BOGOTA, Colombia  - A U.S.-made helicopter on an  anti-drugs mission crashed in the Colombian jungle on Thursday,  killing all 20 Colombian soldiers aboard, the army said.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. - A police officer used a Taser to subdue a python that had wrapped itself around a man's arm and would not let go.
French soccer star Zidane apologized for head-butting an Italian opponent during the World Cup final, saying Wednesday that he was provoked by insults about his mother and sister.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Sunday elections would be held on schedule in January despite a surge in violence and more than a score of hostages under threat of death from insurgents.
Relatives of loved ones whose bodies were found discarded at a crematorium gathered outside a courthouse Friday as the crematory operator prepared to enter a guilty plea.
Hank Kuehne knows he is something of a curiosity, a golfer with enormous gifts who can hit the ball jaw-dropping lengths. All of that is fine, and Kuehne
TOKYO -- The release of Sony's PlayStation 3 will be delayed in Europe until March because of problems with producing a key component, the executive in charge of the project said yesterday. The much-awaited update to the popular game console will go on sale in November in the United States and Japan as planned, but fewer units will be available ...
The American singer Frankie Laine, who sang the theme to the TV show Rawhide, dies, aged 93.
President Bush will tell the nation's largest veterans' group Tuesday that \
Tapas — the Spanish finger-food that is delighting palates around the world — have a complex new champion: a delicacy of roast peppers, pickled eggplant, horse mackerel and dried leeks.
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking alcohol during pregnancy increases the risk of having an extremely premature baby (less than 32 weeks of gestation), especially among women aged 30 and older, U.S. researchers warn.
The front line of Australia's war on terror continues to be fought on Indonesian soil. Last week's bomb blast outside
The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though
A year ago in Baghdad: Shiite militiamen and Sunni insurgents owned entire neighborhoods and key areas beyond. Iraq's government was adrift, and U.S. commanders weighed the real possibility of being trapped in a full-scale civil war.
A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of a recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.
Science & environment: Ahead of World Wetlands day, Stephen Moss tells you where to see the best wetland habitats in the UK
Confectionery firms are to stop making some of their king-size chocolate bars as part of a drive to combat obesity. Reducing portion sizes is one of the seven key pledges set out in the first Manifesto for
Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday they will offer three price plans, starting at $59.99 per month, for the widely anticipated iPhone that is set to go on sale this week.
The standardized policies are to go into effect in the first quarter of 2005 and will apply to the Navy's 900,000 military, contractor and civilian users.
In a nation where obesity is the second-leading cause of death, 33 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from -- a year-round paradox that only becomes more pronounced during the holidays.
General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the No. 2  U.S. cereal maker behind Kellogg Co. K.N, on Thursday said  all of its breakfast cereals were going to be made with whole  grains to promote healthy eating habits.
By Frank Norton, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. May 26--Johnston County is telling towns, utilities and residents to cut back on water use this weekend after a volunteer fire department used about 10 percent of the county's reserves overnight.
Prosecutors in Germany say they will not pursue a war crimes lawsuit against US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
An uprooted tree lies on the beach as damaged buildings of Indian Air Force officers, where more than 100 people reportedly were killed by tidal waves, is seen in background, in Nicobar, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Wednesday, Dec.
A serial strangler who tormented his victims and taunted a town with his murderous boasts before disappearing for 25 years has resurfaced with proof that he had killed again -- in 1986.
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Saturday he had accepted the resignation of two ministers, following a corruption scandal that has shaken his centre-left government.
"Law & Order" may  stumble in its quest to replace "Gunsmoke" as the longest  running primetime drama in television history.
By John McCoy  johnmccoy@wvgazette.com  If a St. Albans family is any indication, a fishing vacation doesn't have to cost an arm, a leg or even a fingernail.
Efforts continue to deliver aid to large parts of Africa after heavy rains and flooding in at least 14 countries.
One traditional baseball belief is that the last thing wanted is governmental interference in the sport's day-to-day operation.
Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.
A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.
Nomisma, ogni famiglia ha speso in media 70 euro al mese
When it comes to advertising on the mobile Web, online retailers are treading carefully. But some say they have found enticing success from early marketing efforts.
THE REGION Putnam taps trustees
By REX SPRINGSTON  Environmentalists won a tentative victory yesterday when a House panel decided that a proposal to strip powers from citizen boards needs more study.
An athlete from the Central African Republic is released from the hospital Saturday, one day after he was briefly knocked unconscious in an Olympic taekwondo bout.
The Toyota Camry, the nation's most popular car has now been rated as its best new model.
Eliot Cohen, a supporter of the U.S.  decision to invade Iraq but a critic of the post-war  occupation, will become a top aide to U.S. Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice, the State Department said on Friday.
Resolution drops its support for a \u00c2\u00a34.9bn offer from Standard Life after rival Pearl buys a quarter of its shares.
Nintendo is after a new kind of customer, and this time the Japanese game giant doesn't have Pokemon to back it up. The company's new DS, an advanced handheld player meant to expand a market Nintendo already
50 Cent's new album, "Curtis," has  been pushed back another week, from September 4 to September  11, according to Interscope, which declined to give a reason  for the move.
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - There's a Yule duel brewing this Christmas day. Not one, but two separate versions of "The Yule Log," one of television's oddest yet most heartwarming holiday habits, will beckon families as they open their gifts.
The Carolina Panthers entered the season thrilled about their depth at running back.
U.S. producer prices barely edged up  in July, kept in check by lower prices for new cars and trucks  and for many food items, according to a government report on  Tuesday showing muted inflation at the wholesale level.
Scientists find the fossil of a giant penguin which lived 36 million years ago in the tropics of what is now Peru.
KABUL (CP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai took the helm Tuesday of a country whose revival is threatened by a surging drug trade and a stubbornly persistent Taliban insurgency, pledging in his inaugural address to bring stability and prosperity, even as
Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
The US and Venezuela say they have made a positive start to improving relations, after talks in Caracas.
ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here contestants begin their stint in the show - by skydiving to their jungle base.
L'Udinese ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara con il Milan, affrontando i dilettanti dell...
A strong aftershock measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted north Japan's Niigata Prefecture Monday morning, leading the death toll from the three major quakes that hit the
China has muscled in on miner  BHP Billiton's  attempts to buy rival Rio Tinto ,  with its biggest aluminum producer teaming up with U.S. group  Alcoa  to buy a 12 percent stake in Rio.
EMC has added a tamper-proof view of management and support actions, safeguards against unauthorized service actions and certified data erasure to its high-end Symmetrix storage arrays.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - For the third time in less   than a year and two months before crucial U.S. elections,   President George W. Bush is launching a new campaign to counter   opposition to the Iraq war with a series of speeches he insists   are not political.
The US military confirms that a body pulled from the Euphrates river is one of three US soldiers missing in Iraq.
Will either of the Detroit Demons take the lightweight title? Fools face off.
Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom said on Thursday it was selling its stake in the Belgian arm of French mobile operator Orange for 147.8 million euros (193.5 million dollars).
French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel is nearing a deal with a Chinese peer on cooperating to build third-generation (3G) mobile phone networks using a Chinese technology standard, a senior executive said.
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry played down fears of an injury crisis ahead of Sunday's clash at Old Trafford in the wake of his side's bruising encounter at Panathinaikos.
Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which in September promised to move 100 wealth and investment management jobs to Boston, on Friday said it would move an additional 300 jobs to that city next year.
European Commission antitrust hearings over iTunes price concerns begin in late September.
NEW YORK - Tennis is being encouraged to adopt instant replay in the aftermath of a chair umpire wrongly making an overrule Tuesday in a US Open match involving Serena Williams.
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Four people are held by police in Rangoon after a rare demonstration over economic woes.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert delayed a plan to release from prison scores of members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah movement, Israeli officials said on Saturday.
The presidential campaign stayed tightly focused on national security issues Tuesday as George W. Bush and John Kerry sparred over Iraq for the second straight
A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.
OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's Corp. stock surged to a record high yesterday after the fast-food chain disclosed the largest dividend increase in its history and pledged to return more money to shareholders than Wall Street expected.
A convicted Al-Qaeda plotter serving life is treated in hospital after he is assaulted by fellow prisoners.
The world of professional basketball was in uproar yesterday after nine players were suspended for joining in the most riotous brawl since the sport became a fixture on US television.
ROMA (5 ott. 2004) - "Grazie a Dio siete salve". Il Papa ha accolto con queste parole le due volontarie italiane rapite in Iraq, la riminese Simona Pari e la romana Simona Torretta, ricevute questa mattina con le famiglie in Vaticano.
Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson is heading back on the road in the US after scrapping a tour earlier this year.
Trees falling on power-lines have caused a number of power outages in Southern Finland on Friday morning, as a violent autumn storm sweeps across the country.
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Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence, which is working its way through the Senate, will damage relations between the two countries.
A blast rips through a car in Gaza City, killing two Hamas militants and injuring several other people.

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan promised on Friday to deliver surprises and  insights about the future in an eagerly awaited book, but he  gave little away for now beyond saying interest rates were low.
European papers celebrated the Athens 2004 Olympics and also had a few words to say about the doping cases that marred the games. "The cynics were wrong," declared London's The Independent.
Viacom Inc.'s Infinity radio unit  expects ribald talk show host Howard Stern to remain with the  company through the end of next year when his contract expires,  a senior executive said on Tuesday.
CHICAGO - A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day \
Two explosions hit an unused government facility, raising fears ahead of Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. There were no injures though the blasts damaged compound's wall of the government facility.
Pope Benedict's tour of Turkey winds up on Friday looking like an across-the-board success for his effort to repair battered relations with Turkey's Muslims.
Homeowners with subprime mortgages struggling under payments need federal government help to ease them through the crisis, a leading consumer advocacy group said on Wednesday.
KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside an Iraqi police academy as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing 20 people and wounding 36 others in the latest attack designed to thwart U.S-backed efforts to build a strong Iraqi security force ahead of January elections.    U.S and Iraqi forces, meanwhile, launched an operation in another northern town, Tal Afar, to flush out a militant cell allegedly smuggling men and arms in from Syria, sparking a fierce gunbattle that left at least eight people dead and more than 50 injured...
Si riaccende la tensione in Medio Oriente. Un elicottero israeliano ha lanciato un missile su un campo profughi nella Striscia di Gaza, provocando il ferimento, secondo alcune fonti, di 12 persone. Altre fonti parlano invece di sette feriti.
Iran wields more influence than the United States in Iraq and has established itself as America's chief rival in the Middle East, a British think tank said in a report released Wednesday.
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The other day I was thinking about all the edge-cases within Linux and how there are hundreds of little commands and tricks.  I these know now but only after using UNIX for more than 15 years now (has it been that long!).  I wish I would have known all these tricks when I was just getting started.  This is similar to Danny O'Briens Life Hacks  but since so many of us spend our life tied to our shell these are essentially \
A new experimental chip from Intel could house as many as 80 separate processing engines, or cores.
Blog: Google opens Print Ads to all its AdWords customers, allowing them to buy ad space in more than 225 newspapers around the U.S.
General Motors is reportedly in talks to buy all of its struggling rival Chrysler Group from German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler AG.
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Virginia Tech now can proclaim itself the ACC's best team - and no one can argue. The 10th-ranked Hokies capped their inaugural ACC season with the league's outright championship, getting two touchdown passes
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- CBS News on Wednesday defended a "60 Minutes" report regarding President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service, but said it would "redouble" efforts to answer charges that the report relied on fake documents.
The president's power to grab attention was on display in Montana last week, but Social Security showed a power of its own.
Totti e Cassano continuano ad essere al centro dell`interesse mediatico dei giornali spagnoli: dopo le dichiarazioni diffuse da "As" su un possibile divorzio tra il capitano e la Roma nel caso Sensi rimanesse presidente, da "Marca" arriva l`annuncio che
European Union farm ministers meet Monday to discuss urgently needed reform of their sugar sector, which has been criticized for impeding fair trade and hurting the economies of developing nations while providing poor service for European consumers.
World News > Washington, Nov 17 : NASA's hypersonic experimental scramjet X-43A has broken the aircraft speed record by clocking 7000 miles per hour which is nearly 10 times the speed of sound.
A French navy ship found at least 18 bodies floating off the coast of Malta on Friday, French and Maltese authorities said.
Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, falls to its lowest level in more than a year.
L'Acqua&Sapone ha ingaggiato Stefano Garzelli. Il varesino, in questa stagione alla Liquigas, ha fir...
A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of an international custody fight must return to Britain, a Pakistani court has ruled after upholding an appeal by her mother.
The plan was to force the Florida Marlins to use their bullpen extensively in Game 1, thus weakening the pitching staff for Game 2, when veteran David Weathers would make his first start since 1998.
Southern Africa's largest shopping mall opens in Soweto township, a centre in the struggle against apartheid.
The FBI reportedly has evidence that a person who has been working at high levels in the Pentagon may be a spy for Israel. Senior Officials say the suspect could have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy toward Iran and Iraq.
Corporate takeovers are often profitable for investors, so why stop them?
The Supreme Court returns Monday with an ailing leader, pressure to rule quickly on the constitutionality of federal prison sentences and a slew of contentious issues to decide, from medical marijuana to Ten Commandment displays.
Justin Williams thinks the Carolina Hurricanes are beginning to look like defending Stanley Cup champions. Williams scored twice and Rod Brind'Amour had two assists to help Carolina beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-1 on Saturday night.
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Coroner criticises British army officer over deaths of two soldiers in Iraq.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet.
US feedlots and packers could import Canadian cattle within months now that new US rules aimed at guarding against mad cow disease are up for approval, Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Saturday.
BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, is preparing a hostile bid for peer Rio Tinto whose board has turned down a friendly approach worth billions of US dollars, British newspapers said Sunday.
US Airways filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday for a second time after workers refused to grant $800 million in cuts it had sought to reduce its costs to the level of low-fare airlines.
Except when it's your enemy. A look at the sharp decline in world stock markets.
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Iran must comply with demands from UN nuclear inspectors seeking to verify that Tehran is not trying to develop nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
While the FDA contends otherwise, new data show that sales of the antidepressants known as SSRI\u00c2\u0092s have declined.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British national abducted along with two Americans was beheaded, his family said yesterday, ending hopes that the family's relentless fight for his release would work.
The head of Britain's domestic intelligence service MI5 announced she was resigning after holding the post for four years.
Republican Rudy Giuliani offered a baseball analogy Wednesday to explain his political geography.
It looks like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got what every parent wants — a healthy baby.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.
A car bomb killed a police intelligence officer involved in the investigation of assassinations in Lebanon, in an attack in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday.
If Michelle Collins were a Major League Baseball player, she would have received a slap on the wrist for using banned performance-enhancing drugs.
A leading figure in the effort to minimise the impact of disease in developing countries has been knighted.
Microsoft and Amazon.com are taking action against e-mail spammers and phishing scam perpetrators, but even two of the most powerful Internet companies on earth will find this fight to be tough going. -washingtonpost.com
Description: The International Atomic Energy Agency says hundreds of tons of Iraqi high explosives it had placed under seal have disappeared.
Samuel L. Jackson's basketball picture extended its lead at the North American box office on Monday as word of mouth drove business during the Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S. holiday weekend.
NEW ORLEANS - A polyester mesh stocking pulled over the bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better, according a new study. "It is sort of breakthrough technology," said Dr.
ULSTER BANK CLOSES Ulster Bank is to close its Isle of Man operation a ' a move which will affect 11 of its staff.
American Beauty director Sam Mendes is to oversee a Broadway musical version of Shrek.
(CBS) For years, it was thought that megadoses of Vitamin E were good for you. "Even many cardiologists took high doses of Vitamin E," The Early Show medical correspondent Dr.
CAIRO - A video on a militant Islamic web site threatens to kill a kidnapped Japanese man, unless Japan pulls its troops out of Iraq.
Prosecutors said Thursday that they have filed terrorism charges against a Moroccan man accused of helping recruit foreign fighters for al-Qaida in Iraq.
A watchdog group has suggested a mandatory flash on camera mobiles to avoid illicit photographs.
Imitando l'esempio inglese, l'allenatore della Juventus Claudio Ranieri, un passato in Premier Leagu...
Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen.  John Edwards take center stage in the White House campaign on  Tuesday in a televised debate that gained new significance  after a series of polls showed the race tightening.
Software maker makes a grab for Norway's Fast Search & Transfer, a leader at the high end of the business search market.
Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena also wins.
With Beijing attempting to influence the outcome from the sidelines, Hong Kong voters will go to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections.
NEW YORK  - Bee stings have long been known to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but only now has the reason for this been clarified.
A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq last summer and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged Thursday with desertion.
Spain coach Luis Aragones has issued an apology for his racist slur towards Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s French international Thierry Henry. Aragones claims he was trying to motivate Henry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Arsenal team-mate Jose Antonio
Cornell researchers will watch five upstate New York dairy herds to learn about the problems and challenges of converting from conventional to organic farming.
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The Taleban are not a threat to Afghanistan's future, despite ongoing violence, President Karzai says.
Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, helped by sales of new software.
A main rebel group in Darfur has called for the war-torn region of west Sudan to be placed under international protection, in a letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, a copy of which was faxed to AFP.
The dozens of entrepreneurs gathered for an exclusive high-tech conference here Monday all hope to dazzle the crowd with their ingenuity.
The more bent the steering wheel after a car crash, the more likely the patient is to have a thoracic injury, a new study reports.
Virtualization on the Mac is a fairly new phenomenon, and getting here took some doing. Columnist Richard Hoffman explains.
An industrial turbine overheating and crippling the power supply is one highlight on a Homeland Security video that deals with the possible outcome of a concentrated hacker attack on the American infrastructure.
The Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Tuesday it has created a new office in the  agency to quickly distribute financial penalties to wronged  investors.
Ex-US Iraq envoy Paul Bremer insists President Bush backed his plan to dissolve Iraq's army in 2003.
Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.
The US government will lower the heightened terror threat level for financial institutions in New York City, New Jersey and Washington, administration officials said Wednesday.
What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates.
Federal investigators said Monday that the nation's preparedness for a potential influenza pandemic is hindered by a lack of training and testing.
There is a \u00e2\u0080\u009ctrust gap between consumers and global corporations,\u00e2\u0080\u009d The McKinsey Quarterly finds.
US oil major ConocoPhillips bought a 7.6 per cent government stake in Russia's second-largest producer LUKoil for nearly $US2 billion on Wednesday in the nation's largest post-Soviet privatisation deal.
Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz,  one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on  Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best  song, best record and best album.
Advocates for the use of stun guns by police departments point to evidence that they are generally safe. But a recent demonstration shows otherwise.
The father of Dinah McNicol, whose body was found in Margate, says he does not want to know how she died.
They've had just one winning season since they moved to the desert in 1988. They've won two playoff games since they were founded in 1920.
(InfoWorld) - As part of a four-year turnaround plan, Eastman Kodak\u00c2\u00a0expects to cut 5,000 to 7,000 jobs by the end of 2007 in an effort to reduce its administrative overhead and boost profits from digital photography instead of standard film, the company told investors Thursday. Kodak leaders had already cut 1,200 jobs during the fourth quarter of 2006, bringing the total jobs lost to 23,400 since the company first announced its restructuring plan in January 2004. By the end of this year, that total could reach 30,000, nearly half of the company's size in 2003. The company has already cut excess jobs from its manufacturing division, and will trim the remaining jobs from its selling, general and administrative unit, Kodak Chief Financial Officer Frank Sklarsky said in a release. The move will reduce administrative overhead from Kodak's current level of 18 percent of revenue to just 14 percent to 15 percent. The company has also slashed costs by announcing Jan. 10 it would sell its 8,100-person medical imaging and health-care IT division to the Canadian firm Onex\u00c2\u00a0for $2.55 billion. That deal is expected to close in the first half of 2007. On the revenue side of its books, Kodak hopes to boost income through new products like its consumer inkjet printers, image sensors and picture kiosks, said CEO Antonio Perez. The company will also draw $250 million in revenue by licensing its intellectual-property patents this year, he said. Kodak\u00c2\u00a0introduced a line of inkjet printers\u00c2\u00a0this week to compete with Hewlett-Packard and Xerox. Kodak will target consumers and home-office users by selling replacement ink cartridges at about half the price of its competitors -- just $9.99 for black ink and $14.99 for five-color ink. Likewise, Kodak will sell a range of printers priced below $200. Also on Thursday, Kodak announced it would partner with Mozilla\u00c2\u00a0to improve Kodak's online photo gallery by allowing users to access it from Mozilla's Firefox Web browser. The companies hope to generate more income from the 83 million U.S. users who are predicted to upload, share and print their photographs by 2010. Users can now download the new tool. \u00c2
In a new play at the National Theater in London, 27 actors perform for 90 minutes without uttering a word.
A distinctly African setting framed the award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the first woman from that continent to receive the prestigious honor.
(CNN) -- Danish sailor Niklas Holm, who was involved in a fatal traffic accident in Athens on Sunday night, will be allowed to compete if he is mentally fit, the Danish Olympic team's spokesman said.
TORONTO - Not enough work is being done to create a vaccine to fight a pandemic influenza that could kill millions of people, the World Health Organization warns.
Bengals receiver Chris Henry received a two-game suspension Friday from the NFL for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies, making him the second Cincinnati player suspended this season for misconduct.
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Wyeth  on Thursday raised its 2006 profit forecast and said its recently approved Tygacil antibiotic and three experimental medicines all could post annual sales in the billions of dollars.
A former cargo handler at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he plotted to blow up the airport's fuel tanks and a supply pipeline that runs through New York City.
How do you get to be first in line when there is no line? That flummoxed many hopeful buyers at Amazon.com over the weekend.
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CLUJ, Romania  - The tiny village of Jucu in  northwestern Romania, which will host a new factory making  Nokia mobile phones, currently earns its livelihood from  farming vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants.
Two men accused in the region's \
The Army of Ansar al-Sunnah, which claimed to be behind yesterday's deadly rocket attack on a US-Iraqi base near Mosul, is one of the most feared extremist groups operating in Iraq, having taken responsibility for several major attacks and the killings of foreign hostages.
Hurricane Jeanne's winds had dropped to 50 mph by early Monday, further weakening the fourth hurricane to batter Florida in six weeks to a low-level tropical storm as it moved toward southern Georgia.
The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.
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A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged.
The U.N. Security Council called on Wednesday for more funds for a hard-pressed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia and asked the U.N. secretary-general to keep planning for a U.N. force there.
Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference.
TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday told delegates at an international conference questioning the Holocaust that Israel's days were numbered.Ahmadinejad, who has sparked ...Comment
Chelsea captain John Terry congratulates Didier Drogba after the striker scored against Aston Villa during the Premiership match at Stamford Bridge.Comment

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday abruptly postponed until next month consideration of a measure to give immunity to telephone companies that participated in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.
-- It sounds far-fetched _ sticking needles in women to help them become pregnant _ but a scientific review suggests that acupuncture might improve the odds of conceiving if done right before or after embryos are placed in the womb.
When all the talk in the WNBA during the preseason centered on how the college draft was the strongest, deepest ever, the Seattle Storm opted to trade its top pick and Amanda Lassiter to Minnesota in exchange for forward Sheri Sam and center Janell Burse.
Hundreds of Hindus in Hertfordshire are to protest over allegations the RSPCA killed their sacred cow.
Serbia was politically paralyzed on  Wednesday over an invitation from the European Union to sign a  pact that nationalists say is simply a trap to get the  government to concede the independence of Kosovo.
A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday  approved the nomination of John Negroponte, the outgoing  director of national intelligence, to become deputy secretary  of state, sending the nomination to the full Senate.
H. Donald Wilson prepared the original business plan for what became Mead Data Central and its pioneering Lexis-Nexis database.
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If England&#39;s bowlers summon up as many bouncers in tomorrow&#39;s Champions Trophy final as did their coach Duncan Fletcher yesterday, then Brian Lara can expect another torrid time.
Automakers are failing to equip most car models sold in the United States with seats and head restraints that provide good protection against neck injuries in rear-end crashes, according to a new insurance industry study.
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Two female American sailors were shot dead and a male sailor was critically wounded at the U.S. navy base in Bahrain on Monday in events the navy said were not linked to terrorism.
Howard Stern will leave a very different company than the Infinity Broadcasting he first joined in 1985.
Il fratello di Raffaella: convocato dagli inquirenti per ricostruire i rapporti di amicizia con lei, ma da tre anni non ci salutavamo                                          Erba, tre piste per la strage Raid, conoscenti killer o un pazzo                                                                                   di SARA BRACCHETTI e EMILIO RANDACIO
InfoWorld - Microsoft Research's eScience group is helping scientific researchers use database and online sharing tools in ways they might not have imagined, and sharing those experiences with Microsoft product groups that can tweak their software for easier use by the scientific community.
Celebrity snoop caged A Massachusetts hacker who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been jailed for a year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
John Isner won the first set against the best player in the world on the biggest stage at the U.S. Open. But his moment in the sun soon evaporated.
Prodi: decisione politica per invio missione europea
THE wife and children of Mark Thatcher fled South Africa yesterday to escape the furore that has erupted since the British businessman&#39;s arrest last week for allegedly financing a botched coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
Levance Fields scored 20 points and Aaron Gray had 14 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 7 Pittsburgh over Villanova, 65-59, last night in Philadelphia.
Microsoft officially launches a set of tools that it hopes will become a kind of YouTube for videogames.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe
The sale by auction of the main production arm of Russian oil company Yukos is scheduled to take place today. Yukos&#39;s troubles began when its founder and key shareholder, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, broke an unwritten
Sudanese rebel leaders attending African Union peace talks here warned Sunday, during a 24-hour boycott of negotiations, that the conference could collapse because of alleged government attacks in Darfur.
German car maker Volkswagen has said that it would make its new Audi A1 model exclusively in Brussels from 2009, possibly saving 3,000 jobs at its plant in the city threatened by mass lay-offs.
The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus  infection is growing more rapidly in women  than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.
Ivory Coast warplanes bombed the largest city of the rebel-held north in wave after wave of attacks Thursday, breaking a more than year-old cease-fire in the civil
For long-suffering Indianapolis Colts fans, it's not just their beloved team that's made the big time &#151; it's their hometown, too.
Sports: 8 September 2004, Wednesday. UK football club Southampton is interested in the Bulgarian whizz-kid Dimitar Iliev, Sky Sport reported citing Bulgarian sources.
Steve Brookstein beats vocal group G4 to win a \u00c2\u00a31m recording contract on ITV's The X Factor.
Syria has failed to meet a UN Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon and has given no timetable for when it would do so, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.
European Union leaders were to resume debate Friday on a package of sorely-needed reforms after failing to bridge major differences overnight, with Britain and Poland notably resisting an agreement.
Thirty-one workers are rescued from a brickworks in China, where they were held as virtual slaves.
Classroom assistants are increasingly being asked to cover for teachers who are absent, union leaders claim.
Continua l'evoluzione della sindrome influenzale
The chants follow Albert Pujols every time he steps into the batter&#39;s box at Busch Stadium, where he is the most beloved member of a Cardinals team that is feverishly adored by its fans.
South Korea's Daewoo Electronics has said it has won a 200 million dollar contract to build an electronics manufacturing facility in the United Arab Emirates.
So, you think the Sears/Kmart deal is about two struggling retailers thinking they&#39;ll have a better operational chance together rather than apart?
Busta Rhymes rejected a prosecutor's offer of six months in jail on two assault charges Tuesday but is considering a judge's deal that would let him plead guilty to misdemeanor assault and remain free.
Britain, which holds the presidency of the G8 bloc of leading industrialized nations, wants to reach agreement by mid-January on reducing the debt of the countries hit by the tsunami in Asia, the Financial ...
(InfoWorld) - Google has expanded its Print Ads so that anyone subscribing to its AdWords program can purchase print advertising from a growing network of newspapers. Google Print Ads, which began with 50 newspapers in November 2006, now has more than 225 newspapers with print advertising available for agencies and advertisers. Now, any U.S.-based advertiser with a Google AdWords account can purchase print advertising for any of these entities, which include newspapers from publishers such as W.W. Scripps, Freedom Communications, Hearst Newspapers, GateHouse Media, Gannett, MediaNews Group, The New York Times, The Seattle Times Company, and the Washington Post, among others. For publishers, Google's print program complements existing sales efforts by providing access to new advertisers and a tool to fill inventory on a timetable, said company representative Deanna Yick. For marketers, Google Print Ads simplifies the selection, scheduling, and delivery of newspaper advertising, and offers advanced targeting tools, transaction processing, and print-campaign reporting, she said. Google also Wednesday said it has renewed its agreement with the Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive to deliver search results, search, and contextually targeted advertising to Washingtonpost.com readers. More information about Google Print Ads can be found on Google's Web site. Both Google and rival Yahoo have deals with a network of newspaper companies to sell print advertising through their respective Web-based search advertising services. Yahoo formed its newspaper consortium beginning with 150 newspapers around the same time that Google started its Print Ads program. In April, Yahoo said it had 264 newspapers in its consortium, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Miami Herald, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Houston Chronicle. On a conference call reporting quarterly financial results Tuesday, Yahoo president Susan Decker said the newspaper consortium is a core area of focus for the company as it tries to grow revenue after\u00c2\u00a0top executive changes, poor financial results, and criticism from investors.
Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.
The European Union&#39;s executive commission is expected to recommend on Wednesday that Turkey begin entry talks for membership in the bloc, but with stringent and long-term conditions attached.
Washington -- Two ailing Northern California women took their plea for legally tolerated medical marijuana to the US Supreme Court on Monday and ran into skeptical questioning from both wings of the court.
(HealthDay News) - It can be a frightening experience for anyone to go to the hospital, particularly for a young child.
Dodgy phone chat entertains pilots An Ulster used car dealer has had his dodgy cordless phone confiscated after airline pilots were entertained by \
A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in Atlanta in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.
I miliardari russi si prendono lo Schalke 04. Secondo la 'Bild', il club di Gelsenkirchen sta per pa...
The UK envoy in Russia says the probe into the poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko should end within weeks.
Nasce da una costola di Photoshop, si chiama Photoshop Elements ed \u00c3\u00a8 arrivato alla versione 3.0. Disponibile da oggi sul sito Adobe. Si chiama Photoshop Elements 3.0, ed \u00c3\u00a8 la nuova versione del programma
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be leave for Germany for treatment of his spinal condition at 11.50pm Saturday.
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond followed safety procedures before his crash, organiser say.
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A strong earthquake measuring about 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked northern Italy from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic seas on early on Thursday, causing panic and some damage.
Megawati Sukarnoputri declined on Thursday to concede defeat in Indonesia's first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far behind to catch up with her former security minister.
Manning threw four touchdown passes and Vanderjagt kicked a 35-yard field goal with two seconds left to give the Colts a 31-to-28 win over Minnesota.
Shortly after Ron Zook learned he had no future at the University of Florida, speculation started swirling that Steve Spurrier and the Gators might return to the past, forming a union to lead the team into the future.
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THE bird flu epidemic, which has killed 31 people in SouthEast Asia this year, killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, a government official said yesterday.
Digital music sales surged at Apple  Computer Inc.'s  iTunes service over the first nine  months of 2006, Piper Jaffray said on Wednesday, contradicting  a report that sales collapsed in the first half.
Two Palestinian militants were killed and eight people wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza City Monday evening, Palestinian security and medical sources said.
Ichiro Suzuki broke George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league record for hits in a single season with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3.
Alberto Malesani carica l'Empoli alla vigilia del ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia con...
EUROPA/ROMANIA - Le iniziative ecumeniche dei Missionari Oblati di Maria Immacolata nel cammino di preparazione verso la III Assemblea Ecumenica Europea Bucarest (Agenzia Fides) - A Sibiu, nella citt\u00c3\u00a0 rumena della Transilvania consacrata Capitale Europea della Cultura 2007, dal 4 al 9 settembre 2007 si svolger\u00c3\u00a0 la III Assemblea Ecumenica Europea (EEA3). Questo evento ecclesiale, intrecciandosi con qu...
The Revolution will expose some of their most experienced and respected players to the Major League Soccer expansion draft, scheduled for Friday to stock new teams in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.
NEW YORK - Sprint Corp. is buying Nextel Communications Inc. in a $35-billion US deal that will create the third-largest wireless phone company in the US.
Bangladeshi businesses, schools, and shops were closed Saturday as the second general strike within a week took place, the BBC reported.
An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to apartheid in South Africa &#151; charges that have drawn angry rebukes from Israel.
Pdl costituzionale bipartisan, Violante chiede rinvio
A Japanese court has taken the rare step of demanding punishment for lawyers of the doomsday cult guru behind the 1995 subway attack, blaming them for delays in the emotionally charged trial.
&#39;Snakes are like people,&quot; says the seductive villainess, caressing an especially slithery example. &quot;You can love them, nurture them ... but they will turn on you in an instant. Don&#39;t trust anyone.&quot;.
The notices were sent out after the network was criticized for singling out John McCain.
A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat
WASHINGTON -- Senator Joseph I. Lieberman said yesterday that the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's alleged involvement in Iraq.
A US reporter who faces jail for refusing to testify on the exposure of a CIA officer says she is still reluctant to disclose her source.
La violenza il 29 settembre al Lambro,arrestati due egiziani
Marketers will spend an estimated $1.6 million for a 30-second spot during the program, and many are planning to run ads previously unseen by consumers.
Recorded screams echo through the basement of Seodaemun prison, where bloodied mannequins portray the \
A hike in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices was postponed yet again by the government today. The decision was taken after pressure from the Left, which wanted the price hike to be put off till after the
One of Northern Ireland's most notorious paramilitary killers forced the evacuation of its parliament building on Friday after throwing a package he said was a bomb near where politicians were discussing self-rule.
Lewis Hamilton admits he is stunned by his brilliant start in Formula One after victory at the US Grand Prix.
Secret subpoenas threaten stability - EC Exclusive The European Commission is set to call for an immediate halt on the illegal transfer of financial information to the United States Treasury.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Unlikely superheroes will be introduced Thursday at a comic book convention at the Javits Convention Center in New York.
The European Union hopes to reach an  agreement with the United States on a new pact on sharing of  airline passenger data next Friday, the European Commission  said on Sunday.
Eric Axley shot a bogey-free 7-under 63 on Friday for a share of the second-round lead with D.A. Points in the Texas Open.
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At a time when mail boxes are stuffed with holiday cards, bills and the usual batch of junk mail, 17 players might want to be very careful about throwing away unopened letters the next few weeks.
(New York-AP) Nov. 23, 2004 - The band U2 held a surprise mini-concert Monday night in New York under the lights at a waterfront park beneath the Brooklyn Bridge.
AT LEAST 20 people had died in a fire which engulfed a hostel in a remote Siberian town, news agencies reported today. Rescuers have found 20 bodies in the charred remains of the hostel in Kyzyl, ITAR-TASS reported.
Israeli fighter jets forced a passenger plane bound for Tel Aviv to land in Cyprus yesterday in the sixth such bomb scare to hit flights over Europe in the past week.
The Academy Awards are four months away, but studios are already placing ads positioning their films. The ads are expected to herald a wide-open and expensive Oscar season.
Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July,  according to official figures.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed legislation that would have required basic protections against the abuse of RFID data, saying the measure was \
More than 30 children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.
The trade group that represents Hollywood&#39;s major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals
Alcatel-Lucent finished its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros and sales of 17.79 billion euros, a 2.5 percent drop.
Two US soldiers were killed and a third wounded Wednesday by a homemade bomb in central Afghanistan&#39;s Uruzgan province, the US military was quoted by media reports assaying.
The newly overhauled space shuttle Endeavour was rolled out to a seaside launch pad in Florida on Wednesday to be prepared for its first mission in nearly five years.
Actor Jim Carrey will appear as Ebenezer Scrooge when director Robert Zemeckis remakes A Christmas Carol.
He met with Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski late Wednesday after a round-table with Polish businessmen and was later to hold talks with Prime Minister Marek Belka.
The Bollywood Music Awards see Aap Kaa Surroor and Guru compete in the major categories.
Spotting the next disruptive technology, understanding the future and expecting less from insurance.
Srinagar, October 24: National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Sunday escaped an attempt on his life when militants triggered a powerful blast as he reached a graveyard in Anantnag district to attend a ceremony for slain party leader.
Mark Lanier has a gift for quickly expressing the essence of things. So when it comes to taking on the big guys, Lanier Law Firm relies on a partner that is equally persuasive &#151; the Mac.
Spain&#39;s Iker Martinez and Xavier Fernandez won the Olympic Games 49er yachting gold medal on Thursday, with the silver going to Ukraine and the bronze to Britain.
KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.
Updated: A &quot;cumulative security update&quot; plugs eight holes in the Internet Explorer browser, while other patches address &quot;critical&quot; vulnerabilities in the Windows shell, in SMTP and elsewhere.
Morocco has raised the national security  alert rating to &quot;maximum,&quot; the highest level which indicates a  radical Islamist attack is expected imminently, the Interior  Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Monday that he will not seek the chairmanship of the Democratic Party.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was set to become the most powerful leader ever elected in Thailand, with TV exit polls giving him 399 of 500 seats after the election and his rival swiftly conceding.
Deka's property fund arm is selling the building for close to 375m ($502m) as part of an emergency 700m programme to stabilise its property fund operations after a mass outflow of funds, including 1.7bn from ...
A Douglas Adams game is revived to mark a new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy radio series.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A senior Iraqi official said Wednesday that a decision had been made to release a top female germ-warfare scientist for Saddam Hussein, but Iraq's leader and U.S. officials moved quickly to squelch the idea that she would be freed soon...
Johnson & Johnson  said on  Wednesday its new type of treatment for psoriasis was highly  effective in a mid-stage trial, but was linked to an increased  risk of serious adverse events, including heart attacks.
Sixty-one years after Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was summarily executed, one of his grandsons has demanded that his remains be exhumed and an official post-mortem carried out.
TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday it will continue its nuclear program but provide &quot;guarantees&quot; not to seek atomic weapons, and warned Washington it can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t stabilise Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s help.
No writer has provided as many scenarios for suspense films than the great master of unease, Georges Simenon. The latest adaptation is \
The Catholic church in Northern Ireland has told schools to ban Amnesty for its pro-abortion stance.
Sen. Robert Menendez is a first-generation American in a family of Cuban immigrants, a man who has referred to his parents as the embodiment of the American Dream. The New Jersey Democrat says the country's broken immigration system must be fixed, and last year he backed an unsuccessful reform bill.
Fair Indigo will rely mostly on the Web and catalogs to sell what executives said is the first mainstream clothing line made in accordance with fair-trade practices.
The smoldering trunks of olive trees stretch across mountain slopes and valleys, their precious fruit lying like pellets of charcoal on the blackened ground. As far as the eye can see, the groves that produce one of Greece's best known exports have been devastated.
Nicolas Sarkozy, the new leader of France&#39;s ruling conservative party, has carved out a stellar political career that he unabashedly sees as one day -- and sooner rather than later -- making him French president.
Michael Schumacher drove his Ferrarito an easy victory in the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday,winning the race for a sixth time.
Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed Thursday to a third term as president of soccer's world governing body.
BiH Presidency Chair Sulejman Tihic, BiH Presidency member Borislav Paravac and Head of BiH Presidency member Dragan Covic's Cabinet Daria Krsticevic met representatives of the BiH diaspora in Switzerland in ...
By LYNNE KELLEHER  AN Irish rock chick is set for internet stardom - after being voted top local artist on a leading website.   Leanne Harte, 20, has become an overnight success on teenage cult website Bebo, with 52,000 fans signing on to her site in the past six months.
Rangers kept up their pursuit of leaders Celtic with a hard-fought 2-1 win away to Aberdeen at Pittodrie here.
Presidential candidate John Edwards is urging the FCC to make it easier for small companies to acquire wireless spectrum when it goes to auction next year.
Police said Thursday that a 41-year-old suspect and a missing teenage girl found locked in a secret room may have had an inappropriate relationship.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday accused President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of misleading Americans by implying a link between deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
La societa' era stata fondata nel 1925 a Bologna
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte (in ...
John Elway and Jon Bon Jovi are at it again. The Hall of Fame quarterback and the rocker, both owners of Arena Football League teams, have joined the cast of NBC's \
Blog: A U.N. official charged with battling the spread of AIDS thinks that some developed countries fail to recognize the impact of a disease that's more than 25 years old.
While the stock market close to stumbling through its fifth-longest stall since 1983, there could be a little election-year boost for equities.
The fighting stopped two weeks ago, but it's still too dangerous for Abdullah Ziaeddine to move back into his war-blasted home, much less start to rebuild. Like hundreds of fields, houses and roads across Lebanon, his yard is littered with unexploded bomblets from an Israeli cluster bomb attack that spewed the small and deadly metal canisters.
Many small web shops have become unwitting hosts for malicious code that attacks Windows PCs that visit.
Middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson looks forward to the Florida State game every year after they decided not to recruit him out of high school.
Casino fever continues to grip California, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announcing agreements that will allow five Native American tribes to add thousands of slot machines.
Bangladesh&#39;s army-backed interim government should hold elections as soon as possible as well as making progress on battling corruption, the European Union said on Saturday.
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Stress can produce an enzyme that interferes with short-term memory and other higher brain functions, according to an article in Science.
The IAAF is set to decide how Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou should be punished for missing drugs tests.
During his first visit to Tripoli yesterday, the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met with the Libyan leader Muammar Qathafi, commended the \
The National Football League wanted to package its tribute to Pat Tillman much the same way it&#39;s planning the next halftime show at the Super Bowl.
Are You Ready For A Relationship by Rinatta Paries
WASHINGTON - Up to 28 U.S. soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army announced Thursday...
With elections just days away, an increase of violence is casting doubt on the whether voters will show up at all.
Oil prices held firm on Friday after leaping almost $2 a day earlier on news US crude stocks sank to a five-month low last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of winter.
You're in a meeting, and silently receive your latest voicemail -- as a text message. That service could become more common on cell phones after Monday's announcement that Alltel Wireless and SpinVox are launching a new voicemail-to-text service.
The deficit declined by six percent, after setting records for five straight years. The improvement came despite a huge jump in the bill for foreign oil and another record deficit with China.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson claims hothead striker Wayne Rooney will cool down in \u00e2\u0080\u009ctwo or three years\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Rooney has been widely criticised for his actions during England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s friendly defeat by Spain in Madrid on Wednesday.
Harmonix's new game, the aptly named Rock Band, will be released for Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 by year's end. The company had a surprise success with its previous franchise, Guitar Hero, but Rock Band -- along with its four peripherals -- will retail for $200, four times as much as a typical game.
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By Craig Jarvis, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 17--Opera Company of North Carolina is opening its doors again during rehearsals for \
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., whose  share price has collapsed as it faces a federal accounting  investigation and shareholder lawsuits, on Tuesday replaced its  chairman and chief executive with a restructuring expert who  currently runs Enron Corp.
By ALAN CLENDENNING SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian Indian tribe is linking up with Google Earth to try to capture vivid images that could help stop loggers and miners from deforesting the jungle and digging for gold on its vast Amazon reservation.
Finally on the field, Lee Suggs got the Browns running in the right direction. Suggs, who missed the first three games with a neck injury, rushed for 82 yards and scored on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter.
The U.N. atomic watchdog's No. 2 official goes to Iran on Wednesday to test Tehran's latest promise to answer questions about its nuclear agenda under the threat of stiffer sanctions.
The man who led the team that created Dolly the sheep is among the scientists recognised in the New Year Honours.
Finnish antivirus firm F-Secure has detected two new fast spreading variants of the Cabir virus that infects cell phones using the Symbian operating system.
SANTIAGO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday his country would never go to war with China and that bilateral ties were satisfactory.
Celtic lost two men, gave away two poor goals and allowed their discipline to crumble in a chaotic 2-0 Scottish premier league defeat at Glasgow rivals Rangers on Saturday.
Five days after becoming the first NBA player to acknowledge his homosexuality, former center John Amaechi said the spotlight has been chaotic.
The Philadelphia 76ers placed 11-year veteran Glenn Robinson on the injured list Monday with left ankle tendinitis and will try to trade the former No.
Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's mystery illness was caused by poisoning, doctors say.
Several of Iraq\u00c2\u0092s major political parties are in talks to form a coalition whose aim is to break the influence of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, Iraqi officials say.
Health India &gt; Washington, Nov 13 : An influenza pandemic, when it arrives, could be the largest health disaster witnessed by mankind and countries need to gear up efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent this potential devastation, experts have said.
Police in India find nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts in a rubbish tip in eastern Orissa state.
North Korea warned that it would slow work to disable its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang, because of delays in deliveries of aid.
Despite the distraction of jubilant celebrations following his first World Cup win on Sunday, Canadian skier Thomas Grandi won his second World Cup victory in three days.
KIEV - Ukraine&#39;s top court overturned recent legislation intended to curb vote fraud, ruling just one day before the presidential election re-match that the laws violated the constitution.
Embattled mortgage finance company Fannie Mae  agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government regulator said on Monday.
A lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of pat-down searches of fans before Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field was dismissed Tuesday.
SYDNEY -- When Fletcher Christian and his crew of Bounty mutineers landed 214 years ago on tiny Pitcairn Island, its remote location halfway between New Zealand and Peru made it the perfect place to hide. Its isolation has protected the little colony's customs -- some quaint and some sinister -- ever since.
&quot;Orville Wright said to his brother, Wilbur, &#39;You were only in the air for twelve seconds. How could my luggage be in Cleveland?
Insurgents released a video Tuesday showing eight Chinese workers held hostage by gunmen who claim the men are employed by a construction company working with U.S. troops, in the latest abduction of foreigners in Iraq.
The mayors of Canada&#39;s largest cities have a united position to present to the federal government as they lobby for gas tax revenues.
Peter Braunstein was convicted on charges that he tied up, sexually molested and terrorized a former colleague.
Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. air strike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.
Official pulled 'very hard' US immigration officials insisted the sufferer of an anal infection remove a small piece of medical thread which was being used by doctors to treat the condition. The man required treatment under general anaesthetic as a result.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Yahoo issues patch for a highly critical security flaw just a week after it issued another Yahoo IM security update.
Apple has improved the speeds of its MacBook Pro laptops up to 2.4GHz, increased memory to 4GB and added Nvidia graphics.
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Peace plans bearing the name of US presidents or their secretaries of state litter the history books of the Middle East, most of them discarded as failures or nonstarters.
Making nuclear power plants crash-proof to an airliner attack by terrorists is impracticable and it's up to the military to avert such an assault
Apple reminded users that the license to Boot Camp would expire when Leopard shipped. The application's beta has been available free of charge for Mac owners running Mac OS X 10.4, commonly known as Tiger.
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Authorities in Washington and other U.S. cities announced increased security measures yesterday to thwart the possibility of a car bomb targeted at Fourth of July celebrations, after three terrorism attempts in London and Glasgow last week.
At 26, Jon Favreau is writing speeches for a man who owns the words.
Israel's attorney general has intervened to suspend plans to restrict electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip.
Judith Nesbitt, curator of the new Peter Doig exhibition, talks about one of her favourite works as a new retrospective of the artist opens at Tate Britain
A US airstrike on a suspected terrorist safehouse in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah has killed at least 12 people and wounded 17 others.
Arts & entertainment: One London comprehensive is responsible for setting Adele, Amy Winehouse, the Feeling and more on the road to fame. Who's next, asks Will Hodgkinson as he enrols at the Brit school
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Department of Defense to release documents detailing mistreatment or disciplinary action taken against detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and other information sought by The Associated Press.
The QE2 has broken down after suffering a mechanical fault in Croatia during a Mediterranean cruise.
Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar has demanded an all-round improvement in his team's performance in the third one-day international against Zimbabwe here.
Hillary Clinton, flight attendant? Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate herself on board.
Islamabad, Oct 12 (UNI) Pakistan today successfully testfired medium range surface-to-surface Ghauri Missile Hatf V capable of carrying nuclear warheads up to 1500 kms.
Someday, your silicon solar panels may not have to be purebloods if CaliSolar can perfect how it isolates impurities.
Kansas and Virginia Tech put on the sort of show that was sorely needed by college football and the B.C.S., which has endured several one-sided mismatches this bowl season.
Ever since the Republic of Somalia forcefully gained its independence from European colonialists in 1960, the country is plagued by a number of serious problems including clan based governments, bad governance, chronic corruption, nepotism, favouritism
Animal Planet, long regarded as a gentle wildlife channel, is shedding its cute and cuddly image.
The special prosecutor charged with probing decades-old human rights abuses allegedly committed by the government said Thursday he plans to charge more than 50 people this year with involvement in the nation's so-called \
New single-family U.S. home sales fell 4.7 percent in December to the lowest rate in nearly 13 years while the median sales price dropped sharply according to a government report on Monday that delivered more grim news for the housing sector.
Substitute Lomana LuaLua's goal in the win over Charlton takes Pompey to the top of the Premiership table.
Il tecnico del Genoa Giampiero Gasperini, intervenuto a 'Radio Anch'io lo sport' &egrave; tornato su...
SYDNEY Westpac Banking, Australia&#39;s fourth-largest lender, said Monday that second-half profit rose 16 percent from a year earlier to a record after it loaned more to businesses.
The decision left both parties arguing over which regulations are now in effect for the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
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With products such as Photoshop, Flash, and its ubiquitous PDF document format, Adobe Systems Inc. dominates the market for multimedia software. During a recent visit to Boston, Adobe chief executive Bruce Chizen spoke with Globe reporter Hiawatha Bray, discussing the company's fierce rivalry with Microsoft and plans to stay on top. Q It seems that Adobe's tools are used to ...
A telephoned warning of a suspicious device forced the evacuation of a North Sea oil rig off Scotland on Sunday but it turned out to be a false alarm, emergency services said.
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
Google is beta testing a new type of ad with a select number of its clients that allows them to take advantage of the rise in popularity of the widget.
One of the two CBS journalists kidnapped in the Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday has been released.
Lo straniero deve conoscere l'italiano e 5 anni residenza
President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry increased to eight points in a Pew Research Center poll released on Tuesday, compared to a slight three-point lead in a poll conducted last week.
September's national spinach recall has shaken consumer confidence in the safety of leafy green vegetables, according to a new national survey.
The head of the International Monetary Fund says the world economy is at its strongest point for five years.
Sydney - Bemused diners watched as three hapless thieves unsuccessfully tried to kick open a sliding door in a botched attempt to rob an Australian seafood restaurant, police said on Monday.
When the Giants play in Dallas on Sunday, the outcome may depend on how the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 aggressive defensive line performs against the Cowboys\u00e2\u0080\u0099 big and gifted offensive line.
The Boston Celtics will hit the new year with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to come. \
One after another, world leaders and ministers called for expanding the powerful 15-nation Security Council, saying the modern world shouldn't be dominated by a few wealthy countries chosen in the aftermath of World War II.
NASA made plans Thursday to possibly extend the space shuttle's stay at the International Space Station because of malfunctioning computers.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain.
Nella prima gara del Sei Nazioni azzurri in partita fino alla fineI verdi si impongono (16-11). Pesano gli errori nelle punizioni                                          Il cuore dell'Italia non basta  L'Irlanda fa fatica ma vince                                                                                  di PASQUALE NOTARGIACOMO
Wachovia Corp. , the No. 4 U.S. bank, on Monday said it completed its $24 billion takeover of Golden West Financial Corp., the second-largest U.S. savings and loan.
What John and Elizabeth Edwards bid farewell to yesterday was not only a presidential campaign. They did not let go of the dream of changing the world while living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Il Palermo ha chiesto all'Inter il prestito dell'argentino Cruz impegnandosi a pagare lo stipendio c...
It seems increasingly likely that President N\u00c3\u00a9stor Kirchner will not seek a second term but rather let his wife become the Peronist candidate.
The New Jersey Devils moved to within four points of the top of the Eastern Conference by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on Tuesday called on the ruling center right and the center-left opposition to discuss constitutional reforms in a spirit of dialogue.
Microsoft Corp. will start testing on  Tuesday an Internet video-sharing service called Soapbox, the  software company's answer to Web sensation YouTube.
Johnson & Johnson, the medical and consumer products company, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose almost 10 percent, in part because of lower taxes and a weak dollar that propelled overseas sales.
Unhappy with Doug Johnson's preseason play, the Cincinnati Bengals released their veteran backup quarterback yesterday and obtained Ryan Fitzpatrick from the St. Louis Rams for a conditional draft pick.
The powers-that-be at Notre Dame, way too many of them anyway, never wanted Tyrone Willingham in the first place. The alums and the club boosters who donate tens of thousands of dollars and
Like many presidential candidates before him, John Kerry must now decide what to do with the rest of his political life.
An NRI film scriptwriter has dragged Hollywood studio giant Twentieth Century Fox to the Supreme Court for allegedly stealing his script to make the mega blockbuster Independence Day.
Lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in herbal preparations imported from India, some so laden with contaminants they were potent enough to cause serious poisonings, researchers report today.
Two Vietnamese children who died in early August were infected with the killer strain of bird flu that swept through Asia's poultry this year, bringing the region's human death toll to 27, Vietnam confirmed Monday.
After new Kurdish violence, the prime minister may defy the U.S. and order his troops to cross the border
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Solidarity was the key word at Tuesday&#39;s meeting between NHL Players&#39; Association notables and executive director Bob Goodenow.
Il Flamengo ha ricevuto dal Milan l'ok per trattare con Ronaldo. Lo ha annunciato un dirigente del c...
A new army base going up in the northern part of the West Bank will be Israel's most colorful, painted in a dazzling array of pink, brown, purple, light blue and orange, an army weekly reported.
Top diplomats from Pakistan and India are meeting for talks on disputed Kashmir but no breakthrough is expected on the issue, which lies at the heart of a rivalry between the nuclear-armed nations.
A union with ties to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton failed in court Thursday to block the state party's plans to hold caucuses at special precincts inside casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 10-16. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
New rules aim to keep brokerages on the straight and narrow.
A police patrol was ambushed in southern Iraq early Monday by gunmen who killed two officers and injured three, part of scattered violence around the country.
Resurrecting Boston Garden as a new name for the FleetCenter would be an empty gesture in sentimentality, the former chairman of the FleetCenter said yesterday.
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands\u00e2\u0080\u0099 biggest bank ABN AMRO announced it was cutting more than 4,000 back office and information technology staff on Thursday as it aims to bring its cost base in line with its competitors.
Bayern Munich arrived in Israel on Tuesday for its Group C Champions League opener against Maccabi Tel Aviv without a key Iranian player who was warned by his native country not to travel to the Jewish state.
Facing growing international condemnation, Israeli forces have been pressing ahead with their operations in northern Gaza against Palestinian militants, who have been targeting Israeli settlements and villages.
For centuries, humans have mythologized the bluefin tuna, an elite, warmblooded fish that can traverse the Atlantic basin in less than a month and a half and grow to weigh three-quarters of a ton. Romans put bluefin on their coins; Salvador Dali painted them.
A peace pact that ended a  21-year civil war in southern Sudan appears to be crumbling,  with important pledges ignored or circumvented, according to a  report by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan late on Tuesday.
Last season, the Philadelphia Flyers finished last in the N.H.L. with the worst record in their 40-year history. But this season, they have been first among the turnaround teams.
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The U.S. Senate&#39;s top budget  overseers on Tuesday joined forces to tackle escalating costs  of retirement and health care programs they say threaten to  bankrupt the government, but they would wait until after next  year&#39;s elections for recommendations to be made public.
RODRIGUES, Mauritius  - Wading through water up to her thighs, Marie-Claire Louis pauses and, one hand clutching a spear, studies the seaweed-covered rocks below her.
Darija, the language Moroccans use in everyday life, is coming to the fore in media and music and prompting calls it be declared a national language as some in the North African country ask for the first time: \
Women are being filtered out of   high-level science, math and engineering jobs in the United   States, and there is no good reason for it, according to a   National Academies report released on Monday.
[Technology India]: London, Oct 15: If you frequently waste a lot of time searching for files on your PC, help is at hand for Google has released a preliminary version of a desktop program that will search computer hard drives, as well as the web.
Incidono clima mite e crescita debole paesi industrializzati
The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct some kinds of medical experiments without first getting patients' permission.
Kidde, the UK fire and safety products company, said yesterday it had accepted a cash offer from United Technology Corporation that values the group at \u00c2\u00a31.442bn.
Don Reisinger tackles Mac OS X Leopard and helps you decide if an upgrade is in order.  And while he can't stand \
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Ben Roethlisberger had plenty of help in this win. The rookie quarterback extended both his and the Pittsburgh's winning streak to 10 games by engineering a last-minute drive last night to set up a 37-yard field goal by Jeff Reed with 18 seconds left that gave the Steelers a 17-16 win over Jacksonville.
Actor Ossie Davis, whose career included credits as a producer, director, actor and writer, dies aged 87.
If Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano doesn't get a new contract before the season begins, he plans to leave Chicago when the season ends.
British police investigating the deaths  of three prostitutes whose bodies were discovered in the last  nine days said on Monday a fourth sex worker was missing, as  fears grow that a serial killer is on the loose.
Wu Tang founder Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard died of an accidental drugs overdose, it was revealed yesterday. The rapper - real name Russell Jones - died suddenly last month after complaining of chest pains.
Fewer drug traffickers are using Cuba as a corridor to the United States thanks to tough enforcement and cooperation with other countries, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Friday.
HALIFAX (CP) - A more powerful American navy tug took over the towing of a disabled Canadian submarine Saturday, moving up its expected arrival in Scotland to late Sunday.
The Basque separatist group Eta detonated seven bombs in cities across Spain yesterday during a public holiday marking the anniversary of the country&#39;s post-Franco constitution.
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday to near $70 a barrel in London on lingering concerns over Nigerian crude production at the start of peak gasoline demand in top consumer, the United States.
The first targeted flyby of Titan occurs on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at 15:30 UTC (8:30 am Pacific time). Cassini&#39;s closest approach to Saturn&#39;s largest satellite is at an altitude of 1200 km (746 miles) above
A London-to-Washington flight is diverted after a security alert involving the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott visited Sierra Leone and held talks with President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah in Freetown ahead of anti-slavery bicentenary anniversary.
Stop a televisione e cartelloni pubblicitari. Da ora in poi i creativisaranno meno invasivi e pi\u00c3\u00b9 simpatici. Funzioner\u00c3\u00a0?                                            Viene dal basso, fa ridere e non irrita pi\u00c3\u00b9 storia del marketing che cambia strada                                                                                      di GAIA GIULIANI
France makes Steven Spielberg a Legion of Honour, in recognition of his film-making talent.
Investigators interviewed nine people injured in the brawl at the end of the Pistons-Pacers game, but no charges were imminent in the case, the county prosecutor said Monday.
The entertainment industry is pondering its next move in the wake of a legal setback delivered Thursday, August 19. On that day, a Federal appeals court in San Francisco
The growing insurgency against U.S. forces in Iraq is fed by nationalist feelings and widespread distrust of the United States, the private International Crisis Group said Wednesday.
COTABATO, Philippines: Thirteen people were killed and at least 52 others injured in a bomb attack in a public market in the southern Philippines Sunday, the military said.
La Danimarca ha battuto la Slovenia 2-1 (1-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Nova Gorica (Slovenia).In g...
Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 10 giocatori in C1. Sono stati squalificati p...
An RBS-led group sweetens its bid for Dutch lender ABN Amro, boosting the amount of cash it has offered.
Gibson Guitar will release eight  new Slash-branded guitars on March 15, and is taking the  current models affiliated with the Velvet Revolver guitarist  off the market.
Conservation groups and the US will trim $26m (\u00c2\u00a312.8) from Costa Rican debt in return for forest protection investment.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will leave here February 23 for South Korea, China and Japan as part of diplomatic efforts to scrap North Korea's nuclear arms program, her spokesman said Friday.
U.S. captain Claudio Reyna will miss the Americans' World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Panama because of injuries.
Diliberto, discusso sul merito, vale principio collegialita'
Playboy Enterprises Inc. (PLA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the adult entertainment company, on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by gains at
German investor confidence unexpectedly improves despite falling exports and signs of a global slowdown.
A man is in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of teenagers in Greater Manchester.
U.N. Chief Correspondent Edith M. Lederer, who has covered the world diplomatic beat since September 1998, writes a periodic blog about life behind-the-scenes at U.N. headquarters in New York.
EUROPA/GEORGIA - A 10 giorni dal suo arrivo in Georgia \u00c3\u00a8 gi\u00c3\u00a0 attiva la Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 \u00c2\u0093Giovanni XXIII\u00c2\u0094: intervista a Fides del responsabile del progetto Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides)- La Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 \u00c2\u0093Giovanni XXIII\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 appena arrivata in Georgia ma ha gi\u00c3\u00a0 avviato la sua opera di assistenza e di promozione umana. \u00c2\u0093Abbiamo iniziato le nostre attivit\u00c3\u00a0 circa 10 giorni fa a Batumi, il principale porto georgiano sul...
Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party says it has set no conditions for joining Sharon&#39;s government, paving the way for a broad coalition that could pushthrough his Gaza withdrawal plan.
Jos&egrave; Alberti, l'uomo che port\u00c3\u00b2 Maradona in Italia, ha parlato di mercato all'agenzia radiofon...
Il 2 aprile, a 2 anni esatti dalla morte del Pontefice
Finisce al terzo turno il Roland Garros dell'azzurro Potito Starace. Il tennista campano poco ha pot...
Roberto Mancini commenta cos\u00c3\u00ac l'arrivo di Ronaldo al Milan: ''Ritengo che Ronaldo sia ancora un gran...
Tim Henman withdraws from next week's World Tournament in Rotterdam because of flu.
The government picked up signals that North Korea is preparing a possible test launch of a Rodong medium-range ballistic missile and has stepped up surveillance of the reclusive state, sources said Thursday.
States from Alabama to Wyoming collected such low fees from major polluters that they may have shortchanged efforts to fight air pollution by up to $50 million, an environmental group reported on Wednesday.
French President Jacques Chirac stood by  beleaguered Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Monday,  saying his government was producing good results despite a  string of recent setbacks and controversies.
By Joyce Gannon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 6--Bayer AG yesterday launched production at newly expanded  facilities in Shanghai, China, where it will make specialty chemicals and  materials used in products ranging from high-tech industrial and automotive  paints to CDs and DVDs.
Japan&#39;s prime minister, a staunch US ally in Iraq, refused on Wednesday to withdraw Japan&#39;s troops from the country, taking a tough stance in the face of demands by militants threatening to behead a Japanese hostage unless the soldiers leave.
LANCASTER, Calif. -- \
Chris Byrd punches Jameel McCline in the fourth round of the IBF Heavyweight Championship fight at New York&#39;s Madison Square Garden Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.
Financial institution failed to operate effective security measures to protect customers from data theft, government watchdog agency says.
Groups gathering near a Berkshire dairy, the scene of disturbances across three nights this week, can be removed from the area by police.
The top U.S. maker of computer hard-disc drives forecast  quarterly sales and earnings above Wall Street estimates amid  stronger demand for its products.
&quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; claimed the top North Amerian box office spot over the lucrative Christmas holiday weekend, grossing $44.7m.
Rescue workers have recovered the  bodies of 49 Chinese miners killed when fire swept through an  iron mine complex in the northern province of Hebei, the State  Administration of Work Safety said on Monday.
India's defence minister flies to Europe seeking closer ties with Germany and the backing of France to remove remaining Western sanctions on its military nuclear programme, officials said.
Network services giant AT&amp;T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.
n a surprise move, the Swiss bank UBS said that its chief executive, Peter A. Wuffli, would be succeeded by his deputy, Marcel Rohner, effective immediately.
'I wish I could take the thoughts out of her head' A US father got a lot more than he bargained for when he bought each of his three kids an MP3 player from Walmart for Christmas. One of the devices was preloaded with pornography and explicit songs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prosecutors investigating Anna Politkovskaya's murder say her death could be linked to her work.
NEW YORK - Unfairly, unbelievably, Serena Williams was robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake at the U.S. Open, just like her sister was at Wimbledon...
Singer Amy Lee of the Grammy award-winning rock band Evanescence returned home for the final show of the band's latest tour.
Reunited rock trio the Police said on Monday they would launch a world tour in May, more than 20 years after frontman Sting angered his bandmates by leaving for a successful solo career.
By Tinham, Brian  Shortlist 2007 is Manufacturing Computer Solutions' annual reference directory of computer hardware, software, ICT consultancy and service providers. Our objective is to make your task of finding and shortlisting IT suppliers as fast easy and successful as possible.
Greek international Angelos Charisteas seems to love playing football on the big stage, with his late strike for Werder Bremen securing a sensational 2-1 Champions League win over ten-man Valencia on Wednesday.
US restaurant chains are competing to serve ever more calorie-laden and unhealthy dishes,  a watchdog says.
Northrop Grumman and The Boeing Co. are teaming up to design a replacement for the space shuttles, leaving NASA two lead competitors for the contract on a spaceship
Arts & entertainment: Legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr to become academic, taking role of Professor of Music.
The announcement before Christmas by the world's central banks of further measures to help restore liquidity to money markets was at first greeted with euphoria.
A small jet owned by electronics retailer Circuit City crashed in freezing drizzle Wednesday as it approached the Pueblo airport, killing all eight people aboard, including four company employees.
Newcastle look set to make Chelsea's Celestine Babayaro their first signing of 2005.
(InfoWorld) - Security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Google's desktop software that could be used to wreak havoc on a victim's computer. The bug, which was made public Wednesday by Watchfire, has now been fixed. While Google is automatically delivering a patch, Google Desktop users who want to be sure they are running the latest version of the software can download it here. Users should be running version 5.0.701.30540 or later, said Google Spokesman Barry Schnitt. Google was first notified of the problem on Jan. 4 and produced its fix on Feb. 1, a Watchfire spokesman said Wednesday. In addition to its bug fix, Google has added, \
The Security Council examined the role of natural resources such as diamonds, poppies and oil in driving conflicts and destabilizing nations, angering some countries that accused the U.N.'s most powerful body of trying to undermine their sovereignty.
Mario Beretta segui dalla tribuna la sfida tra Siena e Fiorentina. Il tecnico bianconero &egrave; st...
When in 2047, the history of the 100 years of Independent India is written, PV Narasimha Rao will occupy a pivotal place and in some senses is likely to be ranked far ahead than those held in high esteem today merely for reasons of political expediency.
Target Corp  warned on Monday  that its December same-store sales were below expectations and  said it now expects sales at stores open at least a year in the  range of down 1 percent to up 1 percent, adjusted for a  calendar shift.
Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday on an $11 million, two-year contract, bolstering a bullpen that ranked among the majors' worst last season.
A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Two elderly men died after being knocked down by strong winds, while 18 people were injured and one was missing.
Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Monday  said Chairman and Chief Executive Bruce Nelson resigned \
Space station astronaut Dan Tani is drawing on the support of physicians and family after the unexpected death of his mother this week.
KHARTOUM The Sudanese government vowed Sunday to carry out the UN Security Council&#39;s resolution on Darfur, although it said the resolution was unfair and damaging to African mediation efforts, a minister said here.
Brian McNamee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyer  said that he was not pressured by investigators to name Roger Clemens.
Jubilant Iraqi exiles cast their ballots  in a \
Hubble Space Telescope -- In this unusual image, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the celestial equivalent of a geode \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and intense ultraviolet radiation from a hot young star.    Real geodes are baseball-sized, hollow rocks that start out as bubbles in volcanic or sedimentary rock...
A U.S. military review panel has decided against releasing five prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, concluding they are properly held as \
Although some large users are benefiting from high-performance computing, it is years away from being broadly adopted within supply chains, said conference attendees.
A former U.S. army sergeant who deserted  to North Korea four decades ago said he decided to turn himself  in to the U.S. military and risk jail for the sake of his North  Korean-born daughters, whom he feared might be used as spies by  the government.
A top North Korean diplomat said his reclusive state was now a nuclear nation not to be trifled with as he arrived in Beijing for crunch meetings on Pyongyang's nuclear program.
Whoever wins the November 2 presidential election will inherit massive budget and trade deficits that pose huge economic challenges that will give little relief for President George W. Bush or rival John Kerry.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 16 -- A series of bombings damaged five churches in the capital early Saturday, and mortars later struck near a hospital and a hotel used by foreign news organizations and diplomats, Iraqi officials said. One person was reported killed and at least three wounded in the hospital attack.
(Washington-AP) Dec. 11, 2004 - Thousands who own Dodge Durangos and Dodge Dakota pickups will have to go back to dealer in the near future.
You could spend all weekend exploring retail stores in Wichita, and you still probably won&#39;t find it. The Dora the Explorer talking dollhouse is sold out.
PetroChina , Asia's top oil and gas company, has won environmental clearance for its oil and petrochemical projects to be funded by a planned domestic stock offering, the country's environment watchdog said.
Capodanno storico a Nicosia e La Valletta per debutto euro
Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3,  7-6 in the Madrid Masters on Saturday with a powerful  performance that underlined his recent return to top form and  secured him a place in the final against David Nalbandian.
The U.S. military reported three more combat deaths on Wednesday after the man tapped to take over command of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Americans may have to lower their expectations for Iraq.
Gianluca Pessotto entrer&agrave; a far parte della dirigenza della 'La Presse' nuoto di Torino. Lo h...
OTTAWA (CP) -- Prime Minister Paul Martin is denying accusations in Sheila Copps&#39; new book that he wanted to dismantle the Canada Health Act.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 4, 2004 - Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the US Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said.
House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents.
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 on DVD rivals
Blog: CNET News.com is looking for the best images from Google's new Street View feature illustrating personal elements
Confermate le previsioni dei meteorologi, Italia sotto l'influsso di una perturbazione atlantica. Le nevicate potrebbero estendersi all'Emilia e ai tratti appenninici della Toscana
TRENTON, N.J. -- A federal court invalidated the patent yesterday for Merck &amp; Co.'s second-largest-selling drug, the blockbuster osteoporosis treatment Fosamax, in a decision that offers millions of patients hope for a cheaper version sooner, but darkens the company's already clouded outlook.
In its latest deal, Microsoft lands a deal with the Japanese consumer electronics deal. Microsoft will get an undisclosed amount of revenue from the agreement.
Former child star twins are now the President and Prime Minister of Poland. If only people could tell them apart
BEIJING  - Investigators in China are searching for clues as to the cause of a plane crash that killed 54 people, but after more than 24 hours of efforts they have still not located the crucial black box.
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OIL giant Shell swept aside nearly 100 years of history yesterday when it unveiled plans to merge its UK and Dutch parent companies.
Director Quentin Tarantino criticises Casino Royale producers for remaking the film without his input.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he held off on making the announcement in case he needed to use Clay Buchholz out of the bullpen during last night's 6-1 loss to the Blue Jays, but after the game he announced that the 23-year-old rookie righthander will start against the Blue Jays tomorrow night.
Paolo Bettini sar&agrave; in ritiro da domani per due giorni a Knokke, in Belgio, con la Quickstep-I...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - The U.S. Air Force's former No.  2 weapons buyer was sentenced to nine months in prison Friday  after telling the court she had given Boeing Co. a rival's  secret data and inflated weapons deals to ingratiate herself  with the company, her future employer.
A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash and $1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM (MGM) announced Monday evening.
Social networking features are popping up on auction and shopping sites, allowing visitors to compare notes and turn e-commerce into a social experience.
Just about a year and a half ago, Sen. John McCain went to court to try to curtail the influence of a group to which A. Jerrold Perenchio gave $9 million, saying it was trying to \
Monsanto Co., the world&#39;s largest maker of genetically engineered crops, had a loss of $42 million in the seasonally weak fourth-quarter on restructuring expenses and lower sales of Roundup herbicides.
Tropical Storm Jeanne became a hurricane  on Thursday, raising the threat to the Dominican Republic,  Haiti and hundreds of islands in the northern Caribbean.
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is fighting to maintain control of Pakistan in the face of rising Islamic militancy and a secular pro-democracy movement.
ROME  - Rocco Buttiglione, who brought EU affairs to a halt with his views that homosexuality is a sin and that women should stay home looking after children, said that he was stepping down as candidate to become the new European commissioner for
The chill wafting over Whirlpool (nyse: WHR - news - people ) isn&#39;t coming from its freezers. The home appliance maker posted lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings, cut its full-year forecast and said
The French government demanded the release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq by a group demanding that France rescind a ban on Islamic headscarves in the nation&#39;s schools within 48 hours.
Ed Orgeron's recruiting success at Southern California helped him land the job as Mississippi's football coach Thursday.
The lack of standby rescue helicopters at CFB Moose Jaw was not a factor in the fate of two Snowbird pilots after their planes crashed on Friday, says Defense Minister Bill Graham.
Giornata di riposo per l'Inter di Roberto Mancini, sbarcata questa notte, poco dopo le 3, allo scalo...
ASPEN - Kristina Koznick finished sixth Saturday to lead four US women into the top-16 in the first World Cup slalom of the season.
Auditors at  Delta Air Lines raise doubts about the company's ability to stay  in business.
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Classifica: Juventus 19; Lecce 14; Milan, Chievo e Palermo 13; Bologna 12; Messina 11; Inter e Cagliari 10; Roma, Sampdoria e Brescia 9; Lazio 8; Reggina e Fiorentina 7; Udinese e Parma 6; Livorno e Siena 5; Atalanta 4. Inter e Milan una partita in meno.
Washington - A new legal opinion by the United States government bars some non-Iraqi prisoners captured in Iraq from the internationally accepted protections of the Geneva Conventions, The New York Times said on Tuesday.
When the infamous emperor Nero fell from power in 68 A.D., weakened by military revolts, his successors decided no personal trace of his reign should remain. They covered with debris the giant and sumptuous Domus Aurea -- the Golden House -- that he built on a hill in central Rome. They replaced an adjacent artificial lake with the Colosseum.
The Rolling Stones sign a one-album deal with Universal to release a live album recorded in New York.
&quot;Let&#39;s go sexin&#39;!&quot; is the battle cry used by Ray-Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville), the messianic leader of a gang of sex addicts in John Waters&#39; &quot;A Dirty Shame.
Malaysia vowed to preserve Hindu temples on Monday in a bid to calm ethnic Indians who complain that their places of worship have been torn down as part of racial discrimination.
THERE are times when the game is truly worth the candle, when you are in the stadium and conscious of the privilege. It was like that at Lansdowne Road yesterday as Ireland produced one of their great performances
Viruses, X-rays and compounds found  in grilled meats joined the official list of known or suspected  cancer-causing agents released on Monday.
Intel (Quote, Chart) has built a new chip with 500 million transistors using the latest advancements in nanotechnology, the company said Monday.
US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan Wednesday gave a generally upbeat economic assessment to a congressional committee, saying the US economy seems over the last two months to have withstood the trauma of sharply rising energy prices.
And did Apple buy the eBay TARDIS? Letters Let's start with the bloggers. Such an easy target - there are so many that any mud slung is bound to stick to some of them. Still, as Ashley Norris points out, Daily Mail columnists really should be careful about any kind of projectiles they launch, lest they turn out to be boomerangs:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United Nations and Sudan are discussing the deployment of U.N. military advisers to reinforce the African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, hoping to avert a standoff that could deepen the crisis in the war-torn region, officials from both sides said Tuesday.
If your mortgage rate is rising, is it time to refinance?
The National Hockey League, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season Wednesday.
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Concentrations of water vapor and methane gas in certain regions of the red planet strengthen speculation that Mars could be a haven for microbial life.
The United States arrested on Monday a Mexican laboratory owner accused of helping make huge quantities of crystal meth, four months after police found $206 million cash in his Mexico City mansion.
Last week's attack on a Russian school has driven new wedges between Russia and the West in the fight against terrorism, as Moscow continues to accuse the United States and European countries of coddling Chechen separatists.
The Microsoft chairman thinks there are some powerful tasks the computer can tackle once it knows whether--and how--you are available.
Two Spanish cycling team directors have criticized how American Tyler Hamilton&#39;s positive test for a blood transfusion was carried out.
An experimental diet drug helped  people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.
Israel rejected a call by U.N.   Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to lift its air and   sea blockade of Lebanon, saying it would end the seven-week-old   siege only when all aspects of a ceasefire were in place.
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European Commission president Romano Prodi has unveiled proposals to loosen the deficit rules under the EU Stability Pact. The loosening was drafted by monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia, who stood beside the president at the announcement.
Another check of that ugly box score revealed it was actually the Cleveland Indians who pummeled the New York Yankees 22-0 on Tuesday night.
A CHEESE sandwich said to depict the face of the Virgin Mary has been sold on internet auction site eBay - for a whopping US$28,000 (\u00c2\u00a316,000).
Three months ago, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that seemed to outlaw the way much of the nation sentences criminals. Then they went on
Washington -- San Francisco did not vote for President Bush, but the pictures of wedded gay and lesbian couples streaming from its City Hall last February may have helped return him to the White House.
Over the years, there have been many jokes about NFL standing for No Fun League, demanding uniformity and squelching individuality.
Another night of gunfire and artillery volleys killed a government soldier in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, officials said Tuesday.
Loews Corp  said on Monday that it planned to spin off its Lorillard Inc cigarette unit, whose brands include Newport, Kent and Maverick.
Chaotic winter weather besieged  China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday, with no  quick end in sight to weeks of snow and ice that have trapped  energy and food flows ahead of a big national holiday.
The pay's a joke and it's not funny  any more -- New York comedians have had enough of working for  peanuts and are threatening to walk out if the city's top  stand-up comedy clubs don't raise their wages.
Likely presidential contender Senator Barack Obama called for the removal of all US combat forces from Iraq by March 31, 2008, to counter what he called President George W. Bush's &quot;failed policy of escalation.&quot;
By Craig Crossman  Do you know where your kids are right now? That question addresses one of the biggest fears a parent might have to face someday. But you can't be with your kids every moment of the day.
Palestinian militants fired on Wednesday morning three homemade al-Qassam rockets at southern Israeli towns in the Negev Desert, Israel Radio reported.
Two people died and more than 20 others were injured when a bomb exploded at a Sungai Kolok bar Thursday night in Southern Thailand, The Nation reports.
Hideki Matsui hit a sacrifice fly to  score Derek Jeter in the bottom of the 12th inning, giving the  New York Yankees a dramatic 7-6 victory over the Minnesota  Twins in the American League Divisional Series Wednesday.
The new S32 specification prepares the way for faster speeds using existing cables and connnectors.
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Some elements of the Good Friday Agreement will have to be changed if progress is to be made, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said today.
 as brain science races ahead
Ivan, Frances and Charley delivered three staggering blows to the Gulf Coast and Florida, as well as Caribbean island nations, all in just five weeks. Now here comes Jeanne, which could be lashing north Florida and Georgia by Monday. Homeowners ritualistically re-hammering the same plywood over their windows figure it can't get much worse, right?
West Brom manager Gary Megson announced he will leave the struggling Premiership club at the end of the season when his contract expires.
There is a book out right now called What&#39;s the Matter with Kansas? by Thomas Frank in which the author explores the issue of why it is that so many middle and low-income Americans consistently vote Republican
Shinzo Abe, the front-runner in the race to be Japan's next leader, is due to announce his bid for the job.
A counselor who was taken hostage and raped by an inmate in July harshly criticized Delaware's Department of Correction, saying it is plagued by mismanagement and inadequate, often incompetent, staffing.
WASHINGTON -- The government says a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market despite three deaths. The father of a teen who died after taking Mifeprex, also known as RU-486, said
By MARY HURST  FERNANDINA BEACH - The Florida Department of Transportation says the city has two choices for how the state agency will fix the saltwater intrusion problem in the Egans Creek Greenway south of Jasmine Street: Let the area convert to salt marsh or return it to fresh water.
German TV networks ARD and ZDF stop Tour de France coverage amid a doping furore.
At least five people are now confirmed dead as wild storms continue to batter eastern Australia, officials say.
They stopped Peyton Manning from breaking the record Sunday night but they didn&#39;t stop Peyton Manning. That was the costly reality for the Baltimore Ravens.
VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) here Saturday welcomed a document under which an ASEAN-ROK Free
The Philippine authorities went on high alert Thursday after the discovery of what officials said was a plot to assassinate President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Sales of video games rose about 11 percent in the United States in November, analysts said on Friday, with two key titles responsible for almost 30 percent of all games sold in the month.
SRINAGAR, India  - Thousands of people in Indian  Kashmir staged a protest on Sunday, alleging that soldiers had  raped a 10-year-old girl and her mother, police and witnesses  said.
Look at the big picture to find great companies.
More than 100 people were evacuated on Sunday from coastal towns in western Estonia as strong storms and heavy rains battered regions on the Baltic Sea causing flooding, officials said.
President Bush, making his 43rd presidential visit to Pennsylvania on Thursday, voiced confidence that he would carry the hard-fought battleground state on Election Day.
A game between two of the league&#39;s top scoring teams from last season wasn&#39;t pretty. Both the Kings and Sonics shot below 42 percent in the first half of last night&#39;s NBA game at KeyArena.
The global flight from risk knocked  precious metals again on Friday, with gold falling below $650  an ounce for the first time in three weeks as shaky global  stock markets prompted investors to reduce positions in  commodities.
A Sri Lankan government minister was killed in a roadside bombing near the capital that was blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said.
Police have arrested 17 non-Libyans suspected of being al-Qaida members who had entered this North African country illegally, the interior minister said Sunday.
The European Union is warned to take steps to combat the growing problem of counterfeit drugs.
European Union leaders will seek at a summit starting Thursday to reassure skeptical voters by toughening policy on further enlargement of the bloc while leaving the door ajar for a queue of aspiring nations.
The G20 developing nations call for the resumption of global trade talks at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  has tentatively agreed to pay &#36;222.5 million to settle an investor lawsuit over its role as an underwriter for Enron Corp., a person familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Sen. John Kerry trumpeted his health care program Tuesday as a recipe to bring down soaring medical costs, rejecting Republican contentions that a Democratic plan would mean a government takeover.
Most NBA training camps open in the next 10 days, and the player who led everyone in rebounding during the 2006 playoffs is still looking for work. It hasn't quite yet become the Bonzi Wells Groveling Road Show, but it might soon.
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Apple Computer said that the chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, was elected to its board on Tuesday.
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NORCO, Calif. - Two golf course managers and a tournament organizer were sentenced to house arrest for hosting two competitions featuring prostitutes and strippers stationed along the putting greens.  Superior Court Judge Christian F.
Senior Sinn Fein members sanctioned IRA robberies, says the body monitoring paramilitary activity.
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The OSCE condemns Russia's handling of the media during the bloody Beslan school siege.
Photographs that appear to show British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners were published Wednesday by newspapers in Britain, setting off a new debate about this country's role in the war. Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the images as \
Racing at Spa is tricky enough in the dry but every conceivable obstacle was put in the way of the teams yesterday as drizzle and the occasional bout of rain visited this corner of the Ardennes during qualifying for today&#39;s Belgian Grand Prix.
By Wire Reports  Video:  Tiny Parts Lost in Space     Video:  Passenger Disrupts Cross-Country Flight     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
Under different circumstances, 20-month-old Azamat Mukagov would be the envy of his siblings, lying in a bed strewn with toys: a soft pink seal, a red sports car, a rattle.
Weather forecasts are notoriously fickle, but bees, caterpillars and bears are proving as divided as meteorologists on how long winter will last.
An Algerian-born man attacked two pilots and a passenger with an axe on a domestic Norwegian flight on Wednesday in an unexplained assault that police said could be linked to his asylum status.
Ballot-box corruption marred Morocco&#39;s legislative elections this month, a report from a group of Moroccan observers alleged Thursday, despite an all-clear from international monitors.
The CIA has agreed to release more information about Nazi war criminals it hired during the Cold War, ending a standoff between the intelligence agency and the group seeking the documents, Sen. Mike DeWine said Sunday.
The Food and Drug Administration insists that until pharmaceutical giant Merck presented new information this week, there was not enough evidence to pull the arthritis drug Vioxx off the market.
Investors' confidence in the U.S. economy rose in May to its highest level since January, as optimism in personal investments climbed to the highest level in five years, a survey showed on Tuesday.
As he stood near the casket of late New England Patriots teammate Marquise Hill, defensive lineman Jarvis Green swallowed hard, took some deep breaths and offered a few fond memories to Hill's grieving relatives.
Police fired teargas to disperse anti-government youths throwing rocks and taunting them at a memorial service on Wednesday organized by the opposition for people killed in an election protest crackdown.
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Free sat nav app bundled... and it's a good one O2 has begun selling its HTC Orbit GPS-equipped smart phone - essentially the HTC P3300 - in the UK, bundling the handset with a free copy of T-Mobile's favourite sat nav software, CoPilot Live.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Engineers test an airbag system that could be used to cushion a European rover's landing on Mars.
Overweight, awkward and anxiety-ridden Bridget Jones showed up on screen at a star-studded London premiere on Tuesday where thousands turned out to cheer the actress who plays pop culture&#39;s beloved antiheroine.
About his much-touted Ramayan, director Rajkumar Santoshi says he has selected Telugu   actor Prakash Raj to play Ravan opposite Ajay Devgan's Ram.
Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.
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Shopkeepers in a Worcestershire town are in despair as their street floods again.
THE inquiry into the cause of a fire aboard the Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, which resulted in the death of a crew member, was launched yesterday.
MADRID -- Spain's governing Socialists and the conservative opposition won virtually equal support in local elections Sunday, setting the stage for a fierce contest in the general election next year.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - A bomb targeting a prominent Shiite cleric killed nine people outside one of southern Iraq&#39;s holiest shrines Wednesday as campaigning began for the first post-Saddam elections.
Andy Roddick hit a record 155 mph serve in his 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Vladimir Voltchkov on Friday to give the United States a 1-0 lead over Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals.
OHN TRAVOLTA was late for the party for his new movie, &quot;Ladder 49,&quot; at the Four Seasons on Wednesday night, appearing in the entrance in a halo of glaring, buttery lights from the television cameras.
Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
Pope Benedict XVI is to meet the Greek Orthodox Patriarch on the second day of his landmark visit to Turkey.
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It could best be described as compact, but how many other potential homes are impervious to machine gun fire?
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In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works their users swap online.
Addis Abeba esclude operazione militare per liberarli
A drop in consumer prices and a decline in crude oil futures Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term, and they sent stocks modestly higher.
NEW YORK  - Kids who spend less time during  their early years around pets and dust don't appear to have a  lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems, new  research reports.
John Daly assaulted his wife and then covered up the incident by scratching his own face and claiming she attacked him, Sherrie Daly alleges in court papers filed Monday and obtained by The Commercial Appeal.
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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - Verdicts are expected Monday for seven men facing sex abuse charges on Pitcairn Island. The charges include 14 counts of rape, 37 of indecent assault and two of gross indecency.
Dignitas, the Swiss clinic that helps people end their lives, now has 800 Britons on their books.
Sir Tom McKillop, the chief executive of AstraZeneca, will this week launch a charm offensive to reassure investors that the pharmaceutical group&#39;s prospects remain strong
Wildlife rangers in Bangladesh said Saturday they have stopped tracking Royal Bengal tigers due to the mystery death of two of the critically endangered big cats who were fitted with radio transmitters.
German and French leaders met with Poland's president in talks that lasted into the early hours Friday, seeking to win support for a European Union treaty aimed at replacing a proposal for a constitution that failed two years ago.
Russian security forces were facing further criticism last night after it was revealed that the two female Chechen suicide bombers who destroyed two planes in August with the loss
(InfoWorld) - IBM and Cisco will announce today at the Spring 2007 VoiceCon conference in Orlando, Florida, a joint effort to create an industrywide unified communications and collaboration platform. The expectation is that a single open platform, rather than a potpourri of platforms offered by multiple vendors, will entice a large number of developers to design communications services for the enterprise. In the first step toward that end, IBM and Cisco have pledged to base the new platform, called UC2 (Unified Communication and Collaboration), on Eclipse and OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative) technologies. In addition, both companies unveiled a series of upcoming offerings jointly developed by the two companies using an open set of APIs from Lotus's Sametime collaboration application and communication APIs from Cisco. Among the solutions planned for later this year are click-to-call and voice mail integration to allow Sametime users to send instant messages to and from Cisco Unified IP phones. Another jointly developed offering will include federated presence information, call history conferencing, and video telephony. The federated presence solution will take information stored in Cisco's IP network, such as availability and location, and share that information with a Sametime client. \
U2 drummer Larry Mullen is hoping that American fans will forgive them for the snafu in ticket sales.
Star Jones's post-View television effort, The Star Jones Show, is going off the air by \
The crowd of African women are tired  and angry after hours waiting in the hot sun, but the officials  will not vaccinate their children until the president  inaugurates the campaign on state television.
Bridge demolition destroys digital camera, but CompactFlash card hangs on to bridge's final moments.
After a two-year investigation, U.S. law enforcement officials have disrupted one of the largest software piracy operations in the United States with the arrest of 11 suspects in California, Washington and Texas. In the raid, FBI agents seized pirated applications valued as high as US&#36;87 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
Tiny Montenegro was steering a course toward the European Union with Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic saying he had scored an outright majority in the republic's first election since proclaiming independence three months ago.
At the Samuel H. Daroff Elementary school in West Philadelphia, students must pass a security officer who uses a metal detector wand to search for possible weapons. A network of cameras pans the grounds and beyond for any sign of trouble.
Jia Zhang-ke's film of life in an amusement park is a quietly despairing vision of contemporary China with an almost ethnographic attention to detail.
A federal appeals court on Thursday  delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major  movie studios and music companies, ruling that several online  file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright  infringement.
The Hendrick Motorsports juggernaut just keeps on rolling.
Georgians began voting Saturday in an election that could topple President Mikhail Saakashvili, the U.S-educated leader who set out to transform the former Soviet republic into a modern European state but has since been accused of authoritarian leanings.
At least 14 people died, more than 1,000 homes were flooded and many more left without power after violent storms battered northern Europe over the weekend, bringing hurricane force winds and heavy rain.
A teenager was arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly removing a Sikh student's turban and forcibly cutting off his hair in a school bathroom, authorities said Friday.
Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on Tuesday  said its third-quarter profit rose almost 14 percent on higher  sales of prescription drugs, but U.S. sales of medical devices  slipped on competition from a rival heart device.
Brazil sends 2,000 soldiers to Para to quell unrest following the murder of US missionary Dorothy Stang.
The author of a controversial play which had its run ended after violent protests by Sikhs has said she does not want it to be re-staged because of death threats.
BETHESDA, Maryland  - South Korean K.J. Choi recovered from a shaky stretch on the back nine to win the AT&T National Sunday for his second title of the year.
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Thirty years ago, first-year graduate students boarded a crowded train and asked someone for a seat. What happens when you repeat the experiment?
Fans of literary boy wizard Harry Potter have been beating a path to the tomb of a 19-year-old British soldier who is buried in a cemetery close to Tel Aviv.
Sport: Fifa confirms that Brazil will host tournament for first time since 1950.
The police watchdog finds a US-led crackdown on internet paedophiles is stretching police resources in Scotland.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate in Saturday&#39;s presidential election escaped unhurt when a bomb exploded near his convoy in the northern city of Faizabad.
A brown bear kills one person and wounds several in the Transylvanian forests of Romania.
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PR spin starts FUD about FUD Buried deep in the bumf for Microsoft's new Vista release is a line that says it handles sound very differently. This kind of jolly PR spin is enough to chill the blood of those who rely on Windows running their audio production software reliably.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The electronics retailer said it swung to a third-quarter profit, overcoming lower revenue by cutting costs and selling more high-margin items.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has lost one of his key supporters with the resignation of controversial Home Secretary David Blunkett.
Far more babies may be damaged in the womb as a result of their mother's drinking habits than was assumed, the British Medical Association warned today.
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Il ministro degli esteri: una partecipazione molto positiva
ASX Ltd , Asia-Pacific's second-biggest listed stock exchange, said on Tuesday there was no basis to support market speculation that it was intending to buy Nasdaq Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc  at this stage.
The economy revved up its engine in the third quarter and advanced at an annual rate of 4 percent_ even faster than previously thought.
The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.
To hear him, you&#39;d think the guy was some wide-eyed, talk-radio type prattling on about the latest kid to slip a couple of tackles.
California fire evacuees and their most precious possessions, photographed by Jeffrey Lamont Brown at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego
A man is injured as police fire a plastic bullet round during a stand-off at a block of flats.
By Jack Davis, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 11--It took Thomas Waechter less than three months to get restrictions lifted on a grant of stock given to him when he was hired in May as chief executive officer of Stratex Networks.
AMD has raised the stakes with Intel as the pair prepare to do battle over dual-core processors following last week&#39;s demonstration of a dual-core x86 Opteron.
The United States&#39; top negotiator with North Korea said Friday he is optimistic of a deal within a month over frozen funds that have blocked an agreement to end Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear weapons programme.
Authors of the new declaration believe Latvia-based citizens of the former Soviet Union, who do not hold the Latvian citizenship (the Russian-speaking minority), are the legacy of the communist past.
NYALA, Sudan  - Ongoing violence in Sudan's Darfur region threatens to undermine peace talks planned for October between Khartoum and rebel groups, a British minister said as he toured the war-torn area on Tuesday.
There are gels and ointments to help with the shave, to enhance the shine, to reduce the glare, to help with dryness or oiliness, to block the sun.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson's lawyer  told a court on Monday he planned to call a star-studded list  of witnesses to defend the singer against child molestation  charges, including basketball's Kobe Bryant, actress Elizabeth  Taylor and \
Hit the super-rich with a 50% inheritance tax and allow cuts for the middle class, says a leading think tank.
By Wendy Victora, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach May 29--Judging by the folks who packed area beaches this Memorial Day weekend, crowds were up from previous years.
Italian film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli is offering his services to Pope Benedict as an image consultant, saying the German pontiff comes across as cold and needs to review his wardrobe.
George W. Bush and John McCain's bearhug and smooch on the campaign trail last week was one of the odder embraces in politics in a long while.
Sun has lost the case brought against it by Eastman Kodak. The photographic giant convinced a Federal jury that Sun infringed its patents in the development of the Java programming language.
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Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with non-infected partners.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he might opt to dissolve the Hamas-led government and that unity talks with the Islamist group had broken down.
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A suicide attacker detonated explosives packed into a vehicle in front of a police academy in northern Iraq Saturday as scores of recruits were leaving the compound
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Andrew Walter threw for 415 yards and six touchdowns, two in a wild fourth-quarter rally, to lead No. 21 Arizona State to a 48-42 victory over UCLA yesterday.
Democratic rivals criticized Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday for her comment that a terror attack before the election would help the Republicans.
A Chinese online game aimed at curbing  official corruption has been shut down just weeks after its  launch after proving so popular that the number of users  overloaded its server, state media reported on Tuesday.
NEW YORK  - In a proactive program where women can keep on hand at all times at least two free packages of emergency contraceptives -- also known as the morning-after pill or Plan B -- the pregnancy rates are no lower than when women have normal access to emergency contraception, study results suggest.
By Roger Mallon, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Jun. 24--Let's make a list of the best tasting freshwater fish. We'll have to keep the list flexible, though, because there are too many taste buds to please in this world.
MONDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- More and more Americans are sliding into obesity, a clear signal that this national health problem is getting worse.
All four bombers who attacked Egyptian  Red Sea resorts frequented by Israelis last week escaped on  foot minutes before their vehicles exploded, the Egyptian  government newspaper al-Ahram said on Wednesday.
TORONTO -- National Hockey League labor talks came to a halt Tuesday after each side rejected the other&#39;s proposal. The talks lasted more than three hours, with the league making a one-hour presentation on
Chelsea entertain Aston Villa in one of three Premier League games kicking-off at 1300 GMT on Boxing Day.
The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between USD$3 billion and USD$4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport Association said on Monday.
The ancient art of sailing gets a space-age update next year with the launch of the first sunlight-propelled &quot;solar sail&quot; spacecraft.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- The kind of work a father does may affect the risk of birth defects in his children, claims a study in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Blog: U.S. attorney general makes another pitch for a dramatic new rewrite of criminal copyright laws.

Roy Ganor-Shwaartz (Team Leader at Zend for the PDT/Zend Studio for Eclipse projects) dropped us a line to let us know that he'll be speaking at this year's EclipseCon (2008).   It seems that PHP developers have attracted much attention from the Eclipse community. In the next EclipseCon conference I am going to make two sessions about PDT and its ecosystem.   His two talks are: Developing Rich Internet Application with Eclipse Tools (Wednesday) and Extending the PDT Project (Tuesday).    EclipseCon 2008 is happening March 17th through the 20th in Santa Clara, California and there's still time to get in on the Early Bird Discount for your registration (through Dec. 31st). Check out the conference schedule for a complete list of speakers.
Liverpool are to increase their bid for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes to GBP5 million to secure his leaving the Santiago Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u towards Merseyside.
By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 9--Women can get a free breast exam and mammogram referral Oct. 19, at Waitman Barbe Elementary School.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
Jose Mourinho welcomed Chelsea&#39;s high-profile Champions League tie against Barcelona on Friday, saying the match would be spectacular and close but Chelsea could shade it.
Wet Seal Inc. (WTSLA.O) may have little choice but to close hundreds of its teen-oriented stores and convert dozens more to its upscale Arden B. brand if it hopes to stay out of bankruptcy, analysts said on Friday.
Campaigners fighting to save the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are planning to stage a rally in Falkirk.
Anna Nicole Smith's 5-month-old daughter and the baby's purported father have reclaimed her Bahamas mansion, her lawyer said
An interview with the national award winning director Radhamohan.
Relatives of 59 people killed in a Delhi cinema fire say they are still waiting for justice, 10 years on.
Il presidente ucraino uscente Leonid Kuchma potrebbe abbandonare il premier filo-russo Viktor Yanukovic, appoggiato finora, e sponsorizzare al ballottaggio del 26 dicembre il leader dell&#39;opposizione Viktor Yushenko.
The African Union re-affirmed a decision to terminate its peacekeeping mission in Sudan's troubled western Darfur region by month's end but said it would consider extending the mandate.
Six people in a minivan survived a 400-foot plunge down a slope in the Colorado Rockies, apparently because they were wearing seat belts.
Marion Jones&#39; lawyers have demanded that BALCO Laboratories head Victor Conte sit a lie-detector test over drug allegations against the three-time Olympic champion.
A move by China in a possible mining deal could sharply increase the price of what would be one of the biggest mergers in corporate history.
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A new computer worm emerged on Tuesday which broke the speed record from the announcement of a security vulnerability in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer to a full-blown virus that spreads in the wild.
European stock markets have weakened in morning deals despite gains by Wall Street and in Asia owing to evidence that the US economy is stronger than expected.
I proventi saranno utilizzati per ridurre il debito pubblico
The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.
Wadia Bajoka, a 71-year-old Iraqi immigrant, enjoys knitting, gardening, and baking pungent meat pies that she presents to guests in an old-fashioned display of hospitality.
Ministro, salvaguardare potere acquisto quelle piu' basse
Sales of previously owned homes declined last month as the supply of unsold properties on the market ballooned and prices declined compared with those a year earlier.
Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced that it will integrate Brocade Communication's SAN switching capability into its HP BladeSystem architecture.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Datacomm White PaperFind out how Crate & Barrel expects to save $180,000 by moving to VoIP, compared to a traditional PBX.
Switzerland's reputation for punctuality has survived intact after the first major change to the train timetable in 20 years went like clockwork.
Dell Inc. founder and Chairman  Michael Dell sees computer gaming becoming a $4  billion-per-year industry by 2010 as consumers hook up to  high-speed Internet services to battle monsters on-line.
The European Union is set to yield to U.S. demands to give law enforcement agencies easier access to transatlantic air passenger data to clinch a deal by the end of the week, EU diplomats said on Wednesday.
Airbus on Monday postponed a major announcement on job cuts planned for Tuesday, saying European nations could not agree how to share the work on the planemaker's next aircraft, the wide-body A350.
Hong Kong -- Pro-democracy candidates gained seats in Hong Kong&#39;s legislature but failed to take control of the body despite winning a large majority of the popular vote in elections Sunday.
Per vent'anni e' stato segretario del Sinodo dei vescovi
Frank Quattrone, the most prominent investment banker of the 1990s technology boom, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstructing an investigation into the allocation of hot stock offerings during the bull market.
France's Brian Joubert recorded a personal best despite a less than perfect performance in the men's short program to take a narrow lead in the figure skating Grand Prix final on Friday.
It&#39;s small, but it&#39;s fast, as NASA&#39;s unmanned &quot;scramjet&quot; proved Tuesday in a record-breaking demonstration above the Pacific Ocean.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark  - The Copenhagen Stock Exchange said Monday it had signed a letter of intent with Nordic bourse operator OMX to merge its operations, bringing the concept of an integrated pan-Nordic and Baltic securities market a step closer to fruition.
Gymnastics The Chinese powered their way to another men's gymnastics world championship yesterday in Stuttgart, Germany, and now the questions are: Can anyone catch them in time for the Olympics in Beijing, and if so, how? Led by their champion, Yang Wei , China routed the competition for its third straight world gold medal - and eighth overall - scoring ...
Illegal trappers on Cyprus killed more than half a million protected birds this fall for sale at local restaurants, conservationists said Thursday.
A US judge throws out a lawsuit brought by seven inmates at Guantanamo Bay challenging their detention.
While a host of players are contributing to the success of the Wizards, somebody has to lead and that somebody is Gilbert Arenas.
Tra partiti sorpresa Idv, Di Pietro in testa tra i ministri
(InfoWorld) - Some of the first servers based on Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) upcoming Barcelona quad-core chip are\u00c2\u00a0on display at Computex, but details of the chips are being kept tightly under wraps. Supermicro Computer, Tyan Computer, and Uniwide Technologies\u00c2\u00a0are all showing Barcelona systems this week in Taipei, but the companies and AMD are not revealing details about what's inside. At Supermicro's booth, the company had a two-way Barcelona server, which was housed inside a nondescript beige box, running a full-screen video clip. The demonstration was not connected to a keyboard or mouse -- eliminating the chance a visitor might try to view details of its configuration -- and was described simply as \
&quot;Non sono in discussione la stima e la fiducia nei confronti di Mastella. Noi del centrosinistra gli abbiamo rinnovato la nostra amicizia, e io stesso mi unisco a quanti lo hanno invitato a rinunciare alle dimissioni&quot;.
Somalia's Islamists reject accusations that they were behind the suicide attack on the government.
Red Hat Inc. has gone scavenging among Netscape's remains, agreeing Thursday to pay America Online Inc. (AOL) up to $23 million in cash for the assets of Netscape Communications Corp.'s Security Solutions unit.
Hubie Brown appeared at a news conference Friday but did not elaborate on the health issues that led to his retirement as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.
NEW YORK, October 27  - US consumer confidence has declined to a seven-month low this month on persisting job concerns, according to the Conference Board.
The government said the standards would cover  everything from breeding fish and seafood products to disease prevention and drug controls.
The European Commission plans to integrate EU mortgage markets, which could lower the cost of loans.
But did they have much to say? Neanderthals may have a reputation in popular culture as a lumbering, grunting people, but researchers have discovered that they did have a gene thought to play a key role in speech.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scientists have gotten their best look ever at the composition of planets outside our solar system, but were more surprised by what they didn't see than what they did see.
Walt Disney Co's Anne Sweeney was named Hollywood's most powerful woman on Tuesday, thanks in part to a few \
Colombia and Venezuela welcome Brazil's offer to mediate in a diplomatic row over a guerrilla arrest.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The father of an imprisoned Australian cowboy accused of fighting with Afghanistan's ousted Taliban saw his son for the first time in five years Wednesday as he headed into an American military tribunal to face war crimes charges.    David Hicks, 29, wore a suit and tie as he arrived for a tribunal hearing on charges of conspiracy to commit war crimes, aiding the enemy and attempted murder for allegedly firing at U.S...
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The next big use for iRobot's bots: patrolling international borders.
Yao Ming scored 24 points and the Rockets overcame a concussion to Tracy McGrady to beat the cold-shooting Cleveland Cavaliers, 81-63, in Houston.
Defying Congress, the Department of Homeland Security is pushing to tighten identification requirements at U.S. land borders starting Jan. 31, when it no longer will allow Americans or Canadians to enter the country by presenting a driver's license or declaring their citizenship.
A computer program known as Brutus.1 is generating brief outbursts of fiction that are probably superior to what many humans could turn out.
Despite the disappointing news this morning for over 1.3 million HD DVD customers, they have little to worry about. Here's why.
Sprint Corp., the No. 4 US mobile- phone company, said its customers will get access to 2,300 public wireless Internet connections run by SBC Communications Inc.
The Bachchan baritone is all set to boom on the famous game show all over again.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, the vote count showed, while tempers frayed over delays in the counting process.
Wrexham Football Club says it is in talks with a credible new bidder, a move welcomed by a fans' spokesman.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has had to make changes to his holiday schedule in Tuscany following the discovery of a bomb at Porto Rotondo, in Sardinia, hours after he met his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi on the island, the Italian media reported.
THIS IS NOT a good weekend to hold a presidential election if you are not American and would like to have the attention of the United States and its major allies.
Cyberterrorism could be the most devastating weapon of mass destruction yet and could cripple the U.S. economy, former CIA Director Robert Gates said at a terrorism conference Saturday.
Microsoft agreed yesterday to pay more than $500 million to settle a potential antitrust lawsuit by rival software maker Novell but will likely have to fight another part of Novell&#39;s claim in court.
Rockville biotech firm MacroGenics said yesterday that it has sold exclusive rights for its lead product in development -- a novel treatment for Type 1 diabetes -- to drug behemoth Eli Lilly for an initial payment of $41 million.
Explosions rocked containers in two  separate coastal cities in northwestern Spain on Saturday after  a Basque newspaper received a telephoned warning in the name of  the armed Basque separatist group ETA, state radio said.
Why, six years after 9/11, is there no mega-research project to address the plausible security threats to the United States in the 21st century?
A young boxer who was taking part in the US boxing reality TV programme The Contender commits suicide.
The kidnappers of the two-year old Nigerian boy have demanded a ransom of nearly 390,000 dollars (280,000 euros) for his release, five days after an abducted British toddler was freed, sources close to the investigation said Friday.
Scientists said Friday they had cracked a sticky problem which they have been chewing over for years by inventing gum which is easily removable from shoes, pavements and hair.
Manchester United's lead in the Premier League was cut to two points Sunday after it lost to West Ham 1-0 and Chelsea rallied past Everton 3-2.
AUSTIN, Texas  - In a funeral at a church overlooking her beloved Texas hills, Lady Bird Johnson was remembered on Saturday as the devoted wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and a courageous advocate for social causes.
Detroit Pistons fans and the Indiana Pacers traded bruising punches in a knockdown nationally televised brawl that erupted in the last minute of the Pistons game against their Central Division rivals.
The state's jobless rate fell to 3.1 percent in November as retailers and schools added workers and governments bumped up staffing for the elections, the Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday.
BAGHDAD (CBS) Two explosions rocked Baghdad&#39;s heavily fortified Green Zone in quick succession Thursday, killing five people, at least three of them Americans, according to reports.
The United States has revised anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp exports for the product being sold at unfair prices, inflaming a sizzling seafood row.
AstraZeneca, the troubled Anglo-Swedish drugs giant, is being urged by shareholders to waive a one million-pound (1.4 million-euro, 1.9 million-dollar) bonus being lined up for chief executive Tom McKillop following a string of company setbacks, a newspaper reported.
The U.N. Security Council  pledged on Monday to quickly consider sending peacekeepers to  Sudan after the government and the southern rebel Sudan  People's Liberation Army (SPLA) signed an agreement to end  Africa's longest civil war.
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The Pennsylvania Health Department said on Tuesday it had begun an investigation into four cases of an E. coli in Montgomery County.
The Iraq war is beginning to take a back seat in the 2008 White House campaign pushed aside by concerns over the US economy and other domestic issues, the New York Times reported Thursday.
About 700 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 16 people were killed in clashes.
Bandaged and bruised teenagers wiped at tears Monday as a southeast Alabama community began burying the eight students killed when a tornado tore apart their high school.
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana, Warrick Dunn was so disturbed by the devastation in his home state that he wanted to do something extraordinary to help.
Sudan  ordered the expulsion on Monday of the heads of two British-based humanitarian organizations that have operated there for years, accusing them of \
MORE police are be deployed during full moons after officers made a link between the level of violent crime and the lunar cycle.   Full moons and paydays were identified as particular times when aggressive behaviour rose among drinkers in pubs and nightclubs in Brighton and Hove.
As smokers contemplate kicking the habit Thursday during the American Cancer Society&#39;s Great American Smokeout, Ron Craven has some words of encouragement.
Antonio Cassano ha effettuato stamane gli esami clinici per valutare l'infortunio rimediato nell'ami...
General Electric Co. said Monday it will sell a majority stake in its global outsourcing business to two US-based equity firms for $500 million.
Jerry Rice got his wish last night when the Oakland Raiders traded the NFL's most prolific receiver to the Seattle Seahawks.
Two Palestinian militants have been killed following a missile attack in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis. The Israeli army confirmed the air force had opened fire on two Palestinians it said were spotted
This would-be thriller shows no fearsome new way of presenting a haunted house and elicits not one palpitation from audiences paying for a few good jolts.
Astronauts at the International Space Station Tuesday opened up the new Columbus research laboratory as NASA said that German Hans Schlegel, bumped from the current mission's first space walk due to illness, would take part in the second walk.
Speaker systems, TV phones, innovations and oddities on display this week at Tokyo's consumer-technology trade fair.
A gang held the families of two  Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before  stealing about 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of  Britain's biggest robberies, police said on Tuesday.
Iraqi insurgents yesterday overran a police station and detonated a car bomb near a Shia mosque in Baghdad, killing up to 30 people, in the capital&#39;s worst day of violence since the US-led assault on Falluja.
BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat in Europe on Monday, sending its shares down 2 percent in pre-market trade.
Michael Owen could miss England's game against Wales after being injured on a rare start for Real Madrid.
No magical effect on profits though Amazon beat the Street's expectations for its third quarter but still seemed to disappoint traders yesterday. Shares fell sharply in after-hours trading after rising more than ten per cent during the day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Even David Ortiz was amazed by this home run &#151; a 514-foot shot that hit the lights down the right-field line. \
Egypt and Israel completed a prisoner swap under which six Egyptian students held for plotting attacks on soldiers were freed in return for the release by Egypt of an Israeli Druze held for spying.
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Eye care specialist TLC draws eyes to the field of high-tech vision correction.
Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points after  being involved in a minor car accident to help the Denver  Nuggets end a four-game losing streak with a 114-107 overtime  victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.
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The law licenses of two former Internal Revenue Service lawyers have been suspended after they defrauded the courts so that the I.R.S. could win 1,300 tax shelter cases.
Senior diplomats from France, Britain  and Germany will meet top Iranian officials in Vienna on  Thursday to offer Tehran a final chance to halt uranium  enrichment plans or face possible U.N. sanctions.
The U.S. government warned on  Thursday of a possible al Qaeda call to attack U.S. financial  online services but said there was no evidence to suggest the  effort could cause harm.
And so The Game bears down, this week at last, a sideshow distraction the surging Miami Heat and the inconsistent Los Angeles Lakers can collectively do without, a Jerry Springer Christmas
A new type of breast cancer drug is superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and should now be the first drug used to treat
A top Iranian nuclear official proposed Tuesday that France create a consortium to enrich uranium in Iran, saying that could satisfy international demands for outside oversight of Tehran's nuclear program.
Kidnappers in Somalia's northern Puntland region free two aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Sports stadium naming rights deals seemed bad karma a few years ago amid accounting scandals and the dot-com bust, but they have rebounded with a vengeance, with bigger dollar amounts and more comprehensive plans.
It's the most precious commodity on the planet, but is it a good investment?
A longtime tax adviser warned Wesley Snipes he could get in trouble by hiring new accountants who said he didn't have to pay taxes, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Declares war on mechanical humanoids Mobile World Congress The LiMo foundation delivered a clear snub to Google's Android this week as it announced 18 handsets running its version of Linux at Mobile World Congress this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Oil prices fell on Monday after a Nigerian oil union strike that had threatened to further curtail shipments was suspended at the weekend, although the start of the U.S. summer driving season limited losses.
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LOS ANGELES  - Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards will be the industry's first red-carpet event in this strike-fractured awards season, and even the prospect of heavy rain hasn't dampened the enthusiasm.
Overweight women have a greater chance of becoming pregnant because their Pill has failed, research finds.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday responded to critics in the U.S. Congress, saying his government had kept Iraq from plunging into sectarian civil war.
LOS ANGELES  - Twentieth Century Fox is  planning a dramatic increase in film production that could make  it the most prolific Hollywood studio, according to Rupert  Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp., the film studio's  parent company.
National elections on Sunday are shaped by one of the world's highest murder rates.
House members are about to learn whether some nips and tucks to a children's health bill will be enough to secure a veto-proof margin against a White House that wants major surgery.
The Miami Dolphins signed kicker Jay Feely to a three-year contract on Thursday, meaning that longtime Dolphins kicker Olindo Mare could be released or traded.
Two leading heart experts called for  urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling  drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart  attack in some people.
WASHINGTON -- The US government knew of an imminent plot to oust Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, in the weeks before a 2002 military coup that briefly unseated him, newly released CIA documents show, despite White House claims to the contrary a week after the putsch.
Planned job cuts at U.S. firms climbed during November, a report said on Tuesday, in a further sign of sluggishness in the labor market.
A woman found stabbed to death at her flat was due a financial settlement from her estranged husband.
US commander of operations north of Baghdad says Iraqi forces are unable hold areas taken from insurgents.
AMSTERDAM -- Steel tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal yesterday said he would pay $4.5 billion in cash and stock for US steelmaker International Steel Group Inc., which had been cobbled together by onetime investment banker Wilbur L. Ross Jr. from mills whose parents landed in bankruptcy court.
Former prime minister quizzed by officers for third time.
Saudi Arabia prepares to host security officials from more than 50 countries for a four-day counter-terrorism conference.
Shares of Vonage, the Internet telephone provider, rose sharply after it announced it had settled a patent dispute with Verizon and would have to pay a maximum of $120 million.
Kenya's opposition will call off planned protests over the disputed election victory of President Mwai Kibaki at the request of former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, opposition sources said on Wednesday.
Fidelity Investments is being sued by  workers at Deere & Co.  who claim the world's largest  mutual fund company charged them \
25 October 2004 - United Nations peacekeeping forces, together with Haitian National Police, have cleared the streets of Bel Air, a poor area of the Caribbean country&#39;s capital, Port-au-Prince, which has been in upheaval over the past three weeks, a UN
International expansion is becoming increasingly important to retailers as they face fierce competition at home, a new report has found.
British Airways announced Friday that it was increasing its fuel surcharge on both short-haul and long-haul flight tickets because of rising oil prices.
BARCELONA, Dec 18 (SW) - FC Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou by Valencia, dropping their first home points of the season while Real Madrid needed a late goal to take a win at Racing de Santander.
Gaelic games is in mourning following the death of former Derry and Cavan manager Eamonn Coleman.
More people would buy digital music if hi-tech locks were removed, music executives tell a survey.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Housing demand may be on the rise again after a hiatus of half a year, bringing with it significant pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates.
A deadline for Sudan's government to improve security in troubled Darfur is set to expire later on Monday.
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe will likely resign this week to take a $500,000-a-year job as chancellor of Louisiana State University's Baton Rouge campus, university officials said on Sunday.
Iran confirmed it had offered new concessions in talks with the European Union on its controversial nuclear program, but warned of a &quot;response&quot; if the Europeans and the UN's atomic watchdog again took a tough line against the Islamic republic.
The Tories will only win power by showing they have changed and they can do more than talk tough on crime, shadow cabinet minister Andrew Lansley said yesterday.
NATO ministers on Thursday explored U.S. missile defense plans for Europe and considered Russia's surprise offer to include a radar base in Azerbaijan in the missile shield.
Hynix Semiconductor wrapped up a $830 million sales deal of its non-memory unit with Citigroup Venture Capital (CVC), the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-largest memory chipmaker said Wednesday.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces say they have killed 90 al Qaeda fighters around Baghdad in the past five days during one of the biggest combined offensives against the Sunni Islamist group since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Mike Lowell will soon be a free agent, about to hit the market with that shiny World Series MVP trophy sticking out of his back pocket. Potential bidders? Take your pick.
Sprint Nextel Corp.  is exploring new options for funding its wireless broadband network to soothe investor concerns about the cost, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
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Two powerful earthquakes struck western Japan on Sunday, rattling several major cities and triggering tsunami waves. At least 14 people were injured, news reports said, but no damage was immediately reported.
FOXBOROUGH - Quarterback Tom Brady , the NFL's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year, led a contingent of five Patriots selected yesterday to the Associated Press All-Pro team, including wide receiver Randy Moss (a unanimous choice), left tackle Matt Light , outside linebacker Mike Vrabel , and cornerback Asante Samuel .
Two Palestinians were killed and many others injured in an Israeli raid against a car carrying members in Ezz Eddine al-Qassam group, the military wing of the Islamic resistance Movement Hamas in Gaza on Monday evening.
(CBS/AP) SpaceShipOne was set to return to space Wednesday, in nearly a carbon copy of its historic flight in June, when it became the first privately-funded manned vehicle to go into space.
U.S. Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus appeared before the U.S. Congress on Monday to give testimony in which he was expected to argue against withdrawing the bulk of U.S. forces from Iraq for now.
Cory Stillman scored the winning goal on a power play in overtime as the Hurricanes defeated the Islanders by 3-2 on Monday.
Police have arrested a number of suspects in the slayings of four French nationals last week, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday.
L'ultima trovata dei russi &egrave; un'isola artificiale di 350 ettari vicino a Sochi, dove si terra...
Companies working to achieve passing grades in their regulatory compliance audits can greatly improve their ability to meet the requirements if they can somehow bridge the cultural gap that commonly exists between IT workers and those hired to apply the tests, according to a panel of industry leaders.
There on the field was Navy slotbacks coach Jeff Monken curled up in the fetal position as if in the utmost pain. His onlookers, including fullbacks Adam Ballard and Matt Hall, stared not at their coach, but at the football he cradled between his arm and his stomach.
PAUL S. OTELLINI was 41 and a rising star at Intel when, in 1992, his boss informed him that the company would choose him as its new chief of sales and marketing.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority yesterday approved a master plan for Brigham and Women's Hospital that calls for a 350,000-square-foot clinical facility at 70 Francis St. The BRA also authorized a notice of intent to take by eminent domain the Glass Slipper strip club on LaGrange Street near Chinatown. That alerts the property owner the BRA can take the property after ...
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, the company that invented and heavily promoted Bluetooth wireless technology, has decided to discontinue its design and development of new Bluetooth systems for the semiconductor industry.
Volkswagen AG, the world's fourth largest carmaker, plans to cut more than a quarter of its U.S. staff as it moves its local headquarters from Detroit, it said on Thursday.
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Two people were killed today when an Israeli tank fired two shells at a crowd of Palestinians in northern Gaza. Three other people were wounded in the attack in the town of Beit Lahiya.
Less than 24 hours after delivering one of the biggest walkoff hits of the season, Mark Bellhorn last night found himself answering more questions about his strikeout total than his substantial contributions to the Red Sox. Bellhorn, who ranks among the team's leaders in walks, runs, and RBIs, set the major league record for strikeouts by a switch hitter Tuesday ...
Officials from Central and North America meet in LA to discuss a crackdown on cross-border gangs.
Demonstrations calling for Taiwan's president to resign continue with thousands gathering in Taipei.
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia NFC (near field communication) shell, which allows consumers to access services and exchange information with a touch gesture using NFC technology - a technology that emerged from the combination of contactless identification
Craig Foster spent the past four days in Thailand helping search for people missing after tidal waves swept Asia following the biggest earthquake in 40 years.
A teenage girl banned from wearing a chastity ring in class lost a legal challenge Monday against her former school.
Wine is less a beverage than an elixir of life in France, but the country's vintners say they're vexed by a problem that threatens their livelihood &#151; too much of a good thing and not enough people drinking it.
Stocks edged lower on Wednesday on disappointment about corporate financial results and uncertainty whether an expected Federal Reserve rate cut could head off a U.S. recession.
A team of expert economists prepares to meet for the first time to try to improve Scotland's economy.
SAN DIEGO -- Notes from Game 2 at The House That Larry Lucchino Built. They really hate Doug Mirabelli here. The San Diego Union-Tribune reprinted Padres GM Kevin Towers's rips of Mirabelli from last year (\
A baby died 36 hours after his birth as a result of contracting the super bug MRSA, a coroner concludes.
Secondo il quotidiano sportivo 'El Mundo Deportivo' alcuni giocatori del Barcellona sospetterebbero ...
Construction firm McAlpine says it will sue the Scottish Parliament's Corporate Body over the building contract.
The chemistry between Govinda and Salman is great.
A United Auto Workers local thinks that H-1B visa holders are doing work previously done by union members at Chrysler's technical center, although the auto maker denies that is the case.
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Talks on national fishing quotas are underway in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission. The commission recently announced another major round of cuts in the allocations to help conserve stocks.
Violations of human rights by the US are undermining international laws, a leading rights group says.
Damage to Florida's $62 billion  agricultural sector from the worst hurricane season in decades  will probably be around $3 billion when all the toppled citrus  trees, shattered greenhouses and fallen fruit are counted, the  state government said Thursday.
WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - The Bush administration, struggling to show progress in attacking this country&#39;s soaring trade deficits, won a commitment Friday from China that it would move &quot;firmly and steadily&quot; to a flexible, market-based currency.
People have until midnight on 22 June to say they owe tax on money in offshore accounts or face penalties.
An unidentified Australian journalist was held hostage in Iraq for 24 hours at the weekend before being released unharmed, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
Japan has the technological know-how to produce a nuclear weapon but has no immediate plans to do so, the foreign minister said Thursday, several weeks after communist North Korea carried out a nuclear test.
This step towards easy portability of software from one Java-enabled mobile device to another, which is currently not the case because there is no standard specification, would ultimately provide mobile customers with a wide choice of feature rich Java
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TEMPE, Ariz. - President Bush and rival John Kerry vaulted into the home stretch of the race for the White House by trading blows on taxes, gun control, abortion and jobs, striving in their final debate to cement impressions in voters' minds...
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S Airways said yesterday that it would ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts - which its unions said would be 23 percent - and other moves to raise cash.
An appeals court Thursday tossed out a &#36;25 million lawsuit filed by a Texas teenager who alleged she was raped after an appearance on Maury Povich's talk show.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers join the ranks of artists notching up the most weeks in the UK charts.
Taiwan&#39;s former President Lee Teng-hui (\u00e6\u009d\u008e\u00e7\u0099\u00bb\u00e8\u00bc\u009d) yesterday began a week-long visit to Japan despite protests by China which was furious Tokyo allowed the trip by the pro-independence leader.
Leaders of the AFL-CIO pledged yesterday to consult more widely with workers  before making a decision about endorsing a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and strongly urged individual unions not to back any candidate until later in the fall.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Given the radical image changes that Panic at the Disco has undergone in the past year, it's hard not to read the lyrics to its new album's opening song as a pre-emptive strike against critics.
A leading US scientist tells the BBC that the world has already entered a state of dangerous climate change.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that Washington fears Europe may be a staging ground for terrorist attacks on the United States.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
While many companies compete in the IT security business, IBM is differentiating itself by going beyond the worm of the day to include peripheral threats to a company&#39;s IT environment.
In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over still secret evidence that might
ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle...
Two groups of private equity firms are   bidding to buy chip maker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. FSL.N   for about $16 billion, sources familiar with the matter said on   Monday, which if completed would be the technology industry's   largest leveraged buyout ever.
Oil rose on Friday on U.S. supply concerns, the slumping dollar and mounting tensions in Pakistan and northern Iraq.
(Source: BMC Software) Service request management allows people to find services they need by enabling resources to be delivered quickly, effectively, and at lower cost. It also reduces business risk and gives management greater insight into service delivery quality and costs.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson's defense lawyers aim to find out whether authorities violated his attorney-client privilege when they broke into the office of a private investigator hired by the pop star...
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Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after oil prices jumped more than a dollar and a US government review questioned home finance company Fannie Mae&#39;s (FNM.
By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 6--Stocks meandered Monday, caught once again in the crosscurrents of competing forecasts about economic growth and inflation.
Munching fishbrain bread from Finland, chewing bull's testicles in Buenos Aires -- touring with the rock band Franz Ferdinand can be a real culinary adventure.
The Brazilian Grand Prix at Sao Paulo on 24 October will be the 18th and final round of the FIA Formula One World Championship 2004.
NEW YORK CITY-Newly formed Riley Property Holdings LLC, which is comprised of affiliates of locally based Cerberus Capital Management LP and its real estate affiliate Blackacre Institutional Capital Management LLC, will acquire LNR Property Corp.
The U.S. military, seeking to   maintain its current elevated troop levels in Iraq, intends to   delay the upcoming departure of roughly 3,500 soldiers serving   in the Ramadi area, defense officials said on Monday.
Posted December 16, 2004 - Track star Marion Jones, finding it difficult to outrun accusations she injected steroids, has filed a $25 million lawsuit against trainer Victor Conte, who is the source of the allegations.
Orbital Sciences, a rocket and space technology manufacturer for the government and military, is embarking on a major expansion of its headquarters in Dulles, adding as many as four new buildings and about 600 jobs to its campus.
The U.S. force that scoured Iraq for  weapons of mass destruction has abandoned its long and  fruitless hunt and is assisting in the more immediate task of  counter-insurgency efforts, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Eric Bauman made big bucks posting other people's gross-out videos to his website. Now the geeks whose clips he swiped on the way up are trying to knock him down. By David Kushner from Wired magazine.
Roma. &#39;&#39;Non solo la nazionale olimpica di calcio ma tutti gli atleti e le squadre italiane&#39;&#39; impegnate nelle Olimpiadi di Atene vestiranno il lutto al braccio in segno di omaggio ad Enzo Baldoni. Lo ha annunciato
Venezuela readies for protests as a TV station opposing President Chavez is set to be taken off air at midnight.
Attentato contro partito Bhutto, bilancio sale a 37 vittime
When estimates for insured damages from Hurricane Ivan dropped from $20 billion to between $4 and $10 billion, insurance stocks staged a modest rally.
Italy is requesting the extradition of 139 former South American leaders and their underlings over the disappearance, torture and death of Italians who were caught up in a crackdown on dissent in the 1970s and '80s, a prosecutor said Thursday.
Outside of the protagonists and their immediate families, does anyone really give a darn who comes out on top? CNET News.com's Charles Cooper sure doesn't.
Risultati dell'undicesima giornata, ultima di andata, del campionato di serie A1 femminile di pallav...
The F.D.A. has begun to crack down on the thousands of drugs, often made by small companies, that have never had to go through the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stringent approval process.
Francesco Totti torna a parlare dopo il Mondiale e promuove la Roma. ''Sono arrivati buoni giocatori...
Is this where you came in a long time ago? Say, 1991?
The row over America&#39;s failure to send enough military vehicles to Iraq took a new twist yesterday when the company that manufactures them said it could deliver 1,200 more a year, but has had no request from the Pentagon.
Time Warner's  AOL Europe has hired Google  to provide advertiser-sponsored search results for its Internet service, replacing Yahoo's  Overture unit, the company said on Tuesday.
La 62/a edizione del Gran premio Industria e Commercio di ciclismo &egrave; stato vinto da Filippo P...
A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in Atlanta in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.
As the holiday season approaches, book lists fill the entertainment sections of newspapers: fiction and non-fiction, prize winners of all sorts, the ubiquitous coffee-table large-format illustrated tomes, and children's literature. For me, it's always a tempting feast. It's an opportunity to expand my personal library or find a gift for someone special.
BRUSSELS - European Union regulators will decide before November whether to clear Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion takeover bid for online ad tracker DoubleClick or study the issue further.
Flooding on the Ohio River damaged hundreds of homes and businesses Friday, a soggy calling card left by the winter storm that had brought miserable conditions across much of the central and northeastern United States.
Is Coldwater Creek finally cooling down?
Abby Wambach and her U.S. teammates will have a new pro soccer league to look forward to after the Women's World Cup and the Olympics.
E' ex compagna figlio vittima, ipotesi omicidio volontario
Stock markets traded lower this afternoon as the price of crude oil shot up on the latest US supply report while investors were frustrated at a series of corporate earnings disappointments, warnings and downgrades.
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SAN FRANCISCO Symantec, the computer security giant, reached final agreement Thursday to take over the storage and backup program maker Veritas Software, making Symantec the No.4 independent software company in the world.
Apple's big show starts next week and \
A Singapore Airlines plane flying from Frankfurt to New York has been diverted to Manchester following a bomb threat. The plane made a safe landing at 1100 BST without a military escort, and is being searched by police.
For the Ngais, a regular Hong Kong middle-class couple married two years ago, the coming 10th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule on July 1 means precious little.
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Director Terry George, famous for political films that raise a few hackles, stuck to his own script with his searing film \
NEW ORLEANS -- The high-ankle sprain that Deuce McAllister suffered in the New Orleans Saints&#39; victory over the 49ers on Sunday is expected to keep him out of action for five to six weeks.
Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen had 24 to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to their ninth straight victory, 101-94 over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
President Bush had barely put away his tuxedo from the inaugural festivities when deadly bombings in Baghdad presented a stark reminder of the grim backdrop against which Iraq will hold a national election.
The alleged allegiance of Al-Tawheed wal Jihad group in Iraq to Al-Qaeda network of Osama Bin Laden pledged in an unverified statement
Piano per favorire riconciliazione sciiti e sunniti
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related writedowns and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.
The continent-sized wound created by the tsunami that devastated large swaths of coastal Southern Asia has opened the door to some of nature&#39;s deadly opportunists, with disease threatening to double the death toll, health experts warn.
The United States Tuesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding Israel cease all military operations in Northern Gaza and withdraw its forces.
 for Mideast peace plan
Violations of human rights by the US are undermining international laws, a leading rights group says.
(InfoWorld) - A maker of software that simplifies getting onto public Wi-Fi hotspots is now tackling the complexity of using the network in your own home or at a friend's house. Consumers have been warned not to leave their home wireless LANs (WLANs) open, and security mechanisms have become both stronger and in some cases easier to set up. But to let a visiting friend use the Internet, users typically have had to reconfigure the network or enter an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and a lengthy password. For consumers who have trouble setting up a network in the first place, this can be a high barrier. Devicescape Software\u00c2\u00a0offers free beta-test software that can store user sign-on information for many public hotspots and is working to get it built into devices such as Wi-Fi cameras that lack a browser or keyboard. On Tuesday, it expanded that tool to include home WLANs, with a system called Wi-Fi Buddies. Consumers can sign up for Wi-Fi Buddies, have their SSID and password stored on the company's server, and invite their friends to download the Devicescape software and get sign-on credentials for their WLAN. Once a friend gets those credentials from Devicescape, they can start using the home WLAN without signing in or even going past a splash screen, according to the company. The WLAN owner never gives the SSID and password to a user, so it's possible to lock people out later through Devicescape's Web site without changing the password. Wi-Fi Buddies can also be used with an open home network. Devicescape isn't alone in trying to solve the problem. The Wi-Fi Alliance's WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) specification defines two methods of setting up WLANs without having to make up or enter an SSID or encryption password. Those techniques can also be used to get visitors onto the secure network, said Som Pal Choudhury, a product line manager at Netgear, which is adopting WPS for some products. However, WPS doesn't allow access to be granted and rescinded entirely online. Cisco Systems' Linksys division, the leading seller of home WLAN gear, recommends users either enter the SSID and password on a visitor's PC or put the device's MAC (Media Access Control) address into a filtering list on the access point, said spokeswoman Karen Sohl. Linksys doesn't use WPS now but hopes to adopt a later version. Initial WLAN setup is a typical headache for consumers, said Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney, but how to let friends onto the LAN seems to be a less common problem, he said. \

The software the four are accused of stealing included the SQL Server 2000, which normally sells for $15,000, and the SQL Enterprise Server 7.0, which sells for $29,000.
The Irish Republican Army's violent  campaign in Northern Ireland is over, British Prime Minister  Tony Blair said on Wednesday, following a report into  paramilitary activity that raised hopes of reviving self-rule.
Problems over the distribution of aid to Tamil survivors of the tsunami in Sri Lanka's devastated Ampara district have eased after a meeting between the government and local Tamil leaders, an official said.
WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein was dead broke, the result of UN penalties. Or so it was thought.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and a series of big aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens while triggering landslides and knocking out power.
Hanging out with Mick Jones and Tony James, who were in town recently to perform at the Highline Ballroom.
Crude oil futures closed in on $49 a barrel yesterday as traders considered the possibility of another OPEC production cut, turmoil in Nigeria, and violence in Iraq ahead of the election.
A tenuous relationship between Disney and Pixar has not stopped marketers from teaming on promotional tie-ins for the partnership's latest release, The Incredibles. Among those hoping to capitalize on the movie is SBC, which is promoting its Internet and satellite dish service.
Swiss farmers have warned that, while 2004 was economically stable, there are tough times ahead for a sector that is already struggling.
Politicians in the US unveil tough new fines aimed at stamping out indecency on television.
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday  dealt a blow to YUKOS' YUKO.RTS bankruptcy case, ruling the  embattled Russian oil company cannot seek information about  whether oil monopoly Gazprom GAZPq.L illegally took part in  the sale of YUKOS' main oil producing unit.
At the bottom of a deep pit  gouged by a bulldozer, a Chinese soldier in a protective visor  shovels aside earth to reveal an unexploded bomb left over from  Israel's war with Hezbollah guerrillas in south Lebanon.
 Kevorkian leaves prison
PASADENA, Calif. - The theory that Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan has oceans or seas of liquid methane and ethane faced its best test yet Tuesday.
A mysterious group takes a mining town  in the south of the DR Congo, as the president embarks on his first trip to the volatile east.
By 2011 China will beat out India as the most popular offshoring destination, IDC says; other analysts disagree.
By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. Sony has suffered a big setback in its bid to set the standard for next-generation DVDs as four Hollywood studios announced they would support a rival technology backed by Toshiba.
Text of report by Radio Nigeria from Abuja on 19 February  The Japanese government is to assist Nigeria in the installation of radio broadcasting facility.
Oregon State coach Jay John was back in charge of his team Saturday, a week after being rushed to the hospital during a game because of chest pains and shortness of breath.
Liberty Media tycoon John Malone is planning to almost double his voting stake in Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation, a move that will raise further questions about the future of the company.
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Casa Usa vorrebbe molti miliardi di dlr per l'alleanza a tre
The U.S. factory sector and the job market showed surprising weakness in data released on Thursday, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may need to deliver more interest rate cuts to shore up the economy.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos.&#39;s new chief executive said Tuesday the embattled firm will pay back any customers who were harmed by bid-rigging and other illegal activities uncovered by New York Attorney
Countrywide Financial Corp. , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Friday told its brokers to stop offering borrowers the option of no-money-down home loans, according to a document obtained by Reuters.
Tiki Barber ran for 122 yards and a touchdown and Steve Christie kicked four field goals, leading the Giants past the Dallas Cowboys for their fourth victory.
The FBI released photographs and video from Italy on Friday showing a man who closely resembles on-the-run gangster James \
House Republicans on Monday considered ways to make it harder to discipline members of Congress, prompted by a rebuke of Majority Leader Tom DeLay that infuriated some GOP colleagues.
LOS ANGELES  - The Recording Academy is  hosting flashbacks to previous years' Grammy Awards ceremonies,  letting music fans relive the event in three-minute montages.  The shorts are among the expanded features on  http://www.Grammy.com, the official home of Sunday's event.
Party MKs argue abstention would suffice. Meanwhile, Sharon headed for defeat of 2005 state budget, will likely use loss to try and persuade Likud to approve alliance with Labor.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s campaign will return approximately $850,000 to donors who were tapped by Norman Hsu, a disgraced fund-raiser.
A fiery head-on collision killed five women in a sport utility vehicle less than a week after they graduated from a suburban Rochester high school, the principal said Wednesday.
Opponents question the Chechnya election win of Alu Alkhanov, who vows to continue the war on rebels.
Government forces through bill extending controversial refuelling mission
Euro Disney shares leapt on Wednesday  after the French theme park operator clinched a long-awaited  deal to restructure its debt, but analysts say big challenges  loom for Chairman Andre Lacroix.
Braccio di ferro su manifestazione contro i precari
Jay Cline has three simple steps to get companies off the dime when it comes to assessing the risks their vendors and partners pose to its sensitive information.
Hungary's debt-ridden national airline Malev is privatised.
The Belfast-based newspaper Daily Ireland is cease publication, managing director Mairtin O Muilleoir has said.
No, it isn&#39;t North Carolina or Kentucky, but East Carolina also takes great pride in its intercollegiate athletic program. The Pirates on Wednesday announced the hiring of Terry Holland as their new athletic
Sir Clive Woodward slams the clubs and the RFU after resigning as England coach.
Americans increasingly believe President Bush's re-election campaign is behind the ads attacking Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam experience, a poll found.
A Russian grocery store worker accused of killing 49 people allegedly lured his victims to a local park.
Finally, it was off. Florica blinked her very red eye as the doctor began a post-operative examination.
Chiude il quarto trimeste con 12,7 milioni di euro
Bodies, dirty water spreading disease. Medical supplies have started to run out and panicked residents are fighting for provisions.
GAZA CITY -- Rocket fire from Gaza subsided yesterday after a daybreak cease-fire, raising hopes for an end to five months of bloody destruction and a new opening toward peace talks.
WASHINGTON Oct. 4, 2004 - While there has been more Internet advertising activity in this year&#39;s presidential race than in the past, the money spent on Web ads still pales in comparison to that allocated
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his beating by police should be an inspiration for the struggle.
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)--Since Thanksgiving is upon us, I was pondering a holiday-related topic for this week&#39;s column. But then Ron Artest and the Indiana Pacers decided to pick a fight with
When Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson arrived for the press conference following the Mountaineers' 28-17 victory over a never-say-die Massachusetts team in the Division 1-AA final Friday night, he walked in carrying the championship trophy.
Marchionne, 20 miliardi di investimenti tra 2007 e 2010
BEIRUT, 29 August 2004 - Lebanon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cabinet approved a bill yesterday that would allow President Emile Lahoud to seek re-election, pleasing power broker Syria but opposed by a growing number of influential Lebanese and several major foreign powers.
ST. LOUIS \u00c2\u00b7 For all the commotion the Cardinals generated with the bats this season, the Astros entered the National League Championship Series believing they matched up offensively.
''Era un vero sportivo e la sua scomparsa &egrave; una grave perdita, per tutto il mondo del calcio'...
New York Islanders enforcer Chris Simon was suspended for the remainder of the regular season games and the Stanley Cup playoffs by the NHL on Sunday for his vicious attack on NY Rangers' Ryan Hollweg.
Two EU reports on Turkey's membership bid suggest negotiations could take at least 10 years.
Hijackers force a plane carrying at least 70 Eritreans to land in the Sudanese capital, the UN says.
ASIA/CINA - Vocazione, vita santificata ed evangelizzazione: i temi principale del ritiro spirituale dei sacerdoti della diocesi di Hang Zhou nella provincia di Zhe Jiang Hang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - Il recente ritiro spirituale dei sacerdoti della diocesi di Hang Zhou, nella provincia di Zhe Jiang, si \u00c3\u00a8 articolato in vari momenti scanditi da temi specifici: \u00c2\u0093Rafforzare la Vocazione\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 stato il tema dell\u00c2\u0092introduzione, ...
InfoWorld - Novell has published details of its landmark November 2006&#160;Linux partnership agreements with Microsoft.
Nintendo's Wii is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
La segnalazione del pilota AirOne che sostiene di aver visto lo scorso 2 settembre la piccola Denise Pipitone, scomparsa il giorno prima, sul volo diretto da Trapani Birgi a Roma, e&#39; da questa mattina al vaglio della Procura di Marsala (Trapani), riunita
A study intended to demonstrate the safety of a diabetes treatment seems, instead, to have added to the controversy.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen opening higher at the open Monday ahead of some key data this week, including CPI, retail sales data and consumer confidence surveys...
A college is to hand out free iPods to 250 of its students so they can listen to missed lectures.
Rafa Benitez finally got some good news as Steven Gerrard's hat-trick helped Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a 5-0 win against crisis ridden League One outfit Luton on Tuesday.
Seven Western states signed a sweeping agreement on Thursday to conserve and share scarce Colorado River water, ending a divisive battle among the thirsty rivals.
FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A mislabeled over-the-counter product described as a dietary supplement appears to have contributed to the development of aggressive prostate cancer in two men, researchers report.
At least 70,000 refugees have died since March because of poor conditions in camps in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, and more will die at the same rate unless countries contribute the $300
\u00a1\u00a1 LONDON, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- One British soldier has been killedand another injured when British troops fought gunbattles with Iraqi militiamen in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.
In a new twist on the idea of concealed weapons, a local gun maker and gun shop are debuting a new type of firearm: one that could almost fit in your wallet.
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell unveiled its vision of the world's future energy sources Thursday, suggesting two scenarios where policy either remains with individual countries or is decentralised to allow a reduction in energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Impatto violentissimo sulla strada provinciale 335
Photography company Eastman Kodak Co.   on Monday introduced chips that can boost the  picture-taking power in mobile phones, and help manufacturers  cut development costs.
&quot;We are now entering the digital age and the new DVD technology available represents a step-change in picture quality and convenience,&quot; said marketing director John Mewett.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cMr. Brooks,\u00e2\u0080\u009d serial killing is an addiction that sufferers hope to overcome by attending 12-step meetings.
The Supreme Court unanimously reinstated a Nevada child molester's conviction Wednesday in a decision that continued the justices' refusal to apply recent rulings on criminal procedure to older cases.
Iran&#39;s Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran&#39;s Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What&#39;s your view? ...
PepsiCo Inc.  posted a  greater-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday on a lower  tax rate and higher sales of Frito-Lay snacks.
Media & professional: Academics and students hit back at lecturers' support for a boycott of Israeli institutions.
Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , said on Tuesday second quarter profit rose, helped by a surge in investment banking revenue.
Tony La Russa was asked whether the Cardinals felt like party poopers, trying to spoil the euphoria in Red Sox Nation in the World Series after Boston toppled the Yankees.
Ex manager avrebbe respinto tutte le accuse
The presidential race remained a cliffhanger late Tuesday as initial vote totals rolled in from a historically high national turnout fueled by wartime anxiety.
Anti-war activists said on Tuesday they were prepared to risk their lives to disrupt a military exercise involving almost 30,000 U.S. and Australian troops off Australia's north coast.
By Phil Villarreal, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 22--Build it and they will come.   And you won't want them there, because they'll try to take it away.
American International Group Inc., the  world's largest insurer by market value, said it received  subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the  Securities and Exchange Commission regarding products that  might help companies smooth earnings or hide losses.
BAGHDAD, Oct 26 -- Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday &quot;major neglect&quot; by US-led forces led to the murder of 49 Iraqi army recruits by insurgents this weekend.
It&#39;s possible that everyone who votes by Tuesday will wake up Wednesday morning a loser. The presidential election could produce a clouded result because of disputed ballots or challenges to ballot tallies.
President Bush has awarded America&#39;s highest civilian honor to three men who were instrumental in the US-led invasion of Iraq.
Court summons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol in check bouncing case.
Slobodan Milosevic s court-appointed lawyers called their first witness Tuesday, unaided by the former Yugoslav leader, who refused to meet with them.
Le due McLaren partiranno  dalla prima fila nel Gran Premio D'ItaliaProblemi per le rosse: terza e quinta. Montezemolo: \
TALLADEGA, Ala. - The Chase for the Championship was supposed to pump new interest into the final 10 races of the Nextel Cup Series season as stock car racing goes head-to-head with the NFL.
Grieving friends, family and survivors of the Asian quake disaster gathered to see in the New Year, pausing in their grief to reflect on the tragic end to a sometimes brutal year.
Washington- NASA announced late Monday that it had picked Northrop Grumman Space Technology to help it develop a spacecraft that could explore three of Jupiter&#39;s moons, a project potentially worth $232 million to the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland
MICROSOFT has stepped up its efforts to compete with rival Google, offering consumers a preview of its technology for searching the internet this week.
Bigger is better, the saying goes, and in the case of evolution, the saying is apparently right.
Former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says he will not give his opponents in Malaysia any excuse to put him behind bars again, but he vowed to keep campaigning for democratic reforms.
The TV and radio star Jeremy Beadle has died after suffering from pneumonia, his agent has announced
New York launches a campaign to encourage people to avoid bottled water, said to harm the environment.
Is racial bias still keeping black artists from being recognized when Hollywood hands out its annual Academy Awards?
Hoping to add customers and sell more products with a uniform marketing strategy, Citigroup Inc.  said on Tuesday it would rebrand itself as \
One of the world&#39;s largest manufactures of flu vaccine was banned from producing the vaccine yesterday, amid safety fears. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory
There is some confusion about threats posed by the new search tool. Google says common sense is enough of a patch. By Thomas Claburn.
Moscow, Nov 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit level talks with his US counterpart George W Bush, on the sidelines of the summit of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in Santiago, Chile, from
Thousands of police officers staged a rare mass rally in central London on Wednesday in a protest over pay.
UK workers' top choice for a new Bank Holiday would be a Monday in late October, an online survey finds.
It&#39;s the first medal to be stripped from an athlete in Athens because of doping, however, nine weightlifters, including Leonidas Sampanis, have failed drug tests.
Oklahoma has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the five worst \
Israeli Justice Minister Tommy Lapid on Tuesday welcomed the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, telling military radio that it was &quot;good that the world is rid of him&quot;.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Ouch. There really is no other way to describe the New York Yankees trouncing of the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday night.
BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of Shi'ite Muslims beating their chests in mourning accompanied 17 coffins through Baghdad's main Shi'ite district yesterday, demanding that militiamen be allowed to protect them after a wave of attacks blamed on Sunni Arab insurgents.
The dollar rose more than half a percent  to four-week highs against the euro on Thursday, extending its  recent recovery as traders turned their focus to U.S. economic  data and the interest rate outlook.
Mitt Romney capitalized on his Michigan ties and attracted the most conservative voters Tuesday while John McCain found far fewer Republican primary votes among the Democrats and independents who keyed his victory here eight years ago, an exit poll showed.
A US army report into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal found evidence of widespread abuse, including clear instances of torture involving military intelligence interrogators and private contractors.
Coastguard teams recover the body of a humpback whale which was spotted floating in the sea.
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's  surprise defeat in Saturday's legislative elections looks  likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no  breakthrough in the bitter political impasse is expected soon.
New research gives mixed messages about the success of the government's attempt to reduce poverty.
Black Friday might be  behind us, and most of the big summer theatrical films are now  out on DVD. And yet the four weeks that remain in this holiday  season are still crowded with significant theatrical features  that are being released on DVD late in the season with the  hopes of attracting the impulse buyer.
BALTIMORE - Health care organizations not considering offshore outsourcing are missing out on significant cost savings, but administrators need to be aware of potential risks, including lax handling of data security by some vendors and the effect on employee morale, a health care IT analyst said Tuesday.
M aura Harty is at the center of the nation's passport predicament.
The plan would keep him from controlling the content of The Wall Street Journal if the company accepts his $5 billion takeover offer.
 Bush, but doubts Kerry offers real change
In an outdoor food market under the fierce midday sun, a crowd of men and boys were watching video footage of a truck bomber seated behind the steering wheel, smiling and murmuring his last words before crashing into U.S. military vehicles on an overpass.
You may think that a genuine interest in consumer health prompts food companies to market products that claim to reduce the risk of heart disease or cancer or help people lose weight.
Precisazione portavoce gruppo dopo intervista Bernheim
SAP has landed a $35 million deal to help the US Postal Service overhaul its human resources systems. According to sources close to the deal, the agreement includes a $21 million consulting component, and
JAKARTA: Australia defended a controversial maritime anti-terror plan on Friday after harsh words from neighbouring Indonesia that it breached international law and Jakarta\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sovereignty over its own waters.
One of the largest-ever series of drug raids is carried out on properties in London and home counties
Afghanistan&#39;s electoral commission gave the go-ahead for counting to begin today in the disputed presidential election after charges of fraudulent multiple voting forced a delay.
Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it believed that some of its foreign units had made improper payments related to the sale of medical devices in two unspecified small-market countries, spurring a top executive to retire immediately.
The countdown for the most coveted I.I.F.A. Awards has begun.
Matt Holliday homered and hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 9-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
Search giant argues Viacom's agreement to shift its ads from DoubleClick to Redmond's ad platform shows online ad competition concerns are unfounded. Microsoft, naturally, disagrees.
Ten people were killed and about  200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter trains  collided after one of them hit a vehicle left on the tracks by  a man contemplating suicide, authorities said.
Nuovo paniere in vigore 18/9, escono Bpi e Marazzi
After the end of the first Gulf War, block-lettered signs were posted in buildings at Fort Lee, Va., home to the U.S. Army's quartermaster corps.
A rare goal from Ashley Cole fired Arsenal to a 1-0 win over Manchester City as the Gunners maintained their slender advantage over Chelsea at the top of the English Premiership.
Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday arrived in the small west African nation of Sierra Leone on the second leg of a three-nation African tour.
Officials say expanded financial aid at Harvard may push other colleges to shift aid away from low-income students.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Police in Missouri believe  they have found alive a baby girl who was cut out of her  murdered mother's womb and removed from the scene of the crime  and said two people were being questioned.
INFERMERIA AL COMPLETO, LAZETIC TORNA IN CAMPO L'infermeria del Torino non si svuota neppure per l'...
Jay-Z, the rap superstar and president of Def Jam Records, has quietly returned to the studio to record an album of new songs inspired by the forthcoming movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Former president and CEO of what was once the world's largest group e-mail provider, dies in crash with daughter.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Buffalo Bills tight  end Mark Campbell will miss the remainder of the season because  of a knee injury.
The Cambodian legislature has ratified an agreement allowing establishment of a United Nations-backed tribunal for surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge.
Many telecommunications officials and some FCC officials cite BPL as a reason for deregulation. They say that three wired choices, plus wireless offerings, would guarantee that no company could gain monopoly power.
The corporate parent of Celera is exploring whether to turn the Rockville biotechnology firm and an affiliated unit into two independent, publicly traded companies.
In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPod Touch.
The United Nations has not sent enough election workers to help monitor pivotal elections scheduled for January, Iraq&#39;s foreign minister said here Wednesday.
Ricky Ponting and Daniel Vettori star to defeat an Asian XI in the Tsunami Appeal match in Melbourne.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - US and Iraqi troops are fighting at this hour to re-take Fallujah. They have accomplished their first objective - taking the city&#39;s main hospital, which has been held by insurgents.
Two rockets hit the Israeli town of Sderot Sunday morning, causing three light injuries and causing panic at a main intersection where one of them landed.
Beyond mapping out a strategy to take on Novell, Microsoft is putting an enormous amount of effort into its &quot;get out the facts&quot; campaign, which makes direct comparisons of Linux costs and Windows pricing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing expressed hope on Friday that a rapprochement in ties with Tokyo would stay on course, but also mentioned the wartime past that haunts relations.
Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald were having way too much fun during their 2-and-1 foursome victory over Americans Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink on Friday.
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The US trade deficit narrowed as exports reached a record in April, according to fresh government figures that bode well for the American economy.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio declined as much as 22 percent Wednesday following two analyst downgrades.
Beneath campaign barbs lie stark contrasts on health insurance, deficits, and tax rates.
Top French coiffeur Alexandre de Paris, who styled the hair of Elizabeth Taylor and many other stars, dies at 85.
Blog: Sony has taken the wraps off the ICF-C1iP clock radio and ZS-S2iP boombox, both of which feature docks for Apple's iPod music player--rival to Sony's once dominant Walkman brand.
The Proactiv sob sell has galvanized even people who rarely have blemishes to become, well, proactive about their skin.
Mountain bike enthusiasts with an affection for the prime trails in Otero Canyon are celebrating this week's announcement that the Air Force no longer plans to erect a fence that would close off their beloved biking area.
Auburn&#39;s last chance to get into the Orange Bowl and play for the national championship was to score an overwhelming victory over Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference championship
Many countries are more generous than the United States in the number of public holidays.
Andrew Fastow had agreed to serve a maximum 10-year term when he pleaded guilty in 2004.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow was ready to revive peace talks with Japan that would end their technical state of war dating back to World War II.
Iraq's Sunni vice-president demands the US speed up troop deployments in Baghdad for a new security drive.
BANGALORE, DEC 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called upon India and Russia to work together on innovative technologies with younger generation taking the lead.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cI condemn the recent increase in violence in Darfur, including attacks by the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) on Tawilla and at Kalma.
Internet search engine Google has announced Google Print, a new book search service at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Google has already secured deals with major publishers, including Oxford University Press.
Supercomputed big bang Scientists have a better understanding of the role black holes have played in the evolution of galaxies in our cosmos, thanks to a new and unprecedentedly detailed simulation of the universe developed by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A group of Asian American activists gathered here Wednesday to urge greater efforts to protect women and girls from HIV/AIDS on the 17th World AIDS Day.
A man accused of pulling a gun as O.J. Simpson and others confronted two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room told a judge Monday that he'll accept a plea deal and testify against Simpson and two other men.
The pileup of events in the city next week, including the Republican National Convention, will add to the security challenge for the New York Police Department, but commissioner Ray Kelly says, \
By By Will Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 8--Kevin Turner hadn't understood the parental pressure of a penguin until he tried walking with a wooden egg on his shoetops.
Report says that nearly half of Mac owners are 55 and older--almost double the share for average home PC users.
Randy Johnson was on the verge of joining the Yankees in a three-team, megadeal that also includes Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez, a source told the AP on Thursday.
Impotence treatment Cialis is returning for a second round of advertising on this year's Super Bowl, the most-watched U.S. television event, with a 60-second commercial showing flirtatious moments between middle-aged and elderly couples.
A wall of a building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed Monday, killing at least eight workers and injuring 12 others, Al Arabiya TV channel reported.
Russia offered on Wednesday to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.
CAIRO, Egypt - The voice sounded like the Al Qaeda (search) terror chief&#39;s, and the tape was posted on a site known as a clearinghouse for militant Islamic comment.
Eased-up American military operations could persuade former Taliban militants to return home from countries such as Pakistan, the chief of the U.N. refugee agency said Saturday. Thousands of Taliban supporters fled to Pakistan and Iran &#151; many with their entire families &#151; when U.S. forces and Afghan anti-Taliban militias drove them from power in late 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden.
Public religious meetings are banned in Pakistan after Thursday's bomb explosion in Multan kills at least 40 people.
St. Louis Rams owner Georgia Frontiere, a former nightclub entertainer who became one of the few women to own a major U.S. sports franchise when she inherited the National Football League team from her husband, died on Friday.
There cannot be much good in bad sex, unless maybe it wins you a prize.
An ancient stone coffin and sculpture of a lion's head have been returned to Greece after being handed over by private owners in the United States, the Culture Ministry said Wednesday.
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NEWCASTLE, England : Newcastle bounced back from last weekend&#39;s Premiership defeat to Bolton with a 2-0 UEFA Cup win over Dynamo Tbilisi.
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Oil trading group Trafigura is to pay the Ivorian government $198m for a clean-up after a \
Poultry farmers around Europe were on guard Monday against the possible spread of bird flu across the North Sea from infected Britain
SAN JOSE - Apple Computer has introduced its new iPod that allows users to view and share photos. At the same time it has opened nine new iTunes music stores in Europe, spurring its rivalry with Microsoft and others.
Police in Lahore say two men on a motorcycle opened fire at Maulana Ibrahim Salfi Sunday, as he was returning home from a mosque. Authorities say Mr.
An undisclosed billionaire is paying $475 million for an Airbus A380 passenger jet - that's the $325 million price tag, plus $150 million in custom upgrades.
History today is not so much written by the victors as by the vanquished.
Jones is seeking $25 million from Victor Conte. She is alleging Conte tarnished her reputation when he went on national TV and said she injected steroids.
Ten people were killed and five others missing as a powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan with strong winds and heavy rains yesterday, causing deadly mudslides and prompting the evacuation of thousands of homes, officials said.
Fashion Wire Daily - At the world premiere of &quot;Premonition&quot; on Monday night at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, star Sandra Bullock didn&#39;t look traumatized at all. Instead, she was positively regal in an off-the-shoulder Grecian gown, hand-in-hand with husband Jesse James. But, as the actress freely admitted earlier over the weekend to reporters, the plot of &quot;Premonition&quot; really got to her during the making of the movie.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Across Florida, hundreds of relief workers fanned out Sunday to help still-numb families...
Before the Iraq war, Saddam Hussein misjudged the U.S. military strategy and thought the United States would launch only several days of airstrikes and not a full-scale ground invasion, according to a television interview with the FBI agent who interrogated the former Iraqi leader for seven months.
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Apparently even a Hall of Fame coach doesn't get a break from the officials.
Julianne Moore is unable to rescue the thriller.
By now, reality should have set in for Roy Jones Jr. and his brain cleared enough to realize his sometimes brilliant career is over.
Two women took out millions of dollars in life insurance on two homeless men who later died in mysterious hit-and-run crashes, and investigators want to know whether the women were behind the wheel.
What does a team do if it already has clinched a playoff spot and comes down to the last game of the regular season tied for the division title? The scenario is not foreign to Red Sox personnel such as Larry Lucchino , Theo Epstein , Charles Steinberg , and most notably, Bob Tewksbury and Craig Shipley , all of ...
Hollywood stars and the designers who dress them grabbed Oscar's spotlight on Wednesday in a fashion preview featuring vivid colors and the sparkling jewelry expected to wow fans on the Academy Awards' red carpet.
Whilst acknowledging that copyright infringements do happen on P2P networks, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled that P2P network owners and software developers can&#39;t be held responsible for them.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin's residence is evacuated amid claims a UVF bomb has been there since 1981.
Several companies have challenged\u00c2\u00a0spectrum auction rules\u00c2\u00a0recently set by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with Frontline Wireless protesting that the auction of the 700MHz band to be auctioned in January could shut out small bidders.
British blue chips ended firmer, finishing at session highs after a late spurt in moderate trade reflecting the benefits of easier crude prices, albeit with Wall Street shares slightly weaker, dealers said.
Services carry the load Despite falling product revenue, Sun Microsystems posted decent enough second quarter results.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A solitary whale, species unknown, has been tracked since 1992, calling out with the regularity of a metronome, and hearing no response.
An average of 6.2 million viewers watched the launch of the eighth series of Channel 4's Big Brother.
The US recording industry is taking legal action against 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.
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LOS ANGELES, 26 DICEMBRE 2004 - Uno splendido dono di Natale al gusto della rivincita, quello che Shaquille O&#39;Neal si \u00c3\u00a8 regalato battendo l&#39;altra notte gli ex compagni di squadra dei Los Angeles Lakers. Il
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Francesco Guidolin, allenatore del Palermo, ha convocato tutta la rosa per il match di campionato co...
The FCC's auction of prime wireless spectrum could create new competition for broadband Internet. Or not. The bidding rules will be key.
Internet auction website eBay on Monday withdrew an unusual second-hand sale item, the country of Belgium, which had attracted an offer of 10 million euros (13.9 million dollars).
Mel Gibson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken-driving charge Thursday and was sentenced to three years' probation, the district attorney's office said.
On Malta, politicians are having a fierce debate about the direction of the country's tourism.
By SAM POWELL World Sports Columnist  Nature Conservancy is protecting land, animals in various Oklahoma preserves   The Nature Conservancy is doing a lot more in Oklahoma than just stocking some elk in the rugged hills of northeastern Oklahoma.
Oscar De La Hoya has been in enough big fights to know what each one means. Some have helped build his reputation, others have made him rich. So don't just chalk it up to hype when he says his fight Saturday night against Bernard Hopkins means more than all of them put together.
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U.S. intelligence shared with Turkey led to the weekend raids in northern Iraq on Kurdish militants, Turkey's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong, Mandarin Oriental has appointed Mr Michael Ziemer as general manager of the luxury hotel group - s renowned Munich property, Mandarin Oriental, Munich.
Apple and Motorola earnings disappoint the Street fueling fears that consumers will continue to decrease spending.
The reaction by Venezuela&#39;s opposition to the failed effort to recall President Hugo Chavez was disorganized and misguided. The two dozen groups behind the recall never worked together on a political message
A study of more than 2,500 retired NFL players found that those who had at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of clinical depression as those who had no concussions.
South Africa posted 233/7 and led England by 94 runs at tea on the second day of the second Test in Durban on Monday. Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock on 51 and 11 respectively resumed the South African first innings after the lunch break in Durban.
By Madeline ChambersBERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday against bowing to fears of Islamic violence after a Berlin opera house canceled performances of a Mozart work because of concerns ...Comment
Growth of PC shipments in the U.S. nearly doubles at the end of 2007 due to the expansion into brick-and-mortar stores.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, more than doubled second-half profit as Chinese demand boosted commodity prices. The company is considering returning as much as $2 billion to investors, including share buybacks.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - A 3-year-old Nigerian boy was kidnapped in the oil-producing Niger Delta in southern Nigeria on Thursday, police said, four days after a British girl of the same age was released by her kidnappers.
You know who you are. The ones who choose the right path. The ones who perform at a competitive disadvantage. The ones who refuse to alter your bodies with performance-enhancing drugs.
New Zealand will later today become the first country in the world to sign a Working Holiday Scheme with the Czech Republic, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff.
Ambassadors from non-aligned countries are due to make a \
The White House and Senate   Republicans who revolted against the president's proposal on   tough CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects said on Sunday a   compromise was possible to heal a party rift over treatment of   prisoners.
Six soldiers were killed and an equal number wounded in clashes with Maoist rebels in southwestern Nepal, an army source said.
ATLANTA - Drinking at least one sugar-sweetened soft drink or fruit punch daily nearly doubles the risk of diabetes, according to the first large study to examine the suggested link.
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BAR test driver Anthony Davidson put Ferrari&#39;s Michael Schumacher in the shade on Friday as China made its debut on the Formula One stage.
Tony Blair has hit back on \
HOUSTON Back from three weeks on the sidelines, Roger Federer beat Gaston Gaudio (GAS&#39;-tawn GOW&#39;-dee-oh) in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup tennis championships.
NYINGCHI, China  - To Tibetans, China and the  ruling Communist Party seem to have offered them a clear choice  -- you are either with us or against us.
Comment is free: Priyamvada Gopal:  Rushdie's knighthood is a reward for abandoning the anti-establishment stance he once espoused.
Three aftershocks ultimately led to officials in India issuing what amounted to a false alarm.
A free funeral is not everyone&#39;s idea of  a perk but some politicians in northern Italy&#39;s Veneto region  defended Wednesday the right to expense their final send-off  amid a public outcry about freeloading politicians.
A new mosque, thought to be the largest in central Asia, is inaugurated in the isolated republic.
WASHINGTON - A spotty job market and stagnant paychecks cloud this Labor Day holiday for many workers, highlighting the importance of pocketbook issues in the presidential election.   \
A female suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest struck a checkpoint of neighborhood patrol volunteers in Baquba, capital of Iraq's restive Diyala province, killing 10 people and wounding eight on Wednesday, police said.
Several shots were fired inside a downtown Montreal college on Wednesday, and initial reports from the scene suggest at least two people were injured, television networks said.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began crisis talks with his Hamas rivals in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, vowing to hammer out a deal on a unity government that could end an international blockade.
In a move that was anticipated for several days, Jeffrey W. Greenberg, chief executive and chairman and Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC ), resigned on Oct. 25.
Not worth a tin full of beans Analysis A significant and noticeable part of the US and European academy of terrorism studies is like a shark. If it stops swimming forward, it dies. This has two consequences: a drive to publish or perish which, in turn, motivates it to creep onto past battlefields, assessing which bodies can be ignored for the sake of renewing mythologies; or new terror analyses that purport to show Byzantine networks and capabilities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said on Friday he could be part of the solution to strife in the Caribbean nation, convulsed by violence since he was forced into exile in February.
The English Football Association (FA) on Thursday found Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger guilty of improper conduct and fined him \u00c2\u00a315 000.
WASHINGTON -- World leaders meeting yesterday in the Indonesian capital promised more money, more cooperation, and a high-tech disaster early warning system in what UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called \
Morning Edition , December 24, 2004 In the final days before Ukraine's new presidential runoff election Sunday, the mood is grim in Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich's campaign.
MacCentral - In a presentation to be given later this week at OracleWorld in San Francisco, Calif., Oracle Corp. will outline its Resilient Low-Cost Storage Initiative. After including Apple Computer Inc.'s Xserve RAID in the product testing, Oracle has chosen to deploy Apple's solution internally to run the Oracle Collaboration Suite application for e-mail, voicemail and calendar, Oracle officials will reveal.
The last series of The Sopranos is up for 15 awards as this year's Emmy nominations are announced.
PARIS -- Assassination has emerged as one of the most efficient tools for silencing journalists, according to a global study tracking fatalities among journalists and press staff in the last 10 years.
Stephen Gallacher, at the age of 29 an unconsidered and probably under-rated Scot, leaped from relative obscurity to overnight fame yesterday when he won the Dunhill Links Championship, not just in his native Scotland but here at the home of golf.
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President George W. Bush will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the White House announced.
Almost every pub, cafe and restaurant in England could be smoke-free if new White Paper proposals are approved. Is it good news for you?
Six people are killed while exploring tunnels on Spain's Canary Islands, probably from lack of oxygen, officials say.
Medford , Oregon - The BIG media in America was all atwitter last week. We&#39;ve got the goods on Bush now, they thought. Yessiree... That rich boy George W left a trail of 1960&#39;s documents behind at the Texas
Police killed a Pakistani and arrested another in a shootout Tuesday that authorities said foiled a terrorist attack in India's financial capital a month after a series of train bombings that left more than 200 people dead.
The weeklong slide in the price of oil from a record of almost $50 ends with a slight rise in New York and London.
A new video purportedly featuring Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden appeared on the Internet Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, CNN reported.
Javier Irureta &egrave; il nuovo allenatore del Saragozza. L'ex allenatore del Deportivo La Coruna h...
Yum Brands Inc, operator of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut chains beat Wall Street's profit target on Monday, but its shares fell 2.3 percent after its boosted 2008 earnings per share forecast just missed analysts' target.
A former winner on &quot;Survivor&quot; lied to get time off from his job as a state highway worker to join a promotional tour for the reality TV show in Europe last year, an investigation found.
NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures prices ended above $50 a barrel for the first time on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In New York, crude for November delivery rose 48 cents and closed at a record $50.
Men in their 70s and older who are diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer can safely \
STATE DEPARTMENT The Bush administration has agreed to give Iran time to fulfill its promise to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, while continuing to accuse the country of repeated deceptions.
Iraq. Diffuso su internet un video che mostra la decapitazione di un alto ufficiale iracheno. Il gruppo estremista Ansar Al-Sunna ha diffuso sul proprio sito internet un video che mostra la decapitazione di
David Hasselhoff has demanded an apology from a British tabloid for publishing a story that claimed he was drunk at a Hollywood nightclub while celebrating his victory in a child custody battle.
Companies to help you cope with market volatility.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian used his National Day speech Sunday to call for peace talks with arch foe China and urge adoption of a system to prevent an outbreak of conflict in the narrow strait dividing them.
Airlines apparently pushed through a fare increase yesterday after months of unsuccessful attempts to raise prices, helping to offset record-high jet-fuel costs.
Three men found guilty of plotting to rape a girl via an internet chat room are jailed.
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A 49-year-old man shot dead in a pub car park in East Dunbartonshire is named by police.
Westfield Group has upped the ante in its expansion plans into the United Kingdom retail market with a $1.48 billion cash bid to buy out Duelguide plc, the company which owns retail property group Chelsfield plc.
By LINDA SPICE  One man's collectibles became his neighbors' nuisance before city officials sought relief through the courts and obtained an order that allowed a mandatory cleanup Thursday of the bicycles, rusty pails and even church windows that covered a weed-infested yard on S. 98th St.
With a burst of confidence borne of three playoff road victories, the Giants are pursuing respect as surely as the Patriots are pursuing immortality.
U.S. stocks climbed on Tuesday as  retail shares like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a lift from  better-than-expected January retail sales data, while  technology shares received a boost from a 3.6 percent rise in  Apple Computer.
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With serious flu-shot shortages predicted in the United States this coming season, the maker of a costlier nasal-spray vaccine says it will produce another 1 million doses to help ease the shortfall, the Baltimore Sun reported Friday.
L&#39;attacco suicida \u00c3\u00a8 avvenuto contro un centro di reclutamento della Guardia nazionale. Molte delle vittime aspettavano di essere chiamate per arruolarsi. Intanto, la tv al Jazira ha diffuso un video in cui
Thayer 2 CM 1 CANTON -- Catholic Memorial coach Bill Hanson said his Knights \
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie tied for the lead at the Target World Challenge on Friday; each shot five-under 66.
Domenica scatta il campionato del Milan, e Alessandro Costacurta ai microfoni di Milan Channel fa il...
The European Union hopes to reach an  agreement with the United States next Friday on a new pact on  sharing airline passenger data, the European Commission said on  Sunday.
President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed suggestions he was taking Russia back to its Soviet past and said he viewed freedom and democracy as key to a stable future.
A U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap and murder a romantic rival for a fellow astronaut arrived back in Houston on Wednesday after she was freed on bail in Florida.
Police and industry investigators raid a factory after allegations of a large music filesharing network.
Glasgow Rangers&#39; hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Uefa Cup suffered a major setback on Thursday when they went down to a 1-0 defeat against AZ Alkmaar.
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Gunmen kidnapped six government soldiers in a former Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan and dumped their bullet-ridden bodies in a canal, a local official said Thursday.
Singapore has questioned a U.S.  government assessment that it has become a sex slave center and  asked Washington to back its charges with evidence.
And now for the latest Britney Spears updates: Husband, yes; manager, no; reputed wedding-night panties, &quot;quite disgusting.&quot;.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, defending her husband's increasingly vocal role in her presidential effort, sidestepped questions about whether Bill Clinton's suggestion that Barack Obama had put a \
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The NHS must make a \u00c2\u00a3250m profit next year, the government is set to say.
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Tupac Shakur's mother goes to court to stop his former record label selling the rap star's unreleased recordings.
TORONTO -- The gem was hidden in the wall of Granny's home. When the police found it, they promoted Danny Blanchard from very clever accused con man and ATM cash thief to alleged mastermind of an international jewel theft ring.
Remarkable new footage of Canada's Arctic wolves is caught on camera by a BBC film crew.
Police investigating the murder of two prostitutes in Suffolk are to carry out more tests to see how they died.
With no smoking gun to be found, David Blunkett is poised to climb back up the greasy pole of British politics after an unseemly furore over his ex-lover, her nanny and a fast-tracked visa application.
Google could launch its online presentation and wiki tools at the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco this week, news reports indicate.
The Angels were rebuffed Friday in their efforts to sign free agent right-hander Matt Clement, who agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth around $24 million with the Boston Red Sox.
Losing weight may be as simple as eating more -- eating more fruits and vegetables and less food that is \
The Supreme Court of Chile yesterday stripped Augusto Pinochet, the country&#39;s former military dictator, of his immunity from prosecution - opening the way for him to be charged with human
Gordon Brown appoints the head of one of the City's best known communications firms as No 10 strategy chief.
Olive ridley sea turtles are making a comeback, largely because of Mexican conservation efforts.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - He's been a prostitute's  rich beau, an officer, a gentleman and a gigolo, but  Palestinians can't fathom Richard Gere's latest incarnation as  a cheerleader for their elections this weekend.
Portuguese police investigating abduction of British toddler take Robert Murat in for further questioning.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start selling songs online without copy protection software to thwart piracy known as digital rights management (DRM).
O.J. Simpson, the former American football star acquitted of double murder in 1995, was charged on Tuesday with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
Latest estimates of the costs of hosting the Athens Olympics put them at up to $10bn - a huge amount for a small country like Greece, once the poorest in the EU.
A suspected case of mad cow disease has been detected in the United States, agriculture officials said Thursday. By Ted Warren, AP.
Twice defending champion Roger Federer   and former world number one Andy Roddick will square off in a   mouthwatering U.S. Open final on Sunday after rolling over   Russians in their semi-finals.
Although AIDS is thought of as a disease of the young, in the United States it is rapidly becoming one of the middle-aged and even the old.
A routine computer software upgrade has crashed 80 percent of UK government PCs at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on Friday.
DEAF children helped by kidnapped Margaret Hassan yesterday joined 200 mercy workers at a rally in Baghdad to call for her release.
The haunted goldfish bowl goes mobile Samsung is going TV crazy and adding terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (T-DMB) receivers to a wide range of its products. The latest product to appear in South Korea with a TV capability is the Q1, Samsung's ultra-mobile PC (UMPC).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il giovane ds del Messina, Marco Valentini, in un'intervista ad 'Avvenire', si augura che la partita...
PARIS, October 21 (Itar-Tass) - PACE President Peter Schieder called on all member and observer states of the Council of Europe \u00e2\u0080\u009cto bring democracy to Belarus through selected sanctions against the regime and by stepping up cooperation with civil
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Shakeup aims to restore public confidence in role but function as government adviser likely to stay.
America Online Inc. said Thursday it had filed a federal lawsuit accusing numerous unnamed defendants of violating federal and state laws by sending bulk messages known as \
PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas today appeared to be guaranteed victory in the Palestinian presidential election after the withdrawal of his chief rival, but an upsurge of violence underlined the scale of the challenge ahead.
Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity is closing in on what may be the richest scientific \
When singer Boy George allegedly violated the terms of his probation on a drug charge, he incurred the wrath of a Manhattan judge who demanded that he show up in court or face arrest. That court date is Monday.
An entertainment or product review _ anything from books and video games to Web sites and music.  ___  True, it's made by the American Girl company, but the new \
THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A diet low in carbohydrates but high in animal fat and protein doesn't seem to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, a new study claims.
Noisy lovemaking is no cause for eviction &#151; so long as it's done in the daytime, a Swedish landlord said Thursday.
Bollywood is riveted by the competition between an older action hero and his younger rival
Six years after the grand-opening party for its newest hotel in SoHo \u00e2\u0080\u0094 on Sept. 10, 2001 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Thompson Hotel Group is flourishing.
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AOL Canada Inc. will announce plans today to enter the burgeoning market for providing telephone service over the Internet. The on-line service company has beaten its US parent Time Warner Inc
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Tuesday that it was suing Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion over unauthorized use of its programming online.
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Jaana Baker is no klutz &#151; note her second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She's also an avid video gamer who puts out a Web-based comic called \
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The man who provided key documents for an anti-spying suit against the telecom giant breaks his silence, claiming the Los Angeles Times killed his story at the feds' request. In 27B Stroke 6.
A fresh US air strike on the Iraqi town of Falluja has killed nine people, including three children. Police and medical sources said two houses were destroyed when a US fighter jet fired two missiles late
MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- Gastric bypass surgery controls symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in morbidly obese people who've had previous anti-reflux surgery, says a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study in the November issue of Obesity Surgery.
The move follows a string of similar deals between Ma Bell and cable operators, as it looks to aggressively market VoIP.
Gordon Brown is urged by a think tank to create a new bank holiday to celebrate community heroes.
Bud Selig defended baseball&#039;s drug-testing program Tuesday and insisted the toughened policy is working, and later touched on recent scandals set off by Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco and Jason Grimsley.
President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will meet in February in the Slovak city of Bratislava, in a summit that will take place against the background of recent tensions
AIG's  private banking unit is aiming to take 10 percent of Taiwan's wealth management market within five years, targeting residents who have made big money in China, a top executive said on Tuesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday under a cloud of White House criticism of his ability to rescue Iraq from bloody turmoil.
Darnell Jackson scored 25 points with nine rebounds and Darrell Arthur added 22 points in front of a surprisingly supportive road crowd on Saturday to lead No. 3 Kansas to an 85-60 victory over Boston College.
Lo rende noto la Cospalat del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Red billboards marked &quot;R&quot; have recently cropped up in Kosovo, as a sign of widespread support for former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj ahead of his UN war crimes trial on Monday.
Results from Ireland&#39;s parliamentary election are due Friday with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, battling to win a third term.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  - The trial of former  HealthSouth Corp. HLSH.PK Chief Executive Richard Scrushy  starts on Tuesday, with the flamboyant Birmingham mogul accused  of orchestrating a $2.64 billion accounting scandal at the  healthcare company he founded.
ISMAILIA, Egypt  - Egypt called in police reinforcements and sealed gaps at the breached border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Miguel Cabrera homered and Mike Lowell singled home the go-ahead run, helping the Florida Marlins beat the Dodgers 4-2 on Monday night in Paul Lo Duca's return to Los Angeles.
Sysco Corp. (SYY.N), the largest U.S. distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices.
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Sometimes I write about topics that I find a little difficult to get my arms around.
Discovery Communications has hired former AOL advertising executive Kathleen Kayse to run the Silver Spring cable giant's digital ad sales operation.
The database and mobile software company is set to reveal details on updates to its flagship products and outline RFID plans.
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Environmentalists sued the federal government Thursday to stop the sale of toy jewelry made with lead, citing dangers it can pose to brain development in children.
Sending out a strong message to dope offenders, the Indian Olympic Association on Wednesday imposed life bans on three top weightlifters -- Pratima Kumari, Sanamacha Chanu and S Sunaina -- and national coach Pal Singh Sandhu.
By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Dec. 17--Al Puckett remembers the 1960s when Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant supervisors ordered a worker to bury uranium waste in a gravel pit west of the plant on Saturdays.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed around 400 suspected militants since the start of a major security crackdown in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.
EMI, the struggling British music company, said Friday that it had rejected an informal takeover bid by US rival Warner Music Group, claiming the cash offer worth 2.08 billion pounds (3.07 billion euros, 4.05 billion dollars) was &quot;inadequate.&quot;
Icap, the world's biggest money-broking firm, makes a bid to buy the bond trading arm of Borsa Italiana, reports say.
Just when the ranks of the national news media began to thin out, Mount St. Helens exhibited renewed signs of life late Friday afternoon.
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Two Palestinians infiltrated a religious seminary and attacked students in a West Bank settlement before being shot dead, while Palestinians killed an Israeli police officer near Jerusalem, officials said.
Struggling Ford Motor Co. racked up four \
British R&amp;B singer Jamelia and Chicago rapper Kanye West were the big winners at Britain&#39;s black music awards Thursday, taking three awards each.
Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission said on Wednesday it may consider holding next month's elections over an extended period, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had suggested.
By Ray Gronberg, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.  Sep. 21--DURHAM -- Durham officials may tinker with the county's land-use  map to earmark key tracts of land along Interstate 85 northeast of the city  and along Page Road near Raleigh-Durham International Airport for industrial  development.
Nurses&#39; leaders warned last night that the expansion of the NHS was &quot;built on sand&quot;, relying too much on the recruitment of overseas and temporary staff who may quit at short notice.
Members of the United Automobile Workers approved a four-year contract with Chrysler, clearing the way for talks to accelerate at Ford.
The director of the film version of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is to remove references to God.
Veteran Andre Agassi kept his U.S.   Open campaign alive and staved off retirement with a stunning   6-4 6-4 3-6 5-7 7-5 victory over a stubborn Marcos Baghdatis of   Cyprus to reach the third round on Thursday.
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Successful athletes don&#39;t make the team because of their mediation skills. They are bullies with a purpose. If sportsman-like conduct isn&#39;t called forth during high testosterone moments, all is typically lost.
Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has described his performance in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Lyon in midweek as 'abysmal'.
U.S. television networks refused to play by rules restricting camera angles and reaction shots during the presidential debate and that may have given a boost to John Kerry, analysts said on Friday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws meant to reconcile warring Iraqis, saying progress was remarkable even though more was needed.
HOUSTON -- El Paso Corp. , the nation's largest natural gas pipeline company, said yesterday it will write down the value of its oil and gas properties by $2.67 billion and reduce the value of its shareholder equity by $1 billion to reflect accounting revisions for natural gas hedges.
Google Inc. wants to conclude its share auction Tuesday, setting the stage for its stock to go public Wednesday, according to a statement on its IPO (initial public offering) Web site.
La legge di Fabio Capello s'impone nella nazionale inglese e l'hotel di Watford, dove i giocatori so...
On the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the victims were remembered and honored in sporting events around the country and the world.
By Patrick Lynch, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  May 31--NEWPORT NEWS -- Swimmers should avoid Anderson Beach in Newport News because recent tests showed high bacteria levels, according to the Peninsula Health District.   Anderson Beach is off of Chesapeake Avenue.
Extreme rains, interspersed with droughts, could spell disaster for the country's agriculture-based economy, according to research spanning five decades of data.
Superata nel 2004 quota 3 milioni, +11,4% rispetto al 2003
SpiralFrog, a new online music   service, said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with EMI   Music Publishing to authorize SpiralFrog's use of EMI's music   catalog for legal downloading in the United States via   SpiralFrog's advertising-supported service.
Blog: CNET News.com treks over to Moscone Center to see how the preparations are going for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
Oil prices fell to seven-week lows near &#36;47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in U.S. oil and gas inventories.
Da 50,8% a 56,6% dal 2001 al 2004, in crescita quote medie
Three people, including a baby, die when a crane collapsed in the city of St Petersburg.
Increases in air ozone levels may contribute to the deaths of thousands of Americans each year, new nationwide statistics suggest.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, where are the fairest funds of all?
Tiger Woods birdied his last two holes, and five of his last seven, for a seven-under-par 65 at the Dubai Desert Classic to start his season with two wins.
General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s top conglomerate, said on Monday it had sold a majority of its pioneering Indian back
ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay, March 10 -- President Bush said Saturday that his administration is working to put a halt to law enforcement abuses of new anti-terrorist intelligence-gathering powers, and he expressed continued confidence in the attorney general and FBI director.
Su base annua si registra un aumento fino al 3,0%
Ordered by Congress to give consumers free access to their own credit reports once a year, the nation's three largest credit bureaus are turning that requirement into a marketing opportunity.
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Scientists believe they are a step closer to understanding how to block the transmission of HIV.
Israel launched an advanced spy satellite Monday that will be able to track events in Iran, the country it considers its top foe, even at night and in cloudy weather, defense officials said.
General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co began talks with the United Auto Workers on Monday, hoping to win sweeping concessions that would slash labor costs for the struggling U.S. auto industry.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a dilemma Monday over whether to pardon an army colonel who strangled a Chechen schoolgirl, risking upsetting allies in Chechnya on the one hand or his powerful military on the other.
Yum Brands Inc., the parent of Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell and other restaurants, backed its prior third-quarter and fiscal 2004 guidance, helped by positive sales from its three main US brands and the strength of the company&#39;s international division.
The captain of a Royal Navy warship is removed during a tour of duty to the Gulf amid allegations of bullying.
With the announcement today, a total of seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the attempted car bombings last week in London and Glasgow.
(CBS/AP) As US forces continued to bombard the restive city of Fallujah and clashed with militants in the streets of Baghdad, there was unrest in the normally quiet British-patrolled city of Basra.
Expect Microsoft to announce its long-anticipated foray into the online music business this week, raising the competitive stakes for the current market leader, Apple.
Tight end Jeff Thomason is going to the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles after being out of the NFL the last two seasons.
Alcatel shareholders flocked in record  numbers to take part in a vote on the French telecom equipment  firm's $10.9 billion deal to buy U.S. rival Lucent, as  executives prepared to take on harsh critics of the move.
Microsoft Corp.  filed revised  documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at  complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the  European Commission said.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Lakers  guard Kobe Bryant is sidelined indefinitely after an MRI exam  on his right ankle Friday revealed a severe sprain.
US captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson - America&#39;s best two players \u00e2\u0080-or the first time in the opening match at Oakland Hills.
Jared Dudley scored 21 points, Craig Smith added 20 and No. 13 Boston College beat slumping West Virginia 73-53 Sunday for the Eagles' eighth straight road win.
Each winter, when the New England air turns heavy and the ground grows hard, former world triathlon champion Candy Angle and her husband, former world duathlon champ Andy Noble, struggle to fill the competitive void.
A woman casts her vote at Rodrigo Elementary School's polling station in Covilha, central Portugal.Comment
Allen Iverson scored 17 points despite a  broken thumb on his shooting hand as the United States  rebounded from a shock opening game loss to beat Greece 77-71  at the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Tennis is being encouraged to adopt instant replay in the aftermath of a chair umpire wrongly making an overrule Tuesday in a US Open match involving Serena Williams.
Jayendra Saraswathi, a top Hindu religious leader, is sent to jail in India in connection with a murder of a temple worker.
A stomach virus holds Jets quarterback Chad Pennington out of practice on Wednesday, but Coach Herman Edwards said that he will be fine for Saturday's game against the Steelers.
Newcastle confirm Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manager the club.
A man who held one of the stars of Lost hostage at his house in Hawaii pleads guilty in a court in Honolulu.
Things get ugly for Buy.com customers when rebates go missing.
Fashion Wire Daily - Australian design team Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton, the duo behind Sass and Bide, titled their Fall 2008 collection \
As a redshirt freshman four years ago, Louisiana State quarterback Matt Flynn stood on the sideline in the Superdome and watched his team win a national championship.
Segretario, chiedero' a gruppi di fare come in commissione
A senior business figure is appointed to improve the running of MI6 in response to last year's Butler report.
Lil Jon was little known outside the South until 2002, when crunk music made its way into the mainstream. Now, thanks to a double-platinum album, a pair of No. 1 R&amp;B hits he produced and the parodies by comedian Dave Chappelle, Lil Jon has become a cult figure with his long braids, dark shades, gold teeth and ever-present pimp's chalice.
Jon Stewart, who hosted the Oscars in 2006, will be invited back, according to people involved with the plan.
VIENNA : Limited spare capacity means that the ability of oil producers to meet the sharpest rise in demand since the 1970s is likely to be severely tested, according to experts attending an OPEC-sponsored seminar in Vienna.
The Indian Board re-opens the bidding for TV rights after Australian threaten to cancel their tour.
Sydney - At least two men have killed themselves after being questioned as part of a massive crackdown on child pornography in Australia, police said on Saturday.
Democratic challenger John Kerry cut President Bush's lead to 2 points with just over two weeks to go before the Nov. 2 election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Sunday.
With the release of the new iMacs, writes Peter Lewis for CNNMoney.com, &#147;Apple is making applesauce out of the old canard that Macs are a lot more expensive than Windows computers.&#148;
A group led by al-Qaida-linked terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility Sunday for the execution of some 50 Iraqi army recruits in eastern Iraq.
Ayad Allawi spoke on a day that suicide bombers killed at least 17 Iraqis, most of them police officers, in 3 separate attacks.
Anheuser-Busch, which buys more commercial time each year in the Super Bowl than any other marketer, is likely to run seven spots in Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3, all of them for Budweiser or Bud Light.
Harvard University announced on Wednesday its biggest curriculum overhaul in three decades, putting new emphasis on sensitive religious and cultural issues, the sciences and overcoming U.S. \
Gli investigatori accusano: &quot;Sei pagine di sentenza che cancellano tre anni di indagini e intercettazioni&quot;                                          Il Viminale: &quot;Un colpo di spugna ora bisogna cancellare la legge&quot;                                                                                   di CLAUDIA FUSANI
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle will finally be allowed to return to their own ground after half a season&#39;s wanderings following a change of heart by the Scottish Premier League.
Scottish Power and EDF Energy become the latest energy suppliers to make significant price cuts.
Se non 'accettera' precondizioni comunita' internazionale'
U.S. officials are more optimistic than the locals about a new cabinet that looks a lot like the old one
A senior Iraqi official criticized the United States on Thursday for disbanding the Iraqi army in 2003 and said it should not withdraw without reforming Iraqi security forces heavily infiltrated by sectarian militias.
Citigroup Inc. C.N on Friday said  U.S. securities regulators may recommend enforcement  proceedings against the former head of Citigroup Global  Investment Management.
Asian giants India and China agreed  to broaden their budding friendship through a new security and  foreign policy dialogue they launched Monday and said this had  boosted trust between the two sides.
A woman who gave birth to twins has been charged with taking the toddlers from their adoptive parents and fleeing with them to Canada, federal officials said Wednesday.
ST. GEORGE, Utah  - A young woman told a Utah court on Friday she wanted to die after being forced into sex at age 14 in a marriage arranged by one of the biggest U.S. polygamous sects.
Independent film producer and distributor Lions Gate has a roaring second quarter.
A year ago his prospects for re-election looked grim, but the California Governor has returned to his centrist persona and distanced himself from Bush
US officials quarantine a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis and urge fellow air travellers to be tested.
Iraq war veterans on the sidelines of the Republican convention say they are sick of the bickering over the Vietnam War records of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry and want a serious discussion of Iraq and veterans' issues instead.
The number of companies, especially smaller businesses, that are going private is on the rise as compliance costs increase.
The Iraq Study Group report proposes a fundamental shift in the U.S. military mission in Iraq over the next year, substantially expanding the American effort to train fledgling Iraqi security forces while pulling U.S. troops back from combat and patrols.
ANSAN, South Korea -- &quot;Next!&quot; barked Joanne Richardson, a bureaucratic-looking Canadian sitting behind a desk in a bustling hall marked &quot;Immigrations.&quot; She beckoned to a timid 15-year-old girl wearing a Mickey Mouse shirt.
Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia   confirmed on Friday it was looking out for  acquisitions in Malaysia but denied a report that it planned to  buy an indirect stake in the country's fourth-biggest lender.
JERUSALEM -- Scattered clashes were reported yesterday around the Gaza Strip and West Bank, a day after fierce fighting between the ruling Hamas movement and rivals in the formerly dominant Fatah party.
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Gunmen fired on the offices of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday, disrupting a cabinet meeting, just hours after the Islamist group and Fatah faction agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce.
Worldwide mobile phone sales exceeded 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 percent increase over the second quarter of 2003, according to a report released this week by Gartner Inc.
Prc 'partita e' aperta', Pdci 'faremo battaglia emendativa'
By COX, Sandra  A Tasmanian tourist operator wants to build a tree-top walkway in a rimu forest near the shores of Lake Brunner.
She's an astronaut, a Navy captain, and a married mother of three. So what made Lisa Nowak drive 900 miles to confront a perceived romantic rival? Diary of a bad trip.
Busta trovata nella sua cella era di associazione religiosa
The Sudanese government and rebel representatives signed an accord today aimed at ending hostilities in the troubled western region of Darfur and guaranteeing aid groups access to 1.6 million civilians uprooted by the conflict.
A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 60 people in Baghdad on Tuesday hours before President George W. Bush was to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.
Slammed by all sides, from  high-ranking Republicans to rival networks, CBS News vowed on  Wednesday to answer questions about the authenticity of  documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's  military service during the Vietnam War.
Colpo mortaio colpisce casa, morti fratellini
French filmmaker Francis Veber, famed  for his farcical comedies, says his native country's attitude  toward celebrity is tame compared to America's current  obsession.
KABUL, Dec 6: President Hamid Karzai has held discussions with arch rival Yunus Qanuni over a possible position in the next Afghan government, a spokesman for Mr Karzai said on Monday.
Nextel Communications Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to offer Yahoo Inc. products and services over the Nextel wireless network. Under the deal, Nextel subscribers will be able to log into
ATENE - Il portavoce del Comitato olimpico brasiliano ha detto che sarebbe gia&#39; pronto un ricorso sul risultato della gara di maratona, che ha visto Stefano Boldini aggiudicarsi la medaglia d&#39;oro. Il punto
2003-2004 have been pretty dismal in terms of new talent.
The animated tale about a family of superheroes remains number-one at the North American theaters taking in 51 million dollars US.
I recently spent a long weekend visiting family in Britain and was intrigued by the differences in the driving experience between the United States and Britain.
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Former President Bill Clinton was resting comfortably Tuesday as he recuperated from coronary artery bypass surgery performed the day before, according to a spokesman at his charitable foundation.
SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The South Korean government said it was trying to confirm the report...
Iraq's main Sunni bloc says it will boycott cabinet meetings because of legal action against one of its ministers.
John Kerry can&#39;t do comedy. The world kind of knew that already, but Kerry can do bemused politician. This talent might help him in his television appearances.
A judge Thursday rejected a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport to delay a trial dealing with alleged sex abuse by priests, a ruling the diocese said would force it to file bankruptcy.
A group of about 260,000 Indochinese  refugees who have been living in China for quarter of a century  may finally get full Chinese citizenship, the United Nations  said on Friday.
 rub-out theory gains credence
By Bill Miller, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 14--An overturned tractor-trailer forced the closure early Wednesday of westbound Interstate 30 at the downtown Dallas mixmaster.   The single-vehicle wreck occurred at 3:40 a.m. The driver wasn't hurt, a police dispatcher said.
Police on Teesside are involved in a stand-off in which a father threatens to torch himself and his two daughters.
Il giudizio viene da uno psicologo e un sociologo
SIDOARJO, Indonesia  - Three more bodies were found on Friday near the scene of a gas pipeline explosion in Indonesia's East Java province which was linked to a devastating mudflow, pushing the overall death toll to 11.
U.S. stocks are poised to fall for a  second-straight day on Friday on concerns the economy and  corporate profits will slow after crude futures touched another  record and inched toward $50 per barrel.
The French defense ministry on Saturday called for an internal investigation of the leak of an intelligence document that raises the possibility that Osama bin Laden may have died of typhoid in Pakistan a month ago but said the report of the death remained unverified.
Russia offered on Tuesday to ease restrictions on international observers monitoring its March 2 presidential vote, but Europe's main election watchdog said the concessions did not go far enough.
US and Iraqi forces moved into parts of rebel-held Fallujah, west of Baghdad, seizing the city&#39;s general hospital after a day of aerial bombardment, the US military said.
The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle today when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality.
Talks on who would get what in Iraq's newly elected National Assembly were under way even before the final results came in, but the clergy-backed Shiites, whose winning margin was less than what they expected, may now have to compromise more than anticipated.
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Ukraine&#39;s Central Electoral Committee today decided to hold the re-run of last month&#39;s presidential election on Dec. 26, as parliament met to take moves against the fraud that prompted the Supreme Court to annul the Nov. 21 vote.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - There are no pollsters to win over in professional football, so what was quarterback Tom Brady doing back in the game one series after he had been taken out during the fourth quarter of the Patriots' 49-28 romp over the Miami Dolphins yesterday at Dolphin Stadium?
That Cate Blanchett found her latest screen role \
From his pitched exchange with President Bush's father to bizarre incidents like his 1986 mugging, Dan Rather has become the news with uncomfortable frequency during his four decades at CBS.
The Green Bay Packers finally got a glimpse of life without Brett Favre on Sunday. And with their franchise quarterback watching the last 1 1/2 quarters from the sidelines, there wasn&#39;t much life in the Green Bay Packers.
Four security bulletins issued today patch just four vulnerabilities in Windows, Visual Studio, and the MSN and Windows Live Messenger software.
BOCA RATON, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney questioned on Thursday whether rival John McCain understood the U.S. economy as the candidates sought advantage in Florida in the race for the U.S. presidential nomination.
By Lakisha Ladson, The Dallas Morning News Sep. 24--Fall announced itself Saturday with heavy rain, strong winds and lightning that together caused several minor car accidents, blew the roofs off buildings and started fires.
There will be furrowed brows over at Research in Motion Ltd (RIM), the Canadian company behind the ever-popular wireless email device, BlackBerry.
Yahoo! and Adobe announced an agreement that will make HTML and PDF seem a more similar browsing experience. In the process, it should drive more traffic to Yahoo!
The food and drug administration, the pharmaceuticals regulator in the United States, was yesterday fighting to head off a crisis in confidence among the American public.
Iervolino, oggi incontro per definire raccolta straordinaria
Crude hovers around $46 a barrel amid demand from most populous country, damage reports from Ivan. LONDON  - Oil prices held above $46 a barrel Tuesday as China showed no letup in its strong demand
Apple\u00c2\u0092s chief executive touched off speculation last week about how far Apple will go as it takes its next big step into digital video.
Home Office yoof campaign shocks Middle England Middle England is none too pleased with a Home Office campaign aimed at \
Deliveries of the Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger plane are set to be nearly two years behind their original schedule, the leading buyer of the jet, the Dubai-based airline Emirates, has revealed.
Shares of Travelzoo, a travel site famed for giving out free stock, climbed more than 1,000 percent in the past year. But now that the company has withdrawn a deadline for cashing in free shares, few have claimed their now-valuable stock. By Joanna Glasner.
Xerox Corp , the leading provider of digital printers and document management services, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, fueled by solid sales of higher-margin color systems.
GamesAreFun has screenshots and info on the upcoming PStwo that will be released in the US on November 1. In other Playstation news, Yahoo!
Fabrice Santoro will need to play the Davis Cup tie of his life if France are to upset claycourt specialists Spain in Alicante and reach their fourth final in six seasons.
By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 23--The Larimer County Clerk and Recorder motor vehicle licensing office is offering vehicle license renewal services on the department's Web site.
A federal judge has denied a request by AMD (Quote, Chart) that Intel (Quote, Chart) turn over internal documents, the latest development in a long-running legal battle.
At least 56 workers have been killed and nearly 100 were missing feared dead after one of the worst coal mine disasters in China's recent history
The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, said global political uncertainties and concerns likely account for US$10 to $15 per barrel, or up to one third, of current world oil prices.
For the first time, a picture has emerged of what pedestrians can expect to see five years from now along the Greenwich Street side of the World Trade Center memorial.
Residential property taxes rose an average of $161 in cities and towns across the state in the past fiscal year, as home assessments hit historic highs despite declining market values.
Pretexting now part of the HP Way Put the cheery comeback stories on hold. HP has a boardroom scandal that deserves some attention.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The British and Irish prime ministers say much has been achieved in the Northern Ireland peace process but an accord on restoring the province&#39;s power-sharing government is not yet complete.
President Nicolas Sarkozy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s center-right camp was on course to win a landslide victory after the first round of France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s legislative elections.
Northwest Airlines Corp. sued a major distributor of its tickets on Wednesday, continuing a spat over new fees for customers and travel agents who don&#39;t buy tickets on Northwest&#39;s Web sites.
He is literally the center of the story. It is a tale of hard work, more than a few laughs, and increasing recognition, and if it all worked out as planned last night at University of Phoenix Stadium, the ultimate reward of winning a Super Bowl.
The pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle consumer fraud charges by posting online both negative and positive results from its clinical drug trials, a practice that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said should have been made
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia attend a ceremony to mark a new phase in building a pipeline due to bring Caspian oil to Western markets.
An 18-year-old is charged with the murder of his parents, found stabbed at  their Liverpool home.
Next time you need emergency services you may be part of a research trial unless you're wearing an armband saying you opt out. In Bodyhack.
Race leaders Konica Minolta from New Zealand and Australia&#39;s Skandia are this morning sailing towards Bass Strait in their extraordinary repeat boat-for-boat duel for line honours in the 60th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Smokers may have problems getting a good night&#39;s sleep because a new study suggests current smokers as well as former smokers are more likely to snore compared to non-smokers.
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits of \u00c2\u00a325.36bn (\u00c2\u00a312.94bn).
One of the most powerful earthquakes in history hit southern Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 7 800 people.
 for Playwrights Horizons Benefit on 42nd Street
NBC Universal cuts new content partnership days after a rift emerges with Apple.
Yahoo has introduced two new severance plans that will protect its employees if&#160;Microsoft&#39;s unsolicited takeover bid&#160;is successful, it said in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday.The new plans filed make all full-time employees eligible for severance pay equal to base salary for four months to 24 months, depending on the employee&#39;s job level. Health and dental coverage is also included.The maximum protection of 24 months&#39; salary will be offered to CEO Jerry Yang, Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen, and certain other executives still employed by the company and named in the SEC proxy filing for Yahoo&#39;s 2007 annual general meeting. That list includes former CFO Susan Decker, now president of the company, and Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Michael Callahan. Others listed in the proxy filing have already left the company, including former Chairman Terry Semel, former Chief Operating Officer Daniel Rosensweig and former Chief Technology Officer Farzad Nazem.The benefits take effect if an employee&#39;s contract is terminated without cause by Microsoft -- or another acquirer -- or if the employee leaves with good reason within two years of a change of ownership.The severance plans are designed to help retain employees, help maintain a stable work environment and provide certain economic benefits to the employees in the event their employment is terminated, according to Yahoo.Yahoo&#39;s filing came the same day that news reports suggested Microsoft is preparing a campaign to win shareholder support for changes to Yahoo&#39;s board.&#160;
The Taiwan-made AC adapters sold with Dell notebooks can overheat, posing risk of fire and electrical shock.
Rookie Angela Park shot a 6-under 66 in windy conditions Thursday to take the early lead in the first round of the Fields Open. Meaghan Francella survived a triple bogey to open with a 68, and South Korea's Jeong Jang and Jee Young Lee shot 69s. Amy Hung also was 3 under, with 10 holes left.
A court hears how a six-year-old girl was snatched from her bath, kidnapped and raped in Tyneside.
The country faces some tough conditions on the economy and human rights before membership is granted. ANKARA -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit yesterday
UK inflation remained level in December, holding at 2.1% for the third month in a row, official figures show.
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Three months ago, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that seemed to outlaw the way much of the nation sentences criminals. Then they went on
CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes and troops have attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq and forces were being built up on the border, but Ankara was holding back from any major strike for now, military sources said on Wednesday.
US President George W. Bush called for a stop to campaign ads by independent groups, including those targetting John Kerry's war record, and praised his Democratic rival's service as a Swift Boat captain in Vietnam.
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POSCO (005490.KS), the world's  fourth-largest steel maker, started in early December to reduce  monthly stainless steel output by 20 percent, responding to  slower demand, company officials said on Friday.
Mr Barroso will meet Jacques Chirac, French president, on Wednesday, amid an intense national debate about France's perceived loss of influence in a European Union it has dominated for almost 50 years.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian investors have been slow to put their money into &quot;companies with a conscience&quot;, but international fund managers say it&#39;s only time before
French commuters struggled to work Thursday as public transport workers put President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plans to the test with a 24-hour strike in defence of pension privileges.
The eighth-seeded American fell to sixth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia, 0-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5), on Friday - despite being up a break on four occasions in the third set.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - Democratic rival Sen. John  Kerry opened the first debate with President Bush on Thursday  night promising, \
Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America West, said the union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board voted to approve an interim agreement to let next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards proceed with guild writers and without the threat of pickets. At a news conferen...
By Zoe Fraley, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 1--Tickets for the Northwest Washington Fair's grandstand performances are on sale, beginning at 8 a.m. today.   This year's fair in Lynden will run Aug.
Iran launched a rocket on Monday  designed to send its first homemade research satellite into  orbit in the next year, state television said, a move likely to  add to Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear plans.
A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.
SA's blood service faces questions after President Mbeki's blood is destroyed because he is black.
Jay Haas has done plenty to merit mention in newspapers across the country this year. He posted seven top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR, earned more than $1.
Let me begin by saying that I have absolutely no attachment to the city of Boston, or for that matter, the entire northeastern section of the country altogether.
Cocoa prices rose 3.5 percent on  Friday as commodity funds bought on technical signals, a  falling dollar and prospects of more political violence in  Ivory Coast, grower of 40 percent of the world's cocoa.
A year after he died, Peter Jennings will be seen on camera next week as part of an ABC News documentary about AIDS that he was working on when he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Mental patients at the Oregon State Hospital, the setting for \
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi threatened to behead a Japanese hostage in Iraq  unless Japan withdrew its troops, but Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi said on Wednesday that Japan's contingent would stay.
A wounded man receives medical treatment at the Yarmuk Hospital in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, Dec. 13, 2004. A suicide car bomb blast occurred at an entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad
Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 2/a giornata del campionato di serie C in...
England&#39;s kamikaze approach undermined the start of their ICC Champions Trophy showdown with Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl. Both captain Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss brought about their own downfalls with
Canadian-born comic actor Jim Carrey has become a U.S. citizen and said his decision to pursue dual citizenship was based on his love for the country that helped him attain his dream.
NEW YORK, October 22  - Global semiconductor giant Intel Corporation (INTC.NAS) has called off its plan to develop a new chip for the digital projection televisions.
Mr. Illy, who as chairman of Illycaff\u00c3\u00a8, maker of an expensive brand of coffee, was renowned as a scientific perfectionist of coffee and as an evangelist of espresso.
Tool maker Snap-on Inc. on Tuesday  lowered its full-year earnings outlook for the second time in  less than two months due to high steel prices and weak business  in Europe, and its shares fell more than 12 percent.
Paris, Britney, Lindsay &amp; Nicole: They seem to be everywhere and they may not be wearing underwear. Tweens adore them and teens envy them. But are we raising a generation of 'prosti-tots'?
The Senate is poised to debate legislation promoting embryonic stem cell research, a bill all but certain to draw President Bush&#039;s first veto.
Former All-Star shortstop Chris Speier was hired by the Chicago Cubs as their third-base coach Thursday.
ASPEN - Finn Tanja Poutianen won the second giant slalom of the season Friday, holding off defending World Cup champ Anja Paerson of Sweden by 0.09 seconds.
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Scientists clear two men of deadly skin cancer by genetically modifying their immune cells.
PORTSMOUTH&#39;s Lomana Lua Lua headed an injury-time equaliser to earn a Premiership point at Anfield today. Steven Gerrard&#39;s powerful strike with 20 minutes left seemed to have given Liverpool a morale-boosting
Nine people have been seriously injured as a result of the explosion that occurred in a Luhansk apartment building on Thursday morning, the Ukrainian Prime Minister's press secretary, Anna German, told ...
The suicide bomber who blew himself up in a U.S. military dining tent this week, killing more than 20 people was wearing an Iraqi military uniform, the U.S. general in charge of the region said Thursday.
If Chicago defeats Columbus at Soldier Field Wednesday, the Fire will lead the Revolution by six points for the final Eastern Conference playoff berth. But the Revolution could be in position to earn the tiebreaker advantage when they meet the Fire at Gillette Stadium Oct. 16.
More than 100 American and European foreign policy experts signed a letter protesting against Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s leadership.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, was taken to hospital in Iowa on Saturday complaining of an upset stomach and was released after routine tests, a spokeswoman said.
The recent boom in internet banking has been greatest for people aged over 55, a report says.
Buoyant commodities prices underpinned a rally in European stocks on Thursday with energy and resources companies crowding the gainers list.
Doctors and the government are at loggerhead over getting GPs to work in the evenings and weekends.
Pau Gasol has been in the NBA for three seasons. That&#39;s been long enough for the 7-foot Spaniard to realize he wants to keep working with Jerry West and Hubie Brown.
NEW YORK -- Yankees fans are paying the price for supporting baseball's highest payroll.
The world's two most populous nations promised on Wednesday to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a disease that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
A shortage of doctors and nurses means people are dying unnecessarily from HIV/Aids in Southern Africa.
The only positive Tim Henman could take from his defeat in the third round at the Madrid Masters yesterday was that his racket did not break.
Developing nations are this year set to record their strongest economic growth since 1974, the World Bank has said. Many countries are on course to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals of cutting global
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BAGHDAD, Dec 30: Fifteen Iraqis were killed in attacks across the country on Thursday as plans were unveiled to deploy 100,000 Iraqi soldiers to stave off a bloodbath on election day exactly a month from now.
Thousands of Californians forced from their neighborhoods by this week's wind-whipped wildfires returned home on Friday, some of them finding their property unscathed amid the destruction and others discovering nothing but blackened rubble.
A knee injury has knocked Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman out for the rest of the 2004 season. Grossman was hurt Sunday while running for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of a 27-22 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
COCOA, Fla.  - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from  east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as weakened Tropical  Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping  off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to 4  million people.
BHUBANESHWAR, India Nov 7, 2004 - India on Sunday tested a nuclear-capable ship-launched missile off its eastern coast, an official said.
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Last week, BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen was rumored to be leaving the company he co-founded -- just as it landed big distribution deals with Hollywood. Can the rumors be true? What's in store for online file-sharing? Michael Calore snags an exclusive interview.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson wants to link congressional and presidential pay raises to deficit reduction, though he acknowledged Sunday that the idea would never see the light of day.
In the blink of a vicious grand slam off the bat of Vladimir Guerrero, the Red Sox went from a clean sweep to a most stressful endeavor on Friday at Fenway Park.
The diplomatic tension between Britain and Russia took a new twist last night when a man linked to the murdered dissident Alexander Litvinenko sought political asylum in Britain
Michael Jackson's lawyers want the singer's child molestation case dismissed, arguing that prosecutors have overstepped their bounds by abusing search warrants and unnecessarily raiding Jackson's Neverland Ranch this month.
NEW YORK  - Elderly women with invasive  cervical carcinoma are less likely to receive aggressive  treatment than younger patients, and are more likely to die  from the disease, a new study shows.
India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed Sunday the European Union&#39;s proposal for strategic partnership. The proposal will be finalized Monday at a summit in The Hague, the Press Trust of India reported Sunday.
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U.S. Olympic freestyle skiing medallist Toby Dawson said on Tuesday he had found his biological father and would be meeting him 25 years after going missing as a toddler in a busy market street in South Korea.
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Boston Red Sox&#39;s Pokey Reese, right, and Orlando Cabrera, leap into each other&#39;s arms as they celebrate after Boston defeated the New York Yankees 10-3 in the final game of the AL championship series Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in New York.
After fierce criticism, House Republicans reversed a rule change that would have allowed a party leader to retain his position even if indicted.
Former Indonesian general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has become Indonesia first directly elected president in a landslide victory. Yudhoyono, who promised to inject fresh life into
AUSTIN (Texas) - It is not your typical, humdrum, slate-coloured computer. Not only is the PC known as the &#39;hip-e&#39; almost all white, but its screen and keyboard are framed in fuzzy pink fur. Or a leopard skin design. Or a graffiti-themed pattern.
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STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 2 -- There were no medals awarded for this performance. Still, what a great night for the Americans to say they have the best gymnastics team in the world.
Remember the first time you met your significant other&#39;s parents? You bet you do. Now, how about the second time? How did that go?
Don&#39;t look now, but the Arizona Cardinals are just 1 1/2 games back of the St. Louis Rams in the NFC West, thanks to their surprising 25-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Sun Devil Stadium.
S. Alan Stern, a director of space science at NASA, is ushering in a new era of saying no.
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Australian conservationists are combating an invasion of poisonous cane toads through a modern-day Noah's Ark program, taking pairs of endangered animals to toad-free islands to breed safely.
The Macerich Company, which owns stakes in 63 United States shopping malls, said yesterday that it would acquire Wilmorite Properties and Wilmorite Holdings for $1.45 billion, in a deal to expand its portfolio of properties in the Northeast.
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No wild animals were found dead along the Sri Lankan coastline, adding credence to the belief that beasts have a sixth sense that warns them of impending disasters.
Rangers boss Alex McLeish has attempted to quickly keep expectations low-key after going top yesterday. A 3-2 win over Hearts at Ibrox moved McLeish&#39;s men a point clear of Celtic - the first time they&#39;ve looked
Jeff Gordon wishes the Nextel Cup's championship chase would go through Darlington Raceway for years to come &#151; for himself and the sport.
REGULATORS in the US moved to seize the bulk of Lord Black of Crossharbour\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wealth yesterday and remove his power as controlling shareholder of Hollinger International, the newspaper publisher.
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Plans by the European Commission to close some areas round British coasts to cod fishing will be opposed by the UK.
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Left-handed people can think quicker when carrying out tasks such as playing computer games or playing sport, say Australian researchers.
Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points after beating Blackburn despite an unconvincing display.
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MOJAVE, Calif.  - SpaceShipOne landed safely on  Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like  ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a $10 million  prize intended to boost commercial-space travel.
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PHILADELPHIA - As sophomore Dustin Salisbery\u00e2\u0080\u0099s desperation three-point attempt with two seconds remaining sailed awry, so did the hopes of a Temple upset over #6/5 Wake Forest , who escaped with a 67-64 win on Monday night at the Liacouras Center .
Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said Tuesday that the two companies have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement, which excludes certain key technologies.
 ID card rules after debate
Lo afferma un italiano residente a Capoverde
SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.
Labour ministers and MPs call for calm after days of chaos for Prime Minister Tony Blair.
CARSON, United States : MetroStars midfielder Amado Guevara was named Major League Soccer Most Valuable Player, the seventh player from outside the United States to win the US league&#39;s top solo honor.
'Superare scalone ha dei costi, il governo trovera' misure'
Per impatto proiettile - rete metallica che divide corsie
In a new attack on multinational corporations, the Communist government in the Indian state of Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft from use in public institutions.
Circolazione intensa lungo l'Adriatica e l'Autosole
NEW YORK - Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.    John Flaherty also homered for the Yankees (96-57), who are assured of no worse than a wild-card berth...
Like a porn star with too many memoirs, Victoria\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secrets are pretty much overexposed at this point.
TOKYO Shinsei Bank said on Friday that it would pay at least \u00c2\u00a565 billion for two-thirds of the consumer finance company Aplus to extend its reach into Japan&#39;s lucrative consumer loan market.
Iraqi MPs pass three important laws after weeks of delays and brinkmanship between rival factions.
The UK's monthly trade deficit grows in December, as the nation also records a record annual trade gap.
Officials from regional states including Iran and Syria will join U.S. and British envoys at a meeting in Baghdad next month to seek ways to stabilize Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister said on Tuesday.
La prima sessione di prove libere del Gp degli Usa hanno visto primeggiare  Casey Stoner. L'australi...
 Mideast leaders tell Annan
By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 20--Tesla Motors, the San Carlos electric-car start-up, selected Albuquerque Monday as the site of its factory. The Southwest city beat out Pittsburg, in Contra Costa County, as the location for the 400-job facility.
NEW YORK -- Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player on Monday after leading the majors in home runs and RBIs, beating out the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols for the honor.
A 14-year-old girl pleads guilty to the manslaughter of her 16-year-old sister at their home in West Yorkshire.
The UN nuclear agency is set to meet in Vienna on Thursday to review Iran&#39;s controversial nuclear programme. The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will learn if Iran is abiding by an agreement
When jaguars kill cattle, ranchers retaliate. Now conservationists are  trying for a truce that could save the Americas\u00e2\u0080\u0099 biggest cat.
US and European astronauts are preparing for their second spacewalk of the current shuttle mission.
The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.
Finding Neverland film-maker Marc Forster will direct the latest James Bond adventure, due out in 2008.
Monza, Italy (Sports Network) - Rubens Barrichello overcame an extra pit stop to score a victory in Sunday&#39;s Formula One Italian Grand Prix.
Monique Currie rattled in the go-ahead jumper with 41.2 seconds left to help top-ranked Duke rebound from a loss to North Carolina with a 60-57 victory over No. 20 Maryland last night in Durham, N.C.
Dec. 11--A marriage of Nextel Communications and Sprint could mean significant change for Kirkland-based Nextel Partners as well. Sprint and Nextel Communications are reportedly close to a deal that would create the third-largest US wireless carrier.
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez heads to the World Social Forum, sure to get a sympathetic reception for his push to redistribute wealth from Latin America's elite to its poor.
Liam Neeson has been named the recipient of the Best Actor award by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Neeson won the award for his performance in the film &#39;Kinsey&#39;, which will be released in Ireland in the New Year.
ISLAMABAD: President Musharraf&#39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was on Friday elected as Pakistan&#39;s PM in a national assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the Speaker&#39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the
Many immigrants sent by the U.S. back to Mexico have little real connection with the country. Now Mexico is trying to help with \
Carlo Ancelotti punta molto su Ronaldo nel derby con l'Inter. ''Van Basten mi diceva: 'non ti preocc...
Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.
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Predix Pharmaceuticals of Woburn today will reveal completion of a third round of venture capital raising $43 million. Funders included Forward Ventures, Boston Millennia Partners, CMEA Ventures, and new investors Novel Bioventures, Yamanouchi Venture Capital, Yasuda and Jafco Ventures. The company, founded in 2000, is developing treatments for anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, and pulmonary hypertension. Its lead compound for anxiety is ...
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FALLUJAH: US and Iraqi troops have encircled the rebel city of Fallujah in the hunt for Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi but locals are adamant Iraq&#39;s most wanted man is not there.
Il satellite divenuto rosso e'stato visibile in tutta Italia
FOXBOROUGH -- Being an offensive lineman is a lot like being a referee -- you know you're doing your job when you maintain your anonymity.
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Searchers warn they have only covered a fraction of area where millionaire adventurer's plane disappeared.
HOLLYWOOD wildman Nick Nolte is being sued over the rape of a girl, 15, at his Malibu home. The girl was attacked after being given the date rape drug GHB allegedly by Nolte&#39;s security officer and house supervisor.
Si conoscer&agrave; domenica prossima il futuro di Michael Schumacher: ''Penso cha a Monza vedremo c...
Hollywood star Orlando Bloom topped the  list of celebrities walking the red carpet on Monday at the  first Dubai International Film Festival, which hopes to be a  \
Frankfurt - Volkswagen management and union representatives in Germany were to resume deadlocked wage and job talks on Tuesday following a day of &quot;difficult but not desperate&quot; discussions.
Four girls remain in a critical condition but face more surgery after suffering burns in a house fire.
The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria (Yesha Council) has publicized a statement in which it calls on settlers to actively disobey the government&#39;s execution of the disengagement and compensation law for removal of all Jewish settlements
Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates on Sunday took center stage at the world's largest technology show for the last time and predicted that his industry was on the cusp of the next \
BAGHDAD -- Suicide car bombs struck Iraqi police and Kurdish militia members in Baghdad and northern Iraq yesterday, killing at least 14 people, wounding dozens, and again demonstrating the lethal reach of Iraq&#39;s insurgency just weeks ahead of crucial
China's Li Na continued her storming 2008 comeback after a six-month injury absence, crushing Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the WTA Diamond Games on Monday.
Lebanese army tanks pounded a shadowy group suspected of ties to al-Qaida on Sunday, targeting its hideouts inside a Palestinian refugee camp after hours of clashes killed at least 22 soldiers and 17 militants.
A privately funded spacecraft appeared to rocket past its target altitude more than 60 miles above California&#39;s high desert yesterday
WASHINGTON - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients worldwide are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday launched an initiative to create a \u00e2\u0080\u009cculture of safety\u00e2\u0080\u009d in health care.
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European stock markets have risen as investors reacted to a series of newspaper reports suggesting possible takeover deals.
Rispettare pluralismo e correttezza dell'informazione
Ferrari dominated the second practice session ahead of Sunday&#39;s Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo on Friday, Rubens Barrichello proving the quickest in front of team mate Michael Schumacher.
THE international effort to end the North Korean nuclear crisis appears at risk of unravelling, despite Foreign Minister Alexander Downer&#39;s high-profile mission to the secretive Stalinist state.
U.S. Olympic chiefs reacted furiously  Friday to a suggestion all-round champion Paul Hamm should give  his gold medal to a South Korean rival under a plan floated by  the governing body of world gymnastics.
The first European spacecraft to be sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, according to the European Space Agency. The SMART-1 spacecraft has reached its closest point from the moon so far, coming within 5,000 kilometres of the lunar surface.
Sergio Conceicao giocher&agrave; nella prossima stagione in Kuwait, per il club Al-Qadissya. Il 32en...
Officials will continue to test their theory that the Suffolk bird flu outbreak was caused by poultry from Hungary.
WASHINGTON - Addressing questions that have lingered for years, newly unearthed memos state that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war, that he refused a direct order and that his superiors were in a state of turmoil over how to evaluate his performance after he was suspended from flying...
Santa Claus may be coming to town, but lots of people will be leaving or otherwise hard to reach in Iowa and New Hampshire. That makes for plenty of nervous pollsters preparing to take late soundings on the presidential race during the frenzied holiday period.
The army of yellow cabs that trolls New York City's streets was somewhat smaller Wednesday as some drivers idled their cars to protest new global-positioning technology the city wants installed in all taxis.
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To the casual eye, they looked like nothing more than eager sixth-graders tackling a computer course. Officer Tim Dickerson of the Camas Police Department knows better.
Apertura anno accademico, polizia controlla manifestanti
Pop-punk band Green Day scored its first No. 1 album on the US pop charts on Wednesday with &quot;American Idiot,&quot; the group&#39;s fifth studio set and its first release in four years.
MOSCOW. Feb 1 (Interfax-AVN) - The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest multinational cooperation in history, Energia Deputy President Alexander Derechin said in Moscow on Thursday.
Thousands of Indonesians spend the night outdoors after a powerful earthquake which kills at least 70.
The Lebanese cabinet agrees to change the constitution to allow President Emile Lahoud to stay in office.
Gazprom softens its stance on international involvement in exploiting the lucrative Shtokman gas field.
Excitement mounted among Harry Potter fans worldwide Friday as the clock ticked down to the release of the last instalment of his adventures, though a tide of leaks threatened to spoil the event.
The crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur is spilling over into the Central African Republic, UN officials say.
South African Titch Moore shot a 2-under 70 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead halfway through the South African Open. Moore birdied four of the last six holes to stay atop the leaderboard at 9-under 135.
While often an undercard to the presidential debates, Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s leading policy-making role and a razor-tight race could boost the significance of Tuesday&#39;s showdown of running mates, experts say.
Company has decided, thankfully, to make something for the living room too by partnering with Meridian to create its F80 entertainment system. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Three alleged members of a radical Dutch Islamic group were arrested in June and deported to the Netherlands because police feared they were planning an attack on then-Prime Minister Jose Barroso, a former top Portuguese police official said in comments published Monday.
The Financial Services Authority said Thursday it had fined the Bank of Ireland for breaching regulations intended to prevent money laundering.
Trust restored Digital certificate firm Comodo has restored services to normal after websites displaying Comodo's Trust Logo were reduced to a crawl on Friday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stocks were mixed Wednesday as the Federal Reserve prepared to meet and investors looked ahead to an another hike in interest rates.
In most states, congressional primaries in 2008 will be held from March to as late as mid-September. So even most incumbents who face the possibility of primary challenges next year must view full-scale campaigning as still a quite distant prospect.
Lisa Raymond overcame a loss in the first set and beat Nadia Petrova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen tournament.
Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is fed up with being branded a failure, according to UEFA president and fellow Swede Lennart Johansson.
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Washing out a child\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nose with seawater may be a safe and simple way to reduce the symptoms of the common cold.
South Sudan has refused northern  demands that its soldiers redeploy further south after clashes  along the oil-rich border raised tensions between the former  foes, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir said on Sunday.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- London-listed metals and mining group BHP Billiton (BHP) (UK:BLT) overnight said it&#39;s approved a US $990 million Spence copper project in northern Chile with a designed capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper cathode per annum.
Symantec's identity-protection software is designed to make Web surfing safer.
Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin hit a golf ball into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station on Wednesday to raise money for the Russian space program at the start of a six-hour spacewalk.
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The National Stock Car Racing Commission Monday upheld NASCAR&#39;s penalties issued to Earnhardt after he cursed during a postrace TV interview.
Chameleons evolved the ability to flash bright colours to show off, not to blend in, scientists say.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has telephoned newly re-elected George W Bush, the US president, to propose that solving the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist North be a priority for Bush&#39;s second term in office.
Russian opposition to a U.S. proposal to build a missile defense system in Poland stems from Moscow's hopes to regain influence over its former satellite, the prime minister said Tuesday. The comments by Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski came a day after a Russian general warned that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host U.S. missile defense bases.
The battle of the swift boat captains has become such a defining issue of the 2004 presidential campaign that history books are almost certain to give treatment to it in describing this year&#39;s election.
His voice has long since changed from his choirboy days, but his taste for rich, dark Viennese coffee has not.
Patients with type 2 diabetes who   have already suffered a first stroke have 47 percent less risk   of having a second one if they take Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.   Ltd's drug Actos, researchers said on Sunday.
King Norodorn Sihanouk, known as much for his colorful personality as his controversial statesmanship, has been synonymous with Cambodia&#39;s modern history for six decades.
Human Rights Watch calls on Syria to release activists who attended a meeting of opposition activists in December.
Hungarian police said on Wednesday  that hard-core soccer hooligans had hijacked peaceful  anti-government protests, but embattled Prime Minister Ferenc  Gyurcsany blamed the opposition for two nights of violence.
Moldova is to resume wine and meat exports to Russia, after an agreement between the countries' leaders.
More than 80 entertainers have signed a statement supporting Alejandro Sanz after two of his concerts in Caracas were canceled because he criticized the president of Venezuela, Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez.
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The Federal Communications Commission rejected a request Wednesday to begin imposing indecency standards on satellite radio, where frequent agency target Howard Stern is taking his show.
The leading Ulfa rebel group in the north-east Indian state of Assam turns down an offer of talks with Delhi.
NEW YORK  - DNA from a microbe that is  transmitted by body lice and can cause trench fever, was  recently identified in a human tooth dating back more than 4000  years, according to a new report.
People should blame globalisation rather than immigration for economic problems like low wages, David Cameron says.
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Outgoing UN chief Kofi Annan decided to send a senior adviser to Khartoum to clarify Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir's stance on a proposed Darfur peace plan and appointed a new interim special envoy to Sudan.
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Santa Clara - Semiconductor giant Intel on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit jumped 15 percent from a year ago to $1.9 billion (R12.
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CONCORD, New Hampshire  - For John Hoar, who has been voting in U.S. presidential elections longer than Hillary Clinton has been alive, one of the best reasons to elect her president is that she has seen how the job is done first hand.
Organizers of Wimbledon have salted away  two million pounds ($3.87 million) to cover rain disruptions  after the cost of insuring themselves against the British  weather became too steep, it was revealed Wednesday.
Afghan authorities investigate the circumstances of a militant attack on US forces in which eight civilians died
As Frances continued its move toward the Panhandle with strong winds and constant rain, the Seminoles practiced inside Monday. Although coach Bobby Bowden had
Late goals from Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo deny spirited Reading a point.
The company that makes a popular battery operated vacuum cleaner has announced a voluntary recall of the product. Procter and Gamble says their Sweep-Vac by Swiffer could overheat and possibly catch fire.
Sports India &gt; Tokyo, Oct 8 : World motor racing champion Michael Schumacher drove the quickest time in the first practice on Friday for Sunday&#39;s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in Suzuka.
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stresses that mortgage lenders should shoulder the blame for the credit crisis.
Canadian author and television broadcaster Pierre Berton died Tuesday afternoon after struggling with heart problems and diabetes. Many remember him as a wonderful person. He had been a columnist, a magazine editor, and an author of dozens of books. He...
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A huge study from Denmark offers the latest reassurance that cell phones don't trigger cancer. Scientists tracked 420,000 Danish cell phone users, including 52,000 who had gabbed on the gadgets for 10 years or more, and some who started using them 21 years ago.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan  Tsvangirai was acquitted on Friday of plotting to assassinate  President Robert Mugabe and seize power, a verdict he said may  boost prospects for national reconciliation.
The consumer robotics specialist gets down and dirty with its new workshop automaton.
The new policy would also be a step toward expanding the F.D.A.\u00c2\u0092s oversight to clinical laboratories.
Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.
Jan Ruff O'Herne refused to submit to the Japanese soldiers who raped her more than 60 years ago.
WASHINGTON : A strained left hamstring hinders Shaquille O&#39;Neal, but the mighty center and his new Kobe Bryant - Olympian guard Dwayne Wade - have sparked the unbeaten Miami Heat to its best start since 1995.
Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks north of Baghdad, the military said on Tuesday, in the deadliest day for U.S. forces since they launched a security crackdown in the capital three weeks ago.
Nancy scored in the dying minutes to keep the French league title race alive heading into the three-week winter break with a thrilling 1-1 draw against leaders Lyon on Saturday.
Time was when marijuana use prompted easy political stereotypes - liberals for, conservatives against. Not anymore. Conservatives of different stripes are likely to have warring views on the case the Supreme
Actress Elizabeth Taylor has signed a   deal to give Christie's exclusive rights to handle future sales   of her jewelry, art work, memorabilia, clothing and other   personal possessions, the auction house said on Wednesday.
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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell spyware-blocking software.
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Isiah Thomas will not be suspended, even though the NBA says there was contact between him and the official who ejected him.
Chris Simms will make his first pro start at quarterback for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week, replacing Brad Johnson .
Keith Langford scored 21 points and Aaron Miles became the Big 12 Conference&#39;s career assist leader in No. 2 Kansas&#39; 73-62 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
EPSOM, England  - Europe unveiled a 12-strong  challenge on Wednesday for the eight races at next week's  Breeders' Cup at Lone Star Park near Dallas.
Thailand's airport authority chief quits amid mounting pressure over the failings of Bangkok's new airport.
African and black American leaders meeting this week debated an unusual proposal to spur investment and interest in the continent &#151; securing African citizenship for American descendants of Africans taken away as slaves.
Andy Roddick backed world number one Roger Federer to mount a strong defence of his Australian Open crown despite pulling out of this week's Kooyong Classic with a stomach virus.
Ziff Davis - FedEx's Ground division already uses wireless RFID for asset tracking, but officials are taking a wait-and-see approach to other RFID possibilities.
MUMBAI: For survivors who lost relatives and property in the tsunami, there may not even be the compensation of an insurance claim to ease their suffering.
North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial dispute with Washington is not resolved, a source said on Wednesday, a sign of Pyongyang's impatience with a lack of progress in talks.
Steven C. Preston, the administrator of the Small Business Administration since last July, discusses his efforts and those of Congress to reform the agency, which has had budget and staffing cuts.
The sixth tropical storm of the   Atlantic hurricane season, Florence, strengthened into a   hurricane in the open Atlantic on Sunday, U.S. forecasters   said.
Di fronte a 64 Capi di Stato e centinaia di Primi ministri e ministri degli Esteri del mondo, Kofi Annan, Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite, ha affermato con parole dure e nette che la guerra in Iraq \u00c3\u00a8 fuori dalla legalit\u00c3\u00a0 internazionale.
A double bombing killed at least seven people and wounded 25 outside the Baghdad office of a government agency that cares for Sunni mosques and shrines.
Starbucks, the largest US chain of coffee shops, plans to raise its beverage prices by year&#39;s end to cover higher costs for milk and health insurance amid slowing sales.
Blog: AMD announces its quad core server chips will ship in August
A whole year since she moved into her swanky new home in Bandra, and Preity still    hasn't found  time to get  it done up.
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InfoWorld - SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Simplifying Java programming is on the minds of Java development executives at Sun, but making the language available via an open source format remains off the table, according to executives at a Sun &#8220;Chalk Talk&#8221; session here on Wednesday.
Stress can produce an enzyme that interferes with short-term memory and other higher brain functions, according to an article in Science.
Japan&#39;s stock benchmarks fell for the first day in four, after the dollar slumped against the yen, raising concerns that the nation&#39;s export-led economic recovery may be hindered.
LONDON/MUMBAI  - India's Tata Steel  is set to become the world's fifth-biggest steelmaker after winning a battle for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group  with a 6.2 billion pounds ($12 billion) offer.
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have made an emotional visit to a Bronx elementary school just blocks from where the actress-singer grew up.
Sixteen American troops died in Iraq in the first three days of June, marking a bloody start to the month as the U.S. military presses on with its crackdown on sectarian violence in Baghdad.
The chief of Nigeria&#39;s main labor organization vowed that a four-day nationwide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead yesterday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union grievances.
Insurgents ambushed Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims in southern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing five and wounding 10, a police source said, the day after scores of pilgrims died in a string of attacks.
[World News]: London, Oct 23 : Prince Harry, who made headlines after his scuffle with a photographer outside a London night club, has reportedly apologized to his father, Prince Charles, for the unfortunate event.
South Korea is set to cleanse gender   stereotypes from its school textbooks, where women have long   been depicted as housekeepers and men as the breadwinners.
Hard-throwing left-hander David Price of Vanderbilt was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays with the No. 1 pick in the baseball draft Thursday.
As with Washington-area efforts to land a baseball team, Los Angeles' quest for an NFL team spans years, and is hindered by an owner who feels he has rights to the market.
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Jose Mourinho has stirred up another likely war of words at the top by telling rivals Arsenal they are being given an easier ride than Chelsea in the Premiership title race by television scheduling.
WASHINGTON - The two astronauts on board the international space station are cutting back on their food as supplies are running shorter than expected in advance of the planned arrival of a Russian supply ship on Christmas Day.
 hands Fox another ratings victory
The image of a blurry red ball near a failed star just might be the first picture ever snapped of a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer who helped find the object said on Monday.
NEW YORK - AIDS demonstrators disrupted a Republican youth gathering on the floor of the party convention Wednesday, shortly after President Bush's twin daughters left the stage.    The incident occurred after Jenna and Barbara Bush introduced White House chief of staff Andrew Card...
After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.
Authorities searching for a missing college student north of the village of Oregon found a body Monday morning, several miles from where Kelly Nolan vanished after a night of drinking more than two weeks ago.
New Zealanders were advised to defer non-essential travel to Indonesia because of the high level of risk to western interests after a car bomb outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta yesterday killed at least nine people.
A Virginia death row inmate received a stay of execution on Wednesday, the latest in a series of reprieves since the U.S. Supreme Court last month agreed to decide a challenge to the lethal injection method.
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Arts & entertainment: The new rave band have let slip that they are to perform a duet with Rihanna at this year's Brit awards
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Another game, another postseason classic. It will be news if the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a yawner. Last night certainly does not qualify.
British Telecom, TalkTalk and Virgin Media, three of the largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Britain, have joined together to create a new network that will offer targeted advertising to UK Internet users.
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Sen. John Kerry is challenging President Bush to immediately begin taking steps to stop increasing violence in Iraq as he tries to offer a persuasive alternative to Bush&#39;s
Indonesia's former president Suharto was resuscitated overnight after suffering multiple organ failure for the second time, his doctors said Sunday.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell told Congress on Tuesday that Major League Baseball's players and owners must come together \
A bomb mistakenly dropped by a U.S.-led coalition aircraft killed 10 police officers in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, the deputy national chief of border police said. The U.S. military said the incident is under investigation.
A new book by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, called \
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News from the galactic centre Astronomers using ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have spotted a massive eruption of gamma rays in the galactic centre. The researchers say the characteristics of the flare indicate that it could be an extremely rare star-black hole binary system, exhibiting behaviour that might only be seen once or twice in a decade.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
David Blaine has escaped &#151; again. Shackled to a spinning gyroscope and hovering forty feet above Times Square, the magician managed to free himself Thursday about 2:15 p.m., bringing an end to his latest stunt.
Chris Drury deflected in Teppo Numminen's shot 1:36 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres got back on the winning track last night with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers in New York.
High property costs and a series of hurricanes contributed to a 4 percent population decline.
This month is likely to be a record-setter for high temperatures in New York and the Northeast. We ask the experts why.
Viacom is looking to dump Blockbuster, but that doesn't mean that you should elect to do the same.
St. Louis starting pitcher Matt Morris left the National League Championship Series elated that the Cardinals had advanced to the World Series and figuring he wouldn't take the mound again until Game 3 of the Fall Classic. Instead, Morris, who pitched Game 6 of the NLCS against Houston last Wednesday night, found out Friday night he would face the Red ...
Icelandic pop star Bjork is to reform her former band The Sugarcubes for a one-off concert in November.
What does it mean that more Chinese will soon be online than Americans?
University of Arkansas graduate student Kristin Addison, of Paragould, recently presented her research at a conference in Fira, Santorini, Greece.
Daily purses of $500,000 at new track Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., are a sure bet to increase the pressure on Maryland racing.
After Gilchrist was dismissed yesterday Australia continued to plough along at more than 6\u00c2\u00bd runs an over, at least until the mini collapse halfway through the innings, anyway, but even until then the innings failed to sustain the don&#39;t-stop-watching-in
Darin Erstad stroked a three-run homer to help the Anaheim Angels stay alive in the American League West Division title race with a 5-3 triumph over the Oakland Athletics Saturday.
BANGKOK -- Four months after inaugurating its new $4 billion airport, Thailand's military-appointed government said that flaws at the facility had forced it to reopen the city's old facility and reroute flights there.
As PeopleSoft Inc. and Oracle Corp. continue dragging each other into courtrooms across the country, the trials are bringing to light reams of internal documents and discussions usually hidden from public view. Highlights so far from this week's case in Delaware's Chancery Court include:
(InfoWorld) - Stock in Dell was rising Monday on news that\u00c2\u00a0founder Michael Dell plans to remain as CEO for several years, trim the number of managers reporting directly to him, and eliminate bonuses. \
Gazprom  and Italian oil  firm Eni  unveiled a plan on Saturday for a big new  pipeline to take Russian gas under the Black Sea to Europe,  undermining an earlier plan to extend a Turkish route.
After only ten months on the job, Massachusetts CIO Louis Gutierrez has resigned, citing a lack of funding as his reason for leaving. Gutierrez replaced Peter Quinn, who resigned in late December 2005 over controversy regarding the decision to standardize on OpenDocument.
Michael Jordan averaged 20 points and six rebounds for the Washington Wizards in the 2002-2003 season, the last time he suited up.
Tropical Storm John strengthened into the sixth Pacific hurricane of the season Tuesday just off Mexico's west coast on a track that forecasters said eventually could bring it directly over the Baja peninsula.
Tomorrow, in a sudden sweep of decision-making, the Times waves goodbye to broadsheet life forever. No more two-version publication, no more broadsheets on Saturday.
Special teams could be the focal point this week for Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski .
The motorcade of Iraq's prime minister was pelted with stones on Sunday by fellow Shi'ites in a Baghdad slum when he paid respects to some of the 200 who died there last week in the deadliest attack since the U.S. invasion.
Pakistani and U.S. naval forces began a  series of exercises on Monday aimed at improving  counter-terrorism capabilities, a Pakistani navy spokesman  said.
U.S. consumers and investors became more optimistic in May as a rising stock market provided a buffer from the first drop in home values in 16 years, according to reports published on Tuesday.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said yesterday it was in talks with the Jinan City Commercial Bank (JNCCB) about buying a stake in the regional lender.
SEMMES, Ala. -- Grace Park, looking to clinch second place in the Player of the Year race, birdied the final hole Thursday to gain a share of the lead after the first round of the Tournament of Champions.
ESPN is relaunching its shuttered cell phone service through Verizon Wireless, this time delivering its flashy feed of sports scores, news and video highlights through a top industry player instead of competing for subscribers with its own full-blown wireless brand.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke yesterday signaled that the central bank will cut interest rates aggressively to try to prevent a serious economic downturn, using unusually direct and forceful language.
Singer Norah Jones was banned from taking acting lessons for her movie debut.
Her cloistered stay in a Los Angeles mansion will be brief.
Israeli tourists flock to this idyllic stretch of coastline between Taba, on the Egyptian-Israeli border, and Dahab to the south. Small seaside camps
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Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado said his rehabilitation from a fractured left hand was on schedule and that he expected to be at full strength when he reports to spring training in six weeks.
On Wednesday September 29, a private company in California plans to launch a craft known as SpaceShipOne into near-earth orbit in an attempt to win the so-called &quot;Ansari X-Prize.
A disc containing confidential details of Devon and Cornwall Police is found on a dump.
Sales of new U.S. homes dipped in October and inventories rose, but builders boosted prices by over $30,000 per unit after a sharp decline in home prices a month earlier, a government report showed Wednesday.
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On a unanimous vote the US House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill making many &quot;spyware&quot; activities illegal. Spyware can be surreptitiously loaded into a computer via the Internet and extract information
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CHICAGO Sept. 22, 2004 - The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer&#39;s disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn&#39;t be strenuous to be good for you.
Uganda's army says it is resuming actions against some LRA rebels, but the move should not derail peace talks.
Nearly 70,000 women, almost half of them  in Asia, die from unsafe abortions each year despite government  pledges made a decade ago to improve human rights and  reproductive health, researchers said Wednesday.
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ABUJA, Nigeria  - Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels for Sudan's bloodied Darfur region have collapsed after three weeks, a rebel faction said Wednesday.
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Chelsea increase the gap over title rivals Liverpool to eight points thanks to a stunning Didier Drogba winner.
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tim Bowens will be placed on injured reserve because of a back injury and will miss the rest of the season, agent Drew Rosenhaus said Wednesday.
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Alan Hollinghurst&#39;s explicitly gay novel &#39;The Line of Beauty&#39;, a satire on Britain under Margaret Thatcher, has won the 50,000-pound Booker Prize, the prestigious international literary award.
Eric Clapton kicked off his North American tour here Saturday night with a blistering set of old and new material.
Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... diet! Two companies are ready for this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s round of resolutions, sponsoring electronic billboards in Times Square.
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Osprey, an investment group including  Canadian, Australian and British firms, said on Monday it was  making a 2.2-billion-pound ($4.1 billion) offer for water firm  AWG .
ESPN is reporting that the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks have worked out a deal that will send pitcher Randy Johnson to the Yankees.
A drug currently used to treat kidney cancer has shown promising results in treating the most common and deadly form of adult leukemia, according to a US study released Tuesday.
Scientists have discovered the first gene that influences a person's height.
Reacting swiftly to the Soviet success with Sputnik I, the United States makes its first foray into space a highly successful one.
With his contract done more than a week before he expected, Reggie Bush scrambled to get to the New Orleans Saints' training camp Monday evening.
If the news conference that CNN and YouTube held to discuss their presidential debate was any sort of omen, there might be a few kinks to work out.
A new national clinical trial will probe genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by studying 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease that is the second-leading cancer killer of women.
The Nikkei share average was down 1 percent in early trading on Friday, with investors taking their cue from the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell to its lowest close in five weeks on concern about high oil prices.
Films competing for the top prize at Venice Film Festival will receive their world premiere at the event.
Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and their responses:
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The Justice Department obtained a guilty plea Tuesday from a former junior executive at Enron who admitted lying to Wall Street credit-rating firms about the company&#39;s worsening cash flow and debt obligations.
More than six years after America Online's troubled marriage to Time Warner, investors hurt by accounting tricks before and after the merger will begin to receive proceeds of the company's multibillion-dollar settlement in a huge class-action lawsuit.
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Oil prices held around $41 a barrel on  Tuesday as colder weather in the U.S. brought temperatures more  into line with seasonal norms, spurring heating oil buying.
Inquest records open verdict over death of UK chess prodigy.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview that aired on Thursday the Fed's decision to cut interest rates this week had lowered the risk of a U.S. recession, although chances were still above one in three.
Long known for their relatively epic  waits between studio releases, the Beastie Boys surprised fans  this spring with the announcement that their new record would  arrive a scant three years after 2004&#39;s &quot;To the 5 Boroughs.&quot;
OTTAWA (CP) - The 500 Canadian observers who will monitor Sunday's election in Ukraine got an emotional send-off Tuesday from Ambassador Mykola Maimeskul.
The family courts system is not biased against fathers, top judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss tells MPs.
The battle to save the British Grand Prix has taken a new, and unexpected twist, with the news that Bernie Ecclestone is to sue British Racing Drivers&#39; Club president Jackie Stewart.
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XIAMEN, China  - When Huang Xu was a young soldier in an artillery unit on the Chinese coast in the late 1980s, war with Taiwan always seemed imminent.
The perfect amount of sleep for weight control was 7.7 hours per night, the study found. &quot;The hormone changes are likely to have increased people&#39;s appetite and may lead to increased BMI (body mass index),&quot; said
The European Union opened summit talks  with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed talks on  a partnership pact.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Dec 30 (PID) - The Baghliar Dam issue was discussed in a high level meeting today, chaired by the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
Congress has agreed to a tenfold increase in special immigrant visas for Iraqi and Afghan translators and interpreters, whose work with U.S. military personnel and diplomatic officials makes them targets for terrorist violence
Denver, CO -- Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and Earl Boykins added 16 off the bench to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Miami Heat, 104-95, at the Pepsi Center.
The president of Liberia said Thursday democracy and political stability are the keys to lifting her war-torn country and other African nations from economic collapse and poverty.
THE Group of 20 finance chiefs agreed yesterday that &quot;abrupt changes&quot; in foreign exchange rates and oil prices were unwelcome but showed no appetite for intervention to strengthen the US currency.
DELRAY BEACH, Florida  - Top seed James Blake beat fellow American Robert Kendrick 7-5 7-5 in their rain-delayed first-round match at the Delray Beach International on Wednesday.
LAS PALMAS, Spain  - Spanish emergency services said several people had been wounded by gunfire in the hijacking of an Air Mauritania plane on Thursday.
The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate today, aiming to prevent turbulence in the housing and credit markets from slowing the U.S. economy.
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Spain has called in Cuba&#39;s ambassador to Madrid to protest the Cuban expulsion of a conservative Spanish lawmaker who arrived in Havana Friday in hopes of meeting with human rights activists.
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President Musharraf takes control of Pakistan's nuclear weapons away from the prime minister.
Major retailers, led by discounters Wal-Mart Stores and Target Corp, turned in better-than-expected August sales on Thursday, as consumers went back-to-school shopping despite higher gas prices and the nation's housing meltdown.
With a howling snowstorm whipping up outside, the Connecticut and Northeastern men's basketball teams had hardly worked up a sweat when the power went out inside.
Eddie Murphy has been loved, hated  and ignored but now he is back with Hollywood heavyweights  rallying around him for his career-redefining turn in  \
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Paced by strength in Intel Corp. after an analyst upgrade and a bounce in Pfizer after recent losses, blue chips rallied to their best close since June 2001 Tuesday as investors stepped
CAMBRIDGE -- Millions of Internet videos are being recorded worldwide, from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to the US campaign trail. They're popping up on laptops, cell phones, and desktop computers everywhere.
L`Udinese batte il livorno 2-1 allo stadio Armando Picchi e si aggiudica l`anticipo pomeridiano della 13\u00c2\u00b0 giornata di serie A. Friulani con Felipe al posto di Kroldrup, Di Natale in avanti con Di Michele e Iaquinta, Mauri assente in mezzo al campo.
Forget about the curse and the Sports Illustrated jinx. The Red Sox last night fell victim to a brief revival of their first-half defensive woes and
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai was today set to warn that the planet is under attack from a litany of threats, ranging from disease, deforestation and war, and urge a shift in human thinking to save the earth.
Fears the 36th Ryder Cup match could be reduced to a soggy trudge around an Irish bog are mounting after gales forced organisers to temporarily close the K Club course.
Wet weather will persist across portions of the Southeast on Friday, as a cold front pushes through the region. Moist air from the Gulf of Mexico will collide with cooler, drier air, causing thunderstorms.
An American priest and nun spent several hours Wednesday at a militant's home that Israel has targeted for destruction, the first foreigners to join a weeklong standoff between Palestinian \
Bill Gates kept his ranking as the richest person in the United States, boosting his worth to $48-billion. But investor Warren Buffett has edged closer to the top of the rich list, Forbes magazine said on Friday.
Australia&#39;s S&amp;P/ASX 200 Index had its biggest drop in three months, led by BHP Billiton, on concern record high oil prices will slow global economic growth and demand for commodities.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will meet on Friday night in their second of three debates, on foreign and domestic issues, following
WASHINGTON, DC - US Rep. Roger Wicker will introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives Monday calling for the resignation of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
A study of New York City newborns suggests that prenatal exposure to air pollution may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said Tuesday.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Jan. 31--OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Matsushita  Electric Works Ltd. said Wednesday they will recall some 68,000 massage chairs  the latter has made, as there is a risk they may catch fire.
Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves to earn his fifth shutout and league-leading 20th win to help the San Jose Sharks extend their club-record road winning streak to eight games with a 1-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOvertreated,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Shannon Brownlee, is the best description I have yet read of a huge economic problem that we know how to solve \u00e2\u0080\u0094 but is so often misunderstood.
A jailed former opposition presidential candidate, Alexander Kozulin, ended a hunger strike Tuesday after refusing food for 54 days, his lawyer said.
The paper that has chronicled business from Lower Manhattan for 119 years plans to start a sports page and move to the News Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Midtown offices.
E' morto a Tokyo all'et&agrave; di 92 anni l'ex stella del golf giapponese Torakichi \
Thieves disguised as police and rescue workers are preying on southern Thailand&#39;s Khao Lak beach, where the tsunami may have killed up to 3,000 people, witnesses said on Wednesday.
Police say several people have died  after a train collides with a vehicle on a level crossing west of London.
CAIRO, Egypt  - An Egyptian feminist writer and  teacher forced into exile by Islamic militant death threats for  half the 1990s says state suppression of secular thinkers means  she still has to go abroad to work.
JERUSALEM  - Israel is set on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if the Mideast conflict is not resolved, Israel's Foreign Ministry warns in a confidential 10-year forecast.
MILAN: A judge on Tuesday began preliminary hearings into the 14 billion euro ($NZ26 billion) collapse of Parmalat that could lead to one of the biggest trials in Italian corporate history involving the dairy group&#39;s former executives, bankers and auditors
Nasa says it has found \
A discovery of 1.66 million-year-old stone tools has produced the earliest evidence that human ancestors apparently dispersed across Asia at a relatively rapid clip.
The Los Angeles Galaxy made two moves Friday, trading longtime goalkeeper Kevin Hartman to the Kansas City Wizards, and acquiring forward Nate Jaqua from Toronto FC in exchange for a portion of an allocation.
US and Iraqi forces fought deadly battles with insurgents across central and northern Iraq on Monday \u00e2\u0080-he latest in a wave of clashes that has swept the country&#39;s Sunni Muslim
Childhood allergies to milk and eggs appear to be harder to outgrow than in the past, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
A military hearing for the US soldier at the center of the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal resumes Monday, to decide whether she should face a court-martial.
Nasa says work on the Atlantis shuttle's fuel sensors will push back the launch of the Columbus lab to perhaps  February.
Prime Minister Tony Blair admonished the international community today not to waiver in its support for military victory in Iraq and the establishment of democracy there
The Miss Spain beauty contest has  changed its rules to allow mothers to compete after its  decision to dethrone a 22-year-old beauty queen when it emerged  she had a child met with national outrage in February.
By Dave DeWitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Dec. 13--Cups, gift cards, utensils, and razor handles are just some of  the products that could soon be available in biodegradable plastic form,  compliments of a plant under construction in Clinton.
English Premiership giants Liverpool have accepted a 470-million pound takeover offer from American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
The High Court has turned down an appeal by Air New Zealand and Qantas over their proposed merger. The airlines had appealed to the court over the Commerce Commission&#39;s earlier decision to decline Qantas&#39;s
LONDON -- Gordon Brown, the new British prime minister, named political veteran Alistair Darling, 53, to the powerful post of Chancellor of the Exchequer and David Miliband, 41, the current environmental secretary, to be foreign minister, the second-youngest in British history.
An unusual coalition of former prosecutors, corporate lawyers and civil liberties advocates will tell a congressional panel today to consider legislation that would relax Justice Department policies on charging businesses with crimes.
MADRID, Spain -- Spain&#39;s anti-violence commission has demanded the Spanish Football Federation open disciplinary procedures against national coach Luis Aragones.
HSBC Holdings said its charge for bad debts would be more than $10.5 billion for 2006 because of problems in its mortgage portfolio.
Sir Elton John and Duran Duran are to perform at a memorial concert for Princess Diana at Wembley next year.
Officials in some high-immigrant school districts are threatening to defy a federal law that requires all children to take the same reading tests, even those struggling to learn English.
The wife of a congressman once administered a psychology test to a conclave of politicians. Aimed at making an ideal match of career to personality, it reached this recommendation for Dick Cheney: &quot;I didn&#39;t
The notion that names of Web sites can be valuable, cash-generating assets just like stocks, bonds or property appears to be gaining a broader acceptance.
Israel killed six Palestinians in air  strikes late on Sunday and early Monday during a raid on a  militant stronghold in southern Gaza, medics and witnesses  said.
Austrians vote Sunday in national elections that could swing the alpine nation back to the political center after more than six years of influence by the extreme right.
Pop diva Madonna arrived in Malawi on Wednesday to adopt an African child and fund an orphan center for 1,000 children, many of whom lost parents to AIDS.
The first human stem cell line with the mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been developed by UK researchers.
RealNetworks has agreed to buy a South Korean maker of software for selling music and ring tones on mobile phones for $350 million.
\u00c3\u0088 salito a 13 il bilancio ufficiale delle vittime italiane del terremoto che ha investito il Sud-Est asiatico - undici in Thailandia e due nello Sri Lanka - ma si tratta di un numero che potrebbe per\u00c3\u00b2 salire ancora, e non di poco: sono infatti ancora un
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party vows to press ahead with reforms despite losing seats in parliament.
The United States remains unprepared for disasters ranging from biological attacks to a flu pandemic, and funding for preparedness is falling, according to a report released on Tuesday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The global death toll  from the Asian tsunami shot above 226,000 Wednesday after  Indonesia's Health Ministry confirmed the deaths of tens of  thousands of people previously listed as missing.
The funeral of India's most notorious bandit, Veerappan, takes place  at a village in southern Tamil Nadu state.
After spending 36 hours in  labor with her first child ten years ago, former talk show host  Ricki Lake knows a little about childbirth.
OTTAWA (CP) - George W. Bush said he understands Canadian ranchers&#39; frustrations but the president suggested the lumbering US bureaucracy has to sign off before the border can re-open to Canadian cattle.
Un bliz delle forze della Nato libera i due sottufficiali sequestrati in Afghanistan. Durante l'operazione sono rimasti feriti: uno di loro, colpito alla testa e al torace, &egrave; molto grave. Almeno cinque morti tra i rapitori
Palestinian militant group Hamas swears vengeance for 14 of its members killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza.
Kenya's opposition leader denies government charges that his supporters planned a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
The five nations working to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis must seize the opportunity to build on Pyongyang's offer to resume talks, a US lawmaker said after his visit to the country.
With 0.7 on the clock and the Sacramento Kings trailing the Washington Wizards by three, Brad Miller threw a splendid 80-foot pass to John Salmons. Salmons made the catch, moved his right foot behind the 3-point arc and fired.
Governments and individuals across the world were digging into their pockets on Thursday to help the millions of victims of the killer waves that struck southern Asia, as the UN said well over one billion dollars would be needed.
At its meeting on December 14, 2006 Technip's  (Paris:TEC) (NYSE:TKP) (ISIN:FR0000131708) Board of Directors made the  following decisions:  to pay in advance part of the 2006 dividend, in the amount of 0.50  euros per share.
A MASSIVE expansion of the Alcan alumina refinery in Arnhem Land was welcomed by Top End Aboriginal landowners yesterday after the Canadian aluminium giant approved a $1.
The Tamil Tigers' leader says the death of chief ideologue, Anton Balasingham, is an \
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O said on Thursday  it expects to close its purchase of rival software maker  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Friday.
Taser stun guns used by British police are potentially deadly and must be strictly controlled, a leading human rights group has warned.
There's a wait for the iPod shuffle and oh yeah, remember, it's not edible.
Police investigate the theft of a laptop from a Royal Navy officer which had personal details of 600,000 people.
Lo aveva promesso in campagna elettorale, ha continuato ad inseguirlo e a sognarlo per mesi e mesi, ...
A disabled woman is freed after being trapped for seven hours when vandals crash a car into her gates.
InfoWorld - Applimation is buying fellow application data management vendor Gamma Enterprise Technologies in a deal the companies claim will create the largest single vendor of its kind in the world, with more than 250 customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
A judge strips Britney Spears of visitation rights for failing to comply with a court order
Lawmakers have shelved Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan to charge motorists in some parts of Manhattan.
Elusive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony arrives at a camp in Sudan, meeting a key condition of a peace truce.
Indonesia has announced the winner of last month&#39;s presidential elections, and advisors to President Megawati Sukarnoputri, who lost by a large margin, have said they do not plan to challenge the result.
The Wallabies have showed all their famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champions 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat at Twickenham early this morning.
Republicans stopped the Senate on Saturday from considering a resolution denouncing President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the day before.
BAGHDAD  - Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr&#39;s militia handed in hundreds of weapons in Baghdad, as the US military focused its fire on Iraq&#39;s rebel-held Sunni Muslim bastion of Fallujah.
Security and enterprise issues and services are taking new priority for the handset maker.
The United States will face China in an international friendly on June 2 in the team's final tuneup ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) announced on Monday.
The UK is lagging behind other countries on biomass and biofuels, says a parliamentary committee.
Several explosions ripped through a Bangladeshi opposition party rally here on Saturday, killing at least 9 people and wounding as
About 300,000 people flee California wildfires Thousands of firefighters now battling flamesPresident Bush declares emergency Firefighter: \
Greece&#39;s extraordinary success at Euro 2004 and Porto&#39;s victory in the Champions League final brought romanticism back to international soccer in a landmark year for the sport in 2004.
PITCAIRN Island mayor Steve Christian will go on trial today accused of leading &quot;the boys&quot;, a group of seven men who allegedly spent 30 years sexually abusing underage girls on the tiny Pacific outcrop.
Most experts expect ``mid-cap&#39;&#39; stocks, or stocks issued by medium-size companies, to perform well as our economy expands.
Pupils should be allowed to study a wider range of subjects for longer, the Conservatives will say.
A LONG-STANDING opponent of the Cardiff Bay barrage has written a book that condemns it as a drain on public funds, costing 20m a year for the next 200 years.
La Sampdoria giocher&agrave; la prossima settimana a tripoli contro la Nazionale della Libia.
PARIS High school students in Hong Kong, Finland and South Korea do better in mathematics than those in any other country, according to a new international comparison of mathematical skills among 15-year-old students from 40 countries.
An undercover reporter smuggled fake  bomb-making equipment into the British parliament, a day after  fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting  onto the floor of the debating chamber.
TechWeb - The University of Utah's Traffic Lab found that drivers who use cell phones behind the wheel impede the flow of traffic and extend commute times.
By the time she was 8 years old, J.B. had been hospitalized 200 times  and had undergone more than 40 operations, including the removal of most of her  intestines. K.C., a 2-year-old boy, was hospitalized more than 20 times due to  complications from asthma, severe pneumonia, mysterious infections, and sudden  fevers. His doctors were baffled and unable to determine the cause of these  illnesses. In a family with five children, one after another died of sudden infant  death syndrome (SIDS).
Sanctions could be aimed at a wide range of American exports, possibly including steel ball bearings, cod, shoes and apples. Most would be imposed by Japan and the EU, which have been the hardest
Cisco Systems Inc. executives hinted at major changes in the company&#39;s consumer strategy on Wednesday even as they voiced optimism about networking and the world economy.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday repeated his call to add more troops, saying the Iraq war had left the nation's military seriously stressed.
Kristian Hanson still remembers the day in the fifth grade when his father drove past St. John's Prep and said, \
Detainees at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were shackled to the floor in fetal positions for more than 24 hours at a time, left without food and water, and
President Bush on Saturday described John Kerry&#39;s tour of duty in Vietnam as more heroic than his own service in the Air National Guard, saying his Democratic rival had been &quot;in harm&#39;s way.
TOKYO -- A U.S. computer security expert is suing the Japanese government for violation of his freedom of speech, alleging they censored him at a recent computer security conference, the plaintiff said at a news conference on Monday. The lawsuit is the first of its kind in Japan, according to his lawyer.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
Turkey lifted its ban on YouTube Friday, an official for the country's largest telecommunications firm said, two days after a court ordered the Web site blocked because of videos that allegedly insulted the founder of modern Turkey.
Donnie Downs, president and chief executive of Plan B Technologies Inc., said the company itself is a \
A French soldier who had locked himself in an explosives depot and threatened to blow it up turned himself in Monday, the Interior Ministry said, ending a three-day standoff that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of villagers in northeastern France.
France will maintain its ban on Muslim scarves and other signs of religious belief in state schools, ignoring demands by the Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters, government spokesman Jean-Francois Cope said.
55 mln euro rispetto ai 43 dello stesso periodo del 2003
TORINO, 4 NOVEMBRE 2004 - \u00c3\u0088 il giorno della difesa, oggi, al processo Juventus. La nuova udienza si \u00c3\u00a8 aperta, infatti, questa mattina, con l&#39;arringa difensiva dell&#39;avvocato Luigi Chiappero, legale di Antonio
Cesare Prandelli prepara il derby della sua Fiorentina con il Siena con la consueta lucidit&agrave; ...
China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise, state-run radio reported Tuesday.
Oil slid to around $58 a barrel on Wednesday, taking losses for the week to more than 7 percent and London Brent crude to its lowest this year, on forecasts of a further rise in bulging U.S. fuel stockpiles.
Travel sites want to help you find a cheap trip. But is cost the only factor to consider?
CROMWELL, Conn. -- Changing his stance, PGA commissioner Tim Finchem is calling on golf to come up with a universal policy to test for performance-enhancing drugs.
The warning was dire: \
Pakistani police released a photograph on Saturday of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.
Start spreading the news: Liza Minnelli will sing again.
DETROIT -- Chrysler is recalling 240,000 minivans because their radios may short-circuit and cause a fire. Affected are Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country minivans from the 2001 and 2002 model years.
Bulgaria said it hoped Libya would finalize an deal on Monday to free six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, a move that would boost Tripoli's relations with the West.
Following the pet food scare this year, and a spate of children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s toy recalls, pet owners have been stepping forward to ask: How safe are pet toys?
PARIS  - France regards a European arms embargo on China as outdated and wants it lifted as soon as possible, President Jacques Chirac said in an interview ahead of his visit Friday to China.
China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.
Nostro consiglio e' di rafforzare tesoretto, non di ridurlo
The Whitbread leisure group announced on Monday the billion-pound sale of its David Lloyd gymnasium chain to a consortium comprising property firm London Regional Holdings and HBOS.
Maybe it was just a hunch. But the odds had to be pretty high that not-so-shy Terrell Owens would cook up something special if he found himself in the end zone Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
Avon Products Inc.  said on  Thursday it expects total savings and benefits from its product  simplification and strategic sourcing plans combined with other  restructuring moves to exceed $700 million.
What Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has longed to hear from PeopleSoft behind closed doors instead floated to the surface in a Delaware courthouse.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Record-breaking  Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has won the  National Football League's rookie of the year award.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday pressed North Korea to come clean on its nuclear program, told Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and said UN inspectors should return to Iraq.
Johnny Knoxville and his pals pulled another prank on Hollywood as their sequel of crazy stunts, \
Former Wizard Jarvis Hayes is now a Piston and says he finally feels confident on the court, two years removed from major knee injuries.
Shares of large US and European drug makers fell on Thursday after a prominent cardiologist questioned the safety of new arthritis drugs and the performance of US regulators in monitoring drug safety.
Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday its  stores have begun selling a phone from Samsung Electronics  005930.KS that was designed to work on mobile networks around  the world.
China has agreed to fund the  construction of a $1 billion hydroelectric dam in mineral-rich  Guinea and renovate a series of state buildings, government  officials in the West African country said on Saturday.
Milan e Boca Juniors giocheranno domenica la finale del Mondiale per club. Si tratta di un 'replay' ...
Shortly after he had been declared the winner in his bout against Iran&#39;s Sajad Barzi last night, Rulon Gardner returned to the mat at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, sat down, and quietly removed his shoes.
 Gli Usa: Pechino prepara un cyber-attacco
UNITED NATIONS, June 29 -- The U.N. Security Council voted 14 to 0 Friday to immediately shut down the U.N. weapons-inspection unit for Iraq, drawing to a close  16 years of international scrutiny of Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs.
Fiat SpA said Tuesday that its Iveco SpA trucks unit has agreed to develop a long-term partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., one of the largest Chinese automakers, for building trucks and other industrial vehicles.
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Several shareholders of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  have banded together to try to oust Chief Executive Paul Eibeler, sending the video game maker's shares up 18 percent on Wednesday.
Insurgents distributed a video Tuesday  showing a U.S. hostage pleading for his life, and militants  assassinated a senior judge in Baghdad, pressing their campaign  of violence ahead of Sunday's watershed election.
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Cameraman working for Reuters killed in Ramadi clashes, US war planes bomb insurgent-held Fallujah. BAGHDAD - At least five people were killed when a car comb exploded outside Iraq&#39;s education ministry in Baghdad on Tuesday, hospital sources said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marines launched air and ground attacks Thursday on the insurgent bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace talks with the government over Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's demand to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 3 -- Montana's Department of Corrections is facing stiff resistance to a proposal to prohibit all people on parole or probation from obtaining medical marijuana.
Beersheba, Sept.1 (GUARDIAN NEWS SERVICE): At least 16 people were killed and almost 100 injured after Israel&#39;s five-month period of relative peace was shattered yesterday with adouble suicide bombing on two buses in the southern town of Beersheba.
Wachovia Corp. is planning a &#36;400 million data center in Birmingham that will anchor a 337-acre technology park.
Under final rules for the controversial program, states would have until 2017 to issue requisite driver's licenses to their residents. Privacy and civil liberties advocates still aren't happy.
The contentious Northwest Airlines Corp.  bankruptcy case is a new battleground in a larger war between hedge funds and distressed companies that will only widen, experts say.
A bird flu virus killed 26 people in Asia and prompted widespread slaughter of poultry several months ago. Now a new study says it can also infect cats.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cTrumpery,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a play that opened this month in New York, explores a period teeming with religiosity and controversy.
GERMAN driver Timo Glock will drive for Jordan in the final three races of the Formula One season after the contract of Giorgio Pantano was terminated, the team said today.
A snake charmer who made a name for himself as Malaysia's Snake King dies after a bite from a king cobra.
European equities were lower on Friday as drugs, metals and mining groups slipped, and although the losses were less severe than those seen last week, strategists were cautious of calling an end to the recent market volatility.
Touts 'second-generation wireless' against health hysteria 3Com has decided to fight the hysteria over WiFi in schools. The company has hooked up with a reseller that specialises in the education market called 802.UK to promote \
Jobless numbers drop by 16,000 between May and July,  according to official figures.
Agende, penne e e cravatte i regali piu' odiati
Baltimore Ravens football star Jamal  Lewis pleaded guilty on Thursday to using a cell phone to try  to broker a cocaine deal, avoiding more serious federal drug  charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 23, 2004 - Prosecutors and defense attorneys tested microphones and arguments Monday ahead of the first arraignments of suspected terrorists at the US naval base here
The Colombian anti-narcotics police say that a record number of drug crops were sprayed during 2004.
Tokyo's key Nikkei average rose 1.14  percent by midday on Thursday as gains on Wall Street  encouraged investors to scoop up bargains, including key  technology stocks, following the market's nine previous days of  losses.
EquiFirst Corp., a subprime mortgage unit of British bank Barclays Plc , on Tuesday said it will cut an unspecified of number of jobs to cope with the U.S. housing slump.
Non dare peso alle 'rivelazioni' sull'inchiesta di Catanzaro
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday he shot to death two unarmed Iraqi men in the town of Haditha and watched members of his squad kill more civilians after a roadside bomb ripped apart a fellow Marine in November 2005.
BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, marking a further step toward the return of the North African country to the international diplomatic fold.
The company will abandon the Matsushita name and just go with its street name.
BAGHDAD, August 27  - The hastily reached peace deal to defuse the crisis in Najaf is in fact a &quot;doomed truce&quot; as it left some very serious loose ends pertaining to the crisis and the situation in Iraq in general, analysts and observers
The deal could be the first step toward a possible broader alliance between Chrysler and Nissan of Japan.
Per investigatori pochi dubbi dopo ritrovamento nascondiglio
Former Playboy Playmate and billionaire's widow Anna Nicole Smith has died at the age of 39 after apparently collapsing in a Florida hotel room, her lawyer said on Thursday.
Bracing for their final debate, John Kerry accused President Bush of favoring &#39;&#39;friends in the oil industry&#39;&#39; over consumers strapped
Sansa c200 series unveiled IFA 06 SanDisk today followed up last week's launch of its 8GB Sansa e280 music player with the debut today of the c200 series. The line-up comprises a pair of models: the 1GB c240 and the 2GB c250.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Cardinals may be heading to their  first World Series since 1987 but there is nothing new about  post-season baseball in St. Louis.
COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances began to lash  eastern Florida with strong winds and rains on Saturday,  cutting power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and  ripping yachts from their moorings after the enormous storm  pounded the Bahamas.
David Beckham could be sidelined up to six weeks after cracking a rib during England's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Wales in which he scored a goal and drew a suspension for the next game.
KRT) - Consider the odds: two men named Mohamed Atta, total strangers with nothing to connect them, both arriving in Prague just as one, the Sept.
Carmakers that fail to meet carbon dioxide emission caps by 2012 will face fines, the European Commission says.
WASHINGTON The father of a teen who died after taking an abortion pill says safety warnings added by the government aren&#39;t enough.
Legislation pending in Congress could spur still more people to choose Chapter 13 to save their homes.
Aug. 31, 2004 -- For cancer survivors, physical and emotional problems continue long after treatment ends. In fact, even long-term cancer survivors fare worse -- in terms of quality of life -- than people
President Bush headed Monday toward his first face-off with Sen. John F. Kerry by mocking his challenger as a vacillator who could spend the whole
The speech specialist buys its way into the mobile typing world.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Created by the team behind the movie 'Blood Diamond,' the new show will take a look at the lives of six tech-savvy 20-somethings.
A neighbor arrested in the slayings of an Iraq soldier's family told police he woke up in the victims' home after an alcoholic blackout, covered in blood, according to court records.
Earlier this summer, ESPN ran a countdown clock on SportsCenter reminding viewers how much time remained until the start of the World Series of Poker.
Israeli leader Ariel Sharon rejected  calls from within his mutinous cabinet Wednesday for a  referendum on leaving Gaza after winning parliament's support  to uproot settlements from land claimed by Palestinians.
La Fortitudo supera in casa il Real Madrid per 77-70 in un match combattuto dal primo minuto. Subito in svantaggio di 13 punti, i ragazzi di Ripesa sono stati bravi a recuperare ea vincere. Bologna, 15 dicembre
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A car bomb exploded in a town south of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 10, the latest in a spate of attacks that have killed some 150 people in the last four days.
Gas and electricity suppliers must take complaints more seriously, a consumer watchdog says.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s Cabinet has an approval rating of 42 percent, an increase of 2 percentage points from July, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said, citing its own survey taken over the weekend.
Top Gear's James May says fellow presenter Richard Hammond is \
Cameroon's Dutch coach Arie Haan has been absent from the central African country for the past two months in contravention of his contract, the national Football Association FECAFOOT said on Tuesday.
Though they play with vastly different styles, Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington both sit at 11-under 131 and are tied for the lead at the Nissan Open.
Recovering drug addicts who are   infected with hepatitis C virus may stick to their medications   better if they are allowed to use marijuana, U.S. researchers   reported on Wednesday.
The European Space Agency is looking for volunteers to make a pretend trip to Mars.
Democratic candidate John Kerry's campaign demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired during debates with President Bush be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting, but the commission hosting the debates refused.
Low-cost airlines who do not include taxes and surcharges in their advertised prices face court action, the BBC learns.
ATHENS, Greece - World gymnastics officials were looking for a way out of the Paul Hamm medal mess. All they did was make more people mad...
MANCHESTER - Irate Manchester United fans have struck the first blow in American tycoon Malcolm Glazer&#39;s attempt to buy the club by vandalising two cars belonging to United&#39;s director Maurice Watkins.
World number one Tiger Woods has been paired with good friend Charles Howell III for Thursday's opening foursomes at the seventh Presidents Cup.
Premier Fillon, 'Il governo francese non li consentira''
Kill/loss ratio 'unimpressive', historian claims A historian has claimed Fighter Command's finest - \
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.
The morning commute can be a lot more hazardous to your health than you might think. Researchers in Germany say people prone to heart attack face triple the usual risk just after they&#39;ve commuted.
President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday after losing a key minister in a parliamentary election and made former international lawyer Christine Lagarde France's first female economy minister.
Turbulence in world credit markets illustrates the dangers of globally-linked financial sectors and the need for the International Monetary Fund to sharpen its role as overseer of the world's financial system, IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said on Thursday.
After a four-year stint in the Navy and six years with the Navy Reserve, Alexandria resident Larry Hall was ready for a career change. So he channeled the discipline and focus that had been instilled by the military into a career in the classroom.
At least five people are killed in a suspected suicide attack on the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
com October 12, 2004, 11:27 AM PT. Despite increasing competition, Apple&#39;s iPod still rules the digital music world, according to new reports from market researchers.
Closer Chad Cordero and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $6.2 million, one-year contract for 2008 on Friday, avoiding arbitration.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday that Australia will not make concessions with kidnappers of two Australians if the hostage-taking information is confirmed.
Gunmen wearing military uniforms kill 29 villagers in Iraq's Diyala province, security officials say.
IBM has unveiled two new enterprise-class storage arrays which, despite being aimed at different markets, can be managed through a single interface and data can be replicated between them.
Crude oil futures sank for a fourth straight day yesterday, settling beneath $43 a barrel for the first time in nearly three months and capping a 14 percent decline for the week.
up to $125 billion (70 billion pounds) as the only way to relieve Iraq of its crushing financial burden. Minister Barham Salih told the donors on Wednesday.
Dana Delany might be  co-starring on ABC&#39;s &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; after all.
A bank clerk didn't need a weapon to ward off a would-be robber. When the masked man pulled out a gun, she just laughed in his face.
ARIZONA SKY VILLAGE, Arizona  - When night falls over the empty desert, retiree Jim Algots climbs the wooden steps to his observatory, dims the lights and rolls back the roof to reveal an ink-black sky.
Secretary of State Colin Powell urged  China on Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to  resume stalled talks on scrapping its nuclear weapons programs  and pressed Beijing to accept a Taiwan offer of talks.
Machinegun fire and grenade blasts  echoed across northern Baghdad on Friday as insurgents clashed  with Iraqi national guards, witnesses said.
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Kidnappers with links to al-Qaida threatened in a videotape Saturday to slit the throats of two Americans and a British hostage unless authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons in Iraq.
Two genetic mutations raise the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, one by as much as 87 percent, researchers reported on Wednesday in a discovery that sheds more light on a complex and baffling disease.
Leading UK doctors call for a total ban on brutal, no-holds-barred fighting.
NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera showed up in time to save the New York Yankees, putting his grief aside just long enough to do what he does best. Rivera got Boston's Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series...
Russian investigators found residue of an explosive substance on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart Tuesday night, a security spokesman said yesterday
Prison officials are no longer allowing Missouri's most violent criminals to have access to video games with titles like \
BEA Systems Inc  said on Thursday it is prepared to sell itself for $8.2 billion, which is a 24 percent premium to a bid from Oracle Corp  that the business software maker rejected.
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia  - Bolivia's president closed a two-day regional summit on Saturday by saying a South American community of nations modeled on the European Union could become a reality in five years.
Australia showed all its famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champion 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat yesterday.
Heavy rain and gale force winds are expected as the remnants of Hurricane Gordon reach parts of the UK.
China has expressed regret over a  decision by the European Union, the United States and Canada to  request a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to hear their  complaint about China's tariff treatment of auto parts.
The smartest guys in the room were outsmarted more than once.
It used to be that parents were the only ones on the lookout for lead. Now a new study says too much lead in your bones can cause blindness when you hit your golden years.
Roger Clemens says he will pitch next year. Whether he&#39;s throwing batting practice to his kids or split-finger fastballs to major-league hitters remains to be seen.
President Bush, accused by Democrats of shirking his duty in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, wrote that he had &quot;inadequate time&quot; to meet future Reserve commitments in his Nov.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Point guard Avery Johnson retired Thursday as an active player to accept a coaching position with the Dallas Mavericks.
Rasheed Wallace pours in 21 points and nine rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 90-67 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx and the FDA are the subject of Senate scrutiny today...and an Iowa Senator is asking the tough questions.
JAKARTA, Indonesia &#151; A militant Islamic cleric accused by the United States of being a key terror leader in Southeast Asia went on trial Thursday for the 2002 Bali bombings and last year's J.W. Marriott hotel attack in Jakarta.
Liverpool&#39;s reserve striker Neil Mellor came up trumps with a stoppage time winner to hand struggling Arsenal a second league defeat of the season.
Un uomo gli ha sparato in un ristorante
Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean
It's a girl &#151; and a boy &#151; for actress Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder. Roberts gave birth to twins Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder on Sunday morning at a Southern California hospital, publicist Marcy Engelman said Sunday.
Bridget Jones has become, after only two novels and film adaptations, a cheery goofball for whom nothing remarkable happens. She is loved by friends, who orbit at all times.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said here Tuesday that in order to help protect population in Sudan, maintained pressure will be needed.
US car giant Ford will sit down with trade unions on Friday to discuss the fate of its Jaguar plant in Coventry.
(InfoWorld) - With attackers finding new ways to exploit a\u00c2\u00a0critical flaw in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp. has released a patch for the problem, ahead of its next scheduled round of security updates. The patch fixes a critical vulnerability in the way Internet Explorer renders VML (Vector Markup Language) graphics. Hackers had been exploiting the flaw, which also affects\u00c2\u00a0some versions of Outlook, for more than a week, and in recent days malicious activity had been on the upswing. More information on the update, which was released Tuesday, can be found\u00c2\u00a0here. The out-of-cycle release is unusual, but not unprecedented. Microsoft generally releases its security updates on the second Tuesday of every month, giving system administrators a predictable way to set aside time to test the new software. Occasionally, the company will release patches ahead of time if a flaw is being widely exploited by attackers. In January it\u00c2\u00a0patched a critical flaw in the Microsoft Windows Metafile (WMF) image-rendering engine after it became a widespread problem. With attack code that works on the latest version of Windows XP now publicly available, the VML bug is shaping up as a very serious concern for administrators, said Ken Dunham, the director of Verisign Inc.'s iDefense Rapid Response Team. VML attacks have now \
Majority Democrats in Congress, prevented from passing a Senate resolution opposing White House Iraq policy, get a fresh chance this week in the House of Representatives.
Two men are being questioned after a teenager is killed and two others are injured in a knife attack in London.
LONDON New information is surfacing about a purported escape attempt by doomed British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The Sunday Times says Bigley briefly fled his Iraqi kidnappers on Wednesday after British intelligence helped bribe two of his captors.
The surface of Mars is now obscured by a globe-engulfing veil of dust, officials report, posing a potentially longer-lasting threat to the plucky NASA rovers on the planet&#39;s surface.
The UK recording industry says it should get tax breaks for finding the next generation of musicians.
A panel of banking economists has put the odds of a recession near 50 percent as the economy works through a housing slump this year.
Hundreds of U.N. peacekeepers raided Haiti's largest slum Friday to arrest gang members and take control of the area &#151; sparking a gun battle that wounded at least two soldiers, the top U.N. commander said.
MONTREAL -- A seven-year-old marketing agreement between Molson and US-based Adolph Coors Co. was not amended for the merger proposal between the two companies.
UK Gen David Richards is to hand over the control of the Nato force in Afghanistan to US Gen Dan McNeil.
The secretive snow leopard is fitted with a Global Positioning System (GPS) collar to track its movements.
Casino operator MGM Mirage MGG.N on  Wednesday reported higher third-quarter earnings as tourism and  gambling at its Las Vegas resorts boomed.
The actress due to share the role of Maria in The Sound of Music leaves the Andrew Lloyd Webber production.
Blog: The species was changed. But it's controversial.
Soddisfatto patron Cazzola: 'consuntivo e' molto buono'
HOUSTON - It was a T.O. (Terrific Opener) for Donte' Stallworth, a wide receiver without an alter ego or autobiography. The Eagles' late addition made an early impact, catching six passes for 141 yards and a touchdown - superstar production without the diva routine.
The faint tremors, which were detected beneath the town of Cholame, are similar to those discovered in the past two years in Japan and the Pacific Northwest.
A professor and a couple of grad students have their way with one of Diebold's electronic voting machines -- most recently used in the Maryland primary -- uploading malicious programs and developing a virus that can spread those programs between machines. Diebold cries foul.
At least seven people, including the  police chief of the province of Aklan, were killed and 30  wounded on Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a religious  festival in the central Philippines, police authorities said.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Sports Network) - LSU head coach Nick  Saban met with Miami Dolphins officials on Tuesday to discuss  the NFL team's head coaching position.
Carlos Lee hit a grand slam and a two-run homer and Freddy Garcia pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Chicago White Sox past the Detroit Tigers 11-2 Wednesday.
Mississippi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney general, Jim Hood, said the company failed to honor an agreement for a mass settlement of claims over Hurricane Katrina damage.
The Chicago Bears on Tuesday suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson for one game following his arrest on gun charges and the nightclub shooting death of his best friend.
On April 18, 1983, Bradford C. Bleidt knelt down inside a meeting hall in the Masonic lodge in Lynn, placed his hands on a Bible, and took a solemn oath not to ''cheat, wrong, nor defraud&quot; fellow Masons, as he was inducted into the fraternal organization.
The head of a separatist movement in Nigeria&#39;s southern oil-rich Niger Delta has announced that he intends to meet President Olusegun Obasanjo.
French conservatives were headed for a parliamentary landslide after a first round legislative election on Sunday, bolstering President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to implement wide-ranging reforms.
In the name of homeland security, America's spy imagery agency is keeping a close eye, close to home. It's watching America. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, about 100 employees of a little-known branch of the Defense Department called the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency &#151; and some of the country's most sophisticated aerial imaging equipment &#151; have focused on observing what's going on in the United States.
Indonesia's government backs a plan to dump muddy water into a river, to help stave off a huge mud spill.
Real estate in New York City has a way of looming large in matters of the heart.
Ivan Noble, the BBC journalist who has been writing about his treatment for a brain tumour,  dies aged 37.
Real Madrid&#39;s Primera Liga match against Real Sociedad was abandoned on Sunday with the scores level at 1-1 after police received a warning that a bomb would explode at the stadium at 2000 GMT.
Si tratta di Alberico Cetti Serbelloni, presidente della societ\u00c3\u00a0 GabriusAltre sei persone iscritte nel registro degli indagati, accusate di associazione a delinquere                                          Imprenditore arrestato per frode all'erario E' accusato di aver sottratto un miliardo                                                                                  Il reato perpetrato con un giro di false fatturazioni nel settore delle opere d'arteIl provvedimento cautelare scattato per \

Build a platform and they will come Marc Andreessen predicts a future where systems companies like Sun Microsystems see their volume businesses shrink and massive online services providers become prime customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
[India News]: New Delhi, Dec 9 : Visiting US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday met his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee for about 90-minutes, and then told reporters at a joint press conference that both India and the US needed to transform
Better data is needed to determine the magnitude of human trafficking and some countries are not taking the problem as seriously as they should be, the U.N.'s top anti-crime official said Tuesday.
One indicator to help you find the market's best stocks.
The IOC fine the Austrian Olympic Committee \u00c2\u00a3500,000 over the doping affair at last year's Turin Winter Games.
Federal health officials could import up to 5.2 million additional flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany to help mitigate an unexpected national flu vaccine supply shortage if manufacturing facilities in those countries pass FDA inspections, HHS
UNITED NATIONS -- India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a sustained war on terrorism and reaffirmed his willingness to continue peace talks with nuclear neighbor Pakistan.
OTTAWA - Premier Gordon Campbell says the federal government&#39;s latest multi-billion offer to increase health-care funding falls far short of what&#39;s needed.
A car bomb in the Syrian capital has killed a senior member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas officials say military commander Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil was killed Sunday morning while starting his car.
Risultati e marcatori della settima giornata di Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund - Amburgo 0-3 (7' Gue...
As violence suddenly spikes in Baghdad and northern Iraq, the U.N. releases a new estimate of civilian fatalities
Gen. David H. Petraeus said that by next summer the U.S. should be able to reduce its troop strength in Iraq to the level it was at before the recent increase.
Gamers across Europe will get their hands on Halo 3 at midnight, one of the most hyped titles in history.
Capital One Financial, the largest independent U.S. credit-card issuer, promoted Lynn Pike to head its banking business, replacing former North Fork Bancorporation chief executive John Kanas as part of a management reshuffle.
Over the years, as Mikhail Baryshnikov repeatedly read and saw the plays, he developed an intense appreciation of what he calls \u00e2\u0080\u009cBeckett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s genius.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Hillary Clinton says Obama has copied her economic plan before the Wisconsin primary
Researchers claim to have  found a way to make MRSA vulnerable to the antibiotic it normally resists.
The U.S. government ordered  antidepressant makers on Friday to put tough warnings on the  drugs to alert doctors, parents and patients the medicines  increase risks of suicidal behavior among children and teens.
As Scott Peterson&#39;s former mistress Amber Frey took the witness stand Monday for her much anticipated cross-examination, there was a hush in the courtroom.
Northern rivers are pouring more fresh water into the Arctic Ocean, UK researchers say.
The musical performances of Live Earth did not peak the interest of many Americans this past Saturday. The TV broadcast, which lasted three hours on NBC, only averaged 2.7 million viewers, making it the least-watched program on Saturday night. E...
The United States on Thursday applauded Britain&#39;s decision to agree to a US request to redeploy 850 crack troops in Iraq to a volatile area west of Baghdad, calling it a sign of London&#39;s commitment to the Iraqi people and international security.
Researchers are still figuring out the dangers and benefits of hormone replacement therapy, but two new studies give a boost to estrogen as a defense against dementia
John Travolta donated $15,000 to central Florida tornado victims at the premiere of his new film, \
Human trials suggest a single jab could give lifelong protection against all types of flu.
The national transplant waiting list has grown to more than 87,000 because organ donations from the dead have not kept up with demand. For help, frustrated patients increasingly are turning to the living &#151; even to strangers. That worries bioethicists, surgeons and federal officials who oversee the transplant system, which is designed to treat all patients fairly.
The powerful chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee promised to introduce this week a new intelligence reorganization bill likely to set Congress on a collision course with the White House, which favors an intelligence \
Constitutional amendment drafted will allow Lahoud to stand for re-election despite opposition at home, abroad. BEIRUT - Lebanese MPs will vote Friday on a constitutional amendment drafted under pressure from
US President George W Bush says he is evaluating the implications of a damning report on US policy in Iraq.
PRESIDENT Mary McAleese vowed to continue her work to make Ireland an inclusive society as she was sworn in for a second term at a ceremony in Dublin Castle.
At least 21 people, including 17 Iraqis working for the US military, were killed Sunday as a senior UN official warned that next month&#39;s crucial elections could not be held in the current climate of violence.
Militants attack a stadium in Srinagar hours before the Indian prime minister is due to address a rally.
More than two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be killed off by 2050 &#151; including the entire population in Alaska &#151; because of thinning sea ice from global warming in the Arctic, government scientists forecast Friday.
Four projects are in the works to lay fiber-optic cables beneath the Indian Ocean off the coast of eastern Africa. The countries involved are:
Initially skeptical, many scholars have recently applauded the Internet search service's project to digitize some of the world's best library collections.
University of Connecticut coach Randy Edsall stood at midfield yesterday, wheeling back and forth so he could watch the offense and defense at the same time.
Just hours before US President George W. Bush was expected in Rome on Friday, an Italian court began trying CIA agents accused of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in Milan under a heavily criticised secret US programme.
West Brom director Jeff Farmer insists the fans will give manager Bryan Robson their backing following his return to the club after a 23-year absence.
London, England (Sports Network) - Charlton Athletic moved into seventh place in the English Premier League Monday with a 2-1 win over visiting Fulham at The Valley.
Blog: Thousands of Boeing employees and others rocked out under the brand-new 787 Dreamliner.
L'Italia &egrave; stata battuta dalla Spagna 6-0 nella semifinale dei mondiali di hockey su pista a ...
India's top golfer Jeev Milkha Singh was overjoyed after his maiden Japanese Tour victory on Sunday ensured a third title of a dream season after seven years of frustration.
The Bruins put 2 points in the win column last night, sent veteran defenseman Aaron Ward to the hospital for an overnight stay, and reapplied their tenuous fingerhold in the competitive scrum among the playoff wannabes in the Eastern Conference.
Flash-based solid-state hard drives and machines containing them are plentiful at this year's Computex.
A state security court Thursday sentenced three members of an Islamic militant group to death for their role in several attacks in Egypt's Sinai peninsula that killed dozens of people in the past two years.
Nigeria's ruling party presidential candidate, Umaru Yar'Adua, tells the BBC he is well enough to run in April's polls.
If you&#39;re like me, you&#39;ve seen lots of ads for Internet phone services but met very few people who actually use one. Dan Cistone, an Army staff sergeant based in Killeen, Texas, is living proof that those ads aren&#39;t purely hype.
Israeli troops killed four Palestinian fighters on Wednesday in the first such deadly skirmish in the Gaza Strip since Hamas Islamist militias seized control of the territory a week ago.
Readers are eager to learn more about Austria's Elfriede Jelinek, who was virtually unknown in the United States before the announcement that she had received the Nobel Prize for literature.
The longest serving astronaut in history, John W. Young, announced his retirement on Tuesday.
Twenty crew have been rescued from a ship which is listing in the Channel about 35 miles off the Devon coast.
Despite bipartisan opposition backed by religious and business leaders, Arizonans look set to carry an anti-immigrant ballot initiative
Private equity managers like Henry R. Kravis are fighting a fierce, uphill lobbying battle over one of the most contentious tax proposals in the last decade.
Mario Pescante &egrave; stato nominato presidente della commissione Cio per le relazioni internazion...
The chairwoman of James Hardie has dismissed today&#39;s announcement of the provisional liquidation of an asbestos compensation foundation as a stunt.
The Japanese stock market edged lower on Tuesday, weighed down by a mildly stronger yen and poor figures overnight on US home sales.
Merck & Co. Inc.  said on Monday that it received a subpoena from the U.S. Justice Department and that the Securities and Exchange Commission has started an informal inquiry concerning its recalled pain reliever Vioxx.
The Department of Homeland Security remains hampered by personality conflicts, bureaucratic bottlenecks and an atmosphere of demoralization, according to officials and independent experts.
OTTAWA (CP) - The lawyer for Alfonso Gagliano says the former public works minister can't be held responsible for money mishandled by the federal sponsorship program.
U.S President George W. Bush on Tuesday sought to soothe Russia's Vladimir Putin about U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a big-power summit that could also expose rifts on climate change and aid for Africa.
I rossoneri vincono 4-2 contro il Boca la finalissima del Mondiale per club a Yokohama. Doppietta di Inzaghi, segnano anche Nesta e Kak&agrave;. Nel finale autogol di Ambrosini
Although it is nearly impossible for Huckabee to win nomination, contest will be first major test of McCain's strength among conservatives since Romney suspended bid.
U.S. stock futures extended losses on   Wednesday after data showed unit labor costs for the second   quarter were revised higher than expected, raising concerns the   Federal Reserve may need to increase interest rates.
Prince William County is moving to enact what legal specialists say are some of the toughest measures in the nation targeting illegal immigrants, including a provision that would direct police to check the residency status of anyone detained for breaking the law -- whether shoplifting, speeding or...
No, they haven't announced it, but yesterday's reorganization makes it pretty clear.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 -- A string of closely timed explosions killed at least 72 people and wounded 236 in a Shiite Muslim area of Baghdad on Thursday night, one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in months despite the launch of a new security plan to stanch the sectarian carnage.
MONTREAL/NEW YORK  - Alcan Inc.   has rebuffed requests by Alcoa Inc.  for a meeting to discuss Alcoa's hostile $28.6 billion offer for the Canadian aluminum producer, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
FRENCH Open champion Anastasia Myskina pulled Russia back to 1-1 against defending champions France in the Federation Cup final after Nathalie Dechy upset US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 7-6 8-6.
France and Russia sign deals in the transport and aviation sectors worth more than $10bn.
The Bush administration has received recent intelligence reports that some experts believe could indicate North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear weapons test explosion, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.
Microsoft Corp.  on Wednesday unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log on to personal computers and Web sites.
PRISTINA, Serbia  - Albanians flooded the Kosovo capital Pristina on Saturday, celebrating the territory's independence from Serbia a day ahead of schedule.
The former mayor of Washington, DC who served prison time on a drug charge more than a decade ago claimed the Democratic nomination for a City Council seat on Tuesday, a spot that almost
Tony Blair says the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region is \
Showing rare bipartisan consensus over war policy, the Senate overwhelmingly endorsed a political settlement for Iraq that would divide the country into three semi-autonomous regions.
IBF junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu beat Sharmba Mitchell to retain his title in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday. Tszyu knocked Mitchell, a former title holder, down four times, three in the third round.
The White House said on Friday that South Korea and other nations should send a &quot;clear message&quot; to North Korea of their commitment to a nuclear-free peninsula after Seoul admitted government scientists had enriched uranium to nearly
In a case about sex, lies and chromatography, a U.S. Secret Service ink expert went on trial on Thursday on charges he testified falsely in the high-profile courtroom drama of homemaking icon Martha Stewart.
A carbon-neutral green-development zone in Libya may serve as a model for environmentally friendly design.
School of BOFH UK security software developer Sophos has apologised for drafting in its lawyers after a member of a forum for IT technicians in schools posted a foul-mouth rant criticising recent changes in its anti-virus technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bulldozers and earthmovers pushed aside rubble and hauled away piles of wrecked cars Wednesday to prepare Yasser Arafat&#39;s battered West Bank compound for his burial.
Arsenal football club has announced the biggest club sponsorship deal in the history of English football. A \u00c2\u00a3100m deal has been agreed between the club and Dubai-based Emirates Airline, which will see Arsenal
The deluge of goals in the first week at the African Nations Cup has been matched only by the flood of scandals and dramas off the pitch.
Wii Sports' video game award victors
Iran yesterday sought to relax a recent agreement with the EU over its nuclear programme, jeopardising a potential breakthrough in the two-year dispute as the UN&#39;s chief nuclear inspector came close to saying Iran&#39;s nuclear promises could not be believed.
The Finnish Air Force (FAF) said on Thursday that it will outsource pilot training given on the Finnish-made Valmet Vinka propeller aircraft.
The online auctioneer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street estimates by 2 cents a share, as sales were up 30 percent from a year earlier.
Hundreds of Chicago police officers have had 10 or more complaints filed against them, and at least four members of an elite police unit have racked up more than 50 each in the past five years, according to a published report.
Together we'll find the best small caps for next year.
Accra, Oct. 20, GNA - Ghana has improved slightly on this year&#39;s corruption perception list by scoring 3.6 as against 3.3 recorded last year, making it the 7th least corrupt among 36 African countries included in the survey.
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Mahmoud Abbas, newly-named chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Sunday escaped unharmed from an exchange of fire which he insisted was the result of a feud
Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Oscar nominee Ellen Page  and Irish actor Cillian Murphy are attached to star in the  psychological thriller \
The head of Bangladesh&#39;s emergency government fainted Sunday after speaking at a tree planting ceremony for more than an hour in hot weather that has claimed at least a dozen lives in the past week.
Sprint Nextel Corp  customers can  now use mobile phones to shop for everything from shoes to  televisions in a new service the No. 3 U.S. wireless company  has launched to boost revenue.
Chris Brown rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and Tennessee cruised over Green Bay, scoring more points than any visitor ever had at Lambeau Stadium.
Protests take place for a second day at Airbus plants after it said it wanted to cut 10,000 jobs.
President Boris Tadic wins Serbia's run-off presidential poll, beating challenger Tomislav Nikolic.
Email security firm wants to 'go deeper and wider' Messaging security vendor Tumbleweed recently adopted a new indirect global market strategy but reckons direct sales will continue to grow.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It's a curious fact to know about yourself &#151; how much wind you can withstand before you get knocked off your feet.
Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years Friday for abusing steroids and must forfeit trophies that include the 2003 world and US titles in the indoor 200 meters.
Nobody in Russia seems to know how scrapping the popular vote in regional elections can help Russia&#39;s war against terrorism. ULYANOVSK, Russia--In the aftermath of the Beslan tragedy, Russians were expecting
Flights at Heathrow airport are delayed after a passenger jet from China lands short of the runway.
SpaceShipOne's pilot received a new honor: commercial astronaut wings awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration for those who fly more than 50 miles above Earth.
Through 12 holes on Saturday, Annika Sorenstam&#39;s temper was running as hot as the Florida sun. Her three-stroke lead had disappeared.
The Philippine presidential palace vowed Tuesday there would be no default on debt payments although President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted the country was in the midst of a &quot;fiscal crisis.
Passengers on a hijacked Air Mauritania  plane ended the ordeal when they stormed the cockpit and beat  up the lone gunman after the aircraft landed in Spain's Canary  Islands on Thursday night, Spanish police said.
Consumers could browse through Netflix&#39; huge catalog of movies, then download everything but the popcorn into their TiVo digital recording device for immediate viewing.
An investigation is underway in Greece over the lab error that destroyed any chance of Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton being forced to answer an alleged blood doping charge.
To paraphrase an old saying, when you keep going back to the bullpen, eventually it&#39;s going to come up dry. That&#39;s what happened to the Red Sox on Thursday night, when
Accepting a cease-and-desist order from the Securities and Exchange Commission, search giant Google Inc. yesterday settled without financial penalty the first SEC complaint ever brought against a company for not registering employee stock options.
Connecticut Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell is seen in her office at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. in this Tuesday, June 22, 2004 file photo.
``People are ready to pay for music if it&#39;s made easy, if it&#39;s made sexy.&#39;&#39; Thus U2 lead singer Bono summed up the secret of the success of Apple Computer Inc.
The Republican National Committee launches a new anti-Democrat Valentine's Day viral marketing campaign. What better way to say I love you than to send someone an e-card making fun of Obama or Clinton, and get them added to the GOP's mailing database?
Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., both influential companies, have joined hands in order to take legal action and persue spammers who are targetting these companies and their customers.
Scott Wilhelm skipped school, took a day off from work, drove 15 miles and visited five stores - just so he could roam the fake streets of San Andreas and shoot people.
LONDON - Three British soldiers in the Black Watch regiment, the forces moved closer to the Iraqi capital to back up American troops, have been killed in an attack, the government said Thursday.
Shi&#39;a tribal leaders in Baghdad&#39;s Al-Sadr City district met today with Iraqi police and US Army officials for talks on how to restore calm amid almost daily clashes that have killed and injured many people.
A global early warning system for threats to public health is now able to search for risky developments and send out alerts in six languages rather than English alone, its sponsors announced on Wednesday.
Lebanese soldiers deployed in several mixed Sunni-Shi'ite streets of Beirut on Saturday and ended sectarian riots that left at least 14 people injured and several cars and shops smashed.
(6TH UPDATE) At least ten people were killed and 115 wounded after a Manila-bound train from the Bicol region slipped of its
Edmilson, Barcelona&#39;s World Cup- winning defender, won&#39;t play for at least six months after having knee surgery today, the soccer team said.
A fashion-forward Apple store in New York is a mob scene, of course--but that was because of tourists, not Apple fans anticipating the operating-system launch.
Blog: Averatec has introduced the new, 11.1-inch 1579 ultraportable.
McLEAN, Va. - Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo will admit guilt to a second of 10 killings in October 2002, and drop all appeals of his first conviction, his lawyer said...
Hoping to find the rugged low post presence they've been sorely lacking, the Houston Rockets acquired veteran center Dikembe Mutombo in a trade with the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
PARKFIELD, Calif. Sept. 29, 2004 - A strong earthquake that shook Central California without causing any significant damage or injuries could be a boon to researchers who hope intense scrutiny of the state&#39;s
A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat
Officials from regional states including Iran and Syria will join U.S. and British envoys at a meeting in Baghdad next month to seek ways to stabilize Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister said on Tuesday.
A black engineer sued Disney's American Broadcasting Co on Monday, saying his supervisors refused to remove a black doll that dangled from a hangman's noose near his work station for more than a year.
The West must realise it cannot prevent all terror attacks and focus on nuclear strikes, a top academic says.
Merck & Co. won the first reversal of a damage award over its Vioxx painkiller yesterday when a judge ruled that a $51 million verdict was \
President Bush and his top aides have signaled in recent days that they are beginning to look more closely at a \
Two space shuttle astronauts ventured into open space on Tuesday to begin the first of three spacewalks to upgrade the power system on the International Space Station.
An internal company report warned the Newmont Mining Corporation that it was polluting the air in Indonesia.
Bertelsmann AG, whose Random House unit publishes ``The Da Vinci Code&#39;&#39; and Bill Clinton&#39;s autobiography, said first-half profit quadrupled as earnings improved at its television and music businesses.
The Symantec Corp, a leader in security software and one of Silicon Valley&#39;s oldest companies, announced early Thursday that it would acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data storage programs, to create the world&#39;s fourth-largest software company.
An interceptor missile destroyed a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean on Friday in a key test of the nation's missile defense system, U.S. military officials said.
Iraqi political leaders arrived in the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday on a mission to persuade rebellious Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr to disband his militia, vacate a religious shrine and participate in the country's political process.
RANGERS SURVIVED AN intense inspection of their title credentials at Easter Road yesterday before emerging with the points thanks to a second-half penalty from Dado Prso.
Judges say adults have a right to produce porn anonymously, and to take sexually explicit photos in their own homes without keeping records for Justice Department inspection.
Five groups will compete for a contract to build a long-awaited bridge linking Sicily with mainland Italy, reports from Italy say.
Greek Cypriots earned international praise on Friday for tearing down an emblem of the island's division but Turkey appeared in no rush to respond to calls to remove its troops from the area.
What do CAPS players have to say about this leading homebuilder?
Lleyton Hewitt hit the ground running  after a two-day wait to start his U.S. Open campaign on  Wednesday, racing past experienced South African Wayne Ferreira  6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
Daniele Arrigoni, tecnico del Livorno, durante la conferenza stampa di presentazione della partita d...
The 100-square-foot rain garden that Eric and Lusana Cacioppos dug in their Chicago-area yard two years ago works like a charm. No more waterlogged lawn, no more standing water and, voila, far, far fewer mosquitoes. The garden is thriving (and thrived even through the great drought of 2005).
he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let&#39;s put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.
InfoWorld - BEA Systems&#39; planned next-generation application platform, called Project Genesis, will feature an open source component and accommodate scripting languages such as Ruby and Perl, BEA officials said at the BEAWorld San Francisco conference on Tuesday.
A federal judge has denied Wesley Snipes' most recent request to have his tax-evasion trial moved from this central Florida city.
The Italian Cabinet on Thursday approved proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships.
New Zealand's annual current account deficit declined in the September quarter for the first time in more than three years, official figures showed.
Stelco Inc. (STEa.TO) has lost a contract to supply steel to its biggest customer General Motors Corp. , the company said on Monday, after the insolvent Canadian steelmaker failed to strike a deal with its workers.
So far, Senator John McCain has resisted Jon Stewart\u00e2\u0080\u0099s suggestion that he rechristen the \
Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.
Twelve ProTeams agreed to tougher doping measures in an effort to clean up cycling\u00e2\u0080\u0099s battered image.
LONDON: The family of a British civil engineer kidnapped in Iraq this week with two Americans issued a plea yesterday for his release.
The top executives at the nation's two satellite radio companies detailed pricing plans yesterday that they said would let customers choose which channels they want to receive if the two firms are permitted to merge.
Crude-oil futures surged almost $2 a barrel, the biggest increase in two months, after the Energy Department reported that US oil supplies declined more than expected.
Travel: Embrace the wilds of Scotland with Jenny McKelvie's guide to the 10 best campsites.
Tuesday's election turned Texas Democrats' political landscape from bleak to barren. A new redistricting map pushed through by Republicans helped the GOP gain a 21-11 advantage over Democrats in the state's congressional delegation, up from the current 16-16 split and the first GOP majority since Reconstruction.
BERNARD Gallacher, Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former Ryder Cup captain, said he was astonished at the lack of preparation put in by the United States captain Hal Sutton and his team before their record defeat at Oakland Hills.
NEW YORK  - Continuous treatment with an oral contraceptive combination of levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol (LNG/EE) can safely eliminate menstruation in most women, according to study results appearing in the medical journal Contraception.
America online is currently beta testing a dramatically modified Internet Explorer based Web browser it calls \
With a 15 percent jump in revenue from subscriptions, online music retailer Napster said it spent less and lost much less in its third quarter than a year earlier.
American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed  a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear  victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old  gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the U.S. with China at 14 each.
The number of American children and adolescents treated for bipolar disorder increased 40-fold from 1994 to 2003.
TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- People with Parkinson's disease and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer's disease do, says a Norwegian study in the December issue of the Archives of Neurology.
A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be brought under tight government control with a more balanced sectarian makeup.
Who  Kilopass Technology, a leading provider of semiconductor non-volatile memory (NVM) intellectual property (IP), will exhibit at Booth #3263 at the 44th Design Automation Conference (DAC) and present at the \
E' un elettricista di 59 anni, grave un collega
Wanderley Luxemburgo of Brazil was hired as coach of Real Madrid yesterday, the third coach the soccer team has had this year. &quot;It is a very great personal satisfaction to coach the world&#39;s best team,&quot; Luxemburgo said at a news conference.
Multiple genes and not just the sex chromosomes are important in sexual orientation, scientists suggest.
Violence in Kenya leads to fuel shortages throughout East Africa, as fuel remains stuck in Kenyan ports.
AMERICAN Lindsay Davenport won the Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany yesterday after world No1 Amelie Mauresmo retired injured at the end of the first set.
Shares of China Merchant Bank surge as much as 30% on their first day of trading in Hong Kong.
The world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters -- including the United States and China -- sent envoys to the U.S. State Department on Thursday for discussions on climate change and what to do about it.
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L`avventura di Mimmo Caso sulla panchina della Lazio si \u00c3\u00a8 conclusa, ma l`annuncio dell`esonero \u00c3\u00a8 legato a quello del nuovo allenatore. Camolese resta il candidato numero uno, ma tra le parti esiste una netta
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush insisted Friday he and his family have done nothing wrong, responding to allegations that they accepted gifts, money and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents during his career at Southern California.
Dell XPS gets CrossFire treatment IFA 06 Reg Hardware spotted a Dell XPS 700 powered by an ATI X1950 XTX CrossFire setup on ATI\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stand at IFA. Rather interestingly this configuration is not as yet available from Dell and indicates the use of a different motherboard than the Nvidia one in the current XPS 700 systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Britain is becoming a soft touch undermining the fight against extremists, says security thinktank
Tennessee's expanded Medicaid system will be replaced with a cheaper, more basic program, leaving 430,000 poor and disabled people without coverage, the governor said.
Retail sales unexpectedly fall in December as consumers rein in their Christmas spending.
TOKYO, Nov. 14. - Princess Nori, the 35-year-old daughter of the Japanese Emperor and Empress, will become engaged to Mr Yoshiki Kuroda (39), a Tokyo metropolitan government official, sources said today.
Global stock markets fall after a sharp rise in US bond yields, stoking fears of higher borrowing costs.
Britain's public finances chalked up a deficit of 17 billion pounds (22.8 billion euros, 33.1 billion dollars) in December, the highest ever level for the month, official data showed Monday.
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Second-year running back Quentin Griffin, who began the season in the Denver Broncos&#39; starting lineup, will finish it on injured reserve.
Going abroad for a sunshine break before trying for a baby may not be a good idea, fertility experts says.
Irish Ferries has commenced laying off staff as a result of today&#39;s strike by ships officers belonging to SIPTU. It is understood that all ratings have been sent home with the exception of those required for emergency cover on the boats.
The leaders of France and Britain on Friday revived the specter of sanctions against Khartoum if progress is not made on a Darfur ceasefire and upcoming political talks.
International Business Machines  Corp.  said it laid off about 1,570 employees on  Wednesday in its computer services business in the United  States, part of a plan to trim costs in the unit.
Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter profit jumped on higher sales, inventory changes and lower expenses, leading it above Wall Street estimates.
Twelve people were killed when Cyclone Gonu struck the Gulf country of Arab, government officials say.
Two brothers whose parents are missing after the tsunami in Thailand fly back to the UK and are said to be coping well.
Actress Virginia Mayo, who starred in some of the biggest films of the 40s and 50s, dies aged 84.
NEW YORK Apparently, it is not enough that former President Bill Clinton has had his chest sliced open, his breastbone sawed through and his heart stopped cold and re-plumbed.
SAN JOSE, California  - Former world number one Venus Williams will make her long-awaited comeback from injury at the Memphis International on Monday, more than four months after her last competitive match.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Police want this tale of a stolen Mother Goose costume to end happily ever after. Jane Hayes said someone stole her Mother Goose costume after shattering a rear window in her minivan Monday night.
Fuel marketers in Illinois are considering requesting federal help to ease a gasoline supply crunch that has pushed the state's pump prices to the highest in the nation.
Approda domani al consiglio dei ministri la prima bozza della Finanziaria. Si trattera&#39; di un documento &#39;leggero&#39; messo a punto dal ministro dell&#39;Economia, Domenico Siniscalco e che segnera&#39; l&#39;avvio del confronto
South Korean opposition lawmakers are staging a sit-in protest demanding President Roh Moo-Hyun stop his drive to regain wartime control over his army from the United States, party officials said.
Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
Many ABC affiliates around the country have announced that they won't take part in the network's Veterans Day airing of \
Amazon.com and Microsoft have joined to push what they described as a &quot;wake-up call&quot; to spammers, filing lawsuits against defendants they say sent millions of pieces of spam and who attempted
Don't panic! It's been a difficult week in the UK - a letter bomber with no staying power, alleged terrorists arrested, strange white stuff falling from the sky and destroying rail and tube networks, and the arrival of the dreaded bird 'flu on a turkey farm in Suffolk.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Michael Schumacher could hardly have scripted it better. Formula One&#39;s outstanding driver arrives at his favourite track needing only to score two more points than his nearest rival to clinch a seventh world title.
Emanuele Calai\u00c3\u00b2 ha parlato del momento del Napoli a 'Radiogoal': ''Le cose non vanno molto bene - ha...
Apple's price drop may look like a preemptive holiday strike, but is it really the result of struggling sales figures?
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One is a Democrat who opposed the war in Iraq and now thinks troops may need more time there. The other is a Republican who long backed the war but now doesn't.
Reaction was swift Wednesday from Tennessee officials to a National Guardsman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s question to US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about why a shortage of armor for military vehicles continues.
FOXBORO, Mass. -- One game into the season this is what we know about the New England Patriots. They absolutely, positively can&#39;t lose to the Indianapolis Colts.
Tra loro anche un minorenne, trasferiti nel Cpt

TV's over-zealous profanity police rebuked by court US television regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may not have the right to police American airwaves, a court has ruled. The ruling is a blow to a George W Bush-led clampdown on on-air swearing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Parliament is expected to vote to allow evidence in rape cases other than the required four male eyewitnesses.
Taxes will have to rise unless the government adopts Tory plans to slash bureaucracy, Oliver Letwin says.
Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N on Wednesday  said it will take full control of Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a  maker of photographic films and plates, by buying Sun Chemical  Corp.'s 50 percent stake in the joint venture for about $817  million over several years.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - When Dee Riddle heard breaking glass inside her central Illinois home on Monday morning, she first thought a bathroom mirror had shattered.
com. Roger Federer: Forget any visions you have of Roger Federer being a lumbering, big server whose best surface will always be grass.
Bloomfield Township, Mich. -- The Ryder Cup is upon us, and you know what that means: Time to dress up as Mrs. Doubtfire and taunt Colin Montgomerie from behind the ropes?
US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade insults in South Carolina.
Militants kidnapped an American and three other foreigners in a bloody assault on their office in the capital Monday, and gunmen assassinated
There was big news on the World Cup ski circuit Friday afternoon in Europe: Bode Miller didn&#39;t win. He finished fourth in a Super-G at Val Gardena, Italy, behind Austrians Michael Walchhofer, Hermann Maier and Benny Raich, .69 seconds out of first place.
Atlantis crew inspect shuttle heat shield    WASHINGTON, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Atlantis crew spent the first full day in space inspecting the shuttle's heat shield, and they reported a 4-inch (10-centimeter) gap, according to NASA's ground control center on Saturday.
US police question a student after two people were shot and injured at a university in Delaware state.
US Airways said Monday it will change its flight schedules in February to increase departures at its Charlotte and Philadelphia hubs and create a minihub in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
U.S. and Alaskan authorities  on Thursday demanded $92.2 million from Exxon Mobil for  environmental damages linked to the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident.
England&#39;s John Emburey joined Graham Ford of South Africa as the two leading contenders in the race for India&#39;s next cricket coach, it was announced on Tuesday.
An English drugs traffiking gang is thought to be behind a cocaine haul seized by police off the Irish coast.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start shooting her latest film as planned.
Sorpreso da voto Rutelli ma non piu' di tanto
Did they or didn&#39;t they? That is the answer no-one really has to the question of the marriage of Britney Spears to dancer Kevin Federline.
Statins -- those hard-working, cholesterol-fighting drugs -- may also cut the risk of developing cancer by as much as 25 percent, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Sullo sciopero degli assistenti di volo della compagnia
TELSTRA has announced a $750 million off-market share buy-back as part of its capital management program. Telstra expects to return $1.
The incoming head of the European Union&#39;s executive body has announced changes to his group of commissioners and says he is ready to go to the European Parliament to seek its approval of his team.
Le selezioni delle imprese per diplomati e laureati. Si cercano venditori, funzionari, impiegati, controller e informatici. Tra le aziende che assumono Xerox, Agfa e UniCredit
Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.
Potranno salire all'11% anche attraverso nuovi investitori
Republicans are demanding a list of voters in Washington state's most populous county as the party considers a court challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire's razor-thin victory in the governor's race, officials said Monday.
A man dies after being found unconscious in his car at the Rock Ness festival in the Highlands.
The United States will have the chance to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite from next Wednesday, after the space shuttle Atlantis ends its current mission, a U.S. general said on Friday.
Ellen MacArthur is already eyeing her next goal, hours after smashing the round-the-world record.
ASIA/TAIWAN - L\u00c2\u0092Ospedale cattolico Nostra Signora di Luo Dong ha festeggiato l\u00c2\u0092anniversario della  fondazione: i missionari Camilliani amati per la loro dedizione e professionalit\u00c3\u00a0 Taipei (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Cinquantaquattro anni di fondazione, cinquantaquattro anni di grazia\u00c2\u0094: cos\u00c3\u00ac p. Raimondo Yang Chia-Men, M.I., direttore generale pastorale dell\u00c2\u0092Ospedale cattolico \u00c2\u0093Nostra Signora di Luo Dong\u00c2\u0094 ha riassunto il significato dei 5...
Joe Torre knows there are no guarantees as to which players thrive in New York and which players wilt under the pressure. But he&#39;s got a good idea about Randy Johnson.
In not-too-secret online forums, Wesley Snipes' latest movie, \
Hundreds of thousands of farmers clogged central Mexico City Thursday with their slow-moving tractors, protesting the entry of cheap imported corn from the United States and Canada.
The body of fallen Canadian submariner Chris Saunders has arrived home, in Halifax. A casket draped with the Canadian flag was carried to a waiting hearse by seven pall bearers, one of them Saunders&#39; best friend.
Sprint is near a deal to acquire Nextel Communications for more than $34 billion in a transaction that would lead to further consolidation in the rapidly changing telecommunications industry
Rising insecurity in Somalia is hampering delivery of humanitarian aid to people who need it most, an adviser to the Oxfam relief agency said Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - The CA executive who managed the company's eTrust line of security management software has taken the reins at database security vendor Application Security. Toby Weiss took over as president and CEO of the company Feb. 1. He replaces Jack Hembrough, who will now serve as chairman of the board. Weiss is one of three executives to have fled CA over the past month, as the company struggles to turn around its flagging fortunes. The other two were Sam Greenblatt, senior vice president of innovation, and Gary Starkey, senior vice president of CA's Executive Technology Advisors. In an interview, Weiss said he welcomed the opportunity to push security into the database area. \
The BBC pulls all competitions as a fresh batch of faked winners  are unearthed in shows such as Comic Relief.
LAST week, I spent most of an afternoon trying to get a cogent explanation of a confusing news release issued late on the Friday before New Year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s by a mouthful of an agency called the United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
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BEIRUT - Lebanon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cabinet threw its weight on Saturday behind keeping the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pro-Syrian president in office after his term ends, through a widely opposed change to the constitution.
Nineteen newly freed South Korean hostages were expected to fly out of the Afghan capital on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama, sources close to the arrangements said, after a deal critics fear could spur more abductions.
November 29, 2004 - Being part of the PSP launch doesn&#39;t just mean being the first to play PlayStation Portable games. Sure, that part&#39;s cool -- as is lording over your friends and family as one of the only
HM Customs say it has  discovered a large distillery in Cardiff, capable of producing thousands of litres of vodka.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThere Will Be Blood,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Paul Thomas Anderson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s epic American nightmare, arrives belching fire and brimstone and damnation to Hell.
A young Boston College women's basketball team was ranked 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference preseason poll in voting announced by the conference yesterday.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Auction poses threat to established networks\u00c2\u00b7 Ofcom wants spectrum from Vodafone and O2
FALLBROOK, California  - Cool weather and light winds helped thousands of firefighters beat back Southern California wildfires on Saturday as residents ventured through charred landscapes to see if their homes were still standing.
NASA expects to decide sometime in 2008 whether the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, the agency's space shuttle replacement, will typically splash down off the California coast or touch down on dry land when it returns from space.
More details emerge on British-Irish proposals to deal with the demand for visible decommissioning.
All doctors, old and young, have their talents and deficiencies. Does the practice of medicine have a natural life span?
Slow through the flats and fast in the mountains -- that's just what some riders are predicting as the Tour de France enters the Alps.
The State Department on Monday night denied Venezuelan allegations that the United States had a role in the capture of a Colombian leftist rebel leader who was using Venezuela as a base of operations.
Red-hot favourite Felix Sanchez made history for the Dominican Republic when he streaked to victory in the men&#39;s Olympic 400 metres hurdles final.
A blaze in a crowded nightclub in central Buenos Aires killed at least 88 people and injured 260, the city&#39;s mayor said on Friday.
Secondo l'esponente della Bce, e' occasione per competere
Deep, unresolved tensions between new leaders and senior career officers at the C.I.A. threaten to set off a rebellion in parts of the agency.
For lower-tier candidates, bashing Bush may seem like the only option. Top-tier candidates may find it too risky now to go negative against the president.
SFOR came to a successful conclusion almost nine years to the day since the alliance deployed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina in its first-ever peacekeeping operation.
Could your TV call the Air Force? Apparently, Toshiba flat-screens can! Tv doesn&#39;t get much better than this... &quot;An Oregon man discovered earlier this month that his year-old Toshiba Corporation flat-screen
Yan Yanming has been arrested in Ruzhou, central Henan province, when his mother turned him in to police after he attempted suicide at home.
Shawn Wang, the chief financial officer of Baidu.com, China&#39;s top search engine, was killed in an accident on December 27, the company said Saturday.&quot;We are all completely shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic news,&quot; said Robin Li, Baidu&#39;s chairman and CEO, in a statement that described Wang as a &quot;tremendous leader&quot; and &quot;wonderful friend.&quot;Baidu did not provide details of the fatal accident, except to say that it took place &quot;in China during the Christmas holiday vacation.&quot;Wang joined Baidu in 2004 and&#160;helped guide the company&#160;through its 2005 initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Before Baidu, Wang worked as a partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers&#39; Global Capital Markets Group.Baidu did not immediately name a new CFO, saying Wang&#39;s responsibilities would be overseen by the company&#39;s management team until a successor is found.
Swedes Joachim Johansson and Robin  Soderling both flexed their muscles on home soil on Tuesday to  blast in the second round of the 650,000 euros Stockholm Open  tennis tournament.
By Keith Rogers  By KEITH ROGERS  REVIEW-JOURNAL  Nevada wildlife officials have resumed stocking trout in Lake Mead and urban ponds following the invasive quagga mussel outbreak that has affected lakes Mead, Mohave and Havasu and the state's fish hatchery at Lake Mead.
A self-described emotional exhibitionist, this blogger found herself reaping all of the consequences of a blogging relationship but none of the benefits.
Montgomery County (website - news) is a big step closer to shopping for prescription drugs north of the border. On a 7-2 vote, the County Council is approving a plan that would give county
Could the president of the United States imprison &quot;a little old lady from Switzerland&quot; as an enemy combatant if she donated to a charity not knowing that her money was
Companies like Systemax, ProStar, MicroPro, and CLT Computers put together custom PCs and offer them under a no-name brand or no brand at all.
Amantino Mancini, non commenta l'errore arbitrale in occasione del gol dell'interista Cambiasso nell...
Calcutta, India - South Africa&#39;s Shaun Pollock became only the fifth player in Test history to take 300 wickets and score 3 000 runs on the fifth day of the second and final Test against India on Thursday.
The Ottawa Senators, shaking up their top tiers of management after losing badly in the final of the Stanley Cup, on Friday named club insider John Paddock as the new head coach.
VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, may be geek speak for calls routed through cyberspace. But for many consumers, VoIP translates into ever-cheaper and sometimes feature-rich telephone alternatives. Consider the Skype service I've been testing. It lets members talk free from one computer to another.
The Olympic credo may be faster, stronger, higher, but NBC's Olympic motto is a lot simpler: &quot;Maximize ratings for advertisers, audience, and affiliates.&quot; &quot;The No. 1 rule is to get the largest number of viewers tuned in for the longest time,&quot; Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports &amp; Olympics, said yesterday via phone from Athens.
Rotto un tabu', e' la prima volta per la famiglia reale
Two masterpieces by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch stolen from an Oslo museum at the weekend were not insured against theft, officials said.
Oil prices tumbled again on Monday, sliding to an 8-week low under &#36;46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup in a symbolic but politically potent challenge to his unpopular war strategy.
HOUSTON, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Internet REIT (iREIT), a leader in direct search and Internet advertising, today announced that Adam Chibib has joined the company as its new chief financial officer.
A car bomb exploded today near the Ministry of Education in a busy Baghdad commercial area, killing at least five people and wounding up to 29, officials said.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Lisa Montgomery whispered her answers to a federal judge Thursday as a packed courtroom collectively focused on the woman accused of kidnapping resulting in death.
President Bush on Wednesday denounced Osama bin Laden&#39;s call to boycott the Iraqi elections, saying that the balloting marks a crossroads for Iraq.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Senior Palestinian officials struggled yesterday to stabilize the financial operations of the Palestinian Authority, as Yasser Arafat lingered at what an envoy termed a &quot;critical juncture between life and death.&quot;
An open pocket knife, two Smith and Wesson revolvers, now rusty, and an airman's gilded badge _ all flew with the Canadian and British crew of a World War II bomber on its final mission carrying aid for ...Comment
In a bid to improve service, TomorrowNow will announce Monday a wireless system to better locate its employees.
There was a collective gasp in the business world a few weeks back when Alan R. Mulally was recruited from Boeing to become Ford\u00c2\u0092s new chief executive.
Dow Jones a -18 punti base, -2,5 Nasdaq-100, -2,1 SP500
US President George W. Bush has vowed to seek more funding for a sweeping plan to battle cocaine production and defeat heavily armed rebels in Colombia.
British newspapers were divided Wednesday in describing how history will judge Tony Blair between those who saw a prime minister who changed the face of Britain, and those who saw one with enormous potential to effect change but eventually failed to do so.
Per un controvalore di 4,3 miliardi di dollari
The White House on Tuesday opened the door to expanding an economic stimulus plan to revive the ailing U.S. economy when a top official offered to extend a tax rebate to some 20 million retirees and disabled veterans.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton called for universal health care on Monday, plunging back into the bruising political battle she famously waged and lost as first lady on an issue that looms large in the 2008 presidential race.
Tokyo stocks ended higher for the fifth straight session Wednesday on optimism for solid corporate earnings and hopes for economic recovery.
Demanding information, Jack Bauer faces a terrified man tied to a chair in front of him. Through a window over Bauer's shoulder, the man sees his two children bound and gagged.
Ripped from her murdered mother&#39;s womb and spirited across the Missouri state line, a day-old baby girl was found safe and sound yesterday in Kansas.
More than 100 Iraqis have been killed or wounded in a mortar attack on the National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad, according to Iraqi officials.
Rubinius is important.  A whole lot of folks agree.  Ola Bini wrote up a whole post about how important he thinks it is.  In it, he writes:
NASA had briefly considered delaying next Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mission after an independent group of engineers raised concerns about microscopic cracks in three heat shield panels that protect the shuttle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wings.
Iran will not suspend its uranium enrichment work as demanded by a U.N. sanctions resolution, the country's top nuclear official said on Sunday in the latest statement of defiance from Tehran as a U.N. deadline looms.
Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Mark V. Hurd approved an elaborate \
An independent panel headed by former US Attorney Donald K. Stern will investigate the death of a college student who was shot by police using pepper pellet guns to subdue rowdy Red Sox fans after the team won the American League pennant.
Sudan acknowledged Thursday that its troops shot at a United Nations convoy in Darfur, reversing an initial denial, but it in part blamed the peacekeepers saying they should have notified Khartoum of their movements.
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The Celtics were playing their only national television game of the season last night, so the rest of the country now knows about your club&#39;s late-game lapses.
You don't have to be Mike Wallace to know that if an astronaut drives 900 miles while wearing a diaper, with the apparent intent to attack a woman she felt was her rival for another astronaut's affections, it qualifies as news.
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Tweaking the nose of retirement, former  Major League Baseball player Warren Cromartie instead picked a  fight with a blood-thirsty Tiger.
Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. (RAD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-ago loss, on strong cash flow and a reduction in inventory-related expense.
DOUGLAS, Arizona  - A plan to fence off a third of   the U.S. border to stop illegal immigration from Mexico may   harm migration routes used by animals including rare birds and   jaguars, environmentalists and U.S. authorities warn.
Vaccine programs in the Americas have made major contributions to improving health in the Americas and new vaccines could go even further, said Dr.
XenExpress OEM Edition for servers The hype for virtualization may be reaching a fever pitch, but market penetration remains at a high-ball figure of only about 7 per cent. The aim now falls squarely on selling in volume, so it's not a surprise to see the market eyeballing OEM vendors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has applied to adopt a Vietnamese child, state media reported on Saturday.
International Paper Co. on Tuesday said higher prices drove a 13 percent increase in third-quarter operating profit, but the company fell to a loss after taking charges from selling off its Weldwood of Canada Ltd.
Secretary of State Colin Powell is scheduled to arrive here Monday for a summit he hopes will spur more international support for the interim Iraqi government and elections planned for Jan. 30.

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Ruminating on paths not taken is an emotionally corrosive exercise and the common wisdom about regret appears to be true.
ANKARA, Dec 15  - Raising its tone on the eve of a critical summit, Turkey warned the European Union Wednesday that it would not hesitate to give up its 40-year dream of joining the bloc if it is offered a status falling short of full membership.
(InfoWorld) - The European Union's 27 governments gave the final OK Thursday to a law that will slash the cost of using a mobile phone abroad by around 70 percent, the German government said. By the end of this month mobile phone operators will have to offer subscribers a capped rate for phoning or receiving calls while outside their own countries. In the first year, roaming tariffs will be capped at \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.49 ($0.66) a minute for making calls abroad and \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.24 for receiving them. It will fall to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.46 and \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.22 in the second year and \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.43 and \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.19 in the third, respectively. A rear-guard action by the U.K. in defense of mobile phone operators petered out and British Industry Minister Margaret Hodge was convinced to support the\u00c2\u00a0compromise package\u00c2\u00a0put forward by the European Parliament. Mobile phone operators have\u00c2\u00a0lobbied hard to avert the law, which they see as unnecessary and harmful to competition. German Economy Minister Michael Glos was chairing the meeting because Germany currently holds the six-month rotating presidency of the EU. He will announce the agreement reached Thursday morning at a press conference at 3 p.m. CET (1 p.m. GMT). \u00c2
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The newest member of the Slingbox family is designed to stream true high-definition video--but only within a home network.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Days after the official all-star  finale in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen will steer the  Vote for Change tour homeward to host a concert at the  Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.
Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale led European stocks markets lower on Monday after a downgrade by Citigroup (NYSE:C), as losses in Asian markets stoked fears of a recession.
Linking the federal minimum wage to inflation and strengthening collective bargaining rights would be two steps toward the eventual elimination of poverty in America, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday.
Bloomberg - June 8 (Bloomberg) -- A Justice Department lawyer under fire for bringing criminal voter-fraud charges on the eve of the 2006 election may revise his Senate testimony about the case, which angered other U.S. prosecutors, officials familiar with the matter said.
Here's a countdown of the year's best handsets, Bluetooth headset and solar-powered charger.
Australian doctors use genetic screening to ensure that a test tube baby's blood is compatible with its mother's.
An Air National Guard fighter jet on a training mission fired eight high-powered cannon rounds through the roof of an Ocean County elementary school Wednesday night.
SEPANG, Malaysia  - Malaysia deployed two sniffer  dogs in its battle against music and movie piracy on Tuesday,  becoming the first country in the world to use the animals to  hunt for disks of illegal recordings hidden in cargo.
Only in Washington would major industries spend millions of dollars to fight over, essentially, nothing.
SINGAPORE -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates today urged Asian nations to do more to defeat a global terrorist threat and to ensure that Afghanistan not be allowed to slip back into chaos.
Serbia has the political will to arrest top war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic, but some state officials are still stalling, United Nations chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Friday.
Patricia Dugas reached out, touched Kevin Everett's arm and asked her son if he could feel her hand. Everett &#151; lying in a hospital bed, barely awake and hooked to life support systems &#151; nodded yes.
A sheriff calls for the way prisoners are monitored by police to be improved after a death in custody.
A senior Hong Kong hospital official criticized for his handling of the Chinese territory&#39;s Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome crisis will resign at the end of this year.
The short, sweet and oversimplified explanation for how the presidential election could hit investors goes: A Bush win would be good for stocks; a Kerry win would be good for bonds.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of failing to protect American jobs from unfair foreign competition after the World Trade Organization approved sanctions on &#36;150 million of U.S. exports.
As expected, Andy Roddick, James Blake and the Bryan brothers will represent the United States against Russia in this month's Davis Cup semifinals.
By LINDA A. JOHNSON     -- An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after stomach-stapling surgery, an apparent first that is leading to warnings about the risks of pregancy soon after the surgery...
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ENGLAND are planning to continue their short-pitched strategy against West Indies captain Brian Lara in an attempt to test his courage and try to limit his effectiveness in tomorrow&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final.
A referendum, initiated by Macedonian nationalists with the objective of repealing legislation granting the country&#39;s ethnic Albanian minority more autonomy, has failed due to low turnout.
Leading Sunni clerics declared on  Wednesday that any government emerging from Iraq's historic  election would lack legitimacy because many people had  boycotted a poll they said was tainted by a U.S.-led  occupation.
Responding to rocket fire, Israel has escalated strikes on Gaza, killing at least 50 Palestinians.
Pakistan's chief army spokesman insists government forces will arrest Osama Bin Laden if they find him in the country.
Egypt was preparing to bid farewell to Nobel-winning novelist Nagib Mahfuz, celebrated as one of the greatest writers in modern Arab literature.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, now  83, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his  impoverished country as it tries to recover from the \
Brett Elliott started eight games for Utah before breaking his wrist early last season.
TUESDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults don't drink enough water and become dehydrated during heat waves because their brains and bodies don't coordinate sensory signals about thirst, a new Australian study suggests.
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Some fans wanting a state-issued Elvis Presley license plate are getting a free ride thanks to an anonymous donor in New Jersey who covered the $35 specialty fee.
Travel: From quirky new arrivals to classic style, China Williams recommends 10 of the city's chicest hotels
A Christmas marketing blitz has paid off for satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, which Tuesday reported its best quarterly increase in subscribers for two years.
NAIROBI, Dec. 27 -- Waiting in hours-long lines and in some cases queuing up well before dawn, Kenyans streamed to the polls by the millions Thursday in what was shaping up to be the most open and competitive presidential election since the country gained independence from Britain in 1963.
Users using Symbian operating system based mobile phones (series 60) should be careful about a new application (which can be downloaded from regular shareware and freeware websites) that instills a Trojan, codenamed Skulls.
Bank of America Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. bank, on Friday said Chief Financial Officer Alvaro de Molina will resign at year end after just 16 months in the job.
AMSTERDAM Prosecutors in the Netherlands say police have arrested eight suspected Islamic radicals in connection with the murder of an outspoken filmmaker.
A police hunt is launched after a convicted rapist on licence from jail goes missing from a Bradford hostel.
Researchers at King\u00e2\u0080\u0099s College London claim that the curry-leaf tree, which is used in traditional Indian medicine and is found in many curry dishes, could aid people with diabetes.
The U.S. Veep gets a rude Kabul surprise after he travels to the region to ask the reluctant and increasingly cranky Pakistanis to crack down on al-Qaeda and the Taliban
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England reach 281-1, a lead of 88 runs, as bad light halts play for the day against SA.
A man has pleaded guilty to a plot to kidnap and kill a Muslim soldier in the British army by cutting off his head \
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Four years after stepping down as the Dominican Republic's president, Leonel Fernandez returns today, promising improvements as the Caribbean nation suffers its worst economic crisis in decades.
Thais voted on Sunday in a post-coup general election that supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sought to turn into a referendum on his return from exile.
By David Brooks, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.  Apr. 23--The story slugged NH-VERIZON-TV, moved by McClatchy-Tribune  Business News for Apr. 23, contained an inaccurate byline.   The story was written by David Brooks.
In a blow to its fortunes that analysts feared could be fatal to the company, VoIP service provider Vonage was handed a defeat this afternoon by a federal jury in Kansas City, Kansas trying a patent infringement case brought against it by wireless carrier Sprint Nextel this afternoon.
TiVo and Amazon have entered into an agreement that would bring the online retailer's \
If there is no such thing as free will, do you really have to put that money into the office coffee kitty when no one is looking?
A key battleground state in the upcoming Presidential election, Michigan was the focus on Sunday for a series of Vote For Change concerts at various locales, with artists ranging from Jurassic
HELENA, Mont. - Facing a fence festooned with bras, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks decided letting it all hang out was a bit too much...
The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.
Two NATO soldiers died battling militants in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, while U.S.-led and Afghan troops backed by airstrikes killed two militants and detained nine others, officials said.
(Philadelphia-AP) Oct. 25, 2004 - With just a week left in the presidential campaign Democratic nominee John Kerry got help Monday from a former President Bill Clinton.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a case that could make it easier for consumers to hold insurers, banks and other businesses liable for failing to notify them about adverse information in credit reports.
One of the world's top business leaders expresses his fears over the \
NASA announces that the main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship&#39;s air supply next week.
Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.
President \u00c3\u0081lvaro Uribe signed the final order on Friday to extradite Gilberto Rodr\u00c3\u00adguez Orejuela, who would be the most prominent cocaine kingpin sent to the United States to face justice.
ATI Technologies Inc., the world&#39;s second-biggest maker of computer-graphics chips, said fourth- quarter profit more than doubled, helped by sales of graphics- enhanced cell phones and high-definition televisions.
EU Expansion Commissioner Gunther Verheugen said he is ready to recommend Europe start membership negotiation with Turkey. &quot;We have been able to find solutions for the remaining outstanding problems,&quot; Verheugen
No network can get a multihour pregame show right, and Fox didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t, thanks to turning it into an \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d promotion. But Fox did the football game very well.
Poland is sticking to plans to ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in livestock fodder, despite an earlier rethink, the agriculture ministry announced Tuesday.
It's hard to imagine that one player can change everything, but London Fletcher's talent and leadership style have revived the Redskins' defense.
THIERRY HENRY inspired Arsenal to a victorious start to their Champions League campaign as Arsene Wenger&#39;s side proved patience is a virtue at home to a cautious PSV Eindhoven side.
Subsidising cheap fuel costs the government in Abuja more than $2bn (\u00c2\u00a31.25bn) a year - and President Olusegun Obasanjo has spent much of his second term in power trying to get rid of that subsidy.
The Wall Street Journal, already roiled by a proposed takeover by Rupert Murdoch, will detail today a major newsroom shake-up, including the reassignment and replacement of several top editors, officials there say.
When Windows Vista becomes widely available next month, it will have been more than five years since Microsoft released a new operating system. So, is Vista worth the wait? By Bruce Gain.
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
Young offenders could serve their custodial sentences in children's homes, under Home Office plans.
Russian aluminium producer Rusal said Friday it had given up plans to float on the London stock exchange by the end of the year, blaming financial market turmoil.
Iraq's largest dam is at risk of a major collapse that could devastate the city of Mosul, the US warns.
A bad connection hampers a Senate hearing with the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. But one disappointing answer came through loud and clear
Colorado voters approved a proposal this month mandating that 10 percent of the state's electricity must come from wind and solar power by 2015.
Countrywide, the biggest US mortgage lender, will cut up to 20% of its staff, as business slumps.
A 3-0 start is not necessarily indicative of how a team's season will play out. But Northeast-10 Conference opponents beware: Merrimack is no fluke.
The breast cancer survivor, who is still undergoing treatment in a clinical trial with a new medication, said she was touched to see more than 6,000 people who walked five miles to raise
com October 6, 2004, 1:43 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
The World Health Organization said that a small but significant percentage of the main influenza virus causing illness this winter is resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.
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(InfoWorld) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq has been climbing recently, spurred by some of the usual suspects, such as Google. But Oracle results and prospects for chip makers also inspired confidence among IT investors this week. Expectations have not been great this year for mature areas of the enterprise software market. But Oracle inspired IT investors this week with a\u00c2\u00a0strong financial report\u00c2\u00a0that indicates its acquisition strategy has been paying off. Quarterly revenue rose 20 percent to $5.8 billion and profit increased 23 percent to $1.6 billion. Excluding extraordinary charges, Oracle's $0.37 per share in the quarter beat estimates by analysts polled by Thomson Financial, who had forecast $0.35 per share. Oracle shares jumped $0.53 to close at $19.69 on Wednesday, a day after the earnings report, and continued strong. Over the last three years, including the\u00c2\u00a0PeopleSoft deal, Oracle has made about 30 purchases for approximately $25 billion. For example, business intelligence software maker Hyperion,\u00c2\u00a0a recent acquisition, added $43 million to Oracle's new license revenue in the quarter. Oracle is now going after companies that will help the company target sales in vertical markets. On the post-earnings report conference call with analysts, CEO Larry Ellison said that Oracle will continue its acquisition strategy. Meanwhile, Google continues to break records and expectations. Brokerages, including Oppenheimer & Co., Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., and JMP Securities,\u00c2\u00a0issued bullish analysis reports this week\u00c2\u00a0and raised share-price targets after seeing the company's share price rise about 15 percent over the last quarter. As Google continues to dominate search advertising, however, it has also spent lavishly on R&D, technology infrastructure and acquisitions. Though profit has been great, the spending has sparked some debate. But this week, JMP's Bill Morrison added a new twist to conventional thinking, writing in a research report that the capital expenditures have given Google a cost-efficient technology platform. This platform gives Google an ongoing cost advantage over competitors, he said. After the report, Google shares hit their highest close on Tuesday since the company's 2004 IPO, although they drifted down over the next few days. In the chip sector, a price war between Intel and AMD, coupled with expectations for a soft PC market this year, has caused concern. But some new reports and forecasts have cheered investors lately. Lehman Brothers raised its rating on Intel this week to \
WITH GOOGLE nipping at its heels, Microsoft has just released a beta edition of its new MSN Desktop Search application. Like Google&#39;s very similar product, Desktop Search builds an index of documents and e
A former Enron Corp. (ENRNQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) assistant treasurer pleaded guilty on Tuesday in US District Court to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for disguising
A U.S. commander in Iraq believes it would not be possible to withdraw troops from his region south and east of Baghdad by year's end. Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch said a pullout would be a \
Parent company of Orkin has modest growth, but solid cash flows.
Nearly 10 percent of Australians are living in poverty despite a booming economy, a major new study published Thursday said, but its findings were disputed by Prime Minister John Howard.
Intelliden, a leading provider of Intelligent Networking solutions that  enable organizations to control, manage and scale their networks, is  speaking at the upcoming Next Gen OSS Integration Summit organized by  Telecom IQ, a division of IQPC.
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's largest casino operator, on Monday said it would acquire Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino from Boyd Gaming Corp.  in exchange for 24 acres of land on the Las Vegas Strip.
The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.
Flag Telecom's repair ship should reach and begin repairing the damaged undersea Internet cable on Tuesday.
For that matter, stop focusing on Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa, or any other star who appears suspiciously augmented.
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PALM HARBOR - Jonathan Byrd was taken aside by his coach and his caddie at the 84 Lumber Classic in September, and told he needed to work on his demeanor.
Homing pigeons carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks, scientists confirm.
Actor Wesley Snipes is a victim of \
All the hubbub has Boston at the center of the football universe these days, only some three months removed from the Red Sox finally, and convincingly, winning their first World Series in 86 years. In its sporting heart of hearts, with the Patriots about to play in the Super Bowl for a third time in four years, is Boston more ...
The Berlin Film Festival opened on  Thursday with a tear-jerking historical epic starring Kristin  Scott Thomas and Joseph Fiennes that drew some boos and sharp  criticism it failed to make a strong statement against racism.
Baby found in good health after frantic daylong search; suspect confessed to killing, police say. By Margaret Stafford. Maryville - Federal authorities on Friday night charged a Melvern, Kan.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty today received Keep America Beautiful's Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Award, the highest award given to women volunteers.
(CBS/AP) HBO showed its muscle at the Emmys Sunday, as &quot;The Sopranos&quot; became the first cable series to win best drama and &quot;Angels in America&quot; - a miniseries about the AIDS crisis - captured a record-setting 11 trophies.
Sizzling secrets with Billy G Bill Gates has used his own column at the BBC to unlock the secrets of how you too can become an unimaginably wealthy nerd whose sperm is craved by Chinese women.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sony's video technology was probably superior to VHS, but the Betamax machine was hard to use and the tapes were too short to record movies.
Wayne Rooney scores two wonder goals as Man Utd beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the FA Cup fourth round.
More than a month after sustaining burns in a wreck, Dale Earnhardt Jr. broke out of a six-week slump with a win in the Sharpie 500 in Bristol.
Britons are saving \u00c2\u00a357bn too little for their retirement, according to figures leaked to a Sunday paper.
China's government has ordered minimum wages raised to help the poor cope with soaring food costs, a state news agency reported Friday.
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U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as anxiety that Friday's payrolls data may suggest the economy is headed into recession squelched earlier optimism over buoyant factory orders.
PITTSBURGH - Their confidence has taken a hit, their roster is thin because of injury, and their scoring touch has gone from lukewarm to just a degree or two better than stone cold.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
Researchers have discovered that an ingredient present in chocolate could help stop persistent coughs. The study found that theobromine, found in cocoa, was nearly a third more
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, buoyed  by higher-than-expected earnings from Google Inc. GOOG.O and  Boeing Co. BA.N amid caution before the Federal Reserve  releases a statement that could signal the pace of future  interest-rate hikes.
Iraq is determined to press ahead with elections in January, its interim Prime Minister said yesterday, despite the upsurge in violence that has led Tony Blair to talk about a &quot;second&quot; conflict in the country.
UNITED NATIONS -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush \
SHARM EL SHEIKH: The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main powers and the Middle East countries put on a rare show of unity on Tuesday to support January elections in Iraq that UN chief Kofi Annan termed \u00e2\u0080\u009ccritical\u00e2\u0080\u009d to quell rampant violence.
A new flare-up of violence shook Kenya on Friday and fresh political recriminations dulled hopes a breakthrough meeting between the president and opposition leader could resolve a month-long crisis.
OMAHA, Neb. -- There was good news Tuesday for people hoping to be vaccinated against the flu, and advice for alternatives. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said manufacturer Aventis Pasteur
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Two British dentists were smiling Thursday after trade watchdogs rejected a bid by fashion giant Lacoste to prevent them using a crocodile similar to its own logo as their company symbol.
Poland considers the questions of World War II reparations closed, Warsaw's ambassador to Germany said in comments published Sunday, indicating that his government won't follow a call by lawmakers to seek compensation from Germany.
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Cheap holiday calls - if you holiday in October EU member states have approved the introduction of the Euro tariff for mobile roaming.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli forces launched a raid into a Gaza Strip refugee camp today to curtail Palestinian mortar fire on a nearby Jewish settlement, an Israeli army
South Africa's parliament on Thursday approved legal changes to make abortions easier to obtain, despite criticism from opponents who said the law was already too lax.
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When Barry Bonds gets history-making home run No. 756 - and you have to believe it will come eventually \u00e2\u0080-any will have mixed feelings, with good reason.
The seventh annual Zest Fest, Best of Virginia Chefs Dinner and Auction, will take place Saturday from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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Thousands remain without power and some roads are still blocked after high winds and heavy snow hit the UK.
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The weather anomaly La Nina could develop later this summer, but the National Weather Service said on Thursday it is unlikely to affect weather in the United States during the next few months.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest web browser for Macs is now available for Windows PC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s. Safari 3, introduced at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. Safari joins iTunes in delivering Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s legendary user experience to both Windows and Mac users as well as full support of open Internet standards. Safari 3 features easy-to-manage bookmarks, effortless browsing with easy-to-organize tabs and a built-in RSS reader to quickly scan the latest news and information. Safari 3 public beta is available today as a free download at www.apple.com/safari.
Albert Pujols' go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference in St. Louis' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night, ending a seven-game losing streak during which the Cardinals' NL Central lead shriveled to 1 1/2 games.
Intel Corp. plans to respond quickly to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission request for specifics on a plan to merge its flash memory chip business with that of Switzerland's STMicroelectronics NV.
British authorities had tested eight people for possible radiation exposure as the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy continued.
WASHINGTON - Now is not the time for the U.S. government to mandate cybersecurity standards to private industry, despite significant threats and a lack of understanding by many company executives. So concluded a panel of government officials that met to discuss the issue in September.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
Rasmussen Reports - Now that Florida&#39;s gubernatorial primaries are over, Democratic Senator Ben Nelson has finally started running TV spots in support of his reelection bid.
Micron Technology Inc. of the United States probably overtook Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Hynix Semiconductor Inc. as the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-largest computer memory chipmaker during the third quarter, market researcher IDC said.
By Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 13--Thousands of people in Kodiak and other Alaska communities might lose their right to subsistence hunting and fishing under federal law.   If that happens, many say, they'll lose a way of life.
On DevShed today, there's the second part in a two part series (another excerpt from the \
A section of New York City's Times Square was closed down briefly on Tuesday as police investigated what they described as a possible bomb scare, but the suspicious bag was later found to be forgotten luggage.
The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.
Michael Owen will not be allowed to leave Newcastle in January, manager Sam Allardyce insisted on Friday amid continued speculaton about a potential bid from Manchester City.
Pope Benedict embarked on Tuesday on a highly sensitive visit to Turkey, saying his four-day trip would be an opportunity for reconciliation and dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
One of Myanmar&#39;s best known and longest-imprisoned political dissidents has been freed as part of a general release of almost 4,000 prisoners granted by the country&#39;s ruling junta, a family member confirmed Saturday.
NEW YORK - The pharmaceutical industry has endured a disastrous 2004, and the aftermath will linger into the new year. Regulators at the Food and Drug Administration were expected to take a more cautious approach
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Google Inc.  said on  Monday the company is ready to help Web sites run video  advertisements, putting the Web search leader into competition  with television for the biggest chunk of ad spending.
Former England rugby coach Andy Robinson has admitted that if he had been still in charge he would not have picked 2003 World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson for the Six Nations opener against Scotland.
Juergen Klinsmann withdrew Thursday from consideration as coach of the U.S. soccer team after several months of talks failed to lead to an agreement, a U.S. Soccer Federation official told The Associated Press.
Jon Gruden, Tim Brown, Charlie Garner and the rest of the Tampa Bay Raider-neers returned to the Black Hole for the first time Sunday as visitors and the locals made sure they felt at home, delivering a true Silver- and-Black welcome: expletives, middle
When Fully buffered DIMMs attack A recent benchmark comparing quad-core chips asserts that Intel Xeon-based servers have an edge in performance but are complete power hogs when compared to the dainty energy appetite of AMD Opteron-based servers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three small bombs wounded eight people  in Thailand's largely Muslim south Wednesday ahead of a  three-day visit by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who said  he expected more violence during his trip to the restive  region.
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The Bloody Sunday inquiry enters its final phase as  the counsel to the inquiry begins his closing speech.
American astronaut Mike Fincke, front , and Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Shargin, third, get off a plane at the Chkalovsky airport, just outside Moscow, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, while heading to Moscow&#39;s Star City, the home-base of Russia&#39;s space program.
The slick thriller mixes fire fights with a fiery message.
South African Ernie Els is poised to turn around a disappointing season and win his first World Golf Championship title after he shot a third round four-under 68 at Mount Juliet.
NEW YORK  The league and the players association moved no closer to a collective-bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting yesterday. In fact, the sides even took a bit of a detour.
One of the most anticipated computer games of the year, Half-Life 2, is seeing the light of day in November. The game is due to go on sale worldwide on 16 November, its publisher Vivendi has announced.
Poland's foreign minister criticises some Nato members for not committing enough troops to Afghanistan.
Ronald Reagan was still an actor and a Democrat when he visited Springfield in 1952.
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The latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, taken after the first debate, shows that John Kerry reassured many Americans of his ability to handle an international crisis.
The European Union's head office decided Wednesday to take Germany to court to try to force changes in a German law protecting Volkswagen AG from hostile takeovers, according to an EU source.
Ask Microsoft Analysis My friends in the financial industry keep lobbing the same question - how long can VMware keep up its growth? The answer to that query revolves around Microsoft and how competent it decides to be.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON, Nov 17  - US officials see a growing importance of the Group of 20 economic gathering and plan to use this week&#39;s Berlin forum to push pro-growth efforts, while hoping to avoid a row over the sagging dollar.
World Champion Sebastien Loeb ended day two of the Rally Australia in Perth in the lead after Marcus Gronholm retired early. Citroen driver Loeb won three stages yesterday to take a 1min 20.
Burma frees a protester who was injured during arrest, in an apparently conciliatory gesture, activists say.
Trusty old diesel engine at hand if renewable energy cocks up Web hosting firm Strato has pulled on its hemp-woven strides and made an ambitious proclamation that it will be completely carbon-free by January 2008.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SunGard, which provides software and services to top financial companies, will spin off its disaster data recovery business into a separate publicly traded company through a tax-free distribution of shares, according to executives.
Lawmakers fought over and failed to pass legal reforms aimed at ensuring a fair rematch of Ukraine&#39;s fraudulent presidential runoff, accusing each other Tuesday of acting in bad faith as several thousand orange-clad protesters besieged parliament and
Cultural affairs staffer for this city government e-mails the IT director: She needs the ability to post announcements to media Web sites. Which ones? Pretty much all of them.
KATHMANDU, Aug. 22. - The Maoists last night launched a daring attack in Jumla district, destroying over six government offices and abducting three people, including a senior government official.
Gov. Kathleen Blanco recounted the state's preparations for Hurricane Katrina as she testified Tuesday in the trial of two nursing home owners charged in the drowning deaths of patients who weren't evacuated during the storm.
Iranian President Mahmoud  Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that talks with the European Union  on Tehran's nuclear program were \
Sony has launched two flash memory digital music players that carry the Walkman brand in Europe. The Walkman NW-E99 and NW-E95 take aim at rival Apple&#39;s iPod Minis.
A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killed six NATO soldiers and an Afghan NATO employee, the NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.
Five British civilians kidnapped in Baghdad last month are being held by a group trained, funded and armed by Iran, US commander says.
German man sentenced to three years for selling counterfeit Microsoft products.
Rocker Courtney Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on Wednesday for hitting a man in the head with a microphone stand at a New York City nightclub.
Goalkeeper Nick Rimando is returning to Real Salt Lake, two weeks after the team dealt him to New York.
Barack Obama has erased a once substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Moussa Arafat talks to the media after being appointed the head of the national security forces for the West Bank and Gaza, at his office in Gaza City, in this Saturday July 17, 2004 file photo.
The Environmental Protection Agency is leaning toward allowing sewage plants to skip some stages of treatment during heavy rains or melting slow as long as the treated water meets all permits and other safeguards are provided, agency sources said Wednesday.
Bangalore, Oct. 8. (PTI): After winning the battle against Indian spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh, Australia&#39;s Test debutant Michael Clarke said the tour of 2003 for a triseries helped him adapt to the subcontinent conditions.
The 0.3 percent increase in retail sales was about half what had been expected. In another sign of weakness, industrial production in August edged up by just 0.2 percent.
WASHINGTON -- Fannie Mae, the nation&#39;s largest source for home mortgage financing, said Wednesday that is is considering two placements of up to $4 billion in preferred stock to qualified institutional buyers.
Studio Cgia, tra il 2000 e il 2005 aumento del 55%
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for an attack on a police  station in western Iraq on Sunday which killed 21 Iraqi  policemen, according to an Internet statement.
Dublin-based Petroceltic is among eight international firms signing oil and gas deals with Algeria.
Lawsuits, missing absentee ballots and accusations of bias -- from afar Tuesday's presidential election in Florida already looks like the Third World-style fiasco of 2000 that everyone wanted to avoid.
While the Washington debate on US Cuba policy remains stuck on the issue of trade sanctions, the world has not stood still. At a recent meeting sponsored by the Czech government in Prague, a
Six car bombs killed 133 people in a Shi'ite stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, one of the bloodiest attacks since the U.S. invasion and likely to inflame sectarian passions in a nation sliding toward civil war.
The number of cruise passengers who visited Malta in the first eight months this year dropped sharply by 79.032 when compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, insisting that Israel has no wish to rule over the Palestinians, declared yesterday that 2005 would be &quot;the year of a great historic opportunity&quot; in the Middle East.
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Nomina del Rettore del Seminario Maggiore filosofico interdiocesano di Bujumbura Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per l\u00c2\u0092Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 9 marzo 2007, ha nominato Rettore del Seminario Maggiore filosofico interdiocesano nell\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi di Bujumbura, il rev....
French movies rarely have taken the country's politicians as subject matter, but \
In a surprise at the North American weekend box office, the fishy gangsters of reigning champion &quot;Shark Tale&quot; easily dispatched the frisky marionettes of the much-hyped satire &quot;Team America: World Police.

The expanded Museum of Modern Art is a serene composition that weaves art, architecture and the city into a transcendent aesthetic experience.
Apple Inc.'s new video and audio streaming device, Apple TV, won't go on sale until mid-March. It had been expected to ship this month.
(InfoWorld) - Lenovo Group\u00c2\u00a0on Thursday reported a jump in third-quarter profits, even as its turnover during the period remained flat compared to one year ago. Lenovo reported a profit attributable to shareholders of $57.7 million on sales of $4 billion during its fiscal third quarter, which ended on Dec. 31, 2006. That's a 23 percent increase in profits compared to the same period during the previous fiscal year, when\u00c2\u00a0Lenovo reported a profit\u00c2\u00a0of $46.8 million on sales of $4 billion, the company said in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange. On a sequential basis, the results show good news for Lenovo. The company saw its profit fall by 53 percent during the first half of its fiscal year -- from $91.2 million to $43.1 million -- compared to the year-ago period. Lenovo's PC shipments during the quarter increased 8 percent over the previous year, outpacing the industry average, which the company pegged at 7 percent, the filing said. As usual,\u00c2\u00a0China was a strong market\u00c2\u00a0for Lenovo, with PC shipments up 19 percent. The company also saw shipments rise by 3 percent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. But Lenovo's PC shipments slipped 4 percent in North and South America due to weaker demand from large companies. Shipments fell by 1 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Around 52 percent of Lenovo's revenue came from notebook PCs, as unit shipments rose 20 percent over the previous year, Lenovo said in a press statement. Desktop shipments rose 2 percent, contributing 43 percent of the company's total revenue. The remainder of Lenovo's revenue came from the sale of mobile phones, which contributed 4 percent of revenue. Handset shipments fell by 6 percent compared to the previous year, Lenovo said.
Singapore Airlines Ltd., Asia&#39;s most profitable carrier, is betting new planes will help it lure passengers from Emirates and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Quarterback Matt Leinert won the 70th Heisman Trophy by a comfortable margin over Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, the first freshman to finish second.
BATO-BATO, Philippines  - Villagers sang ancient tribal songs and schoolgirls waved paper flags on Saturday to mark the end of U.S-Philippine military exercises on an island that is a bastion of Islamic rebels.
COLOGNE, Germany  - Hosts Germany won the handball world championship on Sunday with a lopsided 29-24 victory over Poland, which was a fitting final act to the most popular handball tournament ever held.
Iceland's FL Group has written to the board of American Airlines parent AMR Corp and urged it to consider a number of strategic alternatives, including spinning off its frequent-flyer program.
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KABUL, Afghanistan  -- An explosion and several rounds of gunfire went off Monday at a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners, and a Taliban spokesman said a suicide bomber and three militants with grenades and guns were responsible for the attack.
No-one will face prosecution over the Big Brother racism row, police confirm.
HAL SUTTON is a poker fan, Bernhard Langer doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gamble but both declared satisfaction with their opening hands in Michigan. But the American\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to pair Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the
Tim Henman&#39;s hopes of reaching his first grand slam final were ended by Roger Federer at the US Open tonight. It was his sixth defeat in the semi-finals of one of tennis&#39; big four tournaments, and the second
Andy Roddick waited out a rain delay and then held off Tim Henman of Great Britain for a 7-5, 7-6 (6) victory in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championship Tuesday night.
Thu 25th Nov, 11:25 AM. Orienteers love a puzzle and a fascinating new theory has highlighted a centuries old enigma on the doorstep of next year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s JK.
HONG KONG - The most surprising outcome of the recent legislative elections here - and one that is likely to perturb Beijing - is the victory of long-time activist Leung Kwok Hung, popularly known as &#39;Long Hair&#39;.
British mogul Richard Branson pledged to spend three billion dollars in the next decade on projects to combat global warming and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.
Variety - SYDNEY -- Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer stand to be among the major beneficiaries of the Australian government's win at Saturday's Australian elections.
A Jewish social centre in Paris has been set on fire in what the authorities say was an anti-Semitic arson attack. No-one was injured in the attack but the centre, on the ground floor of a building, was badly damaged.
Analysts expect continued growth despite a tough environment.
Dutch authorities have launched an international hunt for a Syrian man they believe is the leader of a radical Muslim network, prosecutors said on Friday.
CHICAGO _ You better watch out/ you better not cry/ you better order now/ I'm telling you why ...  Shipping costs are going to rise.  That could become a familiar verse this week if you haven't yet finished your online holiday shopping.
NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft successfully photographed one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system on Tuesday in a flyby that brought it within 745 miles of Saturn&#39;s hazy moon Titan.
By BEN DOBBIN  ROCHESTER, N.Y. - After more than 160 years, the twin masts of the Milan still stand erect - all the more remarkable because the commercial sailing ship sits in the dark depths of Lake Ontario.
Rwanda's U.N.-backed genocide court winds up its work this year but many survivors say it has failed to prosecute enough of those responsible for the slaughter.
A judge clears Sean Hoey of the murders of 29 people who died in the 1998 Omagh bomb attack.
Micron Technology, trying to take on widely used CCD image sensors, pushes its CMOS technology to 8 megapixels.
Thirty-one years ago tomorrow, Nov. 22, the nation was shocked by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.
The arrest of al-Qaida in Iraq's second in command took place in June, and not a few days ago as the Iraqi government had initially announced, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
Oil prices climbed above $41 a barrel  on Monday after Saudi Arabia cut January crude deliveries to  clients in Asia, confirming that the top exporter was adhering  to OPEC's agreement last week to curb excess supply.
BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pledge to freeze uranium enrichment activities can open a \u00e2\u0080\u009cnew chapter\u00e2\u0080\u009d in bilateral ties, confirming that the EU will resume trade talks with Tehran.
The party of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will call on the United Nations for an inquiry into her assassination if it forms a government after elections next month, a party spokesman said on Sunday.
LATIFIYAH, Iraq  - American, British and Iraqi forces continued a major sweep through Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot; to try to smash rebel enclaves before landmark elections in January.
President Bush tied yesterday&#39;s deadly assault on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia to the upcoming elections in neighboring Iraq, depicting it as part of a broader campaign by Islamic extremists to drive Americans out of the Middle East.
WASHINGTON - U.S. incomes and spending rose as  expected in December, while core consumer prices gained less  than anticipated, suggesting inflation is contained, a  government report showed on Thursday.
Tata Steel of India appears set to become the world's fifth-largest steel producer after beating its Brazilian rival CSN in an auction to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus with a 13.7 billion-dollar bid.
The Mets scored early, scored often and relied on another superb outing by John Maine to defeat the Oakland Athletics at Shea Stadium to complete a three-game sweep.
The European Central Bank is certain to keep interest rates stable Thursday when governors mull the effects of rising inflation and slowing growth, analysts say, while it was less sure that the Bank of England would make a similar decision.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has a 15-cent price tag stuck to his Yale law degree, blaming the school's affirmative action policies in the 1970s for his difficulty finding a job after he graduated.
Edward Prescott, the WP Carey Chair of Economics, has been awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in economic sciences, marking the first-ever Nobel Prize earned by an ASU scholar.
The nature of the center position has changed in recent years, but NBA title teams almost always have had a dominant post player.
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NEW YORK  - In Hawaii, the proportion of  cases of gonorrhea that are resistant to treatment with the  antibiotic Cipro increased nearly sevenfold between 1997 and  2000, new findings show.
Having been duped last year by Iran, negotiators for France, Germany and Britain labored mightily over the past months to produce what they hoped would be an airtight agreement that would force Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Roberto Donadoni non boccia l'Italia dopo il deludente pari con la Lituania: ''Ho visto una squadra ...
Seduta mattutina per l'Inter. Lavoro atletico e partitella a campo ridotto. Tutti in gruppo tranne S...
Sacked Ecuadorean legislators clash with police, amid an escalating power struggle with the president.
At least 15 people die as US forces pound militant positions in the restive Iraqi city of Falluja, hospital sources say.
Oracle Corp. may have won a major antitrust fight with the Justice Department last week over its proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc.
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team preview for the Italian Grand Prix.
About 2,500 people were ordered to  evacuate their homes in Southern California on Friday when a  106-foot high dam began leaking after two weeks of rain.
Pope John Paul II has celebrated midnight mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome before a packed congregation.
Hamas Islamist gunmen pressed on with their Gaza offensive on Wednesday, killing eight fighters loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in a Palestinian supremacy struggle escalating steadily into civil war.
New Ultra Video handset supports DivX, many audio formats.
International efforts to bring peace to Sudan suffered a major setback yesterday when the African Union suspended operations in south Darfur following an attack on one of its helicopters amid renewed fighting.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao is travelling to Liberia on the second leg of his African tour aimed at winning a larger share of the continent's oil and energy resources.
Whenever there is a major twist in Howell Raines' life, he writes a wonderful fishing book. Not to wish the man ill, but . . .
Almost 13 million UK viewers tuned in to watch Paula Radcliffe attempt to run the Olympic 10,000 metres on Friday. Radcliffe dropped out of the race with 12 of the 25 laps to go, just five days after quitting the marathon in tears.
In vista della sfida di domenica prossima contro la Lazio all'Olimpico, il Palermo recupera un uomo ...
Modern pentathlon was devised by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, as the ultimate test of the &quot;ideal, complete athlete&quot;.
A German soldier, right, of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and an Afghan security police stand guard below a poster of President Hamid Karzai in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Dec. 6, 2004.
Lo svizzero Victor Rothlin ha vinto la maratona di Tokyo coprendo il percorso in 2 ore, 7 minuti e ...
The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early-warning system.
WACO, Texas - President George W. Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival&#39;s words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.
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General Morgan retreats after battles near the Somali port of Kismayo, leaving at least 30 dead in three days of fighting.
This French film tells a deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a Bear Stearns Co Inc  fund manager improperly withdrew his own money from a fund while making rosy forecasts about the prospect of the portfolio, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Nearly 1.7 million military veterans have no health insurance or access to government hospitals and clinics for veterans, according to a report Tuesday from a doctors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 group that favors federally financed health care.
Donnie Wahlberg, who played Detective Joel Stevens on NBC's short-lived crime drama \
Russia were on course to reach their   fourth Davis Cup final after taking a commanding 2-0 lead at   home against the U.S. in Friday's singles.
PORTLAND, Ore. - It's been almost a year since singer-songwriter Elliott Smith committed suicide, and fans and friends will be looking for answers as the posthumous \
A quick jump from an idea to a network offering news and documentaries from around the world, with a library of 800 music videos.
An extract from the hibiscus flower could have the same heart health benefits as red wine and tea, researchers suggest.
A steep consumer confidence slide released Friday would hobble the overall economy.
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 to U.S.
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NEW YORK  - A new chewing gum may soon be   available to help fight tooth decay.
Dana, an automotive parts manufacturer operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, arranged a $500 million investment from a private-equity firm to create two trust funds that will help pay health-care expenses for retirees.
Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis has hit out Ferencvaros and their fans after revealing he had to call for police help during Thursday&#39;s Uefa Cup tie.
Derick Rethans has announced today (briefly) the release of the Release Candidate version of his PHP debugging package - XDebug 2.0.0RC3.   I just released Xdebug 2.0.0RC3 through the web site and also through PECL. This hopefully last release candidate of Xdebug 2.0.0 addresses a number of segfaults and other small bugs that crept in in Xdebug 2.0.0RC2.   The Xdebug extension helps you debugging your script by providing a lot of valuable debug information. The debug information that Xdebug can provide includes the following: stack and function traces in error messages, memory allocation, protection for infinite recursions.
Media & professional: Options likely to prove unpalatable for staff, with redundancies running into four figures.
ATI will unveil Radeon X1950 Pro and X1650 XT graphics chips and add-in cards on 17 October, according to reports from Taiwanese moles and leaked documents intended for the company's customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after the start of what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
With all the grumbling over Windows and its many shortcomings, why would anyone want Microsoft's computer operating system to run their cell phone?
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A summit of major world leaders next week will send a message to Sudan that they expect Khartoum not to impede plans to end the conflict in the Darfur region, a senior Canadian official said on Friday.
Householders and drivers in parts of Wales are warned of severe weather as wind and rain sweeps in.
Poland's interior minister said on Saturday he has suspended an agreement between a Polish and a Belarusian police academy because of recent police violence against protesters in Belarus.
A Ratisbona volevo invitare al dialogo con i musulmani
The average runner is 44 years old, rich, smart and married (categories obviously not mutually exclusive), this according to the 2006 Runner's World Subscriber Study as reported recently by Running USA.
Measures to protect female patients from being sexually abused by doctors should be strengthened, a report says.
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Work begins on a new James Bond stage at Pinewood Studios after a fire destroyed the last one in July.
Revenues in key sectors of the U.S.  services industry grew in the second quarter, the government  said on Monday in a new survey aimed at measuring growth in the  giant tranche of the economy.
Two of the biggest names in the retail world are becoming one. In an announcement Wednesday, Kmart and Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. have agreed to merge in a deal totalling $11 billion.
TechCrunch is reporting that Insider Pages, the consumer review and search site for local businesses, is being acquired by a major public company, but the company isnot commenting on who.  TechCrunch says that &#8220;Our understanding is that the acquisition price is more than the total capital raised by the company, but not by much.&#8221; So, which [...]
Blog: Programmers release an early but incomplete and crash-prone version of the open-source office suite for Mac OS X's native Aqua interface.
Brandon Phillips breaks the Cincinnati Reds' record for homers by a second baseman, hitting a two-run shot during a 7-0 victory that ends the New York Mets' five-game winning streak.
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has decided to look into questions about how Hewlett-Packard Co. officials investigated boardroom leaks dating back to last year.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. team were  left needing a final-day miracle escape after Europe maintained  their stranglehold of the 35th Ryder Cup on Saturday.
Austrian researchers have successfully treated incontinence in women using the patients&#39; own muscle-derived stem cells. The women were suffering stress incontinence, a condition that affects almost
Vijay Singh won another dramatic duel by beating Mike Weir yesterday in a playoff at the Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario, and denying the fans a celebration they have wanted for 50 years.
Washington -- On Day One of his economic conference, President Bush is calling runaway lawsuits a &quot;vital issue&quot; and vowing to get Congress to pass damage award limits.
STUART, Fla. Sept. 5, 2004 - Hurricane Frances barged onto Florida&#39;s coast with 105 mph winds and driving rain Sunday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees.
The Miami-Pittsburgh NFL game Sunday has been postponed because of Hurricane Jeanne. The game has not yet been rescheduled but the teams could play as early as Monday night, depending on the weather.
Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
A Firefox 'flaw' revealed at a hacker conference over the weekend was a joke, hacker admits.
By my capricious reckoning you would have to reach back to 1974 to find a comparably competitive and crowded lineup for the Tony Award for best actor in a play.
Symantec on Monday said that its makegood for Chinese users affected by a bad software update was well received. However, the company offered no numbers to back up their claim that the offer, which ended Sunday, was a success.
IBM&#39;s Canada Division has announced a new feature in selected models of their Thinkpad T42 series of notebook computers - a fingerprint reader for enhanced security measures.
Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday.
ACTOR Noah Wyle - who plays Dr John Carter in ER - is to quit the hit TV show. Wyle, 33, will leave at the end of this year, the show&#39;s 11th season.
The annual costs to fuel, maintain and repair these 10 vehicles sap thousands from owners' wallets.
An Indian religious leader known as \
Enrico Preziosi, ascoltato questa mattina per circa tre ore al Tribunale di Genova nell'ambito dell'...
Jonah Nickerson pitched seven strong innings and Oregon State survived anxious moments in the eighth and ninth to eliminate Georgia from the College World Series with a 5-3 victory on Monday.
Pizza Hut has deployed a mobile  ordering system that ratchets up the competition in the  industry's battle to sell more pizzas using the latest  technology.
The FCC is being cut out of the loop (thank God) via Sirius, its management, Howard Stern and the legendary Mel Karmazin. XM Radio is playing a leading role now, but the real noise is being generated by Sirius.
According to fdi.gov.cn: According to Germany-based Bayer Group, it has laid down a latest investment plan for 2009 in China. The plan will enable 1.8 billion euro of additional investment in Bayer's new synthetic material production project in Shanghai.
Days after Democrat John Kerry and former President Clinton had a lengthy, late-night telephone chat to discuss campaign strategy, the two were at it again on Thursday. Only this time, politics weren't involved, says a Kerry aide.
NEW YORK -- Mariano Rivera picked up the save, the 32d of his illustrious postseason career. But you already knew that. You knew that back in March.
America Online&#39;s accounting practices are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.
Intel Corp  said on Wednesday  it had won a mobile WiMax chip order from the world's top  cellphone maker Nokia , which will use its  semiconductors in Internet-focused devices from 2008.
Can the browser meet the demands of on-demand? On-demand apps are by definition Web apps. That won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t come as a shock to enterprises because most of the latest internally deployed enterprise apps \u00e2\u0080\u0094 besides a few client/server holdouts \u00e2\u0080\u0094 already rely on the browser to deliver user experience.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is set to offer an online service that lets users view live US local traffic conditions on custom-created maps, the first
Area being scoured for missing adventurer is expanded to 10,000 square miles.
Ben Roethlisberger threw his fourth touchdown pass and second to tight end Heath Miller to rally the Pittsburgh Steelers into a 28-28 tie with the Denver Broncos late in the fourth quarter on Sunday night.
The Hungarian connection Government investigators are racing to uncover the source of the Suffolk bird flu outbreak which has seen 160,000 turkeys slaughtered in a mass cull expected to end this morning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A 74-year-old Italian grandmother  who bought a sack of potatoes at the her local market found a  live grenade among the spuds.
Yes, in five days, the leadership of our country for the next four years will be determined, but who has time to talk about that when a sub-talented pop tart has been exposed for .
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When Jimmy Rollins boldly predicted the Phillies would win the NL East, he didn't expect it would take Philadelphia this long to reach first place.
All seven crew members and passengers aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter were killed when it came down near Baghdad on Wednesday, the fifth such aircraft to crash in Iraq in less than three weeks, the U.S. military said.
Production was halted at the Bochum factory of troubled German car maker Opel as workers laid down tools for the second day in a row in protest against plans by the group's US parent, General Motors, to axe thousands of jobs and possibly even close a plant after 2006.
Risultati delle gare del campionato di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte (in maiuscolo ...
Pseudocyesis, or false pregnancy, involves a constellation of symptoms that fool women and doctors alike.
Stock index futures suggested a higher market open on Friday before a report on consumer prices as the Dow industrials stood at a record high on optimism about corporate earnings and economic growth.
In what amounts to a big win for Vonage Holdings Corp., the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday ruled that the broadband phone company&#39;s service was exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs.
Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur left Cornwall on Saturday afternoon to begin her bid for a new world record.
HOUSTON -- Kelly Holcomb's return to the lineup provided a lift to the Browns' punchless offense, and Cleveland surprised the Houston Texans with a thoroughly dominating effort in a 22-14 victory yesterday, breaking a nine-game losing streak.
Several thousand political contributors have donated to two or more presidential candidates this year, an overlap in giving that tilts decidedly to the Democrats.
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A guide for consumers and physicians to maximize health insurance coverage for the growing problem of obesity is scheduled for release Sunday.
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As US Airways continues concession talks with pilots to avert a second bankruptcy filing, it&#39;s facing new strains with mechanics.
NEW YORK  - Despite some concerns to the contrary, babies delivered by cesarean may not make more visits to the doctor's office or hospital early in life, a study has found.
Secunia has posted a vulnerability marked as \
A Toulouse, France, high school teacher who criticized the prophet Mohammed and Islam has gone into hiding after receiving death threats.Comment
U.S. drug benefit manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.  on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strong demand for mail-delivered generic medicines and raised its 2007 outlook, sending its shares up more than 11 percent to an all-time high.
BEING THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO, according to one former team-mate, would eat himself if he were a chocolate drop, Graeme Souness might be rather peeved to learn that his picture is absent from
The Church of England has published a series of prayers aimed at helping Britons cope with the post-holiday Monday blues as they trudge back into work following the long break.
Arabs were torn between seething rage at  images of a U.S. soldier shooting dead a wounded Iraqi in a  mosque and dismay at Iraqi insurgents in Falluja for turning  holy mosques into battlegrounds.
Targeting elderly customers, a Czech company has started manufacturing extra large cellular phones, an official said Monday.
Border patrol agents discovered four charred bodies in rugged mountains near the Mexican border on Thursday, bringing the probable death toll from California's wildfires to 12, even as firefighters gained the upper hand in their five-day battle.
West Virginia and Kentucky, states known for high levels of obesity, diabetes and smoking, have the highest proportion of people with heart disease, officials said.
World number ones Roger Federer and Justine Henin were named 2007 ITF World Champions, the governing body announced on Monday.
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals, its CEO said the day after the company disclosed that two hedge funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.
Defending champion Roger Federer is in awesome form as he powers past Marat Safin 6-1 6-4 7-6 at Wimbledon.
Government repression in some countries has shifted from journalists to bloggers, with the vitality of the Internet triggering a more focused crackdown as blogs increasingly take the place of mainstream news media, according to Lucie Morillon, Washington director of the advocacy group Reporters W...
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An overhaul of benefits paid to about 3m sick and disabled people in the UK is to be detailed in Parliament.
By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 16--One day this past summer, Terence Dials, Je'Kel Foster and J.J. Sullinger stopped by coach Thad Matta's office after playing pickup games in the Schottenstein Center.
Concern about the possibility of concrete falling from the upper decks caused the city to order new inspections of the 90-year-old ballpark.
Insurgents in Iraq released eight  Chinese hostages after China advised its nationals to stay away  from the wartorn country.
Blog: Nothing like metal vapor for making solar cells, says Global Solar.
Paul Hamm definitely doesn&#39;t think he should have to give up his gold medal. He&#39;s not even into the idea of sharing it. &quot;I personally feel, at this time, that I am the Olympic
Ministers are urged to rethink plans for Manchester, not Blackpool, to get the new super-casino.
MANCHESTER City have been rewarded for their 7-1 thrashing of Barnsley with a visit by Arsenal in the Carling Cup third round. The Highbury side are among the favourites to win the trophy this year, giving

The president's first press conference since December came as the House debated an Iraq resolution.
A Pakistani military court convicted two low-ranking army officers on charges of involvement in assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf last year, a military spokesman said on Friday.
Hundreds of Palestinians pour into Egypt from Gaza after masked militants blow several holes in a border wall.
Syria could attend an upcoming Middle East peace conference in Washington as part of an Arab League committee, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
Here's a starting point in talking about the NFL and TV: The league only plays 256 regular-season games. Or, to state it a different way, the NFL has a TV inventory of 256 regular-season games.
After a shaky start, Massachusetts doctors are beginning to embrace a new way of getting medications to their patients: e-prescribing.
Britain's Tony Blair, who led his Labour Party to an unprecedented three general election victories, will not be remembered as a great prime minister, according to a poll published Saturday.
Some of Britain's Olympic athletes were diagnosed with asthma just weeks before this summer's games, say experts.
Dash Navigation is now taking preorders for a dashboard unit that feature a two-way wireless connection to the Internet. Called the Dash Express, the GPS-based navigation device is designed to provide mobile users with access to information on local traffic, road conditions, and even gasoline prices.
The past weeks of steroids, on-field brawls and questionable of NFL marketing have led some to ask: what are sports degenerating into?
Ashley Cole, the Arsenal and England left-back, last night admitted that watching Chelsea blaze a trail in the Premiership is proving to be a mentally taxing experience for the defending champions.
Her voice quavering, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton struggled Monday to avoid a highly damaging second straight defeat in the Democratic presidential race. Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney scrapped for success on the eve of a New Hampshire primary that neither could afford to lose.
General Motors Corp. could take a $1 billion charge in the second quarter in relation to its financial exposure to Delphi Corp , GM spokeswoman Renee Rashid-Merem said on Thursday.
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Google fixed a flaw in its Google Desktop Search(GDS)that could have given hackers access to users&#39; local searches, officials said Monday.
Two Andean condors, considered the world's largest flying bird, were set free on Tuesday in the Andes foothills just east of Santiago by veterinarians of the Santiago Metropolitan Zoo.
From Beatles guitarist George Harrison to Concorde test pilot Brian Trubshaw, almost 200 names of people who died in 2001 have been added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Amtrak's high-speed Boston-Washington Acela trains last week began offering a revamped first-class menu, including southwestern and three-pepper omelets for breakfast and pesto chicken and seared salmon for dinner. Menus will switch every four weeks.
Five European tourists who went missing last week in northeastern Ethiopia are being held by kidnappers in a remote tribal region, Ethiopia's foreign minister said
The lustrous singer-songwriter joins Norah Jones, John Mellencamp, and the Shins in this week's new releases.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Not only did the word &quot;blog&quot; enter Merriam-Webster&#39;s dictionary this year, but Microsoft is getting on the personalized e-journal bandwagon.
Peter Mandelson warns union bosses not to think they can use Labour's leadership contest to win back power.
The Internet giant, which may bid for a swath of airwaves, is lobbying for regulations to support a vision that could change how cellphones are used.
Their use in US triples in 10 years, to 172 million, changing lifestyles from the campus to the highway.
Microsoft and Google look set to clash over their rival ways of searching desktop computers.
In announcing a stricter steroid-testing policy yesterday, Major League Baseball officials said the program was the fundamental equivalent of others in American professional sports, and on balance, the same as the drug-testing policy in effect for baseball's minor leagues.
Gunmen kidnap many people from the Iraqi office of the Red Crescent aid agency in Baghdad.
By Tom Mclaughlin, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 28--A bypass through Air Force land and proposals to build a second bridge between Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island could be enough to stir the masses.
By Beth O'Malley, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Dec. 8--A committee to study property where a new school building could be built plans to travel to Liberty to see that city's community center.
Manor Care Inc.  on Monday said Carlyle Group agreed to buy the company for $4.9 billion in cash.
Public transport has too many weak links making it difficult to switch from one mode to another, a report finds.
In an interview, Hank Nothhaft says Microsoft--and not life as an independent public company--was the best option for Danger. Nothhaft says he'll stay on through the deal's close, but is headed to greener pastures once Microsoft's done integrating Danger.
By Wan Zhihong  Sinochem Corp's profit jumped 62 percent to a record high while sales climbed 23 percent in the first four months of the year.  The Beijing-based company's 2006 profit rose 27 percent to 4 billion yuan from a year earlier.
South Africa&#39;s Gold Fields said yesterday it had filed a complaint in New York against its rival, Harmony, saying Harmony&#39;s hostile bid violates US securities laws.
HBN, PRETORIA, South Africa, Mon. Nov. 15: South African officials say they will not hand over former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide to interim authorities in Haiti, even if an international warrant exists.
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A criminal trial scheduled to start Monday involving former Enron Corp. executives may shine a rare and potentially harsh spotlight on the inner workings
Tim Henman beats Andy Murray for the first time with a 6-4 6-2 win in the first round of the Thailand Open.
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The Florida State offense looked inept in the first half of its game Thursday night against North Carolina State. It played feebly.
Socialite and reality show star Kim Kardashian has accepted a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, NFL footballer Reggie Bush.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE PALO ALTO, Calif. - As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.
The Associated Press asked the presidential candidates to name their favorite electronic gadgets.
A cheap and widely available antibiotic could be used to cut Aids-related death in African children by more than 40 per cent, Government-backed scientists have said.
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher took on the Shanghai circuit Saturday in qualifying for the first Chinese Grand Prix.
Former Qwest Communications executive Thomas Hall agreed on Friday to plead guilty to an unspecified charge that will wrap up the first criminal case brought as part of the government&#39;s
Two Latin American dramas scoop top honours at this year's Sundance independent film festival.
Megastar Liza Minnelli was hospitalized yesterday after she fell from her bed apparently intoxicated, police said. Minnelli is reported to have fallen out of her bed and hit her head, knocking herself unconscious.
Fourth-seeded Argentinian Juan Ignacio Chela&#39;s second encounter with Florian Mayer this year didn&#39;t go nearly as well as the first.
The European press responds negatively to the offer by Iran for \

If you use shared or public computers, you have a new privacy risk to consider: Google Desktop Search. Announced last week and currently available in a beta version, Google Desktop Search allows you to scour
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WINNIPEG (CP) - Police have arrested a number of teens that officers believe are responsible for stealing cars and trucks and then rigging them as driverless missiles.
The United States on Tuesday more  than doubled to $35 million its pledge of aid for victims of  the Asian tsunami and said it and the international community  would have to provide much more.
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Weightlifting&#39;s aggressive pursuit of drug cheaters will continue even if it jeopardizes its future in the Olympics, its top official said yesterday following six more positive doping cases in what is again becoming the Games&#39; dirtiest sport. Five ...
India successfully test fired a long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern coast of Orissa Sunday, a defense ministry spokesman said.
Japan and North Korea held a second day of talks Sunday in a dispute over Japanese nationals abducted by the North decades ago. Japan seized the occasion to express concern North Korea might be planning a missile test, a newspaper reported.
By Ravi Chandiramani  Vodafone has put its UK PA account - one of the most prestigious commercial lobbying contracts - up for grabs.
UK physicists have completed the first crucial element of an experimental device designed to probe the forces that shape our Universe.
The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.
Geikel Conyedo, a catcher at Perth Amboy High School, has overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles on his journey to New Jersey from Cuba.
The 12-day United Nations conference on climate change that began in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on December 6 assumes significance for several reasons.
Air Force officials are warning that unless their budget is increased dramatically, and soon, the military's high-flying branch won't dominate the skies as it has for decades
South Korea has grabbed its first gold in women&#39;s taekwondo but had to settle for bronze on the men&#39;s side. Jang Ji-Won built an early lead in her under 57 kilogram match before hanging on to defeat Nia Abdallah of the United States 4-1.
POLICE in Northern Ireland were stoned by angry crowds yesterday when they raided Republican areas looking for the proceeds of the $55 million heist at the Australian-owned Northern Bank.
Raines defends role, says company did &#39;the right thing&#39; CBS MarketWatch
By Tinham, Brian  Advances in IT are now so fast and potentially so transformational that it's getting difficult to differentiate between hype and reality. Brian Tinham seeks direction  iT is a moving target - it always has been and, in a sense, that's part of its excitement.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government appeared close to collapse in the Gaza Strip.
Russian investigators have found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners which crashed at almost the same time, a security spokesman said.
New Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond tells the BBC that independence for Scotland is inevitable.
Crack Australian troops landed in East Timor as new fighting between the military and rebel soldiers forced thousands to flee the worst violence in the independent nation&#039;s history.
Retired federal judge Michael Mukasey, the president's nominee to succeed Alberto Gonzales, has aired a largely favorable public view of the controversial law.
Budget Minister Dominique Bussereau said that French economic growth could exceed 2.5 percent this year, judging by the most recent macroeconomic figures from the state statistics office.
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Passed up a chance to chat baseball with a couple of Yankees fans over a brew in a Pacific Beach pub in order to watch a softball game.
Singer Pete Doherty is fined for five counts of possessing drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin.
Spanish coastguard towed a boatload of 33 would-be immigrants from Ivory Coast and Gambia into a Canary Islands port after they called for assistance by mobile phone, emergency services said.
Michael Bush passed up a shot at the NFL to try and win a national championship at Louisville. Instead, his season ended after three touchdowns and a little more than one half of football.
It is considered by some to be the world's most widely distributed book after the Bible.
Skype warns users password-stealing Trojan horse is making the rounds, disguised as a Skype security plug-in
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has expressed regret over Italian opposition to his country&#39;s campaign for a permanent UN Security Council seat.
Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policy-makers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.
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3M Co. MMM.N and American Standard  Cos. Inc. ASD.N cast a shadow of disappointment on Monday as  the busiest week yet of the corporate earnings period got under  way, and analysts cautioned not to expect the profit picture to  brighten soon.
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The Redstones, the family that  controls Viacom Inc.  and CBS Corp. (CBSa.N),  have taken their private squabble public in a battle that  throws into question succession plans for the global media  company.
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When Microsoft decided to launch a viral marketing campaign around its Windows Vista operating system, it wanted a spectacle that could catch fire among Internet fans.
The father of a teenage girl found dead in a river tells an inquest he was surprised when she went missing.
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Twenty years after releasing &quot;Born in the USA,&quot; Bruce Springsteen returned to the anti-war anthem as he and other artists kicked off a multistate tour aimed at helping to oust President Bush.
ENTERPRISE, Alabama  - President George W. Bush on Saturday got a first-hand look at the damage from deadly tornadoes in the southern United States and said while buildings could be rebuilt the biggest impact was on shattered lives.
Got the munchies at 30,000 feet but don&#39;t care for the typical &quot;complimentary&quot; airline food? You don&#39;t need to bail out on the eats much longer - more and more airlines are grounding such chow.
For his 45 years in the booth, Mets announcer Ralph Kiner will be honored Saturday night against the Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium.
Juan Pablo Montoya spun teammate Scott Pruett to take the lead with eight laps left, then held off Denny Hamlin to win the Telcel-Motorola 200 for his first NASCAR Busch Series victory.
According to geneticist Ian Wilmut, who used cloning to create Dolly the sheep, &quot;We owe it to the people who suffer from [motor neuron disease] and are going to suffer from it in
After years of being taunted as \
The silence was unearthly, as if 38,190 people were sitting in the Wrigley Field stands Wednesday afternoon bound and gagged. The Cubs are in a mad chase for the wild card
Incremneto del 165% rispetto ai 4,5 mln del 2005
Video game sales soared to a record &#36;18.2 billion last year, but the days of strong growth are on pause as players await a new generation of consoles in 2005 and 2006, a new study showed on Wednesday.
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1990 - Scores two FA Cup final goals in a famous 3-3 extra-time thriller against Crystal Palace. United win the replay 1-0. 1991 - Grabs another brace against Barcelona in the European Cup Winners Cup final
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho warns new director of football Avram Grant not to interfere with his job.
The last time Kosovo declared  independence in 1990 it went unrecognized and ignored. When it  splits from Serbia this weekend, it will have the support of  the West, which sees no way back.
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said yesterday that there was no deadline for ending an investigation into Iran&#39;s nuclear programme.
NEW YORK -- EBay Inc. became the latest Web site to say it will stop using Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Passport user authentication system, as Microsoft continues to scale back the service.
Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya votes in a presidential election to replace its slain pro-Moscow leader, amid fears of rebel raids.
DALLAS - As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...
London, Sept. 16. (PTI): World Champions Australia sounded a stern warning to their rivals as they thumped New Zealand by seven wickets in a Group A league match and entered the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament.
Colombia arrests a series of right-wing paramilitaries as the peace process enters a delicate phase.
Jon Quick atoned for his gaffe as his teammates made certain another fluke goal wouldn't affect the outcome.
The St. Louis Rams' defensive backfield was depleted by injuries in a loss to Buffalo on Sunday, with the most serious to backup cornerback DeJuan Groce, who hurt his left knee.
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Microsoft Corp. developers have made rapid progress prepping Windows Vista for an on-time release, according to an analyst at Goldman Sachs.
The stalemate between the House and Senate on immigration reform is riling US voters.
Two days of sitting at home, with all the attendant attractions therein (the NFL playoffs, the BCS title game, the New Hampshire primary coverage) was what Ray Allen thought he needed to lose his stiff neck.
Halliburton Co. , the world&#39;s No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a third-quarter net loss as charges from its asbestos liability weighed.
New tools, old jobs An American woman has been accused of trying to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend's new lover after finding her details listed on his MySpace page. According to Arizona police, 22-year Heather Kane old paid an undercover officer $400, promising a further $600 once the job was done.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Musharraf appeals for unity to beat extremists as many question official death toll of Mosque siege.
THURSDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of severe complications associated with chlamydia, the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease, might be lower than commonly thought.
A cease-fire between northern fighters and the Ugandan government is expected to be signed Friday. By Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - New York-based singer-songwriter Jesse Harris insists he has no problem with the fact that the majority of folks who recognize his name know him as the guy who wrote \
Millions of people in the UK have self-diagnosed a food intolerance and may be cutting out essential foods as a result, a survey suggests.
Opposition supporters rallied anew on the streets of the Ukrainian capital on Sunday, boosted by a parliamentary vote declaring invalid a disputed presidential poll handing victory to Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.
Israeli military forces killed at least eight Palestinians and wounded 25 in an airstrike and a tank-led ground operation Wednesday, the bloodiest day in the Gaza Strip since Israel declared it a \
Americans abroad have registered in record numbers, hoping their votes will help swing the U.S. election
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SINGAPORE : Singapore&#39;s white collar crime buster, the Commercial Affairs Department, has arrested China Aviation Oil&#39;s beleaguered chief executive, Chen Jiulin.
(Sports Network) - Orlando Hernandez tries to stay perfect on the season this afternoon when the New York Yankees play the middle contest of their three- game series with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.
North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in the generic and over-the-counter marketplace.
By Karen Vigil, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 11--Travel and tourism comprise the world's largest industry and one of the fastest growing economic sectors.
By Rhonda J. Miller, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 13--Twenty-five teachers in Palm Beach County are finalists in the William Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education.   For the first time, a teacher from a private school, Sacred Heart School in Lake Worth, is a finalist.
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday derided President Bush's commutation of former White House aide I. Lewis \
All American households can begin applying for up to two $40 coupons to be used toward a converter box that will keep analog TVs going after the digital switch.
Energia pesa su deficit, al netto in 9 mesi avanzo di 20 mld
Jared Zabransky is keeping track of only one statistic this season.
Archeologists found a small container with a whitish medicinal or cosmetic cream made up of animal fat, starch and tin oxide. Researchers writing in the November edition of the British magazine Nature say
Tears yesterday rolled down the eyes of thousands at Kololo Airstrip as a young girl told the story of her headmaster, who raped her three times and infected her with Aids.
While troop numbers are surging, the media that cover them are leaking away.
Hillary Rossi kept her health insurance through six heart surgeries, several strokes and diabetes. She only ran into trouble when she tried to carry it from job to job.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 US by the commissioner&#39;s office for throwing a fastball over the head of Jeff Bagwell.
A new, independent report card flunks America&#39;s colleges in a key subject for many students and parents: affordability. While noting progress in areas such as student preparation, the biennial
The African Union is to decide early October whether it will send 3,000- to 5,000 troops to the troubled region Darfur to help stop the violence there, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said.
The company that owns the Wall Street Journal has agreed to pay $519 million to buy the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch. The weekend deal, which came after an auction that included bidders like Viacom
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One of three sailors injured in a fire that disabled a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland has died, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.
North Korea has said it wants to get promised shipments of oil before shutting down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, delaying again a key obligation under a February nuclear agreement, U.S. officials said on Monday.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears will not sign Tim Couch, instead deciding to stick with the three quarterbacks on their roster.
Most of the health problems reported after the September 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according to an American government report published on Wednesday.
Bank of America BAC.N is open to   buying a European bank if the price is right but such a move is   not among its strategic priorities, its Chief Executive Kenneth   Lewis was quoted on Saturday as saying.
The deal will create a global offshore oil giant Energy firms Statoil and Norsk Hydro have unveiled plans to merge their offshore oil and gas operations, creating a global industry giant.Comment
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GENEVA: International airlines are heading for a near $US5 billion ($NZ7.12 billion) loss this year, largely due to a rise in oil prices, the industry&#39;s global body said on Tuesday.
Shares in the French information technology group Bull crashed after the European Commission said a decision on state aid was not on its agenda this month.
The Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon, has drawn its first contestant.
An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said Thursday.
A pick-up in prices will complicate efforts by the Central Bank as it tries to stave off a slowdown in economic growth.
Comment is free: John Harris: When the Mail trains its guns on the super-rich, you can see how widely resentment has spread.
Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: Ken Livingstone is allowing a forest of giant towers to dwarf and destroy the intimate landscape of London.
And the winner of the next-generation console war is... Nintendo's Wii - at least according to market watcher IDC. In the short term, at least. It reckons Wii will \
A Berlino crescono Spd e Verdi, mentre cala la Cdu
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - Requiring even a small co-payment dramatically reduces the likelihood that women will get regular mammograms to detect breast cancer, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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The route for next year&#39;s Tour de France may provide the stiffest test yet for the six-times winner, Lance Armstrong. Or perhaps not.
The chief executive of tobacco  holding company Vector Group Ltd. backed away from past  admissions that smoking is a proven cause of disease during  testimony on Monday in the government's racketeering trial  against the industry.
DUBLIN -- The Irish Republican Army formally denied responsibility yesterday for the $50 million robbery of a Belfast bank, a crime that has thrown Northern Ireland's peace process into disarray. The outlawed IRA, which last month issued a denial through a spokesman, issued its formal statement amid criticism that the first denial didn't come from a sufficiently authoritative source. \
Marion Barry reveled in reclaiming his spot at the center of the city&#39;s political arena yesterday and promptly plunged into the debate over how and where a baseball stadium should be built in the District.
Fast-food company Yum Brands Inc.  reported a 2.6 percent rise in quarterly earnings on Monday as  a lower tax rate and strong profit growth in China offset  fallout from an E. coli outbreak at some Taco Bell restaurants  in the United States.
President Bush plans to ask Congress next month for up to $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, a White House official said yesterday, a move that appears to reflect increasing administration confidence that it can fend off congressional calls for a rapid drawdown of U.S. forces.
Changing the risk model for remote offices Juniper Networks says its latest secure services gateway (SSG) boxes may look like grown-up home routers, but are actually secure hubs for small branch offices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CEO gives outsiders a glimpse inside the analysts' conference.
After one win, defensive end Bobby Hamilton made the bold prediction that Oakland's new defense is good enough to get 12 sacks in a game.
Alfonso Soriano initially didn't want to play left field for the Washington Nationals, then said he didn't want to leave at the trade deadline, then was stunned when he wasn't dealt.
A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an \
The FTSE joining a global rally in stocks inspired by a Federal Reserve pledge to protect the economy from turbulence in world credit markets.
Arts & entertainment: BBC Radio 1's decision to censor a lyric from  Fairytale of New York looks to have backfired
When it comes to switching positions for the good of the team, some players do it comfortably while others, according to Patriots coach Bill Belichick, wouldn't even be asked. &quot;Some players can interchange from position to position seamlessly and you would never know sometimes what their primary spot was,&quot; said Belichick, whose team had a day off from ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The hungry scavenged for  food and water and the wounded flooded hospitals in Indonesia's  Aceh on Wednesday, as a global relief effort staggered to help  survivors of the tsunami catastrophe.
Among Mexican-American children at high risk for developing diabetes, a school-based prevention program led to statistically significant increases in fitness levels and reductions in fasting glucose levels, researchers report.
A Manhattan man pleaded guilty in an investment scam that bilked investors, mostly in Germany, of more than $18 million, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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General Motors Corp. on Wednesday detailed its commitment to building new electric vehicles as it attempts to shed its reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville is among those sued by an actor who claims he was not paid for performing a stunt.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco, 13 African heads of state, and representatives of eight other nations joined President Jacques Chirac for the belated tribute to the Aug.
Half a dozen South Korean sailors died in a gunbattle with North Korea five years ago defending what Seoul's top minister on relations with Pyongyang now suggests could be changed: the sea border between the Koreas.
WILMINGTON -- Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli likes Matt Lashoff's skating and ability to make the first pass out of the defensive zone, while coach Dave Lewis likes the defenseman's competitiveness.
U.S. reality TV star Nicole Richie was charged on Friday with driving under the influence, stemming from her arrest in December when police said she was driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway.
The era of monolithic deployments of software releases is nearing an end, and Microsoft will participate in the trend toward more flexible updates, the research firm said.
Virgin launched its 5 GB player, whose battery life (eight hours) and retail price ($249) both match the iPod Mini&#39;s. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative&#39;s
Jason Schmidt threw off flat ground Saturday and remained questionable to make his next start for the San Francisco Giants because of a strained right groin.
NEW YORK (Kyodo) Karaoke inventor Daisuke Inoue was awarded the humorous Ig Nobel peace prize in a Thursday ceremony at Harvard University for &quot;providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other.
Two aides to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani were killed in shootings within hours, prompting his Basra followers to boycott Friday sermons in protest
Ryan Howard was sitting in the dugout doing yet another national television interview when Jimmy Rollins spotted Philadelphia's slugger on camera.
NEW YORK - Chipmaker Intel today threw more weight behind the developing wireless broadband data standard known as WiMax by taking a stake in Clearwire, a wireless startup led by billionaire Craig McCaw 240699.
America&#39;s new heavy-lifting rocket takes its much-anticipated test flight Saturday, if Mother Nature cooperates. The Boeing Delta 4-Heavy rocket was supposed to launch today, but the forecast for strong winds
Some high school biology classes are using real human cadavers to teach students anatomy in a different way.
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Voters in Taiwan begin voting to elect MPs in a contest seen as a barometer for March's presidential election.
The jockeying to bring the most popular names from TV and the Web to cell phones produced another exclusive deal yesterday with Verizon Wireless nabbing a multiyear agreement to offer ESPN's flashy feed of sports scores, newscasts, and video highlights on the tiny screen.
IT administrators preparing for the Windows XP SP2 juggernaut may want to catch up on their reading before deploying the service pack.

Lily Tuck, this year's winner of the National Book Award for fiction, has a long history of writing about women at a loss in foreign lands. Over the past few weeks, she has been ensnared by one of this country's quirkier cultures: the publishing industry.
India's prime minister  calls for urgent reform of the UN Security Council to make it a more effective global voice.
In western Sudan, scores of babies have been produced by the use of rape against women and girls.
A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a government-run newspaper in Iraq's capital Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring 30, police said.
Iran will allow U.N. nuclear experts to take environmental samples at a military site the United States links to an alleged nuclear weapons program but won't allow them to inspect military equipment, the foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday.
BAGHDAD -- The intractability of the violence gripping Iraq was on graphic display yesterday with the release of a videotape of American hostage Roy Hallums begging for his life at gunpoint, the assassination of an Iraqi judge, and the killing of at least five members of Iraqi security forces.
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In an unusual public acknowledgment, Chinese officials said that pollution and water-quality problems had become the biggest challenges facing China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fish farming.
For union film and television writers, life without employment is starting to exact its toll.
By Noelle Knox  If there's any lingering doubt about how the Internet is transforming the way people buy and sell homes, here's eye-widening proof: Marnie Azadian and her husband just moved from Scottsdale, Ariz., into a $410,000 home in Tulsa that they bought 100% over the Internet.
LOS ANGELES Sept. 22, 2004 - Russ Meyer, producer-director who helped spawn the &quot;skin flick&quot; with such films as &quot;Faster, Pussycat!
The deal would reshape the Internet consumer services business, where both companies have struggled to compete with Google.
Investigators try to find the cause of a house explosion that left a girl, aged nine, dead and four people injured.
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson told investors Tuesday that the company saw some weakness in the consumer market in December, sending the company's stock down 4.5 percent.
Casualties are feared after a bomb explosion in the north-western Pakistan, police say.
Television advertising standards came  under fire again this week after several groups called some  Super Bowl commercials offensive and demanded they never be  aired again.
Ukraine's prime minister pledged Monday to boost the funding of army modernization programs by 60 percent, Interfax news agency said.
Gold futures dropped more than &#36;5.50 an ounce to two-month lows Thursday as the U.S. dollar rose.
Several members of Burma's opposition NLD are freed from jail in a move linked to a  power struggle in the military.
Josh Wolf, who refused to cooperate with a grand jury investigation, will become the longest incarcerated journalist in modern American history on Tuesday.

The Colonials fail to overcome their slow start and suffer their seventh consecutive loss, an 80-58 setback to LaSalle on Wednesday.
US thumbs nose with comical settlement offers The long-running, occasionally tragicomic trade dispute between America and tiny Antigua at the WTO over the cross-border provision of gambling services has sputtered into the settlement phase, according to CasinoGamblingWeb.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A recently acquired collection at the Morris Museum in New Jersey includes a vast assortment of wind-ups and automatons.
E' accaduto a Sepino, l'uomo lavorava con il trattore
After three vote tallies, eight weeks of uncertainty, two trips to the state Supreme Court, and a barrage of partisan sniping, the
FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- Depression might be more harmful than the other chronic diseases that can strike elderly people, a new study claims.
NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The man who stormed an Amish school and killed five girls had confessed to his wife he molested two girls 20 years ago, and police said he may have planned to sexually abuse his 10 hostages.
Nintendo is now the second largest manufacturer of consumer electronics.
Despite a recent antitrust settlement, Scott McNealy says Sun Microsystems shaking hands with Microsoft is like two boxers tapping gloves.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and  world leaders arrived in Jakarta Wednesday to try to deal with  Asia's tsunami crisis and a $2.3 billion humanitarian relief  operation, the biggest since World War II.
NEW YORK - LSU&#39;s Nick Saban, who twice had the chance to coach the New York Giants, finally decided to make the jump to the NFL.
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An Apple lawsuit against the operators of fan websites stirs debate on whether bloggers can claim legal protections.
Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.
Australia is reversing a decision to sell uranium to India, as Delhi has not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff&#39;s prospects of returning to Test cricket at his Old Trafford home ground next week appear to be diminishing.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Fed chief Ben Bernanke met Monday to discuss how Congress might act to stimulate the slowing economy.
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Drew Tate passed for 328 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead No. 19 Iowa to a 29-27 victory over Minnesota. for the Hawkeyes (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten), who have won six straight games.
Mondo lacerato e globalizzazione non e' sinonimo di ordine
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There are reports of two large explosions at a school in the southern Russian republic of North Ossetia that is the scene of an unfolding hostage drama.
There is joy and elation, and there is emotional torture and bitter disappointment in this torrid relationship that changes with the seasons in New England.
(HealthDay News) - It's relatively easy for seniors to slip on stairs and hurt themselves, so it's important to take precautions to prevent falls.
France, Germany and Russia will form a working group to study Moscow's role in EADS, the company that runs Airbus, Russia's president said Saturday.
NEW Home Secretary Charles Clarke yesterday defied a devastating Law Lords ruling and vowed to keep Belmarsh terror suspects in jail.
Armed Palestinians seized an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City on Monday after asking for him by name.
Computer giant Microsoft loses its legal appeal to delay a fine and anti-competitive penalties set by the European Commission.
First they beat Liverpool 1-0, then they were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United and last weekend, they ended Arsenal&#39;s 100% Premiership winning record, when they held their nerves to pull a shock 2-2 draw at Highbury, home of Arsenal.
The Federal Reserve is likely to announce a quarter-point rise in the federal funds target rate from 1.75 percent to 2.0 percent, economists and traders agree.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on  Sunday that some of the candidates who had called for a boycott  of a historic presidential election had changed their mind and  were willing to accept its legitimacy.
Party secretaries say SDP and Conservatives' dispute over services was key to elections As election night on Sunday drew to a close, there was a degree of unanimity in party offices from the left to the right: ...
Days after President Bush flew into the state and complimented U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, the congresswoman got some more love &#151; this time from GOP activists at a rally Saturday.
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An execution deadline for two Americans  and a Briton kidnapped in central Baghdad by militants  demanding the release of women prisoners by U.S. forces in Iraq  expired Monday with no word on their fate.
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Two Atlantic storms continued to strengthen Saturday and one could deliver heavy rains and rough surf to coastal areas of North Carolina today and Virginia on Monday.
Four years ago, people everywhere marveled at sprint star Marion Jones&#39; attempt to win five gold medals in one Olympic Games. This year, Jones is trying to accomplish
BIG TIN firm Sun is planning a brave new world where computing power is sold as a commodity and spare capacity is flogged off to other companies.
U.S. employers hired more workers   during July than the month before, while the number of   employees who left their jobs fell for the second straight   month, a government report showed on Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines  - The death toll from landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines jumped to at least 348 with 150 others missing Tuesday, most in a region still reeling from a deadly typhoon.
A group of former rebels in Darfur accused the government on Tuesday of threatening a fledgling peace deal by launching joint attacks with militia that killed up to 80 civilians in South Darfur.
The shorn locks provide a clue to  rapper Ludacris' new musical direction.
A U.S. Navy destroyer is searching waters off Somalia hunting for pirates who hijacked a Japanese-owned ship, military officials said.
The Knowledge Learning Corporation has signed a deal to buy KinderCare Learning Centers, which operates preschool and child care centers, for $550 million and the assumption of debt.
Massachusetts held steady as the fourth-most-expensive state for auto insurance in 2005, according to the most recent state-to-state data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
State health officials announced the first flu case of the year on Thursday and reminded residents to take extra care to prevent the spread of the virus because of the ongoing vaccine shortage.
Aaron Rowand homered twice &#151; including his first career grand slam &#151; and Jose Contreras won his third straight decision for Chicago in the White Sox's 9-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Boris Tadic will be sworn in as president of Serbia on Friday, two days before Kosovo declares independence in Serbia's most traumatic moment since it was bombed by NATO in 1999 to end ethnic-cleansing in the province.
The Bush administration, facing huge and politically sensitive trade deficits, secured China&#39;s pledge Friday to work harder to move its currency toward a flexible exchange rate, which would make US goods more competitive abroad.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday his government endorsed moves to restructure state oil firms to make them stronger and capable of competing with China in international markets.
PRAGUE/PARIS- The Christian Democrats are not forced to be in the government if they do not want, Prime Minister Stanislav Gross said during his visit to France today.
The Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent deployed to Iraq will be cut by 200 servicemen, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma told journalists.
Irish rockers U2 are set to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Organisers announced yesterday (13.12.04) the band - Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr - will be honoured at the prestigious event in March, in New York.
Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter  run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the  quarter-finals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament on  Thursday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suggested on Wednesday the U.S. embassy stop using American security firm Blackwater after a deadly shooting and said he would not allow Iraqis to be killed in \
An American woman and an Afghan girl died from wounds suffered in a Taliban suicide attack in a popular Kabul shopping street, US embassy and hospital officials said on Sunday.
Luciano Pavarotti was the Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era.
The government in Haiti is making plans to evacuate one of its largest cities, following floods caused by the tropical storm Jeanne.
TigerDirect.com, a leading retailer for consumer electronics and  technology products, has announced that it is now a Toshiba Consumer  Electronics Direct Account and will start selling a range of Toshiba  products including HDTVs, HD-DVD Players, DVD Players and DVRs.
The United States and Europe on  Wednesday filed tit-for-tat World Trade Organization complaints  over billions of dollars in subsidies for top aircraft  manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.
Washington area airports began randomly inspecting vehicles yesterday after an attack on Scotland's Glasgow Airport, but  travelers appeared unfazed by the beefed-up security measures.
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Switzerland's struggling national airline reported a second-quarter profit of 45 million Swiss francs (&#36;35.6 million) Tuesday, although its figures were boosted by a legal settlement in France.
SEBASTIEN Loeb crowned his first world championship with a runaway victory in the season-ending Rally of Australia yesterday. The Frenchman finished one minute 55.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who remained in a deep coma and close to death at a hospital outside of Paris Wednesday, will be buried at his battered headquarters compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, just north of Jerusalem, following a state funeral in Cairo, Palestinian, Israeli and Egyptian officials said.
MARKS &amp; Spencer, which is battling to revive its fortunes after a series of sales slides, today said it had clinched a \u00c2\u00a3125 million deal to buy the per una fashion brand aimed at young women.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately determine the cause of death, a Florida medical examiner said.
Sixty-eight suspected mercenaries including former British soldier Simon Mann begin serving jail sentences this week in Zimbabwe on various convictions related to an alleged plot to stage a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
I confess. I&#39;m one of those people scorned by political wonks and talk-radio types alike. In a world where everyone is so certain of their position, so sure that their candidate can cure what ails us, I&#39;m the one on the fence.
Anders Thomas Jensen's film about the cannibal business is neither high flying enough for the art house nor low down enough for the cult-video shelf.
President Bush pulled within striking distance of a second term early this morning, although Sen. John Kerry&#39;s campaign vowed to stage a come-from-behind victory in the pivotal state of Ohio.
Drugs are no good without food in the  fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and  the essential role of proper nutrition has been forgotten, the  United Nations World Food Program said on Wednesday.
Lashing storms dumped up to 18 inches of rain on parts of central Texas, flooding several towns and stranding dozens of people on rooftops, cars and in trees Wednesday.
Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur  Deuba vowed on Friday to crush a deadly Maoist revolt in his  poor Himalayan nation as giant neighbor India promised more  military help to fight the leftist guerrillas.
Tool maker Black & Decker Corp  said on Thursday quarterly profit fell due to the weak U.S. housing market and higher commodity prices.
Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s relationship with Judith Regan soured as she became involved in a controversy over a widely criticized O. J. Simpson book.
For most 20-year-olds a night on the town ends with a long wait for the last bus home. Not so Prince Harry. His latest fracas concluded with him being bundled into a limousine by royal protection officers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. Dec 7, 2004 - Urban Meyer&#39;s eyes widened as he looked around Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He saw references to the school&#39;s six Southeastern Conference titles, two Heisman Trophy winners and the 1996 national championship.
A key dementia charity backs the electronic tagging of sufferers to stop them wandering too far from home.
A senior U.S. official may meet his North Korean counterpart in Beijing this week as diplomats prepare for six-party talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, the State Department said on Monday.
In SEATTLE story headlined, &quot;UPDATE 2-Microsoft first-quarter profit, revenue rises,&quot; please read in 12th paragraph ... &quot;Barnicle said&quot; ... instead of ... &quot;Barnacle said&quot; ... (Corrects spelling of name). SEATTLE, Oct 21  - Microsoft Corp.
An Iraqi group linked to al-Qaeda killed a second US hostage, Jack Hensley, and threatened to kill a British hostage unless Iraqi women detainees are freed, the group said on its Web site.
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Ankara's foreign minister is to visit Baghdad in an effort to halt attacks by Kurdish fighters based in Iraq.
Energy industry executives are looking for deals across the power and oil and gas sectors, but with valuations and asset prices running at high levels, many have narrowed their deal criteria to exclude large link-ups.
A breakthrough on climate change deadlock is being sought in a meeting at the US senate.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.
Coliche renali e contusione al piede destro per Filippo Inzaghi. Al rientro da Dubai, l'attaccante d...
Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to begin airing Monday:
CBS said Thursday it will become the first network to simulcast its evening news broadcast online, starting on the night of Katie Couric's debut as anchor Sept. 5.
DURHAM, N.H. -- After seventh-ranked New Hampshire's 2-1 win over Maine last night, Wildcats coach Dick Umile made sure to praise his entire team for only allowing one goal to the No. 15 Black Bears.
By Anonymous  A group of authors led by a Statoil ASA specialist in marine geology has proposed an unconventional theory for the origin of salt that could have far reaching implications for oil and gas exploration.
After years of delays, a world plan  to fight global warming goes into force on Wednesday, feted by  its backers as a lifeline for the planet but rejected as an  economic straitjacket by the United States and Australia.
TEHRAN : President Mohammad Khatami asserted that Iran would not give up its plan to enrich uranium, despite international pressure for it to abandon the sensitive nuclear activity.
Scott Pioli has a chance for a third Super Bowl ring before he turns 40 in March. His success is entwined with that of coach Bill Belichick, and nationally he is perceived as the brains behind the Genius in the Patriots front office.
Australia&#39;s stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist elected to bat in the second test against India on Thursday. Australia, 1-0 up in the four-match series, retained the same eleven
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An Israeli soldier was killed and four were wounded today when a Palestinian double agent lured the troops into a booby-trapped chicken coop in Gaza City, the Hamas movement said.
It looks like the U.S. Mint has struck again &#151; or not struck again, depending on how you look at it. New dollar coins featuring John Adams are missing edge inscriptions including \
New Zealand police said Tuesday they are worried about the mother of a three-year-old girl who was apparently dumped by her father at an Australian railway station before he flew to the US.
Oracle Corp. on Monday said it asked Peoplesoft Inc.&#39;s board of directors to immediately rescind a &quot;poison pill&quot; anti-takeover provision, two days after 61 percent of PeopleSoft shareholders
Ferma la linea difensiva del colosso di Redmond: l&#39;eliminazione del lettore Media Player da Windows, secondo Bill Gates, infatti causerebbe al gruppo statunitense un danno molto grave. Ultimo round davanti
BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 -- U.S. troops killed at least three Iraqi civilians and injured a child during a raid north of Baghdad on Tuesday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. The attack came a day after the U.S. military said it had inadvertently killed nine civilians in an airstrike in Iskandariyah, south of...
Luciano Pavarotti, who has pancreatic cancer, was in \
IBM  reported a better- than-expected 24 percent rise in preliminary quarterly earnings on Monday on strong sales in overseas markets, driving its shares up 5 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
Kanye West received ten nominations for the 47th Annual Grammy Awards to lead the field. The rapper/producer is up for Best New Artist, Song of the Year for &quot;Jesus Walks,&quot; and Album of the Year for The College Dropout.
A lieutenant of Iraq's most feared terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was captured a few days ago in Mosul, the government's national security adviser said Thursday.
AMD announced last Thursday that it has launched an initiative to give 50 percent of the world&#39;s population internet connectivity and computing capabilities by 2015, revolving around
BUCHAREST, Romania - Reformist opposition candidate Traian Basescu was winning Romania&#39;s presidential runoff in a tight contest, according to partial official results released Monday.
The Polish government's plans to sell off the last eight remaining Polmos businesses look ill-fated, as industry experts predict that the weakness of the remaining brands and market saturation means that ...
TAILORED therapies to target a range of diseases, such as diabetes and breast cancer, may be a step closer after the final draft of the gene-rich part of the &quot;human book of life&quot; was published yesterday.
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The US Senate confirms Condoleeza Rice as secretary of state after vigorous debate.
Bovril, the quintessential British winter warming drink, is going vegetarian in a bid to widen its appeal and boost sales, particularly in Asia, its makers said.
Hundreds of Islamic Hamas supporters who rallied in Gaza Sunday night called upon the movement&#39;s armed wing Izzedin al Qassam militants to attack Israel.
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HOUSTON - The ball sailed inches over the head of Jeff Bagwell for ball four. The Astros first baseman said something to Cardinals pitcher Julian Tavarez , who yelled something back.
The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 60 militants during a week-long offensive in northern Iraq against al Qaeda which has proved a resilient foe and has resisted previous attempts to drive it from the region.
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts on Monday said it has begun to recapitalize after a bankruptcy filing Sunday night that would allow the company to restructure debt and overhaul aging casinos.
After six years of deteriorating relations, the best the two leaders can do now is put on a smiley face
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a charity event about the possibility of a win by Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 presidential race and commented on the fatal police shooting of a 23-year-old in Queens, saying the 50 bullets that officers unloaded struck him as \
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Big Blue blames routine maintenance IBMLink, the place Big Blue's mainframe customers go for online support, suffered a weekend of downtime between 8 June and 11 June.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Travel: On a trip where you actually want bad weather, Rebecca Loncraine discovers the thrill of chasing tornados across the vast Midwest.
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), the legendary Xerox\u00c2\u00a0institution that pioneered graphical user interfaces, Ethernet and laser printing, is set to announce on Tuesday a multiyear research and development agreement with Fujitsu.
The NHL intends to reject the Players&#39; Association&#39;s latest proposal and counter with one &quot;consistent with our mandate,&quot; NHL executive vice president Bill Daly wrote in a Dec. 12 memorandum to all 30 member clubs.
Australia&#39;s main airline carrier, Qantas, says it won&#39;t appeal the New Zealand High Court&#39;s rejection of a proposed alliance with Air New Zealand.
For those who want to get their blogging feet wet quietly, several easy-to-use tools for setting up Web pages, with privacy filters included, are on the market.
NEW YORK, November 17  - SBC Communications Inc (SBC.NYS) announced an agreement with Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) today, under which the US-based telecom giant will provider IP-based TV services based on Microsoft&#39;s IP television
Bruce Gradkowski threw three of his four touchdown passes to Lance Moore, leading Toledo to a 35-27 win over Miami (Ohio) in the Mid-American Conference championship game Thursday night.
Ukraine's PM Yanukovych refuses to admit defeat in the presidential poll, claiming election abuses.
In the afterglow of a high-profile peace conference, Israeli and Palestinian leaders will try in the coming year to resolve issues that have defied solutions for decades.
U.S. average retail gasoline prices fell more than 10 cents a gallon over the last two weeks due to more abundant crude oil supplies and mainly lower oil prices, according to an industry analyst.
US Airways Group Inc. plans to eliminate \
The controversial anti-war documentary &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; was available Monday on a Satellite TV and on the Internet on the eve of the US presidential elections.
Two passenger trains collided head-on on a stretch of rural track in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 36, officials said.
World soccer&#39;s governing body has handed out suspensions to Belgian internationals Bart Goor and Erik Deflandre after they were sent off in a recent World Cup qualifier against Spain, FIFA said Wednesday.
Sue Bird, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, didn&#39;t get many minutes at the Athens Games. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY. In the gold medal game, a 74-63 victory against Australia, she played just one.
Rising power China moved Monday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world's largest free trade area by 2010 &#151; a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion people.
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Washington quarterback Mark Brunell broke the NFL record for most consecutive passes completed in a single game when he connected on his first 22 passes on Sunday against the Houston Texans.
Manifestanti hanno cominciato lancio di sassi contro polizia
A San Luca trovato un bunker con tre persone nascoste
Palestinian officials were working with  Israeli counterparts on Saturday to resolve a dispute over the  release of Palestinian prisoners that threatens to cloud a  summit next week seen as crucial to ending over four years of  violence.
Police on Thursday entered the oceanfront home that was shared by Anna Nicole Smith and her companion, Howard K. Stern, until the former Playboy Playmate's death.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower   market open on Thursday on persistent concerns over global   inflation and further signs of a deterioration of the U.S.   housing market.
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Sudan says AU peacekeepers must leave Darfur by 30 September, as its steps up its offensive against rebels.
But still wants patent reform Microsoft is trying to patent automatic goodbye messages, including \
A Sri Lankan court will decide if \
Barry Bonds' 715th home run ball,  which lifted the San Francisco Giants slugger past Babe Ruth on  all-time home run list, sold for $220,100 on Thursday in an  eBay Inc. auction.
ROMA - I due anticipi della seconda giornata del campionato di serie A registrano il pareggio dell&#39;Inter contro il Palermo in casa e la vittoria dilagante del Lecce contro il Brescia. INTER-PALERMO 1-1 - Finisce
Corporal punishment remains alive, particularly in rural parts of the South and the lower Midwest, where it is not only legal, but also widely practiced.
Britney Spears' manager denies claims that the pop star is on suicide watch while in a rehabilitation centre.
Hawai&#39;i high school graduates who took the ACT exam for college placement this year scored slightly lower than students the year before but did better than the national average for the fourth straight year.
University of Florida fans not only enjoyed the school&#39;s hiring of Utah&#39;s Urban Meyer as coach, but some took a bit of delight in beating Notre Dame for his services.
Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit  back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to rally the New York  Yankees to a 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles in American  League play Sunday.
Welsh language campaigners welcome Microsoft's move to run Windows XP and Office 2003 in Welsh.
For 40 years it has been torched, vandalized, had its legs cut off and even been run over by a car. But officials in the Swedish city of Gavle are guaranteeing that this year's giant straw Christmas goat &#151; the victim of Sweden's most violent yule tradition &#151; will survive unscathed.
In his votes as a state senator, Barack Obama sometimes sidestepped sensitive issues.
LAREDO, Texas  - Frustrated by tighter security on the U.S.-Mexico border, illegal immigrants and drug traffickers are taking it out on U.S. agents, increasingly attacking them with guns, rocks and petrol bombs.
LOUDON, N.H. -- For what seemed like an eternity, the Red Sox vehicle was down on its left side, waiting to be hoisted back up while valuable seconds ticked away.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko  visited on Saturday a region of northern Japan hit by a deadly  earthquake last month, to speak with some of the thousands of  evacuees.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Driven by demand for flash-memory chips used in cellphones, Intel Corp.&#39;s third-quarter profits rose as the chip-making giant struggled to overcome lacklustre PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition.
By CAIN BURDEAU  NEW ORLEANS - A group of residents called Monday for Congress to set up an independent, bipartisan panel similar to the Sept. 11 Commission to investigate why levees failed during Hurricane Katrina.
Florida State's players celebrated their game-sealing defensive stop by cutting loose, whooping it up in front of those famously rowdy Cameron Crazies. After 15 straight losses on Duke's fabled home floor, the Seminoles finally had a reason to party.
Cat Power, also known as Chan Marshall, and her crew played blearily soulful covers of songs at Terminal 5 on Wednesday. In a less cavernous room the results might have been haunting.
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WASHINGTON - The nation will face &quot;abrupt and painful&quot; consequences unless the government moves quickly to fix the finances of Social Security and Medicare, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.
French President Jacques Chirac backtracked on Thursday after saying it would not be dangerous for Iran to have a nuclear bomb, a sudden departure from the position France has long held with key allies.
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A layer of quartz grains found in an east Georgia kaolin mine have been traced to the impact of a giant asteroid that crashed near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago.
The Smithsonian Institution has accepted a finding that its business unit is plagued by poor internal communication, diffuse organization and inadequate oversight.
Russia praised a European draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran's nuclear materials but objected to a travel ban and wanted to ease a freeze on financial assets on Tehran officials.
Gorillas in western and central Africa could be extinct within decades because of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, new research suggests.
Relay attack hands baton to fraudsters Doctored payment machines could be used to lift confidential authorisation codes from Chip and PIN credit and debit cards, security researchers at Cambridge University have discovered.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia NFC (near field communication) shell, which allows consumers to access services and exchange information with a touch gesture using NFC technology - a technology that emerged from the combination of contactless identification
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Initial U.S. jobless claims surged unexpectedly last week by 43,000, taking claims to their highest level since late September, a government report showed on Thursday -- but an official noted there were seasonal adjustment difficulties.
The Erfurt market on the Domplatz, with the Mariendom (cathedral) and the St. Severus church serving as luminous backdrops.
URENA, Venezuela  - Together with his children and  his parents, Luis shares a cramped shack built of tin sheets,  wood and plastic bags on dirt lot where there is no water  supply, no transport and little work.
The security guru for the One Laptop Per Child program unveils his plan to make the rugged machines uniquely resistant to spyware and hack-attacks. Ryan Singel reports from the RSA Conference.
German business sentiment dipped in August amid concerns over the strength of the country&#39;s economic recovery, a closely watched survey showed Thursday.
By Steve Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 1--DRAPER -- Developers in the southern third of Salt Lake County  can rest easy now. And so can the residents.
BESLAN, Russia - The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building. Hostages fled in terror, many of them children who were half-naked and covered in blood...
Scientists at Cambridge Biostability (CBL), UK have developed a new technology that can store and deliver vaccines without the need for refrigeration.
London will send its plans for hosting the 2012 Olympics to the IOC on Monday.
By Ken Dey, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 7--The day Micron Technology hosted President Bush at its Manassas,  Va. plant, a top competitor settled a price-fixing lawsuit that Micron is also  a defendant in.
Software giant wants to build a development community around its popular Office suite.
'Bassolino e' l'unico che non puo' dare lezioni a nessuno'
Bill Belichick [news] rarely cites statistics to make a point. So when a particular figure impresses the Pats&#39; coach, it&#39;s got to be a doozy.
The drainage tunnels underneath Las Vegas are a mess, and yet they're unbelievably fascinating.
BORMIO, Italy  - Croatia's Janica Kostelic romped  to victory in the women's combined at the world championships  Friday.
Thousands turn out in the Afghan capital Kabul to voice support for a controversial proposed war crimes amnesty.
Two bombs exploded in two Spanish coastal towns, injuring four people, the latest in a series of attacks apparently by the Basque separatist organization ETA to hit tourist spots in the past two weeks.
Bruce Springsteen rocked concert-goers while trying to rock the vote Friday night, leading a band of top musicians in a rollicking show to help elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House.
Dunn-leading Patricia Dunn, chairman of HP, will leave the position in January next year and be replaced by current CEO Mark Hurd. Dunn's position has been shaky since her role in the snooping scandal became public - Dunn hired private detectives to spy on directors and reporters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues.    The survey, presented Friday by the National Social Insurance Board, showed that Swedes manifestly take advantage of the country's liberal sick leave system, officials said...
The Supreme Court added new cases to their docket on drug and cigarette labeling requirements on Friday.
A US man is charged with using an internet chat room to set up a mass suicide pact for Valentine's Day.
Actress Katherine Heigl, an Emmy-winning star of medical drama \
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Authorities have arrested one man over a suicide attack at a mosque in northwest Pakistan that killed 48 people, and said they suspect Islamic militants in an Afghan border region were involved.
The students who've been descending on university campuses this month have much higher expectations than I did during my undergrad years. They expect not just a cinderblock room with a phone line and a dark corner to stash dirty laundry. They demand cable TV, broadband Internet, and hot-and-cold running digital music, says David Galper, the 29-year old cofounder of Ruckus ...
At his home in East Los Angeles, Francisco Castaneda of El Salvador faces a grim truth: His cancer is spreading, from his groin to his lymph nodes and toward his stomach, a progression that could soon end his life.
TORONTO - Ontario will get an additional $7 billion for health care under the agreement reached, early Thursday morning, between the prime minister and the premiers and territorial leaders.
Former world number one Martina Hingis made up for lost time when she finally got on court at the China Open on Tuesday, sweeping past local hope Sun Tiantian 6-2 6-3 in less than an hour.
Qtrax, a new legal online file-sharing  service that allows fans to download songs for free, said on  Sunday it will launch with 25 million to 30 million copyrighted  tracks with backing from major labels.
USENET PROVIDER Easynews says that it has turned up postings of porn pictures that are laced with a program that exploits the Windows JPEG glitch.
SOFTWARE HACKERS are using snaps which they claim show David Beckham in a compromising position to infect people&#39;s computers. Beckham, who apparently plays football, and is married to a member of a popular
The LSU coach, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, mulled over the deal for three days before announcing his decision shortly after the Tigers arrived in Orlando for their New Year&#39;s Day bowl game with Iowa.
A 35,000-year-old flute made from a woolly mammoth's ivory tusk has been unearthed in a German cave by archaeologists, the University of Tuebingen said on Friday.
A committee of AM finds the foot-and-mouth outbreak may have cost farmers millions despite not reaching Wales.
The world has unalterably changed for Red Sox Nation.
The action, dubbed Operation Web Snare, entailed more than 160 investigations over a three month period between June and August. Investigators say they have identified more than 150,000 victims with estimated losses of more than $215 million.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Fresh from the success of an impromptu spacewalk, shuttle Discovery's astronauts awoke Tuesday to the strains of \
A man appears in court charged with attempted robbery after two people were shot dead outside a bank.
O.J. Simpson set up a shell company to hide his book profits from the family of Ron Goldman, which is trying to collect a wrongful death judgment against the former football star, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday.
It was a private act of two hormone-charged teenagers that lasted two minutes and 37 seconds on digital video. But offered for sale on the Internet, the fuzzy images of the 17-year-old girl having oral sex
Tennessee Titans cornerback Michael Waddell (36) intercepts a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Eddie Kennison (87) in the second quarter Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 in Nashville, Tenn.
In NEW YORK story headlined, &quot;US stocks headed for weak open; oil data on tap&quot; please read in paragraph six &quot;...senior dealer at Binexx.
NAJAF, Iraq  What we were about to do was more than risky. It was foolish. Thursday, several journalists began organizing a delegation to enter the Imam Ali shrine in ...
Jason Giambi ended an 0-for-32 hitless streak with what might have been one of the most satisfying blasts of his career.
Newcastle United&#39;s new boss Sam Allardyce has clinched the signing of Chelsea utility player Geremi as he continues to build a competitive squad for the new Premiership season.
Contro la Fiorentina, il tecnico della Lazio Delio Rossi dovr&agrave; rinunciare allo squalificato M...
A company that sells Internet domain names is facing criticisms for holding some in reserve as a consumer-protection measure, a move that also prevents interested parties from shopping around for better prices.
MARSH &amp; McLENNAN, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest insurance broker, was last night facing a potentially crippling downgrade of its credit rating by Standard &amp; Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, after its borrowing power was all but frozen by its bankers.
BRUSSELS  - The EU hailed a &quot;new chapter&quot; in ties with Iran and confirmed plans to resume trade talks rapidly, after a UN-brokered deal under which Tehran pledged to freeze uranium enrichment activities.
Rasmussen Reports - Republican Presidential frontrunners Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson have gained ground on Democratic hopeful John Edwards over the past several weeks. Edwards, formerly a Senator from North Carolina and the Democrats 2004 Vice Presidential nominee, remains in third place among those seeking the Democratic Presidential namination. However, Edwards has consistently outperformed all other Democrats in general election match-ups.
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The state bar association scheduled an unusual public meeting to discuss a decision to give only written reprimands to two former prosecutors accused of withholding evidence that could have spared a man years on death row.
The Bush administration will allow states to postpone the planned May 2008 launch of a program to toughen security requirements for driver's licenses by up to 19 months, in response to complaints about the projected $11 billion cost and potential disruptions, congressional and Department of Homeland...
CHERBOURG, France, Oct 6  - Police threw a heavy escort around a shipment of plutonium from US weapons arsenals as it was offloaded from a ship and taken by military convoy to a nuclear recycling plant in western France on Wednesday despite protests
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A car bomb exploded Tuesday near the main Basque city of Bilbao after a warning call purportedly from the armed separatist group ETA, and a policeman was slightly wounded, the Interior Ministry said.
Il giudice dell&#39;udienza preliminare Bruno Fasciana, accogliendo la richiesta avanzata alcune settimane fa dal Procuratore aggiunto di Palermo Giuseppe Pignatone e dal pubblico ministero Nino Di Matteo, ha oggi rinviato a giudizio Salvatore Cuffaro.
Early reports say his choice will be Michael Chertoff, a former federal prosecutor who helped craft the early war on terror strategy.
Mitt Romney said Friday that presidential rivals Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee need to raise a jaw-dropping $20 million in the next few months to join him in the top tier of the Republican GOP field, raising the stakes in a nomination fight altered by a tumultuous week.
BAGHDAD: The court martial hearings for two US soldiers charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal were due to start, with one of the men expected to ask his trial be moved back to the United States.
US Airways lawyers told a federal bankruptcy judge here Thursday that the carrier can&#39;t afford to maintain its current pension plans.
Greggio guadagna l'1,3% a quota 63,32 dollari
A GROWING number of teenage girls are bingeing on alcohol, bringing increased concerns for their future health, a study has revealed.
Era stata convocata per atti di bullismo della figlia
Sara Jane Moore, one of two women who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in a three-week span in 1975, was freed on parole on Monday after almost 32 years in prison, a government spokesman said.
Movie star and 2004 presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr., 65, was responding to medication to unblock a vein in his brain but remained in coma and in serious condition as of 11 am Sunday at the St.
LONDON : Oil prices rallied back above 50 dollars a barrel, closing in on record high points on technical factors and persistent worries about tight global supplies, traders said.
Police detained a French postman behind an Internet operation selling strands of hair and tiny pieces of cloth allegedly taken from the mummy of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II. If authenticated, Egypt wants the hair back.
A purse snatcher in a small Norwegian town picked the wrong 88-year-old woman to rob, since she was with a tough younger man at the time.
Monaco, in passerella merletti e tessuti datati
MUNICH, Oct 26 (SW) - Bayern Munich have brought the gap with league leaders VfL Wolfsburg back to one point while Borussia Dortmund finally managed to reach a win against Berlin based Hertha BSC.
Ukraine's opposition scored a victory on  Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged  election, when parliament sacked the government of Prime  Minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.
Fatta saltare una stazione a Baiji, anche due feriti
A reporter's effort to auction off a ballpoint pen once owned by a serial killer is thwarted by eBay's policy against listing such items. But the internet has no shortage of venues for unloading grisly artifacts. By Marty Graham.
The economy headed into the end of the year with good momentum, expanding at an annual rate of 4 percent in the third quarter, a faster clip than previously thought.
com. Back in the mid-&#39;90s, they called it the Browser Wars: Netscape Navigator vs. Microsoft Internet Explorer. But that score was settled long ago, when America Online ironically bought
Last-year's runners-up Leicester are out of this year's Heineken Cup after a third defeat of the pool stages at Edinburgh.
So concludes a large study of US male health professionals who were monitored for up for eight years. Men are healthier when married, the study shows, but being remarried is a mixed blessing.
President Bush plans to press for  even stricter limits on human embryo research and has no  intention of softening restrictions on stem cell research, a  senior administration official said on Thursday.
A college baseball player pulled from the wreckage of his team's charter bus died of his injuries Friday, raising the death toll from last week's crash to seven.
The United States will face worse attacks than those on September 11, 2001 if it does not heed al Qaeda demands effectively allowing the group control over Muslim countries, a U.S. Islamist militant said on Tuesday.
Garret Anderson hit a two-run homer and scored the winning run on a 10th-inning infield single by Howie Kendrick, as the Los Angeles Angels kept up the momentum after their sweep of Seattle with a 7-6 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Ernest Hofstetter, part of the Swiss team that first traced the route to \
Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister that Paris should prepare for the prospect of war with Iran, which the West accuses of secretly developing nuclear weapons.
ROMA - Fa subito centro &#39;Il ristorante&#39; il nuovo reality show condotto da Antonella Clerici su Raiuno. Ieri sera erano in quasi 6 milioni e 700mila a seguire personaggi famosi alle prese con la gestione di una vera trattoria.
Three Americans have been sentenced to up  to 10 years in jail after being found guilty by an Afghan court  on charges including torture, running a private prison and  illegal detention.
Dopo che il suo Parma strappa un buon punto a Cagliari, Domenico Di Carlo appare comunque soddisfatt...
LONDON : British insurance giant Aviva announced plans to export 950 more jobs to India and Sri Lanka next year, with a total of 7,000 staff expected to be offshored by the end of 2007.

Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi scored an upset victory over Japan&#39;s No. 8 seed Ai Sugiyama at the Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany yesterday, on the same day as the WTA rankings were released, dropping her out of the world&#39;s top 30.
In addition to development tools, including a new version of OpenSolaris targeted at developers, Sun's also revamped a program meant to entice SMBs to use its wares.
The world's first glimpse of Jack Whittaker, winner of the richest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history, was of a boisterous, happy-go-lucky guy in a big cowboy hat who loved his family, work and God and promised to share his good fortune with the church and the poor.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero believes John Kerry will win the U.S. presidential election.
Amnesty International urged the UN Security Council to impose a mandatory arms embargo on Sudan to stop all parties to the conflict in Darfur committing human rights abuses.
Among patients treated at urban public hospital emergency rooms for skin and soft-tissue infections, more and more often the cause appears to be the antibiotic-resistant 'superbug' known as MRSA, new research shows.
MySQL on Wednesday announced general availability of Version 4.1 of its MySQL open source database, which the company is positioning as production-ready for large-scale enterprise usage.
The Army plans to begin a program today to educate every soldier about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The rare effort to break the perceived  stigma within the military about mental health problems comes as increasingly more troops return from battle with serious but u...
The Yankees have found a new leadoff man, signing free-agent second baseman Tony Womack to a two-year contract, Sporting News has learned.

Robert Duvall and James Caan aren't taking themselves or their latest reunion seriously. No, the pair find anything and everything funny, especially the fact that they're reprising their memorable roles for \
By MADLEN READ  NEW YORK - Investors better have rested up over the long weekend. This week may be short, but it's heavy on data that spans employment, housing, manufacturing, consumer sentiment and inflation.
TightVNC is a free remote control package derived from the popular VNC software. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.   Version 1.3.8 is expected to be final Release Candidate for the upcoming stable release. The changes include improved support for Win32 mirror display driver (DFMirage by DemoForge), GUI improvements, and a number of bugfixes including one for infamous disconnect problem of the Win32 Server.  Download TightVNC 1.3.8 from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14067
The final Ohio Poll for Tuesday&#39;s election finds President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in a statistical dead heat for Ohio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 20 electoral votes.
JABALYA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces thrust into  Gaza's largest refugee camp on Thursday, killing five  Palestinians including a 9-year-old boy, as the army tightened  its grip on the northern part of the coastal strip.
The secret to finding great investment opportunities comes from a trusted investment guru.
A Romanian woman set a world record on Sunday when she gave birth at the age of 66.
Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Cristiano Ronaldo to emulate the goal-scoring heroics that established the Manchester United winger as one of the world&#39;s best players.
Foxboro, Mass. -- As exciting as they are on the field, the Patriots are deathly boring off it. &quot;We don&#39;t have a bunch of clowns,&quot; safety Rodney Harrison said.
Starting Jan. 2, The Wall Street Journal will shrink in width by 3 inches, to an industry standard of 12 inches, reducing the space devoted to news by 10 percent.
John Lennon's killer appeared before a parole board Tuesday in a third attempt at release from prison.
RIETI, Italy  - Asafa Powell of Jamaica lowered the world 100 meters record on Sunday with a time of 9.74 seconds.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to look to the future after seeing his side drag themselves back to within five points of Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea.
A New York start-up firm has unveiled a service to cull through massive numbers of online videos to help users find specific clips.
Ron Artest has been hit with a season long suspension, unprecedented for the NBA outside doping cases; Stephen Jackson banned for 30 games; Jermaine O&#39;Neal for 25 games and Anthony Johnson for five.
CMT is giving 10 women a  chance to regain their youth in a new makeover series titled &quot;I  Want to Look Like a High School Cheerleader Again.&quot;
Myanmar's military rulers will keep  opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi isolated under house arrest  until at least Nov. 27 next year, her National League for  Democracy (NLD) said on Wednesday.
 Somali Islamist threat
The German software company says an American subsidiary\u00e2\u0080\u0099s actions were \u00e2\u0080\u009cinappropriate\u00e2\u0080\u009d but contests a claim of espionage.
US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade insults in South Carolina.
Aviation officials in the US had many warnings that airlines might be hijacked in the months before 11 September.
GERUSALEMME - Il segretario di stato americano Colin Powell si \u00c3\u00a8 dichiarato oggi in favore di una partecipazione dei palestinesi di Gerusalemme est alle elezioni del 9 gennaio per la nomina del successore di Yasser Arafat.
Da notificare ancora due ordinanze di custodia cautelare
Epifani, i fischi sono il sale della democrazia
At least four of 75 Cuban dissidents arrested in a broad crackdown last year were released Monday without warning, friends, relatives and local rights activists said. The surprise move raised hopes for additional releases in the coming days.
Spam reports from America Online members dropped from a daily average of almost 11 million in November 2003 to a daily average of about 2.2 million last month, the company said this week.
Rasmussen Reports - Typically, Congressional leaders are little known to voters nationwide. But, that&#39;s not the case with Nancy Pelosi. Americans think they have a much clearer handle on her views than on those of the man she is replacing as Speaker, Dennis Hastert (R). Views on Pelosi are also much firmer than those for Senate leaders Harry Reid (D) and Bill Frist (R).
TAMPA -- The Carolina Panthers are one step closer to overcoming their horrendous start. Jake Delhomme threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns yesterday, helping the defending NFC champions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 37-20, and move within a victory of clinching a playoff berth.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will stress the need for Europe and the United States to put differences over Iraq behind them and work together to tackle issues such as Middle East peace in a speech on Monday.
'Ora nessun problema di leadership, poi potrei candidarmi'
L'allenatore della Juve, Didier Deschamps, commenta in modo sconsolato la squalifica di cinque giorn...
Scientists believe the honey bee may hold the key to understanding more about alcohol addiction.
The U.S. government cannot trade a parcel of land to private hands to allow a Christian cross to remain in the middle of a vast federal preserve, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Portuguese police questioned a British suspect, Robert Murat, for a second straight day Wednesday over the disappearance of a four-year-old British girl who has gone missing since May 3.
Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.
Newly-ranked Boston College may not be ready for prime time after all. And for Duke, surprisingly unranked for the first time in 10 years, it appears to be business as usual.
By NOK-NOI HAUGER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  BREWER - Lowe's Home Centers Inc., a build-it-yourself home- improvement company that received planning board approval in October to build a store on Wilson Street, is seeking a permit from the U.S.
Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter retired from competitive skiing Friday after 16 years on the World Cup circuit. The decision was not an easy one, the 35-year-old Eberharter said.
Mobile phone firm Vodafone is to enter the UK fixed-line broadband market after striking a deal with BT.
Questi i risultati della 8/a giornata del campionato di calcio di serie D.
The company&#39;s sixth buy this year is meant to aid service providers in controlling and managing Internet-based networks, such as VoIP and interactive gaming.
At least 10 Iraqis were killed and three United States soldiers were wounded north of Baghdad today as a suicide bomber rammed an American convoy, the military and hospital officials reported.
Proposta equilibrata che non toglie nulla alla famiglia
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has ordered his security services to help secure the release of a CNN producer kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Gaza.
With even more U.S. contractors now in Iraq and Afghanistan than U.S. military personnel, government officials told Congress yesterday that the Bush administration is not prepared to manage the contractors' critical involvement in the American war effort.
KRT) - Jannes Zimmermann, a serious-minded 19-year-old, wrote a letter to his draft board saying that the idea of being trained to kill another human being was morally repugnant.
Sweden&#39;s triple-jumper Christian Olsson and runner Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas ensured equal shares of the $1m (\u00c2\u00a3569,000) jackpot on offer to athletes unbeaten in their events at all six Golden League meetings.
There is a sense in which 99% of the runners at the Breeders&#39; Cup tonight are visitors. The course has never staged this meeting before - in fact, it is less than a decade since they dug Lone Star Park&#39;s foundations
More than 460 people in Northern Ireland are being warned that they could have been exposed to vCJD through blood plasma products.
Unions say they avoided a showdown with Gordon Brown as they did not want to ruin his first conference as leader.
An English hospital will no longer treat Welsh patients who have waited more than three months, BBC Wales learns.
If you can't get Firefox to use the new version of the Flash player, you've come to the right place. I just got finished fighting with Flash and Firefox. It was a long fight, but I won.
ConocoPhillips said refined fuel prices failed to keep pace with gains by crude oil, narrowing profit margins on gasoline and diesel.
NAGDHUNGA, Nepal  - Maoist rebels, fighting to  topple Nepal's constitutional monarchy, cut off all land routes  to the Himalayan kingdom's capital on Wednesday, disrupting  food and supplies to the city of 1.5 million people.
INDIAN WELLS, California  - World number two Rafael Nadal, with his forehand in sparkling form, fired down 10 aces en route to a 6-3 7-6 win against Frenchman Arnaud Clement in the Pacific Life Open second round on Saturday.
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle as he walked along a road in Greysteel near Londonderry.
Private insurers in the Medicare insurance program were paid 12.4 percent more by the government than the health care provided would have cost under traditional Medicare, a report released on Thursday said.
She may not be seeing much of ex-beau Tom Cruise anymore, but Penelope Cruz is among those who say they have seen his baby daughter, Suri.
A Thai-Muslim woman bursts into tears after learning from the list that her family member is listed dead outside a military camp in Pattani province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
Ultime ore prima della decisione sul piano di ritiro. A manifestare migliaia di israeliani che dalla Cisgiordania e dalla striscia di Gaza sono partiti alla volta della Knesset &gt; Ultimora. Una voce minaccia
Britain honored its Olympic heroes Friday, knighting four-time gold medallist Matthew Pinsent and making middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes a dame.
Dubai Ports World, the Arab-owned company which set off a furor with its purchase of six U.S. port operations earlier this year, has been cleared to join a federal pilot program to test the methods used to screen U.S.-bound cargo for radiation.
Like Madonna and Cher, she only needs one name. Barbie, the doll, has inspired girls around the world for more than 40 years, had a biography written about her, is worth billions, and even inspired some of fashion's top designers.
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InfoWorld - Security experts are finding an increasing number of Web sites hosting malicious JavaScript code first&#160;detected on Super Bowl-related sites&#160;last week.
Hasselt, Belgium (Sports Network) - Top seeds Elena Dementieva of Russia and Kim Clijsters of the host nation were among Friday&#39;s quarterfinal winners at the inaugural Gaz de France Stars tennis tournament.
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve raised its target for short-term interest rates Wednesday, comfortable that the economy has passed late spring&#39;s &quot;soft patch.
Attorney General Phill Kline on Wednesday asked the Kansas Supreme Court to reconsider its decision striking down the state's death penalty law.
Israeli police put nuclear  whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu under house arrest on Thursday  on suspicion of spilling more state secrets, seven months after  he completed an 18-year prison term for treason.
RAFAH (Gaza Strip): Five Israeli soldiers were killed Sunday when Palestinian activists blew up a tunnel under an army post in Gaza, as jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghuti pulled out of the Palestinian elections.
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THE American bald eagle has had federal protection in one manner or another since 1940. Still, that did not stop their numbers from dropping to 413 nesting pairs by 1963 in the Lower 48 states.   States and the federal government began doing something about the bald eagle.
Sea Bound: There's no better way to prepare for summer than to wend your way through a virtual sea of boats, even if that sea is the cavernous Washington Convention Center. The 47th annual Washington Boat Show is scheduled for Thursday through Feb. 18. The show runs from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday and...
Heart of barkingness A team of cryptozoologists is headed for the South American jungle to track down a legendary apeman said to terrorise villages and tear out cattle tongues.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Major Gulf producer Kuwait will back a hike of 1 million barrels per day in OPEC&#39;s output ceiling if oil prices stay at record levels, a move that
A day after troubling reports about the popular pain relief drug Celebrex, more questions are being asked about the approval process for such drugs.
Iraq's political leaders are showing promising new signs of progress toward reconciliation, yet still face difficult decisions on how to stabilize the country, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.
LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111  yards and two touchdowns as the San Diego Chargers clinched the  AFC West title with a 21-0 win over the Cleveland Browns on  Sunday.
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SCIENTISTS have found that eating dark chocolate could help prevent the hardening of the arteries that leads to heart attacks. The study, involving 17 healthy young volunteers who agreed to eat a bar of dark
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to extend its deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.
A parasite that causes trout to swim in circles until they die has been found in two hatcheries in western Maryland, meaning 80,000 fish that would have been stocked in lakes and streams this year will instead be destroyed, an official said Thursday.
The former official was sentenced after acknowledging that she had favored the Boeing Company in Pentagon contracts while seeking a job at the company for herself.
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The London-based security firm which employed four former Gurkhas killed in a rocket attack on their compound in Baghdad tonight paid tribute to them as \u00e2\u0080\u009cbrave and professional individuals\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
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Russia turns to India for help setting up IT industrial parks in Moscow.
France yesterday sent a further 300 troops to bolster a retaliation operation against the government of Ivory Coast after nine of its soldiers were killed in an air raid ordered
Rescuers are  winding down their hunt for  Steve Fossett two weeks after his plane vanished over Nevada.
With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.
Novell is preparing a private beta test for Open Enterprise Server, a networking platform that combines open source and commercial software. The initial test will last through November, with a public beta test slated to follow. Open Enterprise Server includes both SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and NetWare operating systems. The final product will ship in February, and \
The state of emergency in the central  Nigerian state of Plateau, imposed six months ago to quell  communal violence which killed hundreds, will be lifted on  Thursday, the federal government said on Tuesday.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja  on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days  after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control  of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- More than 125 million Brazilian voters are set to choose a new government today, and polls show they want more of the same, despite more than a year's worth of political scandals.
Thanks to relaxed lending standards, in recent years borrowers with bad credit -- such as a bankruptcy or a delinquent loan on their records -- found it relatively easy to get home mortgages.
LIVERPOOL defender Sami Hyypia has hit out at the refereeing decision which could rob the Anfield club of a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Martin Puryear\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sculptures, as seen at the Museum of Modern Art, balance between the geometric and the organic with Zen aplomb.
Christopher Bridges uses the rap moniker Ludacris, but there's nothing ludicrous about his career.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a federal low-carbon fuel standard patterned on California's ambitious goals.
Beijing Olympic organisers rejected charges Monday that more than 10 workers had died during a rush to complete the main stadium for the August Games.
By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 6--Compact adopts 12-hour fishery beginning at noon   Commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River begins at noon today.
The Lords votes to raise the payouts given to some people whose company pension schemes have collapsed.
Indianapolis Colts reserve defensive tackle Dan Klecko laughed as he calculated the odds he'll score the first touchdown in the Super Bowl. \
Two satellites slated for launch this week are heading for an extraordinary rendezvous in Earth orbit. The name of the mission is Orbital Express and its goal is to test futuristic technologies key to the exploration of the moon and Mars.
The United States may start building a missile shield in Poland in February 2008, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said in an interview published in a Russian newspaper on Monday.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s second-biggest software company, on Thursday said it again extended its $7.
Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel laureate economist tapped to head a new French study, said Tuesday he sees gross domestic product (GDP), the most often cited yardstick, as an imperfect indicator.
SUPREME COURT Speculation abounds over the first possible Supreme Court vacancy in ten years, with analysts already batting around names of possible replacements.
Shares of food makers were mixed in Monday trading after Campbell Soup Co., the world&#39;s largest soupmaker, said its first-quarter profit grew 9 percent on stronger sales of its popular condensed soups.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House before he resigned last month the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
west Communications, the Midwest regional telecommunications giant, has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into its accounting practices, the company&#39;s union said yesterday.
The US dollar falls to another record low against the euro as investors bet on an US interest rate cut this week.
This is not the first time that Lee Baca, the sheriff who opened the jail door for Paris Hilton, has had his judgment questioned.
The Bush administration on Wednesday said it had not misled the public about the role of White House lawyers in discussions about whether to destroy tapes of secret interrogations.
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Stockholm - Nokia, the world&#39;s biggest cellphone maker, took market share in the second quarter by cutting prices and introducing new models, rebounding from its lowest level since 1999, market researcher Gartner said yesterday.
ImmunoGen Inc. said Tuesday it licensed certain rights to develop cancer-fighting drugs using its cell-killing agents to Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s Centocor unit.
Kobe Bryant scores a season-high 53 points and adds 10 rebounds and eight assists, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from down 21 points to a 112-101 double-overtime win over the Houston Rockets.
Real Madrid, Europe&#39;s most successful soccer team, hired Brazil&#39;s Wanderlei Luxemburgo as its fifth coach in 18 months in a bid to improve its performance in the second half of the season.
Old rhetoric dies hard for Alan R. Mulally, the chief executive at Ford Motor Company, who spent most of his career at jet maker Boeing.
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The founder and chairman of Apex Digital, which imports cheap electronic items into the US, is arrested by Chinese authorities.
UK blue chips closed higher, with the FTSE 100 going through the 6,000 barrier briefly, helped by a bullish conference call at Barclays prompting a turnaround in the banking sector, and a strong start on Wall Street.
They would represent the impoverished and underdeveloped of the world at a highly influential forum - the United Nations Security Council.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.
If we're going to start worrying about porn, doesn't it make sense to actually study its role in society rather than make stuff up? Commentary by Regina Lynn.
President Bush sought to soothe strained ties with Mexico on Tuesday by promising to prod Congress to overhaul tough U.S. immigration policies. But Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticized U.S. plans for a 700-mile border fence and said Bush must do more to curb American drug appetites.
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver David Boston was suspended by the NFL for four games for testing positive for steroids, but he will not miss any games because he is out for the season with a knee injury.
Environmental officials believe progress is being made against an invasive weed found in a northern Indiana, though more chemicals will likely need to be applied.
Congress's newly passed intelligence  bill contains a provision adopted in response to the Riggs Bank scandal: It requires senior federal bank examiners to wait a year before accepting private-sector jobs with financial institutions they regulated as government employees.
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Deutsche Bank, the biggest German private bank, has said it planned to maintain its current strategy after its main corporate and private customer businesses contributed to record earnings last year.
Schools are warned they will have to make efficiency savings just to keep pace with current funding levels.
Few in the tech world need an introduction to Napster&#39;s founder, the college dropout whose revolutionary file-swapping technology shook the foundations of the $11 billion record industry.
TOKYO Aug. 30, 2004 - A powerful typhoon plowed into southern Japan on Monday, sweeping at least four people to their deaths and injuring 30 others.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder travels to Libya to add impetus to the former pariah state's transition to democracy and finalise several major business deals.
Lorraine Feather offers songs that are cheerful tugs of war between the past and the present that are performed with a conversational ease.
Bankrupt US Airways on Wednesday said  it is asking employees who are not scheduled to work over the  New Year's weekend to volunteer to work for free at its  Philadelphia operations.
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A violent rainstorm swept across Denmark, south Sweden and Norway on Saturday afternoon, causing seven deaths and over 200,000 families in blackout.
Baghdad - A powerful car bomb near one of the entrances into the coalition-controlled Green Zone in central Baghdad has killed at least 15 people and wounded 30 more.
You can beat the market without breaking a sweat. No, really.
A strong earthquake causes buildings to shake in southern Greece and as far as the capital, Athens.
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Pop diva, actress and budding fashion designer Jennifer Lopez made her New York runway debut on Friday with an eclectic collection that showed she may be able to bring her star power to the world of haute couture.
KHARTOUM, Oct 6  -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said here Wednesday he handed the Sudanese leadership a list of demands to deal with the &quot;terrible&quot; situation in the war-torn western region of Darfur.
MINGORA, Pakistan  - Pakistani troops killed up to 60 Islamist militants during fierce fighting in the Swat valley in the country's northwest, the army said on Monday, while the insurgents called a truce to recover their dead and wounded.
As the anniversary of a Rhode Island fire that killed 100 people approaches, survivors say they feel forgotten.
WASHINGTON -- The attack on an Army mess hall tent exploited a seam in the normal US troop protections and vetting of visitors, and officials probed the likelihood Thursday that multiple individuals and careful planning was involved.
When Margaret Hassan was kidnapped in October, her car was waved down by two men in Iraqi police uniforms. Gunmen surrounded the car and dragged Ms Hassan&#39;s driver and unarmed guard from their seats.
TORONTO (CP) - Specialists from Toronto&#39;s Hospital for Sick Children are assessing conjoined twins from Zimbabwe to see if they are good candidates for separation surgery, the hospital announced Tuesday.
U.S. stocks rose on Friday after a inflation gauge watched by the Federal Reserve showed its lowest reading since March 2004, putting the Dow industrials on track to end the quarter on a strong note.
Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has spent $1.5 billion on advertising in the first half of the year according to figures from Nielsen Monitor-Plus, a division of Nielsen Media Research.
A federal judge ordered Iran to pay $2.65 billion to relatives of the American service members killed in a 1983 bombing in Lebanon.
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Ted Lilly strikes out a career-high 13 in a three-hit shutout, stopping Boston's six-game winning streak and leading the Blue Jays past Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 3-0.
Global warming concerns are pushing bulbmakers and environmentalists to talk about phasing out the common light bulb.
British scientists called on Friday for  more research into the possibility that it is harmful for women  to take folic acid supplements throughout pregnancy.
White House officials and Congress' top budget writers tried rallying support Tuesday for President Bush's &#36;2.57 trillion budget, but cracks in Republican unity showed as lawmakers digested the plan's proposed spending cuts.
Giving one dose of steroids to babies in the womb does not badly effects long-term health, a study finds.
Some advice from call center managers and supervisors on the best methods for getting what you want.
In tiny Bishop, California, five hours north of Los Angeles, Rep. Buck McKeon, R-California, wants to build a museum honoring the mule.
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The New England Patriots have won 18 consecutive games and will attempt to forge an unofficial record by winning number 19 today when Miami visits for a 1 pm kickoff.
Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) has withdrawn a filing which gave support for Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) in an antitrust case before the European Union&#39;s Court of First Instance, a source close to the
John Gibson said Friday that he decided to resign as chief executive officer of Halliburton Energy Services when it became apparent he couldn&#39;t become the CEO of the entire corporation, after getting a taste of the No.
A U.S. helicopter gunship fired at  Iraqis milling around a burning U.S. vehicle in a Baghdad  street on Sunday, one of Iraq's bloodiest days for weeks in  which at least 110 people died in clashes around the country.
Steam and smoke rise from cooling towers on the outskirts of Moscow, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004. Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Friday, moving the sweeping environmental
Andy Murray has pulled out of the Wimbledon tennis championships, which start on Monday, having failed to recover from a wrist injury.
The Dutch government criticized plans to air a reality television show during which a dying woman chooses a recipient for her kidneys, saying on Tuesday that the show was unethical.
This was not the way that American Lindsay Davenport wanted to claim her second career title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. In a match between the top two
Japan is bracing for a powerful typhoon, one of the strongest storms recorded in Asia this year. Typhoon Ma-on, (Cantonese for &quot;horse saddle&quot;) which is packing winds of up to 162 kilometers per hour, is bearing
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Nickelodeon is testing  the waters of original online content with the July 22 launch  of its first broadband series.
Targets data protection with its biggest NAS box so far Adaptec has topped off its revised NAS range with the rack-mount Snap Server 650, which is built around two dual-core AMD Opteron processors and is capable of scaling to over 64TB of disk storage.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Lord Chief Justice, the most senior judge in England and Wales, urges greater use of community sentences.
The number of hunger-striking  Palestinians in Israeli jails has almost doubled to 2,900 in  the week since the protest was launched, the Prisons Service  said on Sunday.
When training camp competition demanded Raef LaFrentz jump repeatedly in pursuit of a rebound, and when doing so did not give him pause, the power forward knew he could once again compete in the NBA. That was the best news on Day 1 of preseason.
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There was a time when Braves manager Bobby Cox didn&#39;t have to worry so much during the offseason. Those were the days when the organization&#39;s pockets were deep enough to
Malawi's president resigns from the ruling party saying he is fed up of criticism about his crack down on corruption.
A short drive away from  Nigeria's capital Abuja, with its air-conditioned villas and  ministers in luxury cars, life for many in the town of Maraba  is a daily struggle to eat.
The FBI is investigating a  high-level Pentagon analyst suspected of being an Israeli spy  who passed secret documents about Iran to the Jewish state,  U.S. government sources said on Friday.
A Paris court sent French trader Jerome Kerviel behind bars Friday, while the investigation into billions of euros (dollars) of losses he allegedly caused for bank Societe Generale took a new twist with a second employee taken into custody.
Alcoa Inc , the world&#39;s largest  aluminum company, on Monday extended its outstanding offer to  acquire Alcan Inc. , even as it reported a slip in  second-quarter profit.
As of Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at least 2,928 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,356 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Monday his agency cannot be sure if Iran's nuclear activities are a cover for a weapons program, adding that uncertainties will persist until the country cooperates with his experts.
MOSCOW - According to a Chechen rebel Web Site, Shamil Basayev, a Chechen warlord, has issued a statement on Friday, in which he claims responsibility for Beslan school siege.
Joe Gibbs Racing will race the Toyota Camry beginning in 2008. The move will provide Toyota with three of the sport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top drivers in Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.
The U.S. Army has hired Dell Inc. to deliver desktop and notebook computers, displays, printers and peripherals for three years.
Amid repeated cautions that no breakthrough was expected, the prime ministers of India and Pakistan came together Wednesday for a rare meeting, despite tough positions stated
It's almost Labor Day, the end of vacation season. But before fall sets in, I'd like to revisit one of this summer's biggest financial stories: Warren Buffett's decision to donate $38 billion of his Berkshire Hathaway stock to charity, most of it to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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A child is injured in a suspected petrol bomb attack inside a shop at a Birmingham shopping centre.
ARE, Sweden  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel clocked the fastest time in final training for Saturday's blue-riband men's downhill at the world Alpine skiing championships.
OPEC oil producers and Chancellor Schroeder of Germany, which is a prominent consumer, agree that the remorseless rise in the price of crude has so far had little impact on global economic growth.
The insurance broker said it would replace Michael G. Cherkasky after a year of disappointing results. The news sent company shares higher.
SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.
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Fire investigators comb through debris to determine the cause of the blaze which swept through London's Royal Marsden Hospital.
WASHINGTON - A lifeline banks are extending to owners of mortgage-backed securities that have plunged in value will avert a near-term crisis but not necessarily a painful reckoning long term.
Hungarian protesters clashed with  police and attacked the state television building to demand the  resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in the first  such violence since the fall of communism in the late 1980s.
A group of news organizations that commissioned exit polls during November's elections will look closely at a report released Wednesday before deciding the fate of the current process.
Merger talks between Federated Department Stores Inc.  and May Department Stores Co.  broke down after the two companies could not agree on the price Federated would pay for May, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Pakistan has quietly released from a secret detention system nearly 100 terrorism suspects, many of whom were held without charge, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing Pakistani lawyers and human rights groups.
Rangers boss Paul Le Guen believes his team will discover their cutting edge despite being held 2-2 at Kilmarnock, their third draw in five Scottish Premier League matches this season.
The only positive Tim Henman could take from his defeat in the third round at the Madrid Masters yesterday was that his racket did not break.
The average price U.S. consumers pay  for gasoline declined for the first time in six weeks, but  still remains near the record high, the Energy Department said  on Monday.
Leicester crush Newcastle to move to the top of the Zurich Premiership.
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NEW YORK  - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry delivered his sharpest attack yet on the Iraq war, accusing President George W. Bush of &quot;colossal failures of judgment&quot; that created a &quot;crisis of historic proportions.
India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held Monday talks with Myanmar&#39;s military strong man Than Shwe here on enhancing strategic ties, particularly in areas like security and the energy and transport sectors.
Malcolm Glazer&#39;s patient acquisition of Manchester United continues, his shareholding in the Premiership club now standing at 28.
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday it had agreed with Iran on how to resolve remaining issues regarding the country's past plutonium experiments following two days of talks in Tehran.
The chief of Boeing Co.'s  commercial airplanes unit said on Wednesday the company's hot-selling 787 Dreamliner, which is crucial to Boeing's financial prospects, is on schedule for its first test flight next year and first customer delivery in 2008.
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US President George W Bush concedes a \
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Research analysts warn about the danger of using first-generation local search tools from the likes of Google, Microsoft, and others.
India News &gt; Pattan/Srinagar, Oct.9 : A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into an army convoy in Kashmir today, killing four soldiers and a civilian and wounding 30 more, police said.
Morning show DJs on Manhattan's top hip-hop station are contributing a week's pay to tsunami relief &#151; but not out of kindness.
The new Indian Museum is set to open September 21 in Washington, DC and it&#39;s collection includes hundreds of thousands of artifacts from the native cultures of both North and South America.
HANOVER - A senior at South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School has been named one of the state's Students of the Year.  Sean Levesque of Halifax, an electronics student, joined 47 other vocational technical school students during a ceremony at Memorial Hall in Worcester .
The violent suppression of protests has shattered the uneasy coexistence of the Buddhist clergy and the military junta.
The eye of Hurricane Frances made landfall near Sewall&#39;s Point, 35 miles north of West Palm Beach, on the eastern Florida coast early Sunday.
Pro-government gangs on trucks staked out key streets in Myanmar's largest city on Wednesday as the country's military rulers sought to crush a rare wave of dissent by pro-democracy activists protesting fuel price increases.
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was found guilty of being an accomplice to rape by using his religious authority to push a 14-year-old girl into marriage. Elissa Wall, who testified about being a child wife, said after the verdict: \
Historians claim that Jodha was Akbar's daughter-in-law, and not his wife.
(December 23, 2004) - After quietly building a successful career in banking and real estate, Rochester executive Stephen B. Ashley finds himself in the middle of one of the financial world&#39;s highest-profile trouble spots.
The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in the key battleground state of Ohio, handing him his third setback in the past month.
First-base umpire Ed Montague left Sunday&#39;s game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers before the start of the fifth inning because of an elevated blood pressure.
Bayern Munich left for Israel on Tuesday without Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian and with guarantees that everything would be done to ensure the team&#39;s safety.
Japan Tobacco Inc has said it has reached an agreement to buy British rival Gallaher Group for 2.25 trillion yen (19.1 billion dollars) including debt, in Japan's biggest ever corporate acquisition.
Retail sales in May rose at the strongest pace since January 2006, while import prices surged, adding to recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly from a first-quarter slowdown.
The homeland security secretary waived several environmental laws to continue building a border fence through a national conservation area in Arizona.
CNN&#39;s Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour Interviewed Lt. Gen. Omar Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan, in May.
So Solid Crew member Romeo is released on bail following charges of wounding with intent.
Who won Thursday&#39;s US presidential TV debate? Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, of course. Sure, the consensus is John Kerry won, that he was more presidential and less muddled than Dubya -- who stumbled a bit.
Stocks hit session lows at midday on Thursday after a mid-Atlantic manufacturing survey cast doubt on the economy's health, but the Nasdaq remained in positive territory following a reassuring profit and outlook from Oracle Corp .
Government says it is nearing its aim of halving the number of cases of the MRSA superbug, but opposition parties accuse ministers of manipulating targets
Thanks to John Kerry's concession speech, Ohio's election workers don't exactly have the eyes of the nation on them, but their job of checking and counting the state's provisional ballots is as difficult and time-consuming as ever.
Cracknell insists the four-time Olympic medal winner will not continue to the 2008 Games, where he could have equalled the tally won by his former partner Steve Redgrave.
A former key White House official, Lewis Libby, is found guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury.
A startup company is rolling out a family of workstations aimed at the technical computing space that offer clusterlike capabilities inside a single box.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard cemented a strong alliance on Wednesday as Asia-Pacific ministers began talks ranging from human security and climate change to trade and economic reform.
The company behind the BlackBerry, the wireless email service many Americans now cannot live without, unveiled Tuesday plans for a new version of the device for workaholic Japan.
Stocks edged lower at the opening on Thursday as higher oil prices and rising bond yields fueled concerns, offsetting news of a $20 billion buyout of Hilton Hotels Corp.
Prestati a commerciante 70 mila euro, ne volevano 400 mila
Oil edged down on Friday after a  gasoline-led rally, but supply risks from the closure of a  shipping channel in the United States to a strike by oil  service workers in Norway provided support.
Prince will broadcast two songs live on TV on Friday as his 21-night residency at London's O2 arena draws to a close.
The company's Blue Gene/L System beats out Japan's Earth Simulator.  Also: Microsoft releases Hindi Windows XP in India & hellip;.The Sims 2 sells more than a million copies & hellip;. and more.
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A four-alarm fire gutted an apartment building Sunday morning, killing two people and injuring at least 11 others, some of whom suffered broken bones when they jumped out windows, authorities said.
(HealthDay News) -- Assuming your doctor approves, exercise can help keep you healthy and feeling good during pregnancy.
Rafael Navarro-Valls, professor at Madrid's Complutense University and Secretary General of the Royal Spanish Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation, has just published a book entitled \
Circuit City has the Samsung S730 digital camera for $90.99. You can also add an Epson R280 photo printer and get it free after a $75 mail-in rebate.
ESFAHAN, Iran -- The squat, tan buildings with barred windows can be reached only by driving well outside the city to a flat stretch of desert on the edge of the hills. The site is surrounded by antiaircraft artillery emplacements and a large metal fence topped with barbed wire.
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The UK government is checking unconfirmed reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed in Iraq.
Northern Ireland's tortuous peace process was dealt a fresh blow on Wednesday when the Irish Republican Army (IRA) withdrew an offer to scrap the arsenal which sustained its 30-year campaign against British rule.
Randy Moss joined the Patriots this season determined to avoid off-field problems. Now he's in the middle of one, just days before Sunday's AFC championship game.
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Even in the pain of last year's collapse, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was confident Boston will someday win the World Series.
With Prince Harry rumored to be headed for Iraq, his uncle Andrew talks to TIME about his own wartime exploits
Somewhere on a slab in Boston is a citizen of Red Sox Nation who actually gave his body to the cause.
Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America to make Verizon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mobile network available for a text-message program.
One measure of how much consumer technology you can get for the buck, yen or euro is today&#39;s lowly printer. The reproduction capability of basic inkjet models that can be had for well under \u00e2\u0082\u00ac200, or even
If you write checks thinking you can beat them to the bank, you might want to rethink your financial strategy by Thursday. A new law that requires all banks to accept electronic images of checks
ABUJA, Nov 8  -- African Union mediators held separate talks with representatives of the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels Monday but the two sides remained deadlocked on security arrangements for the war-torn region.
Senator Tim Johnson was reportedly in critical condition after being hospitalized \u00e2\u0080\u009cwith the symptoms of a stroke.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
its 99th retail outlet and the first in Europe -- to sell Macintosh computers and the popular iPod music players. The opening follows close on the
Users and developers of the Pike Language will be arriving in Essen from all over the world, including Sweden, USA, Latvia, Hungary, Austria, France and Germany for a week of talks, technical workshops and ...
More than 6,000 Philippine couples  kissed simultaneously in a Manila parking lot at midnight on  Saturday, and organizers of what was called the Lovapalooza  event said they had set a world record.
Key facts on Turkey, which hopes to win a date from the European Union this week to begin entry talks:
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has restored fully the internet services pertaining to its dial up internet, dedicated to internet, ADSL and e-mail services, a news release from Sri Lanka Telecom said.
Trend Micro, Inc., a player in network anti-virus and Internet content security software and services, has announced the availability of Trend Micro Mobile Security- a free solution that protects wireless devices from spams and viruses.
Is open source software better than you think? Comment I got some flack recently for daring to suggest (or appearing to) that open source software (OSS) should be \
Filmmaker Michael Moore on Tuesday launched into the final days before the U.S. debut of his movie \
I?ve been involved in a lot of FIPS-compliance Web site testing lately. I?m a crypto hobbyist, not a crypto expert, so I hesitate to write about it, but I?ll explain the basics as well as I understand them. Crypto experts, please write in if I messed up something important.
Late August generally is a time  when Hollywood's studios dump movies for which they have low  box office expectations, and this week continues that old  philosophy with four new films crowding theaters nationwide.
A packed performance of a West End opera  was saved at the weekend when a member of the audience stepped  in to sing the lead role after the star lost his voice.
A wall built around the Brooklyn Navy Yard keeps the waterfront in northern Brooklyn off limits.
Scotland run in eight tries to defeat Portugal in their first World Cup match in St Etienne.
JetBlue Airways Corp. said on Tuesday reimbursing passengers stuck on about 1,000 delayed flights and updating its operations to prevent further problems could cost the airline $30 million or more, sending its shares down more than 6 percent.
A little over a year ago, as President Bush prepared to make a state visit to Thailand, he declared that the country&#39;s prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was a &quot;very strong leader and a very
Until recently, the needs of visually impaired users wasn't a top priority for search engines. That's changed, but there are still issues that need to be resolved, according to people with vision challenges.
Poland had a strong resistance - but the uprising was crushed Historians in Poland have discovered the wreckage of a World War II RAF Halifax bomber along with the remains of its British and Canadian crew.Comment
Javier Zanetti aspetta la Roma per chiudere il discorso scudetto: ''Per noi &egrave; come un match-p...
GREEN BAY - For the second time in three days, quarterback Tim Couch dropped out of practice because of soreness in his throwing arm Wednesday.
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Today's blog post discusses methods with which a non-technical user can secure their own instant messaging conversations such that an attacker is unable to listen in (be they the government or a nosy neighbor sniffing the wireless network from next door).
Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the strip on Friday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.
A lightweight solar-powered UK plane smashes the official world record for the longest duration unmanned flight.
The US agency that insures the pensions of 44 million workers said its deficit more than doubled to $23.3 billion this year on the expectation additional company retirement plans will fail.
The sale marks Jacada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s move out of the application modernization and middleware software business in order to concentrate on development of call center systems.
The Federal Court in Sydney has been told the creators of the popular file-sharing software, Kazaa, cannot be held responsible if people use it to illegally swap music files.
The Association of Flight Attendants  said its union leaders unanimously authorized a strike vote on  Tuesday that will begin immediately at bankrupt U.S. carriers,  including UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc.
A bitterly divided Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that race cannot be used to decide where students go to school, one of the most important civil rights rulings in years that could affect millions of students nationwide.
InfoWorld - If you thought developers were running out of new applications to squeeze into mobile phones, think again. Nokia hopes someday to add a new feature to its phones that could warn users of imminent lighting strikes.
Standard Chartered, the Britain-based emerging markets bank, said it has agreed to buy Taiwan's Hsinchu International Bank for 1.2 billion US dollars (947 million euros).
U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain since 2002, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals.
Currency's slide is being felt in ways as small as the rising price an American tourist pays for a meal in Rome, and as large as the decisions by foreign companies to build factories in the U.S.
Voters failed to overturn Portugal's strict abortion law Sunday because of low turnout at the polls, but the prime minister nonetheless vowed to relax the restriction through legislation in the conservative ...Comment
The proposed new federal policy for salmon hatcheries is based on a flawed reading of the Endangered Species Act, hindering efforts to restore wild salmon runs with hatchery fish, scientists say.
NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian minister and other officials on Thursday in a crackdown on Hamas, which defied a call by President Mahmoud Abbas to stop firing rockets at Israel.
ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers, under pressure to address a decline of the yen, warned investors on Saturday that they could get burned betting in one direction when Japan's economy was continuing to strengthen.
Mannheim. Si terra&#39; il 21 ottobre a Baghdad la prima udienza del processo contro Charles Graner, uno dei poliziotti militari accusati delle torture ad Abu Ghraib, che oggi si e&#39; presentato di fronte al giudice
About 1,000 Palestinian prisoners rioted at an Israeli desert prison early Monday, attacking guards, torching the tents where they are housed and leaving 30 people injured, a prison spokesman said.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia The reluctant heir to the Cambodian throne is better known for his skills as a ballet teacher. Despite his admitted lack of experience in politics, Prince Norodom Sihamoni (nor-oh-DAHM
Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol, police said.
An announcement that AT&amp;T would drop its prices for its VoIP CallVantage Service, its popular residential broadband phone service, from $34.
Microsoft Corp. Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell on Wednesday said the world's largest software company still expected revenue to grow 13 percent to 15 percent for the current fiscal year.
What began as a peaceful protest ended in ugly scenes in the centre of Athens&#39; tourist district as police blocked marchers from taking their demonstration against US foreign policy to the door of the American embassy.
A watchdog group asks a consumer-protection agency to look into the higher price of songs on Apple's British version of its iTunes service. Wendy M. Grossman reports from London.
Six Pitcairn islanders were today found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting girls as young as 12 after a trial on the South Pacific island.
Hotel guests leave behind more than just socks and old paperbacks: A new study found viruses on TV remotes, light switches and even hotel pens after cold sufferers checked out.
La Sampdoria ha espresso contrariet&agrave; per  spostamento di data della partita con il Cagliari (...
The retrial of Deutsche Bank boss Josef Ackermann and former Mannesmann board members ends with a deal.
Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry yesterday called President Bush&#39;s term in office &quot;the excuse presidency,&quot; arguing that the Republican
Princess Diana did not consider Dodi Fayed as \
The killer of schoolboy Luke Walmsley fails to get his minimum jail term reduced.
When Lithuania's sole  nuclear power station closes next year, European Union  officials will sigh with relief, but nearby residents are  already fretting over the future of their town.
A French soldier walks past signs at the nearly empty check-in area of the Abidjan, Ivory Coast, airport on Monday, Nov. 15, 2004.
Former major leaguer C.J. Nitkowski recalls working with Brian McNamee, the trainer who supplied Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte with human growth hormone.
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian prosecutors have said they will not appeal Anwar Ibrahim&#39;s acquittal by the Federal Court on Thursday.
New York City subway riders and local rail commuters and motorists will all pay higher fares and tolls next year as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday approved increases to raise revenues about 3.85 percent.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is believed to have married former Italian supermodel Carla Bruni at a small private ceremony held at the Elysee palace last week, a French newspaper reported Monday.
Sono arrivati a Lampedusa i 160 clandestini avvistati stamane su un barcone di 12 metri. Uno di loro ha una ferita da taglio allo stomaco, ma non sarebbe grave. Sono in corso le operazioni di identificazione degli extracomunitari.
Era ricoverato a Caltanissetta dopo una caduta dalle scale
AUSTRIA VIENNA -- Technical crews have hauled centrifuges into Iran's vast underground complex in Natanz and are on the threshold of launching a program that could be used to create nuclear arms, diplomats said yesterday. Hundreds of technicians have been \
US folk legend Bob Dylan reveals in his long-awaited memoir that contrary to his renowned image as an icon of 1960&#39;s counterculture, he was in fact an unwilling rebel who dreamt of a simple nine-to-five existence.
Tapas _ the Spanish finger-food that is delighting palates around the world _ have a complex new champion: a delicacy of roast peppers, pickled eggplant, horse mackerel and dried leeks.Comment
Commissione: ha gravemente abusato posizione dominante
Conrad Black, the embattled press baron, said Thursday he would give up his posts as CEO and chairman of Hollinger Inc., a Canadian holding company, to ease his plan to take the company private.
The president's proposed $2.9 trillion spending plan includes a nice boost for the space program, but cuts environmental protection. Maybe we can move to Mars. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
AMERICANS are downloading Powderfinger&#39;s music for nothing this week - and the Brisbane band couldn&#39;t be happier. The track Stumblin&#39;, from the band&#39;s latest album Vulture Street, is the free download of the week on Apple&#39;s iTunes Music Store in the US.
Q: Why do the Americans want British troops to be deployed in the US-controlled sector of Iraq? A: It is understood that US commanders have made a request for British
Do-it-yourselfers gather for a weekend in Austin to revel in the gadgetry.
More than 3,000 people have been  displaced since the end of August by violence in an area of  North Darfur state in the troubled western region of Sudan, a  United Nations report said on Sunday.
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Sandisk Corp. said on Wednesday its  quarterly profit tripled but shares fell 18 percent as its  results missed Wall Street estimates because an oversupply of  memory cards drove down prices.
The last time Ian Paisley sought to make an impression on a Roman Catholic Church leader, the Protestant firebrand shouted at the pope: \
By Brian Duggan; Henry Brean  By BRIAN DUGGAN   and HENRY BREAN   REVIEW-JOURNAL   WASHINGTON - Climate change is going to bring big changes to the West, including the dire possibility that Lake Mead could run dry in 10 years, a panel of experts warned senators.
The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality Party (Hadash) is organizing a 24-hour hunger strike on Wednesday at a protest tent being set up at the Umm el-Fahm junction in solidarity with Palestinian security prisoners.
Why build when you can buy a fast-growing market?
The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a month ago met Pope Benedict on Wednesday and the Pontiff blessed a photograph of the child.
Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fledgling security force is poorly led, plagued by desertions and \u00e2\u0080\u009cfalling behind in its capability and commitment\u00e2\u0080\u009d to protect the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new democratic government, US Sen.
Motorsport.com. The hotly contested Champ Car World series concludes the years competition today as nineteen drivers will determine the outcome of what has been the most thrilling season in recent memory.
Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man&#39;s best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.
Injury-plagued England striker Michael Owen hobbled away from the World Cup and admitted he was devastated that his dream had ended in pain and frustration.
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates President and founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan died on Tuesday, his office announced.
France coach Bernard Laporte says the pressure of international rugby is endangering players' health.
An Arizona woman was sentenced to seven  years and three months in prison on Monday for attempting to  kill her Marine husband last year at a Kuwait base in a plot  she hoped would be blamed on terrorism.
Oil prices extended record-setting highs  above $51 for U.S. crude Wednesday, led by worries over the  impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter fuel stocks.
Admitting to serious hardware flaws in its console (although declining to provide details), Redmond will pony up big time to stay in the video-game race.
ATHENS, Greece Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis has been stripped of his bronze medal for a doping offense. It was the first medal to be stripped from an athlete in Athens because of doping.
While observers believe that Microsoft is willing to pay Yahoo $44 billion primarily for its users and advertising base, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, wants to grow its developer community as well.
Toyota Motor Corp. , the leading seller of hybrid autos in the United States, is offering its first low-interest loan and lease incentives on the gasoline-electric Prius to boost sales by at least 50 percent this year.
Taquan Dean scored 21 points and the Cardinals bounced back from an opening-round loss to beat Chaminade, 93-63, yesterday in the consolation bracket of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- New York magazine's website, nymag.com, launched new daily content for the food & restaurant section of the site today.
Google Inc.&#39;s already soaring stock price rocketed even higher on Thursday after reporting strong growth in its first quarter as a public company, prompting skeptics
Prime Minister Gordon Brown signed the EU's reform treaty in Lisbon on Thursday, hours after his fellow European leaders inked the text at a ceremony he missed, an AFP photographer witnessed.
By Ja'Rena Lunsford, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--Rocketplane Kistler is one step closer to launching a demonstration flight to the International Space Station.
By Susan Cocking, The Miami Herald  Sep. 7--ST. PETERSBURG -- James Raulerson's job just got a lot easier -- not that it was that difficult to start with.   As public-relations representative for the St.
When this U.S. Open boils down to the final holes Sunday, the bogeys will be as dramatic as the birdies. And if Oakmont history prevails, a famous and familiar golfer will win.
The outlook for U.S. manufacturing  improved in November as factories hired more workers in  response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published  on Wednesday showed.
Republican Rudy Giuliani challenged political convention in shrugging off early primaries while staking his presidential candidacy on delegate-rich, later-voting states, a strategy that could be a colossal failure or a masterful calculation.
A journalist posing as a workman entered a private area of Queen Elizabeth's official Scottish residence in the latest breach of royal security, the newspaper behind the stunt said on Friday.
During the season, Marlon Anderson was the Cardinals' top pinch hitter. For Game 2, Tony La Russa tabs Anderson as the designated hitter to face Boston's Curt Schilling.
The day after Orlando Cabrera beat his world champion teammates to meeting President Bush, Cabrera's agent said the Red Sox had yet to express any interest in re-signing the shortstop.
Warren Holloway's game-winning catch that lifted Iowa to a stunning victory over LSU Saturday was a fitting end to an impressive Hawkeye season.
Democrat John Kerry said Saturday that a record increase in Medicare premiums for doctor visits was another failed promise from President Bush.
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E&#39; stato confermato lo sciopero annunciato questa mattina a Napoli dal presidente dell&#39;Anm, Edmondo Bruti Liberati. I magistrati incroceranno le braccia per protestare contro la riforma dell&#39;ordinamento giudiziario, proclamato nel luglio scorso.
Like Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson before him, John Edwards nearly always runs late while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Qantas Airways has raised its fuel surcharge on domestic and international tickets by $4 and $7, respectively, because of the high price of oil.
Rescue workers are urging thousands of people to evacuate their homes after deadly storms lashed Australia&#39;s east coast, leaving parts of one city looking like an earthquake had struck, officials said Sunday.
Vodafone SKY Tv in promozione free fino al 31 marzo 2007
Legali Geronzi, sentenza di ingiustificata aggressivita'
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, New York City police said.
As though there wasn't enough filth there already Bournemouth council offices have been connected up with fibre optic cables run through in the city's sewers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than three million acres in Alaska would be open to logging under a federal plan that supporters believe will revive the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s struggling timber industry.
On the Democratic side, a potentially historic clash lies ahead. For the GOP, Michigan is the next test.
A New York window cleaner who survived a 500ft (150m) fall is making a \
Google's Maps application is making headway against the number-one ranked map Web site.
You know things aren't going well when the team plane can't even get you to Boston and you have to -- gasp -- fly into town on game day. That could have been yet another sign of disaster for the New Jersey Nets, for whom nothing had gone according to Hoyle in more than a week.
With worries heightening over the spread of disease in South-East Asian countries swamped by Sunday's huge tsunami, the Foreign Ministry is advising Ukrainians to cancel trips to the region.
'Anche noi siamo per il rigore, ma dipende da chi paga'
Lo hanno detto fonti militari americane citate dalla Cnn
The Wal-Mart Foundation announced yesterday that it donated $1.5 million to help establish a sustainability research center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, part of the company's initiative to become more environmentally friendly.
In the search for a missing evolutionary link to modern whales, scientists have come up with an unlikely land cousin -- a raccoon-sized creature with the body of a small deer.
After five weeks of forced rationing of food and supplies the astronauts at the international space station report that they are fine despite having lost a few pounds due to a decrease in their daily calorie intake.
In frigid Minnesota, the Twins Winter Caravan provides sandwiches, autographs, and a question-and answer session for fans, but no news about Johan Santana, expected to be traded soon.
It's not enough for U.S. Republican  presidential candidates to be conservatives. They've got to be  bigger and better conservatives to win the hearts of right-wing  America.
The UN nuclear agency said yesterday that insurgents in Iraq may have obtained nearly 400 tons of missing explosives that can be used in the kind of car-bomb attacks that have targeted US-led coalition forces for months.
Sri Lankan security forces defused three suspected Tamil Tiger rebel bombs on Sunday, including one in the ancient central hill capital of Kandy where thousands of people are attending a Buddhist pageant.
Policy-makers assured nervous investors on Friday that the United States was not heading into recession and recent stock market losses did not warrant central bank intervention.
Wimbledon will pay women and men equal prize money for the first time at this year's grasscourt grand slam, All England Club chairman Tim Phillips said on Thursday.
TAIYEH, Iraq -- The distress call rang out over the radio. In the midst of one of the largest current military operations in Iraq, Capt. Mike Stinchfield recognized this was, so far, his most urgent mission of the day.
Ireland prop Marcus Horan scored his first Celtic League try for two seasons as Munster out-punched provincial rivals Leinster at Musgrave Park.
Chipmaker becomes first Silicon Valley company to form a mediation partnership with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The FTSE 100 could not hold ground above the 6,200 mark in afternoon exchanges, as US indices stayed around the flatline in cautious trade. Mining stocks, banks and oil majors all fell.
Tastes like chicken, SSL and IPSec VPN functionality Citrix will scavenge the carcass of belly-up vendor Caymas Systems, purchasing assets of the NAC (network access control) start-up for an undisclosed sum.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Revision3 announces that the popular podcast Diggnation will be available in high-def format, and that the company will have a more liberal download policy for the show.
Twenty years ago today was the worst day in Dow history. What can you do before it happens again?
The U.S. Commerce Department said on   Friday it would retain its oversight of the company that   manages Internet domain names, renewing an agreement that was   scheduled to expire this weekend.
A proposito della crisi immobiliare-finanziaria che non si \u00c3\u00a8 affatto spentacome alcuni ottimisti ritenevano e come tutti speravamo                                           La trottola impazzita che affossa i mercati                                                                                   Tra la finanza e la domanda-offerta di beni e servizi  non esiste pi\u00c3\u00b9 alcuna barriera di EUGENIO SCALFARI
Jose &quot;Pepe&quot; Cancela was among the key attacking players for the Revolution last season. But Cancela has performed only briefly in the last five matches as the Revolution have struggled to a 1-3-1 record and are on the brink of elimination from MLS playoff contention.
Just minutes after getting swept by  the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals, LeBron James vowed to  return next year as a better player.
Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation isn&#39;t currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policy-makers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.
Russia said on Friday it would consider trying the chief suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in its courts but Britain rejected the offer, saying the trial should take place on British soil.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told marines in Iraq&#39;s restive western provinces today to expect a spike in violence before January polls and that US forces would stay at current levels at least until next year.
L'EDITORIALE                                            Montezemolo e il sogno della nuova borghesia                                                                                      di EUGENIO SCALFARI
A law banning headscarves in schools will stand, despite demands by a group holding two journalists in Iraq.
Too much money and too little to spend it on? Three studies published today show that young people seem to be drinking too much, smoking tobacco and using mobile phones a great deal. Obviously they can only afford to do this thanks to the fact that all their music is stolen these days.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israel's Shimon Peres traveled to the Persian Gulf state last week, highlighting its unconventional foreign policy.
The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to include Ralph Nader as a candidate on Oregon&#39;s November ballot, dealing a blow to the one-time consumer advocate&#39;s independent bid for the presidency.
If you want to be up the proverbial creek Without a Paddle, be my guest. Just be forewarned: These waters are putrid. In an inept movie that makes even Catwoman seem sane, Steven Brill turns Without a Paddle into twaddle about the strength of boyhood ...
Pakistan&#39;s tour got off to a terrible start as the Western Australia 2nd XI bowled them out for 83 in a 10-run win. The side were already 44-6 overnight chasing just 94 for victory, and Yousuf Youhana (41) and
Mona Lisa, the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece, was either pregnant or had recently given birth when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said Wednesday.
A supporter of Rudy Giuliani's is throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person for the Republican's presidential campaign.
UN police in Kosovo fired  teargas and rubber bullets during clashes on Saturday with  ethnic Albanians protesting against a UN plan they say falls  short of full independence from Serbia.
Former Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Warren has been arrested in Virginia on a federal warrant, accused of failing to pay &#36;137,147 in child support for his two daughters in Washington state.
A prestigious journal supports Dendreon and makes a compelling case for more FDA disclosure.
At one point, Apple had promoted a feature of Time Machine that let you back up multiple Macs over a wireless network to an external hard drive, but the final version of Leopard doesn't have that capability.
Rodney Wallace and Zach Zimmer each score to help No. 9 Bullis salvage a 2-2 draw against No. 3 Watkins Mill on Saturday.
E' il secondo decesso dopo quello di un ragazzo di 15 anni
Common children's cold and cough medicines are coming under scrutiny from federal drug regulators, who say the remedies and their recommended doses have not been studied enough in children, a newspaper reported.
Rep. Don Sherwood, a Republican fighting for re-election in northeastern Pennsylvania, says in a TV ad that he is \
Stock index futures suggested Wall Street may rebound on Thursday as a fresh round of earnings could shift investors' focus back to corporate profitability and away from the deteriorating subprime credit market.
Il 26 e 27 stop ferrovie, il 28 gli aerei e i mezzi locali
Sono nelle mani dell&#39;Esercito islamico, lo stesso gruppo che ha ucciso Baldoni. In un video trasmesso da Al Jazeera l&#39;ultimatum a Parigi: &quot;Cancellate la legge sul velo&quot;. La morte di Baldoni - Colloquio chiarificatore tra Scelli e Deaglio.
NHA TRANG, Vietnam  - It was the destruction of coral reef and over-fishing that moved artist Nguyen Lieu to paint brightly coloured canvasses warning Vietnamese that their coastal environment is in peril.
BOSTON - Louise Outing's luck ran out Thursday when a judge denied the 94-year-old woman's request to force the state Lottery Commission to pay her entire $5.6 million winnings up front.  Superior Court Justice Barbara A.
Friday's news cycle is dominated by two major events: depending on which side of the Atlantic you found yourself, the story is either lighthearted or chilling. The Applie iPhone's debut in New York City vies with a bombscare in London.
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Game-by-game report: Can Nadal stop Federer from making it five in a row? Follow the action with Mike Adamson
The judge in the child-molestation case against Michael Jackson refused on Monday to order Jackson's accuser and the boy's family to undergo psychological examinations.
Afghans are voting in a historic poll that aimed to give the mountainous and impoverished Islamic nation its first elected president and perhaps end over a quarter-century of war.
Smoking large amounts of cannabis for therapeutic reasons may increase rather than reduce pain, a US study suggests.
NEW YORK Andre Agassi made short work of marathon man Sargis Sargsian yesterday and moved on to an incredibly attractive matchup at the US Open: Next up, top-seeded Roger Federer in the quarterfinals.
Senior official says defense chief, who has drawn a number of detractors, will be back. WASHINGTON -- President Bush picked former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, the steady former military man who helped New York get back on its feet after the Sept.
Google has launched a new feature that tries to guess what users are looking for as they type queries into its search box. Google Suggest was quietly launched this week in the company&#39;s Labs site, which showcases

Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried.
Southern Sudanese leader John Garang challenges the north to show why the country should remain united.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 28 - One militant group said Thursday in an Internet message that it had killed 11 Iraqi security officers it was holding hostage, while another released a video showing that it had kidnapped
Prime Minister Tony Blair has left for Turkey to start a Middle East tour aimed at boosting moderate Islam and reaffirming his commitment to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Former Computer Associates  International Inc. on  chief executive Sanjay Kumar was charged  on Wednesday with securities fraud and obstruction of justice  stemming from a two-year investigation of improper accounting  at the software maker.
European finance ministers chose Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to represent the group of 12 European Union countries that share the euro currency Friday.
Australia's largest steelmaker BlueScope is to build three manufacturing plants in India, as part of an ongoing expansion across Asia.
The screens may be tiny and the batteries overworked, but the wireless industry is bringing TV to a cell phone near you.
This comprehensive glossary provides a definition of terms related to business integration
Comment is free: Phil Harding: A revolution in ambition and intelligence has brought us films to rival those of the 40s and 70s
Dr. Yefim R. Sheynkin said it is not known whether the effects of laptop exposure would cause permanent damage, but the study recommended that men take the laptops off their laps to avoid the potential for &quot;irreversible changes.
France march confidently towards a Six Nations Grand Slam by coming from behind to win a thriller in Paris.
The chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp.   said on Thursday he is \
Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been charged with planning to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
Can't hit AMD while it's down... Intel has delayed the release of a trio of 45nm 'Penryn' quad-core processors because, motherboard maker moles allege, AMD's Phenom chips aren't mounting a sufficient performance challenge.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The fossils of six young dinosaurs found together in a \u00e2\u0080\u009cnursery\u00e2\u0080\u009d in northeast China show that these animals had started forming social groups much earlier than previously thought.
A Nasa mission to study the phenomenon known as the Northern Lights blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Williams F1 team has accepted the decision by the Contract Recognition Board that Jenson Button is bound to drive for BAR in 2005, and won&#39;t try to challenge the judgement by some other means, believing that any further legal action would not be in
Despite reports that the beleaguered oil giant Yukos could receive yet another back tax bill in addition to the &#36;7.5 billion in claims it already faces, the company's stock rallied slightly Thursday on a new statement by President Vladimir Putin that he is not seeking the company's bankruptcy.
Two sociologists and a mathematician recently conducted an experiment that provides an intriguing window into the presidential candidate selection that begins this week. Matthew Salganik, Duncan Watts and Peter Sheridan Dodds had a large group of people rate 48 songs. Based on these ratings, the...
At the heart of the scandal is a relationship between the Air Force and its main supplier, the Boeing Company, that had grown increasingly cozy.
For the first time since March, sales of new homes rose in August.
In an effort to shore up confidence in newspaper circulation reporting, an industry group is moving to tighten controls and hire more auditing staff in the wake of misstatement scandals at four newspapers this year.
MOSCOW, Sep 11 (IPS) - A presidential decree allowing political parties to  engage officially in public campaigns for parliamentary elections  has come into effect, but opposition parties fear they may not  get adequate access to media coverage.
British American Tobacco smoked out a rise in net profits of more than 7.0 percent last year when the company was bolstered by rising sales in Asia and South America, the group said Thursday.
The United Nations mission in Rwanda says government troops are gearing up to attack Rwandan Hutu rebels based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Moscow leads all European capitals in the number of stray dogs, local representatives of the Red Book preservation society said, with the packs killing deer and hedgehogs in the Russian capital's parks.
It will take President Bush less than a minute to take the oath of office next Thursday, but before the inaugural events are over some &#36;40 million may be spent on parades, parties and pyrotechnics.
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Remember the first time you met your significant other&#39;s parents? You bet you do. Now, how about the second time? How did that go?
Kelley Washington was on the opposite sideline when Laurence Maroney went wild in his best game as a pro.
Court told of Balkan leader's assassination plan which spy said bore 'eerie similarity' to Paris crash
DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS, Utah -- NASA&#39;s Genesis return capsule crashed into the desert Wednesday morning due to an apparent malfunction in its parachutes.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, five teammates reached double figures, and the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 Wednesday night to snap a season-high three-game losing streak.
DENVER, Feb. 24 -- A zookeeper at the Denver Zoo died Saturday after a 140-pound jaguar mauled her in its enclosure. The animal was fatally shot when it approached armed emergency workers attempting to treat the injured woman, the zoo said.
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Internet companies face a sharp dropoff in a big source of advertising: subprime lenders.
Fifty-three percent of Massachusetts hospitals lost money on operations during the first six months of fiscal 2004, according to a Massachusetts Hospital Association survey. The lobbying group, which surveys its members' financial health yearly, found that, on average, hospitals posted slight losses on operations, but more than made that up on investments and from philanthropy. Operating margins improved slightly from ...
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Technology industry executives are pushing the U.S. Congress to reform the way patents are issued in order to process them more quickly while also making sure they are legitimate.
Shares rose on Monday after an investment deal raised hopes that wealthy foreign investors would come to the rescue of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ailing investment firms.
Ballot boxes have been emptied and votes are being counted at 600,000 polling stations across the country. Many are being counted in the open air, attracting large crowds of onlookers.
At least 11 people died after a fire on an Indonesian ferry off Jakarta Bay on Thursday, with some desperate passengers hurling themselves off the blazing vessel into the sea, a navy official and a survivor said.
The defense in Andrea Yates&#039; murder trial rested Tuesday after her best friend tearfully told jurors that the woman who drowned her five children in the bathtub &quot;misses them terribly.&quot;
Royal Marines are taking over military operations in Helmand, replacing 16 Air Assault Brigade, who are ending their six-month tour.
For many Iraqis, the June 28 handover of political power by the U.S.-led occupation authority was nothing more than a date on the calendar, a moment to mark and then forget, lost in a brutal insurgency that has shown little mercy ever since.
Clinton Morrison, Robbie Keane and Andy Reid struck for Ireland and Kerr said: &quot;We made a lot of chances for 3-0, but I would have settled for that before the game and in the circumstances after losing a lot of players through injuries I am very happy
Speculation swirled about Washington Thursday over the future makeup of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet, with reports indicating Attorney General John Ashcroft is likely to leave the administration soon.
Sport: Champions League: Late double-salvo from Liverpool brings respite for Rafa
The World Health Organization (WHO) said  on Friday that despite new research indicating some viral  resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its \
Rick Majerus poked at some eggs Thursday morning and tried to explain why someone with plenty of money, a job he liked and no reason to lose sleep at night decided to return to a job that meant lots of lost sleep and days like this one.
The question du jour is this: IsBritney Spears&#39; white-trash marriage legal or will the pop tart have to do it One More Time? Us Weekly rang in with a story yesterday claiming
EU competition watchdog Mario Monti is seeking more information from Italian authorities about their demand for British Airways to stop undercutting ailing flag carrier Alitalia, a spokeswoman said.
Smithfield Foods Inc., the world&#39;s largest hog producer and pork processor, on Tuesday posted higher second-quarter earnings as sharply improved hog production results more than offset lower pork margins and a modest loss in the beef segment.
A raid on a Lebanese village hobbles diplomacy as the U.S. Secretary of State cancels a trip to Beirut and says she is already doing all that is \
Palestinian security forces intend to disarm militant factions as part of a plan to prevent attacks on Israelis, a senior Palestinian security official said Tuesday.
OLED TVs are thin and have a great picture. But most manufacturers will hold off for several years.
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Canon is offering two new PowerShot digital cameras; the PowerShot A550 and PowerShot A460.  Packed with great features and easy-to-use controls, these cameras work as entry-level models or as upgrades for older entry-level models.
The sensitive issue of energy supplies is to feature in a renewed pact between Moscow and the European Union, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ahead of a meeting with top officials from the bloc.
A doctor detained in Australia for questioning over failed car bombings in Britain is an Indian national, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
Security forces have killed an alleged Al-Qaida suspect involved in a failed bid to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf. Amjad Farooqi, 30, said to be running Al-Qaida operations in Pakistan was killed
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Never in the N.B.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s modern history has the league confronted so many crises, big and small, in such a short period.
By KIDSON, Sally  The cost of a $21 to $25 million water storage dam proposed for the Lee Valley could be shared among users and the public.   The Waimea Water Augmentation Committee held a public meeting in Appleby last night to update the community on the proposed dam.
Taking an aggressive stand to protect Illinois children from excessively violent and sexually explicit video games, Gov. Rod Blagojevich today proposed legislation that would make Illinois the first state
KUALA LUMPUR: Incoming Umno president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has stressed that he has not made any deal to bring Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim back to the party.
JODHPUR, India  - Bollywood star Salman Khan was arrested by Indian police on Saturday and sent to jail after a court rejected his appeal against a five-year sentence for shooting endangered gazelles.
Oil slipped toward $63 on Tuesday as   traders balanced healthy U.S. fuel stocks ahead of winter with   a fresh delay to BP's giant Thunder Horse oilfield in the Gulf   of Mexico.
CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkey said on Sunday that a military solution was still on the table to tackle Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, while Washington urged dialogue to avert an incursion it fears will destabilize the region.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called long-anticipated national elections for October 9. As in Spain earlier this year, he faces an opposition that has vowed to withdraw its troops from the American-led coalition in Iraq.
Wiping tears from her eyes, the wife of the ex-con linked to the Baseline Killer investigation lashed out Friday at Phoenix police and the mayor for their handling of the case.
Following approval from two U.S. government agencies, Cingular Wireless LLC has completed the $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the nation's largest wireless carrier.
RAMALLAH - Marwan Barghouti will run for president of the Palestinian Authority, reversing an earlier decision to support interim leader Mahmoud Abbas, according to a Palestinian official.
Candidates for British universities have  been caught red-handed copying their applications from the  Internet after hundreds mentioned \
The Montreal Canadiens' potent power-play unit scored enough to hold off Toronto's comeback bid. Sheldon Souray had his team-leading 22nd goal and Montreal got three goals with the man advantage in a 5-4 victory over the Maple Leafs on Monday night.
Heavy rain, swirling waters, mud, silt and marsh combined to hamper frantic efforts to reach thousands of villagers marooned by deadly flash floods in southern Ethiopia, officials have said.
Revelations over the weekend about a massive and mysterious explosion on North Korea&#39;s border with China have intensified the feverish speculations about the country&#39;s nuclear programme.
Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL), Asia's  biggest airline, fell to a loss in the third quarter as high  fuel prices outweighed a recovery on international routes, but  it kept its full-year outlook.
TRENTON, N.J.  - New Jersey, home to scores of top  drug companies, plans to spend $380 million on stem cell  research to stay in the forefront of the politically sensitive  field, its acting governor said on Tuesday.
Rapper P Diddy is ordered to increase child support payments for his son to $35,000 a month.
Roma, 23 ottobre 2004 - Il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, si e&#39; sottoposto questa mattina ad impianto di pacemaker. Lo rende noto un comunicato del Quirinale che precisa che l&#39;intervento e&#39; avvenuto in anestesia locale.
President Bush played down on Saturday a stark warning from his resigning health chief that the nation's food supply is largely unprotected from terror attack.

A heavily guarded ship carrying 308 lbs. of US weapons-grade plutonium docked in the French port of Cherbourg on Wednesday, defying protesters who say the shipment is vulnerable to terrorist attack.

When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more far-flung and unexpected &#151; Israel, Britain, even Indonesia.
Two more of America&#39;s top spies were reported yesterday to be leaving the CIA, as an attempt to fix the troubled agency appeared increasingly to be dividing its ranks and driving out its most experienced officials.
Firefighters freed a construction worker trapped for hours under tons of concrete Tuesday in a collapsed parking garage.
Tony Blair was named the international envoy to the Middle East to spearhead efforts to create a Palestinian state, hours after stepping down as British prime minister.
Coventry City name Iain Dowie as their new manager.
Top US executives are pessimistic about next year&#39;s economy, citing high oil prices, geopolitical threats and stuttering consumer confidence, according to a survey.
The United Nations special rapporteur on extra-judicial killings is expected to make public his initial findings Wednesday into political killings in the Philippines.
&quot;I spoke to Howard about helping Leicester out and he&#39;s accepted that situation,&quot; Bassett said in an interview with Sky News.
A small Sunni Arab bloc ended its parliamentary boycott Saturday, returning to the legislature as it considers key benchmark legislation demanded by Washington amid increasing pressure to end the political deadlock.
U.S. stock futures fell on Friday, suggesting Wall Street may open under pressure after a key monthly jobs report due at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Sacramento Kings guard Bobby Jackson, right, tries to shoot over the outstretched arm of Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, of China, left, during the fourth quarter in Sacramento, Calif.
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How can you tell if you have a morale problem? If you have to ask, you probably do, says Paul Glen. But there are other red flags. He also suggests ways to get senior management to back an IT idea.
A newly opened Cincinnati museum  portraying the horrors of American slavery has generated  criticism and stoked friction that persists three years after  race riots tore through the Ohio city.
British troops and armor rolled north  from Basra on Wednesday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad  and free up U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on the  Iraqi rebel-held city of Falluja.
The stars performed a series of pujas at Varanasi's famous Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Sankat Mochan temple during the early hours of Monday.
A sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises fears global warming is speeding up, reports say.
The two sides in the taxi dispute in New York City over new technologies claimed success, but the mayor still won't talk with cabbies, saying the new technology issue, which inlcudes GPS,  was resolved in earlier contract talks.
Researchers at a New York university believe they&#39;ve found evidence that laptop use of notebook computers by men can impair fertility.
Pakistan has recorded its first human death from bird flu and five other people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 virus, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
China will be the third largest advertising economy by 2011, beating the UK and Germany, according to a report published yesterday.

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The anticipated release of Halo 2 is the latest and perhaps the best indication of how the blockbuster mentality of Hollywood has pervaded the videogame industry.
(InfoWorld) - A grand jury in Omaha, Nebraska, has indicted three people on charges of conspiracy, fraud and aggravated identity theft related to a \
InfoWorld - Quantum introduced a disk storage appliance Monday that could both appeal to enterprise customers and improve its partnerships with other storage vendors.
When President Bush takes his second oath of office Jan. 20 it will be his family's fifth inauguration ceremony, a day of pomp and pageantry set amid the icons of democracy only this city can provide: the U.S. Capitol, the White House, Pennsylvania Avenue.
The leaders want their faith to be enshrined as the national religion, governing marriage, divorce and family inheritance.
Scientists predict that rainfall in Australia's agrarian south may reduce by 15 percent in the coming decades.
For the first time, doctors said Monday they have found a pill that improves survival for people with liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
Scientific proof that water once flowed on Mars has been voted the breakthrough of the year. The journal Science said the discovery topped a list of studies that stood out from the many thousands published by scientific journals this year.
By PETER RAKOBOWCHUK  LONGUEUIL, Que. (CP) - Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean may not have any plans for the immediate future after he returns to Earth, but he does have his eyes on the Moon and even Mars.
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Strong links between alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour are providing fuel for a &quot;sexual health crisis&quot; in Britain, a government advisory body report said Friday.
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A large billboard of Thailand's king, split into pieces, lay in a heap Monday, facing the destruction on this beach in the aftermath of the earthquake-induced tidal wave that turned the area's bar-lined beach into a pile of broken sticks.
About 45 Iraqis have been killed during insurgent attacks on police stations in Baquba, a hospital morgue official has said. Three police stations were targeted by insurgents in the town 65 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad.
Aug. 19, 2004  Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is tying together two of the country&#39;s biggest problems job losses and rising health care costs and blaming President Bush for both.
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The new iTunes 7.3.1 addresses a minor problem with iTunes 7.3 accessing the iTunes Library.
CHICAGO - Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.    Some previous studies found that physical activity might stave off mental decline...
General Motors Corp. on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world's largest automaker from its harmful reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.
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com September 22, 2004, 4:33 PM PT. With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.
Children who start dating before their teens are at least twice as likely as other youngsters to become smokers, researchers said on Friday.
The Wi-Fi Alliance got its next certification program off to a flying start, issuing WPA2 badges to a bunch of products that comply with the 802.
Actor Tim Allen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday and declared it just the beginning of major neighborhood improvements. \
Thailand tells Burma it must improve its record on political reform, but gets no details on Aung San Suu Kyi's detention.
A Libyan took over as president of the U.N. Security Council Thursday, capping the nation's climb back to respectability. But its ambassador said Libya's past ordeal under U.N. sanctions puts it \
Two months after Google opened up a whole new market with its desktop search tool, Microsoft has joined the party with the release of its own beta test version.
Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.
Hollywood scrambled on Tuesday to assess the fallout from the decision to scrap the glittering Golden Globe movie and TV awards ceremony and hold only a news conference that few stars are likely to attend.
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Japan&#39;s diminutive Mizuki Noguchi put on an extraordinary display of front-running to win the Olympic women&#39;s marathon title as Paula Radcliffe&#39;s challenge ended in bitter tears.
His heroes may be the same as any  11-year-old living in Europe or the United States, but the rest  of Mowaffaq Abbas' life could hardly be more different.
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As Pakistan heads for the polls, a posthumously published memoir by the ex-Prime minister challenges Islamic extremism
In the second part of a special report on Kenya&#39;s first Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, religious writer Joseph Ngala recounts her environmental crusade through the Green Belt Movement and how a tree-planting campaign turned into a bitter
David Richards has stood down as boss of Formul One team BAR after a change of ownership. Honda and founders British American Tobacco plan to form a joint venture company, replacing
By Frazier Moore  As folks might say back in Atlanta, where she hails from, Brenda Leigh Johnson is a caution. She's a stitch. She's a sight.  Crime-busting heroine of TNT's \
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Size zero went pear-shaped at London Fashion Week on Thursday as models strutted down the catwalk munching crisps and downing red wine.
Some Russians celebrated their military's tradition of dedication Friday while others protested its recent history of corruption and brutality in separate events marking the annual Defenders of the Fatherland holiday.
According to the British Medical Journal, Eli Lilly, the maker of Prozac, suppressed evidence linking their antidepressant to behavioral disturbances.
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A Lebanese man on trial over a failed plot to bomb two German trains admitted Wednesday that he was one of the men seen on security cameras placing suspect suitcases in rail cars.
IBM Rational has given grants to universities to help develop the company?s Jazz platform for application lifecycle management, the company said on Monday.The company also plans to offer the first Jazz product free to academia.Jazz is focused on geographically dispersed, team-based development. The goal of Jazz is to enable better collaboration and lifecycle management in software development, said John Kellerman, IBM Rational project manager for Jazz and Eclipse.\
President George W. Bush and  Poland&#39;s president on Monday emphasized the need to build a  missile defense system in Europe that has strained relations  with Russia.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The European Union head office this week proposed redefining how working hours are counted under the bloc's maximum 48-hour workweek law and stopping companies in Britain from abusing an \
The government is setting out plans to increase the number of women judges by encouraging flexible working.
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The British government didn't violate the human rights of a man sentenced to 45 years in prison for plotting to blow up an Israeli airliner by preventing him from being considered for early release, a court ...
PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. said Wednesday it may look to expand in Wisconsin after completing its purchase of American Medical Security Group Inc.
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: The most important aspect of investment planning is asset allocation, or deciding how much of your portfolio to invest in stocks and how much in bonds.
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader, has been told by police that she may be kept under house arrest for up to a year.
U.S. employers added 157,000  employees to payrolls in December, completing the strongest  year for job growth since 1999, according to a government  report on Friday that cemented expectations of rising interest  rates in 2005.
A video image showing the killings of two men who identified themselves as an Italian of Iraqi origin Iyad Anwar Wali, 44, and a Turk Yalmaz Dabja, 33, was distributed by Islamic militants in a video in Iraq on October 4, 2004.
Sun Microsystems Inc. will begin building servers with one-time foe Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system installed directly inside of them, instead of forcing customers to install the ubiquitous software on their own or defect to a competitor for one-stop shopping.
IBM Corp. and Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek Inc. on Monday announced a three-year pact to develop wireless chipsets for a new technology to transmit large volumes of information, such as full-length high definition (HD) movies, between DVD players, HD-TVs, hand-held devices or other gadgets around the home or office.
US President George W. Bush, paying a visit to India's embassy here in a show of respect for victims of the tsunami disaster, said he hoped to travel to India in 2005.
PASADENA -- An orbiting NASA telescope that scans the heavens has found evidence of massive &quot;baby&quot; galaxies that runs counter to a belief that only small new galaxies are being formed by the aging universe.
Scientists are developing a new way of carrying out internal examinations on patients - based on a wriggling worm.
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Singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says his charity money may have unwittingly gone to terror groups.
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The IRA shows no signs of winding down its capability, the body which monitors paramilitary violence says.
Even an uptick in sales of existing homes, gave no apparent lift to stocks as traders closed the books on a year that many were happy to put behind them.
The U.S. economy added 61,900 jobs  in August in 10 of the 16 key states that may decide the next  presidential election now 46 days away.
Taking 'bank holiday' too literally Abbey's business banking systems have taken an extra long weekend and been completely unavailable since yesterday, leaving customers unable to fulfil critical payments ahead of the spring bank holiday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The old man will get another chance for the Carolina Panthers.
Four more South Korean hostages are freed in Afghanistan, leaving three remaining in Taleban hands.
Heavily armed militants took around 250 children hostage at a school in Pakistan Monday but freed them after tense negotiations with tribal elders, the interior ministry said.
Controversy has surrounded a recent &#8220;white paper&#8221; issued by comic shop retailer organization ComicsPRO. In the open letter, the group expressed their concerns over individual publishers hurting their ability to do business by offering pre-retail convention sales. ComicsPRO has asked publishers NOT to offer any books to fans at conventions or local gatherings before they become [...]
AUSTRALIA is to join a new World Health Organisation initiative to create a &quot;culture of safety&quot; in health care amid concerns that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes.
True rock &#39;n&#39; roll only lands on mainstream airwaves these days when someone dies. And bop-rock pioneers the Ramones have had their share of radio spurts in recent years.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, which has the potential
Blog: Apple confirmed statements by Sun's Jonathan Schwartz that Leopard will use ZFS, correcting an executive who Monday suggested otherwise.
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Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said any unilateral action by U.S.-led coalition forces against militants in the border region with Afghanistan will be regarded as an invasion, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Samuel L. Jackson plays the real-life coach of a high school basketball team in this solid, unsurprising sports drama.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson threw a three-pronged attack into Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Wales at Old Trafford, with Wayne Rooney in behind Michael Owen and Jermain Defoe.
Nigerian militants in the oil-rich Delta end a voluntary ceasefire saying talks with the government have failed.
Though Foxx is hardly a one-man band, his portrayal of Ray Charles is such a landmark in making the difficult look natural that you won&#39;t talk about anything else when you exit the theater.
Defending champion France took a 2-0 lead over Spain in the Fed Cup semifinals Wednesday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
Over a year after its existence was confirmed by Apple at that historic Macworld event, US carrier AT&T has come to terms with small businesses insisting there is indeed some business value in the device.
In a city where nothing is normal, a Baghdad swimming pool provides an escape to safety and ordinary life for children and their families. They splash, giggle and laugh. They also cry. In many ways, this is Iraq's grieving oasis. \
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Moscow summons a senior UK diplomat to complain about the activities of London-based Russian exiles.
In the past four years, Americans have spent a growing portion of their paychecks on health care and for the most part gotten less for their money, according to government figures and several independent studies.
IBM Corp. said Monday it will release as open source code some of its software for speech-enabling applications. The move is intended to spur development in the field and outflank rivals by making IBM's free technology the industry standard.
The judge who will decide whether to block defenses by PeopleSoft against Oracle's hostile offer urged both sides to agree on what issues remain in contention.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II broadcast a special Christmas message to her country's troops serving around the world, notably in Iraq, expressing pride in their work and support at the end of a \
Japan&#39;s prime minister today refused to bend to demands by militants who have taken a Japanese civilian hostage in Iraq and threatened to behead him unless Tokyo withdraws its soldiers.
An Icelandic parliament committee debated citizenship for detained former chess champion Bobby Fischer and at least one lawmaker predicted Friday that his petition would be approved.
From the anchor desk... A day after a senior Russian official attending a UN environmental conference in Milan said that Russia would not ratify the Kyoto Protocol on global warming in its present form, leaders
TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Even small amounts of secondhand smoke can sabotage a child's performance on reading, math, reasoning and logic tests, a new study finds.
The first two matches in the ICC Champions Trophy failed to get underway as scheduled on Friday because of rain. Both the United States against New Zealand at The Oval and England
TORONTO (Sports Network) - Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka  Kiprusoff will receive a huge increase in salary for the  upcoming season after an arbitrator Monday awarded the Vezina  Trophy finalist $2.95 million.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  posted a better-than-expected 9.8 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by cost controls and international sales.
US rock star Melissa Etheridge cancels a tour after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
They're the guinea pigs willing to pay top dollar for cutting-edge gizmos, whether the gadgets are half-baked, potentially doomed or harbingers of a revolution.
A battered two-story warehouse in Northeast will soon undergo a conversion that could have come from the imagination of one of the artists who will live there.
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is reportedly ready to announce that gas sold in the province will have to contain at least five per cent ethanol within three years.
Astronauts placed the crown jewel of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s contribution to the International Space Station into its permanent setting on Monday with the attachment of the Columbus science module.
The BBC will soon offer trailers, classic clips and news on Google's YouTube video sharing website.
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher took on the Shanghai circuit Saturday in qualifying for the first Chinese Grand Prix.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that this was the &quot;moment for peace&quot; with India and he would be bold and flexible in his first meeting with the new Indian prime minister this week.
Europe and the US agreed to moves to curb Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear ambitions tonight, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text.
A listed Chinese company that sources jet fuel is in deep trouble after losing $550 million (R3.16 billion) in speculative oil trades, triggering concern over other China-linked stocks on the exchange.
When Chris Marentis joined America Online Inc. 10 years ago, the fledgling Internet empire was growing at a frenzied pace. As senior vice president of business development, he worked 60-hour weeks and spent holidays closing multimillion-dollar deals. He held strategy meetings by trading instant...
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&quot;Surf&#39;s Up&quot; brings  audiences into the competitive world of surfing -- surfing  penguins, that is -- by using a documentary style.
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Georgia quarterback David Greene returned to practice Tuesday after recovering from a 24-hour virus.
A copertura sconti Irpef per collaboratori 'a progetto'
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Auburn's offensive coordinator made room for tailbacks Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams during the No. 3 Tigers' 12-0 season.
But don't pee your pants yet! At least two blogs are carrying images of test advertisement that price Apple's iPhone for as low as $299, leading to speculation the much-vaunted gadget may sell for significantly less than Steve Jobs announced last month.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Guatemalans voted for a new president on Sunday in an election marred by the worst political violence since the end of civil war, with drug gangs and political rivals killing 50 people on the campaign trail.
Botanists discover a species of giant self-destructing palm in Madagascar, quite unlike an ordinary palm tree.
Gabriel Heinze, difensore argentino del Manchester United, potrebbe passare al Real Madrid per circa...
com October 21, 2004, 5:09 AM PT. ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was in the operating room Monday for heart bypass surgery, a hospital source told The Associated Press.    Preparations for the surgery began at about 6:45 a.m...
'Show the channel more respect' Western Digital (WD) has launched a range of \
After 21 N.F.L. seasons, Vinny Testaverde said Saturday that he would retire after Carolina\u00e2\u0080\u0099s season finale at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
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Barclays declines to comment on a report it may sweeten its \u00c2\u00a344bn offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in New Hampshire.
Bulldogs with 17 points apiece in a 67-78 win over Bethune-Cookman on Wednesday night at Stegeman Coliseum. The Bulldogs (5-3) held off the Wildcats&#39; solid shooting by forcing 23 turnovers to their own 12.
Iraq&#39;s interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday ahead of January elections amid spiraling insurgent attacks that have killed 60 Iraqis in two days.
An Anglican panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in the US Episcopal Church failed to give American conservatives what they sought Monday: punishment for church leaders and
This year&#39;s flu season appears to be starting slowly, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite a shortage of flu vaccines in the United States.
Thousands of American, British and Iraqi troops began a new offensive sweep on Tuesday across a region south of Baghdad known as the triangle of death.
Chip plant to go into production H2 2008 Intel is to spend $1-1.5bn upgrading its Rio Rancho, New Mexico plant, Fab 11X, to produce 45nm processors, the chip giant said yesterday. Output will commence in H2 2008.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two new international cinema competitions are to be introduced at next year's Sundance Film Festival.
It did not require a degree in clairvoyance to work out that Jason Robinson would bring something new to the union game when he crossed the sporting Rubicon from rugby league, and it did not
Oil prices slid nearly $2 a barrel to  end at 7-week lows on Tuesday, as growing signs of ample supply  eased concerns over fuel stocks for the northern winter.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
''Siamo d'accordo con le decisioni dell'Osservatorio del Viminale ma non ci &egrave; piaciuto che si...
Some residents plan to escape; some plan to protest; some hope to do all of that, and make a buck or two subletting apartments to Republicans.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, has optimistically advanced its release
In 1985, Brian Calen claimed he was blinded in the right eye in a cruise ship accident. Seven years later, he said a ship's telescope blinded him again. Then, he said, he was blinded on two more trips &#151; by a champagne bottle and a flying disc.
Toby Young, author of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People,\u00e2\u0080\u009d will soon see his memoir on the big screen.
NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks falling sharply for a second straight day Thursday as crude oil prices surged near $55 per barrel and General Motors Corp.'s earnings disappointed the market. The Dow Jones industrial average, having fallen 153 points over two days, dropped back below 10,000...
Beginning Friday, Eagle, Colorado, will be filled to the max with satellite trucks and reporters from all over the world as Kobe Bryant&#39;s trial officially begins -- but the questions remain: could it all have been avoided with a simple plea -- and if so
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WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush on Monday nominated the Cuban-born chief executive of the food giant Kellogg to serve as commerce secretary and to promote US business at a time &quot;of historic opportunity for our changing economy.
At least 11 people are killed and 31 injured in a bus crash in eastern Germany, police say.
Japan&#39;s deadliest typhoon in more than two decades killed 66 people, news reports said on Thursday as rescuers searched frantically for 22 still missing in floods and landslides.
MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. are sweetening their brewery merger plan with a special dividend to Molson shareholders worth $381 million.
Ministro incontra militari italiani in missione a Belo Polje
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A possible new case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, the Agriculture Department said yesterday. The agency said the brain of a cow tested positive three times
At least one person dead after suicide bomb attack in southern Israeli town of Dimona, according to reports
YPSILANTI, Mich.  &#151; Ypsilanti High School drama teacher Michelle Peet checked her mailbox Monday and discovered the color of money.
Amateur radio operators expressed cautious optimism about new rules for the transmission of broadband Internet access over power lines.
Resuming combat after the Republican convention, John Kerry seemed like the Japanese warrior who emerged from the jungle decades after 1945, convinced that the war was not yet over.
A Yankee Group report suggests that the need to stay ahead of hackers will drive a move to outsource security to managed service providers.
xpectations have dogged Daniela Hantuchova since she catapulted to No. 5 in the world last year. Then disappointment and whispers about her frail figure followed.
SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Video game addicts,  rejoice: U.S. researchers have found that playing is actually  good for your eyes, and despite all those dire warnings from  your parents, it won't make you blind.
Dimitar Berbatov's agent says the Spurs striker is interested in a move to a \
Former world champions Roy Jones and Felix \
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A powerful earthquake of 7.9 magnitude strikes Indonesia, triggering a tsunami alert.
Not feeling well? Having a back pain, headache and mental stress? Well then I guess buddy that its time for you to get married! Isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t that the sweetest pill to end your suffering?
One of Pakistan's most wanted al-Qaeda suspects may have been killed, Pakistani officials say.
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President Hugo Chavez said he will chop three zeros off new bolivar currency bills to bolster Venezuelans' perception of a strong currency in a bid to curb inflation, which is now highest in Latin America.
Trade representatives from the United States and European Union will meet the first week of November to discuss their World Trade Organization complaints about subsidies for the Boeing Co.
South Korean actress Kim Hee-Sun, one of the most popular stars in Asia, has tied the knot with a local businessman in a tightly cordoned-off marriage ceremony, news reports said Saturday.
The path to the Bowl Championship Series has never been smoother for the Big East champ.
Public reaction forced the drug manufacturer to ends its lobbying efforts in state legislatures on behalf of a vaccine.
Media & professional: Wall Street Journal's publisher takes control of negotiations over possible sale to Rupert Murdoch.
Australia&#39;s chief prosecutor said on  Wednesday he will review the case against a detained Indian  doctor, charged over links to a British bomb plot, after weeks  of legal and political criticism that the case is weak.
A suspected suicide car bomb killed up to 17 people near Baghdad&#39;s Oil Ministry and a nearby police academy Sunday, a spokesman for the ministry said.
Actor Abhishek Bachchan turned 31 on Monday and was greeted on the sets of Drona at Junagarh Fort by his father and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and the film crew amid the buzz of ardent fans.
TechWeb - The new software will be available for customers and hosting partners to download online. CRM 4.0's multitenant architecture gives the company and hosting partners the ability to host CRM in much higher volumes, setting the stage for a showdown with Salesforce.com.
By Frazier Moore THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK -- The timing could hardly be better. \
It&#39;s a question that has bedeviled fund investors for years--how do you know if the people running the fund have your best interests at heart?
A suicide car bomber killed at least  eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad  Friday, after a night of U.S. air strikes around the rebel-held  city of Falluja that killed scores.
The UK watchdog upheld complaints about a magazine advert which claimed that the open-source operating system Linux was more expensive than Windows.
LODZ, Poland  - Once a byword for poverty and post-communist racketeering, Poland's second largest city of Lodz was a place people wanted to escape. Today some are moving back, drawn by foreign investment and falling unemployment.
A slowdown in the US will crimp global economic growth in 2007, a report from the OECD predicts.
Lance Berkman hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning and Jeff Kent capped a five-run seventh with a grand slam as the Houston Astros extended their season-best winning streak to six games with a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming.
Will it return more than 900% this year, too?
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday offered a dozen proposals for issues from energy to education, echoing standard political promises and providing few specifics.
American Elizabeth Bolden, officially recognised as the world's oldest person, dies at the age of 116.
NHL veterans Chris Pronger and Jim McKenzie think this lockout is far worse than the one that wiped out half a season 10 years ago.
MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 16  /PRNewswire/ -- It may be cold outside, but Mega Millions is hot!  Players in the 12 Mega Millions states won big in the Friday, December 15, 2006 drawing, as a total of 386,129 tickets won prizes.
The New England Patriots got another victory &#151; and quite a scare &#151; as they extended their NFL record for consecutive wins. They stopped a late Seattle comeback, beating the Seahawks 30-20 on Sunday to run their winning streak to 20, including the playoffs. The Patriots also tied the league record with their 17th consecutive regular-season victory.
Democrat Christine Gregoire expanded her lead over Republican Dino Rossi to 130 votes to win the race for Washington state governor in a recount seven weeks after the election, officials said on Thursday.
A tiny portion of the inner ear has apparently ensured that we&#39;re wired for sound. Researchers have long sought the missing link in the ear&#39;s conversion of sound waves into electrical signals that the brain can recognize as distinct sounds.
German media conglomerate Bertlesman AG has settled yet another lawsuit surrounding its involvement in the original Napster, which brought music sharing into the mainstream. The National Music Publishers' Association alleged that Bertlesman encouraged copyright infringement.
Sudanese authorities said Friday they foiled another plot by an opposition Islamist party to kidnap and kill senior government officials and blow up sites in the capital, a news agency close to the government reported.
A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children&#39;s Hospital Boston.
The Detroit Pistons had the kind of season you usually pay $10 at the movie theater to see. It was a feel-good story that ended like most feel-good stories do: the protagonist (the Pistons) winning a championship.
BLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech turned West Virginia into title pretenders by beating the sixth-ranked Mountaineers 19-to-13. Mike Imoh had 115 rushing yards in his first career start.
Lou Ye\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cSummer Palace\u00e2\u0080\u009d examines youthful idealism and its unhappy aftermath.
Blog: The Milwaukee Brewers hit a home run this year, landing the 10th ranked spot on Harris Interactive's list of America's favorite baseball teams.
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback billed himself as a \
Sullo sfondo scritta 'Mujaheddin senza confini'
Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy has broken his silence on the issue of making Goa the permanent venue for the International Film Festival of India.
Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Ricky  Davis added 18 to spark the Boston Celtics to a 100-86 win over  the Indiana Pacers Wednesday.
President George W. Bush vowed Friday that no public money would be spent on abortion -- which with embryonic stem cell research provoked an impassioned ethical clash with Democratic challenger John Kerry.
At least 62.5 million Americans  tuned in to President Bush's debate with challenger Sen. John  Kerry on Thursday, far surpassing the number who watched either  political convention this summer or Bush's debates four years  ago with Al Gore.
Moscow - The Kremlin Cup final will be an all-Russian affair for the first time after defending champion Anastasia Myskina beat new world No.
BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (IPS) - European consumers shunning imported food  supposedly to limit climate change should not make African  farmers a scapegoat, a Brussels conference has been told.
Attention all top-flank recording artists: One of music&#39;s top-flank producers needs a little help for a great cause; he wants to make history - again.
Italia appoggia progetto, opposizione degli Usa
Stem cells taken from human embryos  were coaxed into becoming motor neurons in an experiment that  might one day help scientists repair damaged nervous systems,  researchers reported Sunday.
Il Cagliari ha preso in prestito dalla Lazio il tornante destro Pasquale Foggia. Lo ha ufficializzat...
Mark O'Meara will make his Champions Tour debut Friday in the chilly Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
Ukraine's Supreme Court rejects most of PM Yanukovych's complaints about the presidential poll.
Blog: Everyone is focusing on the iPhone, but Jobs' other company, Pixar, also has a huge product launching Friday.
Alle presidenziali si vota nella calma, bassa affluenza
A person's race may influence his or her level of physical fitness, according to the findings of a study of black and white adults who underwent treadmill stress tests.
London equities fell in opening trade on Friday, with WPP the biggest faller after the advertising agency's third quarter numbers missed forecasts.
Tim O&#39;Connor decided tired arms were a small price to pay so his 4-year-old grandsons could get a bird&#39;s eye view of a giant yellow sponge with a red tie.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has been given a vote of confidence from the Football Association with the governing body dismissing suggestions they would be prepared to let the Swede leave for Real Madrid.
BOCA RATON, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney and rival John McCain squabbled over the U.S. economy but pounded Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as they jockeyed for votes in Florida in the wide-open U.S. presidential race.
At least six were killed in the latest attacks on nationalist Sunnis who have allied themselves with American troops.
LONDON - Tiger Woods has closed the gap on world No. 1 Vijay Singh by winning his first stroke-play title of the year at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan on Sunday.
Sometimes the will to help is what matters, even if the remedy isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t perfect.
The drugmaker said its third-quarter earnings more than doubled on a surge in sales of its blood thinner Plavix, and it raised its outlook for adjusted 2007 earnings.
MINA, Saudi Arabia -- Millions of white-robed pilgrims threw pebbles at pillars yesterday, symbolically stoning the devil in an act of purification, an old ritual made safer this year because of remodeling that widened bridges and reduced congestion.
Friday&#39;s defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.
Quarterback Alex Smith will skip his senior year to enter the NFL draft after leading Utah to a 12-0 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory this season.
Well, the clash of the titans turned not to be not quite so titanic after all. After Pixar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest animated fest, The Incredibles, blitzed to the top of the US box office charts last week with a company
Economic stimulus legislation aimed at helping avert a U.S. recession might not be passed by the U.S. Senate until as late as Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday.
Two Premiership managers have now felt the full force. Kevin Keegan was left totally embarrassed and David Moyes, judging by the shouts coming from the away team dressing room on Tuesday night, was just plain livid.
Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious.
Lt. Robert Tracy sat patiently as an occupational therapist massaged the right arm that hasn't been the same since he fell through a floor during a house raid in Iraq.
The international community delays handing over power to Bosnian politicians until the end of June 2008.
Manufacturers are still worried about energy prices having seen costs jump 30% in the past year, a report says.
IOWA CITY, July 3 -- Despite ongoing and determined attempts to spread the early nominating process across several states, the top Democratic presidential contenders are converging this week on a familiar patch of land: Iowa.
The pound staged a late rally against the euro and dollar after strong economic data and ahead of the publication of minutes from the Bank of England (BoE) policymakers.
The family of a girl paralyzed in a  car crash caused by a drunken football fan won $105 million in  damages from the concessionaire that sold him beer, and the  girl's father said on Thursday the case should have  far-reaching effects.
At least 14 Iraqi police officers were missing and feared abducted after an al Qaeda-linked group on Friday showed pictures of 18 men it said were kidnapped to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.
Scotland Yard started an investigation Wednesday into a video that allegedly shows troubled British singer Amy Winehouse smoking crack.
NEW YORK  - Once-daily treatment with a  drug called solifenacin improves all the major symptoms of  overactive bladder, according to a UK study.
A tentative $1 billion agreement reached by Delta Air Lines and its pilots union late Wednesday seemed to come at a painful, but practical cost.
HOUSTON - The strained muscle on his left side that knocked John Thomson out of Game 3 of the National League Division Series after only four pitches is also expected to keep the Atlanta Braves pitcher out of the remainder of the post-season.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A Pakistani court on Friday ordered the arrest of a brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is planning to return from exile on Monday vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
OLD TOWN, Maine - When members of the Bare Nekkid Mainers rent the Old Town Bowling Center, all they really need are the shoes.
Tony Blair will express &quot;deep sorrow&quot; for the country's role in the slave trade Monday, his office has confirmed.
Mercato sempre piu' sicuro di taglio dei tassi da parte Bce
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced the retirement of Scott Livengood, who has been criticized for his handling of the company's recent financial problems.
If you thought that keeping your house super clean is safe enough to ward off asthma risk, a new research has revealed that bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners can trigger wheezing and asthma in children.
A Canadian pig farmer accused of killing 26 women wanted to kill as many as 75, an undercover officer tells a court.
BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) advised patients to be cautious when using the drug Celebrex for treating osteoarthritis.
Islamabad, Pakistan -- A former Guantanamo prisoner thought to have forged ties with al-Qaida since his release is leading a militant band whose members have strapped explosives on two Chinese engineers they kidnapped in a lawless region near the
City's police chief describes a province in the grip of militias brutal enough to behead women
Nike Inc. said on Tuesday that its  shoes will now be able to talk to Apple Computer Inc.&#039;s iPod  music players about how far anathlete has run with a new  wireless system called Nike+iPod.
Sir Clive Woodward tips Jonny Wilkinson to be named as England's next captain.
Besieged civilians pay the price for Israel's hardline response to rocket attacks
By Devin Felix Deseret Morning News  Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced Friday the launch of Take 25, a national program that encourages parents to take 25 minutes to discuss safety precautions with their children.
High school students in the Mexican  state of Chihuahua are being made to care for screaming,  hiccuping baby dolls that run on computer chips to try to bring  down the state's soaring teenage pregnancy rate.
LOUDON, N.H. -- It wasn't the first time Kurt Busch and his friend Ricky Craven crossed the finish line at about the same time, and Craven hopes it wasn't the last. A year ago at Darlington, Craven beat Busch in .002 seconds, the closest finish in NASCAR since electronic scoring came into use in 1993. Yesterday, as Busch was completing ...
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A simple device for detecting carbon monoxide in the blood may help doctors get an honest answer out of patients who smoke, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Philippine budget airline Cebu Air said Wednesday it will buy 12 new Airbus A319s as part of a drive to replenish its fleet and take the top spot in the local market.
The S.E.C. notified the top three executives of the American Stock Exchange that they may face civil charges of failing to properly enforce the exchange's rules.
We asked you to pick the one baby boomer in each of nine fields--politics, sports, business and more--who has been the most outstanding. Your picks are below, along with a second opinion from NEWSWEEK's editors. Read the results, then cast your vote.
Doctors need to check patients for diabetes if they even suspect a patient may have the condition, and start using drugs to treat it right away, according to new guidelines released on Wednesday.
LONDON - Two of the suspects allegedly had surveillance plans of the Prudential Building in Newark, N.J., mentioned in the Aug. 1 U.S...
A week of rallies, marches and nearly 1,800 arrests left anti-Bush protesters drained and the city refuting allegations that demonstrators were held too long in police custody.
At crunch time in U.S. presidential elections, the perennial swing state of Ohio gets plenty of attention, blitzed by the candidates and their volunteers. But this time, Ohioans are also being courted from some unusual, far-flung places.
He won the presidency, but Radical Party's Nikolic will probably still be influential.
Oct. 4 issue - On a lovely afternoon in Manhattan last week, two black SUVs pulled up in front of a Starbucks on Fifth Avenue. As bodyguards in both cars debated whose turn it was to make a coffee run, Tiger
The New York City medical examiner blamed the \u00e2\u0080\u009cabuse of prescription medications\u00e2\u0080\u009d in the actor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have \
Of late there\u00c2\u0092s been a huge clamour to get the two Bachchans on screen together. Now it seems Shaad Ali who has cast Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan together in Bunty Aur Babli has gone on-record to state that it was a momentous occasion for him when he canned the first scenes with the two Bachchans for his film.
The US-led anti-terrorism coalition is still hunting terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, the chief suspect in the September 11, 2001 deadly attacks on US cities.
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. -- Michael Jackson voluntarily gave a DNA sample to authorities, returning to his Neverland Ranch estate a day after he left during a search by sheriff's deputies, a source close to the case said Sunday.
Anna Nicole Smith spent much of her life in front of the cameras, and more pictures of the model/reality star are likely to surface now that she's dead. But a law passed after a race car driver's death should ensure that her autopsy photos are never published.
First-time director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde wins the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival.
LONDON - The joint network router and switch company created by Hitachi, Ltd. and NEC Corporation, dubbed Alaxala Networks Corporation, started operating Monday (October 4th) with Hitachi offering a gigabit router initially.
A London dentist who planned to fight  for the Afghan Taliban against British and U.S. forces was  jailed on Tuesday for preparing to commit terrorist acts.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug. 29, 2004 - The US military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed a reducing tensions in the Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and US troops.
The wine-happy indie comedy scored a leading five awards Saturday from the Los Angeles Film Association, including the top prize of Best Picture.
Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie notched  two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning to help the  Baltimore Orioles pound the New York Yankees 14-8 in the  American League (AL) Friday.
He grew up near San Diego watching Dan Fouts and Kellen Winslow, two guys who played their entire careers for one team. John Lynch thought maybe he could be one of those guys, too.
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A Dutch filmmaker who had criticized the treatment of women under Islam in a movie and in newspaper columns was shot dead Tuesday outside a city government office in Amsterdam, police said.
Militants responsible for a deadly car  bomb blast outside Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second  group poised for attack, Australia's top policeman said on  Saturday as Australians heard a fresh warning to avoid  Indonesia.
HUGH OSMOND, the pizza and pub entrepreneur, last night snapped up the closed life fund of HHG, formerly part of Australia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s AMP, for \u00c2\u00a31.025 billion.
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BELFAST - Police have confirmed that more than \u00c2\u00a322 million ($60 million) was stolen from the National Australia Bank-owned Northern Bank in Belfast and that they are investigating the possibility the theft was carried out by paramilitaries.
Defense lawyers asked an Italian court on Friday to acquit Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges, denying prosecutors' accusations that he bribed judges in the 1980s to favor his business empire.
The US diocese that appointed a gay bishop says it regrets the &quot;pain and confusion&quot; it had caused the Anglican church. The Windsor report, published on Monday, called for an apology for the appointment of
Huntersville, NC (Sports Network) - NFL great Reggie White died Sunday morning at the age of 43. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the cause of death.
Rang De Basanti, India's official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, will also compete in seven other mainline categories at the 79th Annual Academy Awards to be held in February in Los Angeles.
Retired Iraqi army officer Abdul-Rahman al-Nuami, 60, can clearly remember the evening in mid-June when he first heard the dull boom of a mortar round slamming into his mainly Sunni district in western Baghdad.
Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri conceded his side had not been ruthless enough after seeing them slip to a 2-1 defeat to Werder Bremen in the Champions League.
More reshuffling of deck chairs on the S.S. Yahoo!

By Quilter, James  Asda has launched a dedicated student section on its website as part of a drive to increase its market share in the online shopping market.
The nationalization of Northern Rock, the ailing mortgage lender, was the first such action in more than a decade and a huge blow for Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Shoppers spend more, giving the company yet another quarter of sales growth and even better earnings.
The Lightning defenseman, who along with 700 other members of the NHL Players&#39; Association are without work during the league-imposed work stoppage, signed a deal Monday to play with the Fort Worth Brahmas of the Central Hockey League.
As the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks nears, President Bush is finding it increasingly hard to make good on foreign-policy promises or threats. The biggest source of his frustration is the \
Pedro Martinez pitched seven strong innings to end his losing streak and lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Anaheim Angels in the second game of an American League Division series on Wednesday.
InfoWorld - The T-Mobile brand could soon be coming to a market near you. As part of a strategy to revive profits, Deutsche Telekom&#160;intends to expand its T-Mobile cellular business in markets in which the German telecommunications group is already offering fixed-line services and possibly in entirely new markets, the company said Thursday.
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New 42-inch and 47-inch flat-panel LCDs include built-in Windows Media Center Extender.
DR Congo's Supreme Court is on fire following protests over alleged fraud in the presidential run-off.
The Beetle and 911 Turbo in one garage: What seems a mismatch is really the closing of the circle for a dynasty.
Reassess your role, embrace change and make a backup plan. That's the advice Gartner\u00c2\u00a0analysts are giving to IT professionals on how to approach the coming year.
Borat, that crass chronicler of the American condition, has been singled out by the State Department as a victim of suppression in his own homeland.
Eurostar Roma-Ancona bloccato, e anche altri convogli
Investor confidence in the economy deteriorated in August to its lowest level in a year, as the growing housing turmoil compounded worries over high energy prices, a survey showed on Monday.
More than 160,000 people were making a desperate rush for safety yesterday afternoon as the eastern Philippines were hit by another powerful typhoon just days after a storm claimed hundreds of lives.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says India skipper Saurav Ganguly is suspect against the short ball.
Procuratore Borraccetti smentisce avvocati dell'ingegnere
More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers say that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not help people stay slim.
Patricia C. Dunn will have to convince Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u0092s board that she should not be dumped for the scandal rocking the company.
By Madelyn Merwin  Q. In July we are planning a trip for three or four days with about 25 or 30 people ranging in age from 10 to 45. Many of them are teens or early 20s. We live in northern Illinois and don't want to drive more than five hours.
President Fidel Castro will likely be off his feet for several weeks recovering from a fractured knee and arm, but experts said Friday they don&#39;t expect the 78-year-old Cuban
Admirers massed by the hundreds in Modena's main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, the tenor cherished by many as \
MSNBC will stake its claim  to political coverage with a special blitz of all-day coverage  Wednesday on the 2006 midterm elections.
Europe's major stock indices steadied in morning trade after Wall Street had ended lower overnight, although the aviation sector climbed amid takeover and merger news.
JOHANNESBURG -- Public sector workers yesterday staged the biggest strike in post-apartheid South Africa, closing down schools, forcing hospital patients to return home, and leaving only minimum staffing in prisons.
The dollar held on to the previous day's gain on Tuesday, supported by a retreat in oil prices and upbeat comments on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve officials.
Andrea Pirlo fired the last minute winner as AC Milan clawed back for a 2-1 away win against a game Parma. The strugglers opened past the hour through hot topic Alberto Gilardino, but Kak\u00c3\u00a1 leveled matters with eight minutes remaining.
Five of the country\u00c2\u0092s largest snack food producers said they would start providing more nutritious foods to schools in an effort to fight childhood obesity.
Taleban rebels in Afghanistan free three more South Korean hostages, from a group of 19, a tribal elder says.
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe gains access to a reported 20 million pounds ($10 million) fortune when he turns 18 on Monday, but he insists the money won't cast a spell on him.
E' accaduto in cantiere edificio scuole elementari
The last of the seven Project Mercury astronauts who pioneered US space exploration in the 1960s remembered one of their own as a fearless pilot with the &quot;right stuff&quot; in
The train was bearing down, and Wesley Autrey Sr. was trying to lift Cameron Hollopeter off the wet, slippery subway tracks where the young man had fallen after suffering an epileptic seizure.
German scientists have narrowed the search for the tiny genetic differences separating humans from other primates to a specific collection of 22 genes.
The Capitals tender qualifying offers to nine restricted free agents to retain their negotiating rights while cutting loose Jiri Novotny and Kris Beech.
Some economists are starting to question the magnitude of housing\u00c2\u0092s impact on national habits of spending and thrift.
Iran's president warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday against imposing more sanctions on Tehran, saying it was like \
Astronauts aboard the  U.S. space shuttle Atlantis adjusted their orbit on Friday to  catch up with the International Space Station and hand over a  European laboratory that will become a permanent part of that  outpost.
Tim Henman&#39;s hopes of success at the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston were given a major boost by last night&#39;s draw. In the group stage, the Briton has avoided Swiss world number one Roger Federer and Australian
America's doctors-in-training are  committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work  over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the U.S.  medical community has been slow to tackle sleep deprivation in  its staff.
WHEN the ICC launched its Champions Trophy six years ago with a view to developing the game in different parts of the world, the Caribbean was not one of the regions that it had in mind.
Robust consumer spending on cars,  furniture and food helped power U.S. economic growth forward in  the third quarter at a faster pace than previously thought, the  government said on Tuesday, while underlying inflation was the  tamest in decades.
During last week four Israelis were killed by Palestinians. The Israel response developed into new air attack in a refugee camp. Israeli military forces say Palestinians use the Gaza refugee camp to organize attacks against Jewish settlements.
An estimated 2.8 million people in Britain have diabetes, but a third of them do not know they have the disease, the charity Diabetes UK said last night.
Critics repeatedly charged that Thaksin Shinawatra used his five years as Thai premier to boost the fortunes of his media and telecommunications empire and enrich his family.
Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Athens Sunday in part because of events in Iraq and Sudan, the State Department said.

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According the World Health Organization, the biggest threat facing the world this winter may be the spread of Asian bird flu which may cause as many as two to seven million deaths before it is over.
: Prince Harry will not apologize to a paparazzi photographer with whom he scuffled outside a London nightclub, a royal spokesman said today.
Risolta la grana dei premi per la vittoria del mondiale tra la federcalcio e gli azzurri. Lo ha annu...
Three foreign election workers were kidnapped by armed men in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, government officials said. The workers were from Britain, the Philippines and Kosovo, the
Parents are upset with Spice Girls singer Mel C for giving raunchy performances and using vulgar language at her shows.
Major Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. said Monday it has decided to set up a vehicle assembly plant and a new diesel engine factory in India to boost production in the country&#39;s growing market.
FORMER Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu was suspended today from playing soccer in England for seven months after failing a drugs test.
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Le nazionali giovanili di Corea del Nord, Iraq e Tagikistan sono state dal campionato asiatico Under...
Greater Boston ranks third among top information technology labor markets that have lost a significant number of tech jobs, according to a study released yesterday.
Prima sconfitta in campionato a Lecce per il Mantova, ma l'allenatore Di Carlo non &egrave; preoccup...
Gunmen including some wearing police uniforms stole at least 1.25 billion Iraqi dinars ($875,000) in cash in the second major heist in central Baghdad in 10 days, a police source said on Tuesday.
The director of national intelligence disclosed today that national intelligence activities, which amount to roughly 80 percent of all U.S. intelligence spending for the last fiscal year, cost $43.5 billion.
Kosovans anxiously await the publication of key proposals that will reportedly set them on the road to statehood.
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley are expecting their first child together in February, their spokeswoman, Michelle Bega, confirmed Wednesday.
Australia will press Vice President Dick Cheney this week to ensure a speedy trial for Australia's Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks so he can be brought home by the year's end, said Prime Minister John Howard.
Maybe the Iraqi government will seize the opportunity for political reconciliation that the United States set out to buy for it with blood and treasure, Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker said yesterday. And maybe it won't.
Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom services start-up, won a partnership with International Business Machines Corp.  that will help Airespace grab a piece of the growing market for WiFi services, the two companies told Reuters on Wednesday.
The US Supreme Court yesterday agreed to consider two cases in the highly charged issue of whether the Ten Commandments can be posted in public buildings or public lands.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc , the fourth-largest U.S. insurer by assets, said on Thursday its third-quarter net income rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its life insurance operations.
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England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat in the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
A decade after singling out the Spice Girls as fashion atrocities, Mr. Blackwell put just one of them \u00c2\u0097 Victoria \
French researcher says Vista's user interface suffers from more 'friction' than Microsoft XP.
Germany is grappling with an unexpected  consequence of the industrialized world's aging population: how  to integrate its immigrant pensioners.
Democratic party's unsuccessful presidential candidate from 2004 targets Clintons
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is  expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after having  surgery on his left hand, the team said on Thursday.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
ROMA - &quot;Non esistono condizioni per confronto parlamentare, ritiriamo tutti gli emendamenti alla Finanziaria&quot;. Luciano Violante ha ascoltato le comunicazioni del ministro dell&#39;Economia Domenico Siniscalco
Former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker and current manager Bruce Bochy were among the estimated 200 people who attended the funeral Thursday for former major league pitcher Rod Beck.
Britain's royal family went on the attack on Thursday after lawyers for one of Prince Harry's former schoolteachers gave a court a secret tape they said shows she helped him cheat on exams.
Emergency workers in Haiti are scouring through sewage and knee-high mud in search of survivors and victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which has left more than 1,000 people dead.
Lasers mark dates on boxes of butter. They cut gems and engrave vehicle identification numbers into cars. They are the key components in compact disc and DVD players. Like so much in the high-tech world, they keep getting cheaper and more powerful. And with at least eight reports in recent weeks of lasers pointed at aircraft cockpits as they approached for landing, their ubiquity could pose a problem for aviation.
OSHKOSH, Wis. - Why should elite athletes get all the big endorsement dollars and free stuff? That's what recently ran through the mind of Grace Lim, a back-of-the-pack marathon runner...
President Bush said Saturday that Social Security \
Stock futures pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Tuesday, with investors set to eye a flood of quarterly earnings updates.
The FBI is dramatically expanding its intelligence role in the U.S. and is seeking control over the CIA's domestic activities.
Britons have been advised by the Foreign Office to leave three states in Nigeria.
RICHMOND, Virginia  - Weaker U.S. growth means that more interest rate cuts are \
Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (\u00e8\u0091\u00a3\u00e5\u00bb\u00ba\u00e8\u008f\u00af) yesterday warned lawmakers against backing a legislative motion calling for a referendum on direct elections, saying it would damage the territory&#39;s &quot;harmonious atmosphere.
Last night in New York, the UN secretary-general was given a standing ovation - a robust response to a series of attacks in past weeks.
Video rental leader Blockbuster cut the price of its online service Wednesday, the latest shot in an escalating price war with Netflix and Wal-Mart.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala as 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite on Saturday, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit northwestern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
ANKARA The thorniest aspect of Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union may turn out to be the one nobody talks about - the political power wielded by Turkey&#39;s huge army.
TRANSMETA HAS started shipping limited quantities of its X86 compatible Efficeon TM8800 processor, a low-powered CPU fabbed on 90-nanometre silicon.
By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - In the neighborhood of astronaut Lisa Nowak, parents are now able to play catch with their kids on balmy evenings. Instead of the hum of satellite trucks, they can hear birds chirping at sunset.
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Nato ministers begin a second day of talks, after getting more resources for security efforts in Afghanistan.
For the first time since television\u00e2\u0080\u0099s late-night shows returned to the air last week, David Letterman was able to nose out Jay Leno in the ratings. It was just for one show, Monday night, and Mr. Letterman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lead was not sizable, but Mr. Leno had won the first three nights. Their competition resumed last Wednesday, when most of the late-night hosts came back after supporting the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike for two months. Mr. Leno is working without his writing staff, which is still on strike against his \u00e2\u0080\u009cTonight Show\u00e2\u0080\u009d on NBC, while Mr. Letterman, above, was able to return with writers to his CBS show because of a separate deal his production company made with the Writers Guild of America. Mr. Letterman has also been able to book the normal roster of movie-star guests; on Monday night he had Tom Hanks, while Mr. Leno had the upstart Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. In the overnight ratings, measuring the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 65 largest cities, Mr. Letterman had a 4 rating on Monday to Mr. Leno\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 3.8. (Each point is worth 787,659 households.) But in their shows\u00e2\u0080\u0099 first half-hour, when Mr. Leno is performing a monologue over the opposition of the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 guild, he still beat Mr. Letterman, with a 4.5 rating to a 4.3. CBS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s thin victory margin continued on the 12:35 a.m. shows, where Craig Ferguson enjoyed a rare ratings victory over NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien, with a 1.9 rating to a 1.8 for Mr. O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien.
Former Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich, who served at the U.S. central bank from 1997 to 2005 and suffered from leukemia, died on Wednesday, a Washington policy group said.
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Blog: A yearlong pilot project called Peer to Patent aims to help patent examiners by compiling public comments about computer- and software-related applications submitted by companies like Red Hat, Intel and IBM.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 31, 2004 - President Bush will tell the nation&#39;s largest veterans&#39; group Tuesday that &quot;we will win&quot; the war on terror, seeking to quell controversy and Democratic criticism of his remark
NEW YORK For the first time, oil has settled the day priced at more than 50 dollars a barrel. In New York, crude for November delivery rose 48 cents and closed at a record 50 dollars, 12 cents a barrel.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it will reduce executive and employee pay by 10 percent starting in January and its CEO will go unpaid for
Marlies Schild of Austria takes a curve on her way to setting the second fastest time during the first run of a World Cup women&#39;s Giant Slalom in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
That was the suitably seasonal headline on Wednesday&#39;s Irish Sun. The story below the giant, screaming typeface, and also plastered across other more restrained front pages, was of the robbery
JERUSALEM -- The chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency said yesterday Iran was on the brink of enriching uranium, a process key to building a nuclear bomb.
BEIJING China on Wednesday opened its ancient capital of Xi&#39;an and an industrial city in the northeast to overseas banks, a year earlier than planned, as it eases restrictions on their expansion.
After four years of dramatic foreign policy ventures, President Bush has turned his attention to domestic policy, seeking to leave historic stamps on the graduated tax code, the health
President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and gun battles between the two Palestinian factions erupted in Gaza on Friday, prompting a Hamas leader to accuse Abbas of starting a war.
Kolcraft Enterprises recalled 425,000 playpens on Thursday, following the strangulation of a 10-month-old boy.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A 4 1/2-month-old north Alabama girl was in stable condition Wednesday after undergoing a heart transplant while her twin remained in the same hospital awaiting the same operation.
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Virginia&#39;s Elton Brown, who had a team-high 25 points and eight rebounds in the Cavaliers&#39; 79-77 overtime victory over Loyola Marymount, was named the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball player of the week Tuesday.
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Today probably comes as little surprise to anyone. Sprint (NYSE: FON) will purchase Nextel (Nasdaq: NXTL) for $35 billion, resulting in a company that will be called -- you guessed it -- Sprint Nextel.
Low-cost airline Easyjet says strong passenger numbers mean it will make better-than-expected annual profits.
The families of stabbing victims are calling for a five-year minimum sentence for carrying a knife.
This is what love has done to Wendy Brown: She's lost weight, resumed smoking and all but decided to move to the Balkans to be with her Albanian fiance. And each night, she spends hours in her cozy Baltimore apartment mingling online with strangers who are equally fixated on the same topic: getting...
Microsoft Corp.'s retreat from its Longhorn ambitions and its decision to add several Longhorn technologies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 may rob the next Windows release of its glamor, but users and developers gain more than they lose, some observers said Friday.
Ken Caminiti, the popular and powerful former National League MVP whose troubled life after baseball included bouts with cocaine and a jail stay, died yesterday at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx.
BOULDER, Colo., May 24  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New Frontier Media, Inc.  invites you to listen to the presentation of its Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter Earnings via teleconference and live over the Internet on Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 4--GULFPORT -- Wayne Brown, the transportation commissioner for MDOT's Southern District, seems to be a salesman peddling a product customers in Gulfport just don't want: An elevated roadway linking the state port to Interstate 10.
WORCESTER -- Hudson first baseman Cristy Jenkins made two stops yesterday morning: the batting cages and church.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday they will begin handing weapons over to Iraqi police next week in a major step toward ending weeks of fighting with American soldiers in Baghdad's Sadr City district.    Meanwhile, there were reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley tried to escape before he was beheaded...
In his first major diplomatic engagement Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to meet US President George Bush in New York.
The New York Times reports this morning that a deal is imminent between Liberty Media chairman John Malone and News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, in which Malone will acquire one of Murdoch's prize assets: satellite service provider DirecTV.
Former Eagle Reggie White may have died because of a combination of a respiratory disease and a sleep disorder, a preliminary autopsy report said Monday.
General Motors Corp. GM.N said on  Thursday that it expects earnings this year to fall, due in  part to weaker profits from its financial services arm.
Three ways to reduce your losses and position your portfolio for a bounce.
The 10th-ranked Washington State Cougars have earned their archrivals' utmost respect.
To hear it from the political ad-makers and party officials, Kentucky voters have a clear choice in the state&#39;s US Senate race: a mentally-impaired
Itanium&#39;s goals, which were lofty when the new architecture was first announced, have come down to reality. Instead of touting the 64-bit Itanium 2 as the sole architecture of the future, Intel
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.
The latest version of Hymn can already remove DRM protection from songs purchased from the iTunes 7 store to enable playback on non-iPod players.  In Listening Post.
Tory MP Boris Johnson is told to go to Liverpool and apologise for saying the city wallowed in its \
Turkey's General Staff vowed on Friday to respond as it saw fit to attacks by Kurdish militants amid heightened speculation it may launch a major incursion into Northern Iraq to crush rebels hiding there.
WASHINGTON - The head of the Federal Communications Commission has circulated an ambitious plan to relax the decades old media ownership rules, including repealing a rule that generally forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city.
(InfoWorld) - Bill Gates returned to Harvard University on Thursday to address its graduating class and receive an honorary degree after dropping out of the college 33 years ago to found Microsoft. He spent much of his address on the issues of global poverty and disease, advancing ideas on how to encourage more people to get involved in trying to resolve those huge problems. \
Anne Darwin may be the one who hit the headlines, but Britons are emigrating in droves.
Plan anticipates flood of new red ink that will rival the record deficits of his first term, officials say.
The jury's still out Review It's long past time to bother telling anyone how much better than IE Firefox is. Faster, smaller, more responsive, with tabbed browsing and useful extensions galore. It's also lot more secure than IE, partly because it's open source, and particularly because it's not integrated with the underlying OS.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Two doctors groups have dropped their opposition to a bill which will allow them to help terminally ill patients die.
Typhoon Durian swept into  southern Vietnam killing at least 26 people, sinking hundreds  of fishing boats and damaging houses, days after it killed  hundreds in the Philippines, government officials said on  Tuesday.
He&#39;s recalling the bitterly cold weather and the sounds of battle 60 years ago when a major battle was fought in Belgium. &quot;I don&#39;t like loud noises,&quot; said Watson, then a 19-year-old squad leader in the 87th Division.
Confectionery and soft drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes has said that net profit jumped 50 percent in 2006 to 1.165 billion pounds following the sale of its Europe Beverages business.
Oliver Stone, director of  controversial films like \
The Simple Comments script is a Perl-based system that allows you to add a talkback facility to the static Web pages of your Apache-based site. In this release, Simple Comments now supports the ability to reply to a previously posted comment and more. By Dan Ragle. 0104
The city's public school district will use a grant funded through the No Child Left Behind Act to help students become healthier and fight obesity.
Within days of the release of the security bulletin, there was proof of concept code available on the web. As the exploit was analyzed by various security groups, it was found that it was similar
The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday  said it reached an agreement with ABC television affiliates to  include local advertising in the network's online offering of  seven prime-time TV series, including \
An Iraq war veteran is being kicked out of the Marines days early with a general discharge after he wore his uniform during an anti-war demonstration, the military announced Wednesday.
Homeland Security Department officials are reviewing the status of their cybersecurity chief, a position now vacant following the abrupt resignation of Amit Yoran See GCN story.
All the major incidents as England face Wales and Scotland meet Norway.
Two dozen people are still being treated for injuries after the derailment of a high-speed train in south-east Queensland overnight.
A firefighter dies and another is injured as the burning car they were dealing with  was hit by another vehicle.
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Suspected drug gangsters murdered eight people execution-style in and around the Caribbean beach town of Cancun this week as a wave of brutal killings hit Mexico.
ST. LOUIS -- The Boston Red Sox committed eight errors in the first two games of the World Series, setting a record for fielding futility, and their defensive alignment will actually get worse tonight.
The old adage that there is no such  thing as bad publicity for a celebrity is getting a workout  these days -- and so far appears to be holding true.
GLOBAL media giant News Corp succumbed to intense institutional pressure yesterday and agreed to retain its full foreign listing on the Australian Stock Exchange if shareholders approved the company&#39;s proposal to shift to the United States.
Russia added Serbia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil monopoly to its recent string of energy acquisitions in a deal that will also allow Moscow to send more natural gas to Europe through its South Stream pipeline.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, and a new poll showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards in the Democratic nominating contest -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially disastrous third.
People should do more to welcome immigrants, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales says.
Life & style: We are all likely to overdo things in the next week - so what we need is quick, easy comfort food.
A team of official auditors in Washington finds large amounts of Iraq's oil revenues are unaccounted for.
John Edwards says voters should know that religion is important to him and to presidential candidate John Kerry but the issue shouldn't be used to divide people in the election.
Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' modest red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old woman never made it. A tornado tore through her neighborhood in the city's Gentilly neighborhood before daybreak Tuesday, flattening her house, ripping apart the front-yard FEMA trailer in which she was living, and killing her.
A loose-leaf notebook was perched on a stool at Gibril Wilson&#39;s locker Thursday, but probably not for long. Wilson is a rookie safety for the Giants, and the
Traditional Conservative voters are \
Israel shelled a Gaza Strip town where Palestinian militants fired rockets Monday, and hospital officials said six Palestinians were killed. The Palestinian prime minister called on the United States to pressure Israel to stop the offensive.
NEW DELHI Aug. 29, 2004 - India test-launched a surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons Sunday, a defense ministry spokesman said.
Dmitry Medvedev, named by Russian  President Vladimir Putin last month as his favored successor,  launched his personal Internet site on Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Twenty-eight-year-old violinist Lisa Batiashvili, who is quickly emerging as one of the most vibrant talents of her generation, is among the first signings for Sony BMG Masterworks' new international division.
A drunk Chinese man who tried to give a  panda a hug at Beijing Zoo found himself biting it in self  defense after his clumsy attempt at affection was savagely  rejected, local media reported on Thursday.
Sports teams owners are rearranging their home facilities to accommodate more luxury suites at the expense of sportswriters.
Paul South entered yesterday's John F. Kennedy 50-Miler with just several months of hard training under his belt following two years when he did little serious running.
The high-profile failures of college coaches in the NFL like Bobby Petrino and Nick Saban will likely have a chilling effect on owners seeking to fill head-coaching vacancies.
Believe it or not, Wimbledon organizers have been somewhat lucky so far. There's been plenty of rain through the tournament's first 1 1/2 weeks, including Thursday, but the four men's fourth-round matches that had to be completed to hold out any hope of holding the final on schedule did get done.
VIENNA, Austria  - Bears in Slovakia are awakening early from hibernation. So are barmaids in Bavaria, unseasonably busy in outdoor beer gardens. Bushes are blooming in Austria, and skiers at snowless Bosnian resorts are chilling out in hotel pools.
The insurance company UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose slightly, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but its shares fell on concerns about disappointing trends for its commercial plans serving employers.
Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals.
A Greek weightlifter who lost his bronze medal in the Athens Olympics after testing positive for unnaturally high testosterone levels was charged yesterday with use of the illegal performance-enhancing drug.
SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s dominant telecommunications firm, Telstra, has unveiled details of a 750 million dollar (532 million US) off-market share buy-back as part of a three-year, 4.5 billion dollar capital management program.
Merck &amp; Co. faces a dual threat from health insurers and patients&#39; lawyers, after a US study suggested its Vioxx arthritis drug carries a greater risk than rival medicines.
Justin Morneau and Torii Hunter   homered to help clinch the Minnesota Twins a playoff berth with   an 8-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
Agassi beats Robredo in quarterfinals: Andre Agassi was greeted by a banner before his quarterfinal match at the Madrid Masters that read: &quot;Agassi, thanks for keeping on playing.
Massacre survivors in Burundi are to be relocated away from the border with DR Congo, the UN says.
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Eighteen people go on trial in Istanbul over the murder of  Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
US President George W Bush is due in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as part of his Middle East tour.
U.S. blue chips edged down on Tuesday  as oil jumped to another record and government data on the  services sector showed that growth was slower than expected  last month.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency censored warnings that a Bush administration plan to build roads in national forests could harm drinking water, a group representing government workers said on Monday.
Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
A conference of Anglican leaders opened Wednesday as the 77 million-member church struggles with a potentially disastrous fight over the Bible and sexuality.
AT&T Corp. T.N, the No. 3 U.S.  telephone company, on Thursday reported a $7.1 billion  third-quarter loss due to $12.5 billion in charges for cutting  asset values and jobs as it retreats from consumer services.
Previewing its fall strategy, John Kerry's presidential campaign will buy &#36;45 million worth of commercial time in 20 states through Election Day, including spots on cable television and advertising geared toward minorities.
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A draft outline of a surgeon general's report on global health overseen by a Bush administration political appointee in 2005 extolled the administration's efforts to improve health care in Iraq and Afghanistan and promoted an initiative to detect terrorism-related health threats on the U.S.-Mexico...
Talks to reintroduce power sharing in Northern Ireland have reached a stalemate over the issue of photographing the handover of IRA weapons.
Rep. Katherine Harris overcame the opposition of her own party to win a decisive primary victory, and now it's unclear whether the GOP will lift a finger to support her long-shot bid to oust Sen. Bill Nelson in November.
The dollar paused from recent heavy selling on Wednesday, edging up against the euro and the yen as investors brushed aside revised data that confirmed sluggish growth in Japan's economy.
An Iranian passenger plane caught fire   after its tire burst on landing at an airport in Iran's   northeastern city of Mashhad on Friday, killing at least 80   people, state television and officials said.
WILMINGTON, Del.  - An Air Force flight engineer  charged in a lawsuit on Thursday that the U.S. military  violated his civil rights when it punished him for complaining  about the dangers of the anthrax vaccine.
VIENNA, Austria -- Austrian Stefan Koubek, the world No 60, has been suspended for three months by the International Tennis Federation for using a prohibited substance.
Free software, fee-based service is an attempt to compete in GPS device market.
Following availability in the United States, the Voq Professional Phone is now available across Europe. The phone is now available to purchase from A &amp; C Systems
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Money follows power. That simple axiom helps explain why incumbent members of Congress, on average, raise so much more campaign cash than the candidates who want to supplant them.
Il Catania ha completato cinque operazioni di mercato nell'ultima giornata della sessione di mercato...
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Andew Lloyd Webber is in talks to sell four of his West End theatres, a spokesman confirms.
The United States on Friday deemed the conclusions of Britain's Scotland Yard on the assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto \
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More famous for Learjets and limousines than green living, pop stars performing at Saturday's Live Earth environmental concerts face widespread cynicism from fans, commentators and campaigners alike.
By David Magliano, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 9--From practical to peculiar, from economical to expensive, you can buy just about anything on eBay. But after an unsuccessful attempt to pocket a quick $10,000, one business learned that not everything on eBay actually sells.
Stocks fell slightly on Monday as losses in energy shares were offset by upbeat brokerage comments on companies including Apple Inc.
MetaMachine, the company behind the popular file sharing software eDonkey, has agreed to pay the Recording Industry Association of America $30 million to settle claims it facilitated mass copyright infringement.
PATTRAN, India  - Manual laborer Gulzar Singh is   haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside   an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's   fight against female feticide.
Leaders of the African Union begin a three-day summit here Sunday focused on plans to forge a confederation of states that can help the world&#39;s poorest continent exercise greater clout on the world stage.
The Walt Disney Co. said on  Wednesday it reached an agreement with ABC television  affiliates to include local advertising in the network's online  offering of seven prime-time TV series, including \
The obvious answer to which Oakton girls' basketball player has faced the toughest transition this season would be freshman guard Zora Stephenson, a newcomer not only to the program but to varsity competition.
CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes and troops attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq this week, security sources said on Wednesday, but Ankara wants to hold back from any major incursion for now and give diplomacy a chance.
Despite the allure of those five little words &#151; \
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears offered on Monday to testify at a custody hearing about nudity and drug use at her home and his fears for the safety of her two young sons.
Finland's Heikki Kovalainen joins McLaren and will race alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2008.
Prominent British Muslims have arrived in Kuwait, en route to Baghdad to plea for the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley, nine days after the 62-year-old engineer was kidnapped.
An investigation has been launched into the death of a British tourist whose body was found near Australia's famed Ayers Rock 36 hours after she went missing, police said.
Drug-coated heart stents may not increase the risk of blood clots as much as previously thought, according to research presented Sunday at a meeting of cardiologists.
CAIRO, Egypt - Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a \
In an address to the nation in 1977, President Jimmy Carter called the energy crisis the \
Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish Republican Army's (IRA) political ally Sinn Fein, signaled on Sunday that the guerrilla group was ready to give up its arms, but only if a new Northern Ireland peace deal can be struck.
Jamal Crawford: out three to six weeks with turf toe. Allan Houston: in the Knicks&#39; starting lineup again still short of 100 percent.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Two blasts destroyed a carin a Caracas suburb on Thursday and killed its driver, whoVenezuelan authorities believed was a key state prosecutorleading a probe into opponents of President Hugo Chavez.
Midwest Air Group Inc. , which is trying to fend off a hostile takeover by AirTran Holdings Inc. , said on Tuesday that second-quarter earnings would fall below analysts' expectations and possibly year-earlier profit because of weak fares.
The Bush administration has no plans to seek an \
In 4 anni scaleremo classifica grandi costruttori mondiali
In charting such a precise path from Mr. Serra to brand-new work with a YouTube following, the Whitney Museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new show historicizes a medium that is still in transition.
Investors poured back into equities on Thursday, hoping a rescue plan for ailing bond issuers would stem credit losses, while allegations of a massive trade fraud at Societe Generale added to financial sector woes.
Paris police were under orders by President Jacque Chirac Monday to hunt down neo-Nazis who torched a Jewish community center, the New York Times reported.
Google has one of the worst corporate governance of any company in the S&amp;P 500 index according to a highly respected advisory group.
President Bush and a top adviser have long-standing ties to people behind advertisements claiming Sen. John Kerry lied about his war record, but the campaign denied any part in the ads on Friday and criticized Kerry for \
The image of a smoker who speaks through an artificial voice box, was scary enough to prompt thousands of New Yorkers to quit cigarettes last year.
By Michael Dinan, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Jun. 26--GREENWICH -- Michael Aurelia raised a dripping net of a baby alewives from a pool of the Mianus River Dam's fishway, examined them, then dumped the silver fish back into the water and pulled out a partially submerged crate.
Television viewers in the Midwest got an eyeful of politics during local newscasts last month, but most of it was in the ads, not the news.
At least 10 people were killed and 17 more wounded after two car bomb explosions in Baghdad on Sunday. The dead included an American soldier, three police academy students and a female officer, according to US and Iraqi officials.
No one ordered Glenn Winuk to grab a medical bag and rush into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He was not in uniform, and he made his living as a lawyer, not an EMT.
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. yesterday launched a $5.3 billion hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange in what analysts say is one of the most aggressive moves yet for market consolidation.
Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96 near major hotels and at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of
At least two Australians are missing in Thailand&#39;s resort island of Phuket, which was one of the first inhabited regions hit by the tsunami.
Jerry Orbach, who starred in the television series &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; and portrayed the overprotective father in the dance-film classic &quot;Dirty Dancing,&quot; died of prostate cancer on Tuesday evening, according to reports.
Newborn infants display an innate preference for looking at attractive faces, researchers say.
Warning that Darfur is descending into anarchy, the top UN envoy to Sudan urged the Security Council Thursday to quickly deploy African troops to deter violence and speed up peace talks
An alphabetical mnemonic that dermatologists give to their patients to help identify melanoma, the most virulent form of skin cancer, needs a simple addition, researchers say.
Some parents kept their children out of a Brooklyn middle school a day after learning about the death of a student who had been infected with a drug-resistant strain of bacteria.
Albannach is a new Scottish restaurant in the rolling lowlands to the south of Trafalgar Square.
The focus of the US presidential campaign is moving to Miami, Florida, the site of the first debate between President Bush and his Democratic opponent John Kerry.
The first terror suspects are moved to a new $37m maximum-security wing at Guantanamo Bay.
Iran's interior minister said China renewed its support Friday for negotiations over his country's disputed nuclear activities, and he warned that new U.N. sanctions could force Tehran to adopt \
A group of scientists who have been meeting regularly to discuss the health effects of methylmercury in seafood note that at their last convention they came to a consensus on a number of issues.
La nazionale maschile juniores &egrave; stata battuta dalla Francia 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-21) nella ...
: An Israeli helicopter today fired two missiles into a metal workshop in the Gaza Strip that the army said was used by Hamas militants to manufacture mortar bombs such as the one that
Sun Microsystems Inc. said it agreed to pay $92 million to Eastman Kodak Co. to settle a patent-infringement lawsuit over Sun&#39;s Java programming language.
When N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed questions about the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s handling of the spying case on Friday, his responses left former prosecutors with lingering questions.
Actress Ruth Warrick, best known for her role on the daytime soap All My Children, dies in New York.
Arriva bolsters its position in Europe, by entering into a joint venture in Poland's rail market.
Premiership big guns Liverpool want to sign Bayern Munich's Ghanaian defender Sammy Kuffour according to reports in the local German media.
About 2,000 Lebanese protested against   British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Beirut on Monday,   accusing him of backing Israel's 34-day war with Hizbollah, and   several cabinet ministers refused to meet him.
A Northwest Airlines terminal at the Detroit airport was shut down Thursday after authorities found a suspicious package, CNN reported.
Messina and Palermo played to a lacklustre 0-0 draw Thursday in the first Serie A derby between the Sicilian clubs since the Second World War.
To hear it from Democratic leaders and presidential candidates, you'd think the American dream was melting away as quickly as the glacial ice floes in Greenland.
Russian state oil firm Rosneft has  bought YUKOS's core unit, effectively nationalizing 11 percent  of the country's crude output and dealing a heavy blow to  YUKOS's attempts to halt its own dismemberment.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - One of the most dominant  runs in sport ended Monday when Fiji's Vijay Singh replaced  Tiger Woods as world number one after winning the Deutsche Bank  Championship.
Democrat Bill Richardson on Friday became the first presidential candidate to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.
Rafael Nadal was picked Tuesday to represent Spain at the Davis Cup against a Swiss team without top-ranked Roger Federer.
Kosovo's president accused Serbia of aggression Thursday for passing a parliamentary resolution that calls for reconsidering ties with any country that recognizes Kosovo as independent.
The East Village's New York Central Art Supply is known for its rare materials, its well-known clientele and now, its artist-clerks, who have an exhibit at the National Arts Club.
Individually they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been unstoppable in their respective industries. They\u00e2\u0080\u0099re both legends that have survived the dot com burst and came out winners.
Since the number of \
Suspected Somali pirates attacked an Italian-owned cargo ship on Monday as it headed for Kenya's Mombasa port through one of the world's most dangerous waterways, a regional maritime group said.
The curse of the Bambino wasn't the only thing that was shattered during the Boston Red Sox's championship run.
Jennifer Capriati is one of the elder statesmen on this WTA circuit, having turned pro in 1990 at the age of 14, and folks have now taken to asking her if she&#39;s thought about retirement.
Raiffeisen Bank Bulgaria EAD said Wednesday its third quarter profit increased by 77.22% on the year to leva (BGN) 20.07 million.
Thousands of rightist Israelis  accused Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of treason Tuesday as  parliament looked set to approve the first pullout of settlers  from occupied land Palestinians want as part of a future state.
Although members of the American team were unable to explain their lopsided defeat, they did\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0offer praise for\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0team captain Tom Lehman.
Prime Minister Anton Rop conceded defeat in EU newcomer Slovenia&#39;s general election on Sunday, after his Liberal Democrats suffered a surprise heavy loss to the centre-right Slovenian Democrats.
The candidates made their final pitches to voters in a state that has not previously had a starring role in the early stages of the presidential nomination process.
The brewer said fourth-quarter profit jumped 75 percent to $173.2 million, helped by a tax benefit and the weak dollar.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi delegates delivered a peace proposal to aides of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf on Tuesday, but the militant cleric refused to meet with them as explosions, gunfire and a U.S. bombing run persisted in the holy city...
Philippe Lucas, ex-coach di Laure Manaudou (partita per l'Italia) ha trovato una nuova allieva in vi...
IBM is trying to capitalize on the growing blade server market. Although it generates less revenue than other areas of the server market, the blade segment is increasing in volume and value to vendors, according to IDC analyst Jean Bozman.
Il Torino comunica di aver accettato la richiesta dei calciatori di entrare in silenzio stampa a tem...
By MICHAEL ASTOR RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A proposed ethanol alliance that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to forge with President Bush later this week poses both opportunities and risks for the environment, a top U.N. environmental official said Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo's personal goalspree this season continued as he scored twice to help overturn an early deficit as Manchester United beat Premier League rivals Tottenham 3-1 to advance into the last 16 of the FA Cup at Old Trafford here Sunday.
The California Legislature has offered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger an opportunity to save thousands of lives and millions of health-care dollars at almost no cost to state government.
PORTSCHACH, Austria : Greg Rusedski overcame his dislike of clay to level Great Britain&#39;s Davis Cup World Group play-off with Austria after British number one Tim Henman had been humbled in the first rubber.
The French Defense Ministry on Friday debunked the credentials of a former ABC News consultant who claimed to have worked as an adviser to the ministry, saying the man was just an intern for five months.
ichael D. Eisner, the embattled chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co., told the board of directors Thursday that he plans to step down in two years.
Everton striker Wayne Rooney has slammed his club&#39;s handling of the transfer request that is likely to see him in a Manchester United shirt before Tuesday afternoon.
Google attacked European  parliamentarians and privacy advocates on Monday for trying to  have competition authorities consider the handling of personal  information in its $3.1 billion takeover of rival DoubleClick.
Canada's Parliament is set to scrap two contentious anti-terror measures on Tuesday, angering the minority Conservative government, which accuses opposition legislators of being soft on terror.
Cingular, jointly owned by BellSouth and SBC Communications, said the buyers are Singapore Technologies Telemedia and TM International of Malaysia.
By Matt Paolelli Daily Herald Correspondent  For parents of middle-school and high-school students, it's an all-too-familiar scene.
Two more companies have recalled   their products, including pizza and salad, because they may   contain spinach linked to a food poisoning outbreak, the U.S.   Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday.
Groups gathering near a Berkshire dairy, the scene of disturbances across three nights this week, can be removed from the area by police.
Adrian Fernandez beat Bryan Herta by 0.0716 of a second at the Delphi Indy 300 yesterday in Joliet, Ill., for his second victory in a month, but it was overshadowed by a scary crash late in the race that sent Buddy Rice&#39;s car skidding upside down along
SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N, the No. 7  U.S. bank, on Wednesday said it fired three finance executives,  including its chief credit officer, after finding \
A senior U.S. congressman has urged leaders of North Korea to re-engage in six-party discussions on its nuclear programs and ended a visit saying on Tuesday he was optimistic that Pyongyang was ready to talk.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co.  on Wednesday said it will make clinical trial information available online amid calls by lawmakers and physicians for more disclosure of negative trial results.
Mitt Romney made a last-minute push in the state while the rest of the Republican field focused on South Carolina\u00e2\u0080\u0099s primary.
Romanian striker Adrian Mutu was banned from soccer for seven months on Thursday after being found guilty of taking a banned substance by the English Football Association.
A right-wing politician without a party is more popular with Dutch voters than the ruling party as the traditionally liberal and tolerant Netherlands suffers a wave of sectarian violence.
Allenamento mattutino per la Roma in vista della gara di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac,ritorno degli ottavi di finale di...
Calling the new iMac a \u00e2\u0080\u009cdesign benchmark for the industry\u00e2\u0080\u009d, Joel Santo Domingo (PC Magazine) remarks, \u00e2\u0080\u009cIts aluminum and black appearance can work in the home, next to your iPhone, or in the office next to your Aeron chair.\u00e2\u0080\u009d He adds that the new iMac with iLife \u00e2\u0080\u009908 \u00e2\u0080\u009cis a perfect choice for managing and enjoying your digital life (photos, music, movies, and more). No other software suite is so integrated, making it dead simple to use your digital music and photos in your video projects\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Domingo concludes, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe newest iMac proves you can buy a computer that makes few compromises on design and performance.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Helen Mirren, who swept Hollywood's awards season last year with her work in `The Queen,' is trading in her tiara for bumps and bruises.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s premier center for plumbing the mysteries of the universe in the tiniest bits of matter is planning to lay off more than 10 percent of its employees.
Scientists hope it may be possible to treat age-related hearing loss by stimulating the growth of new hair cells in the inner ear.
Reggae and rap homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister warns on a Caribbean visit.
A newly-wed couple are among those lifted to safety after a ship was hit by a giant wave off the Isles of Scilly.
Two teams made the trip to Mashpee with the goal of defending their South Sectional championships, while two came with the hopes of dethroning those champions.
Two of the nation's largest charitable foundations announced plans Monday to work together to improve education in developing countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
(InfoWorld) - Mainsoft on Wednesday released a technology preview of Grasshopper 2.0, which lets developers leverage Microsoft Windows development skills to run applications on Linux and Java platforms. Grasshopper 2.0 enables deployment of applications on the Apache Tomcat Java servlet container; Mainsoft's Visual MainWin provides the same functionality for deploying applications with commercial application servers. New features in version 2.0 include support of the Visual Studio 2005 IDE and the .Net Framework 2.0. Also, C# developers can use the new IDE as well as C# 2.0 features and ASP.Net controls to develop Web applications. The free Grasshopper 2.0 Technology Preview also can be used to port the Microsoft Personal Web Site Starter Kit to run on Tomcat. \
BINT JBEIL, Lebanon  - Most of the old town of Bint Jbeil still lies in dusty ruins a year after war erupted in Lebanon between Israel and Shi'ite Hezbollah guerrillas.
South Korea is waiting to gather video  evidence before lodging an appeal with sport's supreme legal  body over scoring errors at the Olympic gymnastics competition  which robbed Yang Tae-young of a gold medal.
Alabama, which has some of the nation's toughest drug laws, has become an unlikely ally of California on medical marijuana use.
Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Colin Powell today that they will do their utmost to allow Palestinian elections to take place, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as data  showing inflation slowed last month fed expectations that the  Federal Reserve will stick to measured interest rate hikes, but  gains were trimmed by a late spike in oil prices.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday played down a report al Qaeda was planning a big attack on the United States, saying there was no credible information about an imminent threat.
When Nelson Mandela speaks, South  Africa usually listens. But his message on AIDS still has  trouble getting through.
It was a mismatch on paper and a mismatch on the ice. Boston College, ranked No. 1 in the country and leading Hockey East, overwhelmed Merrimack, winner of one game in the league and last in the conference, 8-3, last night at Conte Forum.
AOL's new chief, Randy Falco, sees the  line dividing traditional and new media blurring even further  as he takes the reins of the online division of the world's  biggest media company Time Warner Inc.
The West Indies Cricket Board may omit leading players from a tour of Australia starting next month because of a dispute about sponsorship obligations in player contracts.
top government scientist who concluded last year that most antidepressants are too dangerous for children because of a suicide risk wrote in a memo this week that a new study confirms his findings.
The retail giant said it would shift capital away from its American stores and into overseas expansion, which will account for the bulk of its growth in the years to come.
US President George W Bush tells Democrats he welcomes debate in a conciliatory speech on Iraq.
The move was an end to a two-year journey that was as much about politics as it was about science.
-- State Farm Insurance Cos. is suspending sales of any new commercial or homeowner policies in Mississippi starting Friday, citing in part a wave of litigation it has faced since Hurricane Katrina, a company official said Wednesday.
Research in Motion unveiled the highly-anticipated BlackBerry 8800 device at 3GSM World Congress Monday, saying it would be available on AT&T in the US and Rogers in Canada.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading for his life as Iraq's leader and U.S. officials crushed reports that a high-profile female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers...
On Wall Street, investment bankers disdainfully refer to two types of investors, &quot;smart money&quot; and &quot;dumb money.&quot; In their snooty lexicon, smart money belongs to elite investors that run hedge funds and venture capital catering to the wealthy.
Il centrocampista del Milan, Marek Jankulovski, &egrave; stato sottoposto a intervento chirurgico in...
Ireland&#39;s Padraig Harrington and Briton Darren Clarke gave Irish fans cause for celebration with rousing performances in the WGC-American Express Championship third round on Saturday.
A father flying a kite with his five-year-old son on a cliff top dies after falling 150ft over the edge.
America has not changed its strong dollar policy and still expects China to make its own currency more flexible, a Treasury official said on Monday, shrugging off comments from Beijing that had jolted markets.
NEW YORK - A man who pleaded guilty to keeping an alligator and a tiger in his apartment while children lived there was sentenced Thursday to five months in jail.    Antoine Yates, who pleaded guilty in July to reckless endangerment, told the judge he never intended to put anyone at risk and that the children were never in danger...
US forces have exhumed a mass grave site in northwestern Iraq and uncovered the remains of scores of people. Many of the bodies found at the site near al-Hatra are believed to be the
The government will today outline how the National Lottery will be repaid the \u00c2\u00a3675m that is to be siphoned off to pay for the escalating costs of the London 2012 Olympics.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 - Stephen Moore, the president of a conservative fund-raising group, wants to overhaul the tax code. So do Dr.
LONDON -- A Qatari investment fund said yesterday it is talking with J Sainsbury PLC about a takeover, marking the second bid this year for Britain's third-largest supermarket group.
Year 2004 would probably be known as the year, which belonged to iPod and iTunes. They completely smashed the competition and ruled their own domains comfortably.
The US army said Tuesday it killed a senior aide of Abu Musab Zarqawi in an air strike at dawn on Fallujah, west of Baghdad. But witnesses said the rockets hit an empty building
Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga will on Monday become the second person to appear before the International Criminal Court to face accusations of massacring villagers, using child soldiers and sexually enslaving women.
Israel is prepared to transfer withheld tax revenues to the Palestinians through a mechanism that guarantees none of the money will go to the Hamas-led government or militants, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
Campaigners hoping to create a \
Nothing says 'look at me' like playing video clips on your belt.
Conrad Black and his associates  systematically stole $60 million from the publishing empire  they once ran and then tried to hide what they did, prosecutors  told jurors in final arguments at the former media baron&#39;s  criminal fraud trial on Monday.
The fast-food indictment \
Dopo Massimo De Santis, oggi &egrave; il giorno di Massimo Moratti.
Aaron Weaver has made a discovery the world could probably do without: He&#39;s found a way to spam your printer from the Web.By using a little-known capability found in most Web browsers, Weaver can make a Web page launch a print job on just about any printer on a victim&#39;s network. The Web site could print annoying ads on the printer and theoretically issue more dangerous commands, like telling the printer to send a fax, format its hard drive, or download new firmware.Weaver, a security manager in the financial industry, based in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, described what he calls &quot;cross site printing&quot; in a research paper published Tuesday on the Ha.ckers.org Web site.For a cross-site printing attack to work, a victim would have to visit either a malicious Web site or a legitimate page that suffers from a cross-site scripting flaw, which is a common type of Web programming error. The hacker would then send JavaScript code to the browser that would guess the location of the victim&#39;s printer and send it a print job.Weaver has launched the attack successfully with both the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. Because the attack works only on network printers, a printer plugged directly into a PC would not be vulnerable.The attack is possible because most browsers can connect to the networking port used by most printers to look for new print jobs. So by using the browser as a stepping stone, attackers are able to connect with something they should never be able to reach: a printer on the local area network.While nobody had previously demonstrated this particular hack, Weaver&#39;s research is based on two concepts that are well-known to Web security researchers: cross-site scripting attacks and vulnerabilities in the way browsers handle the Internet Protocol. &quot;There is no precedent for [this hack],&quot; said Robert Hansen, CEO of Web security consultancy SecTheory and owner of the Ha.ckers.org Web site. &quot;But ... what he did was marry two different concepts that we&#39;ve been talking about for a long time.&quot;And if hackers figure out a way to make printers send out information about their print jobs to the Internet, Weaver&#39;s hack could have even more profound security implications, Hansen said.Researchers have already shown how the browser can be used as a gateway to reach mail or VoIP servers. They believe that the browser, with its ability to connect the Internet at large to the local area network, will be an increasingly important source of network attacks. &quot;There are definitely a lot more exploits to be found,&quot; Hansen said.Browser developers are already aware of the problem.The Firefox browser blocks ports known to be associated with known security vulnerabilities, but it leaves many of them open because Web developers often use these ports in Web testing, said Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla&#39;s vice president of engineering, via instant message. &quot;If this is a new problem, we can easily add 9100 to the blacklist,&quot; he said. &quot;Folks here haven&#39;t done enough analysis to understand the impact yet.&quot;Weaver said concerns that his research might unleash a new blight on the Internet caused him to hesitate before publishing his paper and hold off on publishing the complete exploit code.By Wednesday he&#39;d already received his first request from someone asking to look at his software -- someone saying he needed to show it to his manager in order to prove that it was a real issue. Weaver said he suspects the inquiry may have come from a spammer.So will we see cross-site printer spam flying around our networks anytime soon?Weaver believes there&#39;s a good chance of that happening. &quot;Spammers will try anything,&quot; he said.
Gruppo francese avra' il 25% delle infrastrutture
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to come face to face with the misery of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Mr Straw will fly from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to El Fasher in northern Darfur to visit the Abu Shouk refugee camp.
Italy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blunder-prone Rocco Buttiglione was under increasing pressure today to spare himself the sack and step down voluntarily from his new job as European Commissioner in charge of civil liberties.
Oggi il Consiglio dei ministri scioglie la questione dei tetti del 2% alla spesa dei dicasteri. In discussione gl\u00c3\u00b2i aumenti degli statali sui quali c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 divisione: Fini ha chiesto di non rispettare il tetto.
British Atlantic Survey -- Large colonies of micro-organisms living under rocks have been discovered in the most hostile and extreme regions of the Arctic and Antarctic \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0093 giving new insights on survival of life on other planets.     Reporting in this week's Nature, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal their surprise findings that rock-dwelling micro-organisms can photosynthesise and store carbon just as much as the plants, lichens and mosses that live above ground...
Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday a new draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the basis of a consensus decision.
Singer Mark Morrison wins a court battle with footballer Kevin Campbell over his next album.
STILL DANGEROUS: Frances weakens to a Category 2 storm but severe winds and massive flooding are possible. The hurricane likely will hit along the nearly deserted east coast this afternoon.
The hi-tech ePassport could make forgery and identity theft easier, BBC Click discovers.
A Brazilian judge clamped a curfew on a small Amazon River town Saturday after residents tried to lynch a man who confessed he killed two girls.
A woman is seeking an arrest warrant against suspended Titans cornerback Adam \
Syracuse point guard Billy Edelin returned to the team on Sunday for the first time in nine months.
Mastella: 'potenziale lesione diritti di soggetti estranei'
All'incontro Larijani-Solana di domani a Madrid
But very slowly Analysis The US government has taken a step back from control of the internet with a new contract between it and overseeing organisation ICANN that came into effect yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of seven men accused of plotting to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices around the country in hopes of inciting an anti-government insurrection.
Democratic presidential contender John Edwards argued on Thursday that President Bush has made the nation less safe and the Republican candidates are trying to become \
Dopo Skulls (Skulls.B) arriva un nuovo visur per cellulari. Si tratta di Cabir (e Cabir.B) che sfrutta le connessioni GPRS per la sua diffusione e nascondendosi in un file SIS dal nome icons. Il pericolo, stando
Asia Pacific carriers led by launch customer Singapore Airlines are grappling with further delays in getting their Airbus A380 super jumbo planes into the air, with Korean Air vowing to seek compensation for the latest setback.
Retail sales slid in August as people steered away from buying cars and shoppers kept a close eye on their spending after splurging in July.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin says while global warming is changing Earth's climate, he's not convinced that is \
Description: Iran says it will continue tests that could eventually provide it with enriched uranium, the key element in a nuclear weapon.
Norman, OK (Sports Network) - Nebraska offensive lineman Darren DeLone Friday was charged with aggravated assault and battery for injuring a member of the University of Oklahoma&#39;s spirit group before last Saturday&#39;s game.
Lazard was readying itself for a tense board meeting to decide the future of the company yesterday as in-fighting put a planned flotation at risk.
TONY BLAIR may have revised his opinion of Rhodri Morgan - but not sufficiently to invite him for dinner at his official country residence.
Outside the Highway Junction Thrift Store, a thin film of gritty ash coated the bottom of a Mount St. Helens coffee mug. Price for the mug: $5.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has shut down the MARID working group, which was attempting to develop a Sender ID standard.
While Google Inc.&#39;s auction-based initial public offering may not spur a wave of copycats, venture capitalists are sorting through the IPO to see what can be learned for future deals.
As Cincinnati was abuzz Tuesday afternoon with the news that Barry Larkin would not return to the Reds in 2005, his likely heir apparent was blissfully unaware.
His legs were amputated when he was a year old. Now Oscar Pistorius is on track to make the South African Olympic team. Is he an engineering marvel -- or just one hell of a sprinter? By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine.
Most phones now use digital service, but home and business owners with alarm systems may miss the analog signal.
Prime Minister John Howard went for the economic jugular on the first day of campaigning for October 9 elections, claiming a victory for the opposition Labor Party will lead to soaring interest rates.
Kenya's feuding parties prepared on Monday for fresh fighting in parliament and on the streets despite another international push to mediate a post-election crisis that has now killed at least 612 people.
Rbs aumenta al 93% la quota in contanti della sua offerta
U.S. investment bank Citigroup C.N   said on Tuesday it is shedding its Citigroup Venture Capital   buyout unit amid renewed activity among banks in the buyout   sector.
Israeli scientists have inscribed the entire Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible onto a space less than half the size of a grain of sugar.
In diplomacy, silence can speak as loudly as the noisiest protest. When Israel announced plans to build 1,001 new homes in the West Bank, the silence from Washington echoed around the Middle East like a rifle shot.
Il tecnico dell'Udinese Marino, dopo l'impresa di Torino con la Juventus, chiede alla squadra contin...
Just what does Condi Rice's effort to talk with Iran really mean? Even close watchers of the U.S.'s shifting policy aren't sure
Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau  for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in  the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory  over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League  Thursday.
In the rematch of last year's boys' state volleyball final, Natick got revenge and swept away defending state champion St. John's Prep, 25-23, 28-26, 25-20, last night in Hudson to advance to this year's title match.
Farhan Akhtar has a lot of exciting things lined up in 2008.
(InfoWorld) - In February, a group of technology vendors, including BEA Systems, Google, IBM, and Oracle, formed the OpenAjax Alliance, with the goal of promoting the popular AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web development technique. Since then, more vendors, such as Sun Microsystems, have joined, and the alliance has launched its OpenAjax Hub project to boost interoperability among AJAX libraries. One of the founders of OpenAjax was David Boloker, who holds the titles of distinguished engineer and CTO of emerging Internet technologies at the IBM software group. He also serves on the alliance's steering committee. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill spoke with Boloker at the AJAXWorld Conference and Expo in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday about AJAX, the security issues around it, and the possibilities of other vendors such as Microsoft and Apple joining the alliance. InfoWorld: Why did you found OpenAjax? Boloker: If you go back nine months, the key problem that folks were having was, one, What exactly is the definition of AJAX? The second [problem was], How do you get [a] message out to all parties that would be cross-vendor? The third thing was, From a technology standpoint, how can you basically start looking at what was going to happen when looking across toolkits? So you can have one person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s UI widget working with your UI widget, and these are all in JavaScript. And each and every one of the toolkits today, actually, expects to own the whole page; so they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re going to basically take control, and expect to; then, when you leave their page, they lose control. Well, what really is going to have to happen is, you may like someone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Accordion control from one toolkit and want to use it, for example, with Tibco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s. So one of the things which we started working on was something called OpenAjax Hub inside of OpenAjax, which is [aimed at allowing that interoperability], and that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s going to be an open source plan. So [those were] the reasons why we started OpenAjax. Now, when you start looking at the bigger picture here and at what IBM is doing in this space, [you'll see that it] is in parallel to starting OpenAjax; what we did [at IBM] is, we started a project inside IBM to work on trying to bring down the level of complexity of writing and debugging applications, AJAX applications in particular. And the way we did it was, we built a piece of code called the AJAX Tooling Framework which went on top of Eclipse, which is the core foundation for tooling that we are using, and we can demo the AJAX Tooling Framework with the whole idea behind it [being] to bring down that level of not only complexity but also to allow someone to write a lot more AJAX code in a much shorter amount of time and get it published faster. InfoWorld: What about Microsoft -- which has its AJAX technology, Atlas -- not being a part of OpenAjax? Are there any more overtures being made? Are they just going to sit on the sidelines like they seem to do with other industry initiatives, like Eclipse? What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s going on there with Microsoft? Boloker: I actually just spoke with Microsoft yesterday about joining OpenAjax, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve taken back the details and are thinking about it, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll get back to us. InfoWorld: What do you think the impact is of Microsoft not participating? You have this massive PC software company, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re not participating. Do you think it's detrimental for them to not participate, or does it not make a difference? Boloker: Well it makes a difference because I\u00e2\u0080\u0099d actually like to have them at the table. They have some very, very skilled developers, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve thought about the area a lot, just as Tibco has and IBM has and JackBe has and others. It would be actually great if we actually can get everyone to the table, and I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m really hoping that we can do it. InfoWorld: Do you think you will? Boloker: Optimistic. InfoWorld: But they have not made any commitments to joining at this point? Boloker: None. They\u00e2\u0080\u0099re thinking about it at this point. InfoWorld: Are there any other major companies on the sidelines? I can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think of any right now. Boloker: There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plenty of people that are in discussions with us, and those people in discussions with us are folks like Apple. Let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s see, who else would be in it? We\u00e2\u0080\u0099re looking at Cisco as another. Cisco [is not] core to the Web piece of this. The other companies are mostly in Asia. InfoWorld: What about the issues of security around AJAX? Apparently there are a lot of them. What are you doing about that? Boloker: Security around AJAX is actually security around the Web. So there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s many sets of issues here, and one of the things which we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re actually going to cover inside of OpenAjax is a whole discussion on security, at the meeting at the end of the week. And one of the topics is not only from a Web standpoint of cross-app scripting, which has been a problem in the Web for many, many years, when you have cross-application scripting between servers. But this whole concept of when you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re doing mashups, if you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re doing mashups all within your establishment or customer shop or you have trusted parties, mashups are secure. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s when you do unsecure mashups between, say, myself and someone I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really know; that other person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s JavaScript could be misformed, or [it could] try to take control of my machine. And this is really where a question of needing to do some technology work between ourselves, the companies, as well as maybe even in the W3C to look at [the question], How do I basically bring an access list to give someone approval to use the mashup or not to use the mashup? InfoWorld: Apparently there are issues with inexperienced developers, there are issues with the cross-site scripting, there are issues with Web services. Even Jesse James Garrett who founded the term AJAX said there are a lot of issues and we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re going to have to almost patch them one by one. So how can people rely on AJAX if it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s got all these security issues? I talked to one AJAXWorld attendee yesterday, and she said she wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t using AJAX yet, but the one thing she knew was that it apparently had a lot of security concerns. Boloker: So there are security concerns. Actually, if you look at the security concerns you have when doing Web services, there actually was work done for Web services in the area of WS-Security. A lot of folks who are looking at this are looking at it for the first time. Well, the folks that actually have looked at service-oriented architecture said, \
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The Golden State Warriors exercised the fourth-year contract option on forward Mike Dunleavy on Friday, keeping him with the team through the 2005-06 season.
Kerry Packer, Australia&#39;s richest man, bought a stake in Stanley Ho&#39;s latest Macau gaming project as Asia&#39;s two biggest casino operators team up to expand in the region.
BOSTON -- Recent history suggests that ancient history may be, well, a thing of the past. The Boston Red Sox, winless in the World Series since 1918 and just a week ago three outs from elimination this 2004
U.S. Treasury debt prices sagged on  Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's August  meeting suggested the central bank would like to continue  raising interest rates for some time to come.
Roy Halladay settled down after a rocky start to pitch an excellent game. No surprise there. His performance at the plate was utterly shocking, especially considering he didn't take batting practice.
The film in which Dame Helen Mirren portrays the Queen is being premiered at the Venice festival.
At Space 2006, arguments erupt over whether the moon, Mars or a space station should be the central settlement. Each has its advantages and downsides. Robert Lemos reports from San Jose, California.
The Tennessee Titans fired offensive coordinator Norm Chow on Tuesday after a season of struggling to score points and reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2003.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, a Saudi newspaper said on Monday.
Rumors have been flying on various weblogs all week, but today it's official: Google, along with Yahoo and MSN, is going to start supporting the attribute rel=\
Video games not blamed for bravery Whenever anyone goes crazy with a gun, the press are usually quick to blame video and computer games for the young person's violence.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. polygamist sect leader   Warren Jeffs, who was arrested in August after two years on the   run, was ordered on Wednesday to face a preliminary hearing to   determine if he should stand trial on charges of rape as an   accomplice.
Temperatures plummeted across the eastern half of the nation Monday, approaching an all-time record in northern Minnesota and freezing the Gulf Coast as a river of Arctic air pushed southward.
Mike Volpi era a capo della divisione supporto e servizi
I.B.M. plans to begin releasing a monthly report of threats to computer networks in an effort to establish an indicator similar to the federal government\u00c2\u0092s Homeland Security Advisory System.
Children's Commissioner Peter Clarke says Wales has a critical shortage of social workers in his annual report.
Two-time Cannes winner Emir  Kusturica brought a happy ending to the film festival on  Saturday with a boisterous Balkan romp, breaking the mould for  a competition full of dark tales.
VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa  - The head of a South African engineering company was charged Friday with trafficking in nuclear-related materials that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction.
You didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t read it here first, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worth noting: Nextel has unique technology that lets them serve businesses who need push-to-talk quite well, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa mess of spectrum and
The world&#39;s biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of Australia&#39;s southern island state of Tasmania early on Friday, but caused no damage or injury.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- NASCAR has its own \
KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwanda&#39;s president on Tuesday warned that his forces will deal with rebels based in Congo and suggested they may already be doing so, a day after reports emerged that Rwandan troops had crossed in neighboring Congo.
Annette Bening and Leonardo DiCaprio have been tapped for top honors at the upcoming Hollywood Film Festival.
Online retailer CD-Wow must pay \u00c2\u00a341m to British record firms after breaking a deal to stop selling imported CDs.
This remarkable piece of news was given by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin, at today's gala unveiling of the Airbus 380, the world's biggest airliner, in Toulouse in southern France.
To see a hurricane grow on Earth, one's best view is from orbit. But on the windiest planet in the solar system, Saturnian clouds can gather to sizes greater than our tiny blue planet...
It's the first time the company has officially said it would fight attempts to use the popular device on unauthorized networks.

Iran has imprisoned an Iranian American affiliated with George Soros' Open Society Institute, the foundation said on Wednesday, marking the fourth dual citizen to be detained in Iran in recent months.
Open source doesn't necessarily automatically translate into better paid support for customers.  But it does offer a lot more options and aligns customers with vendors more tightly.
Life & style: He gave up rock'n'roll to become an eco-friendly farmer - so how green is Alex James' home?
WASHINGTON BUREAU; Staff writer Ken Fireman contributed to this story, which was supplemented with news service reports. PITTSBURGH - With Democrats calling on him to sharpen his presidential
A string of recent victories and endorsements from key party insiders have Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton running neck-and-neck in the increasingly important battle for delegates.
Citing its acquisition of MedImmune and falling demand for its ulcer treatment,  the drugmaker said earnings fell to $1.27 billion in the fourth quarter.
CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq  - The U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Monday it was too early to judge whether a Baghdad security crackdown was successful because the last of five extra brigades had yet to be deployed.
Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
Australia&#39;s main opposition Labor Party&#39;s Lindsay Tanner became the party&#39;s seventh shadow minister in a week to quit after the party suffered its fourth consecutive election defeat on Oct. 9.
The autobiography of DJ John Peel, which he was writing when he died last month, is to be published next autumn.
KINSHASA, Congo, Dec. 6 -- After decades of dictatorship and wars, Congo on Wednesday swore in its first freely elected president since 1960, installing Joseph Kabila, the son of a rebel leader, who promised a new era of order and better days ahead.
President Bush added Medicare to the government's fix-it list Wednesday after new figures showed the first full decade of the program's prescription benefit will cost taxpayers &#36;724 billion.
French bank Societe Generale said Thursday it has uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud \u00c2\u0097 one of history's biggest \u00c2\u0097 by a single futures trader who fooled investors and overstepped his authority.
Bear Stearns Cos.  said on Thursday quarterly net income soared 38 percent, helped by gains from fees for merger advice and underwriting debt.
Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday as it neared Bermuda, where residents stocked up on provisions and formed long lines at gas stations in the lashing rain.
Regal Entertainment Group, the country's largest owner of movie theaters, Tuesday said its profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter, as box office receipts slipped.
By scuttling the new Commission, the European Parliament has finally proved to Brussels and the national capitals that it can bite as well as bark.
A story run over the UK wires of Reuters this morning quotes a European Commission spokesperson as confirming that everyday customers of Google have been sent EC questionnaires asking their opinion about the forthcoming merger between Google and display advertising provider DoubleClick.
Actress Michelle Rodriguez began a 180-day jail term in Los Angeles on Sunday for probation violation, the second Hollywood celebrity after Kiefer Sutherland to face a Christmas incarceration.
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn and  his wife, Robin Wright Penn, are divorcing after 11 years of  marriage, People magazine reported on Friday.
New Zealand calls on Tokyo to accept Greenpeace's offer to tow its stricken whaling ship from the Antarctic.
Roma - Un documento di otto pagine chiude la vertenza Alitalia. L&#39;accordo firmato stanotte da governo, azienda e sindacati, consta di due parti: la prima, il verbale di riunione, nel quale si richiamano tutti
I cannot play a DVD on my computer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Windows XP operating system. I see the picture, but there is no sound. What is keeping my movies silent?
Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped British aid worker, appeared in a new and harrowing video yesterday, weeping and asking Tony Blair to save her life by halting the deployment of British
Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill is refusing to throw in the European towel after his side went down to two late goals in Milan, leaving Celtic pointless after two matches.
Toronto Raptors All-Star swingman Vince Carter was placed on the injured list Friday after tests revealed a mild strain of his left Achilles' tendon.
It was a new experience for the New England Revolution, to look around at a crowd of 67,584 packed to the rafters at Gillette Stadium and listen to the boisterous crowd from first kick to final tick.
Researchers say that the recent housing downturn doesn't necessarily mean an end to economic growth.
Hollywood's elite braved cold dreary skies with barely a shiver on Sunday as they crossed the red carpet in off-the-shoulder gowns and designer tuxedos for the 79th annual Oscars.
Il veicolo su cui era in pattuglia \u00c3\u00a8 finito fuori strada. Altri quattro soldati italiani sono rimasti feriti. ROMA - Un militare del contingente italiano in Afghanistan \u00c3\u00a8 morto domenica pomeriggio in seguito
Unlucky web host firm suffers second downtime in a week Fasthosts, which last week suffered a major system outage, saw its woes continue today, with its headquarters hit by the floods in Gloucester.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kuwaiti security forces have detained up  to eight Kuwaiti soldiers suspected of plotting to attack U.S.  forces in the Gulf Arab state, a security source said on  Monday.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stunning victory over the USA in the Ryder Cup has left the American press wringing their hands and gnashing their teeth about exactly just how the supposed underdogs walked away with a comprehensive 18 1/2 9 1/2 win.
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A roadside bomb kills two pro-government tribal elders in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Some developers wonder if GDC will remain their annual rendezvous as the conference replaces E3 as the largest industry-only game event worldwide.
Jean Philippe Peguero scored in the 31st minute to lead the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in an MLS Western Conference semifinal playoff game Friday night.
The African National Congress, South Africa&#39;s ruling party, has accused US government of promoting the use of the anti-Aids drug &quot;nevirapine&quot; in this country.
Mike Piazza wants the New York Mets to get him out of a situation that's been difficult to deal with.
VIENNA - Ukraine&#39;s parliament will reopen its investigation into allegations presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned, a day after the country&#39;s prosecutor general reopened a criminal investigation into the case.
Jason Varitek doesn&#39;t expect to hit like Carl Yastrzemski or Jim Rice. When it comes to clubhouse leadership, though, he is every bit their equal.
Researchers have solved the mystery of the boy in the iron coffin.
Online travel agencies moved higher Wednesday after three of the largest players in the industry reported third-quarter earnings that didn&#39;t pull any major surprises, with leader IAC/InteractiveCorp showing profits more than quadrupled during the period.
Apple Computer is the undisputed champion of the hard-drive music market, but competitors are gearing up for a shot at the title. The various versions of the iPod account for 92.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his delight at seeing his former captain Bryan Robson back in Premiership management.
A radioactive substance was found in the body of a former Russian spy who died last night after accusing the Russian president of being behind a plot to poison him.
A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and at least six other people in Beirut on Wednesday, just six days before parliament was due to elect a new president, security sources said.
With the pace of corporate earnings reports slowing, Wall Street will have its eye on consumer prices and other economic indicators in this holiday-shortened week.
California's criminal charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four associates have put the spotlight on privacy in the business world and could spark internal corporate reforms or even legislation to counter privacy abuses.
President Bush waxed eloquent about democracy in Prague's majestic Czernin Palace last week, pledging to the assembled dissidents from 17 countries that the United States \
All but closing the books on a crime that helped give rise to the civil rights movement, a grand jury has refused to bring any new charges in the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager who was beaten and shot after whistling at a white woman in the Mississippi Delta.
A Gartner Inc. report predicts that SAS hard drives are on the verge of replacing models based on older Ultra320 technology
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged swift international action Monday toward speeding up deployment of troops in Darfur, as key world players met to try to consolidate efforts and resources for the ravaged Sudanese region.
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roundup Plus: TV chip company gets $19 million...Oracle extends deadline on PeopleSoft bid...MLB sells game clips for 99 cents...TiVo hires marketing chief.
il prices climbed nearer to $50 a barrel yesterday before retreating, as traders reacted to reports on the conflict in Iraq, concerned that growing unrest might interrupt crude oil exports.
MedImmune will deliver an additional one million doses of its nasal spray vaccine FluMist, to help the US combat an influenza vaccine shortage.
The head of US mining giant Newmont Corp. defended his company&#39;s environmental record Thursday, saying mercury emissions at a controversial Indonesian mine were well within the country&#39;s standards and posed no health hazards.
Canada reported Monday that its airport  screening staff had lost more than 1,100 pieces of clothing and  identification this year but insisted the missing items posed  no threat to security.
A former military officer on trial for the mass killing of Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s testified Thursday he was defending the country from Iran and that U.S. commanders should also face prosecution for waging an \
Equatorial Guinea wants Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, extradited from South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt, one of the country&#39;s lawyers says.
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s biggest electricity lines network company, Vector Ltd., will launch a NZ$1.33 billion takeover bid for NGC Holdings Ltd.
Codacons, il vero problema sono prezzi stellari e in ascesa
Dustin Pedroia, who has established himself as a strong contender for the American League\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rookie of the year award, lives about 20 yards from Fenway Park.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dodged a dispute over the government's plans to conduct military trials for Osama bin Laden's former driver and other foreign terror suspects, avoiding another clash over the president's powers.
Germany has slashed its public deficit to 1.7 percent of output in 2006 -- much lower than originally estimated -- thanks to the booming economy, official data showed on Thursday.
Pro-Syrian protesters set up tents in Beirut, after a rally calling on Lebanon's government to stand down.
DaimlerChrysler enjoys growth in worldwide sales but its luxury car division Mercedes-Benz suffers a slump in profits.
The team that did near the worst in Olympic baseball drew the most fans while the team among the most feared were not there. Such was the Olympic baseball competition, where
The Sopranos actor James Gandolfini is engaged to his girlfriend Deborah Lin, the star's manager confirms.
Ethiopia, one of the world&#39;s most mine-infested countries, says it has joined a global landmine ban as more than 100 nations met to rejuvenate the campaign to eradicate the weapons and aid victims worldwide.
Sri Lanka evicted hundreds of minority ethnic Tamils from the capital on Thursday and sent them back to the war-torn north citing security concerns, as the military battled Tamil Tiger rebels in the east.
Here's what an NBA team in the market for a former MVP would get with Allen Iverson:
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The World Series has been over less than 48 hours and already I can&#39;t wait for the free-agent signing period to commence, for the Winter Meetings to unfold, for tensions between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to escalate to unprecedented levels.
Hewlett-Packard said it had agreed to pay $1.6 billion for software maker Opsware, giving a hefty payoff to Opsware founder, Marc Andreessen.
GERUSALEMME - Il leader di al Fatah Marwan Barghuti ha annunciato in una lettera dal carcere che non si candider\u00c3\u00a0 alle elezioni presidenziali palestinesi del 9 gennaio e ha chiesto a tutti i palestinesi di sostenere la candidatura di Abu Mazen.
Attackers armed with machetes and automatic weapons raided a U.N. refugee camp in western Burundi, shooting and hacking to death at least 180 men, women and children, U.N. officials said.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N on  Friday reported a lower third-quarter profit as U.S. revenue  fell amid intense competition for its products from rivals and  generic drugs.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Western-leaning new  leader Viktor Yushchenko was poised to take power at last after  the election commission announced it would certify the result  of last month's vote Monday.
Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral on Friday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is drawing increasingly heavy fire from fellow Republicans over the lack of armored Humvees and transport trucks for the troops in Iraq
It is the nature of terrorism that every time one thinks there is a limit to the depths to which terrorists can sink, they contrive even baser atrocities.
The number of Americans lining up to claim an initial week of jobless aid climbed more than expected last week, primarily because of hurricanes that have battered Florida, putting many people out of work, the government said on Thursday.
A judge ruled Wednesday that serial killer Angel Maturino Resendiz, who gained notoriety as the &quot;Railroad Killer&quot; linked to at least 15 murders across the country, is mentally competent to be executed next week for the 1998 rape-slaying of a Texas doctor.
Nepal's King Gyanendra called for the success of a fragile peace process in the Himalayan nation on Monday, his first public comments since being forced to cede political power in April.
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA  - United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines Inc. are in preliminary talks about a merger that would create the largest airline in the world, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
Ah, the life of Steve Spurrier. From all indications, he&#39;s headed to the University of South Carolina, which will allow him to pursue victories and birdies, not necessarily in that order.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Olmert's office confirmed on Monday, for talks expected to focus on principles for Palestinian statehood.
Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's top  cellphone maker, said on Tuesday it plans to close its plant in  Bochum, Germany, by mid-2008 and may cut up to 2,300 staff as  it moves production to lower-cost regions.
Several Dutch mosques were attacked by arsonists this weekend as tension in the Netherlands grew after the murder of an outspoken filmmaker by a suspected Islamist extremist, the ANP news agency reported on ...
CASPER, Wyo. - Two college students returned a lost purse to its owner, not knowing the handbag contained her life savings of $43,000.  Derek Hepner and Adam Simanton spotted the purse lying in the gutter of a Casper street Monday as they drove past it.
Pop diva Shakira will donate the proceeds from a concert in her hometown to build an arts school for 1,800 children forced to flee their homes by Colombia's civil war.
Google is turning to Madison Avenue to help convince marketers to buy its more elaborate types of online ads, like click-to-play video.
Exactly a week after the faithful, but wayward pooch went missing, Tinkerbell Hilton is heading home.
ABECHE, Chad  - The scandal over a French group suspected of trying to smuggle African children to Europe from Chad may harm the image of foreign aid workers seeking to help refugees fleeing violence, U.N. officials said on Monday.
Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and  even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave  of misery across Indian Ocean coastal areas devastated by  Sunday's tsunami, experts said on Thursday.
Ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma said on Friday he had not been contacted by South African prosecutors over possible corruption charges.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 -- In the aftermath of one of the deadliest spasms of violence, a new level of fear and foreboding has gripped Baghdad, fueled in part by sectarian text messages and Internet sites, deepening tensions in an already divided capital.
Gaza, 21 ottobre 2004 - Adnan al-Ghoul, uno dei comandanti militari dell&#39;organizzazione oltranzista palestinese Hamas, \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso stanotte insieme ad uno dei suoi compagni di lotta da un missile, lanciato da un elicottero israeliano sulla sua
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday urged US troops in Iraq to keep up their morale, arguing against ``the naysayers and the doubters&#39;&#39; who warn ``we&#39;re in a quagmire.
Most companies need to keep tabs on travel & entertainment expenses. Concur thinks it has a better way.
Apple Inc.'s delayed update to the Mac OS X operating system is hitting store shelves as consumers are increasingly snapping up Macintosh computers to complement their iPods and iPhones.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher agreed to pay the 165,000-pound bail (about 297,000 US dollars) required to release her son Mark Thatcher from house arrest in
He's played everything from a Wall Street vulture to the president, but these days Michael Douglas is focusing on his favorite role \u00c2\u0097 father and husband.
Hopes for an Italian priest kidnapped in the southern Philippines were raised Saturday when it emerged that a fellow priest had been sent photographs of him apparently unharmed.
Oil futures prices advanced to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa&#39;s largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced
U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, with the Nasdaq logging its sharpest decline in nearly a year, after data showing rising unemployment stoked worries of a recession.
PeopleSoft denies action is related to Oracle, and some say it may be result of poor financial performance. By Rick Whiting. PeopleSoft Inc.
Flag-draped coffins and jeering  anti-war protesters competed with pomp and circumstance on  Thursday at the inauguration of President Bush along the  snow-dusted, barricaded streets of central Washington.
Deutsche Telekom  plans to keep on cutting jobs and may consider small investments in emerging markets, its chief executive said in extracts of a newspaper interview released on Sunday.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
European Union officials have expressed concern that international sanctions targetting Iran's nuclear programme might not be enough to curb its atomic ambitions, in a document obtained by AFP.
Join the experts, share in the debate Mobile email is now an established business tool. It is hard to find an organisation of any size that hasn't introduced it into at least some part of the business, and momentum has started to gather among smaller companies also. If you're not using it yourself, you'll probably know someone who is.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
American Heather Daly-Donofrio had the low round for the second day in a row, firing an 8-under par 64 to grab a three-stroke lead at the $US800,000 LPGA Tournament of Champions in Alabama.
&quot;Magic can happen.&quot; Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) may have signed Howard Stern and the men&#39;s NCAA basketball tournaments, but XM Satellite Radio (nasdaq: XMSR - news - people ) has its sights on your cell phone.
ROCKVILLE, Ind. -- Two staff members at a nursing home abused demented residents, encouraging one to expose her breasts and another to hit himself in his genitals, a state agency said.
Protestant hardliner Ian Paisley , leader of the Democratic Unionist party, shakes hands with women in Belfast.Comment
Sysco Corp. , the largest U.S.  distributor of food to restaurants and hospitals, on Monday  said quarterly profit rose as an extra week in the period and  acquisitions helped offset the effects of higher food prices.
Israel frees a large group of Palestinian prisoners in a move intended to strengthen Mahmoud Abbas.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned early on Wednesday after a &quot;successful&quot; three-day visit to The Hague where he attended the India-EU Summit.
Baikal Finance Group, an unknown company, won an auction for Russian oil company's YUKOS's core asset Sunday with a &#36;9.4 billion bid and analysts said whomever was behind the bid enjoyed Kremlin favor.
The average house price in the UK has almost reached \u00c2\u00a3200,000, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
Real Madrid owners are still trying hard to find why their team has been performing so terribly this season. A team with players like Ronaldo, Figo, Raul, Zinedine Zidane, and David Beckham should not find
Kevin Garnett just missed out on a triple-double with 21 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gritty 83-82 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.
A car bomb blew up in the western Iraqi town of Anah on Wednesday, killing several people, witnesses said. The blast targeted a recruits queued at National Guards building in the town, some 260 km west of Baghdad.
Mark Thatcher is likely to face questions in a South African court over allegations he funded an aborted military coup in Equatorial Guinea.
Assembly members have voted to pass the executive's first budget, despite SDLP and Alliance Party opposition.
Quarti assicurati se mercoledi' si batte anche la Germania
A huge explosion rocked North Korea near the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom cloud that sparked speculation that Pyongyang might have tested an atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Rock star Gary Glitter has his three-year child molestation sentence in Vietnam reduced by three months.
FOXBOROUGH - For a team that has rampaged through its first eight games and was coming off a 52-7 victory over the Redskins yesterday, the words seemed a bit misplaced.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have a message for parents, Hollywood, the Bush administration and anyone else concerned about the controversial content of their newest film, Team America: World Police.
The following recalls have been announced:
District of Columbia leaders announced an agreement Monday night that they said would bring the deal to move the Montreal Expos to Washington back from the brink of collapse.
American Express Co. has filed suit against Visa, MasterCard and eight major banks alleging anti-competitive practices. Banks named in the suit include Bank of America, US Bancorp, JP Morgan Chase, Capital
In a grim marker of the longevity of the Iraq war, children too young to remember losing a parent in action are growing up.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych accused the United States on Monday of meddling in Ukraine's internal affairs, claiming the Americans have financed his opponent's presidential campaign.
Orioles outfielder David Newhan said he's willing to forgo arbitration and sign a market value deal to stay with Baltimore.
Sales of video games in the UK are at an all-time high, with more than 78 million titles sold in 2007.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has told a newspaper that he wants a Great Britain football team at the 2012 London Olympics.
Sabato prossimo riapre il Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) di New York nella sede restaurata e arricchita di nuove gallerie e attrezzature rivolte al pubblico, contenute nell&#39;edificio di sei piani che costituisce una notevole espansione: l&#39;area occupata dal
The web is loaded with articles that tell you how to get started with VBScript ... there are a couple here! But there aren&#39;t too many telling you how to do the things that really count ... like administering
Jurors in the Scott Peterson case ask to view the boat prosecutors claim he used to dispose of his wife&#39;s body. So far, the jury has asked to see multiple pieces of evidence, including the 14-foot boat.
L'Ufficio del Giudice di Ultima Istanza in materia di doping del CONI, ha fissato l'udienza che rigu...
ATI today added the X850 series of graphics processors as a new high-end version for its desktop product line. The X800-XL takes the X800 family to an entry level price point.
The State Department is investigating whether Israel misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon.
The first member of US military intelligence to be tried for abusing naked Iraqis in Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced today to eight months in prison, as American troops in Iraq marked the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Oscar-nominated director John Singleton was driving a Lexus SUV when it struck and killed a jaywalker who stepped in front of the car, police said Friday.
You can beat the market without breaking a sweat. No, really.
ESPN's Monday night NFL game was watched by more viewers than any show in cable TV history except a 1993 debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
CHESHIRE, Ore. - A woman shot her husband in the back after he killed her pet chicken, the Lane County sheriff's deputies said. Deputies said they were sure that Mary Gray, 58, intended to shoot her husband, Stephen Gray, 43. They weren't certain if the husband meant to fire at the chicken.
Circuit City has the Samsung S730 digital camera for $90.99. You can also add an Epson R280 photo printer and get it free after a $75 mail-in rebate.
The arrest of the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA may mark the beginning of the end of Western Europe&#39;s most active guerrilla group, some analysts said on Monday.
from LPs to compact discs and from VHS to DVD,&quot; says Jeff Joseph of the Consumer Electronics Association. &quot;High definition
Stocks rallied and the Dow industrials hit a record high on Wednesday as investors welcomed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assessment that the economy would grow moderately as inflation eases.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks were back in rally mode Tuesday, with all three of the major indexes marking fresh 42-month highs on news of a surge in consumer confidence to its best levels since July.
Madonna, Chris Rock and dozens of other celebrities raised $3.7 million Wednesday night at a star-studded benefit at the United Nations to help poor and sick children around the world.
Japan's finance minister became the first to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation.
Stock fails HA test too The poor SCO Group can't get much right these days, including keeping its high availability clusters highly available.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is poised to become Indonesia&#39;s first president by popular mandate with the official vote tally of Monday&#39;s election showing a clear margin of victory with counting almost complete.
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday's auction, with rates on three-month bills rising and rates on six-month bills falling to the lowest level in more than three years.
US lawmakers struck a deal late on Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid, nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
A future version of Bluetooth will allow connections to hop on Wi-Fi networks when additional bandwidth is required.
HAMPTON - Even as teams prepared for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NASCAR community continued to focus on last week&#39;s plane crash.
The pastry shops and luxury boutiques are open. Children in neat blue and white uniforms are back in school. And vendors selling everything from parrots to air freshener have returned to streets choked with cars.
A Thai police sergeant was charged on Monday with killing a Canadian and attempting to kill the man's pregnant ex-wife during an argument between the tourists in the northern tourist town of Pai, the local police chief said.
Altra richiesta di soccorso nel Canale di Sicilia
 38 million dollars for tsunami disaster
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest garbage hauler said its fourth-quarter profit rose 26 percent on tax benefits and the sale of some operations, though higher fuel prices cut into income.
Hundreds of UN soldiers enter a Haiti slum in a big operation against gangs that sparks a major gun battle.
Earl Garber does it twice a year. Every January and July, he and his financial adviser begin the ritual of rebalancing his retirement portfolio to its original mix: 65 percent in stocks, 30 percent in bonds, and 5 percent in cash.
It's not exactly deja vu after all these decades, but seeing the Dartmouth ski team back as reigning Eastern champions, poised perhaps to win its first NCAA title in 49 years, only returns skiing to its earliest days in this country. When the sport was considered cutting edge and daredevil enough to scare the parent generation out of its wits, ...
Aid officials warned that Gaza, gripped by fuel and electrical shortages, was a few days away from a health and food crisis.
US regulators have fined the CBS broadcasting network a record $550,000 for indecency in connection with a Janet Jackson dance routine.
 butchers competition at box office
An earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador and Honduras on Friday, alarming some residents but causing no damages or injuries, officials said.
VOTING began in Afghanistan today for the first direct presidential election in the country&#39;s history. Some 10.5 million registered voters are eligible to select a president from a total of 18 candidates.
Wall Street stocks opened sharply lower on Monday but stabilised by mid-afternoon as investors' concerns about the global carry trade eased.
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday in his address to the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that Nigeria is qualified to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
By Sundue, Michael  Midland Beach and Miller Field Beach, Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York. May 28, 2006. A group of seven met on a warm, sunny morning in the parking lot at Midland Beach during Memorial Day weekend.
Maybe you can live -- and die -- without them. Wealthy Americans often use a fistful of trusts to slash estate taxes, avoid probate, and control how their money is divvied up. But if your worldly assets are shy of seven figures -- meaning you're unlikely to get hit with estate taxes -- you may want to consider some cut-rate ...
BARCELONA -- When Elvira Lindo, a Spanish writer, delivered the opening speech at the annual festival of the patron saint of Barcelona one autumn afternoon this year, she arrived under the protection of an armored car.
Mozilla&#39;s new Firefox Web browser can make believers even out of loyal Internet Explorer proponents. By Scot Finnie, Desktop Pipeline.
Bill Clinton will return to the campaign trail on behalf of Democratic candidate John Kerry, party officials said, six weeks after the still-popular former president underwent heart surgery to bypass blocked arteries.
Last week I solicited readers&#39; opinions about what I should do with my Heisman ballot, and they responded to the tune of more than 1,000 e-mails.
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Denver forward Carmelo Anthony had marijuana charges dropped by the city district attorney Wednesday.
British schoolgirls are to be offered vaccinations against cervical cancer from next year, in a scheme which could save hundreds of lives a year, officials said Friday.
Indonesian police have arrested four suspects, among them a bomb-maker, over a blast outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed 10 people in September, police chief Da&#39;i Bachtiar said Wednesday.
The 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death  is being marked with services across the UK.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. predicted a rare decline in monthly sales on Saturday, even as U.S. bargain-hunters jammed stores in search of gifts at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season.
By Steven Oberbeck, The Salt Lake Tribune  May 25--A Utah man who the federal government and courts contend operated  an illegal Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $13 million has been  ordered to surrender his gains.   Patrick M.
PRAGUE- President Vaclav Klaus will greet the Czech Television (CT) public broadcaster viewers in his New Year's Day toast he will offer shortly after midnight, according to information displayed on his ...
Bones discovered four years ago at the site of America's first permanent English settlement could be those of Jamestown's unsung founder, a knight or a captain.
ATHENS - Vanderlei de Lima had been running in Greek heat for well over two hours and, by the way, was mugged along the way by a lunatic in a red kilt and high green socks.
October 31 2004 -- 1025CET -- Italy&#39;s Rocco Buttiglione, who had aroused deep hostility among EU deputies for his contentious words
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim prime minister said yesterday that he's confident only a small number of people will boycott the Jan. 30 elections, despite anger among many Sunni Muslims over the Fallujah offensive and a deadly US-Iraqi raid on a Baghdad mosque.
A day after the worst brawl in recent professional basketball history, the National Basketball Association suspended indefinitely the four players primarily involved in a wide-ranging fight
French prosecutors are investigating a cryptic e-mail sent to an Islamic Web site urging attacks on the capital's mayor and its tourist sites, judicial officials said Wednesday.
In the face of congressional pressure over destroying evidence from the Spygate scandal, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended his actions Friday.
The ex-lover of former Home Secretary David Blunkett has given birth to a son, it has been reported.
The Wall Street Journal, whose parent Dow Jones & Co. is the target of a $5 billion takeover offer by News Corp., is set to shake up its newsroom by reassigning and replacing several top editors, the New York Times reported on its Web site.
Leading shares closed at a day&#39;s high, while Wall Street remained lower, with the blue chips bouyed by gains in Cadbury Schweppes after the group announced it is planning to sell its Butterkist popcorn brand.
With brands such as Pampers and Head &#38; Shoulders, Procter &#38; Gamble Co.  may be the nation's biggest consumer goods business, but its smaller rival Gillette Co. is among the most innovative, churning out best-selling new razors and deodorants with head-spinning regularity.
Sounds of salsa music filled an Oregon State University classroom Saturday morning as Jose Cedeno taught a group of students about his native Ecuador.
Bloomberg - Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Barack Obama inched closer to a presidential run with his first visit to New Hampshire, home of the inaugural primary election in the campaign for the White House.
, la Ronconi si dimette   L'ex brigatista lascia la Consulta di Ferrero
Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s MSN division will be holding a teleconference today at 1 pm EST to announce their newest addition to the MSN network.
Kenya withdrew Monday a proposal to give lions more protection by clamping a lid on global trade in the big cat and its body parts, deferring to suggestions to give the matter more study.
The NFL wanted a safe halftime show after last year's Janet Jackson fiasco, and Paul McCartney delivered.
 threatens pro-Thaksin victory
Hundreds of mourners gather for the funeral of the murdered student Meredith Kercher in south London.
An unidentified armed man was holding a woman hostage at the headquarters of Turkish Airlines in Istanbul on Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the company told Reuters.
John Kerry's supporters dreamed that if he were elected, he would reach out to France and other disgruntled European allies, and work together on Iraq and the Middle East peace process.
Chico Teixeira\u00e2\u0080\u0099s languid, libidinous \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlice\u00e2\u0080\u0099s House\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the best argument against marriage and motherhood to appear in many a year.
Two new and very different dramas take their cues from 'The Sopranos' to explore life in American criminal clans.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog will meet the North Korean government next month to discuss the shutdown of its nuclear program and bring the secretive communist state back under U.N. supervision.
Macromedia made a play for eBay sellers Monday by debuting a custom version of its Contribute 3 Web content publishing application that&#39;s designed to speed the creation and upkeep of eBay Stores.
United Nations, Sept. 17. (PTI): Nearly 18 months after the US-led war against Iraq to overthrow President Saddam Hussein, the UN Secretary General Kofi has termed the invasion as &quot;illegal&quot; that contravened the world body&#39;s charter.
HONG KONG Brushing aside Chinese warnings of a possible challenge at the World Trade Organization, a senior US trade official said here on Friday that the United States would limit apparel imports if American manufacturers provided evidence that such
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday decided against setting a hard deadline for television broadcasters to air only digital signals, but did provide for some aid to help consumers see them.
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Inizier\u00c3\u00a0 nel 2011 la costruzione della prima centrale nucleare nigeriana. A partire dal 2017 produrr\u00c3\u00a0 1.000 Megawatt di energia Lagos (Agenzia Fides)- Nel 2011 inizier\u00c3\u00a0 la costruzione della prima centrale nucleare della Nigeria. Lo ha annunciato ieri, 26 luglio, il Presidente della Commissione per l\u00c2\u0092Energia Atomica della Nigeria (NAEC), il dottor Franklin Erepamo Osaisai, il ...
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s latest Web browser can start looking for the address bar to turn green while shopping or banking.
A video appeal to find the body of murdered hostage Ken Bigley is broadcast on Arab television.
Google Webmaster Tools recently introduced the Google News Sitemaps for news publishers who are indexed within the popular Google News service. David Stansbury of KB3KAI.com has put together a Google News Sitemaps Wordpress Plugin for blogs (or sites) which use Wordpress as their CMS to manage news stories.  Google announced their new Sitemaps for Google [...]
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The rapidly growing software company gets the price it wants from HP.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
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Russian investigators labored Wednesday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jetliners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading
The 2007 Porsche Cayman is a special-needs car. It requires a racetrack or, at least, a long stretch of road that can be used as one.
It may not be the Tour de France, but Houston Dr. Ted Yang hopes to garner just as much attention this week as he pedals with a team from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, to raise awareness for cancer research.
North and South Korea agreed Monday to send their first joint cheering squads with a total of 600 members to this summer's Beijing Olympics in a move toward reconciliation
CBS Corp named Amy Baer as chief  executive officer of CBS Films on Tuesday, marking another step  forward for the media company&#39;s plans for a new film division.
BUENOS AIRES -- The conservationists tend to get a little tense when they approach Egg 54, which sits alone on a metal tray inside an incubator, absorbing warm air like some sort of fragile, slow-baked potato.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, in Nicaragua on an official visit, was expected to seek destruction of hundreds of surface-to-air missiles left over from the Latin American country's days as a client of the Soviet Union.
WASHINGTON - Bear Stearns Cos. , reeling from mortgage-related losses, shored up investor support by selling a stake to China's government-controlled Citic Securities Co. and gaining a foothold in the world's best-performing stock market.
1910 &#151; Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with Ty Cobb, collected eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader with the Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted, however, as St. Louis third baseman Red Corriden played back as Lajoie bunted safely six times. Regardless, Cobb was awarded the batting title by a fraction of a point.
The Consumers&#39; Association (CA) has accused Apple of taking too big a bite out of UK music lovers&#39; money. It has asked the Office of Fair (OFT) to investigate the potential breach of competition law.
Renewed tensions between the US and Iran as well as a US cold snap push oil prices above $60 a barrel.

U.S. warplanes attacked a suspected safe house used by the network of al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Iraqi city of Falluja early on Tuesday and killed one of his associates, the U.S. military said.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Dec. 30 -- An Afghan detainee and alleged member of the Taliban died in custody Sunday after an illness at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, officials said.
KELLY HOLMES joined the immortals of British athletics when she ran a textbook race to land Olympic glory in an 800 metres of unbearable tension.
A U.S. court on Friday dealt a blow to  Hollinger International Inc.'s HLR.N efforts to recover $1.25  billion from ex-chairman Conrad Black and others, dismissing  its racketeering lawsuit against them.
Hopes of a breakthrough in the Northern Ireland peace process rose on Friday as George W. Bush personally intervened to try to persuade the warring factions to strike a historic power-sharing deal.
Nokia raised its earnings and revenue forecasts for the current quarter because of growing mobile phone sales, the first glimmer of good news in months for the besieged world leader in mobile phones.
Rebels stepped up attacks on Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces, killing seven police and guardsmen Monday in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint hours after storming a police station north of the capital.
The US Senate passed legislation Wednesday to bar the CIA from using harsh interrogation methods including waterboarding, a simulated drowning technique denounced by rights groups as torture.
BELGRADE, Feb. 14 -- Serbia's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a U.N. plan that would give virtual independence to the breakaway province of Kosovo.
Tropical Storm Ernesto advanced inland across eastern North Carolina this morning just short of hurricane strength, drenching coastal cities as the holiday weekend approached and whipping beaches as it headed toward Virginia with sustained winds of 60 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
On Tuesday, Illinois banned smoking inside bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, pool halls, casinos and in nearly every other public place.
Some scholars are questioning a Shiite government\u00c2\u0092s interest in pre-Islamic history.
A volcano erupted in southwestern Colombia on Thursday night, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of about 8,000 people.
Russian authorities investigate a police operation that led to hundreds of young men allegedly being arrested and beaten.
SRINAGAR, India  - Eleven people including nine Hindu pilgrims were wounded on Saturday when suspected separatist militants lobbed a grenade at a pilgrims' community kitchen in Indian Kashmir, police said.
Rossoneri frenano, la Juventus e' campione d'inverno
Number of mobile operators reporting security incidents doubled in 2006.
PARIS -- The word on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's health yesterday afternoon was brief and to the point. &quot;There is no change; he is still in a critical condition,&quot; Nabil Abu Irdineh, one of his longtime senior aides, told reporters and cameramen who descended upon him when he entered the ornate lobby of the Intercontinental Le Grand Hotel.
Rain disrupted the first day of the Champions Trophy, just as we knew it would after a preceding week of unrelenting heat and sunshine.
Armed robbers steal the iconic Edvard Munch painting The Scream from an Oslo museum.
We spotlight people and products that pester us...and the heroes saving us from annoyances.
E&#39; stato riaperto alle nove il tratto bolognese dell&#39;autostrada A14, tra Borgo Panigale el&#39;innesto con la A13 per Padova, chiuso dal pomeriggio di ieri in seguito al tamponamento tra un furgone e un&#39;autocisterna che trasportava Gpl.
Half of all high school students get news online at least once a week, but teens rate TV the easiest-to-use news source - and the most accurate, says a study out Friday.
It took Apple Inc. more than six  months to build the iPhone but curious gadget fanatics needed  only minutes to tear one apart.
Dovranno esprimersi sull'accordo con Macquarie
Apple was handed a minor victory on Thursday as the rumor site agreed to shut down, however the company will not get the identities of Think Secret's sources.
Pakistani forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaida fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, while the US Embassy warned that security constraints
Waters Instruments Inc. announced that net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 stayed roughly level, at $6.7 million, compared to the same quarter a year ago.
At least eight people were killed and 30 others wounded in a car bombing near a checkpoint outside the heavily guarded Green Zone in central Baghdad on Monday, doctors at a hospital said.
All it takes is a decent browser Opera has launched a beta of its mobile browser, Opera Mini: version 4 supports smooth zooming around web pages and server-based page optimisation, giving Opera claim to deliver the whole internet ahead of Apple's much-anticipated iPhone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wellpoint Inc.  on Thursday ousted its chief financial officer after an external investigation revealed that he violated the health insurer's code of conduct.
Protesters plan to take to the streets in more than 50 German towns and cities on Monday as cuts in unemployment benefit come into effect.
Sets up a whole server cluster in one go, claims Veeam Utility software developer Veeam has come up with a configuration tool for VMware ESX servers which lets you work on multiple virtual servers simultaneously, for example to reconfigure all the members of a server cluster at the same time. It also gives GUI access to settings normally accessible only through the command line or a script, the company claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Planet-building is dusty work, and now two space telescopes have captured images of cosmic construction materials: disks of dust circling stars about the same size as our sun.
President Bush yesterday hammered Sen. John Kerry for disparaging Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, whom Mr. Bush described as a hero in need of America&#39;s help, not contempt.
The euro traded above $1.40 for the first time since the common European currency was introduced. The dollar also sank to one-to-one parity with the Canadian dollar.
The reports coming out of Kansas over the weekend seem beyond grisly, as if pulled from a horror movie: a woman kills an expectant mother, rips a baby girl from the victim&#39;s abdomen, then
WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - Activists and foreign policy experts held a public forum this weekend to launch what they hope will be &quot;a combined international movement&quot; to respond to the threats of climate change and the depletion of oil and other cheap energy sources.
U.S. authorities in late 2001 forcibly transferred an Australian citizen to Egypt, where, he alleges, he was tortured for six months before being flown to the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to court papers made public.
The companies say the settlement involves a \u00e2\u0080\u009climited cross license\u00e2\u0080\u009d to three Nortel and three Vonage patents, and will not call for any monetary payments by either company.
Hundreds of people in Goldsboro lined the Wayne County Health Department building Tuesday for a shot at getting the flu vaccine. The one-day flu clinic helped to vaccinate more than 700 people.
&quot;Mission: Impossible 3&quot;  director J.J. Abrams has signed lucrative film and TV  production pacts with Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros.  Television, respectively, valued at upwards of &#36;60 million.
In an unusual act of unity, Jay Leno of NBC and Jimmy Kimmel of ABC will be on each other\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shows Thursday.
Patent infringement claim A German court has ruled that local Public Prosecution officers were right to seize SanDisk digital music players at the IFA consumer electronics show held in Berlin last September. SanDisk's players are accused of incorporating without permission technology owned by a number of European firms.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Alan Johnson, the health secretary, will today declare the long-sleeved white coats worn by generations of hospital doctors to be an MRSA-infection hazard that must be eliminated throughout the NHS in England.
BAGHDAD  - Islamist militants in Iraq took a Polish woman hostage and claimed the grisly killing of 11 Iraqi soldiers, as more deadly violence took hold across the country.
Singapore has extended its ban on the import of poultry and eggs from Malaysia, following a new outbreak of bird flu there Monday.
Does the bizarre science fiction world of Oth Dimension shed light on the strange career of AsianWeek's fired columnist? In Table of Malcontents.
Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.
When 60-year-old Harry Stokes mounted his Trek 5000 road bike to follow in Lance Armstrong&#39;s wheelprints, he wasn&#39;t riding alone.
Wes Anderson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main characters share with him a passion for collecting rare objects and unusual experiences, all of which they handle with exquisite, jealous care.
Formula One&#39;s governing body imposed sweeping technical changes Friday designed to slash costs and improve the qualify of racing starting next year.
The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.
The dollar held more than a cent above  this week's record low on the euro on Thursday and traded near  a two-week high on the yen, with the market wary of protest  comments out of Europe about the euro's recent rise.
Iniziativa Onu, il 6 febbraio inaugurazione sede capitolina
Memory-Tech is to start mass production next year of read-only discs that can contain data stored in both DVD and HD-DVDs (high-definition/high-density DVDs) layers, a company executive said Wednesday.
Allenamento tattico per il Messina in vista della gara di domenica a Livorno. Probabile ballottaggio...
Mentre giocavano a calcio, ordigno inesploso da guerra 2003
The advertising watchdog has rejected a complaint from salt manufacturers about a new public health campaign.
NTT DoCoMo unveils a prototype micro fuel cell that recharges mobile phones.
TOKYO --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 29, 2004 -- Toshiba Corporation disclosed today that the company has received separate commitments of support from Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, New Line Cinema, and Warner Bros.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The nation&#39;s biggest public pension fund, with a stock portfolio of $167 billion, voted Monday to toughen its policies against multimillion-dollar &quot;golden parachutes&quot; for executives who engineer corporate mergers.
The next bubble ready to burst? Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology bubble ready to burst according to a new report by Dublin-based firm Heavey RF.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Boeing-built mobile voice and data services satellite was placed in orbit Tuesday by a rocket launched from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean.
Iran is willing to talk with the United States about a nuclear program that Washington alleges is aimed at secretly acquiring the bomb, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Monday.
A new line of digital picture frames features lower prices, more pixels and the inevitable glitches.
Forget Big Oil. In 2008, Big Ag is where to plant your flag.
A little girl abandoned at an Australian train station is to be reunited in New Zealand with her grandmother, officials said Friday, as the international manhunt for her father continued.
French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.
Officials say a doctor accused of running a shadowy organ transplant operation that illegally removed hundreds of kidneys has been arrested in southern Nepal
The Clorox Company, the consumer products maker, posted a lower quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by rising costs for raw materials but helped by a lower tax rate.
With the New York Times picking up the recent story of the (mostly minor) anti Adblock Plus protest, its worth looking into the subject, and seeing just where a webmaster/adblock developer arms race could take us.
In an exclusive TIME interview, the Afghan president concedes, \
The British racing driver Jenson Button has lost his legal battle to leave BAR-Honda at the end of this season and return to Williams-BMW.
 foiled
New Web ads respond to your activities--and this has privacy advocates worried.
Tre malviventi minacciano due coniugi e fuggono con l'auto
NPC deputy calls for waiving charges to visit Three Gorges Dam    BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- How much should be paid for a visit to the world's largest hydroelectric project. The answer of a Chinese legislator is \
This $50 card can hold four CompactFlash cards configured in a RAID array--but cards aren't included in that price.
Republican Mitt Romney wins the US state of Michigan's presidential primary, ahead of rival Senator John McCain.
Apple Computer said yesterday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on sharp rise in sales of its iPod digital-music player.
Fashion Wire Daily - Like the Rolling Stones album, the primary colors and thrust in the latest Karl Lagerfeld collection was Black and Blue, meaning clothes with rock 'n roll attitude and sharp edged tailoring.
A few little changes in behavior can reap big savings.
LAHORE - Federal Minister for Information, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday reiterated that President Pervez Musharraf should retain both the offices in view of the changed internal situation and geo-political conditions of the region.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he planned to lunch on Wednesday with ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months.
La notizia diffusa in esclusiva da Radio RtlA celebrare le nozze il sindaco dell'Ottavo Arrondissement                                          Sarkozy e Carla Bruni si sono sposati all'Eliseo
Antitrust regulators in the US have asked Intel and STMicroelectronics for additional  data on the planned spinoff of their flash memory unit.
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and a brief tsunami alert was lifted.
BERLIN -- Nine men suspected of gathering explosives for a terrorist plot were arrested in Denmark early yesterday, according to Danish authorities.
Clever poor children face being overtaken by less bright children from affluent homes, a study says.
Palestinian security sources said Tuesday that the Israel Army forces escalated its military operation in the West Bank cities and towns.
Defining limits on 'alternative' interrogation methods is major concern of key US lawmakers.
Bolzano, giocava su carrello di impianto per trasporto merci
NEWARK, New Jersey  - Four medical device makers will pay a total of $311 million and agreed to federal monitoring to settle a government probe into consulting deals prosecutors said were made with surgeons to sway decisions on which hip and knee implants to give to patients.
CHICAGO -- New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for fatal heart problems, especially among men.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Romanian striker Adrian Mutu, formerly of London-based club Chelsea, received a seven-month ban on Thursday after testing positive for a recreational drug.
La Bipop Reggio Emilia ha ingaggiato fino al termine della stagione la guardia di nazionalit&agrave;...
Wake up little SUSE, Wake up.  No, that's not good enough.  Wake up SUSE customers, wake up.  Novell is jeopardizing the future of Linux for its own short-term rewards. If you want to see Linux flourish, let alone survive after Novell's five year deal with Microsoft expires, I suggest we make an alternative five year deal with Microsoft. In this case, our part of the deal is to spend the next five minutes, months, or years migrating away from every shred of Novell/SUSE software in our home, office, or enterprise.
A seven-year-old girl dies after her quad bike is involved in a head-on collision with a Range Rover in Essex.
While Philadelphia was supplying the juiciest storylines on Monday, New England was content to sit back and react.
Record-breaking railgun crowdpleaser The US Navy will astound the world tomorrow by test-firing a radical new weapon system at an unprecedented power level. The new piece of war-tech on trial is that old sci-fi favourite, an electromagnetic railgun.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Africa is slightly less corrupt than it was last year, but more corrupt than it was in both 2002 and 2001, according to figures released on Wednesday by the global anti-corruption
A Muslim cleric freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday four years after he was grabbed in a Milan street in a suspected CIA kidnapping said on Monday the ordeal had made him a wreck.
Here's the piece that '60 Minutes' killed for its report on the Bush Guard documents.
Not to be macabre, but we are heading into a Halloween weekend. It occurred to me that if the best way to find an apartment in a crowded city is to check the obituaries (remember this regrettable collaboration
People with chronic back pain showed measurable shrinkage of their brains when they were given MRI scans, researchers reported yesterday.
An advertising campaign for the Charlotte Bobcats scheduled to begin this week could become a casualty of Friday's brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich.
JAKARTA  - A strong earthquake has rocked the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with residents reporting collapsed buildings and possible casualties.
The unbeaten New England Patriots continue their quest for perfection this weekend as the top-seeded teams join the NFL playoffs.
Indians are split on the appropriate way to respond to Iran's nuclear programme, a BBC poll suggests.
Cholesterol-lowering drugs can lower the death risk of stroke patients, claim researchers.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 13 neighborhood patrol volunteers and a U.S. soldier in a volatile Iraqi province on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: A powerful car bomb ripped through a prayer gathering in central Pakistan yesterday, killing 41 people and wounding more than 100.
Making imported drugs safe for Americans would cost the US government hundreds of millions of dollars a year and consumers would see a savings of only about 1 percent, a federal task force said Tuesday.
Georgian military officials say at least six Georgian soldiers have been killed and at least seven others wounded in overnight clashes in Georgia&#39;s breakaway region of South Ossetia.
John Terry's brace helps Chelsea move five points clear at the top of the table.
Players in street game tried for a little while Sunday to control all the payphones in an area near New York's Washington Square.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that inventories held by businesses on shelves and backlots rose by 0.5 percent in May.
The Chicago Bears roared out to a 14-6 lead with exciting big plays, but went out like lambs after Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts sealed a 29-17 Super Bowl victory on Sunday.
DUBAI - Il gruppo di Abu Musab al Zarqawi, Tawid wal Jihad, ha diffuso su Internet un video che mostra l&#39; uccisione di un ostaggio americano in Iraq. Lo ha riferito stasera la televisione satellitare araba Al Jazira.
Apple ridisegna il suo negozio on line e crea una sottosezione tutta dedicata all&#39;iPod. Accessori, servizi e prodotti per il player di musica digitale pi\u00c3\u00b9 famoso al mondo. Boutique per l&#39;iPod. Si chiama cos\u00c3\u00ac
Sajid Mahmood led England's attack as they held Pakistan to a meagre 154 for nine in the fifth and final one-day international at Edgbaston here to give themselves a chance of squaring the series at 2-2.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionsgate and Apple(R) today announced that movies from Lionsgate will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes(R) Store (http://www.itunes.com/) starting today.
The eight days of Olympic swimming competition ended Saturday night at the Athens Summer Games. And the big star was American Michael Phelps.
The Nikkei average rose 0.64 percent by  midafternoon on Wednesday on gains in chip stocks including  Advantest Corp but falls in metal stocks due to lower  commodities prices curbed gains.
Servira' caffe' e cappuccini in circa 14mila esercizi
President George W. Bush, who is spending Thanksgiving Day at the Camp David presidential retreat, telephoned 10 members of the U.S. military on Thursday to wish them a happy holiday.
Federal health officials on Wednesday said doctors should temporarily stop giving children the final booster shot of the Hib vaccine because of expected shortages caused by a recall.
Dopo il pareggio di Palermo il Milan ha svolto una seduta di allenamento mattutino.  Defatigante per...
The same day postal officials publicly denied responsibility for 58,000 missing absentee ballots, an internal e-mail sent by the South Florida District Manager to his employees expressed
Eurostar operations were unaffected by a 24-hour strike over pay by members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, a company spokesman said.
The supercomputer, Blue Gene/L, is faster than NEC Corp.&#39;s Earth Simulator, which had been the world&#39;s fastest with its ability to sustain speeds of 35.
Australians will vote on October 9 in an election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy as major issues.
European equity markets have steadied as the aerospace sector drew investors' attention, following another overnight record for Wall Street's Dow Jones index.
I walked out of my office yesterday morning and crossed the street to the bank. I didn&#39;t speak with a teller. I never do. I can&#39;t remember the last time I waited in the tellers&#39; line.
LOS ANGELES\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0 -- O.J. Simpson's scuttled book about the hypothetical murder of his ex-wife appeared for sale on the Internet on Wednesday, attracting bids of $1,500 within the first two hours.
Il trio e' entusiasta dei personaggi del reality
US President Bush is to transfer 14 foreign terrorism suspects from CIA custody ahead of trials, reports say.
A new language is being developed by cell phone-addicted teens based on predictive text.
Former President Clinton says he's learned a valuable lesson from the dustup over his remarks on the campaign trail \u00c2\u0097 he can promote his wife's presidential candidacy, but he's not free to defend her.
Several news reports have suggested that the F.C.C. will soon announce a settlement with four major radio broadcasters over payola.
Fresh from the world premiere  of his Rolling Stones concert film \
It took seven dramatic games -- including three of the longest contests in postseason history -- but when Pedro Martinez finally got to pop the champagne Wednesday night, it still tasted sweet.
The first-round draft pick cried after she played a dreadful game, then unexpectedly found help from the NBA. The first-year coach called a team meeting after a two-game skid, sternly telling his players &quot;to produce if you want to keep your minutes.
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The credit crisis appears to be knocking on the doors of commercial educators.
PARIS Six men suspected of a role in a foiled 2001 plot to bomb the US Embassy in Paris will stand trial on terrorism-related charges, judicial officials said Monday.
Contro lo scorporo di Tim, manifestazione a Piazza Affari
Two new moons were spotted around Saturn by the Cassini space probe, raising the total to 33 moons for the ringed planet, NASA said on Monday.
Shares of Chiron Corp. (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 7 percent before the market open on Friday, a day after the biopharmaceutical company said it is delaying shipment
Thomas Lurz ha conquistato la medaglia d'oro nella 10 km ai Mondiali di nuoto di fondo in corso di s...
The ZCU have refused to accept a ruling from the two-man International Cricket Council inquiry panel to bar three of their members from the courtroom while a group of former Test players, who made the allegations, gave evidence.
State Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. yesterday told a group of doctors that lawmakers will resolve Maryland&#39;s looming medical malpractice insurance crisis.
Lucious Harris signs Friday with the Cavaliers, who hope the Nets veteran can strengthen a backcourt weakened by injuries last season.
Three men in Taiwan are charged in connection with the shooting of President Chen Shui-bian.
At one point, Apple had promoted a feature of Time Machine that let you back up multiple Macs over a wireless network to an external hard drive, but the final version of Leopard doesn't have that capability.
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That was all it took to gut a bill introduced Tuesday by Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) to force broadcasters to give back all of their beachfront analog TV spectrum by Jan. 1, 2009.
LONDON - A British website offers gamblers the chance to bet on the survival - or exit \u00e2\u0080-f Canadian chief executives. Betfair offers investors who do not shun risk the chance to finally recoup losses
The documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cTaxi to the Dark Side,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by Alex Gibney, looks into the Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interrogation policies in the post-9/11 world.
A state Appeals Court panel yesterday upheld a decision that a former employee of Putnam Investments isn't entitled to a share of the millions of dollars the Boston company paid to settle charges it allowed improper trades in its mutual funds.
A motorist was killed and another was injured when the Columbia Gulf natural gas pipeline in northeast Louisiana exploded on Friday afternoon near an interstate highway, said a Louisiana State Police spokeswoman.
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Russia should radically revise its position in the Russia-Belarus Union, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday.
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La nebbia ha impedito il decollo della Juve per Cagliari e soltanto verso le 20:30 la squadra della ...
LONDON -- Britain, Australia, and a former US official, stung by criticism from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, insisted yesterday that their countries' military action in Iraq was legal.
UN inspectors are assessing a military base in Iran that the US claims may be linked to a nuclear weapons programme.
After five days of fighting, US and Iraqi forces are now said to be in control of nearly all of Fallujah, capturing or killing hundreds of insurgents who have used the city as a stronghold for months.
SASSARI - Continua in Sardegna la serie negativa per i collegamenti marittimi, inaugurata il primo gennaio con l&#39;esplosione sulla nave gasiera Panam Serena a Porto Torres (Sassari), proseguita tre giorni dopo a Olbia quando un traghetto della Tirrenia in ...
Harold Reynolds was back talking about baseball Tuesday, hired as a broadcaster by MLB.com while he pursues his lawsuit against ESPN.
Blog: Auditors say only a fraction of largest intrusions in recent years showed clear evidence of resulting identity theft, but they admit that's not always easy to gauge.
The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (\u00c2\u00a3182m), for fraud and environmental violations.
Microsoft's popular Internet Explorer has a serious rival in the Firefox browser.
Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived back in the UK today following a three-day trip to Africa, Downing Street said. Mr Blair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plane left Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
Home network equipment maker D-Link entered the mobile phone market Tuesday, introducing a new line of \
It wasn&#39;t &quot;Plastics&quot; as Dustin Hoffman was advised in the movie The Graduate, but computers that Bill Gates told a college audience would be the ticket to a good career in the near future.
AMERICA/MESSICO - \u00c2\u0093Le celebrazioni natalizie offrono un'occasione stupenda per l'evangelizzazione sui grandi valori della famiglia\u00c2\u0094: Messaggio di Natale dell\u00c2\u0092Arcivescovo a tutte le famiglie di Le\u00c3\u00b3n Le\u00c3\u00b3n (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. Jos\u00c3\u00a9 G. Mart\u00c3\u00adn R\u00c3\u00a1bago, Arcivescovo di Le\u00c3\u00b3n, insieme al suo Vescovo Ausiliare, Mons. Juan Frausto Pallares, hanno scritto un Messaggio di Natale a tutti i fedeli dell\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi, rivolgendosi in modo speciale a tutte le f...
President Bush, preparing for his first view of Southern California's fire devastation, assured those who have fled to safety that the federal government is committed to helping them.
Four paparazzi have been arrested on suspicion of reckless driving while chasing Britney Spears' car in the San Fernando Valley, police said.
SanDisk said it received grand jury subpoenas from a U.S. district court indicating a Department of Justice probe into possible antitrust violations in the NAND flash memory industry.
A mortar barrage hammered the heavily fortified Green Zone and elsewhere in central Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least one person and underscoring the vulnerability of even Iraq&#39;s best-protected areas ahead of national elections.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c58899)  has announced the addition of \
The father of troubled pop star Britney Spears will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, a court ruled on Thursday, even as a new attorney sought to move the case to federal jurisdiction.
Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages are these days. The group of wordsmiths chose \
Last year Brady Quinn entered Purdue&#39;s Ross-Ade Stadium as a tentative freshman embarking on a crash course in college quarterbacking.
Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s office played down a report Saturday that he was being touted for the role of the European Union&#39;s first full-time president.
AT&amp;T Wireless&#39; messaging device and service was unveiled, targeting teens and young adults who are heavy users of instant messaging (IM).
Togo will hold presidential elections  within 60 days, agreeing to demands from African leaders to  defuse a crisis that sparked violent protests and international  outrage, a government official said on Tuesday.
usan Mary Alsop, who proclaimed that she saw &quot;no future in being an ordinary person&quot; and became a celebrated political hostess and later an author, died on Wednesday at her home in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. She was 86.
By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 8--East Contra Costa farmers soon will be able to operate larger roadside stands as well as farm markets, giving them more opportunities to sell their fruits and vegetables.
Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox. The lanky Texan baffled Baltimore with an assortment of curves, changeups and fastballs in the Red Sox's 10-0 victory Saturday night.
President George W. Bush, standing with Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, said that violence may worsen in Iraq ahead of elections scheduled for January 2005 but warned against weakness at this &quot;decisive moment.&quot;
A federal judge ruled that the provision broadly violated the Constitution by giving federal authorities unchecked powers to obtain private information.
A jury on Wednesday heard a tape in which former WorldCom Inc. Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers dodged a stock analyst's question by explaining he had studied sports in college and could not speak to economics \
Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.
Extreme weather leaves thousands of homes without electricity.
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Ford Motor Co. F.N on Thursday  reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, as  earnings from its finance arm carried the money-losing  automaking operations.
A group of Chinese dissidents has signed an open letter condemning the arrest of an AIDS and environmental activist on subversion charges and urged the government to improve human rights ahead of this year's Olympics.
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Colin Powell joined South Korea on Tuesday in seeking to restart talks on North Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear ambitions right after US elections, but Pyongyang said this was impossible.
Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s merit-based immigration system has helped it compete for highly educated workers but has created waits of four years or more for immigrants.
NBC is adding a 5-second delay to its NASCAR telecasts after Dale Earnhardt Jr. used a vulgarity during a postrace TV interview last weekend.
Matteo Ferrari e la Roma si riavvicinano. L'agente del calciatore, Gianni Corci, ha confermato che l...
A TV reporter was sentenced to six months&#39; home confinement for refusing to reveal who leaked him an FBI videotape of a politician taking a bribe.
Many of the government-supplied trailers housing thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina contain potentially dangerous levels of the chemical formaldehyde, U.S. federal health officials said on Thursday.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s movie and TV directors have agreed to a new contract with production companies in a settlement that also sends a message to striking screenwriters.
Angelina Jolie says she and boyfriend Brad Pitt want more children, and will likely adopt their next child to try to balance their \
Open source is not always the best software.  When it's not, use something else.  Is this complicated?
Many years of experience convinced Bill Parcells the Dallas Cowboys still would have a chance in the NFC, even when they were struggling and being written off by everyone else.
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved legislation to pay compensation to settlers uprooted by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan.
In the biggest upset of the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tournament thus far, Andy Roddick lost to Germany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Philipp Kohlschreiber while 2006 women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s champion Amelie Mauresmo fell to Australian Casey Dellacqua.
PRAGUE, Oct 25 (IPS) - The change of government in Poland heralds a new  era in its cooperation with the European Union, and changes are  also expected in Warsaw's policies towards both Russia and  the United States.
UN peacekeepers hand control of security in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, to local forces after the end of a brutal war.
The increase in US troop strength in Iraq announced last week is not likely to be enough, Sen. John McCain said Sunday. McCain told &quot;Fox News Sunday&quot; that more troops probably will be required
CLAMART, France  - At a solemn vigil outside the hospital treating Yasser Arafat, an unusual interfaith moment: an Orthodox Jewish rabbi from New York leaves flowers for the ailing Palestinian leader at the front gate.
Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.
Islamic militants holding three United Nations workers hostage in Afghanistan have set a new, fifth deadline for their execution, a spokesman for the group said.
 wins Gates health award
Brad Childress takes over a stocked Vikings roster\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0with the challenge of putting the sex boat scandal behind them while winning - often,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0and with dignity.
Osama bin Laden&#39;s right-hand man vowed in a videotape broadcast Monday al-Qaida would fight the United States until it changes its policies toward Muslims.
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'Per esprimere sua sofferenza e vicinanza per l'accaduto'
Iraq says it will review the status of all private security companies after a deadly gunfight involving a US firm.
Il brand occupera' un intero palazzo in via Sant'Andrea
How else to catch child porn viewers? The US Attorney General has asked senators to pass a data retention law for telcos and ISPs. Alberto Gonzales told a Senate panel that such a law would help to prosecute child pornographers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In its Jan. 13-19 TV Lookout listings, The Associated Press erroneously reported the title of a film scheduled to air on Oxygen network Jan. 19. The correct title is \
HOUSTON Hours before she was to have been executed Wednesday in the murders of her husband and children, a Texas woman was spared when Governor Rick Perry granted her a 120-day reprieve to review disputed evidence that convicted her.
Today's souped-up electronic gizmos double as brushing coaches.
The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s food and drug system.
Jack London, the longtime chief executive of CACI International who some describe as the consummate government contracting insider, will give up day-to-day control of the firm, the Arlington-based technology company announced yesterday.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - It was a battle of New Zealanders in the men&#39;s triathlon, as Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty made it a two-man race over the final three kilometers for the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Athens.
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Friday approved a 30-day exclusivity extension for United Airlines, giving the carrier another month to file its own reorganization plan without competing plans from creditors.
Medical textbooks skirt the topic, often avoiding any explanation. But as anyone who has ever complained of cramps will attest, lots of advice is circulating on how to avoid them.
As the world scrambled to the rescue, survivors fought over packs of noodles in quake-stricken Indonesian streets Wednesday while relief supplies piled up at the airport for lack of cars, gas or passable roads to move them. The official death toll across 12 countries soared to near 77,000 and the Red Cross predicted it could pass 100,000.
By Zeus, Greece did it! With the Olympic flame now snuffed out after burning brightly for two weeks, the 28th Summer Games should be remembered for those amazing Greeks who pulled together at the last minute
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Shania Twain's \
A woman allegedly raped during her childhood on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn has said men were given free rein to treat young girls as sexual playthings.
Oil prices bounced higher Friday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the United States and a move by China to cool its economy.
Brinker International Inc. which  operates the Chili's restaurant chain, on Monday said it  received a demand from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service  regarding the company's share of FICA taxes on unreported tips  of $31.4 million during 2000 to 2002.
An agreement to end two decades of civil war in Sudan not only brings the opportunity for millions of people to return home and begin new lives, it also gives investors an opening in a needy country with large oil reserves.
Aspirin, and other similar painkillers, may prevent or delay enlargement of the prostate, research suggests.
Prosecutors have asked a judge to halt citizenship proceedings for a businessman who headed an Islamic charity so the FBI can continue investigating whether he lied about his ties to organizations that include one linked to Osama bin Laden.
It's a testament to Jeffrey Tambor's talent that despite being one of the most respected and well-liked actors in the industry, he's best known for playing jerks.
He's been a prostitute's rich beau, an officer, a gentleman and a gigolo, but Palestinians can't fathom Richard Gere's latest incarnation as a cheerleader for their elections this weekend.
Un altro caso di zucchine e di malori e&#39; stato segnalato agli agenti del commissariato di San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna). Dopo aver letto sui giornali della morte di Alma Bettoni, la donna di 88 anni deceduta a Ferragosto due giorni dopo il ricovero ...
The speedometer on Charlie Hamilton's bicycle handlebars told the story. Miles traveled: 11,741. Speed: 0.0.
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui reiterated that the island is independent of China and slammed Beijing about its criticism of his visit to a Tokyo war shrine as he wrapped up a visit to Japan on Saturday.
The next century definitely will not be for the birds as the changing world takes a toll on many species. By 2100, about 10 percent of all bird species probably will be extinct, killed off by habitat loss, hunting
A National Guardsman was convicted of what military officials said amounts to attempted treason for trying to aid al-Qaida, and a jury recommended he be sentenced to life in prison.
Michael Frontzeck sar&agrave; il nuovo allenatore dell'Alemannia Aachen (Bundesliga). Lo scrive oggi...
A German court stayed a patent-infringement case that Qualcomm filed against Nokia, as hearings regarding a similar case in the U.S. International Trade Commission suit continue.
Individual privacy is under threat around the world as governments continue introducing surveillance and information-gathering measures, according to an international rights group.
LONDON Rolls-Royces and Range Rovers lined The Bishops Avenue as hundreds of guests poured into Royal Mansion, the boldest and brassiest house in the neighborhood -- quite a feat on a street where the Saudi royal family owns 10 homes.
VATICANO - Dedicata al \u00c2\u0093pi\u00c3\u00b9 grande Padre della Chiesa latina, sant\u00c2\u0092Agostino: uomo di passione e di fede, di intelligenza altissima e di premura pastorale instancabile\u00c2\u0094 la catechesi di Papa Benedetto XVI all\u00c2\u0092udienza generale Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Concluse le festivit\u00c3\u00a0 natalizie, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ripreso, durante l\u00c2\u0092udienza generale, le meditazioni sui Padri della Chiesa parlando \u00c2\u0093del pi\u00c3\u00b9 grande Padre della Chiesa latina, sant\u00c2\u0092Agostino: uomo d...
Parma e Milan hanno pareggiato 0-0 nell'anticipo delle 18 della 23a giornata della serie A di calcio...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces are hunting a Libyan Al Qaeda leader whom senior intelligence officials see as a possible key to finding Osama bin Laden and others in the terrorist ...
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A Medtronic Inc.   artificial spinal disc, called Prestige, is a safe and   effective replacement for degenerated discs in the neck area   and should be approved, a U.S. advisory panel said on Tuesday.
Science & environment: Fewer people are visiting national parks and taking part in outdoor activities, according to new research
One of the biggest Viking treasures ever found has been discovered on an English farm by a father-son team of treasure hunters, the British Museum announced Thursday.
Foreign Minister Phil Goff today deplored the murder of an Australian police officer in the Solomon Islands, saying the death proves the Solomons is still a dangerous place.
The body of a woman believed to be in her early 20s is found on a motorway in Hampshire.
European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.
Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce are among the leading contenders for Wednesday's Mobo Awards.
A private airplane carrying members of one of NASCAR\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most successful teams crashed Sunday afternoon in Bull Mountain near Blue Ridge Regional Airport.
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A decade after Princess Diana and Dodi al-Fayed died in a car crash in a Paris tunnel, Mohamed al-Fayed, Dodi's father, argues the deaths were not an accident.
Adware company Zango has voluntarily withdrew its lawsuit against security software company PC Tools, which Zango accused of illegally removing its software from users' PCs without their express permission. The move follows a court's refusal to grant Zango a temporary restraining order.
ROME -- Smokers in Italy took their last puffs in bars and trattorias yesterday, hours before the start of one of Europe's toughest laws against smoking in public places.
Manitoba has the shortest hospital waiting lists in Canada, according to a Fraser Institute report released this week. Sounds good on paper.
The first peace talks in seven years between Israel and the Palestinians opened in discord on Wednesday with the Palestinians demanding a halt to settlement building and Israel calling for a crackdown on militants.
Arrestato a Treviso camionista ivoriano convertito all'islam
An animal rights group has threatened  to damage homes and property of Wachovia Corp. workers after  saying it spray-painted the home and car of a bank employee in  Portland, Oregon.
Four sales executives of German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) have agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy
In the early \u00e2\u0080\u009990s, the N.F.L wagered that North America and Europe would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 32 teams play in the United States. They were wrong.
YouTube announces that it will begin carrying ads on its videos. But the chief marketing officer says the ads are just like the ones VideoEgg has been running for more than a year -- and that the company has patents pending on them.
European Union antitrust authorities closed on Wednesday long-running investigations into Vodafone and two other big mobile phone companies that allegedly charged excessive international call fees.
U.S automakers face a widening gap in profitability per vehicle compared to their major Japanese rivals because of missed design opportunities, heavy discounting and high labor costs, a study released on Monday said.
It is no surprise that many Americans who rely on painkillers to ease their way through the day feel lost at the moment. Not only have Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, the only three drugs in a class thought to
One unit for you desk, one for under it Sony has taken the wraps off a desktop system that contains not only system unit but two, one for the bulk of the PC's innards, the other for the optical drives - one of which is a Blu-ray Disc unit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New York, Sept. 5. (PTI): As first polls after Republican convention showed President George W Bush leading over John Kerry by double digits, nervous Democratic leaders asked Kerry to step up his attacks on
The number of U.S. workers filing   new claims for jobless aid rose slightly last week, while a   forward-looking economic gauge hit its lowest in nearly a year,   according to data on Thursday that painted a picture of modest   growth.
During the NHL work stoppage in 1994, Doug Wilson worked for the players&#39; association and was intimately involved in the process of getting a new deal.
NIR YAFE, Israel -- It seems a far-fetched scheme for this farm village: With outside investors, community leaders want to build a track for horse racing, although Israelis hardly know the sport and two of the principal promoters acknowledge that they have never seen thoroughbreds thunder around a dirt oval.
The Pope wraps up his Turkish visit with Mass in an Istanbul cathedral and a plea for freedom of religion in Turkey.
President George W. Bush heads for the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran.
People who are depressed about their  cancer are no more likely to die than people who keep a  positive outlook, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Four-time champion Roger Federer of Switzerland was on Sunday handed a bye to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon when fourth-round opponent Tommy Haas was forced to pull out through injury.
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to the thousands of Indians killed in Europe in the First World War.
With aging, it's become a routine faithfully endured by the Guffords. Each day starts with a blood sugar check and a shot of insulin. Then a couple of pills, maybe mashed into a bowl of tuna and canned carrots. Mixed with dry chow.
Perdita primo semestre pari a 58,4mln, era 79,8mln
German authorities are investigating a Russian businessman after finding traces of polonium 210 four days before he met with Alexander V. Litvinenko.
Pakistan's Election Commission will decide on Tuesday whether to postpone a January 8 general election meant to complete a transition to civilian rule, a commission official said on Monday.
Blockbuster, the video rental company, yesterday said it plans to eliminate late fees as the chain struggles to stem the decline in the film rental market.
MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Little more than one in eight phase II cancer clinical trials with encouraging results go forward to the larger, phase III stage that&#39;s needed to bring a new therapy to patients, a new study finds.
Oprah Winfrey is adding  a cable network to her media empire through a deal with  Discovery Communications.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is killed in a presumed suicide attack at an election rally.
Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives \u00e2\u0080\u009cIntern\u00e2\u0080\u009d its offbeat appeal.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday accused Myanmar's ruling junta of committing serious abuses against detainees and civilians, in a rare public censure from the humanitarian agency.
Lewis Hamilton partir&agrave; dal secondo posto nel Gp di Monaco. ''Le mie qualifiche sono state fan...
The Cowboys intercept Trent Green four times and recover a fumbled snap to beat the Dolphins, 37-20.
Malcolm Glazer&#39;s attempt to buy Manchester United was in chaos last night as JP Morgan, his main financial backer and City adviser, dropped him as a client.
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youths, despite remaining cautious about the strength of such  ties, the agency said on Friday.
Cynthia Phaneuf of Canada won the women&#39;s short program at Skate Canada with 57.76 points on Friday. Fumie Suguri of Japan shook off a fall on a triple flip to place second with 53.
The British prime minister wants India to join the Financial Action Task Force, which targets terrorist financing. He also backed a permanent seat on an expanded UN Security Council.
Justine Henin-Hardenne missed nearly four months with an energy-sapping virus and then, against most odds, won six matches in Athens and left with an Olympic gold medal.
ELGIN VALLEY, South Africa -- When South Africa held its first fully democratic elections in 1994, Patrick Kraukamp, a day laborer, was just starting a job as a forklift driver at the Paul Cluver wine estate in this lush mountain valley.
OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Vijay Singh made history at Glen Abbey on Friday, shooting 28 on the front nine to post the lowest nine-hole score in the 100-year-old history of the Bell Canadian Open.
European equities got off to a slow start on Friday as investors continued to recoil from financial stocks and other risky bets in the wake of US subprime writedowns this week.
Muttering and mumbling throughout, Serena Williams looked a tortured soul at Wimbledon on Wednesday before finally reaching the third round.
The Washington Post\\\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
Towering wildfires burned out of control across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday as 500,000 people fled the San Diego area and firefighters made a desperate stand to save a mountain town ringed by flames.
NEW YORK A few days before the deadline, New York City finished its plan for the 2012 Olympics. So it staged a party to send the bid off to the International Olympic Committee: a relay of athletes carrying the 600-page bid book across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Filderstadt, Germany: Amelie Mauresmo overcame a slow start to win her first match as the world&#39;s top ranked player, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix.
NEW YORK - With last night&#39;s 10-3 victory, the Red Sox made history. They became the first team ever to get down 0-3 in a playoff series to come back and win.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday his government's forces would be able to take over security command from U.S. troops by June 2007 -- a move which could allow the United States to start withdrawing.
The African Union chairman headed to Kenya on Tuesday to help end turmoil that has killed almost 500 people, but hopes of a swift breakthrough seemed to falter.
Hamas fighters bombarded a major security compound belonging to the rival Fatah group in Gaza City on Thursday as the Islamist movement appeared to tighten its grip on the territory in fierce factional fighting.
For the last year and a half, industry observers have speculated about Kmart Holding Corp. chairman Edward Lampert's plans since the troubled retailer emerged from bankruptcy. On Wednesday, they found out.
WASHINGTON, USA, 13 Oct. -- The Bush administration may soften its hard line on Iran&#39;s nuclear program by offering economic incentives for the Islamic state to suspend its uranium enrichment program.
Last week&#39;s disclosure by International Business Machines Corp. that it will close its traditional pension plans to new employees and give the new hires only a 401(k) plan is more than
Osama bin Laden&#39;s latest message, his first directed specifically at Saudis in years, has been widely seen as an attempt to show he is still a player in his homeland
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has abruptly withdrawn his name from consideration to be US Homeland Security Secretary, prompting the search for a new candidate.
When Jerry Yang stepped into the Yahoo CEO seat vacated earlier this week by Terry Semel, analysts said his goal may very well be to move Yahoo away from its all-things-media evolutionary path, and return it to its roots in search. If that's the case, then Yahoo has its work cut out for it, if today's numbers from Nielsen/NetRatings are to be taken seriously.
Russia tells the British Council to suspend the work of its two offices outside Moscow by the start of 2008.
HONORING WHITE: Flags flew at half-staff at Lambeau Field as the Green Bay Packers paid tribute to NFL great Reggie White. HIS DEATH: White, who played six spectacular seasons with Green Bay, may have died
High school students across the country are increasingly tuned in to politics, and turned on by the election.
The controversy around Apple's iPhone price cuts seems suspiciously calculated.
African monitors should deploy in camps for the almost 1.5 million displaced by the conflict in Darfur and should also monitor police to help build trust with the local community, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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Ukrainian officials signed a $505 million contract with a French-led consortium Monday for construction of a new shelter for the Chernobyl reactor, the site of the word's worst nuclear accident.
Mirza Tahir Hussain, the British man released from a Pakistani jail after spending 18 years on death row, spoke of the beatings and intimidation he experienced while in prison, in an interview published in The Times.
Artificial Life, a brazen Hong King Company has invented a new (and I use the next term very loosely) game. For those men without a girl, and who have exhausted every other method of finding companionship, comes the Virtual Girlfriend.
ID Biomedical Corp.   said on Thursday  analysis of a clinical trial of its experimental nasal flu  vaccine showed it helps prevent the illness.
At best, Michael Phelps can only hope for seven gold medals in Athens, as the United States settles for the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay Sunday.
Procter & Gamble Co  is insulated from much of the market volatility that has rocked other companies since consumers typically are reluctant to cut household items like toilet paper and toothpaste from their budgets, its chief financial officer told investors.
Malaysia&#39;s top court has agreed to review the corruption conviction of Anwar Ibrahim, the country&#39;s former deputy prime minister.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted the start of his war crimes trial on Monday, upstaging the U.N.-backed court where he is accused of instigating horrific atrocities in Sierra Leone.
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick - The former girlfriend of a truck driver charged with stealing more than 50,000 cans of Moosehead beer says he sent her a birthday card signed \
CAPE TOWN -- A great white shark estimated to be at least 18 feet long attacked and presumably killed an elderly South African woman yesterday off a beach near Cape Town, officials said. Tyna Webb, 77, who lived in the area, was swimming off Sunny Cove in Fish Hoek when the massive shark circled her and then attacked, witnesses and ...
AKRON : American Stewart Cink captured his second title of the year with a wire-to-wire win at the US$7 million World Golf Championship Invitational on Sunday.
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Anonymous writes &quot;Microsoft Corp. filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company said Wednesday.
European equities fell sharply on Wednesday after retail stocks were severely hit by disappointing sales numbers from Britain's Marks & Spencer.
A report on the Boscastle flood says many damaged buildings can be rebuilt and a one-in-400 chance of a similar flood.
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Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- In seven Atlantic City casinos Thursday, the drinks will be poured and the beds made by union workers, ending a monthlong strike.
Celebrity photographers say a new movie misrepresents them, and that hurts their feelings.
I had the Midwest work ethic at a very early age... I learned that I could do really well if I worked really hard.
Felipe Massa heads an all-Ferrari front row in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Renault's Fernando Alonso only fifth fastest.
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The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration failed to protect the public from Merck & Co.  Inc.'s MRK.N now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx and is incapable  of guarding America from dangerous drugs, a veteran FDA  researcher told Congress on Thursday.
Sport: Rugby union:  Ashton's team need to get off to a flyer if they hope to win the Six Nations, says Robert Kitson
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he did not view China as a strategic adversary of the United States despite Beijing's growing military budget.
A teen pop star, a rock band and a rapper will help the no-doubt-already-hot crowd get even more heated at this year&#39;s MTV Video Music Awards pre-show.
Research by BBC Wales finds six of 22 local health boards are unable to offer new NHS dentist places.
A school in eastern India built with money raised in the auction of Audrey Hepburn's iconic black dress was inaugurated Wednesday by French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre.
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American Express said Monday that it had filed suit against Visa International and MasterCard International for imposing rules, later overturned by the courts, that barred tens of thousands of banks from issuing its credit card.
Chandrasekhar Yeleti's latest, Okkadunnadu, is marred by too much blood and gore.
Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinian militants in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses say.
Goaltender Stephen Valiquette earns his first NHL win in nearly three years with the Rangers' 3-2 shootout victory over the Blues on Saturday.
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Tokyo stocks fell Wednesday morning as concerns about rising oil prices erased initial gains on Wall Street&#39;s overnight strength.
The Director of Public Prosecutions denies people defending themselves against intruders are taken to court.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 10, 2004 - New York - Last Wednesday night's bash at the Cartier Mansion on Fifth Avenue to celebrate the publication of Kelly Killoren Bensimon's latest book, \
The military's attempt to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite as it falls toward Earth could happen as early as Wednesday night, but no final decision on timing has been made, officials said.
(andPOP) - More details are being revealed about Nathan Gale, the man who shot and killed Dimebag Darrell Abbott last week onstage in Columbus, Ohio.
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Pennsylvania will pay for security at the Flight 93 crash site to end a dispute over a donation box at the temporary memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Few American adults have bought  prescription drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs  and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad,  according to a new study released on Sunday.
A leading Sri Lankan opposition politician is given a prison sentence for defaming the supreme court.
A police officer in this Detroit suburb died with his wife and son in a Sunday morning house fire about the same time that two young children died in a blaze in Detroit, police and fire officials said.
Bill Cowher will wait until the end of the season to decide whether he'll return to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Zac Efron was hospitalized Tuesday for an appendectomy, his rep tells PEOPLE.   The 20-year-old \
Pre-configured hardware/software package gobbles data Oracle launched a data warehouse initiative today by teaming with Dell and EMC to produce an easy to deploy, pre-configured data warehouse hardware and software package.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Game publishers and hardware makers will battle for consumers' holiday dollars with a slew of high-profile releases.
RICHMOND, Feb. 2 -- The House of Delegates unanimously approved a resolution Friday expressing \
Former candidate for far-right party stashed chemicals at home after buying them at instruction of fellow BNP member, court told.
Britain's world record holder Paula  Radcliffe won the women's New York marathon on Sunday in two  hours 23 minutes 10 seconds.
Hundreds of supporters of ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrested last week are being released.
Two underwriters at Zurich Financial Services AG, the third-biggest US commercial insurer, pleaded guilty to charges they helped rig bids to help an insurance broker give business to favored clients.
A small but growing number of psychotherapists now offer a treatment designed to reduce worries as well as carbon footprints: ecopsychology.
British mobile phone giant Vodafone Group Plc  beat market forecasts for quarterly customer additions on Wednesday, and reiterated its annual forecasts for revenue growth and profit margins.
The father of a British detainee held at Guantanamo Bay says he expects to be reunited with his son on Tuesday.
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Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) said on Thursday  it is delaying the launch of the world&#039;s first high-definition  optical disc recorder based on the HD DVD format until the end  of the month as it hasn&#039;t built up enough pre-launch inventory.
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The atmosphere at Harbour Station Sunday was electric pink as nearly 4,000 people gathered for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.
The parent of a 10-year-old boy has  won the bidding for a coveted spot to appear alongside comedian  Will Ferrell in an upcoming movie, paying $47,100 in an  Internet charity auction.
Why Russia, the U.S. and Europe care so much about Ukraine's disputed presidential election
The campaigns of Republican  President Bush and Democrat John Kerry announced an agreement  on Monday to hold three face-to-face debates starting on Sept.  30 in Coral Gables, Florida.
&quot;Sideways&quot; led the 62nd GoldenGlobe awards contenders Monday with seven nods, including best director, musical or comedy film and three acting nominations.
The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Sunday blamed the White House and Pentagon for resisting intelligence reform and gave the U.S. Congress a failing grade for not passing legislation.
If there are any doubts that San Pedro is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Croatian communities this side of the Adriatic Sea, just wander around town for a few minutes.
The two crewmen aboard the International Space Station lost a few pounds in the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food.
A UK-based vaccine manufacturer will not supply any batches of a major flu jab around the world this winter after its licence was suspended.
A LATHAM election win would not affect the willingness of the United States to certify the legislation establishing the Australia-US free trade agreement, federal Trade Minister Mark Vaile said yesterday, effectively diffusing the trade deal as a
THENS - The critical eye, firm hand and warm embrace of Bela Karolyi have molded women&#39;s gymnastics for the past three decades, producing the perfection of Romania&#39;s Nadia Comaneci in 1976 and the sparkle of America&#39;s Mary Lou Retton in ...
Working in poverty-stricken areas gives corporate travelers an up-close look at global problems such as disease, illiteracy or injustice. It also puts them in a position to bring about change.
Treatment with the anti-seizure  drug gabapentin may improve the irritability seen in certain  children with neurologic impairments, researchers report in the  journal Pediatrics.
Shhh, do you want to wake the baby? IDF Supermicro is showing off a new ultra quiet and low energy server blade at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A former Irish priest pushed Brazil&#39;s Vanderlei de Lima off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday. The man was arrested and taken to a police station.
Three British-linked detainees in the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay have been released and are returning to Britain, the Foreign Office and police said Wednesday.
Japan on Sunday denounced the beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a day that saw the heaviest United States casualties for six months and the bloodiest attack on a media organisation since the start of the war.
South Korea&#39;s National Agricultural  Cooperative Federation, better known as Nonghyup, will lend  $180 million to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts&#39; $26 billion purchase  of First Data, a Nonghyup official said on Thursday.
The action signaled a major snag in negotiations that had appeared to be heading toward a new contract.
From clothes to kicks to the liquor they sip, rappers are label connoisseurs. With their attention to trends in both play and work, it's no surprise that they are record label conscious too.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms had his spleen removed after taking several hard hits in 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers and was resting comfortably in a hospital Sunday night.
Fifteen people are injured in an explosion in India's north-eastern city of Guwahati, police say.
Gordon Brown rejects claims of any split between UK and US policy on Iraq, saying both are on the \
As a high profile NFL football player, you should be aware that just about anything you do on the field or the sideline will be caught by a camera.
A sobbing Paris Hilton was ordered back to jail on Friday as a judge overruled a sheriff's decision to place the hotel heiress under house arrest for psychological problems after she spent three days behind bars.
Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce has won her bid for an eighth term in Ohio's 15th District, according to the Associated Press.
All Asian children under the age of two should get vitamin D supplements, according to research.
WASHINGTON - The presidential debate Thursday night gives John Kerry a chance to turn national angst about the war in Iraq into a turning point in the campaign.
UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle agrees to be bought by Heineken and Carlsberg for \u00c2\u00a37.8bn.
An already broiling Miami prepared for even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history.
The Liberation Front of the Palestinian People claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb in Tel Aviv that killed four people, including the suicide bomber, in a market square bombing in Tel Aviv.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned U.S. troops for shooting dead 10 civilians at the weekend as officials said nine more -- five women, four children and an old man -- had been killed in an air strike.
By CATHERINE TSAI NEW CASTLE, Colo. - If those ordered from their homes near a 1,000-acre fire in western Colorado left without a fuss, it could be because they've experienced the devastation of wildfires before.
Starbucks has thrust its weight behind the growing palate for premium chocolate with plans to enter the market.
LOS ANGELES Two food makers have announced recalls of bread and jarred papaya sold in Southern California stores due to potential health risks.
Leaders of Delta Air Lines (DAL:NYSE - news - research) pilots union have approved a tentative package of concessions and will send it to rank-and-file members for a vote.
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - A mayoral candidate known for walking around town with a parrot on his shoulder has been charged with burglary, accused of stealing an acquaintance's Dirt Devil vacuum. The bird apparently gave him away.
Some see vulnerability researchers who publicize flaws as knights in shining armor; others, especially software vendors, say they're only helping the bad guys. In an interview, researcher H.D. Moore justifies what he does.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Renate Goetschl claimed a fifth career win at Lake Louise on Sunday when she sped to victory in the opening super-G of the season.
Four experts go head-to-head (to-head-to-head) to defend their Web browser of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.
Motorola Inc.  said on Tuesday  it had made an equity investment in privately held Amimon Inc.,  a developer of semiconductor technology for wireless  transmission of high-definition video.
American scientists say that a protein deep in the ear is crucial for normal hearing - they say this protein could be the route for treating and curing an enormous number of deaf people.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/12/04) - NATO agreed yesterday to expand its training mission for Iraqi security forces, but divisions inside the military bloc over the controversial war remain deep, as the US accuses some European allies of undermining the
Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - American winger DaMarcus Beasley scored his second Eredivisie goal during PSV Eindhoven&#39;s 3-0 win over FC Groningen on Saturday.
European equity markets were lower on Monday after an initial defensive-led rally petered out and further losses for technology stocks weighed on sentiment.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan took aim Thursday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks...
The only known portrait of famous nurse Mary Seacole is uncovered more than 100 years after her death.
Mark Teixeira homered leading off the 11th inning and had an RBI double in the eighth, leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
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By DAN KEANE  LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Evo Morales on Wednesday officially declared months of deadly flooding a national disaster, committing some $50 million to the crisis that killed 35 people and affected some 72,000 families.
Donning 3-D glasses, doctors at a medical conference in India resembled an audience at an IMAX movie Monday as they watched the live broadcast of a Henry Ford Hospital doctor performing prostate surgery.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's son Nicholas made the grade in his final school exams and will follow in his father's footsteps to Oxford University.
President Joseph Kabila accused Rwanda on Friday of trying to cause a confrontation with Congo in an effort to disrupt Congolese moves to secure the country and move toward elections next year.
IBM is expected to disclose on Wednesday features of the forthcoming version of its WebSphere application server, which will center on improving performance and administration.
It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.
The presidential ad war online is beginning to look more like a skirmish.
A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for &quot;ethnic treatments&quot;.
At least 20 people were killed in three bomb blasts Saturday in northeastern India, CNN reported. Besides the 20 dead, about 65 people were injured in the explosions, one of
Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will remain in his job after weeks in which Republicans had talked openly about his impending departure.
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Soft-tossing Jamie Moyer outpitched a prospect half his age and Aaron Rowand homered and singled in the go-ahead run to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Saturday night.
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In the first game of the day, Cagliari defeated Lazio 2-1 at the Sant&#39;Elia stadium, where the home side took the lead in the 35th minute thanks to Langella.
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Blog: The Business.com site is on the auction block; it could fetch $300 million to $400 million, according to reports.
The government must provide more money and officers to tackle the diverse policing challenges caused by the sudden influx of migrant workers in several English counties, a senior police chief said Wednesday.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BEIJING, China -- Crushing &quot;the vicious rise&quot; of Taiwan independence was put firmly at the core of a new national
A senior Russian police officer said Saturday that a late curator, who has been the focus of an investigation into the theft of art from the State Hermitage Museum, had offered to sell some of the stolen items to an antiques dealer.
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Iran should stay out of Iraq's elections, President Bush said Wednesday on pan-Arab television.
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Former United States secretary of state Colin Powell expressed surprise at ex prime minister Tony Blair's strong support for President George W. Bush over the Iraq war, according to book extracts published in the Mail on Sunday.
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For 5,000 years, great tongues of ice have spread over the 3-mile-high slopes of Puncak Jaya, in the remotest reaches of this remote tropical island. Now those glaciers are melting, and Lonnie Thompson must get there before they're gone.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.
The barrage of brutal wildfires in Greece hit hardest in a popular tourist destination, but with fires starting to come under control, tourists are trickling back in.
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A bomb explodes at a railway station in Spain's Basque region, causing damage to doors and windows but no injuries.
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Charlie Hodgson admits his missed kicks cost England victory against France.
Failed to recognise official website most wanted South Yorkshire police arrested and released a child abuser who was on the run, despite him being listed on a recently-launched online \
Wireless remittance scheme targets unbanked 3GSM The GSM Association has teamed up with Mastercard to launch a pilot program to make it easier for international migrant workers to send money home.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Sallie Krawcheck, head of Citigroup&#39;s Smith Barney brokerage unit, has been named chief financial officer of the world&#39;s biggest financial-services company, it was announced Monday.
It lacks the charm of the first film, but Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant are as appealing as ever. By Robert Horton. The weight is back on, which is good news for fans of Bridget Jones, the tart-tongued British scamp.
BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox historic victory over the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the AL championship series Wednesday night sent thousands of elated Red Sox fans rampaging into the streets of Boston.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. will buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. for $3.3 billion in cash, renewing a shopping spree aimed at toppling rival SAP AG.
KYIV, UKRAINE -- Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pledged yesterday to prosecute crimes of the previous regime, including the beheading of an investigative reporter, if he wins the Dec. 26 presidential rerun.
Ministers are expected to go ahead with airport expansion plans despite opposition from environmentalists.
The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain&#39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.
Love or hate it, e-mail has become a vital part of daily life.
BAGHDAD -- Two suicide bombers penetrated the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone yesterday and blew themselves up in a caf&#233; and an outdoor bazaar frequented by foreigners, killing at least 10 people, including four American contractors, authorities said.
Russian rescue workers help astronauts get out of the Soyuz escape capsule after Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, Yuri Shargin, and American NASA astronaut Mike Fincke from international space station were parachuted near the town of Arkalyk in north
With nearly every major consumer electronics device manufacturer lately having signed onto the notion that consumers everywhere are eager to watch CinemaScope movies on their cell phones and cell phone videos on their plasma HDTVs, the world's two principal manufacturers of graphics hardware -- nVidia and AMD -- are vying for center stage at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week.
Catherine Zeta-Jones should be flattered that her image was used for advertising and promotion on the Web site of a Nevada topless club, a spokesman for the club said.
In response to an increasingly difficult retail environment, Sprint Nextel says about 4,000 employees will be laid off and about one out of every eight retail stores will close.
Unemployment in the UK fell by 13,000 in the three months to November, official figures show.
Rasmussen Reports - The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Rudy Giuliani with 24% support in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.
As the November presidential election nears, several groups are mobilizing to monitor the voting process -- including a group of observers from across the globe and over a thousand techies who will help evaluate voting machines. By Laila Weir.
Former \
As GOP arrives, Bloomberg is putting fiscal discipline before politics in contract fight with fire and police unions.
The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to \
Twenty-seven people went on trial Monday in western France accused of running a prostitution ring whose profits were laundered via a luxury property development in Thailand.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Nov 16, 2004 - New Mexico signed coach Rocky Long a contract extension through 2009 on Tuesday. While details of the new contract are still being worked out, Long is getting a pay raise of
TOKYO: Toshiba said on Thursday it would make programmable microchips for Xilinx from the first quarter of the 2005 calendar year, in a deal seen helping shield the Japanese firm from fluctuations in global demand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the breakaway republic of Chechnya to honor its slain pro-Russian leader Akhmad Kadyrov, hours after rebel attacks left several dead in Grozny, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
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After winning four straight games to shock the Yankees and win the A.L. championship, the Red Sox need four more victories to cement their historic run.
India News &gt; New Delhi, Sep 30 : Ten people were killed and three injured Thursday in an explosion in a steel manufacturing factory near the Indian capital, police said.
While fatal in adults, organ transplants from donors with different blood types work in children under 2. The trick? Taking advantage of children's underdeveloped immune systems. By the Associated Press.
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Felipe Lopez gave the Cincinnati Reds the lead in the sixth inning with his bat and made sure they kept it in the ninth with his glove.
The biennial Solheim Cup will return to Sweden in 2007 organizers said Friday, where the event will be played in Halmstad.
Existing home sales in August dropped 4.3 percent and the homebuilder Lennar posted the largest quarterly loss in its history.
The European tour is investigating Seve Ballesteros, who is accused of assaulting another Spanish golfer off the course during an amateur tournament last month.
Lenny Dykstra, a former baseball star, is launching The Players Club, a magazine aimed at helping players manage their millions.
Hundreds of Buddhist monks in central Burma hold another demonstration against the military government.
A plan is being developed to alleviate the growing pressure from pedestrian and vehicle traffic in Times Square.
Luxembourg&#39;s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker was chosen on Friday as semi-permanent president of the group of finance ministers from the 12 countries that share the euro
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Dopo il successo nel Wta di Bali, la statunitense Lindsay Davenport va avanti anche a Pechino. La st...
Nokia has unveiled a system for hosting, delivering and charging for entertainment and application content for mobile phones, called Preminet.
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Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it does not expect the US regulators to provide an answer by the end of the year on whether it can conduct a clinical
The new heart stent from Medtronic Inc. has been assocated with more blood clots than a rival product has, federal regulators have concluded.
The Commerce Department said Friday US economic growth in the second quarter grew at its slowest pace since the first quarter of 2003.
By Patty Machelor, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 15--A plan to help preserve the Southeast Side's Fantasy Island trails area has received an award from a national group called American Trails.
Renee Montgomery was asked to provide more of Connecticut\u00e2\u0080\u0099s scoring after the top-ranked Huskies lost a second starter to a season-ending knee injury this week.
&quot;The sharp rise in oil prices has contributed to the weakening of the expansion in recent months, and will likely continue to do so for several quarters,&quot; the IMF report said.
LONDON: Tony Blair&#39;s combative deputy warned potential leadership rivals yesterday they would not be forgiven for challenging Britain&#39;s prime minister and threatening electoral success.
A double suicide car bomb attack has devastated a police station just outside Baghdad&#39;s fortified Green Zone, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest strike against Iraq&#39;s beleaguered security forces.
President George W. Bush on Sunday   will visit the site where New York's twin towers once stood, as   he marks the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks amid   an intensifying election-year debate over whether his policies   have made America safer or more vulnerable.
A donor conference on Haiti pledges to increase efficiency in the use of funds for the country.
Health benefits provider Anthem Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose on membership gains and increased premiums. Net income increased to $242.
Mars, the red planet, may not after all be the dead planet. New research yesterday by European scientists suggests that volcanoes on Mars last erupted only 2 million years ago and could erupt again.
An explosion struck the Indonesian Embassy in Paris on Friday, slightly wounding nine people, a French radio station reported.
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BRISBANE: The Black Caps are almost certain to field their strongest line-up on tour against Australia in the first cricket test after Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle and Daniel Vettori each
Gordon Ramsay has won a libel action against a newspaper that accused the celebrity chef of faking scenes on his reality TV show. The Evening Standard claimed in November that parts of &quot;Ramsay&#039;s Kitchen Nightmares&quot; &amp;#151; in which Ramsay helps save failing restaurants &amp;#151; had been exaggerated to make an average restaurant look like a health hazard.
Leaders of 13 Southeast and Northeast Asian states Monday underlined their determination to turn growing economic power into political influence by establishing a new summit-level grouping.
The installation - and vandalism - of a series of sculptures in Sarasota has raised questions of taste, art, and local identity.
The U.N. envoy to Sudan pressed the government to accept an international monitoring force of more than 3,000 troops to help prevent escalating militia attacks in the Darfur region.
An Iraqi extremist group linked to Al Qaeda said yesterday that it had killed a second American hostage, a day after a video recording showed
October 5, 2004 -- Following the official announcement of his retirement, Scottie Pippen and Bulls GM John Paxson met the media at the Berto Center after the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first official training camp practice this season.
Mai cosi' bassa la fiducia degli investitori tedeschi
Qwest Communications belonged to a business alliance that won a rich national security contract in the summer of 2001, undermining claims that authorities retaliated against its former chief executive for refusing to support an unidentified government program earlier that year, prosecutors said in...
Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for writing the Sasser worm, could be about to start work with German firewall company Securepoint.

Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.
Microsoft Corp. rolled out  Windows Vista at retailers in 70 countries on Tuesday,  delivering a PC operating system that aims to better manage the  explosion of digital media and protect users from the dangers  of the Internet.
An Iraqi-born American citizen was acquitted Friday of being an informant for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, but was convicted of immigration violations.
French President Jacques Chirac has urged more nuclear talks with Iran during which it would not be referred to the UN Security Council -- setting the scene for another possible clash with the United States, which is pushing for sanctions.
Yahoo on Tuesday said it will provide mobile Internet services to Nextel Communications, a deal that gives Yahoo relationships with all five leading mobile carriers in the United States.
Zimbabwe's supreme court upholds the law used by the government to seize farms owned by white farmers.
The world's biggest jumbo jet lifted off safely on Thursday from Singapore on its long-delayed first commercial flight, as part of Singapore Airlines' daily service to Sydney.
President Bush will give the CIA director new powers as he sets up a counter-terrorism centre, the White House says.
US country singer Mindy McCready is charged with battery and resisting arrest in Florida, authorities say.
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday traveled to Iraq and appealed for more international support for the millions of people uprooted by war and violence.
Israeli troops have killed five Palestinians after tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip in what the army called a raid to root out militants behind mortar and rocket fire on Jewish settlements.
NORTHEASTERN (2-1) vs. WILLIAM &amp; MARY (2-1) When/where: Tomorrow, 1 p.m., Williamsburg, Va. Radio: WJIB (740 AM). Last season: NU won, 48-14. Comments: The Huskies crushed Towson last Saturday, 27-3. Senior FS Gavin Potter was named Atlantic 10 defensive player of the week for his 10-tackle, 2-interception, 1-sack game. Junior TB Anthony Riley had 117 rushing yards. William &amp; Mary ...
Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  fell more than 7 percent on Tuesday after the pay-radio provider cut its fourth- quarter subscriber target, citing disappointing sales over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Colombian Nobel-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez is to join government peace talks with ELN rebels.
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Insurgents threatened to kill two  Americans and a Briton on Saturday unless Iraqi women prisoners  are freed, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi  security forces that killed at least 23 people.
A DNA code cracker got his genome. Lines form now for everyone else.
Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60&#39;s, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.
A videotape purporting to show the beheading of a Turkish driver kidnapped last month in Iraq surfaced Monday on the Web site of an al-Qaida-linked militant group.
Health care products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s $25.4 billion acquisition of Guidant Corp. could face a tough review from regulators because of their competition in the coronary stent market, analysts say.
British hostage Ken Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq,  his family has confirmed. What is your reaction?
If the Minnesota Twins couldn't win the AL Central title at home, Chicago was the next-best place for a party. Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the Twins clinched their third straight division crown on their main rivals' home turf, beating the Chicago White Sox 8-2 Monday night.
Thousands of villagers are displaced and hundreds stranded  as floods hit eastern Angola.
Non solo Air France, stiamo valutando tantissime cose
Afghanistan produced dramatically more opium in 2006, increasing its yield by nearly 50 percent from a year earlier and pushing global opium production to a new record high, a U.N. report said Tuesday.
Image: NASA&#39;s Swift spacecraft lifts off from Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in sunny Florida, on Nov. 20 at 12:16:00.611 pm EST aboard a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle.
Harvard College announced yesterday that it will end its early-admissions program, which allowed some students to find out whether they had been accepted months before other applicants, saying it wants to minimize what has become a high-pressure process for some high-schoolers and \
NEW YORK  - Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites).
Hollywood stars and the designers who dress them grabbed Oscar's spotlight on Wednesday in a fashion preview featuring vivid colors and the sparkling jewelry expected to wow fans on the Academy Awards' red carpet.
A proposed standard to enable integration, automation and better management of data center components this week will begin development under the direction of a new standards
A charity worker for a major British aid organisation is reportedly kidnapped in Iraq.
A gennaio +0,1%, aumenti piu' consistenti in Lituania
See sick? The US Navy is funding research into a \
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired from NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was charged with trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.
Bill Gates remained atop the list of richest people in the United States, but investor Warren Buffett edged closer and Google&#39;s founders are rising fast, according to Forbes magazine.
Company says the combo device will be the industry's first high-definition hub.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- AirTran (AAI) said late Thursday it regrets that its flight attendants rejected an agreement negotiated by a private mediator last week.
Amichevole infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista del debuto contro la Sampdoria ha affrontato ...
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.
Social networking sites drew security concerns along with new audiences and investments from major tech players.
The controversy over Medicaid coverage in Mississippi is calming down, but it is far from over. With benefits restored to 50,000 PLADs -- those recipients in Medicaid&#39;s poverty level aged and disabled category -- Gov.
Buck Knives focused on making the Buck/Whittaker X-Tract as intuitive as possible for pocketknife neophytes.
Australia&#39;s trade minister will urge Pacific rim leaders to drive forward efforts to free up global trade when he attends the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ministerial forum in Chile this week, he said in a statement Wednesday.
PRAGUE, Sep 21 (IPS) - Negotiations for a new visa regime between the  United States and the European Union (EU) have driven another  wedge between the EU's older, Western members and the  Eastern European countries that recently joined.
La manifestazione si svolge in sette continenti
Halloween could turn out to be scarier than usual for some in Bushworld. Larry Klayman, the government watchdog who haunted the Clinton administration, has a little trick-or-treat planned for this one, too.
Paul Collingwood was named Friday as England&#39;s new one-day captain for the upcoming series against the West Indies.
The perfect amount of sleep for weight control was 7.7 hours per night, the study found. &quot;The hormone changes are likely to have increased people&#39;s appetite and may lead to increased BMI (body mass index),&quot; said
By Karen Holzmeister  CASTRO VALLEY -- Yet another former chicken ranch is in the news, facing the competing issues of preservation versus development.   Hayman Homes of Burlingame is temporarily shelving plans to subdivide 10.5 acres on Proctor Road for 22 homes.
The Sri Lankan president blames the Tamil Tigers for the killing of the senior official in the east of the island.
The chill gripping South Mississippi this week was nothing like the freezing weather 60 years ago today in Europe, when a desperate Germany launched a surprise last-ditch offensive now known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Si pensa ad un 'certificato di sana e robusta costituzione'
When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, overall hurricane activity jumps by half, according to a new study.
Biancheri, rischia di colpire giornalisti ed editori
Five Indiana Pacers and seven fans were charged yesterday in the melee that broke out at the end of a nationally televised game against the Detroit Pistons last month, one of the worst brawls in US sports history.
A cohort of Palestinian intellectuals proposed setting up a central Zakah fund to channel the alms into productive projects
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Bhopal, India demanding justice after the world&#39;s worst industrial accident 20 years ago.
Rob Blake scored a rare power-play goal for Los Angeles in the third period, and Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves to lift the suddenly surging Kings to a 3-1 victory over the slumping New York Islanders on Thursday night.
President Bush offered White House reporters plush armchair seating in the West Wing briefing room, with suede or velvet upholstery, and double the space.
ministro dell&#39;Economia Giulio Tremonti e dalla Lega Nord. Con un comunicato stampa diffuso nel primo pomeriggio di gioved\u00c3\u00ac, la Bce ha spiegato che \u00c2\u00abdopo un&#39;attenta valutazione\u00c2\u00bb si \u00c3\u00a8 giunti alla conclusione
MIAMI -- Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive \
The Charlotte Bobcats have signed first-round pick Jared Dudley . Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement's rookie scale, the former Boston College star, who was drafted 22d overall last Thursday, will receive $947,500 next season and $1.018 million in the second year. The Bobcats hold team options for a third and fourth year.
Osama Bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urges attacks on Pakistan to avenge the Red Mosque siege.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson, who once joked he was the poorest member of President Clinton's Cabinet, has seen his personal finances soar since leaving the federal government in 2001 as energy secretary.
More than 30 children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.
Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee would seem to be the answer to their prayers, yet for many Christian conservatives in Iowa, he has not closed the deal for the Republican caucuses.
The Detroit Pistons turned in another dominating performance with a 106-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, their 10th victory in a row.
The CardioWest artificial heart developed at University Medical Center is &quot;a triumph of medical technology&quot; that saves the lives of patients dying from heart disease, a leading medical journal is reporting today.
Hospitals across the Midlands are trying to trace hundreds of patients who may have been exposed to brain-wasting vCJD through blood plasma products.
Three weeks after supplying funeral flowers for a local Marine killed in Iraq, three friends wrestled with a question troubling other war-weary Americans.
The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.
Never before have homeowners actually had such a small ownership stake in the houses they occupy.
By David Singleton  The British space industry has brought in Bell Pottinger Public Affairs as it looks to persuade the Government to spend more on space exploration.   UKSpace, the trade association of the space industry, has appointed the agency following a three-way pitch.
British police were probing why a top secret file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned on a London street.
BAGHDAD, Dec 2 -- A triple car bombing struck a busy shopping district Saturday, killing at least 51 people and wounding more than 90 in an attack timed to inflict as many casualties as possible, according to Iraqi officials.
New Zealand says it is looking positively at joining ASEAN&#39;s non-aggression treaty, which Australia is refusing to sign. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced her position after the summit in the
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Three defendants in the 21 July terror trial are found guilty of a plot to bomb London's transport network.
According to this posting on the SecWatch board today, there are some issues with the CJ Tag Board software that allow for code injection issues.   Multiple input validation vulnerabilities in CJ Tag Board have been reported, which can be exploited by remote users to compromise a vulnerable system.   The issue comes from improperly filtered user input for the \
Il progetto sara&#39; realizzato da Innovazione Italia SpA in collaborazione con il Miur e le Regioni. ROMA. Partiranno al piu&#39; presto i cd &quot;learning object&quot; (ossia oggetti per l&#39;apprendimento) gli strumenti didattici
Attesa per dati macro Usa, risultati aziende e mercati Cina
The Wizards are considering every possible option with the 16th overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft but appear comfortable remaining in that spot.
A man analysts call a rising leader in the Democratic Party has easily won his race for the US Senate in the Midwestern state of Illinois.
PHOENIX - Craig Counsell is returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the latest in an offseason spree of signings designed to turn baseball&#39;s biggest losers into winners again.
Rodrigo Taddei non si fida del Milan. \
Neighbors of a South Valley trailer park are fed up with what they say are worrisome activities going on at the park.   They have met with state and county officials and told them loud music, speeding, fighting and annoying activity is ruining their neighborhood.
The Arctic is warming rapidly, which in turn is affecting global climate, according to an ACIA assessment to be released next week.
Old rockers want a little respect nowadays. They yearn to be inducted into the Rock&#39;n&#39;Roll Hall of Fame. Some even think they can help sell presidential candidates.
When I first saw rumblings in the trade press about Novell&#39;s new Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) distribution, I was confused at best.
Analyst says multiple types of software, business controls and processes are key to successful identity and access management.
A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature.
Along with glass ceilings and high heels, a visit to the gynecologist falls somewhere on the dark side of being the fairer sex. It's something to which many women grimly resign themselves. That's because, from a woman's first signs of puberty to menopause and beyond, her gynecologic exams and rel...
Jenson Button broke his silence on  Monday to spell out the reasons behind his controversial and  contested decision to leave the BAR Formula One team for  Williams.
SUN CITY, South Africa  - Australia's Stuart  Appleby carded a second round 69 to move to five-under par 139  and a one-stroke lead at the Sun City Golf Challenge on Friday.
A 72-year-old businessman became the third Zimbabwean to be convicted in just under two months of allegedly denigrating veteran President Robert Mugabe, local media reported on Wednesday.
Southampton were expected to confirm Harry Redknapp as their new manager at a press conference they have called for Wednesday. The 57-year-old quit south coast rivals Portsmouth two weeks ago claiming he needed a break from the game.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Thousands of Chileans, some praying and many in tears, filed past the coffin of Augusto Pinochet on Monday as his family criticized the government for denying the former dictator a state funeral.
A fire swept through a small hotel in Chile, killing 10 foreign tourists, including two children, as they slept in their rooms, a fire official said.
The tide is high but I'm holding on.
Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a software patent lawsuit brought against it by Eastman Kodak Co., Sun announced Thursday.
Ernie Els clinched a record sixth World Match Play title with a 2&amp;1 victory over Lee Westwood at Wentworth. The defending champion celebrated his 35th birthday with a \u00c2\u00a31m paycheque as he overtook Seve Ballesteros
A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a coalition convoy Monday, wounding two troops of the U.S.-led coalition, the military said.
A Stormont committee is to review the government's handling of a proposed \u00c2\u00a350m land deal.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning got his first dose of real N.F.L. defensive schemes and it had to taste awful.
MIAMI: US Postal Service investigators on Wednesday were trying to find thousands of absentee ballots, which should have been delivered to voters in one of Florida\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most populous counties, officials said.
Ukrainians voted for a new president on  Sunday and an exit poll issued after polls closed said a  West-leaning liberal had beaten the ex-Soviet state's  Russian-backed prime minister.
Annunciano fonti della Commissione elettorale irachena
Counterfeiters use free trade zones to hide a drug\u00e2\u0080\u0099s provenance, or to make, market or relabel adulterated products, according to anticounterfeiting experts.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 22 -- The tabloid newspaper building targeted in the fatal anthrax mailings in 2001 reopened Thursday -- with newsrooms still marked by Sun and Globe signs and file drawers bearing labels such as \
Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo have approved a controversial draft resolution that calls on Arab states to restore full diplomatic relations with Iraq&#39;s under its current interim government.
The UN's Kosovo envoy is set to recommend the province be allowed to separate from Serbia, the BBC learns.
Displaying the usual meticulousness associated with the Pixar brand, \u00e2\u0080\u009cRatatouille\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a nearly flawless piece of popular art.
A new software platform for protecting your identity could offer clues to the success of Fusion.
NOTRE DAME (4-2) vs. NAVY (5-0) > When, where: Tomorrow, noon, at East Rutherford, N.J. TV, radio: Channels 4, 12; WJDA (1300). AP rankings: Neither team is ranked. Last season: Notre Dame won, 27-24. Comments: Notre Dame and Navy play for the 78th consecutive year, making it the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country. The Irish hold a 67-9-1 ...
TechWeb - One of the early adopters of GPL 3 will be the Samba Server project, which supplies file translation code between Linux and Windows.
ROMA - Finanziaria e taglio delle tasse, ma anche legge elettorale, analisi del &quot;cappotto&quot; subito ieri alle suppletive per la Camera e strategie per le prossime Regionali. Di questo si sta discutendo nel vertice
Health authorities in Canada and Massachusetts are warning consumers of the risk from China-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products were found, deepening concern about the safety of Chinese goods.
With the lighting of a candle for peace in his window, Pope John Paul began Christmas holiday celebrations that posed a new test for his frail health not long after visitors celebrated in Bethlehem.
Simona Ventura si difende dopo le polemiche nate per l'intervista di Luciano Moggi a 'Quelli che il ...
That la-la-la sound you hear is from baseball, with its hands cupped over its ears to another retro-'roid accusation.
WASHINGTON - This year's oil price surge will not be a replay of the oil shocks of the 1970s and 1980s that sent the United States into a series of recessions, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.    Greenspan delivered a generally upbeat assessment of the economy's ability to withstand this year's spike in oil prices, but he added a significant qualifier...
Dale Earnhardt Jr.&#39;s swearword in a TV interview after his victory at Talladega costs him the NASCAR points lead and $10,000. A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Thousands of gas and electricity workers took part in demonstrations across France against a government bill currently being debated in parliament to privatise the state-owned Gaz de France (GDF).
LECCE - Al 99% la partita Lecce-Juventus, prevista per questo pomeriggio alle 15 allo stadio salentino di Via del Mare, si giochera&#39;. Lo ha detto il team manager della squadra pugliese, Mario Zanotti: &quot;Il terreno di gioco ha tenuto benissimo.
By David Tewes, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Feb. 3--People who live near or drive past the Lone Tree Creek flood control basin near Airline Road in East Victoria may find the area a little easier to look at after a landscaping project is completed this year.
A Taleban commander who led attacks on British troops says he was freed from prison for a $15,000 bribe.
LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...
Nurtured by billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments, nanotechnology companies are getting ready to go public.
WASHINGTON -- Maybe walking upright on two legs isn't such a defining human feature after all.
The Beatles are suing EMI and Capitol for at least \u00c2\u00a313.2m after claiming the companies kept millions due to the band.
More than two weeks since his twin-splashdown at the famed island-green 17th at The Players Championship, Sean O'Hair has never once regretted his decision.
China re-establishes diplomatic ties with Grenada, forcing the Caribbean island to sever links with Taiwan.
LONDON: Arsenal were never going to give up their record-breaking unbeaten run in the Premiership lightly. But the manner in which Manchester United bro ught it to an end after 49 games at Old Trafford on
Nell'ultimo test di allenamento prima della partita con l'Ucraina, Donadoni ha lasciato intuire che ...
Alessandro Del Piero, ad Amsterdam, presenta la partita che la Juventus dovr\u00c3\u00a0 sostenere mercoled\u00c3\u00ac contro l`Ajax per la prima giornata della Champions League, cominciando dalla novit\u00c3\u00a0 Ibrahimovic: &quot;A Brescia abbiamo giocato venti minuti insieme.
The service failed to gain much traction with users, especially when compared to a rival service by Yahoo.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash says the group is planning a significantly shorter turnaround for its third album.
Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer received a raise that will push his salary to over &#36;2 million per year.
Typhoon Xangsane killed at  least 120 people in the Philippines and Vietnam and left tens  of thousands homeless, officials said on Tuesday.
Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho Gaucho's first appearance with FC Barcelona was in a 2004 exhibition at Gillette Stadium. Ronaldinho was hoping to have a couple of days to make the move from Paris to Spain, after being purchased for a transfer fee of 21.25 million pounds, but promoters of the Barcelona-Juventus game insisted he play.
Former Sen. George Mitchell told a congressional committee on Tuesday that everyone in Major League Baseball must crack down on the use of steroids in order to remove the \
BAGHDAD  - Three Iraqi organizers of next month&#39;s landmark elections were gunned down in a Baghdad rebel stronghold as insurgents made good their threat to sabotage the preparations with deadly violence.
Si avvia a risolversi la querelle intorno al giocatore honduregnoIl presidente sardo Cellino: \
&quot;The board concluded that PeopleSoft is worth substantially more than Oracle&#39;s latest offer. We are a vibrant, strong company with a focused, motivated management
Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.
A respectful, loving ode to firefighters, &quot;Ladder 49&quot; attempts a closer look at what drives those who place themselves in danger, and at the family dynamics that help shape a firefighter&#39;s mind-set.
Angeletti, accordo lontano. Bonanni, scalone non e' un totem
Hollywood studios are going into business with one of their biggest tormentors: the peer-to-peer pioneer BitTorrent.
Action star Sylvester Stallone surprised a TV audience by saying that he is a softie.
South Korean striker Lee Chun-Soo is in talks with up to five English Premier League clubs, with a deal imminent, according to his agent.
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Hosts Germany will play in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup, the organizing committee of the governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday.
Sport: American takes 200m gold to become third man in history to win world championship sprint double.
U.S. home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  is going to announce an alliance with Chinese  furnishing chain HomeWay on Wednesday, a source said.
An informal committee could play an important role as US Airways seeks to persuade Delta\u00c2\u0092s creditors to support its $8.6 billion offer to acquire Delta out of bankruptcy.
ANKARA, Turkey -- Hundreds of Turkish soldiers crossed into northern Iraq yesterday, pursuing Kurdish guerrillas who stage attacks on Turkey from hide - outs there, Turkish security officials and an Iraqi Kurd official said.
The Motley Fool - On Wednesday, Sept. 27, longtime Linux leader Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT - News) released Q2 2007 earnings for the period ending Aug. 31, 2006.
Internet media company Yahoo Inc.   on Tuesday reported a dip in quarterly profit in line  with previously lowered expectations, weighed down by weak  brand advertising and recent management turmoil.
Kids and teenagers exposed to even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of reading and reasoning, according to new research.
Networking pro Greg Schaffer was stumped when he couldn't solve a connectivity problem and initially told his client it wasn't a networking issue. Then he checked again.
Police say the blast occurred less than 90 minutes after a previous explosion at the same site injured seven other people. The police had been conducting forensic research at the site of a bomb blast in the
Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  American arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter  freestyle on Monday as China, Australia and Japan led the  United States in the medals table on day three of the Olympic  Games.
Though National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, local efforts to promote early detection and to encourage annual breast exams and mammograms will continue.
Israeli warplanes bombed unidentified Syrian targets early on Thursday, causing no damage or casualties, the official Syrian news agency said.
Launching terrestrial digital TV service Sky has announced plans to provide a terrestrial digital TV service in the UK; allowing reception of Sky's pay-TV services over a normal TV aerial. The service will need a new set-top box, and will use the spectrum currently occupied by Sky's three Freeview channels.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Andriy Shevchenko is ailing with a virus and can't seem to score for Chelsea. Wayne Rooney has stopped scoring for Manchester United.
A female Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up this afternoon when confronted by an Israeli police officer at a busy intersection in the northern part of Jerusalem, killing
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Thursday France's Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was among French officials whom he accuses of supporting the 1994 genocide.Comment
A weakening Tropical Storm Ernesto was   downgraded on Wednesday to tropical depression status by the   U.S. National Hurricane Center.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - This isn&#39;ta good sign: Washington players have spent the week saying they&#39;re not in awe of Notre Dame, while the Fighting Irish have spent the week saying they&#39;re not overlooking the Huskies.
Eight Palestinians are reported to have been killed by Israeli army fire in the northern Gaza Strip.
Secondo La stampa argentina nelle utime ore della notte appena trascorsa la Lazio ha trovato l'intes...
TOKYO - Typhoon Meari landed on Kyushu on Wednesday morning and was moving northeast in Miyazaki Prefecture at 4 pm, bringing heavy rains and strong wind to southern and western Japan and causing the evacuation of residents and some injuries.
By MARK WILSON, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7417 or wilsonm@courierpress.com  A hard one-inch rain across the Big Creek watershed, such as the area received Tuesday, can cause the creek and its many tributaries to nearly top its banks in a short period of time.
Authorities on Monday arrested a fifth man suspected of being involved in a series of arson fires in suburban Washington, a law enforcement source said.
Police rounded up dozens of suspects Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.
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United States President George Bush signed his name Friday to a dramatic overhaul of US intelligence gathering, creating a brand new national intelligence director.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center this week plans to announce its first annual operating profit since the 1996 merger that brought one of the city's premier medical institutions to the brink of bankruptcy.
Too many business interests are clinging to a failed status quo and resisting necessary governance reforms, the government&#39;s top securities regulator said yesterday.
Doppio allenamento per il Pescara in vista della trasferta di sabato ad Arezzo. Sono tornati a svolg...
Spanish police blew up a bomb placed on  a electricity pylon and hunted for another device on Saturday  after ETA Basque guerrillas said they had planted them, in what  appeared to be a new tactic to hit power infrastructure.
Campaigning is under  way for Afghanistan's presidential poll, amid warnings of insecurity and intimidation.
High in a downtown hotel, Nicaraguan folk dancers twirl in lacy white dresses, their bare feet creating rythyms on the wooden stage, giving their buttoned-down audience a bit of tropical warmth on a foggy afternoon.
As the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's new leader faces ethics questions, some members say they have become disenchanted with the trade group, including its increasing focus on lobbying, a high staff turnover rate, and the low number of top executives serving on its board.
After years of secret preparation, the world's cheapest car will be unveiled in Delhi this week - delighting millions of Indians as much as it is horrifying environmentalists
&quot;OUR road is open&quot;. With this nearly full page headline the largest circulation Turkish daily Hurriyet announced to its readers on 24 September the exciting news of Romano Prodi and Gunther Verheugen regarding the entry of Turkey in the EU.
The AKP sweep has implications for the country's drift from secularism, the military's role and the future of relations with Iraq.
Bertelli, 'nuovo periodo nella storia dell'azienda'
Fossil hunters working in Ethiopia unearth the remains of at least nine primitive hominids.
Blockbuster increased the pressure on its smaller rival Hollywood Entertainment on Tuesday saying that it was prepared to make its $1bn offer for the video rental chain hostile if Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board did not cooperate.
Allen Patrick ran for 163 yards and a touchdown to help No. 13 Oklahoma survive another Bedlam scare and win the Big 12 South title with a 27-21 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday.
A Russian cargo ship loaded with supplies and equipment blasted off from the Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday headed for the international space station, a Russian space official said.    The Progress M-50 ship took off at 1:03 a.m...
A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.
The White House is expected to give Congress an interim report on progress in Iraq showing mixed progress.
Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat
The search for tiny treasures continues.
Dow Chemical Co  said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell 52 percent, hurt by weak U.S. housing and auto markets, spiraling energy and raw material costs, and one-time restructuring charges.
SYDNEY : Australia captain Ricky Ponting&#39;s thumb injury has forced him out of the opening two cricket Tests against India starting next week, Cricket Australia (CA) said.
The list of Manchester United superstars, headed by George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, could soon feature a new name: Wayne Rooney.
I asked my 3-year-old daughter what she'd do when she was a grown-up lady. The first thing she said was, \
New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first substantial campus for the life sciences will break ground between East 28th and 29th Streets and First Avenue and Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive.
Blog: AT&#38;T said it signed up 146,000 iPhone subscribers in the first two days of selling the iPhone, but the true promise of the iPhone won't likely kick in until next year.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 9--Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is inclined to call early elections, including for his own office, to end the political and economic crisis in the territories, Palestinian officials said Saturday.
Motorola Inc. , the world&#39;s  second-biggest mobile phone maker, said it expects to cut an  additional 4,000 jobs, bringing the total to 7,500 this year,  as it works to reduce costs to return to profit.
Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence &#151; expected to be met with anti-war protests &#151; might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials said Saturday.
Decatur resident Chris Singer was recently appointed co-deputy director of the Engineering Directorate at NASA&#39;s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.
An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting into the debating chamber.
IT HAS been hailed as the female Viagra - a panacea for women who have lost their sex drive. But the testosterone patch is now facing a battle for regulatory approval amid claims that its effect is minimal and it may have fatal side effects.
Italian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there.
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is undergoing surgery at an Australian military base in the capital Dili after being shot in the stomach during an attack on his home by rebel soldiers, a presidential adviser said on Monday.
Three former Natwest bankers appeared in court yesterday to fight extradition to the United States, where they are facing fraud charges for a multi-million pound deal involving disgraced US energy company Enron.
InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications plans to make an announcement Wednesday about its strategy for the UIQ interface that runs on the Symbian mobile phone operating system, Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said Sunday at a news briefing on the eve of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
The railroad barons were late in realizing what business they were really in. Don't let the same thing happen to your IT department.
A booming construction sector means Spain is growing at its fastest annual rate in five years, figures show.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and the Israeli parliament endorsed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.
China has warned the EU that it risks damaging bilateral ties unless it lifts a 15-year embargo on selling arms to Beijing.
Sierra Leoneans voted in a runoff presidential election on Saturday after a turbulent campaign but the opposition complained of intimidation and said its officials had been unable to reach some polling stations.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday he was &quot;disappointed&quot; his son did not tell him the full story of his ties to a firm involved in the UN oil-for-food program, now under investigation.
The Green Monkey, the most expensive racehorse ever purchased at auction, will debut Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park.
Eight people were killed and dozens injured in Australia&#39;s worst rail crash in 30 years Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a huge truck at a level crossing, police said.
Democratic Sen. Zell Miller heaped scathing criticism on his party's presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday in the keynote speech to the Republican convention, a similar role to one he played 12 years ago for the Democrats.
VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) here Saturday welcomed a document under which an ASEAN-ROK Free
Roundworms may infect close to a quarter of inner city black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among U.S. Hispanics and other parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting Americans, a U.S. expert said on Tuesday.
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HOW did a patriotic movie about young men giving their lives for their country turn into such a hot-button issue? On Veteran&#39;s Day, ABC decided to continue its tradition of showing the unedited version of
By Michael Christie MIAMI  - The most powerful drug lord everextradited by Colombia appeared before a U.S. judge on Monday,and his lawyer said he would fight U.S. charges that he ran hismultibillion-dollar business from a Colombian jail cell.
There's more bad news for those pudgy couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees -- and this time it really hits them where it hurts.
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The Gunners are delighted with their \u00c2\u00a3100 million deal with the Dubai-based airline this week. But The Sun says Arsenal could have banked a total of \u00c2\u00a3123m by separating the naming rights and shirt deal.
Gregory Szorc writes today about a fact that's only recently come true in PHP's handling of errors - it seems that it now returns proper HTTP status codes when a problem comes up.   If it encounters a serious error, like a parse error, it just stops and there is nothing you can do about it. If this happens on a hosted web site, you get a blank page served with the HTTP status code of 200. Completely useless to remote connections.   This fix will be included in the next version of PHP - the upcoming 5.2.4 release.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc&#39;s leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
The U.S. ranks at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations in the analysis conducted by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities.
A federal judge rejected a request from the woman who accused the basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit.
Britney Spears' former backup dancer and current fiance Kevin Federline can add another title to his resume: co-star.
By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/24/2004 04:06. NAJAF, Iraq  Plumes of black smoke rose above the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday after US warplanes bombed insurgent positions overnight, leading
Iraq&#39;s interim defense minister has lashed out at neighbors Iran and Syria, accusing them of aiding wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Saddam Hussein loyalists in Iraq.
Thousands of people are delayed leaving the Glastonbury Festival because of the bad weather.
The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a young Muslim of Moroccan descent has shaken Holland to its very foundations. To most people, including the Dutch, the killing and its violent
The world&#39;s largest media company set aside a $500 million reserve in anticipation of settling government investigations into its bookkeeping.
Firefox has emerged as the first browser in years to seriously challenge Internet Explorer\u00e2\u0080\u0094with good reason. Firefox has superior security and anti-scumware features, it works on Windows, Linux, MacOS X and other operating systems, and it&#39;s free.
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S Airways said yesterday that it would ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts - which its unions said would be 23 percent - and other moves to raise cash.
Presidential campaigns are hoarding money for a coming advertising blitz &#151; mostly in Iowa and New Hampshire &#151; during the final three months of the year on airwaves already saturated with candidate commercials.
The main rival of President Hamid Karzai has conceded defeat in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election with less than six per cent of the vote left to be counted.
A rise in late Roman Catholic baptisms is being attributed to parents seeking school places, research suggests.
Handling of images could allow an attacker to take over your PC.
Morgan Stanley's star Asia Pacific economist, Andy Xie, has resigned and is expected to embark on a new career elsewhere, the U.S. investment bank and an industry source said on Sunday.
Jay Haas got off to a good start in his bid for his third Champions Tour victory of the year, holing a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the Principal Charity Classic.
Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurance group, reported on Thursday record net profits of 4.6 billion Swiss francs (2.88 billion euros, 3.80 billion dollars) for 2006, up 98 percent from the previous year.
Priyanka Chopra, for instance, has signed a three film deal over four years.
Heath Ledger passed away only Tuesday, but his transformation is already under way, from acclaimed actor to most-searched Internet term, from film star to cultural touchstone.
Hundreds of Arab and Muslim leaders and officials participated Friday in the funeral procession of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo.
A British soldier who died in a road accident near Basra, southern Iraq, has been named by the Ministry of Defence.
(InfoWorld) - Henning Kagermann will stay on as CEO of SAP AG through May 2009, the company announced Thursday, ending recent speculation that he would leave the helm of the German software maker. Kagermann turns 60 in July and the company's personnel policy requires that contracts of members of the executive board at and beyond that age be renegotiated with the supervisory board. His upcoming birthday and\u00c2\u00a0the need to negotiate his contract had fueled speculation that L\u00c3\u00a9o Apotheker, SAP board member and president of global field operations, and Shai Agassi, president of the product and technology group, would take over as a dual-CEO team. Kagermann's career as CEO started in a dual partnership -- from 1998 to 2003 he shared those duties with Hasso Plattner, SAP's board chairman. Kagermann has been part of SAP's executive board since 1991. He started at SAP in 1982. SAP announced Kagermann's contract extension in a three-paragraph statement that included a long comment attributed to Plattner. The board, he said, has expressed its confidence in Kagermann whose guidance has \
Sony is broadening support for the MP3 file format in its portable music player range. It will introduce a new hard disk-based MP3 player in December, and will produce
Britain's Competition Commission has recommended that pay-TV firm BSkyB reduce its 17.9 percent stake in broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent because it is anti-competitive.
The Philadelphia Flyers honored former captain Keith Primeau on Monday before hammering Detroit, the team that drafted him, 6-1.
At a time when Iraqi insurgents are targeting local police officers and recruits for attack, the United States has raised by one-third -- to 135,000 -- the size of the Iraqi police force it says will be needed to help secure the country, according to information the administration has provided to Congress.
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InfoWorld - IBM is making it easier to utilize its patented intellectual property to implement nearly 200 standards in SOA, Web services, security,y and other spaces.
One of these days, a government expert will be punished for lying on a witness stand. Raising his right hand. Swearing to tell the truth.
Crucial talks between Iran and the European Union over demands Tehran suspend some of its nuclear activities failed to reach a conclusion but will continue Friday, a source close to the talks told AFP.
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Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate in the Afghan presidential election narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Taliban yesterday in the latest bid to derail Saturday&#39;s poll.
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Renee Zellweger kissed her female co-star Jacinda Barrett, an Australian actress, eight times to get the perfect lesbian kiss in the new Bridget Jones' film.
A panel set up last year by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, is looking to make changes that will help combat new security threats in the world and add strength to the United Nations.
Eight suspects, including a man identified by the United States as a senior al-Qaida figure, appeared in a London court under heavy guard Wednesday as police investigated their alleged plot to commit murder and to cause mayhem with chemical, biological or radioactive materials.
The price of fame and imminent fortune can be heavy for the yong Brazilians who brighten soccer the world over. To weeks ago, Serginho, a 30 year old S\u00c3\u00a3o Caetano player died on the field during a match against S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo.
Media conglomerate News Corp.  said on Wednesday its quarterly revenue rose 18 percent, helped by \
A Russian official said Sunday that the two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously Tuesday had fallen apart in midair, Interfax news agency reported.
ROMA, 27 DICEMBRE 2004 - Sono centinaia gli europei morti o dispersi nel maremoto che si \u00c3\u00a8 abbattuto nel sud-est asiatico e che ha provocato tra i 24 ei 29mila morti, secondo le ultime cifre fornite dai paesi coinvolti.
An undated file photo released by Editions 1of French correspondent Georges Malbrunot, right, of Le Figaro newspaper, and French freelance radio reporter Christian Chesnot, of Radio France Internationale (RFI).
The Australian government placed an Indian doctor in immigration detention on Monday only hours after he won bail on charges of providing support to a terrorist group linked to failed British car bombings in June.
We were already pretty sure that Apple and NBC fell out over the prices of TV shows on iTunes, but the head of NBC apparently asked Apple for a cut of iPod revenue as well.
Manpower Inc. (MAN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s second-largest staffing company, on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings nearly doubled on stronger
Secret talks between the UDA and Provisional IRA 30 years ago are revealed in Cabinet papers.
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a weakened and outnumbered U.S. fleet limped north to confront a flotilla of Japanese ships advancing on the remote Pacific atoll of Midway.
In the depths of a strangely cold winter in the Middle East, Iraqis complain that the lights are not on, the kerosene heaters are without fuel and the water doesn't flow \u00c2\u0097 and they blame the government.
The start of 2008 has brought a harsh reality to Wall Street: The U.S. may indeed be headed toward recession.
Le imprese piemontesi che vorranno accedere al credito d\u00e2\u0080\u0099imposta a fronte di investimenti produttivi (sulla base del bando della legge 266/97, relativo all\u00e2\u0080\u0099anno 2004) potranno presentare domanda a partire dal prossimo 10 novembre.
Susan Lyne: new CEO of Martha Stewart&#39;s media company. Contributed photo The media company founded by Westport&#39;s Martha Stewart got a new chief executive today.
PARIS - The route for the 2005 Tour de France was announced by organisers at the Palais de Congres in Paris Thursday and will start with a 19 kilometre time trial on the French island of Noirmoutier and will also have two stages in Germany.
WHAT do banks call it when a troubled borrower abandons her home, sending them the keys?.
Two men who claim to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby can't even agree on where to fight their legal battle.
Military officials should directly inform hundreds of thousands of Marine families and workers that they drank and washed in toxin-contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Dole said Wednesday.
Citigroup, the financial giant, is expected to announce an offer to increase its stake in the scandal-tainted Japanese brokerage company the Nikko Cordial Corporation, said a Nikko spokesman, Shigeyuki Teshima. The potential $5 billion deal would mark Citigroup\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resurgence in Japan. Nikko Cordial faces a delisting from the Tokyo stock exchange because of an accounting scandal. According to media reports, the talks are aimed at Citigroup raising its stake in Nikko to above 50 percent, from under 5 percent. A Citigroup spokeswoman, Atsuko Yoshitsugu, declined to comment.
Hoping to win approval for their merger, the satellite radio companies announced plans to let consumers choose the programs in their subscription package.
Kevin Brown flirted with danger in the early innings, allowing the Blue Jays to take a 4-0 edge before the Yankees finally solved the Toronto lefthander Ted Lilly.
Mother-to-child transmission of H.I.V. has dropped so sharply that public health officials now talk about wiping it out.
Cowboy diplomacy. Unilateralism. Foreign governments have sharply criticized President Bush&#39;s foreign policy in many ways. But on one issue, international trade, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over his reelection.
Democratic strategists must be having night sweats. Coming out of the primaries they figured they&#39;d picked a sure winner in Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.
New rules governing overtime pay kicked in, sparking a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on US workers.
United Nations forces move in to one of the most violent slums in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
Bonanni: sta andando benino, aumento eta' solo con incentivi
Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman will miss the remainder of the season after an MRI exam revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
BOSTON -- After suffering decades of defeat and disappointment, the 2004 Boston Red Sox made history Wednesday night, beating the Yankees in the house that Ruth built and claiming the American League championship trophy.
The yen eased against the dollar on Friday, failing to hold gains made on a stronger-than-expected reading for the Bank of Japan&#39;s &quot;tankan&quot; survey of business sentiment.
The government has rejected a prominent Muslim scholar's application to enter the country, contending that he gave support to a terrorist group, but his attorneys allege the U.S. is using charitable donations he made as a pretext for stifling his views.
The hearing into the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan will take place on 27 and 28 September.
A new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, was discovered in Spain, thus raising the number of cases in the country to 20 since the first appearance of the disease in 2000.
European Union countries are seeking to trace passengers who sat near a man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis on two transatlantic flights, the European Commission said on Thursday.
Domenica la Reggina affonter&agrave; a Bergamo un'Atalanta rilanciata dalla vittoria sul Milan. Uliv...
European hockey has taken on an NHL look. With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden), Jaromir Jagr with Kladmo (Czech Republic) and Ilya Kovalchuk with AK Bars Kazan (Russia).
Wind power is emerging as a alternative in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.
By now, Clint Eastwood has nothing to prove to moviegoers. Like his spaghetti Western heroes did to the last pistolero of the day, he has gunned down every preconception about him.
Dec. 15, 2004 -- Getting the flu could increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, but getting a flu shot probably won&#39;t.
The new DRX-710UL-T allows users to record up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5 GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media.
Harmony Gold Mining, South Africa&#39;s gold largest miner, made a hostile bid today to acquire buy Gold Fields for 52.9 billion rand ($8.
Blog: Acquisition should help develop market for Ecotality's hydrogen fuel generator for fuel cells.
Roy Ganor has posted a new article on the Zend Developer Zone about code refactoring, what it's good for and how it can help you and your code.   At first, refactoring seemed to me to be magic, over the years I have come to view it as more of a trick, and today refactoring is integrated into my development environment and used frequently and quickly. Using the refactoring functionality, in addition to other tools, I can sculpt the code to improve legibility and maintainability.   He talks about why PHP developers should jump on getting to refactoring their code, the different forms of refactoring, code examples showing it at work and some development tools/resources you can use to dig a little deeper.
By Renee C. Lee, Houston Chronicle  Dec. 14--THE WOODLANDS -- Residents in this master-planned community can expect to see more patrols in their neighborhoods when a new Woodlands law enforcement division opens with 30 officers next year.
U.S. search engine giant Google Inc. has joined a group of 16 universities and national labs that is building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
FOXBOROUGH -- Bill Belichick is a pretty good salesman. He was able to pitch to his team for weeks that setting an NFL record by winning 19 straight games, including postseason, was not important. Yet after his team set the mark in yesterday's 24-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, Belichick acknowleged the achievement and complimented his players.
THE likely re-election of US President George W.Bush is already sending shockwaves through the Middle East. Israel, the Iraqi interim Government and the Arab states aligned with American interests are rejoicing
Universities are reworking the shared online library resource into a virtual teaching and learning lab.
Ma in Italia e' crisi per bottiglie di prezzo medio
ASIA/TURCHIA - Stampa araba: i commenti sulle elezione in Turchia Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Ha suscitato commenti positivi sulla stampa araba la vittoria del Partito per la Giustizia e lo Sviluppo (AKP), guidato dal premier Tayyip Erdogan nelle elezioni legislative che si sono tenute in Turchia domenica 22 luglio. \\
A teacher in France is the latest to face death threats for daring to criticize the religion and its prophet's emphasis on violence
HOUSTON, Sept. 14 -- The two broad wings of the international space station's new solar energy system unfurled smoothly this morning, successfully completing the main task of the shuttle Atlantis mission.
A home decor merchant has dropped a federal lawsuit attacking Google Inc.'s practice of connecting some online ads to trademarks, handing the Internet search leader its latest legal victory on the prickly issue.
&quot;While Medicare patients will receive little or no benefit in return for the increase in premium payments next year, the prescription drug bill provided an immediate and dramatic increase
New in PHP 5 is the filter library of PECL code. This filter package (in beta as of this moment) offers two types of security, data validation by type and data sanitization. By Larry Ullman. 0528
A permanent memorial to the victims of the 2005 bombings of three London subway trains and a bus will be built in Hyde Park, the government said Thursday.
Seven people die and others are injured in a warehose explosion in Burgos, northern Spain.
Three and a half months after Travis Marcus\u00e2\u0080\u0099 rapidly failing heart brought him near death at Arkansas Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Hospital, the 14-year-old walked out the hospital\u00e2\u0080\u0099s front door Thursday with his new donor heart.
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LAS VEGAS -- With Greg Oden waiting in the lane, Rajon Rondo dribbled just inside the 3-point line, looked to his right, then his left, and decided it would be best to drive to the basket during the second half of the Celtics' Summer League opener against the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night. But Rondo never made it to the ...
China's southern Guangdong province is not the source of the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus as claimed in a report published in the United States this week, a major state-run Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday.
Several plaintiffs\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lawyers have asked that some of their clients be allowed to reject the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement as others accept it.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says the international community should have offered Tripoli a better payback for renouncing its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.
One of the word's greatest collections of historical letters, including a note written by Napoleon to his lover Josephine, has been found in a filing cabinet tucked away in a Swiss laundry room.
China's cabinet on Monday sharply increased penalties for price-fixing, expanding an anti-inflation campaign that has failed to cool a surge in politically sensitive food costs.
Research In Motion acknowledged an outage left users in the Americas without access to their BlackBerry e-mail service on Monday, but said no messages were lost during the incident.
Oh! Noes! Yahoo! is using the departure of its US head of sales to reorganise its sales department.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Members of Parliament voted yesterday to ban artificial trans fats despite charges such action would be heavy-handed and &quot;assault the entire food industry&quot; by taking on such favourite foods as store-bought doughnuts and even home-baked goods.
We find growth and income in this week's list of tiny treasures.

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.
Anger mounted in the Muslim world over Britain&#39;s knighthood for novelist Salman Rushdie, with protests spreading to Malaysia for the first time and fresh demonstrations in Pakistan.
As the number of states allowing early voting soars, race for undecideds intensifies and the campaign rhythm shifts.
Sixteen hours later, it seemed even more remarkable than when it was actually unfolding. Curt Schilling's gritty performance in Tuesday's 4-2 win in Game 6 over the Yankees, pitching with a dislocated tendon that was sutured to his skin, is already being spoken in the same breath as some of the historic postseason feats involving injured stars. ...
Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid another burst of breathtaking growth that enabled the online search leader to sprint past analyst expectations &#151; a habit that has helped propel its stock price above $500.
Andy Fickman is coming  on board to direct &quot;Witch Mountain,&quot; Walt Disney Pictures&#39;  modern reimagining of its 1975 adventure movie &quot;Escape to Witch  Mountain.&quot;
Non ci sono atleti canadesi iscritti alla discesa di Kitzbuehel sulla leggendaria pista Streif: seco...
Users of the new video service Joost will be able to see free clips from MTV, Paramount and BET.
Mara Santangelo si &egrave; qualificata per il terzo turno del torneo di Wimbledon (erba, 16.78 mili...
Some time this month, the number of Americans will surpass 300 million, a milestone that raises environmental impact questions for the only major industrial nation whose population is increasing substantially.
Europe's \
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JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 25, 2004 - A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia&#39;s northernmost province of Aceh Sunday and radio reports said several small buildings had collapsed and large waves had slammed the area&#39;s north coast.
Security officials should concentrate on   people, not objects, at airports but simplistic racial   profiling is not the way to thwart potential attacks on   airlines, experts say.
The entertainment industry took aim at law-breaking European internet file-sharers on Thursday, with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announcing plans to sue hundreds of copyright infringers.
One of three Michigan men who hacked into the national computer system of Lowe's hardware stores and tried to steal customers' credit card information was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison.
3M Co.  has filed suits against  Sony Corp. (6758.T), Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) and others,  claiming infringement of lithium-ion battery-related patents,  the diversified U.S. manufacturer said in a statement on its  Web site.
US President George W. Bush is fighting off new claims he did not fulfil his duties with the Air National Guard during the Vietnam era.
Future collaboration NASA and Virgin Galactic announced this week they'd agreed to work together on future projects such as \
One of the alleged 21 July plotters joked he would convert a man to Islam before the man converted him to Christianity, a court hears.
(New York City-December 9, 2004) - Two days of grievance hearings stemming from the November Pacers-Pistons brawl are unfolding in New York City.
The alternative minimum tax has ensnared a growing number of middle-class Americans in recent years.
Microsoft announced settlements Monday with rival Novell Inc. for $536 million and with a Washington-based trade organization that had aggressively backed the European Union's landmark antitrust case against Microsoft.
The recent firing of eight U.S. attorneys has raised questions about how they are appointed and the circumstances under which they may be dismissed. Here are some questions and answers:
But the Air clones will be coming anyway The reduced-size 65nm Core 2 Duo designed by Intel and incorporated inside Apple's super-slim MacBook Air is available for other computer makers to buy, the chip company confirmed last week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New research suggests that obesity can reduce the quality of men&#39;s sperm as well as lower a woman&#39;s chances of successfully conceiving a child using in vitro fertilization.
Il Milan ha sostenuto oggi un allenamento pomeridiano, in vista della trasferta di Parma di domenica...
Being an optimist may help reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. A Dutch study found that people who described themselves as being highly optimistic
An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with bloodbaths if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq.
British artists Damien Hirst and David Hockney are to make gifts of some of their paintings to the Tate Gallery in London, which can no longer afford such works, its director Nicholas Serota said.
The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets.
Palermo, 3 set. (Adnkronos) - Nuovo interrogatorio per i genitori della piccola Denise, 4 anni ancora da compiere scomparsa mercoledi&#39; scorso intorno a mezzogiorno. Il pubblico ministero Luigi Boccia ha convocato
ALBANY, N.Y. -- MySpace reached an agreement with legal authorities in 49 states on changing its social networking Web site to help prevent sexual predators and others from misusing it, state officials said Monday.
Is it ever OK to pass along a gift that you're less than wild about?
Columbia University researcher Richard Axel, 58, and Seattle scientist Linda Buck, 57, were named Monday as the winners of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nobel Prize in Medicine.
THE petrol fight between Woolworths chief executive Roger Corbett and Coles Myer&#39;s John Fletcher has obscured what an amazing business Woolworths has become.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood tells Arsene Wenger he has money for new players.
Police are given more time to question some of the suspects arrested in last week's anti-terror raids.
Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon Iraq
MELBOURNE: The world&#39;s second-largest diversified miner, Rio Tinto Ltd Plc, said yesterday high oil prices were increasing its costs but were not dampening demand for its key commodities.
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Shareholders of Computer Associates International, the software maker tarred by an accounting scandal, Wednesday defeated a proposal calling for current and former executives to return bonuses based on restated results.
And so the Insomnia Classic (a.k.a. the US Open) rolls along. Day and night and next mornings. This is an annual sporting attraction at the Billie (a.k.a. the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center) in Flushing Meadow, where, I wonder, are there plans afoot to serve breakfast to the sleep-deprived clientele surviving the transition from one day ...
Histon face either Darlington or Yeovil while Slough will entertain Yeading in the FA Cup second round.
The World Health Organization is warning Asian nations that its current struggle with bird flu could lead to the next deadly human flu pandemic across the globe.
Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was to offer a 25-million-pound (38-million-euro, 49-million-dollar) settlement to his estranged wife Heather Mills-McCartney to end a bitter divorce battle, the Daily Mirror has reported.
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger emerges as a top papal candidate
US President George W Bush  holds talks with the Kazakh president, boosting ties with the oil-producing nation.
Gender rights activists Thursday hailed the legislature's approval of an anti-rape law that widens the definition of the crime and makes it illegal in Thailand for a husband to have sex with his wife without her consent.
People could land on Mars in the next 20 to 30 years provided scientists can find water on the red planet, the head of NASA's surface exploration mission said on Wednesday.
SEO Book Revenue Goes to Tsunami Relief Efforts  Pennsylvania based Search Engine Marketing specialist and author of the SEO Book, Aaron Wall will be donating all January revenues from the sale of his 120 page E-Book to Tsunami relief efforts.   The SEO Book, which sells for $79US is a do-it-yourself manual ...
Indiana's Eric Gordon finally gave Illinois fans something to cheer. Armon Bassett wasn't as kind. Bassett scored 11 of his 16 points in the second overtime, and No. 14 Indiana rallied to beat Illinois 83-79 Thursday even though Gordon struggled for much of the night.
Police beat back anti-government protesters in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia.
Los Angeles Times publisher Jeffrey  Johnson resigned on Thursday, several weeks after he and editor  Dean Baquet vowed to resist parent company Tribune Co.'s  attempt to cut more staff at the newspaper.
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TOKYO Nintendo, the world&#39;s biggest maker of hand-held game machines, said Monday that first-half profit was nearly twice as high as it had forecast as a weaker yen lifted the value of US assets.
President Bush is poised to pursue an aggressive &quot;ownership society&quot; agenda of Social Security privatization, new tax breaks for savings and investment and additional incentives
The Dutch brewing company Heineken reported a rise in first half sales on Wednesday but said net profit fell 27 percent, due in part to the weaker dollar.
Algerian rescue services were searching  on Sunday for at least 18 sailors missing after severe storms  sank one ship and drove two aground near Algiers port, killing  two seamen.
The Boston Red Sox ended their 86-year championship drought with a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the World Series.
President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s ( \u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e6\u0089\u0081 ) Double Ten National Day speech has received mixed reviews at home and abroad. In a diverse international community and a complex domestic environment, it is difficult
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Alitalia, Italy&#39;s largest airline, told its union Monday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs, or more than a quarter of its regular workforce, according to published reports.
Microsoft Corp. will support only x86 processors with 64-bit extensions when it releases a special version of Windows Server for high performance computing (HPC) next year, leaving support for Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 for a later, undefined date.
A Maryland man accused of running through the U.S. Capitol with a loaded handgun appeared in court Tuesday but will undergo days of psychiatric treatment before his arraignment.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - Nearly 100 corporations, international organizations and experts agreed to a plan on Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions, calling on governments to act urgently against global warming.
Since rebel groups in the Darfur region of western Sudan took up arms against the government nearly two years ago, the violence has resulted in what the United Nations says is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.
For many women who marry gay men, the truth comes out late at night, not in the bedroom but in front of the family's computer screen.
A group of 44 North Korean asylum  seekers used makeshift ladders to scale the fence and leap into  the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, officials said.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.  may  look to sell its 20 percent stake in Bloomberg LP to raise  capital after writing down $8.4 billion of assets last quarter,  some investors have said.
It seems that the only thing that hedge funds do not invest in is lawsuits. And that may change.
Another Clinton book is on the way, this time by the best-selling author and former editor of The New Yorker, Tina Brown. \
Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery by identifying a gene that is responsible for childhood leukemia and the effects of the mutated gene, called NOTCH1, they say, can be inhibited by a type of drug designed to treat Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease.
U.S. shoppers are starting to get into  the holiday spirit, with indices on Tuesday showing sales  picking up with only 10 shopping days until Christmas.
Despite a federal rule changing the type of hooks that longline fishermen may use, the sea turtle population is declining, officials say.

The departing CIA station chief in Iraq and another CIA official who visited the country recently have painted a pessimistic picture of the situation in the war-torn country in classified briefings to their superiors, The New York Times reported.

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan  - Tens of thousands of people turned out to greet Pakistan's suspended chief justice as he traveled to a northwestern town on Saturday to forge resistance to President Pervez Musharraf's attempt to sack him.
Lawmakers investigating the Madrid train bombings censured the previous government's handling of the attack, while former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar insisted Monday the Socialists might not have ousted his party were it not for Spain's worst terrorist assault.
A French soldier who threatened to blow up an explosives depot surrendered on Monday, the Interior Ministry said. Regis Le Tohic, a 47-year-old explosives specialist, was disgruntled
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Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez won his fourth consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove on Tuesday, the prestigious defensive award even Chavez thought he had no chance at winning
Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million out-of-this-world prize to the first private company that can safely land a robotic rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of images and video to Earth, the Internet search leader said Thursday.
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Colin Montgomerie&#39;s bid for a first strokeplay title in America ended in frustration as Tiger Woods prevailed in the Target World Challenge.
It was billed as an easily saleable master stroke of public policy that would both improve the nation&#39;s health care and salve federal-provincial jurisdictional disputes.
Country music icon Dolly Parton was honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that she quipped would outlast her.
France's biggest fashion group presented plans on Monday for a futuristic museum built out of glass to promote the heritage of its brands, promising the new Paris landmark would be a celebration of creativity.
Motorcycle fatalities this year are almost double the figure at the same stage in 2006, a minister reveals.
Advice for actors looking to get nominated for worst performance: multiple roles help. Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy scored multiple nominations Monday for the Razzies, which sort out the worst that Hollywood dredged up the previous year.
The Obama campaign went to work qualifying his remarks on banning toys imported from China, a pledge that a spokesman for China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Foreign Ministry called \u00e2\u0080\u009cunwise.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
New York senator and 2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is to visit Iraq and Afghanistan this weekend to meet government officials and US military leaders, her office said.
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Thirteen points in the last two games... not much of an onslaught from offensive savior Terrell Owens and his mates. Yet, with that influx of talent in
WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.
(InfoWorld) - Barracuda Networks is getting into the Web application security business. The security vendor has acquired Santa Clara, California's NetContinuum, a vendor of Web firewall appliances. Barracuda already sells\u00c2\u00a0Web filtering devices\u00c2\u00a0that prevent Web surfers from visiting malicious sites, but the NetContinuum products can be used to protect Web sites themselves. With about 80 employees, NetContinuum had been in business since 1999 selling pre-configured security servers, or appliances, that help protect sites from Web-based threats such as cross site scripting or SQL injection attacks. Barracuda, which is best known for its spam filtering products, had actually concluded the purchase in mid-August, but it was not publicly disclosed at the time, said Dean Drako, the company's president and CEO. Drako would not say what Barracuda paid for NetContinuum. The deal gives Barracuda a new type of appliance to sell along side its existing lines of appliances, Drako said. \
A couple of very old men are currently facing justice for terrible crimes they allegedly committed long, long ago. In Munich last week, Ladislav Niznansky, an 86-year-old former Nazi death squad commander, went
There likely won&#39;t be a reduction in US troop strength in Iraq until after the country&#39;s national elections in January, Defense Secretary Donald
U.S. and Mexican officials will review reports of an intrusion on Mexican soil by workers erecting U.S. border fences between Douglas, Ariz., and the Mexican border city of Agua Prieta, U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza said.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spill of toxic   liquids aboard International Space Station on Monday set off a   short-lived emergency and fears of a fire aboard the outpost.
CHISHOLM, Minn., Dec. 15 -- Tiffany Johnson had traveled to Egypt, Libya and South Africa in her work as a Christian missionary. But on Saturday, she was back home in northern Minnesota, remembered as a young woman who had been impossible not to love.
Healing power of crystals battles personal demons WSA Battling supermodel Naomi Campbell has expressed her remorse for the phone-throwing incident which cost her maid Ana Scolavino four stiches in the head and the Streatham clotheshorse five days' community service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Could anger over a potentially low pay settlement prompt a year of industrial action in schools?
Who was the mystery official on Vice President Dick Cheney's plane? There were plenty of clues about his identity if you read a transcript of his remarks.
Unless Congress acts soon to prevent a special \
Usher (news) leads the pack of nominees for this year&#39;s American Music Awards ceremony, scoring a total of four nods; OutKast (news) and Kanye West (news) follow with three nominations each.
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A combined Yahoo and Microsoft would still be the underdog in the increasingly important business of Web search if Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo is approved by regulators and Yahoo shareholders.
Jerry Hadley, 55, an American tenor was noted for his bright lyric voice and lively acting, shot himself on Tuesday.
Wall Street's two main private regulatory arms said on Tuesday they have agreed to merge in a widely anticipated move aimed at reducing industry costs and streamlining oversight functions.
LIMA, Peru  - Peru will launch on Nov. 5 a  civilian retrial of Abimael Guzman, head of the Maoist-inspired  Shining Path rebel group that waged a brutal insurgency in the  1980s and 1990s, officials said on Monday.
High-performance computing and artificial intelligence software may blast through barriers in data management to create a so-called \
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Britain, France and Germany are working to give Iran a last chance to avoid confrontation with the West over its nuclear program by offering incentives to curtail its most sensitive activities.
IBM has acquired a Web conferencing service provider, it announced as part of a flurry of unified communications moves on Wednesday.
A pathologist who consulted in the death investigations of Elvis Presley and JonBenet Ramsey said Saturday Anna Nicole Smith had hired him to perform a repeat autopsy on her son.
US health insurance stocks fall amid concerns that New York attorney general Elliot Spitzer will widen a probe into price rigging.
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Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans proposed removing the nation's largest intelligence gathering operations from the CIA and the Pentagon and putting them directly under a new national intelligence director.
The US orders its largest-ever beef recall, saying a California meat plant broke rules on cattle inspection.
The Pakistani military says it has knocked out several militant bases in the Afghan border region.
Con un&#39;ordinanza il ministro della salute Girolamo Sirchia disporr\u00c3\u00a0 la riduzione del prezzo dei vaccini antinfluenzali. E&#39; stato deciso oggi nel corso di un incontro al ministero con aziende produttrici, farmacisti e grossisti.
La Caf (Commissione d'Apello Federale) ha respinto il ricorso dell'Avellino che milita in serie C1/B...
A woman who killed her preacher husband with a shotgun blast to the back as he lay in bed was sentenced Friday to three years in prison, but with time served could be released on probation in a little more than two months.
Losing track of your investments may be the most profitable move you ever make.
The day after the Genesis space capsule crashes in the Utah desert, NASA technicians comb through the wreckage hoping to salvage something from the $264 million mission. Amit Asaravala reports from Salt Lake City.
Cavaliers star LeBron James was accidentally elbowed in the face by Houston&#39;s Dikembe Mutombo late in the first half of Wednesday night&#39;s game and had to be helped from the floor.
Despite the prime minister&#39;s plea that the first ministers meeting not devolve into an argument over numbers, the first day of his long-awaited health care summit did exactly that.
By FRANK ELTMAN  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - A titanium maker and its owner were charged with illegally storing more than 11 tons of corrosive hazardous waste, creating a mess that a prosecutor compared to a horror movie scene.
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The openly gay Episcopal bishop whose ordination threatens to fracture the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;genuinely and deeply regrets&quot; the pain this caused
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday unveiled a photo album containing 116 rare photographs of senior SS officers and other officials at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
His record speaks for itself. No one should have to quantify it, justify it, apologize for it, or even defend it. Tom O'Brien's body of work as the 32d head coach of Boston College's football program -- which O'Brien found had been left in shambles in the aftermath of a gambling scandal when he arrived in December 1996 -- stands ...
Seagate Technology STX.N>, the  biggest U.S. computer hard-disk drive maker, said on Tuesday  quarterly net profit plunged 98 percent due principally to  costs from acquiring smaller rival Maxtor Corp.
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U.S. drugmaker Wyeth  said on Wednesday it was maintaining its profit forecast for 2007, but added that first-quarter earnings would exceed current Wall Street average estimates of 85 cents per share.
A huge explosion tore through a crowded  market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters on  Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single  attack in the capital in six months.
People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows.
Eric Barkas City Editor SHAREHOLDERS in the pay-TV company BSkyB have cleared the way for Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp to increase its stake.
The U.N. health agency described the deaths of six Indonesian family members from bird flu as the most important development in the spread of the virus since 2003, saying it is investigating whether the disease has spread from person to person.
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A group of Japanese MPs claims China exaggerated the number of people killed in the Nanjing attack.
Barry H. Landau, presidential collector and connoisseur, remembers the time he was dancing with Betty Ford at the White House and Fred Astaire cut in.
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Bickering over details to blame The EU Internal Markets Commissioner has warned that Europe is about to miss out on a chance to forge a pan-European patent disputes forum because of long-standing international bickering on what a system might look like.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Frustrated users pledge to abandon the social networking site on International Delete Your MySpace Account Day.
Forest Whitaker, an Oscar winner for his portrayal of ruthless dictator Idi Amin, is reversing direction to play one of the Bible's most beloved figures in a new audio version of the Old Testament.
U.S. scientists have discovered how mammalian eggs undergo maturation through an intricate process of asymmetric cell division.
Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.
The insatiable foreign demand for  dollar holdings would eventually fall as investors diversify,  U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday in  remarks that landed hard on the dollar.
Patent law impedes innovation, needs reform, say Tech Policy Summit speakers.
Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
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The vision of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is under strain, the UN's human rights chief warns.
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The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker wants hardware developers thinking about graphics, low-power applications, and Intel's determination not to let AMD get the best of it again.
Cisco Systems debuted the File Engine, a file-based data-sharing appliance that offers companies the ability to consolidate management of distributed file and print services within branch offices.
British troops joined their US and Iraqi counterparts in a massive new offensive against insurgent strongholds as efforts intensified to restore government control in time for January elections.
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A court on Thursday convicted three IRA-linked men of training Colombian rebels in terrorist tactics and sentenced them to up to 17 1/2 years in prison.
A Rachmaninov manuscript is withdrawn from auction on after a late ownership claim from the composer's estate.
IBM Corp.&#39;s software division notched up its 18th acquisition in three years yesterday, announcing the purchase of content integration specialist Venetica Corp.
Actress  Ashley Jensen  who stars in Extras and Ugly Betty, elopes with her boyfriend in California.
By Laura Figueroa, The Miami Herald  Sep. 17--Whether she's ready to rise or not, Maria E. Brackett has become all too familiar with her morning wake-up call -- the \
By Rasha Madkour and David Crary HOUSTON -- Lisa M. Nowak chose a juggling act of dauntingly high difficulty -- to be an astronaut and a mother of three. Her background -- high school valedictorian, Naval Academy graduate, test pilot -- seemed to equip her for the challenge.
Health-insurance premiums paid by US employers rose 11.2 percent this year, five times as fast as wages, according to a study that may reinforce voters&#39; concerns over rising medical costs.
President of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament (EP) Martin Schulz on Thursday hailed the efforts by incoming President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso in revamping his team for approval.
Terry Semel will hand over the reins to Jerry Yang in Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest attempt to regain investor confidence.
Stocks slid sharply on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession and pushing the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
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NEW YORK - David Bell&#39;s second home run of the game broke a 13th-inning tie, and the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a four-run deficit Saturday in an 11-9 win over the New York Mets.
The 30-year-old and her husband, England soccer captain David Beckham, said in a joint statement the baby would be due in March next year.
In Rensselaer, Ind., where Chicago Bears territory and Indianapolis Colts territory collide, it is hard for fans to know exactly where their neighbors stand.
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France&#39;s largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales.
A standards group has begun work on a 1-Gigabit-per-second version of WiMax that could replace both cellular and WiMax.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei speaks to the press at Vienna&#39;s International Center, on Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, during the 35-nation board of governors meeting
A New York state employee who had  access to government-owned archives has been arrested on  suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of  which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
Science & environment: US farmers given go-ahead to produce cloned meat for human food chain
After walking from the West Wing to the Executive Office Building under rainy skies, President Bush used his first news conference since getting re-elected to lay out his priorities for the next four years.
Paying tribute to a key figure in the attempt to kill Adolf Hitler, Austria's president on Monday unveiled a plaque that praised an Austrian officer executed by the Nazis as a symbol of resistance to the German dictator.
Oil edged up above $64 a barrel on   Wednesday as traders cautiously await the debate among members   of the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Iran's atomic work, and on   renewed concerns over disruptions to Nigerian supplies.
Russia's Vladimir Putin sends a message of support  to George W Bush after his re-election as US President.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will now personally sign letters of condolence to families of troops killed in action, after the Pentagon acknowledged signing machines had been used in the past.
Saudi Arabia named Tuesday three of the  five militants who stormed the U.S. consulate in Jeddah, and  said they were all Saudi nationals.
Ricky Williams has asked the NFL for a hearing to clarify his playing status, a possible first step if the running back tries to return to the league.
Cash-strapped United Airlines said in a bankruptcy court filing today that it \
Latest top 500 ranking of the speedy machines includes old favorites like IBM's BlueGene/L, plus a few surprises.
Police in eastern Latvia were trying to determine Wednesday what charges to bring against a drunken horse-and-buggy driver who caused a drunken motorist to crash into a ditch, flipping his car.
The government intends to press ahead with changes to the way any future Stormont Assembly is run.
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(AGI) - Roma, 15 dic. - &quot;Gli espisodi accaduti questa mattina nei confronti del presidente di turno, Clemente Mastella, hanno assunto toni poco decorosi e inaccettabili per le istituzioni parlamentari&quot;. Lo
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Tiger Woods may have lost his aura of invincibility to many in the golfing world, but he still has the hex on Colin Montgomerie. The 41-year-old Scot has never finished ahead of Woods in a strokeplay tournament
Dr. Sidney Goldring was a neurosurgeon and an educator who was an early advocate for a brain operation that he helped to develop for patients with severe epilepsy.
South American leaders on Wednesday launched a regional integration pact they said would go beyond rhetoric and usher in European-style unity, but only half the future bloc's 12 presidents turned up to sign it.
Even nine years after her death, Princess Diana is still making headline news, particularly for one national newspaper that has repeatedly aimed to blow the lid on what it suggests is a state-sponsored conspiracy and cover-up.
Franklin Haney Sr., a high-profile Tennessee developer, has joined at least two other major groups in the race to buy the Nationals.
Harsh interrogation methods of Iraqi prisoners went &quot;beyond the bounds of standard FBI practice,&quot; the FBI&#39;s top official in Iraq said in a memo released yesterday.
Washington's biggest enemies, from   communist Cuba to North Korea, called on developing nations on   Saturday to challenge U.S. dominance through a revived   Non-Aligned Movement labeled a Cold War relic by critics.
By Robert Verkaik In a mission statement that raises the spectre of an internet Big Brother to rival Orwellian visions of the state, Google has revealed details of how it intends to organise and control the world's information.
A California zoo is shut while investigators try to find out how a tiger escaped to attack three visitors, killing one.
Years of clinical trials have yielded promising results for a vaccine that would protect women from a virus that causes colon and cervical cancer, researchers said on Monday.
The father of a recruit who died at Deepcut army barracks says he is sad to hear reports it is to be demolished.
In yet another big week for new releases on the U.S. albums chart, the
A Virgin Atlantic Airways passenger plane was diverted to Stansted airport near London and landed safely Thursday after a bomb threat, an airport spokeswoman said.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (BP)--In a blow to pro-lifers, the Florida Supreme Court struck down &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; Sept. 23, ruling against the 2003 act that allowed Gov.
The dollar sank to a record low against the euro on Thursday and stood near a 12-year low versus the pound after a round of robust US economic data failed to dispel increasingly negative sentiment on the US currency.
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While poets and lovers ponder how to mend a broken heart, doctors now have a tool for repairing an enlarged heart. One of the more unusual medical devices yet developed, a mesh &quot;jacket&quot; can actually reverse this dangerous condition.
Okinawa's governor on Wednesday called for changes in an agreement governing the status of U.S. troops in Japan as diplomats flew to the island to try to soothe anger over the suspected rape of a schoolgirl by a U.S. Marine.
The Israeli military has arrested two soldiers on suspicion of murdering an unarmed Palestinian, it was reported today. Two more officers from the same platoon have been detained for allegedly attempting to
PARC NATIONAL DES VOLCANS, Rwanda  - One hour's trek into the Rwandan rainforest, a crunching sound breaks the silence that hangs over the misty thick bush.
Moore may want a best picture Oscar, but the real Oscar would be beating Bush on Nov. 2nd. He may have already won an Oscar for &quot;best documentary&quot; with his film Bowling for Columbine, but Michael Moore said
Once upon a time, Betamax was more than a winning answer in Trivial Pursuit: It was a real competitor with the VHS videotape format.
Briton Ricky Hatton retained his IBO light welterweight title with a fourth-round knockout of Mexican Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas on Saturday.
British and Irish leaders published a detailed plan Wednesday for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland -- a peace-building project still on hold because of unsolved arguments about IRA disarmament.
Manchester United fans have threatened to launch a \u00e2\u0080\u0099civil war\u00e2\u0080\u0099 against the club in the battle to stave off a threatened takeover by American businessman Malcolm Glazer.
Rocco Buttiglione viene bocciato dalle votazioni dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Ue. Ieri ventisette voti sfavorevoli (contro ventisei) sia per la nomina a commissario che per quella a vicepresidente con diverso portafogli. Ora la
As both Democrats and Republicans sought their support, American Muslim leaders wrapped up their community's largest convention Sunday still debating whether to endorse a presidential candidate.
Portugal's prime minister said on  Saturday he and his cabinet had submitted their resignations, a  move that came a day after a snap election was called.
In such a tight race, the game is about turning out your supporters. TIME goes inside the ground war
The fate of Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan today remained unclear as the commanders of a rebel group reportedly denied kidnapping her.
OCTOBER 08, 2004 (REUTERS) - Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison said today that his company has talked about revising its current $21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft Inc.
A surprisingly soft 112,000 new U.S.  jobs were created in November, the Labor Department said on  Friday, casting a shadow across an already downbeat holiday  sales season with consumers apparently worried by scarce work  and high oil prices.
A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector on Wednesday after jurors said for a second time that they were unable to reach a verdict.
Automobile traffic is a problem plaguing many airports, but some have found a simple partial solution -- cellphone parking lots away from the terminal.
As it tries to overtake General Motors as the leading global automaker by sales, Toyota\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategy of  shifting its focus to emerging markets from the United States appears to be paying off.
Three British crews, including Finn favourite Ben Ainslie,  lead their classes in the Olympic sailing regatta in Athens.
Angelo Giuliani, who was behind the plate for Joe DiMaggio&#39;s first at-bat in the majors and went on to sign Kent Hrbek as a Minnesota Twins scout, died at 91.
Alcatel-Lucent will pay fines in response to charges it provided incentives to Chinese government officials.
Anche internet si \u00c3\u00a8 reso utile in questa tragedia che \u00c3\u00a8 stato lo Tsunami che ha travolto tutto il Sudest asiatico. E forse dopo la tv, il web \u00c3\u00a8 stato lo strumento pi\u00c3\u00b9 utile tra i mezzi di comunicazione.
A new study found that people who sold their homes through real estate agents typically did not get a higher sale price than people who sold their homes themselves.
FLORENCE Interior ministers from the five largest West European countries have agreed to adopt digital fingerprinting on passports, officials here said, but a second day of talks on Monday found them still deadlocked on a plan to create migrant holding
US television show doctor Phil McGraw regrets going public with his thoughts on troubled pop singer Britney Spears' mental health.
Five tips to help you decide whether server virtualization is right for your company and get you started on the road.
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Anti-corruption laws urgently need to be reformed because they are outdated when compared to modern international business practices, the head of Britain's anti-fraud agency said in an interview published in the Financial Times on Monday.
U.S. forces killed at least 23 insurgents suspected of having links with al Qaeda during a fierce battle in Iraq's western Anbar province over the weekend, the military said on Tuesday.
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The world is meeting targets on improving access to clean drinking water, but falling behind on sanitation goals fixed at a summit four years ago, the United Nations said Thursday.
The Bush administration will not remove federal dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to protect 11 endangered species of salmon and steelhead, even as a last resort.
A passenger train speeding along a bad section of track derailed and tumbled into a ravine before dawn yesterday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 120, Philippine officials said.
The Environmental Protection Agency finally updates how it estimates vehicles' fuel economy -- all vehicles will lose at least a few estimated mpg. In Autopia.
It was HBO&#39;s night at yesterday&#39;s 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The network&#39;s &quot;The Sopranos&quot; won the Emmy for best drama for the first time in its awards-packed six-year run and marked the first time
MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- People whose stomach cancers are not staged correctly may die sooner, according to a new study.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday signed six budget-cutting bills that will close the projected $3.3 billion shortfall in the state budget this fiscal year, but warned that more spending cuts would be needed.
The Cincinnati Reds traded Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers on Friday for pitchers Edinson Volquez and Danny Herrera.
The vendor adds features to its storage appliance to quickly bring back online storage that had been dedicated to an underused application.
Tuesday\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s runoff election defeat of eight-term Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla by Democratic former Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez in Texas\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 23rd District \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 in the final election contest in 2006 \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 brought to 30 the number of seats taken over by the Democrats in their successful drive to gain control of the House in the 110th Congress. The Democrats lost none of the 203 seats that they were defending this year.
The fifth-ranked Memphis Tigers rolled into the NCAA tournament in style. Chris Douglas-Roberts and Antonio Anderson each scored 17 points and the Tigers extended the nation's longest winning streak to 22 straight, beating Houston 71-59 on Saturday to wrap up their second straight Conference USA tournament championship.
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The Federal Trade Commission has opened a preliminary antitrust investigation into Google's planned $3.1 billion purchase of the online advertising company DoubleClick , an industry executive briefed on the agency's plans said yesterday.
1000&#39;s of Liverpool fans have joined the best unofficial Liverpool FC website on the planet - why dont you? Neil Mellor scored with a blistering finish deep in injury time as Liverpool stunned Arsenal at Anfield.
A new satellite tracking device, which could cost less than \u00c2\u00a3100, aims to reunite parents with their lost children.
How to minimize risk while hanging on to the potential reward in small-cap investing.
The board of European aerospace group EADS  is 90 percent certain to agree on Friday to finance the launch of Airbus's planned A350 mid-size, long-haul jet, a source close to the board told Reuters on Friday.
Such are the warped judgment values presently infecting Soho Square that the main surprise at Adrian Mutu&#39;s drug hearing yesterday was that the Football Association didn&#39;t offer the cocaine
Television everyman Regis Philbin talks about his appearance as Dick Clark's fill-in on New Year's Eve and his career thus far in an interview with The Times.
England call up fast bowler Stuart Broad for the one-day finals against Australia with injured Jon Lewis and Chris Tremlett to fly home.
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About a year ago, Dave Champlin and his two roommates lived in what their friends at the University of Missouri called the House of Fat. At a combined weight of 890 pounds, the three decided to try the Atkins diet. By sticking to the low-carb, high-protein diet, Champlin lost about 45 pounds and his roommates each lost between 50 and 60 pounds.
Francesco Totti scored a capping brace as crisis-stricken AS Roma got well with a 4-0 away rout of Siena. The Giallorossi built a quick 2-0 lead with Serie A top scorer Vincenzo Montella poaching a pair within 10 second half minutes.
In the 69-year history of college football&#39;s most prestigious award, a freshman has never won the Heisman Trophy. I voted to change that in year No.
A former Philippine communist leader charged with ordering murders is due in court in The Hague.
Four Israeli antiquities collectors and dealers were indicted Wednesday on charges they ran a sophisticated forgery ring that spanned the globe and produced a treasure trove of fake Bible-era artifacts, including some that were hailed as major archaeological finds.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Five Across, Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., a leading vendor in the social networking marketplace.
Emotional sincerity is the hallmark of this deeply felt revival, which stars S. Epatha Merkerson in a performance that stops the heart.
People having full body scans to find potential health problems may wind up creating one, researchers suggest. Radiation from computed tomography, or CT, scans will result in a modest increase in the risk
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. - Donald Trump has upset his upscale peninsula neighbors - again. First he erected an unauthorized 70-foot flagpole at his Trump National Golf Club, then he built a tee 8 feet higher than allowed.
Retired Gen Surayud Chulanont begins work as  Thailand's new, military-appointed prime minister.
Running back Leon Washington grabbed a roster spot by being fearless and successful on special teams in the preseason, but Coach Eric Mangini thinks he is capable of carrying more of a load.
One week must feel like an eternity   for losing U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman.
Arsenal and Chelsea are braced for Football Association action after the Carling Cup final ended in a brawl.
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MONDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) --  White kids are admitted to hospital after an emergency room visit at a greater rate than black or Hispanic kids, new research reveals.
Both AMD and Intel are preparing to unveil new, ultra high-end processor refreshes later this month that will push the 3.5 GHz mark.
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Senator John Kerry faces substantial obstacles in his bid to unseat President Bush, with voters saying he has not laid out a case for why he wants to be president.
Elgar&#39;s Nimrod was the perfect anthem to accompany Michael Howard&#39;s speech to the Conservative conference in Bournemouth yesterday.
Researchers have made a biochip that could help replace animal testing for new cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Certificates of authority (COAs) are affixed to software packaging to let buyers know it&#39;s the real thing. But when the COA itself is counterfeit, resellers also feel the pain, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) found.
Stock index futures suggested Wall Street may rebound on Thursday as a fresh round of earnings could shift investors' focus back to corporate profitability and away from the deteriorating subprime credit market.
The majority of deaths of newborn babies in Scotland could not have been avoided, a study finds.
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President Bush, on the road to next week's Republican convention, defended his economic record in hard-hit Ohio on Saturday as abortion-rights activists marched through New York City on the leading edge of a wave of anti-Bush protests.
Drug maker Bayer was slow to report the risks of its cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol and to remove it from the market in 2001, according to an forthcoming report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Ethiopia and Egypt will each send  850 troops early in the new year to serve with a joint United  Nations-African Union force in Sudan's Darfur region, an AU  official told Reuters on Monday.
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North Carolina puts five players in double figures and likely nails down a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament with an 89-80 victory over upstart N.C. State to win the ACC title Sunday in Tampa.
Ukraine&#39;s opposition refused on Wednesday to hold negotiations with the government over the disputed presidential election after President Leonid Kuchma demanded such talks among all parties on Tuesday.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership.
Tokyo stocks surged Monday morning, fueled by Wall Street&#39;s gains last week. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
A 45-member delegation of tribal elders began talks with militant leaders near the Afghan border Friday in a bid to stem the spiraling violence that erupted after Islamic extremists scrapped a peace deal.
Contrary to a wide-spread report, Mars will not look as big as the full Moon on August 27th.  In fact, the red planet will be nearly invisible to the human eye.  There is, however, something real to see on August 27th--a morning alignment of Venus and Saturn.
Air passengers face further delays on Christmas Eve, a day after thick fog grounded more than 140 flights.
Oil prices fall more than a dollar in New York, after speculation Opec might increase output.
Racist abuse and violence is common in Swansea, claim family and friends of an Iraqi Kurdish man murdered in the city.
The Fed Cup was supposed to be Lindsay Davenport's baby. But the veteran faltered badly yesterday in a stunning loss on the opening day of a quarterfinal against Germany in San Diego. Davenport didn't have much go her way in losing, 6-1, 7-5, to 18-year-old Sabine Lisicki . Ashley Harkleroad shook off her nerves and evened the best-of-five series ...
Five people escape through an upstairs window after petrol is poured through a letterbox and set alight.
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Romanian soccer player Adrian Mutu, currently playing for English Premier league team Chelsea, tries to understand questions from journalists during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania, in this Monday March 29 2004 file photo.
What are weekends for? In the mergers and acquisitions game, it is usually meant for structuring mega deals. That was the case with WPP Group&#39;s (Nasdaq: WPPGY) $1.
Brazilian Cao Hamburger, whose film  looks at his country's dark past, is the latest director to  describe the brutality of South America's military  dictatorships through the eyes of a child.
Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors agree to draw up a pact of national unity in crisis talks.
Opening arguments in the first criminal case against former Enron Corp. employees are set to begin after a federal court spent Monday whittling down a panel of Houston-area residents to find an impartial jury in the city still stinging from the company's downfall.
By Scott Richardson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 15--Al Nutty spends his days as a fishing guide on Kinkaid Lake in Southern Illinois.   The 2,750-acre reservoir offers walleye and smallmouth fishing that is improving. He's seen crappies that reach 2.5 to 3 pounds.
Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia   BNS.TO confirmed on Friday it was looking out for   acquisitions in Malaysia but denied a report that it planned to   buy an indirect stake in the country's fourth-biggest lender.
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An Iraq war widow and a woman whose husband still serves there were poised, ready to claim Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry or President George W. Bush as winner of the first debate of the 2004 presidential race slated that night.
World War II tanks rumbled through Paris  on Wednesday and thousands of Parisians danced in the streets  to re-enact the arrival of French and U.S. forces 60 years ago  to liberate the city from four years of Nazi occupation.
MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA - In a mission that could herald a new era of space tourism, a privately built, three-person rocket ship flew to space and back today in a mission that frightened those who watched from the ground and on a live webcast.
A 15-year-old boy dies after a fight at a school in Manchester.
A boat carrying nearly 200 Asian immigrants arrived off this port south of Tenerife in the Canary Islands and the first of them were taken off in a lifeboat.
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Bangladesh's elections next month will be postponed for two days because of protests by a major political alliance, an official said Thursday.
Demand for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in August by the largest amount in seven months, with widespread weakness signaling a slowdown in the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s industrial sector.
Nokia Siemens Networks  said on Tuesday it had won a long-term maintenance order from Deutsche Telekom  for Juniper Networks'  routers in Deutsche's broadband network.
The US Navy is looking into whether photographs on the Internet that seem to show Navy SEALs posing with Iraqi prisoners show any evidence of prisoner abuse, Navy officials said.
The four-day Republican convention marshaled its forces to laud the incumbent US President George W. Bush&#39;s image as a strong leader in difficult times.
Casual observers might expect corporate political donors to be giving Democratic candidates a significantly bigger slice of the pie this fall \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 to reflect the distinct possibility that Democrats could gain control of one or both houses of Congress five weeks from now.
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Six California counties and cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, are suing Microsoft for allegedly overcharging them. The lawsuit seeks to recover some of the
Archbishop Jose Gomez complained Wednesday about plans for a rally by Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, an abortion rights supporter, at a Catholic university.
The catalyst for the resumption of talks this week between NHL management and the players' association has told his union brethren to be prepared for the lockout to last well into next season.
A team of experts from UNESCO toured on Wednesday an Israeli archaeological excavation that Muslims fear could damage Islam's holiest site in Jerusalem.
A plea agreement for the owners of a Rhode Island nightclub that burned in 2003 has drawn criticism from many relatives of the 100 people who were killed.
Sources close to the Michael Jackson molestation case in Santa Maria, Calif., said security has been increased after threats involving the pop star.
Arsenal reduced the gap behind Premiership leaders Chelsea to 10 points with a 1-0 win against Newcastle at Highbury thanks to Dennis Bergkamp's first-half strike.
Last week, when William H. Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States underwent a tracheotomy to treat thyroid cancer, more questions were raised about the possibility that the next president
Turkey's pro-secular president blocked a measure Monday that would have allowed the Islamic-leaning government to hold a referendum on a new presidential voting system on the same day as general elections next month.
Given a big lead, Chicago's Freddy Garcia could afford to simply throw strikes. Unhittable strikes, mostly.
International attention focuses on Ukraine, where the two presidential candidates are making their final appeals to voters.
WACO, Texas - President Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival's words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.    It was not unlike the spin that Kerry and his forces sometimes place on Bush's words...
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.
Singer George Michael is to perform the first concert at London's new Wembley Stadium, it is announced.
The Three Tenors will never re-form with a new singer replacing the late Luciano Pavarotti, tenor Jose Carreras says
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The National Hockey League announced yesterday that it was locking out its players from midnight last night, a move that plunges the weakest of the major US sports into the gravest crisis in its history.
Two car bombs killed 10 people in southern Baghdad on Tuesday, police said, as insurgents kept up the pressure despite a major U.S.-backed security crackdown aimed at stabilizing the Iraqi capital.
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Despite their fearsome reputation, piranhas are wimps that gather in large shoals to protect themselves from predators, scientists said on Monday.
What was once the sleepy home of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, the Fiesta Bowl and baseball's spring training has blossomed into a national sports capital.
Russia has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on Tuesday, dubbing it the \
North Korea said on Thursday a planned visit by U.N. nuclear monitors was on hold because it had not received unfrozen bank funds, shaking hopes Pyongyong would start disabling its atom bomb program soon.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. , Jan. 9 -- The Republican race for president largely shifted Wednesday to South Carolina, where in 10 days a divided electorate is likely to crown one candidate the front-runner and cripple the chances of one or more others.
A U.S. government agent who analyzed the tax returns of Conrad Black's former company testified on Wednesday that the firm would have had nearly $24 million more in income over two years if money had not been diverted by the former media baron and his associates.
Teleca has today signed an agreement with Com Hem to supply a solution that makes it possible to measure the levels of quality and capacity use in Com Hem's cable network, right down to individual customer ...
Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
An eerie calm prevailed on the streets of this battered city on Saturday, as hundreds more foreigners awaited flights to Paris that would spirit them away
Experts warn of a link between jacuzzis and the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease.
For the first time ever, football fans will be able to download video highlights of the Super Bowl, and they will be offered exclusively through Apple Inc.'s online iTunes Store.
Cut price game access UK customers of BT's IPTV service will be able to avail of cut-price access to English Premier League football matches for the coming season.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ozone, the pollutant that chokes the skyline on hot summer days, doesn&#39;t just singe the lungs. A new study suggests that ozone is also deadly - particularly so in Dallas.
CHARLES PRINCE\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to oust three very senior executives demonstrated that the heir to Sandy Weill\u00e2\u0080\u0099s empire is finally running the show.
NEW YORK - Chipmaker Intel today threw more weight behind the developing wireless broadband data standard known as WiMax by taking a stake in Clearwire, a wireless startup led by billionaire Craig McCaw 240699.
US and Iraqi forces sealed off roads leading to rebel strongholds south of Baghdad on Wednesday and anti-occupation rebels bombed two bridges, in what appears to be a move aimed at hindering troop&#39;s movement, as pro-government forces tried to retake
The United Nations European headquarters, where a listening device was discovered in a ministerial meeting room, is probably rife with secret spying equipment, a UN security source said on Friday.
Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s an apt attraction for the start of the new year: \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Art of Time\u00e2\u0080\u009d at the Metropolitan Museum, a wonderful presentation of about 90 European timepieces from the museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s permanent collection.
The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
La Lazio ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara contro l'Empoli. Assenti i nazionali Pandev,...
U.S.-Iranian reporter Parnaz Azima has left Iran for the United States after more than eight months of forced stay in the country, her employer said on Tuesday.
GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to disclose information on all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative information about the antidepressant Paxil, the New York Attorney General&#39;s office says
Ukraine's president and PM are to meet again to try to end a crisis over a bid to seize control of 40,000 troops.
Bank of England policymakers voted 9-0 to cut UK interest rates to 5.5% earlier this month, minutes show.
Blockbuster in talks to acquire Movielink for download service    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S.
The world's most recognized Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, delivered a stinging tirade against Palestinian infighting on Sunday in his first public appearance in decades in the Israeli city of Haifa.
The actors arrive in Malaysia for Baabul's premiere.
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Qualcomm Inc. on Friday raised its  quarterly profit forecast due to strong demand for its mobile  phone technology.
Media & professional: Richard Branson and Charles Allen, the former ITV chief, could launch a takeover of Virgin Radio.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - A military court has convicted two soldiers, sentencing one to death and the other to 10 years in prison, for involvement in an assassination attempt last year against Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, an army spokesman said Friday.
ADC Telecommunications Inc.  posted a sharp increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, beating expectations, and gave a forecast that topped current estimates, sending shares 3 percent higher.
The EU plays a controversial role as Poles row about a highway that would go through unique wetlands.
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Clorox Corp. said late Wednesday it will buy back Henkel KGaA&#39;s 29 percent stake in the company in exchange for several businesses and $2.
Afghan officials say they have arrested 17 people who had been trained in Pakistan to carry out suicide attacks.
Oklahoma appeared to be one of the greatest teams in college football history last season until it lost its final two games. Through their first three games this season
AMD quietly published first specs of the first 90 nm Opteron processors and talked about Opterons with up to eight cores during a conference with analysts.
A 29-year-old man dies after apparently falling into Cardiff Bay from St David's Hotel.
The first skirmish in what could be a prolonged battle among Bowl Championship Series participants and organizers is developing over a tentative plan to string out the games over a week beginning in 2007.
A helicopter carrying eight people, including a government minister and two lawmakers, crashed in mountainous northeast India on Wednesday, a police officer said.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (Sports Network) - Arnold Palmer will not  play at the Bay Hill Invitational, the PGA Tour event he  founded in 1979, for the first time since its inception.
The Justice Department is investigating possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance company, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.
In three years' time, blood stream infections with the hospital superbug MRSA will have halved, the government will say.
Jeff Reed kicked a 33-yard field goal  11 minutes into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a  dramatic 20-17 victory over the New York Jets in the divisional  playoffs Saturday.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday a recovery in the subprime mortgage market will be slowed by a wave of interest rate resets and urged lenders to help troubled borrowers.
FBI investigating contractor negligence Unisys, the IT computer services biz, is in hot water with the US government for allegedly twiddling its thumbs while foreign hackers had their way with Department of Homeland Security computers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Leaders Arsenal return to the scene of last season&#39;s most controversial game on Sunday, tackling arch-rivals Manchester United in their search for a 50th successive Premier League match without defeat.
Italian Rocco Buttiglione, dropped from the new European Commission line-up after fierce criticism of his views on gays and marriage, says he is a victim of unfair discrimination.
CHICAGO/NEW YORK  - When it opens next year, the 54-story Bank of America Tower in New York will be the most environmentally friendly office building in the United States.
Up to four million Iraqis living overseas are preparing to register to vote in Iraq's first post-Saddam elections.
A $156 million grant for DNA sequencing at the Washington University School of Medicine is part of an effort to unlock the mystery of the origins of cancer within the body, university officials said Monday.
Kate Burton and her son, Morgan Ritchie, celebrate their ties ina play mirroring the Welsh actor's life.
TAMPA, Florida  - Republican presidential candidates sparred over the best fix for the faltering U.S. economy on Wednesday as a poll showed Florida's high-stakes race for the White House tightening.
Chrysler Corp. on Wednesday postponed  its $12 billion auto loan deal, while Chrysler Financial  Services sweetened the pricing on $6 billion of term loans for  the second time, market sources told Reuters Loan Pricing Corp.
Fresh inter-rebel fighting has forced 10,000 Darfuris to seek refuge near a camp of African Union forces monitoring a widely-ignored truce in Sudan's west, sources said on Wednesday.
Pakistan has detained the father of airline bomb plot suspect Rashid Rauf, making him the third member of the family in custody.
A car bomb exploded outside Palestinian security headquarters in Gaza City in what witnesses said appeared to be an assassination attempt against a top security official.
How not to hit the numbers Two senior beancounters at Gateway cooked the books in 2000 in an attempt to keep Wall Street analysts happy. John Todd, the ex-chief financial officer, and Robert Manza, the PC maker's fomer controller, also illegally swept bad news about the company under the carpet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Insurance broker Aon Corp. (AOC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it sold nearly all of its equity investment in property and casualty insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
All of Central America is on alert for a possible al-Qaida attack against El Salvador for its support of the U.S.-led mission in Iraq, the head of the Nicaraguan army said Friday.
Se Confindustria vuol fare politica, lo dica apertamente
Performances of the London stage version of Lord of the Rings are cancelled after a cast member is injured.
The military contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million to settle a racial discrimination case.
GALLE, Sri Lanka  - The number of people killed in  Asia's tsunami disaster soared past 175,000 Monday after Sri  Lanka raised its death toll, while Denmark warned of possible  terror attacks against aid workers in Indonesia
Candid about Microsoft's expansion plans, the CEO was cautious when discussing the Facebook partnership and competing with Google search.
In an effort to be fair and balanced, it should be pointed out that Florida coach Ron Zook is just 65 seconds away from being undefeated and being a major player in the Bowl Championship Series ratings.
Among the designers at Fashion Week on Wednesday, most \u00c2\u0097 but not all \u00c2\u0097 seemed to understand that the marriage of fashion and politics generally demeans both.
AMARILLO -- In an attempt to get an HIV-positive prostitute to seek treatment and stop spreading the infection, Amarillo officials have filed a lawsuit.
A homeless teenager who hid in the landing gear of a passenger plane survived a 700-kilometre flight across south-western China but his companion fell and probably died, state media reported on Friday.
SINGAPORE : Temasek Holdings wants to increase its exposure to Asia as the region prospers, so it is reshaping its investment portfolio to have equal emphasis on Singapore, Asia and the rest of the world.
Even though DVD sales  have been falling for much of the year and next-generation  discs aren&#39;t having much of an impact, studio executives are  hoping for a fourth-quarter bounty from a parade of high-octane  theatrical hits and pricey collectable gift sets.
Many schools and colleges in Bangladesh were closed on Monday and extra police out on the streets as the nation braced for more protests after a deadly grenade attack on an opposition rally two days ago.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank has sealed its $3.8-billion (US) deal for Banknorth Group Inc., an acquisition meant to set the stage for rapid US expansion and make TD a more attractive
Microsoft Corp. on Monday became the second tech-industry giant to offer software for searching through computer desktops - a technology it claims is vastly superior to that launched by Google two months ago.
Tony Blair has written to each EU member in a bid to put pressure on the Sudanese government regarding Darfur.
Israeli troops killed three Egyptian soldiers along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Israel has apologized for what it says was an &quot;operational mistake&quot; and has begun an investigation into the incident.
Farmers and other locals were chasing  thousands of minks let out of their cages at a fur farm in  western Finland early on Friday by suspected animal rights  activists.
By getting out of the gate slowly, Daron Rahlves has found himself back in the pack in a newer racing discipline that resembles motocross on skis.
Wyeth WYE.N on Wednesday reported a  third-quarter profit, reversing a loss in the year-ago period,  when it took a $2 billion charge for liabilities from its  recalled \
ATHENS As the sprinters walked out for the final of the men&#39;s 200 meters, the crowd in the packed Olympic Stadium began to boo.
A family of proteins known to fight off microbes surprisingly also helps determine whether a poodle's coat will be black, white or somewhere in between, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a finding that may also help explain why people come in different colors and weights.
U.S. retailers' sales rose 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower end of expectations, helped by a late-season spending surge on some items, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.
The number of deaths worldwide among children under 5 dropped to a record low of 9.7 million in 2006, reflecting progress in areas such as malaria prevention, childhood immunizations and breastfeeding rates, global health officials said yesterday.
Chelsea Football Club striker Adrian Mutu has begun his rehabilitation programme following his positive test for cocaine. The Romanian was found guilty of taking the drug and could now face up to two-years out of the game with suspension.
Vienna, Austria (Sports Network) - Top seeds David Nalbandian, Nicolas Massu and Rainer Schuettler were all quarterfinal losers Friday at the indoor BA-CA Tennis Trophy.
1. Rapper Snoop Dogg attended practice Tuesday with No. 1 USC as a guest wide receiver. The Trojans were delighted by the star&#39;s presence, as were a group of pee-wee football players watching practice that day.

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The world's most popular search engine has launched a new tool to improve access to academic publications.
InfoWorld - A consultant offered advice Tuesday regarding how Oracle customers can get the best deal and protect themselves while licensing software from the enterprise software giant.
LISBON : Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio decided to dissolve parliament and call early elections because he believes the centre-right government of four months is not able to provide stability.
There's no way to describe what's happening with the Baltimore Orioles, except to say they are a bona fide mess.
Jude Law, who has recently appeared in \
Aeroflex Inc. , which provides  technology solutions to the aerospace and other markets, said  it agreed to be acquired by private equity firms General  Atlantic and Francisco Partners for about $1.0 billion.
BASED SIMPLY ON its tired premise and atmosphere, &quot;The Forgotten&quot; should be every bit as forgettable as its name. With so many elements - from its chilly autumnal setting to the
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain...
Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management  Inc. (BAMa.TO) has made a takeover approach for Australia's A$4  billion ($3.1 billion) Multiplex Group Ltd. , the  construction and property group said, sending its shares up 7.5  percent.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Brazilian star Ronaldinho was named the world&#39;s top soccer player by FIFA, the sport&#39;s governing body on Monday.
The Indiana Pacers&#39; Ron Artest now has plenty of time to finish his rap album. Thanks to an ugly brawl, which emptied into the stands during the Pacers&#39; game with the Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Mich.
WARSAW, Poland Poland&#39;s defense minister says his country should pull its troops out of Iraq at the end of 2005. It&#39;s the first official indication of when the country may leave Iraq.
NEW YORK - Skype Technologies made a name for itself providing a free Internet telephone program to users around the world. Now it&#39;s time to cash in.
The Jemaah Islamiah group said in a  purported Internet statement it carried out Thursday's attack  on the Australian embassy in Jakarta, and warned of more unless  Australia withdraws forces from Iraq.
UEFA president Lennart Johansson has warned the Swiss and Austrian football associations that they could lose the right to host Euro 2008 if they cannot find solutions to their current organisational headaches.
Members of the Turkish diplomatic community say they have analyzed the documentation of the summit and describe it as a complete win.
Furthering a story that began in 2000, the US Court of Appeals has ruled that US District Court judge operated outside the realm of his jurisdiction by attempting to rule on a case with international ramifications.
LOGAN, Utah - Aspen trees have been dying off, leaving dwindling numbers of the white-barked fixture of the Western mountain landscape. Nobody is quite sure why.
ROME -- Italy planned to send back more illegal immigrants Monday, after hundreds of people arrived over the weekend on a tiny island off the coast of Sicily, news reports said.
ATHENS, Greece - Under a well-timed full moon to conclude a near-cloudless three weeks, the 2004 Summer Olympics came to an end Sunday night with music, dancing and the last of nearly 1,000 medals.
InfoWorld - Facebook has become such a popular social networking site that some companies are betting their businesses on it.
Andhra Pradesh plans to send hundreds of farmers to east Africa to cultivate farmland in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, officials said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - Google wants to save you a trip to the library. The search engine that revolutionized how people use the internet has teamed up with some of the world&#39;s greatest libraries to put their books in your living room.
China orders emergency measures to fight nationwide transport chaos caused by severe weather conditions.
Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of its generic antiretroviral drugs from the WHO&#39;s list of approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
Whitehall's sleaze watchdog is urged to launch an inquiry into MPs expenses, in the wake of recent scandals.
Bangladesh appoints two new election commissioners to oversee the forthcoming general election.
The St. Petersburg Times rescinded its endorsement of Mel Martinez in Tuesday's Republican Senate primary, accusing him of \
Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters&#39; focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive.
Indian PM Manmohan Singh continues his trip to Kashmir by visiting a refugee camp in the winter capital, Jammu.
Playbill - Ruth Williamson, Michael Mulheren, Linda Balgord, John Shuman and Michael Benjamin Washington are among featured players in the new Broadway production of La Cage aux Folles, to start previews Nov. 10.
These services add voice recognition and results focused on meaning--but Microsoft's fresh-looking Tafiti engine may well make the biggest splash.
Oscar-winning actor and director Kevin Costner has married his long-time girlfriend at a ceremony held at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado.
The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is provisionally set to start on 2 April 2007.
Regardless of whether the Patriots win Super Bowl XLII, history will be made tonight at University of Phoenix Stadium when Mike Carey becomes the first black referee to work the NFL's championship game.
Iraq's seemingly inexhaustible corps of terror bombers struck across the country again Thursday, from a restaurant in Baghdad's teeming Sadr City, to a police station leveled by a blast near the Syrian border. At least 15 people were reported killed.
Ziff Davis - NEC Solutions America is shipping a version of its blade server bundled with a fault-tolerant version of Linux.
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Can a rebel band of scientists pool patented innovation techniques and give them away through the internet? By David Cohn.
Norbrook Laboratories in Newry announcs an \u00c2\u00a383m investment which could create almost 300 jobs.
A twin-engine plane crashed Friday as it tried to land amid low fog at a small airport in northwest North Carolina, killing all six people on board, officials said.
The UCS unveils a minivan design that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions more than 40 percent, keep safety and performance intact, be cheaper to buy -- and it's not a hybrid. What's up automakers? In Autopia.
The U.S. and the Iraqi government struggle to contain the truculent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
Like some drill sergeant from the past, Metal Slug 3 is a wake-up call to today's gamers molly-coddled with slick visuals and fancy trimmings.
Round-by-round action as Danny Williams takes on Vitali Klitschko for the WBC heavyweight title. Build-up: The atmosphere is building at the Mandalay Bay Casino, Las Vegas with a strong British presence on hand to cheer for Williams.
Memo to Parrotheads: Cheeseburgers in paradise, no problem;   drugs in France, well, that's another story...
Gigi D'Alessio e Antonio Di Natale hanno duettato in diretta su Radio Marte. Il cantautore e l'eroe ...
Two former officers of Comverse  Technology Inc.  surrendered to FBI agents on Wednesday  as authorities charged them and the software group's former  chief executive with criminal fraud in a widening U.S.  investigation of corporate stock option manipulation.
Mozilla browser is less complete than Internet Explorer but is much more than just an anti-Microsoft statement. Is computing not making the progress it used to, or did I just read a story
By Valarie Potell, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 6--Dan Duncan works all day and helps fight AIDS at night -- or at least his computer does.
NEW YORK - The recall of Vioxx and the news that Celebrex likewise doubled or tripled the risk of heart attack in a long-term study were bad enough.
Steve McNair works through a spotty return to the lineup to direct two other scoring drives as the wounded Titans beat the Jaguars, 18-15, on Sunday.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)&#160;Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras won&#39;t recuse herself from considering the antitrust implications of&#160;Google&#39;s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick, despite a request from two privacy groups that she do so.Majoras, in a statement Friday, said&#160;the request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD)&#160;contains &quot;key factual errors.&quot; The two groups filed a petition Wednesday saying Majoras&#39; husband works for a law firm that is advising DoubleClick on the merger before U.S. and European regulators.The Web site for John Majoras&#39; law firm, Jones Day, at one point said it was representing DoubleClick &quot;on the international and U.S. antitrust and competition law aspects&quot; of the Google merger. But Platt Majoras said in her statement that Jones Day has never contacted the FTC about DoubleClick and that she didn&#39;t know it was representing DoubleClick in Europe until earlier this week.A second FTC commissioner whose wife also works for Jones Day also said he won&#39;t recuse himself.The EPIC and CDD petition also is incorrect when it says that John Majoras is an equity partner in Jones Day, Platt Majoras said. John Majoras switched his partnership from equity to nonequity status in January 2006, she said.&quot;I understand that as a fixed-participation partner, his compensation will not be increased or affected by changes in the firm&#8217;s income,&quot; Platt Majoras said.&quot;My husband does not represent any party in the Google-DoubleClick matter. He is in no way connected to the matter, nor are any of the parties to the matter otherwise currently his clients.&quot;EPIC and CDD, in a joint statement, said the FTC has &quot;failed utterly&quot; in its procedures to alert Platt Majoras about potential conflicts of interest. Despite Platt Majoras&#39; claims that she doesn&#39;t have a conflict, John Majoras is an antitrust expert at Jones Day, and one of his key responsibilities is business development in Washington, D.C., they said.Platt Majoras &quot;simply sets out the conclusion that the interests in her participation in this matter outweigh the potential conflict without providing any of the relevant factors that support that conclusion other than that she is the chairman of the commission,&quot; said the statement from EPIC executive director Marc Rotenberg and CDD executive director Jeffrey Chester.Jones Day changed its Web site&#160;after the groups pointed out that it said the firm was representing DoubleClick on U.S. antitrust matters, wrote Rotenberg and Chester.&quot;The logical conclusion is that Jones Day ... sought to destroy the relevant evidence,&quot; Rotenberg and Chester wrote.A Jones Day spokesman didn&#39;t immediately have a comment when asked about the EPIC and CDD allegations.Google in April announced plans to acquire ad-serving giant DoubleClick in a $3.1 billion deal. That same month, EPIC, CDD and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) filed a petition asking the FTC to block the deal unless Google made significant changes to its privacy policy. The groups argued that the combined company would have unparalleled access to Web users&#39; personal information.FTC Commissioner William Kovacic also noted, in a Friday statement, that his wife, Kathryn Fenton, is a nonequity partner at Jones Day. The EPIC and CDD petition had not sought to have Kovacic recused.The FTC&#39;s three other commissioners, Pamela Jones Harbour, Jon Leibowitz and J. Thomas Rosch, issued a joint statement, saying that they agreed with the decisions of Platt Majoras and Kovacic not to recuse themselves.&quot;It is evident that these commissioners have at all times taken affirmative steps to conduct themselves in complete conformity with the ethical standards that apply to their positions,&quot; the three said.
Cisco's Brazilian offices in Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero were temporarily closed yesterday and employees were reportedly arrested under suspicion of tax fraud amounting to approximately $830 million dollars in unpaid duties.
An internal military assessment offers the first comprehensive look at the progress of the effort to stabilize Baghdad with the heavy influx of additional troops.
CHICAGO - One strike from an important victory, the Chicago Cubs ended up with another agonizing defeat that damaged their drive to the playoffs.
The Christian Science Monitor - When South African firms started moving into Zambia a decade ago, following apartheid's demise, they began to change the face of business in this impoverished nation of 11 million.
Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
At least 24 people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in three car bomb explosions and attacks by insurgents on police stations in the Iraqi city of Samarra, police and health officials said.
WASHINGTON -- Researchers have figured out how to give an entire community a drug test using just a teaspoon of wastewater from a city's sewer plant.
There are probably turkeys with a shrewder idea about the meaning of Christmas than there are ex-professional soccer players who truly know their game.
Democrats face a challenge defending their gains in the 2006 midterm elections because \
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Nokia , the world's largest cell phone maker, unveiled an online music store, a gaming service and four new multimedia handsets in a move to take a greater share of consumer spending from mobile operators.
L'austriaca Michaela Dorfmeister si \u00c3\u00a8 aggiudicata la discesa libera di Coppa del Mondo di Santa Cate...
Computer-security experts, including former government officials, urged the Bush administration on Tuesday to devote more effort to strengthening defenses against viruses, hackers and other online threats.
Lunedi' a Castel Gandolfo, presente anche Consulta italiana
'Valutazione fatta a caldo a colleghi italiani'
Stonehill College coach Karen Boen encourages her cross country runners to develop expectations for themselves, then she and her staff work to help the runners reach their goal. Junior Keith Gill of Brockton and senior Kelly Chaisson of Walpole are good examples of what can be achieved.
Punk-era New York music icons Patti Smith and Television plan to share a stage for the first time since 1977.
New Delhi, Nov. 3. (PTI): President APJ Abdul Kalam is leaving today for Abu Dhabi to offer condolences to ruling family, Government and people of UAE on the demise of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan.
The slump in U.S. housing stocks to new four-year lows is hurting some well-known investors who recently added home builders and housing-related stocks such as KB Home  and Pulte Homes Inc  to their positions.
Urgent Exchange upgrade Virgin Media customers have been suffering email outages for several days, prompting the firm to call in Microsoft engineers to help with an urgent upgrade.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Sept. 30, 2004 - After a deluge of campaign speeches and hostile television ads, President Bush and challenger John Kerry got their chance to face each other directly Thursday night before
The number of people with HIV in the UK is still rising with 53,000 adults now living with the virus, new figures show.
Retail group GUS says like-for-like sales at its key Argos chain outstripped the market in the first half as sales of consumer electronics and leisure goods shone.
Controversial plans are agreed to spend 200,000 on a '\
The leadership of Delta Air Lines&#39; pilot union early this morning approved a tentative concessionary agreement with the company, sending it to a vote of the entire membership.
A tentative Chrysler-U.A.W. agreement appears headed for approval after four union locals voted in favor of it.
Nepal's political deadlock leaves thousands of communist guerrillas in a Himalayan limbo
Stabile Argentino conta di riaprire per centenario nel 2008
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Three banks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were rocked by explosions on Wednesday, killing at least one person, Reuters news service reported.
KATMANDU - Dopo l&#39;orrore, la rappresaglia. A Katmandu, capitale del Nepal, va in scena la vendetta popolare per l&#39;uccisione dei 12 ostaggi nepalesi trucidati in Iraq dagli estremisti del gruppo Ansar al Sunna.
Welsh rock band the Manic Street Preachers will be honoured at next February's NME Awards.
Una giovane napoletana di 24 anni aggredita da due uominiCostretta a salire su un'auto dove \u00c3\u00a8 stata stuprata e poi abbandonata                                          Scende per buttare la spazzatura studentessa violentata a Bologna                                                                                  Sempre a Bologna fermato romeno che ha abusato della figlia
Online travel agent and retailer Lastminute.com said its chairman, Allan Leighton, will step down in January 2005 and be replaced by Brian Collie, currently a non-executive director.
Tra le cause aumento dei prezzi e modesta ripresa di consumi
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg&#39;s exit from the Republican Party sparked a fresh look at whether the United States is ready to elect a president who disdains partisan politics.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2004 - Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in the capture of insurgents and the discovery of illegal weapons caches in recent days.
Rob Bironas kicked an NFL-record eight field goals, and the Tennessee Titans needed every one of them.
The variety of jerseys on hand at Wembley Stadium gave the afternoon the feel of an international convention, not an intense contest between two particular teams.
Retief Goosen was hoping a good night&#39;s sleep would get him into better shape for today&#39;s second round of the Sun City Challenge golf tournament in South Africa.
Il talento argentino del Barcellona, Lionel Messi, &egrave; accusato dal proprietario di un bar di R...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offers neighbouring states the option to pay for oil with local produce.
Al Gore said Thursday the United States is \
The teenage driver\u00e2\u0080\u0099s phone was in use moments before a fatal crash, but a local official said \u00e2\u0080\u009cwe will never be able to clearly state that she was the one doing the text messaging.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned that the number of young Iraqi children suffering from acute malnutrition has nearly doubled since the March 2003 invasion, as health and living conditions have deteriorated.
The Recording Academy has asked its members to sign a petition urging the Writers Guild of America to accept an agreement that would grant a waiver for writers to work on the upcoming Grammys, The Associated Press has learned.
Bloomberg - Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has gained on Hillary Clinton's lead in voter support nationwide, two new polls found.
Sapiente mix di codici maschili e femminili, tagli superlativi
Pierre Salinger, who served as President John F. Kennedy's press secretary and later had a long career with ABC News, has died, the network said Saturday. Salinger, 79, died from a heart attack at a hospital in France, the network said.
The fiancee of a young father shot dead outside his home tells a jury of her panic on seeing his injuries.
Abi, comportamenti virtuosi diventano vincolanti per tutti
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his government had bungled the implementation of changes to the country's creaking social security system but stood by the reform despite week-long protests by pensioners.
Rioting and violence spread across parts of Pakistan, leaving at least 27 people dead, following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto:
Electronics giant Sony is again accused of selling products that leave PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations put  the latest death toll in Asia's tsunami at around 150,000 and  warned it could still soar as relief workers were confronted by  huge devastated areas without roads, bridges and airstrips.
This image gallery accompanies Robert Mitchell's blog, IPod teardown: Study reveals where the parts come from; where the money goes
The Nikkei average dipped 0.37 percent by the close on Wednesday as some major banks, including UFJ Holdings Inc., reversed gains they had made after approval by Japan's state turnaround body of a restructuring plan for troubled retailer Daiei Inc.
Five more Palestinians were killed Thursday in Gaza as Israel pushed on with a massive operation in the north of the territory, as Ariel Sharon said he opposed holding a national referendum on his so-called disengagement plan.
Sagem SA, a French defense-electronics maker, offered to buy state-controlled jet-engine maker Snecma SA for 4.9 billion euros ($6.24 billion) in stock as French President Jacques Chirac tries to create ...
I 5 sono 15, ciascuno dei quali incassa oltre 43.000 euro
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Randy Johnson and the Yankees  have reportedly come to terms on a two-year, $32 million  contract extension. That would allow the five-time Cy Young  Award winner to be traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to New  York.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave.
A new report into the failure of the Beagle mission to Mars has concluded that the failure can be linked to the Government&#39;s failure to commit money early enough.
Mainstream companies have struggled to gain traction in action sports like skateboarding and surfing, which are defined by an antiestablishment bent.
Six Democratic presidential candidates took aim at President Bush as they made their case Sunday to thousands of activists scattered across an Iowa field.
A computer model that can predict the impact of a tsunami from the San Francisco Bay area to Alaska is helping scientists plot danger zones in coastal cities to guide emergency planning.
Tim Henman begins his challenge at the Swiss Indoors as the highest-ranked player left in the draw following Roger Federer&#39;s withdrawal through injury.
NEW YORK, November 15  - The US dollar modestly strengthened its position versus the euro this morning, after the US Treasury Secretary said that the government supported a &quot;strong dollar&quot; policy.
The Brave Little Toaster is horrified Dell is launching a new online computer recycling program for small businesses looking to securely curb their unused electronics on the cheap.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(360 sec.) The head of Loews Hotels gives his spin on the hospitality biz.
Panasonic is recalling several thousand laptop computer battery packs shipped last year because of concerns that the pack's latch that could lead to overheating.
The man who flustered White House hopeful John McCain last week by questioning his standing among fellow Vietnam prisoners of war was a contributor to rival Fred Thompson's campaign.
Landslides and flash floods caused by a powerful storm Wednesday killed more than 400 people. \u00e2\u0080\u009cAnother 177 people are still missing after typhoon Winnie deluged Quezon province, about 64 kilometres east
A U.S. helicopter opened fire Tuesday on men seen planting roadside bombs in a Sunni stronghold north of Baghdad, then chased them into a nearby house and continued to shoot, killing 11 Iraqis, including five women and one child, the military said.
Four men found guilty of plotting to  bomb London&#39;s transport system on July 21, 2005, are due to be  sentenced on Wednesday.
Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or allergies to their medicines, official figures show.
Relatives of the Black Watch soldier killed during the controversial military deployment from Basra spoke tonight of their devastation at his death.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Troy Walters broke his left arm on the first series of Saturday night's preseason game against the New York Jets.
In a videotaped statement, Michael Jackson denied the accusations against him.
Mayor Bloomberg had been criticized for going on a scheduled trip to Florida yesterday, hours after the blaze.
Download classics for free Google is making waves in the publishing industry by offering free PDFs of out-of-copyright books.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US blue chips ended slightly lower on Wednesday after crude oil climbed above $44 a barrel, renewing fears that high energy costs would cut into corporate profits.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- The kind of work a father does may affect the risk of birth defects in his children, claims a study in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
In the Lower East Side\u00e2\u0080\u0099s version of a drive-in movie theater, patrons can rent space in a Ford Falcon, watch a DVD and eat popcorn in a store on Norfolk Street.
U.S. prosecutors have launched a far-reaching probe into possible public corruption involving development projects in suburban Washington, officials say.
For all the talk about Barack Obama's quest to be the first black president, his visit to his grandfather's hometown Tuesday was a reminder that it is only half the story.
A new fleet of school buses will improve safety for children in Northern Ireland, Translink says.
The agreement between Proview and Motorola, signed last year, allowed Proview to develop TV sets and computer screens under the Motorola brand name.
TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito marked his 71st birthday with a sombre address, reflecting an unhappy year which has seen the nation hit by natural disasters and controversies in the royal household.
&gt; BAGHDAD, Iraq - Authorities insisted on Thursday that they won&#39;t give in to militants&#39; demands to free female Iraqi prisoners despite the plea of a tearful British hostage
Wall Street fell sharply Tuesday, joining a global stock decline sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling
British couple Kate and Gerry McCann, named as suspects in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter Madeleine in Portugal, flew home on Sunday insisting they were innocent.
Anupam Kher is shooting for a fascinating new film about the warm relationship between a man and his granddaughter in Hawai Dada.
(295 sec.) When sliced bread was on the cutting edge of technology.
A general in the Iraqi National Guard is  held by the US military over  suspected links to militants.
Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
A group of women on Pitcairn Island in  the South Pacific are standing by their men, who face underage  sex charges, saying having sex at age 12 is a tradition dating  back to 18th century mutineers who settled on the island.
A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General underscores why it's important not to skimp on dairy products or seafood when trying to whittle your waistline. It turns out that Americans, most of whom eat too much, often don't get enough calcium, vitamin D or activity to keep their bones healthy.
Zack Schilawski scores the winning goal in his home town to lift Wake Forest to a 2-1 victory over Ohio State in the NCAA College Cup championship Sunday in Cary, N.C.
The National Football League has had  discussions with National Amusements Inc. and other movie  theater chains about screening live sports in digitally  equipped theaters, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on  Wednesday.
A campaigner dressed as Batman, from a fathers&#39; rights group staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony on Monday.
Is attire that's wired for sound bound to be a hit with the kids?
Hundreds of visitors to the same  bar as the murdered ex-KGB spy on the day he fell ill will be tested for radiation.
Favored Team     Rating   Diff   Rating  Underdog Edward's edge  ALTA              90.8      7.0   83.8   Brighton        Alta  ALTAMONT          6.2     10.9    -4.7   Rangely, CO.
If you think it is cold when you go out to start your car these days, consider two recent automotive art projects.
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided to keep the interest rates at 2 % on Thursday. The same day, the Bank of England also announced the decision to keep its key rate unchanged at 4.75%.
Jose Moncada watched the World Trade Center towers tumble, and, like so many Americans, felt a patriotic urge to help rescue survivors and rebuild after Sept. 11. \
Aventis-Pasteur will supply the U.S.  market with an additional 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine  beyond what the company already has promised, Health and Human  Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES  - MTV has given the green light to a new sketch-comedy series from Nick Cannon.
The pound rose to a month high against the dollar, tracking the dollar's slide, but continued to weaken against the euro after this morning's Nationwide house price survey for September continued to show subdued growth.
A Belfast solicitor who filmed a girl in a leisure centre changing room could face a retrial.
KIEV, Ukraine  - A new Ukrainian poll of some sort  looked increasingly likely as parliament and the Supreme Court  pressed ahead on Thursday with efforts to resolve a national  crisis over a disputed presidential election.
Athens police said they had arrested a Greek citizen who pirated and sold a computer software program, costing the multinational company that owned its copyright hundreds of million of dollars (euros).
(AGI) - Roma, 13 nov. - Escludendo l&#39;80,9% dei reati commessi che viene attribuito ad ignoti, secondo i dati ufficiali le persone denunciate nel 2002 e per le quali \u00c3\u00a8 stato disposto il rinvio a giudizio sono state in Italia 541.507.
S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo, Brazil, overwhelmed by what the authorities call visual pollution, plans to press the \u00c2\u0093delete all\u00c2\u0094 button on outdoor advertising.
The Campbell Soup Company agreed to sell its Godiva Chocolatier unit to Yildiz Holding of Turkey for $850 million.
Barry Bonds walked to the plate as the potential tying run with one out in the ninth inning Sunday, the crowd urging him on to deliver one of his famous big hits.
Will Oprah Winfrey drive Pontiacs into pop culture popularity? Maybe so, considering Oprah -- whom we recently crowned &quot;Investment Guru&quot; -- gave away 276 Pontiac
FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne killed four  people, filled oceanfront condos with sand and left large  swaths of coastline knee-deep in water on Sunday as it plowed  through parts of Florida scarred by Hurricane Frances three  weeks ago.
Tensions grew in this besieged Mexican city Friday with police saying three officers were beaten by protesters a day after a teacher was hacked to death.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed  a Democratic-sponsored measure that would give new labor  protections to airport screeners while seeking to address White  House concerns that federal authorities have flexibility to  respond to security threats.
The Israeli army chief of staff has reprimanded commanders responsible for the killing last month of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants near the Egypt-Gaza border, an army statement said.
The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.
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Blood changes, including a steep decline in disease-fighting white cells, have been found in workers persistently exposed to low levels of benzene, a common industrial chemical known to pose a leukemia risk at high concentrations.
Margaret Truman, the only child of former President Harry S. Truman who became a concert singer, actress, radio and TV personality and mystery writer, died Tuesday. She was 83.
 fur on coat at Macy's is real
After more than a decade running Paramount Pictures, Sherry Lansing surprised Hollywood Tuesday by announcing that she plans to step down when her contract expires at the end of next year.
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Scientists at Bangor University believe a blind man possesses a \
Oil prices have fallen 3 per cent after setting record highs above $US55 a barrel, as dealers took profits on signs that energy costs are hitting economic growth.
Fines worth more than $12 million US were imposed on those establishments that allowed children to play violent or adult-only games and for other violations.
PERTH (Dow Jones)--Having secured Chinese iron ore sales worth US$12.2 billion, Australia-based global miner BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) said Tuesday that a further aggressive
The company behind the transistor radio and the Walkman finds itself at the precipice. If its new $600 console doesn't blow gamers away, it may be time to say sayonara. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
Iain Blair lost a close friend to a devastating 1993 blaze in his rural Los Angeles canyon community.
Lo 'scandalo mazzette', scoppiato in Inghilterra dai video filmati segretamente dalla Bbc e trasmess...
In a speech on Western science and philosophy, the pope said jihadi violence is contrary to reason and God\u00c2\u0092s plan.
Mohamed Al Fayed wins a legal fight for a jury to hear the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and his son.
Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, said on Tuesday fourth-quarter profit sank 95 percent, hurt by more than $7 billion of losses tied to poor trading decisions and mounting credit woes.
A campaign event Wednesday with black supporters of presidential hopeful Barack Obama included WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, whose achievements in the ring are clouded by battery convictions and accusations of domestic violence.
Gli era stata contestata concussione psicologica
Former WorldCom Inc. Chief Executive  Bernard Ebbers violated the trust of investors who lost  billions of dollars by choosing to repeatedly lie, a prosecutor  charged on Tuesday as the fraud trial opened.
Here's a market mantra that any investor can profit from.
Have adware and spyware commandeered your computer? An extreme solution: erasing your hard drive and starting over.
TORONTO (CP) - Health officials in at least a couple of provinces are worried an increased demand for flu vaccine, triggered by publicity of the shortage in the United States, may lead to a shortfall for high-risk individuals in Canada this winter.
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Saudi Arabia is raising its oil production capacity in an effort to cool the red-hot crude futures market. The world&#39;s largest oil exporter says it will raise capacity from 9.5 million barrels a day to 11 million barrels.
The father of Princess Diana's lover won a significant legal battle on Friday when the High Court decided that the inquest into their deaths in a Paris car crash 10 years ago should be heard by a jury.
Recent developments make it easier than ever to install third-party applications on an  iPhone or iPod Touch. But why bother? Is there a killer app that makes the risk worthwhile? Cast your vote in our online poll.
TODAY AUTO RACING 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Chevy Rock and Roll 400 qualifying at Richmond, Va., TNT 7 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Chevy Rock and Roll 400 practice at Richmond, Va., TNT 8 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series Emerson 250 at Richmond, Va., TNT PRO BASEBALL 10 p.m. -- Red Sox at Seattle, Ch. 38, WEEI (850) ...
Venezuela, OPEC&#39;s third-largest oil producer, said the group shouldn&#39;t raise its output targets at this week&#39;s meeting in Vienna.
Who says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coin
Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was in fair condition Tuesday with an undisclosed problem, though his family said his hospitalization was not caused by alcohol or \
An extensive survey will be launched in China next month to find out how many of the country's 500 million adult men have problems with impotence, state media reported.
Police arrested a suspected burglar who got stuck in the casing of an air conditioner that had been removed, his head and arms dangling out of the grocery store wall with the rest of his body inside.
A day after quarterback Chad Pennington injured his throwing shoulder in November, the Jets knew he had a torn rotator cuff and would require surgery.
A French technician who worked on Saudi naval contracts was shot and killed early Sunday in western Saudi Arabia in what his company said may have been a random shooting.
In a statement, Monsoon said that it has always intended to comply with the licensing requirements of BusyBox and expects to do so within the next couple of weeks.
Stepping up to the lectern in Nassau University Medical Center&#39;s auditorium last Wednesday, however, Velez told quite a different story.
A human rights group says the United States needs to need act faster and more transparently in its investigation into the abuse of prisoners held by the US military in Afghanistan.
State regulators have banned commercial fishing in the Bering Sea near the wreckage of a grounded freighter where fuel oil has been seeping since early this month.
Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie &  Fitch Co. ANF.N on Tuesday posted an unexpected fall in  quarterly profit, due largely to a lawsuit settlement charge  and warned of a profit shortfall for the current quarter.
Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY.N on  Monday reported a higher quarterly profit, benefiting from high  oil and gas prices.
Barcelona are set to sign Arsenal striker Thierry Henry for a fee believed to be about \u00c2\u00a316m, according to reports coming out of Spain.
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, yesterday vowed to press ahead with his plan to withdraw Gaza&#39;s Jewish settlements, despite his defeat at the hands of his own party on Wednesday.
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, who has  not had a hit film in years, struck gold at the North American  box office on Sunday with his new adventure movie \
The home secretary is to set out plans to crack down on those who \
The first American military intelligence soldier to be court-martialed over the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal was sentenced Saturday to eight months in jail, a reduction in rank and a bad-conduct discharge.
Scientists pinpoint a new gene linked with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
SAN FRANCISCO &#151; Jacqueline Coats' husband drowned after he dove into a fierce Pacific Ocean riptide to rescue two boys. Now the immigrant from Kenya might be forced to leave the United States because he died before filing her residency application.
Audio: The truth is coming out. George Bush has finally admitted that he intends to privatize Social Security in a second term. &quot;I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m going to come out strong after my swearing in,&quot; Bush said, &quot;with .
AC Milan are are given permission to host Celtic at the San Siro in the Champions League.
It is an old trick -- and one that has  been used by Congolese musicians and soccer players in the past  -- but it still angered many back home.
OCTOBER 12, 2004  - Microsoft Corp.&#39;s monthly patch release cycle may be making it more predictable for users to deploy software updates, but there appears to be little letup in the number of holes being discovered in the company&#39;s software
Investors took advantage of low prices today and started buying again, bringing sighs of relief to Asia.
Manfred Bischoff, the German co-chief of EADS' supervisory board, is to step down early next year.
ATHENS, Greece Aug. 29, 2004 - The defrocked Irish priest who bolted from the crowd and tackled the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday has been arrested before for disrupting sporting events.
Researchers have found that there is no way to know for sure which blows will lead to a concussion.
When Wall Street executives think of parachutes, they're usually the golden kind that provide them with a briefcase full of cash and a soft landing when they're out of a job. In the real world, where some people jump out of airplanes for work or fun, reliability is an issue with even higher stakes.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 6 -- More than a dozen mortar shells slammed into Mogadishu's airport Tuesday shortly after the first major contingent of Ugandan peacekeepers landed there, and a deadly gun battle ensued as authorities searched nearby houses for suspects.
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Oil demand is rising faster than predicted this year as OPEC pumps more low-quality oil in a failed bid to reduce record prices, according to International Energy Agency, an adviser to 26 industrialized nations.
Anna Loginova was a feminine icon -- bridging the glamorous world of modeling and the murky depths of Russian crime. But the model and bodyguard was killed trying to stop a thief stealing her own Porsche on a busy Moscow street. It's a crime that's stunned the Russian capital.
Most U.S. voters think the country is on the wrong track and remain deeply unhappy with President George W. Bush and Congress, but still feel good about their finances and optimistic about the future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused more on the economy and social programs than on Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
Russian special forces shot dead a former Guantanamo Bay inmate in southern Russia on Wednesday, the FSB security service said, describing him as an extremist.
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The question has become more urgent as Tehran resists the International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s demand that it suspend the enrichment of uranium, part of a process that can lead either to electricity generation or a stockpile of atomic bombs.
Americans are exposed to dangerous medicines because drug makers do not adequately disclose side effects and regulators are failing to react fast enough to safety risks, according to a prominent medical journal.
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European Union foreign ministers called Monday for the United Nations to \
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Jay Leno and Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien will return to the air on Jan. 2, but they may be forced to perform without writers.
Ma Hamas smentisce: no attacchi se Israele fa altrettanto
The risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots doubles after travel lasting four hours, experts find.
$18bn, 12-year project Nicaraguan president Enrique Bola\u00c3\u00b1os has called for international backing for a Nicargua canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific which, he says, is \
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig believes he will be stepping down in three years when his contract ends content that the sport is in good health.
A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq&#39;s prime minister Wednesday warned the people of major insurgent bastion Fallujah to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action.
Germany is holding a year of events to celebrate the centenary of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity despite the Jewish scientist being forced to flee the Nazi regime.
Even before kickoff, the Super Bowl has its first advertising casualty - the Ford Motor Company withdrew a commercial from the game in the face of complaints.
Three former BEA Systems executives who left earlier this year have resurfaced as founders of a Seattle start-up that plans to begin integrating and supporting a variety of open source server software next year.
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Lovers of Kennedy lore will get a rare  chance at owning some common possessions of late President John  F. Kennedy and his family in an auction of art, furniture and  other effects from their homes.
The House committee let bills that would have allowed some Virginia communities to keep red-light cameras at intersections die on Monday, jeopardizing the state's decade-long experiment with the technology.
The New Mexico attorney general has reopened an investigation into whether the CBS reality show \u00e2\u0080\u009cKid Nation\u00e2\u0080\u009d violated the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s child-labor laws and other state regulations.
Il presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matarrese commenta la decisione della Juventus di ritirare i...
New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer stormed to gold in the women&#39;s individual pursuit in a new world record time. Ulmer, fourth in Sydney four years ago, beat Australia&#39;s Katie Mactier in a time of three minutes 24.
Going green isn't just for those building new homes. Homeowners can also remodel in ways that conserve energy and natural resources.
Notre Dame guard Charel Allen, left, looks for a shot in front Dayton guard Ashley Armstrong, right, during the second half Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 in Dayton, Ohio.
UK blue chips closed modestly higher Monday in very thin trade reflecting the lack of any lead from Wall Street, shut for the US Labor Day holiday, with receding credit market concerns supporting a rally by financials.
He's the redheaded son of the late Princess Diana, the rowdy royal known more for dancing until dawn than waking for battle.Comment
Eritrea has arrested some United  Nations staff working for a peacekeeping mission in Eritrea and  Ethiopia on accusations that they tried to smuggle young people  out of the country, the government's Web site said.
A French consortium grouping the Credit Agricole bank and insurance groups Axa and Groupama could acquire the 33.2-percent stake held by the Spanish construction company Saycr in the French group Eiffage, a website reported Monday.
The judge presiding over Conrad Black's criminal fraud trial refused on Wednesday to declare a mistrial in the case for one of the former media baron's three co-defendants.
Filmato inedito dello sceicco del terrore mentre preparava l'11 settembre. E poi i Beckham e Michael Jackson
The US general in charge of Mosul says the northern Iraqi city is back under US and Iraqi control, but admits a two-day insurgent rampage last week caused alarm and stretched security forces.
FORT WORTH, Texas - The missing clock didn't stop postal customer Al Cunningham from noticing the amount of time spent waiting for service.
NUERBURGRING, Germany  - Talking about climate change at a Formula One race might at first glance seem like praising celibacy in a brothel.
COLIN MONTGOMERIE openly admits he is losing sleep. But there are more serious things than the Ryder Cup on his mind. As he continues his bid to be part of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s team next month, Montgomerie is still
Marat Safin has made challenging world number one Roger Federer his top priority for the 2005 season. The charismatic Russian won the Paris Masters Series on Sunday by defeating Radek Stepanek of the Czech
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People are being asked to report their concerns about children they think are at risk.
Opposition leader in Bolivia's wealthier lowlands claim success in a protest against changes to the constitution.
A British man detained by the US military as an enemy combatant in the war on terror says he was tortured while held in Afghanistan and claims he saw fellow detainees killed by American soldiers there.
The world's most expensive military project, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is due to take to the skies next week.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin, best known for his role in Home Alone, is arrested in the US on drug charges.
Slot Milano da riassegnare,per leader Carroccio,o reagiremo
Five countries which received vCJD-risk blood plasma products should be named to stop the disease spreading, campaigners say.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sought observer status at meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
A federal judge Monday barred political party challengers from questioning Ohio voters&#39; registrations at the polls on Election Day.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan are among stars in Sheffield for Indian film's biggest awards ceremony.
As the chip industry heats up, this is the company to watch.
When Michael Jordan led the first NBA-studded &quot;Dream Team&quot; into the Olympics in 1992, the hope was that their dazzling displays of basketball would inspire others to play better and bridge the gap with the Americans.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' lucrative business of selling health insurance to municipalities and unions is under attack since a law was enacted in June allowing cities and towns to join the health insurance plan for state employees.
Many U.S. clothing retailers think the skirt may be the next dress. A strong seller since 2006, the dress has delighted retailers, but buyers at the Magic Marketplace apparel trade show this week wanted to be ready when the trend inevitably ends.
The 25 prime ministers and presidents said they expected Turkey to start normalizing its trade relations by then with Cyprus.
Eight British Muslims were remanded in   custody on Monday after appearing in court in connection with a   suspected plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.
Hector, which stands for High-End Computing Terascale Resource, was made by U.S. manufacturer Cray Inc. and offers the power of 12,000 desktop PCs.
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Coca-Cola Co.  on Friday said it  would acquire vitamin water maker Glaceau for $4.1 billion in  cash.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani plans to propose reducing corporate tax rates and cutting other individual taxes that his campaign said on Friday put a crimp on Americans' wallets.
Bulgaria&#39;s Socialist Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev vowed Friday to maintain financial stability in the country despite record-high inflation in July and an ever-widening current account gap.
During the presidential debates you urged those who are young and healthy to give up their flu shots so that the elderly and sick would be protected.
CenturyTel Inc. CTL.N will offer EchoStar Communications Corp. DISH.O satellite television service to its customers in 22 states, the rural telephone company said on Thursday.
Europa incoraggi leadership israeliana e palestinese
Cosmetic procedures billed as \
By Alan Pergament  The CW isn't exactly the most exciting or understandable name for a new network. The initials don't stand for Conventional Wisdom. They don't stand for Couldn't Win, though the two networks that it merged, UPN and WB, certainly couldn't win financially.
Prints money with Creative Suite 3 Creative Suite 3 has been putting bread on Adobe Systems' table this quarter.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Indonesia's Supreme Court convicted a former state airline pilot on Friday in the poisoning death of a prominent human rights activist and sentenced him to 20 years in prison, a court official said.
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DENVER - Qwest Communications International Inc. lost $569 million in the third quarter, in part because of a $250 million charge that included higher reserves for potential liability from investigations and securities actions, the company said Thursday.
Macedonia&#39;s prime minister Hari Kostov resigned Monday over disagreements with ethnic Albanian coalition partners, setting off a government crisis in the Balkan state where ethnic tensions run high.
Bargain hunting is sending stock prices higher even as oil futures top 50 dollars per barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today&#39;s early going.
Pseudo Picassos, counterfeit Chagalls and other fakes are on display in London this week, part of an effort by Scotland Yard to warn dealers about forged art that it says fuels crime gangs around the world.
A Los Angeles judge issues a restraining order against Britney Spears' manager at her mother's request.
Hungarians were voting in a referendum on extending citizenship to millions of ethnic Hungarians living in the region, a motion that has split the country and drawn fire from neighboring governments.
Mining group BHP Billiton   is set for a make-over if it manages to gobble up Rio Tinto , jettisoning a range of mines to focus on core operations.
ROME, Nov. 20 -- An Italian spy chief lost his job Monday as government investigators continued to probe his role in the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric by the CIA more than three years ago.
Khartoum has asked African Union peacekeepers to leave Darfur by the end of the month in a new act of defiance, as its forces engaged in renewed fighting that threatened to plunge the battered region into fresh chaos.
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Former champion Lleyton Hewitt beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and rolled into the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday without dropping a set.
Motorola said Tuesday that it would pay $3.9 billion for Symbol Technologies, a maker of scanners and other wireless technology.
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North Korea may wait for the Bush   administration to go before implementing a deal to end its   atomic ambitions, despite the hardship the wait would bring the   impoverished country, a top former U.S. diplomat said on   Tuesday.
Local hero Felipe Massa took pole position for Sunday's showdown Brazilian Grand Prix with a coruscating lap for Ferrari at Interlagos on Saturday.
As a lifelong resident of Louisiana, the U.S. state that gave us  Huey Long and  David Duke, I have always  taken comfort in the fact that my home state is an island  of insanity in a country that mostly gets it right.    But lately I recognize some disturbingly familiar trends on  the national scene.  Listen if you will to the tale of two  elections, and decide for yourself if the USA as a whole is  turning into Louisiana.
NEW CANAAN, Conn. - A man who told police he wanted to avoid traffic gridlock has been ticketed for landing a helicopter in his back yard...
Long gone are the days when a film held on to one story and fleshed it out through the
Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis   packed up gear and checked out their spacecraft on Tuesday as   they prepared to come home from their 11-day mission to the   International Space Station.
The man who helped to create an international market for Californian wine, Ernest Gallo, dies, aged 97.
LONDON  - Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was accused Wednesday of playing politics of fear and using the threat of terrorism to boost its chances of re-election. Separately, a small group of MPs launched an impeachment bid against the prime minister.
Michael Jackson postpones his appearance at a Christmas party in Japan, where tickets cost up to 400,000 yen.
Dave Chappelle doesn't regret his decision to walk away from a $50 million deal to continue his hit Comedy Central television show. However, he might miss the money.
The Sex Pistols join acts such as U2 and The Stooges as potential inductees for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Patti Smith, Grandmaster Flash, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Conway Twitty, Gram Parsons, Randy Newman, The
The notion that the failure of even one big bond insurer might touch off a chain reaction of losses across the financial world has unnerved Wall Street.
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Seven police cars chased a go-cart at  high speed for five km (three miles) through the winding  streets of the western German town of Moenchengladbach but were  not able to keep up with the teenage speedster.
Los Angeles -- Blustery winds, record rainfall and mudslides have blocked highways and shut off power for thousands of homes and businesses in California.
Wall Street appears to have regained some stability after its nosedive two weeks ago, but investors aren't ruling out more turbulence if upcoming data shows consumers are spending less in the face of rising costs.
China is to review tens of thousands of drug licences as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
Andrei Lugovoi says the British intelligence service is behind the murder of Kremlin opponent Alexander Litvinenko.
Green Bay wide receiver Robert Ferguson was expected to be hospitalized a second night as he recovers from a hit across the neck that initially left him with
Tony Womack scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk from Danny Graves in the eighth inning and Larry Walker hit the next pitch for a grand slam to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 7-2 victory Tuesday night.
The violence unleashed at a mental health office in New York reminded other professionals of the dangers inherent in a career spent helping people.
The pound zig-zagged against the major currencies after a volatile day when traders turned their focus towards the release of a US labour market report on Friday.
Russian foreign ministry to expel four British diplomats in the latest round of the ongoing diplomatic dispute with the UK.
As the death toll continues to rise in Iraq, the US-led war and the war on terror have become the dominant issues of the 2004 presidential campaign.
French President Jacques Chirac, who fell out with Britain over the Iraq war, says his country&#39;s relations with London are equally as important as its ties to Germany.
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday issued a new appeal for peace in the Middle East, saying his heart was full of pain for the bloodshed of innocent people
ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was seeking 20 percent in Russia&#39;s LUKOIL in a far-reaching alliance opening the way for the two oil majors to tap vast reserves in northern Russia and Iraq.
Blog: A team has just unveiled a sprawling 3D digital simulation of the ancient city as it appeared at the height of its development as the capital of the Roman Empire.
 sequel third-biggest film of all time
Microsoft Corp.'s  MSN unit is  treating its greater China market as a geographically separate  region, industry sources said on Tuesday, in a nod to China's  increasing importance to the software giant.
HOBART, Tasmania Nicorette survived high winds and heavy seas that knocked out the two favored entries to win the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race on Wednesday.
Last year was one of the safest in more than four decades to fly, with just 136 serious accidents occurring around the world, the Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO) said on Tuesday.
Mac resurgence? Apple was the US' third biggest retail laptop vendor in June, market watcher NPD has revealed. The Mac maker is behind only HP and Toshiba, but ahead of Dell, Gateway and Lenovo.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Details of plans to charge motorists to drive in to and out of Manchester city centre by private vehicle are to be revealed.
A man known for brokering deals involving compromising celebrity photos and videos has agreed to plead guilty in a plot to extort more than $1 million from Tom Cruise for the actor's stolen wedding photos, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
A nice cup of the right kind of cocoa could hold the promise of promoting brain function as people age.
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and President Jacques Chirac of France urged political and economic leaders yesterday to take drastic action against poverty and global warming as the World Economic Forum began its annual meeting here.
The CBI warns that new rights for agency staff being discussed by the EU would cost up to 250,000 jobs.
Top Republicans in the US House of Representatives voiced confidence on Tuesday in Majority Leader Tom DeLay, but some lawmakers said privately they fear his ethical woes may increase, hurting both him and them.
Tracy McGrady had 25 points and Yao Ming scored 23 to lead the Houston Rockets past the Atlanta Hawks 92-69 on Wednesday night.
The Christian Science Monitor - Sen. Barack Obama's dramatic rise in support among African-Americans signals a shift in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination that is larger than just the black vote. Overall, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is still on top, but her lead is shrinking. And polls show Senator Obama of Illinois has more room for growth than she does, because of her high negatives.
The Jets are taking uncertainty - more than anything else - into the postseason. They will play the Chargers in an A.F.C. wild-card game on Saturday.
Spanish police broke up an Islamic cell suspected of using the Internet to recruit fighters for the Iraq insurgency, arresting six people Wednesday in raids in northern
We&#39;ve marveled at his ability to be automatic, been blinded by his bread-and-cutter fastball, and appreciated how pitcher Mariano Rivera can close up shop better than any night watchman.
SRINAGAR, India  - Two Indian policemen have been  killed in a gunbattle with separatist rebels as a stand-off in  Kashmir's main city, Srinagar, entered a second day on Sunday.
Because this is the NBA, and not Broadway, the Knicks will get to play 80 more games this season instead of having their show close after one night.
Despite calls from medical experts and a prominent Republican senator for an independent office to monitor drug safety, the idea, prompted by the Food and Drug
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South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.
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The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage.
1. What is Iophobia the fear of?   2. Who is the MP for Walton?   3. Which Formula 1 driver has announced plans to retire?   4. What is the name of the space shuttle launched from the Kennedy Space Center at the weekend?   5.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in nearly a decade killed at least 12 people in Grenada, damaged 90 percent of its homes and destroyed a prison that left criminals running loose, officials said Wednesday...
Though the long-running Oracle bid to acquire PeopleSoft finally achieved closure, solution providers on Monday had mixed reactions to the deal, expressing both hopes and fears about how it would impact the business applications market.
Pyongyang demanded the lifting of U.N. sanctions and threatened to increase its nuclear deterrent.
Is Britney married or not? After the 24-hour Jason Alexnader fiasco, the pop diva has pulled another stunt out of her wedding veil.
BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- For the second straight night, David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox fans hope. After hitting a two-run homer in the 12th inning Sunday, Ortiz&#39;s bloop single in the 14th scored the
Veteran TV newsman Mike Wallace received an apology from the New York taxi commission over his arrest for disorderly conduct earlier this month after an argument with inspectors, officials said on Friday.
Lo ha detto il direttore, Osvaldo De Paolinis
The budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush's plan to send astronauts back to the Moon and later Mars, said Sean O'Keefe.
AMR Corp  shares fell over 14 percent on Monday, its biggest one-day loss in more than four years, after the parent of American Airlines issued a disappointing revenue forecast, stoking concerns of slowing demand and rising costs.
Greg Rusedski claimed Great Britain&#39;s first victory of the tie against Austria when he beat Austrian number one Jurgen Melzer 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) in a tensely fought match.
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By Will Quah  OK, OK. So there's nothing that tantric about blogging (although if you look at some sites, you might disagree), but it makes a great title, and that is, primarily, what a lot of blogs are all about. But I'm getting ahead of myself.  Blogging is a modern day phenomenon.
Presentata la domanda di ammissione a Borsa Italiana
Three men are charged with murder and one with firearms offences after a biker was shot on the  motorway.

Insurgents detonated a suicide car bomb at police headquarters in the Iraqi town of Baiji on Monday, killing at least seven people, and shot dead eight Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint in attacks ahead of Jan. 30 polls.
US satellite radio firm Sirius plans to acquire rival XM for $4.6bn, but the move could come under tough scrutiny.
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Professor Paul Robinson's fall seminar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School offered a unique opportunity for the ambitious student: a chance to make law, rather than just study it.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 30  /PRNewswire/ -- If you know a person, organization, or business that has helped to enhance the environment of western Pennsylvania, that achievement could win a $5,000 Western Pennsylvania Environmental Award.
When it comes to men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s college basketball, the Blue Hose of Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. have as tough a schedule as any.
Barry Bonds' personal trainer is out of prison again, but his freedom could be short-lived if an appeals court agrees with a federal judge that he was in contempt of court for refusing to testify against the slugger.
 for Darfur efforts
Oil prices broke into fresh record territory above $52 on Thursday on heightened concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies.
Armed Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped four   French tourists in the east of the country on Sunday to press   for their relatives to be released from jail, Yemeni and French   officials said.
A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.
Hefty A Brazilian woman has given birth to the largest baby boy ever recorded in the country. Upon his arrival at a hospital in Salvador this Wednesday, Francisca Ramos dos Santos's son, Ademilton, weighed in at a whopping 17lbs, or 7.7kg.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The lone accuser in the child rape trial  of defrocked priest Paul Shanley pleaded with a judge to spare  him more of the stinging interrogation that left him sobbing in  court on Thursday.
The European Commission yesterday presented a proposed revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, the rules that underpin the euro.
MILANO - Il ministro della Salute Girolamo Sirchia ha dichiarato che &quot;l&#39;Italia ha chiesto una proroga relativa al versamento dei fondi promessi per i Paesi poveri nella lotta all&#39;Aids&quot;.Il ministro, intervenuto all&#39;inaugurazione del Congresso nazionale dell
Arriving like an eerily prescient elegy, &quot;End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones&quot; chronicles the birth and tumultuous life of one of the most influential bands of the past three decades
EU governments agreed to cut the cost of using mobile phones abroad Thursday, paving the way for a cap on roaming fees later this summer.
Manny Ramirez returned to the Boston Red Sox lineup after a 24-game absence and helped cut their magic number to four to clinch the AL East title.
The San Francisco 49ers scored 21 points in the final quarter to stun the Seattle Seahawks 24-14 in National Football League play on Thursday in Seattle.
The University of Waterloo has bumped the University of Guelph out of first place and into second in Maclean&#39;s magazine&#39;s annual assessment of comprehensive Canadian universities.
Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on Saturday afternoon held talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder who is in Vietnam for ASEM 5. At the meeting, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai thanked the German Chancellor ...
Despite indications that yet another painkiller can lead to heart attacks and strokes, some Utah doctors say the drug should remain on the market until the government completes further investigations.
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they were reviewing two recent studies that provided more evidence of serious risks for some cancer patients treated with anemia drugs sold by Amgen Inc and Johnson & Johnson.
Republicans are scrambling to contain the damage of two separate political headaches that share a common theme &#151; accusations that the GOP is hiding the truth.
In an effort to encourage hardware vendors to build components for the blade platform they co-develop, Intel Corp. and IBM Corp. on Thursday will open up parts of the BladeCenter
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The smell of champagne, 1918 vintage, was still in my hair Thursday night when I was whisked back into a familiar losing environment.
An ambulance service is offering its condolences after a family dials 999 three times and wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive.
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MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace.
The government is to announce measures aimed at improving safety on school buses in Northern Ireland.
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THERE WILL be an asterisk next to Barry Bonds&#39; home-run records. It may not appear in Major League Baseball&#39;s official archives, but it will be ingrained in the public mind.
It's fall and the leaves aren't the only things starting to drop -- so are more executives who are falling from grace as swashbuckling accounting methods of the 1990s continue to come under the microscope of Uncle Sam. -washingtonpost.com
Twenty years after the release of one of the biggest singles of all time, leading British artists gathered on Sunday to re-record the Bob Geldof-inspired charity hit \
PARIS (CP) - The electronics giant that operates under the Thomson, RCA and Technicolor brand names said Friday it will introduce high-definition DVD players next year and support two recording formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray.
U.S. stocks were higher on Thursday as  strong durable goods data and an improvement in consumer  sentiment for December signaled economic strength, but trading  volumes were slim before the Christmas holiday.
Sen. John F. Kerry -- in an interview with Sunday&#39;s New York Times Magazine -- said the Sept. 11 attacks &quot;didn&#39;t change me much at all&quot;; and said he hopes the country will return
Some 800 British forces, accompanied by US Marines, began making their way toward Baghdad on Wednesday as part of a redeployment ahead of an expected coalition offensive against insurgent strongholds.
Iraq's interim government, preparing  for an election next month while fighting a bloody insurgency,  asked some of Saddam's Hussein's disbanded army to come back to  work on Wednesday.
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Patients with chronic brain diseases  such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy have an unusually high  rate of depression, too -- suggesting links between the  conditions, doctors said on Wednesday.
Host Phil Keoghan is back with his mat, pit stops and detours for the sixth season of CBS' \
Jose Mourinho made several changes to his Chelsea side for the visit of Paris St.Germain, resulting in a rustrating but not entirely relevant 0-0 draw.
The African Union will not abandon  Darfur but it needs more international support if it is to  continue its peacekeeping mission, the AU commission chairman  said in a meeting with European Union leaders on Monday.
Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Anversa (montepremi di 413 mila euro): Karin Knapp ...
Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants to discuss why the N.F.L. destroyed all evidence of the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 video-taping incident in the season opener.
Former Congolese warlord Germain Katanga, suspected of war crimes committed in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003, was being transferred on Thursday to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, a court spokeswoman said.
Swallowing a magnet the size of a watch battery is unlikely to cause health problems, but swallowing two can be fatal.
The Utah legislature will meet in special session on Monday to debate a redistricting map adding a fourth congressional seat to the state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s delegation as part of a deal to give the District of Columbia its first voting representative in Congress.
North Korea has already turned its stockpile of spent nuclear fuel into nuclear weapons, an official has told the United Nations as the isolated country baulks at further disarmament talks.
The presidential debate on Sept. 30 confirmed my interest in John Kerry for president. His explanations of what he intends to do must surpass George W. Bush.
Microsoft has delayed the automatic distribution of a major upgrade to Windows XP Professional for at least another week.
It was effectively a tie, but General Motors emerged from last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hard-fought global sales race with Toyota feeling like the winner.
Xavier Martin, a Staten Island native and graduate of Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, ran for 158 yards and 3 touchdowns for Fordham.
Brazil's World Cup-winning soccer team is to take on the Haitian side in a \
The Food and Drug Administration ignored danger signals from its own scientists about Merck and Co. Inc.&#39;s Vioxx painkiller, Sen. Charles Grassley told a hearing Thursday into the drug&#39;s withdrawal in September.
If they could have made the shutout last just one more inning, the unbeatable American softball team would have wound up with not only a third straight gold medal, but a feat that years from now will seem mythological.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency official who for the past two years led the agency's troubled Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts will retire Thursday, the head of FEMA announced in an internal memo.
Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it does not see any significant antitrust roadblocks getting in the way of its $25.4 billion acquisition of medical device maker Guidant Corp.
The abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib and detention without trial of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay may still draw headlines in US newspapers but the subjects have been notably absent from the White House race.
Seattle at Minnesota 2:00 pm EDT Western Conference first round Game 1 ----- MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Seattle Storm look to build on their finest season in franchise history when they visit the
Steel Partners submits a proposal to buy-up more of Japanese brewer Sapporo.
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Owens issued a form of apology Thursday for his role in the pre-game vignette ABC-TV broadcast prior to the nationally televised Eagles-Cowboys game on Monday night.
An Al Qaeda-led group claimed responsibility and said it seized the officers to avenge an alleged rape.
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Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty has been offered with a lead role in the West End musical Chicago but the Bollywood actress is yet to take a decision on the matter, her spokesman said.
Jimmy Connors has been drawing crowds for his DVD-autographing sessions at the U.S. Open and kudos for the help he's given Andy Roddick.
TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them: Do they need a new converter box, a new TV, a better antenna?
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won a  landslide victory on Sunday in a Palestinian election to  succeed Yasser Arafat, securing a strong mandate to talk peace  with Israel after years of bloodshed and end corruption at  home.
US economic growth drops to a weaker-than-expected annual rate of 0.6% in the final quarter of 2007.
The US Senate confirmed Porter Goss, a Republican congressman and President George W. Bush&#39;s choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency.
Microsoft Corp. forecast a rosy 2008 \u00c2\u0097 despite broader economic worries \u00c2\u0097 after it blew by Wall Street's expectations for a second consecutive quarter.
The 50th anniversary of a plane crash that devastated the Manchester United soccer team has occasioned a wave of nostalgia in Britain.
The Football Association today threw the book at Fulham following Saturday&#39;s stormy match against West Brom. The Londoners have been charged with failing to ensure that their players conducted themselves properly
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Circa il 50% dei bambini che nascono sieropositivi muoiono prima di avere compiuto due anni a causa della mancanza di test e cure adeguate.Si conclude la quarta Conferenza Mondiale sull\u00c2\u0092AIDS di Sydney con la richiesta ai governi di dedicare pi\u00c3\u00b9 risorse alla lotta a questa malattia Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Si conclude oggi a Sydney la quarta Conferenza Internazionale sulla Patogenesi e il Trattamento dell\u00c2\u0092Hiv. Organizzata dall\u00c2\u0092Associazione Internazionale per l\u00c2\u0092Aids e dalla Societ\u00c3\u00a0 Australasiatica per la Medicina sull\u00c2\u0092Hiv, la Co...
Google and EI Solutions will present a behind-the-scenes explanation of  how this momentous project was conceived, designed and built at the West  Coast Energy Management Congress.
France, Germany and the UK revise a draft UN resolution outlining sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
Flat jockey Robert Winston is banned for one year after an inquiry into claims of race-fixing.
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ST. PAUL -- On the Friday after Thanksgiving, the biggest shopping day of the holiday season, celebrity Ice-T will have a personal message for some Target customers: &quot;Get your lazy butt up.&quot;
When the local government announced it was going to confiscate their homes and businesses to make room for a new development, residents of this village in southeastern China fought back.
A deeply divided electorate and fraud-ridden ballot counting awards neither candidate a majority in a closely contested presidential election.
Growth in the U.S. services sector  accelerated unexpectedly in November and third-quarter labor  costs grew more slowly than forecast, suggesting the economy  may be weathering a manufacturing slowdown with wage-driven  inflation coming under control.
Investors from Russia have moved in to take control of what is believed to be one of Armenia's biggest gold-mining operations.
Competing for the first time in its newest yacht, SUI 100, the Swiss-based Alinghi team showed no signs of vulnerability in Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s race.
Madrid - Small explosions rattled two coastal cities in north-western Spain on Saturday, injuring at least one person, after a telephoned warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.
Mice treated with the antidepressant Prozac early in life grow into adults with emotional problems, a new report concludes. Whether the drug has the same effect on people is unknown.
The credit card issuer took a $391 million charge because of its struggling card business in Great Britain and reported a net loss of $84.1 million.
The European Union warned on Wednesday Iran was close to triggering sanctions by refusing to halt uranium enrichment, but Tehran again insisted it would not give up its right to produce nuclear fuel.
There were no signs that a mystery   object near shuttle Atlantis had fallen from or damaged the   spacecraft, but cautious NASA managers on Wednesday ordered   more inspections after an initial search just to be sure.
The government will try to ease chronic nationwide air travel delays by limiting flights where those backups usually begin -- in New York City
Alan Greenspan, when chairman of the  Federal Reserve, brushed off an idea to boost scrutiny of  subprime mortgage lenders, a former Fed governor told the Wall  Street Journal.
Online retailer Woot.com offers Microsoft's digital music player for $129, but \
US airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago&#39;s O&#39;Hare International Airport to 88 arrivals per hour between 7 am and 8 pm in an effort to cut congestion that has slowed the whole US aviation system, federal officials said ...
Veteran Spanish director Pedro  Almodovar leads the early running in Cannes this year with his  bitter-sweet comedy &quot;Volver,&quot; as European cinema overshadows  Hollywood at the world&#039;s biggest film festival.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid accepted the resignation of coach Jose Antonio Camacho on Monday following a disastrous start to the season.
Don&#39;t count the St. Louis Rams out of the NFC playoff picture just yet. The Rams gave their fleeting postseason hopes a much-needed boost on Monday with a 20
Japanese chefs are considering extreme alternatives as shortages of tuna threaten to remove it from Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sushi menus.
Oil turned higher again on Tuesday after retreating from record highs in response to concerns about the U.S. economy and further indications OPEC has already substantially raised oil output.
Pope Benedict has invited the   ambassadors of Muslim countries at the Vatican, as well as   leaders of Italy's own Muslim community, to a meeting on Monday   at his summer palace, a senior Vatican official said on Friday.
The Atlanta Hawks and the Seattle SuperSonics started the season with something in common: They each lost their opener by 30 points.
Oracle's Ellison has made SAP enemy No. 1. But SAP is fighting back the right way: by getting customers.
Against Cincinnati, the Giants will be using their 10th different defensive lineup in their last 10 games. They haven't handled the changes well.
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The University of Michigan Health System has received a $44 million donation to build and staff a research center that will take a new approach to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes.
Substantial threats to the integrity of the U.S. presidential election remain despite an improvement in election practices since 2000, an international delegation of election observers reported on Thursday.
Plans to increase the time for which terrorist suspects can be held without charge are criticised.
BUOYED by the success of the animated film Shark Tale, executives for DreamWorks Animation will meet with investors to sell shares to the public.
The slashing riffs of Metallica, the solos of Deep Purple, the rage of the Sex Pistols: an increasing crop of video games are inviting players to live out their dreams of being a rock star.
Authorities in Florida were looking for 58,000 absentee ballots whose disappearance stirred renewed controversy in the state that held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks.
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Comment is free: Marina Hyde: The revelations about Manchester United's party reflect the parlous state of our supposed sexual liberation
(AGI) - Roma, 6 ott. - La vertenza Alitalia, che nella notte ha trovato la firma del Governo, dei sindacati (tranne Sult che si riserva di siglare dopo aver consultato i lavoratori) el&#39;amministratore delegato
A trimmer and paler Bill Clinton helped rally tens of thousands of chanting John Kerry supporters downtown on Monday, less than two months after undergoing quadruple bypass heart surgery.
The U.N. General Assembly adopted by consensus on Wednesday a landmark treaty to promote and protect the rights of the world's 650 million disabled people.
Could children with $83,000 of family income qualify for subsidized health insurance under the bipartisan bill passed by Congress and vetoed by President Bush?
The government ordered Pfizer Inc. to yank cheeky television ads that promised better sex for men taking Viagra because they failed to disclose known risks associated with
The Dutch police said they had arrested a man suspected of aiding former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in committing war crimes and genocide by supplying him with the materials to make chemical weapons used in attacks in the 1980s.
German sports goods maker Adidas-Salomon  expects sales in Europe to rise by a single-digit percentage in 2005 despite a recent order decline in its main market, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Major Gulf producer Kuwait will back  a hike of 1 million barrels per day in OPEC's output ceiling if  oil prices stay at record levels, a move that would bring  formal production limits in line with actual supplies.
Lee Cummard scores 21 points to lead No. 25 Brigham Young to an 86-67 victory over Pepperdine late Saturday night, pushing the Cougars' home winning streak to 37 games.
An Iranian widow who became a naturalized U.S. citizen 10 years ago was a top official for a heavily armed, Iraq-based terrorist organization dedicated to the violent overthrow of Iran's government, the U.S. government alleges in court documents.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A popular pizza chain in Des Moines is helping fight breast cancer this week. All day Monday, Papa Murphy&#39;s is donating 50 percent of the proceeds from its take and bake pizzas to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Amid widespread worries about the economy, media companies must try to divine what a possible recession means for consumers and advertisers.
i780 makes its first carrier appearance Samsung only launched its new i780 Qwerty handset a week ago at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but the phone's already appeared on Orange's website.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government this week in a move which will forestall heavy criticism from the country's president and likely allow him to stay in office.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plays down tensions over the role of Nato powers operating in his country.
A Russian spaceship blasted off on Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
BRUSSELS, Belgium   Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened to overshadow Thursday's summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
The BBC cancels plans for Planet Relief, an awareness-raising TV special, following a debate on impartiality.
A survey suggests two out of three GPs believe women should be able to get an abortion within 14 weeks.
Scottish art-rockers Franz Ferdinand capped an astonishing 2004 in which they sold two million copies of their debut album by leading the field in nominations for the Brit Awards, announced.
Ethiopia has called on Queen  Elizabeth to return the bones of an orphan prince buried at  Windsor Castle after he was spirited from his homeland by  British soldiers nearly 140 years ago.
(InfoWorld) - A stolen laptop at The Boeing Co. has pushed a widely watched tally of U.S. data breach victims past the 100 million mark. On Tuesday, Boeing disclosed that files containing Social Security numbers, names and home addresses of 382,000 current and former employees were compromised in early December when an unencrypted laptop was stolen from an employee's car. That disclosure pushed the total number of data breach victims on the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Web site to 100,152,801, said Beth Givens, director of the consumer advocacy group. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has been tracking data breaches since February 2005, when\u00c2\u00a0ChoicePoint disclosed\u00c2\u00a0that thieves had stolen information on 163,000 victims from the company's database. The ChoicePoint incident was remarkable because although the data broker was obligated to disclose the theft to victims living in California -- the only state with a beach notification law on the books -- it decided to notify everyone, Givens said. \
A delayed battery technology may indeed be on the way.
Verizon&#39;s digital subscriber line service is available to 6,600 additional homes and businesses in the Northampton, Nazareth and Bethlehem areas.
The Jets overcame a 14-3 halftime deficit and Jonathan Vilma intercepted Tim Rattay's pass with 1:44 to go, helping New York make franchise history.
L'Air Avellino (serie A) ha ingaggiato il p&egrave;lay statunitense Marques Green, 25 anni, 170 cm, ...
Millions of pounds set aside by the UK government for e-learning is not being spent, say experts.
Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.
Lufthansa increasing its 30 percent stake in British airline BMI is &quot;an option,&quot; Wolfgang Mayrhuber, CEO of the German carrier, said in an interview pre-published on Saturday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said leaders of Malaysia&#39;s ruling party unanimously agreed to stop former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim from rejoining, a day before a crucial court ruling that could clear his return to politics.
Cellphone-cancer link generates headlines in under 10 minutes New research claims that cells can react to a GSM-like signal in as little as ten minutes - though if whether this could causes cancer remains open to interpretation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Organized gangs have adopted \
The German trade surplus has topped its highest level since unification in 1990 in October, propelled by surging exports.

U.S. stock futures slipped on Monday,  indicating an opening loss for Wall Street, as oil jumped above  $77 a barrel after BP (.BP.L) began shutting down the biggest  oilfield in the United States.
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WASHINGTON Oct 21, 2004 - A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause of diseases ranging from high blood pressure to high cholesterol and even
Sporting their brand-new No. 1 ranking, Illinois reigns 14 three-pointers on Chicago State as the Illini cruise to a 78-59 triumph on Monday night.
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Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC,  announced plans on Thursday to cut 1,800 jobs and integrate its  TV, radio and Internet news operations to confront the  digital-age shift away from traditional media.
The Universal Music Group of Vivendi, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest music corporation, last week notified Apple that it will not renew its annual contract to sell music through iTunes.
Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Baghdad  airport employees to work on Thursday, killing at least four  people and wounding several others, including the driver, an  airport employee said.
Acquisition of MeshNetworks aims to promote the rollout of broadband wireless networks.
FOXBOROUGH - When Patriots receiver Jabar Gaffney squirted into the end zone in the second quarter of the AFC Championship win over the San Diego Chargers, he celebrated his touchdown by writhing in a manner that suggested he was mimicking the \
Staff at one of Scotland's toughest jails admit they are losing the battle against drug smugglers.
TOKYO -- The Nikkei share average fell 3.3 percent today, its biggest one-day tumble in nine months and a new low for 2007, as volatility continued to roil Far Eastern markets. The 575-point selloff pushed the benchmark share average below the psychologically important 17,000 level for the first time in nearly two months. Also today, share indexes in Hong Kong, ...
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The Santa Barbara County sheriff said he was vindicated by a state attorney general&#39;s report that found no evidence deputies and jail staff manhandled Michael Jackson during his arrest on child molestation charges.
Madagascan officials, some working by candlelight, began counting votes on Sunday after an election expected to hand millionaire Marc Ravalomanana a second term as president of one of the world's poorest countries.
The police in Portugal say they have arrested a man described as Spain's most-wanted bank robber.
BNP Paribas bank has reported a 24.9-percent rise in net profits for 2006 driven by foreign expansion.
A massive earthquake which struck 700 kilometres south-east of Hobart on Friday morning will help seismologists learn more about the internal structure of the earth.
DERRY, N.H.  - President Bush accused Democrat  John Kerry on Monday of \
Gunmen have bombed two churches in the tense Iraqi city of Mosul, fuelling fears of ethnic and sectarian unrest ahead of an election next month.
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It has been singled out as the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, right behind smoking. But to Shiro Umeda, sprightly at 74, radon is the best thing since aspirin.
ADOBE Systems, maker of the world-renowned Photoshop picture-editing software, has announced two new products for digital video and still-photography hobbyists.
Redskins on offense: Just when all seemed lost for Washington, starting quarterback Jason Campbell sidelined with injuries and a season of hardships spiraling into oblivion, Todd Collins became the inspirational spark to an improbable playoff run. Having not started a game in 10 years, the Walpole native guided the Redskins to four straight wins to close the regular season, completing ...
Jackie Robinson helped to make Carl Erskine better, beginning in 1948 when he was still with the Dodgers' farm team in Fort Worth.
A design flaw in the reentry system of NASA&#39;s Genesis space probe has been pinned as the most likely cause behind the spacecraft&#39;s wild plunge into the Utah desert last month, investigators said Thursday.
Malaysian officials on Saturday were testing three people who fell ill in a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, after international health officials warned that the virus appeared to be entrenched in parts of
Burma's largest anti-junta protest in nearly two decades takes place in Rangoon, led by Buddhist monks and nuns.
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Palestinian sources said Saturday Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas would present proposals for peace to Colin Powell.
England need nine wickets on day four to wrap up the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
Will Ron Turner survive in Champaign? Does Purdue have a legitimate gripe with the officials? Will the week off benefit the surging Badgers?
The pound was down against all major currencies as the dollar recoverd following some encouraging US economic news.
As the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is.
The Bronx has traditionally not experienced heavy development of Class A office space, but that is changing thanks to the expansion of the Hutchinson Metro Center.
A prominent voice in the fight to ease copyright restrictions, Lawrence Lessig has said he will now focus on combating political corruption.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
A brownout that delayed the start for 99 minutes was the only thing that slowed down No. 7 Utah on Saturday night. After power was restored, Utah rolled to a 45-28 victory over Wyoming, clinching a second straight Mountain West title and boosting the Utes' hopes for a marquee bowl.
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Doctors are following the playbook in treating Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett's severe spinal cord injury except in one notable regard: pumping icy cold saline into his veins to try to prevent further damage.
One of four U.S. soldiers charged with rape and murder in an attack on an Iraqi teenager and her family in March will no longer face the death penalty. U.S. Army officials dropped the maximum punishment in the case yesterday.
U.K. telecom company offers BT Business Builder, which bundles free management applications for small businesses.
In the privacy of her Boulder office, women anywhere from their 20s to their 60s quietly confess that their sex drive just isn&#39;t what it once was, and shrug their shoulders as if that&#39;s just the way it has to be.
Poliziotta colta da malore sul convoglio non ne e' affetta
After seeing revenue growth for five quarters in a row, waning interest in the enterprise market results in a drop.
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NORTON -- Forget the majors and the millions, the maharajah's trappings and the matinee idol's aura. They reflect his eminence, but they don't define it. This is the essence of Tiger Woods:
People with a Yahoo user name and password will be able to use that ID information to access non-Yahoo Web sites that&#160;support the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework, reducing the amount of different log-in information people need to create, remember and enter online.Already, almost 10,000 Web sites support OpenID, an open framework available for free to end users and Web site operators alike, according to the OpenID Foundation.Yahoo&#39;s move will triple the number of OpenID accounts to 368 million by adding its 248 million active registered users to the rolls, the company said Thursday.OpenID addresses one of several issues related to giving people more control of their online activities. Other groups are focusing on data portability, to let people move around the data and content they create online, so that they don&#39;t have to enter it manually in, say, every social-networking site they sign up for.Yet other initiatives, like Google&#39;s OpenSocial, aim to create standard interfaces so that developers can create applications that run in multiple social-networking sites, instead of having to rewrite the same application multiple times for every site.For all of these initiatives, it&#39;s critical for major Internet players to get involved, so that the benefits of standard technology and methods developed by groups like OpenID can have a real-world impact.Unsurprisingly, in Thursday&#39;s statement, Scott Kveton, the OpenID Foundation&#39;s chairman, hailed Yahoo&#39;s support as a crucial validation of the framework that will help spur its adoption by other large Web site operators.Other major players that have expressed interest and gotten involved in varying degrees with OpenID include Google, Six Apart, AOL, Sun, Novell, and Microsoft.Yahoo&#39;s announcement doesn&#39;t come as a complete surprise, since signs that it had been working on an OpenID implementation had surfaced. For example, a short message in the domain me.yahoo.com indicating the company would act as an identity provider for OpenID was spotted last week.Yahoo participated in the development of version 2.0 of the OpenID framework, which the company said provides new security features. Yahoo users who log in to third-party OpenID sites should know that the log-in process doesn&#39;t reveal e-mail or instant-message addresses, Yahoo said Thursday.Yahoo&#39;s initial OpenID service will be available in public beta on Jan. 30 and the company is working with several partners, including Plaxo, so that the Yahoo ID will work on their sites that day.&#160;
Las Vegas tourism officials plan to reveal an outline this week of their strategy to attract foreign visitors who have shied away from the United States since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Officials are to present the vision Tuesday to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board, which is aiming to boost the share of visitors who come from other countries to 15 percent, up from the current 13 percent, by 2010. The destination's percentage of visitors from abroad have fallen from 18 percent before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, buffeted by tougher visa restrictions, wariness of travel and customs checks. Read more
Thousands abandon their homes as fighting between Tamil Tigers and the army worsens in eastern Sri Lanka.
When entering the service, chaplains go through a 12-week Chaplain Officer Basic Course, which teaches them most everything about soldiering, from marching to crawling under barbed wire -- except how to handle a weapon.
L'ipotesi e' di omicidio colposo, disposta l'autopsia
HEN CHECKING into a hotel room for the first time, how many times have you been frozen by the air conditioner the last occupant left on full blast?
The low interest rates of the past few years have been particularly frustrating for retirees and others who favor conservative certificates of deposit for income.
Blog: Those weird Core 2 Duo ads with the gyrating dancers apparently did their job. It's back to Centrino for Intel's marketing department.
A push to move the bronze statue of a triumphant Rocky Balboa to the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps is on the ropes.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS) Scott Peterson sat defiantly still and tight-jawed throughout a murder trial in which he never spoke. And to hear the jurors tell it, Peterson&#39;s apparent lack of emotion - from
Tiger Woods moved straight into the thick of the battle towards the top of the leaderboard when he launched his challenge for a third British Open title running on Thursday.
Swiss authorities found \
A world wide ring of pirates based around five Poles has been penetrated by police. A spokesperson for the Polish cyber cops have told Reuters that it had wound up an organised group, involving more than 100
A novel idea has been introduced by Mount Nittany Middle School that allows students to pick up bagel, muffin, cold cereal and fresh fruit from \u00e2\u0080\u0098grab-and-go\u00e2\u0080\u0099 food cart parked near the principal&#39;s office.
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A doctor whose license was revoked for botching abortions, including leaving fetus parts inside a patient, was arrested on charges he continued to perform the procedures.
The Home Secretary has rejected fresh claims that he helped fast-track a visa application for a nanny employed by his former lover. Send us your comments.
Treachery's afoot in a taut, terrific German thriller
November 29, 2004, 8:18 a.m. In solidarity with the protesters in Kiev. New York City, Saturday - In Manhattan, they say, everyone wears black, but not this Saturday, not in this plaza just across from the U.N. ...
Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games. Jordan, 49, felt discomfort in his leg and was hospitalized Thursday night after consulting
A new fossil found in Spain may be the closest yet to the common ancestor of all great apes, perhaps including humans, researchers say.
By WELHAM, Keri  POLICE are worried about the safety of a woman they believe was in a house that exploded in suburban Wellington.   The kitchen of a flat at the back of a house in The Parade, in Island Bay, was blackened in the blast just after midday yesterday.
Oklahoma has handled high expectations and pressure all season in reaching the Big 12 championship. The Colorado Buffaloes have dealt with much more.
If the world needs another sign that Britney Spears' look is yesterday's news, check out New York Fashion Week.
SYDNEY: Australian voters will today decide between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labour opposition seeking a more active role in Asia.
Bruno Barel, legale di Alessandro Del Piero, &egrave; intervenuto per chiarire la notizia compersa s...
The former presidential candidate and movie actor Fernando Poe Jr.&#39;s condition has deteriorated after he suffered a stroke, doctors said Monday.
So what do Americans want when it comes to health care? Two things, according to a citizens group created by Congress: protection for all from high medical expenses and guaranteed coverage for specific checkups and treatments.
Candidates complaining. Prospective Board candidates for UK registry Nominet have called for a re-run of the election - just hours after the ballot closed and before the votes have even been counted.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Twenty-nine patients who took  AstraZeneca Plc's  anti-cholesterol drug Crestor have developed  kidney damage, a U.S. consumer group said on Friday as it  called again for a ban on the medicine.
MTUBATUBA, South Africa  - Tryphina Ngwenya slides a pink condom over the magic wooden stick normally used to conjure up ancestral spirits, unleashing a ripple of laughter among her audience of traditional South African healers.
Wired News talks with Shane Kim of Microsoft Game Studios, who says Japan will be a focus in the battle for console supremacy.
Britain's Rank Group  said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Hard Rock cafe and casino business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million.
Scottish Catholics should reject politicians who defend abortion, Scotland's most senior Catholic will say.
England put in a dreadful performance as New Zealand easily claim a 10-wicket win for a 2-0 series lead.
NEW YORK SEP 21, 2004  - Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet appears to prevent metabolic syndrome and improve survival, according to the findings from two studies that appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Tim Henman easily won the battle of Britain's veterans by trouncing Greg Rusedski 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the US Open.
Astronomers have discovered four new planets in a week's time, an exciting end-of-summer flurry that signals a sharper era in the hunt for new worlds.    While none of these new bodies would be mistaken as Earth's twin, some appear to be noticeably smaller and more solid - more like Earth and Mars - than the gargantuan, gaseous giants identified before...
ST. LOUIS  - A World Series that has already  produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when  Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and  St. Louis Cardinals is played out under a lunar eclipse.
If you're haggling over pennies, it's not worth your time.
Philips plans to buy U.S. home medical equipment maker Respironics Inc for $5.1 billion, its largest deal to date in an aggressive expansion in the fast-growing healthcare sector.
Cambodian police barred Hollywood  actress Mia Farrow and other activists from laying flowers at a  \
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 President Bush : Signed a law giving the elderly prescription drug coverage under Medicare for the first time. Insurance companies and private health plans now have an expanded role in the program.
EMI Group, the struggling British music company, has said it has received a fresh takeover approach from US rival Warner Music.
Venus Williams clutches the championship trophy after defeating Marion Bartoli, 6-4, 6-1, to win her fourth Wimbledon title and her sixth Grand Slam title.
A man accused of shooting dead a police officer  twice tried to buy a gun from the owner of a gym, a court hears.
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(InfoWorld) - For midsize businesses seeking a relatively easy, inexpensive way to keep their servers running around the clock, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched a fully automated backup recovery system. Designed as a simplified, lower-cost alternative to virtualization or clustering, the x10sure offers an enhanced monitoring and protection system for companies running between five and 50 Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based servers, Fujitsu Siemens said Thursday. At its most basic configuration, the x10sure is priced starting at \u00e2\u0082\u00ac9,250 ($12,169), including five monitored servers and 12 months of software patches and support. The system comprises three Fujitsu Siemens Primergy BX600 or RX rack servers: a single protected \
Blizzard Entertainment Inc.'s World of Warcraft dominates the online computer gaming market, but is facing tough new competition from Turbine Inc. of Westwood.
Sybase, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and wireless software, deepened its commitment to the Linux community with the availability of a free deployment version of an enterprise-class Linux database-Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise
Nuovo modello dedicato al gentleman metropolitano
A torn knee ligament will keep Lions running back Kevin Jones out of the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s final regular-season game and could sideline him until the start of training camp.
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The differences of opinion come as the community prepares to enjoy power for the first time in Iraq's history.
A top Iranian official tells the BBC Tehran is prepared to give more assurances over its nuclear enrichment plans.
Life & style: Kate Carter reports on the anniversary catwalk show at New York fashion week
Era ricoverato da lunedi' all'ospedale di Alessandria
A series of aftershocks have rocked a town in Indonesia&#39;s Papua province, one day after a powerful earthquake killed 17 people and injured more than 180, officials said.
Former child star Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton in \
: Prince hits the London catwalk
A top South Korean official says the normalisation of relations between the United States and North Korea is key to resolving the North&#39;s nuclear standoff.
Howie Mandel will do  double duty on &quot;Deal or No Deal&quot; when a spin-off of the hit  game show launches in syndication next fall, sources said.
Poche ore per altre candidature, scadenza alla mezzanotte
Initial post-mortem results on Georgian  tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili suggest he died of natural causes.
Hundreds of thousands of people on  Florida's east coast were told to leave their homes once again  on Friday as deadly Hurricane Jeanne approached for what could  be a record fourth hurricane hit in a year on the storm-weary  state.
the time she had to report to the country&#39;s oldest federal prison for women. service of her sentence,&quot; a Federal Bureau of Prisons statement said.
The software will allow IT administrators to remotely secure and manage mobile phones much the same way they manage PCs and laptops.
Il ministro critica trattative Governo-sindacati su pensioni
Italy's PM Romano Prodi will face a vote of confidence in his coalition in the Senate on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - A new Food and Drug Administration analysis backs earlier suggestions of a link between at least some antidepressants used by children and suicidal tendencies, prompting the agency to prepare new warnings.    Exactly what those warnings will say, and which drugs will be affected, hasn't been settled, according to FDA documents released Friday...
Singer and composer Elton John, an honoree at this year&#39;s celebration, arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.
Because no good joke in Hollywood goes untold again ... and again, the mixed-couple setup receives another extended workout in this modestly amusing sequel.
Oil prices fell slightly on Thursday,  but held most of the previous day's gains after two car bombs  in Saudi Arabia rekindled fears over Middle East supply  security, one of the factors behind this year's 33 percent  rally.

WHITE SALMON, Wash. - Raw cougar meat, eaten by a deer hunter who found himself being stalked, is the apparent source of Washington state's first case of trichinosis since 2001, a health official says.
Dreamworks Animation shares surged more than 30% on their first day of trading on the New York stock exchange. The creator of box office money makers, such as Shrek and Shark Tale, sold 29 million shares and
Foxwoods, the King Kong of casinos, was brought to Connecticut with dreams of untold riches. Now, locals are trying to kill the beast. Foxwoods and its sister institution, Mohegan Sun, (the world&#39;s two most profitable casinos), pay host state ...
A Florida businessman has sued former New  York Stock Exchange director Kenneth Langone for $1.8 billion,  claiming he made false statements about data management company  Seisint in hopes that ChoicePoint Inc. CPS.N could buy it for  a low price.
NEW YORK, December 30  - Continental Airlines (CAL.NYS) announced yesterday that it has placed an order for 10 of Boeing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (BA) new 7E7 Dreamliners, with delivery expected to begin in 2009.
WE GOTTA trouble, boss. Frank had the Brits sewn up in the biggest deal east of Nevada.
An Internet entrepreneur and a Wall  Street group have joined a list of potential rivals to News  Corp.&#39;s $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow  Jones & Co. Inc., an adviser to the Dow Jones employee union  said on Thursday.
Seol Ki-Hyeon's brilliant early strike condemns West Ham to a fifth successive defeat.
(Article Central) Microsoft released its October batch of security advisories this week, with a number of &quot;critical&quot; patches, including a significant fix for the Internet Explorer browser.
Juergen Klinsmann has made it clear since taking over as Germany coach that he wants to run the team his own way, and not everybody likes it.
I Nashville Predators hanno battuto 6-0 (2-0, 4-0, 0-0) i Vancouver Canucks nell'unica partita della...
Vincent Lecavalier maintained his great run of form with a pair of goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the 13th time in 16 games, downing the Phoenix Coyotes 5-3 in Florida on Tuesday.
Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling entered a federal prison on Wednesday to begin serving a 24-year sentence for his crimes in the one of the most infamous corporate scandals in U.S. history.
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.  said on Thursday that it has hired Lehman Brothers  to help it evaluate its options, sending the retailer's stock up more than 13 percent.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has found himself at the centre of a political storm after criticising US presidential hopeful Barack Obama over his plans to pull troops from Iraq.
Fenomeno piu' intenso in province Padova e Rovigo
Three car bombs killed 24 people and wounded scores in Baghdad on Monday as war-weary residents awaited the start of a sweeping U.S.-Iraqi crackdown on sectarian violence in the city.
Presidential candidates may return contributions solicited for the general election campaign and accept public financing with its stricter limitations, the Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday.
SANTANDER, the new owner of Abbey National, yesterday unveiled Francisco Gomez-Roldan, the Spanish bank&#39;s chief financial officer, as Abbey&#39;s chief executive as it took another step towards finalising the \u00c2\u00a39bn all-share acquisition.
Strange days, indeed, as new revelations suggest the true manner of The Doors frontman's death has been covered up for 36 years
After months of flirting, IBM Corp has finally joined the industry-backed Liberty Alliance Project, potentially speeding interoperability between two rival sets of Web services specifications for federated identity.
Offerti un milione di dollari per fare da testimonial
If he had lived up to his reputation, cat burglar Blane Nordahl would have simply slipped away at his sentencing, shimmied through a courthouse window and disappeared.
Nokia , the world's top  cellphone maker, unveiled on Thursday its new phone model 6301,  which features unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology.
Resta incertezza mutui, cambi rispecchino fondamentali
Dolce & Gabbana spiced up the sixth day  of winter womenswear shows in Milan on Thursday with metal  masks, crops and corsets that eschewed cozy warmth for sizzling  fetish sex appeal.
Brett Ludeke, a 24-year-old  employee at a global security company, has overhauled his life for the long-shot dream of becoming an ultimate fighter.
US stocks rose on investors&#39; hopes for a year-end rally, while the dollar eked out gains and oil advanced again on Thursday as OPEC ministers supported supply cuts by applying official output quotas.
A mile offshore from this city's high-rise condos and spring-break bars lie as many as 2 million old tires, strewn across the ocean floor &#151; a white-walled, steel-belted monument to good intentions gone awry.
Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.
It's dusk in the Philippine capital  Manila and the five-storey office of Advanced Contact Solutions  Inc. (ACS) is beginning to fill up.
: NON LO RIFAREI
More than 160,000 people fled to high ground or crowded into schools and town halls as yet another powerful typhoon battered the eastern Philippines today, where 1,000 are dead or missing from an earlier storm.
NASA said it is confident it will be able to launch the space shuttle Atlantis Friday for the first mission of the year, after a launch date three months ago was scrapped due to hail damage.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange  is  likely to decide to delist scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko  Cordial Corp. (8603.T) on Friday, the Nikkei business daily  reported.
The co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group said Monday they were unsure whether the panel's goal of pulling combat troops out of Iraq by March 2008 remains valid.
Anche l'outlook nell'immediato rimane stabile
A new experiment demonstrates that knowing about a secret ingredient actually changes the experience of taste itself.
 captures 7.3 million viewers
CSC objects to takeover Sickly NHS provider iSoft was predicted to make a full recovery - thanks to a takeover bid from Aussie company IBA Health.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend...
Bettini: non vogliamo andare da soli, omogeneita' programmi
The Taleban's former media head arrives in the Afghan capital and is likely to join the Western-backed government.
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - Ann Coulter has been a reliable name for years among people who plan television news shows - an attractive, articulate blonde conservative who's made a living lobbing verbal bombs.
Nonprofit organizations have long used professional fund-raisers to help raise cash, often losing the bulk of the donations to the fund-raiser's fee.
Four senior pro-Israel lobbyists will appear before a grand jury in a case involving a suspected security breach at the Pentagon under investigation by the FBI.
The Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera released a full transcript Monday of the most recent videotape from Osama bin Laden in which the head of al Qaeda said his group&#39;s goal is to force America into bankruptcy.
Commemorato Calamandrei, presenti Napolitano e Ciampi
HBO, the U.S. cable network owned by  media conglomerate Time Warner Inc., is considering a new  broadband Internet channel that would be available to customers  who also subscribe to its cable television service, the  Financial Times reported on its Web site.
MIAMI - A decade-old grilled cheese sandwich bearing what could be the image of the Virgin Mary is garnering intense interest on an internet auction site.
Looking to surpass the S&P 500 in 2007 and beyond? Consider these three options.
Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is facing  a raft of lawsuits over a marketing campaign related to its  artificial sweetener Splenda, which accuse the company of  misleading buyers to believe Splenda is a natural product.
Messages and cards came from all over, congratulating defensive end Michael Haynes on his rare touchdown. When Haynes stuck up his hand and deflected a pass to himself before rumbling 45 yards for a Chicago Bears score last week, he did more than point his team to victory at Tennessee.
Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of dead Russian  ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, is in critical condition in  hospital from radiation poisoning, Interfax news agency quoted  an unnamed source as saying on Thursday.
It&#39;s just about the only sport left in which we haven&#39;t suffered a major international humiliation this year. (Unless, like me, you consider our nation&#39;s overreaction to Janet a major international humiliation.
Burma's military authorities use tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of monks, reports say.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has come out in full support of his players&#39; boycott of the media after the 2-1 victory over Poland.
In a foreign land, where once the earth ran red with British blood, they rode as if for death or glory.
Tante le offerte per grandi e piccini durante le feste
(An earlier version of this story mistakenly attributed comments from a report by Democratic Cen. Carl Levin of Michigan in October 2004 to a report by the Pentagon's inspector general. A correct version of the story follows.)
New England boss Fabio Capello hands Steven Gerrard the captaincy for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland.
A United Nations panel on Wednesday recommended an independent probe into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia&#39;s Ogaden region, where the army has cracked down on rebels.
DHAKA: An angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh Sunday, injuring at least 20 people after a grenade attack on an opposition rally that killed 18 people and wounded hundreds, police said.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
NEW YORK -- Given that its chairman owns a large stake of a video-game company, media giant Viacom Inc. has appointed a three-person committee to evaluate dealings in the video-game arena and protect against potential conflicts of interest.
German police arrested three more suspected Muslim extremists Thursday in connection with an illegal network that faked passports and recruited people for Islamic holy war, Munich prosecutors said.
Peter Hain was guilty of \
Inseguito da Roma e Glasgow, Julien Faubert alla fine ha scelto il West Ham. L'esterno del Bordeaux,...
Moves by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library could signal a communications revolution on a par with Johann Gutenberg and the invention of moveable type in the 15th century.
Jonathan Newhouse is the driving force behind the British version of Glamour, now the best-selling monthly magazine in Britain.
Faculty members and students at Cumberland County College were in jeans Friday, but it was for a good reason. They were raising awareness for breast cancer as part of Lee National Denim Day.
An unpublished Robert Frost poem, a tribute to a friend killed during World War I, has been rediscovered and will appear next week in the fall issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review, the University of Virginia announced Wednesday.
Thanksgiving 2004 was marked in different ways across the United States on Thursday. Delays caused by bad weather hampered travel for many of the 37 million people estimated to be on the move for the holiday.
ATHENS As Mariel Zagunis yelled in triumph, her teammates charged, intent on hurling her into the air. What made their eagerness to celebrate a historic victory in this way all the more impressive was that Zagunis was still wildly waving a sword.
For the millions of  people who cannot afford high-speed Internet access, some local officials think they've hit on the answer: Build government-owned networks to provide service at rates below what big telecommunications companies charge.
Strahclyde Police say a man has died following a shooting outside a pub in East Dunbartonshire.
The Cayman Islands-registered hedge fund filed for bankruptcy protection today in New York amid mounting losses from subprime mortgage assets, court papers show.
Dresden in February 1945, photo: CTK There on the hill - Nazis! A woman with a megaphone sounds the alarm to her fellow anti-fascist demonstrators, as a group of about fifty neo-Nazis - some wielding truncheons ...
Viacom Inc.'s Infinity radio unit  expects ribald talk show host Howard Stern to remain with the  company through the end of next year when his contract expires,  a senior executive said on Tuesday.
The Myanmar government has extended for a third time the house arrest of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the BBC said Monday. U Lwin, a spokesman for Aung&#39;s National League
added: &quot;We can&#39;t deny that there has been an increased number of attacks during Ramadan.&quot;. An Estonian soldier was killed and five were wounded in a bomb blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials said.
Jose Molina's rare home run was enough offense for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
MSN declared itself the  new record holder for the biggest online entertainment  audience, reporting more than 10 million streams Saturday for  its coverage of Live Earth.
Reclusive North Korea accused the U.S., Japan and South Korea of being Asia's biggest security threats and pledged to give up its nuclear weapons if they dismantle missiles aimed at it, according to a North Korean document seen Thursday.
Il portiere della Fiorentina Sebastian Frey archivia la discussa gara di palermo e si concentra sull...
Hundreds of thousands of pro-Western and pro-Russian activists mobilized across Ukraine as the former Soviet republic headed into a stormy weekend vote that Washington warned would spark unspecified &quot;measures&quot; if rigged by the state.
Electronic bidding begins Tuesday for Barry Bonds 's 755th and 756th home run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000.
Fans who grew up listening to Americanized versions of Beatles' albums will find guilty pleasure in \
France's first international news channel is launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.
Some of the biggest players in Major League Baseball, including Roger Clemens, were named in the Mitchell Report, a far-reaching investigation on performance-enhancing drugs believed to be threatening the credibility of one the most popular U.S. sports.
Television reporter Jim Taricani was sentenced to six months for contempt of court. For health reasons, his sentence will be served at home.
LONDON - Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, Intel and IBM have started promoting a jointly developed specification for increasing the security of mobile commerce applications.
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), whose members provide 98 per cent of all mortgages, said gross lending suffered its first annual fall for four years during September.
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer BenQ has sent letters of apology to those who contacted the company over its use of the wreckage of the World Trade Center in a recent ad for its MusiQ line of MP3 players, and pulled the ad.
Philip Agee, a former CIA agent who became an outspoken critic of Washington's Cuba policy, has died in a Havana hospital following ulcer surgery, state media reported Wednesday. He was 72.
It's a question that often prompts a boastful answer or a bashful one: How many sex partners have you had?
A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.
Adrian Mutu&#39;s agent has accused Chelsea of failing to offer sufficient support to the shamed striker. Mutu was sacked on Friday by Chelsea who stated: &quot;Any player who takes drugs breaches his contract with the club&quot;.
SANTA MARIA, California: Superstar Michael Jackson arrived at court yesterday flanked by members of his famous family to face the mother of the boy who accused him of molestation.
Google's co-founders will pay NASA $1.3 million for the right to land their jumbo jet at the space agency's airfield in Mountain View, Calif.
Gov. Bob Riley is defending his membership in a Masonic organization that critics say excludes blacks.
Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday in an alert to doctors.
Iomega, an American distributor of computer data storage equipment, said Wednesday that it was entering into a complex $310 million deal to acquire ExcelStor, a Chinese contract maker of disk drives.
British anti-terrorism police Saturday started examining evidence in the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said.
Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times.
3 October 2004 -- Election officials in Bosnia say the country&#39;s main Muslim, Serb, and Croat nationalist parties were leading as results for yesterday&#39;s local elections came in.
IBM has unveiled today a new POWER5 system, the eServer i5 550, aimed at mid-sized businesses. The eServer i5 550 features a new Solution Edition, an offering now available with select software vendors. The new eServer i5 also delivers new capabilities ...
The Australian government and theopposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) on Wednesday welcomed the arrest of four suspected bombers of the Australian embassy in Indonesia.
The single biggest factor holding people like you back from fulfilling their dreams is unwillingness to take risks. Cycles aside, the high-tech job market will be booming for years to come; that's a safety net you should be taking advantage of.
Iran says it has answered all &quot;serious questions&quot; about its nuclear activities but says some &quot;marginal problems&quot; could arise when the UN&#39;s atomic energy agency meets next month.
NEW YORK  - The proportion of babies born  weighing more than 4 kilograms (a little under 9 pounds) has  increased significantly over the past decade in Sweden, North  America, and Europe.
The Norfolk Broads are on their way to getting a clean bill of ecological  health after a century of stagnation.
An earthquake and a plane crash add to the woes of an island nation where earthquakes are inevitable - and so is traveling by plane
TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 GREATER BOSTON -- Somerville at Cambridge, 7; Everett at Medford, 7; Peabody at Revere, 7; Malden at Waltham, 7.
It's the story of the season: Trim about a half-hour and you could turn a good movie into a great one.
Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland s biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit climbed 13 percent amid lower claims and higher investment income.
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to a record intraday high after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and flagged no new concerns about inflation, signaling that a rate hike this year was less likely.
The parents of a bride-to-be told their daughter they were taking her on a shopping trip, but then drove to Colorado and kept her there until she missed the nuptials, officials said.
NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two U.S. states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.
President Bush today outlined his plan for helping troubled subprime borrowers keep their homes. The initiatives target hundreds of thousands of homeowners. The president said he would not bail out homeowners facing foreclosures or lenders with financial problems.
Walter Smith is favourite to succeed Berti Vogts after the German resigned from the Scotland national team yesterday. The Daily Record says Smith heads the list of candidates with Gordon Strachan another possibility
President Bush tied Monday's deadly assault on a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia to the upcoming elections in neighboring Iraq, depicting it as part of a broader campaign by Islamic extremists to drive Americans out of the Middle East.
WBU light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton knocks out Ray Oliveira in 10 rounds at London's ExCel Arena.
Britney Spears is reported to wants to change her name to Federline, but feels the move will upset her fans. The singer who has recently married dancer Kevin Federline wants to show her devotion to her new husband by taking his surname.
SAN'A, Yemen - A Saudi suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death by firing squad Wednesday for the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago, the first convictions in the al-Qaida terror attack that killed 17 American sailors.    The judge ordered four other Yemenis jailed for five to 10 years...
Could it be that the Internet may be good for something after all? It looks like it doesn't create more gambling addicts! Phew!
The indoor experiment will test data transmission speed and NTT DoCoMo hopes to hit a downlink speed of 300M bps.
Calling call centres is stressful already Lambeth Council has done a deal with KPMG to use voice recognition software to finger cheats contacting call centres to sort out benefits.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
His loss in Florida is the latest evidence that he may be running to lead a Republican party that no longer exists
Pakistan has rejected a bid by the top two US intelligence officials to win more access for the CIA in tribal areas where Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militants are active, The New York Times reported Saturday.
There's still work to do if the former Boise Cascade is to make its mark.
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians Sunday chose a president Sunday, picking between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past, with both promising to lead the east European country out of poverty and
True, Monday&#39;s thunderbolt from Tinseltown may not be enough to settle the DVD format war. But in a synchronized cluster bomb of press releases, the powerful content producers have sent a clear message to
Nell'ambito dell'inchiesta su concessioni terminal portuali
India's central bank seeks to further cool inflation by raising the level of funds lenders must keep in reserve.
Intel&#39;s board has tapped Paul Otellini to replace Craig Barrett as CEO, starting next year, the company announced. By Edward F. Moltzen, CRN.
A French journalist held hostage in Iraq for four months says his captors wanted US President George W. Bush re-elected because it would help promote their cause.
Marco Materazzi admits he insulted Zinedine Zidane before the France captain head-butted him in the World Cup final. Materazzi denies calling him a &quot;terrorist.&quot;
Top diplomats from the world's major powers will try to reach agreement Saturday on new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment. A U.S. official predicted the session would lead to a \
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards suggested on Friday that Iowa voters understand his strong opposition to the Iraq war and they might have moved on.
In filtering through the mass of projects that he's collected around him, Padraic Brady has decided to cut one loose - the Zend Framework package he'd been developing to introduce YAML parsing and functionality to the framework.   I've been going through all those open source projects and cutting the dead weight. [...] One of the victims of this review has been Zend_Yaml. Earlier this morning I found an odd comment on the Zend_Translate_Yaml proposal by Thomas Weidner that he was erasing his proposal on the basis that there had been no progress on Zend_Yaml.   He's removed the proposal from the Zend Framework proposal pages after receiving an email noting that the package would not comply fully to the YAML 1.1 specification and couldn't be included. With the introduction of the Syck extension into PECL, it could support it but Padraic opted to just tell the ZF group about this functionality rather than working on the build himself.
The number of Americans applying for first-time jobless aid unexpectedly fell by 5,000 last week, according to a government report released on Thursday that bolstered hopes for faster job growth in 2005.
TONY Blair today faced a revolt by Labour MPs over plans to send British troops into danger zones in Iraq. The prime minister was expecting a grilling at Commons question time this afternoon, with 45 Labour
Rhythm method 3GSM Technology roadmaps for the future Nokia and Siemens Networks were laid out to delegates attending the 3GSM Conference on Monday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MediaWiki is the collaborative editing software that runs Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and other projects. It's designed to handle a large number of users and pages without imposing too rigid a structure or workflow. MediaWiki 1.3.5 is a security update, which contains a small fix for a potential cross-site scripting vulnerability. All MediaWiki 1.3.x users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this latest release.    The only substantial change from 1.3.4 is in includes/RawPage.php, so you can copy that one file in to perform a 'hotfix'. (Copy also includes/DefaultSettings.php to update the version number.)  Note that 1.3.4 included a number of bug fixes and stronger checks on file uploads to combat scripting vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer; users of earlier versions are very strongly encouraged to upgrade.  Release notes: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=271848  Download: http://prdownloads.sf.net/wikipedia/mediawiki-1.3.5.tar.gz?download  Wiki admin help mailing list: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l  Bug report system: http://bugzilla.wikipedia.org/  Play \
Economic meltdown will force President Robert Mugabe from power the US ambassador to Zimbabwe predicts.
Actor Chris Langham loses his appeal against a 10-month jail sentence for downloading child abuse videos.
Democratic presidential contender John Kerry renewed hostilities with George W. Bush over Iraq as Florida and other key states started early voting for the November 2 election.
The demand for flu vaccine was so great last year that the Carter County Health Department and most area doctors had their supplies depleted by the middle of December.
It was not until David Tyree\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-quarter catch that hope was spun into belief for the underdog Giants.
Every Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has pledged to support Sen. Arlen Specter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (R-Pa.) bid to become the panel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chairman, paving the way for his ascension in January.
Su evasione fiscale, forma competizione scorretta
Two astronauts went spacewalking on   Tuesday to hook up a solar power unit after it was installed on   the International Space Station in the first addition to the   space complex in nearly four years.
Carl C. Icahn thinks BEA Systems should sell itself for $17 a share. Except when he doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t. Right now, at least, the corporate rabble-rouser is furious that BEA refused to accept Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s takeover offer, one that expired Sunday night. Mr. Icahn on Friday even took the next step of filing a lawsuit in Delaware court to [...].
Hundreds of people gather in County Armagh to raise concerns about plans for an electricity interconnector.
According to an advisory published on security firm Secunia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s website, a critical vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by a malicious code to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user&#39;s system.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts left the International Space Station on Sunday to finish hooking up a new cooling system that will pave the way for installation of European and Japanese modules beginning this year.
Ol\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Dirty Bastard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s autopsy report has revealed that his death was an accident and that he died as a result of taking cocaine and Tramadol, a prescription painkiller.
After Republicans blocked the bill, Senator Harry Reid said he would remove controversial parts of the measure.
U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday over plans for a U.S. missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying on the eve of a big-power summit that Russia had nothing to fear.
InfoWorld - Hackers who unlock Apple&#39;s iPhone from the AT&amp;T network and share the method with 10 million of their closest Internet friends are inviting a lawsuit from the two companies, several intellectual property (IP)&#160;lawyers said Monday.
The Australian government announced on Wednesday it will send more troops to the Solomon Islands after an Australian officer of a regional intervention force was killed by
As warned, several owners of unlocked iPhones are reporting that the latest software update to the iPhone has rendered their phone essentially useless.
Taiwan called off a Sept. 9 military exercise Tuesday, citing the cancellation of wargames by mainland China. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, speaking on a charter flight to Hawaii as he started a trip
Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe quickly tapped a woman for the post to try to quell the furor ahead of an election this month.
Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely.
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where? -- for so long now, it&#39;s easy to overlook one pesky little problem: There are still a whole mess of questions that haven&#39;t been answered about the Expos&#39; move to Washington.
Deve rispondere di violenza sessuale su 25 ragazzine
The National Hockey League and its  players ended three days of labor talks in an apparent deadlock  on Thursday, with little progress seen in avoiding a lockout by  team owners later this month.
By JESSICA GRESKO PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump's property for sale here has all the big-time extras one might expect. Pricey marble and 24-karat gold fixtures decorate bathrooms. There's a gargantuan fountain in the driveway and 475 feet of oceanfront out back.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will expand a program offering some generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the deal to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the retailer said on Thursday.
VelvetPuffin this week is unveiling a new feature that allows users to access its instant messaging features over the Web without having to download software.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--The suspension by troubled Russian oil giant Yukos (YUKO.RS) of some crude exports to China has largely failed to move Asia&#39;s oil market as doubts surface over the company&#39;s grounds for its decision, industry sources said Monday.
China has shut down more than 100 websites for copyright violations since a new regulation came into effect in July, state media have said.
Fifty-seven percent of female surgeons in Austria reported being very satisfied or satisfied in their professional situation, according to an article in the November issue of The Archives of Surgery , one of ...
Striking doctors in the northern Indian state of Bihar are due to hold a rally in protest at the killing of a colleague.
Despite significant gains in medical science, disparities in public health persist between rich and poor countries.
Did Motley Fool CAPS players predict the future?
A police investigation is launched after a man posing as a workman entered the Queen's Scotland residence.
Youths angered by the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, beat up the transport minister.
Spain's Civil Guard seizes a boat operated by a US company amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck.
Dolphins tailback Ricky Williams rejects a deal with the NFL that could have let him play in 2005, and his attorney says he has no immediate plans to resume his football career.
Travel: A cross-country skiing trip in Norway has Carol McDaid frustrated - until someone puts a rifle into her hands
Herm\u00c3\u00a8s, the luxury retailer, has signed a lease at the corner of Broad Street and Exchange Place and plans to open a store there in the fall.
Eudora, a pioneering e-mail program  named after author Eudora Welty, is rising from a technical  grave as an open source program after owner Qualcomm Inc   quit selling the product in May.
Embattled moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee survived Tuesday\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s closely watched primary in Rhode Island, calling his victory over conservative challenger Stephen Laffey, the major of Cranston, the result of a grass-roots campaign never before seen in the state.
Intelligence analysis of a massive explosion in North Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ryanggang Province on Sept. 9 corroborates with Pyongyang\u00e2\u0080\u0099s explanation that it was a controlled blast to clear rock, according to South Korean and US officials.
Bombs explode in separate Spanish towns after a warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.
ATHENS At the end of the first week of the Olympic Games, security officials are generally pleased, even surprised, by the calm so far, though they caution that a safe opening ceremony and first week may encourage a laxness that could yet give terrorists
TRENTON, NJ -- Two competing drug companies say they will work together on creating the first all-in-one AIDS pill. Experts are hailing the collaboration by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences, which
President Bush claims John Kerry \
A fourth man who took part in   Tuesday's attack on the U.S. embassy in the Syrian capital has   died of his wounds, a Syrian official said on Wednesday.
PC Magazine - Symantec has released the beta version of its newest security software, Norton 360, to help protect consumers from Internet threats, online scams and identity theft.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Monday, with the market awaiting a flow of companies'  quarterly results to give it direction after starting the new  year in the red.
England will unleash Tonga-born powerhouse Lesley Vainikolo on Italy in their Six Nations encounter at Rome's Stadio Flaminio on Sunday.
The British economy grew by 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2004 from the first quarter of the year, unchanged from a previous estimate, official figures showed.


In Italia c'e' fondamentalismo negativo, e scoppia polemica
French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urged Britain to play an integral role in the European Union's push for economic reform.
Parmalat's government-appointed administrator filed a suit yesterday against Bank of America in a federal court in North Carolina in the latest attempt by the collapsed dairy giant to recoup money from financial institutions with which it dealt.
Stocks fell on Thursday, after disappointing quarterly results from companies such as Comcast Corp  and as investors worried financial services companies would report more big losses from the credit crisis.
By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - During the week leading up to the opening of the new television season, \
President Bush promised to offer an  ambitious plan for overhauling Social Security soon, pledging  to \
Julio Tota stood atop a 195-foot steel tower in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, watching \
Summary - (Nov 4, 2004) European astronomers have produced the first image of an object using high energy gamma rays - the most penetrating form of radiation known.
Holiday fixtures against the bottom two clubs have kept Liverpool within striking distance of the Champions League places, but any thoughts that they would endorse their
Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.
Trade unions in Nigeria threaten to call a general strike in protest at recent fuel price hikes.
Gap's new creative director, Patrick Robinson, presents his fall men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s collections.
Oil rose on Tuesday, adding to sharp gains made the previous session on expectations that a cold spell in the U.S. Northeast this weekend would boost demand in the world's biggest heating oil market.
The fine print of Kenyan election law could result in an inconclusive end to the closely contested presidential race.
NEW YORK  - After a 10-year directing hiatus, Francis Ford Coppola recently returned to theaters as a writer-director-producer with \
Parts of Larne, Belfast and Carrickfergus are flooded following heavy rain overnight.
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Tony Blair offered to quit if Gordon Brown backed plans to join the euro, former minister Clare Short has said.
STRASBOURG, France -- The embattled head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday he would conduct a &quot;very limited&quot; reshuffle of his proposed EU executive and hoped to present it to the European Parliament in less than a month.
The Hewlett-Packard Co. spying effort that has sparked criminal investigations was wide ranging and included physical surveillance, photographs and spyware sent via e-mail, and it also targeted wives and other relatives of HP board members and reporters, according to a consultant's report prepared...
The Blackberry mobile e-mail service returns to normal after a breakdown on Monday, hit US and Canadian users.
'Ma ha torto', aggiunge il presidente del partito
A crew member aboard a commuter train that dragged a passenger to his death may not have been correctly positioned to watch the platform as the car pulled away, authorities said Wednesday.
Police in Springfield say they&#39;ve apprehended a 24-year-old man accused of killing an unarmed security guard at the state Capitol yesterday.
Former US President Bill Clinton is released from hospital five days after a quadruple heart bypass.
Rebecca Rowsey scored 15 points, Georgia forced 21 turnovers and the No. 11 Lady Bulldogs routed Savannah State 75-54 on Friday night.
Scientists genetically engineer leafy greens to mass-produce miraculin, a chemical that makes pure lemon juice taste sweet when applied to the tongue. By Aaron Rowe.
Whatever you do, don&#39;t ask Colts coach Tony Dungy, &#39;&#39;Are you ready for some football?&#39;&#39;. Dungy lambasted ABC, the NFL and the Eagles for the cross-promotion of the network&#39;s new hit show &#39;&#39;Desperate Housewives
OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Monday hinted the cartel would not raise either its official production rate or the price band at a ministerial meeting, as the oil price had stabilised.
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Dana Corp.  said on Wednesday it signed a long-term pact to outsource gray iron castings production to Federal-Mogul Corp.  and will close its foundry operations in Michigan, cutting 240 jobs.
Microsoft is giving its users an opportunity to direct where its charitable efforts go to through the \
Retailer Macy's Inc  said on Friday it signed an accord with Tommy Hilfiger USA Inc to be the exclusive U.S. department store retailer of the design company's men's and women's sportswear, starting in fall 2008.
England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places with a tough law that includes even Buckingham Palace.
Liverpool are to increase their bid for Fernando Morientes to \u00c2\u00a35m, though the striker will seek a private meeting with the newly appointed Real Madrid coach Wanderley Luxemburgo before committing himself to leaving the Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u.
The SimplyVera label is the result of the seemingly unlikely marriage between Vera Wang, the A-list celebrity fashion designer, and the \u00e2\u0080\u009cvalue-oriented\u00e2\u0080\u009d department store chain.
California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate said Tuesday he'd fight to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq if elected, a proposal that has drawn mixed reviews in a state with a deep military tradition.
Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N on  Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of  lawn and garden products, for about $476 million in cash and  stock in a bid to diversify its product mix.
The plan to finance a new stadium for the relocated Montreal Expos has exposed a schism within the District of Columbia's City Council and among its citizens.
Sales of new U.S. homes fell 16.6 percent in January and prices were little changed as the number of new homes on the market decreased slightly, according to a government report on Wednesday showing some weakness in the unsteady housing sector.
Vacationers trickling into the Sri Lanka&#39;s capital say local towns are struggling to cope with the devastation. By Robert Marquand | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Un comunicato della Figc informa che: \
Microsoft also narrowed its patent applications for the underlying technology in an effort to appease open-source critics. By TechWeb.
The parent companies of Airbus SAS yesterday approved the launch of a $5.3 billion new airplane by 2010 to compete directly with Boeing Co.

Computer recycling fundraiser: The students in the Future Farmers of America's Club at Exeter-West Greenwich High School will hold their second-annual computer recycling fundraiser on Fridays, Sept. 22 and 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, Sept. 23 and 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ATHENS - We owe them an apology, oh yes we do. The Greeks pulled off the Olympic Games after we said they did not have a prayer, and now there&#39;s but one way to make it right: The Summer Games belong here
In a quiet moment of an otherwise-fiery Democratic debate Monday, Barack Obama reflected on the frenzy sparked by seemingly every one of his and Hillary Rodham Clinton's utterances.
The travails of the writers who traveled from New York to Hollywood in 2004 to hawk their adaptation of \u00e2\u0080\u009cParadise Lost.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
When four misfits from Forest Hills, New York, formed a rock 'n' roll band in the early 1970s and adopted the single surname Ramone, it was a defiant symbol of solidarity.
Once a dumping ground for movies considered virtually unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises.
STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai joined forces on Thursday with a deal allowing Nasdaq to buy Nordic markets operator OMX  and create \
England captain John Terry said Thursday that he and his fellow international players will do everything they can to save under-fire boss Steve McClaren&#39;s job.
: Opec on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, 4 per cent, in a renewed bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices.
The United States said on Saturday that  Iran was \
Dopo puntata 'dedicata' a malore dell'ex premier
Japan scrambled on Friday to check a report that an Asian body had been found in Iraq after a deadline expired for the beheading of a Japanese man whose
By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Dec. 9--A Clifton security company has received an infusion of cash and  contracts from a California telecommunications equipment maker.   Shares of Electronic Control Security Inc.
Microsoft&#39;s aggressive defense of its intellectual property, which includes claims that Linux violates a number of its patents, is nothing more than &quot;a marketing thing,&quot; according to Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel.
Moktada al-Sadr suggested he would vacate the shrine in Najaf, disband the Mahdi Army and transform it into a political party.
South Africa's president is in DR Congo for talks in an effort to keep the country's shaky peace process on track.
A new study shows that elderly men who walk less than a quarter-mile per day are almost twice as likely to develop dementia as those who walk 2 miles a day.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Avvio di segno positivo per Piazza Affari che apre la seduta con il Mib30 a quota +0,24%, Mibtel +0,20%, Midex +0,06%, Numtel +0,32%, Spmib +0,26%. Positive anche le altre piazze europee tranne quella madrilena
Socceroo forward Harry Kewell loosens up by tossing around a ball at Bondi beach yesterday. Photo: Craig Golding. There were half a dozen Socceroos standing on a raised platform in Sydney&#39;s
U.S. Army researchers say cutting-edge energy technologies are integral to meeting the needs of today's soldiers.
GENEVA - Swiss authorities are bringing the city's public conveniences up to scratch - at a cost of $13 million for just 35 new toilets, Swiss daily Le Matin reported Tuesday.
European equity markets slid sharply on Thursday as investors shrugged off the combined action by central banks to improve liquidity in the global banking system.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - A mortar attack on a tented dining  hall at a U.S. military base killed 22 people and wounded more  than 60 in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday in one of the  deadliest attacks on U.S. forces since they invaded.
Turkey&#39;s staunchly secularist army chiefs refused Wednesday to salute the country&#39;s new Islamist-rooted president Abdullah Gul on his first full day in office.
Los Angeles, Nov 29 - Director Oliver Stone&#39;s historical epic movie Alexander has failed in its bid to conquer the box office, entering the US film charts only at number six.
United Internet is stepping up its  co-investments with the German Internet entrepreneurs who  founded ringtone company Jamba to give it a better chance of  investing earlier in start-up talent.
HILLA, Iraq  - Insurgents killed 112 Shi'ite pilgrims streaming to the holy city of Kerbala in attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, including more than 70 after suicide bombers blew themselves up in a street lined with tents.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide car bomber struck a military truck in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 20 people two days after troops were sent to the lawless region to quell pro-Taliban militants.
It's not easy to find romance in a conservative Muslim country torn by war. Here's how some young Iraqis are trying
The Soviet Union collapsed 16 years ago, but you wouldn't know that in a Belarus dacha hamlet
Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen traded heavy fire Saturday during a standoff at a fugitives' hide-out, and doctors said a 16-year-old Palestinian was killed.
President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices which threaten the U.S. economy, saying exporters should help get more crude into the market.
If this were a Hollywood movie, the federal lawman would be played by an A-list actor. But in the real world, the marshal displays only the familiar, everyman face of U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, while the film might be a bootleg copy swapped illegally online.  -washingtonpost.com
Rescue workers have pulled 12 bodies from the rubble of a 12-story building which collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, the city police chief said Tuesday.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp for documents and information to see whether the companies hid the results of a study on their cholesterol drug Vytorin.
A big congratulations goes out to John Coggeshall today on his new position with Zend!
CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs needed a lift Saturday, and got one in a big way in the eighth inning. Derrek Lee dumped a three-run double into left center as the Cubs rallied past the Florida Marlins, 5-2.
Robin Williams, Paul Simon and a host of other entertainers took the stage Monday at a benefit for the American Civil Liberties Union, which forfeited money from a federal fund drive because it refused to screen its employees against a suspected terrorist watch list.
LONDON - Nobody has more problems at the start of the Champions League season than Real Madrid - unless it&#39;s Italian side AS Roma.
$31m appeases gambler-hating government Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! have spilled a total of $31.5m to settle claims they promoted one of the most un-American of activities: online gambling.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Derek Lowe pitched six no-hit innings until giving up three runs in the seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers built a five-run lead before holding on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night.
A former Irish schoolteacher known for  writing about soul music and working class life in Dublin was  bound to be setting himself up for criticism when he turned his  attention to jazz and gangsters in America.
PARIS -- The &quot;storm in a saucepan&quot; intensified yesterday for a former top restaurant inspector who has become the enfant terrible of French gastronomy.
Ironic thing about the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates -- tighter money puts investors on edge about their financial assets, but
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake off New Zealand's east coast rocked much of the country on Thursday, emergency officials said.
Scientists baffled by massive springtime fish kills on the Shenandoah River over several years now have additional confusing information: several hundred dead fish in December.
Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 on Saturday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina&#39;s David Nalbandian.
Thailand reported its second human death from avian influenza since the virus reappeared in the Southeast Asian nation in July, bringing to 10 the number of people killed by the disease in the country.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2004 -- A US soldier was killed today and another wounded by an improvised explosive device, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.
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Economic slowdown in the United States  will be significant and will last for some time, the head of  the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, calling for a  coordinated response to financial turmoil around the world.
The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee unveiled a radical proposal yesterday to remove most of the nation&#39;s major intelligence-gathering operations from the CIA and Pentagon
US police use a stun gun to restrain a student taking part in a debate with former presidential candidate John Kerry.
Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Championships on Saturday, although her No. 1 ranking remained in peril.
Postal workers are on course for an \u00c2\u00a3800 bonus after the Royal Mail today reported a huge improvement in its finances and more reliable deliveries.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez receives the backing of Reds co-owner Tom Hicks after their 2-1 Champions League defeat at Besiktas.
Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will urge his party to fight the assembly elections with radical and positive politics.
A former Army Corps of Engineers contractor accused of giving confidential information to a company seeking work on a levee reconstruction project has agreed to plead guilty to bribery, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
As violence in Iraq crescendoed last year, President Bush summoned his secretaries of agriculture, commerce and energy to Camp David in June to meet with his national security team. During a two-hour afternoon discussion in the main lodge, the president urged the three secretaries to become more...
Six teams discover their possible fate in the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals.
The NOAA satellite picture taken at 2:45 pm EDT on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 shows tropical Depression Matthew is located in the north-central Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. attorney controversy continues to grow, as an e-mail trail shows the White House  paying close attention to the firing of New Mexico's state prosecutor
The United States must join Europe's effort to persuade Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions or face either Tehran as a nuclear power or the need to invade the country to prevent it, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.
Guerrillas tried to kill US President George W Bush during a recent visit to Colombia, officials there say.
The West Coast Main Line may fill up with passengers within 10 years despite huge investment, a  study warns.
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended unpopular social benefit reforms Monday but criticized his government for failing to successfully implement changes that have brought thousands onto the streets in protest.
Kevin Garnett had 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 8 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a tough defense to snap the Suns' nine-game winning streak, 97-93, last night in Phoenix.
Per effetto dell'alta pressione, disagi nella circolazione
DEDHAM Coach: Jay McGuire (sixth year, 17-38). Last year's record: 4-7. Playing surface : Grass. Football website: dedham.k12.ma.us/dhs/ Returning starters (6): Dan Withrow, OL/DE, 6-2, 270, Sr.; Bob Santamaria, OG, 6-0, 220, Jr.; Garry O'Connell, FB/LB, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Gary Coogan, LT, 5-11, 250, Jr.; Zack Guiney, WR/CB, 5-10, 175, Sr.; John Fleurimond, LB, 5-11, 175, Sr. Strengths: Offensive and ...
Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to test a new mobile phone from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.
Company says having the operating system screen for viruses at the gateway is more thorough and more efficient.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.
In Japan, nine people were found asphyxiated in two cars in pacts the police said were facilitated by Internet suicide sites.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Sports Network) - Indiana named Terry  Hoeppner its new head football coach on Friday. Hoeppner, who  comes home to Indiana after a successful stint at Miami-Ohio,  takes over a program that has not had a winning record since  1994.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as its  reinsurance operations paid out large claims from Florida's  hurricanes in August and September.
The 93-year-old lady was suffering for a year, and was admitted in Lilawati hospital
Indian Christians on a peace pilgrimage hold candles during Christmas festivities at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.
Five Egyptians were killed on Monday when a 12-storey residential building collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria, a security source said.
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Stand-in skipper Yousuf Youhana worked over Australia&#39;s bowling to put the boot on the other foot for Pakistan in a dramatic swing in fortunes in the Boxing Day cricket Test here.
Researchers at electronics giant TDK have developed a tough new coating that promises to make scratched DVDs a thing of the past and that will help usher in an emerging data storage format with 10 times the capacity of the current DVD standard.
Benedetto XVI ha incontrato presidente Diyanet, Bardakoglu
The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Had a heavy weekend's drinking? Been to some wild parties?
The successive oustings of the Williams sisters by Justine Henin shows that Venus and Serena can not afford any more career dives.
The body of an Egyptian who was kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found in northern Iraq, Iraqi police said on Sunday. Police said the body was found in the town of Baiji, some 112 miles north of Baghdad.
At least 13 miners were killed and 12 more are still missing in a mine methane blast in Russia&#39;s western Siberian region on Thursday.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.
 L'opposizione fa muro: discorso deludente
While the Yankees won their first arbitration case in eight years, they could have risked offending Chien-Ming Wang, their No. 1 starter.
New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s obesity experts.
The Northern Bank robbers got away with more than the \u00c2\u00a326.5m police said was taken in the raid, one of the bank hostages has said.
NEW YORK - A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent stocks mostly lower Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would curb consumer spending and hurt companies' third-quarter earnings...
Media conglomerate News Corp.  said on Wednesday its quarterly profit fell due to one-time gain a year earlier, offsetting higher \
The government&#39;s cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned from the Homeland Security Department amid a concerted campaign by the technology industry and some lawmakers to persuade the Bush administration to give him more authority and money for
Tom Ford, the designer who helped to  revitalize the Gucci brand, is tapping into a growing market  for male grooming with the launch of a new menswear range and  shop in New York next year.
The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it planned to stick with a single contractor for all three satellite batches to be bought for an enhanced Global Positioning System navigation tool known as GPS III.
CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister John Howard will unveil plans on Sunday for an October 9 election, local newspapers reported.
The US yesterday publicly accused Iran of intervening in the Iraq conflict, claiming that its Revolutionary Guard played a role in an attack that killed five Americans and was using Lebanese militants to train Iraqi insurgents.
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Il polacco Karol Jablonski, 44 anni, timoniere di Desafio Espanol, ha firmato un contratto con Unite...
I used to bathe my daughters together when they were babies and toddlers. I didn't wash them together just to save time. I was trying to save money and water. I might still force the issue, but my 12-year-old is horrified at the thought of having her little sister see her nude.
Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.
Officials with the Islamic militia controlling much of southern Somalia alleged that Ethiopian troops had arrived in the country Sunday to bolster Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed transitional government.
As the first US military cargo plane arrived with supplies for this devastated town on Friday, the country&#39;s health minister warned that Indonesia&#39;s death toll alone could reach 100,000, as the scope of the devastation around Banda Aceh became apparent.
US President George Bush&#39;s administration has weathered a pre-election mauling as it announced emergency measures to skirt a $7.
The EU industry chief unveiled plans  on Friday to revise the bloc's toy safety standards with a ban  on some chemicals and on packaging toys as giveaways with foods  such as sweets or cereals.
The office halls are decked, so it&#39;s time for the holiday party, that sitcom land of egg nog, tipsy co-workers and family stress.
Tonight&#39;s political showdown at Case Western Reserve University will contrast more than the hairstyles and personal styles of follically challenged Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and well-coiffed Democratic Sen. John Edwards.
Every time a new IE security flaw is announced, or whenever someone gets fed up with hackers manipulating their Web browser, Firefox and other Mozilla-based browsers get a bump in the marketplace.
Steven Spielberg's \
Holger Apfel sits underneath a map of Germany showing its 1937 borders, including territories lost to Poland after the war.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d craze has spawned an elaborate knock-off at McDonald\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, which put out a casting call to its workers and was overwhelmed by 3,600 video auditions.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Perhaps no one had clued the local sports reporter in to the fact that the coach of the New England Patriots is hardly the warm, fuzzy, and whimsical type who would get gushy about such things. That would explain the question late yesterday that began with a sort of statement that made him sound like the ...
JERUSALEM -- Israel's foreign minister embraced yesterday the US-backed ''road map&quot; leading to a Palestinian state and conditionally warmed up to Syrian peace overtures, more signs of movement toward Mideast peace in the post-Yasser Arafat era.
John Thompson III hugged the opposing head coach shortly before his 18th-ranked Georgetown men's basketball team tipped off against Ball State last night, and then tried his best to forget that it was his younger brother, Ronny, who was directing the visiting Cardinals.
People are being warned about a scam e-mail which uses the US presidential poll to part them from their cash.
Steve Nash believes in flow and \u00e2\u0080\u009cgiving back\u00e2\u0080\u009d and recycled shoelaces and the mind-opening opportunities of the global village. But what he really likes is to move the ball forward, fast.
SEATTLE, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Zoodango, which unveiled its social networking site for public preview last month, announced the official release of the full Zoodango networking platform that provides an information-rich and efficient way to network online and face-to-face.
(AGI) - Rome, Dec. 11 - &quot;He should give up the benefit of debarment and resign from his post as Prime Minister, and eventually stand in the ensuing electoral campaign as the leader of Italy&#39;s largest party
Sony Ericsson, the world's No. 4  mobile phone maker, on Sunday unveiled a cell phone that can be  silenced by a wave of hand.
How Michael Showalter segued from sketches and films to a slightly askew kind of stand-up.
Tens of thousands of pro-Syrian protesters pressed on with a sit-in aimed at ousting Lebanon's Western-backed government on Sunday as the country's political crisis showed no sign of easing.
NEW LONDON, Conn., May 23 -- President Bush ratcheted up his campaign to link the violence in Iraq to actions by al-Qaeda, stressing in a commencement address Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the terrorist network is the \
Contrary to Ariel Sharon&#39;s recent demonization propaganda, Yasser Arafat was true to the cause of his people and was a man of peace when presented with a sincere opportunity -- witness the Oslo accords.
Sri Lanka must overcome the absence of talismanic spinner Muttiah Muralitharan if they are to achieve a rare hat-trick of wins in Pakistan here as the two-Test series gets under way.
LONDON/NEWYORK  - Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.
Allen Iverson will miss the All-Star Game because of a sprained right ankle that has bothered him for two weeks.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Sometimes how you win is as significant as whether you win. Sunday was not one of those days.
Intel has shrunk a processor that will be incorporated into new ultrathin laptops, possibly creating competition for the chip in the MacBook Air laptop.
(InfoWorld) - Fujitsu has developed a hard-disk drive suitable for use in laptop PCs and video recorders with a capacity of 300GB, the largest in its class, the company said Tuesday. The drive is a 2.5-inch type with a serial ATA interface and offers a 50 percent jump in capacity over Fujitsu's current most capacious hard-disk drive of this type, it said in a statement. Higher capacity drives are available but they are typically larger and have slower interfaces. In the case of laptop PCs the slower interface means they aren't as fast at handling the digital video files that are now common these days while for video recorders the larger size drives lead to bulkier products. Fujitsu said the new drive will be available from late February. The company hopes to sell 1.5 million of the drives during fiscal 2007, which is the period from April to March 2008.
The Treasury is accused of climbing down over plans to tax wealthy foreigners, after it moved to clarify its position.
A French town has been forced to stop using a former World War I battlefield as a garbage dump after a fierce campaign by British media and citizens outraged at what they called a \
On the eve of Kosovo's crucial general elections, the province's minority Serbs were not deciding Friday who to vote for &#151; but whether to cast any ballots at all.
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga met face-to-face yesterday for the first time since a disputed election plunged Kenya into crisis
Motorists who cause death on the roads could avoid jail under new official sentencing guidelines
Anthony Johnson scored the decisive basket on a right-handed layup in the lane with 52.4 seconds left, helping Fairfield overcome an 11-point second-half deficit Friday night in a 69-67 triumph at Loyola of Maryland.
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US Airways\u00e2\u0080\u0099 chief criticized Delta\u00e2\u0080\u0099s creditors committee for overstating concerns about a merger.
By Jennifer C. Yates, Associated Press  PITTSBURGH -- A few simple keystrokes soon may turn blather into books.
Polish war crimes prosecutors examine the 1940 deaths of members of the Polish elite in Russia's Katyn Forest.
Cornerback Asante Samuel is mulling his options after a contract extension could not be reached with the Patriots before Monday's deadline. Samuel could hold out until the final six games of the season, and the Patriots would have to consider options on how to replace him.
Salesforce.com definitely knows how to sell its solutions.
A car bomb blew up near a US patrol in central Baghdad today, killing three Iraqis and wounding at least six, the US military and witnesses said.
LONDON : Britain&#39;s BAE Systems said it had agreed to buy DigitalNet Holdings Inc, a provider of computer networks for the US government, for 600 million dollars (489 million euros) in cash.
The roar started 15 minutes before the first pitch, as Curt Schilling walked toward the Boston Red Sox dugout after completing his warm-ups.
Oil prices are rising as hopes of a rise in production from next week's Opec meeting dwindle.
A human rights campaign group called on Morocco Tuesday to stop \
The Taleban's former media head arrives in the Afghan capital and is likely to join the Western-backed government.
Oil prices dropped further from record  highs on Monday, as easing concern about winter supplies  prompted big-money hedge funds to switch money away from oil  and into other financial markets.
The explosion occurred during a police raid. It destroyed a house believed to have been used by foreign fighters, and flattened several nearby buildings.
Onge. Interstate Bakeries Corp. has filed for bankruptcy, a casualty of rising costs and reduced demand for carbohydrate-rich breads and pastries, including its Wonder Bread and Hostess Twinkies.
Expanding their criticism of US mutual fund holdings tied to Sudan's regime, activists today plan to target four more companies in hopes they will follow the lead of Fidelity Investments and sell their stakes of companies that do business there.
During the past 30 days, more than 2,300 attacks have been directed against civilians and military targets in Iraq, in a pattern that sprawls over nearly every major population
China ruled out full democracy for Hong Kong in 2012 on Saturday, ignoring the majority opinion in the former British colony, but said it may pick its leader by universal suffrage at the following opportunity, in 2017.
Fresh ice on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau China has trumpeted the discovery of 42 \
MGIC Investment Corp. , the largest U S mortgage insurer, will buy number three Radian Group Inc. for $4.9 billion in stock to reduce computer and salary expenses in a stagnating market.
The US House easily approved a $388 billion catch all 2005 appropriations bill Saturday as a clandestine tax provision threatened to derail the measure.
Downloading the pirated version of Halo 2 is a disservice to an honest team of creators. October 14, 2004 - Halo 2 is the Xbox game of the year.
ZHENGZHOU, China -- At first, the Web site director and his schoolteacher wife sent their 5-year-old son to a Confucian school in this central Chinese city simply because it was two minutes from home. But the more they learned about the school, the more they liked what they saw.
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Beyonce leads the race for this year's   MOBO awards, to be held on Wednesday, closely followed by \
What to make of Porter Goss and the turmoil at the Central Intelligence Agency? Slate&#39;s Jack Shafer has run down the press leaks and the bureaucratic back-biting.
By Richard Mably LONDON  - London crude prices hit record highs on Monday as Nigeria emerged as the new focus of worries about supply security on world oil markets.
The matchup is already on the calendar, a Feb. 28 affair at Matthews Arena, which will give the Northeastern Huskies some time to figure out Boston University goaltender John Curry .
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 16 -- The tattoo on Cappie Pondexter's left arm was inked when she was still in high school. It features the WNBA logo, and reads \
Detectives are investigating an electronic listening device that was allegedly planted outside Nicole Kidman's Sydney mansion, police said.
Iran said Sunday that demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment &#151; technology that can be used for nuclear weapons &#151; were \
Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar insisted that the March 11 Madrid train bombings were not a by-product of his support for the war in Iraq and told a parliamentary inquiry that his government told the truth in the aftermath of the blasts.
French carmaker Peugeot-Citroen reports a slump in full-year profits, amid weakening worldwide sales.
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Tyco's former tax chief surrendered to   U.S. authorities on Monday on charges he falsified the   manufacturing conglomerate's 1999 tax return to evade more than   $50 million in taxes, federal investigators said.
Two strong earthquakes that struck  western Japan are unlikely to be precursors to the type of  massive tremors that hit the region every century or so and the  chances of major aftershocks seem low, a government panel said  on Monday.
Mexico's government is probing a  report that drug cartels may have access to anti-aircraft  missiles, which could be used to assassinate President Vicente  Fox, officials said on Saturday.
Intel Corp. President Paul Otellini demonstrated new chips due out next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games as he sought to allay concerns about product delays.
The US government has decided to release an American citizen classified as an enemy combatant in the war on terror and allow him to return to Saudi Arabia without facing charges.
Estonia, Finland and Sweden mark the 10th anniversary of the Estonia ferry disaster, in which 852 people died.
New York's state Democratic Party chairman derided President Bush on Monday as \
A stressful job has a direct biological impact on the body, raising the risk of heart disease, research shows.
Oscar-winning director Roman  Polanski, a fugitive from American justice, will be honored at  the Turin Film Festival in November.
There could hardly be a more appropriate movie to close the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night than Martin Short's \
Five democrats in Harlem weigh in on the choice between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
European finance ministers chose Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to represent the group of 12 European Union countries that share the euro currency Friday.
Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.
Ninth-seeded James Madison (27-5) returns to the NCAA tournament after an 11-year absence to play No. 8 Pittsburgh (23-8) in a first-round game Sunday.
A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported ...
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched his quest to bring peace to the Middle East, unveiling plans for a conference to prepare the Palestinians for statehood, during a landmark West Bank visit.
France's foreign minister hailed Tuesday's resumed deployment of a much-awaited European Union peacekeeping force in Chad, where a rebellion had halted the troop movement.
Arpe, ''molto improbabile un'opa da banca estera''
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel scaled back its 17-day offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon heeded the army's warning that a long stay in crowded Palestinian areas is too risky and the United States called for a quick Israeli pullout.    Sharon's decision came just hours after he told legislators Thursday that \
BP said regulators were considering civil charges against it for trading activities in the gasoline futures market four years ago.
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was hit with a 15-game suspension by league commissioner David Stern in the aftermath of a late-game brawl.
Bank of England chief Mervyn King warns that UK economy will suffer from slowing growth and inflation risks.
It appears that Six Apart is going to buy  LiveJournal:  \
Respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out in areas affected by the tsunami disaster that hit southern Asia, a United Nations official warned Wednesday.
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NEW ORLEANS   The National Marine Fisheries Service released on Thursday a much-anticipated draft of a study on how to save the struggling shrimp industry in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
ENGLAND captain David Beckham was today starting to compile the defence of his self-confessed deliberate booking against Wales to try to avoid a disciplinary charge.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm on Sunday he will not seek reelection, bringing the curtain down on more than 40 years of frontline politics.He leaves behind a ...Comment
While thousands of Veritas software users may be experiencing slow license renewals due to Symantec's new online licensing portal, the security software company's CIO said the wait is worth it compared with using pirated software.
A British Airways plane has been diverted to Amsterdam airport after the airline received &quot;a specific threat to the aircraft&quot;, BA has said.
John Mack may have handed Wall Street the turnaround he pledged after becoming CEO of Morgan Stanley in 2005.   The nation's No.
Russia must do more to show it is  committed to \
Walter Bender of the One Laptop per Child initiative says that reports of the program's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
THEY told Aleksei Andrushchenko that joining the Russian Army would make a man of him. Instead, it turned him into a physical and mental wreck.
A government report is highly critical of how a school managed allegations of sexual abuse against young boys.
Phil Mickelson finally found a situation to tone down his attacking style. With a dominant performance not seen on the Monterey Peninsula since Tiger Woods won the US Open, Mickelson blew away the field yesterday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am with a 5-under-par 67, giving him a seven-shot lead and a tournament record for the third straight day.
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Shares of Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell almost 3 percent on Thursday, after the Web search leader warned it could not sustain in revenue growth rate, a sign
Liverpool face an uphill task to qualify for the latter stages of the Champions League after falling to defeat at Turkish side Besiktas.
Actress Charlize Theron is the first to be named as a presenter at the forthcoming Academy Awards.
SAO PAULO, Brazil - A baby born this week in northeastern Brazil weighing nearly 17 pounds is \
Colin Montgomerie will take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Target World Challenge as he attempts to capture his first victory of the season.
especially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar.
An Islamist group has released 18 Iraqi soldiers it had captured and threatened to kill unless an aide to Shi&#39;ite rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was released, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported Monday.
Former No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne lost a second straight exhibition match in her comeback, falling 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to Elena Dementieva on Sunday.
The Prime Minister has stressed that extending access to GP care is a top priority for the government.
The European Commission is sticking  with its plan to lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S.  goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of illegal export  tax subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
A man suspected in the slaying of a college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn performer was arrested Wednesday in Mexico, authorities said.
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US airlines spend $275 million annually in extra fuel costs each year to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.
As reported by DigiTimes, \u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u0098the iPhone has become AT&T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top selling device, commanding some 13% of AT&T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s overall handset sales, and the fourth top selling handset in the US market,\u00e2\u0080\u0099 according to Barry Gilbert, VP of the Strategy Analytics BuyerTRAX programs.\u00e2\u0080\u009d What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s more, DigiTimes also quotes Gilbert as indicating that \u00e2\u0080\u009c \u00e2\u0080\u0098 the sales trajectory we are observing with the iPhone could make it the top selling device in the US over the next 1-2 quarters.\u00e2\u0080\u0099 \u00e2\u0080\u009c
A tanker spilled about 114,000 litres of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 32-kilometre-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, US officials said
ELIZABETH EDWARDS, the wife of the Democrat vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, was given a diagnosis of breast cancer on Wednesday, the day her husband and John Kerry conceded the US election to President Bush.
Tony Blair is setting out his vision of the \
French MPs back a controversial plan to relax the country's 35-hour working week.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has decided to pull his advertising from South Carolina and Florida, in a sign of trouble for a campaign that badly needs a win. Romney had been hoping to challenge John McCain and Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, and Rudy Giuliani in Florida, where the former New York mayor has been spending time and money.
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One of the last stands of dragon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.
U.S. President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna and her fiance, Henry Hager, will marry on May 10, People magazine reported on its Web site on Wednesday, citing two sources it did not identify.
Pictures of Martian gullies taken years apart suggest that liquid water still flows on the planet\u00c2\u0092s surface.
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Andy Roddick the defending US Open tennis champion has moved on to the third round by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-0 6-3 6-4 on Friday.
PADRE BURGOS, Philippines  - Rescuers in the  Philippines smashed train windows Friday to reach 100  passengers trapped when a carriage derailed and dragged other  cars into a steep ravine, killing at least 10 people.
Ethiopia's decision to send troops into Somalia could give the weak Somali government its only fighting chance of bringing peace to the anarchic Horn of Africa country. But it could also be just the provocation Islamic militants need to build support for a guerrilla war.
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Negotiations between the Austrian privatisation agency OeIAG and the Swiss telecommunications group Swisscom for a stake in Telekom Austria ended without a deal, OeIAG said in a statement.
Westinghouse Electric Corp., maker of military airplane components, set up operations in the early 1950s in Linthicum, where it paved a taxiway from its newly built hangar to a runway at adjacent Friendship International Airport.
Undated: Like the physicists&#39; search for the Higgs Bosun, the God particle, India&#39;s ambition to be the world&#39;s best Test side may seem an endlessly futile task.
The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced.
 of late fall box office
U.S. Justice Department lawyers filed an appeal Friday aimed at blocking a lawsuit by a former Islamic charity that has challenged a Bush administration secret surveillance program.
Azionisti riceveranno 38,50 dollari canadesi per ogni azione
Sgominata da polizia Perugia organizzazione internazionale
Chinese shares fall after Alan Greenspan said its stock markets were due for a \
European Union leaders are on the brink of striking an agreement on Friday to set a binding pan-European target for renewable energy sources as part of an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.Comment
Job ad points to hard times ahead Pity if you will poor old Google, which last week suffered a terrible shock when it discovered that a possible unholy alliance of Microsoft and Yahoo! might challenge its bid to control the known universe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
IBM, Google, Microsoft, Verisign and Yahoo have joined the corporate board of the OpenID Foundation, giving a boost to the group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s efforts to simplify the process of signing into Web sites.
A former CIA official subpoenaed by Congress over his role in the destruction of interrogation videotapes will not appear at a hearing by lawmakers this week, his lawyer said on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  intends to present a timetable for withdrawal from Gaza to  lawmakers from his Likud Party Tuesday despite a mutiny in the  right-wing bloc over the plan.
One of President Bush's election lawyers also advises a group running ads against Democratic rival John Kerry. A Democratic Party attorney works for the group behind commercials that criticize Bush.
Gears of War picks up the \
Derek Raivio scored 21 points to help Gonzaga upset No. 2 North Carolina 82-74 in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals Wednesday night.
German referee Robert Hoyzer has admitted match-fixing charges.
LONDON : Far from reversing the dollar&#39;s slide, comments from US Treasury Secretary John Snow have been taken by markets as a sign that Washington welcomes a weaker currency, to the alarm of eurozone officials as the euro hit new highs.
Business News, MELBOURNE, Financial group HHG has agreed to sell its life insurance business, including Pearl, National Provident Life and London Life, for 1.025 billion pounds to Life Company Investor Group, and plans to return 875 million pounds of the
A section of a Japanese-funded bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed on Wednesday, killing up to 60 workers and injuring about 100 in the country's worst such disaster.
The once-mighty New York Yankees are unraveling these days on the field and the Yankee family seems to be fraying at the seams during the Bronx Bombers' nose-dive in the standings.
Since Wednesday, a rising tide of attacks which could precede the arrival of a new worm have been attempting to exploit the Windows GDI (graphic device interface) for JPEG files, according to the Internet Storm Center, Bethesda, MD.
The U.S. government said on Friday it will charge $28 annually to process background checks on each airline passenger who joins a privately run traveler registry aimed at speeding the trip through airport security.
The United States said Friday it is donating 97 million dollars (69 million euros) to Ethiopia in recognition of the Horn of Africa country&#39;s &quot;strategic importance.&quot;
Alitalia appeared to clinch its final union agreement on Saturday over job and wage cuts, as cabin crews agreed to a painful restructuring needed to prevent the airline&#39;s collapse, a union source said.
Wood-n't you want one too? Now, laptop maker Asus is well known for its willingness to bring all sorts of hi-tech compounds into the manufacture of its notebook computers, but its hasn't ignored more traditional materials. It's already released a leather-clad laptop and has now begun touting what it claims is the world's first bamboo computer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States on Friday refused to get involved in a row over ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s potential burial and said his death would not change US policy toward resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
France could tax new computer, television  and mobile phone sales by 1 to 2 percent to help fund its  state-owned TV channels, Les Echos newspaper reported on  Thursday.
Teams up with Pearson Vue WAN optimiser Riverbed Technology has signed an IT professional certification program deal with testing provider Pearson VUE.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A blogger hired by the John Edwards presidential campaign quit amid criticism that she had posted notes that were critical of the Catholic Church.
Years from now, your children will laugh about how you had to \
Qualcomm plans to study whether to change its accounting practices to reflect the growing size and volatility of the mobile communications market.
Rival bidders for CBOT Holdings Inc. , the second-biggest U.S. futures market, are each considering raising their offers a third time, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Strays dogs in the Indian city of Bangalore are being caught and killed after attacks on children.
The publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has agreed to sell to Lee Enterprises.
Details of a television ad released Thursday by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign.
Paul Weitz's engagingly lightweight drama is a gently revisionist fairy tale about good versus evil set on the battlefield of contemporary corporate culture.
Nepal's King Gyanendra is counting on a highly loyal army to keep his hold on the throne after seizing power, suspending civil rights and enforcing emergency rule in the Himalayan state, analysts say.
Find help for problem devices that have been abandoned by the companies that make them.
With writers expected to return to their posts on the television production assembly line first thing Wednesday morning, the enormous machinery that generates episodes of series will get a massive restart.
Despite a slight seasonal dip, the software maker surpasses earnings expectations, as year-over-year growth comes in strong.
British health officials said Friday that their American counterparts were informed in mid-September that problems at a drug-manufacturing plant in northwest
The cable news networks that have lived off the Anna Nicole Smith saga in the weeks since her death offered a muted farewell Friday.
When you look at Sirius, the Dog Star, you&#39;re actually seeing light that left the star 8.6 years ago. In the meantime, the star could have burst into a supernova or run off chasing the gargantuan Ford Galaxy.
Taliban kidnappers have released a video of a British woman and her two United Nations colleagues they are holding as hostages in a tactic the splinter group has copied from Iraqi terrorists.
A group of Greek lawyers are threatening to sue Warner Bros. film studios and Oliver Stone, director of the widely anticipated film \
PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 24 -- The Cassini spacecraft hurtled toward a Christmas Eve mission to release a probe that will plunge through the smoggy atmosphere of Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan.
Turmoil in global credit and money markets will likely continue as investors worry about the size of financial losses and where they might arise, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday.
I team che contestano l'attuale gestione della Formula 1 sono decisi dal 2008 a correre un mondiale ...
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Leading shares closed weaker on Tuesday, with BAE Systems sharply lower after the US Department of Justice started a probe into its compliance with anti-corruption laws.
Trattato in Europa a 1,4776 dollari e 157,53 yen
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U.S. communications regulators cited conservative commentator Armstrong Williams on Thursday for violating a ban on \
US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres sustains minor injuries after a three-car smash in Los Angeles.
US surgical strikes continue in Fallujah, Samarra, and Tal Afar. But US says Iraqi forces are not ready to launch major attacks. By Howard LaFranchi.
SBC Communications  may shed more than 10,000 jobs from its workforce through the end of 2005 using attrition and involuntary cuts, the company said in a filing with U.S. market regulators on Friday.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was in China less than 24 hours this week, but that was enough to stir up a diplomatic tempest with some unorthodox and apparently unintended remarks about U.S. policy on Taiwan.
Calling it &quot;the biggest thing we&#39;ve done&quot; in nearly a decade, Sun Microsystems&#39; chairman and chief executive Scott McNealy yesterday officially launched the Solaris 10 operating system.
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TORONTO -- So enough already about the great films in Toronto this year -- how about the stars? Well, Jamie Foxx hasn&#39;t won the best actor Oscar he&#39;s being promised by fawning critics for his amazing impersonation
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia renewed a five-year employment contract with its soon-to-be jailed founder, but she will not be paid a penny while she is in jail, according to a filing yesterday.
The turnout suggested that banks might be more inclined to borrow from the Fed under its auction-based system.
TOKYO Braving near-freezing temperatures, thousands of residents of northern Japan camped outside Sunday night, unnerved by aftershocks from the nation&#39;s deadliest earthquake in a decade, a violent jolt that killed 21 people, injured 1,500 and left seven
Marco Donadel parla del debutto in campionato di sabato sera contro l'Inter: \
Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs &#151; and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies &#151; despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon is visiting British troops in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas will appeal to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to soften objections to a Palestinian unity government that could block a new peace push before it starts, aides said on Saturday.
For the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympians, Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air is a performance issue. For the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
The update for the e-mail program focuses mainly on security enhancements and adds a feature dubbed ScamWatch, which aims to combat \
A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's Nias island west of Sumatra island, killing a child and injuring four people, officials said on Wednesday.
HOUSTON, Sept. 11 -- A man convicted of participating in the nation's deadliest human-smuggling attempt was sentenced Monday to more than 23 years in prison.
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Greg Oden, one of the most acclaimed big men to come out of high school in recent years, will make his college debut Saturday for No. 3 Ohio State when the Buckeyes play Valparaiso, the school said.
By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 23--NAVARRE -- After two straight losses, Navarre rebounded in dominating fashion Friday night, routing Holmes County 49-7.  The Raiders (3-2) got five passing touchdowns from Austin Grimm, who completed 12-of-14 passes for 188 yards.
A second New York-bound Olympic Airways plane was diverted today after a bomb warning. The Airbus A340 with 295 passengers and 12 crew on board had left Athens airport at 1.10pm local time.
Guides 10-year plan for science and innovation
In the prologue to his just published book, The Last Season, A Team in Search of Its Soul, former Los Angles Lakers coach Phil Jackson tells, very succinctly, why he wrote the tell-all diary of last season&#39;s Lakers demise.
U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly  contracted in January to its slowest pace since April 2003 as  new orders, inventories and production fell, according to a  survey published on Thursday.
Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading supplier of dialysis products and services, said that it had been subpoenaed by the US Justice Deparment in New York to provide a &quot;broad range of documents&quot; relating to its operations.
WASHINGTON  The Bush administration reacted cautiously Wednesday to reports that the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had accept a peace plan to end fighting in Najaf.
A British police inquiry into Princess  Diana's death is expected to rule out foul play on Thursday and  seek to bury conspiracy theories of a murder plot that have  abounded for almost a decade.
Fire forced guests and staff to evacuate the 3,000-room Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, quickly engulfing parts of the upper floors, facade and roof before being brought under control.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick smiles as he watches his teammates from the sideline during a training camp practice in this Aug. 8, 2003 photo, in Greenville, SC Vick agreed to a 10-year contract
A Colorado man who placed a &quot;transplant wanted&quot; ad on a Massachusetts-based Internet site is expected today to receive a kidney donated by a total stranger who simply wanted to do &quot;something big.&quot; The transaction marks the first time an organ transplant has been brokered by a commercial web company.
The creator of one of the world's most famous guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, has launched another weapon -- Kalashnikov vodka.
Visitors to the Netherlands rarely miss Amsterdam but often overlook The Hague, the country's royal city.
ELLSWORTH, Maine - Call Peter Loiselle a big fat loser and he'd have to agree. Between October 2001 and July 2004, the Surry Elementary School teacher lost nearly 500 pounds, and he did it without gastric bypass surgery. He dropped the pounds the old-fashioned way - with diet and exercise.
The Bush administration paid a prominent commentator to promote the No Child Left Behind schools law to fellow blacks and to give the education secretary media time, records show.
Columbine High School, the site of the 1999 US school massacre, is evacuated after a bomb threat.
The chairman of Taiwan's ruling party resigned Saturday after prosecutors indicted him on graft charges, while the island's vice president, facing similar charges, said she would fight the allegations.
In news that has shocked the already rocky state of today&#39;s DVD industry, the Walt Disney Company yesterday announced that it intends to back Sony&#39;s high-def Blu-Ray format in the upcoming war between two competing technologies.
When Columbia University sociologist Peter Bearman dived into the world of the white-gloved workers who open the front doors of expensive New York apartment buildings, he found that most people who applied for jobs as doormen never got one. Most doormen, however, had not applied for their jobs.
ATHENS - Thousands of anti-war demonstrators clashed with Greek riot police in Athens&#39; main tourist district Friday after a rally to protest US Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s upcoming visit to the Olympics degenerated into a rock-throwing melee.
Seconda tappa sara' in Vaticano, chiusa p.zza San Pietro
Their wrists and feet shackled, the accused half-crawled, half-fell out of the high four-wheel-drives that had delivered them to a garish conference centre-turned courtroom in Equatorial Guinea&#39;s capital.
My Network TV's telenovela format, which asked U.S. viewers to tune in nightly for an hourlong installment, will be trimmed back.
In a fairly offhanded conversation last month, Bode Miller revealed a couple of little surprises about his attitude. He said the falling down of the Old Man of the Mountain at Franconia Notch was OK because it was fraudulent -- a fake rock held together by cement and wires. It was about time that it came down.
Prime Minister Tony Blair will ease into the Italian leg of his summer holiday today - ' despite threats by Islamic terrorists to target the country over its role in Iraq.
The chief executive of AOL's European operations is leaving the company after less than two months to take another job.
Utile a quota 29 milioni contro i 16 del 2005
One of Egypt's latest hit films opens with scenes of police brutally beating pro-democracy protesters and ends with angry masses storming a police station where demonstrators are tortured. The audiences cheer.
Chironmakes half the US supply of flu shots. The company says it has to safety check the doses after finding contamination in some batches.
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On Monday, astronaut Gordon Cooper Jr., 77, died at his home in Ventura, Calif. He was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts.
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A slowdown in the housing market drove the White House on Tuesday to lower its forecast for U.S. economic growth for this year and next.
NBC's Telemundo Spanish-language  network and its Mexican partner Xtra said on Thursday they  asked the government to auction more frequency bands so they  can launch a new broadcast television network in Mexico.
SKIDMORE, Mo. -- Authorities arrested a woman Friday they allege came to the home of an eight-months-pregnant woman -- purportedly to buy a dog -- then strangled her and cut the baby from her womb.
While there is some concern that roaming fees, which are being waived until the end of the year, will later be reimposed, Ken Dulaney of Gartner does not think this is likely, because the agreement
The battle over Rio Tinto intensified after BHP Billiton increased its takeover offer to about $147 billion after a Chinese rival bought a stake last week.
A former Cingular Wireless outlet has been remade into AT&T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s answer to Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s successful retail stores.
Rick Nash scored a goal in his fifth consecutive game, on a shot between his legs, and Pascal Leclaire stopped 36 shots to lead the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-0 victory against the St. Louis Blues.
Jason Giambi will meet with George Mitchell, agreeing right before baseball commissioner Bud Selig's deadline Thursday to cooperate with the steroids investigator. Giambi, who for the first time publicly admitted he had a \
Singer Rod Stewart is heading to Harlem\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Apollo Theatre for a concert to kick off the release of his latest CD, Stardust ... The Great American Songbook: Volume III.
A Bosnian Serb wanted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for crimes he allegedly committed during the 1992-95 war surrendered Saturday to Bosnian Serb police, a police statement said.
The technology giant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly profit \u00e2\u0080\u0094 up 24 percent \u00e2\u0080\u0094 may not be as reliable an indicator of broader trends in the American economy as in the past.
Some attendees at Computerworlds Storage Networking World conference are combining their use of backup software and deduplication tehnology with virtual systems in an effort to manage ever-increasing data stores.
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) said Tuesday it has signed a strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom as well as two deals worth 450 million euros (317 million dollars) over five years.
Canada is concerned by the prospect of China buying up its natural resources firms and is reviewing tougher investment safeguards, Industry Minister David Emerson said on Wednesday.
SINGAPORE : Microsoft&#39;s chief executive Steve Ballmer warned Asian governments on Thursday that they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of Windows.
Yes, there are cliched figures. Yes, if Billy Bob Thornton says &quot;Let&#39;s go&quot; one more time, you may want to scream. Yet, &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; may be the best football film ever made.
After producing \u00e2\u0080\u009cAn Inconvenient Truth,\u00e2\u0080\u009d executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral.
Ousted Hewlett Packard chief Patricia Dunn denies wrongdoing in an investigation into boardroom leaks.
NEW DELHI: Malaysian PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmed Badawi on Monday underlined the need to strengthen India-Malaysia economic and trade co-operation through a free-trade agreement (FTA) and invited suggestions to maximise gains from such an arrangement.
A fundamentalist Muslim who is listed by the U.S. State Department as a suspected al-Qaida collaborator was named Saturday as the new leader of an Islamic militia that has seized control of Somalia&#039;s capital.
Italy's president asked Romano Prodi to stay on as prime minister on Saturday, but he now faces a confidence vote in parliament to prove he has enough support to govern.
Nessun giallo Cassano. Il presidente della Sampdoria, Riccardo Garrone, ha chiarito che l'attaccante...
OGGI SU INTERNET/FILIPPINE - Il Movimento di Vita Cristiana nelle Filippine prepara la Giornata Mondiale della Giovent\u00c3\u00b9 Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Con una preparazione attraverso il catechismo e con incontri di una giornata intera (una volta al mese), la delegazione filippina della Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 di Vita Cristiana si forma spiritualmente per il grande evento....
Katie Gearlds scored 21 points for No. 21 Purdue, which handed 15th-ranked DePaul its first loss of the season, 69-61 Thursday night.
Three days after Michael Cooper took over following Jeff Bzdelik's firing, the Denver Nuggets beat visiting Philadelphia 97-92 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents, despite a veto threat from the White House
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Chad Lewis will miss the Super Bowl with a foot injury.
It's one thing to light up the catwalk  with innovative design, but what about producing designs that  actually light up the catwalk?
Gli Stati Uniti hanno battuto la Repubblica Ceca 3-0 nella Hpman Cup di tennis. Serena Williams ha s...
Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in chairman Mitchel McLaughlin today said that the deal currently on offer was acceptable to his party and he regarded an eventual agreement as \u00e2\u0080\u009cinevitable\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
A rebel counteroffensive roiled central and northern Iraq today, with guerillas storming police stations and setting oil wells ablaze, as American troops
Stasera Parma-Rubin Kazan e Palermo-West Ham per passare il turno e tenere alto il tricolore nel calcio europeo. Ieri sconfitte Inter e Roma. Segui la Uefa in diretta
LOS ANGELES  - Once a jock, always a  jock. Burt Reynolds is in Albuquerque, N.M., shooting the  remake of his 1974 prison-gridiron hit \
Officials urged the removal of two major barriers to testing: separate signed consent forms and lengthy counseling before each test.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Christopher &amp; Banks Corp. said Thursday that same-store sales declined precipitously in December, but were in line with its forecast.
Nintendo Co Ltd said it aims to launch  its Wii game console in China and South Korea next year,  helping accelerate its break-neck growth and cement its recent  lead over Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp.
CANTON, Ohio, (Sports Network) - Former MVP quarterbacks  Dan Marino and Steve Young were among 15 finalists selected for  the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Jordan demands proof of a claim that senior al-Qaeda suspects are being held at a secret US base in the country.
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will create a U.S. cable network with Discovery Communications and said she would soon consider the future of the top-rated weekday television show that has made her a household name.
Mongolian authorities try to rescue survivors from a helicopter crash that occurred five days ago.
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that people who buy 2005-model vehicles with loans from the automaker&#39;s financing arm through Nov. 30 will also be able to lock in the interest rate on their next vehicle.
By NO BYLINE  A TASKFORCE is to be set up to find ways of increasing the supply of wood to make biomass energy. Mike Russell, the environment minister, announced the move yesterday on a visit to E.ON's soon-to- open GBP 90 million plant in Lockerbie.  (c) 2007 Scotsman, The.
THE NOBEL Peace Prize committee this year stretched beyond the political crises of the day to address two enduring sources of conflict: environmental degradation and oppression of women.
One of the most talked-about books of the last two years was \
Michael Jackson has been told to pay more than $256,000 in legal fees to a firm that handled some side issues during his 2005 child molestation trial.
OTTAWA (CP) - Add the governor of the Bank of Canada to the list of people who say Sheila Copps has a faulty memory.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, trouncing expectations as higher merger advisory fees and surprisingly strong debt trading results helped it sidestep the credit crunch that has hammered the rest of Wall Street.
Failure by the United States to stop  postwar violence in Iraq has crippled efforts to rebuild an  essential part of the Iraqi economy -- agriculture, according  to U.S. government officials.
Il club spagnolo, alla ricerca di un partner d'attacco, ha parlato con il procuratore del brasiliano, che ha fissato un nuovo appuntamento con Moratti
The representative for Steve Moore slammed the BC legal system yesterday, calling for the province&#39;s attorney general to launch an inquiry into the treatment of his client.
A grieving husband pays tribute to his dead wife weeks after their daughter was found dead by a railway line.
Si prevede inflazione al 2,5% dal 2,3 del 2005
President Bush's re-election campaign turned to family confidant James Baker on Tuesday to lead negotiations over the number and terms of debates Bush will have with Democrat John Kerry.
It had been a pleasant Saturday afternoon until I got the dreadful cellphone call. The woman on the other end said she was from Bank of America. I immediately thought she was going to offer me another credit card. I told her I was busy.
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PHILADELPHIA - A politically conservative broadcasting company has ordered its 62 television stations - which together reach almost a quarter of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s households - to air a documentary critical of Sen.
Hard-line Serbs led a boycott of this weekend's election, undercutting efforts to forge a multiethnic society.
OPEC may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down from current lofty levels closer to $30 a barrel, the head of the producers&#39; cartel said on Wednesday.
This is the third article in a series of four articles each with a separate explanation of different quantum phenomena. Each article is a piece of a mosaic, so every one is needed to understand the final explanation of the quantum astronomy experiment we propose, possibly using the Allen Telescope Array and the narrow-band radio-wave detectors being build by the SETI Institute and the University of California, Berkeley.
Blog: Image editing community Worth1000 decides to move beyond Photoshop competitions and create direct competitors to the yet-to-launch Web-based Photoshop, video remix tools, and just about everything else out there.
STILLWATER, Okla. - There aren&#39;t many football coaches who could come to Oklahoma State and stand toe-to-toe with that King Kong up in Norman, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops.
New technologies will make existing information security measures obsolete over the next five years, according to analyst Gartner.
or not airing \u00e2\u0080-he movie Saving Private Ryan could become a turning point in the battle over indecency on TV. Before the Thursday
By Jon Ericson, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 10--CEDAR FALLS -- A City Council committee will revisit the issue of urban chickens Monday after a motion to make keeping chickens legal in Cedar Falls generated an uproar.
Senator Lincoln Chafee fended off a bid from a populist challenger, keeping the race in Rhode Island alive until November.
 highlights Web freedoms
Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton questions whether Barack Obama would be able to withstand what she calls the ``Republican attack machine.'' If Obama does become the Democratic presidential nominee, his Chicago ties might provide the fuel.
US prosecutors have asked that bail be revoked for a US blogger refusing to give a federal grand jury raw video tape he took of a G8 summit protest that turned violent in San Francisco.
The release of two Italian aid workers in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the burgeoning hostage crisis.
VIENNA, Austria  -- The U.N. nuclear agency said Thursday that Iran was producing less nuclear fuel than expected and praised Tehran for ''a significant step forward'' in explaining past atomic actions that have raised suspicions.
The death toll from Sunday's huge sea surges spirals towards 60,000 as recovery workers reach outlying areas.
WASHINGTON -- Textron Inc. , the aviation and defense company operating in 32 countries, will pay $4.7 million to end US probes of bribes two subsidiaries allegedly paid to win contracts from Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq.
WASHINGTON The Pentagon says it&#39;s reopening a controversial deal to supply refueling tankers to the Air Force, dealing a blow to Chicago-based Boeing.
[World News] New York, Sep 24, : Sanjay Kumar, former CEO of New York-based software giant Computer Associates, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors by fudging records.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s health reportedly deteriorated Wednesday night, the BBC reported. Arafat has been under treatment at a Paris military hospital for an undisclosed
Prime Minister Gordon Brown shuffled his Cabinet team for the first time Thursday, promoting a raft of younger lawmakers following the resignation of a senior official.
It&#39;s a morality play as old as Ruth, Joe D. and the Mick. Who among the bit players has not come to the moment adrift in an ocean of clich\u00c3\u00a9s and platitudes: &quot;They pull their
Console manufacturers want you to know that there's a whole lot more to them than first-person shooters and role-playing adventures.
A Capitol Hill house where Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) rents an apartment caught fire yesterday while the Democratic presidential contender was out of town, a spokesman said.
The senior Palestinian officials hoping to come to France to visit their ailing leader Yasser Arafat put off their trip on Monday because Arafat&#39;s wife was opposed to it, a Palestinian official said.
January retail sales were unexpectedly flat as motor vehicle, gasoline and electronics sales fell sharply in the post-holiday season after a December that was stronger than originally indicated, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
LANDOVER, Md.  -- Jason Campbell more than doubled his day's production with a single pass to Chris Cooley.
UN Security Council members have reached broad agreement on a resolution that would give Ivory Coast&#39;s Government and rebels until December 1 to implement a peace deal or face sanctions.
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO  - Shares of Google Inc.  GOOG.O hit a new high on Monday as traders who had shorted  the stock scrambled to buy back scarce shares after the Web  search leader's better-than-expected quarterly results last  week.
In a dramatic turn that silenced defense lawyers, a Yemeni poet accused of crafting terrorist propaganda argued on Thursday to represent himself before a U.S. military commission, and then admitted to being a member of al-Qaida.
Halliburton Co., the world&#39;s No. 2 oil field services company, posted a quarterly loss today as gains in its energy business were outweighed by $230 million in charges to fund its asbestos settlement.
Jim Lanzone is leaving the company in a management shakeup at parent Interactive Corp.
Instead of resembling the Yankees&#39; best pitcher of the second half, Orlando Hernandez on Friday looked more like someone desperately fighting a weak shoulder.
For union film and television writers, life without employment is starting to exact its toll.
Leona Lewis is favourite to win next week's X Factor final, following Ben Mill's departure.
A routine test of an earthquake information system in Tokyo  mistakenly notified citizens about an earthquake that hadn't occurred.
What fun to have had our city take centrestage last week, as it hosted the Grey Cup game yesterday and related activities throughout much of the week.
Some 4,000 people arrive at a UN camp in the eastern DR Congo, many fleeing rebel forces, UN officials say.
Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday encouraged users of its iTunes jukebox software to upgrade to the latest version, available from the company&#39;s Web site.
It has become the time of year when everything in college football is relative. Your team has to win its games in order to move up in the BCS poll, or win its conference, or even just to qualify for a bowl bid.
A South Korean navy vessel sank overnight  in bad weather but the accident was not linked to a possible  intrusion by North Korean submarines, the Defense Ministry said  on Wednesday.
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The pound was lower against its major rivals after a very dovish speech from the Bank of England's (BoE) policymaker David Blanchflower.
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said yesterday professional soccer will return to Silicon Valley for the 2008 season with the approval of the San Jose Earthquakes as an expansion team.
Approximately one out of six gay men use Viagra recreationally, and are more likely to do so if they are also using illegal drugs, new research indicates.
By LAURA CLARK  ON the outside, the Grade II listed buildings fashioned from old Devon stone suggest nothing more than a traditional village primary school.   But on the inside, the future of education is unfolding.
Sweden, Finland and Norway hold a day of mourning for their hundreds of victims of the Asian tsunami.
Shares of Priceline.com (PCLN:Nasdaq - news - research) dropped 6% late Tuesday after the company met earnings estimates but fell short on the revenue line.
By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 20--Journalism, perhaps especially the City Hall beat, is not for sissies. And neither, as those greeting cards with the two old ladies tell us, is growing old.
The chief UN disaster coordinator Jan Egeland compared the human toll from the Asian tsunami disaster to the Tangshan earthquake in China in 1976.
Fusaro era stato fermato per controlli giorno dopo scomparsa
The airline did nothing wrong when it shared passenger data related to the Sept. 11 attacks, the agency rules.
The Italian government warns the unions at airline Alitalia that if they do not agree to pay cuts, the carrier could go bankrupt within a month.
Petrolio 'rialzi assorbiti' e inflazione non preoccupa
La Camera approva il ddl di riforma costituzionale: 295 s\u00c3\u00ac, 202 no e 9 astenuti. Provvedimento torna al Senato. Roma, 15 ott. (Adnkronos) - Disco verde alla nuova Costituzione. La Camera ha approvato il disegno
Study indicates potential of alendronate and estrogen progression of osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by cartilage degradation and bone abnormalities, is a leading cause of disability among elderly
A jubilant Roger Federer promises there is more Grand Slam success to come after beating Andy Roddick in the US Open final.

La cerimonia si terra' a bordo dello yacht del cantante
LSU's obvious talent is one thing. As for the notoriously rabid Tigers fans in 93,000-seat Death Valley &#151; Arizona coach Mike Stoops all but yawns at that.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops stood by and let thousands of Palestinians stream out of Gaza on Saturday after failing to seal breaches blown in the border by Hamas militants defying an Israeli blockade.
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration failed the public in its oversight of Merck & Co  Inc.'s painkiller Vioxx, which has been withdrawn, and is  \
BELLINGHAM, Wash. Nov 6, 2004 - The state&#39;s medical quality board has accused a physician of giving outdated flu vaccine to 55 patients.
Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.
Half the Viagra tablets sold on the internet may be fakes, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester was told yesterday by London University researchers who have developed a way of identifying imitations.
Linguists see the computer as one important way of saving hundreds of languages in Africa, some spoken only be a few dozen elders.
Il tour partira' il 28 maggio dal 'Rossetti' di Trieste
La Cassazione conferma la condanna di un ragioniere molisano
U.S. stocks fell on Friday, hurt by a  slew of negative reports from top drug makers and oil prices  climbing by $2 a barrel.
Former Indonesian general Susilo  Bambang Yudhoyono, who vows firm leadership to fight terror and  boost the economy, built up a convincing early lead over  incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri Monday in the country's first  direct presidential election.
Last Week in China - Baidu, Blogger and a China Summer Ends Some of the more noteworthy news tidbits that happened in China last week. Baidu wins lawsuit over MP3&#8217;s A bit more than a week ago Chinese search engine Baidu won a MP3 copyright infringement case lawsuit, brought to court by 7 of the world&#8217;s largest music [...]
BBC Northern Ireland rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy looks at the renewed strength of mussel fishing in Belfast Lough.
La giornalista Claire Nouvian ha esplorato le profondit\u00c3\u00a0 degli oceanie ha raccolto in un libro oltre 200 specie di esseri poco conosciuti                                            La vita negli abissi marini un mondo tutto da scoprire                                                                                      di LUIGI BIGNAMI

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A substance found at a U.N. weapons inspectors' office last month and suspected of being a chemical warfare agent appears to be a nontoxic solvent, a U.N. official said Thursday.
The World Trade Organization (WTO)   launched a probe on Thursday into whether the United States has   dismantled cotton subsidies already ruled illegal.
A court in the Indian city of Mumbai finds a man guilty of causing the worst explosion in the 1993 attacks on the city.
Sony Corp. on Sunday said it is introducing to the U.S. market a high-quality organic LED television only as thick as three stacked credit cards.
South Korean police used water cannon in central Seoul Sunday to disperse at least 7,000 protesters urging the government to reverse a controversial decision to send more troops to Iraq.
Oscar-winning star Nicole Kidman is the highest paid actress in Hollywood, according to the latest chart.
Continental Airlines CAL.N on Tuesday  posted a third-quarter loss, reversing a year-earlier profit  amid record-high fuel prices, and warned of large losses this  year and next unless energy prices fall and fares rise.
LAS VEGAS - The refrain was familiar. The chants have echoed throughout the years. But they were knocked out Saturday night. Hopkins (45-2-1, 32 KOs) dropped De La Hoya (37-4, 29 KOs) in the ninth round with
HB236, the student clubs bill, received preliminary approval in the Senate Thursday and now awaits a final nod. An article in Friday's edition indicated otherwise.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Hezbollah fighters have vanished in south Lebanon, melting back into the population. Whether peace holds will depend on how they put up with the newest players in their longtime stronghold: the Lebanese army and a beefed-up U.N. peacekeeping force.
Sport: Chelsea striker keen for a transfer because of 'big damage' caused by Jose Mourinho's departure.
Retailers have begun taking orders for Symantec Corp.'s next-generation desktop security software, and the product is set to ship in the middle of next month, according to Amazon.com Inc.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's youngest son received death threats on his cell phone, officials say.
The United Nations must not  allow snap elections in Serbia to delay a decision on the fate  of Kosovo, the province's ethnic Albanian leaders said on  Wednesday.
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The United States has resubmitted a draft UN Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against Sudan&#39;s oil industry. The re-write is designed to win broader backing for the measure, which drew strong opposition when it was circulated last week.
Arts & entertainment: The mysterious graffiti artist, who has gone from underground street phenomenon to darling of collectors, is embroiled in an online scandal.
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah   said on Friday his Lebanese guerrillas still had more than   20,000 rockets after their month-long war with Israel and no   army in the world could disarm them.
A North Sea fisherman has netted a gruesome catch: a piece of skull belonging to his missing friend.
Explosions and a fire at an industrial unit in northwest England prompted authorities to shut down a section of a major highway for several hours Monday morning, police said.
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US communications regulators on Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp.
Blog: Canon is shipping its EOS-1D Mark III, a high-end SLR, according to photo-blogger Rob Galbraith.
A plane carrying at least 150 people crashed into a gas station and burst into flames after landing at Sao Paulo's airport Tuesday, Brazil's airport authority said.
A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Monday it had won a $224 million US order to modernize Libya's electricity network.
By Mario Perez, ABC. A plane crash. An uncharted island. A tiny band of frightened survivors. Out of these familiar adventure-story components and a host of pop-culture conventions
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney spent almost $20.5 million in the second quarter on his campaign, nearly double the party front-runner Rudy Giuliani, according to election filings made public on Friday.
Men who use laptops could be risking their fertility, a US study warns. Heat from the processor can cause the temperature of the testes to rise almost three degrees, more than enough to damage sperm, the research reveals.
French forces destroy two Ivorian planes on the ground after an air strike kills eight French peacekeepers.
Zee TV Network has decided to take legal recourse in the battle over the controversial cricket telecast rights, as its board of directors has chosen not to submit fresh bids.
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians and a march on parliament Tuesday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.    Government leaders had proposed an adultery ban as part of a major overhaul of the mostly Muslim country's 78-year-old penal code, which comes as the 25 EU states prepare to decide by end of the year whether to begin talks on Turkey's appeal for membership...
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NHA TRANG, Vietnam  - It was the destruction of coral reef and over-fishing that moved artist Nguyen Lieu to paint brightly coloured canvasses warning Vietnamese that their coastal environment is in peril.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The family of accused pedophile Christopher Neil is relieved he has been taken into custody, and his brother said on Friday he would like to see Neil returned home to Canada.
An elite contingent of 50 Nigerian  soldiers left Nigeria on Thursday for Darfur, the first stage  in the deployment of 3,000 extra African Union (AU) troops to  monitor a shaky cease-fire in the western Sudanese region.
An early photograph of Irish rock band  U2 taken by Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn was sold to an  anonymous buyer for 12,000 euros ($15,990) at a Dublin auction  on Tuesday.

The man leading an independent investigation into alleged corruption in the United Nations\u00e2\u0080\u0099 oil-for-food programme said most of the money illegally obtained by Saddam Hussein came from smuggling, much of which the UN Security Council knew about but did
Stockholm - Nokia, the world&#39;s biggest cellphone maker, took market share in the second quarter by cutting prices and introducing new models, rebounding from its lowest level since 1999, market researcher Gartner said yesterday.

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WHITE HOUSE Two of President Bush&#39;s staunchest allies in fighting terror and cutting taxes are stepping down. Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans have resigned.
Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are being abused in their homes, a study is expected to say.
By Hansen, Jon  Organizations that already have a technology driven program in place or have just recently implemented one still surprise me with their significant interest in the dramatic changes in procurement methodologies and practices.
The government of the Republic of Congo has announced that the next parliamentary election in the central African country would be held in two rounds beginning on June 24.
A team of astronomers from the US and the UK have obtained the clearest pictures from space ever taken.
Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year for the third time at the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, while former \
Taiwan&#39;s parliament has amended a law to ban circuses from importing or exporting protected animals in an effort to improve protection of animal rights, a legislator said Friday.
Rolls-Royce gains a $800m order for its Trent XWB airline engine from US aircraft leasing giant ILFC.
Martha Stewart may actually pick up some tips when she enters prison in two weeks. Crafts somehow manage to endure and even to thrive in prisons
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L'Olanda ha battuto la Bulgaria 2-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per qualificazioni all'Europeo di ca...
By Travis Fain, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep. 13--Construction of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail through Rose Hill Cemetery was put on hold Tuesday evening, and Macon City Council members told trail designers to look at routes that would bypass the historic cemetery.
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By A.J. Hostetler, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 7--Virginians might catch a glimpse of tonight's unusual nighttime  launching of the space shuttle Discovery, if it lifts off as planned.
At the close of the first full day of&#160;bidding for 700MHz wireless spectrum&#160;Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission reported nearly $2.8 billion in provisional winning bids.
Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- At a union hall in Detroit packed with 800 members of the AFL-CIO and their families, Democratic presidential candidate and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton promises to break the mold on trade.
Admitting that oversight of companies that harvest body parts for transplant has been lax, federal regulators are tightening their procedures.
Anna Nicole Smith's body will leave for the Bahamas by private plane early Friday and the former model will be buried there hours later, said the attorney given control of her remains after weeks of legal wrangling.
The fight over Social Security marks only the beginning of a national debate over the cost of a graying society -- and the inevitable reallocation of resources that is sure to produce winners and losers, in the United States and around the world
Kris Benson and the New York Mets completed more than three months of negotiations, agreeing Saturday to a &#36;22.5 million, three-year contract.
InfoWorld - Companies have completed the first phase of a Microsoft-sponsored project to create software that can convert Microsoft Word documents between Open XML and Open Document Format for Office Applications file formats.
NEW YORK - Can Prozac help you kick cocaine? Can Ritalin? How about a blood pressure pill or medicine for muscle spasms? If you're an alcoholic, could you get help staying sober by taking an anti-nausea drug used by cancer patients?    Scientists are exploring those questions right now. In fact, in the field of addiction medicine, one of the hottest sources of new drugs is .....
BERLIN : German flag carrier Lufthansa plans to boost by 50 percent its flights to China by 2007, company chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber said.
Arsene Wenger insisted there is no bitterness between himself and Sir Alex Ferguson despite their ongoing war of words as he described their managerial rivalry as &quot;unique&quot;.
(Sports Network) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed hot on Saturday evening with a victory over the struggling Chicago Bulls.
Is PeopleSoft&#39;s founder and long-time chief executive back at the helm to accept Oracle&#39;s takeover bid, or to dig-in for a long-term battle?
Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday said U.S. January vehicle sales fell 19 percent from a year earlier because of reduced sales to daily-rental companies.
The tech company is bruised during a fight over intellectual property rights in Korea.
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A large 2nd-century bath complex believed to be part of a wealthy Roman's luxurious residence has been partially dug up, archaeologists said Thursday.
Mexican authorities have arrested a reputed major figure in one of Colombia's largest and most feared drug cartels responsible for nearly half of the cocaine smuggled into the United States, U.S. officials said Friday.
Bank of America softened the stance of some of its critics yesterday by pledging to a congressional banking committee that all layoffs related to the merger with Fleet are complete, and that it will invest millions more in local communities than Fleet was able to do.
Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups.
No longer the Montreal Expos, not quite the Washington Nationals, baseball&#39;s sad, homeless ballclub-in-limbo ought to hit the road and barnstorm through the season.
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Greece, shamed and angered by Olympic doping scandals, went wild with delight Monday when Athanasia Tsoumeleka won the women's 20 km walk to give the Olympic hosts their first athletics gold medal.
Maria Sharapova helped fire defending champions Russia into an unassailable 3-1 lead over Israel in their Fed Cup World Group quarter-final clash here on Sunday.
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Sudan&#39;s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani Al-Wasila was in Washington Monday for talks with US officials that could touch on the Darfur conflict.
Halsey M. Minor, the founder of CNET, is now running his own, very private, investment fund.
Chairman of Viacom and CBS reacts to his daughter's actions.
Boeing Co.  got its second multibillion-dollar order in as many weeks on Tuesday, as German airline Air Berlin  said it would spend $5.7 billion on new jets from the U.S. plane maker.
Bogus anti-spyware makers are a growing source of public concern in IT powerhouse South Korea, a top online security firm has said.
Company rolls out new version of its Web-filtering and bandwidth-management gateway for small to midsize businesses.
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Cincinnati's new National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is shaping up to be the critical whistlestop in the battleground state of Ohio. Both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry visited the museum this week.
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A passenger van veered off the road and plunged into a canal in eastern Pakistan on Sunday, killing 10 people, police said.
The UK is looking into reports saying the abducted BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, will be freed on Sunday.
Hamas kept up rocket fire into Israel on Monday in defiance of a ceasefire call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli threats to escalate military strikes in the Gaza Strip.
IBM Tuesday pushed harder against rival Sun by releasing a pair of low-priced Unix-based servers geared for small and medium-sized businesses.
Pope John Paul II returned the bones of two of the most revered saints in the Orthodox Church on Saturday, one in a series of gestures aimed at healing a millennium of
Mauritanian police have detained  several suspects in the murder of four French tourists who were  gunned down after refusing to hand over money when they stopped  for a roadside lunch, officials said on Tuesday.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A one-time Idaho House of Representatives candidate won't face criminal charges after mailing his Republican Primary opponent a fake certificate for one visit to Dr. Jack Kevorkian.
Iowans try to ignore the fracas but can't help worrying how it will affect the prolonged campaign season
It might be a long winter for Coldwater Creek.
The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday approved President Bush&#39;s choice to head the CIA, Republican Porter Goss. The approval came amid protests from some Democrats who said he has too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.
BAGHDAD, 16 November 2004 - Heavy clashes broke out in towns across Iraq as US warplanes bombed Fallujah and ground troops hunted rebels in the city yesterday.
For decades after the Spanish Civil War, the country remained divided, but there were some couples who dared to marry across the deep political rift during Franco's dictatorship.
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Beware, the Seahawks' stars are well again. And so is a remade, hard-hitting defense. Shaun Alexander, playing pain-free for the first time since he broke his foot 12 months ago, ran for 105 yards and one touchdown Sunday in a 20-6 victory over Tampa Bay.
For 15 months, detectives investigating the disappearance of businessman Andrew Ramsay have been baffled by what became of him.
NEW YORK  - Women with cervical cancer who  get radiation therapy at small, local facilities are less  likely to be treated effectively, researchers report.
Chiba, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Conveyor belt sushi restaurant operator Choushimaru Co.  will make its debut on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange on Wednesday.
Hungry, thirsty and increasingly desperate Haitians burned tyres in protest and attacked aid trucks and people carrying scarce food and water as workers struggled to bury thousands of victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne.
Russian tax authorities yesterday scheduled the equivalent of a fire sale at what was once the nation&#39;s largest oil company, offering the main production facility at Yukos Oil
Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. have formed a partnership Tuesday to compete in a deal to build NASA&#39;s next manned spaceship -- a deal with multi-billion dollar potential, according to reports.
United Airlines agreed Friday to hire a consulting firm to review its pending business plan, a step sought by two unions in exchange for dropping legal action against the carrier.
The editor of Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, said canceling its annual affair was the right thing to do, whether or not there was a breakthrough in the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike.
Ireland has suffered its first homegrown case of the human form of mad cow disease, the government said Wednesday.
You may need to wait a minute for another sucker to be born, but you can find one anytime you want online.
Two police officers were arrested Thursday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia on charges of aiding Chechen guerrilla leader Shamil Basayev, Russian officials announced.
One of Britain's largest independent game makers, Argonaut Games, has been put up for sale.
Deal cuts pilots&#39; pay by one third, saves $1Ba year, avoids bankruptcy at No. 3 airline -- for now. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Delta Air Lines&#39; pilots union said early Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement
The Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein issued millions of dollars in lucrative oil export vouchers to leading French, Russian and other foreign politicians as part of a concerted effort to win their assistance in lifting UN sanctions against Iraq, according to a CIA report made public here.
Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyers sought Monday to portray his former mistress Amber Frey as a calculating seductress and liar who was more obsessed with him than he was with her.
Nepali Maoist guerrillas killed at least eight soldiers and four policemen in an ambush on Saturday, the army said.
TechWeb - The Cognos-IBM Risk Adjusted Profitability Blueprint provides a performance-management framework for building multi-dimensional, product-level profitability plans and forecasts aligned with risk-management strategies.
An attempt to blast a crippled U.S. spy satellite out of the sky using a Navy heat-seeking missile \u00c2\u0097 possibly on Wednesday night \u00c2\u0097 would be the first real-world use of this piece of the Pentagon's missile defense network. But that is not the mission for which it was intended.
UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., a branch of UnitedHealth Group, will pay $3.5 million to settle charges that it defrauded the Medicare program, the US Department of Justice announced Monday.
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After 11 days of performances and a series of eliminations, judges Karan Johar and Simi Garewal declared Sumeet the winner of the musical show.
Before last season, the San Antonio Spurs wanted to push Tony Parker aside to make room for Jason Kidd at point guard. This week the Spurs made a big commitment to the 22-year-old Frenchman: a six-year contract extension reportedly worth $66 million.
French officials gathered for crisis talks Tuesday to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, while aides to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the release of the reporters as a deadline set by militants
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President Vladimir V. Putin added fresh uncertainty today into the question of who might succeed him.
Liverpool bounce back from their Carling Cup exit with a slick display which ends Portsmouth's six-match winning run on the road.
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Blog: New behavior-monitoring protection for the desktop is designed to compliment features in existing Symantec products.
Animal DNA is being used as hard evidence in a growing number of \
FORT LEWIS, Washington  - A military judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday and set a new trial date for the court-martial of a U.S. Army officer who publicly refused to fight in Iraq and criticized the war.
Net providers in the UK are resisting calls for them to police what customers do online.
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Democratic White House contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed angrily in a South Carolina debate on Monday, accusing each other of shading the truth and drawing a rebuke from rival John Edwards for \
Almost a week into its biggest offensive   against the Taliban, NATO says it has cornered a large group of   fighters and killed about 300, but still needs more troops and   aircraft to finish the job.
Ministers representing 21 Pacific Rim economies pledged Thursday to push hard for concluding a global trade treaty that would slash agricultural subsidies and lower tariff barriers in a bid to boost the global economy.
Iraqi MPs approve a bill to allow officials from ex-leader Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life.
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Dopo l'allenamento pomeridiano, Andrea Anastasi, ct della nazionale maschile di pallavolo, ha scelto...
SAMARRA (Iraq): With renewe d wave of skirmishes between the Iraqi insurgents and the US-led coalition marines, several people including top police officers were put to death on Saturday.
(Source: Data Domain) Troutman Sanders LLP, Thomas Weisel Partners and Synopsys Share Real-World Lessons Learned Learn how three enterprises applied best practices and a strong eye for ROI to achieve their data protection goals: Eliminate tape, reduce backup windows and reinvent disaster recovery processes.
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Revision3 announces that the popular podcast Diggnation will be available in high-def format, and that the company will have a more liberal download policy for the show.
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Sudan says Western threats of no-fly zones and air strikes in Darfur would only increase suffering there.
Australia is to introduce a citizenship test, based on \
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TOKYO Toyota Motor reported on Monday that its profit slipped 1.5 percent in the most recent quarter as the damage from a falling dollar offset strong gains in global vehicle sales.
One of three sailors injured in a fire that disabled a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland has died, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.
He's on the golf course. She's on the presidential campaign trail.
By ELAINE KEOGH  SIGNS in Russian and other eastern European languages are to be placed around lakes to stop fish stocks being wiped out.   The notices have been put up in a bid to stop non-nationals taking salmon and trout from waterways in Co Meath.
Whoa. That's one gnarly earnings report, dude.
Using antiviral Tamiflu could halve the potential death toll from an influenza pandemic if it was used both to treat and prevent the disease, its maker Roche said on Friday.
A new front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with an open-source program called Firefox aiming to challenge Microsoft&#39;s dominant Internet Explorer.
A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.
A Cuban-American university professor and his wife are jailed in Florida for spying for Cuba.
Channel 4 is to broadcast next year's Big Brother final with a time delay after Ofcom upholds complaints.
com. Roger Federer: Forget any visions you have of Roger Federer being a lumbering, big server whose best surface will always be grass.
China&#39;s president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country&#39;s military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, state media announced, completing the first orderly transfer
Rabbits are the most abused pet in England and Wales, with 35,000 abandoned every year, says the RSPCA.
The ambitiously genre-crossing yet disastrously executed \u00c2\u0093They\u00c2\u0092re Just My Friends\u00c2\u0094 is hands down the most excruciatingly inept film to creep its way into theaters in some time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who openly backed Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s rival for president of the Ukraine, said in an abrupt reversal Tuesday that he could work with an administration headed by the pro-Western candidate.
South Korean hostages set free by Afghan rebels after six weeks in captivity are likely to receive a mixed homecoming with many awaiting their weekend arrival with relief but also seeing them as largely to blame for their ordeal.
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Christian Chavez, a member of the wildly popular Mexican band RBD, says he's lived the life he always wanted since coming out of the closet three months ago.
Game over A slot machine company has been refused the chance to patent parts of its games because the hearing officer and the Court of Appeal said that the company had simply changed the gameplay and rules of its slot machine games and so were not patentable.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
I've got an Obama poster in the right margin of the home page of Scripting News. It'll stay there for the duration as a virtual equivalent of one of those signs people put on their front lawns. I live in California, one of the Super Tuesday states and I'm an Obama voter. That's what the poster means. Pass it on.  After Google indexes Scripting News, this query will have exactly one match. Right now it has none. Let's load up Google with lots of blogs with Californians voting for Obama. And of course every other state in the union.  PS: This is where I got the poster.
Law lords rule that campaigners' rights to \
Opposition parties claimed widespread irregularities in Sunday&#39;s election in Belarus, where President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term.
Citizens of Arab nations also played a role in the events of World War II, whether as villains or heroes, collaborators or 'righteous gentiles.' Denial of the Holocaust is a consistent theme of Arab politics - ...
President George W. Bush on Tuesday criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United States would continue building relationships with those countries but without abandoning its values.
IBM Monday introduced a security service that offers a concise, monthly global-network threat report designed to help organizations assess security needs and vulnerabilities from a business perspective.
By NATALIE STOREY  Workers preserve forest lands while helping farmers make profits  It wasn't so long ago that farmers and cattle herders in southern Costa Rica, in their efforts to survive, had nearly destroyed part of one of the world's most beautiful rain forests.
Wall Street stocks were set to fall on Thursday after Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's opposition leader, was killed in a gun and bomb attack prompting a flight to safety in US markets.
The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?
The ATM maker said earnings fell to $79 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting the spinoff of its Teradata software unit.
Depending on whose interpretation of a new study one wants to believe, Medicare may \u00e2\u0080\u0094 or may not \u00e2\u0080\u0094 have saved money since the introduction of the stents in 2003.
Militants who have threatened to kill  three U.N. workers seized in Afghanistan almost three weeks ago  appeared to narrow demands for their release on Tuesday and  said they would meet later in the day to decide their fate.
America Online Inc.&#39;s settlement with the Justice Department imposes a strict new set of controls on the company, including requirements that the Internet giant hire a corporate monitor and
The Motley Fool - Is the Stiletto in? That's the question of the day among the tech chic. But it's not shoes with sticks -- as my three-year-old daughter calls them -- that are the rage, it's radio. Wired News reports that Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI - News) is on the verge of introducing the Stiletto 100, a portable music player that boasts both a satellite receiver and built-in Wi-Fi.
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He begins work days by rising at 3:17 a.m., and he doesn't go to bed until he thinks the job is done. When his Tampa Bay Buccaneers fail to perform up to expectations, as they have often lately, he takes it personally.
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A video showing the UK and US hostages, recently abducted in Iraq, was shown on Al-Jazeera television today. The two Americans and one Briton were kidnapped from a house in Baghdad on Friday by gunmen.
MIAMI -- After three Super Bowl titles in four seasons, it's hard for anyone in the New England Patriots organization to regard a season without an opportunity to play for the Lombardi Trophy as a success. But owner Robert Kraft , who for the second straight year is among the 30 NFL owners without a vested interest in the big ...
The Indianapolis Colts likely will sign veteran kicker Martin Gramatica for tomorrow's game against Jacksonville as a possible replacement for Adam Vinatieri , who is nursing a groin injury and has not practiced all week.
Wired breaks down Lotrimin Ultra's arsenal of anti-fungal agents from butenafine hydrochloride to diethanolamine and how they mingle to keep your feet itch-free.
Nel quarto trimestre svalutazioni per 11,5 miliardi dollari
LOS ANGELES -- Rap artist Snoop Dogg donned football gloves and a red Southern California sweat suit to run through drills with the top-ranked Trojans football team on Tuesday.
A beefed-up joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur is set to take over from the current under-manned AU force on Monday in a bid to end years of bloodshed.
'Sprint and Verizon got nothin' on us' Yet another big-name telco has sued Vonage for patent infringement.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush on Friday nominated U.S. ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns to a top position at the State Department.
The normally phlegmatic Lee Westwood stormed off the 18th green at the Gary Player Country Club yesterday after a final round of 80 had ruined his chances of claiming the \u00c2\u00a3630,000 first prize in the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
A Zimbabwe government minister dismisses a report that heavily criticised last year's housing demolitions.
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Ivan&#39;s alleged rebirth was a novelty, but Hurricane Jeanne is a more serious matter, now that the indecisive hurricane is on a steady westward gait, at last.
Programmes screened by a string of British channels were under a cloud Friday amid claims that they breached guidelines on premium rate phone lines to television shows.
(InfoWorld) - The South African nation of Botswana hopes to gain a share of the BPO (business process outsourcing) market by making a pitch for niche areas. Botswana's challenge is that competitors in Asia and Europe enjoy first-mover advantage, and are large enough to compete on cost, according to Moraki Mokgosana, business development executive of Botswana's International Financial Services Centre, a government agency. \
Columbia native and former astronaut Charles Bolden is on the short list to replace Sean O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Keefe, who resigned Monday after three tumultuous years running the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s space program.

A Scottish rider has been killed and a spectator injured at the Ulster Grand Prix.
Sochaux extended their unbeaten run to eight Ligue 1 matches with a deserved 3-1 success at struggling Monaco on Friday. The result gave Sochaux 25 points and kept them in fourth
President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
A cool quarter million bucks will land you a stand-alone recording studio modeled on the musician's backyard hideaway.
The gap between rich and poor in Britain is the widest for 40 years, with a growing number of people living below the poverty line, a report said Tuesday.
In 35 years as Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat raised billions of dollars. He spent the fortune to wield power, to pay militants who attacked Israel and to invest in the United States and the Middle East.
At his last North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Foreign Ministers meeting, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell asked his European counterparts for support on the Iraq issue.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on  Thursday he is seeking approval from shareholders of ImClone  Systems Inc.  to remove six directors from its board,  including the chairman and the interim chief executive, and  bring in one of his own nominees.
Former Conservative minister Robert Jackson defects to the Labour Party, the BBC  learns.
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday he is confident of winning Germans over to his reform plans and rebuilding his party's support after avoiding major new losses in local elections in a traditional ...
A telescope arms race is taking shape around the world. Astronomers are drawing up plans for the biggest, most powerful instruments ever constructed, capable of peering far deeper into the universe \u00c2\u0097 and further back in time \u00c2\u0097 than ever before.
Barry Zito and the Oakland Athletics have made a habit of excelling after the All-Star break, and it looks as if this year is not going to be any different.
US health officials Monday denied reports that they knew before last week that there were major production problems with a key American manufacturer&#39;s flu vaccine, which
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Wesley Snipes is trying again to have his federal tax-evasion trial moved from this central Florida city.
A fix for a browser bug may appear early if hackers exploit the loophole in large numbers, said Microsoft.
Siberia's spectacular Lake Baikal, the deepest freshwater lake on the planet and an ecological wonder of the world, now has its own lakeside railroad to take tourists into its wilderness.
At least nine Army and Marine reservists died in Iraq on the first full day of the Fallujah offensive, the highest single-day death toll for part-time troops since US forces entered Iraq in March 2003.
The Incredibles continues to rule the box office for a second continuous week with a collection of over 51 million dollars this week.
The number of sexually transmitted chlamydia infections reported in the United States rose more than 5 percent last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
Elevated mercury levels may be associated not only with neurological problems but with cardiovascular disease among adults as well.
If you are trying to quit smoking, you will be in good company today as the American Cancer Society sponsors its 28th annual Great American Smokeout.
The star-crossed romance \u00e2\u0080\u009cDavid & Layla\u00e2\u0080\u009d is layered with sharply observed cultural details.
Already having set a single-season record for prizemoney, he became the game&#39;s first $10m man as the $900,000 first prize pushed his 2004 earnings to $10.
The United States and other nations will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, Vice President Cheney said yesterday.
Ford Motor Co  posted a sharply  narrower fourth-quarter loss on Thursday after cutting costs  and boosting margins on vehicles and said it expects a net loss  for the full year 2008.
Antawn Jamison scored 29 points and DeShawn Stevenson tipped in a missed shot by Antonio Daniels with three-tenths of a second left, giving Washington a 91-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night and snapping the Wizards' eight-game losing streak.
Drug makers are exploring the possibility of tying pharmaceutical prices to performance.
An abducted humanitarian aid worker pleaded on videotape for Tony Blair to withdraw troops from Iraq.
BEIJING - A small commuter jet headed for Shanghai crashed in northern China Sunday, killing all 53 people on board and two people on the ground, government officials said.
Bayern condemn Inter to their second successive defeat, plus a round-up of Tuesday's other games.
Juliana Sanchez passes a trembling hand in the air above the cracked and crumbling skeletons in the dry earth at her feet, her eyes moist and her voice quavering.
Silly idea gains steam Austria has become one of the first countries to officially sanction the use of Trojan Horse malware as a tactic for monitoring the PCs of suspected terrorists and criminals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ray Quinn is closing the gap with Leona Lewis as favourite to win ITV1 talent show The X Factor on Saturday.
DUBAI - A steel mesh wall collapsed on workers building a multi-billion-dollar extension to Dubai&#39;s international airport yesterday, leaving five dead and 12 injured, authorities said.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is \u00e2\u0080\u009cleading the nation to a split that could end up as a civil war,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and refuses to even consider taking steps that would maintain
Prime Minister Tony Blair is to take on the Scottish Nationalists in a passionate justification of the case for Scotland remaining part of the UK.Comment
Glenmorangie, one of Scotland&#39;s last independent whisky distillers, is to be bought by French drinks firm Moet Hennessy for about \u00c2\u00a3300m (433m euros).
Activists at a leftist gathering where Microsoft is viewed as a corporate bogeyman urged developing nations Saturday to leap into the information age with free open-source software.
Chennai, Oct. 19 (PTI): The killing of forest brigand Veerappan, and three of his accomplices in a gunbattle with STF personnel in Dharmapuri district last night has evoked mixed reactions from leaders of various political parties in Tamil Nadu.
NEWARK, New Jersey  - The former mayor of Newark, New Jersey's largest city, and a companion pleaded not guilty on Monday to a host of federal charges including suspicion of taking lavish vacations with city money.
Progress toward boosting the status of women and providing reproductive health care to all has been steady over the past decade, but billions more dollars are needed to reach goals set 10 years ago, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Republican  presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain, closing in on Mitt  Romney's once-commanding lead in New Hampshire, arrived in the  state on Friday and immediately shot back at his rival, who had  spent much of the past two days here blasting McCain.
Three Japanese men died when their small plane crashed into a tank full of raw sewage in California, an employee at the flight school that operated the aircraft said on Tuesday.
It&#39;s just another sign that a major battle for the hearts, minds and dollars of young, tech-minded consumers will be fought over music -- who sells it and who gets to play it on what portable gadgets.
Former Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.  Chief Executive Michael Snyder agreed to pay a $250,000 civil penalty and to be barred as an officer and director to settle charges he misrepresented personal travel costs as business expenses, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.
[Health India]: London, Oct 17 : According to a team of researchers from Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a large number of patients who have stomach surgery to lose weight develop peripheral nerve damage and complained of pain, tingling or numbness.
Hurricane Frances ripped apart roofs, shattered windows and flooded neighborhoods as it raged through the Bahamas on Saturday, driving thousands from their homes before beginning a slow march toward the east coast of Florida. At least one man was electrocuted in the storm.
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BUENOS AIRES, March 7 -- Recent heavy rains in South America have killed dozens of people, wiped out thousands of homes and triggered outbreaks of dengue fever in several countries.
Patricia C. Dunn maintains that while she was in regular contact with those conducting the operation, she was not its supervisor.
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CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says start-ups and their innovative ideas are the lifeblood of Silicon Valley.
Sherpas laid prayer scarves on Sir Edmund Hillary's coffin as thousands across New Zealand bid farewell to the Mount Everest conqueror Tuesday. An honor guard held ice axes aloft as his casket was carried through their lines.
Hundreds of security men from President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement held a rally in Gaza on Wednesday to demand the government he set up in the occupied West Bank pay their salaries.
Boston against Montreal? Or was that Washington against Harlem? Last night, in the latest installment of 2007-08 laughers against the Canadiens, the Bruins bumbled through their worst showing yet.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Fast-food giant Yum Brandsreported a 13 percent gain in third-quarter earnings today. The company says surging international sales and a turnaround at its KFC chicken restaurants were responsible.
Il Brasile ha battuto l'Argentina 3-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Londra. Per la nazionale allenata d...
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Al Unser Jr.&#039;s weathered face lit up at the mere suggestion. What would it be like to come down to the final laps of the Indianapolis 500 in a side-by-side duel with Michael Andretti?
GONAIVES, Haiti - Tropical Storm Jeanne brought raging floodwaters to Haiti, killing at least 90 people in the battered nation and leaving dozens of Haitian families huddled on rooftops as the storm pushed further out into the open seas on Sunday, officials said.    Floods tore through the northwestern coastal town of Gonaives and surrounding areas, covering crops and turning roads into rivers...
Scientists identify two blood chemicals linked to itchy eczema, offering new treatment possibilities.
Nintendo will bundle its new Wii Zapper controller with a Zelda-related game priced under $20.
Federal officials are trying to cut down on aggressive or deceptive sales pitches for Medicare Advantage plans.
A group of Irish lawmakers on Wednesday accused Britain of failing to prevent collusion between security forces and Protestant outlaws from Northern Ireland in the mid-1970s.
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Allen Iverson surpassed 50 points for the second consecutive game but fouled out with 4.5 seconds left, putting Mehmet Okur on the line for the winning free throws in Utah&#39;s 103-101
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February 8 is generally the cut-off date  for would-be Romeos to order their Valentine a dozen fresh red  roses, unless they want to make do with wilted carnations  instead, according to Red Herring's Web site.
Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinians in violent confrontations that erupted following the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in a French hospital on Thursday, Palestinians medics said.
Time magazine publisher Time Inc. said  on Monday that it is using technology developed by online  advertising company Quigo to provide text-based advertising on  its magazines&#39; Web sites.
Il Middlesbrough ha pareggiato 0-0 in casa dello Sheffield United nel penultimo incontro degli ottav...
A witness tells a coroner that Rachel Whitear was injected with heroin by her former boyfriend on the night she died.
TechWeb - Microsoft's E-mail-filter technology, Sender ID, is unpopular with open-source advocates but popular with spammers, who are using it to bypass other filters.
The eight West African states that use the CFA franc begin replacing their old banknotes.
Two goals from Miroslav Klose helped J\u00c3\u00bcrgen Klinsmann&#39;s experimental Germany side breeze to a 3-0 win over Japan in Yokohama this afternoon.
Microsoft Corp.  said on  Thursday that more than 200 million users will be using one of  its new products -- including its highly-anticipated Windows  Vista operating system, Office 2007 software suite and Exchange  server -- by the end of 2007.
Police arrested more people for marijuana violations in 2005 than any previous year. But they arrested far fewer for heroin, cocaine or violent crimes. In Bodyhack.
Disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli  will soon get a movie made about their less-than-spectacular  career, following in the cinematic steps of such icons as Ray  Charles and Johnny Cash.
Steelers head coach Bill Cowher was hoping to bring rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger along slowly, allowing him to learn from veteran Tommy Maddox in his initial campaign.
McLaren Mercedes\u00e2\u0080\u0099 form in the beginning of the Formula 1 season this year was so wretched that an English journalist had vowed to run naked around the Silverstone circuit if McLaren won a race this year.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not easy to turn one of the most controversial events of the 20th century into a movie that makes your eyes roll, but \u00e2\u0080\u009cO Jerusalem\u00e2\u0080\u009d does this and worse.
Russia summons the UK ambassador over the reopening of British Council offices in defiance of a ban.
The so-called $100 laptops for children may make it to India after all.
Intel Corp. will launch a major upgrade of its popular Centrino technology for notebook computers Wednesday, as the world's largest chipmaker seeks to expand the product's audience from business users to consumers.
By DEBBIE HUMMEL  SALT LAKE CITY - A local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America has agreed to pay $330,000 and plant 9,000 tree seedlings to settle a state lawsuit over a wildfire that burned 14,200 acres, officials said.
A woman charged with assaulting and robbing Foxy Brown was released from jail after the rapper failed to appear before a grand jury to testify against her.
The Israeli army killed seven militants in  and around the northern Gaza Strip Saturday, raising the  Palestinian death toll to 45 in one of the biggest and  bloodiest offensives in four years of conflict.
Germany is prepared to impose additional sanctions on Iran in the ongoing conflict over its nuclear program, Germany's Deputy Foreign Minister Gernot Erler said in an interview. \
The legions of Michael Schumacher's German fans have been going through a painful withdrawal process since the seven-times world champion retired in October.
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A German woman held hostage with her son in Iraq has been freed, the German foreign minister says.
Second-half goals by midfielder Mickael Essien and striker Florent Malouda handed champions Olympique Lyon a 2-0 win at Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.
John McCain is wasting no time running a general election campaign as he settles into his newfound role as the Republican Party's presidential nominee-in-waiting.
Sony's upgrade video-game console PlayStation 3 will be delayed until March in Europe, but will go on sale in November as planned in the U.S. and Japan, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday.
Real Madrid will play the final seven minutes of their league match against Real Sociedad on January 5 after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of their Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday.
SAINT VINCENT (Aosta) - Vittoria Puccini e Alessandro Preziosi, protagonisti della fiction &quot;Elisa di Rivombrosa&quot; sono i vincitori delle Telegrolle, il premio attribuito oggi dai lettori di Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni.
Microsoft and Sendo announced a settlement has been reached regarding all claims in the litigation between the two companies, resulting in Microsoft surrendering its once-$12 million shareholding in Sendo.
The Guggenheim Museum offers a serpentine, shock-inducing exhibit of all walks and phases of Aztec life.
They symbolise two very different eras of English football, and yesterday the philosophies of David Beckham and Sir Geoff Hurst clashed in spectacular fashion when the
Sir Alex Ferguson tonight hailed Brian Clough as a great footballing eccentric and \u00e2\u0080\u009ca fantastic manager\u00e2\u0080\u009d following the death of his old sparring partner.
Southern California's hold on No. 1 loosened after the Trojans struggled against Stanford. USC received 46 first-place votes in The Associated Press poll released Sunday, eight fewer than last week.
Mercurial French striker Nicolas Anelka is being lined up for a dramatic return to former club Arsenal as a replacement for compatriot Thierry Henry, according to reports Sunday.
Australian travel retailer Flight  Center Ltd.  said on Thursday its first-half profit  rose 10 percent, boosted by recent acquisitions despite  disappointing sales growth.
When traffic cop Maria Luisa Calderon ordered a taxi driver to move on as he picked up a passenger in heavy traffic, his reaction bordered on homicidal: He turned on his high beams and floored it, slamming her to the ground and ripping her face and ankle as he sped away.
Microsoft's MSN Soapbox video-sharing site is unlikely to knock Google's (GOOG) YouTube off its pedestal anytime soon. Soapbox, which officially launched for public testing this month, has several interesting features and big brand backing.
Idaho health officials confirmed on Thursday a toddler who died last month from kidney failure had been infected by the E. coli strain responsible for a nationwide wave of food poisoning linked to tainted spinach.
NEW YORK  - Injections of the  wrinkle-banisher Botox may help soothe the involuntary muscle  contractions that plague some professional musicians, according  to a new study.
Just as it is doing with its Windows client software, Microsoft Corp. is developing customized variants of its Windows Embedded operating system for specific markets.
Oil prices rose on Friday as a sabotage  attack on Iraqi oil infrastructure reignited concern about the  reliability of crude exports from the country despite a peace  deal to end an uprising in Najaf.
The boycott by some opposition parties of yesterday's rallies in Moscow disappoints several Russian papers.
NATO forces in Afghanistan have set themselves a six-month deadline to establish a clear advantage over Taliban insurgents, their commander said in an interview.
Jason Kendall, above, was traded Saturday from Pittsburgh to Oakland. The deal gave the Athletics one of baseball&#39;s best top-of-the-lineup hitters and most durable catchers and partly freed the Pirates of their biggest financial burden.
OCTOBER 15, 2004  - Google Inc. is bringing its proven search capabilities to a Windows XP- or Windows 2000-equipped computer near you, helping users to catalog most of the files and content
Starbucks Corp. on Thursday raised its long-term expansion goal to 40,000 stores from 30,000, and said it was no where close to exhausting opportunities in North America even though growth also looms internationally.
Historic ships the Mary Rose and the Cutty Sark are to be given a \u00c2\u00a331m boost out of lottery funds.
German security officials are searching for 10 men they believe provided support for a foiled plot to attack U.S. installations in the country, a senior government official said.
Move over, junior. Grandma and grandpa are joining the wave in video and computer games as makers step up efforts to promote the software as brain-healthy exercises.
Google, the operator of the world&#39;s most popular Internet search service, plans to announce an agreement Tuesday with some of the nation&#39;s leading research libraries and Oxford
Several thousand people are expected to gather in Glasgow to protest against changes to local hospitals.
By Brock Vergakis Associated Press  Private school vouchers are often touted as a way to level the educational playing field for less-affluent families, particularly minorities living in poverty.
A Venezuelan military plane crashed yesterday afternoon as it approached its base in the central industrial state of Aragua, killing all 25 on board, Union Radio reported.
Roma. &#39;&#39;Ho chiesto al ministro dell&#39;Economia di intervenire nel dibattito&#39;&#39; sulla Finanziaria &#39;&#39;ritenendolo prioritariamente responsabile della politica economica del governo al fine di chiarire le posizioni
ANTHRAX, which has so far killed 11 wild animals in the Caprivi, has not yet spread to livestock, an official in the Ministry of Environment said yesterday.
Intel has decided to cancel its project to develop a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) chip that would bring down the cost of rear-projection televisions.
Mibtel -1,5%, SP/Mib -1,4%, negative tutte le Europee
President Bush's re-election campaign complained to the AFL-CIO on Monday about the labor group's protests at campaign offices last week and violent incidents that were not linked to union members.
Skidmore - A baby girl who apparently was cut from her mother&#39;s womb was found in good health this afternoon, a day after the slaying, and two people were being questioned, authorities said.
A group representing UK media companies calls on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts on its international websites.
US presidential hopefuls do battle on Sunday talk shows in a final bid for votes ahead of Super Tuesday.
Analysis: Washington has done more than any other power to end the crisis in Darfur, but the U.S. has little direct leverage over Sudan
Best Software launched this week an overhaul of its Act contact management software, adding to the product line a second version with more scalability and advanced functionality.
Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT) has acquired Netscape  server-software products of AOL Time Warner (NYSE: AOL), as part of the Linux vendor's \
Eric Nicoli\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exit came as Terra Firma Capital Partners, a private equity firm taking over the EMI Group, named executives from its own ranks to management positions at the music label.
Analysis: Everyone is claiming victory. But there's a lot more left of Hizballah's fighting ability than Israel and the U.S. had hoped. And the cease-fire may just be a temporary time-out
British designer John  Galliano marked his 10th year at the creative helm of iconic  fashion house Dior with an extravagant autumn/winter show in  Versailles Palace inspired by Impressionist and Modern  painters.
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Banc of America Securities reiterated a &quot;neutral&quot; rating on Research In Motion (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ) but slashed the target price to $86 from $99, saying the final outcome of the company&#39;s patent-infringement trial looks negative.
For the first time of his career, Rubens Barrichello finished the Brazilian Grand Prix on the podium. Michael Schumacher started from the back of the field and finished in the points despite spinning in the early stages of the race.
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Russia&#39;s President Vladimir Putin has visited survivors of the school siege in southern Russia Saturday as people of the region mourned their dead, now numbering at least 322.
L'Asso pigliatutto in piazza San Giovanni                                                                                   di EUGENIO SCALFARI
The Serious Fraud Office has ended its corruption inquiry into a \u00c2\u00a36bn fighter plane deal with Saudi Arabia.
LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - The leaders of Britain and Ireland appealed Thursday to the Irish Republican Army to disarm and disband as part of a new diplomatic push to bring stable Catholic-Protestant government to Northern Ireland.
British lightweight Amir Khan beats South Korean Baik Jong-sub to secure at least a bronze medal.
SAN JOSE, Calif. In another change of plans, semiconductor giant Intel has canceled a project to develop a chip for projection T-Vs.
BEIJING, March 4 -- China announced Sunday it will increase military spending at a sharply higher rate this year, budgeting a rise of nearly 18 percent, and a senior U.S. official immediately called for more clarity on what the expenditures are for.
The Internet giant makes a bizarre move to shut down its offices for a week during the holidays.
Two diamonds worth over $14 million were robbed mid-afternoon from an antique dealers&#39; show at the Paris Louvre museum yesterday.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Police used dental records to identify a man who broke into a cafeteria in southern Sweden - the suspect left his false teeth with his social security number engraved in them at the scene of the crime.
For Annika Sorenstam, who will enter the HSBC Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Match Play Championship ranked 33rd on this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s money list, playing competitive golf is no longer the priority it once was.
The US director of intelligence says eavesdropping helped foil a bomb attack by suspected Islamists in Germany.
Dopo la vittoria in Coppa Italia sul Torino, Roma di nuovo al lavoro a Trigoria.  Defaticante per ch...
DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                            Gli italiani e la politica come ricostruire un rapporto in crisi?                                                                                      Bersani: \
La Uefa ha scelto i dieci gol pi\u00c3\u00b9 belli della prima fase di Champions League. Non ci sono reti itali...
Nella 18/a giornata del campionato spagnolo clamoroso tonfo del Barcellona, sconfitto per 3-0 dal Vi...
Wachovia Corp. WB.N and Golden West   Financial Corp. GDW.N easily won shareholder approval on   Thursday for their merger, which would combine the   fourth-largest U.S. bank with the No. 2 U.S. savings and loan.
A group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi said it had tried to kill Iraq's environment  minister on Tuesday and warned it would not miss next time,  according to an Internet statement.
A Hamas suicide bomber blew himself up near Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip Tuesday shortly after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the occupied territory to press militants to lay down their arms.
Sudan and the UN launch an appeal to raise $20m to help more than 400,000 people hit by recent flooding.
The law firm of Milberg Weiss announced today that it is investigating possible illegal conduct relating to 401(k) retirement plans at computer maker Dell Inc. Specifically, Milberg Weiss is investigating whether fiduciaries of the Dell Inc.
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Home detention for Sidekick data hack A hacker who broke into the systems of T-Mobile USA and lifted the personal details of around 400 people, including a US Secret Service agent, has escaped imprisonment.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
No one every said Wi-Fi was perfect. It suffers from difficult setup, questionable security, interferences from appliances, and doesn&#39;t always stretch its signal as far as advertised.
ROMA - &#39;&#39;La situazione dei conti pubblici emersa a meta&#39; anno e&#39; grave&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto il governatore di Bankitalia Antonio Fazio durante l&#39;audizione alla Camera. &#39;&#39;Ogni intervento di riduzione del prelievo
An Indonesian passenger ship capsized off the island of Sulawesi, killing 15 people and leaving 6 missing, a transport ministry official said on Friday.
Herbs used in some traditional   Chinese prescriptions can cause complications if they are taken   just before anesthesia and surgery, a Hong Kong study has   found. The study, published in the September issue of the   medical journal Anesthesiology, found that certain herbs used   in traditional Chinese medicine can impair blood clotting or   lower blood pressure.
Indian police detain a man in connection with a deadly blast at a historic mosque in Hyderabad.
Elcoteq SE, global provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS)  for the Communications Technology Industry, features its communications  technology services in Hall 1 Stand C59 at 3GSM World Congress 2007  being held in Barcelona, Spain from February 12--14,  2007.
Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless company, will expand its high-speed data service to 16 markets by the end of the year, the chairman of Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday.
NBC Universal has decided not to renew  its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the  second major media company to challenge Apple Inc&#39;s dominance  in digital entertainment.
Whether movie stars were doing good deeds on a telethon, or   wearing glitzy duds on the Golden Globes, TV viewers were similarly   unimpressed.
They're super. Thanks for asking Supermicro appears to have outclassed the Tier 1 server vendors with its latest blade design.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States, the European Union  and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear  watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium  enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
FRANKFURT -- Automaker Volkswagen AG said yesterday there is ''no room&quot; for wage increases as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union, and detailed proposals to trim labor costs by cutting paid breaks and increasing flexible working time.
Arsene Wenger has revealed his desire to avoid the bitter taste of defeat is driving him to restore Arsenal to the peak of English football.
Stepping into the political quagmire of Sudan, Africa&#39;s largest country, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, suggested on Friday that limited autonomy could
The European Union on Monday formally adopted rules slashing the cost of cross border mobile phone calls in the 27-nation bloc, paving the way for their application in the coming months.
Music companies have started a new fight with China's Internet industry over piracy, filing lawsuits accusing popular Web sites Baidu.com and Sohu.com of aiding illicit online copying, an industry group said Wednesday.
Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil thought to have killed more than 100 people.
Bobby Allen knows as well as anybody that history is just that, especially when you're in a perpetual dogfight for big-league employment.
Tony Blair has said it is time to draw a line under the controversy surrounding David Blunkett.
Dalle 21 di domenica 16 gennaio protesta contro sicurezza
Moglie capo Stato e' stata investita,ha riportato 2 fratture
In what may be the first action of its kind in the U.S., a lawsuit has been filed to enforce an open-source license.
BAGHDAD A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into the Baghdad headquarters of the Shiite political leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more.
Gunmen killed 22 Iraqi police on Sunday as US planes and artillery bombarded Falluja ahead of an expected offensive to storm the rebel stronghold.
Worries about the sustainability of the US economic recovery were stoked om Sunday after the stores group Wal-Mart, seen as a bellwether for the country&#39;s
Fiat and General Motors head for a showdown this week as a one-year truce expires, opening the way for them to go to court over whether Fiat can force the U.S. group to buy its loss-mired car unit.
The bright young group performed Elliott Carter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quartets with an air of confirmed mastery at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Wednesday.
Slobodan Milosevic called on judges to subpoena former U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday, saying he would like them to testify at his war crimes trial by Christmas.
Eli Manning remains the New York Giants' quarterback of the future. For now, the job belongs to Kurt Warner.
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The survival of loss-making airline Swiss has been assured by a crucial multi-million dollar credit facility, the company's financial director said.
'Titanic' star Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly visited three trendy nightspots on one night out in London, and partied till the wee hours of the morning.
By Rick Bird  There is an ugly duckling story, a new top-five network battle, a pompous new attorney and the suffering six. Those are some of the storylines to play out Thursdays on the tube this fall.  This week The Post is handicapping each night of the new TV season.
The first high-speed rail link between France and Germany began scheduled services Sunday, slashing travel times and marking a major step towards a truly pan-European rapid transit network.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson's elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star's Neverland estate...
The Spanish police on Thursday arrested two Moroccans and a Spaniard suspected of helping the escape of the attackers after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, police said on Thursday.Comment
General Motors is continuing to hold onto its position as the world's biggest carmaker, latest sales figures show.
President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that the United States suffered a humiliating defeat in its move to condemn Venezuela internationally for forcing an opposition-aligned TV station off the airwaves.
The construction equipment maker earned $927 million in the quarter as strength in its integrated service business offset weakness in North America.
BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman were last night awarded contracts by the United States government to develop technology for protecting commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed seven remaining South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Thursday after a six-week kidnap ordeal, following a deal that Afghan officials said included a ransom payment by Seoul.
INNER Beirut was swamped by soldiers and riot police at the weekend as the Lebanese parliament convened to extend the term of President Emile Lahoud, reappointing the Syrian-backed former soldier for three more years.
Leaders from Sudan and four regional states concluded a meeting here early today with a statement rejecting any &quot;foreign intervention&quot; in the Darfur region of Sudan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 \u00c2\u00ad In criticizing Senator John Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health care proposals, President Bush cited \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe Lewin report\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 as an authoritative source.
A review of the Chris Benz, Doo.Ri, Proenza Schouler, Thakoon fall collections in New York.
The German government on Monday sold shares worth \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.6 billion, or $2.14 billion, in Deutsche Telekom to the state-owned development bank KfW Group as the finance minister, Hans Eichel, strove to rein in the budget deficit.
One of the speakers at a Toorcon security conference session last weekend has admitted that claims he and an accomplice made regarding an \
InPro's internet-by-mobile IP should be revoked, says judge Research in Motion (RIM) has defeated an attempt by a European intellectual property licensing company that the BlackBerry maker had violated a patent for accessing the internet on mobile devices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
E' lui il capo indiscusso della band di Ocean's 13, il sequel di azione presentato al festival. Clooney manda i fan in delirio sulla Croisette
Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players and recorders, handing a victory to rival Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video.
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian President Bashar Assad is ready to resume peace talks with Israel &quot;without conditions,&quot; a top UN envoy said yesterday.
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New data on an experimental AIDS vaccine that failed to work shows volunteers who got the shots were far more likely to get infected with the virus through sex or other risky behavior than those who got dummy shots.
Everything from fire ants and coyotes to armadillos, lionfish and beach kudzu have made new homes in South Carolina over the years. So can the Cuban tree frog be far behind?
Almost one-fifth of agency scientists surveyed two years ago as part of an official review said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite reservations.
Madison Square Garden settled a sexual harassment lawsuit filed three years ago by the former captain of the Rangers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 cheerleading squad.
Geraint Jones says England will be going flat out for victory on day five of the final Test in South Africa.
Iran insisted yesterday it has gone as far as it could to meet the demands of Europe and the rest of the international community over its nuclear activities, and said the ball was now in their court.
Study finds more than half of seats offer little protection against neck injury in a crash. By Dee-Ann Durbin. WASHINGTON -- More than half of the seats in cars do a poor job of preventing whiplash injury because
Bashing the boss, crushing computers and mashing cellphones are some of the fun new stress-relief techniques offered at a Spanish junkyard.
The defending AL Cy Young Award winner threw eight dominant innings Saturday afternoon, silencing doubts about the health of his arm in the Toronto Blue Jays&#39; 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees.
Patch posted Apple has posted a Mac OS X Security Update that patches almost two dozen holes in the Unix-based operating system. The update incorporates fixes for AirPort, Apple Type Services, Finder, Installer, Security Framework, VPN and a raft of other, under-the-hood apps and utilities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oracle Chief Larry Ellison may be No. 10 on Forbes magazine&#39;s list of the top 400 wealthiest Americans, but that doesn&#39;t make buying a football team--let alone another software company--an easy feat.
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TOMORROW'S fantastic DVD voucher is for three wonderful episodes of that playground favourite The Koala Brothers.   George the Postman is persuaded by Mitzi to race Archie in George's Big Race, for the entertainment of the townsfolk.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
S en. Johnny Isakson's phones, unlike those of many of his colleagues, aren't jammed with antiwar calls, and he heard few complaints about Iraq from constituents over the July 4 recess. So far, no one's threatening to throw him out of office if he doesn't come out against the war.
A California Senate health committee is expected to vote against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s widely promoted and potentially legacy-defining universal health care bill.
La maggioranza tiene al Senato, anche senza il voto dei senatori a vitasu due dei tre voti previsti in aula per approvare la manovra per il 2008                                          Finanziaria a un passo dal via libera  Due voti di fiducia tra troppi ultimatum                                                                                  Fisichella: \
Walt Disney Co. President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger gave an upbeat assessment of the media company's future on Thursday in his first address to Wall Street since being named the sole internal candidate in the race to succeed CEO Michael Eisner.
U.S. mortgage lenders are cutting advertising budgets due to a global credit squeeze, but they are not likely to reduce Internet search marketing anytime soon, executives at search leader Google Inc said on Thursday.
Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Steve Jobs says the record labels won't let him sell unprotected MP3s, but there are hundreds of independents that will happily supply unprotected music. In Cult of Mac.
Three teenagers have sued school officials over lengthy suspensions they received for setting up a Facebook page that identifies a teacher as a pedophile.
Luca di Montezemolo believes Rubens Barrichello\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wins in Italy and China have proved that the Ferrari team does not revolve around Michael Schumacher.
The president of OPEC said yesterday that oil prices are too high to allow a cut in output when it meets this weekend.
Bill Clinton returned to Arkansas to dedicate a presidential library that he hopes will connect Americans with his dreams and to one another.
Sept. 16, 2004 -- The power to shock an ailing heart back into motion may now be purchased without a doctor&#39;s prescription. Today the FDA approved the first over-the-counter sale of an automated external defibrillator (AED).
U.S. stocks closed mostly lower on  Tuesday as oil prices climbed to another record and economic  data showed slower-than-expected growth last month.
The Executive Director of the World Food Program is urging ex-Soviet satellite states that joined the European Union in May and oil-rich Russia to do more to help reduce worldwide hunger.
L'anticipazione non cambia il rapporto con Mostra di Venezia
ESSEN, Germany  - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made clear on Saturday that he thinks any risks posed by lightly regulated hedge funds can be handled through market discipline without adding heavy government regulators.
Bank of Ireland has reported a 5 percent rise in first-half profits, in line with predictions made in its September trading update, and says it is confident about the outlook for the full year.
Your legal columnist wins an exemption to the DMCA for consumers who digitally unlock their cell phones to use with other carriers. But now a wireless giant says the new rule will damage the prepaid cell phone industry, and hurt those who can't afford monthly service. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
Tim Henman and Jamie Murray win their doubles match to give Great Britain a 3-0 lead over Croatia in their Davis Cup tie.
Microsoft Corp.  is set to  launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc.
The Seattle Seahawks are considered one of the NFL's biggest disappointment this season. Matt Hasselbeck believes they're headed in the right direction.
Tusshar Kapoor is happy that he is going to share screen space with old pal Kareena Kapoor in   Phir Gol Maal.
Rockers and royals, including Rod Stewart, Elton John and Princes William and Harry, were taking the stage at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday to remember Princess Diana almost 10 years after her death in a Paris car crash.
Maroni, valuteremo le proposte che vengono fatte
Australia's Aborigines are set to lose the legal right to stop people entering their outback lands, which cover an area almost the size of Mongolia, sparking protests their homes will become an \
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lent its full support to United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan and wishes to see him complete his remaining tenure in office.
Neolithic people in China may have been the first in the world to make wine, according to scientists who have found the earliest evidence of winemaking from
Marion Jones was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for lying about using steroids
The electronics giant plans to sell its operations for making microchips used in its PlayStation game console to Toshiba, pulling back from the heavy investment needed.
Ex-singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he has instructed lawyers after being refused entry to the US.
\u00c2\u00b7 GMC case could affect public confidence in jab  \u00c2\u00b7 Three accused of serious professional misconduct
Maybe walking upright on two legs isn't such a defining human feature after all. Scientists who spent a year photographing orangutans in the rain forest say the trait probably evolved in ancient apes navigating the treetops long before ancestors of humans climbed to the ground &#151; a hypothesis that contradicts science museums the world over.
GUANTANAMO, Cuba  - As international prisoners in the U.S. \
PITTSBURGH - The state Supreme Court ruled that Pennsylvania's drunken driving law can't be enforced against people on horseback, a decision that inspired the dissenting justice to wax poetic.    The court ruled Wednesday in a case against two men in Mercer County in 2002...
Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale, the French bank that earned the respect of it rivals, is now embarrassed by a 31-year-old rogue trader.
L'Italia &egrave; in semifinale ai Mondiali juniores di pallanuoto maschile, in corso di svolgimento...
Hurricane Jeanne, which roared across Florida on Sunday, may have caused &#36;4 billion to &#36;8 billion in insured damage, a risk management group said.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.
Sul circuito spagnolo di Jerez de la Frontera, Lewis Halmiton ha provato oggi, per la prima volta, l...
Torna in DVD il film dei Fab Four girato da Richard Lester. In un primo momento si doveva chiamare Eight arms to hold you. Ma poi Lennon scrisse Help! e tutto cambi\u00c3\u00b2
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Description: Efforts are under way to arrange a ceasefire in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, where militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been battling US forces.
The changes at the top are good, but the bank may not be a takeover candidate.
Dallas Cowboys football star Terrell   Owens was treated for a drug overdose after taking more than 30   pain pills in an apparent suicide attempt on Tuesday night,   according to a police report obtained by local media.
Take notice Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Gary Sheffield: If you crowd the plate, you are going to hear a symphony of chin music. Or worse, you could get hit with a 90-mile-per-hour fastball in tonight's Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park.
Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypasses with drug-coated stents. In the study, heart attack and death rates were lower among people who had surgery than those given artery-opening balloon angioplasty and stents. It is latest setback for drug-coated stents, which have revolutionized heart care and have been implanted in about six million people worldwide. The study is in Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s New England Journal of Medicine.
Milano, 7 dic. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Milano ha ritrovato il suo teatro attrezzato per affrontare il prossimo secolo&#39;&#39;. Cosi&#39; il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi commenta la ristrutturazione del Piermarini
Blog: I interview Iain Gray, VP of Global Support at Red Hat, to find out how the world's largest open source company structures its support offerings, and how they differ from proprietary software support.
E' accaduto sulla spiaggia di Capo Vaticano, a Ricadi
A businessman wins an appeal against a High Court ruling to pay back \u00c2\u00a32m he lost in one night.
A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.
Five years ago, the great bull market of the &#39;90s was about to come to a crashing halt, but no one knew that yet. In fact, many investors were still buying as if the gains would continue forever.
A British soldier dies after a grenade attack in Afghanistan, says the MoD.
Crude oil fell to the lowest price in almost two months after Iran, OPEC&#39;s second-biggest oil producer, said it would stop enriching uranium to ward off US calls for sanctions.
This new marketing initiative shows that companies are eager to use broadband media. But how?
George Washington runs away from Temple early in the second half to cruise to a 74-56 triumph over Temple on Saturday behind 18 points from J.R. Pinnock.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to win a huge parliamentary majority to help him push through tax and labor reforms when voters cast ballots for the fourth time in eight weeks in a run-off election on Sunday.
The Co-op is testing whether shoppers are affected by labels highlighting products' salt, fat and calories content.
Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been charged with assault and criminal damage for a fight on September 4, police say. The Ireland international is due to appear before Trafford Magistrates
NAGAREYAMA, Japan - After a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime - and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow.    Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new \
For the second time this year, an alliance of major Internet providers - including Atlanta-based EarthLink \u00e2\u0080-iled a coordinated group of lawsuits aimed at stemming the flood of online junk mail.
The leaders of Brazil, India and South Africa solidified their ties at a summit that highlighted the regional powers' role as spokesmen for the developing world.
National Public Radio is teaming up with online radio broadcasters to appeal new music royalty fees that they say would put smaller operators out of business and force others to sharply scale back their online music offerings.
(InfoWorld) - Autodesk and Parametric Technology Corp. (PTC) have agreed to make their CAD (computer-aided drafting) software, used in the manufacturing and engineering industries, interoperate better. Under the agreement announced Monday, PTC will use Autodesk's RealDWG software development toolkit to make PTC software interoperate with Autodesk's Inventor 3D and AutoCad software. Autodesk will use PTC's Granite 3D modeling and interoperability kernel to allow for integration between Autodesk software and Pro/Engineer, PTC's 3D CAD application. The two companies said an increasing number of manufacturers run multi-CAD environments and are under pressure to reduce costs and move products faster to market. The agreement will help decrease the costs of running those environments and enable faster, out-of-the-box integration, they said. \u00c2
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that Israel's three-week-old offensive in Lebanon will stop only after a robust international peacekeeping force is in place in southern Lebanon.
Jeff Burton nipped at leader Matt Kenseth's bumper in the waning laps, ducked beneath him, pulled side-by-side, and still kept falling behind. It wasn't until six laps were left in the Dover 400 yesterday that Burton finally scooted by with the critical pass. Not that he even needed it: Kenseth ran out of gas, anyway.
A new chip from Via Technologies, which supplies processors to ultraportables from OQO, Samsung, Packard Bell and others, promises to double the performance of the super-small computers in which it's embedded.
Recount results from King County on Wednesday made Democrat Christine Gregoire the apparent but unofficial winner of the extraordinarily close Washington governor&#39;s race.
Offers free game in compensation Microsoft is to offer gamers a free game download to compensate them for all the connectivity problems many of them experience accessing its Xbox Live service during the past few weeks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A stream runs through it Comment Sun has broken into the AT&amp;T IPTV account with its Sun Fire X4600 servers, which are either to be used as part of the U-Verse video-on-demand server system or to offer extra IP services over the top.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON - South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said on Friday the nuclear standoff with North Korea must be resolved peacefully, despite hawks in the United States pushing for a more hardline approach.
Having found a cheaper and more enthusiastic alternative in DeShawn Stevenson, the Washington Wizards said Monday they won't match the New York Knicks' offer sheet for restricted free agent Jared Jeffries.
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ariel Perez was, like thousands of fellow Cuban doctors, a devoted soldier in Fidel Castro's most important overseas mission -- providing medical care to the poor in oil-rich Venezuela, Cuba's most vital ally. But last year, Perez and two Cuban companions, carrying rucksacks with...
US Vice-President Dick Cheney praises the Australian government for its support of US-led operations in Iraq.
Former deputy prime minister and one- time Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Rafael (Raful) Eitan, an outspoken presence in Israeli politics for decades, drowned at Ashdod port Tuesday morning.
Some 300 people have shaved their heads in Indonesia&#39;s Central Sulawesi province to celebrate the victory of former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in this week&#39;s presidential election.
La decisione \u00c3\u00a8 stata presa poche ore dopo l'arrivo in un porto nordcoreanodella prima nave carica di carburante. E' la contropartita al disarmo                                            Nucleare, la Corea del Nord ferma il reattore di Yongbyong                                                                                      La notizia data dal Dipartimento di Stato Usa: \
BAGHDAD -- Iraq is set to take control of its armed forces command today, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
NEW YORK - A lawsuit targeting \
Dire warnings from top scientists that mankind is to blame for global warming set off alarm bells everywhere -- but many of the world's churches have already \
Confusion over the final timings in the men's K1 sees British kayaker Campbell Walsh take unofficial silver.
TORONTO (CP) - Conrad Black stepped aside Tuesday as chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc., the Toronto holding company which has voting control over newspaper operating company Hollinger International.
 after Glasgow attack
Emporio Armani had velvets in rich earth browns and blacks, dabbed with shiny patent leather accessories and spangled with glittering evening wear for its womenswear collection for winter 2008-09 shown on Sunday.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday sustained President George W. Bush's second veto of bill to expand a popular federal children's health program.
Al suo originario splendore 'La Morte di Didone'
The Carolina Hurricanes will raise their championship banner when they host the Buffalo Sabres in one of the NHL's three season-opening games Wednesday night.
Armed men wounded one police officer at a refugee camp polling site in Pakistan, just hours before the Afghan refugees were to vote in their country's presidential election, police said Saturday.
A U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter  crashed in central Texas on Monday and there was no information  available about injuries or deaths for the seven people on  board, a military spokeswoman said.
AIN ALAQ, Lebanon  - Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Yasser Arafat was a terrorist and a peacemaker, an imperfect visionary who served as father to an unborn nation. An impish man with a perpetual stubble and a protruding lower lip, he was
Furniture maker and retailer Ethan  Allen Interiors Inc.  on Monday forecast revenue for the  fiscal first quarter beneath Wall Street estimates amid weak  consumer confidence and volatility in its business.
A group of schools in London are reintroducing boxing into PE lessons to assist pupils' development.
HANNIBAL, Mo. - It was a two-day encounter at the height of World War II, but Richard Turner never forgot that Iowa girl. Now, 60 years later, he's about to marry her.  Turner and Annette Jessen will wed Friday with their combined 12 children in attendance.
Ryan Malesevich has posted a new entry that might be of interest you all of you WordPress-ers out there. In it he talks about a plugin you can use to separate out the comments from the trackbacks in the listing for a post.   I was lucky enough to come across a blog post on Binary Moon that included a function that would allow you to break up the trackbacks and the comments in your template. [...] The problem with that is everytime Wordpress upgrades I overwrite functions.php and then comments no longer work.   To get around it, he used WordPress' own plugin system to make the separation via this simple plugin [zip]. It's a simple install, but a bit of functionality that can really help out if you get a lot of both trackbacks and comments.
England centre Jamie Noon has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup with a knee injury sustained during the champions&#39; 36-0 defeat against South Africa on Friday, team doctor Simon Kemp announced at the squad&#39;s hotel Sunday.
Chief war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte suggested Friday the European Union take over financing of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal if the United Nations cuts off funds before the court can bring its most-wanted fugitives to trial.
Talk about swimming with the fishes. A Florida-based company offers to enshrine your late loved ones by submerging their remains in a manmade ocean reef
Oct 08  - Between 1990 and 2001, the number of people with chronic kidney failure in the US rose from 697 to 1424 cases per million population, according to a report released Thursday.
Changes at Sprint and Boeing are a sign of the challenges facing Plains-state economies.
Everyone wants to be a designer. That's the value proposition of JuJups.com, a new online service claiming it will allow consumers to design their own personalized and customized 3D-content.
(CP) - The government of Nunavut and the territory's land claim organization are asking Ottawa for &#36;1.9 billion over 10 years to address the cruel, relentless mathematics of what may be Canada's worst housing crisis.
Analysis: Just as the U.S. missile-defense system has yet to prove itself effective, so too have Washington's policies for dealing with the reclusive regime
The Bush administration on Tuesday  protested Russia's auction of YUKOS's main oil production unit  and warned it could have a \
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, his political survival on the line, asked the Senate on Thursday for an \
Some U.S. parents, desperate after Disney star Hannah Montana's concert tour sold out in minutes, are going to extremes with some paying $3,000 a ticket and fathers donning high heels in a race to get in for free.
An egg-laying mammal, named after TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough, is not extinct after all, say scientists.
Toccato il massimo dal settembre 2002, sale di 5 punti base
The United Nations European headquarters, where a listening device was discovered in a ministerial meeting room, is probably rife with secret spying equipment, a UN security source said on Friday.
Sudanese army commanders and former rebel leaders from the east of the country have signed a military deal in Asmara, bolstering a peace agreement signed last year, Eritrean state media said Wednesday.
The EU parliament appears likely to reject incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s choice of commissioners tomorrow after he refused to make concessions.
US securities officials charged the disgraced former press baron, Conrad Black, and his former deputy, David Radler, with securities fraud in connection with alleged wrongdoing at Hollinger International.
The US dollar was mostly steady against the euro Wednesday in light trading, with markets showing little appetite for testing new lows ahead of the Christmas holidays.
Rientro precipitoso in Brasile per Ronaldo. L'attaccante del Real Madrid ha lasciato in tutta fretta...
Chien-Ming Wang worked seven scoreless innings while Boston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Curt Schilling pitched six innings, allowing two runs, both on opposite-field home runs by Robinson Cano.
Iraq has failed to meet eight out of 18 political and military goals set by the US Congress, an interim report says.
Iraqis want nothing more than to have U.S. soldiers leave Iraq, but there is nothing they can less afford.
After 14 month delay The US government has appointed a cybersecurity chief after a 14-month gap that left observers questioning the Government's commitment to the post.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. chain stores sales rose in the  third week of May with strength in household staples, but  rising gasoline prices and interest rates are expected to lower  sales in the second quarter, a report said on Tuesday.
Leaders around the world expressed concern for Yasser Arafat&#39;s health as he left the Palestinian territories for Paris for urgent medical tests.
The Cardinals are not in danger of failing to win the division title, but their season isn\u00c2\u0092t turning out the way they expected.
A Belgian woman who became infertile from cancer treatment gave birth yesterday after having her ovarian tissue removed and frozen before chemotherapy and transplanted later, the first
Japanese police are investigating allegations a cabinet official leaked classified information to a Russian government employee, news reports said Wednesday.
The armed uprising against Israel is a mistake and must end, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Tuesday, signaling his determination to change direction after Yasser Arafat's death.
The UK is lagging behind other countries on biomass and biofuels, says a parliamentary committee.
In this photo released by the Philippine Air Force, shows uprooted trees littered near a swollen river after it was hit by a storm in Infanta town, Quezon province, eastern Philippines on Tuesday Nov. 30, 2004.
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One of our original and most persistent gripes about the PS3 has been the lack of any sort of IR support that would allow you to program your universal remote to command the system. Now, a handful of less-than-perfect solutions are hitting the market.
A Pakistani court charges 10 men over the attack in June on the commander of the Karachi army corps that left 10 dead.
Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling entered a federal prison on Wednesday to begin serving a 24-year sentence for his crimes in the one of the most infamous corporate scandals in U.S. history.
Black pupils are three times more likely to be excluded because of \
Gordon Brown rejects calls from two trade unions for a referendum on the new European Union treaty.
PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the No. 2  soft-drink maker, on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter  profit on volume growth, a strong pricing environment and a  favorable foreign exchange rate.
Teen fashion retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Tuesday it plans to close around 150 stores and lay off about 2,000 employees as part of a strategy to cut costs.
According to the latest post on the main PHP site, the latest release of the PHP 5 series - PHP 5.2.4 has been posted for public consumption.   The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 5.2.4. This release focuses on improving the stability of the PHP 5.2.X branch with over 120 various bug fixes in addition to a resolving several low priority security bugs. All users of PHP are encouraged to upgrade to this release.   Check out the release announcement for complete details on what's been updated or just head straight to the downloads page to grab this latest release.
I giocatori della fiorentina, dopo la sconfitta (la seconda consecutiva) subita in casa con la Lazio...
A Napoli &egrave; gi&agrave; scattato il conto alla rovescia in vista della sfida di sabato contro l...
The company&#39;s chief financial officer said he won&#39;t return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.
WACO, Texas - President Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival's words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.    It was not unlike the spin that Kerry and his forces sometimes place on Bush's words...
Doctors are prescribing more  antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is  little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters,  researchers said on Thursday.
A pill that helps you lose weight and quit smoking? That was amazing enough to capture headlines this past week. But scientists say the experimental drug might be even more versatile, providing a new tool
Here are excerpts from an interview The Associated Press conducted with Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday:
A record drop in oil import prices pushed the U.S. trade deficit in October to its lowest level in more than a year, while U.S. exports rose to a new high, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will go to the hospital Friday for an operation to cure an irregular heart beat. Mr. Blair also has announced he intends to seek a full third consecutive term in office next
The Conservative Party intends to raise taxes on polluters if they win the next election, the party's spokesman on finance said in an interview.
Google Inc. stock dropped more than 6 percent yesterday as tens of millions of new shares held by early investors and employees of the search engine giant became available for sale for the first time.
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- This island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa poses one of the world's great AIDS mysteries.
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TABA, Egypt  - Rescue workers dug through the  wreckage of an Egyptian resort hotel Saturday, still hoping to  find survivors after a series of bomb blasts in the Sinai  Peninsula killed at least 33 people.
One German official warns that the president's plan would be a \u00e2\u0080\u009cTrojan horse,\u00e2\u0080\u009d but the chancellor's climate advisor sees it as a welcome sign.
25 September 2004 -- The Iranian defense minister announced today that the country has successfully test-fired a strategic, long-range missile and delivered the weapon to its armed forces.
The chorus of pleas for hostage Ken Bigley&#39;s freedom have yet again been met with deafening silence as the Briton&#39;s kidnap ordeal in Iraq enters its 11th day.
Two English women survive two nights down a ravine after their car plunges off the road in New Zealand.
The weather is getting worse. Phil Mickelson feels he is getting better. Mickelson shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday at Spyglass Hill in the most miserable conditions of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, giving him a share of the lead with Kevin Sutherland and a great chance to put to rest any notion of a U.S. Open hangover.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called a two-day meeting of tribal elders and provincial officials to discuss strategies to combat the country&#39;s burgeoning drug trade.
Il sito Uefa scrive oggi che Juninho Pernanbucano ha prolungato il contratto con i francesi del Lion...
What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates.
A mushrooming number of poor people who need medical care will push up the state&#39;s Medicaid costs another $119 million next fiscal year.
A man accused of deserting the US army for North Korea nearly four decades ago has turned himself over to the US military, in a step toward his possible resettlement in Japan.
An indigenous-rights activist jailed for setting fire to a farm once owned by Mapuche Indians passed the 100-day mark of a prison hunger strike by urging colleagues to \
Breaking up Big Oil won't solve high gas prices.
ORLANDO, Fla. &#151; When the subject turned to Allen Iverson, Maurice Cheeks refused to budge.
A new type of shrew-like creature with a snout similar to an elephant's trunk has been found in the mountains of Tanzania, the first new species of the mammal found since the 19th century, scientists said.
Trade and climate issues will top the agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins a visit to China.
Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions occur far more frequently than the government previously recognized
Natural disasters will cost insurers a record &#36;35 billion this year, after hurricanes lashed the Caribbean and southeastern United States and a record 10 typhoons soaked Japan in events seen as linked to global warming, climate experts said on Wednesday.
Closing a weeklong Communist Party congress, delegates selected a new Central Committee, with Vice President Zeng Qinghong not among those selected.
Stage mothers for a Rottweiler and other dogs have sued a company called Hollywood Paws for failing to turn their pooches into stars. More than a dozen pet owners contend the company collected tens of thousands of dollars but never delivered on promises to get film and television auditions for their pets.
Another good day at Oakland Hills sees Europe move 11-5 clear of the USA going into Sunday's Ryder Cup singles.
A Jordanian oil firm sought approval from a U.S.-led international naval force to import millions of barrels of Iraqi crude through the Persian Gulf in violation of U.N. sanctions in February 2003, according to an internal company e-mail released Wednesday.
Risultati e classifiche della 20/a giornata, 3/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie C1.
At least two more states are planning to join New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in suing the insurance industry over allegations of bid-rigging and collusion.
The nation's leading woman judge has been approached to preside over the coroner's inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed.
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Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO, one of  the world's biggest telecoms equipment makers, has again  delayed filing its restated financial results, mainly because  of revenue reporting issues, the company said on Thursday .
The Prison Service should consider stopping sick pay for its staff in a bid to improve \
Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock plummeted after it took a $16.7 billion write-down and had a $9.8 billion fourth-quarter loss.
Santos won its second Brazilian championship in three years, defeating Vasco 2-1 Sunday behind goals by Ricardinho and Elano.
The administration defended President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s low-tax philosophy and Democrats said the president was saddling American children with debt.
As Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey nears the end of his second month, many of the Justice Department's top positions remain vacant or filled with temporary appointees with no replacements in sight, according to legislative aides and Bush administration officials.
The Best of Both Worlds tour, starring Miley Cyrus, was a terrific two-hour sugar rush.
Il numero uno della McLaren starebbe preparando un dossier contro la Renault di Flavio Briatore. Un secondo dossier avrebbe come oggetto la Ferrari
Blog: Tobak's take on Steve Jobs' role in the stock options backdating scandal at Apple
JPMorgan will report fourth-quarter results, while investors and the Fed digest more economic indicators.
Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Mahmoud Abbas escaped injury on Sunday after masked gunmen opened fire near him inside a tent where people were mourning Yasser Arafat, witnesses said.
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After Thursday&#39;s coal mine gas explosion that killed 33 workers, the authorities of Yangquan City where the mine is located, have ordered all the local coal mines to stop production for checks as of Friday.
Officials continue to discuss ways to share passenger data, but are unlikely to reach a compromise by July's deadline.
Valencia boss Claudio Ranieri was bitter in defeat. Werder Bremen eliminated the Spanish club 2-0 on Tuesday. Ranieri singled out referee Anders Frisk venemously in a post-match television interview with Canal Plus.
Robots can't do it all, say generals The South Korean defence ministry has cracked down on web-assisted draft dodging, according to reports. The country's military depends heavily on conscript manpower, but service is unpopular and there are various loopholes through which young men can avoid it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One-upping the United States, France nearly doubled its aid pledge for tsunami victims to &#36;57 million Thursday and briefly claimed the role as leading donor nation, following barbs from Washington about French generosity.
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A loud explosion rocked a cafe  frequented by Iraqi police near the Australian embassy in  Baghdad on Sunday, witnesses said.
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Canada is hosting a meeting of electoral experts to consider preparations for Iraq's poll amid worsening violence.
Jerome B. York, an adviser to the billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, condemned the company\u00c2\u0092s management.
Shrimp farming in Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and other poor Asian nations has devastated native mangrove forests and wild fish stocks, according to an environmental nonprofit.
Accused Australian Taliban fighter David Hicks on Wednesday denied war crimes charges when he appeared before a US military tribunal.
The company, which owns the Jones New York, Anne Klein and Nine West shoe and apparel brands, posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $89.8 million, or $1.06 a share.
Civil liberties groups urge Congress to reject telecom immunity for a U.S. surveillance program.
MOSCOW Russia completed the dismantling of Yukos, its largest oil producer, on Sunday, selling its main subsidiary to a company that was essentially unheard of until three days ago.
An influential and conservative Islamic theological school in India said on Thursday marriages of Muslim couples using Internet Web cameras were acceptable and legal.
NEWCASTLE, England -- Graeme Souness suffered his first serious setback as Newcastle manager after Kieron Dyer was ruled out of action for several weeks with a recurrence of the hamstring problems that have dogged him throughout his career.
Demand for Reggie White memorabilia started perking up almost as soon as the news of the former Green Bay Packers star\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death broke on ESPN.
Africa, a continent usually synonymous with hunger, is falling prey to obesity. It's a trend driven by new lifestyles and old beliefs that big is beautiful. Ask Nodo Njobo, a plump hairdressing assistant. She is coy about her weight, but like many African women, proud of her \
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Anti-whaling nations said on Monday they oppose Japan's proposal to permit whale hunting in its coastal communities and will push for Japanese concessions on other issues.
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PITTSBURGH -- Forget the Curse of the Bambino. How about the Curse of Heinz Field?
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants in a series of raids in southern Iraq overnight, the U.S. military said on Monday.
At least 80 people were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk in a coordinated attack by a suicide truck bomber in a crowded market and a separate car bomb parked on a busy street, police said.
Nokia is laying off 2300 employees at a German factory and moving production to lower-cost sites.
A scheme to help pupils who struggle  with reading could save the taxpayer millions of pounds, a report claims.
Tracing its roots to a founder's anger at a no-show home remodeling crew, the makers of Shoot &amp; Proof software aim to erase any doubts that digital photos are faked or manipulated.
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American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how genes are copied, a process essential to how cells develop and to life itself.
Iran's persistent failure to clear up concerns about its nuclear activities after concealing them for almost 20 years sets it apart from all other nations, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Monday.
US presidential candidate John Kerry launches his most outspoken attack on President Bush over the  Iraq war.
Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino, 90, an American woman branded \
Nintendo Co. Ltd.  on Tuesday raised its annual net income forecast for 2006/07 by 20.5 percent, citing strong sales of its Nintendo DS video game console and titles as well as a weaker-than-expected yen.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday, arriving as American and Iraqi troops make early gains in a new crackdown against militants in the Iraqi capital.
While those unflappable interplanetary twins - Spirit and Opportunity - continue to trudge across Mars, engineers and scientists are readying the next robotic rover destined to trail across the distant sands of the red planet.
The Devil Rays were closing in on an agreement with Japanese star infielder Akinori Iwamura and are likely to finalize a deal Friday in what would be Tampa Bay's first major move of the offseason.
The U.S. military will temporarily  boost its troop strength in Iraq to about 150,000 from a  current level of 138,000 to provide extra security for Iraqi  elections set for Jan. 30, defense officials said on Wednesday.
Microsoft's $240 million investment is much smaller than the rumored $750 million that Facebook sought. Why the difference? Epicenter's Terrence Russell analyzes the deal.
In Sunday's A.F.C. championship game, a trip to the Super Bowl will probably depend on which linebacking corps best turns mayhem into points.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R&B singer Mario took over as  king of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with \
US Department of Justice said law-enforcement agencies have arrested or convicted more than 150 individuals in a broad initiative against cybercrime.
Google settled a lawsuit with American Blind and Wallpaper Factory, which had claimed advertisements on Google Web pages infringed trademarks.
Impegno' 180mila euro in Parmalat e Fiat, deve restituirli
Alarmed by a one-day plunge of about 15 percent in the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock market, the Thai government stepped in to reverse some capital controls imposed a day earlier.
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A father's view on why the Mommy Wars are unfair to both sides
Arctic Monkeys have scored a record seven nominations for this year's NME Awards, including best British band.
Yasser Arafat is in a stable condition and not in a coma, an aide said on Sunday, while militants pressed for decision-making powers in a unified Palestinian leadership if the president dies.
Comedy Little Miss Sunshine leads the nominations for the Independent Spirit film awards.
A suicide bomber killed six Iraqi tribal leaders opposed to al Qaeda when he blew himself up at a busy Baghdad hotel on Monday, the U.S. military said, one of four attacks that killed a total of 41 people.
After 2,000 years, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are finally getting an update. Voting ends Friday night -- at new7wonders.com -- on these 21 choices
Croatian Ivica Kostelic records his first World Cup victory since December 2003 after winning a super-combined race on Sunday.
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is named the winner of the Orange Prize for fiction.
US researchers have recently found that the acupuncture technique does actually offers pain relief and improves freedom of movement.
LONDON -- Shares of EMI Group PLC, whose artists include Coldplay and Robbie Williams, dropped more than 8 percent Thursday after the music company said it had ended takeover talks with an unidentified suitor.
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Defenseman Hal Gill is the latest veteran to drop off the Bruins roster after breaking his left foot during the US team's 3-1 World Cup of Hockey exhibition loss to Canada in Ottawa Wednesday night.
Nepal's army says it has punished a senior officer involved in the killing of 19 people, mostly Maoist rebels.
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Atlantis' astronauts got their spaceship ready for the ride home on Tuesday, wrapping up a two-week mission to add Europe's new orbital laboratory to the international space station.
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Air Canada creditors including a General Electric Co. unit and Deutsche Bank AG cleared a plan that gives them most of the company&#39;s equity when the carrier emerges from bankruptcy protection at the end of September.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
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After gambling on an inexperienced manager following Lou Piniella&#39;s move to Tampa Bay two years ago, the Seattle Mariners decided that experience was paramount this time.
The sharp rise in the euro at the end of last year could whittle down the Bundesbank's 2004 annual profit to next to nothing, spelling further bad news for Germany's already severely straitened public finances, ...
Prayers and candlelight vigils were substituted for parties across Asia, while Paris draped black cloths along the Champs-Elysees. Revelers in New York's Times Square marked a moment of silence as the world brought in the New Year mourning the victims of devastating tsunamis.
Russian oil giant Yukos has decided to halt two-thirds of its oil exports to China, raising the stakes in its yearlong legal battle with the authorities.
NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to Najaf at the head of a massive convoy Thursday hoping to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city, but hours earlier a mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled with Iraqis preparing to join his march, killing 27 people.    Along with the mortar attack, another group of thousands of marchers heading into Najaf from its sister-city Kufa came under fire from an Iraqi National Guard base...
You may be tempted to reach for a sleeping pill if you continually have trouble nodding off, but a small new study indicates you might be better off with cognitive therapy.
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ANAHEIM -- Suddenly, being Canada&#39;s undisputed National Team comes with a burden, the Toronto Blue Jays seem to understand. Getting prominent Canadian natives into a Toronto uniform is part of the responsibility.
Analysts say that SAP is setting unrealistic sales goals for its long-anticipated hosted ERP system, which will be available next year.
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The London stock market will next week keep a close watch on oil prices, which are showing no signs of cooling after soaring to fresh record high points approaching 50 dollars, analysts said.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal will not have to finish serving the remaining 10 games of his suspension, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Iraq's security forces are losing men because of \
Three Dutch police personnel have been injured in a hand grenade explosion during a raid to arrest suspects in an ongoing anti-terrorism investigation, justice officials said.
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President Bush is weighing a range of options in Iraq, including a partial withdrawal of U.S. troops from violence-plagued cities and a troop buildup near the Iranian and Syrian borders, his top security aide said today.
There is no doubt in the mind of Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq about who will emerge victorious when his team clash with arch-rivals India at the Eden Gardens in their once-off ODI on Saturday.
After signing a new six-year contract worth about $26 million, the Pro Bowl tight end caught the winning touchdown pass for the Atlanta Falcons in a victory over New Orleans.

IBM said Tuesday it has acquired a pair of Danish IT services firms as part of its effort to broaden its presence in Scandinavia. As a result of the moves, IBM will add about 3,700 IT staffers to its global head count. Financial terms of ...
Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung reached the women's doubles final at the U.S. Open on Thursday with a 6-2 7-6 victory over Agnes Szavay of Hungary and Czech Vladimira Ulihrova.
Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.
A Chinese high court on Friday rejected the appeal of a New York Times researcher sentenced to three years in prison on a fraud charge, his lawyer said.
Madrid - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Monday he had accepted Jose Antonio Camacho&#39;s resignation as coach and appointed his deputy Mariano Garcia Remon in a caretaker role.
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RAND is not unique among government contractors in continuing to do business with the government after being found in violation of labor law.
Had the Me 262 been given higher priority in the German armaments program, the air war over Europe might have turned out differently.
Singer-actress Brandy was sued for $50 million on Tuesday by the family of a woman killed in a four-car freeway crash which police have blamed on the 27-year-old performer.
Nell'anticipo della 14/a giornata del campionato di serie B, Genoa e Juventus hanno pareggiato 1-1. ...
Albert Pujols has won an NL MVP award, a Gold Glove and a World Series. He added a perfect 100 on his U.S. citizenship test to his resume this week.
(HealthDay News) -- Too much time in front of the TV can lead to aggressive behavior and a tendency to engage in risky, unhealthy activities, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
MUMBAI, India  - Like a recurring bad dream, Vangipurappu Laxman has come back to haunt the all-conquering Australia cricket side.
A total of 60 Swedes have been identified among the dead and 3,500 are missing after the massive earthquake and tidal waves that slammed the Indian Ocean coastlines, the foreign ministry said.
Foreign exchange markets felt the impact of China's growing economic muscle this week when a report claiming the country's central bank had sold US Treasuries helped push the euro to all-time highs, underscoring market sensitivity about a possible yuan revaluation.
Export gennaio-maggio a +8,3% rispetto a stesso periodo 2006
The Bank of England keeps UK rates on hold for the second month in row after fears of cooling house prices.
Senior offensive tackle Claude Terrell was the voice of dissent Tuesday in New Mexico&#39;s decision to accept a bid to the Emerald Bowl, where the Lobos will try to win a bowl game for the first time in 43 years.
You'll be able to zip around about 10 feet off the ground at a speed of 50 miles per hour. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
The F.D.A. concluded that the use of antidepressants could increase thoughts of suicide among children.
In the race for the White House  money and voters are key, yet a new study found few of those  running in the 2008 presidential race are using their Web sites  to provide ready information on how to register to vote.
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While Bulgaria and Romania were celebrating the European Union's decision to grant them membership next year, other EU hopefuls, including Croatia and Turkey, look likely to suffer from the bloc's growing enlargement fatigue, analysts said.
The United Nations will launch a global appeal for $30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive
Internet search providers are reacting to users&#39; rising interest in finding video content on the Web, while acknowledging that there are steep challenges that need to be overcome.
A government program designed to build a national stockpile of biodefense drugs after the 2001 anthrax attacks has a bad reputation among drug companies. Pharmas and the feds trade blame.
As political battles heat up, the Kremlin is accused of crippling the websites of opposition parties, as well as media outlets.
Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Tuesday night.
In ordering a New Hampshire man to stop sending spyware that takes over parts of a user&#39;s computer, a federal judge has sent a warning shot at spammers in the United States.
Sony is recalling eight Cyber-shot digital camera models worldwide because of a defect in the screen.
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The Australian Macquarie Bank and French broadcaster Telediffusion de France (TDF) are the only remaining bidders for Deutsche Telekom&#39;s Media and Broadcasting unit, Financial Times Deutschland reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Any time two Hockey East teams face off, the game will yield a fair amount of drama. When it's the iron of the conference, as it was last night between Boston College and New Hampshire, there is the potential for many subplots.
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President George W. Bush arrived to a warm welcome in Albania on Sunday, the first visit by a U.S. leader to the Balkan state that was once a closed, communist society but is now a close ally of the United States.
BEIJING -- Negotiators at the North Korea nuclear talks yesterday haggled over details of initial steps to disarm the communist country, but the main US envoy said he was encouraged by agreements on broad principles.
David Beckham&#39;s booking in England&#39;s 2-0 win against Wales rules him out of Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan, but City&#39;s Shaun Wright-Phillips isn&#39;t guaranteed to take his place in the starting line-up.
A man accused of chasing his ex-girlfriend through her office, shooting over cubicles and wounding her, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, authorities said.
Israel on Tuesday ruled out negotiations \
NEW YORK - Homemaking icon Martha Stewart says she wants to start serving her jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her &quot;nightmare&quot; behind her and be home in time to plant her (northern) spring garden.
(InfoWorld) - A hacker group released a free, open source unlock for Apple's iPhone late Tuesday, just a day after a commercial company started selling something similar for as much as $99 through a network of online resellers. The iPhone Dev Team, a dozen programmers who began their attempts to break the iPhone's reliance on AT&T in early July, have posted their hack on download servers. According to several sites, including Gizmodo and Engadget, the iPhone Dev Team unlock exploits the same iPhone bug as the for-money iPhoneSIMFree hack to do its magic. The two groups, however, came up with their solutions independently. But the process isn't for the faint of heart. \
Cable operator NTL is buying out Virgin Net, the UK's fifth largest internet service provider, for an undisclosed sum.
The World Cup soccer semifinals begin tomorrow with Germany against Italy. Portugal and France go against each other on Wednesday.
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US and EU allies put on hold plans for a UN Security Council vote on Kosovo, citing Russian opposition.
The sight of a sobbing orphan stranded in a landscape of death and disaster moves people deeply.
Spain paid tribute to victims of Europe's worst Islamic-linked terror attack Sunday as the king unveiled a towering glass monument etched with outpourings of grief for the 191 people who died in the train ...Comment
Wales head into their Six Nations match against Scotland desperate to prove last weekend's tournament-opening win against England wasn't the latest in a long line of false dawns.
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Armed special forces police surround the bus at the end of a hijack siege in eastern Athens early Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004 in this image taken from television.
For the second time in seven weeks, the UN has bared its teeth at Sudan for continuing attacks on civilians in Darfur. Get all of today&#39;s headlines, or alerts on specific topics.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama slipped away for a private meeting with former rival John Edwards on Sunday to seek his endorsement as the Illinois senator and Hillary Clinton battle for Wisconsin.
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Michael Jackson is rushed to hospital with \
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - A woman was arrested Tuesday after her husband woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible headache and later learned he had a bullet lodged in his head.  St.
Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk bought   a video camera in 1981 with the proceeds from the sale of three   soapstone sculptures and the purchase kick-started his   movie-making career.
Astronomers say they may have detected the light from some of the earliest stars to form in the Universe.
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TOKYO, Japan (Sports Network) - Houston Astros pitcher  Roger Clemens told reporters in Tokyo Friday that he is close  to retirement, but no final decision has been made.
The average weekly retail price for U.S. gasoline topped &#36;2 a gallon to reach the third-highest level ever recorded by the government, the Energy Department said on Monday.
England boss Steve McClaren reveals Man Utd's Paul Scholes has declined two offers to return to the international fold.
Animated film-maker DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. set its anticipated initial public offering at 29 million shares -- which could raise $725 million, Reuters is reporting.
Program focuses on developing running, passing and catching skills, as well as teamwork and self-confidence.
DALLAS and TOKYO, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated  (TI) today announced that its OMAP(TM) 2 platform has been selected to provide compelling multimedia functionality for one of NTT DoCoMo's newest FOMA(R) 3G handsets, the FOMA N903i from NEC.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Cats can develop a feline form of Alzheimer's disease, say U.K. and U.S. researchers who identified a protein that can build up in brain nerve cells and cause mental deterioration.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday headed from China to India, hoping for movement from New Delhi on tackling climate change while also building on trade and investment links.
Gunmen have opened fire on Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi&#39;s convoy, wounding two associates, an aide to Chalabi says. The aide, Mithal al-Alousi, told Reuters the convoy was hit on Wednesday
Nexsan Technologies is set to unveil a storage array optimized for Apple Inc.'s Xserve computer server system.
Ghana has these past weeks been awash with news on mercenaries and other destabilisation stories. To the more cocky followers of these happenings, it is all a hoax, crying wolf where none exists.
It is back to business for U.S.  initial public offerings and time to see if the market for new  issues can pull out of its end-of-summer slump.
A fourth Indonesian man is found guilty of involvement in the 2005 Bali bombings and sentenced to 15 years.
By Anonymous  The recent premiere of The Cheetah Girls 2 starring Raven-Symone (2nd,l) and (l-r) Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams, attracted 7.8 million viewers making it Disney Channel's most- watched original movie in the network's history.
Time Warner's  AOL will test a  free service that lets users consolidate on one Web site their  personal photos, videos and music that are now scattered across  multiple computers and Web sites.
The online news site USA Voice isn't going to win any kudos from media critics. Not for its top story Monday, \
Canada and the United States must take steps now to unclog their border for exporters, who are hurting from costly delays and fees due to post-2001 security concerns, business leaders said on Wednesday.
Only two first-round draft picks emerged from the 2006 NBA pre-draft camp, and there may not be that many more this year.
The Red Sox are one of seven teams that have an offer on the table to righthander Matt Clement , who came up in the Padres' system with Theo Epstein and remains one of the most attractive pitching options left on the market despite a career record under .500.
The Lark Quartet offered a glimpse of its own ambitious reconfiguration plan on Thursday when it presented itself, and friends, as the Lark Chamber Artists at Merkin Concert Hall.
French software company Dassault Systemes   on Tuesday unveiled 3DVIA, a new platform allowing  consumer and professional users to access three-dimensional  services online.
A Palestinian official said Sunday he expects the successors of Yasser Arafat to make concessions to Israel on issues the late leader had refused to consider.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to use a farewell trip to Africa this week to build momentum for a rich nation summit that will focus on Africa and to push for a world trade deal, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left the West Bank early Friday in a Jordanian military helicopter on his way to receive treatment in Paris for an ailment that has left him haggard and weak.
(HealthDay News) -- When some young children become frustrated, they throw temper tantrums.
Republican Mitt Romney aligned himself squarely with President Bush and his national security policies Wednesday, reaching out to GOP loyalists who hold the president in high regard, back the Iraq war and could sway the high-stakes nomination race.
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Mourning Iranians have flocked to the southeastern city of Bam in recent days to mark the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake which killed tens of thousands and left the ancient Silk Road city in ruins.
HONG KONG - They're presentable, environmentally friendly and burn faster: cardboard &quot;eco-coffins&quot; may just be the solution to long queues at Hong Kong's busy crematoriums, officials say.
A little-known, Boston-area startup is beta-testing technology designed to let users quickly configure \
A new Sober worm began spreading early Friday morning in Europe and quickly gained enough traction worldwide that security companies scrambled to warn users and produce new signatures to deflect the attack.
Australian and British police are  likely to ask for more time to question an Indian doctor held  over failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, Australian  Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said on Tuesday.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury sentenced Spc.  Charles Graner to 10 years in prison on Saturday for his  leading role in the 2003 Abu Ghraib torture of Iraqi prisoners,  five years less than the maximum sentence possible.
More than 50 years after etching his name in baseball's record books, Don Larsen finally got to see himself do it.
The athletes have packed up. Olympic banners are coming down. But another challenge for the city of Athens is just beginning. It&#39;s a realization that&#39;s just starting to hit the Olympic hosts
The nominal thriller \
Declaring there was strong evidence of fraud, the White House urged Ukraine not to certify the results of a run-off presidential election that favored pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, was released from prison on Saturday morning after spending over six years behind bars, the majority in solitary confinement.
Venezuela&#39;s electoral authorities said Saturday an audit of the vote on President Hugo Chavez&#39;s rule found no proof of fraud.
The five people who are sharing a &#36;50,000 reward for finding the bodies of Laci Peterson and her fetus have chosen to stay out of the spotlight, but Laci Peterson's mother nonetheless offered them her gratitude Friday.
PHOENIX -- The Yankees&#39; on-again, off-again pursuit of Randy Johnson is back on again, only a week after a three-team mega deal that would have sent the 41-year-old Diamondbacks&#39; left-hander to New York collapsed because the Dodgers pulled out of the
Iran, facing mounting U.S. pressure over  its nuclear program, promised Thursday a \
Nigeria is working to soon restore losses in oil production because of militant attacks on some pipelines, the country's finance minister said Tuesday.
The Davis Cup resumes on Friday, and the premier team event in tennis is again sending mixed signals.
When Diana Menendez was diagnosed with Hodgkin&#39;s disease in 1968 at age 8, doctors weren&#39;t sure they could cure her. So they hit her cancer with everything they had: high-dose radiation and four years of chemotherapy.
Low-cost airline Ryanair is criticised by advertising watchdogs for making misleading claims about punctuality.
The US president, George Bush, today formally named former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik as the new US homeland security secretary.
A Czech minister says a BBC report on caged beds in children's care homes is \
The US Internet portal Google complied with a court order and posted on its Belgian websites a copyright ruling that went against the giant online information provider.
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.
Sellafield's records show 30kg of plutonium is unaccounted for, British Nuclear Group is expected to announce.
Tim Robbins and Helen Mirren will be honored at this year's Mill Valley Film Festival in northern California.
Four people are arrested after a burning car crashes into Glasgow Airport and car bombs are found in London.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Clinton urging an early pullout of U.S. troops and Obama questioning his opponents' shifting stances on the war.
Aveva tre anni, ancora sconosciute le cause
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf prepared for talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy after urging Europe to stand by his crisis-ridden country and promising free and fair elections.
If you've been able to catch an NHL game on TV this season - and we understand if you haven't - you may have seen the ads.
World leaders are set to take part in a special UN meeting in New York to discuss global warming.
I consumatori: siamo pronti a vigilare su aumenti tariffe
The United States said Thursday Iran should see the American military presence in Iraq as a stabilizing, rather than threatening presence. The comments followed remarks by Iran&#39;s Defense Minister that some Iranian generals favor striking US forces ...
It's all about Pedro Almodovar at the New York Film Festival, where the irreverent, inimitable Spanish filmmaker will be honored with a look back at his work.
Investors appear to be in a cautious mood ahead of key crude oil inventory data due this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 4 points in today&#39;s early going.
Investigators believe China Arnold killed her infant daughter by putting her in a microwave oven. Arnold's attorneys argue she had nothing to do with the baby's death in 2005.
Sport: Wimbledon: Maria Sharapova thrashes S\u00c3\u00a9verine Br\u00c3\u00a9mond in a determined 6-0, 6-3 victory.
US stocks rose, capping the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index&#39;s best three-week rally in two years, as better-than-expected reports on retail sales and consumer confidence suggested the economy may accelerate.

In a close-knit town where many families gather this time of year to hunt deer, residents instead are attending funerals for six hunters shot and killed in Wisconsin's northwoods.
Vinny Lecavalier was amazingly wrong when he presumed that his hockey career couldn&#39;t get better than helping his Tampa Bay Lighting win a Game 7 for a Stanley Cup championship last spring.
Napoli, 7 dic. (Adnkronos) - Maxi-operazione delle forze dell&#39;ordine contro la camorra nel Napoletano. Oltre mille uomini tra Polizia, Carabinieri e Guardia di Finanza hanno preso parte questa mattina ad una
Luciano Martelli, arbitro amatoriale di 60 anni, &egrave; morto per un malore questo pomeriggio in c...
Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern are to meet in Downing Street to assess the progress in negotiations on a deal to restore devolution.
Wall Street managed to recoup early losses today after sharp market declines in Asia and Europe that reflected lingering fears over a tight credit market.
Mibtel +1,41% e SP Mib +1,39%, bene le europee
If Sen. John Kerry is elected, his presidency is likely to bring a sharp shift in White House direction &#151; along with pragmatic backpedaling on some of his boldest campaign promises.
Coventry Health Care Inc.  on Thursday said it agreed to buy rival health plan First Health Group Corp.  for about &#36;1.8 billion in stock and cash as it looks to expand its geographic reach and keep pace with rivals.
Serena Williams, still hampered by a thumb injury, withdrew yesterday from next week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif. Williams has withdrawn from three tournaments since injuring her left thumb and calf at Wimbledon.
Firefighters battle to contain a major forest fire near the suburbs of the Greek capital, Athens.
BEIJING, Dec. 28 -- Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. (600839.SH), one of China\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs leading television set makers, was likely to post a profit slump this year, the country\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs leading financial newspapers reported Monday.
After 50 years of failure, a vaccine against malaria could be in sight, raising hopes of slashing the death toll from a disease that kills more than a million people, mostly babies and pregnant women, every year.
A gas explosion at a coal mine kills 33 people, including five rescuers, in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi.

Japan said China apologized on Tuesday for the intrusion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters last week in a gesture that defuses a dispute and may open the way for a bilateral summit this weekend.
AUGUST 24, 2004  - Welcome to Computerworld.com&#39;s new monthly column on IT ethics by Larry Ponemon. The Ponemon Institute in Tucson, Ariz.
Michael Lohan wants to patch things up with his family.
Liverpool go through to the semi-final of the Carling Cup by beating Spurs 4-3 on penalties. Liverpool fielded a reserve side resting most of their key players against what was a full strength Tottenham side bar the rested Jermain Defoe.
In the outrage over the senseless murder of &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott, 38, in a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub on Wednesday by a man who charged the stage and shot point-blank at the band and crowd before being shot dead himself by a police officer, less
John J. Sweeney is facing his first serious challenge as he seeks a fourth term -- and it is from his own base, the labor left. The AFL's 60 member unions will meet in July to choose the next president, but the struggle for votes has already begun.
German tour operator TUI AG said Thursday it has ordered 10 new jets from U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. and will sell five Airbus planes operated by its Hapag-Lloyd airline.
When Alison Eastwood decided to follow in the footsteps of her famous father Clint and direct a movie, she got some odd advice from dad.
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken on Thursday from her villa and de facto prison of the last four years to a state guesthouse where she has previously met foreign diplomats, her party and sources said.
Daniel Turpen allowed five hits over eight innings and defending champion Oregon State beat UC Irvine 7-1 in the College World Series on Wednesday night, ending the Anteaters' dramatic postseason run.
Significant changes may be taking place in North Korea if reports are confirmed that Kim Jong-Il, the nation's hereditary dictator, is modifying his leadership style, analysts and experts say.
Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit can be a lot more productive.
The Birmingham weather and a sloppy batting display from England failed to give the ICC Champions&#39; Trophy the spectacular start the tournament organisers were looking for.
U.S. warplanes and tanks bombarded targets in the volatile city of Fallujah on Saturday, witnesses said.
Rapper The Game goes straight into the US album charts at No 1 with his album Documentary.
Politica di sconti e piu' vendite di pc e tv schermo piatto
A CAR bomb exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan early today, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said.
No longer just Intel inside Toshiba is to start shipping laptops with AMD processors, effectively bringing to an end its exclusive partnership with Intel.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. Congress criminalizing boot-leg  recordings of music performers is constitutional and does not  conflict with copyright laws, a federal appeals court ruled on  Wednesday in a decision that reopened charges against a New  York record store owner.
Nokia&#39;s latest smartphone, the 7710, takes a widescreen approach to helping users be productive on the move. The device was launched at the mobile phone maker&#39;s Mobility Conference in Monaco in Tuesday.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he won Israel&#39;s agreement to permit freedom of movement for Palestinians when they hold elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat in January.
Ready or not, the Hokies, six freshmen and a 6-4 record in tow, will begin their conference schedule Sunday evening at Wake Forest.
[World News]: Washington, Oct 21 : After months of battling several legal charges for drug possession, assault and disorderly conduct, troubled rocker Courtney Love has finally admitted to hitting a fan with a microphone during a performance earlier this
Three years after officials in Munich, Germany, announced plans to move to open-source software, the city has begun its transition to Linux.
By Bryce Petersen Jr. Standard-Examiner  MANTUA, Box Elder County  -- Rocky Mountain goats are thriving on top of Willard Peak and Ben Lomond.
The Supreme Court meets Tuesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral arguments.
The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain&#39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.
Altol\u00c3\u00a0 del presidente della Camera al tetto del 2% previsto dalla Finanziaria alle spese dello Stato. In una lettera indirizzata al presidente della commissione bilancio Giancarlo Giorgetti, Pier Ferdinando
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis  said on Friday it recommended that shareholders of Caremark Rx  Inc.  rejected the planned $24 billion takeover by  drug-store chain CVS Corp.
Philippine rescuers dug deeper through the ruins of a storm-battered building in hopes of finding more survivors after four people trapped for 11 days were pulled alive from the rubble.
Nove nuovi assistenti tra serie A, B e C sono stati promossi al termine del corso di qualificazione ...
Former U.S. Open champion Marat Safin said he still hoped to add to his two grand slam titles after beating Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic 7-5 7-6 7-6 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a labor union with which the retailer often clashes joined forces on Wednesday to call for universal health care coverage for all Americans by 2012, but offered no specific proposals.
The dad of the coach was a coach. More than most, he can appreciate what he's been watching almost every Sunday of the NFL season for the last few years.
By MICHAEL MELIA NASSAU, Bahamas - The examiner who performed a second autopsy Sunday on Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son said he could not yet determine the cause of death. Cyril Wecht, a forensic pathologist who gained fame as a critic of the government's probe into John F.
Before I begin this week's missive, let me just say this: I'm glad to see that the FBI is turning to off-the-shelf software to monitor our conversations rather than spending more money on a proprietary solution. As a taxpayer, I appreciate that.
There&#39;s a new storm in the ranks of anthropologists who try to understand the long and puzzling history of human evolution by studying fossil evidence from millions of years ago.
Hamas turned one of its most painful setbacks in four years of fighting with Israel into a macabre popularity festival Tuesday
Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Hyperconception Co. , a supplier of office computers and peripherals, will debut on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange on Sept. 28.
A $12 million dollar bequeath was certainly extreme, but 500,000 pets are left nothing at all every year.
If there was any contact between the league and the players on Saturday, it was not made public by their official spokesmen.
Despite a partisan crowd backing his every shot, Rockville&#39;s Paul Goldstein was outclassed again by Andre Agassi.
Two men held in Trinidad over an alleged plot to attack JFK airport  will fight extradition to the US,  their lawyer says.
Microsoft Watch: Redmond had told developers privately earlier this year of plans to port some SP2 fixes to older versions of Windows.
Scientists develop a colour test which shows up unique chemical changes in the breath of people with lung cancer.
Rock star Bono urges Labour to \
In Pennsylvania, charges have flown about a lack of concern for the public and past environmental abuses by the National Guard.
Opposition groups said tens of   thousands of people would gather in Budapest on Saturday in the   biggest protest yet against Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany over his admission that he lied to the electorate.
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Heavy turnout was slowing Iowa's precinct caucuses Thursday night and could delay the process taking place at nearly 1,800 spots across the state.
A maker of software tools has made it possible to route lines diagonally for semiconductor chips, which will add to the speed, efficiency and performance of a generation of smaller chips.
Tonga is making its last preparations to bury King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, with foreign dignitaries arriving to pay tribute to the man who ruled the Pacific island nation more than four decades.
Single-core products still present, despite rumours AMD today took the axe to its desktop processor price list, knocking up to almost 30 per cent off what it charges for its gaming, mainstream and budget CPUs, as expected. Still, an much-anticipated move to drop single-core chips from the line-up did not take place.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
'Industry bragging rights' also up for grabs The Forum Nokia Open C Challenge, which offers $20,000 in prizes for the best application developed using Nokia's Open C libraries for Series 60 programming, along with POSIX for the Symbian bits, is now open to registrations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Connecticut's perfection meant nothing to Rutgers with the Big East title on the line.
The death toll in a massive coal mine explosion in central China rose Wednesday to 166 after scores of missing miners were declared dead, government radio reported.
A bomb kills at least one outside a bank in restive part of southern Thailand, say police.
Google has officially expanded its newspaper print advertising program to 225 newspapers, offering advertisers a potential $1,000 financial incentive to try the newspaper program (click to enlarge):  From the press release: The program started in November 2006 with a test that included 50 newspapers and  a small group of advertisers. Since then the program has grown [...]
(West Palm Beach, Florida-AP) Oct. 6, 2004 - A Florida appeals court has dealt a blow to Rush Limbaugh. The court ruled investigators acted properly in seizing the talk show host&#39;s medical records in a drug probe.
American astronomers say they have discovered the two smallest planets yet orbiting nearby stars, trumping a small planet discovery by European scientists five days ago and capping the latest round in a frenzied hunt for other worlds like Earth.
Halle Berry and her model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry are expecting their first child, the Oscar-winning actress told celebrity TV show \
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - Shock jock Howard Stern is dumping traditional radio for satellite. Should you? The question is on millions of listeners&#39; minds after Stern stunned the radio world this week by announcing
By DOUG FERGUSON  PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Phil Mickelson only had to cope with the cold and rain. The missing element Friday was wind, and that helped him sail to a 5-under 67 and a share of the lead with Jim Furyk at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The game designer, Scottish company Traffic, is also sponsoring a contest in which the person who most closely matches Oswald&#39;s shots will win up to $100,000, depending on how many people download the game.
In the Kentucky Derby, Hard Spun had the lead much of the way -- for slightly more than a mile in the 1 1/4-mile race. In the Preakness, he had the lead late, but not late enough.
Deep Throat, thought to be the most successful porn film, is named one of the top 100 landmark films.
Tinkering with a tradition that goes back to Thomas Jefferson, House members in the new Congress will be able to refer to senators by name on the floor &#151; as long as they don't get too personal.
Satellite television operator EchoStar  Communications Corp  said on Tuesday that it was  considering a spinoff of its technology and infrastructure  assets into a publicly traded company separate from its  consumer pay-TV business.
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose supporters had allegedly made Fallujah their base, and a militant cleric who was one of his top aides have escaped the US-led offensive on the city, Iraq&#39;s secretary of state for national security, Qassem Daoud, has said.
The NFL's stance on the health of players was under the spotlight on Friday after linebacker Ted Johnson, who helped the New England Patriots to three Super Bowl titles, said that a series of concussions had impaired him.
Non ce l&#39;ha fatta la piccola Ilaria, la bambina di 4 anni che ieri era rimasta schiacciata da un cancello nel cortile dell&#39;Istituto materno Colle dei Frati a Zagarolo (Roma). . La bimba si e&#39; spenta nella notte al Policlinico Gemelli di Roma.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The Dutch woman nominated to the powerful post of European Union antitrust commissioner resisted suggestions during her confirmation hearing Tuesday that her extensive experience in the corporate world meant she might be soft on big business.
By MARK SCHMIEDEL; Journal Sports Writer  Auto racing analyst Allen Bestwick has made the jump from NBC to ESPN now that the all-sports network has taken over NASCAR coverage.
Ford Motor Co. saw its sales continue to decline in November, despite the introduction of new vehicles. The automaker said it would reduce production for the first quarter.
European equities were sharply lower on Monday after engineering group Caterpillar reported on Friday that the US housing slowdown was hitting the wider economy.
COMO - Le indagini dei carabinieri e della Procura di Como sull&#39;omicidio di Domanico Cucuzza, l&#39;imprenditore ucciso a colpi di pistola, ieri sera, nella camera da letto della sua villa di Turate, nel comasco, si stanno concentrando sulle persone piu
Denver fired coach Jeff Bzdelik on Tuesday, one day after the Nuggets lost their sixth straight game and failed again to live up to the high expectations that came with the offseason addition of All-Star forward Kenyon Martin.
Ban on soft money has simply diverted the money flow - with swift-boat spat fanned by '527' groups.
Steve Kerr will be hired as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, a person with knowledge of the hiring said Thursday.
Pro-Taleban militants have killed 18 soldiers in Pakistan's tribal area of North Waziristan, local officials say.
Chile&#39;s Supreme Court on Thursday morning stripped former leader August Pinochet of immunity from prosecution for the deaths of political opponents during his 1973-1990 rule.
Microsoft Corp beat out rival Google Inc on Wednesday in a battle to invest in socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for a roughly 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon and expand a deal to sell advertising.
After Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams in a match that was ho-hum until the last game, Nadia Petrova upset top-seeded Justine Henin-Hardenne, 6-3, 6-2.
Pistone: potranno esserci ancora piccoli guasti fisiologici
Apple Inc. indicated it would open its iTunes store to other portable players besides its ubiquitous iPod if the world's major record labels abandoned the anti-piracy technology that serves as the industry's security blanket.
NEW YORK  - Simple precautions such as  adding reflective tape to costumes and accompanying young  children as they go from door to door will help families avoid  problems this Halloween, advises the American Academy of  Pediatrics.
FOXBORO, United States : The New England Patriotshave have extended their National Football League winning streak to 20 games with a 30-20 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
Abuja - Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began yesterday a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo&#39;s economic reforms.
The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate another quarter- percentage point Tuesday, continuing its campaign to gradually remove the cheap money stimulus that it used to help jump-start the recovery from the 2001 recession.
The September 11 commission asked the CIA in 2003 and 2004 for information on the interrogation of al Qaeda suspects, only to be told the agency provided all that was requested, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
You&#39;ve already got two of the hottest pitchers in the National League facing one another. How could the under be any sweeter? Try knocking the clean-up hitter out of each club&#39;s lineup.
Getrag Ford Transmissions, a joint venture between U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co.
The stage has been set for another last-minute showdown between Christmas shoppers and store owners, who are coming off a disappointing weekend.
By ELEVEN, Beck  A thick haze of smoke has engulfed parts of North Canterbury, prompting health concerns and an investigation.
Rival members of two Palestinian security  services fought running street battles in Gaza on Monday,  witnesses said, in a fresh blow to stability in the occupied  Strip ahead of Israel's planned pullout next year.
GEORGETOWN, Del., Nov. 16 -- In January 1996, Walt Disney Co. executives took a field trip to the company's theme park in Orlando. In keeping with tradition, the Disney brass, including chief executive Michael D. Eisner, rode around the park together in buses.
Blog: ZoneAlarm 7.1 offers true two-way firewall protection for Windows Vista users.
Il presidente della Regione Sicilia condannato a 5 anni
Time Warner Inc.'s  cable division said on Tuesday it has become a public company and expects its shares to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and start trading as early as March 1.
A newly developed surgical technique can help some people with facial paralysis regain muscle movement in their face, with some patients able to smile again within a week of surgery, researchers said on Monday.
He reportedly will receive $40 million over four years. Renteria told reporters his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals, who were swept by Boston in the World Series, was among
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Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is offering to help consumers and office workers sift through the digital mishmash stored on their computers with a free software product to be introduced Tuesday.
A day after President George W. Bush cited enough progress in Iraq to begin a limited withdrawal of U.S. troops, a White House report on Friday showed Iraqi leaders had performed satisfactorily on only half of their key goals.
NEW YORK  - A relatively new sexually transmitted infection has surpassed Neisseria gonorrhea in prevalence among young adults in the US, according to a new study.
A man who collected &#36;68,000 from a charity by falsely claiming his boyfriend died in the World Trade Center attacks has pleaded guilty to grand theft.
Many GPs are confused about when to refer women with breast cancer concerns as urgent cases, a survey says.
BOSTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094With 10 homers in September, Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero likely wrested the American League Most Valuable Player award away from either David Ortiz or Manny Ramirez.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric whose Mahdi Army militia is fighting in Najaf with Iraqi and US forces, favors a political role in the nation&#39;s future rather than persisting with a military standoff, said Rime Allaf at London&#39;s ...
Consulenti societa' hanno ricevuto notizia da una banca
_ Sources say a Marine Corps antiterrorism security team is being moved to Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, from another Middle East location to increase security at the US consulate.
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Toshiba Corp  may  not have officially given up on its HD DVD format for high  definition DVDs, but the word on the street on Sunday was that  rival Sony Corp's  Blu-ray had won the war.
Kenyan authorities cut off water and electricity Thursday to thousands in a Nairobi slum, saying the illegal connections benefit gangsters accused of a string of beheadings.
Harvard University is embarking on a collaboration with Google that could harness Google&#39;s search technology to provide to both the Harvard community and the larger public a revolutionary new information location tool to find materials available in
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals  said on Friday U.S. regulators have approved its generic version of Bayer's   Cipro antibiotic, triggering a &#36;750,000 equity investment by one of its partners.
With the US presidential elections approaching, world oil prices appear to be going down. New York&#39;s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, fell 26 cents to 49.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc., the  second-biggest managed health care company, on Thursday said  quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as its premiums  outpaced the soaring cost of medical care, and it raised its  2005 forecast.
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- As a snow squall whirled outside, Sen. Barack Obama, in a black suit, told more than 500 people gathered at a downtown hotel here last week that he is running for president to \
Strip, shutdown, repeat Microsoft has published an article on speeding up Vista, aimed at general users.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers and declared yesterday that Iraqi fighters will avenge women and children killed in US strikes on the guerrilla stronghold of Fallujah.
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Thousands of low-income adults won&#39;t be getting their annual flu shot from county health centers or hospitals this year because the Harris County Hospital District&#39;s entire 60,000-dose order has been canceled.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard managed to secure another term as leader after election results released Saturday handily declared him the winner.
Britons travelling to Indonesia over Christmas and the New Year face a &quot;heightened risk&quot; of terrorist attacks, the Foreign Office in London has warned.
Texas&#39; Buck Showalter and Atlanta&#39;s Bobby Cox were named managers of the year Wednesday in balloting by the Baseball Writers&#39; Association of America.
England Prince Harry bound for Iraq, paper says LONDON -- Prince Harry will be serving as a soldier in Iraq by the end of the month, a British newspaper reported yesterday, though government officials called the story speculative. The Daily Mirror newspaper -- citing an unnamed senior military official -- reported that Defense Secretary Des Browne is expected to announce ...
By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jun. 22--CHATFIELD -- But for one vote, the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Chatfield would be celebrating its 150th anniversary as the Pioneer Congregational Church.   The Rev.
Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH) said it had instructed Merrill Lynch to place, on its behalf, up to 2.51 percent of Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBoS) equity with institutional investors.
Two former England captains today bemoaned the loss of cricket to Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s living rooms, claiming the sport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new television deal had turned its back on thousands of potential future players.
British police are looking for possible links between the deaths of a number of young people around a small Welsh town, but said there was no evidence yet of a suicide pact.
BRUSSELS, Dec 1 (IPS) - An international conference next week will debate  the creation of a new world trade union organisation.
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Madhur Bhandarkar\u00c2\u0092s films generally remain in the news right from the time they are announced till they are finally released.
Billy Joel will become the last entertainer to perform at Shea Stadium before it goes under construction, Billboard reported.
Rafael Nadal rubber-stamped his status as the world's best claycourter by winning the French Open title on Sunday to once again ruin Roger Federer's bid to claim the only grand slam missing from his collection.
J.K. Rowling marked the spot where she finished the final \
A murderer who absconded from an open prison and was then recaptured is found hanging in a cell.
The man credited with making the global CPU industry a two-horse race once again in the public mind is leaving next month the company he helped put back on the map. Henri Richard, who put a personable, approachable, practical face on AMD as its senior vice president for marketing over the past five years, will pursue other interests outside the PC industry, AMD confirmed last night.
SAN JUAN Y MARTINEZ, Cuba -- Continuing its deadly rampage through the Caribbean, Hurricane Ivan swept across the famed tobacco-growing region of southwestern Cuba yesterday, packing 160-mile-per-hour winds and gigantic waves and churning a path toward the Gulf of Mexico.
The wife of a Chinese activist retried over public order offences is detained by police, lawyers say.
New applications for U.S. home loans fell last week as 30-year mortgage rates declined to their lowest level since late March, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Ernesto became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday then weakened to a tropical storm as it lashed Haiti's southern coast with heavy rain and flooded homes in the impoverished country.
WASHINGTON - FBI agents conducted searches yesterday at the headquarters of a leading pro-Israel lobby and delivered grand-jury subpoenas in an investigation of alleged espionage for Israel, federal officials and the lobby group said.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum on his divisive  rule in a vote backed on Monday by international observers who  found no \
When you factor in the tax break and fuel savings, Nissan's Altima hybrid has a payback period of four years or less, making it a no-brainer. In Autopia.
Inflation at the consumer level rose by a larger-than-expected amount last month as falling energy prices only partially offset big increases in the cost of medical care, food, and airline tickets.
Zimbabwe's banks stay closed on Christmas Day despite pledges to open for people desperate for cash.
Floridians kept watch Friday for a third killer storm in four weeks as powerful Hurricane Ivan pummeled Jamaica and forced thousands to flee the Florida Keys.

TechWeb - Data center modernization and mobile-phone payments trial signal a shift in the card company&#39;s business model.
Mitt Romney took an early lead in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans as the first returns were counted Saturday from the party's municipal caucuses, which GOP officials said were heavily attended across the state.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Playing loud and loose like they had never been away, the Police kicked off their first world tour in more than 20 years on Monday, delivering a two-hour set for 20,000 fans in Canada.
SCIENTISTS today revealed a new way to extend your life and avoid heart disease... drink red wine and eat dark chocolate! The tasty ingredients are part of a simple new diet hailed as the &quot;Polymeal&quot;.
Investigators found traces of explosives on the second of two passenger airliners that crashed simultaneously in Russia, security officials announced Saturday, confirming
Iraq has failed to meet eight out of 18 political and military goals set by the US Congress, an interim report says.
The first minister is being questioned by a MSPs looking into the Donald Trump golf resort plan.
By Bertrand M. Gutierrez, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 3--Winston-Salem State University was fined $27,000 in December for violating state hazardous-waste laws, the third-largest fine statewide last year for such violations.
A rare farmland bird which conservationists thought had almost died out returns to the Scottish Borders.
Two of China's leading banks have identified fake Web sites in recent days and reported them to the country's public security organs, bank officials said on Thursday.
Hewlett-Packard has jumped on the RFID bandwagon, embracing the wireless tracking technology aimed at replacing the decades-old product bar code.
The U.S. military buildup has brought some relief from bombs and bullets to Baghdad's shattered neighborhoods. But it has failed so far to reach its overarching purpose: getting Iraqis to agree to the political compromises that Washington consider crucial for any lasting stability.
Four people, three of them soldiers, are killed by a suicide bomber in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United Football Club are preparing themselves for a tilt at the Premiership title. The Reds are somewhat off the pace at the moment with eleven points separating them and the
Blocchi stradali e disagi in Liguria, Marche e Abruzzo
Wangari Maathai rose to prominence fighting for those most easily marginalised in Africa - poor women. The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize was praised by the awarding committee as &quot;a source
I dati del Viminale: gli arrivi scendono da 14 a 12 milaSecondo il rapporto Fortress Europe 1.096 vittime in tutto il Mediterraneo                                          Sbarchi in calo ma salgono le vittime Gi\u00c3\u00a0 500 morti in Sicilia nel 2007                                                                                  Dal 1998 sono diecimila i migranti che hanno perso la vita per raggiungere l'Europa
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Allowing coaches on court during a match is a step too far in moves to make tennis more interesting for spectators, says women's world number one Amelie Mauresmo.
Roma, 15 ottobre 2004 - Sono due le terroriste delle nuove Br che verranno processate con rito abbreviato: durante l&#39;udienza preliminare del processo D&#39;Antona che si sta svolgendo nell&#39;aula bunker del carcere di Rebibbia a Roma, il gup Luisanna Figliolia
Flag-draped coffins and jeering  anti-war protesters competed with pomp and circumstance on  Thursday at the inauguration of President Bush along the  snow-dusted, barricaded streets of central Washington.
Leaders from Sudan and four other African countries issued a joint statement here late Sunday, rejecting any foreign intervention in the Darfur issue and stressing that the
The Constitutional Court of Croatia has refused North Oaks resident Boris Miksic's request for a new presidential election.
OF THE millions of words the garrulous Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill has felt the urge to utter since the start of the season, the two he used on the eve of Celtic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions League showdown with Shakhtar Donetsk carried more significance than all the others put
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In esclusiva, Noi brano tratto dall'ultimo disco della cantautrice romana. Lo showcase live girato alla Libreria Feltrinelli di Roma
On the face of things, Microsoft Corp.'s online music service looks a lot like the market leader, Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.
November 19, 2004 - NVIDIA Corporation and Intel Corporation today announced that they have entered into a multi-year, cross-license agreement.
Rodney Evans's heartfelt first film finds its lead character, a young, gay, black and beautiful college student, caught between two worlds.
THE death toll from floods and landslides has risen to 21 and two people remain missing following heavy rains in central Vietnam where water levels continue to rise, officials said today.
Previsto incremento utile netto superiore al 12%
Stars of the Metropolitan Opera stand backstage during the season&#39;s opening presentation of Umberto Giordano&#39;s &quot;Andrea Chenier,&quot; in this Oct. 15, 1962 file photo in New York.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican presidential contender acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, took a largely symbolic step closer to an official White House run on Monday.
TechWeb - Apple enthusiasts say that in January Apple will unveil a sub-&#36;500 Mac designed to entice Windows users who own iPods to make the computer switch.
But everything still hunky-dory The crew of Atlantis should be just about wrapping up the second of their three planned space walks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Xandros will add Scalix's open-source e-mail, calendar, and groupware platform to its Linux desktop and server offerings.
Simple, common-sense measures such as opening hospital windows and using face masks would greatly reduce the number of new cases of extensively drug-resistant or XDR tuberculosis, doctors reported on Thursday.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized on Thursday morning, and the governing Liberal Democratic Party pushed back the date to choose his successor.
With only 30 shopping days till Christmas, there&#39;s no time to lose. So here are some nifty gift ideas for the youngsters on your list: - JFK Reloaded.
A global influenza pandemic isn&#39;t something that most people think about on a day-to-day basis. But it could soon become front-page news, if the fears of the World Health Organization are realized.
&quot;Taglio dell&#39;Irap significa competitivit\u00c3\u00a0 del sistema delle imprese e sviluppo e se parliamo di promesse \u00c3\u00a8 dal 2001 che se ne fanno&quot;. Il presidente della Fiat, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, a Torino, a margine
Lloyd Lake contends that Reggie Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family accepted cash, a car, rent-free housing and other goods from him, and he is seeking repayment.
A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.
Era originario di Ariano Irpino e aveva vissuto a Modena
MIAMI - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Monday, but forecasters warned it would pick up strength as it headed toward the Caribbean islands, which it could begin affecting Tuesday.
A man shot dead by police reportedly threatened someone with a sub-machine gun, a police watchdog says.
Scientists are to begin work on the second phase of a project aimed at piecing together the history of human colonisation in Britain.
MADRID -- A ball of fire erupts from a train car, smothering commuters with smoke, and littering the platform with bodies and blood in a chilling security-camera videotape of the March 11 train bombings broadcast yesterday by a Spanish station.
Regrouping after heavy election losses, the Democrats' Senate fund-raising operation has paid nearly &#36;4 million in debts and recruited senators to raise money, enlist candidates and develop strategy for 2006.
A new project has been pointed out to us today - phpQuery, a port of jQuery to PHP:   phpQuery is PHP-port of well known and great web2.0 JS library, which jQuery is. It's not something like JQPie, which is form of JS code generator and server-client layer.   They include a short example of adding content to a page (a new list element) that uses the DOM extension in PHP5 to make the action happen. You can check out the library as a part of their plainTemplate package.
The Mozilla Foundation today released its Firefox 1.0 Web browser, which arrives soon after last month&#39;s Preview Release, which has already been downloaded by over eight million people.
The United States circulated a draft UN resolution on Wednesday that would back a beefed-up monitoring force for Sudan&#39;s conflict
Scoperti dalla Guardia di Finanza in una cooperativa
The US defends its decision not to sign up to the Kyoto climate change treaty with an attack on Europe's record.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Contradicting fears that the semiconductor industry's pace of development is slowing, Intel Corp. announced it has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of transistors that will power its next-generation chips.
LeapFrog is coming out with a new gaming device with an educational slant this summer. It's called the Didj. The company's also releasing the Leapster 2 this summer.
Heather Mills, the estranged wife of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, has indicated that she is ready for all-out war when the couple's divorce battle climaxes in a London courtroom this week.
General Electric employee Nadine Meslin says dealing with computer software in any language is tricky, but it's even worse when you're French and the jargon is in English.
The main opposition party grabbed credit Thursday for forcing an amendment to the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement that it says will ensure that cheap generic drugs are not blocked from the Australian market.
Join Oprah's book club for the reading fun, and invest with the author's proteges.
Juan Uribe homered and Roberto Alomar had a two-run double Friday night to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 7-5.
Scaled-down event will focus on the business of video gaming rather than the peripheral fireworks that characterized previous conferences.
Patrick Kluivert was hailed as a world class striker by Newcastle boss Graeme Souness after the Dutchman continued to defy the critics by scoring twice in his side&#39;s 5-1 UEFA Cup win over Bnei Sakhnin on Thursday.
Business & money: Gross domestic product rose by 0.8% in the three months to June.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.
Little noticed in this month's election was that the nation's third biggest vote getter, behind only President Bush and John Kerry, was Sen. Barbara Boxer, a fiery California Democrat who proudly wears her liberalism on her sleeve.
The menus of popular family restaurant chains like Nando's and Pizza Hut are still full of junk food, despite schools' attempts to promote healthy eating among children, according to a survey on Thursday.
Pop star Britney Spears is no longer in hospital, according to a TV therapist who said he had visited her in Los Angeles.
The One Laptop Per Child Foundation is teaming with another group on a pilot project distributing more laptops.
ATLANTA - There&#39;s a lot to like about flat-panel screens. They are lighter than the conventional cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors, take up less desk space, look more attractive and tend to draw about half the power needed to run boxy monitors.
Two weeks before her next film was set to begin production, Sandra Bullock has dropped out of the project -- at least for the moment.
Fortune Brands Inc. said Friday that third-quarter earnings rose 55 percent year-over-year as increased sales of office products offset higher commodities costs.
US employers added 18,000 jobs in December, fewer than analysts had forecast, official data shows.
The chairman of a Native American   tribe said on Tuesday a federal rejection of a plan to store   nuclear waste on his tribe's sovereign land recalls 19th   century U.S. violations of Indian treaties.
A young girl is the 12th victim of bird flu in Vietnam this month, as fears are raised about human transmission.
Security forces in Saudi Arabia say they have shot dead seven people, who they describe as militants, in the capital, Riyadh. The killings took place during a raid on a house in the north of the city.
Japan's main stock index fell Friday to a two-year low as investors worried about upcoming earning reports from U.S. financial groups.
A British watchdog recommended Tuesday that MP and anti-Iraq war activist George Galloway be suspended from parliament after a probe into the funding of his campaign against UN sanctions in Iraq.
Thousands of Russian army conscripts are each year inducted into a life of starvation, beatings and torture which drives hundreds to suicide, a Human Rights Watch report concluded yesterday.
The Indian family of British terror plot suspects Kafeel and Sabeel Ahmed say they are suffering from severe media harassment, according to the family&#39;s lawyer.
Serginho, a 30-year-old defender, died after suffering a heart attack while playing for Sao Caetano in a Brazilian first-division soccer game against Sao Paulo yesterday, his team said.
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.
SpaceShipOne, the privately built manned rocket aiming to claim the 10 million USD X-Prize, has completed the first of two qualifying flights, and is scheduled to attempt the winning second flight on 4 October, despite some technical concerns.
Vaughn Taylor is back at Oakmont, relieved that it's only the U.S. Open. There has been widespread talk of gloom and doom in recent weeks, from defending champion Geoff Ogilvy reportedly losing seven balls in his round of 85 to Vijay Singh and a host of others saying they would not be surprised if the winner finished 10 shots over par.
BAGHDAD, July 23 -- A string of car bomb attacks left at least 17 people dead in Baghdad on Monday, many of them civilians killed by three blasts in one of the city's busiest neighborhoods. Police said 21 people died in other violent incidents across the country.
American Express, which fought for years for the right to sign deals with United States banks that issue cards on the Visa and MasterCard networks, said late yesterday that it had won
Lawyers for defendants in the Anthony Pellicano wiretapping case argued that evidence seized from the Hollywood private detective\u00e2\u0080\u0099s offices had been improperly obtained.
President George W. Bush has approved a Pentagon plan to create a new military command for operations in Africa to coordinate action and counter potential threats from the continent, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against the star of the syndicated TV show \
India PM Manmohan Singh announces projects worth over $2bn for the remote north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh during a rare visit.
Do you face a tough daily ride to work, spend hours stuck in a traffic jam? If so, your health could be in danger according to a German medical study which lends new meaning to the concept of a &quot;killer commute.
Oil prices held strong on Friday not far  below the $55-a-barrel mark as traders worried time is running  out to top up low heating oil inventories before winter.
Britain charged eight men on Tuesday  with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, two  weeks after they were captured in raids that followed alerts in  the United States and arrests in Pakistan.
Ministro, 'se si fara' come per Fs potremo lavorare bene'
JAKARTA, Oct 20  - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was Wednesday sworn in as Indonesia&#39;s sixth president, promising to revive a precarious economy by personally leading a war on endemic graft while also tackling terrorism.
SuperGen Inc. SUPG.O on Monday said  it has withdrawn an application to market its pancreatic cancer  drug in the United States, casting a cloud on the drug's future  in the world's biggest market and sending the company's shares  down as much as 16 percent.
Richard Zednik scored three goals and Tomas Vokoun stopped all 23 shots he faced as the Florida Panthers routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-0 on Tuesday night.
The Bush administration wants to eliminate federal support for geothermal power just as many U.S. states are looking to cut greenhouse gas emissions and raise renewable power output.
HARRY Redknapp admitted he might as well have been reading a detailed job description as he watched his new charges at Southampton blow a two-goal lead against Middlesbrough.
Filmmakers seeking new venues for their work are being sought out by the wireless industry as it looks west to Hollywood and east to Bollywood for ideas to keep subscribers entertained and their revenue flowing.
Behemoth publisher EA seems to be a bit hard on its employees, reslting in law suits. But employee abuse and poor working conditions isn't as simple to solve as it might seem. And EA is the catalyst for a potential revolution
Livello tassi 'moderato', si allontana nuova stretta Bce
E' russa, ha 15 anni e gia' 40 negozi con il suo nome
A bankruptcy court judge on Friday granted United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) another 30-day extension to file its reorganization plan.
Gert Steegmans edges out Tom Boonen as a massive crash mars the climax of  stage two of the Tour de France.
LG.Philips LCD, the world&#39;s second-largest liquid crystal display (LCD) maker, said Tuesday that it has developed the world&#39;s biggest active-matrix (AM) organic light emitting diode (OLED) display
Uncle Mac casts a grumpy eye As you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll no doubt be aware, the Mono Project is an ambitious, open-source initiative, largely coordinated by Novell. The aim is to build a complete suite of ECMA- compliant .NET tools (C# compiler, runtime, class frameworks, etc) which work across all supported platforms, including Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. For more background on the project, check out \u00e2\u0080\u009cMono (software)\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Wikipedia.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said on Friday some European countries had decided to resume aid to the Palestinian government, which has been crippled by a Western funding freeze since Hamas rose to power.
United Technologies made a 1.35 billion pound bid for Kidde, but the fire-fighting equipment maker has rejected the offer, saying it undervalues the company.
Successo di ascolti per l'edizione su Canale 5
The commander of a US army company that refused orders to deliver fuel along a dangerous route in Iraq was relieved of her duties at her own request on Thursday, the US military said.
Pakistani police re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Tuesday, less than a month after his release from jail raised hopes for reconciliation with military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
AIRBUS has landed its second- biggest aircraft order, after the budget operator Air Berlin ordered 70 Airbus A320s in a deal worth \u00c2\u00a32.
Over the past few years, computer crimes and annoyances have become an increasingly important part of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's work. In the past year, the FTC has announced settlements with spammers, adware distributors, and even Sony BMG Music Entertainment, over its distribution of rootkit software.
THOUSANDS of current and future asbestos disease victims could miss out on compensation after the foundation James Hardie Industries set up for the purpose yesterday said it might have to wind up within weeks.
Hundreds of people invade an oil installation operated by Chevron Texaco in Nigeria's Delta region.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on  Monday a diplomatic push by the world&#39;s powers to rein in  Tehran&#39;s nuclear program was the only alternative to &quot;an  Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran.&quot;
We give out a HINT and some Prosperity in this week's list of low-riders.
Cambodia moved smoothly into a new royal era yesterday as Prince Norodom Sihamoni ascended to the throne surprisingly abdicated by his father King Norodom Sihanouk.
Over 125,000 people are now believed to have been killed in the Asian tsunamis, with millions left without the resources for daily life.
The U.N. Security Council on   Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong   opposition.
The cotton industry is concerned about the discovery of a herbicide-resistant weed that spreads easily, can grow an inch a day even during droughts and could force farmers to return to older growing methods that were harsher on the environment.
In September 1987, Colin Pitchfork, a baker from central England, became the first criminal in the world to be caught by DNA evidence, for the rape and murder of two 15-year-old girls.
Oil prices tumbled on Monday after OPEC  producers agreed to keep crude output unchanged for now and  Iraq's elections passed without disruption to oil exports.
Fantasy fiction isn't a big seller in the first part of the 20th century. Along comes Tolkien and  changes everything.
President Bush said on Thursday freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a US intelligence report depicted a bleak outlook for the country&#39;s future.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is pleased with recent results in the fight against terror, but says the fight will continue uncompromisingly.
The Russian revolution in women&#39;s tennis appears to be expanding further after Alina Jidkova saw off former world number one Serena Williams in the second round of the Generali Ladies Linz in Austria.
Ford Motor Co. is expanding the availability of Sirius Satellite Radio as a dealer-installed option, and plans to offer Sirius as a factory-installed option on up to 20 Ford and Lincoln Mercury lines over the next two years, the automaker said Monday.
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. will send out replacement parts for its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel after 50 reports that the video game controllers overheated and released smoke when plugged in, the software maker said yesterday.
Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern offers his strong support to his British counterpart Tony Blair.
Copyright or copy-ridiculous? Last week's arrest of a 26-year-old Cheltenham man, and the related closure of the TV-links website, has prompted a flurry of speculation that the very foundations of the internet (linking to stuff) might be under threat.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A judge has ordered 17 suspected members of Italy's Red Brigades militant group to stand trial next year, on charges including murder.
La Monini Spoleto ha esonerato il tecnico Francesco Tardioli sostituendolo con Fausto Polidori. La d...
A UN panel is given three months to establish whether genocide is taking place in Darfur in western Sudan.
 a royal wreck
By insisting that the racehorse he owns a share in continues to compete, Ron Bamberger is giving racing enthusiasts a rare treat: seeing a horse improve with age.
Met ireann has issued a severe weather warning and forecasts gusts of up to 100 m.p.h. in exposed parts of the west and south this evening.
US authorities said yesterday computer users everywhere could notice a decrease in junk email after the arrest of a man described as one of the world's most prolific spammers.
Lost amid the hype surrounding the  match-ups of big men in the NBA Finals is Tony Parker, the tiny  guard who could be the key to the series.
Toshiba and fellow Japanese technology company Memory-Tech have developed the obvious successor to DualDisc: a disc that incorporates both DVD and an HD DVD playback surfaces.
Home buyers in England face the biggest affordability gaps in South West and London, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.
Gigi Riva &egrave; pronto al nuovo incarico di vice commissario della Figc. ''Nessun timore - ha det...
Police detained 21 suspects, including an ETA leader, and seized a large arms cache on Sunday in a sweep against the Basque guerrilla group in France and Spain, officials said.
Ripresi gli allenamenti della Fiorentina in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Atalanta. Prima fa...
Il presidente di Confesercenti all'assemblea nazionale dice no ai nuovi studi di settoreCritiche anche all'indulto. Allarme racket, usura e rapine: \
''A Catania dovremo scendere in campo con la stessa determinazione e la stessa mentalit&agrave; dimo...
NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) _ At least four New York Stock Exchange traders were fired or suspended this week as federal and exchange regulators prepare to bring charges against them for allegedly
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tells US lawmakers that many insurance brokers systematically fix the market.
Equipment rental group United Rentals Inc  said on Monday it terminated its $4 billion takeover by Cerberus Capital Management and asked Cerberus to pay United Rentals a $100 million termination fee.
More than 98 percent of hospitals in the United States are reporting quality-of-care data for treating heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid said yesterday.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has interviewed Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, describing him as a \
An American woman working for an aid agency is kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, along with her driver.
Over the last year, illegal immigrants and their families have retreated from community life under the pressure of tougher federal and local enforcement.
Israel agreed to allow supplies of some fuel and medicine into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing for at least one day a blockade that plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.
Information provider VNU  said on Monday it planned to cut 4,000 positions and shave 10 percent from its cost base next year.
Adobe Systems Inc. , the top maker of graphic and Web design software, reported quarterly net profit rose 24 percent, powered by pent-up demand for upgrades to its two main product lines.
Using hormonal contraception does not appear to increase women's overall risk of contracting the AIDS virus, according to a U.S. National Institutes of Health study published on Thursday.
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday proposed $70 billion in emergency spending to stave off a possible U.S. election-year recession, upstaging Republican rivals who clashed over the economy but offered few specifics.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States and other countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest state-run investors said on Thursday.
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Muore per le conseguenze di una aggressione un missionario italiano novantenne Manizalez (Agenzia Fides) - E\u00c2\u0092 morto il 15 febbraio a Manizales (Colombia) il missionario della Consolata (IMC) p. Mario Bianco, novantenne italiano, in seguito alle conseguenze di una aggressione subita il 4 febbraio. Alcuni malviventi avevano fatto...
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Sept. 17, 2004 - Michael Jackson was met with cheers Friday as he came to court to watch the mother of the boy who accused him of molestation undergo questioning by defense lawyers.
A pregnant woman enrolled in government-run clinical trials died last year when doctors continued to give her an experimental AIDS regimen despite signs of liver failure, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage hit the main mosque in the Iraqi city of Kufa on Thursday, killing 27 people and wounding 63 others as they prepared to march on the violence-wracked city of Najaf, hospital officials and witnesses said.    Thousands of people were crowded around the mosque at the time and dead bodies lay around the mosque compound, which is a stronghold of followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, witnesses said...
Martin Scorsese, the creator of \
IRVING, Texas | Greg Ellis stood eyeball to eyeball with Donovan McNabb, frozen in place, unable to do what he had always been trained to do.
Unions and big communications companies spent more than &#36;1.1 billion in their efforts to elect lawmakers and influence the government over the past half-decade, according to a report released Wednesday.
The scale and sophistication of militant attacks in Iraq are steadily increasing, with coordinated strikes and complicated ambushes that increasingly hit their targets, officials and analysts said Wednesday.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/11/04) - Violence marred Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first visit on Wednesday to the restive Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since he took office in May.
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda apologized on Monday for his ruling party's handling of a public pensions crisis, after seeing his support ratings tumble in polls.
While the near-simultaneous crash of two Russian aircraft is undoubtedly a terrible coincidence, authorities there are saying no proof has emerged yet to show this was terrorism.
LONDON, England -- Oil prices have surged to historic levels as a threat of civil war in Nigeria adds to concerns over tight global supplies.
Al Gore on Monday accused President Bush of intentionally deceiving the public about the reasons for invading Iraq and said he is so ideologically driven that he refuses to admit &#151; or even learn from &#151; his mistakes.
The battle for grid positions from the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.
Tim Henman retires from Great Britain's Davis Cup team to focus on winning a Grand Slam.
Per la gara di domani contro l'Atalanta, il tecnico del Genoa Gasperini potr&agrave; contare su Scul...
Trailing throughout the first half, North Carolina rallied for a victory over Ohio State in the annual Atlantic Coast Conference-Big Ten Challenge.
Car bombings shook the streets leading to Baghdad's most revered Shiite Muslim shrine on Wednesday, and police reported at least seven people killed and 27 others wounded.
Risultati della seconda giornata della Liga spagnola: Almeria - Valencia 1-2 (46' Morientes/V, 63' N...
Last week, Congress acted to reorganize the nation&#39;s spy agencies even as the top US arms inspector outlined massive intelligence failures about prewar Iraq.
Two men arrested in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow were released without charge on Sunday, British police said.
FUMING Sports Minister Richard Caborn is to write to his opposite number in Spain demanding an apology for racist chants aimed at black players in last night&#39;s friendly.
Dalla Guardia di Finanza nei primi 5 mesi dell'anno
Optical fiber can deliver data fast, sometimes too fast. Slowing light might make some networking bottlenecks vanish.
Warring Ambani brothers Mukesh and Anil held separate meetings in the last two days with their mother Kokilaben, ahead of the crucial board meeting of the flagship Reliance Industries on December 27.
Record sales, but numbers still down Palm is still losing money, despite the Centro selling in record numbers (for Palm). The company lost $9.6m in the three months to 30 November, on revenues which are down 11 per cent on last year to $349 million.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
RICHMOND, Va. -- Former Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles manager Johnny Oates has died, three years after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Congressional investigators yesterday disclosed that Sallie Mae executives met with Bush administration budget officials in December, less than two months before the company chairman sold $18.3 million of Sallie Mae stock. Three days after the sale, President Bush unveiled a budget that included...
Two of the UK's largest insurers,  Friends Provident and Resolution,  are in talks to merge according to reports.
ATHENS : Gunmen holding seven passengers hostage in a bus near Athens after releasing 16 in stages threatened to blow up the vehicle Thursday unless their demands for a ransom and safe conduct out of the country were met.
Jim Fassel, a veteran NFL offensive coordinator and former head coach of the New York Giants, interviews at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs' vacant offensive coordinator's position.
But the source said Thursday evening&#39;s meeting between Iranian negotiators and the ambassadors of Britain, France and Germany &quot;took place in a very positive atmosphere.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (02/12/04) - The body of a Western woman found in Falluja was not that of Margaret Hassan, the director of CARE in Iraq who was abducted in mid-October and believed to have been executed a month later, the British Foreign Office said
Joining in the race for entertainment products, software major Microsoft launched the Windows XP Media Centre. The new Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 offers a sleek, polished new look across the desktop
The credit crunch has turned $417,000 into the magic number for home buyers shopping for mortgages.
It&#39;s a matter on the minds of many Americans and arguably the top domestic issue in the presidential election. With medical costs and premiums rising, health insurance is influencing how people
Un romanzo tra fantascienza e metafora su una citt\u00c3\u00a0 senza donne dove regna la violenzal'umanit\u00c3\u00a0 sconfitta dell'eterna Russia di delitto e castigo, la vita incredibile di Edmund White                                            Libri per mettere a nudo il cuore nero degli uomini                                                                                      Tra le novit\u00c3\u00a0 anche il secondo capolavoro di Schulberg sulla caduta di Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Sony\u00c2\u0092s new S2 Sports Walkman players include a sensor that can determine your pace and automatically switch to your favorite playlists for running or walking.
It shouldn&#39;t be too hard for the Boston Red Sox to get back on the winning track with Curt Schilling on the mound. Schilling will try to become the majors&#39; first 18-game winner when Boston closes out a three
Kevin Federline isn't the only one dumped via a text-message -- you could be next, according to a survey.
KHARTOUM : Violence and human rights abuses in Sudan&#39;s conflict-torn Darfur region have diminished, but both Khartoum and the two rebel groups have to work harder to bring peace, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said.
Hollywood stars pay tribute to Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has been found dead in New York.
Roger Clemens, fighting to save his tarnished reputation as a great baseball pitcher, issued a fresh denial on Tuesday that he used steroids and urged the public \
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will demand Israel commit to a freeze on all settlement construction at a peace summit Thursday, the first since the two sides agreed to resume peace talks at a U.S.-sponsored conference last month.
MILANO - Ottimisti gli uomini, decisamente pessimiste le donne. E&#39; la rivelazione dell&#39;Istituto Demoskopea su come gli italiani vedono il futuro - per l&#39;Italia e per il mondo fra 25 anni - presentata ad una
Children who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight than those who get more, according to a study published on Wednesday that tracked more than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years.
The pressure of meeting an important deadline at work increases the risk of suffering a heart attack within 24 hours by a factor of six, Swedish doctors say.
Giancarlo Abete condivide in pieno la scelta del presidente dell'Aia, Cesare Gussoni, che affider&ag...
At least 40 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in Pakistan when a car bomb exploded at a rally to commemorate an assassinated militant religious leader.
AGAIN, Nigeria walks the path of conflict that is not only unnecessary and avoidable, it is potentially harmful and disruptive to the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s social, economic and political stability.
VIENNA -- The director of the UN agency responsible for investigating Iran's nuclear program said yesterday that there have been no new discoveries in the last six months to substantiate claims that the Islamic state is secretly working toward a nuclear bomb.
All 15 candidates running against interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai boycotted Afghanistan's historic election Saturday, claiming widespread fraud.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic won back the right to lead his own trial defense on Monday after appeals judges ruled his central role in the trial should be restored as long as he remains healthy.
IDF soldiers shot at a group of Palestinians approaching the security fence north of the Karni Crossing between Gaza and Israel who they suspected were attempting to place a bomb.
Judge could prescribe 10 years in prison A former Unix system admin at Medco Health Solutions, a big US drugs prescription management firm, has admitted to planting malicious code that would have destroyed massive amounts of critical patient information.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
All good things must come to an end, and Tuesday it did for Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings. For the last five months, Jennings stole the spotlight from Jeopardy host Alex Trebec.
Olivier Dacourt, centrocampista dell'Inter, &egrave; stato sottoposto questa mattina ad una serie di...
Moroccan authorities arrested a man Wednesday for allegedly stealing the identity of King Mohammed VI's younger brother on the social networking Web site Facebook, the country's official news agency said.
Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels on Friday signed an agreement, pledging to reach a final peace deal by the end of the year.
If George W. Bush believes that the evangelists who did not vote in 2000 could win him this year's election, for John Kerry the 'Sex and the City' women could carry him into the White House.

Justine Henin takes on Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the U.S. Open on Saturday, chasing a seventh grand-slam title and a little piece of history.
Kentucky&#039;s governor, under indictment in a state hiring scandal, asked Lt. Gov. Steve Pence to resign after Pence announced he would not run for re-election with the governor next year. Pence said Thursday he had declined the request to step down.
Portsmouth signed England striker Jermain Defoe from Premiership rivals Tottenham with just minutes to spare before the January transfer window closed on Thursday.
The Bush administration is funding sexual health projects that teach children that HIV can be contracted through sweat and tears, touching genitals can result in pregnancy, and that a 43-day-old foetus is a thinking person.
Erntesto Paolillo, ad dell'Inter, ha fatto il punto sul club nerazzurro dopo la vittoria nel derby. ...
Sceso da San Marco, poi corteo delle Marie con Ornella Muti
Apple Inc  shares rose more  than 4.5 percent on Wednesday, fueled by excitement over the  pending launch of new iPod digital music players, which could  entice current users to buy upgraded models.
Ai microfoni di Sky Sport  Alessandro Del Piero sincero su Zidane. ''Ho avuto la fortuna di giocare ...
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin is putting the brakes on a big fat pay raise for MPs.
Poco pi\u00c3\u00b9 di 800 euro: \u00c3\u00a8 questo il prezzo di lancio del nuovo SPH-V5400, il cellulare di casa Samsung dotato di un mini hard disk interno da 1,5 Gigabyte. Dopo le soluzioni di ripiego utilizzate fino ad ora
The Bundesliga returns to action with smaller group battles beginning to materialize within the league. While the top teams try to keep up with the pace setters, teams near the bottom fight for their futures.
How green is your company? Answer 10 quick questions about your company's current energy-saving IT efforts and read about ways to get greener.
Hollywood directors reach a contract deal with film and TV studios after five days of talks, their union says.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's two court-assigned defense lawyers have asked to be withdrawn from his case, The Hague war crimes tribunal said Wednesday.
Eight major U.S., Canadian and European travel industry associations urged the government to suspend a computerized system for assessing international travelers as potential terrorists.
Federal and local police across the country &amp;#151; as well as some of the nation&#039;s best-known companies &amp;#151; have been gathering Americans&#039; phone records from private data brokers without subpoenas or warrants.
This film pokes fun at Hollywood's attempts to glamorize cigarettes, in a very politically incorrect (and funny) way.
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed villages deep in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, local officials said.
Two of the first opinion polls since nominations closed for the Palestinian presidential election show a tight race between the establishment candidate, Mahmoud Abbas, and the imprisoned military commander, Marwan Barghouti.
Levi Leipheimer blew away his closest competitors in the Stage 5 time trial, extending his overall lead to 21 seconds and giving him an apparent lock on the Tour of California title with two stages left.
Still no idea what it's for though ETSI has finally agreed a standard for high-speed access to the SIM used in GSM mobile phones, after several years of prevarication and filibustering the winner is...USB.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Walt Disney Co's DIS.N board of  directors said on Tuesday it planned to find a replacement for  Chief Executive Michael Eisner by next June and then search for  a new chairman, setting out a timetable for a change of  leadership at the company after more than a year of shareholder  protests.
A group of Somali lawmakers met powerful Islamists in their Mogadishu stronghold after leaving the temporary capital because of growing security fears since last month's assassination attempt on the president.
The academy says the show, regardless of the strike, will go on.
Lo annuncia Bradson in una intervista a La Stampa
Oggi la Tallard-Marseille: 229,5 chilometri senza particolari difficolt&agrave;. Ieri A Soler la tappa del Galibier. Maglia gialla ancora a Rasmussen
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N,  the world's  biggest drugmaker, said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against  18 Web sites, charging them with selling illegal versions of  its best selling cholesterol medicine Lipitor.
Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and once the chief power broker for dispensing federal dollars, says he's worried that a corruption investigation \
The devil is in the detail for Apple TV Comment Getting into the mind of Steve Jobs isn't all that simple, and sometimes you just have to wait until he tells you what went through his mind in order to explain the latest Apple phenomena. But the picture around Apple TV is starting to clear with some rumours and snippets revealed this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NI nurses are to receive the full pay award recommended by the Independent Pay Review Body.
Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport both know how it feels to be on top of the tennis world, winning Grand Slam titles and being ranked No. 1. They also know the frustrations of injuries and inconsistency; Davenport even spoke seriously about retiring last season.
The deal will allow David Letterman to resume his show next Wednesday with his team of writers on board.
STEYR, Austria - A medical intern at a western Austria hospital mistakenly injected an elderly patient with olive oil instead of antibiotics after mixing up bedside vials, officials said Wednesday.    The patient, a 79-year-old woman in the hospital for an appendectomy, was not in life-threatening condition, hospital director Harald Geck told the Austria Press Agency...
Una serie di incontri con Adr, Sea e altre compagnie
Media baron Conrad Black lost more titles Tuesday when he resigned from the company that holds a controlling interest in Hollinger International, the owner of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Bad news for new Americans: A study published Wednesday shows that simply moving to the United States packs on the pounds. &quot;The longer you live here, the more likely you are to be obese,&quot; says Mita Sanghavi
We&#39;ve marveled at his ability to be automatic, been blinded by his bread-and-cutter fastball, and appreciated how pitcher Mariano Rivera can close up shop better than any night watchman.
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company, said Wednesday its board approved a three-year, $15 billion share buyback program.
Reports emerge of an incident on board a submarine in the Russian Far East in which one sailor was killed.
Stocks inched higher Tuesday as investors saw the bright side of mixed economic data and rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.
The bill that Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) signed into law this week to extend health coverage to an estimated 140,000 people puts Maryland among a growing group of states attempting to chip away at their soaring numbers of uninsured.
The package courier said its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely because of high fuel costs.
(Kiev, Ukraine-AP) Dec. 26, 2004 - The polls have closed in Ukraine, where the electorate is trying to choose a new president. All three exit polls tracking election are projecting opposition candidate Viktor
Hundreds of Chinese villagers are hit by lead poisoning caused by pollution from a local plant, reports say.
(InfoWorld) - Hosted business software provider NetSuite hopes to raise $75 million in an initial public offering. The company, started in 1998 by two former Oracle executives, plans to use the money for working capital, to pay the balance of a line of credit, and possibly to acquire other businesses or technologies, the company said in a filing made on Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. NetSuite, which targets its hosted CRM and ERP software at small and medium-size businesses, hasn't yet turned a profit. It reported revenue of $67.2 million and a net loss of $23.4 million for 2006 The company competes with giants such as Salesforce.com, Microsoft, SAP, and Intuit. NetSuite also competes with Oracle, even though Oracle's founder and chief executive officer Larry Ellison controls about 74 percent of NetSuite, individually and through his family members and an investment entity. NetSuite notes that Ellison will continue to have control over most matters that require stockholder approval, such as the appointment of the majority of directors of the company and potential acquisitions. His interests could differ from other stockholders, NetSuite noted. The SEC filing includes a long list of other risks to NetSuite's business in the future, including the likelihood of increased competition as more companies will probably enter the business. NetSuite will have to continue to convince medium-size businesses to use software as a service rather than buy software outright, and the company will have to upsell to those customers in order to grow the business, it said in the filing. NetSuite's success in the future also is dependent on companies that it relies on, including Oracle, which supplies database software that NetSuite uses, as well as telecommunications operators that deliver the service to end customers, the company said.
Un albanese di 40 anni, temendo di perdere l'affidamento dei figli, fa una strageInterviene un agente che uccide l'assassino in fuga. Una tragedia annunciata                                          Spara all'udienza di separazione Due morti, gravissima la moglie                                                                                   Dietro la scelta di dividersi, una storia di violenze quotidiane ai danni della consorteVannino Chiti: \
Italian luxury jeweler Bulgari   is not for sale, the group&#39;s chief executive reiterated in a  French newspaper interview published on Tuesday.
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on Mount St. Helens today. Government officials warn that a major eruption will probably happen soon.
Fini, arriva Bush e la sinistra va in piazza...
SUDAN&#39;S government and southern rebels will agree a permanent ceasefire today at talks aimed at ending Africa&#39;s longest-running civil war, delegates said.
South Korea on Wednesday cautioned against hopes for a breakthrough in six-way talks next week with North Korea but said they would aim for a deal committing Pyongyang to real steps to end its atomic weapons program.
The new director of the National Hurricane Center was temporarily reassigned Monday, amid calls from about half his staff that he be ousted for undermining the public's confidence in the center's forecasts.
American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a restructuring of its business travel unit and the
Former Florida coach Ron Zook will take over at Illinois, sources told The Associated Press Monday. Zook&#39;s hiring as head coach will be announced at a news conference Tuesday, said two
Polls show President Bush lost the first debate against Democratic presidential contender John Kerry. Why? Bush failed to respond to Kerry&#39;s assertions.
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Rationing is becoming more widespread in the NHS, a survey of GPs and hospital doctors suggests.
Opponents of gay marriage concede victory will not be swift in their attempt to amend the U.S. Constitution, even after prevailing in all 11 states where the issue was on the ballot last month.
Independent power producer Dynegy Inc.   DYN.N said on Friday it will pay over $2 billion for the   power plants of private equity fund LS Power Group, fulfilling   a long-time goal to expand its generating fleet.
Da quasi un mese Pier Luigi Collina, designatore arbitrale di serie A e B &egrave; sotto scorta perm...
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Apple took its trademark minimalism a step further on Tuesday as it launched the latest computer in the iMac family that helped restore the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fortunes: a sleek flat-panel monitor with processor and drives built in.
A product named Egyptian Magic, sold mainly by word of mouth, attracts celebrities.
KABUL, Sept. 17 -- At least seven people were killed Monday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives-packed vest outside a government building in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a stronghold of the Taliban insurgency and one of the most violent regions in the country.
David Mayhew, chairman of brokerage Cazenove, is a dealmaking legend in the City&#39;s financial circles, but he faced the biggest challenge of his career in deciding the future of his firm, bankers say.
SpaceShipOne, a stubby, three-seat rocket plane, hurtled to a height of 111,996m, surpassing its target altitude without the heart-stopping barrel rolls that vexed the craft&#39;s qualifying flight last week.
'Harry Potter\u00e2\u0080\u0099'star Daniel Radcliffe recasts himself--complete with nude scene--on the London stage. The critics are impressed.
STUART, Florida  - For nine years Pedro Zapeta did nothing but work and save.
RYAN LAKE, N.W.T. (CP) - RCMP are bringing in an underwater camera to help search for a man who disappeared while canoeing in front of his family in choppy water on a deep lake in the Northwest Territories.
He's no longer the home run king, but he's still the Hammer. Hank Aaron hobbled into Atlanta's spring training camp on Tuesday \u00c2\u0097 he needs knee-replacement surgery \u00c2\u0097 with no opinion on whether Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens deserve to be in the Hall of Fame, but saying he's confident baseball is on the way to recovering from the Steroids Era.
Our annual special issue devoted to electronic gifts for work and play, along with a guide to the world of online shopping.
Florida's highest court ruled Friday that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader must be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the state, delivering a possible boost to President Bush.
TORONTO (CP) - Canadians are paying hundreds of millions of dollars too much for generic prescription drugs because federal government policies are allowing manufacturers to shut out competitors, a study released Monday concludes.
New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
CHINA IS continuing its pogrom on the country&#39;s Internet cafes and officially confirmed that it has shut more than 1,600 Internet cafes since February.
Meseret Defar of Ethiopia took the women&#39;s Olympic 5,000 metres gold on Monday with a patient but perfectly judged display of distance running.
An Iraqi reporter and interpreter for The Times was killed in Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s murderous turmoil, which is at a point where many families never know the killers of their loved ones, or their motives.
The major Hollywood movie studios, as part of the industry&#39;s latest legal action to battle piracy, sued the operators of server computers they say help people find and download millions of illegally copied movies.
Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are \
New Delhi, Nov 28 : Mounting attack on Reliance Group Chairman Mukesh Ambani on &#39;ownership issues&#39;, Anil Ambani&#39;s camp today claimed that the elder brother had told his mother Kokilaben and sisters (Dipti and Neena) to keep out of the controversial RIL
We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.
Dogs must be between 14 and 30 months old and between 22 and 24 inches when measured from the top of the shoulder blade to the floor.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Greece, shamed and angered by Olympic  doping scandals, went wild with delight Monday when Athanasia  Tsoumeleka won the women's 20 km walk to give the Olympic hosts  their first athletics gold medal.
After a whopping twelve security updates last month, March will bring Windows users a welcome sigh of relief: Microsoft has no patches planned for next week. The company will, however, release a number of non-security updates; 2 will appear on Windows Update and 4 on Microsoft update.
England hope to wrap up a series victory over West Indies on the fourth day at Old Trafford.
Israel pulled most of its forces out of the northern Gaza Strip Saturday after a four-day incursion it said was staged to halt Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israeli towns.
An identity crisis between the Nepalese majority and the Madheshi people has fueled the protests, which have killed 19.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike  Huckabee won the Kansas contest on Saturday to choose a  Republican U.S. presidential candidate, chalking up another  victory after a strong showing in the South earlier in the  week, U.S. media projected.
Electricity bills must go up so the government can meet its renewable energy target, a report finds.
US police say they still have no idea why a man shot and killed a guitarist and three others at a rock concert.
An Islamist group in Iraq said it had killed two female Italian hostages in a statement posted on an Internet site, but the women&#39;s employers in Italy said on Thursday they had not given up hope.
New Jersey may be better known for smokestacks than green pastures, but businesses that rely on horses help preserve scenic vistas, from picturesque fields to rustic stables and riding rings.
US mobile firm Sprint has detailed what it will spend on upgrading its network and getting it ready for 3G services. The big winners are Lucent, which gets $1.5bn over three years, Nortel, which gets $1bn
Oracle has made a huge step towards victory in its hostile takeover bid for rival business software company PeopleSoft, as the US federal courts rejected the Department of Justice&#39;s attempt to block the takeover bid.
Scientists have analyzed the genetic makeup of chickens, and it is providing valuable information about how human genes work. Washington University Genome Sequencing Center led a group of international researchers
By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jun. 8--TRINIDAD -- The only things missing were the tar and feathers.
A Dutch report encourages doctors to report cases of child euthanasia without fear of prosecution.
European equity markets surged on Wednesday following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s move to cut its main interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.75 per cent.
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US factory growth stayed strong in September, according to reports on Friday, while construction spending hit a record high in August for a seventh month in a row, showing the economy&#39;s expansion remains solid.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Police have found  explosives, detonators and a gun in a cinema in Russia's second  city St Petersburg which was closed for renovation, the  Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
town of Tawillah, about 40 miles west of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state. militia, and a government warplane bombed the area.
The EU Commission crisis prompts Russia to postpone this week's talks with EU leaders.
The World Food Program announced on Thursday that it was forced to cease its food relief operations in most of the Sudanese state of North Darfur due to the renewed clashes in the war-torn region.
Michael Jackson asks TV stations to stop playing Eminem's new video, which ridicules the pop legend.
LE BOURGET, France  - Business jet maker Cessna Aircraft Co., a unit of Textron Inc. , said on Wednesday it booked an order for 96 Citation business jets from plane-sharing firm NetJets worth more than $1 billion.
Wall Street places its own interests above yours. Why play by its rules?
Rangers manager Alex McLeish has defended the tactical changes that failed to prevent an unexpected UEFA Cup exit. Despite needing just a point to progress, Rangers lost 2-0 at home to Auxerre to finish fourth
Newmont Mining Corporation, the world's biggest gold producer, has been trailed by allegations of pollution.
A fire on Monday destroyed a Russian Orthodox church in northern Tajikistan and killed two elderly nuns who had been living there, the church's senior priest and police said.
Bayern Munich have upped their offer for Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, according to the German club's general manager Uli Hoeness.
A ban on smoking in movie theaters, shopping malls, pubs and other public places in England will take effect July 1, the government said Friday.
HIGHLIGHT: Gymnastics team Al Trautwig and Tim Daggett&#39;s superb job on the audience&#39;s protest of Alexei Nemov&#39;s score on the high bars.
EdF, the French power giant, wants Hans-Peter Villis, a manager of German rival E.ON, to become the head of its German affiliate, EnBW, the Financial Times Deutschland reported on Friday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai made only his second successful campaign stop outside the safety of the capital on Tuesday, telling a crowd of 10,000 people that historic elections this weekend will deliver them from a quarter-century of war.
A U.S. Marine shot and killed a wounded prisoner in a Fallujah mosque, according to a television pool report broadcast Monday. A Marine spokesman said the shooting was being investigated.
Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback kicked off his summer road trip Monday &#151; a 1,200 mile, four-day, 27-stop tour through Iowa.
Telephones and computers that were donated for use at the Republican National Convention will now be used to improve security and enhance New York City public schools.
[World News]: London, Dec 10 : Cambridge University researchers have concluded that use of tools is habitual in monkeys after collecting the first hand evidence on this score.
Microsoft and watch maker Swatch say they are offering a new line of wireless data watches, bringing the era of Dick Tracy wristwatch radios one step closer.
Misha Kolodiy dyed his hair carrot orange and plastered his black leather jacket with orange stickers &#151; the color of Ukraine's political opposition.
At least 23 people die in a bus bombing in central Sri Lanka, the military says, as the ceasefire in the country ends.
The US Senate approves the building of a fence along the Mexican border designed to keep out illegal migrants.
Blog: Microsoft wants to pick and choose which open-source licenses it will respect.  Nope, says the Free Software Foundation.
Comment is free: David Edgar: The Arts Council intends to promote street theatre and circus skills instead of new plays, but people want text-based work
Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft has acquired the mysterious buyer of Yukos' most important production unit, Russian news agencies reported.
Retailer Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending on its stores.
Iraqi troops backed by U.S. helicopters battled Sunni Muslim insurgents in central Baghdad today, going house to house in one of the oldest parts of the city in search of insurgent cells and hideouts, authorities said.
The boys from Brazil beat Haiti&#39;s national soccer team Wednesday in a friendly goodwill game 6-0. The game was the brainchild of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was on hand in the Haitian capital for the historical match.
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NEW YORK  -Stocks slid on Tuesday as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking shares while Home Depot Inc. and other housing-related companies lowered their outlooks.
Colloco' personalmente l'ordigno che uccise 4 italiani
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Saturday called on all parties to present a united front against  separatist group ETA following Friday&#39;s car bomb attack in the northern Basque region which injured two policemen.
ATHENS -- Italy ended Iraq&#39;s dreams of winning only a second Olympic medal on Friday when it beat the war-torn country 1-0 in the bronze medal soccer match in Thessaloniki.
I remember vividly the bearded man with dark glasses and his Arab headdress haranguing the masses on a West Beirut campus in the early 1970s.
British Airways PLC said Monday that net profit rose by 25.5 percent over the latest quarter and that passenger numbers also rose.
U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday in   light trading as Chevron Corp. CVX.N gained on news it   successfully drilled for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, offsetting   a drop in Viacom Inc. VIAb.N after its chief executive quit.
TOKYO -- In the race for ever thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all _ a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seeking to secure US President George W. Bushs backing for a new international treaty that would end US isolation in the fight against global warming, a newspaper said.
Philippe Dauman knows he needs to bump up Internet revenue, but he can't do it via a purchase.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Sheboygan County prosecutors hope to add imprisonment to injury. They charged a 31-year-old man Monday with being a felon in possession of a firearm after he shot himself in the foot Friday. Patrick R. Hupf Jr.
Stelco Inc. has received a takeover offer from Russian industry giant OAO Severstal at a time when Bay Street is awash in rumours about possible financing deals for the restructuring Hamilton steel maker.
Stem cells, which are believed to hold great medical promise, also play a lead role in fuelling the formation and growth of brain tumours.
Britain did not raise objections to American plans to ban members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from the post-war Iraqi government and disband the Iraqi army, according to a documentary to be aired Sunday and Monday.
Scientists say they cannot predict how quickly, if at all, the strain may develop the ability to spread easily among people.
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months on Friday
A Prince George's County appeals board has voted to overturn a ban on pedestrians on the streets and sidewalks around FedEx Field.
GOVERNMENT is not considering reinstating the partial ban on beef imports from the United States, despite federal scientists carrying out investigations into a possible new case of Mad Cow Disease there.
Amichevole infrasettimanale per il Torino, che in vista della gara di domenica a Udine ha affrontato...
F5 Networks is making over its flagship Big-IP traffic management platform this week with the launch of new software and hardware aimed at securing and improving the performance of Web and legacy applications.
Cuban President Fidel Castro fell as he left the stage after a speech on Wednesday night.(China Daily Photo). HAVANA, Oct. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- A medical examination confirmed that Cuban leader Fidel Castro broke
Merck &amp; Co. Inc. has been in crisis since Sept. 30, when the company pulled its prescription painkiller Vioxx off the market after a study confirmed the drug increased the risk of heart attack and stroke. Merck chief Raymond Gilmar tin is grappling with multiple product-liability and shareholder lawsuits. Scheduled to retire in April 2006 under a plan in place ...
Parma recovered from an early deficit to beat Besiktas 3-2 on Thursday and maintain Italy&#39;s hopes of winning a UEFA Cup championship it once dominated.
Manschester, England - Phil Neville, on the bench for Manchester United&#39;s 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough and with just one start for United all season, was surprisingly recalled into the England team for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers on Sunday.
Madam Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, US, underwent breast-cancer surgery Monday after being diagnosed last week. According to the local officials, 58-year-old Rell was
Ten suspected Islamic militants are jailed over a plot to blow up a Christmas market in Strasbourg in 2000.
In a harsh new attack on rival John Kerry, President Bush said Friday that if the Democratic presidential candidate &quot;had his way,&quot; Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime would be running Iraq and threatening the safety of other nations.
Thousands of settlers on India's Andaman Islands are returning to the mainland after the tsunami.
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explosion, which could be the worst disaster to hit the world&#39;s most dangerous mining industry in four years. the mine, which it said was known for a high concentration of gas.
Three inspirational substitutions by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho finally enabled his side to overcome stubborn Newcastle at Stamford Bridge.
3D Realms' Scott Miller finally commits to a Duke Nukem Forever release date.
Japan Airlines says it will scrap 4,300 jobs by 2009, a year ahead of schedule, as part of its recovery plans.
 for Lifetime drama pilot
OPEC nations agreed to revise their oil production quota, boosting it by 1 million barrels per day in an effort to talk down crude oil prices.
Rape charges were dropped Tuesday against former Wisconsin running back Dwayne Smith and his friend after questions were raised about the credibility of the alleged victim.
Russia wants more concrete reasons from  Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system  in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei  Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Thousands of girls in Guinea face abuse as domestic workers, a human rights report concludes.
Primi contatti con i sequestratori di padre Bossi
Russia's envoy to NATO urged the United States to hold broader consultations with Moscow on its plans to deploy missile defense sites in Europe, saying in an interview published Wednesday that Russia was disappointed by a lack of U.S. cooperation.
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Ted Mineo has the gallery. He has the portfolio. Now it\u00c2\u0092s off to market at Miami Basel.
CHENOA, Illinois  - Conductor Ed Kavanaugh is weary.
TOKYO  - A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Two elderly men died after being knocked down by strong winds, while 18 people were injured and one was missing.
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A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving

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Under the deal with Microsoft, Sony Ericsson will produce the \u00e2\u0080\u009cX1,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a slider phone with a typewriter-style qwerty keyboard and touch screen.
Pakistan's government ordered a high-level investigation into the escape from police custody of a British terror suspect, officials said, as a hunt was launched to track him down.
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Britney Spears was taken from her home in Los Angeles by police and rushed to a hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons ambitions and give inspectors entry visas so they can supervise a return to peaceful activities.
A system involving 30 to 40 new monitoring stations in the region would cost an initial 40m ($52m) and could be in place in three years, according to Edelgard Bulmahn, Germany's education and research minister.
Four suspected al-Qaida fighters will be formally charged with war crimes this week as the US military opens the first legal hearings for foreign prisoners held at the US Navy base Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Renate Goetschl  captured her first Alpine ski World Cup race of the season on  Wednesday on one of her favorite pistes.
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Yet, one week after Hurricane Charley brutalized 200 miles of Florida, almost everywhere someone -- emergency directors, homeless retirees, police chiefs -- is talking about it, hoping out loud for it -- normal.
Bill Pinkney was the last surviving original member of the Drifters and also a World War II veteran who pitched for the New York Blue Sox of the Negro Baseball League.
Financial news and information provider Reuters Group Plc said on Thursday it plans to make Bangalore its biggest information-gathering hub, employing up to 1,500 people, or 10 percent of its total workforce.
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. PFE.N is under  investigation by state attorneys general from New York and  Connecticut in connection with improper promotion of drugs for  uses other than those approved by U.S. regulators, Pfizer said  in a regulatory filing.
Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in India on Tuesday for peace talks, in a sign the bombing of an India-Pakistan train that killed at least 66 people had failed to aggravate ties between the nuclear rivals.
The U.S. military says it will suspend sales of spare parts for the F-14 jet fighter sought by Iran
WASHINGTON - A cash-flow problem in a federal program is hindering the ability of many schools and libraries to pay for Internet service.
Israeli papers print photos of the defence minister inspecting troops through binoculars with the lens caps still on.
The Herald&#39;s Jeff Horrigan reports that the Red Sox may sign both Carl Pavano and Pedro Martinez. Pavano met with the Sox yesterday, but was not offered a contract.
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The League Against Cruel Sports says it will challenge attempts to delay a ban on hunting with dogs.
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A Colombian court has sentenced three IRA-linked men to up to 17 1/2 years in prison for training leftist rebels in terrorist tactics in a guerrilla stronghold in southern Colombia, according to court documents released Thursday.
Montevideo, Nov. 1 (NNN): The left-wing candidate in Uruguay&#39;s presidential election, Tabare Vazquez, has claimed victory after exit polls put him firmly in the lead.
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including its own Sony BMG venture - over the MP3 song format. Sony is considering manufacturing devices that play digital
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Stroll down any pharmacy aisle these days and you'll find that the low-carb craze has invaded the $20 billion dietary supplement industry.    From multivitamins to starch blocker pills, loosely regulated supplements are popping up in the burgeoning low-carb market dominated by food companies...
Some of the Arab tribes accused of massacring civilians in Darfur are now unleashing their firepower against each other in a battle that is displacing tens of thousands.
SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Jeremy Roenick thinks he still has the skills and the desire to help the San Jose Sharks' next run at the Stanley Cup. He'll even keep his mouth shut to prove it.
Nokia security appliances will run Sourcefire's Intrusion Prevention System to offer businesses enhanced network security.
LAS VEGAS -- Danny Williams insists he has not compromised his speed after tipping the scales at 270 pounds. Williams will need to prove that Saturday night when he tries to take the WBC heavyweight title from Vitali Klitschko at Mandalay Bay.
Hall of Famer Jim Brown says the New England Patriots will reign supreme in NFL history should they complete a perfect Super Bowl run.
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a federal judge was wrong to overturn a guilty verdict against a former naval intelligence officer accused of kidnapping and murdering his wife, and found that there was no evidence to support the judge's contention that the prosecution committed misconduct.
Oct. 4 issue - Security officials can&#39;t quite explain why singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was on a US government &quot;no fly&quot; list.
Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings to win his second straight start and Chris Duncan homered for the third consecutive game to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Sunday.
Big media brands latch onto mobile advertising while cell phone operators are more cautious. Is tension between the two inevitable?
The recording industry, already battered by a surge in recent years of illegal music piracy, increased competition and heavy regulatory scrutiny, is facing a new and potentially costly examination into its practices by Eliot Spitzer, the New York attorney
In the hours before tonight's debate, President Bush comforted Floridians, while John Kerry got some last-minute advice.
Security forces in tanks and on foot took up positions around the Afghan capital Tuesday to prevent a repeat of deadly anti-foreigner riots &amp;#151; the most widespread violence in the city since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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Loren Woods has 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to help the Raptors improve to 2-0 with a 101-89 victory over the Pistons.
Subscribers to Idaho\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Lewiston Tribune did not need to be the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree to notice something odd on the front page Dec. 13.
TWO Greek sprinters facing expulsion from the Olympics over missed drug tests left hospital yesterday after four days of treatment for injuries suffered in an unexplained motorbike crash.
Without fanfare, President Bush signed into law on Friday a nearly &#36;140 billion corporate tax cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special interests.
Bobby Deol is going through a low phase in his career. What he needs now is a solo hit to consolidate his status. Meanwhile, check out the facts and figures of Bobby Deol movies in U.K.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., which has been transformed from Wall Street's darling into the bane of carb-conscious consumers, scaled back its expansion plans Thursday after posting second-quarter profits that fell far short of expectations...
A man is banned for two years from every pub in the UK after he hit and bit a customer in a Devon bar.
TechWeb - Acquisition lets vendor plug hole in product line and dig deeper into open source market.
A typhoon pounded Tokyo and surrounding  areas on Friday, killing at least one man and snarling  transport and power supplies, before weakening and moving  north.
Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin accepted bowl bids on Tuesday, and the news didn&#39;t stop there for the Hawkeyes and Boilermakers. *Iowa will head back to Florida for the holidays, this time to the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.
Only a few companies produce the vaccine known as the flu shot. When the UK announced that one company - accounting for half of the vaccines needed in the US - was having its license suspended due to contamination concerns - it created immediate concern.
Fewer U.S. teens are using marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government survey released on Thursday.
Apple Computer said that the chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, was elected to its board on Tuesday.
DETROIT -- He thought, off the bat, it was a sure hit. Ivan Rodriguez had caught up to a cut fastball left too high and too sweet, sending it to the right side of center field. And as Jonathan Papelbon watched from the mound in the bottom of the 13th inning, the ball hit just inches from the outstretched glove ...
As the days grow shorter and winter approaches, the weather hardly seems fit for cycling. But for many riders, it's the perfect time for the cyclocross, when they abandon the road bikes they've ridden all summer and go off road.
Oscar winner George Clooney shrugged off suggestions Monday that he might run for political office &#151; but he sure sounded like a politician doing it.
Hezbollah's leader says two Israeli soldiers will only be freed in return for a Lebanese militant jailed since 1979.
Saudi Arabia, the world&#39;s largest oil exporter, is to raise production from 9.5 million barrels a day to 11 million barrels in an attempt to rein in prices that have topped US$50 a barrel.
A former Pentagon official on Sunday defended his prewar assessment of a relationship between Iraq and al-Qaida, calling it a much-needed critique of the CIA's intelligence on the subject.
Politics: 7 January 2005, Friday. A 27-year old Bulgaria has been seriously wounded in a shootout in the capital city of the Czech Republic, Prague.
Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Friday said it will release its second-quarter earnings before US markets open on Monday, instead of Thursday, due to issues related to its takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc.
The Anglican Church of Canada narrowly votes against a proposal to allow same-sex blessing rites.
A single episode of severe stress can be enough to kill off new nerve cells in the brain, research suggests.
Carlsberg denies claims from bid target Scottish & Newcastle it has breached an joint venture agreement.
Toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected as Estonia's new president, defeating incumbent Arnold Ruutel.
Hurricane Ivan, the third powerful storm to boil up out of the Atlantic this year, bore down on Jamaica today after devastating Grenada.
A human rights group accuses the US of holding al-Qaeda suspects at secret locations in violation of legal norms.
Turkey has its endemic inflation under control and its growth rate is impressive, but experts say it must deal with a huge public deficit and knock its labyrinthine bureaucracy into shape if it gets the go-ahead Friday to start membership talks with the European Union.
U.S. stock index futures suggested a   flat market opening on Tuesday, with investors cautious before   consumer confidence data, while home builder Lennar Corp.'s   LEN.N plummeting profit underscored weakness in the housing   sector.
Amelie Mauresmo struggled to a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory over eighth-seeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Open on Thursday, while Jelena Jankovic ended Martina Hingis's hopes with a 7-6 6-2 win.
Athens - The Athens Olympics have turned from party to tragedy for hosts Greece after doping scandals involving three of their top athletes.
Do U.S. voters really care that  George W. Bush's favorite gun is the Winchester his father gave  him, or that John Kerry likes fishing for blues and stripers?  Millions might, which means candidates will keep talking to  niche publications like Field & Stream.
RIYADH, Sept 26: A French man was shot dead in Jeddah in the early hours of Sunday. This was the third such killing of a Westerner over the last two months.
Rural hospital operator LifePoint  Hospitals Inc. LPNT.O has agreed to acquire rival Province  Healthcare Co. PRV.N for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to  broaden its geographic reach, the companies said on Monday.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani intelligence agents arrested a Libyan on suspicion of having links to Al Qaeda after raiding a home on the outskirts of this northwestern city yesterday, security officials said.
Terror suspects held at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay must be allowed to meet privately with their lawyers, a federal judge has ruled.
Callous wealthy nations are   indifferent to the plight of the poor as they pursue selfish   policies which enrich the few at the expense of the many, South   African President Thabo Mbeki said on Tuesday.
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The state Medical Board will appeal a judge's decision that the panel overstepped its authority by threatening to punish physicians for participating in executions.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell wrapped up a three-nation tour of Asia after winning pledges from Japan, China and South Korea to press North Korea to resume stalled talks on its nuclear weapons programs.

PRESS RELEASE - Washington, DC, October 26, 2004 - Taras Kuzio, a professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, joined several political analysts today in expressing concerns about the upcoming presidential
Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced plans for Britain to retain its nuclear deterrent but promised to cut the number of nuclear warheads by 20 percent.
BUCHAREST, Romania  - Dozens of former fighters in the 1989 uprising that toppled communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu rallied Friday in a central Bucharest square to demand that authorities investigate alleged frauds in last Sunday's parliamentary and presidential elections.
(InfoWorld) - Despite attacks on its business model, including a particularly rancorous battle with Nokia, Qualcomm said its revenue will be higher than expected for its fiscal second quarter. Instead of pro forma revenue of $2 billion to $2.1 billion, Qualcomm expects to report $2.1 billion to $2.2 billion for its second quarter, which ends April 1. The new estimate is based on better-than-expected shipments of Qualcomm's Mobile Station Modem chips as well as CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access) and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) chips. Despite growing mobile phone penetration in Europe and North America, sales of CDMA2000 and WCDMA were particularly strong in those regions, Qualcomm said. Qualcomm competitor Texas Instruments\u00c2\u00a0(TI) doesn't expect to have done quite as well in the quarter. On Monday, TI revised its expectations for revenue in the first quarter of this year to be potentially lower. Instead of $3.01 billion to $3.28 billion, TI said revenue will likely fall between $3.07 billion and $3.22 billion. Qualcomm's raised expectations come amid attacks on its business. A group of vendors, including Nokia, filed a complaint with the European Commission in late 2005 charging Qualcomm with anticompetitive behavior. Nokia and others claim that Qualcomm isn't licensing its technology that contributes to certain industry standards on a fair basis, as promised. Qualcomm is also involved in renegotiations with Nokia regarding their contract, which expires April 7. That renegotiation process has been marred by patent infringement lawsuits that Qualcomm has filed against Nokia in France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy, as well as with the International Trade Commission. Qualcomm has also been at battle with chipmaker Broadcom. The two settled some of their patent claims against each other recently but are still arguing over others. Qualcomm expects additional solid growth in the future in part due to a couple of developments. The GSM Association chose an LG Electronics handset that uses a Qualcomm chipset in a contest to supply a low-cost 3G phone to participating operators around the globe. In addition, Verizon Wireless\u00c2\u00a0and AT&T have said they'll use Qualcomm's mobile TV platform.
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on a teenage boy who was stabbed to death in Hull.
A 21-year-old British soldier has been arrested over the murder of a civilian in Iraq. The suspect was being quizzed at a London police station.
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Filmmaker Michael Moore is scheduled to speak at a San Diego, California, fairground after being barred from a nearby university campus because of his political activities, organizers said.
At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, according to a witness.
Iran and the United States will meet shortly to discuss security in Iraq, to follow up a landmark meeting held in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister announced a plan yesterday aimed at ending the deepening crisis between Shi'ite and Sunni parties in his government and uniting them behind the drive to stop sectarian killings that have bloodied the country for months.
Arsenal stretched its unbeaten run in the English Premier League to 45 games, while Real Madrid and FC Barcelona stayed perfect in the Spanish league.
In his first public appearance after the Republican convention, Vice President Dick Cheney stood by every one of the administration&#39;s foreign and economic policies in
Premier Foods PLC said Monday it will buy RHM PLC for 1.23 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) in cash and shares to create Britain's biggest food producer.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met Thursday with union chief Gene Upshaw and a group of other league and union officials on a range of issues, including the possibility of expanding testing for performance-enhancing drugs.
EPHRATA, Wash. - After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Gary Weddle began following the news so closely he forgot to shave. After a week he decided not to shave until Osama bin Laden had been caught or killed.
FRIDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- Postpartum depression has gotten a softer face in recent years as celebrity mothers, such as Brooke Shields, who&#39;ve experienced its devastating symptoms, have begun to share their personal stories.
By Ed Grismore, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Mar. 11--Years ago, it was easy to pick out Rosa Spivey in the carpool lane.   She usually would have a bucket of rooted cuttings of Yoshino cherry trees in the back seat.
The Angels have been here before, and in that they find some solace.
Company will break its promise to deliver a speedier chip, shifts focus to dual-core designs. Intel has confirmed its near-term plans for its desktop processors before it reaches the multicore era.
Sharp's LL-151-3D offers stereoscopic mode for viewing 3D models, but it'll cost you.
Nokia NOK1V.HE, the world's top   handset maker, said on Thursday it will name its new phone   models in future, following the success of its rivals with   their Razr and \
Actor Robert Blake&#39;s wife Bonny Lee Bakley, who was gunned down outside a Los Angeles restaurant on May 4, 2001, is seen in this undated handout photo.
Comedian Joe Piscopo, a New Jersey native, says he&#39;s being urged to make a run for the statehouse in the wake of Gov. James McGreevey&#39;s resignation and acknowledgement of a sex scandal.
US President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin sought today to mend fences after four years of strained relations aggravated by the US-led war on Iraq.
The fatal shooting of a wounded and apparently unarmed man in a Fallujah mosque by a U.S. Marine angered Sunni Muslims in Iraq on Tuesday and raised questions about the protection of insurgents once they are out of action.
At least 94 million Visa and MasterCard accounts may have been exposed to potential fraud in a data breach at TJX, more than double the previous estimate by the discount retailer.
John Kerry, telling fellow combat veterans he's their \
Several U.S. financial firms have inquired whether China Life Insurance Co   would like to invest in them, Wan Feng, the president of the nation's biggest insurer, said on Wednesday.
Women with breast cancer detected during a mammogram have a lower risk that the tumors will recur than women diagnosed without the screening test, according to a study in the Sept.
South Africa has not received an  official request from Equatorial Guinea for the extradition of  Mark Thatcher, who is suspected of involvement in a coup bid in  the oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.
Pupils at a city middle school will be able to get birth control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school board approved the proposal Wednesday evening.
Seeking a novel remedy to revive its rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.
The world risks losing many of its rare livestock breeds unless conservation steps are taken now, a study warns.
John McCain, riding high off victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina, has raised more than $7 million this month, collecting in three weeks more than he took in during a three-month period last year.
Iraqis chant anti-US and anti-government slogans in front of a US tank after a car bomb exploded killing at least one person in central Baghdad Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004.
Ford says 38,000 of its hourly unionised staff have accepted voluntary redundancy and will leave the firm next year.
The Patriots have two exhibition games remaining -- tonight at 8 against Carolina and next Thursday at home against the Giants -- and coach Bill Belichick recently shed light on the team's approach.
One of the three former Duke lacrosse players cleared of rape charges earlier this year play for Brown University in the fall.
Britain&#39;s largest low-cost airline, easyJet, was at the centre of frenzied speculation over a Nordic takeover last night after Icelandair revealed it had snapped up an 8.4% stake.
celebrating his election win after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term. Howard&#39;s ruling coalition won a fourth consecutive term on Saturday with what appeared certain to be an increased majority.
The best available science indicates that the current level of sage grouse protection implemented in oil and gas fields is not enough to maintain the bird's population, according to wildlife biologists in Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota and Utah.
Former vice president and environmental advocate Al Gore is believed to be among 181 nominees for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
SAN FRANCISCO: Thought nothing web search is synonymous with Google? Think again. Amazon new search site A9.com is set to better the mother of all search engines.
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House Republicans voted on Wednesday to change their own rules to allow Tom DeLay keep his position as majority leader even if he is indicted in Texas, where a number
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Florida Sen. Mel Martinez will endorse John McCain on Friday, The Associated Press has learned, a move likely to give the Republican presidential candidate a crucial boost with the state's Cuban-Americans just days before the primary.
Tom Brady in a slump? It's hard to imagine after a 24-3 win over Baltimore and a 42-15 romp over Cleveland the last two weeks.
A state senator used foul language in a talk to high school students in his district, but defended himself by saying he was just repeating what some students wrote about him on a Web site.
JERUSALEM  - Israel&#39;s beleaguered Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was scrambling to find a parliamentary majority for the 2005 state budget after warning that he is prepared to call fresh elections.
Australian authorities have ramped up  security across the country as British police travelled to  Brisbane to help interrogate an Indian doctor detained over the  plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland.
Danny Glover has been convicted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for trespassing in a hotel during a union rally in 2006. Glover, who wasn't in court, was convicted Thursday along with UNITE HERE union representative Alex Dagg and Ontario Federation of Labour President Wayne Samuelson.
Meanwhile, lab grunts notch silicon photonics win Intel finally looks set to carry its Core processor architecture to midrange and high-end servers with the release of a new Xeon code-named Tigerton.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(CBS/AP) A state of emergency was declared as Tropical Storm Gaston whipped through Virginia, sending several feet of rushing water that picked up cars and trucks in the capital and sent them smashing into buildings.
By Brice Wallace Deseret Morning News  With no companies applying for state incentives at its Friday meeting, the Governor's Office of Economic Development Board took a few moments to contemplate the incentives program's successes in luring businesses to the state.
Aruba Wireless Networks this week will introduce a new set of WLAN hardware and management software designed to reduce costs and increase capacity of enterprise wireless LANs.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- A pair of teams fighting for a postseason berth meet in Charlotte on Thursday when the Sting face the Sacramento Monarchs.
Ford Motor Co. announced Friday plans to cut about 1,150 jobs in England to streamline its Jaguar unit, where weak sales have failed to offset spending on new products and other parts of the business.
Bernard Hopkins came into the ring to a recording of one of Frank Sinatra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s epic songs. Fighting his usual tactical fight, Hopkins allowed Oscar De La Hoya to dominate the first
Soldiers, police and volunteers dug for survivors of landslides, including dozens who were celebrating the cleanup of a mud-covered home, a rescue official said.
Film character &#39;Godzilla&#39;, center, poses with, from left, Los Angeles councilmember Tom LaBonge, Japanese film producer Shogo Tomiyama, honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, actor Masahiro Matsuoka, director Ryuhei Kitamura, actress Rei Kiku Kawa and
Consumers put away their wallets in June, sending retail sales crashing by the sharpest amount in nearly two years.
The ruling prevents any attempt by Mr Yanukovich's supporters to rush his inauguration and try to pre-empt Mr Yushchenko challenging a result he has condemned as fraudulent.
France rejected an asylum appeal from the widow of late Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana on Thursday, saying she was at the heart of the regime responsible for her country's 1994 genocide.
New royalty rates may doom many small stations and the struggling musicians who depend on them.
The Chinese economy risks a hard landing, according to an International Monetary Fund report on China&#39;s economy published today.
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The government prepared to rest its fraud and conspiracy case today following testimony from a key Enron executive that a barge sale was a sham designed to inflate profits.
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Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.
(AGI) - Bangkok, 19 ott. - La giunta militare, al potere dal 1962 e che esercita un rigido controllo sui mezzi di comunicazione del Paese, non ha confermato ne&#39; smentito la notizia dell&#39;arresto. Il generale
MBIA replaced its chief executive with its retired chairman, Joseph W. Brown Jr., who said he would consider splitting up the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insurance business.
Russell Crowe went back on Friday to the court where he pleaded guilty last year to hitting a hotel clerk
Security concerns drive demand for monitoring technologies, and create exit opportunities for start-ups.
Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the
French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.
French forces transported munitions from Libya and other countries to Chad's army during a rebellion in the Central African country earlier this month, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
Los Angeles investor Mark L. Attanasio appears to be close to an agreement to buy the Milwaukee Brewers from the family of baseball commissioner Bud Selig.
NASA is preparing to eliminate 100 contractor processing jobs at Kennedy Space Center starting Dec. 1 under a 2005 operating plan approved by the shuttle program&#39;s manager last week.
Playbill - Triad Stage in Greensboro, NC, the inventive resident theatre that dusts off classics while being committed to new works and Southern voices, is re-paving the Depression-era Broadway hit Tobacco Road to close its current season.
The Indiana Pacers started addressing their need for outside shooting by looking way outside, signing Lithuanian League star Kareem Rush.
Search teams failed on Saturday  to find as many as five off-trail skiers believed trapped under  30 feet (nine meter) of snow by a massive avalanche near Park  City, Utah.
The measures promise to protect borrowers from prepayment penalties and misleading loans.
After building the San Diego Chargers into a consistent playoff contender \u00c2\u0097 if not yet a postseason success \u00c2\u0097 general manager A.J. Smith received a five-year contract extension Tuesday that will keep him with the team through 2014. Details weren't announced, but various reports said the extension was worth $11 million.
Vijay Singh&#39;s glittering year has reached golden proportions. By winning the Chysler Championship, the Fijian has now claimed nine titles in 2004 and became the first golfer to earn more than $10million in prize money in one season.
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A year after the Superdome became an emblem of the devastation wreaked upon New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, the National Football League's Saints will return to their refurbished home.
The FBI is investigating whether Nevada's governor failed to report gifts from a military contractor that he received while serving in Congress, law enforcement officials said yesterday.
Harry Potter fans beware - another beloved character is facing the chop. Or it could just be his nemesis Draco Malfoy. Millionaire author JK Rowling has admitted that another character will die in her next
At least 56 miners were killed in a coal mine gas explosion in China last night that left another 92 missing. There is only a slim chance that those missing after the blast, at the Daping mine in Henan province
The U.S. military vowed on Friday to do  everything possible to safeguard Iraq's Jan. 30 election,  undeterred by the killing of nine troops in the deadliest day  for American forces since an attack on a U.S. base last month.
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A firestorm engulfs Senator Arlen Specter&#39;s bid to become chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, the place where judicial nominations have gone to die a politicized death ever since the venomous brawl over Judge Robert H. Bork in 1987
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- In the two years before and after they're diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), children with the condition typically use more health-care services than other children, U.S. research shows.
Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman today delivered the Salton Sea  Ecosystem Restoration Preferred Alternative to the Legislature, an  historic strategy to revitalize California's  largest lake.
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MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 4--The PM.Zone was on the scene again today to watch aeronautical engineer and designer Burt Rutan and his crew at Scaled Composites in Mojave, Calif.
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Northeast China's heaviest March snowstorm in 56 years has left five people dead and caused transport chaos and power failures, state media reported on Monday.
John McCain won Florida. Rudy Giuliani headed for the exits. And Mike Huckabee stayed put.
Blog: For a limited time only, a major software industry group is dangling the reward for workplace whistleblowers, but it's at its sole discretion to decide what's worthy of the jackpot.
Replacing legacy systems with the new hotness can be a profitable way to make a living.
It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.
India on Monday tested a nuclear-capable Prithvi missile with a range of up to 300 kilometres, an Indian news agency reported. It was fired from a test range in Chandipur, in the eastern state
Wachovia Corp , the  fourth-largest U.S. bank, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell  a larger-than-expected 98 percent, hurt by write-downs relating  to turmoil in mortgage and credit markets.
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would decide whether voters can be required to show photo identification, a move that can limit participation of the elderly and poor in elections.
A TITANIUM strip that fell off a Continental Airlines jumbo jet onto a Paris runway was the main cause of the crash of a Air France Concorde four years ago, judicial experts reported today.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich lodged complaints with the election commission and the country's top court detailing violations during a re-run of a presidential poll, officials said Wednesday.
Anonymous Brave Guy writes &quot;Thanks to the Polish Minister of Science and Information Technology, Wlodzimierz Marcinski, Europe has dropped the current proposal for software patents.
The lawyer for injured NHL player Steve Moore says he has asked the BC Attorney General to investigate why the Todd Bertuzzi plea bargain was allowed to proceed without Moore present in the courtroom.
KELLY Holmes\u00e2\u0080\u0099 last-minute gamble was rewarded with a glorious gold medal last night as she stormed to the Olympic 800 metres title in Athens.
The average Internet user in the U.S. spends three hours a day online, with much of that time devoted to work and more than half of it to communications.
Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, which goes on sale in Japan later this year and overseas next spring, boasts the superb image quality of its home-console counterpart.
Unira' attivita' di ricerca e design dei marchi del gruppo
Two people died and more than 20 others were injured when a bomb exploded at a Sungai Kolok bar Thursday night in Southern Thailand, The Nation reports.
West Virginia and Kentucky &#151; states known for high levels of obesity, diabetes and smoking &#151; have the highest proportion of people with heart disease in the nation, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
Operazione realizzata in 1 giorno, 1,25 miliardi di euro
The U.S. Postal Service is about to get a $35 million Web-based human resources application makeover, based on the mySAP Business Suite from applications vendor SAP AG.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian opposition  supporters marched on the president's office on Tuesday seeking  to install their leader in office, defying poll results they  said had been rigged by a pro-Moscow government.
Afghanistan's ambassador said Wednesday that real power in Pakistan is in the hands of that nation's army and it is capable of countering extremism and terrorism along the countries' border.
President Boris Tadic will ask major powers to delay further talks on the fate of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province for at least 10 days to allow the country to convene a new parliament elected two weeks ago.
In the Super Bowl following the 2001 season, the New England Patriots played a nickel defense virtually the entire game, daring St.
Countries like India could become a source of profit, a panel of wireless industry figures says.
A visitor to the cemetery in the town of Audincourt, south of Strasbourg, on Sunday found the graves defaced with the symbols from the German Nazi era.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi condemned  terrorism at the request of President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his  comments failed to quell widespread controversy on Thursday  over his lengthy stay in France.
Actor Eric Bana is all praise for movie bosses for choosing Edward Norton as his replacement in the \
An Israeli missile strike at Palestinian militants in Gaza City has left three people wounded. Residents said the target was a local Hamas commander.
GLOBAL oil prices continued to climb yesterday, recovering from a prolonged fall earlier in the day, as the US hinted that it might lend oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset a short-term disruption to imports.
 Carnival in Rio
I'm guessing that if people showed up this early, desperate to be the first people in the States to get their hands on the iPhone, they'd be shooed away. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Ian Harte made his first appearance at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday night, but it will not be an occasion he will remember fondly as Real Madrid eased to a 5-0 win over the Primera Liga surprise packets.
Storing nuclear waste underground at Yucca Mountain for 100,000 years is a terrible idea. A better approach may be to buy some time--until new containment technologies mature.
International Business Machines Corp   said it will hold a news conference in Tel Aviv on  Wednesday afternoon but gave no details on what it would  address.
Last week I came across Godwin's Law. Many of you may already be familiar with it. For those of you who aren't, Godwin's Law, according to wikipedia, states:  As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.  read more
A neighbour of Prince Charles' new Welsh estate objects to plans to alter the \u00c2\u00a31.2m country retreat.
New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja  on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days  after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control  of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets appealed to the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused them of losing their nerve.
Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, picked by President Bush as his White House war adviser, said yesterday  he had been skeptical of Bush's decision to send thousands more U.S. troops into Iraq.
Shawn Green can sit out today knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco. Green hit a two-run homer in visiting Los Angeles's 3-2 victory over the Giants last night, a day before the first baseman will miss a game to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.
Walt Disney animator Frank Thomas - one of the studio's original \
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US may \
U.S. Olympic freestyle skiing medallist Toby Dawson said on Tuesday he had found his biological father and would be meeting him 25 years after going missing as a toddler in a busy market street in South Korea.
It's never a bad time to build a bear-resistant portfolio.
NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND -- Newcastle United are on the verge of signing former Manchester United and Aston Villa defender Ronny Johnsen on a short-term contract.
Computer problems caused problems with Seattle's New Year's Eve fireworks show, forcing the company handling the display, Pyro Spectaculars, to launch the fireworks manually.
The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new \
(CPOD) Dec. 7, 2004 - Vicente Fox maintains a steady approval rating in Mexico, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 55.3 per cent of respondents agree with the way the president is governing.
After dodging hurricanes for a generation, Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast got what no soothsayer would have dared predict: two storms striking almost the same spot three weeks apart.
The company said its quarterly loss ballooned to $302.6 million as it struggled with its mortgage lending arm and said it is trying to renegotiate the sale of the unit.
A car bombing took place today near the Iraqi city of Fallujah, causing an unknown number of fatalities, the US military said by telephone from Baghdad.
DNA from seized ivory could help conservationists and police identify hotspots where elephants are in particular danger from poachers.
Wrestler Hulk Hogan has a new opponent &#151; those who organize animal fights. The Miami Beach resident sent a video message Thursday to all 435 members of the House of Representatives. In it, he says laws against dog fighting and cockfighting aren't tough enough.
A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a restaurant in Afghanistan, an official says.
Not too long ago, Google Inc. seemed little more than a pesky insect to Microsoft Corp.'s 800-pound gorilla. No more. As Google rapidly rolls out new products, the company best known for its wildly popular search engine is muscling into the software giant's turf, including its stronghold: the computer desktop.
Ready for takeoff More modern, more art
By Stan Donadson, Detroit Free Press  Mar. 2--The search for a 16-year-old Clinton Township boy who escaped this week from the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center is over.   Jordan Danski's life on the run lasted just a little more than 48 hours. About 5 a.m.
John Terry said Monday he has no memory of the sickening head injury that saw him carried off on a stretcher during Chelsea's 2-1 League Cup Final win against London rivals Arsenal.
Lebanon on Thursday declared victory in its 33-day war against an al Qaeda-inspired militant group at a Palestinian refugee camp and said its military operation there was over.
As for choosing a leadoff man, how did European captain Bernhard Langer come up with Paul Casey to go against Tiger Woods? The
Il ds dell'Udinese, Pietro Leonardi, parla ai microfoni di Radio Radio smentendo tutte le trattative...
Celina Jaitley has received an unusual gift from one of her fans from Kolkata.
Like the Nixon administration before it, the current White House has kneecapped with impunity any news organization that challenges its message.
Unsafe abortions in the developing  world kill 68,000 women a year, research suggests.
CRAWFORD, Texas Sept. 27, 2004 - President Bush&#39;s campaign, setting the stage for the first presidential debate later this week on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen.
Guadagno teorico +15%, atteso cambio di proprieta'
The story of the long tracking shot would be best told in one take.
FARGO, Ga. - Firefighters from across the nation have helped battle massive wildfires in the Okefenokee Swamp this spring. Now they've got a souvenir.
Prole class to follow suit TriaGnoSys and 3Way Networks have announced a collaboration on the world's first 3G service in the air - providing a 4Kg box which offers 3G connectivity for up to 10 passengers in their private jet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Years from now, there will be hundreds of thousands of folks who'll say they were there. Memories will dim and wannabes will exaggerate and it will be impossible to prove who really sat in Fenway Park Sept. 1, 2007, and who watched it on television or heard it on the radio.
Data on Sanofi-Aventis's    experimental bird flu vaccine shows higher doses  worked better, but it is unclear whether those results prove  the product's effectiveness, U.S. regulatory staff said in  documents released on Monday.
Wireless operators need to make  mobile Internet much cheaper if they want it to become a  success that can generate extra revenues, major mobile phone  and mobile software makers said on Monday.
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Hamas militants say there will be no let-up in efforts to fire missiles at Israel, despite a major Israeli military operation.
Palermo-West Ham, gara valida per il ritorno del primo turno di Uefa, in programma gioved\u00c3\u00ac, sar&agra...
A Foolish roundup of new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows.
Gianfranco Remondina &egrave; il nuovo allenatore del Piacenza. Il tecnico, 49 anni, &egrave; stato ...
NASA&#39;s departing chief, Sean O&#39;Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.
Il no di Teheran all'Onu non infiamma i prezzi
General Motors posted a surprise sales gain in August, bucking an industry trend of weak auto sales in the period, and helping domestic brands to recapture a majority of U.S. sales.
A federal drug safety adviser said Friday the government rescinded his invitation to participate in a February meeting on the risk of Vioxx and other arthritis drugs because he had already publicly expressed doubts about the medications.
Democrat John Edwards touted his ties to rural America on Thursday and promised anew to fight powerful special interests he says \
North Korea has said an early resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear arms programme will be difficult, and it wants to see how US President George W. Bush deals
Red Bull Racing team boss Tony Purnell is refusing to speculate about their 2005 drivers, although it looks as if Christian Klien will be one of them.
Dico gia' in iter Parlamento, Follini non sposta al centro
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early on Wednesday after a late-night deal with the al Qaeda-inspired, clan-based group that kidnapped him in March.
The United States rejected North Korea's  conditions for a resumption of six-party talks on scrapping its  nuclear programs, a response to Pyongyang's latest demands that  left the two nations in a stalemate.
President Bush is mapping out defense strategy with his top defense advisers as U.S. deaths in Iraq inch toward 1,000 and the election campaign focuses intently on he and Democrat John Kerry's credentials for keeping the nation safe.
Photo organizing, editing tool emerges from beta test.
Middle East News, Iran agreed to give up its demand to exempt research and development on uranium enrichment technology from a freeze of its enrichment program, in an attempt to ease international fears that it was covertly developing atomic weapons, a
E' stata chiusa oggi dalla procura di Torino l'inchiesta sui bilanci del Torino calcio. Il procedime...
HAVANA -- Ten months ago, a camera-shy general stepped out from the shadow of his famous elder brother, Fidel Castro, to run the Western Hemisphere's only communist state.
Scotland have made Tommy Burns caretaker coach as they seek a replacement for Berti Vogts. SFA chief executive David Taylor would not say who was on the shortlist of between one and 10 names, but he did admit that they were all Scottish.
Security personnel carry a victim of one of two bomb attacks in Baghdad. Photograph: Akram Saleh/Reuters. At least eight people were killed and 50 wounded today in two car bomb attacks in central Baghdad.
JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E...
YESTERDAY Close $33.32 Change +$0.35 52-WEEK High $39.81 Low $26.07 Analog Devices Inc. , a Norwood maker of semiconductors used in products from mobile phones to cars, said first-quarter profit increased 27 percent.
A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
And nobody notices Google has quietly axed the web services API to its eponymous search engine. The stealth move was made without any announcement, but visitors to the page now receive a blunt message, backdated to 5 December, advising them that the SOAP API is no longer supported.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Living with dizziness is anything but fun. It can throw one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s whole life out of kilter, literally and figuratively.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees introduced  their newest acquisition on Tuesday, as five-time Cy Young  Award winner Randy Johnson officially met the media in a  whirlwind day for New York City baseball.
THOUSAND OAKS, California : Tiger Woods shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 on Sunday to overtake a fading Colin Montgomerie and win the 5.25 million dollar World Challenge.
Seoul (dpa) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung said Monday it plans to invest 25 trillion won (24 billion dollars) in the production of semiconductors over the next six years.
The Boston College men's basketball team knew it would likely struggle to find an identity and fill the void left by the departures of Craig Smith and Louis Hinnant, who combined for 3,075 points, 1,411 rebounds, and 746 assists and walked out of Conte Forum as the winningest senior class in program history.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In his first speech before the interim national assembly, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday gave a sobering account of the threat posed by the insurgency, saying Iraq&#39;s instability is a &quot;source of worry for many people&quot; and that the
Charlton Athletic beat London rivals Fulham 2-1 to move up to seventh in the Premier League standings on Monday. Goals by winger Jerome Thomas and defender Talal El Karkouri sealed victory for Alan Curbishley&#39;s side.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted that a leadership feud had hurt his government but rejected suggestions that it signalled the end of his decade in power.
The chances of a recession are low even though UK economic growth will slow sharply, a report says.
SAN JOSE, Calif.  - Apple Computer Inc. has hooked  up with Irish rock band U2 to launch the iPod U2 Special  Edition, a black edition of its popular digital music player  that holds up to 5,000 songs.
Myanmar's ruling junta has agreed to bring forward a visit by U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who now expects to go there in the first week of November, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Jillian Searle knew she could not hold on to both her children during Sunday's tsunami - and had to let go of one of them.
A former Australian spy contradicted government claims that no Australian was involved in interrogating Iraqi prisoners, saying he himself witnessed and reported the alleged abuse of Iraqis by their US captors.
TechWeb - Steve Jobs and Apple's influence in the online music market is forcing some labels to rethink their strategy even though profit margins on CDs are higher than on music downloads.
Former U.N. chief and Austrian President Kurt Waldheim, whose career was tainted by disclosures of his Nazi past, was buried in a state funeral on Saturday.
FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the FluMist vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.
Deportivo Coruna become the latest Primera Liga side to fall victim to lower-ranked opponents in the King&#39;s Cup when they lost 1-0 at second division Elche in a second round match on Wednesday.
Network Rail, which runs Britain's railways, is to announce profit for the first time of \u00c2\u00a3747m.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who seeks closer tries with Russia, surged into the lead in Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bitterly fought presidential election runoff today.
Broadcaster has agreed to pay a record $3.5M to erase a number of proposed radio indecency fines, including one against the \
Careful with that coffee, Klaus A German company will later this year launch flights for nudists, aimed specifically at former East Germans who pine for the good old days under Communism when just about the only thing that wasn't illegal was getting your kit off.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.
Actress Mariska Hargitay loves the week leading up to the Emmys. Hargitay, nominated in the best drama series actress category for her work on \
The nation&#39;s public health system remains woefully unprepared to respond to a crisis, despite repeated government warnings about the possibility of bioterrorism or another health
Gordon Brown rejected increasingly vocal calls for a British referendum on the EU's new treaty Thursday, saying Europe must move on from its \
Ministers prepare for a battle in Parliament on the EU treaty, after it was agreed by EU leaders in Lisbon.
Su tutti i voli in partenza da Roma e da Milano
Can school children be convinced to dump their burgers in favour of more wholesome traditional foods their grandparents ate?
The rise in wholesale prices in November was a reminder that inflation remains a threat despite recent signs that prices may be settling down.
Incrementi del 3% per Autostrade per l'Italia
The Charlestown boys' basketball team put together an impressive performance against Boston City League rival East Boston, leading by as many as 27 points on its way to an 83-70 victory yesterday. But there was little celebration in Charlestown High's gym; no students were there to see it.
Video game players could use their thoughts not joysticks to control on-screen characters, via a gaming helmet from Emotiv Systems.
Former NBA great Michael Jordan has   become part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, the National   Basketball Association team confirmed on Thursday.
The Hardened-PHP Project has released a new vulnerability for the PHProjekt groupware software.    While searching for applications that are vulnerable to a new class of vulnerabilities inside PHP applications we took a quick look into the current PHProjekt source code and discovered that a (remote) include vulnerability had been (re)introduced.   By overwriting a variable with user input it is possible to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code. Overwriting this variable is possible regardless of the register_globals setting.    They give a few more details further down the posting and note that users should download and install the latest version (at the time of this post, 5.1.2).
Scientists at the German Research Centre for Biotechnology in Braunschweig have successfully filmed individual cells migrating within a functioning lymph node.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Workers at the world's largest   copper mine, Chile's Escondida, voted on Thursday to accept a   new contract deal and end a strike that sent international   copper prices on a 25-day rollercoaster ride.
A deal to forgive a large chunk of Iraq&#39;s external debt could finally be announced this week after key creditor nations came to an agreement at the weekend ending months of stalemate.
Chilling plans for a 9/11- style terror onslaught - complete with hijacked planes \u00e2\u0080-argeted London&#39;s Heathrow Airport and famed financial district Canary Wharf, it was reported yesterday.
There's just no keeping Star Jones Reynolds off Hollywood's red carpets. Jones Reynolds will chat with nominees and guests when she hosts E! Networks' two-hour \
Heavy rain gave way to balmy record temperatures in western Washington on Wednesday as flood waters began receding.
Islamic militants have threatened to kill an Italian journalist abducted in Iraq by Monday unless Italy agrees to withdraw its troops, according to a statement on the Internet.
After the launch of Google&#39;s new desktop search tool, it was only a matter of time before other search engines followed suit. Yahoo!
The release schedule includes a new free Acrobat Reader, now with reviewing capabilities, the company said. Adobe is highlighting its focus on workgroups and document management.
Per lo spagnolo nessun doping. Lo afferma in una nota l'Unione ciclistica internazionale (Uci) in re...
Bene Evanescence, Scissor Sister i piu' scaricati
John Kerry blamed President Bush yesterday for the national shortage of flu vaccine and accused him of ignoring Americans with conditions that might be helped by stem cell research.
Some people with chronic health problems who seek online advice would be better off just listening to their doctors, new research suggests.
Many people in the streets near Piccadilly Circus seemed less than troubled here today about the discovery of an explosive device.
Description: The Sudanese government and rebel leaders open new peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria. The meetings are meant to end violence in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, where so-called Janjaweed militias are accused
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer yesterday said crimes were committed in a Hewlett-Packard Co. investigation of board members ' possible involvement in corporate information leaks , and charges are likely to be brought against either company executives or private investigators they hired .
Lebanon&#39;s Prime Minister Rafik Hariri submitted his resignation Wednesday and declined a Presidential request to form a new government.
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Per investigatori presunto killer e' tornato in Calabria
Three bombings killed at least 19 people across Afghanistan on Monday, including four Canadian soldiers in an attack that tested NATO's claim of success in driving insurgents from this volatile southern region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.
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African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed about 500 people.
Actor-politician Fred Thompson is making an eleventh-hour push to convince Iowa voters he is the only real conservative in the presidential race, contrasting his ideas and record on immigration and abortion with those of his leading rivals.
Washington state health officials are making encouraging progress in bioterrorism preparedness. According to a recent report from the nonprofit Trust for America&#39;s health, our state has met six out of 10 criteria for bioterrorism preparedness.
David Beckham admits the foul which saw him booked in England's win over Wales was premeditated.
Su Canale 5 Deep Impact ha raccolto 3 mln 638mila spettatori
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been holding talks in Brussels ahead of a key European Union summit on Turkey&#39;s bid to join the EU.
A cockpit video recorded in Iraq will not be played at a hearing despite a coroner's attack on the MoD for withholding evidence.
As the Firefox browser prepares to pass its 10 million download mark, the New York Times ad that was supposed to follow its launch has yet to be seen.
In Veneto la liberalizzazione fara' abbattere liste d'attesa
Osama bin Laden burst into the US election campaign on Saturday, releasing his first video tape in more than a year to deride President Bush and warn of possible new Sept.
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Elizabeth Zamora is a busy mother and executive.  Still, for three hours every Saturday, she slides into a battered wooden desk at Bogota's National University and follows along as Yuan Juhua, a language instructor sent here by China's government, teaches the intricacies of...
Oil prices at record highs sent quarterly profits up at ConocoPhillips  and two other top U.S. producers on Wednesday.
Until yesterday, they were all big men, swaggering round a tiny island. But in its sweltering courtroom, six Pitcairners were exposed for what they are: bullies, rapists and child-abusers.
The Thai government is facing strong international criticism for the deaths of 78 Muslim demonstrators killed after being rounded up by security forces and crammed into trucks.
Britney Spears is to undergo random drug  tests, court documents in her child custody dispute show.
Coast Guard officials Monday said an oil and fuel spill from a freighter that broke in two when it ran aground off Alaska&#39;s coast probably amounted to thousands of gallons less than had been feared.
Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.
An oil industry support vessel sinks off the north east coast of Scotland three days after it caught fire at sea.
Shareholders gave their blessing on Friday for Belgium&#39;s Interbrew to buy Brazil&#39;s AmBev (ABV) in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros
BASEL, Switzerland  - Roger Federer found himself in danger of a rare second successive defeat on Tuesday before recovering to beat Germany's Michael Berrer 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the opening round of the Swiss Indoors.
Does a near miss on earnings flash a green or red light?
Ryan Zimmerman's one-out single drives in Felipe Lopez in the bottom of the ninth Sunday to give the Nationals a 2-1 victory over the Giants.
Robyn Troup went from Grammy Awards star to \
Video games improve street children's learning skills and social inclusion, Argentine researchers find out.
Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will today have talks with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.
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The Federal Election Commission yesterday adopted new regulations that will make it significantly more difficult for independent political groups to continue to raise and spend millions of dollars in contributions for the 2006 ...
Medical students say a planned fee increase at the University of Auckland will add more than $5000 to the cost of a medical degree.
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell is on the brink of a deal to bring Russian gas monopoly Gazprom into the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project, a spokesman said on Sunday.
At some point, one would think Washington&#39;s new Major League Baseball franchise -- assuming it does, at some point, play in Washington -- would want to plaster
By Chris De Benedetti  FREMONT -- While construction continues on Interstate 880 interchanges, the connecting ramps there apparently are like some windows of opportunity: When one closes, another opens.
Matt Harpring scored 19 points, Raja Bell had 14 of his 16 in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-94 Monday night for just their fourth win in 18 games.
Home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas fell by a record 8.4 percent in the year through November, Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday.
Rather like the premature reports of the  death of Mark Twain, forecasts of the collapse of the art  market as a result of the global credit crunch appear to have  been greatly exaggerated.
The intelligence community's bleak set of judgments about Iraq, made public yesterday, differs significantly from the flawed assessments of that country's alleged weapons programs that the White House released more than four years ago.
Wall Street's long-playing drama,  \
BOSTON, Jan. 31 -- Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.
Forecasters predict flat growth at best in ad spending in the traditional media next year, but expect high double-digit percentage gains in online advertising.
SRI Lanka cricket officials were expected to decide late last night whether their tour of New Zealand would continue in the wake of devastating tidal waves that have killed more than 6000 people in the island nation.
Liza Minelli, fresh off her cameo appearance in the film \
CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.
Graham Ford has turned down an offer to become India&#39;s new coach and decided to stay in his current role as director of cricket at English county Kent, he announced on Monday.
A contingent of Portuguese police has returned home after a 15-month tour of duty in southern Iraq.
The Indianapolis Colts care about Peyton Manning&#39;s assault on Dan Marino&#39;s record. They are just tired of all the hype. As the Colts prepare to play San Diego on Sunday, Manning
An attorney who has represented Michael Jackson for more than a decade has left the pop star's defense team, Jackson announced Friday.
Israel orders troops to avoid \
In a historic 5,000-meter race, Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, who won gold at 1,500 meters last week, outkicked Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia in
The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over tribal gambling, a victory for California tribes and their new high-profile supporter, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
At least two U.S. soldiers were killed in a massive suicide car bombing near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul today, Afghan authorities said. An investigator said the blast also killed four or five bystanders. The bombing comes a day after NATO's top commander urged allied nations to send reinforcements to war-ravaged southern Afghanistan.
 Demystified
NEW YORK - Staking out new ground on Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Monday he would not have overthrown Saddam Hussein had he been in the White House, and he accused President Bush of \
WASHINGTON Sept. 17, 2004 - US officials got a wake-up call last month about the need to screen airline passengers for explosives when two Chechen women apparently carried bombs onto two Russian planes and blew them up.
A curfew has been declared in the western Afghan city of Herat after at least seven people were killed in violent protests against the dismissal of the influential provincial governor, Ismail Khan.
The European probe Huygens was due to descend to the surface of the Saturnian moon Titan, culminating a mission of more than seven years to explore one of the Solar System's great enigmas.
AFRICA/RWANDA - Lo sviluppo attraverso le tecnologie di informazione e comunicazione: in 5 anni da 16 a 135 milioni di cellulari in Africa, a Kigali un Convegno internazionale Kigali (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093In soli 10 anni, quello che una volta era un lusso e un privilegio, il telefono mobile, \u00c3\u00a8 diventato una necessit\u00c3\u00a0 di base nell\u00c2\u0092Africa urbana e rurale\u00c2\u0094. Cos\u00c3\u00ac il Presidente del Rwanda, Paul Kagame, ha sottolineato i progressi f...
Jason Bay succeeded where Roberto Clemente , Willie Stargell , and Barry Bonds failed: He became the first Pittsburgh Pirate to win the NL Rookie of the Year award.
CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals wide  receiver Peter Warrick was placed on the injured list Friday  because of a shin injury, ending his season .
Jurors made a mistake when they convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his pregnant wife, friends and family members testified Monday as they described Peterson as a loving, gentle person.
Three men burglarized the home of Jack Whittaker, winner of the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, as an acquaintance of Whittaker's lay dead inside, police said Tuesday.
MOSCOW  - The planned sale of Russian oil giant Yukos' main pumping unit to pay off the parent company's back taxes won't affect production, Russia's energy minister was quoted Tuesday in news reports.
Inflazione in calo in zona euro al 2,1% a gennaio
CARSON, Calif -- Peter Nowak had an empty feeling when he left the MLS Cup four years ago. He was beaming this time.
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Pakistan test-fired an  intermediate-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile on  Tuesday as part of efforts to boost defenses but the test was  not a show of strength for rival India, the military said.
Early teen and pre-teen pregnancy in the United States has dropped to its lowest levels in nearly 60 years. &quot;Births to 10 to 14 Year-Old Mothers, 1990-2002: Trends and Health
Slow and steady outperformance leads to tremendous long term returns.
LONDON  - Police arrested a radical Muslim cleric Thursday on suspicion of preparing or instigating \
By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 25--NORMAL -- One afternoon last week, Brian Rincker typed away on his laptop computer while sitting in The Coffeehouse and Deli in uptown Normal.
Britain condemns Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi over the Litvinenko murder.
Juergen Klinsmann took some risks in his home debut as Germany coach and they paid off in a 1-1 draw Wednesday with five-time World Cup champion Brazil.
Target Corp. expanded its $4 generic drug program to all of its US pharmacies yesterday, moving beyond states where it was matching a plan offered by rival Wal-Mart.
The announcer who coined the legendary phrase &quot;Elvis has left the building&quot; has died at 81 - killed in a car crash on his way home from an Elvis convention in California.
A colloquio con Junker, fissare calendario per processo
Flying away from the dusty war zone in Iraq to an Asia summit, President Bush flirted with the idea that U.S. troop strength could be reduced if security across Iraq improves as it has in Anbar Province, once rife with insurgents.
The RMT union reassures ferry staff they will resist any compulsory redundancies.
MOSCOW Space officials in Russia are joining American officials in talking about the potential consequences of the food shortage aboard the international space station.
HP customers hope that the turmoil surrounding an investigation into HP's probe of information leaks to journalists by board members doesn't affect them.
With a rather lackluster list of the so-called \
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The United States sought on Thursday to bolster support for an aid blockade against the Palestinian Authority and win backing for U.S. efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Sep. 19--Local economic development leaders head to the nation's capital Wednesday with a wish list topped by an ambitious sewer project designed to support -- and enhance -- long-term residential and industrial growth in western McCracken County.
LOS ANGELES  - With Jim Carrey as its  star and a built-in fan base of millions of children who have  read the book series on which it is based, Paramount Pictures'  \
Microsoft and Time Warner ran into fresh trouble in Europe today as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.
President Bush signed legislation Monday that gives the Department of Homeland Security about &#36;33 billion to shore up the nation's borders, inspect incoming cargo, protect potential terror targets and train first responders.
BRUSSELS: India is all set to open talks on Monday to forge a strategic partnership with the European Union, a status so far restricted to just five big countries.
Most of the Giants thought the squabbles surrounding Coach Tom Coughlin&#39;s rules on punctuality had long ended. They were 4-1 going into Sunday&#39;s game and admitting
Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s unhappy wife in \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrom Here to Eternity\u00e2\u0080\u009d and danced with the Siamese monarch in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe King and I,\u00e2\u0080\u009d has died. She was 86. Kerr, who suff...
Burma&#39;s ruling military junta is facing renewed criticism after extending the house arrest of detained pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Dick Vermeil walked around the visitors&#39; locker room at M&amp;T Bank Stadium as Monday night gave way to Tuesday morning, offering pats on the back, congratulatory handshakes and hugs to his Kansas City Chiefs players.
After multiple delays, Nasa readies for a last-ditch attempt to launch Atlantis before the window closes.
Oil prices extended record-setting highs  close to $52 a barrel for U.S. crude on Wednesday, fueled by  the impact of Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter inventories.
Sammy Sosa has fired back at comments made by manager Dusty Baker prior to Sunday&#39;s season ending win over the Atlanta Braves.
SWEDEN&#39;S Annika Sorenstam (right) clinched her 10th worldwide win of another superb year with a sudden-death play-off victory over Cristie Kerr in the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in Florida.
BEIJING, Dec. 30 -- Crude oil rose for a second day after forecasters said weather next week in the US Northeast, where 80 per cent of the country&#39;s home heating oil is used, may be colder than predicted.
Rosella Sensi, amministratore delegato della Roma, rassicura l'ambiente giallorosso: \
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the union that represents its musicians reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new contract.
The families of coal miners killed or injured inside Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, where six workers remain entombed, plan to sue two power agencies involved in operations.
After a year of sweltering heat inside Harvard's Bright Center, followed by a year of air conditioning inside the same venue, Lobsters owner Bahar Uttam got his wish this season -- that the tennis be played in the great outdoors.
Travel: Hazel Davis has two left feet, but even she got swept up in 1920s' nostalgia when she went to the Hilton's newly resurrected tango tea dance.
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Airbus (ABI.YY) said Monday it plans to set up an engineering center in China next year. The center, which is expected to employ 200 people by end-2008, will work on a range
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Jonny Wilkinson says Sir Clive Woodward will be a hard act to follow as England coach.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami  said on Thursday Syria and Iran had to cooperate for the sake  of peace in the Middle East and in the face of pressure from  the United States.
Two British soldiers died near the southern Iraqi city of Basra after their convoy was ambushed, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
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Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy grew 0.9 percent in the last quarter of 2007, double the expected rate, the government said Thursday.
Master cells found deep inside hair follicles might offer a new way to treat baldness and burn victims, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
CBS is finding it tough to replace Bob Barker on \
Film star Clint Eastwood is to receive the Motion Picture Association of America's first ever humanitarian award.
Despite pressure from the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland, three days of negotiations among the leaders of Northern Ireland&#39;s political parties failed
All Formula One teams except champions  Ferrari agreed Tuesday to restrict testing during the season to  30 days.
The American version of Ms. Hay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cO, O\u00e2\u0080\u009d had its premiere at Danspace Project two years ago, and on Thursday night the French edition rolled into town.
For the chance to recount nervy tales of outdoor machismo, many backcountry enthusiasts will risk nearly everything. Blocking off dangerous areas won't deter them, nor will frightening signs.
The United States said on Wednesday it was troubled by reports Egyptian police stopped people from voting in a parliamentary election this week in areas where the opposition Muslim Brotherhood is strong.
What's behind the latest privacy cockup? Google can count itself fortunate that a serious privacy storm it caused took place in the run up to Christmas - when world+dog was otherwise occupied. By altering the behaviour of one of its web-services, Google ran foul of its own Privacy guarantee - and continues to violate it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ID Biomedical of Vancouver, Canada&#39;s main supplier of flu vaccines, said Tuesday it will not sell 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine to the United States.
Abercrombie &amp; Fitch, one of the nation&#39;s trendiest retailers, settled race and sex discrimination lawsuits yesterday, agreeing to alter its well-known collegiate, all-American - and largely
Toyota Motor Corp. will offer XM Satellite Radio as a factory-installed option in Toyota and Lexus vehicles beginning in 2006, but customers also will be able to order rival Sirius Satellite Radio at Toyota dealerships starting next year.
Network server operating system company Novell Inc. announced that while Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $536 million to avoid an antitrust lawsuit related to Novell&#39;s operating system product, Novell plans
ARSENAL NEWS - Patrick Vieira has admitted that there was indeed a disagreement between he and Cameroonian right back Lauren following the Champions League encounter with Rosenborg in Trondheim, but he is adament that the team spirit at Highbury still
The cut-price airline industry is no longer enjoying the exponential growth that it once did.
Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in Sunday as president of Ukraine, completing his \
Elite commandos freed two kidnapped Italian soldiers Monday in an operation that left both troops wounded and up to nine of their captors dead, officials said.
The company is shipping the open-source database for Linux and Windows to revive its usage. By Darrell Dunn. Computer Associates on Monday will take the next step in its open-source strategy with the announcement
Indonesian authorities will drop hundreds of giant concrete balls into a fissure Friday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has inundated villages and factories, an official said. The hot, noxious mud &#151; enough to fill 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools &#151; has flowed from the hole each day for the last nine months, forcing at least 11,000 people from their homes. Four villages and 25 factories have been buried under a 30-foot layer of mud.
Sebastian Bergmann has quickly posted about a PHP-GTK testrunner that's been created for PHPUnit:   Tobias Schlitt has announced the development of a PHP-GTK2-based test runner for PHPUnit. It will be part of the upcoming PHPUnit 3.2 release (roadmap). Screenshots are here.   Definitely a welcome addition to an already outstanding unit testing tool - great work Tobias! Check out his blog for more details on how to install the tool and get started testing your apps.
Il prefetto sara' coadiuvato da Regione, Ministero Ambiente
The TUC calls for three extra bank holidays including one to ease the \
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VOLUNTEERS have helped turn a Merseyside railway station into a wildlife haven.   They spent hours painting, cleaning, weeding and planting hundreds of new flowers, shrubs and climbers at Orrell Park station.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Paul Martin is expected to testify at the Gomery public inquiry into the federal sponsorship program, an inquiry spokesman said Tuesday.
Pope John Paul II received an honorary degree Tuesday from Nicholas Copernicus University in his native Poland, calling it a \
Several East Coast cities are launching a new tactic against urban gun violence by creating a database to pool information on gun-related crimes and firearms trafficking.
Two Grammy-winning UK record producers develop a technique to make music sound crisper on MP3 players.
How is drinking tequila like managing insurance? A Fool explains.
Verizon Wireless today announced it was granted a permanent legal injunction against a Rhode Island spammer who sent unsolicited messages to wireless phones.
Pixar Animation Studios may have churned out its biggest hit yet with &quot;The Incredibles.&quot; It earned $70.7 million at the box office during opening weekend, according to estimates from industry tracker Nielsen EDI.
Hollywood's major studios are  parading their big Oscar contenders, but low-budget art films  and even animated movies are stealing their thunder as the  contest warms up for the U.S. film industry's top honors.
MESEBERG, Germany: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac on Friday stressed their \
SANTIAGO, 21 November 2004 - The US-led \u00e2\u0080\u009cwar on terror\u00e2\u0080\u009d must include a resolution to the Palestinian question and involve a broader coalition, Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Asia-Pacific partners warned yesterday as leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies opened a two
President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilham Aliyev now staying for a working visit in France arrived on 8 September at the Senate of the French Republic, where he was met and warmly greeted by its President ...
UNITED NATIONS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Too little has been done, too late, to end rape and killing in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said yesterday and urged a more vigorous international response.
Scotland snuffed out Winston  Churchill's famous cigar at the Edinburgh Fringe arts festival  on Monday.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- As Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French hospital, the Palestinian prime minister has made a rare visit to Gaza to keep the region calm.
Survivors of devastating flooding in Haiti wandered mud-clogged streets in search of food on Tuesday and officials said the death toll would rise further.
The barrel of a gun may have been forced into actress Lana Clarkson's mouth, bruising her tongue before she was fatally shot, a coroner testified Tuesday in music producer Phil Spector's murder trial.

Delegates at a conference in London will debate today how to tackle HIV, after the United Nations called for more work to combat complacency over deaths from Aids-related illnesses.
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. and Intel Corp. have joined in supporting an interface technology proposed for compact hard-disk drives used in portable music players, handheld computers and mobile phones.
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Washington -- Medicare&#39;s toll-free telephone line, one of the federal government&#39;s main methods of disseminating information about new prescription drug benefits and drug discount cards, gives accurate answers less than two-thirds of the time
When a baby is stuck during delivery, doctors do not have to cut the woman to safely deliver the child, research shows.
WASHINGTON -- The Boeing Co., the second-biggest US defense contractor, won a $54 million contract to launch four navigation satellites for the Air Force in the second exception to a ban imposed on the company last year.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said it  faced glitches with its gift-card verification system on the  day after Christmas, when a large number of its customers came  to its stores for post-Christmas shopping, but resolved them on  the same day.
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If you've always wanted to own an authentic medieval castle, the country for you is Slovakia, in the heart of central Europe, where less than one euro may be enough to pay for the property of your dreams.
The Chicago Cubs are cranky. The fans are restless. The baseball has been sloppy, the results discouraging, the trend alarming. Friday seemed a good day to look in on the National League wild card race.
Hauliers are due to meet the Chancellor Alistair Darling to urge him not to raise fuel duty another two pence.
The West Coast Main Line may fill up with passengers within 10 years despite massive investment, a  watchdog warns.
President Vladimir Putin called on   Friday for urgent action to stem the flow of billions of   undeclared roubles through Russia's flawed banking system after   the murder of a top banker who waged a war on money laundering.
SEOUL Citing intelligence from spy satellites and radio interceptions, the Japanese prime minister&#39;s office said on Thursday that North Korea might be preparing a test launching of a Rodong ballistic missile.
I dati provvisori Istat sul costo della vita: +2,1% su base annua, +0,4 rispetto a settembrePesano soprattutto i rincari dei carburanti, nell'energia e nei generi alimentari                                          A ottobre l'inflazione torna a correre colpa di pane, pasta e benzina                                                                                   Occupazione ferma nelle grandi imprese. Le retribuzioni sono salite del 3,3%
Miami\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stunning 31-28 loss at North Carolina on Saturday night might have knocked the Hurricanes out of the national championship picture, ended a 10-game winning streak and was only the fourth loss in Coker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 45 games since taking over as head coach
ThinkFree Online, a free Web-based service, allows people to create documents and save them in Microsoft Office-compatible formats.
IBM announced Tuesday that it has created a process allowing its manufacturing facilities to repurpose otherwise scrap semiconductor wafers.
Mozilla COO John Lily is taking over for Mitchell Baker, who is stepping down.
MOMBASA, Kenya  - In 16 years of working at resorts along Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, hotel manager Mohamed Hersi has never seen it this bad.
Officials in New Delhi are cross about a Time magazine story that says that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will offer territorial concessions on Kashmir to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when they meet in New York Friday.
2005 will be the year the all-singing, all-dancing third generation mobile phones finally takes off, top industry experts at the 3GSM World Congress technology trade fair here said today.
Tiger Woods held a three-stroke lead halfway through the Dunlop Phoenix, hoping to end a drought that has left him without a title since February.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with the  anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce  alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research  suggests.
Anne Frank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s last living relative has voiced his disapproval of plans for a Spanish musical based on her renowned diary.
Some Muslim congregations are seeking native imams who can discuss issues that seem relevant to young people.
MOSUL, Iraq - US forces sealed off entire districts of the Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday and raided homes in a hunt for suspects following a guerrilla attack that killed 18 Americans and four Iraqis.
UN refugee workers are readying themselves for an influx of refugees from Darfur as people in the western Sudan region take advantage of the end of the rainy season and a promised government clampdown on militia violence.
A fierce snowstorm pummeled the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year yesterday, snarling roads and causing long delays at airports as millions
(InfoWorld) - Vodafone Group plans to launch several phones for holiday shoppers in Europe, including a high-end, touch-screen rival to\u00c2\u00a0Apple's iPhone. The British mobile phone operator has an exclusive agreement to offer the\u00c2\u00a0F700 smartphone from Samsung Electronics, said Jens Schulte-Bokum, head of the global terminal division at Vodafone. The F700 is based on proprietary technology developed by Samsung. The phone, which Vodafone plans to customize and co-brand, has been referred to by industry pundits as an \
Insurance giant American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said its financial products unit is being investigated by the Department of Justice over possible violations of securities laws.
The only winning ticket for a $314.3 million Powerball lottery prize was sold in this city on the Indiana-Ohio state line, lottery officials said Sunday.
A settembre le vendite di auto sono scese del 10%
Toyota Motor Corp. &lt;7203.T&gt; will double the number of Prius hybrid gas-electric cars that it sends to the US market to 100,000 units annually next year, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.
Interpol reveals enormous database of illegal images G8 justice and interior ministers meeting in Munich have called for private sector assistance in battling online child porn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The idea behind BookCrossing.com is simple: You drop off a book in a public place, or pick up one someone else left behind.
South Africa has rejected charges that it is allowing ousted Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide to organize violence in the Caribbean country while he stays in South Africa.
BEIJING A man with a knife broke into a high school dormitory and killed eight students in the deadliest of a series of such attacks at Chinese schools in recent months, the government said Friday.
CarMax Inc , the No. 1 used-car retailer  in the United States, posted higher quarterly earnings and  sales, helped by increased traffic in its stores and on its Web  site.
The Miami Heat signed free-agent forward Qyntel Woods, waived forward Jerome Beasley and placed Wesley Person on the injured list Wednesday.
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This innovative chronicle of a truly modern romance conveys, in a painful, darkly humorous way, a variety of ultra-identifiable truths.
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Union leaders voice concerns about Ford's decision to put its UK luxury car firms Jaguar and Land Rover up for sale.
A look at the key assets that will have to be combined: Most of them are unusually delicate machines with lots of interdependencies that well could be thrown off by a combination.
French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.

Business Objects  , a  French-American business intelligence software maker, is  looking for a buyer and has appointed Goldman Sachs to find an  investor, Le Figaro newspaper said.
A box set featuring 68 unreleased Nirvana tracks goes on sale in the US, after years of legal wrangles.
OMAHA, Sept. 19 -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is expected to resign Thursday to clear the way for a Senate campaign in 2008, giving Republicans a welcome dose of good political news.
Nike Inc. NKE.N co-founder  Philip Knight, who helped transform a small-start up business  into the world's biggest athletic shoe company, will step down  as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday.
Gulf Air, Bahrain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s loss-making national carrier, signed a $6 billion deal with Boeing for the delivery of 24 Dreamliner aircraft.
Republican Sen. Sam Brownback abandoned his 2008 presidential bid Friday, his White House aspirations dashed by a lack of money and a failure to gain traction nationally
ANKARA, Dec 16  - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he was confident that Turkey would get a date to start membership talks at a European Union summit in Brussels.
Winky Wright and Ike Quartey are congenial rivals who've known each other since the early 1990s when they were young boxers competing in France.
Game-winning homers are becoming routine for the Houston Astros. Hunter Pence hit a solo shot off Jose Mesa on the first pitch of the 13th inning and the Astros took advantage of a questionable umpire's call to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee first appeared onstage together in a 1946 Broadway play that ran for nine days. The couple, who then toured in a production of the American Negro
Lofty figure backs up predictions that game would eclipse even the biggest Hollywood openings.
Driver Matt Kenseth and car owner Jack Roush expressed outrage Wednesday over NASCAR's decision to dock the team 50 championship points before the season-opener Daytona 500.
Prosecutors on Thursday plan to divulge evidence they gathered over the last eight months against three young men who will not be charged in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Colin Powell ruled out the introduction of US troops in the beleagured Darfur region of Sudan, saying the United States would pursue a strategy of pressuring the Sudanese government \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery hard\u00e2\u0080\u009d in the UN Security
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other papers this morning ran a story stating that blog was the most common word visitors to Merriam Webster&#39;s online site sought a definition for throughout 2004.
Two people were shot dead by insurgents in Thailand&#39;s Muslim-dominated deep south on Sunday, when the country was praying peace for the region at a ceremony ofdropping hundred of millions origami birds.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma insists that 'forcible scenarios' of developments before the October 31 presidential election and during the voting are totally inadmissible, the chief of the presidential ...
Using radio scanners to wirelessly identify consumer products is simple in concept but dauntingly complex in reality.
Long lines formed at fuel stations in the Gaza Strip on Saturday following rumors Israel might cut off supplies after the armed takeover by Hamas.
Two British clinics are pioneering a procedure that will allow human eggs to be grown in the laboratory from ovarian tissue samples, a newspaper said Saturday.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq broke an eight-day losing streak, as talk of recession pushed investors into health care and other defensive sectors seen as resistant to a slowdown.
Bank of America Corp. customers can now use their mobile phones to make online banking more secure.
Oregon's Bryce Taylor has a flawless game, making all 11 of his shots for a career-high 32 points as the Ducks win the Pac-10 title with an 81-57 rout of USC.
The health insurer expects the proposed $408M acquisition to boost its offerings of Medicare plans. CHICAGO  - Health insurer Humana Inc.
November 12, 2004 - Going all the way to the official launch of the Nintendo DS system, we&#39;re going to break the new handheld hardware down to its individual parts and talk about specific elements that make the Nintendo DS so darn cool.
28 new planets orbiting distant stars beyond our solar system are detected by an international team.
TechWeb - Microsoft's Mac development group urged users who had installed an inadvertently-posted bug fix last week to download the new update.
Gunmen snatched two Americans and a  Briton from a house in an affluent neighborhood of central  Baghdad on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign  of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
Tenet Healthcare Corp., the second- largest US hospital chain, agreed to set up a $395 million fund to settle claims that unnecessary medical procedures were performed at Redding Medical Center in California.
Identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan call themselves the &quot;two-headed monster&quot; of the US Davis Cup team. Ask Bob a question, and Mike will answer it.
A few hundred tsunami survivors traded their cramped and dirty tents for government barracks with kitchens and latrines Tuesday in a sign that aid pouring into this province is shifting away from emergency relief toward more permanent reconstruction.
Sasha Cohen finished second and 15-year-old Kimmie Meissner took third place after hitting the first triple axel by any U.S. woman since 1991.
MIAMI - Don&#39;t let the finish fool you. This Florida State-Miami game wasn&#39;t another classic. It wasn&#39;t even close. No.
Internet company Yahoo and Latin  America's top mobile phone company America Movil said on  Thursday they have struck a deal to provide mobile Web services  to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The top executives of Google Inc. and Daum Communications Corp., South Korea's No. 2 Internet search engine, met Tuesday to discuss broadening their partnership, Daum said.
Liverpool go fifth in the Premiership with a 2-1 win at Norwich.
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Nothing says 'look at me' like playing video clips on your belt.
Carlo Ancelotti apre Ronaldo titolare contro il Siena. \
Democrat Tom Gallagher, a former casino executive, secured his party's nomination Tuesday in a closely watched battle for a congressional seat in Nevada.
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As part of an effort to boost its presence in North America, the handset maker is planning a family of Windows Mobile devices, starting with a business-oriented device due this summer.
Even after federal prosecutors labeled the office he once ran as a &quot;racketeering enterprise,&quot; former Gov. John G. Rowland signaled every intention of digging in for a fight.
General Motors  sales outgrew the broader European car market in the first half as a surge in demand for its Korean-built Chevrolet brand cars offset a hefty decline in Saab sales, the automaker said on Monday.
TBILISI, Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili said his forces seized strategic heights after fighting in the rebel South Ossetia region Thursday and promised more such victories to fulfill a pledge to reunite his country.
According to the World Economic Forum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ranking, for the second straight year the most competitive economy is Finland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s one. Finland hit the top for the quality of its public institutions and the high
With a summit on Northern Ireland just 10 days off, nationalist Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said that doing business with the hardline Democratic Unionist Party at some stage is &quot;inevitable&quot;.
Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet.
Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways will resume on Friday  with unions and the airline \
Bomb squads were rushed to Jakarta&#39;s Hilton Hotel on Monday after a grenade was found there. The find came just days after foreign governments warned that extremists were planning to attack the chain&#39;s Indonesian outlets.
Milano, 18 ott. (Adnkronos) - Con 41 voti e un astenuto l&#39;Assemblea della Lega calcio di serie AeB ha rinviato al 5 novembre l&#39;elezione del suo presidente e dei vice, nonche&#39; dei vari consiglieri. 41 voti favorevoli su 42.
EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments.
The global airline industry is forecast to have made net losses of $4.8bn this year, as the rise in the oil price has overwhelmed efforts by carriers to cut costs.
EVERGREEN, Colo., March 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Wisper Telecommunications, Inc. (d/b/a WisperTel), one of the nation's leading providers of wireless broadband solutions headquartered in Evergreen, today announced it has acquired Path / Broadband Services, Inc.
Apple's iTunes Store is convenient, cheap and cool. But its music downloads can come with nagging worries driven by the copy-control software behind the iTunes Store -- which generally limits playback to Apple's iTunes software and iPod music players.
U.S. stocks declined on Wednesday, dragged down by the heavily weighted energy sector and climbing bond yields, which revived concern about higher interest rates and their impact on corporate profits and merger activity.
DURBAN, December 26: Fast bowler Shaun Pollock helped put South Africa in control after the first day of the second Test against England on Sunday, taking 4/32 as the visitors slumped to their lowest total in four years.
By Randy Dotinga, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Do sprawling communities translate into expanding waistlines? Absolutely, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence that suburban living makes people fat.    A Boston University researcher found that people who live in spread-out communities are heavier than their city-bound counterparts...
The electronic retirement record for federal employees is just over the horizon, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
It is the sixth consecutive night of protests in Budapest Large crowds have gathered in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, for the biggest demonstration yet in a week of protests against the government.Comment
DENVER - Alex Oshmyansky may be in his second year of medical school, but he still can't buy a drink.  He is 20.  Oshmyansky, who took only a whole year to graduate college, is on his way to becoming a brain surgeon so he can study the mathematical modeling of the brain's pathways.
SHANGHAI, China -- The death toll from Typhoon Aere climbed to 35 on Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan, while nearly a million people were evacuated as the storm thrashed mainland China.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fierce storm swept through central and northern California on Friday, cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses, closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.
U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers do not   want to leave other parts of their country to serve in Baghdad,   leaving security efforts in the violent capital short by 3,000   Iraqi troops, a senior U.S. commander said on Friday.
Il Guardasigilli Scotti interviene con la Procura. Vuol saperechi ha autorizzato l'intervento sul presunto \
By Traci Watson  The crew of space shuttle Discovery did an unplanned inspection of their ship's heat shield as a precaution Monday after sensors detected a possible glancing blow to the left wing earlier in the day.
Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek is to receive her Nobel literature prize at the Swedish embassy in Vienna, as a \
Millions of patients and billions of dollars in sales could be affected by knowing whether the risks to the heart posed by Merck's Vioxx extend to other COX-2 inhibitors.
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L'attentato attribuito ai separatisti curdi del Pkk
ASIA/INDIA - Erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Goa e Dam\u00c3\u00a3o e nomina del primo Arcivescovo Metropolita Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 25 novembre 2006, ha creato la nuova Provincia Ecclesiastica di Goa e Dam\u00c3\u00a3o (India), finora Arcidiocesi immediatamente soggetta alla Santa Sede. La nuova Provincia Ecclesiasti...
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves the Republicans, fuelling rumours that he may run for president.
The boy named by the Chinese authorities as the 11th Panchen Lama visits a temple in Tibet.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met  his political faction chiefs Saturday to draw strength for  talks aimed at bringing Islamic militants into line with a  cease-fire he declared with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon.
Jon Lieber stopped the charging Boston Red Sox in what could turn out to be a key game in the AL East race. Lieber no-hit the Red Sox until David Ortiz's two-out home run in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees beat up on Derek Lowe in a 14-4 win Saturday that restored their division lead to 3 1/2 games.
The full interview with the BBC is to be aired on Wednesday evening as Chirac prepares to fly to Britain on Thursday to meet Blair, Queen Elizabeth and business leaders to celebrate 100 years of Entente Cordiale - an agreement that brought about French
Rock star Prince is giving away the  first single from his upcoming album &quot;Planet Earth,&quot; which is  due out in weeks, to mobile phone users.
Food coming in to the UK will only bear an organic label if it passes fair trade standards.
BASRA, Iraq  - Insurgents in Iraq ambushed a  British military convoy in the southern city of Basra on  Tuesday, killing two soldiers, a spokesman for the British army  in Iraq said.
Analysts say Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s energy exports.
RALEIGH, NC Dec 26, 2004 - Snow, sleet and freezing rain pelted the Carolinas on Sunday, knocking out power to thousands and causing hundreds of accidents on one of the busiest travel and shopping days of the year.
West-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took an unassailable lead Monday in Ukraine's re-run presidential election, promising to end corruption and reform the ex-Soviet state's damaged economy.
Secretary of State Ken Blackwell said he will do what he can to keep ballots from the contentious 2004 presidential election beyond their scheduled destruction date in response to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
Apple fans, industry experts and even PC users like the look of the Mac mini.
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern about the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka after the murder of two Red Cross volunteers, his office said, as Japan's peace envoy flew to the war-battered island.
A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to at least 180.
Migrant Catholic workers should not be classified as Catholic in employment figures, Sinn Fein says.
Apparently, Charlie Sheen takes career advice from   Friends.
Secretary of State Colin Powell is defending his son, Michael Powell, after shock jock Howard Stern told the Federal Communications chairman that he got his job because of nepotism.
Six teams will play baseball games today, and two more will join them tomorrow. The Moneyball boys won&#39;t be one of them. Their reinvention of the game didn&#39;t work this season.
Almost 250,000 women worldwide die each year from cervical cancer, which is linked to infection by HPV viruses. Experts believe that vaccination against the most common cancer-causing viruses, HPV-16 and HPV-18, could prevent up to 70% of cases.
Tucked away in the den of his 127-year-old farmhouse, Ed Winkle huddles over his computer. The screen's soft glow lights up his eyeglasses, reflecting messages about tractors, corn hybrids and crop insurance.
Temperature record in tutta Europa. A rischio l'apertura della stagione sciistica. Attese piogge per l'Immacolata. Pollini primaverili  e slitte ferme in Scandinavia
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Wednesday the vast majority of the military was not involved in political violence despite an inquiry commission blaming soldiers for killings of leftwing activists.
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke as people who are not afflicted with the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists say.
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'Con filmati Istituto Luce, lo proporro' alle Regioni'
Brad Stuart didn't have to say a word yesterday to describe the Bruins' beastly 1 1/2-hour morning practice at the Ristuccia Center.
A U.S. intelligence report prepared  for President Bush in July offered a gloomy outlook for Iraq  through the end of 2005, with the worst scenario being a  deterioration into civil war, U.S. government officials said on  Thursday.
At least Ford Motor Co.&#39;s top car guys acknowledge the legitimacy of perhaps the biggest product question in Detroit: What&#39;s up with Lincoln and where, as nearly everyone else -- even General Motors Corp.
Environmental groups said Tuesday they have abandoned a four-year legal effort to block construction of one of the world&#39;s largest cement plants.
Governments worldwide must do more to   protect a growing number of women from exploitation when they   venture overseas to work and earn money for their families, a   U.N. report said on Wednesday.
The major labels are increasingly acknowledging the value of the entrepreneurial spirit -- witness Warner Music Group's recently inaugurated \
President Bush reached out to Latin  America on Sunday with a pledge to pursue immigration reform  but a security scuffle that he inserted himself into created a  lasting image for this year's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
Stanley Works tries to keep growth going by focusing on businesses that keep baddies out.
By CONNIE MABIN CLEVELAND - For Lori Schwartz, a happy mom with a decade of wedded bliss under her belt, the greeting card featuring a bloodied, ripped out heart was perfect. &quot;It's Valentine's Day, so here's a card with a heart inside,&quot; it read.
David Beckham's playing contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy is worth about $27.5 million in base salary over five seasons, according to a person familiar with Major League Soccer agreements.
PC Magazine - The open-source embeddable database now boasts multi-version concurrency control, no-downtime upgrades and a pre-built replication framework to simplify development of highly available applications.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive talks up his company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest products and offers some frank thoughts about his competitors.
Treatment plans have been a cornerstone of efforts to reform offenders, but there is no convincing evidence that the approach works.
Bloomberg - Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today unveiled a $70 billion plan to bolster the economy amid growing fears of a recession.
Mea culpa di Massimo Cellino all'indomani dell'ennesima sconfitta del Cagliari: ''Ho visto una squad...
E' subito polemica, ma ministro precisa: no attacco a Parisi

Trying to get the best possible ballpark deal for the Montreal Expos, major league baseball instructed its lawyers to press ahead with negotiations involving four of the areas bidding for the team.
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s remarks came after the Senate handed the White House a major victory in a vote on spy powers.
John Reid, the Health Secretary, has been accused of holding back an official report that confirms that passive smoking increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease.
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Worries about short-term damage to the economy led Federal Reserve policy makers at their August meeting to halt a more than two-year-old campaign of raising interest rates.
The owner of a Texas bus company whose chartered coach exploded last fall, killing 23 elderly Hurricane Rita evacuees from a nursing home, was convicted today of falsifying logs and poorly maintaining his fleet.
By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 11--A wildfire in the mountains west of Kettle Falls had burned 400 to 500 acres Sunday night, but no homes were threatened, fire officials said.
Also: Yahoo: DRM-free music by year's end. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
War, disease and malnutrition are killing 45,000 Congolese every month in a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis that has claimed 5.4 million victims in nearly a decade, a survey released on Tuesday said.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Hillary Clinton  pounced on rival Barack Obama on Monday for his willingness to  meet with some troublesome world leaders during a Democratic  U.S. presidential debate starring a parade of questions posed  through YouTube videos.
A London court has given prosecutors additional time to prepare their case against eight terrorism suspects, including one identified in the United States as a leading al-Qaida figure.
Average UK university chiefs' salaries rose 7.9% last year - against 3% for academics after industrial action.
Five suspected Islamic militants were shot dead by troops in Indian Kashmir during patrols near the ceasefire line that divides the state with Pakistan, the police and army said.
Q I dropped my cellphone into a sink full of water (fortunately, no soap), and now it won't turn on. Is it lost?
The Buffalo Bills aim to play one of their NFL matches next season in Toronto, Canada, the club said on Thursday.
BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Palestinian leader Marwan  Barghouthi is considering pulling out of a presidential race to  avoid splitting his mainstream Fatah faction, an Israeli-Arab  lawmaker said after visiting him in jail.
With a thunderous rumble and cloud of dust and smoke, an apparent suicide vehicle bomb brought down a section of highway bridge south of Baghdad on Sunday, wounding several U.S. soldiers guarding the crossing and blocking traffic on Iraq's main north-south artery.
New survey says growing Web dependence puts Internet in terrorists' bull's-eye.
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Processo l'8 giugno anche per Mancini e 26 agenti della Cia
U.S. jobless claims posted their  sharpest drop in three years last week in a sign of job market  cheer, but housing starts in November logged their biggest  plunge in nearly 11 years, the government said on Thursday.
A Riga regional court sentenced Swedish citizen Martin Strandberg to eight years in prison on Oct.
Treasury debt prices climbed  and  10-year yields moved to a new five-month low on Tuesday after  an August survey of regional U.S. industry proved weaker than  expected while consumer confidence was shaken.
Report assessing a range of factors in nation and each state has health officials concerned. Overall, Indiana ranked 32 out of 50 states.
Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Thursday it was temporarily suspending the release of the violent title \
By Aixa M. Pascual, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 12--What's on your iPod?   Jazz? Hip-hop? Rock?   How about \
A major push to seal a political settlement for the turbulent British province of Northern Ireland stalled at the last moment yesterday over demands for photographic evidence of IRA guerillas scrapping their arms.
Golf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s caretakers seem complacent with the sport the way it is: safely suburban, affluently anchored. The private politics of the United States Golf Association say so.
Kabul - Afghanistan&#39;s vote count slowed as it drew to completion on Monday, a day after incumbent leader Hamid Karzai secured a landslide win in preliminary results.
AutoNation Inc. AN.N and two other  car dealership companies on Thursday posted weaker quarterly  earnings, blaming the hurricanes that hit the U.S. Southeast  this summer or costly incentives used to boost sales.
Los Angeles - Jose Lima signed a one-month lease on his career. If he wasn&#39;t out of Newark in 30 days, he was done. Finished. He would shelve baseball and resume life as an obnoxious salsa singer.
Champion Serena Williams and top seed Justine Henin wasted no time in slicing their way through the Australian Open draw on Friday, both favorites booking fourth-round slots in routine fashion.
Unless urgent action is taken to slow down global warming polar bears will be extinct by the end of the century. The stark warning is contained in an authoritative report compiled by more than 250 scientists on the effects of climate change in the Arctic.
Asia's fishery industry is awash with growth, opportunity and risk.
Amy Winehouse will not be performing at this year's Grammy Awards because her request for a visa has been turned down by the U.S. Embassy, her publicist said Thursday.
Actor Tom Sizemore is sued over alleged sexual harassment, according to US court papers.
Dow drops as much as 500 points following 9% slide in Shanghai.
Saudi security forces captured two  wanted militants after a gun battle in the Red Sea city of  Jeddah, security sources said Wednesday.
The International Association of Athletics Federations will select the venue of the 2009 world track and field championships from three bidding European cities during its two-day meeting this weekend.
Why do birds sit on telephone or power wires?
Romania's opposition accused the government on Monday of busing its supporters around the country to vote several times in parliamentary and presidential elections.
European governments said that dozens of their nationals were killed in the devastating tidal waves that hit south and southeast Asia amid fears of more still missing, including many presumed to have been swept out to sea.
The United States on Sunday maintained reinforced security at US airports after two car bombs were found in London and a blazing vehicle crashed into a terminal at Glasgow&#39;s airport.
Her forays into international film have been fairly chequered from the possessive South Indian mother of the
CEO Craig Conway&#39;s over-enthusiastic statements about the effect Oracle Corp&#39;s hostile takeover bid was having on PeopleSoft Inc&#39;s business contributed in part to his downfall, it was suggested in court yesterday.
New Delhi: India and Pakistan decided on Monday to continue the ceasefire which is in force since November 25, 2003. They also decided to have technical-level talks on Munabao-Kokrapar rail link in October
The Bush administration said on Wednesday there was no specific, credible terrorism threat against the United States and denied that an emergency meeting had been called.
President Bush is a competitive guy. But this is one contest he would rather lose. With 18 months left in office, he is in the running for most unpopular president in the history of modern polling.
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On Friday afternoon thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis marched through the West Bank village of Abu Dis in a peace rally headed by Mahatma Gandhi&#39;s grandson Arun Gandhi and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister (Abu Alla) Ahmed Qurei.
Austin Ainge scored 14 points and Keena Young added 12 &#151; including eight straight in a pivotal second-half run &#151; as Brigham Young beat No. 25 Air Force 62-58 on Tuesday night to assure the Cougars at least a share of the Mountain West Conference title.
Officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded a $1 billion contract to an industry team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. to build three robotic reconnaissance aircraft and a computer operating system to help fly them for the Air ...
[India News]: Chennai, Oct 19 : Tamil Nadu&#39;s security forces were triumphant Tuesday after dramatically killing forest brigand Veerappan, ending a gory criminal saga as well as the country&#39;s longest manhunt.
The World Trade Organization imposed penalties Friday on US exports ranging from apples to textiles, escalating a trade dispute the Bush administration has struggled to defuse by unsuccessfully
Democrats running Congress will likely not be able to pass climate legislation with mandatory limits on \
Lawyers for Kevin Federline, ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, went to court on Friday seeking to strip the troubled singer of visitation rights to their sons hours after she was hospitalized following a fit of hysterics.
Gunmen killed a Sunni Muslim cleric as he entered a mosque in Baghdad to perform noon prayers Monday, the second slaying of a cleric from the influential Association of Muslim Scholars in as many days, the group said.
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ZeTurf picks a winner at last House of Cards In a major blow to existent French gaming law, the French high court - le Cour de Cassation - ruled that the French horse racing monopolist Parimutuel Urbain (PMU) cannot prevent Malta-based ZeTurf from offering wagers over the internet on French horse races. The pdf of the decision is here.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.
Like much of the country, trainer D. Wayne Lukas appears to have gotten caught up in watching the World Series of Poker on ESPN. On Tuesday, he pulled an ace out of his sleeve.
Big pharmaceutical companies sometimes calculated to the penny the profits that doctors could make from their cancer drugs and shared those estimates with doctors.
Microsoft and the OLPC are working on a laptop that would be capable of running Windows and Linux, but it's not a dual-boot system. Sort of.
L&#39;attesa convocazione da parte del governo alle organizzazioni sindacali dei lavoratori di Alitalia \u00c3\u00a8 arrivata. I rappresentanti dei lavoratori incontreranno i ministri competenti marted\u00c3\u00ac prossimo, 28 settembre alle 12 a palazzo Chigi.
VICENZA, Italy -- Tens of thousands of people marched through the northeastern Italian city of Vicenza under heavy police guard Saturday to protest a planned U.S. military base expansion.
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A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday signaled a willingness to work with President George W. Bush on an effort to improve the U.S. health care system, saying it was crucial to rein in costs and expand coverage to the uninsured.
Environmental organisation WWF International has warned that the global population is consuming about 20 per cent more natural resources than the planet can produce.
Cuty Furberg has been removed from the FDA advisory panel meeting on arthritic drugs such as Vioxx (COX-2 drugs) because of his criticism of the entire class of medications made last week.
Restless leg syndrome may be linked to low levels of iron in the blood, researchers have found.
Before the anti-American and anti-Semitic ravings and his complicated relationship to the cloistered world of chess, Bobby Fischer was just another young New Yorker on the make.
A peace deal between the Nigerian government and a rebel leader was met with scepticism by local human rights activists on Saturday who said the deal was a political fudge that would not prevent fresh violence.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain neared the end of a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Whole Foods Market Inc.  said on Wednesday it will buy smaller rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  for about $565 million to compete better with larger traditional grocers, which are increasingly encroaching into its organic and prepared foods niches.
British Eurosceptic Robert Kilroy-Silk lashed out at the EU's new Commission as a &quot;gaggle of has-beens,&quot; taking aim in particular at London's nominee Peter Mandelson.
A dirlo e' il ministro del petrolio del Qatar
Nurses at Group Health Cooperative yesterday began a planned five-day strike as part of a continuing contract-negotiation dispute over how much employees will pay for health insurance.
A small group of evangelical Christians hopes to turn Cheyenne into a hub of Christian music.
Systems from Contraves Space in Zurich will help separate the probe from its mother ship, Cassini, which was built by NASA in the United States.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.  - Standing in line to order coffee, Alex Nocifera was bored beyond belief. &quot;Wouldn&#39;t it be cool if there was something for me to look at while I was waiting, like the Internet on a big-screen TV?&quot; he recalls thinking in 2004 at a Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf outlet in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
There were an estimated 63 million broadband users, or 51% of all home Internet users, last month compared with 61.3 million dial-up users, 49% of the total, according to a survey by NetRatings Inc.
A group of MSPs will urge Scottish Power to stop back-charging customers with token meters.
A Las Vegas shopping center is trucking in water from as far away as Canada to fill its fountains. Reno will have to dip into its drought reserve supply for the first time in a decade. The most popular public ramp on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe is closed because there's not enough water to float a boat.
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq A US general says American forces are gearing up for a major operation against the insurgent stronghold in Fallujah.
The Bush administration said on Monday it had notified Congress of plans to sell Saudi Arabia a package of advanced arms in what officials have described as an effort to counter growing Iranian military clout.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island will pay $20 million but avoid criminal charges after a federal investigation into improper lobbying of state legislators by its executives.
Spain&#39;s football federation has initiated disciplinary proceedings against national team coach Luis Aragones for making racist remarks.
NEW YORK -- New Century Financial Corp. said Monday all of its lenders have cut funding or announced their intent to halt financing after the subprime mortgage lender failed to make payments, pushing the company further toward bankruptcy.
Dr. Chandra? Will I dream? Hitachi Data Systems is adding the ability to power down disk drives on demand to its mid-range product lineup. They're also rolling out support for bigger disks and some new security services.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The nation will have to wait one more day to find out who the next president of the United States will be. It could be a week and a half before there&#39;s any official word on who claimed Ohio.
Mobile operator teams with European record label for service that lets consumers watch music videos on cell phones.
La Scavolini Pesaro ha battuto l'Edimes Pavia 80-73 (22-20, 44-40; 62-58) in gara 2 della finale pro...
By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
Hospital visitors are being urged to improve their hygiene in an effort to crack down on infections.
The newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings is making an effort to become harder to swallow.
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AIG&#39;s  private banking unit is  aiming to take 10 percent of Taiwan&#39;s wealth management market  within five years, targeting residents who have made big money  in China, a top executive said on Tuesday.
Between the 20- and 30-yard lines on each side of BC High&#146;s new artificial turf football field in Viola Stadium, simple block letters spell out Jim Cotter Field.
Aaron Cook was added Tuesday to the Colorado Rockies' roster for the World Series, and he'll start Game 4 at home against Boston.
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He has presented himself as the candidate who knows best how to fight terror. But a look at his record as New York City mayor shows gaping weaknesses
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Saturday confirmed that Chief of Jaish-ul-Muslimeen Akbar Ali Agha has been arrested in Karachi.
Hizballah may be Tehran's client, but the conflict hasn't been welcomed by many Iranians
Nearly three years after Matrix Semiconductor first announced plans to offer write-once memory chips based on a 3D design technology, the chips are in volume production.
New appointee had key role in company's pretexting scandal as an external counsel.
Company creates roles, reassigns others to better respond to customers' needs in banking, capital markets, insurance.
United Airlines is expected to ask a bankruptcy judge to let it extract new concessions worth $725 million a year from employees as it seeks to reorganize, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  Chief  Executive John Thain on Wednesday expressed confidence in the  company's core set of businesses, but analysts continue to  worry that more large write-downs are looming.
The move opens the way for likely ratification by parliament and implementation of the U.N. pact in the more than 120 countries that have embraced it.
An NCAA committee recommends reversing rules enacted last season to shorten football games because the changes resulted in fewer plays being run.
The chief of the Bangladesh army, Gen Moeen U Ahmed, says the country needs its own brand of democracy.
The price disparity for gas between Brazil and Venezuela has generated a booming contraband trade that is spurring fuel traffickers to use ingenious efforts at evasion.
EU leaders on Friday urged Ukraine to use upcoming elections to end months of infighting and to quickly form a stable government capable of pushing ahead with reforms, as Kiev reiterated its hopes for EU membership.
A Moroccan court on Tuesday slightly reduced the sentences of two journalists convicted for publishing confidential information related to the country&#39;s anti-terrorism operations.
A woman hostage gets off a hijacked bus as special police forces surround it in eastern Athens Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. A Greek public bus with about 26 people aboard was hijacked and shots were fired at police.
Former Giant Harry Carson is the first candidate to request that his name be removed from consideration for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
US Sen. Judd Gregg said he&#39;s not keen on the idea of creating an independent office to monitor drug safety, because it would create &quot;another layer of bureaucracy&quot; at the Food and Drug Administration.
Sperimentato missile a medio raggio con 1300 km di gittata
REDMOND, Wash., May 29  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Microsoft Corp.
One of the most powerful storms in decades barrelled towards Tokyo on Sunday after killing three people and flooding hundreds of homes, officials and reports said.
All the latest team news ahead of Arsenal's Group E Champions League game against Rosenborg.
President Bush's campaign is urging election regulators to allow it and rival John Kerry to raise unlimited individual donations to cover costs for a possible recount, as Bush and rival Al Gore could in 2000.
Ai sindacati 'ora non facciamoci male, lavoriamo per futuro'
Milan is paying tribute to Gianni Versace on the 10th anniversary of his murder, hosting a star-studded ballet performance at La Scala on Sunday night.
Thanks to an infusion of millions of federal dollars to ailing Medicare managed-care plans, seniors across the country next week can choose from an enticing array of benefits for 2005.
Palm laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to a person familiar with the situation.
(Corrects paragraph 6 to show suspects trained in camps in  Pakistan, not Afghanistan)
A planned sale of Russian energy giant Yukos&#39; main asset has become clouded by confusion over the price, the participants and the legality of the sale.
Two UN agencies warn that a decline in breastfeeding is lowering babies' survival rate in the Asia-Pacific region.
Palestinian leaders prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia under intense pressure to prevent civil war in Gaza.
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and  Oklahoma remained the top two teams in the Bowl Championship  Series standings, while Auburn is still No. 3 but closing in on  the coveted second slot.
Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini nel mirino della procura federale. Procura che ha inca...
Australia showed all their famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champions 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat on Saturday.
Several California cities and counties, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, sued Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Friday, accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating system market...
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Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end &#151; two baskets and another on defense &#151; to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. And now just one game stands between the U.S. team and a third straight gold medal. The opponent will be Australia or Brazil on Saturday.
Roma, 16 nov. (Adnkronos Salute) - Sono oltre 500mila gli italiani con scompenso cardiaco, piu&#39; o meno l&#39;1% della popolazione. E ogni giorno 500 connazionali vengono ricoverati per questo disturbo che impedisce
DECEMBER 20, 2004  - Microsoft Corp.&#39;s announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spyware problem for users, according to security analysts.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Mexico's capital on Wednesday night to protest a surge in tortilla prices that has put President Felipe Calderon under intense pressure.
With intellectual property issues already causing defections from its Sender ID proposal, Microsoft Corp. is sparking fresh concerns that IP could even undermine alternatives.
Politics: 23 October 2004, Saturday. The outgoing European Commission President Romano Prodi pledged that he would personally work for the solving of the case with the five Bulgarian nurses sentence to death in ...
SBC Communications SBC.N will pay Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O at least $400 million over 10 years for technology to help SBC sell video services over its upgraded broadband lines, the companies said Wednesday.
Low fat diets are as good as the Atkins diet when it comes to losing weight over the long term, a study says.
Elections officials knew something was wrong when they got voter registration cards for Mary Poppins, Dick Tracy, Michael Jordan and George Foreman.
Monday's deadly shooting in Nickel Mines, Pa., was the fourth such incident in five weeks.
WASHINGTON -- The ''shock and awe&quot; attack that toppled Saddam Hussein in three weeks is often touted as a brilliant strategy that defeated Iraq with relatively few US casualties. But new information suggests that the United States may have played into Hussein's plans for a quick war followed by a long guerrilla insurgency.
Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.
Yes, he was back. He showed some familiar signs of his brilliant self, there were rave reviews, and the Nets suddenly looked as though they&#39;re ready to become an NBA team again.
Dell says that millions of notebook power adapters could put users at risk. Also: Office flaw could allow attacks.
A WHO official noted that widespread, traditional Asian farming methods resulted in close contact between humans and animals, which meant a bird flu virus contagious among people was more likely to come from someone who caught avian influenza directly
Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, a proponent of the embryonic stem cell research on which the president has placed limits.
US President George W. Bush&#39;s administration welcomed Monday a European plan to lift US trade sanctions imposed over an illegal export tax break scheme.
A seminal set of vitrines by Joseph Beuys, long desired by the museum, previously belonged to a collector and friend of the artist.
A report into fish stocks in the seas around Europe is expected to say there has been a slight recovery.
TORONTO (CP) - An 11-year-old girl riding on a packed bus with her mother was shot in the head Sunday after a 24-year-old man, who was also shot, got in an argument with a group of men.
The strip mall storefront of International Educational Services opens up into cheerful offices and classrooms decorated with American flags. Open a classroom door, and dozens of smiling children look up from their workbooks for a heavily accented group \
Eighth-grader Tim Hauck said he knew by the enraged look on his friend's face that the other teenager meant to hurt as many people as he could.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf conceded that a gunman may have shot Benazir Bhutto but said the opposition leader exposed herself to danger and bore responsibility for her death, CBS News said on Saturday.
A second body is found in the US state of Alabama, after four children were allegedly thrown into the sea by their father.
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The chipmaker seems in denial about carrying too much inventory.
A video game banned in Britain  and Ireland and facing restricted sales in the United States  due to its violent content was a fine piece of art, the game&#39;s  publisher said on Wednesday.
By Cherish Wilson, The Shelby Star, N.C.  Jun. 26--SHELBY -- The wail of weather sirens -- once used for a variety of notifications -- now means that severe weather is on its way.
Film star Russell Crowe has blamed himself for an on-set brawl with his minder in Toronto, admitting he was drinking at the time but saying it was a \
When a force of nature like John Belushi is lost, 25 years isn't time enough to ease the grief or erase the laughter.
Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers, 3-0, last night in Los Angeles.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  - Former HealthSouth Corp. Chief  Executive Richard Scrushy scoffed at a U.S. Securities and  Exchange Commission investigation in recordings played in court  on Wednesday during his fraud trial.
The political strategy behind Sen. John Kerry&#39;s appearance Tuesday on Comedy Central network&#39;s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was threefold, political and communications experts say.
Tokyo stocks fell sharply Monday morning due to economic uncertainties following powerful earthquakes that hit northern Japan over the weekend.
A group of right-wing politicians in Chile proposes building monuments to former leader Augusto Pinochet.
In the outrage over the senseless murder of &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott, 38, in a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub on Wednesday by a man who charged the stage and shot point-blank at the band and crowd before being shot dead himself by a police officer, less
A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an \
On Wednesday August 25, Microsoft is rolling out the Windows XP Service Pack 2 to the new Windows Update site so the public can update automatically. For the majority of home users, it&#39;s a case of Just Do It. The SP2 update adds security ...
A recent study by researchers from the Bristol University was published in the journal Thorax. The report is likely to cause an alarm among pregnant women and mothers of newly born.
Poland's beleaguered Prime Minister  Jaroslaw Kaczynski surprised Warsaw's press corps when he  called a news briefing on Saturday in a Warsaw park to call on  Poles to feed ducks with the approach of winter.
Small fry win out over big guns Comment If Nortel was unable to unearth a telco willing to give it a shot at building an IPTV service in its native Canada, then it would surely have been frozen out of the market forever.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Apple's latest security updates for QuickTime, iPhone and iPod Touch are available for download.
The royal couple are on a two-day visit to the United States that focuses on youth development, urban renewal and environmental stewardship
Scientists said Tuesday they have developed a computer program that can predict whether women have a high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.
Johnnie B. Hunt\u00c2\u0092s keen entrepreneurial sense built a nationwide freight-hauling empire.
Terrell Owens has a message for Jessica Simpson: Stay away. The 27-year-old singer-actress has become Public Enemy No. 1 among Dallas Cowboys fans because of a link being made between her appearance at Sunday's game and the poor performance of her new boyfriend, quarterback Tony Romo.
On the top floor of the Yansha Friendship Shopping Centre in Beijing, Huang Kuoshan and 49 of his colleagues are waiting to be sworn in to the Beijing Workers' Civilisation Cheerleading Squad.
Test infrasettimanale per il Genoa, che ha affrontato i dilettanti della Culmv Polis. La compagine d...
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Banco Santander&#39;s controversial pursuit of UK mortgage lender Abbey National shows how difficult it can be for Spanish banks to grow outside their borders.
Southeast Asian countries have agreed to cut trade barriers between them three years earlier than planned, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Canada&#39;s provincial finance ministers say the federal government has enough money to pay for &quot;significant&quot; changes to the health-care system, despite its pleas of poverty.
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Kidnappers have freed the mother of one of Brazil&#39;s most exciting young soccer talents, Santos forward Robinho, 40 days after they seized her at gunpoint from a party, the player&#39;s agent said on Friday.
CBS Corp. said on Wednesday it  has purchased Last.fm, the online music service that allows  fans with similar tastes to connect, for $280 million in a bid  to attract young audiences.
International election observers predicted problems with new rules and technology for Tuesday&#39;s US presidential election that were designed to avoid a repeat of Florida&#39;s counting fiasco four years ago.
SEATTLE -- Shares in Amazon.com Inc. rose nearly 9 percent Monday after the online retailer said it had recorded its best holiday season ever.
Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd. (CCC) confirmed on Tuesday it had cut the price and the number of shares in its initial public offering (IPO), a move it has put down to \
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The sale of Audrey Hepburn's black dress from Breakfast at Tiffany's helps fund 15 educational centres in India.
Microsoft has agreed to pay Novell $536 million, in return for Novell withdrawing from the European Union&#39;s antitrust case against the maker of the Windows family of operating systems.
Scientists say it may be possible to develop a taste test to diagnose depression and to decide on drugs.
If the American Music Awards offers a clue to the Grammys, Usher and Kanye West might want to start making room in their dens for an expanded trophy collection.
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Apple's Steve Jobs urges top record companies to begin selling songs online without copyright protection.
The dollar bounced back from a new all-time low against the euro after stern comments from European Central Bank president Jean-claude Trichet about the greenback&#39;s slide.
Threatens suicide prevention hotline's beat Hitachi has opened a new service command center to remotely manage large and mid-market data centers from its UK headquarters at Sefton Park in Stoke Poges.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Material Girl Madonna is living up to the name of one of her earliest hits. She has been named the richest female artiste in the world, having pulled in a staggering $72 million between June 2006 and June 2007, according to an annual survey by Forbes Magazine.
Media & professional: Carlyle could drop name to make peace with BSkyB.
Guinea are back in the hunt for a place in the last eight after a dramatic 3-2 win over Morocco at the African Nations Cup here on Thursday.
Investors hammer eBay shares after the firm's latest profits fall short of market expectations.
The beleaguered Serbian minority in Kosovo spurned a legislative election yesterday, heeding claims by hard-line nationalists in Belgrade that voting would further the cause of ethnic Albanians' demanding ...
In late 1988, the United States Congress passed landmark legislation creating the independent, nonprofit National Film Preservation Foundation, a public-private partnership to benefit the film preservation efforts of American film archives, historical
JERUSALEM, Aug. 27 -- After being forced at gunpoint to say they embraced Islam, two Fox News journalists kidnapped 13 days ago were delivered unharmed to a Gaza hotel Sunday.
U.S. President George W. Bush and Australia's Prime Minister John Howard met beside Sydney Harbour on Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new defense deal ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit.
The highway construction worker from South Vienna will be one of 18 castaways on CBS&#39;Survivor. ...
The death toll from last week&#39;s coal mine accident has increased to 122, with 26 people still missing, according to State Supervision Administration of Working Safety.
RAFAH, Gaza  - Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday, allowing tens of thousands of Palestinians to cross freely into Egypt, witnesses said.
Share prices ended the week where they have spent seven of the last nine days: in the red.
How NASA turned to America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basement brainstormers, workbench concocters and garage tinkerers to revive the space program.
Japan said Friday it will complain to Australia after the government released graphic pictures of bloody whaling operations, accusing Canberra of stirring up emotions.
Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: The only mystery in the banning of the re-run 'Go to work on an egg' ads is why the danger wasn't spotted earlier.
Italy's picturesque lagoon city of Venice is known for many things, including, at least for now, a Brazilian shantytown.
When a church group put a nativity scene on public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious &#151; and not-so-religious &#151; displays. They were right.
A quasi due mesi dall'operazione al ginocchio, questo pomeriggio, l'attaccante del Palermo, Amauri C...
Afghans are voting in a historic poll that aimed to give the mountainous and impoverished Islamic nation its first elected president and perhaps end over a quarter-century of war.
The Dave Matthews Band and  bluegrass combo Alison Krauss + Union Station will make their  first appearances at the fourth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts  Festival, set to take place south of Nashville on June 10-12,  organizers said on Wednesday.
Sammy Sosa is back in baseball &#151; and back to fielding the same steroids questions that dogged him when he left the game more than a year ago.
Bay Area biotech giant Chiron reassured lawmakers Tuesday that there will be enough flu vaccine to meet the nation&#39;s need. A manufacturing problem had delayed shipments intended to arrive over the summer.
Fans of the Montreal Expos said  farewell to their team on Wednesday with a mix of jeers and  tears after Major League Baseball decided to relocate Canada's  first big league team to Washington for next year's season.
When a great fund finally stops to let on more passengers, you jump on board.
Senators promise to reintroduce a bill that would force scientific publishers to post publicly funded research for free. The publishers fight back with a PR campaign. By Randy Dotinga.
A hot air balloon in Canada has burst into flames, killing two people and injuring eleven others.
Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said.
KIEV, Ukraine -- More than 12,000 observers are moving into place as voting is about to begin Sunday in Ukraine&#39;s controversial repeat of the presidential runoff between Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko.
The true extent of global warming is hidden by air pollution, a German scientist is warning.
For children with autism, theater can rank among the worst of experiences.
By DANIEL LOVERING  PITTSBURGH - Pennsylvania will pay for security at the Flight 93 crash site to end a dispute over a donation box at the temporary memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
China, under scrutiny following a series of health scares, has vowed to closely monitor the quality of food served to athletes during next year's Olympics, state media reported on Tuesday.
Guerrillas armed with automatic rifles  and rocket-propelled grenades skirmished with U.S. forces and  attacked a police station in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at  least three policemen, witnesses said.
Terrell Owens has a message for Jessica Simpson: Stay away.
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Many United Airlines employees face a dimmer career outlook after learning the airline proposes wage cuts, job cuts and pension terminations to help pare $2 billion from annual costs.
Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.
Unidentified gunmen killed three sons of a Palestinian intelligence official loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Monday, firing at a car as it dropped the boys at school, police and hospital officials said.
A 9-year-old boy from Middleborough died Thursday from eastern equine encephalitis, the first fatality from the mosquito-borne virus in the state this year.
Houston Astros relief pitcher Dan Miceli looks to the outfield as St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Jim Edmonds starts to celebrate after hitting the game-winning home run that scored Albert Pujols in the 12th inning to
Peaches Geldof, daughter of musician Bob Geldof, will make her television debut presenting a teen documentary.
John McCain heads into Tuesday's Florida primary facing resistance from not only his fellow candidates, but also from the leaders of conservative talk radio, who some suggest have put their reputations on the line, as well.
A new form of carbon being pioneered by Walter de Heer could lead to speedy, compact computer processors.
Drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro have opened fire on a helicopter carrying an actor dressed as Santa Claus
Sudan has agreed to let human rights groups visit refugee camps in the troubled Darfur region. UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made the announcement after meeting officials in Sudan&#39;s capital Khartoum.
SUNNYVALE, California  - Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O is   set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's   most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the   Web has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a   company's products for it.
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The film enlists a rare concentration of star power - George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Matt Damon - but director Steven Soderbergh is unable to elevate it beyond novelty status.
The dollar teetered within sight of the previous day&#39;s record low against the euro on Tuesday as the market remained confident central banks would not stand in the way of the greenback&#39;s decline.
The launch of a Nasa mission to study the phenomenon known as the northern lights is set to launch on Friday.
Brian Brohm throws for a career-high 401 yards and five touchdowns as No. 8 Louisville escapes Middle Tennessee, 58-42, on Thursday.
Speaking at the first news conference of his second term, the president also appeared to acknowledge that the fighting in Iraq was likely to go on even after the elections.
Officials were today still trying to identify the body of a western woman found in Fallujah as US marines continued attacking insurgents in the city.
If you plant some trees, is it OK to drive an Escalade?
Il Malines, ultima squadra belga vincitrice di una coppa europea (coppa delle Coppe del 1998), &egra...
Simone Bolelli &egrave; stato eliminato al secondo turno dell'Us Open. L'azzurro ha ceduto in tre se...
Armenians go to the polls to elect a new president, as a former leader tries to make a comeback.
The flu virus is becoming resistant to key drugs which are used to treat it, a study suggests. Doctors in Japan carried out tests on 50 children who were admitted to hospital with flu in 2002 and 2003.
U.S. antitrust authorities on Thursday  ordered Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV CBI.N to split its  industrial division into two and divest one of the units,  triggering a 4 percent fall in the engineering and construction  company's shares.
Defense attorneys for a military police soldier charged with detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq argued in court Monday that their client was a pawn in
Gunmen holding the kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan have threatened to hand her over to the terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if their demands are not met within 48 hours.
A victim of Lotto rapist Iorworth Hoare wins a 19-year fight for the right to claim damages from him.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - The European Union on Monday raised the possibility of sending its monitors back to Gaza's breached border with Egypt and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sought to rally Western support to sideline Hamas.
CHINA&#39;S police ministry has handed out rewards of up to 2000 yaun ($330) to people who reported pornographic web sites. Some 445 people have been arrested and 1,125 web sites shut down with the help of public
Wildlife conservationists are expected to push for new trade restrictions to protect fast-disappearing animals and plants, while lobbyists try to free up commerce in some species at international talks starting yesterday in Bangkok.
Texas coach Rick Barnes knows he could have pampered his freshmen-laden team with an easy nonconference schedule.
The makers of rival boxing shows  coming to U.S. television stepped into the legal ring on  Tuesday as producers of NBC's \
Honeywell International Inc. will pay $2.15 million to settle an age discrimination lawsuit by workers who were terminated or demoted in 1997 at AlliedSignal, which Honeywell
On sale now, if you know where to look Online retailers have been listing AMD's anticipated Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3GHz processor for a wee while now, but it appears the part has now begun shipping, to one reseller at least. The chip wasn't expected to go on sale until next month.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The number of robots helping out and entertaining in the home is set to soar sevenfold by 2007, says the UN.
A Royal Navy frigate whose captain was relieved of his command returns to its home port in Plymouth.
By Review, Idaho Business  Micron Technology stock showed new life in heavy trading earlier this month. Micron rose 31 cents to $13.19 on Feb. 2, after hitting a one-year low of $12.79 Jan. 31. The one-year high, $18.65, came in September.  Trading volume of 18,949,700 shares Feb.
Didn't we hear that one somewhere before? Attempts to define race through science haven't had an entirely positive press subsequent to the collapse of the Third Reich, but the Weird Science Department of the UK Government could well be skittering on that very patch of thin ice. Lord Triesman, the Prime minister's Special Envoy for Returns, this week said that work on the \
The accomplishment gave a significant boost to medicine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dream of growing human organs to replace damaged ones.
The Yankees will try to negotiate a new contract with Jon Lieber, but declined his option and let him become a free agent.
It was goal number five for the Nigerian, a header from strike partner Lomana LuaLua&#39;s cross, though Spurs were unlucky when Anthony Gardner&#39;s header hit a post.
It took Apple Inc. more than six months to build the iPhone, but curious gadget fanatics needed only minutes to tear one apart.
Sir Richard Branson has announced that the Virgin Group have set up a special company to offer commercial space flights by the year 2007.
Three-fourths of Saeima deputies voted this morning for the government of Aigars Kalvitis (People's Party, TP) this morning.
Much against everyone's expectations Aamir is far from sitting and relaxing after leaving no stone unturned with Taare Zameen Par.
As a 16-year-old high school student, Tom Brokaw spent his first working Election Night in a radio station newsroom in Yankton, S.D. He reported results from rural polling places, and ate chicken catered from Kip's Blue Moon restaurant. His last Election Night will be considerably grander.
In the upper corridor of North Quincy High School is a large plaque honoring Allan Yacubian D.M.D., a community leader committed to the youth of Quincy and a noble benefactor of North Quincy High School.  For a long time now, Yakoo, the mascot modeled on Dr.
Oct. 7, 2004 - US authorities on Wednesday lowered the eruption alert around the Mount St. Helens volcano, saying that an explosion of the simmering peak was no longer imminent.
Japan could stop testing newborn and younger cows for mad cow disease without posing a risk to public health, a special panel decided Monday, in a ruling that could influence talks to lift Tokyo&#39;s ban on American beef imports.
The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere on Wednesday in a bid to earn the $10 million Ansari X Prize.
The Middle East negotiating Quartet has appointed former British prime minister Tony Blair as its representative, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
Tommy Tuberville returns to Mississippi with a trip to Atlanta on the line, and he's bringing his best Auburn team yet. The third-ranked Tigers need one win to lock up a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game before their first off week of the season, and all they have to do is win Saturday at Mississippi &#151; where Tuberville hasn't lost since leaving Oxford for Auburn six years ago.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., the U.S. unit of Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG, said Thursday that at least three out of four patients given an experimental multiple sclerosis treatment were free of relapses for more than two years.
Death row inmate John Spirko wanted a pardon or the chance to leave prison and prove his innocence. He got neither, though he did escape execution.
People in Florida and Alabama have started to clean up after hurricane Ivan - the third such pummelling for Florida alone in just five weeks.
A technical glitch halted the launch of a European rocket in South America just minutes before it was scheduled to carry two British and Indian satellites into orbit.
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Monday, with the Nasdaq sliding 2 percent, as investors sold Google Inc.  shares after Barron's newspaper said the stock was overvalued and a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  raised doubts about consumers' holiday spending.
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Part of the gray stone facade at the Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island fell to the ground last month, seemingly a matter of gravity picking up where negligence left off.
HOUSTON, Aug. 24 -- The announcer was calling Gary Russell Jr.'s name, saying he was going to the championship round of the Olympic trials, but the fighter did not wear a smile. Nobody smiled. Among the USA Boxing people who held him as one of their best hopes for the Beijing Olympics, everyone did...
Armadillo Aerospace is the lone competitor in NASA's $2 million Lunar Lander Challenge and it almost won some money Saturday.
Volti distesi sulla sponda atalantina  dopo il pareggio di Livorno. Gigi Del Neri elogia i suoi: \
New Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor will be available in a high-end PC from Dell. Intel is expected to release a faster version of its powerful but expensive Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor this week
The head of Nigeria's anti-corruption unit is reportedly ordered to go on year-long leave.
Just seconds after buzzing over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge on a chilly night in early 2005, the medical helicopter entered a black void: flying 200 feet above dark water and below a moonless sky, according to investigators.
Tony Blair was last night forced on to the defensive over Iraq after explosive leaked documents revealed that he was warned a year before the invasion that a war could send the country into meltdown.
The second most senior figure in al   Qaeda in Iraq was arrested a few days ago, National Security   Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie told a news conference on Sunday.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The county election supervisor whose confusing ballot design contributed to the turmoil of the 2000 presidential election became the butt of late-night talk show jokes and the target of death threats...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities claimed on Sunday to have captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, but there was confusion over the report, as the Iraqi defense minister said word of his arrest was \
The final chapter of the Harry Potter series has at least one thing in common with the first six - it's already a runaway best seller, six months before it hits store shelves.
Madonna arrived in Malawi on Wednesday on a humanitarian mission to help orphans and the underprivileged in the impoverished southern African nation.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A fire tore through a  Buenos Aires nightclub packed with young New Year's revelers  and killed at least 175 people as a stampeding crowd was  trapped by locked exit doors, officials said Friday.
The US Commerce Department&#39;s International Trade Administration ruled in July that the nation should slap tariffs on frozen and canned shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India and Thailand.
Last Friday (Sept 24) saw the release of 5 films i.e. Tumsa Nahi Dekha, King of Bollywood, Madhoshi, Dobara and the dubbed Hindi version of Choker Bali none of which have done wonders at the box-office

As New York City firefighters struggled to find survivors in the haze and rubble of the World Trade Center collapse, the fire department's chief doctor was thinking about how to keep them safe from toxins in the air.
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Veer Zaara, this year's Yash Chopra's multi starrer has Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherjee playing pivotal roles.
Fiat +27,7%, secondo i dati Anfia relativi a settembre
Owen Wilson has a new movie coming out next month. Will his reported suicide attempt hurt \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Darjeeling Limited\u00e2\u0080\u009d or perversely help it?
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MPs are to investigate the bail system during a wider inquiry into policing - following two high-profile murder cases.
Blog: Apple and Electronic Arts have signaled that the Mac is back for video games
Nintendo's Wii video game system hit Japanese stores Saturday with long lineups and shortages, following its sellout U.S. launch last month.
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell reflects on a vote in the European Parliament to ban mercury and a possible slip-up by French presidential hopeful Segolene Royal.
England striker Michael Owen says that although he is desperately keen to get on the pitch he is prepared to bide his time and wait for his opportunity to break into the first team at Real Madrid.
LONDON, England -- Police investigating a train crash in southern England in which seven people died are focusing on a theory that a driver parked a car on the rails in an attempt to commit suicide.
NEW YORK -- Google Inc. faces serious headwinds as it prepares to launch its long-anticipated initial public offering despite a lacklustre equity market and questions about the company&#39;s business plan.
The United Nations Conference on Climate Change has ground to a close in Argentina a day later than expected, with the parties at odds over the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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NEW YORK, December 23  - Canada-based building product manufacturer, Masonite International (MHM.NYS), is to be acquired by New York based private equity group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co (KKR), for $2.5 billion (C$3.1 billion) in an
Tropical Storm Florence, which remains   far from land and may not make landfall in the United States,   could strengthen into the second hurricane of the Atlantic   season within 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said   Wednesday.
GAZA CITY  - The political chief of the radical Hamas movement, Khaled Meshaal, called ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at his sick bed in Paris to inquire after his health, a Hamas spokesman told AFP yesterday.
Palestinians vote on Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat widely expected to be Mahmoud Abbas, a pragmatist they hope will revive a peace process with Israel after years of bloodshed.
Microsoft (Quote, Chart) CEO Steve Ballmer urged Asian government leaders not to take sides in the Linux versus Windows debate. &quot;We recommend to all governments that they not get emotionally involved in preferring
With several starters sidelined recently and others playing with injuries, Redskins coach Joe Gibbs says the bye is coming at an ideal time.
Commissione punta il dito, inattuata direttiva sulle Opa
A low-key atmosphere  enveloped the Golden Globes on Sunday in place of the usual  red-carpet chaos as sponsors of the widely watched Hollywood  awards headed to a news conference to announce winners.
JAKARTA - Indonesian police said Friday they have identified one suicide bomber in last month&#39;s car bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta that killed nine people and injured more than 200 others.
The African Union agrees to send 8,000 peacekeepers to Somalia despite opposition from the Islamic courts.
A 19-year-old college student missing since she was abducted nearly a month ago was strangled by a serial rapist who has attacked at least two other women and may strike again, Reno police said Saturday.
The database maker confirmed on Thursday that it plans to start releasing patches on a specific day each month. The move mimics Microsoft&#39;s decision last October to release patches for its software on the second Tuesday of each month.
What a difference a midterm election makes -- or so it seems at some firms and trade groups scurrying to bolster their bipartisan credentials. But the folks at the Investment Company Institute, the trade association for the mutual fund industry, say their recent Democratic hire just maintains the...
President Vladimir Putin said in a veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic partner.
BERLIN - Apple Inc. has picked Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile to sell the iPhone in Germany, gaining access to 34 million subscribers in Europe's biggest wireless market.
The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has hailed the creation of a biological passport for all professional riders as a landmark development in the war against doping.
Motorists are asked to avoid a section of the M3 in Hampshire after a woman's body is found in the road.
Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
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When the Colts run EDGE: Patriots Speculation swirled all summer about tailback Edgerrin James returning to Miami &#151; where he lives and starred in college &#151; to fill the void left by Ricky Williams&#146;s unexpected retirement from the Dolphins. Whether there&#146;s any substance to the rumors remains to be seen. This &#145;&#145;distraction&#146;&#146; may be good news for the Colts. If ...
Former Michigan star and major league pitcher Jim Abbott was one of 11 former players and coaches inducted Wednesday into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Blog: Security researcher points to rootkit found in fingerprint authentication software in Sony's Micro Vault USB drive.
Researchers have launched an appeal to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a decades-long study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer.
A controversial shipment of plutonium from old US nuclear warheads reaches a plant in southern France.
By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- The new federal dietary formula may offer sweet rewards for following its guidelines, an idea that's not settling well with nutritionists...
NEW YORK, May 28 -- Veterans and active-duty  troops unfurled a 90-by-100-foot American flag as the nation's top commander in the Middle East spoke to a Memorial Day crowd gathered in Central Park on Monday.
The United States supports the signing the Declaration of Stability and Security for Moldova at the OSCE inter-ministerial summit in Sofia in early December, U.S. ambassador to Moldova Heather Hodges told ...
Citigroup Inc  is likely to announce on Tuesday a significant dividend cut, at least $10 billion of new capital and a writedown of as much of $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Draconian actions from Hollywood and the recording industry have tech in its crosshairs, says Network World's Mark Gibbs. And if you think their efforts only target so-called pirates, you're just not paying attention.
Three elite police commandos were killed and seven others injured in the raid, a doctor told Agence France-Presse.
The most powerful earthquake in 40 years struck south Asia this morning, triggering tsunamis that smashed into villages, resorts and tourist isles, killing thousands and leaving hundreds missing.
The Phoenix Suns matched their  franchise record with a 14th straight victory on Saturday, a  105-98 decision over the Kings in Sacramento.
Up to seven people were killed in an attack on a police station in Grozny, the capital of the Russian breakaway republic of Chechnya, a report quoting officials said.
Bear Stearns Asset Management CEO Richard Marin is taking a stronger role in managing its two troubled hedge funds and tapped mortgage unit head Thomas Marano to save one of the funds, two sources familiar with the decision said.
A higher tax on domestic flights and a moratorium on airport expansions are among some of the key proposals a Conservative policy group will announce Thursday as part of the political party&#39;s commitment to fighting climate change.
Three creditor banks went to the courts to dispute the make-up of the board of Formula One Holdings, the company which runs F1. The judge ruled in favour of the banks - Bayerische Landesbank, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers.
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Sprint Nextel Corp  said on  Thursday that it might have to write off all of the $30.7  billion goodwill value from its purchase of Nextel  Communications and smaller deals as it struggles with customer  losses.
NEW YORK  - Most households where kids  visit do not safely store guns or household chemicals that can  act as deadly poisons, new research shows.
Sir Elton John is to sell off part of his extensive photographic collection at an auction in New York.
The Pope's latest illness has forced the Vatican to face new questions and may even provoke a constitutional crisis.
Security researchers are warning of a new worm, dubbed &quot;Funner,&quot; targeting Microsoft&#39;s MSN Messenger instant messaging application.
The body of a woman believed to be in her early 20s is found on a motorway in Hampshire.
The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle is auctioning two paintings on eBay that were created by an orangutan named Towan. Keepers say painting is one of Towan's favorite activities. He uses chalk and pens filled with nontoxic paint, favoring primary colors.
A 12-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after she was swept out to sea in a dinghy, the Coastguard says.
With North America's season on hold, ice hockey stars are coming to Europe. But will they stay?
The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential elections has congratulated the Afghan leader on the formation of his Cabinet and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.
Air pollution in Beijing will not significantly improve before next year's Olympic Games, a UN report suggests.
The novelty retailer falls to two-year lows after announcing a grim outlook.
James Sanders had hit the books so hard they hit him back. Upon arriving in Green Bay with teammates Saturday, the second-year Patriots safety immersed himself in the team's playbook, continuing preparations for his third career start. By Sunday morning, he was still studying the plan, putting the finishing touches on what had been an intense week.
Oct. 11 issue - When Google first burst on the stock-market scene, the guys running the place sounded like political newcomers attaining public office for the first time and vowing to clean up the place: Mr.
Wholesale prices of cocaine have risen in more than a dozen major U.S. cities as supplies of the powerful drug have shrunk, including in high-volume markets such as Los Angeles and New York, White House drug czar John Walters said.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Tiger Woods, bidding for a third major title in four starts, was two strokes off the early lead after covering his first nine holes in level par at the U.S. Open on Thursday.
An Algerian-born man attacked two pilots and a passenger with an axe on a domestic Norwegian flight on Wednesday in an unexplained assault that police said could be linked to his asylum status.
Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness.
A Food and Drug Administration reexamination of data linking the pediatric use of some antidepressants to increased suicidal tendencies has once again found a connection, and the agency is
Britain was prepared to withdraw its forces from the southern Iraqi city of Basra in April, but held off for five months after the United States asked it to stay, Britain&#39;s military commander in Iraq said in an interview published on Monday.
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As global markets swooned, Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goal of projecting calm to the public crosses party lines.
Terrorists and criminals could slip  into the United States because immigration and law enforcement  agencies have not coordinated their fingerprint databases, the  Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Seventy-year-old Homer Fink spent eight hours sitting next to a supermarket Halloween display for a flu shot that he wasn't able to get at five other places. The scene was repeated across the country as the nation's suddenly limited supply of flu vaccine was drained.
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Del Boy would be selling it, not driving it Californian electrocar firm ZAP has brought down a veritable ink storm in the British press lately regarding its planned new 156mph Alias electric sports \
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Flamboyant Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor undergoes surgery to treat an infection in her legs.
An Israeli aircraft has fired a missile at a house in a northern Gaza Strip refugee camp, killing at least one person and wounding three others.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
A news anchor and also news director for 5 Kanal Television, the only nation-wide, independent, Ukrainian television station, Shevchenko said that his station strives to provide full and objective information ...
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Erskine Bowles continued his health care tour Tuesday with a stop in Charlotte. It was day two of the Democrat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s three-day tour, which is highlighting his plan to make health insurance more affordable in North Carolina.
The Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group Saturday urged Lebanese people to protest a UN Security Council resolution on the country. Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah
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With the launch of the first backbone network of the next-generation Internet in China, the country is expected to dramatically narrow its gap with the world&#39;s leaders, officials and experts said.
The European Commission will recommend Romania and Bulgaria join the EU in January - but with tough terms.
BOISE, Idaho - A Canyon County horse tested positive for West Nile virus, say state health officials who advise the public to take care with mosquitoes.
Tennessee and Alabama fans needed extra reasons to hate each other about as much as Deion Sanders needs more reasons to love himself.
A freak tie result in the  presidential election could mean the House of Representatives  would choose the next president, a scenario that would favor  Republican incumbent George W. Bush.
The federal government will lend oil to a handful of refiners from the nation&#39;s emergency stockpile to make up for a shortfall created by Hurricane Ivan&#39;s repeat visits to the Gulf of Mexico.
Xerox is saying goodbye to an old slogan as it moves beyond \
But not MySpace One morning last week, Alan Jay, director of Digital Spy, woke up to discover that Google was warning millions of web surfers that his UK-based entertainment news site was one \
American stocks fell to three-week lows yesterday after oil prices jumped more than $1.50 to above $48 a barrel. Oil was forced up after the release of figures showing a sharper-than-expected fall in weekly
Are we living at a moment when yesterday's ideas about the future are more attractive than our own?
Authorities have approved a Chinese film about a massage parlor boss and one of his workers to compete at the Berlin International Film Festival after five revisions, the movie's producer said.
The chief executive of Deutsche Post AG has offered to resign in the wake of allegations that he evaded some $1.45 million in taxes through investments in Liechtenstein, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Is it time to unpick Apple in the same way as Microsoft has been scrutinised asks Bill Thompson
A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report published today.
A car bomb explodes near the convoy of a Palestinian security chief, Moussa Arafat, reports from Gaza City say.
Four Islamist militants who plotted to kill dozens of people on London's public transport network will each serve a minimum of 40 years.
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A home-made bomb wounded a 20-year-old  woman in Turkey's Mediterranean port city of Mersin on  Wednesday, security officials said, the latest in a series of  attacks on coastal areas and tourist resorts.
Northern Ireland's biggest electricity supplier, Viridian, accepts a \u00c2\u00a31.6bn takeover bid from a Bahrain-based firm.
Over Lm815,000 were raised by 12.30 a.m. during yesterday's fund-raising marathon L-Istrina and, despite falling short of last year's record of over Lm1 million, it was still an amazing feat and good reason for ...
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roundup Plus: Tech firms rally against copyright bill...Apple .Mac customers suffer e-mail glitches...Alvarion expands wireless broadband in China.
Blood swirled in knee-deep floodwaters as workers stacked bodies outside the hospital morgue Tuesday. Carcasses of pigs, goats and dogs and pieces of smashed furniture floated
Britain&#39;s largest insurer Aviva says it will move 950 jobs to low cost centres in India and Sri Lanka in 2005 and it plans to have up to 7,000 people working in offshore centres by the end of 2007.
Taking pre-orders Palm has begun taking orders from Europeans for its upcoming Treo 680 Palm OS-based smart phone. The updated stubless and RoHS-compliant version of the Treo 650 will retail for \u00c2\u00a3329 inc VAT if you want one unallied to any specific mobile phone network.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A handful of genes in a morphine free poppy could hold the key to producing improved pain management pharmaceuticals. Norman, the &#39;no-morphine&#39; poppy, is superior to morphine producing poppies as it produces
Dopo l'esordio con Food & Liquor, l'artista di Chicago pubblica The Cool. Un concept album che ruota intorno al fascino corrotto dell'America urbana post-millennio
The longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has announced his retirement after 42 years at NASA.
WASHINGTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094A series of post-debate polls have given George W. Bush a lead of two-to-eight percentage points over Democratic nominee John Kerry as the two men head into the final 15 days of the presidential campaign.
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Federal prosecutors are investigating  whether the wife of former Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK Chairman Ken  Lay illegally sold shares in the company just before it went  bankrupt, a lawyer for Lay said on Wednesday.
Joba Chamberlain pitched two scoreless innings, and Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada homered for the Yankees, which are three games in front of Detroit in the A.L. wild-card race.
Kenya's opposition claimed victory on Saturday in a presidential vote minutes after official figures gave their candidate a four percentage point lead over President Mwai Kibaki on three-quarters of the count.
School's been blown to pieces 7,500 UK schools using the email services of RM Plc, the UK's largest education technology supplier, have been without communications this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&quot;Dreamgirls&quot; co-star  Anika Noni Rose will join R&B singer Jill Scott in a feature  adaptation of the novel &quot;The No. 1 Ladies&#39; Detective Agency.&quot;
Pink and motocross racer Carey Hart have separated after two years of marriage.
Oversight has been lax on medical marijuana clinics in California and who can grow the dope for medical purposes. But cities are halting new clinics and the DEA is targeting those with iffy practices. By the Associated Press.
PARIS The Jordanian monarch said in an interview published Tuesday that elections in Iraq are impossible in the current chaos and that he sees no chances of improvement in the short term.
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Stock index futures indicated a mixed  start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be  scrutinized for clues on the strength of the world's largest  economy which looks to be headed towards recession.
British teenagers are damaging their  health by not getting enough sleep because they are distracted  by electronic gadgets in their bedrooms, according to a survey  on Tuesday.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on Thursday said that arrest warrants have been issued for five men accused of starting a massive wildfire at Malibu State Park that destroyed more than 50 homes and forced about 15,000 people to evacuate.
The deal, expected to be announced today, would end the independence of MCI, the nation's second-largest long-distance company.
Clamorosa iniziativa dei deputati del Carroccio, per protestare contro l'esecutivo e chiedere elezioniCondanna bipartisan dal mondo politico: Ulivo e Udc parlano di \
Stock index futures rose on Monday in  the final trading session of the year with little on the  corporate agenda and ahead of existing home sales data.
Opposition leaders called Wednesday for a nationwide strike to shut down factories, schools and transportation after officials declared Ukraine's pro-Kremlin prime minister the winner of a presidential runoff election that many countries denounced as rigged.
For almost three decades the College Music Journal Music Marathon has been a place for up-and-coming bands like R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers to be discovered and signed by top New York record executives.
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 14--SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The fate of a former Genoa, Wis., woman  charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter in 1969 is now in the hands of a  California jury.
President Chen Shui-bian said Thursday the name 'Taiwan' would soon replace 'China' on the island's stamps, a move likely to anger Beijing.
Iran does not care if the United Nations passes any more resolutions against it because of its nuclear program, the president said on Wednesday.
A French Muslim leader who traveled to  Iraq to try to secure the release of two French journalists  said on Monday talks were in the \
Oil fell below $60 on Friday as investors doubted OPEC's resolve to carry out supply cuts and focused instead on brimming fuel stockpiles in top consumer the United States.
To have a chance, you first have to have a plan.
After winning four straight games to shock the Yankees and win the A.L. championship, the Red Sox need four more victories to cement their historic run.
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Steven Gerrard has called on the Anfield faithful to get behind the team, but also to be patient in the critical clash with Olympiacos at Anfield tonight.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Officials said a US diplomat originally from Ohio was killed Sunday morning when a rebel&#39;s rocket or mortar shell crashed into the trailer where he slept.
Apple Inc.  will allow  independent developers to write applications for its upcoming  iPhone by tapping into the device's built-in Web browser, Chief  Executive Steve Jobs said on Monday.
The last things Mohammed Salim remembered were the knees pinning him to the ground, the guns pointed at his head, and, finally, the injection that sent him into oblivion.
AKRON, Ohio  - Stewart Cink maintained his  composure to register an even par final round score of 70 for a  four-shot victory at the $7 million WGC-NEC Invitational on  Sunday, his second win of the season.
'Our customers are not caged rodents' Little more than two months after forking over one million smackers to settle accusations it was guilty of false advertising, Verizon Wireless has accused one of its biggest competitors of false advertising.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Turkey has sent large contingents of reinforcement soldiers, tanks and armored personnel carriers to its border with Iraq as debate heated up over whether to stage a cross-border offensive to hit Kurdish rebel bases.
Former Wales and Liverpool striker Ian Rush has ruled himself out of succeeding Mark Hughes as manager of Wales. Rush was only appointed manager of English fourth division side Chester
The Securities and Exchange Commission is promoting a legal standard that would make it harder for shareholders to win fraud lawsuits against companies and executives.
Science & environment: Demand for palm oil is leading to human rights abuses in Indonesia, environmental groups claim
Iran, accused by Washington of backing militants in Iraq, is reviewing Baghdad's invitation to attend a regional conference on ways of easing tensions in Iran's neighbor, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Game-turning kick returns are nothing new to Dante Hall. Winning field goals are new for Lawrence Tynes. Hall returned a squib kick 49 yards, and then Tynes drilled a 38-yard field
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America said Thursday it will cut about 4,500 jobs, or about 2.5 percent of its work force, beginning this month as a result of its merger with FleetBoston Financial Corp.
NATO dispatched extra troops to Kosovo for an election today seen by majority ethnic Albanians as a key step toward turning their UN-ruled protectorate into an independent nation.
Air Canada has agreed to buy $821 million of Canadair Regional Jets from Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , the companies said on Monday.
La Cavese ha battuto fuori casa il Gallipoli per 3 a 0 nell'anticipo della 23/a giornata di ritorno ...
There is sweet renewal on the old cacao plantations that just five years ago lay fallow on these lush mountain slopes along the Caribbean coast. Its mother is a lucrative niche market: organic chocolate.
Adrian Beltre pounded out five hits,  including his major league-leading 42nd home run of the season,  to guide the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the host New  York Mets in the National League Saturday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Thousands of Palestinian  prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better  conditions on Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he  didn't care if they starved to death.
Pakistani security forces killed 23 tribal militants but lost seven of their own men in fighting after the tribesmen ambushed a paramilitary troop convoy in northwest Pakistan, an army officer said.
Kathy Choi touches a kiosk screen, then looks up at a larger wall screen to see digitally created yellowish-brown mounds snaking through bright green grassland dotted with brilliant blue rivers and lakes.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have given as many as 2 million illegal immigrants California driver's licenses, saying the measure failed to provide sufficient security provisions.
By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU  WASHINGTON - The nuclear industry has launched advertisements urging Congress to pass a \
President Bush marked Worlds AIDS Day on Friday by declaring: \
A week-long dangerous dogs amnesty set up by Merseyside Police results in dozens of seizures.
Dispersal of asylum seekers to seven areas of England has been suspended this year amid fears of rising tensions.
A video posted Tuesday on a militant Islamic Web site in the name of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s group showed what it claimed was a Japanese captive and threatened to behead him within
A senior ally of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was charged Monday with fraud, bribery and perjury in connection with appointments he made as a minister.
In late September, Howard Pien, CEO of biotech Chiron (CHIR ), remarked to a Senate committee on aging that he was confident his company would be able to supply the US market with 47 million doses of flu vaccine.
Chances are, field crews  working on most reality shows don&#39;t continually put their lives  -- or their subjects&#39; -- in as much danger as the people behind  MSNBC&#39;s documentary series &quot;Lockup.&quot;
Prime Minister Tony Blair was hoping use his party's annual conference to switch attention from Iraq to his campaign for a third term in office, but the unrelenting bloodshed in Iraq and the kidnapping of a British engineer are eclipsing the event.
CityDance Ensemble presented an impressively varied program of work by nine choreographers.

A human rights group called for an investigation into the death Thursday of a mentally disabled Palestinian man who had been wounded by the Israelis during a West Bank arrest operation.
Atlanta, GA -- North and South Carolina are among several Southern states that ranked near the bottom of a report released Monday.
Italy's nominee to become the European Union's Justice and Home Affairs commissioner failed on Monday to win the backing of the European Parliament's Justice Committee, days after testifying that he considers homosexuality a sin.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says Iraqi security forces need equipment as well as training and anything NATO allies can do to support them will be helpful.
General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, two of the world's biggest automakers, are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles that will help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
Halliburton Co. on Monday said its  subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have  exited bankruptcy.
A Palestinian TV station kills off a Mickey Mouse lookalike accused of spreading propaganda to children.
Augusto Pinochet was president of Chile from 1974 to 1990 Chile&#39;s former President Augusto Pinochet [pictured] has been placed under house arrest on human rights charges.
Barcelona: 'It could have been a contender' Exclusive Intel looks set to blunt AMD's August Barcelona processor release by handing customers a 2.0GHz version of its four-core Clovertown, The Register has learned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One of Labor&#39;s challenges is to come up with an electorally acceptable proposal for reform in an inefficient, badly targeted family welfare system.
Mickey Hargitay, the Hungarian-born bodybuilder who won the 1955 Mr. Universe title and married the voluptuous actress Jayne Mansfield, went on to have his own acting career.
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson hailed Steven Gerrard and said the Reds skipper was responsible for one of the club&#39;s greatest ever European nights.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has fired a biologist who publicly accused the agency of using bad science to approve construction projects in panther habitat.
Yahoo Maps gets a great new upgrade that helps users re-route their driving directions.
A public school has stirred debate over whether it can teach Hebrew without violating the church-state divide.
Scaled Composites&#39; SpaceShipOne broke the 100-km barrier for the second time, satisfying the conditions to win the $10 million X Prize.
A senior Chinese official tells the BBC the country's environmental problems have reached crisis levels.
Rain delayed the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 for more than three hours on Sunday, with Tony Kanaan taking the lead just before the race was red-flagged after 113 of 200 laps.
China's top court orders judges to be more sparing  with the death penalty, a key source of international worry.
The U.S. administrative proceeding  looking into the merger of organic grocers Wild Oats and Whole  Foods Markets Inc.  has not been stopped despite a loss  in district court, but Federal Trade Commission Chairman  Deborah Majoras said on Tuesday the FTC rarely presses on after  losing a court fight.
NEW YORK, June 12 -- Wall Street plunged Tuesday as investors drove the Dow Jones industrial average down nearly 130 points while grappling with a seemingly relentless rise in bond yields.
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Ukraine's presidential rivals will appeal for votes for the last time ahead of an intensely-watched historic rerun vote, as Russia fired its latest salvo over the West's involvement in the former Soviet republic.
China has revised upward its gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 9.69 per cent during the first half of this year due to higher growth in service industries, the state media reported on Monday.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Sir Elton John warmed up his vocal chords for a concert Thursday in Taiwan by telling photographers they're a bunch of \
Hundreds of students on the University of Michigan campus are part of a research study that could change the way the world looks at influenza.
MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Prisoners, supermarket workers, even the U.S. Ambassador: none are immune to the \
In a rush to chart a new course for the Iraq war, President Bush's national security team is debating whether additional troops are needed to secure Baghdad &#151; a short-term force increase that could be made up of all Americans, a combination of U.S. and Iraqi forces, or all Iraqis, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Colorado Episcopal leaders from across the spectrum largely lauded a report Monday from a commission trying to hold together the worldwide Anglican Communion, with different factions finding support for their beliefs in the pages.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday he would meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on February 19 in a renewed bid to revive stalled peace talks.
NEW YORK - US clothing sellers are suing the US government to force the government to stop imposing limits on Chinese textile imports.
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Capitombolo casalingo dello Schalke in uno dei due posticipi della 23/a giornata di Bundesliga. La c...
During the 48-hour window he had given the University of Washington to get back to him about its job vacancy, Tom O'Brien says he continued doing his job as Boston College's football coach. He never stopped preparing his team for its appearance in the Continental Tire Bowl Dec. 30 against North Carolina, meeting with his staff and, as is the ...
MySQL developers turn to an unlikely source for database tool: Microsoft. Also: SGI visualizes Linux, and the return of Java veteran Kim Polese.
Dec 24, 2004 - Shoppers some holding out for the best bargains, others delayed by winter storms in the Midwest hit the nation&#39;s malls and stores, looking for last-minute gifts on Friday, the day before Christmas.
Tens of thousands of Germans are expected on the streets of Berlin today for the latest of a series of demonstration which the organisers say will continue until the government withdraws its plans to cut social benefit payments.
ROME  - An earthquake shook northern Italy on Wednesday night, injuring at least five people and sending hundreds fleeing homes and buildings to the streets for safety, authorities said.
NEW YORK  - Obese children who watch a lot of television are more likely to have high blood pressure than heavy children who don't spend as much time in front of the tube, the results of a new study shows.
Cisco Systems Inc. this week announced plans to acquire Dynamicsoft Inc., a maker of carrier VoIP software based on Session Initiation Protocol.
Tony Blair is a Labour prime minister of Britain who has allied himself with the extreme right in the United States to wage an illegal war in Iraq.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley fined two companies operating at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield for violating child labor laws. Live Nation Incorporated and Sports Service are accused of having minors work beyond 10 p.m. on school days. They're also accused of employing minors without a work permit and having children work for more than nine hours a day. Sports ...
Also reaching the quarterfinals were second-seeded Joachim Johansson, No. 4 Tommy Haas, and 19-year-old Swedish wild card Michael Ryderstedt.
By NO BYLINE  MEDIA mogul Rupert Murdoch is paying some GBP 100 million to take a controlling stake in the firm that created the Crazy Frog ringtone.   His News Corporation business has agreed to buy 51 per cent of mobile phone ringtones firm Jamba from VeriSign Inc.
A former Russian security agent who was fatally poisoned by a rare radioactive isotope accused a contact he met hours before falling ill of being involved in the poisoning, according to Russian billionaire and ...Comment
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Up to 500,000 people in Kenya will need aid in the weeks ahead if the political crisis intensifies, the UN says.
The dollar hovered near a two-and-a-half-week high versus the yen on Monday, helped by a positive U.S. jobs report last week and the yen's failure to capitalize on stronger-than-expected corporate spending data.
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The world&#39;s major stock markets tried hard this week to ignore the proverbial elephant at the table -- record high oil prices -- but it is getting harder and harder to do so.
Green show houses are appearing across the country, spreading a message about environmentally conscious building.
A new effort to arrange a deal between the two candidates in the nine-day stand off over Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election failed this morning.
Senator John Kerry started his Sunday in Ohio, a state many people believe he must carry Tuesday to be elected President of the United States.
MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. will open its second Japanese retail store later this month in the western Japanese city of Osaka, it said Thursday.
A bacterium that causes an intestinal disorder in cattle and sheep has been blamed for triggering the debilitating bowel condition Crohn&#39;s disease in humans.
Newsman Dan Rather is leaving the CBS  network after 44 years as an anchor and reporter with his  departure clouded by a reporting scandal over President George  W. Bush&#039;s military record.
Basketball Phil Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA yesterday for criticizing referees after the Lakers' 114-108 loss to Utah Friday. Jackson was quoted in several newspapers about the way the officials -- Derrick Stafford , Derek Richardson and Leroy Richardson -- handled center Andrew Bynum . In the second quarter, Bynum was called for traveling and moments later he ...
Steve Irwin, the Australian TV presenter known as the \
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A new study finds that more Americans are using the Internet to find a place to live, thanks to the greater wealth of home listings and other real-estate information online.
Ireland has granted British hostage Ken Bigley a passport following calls from his family who hope that stressing his Irish connections will persuade his kidnappers in Iraq to release him.
By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 18--AUSTIN -- Advocates of mandatory HPV vaccines for Texas schoolgirls rest their case on sound science -- medical evidence that a few shots could nearly eradicate the sexually transmitted disease and the cancer it can cause.
Not a one-hit wonder from the 1980s, we promise Review The personal multimedia gadget arena is a very crowded one, and there can't be many consumers out there who aren't aware of it. However, it's still relatively young and product innovation is coming thick and fast. A bit of fresh thinking can go along way. And LG is as fresh as they come.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Swiss Reinsurance, the biggest reinsurer, said billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a 3 percent stake and will assume a share of its non-life business, giving Swiss Re's shares their biggest spike in four years. Berkshire will get 20 percent of Swiss Re's property and casualty business over the next five years, Swiss Re said [...].
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Java \u00e2\u0080\u009crebel frameworks\u00e2\u0080\u009d -- open source projects with programming models and APIs that do not conform to the JCP (Java Community Process) standard -- are presenting alternatives and supplements to J2EE technologies, according to an industry analyst report released by the Burton Group this week.
The latest Manny Ramirez mystery surfaced Monday when teammate Julian Tavarez said his close friend would arrive late at spring training and Boston manager Terry Francona said that may not be true.
Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  has offered to buy larger eye-care company Bausch & Lomb Inc.  for $4.23 billion, topping a rival offer of $3.67 billion from private equity firm Warburg Pincus , the two companies said on Thursday.
Too much toothpaste panic, not enough checks on suspects The boss of Interpol has slammed Britain's procedures for monitoring suspected international terrorists.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An oil industry insider, suggesting that petroleums past is a guide to its future, explains his disdain for oil doomsday scenarios.
Perhaps because of differences in feeding habits, white children appear to be at increased risk for peanut allergy compared with their non-white peers, new research suggests.
Mozambique is set to end its blanket ban on abortion after the government acknowledged that current legislation was endangering the lives of women in one of Africa&#39;s most impoverished nations.
The most expensive film in French history is released to scathing reviews but is proof that there remains a market for its hero
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Bigger help desks, good news all round The launch of Microsoft's Vista will create 100,000 jobs in the US, the same as that claimed for Europe, but will bring in almost twice as much cash - some $70bn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
German police arrested two men Sunday suspected of plotting an al Qaeda suicide attack in Iraq.
The World Series shifts to Colorado for Game Three on Saturday, a move the Rockies hope will also bring a shift in momentum as they trail the Boston Red Sox 2-0 in the best-of-seven Major League Baseball championship.
Iraq's first open election in decades is hailed by Iraqi officials and other leaders, despite a spate of attacks.

The Knicks had trouble stopping Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in the fourth quarter on Monday, and even more trouble stopping Kendrick Perkins in the first half.
Venezuela e Canada hanno pareggiato 2-2 in un'amichevole giocata a Maracaibo. In gol per il Venezuel...
Ever since Tiger Woods had that moment on the practice range in November when his swing changes suddenly made perfect sense, his record has been nearly perfect.
Nonostante le critiche, lo stile del prossimo inverno, visto dalle passerelle, &egrave; tutt'altro che volgare. Pregi e difetti delle sfilate al femminile
Kidnappers who seized a three-year-old UK girl in Nigeria have threatened to kill her, her mother tells the BBC.
The Consumers&#39; Association (CA) has accused Apple of taking too big a bite out of UK music lovers&#39; money. It has asked the Office of Fair (OFT) to investigate the potential breach of competition law.
Il sondaggio Ipr Marketing per Repubblica.it sul gradimento della nuova formazione politicaNello scontro diretto il segretario batte Berlusconi e Casini. Pari con Fini                                          Partito democratico, cresce il consenso Arriva al 29%, aspettando gli indecisi                                                                                  La percezione dell'elettorato \u00c3\u00a8 di un centrosinistra che guarda al centro di MATTEO TONELLI
Sir, Much has been written recently about the effect on the British market of high continental European wholesale prices for gas.
Chrysler Group on Thursday  said it was considering offering deeply discounted  employee-level pricing on its 2006 vehicles ahead of the launch  of its new Sebring, a revamped mid-size sedan it expects to win  buyers away from the dominant Japanese brands.
A summit scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been postponed at the Palestinians' request, Olmert's office said on Wednesday.
Rwanda's government plans to limit families to a maximum of three children to curb population growth.
Search Wikia, the widely awaited search engine from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, is slated to make its official debut today.
MANCHESTER: A stunning goal by captain David Beckham guided England to a convincing 2-0 victory over Wales in their World Cup qualifier at his former Old Trafford home yesterday.
The question of what&#39;s up between coach Larry Brown and nailed-to-the-bench young forward Carmelo Anthony is not, to be sure, the most important one facing the United States men&#39;s basketball team. The team&#39;s poor shooting -- after going 3-for-17 in ...
I dati emergono da un questionario compilato da oltre 5mila ragazzi tra i 13 e i 22 anniIl 40% conosce un malavitoso. Molti recuperano da soli i beni rubati                                            Camorra, gli studenti napoletani non credono nelle Forze dell'ordine
Railworkers across Italy will strike for 24 hours from Sunday night to protest poor safety levels on the network following a train crash which killed 17 people last week, transport unions said.
A pretrial hearing to discuss the procedures for disclosing classified information in a case against two men accused of supporting terrorists should be open to the public, an attorney for several news organizations argued Monday.
The only thing we might stimulate is a bigger financial mess.
Hospital wards and operating theatres are being cut and redundancies made as the NHS battles with a \u00c2\u00a3500m deficit, a survey says.
NEW YORK - Wall Street closed out a dismal third quarter with a mixed performance Thursday after Merck &amp; Co. said it would be forced to remove its best-selling Vioxx arthritis drug from the market.
The two principal owners of the Phoenix New Times were arrested Thursday, but were then released and charges of disclosing information about a grand jury dropped.
A man who wanted to hand-deliver a letter to President George W. Bush yesterday set himself afire outside the White House after guards encouraged him to mail the letter instead.
The quake that set off the devastating tsunami literally shook the Earth to its core, scientists believe, accelerating its rotation and shortening days by a fraction of a second.
US police are hunting a gunman after two students were shot at a university in Delaware state, officials say.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia (middle) delivers a speech to journalists in front of part of Israel&#39;s West Bank barrier, near Qalqiliya, 11 January 2004.
Now that virtually all of official conservatism and the Republican legislative juggernaut have opened up on UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, with President George W. Bush&#39;s winking acquiescence
Clearwire's CEO discusses subscriber growth, the FCC spectrum auction and whether the company plans to build a nationwide network.
LONDON: Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is confident his team will qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Panathinaikos at Highbury on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD/KABUL  - Pakistani security forces captured one of the Taliban's three top leaders just hours after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to Pakistan earlier this week, a senior security official and Taliban sources said.
Tools used to predict whether a woman's breast cancer is inherited do not account for smaller families and may leave some women in the dark about their risk for future cancers, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Photos purportedly showing a Hong  Kong actor partially nude with several starlets were copied  from his computer when it was serviced last year and later  distributed over the Internet, a newspaper reported on Monday.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday he was not a candidate for U.S. president in 2008 despite speculation he quit the Republican party to prepare to run as an independent.
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Spain's authorities take the family of former military ruler Franco to court to gain access to his holiday home.
The way a girl grows during her early years may influence her risk of breast cancer, research suggests. A Danish study of more than 117,000 women found those born chubby, but who went on to become tall and lean teenagers had the highest risk.
NAIROBI, KENYA - Somalian officials have started counting votes in a presidential election aimed at returning national government to the war-torn country.
Curt Schilling could have retired after the Boston Red Sox won the World Series last fall, but he quickly agreed to an $8 million contract for one last season. Now, a shoulder injury could ruin the final flourish to a decorated career.
HOLLYWOOD - Forget &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11.&quot; This year&#39;s most controversial political film is likely to be an R-rated comedy featuring puppets.
Police carry a disabled pensioner to safety after a fire in the bedroom of her home in the early hours.
It's an SD memory card with built-in networking. Sounds cool, but will you spring $100 for it when it's released later this year?
Everyone believed Carlos Beltran was a lock for the Yankees, but it was the Mets who presented him as their new $119 million, free-agent prize center fielder.
The companies say the settlement involves a \u00e2\u0080\u009climited cross license\u00e2\u0080\u009d to three Nortel and three Vonage patents, and will not call for any monetary payments by either company.
Six Democratic presidential hopefuls  courted party leaders on Friday with calls to end the Iraq war  but offered divergent views on how to do it, saying the debate  would be a crucial test of Democratic leadership.
Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and Nextel (NXTL:Nasdaq - news - research) confirmed a $35 billion merger Wednesday morning, going public with their definitive agreement despite reports that Verizon (VZ:NYSE - news - research) continues to weigh its
An alliance of Shi'ite Islamist groups  won the most votes in Iraq's election, but the percentage it  received -- 47.6 percent -- was lower than many expected,  according to the final vote tally released on Sunday.
The NBA draft has played a minor role in the turnaround of the Wizards, but they are holding out hope that the 2007 draft will produce a special player.
JENA, Louisiana  - Tens of thousands of black Americans descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teenagers charged over a high school fight.
On Nov. 9, Margaret Smith, who was sentenced to life in prison in 2002 for smothering her 4-month-old son, was acquitted at a retrial.
The Great British Beer Festival served the first of an estimated 300,000 weird and wonderful pints from across the globe as a London exhibition hall was transformed into the biggest pub in the world.
A.D. Vassallo scores 14 points and leads a 13-2 run Sunday as Virginia Tech rallies to beat Wake Forest, 63-60.
When Omar Minaya was the general manager of the Expos, most of his major moves had to wait until January, when he could sort through baseball&#39;s bargain bins.
By Chris Colgin, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 10--Two years ago, Tommy Cison, a 21-year-old living at his parents' home, entered a Minnesota chat room.   He met \
United Airlines Thursday launched the first scheduled flight of a US airline to Vietnam in almost 30 years. &quot;Today&#39;s launch of direct service to Vietnam marks an historic step in the relationship between the
Game designers are often called the rock stars of the digital world, but that&#39;s a load of hooey. Rock stars are pop gods and they transcend all bounds of genre to find success in the mainstream.
I'm a Montyphile and damn proud of it. Colin Montgomerie is achingly, valiantly, eternally human . If Monty isn't going to speak, well, he isn't going to speak. I was one of the many brushed off when he shot a frustrating 84 in the rain that horrible Saturday at Muirfield two years ago. But when Monty ...
Owner Mark Cuban said his Dallas Mavericks grew stagnant. Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki agreed.
Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader.
Opsware, a data-center automation software company, and EDS renew a contract worth $50 million.
A 72-year-old nonprofit organization in Manhattan runs job training and employment programs for people with disabilities or mental illness.
Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong for a would-be Canadian robber this week and led to his quick arrest.
The Academy Awards telecast may have Jon Stewart as its host, but the Kids\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Choice Awards, in which the favorite performers of teenagers and tweens are honored (and then doused onstage with green slime), will have Jack Black, above. Nickelodeon, which will broadcast the 21st annual edition of its so-called \u00e2\u0080\u009cKiddie Oscars\u00e2\u0080\u009d from Los Angeles on March 29, is expected to announce its selection of Mr. Black formally on Thursday.
Gunmen in Baghdad have killed a senior Sunni cleric, reawakening fears of sectarian violence in strife-torn Iraq. Sheikh Hazem Zeidi of the Muslim Scholars&#39; Association worked at an isolated Sunni mosque in Baghdad&#39;s impoverished Shia suburb Sadr City.
Yes, it is v. funny. It&#39;s just not v. clever. And clever is what made the original Bridget Jones movie such a hoot: The smarty moments (remember the Salman Rushdie cameo?
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The leader of a militia based in Nigeria&#39;s main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.
A swarm of earthquakes &#151; one a magnitude-5.5 &#151; jolted a remote, sparsely populated area along the eastern Sierra Nevada on Saturday, authorities said.
Thousands of Marsh & McLennan employees who have bought Marsh stock in the company's employee stock purchase plan or in their retirement plans have seen the stock fall 50 percent.
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RANGERS boss Alex McLeish blasted his side&#39;s &quot;amateur&quot; defending after they crashed out of the UEFA Cup last night. The Scots went into the game second in Group F, with a chance of topping it and needing just
Big profits are lurking in big cities for companies willing to change a bit.
In a report published today, the respected British Medical Journal says dogs can smell cancer. The Journal said a comprehensive medical study revealed that dogs can be trained to identify bladder cancer by smelling urine.
Catfish, basa, shrimp, dace and eel from China will be allowed into the U.S. only if proven free of contamination.
Sixty percent of New Jersey voters support a law allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions, but half oppose a law allowing gay marriage, according to a poll on Thursday.
InterTouch, a provider of broadband Internet services to hotels, has agreed to acquire rival MagiNet for $150 million, InterTouch parent NTT DoCoMo said Friday.Singapore-based InterTouch currently serves about 400 hotels in 45 countries and the deal will see its footprint expanded to about 950 hotels in 63 countries. MagiNet, which is also based in Singapore, is largely focused on the Asia Pacific region and itself just completed acquiring Percipia, a U.S.-based supplier of IP telephony systems to hotels.As part of the deal NTT DoCoMo, which is Japan&#39;s No. 1 cell phone carrier, will invest $191 million into InterTouch to provide it with the funds to acquire MagiNet and to service debt.The acquisition is scheduled to be completed in February 2008.
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Hamas's exiled political leader urges Palestinian unity amid rising tensions and violence between Hamas and Fatah.
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FIFA have told LA Galaxy they must release David Beckham if he is picked for England&#39;s friendly internationals next season.
Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta restructured his baseball operations department with two new hires and a promotion on Tuesday.
About two-thirds of Food and Drug Administration scientists are less than fully confident in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription
Sitestar Corporation (OTCBB: SYTE), a provider of residential and business Internet access, web hosting and value-added products and services, announced today that it has acquired the dial-up subscriber and web hosting customer base and other assets of AlaNet Internet Services.
The Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon, has drawn its first contestant.
Those of us who have always wondered why award shows have to be so infernally long got our answer on Sunday night at the Golden Globes: they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
U.S. antitrust authorities on Tuesday approved the planned merger of the government rocket launch units of Lockheed Martin Corp.  and Boeing Co.
Randy Moss said Wednesday that allegations he committed battery against a woman are false and that she made the claim to get money from him.
LONDON -- The government said yesterday it was investigating reports that members of a London-based radical Islamic group have been in contact with militants holding a British hostage in Iraq to urge his release.
A fire swept through a crowded Buenos Aires nightclub, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 200, police said Friday.
European stock markets end the week with the FTSE, Dax and Cac losing 2.6%, 4.6% and 5.0% respectively.
By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - Bob Rawlins raises his cattle and cultivates his crops far away from where a battle over the state's water supply could break out next year, but he knows the fallout could affect him and fellow farmers far into the future.
The new epicenter of the global AIDS pandemic is Asia, and its new faces are Asia&#39;s young girls and women. This was highlighted by a recent United Nations report on HIV/AIDS and the theme
BRAINTREE -- It was getting late. The sun had set and evening turned into night. Tony Soprano's fate, for better or worse, had been sealed on HBO, and anxious mothers had resigned themselves to the fact that there was no chance their youngsters were getting to bed at a reasonable hour.
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As part of its regional expansion, Emirates Computers today announced its intention to establish a comprehensive IT and related services operation in Qatar, in partnership with Ebrahim AL Neama Holding, with offices in Doha.  Commenting on the initiative, Mr.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.
A trade union for soldiers from Commonwealth countries is to be set up amid claims of racism in the Army.
With polls showing Americans desire of space exploration, NASA has received the green signal from Congress to carry out voyages to Moon and eventually to Mars.
CHICAGO (Sports Network) - The WNBA announced Tuesday that  they will be adding a new franchise in Chicago that will begin  play in May 2006.
Ballpark essentials: hot dogs, peanuts, a well-worn glove and ... Nintendo's portable gaming device? The Redmond, Wash.-based company is making a pitch to turn its portable DS Lite into a baseball staple, bringing interactive technology to fans through a pilot program being tested this season at the Mariners' Safeco Field.
CHICAGO For generations of American children, nothing says Saturday morning like Toucan Sam following his nose for some Froot Loops on the tube. Likewise Tony the Tiger roaring &quot;They&#39;re Grrrreat&quot; and Snap, Crackle and Pop whooping it up in a bowl of Rice Krispies.
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   called together some of the world's richest and most   influential people on Wednesday in hopes of coming up with more   than $2.5 billion and ideas on how to stop conflict, health   woes, poverty and climate change.
Phil Mickelson says his poor recent form will count for nothing when the Ryder Cup action gets under way.
From Athens to Washington, museums jostle one another for a place in the sun.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - President Bush got a firsthand look Sunday at homes shattered and residents left shell-shocked by Hurricane Ivan as he made his third campaign-season trip to Florida to assess storm damage...
Spain's parliament is predicted to reject a plan to give more independence to the Basque country.
Coca-Cola Co.  said on Friday it would buy vitamin water maker Glaceau for $4.1 billion in cash, boosting its lagging position in the race to dominate the fast-growing market for noncarbonated drinks.
A woman breaks down as she waits for a news about her loved one trapped in the Chenjiashan Coalmine in Tongchuan, northwest China&#39;s Shaanxi Province, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004.
Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. It wasn't immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide. He had an appointment for a massage at the residence in the tony neighborhood of SoHo, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.
President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry remain tied for the third consecutive day in the  race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll  released on Wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS, United States : Athens Olympic star Michael Phelps made a relatively relaxed start on the first day of the seventh World Short Course Swim Championship, qualifying second for the 200m freestyle final.
Chinese consumers show little sign of reining in their spending, despite the first rise in core interest rates in nine years.
One of four Britons freed last week from US detention in Guantanamo Bay, described being tortured, witnessing the killing of fellow detainees by US interrogators and receiving threats to his family.
At least nine people were killed and others injured Saturday in two blasts in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, police in that city tell CNN.
ABUJA : Sudan&#39;s government defiantly dismissed a UN deadline for it to disarm its proxy militia in the Darfur region, insisting it would resolve the conflict there through ongoing African Union peace talks.
Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.
Who was behind last week's resort bombing in Egypt?
Households are throwing away a third of the food they buy each year -- amounting to 6.7 million tons-worth of rubbish -- according to environmental campaigners.
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Nawaz Sharif, the exiled former prime minister of Pakistan, boarded a flight from London to Islamabad on Sunday as he headed towards a showdown with President Pervez Musharraf, who has threatened him with arrest.
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae missed a regulatory deadline Monday for filing its third-quarter financial results after its independent auditor KPMG refused to sign off on the report.
Veteran Hollywood actor Kevin Costner is surprised that his films have failed at the box-office and believes they all \
PALESTINIANS at home and abroad wept, waved flags, and burned tyres in an eruption of grief over the death of Yasser Arafat, the man they consider the father of their nation.
As Hurricane Ivan and its powerful winds churned through the Gulf of Mexico, scientists told Congress on Wednesday that global warming could produce stronger and more destructive hurricanes in the future.
L&apos;omicidio in un bar. Poi era fuggito in auto, ancora armatoDopo una gigantesca caccia all&apos;uomo, preso a Bologna                                          Preso l&apos;assassino di Ravenna Ieri sera aveva ucciso la sua ex
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
Wipro Ltd., India&#39;s third-largest software exporter, said Friday its net profit for the fiscal second quarter that ended September reached US$84 million (euro 67.
Larry Brown braced himself against the scorer&#39;s table, reaching for support on a sinking ship. His best player, Tim Duncan, walked past him toward the bench, having fouled out of the game.
The main stumbling block in the Doha  Round of global trade talks is the failure of the United States  and European Union to make substantial concessions on  agriculture, China's commerce minister said on Monday.
Poland will listen to Russia's arguments but will make its own decision on whether to install a U.S. anti-missile base on its territory, Polish media reported on Sunday.
PASADENA - La sonda Cassini-Huygens sta trasmettendo le migliori immagini mai viste di Titano, una delle lune del pianeta Saturno. Le foto sono state scattate durante l&#39;incontro ravvicinato tra Cassini e Titano
The son of former British Prime  Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested in South Africa on  Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot  against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
Cytec Industries Inc. is buying the chemicals division of Belgian drugs company UCB in a 1.5 billion euro ($1.85 billion) cash and stock deal, the US specialty chemical firm said on Friday.
Chinese markets fall again amid fears that tough anti-inflation measures are needed to cool its surging economy.
Military records contradict a critic's charge that U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry did not come under fire during the battle that resulted in military honors for Kerry, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - U.S. and Argentine media reported that one of President Bush's 24-year-old twin daughters had her purse stolen while being guarded by the Secret Service during a visit here.
Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.
Top UK government minister David Blunkett, a key ally of Tony Blair, has quit as home secretary, the BBC learns.
How investment in technology firms can help the UK recreate Silicon Valley.
Nel 2/o trimestre 2006 era al 6,5%, ma crescono gli inattivi
Troubled pop superstar Britney Spears' aunt Chanda McGovern thinks she is in such a dangerous   frame of mind right now that she should be placed on a suicide watch.

A U.S. court has ruled against Japan's  Canon Inc.  in a patent dispute over flat-panel  displays, saying the company violated the license agreement it  had with Nano-Proprietary Inc. .
The Schroeders adopted Victoria from a children&#39;s home in St. Petersburg and picked her up several weeks ago, Bild and ...
US reseller urges 'case-by-case' approach Windows Vista appears to be gaining ground among organisations, with small businesses (SMBs) proving particularly keen to adopt the software giant's latest operating system, according to a new report.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev). The presidential runoff in Ukraine on Sunday did not bring any unexpected developments.
BEIRUT -- Prime Minister Fuad Saniora yesterday accused Hezbollah's leader of threatening a coup as the Shi'ite guerrilla group escalated its attempts to oust the government.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Canada will buy at least six patrol ships to assert its sovereignty claim in the Arctic, but Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday backed away from an election pledge for navy icebreakers that would ply the waters of the Northwest Passage all year round.
Microsoft Corp., the world&#39;s largest software maker, will tell a European Union judge the EU&#39;s antitrust ruling forcing the company to offer a version of Windows without a video and music
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus  apologized on Wednesday for being filmed in the back seat of a  car with his daughter Miley, who plays Hannah Montana in the  hit Disney series, without wearing seat belts.
Blog: Media conglomerate had asked federal regulators to require broadband providers to police their networks for copyright violations, but public-interest groups say the effort is \
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Government troops stormed the compound of Islamabad's Red Mosque before dawn today, prompting a fierce firefight with militants accused of holding scores of hostages, officials said. At least 40 rebels and three soldiers were killed.
Saddam Hussein's trial judge says he was not a dictator, a day after being accused of pro-Saddam bias.
New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary condemns the building by the US of a highway across Antarctica.
A DISAPPOINTING sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc sent US stocks mostly lower today as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilised after last week&#39;s highs, would
This country does not look like a country in economic trouble.
Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) has agreed to a pay $250 million fine to settle a wide-ranging fraud investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Associated Press reported Thursday.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Shaquille O'Neal had his best scoring performance since returning from knee surgery to lead the Miami Heat to a 113-93 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night.
Japan is expected to approve a partial resumption of imports of U.S. beef this week, a news report said Saturday.
The first resignations were Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans. The White House press secretary made the announcement, saying the president had accepted the decisions of both men.
Patients are being put at risk because of the secrecy of drug companies which refuse to publish the results of clinical trials, it was claimed today.
Caring, sharing police databases The European Parliament has fashioned a wreath of caveats it hopes will brighten up legislative measures designed to raise biometric borders and erect a network of biometric controls for police across the continent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Stock futures fell on Thursday after Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 U.S. bank, missed quarterly profit estimates, adding to worries about the outlook for the financial sector.
For Putnam Investments, the end of the Jeffrey W. Greenberg reign at Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. is bittersweet. His resignation on Monday was greeted with some relief
Leading British shares pared earlier gains to close almost unchanged, weighed by losses on Wall Street, where renewed oil price concerns and earnings disappointments took their toll, dealers said.
By HILLEL ITALIE  NEW YORK - Sorry, e-book fans, whoever you are. You will be able to read the new Harry Potter on paper, listen to it, probably purchase it in Braille. But don't expect to download the text - at least legally.  Author J.K.
By ALEX DOBUZINSKIS and PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\\\ Staff Writers  CASTAIC -- Hoping to contain the massive 15-day-old Day Fire, firefighters are constructing a 50-mile line around its flanks -- defying walls of flame that are devouring wilderness as they charge toward a half-dozen communities.
The Parrish Art Museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s show feels at times like a master class led by artist Eric Fischl, although a somewhat anachronistic one. Painting is hardly dead.
Japan yesterday began the task of clearing up after the biggest earthquake in almost a decade left 21 people dead and more than 2,000 injured.
Decision to endorse concept of \
Armenia's prime minister appeared to have won the country's presidential election, according to Wednesday's nearly complete preliminary results, though the contest was marred by allegations of rigging.
Prime Minister Adrian Nastase obtained the last re-scheduling from Guenther Vergeugen, the EU enlargement commissioner.
Jordan Harrison\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brash play turns fragments from the life of Leni Riefenstahl, the filmmaker who made movies for Hitler, into a story that is funny and thought provoking.
Doctors plan to perform the first in a series of high-risk surgeries on Wednesday to separate 3-year-old twin girls joined at the head.
Former Gateway executive to lead consumer marketing efforts at Hewlett-Packard.
DENVER -- Ray Allen scored 30 points Tuesday night to help the Seattle SuperSonics prolong Denver&#39;s early-season misery with a 106-88 victory.
No sooner had SpaceShipOne glided back to terra firma, claiming both the $10 million Ansari X Prize and distinction as the first privately funded manned spaceflight, than talk turned to a glorious future: personal space trips .
Le case potrebbero ricevere sanzioni per superamento limiti
The US military will Wednesday slap a curfew on troops in the southern island of Okinawa after a series of incidents including an alleged rape that has led to new tensions, reports said.
MacCentral - Shortly before Apple's special music event on Tuesday featuring Bono and The Edge from U2, the iTunes Music Store was updated with links to allow residents of nine new countries to buy music online. In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, iTunes now supports Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
A U.S. appeals court will allow ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to stay out of prison while it considers granting him bail, according to a report published on the Wall Street Journal's Web site on Monday.
FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - World number one Vijay  Singh remained on course for his fifth win in six starts when  he shot a four-under-par 68 in the second round of the $4.2  million Pennsylvania Classic on Friday.
Perfectionists are more prone to developing irritable bowel syndrome  after an infection, a study finds.
Peru's government is considering subsidizing some of this Andean nation's poorest people with direct monthly cash payments, President Alejandro Toledo said Thursday.
The paintings, which are estimated to be worth a total of about $66 million, were stolen from the Left Bank home of Picasso\u00e2\u0080\u0099s granddaughter Diana Widmaier-Picasso.
Gunmen snatched two Americans and a  Briton from a house in an affluent neighborhood of central  Baghdad on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign  of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
Ministro Lunardi, Italia in ritardo su sistemi sicurezza

Liverpool's Boudewijn Zenden will be out until the new year after surgery on knee ligament damage.
Darren Fichardt birdied four holes in a five-hole stretch en route to a four-under-par 67 on Saturday and a share of the lead with Englishman Paul Broadhurst after three rounds of the Madrid Open.
A UK study of more than 5,000 children rules out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, say researchers.
The presidential fund-raising season is already well underway. The top five moneybags in both parties--and who hopes to get their checks.
The strategy in Iraq, President Bush has said often over the past year, is to stand down the U.S. military as Iraq's security forces stand up.
Categoria incrocia braccia 8 e 21 febbraio, 4 e 16 marzo
I due ministri ricevuti separatamente dal colonnello
The United States and NATO on Monday criticized President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight encounter with Putin this week.
Long-running comic book series Green Arrow introduces a superhero who has contracted HIV.
Just in case Apple&#39;s (Nasdaq: AAPL) computer users were feeling left out, news reports say that Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) intends to develop its Desktop Search application for the Mac platform.
Investors were optimistic that former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a landslide victory in presidential elections and would kick-start needed economic reforms.
Dick Ebersol&#39;s passion for the Olympics began as a researcher in the 1960s and led him to help NBC lock up the US TV rights through the 2012 Games.
Joyful tears and frequent applause marked the start of U.S. voting Friday in Iraq's first independent elections in more than 50 years.
Branded food and beverage maker Kraft Foods Inc. said Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the company in connection with the government&#39;s
Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: There is a north-south divide in the reaction to floods; only when the rich are hit will prevention be pushed up the agenda.
 star appears nude in Web photo
In another product postponement, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. said it won't be offering a chip for projection TVs by the end of 2004 as it had announced earlier this year.
The school meals watchdog denies it has watered down its guidelines on healthy food.
NEW YORK - NBC announced Monday that Conan O'Brien will take over from Jay Leno as host of the \
A Libyan court will hear an appeal next  week by five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death on charges of  infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus, a  Bulgarian official said on Friday.
Petter Solberg reeled in Wales Rally GB leader Sebastien Loeb with a hat-trick of stage wins today. Solberg won three consecutive stages this afternoon to move back into contention for victory after a disappointing start to the rally&#39;s first full day.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 22 -- Russian prosecutors and election officials said Tuesday they are examining the alleged forging of signatures by the campaign of former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov on his petition to get on the presidential ballot. The probe could lead to the opposition figure being...
At a closely guarded mountainside factory, a woman plucks a vial from an assembly line and unceremoniously dumps its shimmering contents into what looks like a metal spittoon.
Blog: Microsoft says selling Linux coupons doesn't constitute acceptance of the new General Public License, and those coupons won't include support for GPL 3 software.
La sorella residente a Venezia da' l'allarme alla polizia
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to address the General Synod after the row over his remarks on Muslim law.
France Telecom on Tuesday denied being in  talks with Google about introducing handsets fitted with the  U.S. Web search leader's software systems.
KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukrainian President Viktor  Yushchenko, vowing to install a clean government, asked  parliament Friday to approve radical Yulia Tymoshenko as his  prime minister to lead the country into mainstream Europe.
La moglie e l'eurodeputato Cappato: vuol morire in fretta
FRANKFURT : General Motors&#39; European restructuring plans are heading for a further rough ride as wildcat strikes to protest the US automaker&#39;s plans to slash 12,000 jobs get set to spread on Tuesday.
Ryan Longwell's 33-yard field goal as time expired gave the Green Bay Packers a 34-31 victory over their archrivals on Sunday after the Minnesota Vikings had rallied to tie it with two touchdowns in the final 2:53.
A team of British detectives on Tuesday searched the Paris tunnel where Princess Diana died in a 1997 car crash, hoping the use of the latest high-tech equipment would provide new clues to the accident.
Ci saranno Rice, Blair, BanKi-Moon, Amado, Lavrov
A suicide car bomber killed 10 people and wounded 30 in a busy market in a volatile region northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
La top model ha triplicato il suo reddito annuale
IceWEB, Inc., www.iceWEB.com  (OTCBB:IWEB), and Blue Coat Systems Inc., (NASDAQ:BCSI),  announced that the US Social Security Administration (SSA) awarded  IceWEB a contract valued at $600,000 for appliances manufactured by Blue  Coat Systems.
People in Britain view the United States as a vulgar, crime-ridden society obsessed with money and led by an incompetent president whose Iraq policy is failing, according to a newspaper poll.
Stuttgart suffered a surprise defeat at struggling neighbour Freiburg in the Bundesliga while Schalke won again, this time over Mainz.
U.S. employers added just 51,000  jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to  a government report on Friday that showed weakness in  construction, manufacturing and retail.
SP Mib -0,45%, All Stars -0,75%, in calo anche Parigi
Russia launched a rocket sending three navigation satellites into orbit on Sunday, the Russian Space Forces said. Two GLONASS satellites and a new-generation GLONASS-M were brought
Six suspected dangerous dogs are seized and nine people arrested in raids as part of an investigation into dog fighting.
ISLAMABAD Pakistani forces killed four foreign militants in a border area Monday, the government said, as President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan visited to discuss the battle against Islamic guerrillas before his October re-election bid.
The striking Hollywood writers guild remained on track for a possible deal with studios, but specific language of a new contract was still to be resolved, two people familiar with the negotiations said Monday.
Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a serious muscle condition more than a year before it added a warning to its label, according to a prominent medical journal.
Indonesian rescuers, police and troops in inflatable boats have helped evacuate Jakarta residents stranded in severe floods that have killed 29, as the number left homeless approached 350,000.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- If it was a heralded teen ager who brought out the crowd early at Bulle Rock Golf Course yesterday, it was a totally unknown one who left the fans buzzing toward the exits in the evening.
Japanese consumer electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial said it will increase sales of \
China agreed to pump $5 billion into Morgan Stanley  as the U.S. investment bank reported a stunning fourth-quarter loss fueled by a bigger-than-expected $9.4 billion of write-downs in mortgages and other assets.
Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.
BYBLOS, Lebanon  - A Lebanese scientist following the genetic footprint of the ancient Phoenicians says he has traced their modern-day descendants, but stumbled into an old controversy about identity in his country.
Charges against three people following a nursing home fire in which 14 people died are dropped.
Delegates from key nations are holding talks in London on new sanctions for Iran over its nuclear programme.
The NBA is considering playing some of its regular season games in China, commissioner David Stern said Friday. The Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets, team of Chinese national Yao Ming
SHARP EYES HIMEJI AS SITE OF NEW LCD TV PLANT--Sharp Corp.  is considering selecting Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, as the site of its new plant for liquid crystal display television sets, informed sources said.
Business activity in the U.S. Midwest expanded in December for the 20th consecutive month but at a slower rate than expected, a report showed on Thursday.
Samsung Electronics said its board of directors has approved a plan to invest US$274 million in a second seventh-generation LCD production line at its Asian plant.
Terry S. Semel, the ex-chief executive  who is credited with reviving Yahoo and then losing touch, is leaving the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board.
By MATTHEW LEE  WASHINGTON - Fictional gay cowboys and a faux reporter from Kazakhstan suffered human rights abuses in 2006 as crackdowns on flesh and blood victims were extended to the Internet, award- winning films and noted plays worldwide, the State Department says.
Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were on stage together, joking about a unification fight for the light heavyweight title. As for Roy Jones Jr., considered by some the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, he was in the back of an ambulance headed to the hospital.
Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. and discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. said on Nov. 17, 2004, that they would merge in an $11 billion deal to form the third-largest US retailer.
Tony Blair is to urge Labour to focus on a fourth election victory, in his final party conference speech as leader.
Oil prices rose for a second day on  Wednesday after the U.S. government reported a fresh decline in  lean winter heating fuel stocks.
NEW YORK -- Congratulations! You are the Time magazine \
Sydney is set to be the first city to hold a Live Earth concert, a global event highlighting climate change.
By Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Jun. 25----Thumbs up to Auditor-Controller Robert Stark, his staff, Deputy County Administrator Barbara Kinnison, the staff of Sutter County's Information Services Department, county department heads and the county payroll staff.
Hopes for a speedy release of two French  hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern  Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their  release was posted on a Web site.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that increasing the size of loans mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could be problematic and would help only if done swiftly.
Chelsea went two points clear at the top  of the Premier League after they beat Everton 1-0 and  struggling champions Arsenal were held to a surprise 1-1 draw  by promoted Crystal Palace Saturday.
Tuesday's European papers examine the Madrid bombings inquiry, the crisis in Ukraine and alleged abuses in the Germany army.
What do a T-Rex skull, two stuffed elephants and a meteorite from Australia have in common? They are among the more than 20 popular exhibits included in an adopt-an-artifact program begun this month by Chicago's Field Museum.
Incoming EU Commission chief Barroso finalises a new team, needed to settle a damaging row with MEPs.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks on Palestinian statehood on Tuesday but discussed core issues only in broad terms, a senior Palestinian official said.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he wants to increase opportunities for older Americans to contribute to society by creating new volunteer programs.
Bene l'Italia, paese con piu' basso rischio mortalita'
An international team of scientists says it was at Gibraltar 28,000 years ago, some 2,000 years more recently than previously thought.
With Clinton Portis back on the practice field and ready to go, the Redskins want to return to the power running game that brought them success late last season.
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Take a VR tour of the world's most powerful particle accelerator courtesy of panoramic photographer Peter McCready.
BAGHDAD, 24 September 2004 - The British government yesterday ruled out negotiations with the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley in Iraq despite a personal appeal from the captive to Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.
After almost two decades of refusing to rebroadcast the Live Aid famine-relief concert, organizer Bob Geldof said Sunday he had, reluctantly, changed his mind.
Tim Henman got off to a fast start on Wednesday as top seed at the $2.425 million Madrid Masters, sending a second Spanish veteran to a straight-sets home defeat in the second round.
It was a serious contribution to the electronic lexicon.
For its season opening, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic went to the unusual extreme of building a new hall: a virtual environment in the online world Second Life.
A body found in a river near the northwestern French city of Rouen appears to be that of an Israeli diplomat who went missing last month, police said.
Domani voli a rischio per stop autonomi di quattro ore
Strong Q2 software sales pushed Oracle's total revenue up 28 percent to $5.3 billion.
TAMPA, Fla., June 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Computers may have sensitive data that identity thieves would love to get their hands on. Magnets, degaussers, and other x-ray or magnetic techniques do not work, even the large bulk eraser magnets are not effective.
Gaelic games is in mourning following the death of former Derry and Cavan manager Eamonn Coleman.
Many analysts expect the declines to be temporary and believe futures will continue their assault on price records in the days ahead.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators began Monday trying to determine why a tour bus lost its roof and crashed in Arkansas, killing 14 people.
THE public still did not appreciate how frighteningly dangerous crocodiles were, even after the fatal mauling of a German tourist two years ago, a coroner said today.
MONTREAL - Montreal mayor G\u00c3\u00a9rald Tremblay is back from Toronto with a renewed vigour to improve his city&#39;s aging infrastructure system.

They start with a single stolen file and pump out pirated games and movies by the millions. Jeff Howe from Wired magazine looks at the 'topsites' that are terrorizing the entertainment business.
Britney Spears&#39; MySpace blog came to life Wednesday with an announcement that Gimme More is available on iTunes, along with a new promo shot of Spears. Former View host Rosie O&#39;Donnell takes on the daytime chatfest in a post challenging the show&#39;s claim that ratings are up without her. And Dancing With the Stars contestant Jane Seymour concedes that she had serious nerves for her debut foxtrot this week.

Ofcom's Nathan Barley Quango flies again It was ridicule from Register readers that helped kill one of the year's daftest ideas. The \u00c2\u00a3150m-a-year \
China suspends US meat products amid international calls for it to improve food safety controls.
Willy Weber, manager di Michael Schumacher, replica alle accuse di Fernando Alonso, secondo cui il p...
A network of gangs is supplying illegal pit bull dogs for fighting in the UK, a BBC investigation finds.
Crude futures prices fell slightly on Friday, capping off a 5 percent decline from a week ago, as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising oil supplies.
CRAIG LEVEIN last night admitted that his dream of managing in the Premiership was behind his decision to join Leicester. Levein left Scottish club Hearts yesterday and was unveiled as Leicester&#39;s new manager last night.
In attesa che Cassazione decida su competenza per territorio
Doppio allenamento per il Messina. Al mattino Mutti ha curato l'aspetto atletico, nel pomeriggio ha ...
One Palestinian is killed and three were injured in Israeli strikes on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza, witnesses say.
BP BP.L told U.S. lawmakers on   Thursday that it could restart its giant oil field in Alaska by   the end of October after rusty pipelines forced part of the   field shut last month, though a former senior BP manager in   Alaska refused to testify about the pipeline corrosion.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin.
As Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever democratic presidential election gains steam, incumbent Hamid Karzai&#39;s biggest challenger is emerging from the pack of 17 other candidates.
Titolo cede il 5,14% tra scambi per oltre 67,8 mln
Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault), Ralf Schumacher (Toyota), David Coulthard (Red Bull), Jenson Button ...
Domani incontro tra Casini e Wu Banguo, numero due cinese
InfoWorld - Enterprise branch offices increasingly need the same IT tools that the head office has, and Cisco Systems&#160;is set to unveil branch networking gear Wednesday to help fill that need.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris/Altria put on its political party clothes recently, but it may soon be dressing for a wake. Under fire from the Department of Justice and facing
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Jessalyn Deveny, Clare Droesch, and Brooke Queenan combined for 55 points as No. 18 Boston College beat Western Michigan, 71-50, yesterday in the Spartan Classic.
A partnership deal has investors in the small specialty pharma excited.
Rangers at Yosemite National Park have found the bodies of two Japanese climbers on El Capitan. The pair had been stranded on the rock formation after being caught in an early winter storm.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of pediatric cancer face nine times the normal risk for developing a sarcoma at least five years after treatment for the initial cancer, a new study reveals.
[Hollywood News]: Washington, Oct 25 : Horror flick &quot;The Grudge&quot; emerged as the highest grossing film this weekend after earning a total of 40 million dollars, while the &quot;Shark Tale&quot;which has been reigning at the box office for the past three weeks has
Megola Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MGOA), a leading environmental solution provider, is pleased to introduce one of its newly acquired \
A previously unknown virus killed three women who got organ transplants from an Australian donor, and researchers say the technique they used to identify it could lead them to many more new infectious agents.
Half a million American children take classes online, and many are attending virtual public schools that are competing with local districts for public funding.
ASIA/INDIA - Emergenza alluvioni in Assam: coinvolto oltre un terzo della popolazione Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - Una grave situazione di emergenza si \u00c3\u00a8 creata nello Stato di Assam in India, a causa delle alluvioni provocate dalle piogge monsoniche. Le piogge torrenziali delle ultime settimane hanno coinvolto oltre un terzo della popola...
Security is stepped up in the border town of Bukavu after Rwanda and Burundi said they could send troops into Democratic Republic of Congo.
A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad has killed four soldiers and wounded scores moe, officials say.
KIDNAPPERS killed a second American hostage in Iraq last night and said they would behead Kenneth Bigley, the British captive, if their demands were not met.
Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called on Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.
Once the symbol of all that is raunchy and lewd, Madonna continues to evolve into a vessel of virtue. She&#39;s a mom, a children&#39;s author and now she is going to participate in a big budget film project just for kids.
Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
Gioielli da favola anche per la Bellucci all'inaugurazione
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 27  /PRNewswire/ -- A10 Networks(R) today announced the IP-to-ID Service within its IDsentrie(TM) network identity management appliance has been named one of the 10 best products for next-generation network infrastructure by Network World magazine.
BREAST and prostate cancer are the types of the disease that sweep most widely across extended families, research has shown. The two tumours head the first \u00e2\u0080\u009cleague
The disappearance of nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives from a former Iraqi military installation has become a heated issue in the presidential campaign and has led to criticism and confusion over when and how the materials vanished, what more U.S. troops could have done to protect them from theft and who, if anyone, is to blame.
House prices in Britain fell at their steepest pace in nine years in the three months to September,adding to evidence that the property market is cooling and decreasing the possibility
Many Canadian internet pharmacies supplying Amer-icans with cheap prescription drugs will be forced to close under new licensing restrictions proposed by regulators in the prairie province of Manitoba.
NEW YORK  - Much of the racial and ethnic  differences in the care given to patients hospitalized with a  heart attack can be explained by the quality of the hospital to  which patients are admitted, rather than racial bias, a new  study indicates.
Stocks soared Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrials rising more than 120 points, as a large buildup in the nation&#39;s energy inventories and increased consumer spending sent stock buyers back to the market.
Tony Blair is to meet German chancellor Angela Merkel - whose country is hosting the EU presidency - for talks.
Germany&#39;s biggest industrial union agreed to a 28-month pay freeze in a deal Wednesday with automaker Volkswagen, receiving in return a guarantee that there will be no layoffs before 2011, the chief union negotiator said Wednesday.
Latino pop singer Shakira is interested   in dancing for a Bollywood film that her Indian   choreographer-filmmaker friend will begin shooting this year, a   newspaper reported on Monday.
Australian Grand Prix boss Ron Walker says he won&#39;t be negotiating with organisers of a rival series being planned by major Formula One carmakers, saying the concept is doomed.
'Bisogna passare dall'elencazione alla realizzazione'
SANTIAGO - La Corte di appello di Santiago del Cile ha confermato l&#39;incriminazione e gli arresti domiciliari per il generale Augusto Pinochet. L&#39;accusa e&#39; quella di violazione dei diritti umani. Pinochet, pero
The 13th patient to receive the world&#39;s first fully implantable artificial heart died Sunday night after an unexpected malfunction in the device made by Abiomed Inc.
Russia on Monday began an official two-day mourning period for more than 300 children and adults killed Friday in the bloody end of a hostage crisis at a school in Beslan in southern Russia.
Thousands more people lost their home in 2007 in the UK than in the previous year, say mortgage lenders.
The unbeaten New England Patriots continue their quest for perfection this weekend as the top-seeded teams join the NFL playoffs.
The House on Tuesday approved a plan to expand federal backing of mortgages in hopes of helping struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure
More than 40% of wired Americans have used the net for information about the US election, a study finds.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is maintaining a slight lead over President Bush in the battleground state of Pennsylvania with crucial support from veterans and military families, according to a poll released Wednesday.
An Iraqi journalist was shot dead outside his home in a Sunni neighborhood in western Baghdad on Sunday, neighbors and colleagues at his newspaper said.
Rangers forward Brendan Shanahan was released from the hospital Sunday, one day after he was knocked unconscious and taken off the ice on a stretcher.
Some 1.5 million residents of Beijing will be displaced by the time the city hosts the 2008 Olympics, many of them evicted from their homes against their will, a housing rights group said on Tuesday.
It is a measure of the seriousness with which George Galloway took his libel action against the Daily Telegraph that in the run-up to the case, he mentioned that he had given
Unlike the 1966 British film about a carefree womanizer on which it is based, the new \
Singer Britney Spears sues insurance firms that refused to reimburse her for cancelling her 2004 tour.
Su trading compiuto alla vigilia collasso del titolo
Internet firm Lycos UK released free screensaver software that allows users to attack spammers using the same mass mailing techniques the spammers themselves use to fill up the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inboxes.
With just a little bit of hedging, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman all but issued a drop-dead date for saving what's left of the season: this weekend.
Life & style: Marks & Spencer launches autumn/winter fashion collection.
EUROPA/ITALIA - Festa, preghiera e riflessione sulla missione per oltre 1.300 ragazzi che daranno vita all\u00c2\u0092Incontro nazionale della Pontificia Opera dell\u00c2\u0092Infanzia Missionaria Latina (Agenzia Fides) - Saranno circa 1.300 i ragazzi della Pontificia Opera dell\u00c2\u0092Infanzia Missionaria (POIM) provenienti da tutte le diocesi italiane che parteciperanno al tradizionale incontro nazionale che quest\u00c2\u0092anno si svolger\u00c3\u00a0 presso la chiesa ...
US Secretary of State Colin Powell called on Europe Wednesday to reconcile with Washington following their bitter division over the US-led war in Iraq.
Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, presidente della Juventus, in queste ore a Milano per una riunione della Leg...
Attivita' ferma, per evitare disagi lunch-box su voli
Il centrocampista dell'Inter, Dejan Stankovic, rientrato da Belgrado dove si era recato al raduno de...
A ragged band of children emerges ghost-like from mists in Ethiopia's highlands, thrusting bunches of carrots at a car full of foreigners.
Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the  late U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a  distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday,  his family said on Sunday. He was 79.
Foreign ministers of the six major powers will discuss the Iran crisis over dinner in London Friday, a diplomatic source said, although British authorities were refusing to confirm the talks.
Lycos Europe has shut down its screensaver, makelovenotspam, which delighted many Internet users with the opportunity to flood spammers&#39; Web sites with junk e-mail.
Perugia, 17 novembre 2004 - Sette perquisizioni sono state eseguite dai carabinieri e dalla speciale squadra antimostro della polizia di Firenze su ordine del pm Giuliano Mignini, il magistrato che coordina l&#39;inchiesta sulla morte del medico perugino
Although Microsoft's Longhorn has been stripped of its unified file system and some other key  technologies, the company said the next Windows release will still be worth the upgrade.
Jim Press, who was president and chief operating officer of Toyota North America, joins Tom LaSorda as a vice chairman and president at Chrysler.
By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--MOSS POINT -- Families with students in the Moss Point School District will be able to buy a reconditioned computer for $200 or a new Dell computer for $500, and Cisco Systems will guarantee the loans for those who finance the purchase.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t give away too many of the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s postseason roster plans, but he did indicate what seemed
Net profit in the fourth quarter rose to 753 million euros ($1.09 billion), helped by sales of the blood-thinner Plavix in the United States and cost-cutting measures, the company said.
La moneta unica europea passa di mano a 135,65 yen
The Xbox version of \
Pressure from Microsoft chairman and shareholder Bill Gates over a sagging financial outlook and news that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has bought nearly 9 percent of Six Flags, Inc. drove the amusement park company's shares up more than 25 percent Tuesday.
WABASHA, Minn. - There's little doubt that a Stillwater motorcyclist could wind up his Honda sport motorcycle past 180 mph, but members of the motorcycle racing world question whether the State Patrol was correct to cite him for 205 mph last weekend...
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday that accounting firm KPMG LLP will pay $10 million to Gemstar-TV Guide International shareholders to settle allegations it committed improper conduct in Gemstar&#39;s audit.
Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, while Bush criticized his rival on health care and medical liability reform in Pennsylvania.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has \
US President George W. Bush accused Senator John Kerry of being dangerously fickle on Iraq, as the Democrat countered in their second debate that Bush had become a &quot;weapon of mass deception&quot; on the war.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the newspaper tycoon Conrad Black and his former top deputy of defrauding shareholders of Hollinger International Inc.
US-led forces have swept through Iraqi hotspots in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of key elections in January, as more than 200 political groups threw their hat into the ring.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says he&#39;s never had a computer virus, but that adware and malware have him ticked off enough that Microsoft plans to do something about them.
Seduta mattutina per il Napoli, che ha ripreso subito gli allenamenti dopo la sconfitta con il Milan...
India and China's leaders pledge to double annual trade to $40bn by 2010 during talks in Delhi.
The French judge supposed to be looking into allegations of evidence-tampering in the Princess Diana death enquiry has been taken off the case after being accused of inaction.
Libya commemorated 38 years of Moamer Kadhafi&#39;s rule on Saturday amid signs the north African nation is cautiously embarking on domestic reform to complement its rapprochment with the West.
The huge loss for Countrywide Financial Corporation was not expected to hinder its $4.1 billion takeover by the Bank of America.
Pakistanis are hopeful about the future and the changes a new government will bring
Il difensore della Fiorentina, Tomas Ujfalusi, parla degli obbiettivi della squadra e del suo futuro...
The labor dispute between the U.S. Soccer Federation and the union representing the men's national team players will be revisited after World Cup qualifying.
Juergen Klinsmann and the U.S. Soccer Federation are likely to know within a week whether their talks will lead to a deal for him to become coach of the American national team, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Tuesday.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that most leaders in the Middle East believe the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath \
Cuban security police detained seven dissidents who went to the Justice Ministry on Thursday to demand better conditions for Cuba's political prisoners.
For those who would like more control over when and how they listen to radio shows, whether classical music in the afternoon or a soccer game at midnight, there is a new option from Griffin Technology: the RadioShark.
Police in Spain identify the body of an alleged ringleader of the March train bombings in Madrid.
World cocoa prices were down on Tuesday but off the day&#39;s lows as exports remained on hold after mob violence and military clashes in Ivory Coast, the key global supplier, traders said.
It took almost three weeks, but Britney Spears and Kevin Federline finally legalized their marriage in Los Angeles. The pair were secretly married on September 18, however, they didn&#39;t officially file their
Former Vice President Al Gore won Spain's most prestigious prize Wednesday for his \
Dubai - Kidnappers have released a Turkish hostage who was under threat of beheading in Iraq, after his two employers agreed to captors&#39; demands to stop working in the country, Al Arabiya television said on Monday.
Healia (www.healia.com) announced today the availability of its free service to consumers. Healia is a significant advancement in health search engine technology, delivering the highest-quality and personalized health information to consumers.
The federal government ordered a new $877 million anthrax vaccine last month, but the vaccine is still unproven in humans.
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A suicide truck bomb in the city of Kirkuk in Iraq's Kurdish north killed at least 12 people and wounded another 55, police said Sunday.
Cyclist Tyler Hamilton, a hill climber extraordinaire, may have conquered his toughest summit yesterday when the International Olympic Committee ruled the Marblehead native and winner of
Calls made on cell phones do not affect hospital medical devices, U.S. researchers said on Friday, but store anti-theft alarms might make implanted heart devices misfire.
The NFL champion New England Patriots escape with a season-opening victory, keeping their winning streak alive and again frustrating Peyton Manning.
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DETROIT -- The Detroit Shock came back one last time and made off with their second WNBA championship in four years.
Wood paneling and chrome dominate one of two sample designs for a new style of Media Center PC, commissioned by Microsoft's eHome division from One & Co.
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 fails to charm moviegoers
The new series of comedy Little Britain draws a record 1.8 million audience for digital channel BBC Three.
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Guerrillas shot dead 17 Iraqis working  for U.S. forces north of Baghdad Sunday and killed six other  people, including three Iraqi National Guards, taking the toll  from three days of violence to more than 70.
NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Friday as oil prices dipped and a pair of upgrades in the semiconductor sector boosted technology shares.    Investors are closely watching oil prices, which topped $50 per barrel this week, hoping that consumer spending and sentiment, along with third-quarter earnings, would not be adversely affected by rising energy costs...
Alexander Kwasniewski, the Polish president, today said the country had set no date for withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite comments from the defence minister that they should leave by the end of 2005.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 -- Countrywide Financial chief executive Angelo R. Mozilo, under fire over the size of his potential payout from the proposed sale of his troubled mortgage company, says he is forfeiting $37.5 million in severance pay, fees and perks he was scheduled to receive upon retirement.
Sector-based ETFs may be losing steam.
NEW YORK  - Ovarian cancer is much more  curable if detected early, but the disease doesn't usually  produce symptoms until it is advanced and current blood tests  are not very sensitive in picking it up. A new test may improve  the situation, researchers have shown.
ARE, Sweden  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel wore the biggest smile in the finish area on Friday after clocking the fastest training run for Saturday's blue-riband men's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships.
Nearly 40 protesters gathered Saturday at the home of the chief financial backer of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose ads criticize Democrat John Kerry's military record.
Even as American and Iraqi forces move to surround the last large group of insurgents in Falluja this weekend, they are also scrambling to quell fighting that has erupted in many other Sunni towns and cities in Iraq.
Martha Stewart wants to serve her five months prison sentence &quot;as soon as possible&quot; and has sent a request to do so to the judge in charge of her legal case, the queen of domestic life said in a news conference in New York Wednesday.
Whole Foods Market Inc.  and Wild Oats Markets Inc.  said on Tuesday that they would challenge U.S. anti-competition regulators that plan to file a lawsuit aimed at blocking the supermarket chains' proposed merger.
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The atmosphere at Harbour Station Sunday was electric pink as nearly 4,000 people gathered for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.
Vitamin E may play a role in warding off physical decline in elderly people, research suggests.
The United States urged North Korea to suspend nuclear processing as envoys to six-party talks aimed at curbing North Korea's atomic ambitions began converging on Beijing on Wednesday.
IBM's Andy Monshaw, general manager of Storage Systems, is convinced of two things: his company will overtake EMC in storage sales and the future of external storage lies in consolidation via virtualization.
European stocks jumped to fresh 6-month highs on Friday, buoyed by lower oil prices and a strong rally on Wall Street, but the dollar hung close to record lows against the euro ahead of key U.S. jobs data.
Because of Mariano Rivera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s age and the fact that General Manager Brian Cashman is trying to operate a more fiscally shrewd organization, the Yankees want to wait before signing him to an extension.
L'altro ieri aveva scagliato il suo anatema contro la trasmissione delle partite di calcio del massi...
Detroit thinks that building and selling its foreign-designed cars here will solve its problems.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Tiger Woods says he's planning a Caribbean vacation, but Barbados is abuzz with reports that he's set to wed Swedish model Elin Nordegren this week.    Newspapers in Barbados and Ireland have reported that the two will marry early this week at the Sandy Lane luxury resort on the Caribbean island's west coast...
Sci-fi saga Transformers tops the North American box office chart, with takings of $68m in its first weekend.
La selezione della Eastern Conference ha vinto l'All Star Game Nba disputato a New Orleans. L'Est ha...
The government of Buenos Aires, the richest province of Argentina, says it wants to seize the safety deposit boxes of 35,000 alleged tax debtors.
TUNIS (Tunisia): Tunisian President President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali looked set for re-election for a fourth five-year term with more than 90 percent of the votes, partial official results showed Monday.
CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood - a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers...
George Clooney and Matt Damon on Thursday used the premiere of the lighthearted casino heist film \
Interviewing would-be students is so unreliable universities might as well toss a coin, an admissions expert told MPs.
Scientists believe they have found a way to spot which breast and ovarian cancers are most likely to be fatal.
Microsoft's Expression Studio graphics and web design suite of software is now slated to go on sale by mid-2007.
As the company begins using the plant to make a significant shift from 65nm to 45nm microprocessors, it's also trying to boost its green quotient.
If voters in Colorado decide to divide their electoral votes, we may have another contested election
GB coach Brian Noble admits \
British teenager Amir Khan has failed to win a gold medal in the Athens Olympics after losing his lightweight division boxing final.
aura Branigan, a singer whose high-volume vocals in the disco song &quot;Gloria&quot; propelled her into pop stardom, died in her sleep on Thursday night at her home in East Quogue, NY She was 47.
Joseph C. Lewis, who became a billionaire trading currencies, has taken a 7 percent stake in Bear Stearns Cos Inc , snapping up about $860 million worth of the investment bank's stock over the past two months.
By Advocate staff report  Grant applications for energy efficiency projects are being taken by Entergy Corp. as part of the Environmental Stewardship Grant program, a news release says.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said in interviews published Sunday they would be willing to meet, though such talks were unlikely before a Jan. 9 Palestinian election.
Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic raises blood pressure even while people sleep, research suggests.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A greater percentage of patients than previously thought may develop heart failure when taking the breakthrough cancer drug Sutent, researchers report.
By Hana Shazwin Azizan  A GROUP of Malaysian schoolchildren was in Nairobi recently to discuss environmental awareness with students and leaders of other nations. HANA SHAZWIN AZIZAN, 16, the youth co-ordinator of the Tree Theatre Group, describes her experience there.
Vodafone sees its customer base rise more than expected in the last quarter of 2006, thanks to emerging markets.
Roma, 19 ott. (Adnkronos) - I cittadini del Lazio potranno usufruire dei servizi on line messi a disposizione dalla Regione anche negli uffici postali. Grazie ad un accordo firmato oggi dal governatore Francesco
AT&T Corp., the No. 4 U.S. telephone company, said on Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings increased as it cut costs by slashing jobs and from a benefit related to a prior writedown of assets.
Description: A new study finds that eating lots of fruits and vegetables daily -- especially green leafy vegetables -- protects against heart attacks and strokes.
Hoping to jumpstart workers&#39; compensation reforms, the Schwarzenegger administration yesterday introduced a new set of regulations to change how doctors evaluate injured workers and how much money the workers receive.
America&#39;s National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern says Beijing will be capable of hosting regular season NBA games before the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Fulham manager Chris Coleman has tipped Chelsea to win the Premiership, after watching his side put yet another dent in Manchester United&#39;s title hopes.
WSO2 is offering its open-source WSO2 Mashup Server product, which leverages JavaScript and Web services in assembling mashups, on Monday. In positioning the product for use by JavaScript developers, the company is looking to enable delivery of more functional mashups than can be built with alternative GUI-based tools. A hosted online version of Mashup Server, called Mooshup.com, also will be launched Monday as a community site for developing and sharing mashups.With WSO2 Mashup Server 1.0, WSO2 anticipates a confluence of Web 2.0 social capabilities and enterprise needs. \
By Jeremy Borden jeremy.borden@roanoke.com 981-3340  The construction crews at a Riverside Center building off Jefferson  Street are the first fruit of an intensive effort to get Roanoke's first  large-scale brownfields project off the ground.  Redeveloping a brownfield is not easy.
ZNextGen, a user group for young mainframe programmers, counts its membership in the hundreds.
President Bush and John Kerry debated for 90 minutes Thursday night about the Iraq war, terrorism and homeland security, each making a pitch to voters that he is better suited to run the country. To find out what American voters thought, Associated Press writers watched the debate with critical voting groups in key states, from Ohio to Florida to Oregon.
More than 98 percent of U.S. hospitals  are now reporting quality-of-care data for treating heart  attack, heart failure and pneumonia, the Centers for Medicare  and Medicaid said on Thursday.
David Beckham is still in danger of facing disciplinary action for admitting he got booked on purpose - despite Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s attempts to draw a line under the controversy.
Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
Vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday sought to assure black supporters that he and John Kerry have \
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Playing in front of his father, a 55-year old polio victim, Joba Chamberlain pitched two scoreless inning to help lift the Yankees.
There comes the moment in the career of many directors when they are compelled to tell the story of a great man in whose life they seem to see a glimmer of their own image.
Iran accused the U.N. Security Council of ignoring Israeli threats to attack the Islamic Republic and called on the body, in a letter made public on Monday, to demand that the Jewish state desist.
We learned Monday, two Lower Valley men sick with the West Nile virus have died but health authorities cannot say for sure it was the virus that killed them.
Tony Blair is to announce more government funding to train imams at British universities.
IBRAHIM BIN ALI, Iraq -- The mud sucked at the soldiers' boots as they crept across the wet pasture after dawn. To their right, Humvees and tanks tracked the soldiers' progress from a narrow dirt road. To their left and in front stood cinder-block huts, shaded by date palm trees, where they believed...
Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has accused Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson of stabbing him in the back.
The St. Louis Cardinals can't seem to take control of the National League Central. Luckily for them, the second-place Cincinnati Reds are struggling, too.
Popular television actress Kulraj Randhawa, who played the role of 'Kareena' from the soap \
As NASA's Mars rovers keep rolling past all expectations of their useful lives, scientists have a happy mystery: For some reason one of the vehicles has actually gained power recently.
New York&#39;s Museum of Modern Art reopened to the public on Saturday after a two-year, $825 million (445 million pound) renovation and expansion that about doubled its size.
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Business software maker Open Text Corp. lowered first-quarter expectations Tuesday due to a number of deals that will fail to close during the period.
By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 17--Wangfujing Street in central Beijing is a shortcut to the other side of the world.   Above the Mercedes-Benzes and Audis whizzing nearby, a billboard promotes Adidas.
In the waning rounds of his March 2001 second fight against Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz took matters into his own hands. Having been victimized by several unpunished low blows
Bosnia and Herzegovina's tradition of cultural coexistence - particularly impressive when set against centuries of nearly continuous internecine warfare in Western Europe - offers a compelling lesson for the ...
It took until his arrival at spring training for Manager Willie Randolph to get past the bitter, nasty feeling of last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s collapse.
There are those who finish their holiday shopping by Thanksgiving. Then there are the rest of us. Here's a holiday gift guide for both planners and procrastinators.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Joost appointed Cisco veteran Mike Volpi as chief executive officer, the Internet-based TV service said Tuesday.
Councillors in Aberdeen vote unanimously to ban a National Front march in the city next month.
Plus: Taxicab chats threatened by technology. [News.com Extra]
The Financial Times claims Nomura, the Japanese bank, is involved in a plan to raise \u00c2\u00a3200m to block a takeover of Man Utd by Malcolm Glazer.
In his ruling, the judge said federal law already covers some of the same provisions that the city sought to put in place.
The Salvadoran government said Friday it will ask the Vatican to beatify slain Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, but it will not accept responsibility in his 1980 killing.
Astronaut Leroy Chiao and Cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:06 pm EDT Wednesday, right on time.
After U.K. teacher says network gave him flushes and burning sensations, parliament member calls for government inquiry.
Health officials have declared a ``green&#39;&#39; code warning over the outbreak of a mysterious infection at the Caritas Medical Centre in Kowloon that has hit 28 children.
A private effort to free two French hostages in Iraq ended in a fiasco Sunday. The mission to free Georges Malbrunot of Le Figaro newspaper and Christian Chesnot of Radio France International
While the triathlon world awaits a statement from German Nina Kraft, credible sources from around the world confirm Kraft as having tested positive in an A sample for the performance- enhancing drug Erythropoietin from her victory at the Hawaii Ironman
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has agreed to launch a process meant to result in a withdrawal of its 30,000 troops from the divided island of Cyprus.
L'obiettivo e' vendere 10 milioni di telefoni multimediali
p2pnet.net News:- The hype around Internet phones may be getting dangerously out of hand, worries Vonage co-founder and VoIP pioneer Jeff Pulver.
BTG, a London-based firm that focuses on intellectual property and technology commercialization, filed suit against Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and two other Internet companies for infringing on patents related to the tracking of users online.
More than 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops met no resistance on Sunday when they searched homes for illegal weapons and carried out patrols in a Shi'ite militia bastion in Baghdad.
Tomorrow night&#39;s NASCAR tour stop at Richmond International Raceway introduces the golf concept of &quot;the cut&quot; to stock car racing.
Revamps 90 sites Eircom has completed an upgrade of the ESB's IT network giving the public utility a fully digital internet protocol (IP) platform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Federal Communications Commission levied a $1.8 million fine against Fox TV for an episode of Married by America featuring Las Vegas dancers.
LG Electronics  plans to  start selling a phone model running on Android, the highly  anticipated mobile phone operating system, at the start of next  year at the latest, a senior official said.
A BBC radio presenter bullied a man he met at a party before drugging and raping him at his flat, a court hears.
On the morning of Dec. 18, 2006, the phone lines in the office of incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid suddenly lit up -- a warning signal that the coming debate over Iraq could prove a perilous exercise for congressional Democrats.
Last Friday's season-ending episode of \
The Delhi Transport Department is examining the details provided in the application.
Thinking of the children The Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning (YHGfL) has rolled out open source web filtering to 700 schools in the region. Financial details have not been released.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush reaffirmed his confidence Tuesday in Pakistan's president as a strong ally in the war against extremists.
Blog: The textbook publisher says it signed a pact with Microsoft to develop a new digital education system for school districts.
TOKYO, Aug. 17.  The Japanese fiancee of former chess champion Bobby Fischer today said their love is genuine, even though the announcement of their plan to marry came amid Fischer&#39;s moves to avoid deportation to the USA.
Singolare iniziativa di un club inglese. Chris Roberts, presidente del Torquay United, ha avvertito ...
JERUSALEM -- Under cover of heavy fog, a trio of Palestinian gunmen slipped into an isolated Israeli Army outpost in the Gaza Strip before dawn yesterday, killing three Israeli soldiers before being shot dead by troops.
Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, government ministers said on Sunday.
The Department of Labor&#39;s new rules regarding overtime, which go into effect today, have been the subject of confusion, anger and conflicting claims.
American descendants of African slaves should be exempted from US federal taxes for a generation or two to compensate them for the state-sanctioned exploitation of their ancestors, an aspiring US Senate hopeful declared.
Wreckage from the Genesis space capsule yielded good news on Friday when NASA scientists announced the solar payload may still fulfill its scientific promise.
The Bush administration said that Democratic proposals to hold down the scheduled 17 percent increase in Medicare premiums next year would lead to much higher premiums in 2006.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell submits his resignation amid reports that three other top resignations are coming.
South African lawyers for the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher have challenged a subpoena asking him to answer questions about an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
Il presidente dell'Empoli Fabrizio Corsi ha deciso di venire incontro ai tifosi: per le gare alla Co...
From Berlin to London to Jakarta, the destinies of U.S. candidates have become home-town news in a way that most political commentators cannot recall.
The US government ordered sanctions against a Chinese firm accused of trafficking material and technical expertise that could be used for weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said.
Riunione era gia' fissata.Penalisti:no battaglia tra poteri
Israel's PM Ehud Olmert said its Lebanon war strategy was drawn up months in advance, a newspaper claims.
Relatives of firefighters killed at the World Trade Center reproached GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani in a video Wednesday, pairing footage of the falling twin towers with charges the city's former mayor was woefully unprepared for Sept. 11.
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Despite the hype, we&#39;ve been waiting fifty years for visionaries to come good on their promise of the freedom of the skies for the average Joe.
The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota was in 1972, with the nation at war in Vietnam and incumbent Richard Nixon seeking a second term. President Bush hopes to end the 32-year drought by increasing turnout among Republicans in the farther suburbs and rural areas of Minnesota.
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Degustazioni per l'intera giornata nelle zone vitivinicole
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in pain because of an intestine problem but his doctors expect him to be feeling much better in a few days, the Palestinian Authority&#39;s foreign minister said today.
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What consumers and companies should have learned from the recent Apple iPhone price cuts and subsequent backlash.
Sharp has begun mass production of blue-laser diodes at a new factory in Japan -- a move that should help reduce the cost of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD players.
THE spirit of the Habsburg Empire will hover over central Europe as Hungarians vote tomorrow on a proposal to offer citizenship to three million of their ethnic brethren across the borders.
Oil rebounded on Monday following a   steep slide last week after BP announced that production from   its giant Thunder Horse oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico   would be delayed to 2008.
The president of MTV, Christina Norman, is stepping down after almost three years of trying to revitalize the cable channel and adding music and reality-based programming.
Starbucks Corp  said on  Wednesday it is closing 100 underperforming U.S. stores and  slowing domestic openings in the face of a likely consumer  recession and 'cannibalization' from overbuilding.
TomKat's baby conceived from Scientologist founder's frozen sperm?
The run-up to November's presidential election has benefited websites, bringing increased numbers of visitors. Now, the trick is to maintain that traffic surge. By Daniel Terdiman.
UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Friday it expects to become current with its U.S. financial filings by March 15, which would be a major step as it seeks to recover from a stock options scandal.
TIGER WOODS lifted his first strokeplay trophy in 13 months yesterday with an eight-shot victory in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament.
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A cyberathlete might not suffer boomeritis as he or she is probably a digital native, but could be at risk of globesity, according to Australia's top dictionary.
Chancellor Alistair Darling says the UK's system of banking regulation needs to be changed after the run on the Northern Rock.
It&#39;s in the nature of athletes to imagine themselves immortal, if not impervious to harm, as though they live by a different set of rules from ordinary people.
THE Batman and Robin pair could escape without punishment because it is not a crime to break into the grounds of a royal palace. Jason Hatch was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage - but
When I suggested in a recent column that a problematic 5 percent of employees account for 75 percent of the IT support burden, I expected a wave of \u00e2\u0080\u009cright on!\u00e2\u0080\u009d letters from IT support staffers. After the column was published, the letters did come \u00e2\u0080\u0094 most of them disagreeing with my premise, with one reader suggesting that the real whiner was yours truly. I still think it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s outside the realm of overextended IT departments to provide training on basic computing skills (which I defined as \u00e2\u0080\u009cmanaging and finding files, and basic working knowledge of suites such as MS Office\u00e2\u0080\u009d). But my thinking was adjusted a bit by the thoughtful feedback.
Bloccata per protesta la strada dell'aeroporto
In reading about the mayor of Salt Lake City's latest foray into national politics, I detect two more signs that the apocalypse is upon us.  First, Rocky Anderson is our nation's moral authority.
To suggest the rival captains at this year&#39;s Ryder Cup have slightly contrasting styles and characters is to say black is a bit darker than white.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - Video gamers, finally  emerging from the pixilated haze brought on by last year's  bumper crop of best-selling titles, are now turning their  attention to upcoming releases.
Four Iraqi National Guards were killed  and up to 80 wounded in a mortar attack on their headquarters  north of Baghdad Tuesday, the U.S. military and Iraqi Defense  Ministry said.
Regulator plays rough The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has taken two men to court over allegations of insider dealing during Motorola's takeover of TTP Communications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tokyo share prices fell steeply Friday, led by technology stocks after a disappointing report from US chip giant Intel. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
Gigi Casiraghi &egrave; rammaricato per la mancata qualificazione alle semifinali dell'Europeo Under...
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A group of major mortgage lenders will allow some homeowners facing foreclosure to delay losing their homes for 30 days.
The number of workers seeking  first-time jobless aid fell by 1,000 last week, a government  report showed on Thursday, signaling a steady, solid job  market.
Big calls for small biz Storage briefing You might think your data is protected, but is it protected enough? There are plenty of statistics around on how rarely businesses survive the complete loss of their IT systems and data, but these days, it's not just a matter of business continuity - it's a legal requirement as well.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dow Jones & Co.'s board and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. have completed talks on a $5 billion buyout of Dow Jones and are expected to announce a deal next week, London's The Business weekly magazine reported on Friday.
PETER CAVE: Australia has been looking forward to coming away from an unprecedented summit of regional leaders with an agreement on a free trade deal between Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN nations.
CRAWFORD, Texas -- A volunteer for John Kerry said Friday he picked up a flier in a Bush-Cheney campaign office in Gainesville, Fla., promoting Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group the Bush campaign has insisted for weeks it has no ...
A leading environmental group called Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of overfishing and China&#39;s growing appetite for exotic foods.
Cadbury Schweppes Plc , the world's largest confectionery group, said it planned to cut 15 percent of its jobs and factories and was more likely to sell than spin off its American drinks unit.
A South African anti-rape campaigner hits back after President Mbeki accuses white writers of racism.
ONE day after his resignation from Amcor on September 28, the company claims senior executive Albert Mihelic began plundering confidential information from the global packaging giant to help him start up a rival business with four colleagues.
Matt LeBlanc has been sued for defamation by a woman who claims the former \
A man set himself on fire on the sidewalk in front of the executive mansion. In the footage, you can hear the man repeatedly yelling &#39;&#39;Allah.
By Keri Brenner, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 12--Thurston County officials agreed Monday to release six properties from the year-old moratorium on new subdivisions.
More than half of public money spent on goods and services goes to firms outside Wales, research shows.
St. Louis right-hander Jeff Suppan came up through the ranks with Boston and returned there as an established veteran last year in a midseason trade.
The Nasdaq composite index showed its first gain in nine sessions, and the Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 200 points at the end of the day.
The US economy will expand at a more moderate pace in 2007, according to a Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association forecast issued yesterday.
Paris St Germain&#39;s miserable start to the new season continued on Sunday when they went down 1-0 to Monaco at the Parc des Princes.
Militants linked to al-Qaeda on Sunday renewed a threat to attack Saudi oil supplies, in a defiant challenge to the intense security put in place to defend the kingdom&#39;s production facilities.
Mountaineers are planting junipers on ledges to prevent them from being eaten by hungry sheep.
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A legal battle brews over whether fishermen are trespassing when they fish in the flooded bottomlands.
EDMONTON, Alberta (Sports Network) - Speaking at a function  in Edmonton on Tuesday, National Hockey League commissioner  Gary Bettman held firm on his stance against the NHLPA's luxury  tax plan.
Uno speciale per seguire passo passo l'elezione del presidente degli Stati Uniti. I luoghi delle sfide, i candidati e le tappe. Oggi le primarie repubblicane in Michigan, testa a testa tra McCain e Romney
Manchester United celebrated the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to their line-up by chalking up a third consecutive 1-0 win, at Everton on Saturday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an agreement Monday to bypass the Bush administration and work together to explore ways of fighting global warming.
President Bush has his second term. Republicans are firmly in control of the House and the Senate. It's no wonder the oft-repeated adjective for Democrats is \
This self-described Brooklyn bar band has toured the country and taken notes.
As of Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, 1,081 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 825 died as a result of hostile action and 256 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.
Actress Minnie Driver launched her  debut album on Tuesday, reigniting the musical aspirations she  abandoned when she was cast in her first big movie.
Gas prices in Alabama have declined slightly, following national trends. According to a survey by Birmingham-based Triple A-Alabama, prices as of Friday were down less than a penny and more than four cents from three weeks ago.
Playbill - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, the new musical from the director, choreographer and songwriter of The Fully Monty, makes its first appearance Sept. 15 at the Old Globe in San Diego, four months prior to its Broadway bow.
Paul Allen's project to map a mouse's brain is complete, but it's only the beginning of what neuroscientists see as the future of brain science
JAKARTA: An Indonesian court was scheduled to deliver its verdict on a libel suit against three journalists of a weekly magazine that rights groups say highlights dangers to the country&#39;s free press.
Territory in Afghanistan taken in battle by British troops may have to be retaken, the Nato commander warns.
A movie about a difficult relationship between a young father and his handicapped son by director Gianni Amelio has been selected as Italy's candidate for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards.
Democratic candidate John Kerry Friday accused President Bush of leading \
Scott Boras, Carlos Beltran's agent, clearly wants to do is lure George Steinbrenner into the bidding mix. So far Steinbrenner hasn't appeared to bite.
An IEEE-USA survey of IT professionals reported a 1.5% decrease in median income from 2002 to 2003, the first drop since the organization began surveying members in 1972.
Shares in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have plummeted by almost 20% after the firm announced a quarterly loss of $3m due to store closures and poor sales.
When U.S. and Iranian officials sit down at a regional meeting in Baghdad on Saturday it will be far from the first time they have been in the same room since the United States severed ties with Iran in 1980.
A doormat meant to frighten unwanted visitors \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and to appeal to video game aficionados \u00e2\u0080\u0094 features flashing images of the green aliens from Space Invaders.
Home Office parrots MICAF good news Mobile phones stolen in the UK are locked from their own network within 48 hours, and 98 per cent of them are locked from all (UK) networks within 48 hours. Despite that 800,000 were stolen last year, according to government figures.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Cassini has photographed icy volcanic flows and a large lake of what could be methane on Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan. The observations suggest Titan is geologically active and, and its environment
I don&#39;t get to the office all that often these days -- the beauty of this job is you can do it in your bathrobe while eating oatmeal and keeping one eye on The Price is Right -- so when I do, there&#39;s usually a stack of mail awaiting.
Il rialzo segnato sul mercato americano e' stato del 2,4%
Europe hopes finally to get its space station laboratory, Columbus, into orbit this Thursday.
The move is part of a strategy by the energy services giant to concentrate its efforts in the Middle East.
Bill Clinton says Sen. Barack Obama is a highly ambitious, political prodigy who is asking voters to \
U.S. factory activity in the  mid-Atlantic region grew slower than expected in July after a  surprise surge in June, and initial claims last week for U.S.  jobless benefits fell to a two-month low, a survey and a report  showed on Thursday.
Australia defeated New Zealand by a massive 213 runs on the final day of the second cricket Test at Adelaide Oval today. With this victory the Aussies have won the series.
If Maria Sharapova wins the US Open, which starts at Flushing Meadows on Monday, she will at least be assured of having a mobile phone that works.
Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.
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BAGHDAD (Iraq): The top Fallujah negotiator in peace talks with the government dashed hopes of resuming talks soon despite his release Monday by US and Iraqi authorities, saying negotiations remain suspended.
Alison Louise Kennedy was awarded one of Britain's most prestigious literary awards on Tuesday for \
A woman is in a critical condition after suffering a serious head injury when she was pushed from a sea wall on the Isle of Wight.
Householders can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, a charity urges.
(InfoWorld) - Organizations that experience data breaches must move quickly to assuage the fears of their constituents and go beyond expectations to address the situations effectively, according to those most familiar with the incidents. Speaking at the ongoing Security Standard Conference in Chicago, a pair of experts offered advice for handling situations where sensitive user or customer data is lost or stolen, and examined the missteps taken by retailer TJX Companies in handling its now-notorious credit card information theft. First to the podium was David Escalante, director of computer policy and security at Boston College, which in March 2005 experienced a break in to a server containing sensitive alumni fund-raising information. By addressing the situation head-on and moving to inform anyone whose data may have been exposed in the incident -- which was ultimately blamed on a third-party IT services provider that managed the affected system -- Escalante said BC was able to minimize the impact of the event and quickly move on. \
Breaking his silence on missing Iraqi explosives, US President George W. Bush called Democratic rival John Kerry's attacks on the subject &quot;wild charges&quot; levelled in desperation.
Amid allegations of widescale fraud, the candidate of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) narrowly emerged the leader in the first round of Romania's presidential election, according to partial vote tallies.
The drama of Kobe Bryant and the woman who accused him of rape in a little Colorado mountain town 14 months ago has moved to new terrain.
Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was ejected early in the third quarter Sunday after he kicked Dallas center Andre Gurode in the face. Now the tackle expects to be punished and knows he deserves it.
ATHENS : Mia Hamm is aiming to bring the curtain down on the most successful career women&#39;s football has ever seen by helping the United States strike Olympic gold.
Anne Heche's husband has filed for divorce after five years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. In documents filed Thursday, Coleman Laffoon asked the court to award him spousal support and joint custody of the couple's 4-year-old son, Homer.
Although still more work needs to be done, NASA officials said Monday that they were close to meeting all safety requirements for getting space shuttles flying again by the spring.
President Vladimir Putin has fired the commander of Russia's navy, taking to at least four the number of top brass dismissed since he appointed a new defense minister, media in Russia reported on Friday.
Tied with Gateway Apple is now once again holding third place in the US PC market, sales figures from market watcher IDC have revealed. A return to form? Not quite, since its 5.6 per cent share is well below the double-digit share Apple commanded in the 1980s and early 1990s.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hundreds of Armenians, most of them refugees from neighboring Azerbaijan, marched in Yerevan on Wednesday in memory of the victims of riots in that country that killed at least two dozen ethnic Armenians 15 years ago.
For most of their first 13 years, the Screen Actors Guild Awards played little more than the role of a seat-filler. This year they might be the biggest star in town.
Prendera' le redini a partire dal secondo trimestre 2005
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Experts expect the Bank of England to leave interest rates on hold at 4.75% on Thursday.
Bulgarian protesters call for better pay in a march held 15 years after the fall of communist ruler Todor Zhivkov.
PARIS/LONDON  - Airbus parent firm EADS EAD.PA   will complete its review of the challenges it faces within   weeks, Co-Chief Executive Louis Gallois said on Thursday, while   dismissing negative comments from BAE Systems.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffer a dramatic setback in regional elections in the German state of Hesse.
Consumers kept spending in August and factories kept producing, but the gains were weaker than expected as financial market turbulence and a slumping housing market continued to weigh on the economy.
Herbert Hainer, the chief executive of Adidas, says his company is using major athletic events like the Super Bowl and the Summer Olympics in its battle to catch up with and surpass Nike.
A military jury sentenced a U.S. Coast Guard cadet to prison and kicked him out of the service Wednesday for extorting a classmate for sexual favors.
As chief executive of Loews Hotels, Jonathan Tisch knows a lot about how to make guests feel at home. He recently spoke with Globe reporter Keith Reed about the return of the business traveler, why housekeeping isn't turning down your bed, and why Boston rates may not support more luxury hotels.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 9 -- The Bush administration Thursday sought to end speculation that it has lost confidence in U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan over his handling of the oil-for-food program in Iraq, insisting that it does not support calls from some members of Congress for his resignation.
'Your cleavage is distracting me' A German bus driver demonstrated exemplary concern for his passengers' safety when he ordered a 20-year-old sales clerk to shift her mammary assets or vacate the vehicle, Bild reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Nigerian president leads new efforts  to stamp out polio as part of a big campaign planned for the region.
Consumers put aside worries about the weak economy in November to storm into the shopping malls, pushing up retail sales by the largest amount in six months.
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Although the specter of a criminal prosecution of Time Warner Inc. all but vanished with yesterday&#39;s Justice Department settlement, the company&#39;s tentative $300 million agreement to settle
he name said it all: The Best of Both Worlds Tour was intended to pair one of the top-selling R&amp;B artists ever, Chicago singer R. Kelly, with one of the all-time hip-hop superstars, New York rapper Jay-Z.
Tests confirmed soybean rust disease  has spread throughout Louisiana and into Mississippi, the U.S.  Agriculture Department said on Tuesday, adding to fears the  fungus could rapidly infect more Southern states.
A boss at Johnson & Johnson stands down after the healthcare giant says some units may have made improper payments.
Johnny Depp will reprise his role in the two films, to be shot simultaneously.
See what it takes to run a company at the perpetual brink of red ink.
Some 1.3 million Americans slid into  poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor rose 4 percent to 35.9  million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the  government said on Thursday in a report that fueled Democratic  criticism of President Bush.
Microsoft is making a major push into the entertainment world with the launch this week of its Portable Media Center platform. The software, which will be available first on a device from Creative, allows
Washington, D.C. \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Eleven months ago, NASA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Stardust mission touched down in the Utah desert with the first solid comet samples ever retrieved from space.
Like a lot of cock-ups, the Takeover Panel&#39;s decision on Prime Infrastructure&#39;s takeover bid of networks company Powerco started with a small miscalculation.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces pushed at least one  km (0.6 miles) into Falluja on Tuesday and were not far from  the center of the rebel-held Iraqi city, residents said.
Self-employed people offset the loneliness of the freelance life by participating in clubs like Jelly, where participants spend one day every other week sharing a casual work space.
People who use large amounts of skin-numbing creams and lotions, often in conjunction with cosmetic procedures, are at risk of irregular heartbeats, seizures and even death, U.S. health officials warned on Tuesday.
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Police in India seek a Delhi doctor who is alleged to be involved in the illegal trade of human organs.
The 70-year-old uncle of Hollywood star Matt Damon became the oldest person to swim the English Channel Sunday, arriving on the French coast in the early hours after a grueling 21-mile swim.
The White House unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and to cut tariff barriers to sharing environmental technology.
Daytime television queen Oprah Winfrey is getting her very own TV channel.
Don't you just hate it when you can almost remember something, but then it slips away? And then it nags at you until you get it settled? Well, we're here to create that experience for you.  Here are lyrics from a song that was popular sometime in the past 100 years.
England midfielder Owen Hargreaves tells BBC Sport he will sit out the international friendly with Spain.
Icelandair Group said Friday it has acquired an 8.4 percent stake in budget airline easyJet PLC, whose share price has soared during two days of hectic trading.
More and more young designers are gambling on the mass market. But is it all risk and no profit?
Jacques Santini steps down as Tottenham manager for \
Switzerland has fined the owner of a Geneva-based oil trading firm 50,000 Swiss francs (&#36;39,500) for making an illegal bribe to secure Iraqi oil contracts during Saddam Hussein's regime, authorities said Thursday.
The third year of the US' global \
People who stay just as active after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings suggest.
Growing disenchantment over the Iraq war is proving the great equalizer in many areas, blurring traditional social and demographic distinctions that made it easy to paint sections of the electoral map red or blue.
So the authorities sometimes resort to unconventional tactics. According to Mr. Leclair, if officials have information that \
NEW YORK  &#151; Actress Mira Sorvino has given birth to a baby girl. Sorvino, 37, gave birth to her first child Wednesday at a Los Angeles hospital, People magazine reported Friday.
Adobe Systems Inc.  in  November will introduce the latest version of its flagship  Acrobat file-sharing product, marking the design software  maker's first major product release since its Macromedia  acquisition.
The relief on the faces of many of the England squad to be back in Johannesburg after nine days in Zimbabwe was clear to see. Normal service was resumed, and the business part of this winter&#39;s tour - the
The brother-in-law of the new chief judge in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein has been killed, Iraqi police say.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- At least from a contractual basis, Joel Pineiro and the Red Sox are hedging their bets regarding what role he will perform this season.
Twenty-eight candidates seek support from MPs to be Somalia's new leader ahead of elections on 10 October.
Old speedometer painted with radium-based luminous paint discovered at east London site.
levated blood sugar increases the risk of heart disease, not only in people with diabetes but also in those with high-normal readings not considered diabetic.
Fernando Alonso, il campione del mondo in carica, ha spiegato che la McLaren non &egrave; ancora com...
A pair of gold-rimmed, wire sunglasses worn by Beatle John Lennon have come up for auction at a British Web site and could fetch more than $1.5 million, some media outlets reported on Monday.
ATHENS : British marathon flop Paula Radcliffe will run the Olympic 10,000 metres final, British athletics team officials said. &quot;Paula has decided to run the 10,000 metres,&quot; a British athletics team spokeswoman said.
Tiffany Jackson scored 21 points and No. 25 Texas overcome a sluggish offensive start to beat Oral Roberts 79-40 on Saturday.
Iran aims to send a satellite into space  next summer and will not retreat in a nuclear row with the  West, its president said on Monday, in a defiant speech on the  anniversary of the country's 1979 Islamic revolution.
LONDON -- With eight suspects in last weekend's attempted car-bomb attacks in custody, all of them foreign doctors or other medical professionals, Britain reduced its terrorism threat level from critical to severe yesterday and Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background checks on foreign doctors applying for visas to work in the United Kingdom.
Fashion Wire Daily - Anna Wintour will be disappointed she didn't miss her early flight to London, otherwise she would have caught the risk-taking and notably inventive collection Donatella Versace presented Friday, September 29th in Milan in the fashion house's new theatre.
RAYMOND Reginald Williams, who had previously claimed he could have saved HIH from collapse, yesterday pleaded guilty to three criminal charges arising from his management of the failed insurer.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris reintroduced its museum, right, with a new permanent exhibition highlighting the history of the site. More than $1.45 million was spent to clean and refurbish the museum in the first major makeover since it opened, in 1929, Jean-Paul Ciret, director of cultural development for France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national monuments, said in a telephone interview. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe arc is the most symbolic monument of France, like the Eiffel Tower is a symbol of Paris,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he said. The exhibition, officially inaugurated by culture officials on Monday, includes video images showing famous arches throughout Europe and details of the monument\u00e2\u0080\u0099s frieze. The arch, which opened in 1836, was visited by 1.3 million people last year, more than 80 percent of them foreigners.
Microsoft and Google look set to clash over their rival ways of searching desktop computers.
In what could be the quickest patch ever to be released by Microsoft, the company on Tuesday publicly issued a fix for the highly-publicized Vector Markup Language (VML) vulnerability that surfaced last week and was being actively exploited by numerous attacks.
Just when we had made our peace with \
It has to be the most overworked formula in the movies: the one about the underdog small-town team going the distance against impossible odds.
Health officials yesterday said 22.4 million unshipped doses of flu vaccine will be made available to people who are most at risk of getting the virus.
In the continuing debate over the origin of the extinct \u00e2\u0080\u009clittle people\u00e2\u0080\u009d of Indonesia, a team of scientists says it has found evidence that these people were members of a distinct species.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows decreased by 18 percent in 2003 to USD560 billion, compared to a 17 percent decrease in 2002 according to the latest report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Flight attendants at UAL  Corp.UALAQ.OB, parent of bankrupt United Airlines, authorized  their union to call for strike activities if the carrier  terminates their collective bargaining agreements, the union  said on Thursday.
Robert Mueller becomes the first head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to visit Cambodia.
A business school professor who taught George W. Bush at Harvard University in the early 1970s says the future president told him that family friends had pulled strings to get him into the Texas Air National Guard.
LOS ANGELES - Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79...
As difficult as the loss to the Giants was, as much as it stung Sunday, the Packers, who have seven starters younger than 26, appear poised for another run next season.
U.S. stocks extended their year-end  gains on Wednesday, helped by a drop in oil prices and a report  that U.S. economic growth in the third quarter was stronger  than initially estimated.
The euro hit a record high against the  dollar above $1.2927 EUR= on Friday as the beleaguered U.S.  currency weakened across the board in technically driven  trading.
Two cuffed for wheeling dead pal to Pay-O-Matic Two men were arrested yesterday in New York's Hell's Kitchen district after failing to convince staff at a \
LONDON, Oct 22 (IPS) - Nobody stands to gain more than Russia through its   move to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement to cut  atmosphere-warming  emissions and through that to contain climate  change.
Shiites won almost half of the nearly 8.5 million votes, more than any other group but not enough to select the next president and other leaders without help.
A Georgia private eye involved in the Hewlett-Packard pretexting brouhaha is the target of a suit by Cingular. The company wants him to pay for obtaining customer info under false pretenses.
Princes battle broadcaster over 'deeply distressing' images Princes William and Harry have made public a letter to Channel 4 asking the broadcaster not to air pictures taken at the scene of their mother's death \
Disposto anche un terzo fermo per un uomo di origini sarde
E*Trade's lively trading volume in October makes for happy investors.
''Per la serie B sar&agrave; giornata decisamente lunga''. Lo ha detto Luca Baraldi, presidente del ...
ADRIAN MUTU, sacked by Chelsea after testing positive for cocaine, has dismissed his agents. \u00e2\u0080\u009cMutu came to our office and told us of his decision not to co-operate with our company any more,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Gheorghe Popescu said.
Models are used to being the playthings of designers, make-up artists and photographers who transform them at will. On Friday, British designer Alexander McQueen turned them into pawns in a human chess game.
Corpo trovato in casa di un transessuale, portato in caserma
The picture of defeat is the best basketball player in the galaxy slumped on a chair in the waning minutes. The picture of defeat is a coach shaking his head in disbelief, watching his team disintegrate.
Pope John Paul's health has  stabilized recently, so much so that the Pontiff has expressed  a desire to make at least two major trips abroad next year,  including one to Northern Ireland.
Perde un prezioso orecchino Ansuini ma e' stato ritrovato
October 31 2004 -- 1025CET -- Italy&#39;s Rocco Buttiglione, who had aroused deep hostility among EU deputies for his contentious words
In a study just released by the American Heart Association, researchers found that high daily doses of vitamin E supplements can be deadly.
&quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot; is a Hollywood movie of war. Vietnam Veteran Michael Johnson says it&#39;s as close to real as possible.
La console Nintendo offre divertimento ad un costo contenuto
A military judge ordered a US Army reservist on Friday to stand trial Jan. 7 in Baghdad for allegedly abusing Iraq inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad.
Cingular Wireless has urged U.S.  communications regulators to reject a request by rival Nextel  Communications Inc. NXTL.O to lower the cost of its plan to  swap airwaves with the government, which is aimed at reducing  interference with public safety communications.
Houston Mayor Bill White and Doris Voitier, the head of schools in St. Bernard Parish, La., were named Monday as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their work in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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The jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of confessed serial killer Coral Eugene Watts. The verdict is expected to be read later today.
 U.S. Navy ships in Hormuz: CNN
More research is needed over the safety of hormone replacement therapy, says an expert.
A medical journal criticises the decision to remove a terminally-ill Ghanaian woman whose visa had expired.
China has confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus among ducks in an outlying district of the southern metropolis of Guangzhou in Guangdong province, the Agriculture Ministry said.
The idea that comets brought the chemical \
AUSTIN, Texas  - Former Texas first lady Nellie   Connally, who was riding in the limousine with President John   F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in 1963, has died at the   age of 87, a family friend said on Saturday.
Medication errors made in hospitals and clinics around the country harm at least 1.5 million Americans every year, according to a study by the National Academy of Sciences.
Most parents do not care whether their child gets enough exercise despite soaring childhood obesity rates, a survey shows.
(InfoWorld) - Hard drives full of confidential data are still turning up on the second-hand market, researchers have reported. Investigations carried out on behalf of BT by the University of Glamorgan in the U.K., Edith Cowan University in Australia, and Longwood University in the U.S., found that 37 percent of drives surveyed had traces of personal data on them. Damningly, this figure is much the same as it was for the same surveys undertaken by the universities in each of the last two years, suggesting that either companies are ignoring the issue or simply lack the tools to adequately wipe data before resale. Sensitive information retrieved included salary details, financial data of specific companies, credit card numbers, medical data, visa applications, details of online purchases, and inevitably, online pornography. The sample totalled 350 hard drives acquired in online auctions. \
The government proposed a five-year plan Wednesday to halve the number of new HIV infections in South Africa, saying it had failed to persuade young people to change their sexual habits.
A major report on England's secondary schooling will push for \
Allenamento a Palermo per la Sampdoria in vista della gara di Messina. Assente Bazzani, che nel fina...
Insisting it was time for peace between Pakistan and India, Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday that the two nuclear-armed rivals had the chance to \
Cian O&#39;Connor has decided not to accept the ESB/Rehab Irish Person of the Year award he was set to receive tonight. O&#39;Connor was chosen as this year&#39;s Irish Person of the Year in recognition of his achievement
Gordon Brown, in a big pitch to become Britain's next prime minister, played up his reputation for being a dour, hard-working man driven by his Scottish Presbyterian background.
A man who tried to bring a suspicious package into a polling station in Chechnya today was killed in an explosion as he ran away, election officials said.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated on Sunday his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
Pakistan's off-spinner Shoaib Malik has been reported to the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a suspect bowling action, an official said.
Il tecnico della Sampdoria, Walter Mazzarri, difende la squadra dopo la sconfitta di Roma ed in vist...
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden refuses to comment on the rumours that her boyfriend Daniel Westling is being schooled to become her husband.
February 12 2005 - 1720CET - When speaking at the end of an activity in Valletta, Dr.
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KOHLER, Wisconsin  - Overnight leader Vijay Singh,  chasing his third major title, was overhauled by playing  partner Justin Leonard at the fourth hole in the U.S. PGA  Championship final round on Sunday.
The US ambassador said Tuesday that Japan should have veto rights if it joins an enlarged UN Security Council, the first time a top US official has supported giving another country full powers in the world ...
A US Embassy spokeswoman says five workers are dead in Monday&#39;s assault on the American consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. That brings to 12 the number of people who died in the attack.
Pakistani security forces have  arrested the head of an Afghan militant group responsible for  kidnapping three U.N. workers in neighboring Afghanistan, the  information minister said on Saturday.
Investigators combed through an apartment complex early Saturday, trying to determine what caused a fire that killed two people, injured 18 others and forced rescuers to pull trapped residents from balconies.
Legendary &#39;wall of sound&#39; producer Phil Spector has described prosecutors as &quot;Hitler-like&quot; for pushing for an indictment, which will see the 63-year-old face trial sooner than expected on charges of murder.
Living the PC lifestyle sans the space heater Comment Stealthy chip start-up Teradici Corp. in Burnaby, British Columbia emerged from behind the curtain on Tuesday to reveal their long anticipated semiconductor fix for the remote PC desktop dilemma. The product, geared towards OEM systems manufacturers, consists of a pair of chips designed to overcome the shortcomings of existing Blade PC solutions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BRIGHTON, England -- Timothy Garton Ash, an international relations expert at Oxford University, drew rueful chuckles the other day at a panel discussion here when he dubbed Prime Minister Tony Blair's approach to the Bush administration \
A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in volatile western Anbar province in recent fighting.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23 - From the moment New England receiver Deion Branch hit the end zone, it was as if 50,000 Terrible Towels had hit the ground.
Secondo QN Il Resto del Carlino, Valentino Rossi ha finalmente trovato un'intesa con l'Agenzia delle...
Verimatrix:  WHO:       Verimatrix enhances the value and security of pay-TV networks with advanced technologies designed to address the content protection challenges of today, and those of tomorrow.
New York City expects the Jets  football team to pay half of its share of a proposed $1.4  billion new stadium with $400 million of tax-exempt debt backed  by funds the team might otherwise pay in taxes, a city official  said on Wednesday.
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Designed as a result of Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ongoing collaborations with international governments, Windows XP Starter Edition Pilot Program is part of Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s comprehensive commitment to enable individuals, communities and countries to gain access to the
The lawyer for an American sentenced to 20 years in a US prison for fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan appealed to President Bush to lessen his sentence after a man in a similar case was freed.
The hunt to find the remains of a missing woman and her three-year-old son is set to begin in earnest.

Troy Glaus homers in 11th inning to carry Anaheim back to sole possession of first place in the AL West with an 8-7 comeback win over the Rangers on Wednesday.
Home mortgage lender Fannie Mae on Wednesday said the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight uncovered accounting inaccuracies that raise doubts about the company&#39;s previous financial reports.
SiCortex's supercomputing sauce SC06 SiCortex has bucked one of the more disturbing supercomputing trends - the disconnect between form and function.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Grant Hill scored 17 points and had nine rebounds, and Steve Francis nearly posted a triple-double in the Orlando Magic's 94-84 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
(ANSA) -ROMA, 17 NOV- Il derma di maiale in chirurgia: una tecnica all&#39;avanguardia ha appena preso piede anche in Italia nel campo della chirurgia genitale maschile. Il materiale e&#39; utile per interventi di ingrandimento del pene.
A computer game which appeared to feature a CCTV image of James Bulger's abduction is withdrawn from sale.
Russia's foreign minister on Friday accused Britain of politicizing the investigation into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, warning it would strain relations between the two countries.
The VIP booths will look like Ford pickups and an American flag will circle the ceiling at I Love This Bar &amp; Grill!, a &#36;9 million project by country superstar Toby Keith and Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
SIR ALEX FERGUSON was pelted with food and pea soup by an Arsenal player in an extraordinary tunnel bust-up at Old Trafford yesterday.
At an affordable device price of $99 (after $30 mail-in rebate) with unlimited messaging plans starting at only $17.99 per month, Ogo provides customers with a wireless messaging device priced for the typical consumer.
Dozens of Iraqi policemen and soldiers were killed yesterday as insurgents launched a wave of attacks on police stations and checkpoints north of Baghdad in territory dominated by supporters of Saddam Hussein.
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An ethnic militia group in Nigeria&#39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight has announced that he will step down as chief executive and president of the company. The 66-year-old notified the company&#39;s board of directors at
Hockey Little has changed in the Hockey East men's hierarchy since the end of last season. Reigning regular-season champion New Hampshire and second-place finisher Boston College received the same number of points (84) and first-place votes (five) in the Hockey East Coaches' Poll released yesterday to share the top preseason ranking. Boston University (77 points) was third, followed by Maine ...
FALLUJA, Iraq  - Rebels shot dead 21 Iraqi  policemen in cold blood on Sunday, a day after killing 34  people in attacks on security forces, in a clear show of force  ahead of an imminent U.S. offensive on insurgents in Falluja  and Ramadi.
The game designer, Scottish company Traffic, is also sponsoring a contest in which the person who most closely matches Oswald&#39;s shots will win up to $100,000, depending on how many people download the game.
To the dismay of fellow Republicans, Sen. Larry Craig launched a determined drive to save his seat on Wednesday, vowing to stay in office if allowed to withdraw his guilty plea in a men's room sex sting.
The Australian government's national security committee has met to consider beefing up the army, which is stretched by deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Pacific.
Lindsay Davenport torna a difendere i colori degli Stati Uniti nella sfida di Fed Cup che le america...
An NBC News reporter embedded with a US army unit that seized an Iraqi installation three weeks into the war said Tuesday she saw no signs the Americans searched for the
Versatile infielder Placido Polanco and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Tuesday to a $4.6 million, one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.
All private colleges in Britain that recruit students from overseas will be required to register with the interior ministry as part of a drive to cut illegal immigration, the government said Tuesday.
Thailand struggled on Monday to evacuate thousands of traumatized foreign tourists from its once thriving holiday island of Phuket and other popular islands and beach resorts devastated by Sunday&#39;s tidal wave.
Between five and eight U.S.   companies are vying for the U.S. port assets of Dubai Ports   World in a second round of the sales process, the official   overseeing the sale said in a letter to U.S. lawmakers.
A Milano il 7, a Roma il 14, si lavora per unica data
An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 5.6 shook northern Japan on Monday in the same  area where the country's deadliest quake in nine years killed  at least 23 people two days ago and injured more than 2,000.
A judge dismissed a Canadian energy company from a lawsuit that alleged it aided genocide in its pursuit of oil in Sudan, saying Tuesday the plaintiffs had failed to find evidence against it that could be used in a U.S. court.
Suicide bomber strikes southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor.
Bayer AG could face a criminal investigation if allegations that it knew, downplayed or withheld information on the dangers associated with their cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol prove to be true.
A radio station dedicated to helping women deal with violence and discrimination relaunches in Afghanistan.
By Traci Watson  All through a 10-year wait to go to space, astronaut Lisa Nowak kept her cool. She reached orbit on the space shuttle in July -- and upon returning, her life went dreadfully wrong.
THE al-Qaeda terror network spent less than $US50,000 ($71,000) on each of its main attacks except the September 11 suicide hijackings, a UN report says.
As the FBI intensifies its investigation of Washington&#39;s pro-Israel lobby, Jewish organizations are charging elements of the government with orchestrating a borderline-antisemitic
Road pricing and faster rail links could be part of the future transport policy in Scotland.
Rispettivamente il 29/3 e il 7/5, concerti fino a ottobre
Insurgents have killed 21 Iraqis and  two U.S. soldiers in recent assaults, showing there has been no  respite in the fight against U.S.-led forces and their allies  since Sunday's election.
Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has swept aside the limp challenge of Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0 to become US Open champion. He won 6-0 7-6 (7-3 in the tiebreak) 6-0 at Flushing Meadows in New York to take the final Grand Slam title of 2004.
Bragging rights are at best the second-most important thing on the line for No. 12 Michigan when it plays rival Michigan State on Saturday.
A Japanese government panel begins work on whether to recommend women be allowed to take the throne.
Cisco Systems said Wednesday that it would buy Airespace, a San Jose maker of networking gear, for &#36;450 million in stock in an effort to bolster sales of wireless equipment.
SEOUL -- International disarmament talks on North Korea's nuclear program will resume in Beijing next week, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. China has informed participating countries that the negotiations will start July 18, Yonhap reported from Beijing, citing an unidentified diplomatic \
La Procura distrettuale di Catanzaro sta svolgendo indagini anche nei confronti del sottosegretario alla Giustizia, Giuseppe Valentino, e del deputato Angela Napoli, vicepresidente della Commissione parlamantare antimafia, entrambi di An, nell&#39;ambito dell
Ex braccio destro Al Zarqawi promotore attentato
Fires raged across Southern California, burning some houses to the ground and sparing others in their path.
Poker di Simone Inzaghi nell'amichevole giocata oggi dall'Atalanta con il Pedrengo (Promozione): 12-...
A New Jersey teenager unlocks the iPhone, opening the way to Apple's hit mobile being used by non-US networks.
Cory Borrow has posted a tutorial he's created to show how to harness the power of PHP and GD to create thumbnail images out of the contents of a text file.   Today, I'll give a little info on how to achieve the process of creating a thumbnail using PHP, GD and the text from a text file. It is really pretty simple, so lets get started.   The trick behind the translation is in reading in the contents of the (plain) text file and pushing it into a string value of a newly created GD-generated image. He includes the code to make using it in your own app simple (a cut and paste version) - his method FileToThumb.
Friday&#39;s defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.
IBM shored up commitment to its mainframe computing platform Thursday with a series of new technologies, investments in emerging markets, new industry-focused solutions, and new partnerships.
Expansion in the U.S. factory sector  slowed in August as higher costs for energy and raw materials  squeezed manufacturers, a report showed Wednesday, but analysts  said growth remained relatively robust.
Sudan's government tells the BBC it is handling the crisis in Darfur better than the US is dealing with Iraq.
Vendita asset moltiplica profitti, fatturato cresce dell'8%
Stamane il quotidiano economico MF scrive che la Roma Calcio starebbe per essere rilevata dal Gruppo...
QUETTA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed 15 people, including a judge, in an attack on a courtroom in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday, the latest in a series of suicide blasts that have sent shockwaves round the country.
A new threat assessment from U.S. counterterrorism analysts says that al-Qaida has used its safe haven along the Afghan-Pakistan border to restore its operating capabilities to a level unseen since the months before Sept. 11, 2001.
Peyton Manning grew up in New Orleans, the favorite son in a city where his father, Archie , was considered royalty.
A television show that  dramatizes federal investigations is now finding itself at the  center of a real-life FBI probe into copyright infringement.
MAKYBE Diva joined racing&#39;s immortals with a commanding win in the $4.6 million Melbourne Cup today. Backed into 5-2 favouritism by a flood of money from around the country, she became the first mare to win
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency has described North Korea as a serious challenge to nuclear non-proliferation efforts. In a speech to the General Assembly, agency chief Mohammed
Pan-European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS's planned restructuring strategy includes 10,000 job cuts, France's prime minister confirmed Tuesday.Comment
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida gave the go-ahead on Friday for the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith to be embalmed, but a decision about releasing her for burial is days away.
ABCNews.com was wrong venue for quirky former host of Web show Rocketboom.
Diabetes is an undetected and silent threat for many people who end up with heart disease, according to new research published on Monday.
Former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party were skeptical Sunday of a new law enabling them to reclaim government jobs, saying they feared it might be a plot to hunt them down.
Stocks were little changed on Friday as weakness in semiconductor makers after a broker downgrade of Intel Corp was offset by strength in energy producers.
Variety - (Variety) NEW YORK Road grosses jumped a huge 36.6% to &#36;14,978,801 during Week 31 (Dec. 27-Jan. 2) as six shows returned to the boards after a Christmas hiatus: \
James Bond always was a ladies man. And, if it wasn't for a certain Geoffrey Boothroyd, the spy would always have carried a 'lady's gun.'
Two campaigners sued for libel by McDonald's will take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Islamico conferma attrito con rabbino e patriarca armeno
The World Bank says China's economic boom will soften this year's expected global economic slowdown.
As a Washington journalist during the 90s, I made frequent treks to the Federal Election Commission to inspect cabinets full of campaign-finance reports to find out who was giving to whom.
Orders for U.S. durable goods --  items meant to last at least three years -- posted a  larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in  demand for passenger aircraft, a Commerce Department report on  Wednesday showed.
President Bush will outline principles aimed at making an immediate impact on the lagging economy and sluggish consumer spending, the White House said Friday.
Colombian soccer coach Luis Fernando Montoya is paralysed from the neck down after being shot during a robbery. Luis Fernando Montoya, who led Once Caldas to this year&#39;s South American
Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.
Il saluto all'equipaggio del Ministro della difesa Parisi
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is not planning to release any security updates on Tuesday, one of only a handful of times the company won't have security patches available since its monthly security updates began in 2003, Microsoft said Thursday. Microsoft is currently working on patches for known vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 7, Office 2007's Publisher 2007, and the Windows Vista OS, but they are not ready for release at the moment, said a spokesman from Microsoft's public relations firm Thursday. The last time Microsoft had no security updates on \
ST. LOUIS - President Bush and John Kerry sprinted back to the campaign trail, trying to build on their performances in an argumentative second debate that saw the presidential candidates colliding over war, jobs, education, health care, abortion, the environment and prescription drugs...
The decision not to ban smacking is a \
Poi tenta il suicidio, ricoverata in gravi condizioni
Proposals for identity cards and a population register are opposed by Britain's information watchdog.
BELGRADE - Serbia&#39;s Education Minister was ridiculed in cartoons and pelted with resignation demands on Thursday for ejecting Darwin from school classrooms in favour of Old Testament &#39;creationism&#39;.
Tottenham will complete the signing of Wales defender Chris Gunter from Cardiff for a fee of around two million pounds when the transfer window opens in January.
WELLINGTON New Zealand&#39;s central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Thursday, to 6.5 percent, and said the sixth increase this year may be the last as economic growth slows.
Australia survived an early scare to beat a weakened South Africa 25-17 here Saturday and give veteran Wallabies Stephen Larkham and George Gregan a winning send off in their final home Test.
NEW YORK  - The lung volumes of premature infants is higher when they are place on their stomachs (i.e., prone) rather than their backs, a UK study indicates, but this doesn't seem to improve the concentration of oxygen in their circulation much, at least when they are not in respiratory distress.
Top Palestinian officials are to meet the French president in the hope of visiting the ailing Yasser Arafat.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the U.N. on Monday for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it.
Oracle Corp. on Thursday said in a letter to PeopleSoft Inc. stockholders that it would withdraw its hostile takeover bid if less than half of PeopleSoft shares were tendered by the offer's deadline.
Yes, officials will do as instructed this season and crack down on clutching-and-grabbing tactics by defensive backs. That was the early message from the New England Patriots&#39; 27-24 triumph over
EON chief executive Wulf Bernotat has urged Endesa shareholders to vote in favour of lifting a cap on voting rights, saying that if not the German utility would drop its takeover offer of more than 41 billion euros (55 billion dollars) for the Spanish firm.
German officials said Saturday they have decided to forgive 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s $120 billion foreign debt, CNN reported. Hans Eichel, Germany&#39;s finance minister, meeting with finance
Debris from an explosion of an aging steam pipe in midtown Manhattan contained asbestos, New York authorities said on Thursday, but no airborne samples of the dangerous mineral fiber were detected.
US Airways has said that it is cutting 10 percent of its top salaried and management jobs and reducing the pay and benefits of white-collar workers in an effort to save $45 million a year.
The U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, though it has slowed sharply since and is expected to keep doing so in 2008.
Laura Rogers, a 38-year-old allergist, suffered from uterine fibroids, a condition that strikes hundreds of thousands of women each year.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Tuesday said it would be unwise to appoint a new director of football in the coming days because it could jeopordize his team&#39;s preparations for the new season.
Secunia has found that the number of security bugs in the open source Red Hat Linux operating system and Firefox browsers far outstripped comparable products from Microsoft last year.In a report released this week, Secunia also criticized CA for the quality of the code in its anti-virus products, saying that \
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who is probing bid-rigging in the insurance industry, expects to file suit against health insurance consultant Universal Life Resources as early as Friday, a spokesman for his office said.
Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.
HYDERABAD, India  - Three bombs within minutes, one at a street-side food stall and two in an amusement park, killed at least 38 people in a southern Indian city on Saturday in the latest in a series of attacks on urban centers.
Independent schools are stretching their lead among the top-performing A-level students, say the Tories.
The United States and its G7 allies have reached agreement on a deal to forgive 80% of Iraq's huge debts without imposing any conditions, a G7 official said on Saturday.
Pirates reliever Salomon Torres's wild pitch scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Aramis Ramirez's two-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over host Pittsburgh last night.
About 50 UN staff and aid workers are preparing to leave the Afghan city of Herat following violent disturbances.
BARCELONA/MUMBAI  - Britain's Vodafone Group Plc  has won the battle for a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar with a bid that values India's fourth-biggest mobile firm at around $19 billion, including debt.
The Vikings&#39; star wide receiver suffered the injury in last week&#39;s victory at New Orleans. Vikings coach Mike Tice said the problem was &quot;a little worse than a mild strain of the hamstring&quot;.
MSPs vote to ban large stores from opening on Christmas Day but they reject a ban for New Year's Day.
E' morto questa mattina all'et&agrave; di 90 anni il campione di ciclismo Primo Volpi, compagno e gr...
L'hanno presentata i senatori Ds Salvi e Villone
Doctors and patients groups have criticised plans to set up health centres known as \
The top U.S. missile defense official is in Europe this week to try to convince skeptics like Germany that the plan will not provoke a new arms race between the West and Russia, U.S. and European officials said.
President Bush walks to the podium to make a statement from his Crawford, Texas ranch, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004. President Bush said Wednesday the United States, India, Australia and Japan have formed an international
A US Army deserter said the one thing he did right during his 40 years in North Korea was to leave the country, which was training his daughters as spies, in an interview published.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe BNI.N,  the No. 2 U.S. rail group, on Tuesday reported a sharp drop in  net profit after taking a charge related to a change in the way  it estimates asbestos and environmental liabilities, but posted  record quarterly revenue.
It was a great year for energy investments, but what can we expect in the year ahead?
The U.S. military said it killed 11 people in a helicopter attack on a group of men seen planting a roadside bomb north of Baghdad on Tuesday, but police and residents said the dead were farmers, women and children.
Prince William was commissioned as an army officer on Friday, and shared the spotlight at the ceremony with his girlfriend, Kate Middleton.
When you are a  candidate for U.S. president only drawing about 2 percent  support in opinion polls, you have to keep telling yourself  that the race is still wide open and there is plenty of time to  catch up.
The UK Independence Party spent more than Labour and the Lib Dems in the Euro elections, new figures show.
A DUP delegation led by party leader Ian Paisley is to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair in London.
Birmingham City won its second local derby in a row by crushing West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to push the Baggies closer to relegation.
Verizon's Business unit launches a dedicated optical network business service.
New Century Financial Corp. , the largest independent U.S. subprime lender, said on Monday that its lenders plan to halt financing, in a development that could push the company closer to bankruptcy.
German carmaker BMW is to recall diesel models fitted with a faulty Bosch part.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan left Grenada a wasteland of flattened houses, twisted metal and splintered wood and set off a frenzy of looting as it bore down on Jamaica on Friday with deadly winds and monstrous waves...
Barclays raises its offer for the Dutch bank ABN Amro, after getting Chinese and Singaporean loans.
The Justice Department announced yesterday that it would defer bringing criminal securities fraud charges against the America Online unit of Time Warner as long as Time Warner adopted
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 19, 2004 - NEW YORK - With the holiday season nigh, retail giants have been doing some shopping of their own. Last week, retailer to the masses, Jones Apparel Group, acquired Barneys New York Inc., causing fashionistas the world over to perspire over the fate of the luxury retailer. Then, trumping the JNA-Barneys deal entirely, Kmart and Sears merged to create the third largest U.S. retailer.
A manager is jailed for 10 months for selling bones from a hospital bone bank to private clinics.
The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said today.
Singapore&#39;s moves to encourage larger families, allow freer speech and give students more play time will help the economy as the country fends off competition from China and India for jobs and investments, economists say.
A website, which this week published a second unsubstantiated claim that two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq had been executed, reported that British captive Kenneth Bigley had been killed.
Port-au-Prince - At least three people were killed on Monday in gunfights that erupted during protests by militants against the transitional government in Haiti, news reports said.
Scotland's gold medallists Chris Hoy and Shirley Robertson support a health campaign to drink more water.
Celebrex, the most widely prescribed drug to treat arthritis has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and strokes when taken in high doses.
(CBS/AP) Three consultants to a political action committee formed by US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have been indicted by a Texas grand jury and charged with making illegal campaign contributions.
Berti Vogts quit as Scotland&#39;s national soccer coach after a run of results left the team unlikely to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in his home country of Germany.
Actor Owen Wilson is \
SELMA, Ala. - A Wallace State Community College basketball player was jailed Thursday on multiple counts after being accused of assisting three Montgomery men in robbing six of his teammates at gunpoint.  Police Lt.
A petrol bomb is thrown at a dairy owned by a Muslim family in Windsor.
Nel Bolognese, il piccolo non sarebbe in pericolo di vita
Russia is observing a day of mourning for the 89 people killed in two plane crashes that occurred within minutes of one another late on 24 August.
China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.
Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average closed 3 points lower on Monday as strength in bank shares helped offset losses in chip stocks and in travel firms, which were sold after Sunday&#39;s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Asia.
Its lead compound gets marketing approval in the Great White North.
Guardian investigation: The government was last night fighting to contain the fallout over \u00c2\u00a31bn in payments to a Saudi prince as the attorney general came under renewed pressure to explain how much he knew about the affair.
Madrid - At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down.
Film studio DreamWorks SKG, parent of publicly traded DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, on Monday named Miramax Films executive Rick Sands president and chief operating officer of privately-held DreamWorks SKG.
WASHINGTON A doctors&#39; group says nearly one-point-seven (m) million veterans either don&#39;t have health insurance or can&#39;t get into veterans clinics or hospitals.
RAFAH, Egypt, June 17 -- All but sealed off by Egypt and Israel, Gaza presented an intensifying security concern to its neighbors and a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis Sunday, three days after its takeover by Hamas.
Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, the Army&#39;s chief of staff, made a surprise visit to a small group of soldiers here at Forward Operating Base Danger and said in an interview that the war in Iraq is &quot;going pretty well.
Aaron Ward scores 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Bruins past the Flyers, 4-3, on Saturday.
Precisazione portavoce gruppo dopo intervista Bernheim
A nuclear waste dump in the Russia Arctic may be in danger of exploding because of corrosion caused by salt water in enormous storage tanks, the Norwegian environmental group Bellona warned Friday.
The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs across the country.
The front panel of a new iPod dock from Perhaps Chestnut Hill Sound, called George, is removable and becomes an iPod remote.
Tanzi (Parmalat), Geronzi (Capitalia) e Carraro
Diliberto, discusso sul merito, vale principio collegialita'
Pays record price for cruises.co.uk British \
Citigroup said today that federal regulators had warned the bank that an investigation of its asset management unit could result in an enforcement action against the executive who ran the division until this week.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Pirates Who Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.
Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON ---- The economy snapped out of a sluggish spell and grew at a faster--than--expected 3.5 percent pace in the final quarter of 2006 as consumers increased spending despite a painful housing slump.
Air pollution caused by traffic and factories may cause heart disease, a US study says.
Employers announced 104,530 job cuts last month, capping the worst three months for cutbacks since early 2002, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas Inc.
Palestinian leader  Yasser Arafat is not brain dead - but in a reversible coma, says one of his aides.

DAVIE, Fla. -- Gingerly, LenDale White stepped through drills Wednesday as USC opened its Florida practice schedule in preparation for Tuesday&#39;s Orange Bowl.
Marc Savard and Dennis Wideman each had a goal and an assist to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory at home against the Islanders on Thursday night.
The Canadian government is getting out of the oil-and-gas business by selling off its stake in Petro-Canada for about $3.1 billion.
Robert Redford encourages film-makers to \
A video said to show a \
Two teenagers were arrested for allegedly planning to re-create the Columbine massacre at their suburban high school.
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By Ian Berry, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 22--With the federal Superfund cleanup of Chattanooga Creek nearing completion, scientists, politicians, regulators and community leaders are asking what's next.
LAPEL, Ind. - A teenager arrested for shoplifting had filled her pockets with so many items that her weighted-down pants dropped to her ankles as she tried to run out of the store, police said. Cheyanne E.
More than 80 entertainers have signed a statement supporting Alejandro Sanz after two of his concerts in Caracas were canceled because he criticized the president of Venezuela, Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez.
Companies with a public float of at least $75 million will now have an additional 45 days beyond the original deadline set by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Live from SES Chicago 2004 - White Hat/black Hat SEO Panel - So Now You Can Search Videos - Google Wins Major Legal Victory vs. Geico - Google Suggest Beta - The Dark Side of Exchanging Reciprocal Links
French researchers reported Sunday that an AIDS vaccine designed to treat the disease, rather than prevent it, has scored an initial success by suppressing the virus for up to a year among a small group of patients who tried it.
Lucky and Flo, Malaysia's latest weapons in tackling rampant music and movie piracy, started work at the country's biggest international airport Tuesday, sniffing out shipments for fake optical discs.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent at the opening on Monday after crude oil dropped back from record highs above $49 a barrel, encouraging some investors to return to the Tokyo stock market in search of bargains.
Actress Susan St. James, her husband, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, and their son, Edward, arrive for a private screening of Mean Girls at the Loews Lincoln Square Theater in New York, in this April 23, 2004 photo.
php|architect (hosts of the upcoming php|works conferenceposted about some extra incentive for you to attend - included in the price of the conference is a chance to take the Zend PHP Certification for free.   We're happy to announce that, as in previous years, all attendees to php|works will have a chance to take the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam free of charge. More information can be found on our conference pages.   php|works will be happening September 13th and 14th at the Sheraton Gateway in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information on pricing and registration, check out this page on the conference site.
Il calo (-4,7%) e' il piu' forte degli ultimi 12 anni
Newspaper publisher Tribune, embroiled in a scandal over inflated circulation figures, today also further cut circulation numbers at two New York newspapers.
Riconosciuto colpevole leader gruppo vicino ad Al Qaida
Lindsay Lohan was arrested in the Los Angeles area early on Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, just days after she completed a 45-day rehabilitation program, authorities said.
British Home Secretary David Blunkett was granted a High Court hearing over access to his ex-lover&#39;s son Friday. Kimberley Quinn had asked the High Court to postpone any hearing
The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a U.S. transportation security official said.
A panel of international experts counseled the Spanish Socialists on key electoral issues. Will the prime pinister pay attention?
A police probe into whether a journalist intercepted phone calls from Prince Charles's London residence exposed another potential breach of security around the royal family.
The French trader that incurred massive losses for Societe Generale was in profit at the start of 2008.
Under the agreements, the agencies have agreed to submit to three years of monitoring by New York City.
Blockbuster stepped up its battle for customers with rival Netflix on Tuesday by adjusting its online rental prices down.
Sparked by a TIME report, the military investigation of the deliberate killings of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians by a group of Marines may yield criminal charges, including murder. And new revelations suggest superiors may have helped in a coverup
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- A game plan is good. Everyone knows you need a good game plan.
A 19-year-old man is held on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two nursing home residents in Leicestershire.
U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del  Ponte praised Serbia&#39;s &quot;serious commitment&quot; to the handover of  war crimes fugitives on Wednesday and said &quot;we may have other  positive results&quot; before reporting to the United Nations on  June 18.
New EU proposal to fast-track immigration process for highly skilled Asian, African and Latin American migrants is fueling more calls for additional green cards and H-1B visas at home.
com. &quot;It was a flawless flight and a glorious day for our family,&quot; said William Binnie. He, wife Catherine and daughters Sheila and Katie had good reason to celebrate on Monday.
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.
Frank P. Quattrone, a leading investment banker of the 1990's, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice.
He said he did away with his inner fan in 1993, when he was signed by the San Francisco Giants. The team he adored, the St. Louis Cardinals, was still in his heart but almost out of his mind. That was tough for a kid who grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights, wanting ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin barely left time for the funerals before cynically exploiting the deaths of more than 300 children and adults.
PRINCE Harry will not apologise to a paparazzi photographer with whom he scuffled outside a London nightclub, a royal spokesman said today.
Australia or South Africa will get to host the Square Kilometre Array, a giant next-generation radio telescope.
This paper will cover the challenge of identifying a reliable source of information to populate and maintain accurate configuration information from the distributed application and server environment for use in the CMDB.
A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm. But the couple turned around and sold the place without ever moving in, and went back to New Orleans.
When Jose Luis Cabrera had coronary by-pass surgery after a heart attack five years ago, his wife had to bring food and clean sheets to him in the hospital. The operation itself didn't cost the Cuban couple a cent.
Following Manchester United&#39;s close-fought win over Arsenal, bookmakers have been quick to slash United&#39;s odds - but Arsenal are still considered very likely to be champions.
Frank Quattrone, whose deal making made him an investment banking star during the Internet stock bubble and a multimillionaire, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for obstructing justice.
The Cassini space probe captures an incredible image of Saturn's tiny moon Mimas set against the planet's rings.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday under a cloud of White House criticism of his ability to rescue Iraq from bloody turmoil.
U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti urgently need reinforcements to cope with surging violence in the Caribbean country devastated by tropical storms, Brazil's foreign minister said on Thursday.
The US economy created a disappointing 96,000 new jobs last month, raising questions about the economic recovery and ensuring that the job market will be a hotly debated topic
A consortium led by Japan&#39;s Sony Corporation has bought the Hollywood MGM Studio to mine MGM&#39;s lucrative library for the booming DVD market.
By Megan Davies NEW YORK  - U.S. technology stocks gained onThursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 perbarrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
Chile began supplying morning-after pills to girls as young as 14 this week under a program that has created an uproar in the politically leftist but socially conservative country, which still outlaws all abortions and only legalized divorce two years ago.
The films of Richard Fleischer are those of an unself-conscious American realist.
Decine di arresti da parte dei Ros nell&#39;operazione &quot;Iena due&quot; sui legami tra il clan Martorano e apparati istituzionali. Iscritti nel registro gli onorevoli Antonio Luongo (Ds) e Antonio Potenza (Udeur). Chiesto
A 17-car cargo train came off the tracks in southwest China on Monday, destroying several houses and burying six people, Xinhua news agency said.
Decisione presa dal sindaco di Roma per l'evento dell'8/9
Iran's nuclear negotiator and the EU'S   foreign policy chief said on Sunday they had cleared up   misunderstandings and made progress in talks on Iran's disputed   nuclear program and would meet again soon.
Bangladeshi security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after an attack on a political rally in Dhaka killed 19 people last week.
SEATTLE -- Josh Brown kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired, but the real drama ended moments earlier. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-21 on Brown&#39;s kick Thursday night.
Jeff Frank cannot help but wonder what would have happened if he had not been seduced by the idea of reviving an old movie theater in his hometown.
South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar arrived here Tuesday to end a club-versus-country row with Everton.
WASHINGTON - A US soldier is coming forward Friday to say a team from the 3rd Infantry Division took about 200 tons of explosives from an Iraqi military facility soon after Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime fell last year.
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For lack of funds, more than a third of the nation's \
Six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps started his ambitious quest for five world titles by winning the 200-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Swim Championships in Indianapolis, the United States on Thursday.
An Ohio candidate in a long-shot bid to unseat a 16-term House veteran has an unusual approach in deciding how to spend his campaign. He asks Web surfers: Should he sleep in? Prepare for his debate? Campaign door to door?
BARTONVILLE, Ill. (Reuters Life!) - Chris Brackett was   stalking Asian carp on the Illinois River, when several of the   skittish fish he was pursuing suddenly began leaping into his   boat.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Nintendo believes that when it comes to video games, your fingers want to touch as much as twitch and that two really is better than one.
Three-times former Wimbledon champion Venus Williams plans to add another string to her bow by turning her talents to music.
Yahoo Now Default Home &#038; Search on g Computers Yahoo Search as partnered with Acer Computers to be the default search service within the world&#8217;s fourth largest computer company. The deal was announced early this morning and is a multi-year strategic partnership which will distribute a co-branded Yahoo toolbar and start page when Acer users log [...]
There is an unfair notion that England are a one-man team and it gained credence here yesterday when they looked distinctly ordinary without Andrew Flintoff&#39;s muscular and multi-skilled ability.
NASA&#39;s X-43 unmanned aircraft hit a record 6,600 mph Tuesday in the program&#39;s final test flight, providing researchers with data for use on future ultra-high-speed aircraft and spacecraft.
Food and relief supplies clogged airports across Asia, as the death count from Sunday&#39;s tsunami leapt to more than 114,000 in 12 nations.
Gov. Ehrlich rejected the medical malpractice insurance reform bill this morning, though supporters of the legislation are expected to try to override his veto tomorrow.
Three weeks after sparking an internet user rebellion, the processing key used to encrypt HD DVD and Blu-ray discs is now obsolete -- and the replacement key has been cracked, too.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Pauline Gore, mother of former  Vice President Al Gore and widow of the late U.S. Sen. Albert  Gore, Sr., died at her home in Tennessee on Wednesday, a  funeral home said. She was 92.
Jason Gillespie completed his maiden test half-century and shared a record partnership with fellow tailender Glenn McGrath to give Australia a huge first innings
2006 will mark the first time in 19 years the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes will not be shown on the same network as ABC will host the Belmont.
Rwanda predicts rapid economic growth, but tension with DR Congo could imperil international assistance on which it relies.
View of the atrium of the new Karstadt department store in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Thursday, Nov.Comment
British police held seven people on Monday, after two overnight arrests in their pursuit of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London.
The influential French film  magazine Les Cahiers du Cinema is to get an English remake  after nearly 60 years in print.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - A flash flood swept through six villages in Pakistan's storm-hit Baluchistan province killing 30 people and forcing more than 10,000 from their homes as a huge effort to help up to 1.5 million people geared up.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - South Africa has had no  contact with Equatorial Guinea on the possible extradition of  Mark Thatcher, suspected of involvement in a coup bid in the  oil-rich country, officials said on Friday.
A war of words erupted between Vice President Dick Cheney and the top Democrat in Congress on Wednesday after Cheney said lawmakers opposing a U.S. troop buildup in Iraq \
Iran rejects a new European bid to make it abandon nuclear work but insists it is not pursuing atomic weapons.
IHOP announced on Monday that they have agreed to purchase Applebee's, known for its 'Half-and-Half Happy Hour,' for $1.9 billion in cash. By 2010, they plan to sell 500 of the company-owned Applebee's and turn it primarily into a franchiser. IHOP curr...
Did you feel that extra jolt of electricity in the air when you arrived at work today? Yes, it's...
American golfer Jeff Sluman shot a course-record nine-under-par 62 to lead at the Chrysler Championship. At the first round of the 5-million-US dollar Championships, Sluman
* Weightlifters Wafa Ammouri of Morocco, Zoltan Kecskes of Hungary, Viktor Chislean of Moldova, Pratima Kumari Na of India and Sule Sahbaz of Turkey were suspended last week by the International Weightlifting Federation for failing drug tests taken before
THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Jim Furyk refused to dwell on the negatives after failing to capitalize on a strong start to the final round of the Target World Challenge on Sunday.
Two U.S. Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 5 were killed Sunday in Anbar province as a result of enemy action, coalition forces said in a statement Monday.
The Kremlin said Putin signed a parliament bill late on Thursday confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the protocol. Both chambers of Russia&#39;s parliament approved ratification of the pact last month after Putin pointed the way.
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John Lackey pitched his second straight seven-hit shutout against the Mariners, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 6-0 Monday night to increase their lead in the AL West to three games.
No need to be jealous of Firefox's plug-ins, because you can get cool add-ins for IE that do everything from blocking annoying ads to grabbing videos.
(InfoWorld) - India's third largest outsourcer, Wipro, Thursday reported growth in revenue and profit, although like other Indian outsourcers, it too was affected by the\u00c2\u00a0appreciation of the Indian rupee\u00c2\u00a0against the U.S. dollar. The company posted total revenue of Indian rupees 41.83 billion ($1.03 billion) in the quarter ended June 30, up 34 percent over revenue in the same period last year. Net revenue was rupees 7.1 billion, up by 16 percent for the same period a year ago. Wipro, of Bangalore, has both a domestic and export business. Its export-oriented outsourcing business, called Global IT Services and Products, posted revenue of rupees 29.4 billion, up by 20 percent over the same period last year. The company's operating margin for this business was however down from the same quarter last year because of the strong rupee. The results are based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company said. The company's export business had 72,137 employees as of June 30, which included 53,073 employees in its IT services and products business, and 19,064 employees in the BPO (business process outsourcing) services business. The company added 4,319 staff during the quarter of which 2,719 employees were added in its IT services and products business and 1,600 employees in its BPO business. During the quarter, some of the company's services lines like technology infrastructure services and software package implementation grew by over 50 percent year-on-year, while its BPO and testing services grew by over 40 percent year-on-year. The company's export business accounted for 70 percent of total revenue and 91 percent of operating income for the quarter. Wipro does not report profits separately for this business, which added 39 new outsourcing clients in the quarter.
A grapefruit or two a day, along with a healthy diet, could help shrink widening waistlines. It might also cut smokers' risk for cancer as it inhibits a carcinogen in tobacco smoke.
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Using money, weapons or its oil power, Saudi Arabia will intervene to prevent Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias from massacring Iraqi Sunni Muslims once the United States begins pulling out of Iraq, a security adviser to the Saudi government said on Wednesday.
LONDON, NOVEMBER 29: Opec will not consider switching from dollar-denominated oil sales despite the decline in the value of the US currency, the oil minister for the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading crude producer Saudi Arabia said.
YAHOO co-founder Jerry Yang today took over as chief executive following the ousting of Terry Semel.   Semel quit last night after attracting increasing investor wrath as Yahoo lags behind arch-rival Google by almost all measures.
Until recently, it was difficult to find news archives on the web more than 30 days old. That's changed in a big way with the advent of Google's News Archive search.
Palestinians urged Israel on Friday to expand a prisoner release to ensure the success of a summit both sides hope will result in a formal declaration to end violence.
Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday, died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.
The Detroit Red Wings scored two last-gasp goals to break a scoreless tie and secure their sixth successive win, beating the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Friday.
With new upscale condominiums being built and plans for a $500 million hotel, office, residential, and retail development in the works, Revere Beach may be ready for a comeback more than a half century after its glory days.
Netflix subscribers who have unlimited DVD rental plans will be able to stream as many movies and television shows as they want online for no additional charge. The step is seen as a response to Apple's expected launch of an online movie rental service.
Rafael Marquez captured the World Boxing Council super bantamweight title on Saturday when holder Israel Vazquez quit on his stool before the start of the eighth round due to breathing difficulties from a broken nose.
How big was the leftist leader's reelection victory? So big his opponents didn't even cry foul
Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million.
The United Nations proposed on  Wednesday a quick and \
Britain's Prince Harry says in a U.S. interview with his brother that no one will ever know the truth about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in a Paris tunnel almost a decade ago.
Research In Motion and Vodafone have released the BlackBerry 7100v, available exclusively for Vodafone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s subscribers. Like the 7100t launched earlier this month with T-Mobile USA Inc.
&quot;Compared to iTunes, Microsoft&#39;s music store currently offers only half the songs and is missing many features, but its biggest problem may be that its downloaded songs do not play on iPod, iPod

Post-punk stars Blondie are lending their songs to a West End musical based on the Madonna movie \
The driver of the train which smashed into a car on a level crossing, killing seven people and injuring dozens of passengers, had just two or three seconds to brake
Despite agreeing on the outline for a new global warming deal, the White House quibbled with it Saturday and said it does not sufficiently address the role of developing nations.
NEW YORK, Sep 30, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- International Business Machines Corp. has developed the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer, US media reported Wednesday.
Insurgents attacked the Somali interim government and their Ethiopian allies and battled for nearly an hour on Tuesday, shortly after mortar attacks were aimed at Ugandan peacekeepers who had just landed in Mogadishu.
&quot;Many home users&#39; computers are sending out spam because they have had their broadband Internet connections exploited by remote hackers.
Nonostante il presidente del Real Madrid Calderon abbia espresso la volont&agrave; di tenerlo, David...
InfoWorld - Microsoft has clarified how licensing for its current version of Windows Server works when paired with virtualization software. However, customers may face a whole new set of licensing rules once the next version, Windows Server 2008, is released later this year.
John Edwards tried to shore up his New Hampshire support Wednesday with promises of fighting the establishment, changing Washington \u00c2\u0097 and even speaking with a Southern accent.
NBA Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson fired shots in the air in apparent self-defense after he was hit by a car outside a strip club in Indianapolis early yesterday. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Jackson and teammates Jamaal Tinsley , Marquis Daniels , and Jimmie Hunter committed an ``error in judgment\
Russia assured France and  Germany on Saturday it was a reliable energy supplier to  European consumers and said Gazprom was considering exporting  gas from its Shtokman field toward Europe.
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ariel Perez was, like thousands of fellow Cuban doctors, a devoted soldier in Fidel Castro's most important overseas mission -- providing medical care to the poor in oil-rich Venezuela, Cuba's most vital ally. But last year, Perez and two Cuban companions, carrying rucksacks with...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Corp. and cable television provider Mediacom Communications Corp. made public an agreement yesterday that will allow Sprint to offer Internet telephone service to Mediacom's 2.7 million household subscribers.
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--About 20 New Zealand forestry and wood-processing firms are planning to work together to target the Chinese markets, the Dominion Post newspaper reported Monday.
As more college presidents drop out of U.S. News' popular rankings, hundreds of schools are helping put together a consumer-friendly alternative
The four women who spiced up  Manhattan&#39;s singles scene for six years on the HBO television  series &quot;Sex and the City&quot; appear headed for a big-screen  reunion after all.
Massachusetts utility regulators have issued a tentative approval for NStar Electric and Gas Corp.'s planned 18-mile, $200 million underground electric power line from Stoughton to Boston. The 345,000-volt line is intended to improve the reliability of power supplies in Greater Boston and potentially reduce electric rates by allowing more low-cost power from Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts to flow into ...
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Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers  sparked a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Miami Heat 98-91 on  Friday and condemn them to their 12th consecutive defeat.
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Blog: Stock photo site continues its push into the digital media market by purchasing the independent music licensing company for $42 million.
The DHS defends its right to search and seize travelers' possessions, electronics, and digital information at the border. International travelers may want to leave their personal information at home.
Promises to side-step its way out, again VoIP provider Vonage has lost another patent battle, this time with Sprint Nextel, which owns six infringed patents and stands to gain almost $70m in a court-ordered payout.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The estimate by Congress' nonpartisan budget experts immediately provided political fodder for both parties.
A Jewish group said Sunday it plans to &quot;modify&quot; an anti-Semitism publicity campaign that showed images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary after the advertisements drew negative reactions.
Ram Gopal Varma has received innumerable text messages, all ridiculing and berating him for attempting to re-visit Sholay.
Chris Carpenter shut down a surging Atlanta Braves offense and Jim Edmonds hit a three-run homer, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory on a stormy Wednesday night.
China's President Hu Jintao tells Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi his war shrine visits are hurting bilateral ties.
Republicans will hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a location in the politically pivotal Midwest.
Children returned to classes in this grief-stricken southern Russian town Wednesday for the first time since heavily armed militants seized more than 1,200 hostages at
Arkadi Moshes, a Russian citizen, who works as a researcher at the Finnish Institute for International Affairs, and who recently defended his doctoral dissertation on the history of international relations, ...
Stephen L. Green has been providing interim financing to help the liberal network, which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, meet current costs.
The goal for A123Systems\u00e2\u0080\u0099 battery for plug-in hybrid cars is to achieve 155 miles to the gallon and reduce demand for gasoline by 70 percent.
Despite the Hollywood star power in this documentary about the inventor of gonzo journalism, the best parts are those in which somebody reads Hunter S. Thompson\u00c2\u0092s work.
Every British citizen and all visitors to the country should have their DNA logged on the national database, a top judge proposed Wednesday, sparking protests from civil liberties groups.

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Tokyo's Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday  as stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after  disappointing earnings from U.S. firms fanned concern about  profit trends and sent Wall Street lower.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Man bites dog; dog bites back. That was the sequence when Alsatian police dog Edge cornered two suspects on a cliff side after a grocery store robbery in Napier, New Zealand, police said on Thursday.
Most Britons are so unwilling to exercise even the threat of death will not get them off the sofa, a survey suggests.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Dutch citizen accused of participating in attacks on American forces in Iraq may be extradited for trial in the U.S., his lawyer said Wednesday.
President George Bush follows his State of the Union address with a five-state tour pushing radical welfare reforms.
India raises the prices of petrol and diesel for the first time in 20 months to help petrol dealers.
Professor and environmental activist Wangari Maathai from Kenya will receive the Nobel Peace Prize 2004 later on Friday. The Prize will be presented at the Oslo City Hall, by the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at 13:00 local time.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - It's common knowledge that Indian curry is one of Britain's favorite foods, but now it has the royal seal of approval too.
Il tecnico doriano Walter Mazzarri, che contesta l'arbitraggio di Gava lamentandosi per il gol del p...
Special forces loyal to Ukraine&#39;s leader Viktor Yushchenko headed for the capital Saturday, raising fears of violence as a feud between the ex-Soviet state&#39;s president and prime minister deepened.
As New York City firefighters struggled to find survivors in the haze and rubble of the World Trade Center collapse, the fire department's chief doctor was thinking about how to keep them safe from toxins in the air.
MOSUL, Iraq -- US troops backed by warplanes killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday after facing a coordinated assault involving two suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military said.
DOVER, N.H. - A Strafford woman who sent a note and powder to police along with her parking ticket fine was sentenced Wednesday to 100 hours of community service.
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on  Friday it was too early to consider whether the OPEC producers'  cartel would cut official production limits when ministers meet  at the end of January.
TechWeb - Multistandard support means handset users will be able to choose which broadcasting services they want to use without changing their mobile application.
The number of people in California, already the most populous U.S. state, will rise to 60 million by 2050 from 36 million now, and Hispanics will be in the majority by 2042, a state report released on Monday forecast.
Oil prices are holding near historic highs over $53 a barrel, with global supplies hounded by outages that were thwarting efforts to build US heating oil inventories ahead of the winter.
Italy: 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 2-Massimo Oddo (13-Fabio Cannavaro 69), 6-Alessandro Nesta, 5-Marco Materazzi, 3-Giuseppe Pancaro; 7-Aimo Diana (15-Simone Perrotta 65), 4-Gennaro Gattuso, 8-Daniele De Rossi (14-Manuele Blasi 74), 11-Gianluca Zambrotta; 10
Calisto Tanzi, founder of the bankrupt Italian food giant Parmalat at the heart of a huge finance scandal, apologized to savers who suffered ruin from the company's meltdown.
Thailand confirmed on Tuesday a 26-year-old woman at the center of fears bird flu might have been passed between people had died of the disease.
BOISE -- President Bush nominated Utah\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former governor Mike Leavitt to become his secretary of Health and Human Services. Gov.
MOSCOW Houston-based ConocoPhillips is seen as the front-runner in an auction for a stake in the Russian oil company Lukoil. A seven-point-six percent stake in the world&#39;s Number Two oil company by reserves
Southampton - The West Indies beat Pakistan by seven wickets on Wednesday to reach the Champions Trophy final and a showdown against England on Saturday at the Oval.
Washington Post Radio, which brought the newspaper's journalists to the local airwaves, will go off the air next month after failing to attract enough listeners and losing money during its 17-month existence.
The latest worry is that smart people are being seduced away from more socially useful work by the lure of the almighty dollar.
Three armed Palestinians infiltrated the Jewish settlement of Morag in southern Gaza on Thursday morning, killing three Israelis and injuring another, according to Israeli military sources.
Verizon Communications Inc., the nation&#39;s largest telephone company, announced yesterday it is digging up streets and stringing wire in six states, including Washington&#39;s Maryland and Virginia
Austrian oil and gas firm OMV is set to launch a $20bn hostile takeover bid for Hungarian refiner MOL.
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SHANGHAI, China -- When U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson makes a pitch Thursday for China to drop barriers to trade, he'll be doing so from the gleaming Shanghai Futures Exchange, where only a handful of commodity futures are traded, by local brokers.
Water is flowing in the Lower Owens River nearly 100 years after Los Angeles diverted the river into an aqueduct and sent it 200 miles south.
An ex-spy whose unmasking led to the conviction of Vice President Dick Cheney's top aide is suing the Central Intelligence Agency, accusing it of unconstitutionally interfering with publication of her memoir.
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South Korean golfer Shin Hyun-Ju missed an easy putt at the final hole to hand English veteran Lisa Hall the Australian Ladies Masters golf title at Royal Pines here on Sunday.
Striker Nacho Novo scored twice to lead Rangers to a 4-1 victory over Motherwell on Monday, cutting Celtic&#39;s lead atop the Scottish Premier League to just one point.
Sound good on paper at least... Today in London in a somewhat understated fashion, Sony released details of its latest Vaio notebook range: the TZ series, aimed predominately at the higher end of the market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As if 2007 could get any worse for  Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's  worst performance by an actress.
A federal appeals court Tuesday blocked a judge's order that would have required the county that includes Jacksonville to install dozens of handicapped-accessible voting machines before the November election.
Britain&#39;s Black Watch regiment has completed its mission in Baghdad and on Saturday returned to Basra where the troops will prepare to return home within the next week.
afrol News, 23 December - &quot;Quite frankly, our approach is not working,&quot; says UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, referring to the situation in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
La Danimarca ha battuto la Slovenia 2-1 (1-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Nova Gorica (Slovenia).In g...
By Joseph M. Dougherty Deseret Morning News  Meteorologists know not to be surprised by the weather.  Even though their computer models had predicted snow down to 7,500 feet for early Saturday, many residents awoke to a dusting, or slightly more, along the Wasatch Front.
Insurance and banking group Allianz on Monday reported a 7 percent drop in second-quarter net profit as lower interest earnings offset an improved performance by its Dresdner Bank subsidiary.
Two Palestinians were killed Sunday when Israeli soldiers fired at a house in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian hospital and medical sources said.
A rail crash that killed seven people Saturday was not caused by any system failure, Environment and Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said Wednesday.
Google has begun to build a new $600m data center in Iowa, which will house hundreds of thousands of servers that will run 24 hours a day.
MINNEAPOLIS -- A North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers got frostbite.
Crimson Consulting Group, a marketing consulting firm that provides  marketing strategy and execution consulting services to high technology  companies, has announced that Partner Dylan Charles has been selected as  a panelist at the June 14, 2007 Web 2.0 NY Summit conference.
A decade ago, the N.H.L.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Canadian franchises were the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economic weak links. Now the skate is on the other foot.
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It looks like coach Jim Grobe won't be leaving Wake Forest anytime soon. Grobe signed a 10-year contract on Tuesday, keeping him with the school he led to an improbable Atlantic Coast Conference championship last season.
Symantec Corp. , the biggest global security software maker, on Wednesday posted a 48 percent rise in third-quarter profit, driven by strong sales that were aided by a weak dollar.
Points: The bowl season continues with this matchup of teams that exceeded preseason expectations. The Miners&#39; run revived the program and the career of coach Mike Price.
Playbill - Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch\u00c2\u0096nberg&#39;s new musical, The Pirate Queen - a large-cast period adventure about a not widely known woman from Irish history - ends its Broadway run June 17.
Saddam Hussein wrote to the judge in the ethnic Kurdish genocide trial to tell him he would no longer attend court sessions to protest against being repeatedly silenced from speaking, his chief lawyer said on Tuesday.
Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned Palestinian leader, reversed a decision Wednesday night and entered the race for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose on expectations a government report today may provide further evidence of growth in the world&#39;s second-largest economy.
Verizon Wireless said it would pay $3 billion in cash for the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom, a move that should expand coverage for new subscribers.
Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in 17 years, pressuring households also dealing with a steep housing downturn and tighter credit.
A senior Shia leader living in Iran criticises radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, calling his anti-US rebellion wrong.
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A French tourist was so shocked by the poor state of the roads in Nordland, Northern Norway, that she wrote a letter of complaint to Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik.
(InfoWorld) - With all the huge changes under way in the online media industry, one thing is staying the same: the identities of the companies making money out of the shift, according to the head of AOL LLC. \
As tougher immigration laws make it increasingly harder for foreign students to learn English in the United States, immersion villages, according to experts, have promise beyond South Korea.
The European Union's second-highest court will rule in mid-December on whether to suspend EU sanctions against Microsoft pending an appeal by the US software giant.
Federal and state law enforcement agencies have quietly arrested or charged dozens of people with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams.
San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds, who is seeking to set the all-time home run record  in the next season or two, had minor knee surgery on Monday,  the team has announced.
Reporters no longer beat a path to the modest white house just over the Caroline County border &#151; and that's fine with its owner, a soft-spoken 67-year-old who never wanted the fame her marriage brought her.
French commentators gave a mixed response on Monday to Segolene Royal's 100 proposals for her presidential bid, saying the plans targeted both Socialist and more conservative voters, but lacked detail on financing.
CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe -- It's not only the prices of bread and eggs that are out of control in Zimbabwe, land of 4,000 percent inflation. For the man inclined to cheat on his wife, these are trying times. Keeping a mistress, visiting a prostitute or even taking a girlfriend out for beers is simply...
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Serbian MPs vote to condemn any attempt by its troubled province of Kosovo to declare independence.
John has discovered a cutlass in his bed; the twins are inexplicably covered in war paint &#151; and a snapping crocodile is terrorizing the members of the gentlemen's club.
Heather Mills McCartney visited a police station near her home in Hove on Wednesday to discuss unspecified issues, Sussex Police said.
The Prince of Wales has been carrying out an inquiry into school teaching methods.
Motherwell manager Mark McGhee and Southampton boss George Burley have been granted permission to talk to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) about the vacant Scotland coaching job.
Pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovich is winning Ukraine's presidential contest, but rival Viktor Yushchenko claims foul.
A new UN report, marking Wednesday's World AIDS day, estimates that 5 million people this year got HIV.
Haiti accuses South Africa of illegally allowing exile Jean-Bertrand Aristide to foment unrest in his homeland.
Target-date mutual funds can benefit your golden years.
NEW YORK - Crude oil futures in New York have plunged 7.6 per cent in their biggest weekly decline in a year, because of reduced concerns about supply disruptions in Iraq.
The S.E.C. is examining whether corporations alter projections for health care costs, pension plan returns and other factors as a way of manipulating earnings.
Since President Bush's approval rating sank to the lowest level of his presidency in May, nearly six in 10 of his appearances helping Republican candidates have been closed to all media coverage.
The Yankees and the Red Sox on friendly terms, competing as always but as friends? Is the world about to end?
CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
The state's first female governor, sworn in Monday, promised to keep Big Oil from exploiting Alaskan resources.
The top court in the Netherlands blocked the extradition to Turkey of a leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Nuriye Kesbir, saying that she could face torture there.
Italian doctors mistakenly transplanted organs from an HIV-positive donor into three recipients, the head of a Florence hospital said on Tuesday.
Members of the Sinhala and Tamil communities have clashed again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus left one person dead.
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Defending champion Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez and James Kingston shared the lead Saturday after three rounds of the Hong Kong Open.
Dr. Robert Pai is optimistic about the fluorescent industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chances of developing light bulbs that please everyone and meet the efficiency standards that Congress has mandated for 2012.
A disgruntled former employee shot three men in succession in the Co-op City housing complex today.
McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said Monday  that sales at its namesake hamburger restaurants open at least  13 months rose 6.1 percent in October, helped by a popular  Monopoly game promotion in the United States.
An attempt by Bertie Ahern, the Irish taoiseach, to help the Democratic Unionist party leader, Ian Paisley, out of the impasse on IRA disarmament appeared to have backfired last night when Mr Paisley denounced him and severed his growing links with the
West Bromwich Albion began their search for a new manager on Wednesday after Gary Megson&#39;s four-year reign at The Hawthorns came to an end.
U.S. stocks rose modestly on Tuesday as energy shares advanced on higher oil prices and overshadowed a warning on inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Nothing stirs the professional basketball soul like Shaq and Kobe playing against each other with playoff implications on the line.
US warplanes attacked a cluster of houses in Fallujah thought to harbor insurgents loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killing
Two maintenance workers are killed in an accident on a railway line in Staffordshire.
A real-life drama of succession as riveting as any Richard Wagner opera is casting a shadow over this year's Bayreuth Festival, raising the anticipation level among devotees of the German master even before the first curtain rises Wednesday at the musical shrine he inaugurated 131 years ago.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) has said it will purchase Venetica, a privately held firm that provides content-integration software to unstructured data sources.
A barrage of short-pitched bowling has claimed the wicket of Damien Martyn (70) early on the third day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane this morning.
Iranians may have lost faith in the mullahs, but they're not about to overthrow them.
Only 10 percent of Latvia's residents aged 18 to 65 regularly observe the November 18 Independence Day of the Republic of Latvia, according to a public opinion survey that \
It's green, and from a factory. Watch it develop.
Copyright holders send a letter requesting that the service be more proactive in identifying and removing protected material.
Ericsson re-organized its business and plans to hire 500 new engineers in a bid to win new business for multimedia products.
Isaiah Washington, a star of the hit ABC television series \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Anatomy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d was embroiled in a furor after he twice used an anti-gay slur against a co-star.
A plan to switch the financing of health care from payroll charges to increased sales taxes to help businesses withstand competition has enlivened legislative elections in France with charges the poor will suffer.
Samsung Electronics Co. and Sony Corp. have signed a licensing agreement to share 24,000 basic standard patents necessary for product development, Samsung officials said yesterday.
Former Jaguar test and reserve driver Bj\u00c3\u00b6rn Wirdheim&#39;s Formula One hopes were dealt a blow after Red Bull told him that he will not be working with them next year.
Colin Montgomerie&#39;s toughest year on and off the golf course took a turn for the better Sunday when he was chosen by European captain Bernhard Langer to play in his seventh Ryder Cup.
Writer David Mitchell is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Booker Prize as the countdown gets under way.
High oil prices will probably brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided they do not rise sharply from current levels, top Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday.
Nov. 16, 2004 -- Skimping on sleep may make you more vulnerable to obesity, according to a new study. The finding is based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I).
Skulls.D, the new variant of the cell phone Trojan horse, displays a full-screen flashing skull.
Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.
Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for today was postponed yesterday because of a typhoon. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and qualifying to
Hurricane forecasters are calling for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season again next year after one of the most destructive seasons on record.
Sometimes only a rant will do. Disgusted with the way the Celtics played last night at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Doc Rivers did not mince words.
Tampa Bay's hurricane-delayed trip from Florida had fans waiting up to eight hours for a day doubleheader that became a single night game and had the New York Yankees asking unsuccessfully for the commissioner's office to award them a forfeit victory.
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Dean McAmmond wanted to play in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night, but lingering effects from taking Chris Pronger's elbow to the head wrecked those plans.
Sen. John McCain and the conservatives -- it's been an on-again, off-again affair.
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MOSUL, Iraq : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to US troops in Mosul, northern Iraq early on Friday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.
Ludlow Music dropped its demands that JibJab, a small web animation site, stop using Woody Guthrie&#39;s &quot;This Land is Your Land&quot; in a satirical Flash cartoon.
The inquiries suggest that a new inquiry into an area of accounting that has long troubled both investors and pension-rights advocates will cast a broad net.
Rapper Young Buck surrendered to police today (Nov. 19) to face charges that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr.
LAS VEGAS (Billboard) - With a No. 1 debut for its current  album \
An extra who worked on the sets of the new \
DuPont Co.  posted a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as higher chemical prices offset surging energy costs, the second-largest U.S. chemicals maker said on Tuesday.
The events recounted in the World War II drama \u00e2\u0080\u009cMiriam\u00e2\u0080\u009d are horrific, and the story behind it is moving. Unfortunately, the finished product feels like exploitation.
Knauss, giant slalom world championship silver medallist in February 2003, raced in a super-G event at Val Gardena, Italy, on Friday, finishing sixth.
The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration needs more staff, funding and power over the   drug industry to better police the safety of medicines after   they reach the market, an Institute of Medicine panel said on   Friday.
FRANKFURT : Hundreds of workers at German auto maker Volkswagen&#39;s Hanover plant walked off the job, as management and union representatives readied to resume deadlocked wage and job talks.
A mother who was wrongly jailed for the murder of two of her children will get no compensation, she claims.
Washington - The United States on Friday warned its citizens to avoid the eastern coast of Egypt&#39;s Sinai peninsula, especially the resort areas of Taba and Nuweiba, following deadly car bomb attacks there that killed at least 28 people, many of the
Heavily armed soldiers take up key positions in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, after gunshots are heard.
Giving elderly people supplements of a hormone that tends to decrease as people age may help prevent weight gain and the increased risk of diabetes that often accompanies aging, according to a preliminary study.
By Associated Press  Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cellphone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract -- with Cox Communications, his cable TV operator.
Despite a narrow finish, \
Foreign tourists from Phi Phi Islands arrive in Phuket, December 26, 2004 after the area was hit by a devastating tsunami. One of the most powerful earthquakes in history hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami
Record producer Terry Melcher, who was behind hits by the Byrds and the Beach Boys, dies in Los Angeles.
Enterprise Inns was among the leading FTSE 100 fallers on Tuesday as the index suffered its worst session since the height of the credit squeeze in August.
In Italia troppo concentrate nel settore imprese
Conrad Black, the former chairman of the Telegraph Group, used his American publishing company as a &quot;piggy bank&quot; to fund the personal life of himself and his wife, Barbara Amiel, it was alleged yesterday.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world's largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) panels, begins producing seven-inch LCDs in September to take the lead in the WVGA display market for mobile devices.
Despite $2 billion in yearly aid, 98 percent of Egyptians have unfavorable view of US.
Nasa clears the space shuttle Discovery for a rare night launch after bad weather delays the event by a day.
Troubled format doomed, claim Japanese moles Toshiba's board of directors will this week meet to put and end to the company's production of HD DVD machines, it has been claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tha's wanting a top up lass? In between sulking with Nokia and billing customers for imaginary debts, Orange UK has changed the voice used for its menus and automated systems, opting for something a little more matey and a little less BBC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on   Thursday said it expects growth of 1 to 3 percent for September   sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and that   back-to-school shopping had met its expectations.
Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the US strategy for fighting Iraq&#39;s escalating
With nearly a full batting lineup of Moras at home, Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora says life may be chaotic but he wouldn't have it any other way.
Music publishers and U.S. commercial radio station owners said on Monday they had agreed to a new &#36;1.7 billion deal to cover licensing rights for music played over radio airwaves or via radio station Web sites.
A federal agency recommended killing about 30 sea lions a year at a Columbia River dam where the marine animals feast on salmon migrating upriver to spawn
A Dutch smoking ban will come into force in July next year for all restaurants and cafes - including coffee shops where cannabis is the top attraction, the government decided on Friday.
Apple, these days, is an innovation factory. The company releases so many products you get the idea that everyone there just runs around yelling ideas.
TINLEY PARK, Illinois  - Five women were shot and killed inside a clothing store at a suburban Chicago shopping center on Saturday in what police said appeared to be a robbery.
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Allenatore aveva criticato modo di vestire nel Paese
GAZA CITY, 29 November 2004 - Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas won the endorsement of one of the main Palestinian armed factions yesterday before pledging to stop anyone but the official security forces from carrying weapons.
The ousted ex-chairman of Sainsbury, Sir Peter Davis, is to receive a \u00c2\u00a32.6m payout from the supermarket giant after a legal battle.
ZACHARO, Greece  - EU firefighters and planes joined the battle on Sunday against the fires raging in Greece for three days, killing 51 people and threatening areas near ancient Olympia, historic site of the first Olympic games.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says users of its online service are still experiencing delays filing their tax self-assessment.
African leaders were struggling Tuesday to nail down an agreement on a roadmap for a closer union at the end of a summit which exposed deep rifts over how fast they should move towards integration.
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Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union, or UCI, said Tuesday
Considering how poorly the Texans&#39; defense played in the first halves in blowout losses to the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts the previous two weeks, Sunday night&#39;s performance was encouraging.
Comedian Martin Short, singer Patti LaBelle, two Harlem choirs and a marching band had already warmed up the crowd who gathered to celebrate the birthday of Blackstone Group's chief executive.
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd nearly tripled  its first-half profit and boosted its annual earnings outlook  on Thursday as its popular Wii and DS game machines outsell  rival Sony Corp's PlayStation.
As New Year's Eve rolls in, the Bollywood brigade is planning to whoop it up in different ways.
England captain David Beckham will not face disciplinary action after telling a newspaper he deliberately got himself booked in a World Cup qualifier against Wales, the Football Association (FA) said on Thursday.
Mass suicide is suspected after Japanese police find nine bodies in two groups near Tokyo.
Delusi dalla prova della propria squadra, l'Akragas (Eccellenza siciliana), tifosi fuori dallo stadi...
Rafael Nadal cruised to victory over Carlos Moya in the quarterfinals, improving his career record at the French Open to an impressive 19-0.
Johnny Depp reckons he's no great movie pinup &#151; he just has a \
China has agreed to step in and pay Russian rail fees to ensure that it continues to receive Yukos oil if the company is unable to cover the transport costs, officials at Russia's rail transport monopoly said Wednesday.
Joseph Blatter, presidente della Fifa, &egrave; favorevole a schierare 4 guardalinee. \
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A U.S. envoy said before a  visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday that Israel  should take steps to smooth the way for a Palestinian  presidential election scheduled for January.
Gabe:  We had this shirt at PAX and next to the actual PAX 2007 design I think it was our best seller. Like the majority of our stuff this probably won't make any sense to some of you. I'll just say it's Pokemon related and leave it at that. For you trainers out there who couldn't make it to PAX the shirt is now available in our store. The Target by our office had the new PSP slim with Daxter pack today so I went and picked one up. They unfortunately did not have the AV cables so I can't test the video out stuff yet. In fact all I've done so far is open it up and plug it in to charge. I don't know how \
A Russian ex-agent was poisoned after obtaining information for a UK firm, says an ex-associate.
Even as prices fall, neither Sony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Blu-ray nor Toshiba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s HD DVD, has gained an advantage.
Ukraine's electoral commission formally declares Viktor Yushchenko president after December's re-run poll.
The company reports disease problems on banana plantations.
&quot;Yokozuna&quot; Hakuho was given more than 100 horses and sheep in his native Mongolia to celebrate his latest major sumo tournament victory.
CHINESE car dealers are embedding secret computer chips in their vehicles so they can use global positioning systems to trace buyers who stop car loan repayments.
SOME of the anger, if not his displeasure, with Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seemingly antagonistic tactics had subsided from Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger yesterday.
This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history.
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Lo dice Fratta Pasini in merito alla fusione tra Bpvn e Bpi
Ex tenente Wehrmacht era accusato dell'eccidio di 50 civili
The Internet phone service providers try to win over consumers who now have a host of options when it comes to making calls.
The DUP say they will decide whether to enter a power-sharing government once republicans deliver on policing.
Patients taking Merck & Co. Inc.'s Vioxx arthritis drug had a 50 percent greater chance of heart attacks and sudden cardiac death than individuals using Pfizer Inc.'s rival Celebrex medicine, according to a large study financed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Nigeria's trade unions call off a four-day general strike over a rise in petrol prices, after talks with the government.
In the late days of summer, while still mostly unencumbered by any actual experience of the fall releases, The Times's chief film critics chatted about the season to come.
A federal judge Monday barred political party challengers from questioning Ohio voters&#39; registrations at the polls on Election Day.
Tony Blair says the country's bid to join the European Union is of fundamental importance to the Middle East peace process.
The U.N. and African Union chief executives on Wednesday resolved a dispute over command of a proposed joint military force to help end bloodshed in Darfur, but the deal still must be approved by their organizations' security councils and Sudan's government.
The US House ethics committee&#39;s rebuke of Majority Leader Tom DeLay this week focused on an issue never raised publicly before: the appearance of impropriety created by an exclusive
Blog: VoIP provider SunRocket is shutting down.
Washington -- Congressional Democrats on Monday blasted the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman&#39;s proposal for breaking up the CIA and Defense Department spying operations, while the party&#39;s presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, praised it.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - India and China objected on Saturday to a draft deal at U.N. talks in Bali to launch negotiations on a global pact by 2009 to fight climate change, saying rich nations should do more to lead the way.
Joe Johnson, selected for his first NBA All-Star game earlier in the day, scored six of his 27 points in the final 19 seconds Wednesday night and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-93.
Sharp Corp. has developed a 65-inch (1.66 metres) liquid crystal display (LCD) colour television under its AQUOS brand, the world's largest.
Spain on Thursday said it was flying out a first consignment of aid for victims of floods in Haiti, air force sources said.
Jeffrey, the 9-year-old fashion emporium in the meatpacking district, is a walk-in clinic for fashion victims.
RICHMOND, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) said Tuesday that he is \
The surprise resignation of the head  of the International Monetary Fund immediately prompted calls  for the job search for his replacement to reach beyond Europe  -- which has provided all the IMF&#39;s leaders.
Joya Williams, 42, had faced up to 10 years in prison in a failed scheme to sell Coke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s trade secrets to PepsiCo for at least $1.5 million.
Also: Pentagon's UAV use hits new high. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
The Congress has requested the Home Ministry to upgrade Shahrukh Khan's
Steel firms Mittal  and Arcelor   are drawing close to a friendly merger deal that  would end a six-month hostile bidding war and forge the world&#039;s  largest steel company, French newspaper La Tribune reported on  Friday.
La loro auto si schianta contro un platano, anche un ferito
Business & money: FTSE 100 leaps 3% after rumours of plan to save credit insurers cheered US and Asian markets
Contrarian Capital Management, an investment advisor that owns some 1.9 million shares of Hollywood Entertainment Corp., said on Wednesday it asked the No. 2 U.S. video store to rethink its decision to go private through a buyout.
Russia dismissed on Thursday the latest  United Nations draft resolution on the future of the province  of Kosovo, saying it amounted to the same old Western-backed  plan for independence dressed up in new language.
KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina (Ticker) - The United States maintained its dominance in the $3 million UBS Cup, completing a 14-9 victory over the The Rest of the World team Sunday.
China's security chief has warned judicial departments to stand firm in face of what he described as \
Attacks against Jews have increased in Australia, a report by a major Jewish organization released Sunday showed.
Blockbuster Inc., the world&#39;s largest video rental chain, said Tuesday that as of Jan. 1, 2005, the company won&#39;t charge late fees on any movie or game rental at its more than 4,500 company-operated and franchised stores in the United States.
November 8, 2004 -- Stents, the tiny mesh tubes placed at the site of just-cleared blockages in heart arteries, help reduce the need for more artery-clearing procedures, but have no impact on long-term survival of patients, new research report said
A government-funded research institute in Taiwan has opened a Web site for an October fire sale of IT patents.
Often criticized for a lack of charisma on the campaign trail, Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb sought a boost of energy from the party's political rock star, Sen. Barack Obama, on Wednesday.
Merrill Lynch agreed on Monday to sell $5 billion of new stock to an investor from Singapore and a smaller stake to a domestic firm.
ATHENS -- After Australia beat the United States softball team in a preliminary-round game four years ago on a walk-off homer, American ace Lisa Fernandez received a card from the Aussie team with the message, &quot;Lisa, we got your number.&quot;
American cycling legend Lance Armstrong may shelve plans to attempt to win a seventh successive Tour de France. The 33 year-old Texan said he had other targets to achieve in the sport before he retired, and
MARANA, Arizona  - Sweden's Henrik Stenson, refreshed after a two-week break, expects a demanding encounter with American Zach Johnson in Wednesday's opening round at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
OTTAWA - Perhaps everyone gets nervous before an important meeting or social event. But &quot;crippling shyness&#39;&#39; has caused an estimated two million Canadians to avoid social encounters or face them with dread
A University of North Carolina professor said Friday that John Edwards' campaign demanded that he pull a student reporter's television story that focused on the upscale location of the campaign's headquarters.
A British soldier has died in Helmand province of Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence.
Retired army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia&#39;s 6th president for a five-year term by the People&#39;s Consultative Assembly at the parliament building here Wednesday.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it then the West would act.
Tokyo's Nikkei average dropped 1.09  percent by midday on Tuesday and was on course for an eighth  straight day of losses as a broad range of shares wilted after  oil spiked up to $50 a barrel and U.S. stocks fell again.
Scottish regiment soldiers are finally told they will be redeployed to a more dangerous part of Iraq.
Bill O&#39;Reilly&#39;s accuser showed no signs of letting her multimillion-dollar windfall affect her yesterday as she spent the morning in typical New York fashion - grousing about a $4 cup of coffee.
Regulators investigating Fannie  Mae's accounting practices have sent subpoenas to the No. 1  U.S. mortgage finance company in connection with the probe, a  source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
HM Customs say it has  discovered a large distillery in Cardiff, capable of producing thousands of litres of vodka.
Militia fighters in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City are to begin surrendering their mortars, grenades, machine guns and other weapons Monday under an accord with the interim Iraqi government, both sides announced Saturday.
People driving or riding in a sport utility vehicle in 2003 were nearly 11 percent more likely to die in an accident than people in cars.
Ten people, mostly teenagers, were killed in a stampede at a rock concert in Indonesia's Central Java province, police said on Wednesday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warns private schools they face closure unless they adopt a socialist curriculum.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani are tentatively set to meet in Brussels on Wednesday, diplomats told AFP.
More than 157,000 Americans were killed  and about 1.6 million hospitalized as a result of car crashes,  falls, violent acts and accidents in 2001, federal officials  said on Thursday in a report that urged the nation to pay more  attention to basic safety.
Ailing ATA Airlines&#39; (ATAH) rivals are gearing up for a possible fight over its most coveted asset: its stronghold at Chicago Midway Airport.
Matt Leinart, the Heisman Trophy winner this past season, turned down millions of dollars and a job in the N.F.L. on Friday.
George the robot is playing hide-and-seek with scientist Alan Schultz. George whirrs and hides behind a post until he's found.
The inquest into the death of a Scottish soldier in Iraq three years ago is due to begin.
NEW YORK New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the price for settling state charges of collusion and bid rigging by the nation&#39;s largest insurance broker could be &quot;far higher&quot; than 500 (m) million dollars.
Who would foreigners like to see at the helm of the world's superpower \u00e2\u0080\u0093 a Republican or Democrat?
South Africa's ruling ANC ends its opposition to a controversial trade union mission to Zimbabwe.
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WASHINGTON: The US has described the killing of a top Pakistani militant linked to al-Qaeda as &quot;an important development&quot; but says that Islamabad needs to do more to nab terrorists hiding in that country.
L'Italia ha battuto l'Azerbaigian 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-21) nell'incontro valido per la seconda gior...
People carrying knives illegally in Northern Ireland could face tough new penalties, the government warns.
World powers on Friday  pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging  Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of  Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
NEW YORK  - Many people with colon cancer  may not be diagnosed until after symptoms arise, even though  the disease can be caught earlier with routine screening, a  study released Monday suggests.
Shoppers at one British supermarket were astonished to find a pony alongside them browsing the shelves, a report said.
North Korea agreed on Tuesday to take steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for $300 million in aid under a deal President George W. Bush hailed as the best chance to get it to scrap its atomic weapons program.
There is a new fad in football in which coaches are calling timeout from the sideline to ice a kicker a split-second before the ball is snapped.
A controversial Dutch filmmaker accused by Muslims of ridiculing their religion was stabbed and shot dead on his bicycle on Tuesday, shocking the
For six years, iMacs have set the standard for the PC industry with eye-popping designs, clever utilization of space and leaps forward in usability. Lately, though, Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) seems to be making more waves with iPod music players than its venerable consumer PCs.
Eric O'Neill was a young, FBI surveillance operative when recruited for a new assignment: help catch perhaps the most damaging spy in U.S. history.
The White House said on Tuesday it  will seek more than $80 billion in new funding for military  operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, shattering  initial cost estimates and pushing the total for both conflicts  to almost $300 billion so far.
A bomb threat has prompted a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing, escorted by British Tornado jets, at Stansted Airport.
Tom Brady throws two of his four scoring passes to Randy Moss and the Patriots roll to their third straight win, 38-7 over the Bills.
Stomach cancer may not originate from the organ itself, but from bone marrow cells, researchers find.
At least 10 people are killed by a car bomb in an Iraqi market that police said was aimed at them.
A 16-year-old boy is stabbed to death during a fight between two gangs in south-east London.
Help-wanted postings on major  U.S.-based Internet job boards were down 2 percent in June but  were still up 24 percent on a year-over-year basis due to tight  labor markets, a private research group said on Monday.
LOS ANGELES  - Comedy Central president  Doug Herzog added men's cable channel Spike TV to his purview  Wednesday, three days after Albie Hecht abruptly resigned  because of \
UNITED NATIONS -- In a highly anticipated report prompted by the deep divide over the war in Iraq, an international panel made 101 recommendations yesterday on how to deal with global threats in the 21st century including the use of preemptive and preventive military strikes with approval from the UN Security Council.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Twice champion Tiger Woods prepared to launch his bid for a third major title in four starts as the 107th U.S. Open began under clear skies at Oakmont Country Club on Thursday.
TOKYO : Japan&#39;s top carmaker Toyota Motor said its interim net profit rose 11.4 percent to a record 584 billion yen (5.5 billion dollars) thanks to brisk sales both at home and overseas.
A man charged with killing his estranged wife and suspected in the sniper shooting of a judge was in custody early Friday, authorities said.
Sony has begun talks with the Church of England over complaints that violent action sequences in a shooting game for the new PlayStation 3 console take place in what appears to be Manchester Cathedral.
The Mac maker patches a bushel of security issues in its flagship operating system, some of which are considered \
President Bush&#39;s drive to deploy a multibillion-dollar shield against ballistic missiles was set back on Wednesday by what critics called a stunning failure of its first full flight test in two years.
Il Procuratore Federale ha deferito alla Commissione Disciplinare il presidente del Livorno Aldo Spi...
For anyone who didn't get enough of Hurricane Frances as it blew through Florida, remnants of the storm are for sale. More than 170 items were listed on eBay's Internet auction site Monday, a day after the eye of the Category 2 storm came ashore.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former Oakland  Athletics slugger Jose Canseco portrayed baseball as a sport  \
Drinking water on commercial airliners will be checked more frequently after the Environmental Protection Agency found evidence of harmful bacteria in the water of one of every eight planes tested.
By now, most sports fans have seen footage of Wednesday&#39;s melee at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland ... Jennifer Bueno stands dazed and bloodied after a chair hurled by Rangers reliever Frank Francisco hit her in the face.
A ball hit by Rob Lowe during a celebrity golf game hit the Iowa state bird in mid-flight Wednesday.
Russia has planted a flag on the ocean floor at the North Pole, Canada is talking tough and Washington wants to be a player. Who will win the world's new Great Game?
Blog: Apple will set the iPhone free at 6 p.m. in each time zone across the U.S., company representatives have confirmed.
She's been dressed up, dressed down, relocated and updated.
JAKARTA, Oct 17  - Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri will not attend the swearing in of her successor Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the country&#39;s first directly-elected leader, a close aide said Sunday.
Singletary stormed to the lead at the top of the stretch and won Saturday&#39;s $1.5 million Breeders&#39; Cup Mile at Lone Star Park.
Summary - (Oct 5, 2004) Astronaut Gordon Cooper, who piloted missions in both the Mercury and Gemini programs, died on Monday at his home in Ventura, California; he was 77.
The new Band Aid version of  Do They Know It's Christmas? looks set to go straight to the top of the UK singles chart.
Former execs had been charged with fraudulent wire communications, identity theft and conspiracy.
Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been passed to a group in favour of  freeing them, an editor says.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- As Yasser Arafat lies in a coma in a French hospital, the Palestinian prime minister has made a rare visit to Gaza to keep the region calm.
Crude oil futures prices dropped below $51 a barrel on Thursday as supply concerns ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter eased after an unexpectedly high rise in US inventories.
Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown could still hold a referendum on the EU treaty, the UK's Europe minister says.

News Corp.&#39;s new Fox Business Network  will launch on October 15, Fox said on Wednesday, in a bid to  rival business cable channels CNBC and Bloomberg Television.
Rarely have two men as close as Chicago's Lovie Smith, left, and Indianapolis' Tony Dungy coached against each other in the Super Bowl and, as is their way, both are taking it all in stride.
Veteran actor Jerry Orbach, best known as one of the stars of the long-running NBC drama &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; died late Tuesday of prostate cancer.
What's the best way to provide digital driving directions to the likes of Google and Garmin? May the best map win. By Wilson Rothman from Wired magazine.
A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in western Anbar province in recent fighting.
About a year ago, Dave Champlin and his two roommates lived in what their friends at the University of Missouri called the House of Fat. At a combined weight of 890 pounds, the three decided to try the Atkins diet. By sticking to the low-carb, high-protein diet, Champlin lost about 45 pounds and his roommates each lost between 50 and 60 pounds.
Wallop, a startup spun out of Microsoft Corp.'s research lab, is launching the test version of an online social networking site with the premise that people will want to pay extra to look good.
WASHINGTON - President Bush's nominee to head the CIA promised Tuesday to shed his political past and provide precise, objective and independent intelligence to the president and Congress. But he also cautioned it may take longer than the past CIA director's estimate to hire and train all the operatives needed worldwide to combat terrorism and other threats...
After their first-Test defeat at Port Elizabeth, the signs were ominous for South Africa. By common consent, England had played way below their potential, but they nonetheless went on to win the match at a canter.
Jerzy Chojnowski scanned the pictures of bloated and bloodied faces posted on the bulletin board and turned away relieved. &quot;My father was not there,&quot; said
KARACHI, Pakistan  -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto appeared in public Sunday for the first time since a deadly bomb attack on her homecoming convoy, visiting hospitalized victims and vowing that the assassination attempt would not force her into hiding.
New England forward Joe-Max Moore retired Thursday, nine months after the third-leading goal scorer in U.S. national team history played his last game.
The youngest coach in Division I college basketball, Bulter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Brad Stevens, 31, tries to maintain a modest, even-keeled demeanor while leading the 12-1 Bulldogs to a spot in the top 25.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies&#39; wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.
Global security software maker Symantec is to take over Veritas Software in a merger deal valued at $13.5bn (\u00c2\u00a37bn). The all-share deal will see Symantec swap 1.1242 shares of common stock for each Veritas share.
WILLMAR, Minn. - A man accused of assaulting his girlfriend and breaking into a home while naked has been found to be psychotic and a judge has ordered him committed.
The broken and burned bodies of children had just been pulled from the wreckage of a small-town school. All Russia was in mourning.
Two Red Cross workers are killed at a Palestinian refugee camp where troops are battling militants, officials say.
Yahoo! has announced the debut of a new suite of search services for mobile users at the CTIA conference. This new search offering enables mobile consumers to search for local information, images and Web resources on mobile devices.
US warplanes have bombed a village in eastern Afghanistan causing a number of casualties, local officials say.
The vast majority of consumers are unaware that an Apple iPod digital music player only plays proprietary iTunes files, while a smaller majority agree that it is within RealNetworks&#39; rights to develop a program that will make its music files compatible
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EU environment ministers agree to include airlines in the emissions trading scheme a year later than MEPs wanted.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 8 -- The African National Congress announced Tuesday that its newly elected leader, Jacob Zuma, would be the party's nominee for president of South Africa in 2009 despite an 84-page criminal indictment filed against him last month.
Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., two Seattle-based technology rivals, came to cooperation against deceptive and fraudulent e-mail.
Six world powers will meet early next week in a bid to defuse the nuclear crisis with Iran, while the United States and its allies seek stiffer UN sanctions, US officials said Thursday.
By JEFF NESMITH  New studies indicate that a chemical designated as a likely human carcinogen is present in the blood of nearly every American, including newborn infants.
French secret service agents on Thursday debriefed two French journalists after their release from a four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq, as a political storm raged over a botched freelance attempt to free the men.
The last thing anyone thinks about in a marquee matchup that pits two top quarterbacks like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning is the kickers. But the Patriots' Adam Vinatieri and the Colts' Mike Vanderjagt also are two of the league's best, and tomorrow night's game certainly could come down to one of them.
On the eve of a demonstration over health and safety concerns, the supermarket chain made an unannounced inspection of its hummus supplier.
A book on US-French ties says the US  bugged President Chirac's phone calls in the run-up to the Iraq war.
The UK government launches a \u00c2\u00a310m multi-media advertising campaign to encourage the British public to recycle their waste.
Life & style:  First person: After a disastrous marriage, Sally Smith was delighted to meet a man who wanted only to be her friend
New questions emerged about when J\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00b4me Kerviel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s superiors at Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale became aware of the scale of his unauthorized trades.
U.S. Treasuries broke a three-day rally and retreated on Thursday as investors turned cautious before the climax of the week -- the August payrolls report.
It&#39;s the day before The Game. Everything that can be said about Auburn vs. Georgia has been said. And repeated. And repeated. So let&#39;s play a different game.
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 25--James Alberts Jr., 17, St. Michael, N.D., waived his preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty in a Devils Lake court today in the murder of his girlfriend's daughter, 21-month-old Katrina Ann Rardon on Jan. 5.
The European Union has banned imports of pet birds and feathers from Malaysia after an outbreak of a lethal form of bird flu there, the European Commission said.
Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 10 Iraqis and wounding 16, police and hospital officials said. One American soldier was hurt.
We all know that prolonged computer use can cause RSI, back trouble, high blood pressure and steam to vent from both ears, but it appears that&#39;s the least of our worries, because we&#39;ll soon all be blind and that will be and end to it.
House prices in Scotland are falling more slowly than elsewhere in the UK, according to research.
Turkish civilians gives first aid to an unidentified wounded person after a bomb exploded under a police car during a concert in Turkey&#39;s southern Mediterranian coastal city of Mersin September 19.
Thai police issued a warrant on Monday   to interrogate four soldiers in connection with a plot to blow   up Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra that critics and the media   have suggested was an elaborate political stunt.
New Hampshire Republican 1st District Congressman Jeb Bradley doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want suspected felons running the show in Congress. Bradley declined to support a party rule change approved
Ivory Latta scored 24 points Monday to lift No. 9 North Carolina past Miami 83-52.
BOSTON (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 26 points and  hit the go- ahead free throw in the final minute, as the Boston  Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards, 108-103, at  FleetCenter.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laughs during a visit to an after-school program site at PS 129 in New York&#39;s Harlem neighborhood in this Wednesday, Sept.
Grants from the American Heart Association are helping give pre-kindergarten children healthy habits.
Early Sunday morning IDF soldiers shot at three Palestinian men who they spotted crawling two hundred meters from the security fence north of the Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip.
(CBS/AP) It&#39;s possible you may have looked at a &quot;blog&quot; to help make your decision whether re-elect the &quot;incumbent&quot; during the recent &quot;electoral&quot; process.
Google Inc's  top three  executives had pledged to work together for 20 years in a pact  they made shortly before the company's initial public offering  in August 2004, Fortune magazine has reported.
From the Tokyo auto show another member of the German automaker's 'new small family' line of concept cars debuts.
The Boston Stock Exchange shuttered the electronic equities market it created two years ago with backing from some of Wall Street's biggest brokerage firms after failing to draw business from competitors.
Police officers could be given powers to immediately close pubs and bars which repeatedly serve under-age drinkers.
Greece has granted rare permission for a U.S. film to be shot on the ancient Acropolis and other historic landmarks, a Culture Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Discovery Communications Inc. will launch a joint-venture partnership with Oprah Winfrey in the second half of next year called Own -- the Oprah Winfrey Network -- combining her television show and Web site with Discovery's Health Channel, the company announced today.
THE REGION Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said it received a Pentagon contract worth up to $15 billion to supply a program designed to combat illegal drugs. Under terms of the deal, the company's Raytheon Technical Services Co. division will provide equipment, material, and services to the Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office at the Department of Defense. Work began Aug. 24 and ...
Confident that Major League Baseball has turned the page on the steroid era and that the game will continue to prosper, owners voted unanimously yesterday to extend commissioner Bud Selig's contract through the 2012 season. The 73-year-old Selig had been scheduled to retire after the 2009 season.
Cuba released three imprisoned dissidents on health grounds on Monday in what opposition activists called a bid to end a diplomatic standoff with the European Union.
Forse rinvio udienza su amministrazione straordinaria
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday will present his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip as the Israeli parliament begins what will likely be two days of heated debate on the issue.
ParaFin Corporation (OTCBB: PFNC) has completed the redesign of the Personal Computer Environment (PCE) workstation acquired early this year (www.mypce.com).  The PCE computer workspace (Patent Pending in the USA) has been redesigned and new Patents applied for.
Two police officers lose their jobs for taking a prolific offender out of prison to try to clear up unsolved crimes.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday he was not a candidate for U.S. president in 2008 despite speculation he quit the Republican party to prepare to run as an independent.
Senator John McCain said that, if elected, he would cut spending sharply while lowering taxes at the same time.
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Serono Inc., the US arm of the Swiss biotechnology giant, is looking at laboratory space in Cambridge for a possible expansion that would add to the growing number of industry heavyweights that have established research outposts in the hub of the Boston-area biotech cluster, according to several real estate brokers.
The Motion Picture Association of America will begin suing online file traders this month, pursuing a strategy similar to one employed by the recording industry during the past year.
There is no middle ground for Tim Wakefield when he pitches. Eighteen times he has started this season; 18 times he has gone home with either a win or a loss. No other pitcher in baseball has had as many decisions as Wakefield, who is now 10-8 after beating the Toronto Blue Jays last night, 7-4.
 rehearsals may be webcast
A 15-year-study in the US confirmed a strong link with weight gain and insulin resistance, which causes the adult form of the disease.
U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people like the elderly.
Former Gov. Mark Warner announced Thursday that he will run next year for the U.S. Senate &#151; and minutes later, Republicans launched a Web site determined to tank him.
By Phusadee Arunmas, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 8--Officials said yesterday that they would inspect all 38  registered optical-disc factories to ensure no piracy was taking place on  their production lines.
Nepal&#39;s government said it will evacuate its citizens working in Iraq after an Iraqi group said it executed 12 Nepalese hostages.
The owners of the Station nightclub in Rhode Island are going to   pay, but according to some, the punishment's not dear enough.
Italian police have apprehended more than 650 illegal immigrants in southern Italy in what is reported to be one of the largest daily influxes of third world migrants.
A 15-year-old boy is airlifted with serious injuries after falling 50ft into a quarry in the early hours of the morning.
A soli 30 anni l'attore ha ricevuto il Platinum Award
Sunnyvale, Calif.-- Advanced Micro Devices will take the high road and the low road in the chip market. Executives at the company&#39;s annual analyst meeting in Sunnyvale Friday outlined a strategy that will, ideally
Robert L. Nardelli said the problems were causing sales of cars and trucks to decline and would affect the automaker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s planning for the coming years.
BANGALORE, INDIA -- Ariba Inc. has set up a software development facility in Bangalore, India, which will work on product development as well as technical support and services, the company announced Friday.
Britain's 20 biggest military procurement projects ran 1.7 billion pounds (3.2 billion dollars, 2.5 billion euros) overbudget in 2003, the National Audit Office said.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
The U.S. Army has dropped all charges against a colonel who served as an intelligence officer at the Guantanamo prison and had been accused of trying to take classified material from the base, officials said Thursday.
Actress Mischa Barton, former star of the hit television series \
Democratic White House challenger John Kerry said on Thursday interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had abetted President Bush in putting the \
An Algerian-born man attacked two pilots and a passenger with an axe on a domestic Norwegian flight on Wednesday in an unexplained assault that police said could be linked to his asylum status.
A suicide car bomber killed 18 people near a hospital south of Baghdad Saturday, keeping violence on the boil after Iraq's landmark election and ahead of an important Shi'ite Muslim religious ceremony.
Axa Asia Pacific was the hardest hit, falling 35c - or 8.5 per cent \u00e2\u0080-o $3.75 after rejecting a bid by French parent Axa SA, which had offered $4.
Allen Iverson has reportedly demanded a trade from the 76ers and Washington's Gilbert Arenas says he understands Iverson's frustration.
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired right wing Anson Carter from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday for a 2008 draft pick, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions a scoring threat to replace a pair of injured forwards.
''L'Inter ha abbandonato la pista Roma, poi Chivu pu\u00c3\u00b2 scegliere di percorrere una sua strada''. Mass...
At the Morgan Library & Museum on Thursday, two inanimate objects battled for first place. In one corner stood a Conrad Graff fortepiano, in the other a seven-foot Steinway grand.
The head of the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog says he has seen no firm evidence Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons. But International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed El-Baradei said he could not yet give
Palestinian leaders headed to Paris on  Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a  French military hospital, despite a scathing attack by his wife  who accused them of plotting to \
Russia warned the United States and European Union on Monday that it would take a series of unidentified measures if Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence.
Blog: Flickr limits German-speaking users to seeing only photos marked 'safe' to comply with German law, but hopes to fix the situation soon.
At various points since the end of their season, the Yankees have had reason to believe that two pillars of the franchise would not be back.
Preliminary results from an early clinical trial of a vaccine for pandemic bird flu suggest the vaccine is safe and well tolerated and may prove effective against divergent strains of the disease, Baxter International Inc. said on Wednesday .
An Iraqi TV cameraman working for a privately owned Shiite station was among 22 people killed Wednesday in a car bombing at a police checkpoint in south Baghdad, his station said.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq's military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a U.S.-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks killed hundreds of people in recent days.
By Joe Estrella, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec. 13--Retail construction has boomed throughout Canyon County this year, according to a 2006-2007 report released Tuesday by Nampa-based Gunstream Commercial Real Estate.
India's Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. took a strategic step to expand its Asian footprint with the announcement it will buy the Asia-Pacific steel operations of Singapore's NatSteel Ltd.
At 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 146 pounds, you think you&#39;re an average-sized woman. And as guys go, at 5 feet 11 inches tall and 185 pounds, you think your husband is in pretty good shape, too.
Janine Turner and Costas  Mandylor will star in a Lifetime TV movie tentatively titled  &quot;Primal Doubt.&quot;
Phil Spector&#039;s legal troubles have involved an ever-expanding   cast of characters.
Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
A newborn girl, who was abducted Saturday morning from a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has been located in neighboring New Mexico, a hospital official told CNN today. The baby was apparently taken by a woman posing as a hospital employee, police said. The infant, Mychael Darthard-Dawodu, weighs just 5.2 pounds, and is in need of medical attention, because she has jaundice, according to the Amber Alert issued by Lubbock police.
Nato could be destroyed if European allied troops are not prepared to fight in Afghanistan, says US
By RAY HENRY  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee and Democratic challenger Sheldon Whitehouse are neck-and-neck two months before an election that could help decide the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, according to a new Brown University poll.
Italian police said on Wednesday they had defused a bomb near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, hours after a visit by British Premier Tony Blair.
I giochi di potere &#39;&#39;scattano ogni volta che qualcuno \u00c3\u00a8 in una posizione di forza: dal tassista, all&#39;attore, al giornalista&#39;&#39;. A parlare \u00c3\u00a8 Agn\u00c3\u00a8s Jaoui, a Roma per presentare &#39;Cos\u00c3\u00ac fan tutti&#39;, film vincitore del premio per la sceneggiatura a Cannes.
Lat night, in his final appearance as the anchor of the NBC Nightly News Tom Brokaw left us with some words of wisdom and a bit of nostalgia.
A new audiotape reportedly of Osama bin Laden appeared on Arabic Web sites. The voice on the tape says current instability in Saudi Arabia due to the regime there.
South Africa's government warns striking nurses they will be fired unless they return to work by Monday.
Alvin Reed scores 17 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Colgate to a 67-57 win over American Sunday.
Buoyed by exuberant throngs who have welcomed him to Tanzania, President George W. Bush got into the spirit of Africa on Sunday, greeting a news conference in Swahili: \
Few video games have outraged anti-violence advocates like \
CHIBA, Japan  - It's soft, it glows and if it's in  a crash, nothing will get badly dented -- maybe.
The CIA leak saga did not end with I. Lewis \
UN negotiations on fisheries end without the ban on bottom trawling advocated by conservation groups.
An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape Saturday to behead two blindfolded Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 19 Iraqis and two American soldiers.
Prince Andrew, a declared fan of the United States, feels that post-invasion chaos in Iraq could have been avoided had the US Administration learnt from Britain's experience.
David Trezeguet ha rinnovato il contratto con la Juve fino al 2011. Il precedente accordo scadeva a ...
WHEN you&#39;ve been comprehensively flogged by a worm on national television, the last person you want performing your post-stoush spin is Peter Costello.
Usa avrebbero deciso di togliere la Corea del Nord
A German judge on Saturday allowed the continued detention of three men suspected of planning an attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Berlin this week, while a fourth suspect was arrested in the capital, the prosecutors' spokesman said.
Remember the population bomb, the fertility explosion set to devour the world&#39;s food and suck up or pollute all its air and water?
PACKING a revolutionary engine that one day may send a robot scout into deep space, Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon enters a key phase on Monday when the cube-shaped spacecraft is injected into lunar orbit.
While the early favorites in the  2008 presidential race fight for dollars and support, the  immediate challenge for a crowded band of lesser known  candidates is political survival.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will be paid $5m a year for his part-time post at JP Morgan, the BBC learns.
India&#39;s insurgency-racked northeast was reeling yesterday from one of its deadliest waves of violence in years, as police reported more killings overnight that brought the death toll to 53 with 141 injured.
The quake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, occurred 20km underground in Niigata prefecture, some 200km northwest of Tokyo. 23 October, and 39 people have died as a result of that.
BHUBANESWAR, India  - Hundreds of federal police enforced a curfew in parts of eastern India on Thursday after clashes between Hindus and Christians in which one person was killed and 14 churches and 3 Hindu temples were damaged.
How many Ann Arbor city workers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A massive explosion tore off the front of a seaside hotel in the Egyptian resort of Taba late Thursday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100 in what appeared to be a terrorist attack aimed at Israeli tourists, officials said.
Excerpts of remarks Wednesday by President Bush in Mason City, Iowa, and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in Waterloo, Iowa, as transcribed by e-Media Millworks Inc.
The Palestinian leadership is to send a delegation to Paris in an attempt to establish the cause of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death last week amid a growing belief among Palestinians that he was poisoned by Israel.
THE DISCOVERY: The bones of a human dwarf species marooned on the remote Indonesian island of Flores between 95,000 and 12,000 years ago while modern humans rapidly developed elsewhere.
Bolton today hit striker El-Hadji Diouf with a fine of two weeks&#39; wages after he spat in the face of Portsmouth&#39;s Arjan de Zeeuw during yesterday&#39;s Barclays Premiership match.
Peyton Manning always wanted to be late to the Pro Bowl. He finally got the chance to make the dramatic entrance reserved for champions thanks to the four teammates with him in Hawaii and the other 48 who delivered a title to Indianapolis.
Pledging to make headway where others have failed, Tony Blair made his debut as the new Middle East envoy at a meeting in Portugal yesterday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and representatives of the European Union and Russia.
Police have arrested 14 people in anti-terrorism raids, saying Saturday they suspected the men were involved in training and recruiting for terror.
Saving planet more complex than planting a tree Bad news for buyers of ecological Christmas presents and seekers of environmental quick fixes: offsetting carbon emissions by planting extra trees might not work as well as we had all hoped. It always seemed too easy, didn't it?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin &egrave; arrivato in Guatemala dove guider&agrave; la lobby russa...
People who are under short-term but intense pressure to meet deadlines run a six times higher risk of having a heart attack within the next 24 hours, according to a study published in
As director of Web operations at the American Foundation for the Blind, Crista Earl knows more than most about how visually impaired people can access the Internet. Still, when she browses the Web, Earl, 48 and blind, finds it time-consuming and difficult to use.
BP says it expects to restart on Monday Alaskan oil production that has been halted due to a spill.
 BlackBerry outage
Customer demand forces Microsoft to keep Windows XP on shop shelves for months longer than intended.

Jerry Springer has ended his syndicated radio show after nearly two years, saying he's too busy with other projects that developed after his stint on ABC's \
A film about young Colombians swept up in deadly paramilitary battles in a Medellin neighborhood won a grand jury prize for best documentary Saturday at the Miami International Film Festival.
Passive-Aggressive behavior Network Appliance is suing Sun Microsystems in an intellectual property spat over - you guessed it - file systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Women who accept their bodies,   flaws and all, are more likely to eat healthily or intuitively,   new research shows. This suggests that women's typical reasons   for dieting -- dissatisfaction with their bodies -- may   backfire.
Three U.S. Army Reserve officers and two U.S. civilians have been charged with taking or helping funnel more than $1 million in cash, sports cars, jewelry and other items as bribes to rig bids on Iraqi reconstruction contracts, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
The scandal over Hewlett-Packard Co.'s conduct in investigating press leaks started affecting its business yesterday for the first time, weighing down its stock price and raising questions about the future of its leadership.
With News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch mentioning recently that the site could be sold, and advertisers already shunning it as too mainstream, could there be trouble in paradise?
Terrorism in Russia took on horrifying proportions in August and early September when more than 400 people were killed in four separate incidents in a span of less than two weeks.
St. Etienne striker Frederic Piquionne fired his second goal of the evening near the death to earn the esteemed risers a 2-2 draw at Paris St.
MI6's former chief denies that the service murdered Princess Diana at the inquest into her death.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
A UK police officer is in Hamburg after radiation is found at addresses connected with a contact of Alexander Litvinenko.
Late in the second quarter of a November game against the New York Jets, Ed Reed intercepted a pass in the end zone. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis yelled in delight and motioned for his teammate to drop to one knee.
Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck  & Co. on Friday said the waiting period for their merger under  the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust act expired Thursday.
Voters dealt German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives a bitter blow in Berlin in regional elections which saw the neo-Nazis make a stunning breakthrough in her home state.
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More Americans than ever have high blood pressure and the number has risen by nearly a third over the past decade, researchers reported on Monday.
Steel producer Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp. reported Tuesday that its metal products unit intends to create a joint venture with flat-rolled sheet steel producer Severstal North America Inc.
US President George W. Bush and his Democratic foes battled over an alleged London airline bomb plot, each side seeking a political edge ahead of critical November legislative elections.
Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi appealed to world leaders at the United Nations to put aside their differences over the war and help rebuild his shattered nation.
Macromedia has announced a special version of its Contribute website editing application designed to simplify the creation and customisation of eBay Stores.
Emotions are finally settling down in the entertainment industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bubbling cauldron of labor disputes.
L'All Stars in progresso, guadagno lo 0,14%
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a new $1.3bn fund to combat climate change.
Hezbollah, Lebanon's most powerful faction, on Monday demanded to know who was behind shooting that killed eight opposition supporters in some of Beirut's worst street violence since the 1975-90 civil war.
Shiite Muslim politicians backed by Iraq&#39;s most prominent religious leader announced a powerful coalition of candidates Thursday that is likely to sweep January&#39;s parliamentary elections.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc&#39;s leaders decide whether to open membership talks.
The Detroit Pistons might be the most resilient team in the NBA.
For the Edmonton Sun. Okay, the good news is that the federal government and the provinces reached an agreement on health-care funding.
Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix from pole position with British team mate and Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside on an all-McLaren front row.
EARTH must take precautions to avoid contamination from lifeforms that must now be presumed to exist on Mars, leading scientists gave warning yesterday.
A European Union commissioner Wednesday recommended partially suspending membership talks with Turkey to protest Ankara's continued refusal to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.Comment
By Lyndsay Moss, PA Health Correspondent and Emily Pennink, PA. The Government will today announce a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food.
An overwhelming majority of voters say they never changed their minds about whether they would support President Bush or Democratic candidate John Kerry, a poll found.
The body of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a one-time spiritual advisor to the Beatles who died this past week in the Netherlands, arrived in northern Indian for last rites.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was in touch with President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on Tuesday night to express his deepest condolences and maximum support for the continuing relief work and rescue operations in the tsunami devastated areas in
A formal investigation is launched into seven former and current board members at German state-owned bank WestLB.
You know it's a weird year at the Academy Awards when the Coen brothers are not only front-runners, but potential history-makers.
Anno Domini 185, no less Astronomers think they have identified the remains of the first ever supernova recorded by people on Earth.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Spiegelworld is presenting among its acts a family-unfriendly one-ring circus featuring two separate shows that translate European decadence into a raunchy American aesthetic.
About 80,000 people are expected to turn out across the country today for the Walk to Cure Diabetes. The walk is organised to raise money for research into type one diabetes, which affects mainly children.
Anglo-Swedish drugs giant AstraZeneca reported a 14 percent rise in third quarter pre-tax profit and said it was on track to hit earnings estimates for the full year.
LOS ANGELES Nov 4, 2004 - A man was charged with trespassing after he stripped naked, scaled a airport fence, ran across the tarmac and climbed into a plane&#39;s wheel well before firefighters talked him out, officials said.
A House committee said it would hold hearings into why the agency is withholding 24,000 responses to a government-sponsored safety survey.
ISLAMABAD: Asian Champions Sri Lanka advanced to the final of triangular one-day international series after their match against Zimbabwe was called off due to heavy overnight rain at the Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Monday.
HACKENSACK, NJ -- For Marlene Ware, a teacher at Teaneck High School, Kwanzaa is an opportunity to demystify Africa. &quot;A lot of African-Americans to this day really don&#39;t acknowledge the role that Africa has in the world,&quot; Ware said.
The beautiful Croatian port of Dubrovnik is flourishing again - restored since the 1991 Serb siege, the BBC's Neil Arun reports.
BBC One controller Peter Fincham has said he sees no reason to resign over an embarrassing error that saw the BBC apologising to Queen Elizabeth II after wrongly implying that she stormed out of a photo shoot.
L'austriaca Renate Goetschl ha vinto il superG di Tarvisio valido per la Coppa del Mondo femminile d...
The Gold Cup celebration at Soldier Field in Chicago Sunday reflected a happy ending, the United States winning the title for the second successive time before a capacity crowd. But the story of the tournament is not simple, and the way it played out illustrates the changing demographics of the country.
By Kate Wiltrout, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 24--NORFOLK -- After almost two years and $3.5 million in additional research, the Navy said Friday it stands by its decision to put a jet practice field in Washington County, N.C.
Airline tickets are up, school  tuitions are up, gasoline is way up. Salaries? Eh, not so much.  Here's a list of ideas for pinching pennies without giving up  fun this summer.
Jerusalem, Sept. 24 (PTI): An Israeli woman was killed and another slightly injured today when Palestinian militants fired four mortar shells at the Neveh Dekalim settlement in southern Gaza Strip, army sources said.
By Catherine Dolinski, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Dec.
Chiude il quarto trimeste con 12,7 milioni di euro
The Afghan government and Nato say figures for civilian casualties are often exaggerated or fabricated.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced Friday at the World Economic Forum that his foundation would give $306 million to use green technology and farming techniques to boost millions out of hunger and poverty.
People in flood-hit areas are urged not to panic as massive efforts begin to get drinking water to those stranded.
Ma si votera',con Berlusconi venuti meno motivi di polemica
Rhys Jones's best friends, who were with him when he was shot, will lead out the England team at Wembley.
NEW YORK - Former US president Bill Clinton, 58, checked into a Manhattan hospital yesterday with chest pains and will soon undergo bypass surgery, his office announced.
After waiting 12 years to win his first  major at Augusta National last April, U.S. Masters champion  Phil Mickelson has targeted the next six seasons to apply the  finishing touches to his career.
Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Olympique Lyon is used to being atop the French Ligue 1 table. The three-time defending champions haven&#39;t had the luxury of holding the top position this season, but after 10 matches they are finally on familiar ground.
HELSINKI, Sep 25 (IPS) - The name of Al-Jazeera appeared out of the blue,  and before anyone knew it Arab media had gone global.
The Taliban said on Tuesday they had captured a British journalist and two Afghans in the southern province of Helmand, a major drug producer, but gave no further details.
Electoral officials slowly counting votes from Congo's landmark presidential election said Sunday that support for incumbent Joseph Kabila has slipped to just above 50 percent, increasing the likelihood of a runoff.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space station flight controllers on Tuesday began the delicate task of unfurling the outpost's new solar power wings, which two spacewalking astronauts installed during the first major task of shuttle Atlantis' 13-day flight.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A Shiite official says a kidnapped American journalist in Iraq has been released. The kidnappers had threatened Thursday to kill Micah Garen, of New York, within 48 hours if US troops did not leave Najaf.
U.S. stocks pared their gains and the Standard & Poor's 500 index was nearly flat on Friday, as investors sold energy shares, taking profits after several days of gains.
Alex Rodriguez has been booed at home nearly all season for failing to come through at the plate. Now, it's his shoddy defense that's frustrating fans and &#151; more importantly &#151; hurting the New York Yankees.
At least 56 miners were killed in a coal mine gas explosion in China last night that left another 92 missing. There is only a slim chance that those missing after the blast, at the Daping mine in Henan province
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The big news in digital audio recently was Sony&#39;s NW-HD3, the company&#39;s first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 30 -- This country's populist president, Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez, beloved by his followers, has achieved a cultlike status by mixing his considerable charisma with a free-spending policy of funneling billions into social programs. But that hasn't stopped his oil-rich government from...
In Japan, where one fifth of the population is now over 65, a preview of a global future.
Russia has agreed to write off $12bn (\u00c2\u00a36bn) of Iraqi debt built up by the Saddam Hussein regime.
It&#39;s confounding that despite such issues as war, terrorism, jobs, wages, loss of US prestige abroad and the cost of health care and college, the two major presidential candidates and their surrogates are flinging meaningless mudballs with abandon.
(Sports Network) - The Pistons dropped an 89-82 decision to the red hot Chicago Bulls at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Wednesday night.
FOR three years, Diane Prettys husband could only watch as she disintegrated in front of his eyes through the devastating effects of motor neurone disease (MND). In her final months, with her muscles wasting ...
BROKER downgrades of three blue-chip stocks and a rise in crude oil futures pushed US stocks lower yesterday as investors looked for a clear sign that Wall Street would continue its year-end rally.
China has told the United States it  will push for another round of six-way talks on the North  Korean nuclear crisis as soon as possible, saying it will be in  touch with Pyongyang and the other players.
Hundreds of passengers overcame fear and strict security checks on Thursday to travel by rail from India to Pakistan, the first journey on the route since 68 people were killed when a train was bombed this week.
Harrowing tales of physical and sexual   abuse at the heart of a best-selling memoir about growing up   inside Ireland's Roman Catholic institutions are simply not   true, the author's family said on Tuesday.
Despite the seeming ridiculousness of the whole incident, Courtney Love is going to have to face the music when it comes to her alleged assault against the friend of her ex-boyfriend, Jim Barber.
Israel declared its hospitals  off-limits on Tuesday to the 2,800 Palestinians on hunger  strike in Israeli prisons, saying they could be treated in  makeshift facilities behind bars if taken ill. \
Tiger Woods, who ended a PGA Tour title  drought with victory at the Buick Invitational nine days ago,  is likely to be without his regular caddie when he returns to  action later this month.
The California attorney general expects to file charges against people at Hewlett-Packard Co and other companies in relation to the 'pretexting' scandal at HP, in which HP paid investigators who hacked the phone records of its directors and several journalists.
China and Russia signed an agreement in which Beijing formally endorsed Moscow's bid to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Officials voice concern about Abbey jobs in Scotland after accusing the bank's new owners of cancelling key talks.
Spain posted a budget surplus for a third consecutive year, topping 2.0 percent of gross domestic product for 2007, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Saturday.
More evidence suggests UK health advisors ignored warnings which could have prevented haemophilia patients being given contaminated blood.
Actor and director Sean Penn will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the organizers announced on Thursday, a move that could reinforce the event's reputation for supporting left-wing causes.
The young Republican congressman cruises to victory as the nation's first Indian-American governor
John Smoltz has accomplished plenty in his career. A no-hitter will have to wait.
Although the election is not until November, President Bush and his Republican party have bested John Kerry and the Democrats as far as U.S. television ratings are concerned, research showed on Friday
Aylwin Lewis is smiling. He&#39;s the president and chief executive of Kmart Holding (nasdaq: KMRT - news - people ), which posted its fourth straight quarterly profit on Wednesday.
President Bush and visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Thursday repudiated critics of their plans for Iraq and insisted that progress is being made toward establishing democratic rule in the embattled country.
Domestic diva&#39;s anticipated return to her company&#39;s helm at faces a monster hurdle: Uncle Sam. By Krysten Crawford, CNN/Money staff writer.
Drug maker Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on  Tuesday said it won regulatory clearance to sell its  anti-fungus medicine Vfend to treat serious hospital-acquired  bloodstream infections.
Chad's president appears in public for the first time since an attempted coup, saying the government is in control.
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The bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species yesterday during a ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial, as officials and environmentalists celebrated the national symbol's historic recovery.
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The Conservatives would offer students cash incentives to study maths, science and languages, Michael Howard says.
NASA has recruited two Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots for an especially tricky maneuver -- snagging a capsule full of stardust as it parachutes back to Earth next month, mission managers said on Thursday.
Embattled Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is unlikely to hear the outcome of his doping hearing before this year's Tour starts on July 7.
The Forbes 400 could help the other end of the scale: the world's one billion superpoor.
The United Nations says its Secretary-General Kofi Annan is not to quit despite US charges of his involvement into possible fraud in the oil-for-food program.
Roy Disney, heading a dissident shareholder group at the Walt Disney Co., urged board members to accelerate the departure of chief executive Michael Eisner, who plans to resign in September 2006.
WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S...
Stocks advanced on Monday as data on existing-home sales landed near analysts' estimates and bond yields fell, easing worries about higher borrowing costs and helping stocks recover from last week's losses.
Struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle said Tuesday it plans to sell nearly half of its department stores and raise about &#36;615 million through a share offering as it restructures in response to Germany's persistent retail slump.
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Southampton insisted &quot;Harry Redknapp joins the top club on the South Coast&quot; in the programme notes for his first game in charge against Middlesbrough - even though they started the day nine places below their new manager&#39;s former club Portsmouth.
Mexico's electoral court will name   ruling party conservative Felipe Calderon president-elect on   Tuesday and reject claims the fiercely disputed July 2   presidential vote was unfair, sources said.
British police investigating the al Qaeda-style car bomb attacks in London and Scotland have found a suicide note left by one of the men who rammed a vehicle into Glasgow airport, CNN reported.
The Italian Ministry of Industry confirmed yesterday that Eni was interested in the purchase of Yukos assets.
Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.
German President Horst Koehler arrived in Israel Tuesday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ties between the two countries, which have flourished on the ashes of the Nazi Holocaust.
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- A pair of franchises will be vying for their first WNBA Title when the Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm square off in the decisive game of the 2004 Finals at KeyArena on Tuesday.
The Tennessee Titans will be without top receiver Roydell Williams for the first round of the playoffs after he broke his right ankle in practice Wednesday.
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With all the votes counted in the Finnish municipal elections held yesterday (see linked earlier reports from Sunday night), the Social Democrats emerged as the largest party in the country, with a 24.1% share.
Britain&#39;s ambassador to Iraq has appealed for information that would lead to the recovery of the remains of former hostage Ken Bigley.
Ashutosh Gowariker has been inducted into the jury for the Academy Awards
As the clock keeps fatally ticking for Darfurian refugees, the Sudanese government and rebels from Darfur finally reached landmark security and humanitarian agreements yesterday.
Era questione di ore, gioved\u00c3\u00ac sera, la liberazione dei due giornalisti francesi, Christian Chesnot e Georges Malbrunot, scomparsi in Iraq il 20 agosto e riapparsi in un video trasmesso da Al Jazeera otto giorni dopo.
CIBC revealed Friday that it learned only last month that faxes containing sensitive customer information were allegedly still arriving at a US scrap yard two years after the bank thought the problem had been fixed.
Punch Taverns PUB.L puts forward plans for a possible merger with troubled rival Mitchells & Butlers.
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the iPod Classic, the new iPod Nano and the \
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U.S. blue chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. HON.N and J.P.  Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N had quarterly reports that  disappointed investors, while oil prices hovering at $55 per  barrel sparked fresh worry about higher corporate energy costs.
Joseph Barbera, a co-founder of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon company that created memorable characters like the Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, died on Monday at age 95, Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.
Thailand&#39;s prime minister has apologized for the deaths of 78 Muslims while in custody following a demonstration in the south of the nation.
John Reid says 'do as we say' Franco Frattini, the reactionary EU commissioner leading a campaign against violent and \
The Australian government said on Wednesday it has received advice suggesting terrorists are ready to carry out an attack shortly in Indonesia and a Hilton hotel could be the target.
First, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and now his teammate Yuvraj Singh. Budding actress Deepika Padukone   is quite fed up and says reports about her engagement with Yuvraj Singh are not true at all.
Prosecutors trying to seal their case on Tuesday against former media baron Conrad Black and his associates told jurors about to decide their fate that defense lawyers failed to refute the core fraud charges against the four men.
The N.H.L. Most Valuable Player inked an extension worth $43.5 million that will keep him in Pittsburgh through the 2012-13 season.
Campaigners thinking of copying the Buckingham Palace protest risk being shot, the Met chief warns.
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A US federal judge on Thursday gave Oracle Corp. a green light to proceed with its hostile bid to take over rival business software maker
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A search for investing opportunities in military and defense.
Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Eric Topol was one of the first to point out the potential heart risk of Merck&#39;s (nyse: MRK - news - people ) withdrawn Vioxx and Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
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It would be hard to point to a senator who was less conspicuous than Craig Thomas of Wyoming.  His funeral will even take place on Saturday, causing little disruption to the Senate schedule.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell is continuing to recover from breast cancer surgery and is expected to leave Danbury Hospital today, her office said Tuesday.
Indonesian Muslim militant cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;ashyir would face trial again on Thursday, charged for involvement in Bali and Marriott bombings, a lawyer told Xinhua here on Wednesday.
A suicide car-bomber killed 24 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and wounded 29 on Saturday in an attack that may be linked to an army assault on a radical mosque in the capital, a military spokesman said.
Injection of a new gene therapy into breast tumors, in combination with chemotherapy, shows impressive therapeutic effects in locally advanced breast cancers, according
Around 100-thousand armed security personnel, including 27-thousand foreign troops from a US-led coalition and NATO, have been deployed to protect more than 10 million registered voters.
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An explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory in Istanbul killed 17 people and injured 68 others
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Flaunting bunnies, booze and blackjack, the first Playboy Club in nearly two decades opened in Las Vegas on Saturday night with high hopes that its time-tested combination of sex and celebrity will attract a new generation of high rollers.

Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.
Maria Sharapova claims her second Grand Slam title with victory over Justine Henin-Hardenne at the US Open.
Vice President Dick Cheney and his  Democrat rival John Edwards battled over the Iraq war in a  debate on Tuesday night with Cheney defending the conflict as  essential against terrorism and Edwards charging \
AMD provides a sneak peek at how its pending quad-core chip will improve performance and save energy.
VANCOUVER - Never mind hockey. The real game in Canada has always been the squabbling that goes on between the provinces and the federal government.
Police said Saturday they were acting on information provided by a British newspaper, News of the World. The paper said it had infiltrated a group that was trying to obtain radioactive material for a Saudi
A British cultural organization accused Russian authorities on Wednesday of harassing its staff and said it had temporarily closed its offices in St. Petersburg.
Closing a weeklong Communist Party congress, delegates selected a new Central Committee, with Vice President Zeng Qinghong not among those selected.
Key differences over a deal to unravel North Korea's nuclear arms program were settled in six-country talks early on Tuesday after days of haggling over a huge package of energy aid for the reclusive communist state.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted episode 34 of their PHP Abstract podcast series from Manuel Lemos covering the abstraction of steams in a PHP application.   Today's special guest is Manuel Lemos of phpclasses.org Manuel is from Portugal and currently lives in Brazil where he works full-time on PHPClasses.org that he created in 1999. Today, Maunel is going to talk to us about Streams Abstraction.   Grab it in one of the usual three ways - listen on the page, download the mp3 or subscribe to feed for the show. Also, be sure to check out some of the other episodes listed at the bottom of the post for lots of other great content.
Comedian and New Jersey native Joe Piscopo says he's being urged to make a run for the Statehouse in the wake of Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation and acknowledgment of a sex scandal.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is visiting areas affected by violence that followed Kenya's disputed poll.
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) ceremony, to be held at Yorkshire this year, will honour Shilpa Shetty for her global impact after \
Political leaders the world over are failing the most vulnerable of their people -- children, the UN child rights organization UNICEF said on Thursday.
10/19/2004 -- Microsoft and Cisco are teaming up to share security information across products, an effort that should ultimately make offerings from both vendors more secure.
The drug maker Merck & Company forecast flat earnings for 2006 and slightly higher 2007 results as it grapples with generic competition.
Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's programme The Rebel Billionaire is flopping in the US TV ratings.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is refusing to fly to the United States to receive a medal bestowed on him by the nation for his support over last year's Iraq war, a London newspaper has reported.
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President Bush offered condolences to victims of violent storms and tornadoes that roared through several Southern states and said he would visit stricken areas on Saturday \
A key rebel commander and fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment was killed over the weekend in an air attack on a guerrilla encampment, the Colombian military said Monday.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite rebels began handing in  weapons and leaving a holy shrine on Friday in Iraq's Najaf,  where tens of thousands of pilgrims flocked to celebrate a  peace deal reached overnight to end a bloody three-week  uprising.
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AT least 84 Thai Muslims died -- mainly from suffocation in the back of packed security force trucks - after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom&#39;s troubled south, Thai officials said today.
Rises in environmental taxes fail to impress green campaigners, opposition parties and businesses.
Media group Hollinger International says senior executives, including former chief Conrad Black, took $400m of its money.
SAO PAULO -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a tough runoff election later this month after his stunning fall from prohibitive favorite to co-survivor in a Sunday's presidential contest.
What's in your 401(k)? Chances are that whatever it is, your options may change soon as employers try to come up with ways to improve their offerings to workers.
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The tale of Oscar De La Hoya, a former striptease dancer and some embarrassing photos posted on the Internet.
Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) spoke publicly yesterday for the first time since Monday's indictment on bribery, racketeering and money-laundering charges, vowing to \
Ford posted its fourth consecutive month of weaker U.S. sales with a seven percent drop in September, while Nissan posted an 11 percent gain.
At least seven people are killed in US strikes on the flashpoint Iraqi city of Falluja, hospital sources say.
Overnight clashes killed six Georgian servicemen in the rebel South Ossetia region, which Tbilisi is trying to bring back under government control, Deputy Security Minister Gigi Ugulava said on Thursday.
The Fix | After string of poor finishes in early contests, former Tenn. senator quits race.
New TV ads and accusations draw out debate over Kerry&#39;s service in Vietnam - and may be an acid test of his defenses. By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina dentist accused of putting semen into the mouths of six female patients closed his office after a panel of the N.C...
Arsenal&#39;s 1-nil win has put the club into second place at the Premiership and cuts Chelsea&#39;s lead to just five points. Sol Campbell was the unlikely match-winner for Arsenal on Sunday as they beat Portsmouth 1-0.
Serie B: i bianconeri potrebbero sfruttare il turno favorevole (il Napoli capolista va a Cesena). Del Piero torna tra i disponibili. E i veneti non si fanno illusioni
The incoming US secretary of state says resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be a core goal.
A systematic search for the first bright galaxies to form in the early universe has revealed a dramatic jump in the number of such galaxies around 13 billion years ago.
An explosion in a crowded market in the southern Philippines has killed at least 11 people, officials say.
By Kelso, Mark  Green Talk in the White House: The Rhetorical Presidency Encounters Ecology. Edited By Tarla Rai Peterson. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2004. 304 pp.  The issue of presidential rhetoric has been examined extensively by scholars in recent years.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday as Brazil offered Cuba millions of dollars in credit and help in its search for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
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McDonald&#39;s Chief Executive Charlie Bell, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in May, resigned yesterday to focus on his battle with the disease, the company announced.
Israel carries out an air raid on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing a Palestinian near the Jabaliya refugee camp.
International Cricket Council chief Malcolm Speed said it accepted the blame for the administrative blunder that enabled Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh to escape a stiffer penalty in his racial abuse case.
Thailand's political parties got down to hard bargaining on Monday after voters roundly rejected last year's military coup but failed to give supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra an outright majority.
Officials from 75 nations begin on Monday talks critical to whale conservation amid political pressure to lift a 20-year ban on commercial hunting of the gentle giants.
Britain&#x2019;s Princes William and Harry unveiled plans for a huge pop concert next year to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales.Comment
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Israeli troops shot dead three Palestinians, including a 10-year-old girl, in occupied territories on Thursday and Islamic militants killed a soldier in a raid on a Jewish settlement, witnesses and the army said.
DUBLIN, Ireland - A suspected burglar accidentally strangled himself while trying to break into a house in the southwest Irish town of Tralee, police said Monday.    Police said the home owner discovered the body of a man Sunday afternoon hanging from the outside frame of a bathroom window...
U.S. stocks fell on Friday as oil  prices hit a record high and Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O dragged  on the major indexes after the software maker's revenue  forecast lagged analysts' expectations.
Thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing into Afghanistan as the security situation worsens in tribal regions.
By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A hail storm left hundreds of divots on space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank, and NASA managers weren't sure Tuesday if the damage was severe enough to postpone next month's launch.
NEW YORK  - Interstate Bakeries Corp.  on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy after struggling with more than $1.3 billion in debt and weak demand for bread products, brought on by the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets.
President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling war-weary Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
Blu-ray appears to have won the high-def DVD format war, as Paramount announced on Monday that it would dump HD-DVD in favor of Sony's Blu-ray format. Last week, Warner Bros. also threw its weight behind Blu-ray.
London - Europe \u00e2\u0080\u0099s first lunar spacecraft SMART-1 is set to move into orbit around the Moon on Monday the 15 November 2004 . The craft has already reached the \u00e2\u0080\u009cgateway\u00e2\u0080\u009d of the Moon, the area where from its gravity dominates the Earth.
New research in the medical journal Thorax reveals that, apart from the risk to your ears, blasting music could also lead to a collapsed lung.
LAHORE, Pakistan - Leaders of this country's fractured political opposition began taking the first steps yesterday toward uniting against President Pervez Musharraf, who is facing widespread dissent after more than a week of emergency rule.
Maria Sharapova recovers from a second-set wobble against Alla Kudryavtseva to move into the last 16 of the French Open.
A Finnish member of parliament is  aiming for re-election by campaigning with a translation of his  Web site into Klingon, used in the TV series \
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On a night when only one of its prime-time series won an award (James Spader for &quot;The Practice&quot;), the network played host to the lowest-rated Emmy Awards since 1990.
OTTAWA -- John Paddock was promoted to coach of the Ottawa Senators on Friday, taking over a team that made it to the Stanley Cup finals this past season.
The Portland Trail Blazers will draft Ohio State centre Greg Oden with the first overall pick in Thursday&#39;s National Basketball Association draft, ESPN television reported Wednesday.
A European court dismisses Microsoft's appeal in a long-running competition dispute.
The Dow industrials and S&P 500 fell on Monday as a drop in oil prices weighed on shares of energy companies including Exxon Mobil Corp .
Online advertising spending in Britain  surged 40.3 percent to 917.2 million pounds ($1.72 billion) in  the first half of 2006 compared to last year, giving it a  market share of 10.5 percent, new data showed on Wednesday.
Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Tuesday that, notwithstanding weaker consumer confidence, he did not think the US economy was at risk of a slowdown.
Lyon midfielder Juninho believes their final Champions League group match with Sparta Prague on Wednesday is still an important contest - despite having already secured qualification to the last 16.
KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina  - Britain's Colin  Montgomerie lost to an American for the first time in matchplay  singles as the United States beat the Rest of the World 14-10  to retain the UBS Cup on Sunday.
Britain's leading Muslim organisation dispatched two envoys to Iraq, hoping to help secure the release of a British engineer taken hostage by Muslim extremists eight days ago.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello took an emotional pole position for his home Grand Prix on a day when Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher was involved in a crash during practice.
Barry Zito, Frank Thomas, and the Oakland Athletics proved it was possible to beat Johan Santana -- even at the Metrodome.
Auto parts maker Visteon Corp. VC.N   on Tuesday warned sales will fall short of its prior 2006   forecast, becoming the latest supplier to fall victim to   production cuts by the Big Three automakers.
Bush and Kerry express different philosophies about health care system and how it can be changed. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 President Bush: Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
By Sandy Alexander and Tyrone Richardson, The Baltimore Sun  Sep.
A Bedouin has confessed to selling explosives to a man before Thursday&#39;s deadly bombings targeting Israeli vacationers in the Red Sea resort of Taba, according to an Egyptian security source.
Bangalore, Oct. 6 (PTI): Having joined the elite league of 400 Test wicket-takers in his home ground, ace leg spinner Anil Kumble, has now set his eyes on overhauling Kapil Dev&#39;s 434 wickets.
Blacks still have a much higher death rate from cancer than whites even though U.S. cancer death rates are down overall and among blacks as well, the American Cancer Society said on Thursday.
&quot;Why did Fatah&#39;s revolutionary council acted so quickly to approve PLO\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mahmoud Abbas as the Fatah\u00e2\u0080\u0099s candidate for the January elections?..&quot;. By Mike Whitney. The lame duck Secretary of State, Colin Powell
com October 8, 2004, 2:31 PM PT. ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
LIMA, Peru  - American Lori Berenson, whose  20-year sentence on terrorism was upheld by the region's top  rights court, was the victim of a political campaign to turn  the court against her, her lawyer said on Friday.
Southeastern Conference schools must prevent fans from rushing onto the basketball court and football field or face fines that could reach $50,000.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been offered the job as Middle East envoy, says Irish PM Bertie Ahern.
John A. Gotti, 42, was accused of racketeering related to his leadership of the Gambino organized crime family.
Rain in Cardiff means there is no result with Pakistan on top against England in the first one-day international.
GAZA, Gaza Strip  - An Israeli helicopter fired  three missiles at an unknown target in a Gaza refugee camp  Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said, one day after militants  killed 16 Israelis in bus bombings in southern Israel.
The No. 1 golfer in the world is on his way to Glen Abbey for this week&#39;s Canadian Open. No, Tiger Woods hasn&#39;t changed his plans.
Una ventina gli immigrati che sarebbero arrivati nell&#39;agrigentino. Via da Lampedusa 100 extracomunitari per far fronte all&#39;emergenza di ieri. Palermo, 13 set. (Adnkronos) - Nuovo sbarco di clandestini sulle coste siciliane.
17 December 2004 (NCA) -- The United States formally wrote off all of its $4.1 billion in Iraqi debt and urged other nations to follow the example.
With Louisville&#39;s top two rebounders out with injuries, coach Rick Pitino challenged freshman forward Juan Palacios to have a big game against IUPUI on Tuesday night, bad eye and all.
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The hit US television show &quot;24&quot; is going from the small screen to the smaller after 20th Century Fox and Vodaphone struck a groundbreaking deal to distribute the drama on mobile telephones.
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New York's most famous New Year's tradition celebrates its 100th birthday Monday, as organizers of the Times Square ball drop have given the crystal globe an environmental makeover.
IBM was to announce on Monday that it would invest $250 million over the next five years and employ a thousand people in a new business unit to support products and services related to sensor networks.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday it has charged the former general counsel of KLA-Tencor Corp  and Juniper Networks Inc  with fraudulently backdating stock options.
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co. yesterday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise as much as $1.25 billion in an initial public offering, following in the footsteps of rival Blackstone Group.
This year's new employment rules just mean creative new ways to evade them.
InfoWorld - Yahoo suffered availability problems on Friday that affected its home page as well as some of its other Web sites and services for a sustained period of time.
The deteriorating health of Yasser Arafat, long the personification of the Palestinian struggle for statehood, could reorder the political landscape of the Middle East in two
MONTREAL\u00e2\u0080\u0094An infection-control specialist has described a Clostridium difficile outbreak in Quebec as an &quot;epidemic&quot; that has killed 109 people in 10 hospitals over a six-month period this year.

All-Star Brian McCann's big night against Greg Maddux made a huge difference for the Atlanta Braves. McCann homered and drove in four runs against Maddux to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win Sunday night over the San Diego Padres.
September&#39;s hurricanes Jeanne, Frances, and Ivan pummeld the Florida coast, but they also took a toll on spam during the month, at least according to vendor FrontBridge.
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Dennis Farina is turning in his &quot;Law &amp;amp; Order&quot; badge. Farina has decided to leave his role as New York police Detective Joe Fontana after two seasons on the NBC drama to pursue other offers and projects being developed by his production company, his spokeswoman, Lori De Waal, said Tuesday.
Balanced scoring helped the Toronto Raptors gain ground atop the Atlantic Division standings. Chris Bosh had 27 points as six players reached double figures for the Raptors, who had a season-high point total in a 122-110 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Clippers.
A documentary which takes a look at George Michael's life and career will be shown at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
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Astronaut Leroy Chiao is instructed to return by the flight controllers because of a food shortage on the international space station.
A clever marketing campaign has this writer basking in the olfactory delights of bus shelters.
The plane carrying USC's football team to South Bend plummeted during a severe thunderstorm, forcing the pilot to abort his first landing attempt.
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The Nextel Cup series will be slightly different, from the introduction of the Dodge Charger to equipment adjustments and changes in qualifying rules.
Government spokesman Hans Langguth said Chancellor Gerhard Schroder's government viewed the idea as a good sign in the strife between the car maker and its German workers.
Plans by International Business  Machines Corp. , the world's largest technology services  company, to acquire MRO Software Inc.  for $740 million  have received U.S. antitrust approval, U.S. officials said on  Wednesday.
England beat New Zealand by 50 runs to win the Twenty20 internationals 2-0.
WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in yesterday's auction, with rates on six-month bills rising and rates on three-month bills dropping to the lowest level since early June.
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters Life!) - Older people are able to take bad news more in their stride than their children or grandchildren which can make them more risky gamblers as losses don't scare them, according to a U.S. study.
Tony Blair and the Spanish prime minister yesterday condemned the racist abuse of black England footballers by thousands of Spanish fans as the disgraceful scenes on Wednesday night prompted outrage in Britain and threatened to escalate into a diplomatic
Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
Acupuncture can increase the chance of success for couples seeking to have a baby through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), according to a review published online Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
PERALIYA, Sri Lanka  - Sri Lankan housewife D.W. Leelawathi can still picture the 2004 tsunami as if it were yesterday, but three years on she and thousands like her are finally back in homes they can call their own and are moving on.
Nigeria will on Monday formally hand sovereignty over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon after withdrawing its 3,000 troops in compliance with a UN-brokered deadline.
The United States is responding carefully to Iran&#39;s announcement that it has taken a major step toward enriching uranium, a key ingredient in nuclear weapons.
He is handsome, modern and yet so sincere. Meet Aditya the new face in Bollywood.
Padraig Harrington clinches the Open title after a four-hole play-off with long-time leader Sergio Garcia.
The work of two Americans didn't prove the \
Sony is planning to hit the HD DVD camp square between the eyes with a midsummer Blu-ray player price cut that Sony hopes will earn it the next-gen DVD championship belt.
 talks in Pyongyang
camp in what the army said was an open-ended operation to stop militants from firing rockets into southern Israel. Beersheba. Israel struck back on Tuesday, hitting a Hamas training camp and triggering vows of revenge.
A tiny yet important crack has opened, with little notice, in the great Windows monopoly that surrounds personal computing.
Nobody inside golf thinks Tiger Woods is the best player in the world anymore. Or the second best. Or perhaps even third. But now that truth is painfully official.
Perquisizioni in corso a Roma e in altre citta' d'Italia
It remains to be seen whether even endless expenditures can hold back the steady erosion of Nantucket Island.
Shortcuts never interested Tony Dungy. Sacrifice, though, well that was another story.
The economy grew more rapidly than   originally reported in the second quarter but an inflation   gauge was slightly lower, a government report said on   Wednesday, suggesting the Federal Reserve may be able keep   interest rates steady.
About 50 Senegalese migrants are flown home from the Canary Islands, as Spain resumes deportations.
US Airways Group Inc. will ask a  bankruptcy court on Friday to impose emergency pay cuts of 23  percent on unionized workers, in an effort to help the No. 7  U.S. airline stay alive.
Manufacturers will have more leeway to set minimum prices at the retail level without violating antitrust laws under a Supreme Court ruling that could hurt consumers and small merchants.
A notorious criminal escaped from a Belgian prison Sunday after a helicopter crash-landed inside the prison grounds, the local public prosecutor said.
Abby Wambach's bloody head has been stitched, and her toe needs to be numbed before games. Don't worry about her, she insists. What really matters is if she and her American teammates fail against Sweden in the Women's World Cup.
FOXBOROUGH -- The artificial turf at Gillette Stadium has benefited the Revolution's quick passing game. But the Revolution started slowly and struggled to get their game into gear before rallying for a 1-1 tie with Chivas USA last night, the equalizer created by midfielder Steve Ralston's record-tying assist.
YouTube, the online  sensation that facilitates the viewing of 100 million amateur  videos a day, is introducing a couple of new ways for  advertisers to tap into the Web site's popularity while  preserving its decidedly noncommercial attitude.
MacCentral - In late August Aspyr Media Inc. and Wideload Games first announced plans to collaborate on a new game release. On Thursday Aspyr and Wideload Games offered the first details about the game, including platform information and a release schedule. \
Air fares are due to come down for some travellers, as international ticket sale regulations are relaxed.
Electronics firms will showcase their  latest whizz-bang gadgets, many in some of the smallest  computers ever, as they try to push recovery into higher gear  this week at Taiwan's Computex, the world's No.2 computer fair.
The Silk Road city of Samarkand marks its 2,750th birthday only a few years after reaching its 2,500th.
By Doe, Charles  New and exciting uses of digital technology in language arts are appearing all the time-a very good thing in view of the digital nature of the lives of today's K-12 students.
House price growth continued to show signs of slowing down during September the latest figures have shown. The average cost of a home increased by 0.2 per cent during the month, following growth of only 0.1
A close friend of murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko breaks his silence in a BBC interview.
A cruise ship carrying some 500 people collided Sunday with an oil tanker in fog-shrouded waters off southern Spain, causing damage to both vessels but no injuries or environmental damage, officials said.
A farmer in southeast China has contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, state media reported Thursday.
MINNEAPOLIS Dec 13, 2004 - The woman offering flu shots for $20 in the commons area at Augsburg college seemed plausible enough green scrubs, white lab coat, stethoscope that some three dozen people willingly paid their money, rolled up their sleeves
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La 19enne altoatesina Karin Knapp eliminata al terzo turno del Roland Garros non fa drammi, anzi, do...
Nine companies join a scheme to measure and reduce a product's impact on the environment.
The 46-year-old actor stars in an unusual film called Paradesi.
SriLankan Airlines introduced an additional flight between Colombo, Doha and Bahrain from December 6, as part of an ongoing initiative to improve service in the Middle East region.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. NWS.N on  Monday said it would take full control of its Fox Entertainment  Group Inc. FOX.N  unit in a stock swap worth about $6  billion, which it said would simplify the media conglomerate's  structure.
Searching for Cameron's policies? Google's Eric Schmidt is to speak at the Tory Party conference tomorrow, returning the favour granted by David Cameron when he spoke at Google's Zeitgeist event in May.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La Lottomatica Roma ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio dell'ala-pivot slovena Erazem Lorbek, 23 anni, prov...
President George W. Bush said on Tuesday oil prices were \
BERLIN -- The players and coach of German soccer team FC Lokomotive Leipzig threatened Tuesday to walk off the field if hooligans that rampaged over the weekend show up at one of their matches.
Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati's newest motorcycle \u00c2\u0097 a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesium and carbon fiber technology that can scoot up to 200 mph.
London's FTSE 100 shares index has hit 6,000 points as investors seized on strong gains by US and Japanese shares, falling oil prices and a buoyant mining sector.
Michael V. Kostiw, chosen by CIA Director Porter J. Goss to be the agency's new executive director, resigned under pressure from the CIA more than 20 years ago, according to past and current agency officials.
Voice recognition mascot no threat Software company Nuance's dragon mascot narrowly escaped arrest this morning. The fanged and winged - but very green and fluffy - creature was prancing around London's Leicester Square when two police officers approached, asking: \
Newly unearthed remains of hobbit-sized humans, perhaps one of the most significant finds involving human evolution in recent years, are being stored in an office drawer in the Indonesian capital.
McDonald's Corp.  on Friday said November sales at hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.2 percent, boosting the company's shares to a seven-year high, as Snack Wraps, premium coffee and family game promotions attracted customers.
A food fight broke out at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices considering whether the government can force farmers to pay for ad campaigns with catchy phrases like \
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Irish rockers U2 have hit the studio in Dublin to continue work on their next studio album with longtime collaborators Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois.
GEORGETOWN, Pennsylvania  - Pennsylvania's Amish began to bury the victims of this week's schoolroom massacre on Thursday amid renewed concern that their private, rural way of life was yielding to modernity.
Top diplomats from Pakistan and India  met on Tuesday for talks on disputed Kashmir but no  breakthrough was expected on the issue, which lies at the heart  of a rivalry between the nuclear-armed nations.
New York City begins an ambitious project to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030.
Dpef: 'per approvarlo serve confronto, trattativa vera'
US presidential hopefuls work hard ahead of a tight Iowa caucus, the first big test in the nomination battle.
Scottish Natural Heritage is to transport hedgehogs from the Western Isles instead of killing the animals.
WASHINGTON Tobacco farmers would win a $10.1 billion buyout, while cigarette companies would avoid broad new federal regulation under a compromise bill proposed yesterday by the senior tax writer in the House.
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Justin Gatlin of the US ran the fastest time in the world this year to become the youngest Olympic 100 meters champion for 36 years.
Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) yesterday to reach the Paris Masters semifinals. Safin closed in on his third title at the indoor tournament and will
Europe's programme for funding scientific research in the member states is a step closer to being adopted.
The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.
One of three Italians kidnapped last week by suspected militants in Nigeria's volatile Niger delta region told AFP that all the hostages are &quot;fine&quot;.
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If Roger Federer or Andy Roddick were credited with the above quote, to win all the four Grand Slam titles in 2005, I would have, perhaps, not written this column.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.
Blog: Like only they can, the Onion has posted a list of its favorite features on Apple's iPhone.
MONA QUIBUNDO, Angola -- The rebels from the village of Mona Quibundo fought on the same side with Marceal Miji Itengo during Angola's civil war. But their lives have gone in starkly different directions during the country's troubled peace.
Avvertiranno autorita' ecclesiastica sin da avviso garanzia
Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N, the   third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, on Thursday posted a   smaller quarterly loss, aided by stronger sales of prescription   medications and an income tax benefit.
Playbill - Mark Feuerstein will be the man in the middle of Some Girl(s) when Neil LaBute directs his own work for Los Angeles' Geffen Playhouse. Justina Machado, Paula Cale Lisbe, Rosalind Chao and Jaime Ray Newman will co-star in the title roles.
United was forced to cancel 24 flights and delay hundreds more following a computer glitch.
Child pornography charges against a former suspect in the killing of US child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey are dropped.
The bald eagle, the U.S. national bird whose numbers dwindled in the 1960s, is expected to be removed on Thursday from the list of creatures classified as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Its Alzheimer's treatment flops in testing, on the heels of FDA disapproval of another Neurochem drug.
President Bush on Wednesday opposed Turkey's possible military offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
A GP threatened to kill himself if a patient told the authorities about their affair, a hearing is told.
Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister and finance minister, is the favourite to take on the job, which aims to give the euro a political profile on the world stage.
When Sprint and Nextel Communications merge, they will be competing against their much larger rivals, Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.
The central pillar of a healthy lifestyle has been shaken with the publication this week of a major study suggesting eating fruit and vegetables does not protect against cancer.
Flash memory vendors reach a settlement in their patent dispute and sign a cross-licensing deal.
Scientists reconstruct part of the genetic code of a 75-million-year-old mammal ancestor.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- After two months of delay, shuttle Atlantis blasted off Thursday with Europe's gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science lab named Columbus that spent years waiting to set sail.
Analysis Photos and printing dominate marketing strategy
Four Nepalese nationals who once served with Britain's elite Gurkha army regiment were killed and 12 wounded Thursday in a rocket attack on Baghdad's highly fortified Green Zone, their employer said.
The death toll from Sunday's huge sea surges spirals towards 60,000 as recovery workers reach outlying areas.
China has recalled leukaemia drugs  produced by a Shanghai drug company after several children  suffered side effects, the latest in a series of product safety  scares to hit China, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Top seed Tim Henman will face Spain&#39;s Albert Costa in round two of the Madrid Masters Series tennis eventafter the home hope defeated Georgian Irakli Labadze 6-2, 5-7, 7-5.
Emergency room doctors are prescribing strong narcotics more often to patients who complain of pain, but minorities are less likely to get them than whites, a new study finds. Even for the severe pain of kidney stones, minorities were prescribed narcotics such as oxycodone and morphine less frequently than whites.
Ga\u00c3\u00abl Monfils of France upset top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, yesterday in the first round of the Swiss Open in Gstaad. Monfils and Davydenko were tied at 5-5 in the third set Tuesday when rain forced the match to be suspended.Also, Stefan Koubek of Austria defeated second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, 6-4, 6-3, and third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France defeated Ruben Ram\u00c3\u00adrez Hidalgo of Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Dick Tomey became San Jose State&#39;s new head coach on Wednesday, returning to the sidelines at 66 to rebuild the Spartans&#39; ailing football program.
By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 20--Isochem Inc. has been acquired by a New York City leveraged buyout firm Buckingham Capital Partners, which plans to run the Lockport chemical company under its original name, VanDeMark Chemical.
After years of setting aside less for bad loans, time for some serious catch-up.
A huge jump in wholesale prices sent stocks falling yesterday as investors worried that rising oil prices were taking a toll on the overall economy.
NEW YORK, August 23 (New Ratings) - The recently announced overtime payment rules by the US Department of Labour are likely to take effect from today.
Robocode is a Java programming game, where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen. The motto of Robocode is: Build the best, destroy the rest!   Bugfixes: - When debugging robots or the Robocode game itself within Eclipse on Windows, the Java VM was crashing with an \
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Ashley Cole says his decision to join Chelsea was not driven by money.
Swiss world number one Roger Federer will face Australian Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday&#39;s final at Masters Cup after an epic tiebreak 20-18 to seal a 6-3, 7-6 semi-final victory
Gordon Brown would be forced to follow Tony Blair out of office if the prime minister were forced to step down over Iraq, John Denham said today.
Procter &amp; Gamble Co., a pioneer in television soap operas, is on the cutting edge of the branded entertainment trend with a new TV reality show featuring Gillette.
Dal controllo societario, all'andamento del titolo
ATLANTA Sept. 15, 2004 - Soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday that it expects second-half 2004 earnings per share to fall short of Wall Street expectations on flat to low volume growth.
Higher oil prices and a weaker U.S. economy have raised doubts about the durability of Germany's export-driven economic recovery, the country's banking association said in a report Thursday.
The mushy remains of a tomato thrown at a prominent member of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats has posed a legal dilemma for authorities trying to assess how to punish the thrower.
Non avete ancora deciso che cosa preparare per la cena di Natale? Vi suggeriamo un menu: zuppa di crescione e spinaci, filetti di maccarello accompagnati da una torta di verdure, ceci e mandorle tostate e, per finire, una classica mousse al cioccolato.
An explosion rocked a US military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, causing multiple casualties, the US military said.
Three major record labels have inked a deal with a peer-to-peer company to bring paid song downloads to music fans, apparently supporting a technology that the industry has tried to stifle in the past.
$244M contract to provide advanced biometric identification technology to United Kingdom law enforcement agencies will span eight years. -The Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to build security and virtualization features into its server processors by 2006, the company said Friday during its annual analyst event.
L'inchiesta dell'autore di Gomorra sul traffico di veleno. Gli interessi del Nord, quelli della camorra, le collusioni di destra e sinistra
The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 has gone missing in the Alps.
BANGKOK, Thailand - Bangkok transport officials posted notices on some of the city's buses Wednesday urging young passengers not to have sex while riding in the vehicles.    The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority came under fire from commuters this week after a study by an academic revealed that scores of colleges students were engaging in intercourse, usually in the rear seats of the darkened buses during the evening commute from classes...
Democrats have made it clear: They don't support recommendations from President Bush that would shave an estimated $77 billion from government health programs for seniors and the poor. But Bush doesn't need lawmakers' support for some of the changes that he wants to make to Medicare and Medicaid. He could get about $23 billion in savings over the next five years by issuing new federal regulations.
A group of 250 mainly European tourists was stranded for four days in the Bolivian Andes after indigenous protestors blocked roads amid a territorial dispute, the Interior Ministry said.
A time capsule found in the wreckage of tornado-ravaged Greensburg High School documented the town's past through 70-year-old newspapers and membership lists from a church, a band and the American Legion post.
Casey Blake had a two-run single in the seventh Tuesday to spark the Cleveland Indians to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
By JAMIE KENNEDY  The painstaking work of Kyle O'Donnell and Eric Luibrand won't just be displayed at the county science fair.   The Southwest High School juniors will have more glory than that.  Their science projects have earned them a trip to China.
Vodafone is to kick-start a global push into 3G with an array of mobile phones that is likely to outstrip the range of handsets being sold by many of its rivals.
Mitsubishi Motors makes a net profit in the last three months of 2006 despite a fall in vehicle sales.
Eight weeks after Benazir Bhutto was slain, Pakistan is holding elections that could shepherd a troubled nation into a new era of civilian rule and gird it against the Islamic extremists suspected of her killing.
An elementary school science teacher in this Chicago suburb doesn't have to turn on the news for an   update on NASA's space mission. She just turns on her video baby monitor.
No more tears, my friend. We're talking about J&J now.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio  - President Bush told voters  in the battleground state of Ohio on Saturday that Democrat  John Kerry would give other nations a veto over American  national security decisions, even as he sought to shift the  debate to domestic issues.
More than 11 years after scientists predicted it would occur, a strong earthquake rocked the central California town of Parkfield on Tuesday morning.
As of Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, at least 266 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
Toymaker Fisher-Price said Thursday it is recalling 500,000 \
Troy Davis, sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of a police officer, gets time to prove he was wrongly convicted
IN A RECENT interview, Michael Caine was reported to have expressed serious reservations about contemporary theatre. He was only interested in it, he said, if there was a guarantee of tap-dancing.
The hit Broadway show may now be filmed.
Amelie Mauresmo became world number  one for the first time after Lindsay Davenport was defeated by  Svetlana Kuznetsova in the U.S. Open semi-finals on Friday.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4   shook Israel and the occupied West Bank on Saturday but caused   no injuries, Israeli media reported.
UK Gen David Richards is to hand over the control of the Nato force in Afghanistan to US Gen Dan McNeil.
Lo svizzero Roger Federer, testa di serie numero uno, si &egrave; qualificato per le semifinali dell...
At least one big-city police department has suspended use of pepper-spray pellet guns blamed for the death of a 21-year-old college student who was shot by police trying to break up a rowdy crowd of Red Sox fans last week.
Police on Wednesday were searching for an 18-year-old man charged with stabbing his 11-year-old twin brothers, killing one of them and leaving the other seriously injured.
PayPal began getting back to normal Tuesday afternoon and improved significantly on Wednesday after a 4-day intermittent problem left many users unable to access their accounts.
Asian stocks raced to a record high on Friday as a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters such as Canon Inc.  and a spike in oil prices pushed energy shares higher.
Former England captain David Beckham said there was a possibility he may never play for his country again.
NEW YORK  - Paxil is a safe and effective  treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children  and adolescents, according to the results of a short-term study  published in the November issue of the Journal of the American  Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
The death toll from heavy rains in India has climbed to about 660 as a minster said more than a million people were stranded in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
Toni Kukoc is set to conclude his National Basketball Association career, the 13-year veteran saying he plans to call it quits because the only clubs near his home are not interested in him.
NEW YORK.- The arrival of the Spanish in South America in 1532 dramatically transformed the Andean cultural landscape, changing societies that had evolved over thousands of years within less than one ...
Two thousand female koalas will be given contraceptives under a new management strategy announced by the Victorian Government. The action is being taken after six years of trials at Mount Eccles between Portland and Hamilton.
The protests by Buddhist monks are part of a decades-long battle for democracy
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday at the University of South Carolina to remember seven students who were killed last month when a beach house caught fire while they celebrated the end of the season's warm weather.
Fear not, Cleveland and Miami fans. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade say they expect to be with your teams for a long time. For now, though, four more years is all the superstars will commit to.
shared third with 72s. Joe Carr (Bedrock GC) and Jay Wick (Old Sandwich GC) led teams that tied for low gross with 64s.
District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said he filed the motion to dismiss the criminal case Wednesday because Bryant&#39;s 20-year-old accuser was no longer willing to testify.
Venezuela accuses the US of detaining its foreign minister in an airport incident - a charge the US denies.
People who undergo gastric bypass surgery get drunk quicker and take longer to get sober, according to a US study published Thursday.
A string of attacks on Shiite pilgrims on the final day of Ashura killed at least 38 people today in Iraq. During Ashura, Shiites mark the seventh-century martyrdom of the Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Colin Montgomerie quieted an American crowd and boosted holder Europe&#39;s victory hopes with a 2-and-1 triumph over US stars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to open the 35th Ryder Cup.
An armed gang led by murderers Donnel Carty and Delano Brown is jailed after a campaign of 150 robberies.
All ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have recognized China as a market economy. Asean comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Viet Nam.
Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to Kenyan Wangari Maathai for her contributions to sustainable development, democracy and peace.
The best-known television pundits who hold politicians to account are entangled in old partisanship and past allegiances.
Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers, Broadway theater, movies and television, and who at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri is unlikely to contest her defeat in last month&#39;s presidential election race at the constitutional court.
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The Fair Use Act would free honest consumers to pick the electronic locks on their digital media, under certain circumstances. A congressman says it's a good first step.  Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
A broad patent agreement will let the graphic-chip specialist build chipsets for Intel PCs.
LISBON, Dec 17  (IPS) - On the threshold of 2008, 99-year-old Portuguese  filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira, the oldest active director in the  world, says he has several projects planned for the coming years.
By The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 3--Ohio needs a statewide standard for eminent domain to protect property owners while still giving government the power to undertake necessary public works and redevelopment.
Six people, including three children and two US soldiers, have been reported killed in Afghanistan, a week after millions voted in a landmark election meant to help bring peace back to their war-ravaged nation.
Pamela Anderson has sent a petition to Queen Elizabeth II urging Britain's monarch to stop the use of bear pelts in making the tall black helmets worn by palace guards.
Pakistan&#39;s new prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, took his oath of office Saturday, becoming Pakistan&#39;s 21st prime minister in 57 years.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday made her closing argument to female voters in a message that could be reduced to three words.
The United States does not believe that a large explosion in North Korea was related to the communist country&#39;s suspected nuclear weapons program, President Bush&#39;s foreign policy advisers said Sunday.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters began containing a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) and destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes, officials said.
CHRONIC stress appeared to shorten the life of the body&#39;s immune cells, and might compromise the body&#39;s ability to fight off disease, US researchers said.
The murder of a former IRA supergrass is described by a coroner as one of the most brutal he has ever seen.
US rap star Snoop Dogg is arrested on weapons and drugs charges after a TV appearance in Los Angeles.
The Bush administration said Tuesday that China does not meet the technical requirements of a country that is manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages.
By Kevin J. O'Brien and Thomas Crampton  In the latest example of a U.S. technology giant potentially being called on the carpet in Europe, Google has been warned that it may be violating European Union privacy laws by storing data on its users for up to two years.
At least 27 people have died after consuming poisonous alcohol in southern Pakistan, police said Friday.
Russian officials are checking the identity of two female passengers in their investigiation into almost simultaneous plane crashes earlier this week.
Looking hung over from their three-game sweep of rival Boston, the Yankees botched an easy rundown play and mustered only Alex Rodriguez\u00e2\u0080\u0099s RBI single in the fourth.
The commander of the Army's leading medical facility acknowledges problems in outpatient treatment but said the hospital is working to address the concerns of patients and their families.
- The French parliament passed the law in March to ban &quot;conspicuous symbols&quot; of faith from its state school system. Guidelines for applying the law identified Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps and large

SAO PAULO, Brazil : The future of the Jaguar Formula One team is expected to be announced later this week when a decision is taken over offers made to buy the outfit.
With just a week until Election Day, President Bush may be busier than ever with his campaign. But the task of stabilizing Iraq and corralling insurgents is urgent.
Producers are profiting from public confusion about organic food, restaurant critic Egon Ronay says.
Academic researcher Vivek Wadhwa, who led a recent study that warns of a \
By Mike TaugherSTAFF  A federal judge Friday ruled the permit that allows massive Delta water delivery projects to kill a tiny endangered fish is illegal. It is the second time in two months that a court has declared the state's water projects in violation of endangered species laws.
Work has begun to restore a hut used by the British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton during his attempt to reach the South Pole nearly a century ago.
La moglie e il figlio della vittima trasportati in ospedale a PotenzaForse lo scoppio di un bombolone interrato all'origine della tragedia                                          Esplosione per una fuga di gas un morto e due feriti a Maratea
(InfoWorld) - Smartphone users will be able to watch broadband television and snap high-resolution photos on their handsets in 2007 thanks to new processor and memory chips launched at the\u00c2\u00a03GSM World Congress in Barcelona on Monday. Together with dropping prices, these chips will help spread smartphones from high-end business users to a larger mass-market audience, according to hardware component manufacturers attending the 3GSM show. Camera phones will get a boost in power by using high-resolution image sensors from Micron Technology. The company's new MT9-series sensors use a 1.75-micron pixel design in resolutions of up to 5 megapixels. The top-shelf version, MT9P012, captures video at 60 frames per second at 720p resolution or 30 fps at 1080p and will be ready for sampling in the second quarter of 2007 with mass production by the middle of the year. Likewise, OmniVision Technologies announced a 5.17-megapixel camera module for mobile handsets using the OV5623 CameraChip sensor. That sensor will help high-resolution cameras\u00c2\u00a0enter the mainstream mobile handset market, the company said. To store those large photo files, SanDisk announced it had developed a high-capacity version of its iNAND embedded flash drive, capable of holding up to 8GB of data. The new drives are now compliant with JEDEC (joint electron device engineering council) standards, allowing phone vendors to use them in designs that demand enough storage for mobile TV, multimedia downloading, digital audio players, gaming, and GPS. Also supporting mobile television, Qualcomm said that its UBM (Universal Broadcast Modem) chip would ship ahead of schedule, delivering mobile TV capability to mass-market handsets. A single UBM chip contains three technology standards, including FLO technology, digital video broadcasting for handhelds, and integrated service digital broadcasting-terrestrial. Qualcomm also said it would boost mobile broadband by the end of 2007 by launching the Mobile Data Modem 8200, a chipset supporting the next generation of WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access). A smartphone using that chip could support mobile Internet browsing, real-time location services, and multimedia sharing, the company said. To support these capabilities without driving up retail prices, vendors say they need to increase the market size, so another feature of many chips launched at 3GSM was low cost. Broadcom launched its EDGE processor, integrating a radio frequency transceiver, baseband functions, and multimedia connectivity support on a single chip. That design lets phone vendors create slimmer designs, reduce power consumption, and control costs, Broadcom said. Likewise, Qualcomm said its Mobile Station Modem (MSM) 7225 chipset would allow vendors to sell broadband-capable smartphones for less than $200. The chipset uses a dual-processor architecture for high-speed downlink packet access. The company will ship samples in the third quarter of 2007 and expects vendors to bring it to market by the first quarter of 2008. Microsoft said it had another way to open up larger markets for smartphones, adding desktop-quality features to handsets, such as VoIP calls and faster e-mail traffic with higher-quality graphics. Microsoft launched\u00c2\u00a0Windows Mobile 6, its latest OS for mobile handsets, and said it expected a crop of smartphones using the OS to reach market in March or April. Marvell Technology Group pledged to help that migration by announcing it would support the new OS on its PXA300-series processors. Those chips were formerly known as \
Sport: Football: Leeds boss will join Magpies on Wednesday after clubs agree compensation deal
TABA - La stanza di Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo non c\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00c3\u00a8 pi\u00c3\u00b9. Erano alla numero 502, quinto piano dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Hilton Hotel. Adesso ci si arriva soltanto dalle scale di servizio, con il casco giallo in testa, scortati dai militari israeliani.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said that it had recalled its ambassador from Libya and would expel the Libyan envoy in Riyadh over Tripoli\u00e2\u0080\u0099s alleged role in a plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz.
Nikko Cordial Corp.'s (8603.T) biggest  shareholder, Harris Associates LP, dismissed Citigroup Inc.'s   $10.8 billion takeover offer for Japan's third-largest  brokerage as too low, Bloomberg reported.
A Chinese court uses software to help determine sentences in more than 1,500 cases, covering wrongdoing like robbery, rape, murder and state-security offenses.
Long distance doesn&#39;t mean much to a 17-year-old who can call friends in a dozen states and never have to worry how much it will cost, as long as she doesn&#39;t go over her wireless minutes.
The market for Linux-based products, including servers, PCs and software, will reach $35 billion by 2008, according to a report from IDC.
After a season that ended in  shock, frustration and tragedy, the New York Yankees are back  in Florida getting ready for what could be another tumultuous  year.
Darrell Abbott, the lightning fast metal guitar player best known for his time with hardcore outfit Pantera, was killed Wednesday night at a concert in a Columbus, Ohio club by a gunman who went on a rampage.
Millions of Shiites are making a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq, this weekend, despite the threat of snipers and suicide bombers.
Healthy infants who constantly cry may be at risk for having a lower IQ and behavioral problems in their childhood years. A new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and Colleagues in Norway
The line at Apple's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan began to form on Monday night for people wanting to be the first to buy an iPhone Friday evening.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Blockbuster Inc., facing new attacks from big retailers and online operators, has offered &#36;700 million for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp. in a bid to combine the two biggest players in the movie-rental industry.
In another sign of the troubles facing the nation&#39;s biggest airlines, US Airways filed Sunday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2002.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc's  bet  that securities backed by risky home loans would fall in value  brought nearly $4 billion of profits in the year ended November  30, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on  Thursday, citing people familiar with its finances.
IOC president Jacques Rogge believes 2004 marked a breakthrough in the fight to rid sport of drug cheats despite the doping scandals that blighted the Athens Olympics.
A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled. District Court Judge Sally Loehrer affirmed a lower court ruling that as many as five misdemeanor criminal cases filed against Las Vegas strippers should be dismissed.
Judges at the U.N. war crimes tribunal will rule on Thursday whether three former Yugoslav army officers were criminally responsible for the massacre of hundreds of people in the Croatian town of Vukovar in 1991.
A U.S. federal appeals court on  Thursday reversed a judgment awarding 1993 Playboy Playmate of  the Year Anna Nicole Smith $88 million from the estate of her  elderly billionaire husband J. Howard Marshall.
By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Jun. 9--A three-run rally in the sixth inning helped push the Aberdeen 13-14 A Teeners past the Watertown Black Sox for a split of their doubleheader Friday at Fossum Field.
But networks with low ratings are like politicians with low polling. They try new identities. And so tonight, The WB presents &quot;Drew Carey&#39;s Green Screen Show&quot; at 8:30 while ABC unveils the adolescent dramedy &quot;Life As We Know It&quot; at 9.
Participants in 401(k) plans may be losing thousands of dollars in retirement savings because of sponsor fees, a report said yesterday. It urged that investors be given a clearer picture of the fees they pay.
The decision strikes down one of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most visible symbols of protectionism and clears the way for Porsche to take control of Volkswagen, Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest automaker.
Gold swept to a record high on Wednesday  driven by surging oil, a weaker dollar and simmering  geopolitical tension, also ushering platinum to a record peak.
It started with a stumble, a splutter, a slight stutter - and then the Pan African Parliament (PAP), carrying the hopes and dreams of so many, roared into life at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.
Childbearing factors, particularly those related to a first pregnancy, can influence a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of the International Journal
Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - New York Jets wide receiver Santana Moss is questionable for Sunday&#39;s game against San Francisco because of a hamstring injury.
Mauritania blasted fellow West African country Burkina Faso as &quot;evil&quot; on Friday for allegedly plotting to destabilise the potentially oil-rich Islamic republic.
Yahoo Search Cleans Cluttered Look  Yahoo Search has introduced a Google clone search page but who will see it? If you visit the Yahoo home page, you'll see a couple of hundred links to all their services such as Yahoo Jobs, Yahoo Dating, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo Stores, ...
Office, Microsoft Corp.'s  collection of programs for business documents and tasks, is fast becoming a software platform unto itself.
Scott Hartnell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third power-play goal Saturday night broke a tie, completed his second hat trick of the month and carried the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-3 comeback victory over the host Islanders.
Mohammed Slaibi was planning to vote in  Iraq's first post-Saddam Hussein election until attackers  burned down the local election office.
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Police investigating this week's 22  million pound ($42 million) bank robbery in Northern Ireland  have carried out raids on commercial and residential  properties.
The risk of divorce increases if one partner suffers from testicular or cervical cancer, but other types have no effect on whether a couple stays together, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday.
Spain said Thursday it was seeking the extradition from France of an alleged leader of the Basque separatist group ETA to face charges of attempted murder of two policemen.
Environment activists piled thousands of dead fish at the foot of Berlin's biggest tourist attraction, the Brandenburg Gate, Tuesday in a demonstration against over-fishing and pollution in the North Sea.
Birmingham have agreed to sell Danish winger Jesper Gronkjaer to Atletico Madrid just five months after signing him from Chelsea. Gronkjaer, who cost around \u00c2\u00a32.2m when he arrived in the summer, has endured
Officials in Berkeley, Calif., are laying out a roadmap to reach a voter mandated 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  The plan covers everything from solar panels to composted table scraps, The San Francisco Chronicle said Thursday.
St. Louis Rams owner Georgia Frontiere, a former nightclub entertainer who became one of the few women to own a major U.S. sports franchise when she inherited the National Football League team from her husband, died on Friday.
The Justice Department is evaluating whether the merger of the only two U.S. satellite radio companies would hurt competition.
Roma. Agli Stati Uniti da tempo sono giunte le &#39;raccomandazioni&#39; del governo italiano affinche&#39; i bombardamenti e le azioni militari in Iraq risparmino la vita dei civili. Il ministro degli Esteri, Franco
A woman urges a firm to stop handling a music book written by the man who sexually assaulted her.
Former Texas Governor Ann Richards, who   sparred with former President George H.W. Bush and later lost   the state's top job to his son, President George W. Bush, died   on Wednesday. She was 73.
To judge from a recent wave of political advertising, politicians in America are hypocritical, rub shoulders with criminals, vote against American values and don't support U.S. troops.
Last year, in the American League Division Series, the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, then lost Game 2. The series shifted
Offices, schools, shops and businesses  across Bangladesh shut down Saturday for the second strike in  less than a week called by the main opposition party to protest  against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.
For all his sly buffoonery - it was almost impossible to get him to answer a question properly - Yasser Arafat was a man with a vision.
Plans for a new Down Under version of the popular board game Monopoly could go straight to jail after voters from Australia's two biggest cities failed to show any interest in a place on the board.
NEW YORK, October 25  - The European Union (EU) plans to lift the existing sanctions on US goods worth about $4 billion in response to a new bill that repeals the illegal export tax subsidies in the US.
The newborn calf of a deaf bottlenose dolphin that was found stranded last fall off a Florida beach died Friday at a marine mammal rehabilitation center.
Operazione GdF in Toscana, Liguria, Piemonte, Sardegna
Lindsay Davenport overcomes Alicia Molik 9-7 in the third set of a thrilling Australian Open quarter-final.
BAGHDAD -- The trials of key members of Saddam Hussein's former regime could begin as early as next week, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday in a surprise announcement.
European shares opened steady on Thursday, with French advertising group Havas falling after news of a capital increase along with its first-half results but Richemont rallied after reporting strong luxury goods sales.

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and  Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (NWSa.N) are close to a pact that  would protect the journalistic independence of The Wall Street  Journal if News Corp. acquired the media company, according to  newspaper reports on Sunday.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami today rejected calls from European nations to halt a nuclear program, raising the odds that the UN Security Council will have to consider the matter as early as next month.
Ok, so most consumer prices barely budged in August. Inflation is far from a threat now. And things, especially in Michigan, aren&#39;t exactly smoking.
China and the US agreed to work together to revive six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea&#39;s nuclear program, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in the Chinese capital, Beijing.
Arrestate 6 guardie, accusa e' coinvolgimento in assassinio
Dutch experts who have been examining blood samples from Viktor Yushchenko, the Ukrainian opposition leader, disclosed yesterday that the politician has staggeringly high levels of dioxin in his blood, the second highest ever recorded.
Japan's financial markets were closed Tuesday for a national holiday. Markets will reopen on Wednesday.
ACEH BESAR, Indonesia -- The United Nations has banned its staff from traveling in parts of tsunami-battered Aceh province because of reported fighting between Indonesian troops and separatist rebels. But a rebel commander yesterday begged foreign aid workers to stay and promised that guerrillas will not attack relief groups.
The large maker of business software applications said its third-quarter profit rose 10 percent on an increase in license sales.
The Russian military said Tuesday that its bombers' flyover of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific was part of a routine patrol conducted in accordance with international rules.
An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said on Thursday.
The International Criminal Court's  chief prosecutor named the first two suspects accused of  committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, a  former state interior minister and a militia commander.
With the proclamation that it intends to overtake EMC as the top enterprise storage supplier, IBM announced today the DS6000, a disk storage system slightly bigger than a VCR, and the TotalStorage
Higher shipments of business jets  helped buoy quarterly profit at plane and train maker  Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO), but regional jet deliveries sagged  sharply, the company said on Wednesday.
The final seconds ticked off the clock at Conseco Fieldhouse and the crowd, with only one thing on its mind, wished for a series of big baskets that would make the game close again.
India and Pakistan will resume formal  peace negotiations frozen after the July train bombings in  Mumbai and set up a joint agency to tackle terrorism, their  leaders said on Saturday.
Many restaurateurs are considering the environment along with their cuisine, and finding that they are tapping into a popular trend and also saving money.
Does the gaming company have anything that anybody else would actually want?
Some music is tailor-made for open-topped convertibles.
An animal rights group filed a complaint Wednesday against a kosher slaughterhouse for alleged cruelty to cattle. The slaughterhouse called the complaint a veiled attack on religious freedom.
Commons education committee chairman Barry Sheerman admits he was a bully at school.
KIRKWOOD, Mo., Feb. 7 -- A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage,...
A fire at a village school in central  Iran killed at least 16 children on Thursday, state television  said.
It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout.
Momchil Vraikov e Dimitar Dimitrov, due arbitri del campionato bulgaro, sono stati squalificati a vi...
By Leonardo Pedro BELEM, Brazil  - A 74-year-old American nun wasshot to death early on Saturday in Brazil's Amazon jungle,where she worked for decades to defend peasant farmers and therain forest from illegal loggers and ranchers.
After a rain delay of 2 hours and 21 minutes, the Mets took advantage of six errors by the Marlins to close out the victory.
Police wrapped demonstrators and an entire midtown Manhattan block in orange netting Tuesday to control anti-GOP protests, arresting more than 270 people across the city as activists massed in the streets for a march to the site of the Republican convention.
Another first for the Aguirre family: Arlene, mother of formally conjoined twins Carl and Clarence, held them separately for the first time yesterday.
The minimum wage system could be imperilled by a law banning age discrimination, a business group warns.
Warmed by a roaring fire in a hall lined with Victorian paintings, Xia Yang reclines in his clubhouse near Beijing and dreams of returning polo to its glory days as a noble sport favoured by China's privileged.
In his first comments to the police on the night he was accused of rape, the basketball star Kobe Bryant was scared about what happened and may have conceded lying to
MIAMI -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal swatted away Boris Diaw&#39;s lay-up to preserve a 26-point lead, then waved into a nearby television camera the moment he landed on his feet.
Invita il Mezzogiorno a dare piu' lavoro, legale e garantito
The middle of winter generally finds me wondering more than wandering. Oh, I still get out, if only for a Sunday afternoon drive just to make sure it's all still there. If you haven't tried it, take a drive past some of the haunts where you hunkered down in last fall.
BASRA, Iraq  - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid an unannounced visit on Sunday to the troops whose mission he is winding down in Shi'ite southern Iraq.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is eyeing a move into the video games market, the Financial Times says.
Almost a year after a devastating  earthquake in Pakistan, the United Nations called on Thursday  for more international financial help for the health sector in  the disaster zone.
VIENNA, Austria Austrian scholars say California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to brush up on the history of his homeland.
A South African court on Thursday postponed the case against a former dormitory matron charged with abusing students at U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls' academy.
The Marsh &amp; McLennan Company, the troubled insurance and investment company, said today that it would lay off 3,000 employees, or roughly 5 percent of its work force, as it moved to right
Conti pubblici avanti con risanamento, meno spese e tasse
Roxio has announced intentions to sell off its software division and focus its efforts entirely on the company's Napster music service. Rival Sonic Solutions will take ownership of Roxio's consumer lines, which include the once market-leading Easy CD Creator, for $80 million. To complete the identity change, Roxio will change its name to Napster.
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Cott Corp. BCB.TO COT.N, the  world's largest maker of store brand drinks, reported a 14  percent fall in third-quarter earnings and cut its year profit  outlook on  Wednesday as U.S. growth drove up costs.
At least 16 people die in floods caused by three days of monsoon rains in the Indian city of Calcutta.
Two men on the ground were most likely killed in the plane crash Sunday morning in Baotou City, north China&#39;s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, bringing the death toll of the accident to 55, local police sources said.
Rep. William Jefferson pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of soliciting more than $500,000 in bribes while using his office to broker business deals in Africa.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters will miss the U.S. Open because of a left wrist injury. A posting on her Web site Thursday said an MRI exam and X-ray showed the problem is worse than originally believed and that the Belgian will be sidelined for the coming weeks &#151; and probably two months, meaning she'll also miss the Fed Cup final in September.
Stocks edged lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets.
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NAPOLI, 6 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Giudice delegato, curatela fallimentare e rappresentanti della Napoli Soccer, dopo sei ore di discussione, hanno siglato l&#39;accordo per la cessione del titolo sportivo del Calcio Napoli.
Over 35 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a police station and recruitment center in Haifa Street in central Baghdad.
Airbus expects to deliver more commercial jets this year than the 305 it delivered in 2003, when it overtook Boeing Co., a senior executive said Thursday.
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali El-Naimi has said that the $10-15 &quot;fear premium&quot; that has been present in oil prices will disappear as the problems of &quot;supply&quot; and &quot;geographic tension&quot; diminish.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.
In the aftermath of the apparent car bombing that killed at least 30 people, the ruined hotel looked like a freeze frame from a macabre movie.
Bill Clinton had a weekend campaign party like it was 1992, wading through crowds and backslapping his way around the US electoral heartland, boosting wife Hillary&#39;s 2008 presidential race.
What a story. Bart Bryant who had played more 185 USPGA Tour events over a fifteen year period and recorded a best placed finish of 7th in all of those starts, played the last round of the Valero Texas Open
The success of the video game Rock Band  is drumming up revenue for the music industry.\\
A premature infant believed to be the smallest baby ever to survive was called \
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday called for an early conclusion of Sudan&#39;s north-south peace talks and an speedy end of the northern African country&#39;s Darfur crisis.
Robert Gates, sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Monday, said he understood the desire to bring troops home but that failure in Iraq would be a \
The two crewmen aboard the International Space Station lost a few pounds in the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food.
 loom? But none in past 4,500 years
DGA chooses \u00e2\u0080\u009cNo Country for Old Men\u00e2\u0080\u009d as the best feature film of 2008.
Apple on Friday pushed what is likely the second-to-last update to Mac OS X 10.4. The update includes several fixes to printing, Finder and Apple applications and networking, as well as several third-party fixes among other patches.
President Bush's re-election insures that more federal money will flow to abstinence education that precludes discussion of birth control, even as the administration awaits evidence that the approach gets kids to refrain from sex.
Prosecutors in the rape case of US basketball star Kobe Bryant have tried to discredit defence DNA evidence shortly before the trial begins.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Two misdemeanor drug charges have been filed against Macaulay Culkin in Oklahoma. Actor Macaulay Culkin was arrested Friday and booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on drug charges.
GRAND CANYON, Arizona  - Maryellen Fleming-Hoffman manages a gift store on the plunging rim of the Grand Canyon, where visitors come to marvel at one of the world's greatest attractions.
The government is studying a major overhaul of how to test the safety of chemicals, to see if robotic machinery can predict what is toxic as well as animals do.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and three soldiers died from wounds sustained in the conflict.
When Southern Californians go to bed each night, at least those not affiliated with UCLA, they do so secure in the knowledge that USC is the best team in college football, and truly has been since October 2002.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will push ASEAN leaders at a summit in Laos to address the lack of political reform in military-ruled Myanmar, a source of growing embarrassment to the group, officials said today.
Tough-guy special agent  Jack Malone of &quot;Without a Trace&quot; and detective Lilly Rush of  &quot;Cold Case&quot; will soon be reincarnated in the global TV  marketplace in local versions of both CBS dramas.
European aerospace group EADS has postponed until next week a board meeting on the future of the Airbus A350 XWB passenger jet programme, key shareholder Lagardere said.
Brad Hodge will replace Ricky Ponting on Australia&#39;s cricket tour of India while the captain recovers from a broken thumb. Cricket Australia said on Thursday that Hodge, an uncapped
With no picket signs in sight, stars were free to attend the Critics' Choice Awards on Monday.
Blog: Worldwide PC shipments up 12 percent, fueled by growth in the U.S. and Asia/Pacific regions.
Old friends Eliot Spitzer and Michael Cherkasky found themselves on opposite sides of a case that rattled the insurance industry.
Smokers across the country will put out their cigarettes for a day, as the American Cancer Society hosts its Great American Smokeout today.
Confindustria e sindacati chiedono un &quot;incontro urgente&quot; col premier per illustrare le proposte di imprese e sindacati sul Mezzogiorno e verificare la possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di inserirle all&#39;interno dei provvedimenti legati alla Finanziaria.
Rehnquist&#39;s health is a closely guarded secret - He has thyroid cancer, but how advanced or not it is very few people know. Three events over the next few of weeks could indicate the extent of his illness (or good health).
Three German border police officers were sentenced to nine months probation for the 1999 death of a Sudanese refugee.
Discovered in 1986 by Stanford researcher Dr. Thomas Stamey, the PSA blood test for prostate cancer is one of the medical world&#39;s most important -- and controversial -- tools.
Grande folla alla presentazione dello Spazio. Oltre duemila i tifosi che hanno salutato i giocatori ...
The long-delayed merger of French energy groups Suez and state-owned Gaz de France could be announced next week, creating one of Europe&#39;s biggest power companies after 18 months of delays, a source told AFP on Friday.
Astros ace Roger Clemens has been -- understandably --the focal point of today's Game 3 of the National League Championship Series. That is not to say St. Louis starter Jeff Suppan is an afterthought. In fact, he could play a major role in helping the Cardinals advance to the World Series.
The 'Barrett Hangover' Intel doesn't mess around when its sales slow. The chipmaker today revealed that it will fire 10,500 workers over the next year in the hopes of improving its bottom line.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mel Gibson obtained a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly showed up at his estate and the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together. Zack Sinclair, 34, was arrested Sept. 20 for investigation of disorderly conduct and loitering and remained jailed Friday on &#36;5,000 bail pending an Oct. 6 court hearing.
A probe into the mysterious shooting of two soldiers has revealed the existence beneath the Serbian capital of a secret communist-era network of tunnels and bunkers believed to have served recently as hideouts ...
Blog: Google blogger says health care industry should counter negative attention from Michael Moore's \
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Berti Vogts will continue as Scotland manager after the Scottish FA called off a board meeting that had been scheduled to discuss his future.
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A bomb killed a Hamas official in  Damascus on Sunday when it tore through his car. The  Palestinian militant group blamed Israel for the death and  vowed revenge.
Pfizer saw a 13 percent decline in sales of its best-selling cholesterol treatment, Lipitor, which contributed to lower-than-expected second quarter earnings.
Blog: A congressional panel has been investigating how the agency handles threats to its own network. On Wednesday, it's set to put the department's top tech official on the spot.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps ended his magnificent Olympics with a magnanimous gesture. He matched Mark Spitz's record of four individual gold medals in the pool, then gave up a coveted spot on the 400-meter medley relay team to Ian Crocker - whom Phelps had just beaten...
A vaccine to help patients fend of blood cancers could be a reality in the near future.
Bosnia's top international envoy, Paddy Ashdown, sacks nine Bosnian Serb officials suspected of aiding war crimes fugitives.
Exxon Mobil Corp.  is set to  argue in front of the Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday that a  $3.6 billion fraud judgment against the company is  unconstitutional and should be overturned.
So much has changed in Alex Smith's life the past two years, he's still trying to sort through it all.
AT&T Inc  has filed a patent  infringement lawsuit against Vonage Holdings Corp ,  according to a Vonage regulatory filing on Friday, the latest  legal trouble for the Internet phone service provider.
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The health insurer beats some estimates and raises others.
Negotiators reached a deal for editorial independence of The Wall Street Journal under News Corporation control.
Mohamed El-Erian, who has managed Harvard University\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $34.9 billion endowment since 2006, is resigning to return to work at Pacific Investment Management Company.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee traded jokes with Jay Leno and played bass guitar with the \
ICANN is considering keeping the annual fee it charges registries for a registered domain name, even if the domain name is forfeited during the grace period.
Russia will expel four British diplomats in response to London&#39;s expulsion of four Russian diplomats amid a flaring bilateral row, a foreign ministry official said Thursday.
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The fallout from the killing of as many as two dozen Iraqi civilians by Marines could undermine U.S. efforts in Iraq more than the Abu Ghraib prison scandal did, a lawmaker who is a prominent war critic said Sunday.
CLEVELAND Oct. 6, 2004 - Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday night that the debate with Democratic Sen. John Edwards marked the first time they had met.
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The jury in the Phil Spector trial resumed deliberations on Thursday following a two-day hiatus but left for the day without reaching a verdict on murder charges against the rock producer.
England coach Sir Clive Woodward says he will hand in his resignation on Wednesday.
Amid high concern over rebel attacks, voters in Russia&#39;s war-torn republic of Chechnya began on Sunday to elect a successor to their former slain president.
15 Sep 2004, 16:01 GMT - Borland Software took a new direction this week, with the announcement of Software Delivery Optimization (SDO).
She met her future husband while studying law and joined him as he rose from governor of a small state to the presidency. A powerful first lady and senator in her own right, she's now campaigning hard to be the first woman elected president of her country.
PALERMO, Nov 11 (SW) - After a 39-year wait for a Serie A Sicilian derby, the match between Palermo and Messina on Thursday managed only a 0-0 draw.
Invesco Funds Group and affiliate AIM Advisors say they have agreed to pay $450 million (250 million pounds) to settle civil lawsuits over improper trading, the third biggest
King Mohammed VI of Morocco reportedly met with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and ambassador Carmen Sylvain for talks about cooperation between their two countries.
Firenze, 14 set. (Adnkronos) - Il ministro dei Beni culturali Giuliano Urbani e lo scrittore e semiologo Umberto Eco inaugurano domani, mercoledi&#39; 15 settembre, a Firenze la mostra &#39;&#39;Beautiful Minds. Premi Nobel. Un secolo di creativita&#39;&#39;&#39;.
Heike Mller, a 37-year-old mechanic, embodies what seems to be going right in eastern Germany.
Readers of Physics World magazine recently were asked an interesting question: Which equations are the greatest?
Leftist presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador doesn&#039;t speak English, rarely travels outside Mexico and says the best foreign policy is to stay at home and avoid meddling in other nations&#039; affairs.
Though U.S. consumers spent the  weekend setting records at brick-and-mortar stores for Black  Friday, they returned to work on Monday to set \
Jason Giambi stepped out of his black convertible with the California plates outside Yankee Stadium on Friday evening and was met by a Yankees security official.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 7, 2004 - Rockets struck a Baghdad hotel housing foreign contractors and journalists late Thursday, drawing return fire and underscoring the precarious security in the heart of the Iraqi capital.
National Lottery players can now buy their tickets on their mobile phones, operator Camelot announces.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday,  with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil  producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through  the $50 a barrel mark.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested and police found weapons, ammunition and bomb-making paraphernalia in his home after a tip that he was making threats online against his high
The cropped, booming electric-bass patterns in Mr. Delgado\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old band was replaced by a smoother New York salsa swing.
Nei primi 9 mesi risultato operativo salito di 55% a 157 mln
The film presented a promising premise of an investigative story with Suresh Gopi in double role, but debutant director Jeethu Joseph fails to capitalise on that idea.
Most physician-owned specialty hospitals are poorly equipped to handle medical emergencies, federal investigators will report today, underscoring a long-standing concern about the rapid rise in the number of such hospitals.
In aula l'articolo 1 del ddl sull'ordinamento giudiziario passa con 152 voti contro 151Mancavano alcuni senatori dell'Italia dei valori impegnati in una conferenza stampa sui senza tetto                                          Giustizia, al Senato voto sul filo Andreotti salva la maggioranza                                                                                  Appello di Mastella ai magistrati: \
British Prime Minister Tony Blair &#151; bedeviled by Iraq and in search of a more positive legacy &#151; departed Ethiopia late Thursday after calling for a concerted international action to finally address the crises afflicting Africa, the only continent to have grown poorer over the last 40 years.
The Food and Drug Administration has told a researcher that he cannot be part of an advisory panel that will meet early next year to review the safety of a class of drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, used to treat arthritis and pain.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a serious student of American football, says she knows only enough about soccer to recognize the American team is in trouble at the World Cup.
NEW DELHI: India&#39;s ruling Congress party accused Pakistan yesterday of not keeping its promise to halt support for Kashmiri militants fighting against New Delhi&#39;s rule in the disputed Himalayan region.
Aug. 21, 2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0093West Nile virus (WNV) has now killed six people in California and the number of people with the virus has climbed to 249, according to an announcement yesterday by the California Department of Health Services.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Monday  warned that earnings for the second half of the year will fall  short of earlier forecasts due to higher marketing costs.
Maoist rebels blockading the Nepali  capital killed four soldiers on Tuesday in an attack on a  patrol trying to keep the main highway to Tibet open for  traffic, an army spokesman said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz says he is optimistic about achieving sustainable peace with India after talks with his counterpart in New Delhi.
Opposition swelled on Tuesday to the government's move to sack Pakistan's top judge as a judicial council heard the case against him behind closed doors.
AMR Corp.  , parent company of American Airlines, might be a buyout target of a group including Goldman Sachs  and British Airways , according to the February 26 edition of BusinessWeek magazine.
A rapist is on the run after escaping from the same south-east London hospital for the second time.
The news that Oracle has formerly taken control of PeopleSoft and that David Duffield has resigned as PeopleSoft&#39;s CEO comes as no surprise.
(CBS/AP) Israeli troops closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas blew up two buses, seconds apart, in the desert town of Beersheba, killing 16 Israelis and ending a months-long lull in suicide attacks.
As I&#39;ve said before, I don&#39;t think Harrah&#39;s Entertainment (NYSE: HET) could have hoped for much better. Late last month, casino operator Harrah&#39;s and merger partner Caesars
Passengers may be passed the cost if airlines are given permits to emit greenhouse gasses, say two reports.
Venezuela&#39;s manufacturers used 55 percent of their operating capacity, marking the highest percentage in over a year, as Venezuela&#39;s economy recovers from recession, according to a survey issued Thursday.
Verizon Communications Inc. said today it has signed a deal to sell its Canadian directory operations to investment firm Bain Capital in a deal worth $1.
Un messaggio di saluto del presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi \u00c3\u00a8 giunto oggi ai delegati dei 26 paesi che partecipano all&#39;Assemblea parlamentare della Nato, aperta oggi al Lido di Venezia, per la prima volta congiuntamente con il Consiglio
The International PHP Magazine is back with the results on their latest poll today that asked developers to vote on which, of their options, a PHP developer should give the most effort towards when creating their applications.   Options included \
Il senatore Marcello Dell&#39;Utri commenta attaccando la sentenza di primo grado che lo ha visto condannato a 9 anni dal Tribunale di Palermo. Si dice anche &quot;non rassegnato ma pronto a dare battaglia&quot; Negli altri gradi di giudizio.
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., Feb. 20 -- A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to rape and murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl and her family last year in Iraq. A judge has not yet accepted the plea.

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The specialty chip maker predicts a lean transition quarter, but it plans a rebound in 2005.
A UK-based analyst firm, Screen Digest, has issued a report saying that the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war is destined to not have a winner--it's going to end in a stalemate. But that's not necessarily the end of the world, the report suggests.
Syrian-born arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar has been arrested in Spain and now faces extradition to the United States for trying to sell weapons to Colombian rebels, U.S. and Spanish authorities said on Friday.
WASHINGTON, DC--Qwest Communications, the No. 4 US local telephone company, reported a third-quarter loss on Thursday due to a decline in revenue and having settled charges with US regulators.
Taliban opposition to NATO forces in  Afghanistan is far tougher than was expected when alliance  troops were initially deployed, British Defense Minister Des  Browne said on Tuesday.
U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday after  two separate economic reports showed inflationary pressure was  held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply  in the same month.
Alcune persone sarebbero indagate per favoreggiamento personale nell&#39;ambito delle indagini che hanno portato al fermo per omicidio volontario di Giovanni Potenza, il 27/enne presunto assassino di Giusy. Lo
An investigation into insurance industry sales practices launched last week by the New York attorney general has widened to other states, and an increasing number of insurance companies have reported receiving subpoenas.
Former President George H. W. Bush said Tuesday the initial response to pleas for private donations for the victims of the South Asian tsunami \
The chief of the United Nations refugee agency says the Sudanese government should grant more autonomy to Darfur to help end a conflict that has claimed some 50,000 lives.
Two privacy groups asked the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission to recuse herself from the commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s review of Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s merger with DoubleClick.
A biography and 4-year-old video of Tom Cruise are calling attention to the actor's belief in Scientology. Andrew Morton, author of \
Bob Knight becomes the first men's basketball coach to win 900 games as Texas Tech upsets No. 10 Texas A&M, 68-53.
On Sunday, Dec. 26, an earthquake-triggered tsunami with an effect of 1,000 miles from its epicenter in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra devastated 12 countries.
The Atlanta Falcons hired Mike Smith, who spent the past five seasons as the Jacksonville Jaguars\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defensive coordinator, as their coach Wednesday.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, who is increasingly upset over the direction the National Basketball Association team has taken, wants the club to trade him.
US stocks rose, capping the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index&#39;s best three-week rally in two years, as better-than-expected reports on retail sales and consumer confidence suggested the economy may accelerate.
Mining equipment maker Joy Global Inc  on Wednesday said strong market conditions would probably drive 2008 sales up as much as 18 percent, sending shares more than 8 percent higher in early trading.
Britain called Sunday for an end to the violence which has broken out following presidential elections in Kenya and urged its leaders to \
The Spanish government has approved a draft law to legalize same-sex marriages, it was reported Friday. The bill gives homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the adoption of children, the BBC said.
H&R Block Inc , the largest U.S. tax preparer, said it was trying to renegotiate the sale of its Option One Mortgage Corp unit and would get out subprime lending after its quarterly loss more than doubled.
E&#39; partito poco dopo le 9.30 a Roma il corteo voluto dai sindacati per protestare contro la politica economica del governo. Molti i leader dell&#39;opposizione che hanno preso parte alla manifestaizione romana. &#39;&#39;Questo Paese \u00c3\u00a8 da rifare&#39;&#39;.
Intel Corp. unveiled an update to its wireless networking technology Thursday, adding simpler software, improved security and support for a more robust, less interference-prone radio standard.
A former US Weekly editor has sued the magazine for $55 million, saying its employees damaged her career by accusing her of stealing information from the magazine's computers.
Intel Corp. will buy Havok Inc., a provider of software and services used by videogame creators and movie special-effects teams, the company said Friday.
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Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah  Mohammad Omar told an American diplomat in a rare conversation  that the August 1998 U.S. strikes against Afghanistan would  lead to increased terrorism, according to a recently  declassified document released on Friday.
Science & environment: Fossilised skull thought to date back up to 100,000 years, a period long a mystery to scientists
The Ravens' propensity for committing false starts repeatedly puts the offense in a hole during a 13-7 preseason loss to the Redskins.
Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts.
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Michael Kasprowicz dismissed Daniel Vettori in just the fifth over of the session to reduce New Zealand to 8 for 264 on the second day of the Gabba Test this morning.
Google is reportedly interested in purchasing or building a new trans-Pacific fiber-optic cable. Its interest reflects a resurgence of infrastructure-building activity this year.
The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved the most sweeping overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence system in more than a half-century, adopting the central recommendations of the commission that investigated the Sept.
Scandals in Washington come and go, but Teapot Dome remains one of the real humdingers: a Jazz Age affair in which a handful of oil tycoons and corrupt government officials nearly managed to make away with a hefty percentage of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s petroleum reserves.
By PAUL J. WEBER WEST ORANGE, Texas - Sam Henry swept dead pigs off Highway 87 two days after Hurricane Rita tossed them there. Then his job turned really unpleasant.
French Polynesia elects veteran pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru as president.
An advance section of the Black Watch  returns from Iraq ahead of the rest of the battle group, the BBC learns.
ATLANTA - Dungeons & Dragons players gathered in game stores around the country Saturday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the grandfather of fantasy role-playing games - a pop culture phenomenon that has influenced myriad video games, books and movies.    An estimated 25,000 fans in 1,200 stores celebrated the anniversary Saturday, said Charles Ryan, brand manager for role-playing games at Wizards of the Coast, a Renton, Wash., company that owns Dungeons & Dragons...
Sirius finally makes a move to matter in video.
Blog: Enhanced information isn't available for all cities yet, though.
Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
A Tokyo court on Friday rejected a request by former world chess champion Bobby Fischer to have Japanese authorities halt procedures to deport him, Kyodo news agency reported.
Wade Redden took off his practice gear unsure of when he'd have a chance to put it on again. His injured shoulder wouldn't allow him to play for Canada in the World Cup of Hockey championship on Tuesday night. The lack of a collective bargaining agreement between NHL players and owners figures to keep the Ottawa defenseman off the ice much longer.
LONDON, England -- England defender John Terry scored twice as Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the English Premier League.
Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to pay $10 million to the state to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of dishonestly marketing the painkiller OxyContin in West Virginia.
Spanish police arrested 10 people in an operation against &quot;Islamic terrorism&quot; on Wednesday, a court source said. Most of those detained in the northeastern city of Barcelona were of Pakistani
Eating food high in folate and taking a folate supplement significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in women, a conference heard this week.
Jacksonville running back Fred Taylor was upgraded to probable Friday and should start at Houston despite a leg injury.
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CONCORD -- For longer than he can remember, R.W. Eaks has been afflicted by a bad back while making a living as a professional golfer.
'If you sell illegal medicines, we will stop you' Healthcare regulators have raided a series of UK web businesses believed to be connected to the illegal offering of prescription drugs on the internet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Two streaks involving Eli Manning could end today at what promises to be a very cold Paul Brown Stadium. First there is that seven-game losing streak the Giants have accumulated
By Randal Edgar; Journal Staff Writer  NARRAGANSETT - South Kingstown might be looking to go with a single company to pick up trash and recyclables, but members of the Narragansett Town Council made it clear last night that they want to keep working with the little guys.
As of Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, at least 3,942 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,204 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a settlement with one of its disc replication partners, after the company admitted it had breached agreements with Microsoft by unlawfully producing the Redmond company's server software.
In primavera altri due store, a Firenze e Portofino
The nation shed jobs in January, the government reported yesterday, the first monthly loss since 2003, providing fresh evidence that the housing downturn and credit crisis have spread to the job market.
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Six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps was arrested last week and charged with drunken driving.
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Scientists say they have made a major step toward creating synthetic forms of life.
Snow storms stranding millions of travellers are a severe disaster that will last for several days, leaders warn.
Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sharply criticized Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government on Sunday and once again demanded that all foreign troops leave the country.
A car bomb exploded in a busy thoroughfare of eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding 25, an Interior Ministry source and police said.
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Work by one of Aberdeen's leading 18th-century goldsmiths goes on show at Aberdeen Art Gallery this weekend, alongside the only Scottish showing of a major exhibition by a contemporary silversmith.
One month ago, Windows expert Scot Finnie initiated a three-month trial of a Mac as his primary machine. The transition was a little rocky, but once over that hump his Mac experience has been superb.
Sale Fox Entertainment su voci maxi-offerta Murdoch
A scheme which bans fishing east of Lundy Island is having a very beneficial effect on marine wildlife, says English Nature.
International Business Machines Corp. reported a small gain in third-quarter profits Monday, as increasing revenues in almost every area of the business, including emerging markets such as Russia and China, helped offset expenses from a pension lawsuit.
The European Union and seven other countries&#39; sanctions request on United States exports have been postponed to be considered by the World Trade Organization at a meeting.
Comparing Asta Funding to Portfolio Recovery Associates.
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Ex-pop singer Cat Stevens, a Muslim,  will be deported to Britain after being denied entry to the  United States because his activities could be \
Combating malaria has been one of the primary goals of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and its latest gift of $42.6 million will fund a nonprofit drug company&#39;s high-tech take on an ancient Chinese remedy.
Billionaire Saudi businessman Prince Al-Walid bin Talal has signed an 800-million-pound joint venture with the Bank of Scotland and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts to invest in luxury hotels in Europe, his company said.
Those seeking advice on how to meet their debts has hit record levels, the Citizens Advice Bureau warns.
A look at 16 deaths of American troops reported by the U.S. military in the past week in Iraq:
Artist Natalie Jeremijenko is unleashing a series of unique works at the Republican National Convention that combine art, engineering and old-fashioned protesting. Noah Shachtman reports from New York.
By Jonathan Takiff, Philadelphia Daily News  Jun. 20--THE GIZMO: Disruptive technology from Jajah, Archos, Sony and more.   There's hardly a traditional communications giant today that doesn't fear it's about to be displaced by new technological solutions.
Sir Alex Ferguson says Rio Ferdinand is likely to start against Liverpool.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw pledged full support for the Palestinian election to find a successor to Yasser Arafat after paying homage to the veteran leader at his graveside.
MANFREDONIA (FOGGIA), 24 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Una persona sarebbe stata iscritta nel registro degli indagati nell&#39;ambito dell&#39;inchiesta sull&#39;omicidio di Giusy, la ragazza di 15 anni uccisa a Manfredonia il 12 novembre scorso: il suo corpo fu trovato il giorno
Fishermen in Zanzibar have caught a  coelacanth, an ancient fish once thought to have become extinct  when it disappeared from fossil records 80 million years ago,  an official said on Sunday.
During the past 18 months, Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the United Nations has expressed many reservations about the war in Iraq.
Thousands march across South African cities protesting against high levels of violent crime.
The company reported a 53 percent drop in profit for the third quarter from results helped by a tax gain a year ago, but both earnings and sales beat expectations.
Visitors to the US who do not need a visa now have to be fingerprinted and photographed on arrival.
Tweeter is caught in the Wal-Mart pickle. Known for top-of-the-line electronics and custom installations, the Canton retailer has been squeezed ever since Wal-Mart began selling televisions en masse.
The assignment: go forth and spin. The objective: win the battle of the post-debate polls. The Bush-Cheney campaign is urging supporters to go online after Tuesday's debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards in hopes of defeating what it calls the \
The United States has proposed keeping parts of its missile defense shield on \
Wearable tech goes mainstream as the Gap introduces jacket with built-in radio.
Il portoghese Cristiano Ronaldo, battuto ieri sera dall'Italia in amichevole, ha in mente un futuro ...
A record eighth typhoon swept through southern Japan on Wednesday, killing at least two people, triggering floods and strong winds that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands.
Given the importance of consumer spending in driving the U.S. economy, November's disappointing retail sales are a cause for concern.
CakePHP users can find a quick hint from The Bakery today pointing out how to get ride of some of the warning messages when working with the framework in PHP4.   CakePHP - a great framework, but sometimes surprising to those who are used to programming with PHP 5. EclipsePHP spits out pages and pages of warnings when compiling towards a PHP 5 base, scaring new CakePHP converts.   The method involves performing a global search and replace on seven key strings to help them conform to the CakePHP standards. The warnings will \
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for visits to Germany and Italy, two of the impoverished country's key development donors, the official SABA news agency reported.
Internet advertising revenues in the United States surged 42.7 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period a year ago to 2.37 billion dollars, an industry group revealed.
Apple today introduced the iPod U2 Special Edition as part of a partnership between Apple, U2 and Universal Music Group (UMG) to create innovative new products together for the new digital music era.
TEL AVIV -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday rejected a US advisory group's conclusions that Israel must talk to Syria and solve its conflict with the Palestinians to help the Bush administration stabilize Iraq.
MacCentral - Yahoo! Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to acquire online music service Musicmatch Inc. in a cash deal valued at US&#36;160 million. It's Yahoo's maneuver to become a player in the online digital music download world, currently dominated by Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, and populated by a variety of other competitors including Napster, Microsoft's MSN Music, Wal-Mart and others.
Sebastian Coe has launched London&#39;s detailed bid to host the 2012 Olympics with the promise that staging the Games would change the face of British sport for future generations.
Colin Charvis and Martyn Williams are unlikely to be fit for Wales' opening Six Nations match against England.
Belgium's second-largest airport, Charleroi, inaugurated a new terminal Saturday, which officials hope will eventually double the number of largely budget passengers flying through.
In a mea culpa that could cast a pall over the television news industry, the network yesterday said that memos relating to President George W. Bush&#39;s service in the Texas National Guard were likely forgeries.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17 -- Fidel Castro, whose poor health and mysterious 17-month departure from public life have thrown the future of communist Cuba into doubt, suggested Monday that he may not return to power, according to a wire report.
A ship belonging to Florida deep-sea explorers has left Spanish waters, ending the latest round in an increasingly nasty dispute with that nation's government over the rights to a vast sunken treasure.
Hungarian protesters clashed with   police and attacked and occupied the state television building   to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in   the first such violence of the post-communist era.
A deal could be struck by Monday for Turner Broadcasting System Inc. to compensate state and local governments for a panic caused by a marketing stunt, Massachusetts' attorney general said Friday.
The chairman of food giant Kellogg, Cuban-born Carlos Gutierrez, is named new US Commerce Secretary.
The leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia attend a ceremony to mark a new phase in building a pipeline due to bring Caspian oil to Western markets.
The software maker's years-long interactive TV finally hits the milestone and the effort is gaining steam.
Jim Rogers has an exotic resume. He cofounded an investment firm with George Soros; taught finance at Columbia University; took two trips around the world, traveling mainly by motorcycle; and invested money in the Botswana stock market.
New Nigerian President Umaru Yar&#39;Adua asked well-wishers on Thursday to stop sending delegations to congratulate him.
Government ministers in Nepal condemn explosions in the capital, Kathmandu, that left two people dead.
Trent Green has come a long way since being the 222nd pick in the 1993 NFL draft.
Overall crime in Scotland fell by 5% in the year to last April, Scottish Executive statistics show.
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Marks and Spencer announced it had acquired the &quot;per una&quot; clothing brand for 125 million pounds (182 million euros, 223 million dollars), in a deal the group hopes will help to lift falling sales.
Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan on Monday, Dec. 20, 2004. Abbas said he welcomes any form of Israeli withdrawal from Gaza but this withdrawal should not end there, it must be part of the road map.
NABLUS, West Bank Six Palestinian gunmen and an 11-year-old girl were killed on Wednesday during a firefight with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian hospital officials said.
Fonti diplomatiche a Bruxelles riferiscono che si sta profilando la designazione di Franco Frattini come commissario italiano. Il presidente designato della commissione Jose Barroso sarebbe pronto a presentare la nuova commisione gia&#39; oggi.
By Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop  For many decades, going back tolong before its independence from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore has depended on its northern neighbor for fresh water supplies piped in to supplement the modest resources of its island catchment area.
With the outlook fuzzy and the US economy saddled by big deficits, President George W. Bush will face a tough road implementing his ambitious economic agenda in a second term, analysts say.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation today announced that the companies have been collaborating to develop the graphics processing unit for the Playstation 3. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the future, the experience
An Iraqi group led by suspected al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has beheaded two Iraqi intelligence  officers and posted a video of the killings on the Internet on  Wednesday.
Since mad cow disease turned up in the United States late last year, traced to a cow imported from Canada, federal regulators have issued rules to prevent the spread of the fatal disease, focusing
After a technical foul-up on the NBC show &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; exposed the pop singer Ashlee Simpson&#39;s use of prerecorded vocals on live television, her father said yesterday that he had decided
A former general vowing to crack down on crime in Central America's most violent country and a businessman who promises to alleviate desperate poverty appeared to lead a pack of 14 candidates in Guatemala's presidential vote Sunday.
The owners of the venerable Ritz-Carlton Boston hotel, temporary home to royalty and the rich on the Public Garden for 79 years, are negotiating to sell to Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, a luxury chain based in India, according to an executive who was briefed on the talks.
A $70 million lawsuit filed by Dan Rather alleges CBS and its former parent company intentionally botched the aftermath of a discredited story about President Bush's military service to curry favor with the administration.
Six time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong told the French cycling sport daily l&#39;Equipe today that he might not ride in the 92nd Tour de France.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A judge refused on Thursday to overturn the sale of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, dismissing the claims of two men that they were unfairly frozen out of the deal.
Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to visit India with husband Michael Douglas to shoot a new film, a newspaper on Thursday quoted her as saying.
MULTAN, Pakistan A car bomb ripped through a prayer gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan on Thursday, killing 41 people and wounding more than 100 as the country grappled with a new surge of sectarian violence.
British troops in Afghanistan suffered their biggest loss of life in a single incident when an aeroplane flying on a NATO mission crashed, killing 14 people on board.
Ashraf Marwan, the controversial son-in-law of Egypt's late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, has died, a state-run news agency reported Wednesday. He was 62.
Mark Streit scored two goals and rookie goalie Carey Price made 29 saves in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
Singer Courtney Love has regained full custody of her 11-year-old daughter, her attorney said. Love, 40, lost custody of Frances Bean Cobain, her daughter with late Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, in 2003 after she overdosed on painkillers in front of the girl.
US President George W. Bush on Monday reofferred the backup for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in his war against drug production and rebels nationwide.
Secretary of State Colin Powell says he has an ambitious travel schedule in Europe in the weeks ahead to help heal deep US divisions with the continent stemming from the Iraq war.
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Sprinter Kelly Holmes' Olympic victory is named the top television moment of 2004 in a BBC poll.
Andrei Nazarov and Oleg Saprykin were supposed to be teammates this year for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. Instead they squared off against each other Thursday in Novokuznetsk
The governments of France, Germany and Britain are studying a letter delivered Sunday by Iran in which it pledged to suspend uranium enrichment activities temporarily in
Arguing that the country&#39;s system for monitoring drug safety is haphazard and ineffectual, editors of a leading medical journal Monday called for a radical overhaul and suggested the creation of a new independent drug safety board.
Uncertainty surrounds the fate of two of Owen Wilson's movies after the actor was   admitted to hospital for attempted suicide.
The World Bank approves a $600m loan aimed at helping millions of poor farmers across India.
Software AG has bought the application modernization activities of Jacada, adding to its portfolio of tools for prolonging the life of mainframe applications by giving them a Web interface.The sale marks Jacada&#39;s move out of the application modernization and middleware software business in order to concentrate on development of call center systems.Software AG has bought the rights to Jacada&#39;s Terminal Emulator, Interface Server, and HostFuse products, among others. Jacada keeps its WorkSpace and WinFuse software, and rights to the Jacada brand.Eight of Jacada&#39;s research, development and support staff will join Software AG to maintain the application modernization products.Software AG will pay $26 million in cash for the business, which generates $12 million in annual revenue, it said Thursday.It will gain access to 200 of Jacada&#39;s 1,200 customers, mostly in the U.S., giving it a chance to expand its SOA (services-oriented architecture) work in an important market, it said.The deal is tiny compared to&#160;Software AG&#39;s purchase of U.S. software vendor webMethods: It paid $546 million for the SOA and business process management (BPM) company in June.Software AG is also looking to acquire other smaller companies or business units which could benefit from its global infrastructure. Earlier this year it paid $62 million for 80 percent of its Israeli distributor SPL Software.Also on Thursday, Jacada announced the appointment of a new CEO, Paul O&#39;Callaghan, from Jan. 1. President of the company since May 2006, he replaces Gideon Hollander, who will remain with the company as chairman.&#160;
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi struts into a camp of Iraqi soldiers outside Fallujah to rouse the men as he orders the battle to retake the rebel city while US commanders stand on the side.
Walmart.com is offering a laptop that dives below the $500 pricepoint, and it&#39;s no accident the machine, from Linspire, runs a Linux-based operating system.
More than 200 French military engineers   landed at Beirut port on Saturday, the advance group of a   battalion which will reinforce U.N. peacekeepers in south   Lebanon and open the way for Israel to pull out all its troops.
Arts & entertainment: The Oscars' most famous post-awards party will not go ahead this year in support of ongoing writers' strike
STOCKHOLM (CP) - Only a few months have passed, but Miikka Kiprusoff couldn&#39;t feel any further removed from Calgary&#39;s tremendous playoff run to the Stanley Cup final.
Movie scripts and personal letters belonging to the late star Katharine Hepburn are to go on show.
WASHINGTON Aug. 27, 2004 - Al-Qaida terrorists looking for a US military target might try to attack a Veterans Affairs hospital rather than a base or other high-security installation, the FBI and Homeland
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A day after reaching No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on the singles chart Thursday.
Gordon Brown tells supporters the \
Oil prices traded below $42 a barrel Wednesday following a U.S. government report that commercially available supplies of crude oil and distillates, which include heating oil, shrank last week.
Il designatore Pierluigi Collina si fa sentire dopo le polemiche suscitate dalla direzione arbitrale...
England captain David Beckham thought he was being &quot;clever&quot; by deliberately getting a yellow card. The ploy could backfire and land him in trouble with his coach and soccer&#39;s governing body.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Just a few years ago, the Wet Seal Inc., a chain of mall-based specialty stores, was the darling of teenage customers. Not anymore.
Al Qaeda warned in a video aired on the   fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks that U.S. allies   Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be its next target in a   campaign that would seal the West's economic doom.
President George W. Bush said on Friday that the use of steroids in baseball has \
Wireless chip developer Qualcomm Inc.   said on Friday the U.S. District Court for New Jersey  has dismissed Broadcom Corp's  antitrust complaint  against Qualcomm in its entirety.
Il direttore generale della Sampdoria, Beppe Marotta, annuncia che l'appuntamento importante per la ...
BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Swedish final death toll from the devastating tsunamis in southeastern Asia will be in the hundreds, and may even exceed 1,000.
For four years, Jason Campbell has been chewed up and spit out by Auburn fans convinced that he was the biggest impediment between the Tigers and greatness.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the  No. 3 U.S. investment bank, on Tuesday said its third-quarter  earnings fell as trading revenues dropped.
Upcoming elections in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian Authority are initial steps on still rocky paths to democracy.
The international community must try to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict to stop the Middle East, already mired in its worst crisis in years, sliding further into turmoil, a respected think tank said on Thursday.
A computer chip that is implanted under the skin won US approval on Wednesday for use in helping doctors quickly access a patient&#39;s medical history.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein underwent an operation to repair a hernia about 10 days ago but has made a full recovery, Iraqi sources said Tuesday.    The ousted dictator was taken to the Ibn Sina hospital near the U.S.-controlled Green Zone for the procedure, which was performed by Iraqi doctors, according to sources close to the Human Rights Ministry...
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.
DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to gather clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy.    It wasn't immediately known whether tiny cosmic samples it was carrying back to Earth as part of a six-year, $260 million project had been lost...
Equatorial Guinea and South Africa are discussing the possibility of extraditing Mark Thatcher, son of the former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, accused of bankrolling a coup plot in Malabo, an official said.
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Pendolari esasperati per ritardi e sovraffollamento convogli
A Swiss police force on Wednesday handed out bars of chocolate to motorists in an attempt to encourage safe driving habits.
William Hill, Britain&#39;s second largest betting shop chain, today reported a 40% increase in half-year profits, but saw business slow during July and August.
LOURDES -- His voice weak, his legs unsteady as he knelt in prayer, Pope John Paul II joined thousands of other ailing pilgrims yesterday at a cliffside shrine known for its miraculous cures, telling them that he shared in their physical suffering and assuring them that the burden was part of God's &quot;wondrous plan.&quot;
British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged  an end to speculation about when he will leave office and asked  to be allowed to get on with his job in an interview published  on Friday.
Pre-pay energy meter customers pay at least \u00c2\u00a3100 more than they need to by not shopping around, Ofgem says.
The talks lasted about 3 1/2 hours with the league making a one-hour presentation on its counter-proposal, which included a salary cap.
A roadside bombing near Baghdad's volatile Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 20 others, an Interior Ministry official said.
Ukraine's two presidential candidates, who finished neck and neck in the first round of voting and are now in a runoff campaign that has often turned hostile, traded barbs about corruption on Monday in a rare ...
UBS, the largest Swiss bank, said Wednesday that it would write off $14 billion in exposure to the troubled U.S. housing market and post a net loss for 2007.
Holy intruder! A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace on Monday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ...
King Norodom Sihamoni, right, prays to Buddhist monks after the bathing ceremony at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh Friday, Oct. 29, 2004.
The worse the news got, the better the stocks performed.
Use of acid-suppressive drugs to beat digestive disorders increases the risk of pneumonia, researchers say.
Landmark US-North Korea talks on normalizing relations were to get underway Monday amid questions in Washington over whether US intelligence had exaggerated Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
Pfizer Inc. shares staged a rebound Tuesday, spurred in part by what Wall Street viewed as positive publicity about its Celebrex drug.
Boss Avram Grant admits Chelsea face a tough task to overcome Olympiakos in the Champions League last 16 after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Greece.
The US government has sued a New Hampshire man in its first attempt to crack down on Internet &quot;spyware&quot; that seizes control of a user&#39;s computer without permission.
Anti-drink drive adverts will appear in xbox games amid concern at the growing number of young drink drivers.
Australian Alicia Molik is a match away from taking on Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova for the Zurich Challenge title. Molik, Australia&#39;s Olympic silver medallist, first must beat local favourite and 10th
residential candidates have long dangled the promise of &quot;energy independence&quot; in front of the American voter. And all have known that it is an unattainable goal, largely because the United States, which uses
Houston-based Dynegy Inc. has agreed to buy ExRes SHC Inc., the parent company of Sithe Energies and Sithe Independence LP, from Chicago-based Exelon Corp.
Corporate IT will finally widely embrace Web 2.0 technologies in 2008, according to Forrester Research.
About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden.
A bar's stroller ban has set off a turf battle in Brooklyn.
Pedro Feliz bludgeoned a tie-breaking grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to hand the San Francisco Giants a 9-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Saturday.
From his house on the side of Mount Nittany in central Pennsylvania, Dennis Onkotz has a view of Beaver Stadium, the place he called home back in the late 1960s. Back then, he was yet another blue-chip linebacker playing for Joe Paterno at Penn State. Back then, the Nittany Lions were one of the country's elite teams, as solid, strong, ...
Terrorism News, Egypt&#39;s interior minister affirmed on Sunday that Al-Qaeda had no hands in Sinai bomb attacks in October. Israeli officials claimed earlier that Al Qaeda prepared the three blasts that hit
The fundamentals are there. Just wait for the business growth to restart.
Catwalk capacity Iomega has updated its svelte range of designer 2.5in portable hard drives with a larger capacity model and a better connected interface. Provided you have the eGo to match.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Unlike the bankrupt retailer he took over at Macy's in 1992, Myron E. Ullman III will inherit a chain on the rebound when he assumes control of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. Dec. 1.
Insurgents holding eight Chinese laborers hostage in Iraq said on Saturday they were releasing the men, locals who saw a videotape circulated by the kidnappers said.
A decade ago, Britain's magazine market was shaken up by a series of men's titles which offered an unsubtle mix of football, humour and scantily-clad women. Now a new revolution has begun, using much the same formula.
We are all used to IE getting a monthly new security bug found, but Winamp? In fact, this is not the first security flaw found in the application.
A fare increase initiated last week by Delta Air Lines Inc. and matched by rivals remained largely intact on Monday but faltered in some markets due to competitive pressures.
The Atex Group, a British maker of publishing software, agreed to buy the Unisys Corporation\u00c2\u0092s media unit, another publisher of software, for undisclosed terms. Atex, based in Reading, England, raised more than $50 million for the purchase and for the costs of integrating the businesses. The media unit makes software that helps publishers manage production tasks and news agency reports. The acquisition may increase Atex\u00c2\u0092s newspaper clients by almost half. Unisys, based in Blue Bell, Pa., is selling the unit to focus on computers and consulting services.
A 17-year-old was sentenced Monday to 90 years in prison for an hours-long attack on a boy who was beaten, kicked, stomped, burned and sodomized with the plastic pole of a patio umbrella.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, fending off Republican demands for his resignation over alleged corruption, said Thursday he will expand UN support for Iraqi elections if need be.
Sport: FIA summons bosses to answer charges they had 'unauthorised possession' of Ferrrai documents.
But the price is not always in dollars, like the many millions News Limited, publisher of The Daily Telegraph - or whoever takes up the SANZAR package - will have to pay for the broadcasting rights that will fund it.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Monday that bigotry and prejudice, especially in regard to Muslims, were common in Europe and called on governments to tackle the issue.
Ronaldo missed a penalty and Walter  Samuel and Michel Salgado were both sent off as Real Madrid  lost 1-0 at Espanyol on a night of self-inflicted misery  Saturday.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian engineering company Worley Group Ltd. (WOR.AU) has placed shares with institutional investors at A$4.
Nearly 4,000 disabled athletes are in Athens, Greece, for Friday night&#39;s opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games&#39; 44-year history.
As a new plant churns out larger sheets of glass, bigger LCD sets will drop in price.
The pilot episode of \
President Nicolas Sarkozy used to take on foul-mouthed rappers. Now, his eldest son appears to be embracing them.
FORT WORTH -- Here in Hangar 8, three shifts of Lockheed Martin technicians assemble F-16s, one of the most powerful and widely used fighter jets in history. They work tediously by hand -- bolt by bolt, wire by wire -- turning the plane's belly into a colorful work of industrial art later covered...
&quot;Saranno un segnale per il governo&quot;, aveva detto Silvio Berlusconi alla vigilia del voto. E ora Piero Fassino pu\u00c3\u00b2 ben dire al premier che &quot;quel segnale \u00c3\u00a8 arrivato&quot;, e che la Casa delle libert\u00c3\u00a0 &quot;ha da rifletterci sopra&quot;.
ALIR JEGK, Ariz. -- Elsie Salsido was breast-feeding her baby when Border Patrol agents walked into her house unannounced this summer. \
Oracle is warning customers to apply software patches it released in August because of the availability of malicious code that can exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in its software.
Bigger iPods in January? Toshiba has unveiled what it claims is the world's most capacious 1.8in hard drive, a tiny unit that nonetheless packs in 100GB of unformatted storage space. To achieve that capacity, the company used perpendicular recording.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The embrace of Al Gore by the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival shows how \u00e2\u0080\u009cgreen\u00e2\u0080\u009d advertising has galvanized the marketing community.
Cell phone maker flags defects in three product lines. The recall follows a rash of flaming or exploding devices.
Does a business get any uglier than cleaning out grill grease traps at restaurants?
Il prossimo 29 gennaio entra nel vivo il processo alla Gea World, societ&agrave; che gestiva le proc...
A glitch in a regional radar system caused some flights in and out of Southern California to be delayed Friday morning as the busy Memorial Day weekend began, officials said.
RAMALLAH/GAZA  - Security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas opened fired on a Hamas rally in the West Bank on Friday and firefights erupted between the rival groups in Gaza, pushing the Palestinians closer to civil war.
The only surviving son of former  South African President Nelson Mandela died on Thursday in  Johannesburg following an undisclosed illness, a hospital  official said.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has conceded that his side could take a few months to kick into gear following Sunday&#39;s 1-0 defeat at Bolton.
La Cavese ha battuto fuori casa il Gallipoli per 3 a 0 nell'anticipo della 23/a giornata di ritorno ...
SAMARRA: Ten people, including a Turkish truck driver, were killed on Wednesday in explosions and clashes in the Iraqi towns of Samarra and Mahmudiya.
Russia says it opposes a US proffer to refer Iran&#39;s nuclear case to the UN Security Council. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks in Tehran at a
Patrice Bergeron's return from a Grade 3 concussion gained a bit of momentum yesterday following what general manager Peter Chiarelli termed an \
Take one coach, add several assistants, dozens of hungry players, and multiply by five years. Crunch those numbers and you'll come up with 180, because that's what Seekonk has seen since Dave Morgado took over.
Marito stacca un pezzo di orecchio a moglie con un morso
Blog: Sanyo Electric is reportedly weighing the potential sale of its cell phone and semiconductor businesses.
It's never hard to find an excuse to take kids fishing or hunting.  Last week, for example, I knew our boys would be devastated after the  Food & Drug Administration banned eating fresh spinach. So I decided to  cheer them up with a quick trip to the woods.
Jose Maria Olazabal hopes to return to tournament golf late next month after four months with a form of rheumatism.
The Ministry of Defence is to accept liability for the death of the first UK soldier to die in Iraq, his widow's lawyer says.
America Online announced the launch of an online shopping site it says will provide and easy and fast way to compare products from thousands of online merchants.
Una scritta in sovraimpressione su Al Jazeera. Poi la conferma ufficiale. L&#39;incubo \u00c3\u00a8 iniziato il 20 agosto scorso, lungo la strada verso Falluja. La tv satellitare del Qatar Al Jazira ha annunciato, con una
The Indonesian government is to resume talks with Aceh separatist rebels within days, Finnish mediators say.
Prime minister faces objections from all sides over draft law to centralise ownership of reserves.
There were no surprises among the inactive players for Sunday's Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots.
Roma, 3 dicembre 2004 - Giulio Tremonti torna di nuovo a rivestire un ruolo importante per Forza Italia. Sar\u00c3\u00a0 \u00c2\u00abil nuovo testimonial del partito\u00c2\u00bb, dovr\u00c3\u00a0 \u00c2\u00abgirare il territorio almeno tre giorni la settimana
Il petrolio accentua le perdite, sceso fino a 87,75 dollari
China turned out a great surprise in the 12-day-long 12th Paralympic Games which closed here on Tuesday, topping the gold medal tally with 63.
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The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.
InfoWorld - The latest version of CA&#39;s Spectrum network management software, released Monday, can factor in human errors when gauging the health of a network.
Hans Schlegel, a European Space Agency astronaut from Germany, will replaced by Stanley G. on the delayed spacewalk.
THOMASTOWN, Ireland - Ernie Els is finding a quick cure for his season of major disappointment. Instead of sulking over his four close calls in the majors, Els put himself on the verge of his first World Golf
A former nurse was sentenced Thursday to life in prison on charges that she killed 10 hospital patients with drug injections because she found them too demanding.
LONDON\u00e2\u0080\u0094Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government has taken the politically risky decision to send British troops to back up an expected US military assault on the Iraqi rebel stronghold of Falluja.
Il tecnico francese alla vigilia della sfida Lione-Roma avverte Spalletti. Domani anche Valencia-Milan e Milan-Celtic. Il direttore sportivo del Palermo Rino Foschi minaccia una denuncia contro l'arbitro Ayroldi. Tu cosa ne pensi?
JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--US mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) is preparing a legal defense of five executives who face possible criminal charges related to the alleged dumping of toxic wastes by the company&#39;s Indonesian unit, a company executive said.
Fatturato in crescita del 10,3% a 11,9 mld di euro
MIAMI (Sports Network) - Add the marquee showdown between  fifth-ranked Florida State and No. 6 Miami-Florida to the list  of sporting events postponed by Hurricane Frances.
At least three people were found dead in a house in a wooded area early Wednesday and police said it was a case of homicide.
Clint Dempsey &egrave; stato nominato miglior giocatore della nazionale Usa dell'anno. Dempsey, 23 a...
EBay says it is ending its ad pullout from Google's U.S. AdWords network.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday expressed concerns about China's military build-up and also questioned whether North Korea would follow through on its commitments in a recent nuclear deal.
At least seven people were killed and 25 wounded when bombs in two parked cars exploded in quick succession in a Shi'ite district in northeastern Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.
Californians have voted in favor of creating a $3-billion embryonic stem-cell research effort over the next decade. Proposition 71 was placed on the ballot by venture capitalists
Those buzzing hordes of cicadas that come up from underground every 13 or 17 years may be a nuisance for people, but for birds and small animals they are an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Hyperphrase case rumbles on Google has been hit by a setback in a patent row with Hyperphrase Technologies, LLC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dotted around the globe are shadowy, short-range transmitters beaming strange radio messages across the planet. The messages are indecipherable, and often unlistenable. Nonetheless, they have their fans. By Jason Walsh.
Diabetes is an undetected and silent threat for many people who end up with heart disease, according to new research published on Monday.
Consumer confidence is at a standstill one week before the presidential election, unchanged from last week and hovering near its all-time average, according to a poll released Tuesday.
NASA scrubbed its mission Monday to launch a pilotless plane that is capable of flying at 10 times the speed of sound. The launch of the X-43A was canceled due to technical problems.
Risultati della 25/a giornata, 8/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie C2.
The model behind SAP's SOA The close relationship between HP and SAP, which led to the joint announcement of the latter's Enterprise SOA effort, has spawned a new applications development and deployment lifecycle model from HP's Bristol Labs \u00e2\u0080\u0093 where much of the development work for SAP was carried out.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
About 2,000 survivors of India's Bhopal gas disaster protested that the government had failed to pay compensation of 15.03 billion rupees (326.7 million dollars) as ordered by the Supreme Court.
Ghana, Australia and Ecuador provided the biggest shocks of the first round of the World Cup. Now they are chasing even bigger ones in the last 16.
President Bush decided to make a first-of-its-kind attempt to use a missile to bring down a broken U.S. spy satellite because of the potential danger to people from its rocket fuel, officials said Thursday.
The government rules that BSkyB must reduce its share holding in ITV from 17.9% to below 7.5%.
Citigroup Inc on Tuesday said it is raising at least $14.5 billion and cutting its quarterly dividend 41 percent to help shore up a capital base depleted by losses on subprime mortgages and consumer credit.
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Dal primo luglio 2009: quota 95, eta' minima: 59 anni
The U.S. Peace Corps said Tuesday it had temporarily suspended its operations in Kenya following weeks of violence over a disputed election.
Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce a far-reaching cabinet shakeup on Thursday as he puts his stamp on the government after 10 years of rule by Tony Blair.
Shortly after a dramatic rescue, in which sailor Mike Golding pulled fellow racer Alex Thomson from a life raft, the top of Golding\u00c2\u0092s mast broke in two places.
The management shake-out at Carlsbad-based Callaway Golf Co. continued today with the resignation of president and chief operating officer Patrice Hutin.
Wednesday was a day for hugs and tears among the doctors and nurses at San Jose Medical Center. &quot;Everyone here at San Jose Medical Center today, including me, received a layoff notice today,&quot; said spokesperson Leslie Kelsay.
A major criminal investigation is launched after threats force supermarket chain Tesco to shut some stores.
Am\u00c3\u00a9lie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Justine Henin-Hardenne advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday.
The risk of a terrorist attack on a nuclear research reactor on a college campus has been underestimated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to Congressional auditors.
A Rome judge opened hearings on Wednesday on whether to try a U.S. soldier for shooting dead an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq last year while he was escorting a freed hostage to safety.
After the second high-profile attack on one of the country's most sacred Shi'ite shrines this year, a tense Baghdad braces for the fallout
The Taliban said Monday it was ready for talks with the Afghan government after President Hamid Karzai offered negotiations in a bid to end the rebels&#39; nearly six-year bloody insurgency.
After a screenshot on MSDN appeared to show an IE8 beta passing an accepted Web standards test, some came to the only conclusion they could: that the test had to be broken.
Systems biologists are pushing the envelope of preventive medicine through research centered on the interactions of the thousands of pieces of DNA, RNA and proteins that network together in each cell of our body. By Rowan Hooper.
Allegations that Tory leader David Cameron took drugs at school are made in a new biography of the politician.
The UK music industry is set to launch legal action against people who download music from the internet.
BAGHDAD, Iraq \u00c2\u00b7 Nine Marines were killed and nine others were wounded in a car-bomb ambush near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, in the deadliest single attack on US forces in nearly nine months.
Everyone keeps telling Lance Cpl. Ryan Chapman he's lucky.
The venturesome New York art gallery Broadway 1602 offers an utterly fascinating mix of photographs by a little-known Polish artist.
Dopo il felice debutto in Europa, il Livorno si rituffa in campionato. Per gli amaranto una gara imp...
Collocati 210 miliardi fra le banche europee
The U.S. mortgage meltdown broadened on Tuesday, led by Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.  and New Century Financial Corp. , as investors feared that the subprime lenders, which make loans to people with poor credit histories, would run out of cash.
US and Iraqi forces secured more than three quarters of Mosul&#39;s police stations as calm prevailed following last week&#39;s flare up in violence that saw insurgents raid police buildings in the city, the US military said.
Iraqi and US military commanders in Fallujah, Iraq, said today they are pleased with operations in the city, but more remains to be done.
Veterans' hospitals,    pediatricians, nursing homes and the U.S. military head the list of those getting flu vaccine first this year under a plan to make up for the loss of half the country's supply, officials said on Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - Lenovo Group reclaimed the number three spot among PC vendors during the second quarter, pushing rival Acer back into fourth place. But Acer's exceptionally fast growth means the company is\u00c2\u00a0likely to overtake Lenovo\u00c2\u00a0as number three for the entire year, if current trends continue. Acer has been on a roll in recent quarters, grabbing market share and putting pressure on Lenovo. During the first quarter of 2007, Acer tied Lenovo for third place, with both companies reporting shipments of nearly 4 million PCs, giving each company 6.7 percent of the market, according to IDC. Acer, which has made taking the number three spot from Lenovo a\u00c2\u00a0principal goal for the year, was able to match Lenovo during the first quarter because of seasonal buying trends in China. Lenovo depends heavily on China, where it has long dominated PC sales. The company's first-quarter sales were slowed by the Chinese New Year holiday, a time when PC sales dive in China. Lenovo saw its first-quarter shipments increase 17.4 percent over the previous year, while Acer's shipments rose 41.4 percent, IDC said. Acer's first quarter sales weren't hit during by Chinese New Year because the company remains a relatively minor player in China, despite having roots in Taiwan, which shares a common language and culture. Acer's presence is much stronger in Taiwan, which also celebrates Chinese New Year. But Taiwan's relatively small population means the holiday had a minor impact on Acer's overall sales during that period. During the second quarter, Lenovo was able to reclaim the number three spot, with a 22.3 percent increase in unit shipments, to almost 4.9 million units, IDC said.\u00c2\u00a0Acer fell to the number four spot, but showed strong growth during the period. The company's shipments rose 55.4 percent over the same period last year, to almost 4.3 million units -- just 600,000 units fewer than Lenovo. That relatively narrow gap puts Acer within striking distance of Lenovo, assuming current growth trends continue through the rest of the year. Acer did well around the world during the second quarter, with the company posting unit shipment growth of 30 percent or more in every region. The company did particularly well in the Americas, IDC said. \
In the science wing at Enterprise High School, students huddled in the protection of an interior hallway, joking around, thinking about how hungry they were and hoping they would get a half-day off.
A collection of sites with first-person accounts and photos
Walk softly and carry a thin pipe All next week a worldwide virtual war is being fought. Soldiers, warships, jets, and unmanned drones from the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand are combining in cyberspace to form \
With the price of gasoline and home heating oil no longer comfortably affordable, the benefits of living in rural New Hampshire have also become burdens for many people.
Police fired teargas to disperse anti-government youths throwing rocks and taunting them at a memorial service on Wednesday organized by the opposition for people killed in an election protest crackdown.
Militants in the oil-rich south of Nigeria free 12 foreigners, whom they had been holding hostage.
Most people want measures to change people's behaviour to cut rates of sexually transmitted infections, a BBC poll suggests.
The withdrawal ends speculation of an imminent wave of consolidation in the troubled airline industry.
Fashion Wire Daily - Though she remains America's pre-eminently classy designer, Carolina Herrera's inspiration for her latest collection was Edvard Munch's painting of a bohemian anarchist.
BHP Billiton has delivered the biggest profit ever achieved by an Australian company - a $US3.38billion ($4.73billion) whopper, up 78 per cent on last year.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez froze ongoing bilateral accords and energy deals with  Colombia on Friday in retaliation for the abduction of a  leading Colombian Marxist rebel from Venezuela.
Two rounds of talks on a Russian proposal for missile defense cooperation with the U.S. have failed to narrow differences that have strained relations, officials from both countries say.
Tom Lehman won a British Open, won a Tour Championship, won a PGA Tour Player of the Year award. And to this day, Lehman calls playing in the Ryder Cup &quot;my greatest moment in golf.
Imagine turning on your mobile phone to watch breaking news or an entertainment program. The idea could soon become reality following an announcement Friday that five of the world&#39;s largest mobile phone makers
With the official holiday shopping season about to get under way, consumer electronics retailers are rolling out aggressive \
Fund manager Amaranth Advisors may not   survive the billions of dollars in natural gas losses it   disclosed this week, and larger institutional energy funds may   see some investors flee in the aftermath, industry experts said   on Tuesday.
Was that colorful sweater you received as a Christmas gift a little too colorful? Or maybe just a little too tight? If so, maybe you were among hordes of shoppers packing
Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc., the biggest  U.S. brokerage, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, helped  by rising investment banking revenue.
BRITISH troops joined their US and Iraqi counterparts in a massive new offensive against insurgent strongholds yesterday as efforts intensified to restore government control in time for January 30 elections.
The winner of the Iowa caucuses will be ... a local PTA official.
Russian press reports say oil company Surgutneftegaz is the mystery purchaser of the main assets of Russia&#39;s Yukos empire, which was auctioned for $9.35 billion to a shell company at the weekend.
The Italian Cabinet approved measures Wednesday that could force many of the teams in the nation's top soccer leagues to play in empty stadiums.
Weekend all&#39;insegna della pioggia in tutta Italia (ANSA) - SALERNO, 26 DIC - Dalle prime ore di oggi a Sarno, Siano, Braciliano e Quindici, colpite dall&#39;alluvione del maggio &#39;98, e&#39; scattato lo stato di attenzione.
Sell it or spin it off? Motorola is considering various options to sort out its mobile phone division which lost the company $1.2bn in 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Presidente Abi, 'Serve riforma diritto fallimentare'
Tommy Burns suffers a disappointing defeat as Scotland caretaker manager.
Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge on Friday, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.
Peace talks between Darfur rebels and the Sudan government have reached a stalemate with both sides insisting on Thursday that African Union mediators include their demands in a security blueprint.
Welders cut through metal, and soldiers pulled bodies from the crushed cars of two trains that collided head-on Tuesday in northern India, killing 31 people.
The search for sunken treasure in deep-sea shipwrecks may sound like the stuff of children's adventure stories rather than corporate boardrooms.
In aumento i ricavi, piu' che raddoppiati a 86,1mln di euro
Here's one way to separate the keepers from the duds.
Software that promises users increased privacy while surfing the web has been accused of including adware.
NEW YORK  - Taking physical education (PE) class every school day for a full year improves high school girls' cardiovascular fitness, a new study shows.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she won't make a decision about running for president until after the first of the year.
US music firms take legal action against 754 computer users alleged to illegally swap music online.
A judge has dismissed an exonerated prisoner's claim that investigators and a prosecutor violated his civil rights by framing him in a murder for which he spent 17 years on death row.
Queste le 14 nazionali qualificate ai play-off dei Campionati Europei Under 21. Gli spareggi si disp...
The two astronauts hooked up the newest part of the International Space Station, a 35,000-pound truss with a solar array.
The price of shares in British Airways dived by 9.5 percent in early trading on Monday after EU and US negotiators Friday made a breakthrough in freeing up the transatlantic aviation market.
Only two months ago, the Emergency Department at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital was piled high with patient charts: files clogged with physicians' notes and nurses' follow-throughs, with test orders and lab results and a plethora of other printouts and paperwork. As in most EDs, keeping track of everyt...
Sajid Badat, 25, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday via video link from a top security jail where he is being held. He pleaded not guilty to an accusation &quot;that between January 1, 1999 and November 28, 2003
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson is debating whether to start with Wayne Rooney against Fenerbahce.
Five men are due to go on trial accused of shooting dead two teenage friends outside a New Year party in Birmingham.
AT LEAST one person was killed and as many as 150 were injured last night, 30 seriously, when a high-speed train travelling from London to the West Country was derailed after colliding with a car at an unmanned level crossing.
It&#39;s tough defending the heavyweight championship, even in this era when the talent level ranges from mediocre to embarrassing.
During a golf outing last spring, Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles ran into Steve Spurrier, who had recently resigned as the Washington Redskins\u00e2\u0080\u0099 coach.
Contiene rimborsi fiscali e incentivi a imprese per 152 mld
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- UAL Corp.&#39;s United Airlines, trying to attract financing to exit bankruptcy, said it probably will terminate and replace all its pension plans.
Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy is arrested for a second time by police investigating cash-for-honours claims.
Business & money: House prices in England and Wales increased by 9.1% in the year to April, one of the highest annual rises in two years.
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Un ospedale gestito dai missionari di San Giovanni di Dio per bambini con disturbi mentali, malati gravi, tossicodipendenti Valencia (Agenzia Fides) -  Cinque mila assistiti all\u00c2\u0092anno delle localit\u00c3\u00a0 di San Pedro de Sula, Cortes, Atlantica e Yoto in Honduras, e 18 mila consultazioni mediche esterne, sono tra gli obiettivi del nuovo ospedale che i religiosi dell\u00c2\u0092Ordine di Sa...
After being a frustrated &#39;nearly man&#39; at this year&#39;s majors, Ernie Els plans to make the most of a near-perfect finish to the 2004 season.
Watford footballer Al Bangura has made a direct appeal to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to overturn a decision to deport him to his native Sierra Leone, where he says his life is at risk.
Choreography by committee seldom works, and it did not in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Other Side,\u00e2\u0080\u009d as seen on Wednesday at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
In the first trial of its kind, Austrian researchers have achieved success with an allergy vaccine using genetically engineered pollen. The findings are reported in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Lawyers for Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton file an appeal against his six murder convictions.
Pakistani troops in Waziristan begin a new search for Islamic militants, among them a former US detainee.
The Major League Baseball playoffs continued Wednesday, with the series opener between the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves and the second games of the best-of-five series between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox and
Stocks futures were mixed on Friday,  indicating a similar start on Wall Street, with further  corporate earnings and key U.S. growth data due later.
A Hells Angel biker accused of a deadly shooting spree in central Melbourne underwent surgery Thursday after surrendering himself to police following an Australia-wide manhunt.
Bosnian police hunt a convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal who has been on the run since Friday.
Clinton seizes frontrunner status again and targets 14 states while Obama heads for rival's backyard
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Couples who had to wait to hear if their marriage was legal after a licensing blunder are to receive compensation.
Dustan Mohr allowed two runs to score when he dropped a fly ball in the 12th inning, and the New York Mets overcame a shaky return by Tom Glavine and a team-record six double plays to beat the San Francisco Giants 11-9 Saturday.
Belgium on Tuesday marked 100 days since its general election, with the gulf so vast between its Dutch- and French-speaking communities that there is no new government but fears the country could split.
Complice il clima, per minor ricorso ai riscaldamenti
Four of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest makers of artificial joints will pay a total of $310 million in fines to settle accusations that they paid kickbacks to surgeons.
U.S. regulators have asked for more data on Novartis AG's  diabetes drug Galvus, possibly delaying approval of the potential blockbuster by a year, which dented its shares while boosting its main rival's.
The right-leaning party of a former defense minister snapped a 12-year hold on power by the Liberal Democrats in Slovenia&#39;s nationwide parliamentary elections, according to final unofficial results.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 plans were outlined at a gaming summit this week.
BERLIN/PARIS  - The United States and Germany  brokered a multi-national agreement on Saturday to forgive up  to $33 billion of Iraq's debts, helping mend ties strained by  the Iraq war.
Massachusetts ordered two prominent Wall Street financial firms on Tuesday to provide information on their subprime research in the first probe by a U.S. state into possible conflicts of interest over the troubled mortgage lenders.
Two Britons were among three people killed when a coach carrying Hajj pilgrims crashed in Saudi Arabia, said the Foreign Office.Comment
Republican presidential hopeful  Rudolph Giuliani, virtually tied with John McCain in a January  poll, held a 25-point lead over the Arizona senator in a  Newsweek magazine survey released on Saturday.
A court in Australia finds a police officer not guilty over the death of an Aboriginal man in 2004.
Four in 10 people do not believe the NHS has got better under Labour, a poll suggests.
By coordinating care and keeping their patients out of the hospital, doctors can help reduce overall health care spending, Medicare officials said.
Australia&#39;s ruling coalition is ahead of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the last opinion pollbefore Saturday&#39;s federal election.
Israeli officials on Sunday reported overnight airstrikes hit three Hamas locations in Gaza and, hours later, a Qassam rocket fired by militants wounded two civilians in Israel.
La rilevazione Ipr-Marketing per Repubblica.it anche sulla rivolta fiscaleIl 32 per cento del campione propone il carcere per chi sta ai semafori                                            Sondaggio, cresce la voglia di tolleranza zero Il 70% chiede sanzioni per lucciole e lavavetri                                                                                       La maggioranza degli intervistati dice di non condividere lo sciopero della tasse proposto dalla Legadi CLAUDIA FUSANI
Villagers on Thursday buried some of the 78 Muslims who died in military custody after a protest in troubled southern Thailand, while authorities insisted at a briefing for diplomats that the detainees were not intentionally mistreated. Later Thursday evening, a bomb exploded at an open-front bar in a southern Thai town on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 21, police said.
A children's television show on the British Broadcasting Corp. faked the results of a contest, drawing a $100,000 fine Monday from a regulatory agency.
Interstate 5 was shut down Tuesday as a result of a fire that has been burning in remote woodlands northwest of Los Angeles since Labor Day.
Oil and gas company MOL Rt, said it expects its stock to start trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange this month after clearance by Poland's market regulator.
Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks north of Baghdad, the military said on Tuesday, in the deadliest day for U.S. forces since they launched a security crackdown in the capital three weeks ago.
A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy who was rescued from a crushed car suffers intense fear and asks about his mother who was buried today, a week after a major earthquake struck Japan, doctors said.
A businessman is sentenced to one year in jail in Japan for making a pirated film available on the internet.
The Greek mobile phone spying scandal has highlighted the security weaknesses in decades-old telecommunications systems, according to a report.
When Marine Lance Cpl. David Battle learned he'd either have to sacrifice his ring finger or the wedding band he wore, he told doctors at a field hospital in Iraq to cut off the finger.
Just days before calling an election, the Klein government has released a survey suggesting most Albertans want surplus cash spent on health and education.
TOKAMACHI, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and  strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least six  people, injuring more than 500 while knocking out power and  phone services and forcing thousands to evacuate, media said.
Annuncio di Eric Schmidt, il numero uno di Mountain View
Il match di Coppa Italia ottiene 7.870.000 spettatori
An article last Sunday about young workers in the financial industry deciding to forgo M.B.A. programs referred incorrectly to a designation that some of these workers are pursuing. It is C.F.A., for chartered financial analyst, not certified financial adviser. And while that designation requires study toward a series of examinations, it is not a degree program.
 soundtrack a boost for little-known singer
American Nick Watney withstood gusting winds and intermittent rain to edge one stroke clear in the Greensboro Classic second round in North Carolina on Friday.
Japanese stocks enjoy some gains on light trading but are still down nearly 10% so far this year.
The verdicts in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts are completed, with 100 out of 123 defendants found guilty.
L'inglese Lewis Hamilton ha conquistato la pole position del Gp degli Usa in programma domani a Indi...
First-time mothers are at increased risk for mental disorders while fathers do not share that risk, Danish researchers said on Tuesday.
'Blue book': Stato dara' il 10%, aumento bollette del 27%
Brockton's Cory Quirk does not believe in the sophomore jinx. The University of Massachusetts hockey player is in the midst of a stellar season in Amherst.
Lo svizzero Roger Federer, n. 1 del mondo, ha conquistato il 4\u00c2\u00b0 US Open consecutivo, battendo in fin...
Iraqi forces will protect polling places during the coming elections, but there are far fewer trained security officers than needed.
The U.S. was forced to chase an elusive North Korean squad in an opening-round tie, but it will not be caught off guard Firday against Sweden.
British authorities have arrested a man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems in May, a spokeswoman for Scotland Yard confirmed Friday.
A US official says intelligence agents will analyze a new tape purportedly featuring the voice of Osama bin Laden. The message praises this month&#39;s attack on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia and claims change is needed in the Saudi leadership.
A Georgia man sentenced to 10 years in jail without parole for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17 walked free on Friday after the state's top court ordered his early release.
Analyst speculates that the search giant will launch an Internet-based telephone service.
France demanded Islamic militants release two journalists held hostage in Iraq on Sunday and defended the ban on Muslim headscarves in school the kidnappers want revoked.
A man caught speeding at a British record of 172 miles (277 kilometres) per hour was jailed for 10 weeks on Monday.
Jose Manuel Barroso, the new EU commission president, won the backing of EU leaders last night for a mini-reshuffle of his team which should resolve an institutional crisis that has paralysed the union for weeks.
The U.S. military said on Thursday it charged Australia's only Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, with providing material support for terrorism and that proceedings would begin in about a month.
New York Islanders forward Chris Simon was suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Friday for his stick-swinging hit to the face of Rangers center Ryan Hollweg.
Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found bound, drunk and naked in the yard of his residence, a spokeswoman said Monday.
JOHN O SHEA fears he will be sold by Manchester United in the January transfer window.
A film portraying US President Bush being shot dead has received applause at its Toronto Film Festival premiere.
Senior Tories back their leader's decision to sack shadow arts minister Boris Johnson amid allegations about his private life.
THE Supreme Court, sitting as a Presidential Electoral Tribunal, deferred the oral argument scheduled Mon\u00c2\u00adday between the camps of President Arroyo and Fernando Poe Jr.
Brazilian soccer is in mourning after Sao Caetano defender Serginho died following an apparent heart attack during Wednesday&#39;s match against Sao Paulo.
U.S. banks led by Wells Fargo & Co.  and U.S. Bancorp  posted mixed results on Tuesday, as higher customer fees offset rising loan losses and pressure from interest rates and mortgage lending.
Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Quarterback Drew  Bledsoe is to be released by the Buffalo Bills as soon as  league rules allow, the NFL franchise said on Wednesday.
Convocazione resa vana da annullamento Tar su revoca Petroni
Una delle ultime visite quella di monsignor Fisichella
Il tecnico della Juve Didier Deschamps non vuole abbassare la guardia. \
Ukraine's two presidential candidates trade bitter accusations in a TV debate ahead of Sunday's run-off vote.
Like many farmers, Martin Busin works from dawn till nightfall, but he still needs the help of his cafe-au-lait cow, Miss, to bring in tourists to keep afloat his smallholding in Italy's mountainous Alto Adige region.
England select the same team that faced Scotland for the Six Nations game against Ireland.
A rash shot by Mohammad Ashraful triggered a sensational Bangladesh collapse as they failed to bat out their 50 overs in the opening one-day cricket international against New Zealand here.
Defence and aerospace group BAE says a report that it is to sell its 20% stake in Airbus this week is \
Sport: Athletics: Dwain Chambers is attempting to qualify for World Indoor Championships as dispute rumbles on
A New York radio crew is suspended for playing a song that ridiculed victims of the Asian tsunami.
Chauncey Billups's two free throws with 2.6 seconds left in the game gave Detroit its first lead since the first quarter, and Stephon Marbury's last-second miss gave the Pistons a 94-93 victory over the Knicks last night in New York.
A study finds a polyester mesh stocking pulled up over the wide bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better and even shrink back to a more normal size.
Militants in Iraq produce a video apparently showing the ID cards of two missing US soldiers.
Want to know whether the company you own is any good? One question: Does the bull case stay the same?
Rob Allen has two new notes today related to the tutorials he's created for the Zend Framework, both the Getting Started and the Zend_Auth ones.   The team at developpez.com have created a French version of his Zend_Auth tutorial - D&eacute;butez avec le Zend Framework A link to some handy tips on combining the Getting Started tutorial with Oracle.   Both of these tutorials are found on Rob's site - Getting Started with the Zend Framework and Getting Started with Zend_Auth.
The FTSE 100 share index finished in negative territory Tuesday mirroring losses across the Atlantic as nervous Wall Street investors cautiously awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve&#39;s meeting on August 7.
Troubled British Energy seeks to delist from the stock market as it fights opposition to its restructuring plan by rebel shareholders.
Dell will wipe the data clean before recycling small companies' computers and gadgets.
It may be one of the software industry's largest acquisitions to date, but Oracle\u00c2\u00a0expects to work out its merger plans with PeopleSoft\u00c2\u00a0by the end of the year and will \
If there's one person who can relate to what Philadelphia 76ers president Billy King is going through these days, it's Indiana boss Donnie Walsh. Last year, right around this time, Ron Artest decided he wanted to be traded, and went public. Soon thereafter, Artest was told to go home and the Pacers would try to accommodate him. Five weeks later ...
Thousands of workers were evacuated Monday from oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Ivan bore down on the waters that cover nearly one-quarter of the country&#39;s fuel supply.
Rival community leaders meet in central Nigeria, the scene of bitter clashes earlier this year.
The guide ushering tourists into the former monks' dining hall that houses Leonardo da Vinci's faded masterpiece \
The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Bruce Gordon, is stepping down after 19 months at the nation's largest civil rights organization, the NAACP said on Sunday.
Interior ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and Spain searched for Europe-wide solutions in the fights against terror and illegal immigration during informal talks Sunday at a Florentine villa.
Seven children were killed in a US-led coalition air strike against a suspected Al-Qaeda safehouse in eastern Afghanistan that also left several militants dead, the force said.
A surprising amount of shoppers are willing to buy from spammers, study finds.
Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal Milan per la gara di Champions di domani contro il Lilla.
Turin, Italy (Sports Network) - Valentino Castellani, the chief organizer of the Turin Olympic Committee, has announced his decision to resign.
InfoWorld - Microsoft is inviting hackers onto its Redmond, Washington, campus again next week, and this time, software virtualization and mobile security will be the hot topics.
Paura, stanchezza, ma anche la consapevolezza di ritenersi fra i turisti italiani \u00c2\u00abpi\u00c3\u00b9 fortunati\u00c2\u00bb. Questo lo stato d&#39;animo di molti degli italiani gi\u00c3\u00a0 rientrati in Italia. Da loro le prime testimonianze
A political row erupted after Spain and the Netherlands vehemently protested Cuba's refusal to grant entry to three parliamentary deputies who had arrived in Havana to meet Cuban dissidents.
Hockey fans are looking to Toronto today, as NHL owners and players&#39; representatives meet for what many believe is their last chance to put the game back on the ice this season.
Top seed Roger Federer reached the  quarter-finals of the U.S. Open without hitting a ball when  Andrei Pavel pulled out with an injury on Monday.
Bank of America Corp  on Friday won approval from the U.S. Federal Reserve for its $21 billion acquisition of LaSalle Bank Corp from Dutch bank ABN AMRO Holding NV .
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has rejected criticism of his club&#39;s decision to sack Romanian striker Adrian Mutu after he tested positive for cocaine earlier this month.
Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the \
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Germany and France said on Friday Iran would face another round of sanctions if it refuses to bow to U.N. demands that it suspend its nuclear enrichment program.
Italian utility Enel SpA said Friday it had abandoned talks to acquire defunct telecommunications operator ISPE.
KARACHI: Leader of the Pakistan People\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Party Asif Zardari has been shifted to the Bilawal House in Karachi after being arrested from Islamabad.
Sfiducia individuale contro ministro Padoa-Schioppa
ANN ARBOR, Mich.  - When you walk through the doors of Borders' new concept store, the place feels familiar. As with any big-box bookstore, you'll find a coffee shop over here and some strategically placed leather chairs over there. And, of course, lots of books. But follow the table of books snaking off to the right, and you'll come face-to-face with Borders' newest retail strategy: a digital center where you can download music or books, burn CDs, research family histories, print pictures and order leather-bound books crammed with family photos - with help from clerks who know how to do those sorts of things and won't embarrass you if you don't.
Rookie Roland Thatcher shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday to take the early lead at the rain-delayed Reno-Tahoe Open.
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday it is looking to drive sales with a new brand campaign focused on expanding relationships with consumers.
Stocks tumbled across the board Tuesday, with the Dow industrials sinking about 500 points at one point. It closed 415 points down -- the biggest one-day drop in three years. The New York Stock Exchange tried to limit declines by imposing trading curbs. The selloff is on the back of a nearly eight-month rally.
UK biotechnology company Cambridge Antibody Technology has announced a five-year alliance with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. CAT said AstraZeneca will make an upfront equity investment in CAT worth \u00c2\u00a375
Broadcaster ITV takes its phone-in quiz channel ITV Play off Sky and Freeview.
The killing of hostage Kenneth Bigley is a blow for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who -- with a general election likely in early 2005 -- has been struggling to escape the long shadow of Iraq.
On Wednesday, a little more than a month before the start of the Bush administration&#39;s second term, World AIDS Day will highlight the continuing battle against the epidemic.
At least nine people are killed when a car bomb explodes outside offices of a Shia party in Baghdad.
On the JSLabs blog today, there's a (short) new tutorial showing an alternate method to creating a Zip archive in PHP (rather than with the zip extension).   He illustrates the creation of simple archive that pulls in a test file from a given path. This is then pushed into the zip archive and packed down and exported. He also notes the different compression levels that it can be created with - no compression, bzipped and gzipped.   You can download the library here.
India and Pakistan held high-level talks Sunday focused on finding a lasting resolution to the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir &#151; a flashpoint of two wars between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Yesterday's market is today's chalkboard.
 wins box office bloodbath
The Gaithersburg-based biotech firm MedImmune Inc. will resume production of its nasal-spray influenza vaccine and deliver an additional million doses by early January, the company and federal officials announced yesterday.
A family of four boys with a life-threatening illness wait to hear if a transplant has been successful for a second son.
Chiesti dalla Save che vanta credito di quasi 5 mln euro
Is traditional the new modern? Several innovative designers at the French fall men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shows made that case over the weekend, none more plausibly than Raf Simons.
Pounding the pavement is getting a little easier on people's knees in many cities around the country. For reasons of safety and ease of maintenance, Washington and dozens of other communities are installing rubber sidewalks made of ground-up tires.
Crude oil prices were flat Monday, after briefly touching $49 a barrel Friday, amid a spate of record contract highs. The benchmark US crude added 2 cents to $47.
A female suicide bomber killed at least one person and seriously wounded at least three others in an attack in Jerusalem today. The explosion occurred at a busy intersection in French Hill, a Jewish neighbourhood close to the West Bank.
Primary pupils in three areas of Scotland tucked into healthy school lunches given out for free Monday under a six-month government-funded pilot scheme, officials said.
'Dell Day' canceled this year Dell is closing its Edmonton call center this spring, after less than four years of operation. The move is expected to put more than 900 people out of work.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The British prime minister and the leader of the opposition are both to sound the alarm over climate change.
A moderate earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, two days after over 40 people were injured when two strong quakes hit the region.
Paul Allen&#39;s money and vision recently gave the world its first privately financed space flights. Why can&#39;t his football team get a yard?
Tom Osborne says he&#39;s happy for Frank Solich - but a bit surprised where his former right-hand man will re-enter the college football coaching ranks.
Israeli air strikes killed five  Palestinians in Gaza Thursday as the Palestinian death toll  rose to 100 in a 16-day-old army offensive aimed at crushing  militants behind rocket salvos into Israel.
John McCain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economic platform contrasts sharply with his rivals\u00e2\u0080\u0099 and represents the start of a Republican response to middle-class anxiety.
A brilliant stand of 119 between Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq helps Pakistan to a six-wicket win over Australia in the World Twenty20.
Petroleum giant Halliburton Co., on Thursday said its engineering and construction unit KBR will be reorganized from five product lines to two divisions - energy and chemicals, and government and infrastructure.
Research In Motion, aka RIM, and T-Mobile USA recently launched the latest and perhaps greatest of the GSM BlackBerry line of mobile phone communicators, the 7100t.
SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 22: Peoplesoft Inc will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $7.
Eduardo Romero shot a six-under-par 66 to grab the lead during the rain-delayed first round of the United States Senior Open.
In a relatively short space of time, Sharon Jackson lost her mother, her sister, and her job and came within a whisker of losing her home of 20 years as well.
Gaz de France predicts a year of consolidation after what it describes as the warmest winter for 50 years.
The Mayor of Antrim speaks of his family's ordeal at the hands of an intruder who entered their home.
Struggling Delta Air Lines&#39; latest financials show its cash on hand has dipped below the point where some analysts say it must decide to file for bankruptcy.
Downing Street calls claims the UK is a police state for Muslims a \
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Tairia Flowers homered, Crystl Bustos added a two-run double and Cat Osterman was all but unhittable Monday night as the United States beat Japan 3-0.
Terna: in 7 mesi beneficio pari a consumi Valle d'Aosta
Il direttore sportivo della Juventus Alessio Secco smentisce che ci siano offerte per David Trezegue...
Spanish police found a crude unexploded  bomb underneath one of their patrol cars in the Basque Country  town of Andoain on Friday, police said.
A book of condolence opened at a mosque for the family of a British civil engineer beheaded by Islamic fundamentalists in Iraq has been stolen, officials said Tuesday.
Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as \
Defenseman Brent Seabrook had his first two-goal game in the NHL, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.
The aerospace industry bounced back this year with record sales and the first upswing in employment in five years as a result of &quot;robust&quot; defense spending, according to an industry analysis released yesterday.
An appeal to erect a statue of  popular Manchester comedian, Les Dawson is being launched.
As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies.
Shares of Sharper Image (SHRP:Nasdaq - news - research) were under pressure Friday after the company unexpectedly predicted it will lose money in its third quarter and was downgraded by JP Morgan.
Bookstores selling the eagerly anticipated seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series will be asked to display posters of missing girl Madeleine McCann, and the books will come with appeals to help search for her.
Germany's economy minister gives an upbeat assessment of the economy, forecasting growth of up 2.5%.
Microsoft Corp. has released the second beta of a new server aimed at giving users a way to connect and manage Windows Vista PCs, devices and printers in their homes.
In 1987, when Rudolph Giuliani was still the aggressive United States attorney, he came within single vote of having a contract put on his head, according to court documents.
PERTH, Australia Lleyton Hewitt broke a 56-year-old Australian Davis Cup record on Friday, helping the home side to a 2-0 lead over an injury-depleted Morocco in their World Group qualifier.
TOKYO: Shares in NEC Electronics Corp had their biggest fall since Oct 12 following a report that said Japan&#39;s third biggest chipmaker will miss its profit forecast as demand declines for semiconductors used in mobile phones and DVD recorders.
Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold  medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four  individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter  butterfly final Friday.
Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas traded gunfire with Hamas policemen in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions soared after the killing of three young sons of one of Abbas's top intelligence officials.
Producers of Hollywood's annual self-congratulation rites have more to fear this year than boring, drawn-out acceptance speeches.
The quiet clothing industry powerhouse is undergoing a makeover in an effort to attract style-conscious consumers.
SRK will feature in a small role in Kuch Meetha Ho Jaye.
In area industriale San Salvo, finito sotto ruote rimorchio
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Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby daughter nestling in her arms, said on Friday she had never lost hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her infertile.
The former chairman of oil group Royal Dutch/Shell today challenged the City watchdog over its findings on the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil reserves scandal.
They were a group of unarmed army recruits, young Iraqis who had volunteered to help build a force capable of providing their country with security when the international troops had returned home.
Mexico's government on Tuesday called a series of gas pipeline explosions a threat to the nation's democratic institutions and vowed to step up security after a guerrilla group claimed responsibility for the blasts.
Maggiore gruppo cartaceo europeo paga crisi del settore
Arianespace chief Jean-Yves Le Gall explains the significance of the return to flight of Europe's  Ariane 5-ECA rocket.
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, Feb.
A clergyman has criticized a city's decision to ask an aging punk band to switch on its annual civic display of Christmas lights.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush won't allow the prosecution of his aides if they are cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify about the firing of eight US attorneys, the White House said.
Nathan Gerbe and Joe Whitney scored two goals apiece and Boston College scored the first six goals of the game to skate off with a 7-1 Hockey East victory over Merrimack last night at Conte Forum.
NEW YORK  - Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said he would gladly have US lawmakers impose tougher drug tests on players if he cannot strike a deal for such measures with the players&#39; union.
The Paris Club of creditor states will  agree Wednesday to freeze debt repayments owed by countries hit  by the Asian tsunami, French Finance Minister Herve Gaymard  said.
The British pound hit a 26-year high against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, shooting above $2.04, after higher-than-expected inflation figures raised expectations of another hike in United Kingdom base rates. The dollar was up against other key currencies.Gold prices were mixed in European trading.The euro traded at $1.3783, down from $1.3784 late Monday. Later, in midday trading in New York, the euro fetched $1.3781.Other dollar rates in Europe, compared with late Monday, included 122.34 Japanese yen, up from 121.82; 1.2031 Swiss francs, up from 1.2021; and 1.0436 Canadian dollars, up from 1.0429. Read more
Roy Oswalt pitched shutout ball into the ninth inning and Lance Berkman hit his 40th home run, helping the Houston Astros bounce back from a dispiriting loss to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 Wednesday.
The former county treasurer in this Lake Huron vacation community was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges that he looted $186,500 in public funds for a Nigerian investment scam.
The explosion opened fresh wounds in a community scarred by an accident two months ago that claimed more than 100 lives.
Maurice Wilkins, 88, a Nobel Prize winner whose role in discovering the double helix structure of DNA has been overshadowed by more-celebrated colleagues for the past half-century, died Oct. 5 in a London hospital.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Trying to get past its recent execution setbacks, Intel demonstrated a working chip using its next-generation manufacturing technology Monday, and also stated that it is on track to continue with Moore&#39;s Law, doubling the number
The rivalry between BC High and Catholic Memorial renewed again last night, this time on the basketball court.
Attrice americana eletta miglior interprete dell'anno
More than half a million Jamaicans fled their homes today as Hurricane Ivan bore down on the island with 150 mph winds. It left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean and the death toll of 23 was expected to rise.
Chinese leader Hu Jintao has left Mozambique for the Seychelles, the last stop on an African swing marked by Beijing's largesse and staunch rebuttal of criticism it was plundering the continent.
National Australia Bank ended a tumultuous year by reporting a 19.7 percent drop in net profit in the aftermath of a foreign exchange trading scandal that rocked the country's biggest lender.
Arsenal&#39;s Brazilian midfielder Gilberto will be sidelined for at least a month with a back injury according to a club report. &quot;Gilberto is out.
He delivers the best performance of his career as the grumpy old owner of a third-rate boxing gym.
Marassi, a scoprire cadavere addetti manutenzione stadio
The last two main militia groups in Congo's most troubled province agreed to disarm in exchange for amnesty and army positions, officials said Thursday as violence erupted in the capital reportedly killing seven people ahead of historic weekend elections.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development cut its forecast for US economic growth and expects the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates next year, according to a draft of its latest estimates.
German microchip giant Infineon Technologies agreed to plead guilty and to pay a 160 million dollar fine for participating in &quot;an international conspiracy to fix prices,&quot; US officials said.
The family of a Birmingham DJ who died confronting burglars say the first anniversary may mark a turning point in their grief.
European equities inched cautiously higher on Friday as bid talk lifted the banking sector and airlines got a boost after Ryanair made a surprise offer for newly-listed Aer Lingus.
China, the world&#39;s third-largest gold  producer, is likely to surpass the United States to become the  second-largest producer of the precious metal in 2007, a senior  Chinese industry official said on Friday.
Frostbite and hundreds of miles of icy crevasses pose timeless dangers in a new international race to the South Pole nearly a century after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat Britain's Robert Scott to reach it.
Turkey prepared a muted welcome for Pope  Benedict on Tuesday as the pontiff embarked on a highly  sensitive visit to a mostly Muslim country still smarting from  controversial comments he made about Islam.
Gibraltar is named as a  provisional member of Uefa after years of campaigning.
A new tape presumed to be for the leader of al-Qaida organization Osama Bin Laden commended the recent attack against the American consulate in Jeddah and held the Saudi authorities the responsibility for all problems the kingdom suffers.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in an  opinion by ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist, ruled on  Tuesday that driving while intoxicated is not a crime of  violence that would warrant deportation.
Stock index futures pointed to a sharply weaker market open on Wednesday after Europe's central bank lifted interest rates and U.S. data showed higher-than-expected labor costs. fueling concern about inflation and rising rates.
New Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor will be available in a high-end PC from Dell. Intel is expected to release a faster version of its powerful but expensive Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor this week
The Nasdaq Stock Market  said  on Tuesday its matched market share of stocks listed on the New  York Stock Exchange rose to 19.3 percent in August from 12.5  percent a year before.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A Pakistani court on Friday ordered the arrest of a brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is planning to return from exile on Monday vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
Lorenzo Smith was hanging out with friends in his Suitland neighborhood after school one afternoon about two years ago. That's when the speeding car struck.
Plans to move a 1956 house designed by Paul Rudolph from a bluff in Rhode Island rather than demolish it fell through yesterday.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The spread of HIV and AIDS is fuelling a massive tuberculosis crisis that could see one billion people infected in the next two decades, the UN warned yesterday.
British actor Jude Law has become engaged to actress Sienna Miller after proposing to her on Christmas Day, The Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Hurricane Florence barreled toward Bermuda, with heavy rain and thrashing winds threatening the island nation, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
A series of blasts are reported  in the Spanish capital Madrid after a telephone warning from Basque separatist group Eta.
The economy grew at a weaker-than-expected rate in the final three months of last year, the government's latest estimate on Wednesday showed, as businesses built fewer inventories and consumers spent less.
In a victory for the entertainment   industry, a federal judge has ruled that the Morpheus   file-sharing software encourages millions of users to share   music, movies and other works without authorization.
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By BRUCE MEYERSON  NEW YORK - Those who don't mind carrying a paperweight already have plenty of options for \
Democrat Hillary Clinton reeled off a sharp new attack on Barack Obama on Sunday, as polls showed their White House race tightening 48 hours before the \
Mr. Bowart was a founder and the first publisher of The East Village Other, a New York newspaper so countercultural that it made The Village Voice look like a church circular.
TORONTO -- Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has a message for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman: The Players&#39; Association won&#39;t break.
KABUL (Masnet &amp; News Agencies) - At least eleven people, including two US citizens, were killed when a truck bomb exploded in downtown Kabul in the second deadly blast to strike Afghanistan over the weekend.
Was it the technology? Or her spaced-out band? If you haven't already seen the video clip of Ashlee Simpson's lip-syncing flub on Saturday Night Live, get thee to eBaum's World.
Shares of Apple Inc  fell 4 percent on Tuesday after AT&T Inc  issued initial subscriber numbers for customers of Apple's iPhone that were below analyst estimates.
Ubisoft today announced its plans to launch the next installment in the Tom Clancy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Rainbow Six franchise in Spring 2005. The next Rainbow Six game follows Team Rainbow, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most
U.S. authorities told a British Airways  flight bound for New York to turn back because they did not  want a passenger on board to land on American soil, a BA  spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shortage, experts say.
Employers and unions in the classroom assistants' dispute meeting foran eighth day of talks.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of Israeli military blows at the movement's leadership.    Hamas published newspaper ads urging supporters to vote in upcoming municipal elections, saying \
The wide receiver duel between Randy Moss and Terrell Owens never materialized. The early-season matchup of leading NFC contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive
I capi di Stato e di Governo dei 25 Paesi dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Unione europea hanno firmato a Roma, nel salone degli Orazi e Curiazi del Campidoglio, la Costituzione europea. L&#39;inno alla gioia, l&#39;inno europeo, ha aperto la cerimonia. Poi i discorsi ufficiali.
US Treasury Secretary John Snow has said the financial markets should determine the value of the dollar. But speaking in Dublin on the first leg of a tour of Europe, he reaffirmed his policy to support a &#39;strong dollar&#39;.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is investigating a missing hard drive containing the personal records of 48,000 military veterans, the agency said. The external hard drive contained about 20,000 personal records that were not encrypted, according to information from U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus, an Alabama Republican. A VA employee reported the hard drive missing from an agency Birmingham, Alabama, facility on Jan. 22, according to a VA press release. The VA and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating the missing hard drive, the VA said in its Friday press release. The VA's Office of Information and Technology is conducting a separate investigation, Jim Nicholson, VA's secretary, said in a statement. \
DECEMBER 30, 2004  - Security firm Symantec Corp. is warning users of a newly discovered Trojan horse named Phel -- an anagram of the word help -- that attacks Windows XP.
New York designer Zac Posen wants a  law to protect his fashion designs from knockoffs even though  he says imitations are not such a bad thing because they help  promote growing brands like his.
Joey Chestnut ate a world-record 66 hot dogs to unseat the six-time champ, Takeru Kobayashi, at the Nathan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island.
For manufacturing fanatics, a tour of Dell's facility is sort of like visiting Stonehenge. Here's where direct fulfillment took flight.
West Virginia's Dan Mozes won the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's best college center.
BLACKSBURG -- Of the terrific throws Bryan Randall made Saturday afternoon, maybe his most impressive didn&#39;t count. After taking a knee to cap Virginia Tech&#39;s 24-10 victory over Virginia Saturday afternoon
Oct. 1, 2004 - In NEW YORK story headlined &quot;PeopleSoft ousts CEO amid battle with Oracle,&quot; please read in paragraph 5, &quot;Oracle launched its surprise takeover bid in June 2003&quot; ... instead of &quot;PeopleSoft launched .. ). NEW YORK  - PeopleSoft Inc.
The company is moving along a dual track -- growth through acquisitions and organic efforts.
Reports that Ian Paisley's health will prevent him from attending talks to break the political deadlock are denied.
A teenager who stabbed a nurse 72 times while she took a cigarette break is found guilty of murder.
Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N, the  No. 2 U.S. electronics retailer, on Wednesday said it failed to  draw in enough holiday shoppers to hit its December sales  estimates, sending its shares down over 6 percent.
Claims Gordon Brown pushed through an honour nomination for a friend are denied.
Saif Ali Khan has finally come clean about his much speculated relationship with actress Kareena Kapoor, as the two   made their first public appearance together.
Il Gp di Singapore, in programma il 28 settembre del prossimo anno, si svolger&agrave; in notturna. ...
TORONTO -- Martin Brodeur has a sore wrist but hopes to play for Canada on Saturday against the Czech Republic in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.
Criminals are not the only ones profiting from identity theft; financial institutions are making money, too.
President George W. Bush and close ally British Prime Minister Tony Blair will consider the future course in Iraq a day after a report said the current U.S. military and diplomatic strategy was not working.
A next-generation leukemia pill designed to help patients not cured by the successful drug Gleevec works even better than doctors had hoped, researchers said Sunday.
OIL giant Shell swept aside nearly 100 years of history yesterday when it unveiled plans to merge its UK and Dutch parent companies.
Josh Beckett's 20th win couldn't have come at a better time for the Boston Red Sox. The All-Star right-hander pitched six strong innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors since 2005, and the Red Sox used late home runs by Jason Varitek, David Ortiz and Mike Lowell to pull away to an 8-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night.
Port-Au-Prince - Calm settled over the Haitian capital early on Sunday after two days of political unrest left 10 dead, as aid continued to arrive in flood-ravaged areas in the north.
Mexican federal police captured suspected drug trafficker Gilberto Higuera Guerrero, a fugitive in Mexico and the US, which had a $2 million State Department reward out for information leading to his arrest.
Startup consumer electronics company ROC Digital on Monday unveiled its Rocbox line of digital music players, further expanding the &#36;350 million hip-hop generation properties of music mogul Damon Dash.
The Mets finished off their sweep of the Atlanta Braves, rallying behind six strong innings from Tom Glavine and a two-run homer by David Wright.
Prodi: 'per riforme dello Stato occorrono decisioni forti'
For Americans, it&#39;s just as well that the Olympics came to a conclusion Sunday. Over the weekend, the ends of America&#39;s almost
TOKYO - It is typhoon season in East Asia. The fourth to hit in less than a month lashed southern Japan yesterday, unleashing torrential rain, strong winds and high tides that left thousands without power, forced
Osama bin Laden's face and words loomed over the U.S. terrorism trial of former \
Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.
Secondary schools in England should be inspected on their \
Non dovrebbero esserci sostanziali novit&agrave; nella formazione che il tecnico della Lazio, Delio ...
The season ends with a toast for the Red Sox, a team that taught us the value of chemistry, resiliency and US currency. Bud Selig wouldn&#39;t mind if you forgot about the last part.
At an age when most of his contemporaries were long out to pasture or in prison, Matty \
Drew Carey, come on down! You&#39;re  the next host of &quot;The Price is Right.&quot;
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will next year   curtail the options that it offers newly hired workers for   health-care coverage, promoting a low-premium, high-deductible   plan, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
ANYANG, South Korea  - Nineteen South Korean Christian volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks returned home to an uncomfortable welcome on Sunday, thanking their government for saving them from death.
The Coast Guard said Tuesday that investigators believe much more oil spilled from a ruptured tanker in the Delaware River near Philadelphia than the 30,000 gallons initially reported.
Local election officials are bracing for a long night and delays that may prevent some states from reporting final tallies until early Wednesday.
Oakville, Canada - Joey Sindelar&#39;s five-under par 66 kept the American atop the leaderboard here Friday after the conclusion of the opening round of the rain-plagued PGA Canadian Open.
Plus: eBay outlines policy on racist language. [News.com Extra]
A possible unification of the United States' two open-wheel auto racing series is still on track, with both sides saying yesterday that progress is being made.
Sono terminati i lavori allo stadio Picco di La Spezia. Costati oltre 3 milioni di euro, i lavori so...
The Israeli military wants to exhume the body of a 13-year-old Palestinian girl as part of its investigation into an officer accused of shooting her repeatedly at point-blank range to make sure she was dead, a lawyer for the girl's family said Thursday.
It has long been suspected that man&#39;s best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
India decided to restore a train service to Pakistan two days after suspending it over security concerns in the wake of violence over Benazir Bhutto's killing, the railways ministry said.
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A car bomb killed a Lebanese police intelligence officer and three other people when it tore through morning traffic in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday, police said.
Jason Giambi went 0-for-3 for Columbus on Friday night and remained hitless in a Triple-A rehabilitation stint designed to get him ready to return to the New York Yankees.
 still golden at foreign box office
The Web, digital photography and printing are contributing to the increased use of color.
Iran on Sunday rejected a European Union  proposal that it stop enriching uranium in return for nuclear  technology, increasing the likelihood that it will be reported  to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.
Irish PM Bertie Ahern was the motor of the EU Constitution - but a Yes vote in Ireland is not a done deal.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday his government's forces would be able to take over security command from U.S. troops by June 2007 -- a move which could allow the United States to start withdrawing.
UPDATED  Microsoft has unveiled a revamped beta version of MSN Search, which utilizes Redmond's own algorithmic search engine. MSN Search previously provided a front end for Yahoo! results, but last February, Microsoft committed considerable resources to develop in-house technology entirely from scratch.
Talk about a roller-coaster ride for the 35-year-old racer from Owensboro, Ky., who made the drive of his life last Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.
Gateway on Friday announced a new desktop, the 700GR, the first machine to use Intel&#39;s \u00e2\u0080\u009cBTX\u00e2\u0080\u009d architecture, which aligns key components in a wind tunnel-like design for cooler and quieter operation.
Gift cards have popular with gift givers, but many aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t aware that they come packed with hidden fees that can nibble away at the initial value of the cards.
Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
A bomb exploded Sunday in a resort hotel on the Mediterranean coast in southeast Spain after a telephone warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, Interior Ministry officials said.
Internet companies say they stopped taking money for ads touting illegal gambling years ago but agree to pay to settle federal allegations.
Antitrust da' l'ok per cessione Italgas a Smat e Amga
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming played down Bangladesh's dismal run in international cricket, saying the Test minnows were capable of improving their performance.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets guard Bob Sura underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a herniated disk in his lower back.
Si avvicina la sfida con l'Inter, e per i giocatori dell'Udinese lo spauracchio &egrave; Zlatan Ibra...
Secondo il quotidiano tedesco Bild, il difensore centrale del Borussia Dortmund, Christoph Metzelder...
Rangers slumped out of the UEFA Cup after gifting French side Auxerre two early Christmas presents in a 2-0 defeat, said manager Alex McLeish.
ROME -- A judge ordered that a US soldier be tried in absentia in the fatal shooting of an Italian intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad, the prosecutor said yesterday.
Doctors and health advocates have warned for years that American children are getting fatter. Now even some kids&#039; teddy bears are packing on the pounds.
Sunni-led Gulf Arab states, worried by rising Shi'ite power in Iraq, urged the United States on Tuesday to ensure all religious and ethnic groups take part in next month's elections, which Shi'ites look poised to win.
Three Lebanese were killed and one wounded by a group of gunmen in Iraq on Friday, said an official of the Lebanese Foreign Ministry.
Riflessione in corso su concelebrazioni e grandi adunate
All the baseball world yesterday learned that a pitcher's ankle bone is connected to his pitching bone, but the late-afternoon revelation here at Yankee Stadium was the medical/anatomical bulletin that Curt Schilling's ankle bone is connected to Derek Lowe's pitching bone.
Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa.
Industry group will offer a free program to help users find and eliminate illegal files. The Motion Picture Association of America this week announced that it has begun filing lawsuits against people who use
MELBOURNE, Dec. 29. - Australian cricketers have donated their winning prize money from the Boxing Day Test to the disaster relief funds of South-East Asian tsunami and earthquake victims.
Kawika Uechi of Cambridge hacks computers, literally. His favorite tool is an electric rotary handsaw made by Dremel, with a blade that slices neatly through the thin metal of a computer case. But when he was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Uechi also used the school's water-jet cutter, a supersonic water pistol that can rip through hardened ...
Why not? While the family's at the mall, fortify their future in four steps.
British Telecom says it will double the broadband speeds of most home and business customers.
Shaken from their traditional seclusion by last year's Egyptian beach resort car bombings, Bedouins in Sinai are leading the hunt for militants wanted in the attacks, guiding police through mountains and deserts to find the suspected culprits.
American Michael Phelps captured a  fourth gold at the Athens Games Thursday, keeping him on course  to be the first swimmer to win eight medals at a single  Olympics.
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Tokyo, Oct. 24 (NNN): At least 17 people were killed and up to 1,000 injured in a series of earthquakes and aftershocks which shook northern Japan for 12 hours, according to reports here on Sunday afternoon.
I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve got good news and, naturally, bad news. The good news first. If you love great, distinctive Champagne, you may know of the Champagnes of Jacques Selosse. You may also know that they have not been available in the United States for the last few years after Anselme Selosse, the proprietor, severed his ties with [...].
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
Prop Sylvain Marconnet will miss the rest of the season as France make five changes to the squad to take on England.
A conservative former state lawmaker whose campaign targeted illegal immigration and border security won the GOP primary for an open U.S. House seat, despite a lobbying push by the National Republican Congressional Committee to defeat him.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Today, more than 95% of baby bottles are produced from polycarbonate, made from a chemical known to disrupt the hormone system called Bisphenol - A (BPA).  Research facilities globally have shown BPA's ability to readily leach from plastic.
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Dow Jones +0,05%, Nasdaq -0,09%.Euro in salita a 1,4714 dlr
Celebrities were doing last minute primping as they prepared to walk the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Jamie Foxx led the contenders with an unprecedented three acting nominations, including best musical or comedy actor for his uncanny portrayal of singer Ray Charles in \
THREE weeks ago, photographs of an unconscious Elisabeth Musu bleeding from her wounds were flashed around the world. Yesterday afternoon, the survivor of last month&#39;s Jakarta bomb blast smiled for the camera
Shares in LG Electronics and LG Chem fall on reports of an exploding laptop, which had an LG Chem battery.
The owners of a nursing home where 35 people died in the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of negligent homicide and cruelty to the infirm.
Prada? Schmada Mobile World Congress Samsung doesn't want to leave that iPhone-like phone look all to LG, now does it? You know, straight lines, round corners, chrome trim, shiny touchscreen. We've already seen the Armani handset and now we have the F480.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dopo il nuovo infortunuio di Patrick Vieira, Oriali e Branca stanno setacciando il mercato alla rice...
Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Oct. 22-28. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
High-drama obscures real risks, warns Schneier The information security market is riddled with mediocre products because buyers are often sold on a story rather than having enough information to make a rational choice, a security expert has said.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pope Benedict and the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians held a solemn prayer service together on Thursday and re-committed their Churches to the quest for unity to patch up a nearly 1,000-year-old schism.
Lo comunica l'Istat sulla base della stima preliminare
European shares were flat in light trade in the truncated session before Christmas, but exporters in the automotive sector weakened after the euro hit a new all-time high above &#36;1.35.
&quot;We&#39;ve spoken to Ajax and they have expressed an interest,&quot; Klaus Allofs told German news agency SID on Wednesday. &quot;Now we have to wait and see what this interest means in figures.
Former Zimbabwe batsman Mark Vermeulen has had his ten-year suspension for throwing a cricket ball at spectators reduced.
The prime minister tells the BBC tackling Aids in Africa will be a priority when Britain takes the helm of the G8.
A causa dell'aumento della domanda dall'India
Men throw water on a blaze at the Librarie de France bookstore in Abidjan's chic Cocody quarter.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O  told a bankruptcy court on Monday it would skip a $110 million  pension payment due Wednesday as it looks to slash costs and  avoid liquidation after filing for protection from its  creditors over the weekend.
A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.
As Big Blue takes over in the Big Smoke Things are jumping in the world of UK roadside cameras. In the last 24 hours the main contract for the London congestion charging zone has been won by IBM, edging out former provider Capita, and the government has announced plans for many more speed cameras on motorways - to be used in \
U.S. regulators said on Thursday  they had proposed penalizing three wireless carriers which the  government says failed to meet new stricter standards for being  able to locate cellular telephone callers in an emergency.
Per il ministro finanze tedesco 'e' un ottimo candidato'
While security experts applaud Microsoft&#39;s recently released Service Pack 2, some companies that distribute their software over the Web are watching the product&#39;s introduction with dread and suspicion.
Steve Bruce paid tribute to the influence of England striker Emile Heskey after Birmingham moved away from the Premiership relegation zone with a 2-1 win away to arch-rivals Aston Villa.
Six years after the September 11 attacks, a few cautious voices are beginning to suggest the unthinkable -- maybe it is time to consider talking to al Qaeda.
The moderate Palestinian government has ordered the closure of more than 100 institutions in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Monday, in an apparent crackdown against the Islamic Hamas.
Roma, 25 novembre 2004 - La commissione disciplinare della Lega Calcio ha inflitto nove mesi di squalifica a Jonathan Bachini, centrocampista del Brescia trovato positivo ai metaboliti della cocaina ai test antidoping effettuati lo scorso 20 settembre in
Tiger Woods delivered the score he expected in his 2008 debut, just not the game. Despite playing from the sand, rough and behind a few trees early in his round, Woods began a much-anticipated season Thursday with a 5-under 67 on the tougher South Course at Torrey Pines.
BAE Systems has announced that shareholders have backed the proposed sale of its 20-percent holding in troubled European aircraft maker Airbus to Paris-based peer EADS.
US Airways&#39; pilots voted to approve a new labor agreement yesterday that will reduce their salaries by 18 percent but will save the airline $300 million a year.
This image taken by cameras on the US-European spacecraft Cassini on Sunday Oct. 24, 2004, reveals Saturn&#39;s moon Titan&#39;s bright &quot;continent-sized&quot; terrain known as Xanadu.
Why has the portrayal of Jesus in art drifted far from the likelihood he was a brown-skinned Semitic Jew?
&#39;&#39;Non ho mai inteso il film come una storia di fantasia ma una vicenda ambientata dopo l&#39;11 settembre&#39;&#39;. Steven Spielberg, regista di &#39;&#39;The Terminal&#39;&#39;, film di apertura della Mostra del cinema di Venezia rifiuta
High Street bank Lloyds TSB says it plans to create up to 1,000 new jobs in India, many of which will replace UK posts.
Sono in totale 52 i treni soppressi, deviati o limitati nel tragitto a causa della manifestazione degli operai idraulico forestali calabresi che stamani hanno occupato le stazioni di Lamezia Terme e di Villa San Giovanni.
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian footballer Robinho appealed for his family to be left in peace as he spoke in public for the first time since his mother was kidnapped on Saturday.
Rafael Benitez says he is happy Liverpool have avoided an Italian team after being drawn to play Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.
U.S. shares were expected to open lower on Wednesday after crude oil pushed to a fresh high overnight, while Web search engine Google Inc. dented sentiment as it slashed the price range on its initial public offering. In a statement posted on its IPO Web site, Google said it had cut the range on its IPO to &#36;85-&#36;95 per share from &#36;108-&#36;135 previously, a 26 percent reduction at the mid-point of the range.
\u00e2\u0082\u00ac400,000 hosting contract Cable &amp; Wireless has signed a \u00e2\u0082\u00ac400,000 deal to provide managed hosting for online gaming firm Gala Networks Europe (GNE) at its Dublin data centre.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nokia is adding BlackBerry connectivity to its Series 80 mobile devices, including the Nokia 9500 Communicator, and has unveiled a new business smartphone, the Edge-compatible Nokia 9300.
WASHINGTON -- This year's flu vaccine shortage could cost the nation up to $20 billion in lost productivity -- almost twice as much as in a typical year -- depending on the severity of the outbreak, according to one estimate.
Dan Ackroyd, Eddie Murphy unavailable for comment Government-backed sociologists are aiming to pin economic status, crime and beliefs on our genes in a new \u00c2\u00a315m survey of 100,000 Britons.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European wind energy industry, thriving as climate change tops the global agenda, says it could eventually supply all the continent's electricity, but must first overcome public resistance over eyesore turbines.
A Harvard cardiologist hopes to teach healthcare giant Johnson &amp; Johnson some new tricks. Beverly H. Lorell took a leave from her academic job last year to become chief medical and technology officer for Guidant Corp. The post puts her at the center of the record $25.4 billion deal rolled out yesterday in which Guidant agreed to be purchased by ...
West Ham deny reports that Argentine striker Carlos Tevez is set to complete his move to Man Utd.
The royal family of Qatar is considering a full takeover offer for supermarket J Sainsbury, a report says.
US judges this year may once again decide the outcome of a presidential election, as lawyers for the campaigns of both Republican George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry have filed vote-related lawsuits days ahead of the November 2 balloting.
The doctor who first suggested a link between the MMR vaccine and autism will face charges of serious professional misconduct.
Blog: Brit who aimed to be first woman to row solo across the Pacific abandons her boat after rough seas cause it to capsize a few times.
Sconto per figli a 800 euro, 900 se sotto i tre anni
The number of Americans filing new   claims for jobless benefits edged down by 2,000 last week, the   government said on Thursday in a report showing stability in   the pace of layoffs.
President George W. Bush was resigned to a stinging rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over his Iraq war policy and his decision to send more troops, the White House said.
Sweden, which takes in half of Iraqi refugees fleeing to Europe, calls on other EU to take in their share.
After enduring disappointing and expensive Internet dating, this is the story of a couple who clicked. Steve sent Debbie an e-mail in July, they met in August, and the results were a long-distance relationship.
Muslim insurgents ambushed a Philippine marine convoy searching for a kidnapped Italian priest and killed at least 14 troops, beheading at least 10 of them, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman  fired a 10-under-par 62 to grab the opening round lead at the  Buick Invitational Thursday, moving him closer to his goal of  playing on the team he will lead against Europe.
Why one effort to collect genetic data is looking for celebrities and billionaires.
In high school, Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. was surprisingly self-assured, knowing early what he wanted to do with his life: the military.
US forces in the Iraqi  city of Najaf carry out  an overnight assault on militia loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr.
(HealthDay News) -- Neck pain may be caused by accident or injury, musculoskeletal condition, or even a tumor. But often, bad posture -- including the position in which you sleep -- can cause a stiff neck.
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Stephen Jackson scored 12 of his 29 points in overtime, and Baron Davis had 34 points and 14 assists in yet another remarkable late-game performance during the Golden State Warriors' 130-121 victory over San Antonio on Monday night.
ALL week Sven Goran Eriksson has been bombarded with advice on whether Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney or Jermain Defoe should be given the nod to play in attack against Wales in tomorrow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup qualifying match at Old Trafford.
A U.S. Army medic jailed for desertion after refusing to return to Iraq is on a mission to tell young Americans about the grim realities of war before they join the military.
Previsto andamento fatturato e redditivita' in crescita
Chadian rebels capture the town of Guereda on the country's eastern border with Sudan.
Retailers scored solid sales and factories saw orders pick up, hopeful signs the economy isn't cracking under the pressure of high energy prices.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. PBG.N, the  largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Monday said it expects  earnings to rise by about 6 percent in 2005 despite the  challenge of rising raw materials costs.
Saranno distribuiti dividendi per 229 milioni
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Pentagon is extending deployments of more than 10,300 soldiers and Marines in Iraq for two to four months and bringing in an additional 1,500 soldiers from the United States to assist
Hosts Germany come from behind to beat Australia 4-3 and win the World Cup.
A federal appeals court Tuesday lifted a reprieve that had blocked the scheduled execution of a man convicted in a 1992 murder case in which the troubled Houston police crime lab allegedly mishandled evidence.
Mobile firms turn to biodiesel to generate power for their  networks in unconnected, rural India.
The film starring Nicolas Cage seemed impregnable to largely negative reviews as it sold $35.3 million in tickets over the weekend.
Shares kiss the $700 mark in early morning trading Wednesday, marking a new first for the Internet giant and its soaring stock price.
After building a career as a  singer and actress Mandy Moore has branched out into  songwriting as well, saying she hopes this will help her define  herself after learning from mistakes in her past.
South Africa are set 378 to win the second Test after Graham Thorpe leads England to 570-7 declared.
Tourists, lovebirds and locals came in hundreds to view the Taj Mahal at night on Saturday, after the Supreme Court allowed visitors to gaze at the dazzling marble monument by moonlight for the first time in two decades.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said today that the cartel will monitor any impact on oil prices from the re-election of US President George W. Bush.
These are the major Leopard stories as reported by Macworld, PCWorld and wire services
Gunmen from rival Palestinian factions killed three people and wounded at least 22 others in the Gaza Strip and West Bank on Monday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appealed for an end to the internal fighting.
Two big numbers: $330 million, nearly 1-in-176 million. You can guess which one people were thinking about as they waited in line for Mega Millions tickets.
A former associate suing Michael Jackson for &#36;1.6 million suddenly claimed on the witness stand Friday that he once was dispatched to help the pop star adopt boys in Brazil, but the singer&#039;s attorney denounced the story as a smear.
PHILADELPHIA -- When the Philadelphia Eagles acquired wide receiver Terrell Owens they knew they were getting style and substance, but they may not have realized how much until Sunday&#39;s 15-10 win over Baltimore.
'This is a real badge, I'm a real cop...' Unlikely as it may seem, we have just acquired evidence that the cops in Western Australia have gone and got themselves a sense of humour. For proof, check out this search which reveals the mail server used by Australia's finest, viz: riggs.police.wa.gov.au.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. blue chips recovered ground on  Friday as falling oil prices offset a profit warning from  aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  AA.N, while a tech rally was  fueled by software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O
Vonage tells customers to hold fast after patent court rules in favor of Verizon. Plus: Stocks tumble again. LG goes to Iran. And more.
The Motley Fool - In Trillion Dollar Treasure Trove, you talk about rolling over 401(k) accounts from former employers into a current employer's plan. Can you do the same thing with a 403(b) account? -- Dorothy
Peace talks aimed at ending a 22-month-old crisis in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region, scheduled for Friday in Nigerian capital Abuja, has been postponed for a day, a spokesman for the African Union said.
Internet auction house eBay Inc. said on Wednesday it would limit the use of racial slurs after US city officials complained the offensive terms were being used to advertise lawn jockeys and other antiques.
The comforts of home got very uncomfortable for the New York Yankees last night. For everybody, really. That enormous sense of superiority that the Yankees and their fans have
Taiwan's ruling party scored a surprise victory in a tight mayoral race in one of the island's two major cities against a backdrop of accusations and counter-accusations, but the opposition demanded recount.
WINSTON-SALEM -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is raising the status of its investigation of troubled doughnut maker Krispy Kreme to a formal inquiry.
TORONTO (CP) - The lawyer for injured NHL player Steve Moore says he has asked the BC Attorney General to investigate why the Todd Bertuzzi plea bargain was allowed to proceed without Moore present in the courtroom.
A Frenchman presenting himself as an unofficial negotiator said in a telephone interview with a radio station that he was with two French reporters who are being held hostage by insurgents in Iraq.
A new study provides further evidence that health insurance is getting more expensive. It says family premiums in employer-sponsored health plans have jumped 11.
Ethiopian troops withdrawn from the key town in central Somalia linking a road between the two countries.
THE closest contest of the first morning saw Paul McGinley and Luke Donald share the spoils with the inexperienced American pairing of Chris Riley and Stewart Cink.
Assemblea del gruppo approva il bilancio, utile netto +80%
There was a time when movies like \u00e2\u0080\u009cDOA: Dead or Alive\u00e2\u0080\u009d lurked sheepishly at schoolboy height on video store shelves, spines straining to accommodate the charms of their actresses.
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 winner Underwood wins Grammy
Clashes between Sudanese army and rebel forces in Darfur are stopping aid agencies assessing the needs of some of the more than one million displaced people there, the United Nations said Monday.
Australia&#39;s David McKenzie shot an 8-under 64 Saturday to take a two-stroke lead in the Australian Masters, while Peter Lonard was four shots behind in his bid to became the first player to complete the Australian Slam.
Microsoft insists its music store differs from iTunes, but the two services sure have a lot in common. The company will sell songs for $1 like Apple, and plans to match the volume of songs Apple makes available to users.
India&#39;s Irfan Pathan said his maiden five-wicket haul on Friday gave him the confidence to repeat the feat in the second innings against Bangladesh.
JC Penney Co. Inc. named a former chairman and chief executive of Macy&#39;s to lead the department store company, replacing Allen Questrom.
Nessun punto per Andrea Bargnani nella sfida che Toronto ha perso in casa contro Boston (90-77). Il ...
There's a report linking a suspected planner of the Nine-Eleven attacks to the March train bombings in Madrid.
Fox's broadcast of the  BCS National Championship college football game dominated the  ratings Monday night.
Long-range forecasters say we may never again see a hurricane season like the one that ends Tuesday. Florida was hit by four destructive hurricanes over a six-week period, although
Business confidence in Germany cooled unexpectedly in June as the prospect of rising interest rates and high oil prices sent an unseasonable shiver through companies in the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy, a key survey showed on Friday.
Networking and Linux vendor Novell reported a profit of $57.1 million for fiscal 2004 and said its Linux offerings are allowing the company to reach new customers.
They are the arteries that keep Mumbai's economy ticking, rattling six million people a day to offices, shops and factories. But arriving safe and sound for work after a trip on Mumbai's clogged railways is no mean feat.
Resistenti agli strappi, realizzate con materiali lavabili
By THE NEW MEXICAN  The El Dorado Elementary PTA will host a silent auction on March 24 at the school.  Volunteers are needed for all areas, including donations, graphic artists, signs and computer data entry.  For more information, call 982-5502.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada&#39;s premiers are set to present a counter-proposal that asks Prime Minister Paul Martin to shell out over $5 billion a year in new health-care money.
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Nokia scored a win Wednesday over U.S. rival Qualcomm, as the European Union officially selected DVB-H as the single standard for mobile television delivered to cell phones and other portable devices. The choice over Qualcomm's MediaFLO was largely expected by industry watchers.
A Microsoft-backed proposal for verifying the source of e-mail has been shelved by the Internet engineers working to turn it from specification to standard, in a final blow for antispam technology Sender ID.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.
South Korea's top online video game website announced plans to become a player in the US market this year.
France's foreign minister says he \
The move came one day after the parliament's speaker threatened to dissolve the body for 'ineptitude.'
With the presidential election less than six weeks away, activists and security experts are ratcheting up concern over the use of touch-screen machines to cast votes.
FATBOY SLIM has told a British newspaper of his infuriation at the LABOUR party's use of one his tracks in their election campaign.
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At least six people die as two vehicles collide and catch fire in a busy road tunnel in Switzerland.
L'inchiesta di Massimo Lugli su Repubblica all'attenzione dell'Enteche si occupa dell'aviazione civile. Il caso verr\u00c3\u00a0 discusso nel Comitato sicurezza                                            In aereo con il coltello addosso L'Enac chiede una relazione
ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers were set to repeat appeals for flexible exchange rates and warn again against currency volatility but stop short of singling out the sliding yen for overt criticism at a meeting on Saturday.
Arnold Schwarzenegger&#39;s speech at the Republican National Convention may have went over big with Bush supporters - but the California Governor says his fiery rhetoric put a chill on his love life.
Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Portsmouth striker Lomana LuaLua took advantage of a last minute mistake by Liverpool goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to salvage a 1-1 draw at Anfield Tuesday.
L'Atletico Madrid ha definito l'acquisto del centrocampista brasiliano Cl&egrave;ber Santana, attual...
Microsoft is backing a new company that will help enterprises design, deploy, and manage Windows Mobile phones and services.
Large doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age of 55 in rural Nebraska.
New eating guidelines issued by the  U.S. government on Wednesday stress losing weight by eating  more vegetables, fruits and whole grains but stop short of  limiting any specific food group.
Judges at the UN war crimes tribunal yesterday granted Slobodan Milosevic&#39;s court-appointed defence lawyers permission to ask an appeals court to remove them from the case and allow the former Yugoslav president to represent
Reeking of self-righteousness and moral reprimand, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Ultimate Gift\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a hairball of good-for-you filmmaking.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait, Jan. 12 -- President Bush explored the possibility of further troop reductions in Iraq with his top commander on Saturday, but he announced no decisions while forecasting that the U.S. military presence there would outlast his presidency.
Israel's plan to build houses on occupied land near Jerusalem will cloud renewed peace talks, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday, the day before an international aid conference opens in Paris.
A man who fraud investigators claim \
KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers - basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher.    Only a few artifacts linked to New Testament figures have ever been found in the Holy Land, and the cave is potentially a major discovery in biblical archaeology...
Foreign oil workers in Nigeria's Niger Delta are warned to leave the region by a local armed militia.
Little Britain star David Walliams is to portray Up Pompeii comedian Frankie Howerd in a BBC biopic.
European Parliament politicians vowed to support Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s new European Commission cabinet, after he reshuffled his team.
An informant cited in a search warrant as having purchased narcotics at an elderly Atlanta woman's house denies buying drugs there, authorities say. Undercover officers raiding the 88-year-old woman's house shot her to death after she fired on them while they broke down her door in a high-crime neighborhood. Federal prosecutors will investigate the case, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington has announced.
A South Korean court clears the way for a probe into fraud claims against President-elect Lee Myung-bak.
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By Pete Carey, MEDIA NEWS  California's attorney general said today his office has enough evidence in the Hewlett-Packard boardroom leak scandal to indict people inside the company on criminal charges.
Some demographics and details from the AP-AOL Instant Messaging Survey on attitudes about high-tech communication. The survey was conducted by Knowledge Networks, which conducts polls online.
Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, lifting the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said on Thursday.
Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 4 percent after a Needham &amp; Co. analyst lowered his investment rating on the stock to &quot;hold,&quot; saying
Julia Roberts, star of &quot;Pretty Woman&quot;, had the &quot;Satisfaction&quot; of giving birth to twins on Sunday. The babies (a boy and girl), although born prematurely, are doing fine.
Oil dipped below $60 a barrel on Wednesday, as dealers took some profits from gains following an extended disruption to Alaskan crude exports and on expectations of a decline in fuel stocks in the United States.
Ricerca, programma con piu' aggressivita' e' il \
Film star Lindsay Lohan had a   handbag stolen at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday, her   spokeswoman said.
Former President Bill Clinton said he might have gone too far in attacking Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said on Friday, adding that both Democratic presidential campaigns should focus on issues.
E&#39; il secondo consistente sbarco di clandestini nel giro di pochi giorni. Un barcone con 241 clandestini a bordo \u00c3\u00a8 stato intercettato all&#39;alba di stamani da una nave della Marina militare 9 miglia a sud di Lampedusa.
The Christian Science Board of Directors has elected a new chairman and a new director.
Il Molleggiato e' per alcuni genio, per altri despota
Where does David Tyree\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-quarter catch rank among all-time great postseason catches?
Paolo Bettini ha ufficializzato la sua rinuncia al Giro di Svizzera al via sabato prossimo. Il campi...
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement from the sport on Tuesday. Pinsent, 34, captured his most recent gold medal by winning the coxless fours event in Athens this past August.
Where you live, combined with race and income, plays a huge role in the nation's health disparities, differences so stark that a report issued Monday contends it's as if there are eight separate Americas instead of one.
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella's suspension was set at four games Monday by Major League Baseball for his weekend dirt-kicking tantrum against an umpire.
The death toll from a head-on collision of a passenger and freight train near the northern Italian city of Bologna has risen to 14.
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp  is not holding merger or cooperation talks with either U.S. Steel  or Severstal , a ThyssenKrupp spokesman said on Monday, denying a media report to that effect.
Blog: Former Talking Heads band member Jerry Harrison says the future of digital music may not involve either cyber stores or physical ones. What then?
Minor skirmishes marred a mostly   peaceful protest by thousands of Hungarians in Budapest on   Wednesday in a third night of demonstrations sparked by the   prime minister's admission he lied to win re-election in April.
Attention, presidential candidates: Not to disrupt your holiday plans, but if you have any cringe-inducing mistakes, insensitive jokes or outright hypocrisy yet to engage in, there's no time like the present.
President Bush said he believed that an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty would be signed during his term.
The adverse publicity surrounding the drastic overhaul of troubled retailer KarstadtQuelle dented consumer confidence and therefore made the group's third-quarter business &quot;difficult,&quot; chairman Christoph Achenbach said in a newspaper interview.
Mark Viduka scored twice on his return from injury as Newcastle turned on the style to beat West Ham 3-1 at St James&#39; Park on Sunday.
British authorities on Tuesday charged radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, inciting racial hatred and other offences in an indictment that pre-empts a US bid to extradite the fiery preacher.
Bernie Ecclestone criticises Silverstone's owners after the British Grand Prix is axed from the F1 calender.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday said that financial markets have not fully digested how the housing downturn may impact the economy, although they are positioned for the wave of mortgages that will reset to higher rates over the next two years.
An Olympic Airlines flight from Athens to New York was forced to land Sunday at London's Stansted Airport on a full emergency, a spokeswoman said.
A bitter legal battle over whether  the husband of a brain-damaged woman should be allowed to  remove her feeding tube against the wishes of her parents  reached the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Ji-Sung Park and Darren Fletcher score a goal each as Man United beat Charlton.
Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan, will soon get its first visitor from Earth. A European space probe is to split off on Christmas from its US mothership for a three-week long descent to the mysterious
By Laura Smitherman, The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 9--As the courts wrestle with how much authority governments should have to seize private property, some Maryland legislators are uniting behind a proposal to boost compensation for owners whose property is taken.
Honda Motor Co. expects the introduction of its new gas-electric version of the Accord to boost its US sales of hybrid vehicles to more than 45,000 next year.
The International Olympic Committee formally wiped clean the record books and barred Marion Jones from participating in the Beijing Olympics in any capacity.
Tourists and political pilgrims can now follow \
The well-known Irish singer and entertainer Joe Dolan, who was in his late 60s, dies in hospital in Dublin.
The father of murdered man Paul Quinn voices concern  about a \
A re-vamped, state-of-the-art factory, which can produce 50,000 bottles of soft drinks every hour, has just been opened by Polish soft drinks company Hoop, giving the company the perfect platform to penetrate ...
The earthquake that shook southern  Asia on Sunday was one of the most powerful since the start of  the 20th century, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Draelon Burns scored 20 points and Karron Clarke added 14 as DePaul upset No. 17 Villanova 84-76 on Thursday night in the Big East opener for both teams.
Russia and China expressed new reservations on Friday about a UN draft resolution under discussion to tighten sanctions against Iran for its controversial nuclear fuel work.
The BBC has called in police to investigate a torrent of abusive calls made to the homes of its senior executives before its broadcast of a profanity-laden opera, a BBC spokesman said on Saturday.
A swathe of data from UK lenders backs up  claims that the UK property market is slowing down after its recent boom.
Shares of Vonage, the Internet telephone provider, rose sharply after it announced it had settled a patent dispute with Verizon and would have to pay a maximum of $120 million.
PETERSBURG, Ky  - Like many modern museums, the newest U.S. tourist attraction includes some awesome exhibits -- roaring dinosaurs and a life-sized ship.
Despite a positive mood at international talks on climate change, key nations were still dragging their feet.
If you buy a pair of shoes from Jon Kuhlmann, expect to pay for them before you try them on.
Russia on Monday began an official two-day mourning period for more than 300 children and adults killed Friday in the bloody end of a hostage crisis at a school in Beslan in southern Russia.
The New England Patriots led  the New York Giants 7-3 after a surprisingly low-scoring first  half in the Super Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium on  Sunday.
Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil thought to have killed more than 100 people.
President Bush, facing a growing Republican revolt against his Iraq policy, has rejected calls to change course but will launch a campaign emphasizing his intent to draw down U.S. forces next year and move toward a more limited mission if security conditions improve, senior officials said yesterday.
Australian troops, backed by tanks, helicopters and airplanes, have stormed the East Timor town where a rebel leader is holed up, entering his stronghold, a witness said on Sunday.
Il direttore generale del Napoli, Pierpaolo Marino, alla chiusura del calciomercato rivela i retrosc...
Two Sicilian shepherds were detained Friday on suspicion of starting a fire that consumed a hotel and killed three people, while firefighters battled dozens of other blazes across southern Italy.
Oil prices sank to a four-month low  below $41 for U.S. crude on Wednesday after leading OPEC  producer Saudi Arabia questioned the need for the cartel to  curb supplies.
The EC has set up an in-depth investigation into Microsoft and Time Warner&#39;s plans to take over US digital rights management company ContentGuard Holdings.
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The battle to take over Canada's biggest telephone company, BCE Inc.  , may not be over yet, with some on Monday expecting a higher bid to emerge.
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was freed on Wednesday after a deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.
STRASBOURG, France  - Two Britons found to have  libeled the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest  court case in English legal history did not have a fair trial,  the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
Paris - In one of the most spectacular fossil finds in decades, anthropologists say they have found the bones of a tiny human who is a twig in mankind&#39;s family tree.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has asked the United States to use its strategic petroleum reserves to help reduce oil prices, the cartel&#39;s president said Wednesday.
North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
Manchester United captain Roy Keane is charged with assault and public order offences.
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Some MLS teams have capitalized on the so-called Beckham Rule to acquire high-priced players. The Revolution are being less extravagant, using what could be referred to as the Dempsey Rule in shopping for talent.
A Dutch diplomat who caused an uproar when he returned an adopted Korean girl after seven years said he did so on medical advice because she had such severe problems fitting into the family.
Rosie O'Donnell says she began being treated for depression after the Columbine school shootings and hangs upside down for up to a half-hour a day to improve her mental state.
Brazilian scientists discover an easy, accurate way to find out whether an individual fired a gun by analyzing trace metals left on the suspected shooter's hands.
The NHL and the players' association will resume talks this week in a bid to save the season -- and they'll meet yet again without commissioner Gary Bettman or union head Bob Goodenow.
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Police who beat, sexually abused and raped women arrested after riots in a rebellious town near Mexico City have not been punished and authorities hid what happened, Amnesty International said on Thursday
The fastest-aiming space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers
La Rpa Luigi Bacchi, formazione perugina terz'ultima nel campionato di A1 maschile di volley, ha eso...
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of  the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, winds up a second day of debate on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s controversial disengagement plan, with a vote on the issue planned for later Tuesday night.
Up to 31 people have been killed and many more injured after a jet carrying 153 passengers and crew crashed on landing in heavy rain in Indonesia&#39;s central Java.
Michael Bloomberg\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dalliance with the idea of running for president is suddenly sparking a backlash.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party and opposition Labour have haggled over power-sharing in a coalition deal crucial for pushing through an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Gaza Strip.
Post-menopausal women diagnosed with early-stage hormone-receptor (HR) positive breast cancer might be better off taking the drug anastrozole (Arimidex - brand name
An Iraqi soldier is accused of turning on two decorated American servicemen and shooting them to death during a joint operation in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Saturday. An Iraqi official said the suspect may have links to militant groups.
&quot;There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission.&quot;.
Japan's NEC Corp. (6701.T) said on  Tuesday its net loss quintupled on sluggish mobile phone sales  and discounted tax assets, and cut its full-year forecast by 64  percent after switching to Japanese accounting rules.
Authorities in central China have expelled 500 people from the Communist Party for defying the country's one-child policy
Preeti Jain, a model who had earlier accused film director Madhur Bhandarkar of rape, today filed a criminal complaint against Delhi-based photographer Sandeep Roda for having made statements that \
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government, risking criticism from lawmakers in the ruling Labour Party, said it will redeploy 850 troops now in southern Iraq to a region controlled by US forces.
Presente Napolitano che ha inaugurato stazione di Mergellina
Tens of thousands of lawyers took up positions across the United States ahead of the presidential election amid fears of a repeat of irregularities that tainted the 2000 polls.
THE parents of a desperately ill baby girl yesterday challenged at a High Court hearing the view by doctors caring for her that, should her condition worsen, she should be left to die.
Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.  said on Tuesday it plans to build small- and medium-sized diesel engines in China.
Senior Airman Shaun Hasha expected to spend his morning Sept. 13 strolling the aisles of a local store.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Permanent residents returned to Sanibel Island on Wednesday for the first time since it was evacuated before Hurricane Charley struck last weekend...
The average daily volume of Internet attacks declined in the last six months, according to Symantec Corp.&#39;s Internet Security Threat Report.
Top executives of Verizon and Comcast called for less regulation of communications at the Telecom '04 trade show .
Bob Melvin was fired as manager of the Seattle Mariners on Monday, a day after the team ended the season with its 99th loss.
Until this year, Robert Greenwald was best known as the director who turned ``Charlie&#39;s Angels&#39;&#39; pinup Farrah Fawcett into a serious, Emmy-nominated actress with his 1984 TV movie ``The Burning Bed.&#39;&#39; ...
Hundreds of Turkish troops crossed  into Kurdish territory in northern Iraq overnight, Iraqi  officials said.
I haven&#8217;t talked about the PvP comic book for a while and there&#8217;s a reason for that: I&#8217;ve been avoiding the subject. I made a lot of extra work for myself last year what with the animated series, moving into a new office, bringing my store in house, etc. Because of that, I got behind on [...]
Troubled pop star Britney Spears  has released her first new song in years on the Web, a single  called &quot;Gimme More&quot; that is expected to hit radio airwaves as  early as next week.
Filmmaker David Yates has brought a darker edge to the latest Harry Potter film -- he tackles the adolescent boy wizard as he walks a thin line between good and evil.
The horror movies are not faring well in the industry as has been proved by the records of Rakht and Hum Kaun Hai.
By Robert Weller, Associated Press  DENVER -- The higher gasoline prices go, the more money business Web entrepreneur Jason Toewes makes.   He started an Internet site, GasBuddy.com, in 2000 to track daily gasoline prices using volunteers to e-mail what they find.
World 100 meters champion Torri Edwards  will miss the Athens Olympics after her appeal against a  two-year drugs ban was dismissed on Tuesday.
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Per ottenere il bonus previsto dalla riforma Maroni
PITTSBURGH Alcoa reported slightly improved earnings today on higher aluminum prices, though the company was plagued throughout the third quarter by a fire, a hurricane and labor strife.
ATHENS, Greece -- Justin Gatlin was the surprise winner of the men&#39;s 100 meter sprint final as he took the gold medal ahead of Portugal&#39;s Francis Obikwelu and favorite Maurice Green.
While the audit released last February found the league lost $274 million in the 2002-03 hockey season, Forbes pegged losses that year at just $123 million, a massive and contentious discrepancy in the two-month-old lockout of the 750-member NHL Players
This year the leaders of some of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most respected financial institutions  have been caught either unaware or uninformed about giant risks their companies took.
A controversial steel magnate today awarded himself a \u00c2\u00a31.1 billion bonus after unveiling a takeover that will create the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest steel company.
French leaders began high-level meetings  on Sunday on the fate of two French hostages in Iraq after  Foreign Minister Michel Barnier returned to Paris empty-handed  from a Middle East rescue mission.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted their latest episode of the PHP Abstract podcast hosted by Cal Evans himself covering ways you can attract quality talent to your organization.   Along the way I've picked up a few truths, mainly stolen from people like Joel Spolsky. Some of these ideas can be found in an article I wrote a while ago titled \
Seven of the songs on the list are original recordings. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Deutsche Telekom, reeling from cut-throat competition on its home market, sees acquisitions abroad as a chance to return to growth, the German telecom giant's new chairman Rene Obermann said on Thursday.
William Safire, a former  speechwriter for President Richard Nixon who became one of the  country's most-quoted conservatives, said on Monday he would  retire his New York Times political column in January after  almost 32 years of making the high and mighty wince.
The Nets have done at least one thing well during this disappointing season: They can beat Cleveland.
Once-dominant Manchester United no longer inspire fear in their opponents, according to club captain Roy Keane. United, English champions eight times in the last dozen seasons, already
Google Inc., on the last leg of its race to sell shares to the public, is facing more rivals, large and small, trying to unseat it as the Web's most popular search destination.
A German soldier, right, of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and an Afghan security police stand guard below a poster of President Hamid Karzai in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Dec. 6, 2004.
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MIAMI - Tourists and residents were told Thursday they will have to leave the Florida Keys to avoid mighty Hurricane Ivan, even as the state still struggled with the misery left by Hurricanes Frances and Charley.    Forecasters said Ivan - which strengthened early Thursday to 160 mph - could reach the island chain as soon as Sunday, making it the third hurricane to hit Florida in a month...
It&#39;s an unspoken rule, probably written by a player, that a starter shouldn&#39;t lose his job to injury. Try selling that line to Pittsburgh Steelers fans who are busy chatting up rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as the second coming of Terry Bradshaw.
The US House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that will make it illegal to use peer-to-peer networks such as Kazaa to share copyrighted works over the internet.
LONDON, Nov 18  - The leaders of France and Britain pledged Thursday to make reducing global warming a priority when London presides over the Group of Eight nations and the European Union next year.
The Jets forged a victory to improve to 8-6 and stay on the periphery of the playoff picture.
A British company has released a video game re-creating the assassination of President Kennedy. A spokesperson for the president&#39;s brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, called the game &quot;despicable.
Marlies Schild of Austria won a women&#39;s World Cup giant slalom on the Hirschenkogel course Tuesday and Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen regained the lead in the overall standings with a second-place finish.
As the new U.S. soccer coach, Bob Bradley is on equal footing with the big-time European managers in at least one respect. He could lose his job as quickly as he got it.
Julian Rosefeldt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s solo show in Chelsea, his first in the United States, is an extravaganza of glossy production values, technical expertise, easy-to-read symbols and battling soundtracks.
The week began with Tiger Woods   delivering the hug he had promised Darren Clarke but after   Saturday's fourballs it was the Northern Irishman consoling the   American.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- A dinosaur-era tree that was believed to have been extinct for 2 million years will be available for a limited time to U.S. residents who can help ensure its survival.
Text of report by Danish newspaper Politiken website on 10 December  Greenland politicians are increasing the hunting quotas for narwhales against recommendations made by biologists.
Japan's whaling fleet cuts short its annual hunt after a fire two weeks ago crippled the main boat.
Leaving money on the table is a bad, bad idea.
L'amministratore delegato del Milan, Adriano Galliani, commenta l'infortunio sub\u00c3\u00acto da Ronaldo duran...
One layer of the new disk is in standard DVD format, while the other layer will be in the HD DVD format. Such a combination lets film studios put a movie in DVD format on one side and, on the other, in HD DVD format.
At least 13 people have been killed and the toll is expected to rise after a jet carrying 153 passengers and crew skidded off the runway while landing in heavy rain in Indonesia&#39;s central Java, an airport official says.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications will get its GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) mobile phones made in India by contract manufacturers, starting with entry-level color phones and mid-level phones with music.
SYDNEY, Australia British authorities say six men on Pitcairn Island have been sentenced up to six years in prison for sex attacks dating back 40 years.
The Prime Minister has confirmed the two Israelis convicted and sentenced earlier this year for passport fraud, have been deported.
The dollar plunged to an all-time low against the euro yesterday as the Bush administration signalled it was not prepared to take any action to prevent the slide.
Professore ironizza, 'insegnero' scienza della coalizione'
European insurers face new costs and travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact is expected to be limited compared with other disasters this year.
Sluggish growth in the eurozone is holding back the global economy, according to the US Treasury Secretary John Snow. Speaking during a visit to Dublin, he said the zone was growing at &quot;below its potential
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - A hurricane warning was issued for the South Carolina coast Saturday as forecasters predicted Tropical Storm Gaston would strengthen and make landfall near Charleston on Sunday night...
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Alison Bales had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke pulled away late to beat No. 4 North Carolina 67-62 and finish the first unbeaten regular season in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
The global market for mobile email is growing fast. Estimates put worldwide subscribers at 10.5 million by the end of 2006 and 41.9 million projected by the end of 2009. Intellisync Wireless Email by Nokia provides support for the widest variety of mobile devices and integration with a full suite of data and synchronization products. Get the most secure and flexible way to bring this power to your organization or license the technology to take advantage of this market opportunity.
Alec Klein will be online to discuss his article in a Washington Post series about the changes roiling the middle of the American workforce -- the disappearance of many jobs that pay near the national average of $17 an hour, with such benefits as health care and pensions.
Time Warner Cable TWX.N plans to  offer its high-speed Internet customers free access to America  Online service, in a deal that could potentially add 3 million  more high-speed subscribers at the cable division, Time Warner  executives said on Monday.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in his first television interview in more than three months on Friday, ending speculation that the ailing revolutionary had died or suffered a major relapse.
Carl Edwards, winner of Sunday's Dover 400-mile race, was penalized 25 NASCAR driver championship points on Tuesday for rule violations found during a post-race inspection.
Alitalia says it will shed 5,000 jobs and spin off non-core operations under a sweeping restructuring plan unveiled to union leaders yesterday.
Russia opposes new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program at this time because it would undermine a study by the U.N. atomic watchdog of Iran's activities, Russian news agencies said on Thursday.
Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Chip Collier was on a mission. \
Dear Diary: Can it be that the &quot;Bridget Jones&quot; sequel can stand on its own and entertain filmgoers as much as the first?
An emerging wireless communications technology called WiMAX, which can blanket entire cities with high-speed Internet connections, will rival DSL and cable as the preferred way to connect homes and businesses to the Internet, Intel Corp. said on Tuesday.
Ferenc Gyurcsany, a former communist youth leader turned millionaire businessman, was elected prime minister of Hungary after parliament approved his nomination by a narrow margin.
Slow sales hit a margin-boosting afterburner.
Per la partita di domani contro il Lecce, in programma allo stadio Tardini alle 15.00, l'allenatore ...
NEW YORK - A Dickensian thread runs through all this. There is Bill Tilden as the Ghost of Tennis Past, Roger Federer as the Ghost of Tennis Present, and Novak Djokovic as the Ghost of Tennis Future.
A draft report finds no WMD stockpiles in Iraq but evidence of plans for future programmes, say US officials.
GENEVA, Nov 16 (IPS) - Europe faces serious new risks and should rely on  Turkey's membership of the EU to mitigate several of them,  the World Economic Forum (WEF) says ahead of its next regional  meeting to be held in Istanbul Nov. 23 and 24.
Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and his reformist challenger were in a near tie with almost all the votes counted in Ukrainian presidential elections, setting up a runoff vote, the Central Elections Commission said Monday.
If Igor Vivchar still lived in Ukraine, there&#39;s no question where he would have been Sunday: in Kiev&#39;s Independence Square with thousands of other supporters celebrating early returns suggesting victory for Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s &quot;Orange Revolution.
E' iniziato oggi il processo ad Adriano Galliani, ex vicepresidente del Milan, e Riccardo Garrone e ...
One person was killed and more were feared dead when an elevated ultra-modern train crashed into a service vehicle at high speed during a test run in northwestern Germany.
As you know we regularly posted about the closed beta tests of the MMORPG from Blizzard called World Of Warcraft. Today Blizzard annouced the release date for WoW in North America.
US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova won the Wismilak International on Sunday at Bali, Indonesia, defeating Germany&#39;s Marlene Weingartner 6-1, 6-4 to advance to No.
Nicky Wire, Isobel Campbell, Tim Wheeler and others on national identity and music
The government said Thursday it had recovered a Veterans Affairs Department subcontractor's lost desktop computer containing personal data for 16,000 veterans.

Relations among African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans are fraught with tension and negative stereotypes, but the three groups share core values and a desire to get along better, according to a poll released yesterday by the nonprofit group New America Media.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Something often taken for granted but hard to live without - toilet paper - was celebrated by residents of a retirement community...
The second round of the peace talks to resolve the crisis in Darfur in Sudan entered the second day here on Tuesday with the Sudanese government and the rebels agreeing to discuss the political issue.
In an effort to speed up aid to U.S. Gulf Coast states devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita more than a year ago, House Democrats on Thursday unveiled legislation to waive state matching requirements for federal aid for Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is expecting his side to get a tough test in the second round of the Champions League despite the Blues having won their group.
U.S. business productivity grew at   an upwardly revised 1.6 percent annual rate in the second   quarter, the government said on Wednesday in a report that   showed worker compensation rising much more swiftly than   earlier estimates.
A little-known Islamist group has threatened to carry out attacks in the Netherlands following a series of attacks on Muslim buildings there, according to an Internet statement posted on Tuesday.
Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion in 2003, but nerves were frayed on fears of a new wave of blood-letting.
ROMA - Er Monnezza entra nella Treccani Cinema: il ladro trash ma buono, diventato poi commissario, reso celebre negli anni &#39;70-&#39;80 da Tomas Milian, ha infatti una parte di rilievo nella biografia dell&#39; attore contenuta nell&#39; enciclopedia.
Actor Stephen Fry is to play The Guide in the film adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Three people are rescued from an overnight fire at a block of flats in Armagh city.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A male lawyer who appeared in court dressed in women's clothes as a protest against what he said was New Zealand's overly-masculine judiciary was suspended Wednesday after being found to be in contempt of court.
The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in December and grew 6.5 percent during all of 2006 to a record $763.6 billion, a U.S. Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
Oil prices fell from two-week highs on  Thursday, as traders took profits from dramatic gains on  Wednesday driven by renewed fears over fuel supplies for the  northern winter.
Radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri won the right at a London court to challenge a seven-year jail term for inciting racial hatred and soliciting murder.
The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. joined nearly a 1,000 people to protest the proposed closing of a hospital trauma unit that bears her father&#39;s name, arguing
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QUETTA, PAKISTAN - At least 11 people were killed Friday when a powerful bomb went off at a popular outdoor market in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan.
The average level of a deadly form of air pollution dropped in the USA from 1999 to 2003 as new pollution controls made strides in battling the nation&#39;s air quality
Claudio Lotito aspetta con fiducia l'esordio in campionato della Lazio, attesa domani dall'anticipo ...
Much more than hot dogs, beaches and long weekends.
Civil war erupted in Tony Blair's Labour   Party on Friday as a former minister resumed attacks on   heir-presumptive Gordon Brown despite appeals for calm after   the British prime minister's pledge to quit within a year.
CUBAN President Fidel Castro, 87, wrote from his hospital bed today that he was doing well after an operation on a knee he broke in a fall.
(InfoWorld) - Consumers planning to buy\u00c2\u00a0the iPhone when it goes on sale in the U.S. later this month will need to have an iTunes Store account before they can activate the device, according to information on Apple Inc.'s Web site. Apple will require customers to establish a separate account with its online media service in addition to one with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which has signed an exclusive U.S. distribution deal for the iPhone. The move will allow Apple to create its own billing relationship with iPhone customers, rather than collecting payments for any iTunes purchases they make via the mobile operator. \
FedEx Corp. said Tuesday that its first-quarter earnings more than doubled, helped by a strengthening worldwide economy and expansion of its international express and ground shipping businesses.
A Dutch developer's withdrawal from a science park project is blamed on animal rights protesters.
We've collected the 2008 predictions of several search engine marketers, sharing their best guesses about the direction of the industry in the coming year.
AT&amp;T (Quote, Chart) announced a new version of its predictive service designed to help protect far-flung businesses from worms and viruses without deploying firewalls at each location.
A California jury recommends that Scott Peterson should be executed for murdering his wife and their unborn son.
United Parcel Service, the US delivery company, is to take direct control of its core international express operations in China, paying US$100m to buy out its local partner, Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans.
For Johnny Depp, there are films and  there are Tim Burton films.
In conversation with the film's director Pradeep Sarkar.
Shuttle Atlantis docked with the   International Space Station on Monday, and prepared to hand   over a 35,000-pound (15,880-kg) truss for attachment to the   half-finished research outpost.
LOS ANGELES\u00e2\u0080\u0094Amelie Mauresmo routed Vera Zvonareva, 6-1, 6-0, in 54 minutes at the Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tennis Association Championships on Thursday, extending her winning streak to nine matches as the Frenchwoman tries to overtake Lindsay Davenport for the year
A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan died of gunshot wounds he received when a suspected Taliban insurgent who had infiltrated Afghan army ranks opened fire on troops at a base in the west of the country.
Kidnappers who seized a three-year-old UK girl in Nigeria have threatened to kill her, her mother tells the BBC.
A council says it faces a fight to win one the next generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.
State television and radio of Burma\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced on 19 October that its \u00e2\u0080\u009cPrime Minister\u00e2\u0080\u009d General Khin Nyunt had retired for \u00e2\u0080\u009chealth reasons\u00e2\u0080\u009d and been replaced by Lieutenant General Soe Win
More than 1,100 Muslims detained after a riot were freed Saturday, as the government tried to ease anger in Thailand&#39;s restive south over the deaths of dozens of accused
Forget GPS, forget road signs. Researchers in England say foraging Pharaoh's ants employ a simpler means to find their way home: geometry.
U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened  to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.
Gov. Mike Huckabee faulted some congressional Republicans for abandoning party principles and said Friday he is urging local candidates to draw distinctions with the GOP-controlled Congress.
JAKARTA : Reviving violence-weakened bonds between moderate clerics and followers of different faiths holds the key to crushing Asia&#39;s formidable network of extremist militants, regional leaders said Monday.
An investigator hired by the company\u00c2\u0092s board found that Merck took \u00c2\u0093reasonable steps\u00c2\u0094 to research Vioxx\u00c2\u0092s health risks.
The first of nine concerts across the globe aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the environment swung into life in Sydney on Saturday with fiery vocals and a distinctive Australian beat.
The Philippine military has suspended or reassigned at least six junior officers suspected of recruiting soldiers for a coup attempt against the government, the armed forces chief said Friday.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in pop star  Michael Jackson's child molestation case ruled on Friday that  \
President Bush has a lot to talk about with his main Muslim ally in the war on terror, and at the top of the list is the U.S.-Pakistan alliance itself.
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ALICE SPRINGS, Australia  - Aboriginal art in Australia is booming and improving the lives of poor black communities, but unscrupulous dealers are ripping off artists and fraud from China and India is undermining the industry.
Yueqi Guo, a 17-year-old senior at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, grew up hearing that her grandfather in China had died because doctors failed to recognize his cancer until it was too late.
It&#39;s sad when it looks like the actors and crew are having way more fun on the set than the audience is having, and that&#39;s what it seems like with &quot;Ocean&#39;s Twelve.
ALDERSON - Starting Oct. 8, Martha Stewart will begin serving her five-month sentence for lying to federal investigators here, in the Alderson Federal Prison Camp.
MARCUS TRESCOTHICK and Andrew Strauss shared an opening partnership of 273 to help England turn the tables on the third day of the second Test against South Africa in Durban.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers on Wednesday cleared space shuttle Discovery for a launch attempt on Thursday, though the weather outlook was not favorable.
Diet trends aren't just for adults anymore. A new obsession of America's food, beverage and restaurant companies is thwarting childhood obesity.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Scientists have coaxed a common soil bacteria into strengthening the ground it lives in, raising the prospect of new construction techniques for stabilizing slopes or reducing earthquake damage.
Something about NBC anchors and bloggers just does not click.
China marked the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of war against Japan on Saturday with a U.S.-made film documenting Japanese wartime atrocities opening in theatres nationwide and schoolchildren holding a candlelight vigil.
Iraq was scrambling to confirm on  Monday whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run had been captured, after a day of government confusion with  top officials making contradictory statements.  Iraq's Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Izzat Ibrahim  al-Douri, who was sixth on a U.S. list of the 55 most wanted  members of Saddam's regime and had a $10 million price on his  head, had been captured in Saddam's power base of Tikrit.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seemingly isolated after New Zealand signalled it might join a Southeast Asian non-aggression pact, remained defiant on Tuesday, saying his country had no intention of attacking anyone.
Dozens of people were killed in floods throughout Haiti after tropical storm Jeanne lashed the Caribbean nation during the weekend.
NEW YORK, September 23  - The former Chairman and CEO of Computer Associates International (CA.NYS), Sanjay Kumar, has been charged with securities fraud in a multi-billion dollar accounting scandal.
American rider Floyd Landis was banned for two years on Thursday after being found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel and will be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title.
Marion Jones denied the allegations that emerged yesterday from Victor Conte, the man at the centre of the Balco doping scandal, who claimed that he had witnessed her injecting performance-enhancing drugs he supplied.
Also: Molecular 'extension cord' for chemical computing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely viewed as the moderate in an administration dominated by hawks, announced yesterday he will step down as chief US diplomat once a successor is in place.
Sept. 8, 2004 -- Children who live in areas with the poorest air quality are five times as likely to have lung development problems as those breathing cleaner air, according to findings from the largest and
UN troops mount a  major security operation as supporters of the ousted president rally to call for his return.
The chance of a major eruption of Mount St. Helens increased sharply yesterday, as government scientists said molten rock from deep beneath the mountain was moving toward the volcano&#39;s dome.
Toby Keith, who is nominated for six Country Music Awards, will also perform at the annual Nashville award show.
Hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc.(SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it plans a private offering to sell about $150 million worth of senior notes due 2011.
Sen. Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said Sen. Barack Obama had become frustrated by his losses in New Hampshire and Nevada, and she also accused her opponent of not backing up his words with action.
The Ministry of Defence said yesterday a soldier from the Black Watch regiment was killed in an incident that appeared to involve a roadside bomb.
The Sporting News - A drum roll please -- wait, make that a jazz saxophone riff -- for the new leader of the Power Poll ... the New Orleans Hornets.
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Treasury yields hit four-month lows on Wednesday as oil climbed to yet another record high, threatening to put the squeeze on both corporate profits and consumer spending power.
NEW YORK -- The folks at Madison Square Garden like to call their building the mecca of boxing. For one night, the show lived up to that hyperbole.
The German government is not issuing any threats, but was simply discussing a possible review of its defence contracts with European aeropace giant EADS should the restructuring of its plane-making unit Airbus harm German interests.
Magna International  Chairman Frank Stronach said it was too early to say whether the autoparts maker would bid for all of DaimlerChrysler AG's  Chrysler unit but confirmed the two companies plan to meet, according to a newspaper report on Friday.
COLUMBUS - Former Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett leveled serious allegations against coach Jim Tressel, his staff, and boosters yesterday, saying they arranged for him to get passing grades and helped him receive money for bogus summer jobs, as well
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The weak housing market could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressively, one of the country's most prominent economists warned on Saturday.
Grace Park, her caddie and some fans were poking around in the desert brush alongside the 18th fairway desperately looking for her ball.
Luigi Agnolin, presidente del settore giovanile e scolastico della Figc, ha incontro oggi il preside...
A plan to help network various consumer devices is getting a boost this week thanks to a newly formed group of consumer electronics companies and chipmakers.
Occidental is the major winner of oil and gas licences in Libya, returning to the country after two decades.
Dopo attentato di ieri contro sostenitori partito di Bhutto
Beijing's Tiananmen Square was quiet on Monday, the 18th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, while a rights group said people were still behind bars for supporting the protests.
Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took an unbeatable lead on Monday in Ukraine's re-run presidential election, claiming victory and hailing the beginning of a new era in the former Soviet ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Battered by slow revenue growth and the popularity of social networking Web sites, Yahoo Inc. is poised to lay off hundreds of workers, according to published reports.
ICANN report says new load-balancing technology helped the Internet withstand a February attack on the domain name system.
ISTANBUL -- When Mesrob II, the Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul and All Turkey, meets today with Pope Benedict XVI, the one topic he says he definitely won't bring up is the one that most intensely interests his people around the world: the Armenian genocide.
Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Thursday the growing use of credit cards has been accompanied by increasingly complicated terms that are a concern for policy-makers.
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MOSCOW: Net profits at Russian state oil firm Rosneft almost doubled in the first half of \u00e2\u0080\u009904 to $340m as it boosted oil production amid record market prices, the company said in a statement on Monday.
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The euro advanced against most  currencies on Thursday after investors interpreted remarks from  the head of the European Central Bank as signaling a rise in  benchmark interest rates in March.
Gerald Grinstein put bankrupt Delta Air Lines back in line to take on the leaders. His strategy: Be nice to your customers and employees.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets rallied in morning trading on Monday after Tokyo&#39;s main equity index hit a fresh seven-year high following a positive end to last week in the United States.
The US-led authority which ran Iraq after the war wasted millions of dollars, says a former official.
British telephone users now have a new code prefix - 056 - for VoIP numbers with cyberspace locations. The United Kingdom&#39;s media and telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has released plans to help the take
New Zealand scientist Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, hailed as an unsung hero of DNA research, has died in London.
Arsenal score three times in the first half as they stroll to victory at Norwich.
New York Islanders forward Chris Simon has received the longest suspension in NHL history for an incident on the ice after deliberately kicking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jarkko Ruutu in a game last Saturday.
Former schoolchildren who sang on Pink Floyd&#39;s 1979 single Another Brick in The Wall have begun action for unpaid royalties. Royalties expert Peter Rowan said he was appealing on behalf of one former pupil and was working with others.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis has told friends he has accepted the Notre Dame coaching job.
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Quanta Computer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest notebook computer maker, reported an unexpected 7.2 percent decline in second-quarter profit.
Thirteen people are held during dawn raids by police targeting two human-smuggling rings.
World champion Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix to give his Ferrari team a record-tying 15th victory in 17 Formula One races this year.
So who does own Carlos Tevez? While Manchester United bids to push through a deal to hire the talented Argentina striker, it's far from clear if the Red Devils are negotiating with the right people.
Scientists say they have a promising new lead in the quest to develop a vaginal gel that women could apply before sexual intercourse to block the AIDS virus.
Austria&#39;s Marlies Schild won her second World Cup event in as many days Wednesday, finishing first in the slalom. Schild won in a combined time of 1 minute, 35.49 seconds, delighting the crowd of about 15,000
Monza, Italy (Sports Network) - Rubens Barrichello overcame an extra pit stop to score a victory in Sunday&#39;s Formula One Italian Grand Prix.
Were Apple and Google really the top brands of the year?
Ronaldinho vuole regalare al Barcellona la prima coppa intercontinentale della sua storia, coppa div...
While rival Dell is turning to the retail channel to boost sales, Gateway said that it has begun selling into China.
com September 30, 2004, 11:11 AM PT. SanDisk announced Thursday increased capacities for several different flash memory cards. The Sunnyvale, Calif.
WASHINGTON -- Consumers battered by a multitude of economic woes came roaring back in November, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in four months.
The last remaining civilians in Fallujah were urged by the US military yesterday to leave the city as Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister suggested that an assault was imminent.
Using an egg donor and a gestational surrogate, some gay men are becoming dads -- and charting new legal and ethical territory.
Clint Dempsey scored for the New England Revolution and Scott Sealy answered for the Kansas City Wizards in a 1-1 tie Saturday night that kept both teams on track to make the playoffs.
La polizia inglese non prender&agrave; alcun provvedimento nei confronti di Joey Barton, il centroca...
 reporter blasts NBC
The Indonesian government spent much of the past week recruiting countries to join it in pressing richer nations to provide incentives to reduce carbon emissions.
China has accused Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun of clamouring for war with threats to fire missiles at Shanghai if the People&#39;s Liberation Army (PLA) attacks the self-ruled island.
This England innings had three stages. The first, where a confident Vikram Solanki and Marcus Trescothick flattened the Indian pace attack, who in turn, didn&#39;t help their own cause with some wayward bowling.
Renzo Ulivieri non ha ancora digerito la sconfitta di domenica scorsa contro il Torino. ''Ce l'ho co...
BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Union could one day stretch all the way to the border of Iraq. Diplomats say leaders of the EU have agreed to open talks with Turkey next year.
How does the PlayStation 3 stack up as a movie player? We kicked back with the controller and popcorn to find out.
Indonesia's tropical rain forests are disappearing 30 percent faster than previously estimated as illegal loggers raid national parks, threatening the long-term survival of orangutans, according to a U.N. report released Monday.
Asia-Pacific countries will not agree on binding targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at a major summit this week, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday.
At the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards--held this evening (Sunday, August 29) at Miami&#39;s American Airlines Arena--Jay-Z and Outkast were the big winners, with four moonmen apiece.
Another costly blunder by Oliver Kahn has revived the debate on who should become Germany&#39;s No. 1 goalkeeper ahead of the 2006 World Cup.
Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Walker coming back to the Cubs are the biggest so far, but there\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa couple more close.
Democratic Sen. Daniel K. Akaka was renominated in a primary election Saturday in Hawaii, topping two-term Democratic Rep. Ed Case in a competitive contest in which age and seniority became campaign issues.
Democratic presidential contender  Barack Obama criticized recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions as  hypocritical and inconsistent on Tuesday, saying a ruling  upholding a late-term abortion ban was part of a concerted  effort to roll back women&#39;s rights.
Vivendi&#39;s recovery is almost complete, the French media and telecommunications giant declared Tuesday, despite a massive second-quarter net loss bloated by the effects of the weaker US dollar.
No a corsa al referendum o a governo istituzionale
The governor sent in the National Guard to evacuate people from their sweltering homes Thursday after storms knocked out power to more than half a million St. Louis-area households and businesses in the middle of a deadly heat wave.
Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
A German bus driver threatened to throw a 20-year-old sales clerk off his bus in the southern town of Lindau because he said she was too sexy, a newspaper reported on Monday.
A documentary about last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
Formular One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has given 48 hours to owners of Britain&#39;s famous Grand Prix circuit Silverstone to agree a contract for next year&#39;s British GP.
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N   said on Wednesday it had dropped a surcharge for high-speed   Internet service after U.S. regulators questioned whether the   No. 2 U.S. telephone carrier was following truthful billing   practices.
Burma's detained opposition leader steps out to greet Buddhist monks protesting against the military junta.
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As usual, the Big Ten coaches were out in full force at today&#39;s Big Ten Teleconference. Both OSU head coach Jim Tressel and Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz offered some thoughts on the upcoming game between OSU
Tuncay Sanli scored a classy second-half hat-trick to earn Fenerbahce a 3-0 win over a depleted Manchester United team in their final Champions League Group D match on Wednesday.
In a move that appears aimed at energizing CNN&#39;s prime-time lineup, the cable news outlet announced yesterday that Jonathan Klein, a former executive vice
China and Taiwan agree to allow direct flights for one month, including February's  lunar new year holiday.
John Ferguson was a renowned roughneck on five Stanley Cup championship teams with the Montreal Canadiens who later became a general manager and coach.
MATEJA KEZMAN finally scored his first goal for Chelsea but his thirteenth game for the club still proved unlucky as he was cut above the left eye by a missile apparently thrown from the West Ham United supporters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 enclosure.
Bloomberg - July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama supports legislation to raise the tax rate for publicly traded private-equity and hedge funds, an aide said today.
Pd: ora cambia la musica, a ottobre mi candido anche io
Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t put a fork in the Green Bay Packers yet. The team that began the season by whipping the Carolina Panthers on the road resurfaced Sunday at Ford Field and did the same to the Detroit Lions.
NAZRAN, Russia  - A blast killed three police and injured two on Friday in a blast in Nazran, the capital of Russia's southern province of Ingushetia, which borders Chechnya, Ingushi officials said.
The board of European defence firm EADS approves a much-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An attorney was sentenced to a year and a half in jail for ambushing dozens of women while nude and taking pictures of their shocked expressions.    But Stephen Linnen, 34, won't lose his law license and will be allowed to leave jail to continue work as a law clerk...
The economy rebounded with a good head of steam in the spring before a credit crisis raised new fears about longer-term business health.
The latest to take up Mary Stuart\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cause is Glyn Maxwell in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Lifeblood,\u00e2\u0080\u009d staged by the Phoenix Theater Ensemble.
Republican front-runner John McCain, invigorated by victory in Florida, is planning to directly challenge rival Mitt Romney for support among conservative voters, trying to convince them of his economic credentials and electability, strategists said.
Portuguese clubs Benfica and Porto are set to put a dent in Manchester United and Arsenal's hopes of reaching the second round of the Champions League.
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President Vladimir Putin is expected to assert a Russian view of global security sharply at odds with that of the United States, when he speaks at a security conference.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Russia&#39;s Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko has said that the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) could be offered a 20 percent stake in a state-owned Russian company
A new documentary exposes the absurdities of Hollyywood's rating system
When a young analyst of Soviet affairs named Melvin A. Goodman started work at the CIA in 1966, he was ushered into a room to read special collections of reports on the Soviet Union and China. His bosses \
An Arabic-language news channel has broadcast a video of Kenneth Bigley, the British contractor kidnapped in Iraq two weeks ago, in which he urges UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to work for his release.
There was a lawn chair shuffle at Newton North High School yesterday as attention suddenly shifted to the No. 1 doubles match between Andover's Rikki Sartor and Kristina Black and Needham's Sandra Hyams and Rachel Bergeron. The surrounding courts had emptied, and with the score tied at 2-2, it was up to the pairs to decide which team would be ...
\u00c2\u00abEliminerei la quota proporzionale del 25% e introdurrei il doppio turno, magari con la correzione del modello francese che prevede il diritto di tribuna, cio\u00c3\u00a8 una presenza pur minima in Parlamento, delle forze minori.
Blog: CNET News.com is looking for the best images from Google's new Street View feature illustrating personal elements
Wesley Snipes may have to waive a claim that he previously received ineffective counsel, a judge said Tuesday after jury selection concluded in the actor's tax trial.
InfoWorld - Steve Jobs took the stage at San Francisco&#39;s Moscone West expo center promptly at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning to thunderous applause from the crowd.
Demand and supply levels still not matched Nintendo has sold more than 105,000 Wiis in the UK since the games console went on sale over here first thing last Friday morning. According to the videogames pioneer, punters took possession of 50,000 Wiis during the first 12 hours it was available.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scajola, verranno sentiti Saviotti e Branciforte
The Federal Reserve raised US interest rates Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
ATHENS, Greece -- The United States&#39; march toward a medal in women&#39;s basketball met minimal resistance today at the Summer Olympics.
A BBC TV programme is to run an appeal in the search for Madeleine McCann, missing for one month.
AFTER hitting by a series of typhoons for the past two weeks, people in General Nakar, Quezon are now complaining of the presence of the Philippine Cobra and other snakes in the area.
Sono oltre 87mila le vittime del violento maremoto che il 26 dicembre ha sconvolto il sudest asiatico, raggiungendo le coste orientali dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Africa. Il bilancio non \u00c3\u00a8 per\u00c3\u00b2 ancora definitivo e potrebbe aggravarsi di ora in ora.
A panel recommended to the State Department that the U.S. create a \
&quot;In his meeting today with the Vice-President of India and later with the leader of Opposition, President Putin categorically rejected the interpretation given by some newspaper reports on his remarks yesterday about veto powers in an expanded Security
A tiny unmanned NASA &quot;scramjet&quot; soared above the Pacific Ocean Tuesday at nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or almost 7,000 mph, in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology.

Juan Pierre had three hits and AJ Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National League play Sunday.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- President Bush sped across southwest Michigan yesterday, assailing Sen. John Kerry for plans that he said would result in nationalized health care.
Princess Diana repeatedly said \
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark warned that the world would not forgive Japan if it failed to move a crippled whaling ship and consequently caused an environmental disaster.
BANGALORE, INDIA - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0is setting up a research lab in Bangalore, India, that will focus on areas including computing technologies for emerging markets, according to a company executive.
KOROLYOV, Russia  - A Russian spacecraft delivered  three astronauts to the International Space Station on  Saturday, smoothly overcoming docking system problems which had  delayed its launch.
Hurricane Ivan roared into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, spurring evacuations along the US coast and shutting down some oil production after ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines when it grazed western Cuba.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley escaped  briefly from his captors shortly before they beheaded him in  Iraq, insurgent sources said Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran is open to talks on its nuclear programme.
Deepening a rift over global warming policy, some European partners are accusing the Bush administration of trying to weaken a report that warns the Arctic is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
Relaxing at Camp David, President Bush received congratulatory phone calls from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and other foreign leaders Friday even as Germany&#39;s defense minister
Antoine Walker's turbulent time with the Miami Heat is over. The Heat traded the three-time All-Star forward to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in a five-player deal that came one day after Miami completed a winless preseason.
Ireland has granted British hostage Ken  Bigley a passport following calls from his family who hope that  stressing his Irish connections will persuade his kidnappers in  Iraq to release him.
A blast rips through a car in Gaza City, killing two Hamas militants and injuring several other people.
A Malaysia court wil rule whether ex-Deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim can return to politics after being freed from jail.
Playbill - Melissa Errico, who created the comely and virginal Mina Murray in the new Broadway production of Dracula, returns to the role Oct. 14 after resting her voice since Sept. 7 due to vocal cord strain.
Alpharma Inc. (ALO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday began selling a cheaper generic version of Pfizer Inc.&#39;s (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) $3 billion a
Ralph Nader asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to place him on the general election ballot in Pennsylvania, a battleground state expected to be critical in the outcome of the Nov. 2 presidential election.
Le truppe Usa hanno finalmente rotto ogni indugio e hanno sferratto l\u00e2\u0080\u0099attacco finale a Fallujah. La roccaforte dei terroristi iracheni in queste ore \u00c3\u00a8 sottoposta a durissimi bombardamenti. Vengono colpiti
TBILISI : Armed men abducted eight Georgian civilians in Georgia&#39;s breakaway region of South Ossetia, an area that last month saw fighting between Tbilisi and Ossetian forces, police said.
Curse of the Bambino? Please. As jinxed ballclubs go, your Red Sox can&#39;t even crack the top two. OK, so your heroes haven&#39;t won the World Series since Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
Presidente compagnia si e' recato anche alla Banca d'Italia
Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) yesterday announced he will resign at the end of the month, concluding with \
Part 1 of 5. Sergio Gaudenzi, president of AEB, Brazil's space agency, said his nation hopes to launch a Chinese-Brazilian satellite aboard a Ukrainian rocket from Brazil's Alcantara launch center sometime ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child's risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.
[Health India]: New York, Dec 14 : A promising and possibly the most potent tuberculosis (TB) drug in 40 years is soon to be tested on patients of the disease that kills over two million people every year.
MILANO. Il Documento di programmazione economica riceve un primo via libera dall&#39;Europa. Un ok non convinto per\u00c3\u00b2, visto che per Bruxelles le cifre sulla riduzione del deficit pubblico, presentate dal ministro
Stephen Fry announces he is stepping down as the host of the Bafta Film Awards after six years.
British police voiced astonishment on Sunday that so many people survived a high-speed crash of a 300-passenger train that rammed into a car at a rail crossing, killing six people.
LOS ANGELES, SEPT 14: A consortium led by Sony Corp has agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc for nearly $3 billion.
Back in control of the purse strings after more than a decade, congressional Democrats are pursuing billions in new domestic spending, setting up another clash with President Bush, who has threatened to veto any measures that exceed his budget.
Maroni, leader FI dica se no a bozza Bianco vale ancora
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova in vista della gara di domenica prossima contro il Vicenza ...
Contrary to some published views, the Dutch auction process of Google&#39;s initial public offering (IPO) last week was a success for the internet search engine and its investors despite being undertaken in a &quot;horrendous&quot; market, a legal commentator has
PARIS, 20 Nov. (IPS) As Iran prepares itself for suspending enriching uranium from Monday 22 November 2004, diplomats in Vienna said Saturday 20 November that Tehran was transforming important quantities of
President Bush on Monday chose Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born CEO of Kellogg Co , as his nominee to be commerce secretary, his second selection of a Hispanic for a second-term Cabinet.
Doctors at India's top medical institute begin a hunger strike to protest against quotas for low-caste Hindus.
An inquiry finds civil servants should not face action over the cost of the Holyrood building project.
Government advisers yesterday recommended against setting specific requirements for the reliability of new hormonal contraceptives, saying that might keep useful products off the market.
Small bombs exploded in seven Spanish cities Monday following telephone warnings from the armed Basque separatist group ETA on the anniversary of Spain&#39;s constitution, which established the system of regional autonomy ETA abhors, officials said.
A national day of mourning is being held in Finland after a student shoots dead seven fellow pupils and a teacher.
U2, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, and the O'Jays will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its 20th annual induction ceremony, to be held March 14 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
The German authorities plan to restrict rallies by far-right groups intent on undermining official World War II anniversary events this year.
MOJAVE, Calif. A test pilot yesterday made a successful foray into space marked by a white-knuckle ascent in which his rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in 16 seconds.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
A woman who allegedly sold flu shots then fled when her credentials were questioned was giving people the real vaccine, and was trying to raise money for her daughter's school fund-raiser, her ex-husband said.
H&R Block Inc., a name widely known for helping people file their taxes, wants its 19 million customers to think of it as something more -- a full service bank.
P4350 to you and me HTC today unveiled its latest smart phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, this time driven by a spring-loaded mechanism. Dubbed the P4350, it appears to be the same device phone supplier Dopod announced earlier this month as the C800M.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The United Nations nuclear watchdog Friday called on North Korea to give up any nuclear weapons it may have and allow UN inspectors to return to verify that the country&#39;s atomic program is peaceful.
European countries trying to persuade Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment programme are losing patience with Tehran and may soon be ready to support US demands for tougher action, diplomats say.
Heritage Drive, Hawkesbury Farm, Coventry.  Shortland Horne PRICE: pounds 124,950  ATTRACTIVELY presented throughout, this modern top-floor apartment will appeal to first time buyers.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Raptors will try to halt a seven-game losing skid Wednesday when they welcome Kevin Garnett and ferocious Minnesota Timberwolves to the Air Canada Centre.
Google Maps has updated some of the street maps or hybrid views of major US cities with Metro and Subway stations and pencil outlines of buildings.  This my be a sign of Google Transit expansion, but even if not, it&#8217;s a great new addition to Google Maps. [Hattip : Google Operating System] Advertisement:  Text Link Brokers Sell [...]
Rick Rubin, popular music's most powerful producer, has Grammy-nominated acts in almost every category. A look back at his prolific career
Blog: The California Supreme Court's ruling in two cases published yesterday demonstrates a court philosophy that favors open government over the privacy of public employees.
The UN nuclear agency agreed Monday on a plan for policing Iran&#39;s nuclear programs designed to avoid a showdown at the United Nations.
AMD is to outsource AMD64 processor production - or at least a portion of it - the chip maker announced today. The move is one part of a larger deal struck with Singapore&#39;s Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing
President Bush vowed on Friday the United States will not be intimidated by a pre-election warning from Osama Bin Laden and called Democrat John Kerry &quot;shameful&quot; for
The UN nuclear watchdog said in a report that Libya has been telling the truth in its declarations on the covert atomic weapons programme which it agreed in December to abandon.
Frank Agnello, who starred with his mother and two brothers on the reality TV show \
The Detroit Lions went three full seasons without winning an away game, setting an NFL record for road futility. They ended that ignominious streak Sunday in their first opportunity of the season, beating the Chicago Bears 20-16 at Soldier Field...
Union Pacific Corp. UNP.N on Monday  said fourth quarter earnings fell sharply as the nation's  largest railroad struggled with high fuel prices and service  disruptions amid last year's record freight volume and said the  year was off to a difficult start.
The Russian oil giant Yukos said Monday that its crude oil production would be 4.5 percent less than expected for 2004, the first time the company&#39;s conflict with the
A video viewed by Reuters news agency shows the beheading of a man identified as British hostage Kenneth Bigley. However, the British government and the US military haven&#39;t confirmed on Friday reports of his death.
Il Mibtel e' in calo dello 0,49%, male anche Londra
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Monday  said it would to buy out the shareholders of its unit Fox  Entertainment Group Inc. in an exchange offer valued at roughly  $6 billion.
With his fate tied to the chaos in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair faces his ruling Labour Party next week, hoping to calm anger over the war and shore up his government ahead of national elections.
A 1,000-year-old stone carving that spent years marking the grave of a couple&#39;s pet cat was sold at auction in London Friday for more than $380,000.
WHILE MICROSOFT and AMD are suggesting it will be well into next year before the final version of WinXP 64 is released, yesterday it started offering a fresh preview edition of its up-and-coming software which now supports both Intel and AMD 64-bit ...
Prosecutors have charged Jordanian doctor Mohammed Asha with conspiracy to cause explosions over failed car bombings last month, the fourth indictment over the attacks, British police said Thursday.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton made one thing very clear to Iowa voters Friday: She's serious about campaigning in their state. \
NEW YORK/DETROIT  - Ford Motor Co.  said on Monday it plans to borrow $18 billion by pledging assets as collateral for loans, an unprecedented requirement that highlights its worsening financial condition.
Monsanto and BASF team up to grow better plants.
A pair of top executives in charge of the networks division at mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. are leaving the company for personal reasons, the Finnish company said Friday.
Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
L'Isvap: attenti a non stipulare polizze con questa societa'
The city hall of the southwestern French city of Bordeaux was damaged by a small bomb blast overnight, local police chief Alain Gehin said.
The computer-hardware giant, best known for products such as PCs and printers, on Friday laid out its plan to become a brand-name in consumer electronics products such as flat-screen TVs, music players and the devices that move content between them.
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Anthony Simmons will have season-ending surgery to repair a broken left wrist.
WASHINGTON - The House emphatically rejected a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage Thursday, the latest in a string of conservative pet causes advanced by Republican leaders in the run-up to Election Day.    The vote was 227-186, 49 votes shy of the two-thirds needed for approval of an amendment that President Bush backed but the Senate had previously scuttled...
Risultati delle gare del campionato di basket Nba disputate nella notte: Indiana Pacers - Portland T...
MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and depression often go hand-in-hand in middle-aged women, a new U.S. study found.
British troops leave the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Thursday, Oct 21, 2004. Britain said Thursday a battalion of British troops would be redeployed into volatile central Iraq, meeting a US request despite
US jets were in action again late Wednesday over Fallujah, striking insurgent targets in the northeastern and southern parts of the city where American forces are said to be gearing up for a major assault.
A match that started with a whimper on Day 4, suddenly sprang to life in the South African second innings when Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly introduced Harbhajan Singh into the attack.
Cendant Corp. plans to spin off its mortgage and fleet-management operations to shareholders, ending speculation about the potential sale of the unit.
A jumbo jet veered off course over west London with more than 450 passengers on board, a report reveals.
Senate leaders battled to hold together a fragile compromise on an overhaul of the immigration system on Thursday as President George W. Bush, in an impassioned plea for the bill, insisted 12 million people could not be sent home.
Australia will host a conference here this week to try to win international support for a campaign to save endangered seabirds from being wiped out by fishing and pollution, the government said.
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that an excessive number of lawsuits and overregulation were hurting the competitiveness of U.S. financial markets.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects Wednesday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Carling Cup quarter-final against Arsenal at Old Trafford to be another highly-charged affair between two clubs who tend not to have low-key meetings.
A Hollywood film studio sues the Perez Hilton gossip blog, saying it posted stolen topless photos of Jennifer Aniston.
NEW YORK - About 3,000 shoppers were evacuated from the Toys R Us Inc. Times Square store Saturday after pepper spray was let off inside, fire department officials said.
World News, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gunfire erupted near Haiti&#39;s National Palace on Wednesday as Secretary of State Colin Powell met with government officials but no one inside the palace grounds was hurt, witnesses said.
Software maker releases four new feature sets for the Office 2007 data tool.
The plight of the disappearing cerulean warbler is not grave enough to warrant protection as a federally threatened species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.
The leaders of India and Pakistan on Friday hailed a new era in often-fraught relations between the two nuclear rivals and agreed to study a joint pipeline project and pursue solutions to the Kashmir conflict.
GM and Honda are inching closer to commercial fuel-cell vehicles, but creating the hydrogen infrastructure for refueling will take an addtional decade.  In Autopia.
Bene Oracle e Accenture,dopo buoni risultati comunicati ieri
TORONTO (CP) - A tussle between actor Russell Crowe and a bodyguard/friend on a Toronto movie set unfolded Sunday in letters to the editor published by an Australian newspaper.
BELGRADE -- Saturday - Serbian government officials called an extraordinary meeting today to discuss the appointment of Ramus Haradinaj as Prime Minister of Kosovo.
State officials say it&#39;s not clear if names and Social Security numbers were accessed or stolen but urge individuals to take precautions against identity theft.
Vehicles burn following a car bomb in the centre of Baghdad. Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Getty. A huge explosion hit the heart of Baghdad today, killing at least four and destroying several cars, according to witnesses.
Peyton Manning continued to close in  on the NFL record for single season touchdown passes on Sunday,  firing two TD strikes as the Indianapolis Colts eased past the  Houston Texans 23-14 to clinch the division title.
Saddam Hussein was dead broke, the result of U.N. penalties. Or so it was thought. So where did the Iraqi president find the money to pursue missile technology from North Korea, air defense systems from Belarus and other prohibited military equipment?
Of the 21 states that voted Democratic in the 2000 presidential election, Pennsylvania is by far President Bush's top target.
A music industry group has announced a deal with two dozen \
Sono numerosi i programmi interessati. La casa di Redmond invita ad \u00c2\u00abaggiornare immediatamente\u00c2\u00bb il computer. MILANO - Microsoft ha annunciato di aver scoperto una nuova \u00c2\u00abfalla\u00c2\u00bb in numerose sue applicazioni
A Canadian agency tells employees to give their addictive handhelds a rest -- at least off business hours.
Dramatic rises in international food prices are threatening millions of people in poor countries, the UN warns.
Nato can prevail in Afghanistan - but only if members boost their commitment, the alliance's head warns.
the third in a week. BA flight 983 had just left Berlin for London when the &quot;specific threat&quot; is believed to have been made through a German TV station.
Intel and Siemens will collaborate in the on research for and development of new enterprise communication systems using VoIP technology.
General Motors and the United Auto Workers have put back on the table a giant health-care trust fund that has been at the heart of their contract talks, a source close to the discussions said Friday night.
In a move that will make it easier for small and medium-size public companies to raise money, federal regulators are about to the ease rules on the sale of restricted shares.
By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--An extra cent on the bed tax would be the most practical way to give extra county funding to the Destin Beach Safety Patrol, Okaloosa County Commissioner James Campbell says.
Angry Islamists protested against Britain&#39;s knighthood for Salman Rushdie Friday, as an Iranian cleric said the death sentence on the writer was still valid 18 years on.
BP Plc BP.L has cleaned up 900 of   the 1,000 barrels of gas oil that spilled from a BP-owned   pipeline at the Port of Long Beach, near Los Angeles, BP   spokesman Scott Dean said Wednesday.
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accepted the resignation of the secretary of his Security Council, an advisory post that in the past has served as a political springboard.
As an experienced backpacker, Frank Horath knew to check the weather forecast before leaving on an overnight hike with family members to an alpine lake in the Sierra National Forest.
Ecco la probabili formazioni di Mlad&agrave; Boleslav-Palermo di Coppa Uefa.
Lisbon, Portugal (Sports Network) - CD Nacional suspended three players who were arrested following an altercation at a Portuguese nightclub early Monday morning.
14-year-old's testimony shows apparently growing tactic to use children against enemies.
The US embassy in Kabul is advising Americans in the Afghan capital to restrict their movements after a deadly car bomb late Sunday killed about a dozen people outside the offices of a US security company.
In this week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s edition of Insight, Genevieve Oger explains why some inhabitants of French ghettos are turning away from mainstream French culture and towards a fundamentalist vision of Islam.
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Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for revealing how forces in the atomic nucleus keep it from flying apart -- a discovery that has brought science one step closer to a &quot;grand unified theory&quot; of how the universe operates at the
Welsh Tories are set to use their first assemby opposition debate to claim local NHS needs are being ignored.
After a plummet in the polls, the once-hot  Socialist candidate tries to rejuvenate her campaign for the French presidency with an appeal to her base
Kurdish guerrilla group PKK said Tuesday it would not stage attacks on Turkish targets but would continue to defend itself when attacked, a Belgium-based Kurdish news agency reported.
President Bush marked the \
In his first public comments since being named in a report on drugs in baseball, Andy Pettitte apologized for \u00e2\u0080\u009can error in judgment.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
MEXICO CITY - Mexican drug cartels now operate in almost every region of the United States and bring in as much as $23 billion a year in revenue, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger missed practice again Thursday because of a sore right shoulder, with Charlie Batch running the starting offense in his place.
Bob Lutz, the 72-year-old vice chairman of General Motors (GM), is on a mission that he likens to pulling the world&#39;s largest automaker out of a death spiral.
A teenager who feared an arranged marriage was the victim of a \
The Cassini spacecraft&#39;s cameras revealed sharp but puzzling pictures of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan that captivated planetary scientists Tuesday night as the first-ever close-ups
By Anonymous  SILVER SPRINQ MD - The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has joined forces with MSN Money to directly assist consumers with financial education in 2007.
ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded some 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.
Three-stage morale booster Indian space scientists were celebrating yesterday after the successful launch of a new communications satellite, INSAT-4CR, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The new intelligence reform act requires several key CIA analysis practices to be enforced throughout the entire intelligence community.
E' primo voto amministrativo dall'adesione nella Ue nel 2004
MIKE GATTING has slammed the decision to award live TV rights for all of England&#39;s home Test matches to BSkyB as &quot;irresponsible.
Magistrato sarebbe a Roma.Mancino: mantenere serenita'
Scientists in Zurich have developed a computer programme that could help preserve Switzerland's alpine landscape while at the same time promoting tourism.
Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp.  KMRT.O will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck &  Co. S.N in a surprise $11 billion deal that creates the  third-largest U.S. retailer, the companies said on Wednesday.
Until yesterday, if you Googled the words \
Gary Payton was arrested last month for investigation of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol said Thursday.
Scientists in Australia have found a link between estrogen therapy given to teenage girls to reduce their height and fertility problems later in life.
_ Apple Computer Inc. has quietly started to block technology created by RealNetworks Inc. to get around the iPod music player&#39;s copy-protection armor.
The death toll in the Henan coal mine accident has risen to 66, a figure set to rise as hopes of rescuing more than 80 missing miners fades.
(InfoWorld) - In mature economies, the mobile phone started out as a luxury item, a convenient way to talk to friends and family from anywhere. But in emerging markets, first-time users are turning to mobile phones for more than convenient chatter. They're using their phones as the only way to access the Internet, to use banks for the first time, and to start small businesses. Opera Software, Vodafone Group, Google, and Nokia are among the companies that have recently offered evidence of the use of the mobile Web and other non-voice applications in emerging markets. In general, the use of mobile phones in developing economies is booming. The number of mobile subscribers in developing countries grew five-fold from 2000 to 2005, reaching 1.4 billion and accounting for 70 percent of the total global market, according to a recent report from Vodafone, The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and World Resource Institute. Those subscribers are doing more than talking. \
Greg Rusedski eased into the second round of the St Petersburg Open with a straight-sets win over Swiss veteran Marc Rosset. The Briton won 6-4 6-3 to set up a second-round clash with Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.
The tiny humans may have been hunted by large lizards -- bigger versions of the Komodo dragons that still roam the island and which have been known to eat people.
Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Fifth-seeded Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic sent seventh-seeded American Taylor Dent packing with a tough victory in Sunday&#39;s final at the $775,000 Japan Open.
(265 sec.) Microsoft's plans for holiday 2007, plus previews of Call of Duty 4, Grand Theft Auto 4 and Rock Band.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's leftist Worker's Party appears set to lose control of South America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, with polls showing voters will replace the mayor with the man who lost the presidential election to Silva two years ago.
Trading in shares of Chiron Corporation was halted today after United Kingdom regulators suspended its manufacturing license for a flu vaccine.
People who lived in the mining town of Guanajuato, Mexico, more than a century ago left behind a scientific mother lode: their own accidentally mummified bodies.
Giving a hypertension drug to people with heart disease saves lives even if they have normal blood pressure, and a calcium channel blocker drug is more effective than an ACE inhibitor, a new study finds.
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Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was loyal to goalkeeper Jerky Dudek, refusing to blame his goalkeeper for the fumbled cross that enabled Portsmouth to snatch a last-gasp equaliser through Lomana LuaLua\u00e2\u0080\u0099s header at Anfield on Tuesday night.
NEW YORK - Saks Fifth Avenue says its new shoe department is so big that it's getting its own ZIP code.
Buffeted by late surprises and making vital last-minute decisions on the fly, the major presidential candidates are careening toward Tuesday&#39;s finish to Campaign 2004 across
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British authorities on Wednesday extended the time nine suspects in the alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound commercial flights can be kept in custody without charges being filed against them.
Verdi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u0098Macbeth\u00e2\u0080\u0099 returns to the Met, and the director plans to keep the air of tragedy dominant.
AT&T Inc.  said on Wednesday it  would provide global networking services to General Motors  Corp.  under a five-year contract worth nearly $1  billion.
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Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage for   him to be chosen as prime minister next week.
Baseball investigator George Mitchell, also a director for the AL champion Boston Red Sox, denied Monday providing information for a story that Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd used human growth hormone.
Oil major BP Plc has shut down 10,000 barrels per day of oil production at its giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska after discovering a leaking flow line, the Anchorage Daily News reported on Saturday.
Referee Kenny Clark admitted he made an incorrect decision in not awarding a penalty to Celtic during their weekend match at Rangers.
The head of Italy&#039;s military intelligence  agency was questioned by prosecutors for the first time on  Saturday on suspicion of helping the CIA kidnap a terrorism  suspect in Milan, judicial sources said.
Singapore authorities said Friday they had launched a criminal investigation into China Aviation Oil over a 550 million dollar trading scandal that has raised fresh questions
US swimming sensation Michael Phelps took centre-stage at the Olympics here by bagging his fifth gold medal of the Athens Games as two new drugs cases emerged.
Orioles starting pitcher Steve Trachsel is placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained gluteus.
On December 24 th , 2004, at 7:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, the Cassini spacecraft will release a probe that has hitched a ride all the way from Earth out to Saturn.
Two U.S. scientists won the 2004 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for showing how the sense of smell enables people to recall, for instance, the scent of spring lilac in winter or the stench of rotten food eaten long ago.
G14 chairman David Dein has confirmed that the grouping of elite European clubs will support Newcastle's bid for compensation for Michael Owen's knee injury suffered in the World Cup.
The company plans to release Power Pack 1, a collection of fixes, enhancements, and features to its software for servers in the home.
JAKARTA  - Indonesia cast an emphatic vote for change in a landmark poll which saw incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri headed for defeat at the hands of a former general who has promised better security and economic reform.
Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu has given up the fire-knife dance for other, less dangerous ways of honoring his Samoan heritage and imparting his culture.
The Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche signalled Friday that it was ready to consider increasing its three billion dollar offer for US health diagnostics specialist Ventana Medical Systems.
Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox got the jump on Anaheim in the AL playoffs. Perhaps that's how the Angels prefer it. Schilling pitched 6 2-3 effective innings, Manny Ramirez and Kevin Millar homered during a seven-run burst, and the Red Sox beat the Angels 9-3 Tuesday in Game 1.
Questi i 19 giocatori della Roma convocati per la trasferta di Siena in programma domani alle 15.00:...
The Yankees gave Roger Clemens a 4-0 lead in the second inning and he protected it, allowing four hits and striking out three in seven strong innings.
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. will join hands in a bid to save costs and create an international standard for the software that operates a car's electronic systems.
&quot;The proposal Blockbuster is prepared to make is clearly in the best interests of Hollywood and Blockbuster shareholders as well as consumers,&quot; says Blockbuster CEO John Antioco.
A Kashmiri guerrilla leader wanted for more than 15 years was captured by Indian paramilitary soldiers and police today during a raid on a militant hideout.
Home builder sentiment held at a record low for a third consecutive month in December, weighed down by problems in the mortgage market and a huge supply of unsold houses, an industry group said on Monday.
Blog: Verizon Wireless is getting into the mobile payments with a deal with Obopay.
The State Department expects an increase in captures, while a flurry of reporting details the place they are likely headed: Guantanamo Bay.
At a rare United Nations Security Council session in Nairobi, Kenya, Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s warring factions agreed to end their two-decade long war that had killed millions of Christians and Muslims in the impoverished nation.
Rinnovati grafica e contenuti, domani appuntamento cin Repubblica. Il nuovo libro di Umberto Eco in copertina, Michele Serra risponde ai lettori
One in every five U.S. jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four, according to a study by the nonpartisan Working Poor Families Project.
Visitors could face digital fingerprinting at airports under plans to beef up border security
NEW YORK  - Janet Jackson's wardrobe  malfunction may have grabbed the most attention at the last  Super Bowl, but a new study puts the spotlight on children's  exposure to violence in commercials aired during that and other  major sporting events.
Leave it to cowboy capitalism and Texas to come up with a weird monster energy deal involving a dozen new coal plants and a green $44 billion buyout that would scuttle some of the plants. In Epicenter.
Football New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush insisted yesterday he and his family have done nothing wrong, responding to allegations that they accepted gifts, money, and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents during his career at Southern California. \
The African Union is to begin deploying more than 3,000 additional troops to Sudan's Darfur region within the next two weeks, the head of the 53-member organization's security organ said Wednesday.
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Cardiac problems like an abnormal heartbeat are exacerbated by rigorous exercise in a way that can be fatal in athletes, and regular testing for the problem could save lives, doctors at a heart conference said Sunday.
According to Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in President Gerry Adams a deal that will restore devolution in Northern Ireland is still possible despite current difficulties.
House of Representatives Republican leaders, already facing a tough election fight to keep control of the U.S. Congress, struggled on Monday to contain a mushrooming sex scandal just five weeks before the November 7 vote.
Six members of the University of Tennessee community received the prestigious Fulbright Award, allowing them to take part in international study, teaching and research during the 2004-2005 academic year.
A geologist who spent four years traipsing in and around Frederick has mapped areas most likely to develop sinkholes &#151; depressions in the earth that appear suddenly, swallowing cars and homes.

Ninth-ranked Duke blankets U-Va. star Sean Singletary the entire game Sunday night to send the Cavaliers to their 12th loss in their last 13 ACC openers, 87-65.
North Korea's 2-year-old nuclear crisis has taxed the world's patience, the chief U.N. nuclear regulator said Wednesday, urging communist Pyongyang to return to its disarmament treaty obligations.
Neither George Bush nor John Kerry has ever lost a debate, or so the legend goes. In fact, observers of presidential debates
Manned space-travel enthusiasts hope to salvage planned trips to the moon and beyond, which are quickly taking a back seat to more earthly matters amid market meltdowns.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge says the strong performances of China and Japan in Athens marked the &quot;awakening of Asia&quot; ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Toto, con Air One sarebbe quarta compagnia europea
Il programma andra' in onda dal 21 gennaio su Canale 5
News Corp offers to buy out minority investors in Fox Entertainment Group, its TV and film subsidiary, for about $5.4bn.
India and Pakistan vowed on Wednesday to stay committed to their peace process despite attempts to undermine it, as police probed possible cross-border links to the bombing of a train connecting the neighbors.
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment yesterday accusing a senior Hamas leader and two other men of a 15-year racketeering conspiracy that raised millions of dollars for
Rashidat Sadiq scored a career-high 16 points and Charde Houston added 14 to lead No. 15 Connecticut to an 83-33 win over Providence last night in Storrs, Conn.
By fall, software developers will start introducing offerings aimed at nudging players to bond with Grandma, balance their hormones and eat their peas.
He may be 120 places lower in the world, but it was advantage Alastair Forsyth in his Volvo Masters duel with Sergio Garcia today before a thunderstorm suspended play.
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 13 -- In a historic vote that supporters said would open a new chapter in Australian race relations, lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously adopted Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's motion to apologize to Aborigines on behalf of all citizens.
Prime Minister Tony Blair sought consensus with President Bush on Thursday to make peace in the Middle East an urgent priority, exploring whether the death of Yasser Arafat offers new avenues for restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks.
A new study based on more than three decades of U.S. data suggests that giving flu shots to the elderly has not saved any lives.
Il Frosinone continua a preparare la sfida di sabato con il Napoli. Hanno lavorato a parte Di Nardo,...
Phil Savage got an early lesson in scouting NFL prospects when he watched a Senior Bowl practice with his elementary school classmates and spotted a little-known receiver from Alabama A&amp;M.
Actor Peter Boyle, who played the monster in the movie \
Utility E.On AG said Friday it raised its offer for Spain's Endesa SA to $53.4 billion as it delivered its final bid in a more than year-long takeover saga.
A U.S. Army helicopter crashed Friday in a hail of gunfire north of Baghdad, police and witnesses said -- the fourth lost in Iraq in the last two weeks
Three Palestinians are killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli troops, local sources report.
Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday said  customers will be able to make custom music CDs at 45 of its  U.S. coffee shops by later this month, the first step in a plan  to expand the service nationwide.
A medical aid group says they can't handle any more tsunami donations. Zurich, Switzerland -- People who want to give money to the tsunami relief effort should skip over the aid group Doctors Without Borders.
Microsoft adds another product to the list of those vulnerable to a critical bug patched nearly three weeks ago.
While most Americans focus on the   threat of another aviation attack like the September 11   hijackings, the U.S. government is quietly working to prevent   something far worse -- a catastrophic strike with a weapon of   mass destruction.
Citigroup Inc. C.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit rose 12 percent as consumer and investment  banking grew, but said it sees 2005 profit at the low end of  Wall Street estimates due to rising interest rates and other  factors.
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan launched formal mediation efforts on Tuesday to end the post-election crisis in Kenya, where the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests.
RICHMOND, Va. - Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.
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A fire on board a Russian nuclear   submarine in the Barents Sea killed two crew members but there   was no threat of a radiation leak, the Defense Ministry said.
Russia has been used as the launch-pad for a new wave of cyberattacks aimed at political and media organizations.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said the re-election of close ally US President George W. Bush was a victory for the fight against terrorism.
HOUSTON \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will likely not have to perform a focused inspection of their spacecraft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s heat shield, NASA said Thursday.
A US court rules female staff claiming discrimination by retail  giant Wal-Mart can go ahead with a class action.
Targets include PayPal, eBay and others A Reg reader has produced screen shots that demonstrate a powerful phishing technique that's able to spoof eBay, PayPal and other top web destinations without triggering antiphishing filters in IE 7 or Norton 360. Plenty of other PayPal users are experiencing the same ruse, according to search engine results.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Percept Picture Company will commission two films with Nagesh Kukunoor as the director in the year
Ivan Noble, a British Broadcasting Corp. journalist who chronicled his battle with brain cancer in an online diary, has died, the BBC said Tuesday. He was 37.
A deal between French energy group Total and Russian gas firm Novatek shows that oil majors have an appetite for Russia's energy riches despite the Yukos affair, but also the limited role now possible for foreigners in this strategic sector, analysts say.
Bob Woodruff has recovered to the point that he has returned to work full time as a correspondent for ABC News on its various programs, including \u00e2\u0080\u009cWorld News\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cNightline.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
A genetic study sheds light on the mystery of how fish made the move from water to land millions of years ago.
The Kuwaiti daily which predicted the  release of two Italian hostages in Iraq said on Wednesday that  the captors had originally demanded a $5 million ransom but  settled for $1 million in the end.
A series of fatal accidents on privately owned buses has pushed New Delhi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-suffering commuters beyond the limits of tolerance.
LOS ANGELES  - CBS' summer reality  entries \
Albertsons Inc., the No. 2 US supermarket chain, said second-quarter profit dropped 36 percent after the Boise, Idaho-based company slashed prices to attract shoppers lost during a strike in Southern California.
By PIPPA GREENWOOD  THERE'S one sure-fire way to brighten up your garden in the miserable wintry weather - pack an outdoor container with brightly coloured, perfumed plants.   It's quick, easy, looks great and will give your sense of smell a treat too. Here's what I did...
BODE Miller won his fifth victory of the World Cup season in a giant slalom here today after the three men ahead of him all faltered.
A three-way playoff helped the PGA Championship's final-round TV ratings increase 4 percent from last year.
Experts from Cardiff University are helping to win a race against time and the elements to preserve a famous Victorian steamship, which is rapidly corroding.
SYDNEY, N.S. (CP) - Nova Scotia's Conservative government issued a formal call for proposals Monday to develop Cape Breton's Donkin coal reserves.
A new poll suggests that the race has once again settled into a virtual tie. In the days after the Republican National Convention, a poll by the Pew Research Center found Bush ahead of Sen. John Kerry 52 percent
By Rosalio Ahumada, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 22--Community organizers trying to clean up and restore west Modesto will have a new communication tool thanks to a corporate grant.   The AT&T Foundation has donated $5,845 to Modesto's Weed and Seed program to create a Web site.
Presenza obbligatoria&quot;. Firmato, Antonio Boccia, deputato del Partito popolare. Con un sms di poche righe, l&#39;opposizione ha fatto scattare il &quot;trappolone&quot; che ha battuto il governo al primo voto sull&#39;emendamento al primo articolo della legge finanziaria.
US stocks got a mild boost on Friday as government data showed better-than-expected demand in August for durable goods other than transportation equipment, but climbing oil prices limited gains.
NASCAR issues its biggest fine in history and?ejects two employees of Michael Waltrip Racing from Daytona for mixing illegal substances in its?fuel.
MAN-MADE changes to the climate have at least doubled the chances of having a summer in Europe as scorching as that of 2003, according to British scientists.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23 -- A storm blustering through the Midwest on Sunday with heavy snow and howling wind made highways hazardous for holiday travelers and knocked out electricity to thousands of homes and businesses.
TiVo Inc.  on Tuesday started  selling its latest digital video recorder which is capable of  displaying high-resolution TV signals, as the recording  technology company seeks new subscribers among buyers of  premium home theater systems.
BEIJING -- A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China killed 56 people and left dozens more missing or trapped, the government said Thursday.
Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
It wasn't as if he'd become the invisible man. Aaron Cook still had a uniform, still had a locker at Coors Field, and still was drawing a paycheck. The Rockies brought him to Phoenix for the two National League Championship Series games there and he got sprayed with the same celebratory champagne as everybody else after Colorado swept the Diamondbacks ...
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He was at a very young age, 15 in some documents, already a film actor. His father died of rabies brought about by rabid puppies licking his wound, records say.
Bermuda's residents stock up as officials warn that approaching storm Florence could become a hurricane.
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The Pentagon said Friday that it will investigate a Marine's sworn statement that guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and that they described it as common practice.
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
Juan Sebastian Veron potrebbe far parte della lista dei convocati del ct dell'Argentina, Alfio Basil...
On the SitePoint PHP Blog today, Troels Knak-Nielsen has written up a post concerning the current state of functional programming in PHP.   With the rise of Javascript, and languages like Python and Ruby, functional programming is becoming more mainstream. Even Java seems to be getting closures in the next version, so does this leave PHP lacking behind or is there an unrealized potential hidden within?   He looks at a few different aspects of functional programming and sees how well PHP fits into them (like dynamic dispatch, binding a variable to a function and an implementation of currying for a function). This last option is the only \
BEIRUT  - Pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud named former premier Omar Karameh to succeed Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, who resigned a day earlier amid international criticism of the influence Damascus wields over its tiny neighbour.
: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday nudged US interest rates up a quarter percentage point for the fourth time this year, citing healthier job markets and indicating it will press on with a rate-rise campaign.
In a country where minor corruption is commonplace, Mexican water consumers are reaching for the panic button to sound the alarm when municipal officials demand a bribe.
The Mexican government said Sunday it received a letter from a drug suspect alleging that millions of dollars seized at his house in March &#151; the largest drug-related cash seizure in history &#151; were in fact illegal ruling-party campaign funds.
Caring, sharing police databases The European Parliament has fashioned a wreath of caveats it hopes will brighten up legislative measures designed to raise biometric borders and erect a network of biometric controls for police across the continent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A blast in a Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern Pakistan on Friday killed at least 15 people and left dozens injured. The blast occurred when the Friday prayers were on at the Mistri Abdullah Imambargah mosque in Sialkot.
Alex Rodriguez rejoined the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lineup and showed off All-Star form Friday night, hitting a home run that tied him with Lou Gehrig on the career list and leading the Yankees to a wild win.
President Hamid Karzai has chosen a new Cabinet, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions &#151; including the defense minister &#151; and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production, government officials said Thursday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq A newly released video shows three militants describing their plans to carry out last week&#39;s suicide bombing on the US military base in Mosul, Iraq.
Vodafone says it remains keen on purchases in France, eastern Europe and fast growing Asia and Africa after detailing annual cost cuts
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told New Hampshire voters Saturday that ending the war in Iraq is more important than whether she repudiates her 2002 vote authorizing President Bush to use military force there.
The president faces an array of challenges on issues from warrantless wiretaps to military tribunals.
Controversial ad deal valued at $3.1 billion \
Canada\u00c2\u0092s second-largest telecommunications company said it would abandon its current stock ownership in favor of an income trust.
More than 5,000 people attend a memorial service for Australian television naturalist Steve Irwin.
Nokia said Tuesday that the US International Trade Commission would begin investigating its claims of unfair business practices and patent infringement against Qualcomm.
ARSENAL rarely throw it way in the Premiership, but it is a habit they are struggling to break in the Champions League. Arsene Wenger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s men again failed to seize the initiative in Group E last night when
The United States and North Korea have signed a memorandum under which Pyongyang has agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid, a newspaper said.
Claudio Ranieri commenta cos\u00c3\u00ac il ko con l'Inter nel ritorno dei quarti di coppa Italia (3-2) e l'eli...
A Catholic aid agency  voices deep concern after a priest working on land  rights in Brazil gets death threats.
Intel sponsors a $1 million contest to design a decent-looking computer.
Blog: CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the fuzzy acceptance of \
With little more than the standard &#36;100 in his pocket, Ernest Willis walked out of prison a free man Wednesday after 17 years on death row for a crime that may have never even occurred.
Somalia's presidential spokesman was shot in the neck while he was stuck in a traffic jam in the latest assassination attempt on a government official in this chaotic nation, authorities said Tuesday.
Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament,the State Duma, has approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, the greenhouse gas emissions limitation treaty drawn up by the United
(Sports Network) - Los Angeles will try to win the NL West title tonight, while hampering San Francisco&#39;s playoff chances, as the Dodgers and Giants open a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.
Terminato l'incontro a Parigi tra Ghosn e Wagoner
Set in the twilight of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yimou's \
IRAQ&#39;S justice minister said in an interview published today that the Iraqi government is rushing too quickly to try top officials of the government of Saddam Hussein.
Democratic hopes for a gain of at least one Senate seat in 2008 are growing, buoyed by new campaign finance reports and polls in New Mexico. Despite retiring Republican Sen. Pete V. Domenici's long tenure, popularity and strong reputation in the state, Democratic Rep. Tom Udall already dominates his two Republican challengers.
The mayor of a Flemish town in Belgium defends a ban on speaking French in schools.
Demonstrators went on the rampage in the capital of Hungary, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and briefly occupying the television building as police used teargas and water cannon to try and restore order.
A 44-year-old man died of bird flu in Indonesia, a senior health official said Sunday, putting the country on the cusp of being the world&#039;s hardest hit by the disease.
A beefed-up motor will boost the power of a rocket vying for the $10 million human space flight prize. SpaceShipOne became the first privately funded craft to carry a person to the edge of space in June.
Samsung has announced it will be releasing an addition to its Q1 Ultra line in 2008. Packed in a tiny sub-2 pound form factor, the Q1 Ultra Premium PC will have a 1.33 GHz ULV Intel Core Solo U1500 Pentium processor and 1 GB of DDR2 system memory.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Friday that talks to lift the European Union&#39;s 15-year arms embargo were making solid progress on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe meeting (ASEM).
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A maggio, passeggeri trasportati sono stati 6,3 mln
LOS ANGELES - Christopher Parr won&#39;t go so far as to bring his sleeping bag to his local AT&amp;T store to be first in line for Apple&#39;s coveted iPhone when it goes on sale next week. But he will be there opening night to plunk down $599 for the combination iPod, cellphone and wireless Internet device within hours of its debut.
A new federal rule intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid has instead shut out tens of thousands of U.S. citizens.
Probabilmente travolta da un'auto pirata nel Chiapas
MILANO - Continuano a definirsi amici, ma la battaglia per la presidenza della Lega Calcio sta facendo diventare Adriano Galliani e Diego Della Valle due avversari che non si risparmiano battute polemiche che ormai sono sciabolate.
A former drug dealer now serves as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe field general\u00e2\u0080\u009d at the fancy new football field that helps bring his ragged Philadelphia neighborhood together.
Iraqi citizens said Thursday a U.S. advisory's group recommendation that Washington move toward military disengagement offered little hope of an improvement in their lives anytime soon.
Drugs in the same category as Merck &amp; Co. Inc.&#39;s withdrawn Vioxx painkiller will get close scrutiny to see if they can also cause heart attacks, US Food and Drug Administration officials said on Thursday.
Corrects to remove reference to Castro wanting to go back   to work in lead, removes paragraph five
ATLANTA -- Honda Motor Company will build a new auto parts plant in Tallapoosa in Haralson County in northwest Georgia. Officials with Honda and the state held a news conference in Atlanta Tuesday to announce plans for the $100 million plant.
Sometimes you can just tell. It only takes a few minutes of action, one or two touches, a run off the ball. The talent is obvious, so is the self belief.
Nokia Corp. intends to boost its mobile ad business through the acquisition of Enpocket, which provides cell phone marketing technology and services to advertisers, Web publishers and carriers.
Bologna, Italy (Sports Network) - Czech striker Pavel Nedved scored off a free kick in the 86th minute Sunday to give Juventus a 1-0 win at Bologna.
The US says opium production in Afghanistan reached record levels last year, undermining the fight against the Taleban.
Sprint Nextel's interim chief executive acknowledged yesterday that the company had lost focus, and he vowed to rally its beleaguered workforce.
The South African rugby team is criticised for dropping the township of Soweto from their victory parade.
World number one Vijay Singh fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-shot lead when the first round was suspended for the day at the $4.
The dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro and oil prices hit a record, suggesting higher prices for imports.
Keyshawn Johnson has caught the damn ball in the NFL for the last time. Johnson, who played a great game and talked one as well during an 11-year career, retired Wednesday despite several offers to continue playing.
A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine  in central China has killed at least 56 people and left 148  missing with little hope left of finding any alive, Xinhua news  agency said on Thursday.
''Per eliminare la corruzione tra gli arbitri urge il professionismo''. E' questa secondo il preside...
Look ma! No PC! Tivo and Amazon have finally gotten it right. Starting today, TiVo DVR users can download movies from Amazon's Unbox service straight from their television sets - without help from a PC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Not to demean the Dolphins, whose 17-0 overall record in 1972 is one of the greatest feats in our sporting lifetimes. But I think that tying the NFL?
A $13,000 handbag and other items were snatched from \
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- The Dow Jones industrial average slipped Thursday as investors looked past an upbeat report on the economy and instead focused on data showing weakness in a crucial corner of the corporate-lending market.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has completed a reshuffle of his cabinet, appointing his staunch supporter and former health minister to coordinate the Labor Party&#39;s re-election efforts.
HALMSTAD, Sweden  -- The Americans were hardly chokers when the stakes were highest at the Solheim Cup. Doggone good was more like it.
Fluid motion and  glorious colors provide a visual treat in Jiang Wen&#39;s sumptuous  romantic fantasy &quot;The Sun Also Rises,&quot; which screened in  competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
Taiwan's lawmakers are expected to  give their long-delayed approval next month to a special budget  for U.S. weapons purchases worth as much as $15 billion,  Taiwan's point man on China policy said on Wednesday.
Pakistan plans to set up a permanent  military base and displace thousands of people to secure its  main gas field, which had to be shut down this month after an  attack by tribal separatists, officials said on Friday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed with Iraq&#039;s new leadership Monday that Iraqi security forces would start assuming full responsibility for some provinces and cities next month, beginning a process leading to the eventual withdrawal of all coalition forces.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has already had to forgo one potential running mate &#151; her husband.
Justice Department prosecutions of international terrorism cases, which surged in volume after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, have nearly returned to the levels seen prior to the hijackings, according to an independent analysis of government data released yesterday.
If NASCAR\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old points system were in place for Nextel Cup this season, Jeff Gordon would be on the verge of winning his fifth series championship.
An internal report shows the government has missed many of its education and children's targets since 1998.
RICHMOND, June 2 -- Actor and former senator Fred D. Thompson of Tennessee rallied a crowd of several hundred Republicans here last night, offering a bluntly conservative appeal in his first major appearance since taking a formal step last week to run for president.
Hewlett-Packard will stop selling workstations equipped with Intel&#39;s 64-bit Itanium processors. HP said its workstation customers want chips that are more compatible with 32-bit software, like Intel&#39;s Xeon and the AMD Opteron.
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction with rates on six-month bills dipping to the lowest level since early December.
Per nerazzurri Cambiasso e Maicon, per iberici Villa e Silva
Time Warner, the world&#39;s largest media company, on Wednesday said third-quarter profit fell as it established a $500m legal reserve and it will restate results for its AOL Europe unit prior to 2002.
The US government and Hungarian Holocaust survivors announced Monday they have settled claims that the Army wasted and pillaged family treasures that were seized by Nazis and loaded onto a train in the waning days of World War II.
Per diventare secondo vettore tedesco e quinto in Europa
Company's U.S. search market share rises to a record 66 percent for the month of  December, according to latest figures from Hitwise.
Perugia, 19 novembre 2004 - Una nuova perquisizione e&#39; stata compiuta la notte scorsa in un&#39;abitazione del giornalista Mario Spezi nell&#39;ambito dell&#39;indagine della procura di Perugia sul presunto omicidio di Francesco Narducci.
NEW YORK, June 5 -- Wall Street skidded lower Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and a strong reading on the service sector suggested that the central bank has little reason to lower interest rates.
Ashley Young's dramatic late volley salvages a point for Watford after an extraordinary climax at Vicarage Road.
By Lana Berkowitz, Houston Chronicle  May 28--It's gross, but not that gross.   The Animal Grossology exhibit at Space Center Houston delivers gooey facts about blood-sucking, vomit-munching and slime-making creatures with very clean animatronic characters, games and displays.
If ever a movie had a case of the blues and the blahs, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cSpider-Man 3,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a sequel that is fizzled rather than fizzy.
A major rescue operation is launched after 110 children are swept into the Irish Sea, but all are rescued safely.
A kennel worker whose arm was amputated after being savaged by a Rottweiler undergoes more surgery.
The Sudanese government is failing to protect civilians in Darfur, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report that also calls for a substantially larger international ceasefire
Heavy rain will return to the country later this week, forecasters at the Met Office warned Thursday, threatening more of the floods that killed four people.
The BBC News website looks at the key questions arising from the death of Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestinian cause for more than 40 years.
Agency commissioners hope to issue a final ruling on the deal by the end of the month.
HONG KONG - Standard Chartered PLC said Monday its chief executive in Hong Kong has resigned, less than a week after the British-based bank said it was laying off 200 local employees.
Nick Carr's scary take on the future of computing Radio Reg Semi-Coherent Computing listeners who have yet to read Nick Carr's new book The Big Switch will almost certainly want to pick up a copy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pop star Britney Spears and her brand new husband Kevin Federline are reportedly throwing a lavish 200,000 pound Halloween party at their new Malibu home, and have reportedly invited 80 guests for the &#39;spooky&#39; bash.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conceded Tuesday that a new, powerful intelligence director could bring \
Rice Lake, Wis. -- Robert Crotteau and his son Joseph were mourned together Saturday, days after both were killed in a confrontation with a hunter trespassing on their land.
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The first female Beefeater at the Tower of London overturned more than 500 years of tradition when she took up the post on Monday.
InfoWorld - A flaw in the pop-up blocker of the open-source browser Firefox could allow an attacker to access local files, according to security analysts.
Wigan have made a double raid on Newcastle United to snap up centre-back Titus Bramble and French forward Antoine Sibierski on free transfers, the club said Monday.
WALTHAM -- Their singular focus, from victory to victory, has been on the game at hand.
A 1,4375 dollari, mercato scommette su taglio tassi da Fed
Heavy fighting erupted in Mogadishu after about 100 insurgents attacked Somali interim government troops and their Ethiopian allies at a base inside the former defense headquarters on Tuesday, a witness said.
Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were on stage together, joking about a unification fight for the light heavyweight title. As for Roy Jones Jr.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday called for enhanced collaboration efforts among Asian countries in fighting bird flu, especially on epidemiological surveillance in humans and animals.
Is optimisation the root of all evil - or, at least, many bugs There was a time in my career, in the 1960s, when optimisation wasn't optional. System memories were measured in kilobytes, instruction times in tens or hundreds of microseconds. We planned our programs around those limited resources.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
People focus on candidates' personalities and their views keep changing, AP-Yahoo poll shows ... CNN announces plans for 2 Feb. presidential debates in Ohio ... Obama races to trim Clinton's lead among Latinos as multistate primary day approaches ... Mormon leader's death renews focus on Romney's faith; candidate less reticent
The Justice Department is investigating Joe L. Allbritton's extensive personal use of the Gulfstream jet and other company assets during and after his time as chief executive of the company.
Mehmet Ali Danisman has lived for 31 years in this quaint town in the hills near Frankfurt, and still doesn't count any Germans as friends.
&quot;There is news: It&#39;s over. Now, today, the Ukrainian people have won. I congratulate you,&quot; opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
MAZARA DEL VALLO (Trapani) - Luci e fiammelle per schiarire il buio attorno alla scomparsa di Denise. Ieri sera a Mazara del Vallo un lungo corteo con oltre mille persone \u00c3\u00a8 stato organizzato per chiedere il rilascio della piccola di quattro anni.
Improvements to voting machines and election administration saved a million votes that otherwise would likely have gone uncounted in the 2004 elections, with states and counties that made the most comprehensive upgrades recovering the most votes, a new academic analysis says.
Buoyant, colorful acting enlivens this moderately contrived but engaging comedy from Marie Jones, the author of \u00e2\u0080\u009cStones in His Pockets.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.
Barry Bonds underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday and is expected to be at full strength when the San Francisco Giants open spring training in February.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia poured scorn on Tony Blair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace initiative today - throwing into doubt a London conference that Israel has already said it will boycott.
The Senate plan to provide illegal immigrants with a shot at citizenship probably is a deal-breaker that will prevent passage of a compromise on immigration overhaul, the House&#039;s lead negotiator said Sunday.
ORLANDO, Fla.  - A fired NASA safety inspector  accused of falsifying space shuttle inspection reports pleaded  not guilty to 166 criminal charges on Friday and a trial was  tentatively set for Dec. 1.
Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah reached a deal on Sunday to stop fighting after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his forces took over two ministries, Hamas said.
Germany&#39;s mainstream political parties were sharply rebuffed yesterday when voters in two regional elections in formerly communist East Germany handed extremists their best results in years.
he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let&#39;s put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday as ethnic violence in Rift Valley undermined efforts to mediate a month-long crisis that has killed 750.
A member of a gang who murdered LVF leader Billy Wright in the Maze prison is found dead in his jail cell.
Followers of Muqtada al Sadr, the radical cleric, began handing their weapons into police stations in the Iraqi capital yesterday and US forces suspended operations against their strongholds in Sadr City.
Terminal cancer sufferer, Jane Tomlinson, has been made a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
Seven months ago, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s astonishing announcement of a plan to withdraw all the Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip ignited a tiny spark of hope among people searching for some way out of another ghastly intifada.
Cassa integrazione prorogata 13 settimane, 'crisi mercato'
In a proof-of-concept study published this week in The Lancet, researchers report that GlaxoSmithKline&#39;s RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine candidate protected a significant percentage of children against uncomplicated malaria, infection, and even severe forms
Google says its cookies will auto-delete after two years in an effort to \
China is creating an investment company to make better use of its $1 trillion foreign currency reserves.
Farmers living outside Indonesia's flood-hit capital said Monday they were struggling to survive after hundreds of square miles of land were inundated, destroying rice and other recently planted crops.
Mauresmo was a runner-up in Moscow and a winner in Philadephia last year while Davenport didn&#39;t play at all due to injury. According to the new standings released today Mauresmo has 4395 points to Davenport&#39;s 4380.
Repairing her torchier was a way of keeping faith with the old sould.
Lebanon's army deployed more soldiers in Beirut on Monday after the killing of a pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim demonstrator raised fears anti-government protests could turn into sectarian violence.
Russia says it may target missiles at Ukraine if it joins Nato and deploys the US missile defence shield.
U.S. chicken producer Gold Kist Inc.  has agreed to a sweetened buyout bid by larger rival Pilgrim's Pride Inc. , ending a takeover battle that began four months ago.
Flushed from his victory in the parliamentary debate endorsing Israel&#39;s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has repeated his opposition to holding a referendum on the issue, the Ha&#39;aretz daily reported yesterday.
LONDON - Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday as several Opec ministers called for the cartel to stop producing more oil than its official target to prevent a glut next year.
Cinquina del Bologna contro i calciatori in cerca di squadra dell&#39;Equipe Romagna in un test disputato al centro sportivo di Casteldebole.
Lithuania is calling on Russia to search solutions to the problem of transit traffic to and from Kaliningrad through direct talks with Vilnius, and not with Brussels, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Antanas ...
Time is running out for rival Lebanese factions to resolve their worst political dispute since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Wednesday.
Capital markets losses offset solid revenue growth in most businesses at the bank, which posted net income of $3.7 billion.
 means new arms race: Putin
Freddato con diversi colpi di arma da fuoco
Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list and the Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, yesterday in Houston and move into the wild-card lead with their 12th straight win.
DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                          L'altra faccia di Sarkozy                                                                                  Dopo il trionfo mediatico e le aperture (ricambiate) alla sinistra, il presidente francese si \u00c3\u00a8 messo al lavoro. E, mentre le sue grane private riempiono i giornali, i suoi primi provvedimenti, come quelli sugli immigrati, dividono la Franciadi MARCO CICALA, ANNA LOMBARDI e LEONARDO MARTINELLI
ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Ottawa and Newfoundland have agreed to disagree over offshore oil royalties.
The ritual of organised bullying in the Russian army is getting worse, an international rights group warns.
It will take at least 20 years for Greek forests ravaged by forest fires to recover, the WWF says.
A phone company cut off a FBI foreign-intelligence wiretap after the FBI failed to pay its bills, according to an internal audit. The disconnection was just one consequence of the FBI's routine late payments to the nation's telecoms for wiretaps and surveillance infrastructure.
President Bush had breakfast at a popular diner and met with business leaders during an overnight trip to Chicago, part of an effort to boost his sagging popularity by putting him on the road more often this summer.
Blog: Chipmaker reaffirms third-quarter launch schedule for quad-core Barcelona chip but says shipments to Cray of different quad-core processor have slipped.
Rules to prevent fraud going undetected at US companies are to be amended after complaints they are too costly.
Tra il pubblico di allora numerosi vip e un giovane Al Bano
MOSCOW The chief financial officer of Yukos, Russia&#39;s embattled oil company, said Thursday that he had delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israeli troops pushed into the northern Gaza Strip and killed at least two Palestinians, witnesses said, while new signs emerged that the violent Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of blows from Israel.    The incursion into Gaza came late Tuesday, the day Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their bloody uprising...
Teenage qualifier Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland upset top-seeded Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-2 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Fortis Championships.
PeopleSoft Inc. unveiled a new incentive program on Wednesday offering customers free upgrade assistance and a credit toward new purchases, an initiative the company hopes will spark sales and encourage customers to move to its latest releases.
As an FBI spy catcher, Joseph Navarro could identify traitors through their subtle behavioral tics \u00c2\u0097 even something as simple as a squint could be a giveaway.
An armed gang flees with hostages after freeing 30 people held for more than a day at a bank in Venezuela.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the United States of trying to &quot;isolate&quot; Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics.
'Impact Presidential Poll' reveals users of the social network follow politics (often online) and vote.
French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France (GDF) are &quot;headed for an agreement&quot; on a merger to create a new European power giant after 18 months of delays, a source close to the negotiations said Sunday.
NEW YORK, November 26  - Alltel Corporation (AT.NYS) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets from Cingular Wireless for $170 million in cash, while the two companies have agreed to swap partnership interests in
The death toll from a shooting in a Chinese restaurant in northern Germany has risen to seven after a man died in hospital from severe gunshot wounds, police said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - All antidepressants must carry a \
Jay Haas, who turns 51 on Dec. 2, leads the Tour Championship. That&#39;s The Tour as in PGA Tour, not Champions Tour where most pro golfers 50 and over are expected to play and prosper.
The Golden Globes, the ceremony known for getting Hollywood's awards season off to a rollicking start, will be reduced to a news conference Sunday by the writers strike and will likely draw picket lines and lack star power.
Leading distributor of Linux open source solutions to the enterprise Red Hat, Inc has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with America Online, Inc to acquire certain assets of Netscape Security Solutions.
Wholesale prices dipped 0.1 percent in August as a retreat in food costs helped to blunt a rise in the price of some energy products.
Exxon said it was reviewing its legal options in the wake of Alaska\u00c2\u0092s decision to strip it of leases to an oil and gas field.
Gli altri condomini non sono tenuti a pagare le quote degli inadempienti senza un fondo cassa ad hoc. Le risposte dell'esperto di Kataweb Economia ai quesiti su casa, diritti e consumi
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- On this day, the first sunny day in a while, Omer Waka decided to stake it all on bamboo wall calendars.
L'autore teatrale compie 80 anni, premiato dal sindaco
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side will beat Tottenham in Saturday's north London derby.
German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who has impressed critics worldwide with his Oscar-nominated debut feature film \
We can forgive Ireland that they didn&#39;t surpass the 70 points England scored against Canada, or the century Scotland put past Japan last week.
Smart viewers of The WB&#39;s premiere of its new drama &quot;Jack &amp; Bobby&quot; will be in place a minute early on Sunday evening to listen right from the 9 pm ET open and pick up some of the slickest subtleties of the hour.
Blistering sun and river debris, not the Amazon's crocodiles or piranhas, have been the main adversaries of Slovenian Martin Strel so far in his 3,375-mile (5,430-km) swim down the world's greatest river.
Department of Homeland Security implements data-mining system for passengers traveling to the U.S.
The abortion bill most likely to become federal law this year would affect a relatively small number of pregnant teens, yet its impact on them could be dramatic &#151; sharply reducing the options for girls in many states who dread telling their parents of their plight.
com October 22, 2004, 8:26 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
The St. Louis Cardinals\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0claim a third straight NL Central title on Sunday despite a 5-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Under slate-grey skies and the first rain to fall for weeks on Canberra, and facing increasing attacks on his honesty and competence, Prime Minister John Howard yesterday declared a federal election for October 9.
This article is not about what George Carlin called the pussification of the (American) male. This article is not about ever-lowering testosterone levels in men. This article is not about over-diagnosing of ADHD in adolescent males, the over-use of Ritalin to emasculate young men, not about the game of tag being banned on schoolyards in fear of liability or how TV, ads and movies lack positive, realistic male role models. And most importantly, this article is not about equality of the sexes. This article is about how you can take charge of your own life. How you should take charge as the red-blooded, testosterone-filled, muscle-bound aggressive man you are. Now, don't get me wrong: there is still hope for you even if you are a girly-man who has words such as \
The mother of one of five women found murdered in Suffolk tells a court she barely knew her daughter.
NEW YORK  - Research has shown that women who undergo chemotherapy after surgery for early-stage breast cancer have an improved chance of survival. Now, investigators have evidence that therapy can be safely delayed for up to 12 weeks - but waiting longer may adversely affect the outcome.
An appeals court Thursday threw out a 12-year state prison sentence given to a former forestry worker who started the largest wildfire in Colorado history.
Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman says she'd rather been born a brunette instead of a blonde, and would've liked having a darker complexion so she wouldnt have to worry about skin cancer. In addition to her disdain for blonde hair, she express how sh...
Phil Mickelson remains true to his TV ads that ask: &quot;What will Phil do next?&quot; At the end of the most successful season of his career, Mickelson arrived
With less than a week to go until Americans head to the polls, the candidates continue their trek through the swing states. For the second day, President Bush is campaigning in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
For those who dread coming back to an e-mail overflow, the solution is often to take time off from leisure to weed the in-box.
US Airways&#39; (UAIRQ:OTC BB - news - research) passenger service employees approved a package of concessions estimated to save the airline about $137 million a year.
Millions of pounds will be spent in the coming months trying to persuade people to upgrade to 3G phones. What do two users of the services which have been launched already think about what their fancy phone can do?
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates outlined on Wednesday a vision of education in which students worldwide use high-speed Internet connections and curriculums that draw on online resources such as Wikipedia to become more globally competitive. \
Insulated from lawsuits by their corporate structures, private investors in nursing homes have cut expenses and staff, sometimes below minimum requirements.
A man is jailed after police smashed a paedophile ring run from the UK and involving people from 35 countries.
BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday.
Charges against a man accused of planting a listening device at Nicole Kidman's home are dropped.
GENEVA Swiss voters have backed a law allowing stem-cell research in the first national referendum on an issue that has divided both the European Union and the United States.
The Nationals beat the Marlins, 6-4, completing a three-game sweep, staying unbeaten in September and holding a three-game lead over Florida in the NL East.
DICKINSON, N.D. - Evelyn Wehner has been making rosaries for 50 years. \
ATHENS - The 2004 Olympic Games officially came to an end in Athens with a spectacular closing ceremony yesterday. Greek music and dance kicked off an evening of celebration before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered.
Floods from a week of storms in the US Midwest swamp thousands of homes and cause power blackouts.
A veteran spacewalker and his rookie partner slipped outside the International Space Station on Saturday to complete a power rewiring job that should leave the outpost ready for the long-delayed addition of European and Japanese laboratories.
The Miller Brewing Co. has tapped the keg of controversy with a promotion designed to commemorate the &quot;50th Anniversary of Rock and Roll.&quot; Miller, working with cover images from Rolling Stone magazine, chose rock musicians to be featured on cans of Miller ...
FORMULA One is likely to continue with the same number of teams next season despite Ford&#39;s decision to quit, world motorsport head Max Mosley said yesterday.
By Jayne Matthews, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 9--EDWARDSVILLE -- A $50 raffle ticket under a Christmas tree soon may have an Edwardsville man raising the roof.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.
Neutral Switzerland backed plans on   Sunday to make it harder for asylum-seekers to gain entry to   the rich Alpine state, according to early poll projections.
(Source: Hewlett Packard) Find out how QA specialist with Raymond James, Michael Warner, has used HP Business Process Testing software to help his team optimize their testing and provided them with the flexibility to do manual or automated testing as needed. HP software has helped his team to realize a 50 percent reduction in compatibility testing time. This paper provides an overview of the product and how they use it, along with practical advice for those who are considering HP Business Process Testing software.
Besides the usual increases in cases of heartburn, emergency room workers see a Thanksgiving surge of people with food stuck in their esophagus, according to an expert.
Leeds-based Northern Foods announces that it is parting company with its chief executive after three years.
KOROLYOV, Russia Oct. 16, 2004 - A Russian spacecraft ferrying a fresh crew to the international space station had to be docked manually Saturday after an unexplained glitch sent it toward the outpost too quickly.
The Iraqi militant group led by al-Qaida associate Abu Musab Zarqawi took credit on a Web site Tuesday for the beheading of a Japanese hostage, Kyodo reported.
After promising unprecedented openness regarding Congress' pork barrel practices, House Democrats are moving in the opposite direction as they draw up spending bills for the upcoming budget year.
India&#39;s first female president, Pratibha Patil, will be sworn in on Wednesday as head of state of the world&#39;s largest democracy.
Blog: Third party Craigslist browsing service Listpic has been cut off from accessing Craigslist.org.
Mel Gibson decides to have a low-key campaign to promote The Passion of the Christ to Oscar voters.
The newspaper publisher said earnings fell because of slumping real estate ads and a tough comparison with year-ago profits that were boosted by heavy political advertising.
According to the interpretations by China&#39;s Supreme People&#39;s Court and Supreme People&#39;s Procuratorate, grave cases of non-profit production and dissemination of pornographic materials are also criminal and subject to punishment.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The heavyweight  United States duo of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice  on the opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe  opened up a lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.
Baseball Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled yesterday. Investigators seized computer files containing the test results in 2004 during raids of labs involved in Major League Baseball's drug-testing program. The investigators had search warrants for only 11 ...
A Caserta un'insegnate colpisce un bambino con un bastone. E' l'ultimo caso di violenza a scuola. Cosa sta accadendo? Di' la tua
EVERETT - A 30-year-old Lynnwood man was charged yesterday with stalking punk-pop singer Avril Lavigne. Snohomish County prosecutors said they&#39;ve been investigating the case since soon after James Speedy&#39;s
Has Madhur Bhandarkar teamed Aamir Khan and Ayesha Takia for
The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.
By Don Springer  Warm weather has arrived. I know because the boat traffic has begun in earnest on Coal River. The water skiers are out and even the youngest of the young are wading or swimming in the waters.
Drug stocks took another hit Friday, a day after a veteran Food and Drug Administration researcher said that five drugs currently on the market needed closer scrutiny for possible safety risks.
Author Susan Sontag, widely regarded as one of America's leading intellectuals, dies aged 71.
'Piuttosto meglio uno 'young day' a favore dei precari'
By Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 16--LIFE SCIENCES GREENHOUSE CHIEF EXITING: Doros Platika has  announced plans to leave after his contract as chief executive officer of the  Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse expires at the end of November.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Monday to discuss guidelines for resuming peace negotiations, the prime minister's office said.
The new release of Ubuntu Linux, dubbed \
The number of death sentences meted out by Chinese courts has dropped since legislation was introduced requiring the approval of the country's highest court before anyone is executed, state media said Friday.
The Malta-registered floating bookshop mv Doulos, whose visit to the island last year was the centre of a raging controversy, arrived at Grand Harbour yesterday - this time encountering no troubled waters.
By Paul Davenport Associated Press  PHOENIX -- The Arizona House on Monday endorsed a proposed multistate agreement that allows Arizona, California and Nevada to each retain the rights to the water that each adds through conservation or other means to the supply in the Colorado River.
The daytime soap operas might be  losing their bubbles in the weeks ahead as networks resort to  episodes not penned by striking writers.
PERTH, Australia  - Mark Philippoussis is almost  certain to miss this month's Australian Open after he was  forced to pull out of the Hopman Cup because of a groin injury.
If Game 1 is any indication, this National League Championship Series could be headed for astronomical offensive numbers. And we haven&#39;t even gotten to the cozy confines of Minute Maid Park yet.
The kaleidoscopic shoot-and-twist images are the work of Japanese architect and photographer Kazuhiko Kawahara, aka Palla. The posting of the digitally manipulated ordinary urban snapshots on his blog have led to ad-hoc crowdsourcing that Palla channels into his art.
NEW YORK - A share-swap transaction that will nearly double Liberty Media&#39;s voting power in News Corp has been described by the company as a &quot;friendly&quot; move.
Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, currently expecting their second child together, might not be done. \
PeopleSoft's firing of its president and chief executive increased the likelihood that the company would be taken over by the Oracle Corporation.
If you can't finish watching your rented movie in 24 hours, try this simple trick to extend the \
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to step up their resistance against the U.S. in a video aired by CNN early Monday on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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A new UN draft resolution on Sudan calls for agreement on peace accords, and offers promises of aid.
As a goodwill gesture, Islamabad will compensate the families of two Chinese workers taken hostage in Pakistan, one of whom died in a rescue attempt last week.
Hers was the game that launched a thousand kicks, then tens of thousands, then millions, a rare blend of brains, beauty and hard-nosed grace that redefined what it meant to play like a girl.
Il primo ministro polacco Marek Belka ha annunciato oggi la liberazione della cittadina polacco-irachena Teresa Borcz-Halifa, rapita in Iraq lo scorso 28 ottobre in Iraq. In una conferenza stampa il premier Belka ha detto che la donna &quot;\u00c3\u00a8 sana e salva&quot;.
(CP) - Thomas Grandi credits a more relaxed approach to competition and work with a sport psychologist for his sudden success on skiing&#39;s World Cup circuit.
US President George W. Bush said that he and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun had recommitted themselves to six-party talks aimed at defusing the North Korea nuclear crisis.
The nation's governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on Medicaid.
Playbill - Life will be a cabaret once more for Liza Minnelli, who said she is writing a screenplay for an original movie about a small cabaret in New York City.
A respected Russian human rights group says 38 people have been killed in racist violence this year.
The Buffalo Bills want Marshawn Lynch to be at least as effective as Willis McGahee was \u00e2\u0080\u0094 without any controversy.
Washington&#39;s defense was solid, as it has been all season. And with Mark Brunell still off target, Clinton Portis had to carry the Redskins&#39; offense.
Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent with record revenue from virtually every business line, but investors expecting even better results sent its shares down in premarket trade.
How is a Broadway golden girl to proceed when the whole world appears to be at her beck and call? That is the treacherous question facing Kelli O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Hara.
Several hours after the Chargers swung their blockbuster draft-day deal in April, Coach Marty Schottenheimer got a phone call from a prominent member of his team.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Bilancio molto positivo delle giornate vissute a Roma per la beatificazione dei 498 martiri spagnoli, \u00c2\u0093il tesoro della Chiesa del XX secolo\u00c2\u0094 Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Grande soddisfazione e bilancio molto positivo delle giornate vissute a Roma per la beatificazione di 498 martiri della Spagna, domenica 28  ottobre: cos\u00c3\u00ac si \u00c3\u00a8 espresso P. Mart\u00c3\u00adnez Camino, Portavoce della Conferenza Episcopale ...
TEMPE, Ariz. - One of the most revealing moments in last Wednesday&#39;s final presidential debate came when moderator Bob Schieffer asked President Bush and Sen. John Kerry if they thought homosexuality was a choice.
The Web 2.0 darlings can't pay - won't pay Guest Opinion So 2008 brings another battle in the war over the value of music.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Few teams have endured more battering and embarrassment than have the 2007 Orioles yet Dave Trembley's squad is still playing hard.
Moneta unica ad un passo da massimo storico sul dollaro
In an industry bleeding money, home builder NVR of Reston yesterday bucked the trend by reporting a profit.
A suicide car bomber rammed a convoy of the NATO-led force near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing two soldiers, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.
Cloudy skies and cold temperatures were forecast Monday for much of the Northeast, while milder air settled over the Midwest and rain fell over the Pacific Northwest.
Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped more than 150 foreigners. Those reported held are:
Rientra l'allarme Marazzina e Bellucci nel Bologna. I due attaccanti si sono allenati regolarmente. ...
The former deputy secretary of state said he held back at the request of Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the prosecutor.
China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.
The hi-tech ePassport could make forgery and identity theft easier, BBC Click discovers.
Esequie nella Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli a Roma
PG&E Corp's Pacific Gas and Electric Co subsidiary restored electric service by Sunday evening to more than 1.9 million of the 2.1 million customers who lost power during multiple Pacific storms that battered parts of the northern and central California since Friday.
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Bollywood veteran G.P. Sippy, who produced Indian cinema's biggest blockbuster \
Even EarthLink is scaling back deployments, some cities and regional networks are pushing forward with plans to build citywide Wi-Fi networks.
Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.
Several students from Sri Lanka here in Latvia have begun to collect donations to send to their devastated country, LETA was informed by the Sri Lankan Honorary Consul in Latvia Arnis Ancupans.
Lloyds TSB cuts its charges for unauthorised overdrafts, in the face of a customer revolt.
Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's \
DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC plans temporarily to close four assembly plants and to shut down one shift at another due to the bankruptcy filing of one of its plastic parts suppliers, the automaker said Monday.
It was a rumble at the Big Razor (as Gillette Stadium is widely known). Historically, El Salavador and the United States men don&#39;t much like
The initial venture has been canceled after hull cracks and engine failures made the first eight boats unseaworthy.
Football Tank Johnson went over the line in the eyes of the Chicago Bears, but he wasn't over the limit at the time of his most recent arrest. Johnson's blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Bears defensive tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22 in Gilbert, Ariz. Johnson's blood alcohol level was ...
Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's rule, was in intensive care with a suspected skull fracture on Wednesday after what he says was a brutal police attack three days ago.
SARASOTA, Fla. - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation...
It's tornado season, and at this Midwestern office that does lots of in-person customer service that means emergency evacuations are part of the routine.
We&#39;re all taught in elementary school a universal principle: &quot;Two wrongs don&#39;t make a right.&quot;. What happened in the NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers is a perfect example of how true that principle is.
The New York Times published a review of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before it went on sale, drawing a stinging response from author J.K. Rowling.
U.S. blue-chip stocks finished higher  on Friday, helped by gains in energy companies' shares,  although investors showed caution before next Tuesday's  presidential election.
Defense contractor tests system designed to protect airliners from laser-guided shoulder-fired missiles.
Manufacturing expanded at the slowest pace in more than a year in October, Americans spent more than they earned in September and home construction declined in the final economic reports before tomorrow&#39;s presidential election.
A highly classified National Intelligence Estimate provides a pessimistic assessment about the future security and stability of Iraq.
Parents or guardians of players will be the only fans allowed to watch two high school teams play after a melee led to six injuries and 10 arrests.
Enrico Fabris si &egrave; piazzato quarto nella gara dei 5.000 metri disputata oggi a Koloma, in Rus...
A City banker was sacked from his \u00c2\u00a32m a year job because he was \
Shares in Britain's EMI  rose on  Thursday following a media report that it was in talks with a  number of private equity firms over potential alternatives to a  takeover approach from Warner Music .
Setting the stage for a possible bidding battle, Microsoft Corp. is mulling an investment in Facebook Inc. that would value the rapidly growing online hangout at $10 billion or more, according to a report published Monday.
Grant writes &quot;Leroy Gordon &#39;Gordo&#39; Cooper, one of America&#39;s first seven astronauts, died today in his home at the age of 77.
Two of the biggest games of the season are on this weekend&#39;s SEC slate. Unbeaten Auburn visits unbeaten Tennessee and defending national champ LSU visits unbeaten Georgia.
Firefighters were waiting for a chemical fire at a Wisconsin plant to burn itself out Friday before trying to enter the site.  It was just too dangerous for us to keep people in there, Eau Claire County Sheriff Ron Cramer told the Eau Claire (Wis.) Leader Telegram.
Myanmar security forces sealed off Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda on Wednesday, fired tear gas and arrested up to 200 monks trying to get into the shrine, cracking down on the biggest anti-junta protests in nearly 20 years.
The Internet radio-cum-smart phone music streaming service reinvents self with social-media-friendly moniker.
Vice President Dick Cheney's remark that \
American goes over seven minutes without a field goal in the second half and allows Holy Cross to take control in overtime in a disappointing 76-67 loss Sunday.
The nation's service sector expanded at a slower-than-expected rate in February amid a slowdown in new orders that economists think may help cool inflation.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to address tribal leaders Thursday on the need to eliminate this war-ravaged country&#39;s booming drug trade, an aide said.
Sonu Nigam is one talented singer who has created a niche for himself in industry.
Chinese doctors have separated four-month old conjoined twin baby girls in an operation lasting nearly 12 hours, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Boston and Anaheim must pay baseball&#39;s luxury tax along with the New York Yankees, according to figures compiled by the commissioner&#39;s office.
Peyton Manning had a perfect passer rating during Indianapolis&#39; 41-10 playoff victory over Denver nearly a year ago. But play of the league&#39;s most valuable
Veteran rockers The Who close the final day of Britain&#39;s massive Glastonbury music festival Sunday, which organisers declared a great success despite the quagmire conditions.
More money and modern technology is needed to help police, fire and other first responders better communicate when responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, two former U.S. government officials said on Thursday.
HOUSTON - If the weather cooperates, the international space station should be visible at various times during the holidays from the continental United States, NASA said Tuesday.
Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medications, health officials said yesterday.
A British newspaper urged readers to write to Ohio voters to share their thoughts on the presidential race.
Ashura, premier Maliki rafforza misure sicurezza a Kerbala
WHEN Scots turn up the heat the rest of the world dies a little, a report by an international conservation charity claimed yesterday.
Il Napoli ha deciso di presentare reclamo contro le due giornate di squalifica inflitte per simulazi...
Roar down city streets in the upcoming \
The Universe still produces massive newborn galaxies full of baby stars, despite being billions of years old.
JERUSALEM -- Israel announced yesterday that it would curtail offensive operations against Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to halt attacks on the Jewish state, marking a significant step toward a full-scale cease-fire between the two sides.
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky  - A U.S. soldier under court-martial at a Kentucky military base broke down in tears on Wednesday as he described how he and others planned the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, murdered along with her family.
By Nirvi Shah, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Wetlands present a unique obstacle to South Florida school construction.   From the northeast corner of Broward to the southwest, the limestone that can support construction becomes buried under deeper layers of muck and peat.
Panama says it wants Manuel Noriega extradited when he is freed from a US jail, but France is also pursuing him.
Michelle Rodriguez reported to jail Sunday in Lynwood, Calif. to begin serving her six-month sentence for violating probation in a DUI case.  According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Web site, the former Lost star was booked at 4:33 p.m. in the same fa...
A government scheme  to encourage children to eat more fruit and veg has boosted children's intake, research suggests.
Schools may need more money and  regulators may need more authority to help America's children  from spiraling into obesity, experts and politicians told  Congress on Tuesday.
Scotland&#39;s run of poor results could not be blamed solely on manager Berti Vogts, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson claimed.
Irish recruitment firm, Sigmar, today said it had opened an office in Prague in the Czech Republic.
Timo Perez bunted in the go-ahead run and Joe Borchard hit the longest homer in U.S. Cellular Field history Monday to help the Chicago White Sox defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8.
By JOHN ANTCZAK     MOJAVE, Calif.  -- The first private manned rocket recovered from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent to soar to space and back Wednesday in a bid to earn a $10 million prize...
A tense standoff gripped Ukraine after its pro-Russia prime minister won the presidential runoff, with the opposition mounting massive protests to contest results of a vote that Washington and Europe said was rigged by the state.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Scuola di formazione per le Confraternite promossa dall\u00c2\u0092Universit\u00c3\u00a0 cattolica spagnola  UCAM di Murcia Murcia (Agenzia Fides) - La UCAM, Universit\u00c3\u00a0 della Chiesa cattolica spagnola che si trova nella regione di Murcia, ha promosso una scuola di formazione per i membri di tutte le confraternite di Murcia che raggruppa le diverse organizzazioni religiose...
EXETER, England  - Women are increasingly breaking  though the glass ceiling to get seats on company boards but  only to find themselves teetering on the edge of the glass  cliff, a leading psychologist said on Monday.
Lindsay Davenport lost a tennis match for the first time since giving birth, falling by 6-3, 7-5 to Jelena Jankovic in the semifinals of the China Open Saturday in Beijing.
European soccer&#39;s governing body threatened to remove the 2008 European Championships from hosts Austria and Switzerland, citing the Swiss for failing to build a new stadium in Zurich.
The euro yesterday reached a new record high against the dollar, renewing fears that the faltering economic recovery in mainland Europe will be choked off next year.
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Michael Schumacher believes that the input from the Grand Prix Drivers Association has not only made Formula One safer, but also helped to improve the safety on public cars and roads.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The Space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Saturday as shuttle crew checked the ship's wings for any damage from blastoff.
NASA should be able to meet all the requirements for resuming space shuttle flights next spring, an oversight panel said.
Donatella pensa a donne diverse, da Merkel a Rania Giordania
Along with all the other problems in Iraq, now comes analogy fatigue. The latest comparison is the most preposterous
OGGI SU INTERNET/GERMANIA - Apre sito della Giornata Mondiale della Giovent\u00c3\u00b9 2008 in Germania D\u00c3\u00bcsseldorf (Agenzia Fides) - Un sito molto ricco con informazioni, indicazioni per il pellegrinaggio, fotografie e una agenda di preparazione spirituale al grande evento di Sydney. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 29/1/2008)...
German researchers claim they have figured out a way to use body heat to generate power that could eventually run mobile devices.
Sindacati giudicano positivo incontro con ministro De Castro
Due uomini, di 24 e 21 anni, sono stati denunciati per aver aggredito quattro giorni fa un giocatore...
Ora \u00c3\u00a8 davvero una sfida a tutto campo tra le ferrovie e il trasporto aereo. Dopo i treni speciali low cost sulle direttrici strategiche, adesso scatta la seconda fase del nuovo corso tariffario voluto dall
When the first half ended with the Patriots [stats, news] leading 14-6, David Givens [news] had one catch for 15 yards, but he had a feeling his number might come up more often after intermission.
London - The BBC said on Tuesday it would eliminate 2 900 jobs, or more than 10 percent of its workforce, as part of a cost-saving &quot;transformation&quot; of the world&#39;s biggest and best-known public broadcaster.
The Chinese government has drawn heavy criticism by two US business groups urging China to crack down on its growing piracy market and focus on protecting intellectual property rights in the country.
Children living in damp and mould-infested houses could be at more risk of developing permanent asthma, say researchers.
TAMPA, Fla., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.
Arts & entertainment: Which carols do we love the most and why? We knocked on a few well-known doors and asked
Give your retirement savings a boost this year.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras is consulting with the agency&#39;s ethics officer to see if she should recuse herself from a review of&#160;Google&#39;s planned acquisition of online ad network DoubleClick.
Two French journalists freed after being held hostage in Iraq for four months returned to Paris on Wednesday and had an emotional reunion with their families, while telling of their &quot;very difficult&quot; time in captivity.
Giants Coach Tom Coughlin -- without the aid of his coordinators or defensive team captains -- was peppered with pointed questions Monday about his team which has allowed 80 points in the first two games.
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Victims of militant violence in Israel  filed a multibillion-dollar lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday  accusing Arab Bank of supporting Palestinian suicide bombings,  lawyers said.
The burlesque show at the Box begins when the performers enter the club from the street.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible antitrust violations at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the American Stock Exchange, according to the National Association of Securities Dealers annual report.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chief  Executive Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the  company was looking into private phone records as part of its  leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its  online edition on Monday.
PLYMOUTH -  Two Plymouth students have been chosen to play with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras this season.  Percussionist William Dinardo Jr. and clarinetist Sara Purdy were among 350 musicians selected from nearly 700 elementary and secondary students who auditioned.
Texas still remembers Arkansas' players prancing all over the field, waving their state flag in the end zone and digging up pieces of the turf after the Razorbacks beat the Longhorns 38-28 last season.
The UK spends more per person on treating heart disease than any other country in Europe, figures show.
Tottenham completed the signing of right-back Alan Hutton from Rangers on Wednesday and hope to pitch their new man into  Premier League action against Manchester United at the weekend.
Si sapr&agrave; domani mattina se l'Udinese potr&agrave; giocare la sfida di domenica contro il Parm...
Pushed by higher energy prices, US consumer prices rose in October, the Labor Department said today. The seasonally adjusted consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in October, the largest gain since May.
Canada&#39;s TD Bank Financial Group says it&#39;s discussing a &quot;possible transaction&quot; with Portland, Maine-based Banknorth Group.
Roma, 14 settembre 2004 - Lungo tavolo di confronto tra Alitalia e le organizzazioni sindacali e le associazioni professionali dei piloti. La trattativa \u00c3\u00a8 iniziata alle 23 di luned\u00c3\u00ac. Secondo fonti sindacali
Primo allenamento per Adriano con il San Paolo. Il giocatore si &egrave; allenato per la prima volta...
When Pepper Johnson joined the New York Giants as a rookie in 1986, the locker room was ruled by two of his defensive teammates, Harry Carson and George Martin. They were given free rein to run things by Bill Parcells, coach of that Super Bowl-winning team.
GENEVA -- The UN health agency yesterday sought to ease fears of a major polio outbreak in Saudi Arabia fueled by Islamic pilgrims from African nations that are still in the grip of the disease.

DEMAND for water and continued development of the Klang Valley and Selangor has left Mother Nature shaking her head. The Lakum Forest Reserve, home to many protected animals and plants of medicinal value, is to be flooded by the Kelau Dam.
Andre Agassi grabbed his racket bag and headed for the exit. After a few steps, he stopped and turned around, taking time for one last wave to an adoring crowd, one last look at Centre Court. One final farewell to Wimbledon.
LOS ANGELES  - The woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones maintains that she&#39;s innocent. Dawnette Knight, 33, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday (Sept.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not easy to escape a two-year cellphone contract. But it can be done by turning to the innovators on the Internet.
GENEVA  - A United Nations human-rights panel expressed concern Britain limits its adherence to the global treaty against torture when it comes to its troops' actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
A nightmarish church burning becomes an echo of the horrors of Rwanda. Will Kenya recover from its controversial election?
FREMONT, Calif., March 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc. , a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced the appointment of Werner Karl Koepf as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Koepf has been a member of SCM's board since February 2006.
Companies say they want to encourage growth of user-generated content online without violating the copyrights of the content owners.
In other news, GORGOROTH have revealed that it is still uncertain when the video footage recorded at the group's infamous gig in Krakow, Poland will be returned.
The 12-week-old Hollywood writers  strike is taking a heavy toll on prime-time viewership with  television production largely stopped and the major networks  airing more repeats, game shows and reality shows.
U.S. financial markets were rattled by news on Tuesday that late payments on U.S. mortgages had reached their highest level in 3-1/2 years, while regulators began a probe of subprime mortgage lending and called for legislation.
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After listening to Jerry Rice spend two days talking about his desire to move on to a team that will better utilize his services, the Oakland Raiders got the message Wednesday.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader was arrested and charged with crimes against humanity yesterday - three decades after the regime left 1.7 million people dead through starvation, overwork, and execution.
TORONTO -- The next time Curt Schilling takes the ball for the Red Sox, it will be on the cusp of September, in the opener of a Fenway Park series next Tuesday against the Anaheim Angels, a team as hot as the Sox in August and one as bent as playing in October as the Olde Towne Team.
ALICANTE, Spain  - Teenager Rafael Nadal sent  Spain through to the Davis Cup final against the United States  with a scintillating 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory over France's Arnaud  Clement on Sunday.
By Kate Perry, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 24--ALBANY -- The public comment period on the proposed expansion of the Rapp Road landfill was extended by two weeks Friday at the requests of several residents.   The new deadline for public comment is March 10.
MOJAVE, Calif. - Ignoring a warning to abort the flight, a test pilot took a stubby-looking rocket plane on a corkscrewing, white-knuckle ride past the edge of the atmosphere Wednesday, completing the first stage of a quest to win a $10 million prize...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  - For Republican Fred Thompson, the former actor turned reluctant politician, the first few months of his floundering bid to be U.S. president were just a warm-up act. Now it is showtime.
As oil prices keep setting new record highs, there are growing concerns that Asia's energy-hungry economies can no longer continue absorbing the impact with crude creeping toward 60 dollars a barrel.
By Ray Sasser, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 11--COSALA, Mexico -- Like all fishermen, the osprey perched atop a lofty saguaro cactus did not appreciate being crowded. Ron Speed's fishing boat interrupted the fish eagle's breakfast.
Former world No. 1 Tiger Woods has married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at the luxury Sandy Lane resort in Barbados, The Daily Nation newspaper reported on Wednesday.
 fossil found in Jurassic graveyard
'A master class in bad decision making' Rushed testing of IT and poor management led to the failure of the single payments scheme for farmers, says a parliamentary report.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Swiss border guards found more than one kilogramme (two pounds) of cocaine in a pair of sandals belonging to a man trying to drive over the border, police said Wednesday.
Now that Barry Bonds is assured of staying with the San Francisco Giants for two more seasons, he already is looking beyond. His children won&#39;t let him think about retirement just yet.
Automating credit card compliance Rumour has it that TJX, the embattled US retailer trying to recover its reputation following the loss of 45 million credit and debit card details, is dishing out free ice creams to entice shoppers back in to their stores in major US cities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After the New York digital media maven posted copious screenshots of a Facebook profile on Gawker, a blog reports that the social-networking site is ready to crack down on such violations.
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Microsoft Corp is suing a company it claims provides so-called &quot;bulletproof&quot; web hosting to spammers. A company attorney said it is the first time anybody has been sued for allegedly providing spam &quot;support services&quot;.
Sembra sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 accreditata man mano che procedono le indagini sul crollo della palazzina a Prati di Vezzano Ligure (leggi qui) l&#39;ipotesi che l&#39;esplosione che ha provocato la morte di Angela, Giampaolo e Davide Tazzini, sia stata determinata anche se
Brian May has stunned Queen fans by announcing the rock group will reform, with ex-Free and Bad Company star Paul Rodgers taking over vocal duties from the late Freddie Mercury.
Healthy or unhealthy, this national dependence on the web has happened in the 10 short years since IBM targeted the domestic consumer with PCs powerful enough to connect with the web.
Sept. 27, 2004 -- Scientists may be one step closer to solving the mystery behind the steps that trigger asthma. Experts have discovered a type of specialized regulatory cell that reduces asthma and airway
Didier Cuche of Switzerland won the next to last World Cup downhill of the season on Saturday to clinch his first discipline title in the event.
ROTHENBURG, Germany Change happens. Consider this walled medieval village. Despite fortifications -- a mile-long wall replete with multiple gun embrasures -- it fell to invading armies three times during the Thirty Years War, a brutal conflict between Catholics and Protestants that began in 1618.
More than 25 celebrities including  actors Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams on  Thursday urged the United Nations to help win freedom for  Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
As it tries to reclaim former Sun worshippers Comment Sun has announced a series of updates to its flagship Solaris operating system. Solaris 10 11/06 OS enhances efficiency, safety, and reliability.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Khatami says Iran will never give up nuclear technology, as US pressure on Tehran continues to rise.
James McFadden is red carded and Berti Vogts is sent to the stand as Scotland&#39;s World Cup qualification hopes suffer another hammer blow.
Ask.com is set to give greater  prominence in Web search results to photos, video and related  searches, responding to growing consumer demand for more than  text links, the company said on Monday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is pleased with recent results in the fight against terror, but says the fight will continue uncompromisingly.
Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-largest bank cited turmoil in the credit markets, and said it would provide up to $13 billion in liquidity for two of its structured investment vehicles.
ATHENS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Egypt&#39;s Patriarch of Alexandria, whose post traces its lineage to one of Christ&#39;s disciples, was killed with his Greek Orthodox retinue yesterday in a helicopter crash, Greek authorities confirmed.
Blog: Feature designed to dial Web page phone numbers is subject to cross-site scripting attack.
7 December 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting today with Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister that he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how free and fair elections could be held as planned in Iraq, given the fact that the country is under what Putin
While Florida tallied the devastation  from Hurricane Charley, another hurricane and a tropical storm  gathered strength in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says several hundred tons of high explosive material have disappeared in Iraq. The agency says a lack of security has led to looting from several sites.
Closer Jonathan Papelbon was not needed Saturday, and the day off should have helped him forget about a deflating defeat Friday night.
ELEANOR HALL: While Australians will be heading to the polls on Saturday, on the other side of the world Afghans are voting this weekend in the first ever democratic election in their country.
Tony Blair wants to avoid a 'stand up row' with Russia's president but will tell him he is being 'counter-productive'.
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Japanese authorities warned of possible aftershocks after two strong earthquakes hit western Japan on Sunday, but said the tremors were not directly linked to the sort
They'll revel in riverboats, art galleries and posh restaurants \u00c2\u0097 and, yes, members of Congress will still be welcome at parties thrown by lobbyists during next year's national political conventions.
The lawyer for Abimael Guzman, ex-leader of Peru's Shining Path rebels, says he is denied access to his client.
The International Atomic Energy Agency's governing body is expected on Monday to authorize the dispatch of U.N. monitors to North Korea to verify the shutdown of its atomic bomb programme, diplomats said.
An eruption of high-energy radiation recently signaled a tantrum unleashed by a black hole, astronomers announced today.
Gunmen on Tuesday assassinated Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.
Hours after Yahoo officially rejected Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s takeover bid, calling it too low, Microsoft called Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s response \u00e2\u0080\u009cunfortunate\u00e2\u0080\u009d and said its proposal was \u00e2\u0080\u009cfull and fair.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The Pope's personal preacher urges him to call for a \
 Boston security scare
Ink-stained veterans join hands HP boss Mark Hurd has joined the board of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on the recommendation of the Silicon Valley veteran who blew the whistle on the 2006 journo spying scandal at the IT vendor.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback  Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter  of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium  to set an NFL record for most consecutive games with multiple  TD throws.
NEW YORK  - Researchers studying a group of vegetarians who'd maintained a diet relatively low in protein and calories found that they had lower blood levels of several hormones and other substances that have been tied to certain cancers.
PartyGaming Plc said on Tuesday it was cancelling its interim dividend following its decision to suspend all gaming business with U.S. players in the face of a ban.
Parts of Togo's capital, Lome, are empty after an opposition strike call over the \
Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks says the club held talks with Jurgen Klinsmann about taking over from manager Rafael Benitez.
The parents of a Lindsay Ann Hawker -- whose naked and bruised body was found in a bathtub filled with sand -- returned to Tokyo on Wednesday aiming to kick-start the stalled investigation into her death.
Saudi security forces have arrested seven suspected militants in a raid on an Islamic militant stronghold north of the capital, where an attack by militants
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An inquiry begins into the crash-landing at London's Heathrow airport, as the UK PM praises the pilot.
The fee increase would help cover the cost of processing offering plans submitted to the attorney general\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office; such filings grew to 929 in 2006 from 299 in 2002.
WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - In a dramatic reversal, the Justice Department acknowledges its original prosecution of a suspected terror cell in Detroit was filled with a &quot;pattern of mistakes and oversights&quot; that warrant the dismissal of the convictions.
It was a mistake, the Air Force says -- and the public was never in danger. But nevertheless, a B-52 armed with six nuclear warheads flew for more than three hours last week across several states. They meant to take the warheads off the missiles before they mounted them under the wings, but somebody goofed. A commander is fired over the incident.
Jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghouti has turned the Palestinian presidential elections into a real contest with his last-minute entry.
A methane blast in a mineshaft in Russia&#39;s Siberia killed at least 10 people and injured 30 on Thursday, a government spokesman said.
President Bush scheduled a victory announcement in Washington this morning, with officials of his reelection campaign asserting that he has won at least 286 electoral votes -- 16 more than he
Andre Agassi will line up against the last home player to win the title when he faces final opponent Thomas Johansson in a battle of veterans on Sunday at the Stockholm Open.
CHICAGO (CBS 2) &quot;Bridget Jones&#39; Diary&quot; ended on the perfect romantic note, with the long-suffering Bridget kissing her prince on a snowy street corner.
I knocked out Oscar with one hand behind my back, walloping his little glassy-eyed head with a series of right jabs.
MAPPE                                          L'era della campagna elettorale permanente                                                                                   di ILVO DIAMANTI
Il cileno Fernando Gonzalez ha vinto il torneo Atp di Pechino. Il finale ha sconfitto lo spagnolo To...
Don't read more into a stock position than is really there.
Mark Canton is a  survivor. A born Hollywood insider, the son of PR maven Arthur  Canton, he ran production at Warner Bros. Pictures and rose to  chairman of Columbia TriStar Pictures, where he infamously  promoted the 1993 Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle \
In a showbiz showdown for the ages, Bruce Springsteen and Arnold Schwarzenegger will test their celebrity muscle on opposing sides of the partisan divide in the final days of the US presidential campaign.
Blood and shrapnel covered the grounds of the ancient Kufa mosque compound Thursday after at least two mortar blasts ripped through a crowd of Iraqis gathered to march to the holy city of Najaf, killing at least 27 people and wounding at least 63.
Politics: 8 September 2004, Wednesday. For the first time EU hopeful Bulgaria will join the block of 25 in a military operation of the Union starting end-2004 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
VIC, Spain -- New world champion Sebastien Loeb pulled out of the Catalunya Rally with a mechanical breakdown after winning the first leg on the second day.
Arkansas &#151; the first state to send home obesity report cards to warn parents of overweight kids' health risks &#151; may ditch the plan or weaken it with the help of the new governor.
The Republic of Ireland held France to a 0-0 draw in Paris yesterday in one of their best performances under manager Brian Kerr. Kerr acknowledged a tinge of disappointment that his side hadn&#39;t beaten France in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier.
A conservative Republican senator said Sunday most lawmakers believe President Bush will focus on reducing U.S. troops in Iraq once a top general reports in September on the war's progress.
Six months after his death, Ray Charles is having a career year. He's the subject of the critically acclaimed biopic \
BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers killed 20 members of Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces near a US marine base west of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north yesterday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country.
Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot when she and her lover died in a tragic car accident in 1997, a British police inquiry found on Thursday.
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Cuba will free seven of 59 dissidents imprisoned since 2003, a move that opponents of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said reflects a \
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Michael Rasmussen of Denmark won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday to take the overall lead after a second day of grueling climbs in the Alps.
The BBC's Nick Hawton visits Montenegro, Europe's newest state, to find out how it is coping, a year after it held its first polls since independence.
The federal retirement savings board's first meeting of 2008 began yesterday morning on an ominous note, with reports of a roiling stock market and an emergency interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Samsung announces new details on its BD-UP5000 HD DVD/Blu-ray combo player and cancels the BD-P2400 Blu-ray player.
Industrial gas supplier Air Products  said on Monday it would take charges of 32 cents to 37 cents per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006 related to the sale of its Amines unit and its recently announced reorganization.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - A day after reaching No. 1 on the U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on the singles chart Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - Andreas, or simply, Andy, Bechtolsheim holds the distinction of having employee badge #1 among the thousands of people who have worked at Sun Microsystems in its 25 years of existence. Perhaps best known as the inventor of the Stanford University Network (SUN) workstation, he is among the four founders of the company, along with Vinod Khosla, Bill Joy, and Scott McNealy. Although he left the company in 1995 to found Granite Systems, a Gigabit Ethernet startup, he returned to Sun in 2004 via the company's Kealia acquisition. Bechtolsheim also was a vice president at Cisco Systems while away from Sun. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill recently spoke with Bechtolsheim about Sun's past and present situation, with Bechtolsheim chiming in on about topics including open source and the Intel and SPARC chip architectures. [See also a Slideshow: \
Created by NBC and Fox to bring free television to the Web, Hulu plans to begin sending videos to its partners, Microsoft, AOL, MySpace, Yahoo and Comcast.
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Ancora un successo in Eurocup femminile per la Beretta Famila Schio. Nella trasferta in terra svizze...
James Levine led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a rousing performance of Tchaikovsky\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Fourth Symphony.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a 10-week-old strike by screenwriters.
Sui rapiti in Nigeria: 'prospettive piu' incoraggianti'

Fancy an airplane trip that takes you nowhere, costs about &#36;3,000, and may make you vomit?
Rumors are abound that Apple will release a movie rental service on iTunes. And as Don Reisinger points out, the company should do it as soon as possible.
The Internet hath no fury like a gamer scorned. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the lesson Fox News and a self-help author learned this week after a program on that channel featured a discussion of the sexual content of the hit video game Mass Effect.
Iraqi tribal leaders, Shiite politicians, government officials and U.S. military officers agreed Sunday to a one-day truce for peace talks to end violence in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, a day after 10 people ...
WASHINGTON - CBS News mounted an aggressive defense Friday of its report about President Bush's service in the Air National Guard, with anchor Dan Rather saying broadcast memos questioned by forensic experts came from \
Republican Fred Thompson, who likes to cast himself in the role of Washington outsider, has a long history as a political insider who earned more than $1 million lobbying the federal government.
FedEx Corp. had a \
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announced on Friday that general elections would be held on March 29 in the economically devastated southern African nation.
Long considered something of a junior partner among Europe's elite nations, Italy is carving out a hefty role in world affairs.
Halliburton will restructure its Kellogg, Brown and Root subsidiary and may even sell the business should it continue to underperform rivals.
By Katherine Imbrie; Journal Staff Writer  With more than 400 miles of shoreline from Westerly to Little Compton, Rhode Island is famous for its beaches. But what makes a beach special is different for everyone.
Eiffel Tower ex-employees avoid jail after stealing hundreds of thousands of euros from ticket sales.
NEW YORK - The blue-chip Dow average ended slightly lower, while the tech-driven Nasdaq inched higher on Tuesday as investors waited for hints from the Federal Reserve about the pace of interest-rate increases on Wednesday.
Despite an apparently imminent slowdown, economic policy and the general state of the economy have hardly made it onto the evening news of late.
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Britons will buy 30 million electrical 'essentials' such as juicers and cordless phones in the next six months.
KIEV, Ukraine  - Opposition hopeful Viktor  Yushchenko said Wednesday a parliamentary vote to root out  cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a re-run of  a rigged presidential poll.
Summary - (Sep 24, 2004) An international team of scientists have discovered one of the most powerful events since the Big Bang: a collision between two galaxy clusters, which is smashing millions of stars into each other.
A wealthy Texan and prolific Republican donor is helping bankroll a television ad assailing Democrat John Kerry's decorated military record in the Vietnam War.
Thomas H. Lee Partners and Oak Hill Partners are among the private equity firms bidding for burger chain Wendy's International Inc , sources said on Thursday, as the auction proceeds despite the impact of the credit crunch on deals.
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A full scale emergency operation is under way to rescue a Canadian submarine drifting off the Irish coast.
The FDA said the Viagra ads were so suggestive they touted the drug&#39;s effectiveness, thereby requiring a description of the evidence for the claim and the possible side effects.
Halle Berry opened her home in the hills above Sunset Boulevard on Sept. 27 to host a party for acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.
Vietnam has released nearly 9,000  prisoners, including 10 inmates whose cases it says had drawn  international attention, as part of traditional pardons granted  ahead of independence celebrations on September 2.
New research finds that low fat beats low carb if you want to lose weight and keep it off. The findings were presented Monday at an obesity conference in Las Vegas.
French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie travels later this week to Japan, South Korea and China for high-level talks that will touch on key security challenges in the region.
Katie Couric's ratings, attempts to inject an opinion segment into the \
VALENCIA, Spain  - Alinghi will try to clinch the America's Cup for a second time on Tuesday after their first attempt at winning sailing's oldest and most coveted prize was stymied by a lack of wind.
Cameron reveals family employment and announces plans to enforce greater openness among front bench
As television cameras gathered in front of the US women&#39;s soccer team after it defeated Brazil 2-1 in overtime for the gold medal yesterday, the woman who scored the game
PARIS -- Yasser Arafat&#39;s health is improving, one of his aides said Tuesday, repeating that tests have ruled out leukemia as the cause of the Palestinian leader&#39;s health problems.
In their first response to regulators&#39; allegations that the company manipulated its books, executives of mortgage funding giant Fannie Mae plan to defend its accounting and say the actions
The Liberal Democrat party, for decades a distant third force in British politics, ended its annual get-together with stirring predictions that policies such as opposition to the Iraq war could soon see them in government.
Mikell Simpson began Saturday as an unknown running back but turned in a surprising performance in Virginia's win over Maryland.
Retail sales slowed last month, official data showed Thursday, as the country&#39;s wettest June on record kept consumers away from the highstreet.
The &#39;Grand Prix World Championship&#39; will issue a statement later this week, we can reveal. GPWC is a group of disgruntled Formula One carmakers, who may be ready to reaffirm a commitment to break away from
FALLUJAH - US Marines on Sunday found the butchered body of a blond-haired Caucasian woman lying on a street in Fallujah. &quot;It is a female ... missing all four appendages, with a slashed throat and disemboweled
At least six people were killed and 29 injured on Friday when a bus carrying a U.S. university baseball team fell off an overpass onto a freeway, a police spokesman in Atlanta said.
Depression is more a disabling condition than angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes, research suggests.
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's government has issued a fresh warning to Filipino job-seekers trying to fly to Iraq despite a government ban.
IBM plans to ship a 32-processor Xeon server in the first half of 2005 and is hinting that an Opteron blade may be in the works.
A third of the world's adult population -- more than one billion people -- will suffer from high blood pressure by 2025, scientists predicted on Friday.
A US soldier was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi National Guardsman in May, the US military said Saturday.
CALGARY - Oil prices rose to their second-highest closing price on record yesterday, a final gift from Hurricane Ivan, which ravaged the US Gulf Coast last week, cutting oil imports south of the border and destroying key production facilities.
Malaysia dismissed on Monday possible U.S. sanctions over human trafficking and warned Washington of alienating Muslims after it blacklisted mostly Islamic countries.
Questi i 22 azzurrini convocati da Casiraghi per le due gare di play off del Campionato Europeo Unde...
What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's got the wind at its back!
A South Korean version of MySpace is emerging as a potent political force. How Cyworld is reshaping the country's presidential campaign.
A group of children found a boy's body stuffed into a suitcase and floating in a duck pond at a suburban Sydney park, police said Thursday.
NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the \
By Dawn House, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 12--SECURING YOUR INFORMATION: Tax returns are a bonanza of  information that you might consider paying theft-prevention companies to  protect -- or you can do it yourself for free -- says Todd Davis, CEO of  LifeLock, based in Tempe, Ariz.
Officers are to patrol the foot-and-mouth protection zone in Surrey after fears restrictions are being ignored.
Microsoft has agreed to buy Medstory, which developed a search engine that specializes in finding health information.
[India News] Dimapur, Oct 3 : Hundreds of Christians in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland were Sunday holding special prayers to mourn the death of 28 people killed in serial bomb blasts.
Jose Lima bounced back in grand style Friday night from one of his worst outings of the season and an eight-day layoff, limiting the National League&#39;s most feared lineup to two
European drug regulators are conducting a safety review of four arthritis drugs amid reports that they could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
SAO PAULO - Kidnappers freed the mother of Santos forward Robinho, one of Brazil\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most talented young players, on Friday, 40 days after seizing her at gunpoint while she was attending a barbecue.
Meanwhile, take-over speculation mounts... EMI has signed a licensing and distribution agreement with Vidzone Digital Media to deliver the music giant's full DRM-free digital catalogue to mobiles and PCs via its cross-platform offering.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A typhoon ripped off roofs, felled trees and cut power lines on Vietnam's central coast on Sunday, killing at least seven people before weakening overland and moving into neighboring Laos, officials said.
Franco Omaggio, campione italiano di distensione su panca, tesserato per la Spes-Mestre, &egrave; ri...
Ledezma (4-2) gave up two runs -- one earned -- and seven hits in six innings to lead Detroit to a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
The recent bleak returns on Wall Street have prompted many investment advisers to prescribe the same bromide: switch to defensive stocks and cut back on bonds.
Scientists are researching the long-term environmental effects of winter road maintenance, using the Cascade Lakes near Lake Placid as a laboratory.
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U.S. warplanes bombed a suspected  insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S.  tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad,  stepping up operations against guerrilla strongholds.
Robin Williams's turning his latest publicity tour into a   referendum on his recent trip to rehab.
CAT Stevens was deported from the United States because of a spelling error, with American officials confusing the former pop star with a man with a similar name on a &quot;no-fly&quot; list, Time magazine reported today.
Movie tie-in games tend to suck. Hope springs eternal, though, and the allure of giant transforming robots is keeping me at least a little bit hopeful for the Transformers games.
Administration again Elonex Ltd has gone into administration, just three months after it was formed from the ashes of Elonex Plc by Staffs-based stationer Afic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A US advisory panel on Friday recommended against approving AstraZeneca&#39;s new stroke prevention medication, Exanta, citing concerns about the drug&#39;s effect on the liver.
The Food and Drug Administration is giving workers more than $8 million in bonuses to keep them from defecting to pharmaceutical and other regulated industries, at the same time the agency is being pressed to spend more on food and drug safety.
Nokia Corp. unveiled new services and cell phones Wednesday that customers can use to download music and play games, a bid by the world's largest mobile phone maker to challenge Apple Inc.'s higher-end iPhone, as well as iTunes and the iPod.
(Jerusalem-AP) Oct. 18, 2004 - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is standing behind his Gaza pullout plan. Sharon says despite unrelenting criticism from settlers, nothing will stop his plans to get out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
U.N. envoys told the Security Council on Thursday that war crimes had probably occurred on \
The incoming EU Commission chief offers a compromise to MEPs threatening to veto his new team.
The world's biggest-ever aid operation got into gear to help Asian countries stricken by tsunamis that smashed coastal towns leaving misery and the risk of disease in their wake.
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has always said he never yearned to act in Hollywood.
Hundreds of investors controlling $20 trillion in capital came searching for answers Thursday on how to put a price on carbon emissions blamed for global warming and create a new \u00c2\u0097 and lucrative \u00c2\u0097 economy based on cleaner sources of energy.
Ukraine's President-elect Viktor Yushchenko says it will take time to repair ties with Russia.
A man who says he is a former North  Korean special forces captain is seeking asylum in the United  States because he said he has received death threats from the  communist country, his lawyer said on Monday.
The voluntary agreement will cut emissions for the university\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed science center 50 percent below the levels required by the national standard, according to a Massachusetts official.
Doppia seduta per il Napoli a Castelvolturno. Gli azzurri preparano la trasferta di Cagliari, primo ...
Biotech company Elan Corp. reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its non-narcotic painkiller Prialt to treat chronic pain.
Palm Inc , the maker of  Treo cell phones, forecast lower-than-expected revenue amid  tough competition from Research in Motion Ltd's   Blackberry and Apple Inc's  iPhone, sending its shares  tumbling 12 percent on Tuesday.
NEW YORK  - Boys who were repeatedly  exposed to cocaine while in their mother's womb are more likely  than girls or non-exposed children to be hyperactive or have  other problem behaviors at six or seven years of age, new study  findings show.
Since Sidney Crosby sustained a high ankle sprain Jan. 18 against Tampa Bay, Evgeni Malkin \u00e2\u0080\u0094 last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.H.L. rookie of the year \u00e2\u0080\u0094 has responded with several of the best games of his career.
Britain's top court delivered a severe  jolt to Prime Minister Tony Blair's post-Sept. 11 security  policies on Thursday by ruling against the detention of foreign  terrorism suspects without trial.
IAC/InterActiveCorp will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Internet programming, betting that professionally produced entertainment will win over Web viewers, Chief Executive Barry Diller said on Wednesday.
Bloomberg - May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic presidential candidates may be about to welcome a host of party-crashers: New Hampshire&#39;s independents.
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Police are appealing for help in finding a gunman who fired a shot during a football match.
Tim Thomas couldn't make the save. Then again, it's not easy to stop a 6-foot-2-inch, 205-pound puck.
Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum -- but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft&#39;s monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?
DUBAI  -- Iraqi Vice President Ibrahim al-Jafari said Saturday he had no evidence of any Iranian support for radical Shiite militia leader Moqtada Sadr.
Thieves snatched two diamonds worth a total of 11.5 million euros (14.1 million dollars) from an antique dealers' show in a bold heist at the Louvre museum complex in Paris, police said.
Britain's Prince Harry will join an  officer training course next year after passing the army's  entrance tests, his father's office said on Friday.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Una pace \u00c2\u0093americana\u00c2\u0094 per l\u00c2\u0092est del Congo? Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)-Dopo un negoziato procrastinato pi\u00c3\u00b9 volte, il 23 gennaio i belligeranti del nord e sud Kivu, nell\u00c2\u0092est della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, hanno firmato un accordo per la cessazione  immediata dei combattimenti e la creazi...
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Adding only six months of follow-up hormone therapy to radiation treatment for prostate cancer saves as many lives as three years of the hormone regimen does, researchers report.
It was only a matter of time. On Aug. 19, Amazon.com (AMZN ) finally jumped into the e-commerce market in mainland China, joining an online party that has been raging for a couple of years now.
The Libyan minister of the interior Naser al-Mabrouk said yesterday that the Libyan security forces arrested a group accused of belonging to al-Qaida organization.
Il finlandese Marcus Gronholm ha vinto il rally di Gran Bretagna, ultima prova del Mondiale 2006. G...
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US Airways asked a bankruptcy court yesterday to throw out contracts covering passenger service agents, flight attendants, mechanics and other workers and replace them with less-expensive ones.
The African Union has agreed to expand its peacekeeping force in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region. The move comes as the Sudanese government begins peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria, with Darfur&#39;s two rebels groups.
British singer and actress Marianne  Faithfull has been diagnosed with breast cancer but expects to  make a full recovery, her publicist said on Thursday.
SHANGHAI Far from killing the intrigue and interest, the almost total domination of the Formula One season by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari has, paradoxically, ensured a that the last three races of the year, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday
IBM transformed the world when it launched the personal computer back in 1981. Its decision last week to sell its PC business to Chinese IT supplier Lenovo shows how profound the changes it brought about really are.
Footwear maker repositions struggling non-core brands.
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The grandfather of an Army Reserve soldier whose platoon refused to deliver supplies in Iraq said his grandson told him Saturday that
More than 200 people are feared dead as a result of flash floods and landslides triggered by a storm in the Philippines, officials say.
Former Computer Associates International Inc.  Chief Executive Sanjay Kumar pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice stemming from a two-year investigation into accounting fraud at the software company.
A Foggia militare ricoverato con prognosi riservata
Will Daniels matched a season-high with 28 points and Jimmy Baron hit a fadeaway jump shot with just over 3 seconds left to give No. 22 Rhode Island a 80-78 come-from-behind win over Duquesne on Sunday.
Massimo Moratti conferma che ad essere vicino al romanista Chivu &egrave; pi\u00c3\u00b9 il Barcellona che l'In...
American jazz pianist and composer Randy Weston on Monday lamented the little appreciation and knowledge people had of Africa, a continent which has influenced much of his music.
Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Hundreds of wailing mourners gathered to bury five slain police officers yesterday as gunfire crackled around the capital, where clashes between supporters of the US-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have plagued peacekeepers. Photographs of three officers who were beheaded sat beside their cremated remains in a police academy where the funerals were held, while the open ...
DSW wore out its earnings shoes this past quarter.
Plans are afoot for excess wine to be turned into ethanol for the European alternative fuel market -- but not in Italy where the fruit of the vine is sacred. By Bernhard Warner from Wired magazine.
Young women are being warned not to put their lives at risk by taking laxatives in a bid to lose weight.
The alleged bribery scandal surrounding the German conglomerate Siemens may scupper a planned tie-up with Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia, according to a German newspaper report.
The detention of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim's eldest son agitated one of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most formidable political movements.
Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters marched in the Gaza Strip on Friday to show their backing for the militant group, even as its efforts to form a national unity government appeared stalled.
Al centro di una telefonata, energia e Medio Oriente
There's money on the table if you take some energy-saving steps.
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Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a third quarter loss on Thursday, partly due to lower revenues and to a charge related to litigation reserves.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists Chelsea's bid to dominate world football is \
DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it has sold its 10.5 percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co., a move it expects will raise more than &#36;900 million.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International  expects the crisis in U.S. housing loans to affect industry and hurt economic growth in 2008, its chief executive said in a newspaper interview.
The Nationals come to contract terms with a dozen players Tuesday, leaving just four players invited to spring training without deals.
Prices on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed lower for the fourth straight session on profit-taking Friday. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index fell 107.01 points, or 0.8 percent, to 13,901.81.
Polish consumers rush to sign up for shares in the country's largest bank, scheduled to make its stock market debut next month.
On the eve of the two-day European Union summit that opens in Brussels today and will define the future of Ankara&#39;s EU aspirations, it still remained unclear yesterday what terms leaders of the 25 member states would set out regarding Turkey&#39;s relations
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Andy Krukar boarded TWA Flight 800 with a diamond ring in his pocket, planning to place it on his fiancee&#039;s finger at the Eiffel Tower during a romantic weekend in Paris. His fiancee, Julie Stuart, was going to follow him on another flight the next day.
U.S. health officials are trying to track down 44 people who sat near a woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis aboard an airliner from India to determine whether they have been infected, authorities said on Friday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Red Hat reported a 2005 third-quarter profit Wednesday of $10.8 million as the Linux and open-source software developer&#39;s important subscription revenue nearly doubled over the year-ago period.
MPs urge  Britain's top 100 firms to donate a day's profits to the fund for victims of the collapsed Farepak Christmas savings scheme.
He opened the season as a Red Sox prospect -- nothing more, nothing less, except for his celebrated distinction as &quot;The Greek God of Walks&quot; in the bestseller &quot;Moneyball.&quot; So imagine how far Kevin Youkilis has come, from picking up some tips from the big leaguers in spring training to playing third base for Triple A Pawtucket to, well, the ...
WASHINGTON -- Microsoft Corp. sold its popular Slate online magazine Tuesday to The Washington Post Co., a move that makes Slate&#39;s political commentary and quirky feature articles more broadly available across the Internet.
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Texas power company TXU Corp.  said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by a group led by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group  for $31.8 billion in the largest leveraged buyout in history.
NEW YORK, and BALTIMORE, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Deutsche Bank and Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE:LM) announced today that they have signed a definitive asset purchase agreement whereby Legg Mason will acquire
An errant enzyme linked to bipolar disorder, in the brain&#39;s prefrontal cortex, impairs cognition under stress, an animal study shows.
Medicare is paying for new and expensive treatments and tests conditional on agreement by companies or other groups to pay for studies on whether they actually worked.
VANCOUVER -- Two British Columbia residents each gave up a kidney to save strangers, becoming the first living people in Canada to anonymously become organ donors.
Microsoft has begun a short-term validation programme aimed at tackling software piracy. Users are invited to have their copies of Windows XP analysed, with the promise that they will be replaced free of charge if found to be counterfeit.
The Nikkei stock average rose 1.02 percent by midsession on Monday as investors were encouraged to seek bargains by a recovery in US stocks after crude oil prices retreated from record highs.
As many as 200 vehicles got stuck in deep snow early Saturday in the San Bernardino Mountains as the latest in a series of storms struck California. The storms quickly moved eastward, closing all three major highways over the Sierra Nevada.
MOSCOW: Foreign investors may take part in the sale of assets in Russian oil major Yukos\u00e2\u0080\u0099 main production unit, which could be offered at a 60% price discount to settle back taxes, Russian television reported on Monday.
Two aftershocks measuring magnitude 5.0 and 4.5 hit Parkfield on Wednesday morning, among the strongest of the more than 500 aftershocks roiling the area where a 6.0 earthquake occurred the day before.
Slovakia will deploy about 6,000 security forces for next month's summit between US President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Slovak capital of Bratislava, Interior Minister Vladimir ...
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Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the first French president to hold talks with the far-right's  Jean-Marie Le Pen in decades.
If Lorena Ochoa keeps this up, soccer soon might be taking a back seat to women's golf in Mexico. Ochoa outdueled Jee Young Lee down the stretch, pulling away with birdies at the 13th and 14th holes, to shoot a 7-under 65 and win the Wendy's Championship for Children by three shots Sunday.
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The Palestinian Authority, refusing Israel&#39;s demand for a halt in terrorist attacks, also insists that Israel release convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is serving multiple life sentences for murder.
Taking a break from fiery sermons, Malaysia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fundamentalist Islamic opposition group enlisted rock singers to loosen up its image.

A convoy believed to be carrying a large shipment of U.S. weapons-grade plutonium arrived safely at a recycling plant in southeastern France on Friday after a long journey across the country.
Sylvester Stallone's hotel room, private plane and limousine were searched, Australian media reported on Tuesday, just days after prohibited items were seized from his luggage at Sydney airport.
At dusk on New Year's Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery. Sitting on the back seat was a nice Canon digital camera. Gunderson asked the driver which previous passenger might have left it, but the cabbie didn't seem to care. So Gunderson brought it home and showed it to her fiance, Brian Ascher. They decided that the only right thing to do was to find the owner.
Rallying huge crowds of volunteers and voters, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry each claimed Saturday to be the only candidate ready to lead America in the fight against terrorism.
The European Commission concluded that there's insufficient evidence that the takeover would cause competitive harm in the business software sector.
Lindsey Davenport has regained the world No. 1 in the WTA rankings after a 6-4 6-2 win over Russian Dinara Safina in the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
A red-footed falcon spotted for the first time in North America is enticing birdwatchers to Martha's Vineyard.
The photographer Sebasti\u00c3\u00a3o Salgado's haunting images of starved refugees in the Sahara have taken two decades to find a publisher.

At least one gunman was killed by Saudi security forces when US consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah came under attack Monday, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV reported.
She lost count of the vodka shots. It was New Year's Eve 2005, and for this high school freshman, it was time to party. She figured she'd be able to sleep it off -- she'd done it before. But by the time she got home the next day, her head was still pounding, her mouth was dry, and she couldn't fo...
For a president heading into his final months in office, Africa may seem an unlikely place for a victory lap. Yet when President Bush left yesterday for a six-day trip to the continent, he embarked on a mission to highlight his efforts to fight AIDS and malaria in the poorest corners of the world...
Republican Mitt Romney, seeking to make U.S. policy toward Iran his issue, on Thursday urged several elected New York officials to divest any state pension funds from Iran.
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Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, 2005, pushing forward with steps to a secure a new leader following the death of Yasser Arafat.
An audit of last week&#39;s recall vote in Venezuela has found no evidence of fraud in the process that endorsed President Hugo Chavez as leader.
Federal prosecutors are planning a fresh indictment in a case that involves tax shelters sold by the accounting firm Ernst & Young.
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19 US troops were killed in the deadliest attack on American soldiers in Iraq since the start of the Iraqi war. The lunchtime rocket attack on the military base in Mosul killed more than 20 people and wounded 57 others.
President Bush yesterday embraced the creation of a strong national intelligence director with &#39;&#39;full budgetary authority&quot; over America&#39;s spy
NAGS HEAD, N.C., Sept. 10 -- Tropical Storm Gabrielle struggled to stay organized as it moved back over the Atlantic Ocean early Monday, leaving in its wake wet but largely unimpressed vacationers and surfers on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
TOKYO -- Citigroup Inc. said yesterday it will close its trust banking unit in Japan within a year, after Japanese authorities ordered the US financial services giant to suspend its private banking business there.
Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.
TV Azteca, Mexico's No. 2 broadcaster, reported quarterly earnings rose 17 percent in the third quarter as summer Olympics advertising increased revenues.
Moscow approves an oil pipeline from East Siberia to the Pacific, enabling oil exports to Japan and dealing another blow to ailing Yukos.
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel reached a deal with Shimon Peres yesterday to name the opposition leader his senior deputy, clearing a key obstacle to a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.
A law firm boss and some of his former staff are convicted after claiming up to an estimated \u00c2\u00a310m of bogus Legal aid work.
The first time Liam Coen went to Colgate with the University of Massachusetts football team, he was a gangly redshirt freshman with an impressive high school career and not a lick of college experience.
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Non si arresta la spirale di violenza della malavita. Killer in azione a Melito e Secondigliano. Altre tre omicidi tra Napoli e provincia. Le armi della camorra, come anche sabato quando si sono contati due morti, anche ieri hanno sparato all&#39;impazzata.
Chone Figgins credits his offensive onslaught to luck. He had four more singles Saturday night, including RBI singles in the fourth and ninth innings, to extend his hitting streak to nine games and the Los Angeles Angels beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3.
The United Nations is saying tens of thousands more people may have died in Asia's tsunami disaster as former US presidents to rock stars mobilise to feed the millions of destitute.
Britain's largest medical research charity pledges \u00c2\u00a34bn to investigate the world's killer diseases.
A memorial service commemorating the tenth anniversary of the sinking of the passenger ferry Estonia filled Turku Cathedral on Tuesday.
An outbreak of water and food-borne disease called acute gastroenteritis stormed all 45 towns of Pangasinan on July 22. Department of Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit reported that the
The revised EU treaty will have to be in Britain's national interests, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett says.
Royal Ahold, the Dutch owner of grocery chains including Stop & Shop in the United States, said first-quarter earnings and sales were down slightly as a result of worse margins and a weaker dollar. Net profit was 237 million euros ($320 million), down from 239 million euros a year earlier. Sales slipped to 13.2 billion euros ($17.8 billion), from 13.3 billion euros.
European markets stocks rose Friday, buoyed by the prospect of a proposed economic stimulus package aimed at warding off recession in the United States.
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Plans for keeping terrorist suspects under house arrest are set to be opposed by the Liberal Democrats.
Cooked turkey products exported from the UK presented no risk, the government says.
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade \
Pakistani forces killed a rebel Islamist leader and more than 50 of his militants on Tuesday after 15 hours of fighting in a Islamabad mosque compound at the climax of a week-long siege.
Indian cricket officials have asked a court to resolve a dispute over television rights which threatens to derail next month&#39;s home test series between India and Australia.
Iran summoned the ambassador of European  Union president Portugal on Tuesday to protest a statement  which Tehran said backed elements suspected of spying and  linked to terrorist groups, an official news agency said.
LONDON: Plans to revive a play that infuriated Sikhs in Britain and triggered a mini-riot have been scrapped at the playwright&#39;s request, the manager of the theatre that was going to stage it said.
Music, ringtones, cameras, browsers and other 'extras' have become the norm among mobile devices.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ So it has finally happened. The smoldering fumes of steroid smoke have burst into flames around Barry Bonds. According to his own grand-jury testimony, leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - The highly dangerous Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, smashing up a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and threatening deadly mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.
A Swedish geologist has found what appears to be the oldest known fossil from a mammal ever found in Scandinavia &#151; a 145-million-year-old tooth from a prehistoric rodent, a Swedish university said Thursday.
Is the market for initial public offerings open or closed? Few questions loom larger for venture capital firms, which risk money on entrepreneurial companies and look for ''liquidity events&quot; that will help them recoup their investments. But more than at any other time in the recent past, the answer may depend on your vantage point.
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The Internet has taught major league sports teams that scalping was never really the problem. The problem has been the ridiculous amount of effort expended trying to stamp it out.
The deal struck between federal prosecutors and former ferry Capt. Michael Gansas is final confirmation that they have decided to go after the big fish: the city&#39;s director of ferry operations, Patrick Ryan.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has not been invited to the Franco-African summit in Cannes, French officials say.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that killed at least 25 people in the city as security appeared to spiral out of control.    Many of the dead were killed when a U.S...
WASHINGTON They may find it hard to admit to each other. But most women don&#39;t really enjoy the routine of raising kids, and they do enjoy time alone watching TV.
MADRID, Aug 6  (IPS) - Although greatly weakened, the Basque separatist  group ETA has stepped up its pressure on businesses in that  northern Spanish region with a view to raising funds through  extortion, while it has become increasingly radical in its  political demands and is preparing a new attack, according to the  police.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Sporadic fighting erupted on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Sunni Islamist militants holed up in a battered Palestinian camp and there was no sign of an end to the 10-day standoff.
The only thing that showed up Wednesday night at the big ball park in the Bronx was Dracula, dressed like Johnny Damon, and he sucked the life right out of the Yankees.
Even though I wasn&#39;t surprised to read that, in sealed grand jury testimony, Barry Bonds admitted that he used steroids, I was still very disappointed.
Yum Brands Inc.  shares fell 2.4 percent on Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock due to concerns about slowing sales momentum in the United States and difficult upcoming sales comparisons at KFC and Taco Bell.
Members of Pakistani religious parties hoped to hold talks on Saturday with a radical cleric holed up in an Islamabad mosque and persuade him to send out children among his hundreds of besieged militant followers.
Lawyers defending the husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto failed to stop the Islamabad government from pursuing a lawsuit against him in the English courts.
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Intel stays outside the tent Toshiba confirmed yesterday that it had joined a 32-nanometre chip development group led by IBM and made up of a number of key industry players minus top dog Intel.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Description: Sen. John Kerry takes a campaign trip into rural Ohio. There, Kerry stressed economic issues in the traditionally Republican territory.
THE use of antidepressants in children has soared in the past ten years, according to a new study. In Britain, such prescriptions rose by 70per cent between 1992 and 2001, with
The publication date for the last instalment of the Harry Potter saga has been announced.
The chances of an asteroid smacking into Mars this month are slipping away as astronomers continue to refine its course toward the red planet.
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The leaders of France and Brazil on Monday warned that poverty leads to violence and urged the international community to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor, casting a spotlight on the more than 1 billion people living on less than &#36;1 per day.
Maria Sharapova, who didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really go anywhere, recaptured the spotlight at the Australian Open Tuesday.  And a new star may be emerging on the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s side in  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who earned a semifinals berth.
The lawyer for a former Baptist church leader who had spoken out against homosexuality said Thursday the minister has a constitutional right to solicit sex from an undercover policeman.
Kicking off what promises to be a dismal round of automotive earnings reports, General Motors yesterday laid out a range of problems that have no ready solutions, from the slowdown in auto-sales growth in China and record-high steel costs to intractable
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A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel's policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism.
European equities moved higher on Wednesday thanks to a number of solid earnings releases, but gains were capped by losses in the heavily weighted pharmaceuticals sector.
Gerry Adams is meeting Tony Blair for the first time since the IRA was blamed for December's \u00c2\u00a326.5m bank raid.
In a sign of Japan\u00c2\u0092s rapidly graying society, convenience stores once associated with the young are being transformed for the elderly.
Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
Female migraine sufferers who take birth-control pills are eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the contraceptive.
American gymnast Paul Hamm will keep his Olympic all-round gold medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected Thursday an appeal from South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young.
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado -- Austria&#39;s Stephan Goergl celebrated the first World Cup win of his career on Thursday when he took the second men&#39;s super-g race of the season at Beaver Creek.
Al Gore believes a steady diet of fact-free media is dumbing down America and threatening the political system.
Maryland scores a 1-0\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0win over rival Duke in a midseason ACC showdown that was televised live nationally and played in front of a record crowd of 6,489.
A man is charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a road collision on Christmas Eve.
POLICE on Queensland&#39;s riot-torn Palm Island have been accused of using the Aboriginal population as terrorism guinea pigs after children as young as nine were forced at gunpoint to lie face down
Of the three Nobel Prizes announced this week, the five different researchers share one decidedly common trait: They're all American.
At least two people are killed and 70 injured, as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits south-west China.
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Device will capture high-resolution still images and video--and it still makes phone calls.
Stocks rose on Friday after Ford Motor  Co. raised its earnings forecasts, but wireless technology  provider Qualcomm Inc. held back gains on the Nasdaq after  saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income.
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Eastman Kodak Co  said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit rose, driven by sales of digital products such as inkjet printers.
Countries with private retirement accounts show the high risks and problemic rewards of such programs
Interior Ministers Giuseppe Pisanu of Italy, left, and Otto Schily of Germany talk after wrapping up informal talks with counterparts from France, Spain and Britain on European coordination in the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration, in
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A 25-year-old Iraqi man has confessed to murdering a German fashion designer famed as much for his eccentric wig and pet dog Daisy as his creations, police said Sunday.
GLASGOW - The day before he died, Lieut. Chris Saunders was found without a gas mask, collapsed on the floor of the control room of HMCS Chicoutimi, a fellow crewman said yesterday.
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Afghanistan's booming opium trade is a huge concern for Pakistan as it confronts the spread of HIV/AIDS, especially among intravenous drug users, Pakistan's minister of health said on Wednesday.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the fifth-biggest US securities firm, said quarterly profit rose 22 percent, exceeding analysts&#39; estimates, and earnings in 2005 may be higher than this year&#39;s record.
NEVER surprise the market with a profit downgrading or the shares of your company will be severely caned. A slumping advertising share saw a surly Kerry Stokes yesterday issue a major earnings downgrade for the Seven Network.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Discount retailer Target Corp. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose almost 18 percent, although revenue was just shy of analyst expectations.
Soul star Ronald Isley loses his appeal to have a three-year jail term for tax fraud overturned.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Iowa
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A sharp fall in oil prices boosted European stock markets and energy import-dependent Japan&#39;s yen on Thursday, but depressed government bonds as investors factored in a rosier economic outlook.
SEATTLE -- A federal jury found the city of Seattle liable Tuesday for the unlawful arrests of a group of protesters during the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999, a ruling that could cost the city millions of dollars.
A former adviser to President Ronald Reagan has turned his love for Shakespeare into a management-training business.
The proud grandfather of tennis star Andrew Murray followed the teenager's US Open victory point-by-point on the internet.
Eager to capitalize on Iraq's elections, President Bush on Tuesday continued to press fellow world leaders to support the new Baghdad government being formed after Sunday's voting.
Pakistani police step up operations at a mosque in Islamabad, on the fifth day of confrontation with Islamists.
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World number one Roger Federer thumped Andy Roddick 6-4 6-0 for his tenth title of the season at the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Sunday.
The Quincy Patriot  A PRAISEWORTHY ACT.  Peter Falcon, of Cohasset, Mass. during the late terrible storms, saved the lives of eleven shipwrecked seamen.
Investors were scrambling to buy Google stock again after the company&#39;s earnings report. Google shares rocketed higher by 13 percent, or more than $20, in trading this morning to $169.
Vonage and Linksys are teaming up to make voice over Internet Protocol service available through Wi-Fi equipment made by Linksys. Vonage will announce the Linksys partnership Tuesday.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho got his wish as his side were paired against Barcelona in the first knockout stage of the Champions League.
The Atlanta Braves put third baseman Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list Thursday night so their insurance company will pay a portion of his $13.6 million salary.
By Anna Marie Kukec Daily Herald Business Writer  A group called TV4US Coalition placed advertising inserts in newspapers statewide last week aiming to \
Oil prices hit another new record after an unexpected fall in US crude stockpiles adds to winter supply concerns.
TABA, Egypt - Israeli officials said Friday they believe al-Qaida was probably behind three suicide car bomb attacks targeting Red Sea resorts filled with Israeli tourists, as investigators searched for evidence and rescuers pulled bodies from the twisted wreckage of a five-star hotel and casino.    Thursday night's bombings in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed 29 people, according to Israeli authorities, who were leading the rescue effort...
Actor Kiefer Sutherland leaves jail after serving a 48-day sentence for drink driving in California.
Dixie Talking flies down the track to win the $100,000 Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship on Thursday at Pimlico.
Astronomers have spotted three dozen bright, young galaxies that defy the general aging trends of the universe. The galaxies, fairly nearby and massive, are more youthful than they ought to be, based on current theory.
TechWeb - Overstock.com is able to shift work among clusters with Oracle's 10g database.
BOMBAY -- As many as 300 Hindu pilgrims, including women and children, were crushed or burned to death in a stampede and subsequent fire near a temple in western India yesterday, the district's top official said.
Paula Abdul's spacy behavior on \
U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted a sweetened  $10.3 billion buyout by rival Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O and other  big deals raised expectations of more takeovers.
According to some reports, Honda are prepared to put their foot down on Davidson&#39;s planned outing with the rival F1 team next month in Jerez, Spain.
US stocks are seen opening mostly flat Friday with no significant economic news to motivate traders and a third-quarter earnings season that remains difficult to characterize.
Authorities in Singapore have expressed concern about the rising death toll from the tropical disease melioidosis. Twenty-three of the 57 people diagnosed with the soil-born disease from January to July died, health officials said.
Athletes with flawless achievements say making history will not be on the New England Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 minds Sunday.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, almost three weeks after fighting broke out.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cNostoi: Recovered Masterpieces\u00e2\u0080\u009d does not pull its punches in explaining how objects made their way abroad: They were looted from Italian archaeological sites.
American Mark Wilson wins the Honda Classic in Florida after a four-way play-off.
Aerowatt  is in talks with  Mauritius to invest 70 million euros ($99 million) in a wind  farm that could produce 5 percent of the Indian Ocean island's  electricity needs, a company official said on Monday.
Turkish mobile firm Turkcell could pull out of a $3bn deal in Iran after MPs there approve plans to slash its stake from 70% to 49%.
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Dick Cheney is one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, regarded as a driving force behind the Iraq war and the Bush administration's industry-friendly energy policy.
President Bush opened his first presidential trip to Israel on Wednesday, seeking to build momentum for stalled Mideast peace talks
Parents are encouraged to challenge their children's science teachers over the origins of life.
By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald  Dec. 18--The state has pulled the plug on a plan to dump more than 18,000 tons of excavated muck from the 18 Mile Stretch widening project into ocean-side rock pits at a North Key Largo park.
President Bush vowed on Tuesday to   prevent al Qaeda from setting up a violent, radical Islamic   empire based in Iraq, which he said was Osama bin Laden's   ultimate goal.
A country in chaos, a terrorized population under siege in neighborhoods polarized on sectarian lines or on the move in their hundreds of thousands to escape worsening violence. That was the picture of Iraq depicted in a new U.N. human rights report on Wednesday.
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants put an end to any possible quarterback controversy as Kurt Warner was named the starter over rookie Eli Manning for the season opener.
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Amid record seizures of cocaine and massive spraying of coca plantations, a senior U.S. official says the \
Open source software is a viable alternative to commercial proprietary software, with potential significant value-for-money benefits for government, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has concluded.
Supernatural thriller The Forgotten has gone straight to the top of the US box office chart, taking $22m (\u00c2\u00a312m). The film stars Julianne Moore as a mother who is told the son she lost in a plane crash never
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers   on Thursday reported sharply lower quarterly net  income, hurt by a downturn in the U.S. housing market.
A robotic anti-aircraft cannon in South Africa goes berserk during a training exercise and kills nine soldiers, seriously injuring another 14. Officials aren't sure whether to blame a hardware malfunction or a software glitch.
DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it sold a third of its stake in EADS, the parent company of planemaker Airbus, to a private investment group in a deal that will maintain the balance between German and French ...Comment
Ferrari&#39;s Michael Schumacher of Germany won the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday for his 13th victory of the year and 83rd overall in his career, while local favorite Takuma Sato finished fourth.
In a few weeks, after a seven-year journey across the solar system, a robot spacecraft bristling with British instruments will plunge into the atmosphere of the mysterious, methane-shrouded world of Titan.
Verizon will pay as much as $200 million to avoid a possible patent-related ban on handsets using Qualcomm chips.
Britain has recorded 0.7 percent in economic growth for the third quarter over the previous quarter and 2.7 percent for the year, the office for National Statistics said in its second estimate.
Nextel Communications and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation&#39;s third-biggest cellular company, sources familiar with the deal said.
The terrorist events in the US weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only unhappy birthdays to be remembered on Sept. 11. A year ago, Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was stabbed to death in a department store as horrified shoppers watched.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt began closing its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from leaving the Hamas-controlled territory in defiance of an Israeli blockade.
For travelers in search of an open power outlet for their laptops or cellphones at airports now have another option.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Edward D. Jones &amp; Co. will pay $75 million to settle charges that the brokerage promoted mutual funds without informing investors of revenue sharing agreements it had with the fund firms
US Airways Group headed to bankruptcy court Monday to seek permission to keep flying during its second bankruptcy filing in two years.
Schools in the Indonesian province of Aceh have reopened for the first time since an earthquake and tsunami devastated the region one month ago.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton: former first lady, United States senator, presidential candidate, prop comic.
Blog: AT&#38;T will use Sun Microsystems' next-generation servers to power its video on demand services.
Freshman Cetera DeGraffenreid scored a season-high 20 points, Rashanda McCants added 19, and third-ranked North Carolina won its eighth straight by routing Boston College, 87-59, last night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - Harvard University President  Lawrence Summers has written a lengthy apology, admitting he  was wrong to suggest women do not have the same natural ability  in math and sciences as men.
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Bank of America Corp. has begun offering credit cards to customers without Social Security numbers, typically illegal immigrants, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Lawmakers introduced companion bills in the House and Senate yesterday that would allow grandparents and other relatives raising children of fallen troops to be designated as beneficiaries of a $100,000 \
Five or six years ago, Seattle fullback Mack Strong would have felt validated by a Pro Bowl appearance.
'A bordo c'e' sospetto terrorista' dice governo Usa
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reopening disaster recovery centers on Florida's Atlantic and Gulf coasts to resume assisting victims of the parade of storms over recent weeks.
A Chinese study has found that children  from wealthy families are more likely to suffer bad nutrition  than those from low-income homes, partly because they eat more  fast food, state media said on Friday.
Big animal rights groups do not share the same mission, but they have coalesced around a message that eating meat is worse for the environment than driving.
LISBON, Oct 6 (IPS) - The contributions of young immigrants from the  developing South hold out a solution for pension systems in the  European Union, where rapid population ageing is placing heavy  pressure on social security.
The Cabinet is set to discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces near Baghdad, amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq.
Merck & Co. Inc.MRK.N, reeling from  the recent withdrawal of its Vioxx arthritis drug, said  Wednesday it expects 2005 earnings of $2.42 to $2.52 a share --  a decline from expected 2004 results.
After the nations' critics hail the films no one is going to see, the Hollywood Foreign Press find a middle way to prestige and popularity
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least
When Gov. George E. Pataki left office last January, he was the dominant Republican politician in New York. Today the former governor is virtually absent from the political scene.
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Ryan Malone scores twice in the final 3:20 as the Pittsburgh Penguins erase a two-goal deficit in the third period for a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
The Golden State filed suit on Wednesday for the right to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from autos.
A proposal to turn a former communist gulag island off the Croatian coast into a tourist camp drew protests from an independent group which is investigating crimes committed by the communist Yugoslav regime.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2004  - SAN FRANCISCO -- Embattled PeopleSoft Inc. is offering a sweetener to customers to migrate to the latest versions of its products, hopefully allowing it to close more sales
Ugandan police have arrested 12 leaders of a doomsday cult that believes floods swamping large parts of the north and east of the country herald the end of the world, state media said on Sunday.
Jim Flora, a long-neglected album cover artist from the 1950's, has become the epitome of retro-chic.
Completing the first leg of a quest for a $10 million prize, a test pilot took a privately financed plane past the cusp of space on Wednesday.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday moved to block President George W. Bush from developing a new generation of atomic warheads, as Democratic and Republican opponents said the administration had not developed an adequate post-Cold War nuclear strategy.
This last June I took my family to Great Britain. We did much of what you would expect.
The U.S. military vowed on Friday to do  everything possible to safeguard Iraq's Jan. 30 election,  undeterred by the deaths of nine troops in the deadliest day  for American forces since an attack on a U.S. base last month.
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Newcastle are confident Jonathan Woodgate will pass his Real Madrid medical and complete a \u00c2\u00a313.4m move.
Cuba was right to reject calls from the  European Union for negotiations to improve relations until the  EU scraps sanctions against the island, Cuban leader Fidel  Castro said in an editorial published on Thursday.
PASADENA, Calif. - The theory that Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan has oceans or seas of liquid methane and ethane faced its best test yet Tuesday.
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Liberty Media Corp.    and EchoStar Communications Corp.  are  preparing a joint offer for satellite-communications provider  Intelsat Ltd, The Wall Street Journal&#39;s online edition said on  Thursday.
Staying competitive demands enterprise solutions that can deliver relevant, comprehensive business analytics and intelligence at the lowest possible cost. Intel and SAP are co-engineering solutions-like the BI accelerator-that dramatically improve performance and lower TCO.
A planned summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was put off on Wednesday in a sign of differences over the scope of Israeli steps to bolster the Fatah leader.
Presidente Pirelli: Buy-back sara' fatto solo se conveniente
Spanish police on Thursday found a car packed with explosives near seaside resorts on Spain's southern coast and said ETA Basque separatists could be planning summer attacks against the tourist industry.
A federal regulator yesterday adjusted restraints on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the changes will allow the government-sponsored mortgage-funding companies to buy more subprime loans and help borrowers avoid foreclosure.
Trevor Pryce came into training camp in the best shape of his life. It didn't do him much good.
NYSE Group Inc.  Chief Executive John Thain said on Tuesday he was confident that shareholders of pan-European bourse Euronext  would approve its planned merger with the New York Stock Exchange.
Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.
Opposition leader in Bolivia's wealthier lowlands claim success in a protest against changes to the constitution.
National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman has locked the players out, but he isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t speculating on how far he is going to throw the key.
The two roving vehicles Spirit and Opportunity have explored Mars about three times as long as originally scheduled and keep finding evidence of past liquid water.
Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for  U.S. crude Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel  supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals.
More than 1,000 Zimbabwean businessmen and women have been fined for breaking price controls, police say.
Developer.com has a new tutorial posted today dealing with a specific use of one of the more popular PHP frameworks currently, the Zend Framework, and using it to create multi-lingual websites from Jason Gilmore.   Despite my best attempts I'm unable to speak this array of languages, but as a Web developer I wanted to create the most efficient means for hosting a multi-lingual support site, and then work with native speakers to translate the English material. Because the support site runs the Zend Framework, naturally I wondered whether some sort of translation component was available, and sure enough a quick perusal of the Zend Framework website turned up Zend_Translate. In this brief tutorial I'll document how I'm using the Zend Framework to make my website available to the world.   Jason breaks up the article into two main sections - an introduction to using the Zend_Translate component and examples of it in action (including the creation of CSV files to trade out the translations.
Reflecting on how he delivered President Bush his second term, White House political adviser Karl Rove admitted Sunday that John Kerry's vote for, then against, funding in Iraq and Afghanistan was the \
THE US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by the recording industry seeking to force internet service providers to turn over the names of subscribers suspected of music piracy.
The human resources company has sold itself to Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial for $5.3 billion.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Boeing shares failed to get a lift Thursday after Continental Airlines placed the first US order for the aerospace giant&#39;s 7E7 passenger jet, in a deal worth $1.3 billion at current list prices.
Russia raised the stakes in a spying row with Georgia on Saturday by suspending a scheduled pull-out of its troops from the former Soviet state.
Margins measure the fuel that powers great businesses.
Battle lines are drawn at the Federal Reserve between those who favor formal inflation goals and those who don&#39;t, and the debate is heating up ahead of the coming retirement of Chairman Alan Greenspan.
SWAT, Pakistan - Hundreds of civilians used a cease-fire yesterday between government forces and militant supporters of a pro-Taliban cleric to flee a scenic valley where fighting has killed more than 100 people.
Taiwanese chip assembler Advanced Semiconductor Engineering\u00c2\u00a0(ASE) plans to invest $60 million in a low-end chip assembly company based in China.
North Korea has responded to a personal letter from President Bush, saying Pyongyang will meet its obligations under a disarmament-for-aid deal and expects the U.S. to do the same, White House officials said Friday.
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A Japanese government panel has approved plans to send two spy satellites into Earth's orbit beginning next year, a media report said Wednesday.    If confirmed, the missions would be the first since late 2003 for Japan's ailing space program, which has suffered a slew of launch and mission failures...
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The United Nations said it was increasingly worried about three of its election workers, abducted at gunpoint in Kabul a week ago by militants who have threatened to kill them.
Although peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians stalled several years ago, today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat marked the end of an era in the Middle East peace process.
His agent says there&#39;s nothing to reports that Alonzo Mourning plans another comeback, the New Jersey Nets say they wouldn&#39;t be surprised if he tried and the man himself isn&#39;t saying anything.
ATHENS, GREECE - The crowd danced and sang and chanted &quot;Hellas, Hellas, Hellas&quot; and a taunting refrain of &quot;Puerto Rico&quot; loud enough to stir the ancients or heal Lamar Odom&#39;s pained and poisoned stomach.
Damage to the environment could make existing tensions in the southern Caucasus even more intractable, researchers say.
THE STRATEGY: Politicians are reaching out to voters who have already applied for absentee ballots.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/11/04) - Seven people have been arrested following a 15-hour anti-terror operation by Dutch police forces, ending a standoff with suspected Islamic terrorists that lasted all day Wednesday.
Jason Spezza scored his first goal of the season, Nick Foligno gave his father a big nod after his first career goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night.
An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.    \
MIAMI There&#39;s word of a tentative settlement in a case brought by Holocaust survivors against the US government for the plundering of a Nazi gold train in World War Two.
Workshare announced an updated version of its content-protection suite Monday, adding a network-monitoring appliance to augment the company's standalone desktop-monitoring software.The network-based Protect Network appliance, which monitors outbound network Web, instant messaging, FTP, and mail channels, sits at either the network egress point or in front of critical data repositories. It is designed to prevent unauthorized transmission of content.It works in conjunction with other pieces of the company's Content Protection Group suite, including endpoint-security software, Workshare Protect 6, which monitors for unauthorized content use on the desktop. The Workshare Management System is a centralized policy and management server used to establish content-security policy through Workshare's pattern-matching technology.\
An explosion at a Pakistani base kills at least 15 soldiers, most of them officers from an elite counter-terror force.
Vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday sought to assure black supporters that he and John Kerry have \
Its future at stake, Italy's flagship air carrier Alitalia said it plans to cut 5,000 jobs--almost a fourth of its workforce--as part of restructuring efforts aimed at averting collapse.
Distracted by Kenya and Somalia, the U.N. Security Council will make only a cursory effort to heal an Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute on Friday at a vote on whether to extend a peacekeeping mission there, diplomats and analysts say.
Cole and Shaun Wright-Phillips were subjected to constant racial abuse by sections of the Spanish support in the friendly match on Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
D.R. Horton Inc , the largest  U.S. home builder, posted a quarterly loss on Thursday as it  took $245.5 million in inventory charges and write-offs of land  option contracts.
Ford's US sales fall 10%, adding to the pressure on the carmaker but rival General Motors enjoys a rise in sales.
A gunman who went on a shooting spree in north London, injuring two people, is jailed for life.
A bomb near a Shi&#39;ite shrine has killed eight people and a fierce attack on Iran by a minister fuelled fears of sectarian strife as campaigning began for Iraq&#39;s first election since Saddam Hussein&#39;s fall.
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - Britain's Luke  Donald repaid Bernhard Langer faith in him by winning the  European Masters Sunday the week after the European Ryder Cup  captain handed him a wild-card.
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Toronto Raptors Vince Carter yells support to teammate Chris Bosh during the Raptors 96-90 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Toronto Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004.
There are two weekends of Hockey East play prior to the conference tournament, with the top eight teams then vying for the title. The bottom two schools in the standings will not make the field, but which two? UMass-Lowell and Providence are tied for eighth with 6-14-3 records in league play. Each has four games remaining, with UMass-Lowell taking on ...
Top Ugandan rebel warns there will be no peace deal unless international indictments are dropped.
Major Japanese automaker Honda Motor is to acquire a 45 per cent stake in the BAR Formula One motorsports team. British American Tobacco will hold the remaining 55 per cent stake in the team, which will continue
When Jason Varitek departed for Toronto yesterday after Children's Hosptial honored him Tuesday night in Boston, his travel plans raised an obvious question: Were the Blue Jays planning to use some of the money they saved with Carlos Delgado's expected free agent departure to try to sign Varitek?
Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday confronted one of the persistent falsehoods circulating about him on the Internet.
A terror suspect accused of a bomb plot was \
Police on Wednesday were pleading for witnesses to help them track down members of an angry mob that beat a man to death after the car he was riding in apparently struck and injured a child.
Chinese leaders closed a key economic meeting on Sunday with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixed-asset investment, state radio said.
Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona was ejected from Saturday night&#39;s game against the New York Yankees for arguing with the umpires about fan interference on a double that allowed the tying run to score in the sixth inning.
By Mike Schneider Flashes of flame from space shuttle Discovery lit up the darkened sky Saturday as the spacecraft blazed off the launch pad for the first nighttime liftoff in four years.
Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men&#39;s marathon Sunday after an intruder dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd.
The Colorado State University hurricane research team left unchanged its outlook for the 2007 Atlantic storm season on Thursday and predicted there would be 17 storms, with nine growing to hurricane strength.
Anglo-Dutch oil group Royal Dutch Shell has posted record annual net profit of 25.44 billion dollars (19.54 billion euros) but saw output falter due partly to production problems in Nigeria.
ROME - Extreme poverty threatens the lives of more than a billion children around the world, according to a report from the United Nations children&#39;s agency.
Advances in Falluja slowed considerably on Wednesday after American-led troops took control of about half of the city. On Tuesday night

Diabetes is a disease that over eighteen million Americans have. The most serious form is Type 1, where the body fails to produce insulin.
Burma's ruling junta says it is releasing 5,070 prisoners who were arrested \
BEIJING : UN health and agricultural officials urged China to provide more details after a top bird flu scientist revealed the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus had been found in the country&#39;s pigs.
A rash of users of Microsoft's new Windows Live OneCare service, launched last January 30, have been reporting on Microsoft's support forums that virus scans performed by the service have resulted in the deletion of their OUTLOOK.PST files - the local, centralized repositories of e-mail, scheduling, and collaboration data used by Outlook.
NAACP leaders are questioning the timing of an IRS investigation into the civil-rights group&#39;s tax-exempt status saying the probe is politically motivated.
Georgian opposition leader Badri Patarkatsishvili, who died in Britain this week, had severe heart disease that made him liable to sudden death, a pathologist told a coroner's inquest on Friday.
The commander of British troops in southern Iraq has revealed Saturday details of how they would pull out of the city of Basra and leave the way clear for Iraqi units to take control.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader campaigning to succeed Yasser Arafat in elections next month, said in an interview Tuesday that the 4-year-old armed
Chemical giant BASF AG said Thursday it nearly tripled its net profit in the third quarter as sales rose strongly and the company raised prices to cover the higher cost of oil.
FC Barcelona opened a 12-point lead in the Spanish league after Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez scored in a 2-1 win at 17th-placed Albacete on Saturday.
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The UK population will grow by almost 5 million to 65 million by 2016 and will pass the 70 million mark in 2028, according to official estimates Tuesday.
Former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, was arrested and held without bail on Sunday in connection with a suspected armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room last week.
James E. Cayne, the embattled chief executive of Bear Stearns, will step down after the deepest losses in the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history, according to people who have been briefed on the situation.
Great Lakes water levels have rebounded  from near record lows thanks to a months of heavy rain,  providing a boon to boat owners, swimmers and fish, scientists  said on Friday.
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Next week yet another attempt will be made to restore stability in Somalia, a country torn by 15 years of civil war, military intervention, and foreign meddling.
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Roger Federer demolished  Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals  of the Australian Open with a performance sure to strike fear  into his remaining opponents.
TORONTO (CP) - MDS Sciex said Monday it will open a new plant in Singapore to manufacture some of its scientific instruments, which are used by researchers working on drug development.
Russia has recalled Marat Safin for next month's Davis Cup first-round tie against World Group newcomer Serbia.
AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) on Friday said US regulators did not approve its anti-clotting drug Exanta. The US Food and Drug Administration followed the advice of an advisory panel, which last
Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than reported in July, according to a monthly report released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management, a research group.
Finnish band The Rasmus were forced to leave the stage after being booed by the crowd at the Reading Festival.
Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams.
Investor's Business Daily - Verizon Wireless is bringing next-generation 3G wireless data services to the nation's consumers -- behind Asia and parts of Europe, but ahead of all its U.S. carrier rivals.
Israel has decided to move an upcoming military exercise off the disputed Golan Heights to avoid further heightening tensions with neighboring Syria, defense officials said.
One of the best and most original series on television in decades, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Wire\u00e2\u0080\u009d has never received an Emmy.
Lithuania aims to follow fellow Baltic  state Estonia and use the Internet for voting in elections, the  government said on Wednesday.
Dutch police arrested two people after a violent 15-hour standoff at a house in the Hague, in which four officers were wounded by a hand grenade.
The IAEA suspended nearly half of the technical aid it now provides Iran, in line with sanctions imposed on the country for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment
Hillary Clinton says she found her voice in New Hampshire primary battleClinton won narrow victory over rival Barack Obama, CNN projectsJohn McCain beat Mitt Romney into second place, CNN projectsMichigan primaries on Tuesday are next challenge for candidates of both parties
Stewart Cink, who needed only to play around par to convert a five-stroke lead after 54 holes into a win, did just that in the NEC Invitational at Firestone yesterday.
Chinese officials urged Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest oil exporter Yukos Oil Company to stand by its earlier commitments to export crude oil to China.
GOLDEN, Colorado &mdash; It has to be some sort of record. At no time over the five decades of sending robot craft into the heavens have so many spacecraft been on duty at such a variety of far-flung destinations or en route to their targets.
Security researchers discover a serious vulnerability in older version of ICQ IM software.
By Erinn Hutkin, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 4--Armed with a V-neck sweater from eBay, aviator glasses, a Goodwill jacket and a mullet wig chopped at the bottom, Matt Hubbard morphed into famed former football coach Mike Ditka last Halloween.
A friend of Hicham El Guerrouj rang the great one a few days ago from Toulouse and made a prescient comment to him. &quot;In 1997 Athens discovered the prince, in 2004 Athens greeted the King,&quot; he said.
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government's contentious gay marriage bill has begun what's sure to be a very bumpy ride through the House of Commons.
Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Tornadoes ripped across the  Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday, killing at  least 14 people including eight in the southern Alabama town of  Enterprise, emergency management officials said.
McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday said Chief Executive Jim Skinner will receive a bonus of more than $8.8 million, mostly to reward him for the hamburger chain's sharp turnaround during the last three years.
Ping Identity www.pingidentity.com  today announced the availability of SignOn.com beta, a new Internet  service designed to provide individuals with better control, security  and privacy over their identity on the Internet.
The accord ends a 21-year-old conflict that has killed an estimated two million people, but does not apply to violence in Darfur.
Olympic silver medalist and 2002 world champion Irina Slutskaya presented an almost flawless program to take the lead after the short program at the Cup of Russia on Friday.
The mayor of Falluja tells the BBC that Iraq's central authorities are starving the town of vital resources.
A 14-foot pet python crushed its owner to death, authorities said Tuesday after finding the snake loose in a southern Indiana shed with the man's body.
Georgia Sen. Zell Miller, keynote speaker at this year's Republican National Convention, also was the keynote speaker at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. Here's a look at some of the remarks he made 12 years ago and his statements Wednesday.
Two years after experimenting with subscriptions, newspaper announces all content is available free of charge.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time tops a poll of gamers and experts to find the top 100 games of all time.
Rescuers searched Thursday for 53 miners who were feared dead after an explosion occurred inside a coal mine in eastern India, an official said.
Arrests for football hooliganism rose last season for the first time in four years, figures show.
CARACAS: Two blasts destroyed a car in a Caracas suburb yesterday and killed its driver, who Venezuelan authorities believed was a key state prosecutor leading a probe into opponents of President Hugo Chavez.
The Canadian navy has said it was convinced that a submarine bought from Britain was seaworthy at the start of a disastrous voyage during which a fire injured nine crewmen and left it adrift in the Atlantic.
Britain's public finances showed a deficit of 22.1 billion pounds in January, marking the highest ever level for the month, official data showed on Wednesday.
 borrow $50 billion from Fed: report
Lucent Technologies Inc. said US tax officials have approved an $816 million refund to the company which could be recognized in its 2005 fiscal year, pending congressional approval.
Afghan children and U.S. soldiers were  among six people reported killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, a  week after millions voted in a landmark election they hope will  bring peace back to their war-ravaged nation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A commuter plane crashed in  the woods shortly before landing in northeastern Missouri,  killing at least eight people, authorities said on Wednesday.
T-Mobile says an online attacker had gained access to its network. Also: Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university.
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President Bush, who once opposed &quot;nation building,&quot; told world leaders Tuesday that the US-led military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan are aimed at promoting freedom and democracy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to rewrite, reprint and redistribute all of its ballots for the Nov. 2 election, saying the wording of a ballot initiative was inaccurate and biased...
Amnesty International calls for an independent inquiry into reports of execution-style killings by police in Kenya.
U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
Baseball thoughts, while wondering just exactly when Roger Clemens will enter the &quot;twilight of his career.&quot;
Playbill - Martin Short will close the Toronto run of his new show, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me on July 2. The engagement at the Canon Theatre began May 27. The pre-Broadway tour's next stop is Chicago.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Corporation  has created CBS Mobile, a new platform within CBS Interactive dedicated to building and growing the Company's mobile operation across its various properties, including CBS Entertainment, CBS Sports and CBS News.
Britain's music fans will pay 10  percent less for downloads from Apple's iTunes stores within  six months, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
A plane with 176 people aboard crashed and burst into flames in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after skidding off a runway that has been criticized as being too short in a driving rain, the nation's airport authority said.
A second plane of American evacuees from battle-scarred Lebanon landed early Friday outside Washington, bringing travelers eager to be home after days of heavy bombings and house-shaking explosions.
Online retailers have begun capitalizing on the YouTube craze, offering a video platform for product demonstrations, rants and raves, and just plain bizarre behavior.
AOL believes spammers are starting to give up - at least when it comes to sending junk to its subscribers. The total number of spam complaints from AOL members fell more than 75% last month.
A Danish man released from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba says he wants to join Muslim Chechens in their fight against Russia.
The family members of troubled pop star Britney Spears want her to leave showbiz.
One soldier dead and two others injured after operation with Afghan troops in Helmand province.
A rail accident occurred near the British town of Newbury, killing six people according to first estimates. Over 100 people were wounded in the accident, 30 of them heavily.
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A judge seeks a solution for a 'public nuisance of a major kind' who repeatedly breaks an anti-social behaviour order.
Saving the Hubble Space telescope may be too expensive and dangerous, lawmakers said Wednesday after hearing from scientists who are split on the best way to repair or retire the cosmic camera.
Burma reopens its constitutional convention,  amid criticism the delegates are unrepresentative.
Adding a dash of cash to sweeten the pot, the Liberal government has retabled its much-maligned marijuana bill. Justice Minister Irwin Cotler reintroduced the cannabis reform package
The United States said it had \
NHL players yesterday offered to cut existing player contracts by 24 percent, a collective pay reduction of approximately a half-billion dollars over three years, in an attempt to break the deadlock with owners that has resulted in the cancellation of the
For all the polls that show how football is now America's most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year's sweet reminder that October baseball is the best game, the best theater in sports for moments to remember.
Given all that's at stake in the 2008 presidential race, it's a bit terrifying to realize that by one measure, a major role is being played by an aspiring model/actress/fashion designer/former beauty pageant contestant named Amber.
Company's new player offers 25 percent bigger hard drive and weighs less than the iPod Mini--for the same price.
In Stillmore, Ga., more than 120 illegal migrants were arrested last month.
Using money, weapons or its oil power, Saudi Arabia will intervene to prevent Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias from massacring Iraqi Sunni Muslims once the United States begins pulling out of Iraq, a security adviser to the Saudi government said on Wednesday.
The Celtics make their one and only visit to the Target Center in Minneapolis today. They've had a great deal of success in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, winning in each of their last four visits. Jim O'Brien was a spiffy 3-0 there. Even John Carroll won there last year, taking his brutal, 36-win, dysfunctional group and beating a team ...
Paul Collingwood hits 206 and Kevin Pietersen 158 as England declare on 551-6 on day two of the second Ashes Test.
(InfoWorld) - Red Hat has pushed out the first public beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, an upgrade to its operating system that\u00c2\u00a0includes virtualization technologies\u00c2\u00a0intended to help companies get more use from their hardware. The final version of the product is due to ship by year's end, although it was unclear this week if Red Hat will meet that target. RHEL 5 Beta 1, which was released Friday, was originally due to ship in July, with a second beta expected in September. The beta appears to be aimed mostly at existing subscribers to the Red Hat Network. Non-customers can try out the software but they have to contact a local Red Hat office or apply at\u00c2\u00a0http://www.redhat.com/rhel/details/eval (The page says RHEL 4 but Red Hat says it's for RHEL 5 as well). The beta is for testing purposes and Red Hat emphasized that it's not intended for production use. It's asking for feedback to hone the final version of the product, and wants to hear about how it is implementing the open-source Xen virtualization technology in particular. Xen allows companies to run multiple operating systems on a server at the same time, making better use of computing power that's often otherwise left idle. Virtualization on mainframes has been around for a long time, but it's now being adopted on lower-end servers as well as they become more powerful. Novell has already incorporated Xen into its Linux distribution, Suse Linux 10 Server, released in July. And Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0has said that Windows Longhorn Server will be compatible with Xen-enabled versions of Linux, allowing customers to run Linux and Windows side by side on the same server. Other new features in the RHEL 5 beta include the disk dumping tool Kdump, which can speed reboot times and is handy for developers who have to reboot systems several times a day, and the SystemTap and Frysk analysis and development tools. The beta also includes a technical preview of what Red Hat calls its stateless Linux technology, which reduces dependencies on individual clients to make the OS easier to manage and modify remotely. The server OS is available for most of the popular hardware platforms; availability for the client OS is more limited. Details are\u00c2\u00a0available here.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In the summertime in New England, screens are important, especially in blackfly country. Last night, screens were again important in New England, even though it's the dead of winter. The New England Patriots used the screen pass to nullify a swarm of nasty blackflies called the Philadelphia Eagles, beating a blitz that was pressuring Tom Brady and ...
With the holiday season now behind us, the nation is awash in gift cards, as stores sold many more in 2007 than they did the year prior.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's 73rd-minute penalty kick and Wayne Rooney's injury-time goal gave Manchester United a 2-0 victory Sunday over league-leading Arsenal, ending the Gunners' unbeaten league streak at 49 games and moving the Red Devils back into the league chase.
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Thanks to a clean, easy-to-use interface, a brand-new social networking site may edge out its competitors. Invite your friends to Thanksgiving dinner the easy way. In Monkey Bites.
Baghdad - Iraq urged the international community on Wednesday to play an active role in rebuilding the war-shattered nation at a donors conference in Tokyo as a Baghdad bombing killed three US soldiers in the latest wave of violence.
Media & professional: Staff get help from US billionaire Ron Burkle to fend off Rupert Murdoch's $5bn (\u00c2\u00a32.5bn) takeover bid.
Mr. Bishop was the long-faced comedian and the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s celebrated retinue of the 1960\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
A 37% rise in NI's property prices in 2006 has led to speculation that the market may slow significantly.
Presidente Sanpaolo, 'Esame operazioni in Europa'
If the measure is approved, New York will become the first city in the United States to impose a broad system of congestion pricing.
Oracle has won backing from slightly more than 60% of PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders in its $9.2 billion hostile takeover. Friday evening, the software maker announced that 228.7 million out of the roughly 376
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John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy.
Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp.  and Fujitsu Ltd.  said quarterly operating profit dropped on sharp price falls in microchips and hard drives, and forecast steeper price declines to come.
Nude cyclists are expected to ride through the streets of cities around the world Saturday, to highlight the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and protest against oil dependency, organisers said.
Shareholders of Interbrew and AmBev today voted in favour of the two companies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 merger. AmBev\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shareholders also voted in favour of a capital increase and the incorporation of Canadian brewer Labatt at
Former Masters champion Mike Weir will   replace Phil Mickelson in the elite four-man field for the   end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Hawaii, organizers said   on Thursday.
Security screeners at Newark  Liberty International Airport lost a bag containing fake  explosives used to test the airport's bomb-detection system,  federal officials said on Wednesday.
The last thing any government wants is hot, angry voters, but that is Pakistan's fate with elections just months away.
Were there little people on Flores? A fresh analysis of the fossilised skeleton that sparked the Hobbit controversy, has provided more evidence to support the claim that Homo floresiensis is a new species of hominid, the Guardian reports, and not a diseased human with a shrunken and malformed brain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush on Friday used his first comments about the disputed presidential election in Ukraine to warn authorities that the world is watching, but he struck a
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Saturday that Israel should expand its massive raid of northern Gaza, the army&#39;s biggest and deadliest offensive in more than four years of conflict with the Palestinians.
UK house prices fell by 0.6% in August as recent interest rate rises took hold, the Halifax says.
LAS VEGAS - LG Electronics\u00c2\u00a0on Wednesday announced that it will incorporate its DoubleLife technology, which prevents early burn-in of images onto a plasma screen, into plasma display panels (PDPs) starting in 2005.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems has rolled out an online video publishing package for businesses, an offering in line with the company's strategy to move beyond its traditional focus on networks to make more of a splash in the unified communications market. Cisco said Tuesday that its Digital Media System could, for example, allow a company to stream an executive keynote online and then archive it immediately for further viewing. The company envisions a range of applications for the system from companies using it to train employees in remote locations to governments broadcasting public meetings online. The system is based on an IP (Internet Protocol) platform, Cisco said. The Digital Media System includes two media encoders, one portable and one a \
Jeff Green scored 24 points and Georgetown made 73 percent of its shots in the second half on the way to a 72-48 victory against St. John\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Thursday night.
About 20 South Korean Christian volunteers are feared to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official said on Friday.
By Kevin Wadlow, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Feb. 21--The Florida Keys may have already seen many of the fishing-related issues certain to plague the rest of the state in the near future, fishery managers say.
Madonna's debut movie as a director will have its world premiere at the annual Berlin film festival in February.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Helicopters dropped aid  to clamoring crowds in tsunami-hit Indonesian villages on  Sunday but were unable to land, a week after the waves washed  away entire towns around the Indian Ocean.
Occasionally, I catch myself singing the &quot;incredible edible egg&quot; jingle when I&#39;m cooking eggs. Eggs are a low-carber&#39;s best friend, and how great is it that they have such a catchy jingle to dance to?
Investors have been cheered by the decisive lead former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election.
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche Holding said its chief executive would step down next March as the company separates that job from the chairman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s position. Franz B. Humer, who has been chief since 1998, will remain chairman of the board. Next July, he also will become chairman of the beverage company Diageo. He will be succeeded by Severin Schwan, 40, who had been the head of Roche\u00e2\u0080\u0099s diagnostics unit since January. The company also posted a 24 percent increase in first-half net profit, to 4.92 billion Swiss francs ($4.1 billion) from 3.97 billion francs in the period a year earlier. Roche benefited from its flu treatment Tamiflu as governments stockpile the drug in case of an influenza pandemic.
The Ministry of Defense confirmed yesterday that China&#39;s military had withdrawn most of its troops from Dongshan Island where it was to hold an annual war game, but would not say if the action indicated Beijing was calling off the maneuvers that simulate
Northern Rock, one of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest casualties of the credit crisis, sold some of its mortgage portfolio to JPMorgan Chase.
Jay Agarwal of Concord has donated $250,000 to establish the Elizabeth Smith Agarwal Diabetes Center, which will be part of the Center for Specialty Care that Emerson Hospital is building on Baker Avenue in Concord. Agarwal, whose late wife had been treated for diabetes at Emerson, is a consultant to major corporations on metals, minerals, and energy matters. New bank ...
Priest Holmes spoke of retirement after setting an NFL record with 27 touchdowns in 2003. Yesterday, a day after the Kansas City Chiefs put their star running back on injured reserve, he stated his intention to return next season. Holmes, 31, was leading the NFL in rushing and scoring when he strained ligaments in his right knee Nov. 7. This ...
Peter Pan, the green-clad flying boy who did not want to grow up, has succeeded rather well at it for 100 years.
President Bush says he doesn't envision a longtime presence of U.S. troops in Iraq similar to post-World War II deployments in Europe and South Korea that continue today.
The European Commission was set on Wednesday to give Turkey the green light to start entry negotiations with the EU, while warning there is a long and potentially bumpy road ahead.
In what could become a model for other states, Nevada voters on Tuesday became the first in the nation to cast ballots in a statewide election on computers that printed paper records of electronic ballots.
One of the marks of a great player is the ability to produce when it matters. This was England&#39;s most important one-day game of the season.
A leading hospital admits it has taken two years to warn patients they could have contracted HIV or hepatitis after shoulder operations.
LG.Philips LCD is planning to unveil a 52-inch multi-touch LCD (liquid crystal display) at next week's Consumer Electronics Show, it said Monday. The screen is 5-inches larger than one it recently showed in Japan and is the largest display of its type in the world, the company said.
Mel Stottlemyre was getting his white blood cells counted for yet another month. Unsolicited, his doctor said he could go back to full-time work again, back to the ballpark routine he had followed just about every summer for 41 years.
Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  said on Monday it would postpone a shareholder meeting until December 6 to give billionaire Carl Icahn and his partners more time to firm up financing for their $4.6 billion bid for the company.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - At least 26 people, many of them civilians, were killed on Monday in two simultaneous suicide attacks in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, a provincial police official said.
ALAN SHEARER is particularly wary of Manchester United after Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson insisted the Red Devils are out of the title race.
The people of Nottingham and Derby pay homage to legendary manager Brian Clough, who died this week.
A fleet of fuel cell-powered SUVs are going into the hands of consumers for real-world testing.
On Monday night, a day before he expected to start against the Canadiens and extend his career-best consecutive-games streak, Tim Thomas ordered grilled tuna for dinner in Montreal .
John McCain and Bill Richardson got their most prized keepsakes 40 years apart, from the same hand.
The toss of a coin decided who would be mayor of a Spanish village after two candidates tied in elections.
Clima economico ha fatto calare vendite al dettaglio
YANGON, Myanmar  - Two prominent pro-democracy leaders were among hundreds of prisoners released from a Myanmar prison on Sunday as part of a broad amnesty granted by the country's ruling military junta.
Rasmussen Reports - There are three separate races making up the Election 2008 Presidential competition: the race for the Democratic nomination, the race for the Republican nomination, and the general election. All three share one unifying theme\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0097Hillary Clinton.
Politicians look for help online with the popular networking site facebook.com
Israel has turned down Syrian President Bashar Al Assad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace proposal as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wants to concentrate on his Gaza withdrawal plan and doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to be diverted in a peace track with Damascus.
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will not be cited for his tackle on Wales flanker Jonathan Thomas in Saturday's Six Nations opener.
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Children living near  a Russian space launch station suffer higher rates of disease, a journal reports.
Wally Backman will be named manager of the Diamondbacks today, a source familiar with the result of the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s search said Sunday.
His sweep of the Virginia, Maryland and D.C. primaries makes him the undisputed front-runner. But pundits have already counted out Hillary Clinton twice in this campaign
Sen. John Kerry said Thursday that Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, put the &quot;best face&quot; on a failed policy when the foreign leader addressed Congress earlier in the morning.
Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar has been passed fit for the third Test against Australia, which starts in Nagpur on Tuesday. The 31-year-old has recovered from tennis elbow, which has kept him out of action since the middle of August.
BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday that North Korea had shut down its nuclear reactor and four related facilities, a major step in efforts to get it to give up its nuclear weapons programs.
Friday's papers see the violent demonstrations in Hungary as a symptom of a wider disquiet spreading through the newest members of the European Union.
Gregory Havret, a Frenchman ranked 320 in the world, beat Phil Mickelson in a play-off to claim the biggest win of his career at the Scottish Open here on Sunday.
The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.
Many NHS trusts are failing to meet core standards for out-of-hours primary care, statistics show.
The state banned all live poultry sales and shows for the rest of July after avian flu antibodies were discovered in a flock of 54,000 turkeys on a Shenandoah County farm.
Blog: Former Googler hired back by Microsoft reveals the dark side to working at Google
Internet law professor Michael Geist looks at how musicians themselves are shaking up the digital music industry.
The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers are reporting.
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British police arrested a 37-year-old man on Monday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in eastern England, officers told a news conference.
Argentina's ruling Peronist Party is deeply divided and no one knows what it stands for anymore but it will almost certainly retain its grip on power in the October 28 presidential election.
Authorities lifted an evacuation order for this mountaintop community as crews came close to snuffing out a wildfire that scorched more than 14,000 acres in the San Bernardino National Forest.
After they both finished 6-10 a year ago, the Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers have found themselves linked again, but now in their rise to the N.F.L.'s upper echelon.
By Anne Dudley Ellis, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--[TEXT]Clovis Unified School District will expand and reconfigure the site for an elementary-through-high school complex planned east of Fresno, possibly attracting opposition from property owners.
The king is dead; long live the king. That monarchist continuum has found an echo in contemporary China. In a process of seamless succession, Hu Jin Tao, till now the head of state of China and secretary-general
Under contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Coverity seeks to establish a new security baseline for open-source applications.
In an eleventh-hour move, the Yukos oil company has filed for bankruptcy in a United States Court and is demanding the cancellation of an auction of its main production unit slated for Sunday.
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France's president vows to cut thousands of civil service jobs, as unions threaten strikes over pension reform.
Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said that there were no prisoners of conscience in the country and that he was open to any calls for an international investigation.
L&#39; aereo dell&#39; Aeronautica Militare che ha riportato in Italia Simona Torretta e Simona Pari e&#39; atterrato nell&#39; aeroporto di Ciampino poco prima delle 23.15. Quando si \u00c3\u00a8 aperto il portellone del Falcon il
Oil prices tiptoed lower on Tuesday, marking a fourth day of losses as worries over potential supply shortfalls ahead of winter faded and Nigerian unions called off a strike that could have disrupted exports.
Fire crews climb off the roof of Lincoln Elementary School at 1090 Roberta in South Salt Lake after smoke was smelled inside the building Friday. Students were quickly evacuated. There turned out to be no smoke and no fire.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
WASHINGTON: NASA will today conduct the final and fastest test flight of its pilotless X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, aiming to send it zooming across the Pacific Ocean at about 10 times the speed of sound -- almost 3.2 kilometers (two miles) per
Startling testimony by an FDA drug safety reviewer about five popular medications has the medical world buzzing about how tightly the agency should be regulating new medications.
Free safety Marcus Coleman expected to be chasing All-Pro running back Priest Holmes around on the field Sunday. Coleman returned an interception a franchise-record 102
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Early iPhone buyers may receive their $100 refund with this SMS message sent directly to their phones from the company.
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit tumbled 68 percent due to its exposure to assets backed by mortgages and a tough comparison to last year, when the bank sold its retail operations for about $1.4 billion.
The European Commission advises that Turkey's EU membership talks be partly suspended over the Cyprus issue.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. warned Monday that second-half earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts due to higher marketing spending.
Guatemala's president says organised crime gangs ordered the murder of four policemen  held in a top security jail.
US Airways Group Inc. will begin liquidation in mid-January if it fails to secure new lower-cost, long-term contracts with three of its largest labor unions either by negotiation or court
A 79-year-old motorist in Sweden who hadn't driven to town in more than 40 years told a court he was stunned to discover that the country had switched from left to right-hand traffic -- in 1967.
Microsoft has signed yet another Linux collaboration and patent agreement, this time with its old copyright adversary Linspire, through which the companies will work on interoperability between Windows and Linux.
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Mooted government help to rescue troubled German business lender IKB has drawn cool comment from political figures ahead of an emergency meeting on the issue on Wednesday, press reports said.
Wade Wilson has become the latest person, and perhaps the most surprising, to be suspended for violating the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rules on performance-enhancing drugs.
Positive stock action has been seen throughout the Net sector this week, as eBay struck all-time highs and Google recovered 11 percent of its value.
The head of the European Central Bank reiterated concerns Monday that high oil prices would weigh on the world economy next year but said he still expected inflation to recede in 2005 - &quot;provided there are no further significant shocks.
Schools have improved since Tony Blair became prime minister but it is hard to say by how much, a report says.
Blog: A judge has ruled that Linden Lab can't dismiss a property case against it, or move the case to arbitration.
Tillie, the clown face that graced the front of Palace Amusements in Asbury Park for nearly 50 years, was preserved in June before the rest of the building was torn down.
Cinzia Banelli non era conforme ai criteri politici delle Br, da questa mancata disposizione \u00c3\u00a8 nato il percorso critico che l&#39;ha portata prima &quot;ad un arretramento e poi all&#39;espulsione&quot; dalle Brigate Rosse.
Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in, the IRA&#39;s political wing, and the Democratic Unionists engaged in mutual recrimination yesterday in the wake of Wednesday&#39;s announcement by the British and Irish
Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen spoke at the&#160;Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco,&#160;and IDG News Service had a chance to interview him before his appearance at the event. In this edited version of the conversation, Chizen spoke about Adobe&#39;s strategy for hosted software, its baby steps in the online advertising business, and its AIR technology for building desktop-based rich Internet applications.IDGNS: What is Web 2.0 to you, and what is Adobe&#39;s role in it?Chizen: To me, Web 2.0 is the realization of everything we talked about in the Web 1.0 era: The ability to take advantage of Web services, to have rich Internet applications, to have socialization and collaboration, to have hosted applications. These things were talked about but hard to do. Web 2.0 is the execution of that, and Adobe is the enabler of a lot of that experience.Most of the images on the Web have probably been touched by Photoshop. Most of the video is probably edited or enhanced with Premiere. Most of the animation and video playback is Flash. A lot of the rich Internet applications are being built with our Flex framework, taking advantage of Flash. The graphics [involve] Illustrator, and on and on.IDGNS: It seems that in recent months, the Adobe story has gotten more complicated than it was a few years ago as the company moves into new areas and technologies like hosted applications. Are you concerned that this might confuse and alienate existing customers?Chizen: Your perception is accurate. Our business has gotten more complex and more diversified. As a company that has been growing 20 to 30 percent a year, in order for us to sustain that growth, we need to address more customers with different products and solutions. But our mission hasn&#39;t changed for the past 25 years: To help enable the communication of rich ideas and information in a reliable, compelling, engaging manner.Twenty-five years ago we did that on paper with [printing technology] PostScript. What has changed is the world around us: More people are trying to communicate more information than ever before, so we&#39;re able to address more markets.Am I concerned we&#39;ll be alienating our current customers? No. As long as we continue to serve their needs, we&#39;ll be okay.IDGNS: Do you currently generate any revenue from online ads?Chizen: A very tiny amount today via a hosted application called Premiere Express. It lets consumers do simple video editing. We offer it through partners like Photobucket [and MTV]. Some of those business models are advertising-based. We&#39;ll continue to experiment.Our Adobe Media Player [now in beta] is also an ad-based business model. We enable broadcasters and content providers to make money on their content through a very clever advertising user interface. We&#39;re also working on a Photoshop Express, which will let consumers do image editing. It&#39;ll be either ad-based or subscription-based.IDGNS: Do you foresee online ad revenue becoming a noticeable part of Adobe&#39;s revenue mix?Chizen: It depends on how many years you look ahead. Many of our core customers care so much about the quality of the information that they&#39;re trying to provide that they want their solutions to be unencumbered and won&#39;t put up with advertising. But there will be more casual users who will want our capabilities but not pay directly for it, and that&#39;s where you&#39;ll see advertising.IDGNS: Do you offer any of your packaged software products in full-featured but hosted versions?Chizen: No, we don&#39;t.IDGNS: Will there come a time when your full-featured products will be offered as a hosted SaaS (software-as-a-service) model?Chizen: Yes, but over time. To benefit from a full-featured version of Photoshop, the experience as a hosted application wouldn&#39;t be very good, and that&#39;s because of bandwidth speeds. The capability of broadband doesn&#39;t equate to what you can get from your local computer.You&#39;ll see us do hybrid applications that take advantage of the desktop, but where appropriate, we&#39;ll provide hosted functionality for things like sharing. Our Kuler [web-hosted application] lets people collaborate using different color settings, [and works in conjunction with] producs like Illustrator, which resides on the desktop.That&#39;s going to happen over the next number of years: We&#39;ll have these hybrid environments for full-featured applications. As broadband gets greater and greater, there&#39;s the possibility of taking the desktop app and moving it to the host. Five years is probably the minimum.But the capability of the desktop and laptop is advancing so quickly ... and broadband capability isn&#39;t increasing that rapidly. Even if it increased that rapidly, people are throwing more data into the pipes, which will slow down the delivery of the information.IDGNS: So you&#39;re seeing interest from users in hosted software that simplifies workgroup collaboration?Chizen: For more casual users, we&#39;ll have hosted services. We announced a service recently called Share [in beta version], which lets you extend what Acrobat does or what the Adobe Reader does -- document sharing, PDF creation, word processing -- which will all be hosted, but you&#39;re still going to want to do a lot of things on your desktop.IDGNS: Do you agree the future of software delivery is that SaaS/hosted model?Chizen: Eventually. The key is how long does that take. It depends on the application and on broadband capabilities. I&#39;m smart enough to say that will be in 20 years probably.[Chizen later said during his presentation at the conference that he foresaw the Adobe software delivery model changing from packaged applications to SaaS about 10 years from now.]IDGNS: Does the SaaS/hosted model also present a threat to Adobe if stealthy competitors develop from the ground up as hosted software and offer some credible competitors to Adobe packaged applications?Chizen: Any shift of delivery model or business model is a threat to any company like Adobe that makes a lot of their revenue selling desktop software. It&#39;s up to us to make sure that as the environment is capable of delivering functionality to users, that Adobe is there before anyone else.What we&#39;ve done in video editing with Premiere Express, what we&#39;re doing with Photoshop Express with Share, what we do today with PDF creation online are great examples of Adobe being ahead of others in taking advantage of the changing landscape.IDGNS: When did Adobe develop a sense of urgency for reacting to the SaaS trend?Chizen: Back in the first dot-com wave is when we became sensitive to it, and we developed Create PDF Online. I&#39;d say it was a little over two years ago when we got a sense of urgency around it. Our first major hosted application was the Acrobat Connect real-time conferencing product.IDGNS: You&#39;re in the process of&#160;acquiring Virtual Ubiquity, maker of the Buzzword hosted word processing application. Are you interested in having hosted spreadsheet and presentation applications and forming an office productivity suite?Chizen: Spreadsheet, probably not, but the presentation application is intriguing. The trick is to develop one or acquire one where we believe we&#39;re differentiated by leveraging the AIR platform. What excited us about Buzzword wasn&#39;t being in the word processing business but that it&#39;s a great example of what AIR can do. It also fits really nicely into our Acrobat document collaboration strategy.IDGNS: Do you see Adobe competing against Google&#39;s Apps suite of communication and collaboration hosted software and against Microsoft Office?Chizen: It&#39;s more about offering the service to someone who is already collaborating with PDF documents, sharing their documents, or protecting their documents with us online and who wants to be able to edit or create a document. We&#39;re not looking to target the serious word-processing Office user, but for those people who are in our ecosystem, involved in a collaborative workflow, we want to make sure we can address their needs.IDGNS: Why is the AIR approach preferable to building an offline component for browser-based applications along the lines of what Google is doing with Google Gears?Chizen: For some applications, the browser is great, and having offline capabilities will be a great extension. But for other applications, we want complete control over the user experience [and the browser is inadequate.]That&#39;s where we really differentiate: The ability to go a little further in local capabilities, the ability to drag and drop easily from the desktop to the application and back. Those things would be tough to do with a browser. And some applications, you want to stay in them and don&#39;t want to be encumbered by a browser. You want local presence, and that&#39;s where we really shine.IDGNS: What&#39;s your latest take on Microsoft&#39;s Silverlight plug-in for delivering video and interactive graphics on the Web like Flash?Chizen: It appears to be trying to imitate the Flash player: It runs in the browser and is designed for interactivity, animation, and video. Fortunately, we&#39;ve had a 10-year head start, and we have a complete ecosystem around Flash.We&#39;re on 99.1 percent of all computers and on 300 million non-PC devices. More than 70 percent of video is streamed through Flash player. Millions of developers and designers use Adobe tools.It&#39;s going to take Microsoft a long time to catch up, we believe. In the meantime, we continue to advance Flash, and we&#39;re working on AIR. I take Microsoft seriously, but we&#39;re in pretty good shape.
ThomasB2B.com LLC will officially launch on Monday a new online advertising network which is modeled after general-purpose ones from the likes of Yahoo Inc.'s Overture and Google Inc. but which differs in two key aspects: first, it is focused exclusively on the business-to-business market; and second, it matches ads with search queries and content through predefined categories, not keywords.
KHOST, Afghanistan  - Six Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, part of a convoy of U.S.-led forces in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial police official said.
Just as many firms are professing their Democratic bona fides in the wake of the Democratic takeover of Congress, Clark &amp; Weinstock is unabashedly pushing Republican Vin Weber forward.
Another blowout loss left Saints owner Tom Benson furious and wondering whether his team belonged in the NFL. Reuben Droughns rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown, Jake Plummer threw for
The top overall draft choice&#39;s real introduction to the league came not in training camp or preseason, or even when he handed the ball to Tiki Barber on Sunday and watched the tailback sprint
NASA wrestled with two late-breaking technical concerns which showed up Tuesday two days before the launch of space shuttle Discovery, but managers weren't sure if they could delay the start of the mission.
CVS Corp. reported lower profits for the third quarter, as the huge drug store operator absorbed the acquisition of some of rival Eckerd&#39;s stores, as well as that company&#39;s mail order pharmacy business.
WARSAW - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said yesterday measures to spur faster global economic growth, not European concern about the dollar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plunging value, will be the focus of weekend talks in Berlin of the Group of 20 nations.
Buried inside a mountain beneath 2,000 feet (600 metres) of rock, a top-secret watch post scans the skies around the clock
Myleene Klass, Matt Willis and Jason Donovan face off in the final of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Charlie Strong roams the practice field just like any other head coach. He works with the offense, the defense and the special teams. He barks out calls and corrections, looking and sounding as if he's been in charge for years.
British mobile phone group Vodafone announced Tuesday that it slashed net losses last year as its growth strategy in emerging markets such as India and Turkey began to pay off.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Europe's biggest  drugmaker, said on Monday a U.S. court had ruled in its favor  in patent litigation with Israel's Teva Pharmaceuticals over  anti-nausea drug Zofran.
Si terr&agrave; domani mattina a Roma, all'Hotel Roma Airport di Fiumicino, l'incontro tra il sindac...
A group of Nobel Peace laureates sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urging the Beijing Games host to uphold Olympic ideals by pressing its ally Sudan to stop atrocities in Darfur.
Clearly the American election is on the mind of the president of France. When President Jacques Chirac stood before his ambassadorial corps on Friday, there was no hint that the relationship between France and ...
A spectrum of heart-stressing symptoms  called metabolic syndrome raises the risk of dementia,  researchers said on Tuesday.
The pop star is joining a group of some 2,000 other students of Kabbalah from 22 countries, according to the Kabbalah Centre. Designer Donna Karan and Marla Maples, an ex-wife of Donald Trump, are among the
Two bombs have rocked southern Thailand on Friday, wounding at least 20 people, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed there would be no cover up over the deaths of at least 85 Muslim detainees in the volatile region.
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Friday she still sees upside risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were now \
Temple Coach Al Golden is attempting to carry the Owls far, far away from their dismal recent football history.
NEW YORK  - African American patients who are seen in the ER for chest pain are less likely than patients from other racial groups to receive standard tests, such as a chest x-ray or an electrocardiogram (ECG), which provides an electrical recording of the heart, new research shows.
In anteprima il monologo 'Decidano le madri per la guerra'
Top seeds Roger Federer and Andy Roddick moved into the Thailand Open semi-finals with fairly comfortable straight-sets victories on Friday.
The United States economy is unlikely to slip into recession, Abby Joseph Cohen, chief investment strategist at Goldman Sachs, said in remarks published on Friday.
Husband of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri had 'number of motives' for wanting her dead, court told
When the tournament Most Valuable Player award was announced last night, Boston College freshman Nick Petrecki heard the words \
Slower global economic growth has increased risks for developing countries, especially if the record levels of private capital that has flowed into these markets is reversed, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds.
By Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 7--For Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, the Hub is the center of the universe, and yesterday he began a campaign to convince Long Islanders to see it the same way.   We must.
Venus followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open at the quarterfinal stage. But the biggest news in the round came earlier when Maria Sharapova upset No. 1 Justine Henin.
Con il passare delle ore si va delineando con maggiore chiarezza la vicenda culminata, nella tarda serata di ieri, con la morte di Nicola Primiani, il falegname 42enne di Ururi (Campobasso). Mentre le indagini
The former oversight commissioner Al Hutchinson is to succeed Nuala O'Loan as police ombudsman.
Javier Clemente, ct spagnolo della Serbia, &egrave; caduto davanti alla porta del suo garage mentre ...
Northern Ireland took a step toward restoring a government shared between Protestants and Catholics as it counted votes on Thursday from an election for a new provincial assembly.
Pakistani troops and Islamic militants skirmished overnight in a tribal region near the Afghan border. The clashes came a day after Pakistani forces said they smashed a suspected al-Qaida training camp, killing 50 fighters.
Leonard Hamilton spent 10 seasons as the Miami Hurricanes' coach and remains a zealous salesman for the attention-starved program.
Not since Alexander Graham Bell has so  much attention been lavished on a phone.
Il documento entro la prossima settimana sara' reso noto
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Unusually high tides  again swamped parts of India's tsunami-devastated Andaman  islands overnight and Indonesia told aid workers it could not  guarantee their safety in many parts of Aceh province.
The members of an Iranian Energy Ministry delegation had been held overnight for having unauthorized weapons, officials said.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc. , the world's leading programmable logic supplier, today announced that its Virtex(TM) series of high-performance FPGAs has surpassed $5B in cumulative revenues.
By Cong, Yu Du, Hui  Internet tools let teams write, edit and calculate together online. Here's the problem: Your three-partner CPA firm based in Boston is on a tight deadline to prepare an audit report for a client.
A U.N.-imposed deadline for Sudan to  prove it can protect the people of strifetorn Darfur ran out on  Monday, but international officials said the violence was far  from over.
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Homeowners unable to pay monthly mortgage bills and facing foreclosure shouldn't count on help from Washington this year. Regulators and lawmakers seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach as they confront the fallout from several years of lenders making too many home loans to people with inadequate credit.
The Palo Alto Research Center and Powerset Inc. are working to develop a natural language search engine expected to live by year's end.
In a recent dust-up with Tucker Carlson on CNN&#39;s &quot;Crossfire,&quot; Mr. Stewart defended a soft interview he conducted with John Kerry.
RICHMOND, Va. - The remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston battered parts of Virginia with torrential rain Monday, sending cars floating down streets and stranding people in downtown buildings.
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Where&#39;s Spidey when she needs him?
This week&#39;s controversy over allegations made by anti-John Kerry Vietnam veterans in their TV ad and in their book provides an illustration of the way division of labor works today in American politics.
Controversial Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm is back in the United States and ready to move on. Hamm, in Worcester for the Rock &amp; Roll
Wayne Rooney may be a superstar when he steps on to a football pitch - but from what Darren Fletcher has seen, off it he is just Mr Normal.
L'Inter affronter&agrave; la prossima settimana il Valencia in un Meazza aperto almeno agli abbonati...
The average incentive on cars and trucks sold in the United States fell by nearly 11 percent in October from September as automakers ramped up inventories of new 2005 model year vehicles with fewer discounts, an industry tracking group
Qualche critica nell'Unione, Mastella 'non convince metodo'
Islamic Army in Iraq. Paris rejected its demands that France scrap a law banning girls from wearing. the fate of the two reporters after initial hopes of an early release were dashed.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ California's new attorney general, Jerry Brown, said Thursday he wants to sit down with the chief executives of America's top automakers to convince them to settle up on global warming.
When the violinist Midori and the pianist Marc-Andr\u00c3\u00a9 Hamelin performed Ravel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sonata for Violin and Piano at the Rose Theater, notes and phrases were as carefully placed as stones in a Japanese garden.
Justin Gatlin always wanted to make his  mark on the world. But as a teenager the new Olympic 100 meters  champion believed fame would come through art not sprinting.
NEW YORK  - A technique called molecular  breast imaging (MBI) is highly sensitive in detecting small  lesions and can also spot tumors missed by mammography and  ultrasound, researchers report.
The death toll in a California mudslide rises to 10 as rescuers find the bodies of a woman and three children.
The drummer of indie punk band Fugazi has created a new DVD series that spotlights live performances from notable rock acts in a given city, all recorded in a single day.
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who won the British reality television show at the heart of a racist bullying row, looks set to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair.
A decade ago, the company now known as GameStop was bankrupt, now it says it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest video game retailer and is about to join the S.&P. 500.
PRAGUE, Sep 20 (IPS) - Czech officials are investigating claims that Roma  women are still being forced to undergo sterilisation.
Jelena Jankovic and Janko Tipsarevic maintained a dream year for Serbian tennis on Friday when they fought through to the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday that he and U.S. President George W. Bush \
Journal of unusual research projects and host of famous awards ceremony to offer free issues online.
Falling energy costs pulled down  U.S. consumer prices last month, but core inflation inched up  and housing starts surged, according to data on Wednesday that  bolstered expectations for a steady diet of interest-rate  rises.
The Kyoto Protocol, which aims to slow down global warming, will come into effect on Wednesday.
Gip Tivoli accoglie la perizia psicologica sui 19 bambini
Donald Trump's casino operations  filed for bankruptcy Sunday in a long-expected move that would  allow the real estate maverick to restructure the company's  debt and overhaul its aging casinos.
Il Chievo Verona ha prelevato dall'Ancona a titolo definitivo l'attaccante albanese, classe 1987, Xh...
The new president of the General Assembly pledged at Tuesday's opening of the 62nd session to make the world body the key forum for action on climate change and the fight against terrorism and poverty.
Nokia, the world's top cell phone  maker, has filed a patent counter-suit against Qualcomm Inc in  a Texas court, seeking damages and an injunction against the  U.S. chip maker.
Esperti tagliano stime Eurolandia, Pil 2008 1,8%, 2009 2%
Dubbio Dainelli nella Fiorentina che affronter&agrave; il Torino: il difensore &egrave; alle prese c...

Mastercard's sponsorship of the football World Cup is brought into question after a US court ruling.
 contestant says racy photos were \
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NEW YORK Sept. 20, 2004 - CBS News apologized Monday for a &quot;mistake in judgment&quot; in its story questioning President Bush&#39;s National Guard service, claiming it was misled by the source of documents that several experts have dismissed as fakes.
The European commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, today urged Ankara to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; - including the recognition of Cyprus - to convince sceptics Turkey is ready to become a candidate for EU membership.
Osama bin Laden said for the first time that he ordered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a videotape made public today, and he accused President Bush of &quot;misleading the American people&quot; about the attacks.
Politics: 6 October 2004, Wednesday. Two Turkish ships trespassed on Bulgarian territory near the coastal town of Ahtopol Wednesday.
Analyst group IDC predicts that in four years, Chinese cities will be most popular locations for offshore global delivery.
Consumers would be able to look up on the Internet prices that hospitals are paid for specific procedures under a Romney administration proposal intended to encourage comparison shopping and reduce healthcare spending.
Van Nistelrooy could be banned for three matches if charged by the FA following what appeared to be a stamp on the England full-back&#39;s foot, an incident missed during the game itself by referee Mike Riley.
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed itself and agreed to consider whether detainees at Guantanamo Bay have been unfairly barred from the federal courts by the Bush administration and Congress, a move that may finally determine legal rights for foreign-born terrorism suspects.
MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
MOSCOW : A blast at a Siberian mine killed 13 men in the latest disaster to strike Russia&#39;s accident-prone industry that has been chronically short of funds following the Soviet collapse.
&quot;Seven more are still missing in the area,&quot; Penang Civil Defence Director Mohamad Johari Mohamad Taufik told Reuters. 3-metre high (9-ft) waves hit the coast from around 1:30 pm on Sunday.
Microsoft&#39;s business strategy manager for Europe, Wilfried Grommen, said &quot;It&#39;s really important for us at this stage that we have this major extension of the GSP.
Jon Stewart was back Monday night for the first time since the Hollywood writers strike began, but he took care to draw a clear distinction between the show he was returning with and the show he hosted until two months ago
The dollar on Wednesday sank to a record low against the euro and a 26-year trough against sterling for a second day on fears that the crisis in the U.S. subprime mortgage market could cause to a credit crunch.
Dubai, Oct. 19 (NNN): The Israeli military has claimed to have killed six Palestinian militants in separate incidents in and around Gaza.
L'Ajax ha offerto a Johan Cruijff un ruolo dirigenziale all'interno del club. L'ex stella dei lancie...
Behind the millions of words at the Bali climate conference, in documents, speeches and slick brochures, lay a set of simple numbers: 2 and 445 and \
The People Power Party (PPP), a vehicle for supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won the most seats in Sunday's Thai election, two exit polls said.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the European Union would have to work to ease tensions with the United States over the likely lifting of an embargo on arms sales to China, a move opposed by Washington.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed 15 people, including a judge, in a courtroom in the city of Quetta on Saturday, the latest in a series of suicide blasts to have sent shudders through the country.
Hundreds of visitors started gathering at the tomb of Mother Teresa in eastern India on Wednesday to pay tribute on the tenth anniversary of her death, with many hoping for the nun&#39;s sainthood.
Sweden's criminalisation of prostitution may not be the best example for the UK to follow, Thomas Buch-Andersen reports.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Inspectors have traced two  more cows from an Alberta dairy herd to the United States in  their investigation into the country's second home-grown case  of mad cow disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on  Monday.
Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney star in a romantic comedy that struggles to capture the charm and ebullience of \
Qualcomm Incorporated, pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, on October 1 announced the opening of a research and development (R&amp;D) center in Hyderabad, India.
Director Martin Scorsese is best  known for dramas such as &quot;Raging Bull,&quot; &quot;Taxi Driver&quot; and  &quot;Goodfellas,&quot; but he will be honored next month for his  nonfiction films, organizers of the Silverdocs documentary film  festival said on Thursday.
Also: AOL's mobile ambitions. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
A movie which depicts Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's softer side tops the German box office chart.
Alex Rodriguez helped the New York Yankees end their five-game losing streak with his bat &#151; and his mouth, apparently. Rodriguez appeared to distract Toronto third baseman Howie Clark on a key popup late in the game, touching off arguments all over the field, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 10-5 Wednesday night.
With some luck, a small group of San Bernardino County residents will be able to have flu vaccines starting Friday. Flu shots from the San Bernardino County Department of
By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
A rapper surrendered Friday to face allegations that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr. Dre during the taping of a music awards show, authorities said.
Sheridan Bailey is offering workers $20 an hour to raise the steel building frames that are giving the U.S. city of Phoenix a taller skyline. Only thing is, he can't find any.
There is no 'i' in 'team', the saying goes.
Shipments of personal computers  this year will be higher than previously anticipated, boosted  by the strongest demand from businesses in five years, research  firm IDC said on Monday.
Brazilian wireless provider Claro, a unit of Latin American telecom giant America Movil, has reportedly agreed to buy Telecom Italia's TIM mobile phone operations for eight billion euros.
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Former Indonesian president Suharto's health is getting worse, doctors treating him in a Jakarta hospital say.

The White House has removed Costa Rica from an Internet list of nations in the so-called \
Advanced Micro Devices says it has reached a chip manufacturing milestone that will lead to improvements across its range of processor offerings for PCs and servers.
IF the US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates yet again, then the US economy can&#39;t be on the verge of falling back into recession after all, right?
The Libyan leader&#39;s son Saif asked how he could help after Mr Bigley&#39;s brother Paul phoned him. Paul said: &quot;I said, &#39;why don&#39;t you give your dad a call?
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Chris Drury will miss Buffalo's game against Toronto on Tuesday as the Sabres co-captain recovers from a concussion after being blindsided by Ottawa's Chris Neil last week.
Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Urban Meyer was introduced Saturday as the new head football coach at Florida. &quot;Urban Meyer represents the qualities that we were looking for in our head coach,&quot; athletic director Jeremy Foley said.
Finding a different hero every night was a trademark of the 2003 World Series championship team. Damion Easley assumed that role Monday night, blasting a two-run home run
For the first time since Latrell Sprewell left town, it was clear that Madison Square Garden no longer belonged to him.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said in Seoul Wednesday that South Korea&#39;s past nuclear experiments did not violate international agreements.
Talent isn't required, but screams, cheers  and lots of gyrations are.
A move to lift a ban on young women students wearing headscarves at universities has renewed the battle between secularists and the government
Nepal's Supreme Court orders the government to scrap laws that discriminate against homosexuals.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to increasing public knowledge about a disease that will strike an estimated 215,990 women in the United States this year.
ABUJA, nigeria\u00e2\u0080\u0094As the UN ultimatum for Sudan to disarm murderous militias ticked down to today&#39;s deadline, peace talks resumed between the Sudanese government and the rebel groups who accuse it of backing the militia attacks.
The same techniques as those popularized on the television C.S.I. series are being used to diagnose elder abuse and neglect.
InfoWorld - Sun&#160;has ambitious plans for the commercial and open-source versions of its Solaris operating system, hoping to achieve for Solaris the kind of ubiquity already enjoyed by Java. To come close to reaching that goal, Sun needs to reach out more to developers and endeavor to overcome some long-held prejudices against the OS.
Necessaria e urgente la riforma delle rendite finanziarie
Barack Obama's overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black U.S. senator in history &#151; and one of the nation's brightest political stars.
Web site visitors who clicked on banner ads on a number of popular European Web sites this weekend could have infected their computers with variants of the Bofra worm, experts warn.
The number of people seeking asylum in Britain has reportedly fallen to levels last seen when Prime Minister Tony Blair took office in 1997.
Wednesday's attack on the Askariya shrine mirrored a 2006 bombing at the Shiite holy site, but this strike may not spark the same sectarian bloodshed.
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Bartolo Colon hurled seven shutout innings of three-hit ball as the Anaheim Angels drew first blood in this three-game series for the American League West title with a 10-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Network
The former head of US medical services firm HealthSouth goes on trial accused of \
A coroner hears how a boy and a 68-year-old man lost their lives on the same day during the Sheffield floods.
Major League Baseball plans to build a home on 125th Street, Harlem\u00e2\u0080\u0099s premier boulevard, for its cable network.
Iran condemned on Sunday the awarding of a knighthood to British author Salman Rushdie, whose novel \
Tests have confirmed that a Milwaukee man died this year from West Nile virus, the manager of disease control and prevention for the Milwaukee Health Department says.
Six car bombs killed 160 people in a Shi'ite stronghold on Thursday in the bloodiest attack in Baghdad since the U.S. invasion and the authorities imposed an indefinite curfew on a city fearful of a sectarian civil war.
Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed  actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked  tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially the  controversial stem cell research that has emerged as a campaign  issue this year.
Boeing Co.  Chief Executive  James McNerney told lawmakers on Tuesday he was determined to  build \
The UN high commissioner for human rights, Louise Arbour, is calling for a big increase in the number of United Nations peacekeepers, human rights monitors and aid agencies to ensure security in Darfur.
Mariners center fielder Ichiro Suzuki leaves Sunday's game after appearing to be hit on the right knee by a pitch from Detroit's Justin Verlander.
The remains of 13 members of an Iraqi tae kwon do team kidnapped last year have been found in western Iraq, police and hospital officials said Saturday.
India&#39;s prime minister says he is prepared to hold unconditional talks with anyone working for peace in the disputed region of Kashmir.
Alexandre Vinokourov claims victory on the Tour de France's second day in the Pyrenees.
JERUSALEM, May 29 -- Israel's Labor Party on Monday ousted Amir Peretz, its populist leader sharply criticized for his role as defense minister during last summer's Lebanon war, in a primary election with implications for the durability of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's strained governing coalition.
President Bush named a new press secretary on Friday, replacing the high-profile showman Tony Snow with his quieter, stickler-for-detail deputy, Dana Perino.
Sidney Crosby scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Penguins celebrated the announcement that they're staying in Pittsburgh for the next 30 years with a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Nintendo's casual-gaming powerhouse apparently works a new kind of magic, virtually honing doctors' real-world surgical skills. Next up: surgery training software for the little console that could.
The parents of a premature baby girl are challenging doctors, who say she should be allowed to die if her breathing stops, in the High Court.
Only 12? SPOs it's a start QinetiQ has finally spotted a customer for its SPO millimetre wave crowd-scanning equipment.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause of diseases ranging
At 77, Warren E. Buffett, the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most famous investor, is in the midst of his hottest streak in almost a decade. And he is capping his run with a flurry of deal-making.
Peruvian death squad gunmen drank beer and shared birthday cake on the beach after killing 15 people at a neighborhood barbecue, one of them said on Monday at the trial of former President Alberto Fujimori on human rights crimes.
Results in the Israeli Labour primary put leader Amir Peretz in a distant third, bringing a period of uncertainty.
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Greenville, NC (Sports Network) - East Carolina head football coach John Thompson is expected to announce his resignation, effective at the end of the season, during a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
At the International Center of Photography, an exhibition that portrays nature as magnificent, cute and enduring, while also increasingly dangerous and endangered, thanks to human indifference and exploitation.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: Tom Lehman and Briny Baird shared the third-round lead on Saturday at the 4.2 million-dollar PGA Funai Classic.
E' successo in un tempio a 260 km a sudest di bombay
A lull in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was shattered yesterday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on buses in the southern Israeli town of Beersheva.
NEW YORK  - The public health burden  related to unsafe sexual activity is three times higher in the  U.S. than in other developed nations, according to researchers  at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More consumers are planning to spend  less this holiday season than a year ago, according to a survey  released on Tuesday that adds a fresh note of caution to what  is shaping up to be a ho-hum holiday shopping season.
Ericsson, the world's biggest supplier of mobile telecommunication systems, has reported a slight drop in second-quarter net profit as the acquisition of British group Marconi in 2005 continued to weigh on earnings.
Monopoly watchdogs don't like the smell of big stake Government regulators have demanded that Sky offload most of its stake in ITV because it threatens competition in the TV market, and could harm consumers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 15 goals after converting a 27th-minute penalty to give Cameroon a 1-0 lead over Sudan in a Group C match Wednesday.
Iran opened a conference on Monday to examine the Holocaust and question whether Nazi Germany used gas chambers to kill Jews, drawing condemnation in the West and criticism from Iran's Jewish community.
Global anti-tobacco efforts aimed at avoiding tens of millions of preventable deaths have been slow to take hold, and no country has fully adopted the World Health Organization's recommendations, WHO said on Thursday.
Sabato 15 e domenica 16 settembre, in Piazza del Popolo a Roma, andr&agrave; in scena il '2007 Adida...
Demand for calorie labels on restaurant food is sweeping the country but the real question is whether diners with more information will make wiser decisions.
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano need to leave West Ham, says Argentina national boss Alfio Basile.
New Year's resolutions and wishes listed by Democratic presidential hopefuls during Thursday's debate in Johnston, Iowa:
Prosecutors are said to be focusing on the Action Research Group, identified as one of the most prolific users of subterfuge for obtaining phone records.
Con le nuove norme &egrave; pi\u00c3\u00b9 facile e meno caro cambiare banca o stipulare un nuovo prestito. Ecco i passi da seguire per trovare di meglio
Subhash Ghai launched KARZ and also founded Mukta Arts on 24th October, 1978. Thirty years later, on 24th October this year, the Showman will showcase his new film YUVRAAJ to the global audience.
World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Nestle , the world's largest food company, held merger talks with U.S. snacks and drinks conglomerate PepsiCo  earlier this year, but the project ran aground due to a number of complications, the Wall Street Journal Europe reported on Thursday.
Repelled by Scott Peterson's seeming lack of sorrow and remorse, a jury decided Monday that he deserves the death penalty for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, almost two years ago to the date.
Poi insisteranno nuvole e piogge, con temperature autunnali
A British soldier's postcard to his sweetheart has finally arrived &#151; 92 years after he sent it from the trenches of World War I.
Following a year that saw their U.S. sales drop 4 percent overall, many European automakers are introducing a slew of new models in 2005 as part of an effort to reverse the slide and revive their brands.
CALGARY, Alberta  - All 10 passengers injured when a Air Canada flight hit turbulence over the Rocky Mountains on Thursday are in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, the Calgary Health Region said.
Princess Diana said she needed marriage to Dodi Al Fayed \
State Street Corp.  said on Monday it would acquire Investors Financial Services Corp.  for about $4.5 billion in stock.
Aston Villa have maintained their unbeaten start to the season by holding Chelsea to a 1-1 draw that could cost the champions their place at the top of the Premiership.
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing some of the same problems that are driving the airlines to bankruptcy, rising costs and declining income.
Like cicadas, debates about corporate governance pop up periodically with a great deal of whir and buzz. In 1992, for example, the business community protested Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Richard C. Breeden&#39;s push for ...
The battle for search-technology supremacy extended to new front today when Microsoft launched a tool for finding files stored on personal computers.
The release of Malaysia&#39;s best known political opposition figure, Anwar Ibrahim, after six years in jail, has brought widespread praise for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, who one year ago succeeded Malaysia&#39;s long-time leader, Mahathir Mohamad.
NEW YORK  - The weight of the mother before pregnancy, as well as additional weight gained during pregnancy, are often excessive and blood sugar abnormalities are common, in women of Mexican descent who are living in the U.S., researchers report. These factors help explain the high infant birth weights seen in this group, according to the study findings published in American Journal of Public Health.
At least 108 people die in the Philippines after rains from Typhoon Durian trigger mudslides.
 plunders box office, sets record
A federal judge is holding five reporters in contempt today for refusing to identify their sources for stories about former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee.
Her tears now a distant memory, Nicole Vaidisova lifted dampened spirits with her photogenic smile as she strutted into the second round of the French Open on Tuesday.
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said on Tuesday his second stint at the helm of a movie, a coming-of-age piece set in his native Malaga, had sharpened his appetite to spend more time directing.
Geraldine Kelley was a stern boss, and their relationship at the California motel where Marilynn Contreras worked as a maid was all business except
At least 35 NFL players have been arrested this year on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to felony burglary and the union and league are concerned about the growing problem.
Gunmen killed dozens of people and burned mosques in a Sunni Arab enclave in Baghdad on Friday and clashes broke out in a Shi'ite district where car bombs killed 202 in the bloodiest bombing of the war on Thursday.
The first civilian president after Argentina's dictatorship ended in 1983 defended his administration's amnesty laws while testifying at a human rights trial, but said he felt relieved when the laws were overturned.
JAMAICA Prime Minister PJ Patterson was preparing to take a helicopter trip to the rural parish of Clarendon yesterday afternoon to survey the damage done by Hurricane Ivan.
Virgin Group and up to two other bidders are expected to meet a Monday deadline for Northern Rock offers.
Apple Inc. has agreed to scrap its online pricing policies across Europe for its iTunes music downloads, the European Union said Wednesday.
Mercurial French striker Nicolas Anelka is being lined up for a dramatic return to former club Arsenal as a replacement for compatriot Thierry Henry, according to reports Sunday.
President Bush plans to make the case for reforming Social Security at the economic summit he will open Wednesday. He couldn&#39;t pick a more ambitious, or more devilish, domestic project.
Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, has thyroid cancer and is undergoing treatment at Bethesda Naval Hospital, two senior government officials told CNN.
Sven-Goran Eriksson heralded a three-way contest for the vacant spot in England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s midfield after Nicky Butt was ruled out of this weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opening 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria.
Sinn Fein, political wing of the paramilitary Irish Republican Army, said it was determined to continue talks on the future of Northern Ireland despite the IRA being accused of carrying out a massive bank robbery last month.
Politica monetaria resta accomodante, agiremo in modo fermo
Congress yesterday authorized an additional  $70 billion in emergency funds to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through early next year, including nearly $24 billion for the Army and Marine Corps to repair and replace worn-out equipment.
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Kenya's stock exchange halts trade and the shilling falls back against the dollar as violence continues.
Stocks declined on Monday, led lower by financial shares, as a rush by savers to withdraw deposits at a large British mortgage lender fueled worries the credit market turmoil would spread.
Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 2 February, subheadings as published  The prospects for advancement and freedom in Afghanistan's media sector are perhaps closer now than at any other time in the country's history.
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Two huge explosions hit the Saudicapital of Riyadh Wednesday evening, security sources said. A car bomb went off near the Interior Ministry as militantsfailed in forcing their
The U.S. military plans no troop cuts in Afghanistan before March, as fighting intensifies against Taliban forces that have gained influence in a political and security \
Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic won the Swiss Indoors title at Basel on Sunday, defeating David Nalbandian of Argentina in a thrilling five-set final.
Megawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far
An experimental diet drug Accomplia--already shown to aid in quitting smoking--helped people lose much more weight than a placebo in an eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said.
Gold fell to its lowest in six weeks on Tuesday before bargain hunters resurfaced, but trading was muted after a rally in the Japanese yen and a slide in global stock markets rattled the nerves of many investors.
The top price Gazpromneft will pay for a 76.79 percent stake in Yuganskneftegaz will be set by four government representatives, Vremya Novostei newspaper reported, quoting a source close to the Gazprom board of directors.
Risultati della 20/a giornata della Ligue 1 francese: Valenciennes-Saint Etienne 2-0 (8' Doumeng/V; ...
How the global satellite launch market is shaping up after a rocky few years.
Brandon Johnson, a starting safety with the University of Tennessee football team, was suspended indefinitely because he fired a gun into the air near campus.
Liv Tyler says when she first saw the title of the script for her new film, \
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Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. posted a higher profit Wednesday for its fiscal first quarter, driven by strong revenue gains in its broadcast and cable TV operations.
DENVER -- One of the three federal lawsuits at the heart of the sex-and-recruiting scandal surrounding the University of Colorado football team has been dropped, attorneys in the case said Monday.
European aircraft maker Airbus announced 10,000 job cuts and a timetable for slashing its factory network Wednesday, in a bid to solve the crisis caused by problems with its A380 superjumbo jet.
Friday&#39;s defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.
Police launch an investigation after a 26-year-old collapses at a Swansea club and dies in hospital.
AT&T Wireless has given U.S. music fans the ability to purchase 99-cent songs using a mobile phone.
A four-year-old boy dies of bird flu in Vietnam - the country's fifth reported victim of the virus this year.
SINGAPORE, DEC 6: Oil prices inched up from a three-month low on Monday as traders caught their breath after last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 14% dive and considered a possible output reduction at Opec\u00e2\u0080\u0099s upcoming meeting.
US Marines fired artillery rounds at militants in this Sunni insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad on Friday, the military and witnesses said.
NEW YORK -- Stocks fell in early trading Friday as a lower-than-expected consumer confidence reading and a weaker dollar weighed on enthusiasm from a stronger-than-expected employment report.
Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for writing the Sasser worm, could be about to start work with German firewall company Securepoint.
Lukas Bauer ha vinto la 15 km tecnica classica disputata a Otepaa, in Estonia, valida per la Coppa d...
The board of the Washington Convention Center Authority delayed its vote again yesterday on recommendations for building the city's largest hotel, saying it wants more time to look at where it should go and how to pay for it.
Apple Computer is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet.
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs.
An Italian judge ordered 26 Americans to stand trial for the kidnapping of an Egyptian imam, setting up the first criminal examination of the CIA's &quot;extraordinary rendition&quot; programme.
His trip includes Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Former premier Benazir Bhutto can return to Pakistan from exile but will have to face corruption cases against her, the government said, as her party prepared to announce her arrival date Friday
The United States on Wednesday froze the U.S. assets of nine people and two businesses in the border area of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay who Washington said helped funnel millions of dollars to Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Haiti's largest public hospital is barely functioning despite foreign governments' pledging $1.4 billion toward Haiti's long-term development.
BRUSSELS, Jul 10 (IPS) - The European Union's finance ministers have  decided that Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn should head the  International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite calls for the post to  be opened up to candidates from poor countries.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDayNews)  Exercise-intervention programs can help boost physical activity in children, says a study by researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
A Nasa satellite records major changes to ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2005.
Ferguson branded them &quot;flawed, immoral and unfair&quot; after Wayne Rooney received a three-match ban for putting his hand in the face of Bolton&#39;s Tal Ben Haim.
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Susmita Sen had an accident on the sets of Kalpana Lajmi's Chingari in Satara district (Maharashtra) on Tuesday.
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If you plan to dance yourself into the New Year then JW Marriott might just be the right place for you. And who better to make you dance than the sizzling babuji babe Yana Gupta.
Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.
Girls under the age of 16 should not model at London Fashion Week, an inquiry recommends.
The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study is an ongoing five-center study of atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and adolescents begun in 1980.
Sneaker makers are selling a new wave of technologically advanced athletic shoes, in hopes of bringing back the age of the $100-plus sneaker.
According to The Register, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, code-named Symphony, will support high definition television. Microsoft refuses to confirm the Register's report at this time.
Freddy Rodriguez has gone from undertaker to A-lister. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico \
It's hard being the newbie on the block, even if you're only talking about a popular video game series. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising similar falls for Wall Street as investors abandoned assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
Contrary to popular  belief, teenage boys are not the masters of the entire video  game universe.
La stagione dei condoni fiscali \u00c3\u00a8 definitivamente finita. Lo sottolinea il ministro dell&#39;Economia Domenico Siniscalco, a margine della riunione del comitato esecutivo dell&#39;Abi, commentando l&#39;ipotesi di una
Steve Jobs is feeling rather vindicated these days. &quot;The iPod is three years old,&quot; says the Apple CEO. &quot;When we started this, nobody knew what it was, or they didn&#39;t believe it
3,434km across the Atlantic Intrepid Brit adventurer David Hempleman-Adams this morning broke the distance record for a AA-06 (37,000 cu ft) helium balloon, having by 4am travelled 3,434km across the Atlantic, thereby claiming the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) crown.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One headline this week blared: \u00e2\u0080\u009cBush leads by 8 points.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Another had Bush up by 3 percentage points. Three other national polls showed the presidential race in a dead heat.
Only satellite builders truly enthusiastic Reports from Brussels suggest that European and national officials are beginning to acknowledge the lack of any firm consensus regarding the funding - or even the need - for the planned Galileo Europe sat nav constellation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW ORLEANS A two-drug pill dramatically reduces deaths among blacks with heart failure. That landmark finding is expected to lead to government approval of the first medication marketed for a specific race.
A wide-ranging package of new formula one technical rules has been announced by the FIA, motor racing&#39;s international governing body, to slow the cars in the interests of safety.
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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI  - Executives from U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart toured Indian stores on Thursday as they work on a deal that could change the face of the country's $300 billion retail sector and has sparked fears of mass job losses.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
MasterCard Inc., the world&#039;s No. 2  credit-card association, priced an initial public offering of  stock worth about &#36;2.4 billion on Wednesday, amid expectations  of strong demand for one of the financial services industry&#039;s  top brands.
Wired News, with help from readers, compiles and ranks the internet's worst offenders.
Many people who take sleep medications think they work far better than laboratory measurements show they do.
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President Viktor Yushchenko told noisy protesters and wary officials in eastern Ukraine on Thursday that he felt no qualms about traveling to a region hostile to his presidency, saying he wants prosperity for all of the country.
We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.
Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - Brent Geiberger posted a five-under 67 on Friday to move into the lead after the second round of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.
The White House said in an assessment issued today that the Iraqi government has shown mixed progress on 18 benchmarks.
After seven months of extensive training, scientists in United Kingdom have managed to make good use of dogs&#39; inordinate interest in human urine by utilising their &quot;super-sensitive noses&quot; to detect signs of bladder cancer, a report said.
Investor Mario Gabelli may want to  thank billionaire tycoons Rupert Murdoch and Sam Zell for a  good year in 2007 and a record high in the stock price of his  GAMCO Investors Inc .
French astronaut Leopold Eyharts has been named for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS) to set up Europe's Columbus science module, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a six-year high and the Nasdaq Composite index up more than 1 percent, as corporate takeover deals and lower crude oil prices boosted investor optimism about the economy and corporate profits.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the prison's former U.S. commander said in an interview on Saturday.
A tugboat and three barges sank Sunday after being pushed through a dam on the Ohio River by currents made stronger by heavy rains, killing three crew members. One person was missing and believed to be aboard the sunken boat.
Alistair Darling admits failure in attempts to find a buyer for the stricken bank
Many men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basketball programs are moving to Division I in the hope of gaining exposure, money and a bit of glory.
A U.S. soldier was killed while on patrol  in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province this week on the same  day two servicemen died in neighboring Paktika, the U.S.  military said on Wednesday.
U.S. consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper gasoline and a better jobs outlook, a survey released on Wednesday showed.
By Lesley Mitchell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 2--Utah's home price appreciation, the worst in the country just  three years ago, is now the best nationwide.
NATO leaders reported progress on Tuesday in freeing up more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, signaling that some nations had agreed to drop limits on their forces as an alliance summit opened in Latvia.
Defending double drivers&#39; world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain on Saturday edged out his team-mate, 22-year-old British rookie Lewis Hamilton, to grab pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Pfizer says not to worry, its arthritis pain drug Celebrex won&#39;t go the way of Vioxx. Pfizer says it won&#39;t withdraw Celebrex, its blockbuster arthritis pain medicine, despite Friday&#39;s disclosure
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people at a picnic spot in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Sunday in the most deadly attack since the Taliban were ousted in 2001, the government said.
The European Parliament (EP) has advised European Union (EU) leaders, who meet today at the EU summit, to begin full membership negotiations with Turkey immediately.
Q My new Palm Centro won't pair up with the Bluetooth in my Toyota. The phone sees the car, but the car doesn't return the favor.
The biggest customer for Airbus' A380 superjumbo says it is reviewing its options after further delays to the plane.
The Metropolitan National Horse Show was a reminder of how much of what one thinks of as fashion started in the equestrian world.
Israel agreed to allow some fuel, medicine and food into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, at least temporarily easing a blockade that has plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.
Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and other high-tech companies are preparing to push for data-privacy legislation next year to replace what they consider an outdated patchwork of state and federal laws that are inconsistent and burdensome.

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Pop star Madonna along with The Dave Clark Five, poet and folk-rocker Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter John Mellencamp and 60s surfer band The Ventures, have been selected to enter the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The increased risks are small, but doctors said that the increased risk did not outweigh the benefits of the drugs.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING 8 a.m. -- Formula One: British Grand Prix qualifying, Speed 8 p.m. -- Nextel Cup: Pepsi 400, TNT, WWZN
James Bond actor Roger Moore is honoured with an award for his work as a goodwill ambassador for Unicef.
International observers have endorsed Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election, rejecting opposition calls for a new poll amid reports of fraud.
Washington, DC, plans to sell $410 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds by the end of 2005 to finance a stadium for professional baseball, city officials said on Thursday.
TWO months ago it seemed that the career of the showman had finally reached its final curtain. When Andre Agassi suffered three straight defeats before pulling out of Wimbledon with a hip injury it seemed
Wildcat strikes over looming job cuts at automaker Opel have caught a major German trade union off-guard at a time when its plate is full with opposition to mass staff cuts at other companies and to a ...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims performed  final rites of the haj on Saturday, with many praising its  safety following fears of stampedes or al Qaeda strikes.
Scientists develop an electronic device to test for serious head injuries.
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ATLANTA, Feb. 26 -- The Georgia Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal dealing with the uncertain legality of adoptions by same-sex couples, prompting cheers from gay rights advocates who feared it could have led to a more restrictive court ruling.
Unlike Larry Flynt, Slovak  journalist Martin Klein has found defending freedom of speech a  ruinous experience.
NEW YORK - Noah Wyle, the last continuous on-air link to the NBC medical drama \
The entertainment industry took aim at law-breaking European internet file-sharers on Thursday, with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announcing plans to sue hundreds of copyright infringers.
A Denver-based e-voting testing laboratory and experts from three universities have been hired by the state of Ohio to undertake independent evaluations of the states&#39; e-voting hardware, software, and processes. The move is aimed at finding and fixing potential problems before the 2008 presidential election.The work is being done under a $1.7 million contract awarded earlier this summer by the state to get an in-depth picture of how the e-voting system is working. Since the 2000 presidential election,&#160;critics of e-voting systems have voiced concerns&#160;about the accuracy, integrity, and security of e-voting results and have pushed for tougher means of ensuring that every vote cast is properly counted.Ohio has faced e-voting problems in several elections in which electronic machines were used, including a&#160;May 2006 primary election,&#160;when a host of accuracy problems were reported.The evaluation process was announced by newly elected Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner after she took office in January. Chris Nance, Ohio&#39;s assistant secretary of state, said Tuesday that the review will test a representative sample of the 40,000 e-voting machines and systems used in Ohio&#39;s 88 counties to determine what changes and improvements need to be made. &quot;This is a risk assessment&quot; being done to identify potential vulnerabilities in the related systems, Nance said.After a competitive hiring process this summer, Ohio tapped Denver-based SysTest Labs to conduct the evaluation. SysTest Labs is accredited by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for e-voting system certification and testing.In a first for Ohio, and perhaps the nation, three computer security researchers from three major universities -- Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of California, Santa Barbara -- are also conducting independent evaluations of the state&#39;s e-voting systems. Those reviews will be submitted along with the ones being done by SysTest Labs.Having evaluations from various sources &quot;creates this range of feedback,&quot; said Nance.The e-voting hardware in the state is primarily from Omaha-based Election Systems &amp; Software and Allen, Texas-based Premier Election Solutions, formerly known as Diebold Election Systems. Two counties use machines from Austin-based Hart InterCivic.Brian Phillips, president of SysTest Labs, said that the testing processes began Sept. 24 and will be completed by Nov. 30. The performance testing covers hardware and election management software, as well as the polling place devices and the central counting applications that tally all the votes, he said.The company is conducting configuration management testing to ensure that the e-voting system hardware and software matches the specifications of the certified systems allowed in elections across Ohio, he said. Also being reviewed are systems that prevent any changes or updates in the hardware or software without the approval of election officials.Final reports from the reviews will be delivered Dec. 14 to Brunner&#39;s office. Those reports will then be evaluated by the governor and legislature for any action that may be needed, Nance said.&quot;It is certainly the intention... for any secretary of state... to put in place a set of policies and procedures&quot; to ensure that every vote is properly counted, Nance said. &quot;The American electorate has seen that there are issues related to electronic voting. We would not have spent $1.7 million for this study if we felt we were on a fool&#39;s errand. It is our responsibility to put together our very best effort to do that.&quot;&quot;Is this a perfect plan? Is this the perfect approach? I don&#39;t think there is anything that is a perfect plan or approach. This is our best plan.&quot;Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.
North Korea is accusing the United States of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in its role as one of the mediators in six-party nuclear nonproliferation talks on the Korean peninsula.
By Christine Harper  Morgan Stanley gave its chief executive, John Mack, the biggest bonus ever for the head of a Wall Street firm, awarding him $40 million as the company headed for the best profit in its 71-year history. Mack, 62, was granted stock valued at $36.2 million as of Dec.
A Russian court on Monday halted the retrial of three men accused of the 2004 murder of U.S. journalist Paul Klebnikov, because one of the defendants was still at large, a lawyer for the defense said.
Google claimed that Vista thwarted computer users who wanted to use search software other than Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
All over the world, the strength of economies increasingly depends on metropolitan areas. The New York area&#146;s economy is no exception. It generates goods and services amounting to about $900 billion a year. In fact, the economy of only one of the following areas is larger than that of Greater New York. Which one?
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The Home Office is seeking deals with several Arab countries to allow terror suspects to be sent home without the risk of being tortured or sentenced to death, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said.
Did the Justice Department dismiss eight prosecutors for cause? Or was it a political purge? The Democrats in Congress want to find out
Qualcomm Stadium, the home of the San Diego Chargers, proved to be an oasis of order Monday for thousands of evacuees fleeing approaching fires.
The US space agency NASA says it has pushed the resumption of space shuttle flights back one or two months until at least May next year.
Pupils in England are being promised at least five hours of \
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The chief U.S. envoy to nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea said he had \
Despite losing sales to Japanese car companies, auto manufacturers, particularly U.S.-based manufacturers, have been slow to respond consumer demands for better fuel economy, according to a report released Tuesday by the Consumer Federation of America.
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A MAJOR new report by the NFU highlighting the importance of agriculture and horticulture to Britain is to be launched at a high profile media event next week.
Everyone could feel his presence on the field. Defensive tackle Jason Ferguson did. Linebacker Jonathan Vilma did. The entire offense did.
Videotape shot by a Minnesota television crew traveling with U.S. troops in Iraq when they first opened the bunkers at the Al-Qaqaa munitions base nine days after the fall of Saddam Hussein shows what appeared to be high explosives still in barrels and bearing the markings of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
ROMA, 30 NOV - Per la prima volta la Bellucci fara&#39; parte di un videogame (&#39;Prince of Persia&#39;), ma i suoi fan dovranno limitarsi ad ammirarne le parole. L&#39;attrice prestera&#39; la sua voce sensuale al personaggio
Rock duo The White Stripes enter the UK album chart at number one with their latest release, Icky Thump.
Former President Bill Clinton advised potential primary voters Thursday to focus on presidential candidates' records, not eloquence.
Ukraine's opposition scored a key win  Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged  election, when parliament sacked the government of Prime  Minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.
The Bahamian government has issued a hurricane watch in the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. The watch issued at 11 a.m. EDT means that hurricane conditions of winds of at least 74 mph are possible within 36 hours.
An Internet casino operator said Tuesday it is offering Donald Trump $400 million for a stake in his ailing casino company. Casino Fortune, a Trinidad-based company, said it has approached
U.S. online advertising revenue grew  26 percent year on year to a record $4.9 billion in the first  quarter of 2007, according to the Interactive Advertising  Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The right-hander, joining the Yankees on his 29th birthday, received a three-year contract worth a reported $21 million. Wright pitched for the Atlanta Braves last season, when
EDGESVILLE, W.Va., Aug. 17 - Saying he was &quot;living in the future,&quot; President Bush promoted his plans for a missile defense system on Tuesday and said that its opponents were putting the nation&#39;s security at risk, as he courted ...
President Thabo Mbeki has wrapped up his two-day state visit to Tunisia, and will proceed to Hungary to attend a governance summit, Department of Foreign Affairs officials said on Wednesday.
A top UN official hints that security may improve enough soon for 4m displaced Iraqis to begin returning.
An Israeli spy satellite plunged into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after launch Monday, dealing a severe blow to Israel&#39;s attempts to closely monitor potential enemies, particularly Iran.
Inquiry into death of Gordon Gentle, whose mother, Rose, has become antiwar figurehead, begins.
November 15, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- In an effort to win back some lost market share, Sun Microsystems  released Solaris 10, the latest version of the company&#39;s Unix-based operating system software, for free on Monday.
Mo Murray was asleep, resting a day after pummeling the William &amp; Mary defense for 176 yards, when any achievement the Northeastern running back ever had on a football field was suddenly rendered meaningless.
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The Santy worm, which appeared just before the Christmas holiday and uses search engines to spread, appears to be morphing into dangerous variants, virus experts warned Tuesday.
Oct 22, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - MedImmune will produce another million doses of its nasal-spray influenza vaccine, FluMist, which could free up some injectable flu vaccine for high-risk groups, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson
WASHINGTON - The Senate&#39;s top two Republicans voiced support for Donald Rumsfeld on Friday as allies of the Defense secretary sought to outflank vocal GOP critics in and out of Congress.
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Robert Blake wanted his wife 'snuffed' according to a former stuntman testifying at the actor's trial.
On The Bakery today, there's three new examples of how the CakePHP framework was used to create three very different types of sites - PremierMarinas.com, ScienceHack.com and a simple iPhone-compatible application.   In the first article they describe how they built a \
A 23-year-old woman killed two fellow students with a .357 revolver in a classroom at a vocational college Friday, then committed suicide, police said.
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The family of Mark Thatcher, who was arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, have quit his Cape Town home bound for the United States.
One Saudi policeman was killed and two wounded in a shootout with suspected militants on Thursday, the latest clash in the oil-rich kingdom which is battling al Qaeda supporters, a security source said.
The Patriots beat the woeful Dolphins, which barely qualifies as news given Miami\u00e2\u0080\u0099s state, but they did move within one game of a perfect season.
Certain treatments may affect  the scholastic achievement of childhood leukemia survivors,  Finnish researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.  However, many of these treated children do not appear to be  disadvantaged.
A Romanian man set fire to himself in  front of a Spanish government building on Tuesday to protest  against the failure of authorities to help him and his family  return to their home country, Spanish media said.
The preliminary hearing starts up again Thursday in the trial of a woman accused of stalking and sending death threats to actress Catherine Zeta-Jones.
WASHINGTON - Impotence drug Viagra may soon carry radio chip tracking devices under an American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initiative to prevent theft and counterfeiting.
Democrat John Kerry, seeking to refocus his White House battle against George W. Bush, zeroed in on the president's economic record he called a litany of fiscal failure and favoritism for the rich.
The UN refugee office closes its office in Morocco after what it said was a violent protest by migrants.
Microsoft Corp. is considering discounts or other promotions during the holidays to entice consumers to upgrade their PCs with Windows Vista, even though the new operating system isn't due to hit store shelves until January at the earliest.
BRITISH mobile telephone operator mmO2 has announced a deal with NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s leading mobile phone operator, to launch i-mode mobile internet services in Britain, Germany and Ireland.
Sarah Michelle Gellar scared off the competition as her horror flick &quot;The Grudge&quot; scored a No. 1 debut with $39.1 million.
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon says Palestinians must take tougher measures against militants to advance peace hopes.
The CPI rate of UK inflation fell to 1.8% in August from 1.9% in July, official figures show.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest no-frills airline, has launched a takeover offer for airline Aer Lingus that values its rival at 1.481 billion euros (1.883 billion dollars).
Il presidente del Milan, Silvio Berlusconi, &egrave; andato negli spogliatoi dell'Inter alla fine de...
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His publicist says Dangerfield died at a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday. He had been in the hospital since an August 25th operation to replace a heart valve.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union chose Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Tuesday to head the International Monetary Fund, putting the former French finance minister in line to succeed Rodrigo de Rato in October.
An internal police review of the 2005 electrocutions of two teenagers that triggered weeks of rioting in poor French neighborhoods faulted police officers for their handling of the case, a lawyer for the victims' families said Thursday.
With little fanfare and at a tournament in which he's competed the last three falls after having never played in it, David Duval today will resume his comeback quest at the Viking Classic in Madison, Miss.
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In \u00e2\u0080\u009cArranged\u00e2\u0080\u009d two devout Brooklyn schoolteachers clutch hands across the religious divide as their respective families prepare to marry them off.
Australia is in a commanding position at stumps on day three of the first cricket Test against India in Bangalore, despite a late fightback from the home side.
More than 800 people are now reported dead in Thailand after Sunday's tidal waves hit the western coast.
SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Think you deserve a throne? A U.S. plumbing firm has created a luxury toilet equipped with laptop computer and flat-screen TV which it plans to give away in an online sweepstake.
Virus Throttler, unveiled by HP in February, was one of two new security services developed by company researchers that debuted at the RSA Security Conference.
Virus writers have developed a &#39;Peeping Tom&#39; worm that can use webcams to spy on computer users in their home or workplace, internet security watchers have warned.
The Army awarded a contract worth up to $150 billion to feed, house and provide other services to U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, spreading among three companies work that recently had been linked to a single, controversial contractor: Halliburton.
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Cambodia concerns about fish production over low water level of Mekong River    PHNOM PENH, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian officials are worried about the fish production this year because of the low water level of Mekong River, a senior fishery official said Saturday.
Democrat Christine Gregoire expanded her lead over Republican Dino Rossi to 130 votes to win the race for Washington state governor in a recount seven weeks after the election, officials said on Thursday.
Guidi, occorre maggiore severita' per reprimere reati
NEW YORK, December 21  - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned today against the long-term usage of another arthritis drug, naproxen, after studies revealed increased risks of cardiovascular events.
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'DNS-liars' Researchers have uncovered a large network of rogue servers that threatens end users by silently feeding them counterfeit versions of trusted websites.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Federal aviation officials received dozens of warnings before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, including some that mentioned airline hijackings or suicide attacks, The New York Times reported.
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US prosecutors said Thursday Qwest Communications isn&#39;t off the hook, even though the company agreed to a $250 million civil fine for its addiction to fraudulent accounting.
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The White House and US embassies around the world dimmed their lights Wednesday to commemorate World AIDS Day, this year dedicated to empowering women and girls in the fight against the disease.
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized for stress and exhaustion Thursday, a day after announcing his resignation, as his party scrambled to find a replacement amid growing calls for a general election.
Stocks plummeted on Tuesday as bond yields shot to their highest in five years, stoking fears that higher borrowing costs could cut into corporate profits and discourage takeovers.
The explosion of a Russian rocket stage in space may have created as much debris as the destruction of a satellite by China last month.
A planned talk on RFID security by a security researcher has been pulled from this week's Black Hat Federal security conference after secure card maker HID claimed the talk violated the company's patent rights and threatened to take legal action against Chris Paget, the researcher, and IOActive, Paget's employer, if the talk went forward.
A Space Shuttle pilot involved in a love triangle that led to a bizarre confrontation between two women is to leave Nasa.

A British soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
Doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients, a study says.
CALGARY, Alberta  - Canada may have found a new  case of mad cow disease, officials said on Thursday,   rekindling tensions in its hard-hit beef industry just one day  after the United States announced plans to reopen the border to  live Canadian cattle.
Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper?    Jason Toews, a 30-year-old computer programmer from the Minneapolis suburbs, hated it even more when he couldn't find an easy way to shop around.    \
Serbia may be quietly exploring the  idea of partitioning the breakaway province of Kosovo along  ethnic lines, a Kosovo Albanian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
A gut reaction to news that hackers broke into The SCO Group&#39;s Web site and mocked its claims to own parts of the Linux operating system might be a feeling that SCO brought it on itself by trying to constrain the open source movement through its legal
U.S. executives are reaping another  year of abundant pay, and the rich rewards are likely to stir  demands for greater disclosure on how and why heads of  companies are compensated.
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First Apple put some color on the iPod, when it offered the iPod mini in a palette of pastel hues, and now it has put some color inside it, in the form of the new iPod Photo.
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer  In the radio industry, Sirius Satellite Radio chief executive Mel Karmazin is like Bono or Prince or Charo: One name is sufficient. Say \
DUBAI: The militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna has issued a videotape apparently showing the bombing of a US army camp in Iraq last week which killed 22 people.
The leaders of Hamas and Fatah seem sincere in their attempt to form a unity government. But plenty of others, from George W. Bush to Ayman al-Zawahiri, are complicating that effort
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has limited his public appearances because he fears being targeted for assassination by Israel, his spokesman said Tuesday.
A four-day general strike over rising fuel prices has begun in Nigeria, Africa&#39;s largest oil producer. The largest trade union grouping in the country, the Nigerian Labour Congress, said more strikes will
Two shows at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., offer a playground for games with genres.
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In seguito a blitz Nato, sono rimasti feriti
IBM/Lotus is stepping up efforts to reassure users that its Notes/Domino collaboration platform isn't on the chopping block and will survive well into the future.
I embarked on my executive pursuit of snowboarding determined to drop in, air it out and stomp a ride.
Leader of department criticized for mistakes on Iraq indicates that she is being forced out. By Greg Miller. WASHINGTON -- The head of the CIA&#39;s analytic division told her staff Tuesday that she is resigning
President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerry as a liberal trying to hide from his own record Thursday as the two men entered the last, post-debate lap of a close race for the White House. The Democratic challenger said his rival \
Magnus Hedman insists he is keeping his feet on the ground, despite his heroics in goal for Celtic against Barcelona on Wednesday night.
Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s aging Hubble Space Telescope (news - web sites) than space-faring robots -- with
Il 17enne centrocampista Leandro Depetris, che milita nelle squadre inferiori del River Plate sarebb...
The trial of five men accused of poaching rare fish from Australian waters in a Uruguayan trawler collapses.
A U.S. air strike killed five militiamen who were planting a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Thursday, a military spokesman said.
Multimillion-pound programme will vaccinate all girls aged 12 to 13.
With the election season and a key Iraq war progress report perched on the horizon, more Republicans will start to distance themselves from President Bush's Iraq policy, analysts say.
French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.
A Ghanaian-registered Boeing 747 cargo  jet crashed and burned on take off from Halifax airport in  eastern Canada on Thursday, killing all seven crew on board,  police said.
SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian hailed as a hero for allegedly rescuing more than a dozen tsunami victims in Thailand was arrested Monday as he returned home by police who recognized him as a suspected burglar.
Pittsburgh's Walt Harris was hired as Stanford's new football coach Sunday, giving the Cardinal the offensive-minded leader they sought to replace Buddy Teevens.
Merck agreed to pay a Swiss company, Addex Pharmaceuticals, as much as $702 million to help develop a new schizophrenia drug.
Interest rates on payday loans to military service members would be limited under an agreement reached Friday by House and Senate Republicans.
(Source: Arsenal Digital)  When deciding on a data protection solution, budget limits, service quality, and compliance requirements all weigh on the minds of IT leaders. A single overlooked issue can mean the difference between disaster and continuous operations. In this Webcast, Doug Chandler of IDC will explain how many companies have evaluated their data protection choices in today's market and made a successful transition from in-house backup and recovery operations to service-based solutions. The presentation will cover: - Critical factors to consider when comparing in-house backup solutions with data protection services- The economic, technological, and legal Issues driving the increased popularity of on-demand data protection services - What this trend means to your organization Featured Speakers:Doug Chandler, Program Director- Software and Services, Research, IDC Brian Reagan, CMO, Arsenal Digital
InfoWorld - IBM has created a free semantic e-mail search engine aimed at users of the company's Lotus Notes software and Microsoft Outlook.
Airports operator BAA is to say that last month's terror security alert cost the business at least \u00c2\u00a320m.
In politica non ci si puo' lasciare andare al pessimismo
Won&#39;t confirm reports of 6,000, or 10% of the airline&#39;s work force; may terminate pension plan. BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The head of UAL Corp.
DirecTV Group Inc., the largest U.S. satellite-television operator, said the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked how the company accounted for some transactions.
Russian carrier Aeroflot says it will split an order for long-range jetliners between Boeing and Airbus.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed alarm on Thursday over rising cases of trade in human organs in Asia, and said globalization had increased risks of human trafficking.
Rick Majerus, who accepted the head coaching job of the Southern California basketball program Wednesday, has decided he will not join the Trojans for the 2005-06 season and instead will remain with the all-sports television network.
The crew of a Japanese whaling ship stranded in Antarctic waters was trying to repair its engines Sunday and prevent an abrupt end to Japan's whaling season, an official said.
MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...
Ford announced several high-level management changes yesterday, including the retirement of two stalwarts, its president Sir Nick Scheele and vice-chairman Allan Gilmour, who played
Dave Wannstedt, who resigned as coach of the Miami Dolphins last month, flew to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night and completed the deal within 24 hours.
Uzbekistan voted Sunday in a election that featured only parties loyal to autocratic President Islam Karimov, who said he would not tolerate \
Un uomo di 44 anni ha fatto salire con uno stratagemma una tredicenne sulla sua autoe l'ha portata sulle colline. Un amichetto ha copiato il numero di targa sul cellulare                                          Sequestra e violenta ragazzina operaio fermato a Vicenza
Interim coach Bill Lynch told his Indiana players Wednesday afternoon that head coach Terry Hoeppner was resting after undergoing about two hours of brain surgery.
FARMINGTON, United States : World golf number one Vijay Singh, a seven-time winner this year, will not have second-ranked Tiger Woods to overcome here this weekend when he goes for his third PGA victory in a row.
Ace spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has returned to Sri Lanka&#39;s squad for an upcoming home one-day series against England, selectors announced.
Indonesian poultry farmers, following a bird flu outbreak, are facing another mysterious disease that has killed thousands of chickens in the past few days.
Ralph Nader's last-ditch bid to win a spot on Oregon's presidential ballot has taken him to a place frequented by many candidates over the years &#151; the Supreme Court.
The numbers weren't, you know, anything outlandish for a man who is working his way diligently through a 10-year, $252 million contract. Alex Rodriguez's first year with the Yankees was good, some might even say excellent. If it weren't for that &quot;252&quot; forever attached to his name as if he were a &quot;Star Wars&quot; robot (ARod-252), a ...
Sleek tanks survey enemy terrain and soldiers fire sophisticated missiles while unmanned vehicles roam the desert on night missions.
PARIS: A team led by the world&#39;s most successful fossil hunter said that they have found the remains of a feathery dragon-like forerunner of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex at a dinosaur graveyard in northeastern China.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico  \u00c2\u0097 Roselyn Sanchez and fellow actor Eric Winter got engaged during a holiday vacation on the island of Vieques, just east of mainland Puerto Rico, according to a statement released Tuesday.
A gunfight broke out in a church in a cocaine-producing region of southern Colombia, leaving at least three people dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Sunday.
Consumer confidence fell more sharply than expected in September while the pace of existing home sales slowed in August, according to reports released on Tuesday that supported the view that the Federal Reserve would soon cut benchmark interest rates again.
The first film adaptation of events preceding the 11 September attacks receives its world premiere.
'Pigliateve 'sta munnezza' anche slogan Museo di Napoli
Celebrato l'anniversario della morte di PantaniUna funzione religiosa, poi in tanti a rendere omaggio alla tomba                                                  Il Pirata, un anno dopo Il ricordo di Cesenatico                                                                                                  Il sacerdote: \
Italy's government crisis enters a  decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of  Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely.
Entrambi i Paesi avrebbero 73 deputati, uno meno di Francia
A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
ANKARA  - Thirteen workers were killed and nine were injured Wednesday in a massive blaze in a tunnel under construction at a copper mine in northern Turkey, the construction company said.
MEULABOH/BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Hungry and  filthy, thousands of Indonesians queued for water on Tuesday as  aid deliveries to tsunami-ravaged Aceh province hit new snags  and cases of disease and infection among survivors emerged.
(CP) - Canada is atop the hockey world in more ways than one after Tuesday night's junior victory.
Janet Leigh, the star of Hitchcock thriller Psycho, and the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis, has died at the age of 77. (Pic: Universal Studios).
By James Edward Deseret Morning News  Real Salt Lake owner David Checketts had a strong message for fans during his Monday evening conference call with reporters, which focused almost exclusively on politics, not soccer.
Bangkok - Huge tidal waves struck southern Thailand&#39;s popular resort island of Phuket on Sunday, sweeping at least four foreign tourists out to sea, sinking boats and forcing the evacuation of hotels, officials said on state radio.
The director of the Oscar-winning &quot;Chariots of Fire,&quot; Hugh Hudson, and a delegation from the Warner Brothers company visited Egypt recently as part of pre-shoot scouting trips for movies on Nefertiti and Cleopatra.
A Fort Bragg soldier charged as a teenager in a notorious New Jersey rape case shot and wounded his estranged wife and her boyfriend, then killed himself, authorities said.
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It's the least-known but perhaps most important report.
World oil prices fell nearly $3 a barrel  on Wednesday, shedding 6 percent, as a larger-than-expected  build in U.S. heating stocks soothed worries about a winter  fuel deficit.
Britain says Iranian threats to resume uranium enrichment undermine earlier assurances that Iran would curb its nuclear program. The issue of Iran&#39;s nuclear program arose as European foreign ministers met in Brussels.
The MoD denies a helicopter accidentally set off landmines which killed a soldier in Afghanistan.
Renzo Ulivieri, tecnico della Reggina, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di Roma. Ecco l'el...
American Bode Miller won the gold medal in the men's super-G Saturday despite nearly jumping off the course midway through his run in the opening event of the Alpine Skiing World Championships.
A Briton has been arrested in connection with the theft of computer code for key net hardware.
Doha: Qatar has emerged as one of the major markets for Lufthansa German Airlines thanks to the code-share and other agreements it has with national carrier Qatar Airways, M Waseem Shaikh, Manager, Passenger ...
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An Al-Qaeda front organization in Iraq has offered rewards to anyone who kills two Swedes behind a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog, in a statement posted on the Internet.
Kolkata - South African captain Graeme Smith says one cannot tour India without an experienced spin bowler in your side and not pay a price.
British police arrested eight people in a major anti-terrorism swoop on Wednesday which media reports said had thwarted a plot to kidnap a young man and carry out an \

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Lockheed Martin Corp.'s LMT.N F-35   Joint Strike Fighter, funded by the United States and eight   other countries, initially could cost another $12 million to   $16 million apiece if production is curtailed in early years,   the project's top general said on Friday.
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Lexington said yesterday it took down a Web page promoting its flagship antibacterial drug after federal regulators told the company the site contained misleading information.
CEO Steve Jobs uses his Macworld keynote speech to introduce an ultraportable notebook, a movie rental service, and a bevy of new features for its iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.
A former Texas Air National Guard official who served at the same time as President Bush says he believes the bigger story about gaps in Bush's service is being overlooked in disputes over the validity of certain Guard documents.
The Associated Press has learned that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, battling thyroid cancer, still plans to swear in President Bush for a second term on January 20.
Eric Clapton is playing \
A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, reportedly prompting Russian authorities to summon the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry.
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Large parts of Sydney were left without power for a night after a substation overheated in an unseasonal heatwave, the electricity supply firm said.
Ministero Trasporti, gli anziani sono i piu' prudenti
GERUSALEMME - Ancora voci che si rincorrono sulla salute dell&#39;anziano leader palestinese Yasser Arafat, 75 anni, che secondo i suoi collaboratori sarebbe affetto da una forte influenza, e che \u00c3\u00a8 stato sottoposto in serata ad un esame gastroscopico nel suo
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken a further hit in his leadership ratings, just as he attempts to begin the new year with a fresh drive to boost his flagging fortunes, The Times said Tuesday.
Shares of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. jumped to a new 52-week high Thursday, a day after the company said it would begin broadcasting its commercial-free radio stations to subscribers over the Internet.
SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Akimbo Systems Inc., a startup that plans to deliver video over the Internet to television sets, has signed a deal for mainstream content from Time Warner Inc...
Sun Microsystems has acquired enterprise applications management company SevenSpace, allowing its managed services arm to support HP-UX and IBM&#39;s AIX systems for the first time.
Just beating Louisiana State wasn't enough to satisfy Georgia. The Bulldogs dominated L.S.U. on Saturday afternoon.
 rehearsals may be webcast
Workers at the Tyson Foods Inc. retail  deli plant in Cherokee, Iowa, ratified a five-year labor  agreement, which includes bonus pay, a competitive health-care  plan, and a flexible retirement savings program, Tyson said on  Thursday.
VIENNA  - There is no need to put more oil on the market as it is well-supplied, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said here on Tuesday on the eve of an OPEC meeting.
Unlike most defendants in corporate malfeasance trials, Mr. Black has chided his accusers and vowed a comeback.
Six years coming IBM has teased with scant details of its long-awaited updates to AIX and its Power6-based blade server line \u00e2\u0080\u0094 but today the specs have dribbled out of Big Blue at last.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
\u00c2\u00b7 Move aims to focus on unsung high flyers \u00c2\u00b7 Success stories to provide role models for young
Two Americans and a Briton were kidnapped from their residence in the Mansour district of Baghdad by unknown gunmen this morning, the US embassy there said in an e-mailed statement from the Iraqi capital.
Constellation Brands Inc.  posted quarterly profit far above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as its plan to cut the amount of wine it ships to U.S. distributors did not hurt sales as much as expected.
Playbill - Six of One, the quirky modern-relationships musical that has been seen in Manhattan presentations, gets a revised production in the Philly Fringe Festival Aug. 31-Sept. 15.
SRINAGAR, India  - Two gunmen shot dead a member  of the moderate faction of Kashmir's main separatist alliance  on Thursday, police said, days after New Delhi said it will try  to resume a stalled dialogue with the separatists.
Attesa una ripresa dopo la cessione della Chrysler
The ability of Iraqi insurgents to snatch foreigners from their guarded Baghdad offices highlighted the country&#39;s poor security as US officials argued whether elections could be held in towns under rebel control.
Washington DC, Dec. 15 - The terrorism preparedness the public has seen consists of mock disasters around the country testing reaction to chemical or biological attack.
Former President Clinton has donated the saxophone he played at his inauguration to the American Jazz Museum.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian police have warned residents to expect more suicide attacks in the capital after a truck bombing Thursday killed nine people and wounded more than 170.
In a largely invisible cost of the war in Iraq, nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the Pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs normally handled by the U.S. military, according to figures gathered by The Associated Press.
China has asked that North Korea attend working-level meetings ahead of the next round of six-party nuclear talks in Beijing.
Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group  are leading a plan to buy out Qantas Airways Ltd. , Australia's top airline said on Wednesday, sending its shares up 21 percent.
The attacker tried to blow up the Baghdad home of the head of Iraq&#39;s strongest Shiite party. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber killed 15 people yesterday while trying to assassinate the head of Iraq&#39;s strongest
An avalanche killed at least 11 mountaineers from Russia, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic, as they attempted to ascend one of the world's most dangerous peaks.
At 5,280 feet above sea level, fastballs will possess more zip but less lift as they streak toward home plate.
Peter Hain to be questioned by police investigating \u00c2\u00a3100,000 of undeclared donations
Premier: e' battaglia di civilta'.Soddisfazione di Veltroni
We still wouldn't recommend eating it, Steve-o A mysterious fall of yellow snow in the Omsk region of Siberia has had locals worried, but officials says it is not toxic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Stacey Altherr, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 19--Jim Brown lived in the Lake Park Associates mobile home park in Ronkonkoma for four years, moving in just around the time he kicked his lifelong drug and alcohol habit.
British ambassador Chris Prentice confirmed that a number of people had been killed when a coach carrying British tourists crashed near the ancient city of Petra.
UK consumers are still borrowing more money than citizens of any other European country, a report says.
Sunday's violent storm proved that Latvia is not properly prepared for an energy crisis, Economy Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Era) says in an interview in the newspaper \
Software company SAP AG said Tuesday that one of its units made \
This is a transcript from Correspondents Report. The program is broadcast around Australia on Sundays at 08:00 on ABC Radio National.
In the new NHL, no lead is safe. Truth be told, even in the old NHL, the 1-0 lead the Bruins were nursing in the second period last night wouldn't have offered much comfort.
An Ethiopian court convicts two anti-poverty activists of inciting violence after disputed polls in 2005.
Libya, long accused by the West of supporting terrorism, said Sunday it had arrested 17 members of a group linked to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network.
Romania's consolidated budget deficit over the first eight months inched up to 0.2% of the country's GDP, amid increased budgetary expenditure, a Finance Ministry pres release showed.
Top Democratic lawmakers, including presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Chris Dodd, have urged Colombia to reverse the \
Fabio Capello &egrave; soddisfatto dei primi allenamenti alla guida dell'Inghilterra. ''Sono molto c...
NEW YORK -- Ashlee Simpson&#39;s stomach was upset before her Saturday Night Night Live gaffe, says her manager-father. The 19-year-old singer was busted for a lip-synch gone awry.
Hamas bans outdoor prayer meetings in Gaza, saying they were used by its Fatah rivals to stage mass protests.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas prepared to swear in a new government in the West Bank on Saturday that will bring an end to a U.S.-led aid embargo as hundreds of his Fatah loyalists fled Gaza by land and sea.
It was, as is often the case with this old coach, couched in a joke. Said UNLV coach John Robinson on Tuesday, two days after announcing he will retire at the end of the season: &quot;I think some young players are saying &#39;Uh-oh.
President Bush on Tuesday accused Russia of backsliding on democratic reforms but promised President Vladmir Putin he has nothing to fear from a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe. \
Gigante australiano dell'alluminio smentisce voci takeover
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Prime Minister Paul Martin offered to help resolve the NHL labour dispute, but was turned down. Martin told CBC Television that both the NHL and NHL Players&#39; Association declined unspecified
The discounter faces some pretty big \
US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated on Sunday the Bush administration would support complete debt relief for the poorest countries and said details of how to implement a plan could be worked out.
Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil that a local TV station said had killed at least 124 people.
The plan to privatize Italy's public broadcaster will roll ahead this year, according to the country's minister of the economy and finance.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (VNA) - India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed on Wednesday a Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation to boost economic and trading ties as well as to explore the possibility of a free trade area between India and GCC
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Get an added level of protection by activating this backup administrator account in Vista, and safeguarding it in XP.
Microsoft has quietly released an update to Windows XP to fix a potentially serious configuration problem in the firewall that ships as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2. Users who installed SP2 on their Windows
The switch allows Walt Disney Co. to bar from its proxy ballot a union-backed initiative that would make it easier for shareholders to nominate corporate board members.
Stock futures rose on Wednesday led by a rise in Nasdaq futures after tech bellwether Cisco Systems Inc.  posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and outlook, reassuring investors about the strength of corporate profits.
The major carriers experiment with more legroom, relaxed fare rules, and frequent-flier perks.
NEW YORK, November 24  - Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS) is seeking a court order to remove PeopleSoft&#39;s (PSFT) anti-takeover defenses, after 61% of PeopleSoft&#39;s shareholders tendered their shares last week in support of Oracle&#39;s takeover
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The final flight of NASA&#39;s X-43A hypersonic research aircraft is still on schedule for Monday afternoon, Nov. 15, weather permitting.
BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Call him the Michael Jordan of horseshoes: Glenn Burris has taken his 11th - count 'em, 11 - Pennsylvania Outdoor Horseshoe Championship...
From behind an anchor desk ringed with empty Budweiser cans and Jack Daniel's bottles, the pundits of \
It was no simple matter, in the midst of mob demonstrations and machete attacks on foreigners in Ivory Coast last week, for a Westerner to keep an appointment with President Laurent Gbagbo.
Per ponte Ognissanti,famiglie sborseranno 11,50 euro in piu'
Porter Wagoner, the rhinestone-clad Grand Ole Opry star who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton by hiring her as his duet partner, died Sunday. He was 80.  Wagoner, who had survived an abdominal aneurysm in 2006, was hospitalized a...
By Mark Ledsom BASEL, Switzerland  - British world number fourTim Henman was knocked out of the quarterfinals of the $1.26million Swiss Indoors tournament Friday, falling 7-6, 7-5 tounseeded Czech Jiri Novak.
China will launch a long-term offensive against dangerous medicines and bad foods that have alarmed consumers, the government announced in a plan that vows stronger export controls.
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Senate Democrats are cutting back on their proposed expansion of a health insurance program for children, a Republican lawmaker involved in the discussions said Tuesday.
The first sight for anyone flying into India's richest city is a sea of corrugated and tarpaulin-covered roofs beside a narrow, filth-choked river.
Brian Eno's new art installation, made up of constantly evolving digital canvases of sight and sound, gets its North American premiere for three nights only this weekend in San Francisco.
Residents in Georgia and the Carolinas readied for Hurricane Jeanne on Saturday as forecasters predicted the storm would march up the East Coast after making landfall in Florida.
Patients who may have received a blood plasma transfusion from an individual who later developed CJD are to receive letters informing them that they may be &quot;at risk&quot;.
Shareholders in Abbey National PLC voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the bank's nearly &#36;15 billion acquisition by Santander Central Hispano of Spain.
Hewlett-Packard settled cases with The New York Times Company and three BusinessWeek journalists Wednesday after being caught spying on reporters in 2006.
Nepal's Maoist rebels threatened on   Saturday to launch street protests to press the multiparty   government for early elections to an assembly that would draw   up a new constitution.
Violante: io all'opposizione avrei preteso governo in aula
Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius was fined &#36;75,000 by the NFL on Tuesday for a hit across the neck of Green Bay's Robert Ferguson that left the wide receiver temporarily paralyzed.
NEW YORK - Bernie Williams stood with bat in hand, savoring the scene: bottom of the ninth inning, tie score, fans chanting, teammates ready to celebrate.    And then he gave them - and himself - a super send-off...
The Home Office is considering whether to ban BNP members from working in the civil service.
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Pesa giudizio Morgan Stanley, Mediaset segna -0,50%
In his first words about his inclusion in the Mitchell report, Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca apologized Saturday for his \u00e2\u0080\u009cmistakes in judgment.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s re-elected Prime Minister John Howard has hinted he might step aside during his fourth term in office following his latest election win.
Imagine Leonardo DiCaprio as the young Darth Vader, Haley Joel Osment as Harry Potter, or Nicolas Cage as Superman (that one really almost happened). No, sometimes Hollywood needs a fresh face up on screen, like Marlon Brando in &quot;A Streetcar Named Desire,&quot; Harrison Ford in &quot;Star Wars&quot; &amp;#151; or Brandon Routh in &quot;Superman Returns.&quot;
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Christina Kim celebrated her parents\u00e2\u0080\u0099 silver wedding anniversary by firing a 62, matching her career best, here Thursday to take the first-round lead in the $1.
Actress Janet Leigh, whose dozens  of starring roles were eclipsed by a single movie moment -- the  motel shower stabbing scene in Alfred Hitchcock's \
The IMF and UN paint a bright picture of economic growth and political stabilisation in Iraq for the near future.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Survivors of last month's  quake and tsunami in Indonesia still face the risk of deadly  disease outbreaks such as cholera, but epidemics could be  controlled, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul meets here with EU leaders in the last high-level talks between the two sides in the run-up to December 17 when Turkey faces the moment of truth on its bid to join the European Union.
Following his State of the Union address, President Bush was to sell his agenda during a two-day swing through Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana, Arkansas and Florida. Here is a sampling of reaction in those states.
The technology industry's outlook for 2008 looks worse than it did just two months ago, when fears of a U.S. recession already were leading analysts to predict a slowdown in purchases of computers, software and tech services.
European Union envoys urged Nepal&#39;s Maoists Thursday to halt a campaign to disrupt an impending vote on the future of the Himalayan country, warning the move could damage a 10-month-old peace process.
ATHENS - As soon as the little-known Belarusian sprinter crossed the finish line \u0007to win the women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 100 metres, the \u0007cross-examination began.
NEW YORK -- Wall Street opinion is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates tomorrow, with conventional wisdom siding with a rate increase. But either way, the decision probably won't have as much impact on what happens to stock prices this week as will news of corporate earnings surprises.
Alan Greenspan has retired as chairman of the Federal Reserve, so Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid has to find someone else to brand as Washington's biggest \
At the PhotoPlus Expo in New York, the developers at Automator.us released \u00e2\u0080\u009cPublish for Approval.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Designed for photographers who\u00e2\u0080\u0099d like to offer their customers the opportunity to review and approve photographs over the Internet, the system offers one-button publishing of selected images from an Aperture library. Tightly integrated with Aperture, Publish for Approval even displays client choices automatically upon approval, collecting them in a newly created Smart Folder in the Aperture library.
L'Autorit\u00c3\u00a0 sottolinea l'opportunit\u00c3\u00a0 di un rapido intervento legislativoma chiede di adottare rigorose misure di sicurezza e di evitare raccolte generalizzate                                          Privacy nella Banca dati del Dna Il garante detta le regole
Ichthyologists are zoo- logists whose specialist field is fish studies. It was only in the mid-20th Century that they determined that sea-trout and brown trout were the identical species.
The Red Sox&#39;s amazing run to the World Series championship will be captured in books, including the one in the works by Stephen King, and on film, featuring the new ending
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale injured 17 people in northern Japan in a new sign of seismic activity a month after the country's deadliest tremor in a decade.
The District of Columbia ranks ahead of all 50 states in women's median wage, while Maryland is a close second and Virginia ranks eighth, according to a new state-by-state report on the status of women.
Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and announced it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The top executive at Navistar  International Corp.  signaled on Friday that the  company, which has been struggling to get its finances in  order, was open to buyout offers.
Romano Prodi's center-left government has a new lease on life. But if the past nine months are any indication, his allies will not make it easy for him.
Orbital gravy train off the rails The British government has responded to MPs' concerns regarding the ongoing Galileo Euro sat nav programme. In the view of Her Majesty's ministers the scheme can't be stopped, so there isn't much point arguing about it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK -- A Roman Catholic priest who has been charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old altar boy committed the crimes while decades-old allegations against him were making headlines, prosecutors allege.
San Francisco, October 5: Yahoo Inc, which is in a fierce market battle with Web search leader Google Inc, late on Monday rolled out a test version of its search service that helps users personalize results.
Spain's BBVA has reached an agreement to acquire privately held Texan bank Laredo National Bancshares (LNB) for $850 million as part of the Spanish financial group's expansion into the United States, BBVA said ...
The main organization representing Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip endorsed a call Monday to resist Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to evacuate Gaza and part of
Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed areas in northern Iraq on Sunday for the second day in a row but caused no casualties, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.
The government is studying a major overhaul of how to test the safety of chemicals, to see if robotic machinery can predict what is toxic as well as animals do.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he was shocked and his Spanish football friends upset at the racist taunts that black England players suffered during their friendly against Spain in Madrid.
Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi'ite families in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad on Sunday and police found the bodies of 60 more apparent victims of sectarian killings gripping the capital.
Aid workers backed by military helicopters battled on Sunday to provide food for 200,000 people displaced by monsoon floods in southern India, while the Pakistani city of Karachi was mostly without power after a storm killed 43 people.
Top French coiffeur Alexandre de Paris, who styled the hair of Elizabeth Taylor and many other stars, dies at 85.
The Tokyo facility will open in February, 2005, representing an initial $12 million investment over the next five years to study Internet Protocol-based networking technologies, including routers and Cisco IOS and IOS XR software, says the company.
Coach Tom Coughlin used the word \u00e2\u0080\u009cencouraged\u00e2\u0080\u009d about half a dozen times referring to the status of quarterback Eli Manning and defensive end Osi Umenyiora on Wednesday.
Japan's outgoing PM Shinzo Abe apologises for his sudden resignation, as his successor picks new party deputies.
Sometimes it helps just to open an atlas and stare for a few moments. I did so this morning, checking out the Southwestern Asia map (#98) of the National Geographic Atlas of the World (a handsome volume, by the way).
Erano abbandonate in due diversi cassonetti
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The man charged with the murder of UK tourist Peter Falconio in the Australian outback three years ago will stand trial in Darwin&#39;s Supreme Court in September, a court statement said.
Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is heading for a close encounter with the giant planet Jupiter.
John Kerry told a National Guard conference that President Bush had deceived them when he presented an optimistic picture of the war in Iraq two days before.
MIAMI - Hurricane Jeanne churned toward the Bahamas on Thursday and appeared to be zeroing in on the southeast U.S. coast, with forecasts putting battered Florida firmly in the deadly storm's sights with landfall possible this weekend...
BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.
President Bush submitted a plan to  the U.S. Congress on Thursday that gives a new national  intelligence director authority over much of the intelligence  community, but not the full powers sought by the Sept. 11  commission and key lawmakers, documents show.
Farmers are not ready to abandon   crop subsidies for the \
The dismal performance of Reliance Power's much-anticipated market debut is the latest Asian IPO to turn sour
The genocide trial of Saddam Hussein   resumed on Wednesday with a new chief judge after the Iraqi   government sacked Abdullah al-Amiri for saying Saddam was \
The situation in Iraq is extremely complex, difficult and dangerous, and we haven't had any direct contacts with the group which kidnapped - a very long time ago now, too long - Christian Chesnot, Georges ...
Office furniture maker Herman Miller  Inc.  wants to let cooler heads prevail when it comes  to the often-heated issue of how hot or cold offices should be.
DURHAM, NC - One of the top women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basketball teams in the country will be shorthanded for a while. Lindsey Harding, Duke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s starting point guard, has been suspended from the team indefinitely for a violation
Spanish international Vicente Rodriguez struck from a 62nd-minute free kick Saturday to earn Valencia a 1-0 victory over Zaragoza in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup.
Expected to be fastest-moving operating system ever, analyst says.
By ED HARRIS  A RENOWNED British scientist failed to disclose that he was being paid by a chemical company for more than 20 years while investigating cancer risks in the industry, it emerged today.
Former Duke lacrosse coach Mike Pressler said yesterday that several factors -- including pressure from the Duke faculty, outcry from several community special interest groups and public attacks from Durham County (N.C.) District Attorney Mike Nifong -- led to the school's decision to part ways with...
China plans to let foreign companies take stakes in local television production companies, in a move giving international media companies better access to the world's biggest market.
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Il pilota italiano di MotoGP Marco Melandri lascer\u00c3\u00a0 la Yamaha per unirsi alla spagnolo Sete Gibernau alla Honda il prossimo anno. La squadra Telefonica Movistar diretta da Fausto Gresini
F1's Contract Recognition Board says Jenson Button must stay with BAR in 2005.
Wearing neither coat nor shoes, a fugitive suspected of killing and dismembering his wife was found hiding under a fallen tree Sunday in a snowbound state park after a bitterly cold night on the run, authorities said.
Louisiana officials pulled the body of New England Patriots' defensive end Marquise Hill out of Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans on Monday, one day after he fell from a jet ski into the water, the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper reported.
Terrorists who alter their fingerprints have about an even chance of slipping past U.S. border watch-list checks, according to a lawmaker's findings made public to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. -The Washington Post
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
Martina Navratilova has taken a swipe at  critics who think her continued involvement on the women's  circuit reflects poorly on tennis.
Hollinger International yesterday announced a $13.2m (\u00c2\u00a37.2m) deal to sell the Jerusalem Post, leaving the one-time media powerhouse and former owner of the Daily Telegraph with just a handful of assets in North America.
Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson on Friday defended his wife's role in his campaign, saying she has only been doing what he had asked her to do.
What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favor in the new year.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first man to score 15,000 one-day international runs as India beat South Africa by six wickets in the second one-day international at Stormont here Friday.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to review an appeals court ruling that opens up cable networks to competing Internet service providers (ISPs).
John Kerry offers his service in Vietnam as proof that he can keep America safe. But in two TV ads and a best-selling book, an anti-Kerry group has accused the Senator of dishonesty and cowardice during the war.
Dopo le Filippine ora si teme tragedia anche in Sud Vietnam
Jim Leyland will meet with Tigers President Dave Dombrowski the day after the regular season ends, and the manager wants his contract extended.
Crowdsourced journalism's promise must be realized by the crowd, so hearing from and listening to the users is key. From Assignment Zero, an experiment in open-source, pro-am journalism produced in collaboration with Wired News.
Blockbuster syas Blu-ray has proven to be more popular with its customers than HD DVD.
Claudio Ranieri ha ufficializzato l'addio al Parma al termine dell'amichevole giocata nel pomeriggio...
HERAT, Afghanistan  - The western Afghan city of  Herat was calm Monday following bloody clashes between  supporters of the powerful ousted governor and U.S. and Afghan  forces sent to keep the peace.
EMERYVILLE, Calif. Chiron&#39;s (KY-rawn) aggressive plan to dominate the US flu vaccine market is in tatters. The Emeryville-based company&#39;s financial future is clouded now as well as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.
L'Uruguay ha battuto l'Australia 2-1 in un'amichevole giocata a Sydney. Padroni di casa in vantaggio...
By most accounts President Bush is almost universally disliked, even reviled, around the world. Seven out of 10 French citizens would vote against him if they could.
Police have found themselves with the gruesome mystery of why three human feet have washed ashore on islands in the Strait of Georgia on Canada's Pacific coast over the past six months.
DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler announced 13,000 job cuts at Chrysler on Wednesday and may part ways with its loss-making North-American arm, which would unwind a 1998 mega merger creating the world's fifth-biggest car maker.
Hoping to win approval for their merger, the satellite radio companies announced plans to let consumers choose the programs in their subscription package.
Allarme competitivita', 'fra poco finiamo dietro Slovenia'

OAKLAND, Calif.  - Bartolo Colon pitched seven  shutout innings and Alfredo Amezaga hit a grand slam home run  as the Anaheim Angels trounced the Oakland Athletics 10-0 in  their American League West showdown series opener Friday.
Guatemala on Monday swears in Alvaro Colom, its first leftist president in more than 50 years.
Within the next few weeks, Overture will make a major switch to matching terms on a broad basis, rather than the traditional exact match default it has followed since the company's launch.

Deutsche Telekom backs net phone startup Jajah - one of the first major phone firms to support such technology.
By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  May 26--A 64-year-old mountain feud that pitted a promise against pragmatism moved closer Friday to fading into folklore.
Three Indian truck drivers held hostage in Iraq arrive back in Delhi, where large crowds greet them.
Francesca Schiavone \u00c3\u00a8 stata eliminata al primo turno del torneo di Sydney (cemento, montepremi 965 m...
MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of childrens lives could be saved by a coordinated global effort to improve nutrition and provide clean water, better sanitation and cleaner household fuels in underdeveloped countries, a new study finds.
Azeri, who was Horse of the Year in 2002, won divisional titles in 2002 and 2003, and this year became North America&#39;s winningest female runner of all-time in purse money, was
 gets own Web site
HSDPA 3G on board too Sony Ericsson is to beef up its line of Cyber-shot camera phones with a new five-megapixel model, but you're going to have to wait until nearly Christmas to get your hands on it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wyeth  on Friday said it is  considering cost cuts that could eliminate 10 percent of its  work force over a three-year period, although the U.S.  drugmaker said details of the initiative are not \
Fioroni soddisfatto, esame sara' piu' serio e piu' certo
Diplomas could become the \
More than 500 gallons of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear power plant, but did not contaminate the environment, an official said Thursday.
EAST LANSING, Mich._The snapshots Saturday were so different from the ones viewed just 25 days earlier. That evening in Wisconsin's Kohl Center, Ohio State center Greg Oden appeared paralyzed by the clammy grip of languor. He performed passively, almost politely, in that game against the Badgers.
A court in China has used a software programme to help decide prison sentences in more than 1,500 criminal cases, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday.
The lawyer for a Marine squad leader accused of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi civilian wants to return to Iraq to gather more evidence and interview possible witnesses.
Some Democratic senators suggested for the first time that they might oppose Michael B. Mukasey if he does not make clear that he opposes harsh interrogation techniques.
As of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at least 3,963 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,225 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
L'Angelico Biella ha battuto 84-79 la Vidivici Bologna vincendo gara-4 e rimandando la conclusione d...
Multiple input, multiple output Review Gefen has announced an HDMI four-by-four crossover unit. Though it can be used as a straightforward HDMI switch for linking multiple players to a single display, it's actually more advanced than that: any of the four inputs can be switched to any of the four outputs...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rossoneri rimontano nella ripresa, Inzaghi ritorna in campo
The gains of DR Congo's peace process are at risk six month after the transition to democracy, a report says.
TACOMA  A judge in Tacoma has backed the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a &quot;legal union between one man and one woman.&quot; ...
Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reiterated his admiration for Liverpool's Steven Gerrard but ruled out a fresh bid to sign the England midfielder during the January transfer window.
Forty-six UK officers are being trained in German laws and culture before heading to the World Cup.
Violent crime in the United States rose more than previously believed in 2006, continuing the most significant increase in more than a decade, according to an FBI report released yesterday.
Even when warned about the lack of privacy in using e-mail from the office, employees still e-mail with abandon.
A total of 570 patients over the age of 50 with osteoarthritis of the knee took part in clinical trials to investigate the needle treatment.
They got along the first time they met, early in 1996. The 22-year-old kid with the unforgettable name -- Lawyer -- had impressed Bill Belichick. They had sat down that day and begun watching football films. Three or four hours later they were still going.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Insurgents continued to strike against coalition targets in Iraq Saturday, resulting in the deaths of one US soldier and four government employees in Baghdad.
Diventa cosi' il quinto produttore del mondo
The biggest Big East game of the regular season went to No. 12 Georgetown, whose tenacious defense made the difference in the final minutes of a 61-53 victory over No. 10 Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Grazie vendite nuovi modelli, sottratti clienti a Motorola
US casino firm Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Quintain Estates have formed a joint venture to turn the area around London&#39;s Wembley Stadium into a $600 million leisure and gambling resort.
With the United States turning up pressure on European allies to stump up more troops for Afghanistan, reports here Saturday suggested Germany is considering sending reinforcements.
ST. HELENS, Ore. - So far as she knows, Pufferbelly Toys owner Stephanie Cox hasn't been passing any state secrets to sinister foreign governments, or violating obscure clauses in the Patriot Act.  So she was taken aback by a mysterious phone call from the U.S.
Intel announced on Monday it has sold its optical networking components division to privately held San Jose-based Cortina Systems for an undisclosed amount. The deal could create a major new network semiconductor company literally out of the blue.
Puma has posted higher profit and sales for the third quarter and raised its full-year earnings outlook, but the results have fallen short of analysts&#39; high expectations.
Spurred by an apartment blast and fire at Texas A&amp;M University that killed a 4-year-old girl and her grandmother this summer, state fire officials for the first time have ordered periodic inspections
France appeared on a collision course with the European Union on Thursday after Brussels warned Paris not to interfere with any foreign bids for Societe Generale in the wake of its rogue trading losses.
A scientifically rigorous US death count for Sudan's Darfur region says well over 200,000 people have died.
The government of Chad has refused to allow the United Nations to send an advance mission to prepare for the possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers, a setback to plans to help thousands of civilians caught in the spillover of the Darfur conflict in neighboring Sudan.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Officials said two security guards were killed and six other people wounded Saturday in the Gaza Strip after gunmen opened fire in a mourning tent set up for Yasser Arafat.
West Bromwich Albion hope to make a swift appointment as they start the search to find a replacement for sacked manager Gary Megson.
TORONTO -- Former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman is recovering from a heart attack, his family announced yesterday. The 71-year-old Lastman, the first mayor of the Toronto mega-city, suffered the attack at home, his son Blayne said.
Many of the government-supplied trailers housing thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina contain potentially dangerous levels of the chemical formaldehyde, U.S. federal health officials said on Thursday.
The high cost of waging war is expected to swell the US budget deficit to $2.3-trillion (US) over the next decade, including a record $422-billion in the current fiscal year
Mark Buehrle was stingy and the White Sox&#039;s hitters were ready for Greg Maddux. Buehrle pitched a two-hitter, Paul Konerko knocked in three runs and Jim Thome hit his 17th homer to send the White Sox to a 6-1 victory Friday over the Chicago Cubs before a spirited sellout crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.
Republican Mike Huckabee raised $764,000 for his presidential campaign from April through June and had $437,000 cash on hand at the end of last month, according to financial reports filed Sunday.
Nikkei +0,66%. Euro a 1,3262 dollari e 154,96 yen
\u00c2\u00b7 Lawyer says thousands of prison documents 'lost'\u00c2\u00b7 Legal notices demand release of key information
MOBILE, Ala.  - Hurricane Ivan slammed into the  U.S. Gulf Coast early on Thursday with devastating winds and  pounding waves that ripped homes apart, flooded deep inland and  spawned tornadoes that killed at least two people.
Jason Maxiell scored 20 points and Eric Hicks had 18 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday night, helping No. 24 Cincinnati dominate up front for an 83-51 victory over Southern Mississippi.
The death toll from heavy floods in Dazhou City of southwest China&#39;s Sichuan Province has risen to 34 with 38 missing, an official of the local flood control office announced Monday.
A look back at an eventful week in the investment banking world.
HERE in the land of myth, that familiar god of sports -- karma -- threw a bolt of lightning into the Olympic stadium yesterday. Marion Jones lunged desperately with her baton in the 4 x 100m relay final, but couldn&#39;t reach her target.
A couple requires a large amount of alone time to keep the relationship fresh.
Coronation Street wins best soap at the TV Quick Awards, with two of its young stars also honoured.
HOUSTON (Ticker) - Andy Roddick&#39;s superior play in tiebreakers earned him a semifinal berth at the year-end $3.7 million Tennis Masters Cup.
All this month, we'll give you tips on how to make $1 million -- and what to do once you get there.
The US intervention in Iraq was hampered early on by a lack of adequate forces and efforts to contain looting after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, according to the former US administrator in Iraq.
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A woman is raped at knifepoint in her own bed while her two young children sleep nearby, police say.
Quarterback Chad Pennington was the last of the Jets to leave the locker room Monday. He exited toward an uncertain future, unsure if he will return next season.
KILKENNY - Tiger Woods will decide today if he will be able to play in a multi-million dollar championship after injuring his shoulder.
BANGALORE, India  - A two-year-old Indian girl born with four arms, four legs and extra internal organs left hospital smiling on Saturday, nearly six weeks after doctors removed her extra limbs in a grueling operation.
Russia begins national mourning for more than 330 school siege victims, as scores of funerals are held.
North Korea has postponed the first inter-Korean dialogue of this year, citing time constraints, South Korean officials said Monday.
RUGBY will be in turmoil if Sir Clive Woodward does finally quit as England coach because there is no natural successor to the man who steered the side to World Cup victory less than 12 months ago.
The Jets and Bengals hold similar records (Bengals 1-4, Jets 1-5), similar total defense rankings (Bengals 30th, Jets 28th) and similar grumbling in their locker rooms.
Women who took epilepsy medication while pregnant are suing for damages claiming the drug harmed their children.
Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
Israel allows Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya to return to Gaza, but without millions of dollars in donations.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain neared the end of a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.
A week into deliberations in the perjury trial of I. Lewis \
LOS ANGELES - Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, in a surprise ceremony, it was reported Sunday.    The wedding was held Saturday evening at a private home in the Studio City area with 20 to 30 people attending, \
VODAFONE yesterday began its major push into the market for third-generation mobile phones with plans to launch 10 handsets before Christmas.
The plight of airline workers can be seen through the eyes of refugees from failed airlines like Pan Am, Eastern and T.W.A.
The company is the third retailer this week to turn its back on HD DVD, backed by Toshiba, in favor of Blu-ray high-definition movie format, which was developed by Sony.
Launches F_email Cisco has jumped on Thursday's International Women's Day bandwagon with the launch of F_email - a project to improve women's technology skills.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Republican US Senator John McCain said Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry&#39;s anti-war activities after he returned from Vietnam are an appropriate subject for political debate.
Aylwin Lewis is smiling. He&#39;s the president and chief executive of Kmart Holding (nasdaq: KMRT - news - people ), which posted its fourth straight quarterly profit on Wednesday.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - California&#39;s top insurance regulator said Wednesday that he will be filing a civil suit shortly in the widening scandal over insurance industry sales practices.
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AUSTRALIAN Troy Bayliss boosted his chances of securing a MotoGP seat for next year with a podium finish at the last race of the season in Spain yesterday.
Concert giant Live Nation is aiming to ramp up its ticket-selling operation, potentially positioning itself to compete with its longtime contractor, Ticketmaster.
La Fifa ha sospeso la Federazione del Kuwait, che potrebbe essere sospesa dalle qualificazioni per i...
US Army soldiers clean the street after a suicide car bomber detonated an explosive device near a US patrol on the airport road in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, killing himself and injuring four others according to US and Iraqi officials.
U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on  Thursday after a survey of Chicago-area manufacturers showed  slower factory growth and signs that hiring remains subdued,  boding poorly for next week's employment report.
A Writers Guild leader expressed wariness over modeling a deal on a new contract recently reached between production companies and the Directors Guild of America.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (22/12/04) - Thailand has offered to provide photographic evidence to support its claims that Thai Muslim separatists have been undergoing militia training in neighboring Malaysia, an allegation that has sparked off a diplomatic row
England's Matthew Hoggard has further problems with a groin injury and will not play this weekend.
NEW YORK - The New York Liberty needed a last-second shot in the decisive game of their first-round series against Detroit to earn a trip to the Eastern Conference final, and will try to advance to the WNBA Finals for an unprecedented fifth time.
Fuori programma d'eccezione, premier parla con Montezemolo
BUDAPEST  - Hungarians prepared to vote in a double referendum on granting citizenship to millions of ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring states and on whether to prevent the privatization of state hospitals.
Domani previsto il voto del Parlamento europeo
The Patriots beat the woeful Dolphins, which barely qualifies as news given Miami\u00e2\u0080\u0099s state, but they did move within one game of a perfect season.
A rebel leader who had threatened to attack multinational oil interests in Nigeria says he and President Olusegun Obasanjo have agreed that rebel and government troops will stop firing on each other immediately.
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Jimmy Carter isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t a real saint, but he plays one in \u00e2\u0080\u009cJimmy Carter Man From Plains.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
SYDNEY, Feb. 12 -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday denied having a political motive when he said that terrorists in Iraq should be praying for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to become president of the United States.
Continuano gli appuntamenti con i nuovi album d'Oltreoceano. Da Liberation prodotto da Scott Storch, a Adrenaline Rush di Twista fino all'ultima prova di Jill Scott che torna con The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3
(InfoWorld) - Hackers have released attack code that exploits a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Word software -- the third\u00c2\u00a0such bug\u00c2\u00a0to be disclosed in the past week. The proof of concept code was posted Tuesday on the Milw0rm.com Web site, making it widely available to the hacking community. It exploits a previously unreported bug in Word. Like the other recent Word bugs disclosed this past week, it could be used by attackers to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer, said David Marcus, security research and communications manager with McAfee Inc.'s Avert Labs Attackers have been using these Word exploits in extremely targeted attacks, where a small number of victims are sent an e-mail with a maliciously encoded Word document attached. The hackers use\u00c2\u00a0social engineering\u00c2\u00a0techniques to try to trick the victim into opening the dangerous attachment. For example, in a recent Word attack, first reported Sunday, the malicious e-mail \
The second major suicide attack in Kabul this month underscored the rising danger in the capital.
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Pakistani and U.S. naval forces began a   series of exercises on Monday aimed at improving   counter-terrorism capabilities, a Pakistani navy spokesman   said.
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In terms of a silver lining, at least Houston fans should know that Pete Munro is well rested. Munro, the Astros&#39; Game 2 starter, hasn&#39;t been on the mound in a game since Oct. 1
Italian PM Romano Prodi loses a Senate confidence vote that threatens to bring down his government.
Alabama receiver Keith Brown and linebacker Prince Hall have been suspended for the season opener for unspecified violations of team rules, their coach.
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A Japanese whaling ship is on fire and one crew member is missing off the coast of Antarctica after a blaze broke out below decks, New Zealand maritime authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan war against Taliban guerrillas can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Islamic militia and its supporters into the Afghan government.
The music world has heaped tributes upon the late John Peel, crediting the maverick BBC disc jockey with transforming the country&#39;s popular music scene.
The dollar rose across the board on  Thursday after the European Central Bank left its key interest  rate unchanged, focusing the market on interest rate  differentials.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- First Command has reached a $12 million settlement with federal regulators for making misleading statements and omitting important information when selling mutual funds to US military personnel.
The flow of people between the campaigns and advocacy groups is alarming those who fought for tighter campaign finance rules.
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An ex-KGB spy accused Vladimir Putin of his murder on Friday in a statement read out after his slow death from radiation poisoning, but the Russian president brushed off the accusations as \
France is blaming President Laurent Gbagbo for the attacks on French interests in the Ivory Coast, as it moves to boost its military presence in the West African nation.
Confirming Alberto Gonzales as the new attorney general \
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Telmar Network Technology, Inc., a leading provider of reliable, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions for network maintenance, expansion and asset management, announced today that they have completed the acquisition of Somera Communications.
Cisco Systems Inc.'s fiscal first-quarter profits jumped 29 percent as the network equipment giant reported continued strength in its traditional markets as well as emerging technologies such as Internet telephones, wireless and home networking gear.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has the makings of a strong president but she is losing the personal passion and authenticity that could make her a stand-out in the U.S. political scene.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Funk legend William \
The pro-business party, Civic Platform, is opening talks on forming a new government after a strong showing in parliamentary elections Sunday.
Defendants who jump bail are targeted in a new campaign launched by the attorney general.
The Giants' defense has thought about little else except Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick this week.
Lloyds TSB wins a second county court case against a customer trying to reclaim overdraft charges.
Struggling doughnut shop chain Krispy  Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on Monday reported an unexpected  quarterly net loss because of impairment charges and store  closing costs.
Construction of single-family homes dropped to the lowest level in more than 16 years as a severe housing slump showed no signs of a turnaround.
About 1,000 Louisville-area Muslims gathered at the Clarion Hotel off Hurstbourne Parkway yesterday to celebrate the largest festival of their religious calendar, Eid ul-Fitr.
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BEIJING -- Every few days, Houston businessman Richard Weissenborn receives injections of a radical new cancer drug at a hospital here.
Pakistan has \
President Laurent Gbagbo appealed for an end to anti-French crowd violence which erupted after France destroyed most of Ivory Coast's small air force in retaliation for the killing of nine French peacekeepers.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won Indonesia&#39;s presidential election after the former general garnered support from three-fifths of voters, the General Election Commission said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week and Palestinian sources said on Tuesday he may float the idea of widening a truce deal to include the occupied West Bank.
Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts.
Yushchenko poisoned: Dioxin poisoning caused the mysterious illness of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, a doctor said Saturday, adding that the poison could have been put in his soup.
Boston and Anaheim must pay baseball&#39;s luxury tax along with the New York Yankees, according to final figures compiled by the commissioner&#39;s office.
More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s renowned Carnival celebration \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a full-tilt sport in high heels.
Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month.
Is it more appealing to hear that a product is selling at a 50 percent discount or to hear that it has been marked down twice, first by 25 percent and then by a further 33 percent? The two options come out to the same result, of course. But a paper in the Journal of Consumer Research reports that consumers tend to prefer the second option, since they often proceed by the flawed arithmetical process of adding the two sale percentages together to get 58 percent.
Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
Ahsha Rolle only had the Grandstand crowd going for her today. When Rolle, an American wild card, served to even the first set at 5-5 against 15th-seeded Dinara Safina, an insanely loud, rhythmic pounding started from who knows where, maybe the Mets&#8217; stadium construction. Every close line call went against her, including a serve that [...].
NORWAY today revised the number of its citizens killed in tsunamis in Asia down as diplomats and police bickered over the right method to track victims and possible survivors.
A 32-year-old man was charged with the murder of a woman and her two children whose bodies were found in their family home in Manchester on Tuesday, police said.
Israeli troops moved into the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza early Monday, backed by airstrikes that killed five people, Palestinian security sources said.
Actress Sienna Miller says she had begged her parents to send her to boarding school when she was eight years old and it was the \
WASHINGTON - All antidepressants must carry a \
The New Jersey Nets Saturday placed guard Ron Mercer on the injured list. Mercer is scheduled to undergo left knee surgery on Monday and could be out of action for up to four weeks.

Lawyers representing nine former  Iraqi prisoners on Tuesday asked a federal judge in San Diego  to ensure that U.S. defense contractor CACI International  trains the interrogators it sends to Iraq in international laws  against torture.
Here was the idea: Students from low-income inner-city backgrounds could perform as well as better-off suburban students &#151; if they had a school that gave them proper support.
Ukraine is to hold a parliamentary election on September 30, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday after late-night talks forged a compromise to end weeks of tense confrontation with his prime minister.
Paul Haggis' new movie looks at how war changes the people who fight it and the world we live in
Low-cost airline Ryanair has been criticised by advertising watchdogs for making misleading claims.
U.S. blue-chip stocks slid lower on  Thursday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.  CAT.N, but technology shares remained higher after eBay Inc.  EBAY.O posted strong earnings.
On the afternoon of May 4, 1963, President Kennedy wasn't in a mood to mince words.
The Foreign Office has warned against travel to Pakistan following the murder of Benazir Bhutto.
Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.61 percent by midsession on Friday as strong gains in U.S. technology shares encouraged investors to buy local peers such as NEC Corp. that have recently fallen heavily.
The funeral of Shirley Finlay who was murdered in Ballymena earlier this month takes place in Belfast.
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the  world's second biggest software company, on Wednesday forecast  profits at the high end of Wall Street estimates, aided by  subscriber growth tied to its $10.3 billion acquisition of  PeopleSoft.
Japan's industrial output hits a record level, as the world's second-largest economy continues to recover.
Peter Saltonstall, who owns Kings Ferry Winery in New York&#39;s Finger Lakes region, left the US Supreme Court yesterday feeling good.
Taking aim at Microsoft, Google plans to offer a package of software for business users.
Federal authorities raided three  Washington, D.C.-area video game stores and arrested two people  for modifying video game consoles to play pirated video games,  a video game industry group said on Wednesday.
Stocks of bluefin tuna are disappearing from the Mediterranean, the environmental group WWF has warned.
A new European Union tax directive on interest payments will boost retail investor demand for some jumbo covered bonds, according to a report by ABN Amro.
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Auto giant Ford Motor confirmed Wednesday that it is abandoning its Oracle-powered online procurement system in favor of technologies it had used previously.
The discovery of water on Mars was the scientific breakthrough of 2004, according to one of the world&#39;s leading science journals.
Staying uninvolved while interviewing participants for a study about the effect of food shortages on H.I.V. treatment is often difficult, one researcher finds.
An unmanned Nasa jet screamed into the record books high over the Pacific Ocean by reaching speeds of almost 7000 mph, brightening hopes that humans might one day be able to fly across a continent in minutes instead of hours.
U.S. authorities formally requested that Hong Kong extradite an American man accused of raping his daughter and posting videos of the abuse online, the suspect's lawyer said Tuesday.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush declared a  united front on Saturday between the United States and Asian  allies on demanding North Korea return to stalled talks about  giving up its nuclear weapons program.
The blue chip Dow Jones average fell  to a 2-month low on Thursday as insurer American International  Group Inc. AIG.N was named in a lawsuit by New York Attorney  General Eliot Spitzer and General Motors Corp. GM.N reported  disappointing earnings.
DROWNING IN DEBT: African nations say debt incurred by past generations is keeping them poor and unable to cope with pressing needs, such as the AIDS epidemic.
By now everyone knows how fond father and son Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan are of Aishwarya Rai.
Interim Iraqi leader, Ayad Allawi addressed a joint meeting of Congress Thursday. His government remains besieged by an insurgency nearly 18 months after Saddam Hussein was toppled.
Michael Jackson reached a settlement on Monday with a New Jersey financial company that brought a $48 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against him.
Eliot &quot;The Enforcer&quot; Spitzer is on a roll. Having already taken the investment banking and mutual fund industries to task, the New York attorney general has made it clear
Blog: Yahoo shareholders reject censorship, executive pay proposals, re-elect all board members at shareholder meeting
Quattordici persone sono rimaste uccise nel raid aereo sferrato dalle forze statunitensi su Falluja alle prime ore di oggi. Dodici i feriti, stando a notizie fornite da fonti ospedaliere citate dalla Cnn sul suo sito.
Jim Larranaga is denied the chance to become the winningest coach in school history Wednesday night after George Mason loses, 81-78, in overtime to Delaware.
Stocks rose on Friday, rebounding from the previous session's steep losses, as bond yields retreated from their highs, easing some of the fears about rising borrowing costs.
Google Inc.  said on  Tuesday it was introducing street-level map views of various  U.S. cities, giving Web users a panoramic, 360-degree images as  well as the overhead views Google Maps has offered.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his authoritarian ally Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko closed ranks in Minsk on Friday against US plans for an anti-missile shield in central Europe.
U.S. President George W. Bush authorized the CIA to give its most detailed public account of its use of a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding, the White House said on Wednesday.
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - Restoration of a failed computer system returned life to a regular rhythm on the international space station Sunday, as two astronauts completed the fourth spacewalk since space shuttle Atlantis docked with the outpost a week ago.
An Australian police officer accused of causing the death of an Aboriginal man will not be charged, prosecutors say.
Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world  of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing,  technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of  kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was  82.
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Pacific Rim leaders ended a two-day summit with pledges to push ahead with negotiations to lower global trade barriers, seen as impediments to the world&#39;s economic growth.

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Business & money: James Bond effect helps keep Aston Martin at top of UK list of coolest brands.
Finally! After 18 months, PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. for $26.50 a share in cash, or around $10.3 billion, after rebuffing several offers and being taken to court for instituting a controversial takeover defense.
RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat can be buried at his battered headquarters here as the Palestinians requested, the Israeli government decided Wednesday in a gesture to his likely successor, Mahmoud Abbas.
Science & environment: Scientists look for uses for highly toxic material amid fears huge stockpiles may become terrorist targets
Russia stepped up the pressure on Royal  Dutch Shell and its Japanese partners on Tuesday over a $20  billion oil and gas development in the Far East, sparking  protests from Tokyo and Brussels.
He doesn't know Osama bin Laden, but 16-year-old Pakistani student Waleed Nasir found himself answering questions about the al Qaeda leader during his year as an exchange student in the United States.
A building collapses in the Turkish city of Istanbul, killing at least one and injuring 15 others.
Double Fusion, a private company  that connects advertisers and video game publishers, rolls out  new technology on Tuesday to allow advertisers to mount  last-minute ad campaigns in games the same way they use spot TV  ads.
Former US senator Fred Thompson, a Hollywood actor who has made a career of portraying US presidents and powerful Washington politicos, said Sunday he was considering a real-life presidential bid in 2008.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered a review of all prevention studies involving drugs such as Celebrex and Bextra, which have been associated with increased risk of heart problems. The agency also urged the public to limit use of over-the-counter pain medications.
Blown apart by the IRA and its ruins painstakingly dismantled piece by piece to make way for the Gherkin, this historic Baltic Exchange building ends an epic journey to Estonia on Friday - and starts another.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry traded biting accusations over the war in Iraq on Monday as early Florida voting produced scattered complaints that stirred memories of the state's chaotic 2000 recount.    On a day of strikingly personal campaign rhetoric, Bush said his Democratic challenger stands for \
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Rasmussen Reports - On Friday, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly to build a 700-mile barrier along the Mexican border, bowing to public opinion as an election draws near. With most Democrats voting against the measure and all but one Republican in favor of it, a partisan distinction is starting to emerge. That may contribute to a somewhat less discouraging political environment for the GOP this fall, but Republicans are still facing a difficult set of issues.
WASHINGTON - With the release Wednesday of an Army report on the role a military intelligence unit played in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, a clearer picture has emerged of the forces that led to abuses.
The UN has been informed of &quot;movements of arms&quot; on the Syria-Lebanon border but it says these have not been verified, the French foreign ministry has said.
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The United States and Indonesia are  seeking closer military ties after years of limited contact  because of concern over past human rights abuses by Indonesia's  army, top defense officials from both nations said Sunday.
Rangers e Osasuna hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) nell'andata degli ottavi di finale di coppa Uefa.
Several members of Burma's opposition NLD are freed from jail in a move linked to a  power struggle in the military.
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Strong performances across the Boeing Co.&quot;s defense systems businesses including the C-17 and X-45 programs based in Long Beach and future combat systems in Huntington Beach helped boost third
AUGUST 17, 2004  - Motorola Inc. announced today it has completed the second phase of a four-phase rollout of information life-cycle management (ILM) software that cut its production database size by as much as 50% in some business ...

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Airforce search planes found on Saturday the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed a day earlier in Amazon jungle with 155 people on board and there were no reports of survivors.
The Tokyo and London stock exchanges said Friday that they had agreed to work on a business alliance aimed at boosting their international presence.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - The world&#39;s top diplomats joined Iraq&#39;s neighbours on the second day of a conference in this Red Sea resort aimed at endorsing a political path out of the violence sweeping the country.
New York seniors get up to speed on sexual health and safer sex practices, now that sex-tech is extending sexual function to match sexual imagination. In Sex Drive Daily.
Tehran (IRNA) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi condemned here Thursday the deadly car bombing attack outside Australia&#39;s embassy in Jakarta that killed and injured innocent people.
Flavia Pennetta si &egrave; qualificata per i quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Calcutta. L'azzurra...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Sudan on Wednesday violence must end in Darfur and the United Nations said it might not be able to cope if conditions there fail to improve.
For the first time in major league history Tuesday night, two games on the same day lasted 18 innings. The Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs played on and on, long after Roger Clemens left and Brad Lidge blew another save. The other was in Colorado, where the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled out a 2-1 victory at 12:26 a.m. MDT.
- White is the new black, at least in the fashion rule book of Alicia Keys, Usher and Kanye West.
Noel Gallagher of rock band Oasis has been talking a lot about their new single \
Classic rockers take the 'Long Road Out of Eden,' Carrie Underwood's 'Carnival Ride' is forgettable fare, Dave Gahan steps outside Depeche Mode for second solo album.
Around 3,000 mostly young Afghan men marched through Kabul Sunday to demand the government lift a temporary ban on an international money-making scheme.
The first of nine concerts across the globe aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the environment swung into life in Sydney on Saturday with fiery vocals and a distinctive Australian beat.
Scientists in Spain have discovered fossils of an ape species from about 13 million years ago that they think may have been the last common ancestor of all living great apes, including humans.
Fueled by David Mamet's  infernal dialogue machine and by a spectacular tour de force  from Alicia Silverstone (in the role created by Madonna on  Broadway in 1988), the 100 fast-paced minutes of  \
It seems there&#39;s no end to Japan&#39;s love of handheld gaming these days. With Nintendo selling big with its hugely successful Nintendo DS launch, Sony have begun the counter attack with queues of up to 1500
Ecuador's president-elect Rafael Correa was once a Boy Scout, later a social worker in an impoverished highland Indian village and now describes himself as a Christian leftist.
It wasn't easy and it wasn't pretty -- when has it ever been for these guys this season? It took three nights and nearly 190 minutes of work, but Boston University's hockey team finally rid itself of clinging Vermont last night, winning the finale of their best-of-three Hockey East playoff series to earn a yet another date with archrival Boston ...
A blast destroyed a Pakistani military vehicle in the western town of Wana near the Afghan border on Saturday and several soldiers were wounded, witnesses and a military official said.
South Korean officials said Tuesday they were trying to verify North Korea's claim that a huge explosion last week was caused by the demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project.
MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax-AVN) - The Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan is preparing for the launch of a Proton-K rocket with the DM upper stage carrying three Glonass-M satellites, the Federal Space Agency press service said on Thursday.
Players entering their 10th season, coming off a major injury and in the midst of a position change rarely make an impact. Greg Ellis made a major impact for the Dallas Cowboys at outside linebacker and on Saturday was voted The Associated Press 2007 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
The largest copyright infringement case in Australian history began yesterday (Nov. 29), as Sydney-based Sharman Networks and others involved with peer-to-peer software company Kazaa face 30 record-company
Modavox, Inc. (OTCBB: MDVX), Internet broadcasting pioneer, producing  and syndicating online audio and video, today announced it has signed a  Letter of Intent to acquire San Diego-based World Talk Radio, Inc.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's proposal for a Woodstock museum as wasteful spending in a new television ad that started on Friday.
A former of British assistant of Salvador Dali is convicted of doctoring one of the surrealist's paintings.
Red Sox and Redbirds, a classic matchup filled with rich history. After finishing off the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox face their biggest National League nemesis, the St.
Doctors in England are increasingly prescribing exercise for depression, a survey shows.
Kenya's opposition warns it will relaunch mass protests if the political crisis is not resolved within a week.
Fighting erupts between forces of the self-declared Somaliland republic and those of Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia.
The International Atomic Energy Agency adopted a resolution today welcoming Iran's suspension of its nuclear program but said it would continue to monitor it.
Sun-powered-car enthusiasts from around the world raced into the Australia outback on Sunday at speeds nearing 100 kilometres-per-hour at the start of the World Solar Challenge.
Pedro Martinez got a standing ovation in his return to Fenway Park and left early after his worst performance with the New York Mets.
The Mediterranean island of Malta became the smallest member of the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday.
Advisers said that John Edwards would not endorse a rival when he announces his exit from the presidential campaign at 1 p.m. ET in New Orleans.
As Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) nears the end of its first quarter as a public company, industry watchers say one of its emerging challenges is
Three British bankers indicted in Texas on fraud charges involving Enron Corp. appeared in a London court Tuesday for an extradition hearing.
Palestinian militants who held two Fox News journalists hostage for nearly two weeks threatened in a statement posted online Saturday to abduct non-Muslims visiting the Palestinian territories and kill them unless their demands were met.
The vice president underwent tests at a hospital after complaining of shortness of breath. His doctor said there was no evidence that he had suffered a heart attack.
Journalist held hostage in Gaza for almost four months, has been released, BBC confirms.
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His successors wanted an orderly funeral. They brought in bulldozers to clean up Yasir Arafat&#39;s broken-down headquarters in Ramallah.
An international panel headed by Nobel-prize winner Elie Wiesel released a report Thursday detailing the responsibility of Romania's pro-Nazi authorities in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Jews and Gypsies during World War II.
Manufacturing output climbed by 0.4 percent in August compared with output the previous month, official data has shown.
North Korea warned Japan on Wednesday  that it would treat economic sanctions as a \
BRUSSELS - Help Wanted: Nurses, doctors, engineers. Must be willing to live in Paris, Rome, Frankfurt, or Prague.
Ruth Graham retained her beauty even in death and surely \
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia A &quot;new term in office is an important opportunity to reach out to our friends,&quot; President George W. Bush said on an overnight trip to Canada, but he remained uncompromising about the US-led invasion of Iraq and his insistence that the
Nearly one-quarter of elderly people undergoing rehabilitation following hip fracture have failing eyesight, and this impairment appears to impede their recovery, according to new research.
Lowering sticker on handheld game player to $80 is early move in expected battle for portable gaming market.
A convicted rapist who walked out of an open prison in south Wales is back in police custody.
Investor confidence in Germany appears to be stabilising with falling oil prices helping take the sting out of the soar-away euro, and the eurozone's biggest economy remains on track for a modest recovery next ...
Fabris (Udeur), 'vertice di maggioranza ha ancora un senso?'
A digital music download service that  allows consumers to buy songs instantly as they listen to them  on digital radio will start operating across Britain in the  first half of 2007, UBC Media said on Monday.
The majority of consumers have not yet  accepted the subscription model to rent rather than buy music  but this is likely to change over the next year, according to  the head of the online service Napster Inc. .
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - According to a published report, the New York Yankees have finally landed ace lefthander Randy Johnson.
Tropical Storm Gaston formed off the South Carolina coast Saturday and was expected to make landfall near Charleston Sunday night, forecasters said.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, appeared to have clinched Sunday's run-off election after polls showed he surged past his banana magnate rival.
Vietnam has reported outbreaks of the bird flu virus in six provinces, prompting authorities to cull thousands birds in an effort to stop the spread of the disease.
ATHENS -- The International Gymnastics Federation is expected to rule today on a protest by South Korean officials over judging in the men's all-around competition Wednesday. But regardless of the ruling, Paul Hamm will not have his gold medal taken away.
Giddiness. Paranoia. Arrogance. Caution.  All were on display on Wednesday in Boston as the supposedly  cursed Red Sox moved within one victory of a baseball  championship that has eluded them for 86 years.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Wednesday reported its first loss in six years after writing down $7.9 billion of bad bets on risky subprime mortgages and related securities.
Anti-terrorist police have been given permission to hold four men arrested over an alleged plot to buy material for a &quot;dirty bomb&quot; until Friday.
Move over Japanese horror film makers: The best stuff is coming out of Korea these days. Get ready for some really weird, genre-bending movies. By Jason Silverman.
New federal e-discovery rules that took effect Dec. 1 are prompting some users to install e-mail archiving software or other tools that can make it easier to search through message directories.
The future face of the Supreme Court, a muted issue throughout the heated presidential race, gained urgency Monday with the unexpected announcement that
Aaron Ward scored 1:26 into Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, and fellow defenseman Frantisek Kaberle added a power-play goal in the second period to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-0 lead over the Edmonton Oilers through 40 minutes Monday night.
The change is among several announced in Longmont to help offset a looming retirement boom. Longmont - With 11,000 air traffic controllers expected to retire soon, the Federal Aviation Administration will
US President George W. Bush charmed Canadians yesterday with his kind words for people in Atlantic Canada who opened their hearts and homes to Americans after 9/11.
The main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope shut down unexpectedly for the second time this year, the operators of the orbiting observatory announced Friday.
As people gathered online to discuss the horror of the South Asian tsunami on sites known as Web logs, some bloggers said it had to be the government's fault.
DURHAM, N.H. -- Maybe someone will ask him how the foliage is going to be up country. Or what he thinks of his home state's artisanal cheddar. Anything but the two queries that David Ball has been hearing for weeks now: How will you feel when you break Jerry Rice's records? When is it going to happen?
SPENCER, Iowa - The final chapter is closed on Dewey Readmore Books. The 19-year-old cat, who became a mascot for the city's library after being found in a book drop, died Wednesday in the arms of librarian Vicki Myron.
Stocks ended lower yesterday as a sharp drop in the price of oil knocked down shares of energy-related companies, while the dollar resumed its decline, dropping to new lows against the euro.
NEW YORK - Javier Vazquez has a pointed message for the Yankees as they continue discussions with the Diamondbacks regarding a trade for Randy Johnson: Proceed at your own risk.
The presidential race may have been settled in Florida this year without the acrimony of 2000, but many of the state ballot measures approved on Election Day have ended up in court.
Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix, taking his maiden victory in only his sixth race.
The United Nations' highest court is ruling Monday whether Serbia is guilty of genocide for the killing, torture, rape and expulsion of Bosnian Muslims  -  the first time an entire nation is being held to judicial account for the ultimate crime
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The charity says without them, many needy families just wouldn&#39;t have a merry Christmas. &quot;Bell ringers who give from themselves, they give up their time to man a kettle, to greet people, to say Happy Holidays, to bring a smile.
A Waltham maker of security software is being acquired by software behemoth Computer Associates in a cash deal worth almost a half-billion dollars, the companies announced yesterday.
The Anaheim Angels capped a stirring comeback by scoring three times in the eighth inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 yesterday and clinch the AL West title.
Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday  following Monday's fall of nearly $3 made on rising U.S.  stockpiles and warmer-than-expected winter weather.
Amateur anglers have a significant and possibly damaging impact on certain sea-fish populations, scientists claim. The Science magazine study says the US&#39;s 10 million saltwater recreational anglers may need better regulation.
Greg Maddux made a memorable debut for the Dodgers, pitching six no-hit innings before leaving after a rain delay, and Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Thursday night.
Only one in 13 drugs recommended by Leeds health shops to tackle depression has any scientific backing, experts say.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld praised Panama on Sunday for its stewardship of the Panama Canal, which is marking 90 years as the world's link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
(InfoWorld) - Computer security analysts are studying reports of a worm that may be circulating via a feature in Skype's popular VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) service. Security vendor Websense said the worm spreads through Skype's chat feature. Users receive a message asking them to download a file called \
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Movements in Pilates exercises are controlled &#151; sometimes moving the body only inches &#151; but those small motions are making a big difference to some people with Parkinson's disease.
The boss of Colombia's biggest remaining cocaine cartel was shot dead in neighboring Venezuela in an apparent settling of scores among drug gangs, authorities said on Friday.
Australia secure a 213-run win to seal a 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand.
Michael Vaughan heaps praise on man-of-the-match Matthew Hoggard after England's extraordinary Test win.
Opposition protests in Kenya subsided on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a re-run of a disputed election which unleashed a wave of violence if a court ordered it.
A Muslim activist, famous for interrupting a speech by Britain's Home Secretary John Reid last year, is set to appear in court charged with encouraging terrorism, police said.
Even after Yasir Arafat's death, French health officials continued their silence about exactly what disease killed the Palestinian leader.
BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- International relief continues to flow into areas affected by Sunday&#39;s tsunami. The Red Cross is shifting over 100 metric tons of emergency supplies from Kenya to Sri Lanka, the country hardest hit by the tidal waves.
IRAQ&#39;S election was thrown into doubt yesterday as one of the country&#39;s main Sunni parties withdrew, while a tape purporting to be Osama bin Laden warned Iraqis not to vote.
By Kenyon, Henry S  Software suite allows message traffic across domains, security levels.  The U.S. military is developing a suite of software applications that will allow secure communications between different national computer networks.
LONDON, Oct. 20. - Alan Hollinghurst\u00e2\u0080\u0099s explicit gay novel The Line of Beauty, a satire on Britain under Mrs Margaret Thatcher, has won the \u00c2\u00a350,000 prestigious international literary award, the Booker Prize.
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President Alvaro Uribe signed the final order Friday to extradite Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever face trial in the United States.
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Homemaking icon Martha Stewart on  Wednesday said she wants to start serving her jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her \
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the same message on Monday at a special session on climate change, urging quick action to stem emissions that heat the planet.
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Opera is not an art form that particularly appeals to today&#39;s youth. But, what if you turned an opera into a flashmob event? TV network BBC3 is going to try it, springing a live performance on unsuspecting
Traffic jams are not only bad for your mood - they may actually kill, research suggests. A German study has found people caught in traffic are three times more likely to have a heart attack within the hour than those who are not stuck in a jam.
Netgear is launching three new wireless networking products that aim to address the problem, perennially discussed at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, of complicated home networking setup.&quot;Our customers in their homes or small offices should be able to utilize high-speed broadband networking for any application, including communications, information gathering or entertainment, from any corner of the house without any interruption,&quot; said Patrick Lo, chairman, CEO and founder of Netgear. Like the heating system in a house, a home network should work reliably, without much thought by users, he said.Using the new devices unveiled at the conference, a Netgear executive demonstrated simultaneous wireless streaming of an HD video, live HD gaming, and video downloading -- and then removed a hard drive from the storage device -- all without a glitch.The new products include the RangeMax Dual Band Wireless N Router, which incorporates new antenna technology developed by Netgear. The router contains eight antennas, which Netgear says ensures quality streaming despite potential interference from other wireless gear including microwave ovens, cordless phones and neighboring Wi-Fi networks.&quot;It&#39;s always better to have many antennas... but densely packing them inside the unit has been historically impossibly to achieve with good performance,&quot; said Vivek Pathela, vice president of product marketing for Netgear. Netgear&#39;s new technology allows many antennas to operate inside a device, delivering good performance, he said.The router also includes new technology that lets users push a button to automatically set up a secure connection between the router and any other standard client. Typically, users must work through a software application to set up secure connections.Netgear also introduced the ReadyNAS Duo, a media server designed to centrally store any digital media including videos, photos and music. In an unusual feature for a consumer device, the ReadyNAS supports hot swapping -- allowing users to remove a drive without interrupting streaming or other use of the device.The ReadyNAS comes in several configurations, including with 500GB of storage for $500.An optional second drive in the device automatically mirrors the content of the first to protect against potential loss of data. An even larger version of the ReadyNas can handle 4TB of data.Users can connect PCs, Macs, HD TVs and IP (Internet Protocol) set-top boxes to the server. It also has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port for connecting digital cameras to upload photos and view them on a TV.Consumers that want to use the ReadyNas but don&#39;t want to upgrade their existing router, can buy the new HD/Gaming 5GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit. The kit comes with two units. Users attach one to their current router, which could comply with the older Wireless B or Wireless G standards. The other device connects to other clients such as a gaming console or HD TV to create a wireless connection. The kit essentially upgrades an existing network to deliver high performance video, Pathela said.Netgear hopes that these new products, possibly combined with 15 others the company is introducing at CES, will address the challenges that many people face when setting up networks in their homes. For many, the variety of wired and wireless technologies, many of which don&#39;t interoperate, have made home networks too challenging to tackle. For the past several years, technology companies at CES have focused on trying to solve this problem.
A routine police patrol finds one man dead and two other injured after a car crashes into a wall.
Former President George H.W. Bush took on Arab critics of his son Tuesday during a testy exchange at a leadership conference in the capital of this U.S. ally.
WASHINGTON - House Republicans say legislation they introduced Friday will make America safer by including the Sept. 11 commission's suggestions to improve intelligence, immigration and national security...
'Fertile ground for malicious coders' Personal web spaces on MySpace, videos on YouTube, and blogs - community sites hosting user-created content - have become increasingly popular.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Afghans have braved threats of Taliban attacks to begin voting in a historic presidential election that they hope will mark the beginning of the end to a quarter century of conflict.
Authorities said Saturday that more discussions are needed before a Spanish research team can examine a tomb purportedly holding Christopher Columbus' remains, setting back efforts to determine if claims that he is buried in Spain are true.
Agenzia Entrate, oltre 6 mila i soggetti non in regola
Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland.
At a specially convened news conference today, Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric cleared former boss Harry Redknapp of any wrong doing in his transfer deals during his time at the club.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Mark W. Everson called on Congress yesterday to boost the agency&#39;s funding by the full $500 million requested by President Bush, calling it a way to help shave the record federal budget deficit.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Inspired by a  brilliant putting display, holders Europe secured the first two  points in the opening fourball matches against the United  States at the 35th Ryder Cup Friday.
In my life, &quot;accounts receivable&quot; means chits written on scraps of paper during poker games. &quot;Gross&quot; is the thought of Richard Nixon pouring ketchup on his cottage cheese. &quot;Net&quot; is something through which one slam dunks a basketball.
An HIV-positive man sentenced yesterday for having unprotected sex with four women could soon be released on parole. Shingirayi Nyarirangwe, 25, was sentenced to three years jail yesterday after pleading guilty
President Hamid Karzai is concerned about a death sentence handed down to a journalist in Afghanistan accused of insulting Islam
Pupils at a primary school are offered  bird flu medicine as a child from the school is believed to have the virus.
PalmOne Inc. has licensed technology from Microsoft Corp. to make its devices work directly with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail server, the companies said Tuesday.
Australia&#39;s 35-year wait for a test series triumph on Indian soil ended yesterday when its fast bowlers ripped through the India&#39;s defenses to clinch a massive 342-run victory in the third test.
The Democratic Party defused a tense internal struggle over how it spends its money by boosting spending on a get-out-the-vote effort for the November elections.
The Blues boss has received the charge following his post-match comments on referee Steve Dunn after the 4-3 defeat at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Turkey yesterday shelved plans to criminalise adultery which were threatening the country&#39;s prospects of joining the European Union.
A funeral is held for Beyers Naude, an Afrikaner who became a leading anti-apartheid campaigner.
France issues arrest warrants for two top Djibouti officials over the mysterious death of a French judge in 1995.
Hong Kong's main pro-democracy party  demanded on Monday a partial recount of the vote in the city's  legislative elections, after officials had failed to announce a  single result eight hours after polls closed.
More than 100 people were injured, at least two critically, when a passenger train derailed in Australia&#39;s north-east, Queensland Rail chief executive Bob Scheuber said.
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A second blue jay found in the western portion of the township has tested positive for West Nile virus. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Manalapan Health Department has been advised that a blue jay collected by the Western Monmouth Animal Control on Sept.
Johnny Carson was remembered Monday on \
Tickets for Scotland's biggest music festival sell out in record time, five months before the event is held.
Researchers at Yale and Syracuse Universities found the first direct evidence for a mutation in mitochondrial DNA that directly affects blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
James C. Nicola, the artistic director of the New York Theater Workshop, has decided to produce an Encores!-type series dedicated exclusively to the Off Broadway musical.
Two-thirds of scientists working for the US medicines regulator have expressed a lack of confidence in the federal safety monitoring of prescription drugs, according to documents disclosed by two lobby groups.
By Michael Patterson  The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to a record close Thursday as companies reported profits that beat analysts' estimates and as the number of claims for jobless benefits fell. Costco Wholesale, the largest U.S.
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As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways.
Director Francis Ford Coppola says he has  a lot in common with Dominic Matei, the protagonist of his  first film in 10 years, \
 Musharraf memoir tough on neighbors
CD Chivas USA made Los Angeles Galaxy forward Arturo Torres the first player chosen Friday in the Major League Soccer Expansion draft.
Britain's Home Office on Thursday approved the extradition of an Islamic preacher who is accused of trying to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon, a spokesman said.
Kristy Swanson pressed assault charges Sunday against the ex-wife of her companion and former \
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Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger rebels threatened on Saturday to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government did not agree to discuss their demands for self-rule soon.
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A Japanese software maker plans to launch a skincare guide for use on Nintendo Co. Ltd.&#39;s hot-selling portable game gear DS, giving beauty tips based on users&#39; basal body temperature and hormone balance.
I had great hopes when I heard that they were making a movie version of Alien vs. Predator, which began as a video game series and seemed sure to increase in greatness. Sadly, much like every other aspect of my life, Alien vs. Predator disappointed me.
La convention repubblicana di New York cerca di fare breccia al centro, per portare sulla sponda repubblicana il voto degli indecisi, quella cospicua massa di elettori che costituiscono un pendolo che oscilla tra Bush e Kerry, senza dare mai l
The drug company presents 2007's numbers and gives 2008 guidance.
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The Pentagon prepares fresh charges against three men held at the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
Police begin a murder inquiry after a 20-year-old soldier is shot dead within hours of returning from his unit in Germany.
About 50 African migrants are missing off the Canary Islands after their boat sank, survivors say.
By Ginger Shepherd  All the Walter B. Hall Resource Recovery Facility - Tulsa's trash- to-energy plant - needs for its operations is 340,000 tons of trash each year.  And the city has been able to provide that much trash - sometimes even more. But supplies may decline.
A booming commercial real estate market and the need to move forward with rebuilding at ground zero changed Gov. Eliot Spitzer's mind about supporting the continued construction of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower.
Iranian state television sent ripples  through world financial markets on Wednesday after it reported  a powerful explosion near the town of Dailam, about 100 miles  from the oil state's only nuclear power plant.
German officials voiced concern Monday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade.
Fifteen people are dead after a suspected gas explosion wrecked an apartment block in Mulhouse, France.
Ten Palestinians are listed for a January poll to succeed Yasser Arafat, including a leader jailed for life by Israel.
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Perched courtside behind the net on his ever-present stool, Dick Raphael had the best seat in Boston Garden to shoot photos of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, the towering centers whose rivalry in the 1960s became legendary in NBA history.
EVP Daniel S. Mariaschin, who served on the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania (ICHR) and recently joined it in presenting its conclusions to outgoing Romanian President Ion Iliescu, has ...
FOXBOROUGH -- Yes, it was Jake Plummer's passing for 256 yards, Tatum Bell's crunching runs for 123 yards on 27 carries, and many more sparkling features from the Denver Broncos' offense that stalled the Patriots in their 17-7 loss at Gillette Stadium last night.
The government has confirmed Friday that cattle culled on a second Surrey farm tested positive for foot and mouth disease, a bodyblow to hopes that authorities had contained the disease after it re-emerged earlier this week.
An operation against Mexico traffickers leads to 400 arrests and seizes 18 tonnes of drugs, the US says.
Description: CBS executives and anchorman Dan Rather say they were misled about documents on President Bush&#39;s National Guard duty.
China's central bank on Thursday raised  interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in its  boldest move yet to guide its heated economy to a path of  slower growth.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.
The government faces a controversial vote in parliament on Wednesday over Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s plans to renew the country&#39;s independent nuclear deterrent.
Ukraine's parliament has elected Eduard Prutnik head of the State TV and Radio Broadcasting Committee. Prutnik's candidacy was backed by 244 votes in the 450-seat legislature.  The procedure was broadcast live by TV 5 Kanal on 14 September.
Nestled in his blue plaid stroller on a recent morning, 1-year-old Justus Zavian de Swan wasn't bothered by the drizzle of rain in downtown Washington. He was transfixed by the twinkling lights and spinning Christmas tree in the window of Macy's at Metro Center.
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IN an otherwise perfect hotel, the Palacete de Penalba, in the Asturias region of Spain, there is no elevator - a key issue for us, stroller-pushing tourists.
A soldier has been killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence.
European equity markets were higher on Thursday, buoyed by strong results from France Telecom  (NYSE:FTE)and Swiss engineering group ABB (NYSE:ABB) and prospects for restructuring at Italian insurer Generali.
Shares of home decor retailer Pier 1   Imports Inc. PIR.N rose 8 percent to their highest level   since June on Thursday, after a Danish shareholder entered a   confidentiality agreement with the company, fueling speculation   of a buyout.
When city workers tore down her hillside encampment, Charlene Clay lost her asthma medicine, sleeping bags and her only photos of her dead granddaughter.
Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.
Oil prices traded marginally lower on Wednesday ahead of key U.S. data, which was expected to show a rise in heating fuel supplies as mild winter temperatures suppressed demand in the United States.
Leading shares ended the session firmer, having flirted with fresh six-year highs, as BAE Systems experienced a surge of seven percent.
TALLAHASSEE - Lawyers for as many as 700,000 ill and dying smokers urged the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore a record-shattering $145 billion verdict against the tobacco industry, or at least a portion of it.
-- Bill Mueller stopped answering his phone. It sits at his locker, unused, because the ticket requests for the games in St. Louis got out of hand.
The Charlotte Bobcats activated forward Tamar Slay on Monday and placed forward/center Jamal Sampson on the injured list.
Was this slim man in short pants the reincarnation of Sir Francis Drake, the combative 16th-century limey who sank the Spanish Armada?
Sir Clive Woodward's position as Lions coach will come under scrutiny at a meeting on Tuesday.
Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez, who has reveled in his role as a villain to the Yankees while pitching and chirping for the Boston Red Sox, met with George Steinbrenner yesterday in Tampa, Fla.
Police in Pakistan's Punjab province  say two men died when a bomb they were carrying went off accidentally.
Wall Street stocks retreated on Monday as worries about potential credit-lossses at American International Group (NYSE:AIG) added to fears that US companies face further credit-related turmoil.
NEW YORK -- MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages.
A retired senior judge has been chosen to take over the inquest into the 1997 death of Princess Diana, British media reported Saturday.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.
PARMA - Sembrava che fossero stati dimenticati quei verbali di Calisto Tanzi. Quelli in cui il patron della Parmalat raccontava con profusione di dettagli dei denari distribuiti a quasi tutto l&#39;arco dei partiti
The Aviano girls volleyball team hasn't lost a game on the peninsula in four seasons - a streak that coincides with senior outside hitter Ashley Mead's time as a member of the Saints.
There&#39;s only one thing better than riding a halfpipe ramp in &quot;Tony Hawk&#39;s Underground 2&quot; - doing it in real life.
In Westminster, you can almost hear the rubbing of hands with glee. Gordon Brown has broken his Golden Rule, say his enemies. Yippee, cry the Tories.
Iraq's Shiite vice president narrowly escaped assassination Monday as a blast ripped through a government meeting hall just hours after it was searched by U.S. teams with bomb-sniffing dogs. At least 10 people were killed.
Internet company Yahoo and Latin America's top mobile phone company America Movil said on Thursday they have struck a deal to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The state has been in the crosshairs of this year&#39;s superheated hurricane activity, and experts say that, if you take a long-term view of weather, the natural rhythm of cyclone strikes is just reasserting itself after a decades-long break.
Extends terms of anti-trust decree to late 2009 Microsoft has failed in its bid to prevent the US government poking its nose into the software giant's business dealings, after a federal judge ruled yesterday to extend an anti-competitive decree by two years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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French bank BNP Paribas SA on Wednesday estimated fourth-quarter net profit plunged 42 percent.
The body of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is to be buried in a special air-tight coffin in London later.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee rejected by one vote a proposal that would have cut money for the C.I.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secret interrogation program for terrorism suspects.

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it is launching a commercial-free online music service in early October called XM Radio Online.
Blog: Random search strings in Google can yield sites hosting drive-by downloads of malicious content.
Quotes from Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday on the nomination of Robert Gates, former CIA director, to be secretary of Defense.
EMI chief executive Eric Nicoli is to step down from his post as part of a shake-up under new owners Terra Firma.
Students should be able to make their university choices after their A-level results, a report has found. Could a new system work?
The teenager who made a dramatic escape after 8 1/2 years of captivity in a windowless cell has agreed to a televised interview this week, giving Austrians their first glimpse of the young woman whose nightmare has fascinated the nation.
BANGKOK - A 26-year-old woman who died of avian flu eight days ago almost certainly contracted the disease from her daughter in what could be the first documented case of human to human transmission of the virus, health officials say.
The European Union plans to widen the  number of radio frequencies that can be used for 3G mobile  networks, but an EU official said on Wednesday the most  attractive bands for rural areas are not yet available.
Insurgents opened a new front against American-led forces today, attacking several police stations in the northern city of Mosul and pushing that city to the brink of chaos
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By John Dell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 10--Curtis Hines said that when he looks around the Gaines Center tonight, the memories will come flooding back.
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., citing losses from storms, said it will not renew coverage for about 2,600 policyholders mainly in Alabama's beach resorts, the Associated Press reported on Monday.
Fifa is poised to confirm details of a friendly game for the victims of the tsunami disaster.
German train drivers' union GDL said Sunday it did not plan further strikes in its bitter battle for a new wage deal and was confident about reaching an accord with employers by the end of the month.
Canada&#39;s premiers are facing cracks in their united front for a new federal pharmacare program as they prepare for a crucial health-care summit with Prime Minister Paul Martin later this month.
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New Zealand authorities are searching for the mother of a 3-year-old girl whose father allegedly abandoned her before boarding a plane to the United States, police said.
YOU wouldn&#39;t buy a car without checking out its safety features, making sure the tires weren&#39;t flat, the brakes weren&#39;t faulty and the seat belts weren&#39;t broken.
Ever since they met in fourth grade, Brett Johnson Harman and Kevin McCann were as close as brothers. &quot;They had the same mannerisms, the same kind of humor, and they even looked alike,&quot; said McCann&#39;s father, Dennis McCann.
The New York Times reports this morning that a deal is imminent between Liberty Media chairman John Malone and News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, in which Malone will acquire one of Murdoch's prize assets - satellite service provider DirecTV - in exchange for Malone's 19% voting stake, plus 15% non-voting stake, in News Corp.
Rafael Benitez predicted the best was yet to come after watching his Liverpool side crush hapless West Brom 5-0 at the Hawthorns. The Liverpool manager&#39;s prediction came after the Reds routed the Premiership&#39;s
Michigan State runs a promotion where if the Spartans score 70 points, the fans take their ticket stubs to Taco Bell for a free taco.
A well-wisher from Chicago hoped he would have a speedy recovery. An admirer who had just read his autobiography felt it was like having a friend in the hospital. A fan in Omaha warned about staying away from junk food.
Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T said on  Thursday it will double the number of Prius hybrid-electric  cars that it sends to the U.S. market to 100,000 units annually  next year, making it the Japanese automaker's third  best-selling sedan.
The Italian nominee had been heavily criticised for his alleged comments on gays, single parents and the role of men and women, and these led Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso
American Christina Kim has a four stroke lead mid-way through the Ladies Professional Golf Association State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois.
Two main factors, attitude and income, help determine whether someone will buy the latest technology or hold back.
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The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp remained locked in negotiations Friday as the largest U.S. automaker headed toward a midnight deadline to either clinch a deal or face a possible strike.
Beijing Olympic organisers said Monday they backed a ban on political protests by athletes attending this year's Games, amid uproar over an effort to silence British athletes.
As a result of the ongoing success of the Microsoft Government Security Program (GSP) and positive feedback from governmental entities, Microsoft has announced it will offer access to the source code of its flagship desktop offering, Microsoft Office 2003
Saddam Hussein's lawyers walked out of his trial Wednesday to protest the replacement of the chief judge for allegedly favoring the defense.
The Arab League rejected a UN Security Council resolution &quot;envisaging&quot; possible sanctions against Sudan over the conflict in Darfur , saying it would not help bring peace to the region.
The controversial Eolas Technologies patent looks like it is about to be rescinded by the US Patent Office. The office has confirmed that it has rejected all of the 10 patent claims that it re-examined.
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A report says the minimum wage, due to rise on Friday, has helped clerical, retail and catering staff, as well as traditionally low-paid.
Welcome news about the economy and interest rates touched off a stock market rally that lifted the Dow Jones industrial average to a record.
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Australia promised &#36;764 million &#151; the largest government pledge &#151; to the tsunami relief effort, topping a &#36;674 million German aid package on the eve of a crucial donors' conference Thursday. World leaders were competing to head the donors list as summit participants got firsthand looks at the apocalyptic landscapes carved out by south Asia's tsunami.
The case was one of the first in which a judge in the United States had ruled that a restraining order had been violated by contact made through MySpace.
Google maintains that a feature built into the Windows Vista operating system that allows users to search a computer's hard drive did not leave room for competition from other desktop search applications.
Lessons learned in a deadly 2003 high-rise fire may have saved lives this week when a fire broke out on the 29th floor of a downtown skyscraper, fire officials said Tuesday.
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay went on the offensive after being chastised twice in the past week by the House ethics committee, accusing his accusers of libel and the bipartisan panel that judged him of mistreating him.
A man brandishing a knife slashed himself across the throat in a Woolworths store in Cornwall.
All that was missing from Liverpool&#39;s 3-1 win at Anfield over Olympiakos in Group A last night was the sight of a young, ginger striker by the name of Fairclough running around, arms aloft in a state of delirium.
But no need for UK Space Agency MPs have called on the government to give the lead to the UK's space industry and expand its vision to include funding launches and even manned spaceflight.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The mother of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of sexual abuse is set to face the singer in court.
Eli Lilly and Co.  on Tuesday posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings helped by surging sales of its prescription drugs, including depression treatment Cymbalta, and the company raised its 2007 profit forecast.
The cardinals of two of the most   important Roman Catholic dioceses in North America were accused   in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday of allowing a priest wanted for   multiple sex abuse to flee California for Mexico.

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By David IngramRALEIGH -- Asked to appear before a powerful state Senate committee, public officials who negotiated millions in tax incentives for Google defended their work Wednesday and argued that the incentives were necessary to help economically depressed Caldwell County.
Hurricane Gordon weakened into a tropical storm early Wednesday near the Azores islands, prompting forecasters to discontinue hurricane warnings for the sparsely populated chain.
Two giants of 1970s cinema, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, have topped a British magazine's poll of the greatest living movie stars over the age of 50.
Telecoms line up against proposed legislation that would force them to treat all internet traffic equally.
Archrivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are to club together to pay nearly $150,000 for a private jet to ensure their Brazilian players arrive back early from World Cup duty to prepare for this weekend's league ...
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Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday echoed President Bush's latest sharp challenge of Sen. John Kerry's fitness to serve as commander in chief as the Republican No. 2 basked in approval from GOP supporters cheered by his debate performance.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said sales at US stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast, with strongest sales coming from bedding and women&#39;s clothing.
The Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks turned key victories into leaps to first place.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.
Two policemen arrive to the scene of an explosion at a branch of Citibank, in Buenos Aires on November 17, 2004. One person was killed, another injured when three bombs exploded in a branch bank of US Citibank on Wednesday.
A husband-and-wife team were sentenced to five years in prison for buying Microsoft software at academic discounts and illegally reselling it.
The New York Yankees are reportedly closing in on acquiring free-agent starting pitcher Carl Pavano.
WASHINGTON - A near-record low for an index that forecasts near-term home sales suggests borrowers in expensive areas are struggling to finalize purchases amid mortgage market woes.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday China now had 1,328 ballistic missiles aimed at the self-ruled island, up by more than a third from a previous estimate, further threatening stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Blue Man Group is on the move. The show's new home will be a custom-built, 1,750-seat theater at The Venetian hotel-casino, officials announced Thursday.
Delta Airlines has reached a tentative  agreement with its pilots union on wage and benefit cuts aimed  at avoiding a bankruptcy filing, The Wall Street Journal said  in a report late Wednesday on its Web site.
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China used &quot;very direct language&quot; to persuade the Sudanese government in Khartoum to accept a beefed-up peacekeeping force to the western region of Darfur, the country&#39;s special envoy to Sudan said in an interview published Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair ended his swansong appearance on the international stage on a high note Saturday, helping clinch a deal for a new EU treaty and trumpeting that Europe was turning Britain&#39;s way.
Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.
Napster has extended its US music download store and subscription service to Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition-based Smartphones.
AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft&#39;s Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the email.
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Vice presidential candidate John Edwards promised Thursday that Democrats will move quickly to change the Bush administration's overtime rules if they win the White House next month.
24/09/2004 - A daily dose of vitamin E may help delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in overweight adults at high risk of the disease, according to preliminary research.
President Bush Wednesday warned Iran and Syria not to meddle in Iraq ahead of elections scheduled for January 30 and voiced new hopes of forging peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Gambling giant GoldenPalace.com, a firm chided for odd online purchases, is top bidder in an eBay auction held to aid a Va. boy battling cancer.
Political opposition to the merger of satellite radio providers XM and Sirius increased on Wednesday, as the chair of the Senate antitrust committee sent a letter to both the FCC and Justice Department opposing the deal.
Suspected new cases of the bluetongue virus are investigated in livestock in north-west England.
Bootylicious R&amp;B trio Destiny&#39;s Child has signed on to be the latest face of the fast food giant, taking over for Justin Timberlake in the &quot;I&#39;m Lovin&#39; It&quot; campaign.
A fresh wave of ads pushed President Bush's spending to nearly &#36;46 million for July, the Republican's highest level since he launched the first ad blitz of his re-election campaign in March, a campaign finance report filed Friday shows.
The XPL editor is an RCP Eclipse application based on the eXtensible Presentation Language, an xml-based presentation language built on top of Visual Design Patterns. For more information about XPL, visit http://semantics.eng.it/xpl/index.html   Hi all  the version 0.0.4 of the XPLEditor has been released. Moreover the website related to the editor has been updated and is available at the following address: http://semantics.eng.it/xpl.  You will find the release notes in the XPL Editor 0.0.4 package.    Enjoy XPL Editor!    Giuseppe Vella
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Candidates from the Libertarian Party, the Green Party and the Constitution Party each garnered a tiny fraction of votes in Tuesday's presidential race.
Business & money: Violent storms in the North Sea helped push global oil prices to new highs of just under $100 per barrel.
The growing popularity of the Internet could lead to a rise in suicide pacts in which several people kill themselves together, a leading psychiatrist in Britain said on Friday.
Heart disease is Britain' biggest single  killer disease but more people are more worried about  developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey  released on Friday.
The retailer's head, Brad Anderson, told Consumer Electronics Show attendees that both the U.S. economy and digital TV changeover are high on his list of concerns.
The president's son-in-law is now a fugitive from the law and his all-powerful relative
RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 23 -- About 20,000 protesters, led by Buddhist monks and nuns, on Sunday mounted the largest anti-government protest in Burma since a failed 1988 democratic uprising. Many in the crowd shouted support for the jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
For the first half of the decade, matchups between Duke and Maryland were both epic and nationally significant but this may not be the case when the Terps play host Sunday.
European plane maker Airbus, looking to restore credibility after an internal crisis that could benefit US rival Boeing, is set to unveil new design plans for its troubled long-haul A350 passenger jet.
Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, on Tuesday reported its first quarterly loss in five years after its third quarter results were hit in the financial crisis caused by the ailing US home loans market.
Beginning Friday, airline passengers will go through double screening to make sure they're not carrying liquids onto planes, the head of the airline industry's largest trade group said.
TOKYO/REYKJAVIK  - Fugitive chess master Bobby  Fischer has been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a  classic victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be  able to make the move from his detention in Japan.
A Ukrainian court rules the country should take control of 22 Crimean lighthouses used by the Russian navy.
A fuel tanker truck crashed near the Pentagon early Wednesday, sparking multiple explosions that sent flames nearly 50 feet in the air and shut down a major highway for several hours overnight.
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Calm and composed as ever, Tyrone Willingham addressed his dismissal at Notre Dame on Wednesday. Willingham, fired as the school&#39;s head football coach after three years on the job, didn&#39;t lash out at his former employer.
Fighting between Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 15 people as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.
Arbitration policies can't stop litigation The California Supreme Court ruled this week that employees who claim they've been cheated out of overtime can sue their employer, whether or not the company's arbitration policy forbids class actions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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AT&T is still struggling to convey the merger of itself with Cingular, and is taking another crack at its brand identity to beef up the message. But it is dangerously staying on the fence about who it is as a company.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry visited downtown Detroit Wednesday morning, where he presented his four-point economic plan for the future.
KIEV -- Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader whose victory in Ukraine's presidential election was all but assured yesterday despite his opponent's threat to appeal the outcome, is expected to move quickly to bolster ties with the West while trying to ease tensions with Russia.
Oil prices rose Tuesday, recovering some ground lost when prices fell more than $1 a barrel a day earlier as traders monitored the weather and OPEC production cuts
MIAMI, June 8 -- Jurors in the terrorism support and conspiracy trial of Jose Padilla heard his voice on an FBI wiretap for the first time Friday, in a conversation that prosecutors say proves he was getting ready to fight jihad overseas.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yassir Arafat&#39;s failing health is the number one topic in the Mideast today, and sources say his is getting worse.
Harry Redknapp buys and sells players as if he is shelling peas. In his seven years as West Ham manager between 1994 and 2001, when he was sacked, he was involved in 134 transfers.
Princess Diana's butler said Wednesday that he did not know whether she had become engaged to Dodi Fayed shortly before she died, but that he believed that the relationship was already cooling.
(InfoWorld) - Mobile developers around the world are in an uproar over a change Vodafone has made in the U.K. that dramatically decreases the quality of their products and that they fear could prevent new and innovative mobile services from reaching the market. Wireless Ink, a New York-based company operating a service called Winksite that lets anyone develop their own mobile Web page, is one company impacted by the change. Winksite has a Web site that visitors can access from their PCs to sign up for a service that lets them build mobile Web pages. When users visit the Winksite page from their mobile phones, they see a totally different Web site that lets them view and discover sites developed by other Winksite users, said David Harper, the founder of Winksite. But since the change at Vodafone, U.K. mobile Winksite users instead see a reformatted version of the PC Web site. That's because Vodafone recently implemented new technology from Novarra that is designed to reformat Web sites that were created only for PC users for better display on mobile phones. But mobile service developers say that when Vodafone installed the new technology, it also began stripping out the user agent string when mobile phones access Web sites. The user agent allows a Web site that is designed for mobile phones to detect the type and capabilities of the phone visiting the site, much like the way that Web sites detect which type of browser a visitor has. The user agent string allows a mobile site publisher to deliver a view of the Web site that is optimized for the particular phone. In addition, companies that sell ring tones or graphics rely on the user agent to determine which content to send to the user that will work on their phone, Harper noted. Companies that are on Vodafone's \
Arab-American poet, playwright and scholar Nathalie Handal is a sort of Renaissance woman for the 21st century.
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US teenager Michael Phelps powered his way to two more golds in the Olympic swimming pool on Tuesday, setting a new Games record in the 200 meters butterfly and leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger.
The British government, citing safety concerns, shuttered a drug plant yesterday that had been expected to produce nearly half of all US influenza shots this year, sending American health authorities scrambling to ensure that those in greatest danger from the flu -- the elderly and frail -- can get remaining vaccine supplies.
Running back Ahman Green scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one on a pass from quarterback Brett Favre.
NEW YORK  - The findings from a small study  suggest that etanercept may be a useful treatment for the  excessive daytime sleepiness that often occurs with obstructive  sleep apnea. In fact, the decrease in sleepiness was greater  than typically seen with continuous positive airway pressure,  one of the standard treatments for this condition.
Having maintained for days that the set lost at love to Serena Williams in the fourth round no longer took up space in her memory, Amelie Mauresmo was forced to face that reality not once, but twice in her semifinal loss to Maria Sharapova yesterday.
WASHINGTON (BP)--The resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft was announced Nov. 9, a week after President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s re-election.
Sometimes even the most acid-tongued critics are left speechless.
Two Chrysler LLC plants in Indiana  voted on Tuesday to reject a proposed contract for the No. 3  U.S. automaker, marking the latest and most serious setback to  a tentative four-year deal negotiated by the United Auto  Workers union.
Gunmen opened fire Monday at a U.S.  diplomatic car near the U.S. consulate in the Red Sea port city  of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but there were no injuries, a Western  diplomat said.
From a much quieter corner of the clubhouse, Houston Astros right fielder Lance Berkman briefly glanced over at the crowd of television cameras and tape recorders encircling teammate Carlos Beltran.
Sulla formazione da opporre al Livorno di Orsi, il tecnico della Juve Claudio Ranieri spiega: \
Chicago - Vaccinating children against chicken pox saves the US health care system nearly $100-million a year in reduced hospital visits for severe cases of the itchy disease, a study found.
South Africa's ruling ANC is criticised for a scheme charging business leaders to meet government officials.
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Senior officials from Somalia's key rival powers predict progress in talks due to start on Saturday.
Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, as a way of detering teenagers from taking up cigarettes.
Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton last week revealed some of his plans for the next kernel version, a few days after the final release of Linux 2.6.20.
Universities and colleges across England given money to create 74 new \
According to a spokesman for the band, Watts is currently nearing the end of a six week course of radiotherapy at a hospital in West London.
Hurricane Katrina has many legacies for the Bush White House, none pleasant. One is the guarantee that as soon as disaster strikes in the United States, President Bush's every move is closely scrutinized to gauge the speed and tone of his response to the suffering.
Web retailer Amazon.com launched its much-anticipated digital music store with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying.
IOC president Jacques Rogge says the Athens Olympics broke global TV viewing records, with almost 4 billion people tuning in.
Annika Sorenstam is mixing it up with the men again, and this time the competition includes Tiger Woods. Sorenstam and Woods will play against each other for the first time when they tee off Saturday in the Skins Game at the Trilogy Golf Club in the middle of the desert.
Baghdad's deputy police chief is shot dead, the second senior Iraqi official to be killed in less than a week.
Steelers running back Jerome Bettis will miss Sunday's game at Buffalo because of a sprained ankle.

Royal &amp; SunAlliance announced up to 1,200 job losses today with the transfer of customer service and back office roles to India over the next two years.
Sony is sticking to its target of shipping 6 million PlayStation 3 consoles by the end of the fiscal year that runs through March, President Ryoji Chubachi said Thursday, addressing concerns the company might not meet demand.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday U.S. President George W. Bush's Middle East policies had failed and he and others would one day be put on trial for \
Strong medal winning performances by China and Japan in Athens herald a powerful showing by Asian nations at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said on Sunday.
FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan could lead to problems for Muslims taking oral prescription drugs, says an article in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal.
MOSCOW Sept. 23, 2004 - China&#39;s prime minister arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with top officials on Russia&#39;s bid to join the World Trade Organization and China&#39;s efforts to secure a steady supply of Russian oil for its booming economy.
Andrew Flintoff is ruled out of England's one-day series in Sri Lanka because of ongoing problems with his left ankle.
Shoulders its way into search tech Business Objects' stated intention of becoming a $2bn company was never going to be achieved only through organic growth, and it was inevitable that there would be a number of acquisitions along the way, of which the latest is Inxight Software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.
Two young Italian women kidnapped in Iraq last week have been taken by their captors to the flashpoint city of Fallujah, according to an Italian newspaper that quoted non-Italian intelligence services.
The nightmares didn't start until months after Alicia Flores returned home. The images were stark and disturbing: In one dream, a dying Iraqi man desperately grabbed her arm. In another, she was lost in a blinding sandstorm.
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More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland, the White Stripes and Dr. Phil McGraw will be among the guest voices on the upcoming season of \
The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council and Security Service have drafted a decree to set up a national intelligence agency, Vice Chairman of the Ukrainian Security Service Ihor Drizhchany said at a ...
The recently retired director of the National Museum of the American Indian spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself and selected a non-Indian artist to create it, a newspaper reported Friday.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
A nursing school was shut down and its Christian principal and four Christian students suspended after Muslim pupils accused unknown people of desecrating verses from the Qu'ran, officials said Saturday.
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Soul star James Brown is diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week.
Researchers are developing an RFID-enabled watch system to help the memory-challenged find their stuff. But making sure it doesn't track too much is a big privacy concern. By Michael Bradbury.
Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Tehran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.
NEW YORK - Buyers put a positive spin on the equity markets Wednesday, shrugging off rising crude futures as Google Inc. prepared to sell its stock in an initial public offering, albeit it at a far lower price than previously forecast...
American Taylor Dent has squeezed in an opening-round victory over Australian Peter Luczak before rain washed out the rest of the day&#39;s play at the China Open at Beijing.
Any media type daring to ask Bill Belichick about the future of the Patriots might be met with daggers right between the eyes. At the moment, there is tunnel vision, focused on the Indianapolis Colts. Don't dare think or talk about anything else.
Leading shares closed just above the gain line, after US indices regained some earlier losses and mining blue chips lent support, dealers said.
As USC players practiced Friday at the University of Maryland, a group of students walked by and yelled &quot;Go Terps,&quot; blissfully unaware the host school temporarily turned over its facilities to the nation&#39;s top-ranked team.
JACKSON, Wyo. - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday the country will face \
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Edward C. Baig (USA Today) begins his review of the new iMac and iLife \u00e2\u0080\u009908 by saying, \u00e2\u0080\u009cApple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s svelte iMac computers always turn heads. But I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m also smitten with the Mac\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rock solid OS X operating system and top-shelf iLife software suite \u00e2\u0080\u0094 programs that tame pictures, videos and more.\u00e2\u0080\u009d After exploring the new iMac hardware and individual iLife applications, such as iPhoto and iMovie, Baig finishes, \u00e2\u0080\u009cTaken as a whole, iLife remains the best collection of multimedia software. And in looks, design and pizazz, the iMac is still the best desktop computer for home users.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
US President George W. Bush on Sunday returned to hurricane-ravaged Florida to witness the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ivan and comfort storm victims
LOS ANGELES - Be all that you can be - and no more. That's the message the owner of an adult video company wants to give women serving in the nation's armed forces, where they can receive free breast augmentation, liposuction and other cosmetic surgery from surgeons honing their battlefield skills...
LOS ANGELES - Steve Finley immediately raised his arms over his head, as if to show there really might be a Great Dodger in the Sky looking after him and the Los Angeles franchise after a nine-year title drought.
You shouldn't need to tell companies they can save money with smarter packaging. But apparently, you do.
Woman charged with manslaughter over fatal mauling of five-year-old.
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A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to identify their sources for stories about Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying.
The high-end camera maker is ditching a medium-format hybrid camera that could shoot with either film or a digital sensor.
More than 1,000 people a day die as a result of the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a report says.
President Bush holds a slim  three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry one week  before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a  Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
WPP Group Plc, the world&#39;s second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it won the bidding for Grey Global Group Inc.

One of the greatest guitar players in history - second only to Jimi Hendrix - has made history again as the first person on the new London Walk of Fame.
Will you let it in? The average person regards the Cisco brand much as they do intestinal bacteria: blissfully unaware of its presence.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Genarlow Wilson had served two years of a 10 year sentence in prison for having consensual oral sex with another teenager.
NBC Sports executive Dick Ebersol and his son were released from the hospital on Monday, a week after an executive jet crash that killed three people, including Ebersol's youngest son.
The commander in charge of the police who shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes today denied being \
At least 6 Palestinians were killed and 24 were wounded today in an Israeli army raid near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The raid was designed to end days of mortar
The body of a 34-year-old woman is found at the foot of a cliff at Aberporth, in Ceredigion.
Two of Northern Ireland&#39;s church leaders have expressed disappointment that talks aimed at restoring devolved government have ended without a deal.
The Tories deny their education policy is in \
Russia's army launches a media campaign to recruit 'contract soldiers' and bolster a force of demoralised conscripts.
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New data from a combined analysis of  four Phase II/III studies involving more than 20,000 women  confirm the effectiveness of Merck & Co Inc's cervical cancer  vaccine Gardasil, researchers said on Thursday.
The United States said on Saturday that  Iran was \
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The daughter of former Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean and four other young women were taken to a hospital Sunday after their sport utility vehicle rolled over on Interstate 91, state police said.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez and his government are ready to meet President Bush and  U.S. administration officials to try to improve relations  following Chavez's referendum win, Venezuela's Foreign Minister  said on Wednesday.
The United Nations investigator on racism on Friday condemned a rising trend of Islamaphobia, especially in Europe, where he said it was being exploited by some right-wing political parties.
Apple UK has confirmed the company will be selling its most unusual recent product - iPod Socks - in the UK. The socks will be available &quot;anytime now&quot; through the UK Apple Store.
Suspect John Mark Karr on Friday awaited extradition to the United States, where questions mounted over whether his stunning confession related to the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was that of a killer or merely someone obsessed with the case.
Outsourcing vendor Electronic Data Systems has renewed an agreement for IT services from automation and utility software company Opsware that could be worth $145 million over eight years.
When Microsoft delivers the Beta 3 version of SQL Server 2005, formerly code-named &quot;Yukon,&quot; it will carry a number of feature enhancements that weren&#39;t available in the more broadly distributed Beta 2 version.
The price of oil hit another high yesterday, closing above $47 a barrel as traders reacted to continuing concerns about supply disruptions from terrorism and instability in oil-producing countries.
Bidding begins in an auction for a 7.6% government-held stake in Russian oil giant Lukoil.
OTTAWA -- More convicted criminals will have to submit DNA samples to the national data bank - including those convicted of possession of child pornography - under newly proposed legislation tabled in the House of Commons yesterday.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader suffered setbacks this week as election officials in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Missouri all denied him access to state ballots this fall.
In recent years bellwethers like Electronic Arts have come to treat the process of game making as a virtual factory. But now Electronic Arts is finally coming to its senses.
Liz Shimek had 22 points and No. 9 Michigan State held off Wisconsin 74-66 on Thursday for its best start in school history.
The father-in-law of best-selling British singer Amy Winehouse urged fans on Tuesday to stop buying her music as a way of helping her and her husband to stop abusing drugs.
FOXBOROUGH -- Looking at his ridiculously developed upper body, with huge biceps and hardly an ounce of fat, it's easy to see why Ty Law, arguably the best cornerback in football, chooses physical play over finesse. That's not to imply that he's lacking a finesse component, because he can shut down his side of the field much as Deion Sanders ...
Among the tales of depravity and violence that dominate this year's Academy Awards race sits the bright and shining \
Lindsay Davenport continued her smooth progress towards another title as she cruised past Sara Errani of Italy 6-3 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Thursday.
PEYTON MANNING, the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, left it late on Sunday to make NFL history. He went into the game against the San Diego Chargers needing two touchdown
Originally known as the Boston Americans, they&#39;ve been the Red Sox since the early 1900s and are often called the Bosox. Now, they have a new nickname, courtesy of outfielder Johnny Damon: The Idiots.
CheckUps, a start-up operator of walk-in medical clinics, has shut down 23 of the clinics operating in Wal-Mart stores in Florida and three other Southern states.
Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Man Utd suffers a serious setback after his boardroom coup.
Vice President Cheney today repeated his charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's approach toward the Iraq war would benefit al-Qaeda, saying that he was not trying to impugn the speaker's patriotism but instead hold her accountable for the consequences of her policies.
The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.
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With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.
Time Warner Inc.  on Wednesday  said its AOL unit will no longer charge high-speed Internet  users for e-mail and other Web services in a gambit to attract  more viewers and boost online advertising.
Sudan's defence minister on Thursday admitted his forces were responsible for a recent attack on a UN convoy in Darfur, but insisted the peacekeepers were to blame for not announcing their route.
Neither Julia Roberts nor George Clooney has opened a film so far this year, but both stars made the cut in nominations announced on Tuesday for the annual fan-driven People's Choice Awards.
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Lehman Brothers, the first of the big US investment banks to report results, says its profits have fallen.
The blood-thinning drug Angiomax works as well as rival drugs, but with 47 percent less risk of major bleeding, to maintain blood flow in patients who have had a heart attack or severe chest pain, according to study results published on Wednesday.
The Israeli army kept up pressure in the  northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing three Palestinians as  forces sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish  holiday season in Israel.
Palestinian representative in Paris Leila Shahid said Wednesday morning that Yasser Arafat was still alive, but in a &quot;very critical&quot; condition, French TF1 television reported.
Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc. on Monday said third-quarter revenue would beat Wall Street estimates, driven by a rebound in licensing revenue, sending its shares up 14 percent.
July was the hottest and sunniest month ever recorded in Germany, the country's weather service said Friday. The average temperature was 22.1 C (71.8 F), according to provisional figures. The previous record was 21.3 C (70.3 F), recorded in July 1994.
Hours after President Bush dove into a fracas to rescue his lead Secret Service agent from a confrontation with Chilean security officials, word surfaced of another security dispute. This time, an elaborate state dinner Sunday night was the casualty.
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InfoWorld - Chinese sport fans have embraced an online lottery for tickets to the&#160;2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
If you're looking to bolster an intelligent-design argument, the Answers Research Journal features \
Adobe Integrated Runtime paves the way for Web applications that perform like desktop-bound programs.Images: Building apps on AIR
A new video game allows players to simulate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. The release of &quot;JFK Reloaded&quot; is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy&#39;s murder in Dallas and
Japan and China's leaders are to meet on the sidelines of a regional summit, a week after a row over a submarine.
CLINTON Morrison last night claimed he was in the &#39;form of his life&#39; - as he and Emile Heskey were hailed as the St Andrew&#39;s &#39;dream team&#39;.
Prada Group announced the resignation Monday of Helmut Lang as creative director of the brand bearing his name, the second blow to the luxury fashion house's multibrand strategy in recent months.
HP BOSS Ann Livermore said that the move to Itanium was not responsible for HP&#39;s sales slump. Livermore, who managed to avoid an axe wielding Carly Fiorina this week as sales in the bits of the company she manages plummeted, said that killing the Alpha ...
Leading ketchup maker continues to improve global efficiency.
Italian police made one arrest Monday as prosecutors issued warrants for former South American officials accused in crackdowns on dissent in several countries in past decades, news reports said.
Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the National League Championship Series Saturday.
Companies and others that secretly install \
The United States upped its tsunami relief aid tenfold Friday as the world's ships and planes converged on devastated shores. Bottlenecks of supplies built up, fears of epidemics grew, and in an echo of 9/11's aftermath, people at a Thai resort scoured a bulletin board of 4,000 photos in search of the dead and missing.
Martha Stewart is urging an appeals court to overturn her conviction because she was \
A hospital consultant fears more drink-related admissions over the New Year celebrations after a busy Christmas.
WASHINGTON - Workers' productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the spring, the smallest gain since late 2002, reflecting the economy's slowdown.    The increase in productivity - the amount an employee produces for every hour on the job - was down from an initial estimate of a 2.9 percent growth rate for the April-to-June quarter and marked a deceleration from the 3.7 percent pace posted in the first three months of this year, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
ARUSHA, Tanzania  - African leaders will lobby the  Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money  Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital  for the continent's health, officials said.
Nasa says it will start building a permanent base on the Moon after astronauts return there in 2020.
Saving planet more complex than planting a tree Bad news for buyers of ecological Christmas presents and seekers of environmental quick fixes: offsetting carbon emissions by planting extra trees might not work as well as we had all hoped. It always seemed too easy, didn't it?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Vidyut Luther has started up a new service that aims to help answer the question \
Anyone who has followed the telecom market in recent years knows that this hypercompetitive industry is badly in need of consolidation.
Two of the three ranked teams playing on the opening night of the college basketball season cruised to easy wins. Then there was Mississippi State.
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to BetaNews this afternoon that it has learned its Windows Live OneCare anti-virus package has failed a test conducted by the respected British laboratory Virus Bulletin, disqualifying it from carrying the \
Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: British life is still riven by class - and the gulf is growing wider. But politicians seem bent on denying it.
Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson dominate inside against shorter, slower South Korea, and the United States blows open the game at the start of the second half to win, 80-57.
Mobile phone operator O2, part of Spanish telecoms group Telefonica , is poised to clinch a deal to be the exclusive network partner for Apple Inc.'s  iPhone in the UK, newspapers said on Thursday.
Wolves prowl through a forest in a new television ad that says \
Some elderly Americans simply stop taking their prescribed drugs when insurance plans cease paying for them, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police say a man bit an officer and his dog Friday after trying to stiff a cab driver on an early morning fare.  Capt. Rich Lockhart said the suspect, who had not been charged Friday, broke the skin on an officer's hand when he bit him.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  he would go into hospital Friday for a procedure to correct  heart palpitations but vowed he will serve a full third term in  office if he wins an election expected next year.
President Nicolas Sarkozy held talks Wednesday with far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen &#151; the first time the nationalist firebrand has been invited to the presidential palace in at least 33 years.
ST. LOUIS  - Democratic challenger John Kerry  moved into a slight one-point lead over President Bush in a  tight White House race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll  released on Saturday.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Rocker Courtney Love's attorneys and a prominent law firm have agreed to try settling a dispute over legal fees out of court...

The political movement loyal to anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quit Iraq's ruling Shi'ite Alliance on Saturday, leaving Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition in a precarious position in parliament.
Germany's Chancellor Merkel urges Turkey to lift its boycott of Cyprus, but Ankara makes its own demands.
JERUSALEM -- European leaders told the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, that a unity government must clearly recognize Israel, renounce violence, and accept interim peace deals in order for sanctions to end, Abbas aides said yesterday.
Greek police find a priceless ancient icon stolen from monastery last month hidden in a house in southern Greece.
MBIA Inc , the world's largest  bond insurer, said it has exposure to $30.6 billion in complex  mortgage securities that it insures, an amount that eclipses  its entire net worth.
In a UK first, a mother has given birth to twins using her own eggs matured in a laboratory.
The top executive at General Motors Corp said Sunday that the woes of the economy were a concern to the automaker but predicted that the second half of 2008 would be better than the first.
Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Pinhas Avivi said on Friday that a new era would begin in the Middle East. Avivi&#39;s remarks, made during his visit to Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu of western
Viktor Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH'-vich) claims that Americans financed his rival's presidential campaign.
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Investor's Business Daily - For the week ended Aug. 31, the Economic Cycle Research Institute&#39;s Weekly Leading Index rose to 140.4 from 139.2 the prior week after declining for 6 straight weeks. Higher stocks, better housing activity and jobless claims helped weekly numbers. But the index&#39;s annualized growth rate fell to 0.6% from 1.3% the prior week. That&#39;s a 43-week low, but not yet a signal that recession is on the way, the ECRI said.
The plan seeks to draw an additional 20 million highly skilled immigrants, such as doctors, nurses and engineers, from Asia, Africa and Latin America over the next two decades.
Indonesian authorities will drop hundreds of giant concrete balls into a fissure Friday to try to stem a gushing mud eruption that has inundated villages and factories, an official said.
Weakened by a lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis, 14-year-old Riley Woina dreamed of being strong like the heroes he'd seen in war movies like \
Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Tuesday that his comment about it being God's will that Iowa votes first was off-the-cuff as he defended the state's primacy in the nomination process.
Housing starts in Canada were up in August to an seasonally adjusted annual rate of 241,500 according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
MOSCOW: Russia arrested an executive of embattled oil major Yukos yesterday and put the firm&#39;s top lawyer on the wanted list, stepping up pressure on the company ahead of its widely expected demise.
Bankrupt energy trader Mirant Corp. (MIRKQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said Chief Executive Marce Fuller will resign from the company and will be paid a separation payment of $3.4 million.
U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson is waiting in Tripoli for a meeting with Libyan officials to discuss the north African nation's role in the crisis in Sudan.
A Florida man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for burning a cross in his front yard to intimidate a black family as they considered buying a nearby house, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
A group that helps female Democratic candidates who support abortion rights is asking a federal judge to block new campaign finance rules that it argues will cripple its ability to participate in state and local elections.
A messy battle with Mass MoCA wanting to uncover an exhibition and the artist Christoph B\u00c3\u00bcchel wanting to withdraw it.
When asked if OPEC will discuss a possible cut in output in the second quarter of 2005 at its meeting next month in Cairo, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said: &quot;We do not know yet.
British boxing sensation Amir Khan is being urged to shun a big-money move to the professional ranks, whether he wins or loses his shot at Olympic gold on Sunday.
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Members of the onion family such as shallots are the best varieties for inhibiting growth of liver and colon cancer cells. Study leader Dr Rui Hai Liu, of Cornell University, New York, said: &#39;No one knows
A hand-written and illustrated tale of wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched 1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) -- nearly 40 times its expected price -- at auction on Thursday.
Il direttore sportivo del Palermo Rino Foschi, parlando a Stadionews24, fa capire la vicinanza della...
SPORTS Minister Richard Caborn this morning praised the discipline of the England players in the face of the racist chanting which marred last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1-0 defeat in Spain.
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Coaches of the other Six Nations teams watching the upheaval in the England camp last week would have taken more heart from the retirement of Lawrence Dallaglio than they would have from the departure of Sir Clive Woodward.
Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says.
Now that everyone's on camera -- webcam, that is -- maybe we should learn how to work it like the pros. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said on Monday, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorizing its forces to act in Pakistan.
Four people, three from the same family, are killed in a road crash while on holiday in South Africa.
The UK extradition request over Alexander Litvinenko's murder is \
Yemeni authorities have arrested dozens of suspects linked to al Qaeda since Monday's deadly suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis, security sources said on Wednesday.
Much of America still needs an interpreter to wade through the interviews at NASCAR races. They\u00e2\u0080\u0099re so packed with technical talk, car numbers, jargon, good ol\u00e2\u0080\u0099 boyisms and corporate plugs that by the end
By JUSTIN YURKANIN, Staff. Mosquitoes carrying a virus similar to West Nile have been found in mosquito control traps set up by the Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
MacCentral - It didn&#8217;t take an Amazing Kreskin to see imminent new PowerBooks. Until last week&#8217;s announcement that its PowerBooks would see a modest speed bump and other improvements, Apple hadn&#8217;t updated the product line since April 2004. And nine months is pushing the outer edge of &#8220;healthy&#8221; in Apple&#8217;s CPU upgrade cycle.
Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.
West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.'s \
A County Antrim man says his family is being terrorised after his son is attacked by a gang of men.
A Canadian man was sentenced for drunk driving after being pulled over on his way home from the pub in his mother&#39;s motorized wheelchair, police said on Thursday.
Controversy over a possible missed U.S. opportunity for rapprochement with Iran grew on Wednesday as former aide accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of misleading Congress on the issue.
England will target Brian Lara in the Champions Trophy final after the West Indies captain was felled by a delivery from Shoaib Akhtar in the semi-finals.
A disparate group made up of dozens of state attorneys general, labor unions, retailers, professional sports leagues and others urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to hear a claim brought by the recording and film industries against two Internet file-sharing firms.
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American fashion has begun to shake off the justified criticism that it has grown feeble, as marquee designers near retirement with no obvious successors.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Playing in its first-ever Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at Assembly Hall, the Indiana Hoosiers put up a fight, but fell on the short end, 70-63, to No.
Friends, Valentine's Day is upon us once again, and I confess I was planning to ignore it this year (in my column, that is). But then I came across some eye-opening statistics, in a batch of recent employee surveys, that I just can't resist passing along for you to ponder.
RealNetworks hopes to carve a thicker slice of Apple's pie.
Oil prices surge to near record highs after production facilities are attacked in Mexico.
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LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian special forces on Tuesday  freed 17 foreign tourists who were briefly taken hostage by  protesting coca growers in an Inca temple in the southern  tourist city of Cuzco.
Celebrity Big Brother host Dermot O'Leary says it was \
With downloadable books and information portals, the new reading room is anywhere and everywhere.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.  reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday as  strong DVD sales for \
Despite the high short interest, these companies may be the ones to watch.
Ween was always one of the more  curious major-label signings of the early-&#39;90s alternative rock  explosion. The cult-favorite Pennsylvania duo preferred to  dabble in every genre imaginable (they even made a full-fledged  country album in 1996) than attempt to court the favor of  radio.
England's tour of Zimbabwe will finally go ahead after Zimbabwe authorities lifted a media ban on 13 British journalists but not in time to save Friday's opening one-day match in Harare.
Paolo Maldini promuove Pato dopo le prime prove con il Milan. \
The number of homes put up for sale surged in May as sellers tried to beat the launch of Home Information Packs.
It was a colourful and heartfelt send off for the Indian cricket team embarking on their World Cup mission, as superstar Shah Rukh Khan voiced the feelings of scores of countrymen, advising the Men in Blue to \
A poll of more than 50 corporate IT managers shows there&#8217;s little private-sector interest in the Open Document Format, one of the technologies that could free users from Microsoft&#8217;s proprietary format.
The chief executive of Britain&#39;s Music of Black Origin awards has promised to ask voters whether to drop homophobic artists from September&#39;s ceremony.
Franchise films and aggressive cosmetology have Hollywood men opting out of growing up.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President Al Gore are set to join world leaders for a U.N. meeting on Monday aimed at spurring global negotiations on how to cool a warming planet.
The DHS chief reveals how he'll turn state driver's licenses into internal passports. By Ryan Singel.
A man is charged with murdering his wife and three children after being arrested following an international manhunt.
Employers cut jobs for the first time in four years last month, the government reported yesterday, driving stock prices down in the United States and Europe and raising fears the slowdown in the housing and credit markets brought on by the crisis in subprime mortgages is spreading across the economy.
SHANGHAI, China -- A Chinese supplier of Apple Computer's iPod has withdrawn a defamation lawsuit it filed against two Chinese journalists over claims of labor mistreatment.
Three of the Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination speak today at a Martin Luther King Day rally at the South Carolina statehouse.
Terrell Owens was finally back on the field Wednesday, even though he says he's still not 100 percent. Instead of bike helmets or shorts, Owens was in pads, working with his Cowboys teammates after missing 14 straight practices because of a hamstring problem.
A state judge said lawyers for the former chairman of the N.Y.S.E. had not questioned his objectivity until rulings went against them.
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Vice President Dick Cheney waves as he and his wife Lynne leave the Washington University Hospital in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.
Duane Chapman, known as Dog, the premier American bounty hunter, is awaiting extradition to Mexico on a charge stemming from his capture of Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir.
A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 37 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.
Today Apple introduced the new iPod Photo. The new devices can hold 40GB or 60GB of data and are advertised as being capable of holding up to 25,000 digital photos and up to 10,000 or 15,000 songs.
Il Chievo &egrave; la terza squadra a retrocedere in serie B dopo Ascoli e Messina. Fatale ai veneti...
 to return to U.S.
The Ravens select Jared Gaither, the talented but troubled offensive tackle from the University of Maryland, in the fifth round of Thursday's NFL supplemental draft.
Republican John McCain holds a 6-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina three days before the state's crucial presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Oil prices surged to new record highs on Monday near $50 for US crude as Nigeria emerged as the latest focus for worries about supply security on world energy markets.
Forwards Dimitar Berbatow and Franca both scored twice Saturday and Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Bayern Munich 4-1 in the first matchup of the season of the Bundesliga&#39;s top teams.
In the first relocation of a major league team since last time the Washington Senators left, the Expos are headed to the nation's capital.
A small fire broke out on Sunday in a mall in the Philippine capital where a bomb exploded last week. The fire caused panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, witnesses and officials said.
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Debbie and Frank Vana Sr. have followed their son over countless fairways in numerous tournaments, but yesterday was something &quot;very special.&quot;
Domenica di riposo per la Coppa del Mondo di sci alpino. Si riprender&agrave; nel prossimo weekend: ...
Il commissario tecnico del Portogallo, Felipe Scolari, ha chiamato 19 giocatori per l'amichevole di ...
Will the ghost of Willie Horton haunt the U.S. campaign trail of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee?
The American Cancer Society&#39;s Great American Smokeout took place yesterday, the third Thursday of November, challenging smokers to smoke less or quit smoking for that day.
Plus: Technology helps firefighters by land, air and space. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
It won't take the state of Arizona to provide the real estate for solar, says a solar CEO.
(InfoWorld) - An advocacy group representing several tech vendor CEOs has been meeting with U.S. presidential candidates and getting a positive reception to the policies it's pushing, the group's executive director said. The Technology CEO Council, whose members include the chief executives of Intel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Dell, has met with several presidential candidates in recent months, said Bruce Mehlman, executive director of the group. Mehlman declined to name the candidates the CEOs have met with, saying the group is better served at the moment by not naming names. \
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Il difensore della Sampdoria Christian Terlizzi nei prossimi giorni verr&agrave; sottoposto ad inter...
The Indian pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories said its profit in the latest quarter more than doubled from a year ago, helped by robust sales in Europe and huge gains in foreign exchange transactions. Net profit at Ranbaxy rose to 2.66 billion rupees ($65 million), from 1.22 billion rupees ($29 million) in the quarter a year earlier. The growth rate, however, drops to 53 percent if the earnings numbers are adjusted against about 1 billion rupees in net gains the company made from foreign exchange transactions, said Malvinder Singh, the chief executive. More than half of Ranbaxy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sales come from overseas markets other than the United States. Sales rose 12.3 percent, to 16.24 billion rupees ($395 million).
The on-again, off-again love affair between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Arkansans is on again.
A retired Kirk minister will appear in court later in connection with the death of his 71-year-old wife.
Lettera aperta del coordinamento dei club del Torino di tutta Italia verso societ&agrave; e giocator...
Tim Koschuetzki has posted a new CakePHP-related tutorial to the PHP-Coding-Practices.com website today showing a method that gets the framework's pagination to cooperate with a Model's expects() method.   Making CakePHP's pagination work together with Mariano Iglesias' expect functionality seems to be impossible. The expect()'ed associations are only used in the paginator's findCount() call, but not in the findAll() call which actually retrieves the results. Come on join me and find out how to fix this.   His solution involves the creation of a custom pagination method that ends up calling the Paginator helper with some special parameters (replacing the non-cooperative defaults).
Yahoo\u00c2\u0092s refusal to talk about its efforts to create digital copies of books is another setback for Google as it prepares to fight a copyright infringement suit.
Liverpool police arrested six more  teenagers, two of them girls, on Saturday in connection with  the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones and renewed appeals for help  in finding his killer.
Two men are accused of a wild crime spree in which authorities say they fled from a police stop, robbed a house, stole several vehicles, critically wounded a sheriff's deputy, and one took hostages at a bank.
Connecticut is headed to the Motor City Bowl, the Huskies' first postseason as a Division I-A team.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday the U.S. economy will grow gradually this year and gain steam in 2008, but warned there are many risks to the outlook and stressed the U.S. central bank is on guard against inflation.
Microsoft plans to hold its first-ever conference for Microsoft Office software developers, the company announced this week. The conference, scheduled for February 2005, is part of a growing effort by the
British premier Tony Blair faces a  harder fight than ever to save his legacy in the wake of savage  postmortems after he scrapped an arms deal bribery probe and  was questioned by police investigating political funding.
Five newly discovered short plays by  Tennessee Williams are shedding light on the troubled life of  one of America's greatest playwrights more than 20 years after  he died in a hotel room surrounded by wine bottles and pills.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - North Carolina will likely have the services of four-year starting quarterback Darian Durant when it meets fourth-ranked Miami on Saturday.
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Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it would increase the number of jobs it will cut by 36 percent to 17,000 after its acquisition of FleetBoston Financial as it simplifies operations.
Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian said he was \
Terrorists lying in wait to attack. Planes falling from the sky. Ships blowing up. The candidates in the race for president are painting some scary scenarios to motivate voters.
Maria Julia (L) from Peru is crowned Miss World 2004 at the final of the 54th Miss World Competition held in Sanya, China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s southernmost Province of Hainan Dec. 4, 2004.
US gamers will be able to buy Sony's PlayStation Portable from 24 March, but there is no news of a Europe debut.
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, left, speaks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 after President Bush announced Kerik as his choice to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge.
Internet video service YouTube is going mobile for the first time, launching a television-like channel featuring its most popular videos on Verizon Wireless cellphones.
6 December 2004 -- Preliminary official results show that voters failed to approve a referendum on whether to give ethnic Hungarians living outside the country the right to become Hungarian citizens.
Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
Three men with close ties to US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were indicted on Tuesday along with eight companies for illegal fund-raising activities in a political
Hit network shows aren't supposed to be weird or complicated. But for J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias and Lost, the brainy popcorn is paying off
OSLO, Sep 2 (IPS) - Amidst reports indicating the imminence of another  flare-up of violence in southern Sudan, Norway is among few  European countries ready to contribute to a peacekeeping force.
By Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Japan bureau chief. Japanese troops are in Iraq mainly to help in the country&#39;s reconstruction but the mission is also seen as a signal that Tokyo wants a larger role in world affairs.
Record label EMI will release Robbie Williams&#39; Greatest Hits on mobe and PDA-compatible Multimedia Memory Card (MMC) memory card from next month.
Drug giant Pfizer is to stop advertising its best-selling arthritis pain reliever Celebrex after a study showed high doses of it were associated with an increased heart attack risk.
The French embassy warns its citizens in Chad, after reports that rebels are planning a new offensive.
A report on the US request to send British troops to an area near Baghdad is set to come before Cabinet.
Major creditor nations of Iraq reached an agreement here on Saturday to write off 80 percent of the country&#39;s debts, officials said.
President Bush will have a colonoscopy Saturday and temporarily hand presidential powers to Vice President Dick Cheney, the White House said
Algeria's state oil and gas company and KBR Inc., a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary, signed a $2.88 billion deal Saturday for a liquefied natural gas plant.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - Warner Music Group Corp.  said on Wednesday any takeover offer it might make for Britain's EMI Group Plc  would probably be all cash.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian airline Gol said on Friday it was trying to locate a passenger plane that disappeared from the radar and failed to arrive at its destination.
Marco Giampaolo, ex allenatore del Cagliari, in un'intervista al quotidiano abruzzese 'Il Centro' ri...
By Zach Spicer, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  May 29--Richard and Kay Schwade had a good reason to attend the open house at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center last week.   Their property borders the refuge on three sides.
The U.N. Security Council on   Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong   opposition.
By MAY WONG  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A small startup with a shiny glass office overlooking the headquarters of video game publishing titan Electronics Arts Inc. is seeking to tap into the lucrative industry by developing new forms of online video games.
A Japanese scientist who invented a sustainable form of light is awarded the Millennium Technology Prize.
Bequeathed $12 million by Leona Helmsley, Trouble is now the richest dog on the planet. He tells Joel Stein how he plans to spend the dough
Two key congressional chairmen add their support to a measure embracing the Sept. 11 commission&#39;s recommendations. BY JESSE J. HOLLAND.
Partners of private equity firm Blackstone Group  may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm's initial public offering last month, according to a regulatory filing.
Karine Icher from France completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Catalonia Ladies Masters in incredible fashion with her second score of 62 in the tournament.
North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.
Sony Corp.&#39;s thriller ``The Grudge,&#39;&#39; starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, was the top movie at US and Canadian theaters for the second weekend in a row, with $22.
Il tecnico del Treviso Giuseppe Pillon ha convocato i seguebnti giocatori per la gara con il Rimini:...
A Pakistani man has been charged with the murder of a Briton who was found dead in Thailand's troubled deep south where bloody separatist violence has raged this year.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mel Stottlemyre will remain the New York Yankees pitching coach next season, then retire. Stottlemyre, who turns 63 on Saturday, has handled Joe Torre&#39;s pitching staff since 1996.
The Progressive Unionist Party may have to close an office because its assembly allowance is being withheld, David Ervine has said.
A convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal escaped from custody Friday while being transported to a hospital in eastern Bosnia after complaining of feeling ill, authorities said.
Sindaco Canapini annuncia corse aeroporto-capitale a 60 euro
Brendon McCullum hit his maiden Test century for New Zealand as the tourists continued to build their lead over Bangladesh on day three in Dhaka.
The NASA spacecraft that smashed into the Utah desert last month while bringing home fragile samples of the sun may have been doomed by engineering drawings that had been done backwards, an investigating board said Friday.
The director David O. Russell wanted the shoot of his new comedy, \
NEW YORK, September 23  - A Mississippi resident has flied a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.NYS) alleging that the retail giant discriminates against African-Americans seeking jobs as truck drivers with the company.
Election officials in Afghanistan  collected ballots on Sunday from a historic presidential vote  which started enthusiastically but ended in turmoil after most  of the candidates announced a boycott.
Man Utd oppose Avram Grant being allowed to manage Chelsea without the required licence, BBC Sport understands.
Most of the exchanges across Asia rebounded modestly on Wednesday after sharp declines on Monday and Tuesday.
Fulham striker Tomasz Radzinski has warmed up for his Goodison return by voicing his shock at Everton&#39;s lofty position in the Premiership.
In an audiotape aired Monday by Al-Jazeera satellite television, a man purported to be Osama bin Laden expressed support to Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi and called for a boycott of next month&#39;s elections in Iraq.
InfoWorld - The honeymoon ended early for Microsoft's Vista operating system, after word spread Wednesday about a flaw that could allow remote attackers to take advantage of the new operating system's speech recognition feature.
Iran&#39;s senior nuclear negotiator said Monday that the Islamic republic was ready to discuss an extension of its suspension of uranium enrichment, but repeated a rejection to give up fuel cycle work altogether.
Final talks between Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders over Kosovo's future begin on Wednesday.
Comment is free: We must pursue a comprehensive solution with energy and vision, writes Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert.
Poland&#39;s Defence Minister, Jerzy Szmajdzinski, has said he believes Polish troops should withdraw from Iraq at the end of next year.
In an industry where fame can be  fleeting and stars cling jealously to the spotlight, late-night  comedian Jay Leno has seemingly defied the laws of TV gravity  by giving five years notice for his retirement.
Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll of the Democratic Presidential nominating competition shows New York Senator Hillary Clinton at 34%, Illinois Senator Barack Obama at 26%, and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards at 15%. That&#39;s virtually unchanged from a week ago. The immigration debate has shaken up the Republican competition had no noticeable impact on the Democratic nominating process.
BLACKSTONE, Massachusetts - A man who retrieved a $1 million lottery ticket from the trash reached a settlement with the family of the man who claimed he accidentally threw it away.  Edward St.
Kasey Kahne has a message for the 42 other drivers who will be gunning for the checkered flag in tonight's Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Dwyane Wade isn&#39;t such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks&#39; offense, the Heat crashed and burned
Alan Shearer has seemingly ruled himself out of taking over the vacant managerial hotseat at Newcastle. The veteran striker had been installed as favourite after Sir Bobby Robson got axed on Monday.
Englishman Dan Wheldon claimed an historic Indy Racing League victory in the Indy 225 at Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Wheldon, from Emberton, got his title challenge back on track with his win in the 100th IRL race, his third victory of a superb season.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 19 - Even after Seattle's fumble and turnover in the Jets' end zone near the end of the third quarter, the Seahawks still had a chance to win Sunday in the chilly gloom of Giants Stadium.
Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith ran for 145 yards, Ted Ginn Jr. set school and Big Ten records with his fourth punt return touchdown of the season and the Buckeyes upset No. 7 Michigan 37-21 on Saturday.
LIMA - Former president Alberto Fujimori returned to Peru yesterday to face charges of corruption and sanctioning death-squad killings, a grim homecoming for the strongman who fled the country seven years ago as his government collapsed in scandal.
ATLANTA A former CDC vaccine expert says the government may have to ration available flu vaccine after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of a major supplier.
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The U.S. cattle industry anxiously  awaited federal test results, expected as early as Monday, that  will determine if the United States has a second case of the  deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.
The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain \
Johnson &amp; Johnson Chief Executive Officer William Weldon plans to use the $25 billion purchase of defibrillator maker Guidant Corp.
Ryanair warns that higher fuel costs and a decline in the UK pound could cut into profit by as much as 50% this year.
The UK prime minister arrives in Lebanon, as protesters against his visit gather in the centre of Beirut.
Sport: Rugby World Cup: England face South Africa without Olly Barkley and captain Phil Vickery.
Four in 10 parents dip into their savings in order to give their children a head start in adult life, a survey suggests.
Italian Serie A games will be televised in the United States on Fox Soccer Channel under a three-year agreement that starts with the 2007-8 season.
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A car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.
The opening night crowd at Madison Square Garden had barely finished celebrating Jaromir Jagr\u00c2\u0092s emotional introduction as Rangers captain when he netted the team's first goal of the season.
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American computer maker Dell Inc. opened its second customer call center in the Philippines Thursday, bringing the number of local employees to 2,600, a company official said.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vijay Singh officially supplanted Tiger Woods as the world&#39;s finest golfer, earning PGA player of the year honours on Monday.
Pakistan's government, accused of using strongarm tactics and acting unconstitutionally over moves to sack the country's top judge, faces the prospect of growing opposition protests.
The impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board and 15 top players appears to have been temporarily resolved after the players were freed to join the training camp for the forthcoming tour of Australia.
Japan's Softbank Corp. has said its net profit for the nine months to December jumped 23.1 percent from a year earlier after it entered the mobile phone market and sold off assets.
Judge Rodney Melville denied a request by Michael Jackson&#39;s attorneys to have the alleged victim and his family undergo psychological testing at a pre-trial hearing the singer&#39;s ongoing child molestation case.
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Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad.
The number of new viruses and worms aimed at Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) ubiquitous Windows operating system rose 400 percent between January and June from the same year-earlier period, leading computer
French carmaker Renault challenged a driver's statement that a fault in one of its top-of-the-range cars had embarked its panic-stricken owner on an involuntary 200 km per hour motorway dash.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The atmosphere on the King Abdullah campus should be that of a high-quality college anywhere else in the world -- a mood of free thought, equality and easy mingling among independent-minded men and women.
General Motors Corp.  on  Wednesday posted a larger-than-expected quarterly operating  profit as it slashed costs in North America and raised its  cost-cutting target by $1 billion, sending its shares up 5  percent.
A gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas; some Apple pickings ahead of Macworld; and call her a very high-tech queen.
Former US attorney general Ramsey Clark joins the team of Jordan-based lawyers defending Saddam Hussein.
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) - Columbia Records has  moved up by one day the North American release of the new  Destiny Child's album, just as the R&B trio confirmed the first  dates for its 2005 world tour.
The French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies at the age of 84, the AFP news agency reports.
Low-key and businesslike in the grand, gilded, central hall of the royal palace, a nine-member Throne Council named Norodom Sihamoni, a dancer and choreographer
In a move that beats competitors Yahoo, Microsoft, America Online and AskJeeves to the starting gate, Internet search giant Google on Thursday unveiled a program enhancement that searches Web pages plus e-mails, pictures, music and other documents on your hard drive.
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for lifting a ban on headscarves at state universities.
Iraqi security forces say they have detained at least 50 people after Sunday's bloody attacks in Najaf and Karbala.
By ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITER  The state has fined a North Bergen company nearly half a million dollars for repeatedly polluting a tributary of the Hackensack River and failing to monitor its air emissions.  Frutarom USA Inc.
Prosecutors in Equatorial Guinea today confirmed that they are charging Sir Mark Thatcher in connection with an alleged coup plot in the oil-rich west African nation.
Pakistan's state of emergency will make the country more unstable  -  and pose new challenges to the U.S.
A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a law that requires millions of Medicaid beneficiaries to prove their citizenship before obtaining health benefits.
More than 11 years after scientists predicted it would occur, a strong earthquake rocked the central California town of Parkfield on Tuesday morning.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - Europe retained the  Ryder Cup in record-breaking style on Sunday, dominating the  last-day singles matches to beat the United States by 18-1/2  points to 9-1/2.
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Garbage trucks were out in force on Jakarta's streets on Monday for a huge clean-up of the city after a devastating flood, while nearly 200,000 people were suffering from flood-related illnesses.
BEIJING, June 26 -- President Hu Jintao, in a solemn speech laying out his views, said that China's swift economic reforms must continue but that the Communist Party should retain its monopoly on political power for the foreseeable future.
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THERE WERE THREE WONDERFUL goals at Anfield yesterday, but only one was a winner. Few were predicting that it would come from Liverpool and no one but his closest relatives (and even they
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11 members of MCI Inc.'s former creditors committee asked for documents related to confidential communications between the company and its bondholders, according to federal bankruptcy court filings.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
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A Moroccan accused of aiding the Sept. 11 hijackers was a regular member of their circle, a former member of the Hamburg Islamist group that included some of the attackers told a court Tuesday.
TechWeb - The company will be one of the first to test mobile Wimax in the United States.
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HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam prepared to welcome on Friday the arrival of a United Airlines jumbo jet making the first passenger flight by an American carrier to the communist nation since the fall of Saigon in 1975.
Discussions about a possible acquisition by Minneapolis-based Target Corp. of Canada&#39;s Hudson&#39;s Bay Co. (HBC) continue, though &quot;complicated&quot; real estate issues are bogging them down, according to a report published at www.
Two men wearing Santa suits attach themselves to the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh.
Russia has no plans to sell its advanced  S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, a Russian  government agency said on Friday.
Twenty-eight new species of sponge are uncovered in the seas around Rathlin Island.
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A sickly dollar lifted gold to a fresh 16-year high this week, just as a newly launched exchange-traded fund offered individual investors a new way to own the gleaming asset. But Wall Street experts, less than unanimous about its prospects, are divided about what sort of role gold should play in your portfolio.
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products on Thursday, aligning its offerings with IBM Corp.'s On Demand model.
Blue-chip stocks were flat on Friday  after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S.  economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace, but another report  showed a rise in Midwest business in October.
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Israeli leaders approved on Thursday  a troop pullback from West Bank cities and a plan to release  Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of an  Israeli summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.
Damien Hirst, former BritArt bad boy whose works infuriate and inspire in equal measure, did it again on Friday with a diamond-encrusted platinum cast of a human skull priced at a cool 50 million pounds ($98 million).
Fat Spaniel and Natural Logic square off in the market for software that watches your energy-producing tools.
(InfoWorld) - IBM and Cray have beat out Sun Microsystems to win sizable U.S government contracts to design a new generation supercomputer. On Tuesday the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded the two companies four-year contracts to design a supercomputer that is 100 times more powerful than today's most powerful systems, yet is simpler to program, administer and use. Cray's contract is valued at $250 million and IBM's is worth $244 million. Each company is expected to have a prototype supercomputer ready by 2010. The contracts were awarded as part of DARPA's High Productivity Computing Systems (HPCS) program, which is targeted at the national security community, science and industrial sectors. Launched in 2002, its goal is to develop a system capable of performing calculations at the rate of two to four petaflop per second. A petaflop is one quadrillion (one thousand trillion) calculations per second. \
World cocoa prices were down on Tuesday but off the day&#39;s lows as exports remained on hold after mob violence and military clashes in Ivory Coast, the key global supplier, traders said.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan  - Before Shugofa  Beheshti decides who to vote for in Afghanistan's Oct. 9  presidential election, she wants to hear what the candidates  have to say.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah hosts George W. Bush at his desert playground on Tuesday when the U.S. president will get a taste of how the royals live in the world's richest oil-producing monarchy.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday 49 years after taking power in an armed revolution, closing the book on a Cold War career that made him an icon to leftists and a tyrant to his foes.
PATTAYA, Thailand  - While other golfers land lucrative contacts for playing in big tournaments, 11-year-old Ariya Jutanukarn's reward for reaching her first LPGA Tour event was an ice cream covered in chocolate sauce.
By Leigh Dethman Deseret Morning News  Trash is to blame for a political tug-of-war among members of the Salt Lake County Council and the mayor.
By the time Prime Minister Paul Martin addresses the United Nations fall session next week, 1,000 more people will have perished in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, because the Security Council failed to save them.
accident nine years ago made him a worldwide advocate for embryonic stem cell research and gave him a hate-love relationship with the Christian community, died Sunday of heart failure, his family and publicist announced Monday, October 11.
There is a 70 percent chance that Mount St. Helens will erupt by the end of October, with an explosion that could blast fist-sized rocks as far as three miles, geologists said Thursday.
Hobby and student game makers are getting a chance to make games for the Wii console.
Midwest bank Comerica Inc. CMA.N  said on Tuesday third-quarter profit rose, helped by a decline  in bad loans.
NEW YORK, October 5  - BHP Billiton Limited (BHP.NYS), the world&#39;s largest mining company, has announced its plans to return up to A$1.
The head of the IOC's watchdog for the 2012 London Olympics says he is happy with preparations, including the budget.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - US gas prices fell 3 cents over the past two weeks and are expected to drop even lower on declining crude oil prices, according to a survey released Sunday.
Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited the historic University of Oxford on Monday during their three-day tour of Britain.
Bob Dylan's weekly US radio programme will be heard in the UK on digital station BBC 6 Music from January.
First you hear the whistle. Then the boom. Hugging tight her 8-year-old daughter, Maia Oriloh is terrified to leave her home in the Israeli town of Sderot after a rocket fired from Gaza hit yards away.
The memoirs of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the object of an international bidding war that went on for days, have been acquired by imprints of Random House Inc. in the United States and England.
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British economic growth in the third quarter slowed to 0.4 percent, its weakest growth rate in 18months, largely due to a decline in industrial production.
The US offers trade concessions to the EU as compensation for refusing to change gambling rules.
Private employers added 40,000 jobs in December, a report by a private employment service said on Thursday.
Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled two new cell phones Wednesday, pushing deeper into the lucrative mobile phone market and broadening the array of equipment it can sell to large companies.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Following several years of cost cutting, Australia&#39;s Orica Ltd. (ORI.AU), the world&#39;s biggest maker of mining explosives, on Wednesday said net
Comcast customers report sharing disruptions; venture capitalists go shopping and more.
A four-wheel-drive vehicle rammed into  the main terminal at Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded  in flames, Glasgow police and witnesses said.
Partial returns gave Ukraine's prime minister a slim lead in the nation's bitterly fought presidential runoff, but exit polls put his Western-leaning challenger ahead.
US peace activist Cindy Sheehan, whose son died in Iraq, says she is giving up campaigning to end the war.
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NATO operations in Afghanistan are being hampered by a shortage of troops and the alliance is continually pressing member nations to live up to their commitments, a senior NATO official said on Thursday.
A. George &quot;Skip&quot; Battle is the man behind arguably the toughest decision made in PeopleSoft&#39;s history. The head of an independent committee of PeopleSoft directors, Battle asked an attorney to
Editorial: Laid-off IT workers who think they're doing people a favor by dissuading them from entering the IT profession need to look beyond their own disenchantment.
The former Hudson Valley estate of Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione is being sold to hotelier Andre Balazs and actress Uma Thurman, according to the property's auctioneer.
Children who receive organ transplants with a non-matching blood type can grow accustomed to the foreign tissue over the long run, a study shows.
SYDNEY Shares of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings slumped Monday after the European insurer AXA withdrew a 3.4 billion Australian dollar, or $2.
She has never received a call from Cambridge police looking for help in tracking down a criminal, but Kate Mattes thinks she's got the know-how to solve a crime from her 50-odd years of reading about them.
Somalia's president-elect, tasked with setting up the first national government in 13 years, is due to take the oath of office in Kenya.
Enslaved by a rising demand for energy, China is struggling to rid itself of thousands of small and deadly mines that make its coal industry the most dangerous in the world.
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Gay couples in New Jersey get new legal rights as it becomes the latest US state to offer civil unions.
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau  The measure, which encourages wildlife projects on private land, advances to the president's desk.   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives gave final legislative approval Wednesday to a bill by Sen.
The European Union expects Turkey to  initial an accord Friday giving Cyprus de facto recognition and  sign it before Ankara opens EU membership talks on Oct. 3,  2005, a draft summit statement said Friday.
Corel made a play for a piece of the Web 2.0 pie on Tuesday, releasing WordPerfect Lightning in beta, a free, compact version of its standard word processing suite that combines both online and offline functionality.
Making big splurges this holiday season? The IRS released tax tables Friday to help taxpayers calculate whether they would benefit from a new sales tax deduction.
Mutual funds can provide the thrill of victory, too.
Nicolas Massu was fined $1,000 at the US Open on Friday for throwing his racket during a loss to Sargis Sargsian in which the double Olympic gold medalist forfeited the opening game of the fifth set.
Fans of Japan's distinctive style of  full-length animated films gave a standing ovation at this  year's Venice Film Festival to the latest movie from Japan's  famed Studio Ghibli.
The German city of Munich is still planning to build a magnetic levitation train line despite last week's collision on a test track in which 23 people were killed, officials have said.
Emmy Rossum figures she was the least famous person going for the role of Christine in the film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's \
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People injured in a nightclub fire are helped to an ambulance outside a nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Dec. 31, 2004.
Sony said it will make half the console&#39;s components, compared with 40 percent for the PlayStation 2, to set itself apart from competitors.
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Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on combatting global warming Friday, putting the sweeping environmental pact firmly on the road to taking effect.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
As experts gather for the 2nd International Conference on Happiness &amp; Its Causes,  TIME looks at proven ways to find more joy in life
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President Bush, again defying Congress, says he has the power to edit the Homeland Security Department's reports about whether it obeys privacy rules while handling background checks, ID cards and watchlists.
An opposition split could save the day for the assembly government's budget plans with a crucial vote on Wednesday.
Work begins to lay the cable for a $12m observatory that will study the deep waters of the Pacific.
A helicopter crashed on Sunday in the  Kemerovo region of Siberia killing four people, Itar-Tass news  agency reported, citing rescue workers.
James Levine will conduct just 33 performances of four operas with the Met next season, a sharp break from his workaholic schedule since he became chief conductor in 1973.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair said he believes both Israelis and Palestinians want peace and a deal can be brokered by the end of this year.
Crude oil prices closed higher Thursday in an up-and-down session as a consensus built that whatever havoc Hurricane Ivan causes in the southeast, its impact on Gulf Coast oil production will be short-lived.
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Far from instantly healing transatlantic tensions, a John Kerry presidency could present Europeans with an agonizing new dilemma on Iraq, the head of a leading think-tank said Monday.
What parents do -- and don&#39;t do -- before the birth of a child and through the early years of life has a significant effect on the child&#39;s risk of developing heart disease as an adult, two studies find.
The Detroit Pistons cruised to their seventh victory in a row on Monday, routing the road-weary Clippers 92-74.
From Seoul 1988 to Athens 2004, China has pocketed every gold for men&#39;s doubles in the Olympic table tennis tournament and, more amazingly, each time the gold has gone to a different pair of players.
The US is threatening to withhold military technology considered crucial to the health of the UK defence industry as the row over European moves to lift the arms embargo on Beijing intensifies.
DUBAI - In un messaggio registrato, diffuso da un sito islamico, il terrorista giordano Abu Mussab Al-Zarqawi ha attaccato con veemenza gli ulema (i teologi musulmani), accusandoli in particolare di avere tradito i mujaheddin, soprattutto in Iraq ed in
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President George W. Bush  recognized on Tuesday the independence of Kosovo from Serbia  and said it would bring peace to the Balkans.
Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.
Under a lunar eclipse that promised to tinge the sky red, the ball screamed like a comet. Its tail burned as it approached the right field seats.
Oct. 4 issue - Security officials can&#39;t quite explain why singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was on a US government &quot;no fly&quot; list.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to talk about shamed striker Adrian Mutu ahead of the Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.
Belgian authorities plan to step up security measures following a terrorist threat, officials said on Friday.
A computer programme can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.
Confronted by a military junta willing to pull the trigger, Buddhist monks and democracy activists in Myanmar face long odds in trying to uproot an institution that has wielded absolute power for 45 years.
A planned, much-debated fence along the U.S.-Mexico border designed to keep people from crossing the Rio Grande could exacerbate flooding and skew the national boundary, a binational commission said Wednesday.
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St Petersburg, Russia - Russia&#39;s Mikhail Youzhny has battled his way back, after being a set down against Britain&#39;s Greg Rusedski, to set up a meeting with Slovak Karol Beck in the final ofSaint Petersburg Open ATP tournament.
UK scientists hope to mend shattered bones and damaged cartilage using a patient's own stem cells.
The Chinese crested tern, a rare sea bird whose eggs are prized by some as a delicacy, is likely to be extinct in five years if authorities do not step up protection efforts, a conservation group said Friday.
By MATTHEW LEE  WASHINGTON - Fictional gay cowboys and a faux reporter from Kazakhstan suffered human rights abuses in 2006 as crackdowns on flesh and blood victims were extended to the Internet, award-winning films and noted plays worldwide, the State Department says.
In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia&#039;s entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn&#039;t want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.
By Melanie D. Scott, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--Painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, soul singer Otis Redding, poet Langston Hughes and the first African-American millionaire, Madam C.J.
Molly Ivins was the liberal newspaper columnist who delighted in skewering politicians and interpreting, and mocking, her Texas culture.
The disparity between the earnings of the UK's top directors and their staff is continuing to widen, a report finds.
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Struggling to muster more troops for Afghanistan and take on an expanded training mission in Iraq, NATO defense ministers will aim this week to advance reforms that would let the alliance mobilize faster for far-flung operations.
The first cross-platform worm specifically tailored for the open-source OpenOffice.org and StarOffice productivity suites has raised a few hackles in open source circles, since it appears to tarnish the suite&#39;s reputation for security.
NitroMed (NTMD:Nasdaq - news - research) Monday said it wants to raise $65.2 million in a public stock offering to help commercialize an experimental blood pressure drug.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is gradually recovering from serious illness after a weekend of treatment and tests at a French military hospital.
Andre Agassi got past big-serving Max Mirnyi 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday to reach the third round at the Madrid Masters. The second-seeded Agassi, the tournament&#39;s 2002 champion, was given a first-round bye.
Israel's attorney general has temporarily halted the government's plan to cut back on electricity to the Gaza Strip, demanding more work to prevent humanitarian harm
The futures exchange posts strong growth, but it's not enough for investors in this momentum-crowd darling.
By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 15--PASCAGOULA -- Chevron awarded the first of $18 million in Energy for Learning grants Thursday to pay for technology and programs that will directly affect students in more than 95 schools in South Mississippi.
The Allen Institute for Brain Science has released a major chunk of data from its mapping of the mouse brain genome, hoping the information will help researchers understand how the human brain works.
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Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
A Los Angeles police officer is shot dead in an ongoing siege involving a gunman who claims to have killed three relatives.
Launch event at the British Library features rare da Vinci notebook instead of rock band.
The Boston College women's basketball team used a couple of fast starts to get past Georgia Tech, 62-53, last night at Conte Forum.
whose face has become famous as police have sought for more than a week to identify him -- finally has a name. Auburn Hills police said Monday that
Cheap dietary supplements could protect young children from malaria, a study suggests.
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko defiantly claimed Ukraine's presidency Tuesday, taking a symbolic oath of office in parliament, as about 200,000 of his orange-clad supporters massed outside in the frigid streets of Kiev demanding the disputed election be overturned.
WASHINGTON - Documents that should have been written to explain gaps in President Bush's Texas Air National Guard service are missing from the military records released about his service in 1972 and 1973, according to regulations and outside experts.    For example, Air National Guard regulations at the time required commanders to write an investigative report for the Air Force when Bush missed his annual medical exam in 1972...
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri  - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.
House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents.
Oil services company Halliburton Co  on Sunday said third-quarter net profit rose 19 percent, helped by a tax benefit, new international contracts and higher activity from its customers.
The maneuver frees the hatch on the docking station that the crew members will use for work sorties in January and March. In addition, the launch of an unmanned Progress cargo ship has been postponed one day to December 24.
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Democrat challenger John Kerry has  pulled ahead of President Bush in a poll published by Newsweek  magazine showing Thursday's television debate erased the lead  Bush had enjoyed for the last month.
According to a report from Yonatan Bassi, who heads the Disengagement Authority, the twenty families who make up the Gaza community of Pe\u00e2\u0080\u0099at Sadeh have signed the paperwork and have agreed to relocate their entire community to southern
Deliveries of the Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger plane are set to be nearly two years behind their original schedule, the leading buyer of the jet, the Dubai-based airline Emirates, has revealed.
On a night when Michael Phelps settled for bronze in his much-anticipated showdown with Ian Thorpe, Phelps' American teammates Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol won their first Olympic gold medals Monday. Coughlin, the top female on the U.S. team, won the 100-meter backstroke, while Peirsol touched first in the men's 100 back.
Anonymous writes &quot;Microsoft Corp. filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company said Wednesday.
Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497m euro fine imposed by the European Commission in a long-running competition dispute. A probe concluded in 2004 that Microsoft was guilty of freezing out rivals in server software and products such as media players.
The San Francisco Giants and free agent first baseman Ryan Klesko agreed to terms on a one-year contract Tuesday, giving the club another option at first along with recently acquired Rich Aurilia.
The easy use drives provide automatic file backup and synchronization capabilities for Macs and PCs.
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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev blames a lack of global leadership for many of the problems facing the world.
When it was all over, Rulon Gardner sat on the mat and removed his size-13 Asics wrestling shoes. Wiggling his nine toes and fighting back tears, he walked away from the sport that made him an unlikely celebrity.
England captain Michael Vaughan was fined 40 percent of his match fee for his team's slow over rate during the third and final Test against Sri Lanka.
Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research.
Ballard Power Systems (BLD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) shares rose 20 percent on Tuesday on news it had delivered fuel cell-powered vehicles for a US Department of Energy program while an upbeat survey on the fuel sector
A Radio Liberty journalist dies in prison in Turkmenistan with reported injuries to her head, the station says.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Speculation was rife Friday that Jeffrey Greenberg may be ousted as chief executive of Marsh &amp; McLennan, a week after the insurance broker was sued by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
The leaders of Britain and Pakistan agreed that the world could not defeat terrorism by force alone, and that it must move quickly to remove its \
PORT-AU-PRINCE  - Canadian Prime Minister Paul  Martin told Haitian leaders on Sunday that deposed President  Jean-Bertrand Aristide's political party must take part in new  elections.
Description: An American Marine is shown on videotape shooting an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi man in a mosque in the city of Fallujah.
A Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip broke ranks with other ultra-nationalists and accepted government terms to be relocated to Israel rather than stay put, state officials said on Sunday.
Japan's farm minister resigned on Monday over illegal dealings at a farmers' group he headed, public broadcaster NHK reported, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet.
The government&#39;s research on using an AIDS drug to protect African babies was so flawed that health officials had to use blood tests after the fact to confirm patients got the medicine.
Barack Obama has won the presidential endorsement of Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats' 2004 nominee who lost to George W. Bush.
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Rapper Kanye West and daredevil stuntman Evel Knievel vow to resolve a copyright case out of court.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - Militants stormed the  heavily fortified U.S. consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid  Monday and 12 people died in gunbattles before security forces  regained control.
A virus has emerged as the unanticipated suspect in the mysterious decline of North American bees.
 with top aides in Iraq
Police in Italy find a Belarussian orphan at the centre of a diplomatic row between the two countries.
Business Objects reported a 19 percent rise in revenue for the third quarter, driven by services, but earnings were dragged down by a shortfall in license revenue, recent acquisitions and legal costs.While the income figures are broadly in line with preliminary results announced on Oct. 7, the company had expected its earnings to be better. The results come about two weeks after&#160;SAP announced plans to acquire Business Objects&#160;for $6.7 billion.Earnings for the quarter fell to $6.4 million, or $0.07 per share, from $19.6 million, or $0.21 per share, a year earlier, Business Objects said. It had predicted earnings of $0.16 to $0.20 per share.The earnings reported include a charge of around $7 million, equivalent to $0.05 per share, to settle litigation with Decision Warehouse. Business Objects had previously honored Decision Warehouse as its top distributor in Latin America: the company now resells products from&#160;Hyperion, which was recently bought by Oracle, and&#160;BEA Systems, which Oracle is trying to buy.Revenue for the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $369 million, up 19 percent compared to a year earlier. The growth was driven by revenue from services such as product maintenance, up 27 percent, and consulting and training, up 34 percent year on year.Growth in license revenue lagged, up just 6 percent compared to a year earlier, although license revenue from all product lines continued to grow, the company said.The&#160;acquisition of Cartesis, completed on June 1, and of&#160;Inxight Software, completed on July 3, added around $21 million in revenue for the quarter.Business Objects also profited from exchange rate fluctuations: while total revenue grew 19 percent year on year, at constant currency rates it grew just 15 percent, while license revenue grew 2 percent at constant currency rates.Business Objects warned that there&#39;s more uncertainty ahead -- and not just because of SAP&#39;s bid for the company, announced Oct. 7.The unexpected shortfall in third-quarter licensing revenue, added to uncertainty about customers&#39; future spending ahead of the merger, prompted the company to withdraw previously issued financial guidance.
At least four private equity groups  have been in preliminary talks with DaimlerChrysler AG  (DCXGn.DE) about buying Chrysler, the Financial Times reported  on Friday on its website.
A new at-home screening test, called Fertell, lets couples find out if they have fertility problems without stepping into a doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office.
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The Metropolitan Opera hopes to tour China for the first time, negotiating to perform Tan Dun's \
Several analysts gave Delta Air Lines slim chances of averting bankruptcy after Cincinnati&#39;s dominant airline reported a whopping $646 million loss and an alarmingly low $1.
A British soldier accused of killing an Iraqi civilian has been released on bail after appeared in London&#39;s Bow Street Magistrates&#39; court on Tuesday.
St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Albert Pujols hits a two-run homer in the first inning to tie the game against the Houston Astros during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium in St.
Prompted by the resignation of Uri Party chairman Shin Ki-nam Thursday, ruling and opposition parties agreed on the establishment of a committee within the National Assembly to explore the truth in the nation&#39;s modern history.
An unusually large toxic bloom of algae, which could poison humans and taint shellfish, has been detected in the ocean off the northwest coast of Washington state, oceanographers said on Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby was placed on injured reserve Monday, a move that allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to add an extra forward for their final two games before the All-Star break.
WASHINGTON -- A feisty President George W. Bush came out swinging in a critical second debate Friday, aggressively branding John Kerry both naive and dangerous in the war on terror as Kerry countered that his opponent was running a campaign of &quot;mass
InBev , the world's  second-largest beer producer by volume, and U.S. Anheuser-Busch   are in talks that could lead to a merger of the two,  Belgian business magazine Trends said on Thursday.
Exxon Mobil Corp.  is set to argue in front of the Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday that a $3.6 billion fraud judgment against the company is unconstitutional and should be overturned.
People born before 1964 aspire to shop for eco-friendly and socially responsible products, according to an AARP poll.
China offered a measured response on Wednesday to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s party suffering an election setback over the weekend, but warned that his push for formal independence would exacerbate tensions.
SAN ANTONIO -- With Ohio State&#39;s starting quarterback hobbled by a hamstring injury and former starter Troy Smith suspended, the Buckeyes used a steady diet of freshman Ted Ginn Jr.
MacCentral - Music students of the Manatee School District in Bradenton, Florida talked to music legend Sting on Friday using Apple's iChat AV, an iSight camera and a PowerBook G4. Sting spoke to students from the Telewest Arena in Newcastle, England an hour before he was to perform a concert for his latest tour.
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Spending in Eastern Europe and Asia is expected to lead a recovery in the global technology market over the next three years, according to an industry report released Tuesday.
A measure that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa and Morpheus failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday because lawmakers said there was too much opposition.
Red wine ( search ) drinkers may get some added protection against lung cancer ( search ), according to Spanish scientists.
Both campaigns have exhorted their supporters to flood the media with messages declaring a winner in the debates, hoping to influence the post-debate spin wars.
In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees' 10 1/2-game AL East lead to 2 1/2 games. \
As she prepares to film her first major movie role, Ciara remains calm. The hit-making singer, who will star in an adaptation of the gospel musical \
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American Aaron Peirsol won the gold medal Monday in the men's 100-meter backstroke with a time of 0:54.06.
Former champion Serena Williams  fought back from the brink of defeat to oust fourth seed Maria  Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 Thursday and reach the Australian Open  final.
If the bulls don&#39;t get you, a mosquito  might, as Spanish bullfighter Jose Maria Manzanares has  discovered to his cost.
CHICAGO -- Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision and the Chicago Cubs extended their lead in the NL wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds tonight.
Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan\u00c2\u0092s S-class Mercedes was badly dented on Sunday night due to a road
Hundreds of thousands turn out to back the main opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidency.
The Baltimore Ravens, searching for a  replacement for running back Jamal Lewis, acquired Willis  McGahee from the Buffalo Bills on Thursday.
Hot Swedish XML action Microsoft has been accused of rigging a vote on the ratification of Office Open XML (OOXML) as an international standard at a government body in Sweden.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man accused of pulling a gun as O.J. Simpson and others confronted two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room told a judge Monday that he'll accept a plea deal and testify against Simpson and two other men.
A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a US astronaut and two cosmonauts is set to return to Earth on Sunday, landing in darkness by parachute in the barren steppe of northern Kazakhstan.
Striker Dado Prso netted a second-half penalty as Rangers battled to a 1-0 Scottish Premier League win at Hibernian on Sunday. Prso converted after 65 minutes after
Following the footsteps of its American counterpart, Britain&#39;s British Phonographic Industry announced it was bringing suit to 28 file-swappers.
Brighton - Much like a pitcher with the bases loaded and no outs, Brighton city leaders are in a jam. They are in the midst of building a $600,000 youth baseball field complex.
The United States is getting ready now for the Iraqi government to get its house in order and pass a detailed law that will govern the future handling of its vast oil fields, which contain the world's third-largest proven petroleum reserves.
Aiming to cement closer ties with India, President George W. Bush is to sign legislation on Monday that is a major step toward allowing New Delhi to buy U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in 30 years.
LONDON Firefighters and police continue to search the wreckage of a train crash west of London to make sure no casualties have been missed.
Lauren Ervin had 11 points and 17 rebounds to lead No. 25 Arkansas to a 70-58 victory over SMU on Wednesday night.

Big industry players are investigating new technology that could boost throughput, scalability and efficiency of everything from content distribution to wireless networks.
Chinese banks, an instant messaging service, and games topped the list of fastest-rising search terms on Google's Chinese Web site in 2007.
Third seed Jelena Jankovic thanked her fighting spirit, divine intervention and a large dose of luck after scrambling into the Australian Open second round on Monday.
Finding planets that pass in front of their parent stars is so important to understanding how planets form that the European Space Agency will shortly launch the 35 million Euro COROT satellite to find them.
Onestat.com ha pubblicato ieri una nuova statistica sulla diffusione dei browser a livello mondiale secondo la quale Internet Explorer \u00c3\u00a8 sceso per la prima volta ( seppur di poco ) sotto quota 90% dell&#39;intera diffusione, esattamente al 88,90%.
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Eight people have been arrested under anti-terrorism legislation during early morning raids in Birmingham, west central England, police said.
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has sworn in a new Cabinet, promising the 27-strong group will leave their ethnicities and regional interests at the door in order to work for all of Afghanistan, and vowing swift action against any minister who
Who is your favourite Bollywood teacher, and why?
The mystery of how the darkest galaxies in the Universe came to exist may be solved.
Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station were trying on Saturday to kick-start components of a critical computer system that were still down, but most parts were up and running, raising hopes they would not crash again.
Paris Saint Germain president Francis Graille is among the board members to publicly give a vote of confidence to coach Vahid Halilhodzic - while, at the same time, subtly demanding some victories.
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has asked a court to issue a restraining order against two Sydney photographers, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Found in the search marketing forums: In-House SEM Ineffective? Give Me a Break; Realistic Expectations; Questions on PPC Copywriting; and more.
The proposed three-team, 10-player trade that would send five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Yankees still hadn&#39;t been submitted
The Sudanese government strongly rejects a UN resolution to send a UN peacekeeping force to Darfur.
Britain voiced relief Tuesday after the release of five members of a British embassy group held for nearly two weeks by a rebel group in a remote part of Ethiopia.Comment
As Hollywood's labor dispute continues and rancor between the two sides grows,  some are looking to the directors to shout, \
A series of small bombs explode near commercial banks in southern Thailand, killing two people.
Eerie fog finally lifted and gave way to a bizarre victory by Tiger Woods. Ending the longest stroke-play drought of his PGA Tour career, Woods barely made it through a 31-hole Sunday at Torrey Pines by taking advantage of everyone else's mistakes and one bad break for Charles Howell III to win the Buick Invitational.
Some blacks argue that Senator Barack Obama is distant from the struggles and identities of most black Americans.
An American was wounded in the chest in a shooting at a vehicle that belongs to the U.S. embassy in Sudan, Al Arabiya television reported on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - NASA could be forced to delay its selection of a new contender for space station resupply contracts if the $516 billion domestic spending measure approved Dec. 17 by the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law.
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Alan Greenspan had a lot to say Tuesday about financial market turmoil, but by confining his observations to past crises, he made sure he didn't roil markets like he did two weeks ago.
Serial killers have preyed on prostitutes at least since Jack the Ripper, but two being hunted in England and America are likely murdering them because they are easy marks -- not to fulfill some twisted moral vision, criminologists say.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, whose independent re-election bid has rankled Democrats, says he expects a cold shoulder or two from Senate colleagues when he returns to Washington next week.
Muammer Gaddafi has pledged to help gather Darfur rebel factions for possible peace talks in Libya, the UN chief says.
The animated comedy held on to the number spot for a second weekend, taking in 31-point-seven (m) million dollars. Billy Bob Thornton&#39;s high school football drama &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; opened in second place, earning 20-point-six million dollars.
The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously stated, as it struggled under an increasing trade deficit and a slowdown in consumer spending, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Many would argue that the help has come too late and that Iraq needed much more assistance 18 months ago, immediately after the end of combat operations.
The diagramed deal was Board 12 of the 96-deal final of the 2003 World Youth Team Championship between Denmark and Italy, played in Paris.
Israeli and Egyptian leaders discuss the Gaza withdrawal plan as doubts mount over the survival of Israel's government.
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including an inoperable brain tumor - has quickly become the most famous pot-smoker in America. Raich, who says
Governments are making scant progress toward extending a U.N. pact to fight global warming despite mounting public concern about climate change and U.N. warnings it poses a threat as great as war, experts say.
The Army will rebid the multibillion-dollar contract under which a Halliburton Co. subsidiary has been providing services to troops around the world after years of complaints over how the deal has worked in Iraq.
ID Biomedical Corp. (IDB.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (IDBE.O: Quote, Profile, Research) signed a 10-year US distribution deal for its Fluviral drug that could reap
Los Angeles - American mothers enjoy sex and watching television on their own more than dealing with their children, a study released on Friday showed.
New elections may be two years away, Fiji's military-appointed caretaker prime minister said on Thursday as the island nation's powerful tribal chiefs called on soldiers to lay down their arms after this week's bloodless coup.
Born in Kazakhstan in 1951 of Chechen parents deported by Stalin in 1944, Aslan Maskhadov went with them when they returned to Chechnya in 1957.
The generic drug maker&#39;s deal to buy King Pharmaceuticals was supposed to mark its arrival in the brand-name drug business. Instead, it put the spotlight on a new CEO&#39;s strategy that billionaire investor Carl Icahn doesn&#39;t like.
I have the usual New Year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resolutions \u00e2\u0080\u0094 exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children.
A federal judge imposed limits on water flows caused by huge pumps he says were drawing in and destroying a threatened fish.
Although Sony is blaming its faltering profits partly on PlayStation 3 price cuts in Japan, a senior executive said Wednesday that further slashing prices may be in store for the just-launched video game machine.
After returning from the hospital at around midnight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko met with the press to discuss his eighth-round knockout victory over Danny Williams Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View at Mandalay Bay Resort &amp; Casino, his
US President George W Bush says he is deeply troubled by treatment of some returning wounded US soldiers.
THE suspected leader of Basque terror group ETA&#39;s political wing was arrested in France yesterday. Mikel Iriarte, 43, had been on the run since 1993.
KABUL: Afghans vote Saturday in the first direct presidential elections in their history, under the threat of violence from anti-US militants and Osama bin Laden&#39;s terror network.
The Seattle Seahawks finally got Jerry Rice on Tuesday. The trade that sent the greatest receiver in NFL history from the Oakland Raiders to the Seahawks was formally announced after the league trade deadline passed in the afternoon.
The kidnapping of British aid worker Margaret Hassan has generated a debate on Islamist Web sites, with many contributors urging the kidnappers to spare her life.

Germany&#39;s Max Rauffer won a downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory in a race in which all the favorites faired poorly.
With broadband access an increasingly critical requirement in running a business, BT said as many as 78,000 more West Midland homes and businesses will be brought within reach of its broadband service next month.
With Internet-phone upstarts taking business away from traditional companies, the government is looking to step in soon to set up rules for the growing telecom service. -washingtonpost.com
LONDON, England -- Italian trade unions have rejected a rescue plan put forward by Alitalia management, intended to turn the airline around with job cuts and a restructured corporate framework.
Better Life Technology has developed unique roll-out garage flooring that beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes up to 10&#39; wide available. Helps prevent concrete damage.
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In lieu of presents for her 12th birthday party this year, Maddie Freed of Potomac asked her friends to bring money, and she raised $800 for Children's Hospital.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. was once on top of the world, reveling in the popularity of its &quot;big book&quot; catalog from company headquarters in the world&#39;s tallest building.
An international media rights group has accused a French company of selling equipment to China used by the government to jam foreign radio broadcasts.
Diners at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli got a little star power with their corned beef on rye Monday as Democrats John Edwards and Barack Obama campaigned together at the South Side institution.
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Burma announced Thursday that it would release more than 5,000 prisoners, and a senior official said a top dissident who was democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s closest aide would also be freed before long.
Product (Red) that is Dell has jumped onto the (Product) Red bandwagon and created a range of red-tinted laptops and desktop PCs, sales of which go towards fighting Aids in Africa.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A medical experiment aiming to help end Scotland's reputation as the \
After suffering chest pains, former President Bill Clinton checked into a New York hospital Friday morning and was diagnosed with heart problems that will require coronary bypass surgery.
Intel Corp . will invest about $219 million for a stake in VMware Inc. and a seat on the board of the Silicon Valley software company that parent EMC Corp.  is taking public, the companies said on Monday.
Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election is just over a week away, but campaigning and enthusiasm have been muted for an event described by President Bush as one of his major achievements.
Scientists in Brazil find the bones of a new species of dinosaur that may be related to some found in Europe.
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp  resumed on Tuesday as the union told its members that it may be forced to set a firm deadline for the talks to conclude if progress stalls.
Ukraine's parliament meets on Saturday to debate a disputed presidential election a day after Western mediators trying to end the turmoil gripping major cities managed to persuade the two rivals to start talks.
Sport: Cricket: Chris Tremlett called up as all-rounder fails to prove fitness for next month's series.
Jelena Jankovic and Nicole Vaidisova are looking to make their Grand Slam breakthroughs, and this year's French Open could be the perfect opportunity.
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Bruce Weber's radically sentimental documentary fixates on pets as the only beings capable of innocence, trust, loyalty and true love in a corrupt, vicious world.
The actress has been paired opposite Ranvir Shorey.
Enterprise developers looking for a guide to test applications against the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) are getting some help from Microsoft (Quote, Chart).
Rubens Barrichello&#39;s start-to-finish win - holding off the double challenge of young guns Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen - enthralled genuine sports fans and undoubtedly had the marketing men rubbing their hands as the sport sunk its claws into China&#39;s
Shares of Delta Airlines are taking off in record trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday morning, after the company and its pilots agreed to a deal the parties hope will signal a return to better times.
Eli Lilly and Co. on Thursday is on track to meet its 2006 growth forecast of 8 percent to 12 percent, but projected slower profit growth for 2007 even though its revenues will grow at a faster pace next year.
After 10 years and $1.7 billion, this is what the Marines Corps got for its investment in a new amphibious vehicle: A craft that breaks down about an average of once every 4 1/2  hours, leaks and sometimes veers off course.
Six people have died and 11 are seriously injured after a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing on Saturday evening in United Kingdom.
NEW YORK - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there...
Crack consecutive-win record. Patriots 24, Dolphins 10; Bewildered Fish make it easy for Brady in lacklustre game. Two streaks, going in opposite directions, remained intact, although not without some drama.
FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The US military intensified its air raids Thursday against suspected hideouts of Iraq&#39;s most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, while efforts to mediate a truce between the government and rebels collapsed.
Russian killer Alexander Pichushkin is jailed for life for 48 murders which he noted on a chessboard.
Fresh from a surprise trip to Iraq, US President George W. Bush arrived in Australia late Tuesday for an Asia-Pacific summit and a series of one-on-one meetings with world leaders.
Shop signs in Arabic and Turkish, storefront mosques and women wearing headscarves in the streets are evidence of how new arrivals have found a slice of home in Berlin's heavily immigrant Neukoelln neighborhood.
An afghan electoral worker counts Yunus Qanooni&#39;s ballots papers at the counting center in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Oct. 18.
Johnny Ramone, guitarist in seminal band The Ramones, dies of cancer at the age of 55.
Hollywood movie studios are eyeing a bigger presence in India, going beyond just distributing and dubbing English films in the world's most prolific film industry.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, once the nation&#39;s highest-ranking soldier, reaffirmed his distaste Sunday for Vietnam War draft policies that allowed sons of the powerful to avoid combat.
Felix Cardenas of Colombia won the 17th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, and defending champion Roberto Heras held onto the overall leader&#39;s jersey for the sixth straight day.
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The SEC has charged two Texas men who allegedly hijacked computers to send spam and cheat investors out of more than $4.6 million.
what crisis?&quot; brigade will finally be exposed. The true extent of the problem, a predicted savings shortfall of \u00c2\u00a357 billion, will be set out for all to see.
India require 117 to win the second Test against South Africa.
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian judge on Wednesday resigned after being accused of starring in an X-rated video, officials said.
By C. Grant Jackson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 5--Columbia photographers Lee Bradshaw and Lucas Brown have opened Kickstand Studio on Main Street across from the Columbia Museum of Art.
Saudi security forces clashed with suspected militants in the southern Shifa district of the capital Riyadh on Sunday, security sources said.
Preschool attendance appears to lower the risk of Hodgkin's disease in young adults, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
Gunmen kidnapped a senior official of the security forces in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the latest sign of a surge in internal Palestinian unrest, witnesses said.
Deutsche Telekom, the German telecommunications giant, indicated for the first time that it is considering reintegrating its publicly listed Internet arm, T-Online.
A search is under way for a man who is thought to have been swept overboard in the North Sea.
The departure of Peter Moore from Microsoft&#39;s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) has raised several questions. The Redmond, Washington-based software giant made the announcement on Tuesday, saying only that Moore, a corporate vice president who oversaw the Xbox, wanted to move back to the Bay Area for &quot;personal reasons.&quot;
Mudslides and floods caused by  torrential rains, and lightning strikes in southwestern China&#39;s  Sichuan province have killed 43 people and left many homeless  over the past week, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
A foot bridge collapsed onto a train car in eastern India on Saturday, killing at least 13 people.
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Blog: A U.N. official charged with battling the spread of AIDS thinks that some developed countries fail to recognize the impact of a disease that's more than 25 years old.
Ukraine votes Sunday for a new president in a repeat election that may determine whether the strategic former Soviet republic aligns itself with Western democracies or remains in Russia&#39;s shadow.
Apple Computer, maker of the iPod music player and online iTunes Music Store, is likely to be forced into a multimillion-pound payout to Apple Corporation, the Beatles&#39; management
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas said Friday that a pro-Chechen Web site likely would be shut down after it posted a purported message from a Chechen rebel leader claiming responsibility for the school massacre in southern Russia.
Tiger Woods hardly looked like himself until a painful first round at the American Express Championship was over and he signed for a 4-under 68, two shots out of the lead at a tournament he has won the last two years.
Richard H. Carmona told a House hearing Tuesday that he believed his task as surgeon general from 2002 to 2006 was to improve \
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A group of British fathers'rights protesters were arrested Saturday before a planned stunt on the queen's Sandringham estate.
Champion jockey Kieren Fallon is due back in the saddle at Salisbury today, after his arrest yesterday in connection with a race-fixing probe.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev honored the singer once known as Cat Stevens with a peace prize on Wednesday, praising him for charity work and for standing by his convictions despite personal hardships.
InPro's internet-by-mobile IP should be revoked, says judge Research in Motion (RIM) has defeated an attempt by a European intellectual property licensing company that the BlackBerry maker had violated a patent for accessing the internet on mobile devices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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There is little Zach Randolph can do now, short of realigning the stars, space and time, to validate the trade that sent him to New York last June.
Technology firms and gadget lovers are urged to think more about the environment as new regulations come into force.
The Ukraine's outgoing president said that both sides agreed to to work for a peaceful resolution to the presidential election that has brought charges of fraud and electoral abuse.
&quot;La partita con il Messina \u00c3\u00a8 importantissima, avermi al 30% non sarebbe quindi stato utile per la mia squadra. Meglio che al mio posto giochi chi \u00c3\u00a8 al 100%&quot;. Fabrizio Miccoli d&#39;accordo con la Fiorentina
Eddy Curry registered 18 points and 10 rebounds and Tyson Chandler added 18 rebounds and 10 points as the Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 92-84 Wednesday.
By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 6--BEAR VALLEY -- When five men determined to make Bear Valley a year-round resort destination rode the new Polar Express ski lift for the first time last month, they promptly tumbled off into the snow.
The Irish government says it will end the tax shelters system, which allows some of the country's richest people not to pay income tax.
The local search site lets you navigate through cities with businesses paying to show tours of the insides of the buildings.
When Paula Radcliffe dropped out of the Olympic marathon miles from the finish, she sobbed uncontrollably. Margaret Okayo knew the feeling. Okayo pulled out of the marathon at the 15th mile with a left leg injury, and she cried, too. When she watched Radcliffe quit, Okayo thought, \
Fame and fortune already his, Martinez finally made it to the World Series on Tuesday night. When he got there, he shut down the St.
Gunmen raided homes and stole food from Haitians outside aid distribution centers as U.N. troops struggled on Friday to maintain order in the chaos left by floods in which 2,000 people may have died.
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Candidates in the Palestinian presidential election hold a last day of campaigning ahead of Sunday's vote.
Israeli air strikes killed two Hamas militants in Gaza on Thursday just after the Islamic group renewed its threats to continue rocket attacks against Israelis despite a massive army offensive aimed at stopping them.
Pakistan's share market slumped on Monday in its first reaction to the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto whose death plunged the country into one of its deepest crises.
Plus: Dell meets expectations...Storage, servers bruise HP earnings...Healthy sales lift Cisco's profit.
It looks like the Ghost of the Babe can now sleep forever. Last night the Boston Red Sox fully exorcized \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Curse of the Bambino.
French President Jacques Chirac plays down the threat from a nuclear-armed Iran, but later reconsiders.
Workers at some of Britain's busiest airports have voted to stage three strikes in the new year in a dispute over pensions, union officials said Friday.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday unveiled a plan to put controls on drug advertising, which he said were misleading patients and driving up health care costs.
By Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News  Mar. 1--AUSTIN -- The House put a stamp of approval Wednesday on a bill to help manage water levels across the state, the first of several landmark water planning bills before the Legislature this session.
Artie Shaw, the brilliant but temperamental clarinetist and bandleader, whose recording of &quot;Begin the Beguine&quot; made him a household name and epitomized the Big Band
Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the \
Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would
When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' intro at Sunday's Grammy Awards
Questo il primo turno di qualificazione della Coppa Uefa 2007/2008, sorteggiato oggi a Nyon. Le part...
Dennis Alas scored the winning goal in the 81st minute as El Salvador rallied for a 2-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday night in the opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Baxter International Inc. on Thursday  said it halted a late-stage European trial of a flu vaccine  because of higher-than-expected rates of fever and other  symptoms.
Business, political and social leaders from every continent except Antarctica converged on this plush ski resort for the start of the World Economic Forum, an annual brainstorming session on global problems, ...
Blog: News last week that Cisco, EMC, and Microsoft are working on Secure Information Sharing Architecture was an exception to the industry tendency to save the juicy stuff for September.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- A new joint program in Illinois and Wisconsin to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe is the latest challenge to the United States' ban on drug importation.
The US government and Hungarian Holocaust survivors announced Monday they have settled claims that the Army wasted and pillaged family treasures that were seized by Nazis and loaded onto a train in the waning days of World War II.
Israeli officials Wednesday said that a \
President Bush condemned Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday for \
Democrat Barack Obama hoped to  extend his winning streak over Hillary Clinton in their  bruising Democratic presidential race when voters made their  choices in three battlegrounds around the U.S. capital on  Tuesday.
The Bush administration told  Congress on Thursday it would provide an initial $41 million in  aid to the Palestinians in an immediate show of support for  newly-elected President Mahmoud Abbas.
They were orphans. Some of them killed. Now the entertainment industry is all over them
In the quest for a cheaper route to space, astronauts competing for the X Prize are willing to take risks. But some wonder if blasting off in an untested rocket ship suspended from a giant balloon is taking things too far. By Dan Brekke.
COEUR D&#39;ALENE - TV actor Patty Duke was in fair condition in intensive care Wednesday after undergoing single bypass heart surgery.
A bomber on a bicycle also wounded 20 other people, including seven policemen who were severely injured and a woman and her baby, the authorities said.
MOSCOW: Two Russian passenger planes crashed almost simultaneously killing all 89 people on board and airline officials said one of the pilots had sent a hijack alert, raising suspicion of a terrorist attack.
Morgan Stanley, gruppo ha realizzato ottima crescita
House Democrats proposed legislation that would have U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008, or sooner, if certain benchmarks of progress aren't met. The plan will \
The top Republican in the U.S. House of  Representatives, Dennis Hastert, will meet reporters at 1 p.m.  (1700 GMT) as he faces calls for his resignation over the  handling of a sex scandal involving a fellow Republican  Congressman who resigned.
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels ambushed a police bus with a roadside bomb outside a university in eastern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing six officers as they headed on leave, the military said.
Federal regulators did not authorize Google&#39;s initial public offering to proceed as of late Tuesday, a deadline the company set on the road to its highly awaited public offering.
White House hopefuls looked Sunday to their next nominating contests, with little time for Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton to savor their key weekend wins.
Diamond firm De Beers should move the HQ of its London-based sales division to Africa, South Africa's mining minister says.
Claiming they were deceived about attending a women's school, two Wells College students are suing to prevent the school from admitting men until after this year's freshman class graduates.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O,  trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a  judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this  week, in its first move since filing for protection against  creditors over the weekend.
Roger Clemens pitches in relief for the Yankees in San Francisco Sunday, his first regular season appearance as a reliever since he was a rookie with the Red Sox 23 years ago.
Oil giant BP Plc has denied misleading a  U.S. environmental regulator about having installed safety  equipment at its Texas City refinery that investigators believe  would have reduced the likelihood of a fatal explosion last  year.
Jared Dudley knew it was going to be his night when he hit a turnaround baseline jumper over Villanova guard Mike Nardi midway through the first half of Boston College's pulsating 67-66 Big East victory over the Wildcats last night before a Conte Forum sellout crowd of 8,606.
The RNC gift bag is one of the better bags ever handed out at any political convention.
Taiwanese DRAM makers posted record-high sales last month as a rise in PC demand helped raise prices for the most widely used chips, DDR2.
Il nuovo tecnico del Palermo, Stefano Colantuono, si prepara a cominciare la nuova avventura rosaner...
Scientists in the United States and Great Britain are calling for a fresh look at Celebrex and other medications similar to Vioxx, the heavily advertised arthritis
Il commissario tecnico della nazionale di rugby del Galles Gareth Jenkins, all'arrivo all'aeroporto ...
Hearts successfully contained the Dutch League&#39;s latest sensation Salomon Kalou in the De Kuip Stadium here last night but still fell to a disappointing defeat in their opening Group A tie in the UEFA Cup.
Ukraine's president-elect promised on Monday to make withdrawing his country's troops from Iraq a priority as soon as he takes office, after eight of its soldiers were killed in an explosion.
Citigroup Inc  CEO Vikram Pandit is likely to keep the company intact rather than spinning off or selling units such as the Smith Barney retail brokerage, CNBC's Charles Gasparino said on Tuesday without citing sources.
Want to add Wi-Fi connectivity to your PalmOne Tungsten T3 or Zire 72 handheld? Your wait is almost over.
Friday's European papers tackle Turkey's EU aspirations, the hostage crisis in Iraq and Russian airport security.
Joe Girardi, who was fired as manager of the Florida Marlins, could become a prime target of the Washington Nationals, sources say.
FIRENZE 29 AGOSTO 2004 - Dopo due anni di assenza la Fiorentina si aggiudica il nono Trofeo Pirelli, sempre vinto nelle ultime quattro stagioni dalla squadra nerazzurra. I viola hanno battuto l&#39;Inter 7-6 ai
Ukraine&#39;s West-leaning presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has noted the importance of cooperation with Russia, saying such cooperation is of strategic interest to his country.
South Bend, IN - Bad weather and computer problems are causing hundreds of Michiana residents to change their holiday plans. Saturday, Comair, a division of Delta announced it was canceling 1100 flights on Christmas Day, as well as Sunday.
Royal Philips Electronics NV, The Dutch technology conglomerate, reported net profit fell 17 percent in the fourth quarter on a mix of charges, writedowns and stock sales.
VALENCIA, Spain  - Alex Zanardi has a simple solution to the problem of squeezing into a tight-fitting Formula One car -- he puts on smaller feet.
CAIRO, Egypt - A strong explosion shook the Hilton hotel in Egypt&#39;s Taba (search) resort, only yards from the Israeli border, on Thursday night, witnesses said.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces hunted  rebels in the devastated Iraqi city of Falluja on Sunday as  fighting subsided after a ferocious six-day-old assault.
Negli ultimi 30 anni, una taglia in piu' per le francesi
CBS News continued to defend the legitimacy of its recent story about President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard, even as two experts it hired to examine records CBS used told ABC they could not vouch for their veracity.
Il riconoscimento ideato da Maurizio Costanzo
The women are specialists in the subduing of spirited hair  -- wizards of blow-dryers and curling irons, of brightly colored rollers and creamy Caribbean unguents, of bobby pins and potent frizz fighters.  Kinks and coils are not welcome. Curls are to be quashed into submission, lassoed around...
The entire Ferreira family is to leave TV soap EastEnders in the spring, the BBC has said.
MEPs are to expected to vote in favour of binding targets to reduce volumes of waste produced in the EU.
The take home message from Gen. Pinochet&#39;s brushes with law, lately, is that one has to pay for his or her crime no matter when that crime was perpetrated.
Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea next weekend, the State Department said Saturday, in what probably is an effort to restart six-nation talks about North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
A 48 percent equity stake in China Bosera Funds was sold for 6.32 billion yuan ($861.8 million) at an auction in Beijing, making it the largest equity deal ever in China's mutual fund industry.
With the game on the line, Orlando coach Brian Hill drew up the right play and Grant Hill executed it perfectly. Grant Hill scored off the inbounds pass with 1.5 seconds left to give the Magic a 91-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
Gordon Brown has declared that the creation of a &quot;Marshall Plan for Africa&quot; is at the heart of the government&#39;s agenda for its presidency of the Group of Eight in 2005, seeking
The Queen was unable to comprehend the  public's grief at Princess Diana's death in 1997 but was  finally convinced to cast aside royal protocol by British Prime  Minister Tony Blair, a new film shows.
BAGHDAD - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr\u00e2\u0080\u0099s movement will not participate in the national Iraqi elections due on January 30, Sadr\u00e2\u0080\u0099s senior assistant asserted on Friday.
The warring factions from Sudan's Darfur region prepare for peace talks. Will the new efforts to restore peace be successful?
Fourteen American soldiers were killed in three deadly days in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, including four in a single roadside bombing and one who was struck by a suicide bomber while on a foot patrol southwest of the capital.The blast that killed the four soldiers occurred Sunday as the troops were conducting a cordon and search operation northwest of the Iraqi capital, according to a statement. Two other soldiers from Multi-National Division _ Baghdad were killed and five were wounded along with an Iraqi interpreter in two separate roadside bombings on Sunday, the military said. Read more
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A public review will take place every year to monitor the state of Scotland's health, the first minister says.
The woman who made Dr. Phil a household name, launched her own magazine and drove countless books onto the best-seller list is lending her golden touch to a new Pontiac midsized sedan made in Michigan.
Wireless technology firm InterDigital  Inc  said it signed a seven-year licensing agreement to  provide technology for Apple Inc&#39;s  first cell phone,  the iPhone.
THE GOLDEN PALACE Casino said it has paid a staggering $28,000 for an ancient grilled cheese sandwich from crazy auction house Ebay.
The first effective malaria vaccine promises to save millions of lives. Scientists were jubilant last Thursday when results of the trial involving children between one and four years in southern Mozambique
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio  Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans  with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New  Birth Brass Band. The eight-piece played four or five times a  week in places like Joe's Cozy Corner, Donna's Bar & Grill,  Tipitina's and House of Blues.
I see why Sumner Redstone did what he did.
Ugandan dictator Idi Amin planned to intervene to save the UK from financial ruin in the 1970s.
Web search leader Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said the head of its Web log service, Blogger, will leave at the end of the week to pursue other interests.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday carped at U.S. criticism of Russia's elections and internal changes and said the U.S. voting system had its flaws.
The National Lottery Commission confirms it has received two bids for the next licence to run the lottery.
Britain's ambassador to Italy has called President Bush \
Rangers manager Alex McLeish paid tribute to his battle-weary players after they defeated Hearts and reached the Bank of Scotland Premier League summit for the first time in more than a year.
Companies can fire employees who use marijuana for medical reasons even if California law allows such use because federal law prohibits it, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, fresh off her championship at the U.S. Open, defeated Australian qualifier Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Wismilak International.
Kevin Brown crouched in the corner of the interview room beneath Yankee Stadium, his hands cupped together, listening intently as Joe Torre spoke.
Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan to suspend the rules against illegal detention and arrest up to 12,000 Americans he suspected of being disloyal, according to a newly declassified document.
Shuttle buses without drivers, trains floating on magnetic fields and other visions of the future will be on display at Japan's world fair next year. But Expo 2005's centerpiece will be rooted deep in the past &#151; the frozen remains of a woolly mammoth.
Lapo Elkann, a Montecarlo per assistere alle prove del Gp di F1, commenta la vittoria del Milan in C...
Arizona\u00e2\u0080\u0099s law to address illegal immigration could test states\u00e2\u0080\u0099 ability to crack down on the countless businesses that have relied on illegal workers.
A former US marine has said his unit killed more than 30 innocent Iraqi civilians in just two days. In graphic testimony presented to a Canadian asylum tribunal on Monday, Sergeant Jimmy Massey&#39;s evidence
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on  Thursday it will fire 850 workers in its mortgage operations,  just two weeks after the fourth largest investment bank said it  was closing its subprime mortgage lending business.
For the man on the Korean omnibus... On a bus fitted out specially for the occasion in Jeju this week, Samsung demonstrated a new version of 4G technology transferring data at speeds of 100Mbit/s.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Elizabeth Adak Shindu paid a high price to return home. She walked for 30 days, endured hunger and disease and used up the last of her life savings. When she finally reached this sprawling, dusty town, she found another family living on her land.
Sondaggio, 56% chiede che anticipi dimissioni gia' previste
NEW YORK (CP) - The price of crude oil continued gurgling up to new highs Thursday, touching $53 US per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Tropical Storm Earl unleashed heavy rains and violent winds that felled trees and ripped off roofs Sunday in the eastern Caribbean, while hundreds of people sought refuge in shelters...
Corey Koskie hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Minnesota Twins overcame a two-run deficit to beat Cleveland 4-2 Sunday and prevent the Indians from pulling within a percentage point of the AL Central lead.
Consider this list of members of the House: liberal Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), conservative Duncan Hunter (R- Calif.), libertarian Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and anti-illegal-immigration crusader Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.). What do they have in common?
Israel intends to step up a quick reaction system to combat Palestinian rocket attacks at Israeli targets, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the cabinet Sunday.
VII Conferenza nazionale di statistica - Il segretario Cisl a RomaOne.it: &quot;Nel calcolo dei prezzi serve pi\u00c3\u00b9 attenzione ai pensionati e alle famiglie&quot;. Marcello Pera: &quot;Investiamo per dare credibilit\u00c3\u00a0 alle indagini ufficiali&quot;.
WASHINGTON Gordon Cooper, the astronaut who flew the last of the pioneering Mercury space missions and stayed aloft in a Gemini capsule long enough to demonstrate that a trip to the moon was feasible, died at his home in Ventura, California, NASA announced
The push by the head of the US tax agency for quick completion of audits of big corporations - a move criticized by many longtime agency auditors - has led to a sharp drop in the discovery of tax cheating at the 11,000 largest businesses, according to new
The price of oil continues sliding downwards, on expectations of warmer weather ahead.
American Beauty director Sam Mendes is to oversee a Broadway musical version of Shrek.
Blogger Om Malik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s heart attack \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and his blogging about it \u00e2\u0080\u0094 raises the issue of what happens when a blogger becomes a name brand.
The php|architect group has released their December 2007 issue today. Articles featured in this issue include:   Going Native With mysqlnd by Andrey Hristov and Ulf Wendel  Understanding CLI by Dirk Merkel  Web Scraping by Matthew Turland  Product review: SQLyog MySQL GUI-Enterprise Edition by Eddie Peloke    ...and the three usual columns - /etc, Security Corner and exit(0) from Marco Tabini.   You can get more information about this issue and on ordering it (or a year's subscription) from this page on the php|architect website.
When Roma and Real Madrid took to the field Wednesday at the 82,000-seat Olympic Stadium in Rome, they walked into an empty stadium.
Super Tuesday applies to politics and football in New York.
Human-induced climate change has affected global rainfall patterns over the 20th Century, a study suggests.
WASHINGTON - The vice presidential debate was must-see TV for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who cleared their schedules Tuesday night to watch their running mates.
Western powers meet in London on Monday to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a flurry of tough and sometimes colorful talk between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
By David Kravets Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorneys for Southwestern Indian tribes urged a federal appeals court last week to block the proposed expansion of an Arizona ski resort they say already desecrates land they hold sacred and sullies their religious beliefs.
Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board decided the $44.6 billion bid undervalues Yahoo, a person familiar with the matter said.
Gold may be the color of the coveted Oscar award but silver gowns dazzled on the red carpet at the world's leading film awards, while those featuring intricate bodices, beading and master detail earned many a second look from admiring crowds.
W. Richard West Jr., the founding director of the Smithsonian Institution\u00e2\u0080\u0099s National Museum of the American Indian, spent $48,500 in museum funds to commission a portrait of himself, The Washington Post reported. The painting, by Burton Silverman, a New York artist whose portraits have appeared on the cover of Time and in The New Yorker, hangs in the patrons\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lounge of the museum. Mr. West, 64, whose last day on the Smithsonian payroll was Monday, also spent more than $250,000 over four years on travel and hotels, the Smithsonian has confirmed. Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee, and Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California and chairwoman of the Rules Committee, have asked for independent investigations of the expenses. The Smithsonian said it did not comment on former employees. Similar questions about personal spending by the Smithsonian\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secretary, Lawrence M. Small, led to his resignation last March.
Was the greater divide between camps of Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee or of the Democrats and Republicans?
I wonder whether doctors might routinely explore a physical basis for the sudden, unexplained onset of emotional pain.
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey told skeptical senators today that it is \
Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera in a scuffle outside a London nightclub, royal officials say.
Con fasce di garanzia, domani disagi in citta'
A Malawian social worker is set to visit the London home of pop star Madonna to assess the treatment of two-year-old David Banda whom she hopes to adopt, a government official said Monday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.
Viacom, CBS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s parent company was assessed $550,000 in fines for the \u00e2\u0080\u0098wardrobe malfunction\u00e2\u0080\u0099 that occurred during the Super Bowl 2004 halftime show in February.
The first freely elected president in Afghanistan&#39;s 5,000-year history took the oath of office here today. &quot;Nothing makes me more hopeful to the future
Stolen Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet works worth $160m (\u00c2\u00a382m) may have been found, Swiss media report.
DURHAM, N.C. - In what police say was an homage to the movie \
Viewpoint: The chairman complains that the chain's atmosphere has changed. Actually, it's worse than that: its stores are now an overdesigned, overcrowded mess
VoIP on your console The launch of a version of Skype running on Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) will still go ahead in Europe and the US later this month, despite a delay affecting the software's Japanese roll-out.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Business confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s largest economy, probably declined to a four-month low in October amid signs that both export orders and consumer spending are slowing, a survey of economists showed.
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa kicked off his 2008 presidential campaign today with a speech in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Fiat refrained from exercising an option to sell its car unit to General Motors when it came due on Monday, saying it would wait at least until the end of talks to settle a spat over the put's validity.
The shooting of a schoolgirl added to a growing number of incidents that have spurred Israeli soldiers to speak about abuses of Palestinians.
REGINA (CP) - A former justice of the peace on trial for sexual  assault admitted Wednesday to getting a female courthouse worker to touch his penis.
Secretary of State Colin Powell told  President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair last month  that there were too few troops in Iraq, The Washington Post  reported on Friday.
Oil prices surpassed $47 a barrel yesterday, and further declines in the nation&#39;s supply are expected in the short term as petroleum producers disrupted by Hurricane Ivan continue to regroup.
The window doesn't open any wider than this. May is turning out to be one of the hottest months in years for Massachusetts companies that want to go public. Five companies have already made it onto public markets and raised $459 million selling shares this month.
Vivendi fourth-quarter sales rose 1.2 percent as buoyant trading at its Maroc Telecom and in video games helped compensate declines at its music and French mobile businesses.
An I.B.M. machine has reclaimed the title of fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese computer that had caused shock waves at United States government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002.
One name, lots of products SWsoft \u00e2\u0080\u0093 likely the second largest virtualization software maker \u00e2\u0080\u0093 will change its name next year and turn into Parallels.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GLASGOW: Scotland manager Berti Vogts, right, has resigned because of &quot;disgraceful abuse&quot; including being spat upon, he said in a Scottish Football Association statement last night.
Northwest Airlines flight attendants yesterday discounted the chance of further negotiations on a new labor contract and urged a federal judge to allow the union to strike.
Taking a cue from Herman Edwards, David Barrett did not run back into his house when asked about the challenge of facing the Rams&#39; fast-break offense on what many players call the fastest turf in the NFL.
Key lawmakers want to replace a White House privacy and civil liberties board created by Congress in 2004 with one that is more independent of the president. The idea is to make the board more like the one envisioned by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
Indiana Coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff allegedly violated telephone recruiting restrictions imposed because of his previous violations at Oklahoma.
Bankrupt Internet software maker Commerce One Inc. auctioned off dozens of prized online patents for &#36;15.5 million in a sale that could provoke a legal scuffle over whether the new owner is entitled to collect royalties from a long list of technology heavyweights.
A US court rejects a government lawsuit accusing the tobacco industry of covering up the effects of smoking.
Sara Jane Moore, one of two women who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in a three-week span in 1975, was freed on parole on Monday after almost 32 years in prison, a government spokesman said.
What does the Roman Catholic  Church really think about the use of condoms to fight AIDS? It  seems to depend on who is doing the talking.
&quot;The Bush administration has modified its policy and signaled approval of &#39;natural&#39; growth in at least some Israeli settlements,&quot; the New York Times reported on Saturday.
President Bush on Monday nominated Environmental Protection Agency director Michael Leavitt to replace Tommy Thompson as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Manchester City insist Joey Barton \
Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst put their love match to the test in this lightweight romantic comedy set against the grassy green courts of Britain&#39;s Wimbledon.
Baxter International Inc. on Thursday said it halted a late-stage European trial of a flu vaccine because of higher-than-expected rates of fever and other symptoms.
Confirming that Hillary Rodham Clinton made a loan in late January, her advisers said that money is tight now.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has signed a 10-year agreement with ID Biomedical Corp.
Transplanted stem cells could save vision in eyes damaged by retinal disease, say researchers who have demonstrated their promise in mice.
An unmanned experimental jet broke a world record for speed on Tuesday, cruising over the Pacific Ocean at just under 7,000 miles per hour in a NASA test of cutting-edge &quot;scramjet&quot; engine technology.
VIENNA -- Investigators shut down a child pornography ring involving 2,361 suspects in 77 countries who paid for Internet videos showing children subjected to \
com. Vladimir Guerrero stood head and shoulders above a crowded field Tuesday, when he was announced as the winner of the American League Most Valuable Player Award to match Don Baylor in 1979 as the only Angels to grab the honor.
Pau Gasol was a winner in his Lakers debut, without even much help from Kobe Bryant.
Tropical Storm Jeanne has pummeled the north coast of Haiti, killing 54 people and leaving another 150 unaccounted, a UN spokesman said Sunday.
LOS ANGELES  - Will the star power of Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler be enough to lure frenzied Christmas shoppers away from the mall this weekend?
President Roh Moo-hyun\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ``energy diplomacy\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 in this natural resource-abundant central Asian nation has laid the groundwork for South Korea to be supplied with much-needed gas, oil and other natural resources like uranium.
LATHEN, Germany  - German investigators were   trying on Saturday to discover why a high-speed magnetic   levitation train crashed into a maintenance vehicle on its   elevated track, killing 23 people and injuring 10.
Hollywood stars pay tribute to legendary US TV host Johnny Carson, who has died at the age of 79.
Japan has returned to using the prewar name for the island of Iwo Jima &#151; site of one of World War II's most horrific battles &#151; at the urging of its original inhabitants, who want to reclaim an identity they say has been hijacked by high-profile movies like Clint Eastwood's \
Former players' union head Marvin Miller panned baseball's new steroids agreement, saying Thursday that there is not enough evidence of the drugs' dangers to support the new intrusion into the athletes' lives.
A senior US official warns Iran against helping Iraqi insurgents with more powerful weapons technology.
Four years after staring college, Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s college graduates are ending their studies shattered and eager to leave.
The hot topic at all-star media day on Friday was the Jason Kidd trade that still hasn't happened.
An estimated 2 million Americans are taking the blockbuster pain reliever Vioxx, which is being withdrawn from the market because of concerns about heart attacks and strokes.
Second seed Andy Roddick reached the  semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday after Russian  Nikolay Davydenko retired in the third set of their match  because of breathing problems.
Artificieri, polveri in sacchi con miccia, forse amatolo
Tobacco companies fail in a High Court bid to overturn strict limits on advertising at the point of sale.
Afghan security forces killed a senior Taliban commander and two of his comrades in a raid in southern Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.
ROMA - Sono stati stanziati 160 milioni di euro nel 2005 per i forestali della Calabria &quot;ec&#39;e&#39; lo stesso impegno per il 2006&#39;&#39;. Lo ha dichiarato il ministro delle Politiche agricole, Gianni Alemanno, al termine
A man cries for his slain son while next to a charred civilian vehicle which was blown up when insurgents set off a car bomb targeting a US convoy in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.
By Lisa P. White, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 6--BELLEVILLE -- The City Council voted Monday to buy 14.6 acres on Freeburg Avenue where the city plans to build a new street salt dome.
Britain's first openly gay lawmaker revealed Sunday that he has been HIV positive for 17 years, saying he was inspired by Nelson Mandela to tell the public he had the virus that causes AIDS.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cGeorgia Rule,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by Garry Marshall from a script by Mark Andrus, swerves and spins, taking its predictable plot in some surprising directions.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean judge on Mondayformally charged former dictator Agusto Pinochet with homicideand kidnapping in one of many pending cases related to humanrights abuses committed during his 17-year rule.
Tourists are finally returning to Thailand's Andaman coast two years after the devastating tsunami, but any attempts to commercialize the tragedy are being snubbed by holidaymakers.
Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, says Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith.
Three British soldiers killed in Iraq Thursday died in a suicide and mortar fire attack at a checkpoint, only days after being redeployed to an insurgent-hit region near Baghdad, the armed forces minister said.
John Kerry is giving &#36;250,000 to support Democrats in disputed elections in Washington state and Louisiana and forming a new fund that could help his future political ambitions.
Troops patrolled the Pakistani city of Multan on Friday amid fears of revenge attacks a day after a car bomb exploded at a rally of radical Sunni Muslims, killing at least 42 people.
A year after she was snubbed at the   American Music Awards, pop singer Mariah Carey will get another   shot at glory when the next event takes place in Los Angeles on   November 21, organizers said on Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Game-turning kick returns are nothing new to Dante Hall. Game-winning field goals are brand new for Lawrence Tynes.
The new king of Cambodia has been anointed by his father and predecessor, in the first act of his coronation day. Norodom Sihanouk poured holy water from the 800-year-old temples of Angkor Wat over the head of King Norodom Sihamoni.
NEW YORK  - Astelin nasal spray may be  effective for people with seasonal allergies who still have  symptoms when they take Allegra, according to a new study.
Il difensore della Lazio Guglielmo Stendardo ha rinnovato il contratto con la societ&agrave; biancoc...
It began about a decade ago as an e-mail newsletter from Craig telling friends about upcoming events in San Francisco, and grew so popular it is now a full-fledged
The French parliament is to debate a bill that would ease the 35-hour working week rules.
The Dallas Cowboys filled a big hole on their offensive line by signing lineman Leonard Davis to a seven-year $49.6 million deal on Monday.
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The Frankfurt International Motor Show kicked off with a splash Tuesday, and also a dash of controversy from two Chinese-built cars that German automaker BMW said were copies of its own.
A UK parliamentary group concludes population growth threatens the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
Previsione fatturato 35 mln di euro l'anno per licenziatario
Government vets reveal that 1,000 turkeys that died at a farm in Suffolk died from bird flu.
Eddy Mazzoleni ha smentito di essersi ritirato dal ciclismo. ''Non mi ritiro - ha detto il corridore...
On the list of social offenses, bad breath ranks right up there with flatulence and body odor.
A luxury ocean liner that was supposed to be sailing around the world but has thus far made it just off the south coast was stuck in port for yet another night, despite promises it was about to set sail.
A US military criminal investigation has found 28 American soldiers culpable in the deaths of two Taliban suspects at an interrogation centre in Afghanistan.
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South Korea has confirmed they will lodge an appeal with sport&#39;s supreme legal body over scoring errors at the Olympic gymnastics tournament which robbed them of a gold medal.
Good news has been in short supply for Europe&#39;s traditional industrial economies like Germany and France. Growth remains weak, unemployment high, labor markets are still rigid and the euro is soaring, pricing their exports out of the market.
TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona Cardinals, a team with a history of developing players who go on to star with other franchises, made sure they wouldn&#39;t lose Adrian Wilson.
Baghdad - Attacks against Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces claimed more lives on Sunday, bringing to at least 24 the number killed in three days of violence over the Christmas period.
ATHENS, Aug. 24 -- Forest fires raced across southern Greece on Friday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 17 people, two of them found locked in an embrace and others outside cars overtaken by the flames.
Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm.
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even at some of the most reputable hospitals in the nation -- does not necessarily translate into longer life or better health and may in fact leave patients
Adobe Systems Inc.  said on Thursday quarterly profit rose on higher sales of its computer programs used for design, photo editing and document sharing.
Tim Duncan scored 34 points and Tony Parker contributed 18 points and 13 assists as the San Antonio Spurs bounced back from consecutive losses by routing Cleveland 116-97.
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Microsoft begins a legal bid to have a European Commission anti-monopoly ruling temporarily suspended.
Latvia will not be ready to adopt the euro until 2012, and possibly even as late as 2013, because inflation in the Baltic country remains stubbornly high, Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis said Friday.
An ex-Nazi commander accused of  massacres in Slovakia goes on trial in Munich.
UK drama Footballers' Wives will be adapted for the US for a pilot episode commissioned by the ABC network.
SEOUL : South Korea&#39;s LG Group and creditors of its former card unit remain dvidied over a 1.1 billion dollar bailout for LG Card as overnight talks failed on how to split the rescue bill.
Two Hollywood studios will join with a spinoff of several theater chains to investigate delivery techniques for digital cinema files to theaters.
American Eagle Outfitters is at the forefront of a trend toward advertainment, making videos to engross viewers while glamorizing a brand.
Fifth seed Paradorn Srichaphan added to  Albert Costa's woes at the Vienna Trophy Wednesday, winning  6-4, 6-4, to reach the second round.
Fashion Wire Daily - When it comes to menswear, it's all about the details. How a designer reinterprets the staples in a gent's wardrobe - be it a suit jacket, a pair of pants, a shirt ? subtle elements, like whether the pants are narrow or baggy, pocket placement or the type of button used are just some of the things that distinguish one collection from another.
InfoWorld - Earlier this month the Business Software Alliance (BSA) upped the ante from $200,000 to $1 million for anyone who turns in a company that is illegally circumventing software licensing agreements.
MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin began his last summit with European Union leaders on Friday but gave little hope for progress over trade and energy disputes that have strained ties.
Vince Carter had 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left, to help the Toronto Raptors improve to 3-0 with a 101-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Carter scored nine points in the final 4:28, including the fadeaway 3-pointer that gave Toronto the lead for good.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was among the hundreds of people that attended an emotional service for a man kidnapped and killed in Iraq.
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Lithuanian policy experts speak differently about the achievements of President Valdas Adamkus during his first 100 days in office.
Scientists publish a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the animal's biochemical \
Ready or not - and apparently some notable players are in the latter group - the 2008 PGA Tour season gets underway today amid the erratic weather of Maui. You know, one day it's 78 degrees, the next day 79.
Per evitare l'assalto di altri club, il Manchester City &egrave; pronto a offrire un nuovo contratto...
Christians around the world have begun celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, with observances marking Christmas Eve. In Bethlehem, the town of Jesus&#39;s birth, Israel has relaxed travel restrictions
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Illinois and Kansas were 1-2 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a fourth straight week Monday, and the 25 teams in the rankings were the same for the third consecutive week.
Paris, France (Sports Network) - French cycling star Richard Virenque announced Friday that he is retiring. Virenque was known for his fierce mountain climbs, but his cycling career was also tainted by his
French company Waterfall Audio is showcasing its unique glass speakers at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi is to announce a reshuffled cabinet aimed at boosting his reform plans.
There was more Olympics heartache for Paula Radcliffe when she pulled up in her second race in a week. The 30-year-old British runner dropped out of Friday&#39;s 10,000m with nine of the 25 laps left to go.
More than 1000 Maoist rebels stormed a district headquarters in Nepal&#39;s north-western mountains, bombing government buildings and killing at least one soldier, as they kept up a blockade
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A new study from researchers at the University of Calgary recommends all children with croup be treated with steroids, even those children with the mildest symptoms.
JERUSALEM -- A report to be released Wednesday about his inconclusive 2006 war in Lebanon could determine whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestinians this year.
Australian PM John Howard says al-Qaeda should be praying for Barack Obama to win the US presidency.
Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin pledged on Monday support for Brazil's bid to join an  expanded United Nations Security Council in a boost for the  Latin American nation's ambitions to increase its geopolitical  influence.
Forty-nine soldiers in Iraq&#39;s new army have been found shot to death, police said Sunday. Gen. Walid al-Azzawi, commander of the Diyala provincial police, said the bodies
An independent report into last month's four-day closure of City of Derry airport is to be published later.
BUENOS AIRES - The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife yesterday, as first lady Cristina Fern&#xE1;ndez de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President N&#xE9;stor Kirchner one of Latin America's most popular leaders.
PeopleSoft denies action is related to Oracle, and some say it may be result of poor financial performance. By Rick Whiting. PeopleSoft Inc.
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Frank Thomas won't start during Toronto's first week of exhibition games because his legs aren't in shape.
Now, the single biggest postseason flop in baseball history does not belong to the Red Sox, who pass the uncontested title to the Yankees.
The remains of an Australian soldier killed during the Vietnam War were returned home to a ceremonial welcome on Wednesday, 36 years after his helicopter was shot down by enemy fire.
WASHINGTON The chief justice of the US Supreme Court, William Rehnquist, announced Monday that he was delaying his return to the bench because of his thyroid cancer, signaling that his illness may be more serious than originally indicated.
Physician participation in an interactive asthma seminar leads to enhanced asthma care and improved outcomes for children with asthma from low-income families, a group at high-risk for poor asthma-related outcomes, according to a study in the journal Chest.
TAMPA, Fla. - Shaquille O&#39;Neal is expected to miss the Miami Heat&#39;s preseason matchup against Detroit on Saturday because of a tight left hamstring.
A 72-hour deadline set by a militant group holding two Fox news journalists passed Saturday night with no new information on their fate, but Palestinian officials expressed confidence the men would be released soon.
Tributes have been paid to astronomer  Fred Whipple who has died. He was the first scientist to describe comets as \
Thought you could never be an astronaut because of your lousy vision? Lasik may make your dreams come true.
The technology for human facial transplants exists, but ethicists are worried about using it.
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BAGHDAD. Dopo la giapponese Nahoto Takato e le italiane Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, la guerriglia \u00c3\u00a8 tornata a colpire il mondo delle organizzazioni non governative in Iraq. Margaret Hassan, direttore dei
- Marvel Entertainment Inc.  reported lower profit for the fourth quarter, as contributions fell from its domestic licensing and Spider-Man merchandising joint venture.
Seventy-five Rio de Janeiro state police officers &#151; most from one of the city's most violent neighborhoods &#151; were arrested Friday as they arrived at work as part of a probe into drug trafficking.
Select Comfort puts in a so-so finish to a rough year... And there's too much rejoicing.
Consumers' mood brightened a bit in January, defying expectations driven by the constant drumbeat of talk about a possible recession, weak jobs market and falling stock prices.
By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 27--Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies picked up 25 deadbeat dads in a sweep over the weekend, Sgt. Ed Wise said.
Two suicide attackers targeted worshippers leaving a Shiite mosque Friday in the northern city of Tal Afar, killing at least three people and wounding 17, officials said.
Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck did not practice Friday and has been downgraded from probable to questionable for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins.
Four Britons, who claim they were repeatedly tortured at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday began suing US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other US military leaders for \u00c2\u00a36 million (US$11 million) each in compensation.
Israel&#39;s first gold medalist ever, Gal Fridman, Wednesday met an outburst of joy seconds after he won the men&#39;s Mistral sailing race at the Olympics.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N, said  on Wednesday it was scrapping a $5 billion outsourcing deal  with IBM Corp.IBM.N, amid an overall plan to manage more of  its own technology services.
Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello fired up  his passionate home crowd on Friday with the fastest lap in  practice for Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
Using a makeshift roster of just six players a night after an ugly brawl with fans, the Pacers pressed Orlando until the very end before dropping an 86-83 decision to the Magic on Saturday.
Chile's Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence handed down to a former general for his part in the murder of 12 enemies of Augusto Pinochet.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow admitted on Tuesday that the United States budget deficit is too big, but insisted there was no need to cut spending on the \
Officials with the Philadelphia Department of Health said Monday that all of the flu vaccine available to it has been given out. Even so, the nation&#39;s top health official issued a surprising statement Monday.
Having accomplished so much with what generally was thought to be the NL Central&#39;s third-best roster entering the season, the St.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott helps rescue a kayaker who fell into the water in North Wales.
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With less than one week to go before the first major event of the 2008 US electoral season, Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls are engaged in a bitter war for votes in Iowa via advertising in the electronic news media.
John Kerry raised &#36;2 million for Democrats in just a few hours Saturday, making two stops in this understated and elegant vacation destination for the Northeastern well-to-do.
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After the full moon, corals dissolve in an orgy of reproduction. Scientists say primitive photoreceptors drive the process.
If any student trying to enter the workforce in China should have an easy time finding a plum job, it&#39;s Wang Zhaohui. In July, the 30-year-old graduated from China Agricultural University in Beijing -- China&#39;s
Jessica Beltran served two ham and cheese sandwiches and four pieces of bacon before her husband tied a major league record Sunday with his eighth home run of the postseason.
A woman gave birth on Thursday to the first baby born after an ovarian tissue transplant, in a medical breakthrough that brings hope to young cancer patients whose fertility may be damaged by treatment.
Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way for exchanging data over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in progress.
UK watchdog the Office of Fair Trading is investigating claims that Apple is ripping off its UK customers. The investigation follows a complaint that UK customers were having to shell out more for the reassuringly
Health insurer Aetna Inc. AET.N on  Thursday posted a sharp rise in third-quarter profit as it  boosted membership and benefited from a big tax refund from  discontinued operations.
Candace Parker scored on a layup with a little more than 20 seconds left to break a tie and seal the victory for No. 2 Tennessee.
Wal-Mart is buying a 35 percent stake in a company that operates Trust-Mart, a major Chinese discount chain, as international competitors jostle for position in China's rapidly growing retail market.
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NEW YORK -- The price of oil settled above $50 US a barrel for the first time yesterday amid concerns over tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.
Peyton Manning had a record-setting day, and the playoff races cleared up on the second-to-last Sunday in the NFL regular season.
Japan's coast guard said Tuesday it has sent a team of officers to protect its whaling fleet against intensifying protests by environmentalists.
A report to be released on Friday  finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to  ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical  trials, The New York Times reports.
Dow said it will receive about $9.5 billion from a unit of Kuwait Petroleum for contributing five of its global businesses worth about $19 billion to the petrochemicals joint venture.
By Kat Zeman  kzeman@@dailyherald.com  Houston ... we're landing in Itasca.  A brand new NASA space exhibit featuring a moon rock from the Apollo 17 lunar mission will make a stop at next month's Itasca Fest.
MPs ask ministers for evidence that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme is delivering cuts in carbon dioxide.
Thousands protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday against a presidential election they said was rigged in favor of Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan, but Western observers called it broadly fair.
The company that publishes the Washington Post has announced that it will acquire Slate, the online magazine pioneer, in a deal that signals the accelerating integration of the old and new media sectors.
Lawyers got theirs SCO Group today filed for bankruptcy protection. With less than $10m cash left to call on, SCO said that Chapter 11 protection and reorganization would protect assets as it addresses, ahem, \
Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of postwar violence, witnesses said.
Hurricane Frances sends commodity prices soaring and depresses insurance stocks as it heads for the Florida coast.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the African Union peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the continent.
Harvard professor Karim Lakhani, a scholar of crowdsourcing and open source, weighs in on how and why it works -- if it does.
Rod Paige, who rose from racial segregation to become the nation's first black education secretary, intends to leave his Cabinet position, an administration official told The Associated Press Friday.
Cold War workers, sick from exposure to radiation years ago, now face a tangle of red tape between them and government compensation.
All hail the power of the XSS error! Yahoo! appears to have plugged a site-wide coding error that made it possible for miscreants to gain complete access to a user's account simply by clicking on a booby-trapped link.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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African National Congress (ANC) head of presidency and spokesman Smuts Ngonyama has called for a code of conduct for the tripartite alliance, a move observers said could lead to a muzzling of dissent.
E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over environmental regulation.
Just when Vijay Singh thinks he can't play better, he does. Just when it seems he can't do much more during his Tiger Woods-like season, he does that, too.
Roma, 13 dic. (Adnkronos) - Il governo \u00c3\u00a8 stato battuto nell&#39;Aula della Camera sul cosiddetto decreto mille-proroghe che sposta in avanti una serie di scadenze di diversa natura. In particolare l&#39;emendamento
Two aides to Iraq's top Shi'ite leader  Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have been killed in separate attacks  apparently aimed at inflaming sectarian conflict among Iraqis  already divided on whether Jan. 30 polls should go ahead.
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Russia said Friday terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash, as an Islamic group vowing support for Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for that attack and the downing of another airliner on Tuesday.
The luxury concern Gucci Group, part of French retailer Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR), said it had named its chief executive Robert Polet to replace Giacomo Santucci as head of the Gucci brand.
More than a dozen states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to lower soot levels from smokestacks and exhaust pipes, a move the state officials argue would save thousands of lives.
Paris Saint-Germain, still without a league victory this season, managed just a 2-2 draw Sunday with lowly Saint-Etienne in the French First Division.
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President Bush sought to enter the campaign&#39;s final week with voter attention focused on the war on terrorism - but the news out of Iraq in recent days was not what he had in mind.
Indonesian police today announced the arrests of four suspects in the suicide bombing at the Australian Embassy - the first major breakthrough in an investigation into the deadly attack.
Plans to resume fuel storage at the Buncefield depot have been condemned by local businesses.
Non-violent drug offenders who were diverted to rehabilitation programs under Proposition 36 had higher rates of rearrest than those who remained in the criminal-justice system, a UCLA study released this week says.
British researchers have identified the cancer stem cells that spawn tumors in the most common form of childhood leukemia, and said on Thursday it provided a \
North Korea believes Washington has atomic weapons deployed in South Korea and it will not halt its nuclear program as long as this threat persists, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a North Korean source as saying on Thursday.
A full investigation is to be held into the death of a pregnant woman a week after her release from hospital.
Decades of drought helped trigger Darfur's violence as rival groups fought over scarce water and arable land.
French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy distances himself from President Chirac's legacy.
Brisbane: Glenn McGrath was getting ribbed by his Australian team-mates that his number of Test wickets was catching up to his Test runs: so he did something about it, posting his highest Test score.
The US government&#39;s Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) and software security companies have issued warnings about a number of security vulnerabilities in versions of Oracle Corp.
A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers on Monday evening as they were patrolling in northern Baghdad, the U.S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon - The Lebanese Army seized control yesterday of a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon after a fierce firefight with members of an Al Qaeda-inspired group, ending a siege that lasted more than three months.
If you can&#39;t beat &#39;em, join &#39;em. Maybe that&#39;s what Edgar Renteria thought when he agreed to a four-year, $40 million contract with the Red Sox.
Some called it a bridge to the future. Others called it the bridge to nowhere.
Day four of the second Test is set to start on time with England looking to complete victory over West Indies.
A 19-year-old Afghan woman, living as a refugee in neighboring Pakistan, was the first citizen to vote in her home country&#39;s landmark presidential election.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 22. - Iraqi officials recovered a decapitated corpse in western Baghdad today and turned it over to US officials, who were investigating if it was the body of Jack Hensley \u00e2\u0080-he second American
U.S. Treasury debt rallied on Friday  as a weak employment report revived talk the Federal Reserve  might slow the pace of interest rate increases.
A ban on hunting with hounds was overwhelmingly backed by MPs, after pro-hunt protesters stormed the Commons in an unprecedented breach of security.
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The United Nations is warning of impending chaos in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region, with increasing violence and a breakdown of order.
An AT&T executive says the company is considering the use of anti-piracy filtering technologies on the network level.
This poll has been closed, view the result of this poll. KATHMANDU: He has scaled Mt Everest without bottled oxygen, crossed Antarctica and travelled solo across the Gobi desert.
A man jailed for the murder of BBC television presenter Jill Dando was granted Wednesday the right to launch a second appeal.
 talks in Pyongyang
TelePresence is a next-generation video-conferencing offering from Cisco, and you really have to see this stuff to believe it.
Blog: Longtime exec in Austin's chip industry is heading west to take the reins at the California chipmaker.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will win Sunday's Democratic caucuses in Maine, sweeping the weekend's presidential contests, CNN projects.
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A Black Watch soldier killed in Iraq tonight was the victim of a roadside bomb, the Ministry of Defence confirmed. Another two men from the Scots regiment were injured in the attack on a Warrior
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TROY, MI-Kmart and Sears have closed a deal in which Kmart will sell 50 stores to Sears for $575.9 million. Troy-based Kmart Holding Corp.
PARIS When I heard George W. Bush and Ghazi al-Yawar, the interim Iraqi president, speak of elections as the &quot;savior&quot; for freedom-hungry Iraqis in the midst of war, I was reminded with Queen Marie Antoinette&#39;s infamous solution to the starving French
Recently departed Veritas Software Chief Technology Officer Fred van den Bosch has added to his holdings in the Mountain View company's stock, at least for now.
Analysts say the agreement was a boost to both companies since it will pave the way for Nvidia get access to millions more desktop computers built on Intel processors and because Intel will
A US-Russian crew had to turn off autopilot yesterday and manually moor its Soyuz spacecraft to the international space station after an unidentified glitch resulted
Non sono solamente i potenti gipponi (Sport Utility Vehicles) a rischiare la tassazione, ma anche tutte le automobili pi\u00c3\u00b9 inquinanti rientrano nel provvedimento del ministro dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Ambiente, Altero Matteoli.
Just days after being hammered by users for failing to produce the promised Extras for Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft today delivered one Extra and said others would be coming soon.
A hospital has closed its neonatal and pediatrics intensive care units to new admissions after a potentially fatal bacterium sickened seven children, including an infant who may have died from the infection, officials said Friday.
LONDON/MOSCOW  - Britain accused Russia of \
Description: President Bush focused his campaigning Saturday on Florida, a state he won with the help of a Supreme Court decision in 2000.
THE South Coast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own dynamic duo were reunited yesterday when Harry Redknapp and Jim Smith joined forces again at Southampton. The double act was broken up four weeks ago when Redknapp left his job as manager of Portsmouth.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has 10 unpatched vulnerabilities, a US security firm says. Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims, calling them &quot;potentially misleading and possibly erroneous.
Extra funds are being offered to local Lib Dem parties who recruit women and ethnic minority candidates.
The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, boosted by the return of Teemu Selanne, ended a six-game losing streak with a 3-0 road win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Il Tolosa guadagna tre punti e torna in corsa per l'Uefa. La disciplinare francese ha inflitto la sc...
Shares of auto parts retailer Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack  fell 10 percent on Thursday, a day after it said earnings dropped 48 percent last quarter on more struggles in its service operations, missing estimates.
COLOMBO Tamil Tiger rebels killed the No. 2 leader of a renegade guerrilla faction involved in fighting between the two groups amid a surge in violence that has threatened Sri Lanka&#39;s fragile cease-fire, military and rebel sources said Thursday.
Google Inc. on Wednesday quietly launched a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.
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Many NHS patients could soon be able to make an appointment to see their GP over the internet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2004 - About 1,000 Iraqi Army and National Guard troops backed up by US 1st Infantry Division soldiers deployed into Samarra early today to eliminate a troublesome insurgent presence there.
Their new president wants to get the French to work harder to compete in global markets, but some traditions are likely to endure -- including long holidays, a kiss for colleagues in the morning, and a decent lunch.
Despite India's economic boom in software and outsourcing services, economists have warned the government needs more reforms to create jobs in manufacturing to cut poverty.
Jason Giambi homered to end the longest slump of his career and Esteban Loaiza finally earned his 100th career victory and first for the Yankees, leading New York over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Tuesday night.
TEHRAN, Feb. 5\u00e2\u0080\u0094A senior Iraqi Shiite leader said Monday at a news conference in Tehran that his country was urging Iran to hold talks with the United States and that such talks are important for the security of the region.
A former British soldier and journalist detained over his role in the release of three UN hostages was himself freed on Friday and said he had passed on a message offering
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A former University of Texas student was indicted on charges he hacked into the school's computer system and stole Social Security numbers and other personal information from more than 37,000 students and employees.
UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs condemns the US decision to impose fresh sanctions on Sudan over Darfur.
U.S. scientists have found traces of limbs in the development of primitive ray-finned fishes.  That discovery contradicts the belief that tetrapods -- land-living vertebrates -- have been evolutionary innovations unique to that group.
A Japanese financial group said it had acquired British hotel operator Menzies, which runs 14 properties around the country, for 120 million pounds (170 million euros, 228 million dollars).
Sam Bodman, President Bush's pick to be the next U.S. energy secretary, was approved on Wednesday by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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Una lunga trattativa, alla fine per\u00c3\u00b2 Stefano Fiore &egrave; approdato a Torino: ''E' stata una tratt...
The Hawks used a quick transition game to end a three-game skid with a 104-92 against the Nets on Saturday night.
For parents, the list of those arrested in Australia&#39;s biggest child pornography bust makes sobering reading. Teachers, doctors, health workers, police officers and the owner of three Melbourne
PRISTINA, Serbia  - UN police in Kosovo fired teargas and rubber bullets during clashes on Saturday with ethnic Albanians protesting against a UN plan they say falls short of full independence from Serbia.
A group of US soldiers take legal action to try to prevent the army extending their tours of duty in Iraq.
Ignorance about cheaper deals is costing consumers \u00c2\u00a32.5bn a year, warns an online comparison service.
The government of the Philippines  cannot appeal a victims' class-action settlement against the  estate of former ruler Ferdinand Marcos, the U.S. federal  appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Conservative leader Michael Howard pledges to fight plans to abolish the 11-plus exam in Northern Ireland.
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The New York Philharmonic reached into its family tree and plucked Alan Gilbert, the 40-year-old son of two Philharmonic musicians, as its next music director.
Nothing Miguel Cabrera does at the plate surprises the Florida Marlins.
What's the real risk? Comment If the fuss currently being made about Dubbya's attempt to save energy by making the US go to Daylight Saving Time a fortnight early reminds me of anything, it's the hype we had to endure eight years ago about the Millennium Bug.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Conflicts have cost Africa $300bn over 15 years, equivalent to aid received in that period, a report says.
A major Chrysler Group retailer expects  the struggling No. 4 U.S. automaker to maintain its share of  the pickup truck market this year by offering generous  discounts in the face of tough competition.
Thousands of leaflets carrying a personal appeal for help from the family of British hostage Ken Bigley have been distributed in Baghdad.
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a claim by the U.S. intelligence chief that Osama bin Laden and his deputy were hiding in northwestern Pakistan, and that al-Qaida was setting up camps near the Afghan border.
Indiana Pacers guard Fred Jones and a brother of Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace were identified by police as participants in last month's NBA brawl, the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday.
This is going to be the year the world learns to live with a cheaper dollar. How well it does that may have a profound effect on prospects for continued world growth.
NEW YORK - Tribune Co. , the US newspaper publisher being taken private, rose in New York Stock Exchange trading on optimism billionaire financier Sam Zell will get regulatory approval to complete the $8.2 billion buyout.
Stock futures slipped on Thursday, a signal that investors' two-day enthusiasm over the Federal Reserve's big rate cut this week was fading as fresh indications of credit market trouble emerged in Europe.
The Pistons snapped a three-game road losing streak in the series...Five of the last six meetings have been decided by 10 points or more...The Mavericks&#39; 39 points in the first half is a season-low...Detroit improved to 4-7 on the road this season...Newly
The Israeli army believes that al-Qaida carried out three car bombings in Egypt last week that killed at least 34 people, Israel's military chief said Tuesday.
Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.
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Vienna, Sept 20, IRNA -- Iranian great nation will not permit others&#39; interference in Iran&#39;s purely peaceful nuclear programs and will not backtrack its own rights at any price, said an Iranian nuclear official in Vienna on Monday.
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The first volunteers to sign up for a survey of the endangered juniper shrub in Britain will win a free bottle of gin.
Hurricane Jeanne, a Category 3 storm, lashed the Bahamas on Saturday with sustained winds of 115 mph as the eye made a direct hit on the island of Abaco, population 20,000.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Martha Stewart entered a minimum security federal prison in West Virginia shortly after 6 am Friday to begin her five-month sentence for lying to investigators about her sale of ImClone stock.
P.J. Tucker had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 14 Texas used a big first half to beat Texas-Arlington 85-70 on Wednesday night.
Yoshihide Fujii, president and chief executive officer of Tokyoba Digital Media Network Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004.
Nasser al-Qidwa, nephew of the deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, arrived Sunday in Parisfrom Cairo to pick up Arafat&#39;s medical records, French TF1 television reported.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Sunday for a fourth and final spacewalk before the shuttle departs on Tuesday.
Louisiana Tech fired football coach Jack Bicknell on Monday following a 3-10 season.
Prosecutors point to a jailhouse letter as evidence of a terrorism defendant's guilt. Problem is, it doesn't look like he wrote it
Pakistani investigators were hunting on Monday for links between a surge of violence in the northwest and an assault on a mosque in the capital as the death toll from two suicide-bomb attacks on Sunday rose to 45.
Il Premier olandese, Jan Peter Balkenende, presidente dell&#39;Ue, ha dichiarato oggi, al termine del summit tra UE e Russia all&#39;Aia, che &quot;l&#39;UE non pu\u00c3\u00b2 accettare il risultato&quot; delle elezioni in Ucraina. Balkenende
In Sardegna il maggior numero (14), segue la Lombardia
Wildfires threatened to shut down the last remaining major power transmission link to San Diego, which would make the Californian county an electricity \
Microsoft last week quietly launched a pilot program to tackle the increasing problem of software piracy. Windows Genuine Advantage is the first trial of a validation scheme operating on Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Download Center.
SAN JOSE, Calif. and FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immersion Corporation, , a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced the companies have agreed to conclude their patent litigation at the U.S.
Manchester City survive a second-half onslaught to draw 0-0 with Liverpool.
Before Charlize Theron could pick up her Woman of the Year award, she had to prove she was worthy.
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Milan in ansia per Pato. L'attaccante brasiliano, match winner contro la Fiorentina, ha riportato un...
According to AMD, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ is the first processor manufactured with AMD&#39;s 90-nanometer technique, a semiconductor process designed to enable higher performance without increased power consumption.
The Islamic militia that controls much of southern Somalia dispatched thousands of troops Sunday to within nine miles of the border with Ethiopia, heightening fears that fighting would break out between the two sides.
US employers probably added 175,000 workers to payrolls in October, the most in five months, while the unemployment rate held at a three-year low of 5.4 percent, the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists shows.
The iPod has spawned a lucrative accessories industry. But another trend is developing, one more playful and not always with Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s approval or knowledge -- call it iSilly.
Facing criminal child molestation  charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has  reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention  that would have ensued if he had gone to court.
Museum Towers, a six-year-old luxury high-rise apartment complex overlooking the Charles River in East Cambridge, sold this week for what is believed to be a record per-unit price in Greater Boston, and will be converted to condominiums ranging from $350,000 to $750,000.
The rest two members of the inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),who are probing South Korea&#39;s uranium case, left the country on Sunday, a government
Three ministers claim Israel used a banned method of interrogation - known as the  - on them.
An Indian court finds three men guilty of conspiracy over the hijacking of a passenger plane in 1999.
Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano said on Thursday he was happy to quit as Mozambique&#39;s leader and hoped to be remembered for securing peace and rapid economic growth in the once war-torn country.
Chiron Corp. has begun talks with  British regulators who suspended its license to sell a flu  vaccine and hopes to implement a plan that will allow  authorities to lift the suspension, the company said on Friday.
The Country Music Association awards   are a three-way showdown between Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and   Kenny Chesney, while the Dixie Chicks were snubbed again with   not a single nomination on Wednesday.
Officers fired 110 rounds of ammunition at the man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy, according to an autopsy and records released by the sheriff's office Saturday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Julius Peppers' disappointing season is over.
Everton moved into fourth place in the Premier League as goals from Andrew Johnson and Joleon Lescott secured a 2-1 win at Wigan on Sunday.
Liberia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Truth and Reconciliation Commission will collect testimony on Staten Island, home to a large population of survivors of civil war.
By The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 25--The Hospital Compare Web site is www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. The Web site address was incorrect in a story headlined \
tocks rose yesterday amid heavy trading on the first day of the fourth quarter as PeopleSoft and chip-related stocks sent the Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months.
Afghan police say they have arrested three men over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi aid worker.

Indian gambling pulled in &#36;18.5 billion in 2004, nearly double the take for Nevada's gambling industry, as tribal casinos boomed ahead.
Scotland captain Barry Ferguson and defender Russell Anderson missed training on Monday and are struggling to be fit for the World Cup qualifier in Moldova.
A senior Istanbul policeman is suspended amid allegations police had advance warning of writer Hrant Dink's murder.
Separatists call for a strike as Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins a visit to the troubled state of Manipur.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--He was a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was elected to the Pro Bowl a record 13 straight times, set a Super Bowl record with three sacks and retired in 2000 as the NFL&#39;s all-time leader in sacks.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid  said on Thursday he would scale back the controversial taxes in  a broad energy bill aimed at boosting U.S. vehicle fuel  efficiency to avoid a White House veto and appease Republicans  who were ready to filibuster the measure.
Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira believes the London club must splash out on some big name players if they want to prevent Thierry Henry from being lured to a major club in Europe.
Online-based company's successful year makes it a solid contender.
One in four Americans think China will beat the United States in the next decade as the world leader in innovation, according to a survey released on Sunday by Zogby International.
New England Patriots star Tom Brady is suing Yahoo over the use of his photo in an advertisement for fantasy football.
Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, said Tuesday that 3,500 workers in Germany have signed up for severance packages as the company tries to pare down the number of employees and cut costs.
Intel announced on Thursday a component that&#39;s compatible with all Wi-Fi standards, which will let the chipmaker reach the full audience of individuals seeking to be wirelessly connected.
Saudi Arabia, the world&#39;s largest oil exporter, may expand production capacity by 30 percent within two years to prevent shortages, the country&#39;s oil minister said.
FairPoint Communications reached an agreement with the Vermont Public Service Department that would allow it to buy Verizon phone lines in the state.
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Gay rights activists have protested at a north German zoo's plans to test the sexual orientation of six male penguins which have displayed homosexual traits.
Japan's growing elderly population from will be able to buy companionship in the form of a 45-centimeter (18-inch) robot, programmed to provide just enough small talk to keep them from going senile.
In another sign of the troubles facing the nation&#39;s biggest airlines, US Airways filed Sunday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2002.
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E' una delle vittime del naufragio del 18 agosto
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a multibillion-dollar contract yesterday to build a vehicle to replace NASA's space shuttles, put a human on the moon for the first time since 1972 and be the precursor to a manned spaceship to Mars.
The work of a professor at the University of Alabama Law School has prompted some other scholars to scour religious texts to explore the moral basis of tax and spending policies.
Legislation to reform the US intelligence system after the September 11 attacks and failures in Iraq has fallen victim to partisan wrangling, endangering lawmakers' goal of sending a bill to the White House before the November 2 election.
HOUSTON -- Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. \
Agra, Sept. 26: Controversies abound about the actual date of completion of the Taj Mahal on the eve of its 350th anniversary celebrations.
Watch an African crested porcupine prove that the quill is mightier than the fang as it pits its bristles against the claws of a group of curious lion cubs.
The state of emergency in Sudan&#39;s North Darfur province has been lifted by the governor and aid workers have been called to return.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose as a timely bet against subprime mortgages and higher investment banking fees helped it sidestep the credit crunch that hammered the rest of Wall Street.
Prominent evangelical leaders who spent the summer hoping Fred Thompson would emerge as their favored Republican presidential contender are having doubts as he begins his long-teased campaign.
Blog: The World of Warcraft publisher is suing a gold-selling operation in federal court, demanding that the outfit stop in-world spamming efforts.
Nicky Gottlieb, the subject of \u00e2\u0080\u009cToday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Man,\u00e2\u0080\u009d has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, and his sister, Lizzie Gottlieb, spent six years committing his life to film.
Julia Roberts, who is pregnant with twins, plans to take a break from movies. In fact, she's throwing most plans out the window.
So are live promoters the new pigopolists? As some of the biggest figures in the music business weighed in on the future of music this week, there were very mixed views on its future.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday the White House and Congress are negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package and should focus instead on encouraging immigration and helping strapped homeowners.
Having defeated Sargis Sargsian in the round of 16 of the US Open, Agassi now gets Roger \u0007Federer in the quarterfinals. Having gotten through the dicey part, now comes the fun.
Per comitato organizzatore in 2,2 mln contro la Finanziaria
The UAW ends its walkout, but now the union leadership has to sell the historic health plan to its membership
A report released last week by the US Commerce Dept. congratulates itself and other members of the current administration for enabling the rapid deployment of broadband Internet service, which it now says is available to 92% of the country.
Russian officials suggested Friday that Kosovo's U.N. envoy is biased, questioning his ability to settle the breakaway province's dispute with Serbia over independence, and called for more changes in a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Kosovo.
Supporters of the free PC operating system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.  deal which established for the first time the principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.
Represantatives from Texas Instruments and AmberWave Systems say proposed legislation goes too far in overhauling the patent system.
In a game between two rebuilding programs, Washington got a critical road victory and a scintillating debut from Jake Locker, its redshirt freshman quarterback.
If our readers this week are extremely bored, and would like to do something worse than cutting their own tongues out, they can go spend $8 to see &quot;Alexander.
The pursuit of great wealth causes many more drastic life changes than necessary.
U.S. crude oil climbed above $60 a barrel  for the first time in a month on Friday, extending a gain of $2  a day earlier, amid signs of falling crude exports from  producer group OPEC.
The Supreme Court said it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte.
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When police, citing safety reasons, halted the first bus of supporters on their way to a rally for a popular opposition presidential candidate, Oleksiy Kozachenko was annoyed.
SEISMOLOGISTS believe they have pinpointed the source of a mysterious low-frequency &quot;hum&quot; that emanates from the Earth, the British science journal Nature reports.
U.N. relief workers are returning to Ivory Coast two weeks after widespread protests forced about 9,000 other foreigners to evacuate, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Indonesia's Golkar party, which won April 5 legislative elections, has thrown its support behind the candidacy of incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in a final round of presidential polls on September 20.
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The Tories say David Blunkett should resign if he is found to have \
Singer Sting becomes the first international star to perform in Thailand since the tsunami disaster.
Gunmen shot dead a British man in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the latest in a spate of attacks on Western expatriates in the oil-rich kingdom.
MATEJA KEZMAN finally scored his first goal for Chelsea but his thirteenth game for the club still proved unlucky as he was cut above the left eye by a missile apparently thrown from the West Ham United supporters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 enclosure.
What chance of collecting? Symantec today hit pay dirt, winning $21m damages from the US courts against a counterfeit software ring spanning the US and Asia. Which is nice: in December 2006, the last time Symantec spoke on the matter, the security software firm had pressed for damages of $15m-plus.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Technology gives way for swimming lessons Ionian Blog To the bat-cave!\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The release of three United Nations workers who had been held hostage for more than three weeks took place early Tuesday in what appeared to be an orchestrated handover.
With the third hurricane in six weeks to hit its service area, Florida Power &amp; Light Co. is scrambling to find workers from other states to help restore electricity to nearly 1.6 million
It was a chance the Milwaukee Bucks didn't want to waste. Ruben Patterson scored a season-high 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting and Michael Redd added 25 to lead the Bucks to a 100-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
Members of organised crime are joining financial firms to commit fraud, a new report by the industry watchdog reveals.
By Dan Barkin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 23--If you want to get a good argument going, start a discussion about tear-downs.
Following Sony&#39;s surprising exit from the US PDA handheld market earlier this summer, three other companies have announced their intentions to withdraw from the US handheld market.
Opener Andrew Strauss faces an anxious wait for the announcement of England's Test squad for the series in Sri Lanka.
The competition between two leading Internet search engines is heating up anew as Yahoo Inc. plans to announce today that it soon will offer a free, high-speed way to search for information on personal computers, challenging rival Google Inc., which released a similar product earlier this fall.
BEIJING - Authorities in Central China are holding out little hope of finding alive the 116 men trapped in a coal mine in Shaanxi province.
Wall Street is heading for another  volatile week, but the bulls could get a further reprieve if  calm brought on by the Federal Reserve&#39;s liquidity injections  and a surprise cut in its discount rate lasts.
Top advisers to Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of plagiarism Monday, the latest effort by her campaign to undermine the Illinois senator's credibility. Obama shrugged off the criticism and noted Clinton has used his slogans, too.
Due punti e otto al di sopra delle attese degli analisti
Facing growing competition from open source software providers, Microsoft Corp. has decided to allow governments and international organizations access to source code for its Office 2003 productivity suite.
By Zubillaga, Marta Susana; Lavado, Ral Silvio  Biosolids compost is a good organic amendment but immature compost can exhibit phytotoxic behavior which can be attributed to different toxic substances.
The new president-elect of South Korea says the North must ditch nuclear weapons and boost human rights.
John Kerry says it&#39;s possible the former president might campaign for him in the final two weeks before Election Day. Clinton is recovering from heart surgery, and Kerry officials have eagerly been awaiting
French President Jacques Chirac lead a delegation of business leaders on a trip to oil-rich Libya Wednesday hoping to expand trade ties.
Climax of Tropical Paradise menaces power network Brazil's power generators are on Defcon red in anticipation of a whopping power surge at the end of hit soap opera Tropical Paradise, which could theoretically blackout the entire country should the flow of juice prove inadequate.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Turkish warplanes and long-range missiles have attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains of northern Iraq near the Turkish border, according to Turkish military officials.
Non e' il momento per le polemiche, isolare i violenti
An unexpectedly high number of U.S.  soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing  positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military  hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.
Proseguono le ricerche tra le macerie dell&#39;Hilton ma ancora nessuna notizia di Jessica e Sabrina. L&#39;ambasciatore italiano al Cairo: &quot;Per ora tutti i nostri sforzi hanno dato esito negativo&quot;. Il padre delle ragazze: &quot;Non ho ancora perso le speranze&quot;.
The plan appeared to ensure that the city would eventually take some formal action against artificial trans fats, which are considered by health experts to raise the risk of heart disease.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth story in this year's Oscar Insider series, a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards.
Police are looking for three men after a hit-and-run in Edinburgh which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy.
Per ponte Ognissanti,famiglie sborseranno 11,50 euro in piu'
PalmOne's Tungsten T5 comes with 256MB of flash memory, so you never risk losing your data.
Auburn caught Oklahoma in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, creating a tie for second place behind No. 1 Southern California. It's the just the second tie for No. 2 in the history of the AP media poll. The other was Nov. 3, 1991, when Miami and Washington were tied behind No. 1 Florida State.
French billionaire Bernard Arnault said on Wednesday he had taken a 9.1 percent stake in supermarket giant Carrefour  jointly with U.S. private equity group Colony Capital.
Poi tenta il suicidio, ricoverata in gravi condizioni
Actional Corporation, a Web services management software provider, and Westbridge Technology, a vendor of security infrastructure solutions have announced the merger of the two companies and the completion of a round of funding for $12.9 million. The newly formed company, which will operate under the name of Actional Corporation, also unveiled the Actional SOA Command and Control Platform.
Terrell Owens scored a touchdown and David Akers kicked three field goals to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their fifth straight win, 15-10 over the Baltimore Ravens in National Football League play Sunday.
Yahoo suffered availability problems today that affected its home page as well as other Yahoo Web sites and services for a sustained period of time.
Filippo Inzaghi scores twice as AC Milan beat Boca Juniors to win the Club World Cup in Japan.
Fashion Wire Daily - When Rock and Republic, a Los Angeles-based label known primarily for their denim, stages a runway show on a Saturday night in New York, you can be fairly certain that the clothes will be somewhat beside the point.
The troubled Doha talks are on the brink of collapse after meeting between leading players fails.
The sorry little conflict between GM and the UAW is not about the future of the American auto industry. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s about the past.
 in final Fla. stretch
Nomar Garciaparra, whom the Chicago Cubs acquired on July 31 from Boston, filed for free agency Friday, two days after his former team won the World Series.
US-led forces backed by warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra on Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Both. Cal&#39;s only claims to fame this year were a near-miss against USC and a win over Arizona State. Much will be made about Cal&#39;s injured receivers for the Holiday Bowl, but Geoff McArthur, Burl Toler and
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ROMA - Grazie agli italiani che mi sono stati vicini in questo fine settimana, a quanti mi hanno fatto gli auguri in pubblico e quanti mi hanno augurato ogni bene in privato, a bassa voce: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, alla sua prima uscita pubblica dopo l
SEATTLE -- Microsoft released a patch for its latest &quot;critical&quot; rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs, the company said Tuesday.
A gunman opens fire at Northern Illinois University shooting and injuring at least 17 students
No magic this time, just major miscues from mortal-after-all Brett Favre. The Packers&#39; storied quarterback threw three interceptions, and their defense had a devil of
Blog: The software maker has a testy back and forth with a software maker that has created a utility that interacts with the free version of Visual Studio.
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Situazione in casa Messina a tre giorni dalla sfida di Siena: rientrati in gruppo i nazionali  Zoro ...
The success of young entrepreneurs is rooted in the commercial, competitive, nonegalitarian and open nature of American society.
Iraq's government renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
COLIDER, Brazil -- Researchers in the state prosecutor's office in Cuiaba, surrounded by annotated maps of central Brazil and stacks of file folders, believe they have a pretty good idea why the reclusive Kayapo Indians  emerged from the forest: Many of the \
DEVASTATION: Men walk by boats carried onto a main road in Galle after tidal waves hit the southern Sri Lankan coastline on Sunday.
Microsoft is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival companies banded together to oppose it and consumers failed to embrace it.
The Donnas play witty, sexy three-chord rock 'n' roll better than most of their male counterparts
A Parachute Regiment soldier killed in Iraq, serving with the SAS, is named as Sergeant Eddie Collins.
A French court has asked China to investigate allegations of torture and repression made in two complaints filed by two Falun Gong practitioners, which has been banned by Beijing, a lawyer said.
BAGHDAD - The International Red Cross is being asked to investigate reports that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and several of his former colleagues are on a hunger strike in captivity.
A remarkable operation to replace the skin and hair of a five-year-old burns victim is said to have gone very well.
By deception or force if necessary When is a virus not a virus? When its sending your personal data to the Recording Industry Association of America, silly.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed hope that the new Iraqi government and its US allies reach a solution to the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf.
Play in the second one-dayer between England and Pakistan at Lord's will now start at 1115 BST.
Pakistan's national assembly starts work on a bill to safeguard women's rights to property and inheritance.
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan - Afghan civilians piled belongings onto trucks yesterday and fled two villages infiltrated by hundreds of Taliban militants. US, Canadian, and Afghan troops had about 250 of the insurgents surrounded.
Normally, the Major League Baseball Players Association&#39;s executive board meetings gather about as much attention as a Brewer-Pirate game.
who is in his 40s and a resident of the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority in the western area of the province -- has West
Prolific television producer Aaron  Spelling, whose shows such as &quot;Beverly Hills 90210&quot; and  &quot;Dynasty&quot; helped shape U.S. prime-time television, died on  Friday, days after suffering a stroke, his publicist said. He  was 83.
I0Questi i risultati dei tre anticipi delle gare della sesta giornata di ritorno di serie A:
(Dennis, Massachussetts-AP) Oct. 7, 2004 - Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelly has died at the age of 97. A family member says Kelley died quietly Wednesday night, shortly after moving into a nursing home near his Cape Cod home.
Every person in contact with a bird flu outbreak in north Wales has been identified, health officials say.
IBB, Yemen  - At least 10 people were killed and   more than 50 injured in a stampede on Tuesday in a Yemeni   stadium where President Ali Abdullah Saleh was holding a   pre-election rally in the southern province of Ibb.
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Josh Sundquist was 9 years old when doctors discovered cancer in the bones of his left leg. He was given a 50 percent chance of survival.
BAGHDAD  - Sabotage has failed to hurt Iraq&#39;s oil exports, Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Abbas Ghadbane said, though he acknowledged that attacks had hurt oil distribution to domestic markets.
Late-night TV comedian David Letterman has reached a deal with the union representing striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air next week with his writing staff, the union said on Friday.
ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made a quiet debut, drawing a smattering of applause while advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson attracted the eyes of the entire Olympic Stadium, for all the wrong reasons...
Laloo Prasad Yadav's unmistakable charm is undeniably undoubted. Recently, this was proved once again.
Accordo definitivo per circa 3,4 miliardi di dollari
Key lawmakers want to replace a White House privacy and civil liberties board created by Congress in 2004 with one that is more independent of the president. The idea is to make the board more like the one envisioned by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.
Accounts of who started the altercation leading to Ryan O'Neal's weekend arrest for alleged assault differed sharply Monday, with O'Neal saying he was defending himself against an enraged son and the actor's daughter claiming her father was lying.
Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road
The announcement that nearly 80 Muslims have died in police custody in southern Thailand will escalate tensions in a region already blighted by violence.
Williams-Sonoma Inc., which operates the Pottery Barn, Hold Everything, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma brands, on Thursday raised earnings guidance for fiscal 2004 based on better-than-expected performance in the latest quarter, but revised its fourth
Nearly every time Stacey Gayle played music by reggae artist Sean Paul, she'd suffer a grand mal seizure. Doctors diagnose musicogenic epilepsy and clear it up with a little brain surgery.
German prosecutors said that they were investigating several hundred people on suspicion of tax evasion in a case that claimed the job of Klaus Zumwinkel, the chief executive of Deutsche Post.
PHILADELPHIA Allan Houston and Kurt Thomas provided the big baskets in New York&#39;s 113-to-107 overtime triumph at Philadelphia.
Holders Europe seized early control at   the 36th Ryder Cup while world number one Tiger Woods rallied   after struggling for form over the front nine in Friday's   opening fourball matches.
President George W. Bush leads Senator John Kerry by 3 percentage points in the daily Reuters/Zogby poll. A Washington Post survey released yesterday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie.
President Bush's lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied or slightly favoring the incumbent.
Al Qaeda is present along the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan and is encouraging Afghan insurgents to disrupt presidential elections scheduled in just two weeks, on Oct.
New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats &#151; but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.
How did America's richest region get that way? Uncle Sam
On the final stop of his trip to his predecessor's homeland, the German Pope visited the notorious death camp and offered a remarkable meditation on the Holocaust
It\u00c2\u0092s Baselmania week in South Florida: the week the art world gets high on art fairs, its current drug of choice.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) is severely affecting rural Mexico, it is claimed.
The two men, working independently, allegedly obtained more than $10 million in Cisco parts through the company's SMARTnet warranty program.
Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, will headline an annual New Hampshire Democratic Party fund-raiser in February.
Quella in corso sar&agrave; l'ultima stagione di Peter Bosvelt, 36enne centrocampista dell'Heerenvee...
Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen had successful surgery on his left hip Monday and should be fully recovered in time for spring training.
US warplanes today pounded a suspected hideout of al-Qaida-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, killing at least 16 people and wounding 12, officials and witnesses said.
Princess Diana looks set to  take TV ratings by storm in the summer as broadcasters  worldwide prepare to mark the 10-year anniversary of her death  in a Paris car crash.
NEW YORK Gene Robinson says he&#39;s sorry. But he&#39;s not sorry the Episcopal church made him a bishop. Robinson is bishop of New Hampshire, the first openly gay bishop in the 77 (m) million member Anglican communion.
Marking the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic agreement that ended centuries of war and conflict between France and Britain, President Jacques Chirac of France yesterday began a two-day visit with Prime ...
As British unions cry foul over an exodus of jobs to Asia, one Indian information technology firm is bucking the trend, hiring 250 more staff at a call centre in Northern Ireland.
Gap Inc. (GPS) on Wednesday said it would test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand President Gary Muto to oversee the development.
Ang Lee has walked off with another top award at the Venice film festival, and surprised critics are wondering how he did it.
IRL officials agreed with many a seasoned observer in considering that Texas race winner Helio Castroneves got a big jump on the field at the final restart in the Chevy 500k, and penalised the Brazilian for his over-enthusiasm.
A three-year-old County Fermanagh girl dies from serious burns after her dress caught fire.
Turkish warplanes again bomb Kurdish rebels across the border in Northern Iraq, according to local officials.
Nastech shares jump before the bell after companies say they will jointly create the new treatment. NEW YORK  - Merck &amp; Co.
The Taoiseach has promoted Ireland as Asia's gateway to investing in Europe after arriving for talks today with his Singaporean counterpart.
Over the years, one building in Palo Alto, Calif., has been home to some of Silicon Valley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most successful start-ups.
KOLKATA, India  - Indian health workers urged villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak to stop dumping dead fowl in ponds on Friday, as ignorance about the virus hampers efforts to contain its spread.
Washingtonpost.com harnesses the power of Macs and the latest interactive technologies to deliver the news beyond the headlines and the printed word.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) Tainted lifters Sanamacha Chanu, Pratima Kumari and S Sunaina were banned for life by the Indian Olympic Association here today.
Infectious-disease expert David N. Gilbert was making rounds at the Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon in April when he realized that an unusual number of patients, including young, vigorous adults, were being hit by a frightening pneumonia.
British mobile-phone giant Vodafone's purchase of a 11.1-billion-dollar stake in India's Hutchison Essar has been welcomed by local contenders, smoothing its entry into the world's fastest-growing wireless market.
Due americani, Fire e Mello, hanno vinto per i loro studi sull'Rna. Hanno individuato un metodo per intervenire sui geni senza modificare il Dna
Justine Henin opened the defense of her French Open crown with a battling 6-4 6-3 win over 20-year-old Russian Elena Vesnina on Sunday.
Per il Commissario Ue l'inflazione e' sotto controllo
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.
The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s acquisition of British bank Abbey National PLC for about $14.
WASHINGTON -- China signed an agreement Tuesday to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.
FARMINGTON (Pennsylvania) - Vijay Singh took Tiger Woods&#39; No 1 world ranking away earlier this month. On Sunday, he took one of Woods&#39; records with him too.
Oil rose above $63 on Thursday after a   report that key OPEC producers, including Saudi Arabia, had   agreed unofficially to cut production to stem falling prices.
The co-pilot of a jet that crashed in August, killing everyone else on board, was released from a rehabilitation hospital Friday.
U.S. business productivity growth proved surprisingly sluggish at the end of 2004 and claims for jobless aid unexpectedly dipped last week, according to government reports that showed a good sign for employment which could fan inflation fears.
Heart disease is Britain' biggest single killer disease but more people are more worried about developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey released on Friday.
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has called for &quot;clarification&quot; of the role of the European Central Bank, amid fierce debate in France on the high level of the euro.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed Tuesday to have killed the second of two American hostages - back-to-back slayings that have notched up the Jordanian militant's ruthless campaign of terror.    The claim, posted on an an Islamic Web site, could not immediately be verified...
Doctors are saying that the lack of knowledge about preventing bone disease often leads to bad practice.
Heavy rain on Friday forced the ICC Champions Trophy match between England and Sri Lanka to be carried into Saturday&#39;s reserve day.
Amelie Mauresmo overcame a slow start Thursday to win her first match as the world&#39;s top ranked player, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix.
The NFL announced on Friday that it  would shut down its six-team European league, describing the  decision as a sensible move that would help it focus attention  on U.S. league games played outside the United States.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug. 17, 2004  Quizzed by his lover about the disappearance of his wife, Scott Peterson told her in a recorded phone conversation played in court Tuesday that that &quot;I could never do anything like this.&quot; ...
U.S. stocks closed higher on  Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and shares of Merck & Co.  MRK.N helped lift the Dow after the drugmaker gave a forecast  that was not as bad as some expected.
Un uomo vestito da Batman si e&#39; arrampicato sulla facciata di Buckingham Palace in segno di protesta per il trattamento che i tribunali britannici riservano ai padri divorziati in materia di affidamento dei figli.
Barclays, the third-biggest British bank, said that talks to buy a majority stake in South African banking group Absa were progressing well, and forecast an 18-percent rise in annual profits.
Iran has arrested three Finnish nationals for allegedly entering Iranian territorial waters during a fishing trip in the Gulf, Finland&#39;s foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The cost of health insurance provided by employers rose an average of 11.2 percent this year and is expected to rise again in 2005, adding to the economic anxiety of workers and businesses.
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The restaurant chain continues to grow, and recently ramped its growth ambitions.
Transport firm FirstGroup bans all its employees from using mobile phones even with legal hands-free kits.
Until J\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00b4me Kerviel was charged in an unprecedented banking fraud, there was nothing superlative about him.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has come under fire for naming the developer of a program that can install adware on user's PCs as one of its Most Valued Professionals. MVPs are people with deep knowledge of Microsoft products who volunteer to answer technical questions for other users or contribute to its software in significant ways. It's a prestigious recognition, with only about 2,600 MVPs worldwide. Microsoft recently added Cyril Paciullo to its MVP list. He's the developer of Messenger Plus, a free plug-in that adds some handy features to Microsoft's Windows Messenger program, like the ability to stack several chat windows together and access them via tabs. But security experts say his software is also a distribution vehicle for Lop, which they describe as a nasty adware program. \
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will begin airing the first television advertising for his presidential campaign today with two ads aimed at introducing himself to Iowa voters.
Silicon Valley lost a decisive round in a long and hard-fought battle Thursday when the organization that sets corporate accounting standards served notice that companies would have to deduct the value of stock options when calculating profits.
Ford Motor Co.  Chief  Executive Alan Mulally said on Monday that the No. 2 U.S.  automaker was keeping its target to return to the black by  2009, although the world economy might be hurt by the U.S.  mortgage crisis.
BAGHDAD: The US military freed a top aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr on Thursday in a gesture that could help the interim government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s efforts to calm rebel-held strongholds before elections in January.
Ricky Ponting is confident of his team winning the Mumbai Test and ending the series as it began -- on a victorious note. Australia&#39;s skipper himself has a point to prove in India, where he scored 17 runs
InfoWorld - Microsoft has built a tool to track the daily progress of Scrum-based software development projects.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Voters turned out in huge numbers Sunday to decide whether to keep populist President Hugo Chavez in power or oust him and his social revolution that critics say has sidelined the middle class and fueled tensions between rich and poor.    Activists on both sides set off huge firecrackers and played recorded bugle songs to wake voters hours before dawn...
An agreement reached Saturday pushes debates on U.S. participation into the administration of a new president.
Morocco's conservative Istiqlal party won the most seats in parliamentary elections, setting it up for a leading role in the next government, according to final results released by the government on Monday.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
B.A. Walker scores 17 points as Virginia Commonwealth rolls to a 63-49 victory against George Mason for the CAA-leading Rams' 12th victory in 13 games.
A Expogoal il presidente della Figc affronta i grandi temi del calcio, sprona il governo sull&#39;Europeo 2012 ma evita la sentenza Juve e il doping amministrativo. MILANO, 6 dicembre 2004 - Sessantacinque anni e la testa nel pallone.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government began to unravel in the Gaza Strip.
The discovery of the devices temporarily closed parts of bridges, subway stations, an Interstate highway and even part of the Charles River in Boston.
MARYSVILLE, Wash. - A \
L'Inghilterra vieta ai suoi atleti, con un vero e proprio contratto, di esprimere giudizi di caratte...
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Police are still working to understand the suicide note left by Dr. Jonathon Drummond-Webb in hope of figuring out why the nationally-known pediatric cardiac surgeon would kill himself.
A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.
The House ethics committee approved nearly four dozen subpoenas Thursday as its investigation of a page sex scandal sprang to life with a promise by its leaders to go \
ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Wednesday  posted lower quarterly profits due to higher ingredient costs  and the sale of its chicken and agricultural products  businesses.
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With the offense sputtering, the Redskins are hoping the defense can provide a spark with few turnovers Sunday against the Ravens.
PARIS : The Renault Formula One team have parted company with Italian driver Jarno Trulli, the French outfit said, with three races in the 2004 world championship still to go.
Saddam Hussein and six of his former commanders returned to a Baghdad court on Monday to face charges of crimes against humanity over a military campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Relatives pleaded on Monday for the release of two Americans and a Briton as a deadline loomed for their beheading. In Baghdad, gunmen assassinated two clerics from a powerful Sunni Muslim group opposed to the U.S...
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Man City's Joey Barton is in trouble after an incident at the club's Christmas party.
THE SELECTIONS MADE by Vodafone for its 3G handset range due for launch in November have been announced. Surprisingly LG (formerly Lucky Goldstar) isn&#39;t included as one of the six chosen suppliers.
Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.
Top seed Roger Federer and two-time champion Andre Agassi hope to meet in the showpiece match at the US Open on Wednesday, but only if Mother Nature co-operates.
&#39;&#39;Prima dobbiamo avere la democrazia e poi parleremo di ritiro&#39;&#39; delle truppe italiane dall&#39;Iraq, lo ha detto il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, al termine di un incontro con il presidente egiziano Hosni Mubarak.
Gene therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.
American Cat Whitehill spotted her English friend Rachel Unitt in the hotel lobby and jumped off the sofa to give her a bear hug.
Michael Schumacher gained a provisional pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix Saturday in a controversial qualifying session.
La Federcalcio tedesca aprira' un'inchiesta-doping. L'inchiesta da cui trae spunto &egrave; sul poss...
Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups
Ai napoletani, 'Fiducia in magistratura e forze dell'ordine'
An anti-clotting drug used to treat strokes and heart attacks can also restore blood flow to frostbitten fingers and limbs, greatly reducing the need for amputation, according to a new study.
INDIANAPOLIS -- All the injuries and Ron Artest&#39;s benching finally caught up with Indiana, in historic fashion. Elton Brand had 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers took control of the lethargic
Dopo aver battuto Olanda e Francia, l'Italia di Pierluigi Formiconi concede il tris avendo la meglio...
GRANTS PASS, Ore., Dec. 4 -- Three members of a San Francisco family missing for more than a week were found alive Monday along a snowy, treacherous roadway in southern Oregon, police said. A search continued for the father.
A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied his governing Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005.
The Federal Court in Sydney has been told the creators of the popular file-sharing software, Kazaa, cannot be held responsible if people use it to illegally swap music files.
The European Union will suspend  sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods, the bloc's  executive said Monday, three days after President Bush signed a  bill repealing illegal export tax subsidies.
Retief Goosen has cruised to a six-shot victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City in South Africa, while Aussie Stuart Appleby has tied for second.
Grozny, Russia - The Russian government&#39;s choice for president of war-battered Chechnya easily won an election that came in the wake of last week&#39;s terrorist destruction of two airliners, the ITAR-Tass news agency cited election officials as saying on
A casino hotel workers union threatening a strike against 10 of the city's 12 casinos has reached tentative agreement with Trump Hotels &amp; Casino Resorts, but was still threatening to walk off the job at seven other hotels.
The old and the new go head to head in the music of Charles Ives, but conflict may not be the right word to describe it.
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl&#39;s eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc.
The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on US goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the US elections.
Will Smith's next film feels familiar, as the message of man messing with nature without fully considering the implications inherent in that messing about is a resonant one.
Two Russian passenger planes that crashed almost simultaneously last week killing 90 people were blown up in a \
MONTREAL -- The National Hockey League is hoping a dose of high-tech design and a dollop of fashion will help revitalize a sport deemed too dull by many fans south of the Canadian border.
Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen both recorded European Champions League wins in mid-week to add spice to an already mouthwatering Bundesliga match this Saturday.
Why is risky behavior so common among teenagers and what might be done to curtail it?
Russia&#39;s parliament ratified the UN climate accord Friday in a historic vote that virtually guarantees the treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions will finally enter into force seven years after its creation.
Cardinal Health Inc., the second- biggest US drug distributor, reduced its fiscal 2005 forecast and said it will cut 4,200 jobs as opportunities for profiting from drug-price increases decline.
LABOR DAY weekend at the Wal-Mart here was a great shopping scene for children. As they pushed carts brimming with new notebooks, clothes and shoes through the aisles, they got a small preview
De Palma e gli attori entrano in sala con un'ora di ritardo
Track and field Sprinter Justin Gatlin got his doping ban reduced, but not by enough to make him eligible to defend his Olympic 100-meter title this year. An arbitration panel, in a 53-page ruling released yesterday, reduced the 25-year-old sprinter's potential eight-year ban to four years. With the ban set to expire May 24, 2010, it means Gatlin would be ...
David Cameron will use the Tory's annual conference in Bournemouth to hit back at claims he lacks substance.
Saranno gli spagnoli dell'Espanyol gli avversari del Livorno nei sedicesimi di finale di Coppa Uefa....
PATTANI, Thailand : At least 84 Thai Muslims died -- mainly from suffocation in the back of security force trucks -- after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom&#39;s troubled south, Thai officials said.
CHELSEA enforced a \u00e2\u0080\u009czero tolerance\u00e2\u0080\u009d policy against drugs yesterday when they dismissed Adrian Mutu, the Romania striker, for gross misconduct after his positive test for cocaine.
Under the leadership of Steven C. Preston, the Small Business Administration - the chief advocate for small business owners - is trying to revitalize itself.
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Sitting one row behind me next to the window, she blended in with the other travelers, casually dressed in jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt layered under a pink short-sleeved shirt.
NEW YORK, OCT 3: Computer major IBM claims it has developed the Blue Gene/L to be the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most powerful computer, pushing the current ranker Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Earth Simulator to the second slot.
Commercial satellite operators last year worked harder to prevent space debris, although a Chinese anti-satellite test sharply worsened the problem of orbital junk, a French official said on Tuesday.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Wednesday reported its first loss in six years after writing down $7.9 billion of bad bets on risky subprime mortgages and related securities.
The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a step that may bring the global warming treaty into force after parliament endorsement.
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Halliburton Co.  said on Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the business if the oil services company's stock performance keeps lagging its peers.
Il collaboratore di giustizia sotto protezione vessava un conoscente cui aveva prestato del danaro. I carabinieri lo hanno preso in flagrante a Roma mentre si recava da un notaio: stava cercando di farsi cedere un&#39;attivit\u00c3\u00a0 commerciale dalla vittima.
Two Belgian tourists are killed and four others are injured in a gun attack in eastern Yemen, officials say.
Austrian drinks company Red Bull has confirmed that it is the new owner of the Jaguar Racing team, pre-empting a press conference called for this morning [Monday] in London.
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Four and a half months after the legal deadline, the Senate gave final approval to a 2007 spending plan that funds almost half the federal government and averts any chance of a government shutdown.
On top one day and completely down in a matter of two days. That is the story of Pakistan cricket. What a show they put up against the Indians the other day, only to collapse in a heap against the West Indies.
Gas and electricity suppliers must take complaints more seriously, a consumer watchdog says.
Ariel Sharon was today preparing for a crucial vote in the Israeli parliament on his plan to close all Jewish settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip.
Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man near the Karni crossing just inside the Gaza Strip.
NOVEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The SCO Group Inc. is reconsidering its plans to launch an alternative to the Groklaw.net Web site that had been scheduled to go live this week, a company spokeswoman said yesterday.
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The threat of Hurricane Jeanne has forced the cancellation of Sunday&#39;s game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.
CNN plans to go beyond reporting the news by directing its viewers to charity and relief efforts involved in some of their stories.
Roman Abramovich\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chelsea continued their fine Champions League form with a 1-0 victory over the tycoon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fellow countrymen in Moscow.
Belfast aerospace company Shorts is to announce several hundred redundancies, the BBC learns.
The replacement crew for the International Space Station has begun a two-day preflight exams, a part of final preparations to relieve the two-man Russian-American crew finishing a six-month mission.
Nokia and Intel said Tuesday they would work together to create smartphones based on the Symbian-based Series 60 platform. The Nokia-created Series 60 platform has as its core the Symbian OS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush said repeatedly on Tuesday that the United States will win its war against terrorism, trying to contain political damage from the doubt he expressed a day earlier...
The frequency of storms similar to those which battered Scotland last week will become higher, a research project predicts.
The ruling party in Ivory Coast calls for the 4,000 French peacekeepers in the country to leave.
Hours after the Iraq Study Group urged a radically different approach to the war, the chief White House spokesman told CNN that President Bush may be able to \
Singer Ashlee Simpson was topic No. 1 on Internet message boards and entertainment blogs after a performance &quot;glitch&quot; on Saturday Night Live.
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The US military has charged four soldiers with murder in the death of an Iraqi general who died of asphyxiation while being interrogated last November in Iraq, the Army said on Monday.
Options for the future of Britain's nuclear weapons system will be outlined in a white paper on Monday.
Federal agents executed search warrants Thursday at several Southern California museums, looking for stolen antiquities, officials said.
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and  Oklahoma remained the top two teams in the Bowl Championship  Series standings, while Utah dropped one spot to seventh in the  rankings.
More than a decade and a half after the   collapse of the Berlin Wall, a new east-west divide has opened   up in the city which was for 40 years the front-line of the   Cold War.
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq&#39;s top Shiite Muslim cleric, rarely speaks in public but wields leverage in shaping the future of postwar Iraq.
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Shares of Possis Medical Inc. (POSS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled as much as 41 percent on Tuesday after the company cut its earnings outlook due to
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Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.
Nel posticipo della 26/a giornata del campionato inglese, il Manchester United ha vinto 4-0 sul camp...
Police arrested more people for marijuana violations in 2005 than any previous year. But they arrested far fewer for heroin, cocaine or violent crimes. In Bodyhack.
Wake Forest completed the finest road performance in Atlantic Coast Conference history against a team it had trouble beating anywhere. Now, after defeating Maryland 38-24 Saturday night, the No. 20 Demon Deacons will take their successful road show to Florida to play for the league championship.
Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg will receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the   Golden Globes Awards in 2009 following the cancellation of the ceremony this year.
ROMA - L&#39;articolo della riforma federale bocciato oggi dall&#39;Aula della Camera (il 24) avrebbe rafforzato i poteri del Capo dello Stato. I suoi atti cioe&#39; sarebbero stati validi anche senza la proposta dei ministri interessati.
The legislation, supported by technology and financial services companies, would limit damage awards for patent infringement and grant patents to the first inventor to file an application.
Police confirm a woman found dead in woodland near Ipswich was murdered by strangulation.
Standing in the baking sun outside the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, hundreds of Mexicans wait anxiously for temporary work visas. But even before they were fingerprinted and interviewed for the permit, many had already paid recruiters thousands of dollars in hopes of easing the way.
Top Israeli retail companies have   agreed not to employ overly thin models for their   advertisements, joining a growing global campaign to fight   anorexia within the fashion industry.
Just when their defense was playing at a high level and sparking a three-game winning streak, the Chicago Bears lost star linebacker Brian Urlacher.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army and Islamist militants declared a truce in 33 days of fighting in which 172 people were killed.
After 15 months of negotiations, Delta Air Lines Inc. has secured a tentative contract with its pilots, a move that might help the struggling carrier avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
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&quot;We believe with the current influenza vaccine supply issues, it illustrates perfectly the message that we&#39;d like to get across,&quot; said Dr.
AMSTERDAM - A British Airways plane, escorted by two Dutch F-16 fighter planes, made an unscheduled landing at Amsterdam&#39;s Schiphol Airport on Thursday after a bomb threat.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said Israel would not accept the presence of peacekeepers in Lebanon from countries that don't have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, officials said.
South Africa, the world's top gold producer, has launched a crackdown against &quot;pirates&quot; who live for months in the bowels of abandoned pits, plundering booty worth millions of dollars.
Ask Jeeves Inc. is getting personal with Web search and trying to leapfrog its bigger competitors in the process. The Emeryville, Calif.
After falling on the depth chart during the regular season, Corey Webster has made a comeback in the playoffs, the sort of surge that mirrors that of the Giants as they head into Super Bowl XLII.
The detail of the agreement News Corporation has struck with the Australian Council of Super Investors confirms the extent of the victory achieved by ACSI and its campaign partner, Corporate Governance International.
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Il capitano della Snaidero Udine, Christian Di Giuliomaria, ha rinnovato il contratto fino al 2009, ...
Southern African leaders have agreed to a set of rules aimed at enhancing the transparency of elections and democratic rule in the region.
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - At least 49 people died but dozens also escaped after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
SALMON, Idaho  - For the first time in nearly a decade, hunters on Saturday begin tracking and killing buffalo on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where federal wildlife managers plan to cut the herd from 1,200 to 500 over the next five years.
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Former Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the target of death threats over her criticism of radical Islam, said she has asked France to grant her citizenship because she cannot be assured of protection back home.
President Bush gave Turkey's bid to join the European Union a glowing endorsement on Tuesday and called the Islamic nation a \
Nearly 800 British troops have begun moving toward Baghdad, to take over operations for US troops who are moving into other areas of Iraq to fight insurgents.
Political satirist Jon Stewart, America's leading anti-establishment comic, will return in February as host of the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest insider event, organizers said on Wednesday.
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Addled marketplace Microsoft has acknowledged that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing its proposed $6bn acquisition of aQuantive, an online advertising company. \
With President Bush&#39;s re-election, US Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist likely will retire soon. Republican gains in the Senate give Bush more flexibility
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Comment is free: George Monbiot: Evictions of the poor, along with mentally ill people and beggars, are one of the games' best-established traditions.
More and more organizations are transforming their IT departments into self-sustaining business units, treating internal users as if they were external customers. And for good reason, says Dennis Drogseth, vice president of Enterprise Management Associates, an IT management consultancy.
Dentists may be able to help screen  women for osteoporosis by looking at X-rays that they are  taking anyway, Japanese researchers said on Tuesday.
Rates of infection with the deadly Clostridium difficile  bug rise in English hospitals, while MRSA rates  fall only slowly.
Homeless since the dissolution of V2  Records last year, electronica veteran Moby has signed a U.S.  deal with Mute Records, the label that has handled him  internationally since 1993.
New York; September 23, 2004 - The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and US Attorney&#39;s Office handed down a 10-count indictment against former Computer Associates (CA) chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar and Stephen Richards, former CA head of worldwide sales.
The Motley Fool - It's almost always best to take your 401(k) money with you when you leave a job. But there are times when it makes sense to leave the money with your former employer. Consider doing so if:
A member of the paparazzi is to give evidence at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed.
Des Lynam will leave Channel 4's long-running quiz show Countdown at Christmas, his agent confirms.
The opening round of the U.S. Open begins on time Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, despite heavy rain softening the usually fast greens.
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BERLIN - A woman used her talent for gymnastics to destroy two art installations at a controversial exhibit in the Hamburger Bahnhof museum late Wednesday, yelling as she did a series of flips across the room into one object and pushed over another
Mourners filed past Yasser Arafat&#39;s tomb in Ramallah Saturday as Palestinian soldiers kept watch over what had been a chaotic scene just hours before.
Japan's rate of economic expansion is revised downwards for the three months to June amid falling government investment.
Worried that your painkiller could trigger a heart attack or dangerous stomach bleeding? New reports on painkiller risks, based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients, indicate most patients should try naproxen, an older anti-inflammatory drug.
On target to ship 2m units by year's end Sony's PlayStation 3 production programme is \
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost at least $190 billion in 2008, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, making it the most expensive year in the wars since they were begun by President George W. Bush.
Bibles should be put in hotel rooms during the 2008 Beijing Olympics to clear up foreigners' misconceptions about religion in China, Chinese media quoted a political adviser as saying.
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A beaming Ted Turner studied the bright, penetrating portraits of Middle Easterners on display at an art gallery with special pride: They were photographed by his son Rhett.
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President Enrique Bolanos told U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Friday that Nicaragua would completely eliminate a stockpile of hundreds of surface-to-air missiles with no expectation of compensation from the United States.
THE US pharmaceutical industry that exports medicines around the world is facing further scrutiny after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs about which they had reservations.
SEOUL -- An epidemic of phony academic credentials has broken out in South Korea, a nation where calibrations of human worth are obsessively tied to college achievement.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (13/10/04) - The US government is trying to convince its European partners to do more in Afghanistan and to put NATO in charge of overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in the country.
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D'Angelo Jimenez's first hit in 20 at-bats this season is a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, giving the Nats a 5-4 comeback win over the Rockies.
A senior adviser to the Palestinian prime minister is abducted by gunmen in the Gaza Strip.
Turkey has made significant reforms to prepare to one day join the European Union, but in many key areas they still fall short, according to an EU report revealed Friday ahead of its publication next week.
ATHENS was hit by an earthquake named Fani Halkia yesterday and Jana Pittman was left crying in the rubble of her shattered dreams.
LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities on Monday  launched an offensive to retake a police station and end a  three-day siege by former soldiers in a southern Andean town.
LOS ANGELES - It may be hard to believe that anybody has not seen &quot;The Phantom of the Opera&quot; after more than 65,000 performances in 18 countries since 1988, but on Wednesday the curtain rose on a film version of the hit stage musical.
US president says he expects an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty signed by the time he leaves office
The beleaguered student lending giant appointed a longtime banking executive, Anthony P. Terracciano, as its new chairman, as it continues to struggle with tighter credit markets and the wreckage from its failed buyout.
The meat producer said its first-quarter profit slid 40 percent and planned to increase prices to offset the higher cost of commodities used to feed cattle.
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A deal has been reached with kidnappers for the release of two CBS journalists, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's office in Basra said Wednesday
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Bank of America Corp  on Thursday said it will stop offering home mortgages through brokers by the end of the year, resulting in a loss of 700 jobs, so that it may focus on lending directly to consumers.
(InfoWorld) - Fortify Software\u00c2\u00a0and the FindBugs project have launched a free service that will scan open-source Java software for bugs in the code. The Java Open Review project (JOR) lets open-source projects run audits of their source code using Fortify's source code analysis software and the University of Maryland's FindBugs tool. With developers focusing on more secure software development practices, the Java community needs more advanced bug-finding tools like JOR, said Barmak Meftah, vice president of product and services, with Fortify. \
In the ongoing power struggle within the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, major shareholder DaimlerChrysler has promised to \
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Former Rangers and Everton coach Walter Smith will be named the coach of Scotland later this week, according to broadcast reports.
Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in east Belfast have begun a murder inquiry.
The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness.
Violence in Iraq threatens to overshadow the start of Tony Blair&#39;s party conference as the prime minister struggles to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of the next election, expected next year.
A WEIGHTY ISSUE: On average, American adults are about an inch taller and nearly 25 pounds heavier than they were in the early 1960s, the government reported Wednesday.
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Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer
The number of Shanghai residents carrying the AIDS virus has increased 25 percent to 213 victims so far this year, local health authorities reported yesterday.
Saturday marks the final day of swimming at the 2004 Olympics and even though American Michael Phelps will not be in the pool for the 400-meter medley relay he will have a chance to tie an incredible record.
An Egyptian court in an \
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Glasgow is blighted by drug and alcohol abuse and has as many youth gangs as London, a think tank says.
Despite millions of dollars in research over the last decade, anti-doping authorities are uncertain if they will be able to deter use of HGH at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Considering that once upon a  time he would spend weeks on end lying in bed at home in  California too addled to stir, it's a surprise to find rock  legend Brian Wilson topping the bill at a festival in far away  Brazil at age 62.
After losing to Roger Federer in the semifinals, James Blake shows nothing but admiration for his opponent, calling him the best.
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Avastin, one of a new family of drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, researchers reported on Monday.
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Canada's prime minister is in Libya for talks - the latest leader to go there since sanctions were lifted.
News Corp. (NWS) may soon allow members of its MySpace Web site to embed Fox TV shows and other Fox video on their home pages, marking a huge step toward generating greater revenue from the world's largest social networking site.
The letters pour in by the boxload, asking for a picture, a pet story or even a paw print. A year after becoming America's big dog, a barking, slobbering Newfoundland named Josh is more popular than ever.
Spanish authorities re-arrest an al-Jazeera reporter charged last year with being a member of al-Qaeda.
Intel and Asustek are working on a $199 laptop designed for emerging markets and for use in education.
Maria Sharapova trounces Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1 to reach the final of the Australian Open.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Friday there is a \
Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy dress, seen in Breakfast at Tiffany's, sells for \u00c2\u00a3467,200 in a London auction.
Insurgents opened a new front against U.S.-led forces today in Mosul, while an enormous car bomb in Baghdad killed at least 13 people.
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President George W. Bush vowed on Thursday to veto a plan to expand health insurance for children in low-income families, drawing criticism from Democrats and some fellow Republicans and setting the stage for a major battle with Congress.
PARIS -- French critics and defenders of a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law yesterday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law revoked.
Apple celebrated yesterday when it announced that they have sold now more than 150 million songs via their iTunes Music Store. Despite some reports that overall traffic to online music stores has dropped, Apple&#39;s
World number one and defending World Cup series champion Nicole Cooke from Wales won the opening round of the 2007 World Cup road series here Saturday.
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, he said in a message posted to his illustrator's Web site.
There&#39;s not much of 2004 left, but officials at aerospace giant Boeing Co. said Thursday they weren&#39;t giving up on a goal of securing 200 orders for the planned new 7E7 jetliner by the end of the year.
Things don&#39;t go better with Coke. Or Pepsi. Or any sugar-sweetened soft drink. That&#39;s according to a new study that links significant weight gain and higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women who drink soda daily.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Actor Wesley Snipes surrendered to police on income-tax evasion charges early on Friday at Orlando International Airport and is due to appear in court, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, the sequel to Bridget Jones&#39;s Diary, falls short of its lightly comic predecessor, just as Helen Fielding&#39;s second book failed to measure up to her first Bridget Jones novel.
Australian Loretta Harrop has fallen just short of winning Olympic gold in the women&#39;s triathlon on Day 12 in Athens. Harrop had a fantastic race, leading most of the way before Austrian Kate Allen came from
A study by State University of New York researchers says heat generated from laptops can significantly elevate the temperature of the scrotum, potentially putting sperm count at risk.
Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc. has agreed to buy Canadian aluminum company Alcan Inc. for $38.1 billion, in a move that creates the world's biggest aluminum company.
SunTrust Banks Inc., the Atlanta-based bank that last week acquired the parent of Central Carolina Bank, announced that it will delay the release of its third-quarter earnings.
MONTREAL (CP) - Paul Tellier has disembarked as president and chief executive officer of Bombardier Inc. The bombshell announcement Monday morning came as the Montreal-headquartered multinational transportation
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Department store operator J.C. Penney Co.  reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday as private brands aided profit margins.
KIEV -- Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko yesterday pressed for the prime minister's removal from office, dismissal of electoral officials, and new legislation to guard against fraud in a new presidential runoff, warning that his supporters would continue to blockade government offices until outgoing President Leonid D. Kuchma meets those demands.
BBC shows are expected to be made available to download later this year as on-demand plans get initial approval.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky  - President George W. Bush kept up the pressure on the Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress on Friday to set aside misgivings about his troop buildup and fully fund U.S. forces in Iraq.
FARMVILLE, Va. When it hit 105 degrees last month in Building 7, one of the former tobacco warehouses that make up Green Front Furniture, owner Dick Cralle declared a one-day Heat Stroke Sale.
ELECTRIC FABRIC: Georgia Tech scientists have developed a way to generate electricity through the normal rustling of fabric, raising the prospect of clothing that could power personal gadgets.
San Diego's Antonio Gates tied an NFL single-season record for tight ends with his 12th touchdown reception Sunday, scoring on a 72-yarder in the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns.
The federal government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada and Germany, but
As good as Johan Santana has been, the Yankees believed they could hit him. And they did. They hit him all over the ballpark. Got nine hits against him in seven innings.
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from shipping are twice the level of aviation, new maritime research says.
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s  005930.KS quarterly profit jumped 46 percent from a year ago  on strong memory chip earnings, but fell from the previous  quarter on sinking prices of flat screens for TV and computers.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has told MPs at Westminster that multinational forces in Iraq are about to enter a period of increased activity.
The Colorado Rockies knocked off the New York Yankees 4-3 to complete a three-game series sweep on Thursday and deny Roger Clemens his 350th career victory.
British actor-comedian Sacha Baron Cohen  says the time has come to shed forever his persona as Borat,  the boorish, oversexed, TV journalist from Kazakhstan who  became a surprise box office sensation last year.
Alex Rodriguez finally came through in the clutch, hitting a go-ahead single in the ninth inning to help the Yankees rally.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- PeopleSoft Inc. founder Dave Duffield has resigned his posts as chairman and chief executive officer of the Pleasanton, Calif.
Same-sex marriage will remain legal in Massachusetts, as its proponents won a pitched months-long battle today.
MELBOURNE -- Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Lleyton Hewitt knew they needed to do something drastic. Roger Federer was winning practically every tournament, and the gap between him and everyone else in men's tennis was growing.
A popular baldness drug taken by more  than 4 million men worldwide can mask an important marker used  in screening tests to detect prostate cancer, scientists said  on Monday.
Gunmen on horseback attacked a truck  carrying medicine and aid in Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region  and killed around 30 civilians on board, some of whom were  burned alive, the United Nations said on Sunday.
The US trade deficit narrowed more than expected in July, but still was the second highest on record at $50.1 billion even though imports dropped for the first time in 10 months and exports leapt higher, the US government said on
Golden Globe-nominated actors and presenters won't attend the televised award show Jan. 13 because of the writers' strike, the Screen Actors Guild announced Friday.  \
Shinobu Asagoe, the last unseeded player left in the women&#39;s singles, reached her first grand slam quarter-final with a 7-6 4-6 6-3 win over Greece&#39;s Eleni Daniilidou 7-6 4-6 6-3 at the US Open on Monday.
The national and state economies continue to expand, giving the Federal Reserve room for further interest rate increases, said Mike Helmar, who follows North Carolina for Economy.
(InfoWorld) - KAMAKURA, Japan -- Mitsubishi Electric\u00c2\u00a0has developed a prototype encryption device that can handle IPsec v2 on 10Gbps Ethernet. The encryption and decryption units are developments on the company's existing hardware for Gigabit Ethernet and were demonstrated here at Mitsubishi Electric's research and development center. The company has managed to increase the amount of data that can be processed each second by expanding parallel encryption of data packets inside the device, said Shinobu Ushirozawa manager of the network security architecture team at Mitsubishi Electric's network security technology department. This was the bottleneck preventing faster speeds, but with 50 parallel data processing units 10Gbps Ethernet is supported. Four encryption algorithms -- AES, Camellia, MISTY and 3DES -- can be handled by the device and two authentication algorithms -- SHA1 and 256-bit SHA2 -- are ready, said Ushirozawa. Mitsubishi Electric has already begun promoting the unit to customers in some industries and is working on an even faster model for 100Gbps networks. Such a device could be available next year, Ushirozawa said. Also on Thursday the company said it has developed four integrated circuits necessary for 10Gbps fiber-to-the-home networks. Currently broadband Internet connections in Japan use 1Gbps access lines that are typically shared between a handful of houses or apartments but carriers are already looking ahead to a next generation service that increases speeds ten-fold. To realize such networks the development of several low-cost components is necessary. Among these are the four chips that Mitsubishi Electric showed as samples. There still remains a number of devices to be realized including new lasers and diodes for both the optical line transmission unit used by the carrier and the optical network unit in the consumer's home. Mitsubishi Electric engineers estimate developments over the next few years will lead to commercialization of 10Gbps fiber-to-the-home in Japan around 2010.
South Africa's Nelson Mandela, one  of Africa's most committed campaigners in the battle against  AIDS, announced that his only surviving son had succumbed to  the disease Thursday.
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Big pharmaceutical companies are testing new tracking technology they hope will help them spot counterfeit drugs before they reach consumers' medicine cabinets.
By Evelyn LeopoldUNITED NATIONS - Sri Lanka withdrew its candidate on Friday from the race to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan as all signs pointed to South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon getting ...Comment
A passenger in a car pulled over for a traffic violation can challenge the stop for violating the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday.
MILWAUKEE -- There were three words in capital letters on the erasable board in the visitors' locker room. WAY TO FIGHT. That message greeted the Celtics after they defeated the Bucks, 111-98, at the Bradley Center last night.
Businesses and government agencies must re-examine the growing threat of cyberterrorism to automated computer systems running power grids, dams and other industrial facilities, security experts said Tuesday.
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Software giant says Release Candidate 2 should be last before OS release.
Microsoft Corp. has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it.
Twenty Division I-A teams have returned a kickoff or punt for a touchdown this season, but only Virginia has done both.
An initiative by the Bureau of Land Management to conserve the habitat of the northern sage grouse is complicating efforts to earn the bird designation as an endangered species.
A Canadian AIDS group said yesterday it is unfortunate that the winner of the Nobel Peace Price, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, had depicted the deadly virus as a biological weapon invented by the West to wipe out Africans.
European Union ministers have decided to disregard proposals to declare huge swathes of ocean off-limits for trawlers if viable alternatives could be worked out to safeguard such threatened fish as the once-common cod.
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LONDON  - Thousands of British Airways passengers have been stranded by cancelled flights and lengthy delays at Heathrow Airport because of staff shortages and technical problems at the airline.
At least 40 Pakistani security personnel were wounded on Sunday when three roadside bombs hit a convoy in the northwest of the country and in a subsequent exchange of fire with suspected militants, the military said.
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John Kerry and his allies are intensifying their efforts to reach out to blacks and Hispanics with waves of new advertisements meant to energize two groups that historically side with the Democratic Party.

University of Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley will hold a news conference this afternoon regarding the future of third-year coach Ron Zook.
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Ivory Latta scored 17 of her 22 points in the second half, and eighth-ranked North Carolina used two big runs to defeat Virginia 76-56 Monday night.
By John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 8--It no doubt sounded like a smashing idea at the time.
Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt has reportedly confessed that he and wife Jennifer Aniston are having trouble conceiving a baby.
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer arrived in the West Bank for talks with the new Palestinian leadership ahead of a meeting later in the day with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Jose Calderon finishes with 24 points and 13 assists, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Congressional Democrats dismissed as \
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The unnamed narrator in Robert Harris\u00e2\u0080\u0099s amusingly acerbic new novel is a ghostwriter working on the memoir of a former British prime minister who sounds like Tony Blair.
'Format clarity' coming in 2008, says analyst A clear leader in the battle to be the top next-generation optical disc format could emerge next year as player prices plummet and take of the cost of entry out of the equation, market watcher Understanding &amp; Solutions (U&amp;S) has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Daniel Gibson scored 20 points, hitting all six of his 3-pointers, to lead No. 16 Texas to an 80-73 victory over Texas Tech on Tuesday night.
Aussie solar thermal specialist negotiating with utilities for big solar plants
There's the poor, 32-year-old mother of seven who says it would cost her at least $50 to vote in person. There's also the 92-year-old woman who's voted for decades in the same polling place, but now can't vote there because she let her driver's license expire when her eyesight began to fail.
Metallica, one of the biggest acts  yet to make its music available for sale via Apple's iTunes  Music Store, has ended its holdout.
Adrian Dix is a regular contributor to the Victoria Times-Colonist, The Source Newspaper and thetyee.ca in British Columbia. Formerly, he was chief of staff to the former British
In addition to relieving Mexico City&#39;s top cop Marcelo Ebrard of his duties, the president also let go Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Luis Figueroa, director of the Federal Preventative Police.
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Despite the continuing war and political uncertainty, Iraq's long-suffering financial industry has begun creaking to life.
Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.
A loud blast shook central Baghdad on  Thursday and black smoke rose near hotels used by foreign media  and security companies.
A 102-year-old man is setting sail Saturday to start a new life in New Zealand, becoming Britain's oldest emigrant in the process, BBC television reported.
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WASHINGTON : US Secretary of State Colin Powell left here for a three-nation tour of north Asia focused on resolving the North Korean nuclear deadlock, China and Taiwan and the presence of US troops in Japan and South Korea.
McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said on   Friday it started an offer for shareholders to swap its stock   for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. CMG.N shares, part of the   burger giant's plan to shed its remaining Chipotle stake.
At current rates, analysts expect foreclosure filings to hit a rate approaching heights not seen since the Great Depression.
: European Union leaders signed the bloc\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first constitution in a glittering ceremony today but their celebration of unity was marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
Gallup polling over the past three decades shows Republican front-runners usually win their party's nomination, but Democrats do not. Some elections:
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A car bomb kills three policemen and wrecks a police HQ in the Georgian town of Gori.
Peter De Villiers made history on Wednesday by being named the first black coach of the world champion Springbok rugby team before making clear he would pick his teams based on merit, not colour.
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Women and children, including a six-month-old baby, confirmed among victims of Helmand attack.
NEW YORK - In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve (search) Tuesday raised its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, its third rate increase in a row.
By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 6--La Crosse County is moving slowly toward preserving farmland by buying development rights.   Monday, the county board voted to start work on a pilot program for 2008.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry began making their final appeals to voters yesterday as they prepared for a blitz of weekend campaigning before Tuesday&#39;s presidential election.
NASCAR returned to its roots Wednesday by lifting a ban on liquor ads on cars, opening the door for teams to be sponsored next season by distilled spirits.
The United States and Europe's three main states reached agreement after days of talks on a UN draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, a US official said.
A Basque nationalist party banned by Spain as ETA's political wing unveiled a plan to end the long-running conflict in the region on Sunday, saying it wanted peace talks.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed 159  Palestinian prisoners Monday as a gesture to Egypt and moderate  new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, but he called for a  \
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The Pakistan government blamed Islamist militants for twin blasts early on Friday that killed 133 people as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto drove through masses of supporters in Karachi.
Congo&#39;s government spokesman denied Tuesday that rival army factions were fighting each other in the east of the country and insisted the clashes were between Congolese and Rwandan forces.
Special to the Journal-World. The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize is remembered fondly by the nuns who taught her in Atchison.
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NADADORES, Mexico  - A truck loaded with chemical fertilizer exploded in Mexico on Monday after a traffic accident, creating a huge fireball that killed dozens, including rescue workers and photographers.
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An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Wednesday threw out a death by stoning sentence against a pregnant 18-year-old girl who had been condemned for adultery.
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Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's \
A positive indicator of progress toward normalcy in Beirut are the new parking meters that go into effect on Monday, the first in decades.
Google appears to be promoting itself more aggressively in advertisements alongside search results.
Ministers need a more coherent strategy on space or risk falling behind other countries, MPs warn.
Fossilized foot marks left by a big  meat-eater on a lake bed in northern Spain 125 million years  ago provide strong evidence that at least some dinosaurs were  good swimmers, scientists said on Thursday.
If the Washington Nationals never win a pennant, they have no reason to ever doubt that DC loves them. Yesterday, the District City Council tentatively approved a tab for a publicly financed ballpark that could amount to as much as $630 million.
Highly publicized government warnings that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike, meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S. psychiatrists say.
An internal Halliburton Co. investigation has uncovered handwritten notes suggesting that former employees considered offering bribes to Nigerian officials a decade ago to secure work in a $5 billion project to build a natural gas liquefaction plant.
(InfoWorld) - Several companies have challenged\u00c2\u00a0spectrum auction rules\u00c2\u00a0recently set by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with Frontline Wireless protesting that the auction of the 700MHz band to be auctioned in January could shut out small bidders. In addition, AT&T has asked the FCC to reconsider requirements for the winning bidder of a block of spectrum to be used to build a nationwide broadband network for public safety agencies. The rules require bidders to reach a service agreement with public safety officials before the auction, and the FCC's decision to deny bidders the spectrum if an agreement is not reached is \
General Mills Inc. said Monday it plans to buy back about 16.5 million shares of its common stock from beverage company Diageo PLC.
Il 6% della forza lavoro totale, tra manager e impiegati
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Jason Bay could soon be receiving more baseball hardware following an outstanding first year with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
80 mln in piu', si cercano risorse per autoferrotranvieri
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World leaders urged the people of  Congo on Saturday to shun violence and embrace democracy by  voting peacefully in the country's first free multi-party  elections in 40 years this weekend.
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Screen veteran LAUREN BACALL has balked at suggestions NICOLE KIDMAN is an acting &#39;legend&#39; - preferring instead to dub the Australian beauty a &#39;beginner&#39;.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton won another round in the battle for Georgia's coveted black vote on Monday as she picked up endorsements from the state's only two black statewide elected officials.
Bloomberg - Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Oklahoma Republican Tom Cole, who is shepherding his party's congressional candidates through the 2008 elections, said voter dissatisfaction with Washington and President George W. Bush won't necessarily translate into big gains for Democrats.
Thousands of anti-war campaigners took  to the streets of London Sunday calling for an end to the  \
By Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 27--Rock on.
Ai Mondiali di atletica in corso di svolgimento a Osaka, il  cinese Xiang Liu ha conquistato la meda...

Autorita' studia nuove opzioni dopo liberalizzazione mercato
Bayern Munich manager Felix Magath admits he is unconcerned who his side face in the last sixteen of the Champions League, claiming the 18-time German champions are capable of beating anyone.
Oil prices eased on Monday as top world  exporter Saudi Arabia slashed prices for its crude sales to the  United States and Europe in an effort to shift the large  volumes it is offering to cool world markets.
Presunti responsabili di varie rapine nella provincia
The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a \u00e2\u0080\u009ca massive rollback,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and called on their members to continue their walkout.
Ukraine&#39;s Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych called for talks with opposition leaders planning a national strike to demand the annulment of results from the Nov. 21 presidential election they said were fraudulent.
AT&T will become the second major carrier to use Qualcomm's MediaFlo network and technology to deliver mobile television.
A Washington-based policy group, the Heritage Foundation says the United Nations Secretary-General must take responsibility for the actions of his staff.
By Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press  Mar. 4--APPEAL: Walled Lake is a waterfront community along the northern  shore of the lake with the same name.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Two Italian women are among four people seized by kidnappers during a bold daylight raid in central Baghdad.
U.S. Army Spc. Gerald Lee Meeks is struggling with the death of one of his best friends. He and other soldiers in Iraq had to carry the body more than a mile back to base: \
Toyota Motor Corp. , wary of trumpeting its success while US automakers shut plants and cut jobs, is downplaying its sales outlook in North America, said analysts and investors -- who aren't buying it.
A state politician demanded a crackdown Sunday after 42 people were injured when police and security officers clashed with 800 hooligans following a soccer match.
Ieuan Wyn Jones is to become Plaid's first government minister when he is confirmed as Rhodri Morgan's deputy later.
Two youths have been taken to hospital after a double shooting in Nottingham.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, defending his approach to Latin American dictatorships in the 1970s, said Tuesday he purposely steered clear of \
Nothing better becomes the latest version of the Museum of Modern Art than a leisurely stroll through its galleries and public spaces.
Vodafone yesterday began its campaign for dominance of Europe&#39;s Christmas market for mobile phones with nine new handsets it will use to provide 3G services offering everything from video calls to downloadable games and television clips.
The hip-hop underwater animated flick &quot;Shark Tales&quot; has opened as the highest October box office draw in history, studio executives say.
Nearly 40 years after he allegedly left his Army unit and defected to communist North Korea, US Sgt Charles Jenkins surrendered to US military authorities in Japan today.
A Briton and two Americans became the latest foreigners to be kidnapped in Iraq yesterday when gunmen burst into their house in central Baghdad and dragged them off into a van.
Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale said the trader made bad bets on stocks and then, in trying to cover up those losses, dug himself deeper into a hole.
WASHINGTON -- Condoleezza Rice, President Bush&#39;s choice to be the next secretary of state, underwent surgery Friday to treat noncancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said.
The pace of growth in the U.S. service  sector improved in January, prompted by steady new orders and a  decline in prices paid by service companies, according to a  report released on Monday.
Software AG will adopt the webMethods name for its Crossvision range of SOA (services oriented architecture) products, executives said Friday, outlining how they will integrate staff and products following the company's\u00c2\u00a0acquisition of webMethods.
There's the rich and the poor, but in any case, growth is back.
Defense giant Raytheon Co. , stepping up its makeover from parts supplier to prime contractor, is vying for a contract worth up to $6 billion to provide the Army and Air Force with a product not usually associated with an electronics company: a cargo plane.
You won't find clips of comedian Jon  Stewart's \
Matt Leinart made a big pitch for the Heisman Trophy, passing for a career-high 400 yards and a school record-tying five touchdowns, and the Trojans overcame a sluggish start to beat Notre Dame 41-10 last night.
Sharp Electronics Corp. plans to stop selling its Linux-based handheld computer in the United States, another sign of the slowing market for personal digital assistants.
Charl Schwartzel of South Africa shot a 4-under 68 Friday for a two-stroke lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Oliver Wilson (70) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (69) were tied for second at 6-under overall. Lee Westwood was another stroke back following a solid 66.
Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.
Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen is dropped by Denmark's cycling team in a row over drug testing.
Politics: 7 September 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's Euro-affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva leaves for the Hague today to take part in an international conference on European Values Policies.
By Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Sep. 6--Mike Fleagle cast the deciding vote in his first Federal Subsistence Board meeting Tuesday, rejecting an attempt to create a subsistence fishery on the Kenai Peninsula.
The US Federal Reserve raised US interest rates tonight for a fourth time this year by a quarter percentage point. It cited brightening job prospects, indicating that more increases may lie ahead.
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A bill that would have required middle school girls in Maryland to receive a new vaccine against the virus that can cause cervical cancer is being shelved by its lead sponsor.
Defensive players dream of making game-breaking hits like the one Mansfield cornerback Brett McDermott delivered yesterday.
British forces have begun the evacuation of its nationals from troubled Ivory Coast, the Foreign Office said.
Helping switch on an energy-burning type of fat called brown fat may offer a way to prevent obesity, researchers reported on Tuesday.
MADRID -- The former US commander of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq said in an interview appearing yesterday that the outgoing US defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, authorized the mistreatment of detainees there.
SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. are expanding their partnership in high-speed Internet access to make news, entertainment and other services available not just on computers but also on cell phones, televisions and other devices.
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Oscar-winning director Bille August has brought the memoirs of one of Nelson Mandela's jailers to the screen, with Dennis Haysbert playing the famous prisoner &#151; a part that he said regularly left him in tears.
Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee will face off at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform tomorrow without any testimony from two other ballplayers or a steroids distributor who had also been scheduled to testify, the committee announced last night.
New Zealand&#39;s biggest appliance maker Fisher and Paykel Appliances said today it acquired United States manufacturer and distributor of premium cooking appliances, Dynamic Cooking Systems.
Q&A: Art Coviello, head of EMC's RSA Security unit, talks about the link between storage and security and the state of IT storage administrators.
Chile\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy expanded at the fastest pace in two years in the second quarter, bolstering expectations that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates to prevent accelerating growth and consumer demand from stoking inflation. The economy expanded 6.1 percent from a year earlier, the central bank reported on its Web site, the biggest expansion since 6.3 percent growth in the first quarter of 2005.
Sony Corp.'s  game unit said on Thursday it planned to cut jobs in the United States and was eyeing restructuring steps in Japan as it struggles to keep up with industry rival Nintendo Co. Ltd. .
Continental Airlines has announced it needs an annual $500 million reduction in payroll and benefits costs. The reduction is necessary because the company has lost hundreds of millions of dollars since 2001
na sunny race watched by over 40,000 spectators on the grandstands, Rossi has again shown his supremacy at the Sepang Circuit by clinching yet another race victory in the MotoGP class of the Malaysian Grand Prix.
ABUJA, Nigeria  - Sudan's foreign minister said Thursday \
For the time being, Hewlett-Packard will keep the crown as the world&#39;s biggest spender on semiconductors, according to a report released on Monday.
Immigrants from the former Soviet Union formed a neo-Nazi cell in Israel that assaulted religious Jews and foreign workers and daubed swastikas in synagogues, police said on Sunday.
So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. And the throwing-away - done during a recent spacewalk \u00e2\u0080-as
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The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks or make cancer worse in some patients.
California again urged customers to conserve power on Friday even though electricity demand for air conditioning should decline as temperatures along the coast continue to ease and many businesses shut early for the weekend.
Considering everything else that children do obsessively, is it bad for them to play Xbox for money?
Darleen Druyun, who was leaving to join Boeing, gets nine months for sweetening tanker deal. ALEXANDRIA, Va.,  - The former No.
Intanto aumenta l'occupazione nell'Ue-12, +1,4% nel 2006
I sostenitori di Jettou mantengono la posizione dominante
The UK food firm behind Mr Kipling cakes and Hovis bread reports a healthy return to pre-tax profits.
Prime Minister Tony Blair described his disgust at photos showing abuse of Iraqi civilians, as news of the courts martial of British soldiers accused of carrying out the abuse stunned and shamed the nation.
Shares of Enel, the dominant electricity company in Italy, had their biggest gain in seven months on Monday, the first day of trading after the Italian government sold shares
Retailers may be in for a blue Christmas this year as worries about soaring energy prices, consumers' cost-consciousness and a warmer December than last year make for lackluster holiday sales, retail analysts said.
Revenue up 28%, net income up 64% Red Hat posted today a sharp rise in earnings during its fiscal second quarter, spurred by (you guessed it) an increase in Linux sales.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.
Manchester United broke off talks Monday with American businessman Malcolm Glazer over a possible takeover of the soccer club, saying his bid relied too heavily on borrowed money.
A Palestinian doctor formerly jailed in Libya files a suit for torture against Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi.
Two bombs explode within minutes of each other in Baghdad, leaving at least eight dead and 30 injured.
Extraordinary commissioner Enrico Bondi has filed a claim against CSFB in a Parma court in connection with a forward sale agreement between the bank and Parmalat dating from January 2002.
British officials say they warned the US government last month that problems at a drug manufacturing plant could disrupt influenza vaccines to the United States.
By Jose Paul Corona, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 4--BATTLE GROUND Claire Marks, Ben Sumpter and Seth Johnson have nothing but good things to say about Battle Ground Lake.
Notts seamer Ryan Sidebottom will win his second Test cap when England play West Indies at Headingley.
President George W. Bush paid homage to Holocaust victims before a biblical tour on Friday that will wrap up a Holy Land visit in which he urged Israelis and Palestinians to get serious about peace efforts.
The Ford Motor Company  is  expected to receive opening bids on Thursday for its Jaguar and  Land Rover brands from a number of companies including private  equity firms and other automakers, the New York Times reported  on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the  situation.
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Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. has appointed a new chief financial officer following the resignation of former CFO Kevin Thompson and the recent restatement of its revenue after an accounting policy change.
People who put on a few extra pounds may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight, according to two separate studies published on Monday.
GROTON, Vt. - A yearling female moose and a 20-year-old horse have become pals at a farm just outside Groton village...
BERLIN - Al-Qaida&#39;s chief ideologue said in a videotape broadcast on Arab television Monday that the United States needed to change its policies toward Islamic countries or &quot;we will continue fighting you until the last hour.
WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering recommending charges against two former Citigroup Inc. employees and a current employee, the financial-services giant said Friday.
Hamas Islamist fighters appeared in command of much of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after battering forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Scientists trying to develop a birth-control pill for men have long been thwarted by two major obstacles: the wiliness of sperm and the unwillingness of women to trust their partners with such a weighty responsibility.
Russia on Thursday proposed a  U.N. crackdown on the abuse of political asylum for terrorist  purposes, raising pressure on Western states to hand over  wanted Chechen activists.
The actor discusses his top ten films of all time.
MONZA, Italy  - Formula One's oldest driver  Olivier Panis announced Thursday he will quit racing at the end  of the season to take up a test role with Toyota.
All things considered, Ron Gardenhire probably did his best work in the three seasons he has been the Twins&#39; manager, but he was edged by Texas&#39; Buck Showalter in the voting for American League manager of the year announced Wednesday.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Tiger Woods belted a drive down the middle of the fairway to begin his third round at the U.S. Open on Saturday, starting his day at the challenging Oakmont course five shots off the pace.
NEW YORK/PARIS  - The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world's largest energy market, is exploring a sale for about $14.3 billion, a news agency reported on Friday, as exchanges worldwide hustle for the best merger partners.
Maryland hopes it can learn from last week's loss to West Virginia as the Terps prepare to face another run-oriented offense in Wake Forest.
Ambasciatore rivela, uno di oro e' morto in prigionia
TAMPA, Fla.  - President Bush arrogantly ignored  the advice of his top generals about the need for more  equipment to fight the war in Iraq, Democrat John Kerry said on  Monday as early voting began in Florida.
Lycos is furthering its Internet video endeavors by launching a service that allows users to create video playlists gathered from content on other Web sites.
A car bomb explodes at a US checkpoint in Baghdad -  a day after an almost identical attack there.
SEOUL, South Korea -- Hyundai Motor Co. Chairman Chung Mong-koo was convicted Monday of embezzlement and other charges and sentenced to three years in prison over a slush fund scandal that has weighed on the world's sixth-largest automaker.
The ceiling collapsed in one of Boston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Big Dig tunnels a year ago, killing a woman, because builders used the wrong epoxy, the National Transportation Safety Board said.
September 1 was to have been a festive day for Yana.
Spanish police believe a seven-year-old British girl may have been pushed from a hotel balcony in Majorca.

Lindsay Lohan gets nine nominations at the Razzies, closely followed by Eddie Murphy's with eight.
VALLEDUPAR, Colombia  - The bodyguard business is booming in this northern Colombian city plastered with posters of rival political candidates, mostly tough-looking men with hard eyes and forced smiles.
Il Commissario straordinario della Figc Guido Rossi ha nominato oggi proprio consulente speciale l'e...
A chi dice che la Coppa Uefa non ha alcuna importanza per il Palermo di Guidolin, il  tecnico rispon...
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf   was served tea and Twinkies as the first head of state to   appear on \
New satellite images show Iran's  Parchin military complex, southeast of Tehran, may be a site  for research, testing and production of nuclear weapons, a  nuclear expert said on Wednesday.
Australia faltered in the last 30 minutes of the first session of the third Test against India at Nagpur and the hosts took full advantage to emerge with their necks out in front.
Scientists studying the broader effects of wolf reintroduction said a growing body of evidence suggests that killing off predators such as wolves and grizzly bears in the last century started a cascade of effects that threw ecosystems out of balance.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 -- The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Saturday threatening possible sanctions against Sudan and establishing a U.N. commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, and to determine whether Sudanese authorities and militias are responsible for committing genocide there.
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa  - Trevor Immelman celebrated his 27th birthday in style by carding a course record 63 to move into a three shot lead after the third round of the South African Open on Saturday.
Sindaco autorizza accensione anticipata del riscaldamento
More participants will join a credit  rescue plan that three lead banks are setting up to help  stabilize the asset-backed commercial paper market, but it will  be temporary, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Saturday.
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Nicole Kidman on Friday praised a U.N. fund set up 10 years ago for initiatives to end violence against women worldwide, saying it had made a difference in the lives of countless people.
Newly-crowned Olympic 800m champion Kelly Holmes sets her sights on a historic Olympic double.
Cingular Wireless on Tuesday closed its $41 billion cash purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE), creating the biggest US mobile service with more than 46 million customers.
TORONTO (CP) - The association representing Canada&#39;s doctors is calling on Ottawa to provide a whopping $1 billion to address the shortage of physicians and develop a strategy to ensure the country has enough health providers to care for patients in the ...
Sri Lanka's cabinet meets to discuss reactivating anti-terror laws amid worsening ties with Tamil rebels.
Flooding and landslides set off by  heavy rains have killed 55 people and left 52 missing in  China's southwestern province of Sichuan, state media said on  Monday.
Un'organizzazione britannica ha offerto ad un laboratorio un milione di sterline. L'obiettivo \u00c3\u00a8 misurare con esattezza bellezza e sex appeal                                          Se l'amore diventa una scienza caccia alla formula dell'attrazione                                                                                  di ELENA DUSI
Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on Friday said it will provide up to $3.2 billion in financing for a struggling hedge fund it manages, but sources said a second fund is still working out a restructuring plan with creditors.
WASHINGTON -- The government has approved a drug that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.
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September 01, 2004 - The former chief executive of mortgage giant Freddie Mac will receive about $60 million in compensation that was withheld by the company on orders from its regulator.
SIDOARJO, Indonesia  - Three more bodies were found on Friday near the scene of a gas pipeline explosion in Indonesia's East Java province which was linked to a devastating mudflow, pushing the overall death toll to 11.
Oil prices steadied on Thursday as   traders caught their breath from a near $4 fall in two days,   fueled by signs of prolonged talks over Iran and an unexpected   sharp rise in already bulging U.S. fuel inventories.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Republican Party of Florida drew up its own list of felons it says are ineligible to vote. The GOP built a list of just over 14,000 registered voters it says should not be allowed
Debt-ridden club Leeds United were put up for sale by administrators Friday because of a legal challenge by tax officals over an unpaid multi-million-pound bill.
The Pro Bowl will remain in Hawaii through 2009 after the state and the NFL reached agreement on a new contract Wednesday.
Not everyone handles their money badly. In fact, most people manage to make smart financial decisions, even if they aren't always buying low, selling high, and getting the best deal ever.
A U.S. Senate panel unanimously  recommended on Tuesday approval of the nomination of Robert  Gates, President George W. Bush's nominee to be defense  secretary.
Infectious-disease expert David N. Gilbert was making rounds at the Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon in April when he realized that an unusual number of patients, including young, vigorous adults, were being hit by a frightening pneumonia.
Make what you will of the repeated waves of cyber attacks against Estonia, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. But the lesson will be copied by others.
Over two million homes are worth more than \u00c2\u00a3300,000, the level at which inheritance tax is levied, a report says.
The United Nations condemns \
DESPITE furious repair efforts, intermittent service outages at the online payment service PayPal continued Tuesday for the fifth consecutive day, affecting payments, log-ins and account creations.
The IMAX film comes of age with 'Aliens of the Deep.'
Who says Carly Fiorina doesn&#39;t have a firm hand on the business? Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) is working on software to choke the spread of Internet viruses and worms.
A new study offers definitive proof that global warming is all too real, responsible for the highest temperatures in at least 400 years
After years of warning that New England's electric grid was on the brink of having to impose Third World-style rolling blackouts, top power officials now cautiously predict the region may have enough power for the near future.
Scarlett O'Hara springs to mind when  watching \
Lindsay Lohan has been sued again for a 2005 car crash in Beverly Hills. In the lawsuit filed Thursday, Raymundo Ortega alleged the actress was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her car into his van on Oct. 4, 2005. At the time, authorities said it did not appear Lohan was responsible for the crash.
Mothers have lied, spun elaborate alibis and hidden evidence for their gang-member sons. But investigators say Eva Daley went to murderous lengths.
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Russia is preparing to sign a deal with  Iran this month to start atomic fuel shipments for a  Moscow-built nuclear reactor there, a Russian nuclear source  said on Monday.
Events mark 25 years since Poland's communist government tried to crush the Solidarity movement.
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Autism may be caused by an immune system reaction that causes swelling of the brain, say researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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China News, HAVANA - China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s President Hu Jintao arrived in Cuba on Monday on his first visit as Chinese leader to offer the Western Hemisphere\u00e2\u0080\u0099s only communist state closer political and economic ties.
(Washington) Dec. 19, 2004 - In Washington, both Republicans and Democrats are attacking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield for his handling of the war.
At least two rockets slammed into the Sheraton hotel in central Baghdad on Thursday, damaging the building and causing a fire nearby, witnesses said.
MICCO, Fla.  - Virtually alone in a deserted  sprawl of 5,000 mobile homes in what may become ground zero  when Hurricane Frances makes U.S. landfall, James Olyslager is  clearly beginning to feel a bit foolish.
Little Richard got a standing ovation at the Ryman Auditorium \u00c2\u0097 and he didn't even perform.
They jumped on each other at the pitcher&#39;s mound, then headed off to the clubhouse to pop some champagne. It was all new to the Houston Astros, but they seemed to know what they were doing.
EU foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the new deal on a Palestinian national unity government.
The discount broker spreads the wealth around.
European nations, juggling the need to fight unemployment, fill a dearth of skilled labour and combat illegal immigration and labour, are one-by-one adopting legislation aimed at handpicking the immigrants they need.
Nel tardo pomeriggio di oggi la Juventus ha ripreso ad allenarsi in vista dei prossimi impegni, prim...
Republicans and Democrats may be dominating the US presidential race, but when it comes to the bedroom, it is independents who have better sex, according to Playboy magazine's Politics of Sex survey.
The Holyrood election campaign moves up a gear as Scotland's smaller parties finalise their manifestos.
Credit Suisse Group Inc.  will pay Enron Corp. creditors $61.5 million to settle a lawsuit related to equity transactions, the successor to the bankrupt energy trader said on Friday.
Yasser Arafat slipped deeper into a coma overnight and his health worsened, a doctor treating him said on Tuesday before Palestinian officials arrived at a French military hospital for a visit Arafat's wife ...
Il bilancio ormai definitivo, vigili al lavoro nella notte
If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.
Lord's Resistance Army rebels start moving in compliance with a ceasefire agreement, Ugandan army officials say.
Several Internet users in the United States have been unplugged by their service provider because they download too much, a press report said here Friday.
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings shut out Detroit in the second half and overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the sliding Lions, 22-19, yesterday, ending their three-game losing streak.
The buzz over Apple Computer&#39;s next iPod music player has reached a fevered pitch after one web site posted details and a mock up drawing of the new device, which stores
The 50 states plus the District of Columbia control 538 electoral votes. The candidate who receives a majority, 270, wins the presidency. Most states operate under a winner-take-all system. The breakdown for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry:
Three children from a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain have been admitted to hospital for medical checks after coming down with flu-like symptoms, a senior medical official said.
The average level of a deadly form of air pollution dropped in the US from 1999 to 2003 as new pollution controls made strides in battling the nation&#39;s air quality problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
Opponents of human therapeutic cloning begin a legal challenge to the granting of the first UK licence.
Ten months into his presidential bid, Rudolph W. Giuliani continues to work part time at the security consulting firm he promised to leave this past spring to focus on his pursuit of the Republican nomination.
The athlete who failed a doping test is confirmed as a weightlifting bronze medallist.
The founder of Wikipedia says taking the online encyclopedia's collaborative approach into the field of search won't dethrone Google Inc. or another major search engine \u00c2\u0097 at least not soon.
Robert Kupperman, a government scientist who started warning of terrorist attacks against the United States more than 30 years ago, has died of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was 71.
The Navy is fond of noting that each of its 12 aircraft carriers is a floating air base &#151; four acres of U.S. territory from which warplanes can operate free of foreign constraints.
The rape trial of four U.S. Marines before a Manila court wrapped up on Thursday and the judge set November 27 as a tentative verdict date.
An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in  Iraq last month was released by his captors on Monday but the  fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton  threatened with beheading, remained unclear.
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JERUSALEM: Israeli PM Ariel Sharon was savouring a dramatic victory for his Gaza pullout plan on Wednesday after MPs gave the green light to the first ever evacuation of occupied Palestinian territory.
North Sea cod stocks are improving but scientists say catches still need to be cut to stop overexploitation.
The keys to snagging a guy, says author Giuliana DePandi: don't take his phone number, don't air the dirty laundry, and stay away from the L word
Foreign ministers of the European Union have called for the United Nations to immediately probe whether atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan are genocide.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
The Ukrainian foreign ministry told the ambassador it believed his statements not to be objective, the Interfax news agency reported.
It's been a harrowing week for Ellen DeGeneres. First the talk-show host wept profusely on TV over her dog-adoption drama. Then she had to beg people to stop making threats against the adoption agency. Finally, she canceled two tapings of her show to take a rest from the stress.
In the privacy of her Boulder office, women anywhere from their 20s to their 60s quietly confess that their sex drive just isn&#39;t what it once was, and shrug their shoulders as if that&#39;s just the way it has to be.
The US dollar slid slightly against the euro yesterday, wiping out minor gains made Friday after tough talk from Washington about reducing the deficit and better-than-expected financial news.
A Stanford University professor whose father received a Nobel 46 years ago completes an American sweep of the 2006 Nobel science prizes, winning the chemistry prize for cell research.
Equestrian star Zara Phillips wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Voci sulla diffusione di un filmato di Osama bin Laden
A CALIFORNIAN vendor of flash cards SanDisk has released new memory cards that they say will make a big splash in consumer gizmos like digital cameras and cell phones.
The company earned $1.07 billion in the fourth quarter, helped by steady but moderate growth in its core operations.
Internet firm AccessKenya sees its listing in East Africa attract huge interest from investors.
Famiflia contesta espropriazione anche locali commerciali
Sarkozy su Eads: non avevamo il diritto di dividerci
The value of evidence is not measured by the weight of a report; in fact, when examined carefully, the Roger Clemens report does not make a convincing case for his innocence.
Mexico&#39;s far-flung cement giant Cemex is nearing a deal to buy the RMC Group of Britain for $4 billion, two people close to the negotiations said Sunday evening.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (Reuters Life!) - He can't guarantee a date with Cameron Diaz or Jude Law but Ed Kushins can promise you will live like they do -- in the movies, anyway.
Organisers of the Glastonbury music festival apply for a licence to run the event for the next four years.
Microsoft Releases 10 Security Patches for Windows, Excel, and IE  If you use Microsoft Windows, Excel, or their Internet Explorer browser you better watch out, because there are some large security holes that need patching. Microsoft on Tuesday published 10 software security advisories, warning Windows users and corporate administrators of 22 ...
Medtronic Inc. MDT.N on Monday said  U.S. regulators approved its Insync Sentry implantable  defibrillator (ICD) months earlier than it expected.
Britain's new prime minister, Gordon Brown, started to unveil his government on Thursday, promoting old allies to top positions and bringing in a range of new faces to draw a line under Tony Blair's decade in power.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat, the father of the Palestinian national movement who died yesterday at the age of 75 in France, was one of the most durable figures on the international scene.
Chiron Corp. was wrestling with bacterial contamination of flu vaccine at its Liverpool plant as early as March, and its finished vials began failing sterility tests nearly two months before the company warned
Swiss banking giant UBS on Friday warned of a \
Raccontano di un Silvio Berlusconi soddisfatto per il ritrovato clima di unita&#39; e coesione nella maggioranza sulle riforme istituzionali, a cominciare dalla devoluzione. Questa e&#39; la strada giusta, avrebbe
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. jets on Thursday pounded the rebel stronghold of Fallujah and a town near the Syrian border that had come under control of insurgents, killing dozens of people, officials and witnesses said...

After almost eight years as the top editor, Phil Bronstein will leave The San Francisco Chronicle and take a post with its parent, the Hearst Corporation.
The cleaning staff at the alpine chalet outside Soldier Hollow, the nordic venue for the Salt Lake City Olympics, noticed something odd that the last renters had left behind in February 2002.
Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, will win 71 percent of the votes in March's Russian presidential election, state-owned pollster VTsIOM predicted on Thursday.
Al Thornton scored 21 points and Florida State upset No. 8 Duke 68-67 on Sunday to snap a 15-game losing streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Former Great Britain rugby league captain Andy Farrell is set to make his rugby union bow in a Saracens reserves match against Harlequins on Monday.
MIAMI -- Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning said Sunday night at his annual Zo's Summer Groove charity game that he'll play again next season _ a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
New York - Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in Foxboro on Sunday.
BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings, killing at least 10 people and burying many others in the wreckage.
Extended collaboration could result in chips built on 32-nanometer technology.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - Microsoft Corp. rolled out  Windows Vista at retailers in 70 countries on Tuesday,  delivering a PC operating system that aims to better manage the  explosion of digital media and protect users from the dangers  of the Internet.
Townsfolk in Teotihuac\u00c3\u00a1n are vexed that Wal-Mart is building a superstore near some of Mexico's best known ruins.
Company wants access to San Francisco light poles for separate test while building citywide net.
ON Monday, New York City submitted its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, and next July, in Singapore, the IOC will decide.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Judicial proceedings will begin next week against some of the most senior leaders under former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister said Tuesday in a surprising announcement that put the past government&#39;s crimes
Dopo l'espulsione di ieri contro l'Empoli, un'altra occasione verso il pieno recupero della forma fi...
Manufacturing expansion slowed in August as a decline in new orders led factory managers to opt for caution, while construction spending unexpectedly fell in July, according to data released on Tuesday.
President Abdoulaye Wade's camp said he was headed for a first-round win on Monday in Senegal's high-turnout election, but poll authorities warned against calling the result too soon.
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A car burns in Mosul, Iraq after exploding next to a convoy of US forces Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
ABC has cultivated a marketing campaign for \
Heavy smoke billows from the site of a car bomb explosion outside the headquarters of Baghdad Police in the Haifa Street area of Baghdad, considered a bastion of Saddam Hussein loyalists.
CAR NICOBAR, India  - Rescuers in India's Andaman  and Nicobar isles struggled on Thursday to assess the toll from  this week's tsunami in areas untouched by the modern world but  said the destruction might not be as bad as feared.
The body of a British woman has been found near the community of Mutijulu near Uluru, in central Australia. The woman had been reported missing yesterday by family members while on a tour to Uluru.
Wouter Bijdendijk, a Dutch magician whose stage name is Ramana, wows passers-by by seeming to float in mid-air in front of the White House.
Earlier today, insurgents attacked an American patrol in southern Baghdad, killing one American and wounding three others, the miiltary said.
It's autumn in Hong Kong but the island's beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter.
ATHENS - There was room for one error - maybe two - in the Olympic women&#39;s gymnastics final, but not three.
(ANSA)-PARIGI, 28 AGO - Laetitia Casta sara&#39; dal 9 settembre Ondine, protagonista al teatro Antoine-Simone-Berriau di Parigi dell&#39;omonima piece di Jean Giraudoux. Sara&#39; la prima esperienza sul palco per la
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Trader blamed for \u00e2\u0082\u00ac4.9bn loss at Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale being questioned, reports say
Syrian-born arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar has been arrested in Spain and now faces extradition to the United States for trying to sell weapons to Colombian rebels, U.S. and Spanish authorities said on Friday.
Oil edged lower towards $77 a barrel on Monday, with the market keenly watching the actions of funds after OPEC expressed concern over near record prices and pledged to pump more crude if needed.
Christian conservatives were divided over which of the Republican presidential candidates to support.
The loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association yesterday delivered a huge boost to the Northern Ireland peace process by pledging to end all violence and to work towards complete disarmament.
David Beckham tells the BBC he is fully fit to play in England's friendly against Switzerland in February and claim his 100th international cap.
African leaders from the Great Lakes sign a $2bn security and development deal to try to prevent more bloodshed.
Downing Street says the law on people's right to defend themselves against intruders will be looked at.
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094US blue-chip stocks ended barely higher yesterday as a spike in oil prices to record closing levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
Gunmen fired at the house of a Hamas Cabinet minister, breaking windows, but causing no injuries, the politician said Saturday.
Crotone e Pescara hanno pareggiato 2-2 (0-0) nell'anticipo della 16/a giornata del campionato di ser...
As a dubious going-away gift to the good people of Oregon, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked the US Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court&#39;s upholding of Oregon&#39;s Death with Dignity Act.
A combination of a sweet tooth and novelty seeking may predict alcoholism, suggests a study in the September issue of Alcoholism: Clinical &amp; Experimental Research.
Regional Bell SBC Communications today announced a 10-year, $400 million deal to use Microsoft&#39;s Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software platform to power its foray into IP-based television services.
A 12-bedroom guest house, with beautiful views of the North Sea, a lighthouse and sandy beaches, sounds like prime real estate.
Investor's Business Daily - With the votes counted, mutual fund managers are beginning to see which of their pre-election predictions are paying off.
The ritual pledges of political cooperation are in place. Now the challenge for a lame duck Bush administration and an election-year Congress is to agree swiftly on an economic stimulus plan.
China embraced its first volleyball Olympic title in 20 years, beating Russia 3-2 in the women&#39;s final in Athens on Saturday. After trailing two sets down, China came from behind to trounce Russia 28-30, 25-27, 25-20, 25-23 and 15-12 to claim the title.
The plea by David Amir Makov is expected to bolster the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investigation of Deutsche Bank over its work with questionable shelters.
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Apple said it would bring the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain in line with those on the Continent to settle an antitrust case.
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Complaint includes violation of privacy, false advertising, and unjust enrichment.
Southeast Asian leaders and an array of royals from around the world began arriving in Brunei for the wedding of the heir to the oil-rich sultanate&#39;s throne.
KIEV -- Ukraine's feuding president and prime minister agreed early today to hold an early parliamentary election on Sept. 30, diffusing a months-long political crisis that had threatened to escalate into violence.
Fabian Cancellara ends the three-year reign of Michael Rogers as he wins the time trial at the World Cycling Championships.
Moviegoers will likely look past Mel  Gibson's off-screen behavior when they view his new film  \
Ford has raised its third-quarter and 2004 profit forecasts because of strength in its financial services business and cost improvements in its car operations.
Hoverspeed files a \u00c2\u00a350m damages claim against Customs & Excise over \
A senior oil industry official says saboteurs have blown up an oil export pipeline in southern Iraq. The explosion occurred about 30 miles southwest of Basra at a pipeline that connects oilfields with export storage tanks.
Disoccupati protestavano per mancato avvio corsi formazione
The maker of premium shades reported another solid quarter, ahead of its merger with Luxxotica.
Denmark holds a national day of mourning for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster a week ago.
Thousands of cases of breast  and colon cancers might be averted each year if people in  colder climates raised their vitamin D levels, researchers  estimate in a new report.
BRUSSELS: The European Commission president last night urged Turkey to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; to show Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many voters.
Cazenove said it had agreed to hive off its investment banking business into a joint venture with JP Morgan Chase and Co, in effect ending the independence of the 181-year-old British bank.
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Bee Staff Writer. In keeping with his gentlemanly manner, Peyton Manning isn&#39;t the least bit smug as he approaches a possibly historic game tonight in Indianapolis.
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Lavoro differenziato anche oggi per Foggia, che rischia di saltare la sfida di domenica con il Parma...
The likely winner of Sahara One's reality music show talks about himself and his experiences.
A murder investigation is under way in east London after a man found stabbed in the street dies in hospital.
Iraqi kidnappers released 10 Turkish construction workers unharmed near Baghdad Tuesday as their employer backed away from a promise to leave the country.
QUETTA: Four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were killed and as many injured in an ambush in Buleda area of Trubat district, some 832 kilometres off here, officials said on Saturday.
Allenamento di rifinitura per il Mantova in vista della gara con l'Avellino, con il tecnico Tesser c...
Modern urban growth means rethinking the modern city if city life is to remain comfortably sustainable, leading British architect Norman Foster has warned here.
Housing woes and high gas prices likely  combined to send U.S. auto sales to a weak finish in December,  capping the industry's worst sales year in a decade and  increasing pressure on U.S. automakers to cut production  further, analysts said on Wednesday.
Alligators, manatees and vultures share Kennedy Space Centre with space shuttle Discovery, so for more than 40 years NASA has had to adjust to launching rockets in the middle of a national wildlife refuge.
David Coulthard says he will not retire from Formula One even though he does not yet have a drive for 2005.
For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.
On Sept. 1, the bullet-riddled bodies of four Iraqi men were found on a Baghdad street. Two days later, a single dead man, with one bullet in his head, was found on a different street. According to the U.S. military in Iraq, the solitary man was a victim of sectarian violence. The first four were...
Thousands of Manchester United fans protest against US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer's plans to take over the club.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  said on Saturday his nuclear-armed nation would not pass on  sensitive technologies, weeks after the United States imposed  sanctions on two Indian nuclear scientists.
BESLAN, Russia  - Wailing mothers mourned for  their children on Sunday at the first burials of the 338 people  killed when Chechen rebels seized a Russian school, while  officials expressed remorse or offered to quit over the  carnage.
Michael Finley scored a season-high 26 points and led a huge third-quarter charge as the Dallas Mavericks beat Houston 102-78, handing the Rockets their biggest loss of the season Saturday night.
SEATTLE -- Mike Hargrove knows what he&#39;s getting into as new manager of the last-place Mariners. After all, he lost 98, 95 and 91 games in his final three years in Baltimore.
England bowler James Anderson is taken to hospital in St Lucia with a suspected broken finger.
Warning that film piracy represents an enormous threat to the movie industry, the Motion Picture Association of America announced that it plans to sue people for trading illegal digital copies of movies over the Internet.
Last-ditch talks in Finland on Monday between the European Union and Turkey aimed at averting an EU crisis with Ankara over the Cyprus issue have failed, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said.Comment
Roger Federer thrashes Fabrice Santoro on day one of the Australian Open.
Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.
LONDON  - Oil prices firmed, rising briefly above 50 dollars in New York, supported by supply disruptions to operations in the North Sea, making markets nervous heading into the northern winter.
DALLAS - Workers at Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. voted Sunday to strike, but plan to keep working while negotiations on a new contract continue.
With a Jan. 8 election now clouded with uncertainty, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto threatens to fracture the country
Updates to Yahoo Go and the mobile browser invite third-party developers to write mobile widgets for Yahoo services.
Blog: New rumors say the top-end D3 line will have a 18.7 megapixel, nearly full-frame sensor, and could ship in August.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin  has been arrested in Oklahoma City on suspicion of possessing  marijuana and a controlled substance, police said on Saturday.
One death was reported as Hurricane Frances hit some of the same stops that Hurricane Charley visited three weeks ago.
SAN ANTONIO There&#39;s a foursome sharing the lead at the SBC Championship on the Champions Tour. Tom Kite, Tom Jenkins, Dave Stockton and James Mason each opened with a 5-under-par 66 today in San Antonio.
The Cassini spacecraft makes one last flyby of Titan on Monday before it despatches the Huygens probe for a rendezvous with the Saturnian moon.
US productivity grew at a stronger-than-expected 3% in the last three months of 2006, figures show.
The man who held a girl captive for 8 1/2 years and killed himself when she escaped last month was buried Friday under a false name in an undisclosed location, officials said.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Sunday&#39;s win over Arsenal can help galvanise the Reds for a run up the English Premiership table.
President Pervez Musharraf vehemently denied Thursday that Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies were behind Benazir Bhutto's killing, and implied she was partly at fault.
Burma has completed its mass release of more than 9,000 jail inmates following a shake-up in the military-run regime. A prison source says that all 9,248 prisoners promised freedom have been released, although
A species of self-destructing palm trees that flower once every 100 years and then die has been discovered in Madagascar.
Digital music, distributed online or by mobile networks, accounted for $2.9 billion in sales worldwide, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier, the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international trade group said.
U.S. stocks finished slightly lower on   Thursday, as investors were cautious about making big bets on   equities before Friday's jobs report and as retailers posted   mixed sales.
Interior ministers from the five largest Western European states said Monday they had agreed to set up a common &quot;watch list&quot; of terrorist suspects but they remained split over a controversial plan to create migrant holding centers in Africa.
The toll on US troops of war in Iraq and Afghanistan may be obscured by dramatic advances in battlefield medicine that allow more soldiers to survive combat injuries than ever
The intensity of advertisements broadcast this weekend signaled the importance that both sides attach to the debates.
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Barry Bonds moves within nine of passing Hank Aaron's record of 755 with a two-run shot Monday night, just the second homer since May 8 for the San Francisco slugger and his first of the month.
Google Inc. has hired a former Justice Department official to lobby the federal government on its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., which is being reviewed by antitrust regulators.
What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's got the wind at its back!
A roadside bomb hits a patrol of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, but no casualties are reported.
Hillary Clinton and other  Democratic presidential hopefuls wooed Hispanic voters on  Sunday with pledges to back a path to citizenship for illegal  immigrants and attacks on Republican &quot;demagoguery&quot; on the issue  of immigration.
By CLAIRE COLEMAN  PICTURE the scene: you are on a first date with someone you've never met before. You've been introduced by a friend of a friend of a friend, and exchanged a couple of emails and spoken on the phone.
A freeway operator in northeast China has been ordered to pay the equivalent of $150,000 in compensation to six people injured in an accident caused by -- a pig.
Pedro Martinez will pay his &quot;daddy&quot; a visit tonight. It won&#39;t take place at some bowling alley or a miniature golf course but at Yankee Stadium in Game 2 of the ALCS.
A US congress panel backs legislation which would stop internet firms from co-operating with Chinese authorities.
Pierluigi Casiraghi non vuole affrontare il tema fuoriquota alla vigilia dell'amichevole di domani c...
Ryan Gomes scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds last night to lead Providence to a 72-59 victory over host Memphis.
A second run-through of the Star Wars galaxy, Lego-style, is a blast, if not exactly taxing. Hey, play with your wife or your cellmate -- it's all good. By Lore Sj\u00c3\u00b6berg.
Gold Fields&#39; plan to merge with Iamgold of Canada could end up mired in legal challenges if a crucial shareholder vote next week produces a close result.
Ministro Economia, mantenere rotta con bello e cattivo tempo
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 23--On Monday night, Destin's City Council will discuss how much impact development had on Destin, measured in dollars and cents.
Sun is working on technology to make it easier to run different languages on the Java Virtual Machine. Called the Da Vinci Machine, the project is being described by Sun as \
Daughtry has four Grammy nominations, but viewers may not see the band on Sunday's broadcast, even if they win each award.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to return to the country after nearly seven years in exile, a decision that remakes the nation's political landscape and deals a major blow to President Pervez Musharraf as he...
Nvidia Corp. will supply graphics technology for Sony Corp.&#39;s next-generation PlayStation video game console, the companies said Tuesday.
The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise arrived in South Korea Tuesday for a routine port call, officials said, amid heightened tensions in the region over North Korea&#039;s missile launches.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is kicking in billions in extra bucks for a health-care deal with the provinces -- but that won&#39;t leave much cash in Ottawa&#39;s piggy bank for anything else, analysts say.
Global computer memory chip  makers including Samsung Electronics Co. and Micron Technology  Inc. were sued on Thursday by New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer for allegedly conspiring to raise memory chip prices.
The Sudanese government on Thursday defended its human rights record to a United Nations panel, faulting rebel groups for not stopping \
Boeing's announcement that a laptop theft exposed information on 382,000 current and former employees nudges the total number of exposed records in the United States past the 100 million mark. Since last year. In 27B Stroke 6.
Hurricane Ivan skirted Jamaica&#39;s southern and western coasts late last night and early today, pounding the island with heavy rains and winds exceeding 150 mph as the most powerful Caribbean
The National Design Awards were presented at the White House yesterday to 10 top designers and architects, including the company that developed Photoshop, and a man partly responsible for the iPod.
Adrian Mutu, already fighting to save his career after being sacked by Chelsea, is now facing a claim for compensation from the club over his lost transfer value.
PITTSBURGH -- That's Crosby, with a C. Sidney Crosby, already the youngest player in NHL history to get 100 points in a season and to win a scoring title, is now the youngest to wear the captain's C on his sweater. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave Crosby the long-anticipated title on Thursday, months...
Iran has released an Iranian-American academic from prison but judiciary officials said he was not free to leave the country, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians, in an escalating row with the Caucasus republic.
US President George W. Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wrapped up their two-day &amp;quot;Love Me Tender&amp;quot; summit with a pilgrimage to Elvis Presley&#039;s Graceland estate.
A former senior aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales leveled serious new accusations against him and his deputy yesterday, describing  an \
In less than a month, America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest mortgage lender went from Wall Street sweetheart to being seen as nearly bankrupt. What happened?
ON RUINED Minutka Square in the south of Grozny, a large multi-coloured poster covers the entire side of a five-storey building. It shows Russian president Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Chechnya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interior
A slow-moving, powerful storm battered the West for a third straight day Wednesday, forcing people out of low-lying sections of a scenic Arizona town, blacking out thousands of homes in Southern California and flooding the streets of Las Vegas.
Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.

A preferred buyer for the National Irish and Northern banks is expected to be announced by their parent this morning. National Australia Bank is due to make an announcement to the stock exchanges in Melbourne and London.
Get the basics, and then stretch your mind to the limits. That's how you get in shape for breaking the rules.
This poorly conceived thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a photographer who searches for the dancer who mysteriously vanished from his life two years earlier.
What does the stock price of Canadian insurance giant Sun Life Financial Inc. say about the future of big Boston mutual fund manager MFS Investment Management ?
BAGHDAD -- Nearly every week, American generals and politicians visit Combat Outpost Gator, nestled behind a towering blast wall in the Dora market. They arrive in convoys of armored Humvees, sometimes accompanied by helicopter gunships, to see what U.S. commanders display as proof of the...
Negli anticipi della 3/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 femminile di basket, la Past...
Sudan's President Bashir arrives in New York amid calls for him to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur.
NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in light trading Tuesday as investors, still stunned by oil's recent record highs, largely stayed out of the market. Tech stocks suffered following a brokerage downgrade of Cisco Systems Inc...
U.S. Treasuries prices were mixed on Tuesday as traders digested a stronger-than-expected rise in retail sales but mostly stayed out of the market while waiting for testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert were making preparations to hold a meeting.
Blowtorch weapon versus lepidoptera menace Belgian soldiers are to be deployed in the country's forests to combat the menace of hairy caterpillars, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il giovane deceduto il 14 settembre per leucemia fulminante
U.S. military prison doctors and staff must testify in court about the treatment of suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla while he was held by presidential order as an \
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the government to stop evicting minority ethnic Tamils from the capital a day after police deported hundreds to the island's war-torn north, a civil rights lawyer said.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - Rampant Europe retained  the Ryder Cup after dominating the last-day singles matches on  Sunday to beat the United States by a record 18-1/2 points to  9-1/2.
Nell'anticipo di sabato sera contro il Cagliari, Daniele Arrigoni avr&agrave; a sua disposizione anc...
I might want to get an iPhone, but will the service work at my house?
Former White House aide Sara M. Taylor will refuse to testify today about matters President Bush has deemed shielded by executive privilege, but she will offer to respond to other questions from senators that do not breach White House confidentiality, her attorney said yesterday.
A federal judge on Tuesday let stand an initiative on Colorado's Nov. 2 ballot to end the state's winner-take-all electoral vote system that, if passed, could help determine who is elected president.
Like the film&#39;s supernatural force that grips onto its victims and refuses to relent, &quot;The Grudge&quot; has attached itself to the #1 spot in the box-office top 10 for another week.
The same federal judge who threw out Georgia&#039;s voter ID law last year blocked the state Wednesday from enforcing its revised law during this year&#039;s elections.
The United States is sending a team   of federal agents to Syria to investigate a failed attack on   the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, a State Department spokeswoman   said on Tuesday.
Ten thousand songs in your pocket. Millions of tunes on the Internet at your fingertips. And books on tape &#151; they're going down the path of vinyl records. Welcome to the new world of digital audio.
Rotondi a Bossi, non vogliamo far cadere Berlusconi
IBM is introducing a line of radio-frequency identification services for midmarket companies that are based on practices that have been honed by IBM itself at its facilities for more than a year.
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Meseret Defar broke the women's 5,000 meters world record with a time of 14 minutes 16.63 seconds at a Golden League meeting on Friday.
Nella notte di San Giovanni anche omaggio a Nino Taranto
BEIRUT : Syrian troops continued a limited pullback operation from Lebanon for the second consecutive day amid international pressure for a full withdrawal.
Oracle's dangerous liaison with PeopleSoft mixes flirtation with rejection.
Four bombs that went off simultaneously in separate Turkish cities targeting British and US interests caused material damage and left one man slightly injured, Anatolia news agency reported.
Heads I win, tails you lose. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nationalist Congress Party chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s solution to the deadlock between the Congress and NCP over the CM\u00e2\u0080\u0099s post.
On Monday, Kirk Kerkorian sold Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for the third time. As a Hollywood reconciliation story, that means Kerkorian has bought and sold the venerable movie studio more times than Elizabeth Taylor married Richard Burton.
As European leaders hailed the apparent victory of Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko as a triumph for democracy worldwide, The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Russia might refuse to recognize Mr.
Oil prices hit fresh highs on Friday,  lifting U.S. crude above $49 a barrel, driven by escalating  violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and  India.
Web log software company Six Apart said Tuesday it had released a beta of the newest version of its Movable Type software, as well as announcing the platform would go open source by the end of this quarter.
The Dallas Cowboys moved closer to ensuring home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 20-13 road victory over the Carolina Panthers on Saturday but lost wide receiver Terrell Owens with an ankle sprain.
Blog: An economic analysis of alternative fuels shows that consumer behavior and lack of infrastructure means that gasoline will run cars for decades.
Stock index futures sharply cut losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark fed funds interest rate by 75 basis points.
Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy Joyo.com, China&#39;s largest on-line retailer of books, music and videos, for $75-million (US) to gain access to the world&#39;s second-biggest Internet market.
ATA Holdings Corp. ATAH.O, parent of  struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as falling fares and soaring  fuel prices drained it of cash.
Anche 10 mila euro l'anno, secondo indagine Federconsumatori
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan  - The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 79-76 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals after a defensive battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday.
The United Nations is to deploy peacekeepers to try to prevent further clashes in eastern DR Congo.
Turkish papers hailed the deal with the EU on opening entry talks as a historic victory, but skeptical members of the bloc said the agreement was just the start of years of bickering that could end in misery.
Captain Phil Vickery is expected to be fit to lead injury-hit England against Italy on Sunday.
Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama on Wednesday said rival Hillary Rodham Clinton is too polarizing to win the presidency and she has taken positions shared by President Bush and Republican candidate John McCain for political expediency.
MILLIONS of pounds are likely to be wiped off profits at the Caribbean arm of furniture retailer Courts following the devastating impact of Hurricane Ivan.
In the second installment of our small-business series about a pioneering dry cleaner in San Diego, we follow its proprietor as he joins the national debate over whether to ban the toxic cleaning solvent, perc.
Consumers face a jump in meat prices as farmers pass on the cost of surging animal feed prices, a report warns.
General Motors Corp  aims to  quadruple sales of its Chevrolet brand cars in Germany within  seven years, the division&#39;s manager was quoted as saying on  Sunday.
LONDON - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith admitted Thursday that she smoked canabis while studying at Oxford University in the 1980s.
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India will begin to pull some of its  troops out of Kashmir on Wednesday, an army official said,  coinciding with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first trip to  the troubled region.
TV viewers couldn't wait for their \
STRAFFAN, Ireland -- For three days through rainstorms and in howling winds, their sporting passion had been on display at the K Club, and now, to celebrate with glorious sunshine finally pouring down, Darren Clarke saluted thousands of cheering fans and held up what could be called ``a national trophy\
The United Nations said on Wednesday it had flown about 100 of its own and other agencies' non-essential staff out of the main town of Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, a day after the African Union said it could be attacked.
Apple Computer Corp. has become the darling of the technology sector for its wildly popular digital music player. But scorching iPod sales have also made it the target of an aggressive environmental coalition, which is trashing Apple as rotten to the core.
By Caryn Tamber  The battle over Loyola College of Maryland's plans to build a religious retreat center in Parkton reached the state's second- highest court Wednesday.
Beijing authorities adopted measures to prevent young people from becoming infected with HIV, reported China Daily on Thursday. According to statistics provided by the Beijing
The European Union postponed the deployment of advance units of a peacekeeping force for protecting refugees from Darfur because of an upsurge of rebel activity in neighboring Chad, where France was reinforcing its troops on the ground.
The food and consumer goods giant Unilever today delivered disappointing news to shareholders as it cut its annual profit growth forecast.
SuperGen Inc. on Monday said it has  withdrawn an application to market its pancreatic cancer  treatment in the United States due to insufficient data,  sending its shares down 17 percent.
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Talks aimed at reaching a deal on sharing airline passenger information between the US and EU states break down.
AOL (Quote, Chart) developers have rolled out a new version of its venerable Netscape browser, version 7.2.
New analysis of 1969 Moon landing tapes shows Neil Armstrong did not fluff his \
Jamaicans head to the polls on Monday in what is expected to be a close election as their Caribbean island heals from a brush with a monster hurricane, warily eyes another and frets over recent political violence.
Shoe company Crocs Inc.  said on Monday it will launch a line of clothing for men and children using a form of the resin material it uses in its brightly colored clogs.
Yahoo and Adobe have formed a partnership to attempt to keep pace with Google and Microsoft in the search arena. Under the deal, Adobe is adding a toolbar to its Acrobat software that will link to various
The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center will begin a campaign in January to flush out the last surviving Nazi war criminals in Germany, the head of the center's Jerusalem office said Sunday.
An Italian newspaper quotes the British ambassador to Rome as saying President Bush is al-Qaeda's \
Bankrupt Delta Air Lines   said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter net loss widened by 60  percent, hurt by reorganization costs and special items.
The process of merging the grocery chain with Stop & Shop has distracted managers and employees, resulting in disappointing revenue  in 2003 and early 2004, according to Ahold executives.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Tests to determine the source of the botulism toxin that left four people hospitalized were inconclusive, and it was unclear whether a cosmetic injection caused the paralyzing, potentially fatal illness, officials said Tuesday.
France remains cautiously optimistic about the possible release of two journalists held hostage in Iraq, a government spokesman said Wednesday after a ministerial meeting on the crisis.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) - Philips Electronics, the largest consumer electronics maker in Europe, on Tuesday cautioned it expects flat sales in its semiconductor business in the fourth quarter and is seeing ongoing margin pressure in consumer electronics.
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French President Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.Comment
The tale of him caddying for a $1 a day at Nadi Airport Golf Club in his native Fiji to becoming the PGA Tour&#39;s first $10 million man with a five-shot victory Sunday at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor is utterly amazing.
DUBLIN, Ohio  - Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are both playing the Memorial tournament for the first time since 2002, setting up the chance of a mouth-watering showdown on Sunday
The last time I browsed the selection of desktops in a computer store, I came down with a case of instant deja vu. Each time I'd spot a thoughtful feature on one company's PC -- say, both USB and FireWire ports on the front or a full set of memory-card slots -- I would look at the machine to its right or left and spot the exact same item.
Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.
com. How high have expectations risen for Bode Miller? The one-time slalom specialist finishes fourth in a World Cup downhill, and it&#39;s reported as some sort of crushing loss.
The dollar was steady despite disappointing US durable goods data, with the market treading water ahead of second-quarter US growth figures on Friday.
Attempts to reform the system for choosing judges  is failing to break the stranglehold of privately-educated white males
ABN AMRO stuck to its neutral stance on Sunday on competing takeover bids for the Dutch bank, saying it could not support a break-up under the financially superior RBS-led consortium's bid.
Record label Decca will release an album by Sir Cliff Richard - 46 years after they turned him down.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Sunday on President Pervez Musharraf to ensure campaigning ahead of Pakistan's elections in January was conducted freely and fairly.
Israel killed Hamas&#39;s top bomb and rocket maker in Gaza and launched a missile strike on the home of another leading militant on Friday in the run-up to a key parliamentary
BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- The success of &quot;Meet the Parents&quot; calls for a sequel, thus comes &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot;. It nearly lacks nothing of its predecessor.
SI MUSTAFA, Algeria  - Bombs exploded near four Algerian police stations east of the capital Algiers early on Tuesday, killing four people in apparently coordinated attacks by suspected Islamist militants, residents said.
The U.S. Treasury Department is set to offer a prepaid debit card for Social Security recipients, and has chosen Dallas-based Comerica Bank as the card issuer, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The year was 1981: Big hair, high-waisted jeans and popped-up collars were popular fashions, &quot;Bette Davis Eyes&quot; topped the charts, &quot;Raiders of the Lost Ark&quot; hit theaters, and everyone was saving up quarters to play the latest video games. Pac-Man was introduced to arcades around the world and would soon become a pop-culture phenomenon.
SMA has an inverter that keeps the solar system going even during a blackout.
By Tulsa World, Okla.  May 28--Many older users may be leery about safety when using MySpace. That's understandable, as media reports about online predators often single out such social networking sites as prime vehicles for these criminals.
The death toll from torrential rainfall in China&#39;s Sichuan province rose to 19 Sunday, reported Xinhua, China&#39;s government-run news agency.
Hollywood movies studios Warner Bros.  and Universal Pictures have formed a joint venture with Digital  Cinema Implementation Partners to explore new digital delivery  for digital cinema systems, the companies said.
Oracle follows Microsoft and decides to roll patches out on a monthly timetable, but does that make customers more secure?
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - The screen got bigger this year and the luminaries slightly more illustrious.
Hundreds of thousands of mourners made their way from the home of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to his burial place.
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Nine companies join a scheme to measure and reduce a product's impact on the environment.
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices will not be increased this fortnight. The government has decided to wait till the US presidential elections are over, official sources said.
David Blunkett has resigned his post as home secretary. Send us your reaction.
Wayne Rooney scores two wonder goals as Man Utd beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the FA Cup fourth round.
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US regulators found &quot;deviations&quot; from good manufacturing standards at Chiron Corp.&#39;s British flu-vaccine plant in June 2003, a newspaper reported Monday.
On 5 December, Hungarian voters will decide whether to extend dual citizenship to their ethnic kin abroad and at the same time consider a law to ban hospital privatization.
Israel is considering relaxing its criteria for releasing Palestinian prisoners, officials said on Monday before the start of another round of peace talks bogged down by disputes over settlements.
Obese men often experience a sharp  decline in testosterone levels while obese girls show much  higher levels of the sex hormone than girls of normal weight,  according to scientific research released on Monday.
Former federal judge Michael Mukasey has accepted President Bush's offer to replace Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general, two government sources familiar with the president's selection said Sunday.
The United Nations has warned the government in Sudan to end the violence happening in the African country. There has been loads of fighting in the western region of Darfur where more than a million people have fled their homes and thousands are dying.
PeopleSoft said it would review a ruling by the European Union that gave Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid the green light and stood by its position that the offer undervalues the company.
(InfoWorld) - IBM\u00c2\u00a0laid off 1,573 employees Wednesday\u00c2\u00a0as part of a continuing overhaul of its services unit, the company said. Most of the layoffs came from IBM's services unit and most from North America, said Edward Barbini, a company spokesman. The layoffs were part of a restructuring effort the company announced during its first quarter financial results presentation in April. During the earnings calls, IBM CFO Mark Loughridge said the company needed to address the cost of its services unit in North America. \
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Friday that those who take money from special interests cannot bring change to Washington, a criticism aimed at his leading rivals as they compete for undecided voters in Iowa's upcoming caucuses.
France coach Raymond Domenech made a last-ditch plea with Zinedine Zidane and Lilian Thuram, asking them to rejoin the team for two crucial games.
Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Lions running back Kevin Jones is expected to be sidelined two-to-four weeks with an injured right ankle.
Grammy Award-winning singer and  actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car  crash that killed a 38-year-old woman, prosecutors said on  Friday, citing insufficient evidence.
Vodafone today announced a Windows Mobile-based device dubbed the Vodafone Personal Assistant III, or VPA III, with superior connectivity via W-LAN hotspots or GPRS data.
The British government faced anger from its legislators yesterday over a new bill to license a wave of casinos with unlimited jackpots, which critics charge could get thousands of Britons hooked on gambling.
Software giant says users are responsible for the modifications that generated claims of unauthorized patch installs.
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KeyCorp , a large Midwest U.S. bank, on Friday said it agreed to sell its Champion Mortgage subprime lending unit to Britain's HSBC Holdings Plc   and investment firm Fortress Investment Group LLC, so it can focus on consumer and business banking.
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Arts & entertainment: Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt reverses decision to censor Pogues' Christmas hit Fairytale of New York
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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For students at the University of Oxford, Facebook is a great way to keep posted on gossip and parties. For campus officials, it's a new way to find &#151; and fine &#151; troublemakers.
Chris Bosh had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors ended a three-game losing streak with a 94-87 victory over the NBA-worst Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather Thursday to make a long-awaited decision on launching entry talks with Turkey, widely expected to give the green light despite last-ditch haggling over the exact terms of the offer.
BRIGHTON, England - Britain&#39;s treasury chief - widely believed to harbor leadership ambitions - urged Labour Party members Monday to support embattled Prime Minister Tony Blair and not let the Iraq war derail their annual convention.
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Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to expand a huge offensive into Gaza that has killed 50  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.
A prominent critic of Zimbabwe's President Mugabe, Archbishop Pius Ncube, is sued for alleged adultery.
When a mayor of New York leaves office, little goes out the door but memories \u00c2\u0097 unless he's Rudy Giuliani.
General Motors Corp.  on  Wednesday said it plans to make a plug-in electric hybrid  version of the Saturn Vue Green Line, which will have double  the fuel efficiency of any current sport utility vehicle.
A jury on Wednesday found that Wyeth's hormone replacement drug Prempro was a cause of a woman's breast cancer and ordered the drug maker to pay her $1 million in compensatory damages.
How much is an Olympic gold medal worth? For China's newest sports stars, fresh from triumph in Athens and idolized by a sports-crazy public, the country's ongoing rush to capitalism means they can cash in like never before.
While Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville pleaded with his team this week to stay focused on its own business, the Tigers were dismayed that their unbeaten record had earned them only three votes as the country&#39;s No.
Syria, under intense U.N. pressure to  quit Lebanon, pulled out its security forces from three key  positions in Beirut and north Lebanon on Saturday and  redeployed them in eastern Lebanon.
The collapse of Christmas saving scheme Farepak highlights a \
BERLIN, May 24  (IPS) - With two weeks to go to this year's summit of  heads of state and government of the world's eight most  industrialised countries (G8), respect for demonstrators'  rights and the fulfilment of the group's economic aid  promises for Africa are at the heart of the preparations.
Kobe Bryant took care of a number of things this summer: He traveled around Asia &#151; where some of his basketball comments got lost in translation &#151; underwent knee surgery and hit the weights.
Services to remember the dead of two world wars and other conflicts are held across Northern Ireland.
The family of a student who died from an undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis welcomes efforts to improve diagnosis.
ADP Employer Services also said it revised downward the number of jobs created in November to 173,000 from 189,000.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said that his country would keep its troops in Afghanistan, at the end of a day in which his foreign minister had attacked some allied states for interfering in the decision.
Big media companies that include graphic violence in their programs are more concerned about short-term profits than the long-term health of children, and government should intervene, a senator said Tuesday.
Ryder Cup-winning captain Sam Torrance tells BBC Sport playing in America will boost Europe's hopes.
Google Inc.  has won  preliminary approval from Beijing to provide Internet content  in China, the firm said on Wednesday, potentially allowing it  to offer news in the world's second-largest Internet market.
CBS, clarifying a statement by its correspondent Mike Wallace, said Roger Clemens told \u00e2\u0080\u009c60 Minutes\u00e2\u0080\u009d he received injections of vitamin B-12 and lidocaine, not performance enhancing drugs.
The frequency of storms similar to those which battered Scotland last week will become higher, a research project predicts.
Halliburton Co. said Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the business if the company's stock performance continues to lag behind peers.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Faced with the indefinite suspension of negotiations, the union representing striking Hollywood writers told its members Saturday it would try to deal directly with Hollywood studios and production companies, bypassing the umbrella organization that has been representing them.
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U.S. soldiers killed at least 13 people including six Iraqi policemen during a dawn raid in Baghdad on Friday, the U.S. military said.
Research in Motion settled a lawsuit filed against Samsung Electronics alleging trademark infringement on its hugely popular Blackberry handheld email devices by Samsung's Blackjack cell phones.
Mark Riley, Seven&#39;s Chief Political Reporter: Good morning Mr Howard, welcome back to the program. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia: Morning, Mark.
What Meyer has done in two short seasons in Salt Lake City is nothing short of remarkable. He&#39;s gone 21-2 and his innovative offense, featuring reverses and misdirection plays, has produced an average of 46.3 points and 502.7 yards per game.
The mayor of the tiny UK Pacific colony of Pitcairn has pleaded not guilty to sex abuse charges, reports say. Steve Christian was the first of seven men to appear in a trial highlighting a local culture of underage sex.
Israeli troops moved into a Palestinian refugee camp early Tuesday, demolishing at least five homes in an area that has been used to stage attacks on nearby Jewish settlements in recent days.
Bulgaria is reluctant to write off a US$1.7 billion (euro1.3 billion) debt it is owed by Iraq, despite mounting international pressure on Iraq&#39;s creditors to agree on substantial debt reduction, officials said Monday.
Volkswagen AG  will decide in 2008 where to build a new auto plant in North America, VW chairman Martin Winterkorn said on Sunday.
The federal agency that oversees auto safety has decided -- based largely on arguments from automakers and their Washington, DC, lobbyists -- that reams of data relating to unsafe automobiles or defective parts will not be available ...
Freshman Erlana Larkins matched her career high with 22 points and had 10 rebounds for her first collegiate double-double in No. 7 North Carolina's 91-45 win Tuesday over Lipscomb.
France enhanced their arsenal for their internal security when they launched a surveillance satellite from a launch pad in French Guyana.
After weeks of delays, denials, flights and physicals, the Seattle Mariners have their ace.
Discovery Kids pins some hopes on a chip off the crocodile hunter.
The photo taken on Nov. 10 shows the site chosen as the cemetery for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the southwest courtyard of his Muqata headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Porter J. Goss has told C.I.A. employees that their job is to \
At least 20 people were reportedly killed and 65 others injured as the result of weekend violence occurring in Baghdad. Broadcast sources say most casualties occurred Sunday when fierce fighting
The BC High and St. John's of Shrewsbury hockey teams were tied entering the third period of what seemed like a contest to collect the most penalties instead of the most goals. But the eighth-ranked Eagles erupted for three goals and pulled away from St. John's, 4-1, at UMass-Boston's Clark Athletic Center yesterday.
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Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is reportedly steering the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee to give retroactive immunity to telecoms that helped the government secretly spy on Americans. Coincidentally, contributions from Verizon and AT&T execs to him spiked in 2007.
Thailand takes a perilous turn as a coup d'&#233;tat places it once again under military rule
Mark Lawrenson's predictions for this weekend's Premier League games
Montana Sen. Conrad Burns, a Republican in a tight re-election race, flew on a private plane chartered by Vonage Holdings Corp. just days after he pushed legislation that the company has advocated for more than a year.
Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary.
Ukraine's presidential rivals both stumped for votes in this eastern industrial city, a key swing constituency where liberal intellectuals compete for influence with some of the country's most entrenched business interests.
Industry watchers don&#39;t expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger.
Scientists investigating the unpleasant problem of what the cat drags in believe they have found a way to curb felines' predatory urges.
A Bulgarian cargo ship with 11 seamen on  board sank in rough weather in the Sea of Azov on the border  between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday, the Bulgarian  coastguard said.
Wall Street analysts have turned increasingly wary over U.S. financial results for the fourth quarter as well as the first two quarters of 2008, according to a weekly survey by Reuters Estimates on Monday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers edged Colorado 8-7 Monday and increased their lead in the National League West to three games. Milton Bradley drove in the winning run with a single
An Air Mauritania Boeing 737 passenger plane on an internal flight from the capital Nouakchott to the northern port of Nouadhibou was hijacked on Thursday to Western Sahara, Mauritanian police said.
PM Ehud Olmert holds Israel's first talks with a senior member of the Saudi royal family, Israeli officials say.
Nokia aims to regain popularity among  U.S. consumers with advanced devices and retail stores, but the  world's No. 1 cellphone maker may need a revamp of its devices  to dent the lead of Motorola Inc., analysts said.
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Pursuing a &quot;best of both worlds&quot; online content strategy, media giant Dow Jones &amp; Company (Quote, Chart) will buy business news provider MarketWatch (Quote, Chart) for approximately $519 million in cash, the companies announced today.
Tim Griffin, the former White House aide who has been at the center of a political storm over U.S. attorneys' firings, said yesterday that he will not seek the nomination to be chief federal prosecutor in Little Rock.
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--American depositary receipts advanced slightly Monday, led by a continued rally in Latin America and a strong performance in Asia.
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For four seasons, LaMont Jordan has been the Jets' quiet understudy. He has backed up Curtis Martin and waited for his time to come. Time is running out.
Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of \
Poverty, health care and the Middle East top the agenda for a weeklong summit of the Nonaligned Movement that began Monday and will culminate with the meeting of 50 heads of state, including anti-American leaders from Iran and Venezuela.
New Delhi, Oct 23 (UNI) India and Croatia will sign agreements on Double Taxation Avoidance and visa exemption for diplomatic/official passport holders during the three-day official visit here of Croatian ...
French police arrested 17 people and discovered a cache of heavy weapons during raids targeting suspected members of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA based in southwestern France, officials said.
BAGHDAD: A US soldier yesterday broke down in tears as he admitted abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison. &quot;There is no way to justify it,&quot; Specialist Armin Cruz, 24, said after pleading guilty to conspiracy
An amateur bird-watcher has found the first new bird species to be discovered in India in over 50 years, experts say&#151;a vibrant babbler at home in felled forests.
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox raised their ticket prices by an average of 7 percent for next year, with the price of field boxes increasing by &#36;10 to &#36;85.
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A woman faces charges of having sex with an 8-year-old boy whom investigators said she considered her boyfriend.
NEW YORK - US internet ad revenue jumped to a record US$2.37 billion ($3.5 billion) in the second quarter, surpassing the highest levels of the dotcom era.
A seventh terror suspect absconds while under a control order, the Home Office confirms.
The number of local health boards in Wales should be cut because they don't serve all patients properly, says the health minister.
Conrad Black's lawyer told jurors on Tuesday that prosecutors failed to produce victims or a smoking gun in 14 weeks of trial to prove the former media baron stole millions of dollars.
The leader of Zimbabwe&#39;s largest opposition party was acquitted of treason charges Friday by a High Court in Harare. The judge said there was not enough credible evidence to convict the politician, Morgan Tsvangirai.
(InfoWorld) - Toshiba will sell its entire stake in record company Toshiba EMI, one of Japan's largest music publishers, it said Thursday. The stake will be purchased by EMI Group\u00c2\u00a0for \u00c2\u00a521 billion ($179 million), of which about \u00c2\u00a513 billion will see its way to Toshiba's pretax profit this year. Toshiba said it is selling the stake because its involvement in the music business is less relevant to other businesses in the group than it was in the past. The sale is expected to be completed before the end of Toshiba's current financial year in March 2007.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
Although Americans vacationing in Europe may be howling over higher prices in hotels and restaurants, the adverse impact of the rapidly declining US dollar has fallen mainly on foreigners, at least so far.
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UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Iraq's interim leader Iyad Allawi hold talks on security.
If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas, according to researchers.
Liberia imposes economic sanctions on two people with connections to exiled president, Charles Taylor.
Google Inc. on Wednesday branched out into 3-D digital mapping with the acquisition of Keyhole Corp. In its second acquisition this year, Google has bought a startup company that connects consumers, businesses
Packing a comely 20 electoral college ballots and offering a flirtatious swing of its polarised vote, the state of Ohio is driving Republicans and Democrats to distraction in this year's US presidential election.
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LUFKIN, Texas - Two young men face felony charges after one of them allegedly spat in a drink he was serving to an East Texas police officer.    Brian Strban, 19, and Nathaniel Allen Baker, 22, were workers at a Lufkin Sonic Drive-In where the incident allegedly happened Sept...
LONDON, Sept. 16. \u00e2\u0080\u0094An unbeaten 100-run-partnership by Andrew Symonds and Damien Martyn guided Australia to an impressive seven-wicket victory over New Zealand today as the world champion became the first
An increasing number of American adults diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
EU Competition Commission Neelie Kroes says Microsoft has been running a \
Thai prime minister offers to hold talks with ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra as supporters rally in Bangkok.
By Gwen Jader Daily Herald Correspondent  If you need to furnish or decorate a condo or apartment or even just a second bedroom or office, you may wish to check out new furniture lines created for small spaces.
David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to their 12th win in 13 games, a wild 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
Only eight franchises in NBA history have lost more than the 17 consecutive games the Celtics have currently dropped. OK, nine, if you count the Clippers twice (San Diego and Los Angeles). The Celtics' losing streak is longer than any in the vaunted, banner-strewn history of the Atlanta Hawks, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and either of the incarnations to grace the ...
AN Israeli spy has been uncovered at the highest levels of the Pentagon, the FBI confirmed last night. Israeli officials denied any links with a highly placed Pentagon employee reportedly
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- History hovered, though neither Suzann Pettersen nor Karrie Webb had any desire to see it repeat itself.
Israel cautioned the European Union on  Monday against going soft on a Palestinian government including  the Islamist group Hamas, saying this could lead to &quot;more  terror.&quot;
It'll be spring before you know it &#151; and maybe even before the calendar does &#151; if fashion designers have anything to say about it.
CRAWFORD, Texas More than a year ago, when Karl Rove and President George W. Bush began planning the Republican National Convention, they picked New York City in early September so that the event would flow into the third anniversary of the World Trade
The massacre of 50 unarmed Iraqi cadets headed home on leave suggests Iraqi insurgents have infiltrated Iraq&#39;s security forces deeply enough
Jurors were unable to decide Friday whether to impose the death penalty on two convicted leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, prompting a mistrial in the matter and giving the men life in prison.
The Air Force's second-highest-ranking procurement official was found dead Sunday night at his Virginia home in an apparent suicide, an internal Air Force memo said.
Polish truckers, fed up with massive queues at border crossings due to a protest by customs staff, threatened Saturday to block Warsaw and other cities in the country.
Japan&#39;s defense chief on Sunday said that Japanese troops could remain in Iraq until late 2005, a year longer than their current mandate.
A doorman in a bowler hat. A bellboy buzzing around a busy hotel lobby. A quarantined oak-paneled piano bar. Investigators focused on London's Millennium Hotel on Friday, as evidence grew that it was the scene of a sensational crime &#151; the place where someone poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko with the lethal radioactive substance polonium-210.
Sharp&#39;s new recorder has a dual Blu-ray disc/DVD tray to allow digital dubbing in six directional combinations to and from the hard drive, Blu-ray discs, and DVDs, including the ability to dub five DVDs (4.7 GB) onto a single Blu-ray disc (25 GB).
Virginia Tech's Drew Weaver becomes the first American to win the British Amateur in 28 years on Saturday.
Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.
Risks still remain for Hewlett-Packard Co.  in the wake of its board leak investigation scandal even as Mark Hurd's job at the helm of the No. 2 computer maker appears secure, analysts said.
Microsoft has entered the desktop search fray, releasing an initial version of software to scour a PC hard drive.
State republicans are asking Dino Rossi supporters to make sure their ballots were not rejected. That after Rossi lost his lead in the governor&#39;s race to Democrat Chris Gregoire.
George W Bush draws attention to anti-malaria efforts by promising free bed nets in Tanzania.
An extra 2,200 military police are to head to Iraq to support the US security drive in the capital, the Pentagon says.
Cometh the hour cometh the man. And cometh the Ryder Cup. Colin Montgomerie, recently divorced, emerged from the most depressing year of his life to sink the winning putt for Europe yesterday.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a ...
Laws giving new authority to two US banking regulators to tackle unfair and deceptive lending are approved.
At least 24 people are questioned in China following the death of a man who filmed a local dispute.
A military leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas who was at the top of Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most wanted list, has been killed in an air strike on Gaza City.
The Cambodian parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations on Monday on setting up a tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people.
A Washington state teenager is facing 18 years in prison on charges that he used his PC to access Orange County, Calif.&#39;s 911 emergency response system and convinced the sheriff&#39;s department into storming an area couple&#39;s home with a heavily armed SWAT team.Randall Ellis, 19, of Mulkiteo, Wash., is not only facing charges of unauthorized computer access, but he&#39;s also facing assault charges by proxy, meaning that authorities want Ellis to be convicted as if he, and not the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team, pointed weapons at the victims.The incident took place late in the evening of March 29, when Ellis allegedly used his computer to call the Orange County 911 dispatch and, during the course of a 38-minute telephone conversation, convinced dispatchers that he had murdered someone on the premises and was about to do it again.Within minutes, fire, police. and a helicopter team had been dispatched to the home of the Lake Forest, Calif., couple, whom authorities declined to identify.&quot;They surrounded the home, inside were a husband and wife and their two toddlers,&quot; said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman with the Orange County District Attorney&#39;s office. &quot;The husband heard rustling outside of his home and believed it to be a prowler. He took a knife and went into the backyard. Instead of finding a prowler, he found a SWAT team pointing assault rifles at him.&quot;&quot;It really easily could have escalated into an innocent person being killed,&quot; she added. &quot;We&#39;re lucky that they didn&#39;t shoot him.&quot;Emami characterized Ellis as a &quot;computer hacker,&quot; but declined to explain exactly how the attack was carried out. &quot;One of the reasons that we&#39;re not disclosing exactly how he did it is because we don&#39;t want to teach other computer hackers how to do it,&quot; she said.Still, it&#39;s not clear that Ellis&#39;s alleged hack involved anything more complicated than tricking the 911 system into thinking he was calling from the Lake Forest couple&#39;s number. County officials said Wednesday that he did not exploit a technical flaw in the 911 system&#39;s software.The technique that Ellis used &quot;doesn&#39;t require any special skills,&quot; said Jim Amormino, a spokesman with the Orange County Sheriff&#39;s Department. &quot;The way he did it: I am not computer savvy, but I can do it.&quot;The March 29 incident cost the county an estimated $18,000, Amormino said.Low-cost calling card services such as SpoofCard have been available for years, allowing customers to make it appear that their calls are coming from any number they wish.In June, four people were charged in Texas with operating a chat line where they taught people how to make false 911 calls, sending emergency response teams to targeted victims, a practice known as &quot;swatting.&quot; In a June 12 swatting incident, a swatter called up Cleburne, Texas&#39;s 911 dispatch using a commercially available spoof card and Skype, then &quot;stated that he had shot and killed members of the family, that he was holding hostages, that he was using hallucinogenic drugs, that he was armed with an AK-47, and he demanded $50,00 and transportation across the U.S. border to Mexico,&quot; according to court filings.Authorities said that Ellis had made nearly 200 fake 911 calls to dispatch systems in California, Arizona, Washington, and Pennsylvania.He is set to be arraigned Monday in Santa Ana, Calif.
The United States government should lift its ban on publishing literature from countries like Cuba, Iran and Sudan without special permission, Europe's biggest rights watchdog said on Thursday.
Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession before getting on a team flight last week, but the Denver Nuggets&#39; star says the drug was left in his backpack by a friend.
US researchers have developed a test to measure the turnover of a key protein involved in Alzheimer's disease, which could lead to better treatments and faster diagnosis.
Besides unleashing Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems on Monday plans to turn the spotlight on new storage hardware and software offerings as part of its quarterly product launch.
Mobile-phone giant Vodafone's purchase of a 11.1-billion-dollar stake in India's Hutchison Essar has been welcomed by local contenders, smoothing its entry into the world's fastest-growing wireless market.
The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.
Three Americans jailed for up to 10 years for torturing Afghans and running a private jail in Kabul begin their appeal.
Americans are optimistic about the next four years, but they have reservations about President Bush's agenda.
Agricultural company Monsanto Co  said on Thursday its quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by strength in its corn seed and herbicide businesses, and raised its 2008 forecast.
An Australian inquiry clears the government of bribing Iraqi officials for contracts under the UN oil-for-food scheme.
London is to become the national centre for reporting on social and economic conditions in the United Kingdom and on the UK - s position in the world.
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POIPU BEACH, Hawaii - When Phil Mickelson visited Kauai about eight months ago on a family vacation, he was determined to return. But with his 0-46 record in major championships as a pro and amateur, qualifying
For three generations, the Dungey family of Auburn, N.Y., has produced handmade dog collars and leashes for pet stores around the country. The family's six-person shop has staved off competition from cheaper foreign labor by offering a range of products, from affordable \
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THE OFFER: Britain, France and Germany are offering Iran a trade agreement and the chance to buy nuclear fuel in exchange for a promise to suspend enrichment of uranium.
Avery Johnson announced his retirement Thursday, officially ending his 16-year playing career and becoming a full-time assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks.
A dog let out to chase foxes by his owner, a sheriff's deputy, was picked up by an animal rights activist who now faces a felony theft charge.
Tom Ridge, the nation&#39;s first director of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday that he would resign his post effective Feb. 1, or earlier if a replacement is named.
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The selection of the retired judge, Michael B. Mukasey, would likely be welcomed by prominent Democrats who had singled him out by name in recent days.
President Bush will press President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to support a major escalation of economic pressure, officials said.
More than 100 rock stars play nine concerts across the globe on Saturday in the hope of persuading millions of fans to go green and pressure governments to do the same.
In light of his recent detention in his home country, Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson feels he's better off staying in the United States during the offseason.
Sinus and bronchial infections take a significant toll on the US economy, accounting for more than 30 million missed workdays every year, University of Pittsburgh researchers conclude from a new study.
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An ex-police worker, who conned his way to receiving an MBE from the Queen, is stripped of his honour.
Infineon, a No.2 chip producing company in Europe, has decided to expand its automotive and industrial chip division by investing $1billion in a new plant in Malaysia.
The economic rebound might be sluggish, but technology investments matter more than ever. That's what three of the industry's biggest CEOs told 6,500 attendees last week at the Gartner Symposium and Information Technology Expo, one of the biggest annual gatherings of tech professionals. Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers, Intel CEO Craig Barrett and Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy also met with USA TODAY reporter Michelle Kessler to sound off on new technologies, stock options and globalization. Here's what they had to say, edited for clarity and space.
Colorado voters on Tuesday backed President Bush in the U.S. presidential election, giving the Republican an important swing state in his contest with Democrat John Kerry, television networks said.
An unidentified male seeking media attention made several hoax bomb threats on Thursday to Columbine High School, scene of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, forcing police to evacuate the students.
Middle East envoy Tony Blair said on  Thursday he was confident people in Hamas-controlled Gaza would  rally behind President Mahmoud Abbas if they thought peace  talks with Israel would succeed.
Concept gadgets rule, editors drool, and wireless, hands-free tech takes over. Here are our picks for the best--and worst--of this year's show.
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Four children were found dead in a public housing complex Friday after a man walked into police headquarters and said he had killed his family.
Single-stranded DNA can be used to identify explosives and other airborne compounds.
In the picturesque hilltop  village of Bozieni in southern Romania, once home to 100  families, Ecaterina Serban is the last remaining resident.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event...
William J. Grize, who oversees Giant Food and the other U.S. grocery operations of Royal Ahold NV, will step down next month, the Dutch company said yesterday.
Stocks could rally back up to their  highs of the year this week if the Federal Reserve shows Wall  Street that its decision to keep interest rates on hold last  month was not just a one-off.
Danny Williams failed to complete his boxing fairytale in Las Vegas after his brave world heavyweight title bid was ended by Vitali Klitschko.
CHARISMATIC radical Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti yesterday announced from an Israeli prison cell that he would run to succeed the late Yasser Arafat as president.
US banking giant Citigroup reports a $9.83bn (\u00c2\u00a35bn) net loss, blaming its exposure to bad mortgage debt.
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania  - The white sand and the  aquamarine ocean are picture-perfect, the sort of stuff used by  brochures advertising Zanzibar's unspoiled beaches.
President Bush's slimmed-down budget proposal is just one of the conservative fiscal policies he plans to push in his second term as he tries to continue expanding the economy and improve the slowly recovering job market.
DONETSK, Ukraine  - An explosion caused by a   buildup of gas killed 13 miners and injured more than 60 on   Wednesday in the heart of eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield,   officials said.
Surgery to separate two German twins  who are joined at the head was halted on Saturday evening due  to complications affecting one of the girls, Johns Hopkins  Medical Institute said on Sunday.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leaves a meeting with editors in Cibubur, West Java. His landslide victory was confirmed yesterday. Photo: AP.
China played down the country's food-safety problems on Tuesday but at the same time showed off room after room of confiscated fakes, indicating the extent of the challenge it faces to clean up the industry.
Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted &quot;in principle&quot; an independent commission&#39;s ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war.
Afghan women made a short-lived debut in the Olympic Games on Wednesday as 18-year-old judo wildcard Friba Razayee was defeated after 45 seconds of her first match in the under-70kg middleweight.
The EU fines some of the region's top oil firms including Shell and Total for their role in a bitumen price cartel.
For someone who is supposed to be retired, Jay-Z hasn&#39;t slowed down much. There&#39;s a new movie, a novel mash-up album and even a top executive offer to deal with.
In what could be a blow to the rollout of digital cinema -- at least as envisioned by the major studios -- Lions Gate Films and AMC Theaters said Thursday (Sept. 30) that the two will partner for an exclusive digital release of \
After finally giving up her resistance to marriage and tying the knot at the age of 66, British film star Julie Christie could be in line for crowning her Hollywood career with - a second - Oscar.
A name chosen to represent the merger of two major U.S. brokerage watchdogs will be changed because the acronym may be considered offensive due to its similarity to an Arabic term.
BOSTON -- Curt was the subject on everyone&#39;s lips, Curse was the subject on everyone&#39;s mind. Two games into their showdown with the hated Yankees, the poor, bedeviled and favored Red Sox have suffered no less
Iraqi hospital sources and witnesses say US forces carried out overnight airstrikes in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City neighborhood, killing at least two people and wounding more than 40 others.
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U.S. often scores its rare victories against al-Qaeda in Pakistan, without Pakistan's formal permission.
Insurgency-wracked Afghanistan will become a failed state if urgent steps are not taken to tackle a deteriorating security situation and lackluster reconstruction and governance efforts, experts warned in separate reports Wednesday.
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With a controversial nuclear deal with the United States now in limbo, India held out the possibility Tuesday of civilian nuclear cooperation with China.
After NASCAR disqualified his primary Toyota in a cheating scandal, Michael Waltrip qualifies for the Daytona 500 in a backup car Thursday.
Real Madrid captain Raul was the hero as he scored twice to help his side overturn a two-goal deficit and beat Roma, easing the crisis with the Spanish club while making even worse what has been a dreadful season so far for Roma.
[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.
Officials will investigate the apparent poisoning of Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
Older, banged up and in the midst of an emotional divorce, Shaquille O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal is no longer able to carry a basketball team on his enormously broad shoulders.
Australia legend Dennis Lillee says poor preparation is a major factor in England's disappointing Ashes campaign.
layers&#39; shirts beat against their bodies like waves against a rock. The tennis ball often did a strange jig as it crossed the net.
WASHINGTON - With the economy moving ahead and the nation's payrolls picking up a bit, Federal Reserve policy-makers boosted short-term interest rates for a third time this year - but left economists split about when the next increase might come.    Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest-rate policy - increased the target for the federal funds rate from 1.50 percent to 1.75 percent...
News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) Rupert Murdoch  said the company is interested in working with the Chandler  family in its bid to purchase Tribune Co.  assets.
Swedish striker Henrik Larsson has ruled out any extension to his loan period at Manchester United and has insisted he will return home next month as planned.
The San Francisco police's first answer was found in a court document.
Sharply higher quarterly profits are the latest sign that cost-cutting and the disposal of some units have set the electronics and entertainment giant firmly on the course to recovery.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Rule No. 1: Do Not Mention The Dreaded S-Word. The mentor does not like it.
The U.S. government has given away between $140 billion and $480 billion worth of radio spectrum to wireless providers and broadcasters since 1993, according to a study released Tuesday.
US President George W Bush submits a $2.9 trillion budget request, including billions of dollars for operations in Iraq.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Burglars tore down part of a wall to get into a grocer's shop in central Sweden but apparently were only after fish balls and a little shrimp - they didn't touch the cash.   \
Jason Bartlett's 10th inning single   lifted Minnesota into a share of top spot in the American   League Central after his bases loaded RBI gave the Twins a 2-1   victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.
Nine French peacekeepers were killed during an air raid by Ivorian bombers more than a week ago. France responded by destroying most of the Ivorian air force.
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MOSCOW/SCHLESWIG, Germany  - Russian President  Vladimir Putin threw his weight behind the controversial sale  of oil firm YUKOS's core asset Yugansk on Tuesday despite a  threat from the stricken company to escalate its legal battle  in foreign courts.
Forward Andrew Peters re-signed with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.
A mouse sneaked into an EU ministers&#39; lunch in Brussels on Monday, but Britain&#39;s top diplomat, embroiled in a row with Moscow over the killing of a Russian ex-spy, was at pains to insist it was no eavesdropping Russian mole.
A man is arrested in connection with the death of a 15-year-old in an alleged hit-and-run crash a year ago.
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A federal plan announced yesterday to distribute the nation&#39;s 10.3 million remaining flu shots will direct about 380,000 doses to Pennsylvania.
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InfoWorld - While many IT shops see virtualization as a question of adopting EMC&#39;s VMware on servers running Windows or Linux, Nationwide Insurance has adopted the technology for both x86-based and mainframe-hosted servers. After all, notes Buzz Woeckener, the company&#39;s zLinux/Unix server manager, virtualization was invented for mainframes.
The son of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday he expected his father to recover completely from surgery that forced him to relinquish power in July.
Global warming will lead to heftier insurance claims in the long-term, insurer Swiss Re has warned.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: Although UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan received unqualified support from most of the 191 member states of the United Nations, UN officials and diplomats fear that
NASA officials said that everything was ready for astronauts to prepare the European Columbus science module to be attached to the International Space Station.
XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said it signed a &#36;650 million deal to broadcast Major League Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new medium.
Desperate to get answers from a terrorism suspect who is refusing to talk, steely eyed U.S. intelligence agent Jack Bauer bursts into an interrogation room and shoots the prisoner in the leg.
An actor from the Red Dwarf television  show is arrested over claims he threatened a binman with a knife.
Howard hires Minnesota defensive lineman coach Carey Bailey as its head football coach, the school announces Thursday.
It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.
E.ON, Germany's leading power supplier, unveiled its 2005-2007 investment plan worth 18.7 billion euros (24.8 billion dollars), a third of it set aside for acquisitions.
Sharp drop in economic confidence hitting poorest people hardest, Guardian/ICM research reveals
NEW YORK  &#151; Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is accused of faking scenes for a new reality television show in which he was supposed to \
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Cleared of rape charges, the former Duke player Collin Finnerty is transferring to Loyola of Maryland. Finnerty, 21, who will play for the Greyhounds next season, released a statement yesterday saying he looked forward to finishing his college career at Loyola.Finnerty, Reade Seligmann and Dave Evans were indicted last spring on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense after a woman told the police in Durham, N.C., that she was attacked by three men at a March 2006 party where she was hired to perform as a stripper.The case steadily unraveled, and North Carolina state prosecutors who eventually took over from the district attorney dropped all charges.
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U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.
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SEAN HARRIGAN, THE head of the board that oversees the California Public Employees Retirement System, was removed from that post Wednesday amid an ongoing and misguided effort to redirect the role of the state pension fund to aggressively push an agenda
Thousands of Lebanese on Tuesday lined roads and cheered troops triumphant after crushing al-Qaida-inspired Islamic militants in a three-month-long battle that became the country's worst internal fighting since the 1975-90 civil war.
With its mountains of ripe tomatoes,   red peppers, fresh fruit and glistening fish, Barcelona's   world-famous La Boqueria market is a celebration of healthy   eating.
Stock index futures rose on Monday, with takeover news in the telecommunications sector, including a $48.5 billion buyout, likely to offset concern about the subprime mortgage market.
London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal defender Sol Campbell will be out another three weeks as he is struggling to recover from an Achilles injury.
The U.S. Congress needs to pass healthcare IT legislation before private companies develop multiple systems that don&#39;t talk to each other, two advocacy groups said Tuesday.Members of the Health IT Now Coalition and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) urged Congress to move ahead with health IT legislation such as the Promoting Health Information Technology Act. The bill would establish a public/private group to recommend health IT standards and certification and would budget $163 million a year for health-care providers to adopt health IT products, such as electronic health records.Health technologies can help improve healthcare quality, reduce costs and encourage changes in treatment, said former U.S. Representative Nancy Johnson, co-chairwoman of the Health IT Now Coalition.Health IT is &quot;going to produce radical change,&quot; Johnson said at a news conference. &quot;It&#39;s going to radically improve the quality of health care that Americans receive.&quot;With health-care costs continuing to climb, moving to an electronic system that reduces paper and medical errors is the best hope to extend health care to U.S. residents who are uninsured, she added. &quot;It is the only way that we guarantee to Americans of every age that our health-care system will continue to deliver the state-of-the-art medicine for which it has been known worldwide,&quot; Johnson said.The Promoting Health Information Technology Act has stalled in the House of Representatives and a similar piece of legislation, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act, has stalled in the Senate.Some groups, including Patient Privacy Rights, have raised concerns that the legislation doesn&#39;t adequately address patient privacy issues. &quot;The Senate Wired Act has no privacy protections or language ensuring patient control of health records,&quot; the group said on its Web site. &quot;It must not pass unless patients have the right to keep their health records private.&quot;Privacy and security must be major components of a health IT bill, Johnson said at the news conference. But she and Rhett Dawson, ITI&#39;s president and CEO, said Congress should pass a health IT bill before vendors develop multiple systems that don&#39;t interoperate. &quot;The public interest is in interoperability,&quot; Johnson said.A health IT bill would be a major accomplishment that lawmakers could show to voters before the November elections, Dawson said. &quot;We believe the time to act is now,&quot; he added.In addition to the news conference, a group of IT vendors, including Lexmark, NetApp and NCR, demonstrated health technologies at a congressional office building on Tuesday.EMC&#39;s RSA division demonstrated secure Web sign-on technologies that patients and health-care providers can use. RSA&#39;s Secure Web Access for Patient and Provider Portals allows administrators to set access rights based on who&#39;s signing in, said Seth Geftic, RSA product marketing manger. For example, a doctor could have access to more patient records than a nurse or an insurance provider, he said.In addition, RSA provides authentication technologies that can be used to recognize users when they first sign in. For example, the RSA Adaptive Authentication can use publicly available information, such as height, car loans and old addresses, to authenticate a user entering a health IT Web site for the first time, Geftic said.&quot;You don&#39;t even have to enter the last four digits of your Social Security number,&quot; added Shannon Kellogg, director of information security policy in EMC&#39;s office of government relations.
The US Federal Reserve opts to keep interest rates on hold for the fourth successive month amid signs of a slowing economy.
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An online petition is launched after Peter Jackson said he was overlooked to direct The Hobbit.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - An Iraqi Red Crescent convoy  entered Falluja on Saturday with the first supplies of aid to  reach the city since U.S.-led forces began to blast their way  in five days ago.
Heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil Tigers broke out in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, hours after Colombo announced it was pulling out of a tattered ceasefire agreement with the rebels.
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - The Houston Astros hope their miraculous run towards the postseason spills over into their National League Division Series with the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.
Symantec is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or &quot;phishing,&quot; scams.
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Microsoft dons its lawyers with shining armor as it goes after 9 more companies responsible for SPAM, including some for hosting companies which send unsolicited mail and offer to protect them.
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BANGKOK (Dow Jones)--Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB.TH), the country&#39;s fourth-largest bank, said Friday it will temporarily shut down its branch in Sungai Kolok town in the Muslim-dominated southern province of Pattani following a bomb attack on soldiers
BASRA, Iraq  - Britain will transfer responsibility for security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of the southern part of Iraq.
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes  to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive  victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in  Foxboro Sunday.
Bob Knight moved within one win of Dean Smith's Division I coaching record when Texas Tech went on an early 18-0 run en route to a 71-56 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.
U.S. Treasury yields hovered near  five-month lows on Wednesday as weaker stocks and higher oil  prices helped drive 10-year yields down to 4 percent.
Thirty percent of former U.S.  soldiers who have been called back to duty involuntarily to  serve in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed to report on time,  and eight have been declared AWOL, the Army said on Tuesday.
Scientists are beginning efforts to retrieve solar atoms from the crashed Genesis space capsule, a day after it plunged to earth and slammed into the Utah desert.
Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that's based on standard cell phone technology.
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With the market for quad-core chips still in its infancy, Advance Micro Devices has an alternative that might help bridge the gap: tri-core chips. As a bonus, this strategy can't easily be imitated by Intel, AMD executives say.
UN Security Council ambassadors are en route to Africa, hoping to pressure Sudan&#39;s warring factions to end two separate conflicts.

The president of the Association of Flight Attendants on Tuesday urged union leaders to authorize a nationwide strike and railed against US airlines for slashing flight attendants&#39; pay and benefits.
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HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent who supports Democrats in Congress despite his backing of the Iraq war, said on Friday he had no plans to join Republicans and upset Democratic control of the U.S. Senate.
A New York Jury ruled that the two planes that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 were two separate events instead of one which increased the insurers liability by at least $140 million.
Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.
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In an effort to integrate its IP-based communications products with Microsoft customer relationship management software, Cisco Systems today announced the Cisco CRM Communications Connector.
Tiptoeing over what has been a dangerously controversial issue for Lithuania, state security officials took a bold step on Sept.
Rafael Nadal tried to look on the bright side despite suffering his heaviest defeat in three years when he was overwhelmed 6-1 6-2 by David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Friday.
Fearful of the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of the film \
Smoking greatly increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among people with a genetic predisposition for the disease, says a Swedish study in the October issue of Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism.
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New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
From a distance, they looked like two well-dressed, middle-aged store clerks in a supermarket parking lot, helping a line of weary motorists load their cars and get on their way.
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For the first time, scientists have found that bacteria can use a Sonar-like system to spot other cells (either normal body cells or other bacteria) and target them for destruction.
Traditional northern power Juventus is alone atop the Serie A standings after just two rounds, yet the most intriguing stories emerging in Italy so far this season are coming from the soccer-starved south.
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Commandos stormed a school Friday in southern Russia and overcame separatist rebels holding hundreds of hostages as crying children, some naked and covered in blood, fled the building through explosions and gunfire.
Exchange group Euronext is reported to be ready to bid for the London Stock Exchange, which rejected a German offer last week.
PARIS Early last summer, OPEC looked as though it had successfully absorbed tremendous shocks to the oil market - a strike in Venezuela, ethnic clashes in Nigeria, attacks on foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, a war in Iraq.
Luca Toni spera di incontrare la Fiorentina nella prossima stagione, ma solo in finale di Coppa Uefa...
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears appeared in a tattoo parlor in the San Fernando Valley with her head shaved completely bald. Video on KABC-TV showed the newly shorn Spears with tiny tattoos on the back of her neck as she sits Friday night for a new tattoo - a pair of red and pink lips.
The Intensive Care Unit at Belfast City Hospital closes  after two patients are found to have a bacterial infection.
A U.N. human rights expert is calling on the United States to try release suspects detained as enemy combatants and to move quickly to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
Iraqis arrive at a destroyed car after a roadside bomb exploded on the highway leading to the airport of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct 18, 2004.
LONDON -- President Bush&#39;s official campaign website has blocked access to foreign surfers since Monday, an internet monitoring company said Wednesday.
AMES, Iowa  - For Iowa Democrats, the 2008 presidential campaign is starting where the 2004 race ended -- with a search for plain talk and realistic plans on how to end the war in Iraq.
SENIOR Football Association figures were said to be &quot;stunned&quot; last night at FIFA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to let the Spanish authorities escape with a fine and a final warning for the racist abuse of England players at a Madrid friendly.
L'Argentina ha battuto il Paraguay 1-0 nell'ultima giornata del gruppo C di Coppa America. Gol parti...
Earlier today, the appeal court ruled that the seizure of Rush Limbaugh&#39;s medical records was legal and did not affect his right to privacy.
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. - A man who called police when clerks refused to refund his money when he decided to not stay at their motel ended up with free accommodations anyway - at the county jail.  Phillip Ruch, 26, had checked into the Ramada Inn about 1 a.m.
Washington decided on where to build a ballpark for the Montreal Expos if major league baseball moves the team to the nation's capital
Investment banks Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers yesterday surprised analysts by posting better than expected third-quarter profits.
La Germania ha il suo primo arbitro donna. Si chiama Bibiana Steinhaus, ha 28 anni, fa la poliziotta...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he intended to free 250 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in a gesture to President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Fatah faction.
Voters in Switzerland have backed a new law permitting research on stem cells from human embryos. The Catholic Church and the influential Green Party had opposed the legislation, saying it involved taking human lives.
Mike McCarthy was named the NFL Coach  of the Year Wednesday after guiding the Green Bay Packers to a  13-3 record and within one game of the Super Bowl.
Emendamento al Senato, 5 mld il nuovo 'tesoretto'
Paul Pierce scores 15 in the third to lead Boston past Minnesota, 103-100, on Sunday.
Georgia golf store manager Bill Leonard shot a 2-under 70 on Sunday to share stroke-play medalist honors with Paul Simson in the USGA Senior Amateur.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which supplies a third of the world&#39;s crude oil, can raise production capacity by 1 million barrels a day by year-end, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.
Il gruppo non teme conseguenze eventuale recessione in Usa
Pub owners are stunned to discover the province wants to ban smoking in all public places beginning in 2006. Mark Mishriky is fuming over a proposed law that would banish smokers from patios -- like the one
Prime Minister John Howard ramped up his soon-to-be-announced election campaign Sunday by offering Australia&#39;s senior citizens hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks.
A course of injections of alpha-interferon (Intron-A) seems to improve penile curvature and sexual satisfaction in men with Peyronie's disease, American urologists reported here on Wednesday at the meeting of the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research.
WADI FUKIN, West Bank -- The Palestinians of this village have long looked toward Tzur Hadassah, a neighboring Israeli town, for jobs building homes on land that decades ago belonged to them.
Jeroen van der Veer, 60, Royal Dutch Shell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive, offers his views on the energy challenge facing the world and the challenge posed by global warming.
First lady Laura Bush underwent surgery Saturday to relieve pain from pinched nerves in her neck. The White House said the procedure was successful.
According to a new report by Deborah Fallows at the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the percentage of people who think that spam is increasing has risen steadily. Nonetheless, the Pew report also found that spam is less bothersome to e-mail users than it once was.
United Air Lines is revamping the way aircraft mechanics get maintenance information and parts illustrations using global content management software from Enigma Inc.
Egyptian authorities reopened the Suez Canal today after the one of the world&#39;s major waterways was forced to shut for the first time in 30 years because of a stricken oil tanker.
On Sunday morning, another slice of life is scheduled to slide back into place as New Orleans slowly regains its cultural balance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walked were more likely to maintain cognitive function.
Roger Clemens will have tests on his ailing groin Monday, and the Yankees hope he can make his first start of the season next weekend.
A Milano la flessione peggiore della giornata (-2,42%)
Britney Spears is no longer facing hit-and-run charges after she compensated the other car's driver.
Tom Brady threw a dumb pass and A.J. Feeley threw a beauty, finally giving the Miami Dolphins something to savor in this long, miserable season.
David Toms was going through his PGA Tour schedule for the remainder of the year when he mentioned the 84 Lumber Classic, which is squeezed between the Ryder Cup and a World Golf Championship in Ireland.
At a China- European Union summit meeting in Hague the European Union said that it was not yet ready to lift its arms ban on China imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of students.
The Iranian government has decided \
Kris Benson looked like a money pitcher yesterday, helping the New York Mets put an end to three streaks. Rejuvenated after skipping one turn in the rotation, Benson gained some leverage in ongoing contract
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA restarted its   countdown clocks on Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center for the   launch this week of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis after a   week's postponement due to a lightning strike and a storm.
It&#39;s been decades since scientists formed the belief that testosterone therapy could spur increased sexual desire in women. Now researchers think they have a reliable way to deliver the testosterone
Roger Clemens has hired a powerhouse Washington lawyer, Lanny A. Breuer, who represented former President Clinton during his impeachment hearings.
This investment banking specialist has been aggressively growing its business over the past year.
JUST like the late Terry Fox, an artificial leg has not stopped Mr Derek Lauchengco, 37, from running. Drawing inspiration from the Canadian youth, who lost a leg to bone cancer but ran more
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was suspended for the rest of the regular season by Major League Baseball yesterday, a day after a bottle-throwing tantrum during a win over Colorado. A contrite Bradley said he will seek help to deal with his anger and wouldn't appeal the suspension. &quot;From the bottom of my heart, I apologize for my outburst,&quot; ...
Pirated versions of U2's new album \
It's tough to resist wrapping up a new cellphone, given the great looks and the powerful features being offered on the newest models. But before you make a purchase, there are a few things you should consider.
Switzerland has warned a company that tracks file sharers for copyright violations that its tactics violate the country&#39;s telecommunication law.
Jason Spezza scored two powerplay goals and Ray Emery made 35 saves to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo on Saturday.
Japan's Nikkei average ended up 0.25 percent on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2005, as core blue chips including Sony Corp. gained ground on optimism about the country's economy and stock market.
TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets moved higher Monday as investors showed growing optimism about the US economy. Lower oil prices also helped take indexes higher, with the price of crude slipping 49 cents from Friday&#39;s record close to $49.
Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
The mother of a toddler murdered in an airgun attack in Glasgow condemns home visits for her son's killer.
By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Dec. 12--When FLW Outdoors announced earlier this year it was starting a saltwater striped bass tournament circuit, the company seemed to have a good plan.
The world economy is headed for its strongest expansion for three decades but simmering inflation, sky-high oil prices and rising interest rates pose growing dangers, the IMF said.
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jan. 31--The following people appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court.   Accused   --David J. Merritt, 45, of 223 N. Eighth St., La Crosse, was charged Tuesday with party to the crime of felony theft and felony theft. Marshall L.
It's 10 days into the Athens Olympics, and with all due respect to Michael Phelps, Paul Hamm, Carly Patterson, and even Bob Costas, the most memorable performance has come from Johnny Cash.
JERUSALEM  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has called opposition Labour party leader Shimon Peres to start talks on forming a coalition government, a government source says.
The company on Friday posted a 20-minute guided tour of the device that is one of the most exhaustive looks yet at that iPhone thing you might have heard about. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
A federal judge ruled that the wireless chip maker Qualcomm could sell through January 2009 some chips whose designs infringe patents held by the Broadcom Corporation.
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It&#39;s called the book of life but mice, and perhaps humans, can still thrive even when chapters are missing, scientists said Wednesday.
Baghdad/London, Nov. 5 (NNN):Three Black Watch British soldiers were killed and eight injured in a suicide attack in Iraq late on Thursday night, Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram has said.
ZAHARO, Greece  -- Massive forest fires swept across Greece and killed at least 37 people in the south of the country, including several children, the fire department said Saturday. New fires broke out frequently, as embers were carried by the wind.
Two Marines were killed in Iraq&#39;s volatile Anbar province, the military said today. A military statement said two Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary
If we think it&#39;s strange that Marion Jones has been here all week but not competing, we probably can&#39;t even imagine how annoyed she must be.
Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who  officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the  stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of  seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny  southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on  Tuesday.
Homeland Security officials unveiled new steps yesterday to ensure that federal buildings are not left unprotected, after two cases in which contract security guards stayed away from their jobs because they had not been paid.
Kernel bogey Security researchers have discovered you can crash an iPhone through the medium of a cleverly crafted webpage.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japan and the United States on Saturday agreed in principle to resume US beef imports as early as next spring, although a final accord on specific conditions for lifting the ban was left to further negotiations.
A House committee tried to forge a compromise between the parties for and against a planned royalty rate increase set by the Copyright Royalty Rate Board.
KIEV -- Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said yesterday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet republic between the pro-Russia east and the Western-leaning rest of Ukraine.
By Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 19--Jim Hall of St. Paul had a simple idea: Create a free equivalent of MS-DOS, Microsoft's original computer operating system, that anyone could use or modify, for any purpose, with no risk of getting sued by Bill Gates and Co.
Three British soldiers were killed by a  bomb dropped by U.S. aircraft supporting them in a battle  against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the British  military said on Friday.
BAGHDAD -- A suicide truck bomber sent a deadly storm of metal, stone, and jagged plaster through worship ers leaving a Sunni mosque yesterday, killing at least 39 in a possible sign of escalating internal Sunni battles between insurgents and those who oppose them.
L'annuncio dato dal premier Prodi e dal ministro degli EsteriSar\u00c3\u00a0 il quinto vertice a svolgersi nel nostro paese                                            Il G8 del 2009 si terr\u00c3\u00a0 in Italia i Grandi sull'isola della Maddalena
A Japanese whaling ship crippled by fire drifted off the world's largest penguin breeding grounds Friday, and New Zealand alerted other countries it may need help if the vessel leaked oil into the pristine Antarctic waters.
Britain's royal family sought to stem the furor over Prince Harry's Nazi costume, rejecting calls for public atonement, as organizers of commemorations of the liberation of Auschwitz invited the prince to volunteer at the former death camp.
MOJAVE, Calif. -- SpaceShipOne corkscrewed its way into space yesterday, succeeding in its first of two runs for the $10 million X Prize, but not before prompting the event&#39;s otherwise effusive commentator to drop an octave and utter, &quot;Uh-oh.
Bondholders at Eurotunnel back the firm's debt restructuring plan, paving the way for it to leave bankruptcy protection.
EBay Inc., the world&#39;s largest online marketplace, on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that rose 77 percent from a year ago, fueled by strong back-to-school shopping
ABUJA, 26 October (IRIN) - Talks between the Sudanese government and rebels from the country&#39;s Darfur region, broke up early on Tuesday as both sides failed to agree on an agenda for resuming formal peace negotiations.
Ottimi risultati deficit-gettito in gestione Padoa-Schioppa
It just so happened that Sebastian Gomez, a boyhood friend of Patrice Bergeron from Quebec City, picked this week to follow the Bruins.
Before their elections in January, Palestinians are demanding that Israel pull back to pre-intifada positions.
The day after drowning her five children in the bathtub, Andrea Yates sat in a psychiatric unit at the county jail and asked for a razor to shave her head, a case worker testified.
One student next term at Oklahoma Wesleyan University may have paid a lot less for tuition than his or her classmates.
Long shunned as a politically incorrect symbol of the far right, the German flag is making a comeback thanks to the Olympics and new fashion trends, as Germans take a few tentative steps toward patriotism.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on  Thursday urged President George W. Bush to consider cutting aid  to Pakistan unless it restores full civil rights and does more  to fight terrorism.
WASHINGTON: The US space agency NASA has put off resumption of space shuttle flights from March until at least May, the agency has said.
Eurostar operations were unaffected by a 24-hour strike over pay by members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, a company spokesman said.
Manifestante si arrampica sulla ciminiera del sito
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) changed its rules on Friday in hopes of promoting wider broadband access throughout the nation by offering the service over power lines.
Governo propone quota 95 dal 2009 e 'finestre' per le donne
Colorado's Brad Hawpe hits a three-run homer off ace Curt Schilling in the fifth to break open the Rockies' 12-2 thrashing of the Red Sox.
Pete Doherty, lead singer with the rock band Babyshambles, returns to court next week to be sentenced for seven drug offences, prosecutors said on Friday.
January 15, 2005 -- a Saturday -- will almost certainly pass quietly on the bucolic Redmond, Washington, campus of Microsoft Corp. But for those in the field of information technology security, who often make a sport of following the company's struggles to secure its products, the date is certain to attract some notice: it's the third anniversary of a now-famous internal Microsoft e-mail dubbed the \
InfoWorld - Microsoft is joining Ask.com in offering Web surfers a way to use its search engines anonymously, and the two companies are now calling on the search and online advertising industry to develop a common set of privacy practices.
''L'Uefa voter&agrave; per l'Europeo a 24 squadre, ne sono sicuro''. Lo ha detto il presidente dell'...
A Romanian tabloid says it has fired a reporter for making up a story about a couple who named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitude for meeting over the Internet.
Can Nvidia's top-end single-GPU board cut it? Review Earlier this month, Nvidia announced two new mid-range to high-end GPUs, launching one with immediate availability. The GeForce 7900 GS was well received, doing a passable impression of the more expensive GeForce 7900 GT for less money and at reasonable resolutions. A sweet little product for those with about \u00c2\u00a3130-150 to spend, we reckon. The other product was GeForce 7950 GT, set to replace the 7900 GT that the 7900 GS does a sweet job of impersonating.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il concorso e' europeo, primo premio 200mila euro
US car and truck sales are likely to rebound in December from a disappointing November, but the bulk of the gain is expected to come from Asian automakers, analysts said.
A British soldier has been killed in  Iraq, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday.
Arts & entertainment: Forecasts of up to 79mm of rain in lead-up to Glastonbury festival fail to dampen spirits.
Aug. 30, 2004. Approximately 38 million Americans use search engines each day, making search second only to e-mail as the most popular online activity according to a new report.
Yet another fun soundtrack from Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Renee Zellweger has hit back at fears she employs extreme methods to shed weight following her turn as Bridget Jones. The Hollywood actress was required to pile on pounds for her role as the thirty-something
A man accused of stalking women at bus stops tried to drag a teenager into a waiting car, the Old Bailey hears.
The pound steadied out after a woeful performance earlier in the day, which was sparked by a run on deposits at embattled lender Northern Rock.
Protesters in Mexico City who say presidential polls were rigged dismantle their tent city, but vow to continue their fight.
It&#39;s a shame that two of the funniest films of the year, &quot;A Dirty Shame&quot; and &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; came out so close together.
(HealthDay News) - Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn't properly process the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar. This form of diabetes is controlled with medication, proper diet and exercise, and maintaining a healthy body weight, and normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
Italy's truck drivers agreed Wednesday to call off a protest that has blocked highways and borders for three days, causing shortages of gasoline, medicine and perishable foods across Italy, government officials said.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Jeff Thomason still has  to pinch himself that he will be going to the Super Bowl.
A metaphysical puzzle \u00c2\u0097 part ghost story, part melodrama \u00c2\u0097 in which Nicole Kidman plays a wealthy widow who meets a young boy claiming to be her dead husband.
Server shipments and revenue increased in the second quarter as Sun Microsystems Inc. and Dell Inc. gained market share at the expense of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) and IBM Corp., according to research released by Gartner Inc. Wednesday.
Iran's president claimed Sunday that his country is now running 3,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium for its controversial nuclear program &#151; a long-sought Iranian goal.
A grade school dropout and ex-factory worker, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vividly recalls his struggle to survive in Brazil's backwoods and urban squalor. Now, Silva hopes to lead a global crusade to help the world's needy.
The White House does not dictate monetary policy, President George W. Bush said while again highlighting his optimism for the US economy.
Errori conteggio consumi, rincaro \
The US government said yesterday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada, made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
HealthSouth Corp. HLSH.PK, an  operator of rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging and surgery  centers, on Tuesday said it hired the former chief executive of  U.S. Can Co. to be its chief financial officer.
A moviegoer caught secretly recording the sci-fi blockbuster \
Some of the NBA's biggest stars say the new game ball is too sticky when dry, too slippery when wet, and too -- well, not the old one.
Will Eisner was an innovative comic-book artist who created the Spirit, a hero without superpowers, and the first modern graphic novel.
An effort by the United States, Japan,  India and Australia to coordinate tsunami relief will be  disbanded and folded into broader U.N.-led operations,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday.
NEW YORK -- Victims and businesses affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have received $38.1 billion, according to a new study that questions whether the payouts were fair to all victims.
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Company had challenged employees to move to the alternative OS.
Manchester United forward Dong Fangzhuo is hoping a successful Asian Cup can help him break into the English champions&#39; first team.
Nexium and other brand-name medicines are no better for most heartburn sufferers than a drug that can be bought for much less and without a prescription, Consumer Reports said Thursday as it added prescription medicines to the products it reviews.
Some in the N.F.L. community believe Jets Coach Eric Mangini breached an unspoken code of honor among coaches by allowing his team to turn in his former mentor.
ISS crew members Salizhan Sharipov and Leroy Chiao, who had reduced their food consumption by 10 percent to stretch supplies, ate a special prepacked meal to mark the Christmas Day holiday.
Condoleezza Rice flew to Kirkuk, a city where the United States is emphasizing what it sees as signs of cooperation.
Three more people test positive for the substance thought to have killed ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
The Colombian defence minister announces the killing of one of the leaders of the left-wing Farc guerrilla group.
The great and the good of Africa and international finance, hidden inside cavalcades of ageing limos flanked by motorcycle outriders flying the yellow and gold flag of Ethiopia, poured into the UN building in the heart of Addis Ababa in great long lines
Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile phones, has said it would shed some 700 jobs, with Finland taking the brunt of the cuts.
The World Trade Organization on Tuesday authorized the European Union and seven other leading American trading partners to impose more than $150 million
Il ministro della Giustizia interviene sul caso delle due nomadiche avevano tentato di rapire un bimbo e sono state liberate                                          Castelli: &quot;La sentenza di Lecco \u00c3\u00a8 goccia che fa traboccare il vaso&quot;                                                                                  &quot;Il potere dei giudici risale dal popolo. Devono quindi sentenziare in base al comune sentire della gente&quot;
Election banners festoon the rutted main road that divides the village, but no candidates have come to press for votes from these cassava farmers whose lives seem locked in another century.
After a year in which the U.S. dollar fell 5 percent against the euro, the sharply weaker currency isn't expected to rebound soon - and that means it will likely keep eating into European exports, growth and ...
Austrian feminist writer Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her \
Shaun Of The Dead stars Simon Pegg as Shaun, a young man with more than his fair share of problems. He hates his job, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s afraid of his step-father, and his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield) has had enough
Australia's James Nitties shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to lead the Australian PGA Championship by one stroke over New Zealand's Brad Iles after the first round at the Hyatt Regency course.
Democrats took aim at President George W. Bush's credibility, as new details of his Vietnam-era service and an ad-campaign questioned the claim he fulfilled his duty in the Texas Air National Guard.
The UK Independence Party's largest donor has said he will not be contributing more funds.
Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.
Kalana Greene made three jumpers during an early 19-point run, and No. 6 Connecticut overcame a second-half slump and reached another program milestone last night with a 70-60 victory in Cincinnati, becoming the 18th women's team to win 700 games in Division 1.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed up to 20 men queuing at a police recruitment centre west of Baghdad on Thursday, police said, and al Qaeda militants battled a rival Sunni Arab faction in the south of the capital.
Esce domani \
Over the past six weeks, the Taliban have driven government forces out of roughly half of a strategic area that American and NATO officials declared a success story last fall.
Risultati delle gara valide per la 21a gionata del campionato scozzese disputate oggi: Aberdeen ...
FRANKFURT: Investors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 appetite for US assets will eventually dwindle and the United States must reduce its budget deficit to prevent major economic damage, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said, in remarks that hit the dollar hard.
1 Oct 2004. The number 38 has been used by Notre Dame to motivate themselves in preparations for the 2004 football season, but BYU kicker Matt Payne shouldn&#39;t be too concerned.
Twenty-nine North Koreans, including several young children, have entered a South Korean school in the Chinese capital to seek asylum.
Fear of litigation has led to an indefinite delay in the planned Saturday release of software to unlock Apple Inc.&#39;s iPhone.
Sony will lower the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100, hoping to take advantage of rivals\u00e2\u0080\u0099 missteps.
It was 1 am on Dec. 26, 1971. Garo Yepremian found himself being delayed with his wife in a police station at the Miami airport. It wasn&#39;t the hero&#39;s welcome he had expected.
France launches its first TV channel for gay and lesbians audiences, called Pink TV.
When you think of the No. 2 slot in the batting order, perhaps the first thing that enters your mind is a contact hitter. So it is with great irony that Mark Bellhorn, the No.
Thousands of protesters take to the streets of the Dutch capital to vent their anger over proposed cutbacks.
Debutteranno il 9 maggio alla parata militare
A computer simulation of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks supports a federal agency's findings that the initial impact from the hijacked airplanes stripped away crucial fireproofing material and that the weakened towers collapsed under their own weight.
Interim government officials in Iraq say it is becoming more apparent to everyone in the country that elections will be held in January, despite the widespread insurgency in the country.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.
The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front agreed yesterday to conduct a joint inspection of MILF-held areas suspected to be hosting training camps of the regional terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) in Mindanao.
Many college students see the latest flirtation with a military draft more as political game-playing than a serious threat.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, an official said on Monday, ending a controversial tenure as chief law enforcement officer that blemished the administration of President George W. Bush.
This is getting less and less suspenseful. It's not that Westwood's opponents aren't worthy adversaries -- it's just that high school football squads aren't supposed to have a passing game this sophisticated.
The largest armada of land, air and maritime forces ever assembled to provide security at a national political gathering is being deployed for the Republican convention.
Roman Abramovich, Russia&#039;s richest man  and owner of English Premier league soccer champions Chelsea,  is in talks to buy into steelmaker Evraz (HK1q.L), a company  official said on Monday.
Michael Paul survived for two days in the jungle, despite being unable to walk. He lived on coconuts and sweet potatoes and drank coconut water.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney drops out of the Republican presidential race. Romney is considered to have run one of the most technologically sophisticated campaigns.
Quarter, schmorter. What's the big picture look like?
A pro-business think tank in Europe has recommended unbundling Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows operating system from sales of new PCs in order to give customers more choice when buying a new computer.
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora  accuses the leader of the Hezbollah militant movement of plotting a coup.
Home Depot has agreed to pay $5.5 million to resolve a government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fostering a hostile workplace based on gender, race and national origin at its Colorado stores.
The Downloader.GK Trojan was named as the worst piece of malicious code of 2004, according to Spanish anti-virus firm Panda Software.
An injection of botulinum toxin (Botox) into the stomach is a safe method of relieving the nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain that occurs with diabetic gastroparesis, findings from a small study suggest.
Occhi puntati sull'asta che si terra' il 4 aprile
Profits at Premiership champions Arsenal soar and the club says construction of its new stadium is running ahead of schedule.
A day after they rejected a takeover offer as too low, shares of the company climbed far above the bid price.
The Warner Music Group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement is the recording industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest move away from its reliance on digital locks to reduce piracy.
With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
Blog: One of Google's units removes bootleg versions of documentary but copy remains at Google Video
Two children, aged four and seven, and three men are killed when two cars are in collision on a Derbyshire road.
Hearts supporters will discover on Tuesday morning if chief executive Chris Robinson&#39;s plan to sell Tynecastle has been given the go-ahead by shareholders.
COLIN MONTGOMERIE enhanced his prospects of picking up a Ryder Cup wildcard with a sparkling five-under-par 67 in the first round of the German Open today.
The German parliament authorises the deployment of a navy contingent as part of UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOvertreated,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Shannon Brownlee, is the best description I have yet read of a huge economic problem that we know how to solve \u00e2\u0080\u0094 but is so often misunderstood.
Six suspects being held on allegations of plotting a coup to oust President Robert Mugabe have denied charges of treason
After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
An former KGB agent poisoned in London described in interviews before his death how he was ordered to hire assassins to neutralize potential rivals and whistle-blowers who threatened the Kremlin, according to excerpts published on Saturday.
Britain's Prince Charles began a four-day official visit to the kingdom of Jordan on the last leg of a foreign tour that has already taken him to Turkey and Italy, an AFP photographer witnessed.
Former President Jimmy Carter issued a letter to American Jews on Friday, explaining the use of the term \
I was on a fanciful pursuit of show business fame - as an extra on the ABC sitcom \u00e2\u0080\u009cGeorge Lopez.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Having carried the Miami Heat to their first National Basketball Association championship, high-flying guard Dwayne Wade has kept his options open by signing a three-year extension.
Two of the Ford Motor Company's most senior executives retired in a sign that the company's deep financial crisis has abated, though serious challenges remain.
NEW YORK  - Women with inherited bleeding  disorders often find menstruation troublesome. For them, a UK  team reports, an intrauterine device that releases the hormone  levonorgestrel seems helpful.
If top industry sources are to be believed, Shankar will work with Rajinikanth in Robot, which was planned to be shot with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead and as producer. But the project apparently did not work out owing to 'creative differences', with Shah Rukh himself confirming the separation.
Millions of students across China picked up their pens on Thursday to start national university entrance exams amid concerns about sweltering temperatures and high-tech cheating.
A North Korean official said his   country will soon unload fuel rods from a nuclear reactor to   make plutonium for weapons, seeking to pressure Washington into   direct talks, a visiting U.S. scholar said on Saturday.
Ronaldo ha svolto l'intera seduta di allenamento che il Milan ha sostenuto oggi a Dubai. Dopo il ris...
Quinto posto per l'Italia nella staffetta 4x7,5 km di Pokljuka, in Slovenia, valida per la Coppa del...
Desktop Searches are nothing like buses. Not even buses arrive five at a time. But with Ask Jeeves and Microsoft both launching new desktop searches to rival Google&#39;s, and with Yahoo!
Plaxico Burress was absolutely wrong, Tom Brady!
And his opponent? It's official: embearded death machine Chuck Norris - legendarily described as \
The Bush administration says it is not alarmed by Russia&#39;s announcement it is developing a new nuclear missile. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the program is part of efforts to improve Russia&#39;s armed forces.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Key shareholders in StarHub Ltd. (T54.SG) raised S$458 million (US$271 million) by selling 23% of Singapore&#39;s second-biggest telecommunications operator to the public at S
White House goals may be chastened by Iraq, but new challenges also loom in Iran and North Korea.
Blog: comScore says Google search market share rises to 49.7 percent
Sweden's prime minister meets Muslim envoys in an effort to defuse a row about a Prophet Muhammad cartoon.
Spanish police investigating a child pornography ring have arrested 66 people and seized computer hard drives containing 48 million photographs and video images, officials said Sunday.
Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.
Captain who 'glided' in said to have lost all power to Boeing 777
Just a week   after announcing to the world he was going to give sobriety another go   (which came less than a week after a near bust at 10,000 feet), Pete   Doherty was arrested by Swedish police and found to have traces of   cocaine and a tranquilizer in his bloodstream.
Philadelphia left fielder Pat Burrell was in the lineup and batting sixth against the New York Mets on Friday, less than six weeks after his season appeared over because of a wrist injury.
England are being urged to pick Andy Farrell at fly-half for Friday's World Cup clash with South Africa if Jonny Wilkinson and Olly Barkley miss out.
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Company's S3000PT is half the size of a regular server motherboard, letting two fit inside a small rack-mounted machine.
Courtney Love&#39;s trial on drug possession charges was postponed Thursday, but her financial woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed court claims that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.
BUENOS AIRES -- Movements to rewrite national constitutions are dramatically changing the political paths of several South American countries, triggering bitter debates over whether new charters will benefit future generations or simply serve the political ambitions of current presidents.
The former Texas National Guard officer suspected of providing CBS News with possibly forged records on President Bush&#39;s military service called on Democratic activists to wage &quot;war&quot; against
The WTO probes US support for soya, wheat, corn, rice and other crops, after complaints from Canada and Brazil.
But the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said the pace of production had risen more slowly than in August. The news will help soothe fears that the US economic recovery may be running out of steam.
A female suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest struck a checkpoint of neighborhood patrol volunteers in Baquba, capital of Iraq's restive Diyala province, killing five people and wounding six, police said.
General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and storage equipment.
Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant at times a \
A proposal by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to demolish four public housing complexes in New Orleans has touched a raw nerve.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday proposed cutting health care costs by overhauling the patent process for breakthrough drugs and requiring health insurance companies to spend at least 85 percent of their premiums on patient care.
Stocks opened flat on Wednesday as concerns about economic growth resurfaced and oil prices edged higher, overshadowing a push by some investors to scour the market for beaten-down shares after a turbulent sell-off in the past week.
A coalition of Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday declared an \
Spanish police have arrested a Canadian man suspected of helping finance Islamist military operations, the interior ministry said on Monday.
CITTA&#39; DEL VATICANO, 4 OTTOBRE 2004 - Simona Pari e Simona Torretta domani saranno ricevute in Vaticano da Giovanni Paolo II. L&#39;udienza \u00c3\u00a8 stata richiesta dalle due volontarie per ringraziarlo per gli appelli
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A former student at the University of California, Riverside was arrested Saturday after a homemade firebomb and threatening letters found on campus led to the cancellation of a graduation ceremony, authorities said.
Dagli scontri sui risultati elettorali, si \u00c3\u00a8 passati alle stragitra trib\u00c3\u00b9 diverse. In campo le due etnie Kikuyu e Luo                                          Il Kenya sull'orlo della guerra etnica L'Unione Africana chiede di trattare                                                                                  Il presidente Kibaki accusa il rivale Odinga: \
A partial solar eclipse will take place next week, oddly ending the day before it begins. The eclipse will be visible, weather permitting, from northeastern portions of Asia, including all of Japan, northeastern Mongolia and China, and much of Siberia.
A worker cleans a hairdresser&#39;s shop window decorated with electoral posters of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, in the Medina of Tunis, Oct. 23.
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial report accusing Britain, Germany, Italy and other European nations of turning a blind eye to CIA flights transporting terrorism suspects to secret prisons in an apparent breach of EU human rights standards.
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Russia will launch a second parliamentary inquiry into the Beslan school hostage massacre, Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Thursday, marking a further climbdown by authorities who initially ruled out a probe.
MOSUL, Iraq  - Rebels attacked the provincial  governor's office in Iraq's third city of Mosul on Thursday,  killing one of his bodyguards and wounding four more, the U.S.  military said.
September 20, 2004 -- ISTANBUL - A bomb placed under a police car exploded yesterday, wounding 14 people at a concert venue in southern Turkey, the state-run Anatolian news agency reported.
Conclusa prima edizione concorso Fondazione Mondragone
Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal\u00c2\u00b4s title defence will fail if they do not sort out their costly lapses at set-pieces quickly. The Gunners twice led against Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea thanks to a double
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested at her home in the capital on Monday and sent to jail to face extortion charges, her party and court officials said.
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cautioned against rushing to restructure the nation&#39;s intelligence services and General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said creation of a national intelligence director may ...
(CBS/AP) The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment for the family&#39;s participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson&#39;s reputation.
com. In the very first question of last night&#39;s town hall debate, Sen. John Kerry was asked to explain charges that he&#39;s &quot;too wishy-washy.
Global warming may release methane&#151;a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide&#151;that increases temperatures and unlooses more methane, new research suggests.
As Greg Beaver mentions in his latest blog entry, the main website for PEAR, pear.php.net has been mirrored as part of an effort to restructure and \
In a crucial mission for Europe's space program, an upgraded Ariane-5 rocket successfully orbited two satellites into space on Saturday - two years after a first attempt ended in failure.
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has joined the cast of \
Federal authorities have accused three cleaning company executives of pocketing more than $18.6 million in unpaid taxes collected from employing hundreds of illegal immigrants from Mexico, Central America, and Haiti, according to an indictment CNN obtained Thursday.
A new version of the Pentium 4 aimed at the &#39;desktop replacement&#39; market was introduced by Intel this week. The new chip is called the &quot;Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 548&quot; supports Hyper Threading Technology and runs at 3.33GHz.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has denied any cover-up of the government's role in the payment of huge bribes to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ahead of the release of a damning report.
Less than six weeks after Vioxx was pulled from pharmacy shelves because of evidence it increased a patient&#39;s risk of heart attack or stroke, some researchers are raising
India successfully launches an Israeli spy satellite, officials at Sriharikota space station in southern India say.
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Microsoft will hire hundreds of new staff for its operations in Hyderabad, south India over the next 12 months. The company&#39;s chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer said the hiring of more staff for its software
The main oxygen generator on the International Space Station has failed, but NASA said Thursday there is plenty of oxygen on board to sustain the station&#39;s inhabitants for the foreseeable future.
Martinsville, Va. -- A worker says everyone at Hendrick Motorsports is suffering after a plane belonging to the racing group went down Sunday, killing 10 people.
The US Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates today for a fourth time this year. Analysts say the central bank is feeling more confident about the US economy, partly because of the strong payrolls
The dollar moved in narrow ranges against  the yen on Monday as option-related and exporter selling capped  the U.S. currency and traders awaited the Bank of Japan's key  corporate sentiment survey.
A tax law quirk allows private equity firms to operate as partnerships and to pay lower tax rates than corporations.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai blamed Pakistan for violence in his country, saying &quot;state elements&quot; were supporting insurgents in Afghanistan.
The homestretch of the presidential campaign appears to be set: Democrats are casting their candidate, John F. Kerry, as
City kids, like their country  cousins, are struggling with weight problems, U.S. researchers  reported on Monday.
A proposal to spend $3 billion in California state funds on stem-cell research is likely to attract scientists and create jobs, but
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House and Senate negotiators were close to a deal to enact the major recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission.
Investment bank Morgan Stanley says it has suffered a $3.7bn loss from its US sub-prime mortgage exposure.
Walt Disney Co. President Bob Iger said on Wednesday that a new deal with Pixar Animation Studios was unlikely and that the U.S. media conglomerate had been approached to buy UK media assets.
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Australian prime minister John Howard proposes an anti-terror force which could be deployed elsewhere in Asia.
Stocks plummet, soar, and plummet again, but it all evens out in the end.
Ryan Newman isn&#39;t giving in to the notion that the first five races of NASCAR&#39;s 10-race championship playoff have essentially turned the last five into a three-way race for the title.
Saddam Hussein and his seven co-defendants went on a hunger strike Wednesday to protest the killing of an attorney on the defense team, Saddam&#039;s chief lawyer said. Khalil al-Dulaimi told The Associated Press, &quot;President Saddam and other members of his leadership went on a hunger strike today to protest the killing of Khamis al-Obeidi.&quot;
The un-PC dream lives HP has delivered a much needed refresh to its blade PC product line, upgrading the hardware and graphics performance of the systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Minneapolis-based BLM Technologies, Inc., a single source provider of  technology consulting and branch automation solutions and services for  the retail banking industry, has announced record growth in the past  fiscal year.
What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
Botswanan diamond mining firm Debswana dismisses workers who took part in an illegal strike, agency reports say.
Little keys ruin pure thoughts Lindsay Lohan's publicist has blamed a Blackberry as the culprit behind the star's rambling, grammatical disaster of a tribute to deceased director Robert Altman.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Tories accuse Gordon Brown of offering an MP a job to free up a constituency for a close ally.
Defeating the insurgents in Fallujah is critical in the battle for a free Iraq because &#39;&#39;one part of the country cannot remain under the rule
Primarie Repubblicane, il verdetto dopo un testa a testa mozzafiatoIl pastore battista Ha fatto il pieno di fondamentalisti ma non \u00c3\u00a8 bastato                                          South Carolina, vince McCain Huckabee battuto di tre punti                                                                                  dal nostro inviato MARIO CALABRESI
Consumers' mood brightened in early January, but was still significantly less optimistic than a year earlier, a report showed on Friday.

Mike Jordan sells Barack Obama door to door.
The euro gained ground against the dollar ahead of US trade data, while the yen suffered in the wake of a surprise downward revision to Japanese economic growth data.
Many victims of Florida's worst hurricane for years are still homeless, with no electricity or telephone services.
PORT BLAIR, India  - Tempers flared over the  sluggish pace of aid efforts in India's remote and restricted  Andamans and Nicobars on Sunday as hundreds of bodies lay  scattered around the islands a week after the tsunami struck.
British supermarket giant Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, has unveiled plans to sell its own range of computer software.
JetBlue Airways Corp. said on Tuesday reimbursing passengers stuck on about 1,000 delayed flights and updating its operations to prevent further problems could cost the airline $30 million or more, sending its shares down more than 6 percent.
About 90 percent of state workers get pensions, and the bill is coming due.
WASHINGTON -- The corporate oversight board created amid the accounting scandals is encouraging people to come forward with information by making it easier for company employees and others to report tips and complaints.
In questo articolo parleremo del nuovo ed attesissimo episodio della saga GTA: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Dopo GTA(1), GTA London &#39;69, GTA2, GTA3 e GTA Vice City, la mitica e sconvolgente saga di questo gioco, continua.
Blackwater USA triggered a major battle in the Iraq war in 2004 by sending an unprepared team of guards into an insurgent stronghold, a move that led to their horrific deaths and a violent response by U.S. forces, says a congressional investigation
SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. next month plan to provide more details on the work they are doing to make their products interoperable, a Sun executive said yesterday.
As if to deny it is not over until the fat lady sings, there is not an extra ounce on the US soccer team. But as they sang the anthem, we came to realize that it is over, and it is gold, and it is too bad.
La Juventus ha battuto il Livorno 5-1 (1-0) nel secondo anticipo della prima giornata del campionato...
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Usher collected a leading five nominations Tuesday for the annual Soul Train Music Awards.
The US softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and almost unblemished romp through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 title victory on Monday over an Australian team that never had a chance.
A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector on Wednesday after jurors said for a second time that they were unable to reach a verdict.
Howie Dickenman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s team, Central Connecticut State, is the only one his state will send to the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.C.A.A. tournament this year.
OLYMPIC show jumper Cian O&#39;Connor has turned down Ireland&#39;s Person of the Year award after his gold-winning horse tested positive for a prohibited substance.
Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa lost ground in their challenge for an African Confederation Cup final place this weekend after losing 1-0 to Astres Douala in Cameroon.
Japan's military conducts exercises to see whether a missile defence shield could be deployed in central Tokyo.
Mike Allen and Roger Simon are joining the new multimedia political news venture being overseen by two former Washington Post journalists.
Facing his 40's, Tommy Lee has decided to undertake an image intervention, in particular with his book, \
An ingredient of chocolate could be the basis of a more effective cough medicine, research suggests.
Barack Obama\u00e2\u0080\u0099s postracial style is the reason for much of his political success, but it also has its pitfalls.
Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak swept to victory in South Korea's presidential election, his promises to revamp the economy pushing aside concern about his ethics, official results showed on Thursday.
PYRGOS, Greece  - Thousands of Greeks besieged banks on Thursday, clamoring for state compensation for damage caused by the country's worst wildfires which burned on in some areas one week into the crisis.
Rebels in the DR Congo take control of large parts of Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.
La donna, ex operaia tessile, ha illustrato emozionata l'elaboratodella figlia, un lavoro sperimentale sull'ottimismo                                                  Una ragazza muore prima di laurearsi al suo posto va la madre e discute la tesi                                                                                                  Pescara, vittima di un incidente. \
_ The state Attorney General&#39;s Office has settled its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma that accused the company of dishonestly marketing the painkiller OxyContin in West Virginia.
Dust storms raging on Mars pose the worst threat yet to Nasa's robot rovers, the US space agency says.
I was going to skip out on work on Friday, and, along with a couple of buddies, pack up my old blue truck, some coolers, a tent, a sleeping bag and a grill to fulfill a time-honored tradition - go to Darlington to catch the Southern 500 and accompanying
Dow Jones +0,99%, Nasdaq +1,94%. Nuovo record dell'euro
A painting of water lilies by Claude Monet sold at a Sotheby's auction Tuesday for $36.8 million. It was the second major work by the impressionist artist to go under the hammer this week.
Welcome to the Theater for a New Audience\u00e2\u0080\u0099s smackdown between two of the most notorious villains of the Elizabethan stage, both starring F. Murray Abraham.
Washington - Nations must be ready to make economic sacrifices to fight global warming, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.Comment
New device plays back audio and video on the go, but it sports a hefty price tag.
Alexei Kovalev became the latest NHL player to join a European team during the lockout, agreeing to play in his native Russia.
Roma, 20 set. (Adnkronos Multimedia) - Una piemontese bionda sul podio di Miss Italia 2004. Cristina Chiabotto, 18 anni, e&#39; stata eletta regina della bellezza italiana nella 65esima edizione del concorso.
Chinese parents pick up their children at the gate of the Korean School in Beijing Friday Oct. 22, 2004. As many as 29 North Korean asylum seekers entered the school earlier Friday, and told school authorities
The Russians are assured of their third different women&#39;s champion in successive grand slams at Flushing Meadows today, Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova having wiped the floor with their American opposition in yesterday&#39;s semi-finals.
Reports claim that Cruise because the actor follows Scientology.
A lawsuit filed in California by an obscure 70s pop band alleges singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne stole one of their songs and reworked it into her bestselling single Girlfriend.
Some big airlines are planning to reduce domestic capacity in 2008 with the hope of driving fares higher to offset rising fuel costs.
Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
U.S. television broadcasters that  decide to offer more programming on over-the-air digital  channels will also have to include some additional shows geared  toward children, U.S. regulators ruled on Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - What do whale-feces researchers, hazmat divers, and employees of Microsoft's Security Response Center have in common? They all made Popular Science magazine's 2007 list of the absolute worst jobs in science. Popular Science has been compiling the list since 2003, as \
The silver lining is tighter controls on future internal investigations, the company's top ethics and privacy execs say.
Forse firma oggi, aumento di 101 euro mensili a regime
NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops will be perfectly pleased to settle for 151 yards passing from Jason White in game after game, as long as the modest stats come with victories.
Greek Cypriot Leader Tasos Papadopulous released a tough statement on Turkey arguing that it will be impossible for Ankara to start negotiations with the European Union (EU) without recognizing Cyprus (the Greek Cypriot side).
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso sets out his work plan, with an emphasis on prosperity.
With John McCain on vacation and Rudy Giuliani making a rare visit to the state, Mitt Romney sought this weekend to close the deal with New Hampshire Republicans who remain undecided about his presidential candidacy.
RICHMOND, Dec. 1 -- The coalition of Virginia interest groups that helped push through a $1.5 billion tax increase this year received a blunt message Wednesday from Gov. Mark R. Warner and senior Republican legislators who control the purse strings: Don't expect the same gift twice.
Andrea Mandorlini assolve il Siena dopo il 3-0 di Roma. ''Il risultato &egrave; bugiardo - ha detto ...
The NBA announced extensions of its television contracts with ESPN/ABC and TNT on Wednesday, deals that will include rights for digital media content.
Clothing maker and retailer Liz  Claiborne Inc. on Thursday posted a 14 percent increase in  third-quarter earnings, helped by its acquisition of ENYCE and  solid sales of brands such as Juicy Couture.
The resignation of the negotiator, seen by the West as a moderating influence in Tehran, dimmed hopes for this week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s talks.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- Vurv Technology (formerly Recruitmax), a global provider of technology and services for building great workforces, today announced the launch of its new HRO (Human Resource Outsourcing) Center of Excellence.
The move will delay the reduction in reported profits for many companies, and may give them more time to lobby Congress to stop the rule from taking effect.
A sports memorabilia collector who accused O.J. Simpson of armed robbery said Saturday that he was \
North Korea been meting out harsher punishment in recent years against citizens fleeing the country, a leading international human rights group said in a report released Tuesday.
The wireless phone provider's focus on business spills over into the consumer market.
Vanessa Hudgens' representative has confirmed that a nude photo circulating on the Internet is indeed the 18-year-old star of Disney Channel's wildly popular \
Social networking sites like Facebook have wooed millions of users with their easy format for keeping in touch but left them navigating the pitfalls of interacting online -- is it really private?
Ziff Davis - PeopleSoft continues on the upgrade path despite the threat of a takeover by Oracle.
With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of last year&#39;s unusually high death rate among youngsters.
On Thursday, Oct. 7, the same day the pop star finalized her marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, she also broke with her manager of nine years, reports Reuters.
Air France-KLM confirms it is looking at the possibility of joining forces with Spanish airline Iberia.
The former commander of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and several soldiers who were treated there are slated to appear before a congressional committee on Monday as lawmakers probe poor conditions at part of the service's premier hospital.
Mad4MobilePhones looks at a patent filed by Google which is based on predicting phone calls and actions based upon time and location and may be part of the upcoming Google Phone project. The patent, Nonstandard locality-based text entry, was filed in 2005.   This patent is truly groundbreaking in what the application could do. Imagine that you are [...]
WASHINGTON -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, will pay $135,540 to settle federal charges that it broke child labor laws, the Labor Department said yesterday.
When a sheet of paper covered in doodles was found on Tony Blair's desk at the Davos World Economic Forum, handwriting experts delighted in analysing it, concluding the Prime Minister was stressed and under pressure.
&quot;It&#39;s the biggest domestic policy difference these guys have,&quot; said Kenneth Thorpe, a professor and chairman of Emory University&#39;s health policy and management department in Atlanta.
An explosion at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar leaves at least four people dead, officials say.
At the top of his game, Chris Rock gets ready to rock Madison Square Garden.
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
18 September 2004 -- The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency&#39;s governing board unanimously passed a resolution demanding that Iran freeze all activities related to uranium enrichment.
BRATISLAVA- The National Bank of Slovakia this afternoon intervened against the firming crown and at 3:15 p.m. as the unit reached a record Sk38.50/EUR, started to sell crowns and buy foreign currency, sending ...
By David Bracken, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 17--RALEIGH -- When John Gehringer caught a 7-inch bluegill in Lake Raleigh on Saturday morning, it was a long time coming.   Not for 8-year-old John, a savvy fisherman used to such triumphs, but for the lake.
The Orlando Magic bolstered their defense Friday by signing experienced free agent center Adonal Foyle.
The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card associations violated federal antitrust law by barring their member banks from issuing credit and charge cards on the rival networks of American Express Co.  and Morgan Stanley. .
A bomb exploded next to an empty bus in a Christian suburb in east Beirut on Monday, lightly wounding seven people, a military source said.
Blacks prefer Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over President Bush by a nearly 4-to-1 margin, though their support for the Democrat is down slightly from the backing Al Gore received in 2000, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo has ordered a renewed crackdown on illegal logging, as the toll from a series of flash floods and landslides spawned by a tropical storm left hits almost 500 people dead or missing.
U.S. shares are expected to fall on   Thursday as investors wrestle with worries about inflation,   interest rates and economic growth, with economically sensitive   sectors such as technology likely to be hurt again.
The United States will maintain a \
Daily progress reports for agile development teams.
A German tourist who claims to have photographed a Tasmanian tiger, solving one of Australia's enduring wildlife myths, said on Friday he had returned to the country to video the animal and end doubts over his find.
'Pigliateve 'sta munnezza' anche slogan Museo di Napoli
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
It's hard to find anyone who likes the Environmental Protection Agency' s new proposal to make permit holders pay for more of the cost of managing pollutants discharged into the nation's waterways.
The use of computer graphics in movies is now common, but when Tron debuted 25 years ago, that wasn't the case. John Knoll, a visual effects supervisor  at Industrial Light and Magic looks at how cinema technology has grown in the intervening years.
Profits and cash flows are within reach for this high-tech upstart.
A proposal for a South Atlantic whale sanctuary is defeated at the International Whaling Commission's meeting.
The US election is just little over two weeks away, and President Bush and Senator John Kerry continue to trade attacks on the campaign trail.
Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday the resurgence of the Taliban and growth of the poppy harvest in Afghanistan are signs there are insufficient coalition troops in the country.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce rounded on his Newcastle counterpart Graeme Souness tonight for criticising their style of play. Allardyce saw his unsung side reclaim fourth spot in the table after a 2-1 victory at the Reebok Stadium.
D'accordo pareri legali Palazzo Chigi,Interni,Affari regioni
Wall Street resumed its year- end rally yesterday, bolstered by a report that showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
Rarely has such a far-off tragedy seemed so close to home. News of Asia's devastating tsunami reached the living rooms of most Americans in a matter of just hours, through dramatic video taken by tourists, Internet postings and cell phones. The catastrophe has tugged at heartstrings in a way few international disasters have.

Benazir Bhutto's last words were \
The E.P.A. said the proposed California rules were made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday.
British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.
Besides all of the usual Valentines day logo fun from some of the major sites out there, Paul Reinheimer also points out a special little something on the Funcaday.com website:   Want a custom one to share with someone you care about. Fill out the form here. It's a subtle effect though, they'll need to read it. Valid characters for names are just alphabetics and the underscore, sorry.   The custom output is a great little addition to the site - put in person one's name and person two's name and it updates the image to show the new parameters. Ah, geek love...
Texas Instruments have just announced they will be building a single chip that will that will allow cell phones to receive digital television broadcasts over a wireless network.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - The New England Patriots  play for a place in Super Bowl history on Sunday against a  Philadelphia Eagles team who are just glad to finally be there.
Georgia Tech's Isma'il Muhammad missed two free throws with 5.5 seconds left, and the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets missed two putback attempts as Virginia Tech survived a frantic final seconds for a 70-69 victory Saturday.
Anna Nicole Smith never finished high school, but the strange twists of the model's life &#151; and now her death &#151; are helping teach lessons at law schools around the country.
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The Mariano Rivera incident puts a somber backdrop to a series that has been anticipated since the last one ended.
KINSHASA, Congo, Sept. 3 -- Two hospitals, named for two mothers. One is mired in the past; the other represents beaten-down Congo's hopes for a better future.
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- Andrea Mamani stood in front of her students the other day and started the afternoon lesson by pointing to her head.
NEW DELHI, Dec 8: Pakistan and India on Wednesday ended their first meeting on the proposed bus service traversing the Line of Control indicating there was no agreement, although they stopped short of saying so.
Crude oil prices plunged below US$44 a barrel in New York today, after government data showed US petroleum stocks rose across the board last week.
A young man admitted in court Tuesday planning to travel to Pakistan to carry out unspecified acts of terorrism, aiming to \
The stars may be aligning for John McCain. The question is whether the Republican presidential candidate can hitch a ride to success.
Massimo Maccarone believes Parma will give him the perfect platform to re-launch his career after his disappointing spell at Middesbrough.
Could differences in economic performance among the states actually determine how the election shakes out?
Gunmen snatched three British citizens, believed to be civilians, from a house in central Baghdad early on Thursday, Iraq&#39;s Interior Ministry said.
Actor David Hasselhoff pleaded no contest Thursday to a charge of driving under the influence and was ordered to enrol in an alcohol program for six months.
NASA is wrestling with a potentially dangerous problem in a spacecraft, this time in a moon rocket that hasn't even been built yet.
James Crump\u00e2\u0080\u0099s documentary is a potent exercise in art-world mythography that might be nicknamed \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Prince and the Punk.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe admits his coalition faces a difficult battle to win the upper house elections.
Moody&#39;s Investors Service on Monday said it may cut the debt ratings for Rogers Communications Inc.&#39;s (RCIb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) and its rated subsidiaries, after the company said it would buy AT&amp;T Wireless Services
John Terry faces an extra one-match ban after being charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) over his comments about a red card he received during his side's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham earlier this month.
Sting has been an ardent activist for  many causes, but he's not getting involved in the U.S.  presidential election.
Edward Dion Burge had sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 24 and has dealt with the consequences ever since: Nearly a year in jail, hate mail and screamed insults from strangers.
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to  build a sport utility vehicle plant in the U.S. state of Mississippi for around 100 billion yen ($830 million), a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest sign of its pressing need for capacity to keep up with booming demand.
After being hounded by tabloids about her private life, especially her relationship with ex-fiance Jude Law, Sienna Miller wants the focus to be on her acting and burgeoning career.
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Sir Alex Ferguson tonight hailed Brian Clough as a great footballing eccentric and \u00e2\u0080\u009ca fantastic manager\u00e2\u0080\u009d following the death of his old sparring partner.
Forbes National Editor Robert Lenzner on the Fed's rate cut and what it means for the economy.
Troubled pop star Britney Spears' mother, Lynne, is hopeful that she and her daughter will reconcile soon.
Now that Randy Johnson is a Yankee, we can imagine him as George Steinbrenner's buddy in a future Visa commercial.
WEST PALM BEACH \u00c2\u00b7 Blasting President Bush for undoing the &quot;good things&quot; her husband did in office, US Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged hundreds of Democratic women to vote early
Talks aimed at curbing bloodshed are under way attended by representatives of various groups in Iraq.
U.S. warplanes struck an alleged hideout where operatives from an al-Qaida-linked group had gathered Monday, flattening homes and hitting an ambulance ferrying the wounded in attacks that hospital officials say ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a &quot;final call&quot; yesterday for Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to agree to a new set of conditions issued by the government and end his rebellion.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The broad use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved patients came under scrutiny on Friday as U.S. advisers weighed the risks of the tiny tubes implanted in millions to keep arteries open.
Summer dresses that allow for the circulation of air between cloth and body, nonconstricting comfort for hot, humid summer days.
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Information about potentially dangerous people should be shared among those who protect the public, Acpo says.
Real Madrid ended a miserable year on a low note when they lost 1-0 at home to high-flying Sevilla in the Primera Liga on Wednesday.
A rose is a rose is a phone? British scientists seeking to protect the environment have designed a biodegradable mobile phone cover that breaks down in soil when discarded and sprouts
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.
The Conservatives would adopt a US-style scheme to make the long-term unemployed work for their benefits.
Cadbury Schweppes PLC said Tuesday it plans to close 15 percent of its confectionary factories by 2011, cutting about 7,500 jobs, and will likely sell the U.S. unit that makes 7-Up, Dr Pepper and Snapple as it focuses on its candy and gum businesses.
Lowell, who could have opted out of his contract because the team hasn&#39;t secured new stadium financing, agreed Friday to a revised deal in which the team guarantees the remaining $25.
Chelsea progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League despite losing 1-0 in their Group A clash with Werder Bremen.
Companies' desire to squeeze more out of storage gear pushes storage software revenue to a 17 percent rise over last year, IDC says.
The unprecedented international effort to help hundreds of thousands of survivors of Asia's tsunami catastrophe continued as the United Nations made an urgent plea for cargo planes to fly in supplies to stricken areas.
NABLUS, WEST BANK - Hamas will control the town councils of nearly a third of the communities that held elections this week in the West Bank, preliminary election results suggest.
Scientists are none the wiser about what awaits the Huygens space probe on Saturn's moon Titan when it lands, despite a close flyby by Cassini.
Stocks traded in a narrow range in London early Wednesday, staging an opening rally, falling back but then reversing to make small gains, following an overnight rally in Asian markets.
Manchester United Football Club boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes both Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry should be investigated by the FA for incidents in the game at Old Trafford last Sunday.
John Reid unveils a crackdown targeting \
Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday as several OPEC ministers called for the cartel to stop producing more oil than its official target.
Sen. John Kerry brought his long White House campaign to an end Wednesday, conceding the presidential election to George W. Bush and saying the time had come to \
China remains \
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The Walt Disney Co&#39;s ABC television  network and Warner Bros announced an experimental deal on  Thursday for four Warner-produced ABC shows to appear on ABC&#39;s  Web-based broadband media player.
Swiss Re clinched a deal with Warren Buffett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Berkshire Hathaway, bolstering its beaten-down shares, but raising concerns the reinsurer was giving a rival too much access to its core business.
With Wall Street in the year's final  stretch and the Dow in record territory, investors believe this  week will bring even more holiday cheer.
The battering that this month's hurricanes have inflicted on NASA centers could strain an already tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, but it is too early to tell how badly.
Reviews of new releases by Judee Sill, No Age, Kenny Cox, Papo Vazquez and Bad Brains.
TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal of the American Cancer Society.
According to conventional wisdom, front-runners win presidential nominations. Democrats and Republicans who start the race for a presidential nomination with the largest amount of money and the best poll numbers are supposed to be the ones most likely to walk away with victory months later.
It went down to the wire but in the end the Russian turned up to play.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday vehemently condemned the beheading of a young Japanese backpacker by Muslim extremists in Iraq while vowing that Japan would remain
An Algerian held without being charged since 2001 under British anti-terror laws brought in after the September 11 attacks was finally freed, his lawyer told reporters.

Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions hours as a   U.N. deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West   fears could lead to atomic bombs.
Nippon Steel, Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading steelmaker, has agreed to pay a record price of more than $120 per tonne for coking coal from next spring to Australia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s BHP Billiton Mitsubishi
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Republican presidential candidate and self-described \
Gordon Brown is due to arrive in India on his trip to boost links with the world's fastest-growing economies.
Shoppers reached for more digital  cameras in the fourth quarter, taking advantage of holiday  bargains and fueling better-than-expected shipments of the  devices for the full year, according to research firm IDC.
As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the
The London Stock Exchange PLC issued a strong profit forecast and promised a higher dividend Tuesday as it urged shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
CANNES, France  - Hollywood celebrities Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Don Cheadle have more than just acting in common -- they share a passion for trying to help people from the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.
The Formula One race this weekend was significant more for where it was held -- and for who was there -- than for who won. As Rubens Barrichello breezed to victory in the &quot;second&quot; Ferrari, TV commentators
The FBI is investigating several more reports of lasers being beamed into aircraft cockpits following a rash of similar incidents at the end of 2004.
Heath Ledger's hometown prepared Monday for the arrival of his remains, while locals expressed dismay at speculation in the media that the actor had used drugs.
The market's changing, so the regs will too Telecoms regulator Ofcom is to investigate whether changes in the UK mobile market should also mean changes in the way it is regulated.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JB Oxford Holdings Inc., a Beverly Hills-based discount brokerage firm, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly allowing thousands of improper trades in more than 600 mutual funds.
Mourners pay tribute to the assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was buried in her family's mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh
Barclays said it had struck a deal with China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
Renting video games online may not be a good idea after all.
High-definition DVD died Friday after a brief illness. The cause of death was the decision by Wal-Mart to stock only HD DVDs and players using the Blu-ray format.
BorgWarner Inc., the biggest US maker of automatic-transmission parts for cars, said it plans to take over Beru AG, valuing the German maker of diesel-engine starting systems at $795 million.
The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Wangari Maathai. The African native is an environmentalist and human rights campaigner.
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Do you miss Johnny Carson's comic monologues on the \
Latin pop sensation Ricky Martin called on U.N. diplomats on Wednesday to lend a hand in backing a U.S. government initiative to combat child sexual tourism.
Mobile virtual network operator Helio has announced that former SK Telecom CEO Wohnee Sull will
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A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan, a police official said.
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Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Linebacker Takeo Spikes all but ended his former team&#39;s postseason hopes and kept his current squad in the thick of the playoff chase.
Adolescent boys are far more likely to suffer high blood pressure than girls in the same age group, setting the stage for other health problems such as hypertension as they get older, researchers reported on Monday.
White House candidates Monday launched a New Year's eve blitz of Iowa, mining for last minute support three days before the state's nominating contests kick off the 2008 election race.
Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 - one day's salary - for arriving late and leaving early at the Cubs' regular-season finale at Wrigley Field.
The world view of the US superpower has seldom been as low as since President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq without explicit UN approval.
As of Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at least 3,897 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,171 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Indonesia's former president Suharto could be allowed to leave hospital soon after staging a remarkable recovery as one of his doctors said on Saturday that was he was now breathing on his own.
In less than a year, bird flu has spread to nearly half of Bangladesh's 64 districts, threatening the livelihoods of millions of people reliant on the poultry industry and driving up food prices.
Maggiore crescita della domanda al Sud, Nord sotto la media
Indonesian prosecutors filed terrorism charges Friday against cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, a major step toward a new trial of the accused leader of Southeast Asia&#39;s Islamic militant Jemaah Islamiah network.
A 72,5 euro Megawattora, record aumenti in Sardegna 179 euro
Belgium's Option OPIN.BR said on  Wednesday it would launch a new wireless data card targeted at  the U.S. market in November.
(Source: Tibco)  The development of analytics-based models for business productivity improvement or optimization has always relied on the analysts understanding of both the data and the tools used for model development. Analytics are the product of a series of iterations in developing theories based on the available variables, seeking correlation or even causality, and then refining the variable set. This iterative nature of the analytic process is too often impacted by the production cycle time for model development, and when the lions share of time is spent wrestling with the tool, it decreases the time spent in analyzing and building effective models.
An appeal of convictions and acquittals in the 2004 theft of the Edvard Munch masterpieces \
ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- The St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros are separated by 17 games in the National League Central Division standings.
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games, drawing the heaviest punishment among seven players banned on Monday after a brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial trans fats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
Gamco Investors Inc. said it had offered to settle a S.E.C. investigation into mutual fund share trading.
The array of US economic reports for October released Nov. 17 sent a shot across the bow of the Federal Reserve. Stronger-than-expected numbers on consumer-level inflation, the housing sector, and manufacturing will leave Alan Greenspan &amp; Co.
Lawmakers Saturday approved a $447 billion 2005 defense spending bill as Congress pushed forward with final actions before adjourning for the elections.
Apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc.  is planning job cuts that could total as much as 10 percent of its workforce, the New York Post reported on its Web site on Tuesday.
By The Miami Herald  Sep. 22--The underlying cause for two very different policies on reforming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contained in Senate and House bills is timing. The bills now are being reconciled in a conference committee.
A 12-year-old girl at the centre of a custody battle tells a court she wants to remain in Pakistan.
Toys that stimulate a young child&#39;s mind could permanently boost their brain function, according to research. Scientists found skills learned very early in life may trigger permanent changes in the structure of the brain.
Nicolais: 'tetto di 272.000 euro pone in svantaggio azienda'
A group of scientists in Japan have developed a humanoid that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he would like to link college financial aid to the jobs students pursue after graduation.
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Captain David Beckham has revealed that he deliberately sought a yellow card during the last ten minutes of England&#39;s 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Wales at Old Trafford last Saturday.
Marketers are about to aim at the third screen: the one on the cellphone in your pocket.
Blog: E3 2007, Dan's wrap-up and best of show
The Ferrari 3400 uses Advanced Micro Devices&#39; Athlon 64 processor 3000+, as well as AMD&#39;s technology for extended system battery life, Acer said.
The first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history from Ichiro Suzuki helped the American League beat the National League 5-4 in the annual Major League showcase on Tuesday.
The CIA admits that it used the controversial interrogation technique of waterboarding on al-Qaeda suspects.
Israel is using photographs and video to buttress its accusation that Hezbollah systematically fired from civilian neighborhoods in southern Lebanon.
Michael Toner, the Republican chairman of the Federal Election Commission, announced Thursday that he will resign from the regulatory agency this winter to pursue unspecified professional opportunities.
Tsunami relief and Iraqi elections help an embattled Kofi Annan and the US find common cause.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- One last birdie putt he didn't need. One final victory that didn't count.
They&#39;re tearing around the bases with a World Series sheen until they cross home plate and walk to the dugout and the blur subsides and you recognize that clothing.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set for a rocky appearance before Australia's parliament with war veterans on Tuesday calling for an apology over Japanese war crimes and environmentalists demanding an end to whaling.
The first Test in the series billed as the world championship play-off ended in uproar yesterday, with India under fire for their performance and Australia for their sportsmanship.
European stock markets have risen in early trading after a firm performance in Tokyo but a second weak day on Wall Street.
A pro-Russian breakaway region in Georgia said on Saturday it believed a Georgian plane crashed over its territory this week and dismissed Georgia's accusation that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace.
Societe Generale CEO Daniel Bouton won fresh support from the board on Wednesday, as the bank set up a special committee under a former car executive to probe the world's biggest rogue trading scandal.
The Palestinian president and the Israeli prime minister are to meet early next week in Jerusalem ahead of an expected visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and key meetings of international mediators, officials said Saturday.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry promised to work for the middle class and energy independence, as he landed in this closely divided southwestern state to prepare for the last presidential debate.
Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.
LIZA Minnelli, the American actress, is in hospital after falling out of bed at her home. Minnelli, who has been mired in bitter court cases with her ex-husband and former bodyguard, was taken to a Manhattan
(InfoWorld) - Corel Corp. is adopting a neutral approach to the electronic document format duel and updating its WordPerfect word processing software to fully support both the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft Corp.'s Office Open XML formats. The Canadian software vendor announced its new stance Wednesday after previously appearing to favor ODF over the Microsoft format. ODF, backed by Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp. and open-source players, is facing off against Microsoft's Open XML, which will be the default file format for the software giant's upcoming Office 2007 desktop applications suite. At issue is which document format users will favor. Governments around the world are expressing interest in open-standard document formats to help them both ensure continued access to existing information and to ease their dependence on Microsoft Office. Corel was one of the initial members of two groups set up in March to evangelize ODF -- the ODF Alliance and the OASIS standards body's ODF Adoption Committee. Corel developer Paul Langille was also one of the original four authors of the ODF specification. Corel arrived at its decision to support both ODF and Open XML over the last few months, according to Richard Carriere, the company's general manager of office productivity. The vendor wants to meet the needs of both consumer and government users, with consumers looking to Corel to offer interoperability with Office 2007 and governments keen for the company to support ODF, he said. As a small desktop applications provider with some 11 million active users, Corel needs to be very flexible and can ill afford to back one format over another. It's also still unclear which document format will win out -- ODF or Open XML -- or whether both will coexist, Carriere said. \
Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a third quarter profit, boosted by high-speed Internet customer gains that offset slower growth in basic video subscribers.
Matteo Arpe, chief executive of Italian banking group Capitalia and widely credited with boosting the bank's performance in the last five years, has fought off a bid to remove him from his post.
Forty years ago, the Doors' Jim Morrison seduced Hollywood with his wild moves and wilder poetry. On Wednesday, the rock band cemented its legendary status with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
US secretary of state tones down talk of war with Tehran as Iranian commander reveals plans to bomb Israel if attacked.
The Russian military successfully test-fired a mobile version of its top-of-the line Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday, officials said.
Toronto's Frank Thomas drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning as the Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 2-1 and ended their seven-game winning streak on Thursday.
Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by U.S. aircraft supporting them in a battle against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the British military said on Friday.
Early Internet entrepreneurs envisioned a day when consumers would devour short bites of entertainment on their computer screens delivered over the Internet by fat broadband pipes. When the companies failed, executives blamed it on ...
Albert Pujols is the star and Scott Rolen the favorite son for the St. Louis Cardinals. For one game at least, Jim Edmonds is the hero.
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By Anthony Mccartney, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 22--TAMPA -- Hillsborough County is poised to raise its fees for residential trash collection for the first time in years.   Currently, customers in unincorporated areas pay $170 for pickup and disposal services.
President George W. Bush is under pressure from European allies to give ground on climate change at next week's meeting of the world's richest countries, but policy experts say prospects for a breakthrough are slim.
Two former British European Cup winners Liverpool and Celtic suffered another blow to staying in the competition after both lost in the latest round of Champions League matches on Wednesday.
A deal by 191 nations to eliminate ozone-depleting substances 10 years ahead of schedule is a \
Gov. George Pataki of New York is set  to unveil on Wednesday plans to boost the economy of the Hudson  River Valley with more than $2.5 billion in high-tech  investments from an IBM-led group, the plan's backers said.
Rick Nash and Dan Fritsche both scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets set a franchise record with five power-play goals to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Sunday night.
Sectarian violence is suspected in an attack in central Pakistan that has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens more. Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan.
Reader Shanti Kashyap and her husband spotted Abhishek Bachchan in Switzerland.
Among the insurgents fighting in Chechnya&#39;s long-running war for independence, Musost Khutiyev is known as a &quot;national traitor.
A spectator with an especially intimate view of human evolution is beginning to tell its story and has so far divulged two quite unexpected findings.
The two sides in Sudan's national coalition meet on Thursday to try to salvage their fragile peace deal after disenchanted former southern rebels walked out of the government.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew in to London Wednesday to discuss the stakes in Afghanistan as the United States and Britain pressed their allies to do more to crush a resurgent Taliban.
Company says Triad provides modules for behavior scoring, Champion-Challenger strategy testing, and authorizations, credit limit and delinquent collections management.
An eccentric aristocrat is offering his rich and famous dog Jasper -- who \
Underweight baby girls may be more prone to depression in later life than other babies, research suggests.
The UN says Iran has  ceased uranium enrichment, but the US says it could still press for sanctions against Tehran.
A one-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a dog at a relative's home in West Yorkshire
OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. President George W. Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, sources say.
Team New Zealand, having broken an America's Cup jinx, go into Friday's fifth race level at 2-2 with holders Alinghi.
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Jelena Jankovic and Janko Tipsarevic maintained a dream year for Serbian tennis on Friday when they fought through to the fourth round at Wimbledon.
By Greg Miller, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 23--Sabrina McDonnell knew that online crime was bad before Internet scoundrels flooded inboxes with phony e-mails trolling for First National Bank & Trust Co. account information.
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LATIFIYAH (IRAQ): American, British and Iraqi forces on Thursday continued a major sweep through Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009ctriangle of death\u00e2\u0080\u009d to try to smash rebel enclaves before elections in January.
A suicide car bomber rammed a paramilitary checkpost killing four people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Friday, the latest attack in a wave of violence sweeping the country in recent weeks.
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Jolbert Cabrera&#39;s two-run single with two out in the eighth lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 road win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, while Ichiro Suzuki collected another hit in his record bid.
Gunmen have killed the representative of Iraq's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric along with his son and four bodyguards in a town south of Baghdad, an official in the cleric's office said Thursday.
Jaguars running back Fred Taylor began training camp Saturday the same way he did last year &#151; nursing an injury.
The shipment of jobs overseas is one of the most pressing economic issues of the presidential campaign. Here are 10 key facts of the matter.
As Americans prepared to pick a president, the ultra-tight race shaped up as a battle on three fronts: the campaign trail, the organizational trenches and eventually the courtroom.
A Chicago man faces up  to three years in prison for illegally uploading pirated  episodes of the Fox series &quot;24&quot; to an online video hub,  according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau  of Investigation.
European shares looked likely to fall at the open on Friday following another torrid session on Wall Street that exposed further fears over future profit growth in the technology sector after two earnings warnings.
Operazione creerebbe rallentamento processo crescita gruppo
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2004 - About 1,000 Iraqi Army and National Guard troops backed up by US 1st Infantry Division soldiers deployed into Samarra early today to eliminate a troublesome insurgent presence there.
Nicole Kidman has emerged a strong chance of gaining her third Oscar nomination in four years after US critics praised her performance in the controversial new film Birth.
DAMASCUS, Syria - In a hit claimed by Israeli security officials, a senior Hamas operative was killed in a car bombing Sunday outside his house in Damascus, the first such killing of a leader of the Islamic militant group in Syria.    Izz Eldine Subhi Sheik Khalil, 42, died instantly in the explosion, which wounded three bystanders...
Responding to ATM robberies, the bank is lowering daily withdrawal limits for all customers as a security precaution.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- The opening night of an opera about the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica in Bosnia will be dedicated to the hundreds of people who died after terrorists seized a Russian school last week, an official said yesterday.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his side to build upon yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 3-1 victory at Newcastle and rekindle their Barclays Premiership title hopes.
Pro-hunt protesters who invaded Parliament believed they were defending a way of life. Mark Townsend takes the temperature of rural Britain, and finds it raging.
BUDAPEST, Sep 7 (IPS) - Tensions between Hungary and Slovakia have risen to  unexpected heights after a series of xenophobic incidents, with  members of the sizeable Hungarian minority in Slovakia being  targeted by Slovak nationalist youths.
Banking stocks led a broad sell-off in European stock markets on Thursday as escalating fears losses at ailing bond insurers will eat into their profits overshadowed another US rate cut.
Rising levels of alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour in Rome spark a backlash from angry residents.
McDonald&#39;s Corp., the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain, said Chief Executive and President Charlie Bell resigned to focus on his fight against cancer.
A bomb alert prompted a Greek Olympic  passenger airliner to make an emergency landing at London's  Stansted Airport on Sunday, an airport spokesman said.
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A Georgia Republican says he'll apologize to a national Latino advocacy group he accused of supporting racism and illegal immigration if the organization agrees to a list of conditions.
A strike at India's state-run domestic airline disrupts travel, with chaotic scenes at airports across the country.
Kammron Taylor scored 16 points as No. 12 Wisconsin beat Florida International 79-63 on Saturday at the Kohl Center. Taylor hit three 3-pointers during a 17-2 Badgers run to open the second half, giving Wisconsin (7-1) its largest lead at 55-31.
The Tory leader Michael Howard has outlined his plans for an overhaul of the immigration system. Send us your views.
Oil prices hit a 5-month low on Friday,   boosting European shares, while the yen set a one-month high   against the euro on expectations the currency would be on the   agenda of a Group of Seven financial chiefs meeting.
Il Tottenham si &egrave; qualificato per la semifinale della Coppa di Lega inglese, battendo in tras...
LOS ANGELES  - Multiplatinum  alternative rockers R.E.M. have partnered with MySpace.com to  preview their new album beginning today. This represents the  first such initiative involving a social networking portal.
A visiting US diplomat issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.
A cartoon satire of US President George Bush is reportedly to appear on American TV channel Comedy Central.
Modern technologies update Chinese traditions as billions of text messages zing phone to phone.
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NEW YORK  - Workers at one U.S. nuclear facility have suffered higher-than-average rates of certain cancers, a study shows -- suggesting that on-the-job exposures are to blame.
An operation to flush out militants from Islamabad's Red Mosque is in its final stages, Pakistan's army says.
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A Web search upstart is cutting the ribbon on a new service with the celebrity muscle of Bill Clinton, a sure sign that dot-com hype is back.
The Canadian government is not doing enough to protect the environment because of a lack of leadership and political will, a senior official said in a scathing report released on Tuesday.
Bank of England chief Mervyn King warns that UK economy will suffer from slowing growth and inflation risks.
Sarebbero stati gonfiati i rimborsi conferiti da Intel
Stan Lee, co-creator of such characters as \
A Sunni woman says she was assaulted by Shiite police, but Iraq's Prime Minister says the charge is bogus.
BOSTON -- Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch Game 6 of the AL championship series against the New York Yankees after testing his sore right ankle yesterday.
Allenamento pomeridiano per la Roma in vista della gara con il Napoli. Rientrati i nazionali fatta e...
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Sports Network) - His first pole of the  season couldn't have come at a better time for Nextel Cup  Series points leader Kurt Busch. The No.97 Roush Racing Ford  driver captured the pole for Sunday's season finale, Ford 400,  with a time of 30.114 seconds (179.319 m.p.h.).
US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a strong effort by Chinese qualifier Li Na and an opposing crowd to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-3) victory on Thursday.
A major winter storm that dropped more than 10 inches of snow across parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, with snow, freezing rain and forecasts for winds as high as 50 miles per hour.
It's a sight New Englanders aren't entirely used to seeing: thousands of seals swimming through the Long Island Sound or hauling out to Maine, where they like to have their pups.
The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.
Herceptin could cut the need for mastectomies in breast cancer patients, research suggests.
Spelling Television has cut a deal with Tom Stern to option his newspaper comic strip \
French President Jacques Chirac says Tony Blair has got little in return for supporting the US over Iraq.
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Friday called for the release of dozens of inmates in Cuba, charging they're political prisoners held \
Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.
To bounce back, ousted execs like Kevin Rollins and Robert Nardelli can learn something from Janet Jackson, says author Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.
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At least 43.6 million people watched the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards on Tuesday, an unexpectedly large audience that nearly
When Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton flew to New Delhi to meet with Indian business leaders in 2005, she offered a blunt assessment of the loss of American jobs across the Pacific. \
Jade Goody, the British reality show  contestant who made headlines for racially abusing Bollywood  actor Shilpa Shetty, said on Tuesday she would donate all her  Big Brother earnings to charities for poor Indian children.
MONDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 9 percent of American children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but only 32 percent of them are getting the medication they need.
The open-source software provider said that its third quarter profit rose as a surge in subscriptions helped offset increased spending on marketing and research.
Most Americans have not stopped buying Chinese-made goods, despite recent reports of unsafe food, toys and other products made in China, a New York Times/CBS News poll shows.
Sprint Nextel  reported  deeper-than-expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it  would cut about 4,000 jobs, sending its shares down 19 percent  to their lowest level in more than five years.
Giants Coach Tom Couglin said Friday that he wished Tiki Barber hadn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t used the media to voice his strong opinions, among other issues relating to the retired running back.
The Dutch government is taking control of its country&#39;s gas transport network in a deal that analysts said will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.
An impromptu back rub that President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel is now massaging millions of funny bones.
A huge explosion rocked North Korea last  week but U.S. and South Korean officials said on Sunday it was  unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test despite the  appearance of a \
The Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners on their right to challenge their confinement before federal judges, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism.
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The string of hurricanes that struck Florida and other states has begun to wash away profit projections made by some Cincinnati-based insurance companies.
A Swiss group may have helped more British people bypass the UK ban on euthanasia than previously thought.
Novell earned $23 million, or six cents a share, on revenues of $305 million in its fiscal third quarter ended July 31. It derived $12 million in revenues from its presumably unprofitable SUSE Linux business
Ford Motor Co. F.N posted its fourth  consecutive month of weaker U.S. sales with a 7 percent drop in  September results on Friday, and the automaker doubled its  incentives on some models to kick-start sales this month.
Desperately short of soldiers who speak Arabic and understand Islam, the U.S. military is quietly courting American Muslims. But they show little enthusiasm for an institution many say is prejudiced against them.
A Los Angeles man filed a class action suit yesterday against Microsoft, claiming that the company manufactured and sold thousands of defective Xbox video game systems.
Industrial nations were shying away from fixing stiff 2020 guidelines for greenhouse gases cuts at U.N. talks on Friday in what environmentalists said would be a vote for \
Cypriots were advised not to throw caution to the wind on Friday after the island's labour minister proposed a fat cash bonus for families having a third child.
For the second consecutive year, the Michele Peresso Group of Companies, operators of the Eurosport chain of shops throughout Malta and Gozo, is sponsoring the Sports Journalism category in the annual Malta ...
Matt Leinart replaced a Heisman Trophy winner and became one himself.
The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.
Sport: Justine Henin warms up for Wimbledon with a hard fought victory over Amelie Mauresmo.
A radio station dedicated to helping women deal with violence and discrimination relaunches in Afghanistan.
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The bodies of five more people were found yesterday in the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed and burned while transporting doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.
In a game of powerless offenses, Julius Jones supplies 150 yards and two touchdowns to elevate the Cowboys over the Bears, 21-7.
Fire-extinguisher maker Kidde yesterday poured more water on wannabe bidder United Technology Corporation when its chairman said Kidde&#39;s shareholders had backed the board&#39;s rejection of the \u00c2\u00a31.
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A UK study of more than 5,000 children has ruled out any link between the MMR vaccine and autism, researchers say. They claim that the scale of their study provides the strongest evidence yet that safety fears about the three-in-one jab are groundless.
US President George W. Bush on Monday named Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavittas secretary of health and human services.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Question of the day: Has a rookie quarterback ever started a playoff game before he even had a regular-season loss to his credit?
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Chiti: 'far vivere e conoscere ai cittadini la Costituzione'
World number two Rafael Nadal and Juan Carlos Ferrero have opted out of Spain's opening Davis Cup tie against Peru to concentrate on the hard court season.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Pakistani President Pervez  Musharraf said on Monday there were prospects for resolving all  disputes with India, including over Kashmir, through peace  talks now under way.
Smokers in Glasgow are mistakenly prescribed anti-impotence drug Viagra to quit the habit.
Science & environment: Precious rocks set to sell for thousands as Bonhams hold first auction of meteorites.
Allies and enemies worried that the premier\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coalition would remain divided and vulnerable to another collapse.
Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for up to 600,000 state residents.
HALIFAX (CP) - They have become the defining images of Canada's fault-filled submarine program.
England captain David Beckham is happy to operate in a central role in the World Cup qualifier against Austria if Steven Gerrard is not fit to play.
Washington -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas and the Democrats&#39; minority leader, Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, intensifying the rancor between the parties, swapped charges Friday over their ethical records in a dispute arising out of a case in
Sconfitta esterna per il Bayern Monaco, ko 1-0 sul campo del Wolfsburg (rete di Hanke).
By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  A company based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has acquired the operations of a Nowata manufacturer.
A triple bombing targeting Iraq's Ministry of Industry employees killed at least 12 people and wounded 70 others Wednesday in a mainly Christian neighborhood of Baghdad, police said.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a ceremony attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld.
Curt Schilling's masterful performance in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series isn't just the stuff that makes baseball legend. It's also the stuff that sells shoes.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for a political solution to resolve a Palestinian crisis but made clear he had the right to sack the Hamas government.
Munich-based catalog retailer Otto Group sold a stake in its European online travel operations to U.S. business partner Travelocity for 26.6 million euros (&#36;32.8 million), the companies said on Monday.
Tom Ridge leaves with a record of progress, but his successor faces daunting challenges that critics say were largely ignored.
Pictures from the second Ashes Test
Wyeth said on Tuesday that US regulators will review on an accelerated basis its experimental drug temsirolimus as a first line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Mr. Skin.com, a Web site that features Hollywood nude scenes, is getting a bump in visitors thanks to the movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cKnocked Up.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland rises by a quarter, according to new figures.
NEW YORK/SEATTLE, Aug 19  - Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shares made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising sharply to $100 after an initial public offering marked by ...
The marquee matchup that  opened NBC's regular-season \
The leader of the radical Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun today said that extremists held in Britain - such as Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza \u00e2\u0080-hould be released in exchange for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.
Charles Clarke prepares for a political battle over plans to put terrorist suspects under house arrest.
The Internet's first baby steps began in Leonard Kleinrock's UCLA lab 35 years ago today.
A suburban Pittsburgh school district is reviewing whether it should be paying for U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum's children to use its Internet-based school, since the Pennsylvania senator and his family live in Virginia.
As expected, none of the four United States entries survived yesterday's second set of Olympic rowing semifinals, leaving just four boats -- the men's and women's eights, the men's double sculls and the women's quadruple sculls -- going for medals this weekend, five fewer than in Sydney four years ago.
Ever wish you could traverse 42 years of pop music history in 37 minutes? R. Luke DuBois' new CD employs \
A UK magazine printed an interview two weeks before Darrell Abbott was killed, saying he should be beaten.
Turner Classic Movies  has launched an online video destination devoted to classic  films.
Australia's aboriginal population is  booming as more people identify themselves as indigenous, but  Aborigines continue to be the nation's most disadvantaged  group, dying some 17 years younger.
Six unnamed Defense Department employees are renewing their legal battle to stop Pentagon officials from administering mandatory anthrax vaccinations, claiming that the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the shot was flawed and puts people at risk.
The major Hollywood studios today said they are escalating their fight against online piracy by pursuing civil and criminal legal actions against the operators of computer servers that help
The foreign secretary warns Iran that it has no right to kick-start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
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By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 14--City of Richmond residents will be able to sign up for  television service from Verizon Communications Inc. by the end the month.
British military aircraft scrambled Sunday to assist a civilian passenger aircraft after an incident, the Ministry of Defense said, adding that the jets later returned to base.
A group of three United Nations workers, freed after almost four weeks captivity in Afghanistan, have met President Hamid Karzai, in Kabul.
Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai, who Wednesday became the first-ever African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, has worked for decades to protect Africa&#39;s dwindling forests.
NEW YORK  - Children exposed to cocaine in the womb exhibit behavior problems up to at least 7 years of age, according to a long-term study that enrolled 1,388 children between 1993 and 1995 at four centers.
Infineon Technologies AG today said it would build a new front-end production plant in Kulim High Tech Park, Malaysia, at a cost of $1 billion.
New York, NY, December 13, 2004 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today praised the decision by the Council of State, France's highest administrative court, ordering a French-based company to immediately end ...
New and improved Handset manufacturer HTC has redesigned its existing Advantage device, upping the storage capacity to 16GB, overhauling the keyboard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s responsiveness and updating the UMPC's software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
All-Star Vince Carter was traded by the Toronto Raptors to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and a pair of first-round draft picks Friday.

Guardian poll shows 55% of voters feel confident despite economic chills
[India News]: Srinagar, Dec 5 : Twelve persons, including ten army troopers, were killed in a landmine explosion around midnight Saturday night in south Kashmir&#39;s Pulwama district.
Iran says it is ready to talk to the US but rejects Washington's call for it to first halt uranium enrichment.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has adopted a second child from the US, his office announces.
Costco Wholesale Corp. COST.O, the  largest U.S. warehouse club, on Thursday posted a 21 percent  rise in quarterly profit but its shares fell after it failed to  beat expectations.
Breast cancer research is being supported this month by a company usually associated with foot support. Payless shoes announced this week that they are offering customers a chance to purchase a Limited-Edition
A rash of attacks on abortion and family planning clinics has struck Albuquerque this month, the first such violence there in nearly a decade.
Whether is it jogging around the park, pumping iron or swimming, an hour of vigorous exercise a day can lower the risk of bowel cancer, a study said on Monday.
PHILADELPHIA | The Carolina Panthers&#39; hopes of relying on their defense to help their injury-plagued offense took a big hit Wednesday when coach Jon Fox announced that defensive tackle Kris
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Airbus  is considering  extending its workweek to 40 hours from 35 hours without  compensation as part of the European planemaker's restructuring  plans, German magazine Focus reported.
According to JCN Network, Toshiba has announced a new breakthrough technology in hard disk drives (HDD) based on perpendicular recording, setting new benchmarks for data density, boosting the capacity of a single 1.8-inch hard-disk platter to 40 gigabytes
While many who snapped up Apple Inc.'s iPhone were using the latest must-have gadget even before leaving the store, some buyers were put on hold as they experienced frustrating delays in activating their cell phone service.
With the release of the Xbox 360 Arcade edition, Don Reisinger examines the impact it will have on the family gaming market and tries to come to grips with whether or not the new console will beat out Nintendo.
Russia said it would welcome Indian and other companies bidding for the assets of Russian oil giant Yukos, the country's biggest oil exporter, due to be sold off later this month.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - The gunman who shot dead five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall rampage was an 18-year-old Bosnian refugee, but his motive was a mystery, police said on Tuesday.
Stanford Makishi has been appointed executive director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
December 4, 2004 - Hospital officials say two car bombs that exploded today just outside Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone are now blamed for at least seven deaths.
You can add Canadians to the list of foreigners who are healthier than Americans. Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have diabetes, 32 percent more likely to have high blood pressure, and 12 percent more likely to have arthritis, Harvard Medical School researchers found. That is according to a survey in which American and Canadian adults were asked over the telephone about their health.
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The ash and boulders had been building up since an eruption in July, high on the slopes of the Mayon volcano. Typhoon Durian's blasts of wind and drenching rain raked it all down in a deadly black wall of debris.
A new discovery about a cellular control mechanism could lead to drugs for both stem cell-driven tissue regeneration and cancer. American researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina
Australia&#39;s News Corp has adopted corporate reforms aimed at soothing critics of its planned move to the US. The media giant, owner of Fox TV in the US, and the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, promised not to issue new shares with extra voting rights.
LONDON - A bomb threat that mentioned Iraq forced a New York-bound Greek airliner to make an emergency landing Sunday at London's Stansted Airport escorted by military jets, authorities said.    An airport spokeswoman said the Olympic Airlines plane, with 301 passengers and crew on board, landed in \
Philippine movie legend Fernando Poe Jr, who came close to defeating Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May&#39;s presidential race, died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke, his spokeswoman and political supporters said.
InfoWorld - Nearly one year after Skype stole the headlines at the 3GSM World Congress with its&#160;plans to offer a mobile version&#160;of its Internet phone, a couple of nimble startups -- and not the Net telephony pioneer itself -- appear to have found a way to make this type of service work, both technically and commercially.
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui reaffirmed the central bank's commitment to raising interest rates in a gradual manner.
EL PASO, Texas  - The mayors of the Texan city of El Paso and the Mexican city of Juarez led a protest by dozens of people on Saturday against a planned border wall to stem illegal immigration into America.
With the JBoss deal, Hewlett-Packard gets middleware, a business it abandoned two years ago when it dumped its Bluestone Software after buying the company in 2000.
Antonio Daniels&#39; driving 8-foot shot with 7.2 seconds left gave the Seattle SuperSonics an 88-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors tonight.
A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.
DARMSTADT, Germany, June 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software, today announced that the Washington State Department of Information Systems has chosen Software AG's Event Replicator for Adabas in support of the Labor and Industries agency (L&I).
GUWAHATI, India -- Two bomb blasts in northeastern India Saturday killed 35 people and wounded scores of others. One large explosion ripped through a train station in Dimapur, where most of the casualties occurred, police said.
An arthritis drug should have been taken off the market years before it was finally withdrawn, say researchers. Manufacturer Merck withdrew Vioxx in September after evidence linking it to heart problems.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said  he would press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps  to enable Palestinians to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat,  as he arrived in Israel on Sunday.
A three-strong team of experts will  travel to Lebanon on Saturday to begin a probe into allegations  of human rights violations by Israel during last month's war, a  top United Nations official announced on Monday.
Governor Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition to a type of stem-cell research yesterday, saying laboratories that create embryos for study take science too far.
Computer Sciences Corp. late Sunday said it has agreed to sell DynCorp International and related assets to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $850 million.
Soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard show off mortars after militia members delivered sacks of the rounds to Iraqi security forces in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.
Johns Hopkins claims its ninth lacrosse title Monday, withstanding a furious Duke rally before escaping with a 12-11 victory.
BUFFALO, New York  - The NHL will start 2008 by returning to its outdoor roots in a bid to take the sporting spotlight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Buffalo Sabres in the Winter Classic on Tuesday.
Via le forze dell'ordine. Bertolaso, attuare ordinanza
Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile's black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections in men.
As officials prepare to start letting residents return to Falluja, they must figure out how to win back the confidence of the people whose city they have destroyed.
JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled about 3,000 troops out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said.
Afghans turned out to vote in large numbers Saturday in their first presidential election, an event that was unexpectedly peaceful but soon marred by 15 candidates
WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - A new online medical journal will make its research articles available to the public free of charge and accessible through the Internet.
The new TV network from the founders of Digg will be unveiled tonight. We
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gave a chilly reception Thursday to a GOP-backed plan to change the way California awards electoral votes in presidential elections &#151; a proposal critics say could tilt the outcome in favor of Republicans.
Last week, the Chiron Corporation, which manufactures close to half of America&#39;s influenza vaccine supply announced a delay in shipping its Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, due to the possibility of contaminated doses.
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Four CBS News staffers were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation that said a \
Real Madrid&#39;s Briton David Beckham (L) vies with Osasuna&#39;s Garcia at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sept 21. - AFP. Madrid - Underfire England captain David Beckham lifted some of the misery hanging over
Fighting between rival Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 17 people, as Hamas Islamists overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two universities were set ablaze.
Q: I have been trying to set up a networked Hewlett-Packard printer at home, but frankly, all the Windows networking stuff baffles me, especially when Windows starts up wizards that lead to nowhere.
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Starbucks Corp  is testing  $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global  gourmet coffee chain grapples with slower consumer spending and  rising competition from fast-food rivals.
PARIGI - Migliorano le condizioni di Yasser Arafat. Il presidente palestinese oggi ha incontrato in ospedale alcuni dei funzionari palestinesi che lo hanno accompagnato a Parigi, dove e&#39; ricoverato. Mohammed
India vent their anger at a seamer-friendly pitch for the third Test against Australia.
A rebel leader claimed responsibility for two bombings in India&#39;s restive northeastern state of Assam, as authorities tightened security Friday -a day after a string of attacks killed four people and left scores wounded.
I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?
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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has agreed to release a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday...
FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is better than mammography at detecting additional disease in breast cancer patients, says an Italian study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Contending Americans have embraced his conservative agenda, President Bush pledged Thursday to aggressively pursue major changes in Social Security, the tax code and medical malpractice awards, working with Democrats if they are receptive and leaving them behind if they're not.
While it says that it has received reports of 20 people dying while taking Pfizer Inc.s painkiller Celebrex, Canada&#39;s health regulatory body says it can&#39;t conclude that there&#39;s a cause-and-effect link.
(InfoWorld) - Hitachi this week updated its AirLocation II system, which uses WLAN (wireless LAN) technology to track goods and employees, with the introduction of a smaller tag. Unveiled in July, the AirLocation II system is comprised of access points and battery-powered tags. The system determines the location of tags by comparing the strength of their signals as received by different access points, as well as the differences in time between when these signals are received. In this way, the AirLocation II system can identify the location of a tag within 1 meter to 3 meters of its actual position, Hitachi said. The system has a range of up to 50 meters when used indoors, and up to 200 meters outside, the company said. The latest addition to WLAN tracking system is the AirLocation II Tag-w, which is smaller and slightly thicker than its predecessor, the AirLocation II Tag. The new tags, unveiled at this week's Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan, cost \u00c2\u00a525,000 ($212) each. AirLocation II is designed for schools, hospitals, and logistics centers, said Katsuyoshi Iida, a project engineer at Hitachi. The system can be used to track the location of teachers inside schools, as well as to track doctors and medicines inside a hospital, he said. The system can also track the location of laptops and other devices that have WLAN support, Iida said. The basic AirLocation II package includes four access points and up to six tags. The cost of this package, including engineering fees and software, starts at \u00c2\u00a53.75 million. The system is only available in Japan.
EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.
Do-gooder worm attempts to fix holes exploited by the earlier Santy infection--but could end up a pain.
The Atlantic Coast Conference chose Jacksonville on Thursday to host its first two championship games.
Aruban prosecutors said Thursday that authorities are investigating new information in the Natalee Holloway case provided by a Dutch crime reporter.
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The trial of the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges will go ahead after a defence appeal that he was medically unfit to stand trial was rejected yesterday.
Despite high gas prices, Thor delivers a thundering quarter.
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, 12/27/2004. The glamour and high growth that once surrounded the computer market may be long gone. The groundbreaking Apple computer television commercial broadcast during the Superbowl
NATO leaders will declare their determination on Wednesday to prevail over Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan while offering only small increases in troop levels and flexibility.
A car bomb killed 22 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.
Europe's leading election monitoring agency, known for keeping tabs on voting in trouble spots such as Belarus and the Balkans, is gearing up for a super-sized challenge: observing the U.S. presidential election.
For the Nets, which fumbled away chances to win in the fourth quarter, the loss was their sixth in seven games and their 10th in 15 games at home.
The surging Los Angeles Lakers scored a 122-115 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, with Kobe Bryant knocking down 38 points and Andrew Bynum adding a career-high 28.
Gov. Rick Perry's chief of staff met with key aides about a new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer on the same day its manufacturer donated money to his campaign, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
If Pope Benedict hopes his first book will sell like Dan Brown's \
Pity that Fannie's management decided to test the limits of an implied Federal guarantee.
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WASHINGTON - Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two senators pledging to try to roll them back when Congress returns from recess.    Protesters, many wearing union T-shirts, carried signs such as \
Somali presidential candidate Abdulahi Yusuf Ahmed, left, stands next to an unidentified election official, just after he had taken an oath on the Quran to abide by the election results, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004
At least eight people were killed and some 70 injured when a train packed with homeward-bound commuters rammed into another train on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
Computer company IBM releases market-beating sales and profit figures, boosted by foreign demand.
In an extremely rare exception, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein\u00e2\u0080\u009d will not be included in the report of weekly grosses for Broadway shows.
A new, low-cost screening strategy could make it easier for poor countries to target and treat Chagas disease, a deadly parasite-borne condition found mainly in Latin America, according to a new study.
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As of Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007, at least 3,900 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,175 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Blood donations may help keep the body's circulatory system healthy by reducing stores of iron, but the effect may not work for older people, a U.S. study suggested on Tuesday.
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ENGLAND run machine Kevin Pietersen returned home yesterday outlining his determination to make the Test team to face Australia this summer.
Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
&quot;DON&#39;T have a reaction, I&#39;ll leave it to the analysts,&quot; responded US State Department official Adam Ereli to questions about the significance of reports that North Korea&#39;s media had stopped calling Kim Jong-il &quot;Dear Leader&quot;.
Despite the brutality of Patrice Bergeron's first-period injury, both the Bruins and Flyers still had a game to play yesterday before 14,956 fans at TD Banknorth Garden.
Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl says he hates Courtney Love more than anybody   else in the world.
Iran announced yesterday that it has frozen all uranium-enrichment programs, weakening a US effort to refer its suspect nuclear activities to the UN Security Council.
Germany throws down the gauntlet to Britain over issue that will dominate crucial EU summit.
Wind power projects are in various stages around the state, from the Atlantic coast in the east to the wooded slopes of the Berkshire Mountains in the west, gigantic towers whose hurtling blades are designed to create clean energy.
Fast rising exec replaces CFO Todd Thomson, who will take her job as head of brokerage Smith Barney. NEW YORK  - Citigroup Inc.
ELIZABETH Edwards&#39;s breast cancer has not spread, a family spokesman said, as the wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate began chemotherapy.
The $5,000 D3 will be Nikon's first digital SLR whose sensor is the size of a full frame of 35mm film.Photos: Nikon's full-frame SLR
Ryan Palmer fired a stunning 10-under-par 62 to capture his first victory on the PGA Tour, winning the $4.2 million Funai Classic in Florida.
A school text book for Arab children in Israel has sparked an outcry among rightist Jews by including a reference for the first time to the Palestinian view of the Jewish state's founding as a \
By Douglas Fischer  Agribusiness company Cargill Inc.'s decades-long practice of dumping salt-making waste on land next to the San Francisco Bay does not violate the Clean Water Act, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.   The U.S.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004  - At PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s Connect 2004 conference in San Francisco this week, the software vendor is expected to face questions from users about its ability to fend off Oracle Corp.
Bid activity in the steel sector led industrial metals groups higher, but European equity markets remained largely flat on Wednesday as losses for financial stocks weighed.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit
InfoWorld - Cognos executives first approached IBM in the months leading up to\u00c2\u00a0IBM's pending $5 billion deal to buy the company, not the other way around, according to a document Cognos submitted Friday to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Israel for talks prior to a key trilateral summit.
Also: Paul Allen project maps the brain. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
CARE International said today that the whole organisation is taking every possible step to secure the release of Margaret Hassan, CARE&#39;s Country Director in Iraq, who was abducted yesterday morning in Baghdad.
Ronaldinho dovrebbe tornare titolare nella sfida di Liga che il Barcellona giocher&agrave; domani se...
U.S. humanitarian aid to Darfur continues to be hampered by a lack of security in the region, restrictions by the Sudanese government and delays in international aid, according to a congressional report Monday.
Very few organizations have as many feet on the street as the US Postal Service. To better get a handle on those feet, the Postal Service said Monday it&#39;s implementing SAP Human Capital
Scientists unraveling the genetic history of head lice have found startling evidence that early humans mingled with a clan of hairy, distant cousins as recently as 25,000 years ago in Asia -- a
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A posting on an Islamic Web site claimed Tuesday that the al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has slain a U.S. hostage in Iraq, just 24 hours after grisly video showed the terror mastermind beheading another American captive...
The Huygens probe, built and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is bolted to Cassini and fed electrical power through an umbilical cable.
A lingering dispute over a contract imposed on air traffic controllers last year is delaying the introduction of legislation needed to modernize the nation's air traffic control system, according to congressional staff members and administration officials.
Schumacher getta la spugna. ''Il mondiale piloti &egrave; finito, ma vogliamo lottare per la squadra...
TOKYO: Carrefour is planning to sell its Japanese retail operations to generate cash as its core European sales slump and competition increases, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who won a British reality television show after having to endure allegedly racist bullying, said that she had been invited to meet the Queen and Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Mount Asama, one of Japan's largest and most active volcanoes, erupted almost continuously for a third straight day Thursday, spewing molten rocks and gray smoke into the air and setting off more than 1,000 tiny earthquakes.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world on Thursday to put the looming crisis over water shortages at the top of the global agenda this year and take action to prevent conflicts over scarce supplies.
David Beckham accetta la decisione di Fabio Capello, ct dell'Inghiletrra, di escluderlo dalle convoc...
The UnitedNationsInternational Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) hopes to be through with the 1994 Rwanda genocide trials by 2008, according to tribunal officials.
Legitimate mortgage lenders inadvertently support--and get tangled in--spam traps.
Investors still appeared skittish ahead of the Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interest rate decision.
 Guantanamo inmates
With Madonna urging people to see her show before criticizing her for mounting a Crucifix during one song, NBC is still wrangling over whether millions of television viewers will get that chance.
Although he had hinted he might ask Chinese President Hu Jintao about allegations that the Chinese military hacked into Pentagon computers, the issue did not come up in face-to-face talks today.
Clorox Co. agreed on Wednesday to buy back a 29 percent stake in itself from Germany's Henkel KGaA for &#36;2.84 billion of cash and assets, helping Persil-maker Henkel finance its acquisition of Dial Corp.
Boeing Co  said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose, helped by higher deliveries of commercial planes.
Rapture on up to five PCs After howls of pain from gaming addicts everywhere, 2K Games has eased the draconian DRM restrictions on its much ballyhooed new title BioShock.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jermaine O'Neal got exactly what he wanted last night, and it had nothing to do with scoring a career and NBA season-high 55 points.
Few would have believed that Everton would enter Saturday&#39;s 200th Merseyside derby with Liverpool seeking second place in the premier league.
After a year in which he alienated many of his allies, Gov. Eliot Spitzer is seeking the advice of lobbyists.
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Shareholders of Alliance Boots, the British pharmacy chain, approved an \u00c2\u00a311 billion ($21.8 billion) takeover bid from its deputy chairman and a private equity firm. It expects the takeover to be complete in July, although the deputy chairman, Stefano Pessina, and the equity firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, remain in talks with pension trustees about financing the pension plan. Mr. Pessina and Kohlberg Kravis raised their offer three times, to 1,139 pence ($22.53) a share, to secure their bid for Alliance Boots after a consortium led by Terra Firma Capital Partners made a rival bid. Alliance Boots has about 3,000 Boots drugstores in Britain, seven other European countries and Thailand, and supplies 125,000 pharmacies, health centers and hospitals.
Attacks against U.S. troops, Iraqi security forces and private contractors number in the dozens each day and have spread to parts of the country that had been relatively peaceful.
CHENARI, Afghanistan  - NATO-led troops on Sunday  failed to reach the icy mountain peak where an Afghan airliner  crashed three days ago with 104 people on board, a spokeswoman  for the peacekeeping force said.
Ask Hawaii&#39;s Timmy Chang about the 94 touchdowns he has thrown, and he talks about his great receivers and blockers. Ask about his 14,791 yards passing, and he credits his coaches for believing in him.
President Jacques Chirac inaugurated an  expanded Holocaust Memorial in Paris on Tuesday promising  dozens of Nazi death camp survivors that France would \
None of the European Union's 10 new member states yet fulfils the criteria for joining Europe's single currency, the European Commission said in a report.
The number of students who applied for UK university courses in the autumn is up 5%, figures are expected to show.
Former members of the Sept. 11 commission met Tuesday with Vice President Dick Cheney, and President Bush planned talks with leaders of Congress in an attempt to gain passage for an intelligence reorganization bill this year.
KHARTOUM, Nov 30  -- Sudan said it was reviewing a decision to expel the heads of two top British aid organisations after accusing them of meddling in its politics.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, seeking to repair strained ties between the United States and Europe, on Monday urged Washington to reach out to its allies and not depend on military force alone in the ...
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Karl Rove makes Chuck Colson look like a girly man. Colson didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have the audacity to go after John Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military record when President Nixon was looking for dirt on antiwar leaders.
Even with hefty shipping cost, final price after rebates is relatively low. Also, deal doesn't require subscription to Internet service.
Tony Blair offered to quit if Gordon Brown backed plans to join the euro, former minister Clare Short has said.
The $23 billion buyout of radio and outdoor advertising giant Clear Channel Communications could get antitrust approval from the Department of Justice as early as Wednesday, according to The Deal.com. The proposed buyout by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, which was announced more than a year ago, has already received approval from the Federal [...].
Solving the 'interoperability puzzle' The European Commission is considering the feasibility of an interoperable electronic identity (eID) system across Europe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Remote-monitoring systems will allow those with chronic health problems to have their conditions constantly monitored as they go about their daily lives.
Patricia C. Dunn resigned and will be replaced by the company\u00c2\u0092s chief executive. Also, two key members of H.P.\u00c2\u0092s investigation task force are said to be out.
Ferrari&#39;s Rubens Barrichello fired up his passionate home crowd on Friday with the fastest lap in practice for Sunday&#39;s season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
NEW YORK  - It has been a wild and in some cases wacky season for network TV, culminating in a hunt for millions of missing viewers that is so complicated that it's worthy of its own episode of \
Judging by the bean vote, President Bush could be on his way to a second term. A Tennessee company that has been in the chili business for more than 100 years is selling satirically packaged 15-ounce cans of beans for in honor of Republican Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.
American and Iraqi troops swept through the rebel stronghold of Fallujah today, hoisting the Iraqi flag over the city&#39;s police station and spreading out over 70 per cent of the city.
At least eight people were killed and 30 others wounded Monday in a car bomb explosion in central Baghdad, security sources said. It was not immediately known if a suicide bomber
Liberal Democrats propose slashing basic rate of income tax in radical repositioning move.
The government moved to block a tax shelter aimed at converting billions of corporate profits into profits that will never be taxed.
Asian and European leaders open their biennial summit with the EU promising new sanctions against Burma.
Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he'd worked for 24 years.
In protest of royalties fees which take effect next month, the amount of which has been recently estimated to surmount their revenues by nearly four times, America's largest and best-known streaming music sites, plus others worldwide, have gone silent for the day.
Mel Bamel, 81, has been in the coronary unit of the hospital for just over a week. He's feeling a little better today. He was able enjoy the artichokes his daughter Liz brought over for dinner last night.
The Supreme Court will open the new year with its most politically divisive case since Bush v. Gore decided the 2000 presidential election, and its decision could force a major reinterpretation of the rules of the 2008 contest.
President Bush directed former aides to defy congressional subpoenas on Monday, claiming executive privilege and prodding lawmakers closer to their first contempt citations against administration officials since Ronald Reagan was president.
The U.S. Midwest was battered by rain, thunderstorms, and tornadoes late on Monday and early on Tuesday, while the central Plains was spared much of the harsh weather, which was a relief for cattle already stressed by previous storms.
TIRANA, Albania -- Evidence of Albania's love for the United States lined the road leading into this capital yesterday. US and Albanian flags flew from lampposts. People wearing cardboard Uncle Sam hats milled in the streets. Oversize billboards and banners heralded the American president's visit.
Blames loss of big client and economic blues Maxima Holdings yesterday saw its shares tumble by nearly 40 per cent after the managed IT services firm issued a profits warning about its forthcoming first half-year results.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Princess Diana was heard saying \
NEW YORK : New York crude oil smashed past 48 dollars a barrel for the first time, menacing the 50-dollar mark, as heavy fighting gripped the Iraqi city of Najaf.
When the busload of campaign volunteers left Arlington, Mass., on Saturday to knock on doors in neighboring New Hampshire, Rep. Ed Markey was on it.
E' in forte dubbio la presenza in campo dell'attaccante del Cagliari Pasquale Foggia per la gara di ...
L'amministratore unico dell'Ascoli Roberto Benigni si dichiara soddisfatto per il pareggio ottenuto ...
A top-level Palestinian delegation yesterday promised Syria&#39;s leader that it would coordinate with the country in future peace negotiations with Israel, but stopped short
BAGHDAD, OCTOBER 25: The Iraqi interim government has warned the US and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tonnes of powerful conventional explosives\u00e2\u0080\u0094used to demolish buildings, produce missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons\u00e2\u0080\u0094 are
They wanted an ordainment, but they got a history lesson. Central Catholic, in its Super 8 debut, bowed to top seed and perennial favorite Catholic Memorial, 10-1, last night at Chelmsford Forum.
AUSTIN - Almost half of the Texas children who left the state&#39;s health insurance program as a result of budget cuts found coverage elsewhere, about a third of them through Medicaid, according to a survey the Health and Human Services Commission released
Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
LIZ Hurley has gone against the commands of David and Victoria Beckham - donning a revealing dress for their lavish Christmas bash and christening.
Tom Parker heads out for a sighting of the rare white elephant in Sri Lanka.
Toyota Motor Corp., the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most profitable carmaker, posted a 12.8 percent rise in first-half operating profit as strong overseas sales offset higher materials costs and losses from a weak dollar.
Former Enron executive Andrew Fastow, who pleaded guilty to fraud, will be sentenced on Tuesday.
Paychecks stay the same for the top two, but compensation changes for other Microsoft workers as stock grants replace options.
Louisiana voters were deciding Saturday whether to consolidate the New Orleans-area's levee boards, the government agencies whose politically appointed members took criticism after Hurricane Katrina for failing to maintain the area's levees and floodwalls.
Il segretario dello Sdi interviene al congresso del Pse
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is setting a fast pace in a nationalization drive to help create a socialist state, striking three takeover deals that force out U.S. firms in just over a month .
Nasa clears the shuttle Atlantis for a return to Earth, after inspections find no damage from orbiting debris.
At New York's Guggenheim, an innovative exhibition sheds new light on the legacy of Spain's masters.
MOTEGI, Japan: Local hope Makoto Tamada of Japan has taken pole position with a record lap time for the weekend Japan Grand Prix as world champion Valentino Rossi, seeking his fourth straight title, secured third place.
Moving to halt a bloody drug war in this popular beach resort, Mexico investigated the federal prosecutor's office Wednesday and arrested a local official in the killings of nine people, including three federal agents.
Israel&#39;s parliament ratified Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
0.97 per cent brings UK registry into 21st century. UK registry Nominet has won two crucial votes at its extraordinary general meeting this morning - but only just.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Partiti i play off della major league. Nell'American League, New York Yankees hanno battuto i Detroi...
Representative John Doolittle of California was once a rising star in the Republican Party until he came under investigation in a scandal involving Jack Abramoff.
In 1950, 12 days after the start of the Korean War, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan \
roundup Plus: LookSmart buys Furl.net...Pentagon expands access to voting site...Ad campaign touts multimedia cards...T-Mobile sells Sidekick II.
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it has sold its 10.5 percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motors Co., a move that it expects will raise more than &#36;900 million.
John Howard has taken the bold step of taking the Australian people to the polls on October 9 on the question of trust. At a time when truth in government has itself become a key political issue, Mr Howard
Actress Julia Roberts was hospitalized over the weekend after experiencing early contractions, according to sources. By Lucy Nicholson, AFP.
Comcast Corp., the nation&#39;s biggest cable television company, reported a sharp decline in its profit for the third quarter from results a year ago that included a big gain on the sale of its interest in the home shopping network QVC Inc.
LONDON, Feb. 7 -- At least six people have been injured by seven letter bombs in Britain over the past three weeks, in what police said could be a campaign by animal rights extremists or a disgruntled motorist fed up with this country's automobile laws -- or both.
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 19--The Red River reached 35.55 feet at Grand Forks-East Grand Forks at 7:45 a.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.
Padraig Harrington led the way in the German Masters first round on Thursday as Europe&#39;s Ryder Cup players warmed up for next week&#39;s match against the United States.
President Bush gave Turkey's bid to join the European Union a glowing endorsement on Tuesday and called the Islamic nation a \
Cable operator Adelphia Communications Corp. Thursday reported billions of dollars in losses over a three-year period in its first audited financial statements since 2000, a step seen
A crop of ostensibly environmentally friendly websites promise to reduce your carbon footprint. Their actual impact on the environment is negligible, however.
Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film \
American and Iraqi forces battled their way into the center of this insurgent-ridden city on Friday, claiming that they had taken control of more than
Palestinians expressed amazement yesterday at the rashness of Hamas terrorists who were bombed by the Israelis as they paraded on a football field.
Britain's Tim Henman defeated South Africa's Wesley Moodie 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (0/7), 6-4 to make the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open and take another step closer to reaching the end of season Masters Cup.
Admitting to being intimidated in the presence of a former Beatle, Neil Young joined forces with Paul McCartney on Thursday to perform at a &#36;500-per-seat fundraiser to raise awareness of land mines.
Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport cruised past seventh-seeded Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western and Southern Women's Open.
Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.
Federal Reserve chief Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers today it is \
CAPE TOWN, South Africa Aug. 25, 2004 - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and
Daniel Briere scores the only goal in a shootout to give the Sabres a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes in a season-opening rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
The company faces challenges from Google and Amazon, and it may need to make more radical changes than has been the style of the cautious Meg Whitman.
Whalesong and joss-stick induced meltdown LogoWatch LogoWatch regulars among you know that the symptoms of rebranding madness (the process by which companies pay suitcases full of cash to Strategy Boutiques who then, high on the scent of joss-sticks and to the distant sound of whalesong, fearlessly redefine the corporate brand frontage paradigm) range from light motivational slogan generation (Accelerate Convergence!), to full-blown infection wherein thousands of hours are expended at the flipchart flowcharting the company logo to better express the \
Health officials say they are increasingly worried about the health risks posed by tattoos and body piercings.
A New York judge on Monday dismissed a   $10 million spousal abuse suit against Liza Minnelli filed by   her estranged husband David Gest, who claimed the entertainer   assaulted him in a drunken rage.
By The Porterville Recorder, Calif.  Feb. 17--St. James Episcopal Church, 600 E. Hermosa St., Lindsay will celebrate Mardi Gras with its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lindsay Memorial Building.   St.
Microsoft will be told on Wednesday whether antitrust sanctions imposed by the European Commission in March will be suspended for several years, in a keenly-awaited decision by a senior European judge.
The 2008 US Olympic team marathon trials could be crossing paths with the Boston Marathon.
Netflix may be gearing up to join the crowded field of digital delivery sooner than we think.
Q: My wife and I bought $60,000 worth of Lehman Brothers First Trust Opportunity Fund (ticker: LBC) in March 2004. This represents 25 percent of our investments.
Scientists are homing in on the genes for prostate cancer after carrying out the biggest study yet to identify the inherited causes of the disease.
Speculation that August's U.S. jobs  report could surprise on the upside has lent sagging global  stock markets some support this week and dampened buoyant bond  markets.
A platoon in Iraq is being investigated for allegedly refusing to carry out a convoy mission its members deemed too dangerous, Army officials said Friday.
A terror suspect being treated for severe burns after the Glasgow Airport attack moves hospitals to receive specialist treatment.
FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- As children get ready to head back to the classroom, a new study finds school absenteeism is higher among overweight kids.
Three Palestinians and an Israeli are killed as Israeli troops raid Gaza, sparking clashes with local gunmen.
Poland's main opposition party on Friday proposed early elections as a way out of a spiralling government crisis brought on by scandals.Comment
According to the ELSPA, GTA: San Andreas has become the fastest selling video game of all time in the UK. They claim that the title has sold more than one million units in just nine days.
A long-awaited report from a panel with support from Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is not recommending reopening corporate accountability legislation but urges a broad overhaul of the nation's rules, enforcement policies and litigation system.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) made another hit. After optimizing the PlayStation 2 multiple times, they now decided to give the Portable market a chance.
Police holding a man over the murder of pregnant schoolgirl Amy Williams are given more time to question him.
Russian President  Vladimir Putin, a black belt in judo, apparently has the time  to contribute to a textbook on the sport in addition to running  the world's largest country.
Dal 20 giugno l'ammissione nel listino Aim e contrattazioni
(Source: EMC) Analyst Robert Frances offers compelling reasons why IT leaders should re-examine their current archiving policies.
According to an article on The Register, camera phones will soon have lenses made from nothing more than drops of oil and water.
U.S. retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.
Scientists have for the first time determined the order of virtually every letter of DNA code in an individual, offering an unprecedented readout of the separate genetic contributions made by that person's mother and father.
The message to the US women was simple. If you see Lisa Leslie or Tina Thompson standing near the basket, throw her the ball, demanded coach Van Chancellor. Got it?
Now that Mexican leftists have acclaimed defeated candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador president of a parallel government, the question is will they settle into the role of a normal democratic opposition or try to press their agenda through more militant resistance.
WASHINGTON, Sept 17  -- The United States flatly rejected Sudanese accusations that its determination last week that &quot;genocide&quot; is occurring in Darfur had poisoned nascent African Union-hosted peace talks between Khartoum and two rebel groups.
Our internal roundup networking news on the Internet goes public.
Tiger Woods was the last player to enter and will be the No. 1 seed in the Accenture Match Play Championship, which starts Wednesday in Arizona with a 64-man field and the fewest number of Americans ever.
State-owned Rosneft, which sparked wide speculation over how it will pay for its &#36;9.3 billion acquisition of the Yukos oil company's biggest production unit, is set to borrow over &#36;4.5 billion from unknown sources, a newspaper said Friday.
Three Asian banks&#39; heavy  exposure to the limping U.S. home loan sector reinforced global  credit jitters on Friday but Germany and Italy saw no signs of  new problems.
The passport used by  Holocaust organiser Adolf Eichmann to enter Argentina is unearthed in court records.
Israeli paratroopers take part in a mission to rescue a pair of rare golden eagles in the West Bank town of Hebron.
Ernie Els figured he had a fighting chance of winning the Dunhill links championship in Scotland before the start of the final round over the Old Course at St Andrews on Sunday.
Dopo il boom dei prestiti per la casa negli Usa
Media: The lingering fate of the hostage Kenneth Bigley has dominated recent news reports. Despite criticisms that the headlines are promoting the fundamentalists\u00e2\u0080\u0099 agenda, last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s footage of Bigley
Many emerging market businesses will soon have access to the IBM Rational software development platform for the first time, through the open source Eclipse development framework.
Alitalia management and unions representing cabin crews agreed to parts of a deal that, if finalised, could allow approval of an overall rescue plan, union sources said.
Volatility could be the name of the game on Wall Street next week as rising crude oil prices revive inflation fears and stock investors await congressional testimony from the Federal Reserve's chairman.
Most IT Managers won&#39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
Sono 21 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico Mario Beretta per la gara di domenica contro il Chievo.<br...
The Knicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 modest improvement since mid-December has been accompanied by a surge in ticket sales, and the Garden no longer looks like an abandoned cathedral.
A federal agency blames improper rudder use and poor Airbus design for the Flight 587 crash that killed 265 in 2001. WASHINGTON - American Airlines Flight 587 lost its tail and plummeted into a New York City
The German government has said surging oil prices are on track to cut economic growth by about 0.25% this year.
Are you the kind of employee who drags yourself to work no matter how lousy you're feeling? A survey by tax and business law information and software provider CCH says 56 percent of employers now report that \
Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.
A Duke University lacrosse player has been reinstated following his suspension from school for sending a vulgar e-mail about killing strippers.
Colpito soprattutto il Sud del paese, distrutte colture
Dominic James scores a season-high 25 points and leads a late surge to help No. 13 Marquette beat No. 9 Duke, 73-62, on Tuesday.
US intelligence chief John Negroponte rejects claims that the terror threat has increased since the Iraq invasion.
Revelers from Times Square to downtown Los Angeles welcomed 2005 amid elaborate celebrations that included dazzling fireworks, laser lights and music.
A state commission filed ethics charges Tuesday against a judge who won a $2 million libel award from the Boston Herald, accusing him of misconduct for writing threatening and intimidating letters to the newspaper's publisher.
Researchers in Germany reported yesterday that they had altered the DNA of a disease-causing bacterium to enable it to infect a species it cannot normally sicken -- a double-edged advance that experts said could deepen scientists' understanding of human diseases but could also speed the development...
Pecoraro: serve riunione Unione per maggiore collegialita'
Kuwait's government resigned on Sunday, parliament members said, in a move aimed at thwarting a no-confidence motion against the Gulf Arab country's health minister, a member of the ruling family.
Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 666,94 dollari l'oncia
On Friday Microsoft announced the target date for the much anticipated Windows Longhorn client operating system--broad availability for the updated operating system is targeted for 2006.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck says she tried to keep her cool during her heated on-air spat with Rosie O'Donnell on \
PC Magazine - Microsoft's Office team downplayed the threat from Google's Web-based word processing and spreadsheet applications, saying they are unlikely to appeal to corporate customers.
Steven Gerrard has warned his Liverpool team-mates that it would be &quot;suicidal&quot; to attempt to sit back and defend a slender Champions League lead against Barcelona here on Tuesday.
Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has fixed a software flaw that could allow hackers to view information contained on personal computers running the No.
Floods which have inundated at least three Indonesian provinces including the capital Jakarta for more than a week have claimed 85 lives, according to officials.
Indianapolis defensive tackle Corey Simon is likely to miss a couple of more weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee, but was hopeful he could return for the Colts' regular-season opener.
Review concerned only 'stakeholders' A Police proposal to introduce a CCTV law will be published about three months late while the Home Office considers the concerns of social and civil liberties groups.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Passata la bufera iniziale con recriminazioni reciproche Stefano Bettarini e Simona Ventura stanno ora affrontando con calma e sangue freddo la separazione. Stefano \u00c3\u00a8 stato sorpreso coi figli durante un fine
Text of report in English by Macedonian news agency Makfax  The National Broadcasting Council will urge the government to suspend the broadcasting concessions of 23 local television and radio stations due to unsettled concession fees.
U.S. stocks ended the first week of  2005 lower on Friday as widely watched jobs data failed to  excite investors by coming in close to expectations, but a  strong showing by Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O helped limit  losses on the Nasdaq.
The Lebanese army's insistence on the surrender of the leaders of a militant group holed up at a Palestinian camp is complicating efforts to mediate an end to fighting there, a Palestinian political source said on Thursday.
Vice alto commissario: Campania detiene record dei sequestri
It has been well-known for some time that the 2008 presidential campaign will be heavily \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cfront-loaded.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d A compressed schedule of primary and caucus elections, held earlier than ever in the presidential year, will culminate in events in upwards of 20 states next Feb. 5; that is fully nine months before the November general election.
A bomb exploded Monday near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, causing some casualties, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. Spokesman Col.
Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns said on Wednesday that their third-quarter earnings fell, the first declines for the investment banks in more than a year.
The prospect of Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant reuniting in Los Angeles wouldn't surprise Shaquille O'Neal.
The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, credited with setting the Beatles on the path to enlightenment, dies.
The story could hardly be more dramatic. Over 513 pages, former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Richard Breeden accuses former Telegraph owner Lord Black and his fellow executives of systematically
As it struggled to increase sales and cut costs, Sun Microsystems managed to reduce its net loss in the first quarter to $174 million.
UK scientists say pollen enabled them to help to convict people in Bosnia on charges of genocide.
Il portiere del Cagliari Antonio Chimenti &egrave; stato dimesso dall'ospedale di Empoli dove era st...
Although Democrats have struggled to impose their legislative will on Capitol Hill, they have succeeded on one major front: stamping out the last vestiges of smoking throughout the congressional campus.
Verizon Communications on Tuesday launched its Iobi service that merges regular telephone lines with Internet-based features such as voice messages available through e-mail and automatic call forwarding.
A Catanzaro, attentato forse legato al racket estorsioni
Responding to a national push to make whole-grain consumption a public-health priority, General Mills Inc. announced it will make all of its Big G breakfast cereals with whole grain.
This year marks 50 years of Guru Dutt Films and 40 years since his death.
The SEX PISTOLS, U2 and GRANDMASTER FLASH head this year&#39;s list of nominations for the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. Other acts put forward for inclusion are Patti Smith, The Stooges, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Conway
U.S. Food and Drug Administration  staff reviewers on Tuesday questioned clinical data for  non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Marqibo, made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc..
Intuit on Thursday announced QuickBooks 2007 for Mac, the latest version of their business accounting software. New to this release is Universal binary support to let the software run natively on Intel and PowerPC-based Macs alike. QuickBooks 2007 costs $199.95.
Blog: Customers are angry over new, large ads in AT&T/Yahoo DSL service
For years, as many as 200 members of Immanuel Bible Church and their friends have gathered in the church's fellowship hall to watch the Super Bowl on its six-foot screen. The party featured hard hitting on the TV, plenty of food -- and prayer.
Sri Lankan troops killed 34 Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Saturday, following the government's formal scrapping of an already tattered truce in the two-decade civil war.
Thai business leaders and investors have welcomed their new premier amid hopes the military-backed leader will shore up confidence in an economy rocked by months of political crisis.
On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, allegations about the corrupt relationship between the Bush administration and Halliburton Corp.
Sprint, the fourth-largest US cell phone operator, has started a $3 billion network upgrade, with $1 billion earmarked for a wireless broadband service to launch soon in selected cities, a Sprint executive said Tuesday.
They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta \u00c2\u0097 they simply want to see a doctor.
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the three-year old cable network that carries the Nationals and Orioles, wins an FEC victory on Monday that could spread those teams' reach south.
Some words of advice for ticket-holders to tomorrow night's Celtics-Suns game: Get to the FleetCenter early because it's Walter McCarty bobblehead doll night.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - Used to hearing U.S. calls  for support against Middle Eastern terrorism, Latin American  leaders on Saturday added their own warning by condemning  lesser-known terrorist acts against anti-American governments  in the region.
FOXBOROUGH - Invensys Process Systems, still commonly referred to as the Foxboro Co. in local circles, is moving its headquarters to Dallas early next year.
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on  Wednesday quarterly profit rose nearly 11 percent as the  nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
Sirva is feeling the pinch as organizations look to spend less on employees based overseas.
Virgilio Fierro 47 anni originario della provincia di Avellino era responsabile dell&#39;Ufficio acquisti della succursale di Caserta 2 delle Poste di Caserta. Mentre era fermo ad un distributore di benzina &#39;&#39;Fai
E' stato il piu' grande imprenditore di Reggio Emilia
While rivals move to in-house technology, AOL says it has no intention of developing its own algorithmic search engine. Instead, the company will soon introduce over 2.2 million \
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With California leading the  stampede, states are rushing to get more clout in the 2008  White House race by moving their primaries to early February --  a shift that could aid front-runners with big names and big  bank accounts.
The U.N. nuclear agency has cut back almost half its technical aid projects in Iran to uphold U.N. sanctions imposed on Tehran over its disputed atomic energy program, according to a report obtained by Reuters on Friday.
The Bush administration announced Thursday it would provide US refineries with ``limited quantities&#39;&#39; of crude oil from the nation&#39;s emergency stockpile to help offset supply
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s early efforts to plug a boardroom leak targeted the phone records of then-chief executive Carly Fiorina, according to a source familiar with one of the investigations looming over the computer maker.
Negotiations over a new contract for D.C. hotel workers broke off early Monday as the union and representatives of 14 major hotels reported little progress in resolving the impasse between them.
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops killed 10 Islamist Taliban guerrillas in firefights in the south on Friday, the U.S. military said, while two policemen died in a roadside bomb blast in the east.
Three members of the military panel established to hear the cases of Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been removed because of concerns about their lack of impartiality.
Previews begin Friday on  the Roundabout&#39;s revival of John Van Druten&#39;s &quot;Old  Acquaintance,&quot; best known today for the 1943 movie version that  famously pitted Bette Davis against her archrival Miriam  Hopkins.
Israeli troops killed five Palestinians in Gaza Saturday, including a leading commander in Hamas, Palestinian sources said. Hamas spokesmen said Abdullah Nabhan was killed during
Promotion of $26-per-month system plus access shows the competitiveness of the market.
The Messiah Darklite DVD remote looks a lot like LG's Chocolate cell phones, and it allows you to control your PlayStation 3 without using a gaming controller.
Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.
(InfoWorld) - NTT DoCoMo came close to hitting another data transmission milestone in its research into next-generation cellular telephone systems during an experiment conducted in Japan on Dec. 25 last year. The company, Japan's leading cellular carrier, managed to transmit data at close to 5Gbps\u00c2\u00a0to a receiver moving at 10 kilometers per hour, said Yoshiki Kakuda, a spokesman for the Tokyo company. He said the company's public relations department didn't know the exact speed achieved but that it was close to the 5Gbps mark. About a year earlier NTT DoCoMo succeeded in\u00c2\u00a0transmitting data at 2.5Gbps\u00c2\u00a0and this time managed to double that by increasing the number of MIMO (multiple in multiple out) transmitting and receiving antennas from six to 12 each and using better signal processing in the receiver. MIMO involves sending data using multiple antennas to increase the total throughput. The result was a doubling in the amount of data transmitted in the same 100MHz chunk of radio spectrum. Details of the experiment will be detailed at next week's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. NTT DoCoMo has been working on what it calls 4G (fourth-generation) technology for close to 10 years but the technology remains some way from commercialization. The carrier had previously said it plans to launch 4G in Japan around 2010 but recently indicated it plans to wring more speed out of its WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) 3G network before switching to a new technology. The carrier plans to launch a \
Il presidente del Cagliari Massimo Cellino commenta l'ipotesi dell'arbitro d'area. \
A fire at a poultry processing plant in southwest Missouri forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people from a neighboring town, authorities said. Officials were concerned about ammonia fumes released by the blaze.
THE HAGUE: The issue of dual nationality for overseas Indians will be decided soon, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said. Addressing members of the Indian diaspora at a reception organised by India&#39;s Ambassador
The housing market, in its deepest rut since the early 1990s, showed little sign of stabilization in November, and economists expect conditions to worsen in the near term.
Tim Hardaway, who spent 13 seasons in the NBA, was removed from league-related appearances, one day after an anti-gay tirade on a local radio program.
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com. For nearly 20 years, Rusty Wallace has been one of NASCAR&#39;s most ebullient, energetic and outspoken drivers. There was never a chance he would end his driving career quietly.
I don't know what the big deal is about the alleged forgery in Weber County, the embezzlement in Davis County and extortion in Salt Lake County. These people are all U.S. citizens and, as such, should be allowed at least one free crime -- just as many are willing to allow illegal aliens.
British police probing the murders of three prostitutes around a quiet English town discovered two more bodies, further fuelling fears that a serial killer is at large.
Watch out at the gas station this weekend. Oil and gasoline prices bounced back up this week. Crude oil prices neared $49 a barrel Friday, capping a rise of 7 percent for the week, as
(InfoWorld) - Codeweavers has released the\u00c2\u00a0public beta version of CrossOver Mac, the firm's\u00c2\u00a0virtualization software that lets Intel-based Macs run Windows applications --\u00c2\u00a0without having Windows installed. Based on\u00c2\u00a0the open-source project WINE, CrossOver Mac provides the ability to run Windows applications and some games on the Mac without having to reboot or switch to a virtual machine interface -- applications appear in the same Finder interface that Mac users are accustomed to. Because it's based on WINE, which translates Windows-specific code references to other operating systems' technology, no Windows operating system license is needed in order to get CrossOver to work. By comparison, Boot Camp, Apple's Windows-enabling software for Intel Macs, requires you to install a copy of Windows. Similarly,\u00c2\u00a0Parallels Desktop for Mac\u00c2\u00a0needs a Windows operating system (or other PC-compatible operating system) in order to operate. Codeweavers advises that CrossOver Mac's public beta \
Problemi di formazione per la Lazio di Rossi. Mutarelli ha svolto oggi controlli presso la clinica P...
As expected, Intel introduced its tri-mode wireless chip Thursday with several software enhancements to the product to help improve security and reliability, it said during a Webcast.
In due giorni hanno avuto 150 mila contatti
The U.N. Security Council on Friday strongly condemned an attack by Sudanese army troops on a peacekeeping convoy and threatened action against anyone hindering the deployment of international peacekeepers.
 scores touchdown at box office
The dollar slumped against major currencies after a disappointing survey of US manufacturing renewed concerns about the world's largest economy, traders said.
Forty-seven members of front groups for Basque separatist guerrillas ETA were sentenced to a total of more than 500 years in prison by Spain's high court on Wednesday after one of the longest trials of its type here.
Sharp and the Japanese division of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications will jointly develop mobile phone handsets based on the Symbian operating system (for NTT DoCoMo&#39;s third-generation (3G) Foma service in Japan and software for Foma phones.
Trent Dilfer started at quarterback for the Seahawks in place of Matt Hasselbeck against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
Oil services company Baker Hughes Inc.  BHI.N on Friday said U.S. market regulators have demanded  information on its involvement in a now defunct Iraqi  oil-for-food program, joining a growing list of companies under  scrutiny for their role in the program.
Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
In the heady days of the dot-com boom, when pet food and groceries were sold on the Internet and venture capitalists seemingly tossed double- digit millions at any business plan with online possibilities, real estate stood waiting to be part of the
The source of intelligence used this week by US Secretary of State Colin Powell to suggest Iran is working on a nuclear weapons program may not be reliable, knowledgeable sources told CNN Friday.
By Larry Avila, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Sep. 5--WITH A LITTLE COAXING, OLDER COMPUTERS CAN STILL BE USEFUL: It  breaks my heart whenever I see a classic muscle car from the 1960s rusting  away in a barn or open field.
Iraq&#39;s foreign minister says his country is doing what it can to secure the release of two Americans and a British national taken hostage in Baghdad Thursday, but will not give in to kidnappers&#39; demands.
An Israeli missile strike in the Gaza Strip has killed two Palestinian militants and a civilian. Three other militants died during a ground offensive by Israeli troops in the same area.
Researchers expose privacy problems with the iPod Nano and Nike running aid.
A company that made contaminated pet food that killed dozens of dogs nationwide will pay $3.1 million in a settlement with pet owners, an attorney said yesterday.
Bank of America fara' appello a sentenza tribunale olandese
With the loose purse strings at Vonage, others may come calling too.
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to begin selling later this month a cellular telephone that includes a hard-disk drive. The handset was unveiled as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom Asia 2004 event began here on Monday and is the first cell phone of its kind in the world, according to the company.
Lord Ganesha is one deity Bollywood seems to have immense faith in.
In the second botched Israeli airstrike in Gaza in two days, two people were killed and 13 were wounded when a missile hit a house Wednesday, just hours after grieving and angry Palestinians buried three children killed in a previous attack.
Members of the UK's largest union have overwhelmingly backed a new pay and conditions package for NHS workers.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has charged the US military intentionally abused prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the New York Times said.
The Dublin AIDS Alliance has warned about ongoing complacency surrounding the risks of HIV and AIDS, particularly among young people.
Allenamento pomeridiano per la Lazio in vista del derby. Delio Rossi sembra avere le idee chiare per...
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) has entered into sourcing and manufacturing technology agreements with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
If you were to ask most British rail travelers to describe their daily experience, chances are the words \
Two Hollywood films that take up the politics of the Iraq war grew out of the conviction that the American public was not getting the full picture of the violence.
Paul Jones will be one of the presenters at this year's php/db|works Conference happening up in Toronto this week and he's offering a teaser of his talk (here's the synopsis) for those interested - \
Shares of Nokia  are likely to extend gains as the world's leading cell phone maker expands its share of the growing global market, financial newspaper Barron's reported in its September 17 edition.
Sudan bowed to a five-point plan tabled by Tony Blair during talks in Khartoum yesterday, which included accepting the free movement of 3,500 African Union troops as ceasefire monitors in Darfur province.
Plus, Amazon's British invasion, it's showtime for Martha, and GM's desperation gets noisier.
(InfoWorld) - Ingres Corp. Monday announced a global sales and marketing alliance with leading Indian consultancy and IT services company Satyam Computer Services Ltd. to attract more customers for its open-source database. Under the terms of the joint sales and marketing agreement, Satyam will establish an Ingres practice initially focused on meeting the systems integration needs of government, retail and pharmaceutical customers around the world. The two companies will also look for ways to appeal to more Indian users as open-source technologies become more popular in that country. Ingres officially\u00c2\u00a0opened operations in India in October, appointing Vivek Bhatnagar, formerly with data integration software vendor Informatica Corp., as country director. The\u00c2\u00a0open-source database company had previously set up partnerships with other services providers with operations in India including Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. and netCustomer Inc. The alliance with Satyam is part of\u00c2\u00a0Ingres' bid to grow its number of partners around the world, particularly in the systems integrator space, with more such SI partnerships on the cards in future. Ingres has pockets of customers, particularly in Australia and the U.K., dating back to its origins as a proprietary relational database player, then as part of the ASK Group, and later as part of CA Inc. After\u00c2\u00a0becoming an independent entity in November 2005, Ingres has looked to grow its customer base globally especially in emerging markets like India, Brazil and Eastern Europe. \u00c2
HYDERABAD, Pakistan  - At least 31 people were  killed and 11 injured on Friday when a bus burst into flames  after it collided with a truck carrying fuel in Pakistan's  southern Sindh province, police said.
The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson \u00c2\u0097 as women go, so goes the state.
The dollar fell against major currencies after a key survey of US manufacturing activity came in below expectations and renewed concerns about the US economy.
The question of whether baseball will now jerk its franchise out of Washington is a mere foregone conclusion. Why would baseball come here? We have pulled a bait-and-switch on the sport.
Universal Music Group said on Monday that rap artist and hip-hop mogul Shawn \
Thailand's court accepts corruption charges against ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra over a land deal.
Wireless carriers in the United States are spiritual descendants of dear Ma Bell: they view total control over customers as their inherited birthright.
Former finance minister and President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s key loyalist Shaukat Aziz took the oath of office on Saturday as the country&#39;s new prime minister, one day after his parliamentary
By AMY DICKINSON  Q. About three years ago, I moved across the country to start a new life.  Among my new friends is a woman, \
A policeman who collapsed after making an arrest died from natural causes, tests show.
Vincent Clerc's hat-trick of tries gives France enough daylight to beat Ireland despite the visitors' brave fightback.
KABUL (Afghanistan): Afghanistan&#39;s President aborted a trip to a school after a rocket exploded just before his helicopter was due to land on Friday.
When I saw Dave Wannstedt in total agony as the Arizona Cardinals stole a victory Sunday away from his Miami Dolphins, I thought that surely Wayne Huizenga will do this most decent man a
A London-to-Glasgow train derailed on  Friday evening in the northwest of England and emergency  services said there were numerous injuries but no reports of  fatalities.
President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia on Wednesday not to provoke or blackmail Russia as Moscow ignored international appeals to drop economic sanctions against its southern neighbor.
Three Palestinian gunmen breached defenses  around an Israeli settlement in Gaza and killed three soldiers  before being shot dead Thursday, exacting the worst toll on  Israel's forces in occupied territory in four months.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shares rose nearly 6 percent before the bell on Wednesday ahead of a news conference the company is holding in conjunction with Major League Baseball.
Investigators are closely scrutinizing  the role of major international banks in the meltdown of  Parmalat, the scandal-ridden dairy group based in Italy, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister has issued a &quot;final call&quot; for Shiite militants in the city of Najaf to leave a shrine they have been occupying for weeks. The statement comes a day after their leader, radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, sent word that he was ...
Elmore Leonard once said that the key to telling an exciting story was leaving out the parts that people skip.  \u00e2\u0080\u009cQuxiotic/Honor de Cavalleria\u00e2\u0080\u009d is composed of little else.
Aumentano alleanze con criminalita' organizzata straniera
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential contenders ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew rebukes in combative debates ahead of the next showdown in the tight race for the White House.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the changes were part of a normal review process and not aimed at minimizing the impact of global warming.
FUXIN, China -- Rescue crews searched yesterday for a dozen coal miners missing nearly 800 feet underground after a gas explosion in China's northeast killed 203 people in the deadliest mining disaster reported since communist rule began in 1949.
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South-east Asian govern-ments yesterday abandoned attempts to censure Burma publicly for its human rights abuses, with officials admitting in private that they
This stripped-down noir, about a pair of detectives leading undercover lives, signals a new era for Hong Kong filmmaking.
The NFL handed down fines to 15 players involved in a scuffle between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears on Sept. 26.
A deal to create the nation&#39;s largest utility holding company was announced this morning as the Exelon Corporation reached an agreement to aquire PSE&amp;G.
Segretario Uil preoccupato su vertenza lavoratori pubblici
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed yesterday that planned elections will go ahead this January despite increasing violence that has left several cities outside of the interim government&#39;s control.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet with Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma today as he continues a visit to Kyiv just days before Ukraine's presidential election.
The company cut Nevada home prices by 25%. Is it the beginning of a trend?
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio - The man who invented the small, long-lasting alkaline batteries that power Walkmans, Gameboys and other portable devices has died.
Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of a blood clot for some women, research suggests.
The main reason many breaches aren't reported is that companies just don't have the resources to devote to the problem, according to Larry Ponemon, author of the survey.
Andy Murray crashes out of the Australian Open in the first round, slumping to a 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Animations industry is booming in Bollywood as many filmmaker want to make it part of their film.
Democratic Sen. Robert E. Menendez released his first broadcast campaign television ad Tuesday, a day after the 5th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with a message that champions his work on port security.
Louisville announced Wednesday night that the little-used Farley had been dismissed but did not specify the reason. Farley had only seen six minutes of action in two games this season.
The President of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, escapes unhurt after an attempted knife attack.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 22 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez's blistering attack on President Bush at the United Nations this week marked a striking crescendo in a campaign to project Venezuela as a country with the global reach to counter American initiatives.
Chittagong - The Black Caps 2004 cricket tour of Bangladesh is quickly turning into a benefit gala for Stephen Fleming. Through some significant statistics and some classy batting, Fleming has again been thrust
'Anno finisce male', 'dobbiamo ricordare i sette ragazzi'
The UK needs to boost stroke services quickly - or remain the worst in western Europe, says a leading doctor.
LEE WESTWOOD recovered from a shaky spell midway through his opening round at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City to claim a share of the lead.
The Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday evening unanimously elected Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the new president of the UAE, the official Emirates news agency WAM reported Wednesday.
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices rose above 42 dollars a barrel in Asian trade on northern winter concerns as OPEC indicated its longer-term price target was around 30 dollars a barrel, dealers said.
For Lincoln-Sudbury track coach Mel Gonsalves, it was elation, then disbelief, followed by acceptance. After his girls' 4 x 400-relay team won in a meet-record-breaking 4 minutes 2.26 seconds, it appeared the Warriors had come from 9 points down to nip Newton South and Acton-Boxboro for the Division 1 indoor track title yesterday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic ...
Angered at Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s dismissal of allegations against the UN&#39;s top investigator, union leaders representating over 5,000 UN employees met for a second day on Friday to decide what action to take.
So Opec has raised its members&#39; production quotas once again, and like last time - in Beirut in June - their action did not bring prices down very much.
Minnesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss might miss a game for the first time in his NFL career because of a strained right hamstring that hasn&#39;t gotten worse but isn&#39;t getting a whole lot better.
Barry Cooper sells a DVD on how to stash pot in your car without getting caught. This fall he will release a second one on how to keep police from raiding your home for marijuana.
PITTSBURGH -- Former NFL head coach Dave Wannstedt is coming back to the University of Pittsburgh to fill the coaching vacancy at his alma mater.
BOSASSO, Somalia  - Somali security forces were hunting the kidnappers of two foreign aid workers for a second day on Thursday, local officials said.
The organisers of European Masters Series tournaments will meet in Paris on Tuesday to discuss ways to curb the number of withdrawals by leading players from their events.
OTTAWA - Ontario plans to shorten wait times for some health services by opening nine new MRI testing centres and buying back private clinics already offering the service.
The buy-to-let property market is still booming, despite higher interest rates,a report says.
For those prepared to put their money where their mouth is Bodog, the online betting site, has opened a book on whether Apple will indeed announce their much-anticipated iPhone device at Macworld Expo in January next year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Italian contact of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is well after preliminary tests showed no sign of radiation poisoning, a British hospital said on Saturday.
The government of France illegally attacked Ivory Coast and the UN Security Council sanctioned the illegal action with the adoption of Resolution 1572 on Monday, in what appears to be an imperial
India&#39;s cricket chiefs failed to name a new national coach on Monday even as South African Graham Ford replaced Dav Whatmore as the frontrunner for the post.
California utility PG&E Corp.  posted lower fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, hurt by severance costs from streamlining operations at its Pacific Gas & Electric utility.
Readers Pragya and husband Chirag Jain were there to capture the moment.
A federal judge on Friday gave John W. Hinckley's doctors more flexibility to help the would-be presidential assassin rejoin society.
India and Pakistan bring the first round of the Champions Trophy to a close at Edgbaston on Sunday.
The house lights dimmed, music was turned up and a video montage of Johan Santana highlights started rolling on a screen so wide you could almost see the seams on every pitch.
Pop music is rich in stories of lost opportunities and misfortune, with former Beatles drummer Pete Best one of the best-known examples of someone who missed out on the fame and riches of his former bandmates.
Mortgage lenders and homebuilders were the big losers in UK stock markets on Friday, dragging the FTSE indices lower, after news of house price falls combined with Northern Rock&#39;s difficulties to send investors running for the exits.
For California businesses, 2005 may not quite be a year of wine and roses. But it will at least be a time of beer and daisies, according to economists at the Anderson Forecast of the University of California Los Angeles.
New Mexico has a new medical marijuana law with a twist: It requires the state to grow its own.
New Spurs boss Juande Ramos sees Christopher Samba smash an injury-time winner at White Hart Lane.
Vijay Singh has been playing the best golf in the world for a long time. Now he has Tiger Woods' No. 1 ranking to prove it. Singh finished his long climb to the top of golf's ultimate leaderboard by beating Woods in a head-to-head matchup, shooting a 69 on Monday to win the Deutsche Bank Championship by three strokes and claim Woods' spot as the top-ranked player in the world.
MTV said Wednesday that  it has given the greenlight to a comedy-reality series  featuring Oscar-winning rap artists Three 6 Mafia.
A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster.     Faced with the usual obstacles - furniture, stairs, low-hanging bed skirts and stray socks - they intelligently and acrobatically extricate themselves from most tight spots and largely avoid getting stuck or sucking in what they shouldn't...
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft says it will focus on four key areas to improve interoperability between its own software and other vendors' products. Senior Microsoft representatives met with InfoWorld on Thursday to highlight identity management; Web services and related development; collaboration between information workers and system management comprise the new interoperability focus. \
Scientists have developed an easy-to-use technique for reprogramming a skin cell of a mouse back to the embryonic state, which could have implications for regenerative medicine in humans.
US secretary of state Colin Powell is holding talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders today, in a bid to revive Middle East diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat.
A huge blast tore through an Egyptian hotel used by vacationing Israelis at the border resort of Taba on Thursday, scattering dozens of bodies in what Israeli security sources said was a suspected bomb attack.
State officials warned California residents Wednesday to take preventative steps against ID theft after an unknown hacker gained access to a database at the University of California, Berkeley.
Television networks are free to sprinkle their programs with shootings, slashings, torture and other gore because the government has no regulatory authority over violent programming. But a draft report being circulated at the Federal Communications Commission says Congress can change that, without violating the First Amendment.
Gerry McNamara had 19 points, 10 assists and a career-high nine rebounds and Josh Pace equaled his career-high with 22 points, leading No. 7 Syracuse past Rice 88-72 on Wednesday night.
Detectives reveal the last man to see a missing Polish student was a registered sex offender.
Dana Dodson saved for months to buy an autographed Trot Nixon baseball card and other gifts for her family. But on Christmas, the Arlington makeup artist could
Before we talk about the possibility Rick Majerus is the greatest coaching hire in USC sports history, let&#39;s acknowledge that his arrival Wednesday raised a number of questions.
The Competition Commission recommends that BSkyB should be forced to sell some of its stake in ITV.
Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced.
The U.S. military vowed on Friday to do  everything possible to safeguard Iraq's Jan. 30 election,  undeterred by the deaths of nine troops in the deadliest day  for American forces since an attack on a U.S. base last month.
Muhammad el-Baradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), sent a letter to the current UN Security Council President Sir Emyr Jones Parry last week expressing concern about the whereabouts of equipment from dismantled sites that
Looking to bolster AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and development of Web 2.0 applications, the OpenAjax Alliance on Wednesday plans to introduce a project that addresses AJAX interoperability issues.
Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish each posted singles victories Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their best-of-five Davis Cup semifinal.
Publisher McClatchy Co.   said on Tuesday it will sell the Philadelphia Inquirer and  Philadelphia Daily News newspapers to a group of investors led  by two well-known Philadelphia-area executives.
Japanese industrial output rose for the first time in three months in November, providing some relief after a run of bleak data over the last several months.
Former President Charles Taylor's men were known for eating the hearts of their slain enemies. They decorated checkpoints with human entrails. They sliced open the stomachs of pregnant women, taking bets on the sex of the unborn child.
By Erik Lacayo, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 10--A 3,900-acre fire that has been raging for a week in the Sequoia National Forest is finally winding down, a U.S. Forest Service official said Saturday.
By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian police confiscated$600,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency from a Medellin printingshop, the first time authorities have caught anyone using aprinting press to duplicate the new, hard to copy, $20 bill.
SEATTLE -- Jeff Weaver was mired in perhaps the worst stretch of his up-and-down career. So he decided to look at film.
Bloomberg - Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said President George W. Bush's final State of the Union address was a ``disappointment'' and failed to include a long-term economic strategy.
The trial opens of an Israeli soldier charged with illegal use of his weapon in relation to the killing of a Palestinian girl.
The eServer OpenPower 720 is aimed at the entry-level market for 64-bit Linux-based servers and runs various configurations of what IBM calls the Power5 at 1.5 and 1.65GHz.
Wall Street shares slid at the open Tuesday after a surprisingly weak reading on US service sector activity intensified fears about a recession in the world's biggest economy.
Just days after Brazil's deadliest plane crash, a radar outage over the Amazon spread the country's aviation crisis overseas and spawned ripple-effect delays at a half-dozen U.S. airports.
Support among Iraqis for the  U.S.-appointed government in Baghdad has plunged since it was  installed this summer, a U.S. survey released on Friday said.
LONDON - The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause.    The birth, announced by The Lancet medical journal, which is to publish the results of the procedure Friday, marks the first time fertility has been restored to a woman after doctors cut out and froze some of her ovarian tissue and transplanted it back into her body years later...
A civil defense worker who has drawn controversy for holding up the bodies of children killed in Lebanon said Tuesday he was lightly injured fighting a weekend fire sparked by an Israeli bomb.
Sri Lankan soldiers battled Tamil Tiger rebels in jungles in the island's restive east on Thursday, the military said, as Japan's special peace envoy visited camps for war-displaced families in the area.
The identity and motivation of the new owner of Yukos' main production division is the subject of frantic speculation in Moscow.
The Democratic presidential contenders squabbled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a target of criticism for her 2002 vote to authorize the war and her suggestion some U.S. troops may be there for years.
Emmanuel Eboue and Julio Baptista grab late goals as Arsenal fight back to beat Hamburg at the Emirates.
KABUL, Dec. 9 -- The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating and, if they continue to teach, must be killed.
Denmark's leading newspapers reprinted a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, a day after three men were arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill the cartoonist whose work had spurred deadly protests in the Muslim world.
WASHINGTON - Denying he has painted too rosy a picture about Iraq, President Bush said Thursday that terrorists could \
A suicide car bomber blew himself up Monday at the site of an ancient temple popular with tourists, killing eight people and wounding seven, police said.
Roger Clemens has given himself just a 20 percent chance of returning to the mound next season.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell is set to hold talks in Tokyo on the first leg of his East Asian tour.
Former All-Pro quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young, both first-year eligible candidates, head a list of 89 former players, coaches, and contributors who comprise a list of preliminary nominees for enshrinement to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2005.
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A leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist sees gold in alternative energy.
Three Royal Group Technologies (RYG.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (RYG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) executives, including the company&#39;s founder and its chief executive, may have defrauded shareholders and creditors, Canadian
DEPERE, Wisconsin  - Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released a new \
By ALEX DOBUZINSKIS\\\\ Staff Writer  CANYON COUNTRY -- Deborah Rodriguez thought she would settle down in Canyon Breeze Village when she bought a mobile home in the park years ago.

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Coach Eddie Jordan was just as pleased with the Wizards' offensive execution as he was Gilbert Arenas's 60-point explosion against the Lakers.
A 43-year-old man is charged with murder after a man was killed in south Belfast at the weekend.
Marches started by monks turn into large-scale show of defiance against country's military rule.
Israel freed up travel into Bethlehem on Christmas Eve and handed out candy to Palestinian and foreign pilgrims at roadblocks, the latest signs of warming Israeli
Fear of runaway global warming pushed more than 40 countries to line up Saturday behind France's bid for a new environmental body that could single out _ and perhaps police _ nations that abuse the Earth.Comment
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly $1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series \
Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem&#39;s new video, ``Just Lose It,&#39;&#39; and has asked cable music stations to can it.
Africa could soon face a major polio outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). For the first time in five years, Guinea and Mali have reported polio cases.
With thousands of prison sentences on the line, the Supreme Court will decide whether judges have too much power to tack on extra cell time in a case that one justice said could wreak havoc on courthouses nationwide.
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed Najaf's Old City and gunfire rattled on Sunday amid fears a plan to end the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr could collapse...
Poland&#39;s parliament called early  elections on Friday that will pit the ruling conservative  Kaczynski brothers against a pro-business opposition party.
After weeks of Web drama over the monster-hog photo, the 11-year-old who shot it gives his side of the story.
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A FLOOD of nasty e-mails has made Ryder Cup star Paul Casey realise he made the biggest mistake of his career so far by talking about &quot;hating&quot; Americans.
Some YouTube users cried foul when they saw the winning video in a Malibu Caribbean Rum user-generated advertising contest.
InfoWorld - Several laptop vendors plan to announce support for an upcoming version of Intel&#39;s&#160;Centrino platform that uses WiMax&#160;wide-area networking technology -- but Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Apple are not expected to be among them.
LAS VEGAS - President Bush told veterans Tuesday he was proud of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and sought to deflect questions about his Vietnam-era service by turning the subject to what he said were rival John Kerry's equivocations on the war in Iraq.   \
NATO said one of its helicopters went down in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday evening, and a Taliban spokesman claimed the militant group had shot it down.
A day after losing most of its internet service as part of a wider Mideast-Asia blackout, India expects to have most customers back online by sundown Friday.
US forces launched air strikes on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday, targeting what they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's got the wind at its back!
England midfielder Steven Gerrard says he is ready to make his comeback for Liverpool at Middlesbrough on Saturday, after a two-month injury absence.
For years, Chella Kryszek had nightmares about the dark, crowded cattle cars that shuttled her from concentration camp to concentration camp as a Dutch Jew during the Holocaust.
With new warnings on an abortion pill, the Food and Drug Administration has given conservative medical advice. Whatever factors may have gone into the change, the FDA must focus on science, not conservative politics.
Windows XP users interested in trying out the release candidate of Service Pack 3 for the operating system should be able to download the software later today. Be forewarned, it weighs in at 580MB.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 5 -- The patient lay on the operating table, prepped for transplant surgery. In the air over Lake Michigan on Monday, a twin-engine plane sped his way, carrying a team of surgeons and technicians, along with a donor organ on ice.
Carlos Slim Hel?'s fortune is up almost $20 billion in a year, built amid poverty and resentment in Mexico. Now he's gaining on Warren Buffett.
Confidence at major Japanese companies remained the same as three months ago, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Monday, possibly reinforcing expectations that the central bank will raise interest rates in August.
Imagine being able to check instantly  whether or not statements made by politicians were correct.  That is the sort of service Google Inc.  boss Eric  Schmidt believes the Internet will offer within five years.
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The government scaled back the influence of its embattled minister for AIDS policy after a group of international scientists labeled South Africa's program inefficient and immoral and called for her to be fired.
Will Viacom buy out Sumner Redstone's stake in Midway?
Indonesian prosecutors plan to file charges against detained cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir next week.
Israeli troops wound up a four-day sweep of wanted men and munitions caches in the West Bank town of Nablus on Saturday, and residents confined at home since the operation began outside to survey damage and resume their interrupted lives.
Telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks will not lay off as many employees as it previously predicted, the company said Thursday.
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez comes home before the race's big names on stage nine in the Tour de France.
A gunman shot and killed an unknown number of people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was killed, police said.
Berlin's annual film festival opened Thursday with a tribute to the turbulent story of diva Edith Piaf &#151; part of a strong French contingent at this year's event.
History looks to repeat itself in the biggest game to date of the Pacific-10 Conference this weekend. Two of the nation&#39;s elite programs will square off when co-defending national champion USC (4-0 overall, 1-0 Pac-10) hosts No.
The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that will track the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The third wave of this study included re-interviews of 2,016 people between Jan. 18-28 who were originally interviewed in November or early December. The extensive national survey was conducted by Knowledge Networks of Menlo Park, Calif., under the direction and supervision of AP's polling unit.
Record labels are demanding such a large cut from online music sales that several of existing online music stores will eventually be forced to go under, The Independent cautions today.
For a long time, Paul and Amy Woodhull's house on Capitol Hill was a honey pot. Through multiple refinancings over nearly a decade, they pulled out money to fix it up, buy a car, pay down credit cards, buy three other properties and improve them, too.
Swedish automaker Volvo, a subsidiary of Ford Motor, said Saturday it was recalling 82,000 cars worldwide due to a technical problem with fuel pump electronic modules.
The European Commission warned  Microsoft  on Thursday it faced further fines in its  long-running antitrust battle with Brussels, this time for  seeking unreasonable prices from software makers for vital  data.
RICHMOND, Aug. 22 -- Republican leaders in the Virginia General Assembly said they will introduce a plan Thursday to overhaul the controversial abusive-driving fees by applying them to out-of-state motorists and trying to limit the specific traffic offenses that would trigger them.

September 10 might be familiar to most people as Teachers&#39; Day, but few people know it is also World Suicide Prevention Day. Launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Association
Did general managers go on vacation for three months? Thirty-five trades have been made since the end of the season compared with 56 in the corresponding period last off-season.
Variety - SYDNEY -- Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer stand to be among the major beneficiaries of the Australian government's win at Saturday's Australian elections.
Il GPWC ha nominato iSe leader del marketing e del management per iniziare a costruire subito la futura struttura di un nuovo campionato a ruote scoperte ad iniziare dal 2008. E&#39; stato in effetti creato un
The Senate has begun debating a sprawling energy bill that has already kicked off an epic lobbying war.
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signs into law a bill penalising employers who hire illegal immigrant workers.
The EU's Javier Solana and other envoys go to Ukraine to try to mediate in the crisis over the disputed election.
Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of Israeli military blows at the movement&#39;s leadership.
A new album featuring exclusive tracks from Ash, REM and David Gray has been released to raise money for the hundreds of thousands of people who have been driven from their homes in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
Four men charged with firing shots at an  Oslo synagogue at the weekend have also been accused of  plotting to blow up the U.S. and Israeli embassies in Oslo, an  attorney for one of the accused said on Thursday.
A South African woman whose arrest in McAllen last month raised fears about terrorists crossing the southern US border has been indicted on charges of entering the United States with an altered passport.
CONYERS, Georgia  - Just because you earn a bit above minimum wage doesn't mean you're not one step away from financial ruin, according to people on low wages in two U.S. states.
Kevin Jones ran for 196 yards and a touchdown to lead Detroit over the Arizona Cardinals 26-12 Sunday, ending the Lions' five-game losing streak and keeping their playoff hopes alive in the muddled and mediocre NFC.
Airbus was given the go-ahead yesterday by its shareholders - EADS and BAE Systems - to start marketing its planned A350 mid-range aircraft to airlines, heralding
A Hamas leader said the militant Islamic group could accept creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza and a long-term truce with Israel, signaling
There is a corner of the picturesque harbour at Lampedusa which is a graveyard - for the fishing boats aboard which so many migrants from North Africa have made perilous and overcrowded journeys.
The 11 saves that Boston College goalie Cory Schneider had to make all of last night against Yale didn't even match the first-period workload for his counterpart, Matt Modelski, who recorded 12 stops for the Bulldogs among his 49 total.
Two record-setting recalls highlight the risks of lithium ion technology.
A virus found in healthy Australian honey bees may be playing a role in the collapse of honey bee colonies across the United States, researchers reported Thursday.
Bacteria linked to contaminated peanut butter that has sickened hundreds of people has been traced to a plant owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. where it was made, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.
Unlike last year when health officials urged more people to get flu vaccines, authorities are asking the public to save the supplies for those most at risk after half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of vaccine became unavailable last week.
In the asset management industry, the corporate structures can get confusing -- and the numbers huge. BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), for example, is a large asset management firm with $314 billion under management.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Candie Kung and Canada&#39;s Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain -- and a rally by Annika Sorenstam -- to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard.
About 2 million years ago, in lowland tropical forests of what is now China, lived an ancestor of the giant panda that was very similar to the famed vegetarian bear except about half the size, scientists said.
Pope John Paul II on Thursday named a prelate who investigated a child pornography scandal at a seminary to replace the bishop who resigned in the case, which rocked Austria's Roman Catholic Church and ...
Midstate health officials said Thursday that not enough high-risk people have signed up for flu vaccine, and they hope to avoid having a surplus.
The five top US defense contractors, communications companies joined on Tuesday with some European rivals to develop technology standards that will allow better communication among future weapons systems.
Live coverage from the House Oversight committee hearing on the recent Mitchell Report, which outlined the illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball.
AVIGNON, France Interested in opening a luxury hotel in the heart of Provence? Check out this real estate offering by the French government:
N.F.L. owners voted unanimously Wednesday to commit $10 million to a program that will help pay for medical care for retired players in financial need.
World leaders on Thursday expressed their condolences over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died earlier in the day at a French military hospital outside Paris
A match that started with a whimper on Day 4, suddenly sprang to life in the South African second innings when Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly introduced Harbhajan Singh into the attack.
The Toronto International Film Festival  has developed a status in recent years as the curtain-raiser to  Oscar season, when trophy-hungry directors premier their  late-season star-studded epics, biopics, and dramas.
Roy Hibbert scored eight of his 14 points in No. 9 Georgetown's opening 26-2 run, and the Hoyas held on for a 62-57 victory over ninth-seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament Thursday.
Detectives investigating the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones believe his killer could be as young as 13.
IBM is in talks to sell its personal computer manufacturing business which, if successful, would mark the end of an era in the brief history of the PC, a machine the company helped to invent.
Delta Airlines suspends snap-happy trolley dolly
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An 800-pound gorilla gently picks some fleas out of its fur and seeks new opportunities.
Baghdad -- A militant group that beheaded two American engineers this week posted a video on the Internet on Wednesday showing a third hostage, Kenneth Bigley, a Briton, pleading for his life.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announces a six-month investigation into the insurance industry.
Israel's High Court said on Thursday  it was upholding a decision by the country's attorney-general  to drop a bribery case against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Two executives from Village Voice Media were arrested Thursday night in Phoenix on charges that a story published earlier in the day in The Phoenix New Times revealed grand jury secrets.
Hungarian-born Israeli Avram Hershko, co-recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize for chemistry, on Friday received one of Hungary's highest distinctions in recognition of his scientific achievements.
US soul legend Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
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Yahoo is restructuring its operations and shuffling its management in the hopes of competing more effectively against nimbler rivals.
The state&#39;s housing market continued to hit record levels last month as a dip in mortgage rates and improved inventories spurred many buyers to action, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors.
British bid-target ITV  has poached BBC Chairman Michael Grade as its new executive chairman, a major coup for the ailing commercial broadcaster and a heavy blow to the British Broadcasting Corporation.
KANO, Nigeria  - A Nigerian state has filed criminal charges against Pfizer Inc. for its alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic, court papers showed on Wednesday.
Yahoo Chairman Terry Semel ended his six-year stint as chief executive officer Monday and will hand over the reins to co-founder Jerry Yang in the Internet icon&#39;s latest attempt to regain investor confidence. Semel, 64, will remain chairmain in a non-executive role.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.9 percent rise in February sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and provided a tepid forecast for its March same-store sales.
Investigations are continuing into a fire in a taxi office which killed two women in Lincolnshire.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb Tuesday ripped through a busy market near a Baghdad police headquarters where Iraqis were waiting to apply for jobs on the force, and gunmen opened fire on a van carrying police home from work in Baqouba, killing at least 59 people total and wounding at least 114.    The attacks were the latest attempts by militants to wreck the building of a strong Iraqi security force, a keystone of the U.S...
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was critically ill but stable on Thursday after brain surgery for a potentially deadly bleeding that could deprive his fellow Democrats of their razor-thin hold on the new Senate.
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The deal includes almost 70,000 VoIP telephones and will reduce Lloyds&#39; network costs, IBM said. The announcement comes on the heels of reports that IBM is exiting the personal computer business.
MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin's annual TV call-in show revealed just how far Russian politics have become a one-man show.
UZLOVAYA, Russia  - Russia on Thursday observed a  day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a mysterious  double air disaster, which some fear could have been a  terrorist attack ahead of a key election in rebel Chechnya.
Maarten Balliauw points out a new blog post he's made today showing how to take the methods described in this article on the MSDN and convert it to a more PHP way of thinking, parsing the OpenXML info of the patients.    The scenario for the article is quite simple: Contoso provides a central medical records database. Whenever a physician has to register a new patient, he downloads a Word 2007 document from the Contoso server, fills it out, and uploads it back. Contoso then strips out the necessary data and saves it back in their systems.   This Word 2007 document is crafted around embedded custom XML data, which is displayed and edited using Word 2007. In short: to do the above exercise, you just need to strip out the custom XML and you're done.    Don't worry, Maarten includes his code and a demo to show the functionality in action. Check out the original article for more information as well.
Famed music producer Phil Spector  at first told police he accidentally shot B-movie actress Lana  Clarkson to death at his home in February 2003, contrary to his  later claim that she committed suicide, newly released  transcripts of grand jury testimony show.
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Computer giant Sun offers vast processing power and storage rental for 69p an hour.
At the Intel Developer Forum this week, Rackable Systems keeps data on ICE and Stanford preps its driverless car.
Shares of Merck &amp; Co. plunged more than 7 percent Monday after a media report said that documents show the pharmaceutical giant hid or denied evidence for years that its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx cause heart problems.
Singer Liza Minnelli passes out on stage during a performance in Sweden, according to concert organisers.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Aggressive cancer cells have a &quot;toggle switch&quot; that enables them to travel to other parts of the body and form new tumors, say Duke University researchers.
A U.N.-declared cease-fire to stop the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas must ensure that the militant Shiite group cannot be rearmed by Syria and Iran, a senior Israeli official said Sunday.
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) announced here Thursday its plan to buy the rest 30 percent of Sinopec Beijing Yanhua Petrochemical Co.
Chicago - Motorola will cut 1 000 jobs and take a charge of $50 million (R320.5 million) for severance benefits as it moves to complete a spinoff of its money-losing semiconductor unit, the company said.
Racism and religious intolerance are rising in Europe, with Muslims and Jews targeted in a misguided backlash against global terrorism and Middle East violence, delegates at an international conference on racism said.
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Esplode camion carico di munizioni, morti sono militari
The first US military intelligence soldier to stand trial of prisoner abuse at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight months in jail, a US military spokeswoman said.
Thousands of U.S. webcasters plan to go silent on Tuesday to protest planned royalty rate increases.
Mets officials docked Thursday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and spent met with the free-agent first baseman Carlos Delgado.
Last year it was the Bourne supremacy. This year, the Canalmen are still looking for their Bourne identity.
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Speakers will tout his man-of-the-people style, but critics say his policies belie the image.
Comment is free: Haifa Zangana: The members may want to pin responsibility on just one man, but they have a moral duty to question their own role.
The British Medical Association renews its attack on changes to rules for foreign doctors.
The project is aimed at improving cities\u00c2\u0092 disclosure of information about pension funds for municipal employees.
The Ukrainian opposition leader, Viktor A. Yushchenko, renewed his campaign for president today by promising not to take revenge against his political rivals or punish
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New track configuration, same old results for Jimmie Johnson. The defending series champion beat teammate Jeff Gordon on Sunday to win his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
While Tiger Woods has been second-guessed many times recently, he has refused to second-guess himself. Woods has won only one tournament this year, he has dropped to No.
Michael Jackson is in court in California to hear testimony from the mother of the boy accusing him of sexual abuse.
Microsoft Corp  agreed to  acquire Parlano, which provides technology to allow companies  to create group chat sessions for employees, and add the  application to its portfolio of communication offerings.
Esce il 4 settembre negli Stati Uniti un volume che raccoglie 40 lettere inedite della religiosaUn ritratto sorprendente della beata: per 50 anni ha vissuto una profonda crisi spirituale                                            Le crisi di fede di Madre Teresa raccontate in un libro negli Usa                                                                                      La suora: \
Hungarian protesters vowed to keep up   pressure on Thursday for leftist Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany to resign after his admission he lied to voters to   win elections in April sparked mass protests.
The District of Columbia Council delayed a vote on funding a new ballpark for the Expos, with Council Chair Linda Cropp proposing another new plan Tuesday.
Bereaved families came face to face with 29 people charged with involvement in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe when the Madrid train bombings trial opened on Thursday.
Yahoo says it has reached a deal with Hewlett-Packard to have its toolbar and search programs pre-installed on millions of HP computers.
Padraig Harrington of Ireland won the British Open here on Sunday.
Twelve dollars may not seem like a high medical cost, but it is enough to deter many women from getting a mammogram, a new study finds.
Unity that had developed in the Palestinian territories following the death of President Yasser Arafat was shattered when gunmen opened fire on Palestinian leaders Sunday.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for the captain of a charter fishing vessel that capsized off the South Carolina coast. Six other boaters were rescued.
US and Iraqi troops have launched a major offensive in the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, retaking key government and police buildings.
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Long-time manager Joe Torre has turned down a one-year deal to come back and lead the New York Yankees, officials of the American League team said on Thursday, adding they were now looking for a new manager.
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Carlos Moya defeated Andy Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to win the Davis Cup for Spain, giving the home team an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five final on clay.
When you get frustrated with an avalanche of spams sent to your email box, spare a thought for Bill Gates. The Microsoft Corp. chairman is the world&#39;s most spammed person with
There is little hope U.N. inspectors  will find any secret Iranian atomic weapons program without  increased inspection powers, Western diplomats and a  non-proliferation expert said on Thursday.
Robert Nilsson and Kyle Brodziak each had a goal and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers won their third straight game, 5-2 over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
MELBOURNE  - Olympic gold medallist Nicolas Massupulled out of the Australian Open Thursday after aggravating anankle injury during his second round match against unseededGerman Philip Kohlschreiber.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, with a deep head wound and limping, appeared in court on Tuesday along with dozens of others arrested in a protest against President Robert Mugabe's government.
Rather than delve into the clinical details of sexual desire and behavior, Catherine Breillat's reflects on what it means for a filmmaker to conduct such an inquiry.
Eileen Hill was slicing potatoes and onions under the awning of her camper, covered in Dale Earnhardt Jr. garb close to a red chair with a No. 8 &#151; of course.
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger will veto legislation that would allow nearly 2  million illegal immigrants who pass criminal background checks  to obtain driver's licenses, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Up until 10 minutes before the first pitch of Friday&#39;s doubleheader, Marlins president David Samson was lobbying to have his team get the last at-bat in one of the two games.
Rising demand for star sportswriters, driven by rising television and Internet revenue, is leading to intense competition to hire talent.
By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 6--If everyone laid off by Hewlett-Packard moved to the same city this autumn, they would fill all the houses and apartments in Cupertino -- and 2,600 people would still need homes.   Welcome to ex-HPville: population 53,100.
Europe retained the Ryder Cup in  emphatic style on Sunday as they beat the United States by a  record-equaling 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2 at the K Club to claim  the trophy for a third successive time.
When a great launch of a good drug is not enough.
TV's big switch from analog to digital broadcasts will be complete in just one year, on Feb. 17, 2009, and many consumers are puzzling over how the shift will affect them: Do they need a new converter box, a new TV, a better antenna?
A waxwork nativity scene that features soccer star David Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, as the parents of Jesus has been damaged in an attack, Madame Tussauds museum said Monday.
SolarReserve forecasts $1 billion market in next ten years for storing electricity made with concentrated solar power.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 The level at which the Federal Reserve&#39;s federal funds rate, the overnight rate charged between banks, neither stimulates nor slows economic growth.
Parts of the UK are at a \
Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez, whose team&#39;s injury problems worsened before last night&#39;s Champions League game against Deportivo La Coruna, praised the squad&#39;s occasional players after a 1-0 win in Spain.
Mitt Romney edged ahead of Republican rival John McCain in early vote counting Tuesday, seeking to revive his weakened presidential candidacy with a hard-fought victory in his native state.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Venezuelan prosecutor  probing a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez was killed by  a car bomb that the government blamed Friday on radical  opponents it said were training in the United States.
Carphone Warehouse CPW.L expects interim pretax profits of at least 27 million pounds, with a buoyant mobile phone market helping it to beat its own expectations, Europe&#39;s top mobile retailer says.
Kevin Durant had a game like no other in the history of Big 12 basketball. The Texas freshman scored 37 points and grabbed 23 rebounds to become the first player in the history of the conference to have a 30-20 game in No. 22 Texas' 76-64 win over Texas Tech on Wednesday night.
Thirteen of the 31 deaths linked to Hurricane Charley in Florida last month were people over age 60, many of them apparently
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The Golf Channel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Kelly Tilghman returned from a two-week, unpaid suspension and apologized for using the word lynch on a Jan. 4 broadcast when discussing how younger golfers could challenge Tiger Woods.
S&P 500 and Dow industrials futures  declined on Thursday as Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  reported  a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss because of subprime  mortgage-related problems.
The TV networks have begun to put programs on the Web. The selections are crisp, clear, legal and free. But there aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t many choices, and they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t stay on the Web long enough.
CANNES, FRANCE\u00c2\u00a0-- Protect your intellectual property (IP) now or risk having your business sacked by open souce-touting bandits, The SCO Group Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Darl McBride warned an audience of tech industry leaders, analysts, and investors at the Etre conference here on Tuesday.
The hurricane appeared to be strengthening and forecasters warned of an increased threat of serious flooding and wind damage.
Shellfish discarded in a South African cave is said to be the earliest evidence of humans living and thriving by the sea.
Good news for investors in telecom bad boy MCI (Nasdaq: MCIP): Over in Luxembourg, the European Court of Justice&#39;s Court of First Instance ruled in MCI&#39;s favor on an appeal of an antimonopoly ruling Tuesday.
KYIV - Ukraine&#39;s prime minister and main challenger are in a near tie with almost all of the votes counted, forcing a runoff vote in the country&#39;s presidential elections, elections officials said Monday.
A new poll showed Democrat Amy Klobuchar with a strong lead over Republican Rep. Mark Kennedy in the U.S. Senate race, with the election less than two months away.
An independent inquiry is ordered after an increase in the number of deaths after heart transplants.
An Italian politician has used the \
BAGDAD - Cinque giorni per consegnare le armi delle milizie. Questo il tempo dato dal governo provvisorio iracheno ai gruppi di ribelli legati al leader radicale sciita Moqtada al Sadr in base all&#39;accordo
US Vice-President Dick Cheney opposes a federal ban on gay marriage - seemingly contradicting George Bush.
Indian American Geeta Gandbhir is among this year's winners of the prestigious Emmy awards for excellence in television.
They've bumped and grinded and sung  their way to the top and on Tuesday night the raunchy girl band  The Pussycat Dolls break into the world of TV reality to find a  new member -- and promote girl power along the way.
Developers look again at plans for homes, shops and a business park in Merthyr after the original idea was rejected.
Powerful Hurricane Ivan, the latest in a busy storm season, rushed over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday and threatened the eastern Caribbean Windward Islands.
Pechino, elezioni locali con metodo del suffragio universale
Despite soaring oil prices and a slumping dollar, the United States enjoyed a banner year in terms of economic growth in 2004, but the new year is likely to see a significant slowdown, private economists say.
Looking to grab some momentum and market share from rivals EMC and Hewlett-Packard, IBM took the wraps off a new, midrange storage offering that--in a 3U form factor&quot;-could scale up to 67 terabytes.
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Cuba is banning smoking in many public places, but it remains to be seen how the ban will be enforced.
Earthquake simulators can reduce post-traumatic stress in people who have survived the real thing, a study suggests.
A British man held hostage in Nigeria's Delta region is released, apparently because of his poor health.
Blog: AppleInsider has joined the ranks of those who believe Apple has a less expensive iPhone waiting in the wings.
U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del  Ponte praised Serbia for &quot;serious commitment&quot; to the handover  of war crimes fugitives on Wednesday, saying &quot;we may have other  positive results&quot; before her June 18 formal report.
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Frank Thomas drove in the winning run with a ninth-inning single, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 2-1 on Thursday night to snap New York's seven-game winning streak.
Video replay helped the New York Knicks get a victory, and almost cost the Memphis Grizzlies one. Channing Frye made two free throws after a video review put 0.8 seconds back on the clock, and New York beat Milwaukee 95-93 on Friday night, handing the Bucks their season-high seventh straight loss.
GCSE physics scandal shakes mailbag Letters A secondary school physics teacher sent an open letter to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the AQA exam board. He accused the board of putting forward a paper which contained questions that were vague, stupid, insultingly easy, political, and non-scientific. Your thoughts:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Cyprus begins aerial spraying to eradicate swarms of crop-destroying locusts that have arrived from Africa.
LONDON - A bomb threat forced a New York-bound Greek airliner to make an emergency landing Sunday at London's Stansted Airport escorted by military jets, authorities said.    Police sources in Greece said the Athens daily newspaper Ethnos received a phone call saying there was a bomb on board Olympic Airlines plane...
Michael Vaughan plays in England's two-day warm-up match against Western Australia on Friday.
The murder trial of three men accused of throwing a black farm worker to the lions offers an extreme example of the plight of farm workers in a country that still has a culture of violence, human rights researchers said.
After Johnny Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001, he made a commitment to live each day to its utmost.
Thirty-four people, including 11 women and a child died and about 50 others injured Tuesday in ahead-on collision between two passenger trains in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab
South Korea's central bank has left its key interest rate unchanged at 4.5 percent for a fourth consecutive month in a move widely seen to help boost the economy.
Supermarkets and dairy producers colluded to fix prices of cheese, milk and butter, competition watchdogs find.
Early fears of an Olympics disaster failed to materialize here in Athens, where the heightened security may have been obtrusive, but was not enough to keep away the crowds.
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Some 30,000 Sudanese, victims of fresh attacks by Arab militia inside Darfur, have threatened to cross into Chad, the U.N. refugee agency warned on Friday.
Ex-Libertines frontman Pete Doherty is given a suspended four month sentence for possessing a flick knife.
U.S. Olympic medallist Toby Dawson hugged his weeping Korean father on Wednesday when the two met for the first since he went missing 25 years ago as a toddler in a busy street market in South Korea.
KUALA LUMPUR In a characteristically abrasive performance, Mahathir bin Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister, returned to public life Monday by criticizing President George W. Bush and assailing Australia&#39;s designs in Asia.
Sanofi-Aventis should commit to long-term efficacy and safety post-approval studies for its meningococcal conjugate vaccine Menactra, an FDA advisory committee said.
By Jones, Gareth  Universal Music Group is launching an online talent contest for unsigned bands, and is seeking brand partners to support the initiative.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The clock read 4 am Wednesday in their apartment when Illinois guard Dee Brown turned to his roommate, fellow guard Luther Head, and said, &quot;Do you know what&#39;s going to happen tomorrow?
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Friday invited the opposition Labour Party to begin talks to form a unity government, a move that would avoid early elections and pave the way for a withdrawal from Gaza.
AstraZeneca Plc\u00e2\u0080\u0099s aromatase inhibitor Arimidex (anastrozole) is superior to tamoxifen for the treatment of postmenopausal women with localized, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, and a five-year course of the drug should be considered the
Today's failure: The Independent The Independent newspaper's website fell over early this morning and is still struggling to get back on its feet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union began its biggest-ever military operation Thursday, formally taking over NATO's peacekeeping mission in Bosnia with 7,000 troops.
A percussion bomb exploded next to the   ruling AK Party's offices in the western Turkish city of Izmir   on Tuesday, but caused no injuries, the state news agency   Anatolian reported.
Dow Jones (DJ:NYSE - news - research) won the auction for MarketWatch.com (MKTW:Nasdaq - news - research), striking a definitive agreement to acquire the online financial news provider for $18 a share, or about $519 million.
Fighting raged for a second day in the Somali capital on Sunday as Ethiopian troops clashed with Islamist-led rebels in the heaviest battles for weeks.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
Yahweh Ben Yahweh, a former cult leader linked to nearly two dozen gruesome killings in the 1980s, is seeking immediate release from parole supervision because he has advanced cancer and wants to die with dignity, his lawyers said Friday.
The Knicks have won three in a row for the first time in a year, all without starting point guard Stephon Marbury, who is sidelined by a sore left ankle.
TIGNES, France  - Michael Rasmussen took the overall leader's yellow jersey with a commanding victory in the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday.
England skipper Michael Vaughan is relieved to be leaving Zimbabwe for the tour of South Africa.
Iran would not object to Washington joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.
A rapidly growing low-pressure system brought typhoon-class winds to the Japanese archipelago from Saturday night to Sunday morning, causing blackouts, stranding ships and paralyzing some air and land traffic.
Gregg Zaun homered and Orlando Hudson had three hits and an RBI, leading the Toronto Blue Jays past the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 Monday night.
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was discovered two hundred and fifteen years ago today, but the Cassini probe has targeted this icy world for its lunar tour through the Saturnian system.    Astrobiology Magazine -- Two hundred and fifteen years ago today, Sir William Herschel discovered Saturn's moon Enceladus (499 kilometers, 310 miles across)...
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Indonesia&#39;s prospective leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who has secured an unassailable lead from the Sept. 20 election, reiterated Friday his call for national unity in his first public speech after the election.
Merck &amp; Co.'s board of directors said Wednesday that a 20-month investigation funded by the pharmaceutical company found that senior management acted responsibly in its development and marketing of its now withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx.
Israel tightened its closure of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday in response to cross-border rocket fire by militants, preventing even U.N. humanitarian supplies from getting in, officials said.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb, a  pioneer in surgery to implant artificial heart pumps in  children, died of an apparent suicide over the weekend at the  age of 45, hospital officials said Monday.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are kicking their science program up a notch some 200 miles above Earth.
IBM&#39;s Blue Gene/L became the top contender to the supercomputing throne Thursday as Big Blue announced a new incarnation of the machine can perform 70.
Michael Howard calls on Tony Blair to scrap England's network of unelected regional chambers.
US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield said yesterday the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its
Owen Hargreaves is the latest injury worry for England coach Steve McClaren ahead of the Euro 2008 qualifier with Israel.
New rule creates potential security flaw for domain name transfers.
US President George W. Bush pledged to seek to earn the trust of those who did not back him during the election campaign, after claiming a reelection victory on Wednesday.
The horrific day of carnage demonstrated the effortlessness with which insurgents are striking in the hearts of major cities.
PARIS, Nov 7  - France&#39;s military chief said on Sunday that his troops may have killed or wounded people during recent clashes with anti-French demonstrators in Ivory Coast.
The Blu-ray win means consumers seeking sharper movies on high-definition DVDs no longer have to choose between rival incompatible formats and run the risk of being stuck with a 21st century equivalent of Betamax.
MEXICO CITY - For one northern Mexican town, an army of cats seemed like the best strategy against a plague of mice. But the cats proved no match for the problem, and now the town is pinning its hopes on a more lethal predator: men armed with cash incentives...
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - According to a broadcast report, the NBA has suspended Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest for 30 games and teammates Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O&#39;Neal 20 games apiece for their part in a brawl between the Pacers and the Pistons on
Footwear maker Dr. Martens apologized  on Friday for any offense caused by ads showing four dead rock  icons wearing its boots in heaven -- and fired its advertising  agency, which, in turn, dismissed an employee it found at  fault.
Republican frontrunners locked in race to win today's Florida primary

Ben Hartman kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give East Carolina a 41-38 win over No. 24 Boise State in the Hawaii Bowl on Sunday night.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Zurich Financial Services (ZZ:001107539) said Wednesday that third quarter net profits fell 31 percent to $454 million, hit by the impact of hurricanes.
One Houston woman&#39;s HIV diagnosis led to a religious epiphany. For another, news of her infection created anxiety about her unborn child.
An 11.1 billion dollar (8.7 billion US) takeover bid by a private equity consortium for Qantas Airways will be subject to vigorous scrutiny to ensure the airline remains under Australian control, Treasurer Peter Costello said.
Another day, another range of new cameras Samsung has announced the newest addition to it's digital compact camera range: the i70. The 7.2 megapixel cameras are available in a choice of four colours (silver, black pink or gold).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It's been 14 years since first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care reform plan sank like a stone, swallowed by fears of a big-government power grab. In the years since, wary presidential candidates at first avoided the issue altogether, then gingerly dipped one toe, then another, back into the pool.
Sparked by lightning and fanned by erratic winds, a wildfire in western Colorado has spread to within a half mile of a 400-home subdivision, forcing evacuations, fire officials said on Tuesday.
China rejected allegations from Germany that it was behind Internet espionage attacks on German companies and its government, saying on Tuesday it opposed such accusations.
Stickers displaying crash ratings  must be on vehicles in U.S. showrooms next year, a requirement  that could prompt voluntary changes by automakers if they fail  to meet consumer expectations, government officials and safety  advocates said on Thursday.
The family of Fidelity Investments chairman Edward C. \
The Labor leader who heads the Scottish government has made the state of his country's health a priority.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has issued an edict barring the use of cell phones with built-in cameras, blaming them for \
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead on rival Hillary Clinton to 15 points heading into South Carolina's bitterly contested presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.
Merrill Lynch  is expected to  suffer $15 billion in losses stemming from soured mortgage  investments, almost twice the company's original estimate, the  New York Times reported on Friday.
(Friday, October 1, 2004) -- What a way to start for your new club. Teen-sensation Wayne Rooney, who cost Manchester United $49 million in a summer trade, made a stunning debut with his new club in Tuesday&#39;s
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R&B star Usher leads a rise in CD sales in the US, despite the growing popularity of music downloads.
An elementary school was evacuated, a teacher sent to the hospital and hundreds of students quarantined Thursday after the woman opened an envelope containing white powder that was later found not to be hazardous, authorities said.
French ambassador to Saudi Arabia rushed for the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Sunday to learn about thekilling of a Frenchman earlier in the day, said a spokesman of theFrench Foreign Ministry.
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The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a \u00e2\u0080\u009ca massive rollback,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and called on their members to continue their walkout.
Stricken German state lender SachsenLB is expected to be sold this weekend to another German state bank, Horst Metz, the finance minister of Saxony, said on Saturday.
Protesters gathered Monday for a federal appeals court hearing on disputed ballots in Puerto Rico's undecided governor's race.
Both presidential candidates agree the American health care system is troubled: Coverage is too costly, too many are uninsured. But President Bush and Democratic
Microsoft Corp.  started  testing on Monday a new computer server software that allows  corporate customers to make Web-based phone calls through its  Office suite of business software.
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville has agreed in principle to a new seven-year contract worth $16 million. Tuberville, the AP Coach of the Year this year, led the third-ranked Tigers to a 12-0 regular season and
The Detroit Tigers have said improving their bullpen was their No. 1 priority this off-season. To that end, they have signed free-agent closer Troy Percival away from the Anaheim Angels.
These 10 companies have the urge to merge, but which deals will end up working out?
Cincinnati catches Baltimore off guard with a flea flicker for a touchdown and the Bengals' suddenly stout defense turns away the Ravens to carve out a 13-7 win on Thursday.
Sampdoria contestata dai propri tifosi prima della sfida con la Roma. ''Giocatori iniziate a giocare...
By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  A major downtown developer says he won't do business with Salt Lake City until Mayor Rocky Anderson is out of office, after bickering between the two at Tuesday's City Council meeting led to a more intense confrontation in the hall.
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As if Yahoo didn't have enough uncertainty to contend with right now, three of the largest newspaper chains in the country have launched a new company called QuadrantOne, which may both compete and overlap with Yahoo's online ad network.
Best Buy Co Inc.  Chief Executive Brad Anderson said on Tuesday that the electronics retailer plans to expand into Mexico in 2008.
SAN not NAS, OK 4 U? Review Storage for digital documents has never been cheaper, but what's the best way to make it available to all the computers in your home or office? You've got a network - why not use that? Enter the network-connected storage box...and to tempt you to spend your hard-earned this week is Netgear's Storage Central Turbo SC101T.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gordon Strachan slammed his defence after Celtic again slipped up in their Scottish Premier League defence on Saturday.
GOMA, Congo - Rwandan President Paul Kagame confirmed late yesterday that his country&#39;s troops will begin an operation in pursuit of Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after UN troops spotted about 100 purported Rwandan soldiers
David Nalbandian &egrave; il primo finalista del Masters Series di Madrid. Sul sintetico spagnolo l'...
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President George W. Bush on Friday banned Syrian and Lebanese officials whom Washington accuses of undermining the Lebanese government from entering the United States, the White House said.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Mantova. Il tecnico Di Carlo al mattino ha fatto svolgere un lav...
Bago restored the lustre to his reputation with a sensational return to form in the Prix de l&#39;Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp today.
HOUSTON -- Minnesota Lynx guard Lindsey Harding, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, will miss the rest of her rookie season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee.
The country's leading pediatricians group is making its strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism twice by age 2, warning of symptoms such as babies who don't babble at 9 months and 1-year-olds who don't point to toys.
RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Hopes of saving 15 miners trapped deep underground in a Polish coal mine faded on Wednesday as rising gas levels and flooding forced a temporary break in rescue efforts.
Paramount Pictures is lurching onto the Web with its \u00e2\u0080\u009cJackass\u00e2\u0080\u009d franchise, with what it says will be the first studio-backed feature film to have its premiere online.
President Bush named former Sen. Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala on Tuesday to lead an investigation of problems at the nation's military and veterans' hospitals
Floyd Landis' attorney figures if the American cyclist couldn't win his doping case, nobody can. Maurice Suh said Friday that Landis was discouraged and needed time to consider his options, which include an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and even possible litigation outside the anti-doping system.
Greenhouse gases bagged Dell has brought is carbon-confounding Plant a Tree For Me scheme to Europe, allowing buyers to make a small donation an help counter the emissions arising from keeping their computers powered up.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The chancellor is due to outline Britain's goals for helping poorer nations during the UK's G8 and EU presidencies.
The Colorado Rockies are close to signing shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to a record-breaking contract extension, according to a report in the Denver Post. The newspaper said an agreement has been reached on the parameters of a six-year, $30 million contract, which would be the largest extension ever given to a major leaguer with less than two years experience. The previous ...
Digital media research firm comScore Networks on Wednesday released a report showing that revenue from Apple&#8217;s iTunes Store rose 84 percent in the first three quarters of 2006 versus the same period a year ago.
NEW YORK - Oil prices ended above the $50-a-barrel mark last week amid concern over possible conflict in Nigeria&#39;s oil-producing delta region, where a two-day truce between rebel militia and government forces is holding.
Hundreds of airline flights were canceled yesterday and thousands of passengers endured lengthy delays after a winter storm showered rain, sleet and rain over major hub airports in the Southeast.
Blog: The first update for Windows Vista could enter testing as early as next week, according to reports.
Arsenal have confirmed they will sign Brazil Under-19 midfielder Denilson from Sao Paulo once the player is granted international clearance.
Toby Young, author of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People,\u00e2\u0080\u009d will soon see his memoir on the big screen.
As nameless bodies are bulldozed into mass graves, the lack of physical remains is intensifying the grief for families still wondering about missing loved ones.
Vince Carter scored 8 of his 23 points in the final four minutes, Jason Kidd added 11 of his 17 in the fourth quarter, and the Nets beat the host Milwaukee Bucks, 97-95, on Saturday night.
India's Tata Motors Ltd unveiled the world's cheapest car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer to millions of consumers in emerging markets.
Australia overcame stifling heat and a wildly enthusiastic home crowd to thrash the Solomon Islands 5-1 and all but secure a berth in next year&#39;s lucrative Confederations Cup.
Giorgio Langella, 31 anni, era nato ad Imperia
Despite cautionary words from Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge last week about the impact of the rising dollar, Canadian gross domestic product likely grew at a healthy 3.5% clip in the third quarter due to strong consumer spending.
Winners at Sunday's 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences:
Cars and trucks piled up in a chain-reaction wreck Wednesday on a slippery section of Interstate 94 in northern Indiana, closing a six-mile stretch of the highway's westbound lanes, police said.
Venezuela has announced a 16-point increase in the royalties payable by foreign oil companies operating in one of its richest oil fields.
By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 2--BILOXI -- Students at Gorenflo and Nichols elementary schools spent Thursday morning making and flying airplanes, going on a virtual flight and making parachutes using technology.
Boselli, industria torna a salire dopo 4 anni di calo
Tech managers fear businesses are more vulnerable to malware because of wireless devices used by workers
BEIJING -- Marat Safin managed to do something the other top seeds at the China Open didn&#39;t: stay alive. The top four seeds will be missing from the semifinals following early exits for Spaniards Carlos Moya
The Hoyas head to Rutgers in another conference tilt as they continue to make their case for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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Iraq&#39;s leading Shiite political groups agreed Wednesday to unite under a single banner, a move that could help them win a dominant share of votes in the coming national elections.
A bankruptcy court in Delaware ruled yesterday that the Perseus Books Group could take over distribution contracts for more than 100 book publishers.
With a barrage of four home runs the Boston Red Sox eliminated the Yankees with a 10-3 victory in Game 7 of the A.L.C.S. at Yankee Stadium.
Robbie Fowler potrebbe giocatore in Australia. Il 32enne ex attaccante del Liverpool sarebbe nel mir...
A bidder on Thursday offered $4.71  billion for a key slice of wireless airwaves being sold by the  government, triggering a condition that the spectrum be  accessible to any device or software application.
Prince Harry is to serve in Iraq with his regiment the Blues and Royals, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday.
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The U.S. influenza season is  starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe  the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage,  the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) said on Sunday.
A U.S. soldier was killed during fighting in western Afghanistan that also left an Afghan dead on Sunday.
Although a final release of the next Windows Server, code-named \
Yankees manager Joe Torre, who said yesterday Alex Rodriguez may have been out of line when he yelled something to an opponent attempting to catch a pop fly Wednesday, knew the controversy wasn't going to disappear when the team arrived here to take on the Red Sox.
Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit can be a lot more productive.
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Indagini su un 70enne trovato in casa con tre fucili
Serventi Longhi: 'E' un atto illegale e non deontologico'
THE RASH OF VoIP services being peddled in the UK has meant that the country has to release a new batch of phone numbers. Telco watchdog Ofcom has barked that it would establish the prefix &quot;056,&quot; allowing
Councils across the East of England spend millions of pounds compensating people injured tripping on pavements.
KABUL, 26 September 2004 - Taleban fighters launched a string of attacks on security posts in southern Afghanistan yesterday, killing nine soldiers, an official said.
U.S. forces launched a \
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18-What is going to happen on Election Day? It depends on which pollster you ask. President Bush leads Senator John Kerry by a margin of eight points among likely voters, according
Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron, who has recently signed up to advertise Dior\u00e2\u0080\u0099sJ\u00e2\u0080\u0099adore scent, has reportedly suffered \u00e2\u0080\u009cunspecified\u00e2\u0080\u009d injuries at the shooting of her upcoming sci-fi flick Aeon Flux.
BEIRUT, Lebanon The television station of Lebanon&#39;s Hezbollah (hez-boh_LAH&#39;) militants has lost its satellite feed to the United States after Washington put it on a list of terror organizations.
WASHINGTON - The United States is strengthening its military presence in Iraq to 150,000, ordering more soldiers to the country and extending the stay of some combat units already stationed there.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Berkeley health officials today said they have acquired enough flu vaccine to inoculate approximately the same number of people as in years past.
Tony Blair promised yesterday to seek a national consensus on radical reform to tackle Britain&#39;s pensions crisis but shelved the crucial decisions until after the general election.
Ennesimo riconoscimento per Ricardo Kak&agrave;. Dopo il Pallone d'Oro e il Fifa World Player, l'ass...
Blog: Add carbon dioxide, water, heat--and you could someday serve cars, Sandia National Laboratories says.
LIMA, Peru  - An armed group led by a radical  former soldier stormed a police station in a poor southern town  and took 10 officers hostage on Saturday to demand the  resignation of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.
After putting several of its municipal Wi-Fi partnerships on hold last year, Earhlink has decided to escape from this market entirely, concentrating instead on dial-up Internet access and partnerships with broadband carriers.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who won a legal battle against a tabloid newspaper over revelations about her drug addiction, is to talk about her drug battles on a national TV talk show.
No. 9 L.S.U. may not have won the Southeastern Conference Western Division, but it did end No. 5 Arkansas\u00c2\u0092 10-game winning streak and disrupt the postseason picture for the Razorbacks.
The government's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned after one year with the Department of Homeland Security, confiding to industry colleagues his frustration over what he considers a lack of attention paid to computer security issues within the agency.
BEIJING, China  - Rescuers said at least 25 miners were killed yesterday in a major gas explosion at a coal mine in north China&#39;s Shaanxi province, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
The EU is set to lift sanctions against Libya and ease an arms embargo, under strong Italian pressure.
Marshall coach Bob Pruett will not be reprimanded for calling the Ohio State football team \
One of the best and most original series on television in decades, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Wire\u00e2\u0080\u009d has never received an Emmy.
A little over a year ago, Kathy Stangl received a devastating prognosis: Doctors told her she had only a few months to live.
(CBS/AP) Iran has agreed in principle to temporarily stop some suspect activities that its critics allege are meant to make nuclear weapons, as it seeks to blunt censure at an upcoming UN meeting, diplomats said Tuesday.
MANILA - Improved revenue flows and increased electricity tariffs are likely to help the Philippines keep well within the 2004 budget and consolidated public sector deficit targets, officials said.
THE elderly mother and the wife of the British hostage in Iraq begged for his life yesterday in emotional and distressing appeals days after his captors beheaded two Americans.
More travel chaos is expected at France's main airports as a strike by Air France workers continues.
A Canadian inventor has created Internet-based technology that could soon see regular computer users acting as armchair spies. Vincent Tao, an engineer at Toronto&#39;s York University
A 79-year-old American missionary and her daughter, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, are cut down by automatic gunfire on the edge of town.
Tottenham and Newcastle were handed no favours when they were drawn in potentially tough groups for the UEFA Cup's next round.
China&#39;s trade surplus will reach  $250-300 billion in 2007, driven by the country&#39;s price  competitiveness and strong external demand, the top economic  planner said on Tuesday.
Germany's economy minister said the government must lower its 2008 economic growth forecast, according to an interview released Wednesday.
Microsoft Corp plans to invest heavily in Web search to competes against Google Inc, even if it fails to acquire Yahoo Inc, the company's chairman Bill Gates said on Monday.
The chase may appear a forlorn one, but Manchester United maintained their dogged pursuit of Chelsea with a 2-0 victory over near neighbours Manchester City courtesy of a Wayne Rooney opener and a Richard Dunne own goal.
Maria Cornejo and Vera Wang's collections stood out because the designers were probably thinking about women who want to appear serious without feeling as if they are being trussed up like a turkey (or browsing in the mother-of-the-bride department).
Current financial turmoil is similar to that seen in earlier stock market crashes, former Federal Reserve boss Alan Greenspan warns.
Operators shrug, say \
explanation of market-timing, further attorney comment. Picks up last graf. Also moving on general news wires. DENVER  _ The former chief executive of Invesco Funds Group has agreed to pay $500,000 to
Axa and Allianz both announce rising profits, boosted by fewer natural disasters and rising stock markets.
The world is teetering on the verge of a massive influenza outbreak, and even wealthy nations such as the United States are unprepared for the next pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday.
Delle societa' pubbliche, copertura in emendamento
GOVERNMENT said yesterday it would approach the Constitutional Court for clarity on the Supreme Court of Appeal s&#39; decision to legalise gay marriages.
John Lewis sees record weekly sales, as other retailers brace for poor sales for the Christmas season.
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip since March, was handed over by his Islamist captors to ruling Hamas officials in the early hours of Wednesday, Reuters journalists who saw him said.
Intuit has publicly unveiled the Fall 2004 version of QuickBase Solution. QuickBase Solution is a Web-based tool with unified data, process and communication management functions. Features includes a new spreadsheet application with database-style application creation, e-mail notifications and form builders, field level access permissions, and more.
La mano del terrorismo torna a colpire in Indonesia. Un&#39;autobomba \u00c3\u00a8 infatti esplosa di fronte all&#39;ambasciata australiana di Giacarta, causando 7 morti e circa un centinaio di feriti. Il presidente indonesiano
Il contratto sul Dow Jones perde 82 punti base
A United Nations deadline is set to expire on Monday for the Sudanese authorities to improve security in the troubled Darfur region.
An auction of hundreds of personal  items belonging to Cher kicked off on Tuesday as fans and  memorabilia shoppers vied for the singer/actress's rhinestone  costumes, Bentley coupe and a pair of Sonny's old fur boots.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted Sunday night it's time to start pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq as she and her Democratic presidential rivals debated the war on the eve of a much-awaited assessment by U.S. commanding Gen. David Petraeus.
Bode Miller ha vinto la discesa di Wengen, in Svizzera, valida per la coppa del mondo maschile di sc...
A state judge in California on Thursday dismissed charges against the three remaining state criminal defendants in the Hewlett-Packard Co. spying case.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWoman on the Beach\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a bittersweet accounting of the geography of desire.
In mostra prodotti etnici provenienti da tutto il mondo
The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou abandons a plan to build the world's tallest building.
WASHINGTON -- As a primary human drive, not even the pursuit of prolonged pleasure can compete with the avoidance of pain. That is why the sudden emergence of the painkiller issue strikes home to so many who
Brad Silberling\u00c2\u0092s new movie has nothing to prove, and not all that much to say, but its modesty and good humor make it hard to resist.
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Despite solid Q1 news, Microsoft&#39;s revenue forecast for the current quarter fell below estimates. For the current fiscal second quarter, which ends in December, Microsoft forecast revenue
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq for talks with leaders.
TechWeb - Adobe releases an upgrade of its consumer-focused photo-editing software, which has been enhanced with new features for improving photo quality.
Materials that could allow levitating trains and ultra powerful computers to become commonplace are coming of age
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will be the star speaker at this week's annual conference of British employers, who distrust their government but welcome globalization and foreign investment in Britain.
One person is dead and another seriously injured after a car involved in a police chase crashes.
BOSTON (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees look to put a stranglehold on the Boston Red Sox as the American League Championship Series shifts to Fenway Park on Friday for Game Three.
The four-hour A&E target is being fiddled by \
A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, antiquities official announced Monday.
Former President Clinton is in a New York City hospital, waiting to undergo heart bypass surgery. His office says he was admitted today after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath.
McAfee issues revised forecast Data-swiping phishing sites are causing a greater security headache than expected while botnet numbers have taken an unexpected dip over recent months, according to revised security predictions by net security firm McAfee.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.K.&#39;s busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.The six-month trial will involve tagging around 50,000 bags a month with RFID (radio frequency identification tags) for passengers traveling or transferring on Emirates Airline between Dubai and Heathrow, said BAA, the company that runs the airport.Barcode tags are currently used, but the barcodes can be misread by scanners, especially if the tags are wet or creased. Those problems increase costs for BAA and the airlines, as well aggravating passengers with slower baggage handling.The RFID tags, which will be attached by staff at nine specially-equipped Emirates check-in desks, will be encoded the passenger&#39;s name and route. Higher-capacity chips could contain more data but won&#39;t be used for this trial, BAA said. Barcodes will still be used with the RFID tags.The RFID chips can be read by scanning equipment from a short distance away as the luggage passes through Heathrow&#39;s baggage system. Once at their destination, some passengers will receive a text message on their mobile phone informing of the baggage reclaim belt, BAA said.
Rescuers were searching through rubble  for survivors on Thursday after Japan's deadliest typhoon in a  decade triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 44  people and left 36 missing.
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay  - The glitter is back at the Uruguayan peninsula long known as South America's summer playground for the rich and famous -- a Latin version of Monaco or the Hamptons of New York.
The 2008 Macworld Conference and Expo begins Jan.14. In addition to new Apple announcements, we're likely to see a flood of new desktop applications making use of all the latest enhancements to Apple's Leopard operating system.
Virginia's men's soccer team loses to visiting Duke, 3-0, on Saturday and fails to make the NCAA semifinals for the eighth time in nine years.
Turkey&#39;s Parliament approved a sweeping revision of the country&#39;s penal code today to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
Insurgents in Nigeria\u00e2\u0080\u0099s southern Niger Delta will begin \u00e2\u0080\u009ca full-scale armed struggle\u00e2\u0080\u009d to wrest control of the region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil riches from the government on Friday, a rebel spokesman said today.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday interrogations and technological intelligence suggested Osama bin Laden was still alive.
Parents Television Council President  Brent Bozell, who pressured U.S. regulators to crack down on  profanity and sexually suggestive content on television  broadcasts, said on Friday he would step down on January 1.
After increasing at double-digit rates for most of the last five years, corporate profits are about to decline for the second straight quarter, if analysts are correct.
WASHINGTON : A skin patch providing sexual stimulation for menopausal women that promises to do what Viagra did for men will begin its approval procedure on Thursday at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
Taliban insurgents have kidnapped 23 Korean Christians from a bus in Afghanistan, officials said on Friday, the biggest group of foreigners seized so far in the militant campaign to oust the government and its Western backers.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho basked in the glory of another four-goal flourish on Saturday and vowed that his team would be champions barring a major hiccup or a dramatic improvement from their distant title rivals.
Presidential candidate's campaign staff leak news to  internet journalist who nearly ruined husband.
Italy's government and its fashion chiefs are working on a manifesto to crack down on the use of ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, as pressure grows on the fashion world to promote healthier looks.
The UN protests to Sudan after its new peacekeeping force comes under fire for the first time in Darfur.
Wealthy would be mad to marry without one, says lawyer in \u00c2\u00a348m divorce.
A division of Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. agreed yesterday to pay $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations that the McLean phone provider made telemarketing calls in violation of the national do-not-call registry.
That a 25-year-old sneaker was the best-selling athletic shoe last year reflects a change in an industry whose product is becoming valued more for its fashion relevance than for its performance.
Blog: Anticipating long lines and eager crowds, AT&#38;T is dialing up 2,000 extra workers for additional security at its stores.
Hundreds of Indians demonstrated on Friday to demand new HIV drugs, while health workers in Muslim-majority Indonesia marked World AIDS Day by handing out condoms to prostitutes for safe sex.
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Tom Brady rebounded from one of his worst games as a pro, completing 21-of-32 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns to lead the New England Patriots to a 23-7 win over the New York Jets at the Meadowlands.
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will name opposition leader Shimon Peres as his senior deputy, clearing the way for a unity government to enact its planned withdrawal from occupied territories.
Yahoo Answers, the question &#038; answer social media exchange, has become a success for Yahoo, bringing the phenomena of social knowledge sharing to over 90 million worldwide Yahoo Answers users.  Now Yahoo has taken Yahoo Answers to the next level, adding Social Networking capability to the Yahoo Answers interface, where users can connect and &#8216;make [...]
From pacifiers to caskets and nearly everything in between, America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s racing fans can show where their true loyalties lie.
Il presidente dell'Inter, Massimo Moratti, ha erspinto qualsiasi interesse per Mourinho. \
T.I.'s lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to release the rapper on $2.2 million bond and allow him to have monitored home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges.
Two bodies are found in a North Yorkshire cave after a search by police and rescue teams.
When Jason Varitek&#39;s catcher&#39;s mitt met Alex Rodriguez&#39;s clean shaven face on July 24, it did more than just incite the seventh recorded brawl between the Yankees and Red Sox.
E-mails promise love but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies.
Comer Wilson hasn't had to show his ID to buy beer in a while. Maybe it's the 66-year-old man's long white beard. Starting Sunday, gray hair won't be good enough. Wilson and everyone else will be required to show identification before buying beer in Tennessee stores &#151; no matter how old the buyer appears.
Buoyed by the strong performance of ESPN and its other cable channels, the Walt Disney Company said that its profit rose 24 percent in the fourth quarter.
Confectionery and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes announces plans to cut 15% of its staff by 2011.
Linus Gerdemann, riding in his first Tour de France, won the seventh stage today to take the yellow jersey.
The Swiss tax system is attracting businesses and celebrities, much to the irritation of its EU neighbours.
Time is running out for a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States that has been stalled by opposition from four leftist parties in India, a top U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
Shane Warne will be on Channel Nine&#39;s commentary team, Matthew Hayden will have the &#39;gone fishing&#39; sign on his door and Adam Gilchrist will probably still be recovering from this trip by the time Australia&#39;s next cricket tour to India comes around.
SABHA, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy said in an unusual debate yesterday that it was time for his long-isolated nation to open up to the world and that one day Libya won't need him as leader. Still, he insisted that the ruling ideology he has imposed for three decades is superior to Western democracy.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of  the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
US troops went on the offensive from the gates of Baghdad to the Syrian border Tuesday, pounding Sunni insurgent positions from the
The Police Ombudsman calls for disciplinary action against a number of police officers over PSNI raids.
It's a takeout world. Why should Christmas be different? Three New Yorkers grab the phone.
WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...
Hungary banned the sale of its signature spice, paprika, and told people not to use whatever supplies they had at home after more than a pinch of moldy toxin was found in products sold by three large companies.
The U.S. government asked a judge yesterday to dismiss a Falls Church couple's challenge of their son's imprisonment based on reasons and evidence that would be kept secret from the family and the public.
So far this season the Navy offense has managed only one play of more than 30 yards and the Mids hope to add to that total Saturday against Connecticut.
Aluminium Corp of China and US giant Alcoa have agreed to pay 14.05 billion dollars for 12 percent of Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto plc, Chinese state media said Friday.
ST. GEORGE&#39;S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan took aim yesterday at Jamaica after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada.
Turkey moved closer to winning a date for the start of European Union entry negotiations after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to heal Turkey&#39;s diplomatic standoff with new EU member Cyprus.
Iran&#39;s parliament has passed a bill obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme.
Yahoo is preparing to stake its claim to a key part of the burgeoning search engine business with a desktop search tool that makes it easier to find information on the hard drives of personal computers.
Tons of bananas collapsed the false floor of a tractor-trailer smuggling migrants in southern Mexico, killing six people hidden inside a secret compartment and wounding a dozen others, officials said Monday.
Presidenziali Usa. La quasi certa vittoria di Bush fa risalire il petrolio sopra i 50 dollari. I prezzi del petrolio sono in aumento e si attestano ben al di sopra di 50 dollari al barile, dopo l&#39;annuncio della
_ The Russian government&#39;s candidate to lead warring Chechnya easily won a presidential election held in the wake of last week&#39;s terrorist destruction of two airliners, election officials said Monday.
A programmer has rebutted an accusation that he contributed proprietary software to an open-source project called Mambo, while his accuser has moderated his legal threats.
Wall Street was heading for a steady start on Wednesday as lower crude oil prices and a firmer dollar soothed nerves ahead of an anticipated interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.
Australian public servants are to lose one of their more unusual perks as part of a crackdown on bureaucratic spending -- tax payer-funded massages, reports said Wednesday.
 rides to top of box office charts
The United States is prepared for serious discussion on the financial assets dispute with North Korea but will not make concessions just to encourage success in six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
ADRID, Aug. 19 - Spain&#39;s new Socialist government, which has won praise from women&#39;s groups for its support for sex equality, is now drawing their wrath.
President Bush on Monday asked a skeptical, Democrat-run Congress to approve $700 billion in new military spending -- much of it for the Iraq war -- and to curb many domestic programs.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger has switched the playing format for the opening session of this year's matches in Louisville, Kentucky, from fourballs to foursomes.
Robbie Williams&#39; Greatest Hits album is to be sold in memory card format for mobile phones and hand-held computers. It is believed to be the first time a major artist has sold music on the small, portable format.
CASTELLAMMARE DI STABIA (NAPOLI), 26 DICEMBRE - I vigili del fuoco ed i volontari della protezione civile hanno messo in salvo con mezzi anfibi una decina di abitanti di via Ripuaria, alla periferia di Castellammare di Stabia, dove il fiume Sarno e
Terzo rimpasto per il governo Berlusconi. Da ieri Marco Follini entra a far parte dell&#39;esecutivo con il ruolo di vice premier mentre Mario Baccini, gi\u00c3\u00a0 sottosegretario agli Esteri, subentra as Antonio Mazzella
(InfoWorld) - Windows Vista will not support older versions of Visual Studio, a move that will require many developers writing applications for the forthcoming operating system to upgrade to Visual Studio 2005, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday. Developers writing Vista-compatible applications will be unable to use Visual Studio 2002 or Visual Studio 2003 if those are running on top of the new operating system, wrote S. Somasegar, vice president of Microsoft's developer division, in a blog entry. The requirement was included as part of announcement of Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2005, which was released Tuesday on the Microsoft Connect Web site for developers. Microsoft is making the move to accommodate major changes in the way Vista works, said Jay Roxe, group product manager for visual studio. New features such as Windows Presentation Foundation and Aero and Glass take such a vastly different approach from previous operating systems that they wouldn't be well served by older development programs. \
The United States will withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia over the next decade in a move to meet the new threats facing the world, President George W. Bush said.
Foreign ministers from the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet here Wednesday hoping to move towards a free trade deal between the regions.
NEW YORK, June 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Listen up all you trash-talkin' and sketch-comedy wannabes - you need to get online if you want to get to the front of the line.
Now that her ex-husband The Donald  has become a TV star as host of \
FREDERICK, Maryland  - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday that figures on inflation excluding food and energy prices have fluctuated, and it is hard to say if 'core' inflation is on a downward path.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after the former hurricane caused flooding and ripped roofs off buildings throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida...
sets up a panel to investigate charges of genocide in the west of Africa&#39;s largest country. A Sudanese intelligence official said the government was arming tribes to counter a perceived new rebel threat in the east.
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Recuperati 22 naufraghi e tre cadaveri, almeno un disperso
The journal affirmed the validity of the report, which seemed to undercut the argument of stem-cell opponents.
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been de-arrested, but remains detained as authorities examine his possible extradition to the United States to face terrorism-related charges.
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission has asked four European Union (E.U.) countries to justify why they favor Intel Corp. processors in computers for public authorities, it announced Wednesday.
Let's stay together for the children's sake Analysis The legal action uncovered this week between Microsoft and Alcatel is seen by many as sounding the death knell to their cosy carve up of the IPTV market among global tier one telcos.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD: Fighters in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City slum announced yesterday a deal to trade in their weapons for cash and to stop attacking US and Iraqi forces, raising hopes for an end to violence in the war-ravaged district.
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush chose the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Leavitt, on Monday to be secretary of health and human services, filling one of the last two openings in his second-term cabinet.
Mikhail Saakashvili is to be inaugurated for a second term as president of Georgia, despite claims of vote rigging.
Nigeria's president kicked off a mammoth effort to immunize 80 million children against polio in 23 African countries, described by international health experts as \
Il presidente designato della Commissione europea Jos\u00c3\u00a8 Manuel Durao Barroso ha le idee chiare sulla composizione della sua nuova squadra dopo il ritiro della precedente, che rischiava di essere bocciata dal Parlamento di Strasburgo.
The stiff historical epic tries to recreate the famous Queen as a modern figure, without much success
Tiki Barber will end his football career much like it began when he was 8 years old &#151; with a wide grin and as teammates with his twin brother.
Mega hit-maker Michael Jackson is picking his battles wisely. As of late, Jackson is angered and upset over the the way he's portrayed in Eminem's music video for \
LOS ANGELES Dec 27, 2004 - With Texas preparing for its first Rose Bowl, coach Mack Brown is in line for a raise. Brown already is one of college football&#39;s highest-paid coaches with a salary of slightly more than $2 million a year.
Tutto esaurito per la prima all'Arena di Verona
Oil&#39;s advance wavered a little on Friday as the US government prepared to lend out some strategic crude stocks, but traders said the amounts were small and that supply worries remained.
&#39;Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first lunar spacecraft is set to go into orbit around the Moon on Monday. SMART-1 has already reached the \u00e2\u0080\u009cgateway\u00e2\u0080\u009d to the Moon, the region where its gravity starts to dominate that of the Earth.
A generation ago, a teenager in Ontario could drop out of school at age 16 and still expect to find a well-paying, permanent job in a factory.
Minuto di silenzio fischiato all'Olimpico di Roma: ''Ho sentito moltissimi applausi, forse pochi fis...
Blog: Jeff Hawkins unveils Palm's latest at D5.
Starter Pack bundle instead Sony has left its European PS3 fans bewildered after over its decision to launch a 60GB PS3 Starter Pack bundle over here instead of cutting the console's price. There was no mention of a European 80GB model, either.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a piece of aerial razzle-dazzle worthy of a James Bond movie, a NASA spacecraft is scheduled to drop a capsule into Earth&#39;s atmosphere Wednesday, and a helicopter waiting in the skies over
Australia's IT News reports the findings of a recent survey in which more than 20 percent of company execs said they were considering or recommending offshore outsourcing. [Outsourcing Blog]
HANOI, Vietnam  \u00c2\u0097 Vietnam is having a Paris Hilton moment.
SAP AG  on Wednesday unveiled  a long-delayed line of Web-based software called Business  ByDesign that costs $149 per user, per month, and is at the  heart of a strategy to accelerate the company's sales growth.
Ottantamila stagionali e duemila specializzati
Manchester United showed why it has been the dominant club in the Premier League era, ending Arsenal&#39;s 49-match unbeaten streak and closing within eight points of the league leader.
'Serve piu' democrazia nei movimenti, favorire le donne'
Furono acquistati a Caccamo nel Palermitano nel 1992
BIRMINGHAM, England -- Skipper Michael Vaughan hit his best one-day international score of 86 as England shocked Australia by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final.
ROMA - Una grande fiaccolata silenziosa, senza bandiere e senza simboli di partito, \u00c3\u00a8 partita ieri sera dal Campidoglio per partecipare al dolore della famiglie dei bambini massacrati a Beslan, per condannare la violenza e il terrorismo.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, is raided by EU regulators amid claims it abused its market position.
Cozy nights around the campfire interrupted by someone yammering away about business. The solitude of dawn broken by a tinny ring.
Ohio's attorney general on Thursday appealed a federal judge's order that halted hearings on Republican challenges to thousands of voter registrations in this pivotal battleground state.
OLPC is experimenting with bovine-generated electricity for its low-cost XO laptop...seriously.
New methods are being employed around Britain to check for possible outbreaks of bird flu in areas considered to be at risk.
The 2005 Formula One season will include a record 19 races after the World Motor Sport Council ratified the new calendar on Friday.
Walkman for the next generation Sony has launched a super-slim Walkman video MP3 player that's less than 1cm thick. The NW-A800 series features a 2in colour LCD screen and supports the widely-used MPEG 4 video format.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stephen Fleming has insisted that New Zealand can take out Australia, and book a place in the final four of the ICC Champions Trophy, when the two teams clash at The Oval next Thursday.
Sen. John W. Warner, for decades one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on military issues and a key player in the debate over Iraq, will announce Friday whether he will seek a sixth term next year.
Fearful they will no longer be allowed to compete in the event that now serves as a national championship for men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rowing, coaches are putting together a competition of their own.  The newly formed American Col
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The UK government is checking unconfirmed reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed in Iraq.
Several of the Capitals' top prospects, including their last two first-round picks, attend the club's summer development camp beginning Tuesday.
Canadian policymakers and industry begin a week-long Asian blitz on Saturday to woo new buyers for its beef after mad cow disease crippled its domestic industry, Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Friday.
Boston College and Harvard will head into Monday's Beanpot final with momentum after victories over conference opponents in unfriendly arenas last night.
Are you ready for some Monday Night hype? Tonight&#39;s matchup features one of the league&#39;s most-storied rivalries, the renewal of the NFC East coaching duel between Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs, and believe it or not, the No.
Stephen Colbert's portrait is now on display at a barbecue restaurant in the TV satirist's hometown. Chad Walldorf of Sticky Fingers restaurants paid $50,605 for the portrait, which \
America&#39;s children are getting fatter and need help from parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry to get back in shape, a panel of experts said Thursday.
Solid state drives (SSDs) have moved another step closer to being a useful option for the enterprise, with Dell&#39;s announcement late last week of two new portable systems that will feature SSD as a storage option. The two new models are the ultramobile Latitude D430 notebook and the Precision M4300 mobile workstation.
U.S. stocks rose for a third day on  Thursday as strong durable goods orders and a report that  showed consumers' moods remain buoyant helped the Dow Jones  industrial average and the Standard & Poor's 500 index set new  multiyear highs.
The service allows users to search for specific items to find the best deal and, unlike some similar British sites, it&#39;s free to users and retailers.
A search resumed Saturday in north-east England for a young soldier who fell into a moorland stream swollen by several days of heavy rain, which left several regions in Britain under water.
US Airways&#39; (UAIR:Nasdaq - news - research) shares jumped almost 20% on news that management and pilots were back at the table, trying to hammer out an agreement on work concessions to save the company.
DevShed is taking a look at another design pattern today in part one of their look at the Strategy Pattern:   That's exactly the case with the subject of this article, the strategy pattern. To put things more clearly, I'm sure that you always validate adequately all the forms included in your web sites. First off, you create a few validation functions (or classes), then use these functions to check the validity of the data supplied by users, and finally determine the course of action to be taken accordingly.   To make the concept clearer, they Create a simple example - a file handling class that can read and write data to the file of the developer's choosing. This base class is then used inside their StrategySelector class to make saving both HTML and XML data as simple as a basic string.
Mercato teme l'impatto gelata credito sui bilanci aziendali
Another eruption of steam and ash at Mount St. Helens kept the rumbling volcano on the minds of many around the nation . Seismologists are predicting a larger eruption - one with magma instead
COMMACK, New York  - Former world number one  Lleyton Hewitt and defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan moved  a step closer to a showdown at the $380,000 Long Island Cup  after coming through tough quarter-finals on Friday.
Carlo Ancelotti non riesce a godersi appieno la prima vittoria in campionato arrivata grazie al 2-1 ...
Protests erupted Sunday after electoral officials announced that the incumbent won Thursday's vote.
NATO nations faced renewed calls on  Friday to supply extra troops for Afghanistan, with commanders  stressing a Polish offer of 1,000 soldiers next year did not  plug the shortfalls.
Aspiring rapper Kevin Federline, the estranged husband of Britney Spears, said he never meant to insult the fast-food industry with a Super Bowl advertisement in which he plays a fry cook dreaming of stardom.
Company continues to reduce its stake in Lenovo, now holds 9.7 percent of shares.
Derby boss Billy Davies looks forward to pitting his wits against the Premiership elite after his side's play-off final win clinches promotion.
An analysis of the World Trade Center collapse challenges an oft-repeated conspiracy theory about 9/11.
British anti-terrorism police arrested Thursday Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri who was already jailed in London under a U.S. arrest warrant.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald   Rumsfeld underwent elective surgery to repair a shoulder injury   described as \
Lori Butler-Rayford has 30 points and 15 rebounds to lead TCU to a 97-63 victory over No. 20 Oklahoma State on Tuesday, the Cowgirls' first loss of the season.
Presentata istanza scarcerazione, decisione entro 5 giorni
President Robert Mugabe has dismissed claims by the Zimbabwe opposition that its supporters are victims of politically  motivated violence, state media reported Saturday.
Rafael Nadal strolled into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after his fourth-round opponent Paul-Henri Mathieu defaulted with a calf muscle injury on Sunday.
A Russian diplomat who once chaired a U.N. budget committee was found guilty on Wednesday of helping launder hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and taking a share of the money.
Creators of the Times Atlas have had to make significant changes to their latest edition because of changes to the world&#39;s landscapes caused by climate change, their chief said Sunday.
BEA Systems is set to release Diablo, an SOA-based application server that is the cornerstone of the upcoming WebLogic Platform 9.0.
Moneta unica europea scambiata a 1,3151 dollari e 156,99 yen
Correspondent Michael Weisskopf had his right hand blown off in Iraq. This is the story of how he rebuilt his life - and what he learned from the soldiers who lost even more
The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect. A beautiful Southern California mid-November day. The Kansas City Wizards versus DC United for the MLS Cup in the best soccer stadium in the land.
As the Federal Trade Commission wraps up deliberations on whether to approve the $3.1 billion deal, consumer advocates argue privacy issues must be front and center.
New York Stock Exchange lawyers must give former chairman Richard Grasso's legal team a confidential report describing how he amassed his controversial &#36;188.5 million pay package, a judge ruled late on Tuesday.
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien hit a stunning late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against Arsenal.
San Francisco police on Wednesday investigated whether a Siberian tiger had help in escaping its zoo habitat before it killed a teenager and injured two other people on Christmas Day.
BHP Billiton's  might have to sweeten its $147.4 billion bid for rival miner Rio Tinto  to win over shareholders, one fund manager said on Wednesday.
This past week&#39;s summit on the future of health care in Ottawa wasn&#39;t so much a gong show, as I predicted in the days leading up to it.
An Afghan militant group holding three  U.N. workers hostage extended their deadline until Saturday  night to allow the Afghan government and the United Nations to  hold talks, a spokesman for the group said.
Parata dei conduttori di Radio2 in via Asiago a Roma
A teenager dies from stab wounds after an attack in the street in Islington and a second youth is also stabbed.
India struggled to 22 for two on the rain-hit first day of the fourth and final test against Australia on Wednesday after losing openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
At Lake Eola park, there is much beauty to behold: robust palms, beds of cheery begonias, a cascading lake fountain, clusters of friendly egrets and swans, an amphitheater named in honor of Walt Disney.
A dichiararlo e' l'amministratore delegato Carlo Salvatori
FORT GREELY, Alaska, Aug. 27 -- After his first look inside the nerve center of the U.S. missile defense system, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday sounded a note of caution about expectations that interceptors poised in 10 underground silos here would work in the event of a missile...
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards won trade union backing on Monday from steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in declared union support, his campaign said.
Iran told the visiting head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that Tehran's cooperation in clarifying the scope of its atomic work will show the West is wrong in accusing the Islamic state of having military aims.
NICORETTE, the 90ft super-maxi, owned and skippered by Ludde Ingvall, the Scandinavian sailor, took line honours to win the 60th Sydney Hobart Race, a contest that turned
Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
VIENNA : The UN atomic agency praised Libya for cooperation in reporting on its dismantled nuclear program but said &quot;critical questions&quot; remained as to whether Tripoli had given copies of nuclear weapons designs to other countries.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes bombarded diehard  areas of Falluja on Monday and troops hunted remaining  insurgents house-to-house, while heavy clashes broke out in  other cities and insurgents attacked the country's oil network.
Gli investigatori della Digos e quelli della sezione informazioni dei carabinieri hanno individuato ...
Le auto su cui viaggiavano saltate su alcune mine
Real-world body image concerns are bad enough, but what happens when the rest of the planet starts dissing how your Nintendo avatar looks? According to senior Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, users of the popular Wii console soon will be able to find just what others think of their online appearance.
US Marine infantrymen fought with insurgents in Fallujah on Thursday as warplanes and tanks bombarded guerrilla positions in the heaviest fighting here in weeks.
Jaromir Jagr scored twice during another milestone night and Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves in his third career shutout, carrying the New York Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Antonio Puerta non ce l'ha fatta. Il 22enne difensore spagnolo del Siviglia, che si era sentito male...
E' Plamen Markov il nuovo commissario tecnico della Bulgaria. Il tecnico ha firmato un contratto fin...
Sales are strong, but the bookseller still sees a significant loss in Q2.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration may soon take legal action against states that insist on importing prescription drugs from foreign drug retailers, a senior agency official says.
This gold medal comes with a broken heart. This victory - as dominant as the Olympic Games have seen in years from any sport, any team, any nation - comes with a searing sense of loss.
Mandalay's Las Vegas Strip properties once again provide record results.
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - In Atlantic City, the prostitutes toil not far from this gambling city's famed Boardwalk hoping to turn a trick even though many know a serial killer on the loose has murdered their sister streetwalkers.
The Cardinals tried to be rude guests in the first World Series game at Fenway Park in 18 years, they really tried. But they accommodated the only offense better than their own a little too much to come out winners.
The Dutch satellite navigation company Tom Tom is buying its main map supplier Tele Atlas.
Indiana Pacers&#39; Michael Curry, top, collides with Chicago Bulls&#39; Othella Harrington, bottom, as the Bulls&#39; Tyson Chandler, right, looks on during the fourth quarter Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004 in Chicago.
India and Pakistan are trying to resolve differences over a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir in a final round of talks, but prospects of a breakthrough appear slim.
IT managers looking to boost storage efficiency will embrace online storage services and adopt solid-state disk drives to help fuel hardware consolidation strategies and green initiatives.
Shadow Z/Services is a SOAP-based mainframe integration solution that allows organizations to transform CICS, IMS, and Advantage CA-IDMS applications into Web services.
(InfoWorld) - Vendors in the PC and chip industries moved boldly in 2006, changing the marketplace map through mergers, recalls, layoffs and lawsuits. Oh, and they launched some impressive new products too, keeping Moore's Law moving as they built smaller, faster chips and cooler, more efficient computers. Here, in chronological order, we share a sampling of the biggest events of the past 12 months. Apple releases Macs that run on Intel chips Apple Computer Inc.\u00c2\u00a0in January sells its first Mac PCs that run on chips from Intel Corp.\u00c2\u00a0instead of IBM Corp. and Motorola Inc. chips, fulfilling a promise made in June 2005. Apple substitutes Intel's Core Duo chip for the PowerPC and G4 chips in its iMac and 15-inch MacBook Pro, soon followed by the Mac mini and 13-inch MacBook. The move also lets Apple expand from its own operating system. In April,\u00c2\u00a0Apple launches its Boot Camp software, enabling Intel-based Macs to run their choice of Apple's OS X or Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP. AMD announces ATI acquisition Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) announces a plan in July to buy Canadian graphics chip vendor ATI Technologies Inc.\u00c2\u00a0for US$5.4 billion. Integrating its processors with ATI's chipsets would allow AMD to sell platforms of integrated technologies, competitive with Intel bundles like Centrino, Viiv and VPro, analysts say. Another effect of the merger is to leave Nvidia Corp. as the only independent graphics chip vendor in the market.\u00c2\u00a0By November, Nvidia also says it will expand, paying $357 million to buy PortalPlayer, a maker of semiconductors for digital music players. Battery recall begins Dell Inc. recalls 4.1 million notebook PC batteries in August as a growing number of customers report they could short-circuit, causing some to overheat and catch fire.\u00c2\u00a0Within days, other vendors join the recall, leading to 8.1 million recalls of the lithium ion cells manufactured by Sony Corp. Other PC vendors affected by the largest recall in consumer electronics history include Apple, Fujitsu Ltd., Hitachi Ltd., Lenovo Group Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. Intel reorganizes, lays off thousands In September, Intel lays off 10,500 workers -- about 10 percent of the workforce -- as Chief Executive Paul Otellini enacts a promised reorganization that has already included the sale of its media and signaling business, the firing of 1,000 executives, and the sale of its XScale smartphone chip division. Otellini blames slowing growth in the PC market when he predicts Intel's annual profits will reach only $9.3 billion for 2006, down from $12.1 billion in 2005. Analysts point out that Intel had also lost revenue by slashing prices on its chips in an effort to slow gains in market share by rival AMD. DOJ investigates SRAM market The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launches a probe in October of sales practices in the SRAM (static RAM) memory chip market, serving subpoenas to Cypress Semiconductor Corp., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony Electronics Inc. and Toshiba Corp. The investigation comes shortly after the DOJ wins convictions and multimillion-dollar fines for price fixing in the closely related DRAM (dynamic RAM) industry. By December, the DOJ also turns its focus to graphics chips makers, demanding documents from\u00c2\u00a0AMD and\u00c2\u00a0Nvidia\u00c2\u00a0as part of an antitrust investigation.\u00c2\u00a0Meanwhile, AMD continues another antitrust fight, continuing its long-running suit against Intel over accusations that the much larger chip-maker intimidated vendors from using AMD chips. That case is scheduled to come before a judge in April 2009. HP tops Dell as world's largest PC vendor Hewlett-Packard Co. overtakes Dell in October as the world's largest PC vendor, capping a year when\u00c2\u00a0Dell had reported a series of sagging profits and the start of an accounting investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). HP has its own problems,\u00c2\u00a0coping with a spying scandal on its board of directors\u00c2\u00a0that leads to criminal investigations and the resignation of chief executive Patricia Dunn. But Dell is unable to stop its loss of market share even when\u00c2\u00a0the company ends its longtime allegiance to Intel and begins\u00c2\u00a0selling PCs powered by chips from AMD as well. Dell Chief Executive Kevin Rollins says the company was also hurt by slashing prices in order to bolster market share, and pledges to spend $100 million to hire more sales and call-center workers. Intel launches quad-core processors for mainstream computers Intel launches the first quad-core processors for mainstream desktops and servers, continuing its effort to rebound from a loss of sales to AMD. The new chips include the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for gamers and Xeon 5300 for servers, coming just a few months after Intel launches a new family of dual-core chips\u00c2\u00a0including the \
Linux maker Red Hat is warning users about an email that pretends to be an official security advisory but is actually a phishing-type scam that contains links to malicious code.
Luke Donald made a flying start at Carnoustie to leap to the top of the leaderboard on the third morning of the Dunhill Links Championship.
 -Blair's first text message
Google will spend up to $175 million in its first round of grants and investments over the next three years, officials said.
Ennesima giornata di sangue in Iraq. Gli attentati pi\u00c3\u00b9 graviin un mercato della citt\u00c3\u00a0 120 chilometri a sud della capitale                                            Bomba a Hilla, almeno 45 vittime Morti e feriti anche a Bagdad
DNA testing in the Duke lacrosse rape case found genetic material from several males in the accuser's body and her underwear &#151; but none from any team member, defense attorneys said in court papers Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Northwest Airlines CEO Richard Anderson resigned Friday, further shaking-up the industry&#39;s executive ranks amid sector turmoil.
Parties and readings are being held to mark what would have been writer Roald Dahl's 90th birthday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants pounded central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar barrages ever, targeting the Green Zone and destroying a U.S. vehicle along a major street...
Il Parma ha pareggiato 1-1 in amichevole col Cittadella, squadra di C1. La partita si &egrave; decis...
A slew of A-list actors like Kevin Spacey and Will Smith are vying for a part in Oscar winning director Steven Spielberg's new movie.
Tiger Woods - now only the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-best golfer \u00e2\u0080-nd Swedish bride Elin Nordegren came ashore on a skiff today from a yacht where they spent their wedding night after a sunset ceremony at a luxury Barbados\u00e2\u0080\u0099 resort.
Frank Hsieh, the candidate of Taiwan&#39;s ruling Democratic Progressive Party in next March&#39;s presidential election, pledged Tuesday to loosen regulations covering the transfer of Taiwanese technology to China.
Dopo il 5-0 subito a Barcellona, il tecnico dell'Inter Roberto Mancini cerca di ridare fiducia allam...
The extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago can be traced to a collision between two monster rocks in the asteroid belt nearly 100 million years earlier, scientists report on Wednesday.
A man appears in court charged in connection with the death of a man killed in a County Antrim village.
Smart Phones &#038; Mobile Local (Mo-Lo) Search The WSJ (sub req&#8217;d) reports that Palm announced it wouldn&#8217;t hit its numbers &#8220;amid lower-than-expected retail sales of its Treo smartphones.&#8221; Hmmm . . . I wonder why? The %$#@ phones are so expensive &#8212; that&#8217;s why. By contrast the &#8220;Q&#8221; is being offered at a breakthrough price point by [...]
La moglie del presidente favorita nel voto di oggi. Ma \u00c3\u00a8 allarme scrutatoriSolo nella capitale l'altra candidata, Elisa Carrio, la supera nei test                                          Argentina, 27 milioni alle urne \u00c3\u00a8 il giorno di Lady Kirchner                                                                                  di OMERO CIAI
Acupuncture can provide pain relief and improve movement in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a major new study has found. The study - one of the largest and longest trials on acupuncture
 in nuclear dispute
Prime Minister Paul Martin won't commit to sending troops to help rebuild Iraq despite growing pressure on world leaders to do more for the war-torn country.
Milan col dubbio Kak&agrave; alla vigilia della sfida con lo Shakhtar: ''Da quando &egrave; rientrat...
US health regulators say they found quality-control problems at a flu vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, in June 2003 but did not begin a full inspection of the plant again
Now that he has shaken free of his own White House ambitions, Sen. John Kerry has let loose on a proposal pushed by three 2008 presidential contenders to slash global warming pollution over the next half-century.
Environmental activists deface a photo exhibition sponsored by oil giant Shell at the Natural History Museum.
HAGA-GUN, Japan  - Honda Motor Co. 7267.T said   on Monday it has developed a new and simple diesel powertrain   that is as clean as gasoline-fuelled cars, unveiling plans to   mount it on a car for the U.S. market by 2009.
A new audio tape purportedly to be the voice of Osama Bin Laden has appeared on Arabic websites Thursday, criticizing Saudi leaders of &quot;violating God&#39;s rules.
Sporadic gunfire and occasional blasts were heard Friday from a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a day after Lebanon's defense minister declared that Islamic militants inside the camp were defeated and that major combat was over.
Up to 100 passengers have to walk through an underground tunnel after problems with a subway train.
Microsoft has yet to release key tools supporting volume activations of Windows Vista, making it harder for companies that want to deploy the new operating system to do so.
Wachovia Corp.  on Thursday said it will buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion in cash and stock, creating the second-largest U.S. retail brokerage.
The work force at International Business Machines Corp. grew 8 percent in 2006, with most of the rise coming in India, where the technology company has been on a hiring binge in recent years.
In a rare hostile bid, Genzyme said it would make an offer for AnorMed, a Canadian company that had spurned previous acquisition approaches.
Livan Hernandez blanks his former Washington teammates for seven innings and four Arizona players hit solo home runs to help the Diamondbacks finally beat the Nationals, 4-2.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people familiar with the talks said.
A powerful Islamic organization alleged Thursday that officials were abusing a new law banning religious symbols from schools by expelling Muslim girls who were wearing printed bandannas &#151; not Islamic head scarves.
INVESTIGATORS plan to probe a private detective agency linked with Hewlett-Packard as the spying scandal deepens at the computer giant.
WARSAW, Poland - A Polish woman who was abducted last month from her apartment in Baghdad has been freed, the Polish prime minister said Saturday.
HOUSTON - The Houston Astros are one win from completing an amazing late-season playoff push. Roy Oswalt became the NL&#39;s first 20-game winner, and Jeff Kent and Craig Biggio each homered twice, giving the
Electronic Data Systems Corp. delayed releasing its third-quarter financial results from Monday until Nov. 3 to let auditors finish evaluating a money-losing contract to provide computer services to the Navy.
The Canadian media episode is not the only episode that is a hindrance to Dus.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.
Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, which gives its the capability to observe any location around the globe.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first day in four. Nintendo Co. and Sharp Co. declined after brokerages cut their ratings on the companies, citing concern that earnings growth may slow.
A local nomad confesses to selling explosives that may have been used in the Sinai attacks, Egyptian police say.
South Africa formally recognized the pro-independence government in the annexed Moroccan territory of Western Sahara, prompting Rabat to recall its ambassador from Pretoria in protest.
Afghanistan's soaring opium trade threatens to wreck rebuilding efforts, the UN and World Bank warn.
The EDS Regional Cards Utility provides a shared infrastructure for digital payments on the fly.
Aumentano i consumi di medicine per combattere ansia e depressione, attacchi di panico e disturbi alimentari. E si abbassa l'et&agrave; di chi cerca nelle pillole il rimedio contro le difficolt&agrave; della vita
Dickinson Dees' senior partner, Graham Wright, will retire next year after more than 30 years.
The Argentine made just one appearance for the Blues after his \u00c2\u00a32.5m transfer from Rosario Central in 2003. Figueroa, 23, blossomed after being off-loaded to Mexican club Cruz Azul and earned a call-up to Argentina&#39;s Copa America squad.
Tra i film stranieri escluso l'italiano 'Le chiavi di casa'
Envivio and GlobeCast have reached a deal with Orange to deliver high-quality MPEG-4 television broadcasts to the telecoms firm's mobile TV subscribers in France.
Serbian teenager Novak Djokovic, delighted with his 2006 progress, believes he can break into the top 10 next season and be a future world number one.
Israeli and Egyptian leaders are meeting in Jerusalem to discuss Israel&#39;s plans to withdraw settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
Doctors get a second warning about misusing the pain drug.
By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun.
Did two black men coaching in the Super Bowl push the day closer when Americans will seek leadership from a black, right up to a vote for president?
MILWAUKEE Sept. 14, 2004 - John Kerry, arguing that the escalating price of doctors, hospitals and medicine far outpace annual increases in Social Security benefits, promises to ease the financial pinch on seniors by bringing health costs down.
The UK is lagging behind other countries on biomass and biofuels, says a parliamentary committee.
MUSKOGEE, Okla.  - A court reporter found herself on the other side of the law after failing a sobriety test at work...
London equities held up on Wednesday despite the FTSE 100 losing 29 points as a host of leading financial stocks traded without rights to the latest dividend payments.
Pfizer Inc.  and Microsoft Corp.  said on Thursday they filed parallel lawsuits against Web site operators and spam advertisers that they say sell illegal cheap versions of Pfizer's erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.
Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.
When I was a kid, my mom would joke with us when she'd come home from the grocery store with certain items half-eaten.
Jack Straw pledged Britain&#39;s support today for the smooth running of elections to replace Yassir Arafat as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the late Palestinian leader.
The company is not flashy, but it may benefit from long-term trends.
William Flynn depicts himself as a do-gooder, a member of the Jaycees who has a wife and teenage stepdaughter and likes to play softball.
Iraq&#39;s main Shi&#39;ite parties insisted on Saturday that elections should go ahead on Jan. 30 as planned, rejecting mounting calls from Sunni and secular politicians
Shares of Indianapolis-based drugmaker  Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N, maker of antidepressant drug Prozac,  nudged nearly 1 percent lower on Friday.
Plus: San Francisco mayor vows to bring Wi-Fi to the city, free computers to housing projects.
After nearly 50,000 Michigan Democrats cast ballots over the Internet in February, academics eagerly sought election data that would help them determine what types of people voted online. But scholars around the country complain that they haven't been able to get statistics from the Feb. 7 caucus.
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At least 16 people including six children drowned in the Gulf of Aden while trying to cross from Somalia to Yemen, Yemeni media said on Monday.
A 16-year-old Palestinian blew himself up on Monday in an outdoor market here, killing 3 Israelis and wounding 32 others, three days after Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian
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Playbill - Frank Lloyd Wright, a singular American character whose life was the stuff of good drama, is the cornerstone of Richard Nelson's new play, Frank's Home, starting a world premiere run Nov. 25 at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.
Vice President Dick Cheney said on Tuesday that al Qaeda was probably responsible for the deadly bombings of Egyptian Red Sea resorts but aides said his assertion was largely based on Israeli news reports.
The price of music downloads has been a contentious issue among fans in the UK, who are quick to point out the pricing scheme often means that downloading a full album costs more than buying the CD.
Michael Caine and Jude Law face off in  Harold Pinter&#39;s rewrite of the 1972 thriller &quot;Sleuth,&quot; with  Caine starring as an older writer who enters a cat-and-mouse  game with his wife&#39;s young lover.
A Carnival float with a pile of model dead bodies commemorating the Holocaust is causing unease before the lavish parades in Rio de Janeiro this weekend.
Pointing to last year's early and  unusually harsh influenza season, U.S. health officials urged  Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
Mobile phone maker Motorola Inc   said on Tuesday that two of its subsidiaries had sued  Aruba Networks Inc  for patent infringement related to  wireless local area network technologies.
Consumer confidence soured in May, as Americans fretted about the job outlook and the overall economy&#039;s future, a private research group said Tuesday.
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Two tables to the left of Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel, veteran Ty Warren is explaining how precious it is to make a trip to the Super Bowl. A few tables to the right, running back Laurence Maroney is telling everyone how much he plans to enjoy his first trip to the championship game, because \
The DVDirect VRD-MC3 stresses two extremely important attributes: simplicity and reproduction quality.
Republicans will have to abandon their guns forever if there is going to be a deal in Northern Ireland to restore power sharing, a senior Democratic Unionist insisted tonight.
Hewlett-Packard&#39;s new small- and midsize- business initiatives will rely almost completely on the channel for solutions and services, with partners acting as a differentiator against rivals like Dell and IBM, HP executives said at last week&#39;s TechXNY show
Leaders of a bipartisan House panel, seeking economic pressure against Iran, moved Thursday to reduce Tehran's import of gasoline.
An egg-laying mammal, named after TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough, is not extinct after all, say scientists.
The Decatur build Delta 4 Heavy rocket has apparently hit a little snag. The rocket&#39;s engines didn&#39;t fire as long as it was supposed to and the dummy satellite it was carrying missed it&#39;s intended orbit.
Hefty valuations = a bet on the future.  That future is clearly open source + SaaS, based on the multiples people are willing to pay.
A laboratory for the manufacture of chemical weapons has been found in Falluja, an Iraqi minister said on Thursday, but Marines in the city said they were not aware of any such discovery.
Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade each  scored 20 points and added nine rebounds as the Miami Heat  notched their fourth consecutive win dumping the struggling  Toronto Raptors 106-98 Sunday.
Carmakers, dealers want to block rule to cut carbon dioxide emissions, saying only the feds can decide fuel economy. By Jeff Plungis / Detroit News Washington Bureau.
In a Nov. 10 product review of the Mozilla Firefox browser, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Internet Explorer browser from Microsoft Corp.
New world No1 Amelie Mauresmo beat Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of tennis&#39;s Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany.
Sir Paul McCartney stages an intimate concert in New York to mark the release of his album Memory Almost Full.
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Indiana knocked out Iowa with its one-two combination Wednesday night.
Mike Baker looks at how the language of management has begun to dominate discussions of education.
Can the emerging superpower fast-forward through the most carbon-intense phase of nation building?
You would quite literally have to be from another planet, analysts say, not to see what Sony Corp. fancied about Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
SITTING in her book-lined Budapest flat, Katalin Soltesz holds up a 60-year-old sheet of yellowing typewritten paper.
Poland will keep its soldiers in Iraq at least through the end of the year, when the U.N. mandate for foreign troops expires, the country's defense minister said Friday.
In the years since Mount St. Helens last erupted, technology has completely revolutionized volcano science.
The online postage service offers a chance to put personal pictures on official stamps.
Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists. They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.
Explosions damaged churches in Baghdad on Saturday and the US military reported the deaths of four more American troops in bomb attacks elsewhere in Iraq.
US marines have found alive in the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah the Syrian driver who was taken hostage with two French journalists almost three months ago, a military spokeswoman said.
Boss David Moyes is thrilled as Everton continue their fine start by beating Portsmouth.
At least 29.5 million &quot;American  Idol&quot; fans watched the finale of the hit talent show as  17-year-old Jordin Sparks was crowned the youngest winner yet  in the program&#39;s history, preliminary numbers showed on  Thursday.
Online DVD rental company Netflix  Inc. NFLX.O on Monday posted higher fourth-quarter earnings  driven by subscriber growth and historically low subscriber  turnover, but said it was headed for net losses in the current  quarter and possibly the 2005 fiscal year.
A woman and two young children buried for four days after a deadly earthquake in central Japan were pulled alive from the rubble as another powerful temblor rocked the region.
Oil Ministers representing countries in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met in Cairo, Egypt, and agreed to end the over quota production.
Canadian officials said Thursday they had detected a possible case of mad cow disease, just a day after the United States said it planned to reopen its border to Canadian beef.
Roger Federer will try and complete his Grand Slam set against defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final.
The World Health Organization (WHO)Thursday warned that the recent appearance and widespread distribution of an avian influenza virus, Influenza A/H5N1, has the potential to ignite
Navy stays with Columbia for 30 minutes Monday night before eventually losing, 69-63, for its sixth straight loss.
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Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack over Tehran's nuclear activities and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware to back the warning.
Roma, 27 dic. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Sono un centinaio&#39;&#39; gli italiani che risultano ancora dispersi a oltre 24 ore dal devastante maremoto che ha colpito il sudest asiatico. Lo ha riferito il ministro degli Esteri
Shouts of joy from excited schoolboys greeted the arrival of an Israeli convoy on its entry to a Palestinian town where visitors from the Jewish state are usually soldiers searching for militants.
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TechWeb - New owners signed up for accounts and downloaded software, according to a Hitwise survey.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 14 -- Afghan forces have captured two top figures of the deposed Taliban government, including the personal security chief of leader Mohammad Omar, provincial officials said Tuesday.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun,  charged with desertion in a mysterious case in which he left  his unit in Iraq and turned up in Lebanon, has again gone  absent and appears to have returned to Lebanon, officials said  on Wednesday.
MSN Search suffered from early glitches and poor reviews upon its release, but IDC analyst Sue Feldman said such problems could be expected.
HALIFAX (CP) - The image of Vince Coleman frantically pounding on a telegraph key has become the symbol of the Halifax Explosion for a generation of Canadians.
Tiny genetic mutations were enough to create an aggressive new form of chlamydia, research finds.
Late payments on a cluster of consumer loans, including those for autos, home improvement and certain home equity loans, climbed in the summer to their highest point since the country's last recession in 2001.
Balzo in avanti anche per i prezzi di bar e ristoranti
President Nicolas Sarkozy is Thursday to unveil Phase II of his economic reform programme for France, outlining a road map to jolt the economy into higher gear before a congress of business leaders.
Stars from the worlds of rock and pop have united on an album released on the Internet Friday to raise funds for the people of the crisis-hit Darfur region of western Sudan.
Of all the factors blocking the revival of New Orleans, the shattered health care system may be the most important.
KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villages encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds continued to fan forest fires sweeping through the country, killing 63 people in three days.
Stevie Wonder, right, will perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival after an absence of 35 years, The Associated Press reported. On May 2 Mr. Wonder is scheduled to headline the second weekend of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s event, along with Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow and Tim McGraw. The festival will be held from April 25 to April 27, and from May 1 to May 4. Headlining the festival\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opening day are Ms. Crow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Also scheduled to perform are Dr. John, Al Green, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint. Performers on the second weekend include Randy Newman, Widespread Panic, Aaron Neville and Santana. The event, with more than 1,000 musicians, is held at a racetrack where 11 stages and tents are set up. This year features a particularly strong lineup of female jazz singers, including Patti Austin, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Diana Krall and Ruby Wilson.
Over the past few years the first fine wines made by former migrant workers, the children of those workers and other Mexican-Americans have been released, winning good reviews.
The Forbes Fab 40 reveals the most valuable names in athletics.
Germany's long-term unemployed are looking for ways to cut their outgoings as they brace for the introduction of reforms on Saturday that will slash the welfare payments of many.
It is always slightly amusing when journalists compose self-righteous articles on the evils of cocaine abuse. To put it no higher, the media do not exactly comprise a drug-free zone.
Barry Bonds expressed \
In the seven years since Reggie White and his wife helped found Urban Hope, the program has assisted in starting 400 businesses.
Ci sono feriti e forse anche vittime, grave segnale
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Clara Gonzalez de Rojas said Monday she is ready to travel to meet her daughter and grandson whenever leftist rebels free them after years in captivity in the Colombian jungles.
Drunken revelers at the world's biggest beer festival this year can purchase a stiff linguistic pick me-up for when their brains get addled -- a beer and mustard proof guide to Bavarian slang.
China and Japan made no major breakthroughs in resolving a row over natural resources in the East China Sea on Friday, but a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signaled a new warmth in bilateral relations.
A Rai prime time e intera giornata,a Mediaset seconda serata
CARNOUSTIE, Scotland -- For a second straight British Open at Carnoustie Golf Links, players in the lead made a mess of the 18th hole.
The number of prisoners in England and Wales reaches a record high of 81,135 inmates.
Britain's Tony Blair returned from Africa Friday to a fresh rumpus over his justification for the Iraq war after a minister gave the government's first direct apology for faulty intelligence on weapons of mass destruction.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A group of Canadian sex trade workers hoping to set up a legal \
Washington: Dawnette Knight, the alleged stalker of actress Catherine Zeta-Jones might be crazy about her, but apart from that, she has been found to be completely sane.
SuIsrael said it would let the Palestinians bury their leader Yasser Arafat at the Muqata, the cramped bombed building in the West Bank town of Ramallah that has served as his headquarters in recent years.
A policeman was fined 180 euros (230 dollars) by a court in eastern Finland for using foul language with would-be immigrants.
The man buying the Cleveland Cavaliers said Tuesday he doesn't think a gambling-related arrest when he was in college will affect the deal.
Video games aren&#39;t just for the  kids anymore. More than one in three U.S. adults who go online,  or 37 percent, own a video game console and 16 percent own a  portable gaming device, Nielsen//NetRatings  said on  Tuesday.
Two brothers jailed for the brutal murders of a Cornish couple are granted an appeal against their conviction.
LAUDED as the best manager never to manage England, Brian Clough could lay claim to the same title in Wales. Clough, who died yesterday from stomach cancer at the age of 69, led the unfashionable pair of Derby
DETROIT The city of Detroit is trying to overcome its latest black eye after a brawl between NBA players and fans. One woman says she thinks Friday&#39;s melee reemphasizes the stereotypes many people have about Detroit.
The Ugandan government has announced to sign a peace agreement with the Lord&#39;s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels on Friday to end the 18-year conflict in northern Uganda, Radio Uganda reported on Thursday.
Hundreds of security forces stormed an apartment building Thursday in southern Russia, killing seven suspected Islamic extremists linked to Chechen rebels and ending a two-day standoff.
French President Jacques Chirac said he is ``optimistic&#39;&#39; that China will award more contracts to French companies including Alstom SA, the world&#39;s second-largest train maker, and Areva SA, the No.
Israeli troops shoot dead a leading Palestinian militant in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinians say.
Nintendo Co. Ltd. is on track to meet  its target of selling 4 million units of its Wii game console  globally by the end of the year, with the potential for  exceeding that goal limited only by manufacturing constraints,  Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said on  Wednesday.
Il difensore della Fiorentina Tomas Ujfalusi centrer&agrave; domenica con il Torino le 100 presenze ...
Anti-piracy teams use our tech without permission, claims Altnet
Insurgents launched a series of attacks Tuesday on Iraqi police and national guardsmen that killed more than 30 people, a day after the leading
Heavy rain across China has killed  another five people and prevented half a million residents  displaced by a swollen river for days from returning home,  state media said on Tuesday.
Christian Olsson of Sweden and Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas split the $1 million-US Golden League bonus by winning their events at the ISTAF athletics meet Sunday.
For more than a month, Ohio State has held the No. 1 spot in college football's all important and often controversial poll system.
Six detainees were transferred this week out of the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including one detainee who was returned to Tunisian authorities over the objections of his attorneys amid fears that he will be tortured by a government known for human rights violations.
I have been to zero gravity and flown like Superman. This is something that only astronauts and the stars of Apollo 13 have done before.
The ruling forces Microsoft to divulge some trade secrets and produce a version of Windows without its digital media player.
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber rode his bicycle into a crowd of police recruits in Baqubah yesterday, killing at least 29 people in a province that has become a battleground among US forces, Al Qaeda militants, and Shi'ite radicals.
Scuffles broke out when some 250 opponents of a ban on fox hunting in England and Wales tried to breach police lines outside a Labour Party fund-raising event in Wales.
I remember the major turning point that took Linux from an OS that Microsoft used to call competition during their anti-trust case to a serious commercial operating system.
BEIJING ,Dec. 23 -- Sevilla ushered in a miserable Christmas for Real Madrid as they beat the Real 1-0 in a Liga match in Santiago.
David Wells made the surprising decision to sign with the Boston Red Sox, Carl Pavano picked the New York Yankees and Roger Clemens narrowed his choices to the Houston Astros or retirement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Turkey on Monday on a rare visit meant to boost trade and counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries, which have been rivals since the time of the czars and sultans.
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Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, and the New England Patriots opened defense of their second NFL title in three years with a 27-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night.
A 22-year-old man is jailed for killing a pensioner outside a Leicestershire supermarket.
Terrorism jitters spiked Wednesday in Russia after two passenger planes crashed simultaneously but far apart soon after leaving the same Moscow airport, an improbable
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As mentioned on the Zend Developer Zone, Jaybill McCarthy has written up a Blog post about ten of the PHP myths that are common on the web and the facts that dismiss them.   I am a PHP developer. Maybe even a halfway decent one. As such, I often find myself engaged in conversations on the subject of web application development in general and PHP in particular. I am continually flustered by the myths, half-truths and outright falsehoods that technical and non-technical people alike hold about this humble programming language.   Some of the points included in his \
Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Black Watch prepare to move north into a US sector of central Iraq.
Users in the United States continue to think of a cellphone as a device for talking, not text messaging. Marketers, however, hope to change that as soon as possible.
Republican presidential hopefuls  Rudolph Giuliani and Sen. John McCain will skip Iowa&#39;s August  straw poll, but their campaigns insisted on Wednesday they  would compete in the state&#39;s 2008 nominating contest.
BONN: Deutsche Telekom is bidding \u00e2\u0082\u00ac2.9 bn for the 26% it does not own in T-Online International, pulling the internet service back into the fold four years after selling stock to the public.
Do not always expect straight talk from your doctor about treatments he or she disapproves of -- 14 percent of physicians believe it is acceptable to withhold information about topics such as birth control, abortion and sedating dying patients, according to a study published on Wednesday.
In a futuristic New York, a daredevil pilot and an intrepid reporter set out to find and destroy the villainous Dr. Totenkopf before he succeeds in his dastardly plot of world
Muscles act like male peacocks' tails Here's some good news for the gym monsters among you: women are \
JERUSALEM (Reuters Life!) - Some want a wife. Others long for children, a miracle cure for illness or a quick fix for their finances.
Kieran Richardson has banished any thought of leaving Manchester United - either permanently or on loan. The 20-year-old Londoner is expected to make his 20th senior appearance tonight as Sir Alex Ferguson
ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Sports, and Verizon Wireless, operator of  the nation's most reliable national wireless  broadband network, announced today an exclusive multi-year agreement to  deliver an unmatched ESPN mobile sports content line-up to Verizon  Wireless customers.
A U.S. judge sentenced two former  Enron energy traders involved in the scheme to manipulate  California energy prices to two years' probation and a $10,000  fine each on Wednesday after they cooperated with authorities  in the case.
With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.
Oilers rookie Andrew Cogliano scored a short-handed goal with 1:27 left in the third period, Mathieu Garon made 31 saves and Edmonton beat Anaheim 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night to send the defending Stanley Cup champion Ducks to their fourth straight loss.
Irish police arrested a 36-year-old Greek man Tuesday over an \
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and the woman she beat in that grand slam final Serena Williams both moved into the quarter-finals of the China Open on Wednesday.
Quanto a Islam, reazioni esasperate a discorso Papa
Oracle Corp. , the world's largest database software maker, said on Thursday it would buy rival Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion, to boost its position in the market for performance management software.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday met with the chief opponents of his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and rejected calls from the Jewish settlers to hold a national referendum on the proposed pullout, participants in the meeting said.
UK-based charity Save the Children pulls out of Sudan's troubled Darfur region after the killing of its aid workers.
Google News has added a new degree of online news search aggregation &#038; navigation with its new Google News Image Version. Users can sift through Google News stories by mousing over the images taken from each article.   Adding a new respect for photo journalism in the news search arena, Google News is also using Ajax technology [...]
Polish conservative Prime Minister  Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Thursday he will fire his rebellious  deputy Andrzej Lepper, ending a four-month alliance with his  leftist party after a budget row.
Halliburton, the oil services giant formerly headed by US Vice-President Dick Cheney, is moving its HQ to Dubai.
Central New Jersey is swarming with community theaters, and summer stocks offer lively showcases for the region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s amateur actors.
Claudio Arrigoni, criticato prima della gara dal suo presidente per la formazione scelta per affront...
Yahoo may soon launch OpenID, a Web standard that relieves people of the need to remember multiple passwords to log into different Web sites.
Tasmania steps up a campaign to eradicate foxes despite little evidence of sightings.
Six years of economic growth fed by high oil prices have given President Vladimir Putin&#39;s government a pleasant but crucial problem: how to spend its windfall.
Caracas, August 22, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094Electoral Council Board member Jorge Rodriguez announced yesterday that, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe audit reached very positive results, which allows us to close this chapter of the electoral cycle,\u00e2\u0080\u009d without having detected substantial
Il dato e' corretto per giorni lavorativi
Irish PM Bertie Ahern says \
Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces &#151; and not only because Santa is coming to town.
NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines Inc. managers and pilots will meet again today, and likely negotiate through the weekend, to find a way to keep the airline staffed with pilots, as many opt for early retirement.
The tech world is still buzzing about announcements by Sun Microsystems that it will acquire MySQL AB and by Oracle that it will acquire BEA Systems. The deals muddle the middleware market, according to some analysts.
An Albanian fishmonger set fire to his  van in a burst of anger after the national soccer team lost to  the visiting Dutch side, and firefighters failed to extinguish  the blaze because someone had stolen their water.
AUSTIN - President Bush&#39;s Air National Guard commander said he felt pressured by higher-ups to &quot;sugarcoat&quot; his evaluations of the young pilot after grounding Bush in 1972 in part for failing to perform up to standards, according to military memos
Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, goes on sale to business customers.
When I compare the current attack of the Olympics with the original Games in ancient Greece, a theme emerges. Back then, athletes were occasionally disemboweled and those who stepped over the line were flogged.
Cecilia Sarkozy, newly divorced from France's president, said she and her ex-husband tried to work things out until the end and did not lie about their relationship to help his election campaign, according to a report Saturday.
Hamas' bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip will dominate talks in Washington between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, with the two leaders coordinating a strategy to freeze out Hamas in Gaza and strengthen Fatah in the West Bank.
Delitto compiuto dopo una lite a Torre Annunziata
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An armed robbery suspect took no chances on Wednesday in allowing a victim to see his face.
After two months of  negotiations, \
Former champions Justine   Henin-Hardenne and Lindsay Davenport remained on course for a   quarter-final showdown with lopsided second-round victories at   the U.S. Open Thursday.
Blog: A new device in the works could debut with Mercedes, according to one report
Helen Copley, former chairman of privately held newspaper chain the Copley Press and publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune, has died at the age of 81, the newspaper said on Thursday.
John McCain, savoring his status as Republican presidential front-runner, moved into national campaign mode on Wednesday expecting to win the backing of defeated rival Rudy Giuliani ahead of next week's \
US President George W Bush is due in Sydney for Apec, amid the tightest security Australia has ever seen.
Britain says it will not bargain with Iraqi militants holding a UK man, after he made a video plea to Tony Blair.
EAST RUTHERFORD. N.J. - The dramatic, twist-filled journey to 16-0 ended Saturday night in the Meadowlands, the flash bulbs from cameras flickering, Super Bowl-like, as the final seconds of the clock ticked down.
US President George W. Bush and his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf promised here on Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in the war on terror and in the areas of trade and economy.
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday and were set to extend Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rebound from the past week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s losses after General Motors reported higher-than-expected results and reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers union.
A contestant in \
Russia's opposition pledges to go ahead with a Moscow protest against President Putin despite a ban.
Pfizer plans to ask or approval of torcetrapib, a heart drug crucial to the company\u00c2\u0092s future, despite evidence that the drug increases blood pressure.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd on Saturday criticized rivals John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who were overheard discussing among themselves their hope of limiting the number of Democrats in presidential debates.
The U.S. military commander in one of the more troubled areas of Iraq said Friday that that the call to begin troop withdrawals before the end of the year would be \
One of ComReg trio bites the dust Chairperson of the Commission for Communications Regulation Isolde Goggin in effect resigned her position on Wednesday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In an apparent message to Russian  President Vladimir Putin, President Bush said on Thursday that  any new election in Ukraine should be free of foreign  influence.
Google Inc.  and Baidu.com  Inc. , its biggest rival in China, are exploring  similar options to expand their online video services in the  world's fourth-largest economy.
For the debut of the Air Jordan XX2 at this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s NBA All-Star game, Blast Radius created a cross-media campaign as dynamic and mobile as the legendary master of air the shoes are named after.
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana voters decided Saturday whether to approve a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year...
Don't tell Mike McMahon the NFL's final exhibitions are meaningless.
Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces against perpetrators of phishing scams, filing a lawsuit against a Canadian company that they say ran a spamming campaign using Microsoft&#39;s Hotmail services and forging Amazon&#39;s name.
Aldo Spinelli, presidente del Livorno che non la manda a dire, non se la prende pi\u00c3\u00b9 di tanto per il ...
His schoolteacher wife had left him and filed for divorce. A young woman he was seeing may have had second thoughts about her relationship with an older man.
The nation's housing industry is in a free fall from the subprime mortgage crisis. The budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development could be facing big cuts. And the agency is still struggling to respond to a slew of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina.
A controversial Portuguese mayor aborted his controversial participation in a three-month-long reality TV show set on a farm just two weeks after the program began, citing medical reasons.
Software developer Information Appliance Associates announced on Thursday the release of an application synchronising Research In Motion&#39;s BlackBerry devices with Apple&#39;s Mac OS X.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Thousands of American and Afghan troops unleashed a new offensive against Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan yesterday in an effort to expand the government's reach into the volatile Pakistani border region.
Blog: IGE CEO Brock Pierce says the margins for virtual goods are shrinking rapidly, due in large part to Chinese competition.
When civilization falls, does it make a sound? Two books about the end of worlds--and what follows
Australia and Pakistan have both delayed naming their teams for the first test starting in Perth on Thursday as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war.
Il ballerino si e' esibito con Alessandra Ferri
OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. President George W. Bush will ask for Canadian help in Afghanistan and Iraq when he arrives on Parliament Hill on Tuesday and sources say he'll get it - eventually.
Airbus confirmed Wednesday that it will cut 10,000 jobs across its European operations as it struggled against a weak dollar and costly delays to its flagship A30 superjumbo.Comment
About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.
1738: Stand-in Porto goalkeeper Nuno makes a superb reflex save from Yuri Zhirkov to stop Moscow going ahead. 1730: The first of Wednesday&#39;s eight Champions League games kicks off with CSKA hosting current
Angry Arsenal stormed out of Old Trafford fuming with referee Mike Riley after Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney combined to shatter their 49-game unbeaten record after the 2-0 defeat at Manchester United.
Il portiere della Roma, Doni, e il difensore dell'Inter, Maicon, sono i due 'italiani' che il ct del...
Kobe Bryant&#39;s accuser phoned her mother the day after the incident, begging her to come home from work. Later, the daughter revealed: &quot;Mom, I was raped last night,&quot; according to newly unsealed documents.
Israel has asked Egypt to prevent its planes from entering Israeli air space near the southern port of Eilat, officials said, warning that if an attack is suspected, an intruding plane might be shot down.
Prince Charles urged the European Union Thursday to show even greater leadership in the fight against global warming as the \
The Gaithersburg-based biotech firm MedImmune Inc. will resume production of its nasal-spray influenza vaccine and deliver an additional million doses by early January, the company and federal officials announced yesterday.
Women employees of a Cumbria NHS trust are awarded \u00c2\u00a3300m after a fight for equal pay, Unison says.
The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.
Democratic Congressional leaders on Friday offered the first concessions in a fight with President Bush over a spending bill for Iraq, but the White House turned them down
Eric Hinske and Vernon Wells homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with an 8-5 victory Sunday.
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Researchers have developed a new test that can detect bird flu infections in humans within hours. The new rapid test is a significant step forward in what could prove to be the catalyst for an overdue pandemic.
ATHENS, Greece -- Chantelle Newbery won Australia&#39;s first gold medal in diving since 1924 tonight, easily holding off China&#39;s Lao Lishi and Aussie teammate Loudy Tourky in women&#39;s 10-meter platform.
With serious flu-shot shortages predicted in the United States this coming season, the maker of a costlier nasal-spray vaccine says it will produce another 1 million doses to help ease the shortfall, the Baltimore Sun reported Friday.
The 6th Circuit tosses out federal law saying Americans taking naughty digital photos of themselves and a willing adult partner must make those images available for the attorney general's perusal -- or to go prison for up to five years.
Arsenal soccer manager Arsene Wenger was found guilty of improper conduct and fined 15,000 pounds ($29,000) by the English Football Association for implying that Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was a cheat.
Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), left Vienna for a visit to South Korea on Saturday to discuss Seoul&#39;s secret nuclear research.
Stimulating the brain with implanted electrodes appears to help ease the pain of cluster headaches, two separate teams of researchers reported on Wednesday.
She has released 25 albums that have sold more than 100 million copies and has enjoyed a career that has included concerts, recordings, Broadway, TV, film acting and directing, and books. Now she's taking her show to Vegas.
LONDON  - Twentieth Century Fox is rolling with the Stones after snapping up distribution rights on Tuesday for Britain, Australia and New Zealand to Martin Scorsese's documentary on the Rolling Stones.
For three quarters he was ordinary. Then, when it mattered most, LeBron James was unstoppable.
The roads and airports will likely be pretty crowded this weekend. AAA over 40 million people will travel over the Independence Day weekend. That&#039;s a record.
'Italiani amano gli spettacoli, ma manca inventiva'
In the race to make ever lighter laptop computers, Toshiba Corp. is poised to take the lead in the 12-inch screen class with new models coming this month.
L'amministratore delegato, Rosella Sensi, replica alle parole del dirigente del Lione Lacombe che ha...
Dust that collected in a piece of safety equipment caused a small explosion at a sugar refinery weeks before the deadly blast that killed nine workers, a federal investigator said Sunday.
Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday.
Philippine economic growth slowed in the second quarter as farm output fell, making it harder for President Gloria Arroyo to win parliamentary approval for tax increases and spending cuts she is seeking.
The senior detective leading the probe into the suicide attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has withdrawn from the case because she objected to his credentials, a senior official said Wednesday.
A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.
Colombia offers to exchange jailed rebels for hostages held by Farc militants - a reversal of earlier policy.
The 20th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy, the worst industrial disaster in history was a day of embarrassment for Dow chemicals, the present owner of Union Carbide and the major news media around the world.
Dopo il decreto che annulla i costi di ricarica
Union bargaining rights for airport screeners are still at issue as the Senate moves toward passage of a broad homeland security bill offering billions of dollars to state and local emergency workers to fight terrorism.
The United States ignored a British request and seized two suspected militants in Gambia in 2002 and sent them to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, a British parliamentary report said on Wednesday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Adam Kennedy hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Guidano Stoccolma e Milano, giu' solo Francoforte e Zurigo
KARACHI - Pakistani security agencies have arrested 11 militants since killing Amjad Farooqi, the alleged mastermind of bids to kill President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, an official said Tuesday.
Fans trumpeting the cause of CBS' canceled drama \
Paula Radcliffe says winning was all that mattered on her marathon return in New York.
President George W. Bush and Republicans have taken a battering over Iraq, but it's not because voters believe Democrats have a clear strategy for ending the conflict and bringing American soldiers home.
Despite calls for an international force in South Lebanon, the 2,000  U.N. peacekeepers already there seem largely powerless
Partially out of necessity, Art Howe opts to ignore the newspapers that circulate throughout his neighborhood. As a result, he had to be briefed on a New York Daily News
Luis Branco, an artist in this small Alsatian village, first realized that something was unusual about the young Germans partying at the local community hall two weeks ago when a conversation with one of them ...
The deaths of three more Iraqi journalists were reported on Wednesday, bringing the monthly total to nine and equaling the worst month on record for reporters in the Iraq war.
Intel has confirmed that it is working on a chip that could be used in the One Laptop Per Child project to provide computing devices in developing nations.
LONDRA - La guerra in Iraq &quot;non era in conformit\u00c3\u00a0 con la Carta delle Nazioni Unite. Dal nostro punto di vista e dal punto di vista della Carta era illegale&quot;. \u00c3\u0088 questa l&#39;affermazione centrale fatta dal segretario
The girl from Ipanema and Gisele B\u00c3\u00bcndchen notwithstanding, Brazil is experiencing an epidemic of obesity.
Blink-182 will play a concert at Tony Hawk's inaugural Stand Up for Skateparks benefit October 3 in Los Angeles. Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of public skateparks in low-income neighborhoods. The punk tri...
Hideki Matsui drove in Derek Jeter with a 12th-inning sacrifice fly Wednesday night, giving the New York Yankees a dramatic, 7-6 win over Minnesota.
A US newspaper has accused the US Secretary of State Colin Powell of making unsubstantiated allegations about Iran&#39;s nuclear program.
Ohio State took over the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, the first time the Buckeyes have held the top ranking since 1962 when they were led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek and on a run of three straight Final Fours.
Allen Iverson was unstoppable again, hitting long jumpers and running floaters from every angle on the court. Yao Ming just parked his big body under the basket and made one easy layup after another.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated about 50 acres in Hays and Comal counties as critical habitat for two species of beetles and a shrimp-like crustacean.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former soldiers who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a revolt said Wednesday that reinforcements are advancing on Haiti&#39;s capital to stop violence that has killed at least 46 people.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Monday that police do not violate the constitutional right to  privacy when a dog sniff of a vehicle during a lawful traffic  stop turns up contraband.
The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.
Regina Elisabetta gli ha chiesto di formare il governo
Sen. John Edwards, answering President Bush's blistering criticism of Democrat John Kerry, contended Wednesday that the Republican was \
Thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer should be given a new drug instead of the standard treatment because it is safer, more effective and may increase overall survival rates, doctors said yesterday.
Profumi, make-up e 80 modelli haute couture in esposizione
Moneysupermarket.com dispelled some of the gloom surrounding the financial services sector on Wednesday after saying it expected earnings to rise by 60 per cent this year.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber plowed his car into a convoy of NATO troops in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, wounding nine civilians and two soldiers, witnesses and officials said.
As he was ushered off the field Saturday, West Virginia receiver Chris Henry gestured belligerently toward the stands until he reached the tunnel.
Labor has much to offer Sen. John Kerry in his quest for the presidency: a massive voter mobilization machine that is backed by well more than &#36;157 million and was fine-tuned by union leaders this week.
Lo svizzero Simon Amman &egrave; tornato alla vittoria in Coppa del Mondo di salto. Per chiudere la ...
In a near-perfect ending to a spectacular 2007 season, Tiger Woods tied up a lot of loose ends Sunday in the Target World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club, winning over Zach Johnson by seven strokes.
The trial of a man accused of killing five prostitutes in Ipswich got under way Wednesday, with the lead prosecutor claiming he left two of the bodies in a \
NEW YORK  - Genetic factors appear to play  a role in the development of arthritis of the knee, according  to a report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Investors paid more attention to the weather than to Wall Street last week, and with good reason. Hurricane Ivan sent oil prices back to their highest levels in almost a month, grounded the planes of beleaguered
Using images of children in combat camouflage, a coalition of anti-war groups is airing about $500,000 in ads against Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and three GOP colleagues facing re-election next year, urging them to \
Michael A. Callen will succeed Robert J. Genader as chief executive of the Ambac Financial Group, after the bond insurer cut its dividend 67 percent.
The Altria Group said Wednesday that it would spin off its international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue cigarette sales more aggressively outside the United States.
Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Spain came to Show-Me Trucking & Freight on Friday. A news crew from TVE, or Television Espanola, descended on Grandview's Main Street to learn how swing voters in Precinct 10 were sizing up the presidential ...
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first step to winning the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
The Australian owners of a Northern Ireland bank that was robbed of a staggering 20 million pounds (28.9 million euros, 38.6 million dollars) said it would bear the burden of the loss.
A lackluster Real Madrid lost further ground to Barcelona at the top of the table after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Villarreal in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
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Baristi minacciano di non vendere piu' la bibita
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday angrily defended his relationship with Merck &amp; Co. and his executive order requiring that schoolgirls receive the drugmaker's vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - About 800 Malaysian lawyers marched on the prime minister's office on Wednesday to demand reforms to the country's judiciary after a scandal erupted over claims of political meddling in the appointment of judges.
The Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co., the nation&#39;s largest tire maker, said Friday it may beat Wall Street&#39;s profit expectations for the third quarter and will amend or restate some past financial filings for 2003 and 2004.
Continuano a crescere le dimensioni della catastrofe naturale che ha colpito il sudest asiatico. All&#39;indomani del maremoto, scatenato dal terremoto al nono grado della scala Richter con epicentro al largo
Primo ministro sfugge ad attacco. Grave il Nobel per la pace
Mickael Pietrus scored 20 points and the Golden State Warriors emphatically snapped the Dallas Mavericks' 17-game winning streak, dominating the league leaders throughout a 117-100 victory Monday night.
Ernest Hemingway's final home in this central Idaho mountain town &#151; with its astonishing array of the author's personal possessions &#151; is perhaps the most enigmatic, and certainly the least visited, of the houses the Nobel Prize winner once owned.
Antivirus vendor cries foul, saying Microsoft locks out other vendors' products.

By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 19--Unless someone comes forward to claim him, the pedestrian accidentally killed Monday in Biloxi will join Harrison County's three other unclaimed bodies.
L'Italia scivola al terzo posto nel ranking Fifa. La nazionale azzurra di Donadoni, reduce dalla vit...
WASHINGTON  - A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news - web sites) said in a
Federal safety regulators issued new rules on Monday to prevent deaths and injuries caused by power-window switches that can be activated inadvertently by small children playing in a car.
Despite Window Server vulnerability recently reported, company says there's no cause for alarm.
Investigators Wednesday were pursuing hundreds of leads and analyzing the cell phone records of a woman who, at nine months pregnant, disappeared last week in northeastern Ohio, a police official said.
The Hungarian cartoon feature \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe District!\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most original animated film.
A bill to ban online gambling in the  United States was drafted haphazardly and risks driving  millions of gamblers underground onto unregulated Web sites, a  former U.S. state attorney general said on Thursday.
There&#39;s more at stake for Pleasantly Perfect in the $4 million Breeders&#39; Cup Classic than trying to repeat last year&#39;s victory.
All-rounder Dougie Brown believes Nick Knight can lead Warwickshire to further success over the coming years after clinching the Frizzell County Championship.
In a historic session, Israel&#39;s parliament on Tuesday approved a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. The vote marked the first time the parliament, known as the Knesset
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk dismissed on Sunday a Russian warning that the positioning of a U.S. anti-missile base in Poland could trigger a Russian ballistic missile attack.
A former prime minister said Thursday that he is certain that poisoning, most likely by opponents of the Kremlin, caused his mysterious illness a day after a former Russian spy died of radiation poisoning.
A gas line exploded Tuesday on a downtown street in a Paris suburb, igniting a fire that killed at least one person and injured 42 others, officials said.
The US swimming team was slow off the blocks but is heading for home at full speed propelled by Tuesday&#39;s dramatic relay victory, US women&#39;s head coach Mark Schubert said on Wednesday.
Boston ace Curt Schilling might not be able to pitch Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday because of his injured right ankle, which will require surgery after the playoffs.
What you see is the heavy golf bag that they whip over their shoulders and strap to their backs.
Tiki Barber rushed for 182 yards and  ran half the length of the field for a touchdown as the New  York Giants used a stifling defense to upset the Packers 14-7  in Green Bay on Sunday.
The Bank of Montreal said it had agreed to buy two Wisconsin banks for $327.2 million to expand its Harris Bank unit in the Midwest. Bank of Montreal said it bought Ozaukee Bank for $190 million in stock, and Merchants and Manufacturers Bancorporation for $137.2 million in cash. Ozaukee has eight branches and Merchants has 45. Bank of Montreal, which is based in Toronto, has spent about 1.5 billion Canadian dollars ($1.4 billion) on banks in the United States since 2000 to expand the Harris Bank of Chicago, which it bought in 1984. Bank of Montreal bid $37.30 a share for Merchants, or 33 percent more than its closing share price on Monday. Merchants is based in New Berlin. Ozaukee, based in the Milwaukee area, is privately held.
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British police arrested a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of terrorism offences and said they were probing possible links with a now defunct radical Islamist group.
All the American television plans for Super Saturday were left in tatters under the floodlights of the Arthur Ashe Stadium when Andy Roddick, the reigning champion, followed Andre Agassi through the door marked &quot;Exit&quot;.
Typhoon Durian slammed into the northern Philippines on Thursday, tearing up trees and leaving thousands stranded, but looked set to skirt Manila as it swept to the south of the capital of 12 million people.
HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- United Utilities (UK:UU) said it has agreed to sell its &#39;green energy&#39; operational assets for 63 million pounds in cash to Novera Macquarie Renewable Energy Limited, which is jointly-owned by Novera Energy and Macquarie Bank of
A series of bombings and shootings killed at least 33 people Tuesday, most in the Baghdad area, as more American soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital in a make-or-break bid to quell sectarian violence.
What are you doing? I mean, right now. You're reading a book review. A review of a book that, as it happens, is almost certain to become quite famous among intellectuals around the world over the next few ...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Personal computer stocks were relatively quiet Friday as the sector focused more attention on China where Hewlett-Packard introduced a new, low-priced PC.
Three terrorist suspects were in police custody Sunday and a fourth man was under guard in a hospital after a flaming jeep crashed into a Scottish airport and two car bomb plots were foiled in central London.
Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
How should we view Sir David Hare's new play, Stuff Happens, about the political events leading up to the war in Iraq, featuring Alex Jennings as George Bush and Nicholas Farrell as Tony Blair? Hare himself ...
It&#39;s like doing cold-case detective work on elephants, but University of Washington scientist Samuel Wasser has devised an innovative method for pinpointing the DNA fingerprints of poached elephant tusks.
A formal request is made to Moscow for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of killing Alexander Litvinenko.
NELSON, British Columbia - U.S. draft dodgers who fled to Canada are finally getting some recognition - in Canada...
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in New Delhi at the start of a four-nation tour aimed at bolstering ties with Asia.
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Refreshed after a three-week break, Britain's Luke Donald will be able to draw on stirring memories at this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The United States and Europe on  Wednesday filed tit-for-tat World Trade Organization complaints  over billions of dollars in subsidies for top aircraft  manufacturers Airbus and Boeing.
Let's get one thing straight about Mark Martin: The 45-year-old NASCAR driver is no dark horse in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. &quot;You guys can call him a dark horse, but I don't,&quot; said Jeff Gordon, who will be a 5-point leader over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson when NASCAR's inaugural 10-race playoff format is unveiled today in the ...
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Europe is poised to make it easier for people looking for consumer credit to shop all over the continent for the best deal with a key vote at the EU parliament on Wednesday.
Wind-borne spores probably brought the soybean rust fungus from South America during the hurricane season. They were discovered after most of Louisiana&#39;s soybeans had been harvested, says state Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom.
Derek Lowe will get the nod over knuckleballer Tim Wakefield to start Game 7 of the AL championship series for the Boston Red Sox.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Battles raged around a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday as Lebanese troops tightened the noose around al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up there.
German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon  said on Tuesday it signed an agreement to develop a new multi-mode, single-chip 3G radio frequency (RF) transceiver based on its own SMARTi UE chip.
A senior World Health Organization official warned Monday a deadly pandemic of avian flu could easily and quickly kill as many as 100 million people worldwide.
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Newcastle and England footballer Joey Barton appears in court charged with assault after an incident in Liverpool.
A new and dramatic issue came into the presidential election this week when it became known that Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Boston Red Sox have reportedly made a bid to lure free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez back to the World Series champions.
CALGARY, Alberta  - ACE Aviation Holdings  has been approached by private equity players and pension funds about searching for ways for majority-owned Air Canada  to join the U.S. airline consolidation wave, ACE's chief executive said on Friday.
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Turkey's top Muslim official said on Thursday Pope Benedict should state clearly during a planned visit to Turkey next week he believes Islam, like Christianity, to be a religion of peace.
Sri Lanka's government has decided to formally annul a ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Sudan will not allow a UN human rights team to visit unless they replace a member of the delegation who Khartoum says is biased, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Two men were allowed to jump from a Pakistan-bound train shortly before it erupted in flames and killed 68 people, officials said Tuesday, releasing sketches of the men and raising questions about security along the India-Pakistan rail link.
Decades after its discovery, chronic fatigue syndrome is finally gaining some official respect.
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Seoul shares briefly hit a record on Monday but then headed lower as exporters fell after China raised interest rates and on worries that troubles in U.S. subprime mortgages would hurt the world's largest economy.
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A collaborative care program  reduces thoughts of suicide, and potentially the risk of actual  suicide, among depressed elderly people, a study shows.
Farming, labour and consumer associations are calling for national standards to prevent farm workers from being exploited.
President Bush assails rival Sen. John Kerry on intelligence reform, arguing in a new television ad that the Democrat's pledge to fix the system is at odds with his record and concluding, \
Part of the reason anybody believes in quarterback Jeff Garcia's ability to revive the Cleveland Browns stems from a game 21 long months ago.
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes bombed an area inside Iraq near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, an Iraqi Kurdish border guard official said.
The Colorado Avalanche needed a period to find their stride. Once they did, there was little the struggling St. Louis Blues and their young goalie could do to stop them.
Can I get a price check on this Schwinn Lil' Princess bike and the electric smart car?
Most parents do not care whether their child gets enough exercise despite soaring childhood obesity rates, a survey shows.
Sport: Premier League: Cristiano Ronaldo's scorching free-kick helps Man Utd stroll past Portsmouth
By GARDNER, Chris  David and Kathi Harris couldn't imagine going back to dairy farming the way they did before using eCogent farm business specialist Peter Floyd's DairyPoint management tool.
A full scale emergency operation is under way to rescue a Canadian submarine drifting off the Irish coast.
La Croazia ha battuto 90-68 il Portogallo a Siviglia in un match della seconda giornata del Gruppo ...
Search engine Yahoo says it plans to cut 1,000 jobs as its profits fall 23% in the final three months of 2007.
A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for her seven-year-old daughter to use in the future.
SanDisk has introduced 12GB and 16GB compact flash memory cards, designed for professional photographers who shoot RAW or high-resolution JPEG files.
Mike Potter has pointed out some examples that were shown at the Adobe MAX event in Barcelona surrounding the integration of PHP and Flex.   I gave 3 sessions on Flex and PHP. As part of the presentation I created a number of small samples that show how to use Flex and PHP together. [...] There are examples that show how to read and write data using XML, JSON and WebORB. These are not complicated examples - they are designed to be very simple and show you at a basic level how to connect Flex and PHP together.   The examples are:   Reading Data from PHP Using XML (REST) Reading Data from PHP Using JSON Reading Data from PHP Using WebORB (AMF protocol) Reversing the above and sending data back to PHP Creating your own PHPMyAdmin Automatically
SHAWANO, Wis. - Deputies got a surprise answer when they asked a man if an item in his bedroom was for smoking marijuana, a criminal complaint says. \
NFL The San Diego Chargers worked out in Tempe, Ariz., waited, and wondered yesterday where and when they will play their next game. The Chargers are scheduled to play at home against the Houston Texans Sunday, and a decision from San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders on the availability of the stadium, which is being used as an evacuation center for ...
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Toys, joys, and noise will rock your world next week.
An Italian advertising campaign featuring photos of an emaciated girl won praise Tuesday from designers and the government for targeting anorexia, but campaigners warned it could encourage the disease. Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for h...
By John Deane, Chief Political Correspondent, PA News, in Darfur. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived in the violence-plagued Darfur region of Sudan today to experience at first hand the plight of refugees driven from their homes by marauding militiamen.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Thursday night killed a leading weapons maker of Hamas who was responsible for some of the group&#39;s most powerful bombs and its homemade rockets, Israel&#39;s military said.
Plus: Yahoo profit falls ... Toshiba earnings dip, chip outlook dims...Verizon boosted by wireless, fiber.
Florida voters get to cast their ballots for president beginning Monday, and Democrat John Kerry planned to spend all day asking for their votes.
NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.
U.S. government antitrust regulators have asked Intel Corp. and STMicroelectronics NV to provide more information about their\u00c2\u00a0plan to spin off their flash memory unit into a new company, the vendors said Thursday.
A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, reflecting an uncertain climate for both businesses and consumers.
A British film tackling the controversial subject of abortion has scooped two prestigious awards at the Venice Film Festival. Vera Drake, which was backed with \u00c2\u00a31m (\u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.
Socialite heiress Paris Hilton has supposedly grown up and is vowing to change her image by using her name and fame for   good causes.
But no need for UK Space Agency MPs have called on the government to give the lead to the UK's space industry and expand its vision to include funding launches and even manned spaceflight.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has urged foreign nations not to interfere in the re-run of the presidential poll.
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Actor Charlie Sheen is backing out from supporting the 9/11 documentary \
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Il Cagliari di Ballardini non ha svolto la consueta amichevole infrasettimanale, ma si &egrave; ritr...
Japan has called on a divided UN Security Council to impose tough sanctions on North Korea if it tests an atom bomb as Russia said it was trying to convince Pyongyang not to carry out its threat.
Any discussion of the top NFL players at their position this season should include Rackers, a former high school soccer star who has quietly become one of the finest kickers in football.
BUENOS AIRES -- The conservationists tend to get a little tense when they approach Egg 54, which sits alone on a metal tray inside an incubator, absorbing warm air like some sort of fragile, slow-baked potato.
Friday night lights are lure enough for young football players, the Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision that upholds limits on high school sports recruiting.
Indonesia began immunizing  quake survivors against measles on Wednesday and helicopters  swept over disaster sites on Java island to look for isolated  victims, but help was still too slow for many.
Walter Novellino, tecnico della Sampdoria, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la trasferta di Tim Cup in ...
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, suffering from thyroid cancer and absent from the bench for seven weeks, still plans to preside at President Bush&#39;s inauguration on Jan. 20, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Friday.
Iran has agreed to suspend its uranium conversion programme from next week as part of a deal with European leaders. Hassan Rohani, Iran&#39;s chief nuclear negotiator, said that Iran still wants to adopt a full
Fifty-five children have been infected with the HIV virus in a paediatric hospital in Kazakhstan, likely through unsanitary use of needles, the health ministry said.
Extreme makeovers provide many of the plotlines for reality television. The same could also be said for some recent Manhattan real estate deals
WASHINGTON, Dec 23  - US regulators called Thursday for use of Pfizer&#39;s painkilling drugs Celebrex and Bextra to be limited, urging doctors to keep in mind indications of higher heart attack and stroke risks.
Motorola and NTT DoCoMo plan to target Japanese business travelers with a new 3G handset next spring that will run on W-CDMA and GSM networks.
Children and teachers cleaned up debris swept into classrooms by last week's tsunami as schools reopened Monday in the resort town hardest hit by the killer waves.
BRITAIN\u00e2\u0080\u0099S leading academic institution is backing an international campaign to stop the United States securing an international ban on all forms of human cloning.
Office document management company  Pitney Bowes Inc.PBI.N on Monday said its third-quarter  profit and revenue rose driven by strength in its core postage  meter business.
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Alana Beard endured an intense rehab process to play for the Mystics this season, and her spot as an All-Star is proof that the work paid off.
Today Sprint and Nextel Communications announced that their respective boards of directors have approved a merger agreement. The new entity, to be named Sprint Nextel, plans to spin off the existing Sprint land line business after the merger is completed.
The UN launches an appeal for $450m to counter a worsening humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reported a third-quarter profit from a loss a year-earlier on today, but sales fell from the second quarter in line with the chip maker&#39;s recently reduced outlook.
The young Austrian woman who endured 8 1/2 years as a kidnapper's captive has adopted a \
Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams.
Thursday night TV is once again the night for Must-See TV.
Britain's Royal Society is backing a campaign to stop the US securing a world ban on all forms of human cloning.
British retail sales rose much more than expected in November, driven by strength across nearly all categories running into the key Christmas holiday shopping season.
How to dress an elephant? The world's top designers took on the question for W magazine's special fashion shoot, which appears this month.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 rocked eastern areas of Hokkaido, Japan&#39;s northernmost main island, early Monday, injuring at least 13 people.
O2 has outlined its plans to catch up with 3G rivals Orange and Vodafone by rolling out what it claims will be Europe&#39;s first super-fast 3G mobile data network.
Oracle said today that it has learned that PeopleSoft will reject its $8.8bn, $24 a share, &quot;best and final&quot; cash tender offer.
Russia&#39;s most wanted man, the Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, taunted the Kremlin yesterday by claiming responsibility for the attack on the school in Beslan and saying he had personally trained the hostage-takers.
Senior executives at business software group PeopleSoft unanimously recommended that its shareholders reject a 8.8 billion dollar takeover bid from Oracle Corp, PeopleSoft said in a statement Wednesday.
By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Mar. 4--GALETON -- The cornerstone of a growing dairy industry in Weld County is going up not far from this small community in the heart of the county.
Britney Spears, expecting baby No. 2, says she and husband Kevin Federline didn't plan the pregnancy. \
TWO Iraqis were killed and 18 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack today against a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, medical sources said.
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While adding a lot of cost to the system, for some mobile users, solid-state storage is a compelling alternative to traditional hard drives.
SAITAMA -- A middle-aged man who fatally stabbed his parents has been arrested, police said. Hideo Nakajima, an unemployed man from Soka, Saitama Prefecture, apparently called police shortly before 8 pm, Wednesday.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - A British court on Friday sentenced four Pitcairn Island men to up to six years in prison after being convicted of several rapes on the tiny Pacific island.
AOL said it would move its headquarters from Dulles, Va., and integrate its advertising businesses into a single unit as part of its transformation into an ad-driven business.
Apple kept its rush of year-end security patches coming Monday, issuing a flurry of fixes for its Mac OS X operating system and the test version of its Safari browser.Monday&#39;s patches included a whopping 31 updates for the Apple operating system. The Mac OS X patches fix components ranging from the Address Book and iChat software to under-the-covers operating system components such as ColorSync, the IO Storage Family, and the Perl, Python and Ruby programming languages.Most of these flaws theoretically could be exploited by attackers to run unauthorized software on the Mac, although some of them had other security implications, such as allowing an attacker to gain access to sensitive information or download files to the computer without authorization.These updates are for the Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 operating systems, known as Tiger and Leopard, respectively.Apple also released a minor update to its Safari 3 beta code, which runs on Windows as well as Mac OS X, fixing a cross-site scripting security problem that affects Windows users.The patches come just days after&#160;Apple released a major update to its QuickTime media player and a Java security fix for the Mac OS X 10.4 operating system, code-named Tiger. The QuickTime flaw was particularly serious, as&#160;it had been exploited by online criminals since early December.With hackers and security researchers now paying more attention to Apple&#39;s products, the company&#39;s security team has been working overtime on bug fixes this year. Monday&#39;s patches were Apple&#39;s 35th and 36th security updates this year. In 2006, the company released just 22 sets of patches for its products.
By this time next year, virtualization users may have their own industry-sanctioned benchmarking software for evaluating various virtualization environments.
LEMONT, Illinois  - American Steve Stricker and Australian Aaron Baddeley birdied the final hole to move one shot clear of Tiger Woods after the BMW Championship third round on Saturday.
Two suicide bombers killed 10  civilians, including four U.S. nationals, on Thursday in one of  the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, an  attack claimed by America's top enemy in Iraq.
The UK's first stand-alone Islamic High Street bank,  aimed at the UK's 1.8 million Muslims opens in London on Wednesday.
By Steve Brown, The Dallas Morning News  Mar. 7--Dallas developer MGHerring Group said Tuesday that it will team  up with Koll Development Co. to build a 181-acre mixed-use complex in Allen.
MCI Inc.'s MCIP.O quarterly loss  ballooned to $3.4 billion as the No. 2 U.S. long-distance  company wrote down the value of its assets due to a price war  in long-distance services, MCI said on Thursday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Chad Pennington returned for New York and the franchise quarterback showed why the Jets need him down the stretch drive.
In the wake of opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s apparent victory, Moscow has been wary of Ukraine&#39;s perceived drift towards the West, and the Kremlin recently
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pledged that elections planned for January would take place on time despite ongoing unrest, in a speech at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) aimed at drumming up greater international aid.
Over 100 countries have presented their books at the 56th book fair in Frankfurt.
Pfizer Inc.&#39;s shares continued to rebound Wednesday, gaining 4 percent during the day&#39;s trading, as industry analysts continued to sort out the most recent studies involving its Celebrex drug.
Tightness in the labour market notwithstanding, the prospects for hiring in the third quarter are down from the second quarter, according to the new Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
Oil futures spiked above $70 a barrel yesterday for the first time since Sept. 1 after a government report showed gasoline inventories dropped unexpectedly as the summer driving season neared its peak.
WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, The Associated Press has learned. A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement that will return the national pastime to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years...
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There&#39;s no space in the space station. With no garbage pickup by shuttles for nearly two years, the international space station is looking more and more like a cluttered attic.
A job posting for social news site Newroo, which was purchased by Fox Interactive Media last year, hints at the possible future launch of
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Leaders around the world express concern for the health of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
People on low incomes have similar diets to the rest of the population, a government report states.
The premier of Ontario has apologized to a young black man who received an e-mail from a government worker referring to him as a &quot;ghetto dude&quot;, officials said on Monday.
According to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer at an Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore claimed that Linux violates more than 228 patents.
In news that has shocked the already rocky state of today&#39;s DVD industry, the Walt Disney Company yesterday announced that it intends to back Sony&#39;s high-def Blu-Ray format in the upcoming war between two competing technologies.
The United States will provide the EU with trade concessions as part of a compensation deal over Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refusal to lift restrictions on Internet gambling.
The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.
Conservative leader David Cameron pledges to 'work as closely as I can' with the government to combat terror.
Chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery at Arkansas Children&#39;s Hospital Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb commited suicide on Sunday.
The LA Lakers have signed Spanish  forward Pau Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies with three players  moving in the opposite direction.
Vicepremier ribadisce pieno sostegno a Governo
Paris - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition on Saturday, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Friday   postponed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission   to restart construction of the International Space Station   after a fuel sensor failed, officials said.
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Losses for the global insurance industry from the devastating earthquake and tsunami waves in Southeast Asia -- where the death toll is in the tens of thousands -- are likely to be sharply below claims from the hurricanes in Florida this year, as the regions hit over the weekend are generally underinsured, analysts said yesterday.
The international record industry announced Thursday that it is planning to file lawsuits against individuals who are sharing files, especially music, over the Internet.
Billionaire sneaker mogul Phil Knight is giving up his day-to-day responsibilities at Nike Inc., which may give him more time to dedicate to his beloved University of Oregon and its athletic programs.
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says a fiscal stimulus programme could lift the US economy.
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By Izwan Ismail  FANCY having a phone that can switch between a Wi-Fi network and a GSM (global system for mobile communications) line? Alcatel- Lucent already has the solution to allow this new concept of enterprise communication to take place.
A proposal to spend $3 billion in California state funds on stem-cell research is likely to attract scientists and create jobs, but
The Queen is attending a commemoration service marking the 90th anniversary of the WWI battle of Passchendaele.
Pakistan&#39;s security forces have shot dead an al-Qaeda militant accused of an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and involvement in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
Prime Minister Tony Blair held &quot;positive&quot; talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy aimed at narrowing differences before a crunch European Union summit, a spokeswoman said.
Japan&#39;s cabinet decided Thursday to extend the Self-Defense Forces&#39; (SDF) humanitarian assistance operation in Iraq by one year until Dec. 14, 2005.
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For vivid reporting from the enormous zone of tsunami disaster, it was hard to beat the blogs.
Turkey has its endemic inflation under control and its growth rate is impressive, but experts say it must deal with a huge public deficit and knock its labyrinthine bureaucracy into shape if it gets the go-ahead Friday to start membership talks with the European Union.
Warren E. Buffett wnats to set up an international nuclear fuel bank from which countries could buy reactor fuel instead of making it on their own.
Deutsche Telekom plans to buy back its internet business T-Online, four years after floating it on the stock market at the height of the dotcom boom.
A new US military appeals court is to hear its first case, that of Canadian Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr.
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The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) moved a step closer to overturning a Web browser plug-in patent at the heart of a multi-million dollar dispute between Microsoft (Quote, Chart) and Eolas Technologies.
The United Nations again appealed for the  safe return of three of its workers held hostage in Afghanistan  on Thursday, three weeks after they were snatched from their  car on a busy street in central Kabul.
DAVENPORT, Iowa  - Some Democratic presidential contenders took aim at Hillary Clinton's leadership on health care on Thursday, questioning whether she could rally the political support to pass a broad plan for universal coverage.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sleeping pill that some specialists say could pave the way for longer-term use of such medications.
Blake Ross, a Stanford sophomore, is perhaps one of the most influential people in his school at this very moment. In fact, in the world of technology, he could well be one of the most influential people in the world.
Like rival lovers, Google and Microsoft are intensely courting Facebook as the social-networking upstart picks petals off a flower -- &quot;she loves me, she loves me not&quot; -- and tries to decide which of the two will be allowed to buy a minority stake in the company, according to press reports.
When Europe's second-highest court rules Monday on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal of its landmark antitrust conviction, more will be at stake for regulators than just the behavior of the world's largest software company.
JUBA, Sudan  - Negotiators for Uganda's Lord's   Resistance Army rebels have withdrawn from peace talks aimed at   ending one of Africa's longest wars, accusing the army of   surrounding their fighters in violation of a truce.
The European Union (EU) said on Thursday that further US efforts to eliminate trade and investment barriers would strengthen the transatlantic economic relationship.
When four misfits from Forest  Hills, New York, formed a rock 'n' roll band in the early 1970s  and adopted the single surname Ramone, it was a defiant symbol  of solidarity.
Pope Benedict said on Wednesday   that his use of medieval quotes portraying a violent Islam did   not reflect his views and were misunderstood, but he did not   give the clear apology still demanded by many Muslims.
Relatively few deaths from variant CJD will be caused by infected blood, scientists suggest.
Even before the bell rings each morning, students at Centennial High School are lined up to get into the library. But they aren't necessarily looking for books.
Nigeria's court of appeal has ruled that President Olusegun Obasanjo had no legal power to sack of his deputy president for having joined an opposition party.
Despite offseason treatment for a heel injury that hindered him much of last season, St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols says the pain has returned.
A secure world will only be realised if we share wealth with the poor, the head of the Anglican church warns.
An infusion of fresh firefighters allowed officials to get the upper hand early Tuesday on a wildfire that has burned more than 12,500 acres of land in Northern California&#39;s wine country.
The crowd groaned, the Raiders celebrated, and Mike Shanahan smiled.
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The decision by the highest administrative court in France to ban the Lebanese satellite television network Al Manar from broadcasting in the country shows that France has greatly distanced itself from Gaullism ...
BESLAN, Russia -- Astan Belikoyev knows what people are saying. They don't say it to his face. If anyone did, he noted bitterly, he would probably punch them in the face.
The once high-flying telecom provider is the latest in a long line of technology companies to be gobbled up by private equity firms.
Gillian Goring had a career-high 22 points and 19 rebounds and No. 24 North Carolina State dominated the second half to beat Florida State 76-49 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has  had a successful operation for recurrent heart palpitations and  is \
Laura Bush on Thursday brushed off comments about her work experience that were made by Teresa Heinz Kerry, who told USA Today she was unsure if Bush had ever held a &quot;real job.
Telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. is acquiring Nextel Communications Inc. in a &#36;35 billion deal that would create the nation's third largest wireless telephone service provider.
Shares in French bank BNP rose in a falling market on Friday after a newspaper report that smaller local rival Societe Generale was mulling a tie-up that would create a combined bank ranking number three in Europe.
Tony Parker scored 20 points and Brent  Barry made two free throws in the final seconds to give the San  Antonio Spurs an 80-77 win over the Detroit Pistons Friday.
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday said Michael Ovitz&#39;s troubles were rooted in a sense of elitism, pointing to a corporate retreat at which
British Airways  expects to announce a major plane order by late summer, Chief Executive Willie Walsh said on Friday.
Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs &#151; and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies &#151; despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.
A long-waited report by the top U.S. general in Iraq offers no new ideas on ending bloodshed and suggests Washington has lost the war whether its troops stay in Iraq or go, according to analysts in the Arab world.
China&#39;s Internet police took between five and eight hours to track down the new location of Reporters Without Borders&#39; Chinese language website and block it, the media freedom group said Wednesday.
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Tom Hanks opens the Venice Film Festival with a screening of Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has  raised the specter of human-to-human transmission of deadly  avian influenza following confirmation that two Vietnamese  brothers had contracted the virus and one had died.
US Food and Drug Administration doctor David Graham said circumstances at the agency ``forced&#39;&#39; him to become a whistleblower to protect consumers from dangerous drugs.
Crude oil futures were little changed in New York after falling Friday on expectations reduced fighting in Iraq&#39;s holy city of Najaf may enable the country to restore oil exports to full capacity.
Venezuela shut down an opposition television channel on Monday and replaced it with one promoting President Hugo Chavez's self-proclaimed socialist revolution in a move widely criticized as a threat to democracy.
The team-record 25th player used by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night came through in a big spot. Pinch-hitter Chris Snyder drove in Chris Young with a sacrifice fly in the 16th inning to lift Arizona over the Colorado Rockies 7-6.
BRASILIA (Dow Jones)--Thirty years after establishing diplomatic relations and a decade after forging a &quot;strategic partnership,&quot; Brazil and China are getting serious about doing business.
Iowa will receive about 74,000 more does of flu vaccine through January, the Iowa Department of Public Health announced Tuesday. This is in addition to the 450,000 does already received
Jeweler Zale Corp. ZLC.N on Thursday  said its quarterly loss would be deeper than expected and sales  at stores open at least a year would be flat to down 1 percent,  hurt by the recent string of hurricanes in Florida, the U.S.  Southeast and Puerto Rico.
Two days after it lost an important ally in the high-definition format battle, Toshiba put on a defiant face at the Consumer Electronics Show and declared the HD DVD format is a long way from being dead.&quot;We remain firm in the belief that HD DVD is the format best suited to the wants and needs of consumers,&quot; said Akio Ozaka, head of Toshiba America Consumer Products, at a news conference. He said Toshiba was surprised by the announcement, which came on Friday, that&#160;Warner Bros. was dropping HD DVD&#160;and exclusively backing Blu-ray.&#160; &quot;We are especially surprised that this decision was made in spite of the significant momentum that HD DVD has gained in the U.S. market and other regions.&quot;Warner was the only major Hollywood studio releasing movies on both formats and the decision to go with Blu-ray Disc meant Toshiba has only two major studios, Paramount and Universal, backing its technology.The decision also left Toshiba with a potential public relations disaster as it came just days before CES, the annual North American gathering of the consumer electronics industry that kicks off officially here on Monday. In response to the Warner news the HD DVD Promotion Group canceled its news conference, leaving some to conclude that backers of the format were ready to concede defeat.&quot;As you can imagine this is a tough day for me,&quot; said Jodi Sally, vice president of marketing for digital audio and video products at Toshiba America Consumer Products. &quot;It&#39;s difficult for me to read all the pundits declare that HD DVD is dead. Clearly the events of the last few days have led you to that conclusion but we&#39;ve been declared dead before.&quot;But Toshiba might have a hard time convincing the analysts and media that follow the battle closely that HD DVD is still in the race.&quot;It&#39;s interesting the CEO said he was surprised. I think that&#39;s an understatement. Devastated would probably be more accurate,&quot; said Peter King, an analyst at U.K.-based Strategy Analytics, who attended the Toshiba news conference.&quot;They really have an uphill battle,&quot; he said. &quot;They are left with a couple of the smaller studios but there is no doubt the major studios have voted with their feet. It&#39;s hard to see now what they can do. Maybe focus on the PC market as a format, but they have a major struggle and that was very clear today.&quot;King wasn&#39;t willing to call the battle over just yet but he said a lot would depend on comments made during CES by other industry leaders, like&#160;Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who is scheduled to speak in Las Vegas Sunday evening.But if the battle is over then what&#39;s bad news for Toshiba will be good news for consumers and the consumer electronics industry, he said. &quot;Everybody in the industry can get behind one format [and] start promoting. The message will be simple and clear, prices will come down and it&#39;s a good thing for the industry.&quot;Toshiba said 1 million HD DVD players are currently in the market in North America.In a statement issued on Saturday the company also expressed surprise over Warner&#39;s move &quot;despite the fact that there are various contracts in place between our companies concerning the support of HD DVD.&quot; On Sunday it didn&#39;t elaborate on those contracts or what its next move may be in the march to make HD DVD the de facto replacement for DVD for high-definition content.
When Americans mail holiday greetings this month, Ed Asner hopes they'll remember U.S. soldiers serving overseas, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan.
NEW YORK  - Women who exercise routinely for four or more hours per week may reduce their chances of having a successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization (IVF), new research suggests.
Prime Minister Tony Blair argued for greater US-EU cooperation in a column published in a French newspaper and rejected criticism that he was making his country Washington's \
British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to send 850 British troops to relieve American forces in the more volatile areas of Iraq.
 on Iran's nuclear progress
The chief negotiator for Iraq&#39;s rebel-held city of Falluja said after his release by US forces that peace talks with the interim government had been called off.
ST. PETERSBURG - It took the Boston Red Sox most of Tuesday to shake off their hangovers from their playoff-clinching celebration the previous night.
Two activists harassing a Japanese whaling boat off Anarctica were lost for seven hours in bad weather Friday before being rescued with the Japanese vessel's help, according to colleagues.
COLOGNE, Germany &#151; The chemical leak in the International Space Station earlier this week was much less dramatic than it initially appeared and did not cause anyone to fall ill, German astronaut Thomas Reiter said Friday.
A car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of one of Iraq's leading Shi'ite Muslim political parties on Monday, killing at least nine people, police said.
Egyptian police guard the compound of the Taba Hilton hotel, which was carbombed Thursday, in Taba, Egypt, on the border with the southern tip of Israel, Sunday, Oct, 10, 2004.
With his self-imposed Thursday deadline approaching, Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart still doesn't know whether he will return to Southern California or go to the NFL.
By Leslie Cauley  NEW YORK -- Skype, which helped make free PC-to-PC calling a global phenomenon, today will announce $29.95-a-year service offering unlimited calls to wireless and traditional landline phones.
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan and his team are 12-0 this season, and their Sugar Bowl meeting with Georgia on Tuesday looms as the most important date in the sports history of the state.
Angel Raich tried dozens of prescription medicines to ease the pain of a brain tumor and other illnesses before she took up another drug: pot. The 39-year-old mother of two has the support of her doctor and a California medical marijuana law when she uses a blend of a marijuana variety known as \
BAGHDAD -- The friends and family of a slain Fallujah tribal leader Alawi Ahmed Zuwaid decided to ignore a threatening leaflet and honor him yesterday with a public funeral. In return, the mourners were hit with the most deadly bombing of the day in Iraq.
CHICAGO (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers  activated forward/center Scott Williams from the injured list  on Wednesday.
OTTAWA\u00e2\u0080\u0094A pioneer of the PSA prostate cancer test taken annually by millions of men now says the test has little bearing on how much cancer is present.
Pope Benedict is due to visit Austria, where he will join Jewish leaders to pay tribute to victims of the Nazis.
Talks aimed at curbing bloodshed are under way attended by representatives of various groups in Iraq.
Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet, using a Boeing 747.
People who are often stressed out or  depressed are far more likely to develop memory problems than  those with sunnier dispositions, U.S. researchers said on  Monday in a finding that sheds light on early predictors of  Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
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The body of a missing 23-year-old British tourist has been found in a Venice canal near where he had been staying with his fiancee for Saint Valentine's day.
The announcement supplied Wall Street with the biggest missing piece in Boston Scientific\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategy for meeting its promises to cut expenses and increase profits.
George McNeill never thought he belonged behind the counter working as an assistant pro. His decision to quit paid off Monday when he won the PGA Tour qualifying tournament and joined 39 other players who earned their cards for next year.
Yahoo said it has paid $160 million to acquire Maven Networks, an Internet company that sells a system for managing advertisements in online videos.
Sacramento International Airport is preparing for what could be the busiest air travel period since before September 11, 2001. Sacramento International has already seen a sharp increase in flights this year.
New calculations by the World Bank suggest China may not be so rich after all, and could deflate arguments for a need to revalue the yuan.
Their Ryder Cup experience was so miserable, the magnitude of the United States's loss to Europe so great, Tiger Woods and Kenny Perry decided to pull out of the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pa.
Intel has rejigged its Pentium 4 processor pricing - hyper-threading desktop models, mobile models and the new Pentium 4 chips with 64-bit extensions have all been cut.
Michael Jackson's attorneys Thursday showed a judge videotapes of the search of the singer's Neverland Ranch to press their claim that law enforcement officials improperly took evidence while building their molestation case.
The body of Che Guevara was flown into this small hill town in south-eastern Bolivia at five o&#39;clock last night. From the moment the helicopter landed bearing the small figure strapped in a stretcher to the
Nearly half of people would help terminally ill loved ones die if they were asked to, according to a survey.
Microsoft began rolling out SP2 last week, claiming that the software offers the latest security &#39;innovations,&#39; fixes several major security holes, and provides new protective features.
NEW YORK - Oil's record rally stalled yesterday after an OPEC minister said the group could not rule out another output hike and may call an early formal meeting next month in Saudi Arabia.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday that President Bush failed to present a true picture of Iraq to the United Nations and \
Michael Schumacher won the pole Saturday for the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest with teammate Rubens Barrichello beside him.
Demand for ethanol has been a boon for corn farmers and small production plants, but DuPont wants to bring in a billion bucks from improving ethanol efficiency. Plus: Car buyers still vote  SUVs most popular. In Autopia.
President Bush refused to press Israel for a cease-fire in Mideast violence Friday, risking a wider breach with world leaders at a weekend summit already confronting crises with Iran and North Korea.
An all-party report by AMs finds the performance of the Welsh ambulance service 'unacceptable.'
Tragic, despicable, inhumane, cowardly, barbaric, evil, and astonishing -- the deaths of a hundred or more people including children in a siege in Russia sparked strong words for the hostage-takers from world leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin.
US Airways said yesterday that it agreed with units of General Electric Co. to defer lease payments on some aircraft and to cut the cost of engine maintenance as part of its restructuring under bankruptcy protection.
TIME has just announced their person of the year 2004-- George W. Bush, our newly re-elected president. From the magazine: For sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of
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Georges St. Pierre submitted Matt Hughes to win the interim welterweight title on Saturday, while Chuck Liddell resumed his winning ways in a convincing decision victory over Wanderlei Silva.
The daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy said Monday that President Bush has failed to provide the necessary funding he promised the nation's schools when he signed the No Child Left Behind Act.
Despite heavy rain and wild weather lashing Canberra&#39;s racecourse, another $1 million was expected to be bet on other races. ACTTAB chief executive Sue Baker-Finch said $1.
Ritardi in investimenti da parte asiatica 'intollerabili'
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Aug. 22, 2004 - Security forces hunted for more terror suspects, officials said Sunday, as Pakistan revealed it has arrested a dozen al-Qaida-linked militants planning to launch simultaneous
One of the two rebel movements from Sudan's Darfur region said Wednesday peace talks with the government had collapsed after three weeks of negotiations in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
India's main stock index, the Sensex, hits a new high on confidence about strong corporate earnings and foreign investment.
Italy&#39;s World Cup winning defender Marco Materazzi said Thursday he had made a mistake in sledging French icon Zinedine Zidane during last year&#39;s final.
Get rid of rights management from the Dark Ages and watch digital entertainment reach its full potential.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has strongly condemned David Beckham\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to seek a yellow card during England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s clash with Wales on Saturday.
ANDONG, South Korea  - Looking like South Korea's president-in-waiting, Lee Myung-bak makes a pledge or two on local improvements but as he campaigns across the country, his main message never varies.
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video tape aired on Wednesday that Palestinian elections would not free Palestinian land and would deal a blow to holy war against Israeli occupation.
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks rolled into the Old City of Najaf toward a holy Shiite shrine where militants were hiding Monday as participants at a national conference voted to send a delegation here to try to negotiate an end to the fighting...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recalled its ambassador to Brussels and compared Belgium&#39;s foreign minister to comic-book boy adventurer Tin Tin after he criticized the country&#39;s leaders.
Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.
Bollywood actor Bobby Deol, whose ready-to-release film \
TIME correspondent Michael Weisskopf, a former patient, looks at how the hospital came to symbolize what's wrong in Iraq
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AT&T Inc.  said on Tuesday it  will spend more than $750 million in 2007 to expand its global  communications network for corporate customers, an 89 percent  boost over last year, as customer companies increasingly do  business abroad.
Venus Williams crumbled under a barrage of power-hitting from Jelena Jankovic as the Serbian stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 win on Thursday.
The triumph of Jacob Zuma in the race to lead the ANC marks a stunning veto by the ruling party of the direction charted by its own leader
Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden vows to retaliate against the \
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The Founding Fathers keep earning interest on their loot. Nicolas Cage's \
The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called \
Il Liverpool sta per annunciare l'arrivo dell'attaccante della nazionale spagnola e del Real Madrid ...
As a rising number of HIV/AIDS patients turn to already over-stretched public sector facilities, the ongoing humanitarian crisis is undermining the quality of care in Southern Africa&#39;s health system.
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By Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 15--A heartwarming story about Santa Claus and a sick child named Sarah has been circulating for a few years on the Internet, and it's just vague and miraculous enough to sound like an urban legend.
U.S. and Russian officials changed the International Space Station's orbit to keep it clear of debris from a satellite destroyed by China, a report says.
As the riders of the Surrey Union Hunt exchanged small talk beneath a pink November sky, there was little to suggest that this was anything other than a cordial social scene.
OPORTO, Portugal For those who traveled here to see Jose Mourinho&#39;s new team add to his old team&#39;s misery, it did not quite work out as planned.
California is bracing for a series of powerful winter storms poised to deliver a one-two-three punch to the West Coast, bringing snow, rain and high wind throughout the Golden State, forecasters said.
Radar will likely beat out laser, sonar, and camera technology when it comes to obstacle detection in cars, analyst reports.
The domestic intelligence agency MI5 kept tabs on George Orwell for more than two decades but did not believe he was a mainstream communist, according to records made public on Tuesday.
Manchester United turned David Beckham into an international star, and on Tuesday he bid an emotional farewell to Old Trafford before he leaves European soccer for the United States.
The results of Daniel Smith's autopsy have yet to be   released, but Anna Nicole Smith is already calling for a do-over.
During her time in the White House, Hillary Rodham Clinton appeared to learn more through osmosis than through decision-making.
The top management of oil major YUKOS has left Russia fearing arrest under a Kremlin drive to &quot;decapitate&quot; the country&#39;s largest oil exporting company, a YUKOS source said on Thursday.
The tenth-largest US airline, ATA Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and sold off airport slots and other assets to AirTran Airways for $ 87.
Questi i riisultati delle partite della MLB disputate nella notte italiana:
Ofcom's Nathan Barley Quango flies again It was ridicule from Register readers that helped kill one of the year's daftest ideas. The \u00c2\u00a3150m-a-year \
As a veteran, 30-year-old Peter Schaefer has earned the status necessary to forgo the optional practices and morning skates occasionally called by Bruins coach Claude Julien.
But rising interest rates could deter purchases in months ahead.
Pakistan was left disappointed after the first meeting of a new anti-terror panel with India on Tuesday, complaining about a lack of information on last month's deadly cross-border train attack.
InfoWorld - Google pushed further into the communication and collaboration applications market with a major upgrade Thursday of Google Apps, a hosted suite for organizations of all sizes that analysts say could soon become a real competitor to Microsoft Office.
(CBS/AP) The Pentagon said Monday that invading US troops did not find explosives at an Iraqi site where hundreds of tons of bomb-making material were once stored.
Boston will toast its first World Series champions in 86 years with a parade Saturday that will stretch from the Fenway to City Hall Plaza.
Shane Warne needs two wickets to set a new Test record when Australia meet India in Madras.
A judge has blocked the Bush administration from providing future \
The works can be almost impossible to sell, they can end up dumped in the strangest places, you can&#39;t trust anyone. It&#39;s enough to make a thief scream, writes Sarah Lyall.
Before weekend squalls add to the 8 feet of snow already on the ground, the communities along eastern Lake Ontario needed the dry respite they got Friday.
'Moose can fly. Just not very well' You might say it was raining cats and moose. Minus the cats.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US will import 5.2 million flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany if plants there pass inspection, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Thursday.
LOS ANGELES  - Cupid has a soft spot for Hollywood this year. Four movies, led by the sci-fi thriller \
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roundup Plus: Sun expands pay-as-you go supercomputing...SGI works on Linux performance software...Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung.
All the tactics of a political campaign &#151; TV ads, grass-roots organizing, town hall meetings and polling &#151; are being tapped to influence opinion and pressure lawmakers in the explosive debate on Social Security.
Three years after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, people across the United States and the world paused to remember the 2,973 people who were killed that day.
Rebels accused Sudan&#39;s government of launching fresh bombing raids that killed 10 people in the troubled Darfur region, dealing another blow to peace talks in that have so far failed to even set an agenda.
Wild and dynamic eBay users are being targeted by an advanced Trojan that attempts to redirect traffic so it can silently bid on a car from the auction site's car site, Symantec is warning. It is the latest security headache for eBay, which has faced an onslaught of complaints from some users who say fraud on the site has increased to unacceptable levels over the past few months.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A computer expert in possession of a list which reveals the identities of the rich and influential figures who allegedly backed the Equatorial Guinea coup plot has become an important witness for the prosecution.
With little effort and no arrogance, famed shoe couturier Jimmy Choo lets drop pearls of wisdom he has harvested over more than 20 years in the business.
The BBC has bowed to the demands of angry British Catholics and scrapped plans to broadcast a controversial comic cartoon lampooning the figure of the pope and the Vatican.
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The main mystery presented by \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Water\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Lovely\u00e2\u0080\u009d is how an author as relentlessly prolific as Ruth Rendell can do such buoyant, impeccable work.
The US says Sudan is failing in its responsibility to protect its own citizens in Darfur and warns time is running out.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has been slapped with more than $1 million in fines by the NBA since buying the club in 2000, said he will create a hedge fund that will seek to make money the Las Vegas way: gambling.
Groupe Christian Dior, which controls the Christian Dior Couture fashion design business and luxury product giant LVMH, reported that first-half profits had surged by 58.6 percent.
U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the indictment of 21 people accused of bilking eBay bidders out of $5 million through an Internet fraud scheme that originated in Romania.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush criticized Russia on democracy on Tuesday but sought to calm President Vladimir Putin's anger over U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a G8 summit in Germany.
We know to expect a shock with the Turner Prize, and this year is no exception. But this time around the surprise is a very welcome one: not only were the nominated artists an impressive, serious bunch, but
Cockup rather than conspiracy at NRO In an expensive technical mishap, a brace of top-secret American spy satellites was fired into incorrect orbits last Friday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
RAMADI: Twenty five Iraqis were killed and at least 23 people wounded, including three US marines, in explosions and clashes between rebels and US troops in Ramadi and Tikrit on Sunday, medics and witnesses said.
PARIS One week after a fragile calm returned to Ivory Coast, the country&#39;s business life remains in shambles, with many foreign chief executives out of the country and no prospect of their immediate return.
New research suggests that internet users are increasingly relying on search to find local service businesses, potentially taking mind-share away from traditional print yellow pages and classified advertising.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- If Oklahoma and Southern California seemed comfortable handling yesterday's Media Day for tomorrow night's Orange Bowl BCS title game, there's a good reason. Both schools are used to the attention success brings.
The NI secretary announces terms of reference for inquiries into three controversial murders.
Police broke up an opposition rally in Minsk on Tuesday protesting against the results of a referendum, which allowed President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule after more than a decade in power.
Investigators have found the chassis number of the van used in the Jakarta embassy attack, the same breakthrough that led to the identification of the Bali bombers, a top Australian policeman said Monday.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan won qualified support from Gov. Eliot Spitzer and a federal official.
The United Nations has been asked to set up an international investigative panel to probe alleged irregularities in Afghanistan's elections, the election management body said.
Oracle, Sun make headlines; the latest from Macworld; and stock-option scandal nails tech exec.
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By Katharine Dale, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--The message was clear. Many 20- and 30-somethings across Charlotte feel disconnected from their churches. Even more aren't tapped into a local faith community, but are searching.
Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh's confessed killer sought leniency in a Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday, with his lawyer arguing he was mentally ill when he attacked her and should not be jailed for ...
Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Tuesday second-quarter profit fell as mortgage banking pre-tax earnings declined by about half.
When Marylin Christian's beloved cat Cody was found dead under suspicious circumstances two years ago, she vowed to seek justice.
Secondo l&#39;olandese OneStat.com, provider di servizi si misura del traffico web, la nuova release di Firefox, web browser della Mozilla Foundation, starebbe guadagnando market share nei confronti di Internet Explorer (IE).
An average romantic comedy, starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes, that is as soft and sweet as a marshmallow, and about as interesting.
French billionaire Bernard Arnault and US fund Colony Capital said Wednesday that they have amassed a near 10 percent stake in Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer.
The Dutchman was named as the successor to Jacques Santini at the start of the club&#39;s AGM at White Hart Lane this afternoon. And Jol immediately pledged
Moscow demands the release of a Russian space agency official who was arrested in Austria on suspicion of spying.
Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko kicked off campaigning for the Dec. 26 presidential election rerun Sunday with a call for quick passage of anti-fraud legislation. Supporters signed up by the thousands to monitor balloting and ensure a fair vote.
American Express Co. said Friday that it is eliminating about 2,000 jobs in a restructuring that will cost $100 million to $120 million in the fourth quarter before taxes, and is designed to save the financial
Another victory escaped the clutches of the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. This one eluding them in overtime. The Philadelphia 76ers (4-1) topped
Joel Siegel, the upbeat and often joyous film critic for ABC television's \
Iran is running more than 3,000 centrifuges used to enrich uranium and is installing more every week, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, in comments likely to fuel Western fears Tehran is seeking an atomic bomb.

Airbus' giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, was getting a lavish coming out Tuesday, with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest ever passenger plane.
Cornerback Walt Harris suits up for his first full practice as a Redskin on Monday after missing minicamp and the first two weeks of training camp.
Several explosions rocked the house of an Islamic Jihad militant leader in a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, witnesses said.
Yesterday, with his club stuck in a 1-for-23 rut on the power play, coach Dave Lewis played his best hand in hopes of snapping the team's man-advantage funk.
Boston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory dropped the Yankees 5 1/2 games back of the first-place Red Sox with a little more than two weeks to play.
As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year's 6th annual DEMOmobile show was the perfect foil for its most celebrated product, a noise-canceling cell phone headset called Jawbone.
One of five prison guards charged in a sex-for-contraband scandal that ended in a deadly shootout with federal agents pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
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The chairman, president and chief executive of the hotel company Wyndham Worldwide spoke about the prospects of 10 lodging brands competing in a thriving market.
There&#39;s something to interest almost everyone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week:For the lostGPS is built in to an increasing number of mobile phones. Nokia is still the most aggressive vendor. This year it plans to sell 35 million phones with GPS. The Finnish phone giant is not alone: its competitors are also embracing navigation, so don&#39;t be surprised if in a few years GPS is as common in phones as cameras are today.Trendsetters: HTC P3470 and Samsung G810For shutterbugsPhone makers also continue to develop cameras. Among the features that popped up during this year&#39;s show are face-detection, image stabilization and the ability to take better pictures in the dark. Phone cameras with a 5-megapixel resolution are also becoming more common, although you still only get a digital zoom.Trendsetters: Sony Ericsson C902 and Samsung F480For LinuxApple isn&#39;t the only company redrawing the mobile phone map. Linux is nothing new in mobile phones, but the launch of Google&#39;s Android has given it a lot of extra attention. On the show floor several chip manufacturers&#160;showed prototypes. The first real phones should be ready before the end of the year. One benefit with Android is the reduction in the time it takes to develop a new phone, according to Texas Instruments.Trendsetters: ARM and Texas InstrumentsFor cineastsIf the mobile phone makers are to be believed, we should also use our next phone to watch movies. Two things that get us there: bigger screens in a widescreen format and larger storage capacity.Trendsetters:&#160;Nokia N96&#160;and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1For globetrottersGeotagging is a feature that combines built-in support for navigation and photography. When you take a picture your location is also saved. Then you can overlay that information on services like Google Maps, and see where you&#39;ve been.Trendsetters: Sony Ericsson C702 and Nokia 6220 ClassicFor CIOsWith Sony Ericsson on board, four out of five of the biggest phone makers have phones based on Microsoft&#39;s Windows Mobile operating system. The last holdout is Nokia and it still has no plans. One interesting thing about a few of the Windows Mobile phones launched at the Mobile World Congress is that they fit just as well at home as at work.Trendsetters: Samsung i200 and LG KS20For speed freaksPhones with support for HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) are arriving at a steady pace. A few phones now support 7.2Mbps&#160;-- but to get the most out of that bandwidth you need a laptop. A few phones also support HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), an abbreviation that in the real world means faster upload speeds.Trendsetters: Toshiba Portege G810 and LG KF700For speed freaks IITo get more bandwidth to your phone you can also use Wi-Fi. Support for this technology is also becoming more common. One of the advantages with Wi-Fi is that you can sometime sbrowse the Internet for free. Good luck doing that on a mobile network.Trendsetters: Motorola Moto Z6w and Sony Ericsson G900For your carSo how do you listen to your MP3 player without using headphones? One solution is to use the FM transmitter integrated in some new phones, and listen on your car radio. A small step for technology, but a big one for usability according to Nokia.Trendsetters: Nokia N78 and Sony Ericsson W980For the touchyTouch-based user interfaces are fast becoming the norm in mobile phones -- although buttons will still not disappear. The goal is, if all goes well, to make phones easier to use. Only the imagination of the phone makers limits what can be done.Trendsetters: HTC Advantage and&#160;Samsung Soul
This summer's emergence of trillions of periodical cicadas may be over, but the science arising from Brood X's dessicated carcasses has just begun.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDe Lama Lamina\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a record of a huge performance art collaboration between Matthew Barney and the musician Arto Lindsay.
Fred Thompson didn't enter the 2008 presidential race Tuesday, but he talked like he was getting close to jumping in.
New York researchers report creation of material that is by far the darkest substance ever made.
The shuttle Discovery\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mission involves challenging construction work aboard the International Space Station.
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Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run Friday night, toppling another milestone and edging closer to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.
Lyon, France (Sports Network) - French international Sylvain Wiltord scored his first Ligue 1 goal of the season Saturday as Lyon edged Auxerre, 2-1.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are wary of each other's leading scorers ahead of the FA Cup tie between Manchester United & Arsenal.
As citizens head to the polls here Sunday in a presidential election marked by a bitter struggle between a pro-Western and a Russia-oriented candidate, retired nurse Ludmila
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists the Premiership title race is far from over, despite Man Utd's win over Liverpool.
Scientists in Hong Kong said on Tuesday they had devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such as SARS, and these chemicals may be developed into drugs.
AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint Nextel, look out! European companies with unfamiliar names to many Americans, now offer much cheaper and more convenient GSM cellular services to US residents traveling abroad.
Stocks turned sharply negative as shares of financial services companies slid with traders citing rumors of more financial problems at Countrywide Financial.
Gov. Bill Richardson, Democrat of New Mexico, has weathered the crosscurrents of the immigration battle.
Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North&#039;s missile bases would violate its constitution, suggesting it could take stronger action against the reclusive regime if the U.N. Security Council rejects its resolution calling for sanctions.
The death toll from last week&#39;s coal mine explosion in central China has risen to 122, with 26 people still missing, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
Lung cancer screening with CT scans does not appear to save lives, and it exposes people to risks, researchers say.
Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer says that no schools have contacted him about poaching any of his assistants, but he expects that could change.
BEIJING -- China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death Tuesday in an unusually harsh punishment for taking bribes to approve substandard medicines, including an antibiotic blamed for at least 10 deaths.
A federal judge has temporarily  blocked outgoing UnitedHealth Group Inc.  Chief  Executive William McGuire from cashing in any of his  unexercised stock options and collecting his retirement pay.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Playing with his first  major-label release, West Coast rapper the Game won the top  slot on the U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday by a landslide.
A U.N. deadline for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities expires Thursday with Iran showing no signs it intends to comply.
5 December 2004 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed today that the country is not obliged to allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit military sites allegedly involved in covert nuclear-weapon work.
Determined to give his 12-year-old son a solid foundation in information technology, lawyer Richard Bankole bought an imported second-hand computer for about 1,000 dollars, but three days later it packed up.
The company fills out its hosted application lineup with four products designed for e-commerce Web sites.
Two groups of Vietnam veterans opposed to Sen. John Kerry once again have joined forces to run television ads against the Democratic presidential candidate.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on members of former President Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to join Iraq's new security forces in an effort to restore peace to the war-racked country.
The national minimum wage is to rise by 17p - about 3% - from \u00c2\u00a35.35 to \u00c2\u00a35.52 an hour from October 2007.
Cape Town's two Premier League soccer sides are back in action after the festive season break - Santos play twice this week and Ajax once.
FAO Schwarz, the venerable upscale  U.S. toy retailer, on Monday said it would reopen its flagship  store on New York City's Fifth Avenue this Thanksgiving, nearly  a year after its previous owners filed for bankruptcy.
Un&#39;ambulanza, con a bordo quattro civili, fu colpita nella notte tra il 5 e il 6 agosto, durante i violenti scontri tra i miliziani sciiti di Moqtada al Sadr ei militari italiani. \u00c8 stato un altro dirigente iracheno dell&#39;ospedale di Nassiriya ad ...
Shopdropping, or slipping things into stores as opposed to illegally taking them out, has been growing in popularity.
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British and American regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool as the health agencies for both countries sought on Saturday
The 17th century punishment for sex  crimes was public humiliation and 1930s Britons pretended to be  drunk so they could get away with sex on the beach.
The insurance broker accused by the New York attorney general of bid rigging and price fixing faces another threat: lawsuits filed by angry customers and the company&#39;s own shareholders, who are upset the company&#39;s stock has plummeted.
Riforme. La Consulta a Ciampi: &quot;Si ponderino bene le conseguenze e si coinvolga il Parlamento&quot;. Mattinata in Corte costituzionale per il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, in occasione della
He was driving the lane, twisting his body and lofting in impossible-looking layups at weird angles off the glass, popping 3-pointers at critical times, drawing fouls and scoring at a record clip.
President Bush said Monday the economy is growing steadily and jobs are plentiful, but America must work harder to break its dependency on foreign oil. Making a Labor Day appearance at Maryland's Paul Hall Center for Training and Education, which offers vocational training to Seafarer's International Union members, Bush said \
Pop group the Scissor Sisters have the UK's number one single and album for the second week in a row.
By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal judge on Monday gave California officials six months to ease crowding in the nation's largest prison system, warning that court-ordered remedies could include limiting the inmate population and releasing some prisoners early.
Coca-Cola warned that its earnings will fall short of forecasts, pointing to competition in North America and poor weather in Europe.
Leave the gun. Bank robbers have found an easier way to make off with other people's money: Around the country, thieves have hot-wired forklifts at construction sites, chugged up to banks and scooped up their ATMs, with all the cash inside.
Women over 18 may soon be able to get the morning-after pill without a prescription. In a surprise decision Monday, health officials revived a long-stalled application to allow over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said on Friday he sees the North Korean government as stable and wanting to resolve the nuclear issue to improve relations with the United States.
Despite widespread unease over immigration in the industrialized world, migrants do not significantly drive down wages or employment rates in the countries they move to, the United Nations reported on Monday.
Newcastle rugby director John Fletcher has insisted the decision to leave Jonny Wilkinson out of Sunday's Premiership match against Bristol had not been forced on the club.
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They are returning home with a sense of accomplishment, but also with feelings of anger and frustration, even despair.
Federal authorities said that they had exposed a sprawling underground distribution of performance-enhancing drugs supplied by 37 companies in China.
NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan admitted yesterday he was &quot;disappointed&quot; over revelations his son Kojo received payments under the controversial oil-for-food program in Iraq.
Somalia's weak government and Islamic fighters that control much of the south signed an agreement late Monday to eventually form a unified national army, officials said.
L'argentino Juan Monaco ha vinto il torneo Atp di Buenos Aires (terra, 445.000 dollari) battendo in ...
President Bush on Thursday marked the opening of the new American Indian National Museum, saying it will serve as a powerful reminder of the spirit and vitality of peoples native to the nation.
A leading Chechen separatist, granted asylum in Britain, called on the West to act as a mediator between Russia and Chechnya to force peace talks on the troubled southern republic.
The Federal Communications Commission seized regulatory control over Internet-based telephone services on Tuesday by issuing an order that sharply limited the role of state regulators.
Germany papers report on a controversial art exhibition in Berlin featuring works bought by the grandson of a top Nazi industrialist
The Metropolitan Police have made more counter-terrorism stops and searches in the last five months than in the whole of the previous year.
A judge has ordered Spain's state intelligence agency to declassify any documents it has about secret CIA flights shuttling terrorism suspects, court officials said on Wednesday.
September 21, 2004. The new Jeeves is younger, slimmer and more fashionable. The changes are meant to reflect the changes made to the Teoma search technology to make it faster, more flexible and more technologically advanced.
A phonics champion and university academics feature prominently in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Network Rail will undergo an urgent overhaul of its track inspection regime after admitting that the catalogue of errors that caused the fatal west coast train crash could be repeated.
The public record has been eclipsed by a faster result yet to be announced, CNET News.com has learned.
By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 21--eighbors Clint Gillette and Bill Wehrenberg have had a friendly rivalry going ever since Wehrenberg caught a 36-inch, 13-pound northern pike four years ago. Gillette got sweet revenge Monday morning when he caught a larger northern.
Si parte analizzando le differenti posizioni sul tavolo
Mayor Bloomberg views the team's victory as a way to unite the city.
The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear the entertainment industry&#39;s case against two Internet-based file-sharing services through which millions of people swap music and movies online, a
The rate hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t changed since last June, and the Federal Reserve signaled that it will hold steady for some time.
Fierce shooting erupted today outside the palace where Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was holding talks in the Haitian capital when security guards exchanged
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Mr. DWI is in trouble again. Jerry R. Zeller, 64, who has been arrested multiple times for drunk driving, was arrested again on Tuesday. He's had so many arrests that law enforcement officials aren't sure of the total.
Dearly beloved, we gather here this evening to pay our last respects to the Green Bay Packers, a once-proud little engine that for 12 straight years could win with the best of them.
Microsoft Corp. has signed up the first licensee for the workgroup server protocols the European Commission ordered it to open up to competitors in a 2004 antitrust ruling, it said Thursday.
Hospitals told to start special hiring; Health minister says funding is sign province is in &#39;high gear&#39; against C. diff. Quebec Order of Nurses president Gyslaine Desrosiers told a nursing convention yesterday
The Metropolitan Police change entry codes to 73 police stations after a list is stolen from a contractor's car.
By Peter B. Lord; Journal Environment Writer  Two Senate committees introduce legislation that would aid local water departments, while rejecting calls for a new reservoir.
John Amaechi is gay, and now the first NBA player to come out publicly is ready to talk about it
TORONTO, Feb. 23 -- Canada's Supreme Court on Friday unanimously struck down the use of secret testimony to imprison and deport foreigners as possible terrorist suspects, ruling that the procedures violate Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Arbaaz Khan is working on his image makeover and signing films which allow him to show the comic side of his personality.
The popularity of cut-price airlines and the Eurostar rail service to the continent is threatening to sink the ferry industry, where 1,200 job losses were announced yesterday.
High temperatures and low humidity prevented firefighters from extinguishing a fire Saturday that threatened at least two dozen homes in a small town in central Utah.
Famed rock producer Phil Spector  pleaded innocent on Monday to an indictment charging him with  murdering actress Lana Clarkson and claimed he was the victim  of a prosecutor who was acting like Adolf Hitler.
SHAKING and holding back tears, for Sombat Bigley the anguish of three weeks of painful uncertainty was yesterday turning to grief.
Martina Navratilova's retirement sendoff will include induction into the U.S. Open Court of Champions.
Boston goaltender Tim Thomas torments the Capitals once again, making 31 saves to lift the Bruins to a 2-0 victory and improve his record against Washington to 8-0-0-1.
AT&T Inc.  said on Thursday it  has hired 2,000 temporary store workers to handle its  much-hyped introduction of the iPhone, the first cell phone  from iPod music player maker Apple Inc. .
A Sports Illustrated bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.
Poche ostriche e meno champagne, trionfa spumante italiano
IN 1997, just three months after he swept to power, Tony Blair found himself leading a British public in shock at the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Social Security Administration's Web site and customer service lines are pushing the need to \
A growing number of young Muslim women are becoming caught up in \
The captain of a Scottish Premier League soccer team died Saturday, collapsing during a game just as he was about to leave the field for a substitute.
The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty of the credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
US forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of Baghdad dubbed the &#39;&#39;triangle of death,&#39;&#39; while
Addis Ababa - Ethiopian campaigners pressed British Prime Minister Tony Blair to return sacred Ethiopian objects and ancient artefacts that were looted by British troops more than a century ago.
La Virtus ha cancellato la scritta Bologna dalle maglie di gioco in polemica con l'amministrazione c...
Rescue teams in Nepal stepped up   their search for a helicopter chartered by conservation group   World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with 24 people on board after it went   missing during bad weather, officials said on Sunday.
Saudi security forces killed 10 suspected al Qaeda militants during raids and shootouts in the past two days, including a gunman who is on the kingdom&#39;s most wanted list, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.
England face a powerful India batting line-up in the first Test at Lord's starting on Thursday.
The future of the historic Black Watch is expected to be decided by army chiefs tomorrow. The executive committee of the Army Board is thought to be meeting to decide the plan to restructure
Beauty never looks as ugly as when Liverpool take West Bromwich Albion to pieces at The Hawthorns. It happened two seasons ago - Liverpool won 6-0 - but the excuse then was that Albion were already relegated.
Company puts on a demonstration of promised 'Barcelona' quad-core Opteron chip.
Taking the pulse on hot topics and social media sites for SEO insight
At a time when the nation's savings rate is abysmal, the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Public Debt has decided to lower the annual amount of U.S. savings bonds that an individual can purchase in paper and electronic form.
Tokyo stocks were mixed Tuesday morning as investors grew cautious ahead of US presidential election. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
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Upmarket supermarket Waitrose tops a nationwide poll to find the most satisfactory retailer.
Mercedes-Benz USA, a unit of DaimlerChrysler AG, posted a slight increase in September sales Friday, in a month with one more selling day that the year before.
Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's \
Dozens of tigers are to be culled after an outbreak of bird flu at a private zoo in Thailand killed 30 big cats.
Now that almost all of its peep shows and pornographic video stores have been eradicated, the open question is, what will a once-seedy part of Midtown become in its next life?
Two US Army pilots were killed when two cargo helicopters crashed Oct. 16 in southwest Baghdad, Iraq, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.
Tracy Morgan pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge.
Conan O'Brien said he was looking forward to \
Blog: Art installation puts autonomous robots behind bars for people to observe.
Kilkenny, Ireland (Sports Network) - Ernie Els fired an eight-under 64 on Friday to take the lead midway through the World Golf Championships - American Express Championship.
Ukraine is to re-examine recent privatisations amid suspicions that they were sold off too cheaply.
The Santa Barbara Sheriff's department denies being the source of leaks in the Michael Jackson child abuse case.
Official London is awash in sex scandal -- again. But the latest one amounts to more than just titillation
An activist dressed as Batman and campaigning for fathers' rights evaded guards at Buckingham Palace to climb up to the main balcony of Queen Elizabeth's residence, in the latest security scare for the royal family.
Pope Benedict XVI urged leaders of all religions Tuesday to \
Buenos Aires - Environmental activists called attention on Monday to the perils of global warming, erecting an enormous &quot;Noah&#39;s Ark&quot; in downtown Buenos Aires, in a protest action providing &quot;shelter&quot; to dozens of &quot;environmental refugees.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko said he was warned for not playing hard by the chair umpire in his loss to Marian Cilic at the St. Petersburg Open yesterday in Russia. Davydenko won the first set in 27 minutes but drew a rebuke from the chair umpire, Jean-Philippe Dercq, in the third set before losing, 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.\u00e2\u0080\u009cWhen I made a double fault, he gave me a notice for a wrong behavior on the court as if I was throwing the match,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Davydenko said.The ATP is investigating a Davydenko match in August in which an online gambling site voided bets because of irregular betting patterns.
The Sage Gateshead, a \u00c2\u00a370m music centre on the banks of the Tyne, prepares to open to the public.
Developing countries, especially in Asia, must promote healthy lifestyles from childhood to halt rising obesity and heart disease rates, medical experts said on Thursday.
Helicopters and boats rescued people in Britain and Northern Europe as heavy rains caused flooding and 128 mph winds downed trees and power lines.
The evolution: Henry VIII acquired Hyde Park from the monks of Westminster Abbey in 1536.
Highly publicized government warnings  that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in  adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike,  meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S.  psychiatrists say.
Markus Wolff has posted today about the next PHP unconference happening in Hamburg, Germany:   The remaining question was not if, but when should we do the next one? This question can now be answered: On the weekend of April 26th / 27th, the PHP Unconference 2008 will once again take place in our beautiful city.   They're going with the mix of predefined sessions and on-the-spot talks given by anyone that wants to get up to speak (proposed to the group attending and selected based on the popularity). It will be held there at the local University there in Hamburg again. You can keep up with the latest information on the unconfernece over on its (German only) blog.
Following his arrest in May, the teenage computer wizard admitted to police he wrote the code for Sasser and more than two dozen Netsky viruses that wreaked havoc across the Internet during the first few months of 2004.
Tory leader Michael Howard warns against ambition among some EU leaders over being a rival superpower to the US.
Burberry, a British upscale apparel retailer, is bringing its famous plaid line of trench coats and other apparel and accessories to the web.
One undervalued drug developer may be on the cusp of greatness.
The wedding ceremony between Eddie Murphy and film producer Tracey Edmonds two weeks ago was only symbolic \u00c2\u0097 and that's as far as they plan to go.
An erstwhile ally of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Monday dealt his coalition government a potentially fatal blow when he withdrew support, but the premier resisted calls to quit despite losing his Senate majority.
Oracle Corp. , the world's  largest database software maker, said on Thursday it would buy  rival Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion, to  boost its position in the market for performance management  software.
A deal to eliminate import tariffs between Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda came into force Saturday, marking the first major step toward integrating the East African nations into a single economic and investment block.
Yesteryears' actress Manorama, known for her comic and negative roles, died here Friday.
Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen's epic 29-hour Licht cycle is to be staged in its entirety for the first time.
An emotional Andy MacPhail resigned Sunday as president and CEO of the Chicago Cubs after failing to get the team to the World Series during his 12-year tenure.
Amelie Mauresmo is the only French tennis player to be ranked No. 1, but she hasn&#39;t lost sight of her goal -- a Grand Slam tournament title.
South Africa's deputy health minister on Tuesday denied calling upon President Thabo Mbeki to take a public AIDS test, but repeated that she believed it was important for national leaders to be tested.
Time Warner is expected to settle with the Justice Department in its investigation of advertising deals between America Online and smaller Internet companies.
 behind murder in Philadelphia
Rescuers found the bodies of at least 11   miners trapped underground by a fire at a gold mine in Eastern   Siberia and searched for more than 20 missing, officials said   on Friday.
NEC Corp., Japan's third-largest  electronics conglomerate, on Thursday reported a 39 percent  fall in quarterly operating profit and cut its full-year  outlook, battered by sluggish demand for microchips and mobile  phones.
A powerful storm dumped snow and rain as it moved across California on Wednesday, shutting down a major interstate highway and prompting flood watches in areas scarred by wildfires.
Darren and Debbie Wyatt are amazed at their daughter Charlotte\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ability to beat the odds. Born three months premature at 1 pound, she has battled illness all her life.
Alitalia recupera dopo ok Deloitte a bilancio 2006
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Pope Benedict has ordered changes to a Latin prayer for Jews at Good Friday services by traditionalist Catholics, deleting a reference to their \
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Candidates for British universities have  been caught red-handed copying their applications from the  Internet after hundreds mentioned \
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By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec. 15--ELLSWORTH -- The hard work the Union River Watershed Coalition has been doing for the past four years is starting to pay off.
A federal judge has ordered Marvel  Enterprises Inc. to pay the creator of the comic book character  Spider-Man 10 percent of Marvel's profits from the \
Police in the UK charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder.
Each day in a Delaware courtroom, the inner workings of the old Walt Disney Co. are on display. A shareholder lawsuit over the eye-popping severance received by former president Michael S. Ovitz
The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors on Thursday indefinitely blocked Iran's bid for technical aid for a reactor project over concerns it could be secretly used to yield bomb-grade plutonium.
There was nowhere else to set the bar for 2004. Not after three straight NFC East titles. Not after three straight losses in the NFC Championship game. Not after acquiring a playmaker with magic hands and a motor mouth. The Philadelphia Eagles knew there was only one acceptable destination when they opened training camp, and nothing short of the Super ...
Playbill - Iggie Wolfington, the portly character actor who snagged a 1958 Tony Award nomination for playing Prof. Harold Hill's pal, Marcellus Washburn, died of natural causes Sept. 30 in Southern California, according to published reports. He was 84.
CINCINNATI -- Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, known for challenging the management of various corporations, wants to acquire up to $500 million worth of additional shares of Federated Department Stores Inc. , the operator of Macy's and Bloomingdale's said yesterday .
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The former chief of online job search site Monster Worldwide Inc , suffering from a terminal illness, will avoid prison as part of an agreement on Wednesday with U.S. prosecutors probing stock options backdating.
KIRKWOOD, Missouri  - A gunman killed five people after opening fire at City Hall in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood on Thursday night, according to media reports.
MINDEN, Nev., Sept. 8 -- Authorities expanded Saturday the size of the massive aerial search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett to a region about twice the size of New Jersey.
The last details of how former Khmer Rouge leaders will be tried for their roles in the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians should be thrashed out by the end of the year, a United Nations official said on Wednesday.
A Michigan man who became the nation's third successful hand transplant recipient said Thursday that he's looking forward to throwing a ball with his new right hand.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A Charlotte native was among those killed in an apparent suicide bombing in Mosul, Iraq this week. Captain William W. Jacobsen Junior of Charlotte was one of more than 20 people who died in the blast in a dining tent.
MySQL AB, developer of the world&#39;s most popular open source database, today announced the general availability of MySQL\u00c2\u00ae 4.1.
Greg Maddux reached the 15-win plateau  for a record 17th straight season and also drove in two runs in  the second inning to power the Chicago Cubs to a 6-3 victory  over the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League  Thursday.
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HOUSTON -- Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of \
Progressione legata al rialzo dei prezzi petroliferi
OPEC appeared willing on Wednesday to pull back from more oil output cuts, responding to consumer nation calls to hold off until winter has passed to guard against price spikes that would hurt the world economy.
Life & style: Primark steals ahead of Asda, Tesco, New  Look and TK Maxx in the disposable fashion fight.
Follow the countdown and launch of the Boeing Delta 2 rocket with NASA&#39;s Deep Impact comet spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.

AT&T Inc. said Wednesday it will make its 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots free to nearly all of its broadband Internet customers starting early next week.
NORTH PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - A police chase ended when a Long Island motorist drove into a backyard pond and tried to smoke a crack pipe just before his car sank, police said...
US clothing retailers like Gap Inc. (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEOS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Thursday posted
Scientists at the University of Warwick have designed a hi-tech solution to an old-technology problem: a cellphone case made of biodegradable polymer.
(AGI) - Strasburgo, 17 nov. - &quot;Il governo italiano e&#39; stato piu&#39; flessibile della presidenza olandese&quot;. Lo ha detto piu&#39; volte oggi Martin Schultz, il presidente del gruppo socialista al Parlamento europeo
Ministro apparsa sorpresa sul nuovo incarico del commissario
Pop icon Michael Jackson protests his innocence the day before his child abuse trial is set to start in California.
May Department Stores Co. yesterday said Gene Kahn, its chairman and chief executive, has resigned, a step analysts say would help bring in new blood to revive the retailer's sales.
Four people have been sentenced to jail time and tens of millions of dollars in fines for buying discounted Microsoft software and then illegally reselling it at a profit.
The Food Standards Agency says it is investigating whether bird flu-infected meat could have got into the food chain.
Il latitante, coinvolto in una guerra di mafia nel 1998, era stato condannato all'ergastoloGli agenti lo hanno catturato in una villetta dove si trovava con la famiglia                                          Arrestato il boss Sebastiano Cannizzaro Era al vertice del clan Santapaola
Analysis: The U.S. president may have had noble aims, but his administration's policies have helped push the region toward catastrophe
Gunmen stormed the compound of a Saudi company in a fashionable Baghdad neighborhood Monday, seizing an American, a Nepalese and four Iraqis after a gunbattle in which a guard and an assailant were killed, police said.
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Era stato condannato in primo grado a 30 anni per l'omicidio di Chiara Marinoe Fabio Tollis. Al complice Pietro Guerrieri 12 anni e 8 mesi, 4 in meno                                                  Sette sataniche, ridotta a 20 anni in appello la pena per Volpe                                                                                                  Il padre della vittima: \
An elderly Japanese swordmaker painstakingly forges his final masterpiece in the opening sequence of \
Kristine Lilly glanced up, catching sight of Abby Wambach racing down the left side toward Sweden's goal. She reacted instinctively, lofting a soaring ball for Wambach to run under.
Former home secretary David Blunkett, who resigned last year amid a scandal linked to his former lover, has reportedly launched a paternity bid for her newborn son.
(Sports Network) - A possible National League Division Series preview will take center stage this evening in St. Louis, as the MLB-best Cardinals host the Los Angeles Dodgers for the opener of a their three-game set at Busch Stadium.
Yasser Arafat's wife lashed out at his top lieutenants Monday, accusing them of traveling to Paris with plans to \
December delivery crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped 76 cents to $46.11 per barrel. The benchmark light, sweet crude remained about $8 a barrel cheaper than its closing record of $55.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is expected to resign Thursday to clear the way for a Senate campaign in 2008, giving Republicans a welcome dose of good political news.
It takes a lot for Patriots coach Bill Belichick to invoke the name of Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor , whom he coached with the New York Giants, first as linebackers coach and then as defensive coordinator. But Adalius Thomas's 65-yard interception return in the win over the Chargers did the trick.
A series of blasts hit the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said, a day after Ugandan peacekeepers started arriving in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
The anticipated merger of Guidant Corp.  and Johnson & Johnson could give an unintended boost to Boston  Scientific Corp. if Guidant's drug-coated stent launch is  delayed, said analysts looking at the implications of a  potential deal.
ODIENNE, Ivory Coast  - A battered pick-up truck  weighed down by a dozen passengers sitting on sacks of mangoes  crawls though a checkpoint and enters Ivory Coast's rebel zone.
Sar&agrave; l'austriaco Konrad Plautz ad arbitrare Milan-Siviglia, Supercoppa europea in programma v...
On October 5, 2004, CDC was notified by Chiron Corporation that none of its influenza vaccine (Fluvirin) would be available for distribution in the United States for the 2004-05 influenza season.
The US Federal Communications Commission must assert its regulatory authority over voice over IP as a matter of priority, FCC chairman Michael Powell said in an address at the VON Fall 2004 conference and exposition.
A man convicted of killing two  10-year-old schoolgirls in one of Britain's highest profile  murder cases has been found unconscious in his prison cell  after a suspected drug overdose, the Home Office said on  Tuesday.
Iassembled three of the toughest critics imaginable last week for a private screening of the Dale Earnhardt biopic, which premiers on ESPN Saturday at 9 pm, and not one of them made a pit
A Tory MP has said he will wake up on Christmas Day in a central London car park having slept out overnight to highlight what he says is a huge lack of government awareness about the number of homeless people.
After the bad Vytorin news, Schering's CEO puts his money where his mouth is.
Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she was moving closer to clinching a power-sharing deal with embattled President Pervez Musharraf.
December 22, 2004 - Pfizer Incorporated plans to release a new version of Sudafed that eliminates an ingredient used to produce the highly addictive drug methamphetamine.
Catalent Pharma Solutions, formerly Cardinal Health Pharmaceutical  Technologies and Services, today announced its official launch as an  independent operating company. The Blackstone Group acquired the  business from Cardinal Health in April 2007.
The United Nations has condemned the rebel capture of a town in Darfur province, saying it violates a cease-fire agreement and jeopardizes the lives of tens of thousands of people who will not receive aid because of the fighting.
Amy Wold scored 17 points, Sarah Acker had 16 and St. Joseph\u00e2\u0080\u0099s upset No. 15 Auburn, 71-69, in the championship game of the Hilton Philadelphia Hawk Classic on Saturday.
The environment minister defends her decision to consider a privately-funded Giant's Causeway centre.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discussed in broad terms Tuesday the issues most important to the creation of a Palestinian state in advance of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference proposed for this fall.
PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Former winner Adam Scott is in confident mood for this week's Nissan Open, despite taking a four-week break from the game in snow-bound Europe.
By Chelsea Phua, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--A new sign-posting ordinance will give Sacramento County  residents early notice of development projects proposed in their  neighborhoods, county officials said.
Reports say a group from the horse racing industry has put forward an offer for UK state-owned bookmaker, the Tote.
Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday that a first ministers conference on medicare merits three days, three weeks or three months of negotiation -- even as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein
Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m prize pot.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a very serious condition but was able to take part in Muslim morning prayers on Thursday, officials said, as a team of foreign doctors rushed to his headquarters.
World Cup visitors help German hotels and caterers see a rise in sales over the summer.
EU and U.S. officials reached a deal on Wednesday on the transfer to the United States of private data on transatlantic air passengers for use in the fight against terrorism, an EU spokesman said.
What does the Internet look like? A free new Web service from Akamai Technologies Inc. offers a peek, providing a sort of Internet weather report on global traffic tie-ups, cyberattacks and spikes in activity.
As Jason Kidd was helping the Eastern Conference All-Stars, the Nets and the Mavericks were busily reconstructing a trade that would place Kidd in Dallas when the regular season resumes.
Alfonso Soriano hit a game-ending two-run single to give the Chicago Cubs a 10-9 win over the Colorado Rockies last night, setting off a wild celebration after the Cubs bullpen blew an 8-3 lead in the ninth inning.
French voters overseas cast the first ballots Saturday in a parliamentary election predicted to hand a resounding majority to President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ambitious reform programme.
Reader Pankaj Kumar sends us a photograph.
Singer and composer Billy Joel weds fianc\u00c3\u00a9e Kate Lee, 23, at his Long Island home on Saturday.
Planned job cuts in the United States auto industry reached 151,457 this year through November.
Armed with the DNA of an entire nation, deCode Genetics is shaving years off the drug discovery process.
Since November, Xbox LIVE Marketplace has offered video-on-demand downloads of movies and download-to-own episodes of television shows.
British rock star Elton John ended his whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local media \
OKLAHOMA CITY Prosecutors have charged former child star Macaulay Culkin with two misdemeanor drug counts in connection with a traffic stop where police found marijuana and prescription drugs.
He is gone, and that is unfortunate, but it is not tragic or disastrous or catastrophic. Pedro Martinez was worth every cent the Red Sox paid him and he
By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  May 30--Unnecessary destruction of trees in the Tri-Cities is very nearly an unholy thing.   After all, this isn't a natural environment for them. It takes much human toil and ingenuity to bring them here and allow them to flourish.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday began talks that are expected to set aside a recent spat over disputed Kashmir and give a push to a plodding peace process.
Testimonial ads are nothing new in the political world. High-profile surrogates or supportive celebrities often film commercials endorsing a candidate, hoping voters will follow their leads. Those have been rare this year. But quite a few ads have featured everyday Americans testifying about the state of the nation, as strategists seek to make politics &#151; and the presidential election &#151; personal through campaign commercials.
MIAMI, July 9 -- The embattled director of the National Hurricane Center was replaced here today after a brief but turbulent tenure in which he publicly criticized his bosses and then lost the support of much of his staff.
Some details of the highly-anticipated advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is expected to power the PlayStation 3, have been released by the three firms responsible for the chip&#39;s development - IBM, Sony and Toshiba.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to talk about shamed striker Adrian Mutu ahead of the Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.
Anche la casa di Luca Paolini, attualmente in ritiro con la nazionale per preparare i mondiali di ci...
Twenty-nine suspects are to go on trial in Madrid over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people.
LAVAL, Quebec _ The Montreal man who launched a killing spree on a downtown college campus all but announced his bloodthirsty plan on a Web page dedicated to guns and violence.
Inventories of unsold goods at U.S.  wholesalers rose 0.5 percent in May, boosted by a buildup in a  range of goods including automobiles, metals and electrical  supplies, government data showed on Tuesday.
A 12-year-old boy collapses and dies after being chased by two older youngsters in Sunderland.
Three Black Watch troops have been killed and a number of others injured in at attack by rebel fighters in Iraq. The victims were among an 850-strong battle group led by the 1st Battalion The Black Watch which
A federal appeals court Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that awarded &#36;88.5 million to former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith from the estate of her late husband, an oil tycoon who died at age 90 just over a year after they wed.
Britain's radioactive poisoning affair took a dramatic new twist as officials confirmed that a close contact of dead Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko had also tested positive for radiation.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticised the United States on Sunday in a rare public rebuke for failing to inform Russia of an offer to build an anti-missile base on Polish soil.
A private school for Native Hawaiians may favor applicants based on their race, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday, citing the unique history and relationship between Hawaii and the United States.
SUVA, Fiji, Dec. 5 -- Fiji's military overthrew the government Tuesday after weeks of threats, locking down the capital and putting the prime minister under house arrest in the fourth coup in the South Pacific country in 20 years.
The French president defends judges embroiled in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
International mediators are to try to break the deadlock caused by Ukraine's disputed presidential elections.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena. Mattinata incentrata sulla parte atletica, nel pomeriggi...
Myanmar's military ruler, Senior General Than Shwe, arrives in India on Sunday on a landmark visit to strengthen economic and political ties with one of the few friends his junta has in the world.
VANCOUVER, B.C., Dec. 9 -- A pig farmer alleged to be Canada's worst serial killer pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges of murdering women from Vancouver's seediest streets.
Ziff Davis - Government officials say Microsoft's move to share the source code for Office 2003 won't change anyone's mind about Microsoft or open source.
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals, its CEO said the day after the company disclosed two hedge funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.
Rubens Barrichello took pole position for today&#39;s Italian Grand Prix with Formula One&#39;s fastest-ever qualifying lap. Barrichello put newly-crowned world champion Michael Schumacher
Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft easily beat Wall Street's forecasts for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday thanks to strong sales of Windows Vista, Office software and video games.
Regulators said on Wednesday that Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  should be able to unwind the positions of its two troubled hedge funds without causing wider financial market distress.
U.S. orders for durable goods rose  by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, held back  by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft, government data  showed on Wednesday.
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Denver was poised to take the late lead when cornerback Drayton Florence knocked away an end zone pass headed for Rod Smith. The pass ricocheted to safety Jerry Wilson for an interception.
La Roma ha comunicato di avere rinnovato fino al 2011 il contratto del portiere Gianluca Curci. Il p...
A former FBI agent and an internet stock picker are guilty of using confidential US government information to manipulate stock prices.
Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership are celebrating Christmas in the town of Jesus&#39;s birth with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.
THERE can&#39;t be many times when the only unbeaten team in the division goes into a match with the leaders with 15 points to make up.
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called for transatlantic unity against Islamic extremism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction but said action should not be confined to issues where there is a NATO consensus.
The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, a BBC investigation has found.
MADRID - Tyler Hamilton, US Olympic time-trial cycling champion, had apparently failed tests to detect performance-enhancing blood transfusions, his Phonak team said yesterday .
China's furious growth should cool off a little this year according to a new study from the World Bank.
Talks between key European countries and Iran on Tehran&#39;s nuclear program broke up after five hours of negotiations with no definite conclusions.
Justin Langer will be aiming for another Test double century when play begins on day two of the first Test against Pakistan at the WACA ground in Perth.
It was another busy year in the Boston business community and we tracked it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Executives came and went and new products hit the market. Some companies won big. Others are probably happy that 2004 is coming to an end. The question is: Were you paying attention?
WASHINGTON - Republicans will be much stronger on Capitol Hill next year, almost in a position to give President Bush whatever he wants on taxes, limits on legal damages, drilling in the Arctic and nominations to the US Supreme Court.
Trina Ray admitted she was kind of a science geek back at Corvallis High School. But now, at 37, she&#39;s getting the payoff for spending much of her teenage years in the lab.
La Fiorentina si &egrave; qualificata ai quarti di finale della coppa Italia dopo aver battuto l'Asc...
By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn.  Feb. 2--Comcast Corp., a major cable provider across eastern Connecticut,  on Thursday reported a nearly threefold spike in fourth-quarter profits, which  the company said was the strongest performance in its history.
Ellen DeGeneres has been set to host the 79th Academy Awards
Mac resurgence? Apple was the US' third biggest retail laptop vendor in June, market watcher NPD has revealed. The Mac maker is behind only HP and Toshiba, but ahead of Dell, Gateway and Lenovo.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Analysis: The meeting of Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is designed to warn Hamas of the consequences of going it alone
Working Daleks only a matter of time Aficionados of the killer-robot world barely get time to catch their breath these days. Yesterday was no exception, with two military droids making their debut.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sure, they're good, but they're kind of complicated, too.
Lawyers summed up arguments on Wednesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepared to issue a landmark ruling on challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's bid for another term in an October 6 presidential election.
Outgoing Secretary Jim Nicholson acknowledged yesterday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to reduce backlogs in disability claims from Iraq war veterans.
A German man, angered by a court decision, was left even more out of pocket when a judge gave him an extra fine for storming out of the court and slamming the door hard, authorities say.
According to the indictment, the men conspired to send fictitious price and volume reports on trades to two newsletters that publish indexes widely used to price gas.
Manila tightens its security ahead of the verdict in the corruption trial of ex-President Joseph Estrada.
TEGUCIGALPA -- Honduras tightened security at foreign embassies and declared a national terror alert after receiving information that Al Qaeda was trying to recruit Hondurans to attack embassies of the United States, Britain, Spain, and El Salvador, a government official said yesterday. The heightened security was instituted Thursday, after Honduras's intelligence services received reports of a plan allegedly targeting those ...
The wife of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran nine months ago said on Saturday she had not been able to find out what had happened to her husband during a four-day visit to the Islamic state to search for him.
The disappearance of Peter Falconio is one of Australia&#39;s most enduring mysteries, and the case has now taken an important step forward.
(InfoWorld) - Verizon Wireless\u00c2\u00a0has reversed a decision to block text messages on its network from abortion rights group Naral Pro-Choice America after an outcry from\u00c2\u00a0net neutrality advocates\u00c2\u00a0and others. The controversy erupted Thursday, after a New York Times story said Verizon had rejected a request from Naral to send text messages to wireless customers who sign up for them. Verizon had said it has the right to block controversial or unsavory messages. Several other political groups, including the Republican National Committee and Amnesty International, have used text message campaigns. But Verizon backtracked on its position Thursday morning local time. \
Rookie David Backes has become a scoring machine for a St. Louis Blues team that needs all the help it can get.
Comment is free: Jackie Ashley: The idea that Menzies Campbell was fair game for abuse because he was in his 60s is a product of pernicious prejudice.
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Australian bowler Jason Gillespie congratulated by teamates after taking the wicket of Indian captain Rahul Dravid on the fourth day of the third Test match in Nagpur on Friday.
Pope John Paul beatified the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and four European nuns and clerics Sunday in an open-air ceremony at St.
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Amnesty International has urged the Thai government to impartially investigate the deaths of at least 84 protesters in the south of the country.
Iraq&#39;s electoral commission says it will consider a call by top political parties to delay January elections because of violence gripping the country.
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With increased population density and climate change, space- and energy-efficient housing is all the rage. But style need not be sacrificed for practicality. Wired News scopes the smallest and coolest modular housing out there.
Gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy  police chief and a powerful roadside bomb killed two U.S.  soldiers when it blew up their armored vehicle Monday as  insurgents pressed a campaign to wreck Iraq's election.
Six teams are kicked out of the Pentagon's autonomous car rally, after a series of crashes, wrong turns and assorted robotic mishaps.
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test.
Nearly simultaneous bombs struck commuters in a predominantly Shiite area on the southeastern edge of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding two dozen, police and hospital officials said
As earthlings prepare for Christmas celebrations this weekend, more than 2 billion kilometres away a small space probe will begin the final stage of a long journey aimed at a touchdown on one of Saturn&#39;s moons.
Similar strategies finely tuned over the past sixty years have made Ikea's flatpack furniture and H and M's affordable fashion major Swedish export successes the world over, as the two groups continue to expand year after year.
A bankruptcy judge today said the agreement between United Airlines and its pilots unfairly forced other unions to join the pilots in letting United terminate their pension plans.
Wattpad pads out copyrighted material Wattpad has added a significant chunk of the Gutenberg Project catalogue to its mobile phone application. It is making 17,000 books available for easy download to most mobile phones.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
InfoWorld - Computerization of health care record keeping remains both a need and a challenge, said IT and health care dignitaries at an IBM-sponsored conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday.
Office, Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) collection of programs for business documents and tasks, is fast becoming a software platform unto itself.

Arsenal e Tottenham hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) nella semifinale di andata di Curling Cup, la coppa d...
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Five men are arrested by police investigating a \u00c2\u00a32m robbery at a NatWest cash processing centre.
European lawmakers are pushing for UN peacekeepers to enter Sudan's Darfur region even without government consent.
A man walks near the European Union headquarters on the eve of the EU summit in Brussels, December 13.Comment
Franck Ribery, nazionale francese del Bayern Monaco, mette un po' le mani avanti in vista della sfid...
Leaders of the African Union began mapping out plans to forge a closer federation of states at a summit in Ghana Sunday, acknowledging the continent&#39;s current system of governance had to improve.
The chief US negotiator to N Korea says the onus is on Pyongyang to reach a deal, on the final day of talks.
L'Australia tenta Juergen Klinsmann. Frank Lowy, figlio del presidente della FFA, ha pranzato a Los ...
Palestine&#39;s leader Yasser Arafat has died, world media announced Tuesday afternoon, citing anonymous sources &quot;close&quot; to Arafat.
short for &quot;Weblog&quot; -- was the most-frequently requested definition at Merriam-Webster&#39;s online dictionary site, the publisher says.
Russia offered on Wednesday to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.
Two people are found guilty of killing a teenager at a city centre bus stop as part of a rival gang dispute.
the EU&#39;s next justice and security chief after he aired traditional views on homosexuality and marriage. confirmation hearing last week that he considered homosexuality a sin and he spelt out traditional views on marriage.
Groups representing torture victims of Chile's former military government reject a proposed compensation deal.
Altruism and trust lie at the heart of research on human subjects. Altruistic individuals volunteer for research because they trust that their participation will contribute to improved health for others and
They have returned to Japan like conquering heroes, although they have not won a race since their team returned to Formula One four years ago.
A bookkeeper pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling $6.9 million to pay for such things as a ranch in Vermont, a life-size statue of Al Capone and a private performance by singer Burt Bacharach, federal authorities said.
Maybe it's no longer a young person's game. The government, which has traditionally hired college graduates and mid-career professionals, signaled yesterday that it is interested in hiring mature workers -- those older Americans who are retired or face retirement in the private sector but want to...
Manchester United report a turnover of \u00c2\u00a3245m for the 2006/07 season, a record in English football.
American Bode Miller still held a commanding lead in the overall World Cup standings after Walchhofer won his first World Cup super-G race and led the first Austrian podium sweep this season -- and 68th overall.
Celanese Chemicals (NYSE:CE) will increase off-list selling prices for all solvent products, as listed below, effective Oct. 1, 2006, or as contracts allow.                       USA, Canada and Mexico  South and Central America        Product              US $/LB.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Military forces arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists plotting to launch suicide attacks on the US Embassy and Pakistani leaders, the government said yesterday.
Getting fired is not usually a good thing. Except if you're William T. Archey.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A series of bombs exploded at a rally where the top opposition leader was speaking in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.    Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina was addressing the rally from atop a truck outside the headquarters of her Awami League party in central Dhaka when the blasts went off...
MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 21: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today informed the Bombay High Court that it was cancelling the entire tender process regarding cricket telecast rights as also the \u00e2\u0080\u0098\u00e2\u0080\u0098conditional\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 deal with Zee TV.
The President is about to get a very public intervention from the Baker Commission. Will Bush listen to an old family friend, or will stubbornness prevail?
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A California judge on Wednesday refused a bid by producers of NBC's upcoming TV boxing show \
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TULKARM, West Bank - Israeli forces detained a senior leader of Hamas\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military wing in the West Bank on Saturday during a nighttime raid on his hideout, witnesses said.
TO THE EDITOR:           After visiting some of the western public forests, grasslands and parks, I understand much better about the scars left from drilling and mineral exploration. Vehicle tracks will be there for centuries just like the wagons of early settlers have left their mark.
Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O on Tuesday   launched a Web-based product to help businesses deliver live   and on-demand videos to large groups, in its latest push to   expand into the enterprise video market.
Software giant hopes to convince governments that its products are secure.
NEW YORK  &#151; 50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's \
A man suspected of downloading child pornography is found dead after a television feature.
An Israeli and a Palestinian reflect on the impact of the Six-Day War that began 40 years ago Tuesday.
Stocks were little changed in volatile trading on Monday as a larger-than-expected decline in new home sales in December was offset by positive earnings surprises.
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BEIJING Nov 20, 2004 - A small passenger plane carrying 47 people crashed Sunday in northern China, and the government said there likely were no survivors.
Cell phone emissions excite the part  of the brain cortex nearest to the phone, but it is not clear  if these effects are harmful, Italian researchers reported on  Monday.
Description: As Sen. John Kerry defends his military record in Vietnam, a former swift boat officer, now a Chicago Tribune editor, supports Kerry&#39;s version of events.
HERZLIYA, Israel  - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said Israel was ready to coordinate its Gaza withdrawal plan  with a future Palestinian government and said that could open  the way for a broader peace agreement.
Carrier seeking new suppliers for smart-phone line UK carrier O2 this week confirmed it is looking for new handset maker partners to push its XDA smart phone family forward following a parting of the ways with its original XDA supplier, HTC. Long-time HTC customer i-mate may also be for the chop, if comments from the manufacturer are to be taken at face value.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 17 -- The government of President \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0081lvaro Uribe is being shaken by its most serious political crisis yet, as details emerge about members of Congress who collaborated with right-wing death squads to spread terror and exert political control across Colombia's Caribbean coast.
Suicide attackers and car bombs struck targets in central, western, and northern Iraq yesterday, leaving at least 26 people dead and 42 wounded, Iraqi security officials said.
Merchants are slashing post-holiday prices even deeper, hoping to squeeze the last bit of sales from a shopping season that many retailers are finding unimpressive.
Ford is celebrating its 100th anniversary in Canada today amid uncertainty over the future of the automaker&#39;s Oakville assembly plant.
An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms &#151; dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man &#151; without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients.
LONDON - Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced Tuesday.
Attack on convoy of fuel tankers in Afghanistan leaves 15 guards employed by US security firm dead
Britain said it expected to withdraw thousands of its 7,100 troops from Iraq by the end of 2007, in the clearest pledge yet of a pullout from a country gripped by growing sectarian violence.
17/12/2004 - Enrico Bondi, the government\u00e2\u0080\u0093appointed special administrator of bankrupt Italian dairy group Parmalat, is set to sue a number of Italian financial groups in an attempt to stifle mounting criticism that he has given preferential treatment to
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers in MIT's Computational and Systems Biology Initiative (CSBi) are using Interactive Supercomputing Inc.'s (ISC) Star-P(TM) software to create new biological models that may someday yield new drug discoveries.
Tony Pe\u00c3\u00b1a was interviewed on Wednesday for the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 managerial opening and a decision may be made as early as Friday between Pe\u00c3\u00b1a, Don Mattingly and Joe Girardi.
Marks & Spencer is to open electrical departments at 13 stores, selling everything from televisions to digital music players.
That new Dutch menu isn't suiting Brinker's at all.
Serena Williams squeaked into this week&#39;s WTA Championships, but she&#39;s out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking, leaving Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo to contend for the top spot.
SEEKING to head off a challenge from video-game rival Sony Corp, Nintendo said on Tuesday that its dual-screen (DS) Game Boy player will hit stores in the United States just in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.
European stock markets mostly fell as investors digested a move by China to hike interest rates for the first time in almost a decade to rein in the country's strong economic growth.
(AGI) - Roma, 22 ott.- L&#39;aumento del gettito atteso per l&#39;operazione di &#39;manutenzione&#39; degli studi di settore prevista dalla legge Finanziaria e&#39; pari al 3,1% che &quot;non sembra un aumento eccessivo, anzi e&#39; inferiore all&#39;aumento del pil nominale&quot;.
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Serena Williams, Amelie Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati were among the winners Friday in third-round play at the 2004 US Open.
Returning to the state that dashed his presidential hopes in 2004, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Kerry rallied with college students on Tuesday for next's month elections, urging them to \
Scientists in Australia have developed a sperm-sorting machine which may help infertile men to become fathers.
A bombing in a Shi'ite city and an  outspoken attack on Iran by an Iraqi minister fueled fears of  sectarian strife as campaigning began on Wednesday for Iraq's  first free election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
The country has long lagged behind in Olympic sports. And that's why grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is a national hero
The Boston Bruins removed Dave Lewis as head coach on Friday after just one season in charge.
com September 20, 2004, 7:32 AM PT. There&#39;s no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among mourners at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 21, police said.
David Bollier's Brand Name Bullies seeks to expose the 'quest to own and control our culture.' But the book's real value is in its numerous case studies of copyright and trademark battles. By Amit Asaravala.
President Bush makes remarks to military personnel and their families, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson).
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- A Memphis, Tenn. jury awarded Gary Michelson and Karlin Technology $400 million in punitive damages against Medtronic Inc.
Torrent tracker rejects 'trading' claims Swedish police say they may put the world's largest torrent tracker, The Pirate Bay, on its porn filter blacklist after complaints about child porn being traded on the site.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pianist Leon Fleisher, actor Steve Martin, singers Diana Ross and Brian Wilson and film director Martin Scorsese will share the 30th annual honors of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in December.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Just before Google Inc. went public nearly three years ago, Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel assured a roomful of securities analysts and money managers that his company would remain the Internet's brightest star. To punctuate his high hopes, Frank Sinatra's \
WASHINGTON - Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.    Screeners will advise passengers of the new procedures when they put their carryon bags on the conveyor belt, TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark said...
President Bush offered no criticism Saturday of Pakistan&#39;s role in the still-unsuccessful hunt for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, even though Pakistan&#39;s army is pulling back from the region where the terrorist mastermind is believed
NEW YORK, June 2 -- Authorities said Saturday that they had broken up an alleged terrorist plot to bomb aviation fuel tanks and pipelines at John F. Kennedy International Airport, arresting a former airport worker and two other men with links to Islamic extremists in South America and the Caribbean.
London is the most popular base for Chinese companies expanding into Europe, and has attracted 15 percent of all Chinese foreign direct investment into Europe since 2002, a new study shows.
Playbill - Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming La Jolla Playhouse stage debut of the new musical Cry-Baby. James Snyder and Tony Award winner Harriet Harris are among the stars of the Broadway-bound production.
Liberty Media will regain ownership of  regional sports cable channels in Pittsburgh, Seattle and its  home market of Denver, in a deal expected to be announced this  week with News Corp., the Monday's Wall Street Journal said,  citing people close to the situation.
Deere &amp; Co. (DE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world&#39;s largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction ...
Legal Sea Foods, the Boston purveyor of lobsters and fresh fish, is serving up something new on its menu: self checkout.
Pennington, who scolded the New York print media last week after what he felt was unfair coverage, came up short yet again in a big game, as he completed 22-of-36 for 252 yards with a score and two picks.
The World Trade Organization ruled yesterday that as much as half of European Union sugar exports are illegal and separately confirmed that $3 billion in United States cotton subsidies violate the organization&#39;s rules, handing Brazil two victories in its
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Children&#39;s cable TV channels owned by Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Disney Corp. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have agreed to settle allegations they violated
Oil edged above $58 a barrel on Thursday in volatile trade that has trapped prices in a narrow range.
Yeast extract and Apple's online service 'better together' Amazon.com's collection and analysis of what its customers buy yield some curious connections. Who would have imagined, for instance, that US Mac users, well known for how seriously they support their favoured computing platform, are equally keen on England's most famous brand of yeast extract.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Bush administration will release on Tuesday an unclassified intelligence document describing al Qaeda's resurgence as a threat to the United States, officials said.
House Republicans agreed Friday to move a compromise offshore drilling bill passed by the Senate this summer that would open new territory in the Gulf Coast area to oil rigs and create a cash cow for nearby states.
Marcus Robinson made up for a crucial drop in overtime with the game-winning touchdown catch in the Minnesota Vikings&#39; victory over the Houston Texans.
In a quest to overhaul mental health insurance as \
By John M. Tierney  For Rachel Carson admirers, it has not been a silent spring. They have been celebrating the centennial of her birthday with paeans to her saintliness. A new generation is reading her book in school - and mostly learning the wrong lesson from it.
Africa will miss key targets for reducing poverty by more than 100 years, says UK chancellor Gordon Brown.
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said Wednesday that it has no plans to sell its IT services unit T-Systems, but are looking for a partner to expand the subsidiary&#39;s international presence.
Coach Ralph Friedgen names junior Jordan Steffy as the Terps' starting quarterback for their season opener against Villanova.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held  talks with Hamas leaders in Gaza on Tuesday in the shadow of a  suicide bombing that underscored the difficulties he faces in  persuading militant groups to halt attacks on Israel.
Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral on Friday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potential independent bid for president depends largely on whether the major party candidates embrace the political center, said Democrats and Republicans who met with the mayor on Monday.
Suspected militants and troops clash in a busy market in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city.
Gold fell to its lowest in six weeks  on Tuesday before bargain hunters resurfaced, but trading was  muted after a rally in the Japanese yen and a slide in global  stock markets rattled the nerves of many investors.
According to anba: June 05, the World Environment Day, saw the debut of the AgroRespons?vel blog (http:// agroresponsavel.blogspot.com), dedicated to socioenvironmental responsibility in agribusiness.
Russian investigators announced today explosives were found on both planes that crashed with the loss of 90 lives, as attention focussed on the roles of two dead female passengers believed to be of Chechen origin.
Consumer prices posted their biggest gain in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday said he would tap a former top aide to run a new organization that will try to persuade national and overseas companies to bring operations and jobs to Boston.
Glossy photographs in tourist brochures showing lean, fit and muscular Pacific islanders fishing with spears from canoes in azure lagoons and shimmying up coconut palms hide an ugly truth.
Times are hard and getting harder in Zimbabwe, where people too proud to cry about hunger, joblessness and misrule could soon find it too dangerous to joke about them.
Lennox Lewis has revealed that watching Danny Williams get comprehensively beaten during his title fight with Vitali Klitschko made him want to return.
Many young people are throwing off their generation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reputation for slovenly language, and taking up the gauntlet for good grammar.
An explosion kills at least 11 people and injures more than 40 in an industrial suburb of Istanbul.
President Karzai hits out at Pakistan for continuing violence, accusing it of trying to turn Afghans into \
Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it is pulling out of Iraq because of escalating violence in the country and danger to its staff.
A massive manhunt was underway for three UN foreign election workers whose daylight abduction in Kabul has sparked fears of the start of Iraq-style kidnappings in Afghanistan.
Senior Shia clerics in Iraq reject armed resistance as a way of protesting at the presence of US-led forces.
Congressional hearings raised more questions than answers about impending organizational changes in the intelligence community and their impact on efforts to improve the nation's antiterror fight.
HAVANA - Cuba freed the most prominent and outspoken of its jailed dissidents, and newly released journalist-poet Raul Rivero urged dialogue over international pressure on President Fidel Castro&#39;s isolated regime.
Israeli Apache helicopters opened random fire at residential houses in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Sunday in retaliation for a deadly attack against an Israeli army post in the area.
Jerry Orbach never won the Emmy for playing detective Lennie Briscoe, but he earned something greater: the audience&#39;s respect and affection for giving life to a memorable character.
A judge has refused to speed up a Republican challenge to the bitterly disputed Washington governor's election, saying an accellerated schedule could lead to chaos.
He spent a lifetime peddling smut and  once had an $11 million fortune, but after losing everything  and becoming just another homeless New Yorker, Al Goldstein is  now happy pushing bagels instead of porn.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec 28 (SW) - Chelsea extended their lead over idle Arsenal to eight points on Tuesday with a 2-0 win away to Portsmouth.
PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors is refusing yet again to entertain Oracle&#39;s all-cash tender offer, according to a news release issued by Oracle on Wednesday afternoon.
For years, programmers at Microsoft and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers.
The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia are to discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan.
By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 19--Responding to residents' complaints about the \
The monarchy launches a Royal Channel of video clips, including her Christmas Day message.
Stock futures were little changed on Thursday after a weak start to the new year as investors were cautious with oil prices near $100 a barrel and before a report on private-sector jobs growth.
A restaurant in Birmingham city centre is sealed off by armed police after reports of a shooting.
U.S. blue chips were unchanged on  Wednesday, as investors were little swayed by a positive  government report on economic growth and worried that higher  oil prices will dampen corporate profits.
Chris Crocker has been called \
Yaser Esam Hamdi, the accused Taliban fighter whose legal battle was fought from Norfolk to the US Supreme Court, will be freed in a matter of days, according to an agreement signed by the US government on today.
To keep tabs on its content online, Reuters joins Associated Press in signing a deal with Attributor.
Same as it ever was PlusNet, the terminally scatterbrained ISP, has permanently deleted customers' email again after it bungled the installation of an anti-spam appliance, it admitted this morning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Just when their defense was playing at a high level and sparking a three-game winning streak, the Chicago Bears lost standout linebacker Brian Urlacher.
Though banned in the 1970s, toxic PCBs persist in high concentrations around the world. Now a Stanford team says it may have the solution: carbon. By Amit Asaravala.
PalmSource&#39;s European developer conference is going on now in Germany, and this company is using this opportunity to show off Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, the latest version of its operating system.
BEIRUT: The Bush administration&#39;s decision to sell Israel 500 satellite-guided &quot;bunker-buster&quot; bombs, revealed on Tuesday, did nothing at all to dispel concerns that the United States and Israel
Britain's industrial sector appears to have been a bigger drag on overall economic growth in the third quarter than was first assumed.
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto struck a deal Thursday to buy Canada&#39;s Alcan, outbidding US rival Alcoa in a mammoth move that would create the world&#39;s largest aluminium company.
Tra il 2001 e il 2004 diminuito di 316.600 unita'
You can strap it around your arms or wind it around your neck while on your morning jog. And while you jog, you can listen to songs, download and store your personal CD albums directly, listen to FM radio
President George W. Bush will on   Sunday visit the site where New York's twin towers once stood,   marking five years since the September 11 attacks as an   election-year debate intensifies over whether he has made   America safer.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali   Larijani offered a 2-month suspension of Tehran's nuclear   enrichment program in weekend talks with EU foreign policy   chief Javier Solana, an EU diplomat said on Sunday.
Daytona Beach, Fla. (Sports Network) - Former Nextel Cup  champion Rusty Wallace announced that he will retire following  the 2005 racing season. He made the announcement in front of  friends and family in a press conference at Daytona Beach, FL.
Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Illinois 30-19 Saturday, sending the Illini to their 12th consecutive Big Ten loss.
I Paesi occidentali cominciano a contare i loro morti nella zona asiatica devastata domenica dal maremoto. La consigliera federale Micheline Calmy-Rey ha annunciato ieri che sono almeno nove i turisti svizzeri deceduti e dodici i feriti.
Rookie manager Lee Mazzilli knew all along he would be back in the dugout next season with the Baltimore Orioles. Having gained on-the-job experience in guiding the team to a third-place finish this year, he expects to accomplish even more in 2005.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono has formed a national team led by the energy minister  to tackle an unfolding environmental disaster caused by mud  pouring from an exploratory oil well.
Rip up those obituaries. The club you thought had passed away still has more than enough life left in it. Enough to beat the champions.
Jim Boylan was promoted yesterday to interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls, who fired Scott Skiles on Monday after the team's disappointing 9-16 start.
A few hours before defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne meekly left the US Open with a loss to Nadia Petrova, Williams and Davenport were locked in a matchup fit for a Grand Slam final, not the fourth round.
Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple .
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Friday signed executive orders designed to strengthen the CIA director's power over the nation's intelligence agencies and create a national counterterrorism center, responding to election-year pressures to enact changes called for by the Sept. 11 commission...
The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea flew to Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.
LOS ANGELES -- To the untrained eye, the sleek, airy building constructed atop a decommissioned nuclear reactor at the University of California at Los Angeles could pass for high-tech office space.
Iran fired a research rocket into space Monday to mark the opening of its space center, a move that was immediately condemned by the United States.
Despite increased pressure by the U.S. against al-Qaeda, the groups ranks are growing, and new leaders are taking charge
Turkmenistan was choosing a new president in its first contested election on Sunday but the outcome was beyond doubt and diplomats say they expect at best only gradual change in the Central Asian state.
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Japan launched its latest satellite Saturday, giving Tokyo the ability to spy on any location in the world.
The Blackstone Group LP  is planning a $9 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities offering backed by Hilton Hotels next quarter, according to a Credit Suisse research note.
Nonostante la sospensione di sei mesi decisa dall'Ordine dei giornalisti, Aldo Biscardi ha intenzion...
Baseball fans in the nation's capital can start dreaming again of their first Opening Day in 33 years.
Oil prices slid from record highs above $US50 a barrel Wednesday as the US government reported a surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire.
The Pentagon said on Wednesday an Afghan national it described as a dangerous terrorism suspect had been transferred to the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Los Angeles defender Ugo Ihemelu is suspended for two games by MLS for a tackle that resulted in United midfielder Domenic Mediate breaking his right leg.
In one of his most popular songs, Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu sings of two strangers warily eying each other on a Stockholm subway, one a white Swede, the other an immigrant, each with his own thoughts and ...
No cheering in the press box. This is the first, second and third commandment of sports journalism, at least until Vijay Singh&#39;s approach shot on a Sunday back nine appears to be sailing a tad too long.
The rise of Caribbean tax havens coincides with recent calls by American legislators for greater oversight and taxation of hedge funds.
A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese politician Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his colleagues blamed on Damascus.
OPEC, the source of more than a third of the world&#39;s oil, will discuss raising its output target by as much as 3.8 percent at a meeting today in a bid to lower near-record prices, officials said.
A laboratory has found the Bluetongue  virus in a cow in eastern England, the agriculture ministry  said on Saturday, the first case in Britain and a fresh setback  for the country&#39;s farming industry.
By VICTOR LEWIS-SMITH  Trawlermen BBC1  WHEN it comes to slagging off the cuisine of other nations, we Brits really do take the biscotti.
'Scelta del Pd per sfuggire ad abbraccio mortale sinistra'
New orders at U.S. factories were  unchanged in August, a stronger showing than expected, but they  were down after stripping out orders for transportation  equipment, a government report on Wednesday showed.
A U.N. report released on   Wednesday said the Iraq war provided al Qaeda with a training   center and recruits, reinforcing a U.S. intelligence study   blaming the conflict for a surge in Islamic extremism.
Whether hip-hop artist Nas discourses on street life, politics or love, you can always count on one thing: He is not going to pull any punches.
Experts have this unconventional advice for dieters: Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t scrimp on sleep and think about getting a dog. A very large study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of shut-eye people get and their risk of becoming obese.
7-11 convenience stores across the US have been converted to Kwik-E-Marts, to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie.
Melting tiny alumina beads at the right temperature yields superhard glass.
Greece announced stringent measures to improve safety on its roads yesterday as the country mourned seven schoolchildren killed in a traffic accident on their way to the Paralympics.
Chinese PC maker unveils a line of consumer-focused notebooks, but this might not be the best time for it to be making such a market leap.Lenovo's IdeaPad notebooks
A formula for Web schemes: a lot of mathematicians, a lax legal system and Western targets.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew to  France for treatment on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he had been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.
The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggests that a weakening economy will not slow it down.
By Jefferson Graham  Yahoo is the most widely used online site, but youth-oriented social networks are the fastest growing on the Internet. And everybody wants a piece of the action.
The FTSE 100 index of leading shares jumped 0.69 percent to 6,313.70 points in late morning trade on Thursday.
The minimum wage in the US will rise by $2.10 per hour, the first rise in a decade, after a vote by the US Congress.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will swear in a new prime minister and emergency cabinet on Saturday, a top aide said, replacing the Hamas-led government he fired after the group's bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.
The U.S. Army had granted Halliburton a third extension to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait.
At 170 calories per serving, Kathryn Mora figured the spaghetti was harmless. So she slurped away, eating her fill.
Although top-seeded Russian Marat Safin couldn&#39;t deliver, the hometown fans at the ATP stop in St. Petersburg got a homie in the final Saturday when No.
Fiji's military chief warns he will overthrow the government on Friday afternoon if his demands are not met.
A drug safety reviewer said the FDA is \
Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Synthetic biologists say their technology could tackle climate change and feed the hungry, but its dangers are terrifying.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Monday called the invasion of Iraq \
Gathering strength over the central Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ernesto steamed toward Jamaica Saturday and threatened to enter the Gulf of Mexico within days as the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season.
TOKYO -- Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other last night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo, and triggering tsunamis.
One of the year&#39;s best meteor showers reaches a peak Monday when, weather permitting, you can expect to see dozens of meteors an hour shooting across the sky.
Public opinion surveys make it abundantly clear that this election year is not the time for Republicans \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 at least those facing tough challenges in battleground House districts \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 to run as best buddies of President Bush or the Republican leadership in Congress.
(InfoWorld) - U.S. government contractor Lockheed Martin has begun to move part of its network to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) as a way of showing customers how to make the transition, the company said. The White House's Office of Management and Budget in 2005 mandated that all government agencies upgrade their network backbones to IPv6 by 2008, and Lockheed Martin's project is meant as an example, said Frank Cuccias, director of the company's IPv6 Center of Excellence. \
More than 300 people died in floods and mudslides in Haiti sparked by Tropical Storm Jeanne over the weekend, the United Nations and local officials said on Monday.
America Online on Thursday said it  plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority  households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet  service.
BEIJING: China hopes that its decades\u00e2\u0080\u0099 old partnership with Pakistan will grow, particularly in the economic field, now that Shaukat Aziz is Prime Minister, said a Chinese Foreign Office spokesman.
President Bush said yesterday that Iraqi forces \
The sale of Riggs National Corp.  RIGS.O to PNC Financial Services Group Inc. PNC.N was  resurrected on Thursday, with Riggs agreeing to accept a 16  percent cut in the purchase price.
Universal Music rushed its own version of Gwen Stefani's new single to radio stations last month using a new digital encryption and delivery technology after it heard an unauthorized version had been leaked, the company said on Thursday.
David Letterman doesn't even need writers to have fun with this one. The late-night comic's representatives met with striking writers on Friday in an attempt to reach a deal that will allow the \
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.   said on Tuesday that it is unable to file a timely quarterly  report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the  quarter ended July 30, 2006.
 co-star Wilson to host Spirit Awards
New Zealand&#39;s meat industry leaders are taking a &quot;wait and see&quot; approach to reports that a case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, New Zealand Press Association reported Saturday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  British troops would stay in Iraq \
One is an American luxury sedan long associated with rear-wheel-drive muscle, the second is a zippy descendant of the German \
Researchers have calculated just how many years you can add to your life by adopting healthy habits.
Gordon Brown on Monday held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his first overseas visit as Britain&#39;s new prime minister, but the meeting was overshadowed by a gathering diplomatic storm with Russia.
UK regulator Ofcom decided to make geographic and non-geographic numbers available for VoIP (voice over IP) services. Non-geographic VoIP numbers will have a 056 prefix code, and will be available to all &quot;local
(InfoWorld) - Oracle is positioning itself to try and attract more SMBs as well as customers that have specific industry requirements and those with particular governance or compliance needs. The highly fragmented SMB market presents opportunities for large and small applications vendors to increase revenue if they can attract customers to adopt their ERP and CRM software. Both Oracle and its main rival, SAP, regularly come out with new initiatives designed to win more SMB hearts and minds. Oracle already believes it has done a lot of work to make it easier for SMBs to install its applications, according to President Charles Phillips. \
A light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun could soon be helping scientists to read ancient manuscripts.
Computer users who type in the same  username and password for multiple sites -- such as online  banks, travel agencies and booksellers -- are at serious risk  from identity thieves, a United Nations agency said on Sunday.
You might have thought that Sirius got serious when it hired Howard, but the second-place satellite radio company is upping some serious ante now by enlisting former Viacom President Mel Karmazin. -washingtonpost.com
Tim Couch's stay in Green Bay was short and unproductive.
Vola la squadra di Zeman: gol e spettacolo nell&#39;isola. Doppietta di Bjelanovic e gol di Vucinic e Dalla Bona, accorcia Di Napoli ma non basta. MESSINA, 24 ottobre 2004 - Gol, gol e ancora gol. Ne fa quattro
In an effort to reinvigorate growth, John Donahoe, the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay, said he would shift the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s emphasis from auctions to fixed priced listing.
European stock market regulators are concerned that a possible takeover of the London Stock Exchange by its Frankfurt rival Deutsche Boerse would make regulation in the sector more difficult, the Committee of ...
More than 400,000 art-lovers crowded London's Tate Modern over the summer for painter Edward Hopper's soul-searching chronicle of 20th century America, making it the gallery's second biggest draw ever.
MP Derek Conway faces suspension from the Commons over paying his son for working as a researcher.
As an environmentalist with more than 30 years of activism under my belt, I am generally not vulnerable to complacency. But if there is any area of environmental concern I tend to feel is well in hand it is the Great Lakes.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian officials urged  Israel on Saturday to curb military operations as they began to  register candidates to run in an election to replace Yasser  Arafat as Palestinian Authority president.
A panel set up to resolve the Anglican Communion&#39;s divisions over homosexuality will chart a middle course in its long-awaited report, British newspapers have said.
At the age of 70, Carl C. Icahn has gone from being a corporate raider to a \u00e2\u0080\u009cshareholder activist.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The ruling effectively suspended executions in the only state that made sole use of the practice, once the dominant form of execution in the United States.
Russia has filed fresh charges against exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky and issued an international warrant for his arrest, a top legal official said.
TODAY PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf will break yet another of the promises he has made to his country and the world since seizing power in a 1999 military coup against an elected government.
Andy Pettitte lent credence to the Mitchell Report by acknowledging he received two injections of human growth hormone from a personal trainer who worked with him and Roger Clemens.
Any doubters now? For three weeks, coach Jeff Jagodzinski had as many questions about his football team as those who asked whether the Eagles should be considered contenders for an Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
Plastic surgeons say any type of facial surgery can spark strong reactions, including silence, stares, gossip and confrontational remarks.
Mid-priced clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc. said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc. in a $400 million deal to boost its retail business and move into luxury apparel.
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This documentary about Duke Ellington is too meandering to be of much use to the uninitiated, but Ellington fans will be grateful for the vintage film clips.
The husband of Pakistani opposition  leader Benazir Bhutto was freed from house arrest on Wednesday,  a day after he was detained for failing to attend a court  hearing.
Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, ha commentato l'esclusione di Amelia decisa dal suo staff ...
Sara Bertoli, delle Fiamme Azzurre, &egrave; la nuova campionessa italiana di pentathlon. Ha conquis...
Dec. 17, 2004 -- A study suggests that iron deficiency may contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Many Kmart and Sears employees in metropolitan Indianapolis strolled into their jobs Wednesday morning unaware that their companies&#39; planned to tie the knot in an $11 billion merger.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Loss and loneliness are at the core of Lucinda Williams' largely down-tempo album, \
Dozens of wildlife refuges could be closed to hunters after a federal judge ruled that the government never considered the consequences of steadily expanding hunting rights for six years.
California vaccine maker VaxGen Inc. will make a new and improved version of the anthrax vaccine for use in case of a biological attack, the U.S. government said on Thursday.
Super rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw for a touchdown and Jeff Reed kicked four field goals to help the Pittsburgh Steelers slip past the New York Giants 33-30 Saturday and collect a team record 12th consecutive win.
Irish lore is full of a figurative parting of clouds. This sign from above was literal, tangible and wet. So did the Trojans start to crank up their awesome offense about the time the rain stopped Saturday night?
The Shock and its imposing frontcourt are history. The challenge now for the Liberty is to beat a team that is an awful lot like itself.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - The jury deciding the fate  of accused double-murderer Scott Peterson will have to start  deliberations anew after a female juror was removed on Tuesday  for researching the case outside the courtroom.
CREWE Alexandra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s efforts to prolong the culinary theme of the week by hurling a banana skin at Manchester United fell apart last night and, as a gallant Dario Gradi disappeared to share
Worth watching Time Warner Cable is experimenting with a high-speed internet service that would bill customers based on the amount of bandwidth they consume rather than by flat fee.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fabio Capello's first competitive match as England coach will be at Andorra in September after the fixtures were announced for their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign on Monday.
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants Tuesday in Najaf, sending plumes of black smoke over the holy city as Iraq's government warned fighters loyal to a radical cleric \
E' un Flavio Briatore molto cauto, quello che commenta la vittoria di Fernando Alonso In Giappone. \
Network Appliance has announced what it terms a key milestone in its Storage Grid vision with the release of its Data ONTAP 7G enterprise storage software, which the company is touting as bringing newer functionality and lower costs to the concept of
Pakistan was rocked by six bomb and landmine blasts targeting key transport, communications and power facilities, causing widespread damage and blowing off a soldier's foot.
Apple Inc. &lt;AAPL.O&gt; will start selling its iPhone on June 29, a debut that will test whether the company's design success with Mac computers and iPod media players can carry over into mobile handsets.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.  005930.KS plans to introduce a mobile telephone with  high-speed Internet links in the United States in the first  quarter of next year, an executive said on Thursday.
A researcher at ShmooCon on Saturday demonstrated how browser hotkeys can expose the internal network running behind a Citrix presentation server.
Circuit City said it was closing about 70 stores, most of them in Canada, and that its chief merchandising officer had left the company.
For use in extreme conditions, like backpacking Everest or commuting on public transit, the 12-inch ShieldPRO is heavily armored. From Crave, CNET's new gadget blog.
Today's failure: The Independent The Independent newspaper's website fell over early this morning and is still struggling to get back on its feet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kinesis Corporation(R), the leading innovator of ergonomic computer input devices, announces the launch of the Freestyle(TM) Convertible keyboard. The Freestyle design incorporates two years of intensive research including input from both ergonomists and health professionals.
A team of UK scientists is set to test a new vaccine that could represent a cure for type I diabetes, the most serious form of the condition which usually affects the under 40&#39;s.
The suicide bomber who killed 22 people last week hugged his comrades good-bye and asked that God welcome him as a martyr before he detonated the deadliest explosion to
The author, best known for the children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s classic \u00e2\u0080\u009cA Wrinkle in Time,\u00e2\u0080\u009d died Thursday at 88.
Creators of SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane that completed two manned space flights from a Southern California airport in a competition meant to promote private space travel, will get the $10
The militants who kidnapped an Italian reporter must prove he is still alive before any negotiations for his release can begin, Italy's ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday.
PHOENIX - Pharmacists stopped dispensing Vioxx and patients began asking their doctors about alternatives to the popular anti-pain drug after Merck & Co. pulled it from the market because new data found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes...
The wrist brace came off. The wrist brace went back on. Phil Mickelson fidgeted with it on a rare visit to the fairway, examined it while waiting for yet another shot from the rough. Around the green, it was on to begin the round and then off later when things started getting good.
Belmont Hill of Massachusetts progressed to the quarterfinals by beating St. Paul's, London, by three-quarters of a length after St. Paul's wobbled in the closing stages under significant pressure in the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schoolboy eights yesterday at the Henley Royal Regatta.
On Monday President Vladimir V. Putin announced he would strip Russia&#39;s 89 regions of much of their authority and electoral legitimacy.
Denmark aims to claim the North Pole and hunt for oil in high Arctic regions that may become more accessible because of global warming, the Science Ministry said Monday.
Blog: Financing solar projects is critical to adoption of solar, experts contend. Tioga Energy launches with $10 million.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.
SSL-Exploerer version 0.2.13 has been released. SSL-Explorer is the world's first open-source, browser based SSL VPN solution. This unique remote access security solution provides users and businesses alike with a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser.    The 0.2.13 release provides a number of important bug fixes to many areas of the system (see change log below). This release also includes a number of performance improvements that provide improved web server responses.  SSL-Explorer: Enterprise Edition product page:  http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do   SSL-Explorer: Community Edition product page:  http://3sp.com/showSslExplorerCommunity.do   SSL-Explorer SourceForge.net project page:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/   ================= =   CHANGE LOG    = =================  SSL-Explorer 0.2.13 - April 27, 2007  All Editions  Bug Fixes       o Webfolders require re-authentication      o Installer Step-4 Available Interfaces      o Installer Step 5 configure proxies port exception inconsistent      o User can enter a negative shutdown delay      o Lack of extension description causes name to not be displayed in application creation      o When removing access right a NPE occurs.      o Selecting no user database throws exception      o Session password entered when launching resource throws exception      o Actions for account now available in Accounts listing rather than Account edit page.      o Default icon/list resource view only works for favourites      o Setting Authentication order in IE7 or Firefox 2 does not work correctly      o Exception in Network Places displays user password, plus cannot determine certain file types      o System Configuration, Windows Integration - AD tab not working      o Network Places NullPointerException when trying to paste nothing      o In Access Rights, creating any access right gives you an error in the information section      o Replacement Proxy - ClassNotFoundException on MultipartForm      o User prevented from entering javascript or HTTP header injection in SSL-Explorer redirect URLs      o Unable to Create another account immediately after creating a new one      o Problems with AD accounts that have different username/sAMAccountNames      o Install Wizard Import certificate requiring an alias is not mandatory      o HTML Applications Broken      o Vista /   Java 6 Fatal JVM Crash      o When opening 2 different web forwards, the forward that was opened first gives 404 errors for all links      o MSJVM support not working      o Resolved concurrent modification exception in web forward POST request that contains URI parameters      o Policy associations removed when user database changes      o Ip restrictions - the ability to recover from an ip restricted state      o Options to disable weak SSL cipher suites      o Performance improvements   Enterprise Edition  Bug Fixes      o Comma separated CN not found with any groups when authenticating with AD via LDAP       o Audit event name inconsistencies      o Some auditing events don't appear in reports.      o Mail check socket timeout is treated as disconnection      o Force PIN change at next logon doesn't mandate the PIN be different      o Brandless Logon incorrectly displays welcome text      o Drive Mapping causes errors when installed and unlicensed      o When using LDAP, entering a valid user with any invalid password logs you on
Petria Thomas overtook Jenny Thompson on the third leg of the Olympic women's 400-meter medley relay Saturday night, helping Australia upset the United States in world-record time.
'Se i ministri della sinistra estrema andranno in piazza'
The once abundant shrimp of the legendary Rio Grande in Jamaica have become scarce and what can still be caught are often poisoned, a result of man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s impact on the natural world.
Dan Patrick, one half of  the duo that helped bring &quot;SportsCenter&quot; to its snarky fame in  the 1990s, will leave ESPN next month.
A Pakistani zoo is appealing for donations to help feed its sole elephant, Suzi, which gets angry and beats its keeper with a stick when its meals are late.
The U.S. cattle industry anxiously  awaited federal test results, expected as early as Monday, that  will determine if the United States has a second case of the  deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.
The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts and injections of liquidity should help stabilize struggling housing and financial markets, and inflation should moderate later this year, Atlanta Fed Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Friday.
A musical version of J.R.R Tolkien&#039;s trilogy &amp;quot;The Lord of the Rings&amp;quot; is to open at London&#039;s historic Theatre Royal, Drury Lane next year, replacing the current smash hit &amp;quot;The Producers&amp;quot;.
JAMMU: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed his belief that \u00e2\u0080\u009cpurposeful and meaningful negotiations\u00e2\u0080\u009d are possible with Pakistan within the limits set by him that redrawing of borders and \u00e2\u0080\u009csecond partition\u00e2\u0080\u009d of the country are not feasible.
European equities sank on Tuesday, with British defence company BAE Systems leading the fallers in London after it was hit by an anti-corruption probe in the United States, dealers said.
Two words emblazoned in bright red   across T-shirts selling in Boston's tourist-choked Faneuil Hall   sum up the city's new legend: \
Germany's \
Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States.
A Mexican man has discovered dozens of dinosaur footprints dating back up to 110 million years along the banks of a dried river, scientists said on Tuesday.
U.S. shareholder lawyers are pouncing on private equity buyouts of public companies, bringing a string of lawsuits claiming the deals are unfair to investors and sometimes only serve to enrich top executives.
ASIA/GIAPPONE - Nuova chiesa nel territorio rurale di Okinawa, affidata alla Societ\u00c3\u00a0 per le Missioni Filippine Okinawa (Agenzia Fides) - Erano oltre mille i fedeli cattolici riunitisi di recente nel territorio rurale della diocesi di Okinawa, nel villaggio di Yomitan, per celebrare la consacrazione di una nuova chiesa, intitolata a San Lorenzo Ruiz. Per i fe...
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Jets\u00c2\u0092 first-year coach Eric Mangini has been billed as the triplicate of Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick. But as his players have come to discover, there is much more to Mangini than his pedigree.
At least 10 people are killed in the heaviest fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu this year.
Frank P. Quattrone, the former chief technology banker at Credit Suisse First Boston who was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week, accused the judge in his case yesterday of callousness
After weeks of deliberations, Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, announced his new cabinet on Thursday night, offering a lineup largely free of wartime commanders and heavy on technocrats.
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Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and announced it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Oscar-nominated movie Super Size Me, whose director ate fast food for a month, wins a US film prize.
Setting a television music  series in the most famous recording studio in the world is such  a logical idea that it's a wonder no one's done it before. But  better late than never.
BERLIN, Sept. 23 -- German authorities confirmed Sunday that they have dropped efforts to seek the extradition of 13 CIA operatives charged in the kidnapping of a German citizen in the Balkans four years ago.
Redmond makes a foray into the design-suite space with this bundle of four applications. How do they stack up, individually and together -- and should Adobe be worried?
A Vikram Solanki century gives England an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe, and with it the series.
Former US Sen. George Mitchell, who negotiated the 1998 Good Friday accord between Northern Ireland's warring Catholics and Protestants, maintained that the hardest part about the peace pact would be ...
Let's go fly a kite Just how much money does Google make from so-called \
The Developer Tutorials blog has posted their \
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Monday said it may cut its ratings on Merck &amp; Co Inc.(MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , citing increasing concern about possible litigation relating to Merck&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx.
Insurgents stepped up attacks Thursday against polling centers across Iraq, killing at least a dozen people, including a U.S. Marine, in the rebel campaign to frighten Iraqis away from participating in this weekend's election.
By Barbara Henry, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Sep. 13--CARLSBAD ---- The Carlsbad City Council signed off on a deal  Tuesday that will bring a $4.2 million upgrade to the heavily congested  southern part of Rancho Santa Fe Road.
The network is the sting A GPS tracking sting has led to accusations that a reseller defrauded Cisco of millions of dollars in networking gear by fiddling its hardware maintainance program on a grand scale.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Urvaksh Karkaria, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville  Dec. 20--International Paper said Tuesday it will sell its  Jacksonville-based Arizona Chemical business to Rhone Capital III L.P. for  $485 million, as the paper maker focuses on its uncoated paper and packaging  businesses.
Lebanon's army deployed more soldiers in Beirut on Monday after the killing of a pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim demonstrator raised fears anti-government protests could turn into sectarian violence.
By Zheng Lifei  Gu Zhaodi had never had to think about water. It was taken for granted. In fact, no one in this beautiful lake city of Wuxi had bothered to spare a thought on one of the most vital elements of life.  But all that changed dramatically overnight last week.
A documentary about last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, launched a fierce  fightback on Saturday to keep their hopes alive with two wins  and a halved fourball rubber.
Arguments over who gets to use the home computer are breaking out in families across the UK, says a survey.
A technical hitch on  Saturday delayed the scheduled launch in French Guyana of a  heavy-lift Ariane-5 rocket slated to launch two satellites,  space officials said.
The most powerful hurricane to hit the Caribbean in nearly a decade killed at least 15 people including a Canadian, damaged 90 per cent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving
Vietnam's death toll from Tropical Storm Durian rose to 59 on Wednesday as authorities began cleaning up the country's south coast where more than 120,000 houses were destroyed, officials said.
LONDON, July 3 -- The suspected terrorist cell that allegedly attempted three car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last weekend was dominated by foreign-born physicians working in British hospitals, according to British officials and news reports.
In an era of diminished expectations, Isiah Thomas was rewarded for merely making the Knicks functional again, and fun.
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Conservative stalwart Newt Gingrich has done nothing to lay the foundation for a presidential run except talk &#151; yet he ranks third among Republicans in most national polls.
Hakim Warrick scored 20 points, Gerry McNamara added 18 and fourth-ranked Syracuse bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 86-56 victory Saturday night over Binghamton.
ABUJA, NIGERIA - The government of Sudan claimed Friday that US support for rebel groups has made it impossible to reach a compromise in peace talks.
In many ways, New Orleans is a huge crime scene, with bodies and victims and fingerprints &#151; many, many sets of fingerprints. But who did it? Who is responsible for this mess, for a barely functioning city with large swathes still uninhabited &#151; or uninhabitable &#151; a year after Hurricane Katrina?
GLYFADA, Greece - The singing was so loud, Gal Fridman said, he could not hear the music. He made an attempt at his national anthem, but the volume of live voices drowned out the soundtrack.
THE unidentified bodies of a decapitated man and a woman who died of bullet wounds have been found south of the Iraqi capital, hospital officials said today.
Former President Bill Clinton's heart bypass, expected Monday, likely will be an ordinary replumbing of his ailing heart, not some new whiz-bang robotic or \
Pasquale Marino si aspetta una prova d'orgoglio della sua squadra contro la Juve. ''Mi aspetto una r...
New York Yankees right fielder Gary Sheffield missed Sunday&#39;s against the Toronto Blue Jays with a sprained left ankle. Sheffield is listed as day to day.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.
Grandparents are increasingly paying for their grandchildren's care, according to research.
Frank P. Quattrone, the banker whose deal making helped fuel the 1990\u00c2\u0092s technology boom, is expected to receive a sentence of 16 months.
Investor's Business Daily - Cell phone makers used this month's 3GSM industry gathering in Barcelona to recharge the market for handsets with advanced applications such as mobile television, music downloading and location services.
US President George Bush is due to address the nation on his Iraq plans, likely to include a limited troop reduction.
Americans need a wake-up call about the widespread use of alcohol by millions of underage drinkers, acting Surgeon General Kenneth Moritsugu said Tuesday.
Microsoft also narrowed its patent applications for the underlying technology in an effort to appease open-source critics. By TechWeb.
RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for the police and the Pentagon.
Dallas is looking a lot like Seattle these days. Drenching rains pounded the city and north-central Texas again on Wednesday, forcing the precautionary evacuation of thousands of residents from several communities to the west of Fort Worth that were threatened with possible flooding.
Rita Wong, the only Chinese nurse who cared for the famous \
The UN nuclear agency is set to meet in Vienna on Thursday to review Iran&#39;s controversial nuclear programme. The board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will learn if Iran is abiding by an agreement
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The grim-faced man in gray prison pajamas sat on a metal chair Saturday, listening silently while judges and lawyers debated whether he had known about the 37 pounds of heroin found hidden in the car he was driving cross-country to a city near the Iranian border.
Kellogg Co. on Monday said quarterly profit rose a better than expected 7 percent, as the world&#39;s largest cereal maker was helped by strong sales of new products and a weaker US dollar.
After a little more than a month on Chiron Corp.&#39;s board of directors, Richard Wills resigned Friday from the company&#39;s board.
Hamas is demanding changes to the election system employed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the 1996 elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (the parliament).
The Star of Bethlehem has left its mark on the gospels as well as a constellation of holiday songs. Was it purely a divine sign, created miraculously to mark Jesus\u00e2\u0080\u0099 birth?
The bridge of the starship Enterprise is filling up.
Ernie Els had a 4-under-68 for a two-shot lead after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday, and Tiger Woods had another difficult day on the greens.
The campers who fought off a 14-foot crocodile as it dragged a 34-year-old man out of his tent drew praise from a former reptile handler said Tuesday.
ASIA/INDONESIA - Per combattere il fondamentalismo islamico, occorre l\u00c2\u0092aiuto della filosofia, dice un Gesuita dell\u00c2\u0092Universit\u00c3\u00a0 Cattolica di Giacarta Giacarta (Agenzia Fides) - La filosofia pu\u00c3\u00b2 essere un buon mezzo per contrastare il fondamentalismo islamico: \u00c3\u00a8 la tesi sostenuta da p. Franz Magnis-Suseno sj, docente di Filosofia presso l\u00c2\u0092Universit\u00c3\u00a0 Cattolica di Giacarta. Secondo il Gesuita, se si ...
The Nissan Versa got top marks in crash test results released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, though bigger cars still offer greater safety than small cars the results showed.
Stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors braced for the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later in the session.
After losing Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood within a span of five plays, seldom-used Justin Griffith finishes a 71-yard drive with a 21-yard touchdown burst to help the Falcons beat the Buccaneers, 17-6.
Jarrett Jack hit two free throws with 4.4 seconds left and Chris Paul missed a shot at the buzzer as No. 22 Georgia Tech ended a three-game losing streak with a 102-101 overtime victory over No. 5 Wake Forest last night in Atlanta.
Australian telecommunications giant Telstra is looking for a new CEO to handle its full privatization after incumbent Ziggy Switkowski resigned Wednesday.
La procura federale della Figc ha disposto l'archiviazione del procedimento riguardante Giambattista...
Many companies are already dabbling in one or more virtual worlds or closely observing them.
Gun battles in Mogadishu killed at least six people early on Friday and residents said they feared Ramadan would bring no let up in a months-long insurgency that has battered the Somali capital.
Wall Street's merger-fueled rally may continue this week, so long as Friday's payrolls report and other economic news don't spoil the party.
X-Prizes for breakthroughs in science or technology that solve the world's greatest challenges are planned.
A San Francisco man was found dead in a mountain creek Wednesday, four days after he set out through the snowy wilderness to seek help for his wife and young daughters, stranded in a car.
A look at NBC's coverage of the summer Olympic games from Athens:
US conservationists say nearly two-thirds of the Caribbean's coral reefs are threatened by human activities.
A Tyneside boatbuilder scores a triple Olympic medal win - without leaving his workshop.
Franklin Raines, who was forced out as Fannie Mae's chief executive after five years, is slated to receive a monthly pension of more than &#36;114,000 for life, according to documents the mortgage lending giant filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Fifty-six Kurdish mayors go on trial in Turkey to face charges of aiding a terrorist organisation.
Space shuttle astronauts visiting the International Space Station will attempt on Wednesday to fold up one of the two 6-year-old solar arrays which have been the sole power providers to the U.S. sections of the station,
Steve McManaman, the former Liverpool and Real Madrid star, has been appointed to the board of the firm buying a major stake in Birmingham City football club, media reports said Wednesday.
A Spanish driver who collided with a  cyclist is suing the dead youth's family $29,300 for the damage  the impact of his body did to his luxury car, a Spanish  newspaper reported on Friday.
Makers of the epic \u00e2\u0080\u0098Alexander\u00e2\u0080\u0099 - depicting the life of the legendary Greek ruler \u00e2\u0080-re facing a possible lawsuit for showing the ruler as bisexual.
E' destinata a durare ancora a lungo la permanenza di Salim Sdiri al policlinico Gemelli. Il saltato...
Final data from two clinical trials in Africa suggest that circumcision reduces a man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s risk of contracting H.I.V. by as much as 65 percent \u00e2\u0080\u0094 more than suspected when the two trials were stopped because the results were so clear.
TIKRIT, Iraq, March 12  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After decades of strain, the Ministry of Agriculture in the Ninewa Province reported a significant increase in the wheat crop yield for 2006.  Today, the U.S.
Google Inc., the world&#39;s top  provider of Web search and online advertising, said on Monday  it is offering small business Web sites a service that lets  visitors search for information within their sites.
Leader radicali, incontro certamente positivo
BOURNEMOUTH, England, Sept. 24 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered an hour-long nationally televised speech Monday on issues from maternity leave to Darfur, but his policy proposals were largely overshadowed by speculation about whether he will call a snap general election in the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON Sept. 16, 2004 - Anchor Dan Rather and other top figures at CBS News are softening their defense of the authenticity of challenged documents purporting to prove lapses in President Bush&#39;s National
A correspondent wounded in Baghdad assesses HBO's look at the ER where he was treated
Women with breast cancer who take  part in group therapy sessions with other patients live no  longer than those who do not, but experience a better quality  of life and less pain, researchers said on Monday.
THE HAGUE - Police in the Netherlands say they suspect that an explosion at a Muslim school is related to the murder of a Dutch filmmaker.
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There's a simple system to organizing those piles of financial paperwork, and it doesn't involve a bonfire.
German banks Postbank and Deutsche Bank said that their customers had been recent victims of Internet fraud via copycat web sites.
No video or still cameras will be allowed in the courtroom for the verdict in Scott Peterson's murder trial, the judge ruled, citing concern for the families of both the former fertilizer salesman and his slain wife.
The United Nations no longer  objects to American soldiers to guard its staff in Iraq after  the search for separate contingents from around the world  failed, diplomats and U.N. sources said on Wednesday.
The computer is impersonal again If you thought adverts on the web have become more offensive and more intrusive than ever before, then it might be time to find alternatives to using software from Microsoft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Glastonbury Festival will honour the late John Peel by naming its new bands tent after the DJ legend, the festival&#39;s founder says.
Rodomonti per Juve-Udinese, Racalbuto fischia Reggina-Milan
OTTAWA (CP) - U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft says his country needs Canada's help to thwart terrorism in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election Nov. 2.
Best Buy Company Inc., the nation&#39;s largest electronics retailer, said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose 21 percent, but gave hints that profits during the holiday selling season may not be quite what analysts were hoping for.
Singer Pete Doherty vowed on Wednesday  to stay off drugs after a magistrate revoked the remaining  months of his compulsory supervision order.
New figures reveal at least 112,000 people died in the wave disaster, as agencies struggle to provide vital aid.
LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
The Vatican expresses anger at the abduction of Georges Casmoussa, one of Iraq's most senior Christian clerics.
MEXICO CITY -- The nation's top electoral court yesterday declared conservative candidate Felipe Calderon president-elect, but the decision is unlikely to resolve a political crisis sparked by the muddled outcome of the July 2 contest.
Scientists now have their first direct evidence of changing weather patterns on Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
The competition got a  little stiffer at the weekend box office as three wide releases  entered the fray, led by new champ &quot;Ocean&#39;s Thirteen.&quot;
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections.
ONE US soldier was killed and three were injured today in a hit-and-run accident in southern Kuwait that is being investigated, the US army and Kuwaiti security sources said.
A seasoned merrymaker comes to celebrate the tame evening at home.
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  reported a better-than-expected 52 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday on strong sales of laptops and video games, and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
Mike Baker asks whether government moves to shore up diplomas could backfire.
British prosecutors said Thursday they would not charge model Kate Moss over allegations of cocaine use reported in a tabloid newspaper &amp;#151; despite strong evidence she was using illegal drugs.
An appeals court unanimously rejected a request to delay I. Lewis Libby Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prison sentence in the C.I.A. leak case.
Many women who've had breast cancer or are at high risk for the disease take tamoxifen for years. A new study now shows that long-term tamoxifen use seems to increase the risk of stroke, although the absolute increase in risk is small.
Opera singer Robert Merrill, famed for his appearances at the New York Yankees' stadium, has died.
Mercato prudente in attesa delle trimestrali dei big
A Palestinian rocket killed two Israeli children near the Gaza Strip yesterday while Israeli soldiers killed nine people in the West Bank
ZVU Potez (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), engineering company, saw a turnover of CEK 620 mil in 2006, 15% more compared to 2005. The firm's exports volume rose by nearly 20% to CEK 480 mil end ensured nearly 78% of its total proceeds in 2006 compared to 2005.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected calls from Jewish settlers to hold a countrywide referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
MEXICO CITY, Jun 5 (IPS) - The Mexican government says it feels comfortable  forming part of the five countries identified by the world's  richest nations as the \
Getting divorced isn't anyone's idea of a good time. But doing it right can set the stage for a happier life for you, your ex and your kids. Here are tips from five divorce experts -- three men, two women, four of them divorced themselves (two of them twice) -- for getting through it.
Consumer prices in October posted their biggest increase in five months, pinching pocketbooks at the gas pump and at the grocery store.
La manifestazione si svolge in sette continenti
Carolina running back Stephen Davis sat out Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers because of a lingering knee injury.
Dentro c'era un 'tesoro di carta', assessore lancia appello
La giornata piu difficile sara' il 10 febbraio
Microsoft Corp. released 10 security fixes for various products yesterday, including seven that fix flaws the company said pose the highest threat to users.
The software industry enters 2005 with several antitrust issues behind it, a result of a handful of court decisions and out-of-court settlements this year.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in 2008.
While all but eight golfers failed to break par Saturday, Denis Watson made a charge at the United States Senior Open with a bogey-free 67 in the third round.
Internal e-mails and other documents from Merck &amp; Co. show the company fought for years to keep safety concerns from undermining the drug&#39;s commercial prospects, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Derek Raivio scores 21 points to help Gonzaga upset No. 2 North Carolina 82-74 in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals Wednesday night.
(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees try to stay on the winning track this evening when they conclude their three-game set with the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium.
The bronze medallion embedded in the pavement behind the Commercial Bank of Texas is easy to overlook. About the size of a DVD, it barely registers as a bump for the cars pulling into the drive-thru window.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin put the finishing touches on his country&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on Friday, reducing greenhouse gas emissions also moved one notch higher on Japan&#39;s policy agenda.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday to immediately address the escalating atrocities in Darfur by sending an independent team of investigators to the volatile Sudanese region.
President Bush appears ready to  spend some of his newly gained political capital on immigration  reform but could run up against fierce opposition from  conservatives in his own Republican Party, analysts said on  Thursday.
Sen. George Allen attempted to steer his campaign away from accusations of racial insensitivity Monday night with a two-minute, statewide television ad touting the need to focus on \
A specially-shaped camera lens which means images are never out of focus could find its way onto camera phones.
Phil Mickelson capped off his 2004 season by shooting a 13-under 59 on Wednesday to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, a two-day competition involving the year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s four major winners.
A new video tape has emerged which shows two of the September 11 hijackers, including ringleader Mohammed Atta, at a hideout of Osama bin Laden's in Afghanistan, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.
To football fans he will be remembered as the indomitable leader of the Reds. To many others, the defining memory of Emlyn Hughes will be of a jumper-wearing, quiz-show team captain being berated by Princess Anne for his spelling.
The rain is turning to snow on a blustery January morning, and all the men gathered in a parking lot here surely would prefer to be inside. But the weather couldn't matter less to the robotic sharpshooter they are here to watch as it splashes through puddles, the barrel of its machine gun pointing the way like Pinocchio's nose.
BAGHDAD, November 10 (Online): Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sunni Muslim minority was outraged on Tuesday over the assault on Fallujah, with a political party quitting the US-backed government and calls on Iraqis to boycott national elections promised by the end of January.
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The grapefruit-size device allows patients to move freely for up to two hours at a time.
Dell and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission have issued a wide reaching recall of about 990,000 power adapters. The power adapters are being recalled because they can overheat and pose a risk of fire and electrical shock.
Vornado offered to modify its $41 billion bid for Equity Office Properties by paying the cash portion of its offer within a few weeks.
Three men with close ties to US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were indicted on Tuesday along with eight companies for illegal fund-raising activities in a political
Cipolletta: i recenti rincari dopo 5 anni di tariffe ferme
Ms.  Keck was instrumental in converting the centuries-old craft of art restoration into a profession based on scientific research.
Thousands of New York&#39;s taxi drivers on Wednesday put on the brakes with a 48-hour strike just as the US Open tennis tournament moved toward a climax and the city&#39;s Fashion Week started up.
ATHENS, Greece -- In a rented warehouse in Athens&#39; Alimos neighborhood, a group of Greek florists with blistered fingers are working to be a part of Olympic history.
The Walt Disney Company&#39;s multimillion-dollar contract with Michael S. Ovitz was unreasonable and one of the most generous ever, a compensation expert testified yesterday.
Students had spring in their step and winter in the background Tuesday morning as they headed to River Dell High School in Oradell on the penultimate day of February.  (c) 2007 Record, The; Bergen County, N.J.. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
A new video posted on both YouTube and the Internet by Democrats includes a montage of political moments in which Mitt Romney repeatedly downplays his Republican Party affiliation while running for governor of heavily Democratic Massachusetts in 2002.
WASHINGTON - In a spy investigation that could strain U.S.-Israeli relations and muddy the Bush administration's Middle East policy, the FBI is investigating whether a Pentagon analyst fed to Israel secret materials about White House deliberations on Iran.    No arrests have been made, said two federal law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation...
Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, who is currently filming the sequel to his 2003 movie Dogville starring Nicole Kidman, said the final instalment of his American trilogy was years away from hitting screens.
A group of British fathers'rights protesters were arrested Saturday before a planned stunt on the queen's Sandringham estate.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - An audit of ballots from 150 voting stations has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez won last week&#39;s recall referendum, reported the Organization of American States Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   said on Thursday Iran would not yield to Western pressure over   its rights, on the day of a U.N. deadline to halt its atomic   work.
LIMA, Ohio  - President Bush said on Saturday his  tax cuts were working to lift growth but a senior aide  acknowledged that the economy hit a \
Phil Nevin paused briefly to watch the ball before starting the emotional, and long-awaited, trot around the bases. Forgotten for a moment was the offensive slump that has been so bad Nevin didn&#039;t even play the previous two games for the Texas Rangers. Done was the 0-for-17 skid that had made manager Buck Showalter feel as though he needed to assure the designated hitter he&#039;d get another at-bat Thursday night.
The theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot will be getting an $8.5 million upgrade over the next year and a half.
On the eve of a trip to Central and South America, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday postponed his travel plans to help the White House assemble a progress report on the situation in Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Iraq_ US troops sweeping through Fallujah found what appeared to be a key command center of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, along with a workshop where an SUV registered in Texas was being converted into a bomb and a classroom containing
The TUC is arguing that the minimum pay for apprentices should rise from \u00c2\u00a380 a week to \u00c2\u00a3110.
News Corp.'s online social network  MySpace said on Monday it is offering free software tools to  let media companies block the uploading of unauthorized video  clips, expanding on an earlier program to block unauthorized  music.
The company earned $1.21 billion in the fourth quarter as it benefited from sales growth in key soft-drink brands and in its water, sports drink and orange juice categories.
Net safe thanks to technology called Anycast Last month's attack on at least six of the net's root servers was formidable, but thanks to the implementation of a technology designed to protect the infrastructure, only two were affected, according to a factsheet issued today by ICANN.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - The odds of a search engine directing you to a risky Web site are getting slimmer, but some companies are better at filtering out bad links than others, McAfee reported Monday. Google has improved over the past year, but AOL has the safest search results on the Web right now, McAfee said. The riskiest? Yahoo. Overall, a significant percentage of Web links are still risky, McAfee said. In its latest study, published Monday, about 4 percent of search results were found to be risky. A year ago, that number was five percent. McAfee's study looked at the first five pages of search results provided by AOL, Yahoo, Google, MSN, and Ask.com for about 2,300 widely used keywords. It then compared those links to its Web safety database, which records sites that are associated with things like spam, online scams, Web attacks, and risky downloads. The study took a look at both the sponsored links returned by search engines and the \
Is this just a case of a stodgy old-media company trying to hang out online with the cool kids?

The Netherlands beat Germany 2-0 to win the Women\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs Field Hockey Champions Trophy. The win earned the country some compensation for losing the gold-medal showdown at the Athens Olympics.
Founder of open-source e-mail and calendaring software project decides to move on while calling on community to continue.
Profit increased as customers signed up for Comcast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s discounted video, Internet and phone package, but the results fell short of expectations.
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush said Wednesday that Senator John Kerry was spreading &quot;wild charges&quot; by blaming the administration for the disappearance of hundreds of tons of unguarded explosives that the senator says have endangered US forces in Iraq
Pacific Northwest Ballet, starting its 2007-8 home season in Seattle with an all-Balanchine triple bill, is an example of how the generations are changing.
A year after she was snubbed at the  American Music Awards, pop singer Mariah Carey will get another  shot at glory when the next event takes place in Los Angeles on  November 21, organizers said on Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - While mobile operators claim to be cutting the cost of roaming, their efforts are just a smoke screen and have no appreciable effect on charges overall, a European consumer rights group has said. The lower tariffs are typically available for a limited duration, sometimes requiring payment of an additional subscription fee, and may only be cheaper for long calls made using certain networks, BEUC, the European Consumers' Organisation, said on Tuesday. The fees should be capped at \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.33 ($0.43) per minute for customers roaming outside their home country, consumer groups said . Their demand is considerably lower than the cap of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.49 per minute\u00c2\u00a0proposed by the European Commission\u00c2\u00a0in draft legislation that could be voted by June. Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media,\u00c2\u00a0announced plans last February\u00c2\u00a0to crack down on mobile phone roaming charges, which she said were unreasonably high. On July 12, the Commission proposed cutting by 70 percent the cost of making and receiving calls while travelling in another European Union member state, saving European consumers \u00e2\u0082\u00ac5 billion a year, according to the Commission's figures. Under the Commission's proposal, operators will be allowed to charge no more than \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.16 per minute for calls received while travelling abroad, \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.33 per minute for calls made within the country being visited, or \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.49 per minute for calls made back home or to a third country while abroad. However, that's still too much for the consumer groups, which called for charges of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.16, \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.25 and 0.33 per minute, respectively. The French Consumers' Union (UFC - Que Choisir) called for national telecommunications regulators to collect more information about the volume of incoming, outgoing and local roaming calls, and the wholesale prices charged by operators for each type of call. Without such statistics, it's difficult to measure the effects of tariffs and policies, the group said. Regulators and consumers are dependent on figures provided by the GSM Association, which represents 700 mobile phone operators, the French group said. Those figures showed that the cost of making roaming calls in Europe fell by 25 percent in 2006, from \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.83 per minute to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.62, the GSM Association said on Feb. 8. The price decline shows that regulation, especially of the retail market, is unnecessary, the Association said. In the absence of independent measurements of the market, BEUC and UFC - Que Choisir commissioned their own economic analysis in order to determine what they consider fair price caps. Limiting charges to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac0.33 per minute will stimulate demand, and so have no adverse effect on operators' revenue or profit, they said. Based on mobile phone bills supplied by Members of the European Parliament, they calculated that lower charges could save MEPs an average over \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1,000 each per year. European telecommunications ministers are expected to discuss the Commission's proposed regulations at informal meetings alongside the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, next month, while the European Parliament will vote on the proposals in April. Germany, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, has announced its intention to push the legislation on roaming prices through by the end of June, when its term of office ends. \u00c2
Rite Aid Corp. , the No. 3 U.S.  drugstore chain, on Thursday said first-quarter profit fell, as  higher sales were not enough to offset spending on new  drugstores.
The dollar sagged to a record low  against the euro on Tuesday after remarks on monetary policy by  European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet did not  detract from bullish euro sentiment.
So maybe Mark Antony loved Cleopatra for her mind. That is the conclusion being drawn by academics at Britain's University of Newcastle from a Roman denarius coin which depicts the celebrated queen of Egypt as a sharp-nosed, thin-lipped woman with a protruding chin.
Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said on Tuesday he had agreed to sack the central election commission and support election law reform -- both key opposition demands to end mass protests against a rigged vote.
Baseball-crazed Venezuelans celebrated pitcher Johan Santana&#39;s award as the American League Cy Young winner on Thursday. Honking car horns as they heard the news on the radio and glued to television
Libya signed a deal on Friday to pay  $35 million in compensation for more than 160 victims of a  Berlin nightclub bombing in 1986, taking another major step  toward ending its international isolation.
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Alleged Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano is believed to have had surgery in France while on the run, Italian media report.
Israeli politicians held a stormy debate on Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan today ahead of a critical vote that could give the Israeli prime minister the crucial support he needs to push it forward.
HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned voluptuous Playboy Playmate who became a tabloid fixture while fighting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over the estate of her billionaire husband, died suddenly at the age of 39 on Thursday.
Intel missed its earnings projection, but its inventories dropped. Or did they? Bill Mann thinks not.
Federal oversight of crops genetically engineered to produce medications  in their seeds and leaves is inadequate to prevent unwanted contamination of food crops, according to an analysis released yesterday by a scientific advocacy group. As a result, the report concludes, consumers are at risk of inadvertently dosing themselves with prescription drugs while eating a morning bowl of cereal.
Thousands of residents who were evacuated from the path of a leaking dam were urged to stay away through Monday after authorities released a torrent of water to ease pressure on the barrier.
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The ball at the World Championships of Soccer for the Blind clatters like a rattlesnake's tail. Fans are barred from cheering too loudly and clear plastic walls keep the players in-bounds. Every four years, players compete for Cup glory in an eight-nation tournament drawing hundreds, not millions, of fans to a game without the noisy hype of media and merchandising. Save for the goalkeepers, all the athletes are legally blind.
MIAMI : Courted by the candidates, some Florida residents headed to the polls in early voting instituted after electoral chaos in the state held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks.
The Reverend Harold Hamon says he probably was addressing Christmas cards Thursday when his neighbor was being strangled and her fetus cut from her body.
Science & environment: Political differences might be explained by a fundamental variation in how our brains are 'wired' to process information, study says.
Pakistan said Monday there was no evidence Osama bin Laden is hiding in the country, and denied it allowed CIA agents to set up bases along the border to search for the al-Qaida leader.
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Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, British warn experts.
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The bodies of two young brothers were found in the trunk of their mother's car about four hours after they were reported missing, state police said Sunday.
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Five nations have banned imports of UK poultry following the outbreak of bird flu on a Suffolk turkey farm.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fighters loyal to Iraqi cleric  Moqtada al-Sadr clashed sporadically with U.S. troops in Najaf  Saturday after talks with religious authorities to end a siege  at the city's holiest shrine ran into difficulties.
Helicopters sent by Venezuela's president picked up two hostages freed by Colombian rebels in the jungle Thursday and flew the women across the border in a mission that could open a new path to freedom for dozens of captives.
Simplicity has a price Time Machine for OSX has got the Apple platform's fuss-less data backup covered quite nicely. But where can a technical nincompoop turn for brainless Windows backup?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Following 10 months of debate on the medical, ethical, and psychological issues involved, the Cleveland Clinic&#39;s review board has approved its doctors&#39; petition to be the first institution worldwide to perform a human face transplant, the Associated Press
Steve McClaren performs a  U-turn by naming David Beckham in the England squad for the first time.
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America&#39;s biggest steel maker, International Steel Group, agreed to a $4.5 billion buyout bid from a Dutch concern in a multipart transaction that will create the world&#39;s largest steel company.
Will there ever be a merger of national telecoms such as Telia-Sonera again? Politics makes it difficult.
DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday he is &quot;very confident&quot; that he has the seven necessary votes from the DC Council for his plan to build a ballpark near South Capitol Street Southeast.
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ESPN, CBS, and Fox will be bringing full-length NCAA football bowl games to Verizon Wireless VCAST TV this month and next. Now fans can argue over who's really #1 on their small screens just as easily as on the big ones.
NEW YORK  - The presence of RNA for the  enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the  presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot  study conducted in Japan.
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India&#39;s Sachin Tendulkar will miss the first test against Australia starting on Wednesday due to an elbow injury. &quot;Sachin is not playing in this test
Indian police accused West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels of leaking team information to an illegal bookmaker during the recent one-day series in India.
Stars of the Metropolitan Opera stand backstage during the season&#39;s opening presentation of Umberto Giordano&#39;s &quot;Andrea Chenier,&quot; in this Oct. 15, 1962 file photo in New York.
Dan Bartlett, a member of President George W. Bush's Texas inner circle and an aide for more than 13 years, announced on Friday he is resigning as White House counselor effective July 4.
CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Feeling outraged as that airline seat crashes back into your knees, taking sleep or that breakfast coffee with it? You're not alone.
England midfielder Sean Wright-Phillips has no idea whether he will replace the suspended and injured David Beckham against Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Federal judges are jeopardizing national security by issuing rulings contradictory to President Bush's decisions on America's obligations under international treaties and agreements, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday.
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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines also increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, US research suggests.
Fox missed a great tantrum opportunity by not showing Tom Coughlin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reaction to the holding penalty on his son-in-law, offensive guard Chris Snee, that nullified a touchdown.
A CANCER sufferer has stayed fertile after doctors transplanted one of her ovaries into her arm. The 29-year-old was diagnosed with cervical cancer and needed radiotherapy to cure her.
Extreme cold, ice, darkness challenge Airmen As temperatures hover at 30 degrees below zero, the Airmen and radars of Detachment 3, 22nd Space Operations Squadron stand watch over North America's frozen north.
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as concerns about the outlook for software maker Oracle Corp.  hit technology shares and investors worried that stronger-than-expected job growth could delay a cut in interest rates.
Militant nationalists have claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan that killed at least 11 people Friday.
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Lamond Murray scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a clutch three-pointer down the stretch, as the Toronto Raptors ended San Antonio&#39;s six-game winning streak with a 96-91 win at the Air Canada Centre
The popular country music act of Brooks &amp; Dunn head the entertainment lineup for the Republican National Convention in New York that starts in a week.
LONDON -- Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years...
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London, England (Sports Network) - Manchester City coach Kevin Keegan was charged by the English Football Association for his comments following a loss Sunday to Newcastle.
When parents need a babysitter this holiday season, they may find  their usual choices -- a local high school or college student, a relative or nearby friend -- are on vacation or unavailable. When those options don't work, an increasing number will turn to a different source: the Internet.
By Jonathan B. Cox,Economic incentives are again in the spotlight after Google was promised as much as $260 million in tax breaks and other perks to create 210 jobs.
By Linda S. Morris, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Feb. 16--A new e-mail scam using the Better Business Bureau's name tries to lure businesses and consumers to access a potentially damaging computer virus.
Clint Eastwood is the  inaugural recipient of the Motion Picture Association of  America's Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, the trade  association announced Thursday.
Carlos Delgado wanted to play for a contender, and the Florida Marlins look like one now. Delgado agreed Tuesday to a &#36;52 million, four-year contract. The deal, which includes an option year making it potentially worth &#36;64 million over five seasons, is contingent on the Delgado passing a physical Wednesday.
NEW YORK - Few things are more popular than free money in the form of a gift token ... unless it is redeemable at a store you don&#39;t like.
LONDON, Oct 12 (IPS) - New fears have arisen over global warming after   some measurements pointed to an unusual rise in carbon dioxide  levels  over the past two years.
President George W. Bush should stop flouting federal and international law over the legal status of detainees in US custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
A former Air Force procurement official admitted in federal court yesterday that before she went to work for The Boeing Co. in January 2003 she helped the company obtain several other military contracts -- not
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The equipment truck is on its way from Fenway Park. The Super Bowl is week-old news, and the headlines have already shifted to Schill. The sun is shining in Florida, where the temperature has been in the 80s, and the official start of Red Sox camp is Thursday. That's enough to bring a smile even to ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several people, police said.
The Grudge, a supernatural thriller about a curse that spreads like a plague, created an epidemic at the box office by scaring up $40 million in ticket sales.
The government on Wednesday signed an agreement with China that will improve information sharing on auto safety following last summer's recall of thousands of defective Chinese-made tires.
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan bank robbers with pistols and a hand-grenade refused to give up dozens of hostages, including a pregnant woman and children, on the second day of a standoff with heavily armed police on Tuesday.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - After months of delays and  intense pretrial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in  court on Monday as the task of selecting a jury began in the  child molestation case that has put his career, reputation and  freedom at risk.
(CBS/AP) Pat Tillman &quot;probably&quot; was killed by friendly fire while leading his team of Army Rangers up a hill during a firefight in Afghanistan last month, the US Army said Saturday.
Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for three years.
Mikkel Aaland's guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is good for newbies and beyond--but you'd better act fast if you're interested in a book on the software.
John Kerry will begin his post-Labor Day advertising blitz in seven states from New Hampshire to New Mexico, his political Ground Zero for a &#36;50 million campaign scheduled to expand into another 13 states by Nov. 2.
By Jack Komperda Daily Herald Staff Writer  Carol Bohnert takes her agriculture as seriously as her classroom lectures on diagramming sentences.
PARKFIELD, Calif. - A strong earthquake that shook Central California without causing any significant damage or injuries could be a boon to researchers who hope intense scrutiny of the state's earthquake capital may help predict future temblors...
At least one vendor is selling OEM copies of Microsoft&#39;s new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system online, possibly exploiting a loophole in Microsoft&#39;s contracts.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Texas reliever Frank Francisco was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of aggravated battery after he threw a chair into the right-field box seats and hit two spectators in the head during Monday night's loss to the Oakland Athletics...
A Nevada man who recently emerged  from a two-month coma was arrested after regaining  consciousness and is now recovering in a county jail medical  facility, officials said on Monday.
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is to travel to Brussels next week for talks with fellow donors on the current status of the peace process in Sri Lanka, the State Department said.
U.S. stocks pointed to a slightly  higher open on Monday as investors seek bargains and oil prices  stay below last week's record high of nearly $50 a barrel.
The NHL's best team comes to TD Banknorth Garden tonight with a six-game winning streak.
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A film depicting the life of JM Barrie, the Scottish creator of Peter Pan, has been nominated in the Golden Globes - the US awards judged second only to the Oscars.
By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  Salt Lake City and North Salt Lake have reached a compromise on 80 acres of foothill land, after five years of back-and-forth bickering over open space on their border.
The Prison Officers Association delivers a vote of no confidence in the governor of a youth prison hit by riots.
Russia successfully tests two intercontinental missiles amid renewed criticism over US missile defence plans.
Setting the stage for a contentious congressional debate over farm subsidies, a House panel voted unanimously yesterday to extend for five years the current system of payments to farmers and rejected a series of proposed changes.
LONDON -- Britain&#39;s Prince Harry cut a photographer&#39;s lip early Thursday after pushing a camera away outside a club, according to the office of his father, Prince Charles.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, traveling in Europe on her first foreign trip in her new job, says the Bush administration is continuing to rely on diplomacy to stop what U.S. officials believe is ...
The U.S. military published a new counterinsurgency manual on Friday that draws on lessons from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and stresses that troops must be able to do more than just fight.
Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
Florida's orange groves emerged mostly unscathed from unusually low temperatures overnight, the state's largest growers association said Thursday.
Defending champion Porto moved into the second round of the Champions League on Benni McCarthy&#39;s 85th-minute goal for a 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Tuesday, ending the unbeaten streak of former coach Jose Mourinho.
The European Commission is to warn Greece about publishing false information about its public finances.
Pakistan captain Inzamamul Haq has ruled himself out of the second Test against Australia starting on Sunday due to a back injury.
An elderly Italian woman gets the shock of her life when she finds a grenade in a sack of potatoes.
South Dakota truck driver Mark Monahan says he's had enough of Tom Daschle. So do top Republicans who have made the U.S. Senate's No. 1 Democrat a bull's-eye target for removal from the national scene.
Digital music player maker Creative sees its profits fall by 84%, on increased advertising costs and an investment loss.
A man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly displaying hangman's nooses from the back of a pickup truck during a civil rights march last year in Jena, Louisiana.
28/09/2004 - Siglato oggi un protocollo d\u00e2\u0080\u0099intesa tra Microsoft e Ministero delle Comunicazioni, alla presenza dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099On. Maurizio Gasparri, Ministro delle Comunicazioni, e di Umberto Paolucci, Senior Chairman
The Dallas defense hinted at an all-out blitz early in the second quarter, and Daunte Culpepper saw it coming. He alerted his Minnesota teammates, stepped back into the shotgun and calmly threw a soft pass over the line for a 63-yard touchdown that put the Vikings ahead for good in last Sunday's season-opening victory over the Cowboys.
A married couple who sailed to America from England around 1630 are the reason why thousands of people in the United States are at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer, researchers said on Wednesday.
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VODAFONE shares fell nearly 3 per cent yesterday on fears that the mobile phone group could come under pressure from its US partner to provide $25 billion (\u00c2\u00a313 billion) to help to finance a bid for Sprint.
Iron Mountain Inc. said Tuesday it will acquire Connected Corp. for $117 million in cash in a merger of two Massachusetts-based record-keeping companies.
Northwest Airlines Corp. CEO Richard Anderson has resigned to take an executive job at UnitedHealth Group Inc. Anderson, 49, who took over the top job at the Eagan-based airline in 2001, will become an executive vice president at UnitedHealth.
Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they&#39;re overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks
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Janel McCarville scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds, leading Minnesota over Michigan 73-49 on Thursday night.
Arizona will divert 22,500 doses of flu vaccine from a planned terrorism drill to help protect at-risk people throughout the state.
Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis was kicked out of the Olympics and stripped of his bronze medal in the 62-kilogram class after drug tests found his testosterone levels were twice as high as allowed.
ATHENS, Greece - A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima wound up with the bronze - and a special award for sportsmanship - and the former priest was arrested...
Jim Lanzone is leaving the company in a management shakeup at parent Interactive Corp.
Indonesian police have made their first arrest in connection with last week&#39;s bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Police chief Da&#39;i Bachtiar said a man had been arrested for carrying explosives for
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A woman found in her home with the decomposing bodies of four girls faces murder charges, and authorities believe she is their mother, officials said Thursday
After adding to his growing collection of  top awards on Thursday night, R&B superstar Usher is justified  in being excited about his music career, but it is acting  that's got him dreaming.
Monks unfairly dismissed a couple who worked for them for 23 years, an employment tribunal rules.
HERZLIYA, Israel  - Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova will make her long-awaited Fed Cup debut for champions Russia when they face World Group newcomers Israel in the first-round tie this weekend.
A national environmental group that recently endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards will begin airing a radio ad Thursday praising him.
The Swiss owner of French brand Perrier lifts a threat to sell the iconic water producer despite continuing tensions.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage and other crimes.
Michael Ovitz could have been demoted or reassigned for the bulk of his five-year contract at the Walt Disney Co., but it would have done more harm than
After the Super Bowl ends, shirts and caps made for the losing team will be donated to a developing nation.
AKRON, Ohio  - Democrat John Kerry criticized  President Bush on Saturday for burying a record jump in  Medicare premiums in a pre-holiday announcement that came  during a rush of news at home and abroad.
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Directory transversal shocker A scripting error in Adobe's website gave outsiders broad access to internal files on the company's webserver that could prove valuable to malicious hackers trying to penetrate its security.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kids won't break a sweat playing Mattel Radica's football and baseball games. GadgetLab goes to the International Toy Fair in New York.
Ogo is the first wireless messaging device to provide instant messaging (IM) and e-mail from all three leading providers - AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Friday said   it was not trying to dissuade movie studios from working with   other forms of distribution, such as Apple Computer Inc.'s   iTunes download service.
Scotland's expensive new parliament building is opened amid great ceremony.
Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday he hasn't reached out to \
Yasser Arafat was buried on Friday in chaotic scenes of grief and gunfire at the compound where he spent his final years encircled by the Israeli army and powerless to realize his dream of a Palestinian state.
Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
The UK has built up a stockpile of 100 tonnes of plutonium - enough to make 17,000 nuclear bombs, the Royal Society says.
The Oscar-winning  director of the German film &quot;The Lives of Others&quot; has supported  Tom Cruise&#39;s bid to play a would-be Hitler assassin in the  movie &quot;Valkyrie.&quot;
Continental Airlines has bet big on its future international business by ordering 10 of Boeing&#39;s new 7E7 Dreamliners. The airline, which is expected to lose more than US$200 million this year, hopes
Al Gore and his campaign against global warming won big at the Oscars as Hollywood went green on Sunday night. If only politics were that simple.
Using speech-to-text software and studying the contextual relationships between words, a new startup makes audio files as searchable as text on the web. By Eliot Van Buskirk.
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Roger Clemens met privately with seven more members of Congress who will hear his sworn testimony as members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The government said yesterday a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father&#39;s plea.
An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.5 struck off the northwest coast of the Big Island on Thursday in the same area where two stronger temblors struck last month.
SANTA CLARA, Cuba: Fidel Castro suffered a fall yesterday, possibly breaking an arm and a knee, but laughed off the accident, assuring Cubans he remained in good spirits and in one piece.
The Minnesota Twins acquired first baseman Phil Nevin and cash from the Chicago Cubs Thursday night for a player to be named.
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit and sales rose from a year earlier, helped by strong economic conditions.
The Dave Matthews Band and  bluegrass combo Alison Krauss + Union Station will make their  first appearances at the fourth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts  Festival, set to take place south of Nashville on June 10-12,  organizers said on Wednesday.
The bride's gown is worth more than most American homes. Her diamond-studded ring costs more than many yachts. But the groom's hair? Self-styled.
Cut off their connection to the Web and people have moments of &quot;withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration, and disconnectedness&quot; according to a report released Wednesday by Yahoo.
Decisione dei sindacati Orsa e Fast dopo l'apertura delle trattative con il ministero dei Trasporti. Aerei fermi venerd\u00c3\u00ac per 4 ore
Time to pay up Supermicro has found itself on the wrong end of a pricey server shipment after pleading guilty to sending gear to Iran.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man taking an evening stroll was killed Saturday while crossing a Greenlawn street, Suffolk police said.
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood is locked in a war of the &#39;toons, as two revolutionary animated films, &quot;The Polar Express&quot; and &quot;The Incredibles&quot;, battle to rival the success of the giant green ogre &quot;Shrek&quot;.
Sabato a Celje l`Italia di Marcello Lippi affronter\u00c3\u00a0 la Slovenia in una gara valida per le qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 2006. Dopo quattro mesi di assenza Francesco Totti torna a vestire la maglia azzurra.
Alcune manifestanti spintonate e malmenate, dieci arresti
Blog: IBM's Venture Capital Group is placing its own bets in clean tech in energy efficiency and water conservation.
Shares of Google Inc., the Internet search engine that first sold stock to the public in August, surged 15 percent after profit more than doubled, and the company said online advertising sales show no signs of slowing.
IT SHOULD not be surprising that a classified National Intelligence Estimate completed late last month projects three scenarios for Iraq over the next year and a half that range from dicey to disastrous -- from fragile stability to civil war among Sunni
Sports entertainment group ESPN Inc. has  agreed to acquire the North American Sports Network (NASN) from  Setanta Sport Holdings Ltd and Benchmark Capital Europe, they  said in a statement on Tuesday.
James Blake and Andy Roddick will lead   the United States team in their Davis Cup semi-final against   Russia in Moscow later this month.
The top anti-spyware products are reviewed at Adware Report. In-depth, side-by-side comparisons of popular spyware removal applications help you find the software that&#39;s right for you.
E' Rogerio Ceni, portiere del San Paolo, il miglior giocatore del campionato brasiliano 2006. L'estr...
Fonti finanziarie, il suo trasferimento e' ipotesi infondata
Chris DiMarco has a special reason for   hoping the United States can this week claim an overwhelming   Ryder Cup success like Europe did two years ago.
That bad joke and a bit of grave-dancing is called for, however, in reviewing the issues that met their demise in 2004. While gone -- and mostly forgotten -- these issues leave behind a legacy that investors can learn from.
By Hays Burchfield, The Shelby Star, N.C.  Jun. 22--SHELBY -- Despite not getting home until around 3 a.m. Thursday because of a traffic jam in the Atlanta area, Cleveland County Lean Council members said their trip to Alabama was worthwhile.
Chicago rapper Kanye West, who survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of commercially successful Grammy Award contenders with 10 nominations, organizers said on Tuesday.
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Canada&#39;s defence minister said he could not rule out suing the British government over the purchase of four second-hand submarines.
The Who kicked off the U.S. leg of   their first world tour for more than 20 years on Tuesday with a   two-hour set that included a full complement of classic hits, a   smattering of new material, and some rough edges.
Venezuelan police on Sunday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters demonstrating against President Hugo Chavez's closure of an opposition television channel.
The Indian plunder of Bangladesh&#39;s meagre bowling resources continued. After months of drought against more forceful attacks, India had little to fear at Chittagong Stadium.
White House spokesman Tony Snow fired back at former President Bill Clinton after Clinton charged that the Bush administration believes the law is a \
The Army is dismissing the equivalent of a battalion of soldiers every year for taking drugs, a report says.
Why did the British never allow themselves to become dependent on just two flu major flu vaccine suppliers like the Americans did?
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Australian Open champion  Marat Safin feared nerves would once again get the better of  him during Sunday's centenary final against Lleyton Hewitt.
Rangers reduced Celtic&#39;s lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League to just a point with an emphatic 4-1 home win over Motherwell on Monday.
Gordon Brown's rise to become British prime minister is the culmination of a 24-year political career, much of it spent in partnership with his friend &#151; and rival &#151; Tony Blair.
L'indice Nikkei e' sceso a 17.963,64 punti
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and scale of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, abruptly raised the U.S. contribution tenfold to $350  million on Friday.
Two U.S. Navy sailors who were found dead in a hotel room in the West African nation of Ghana on New Year's Eve have been identified.
JOHANNESBURG: Mark Thatcher paid two million rand (BD113,400) in bail yesterday to end a nine-day house arrest imposed after he was charged with bankrolling a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said.
John Kerry has said US President George W. Bush bears responsibility for a misguided war in Iraq, lost jobs at home and a rising number of Americans without health care.
Gap Inc. GPS.N plans in the second  half of 2005 to launch its first new chain in a decade, a  specialty clothing retailer aimed at women over 35 years old,  the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, citing Gap Chief  Executive Paul Pressler.
As jugglers danced with hoops and spirals of fire, vehicles belched flames and hypnotic drums echoed through the night, more than 35,000 costumed revelers ritually burned a 40-foot neon-and-wooden icon of a man deep in the Nevada desert.
Staten Island-bound traffic on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was closed after a man fell from the Brooklyn approach to the bridge.
A high-stakes battle over Scott Peterson&#39;s life begins today at the same courthouse where hundreds of gawkers whooped it up after a jury found him guilty
The U.S. trade deficit hit an all-time high of &#36;60.3 billion in November as American appetites for foreign oil and even imported food reached record levels.
South African police say the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was planning to flee the country before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
The two parties to the Sudanese negotiations, the Sudanese government and the rebel movements resumed yesterday the third day of talks under the supervision of the African Union, following a delay that lasted four hours because of the rejection of the
Wayne Rooney is shortlisted for the Fifa World Player of the Year award which will be decided in December.
General Electric is getting out of the subprime mortgage market by selling WMC Mortgage, the company announced on Thursday.
Shaquille O'Neal will be out of action for at least the next two weeks, the Miami Heat said on Tuesday.
The Afghan president makes a rare visit to the north just two weeks before the country's first presidential elections.
A man is killed in violence in Egypt, as the first round voting for the upper chamber of parliament gets underway.
U.S. chain store sales fell in the first week of October as increased customer traffic in malls failed to translate into bigger purchases, a report said on Tuesday.
Picture this: The year is 2025 and you're on the moon. &quot;Home&quot; is 100 meters away\u00e2\u0080\u0094an outpost on the rim of Shackleton Crater. NASA started building it five years earlier, and it is growing fast.
The Portable Media Center -- a new, Microsoft-conceived handheld device that presents video and photos as well as music -- would be a decent idea if there weren't such a thing as lampposts. Or street signs. Or trees. Or other cars.
AT&T Corp. is cutting 7,400 more jobs and slashing the book value of its assets by $11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company's plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business following a lost court battle.
ILC Dover's blow-up pods need a few tweaks before they can take on the moon's harsh environment.
If you&#39;re not fond of red wine, a new study out of Canada could be just the health news you need. Researchers say a daily mug of brew could be just as good for you as glass of wine.
Scores of fans of late Diana, princess of Wales, have left flowers at her former London residence to mark the ninth anniversary of the iconic figure's death.
SIRTE, Libya  - Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.
Measures to nationalise bank come under fire from MPs but second reading of bill is passed
U.S. retail gasoline prices fell to an average of &#36;1.791 for regular unleaded as motorists took to the roads for the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the Energy Department said on Monday.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a second drug to tamoxifen, the breast cancer drug used successfully for more than 20 years, helps it retain its full strength, scientists at the U.S. National Cancer Institute report.

Actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt will man a celebrity phone bank for a US TV fundraiser for tsunami victims.
10.25.04 - WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will make his first title defense against the man who most recently knocked out Mike Tyson, Danny Williams, on Saturday, December 11, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Resort &amp; Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
Donadi (Idv): '' Cambio casacca e' malcostume personale''
A police force says it will not identify the alleged crimes of wanted men to protect their human rights.
Oil prices surged 5 percent on Friday as frigid weather lingered in the mammoth US Northeast heating oil market and militant Osama bin Laden urged renewed attacks on Middle East oil installations.
North Pacific right whales may not be going extinct after all. Scientists have found twice as many right whales in the Bering Sea as previously spotted, giving them hope the rare whales are making a comeback.
Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori shocked young American San Querrey in a three-set thriller on Saturday to book his first ATP finals berth.
Chemicals maker DuPont Co. said on  Monday it would sell its protective coatings product lines and  related assets to Swiss chemicals firm Sika AG.
MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin will soon sign a decree allowing for the privatization of Russia's Aeroflot airline and Svyazinvest telecommunications holding in 2005, a top economic official said Thursday.
R&amp;B crooner R.Kelly has smacked Jay-Z with a $75 million lawsuit on Nov. 1 and accused the rapper of intentionally disrupting his efforts throughout their \u00e2\u0080\u009cBest of Both World\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tour.
Let the more relaxed life of Hawaii lead you away from hyperactive investing.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes bombarded hard  core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday as troops hunted  insurgents house-to-house in the city already devastated by the  ferocity of the military's seven-day onslaught.
Lorie Kane's name is all over the place at the Canadian Women's Open. It's on posters, programs and seemingly every autographable item from hats to flags to scraps of paper. Most importantly, it's on the leaderboard.
With a long list of credits for blockbuster movies and hit TV shows under his belt, Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer is branching into video games.
Our series of trivia questions about the incoming freshman class continues: Who ran for the House in 1998, losing a primary to an opponent who is still serving in Congress?  David Davis, R-Tenn. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.
Peru&#39;s president urged world leaders on Wednesday to pressure Japan to extradite former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to face corruption charges and allegations he authorized death squad massacres a decade ago.
In risposta a proposta aziende giudicata irricevibile
Colpo a clan dei Casalesi, in manette anche un militare
RED DEER -- The premier himself and cabinet ministers who are derelict in their duty will be fired - not just the 22,000-member provincial public service, says Premier Ralph Klein.
The FBI has seized equipment as part of the first copyright action taken against file-sharing networks.
A last-minute federal court battle over caucus rules underlines the importance Saturday's vote in Nevada has assumed as a potential momentum-builder in the Democratic presidential campaign.
After 34 years as one of the most prominent antiques dealers in Paris, Ariane Dandois is going out of business \u00e2\u0080\u0094 but with a bang.
A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. will have to abide immediately by an EU ruling that forces the software giant to change its commercial practices before the appeals procedure runs its full course, sources said.
InfoWorld - Intel's resignation from the One Laptop Per Child Project's board of directors will have \
&quot;Girl Power&quot; is back with the  announcement that the Spice Girls, who topped charts in the  late 1990s, are reuniting for a tour and greatest hits album.
Republican U.S. House leaders faced mounting pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.
Raymond Gilmartin, chief executive of Merck, will testify before a Senate committee this week on the withdrawal of Vioxx, in spite of efforts by the drug company to send others in his place.
ST. LOUIS -- Over the last three years, the New England Patriots have defined the word &quot;team.&quot; Yesterday they redefined it and along the way embarrassed an ill-prepared team that couldn't execute, the St. Louis Rams, 40-22, at the Edward Jones Dome.
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Medio Oriente. Strage di Taba: oggi in Italia le salme di Sabrina e Jessica. Proseguono le indagini. Un Boeing 707 dell&#39;Aeronautica militare \u00c3\u00a8 decollato dall&#39;aeroporto di Pratica di Mare per rimpatriare i
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Taliban guerrillas killed 10 policemen on Sunday in a raid in southern Afghanistan, provincial officials said.
ATHENS, Ga. - It's news that would make Jackie Gleason shout out his trademark \
Two late goals give Celtic a dramatic victory over Inverness in their Scottish Cup quarter-final.
Sydney hosts the world's largest HIV/Aids forum, which confirms that male circumcision can cut infection.
Toshiba will discontinue its HD DVD products, it said Tuesday, handing victory to rival high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc.The company will no longer develop, manufacture, and market HD DVD players and recorders.It will reduce shipments of HD DVD players and recorders to retail markets and aims to cease the businesses altogether by the end of March.But the Japanese electronics giant pledged to provide full product support and after-sales service for owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.Recent changes in the market prompted the decision, Toshiba said. Early this year,&#160;Warner Bros. said it would stop issuing movies on HD DVD&#160;in the coming months and rely exclusively on Blu-ray Disc. The Hollywood studio was one of three major studios remaining in the HD DVD camp, and its defection created widespread belief that the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc was now over.More recently, major U.S. retail chain&#160;Wal-Mart announced it would phase out the sale of HD DVD products, moving to exclusivity with Blu-ray Disc. Electronics retailer Best Buy also said it would back Blu-ray Disc, but it did not say it would stop offering HD DVD.Warner made its decision based on consumer confusion and indifference to high definition movies, an indifference that cost Hollywood in lost revenue, it said. Wal-Mart said U.S. customers preferred Blu-ray Disc movies and hardware. Blu-ray Disc is the high definition disc format championed by Sony.&quot;This once again shows why incompatible and mutually exclusive formats should be avoided at all cost by the industry,&quot; said Carl Gressum, a senior analyst at Ovum. &quot;It reduces profitability and delays customer adoption.&quot;&quot;The big question is, however, the impacts on Toshiba as an electronics company,&quot; he added. &quot;It has after all bet its disc media business on HD DVD, as well as gone for HD DVD integration into some of its laptop PCs. The channel has inventory to clear, and demands from owners of HD DVD players.&quot;Toshiba said its decision came after careful analysis of the long-term impact of continuing the format war, and said a swift decision was called for to help the high definition market develop.The company also pledged to remain a player in the high definition market. Developing HD DVD created many assets for Toshiba and its partners, which include Microsoft, Intel, HP, and Universal Studios, the company said. Toshiba plans to work with these companies to seek future business opportunities.&#160;&#160;
As the caucuses loom, residents of Waterloo want the nation's broken immigration system fixed \u00e2\u0080\u0093 but they don't want any one group to become penalized or singled out.
Three men are found guilty of murdering a man shot through the front door of his home in an Essex village.
Sony Corp. (6758.T) shares fell as much  as 2.6 percent on Thursday, hit by another delay in the launch  of its PlayStation 3 game console, but outperformed sector  peers and the broader market by the end of the day as investors  weigh the likely impact of the delay.
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer's plans for a controlling interest in Man Utd are reportedly close to collapse.
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A few months after winning his fourth Olympic Gold Medal Matthew Pinsent, one of Britain&#39;s premier rowers in recent years has announced his retirement.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Thursday that Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki   had told him Tehran was seriously considering an offer of   incentives aimed at defusing a row over its nuclear program.
The election on Nov. 2 will have many far-reaching implications, not the least of which is mankind&#39;s fledgling reach into space.
Dozens of people abducted by a Ugandan rebel group are due to be flown home, hoping to be reunited with families.
SEATTLE (Ticker) -- True freshman Marshawn Lynch ruined Senior Day for Washington and kept No. 6 California&#39;s Bowl Championship Series hopes alive.
Chilean retailer Cencosud said on  Sunday it agreed to acquire the supermarket and shopping center  operator of Peru's top retailer, Grupo Wong, for a transaction  including stock that it valued at $500 million.
Promises better web apps The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced two standards aimed at bringing order to the web.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BERLIN -- The US dollar fell to another new low against the euro yesterday, pushing the European currency higher than $1.34 after US employment data came in weaker than expected.
BOCHUM, Germany The General Motors plant here resumed production on Wednesday after workers voted to end a six-day walkout sparked by the threat of thousands of job cuts.
Rollie Vonlinger looked sadly across Lake Cumberland at some of the fishing spots he has hit over the past 30 years. It is going to be hard to get to some of those spots from now on, because the boat ramp he normally uses no longer reaches the water.
La manifestazione in programma il 20 e 21 luglio
ATHENS - Windsurfer Gal Fridman won his country&#39;s first gold medal since Israel began competing in the Olympics at Helsinki in 1952 when he captured the men&#39;s Mistral sailboard title at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre on Wednesday.
Rapper Ludacris scored his third No. 1 on the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, while Janet Jackson's new release opened with her lowest numbers in almost a decade, Billboard reported.
NEW YORK -- Kicked out of Arthur Ashe Stadium Thursday night , Benjamin Becker had no choice but to head to his hotel. He had wanted to get a peek as Andre Agassi fought to prolong his tennis career against Marcos Baghdatis . No seats were available, and the US Open qualifier wasn't even allowed to stand in the alleys ...
Alex Rodriguez is generally so wound up after a game that when the Yankees play at home, he goes back to his apartment in Manhattan and watches a re-broadcast of the game on television.
Well, we tried not to talk about the rumored merger of Sprint and Nextel that was supposed to go down this week because we couldn&#39;t find any corroborating witnesses, but now that Verizon may have thrown a monkey wrench into the works, TelecomWeb will jump
Corus pays an undisclosed six-figure sum to a man injured in a fatal explosion at its Port Talbot steelworks.
NEW YORK -- The pressure came not from the burden of history that has, of late, begun to weigh on Roger Federer's shoulders. It came not from the men among whose names his will reside in the tennis annals. It came instead from the man sitting in Federer's player's box, the one wearing jeans and a baseball cap, his relaxation ...
Men with prostate cancer that does not appear to have spread have better survival chances when they get short-term hormone treatment along with standard radiation.
JERUSALEM -- A Hamas official was killed yesterday when his sport-utility vehicle exploded in a neighborhood of Damascus seconds after he started the engine, according to witnesses and the Palestinian militant group's leaders, who accused Israel of assassinating the operative.
WELLINGTON : National carrier Air New Zealand will revisit its plans for an alliance with Australia&#39;s Qantas Airways in two or three years, Air New Zealand chief executive Ralph Norris said.
WASHINGTON Sept. 20, 2004 - A judge has struck down several government rules on campaign fund raising, ordering tougher restrictions on big political money in the long term while creating uncertainty about
LOS ANGELES - A video game fan upset over a failed disc drive in his Xbox video game console has sued Microsoft Corp. on behalf of all Xbox owners across the United States.
Sure, Melissa Etheridge is used to singing in front of thousands of people. It's just that Meryl Streep, Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg aren't usually in the audience, at least not all at once.
Books are back on the shelves  of insurgency-wracked Kashmir which has been blighted by a  literary drought for several years.
A militant group run by a Jordanian-born insurgent released a videotape showing its members killing three men identified as Turkish hostages, according to al-Jazeera
A spectacular 20-metre volley from Patrick Vieira gave Arsenal a 1-0 win at Newcastle United on Wednesday as the champions kept the pressure on league leaders Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Dick Cheney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s critics, and even some of his supporters, say the vice president has been diminished by the proceedings.
(AGI) - Palermo, 15 nov. - &quot;Dedico questo giorno a mia figlia Antonella che tanto ha sofferto e non c&#39;e&#39; piu&#39; e al mio amico Paolo Borsellino, con cui ho lavorato gomito a gomito e che non ho tradito io. I traditori del giudice Borsellino sono altri.
A shoal of sunfish -- the world's largest bony fish -- has been spotted in the waters off Cornwall, south west Britain, despite normally being found thousands of miles away, scientists said.
Pakistan's suspended top judge challenged a judicial panel considering complaints against him at a hearing on Tuesday, his lawyer said, as opposition swelled to the government's move to sack him.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice\u00c2\u0092s appearances with her Canadian counterpart have revived rumors of romance on the diplomatic circuit.
Robert Conrad will have to spend six months under house arrest and complete alcohol counseling for his role in a drunk-driving accident that left another man seriously injured, a Calaveras County judge decided.
The Baltimore Ravens, searching for a replacement for running back Jamal Lewis, acquired Willis McGahee from the Buffalo Bills on Thursday.
Toccher&agrave; a Roberto Rosetti Fiorentina-Inter, primo big match della stagione. ''Una bellissima...
For decades, doctors have operated on babies born with ambiguous genitalia. But there is a growing debate about the role physicians \u00c2\u0097 and parents \u00c2\u0097 should play in physically shaping children.
Marv Levy is preparing to step down as Buffalo Bills general manager, according to numerous reports Sunday.
Health insurance may be out of reach  for more Americans as medical costs rose faster than worker  income in the first half of the year, according to a closely  watched survey released on Thursday.
A ferry service has halted cruises to Canada that promised a scenic adventure and a flu shot. Clipper Navigation had been offering &quot;flu cruises&quot; since October 21, however, Darrell Bryan, executive vice-president
An extinct ape that lived 13 million years ago has been identified as the leading contender for the title of last common ancestor of humans and all great apes alive today.
The jury in the fraud trial of media tycoon Conrad Black is due to deliver its verdict imminently.
A District judge declared a mistrial on Monday on most of the counts against an Islamic charity and several men linked to it who were accused of illegally funneling over $12 million to the militant Palestinian group Hamas.
Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:WaxJelly Blog: Simple PHP script using the YouTube API (with pagination)DevShed: Uploading Files and Navigating Directories in PHPPHPit.net: PHP5 Class Basics, Part 1SpinDrop.us: Using Zend Search Lucene in a symfony appCommunity News: PHP Appalachia IRC ChannelZend Developer Zone: Work with XML Data in the Zend FrameworkColdScripts.com: Mapping Framework PopularityWaxJelly Blog: A More Complex PHP script using the YouTube API (with video details) PART 2KillerPHP Blog: PHP Interfaces: when and why you should use them instead of classes?PHP-Tools Blog: Analyzing aide (advanced intrusion detection environment) output with PHPZend Developer Zone: Pro PHP XML and Web Services Sample ChapterZend Developer Zone: Cool Image Thumbnail ClassNefarious Designs: Object-Oriented PHP Part 4: PHP5's Improved FeaturesSebastian Bergmann's Blog: Zend/PHP Conference 2006William Candillon's Blog: phpAspect presented at the EPFL
COPENHAGEN - Products announced this week to streamline software-patch delivery are just part of Microsoft's overall efforts to tighten system security, Scott Charney told attendees of the IT Forum in Copenhagen on Tuesday.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
US astronaut Mike Fincke descended safely to Earth with two cosmonauts aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule late Saturday, Houston time, to end a six-month stay aboard the international space station.
Microsoft has released 10 software security patches for its products, including seven it deemed critical and that could allow remote attackers to take control of systems running the company&#39;s software.
A major survey is to try to establish how many people are malnourished when they are admitted to hospitals and care homes.
U.S. retailer Home Depot Inc.  is preparing to spend $100 million on a majority stake in Chinese chain HomeWay in a deal that will be unveiled in China this week, the Financial Times said on Monday.
An explosion has occurred outside the British Embassy in Chile, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
Linemate Patrice Bergeron bettered Crosby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s numbers with a pair of goals and two assists of his own for Canada, which hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t lost an opening game at the WJHC since 1998.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Rookie Ryan Palmer fired a  brilliant 10-under-par 62 to capture his first PGA Tour victory  at the $4.2 million Funai Classic Sunday.
The modern PC is a marvel, a machine that lets an ordinary person with little training create a document, check its spelling, dress it up with graphics, send it electronically to someone across the globe - and then save it accidentally into some dark
President George W. Bush on Thursday acknowledged the need for \
SEOUL: South Korea said it would wrap up this year talks with nine rice-exporting countries on a new rice policy that could double imports by \u00e2\u0080\u009914.
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter warns that financial corruption in football is making the job of the referee harder than ever.
Labour conflict looks set to boil over in the German automobile sector in the coming weeks as car makers such as Volkswagen and Opel seek to impose rigorous belt-tightening measures as an answer to chronically weak demand.
European equity markets have taken off as investors seized on Ryanair's audacious takeover bid for Aer Lingus and following another record showing on Wall Street overnight.
SINGAPORE - Crude oil prices fell in Asian trade on Tuesday, retreating further below the milestone $55 per barrel mark but apparently unable to go below $53 amid lingering supply worries.
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Cabinet ministers accepted a plan yesterday to gradually withdraw soldiers from five West Bank cities and eventually release about 900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a package of measures to be presented to Palestinian leaders at a summit next week aimed at reviving the long-stagnant peace process.
Senator John Kerry said today that no responsible commander in chief would have waged the war in Iraq.
Matthew McConaughey and his  Brazilian girlfriend are expecting their first baby, he said on  Tuesday, describing themselves as \
The weak housing market  could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the  Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressively, one  of the country&#39;s most prominent economists warned on Saturday.
A commuter van from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tumbled 200 feet off a twisting mountain road Wednesday, killing three people and injuring seven, at least four of them seriously, authorities said.
AstraZeneca Plc suffered its third  setback in two months on Friday as lung cancer drug Iressa  failed to help patients live longer in a major clinical trial,  sending its shares down as much as 9.2 percent.
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The Iraq War was supposed to be a preview of the new U.S. military: a light, swift force that relies as much on sensors and communications networks as on heavy armor and huge numbers. But once the shooting started, technology fell far short of expectations.
The head of DHL express delivery in Asia is applauding efforts by Thailand and Singapore to speed up economic reforms in Southeast Asia, but he warns that if the region doesn&#39;t work better as a group, less developed nations will lag farther behind.
A pressure group is formed to urge Hong Kong's government to act on air quality amid warnings over costs to the economy.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry delivered a populist message to this long-suffering industrial region, visiting a picket line and telling blue-collar workers here
The state of Utah recently unveiled a new version of the State's  official Web site, www.Utah.gov, which  includes improvements to citizens' access to  nearly 800 online services. Utah.gov receives the most visitors, per  capita, of any government Web site in the U.S.
The biggest rogue trader scandal in history hit Societe Generale on Thursday as the French bank accused a junior employee of a fraud costing $7 billion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Indian computer software firms to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.
A subway train derailed in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Monday, killing at least 30 people, a regional government spokesman said. &quot;Initial investigations show it was an accident,&quot; said Vicente Rambla, spokesman for the Valencia regional government.
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Bob Bradley, attuale allenatore dei Chivas Usa, sar&agrave; designato ct degli Stati Uniti. Lo scriv...
La Commissione Disciplinare ha squalificato per nove mesi il giocatore del Brescia, Jonathan Bachini. Il 13 ottobre 2004 il laterale era risultato positivo alla cocaina al controllo antidoping dopo la partita
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip\u00e2\u0080\u0093\u00e2\u0080\u0093 Israel said it fired a missile at a group of armed Palestinians early Tuesday, killing one and wounding three, on the sixth day of an offensive that\u00c2\u00b4s killed 68.
Switch to manual Apple has released an updated version of its popular QuickTime media playback software that fixes eight security vulnerabilities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Five small explosive devices detonated Friday at Madrid gas stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.
EUROPE&#39;S three main nations are ready to promise Iran nuclear technology, including supplying a light-water nuclear reactor, if Tehran takes steps to show it is not secretly trying to make atomic weapons, according to a confidential document obtained by
Designer Giorgio Armani has blamed   stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession   with ultra-thin women.
Telecom Italia's board approves a 20bn euros buyout of the 44% stake it does not already own of its mobile unit TIM.
TOKYO - Stocks opened lower Monday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange due mainly to falls in export-oriented auto and technology shares on a firmer yen.
Britain`s Prince Charles has always prided himself on being a man of the people. But with one gruff memo about not all men being equal, the heir to the throne has tarnished his populist credentials.
Americans in general and American NBA fans in particular will never, ever understand the frenzy that drives the league's international players to play for their national teams in the offseason. As one NBA official put it last week, the ongoing European Championships in Spain are a bigger deal to many of the players in the tournament than the Olympics. And ...
Iraq is far too unsafe to hold elections as scheduled in January and extremists would do well in the poll if Baghdad tried to hold it, Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah said in an interview.
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first concert of the season at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday was a solid if commonplace program that danced around late Romanticism and the first rumblings of modernism.
In this Morgan Freeman film, a movie star gets a ride home with a beautiful young woman.
After 9/11, Amy Wilentz thought that California might offer a respite from the anxieties of living in New York, but soon discovered that the Golden State manufactures anxieties all its own.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 12, 2004 - An 11-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl was shot in the stomach and critically wounded by Israeli gunfire Tuesday as she sat inside a United Nations school in a Gaza refugee camp, UN officials said.
GLENDALE, Calif. - A jury has awarded $15.6 million to a man whose image was used for years without his permission on Taster's Choice coffee labels.
China&#39;s policy of fixing the value of its currency to the dollar has made government efforts to slow its economy more difficult, the US Treasury Department said in a semi-annual report
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Ukraine's parliament approved on Wednesday a series of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving the post-election crisis which has pushed the ex-Soviet state into turmoil.
Sarah Silverman still is responding to the negative reaction to her Britney Spears jokes at the MTV Video Music Awards. \
The much-touted fuel cell technology has got a reprieve from being written off. Japanese companies, network operator NTT DoCoMo and manufacturer Fujitsu are reported to have co-developed a fuel cell recharger for DoCoMo&#39;s Foma family of 3g handsets.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Chicago Bears quarterback Craig Krenzel landed on injured reserve Tuesday, effectively ending his season. Krenzel injured an ankle as he scrambled for two yards in the second quarter of a 21-7 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 25.
Blog: Provocative video installation by Iraqi-born artist aims to provide metaphor for danger confinement faced by family and friends back home.
Turkey's new president, a devout Muslim, held his first palace receptions last week and observers noted two seemingly trivial details: Alcohol was served, and the leader's wife and top military generals didn't show up.
US envoy to Africa says violence in Rift Valley is 'clear ethnic cleansing' aimed at the Kikuyu tribe
BAGHDAD, Dec 27: Thirteen people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of a top Iraqi Shia political leader, while the country&#39;s main Sunni Muslim party announced a boycott of next month&#39;s crucial elections.
Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to star in the final two \
Computer users are being asked to donate their unused processor power to help solve social and environmental research problems. The IBM-backed project, called World Community Grid, aims to put the untapped
Commons leader Jack Straw abandons plans for MPs to vote on Lords reform using a preferential voting system.
The FA bans a Football League player for six months after two positive cocaine tests.
Charley, Frances and the specter of Ivan wreak havoc on industry assumptions. One, sure, but two? Three? By JEFF HARRINGTON, Times Staff Writer.
The same day postal officials publicly denied responsibility for 58,000 missing absentee ballots, an internal e-mail sent by the South Florida District Manager to his employees expressed
Mark Thatcher's lawyers wrapped up arguments against a subpoena forcing him to answer questions on his alleged role in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea saying they could appeal South Africa's highest court if the ruling went against him.
Thousands of Red Sox fans began descending on Boston on Saturday for a parade many began to doubt they&#39;d ever witness in their lifetimes: a toast to a team of World Series champions.
In dieci anni per coprire scalone e fondo lavori usuranti
Blog: Bad: AMD lost $600 million in the second quarter. Good: Chip shipments surged.
United Online's Internet service provider offers DSL broadband, which it'll deliver over the Verizon network.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw condemned the suicide bus bombings which killed or injured dozens of Israelis today. Mr Straw described the attacks as unjustifiable
The company said lower refining margins and gas prices were exacerbated by disruptions at some refineries.
Mathew Sinclair&#39;s sensational outfield catch remained the talk of Australia yesterday but the man who completed the &quot;miracle&quot; claims he&#39;s done it all before.
An extract of the herbal remedy St. John's wort is as effective as a commonly prescribed drug for people with moderate-to-severe depression, researchers reported this week Friday.
Arts & entertainment: Top acts put on big sales after braving the Somerset mud
By Zhan Lisheng  GUANGZHOU: This city should put recycled water to better and more extensive use and save more fresh water to overcome water shortages and reduce salt tides, a deputy to the city's legislature has suggested.
Stock futures pointed to a small rise on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a sharp slide on Tuesday as concern worsened over the outlook for consumer spending and the chances of recession in the world's largest economy.
ORLANDO, Fla. - LSU coach Nick Saban finally turned pro Saturday, prompting a Christmas night celebration at the home of Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga.
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NEW DELHI: Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries Riaz Khokhar and Shyam Saran on Saturday approved proposals to break the logjam over Kashmir and strengthen bilateral relations.
Since dismantling its weapons programs, Libya has been embraced by the West. Thursday saw Germany&#39;s chancellor begin a two-day visit intended to strengthen economic ties between the countries.
Japanese electronics giant Matsushita, the maker of Panasonic products, has begun recalling some 6,000 laptop batteries due to fears that they may overheat, a company spokesman has said.
Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity will spend another six months crawling over the surface of the red planet and sending data back to Earth.
Investigators found what is believed to be the torso of a mother of two who disappeared last month and they were seeking her husband as the suspect in her slaying, authorities said Saturday.
PASADENA, Calif. - Llamas have waited 15 years to appear in the Rose Parade. On New Year's Day, 18 of the animals and their owners will stroll down Colorado Boulevard.
U.S. stocks are seen falling for a  second-straight day on Friday on concerns the economy and  corporate profits will slow after crude futures touched another  record in overnight trading.
If he is removed he wants it to be based on the game situation, not the number of pitches he has thrown. The staff ace reached his imposed pitch count of 70 here in Baltimore after three innings last night.
El Paso, TX (Sports Network) - Texas-El Paso accepted an invitation to play in the Houston Bowl at Reliant Stadium on December 29.
The Federal Reserve&#39;s policy year was fittingly capped on Dec. 14 with another quarter-point rate hike. This widely expected move by the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed&#39;s rate-setting arm, lifted the Fed funds rate to 2.25%.
Human rights organisation Amnesty International calls for an end to forced evictions in Cambodia.
University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly $4 million to study why mankind embraces God.
The former military ruler was indicted over the disappearance of nine opposition activists and the killing of one of them during his 17-year regime.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will have a right to run at forthcoming presidential election in the country. This is the outcome of the national referendum, which took place in Belarus on October 17th.
A Romanian immigrant who fell on hard times set himself on fire Tuesday to dramatize his plea for money to return home, writhing in agony as flames consumed his clothes and skin and his wife and children watched helplessly.
From fitness and photography to home entertainment and hi-definition computing BEST Magazine Senior Editor David Gregg has got the goods on some of the BEST STUFF of the season.
Online shopping has become hugely popular among Britons in the run-up to Christmas, research suggests.
Edward Zander always wanted to be in charge. After 25 years in high technology, including five years as a prominent second banana at Sun Microsystems, Zander got his wish. In January he became chief executive at Motorola, a fallen angel of mobile communications. It used to own the business. It doesn't anymore.
This Hollywood film is a time-pass fun flick.
Nuggets forward Nene missed his second straight game because of a strained left hamstring Saturday night, and the team isn't sure when he will be back.
The E.P.A. said the proposed California rules were made moot by the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on Wednesday.
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Former England international Stan Collymore could join Australia's A-League Newcastle Jets next month if a financial deal can be reached for a four-game guest stint, a report has said.
Welsh assembly members try to force a debate on plans for 400ft wind turbines three miles off the coast.
FRANKFURT European leaders sparred over currency policy on Friday as the euro rose to a record against the dollar, a development that could undermine the exports driving the region&#39;s fragile economic recovery.
The World Health Organization has turned  to Africa -- where a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria  -- for urgently needed new stocks of a Chinese plant needed to  make a key antimalarial drug, a top official said.
The left made more inroads into Latin America in four elections this weekend as crisis-weary voters tired of decades of US-backed market reforms warmed to pragmatic
La Grecia ha battuto Israele 76-66 in un incontro valido per la prima giornata del gruppo A degli Eu...
John Kerry says President Bush was wrong to pursue Saddam Hussein instead of Osama Bin Laden.
A recent study initiated by drug manufacturing company DeCode Genetics of Reykjavik, has come up with startling results. The report was published in \u00e2\u0080\u0098PloS Medicine\u00e2\u0080\u0099, the on-line journal.
President Musharraf tells the UN the world must act to avoid an iron curtain between the West and Muslim nations.
Ashley Cole says the Spanish coach should be axed after the racist chants in Madrid.
Instead of using a chemical rocket, SMART-1 fires a stream of electrically charged atoms of Xenon gas. A similar idea was used by the makers of Star Trek as part of the Starship Enterprise&#39;s propulsion system.
Expensive V Bomber mishap A 16 foot jet-powered replica of a Vickers Valient which cost model-maker Simon Steggall \u00c2\u00a315k, two years' graft, and one wife, crashed and burned on its fourth flight, The Sun reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The personal touch made all the difference in getting workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. with chronic health problems such as diabetes to sign up for programs to control their conditions, a study found.
President Hamid Karzai promised Thursday to assemble a \u00e2\u0080\u009crepresentative\u00e2\u0080\u009d government, but said he did not feel bound to offer top Cabinet positions to his defeated rivals.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and representatives for United for Peace and Justice have agreed on a site for a protest rally this weekend, as well as the route for the march that will precede it, sources familiar with the
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Armed militiamen surged into a western border area where some Darfur refugees attempted to return to their raided village, U.N. security officials said Sunday, raising further concern about how quickly 1.4 million displaced Sudanese could return home safely.
DaimlerChrysler's  Chrysler division  said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango  sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks due to  concerns about their safety.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sports Network) - World No. 2 Andy Roddick fired coach Brad Gilbert this past weekend, just 1 1/2 years after forming a partnership.
A convergence of schemes, rules and personnel made this the highest-flying season in N.F.L. history.
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A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, flattening buildings and sparking panic in the streets of Malaysia and Singapore.
A Palestinian bomb attack caused 10 casualties at an Israeli army post along the Gaza Strip-Egypt border on Sunday, military sources said.
New York restaurateur Francesco Giambelli dished out a record &#36;41,000 for a 2.4-pound prize Italian white truffle, auction organizers said Monday.
A Russian spaceship blasted off on Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
Suspected Taliban militants have launched a string of attacks on security posts in southern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, an official said.
Yankees star Gary Sheffield will not be penalized by the commissioner's office after his admission that he unknowingly used a cream two years ago that contained illegal steroids.
Top Democratic presidential hopefuls traded their sharpest barbs yet of the 2008 White House race, as differences over Iraq burst into the open during their second televised debate.
Governors in eastern Ukraine say they will hold a vote on secession if the opposition leader becomes president.
Blog: Microsoft PDC 2007 will not be as is major development platforms will getting into developers hands this fall, when the event was originally scheduled.
A federal judge declined to accept a guilty plea yesterday from a former software engineer at America Online Inc. who had been accused of stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses of subscribers for use in an Internet marketing scheme.
ST. PAUL, Minn.\u00e2\u0080\u0094&quot;Create Our Day&quot; has become the rallying cry of Team Finland as it aims for its first championship in a World Cup event.
L'agente segreto pi\u00c3\u00b9 famoso del mondo cede alle pressioni del mercatoLa Heinken, sponsor del nuovo film \
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While many baseball players have gone new age with their training methods, Oakland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nick Swisher opted for the oldest program he could find, which involved a barn in central Ohio.
California is moving quickly to launch a &#36;3 billion stem cell research program approved by voters this month even as the United States is leading a campaign at the United Nations to ban all cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell studies.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of Floridians beginning the recovery process in the destructive path of Hurricane Frances were hampered by long lines, congested highways and sticky heat, while the White House and teams of relief workers promised that help was on the way...
Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened 0.36 percent higher on Monday as bargain hunters scooped up miners and other recent laggards following a 3.5 percent drop in the key gauge in the previous six trading days.
Investing in small caps that have big bets in one market can sometimes bring rich rewards.
With their World Series trophy gleaming from seemingly every street corner in the US and even the Dominican Republic, the Red Sox offseason was supposed to prove every bit as triumphant as the 2004 season.
He&#39;s been talking retirement for some time now but it seems that rap superstar Jay-Z has found something to keep himself busy.
The pug in the corner of the Saints-Eagles football telecast on Fox looked familiar to Tracey Gaughran-Perez.
The battle for Ohio in last year's presidential campaign came with a huge price tag: &#36;100 million for television advertising alone, according to a new study.
Rebels and paramilitary fighters who have laid down their arms in Colombia could soon be slaughtering hogs and cultivating blueberries if a proposal by members of Congress succeeds.
By Kathy Kellogg The Ellicottville Planning Board will spend the next few weeks finalizing an environmental impact study and issuing a decision on Laidlaw Energy Group's proposed 7-megawatt biomass electrical generating facility conversion on Route 219.
The stagehands\u00e2\u0080\u0099 union is expected to authorize a strike on Sunday, but its president said that the vote would not signal that a strike was imminent.
Judges order a one-month delay in the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic.
&quot;While Medicare patients will receive little or no benefit in return for the increase in premium payments next year, the prescription drug bill provided an immediate and dramatic increase
SHANGHAI, China  - China has ordered severe punishment for phone sex operators as part of a sweeping crackdown on electronic pornography, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
A nuclear engineer at Egypt's state-run Atomic Energy Agency was convicted by an Egyptian court of spying for Israel on Monday and sentenced to life in prison.
Oil edged above $58 a barrel on Thursday in volatile trade that has trapped prices in a narrow range.
Joseph Yam will step down as chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the territory's de-facto central bank, in 2009, government sources said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK - All eyes will be on Ashlee Simpson Monday as the American pop singer tackles another televised live singing performance, two days after a botched appearance on Saturday Night Live.
At least 203 miners are killed, 22 hurt and 13 trapped in a gas blast at a coal mine, Chinese state media says.
PPARC -- A new astronomical camera has begun operations on the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. The Wide Field Camera (WFCAM), built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), Edinburgh
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ROME  - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi telephoned the Italian tourist who struck at him in a busy piazza on New Year's Eve, ensuring him of forgiveness and reassuring the man's worried mother that he would not press charges, a report said Tuesday.
ABU DHABI: Arab and Muslim leaders joined thousands of grieving Emiratis on Wednesday to pay their last respects to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan, president and founding father of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.
Roma, 24 ottobre 2004 - Le cattive notizie, per le coppie in crisi, escono dagli studi degli avvocati. Matrimonilasti, ovviamente. Anche se si evitano quelli stranoti di Roma e Milano. Prima Simona Ventura
Prince William will today mark Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph. It is the first time the 22-year-old Prince has taken part in the National Service of Remembrance and comes as British troops are under fire in ...
President George W. Bush said on Friday the U.S. economy was on a solid footing despite a weak December employment report, a slumping housing market and near record oil prices.
The Toronto Raptors ran their winning streak to a season-high three games with a 120-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher on  Thursday as the \
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An NBC News reporter embedded with a US army unit that seized an Iraqi installation three weeks into the war said Tuesday she saw no signs the Americans searched for the
It is unlikely that the global temperature rise can be kept below the EU's target of 2C, a leading climate scientist says.
Police arrested a man who threatened to run over US Representative Katherine Harris, the former Florida Secretary of State blamed by critics for much of the 2000 presidential election debacle.
Soon after Rep. Eric Cantor called a meeting of lobbyists two weeks ago, his aides had to find a larger room. Instead of the couple dozen they had expected, 75 showed up.
Throws fish to analysts Sprint is to start retailing the Motorola Razr handset for the first time in November.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A European fine on Microsoft Corp.   will have no effect on the launch of Vista, its  next-generation Windows operating system, the U.S. software  giant&#039;s Japan unit said on Thursday.
The future of English Premier League club Arsenal looks bright, according to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov who announced Friday he had increased his shareholding in the club.
Olof Mellberg will move from Aston Villa to Juventus at the end of the season, the Sweden defender announced Monday.
A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed 28 Iraqi policemen doing their morning exercises at their base north of Baghdad on Monday, police said, in one of the deadliest strikes on security forces in months.
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Media & professional: \u00c2\u00b7 Shortage of labour threatens crisis for farms\u00c2\u00b7 Squeeze may put more imported fruit on shelves
The failure to appoint an assistant secretary for cybersecurity and incomplete planning are raising questions about how well prepared the Department of Homeland Security is for a cyberattack directed against the nation's critical infrastructure.
There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not a single wrong note in \u00e2\u0080\u009cLiberty Kid,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Ilya Chaiken\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poignant drama about marginal lives strained to breaking by the aftermath of Sept. 11.
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Scotland seized the initiative on the first day of the ICC Intercontinental Cup final against Canada, in Sharjah, yesterday, when Yorkshire&#39;s John Blain trapped opener Ashif Mulla lbw with the last ball of the first over.
Carl Wayne, the lead singer of influential 1960s pop group the Move, dies at the age of 61 after battling cancer.
President Bush may see himself as  defender of democracy and compassionate conservatism but  British film fans have voted him \
France&#39;s Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion in France after finishing second behind Markko Martin in the Rally of Corsica.
West Wing star Stockard Channing is charged with drink driving after being stopped by police in the US.
The two Koreas will hold working-level military talks next week in the border village of Panmunjom, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said Thursday, amid fresh warnings from Pyongyang over disputed coastal waters.
THE first inquests related to the Sars outbreak in Hong Kong last year opened in the territory yesterday, with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, according to judicial sources.
Stocks fell on Tuesday as fears of a recession gripped investors and pushed the Nasdaq briefly into bear market territory.
(InfoWorld) - Google has released a new version of its desktop search tool, adding a preview feature to help find information more quickly and making some improvements to the interface design. The update, Google Desktop Version 5, also has some new security features to fight phishing and other online attacks. Its release comes after security researchers\u00c2\u00a0reported some security holes\u00c2\u00a0in the search tool last month. Google Desktop is a free tool that indexes the content on a PC, including e-mail, text documents and Web pages visited, and makes it available for searching. It also includes \
Crude oil futures rose to a record $55.45 a barrel in New York after a report that the Chinese economy grew more than expected. Oil&#39;s rally lifted heating oil to a record and natural gas to a 20-month high.
Iran must bear the consequences of any new confrontation between U.S. and Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior U.S. official warned on Wednesday.
Brenda Brazell still remembers waking to the screams of \
With a disappointing third quarter behind them, mutual funds are hoping for a better performance in the last three months of the year. Technology and growth funds, which suffered the most during the summer, are in a good position for a comeback &#151; if the economy shows signs of strength.
Summary - (Sep 27, 2004) Entrepreneur Richard Branson announced today that his company, Virgin Galactic, will be taking Scaled Composite&#39;s SpaceShipOne to the next logical step, and offer flights to the public.
In many vehicles nowadays, you can check your e-mail, view Web sites, even watch television, from the comfort of your driver's seat.
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ROMA - Le banche devono restituire ai risparmiatori circa 63 miliardi di euro per la pratica dell&#39;anatocismo e degli interessi ultralegali. Il calcolo e&#39; dell&#39;Adusbef, l&#39;associazione dei consumatori che ha
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New England manager Fabio Capello faces a big challenge to win a major tournament, warns FA boss Brian Barwick.
Japan and Canada should link up to the European Union market for greenhouse gases as the best way to meet their pledges under a U.N. scheme for fighting global warming, a leading analyst said on Friday.
Sherwin-Williams Co., a maker and retailer of paint, reported earnings increased 16.5 percent in the fourth quarter on sales increases and recent acquisitions.
Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, its defense minister said in remarks  published on Tuesday, one day after President Bush said he  would not rule out military action against Iran.
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The jury that convicted Scott Peterson saw a man with two faces: in public, a loving father-to-be with a steady job and stable home, and in private a cheating husband
WASHINGTON: Brazil, India, Japan and Germany will join hands to support each other&#39;s bid for permanent seats in an expanded UN Security Council, Brazil&#39;s foreign minister Celso Amorim announced.
The deterioration of President Fidel Castro's health has been accompanied by the rise of hardline elements to key positions in Cuba, leaving no possibility for democratic reformers to surface, a senior State Department official said Wednesday.
Bourama Soumaoro's pharmacy looks much like any other, packets of pills in glass cabinets and jars of powder to fight everything from toothache to dysentery.
Indian designer Anand Jon, who faces a slew of charges related to sexual assault and molestation in   the US, is a victim of racism and jealousy, his sister alleged on Wednesday.
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A retired auto worker and his two adult children claimed a $314 million Powerball jackpot Monday after waiting two weeks to step forward.
A task force led by the US Surgeon General is still drafting its report on drug importation, but one conclusion is already clear: Savvy shoppers can find
In Marocco, nella capitale Rabat, si sono conclusi i lavori della prima riunione del Forum per il Futuro. Un incontro tra i paesi del G8 quelli del Medio Oriente e del Nord Africa. La prima riunione del Forum
U.S. planes bombed targets in Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja, killing two people, and the U.S. military said it had captured a lieutenant of its deadliest Islamist enemy in Iraq in a raid early on Saturday.
Google, whose initial stock offering was delayed by the S.E.C., must prove that its success is not an accident.
Iran launched a research rocket Monday and unveiled its first major space center, which will be used to launch research satellites, state-run television reported.
MONTREAL (CP) - Sidney Crosby's jersey may have disappeared at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport, police said Wednesday.
Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson and  Natalie Portman were added to a star-filled Berlin Film  Festival lineup on Friday that already includes the Rolling  Stones, Martin Scorsese and Madonna.
HSBC reports record annual profits of $22bn, even as bad debt from its mortgage business in the US rose.
Blog: Cooliris' PicLens lets Firefox and Safari generate instant slide shows off Flickr, Google Images, and many other photo Web sites.
Also: Gadget lets parents track kids' every move. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Two people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.
Stava entrando in mausoleo affollato per farsi saltare
A letter bomb exploded at the home of an evangelical pastor in Portugal while another device addressed to a businesswoman went off outside a postal office, causing no injuries, Portuguese radio reported.
A federal judge today ordered Martha Stewart to surrender for prison by October 8th, granting a request by the celebrity homemaker to begin serving her sentence for lying about a stock sale.
Could the concerted efforts being made to fight the AIDS pandemic have resulted in health officials and professionals taking their eyes off another sexually transmitted disease causing many deaths?
US health officials from the CDC say that obesity is not killing as many people as first thought. They say the CDC will ask JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) to alter the figures it published in a study published last March.
Ask Jeeves (Quote, Chart) entered the desktop search competition with a beta version of its own service that scours users&#39; computers.
President Bush edged into a one-point national lead on Democratic Sen. John Kerry, and the White House rivals were deadlocked in the key state
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was cited with improper conduct by the Football Association on Monday for calling Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy a \
thens Olympic organizers said that yesterday&#39;s track and field events at the main stadium were sold out and that overall sales were closing in on projections.
Unpatched Windows machines are vulnerable to latest adware attack
Eight months after it emerged from bankruptcy, Redback Networks is racking up new contracts.
Police investigating the death of ex-UDA leader Jim Gray issue an appeal for information.
Sunday's quake and floods kill at least 1,800 people in Indonesia, the country closest to the earthquake's epicentre.
WASHINGTON - Up to 28 U.S. soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army announced Thursday...
A minibus carrying railway workers crashes down a motorway embankment injuring nine people.
Worldwide lawsuits against Intel and four straight quarterly losses have distracted AMD during its integration of ATI Technologies.
News, LONDON, Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists say that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers and may even make them worse.
A Soyuz capsule made a precision landing in Kazakhstan Sunday, safely delivering two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to Earth after several months on the International Space Station.
In Paris, a hairdresser says with a laugh that if he can't vote on Nov. 2, at least he is splashing Heinz ketchup on his steak-frites as his contribution to the momentum against President Bush.
THE HAGUE: Judges imposed defence counsel on former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic yesterday to avoid further delays in his war crimes trial because of his ill health, a decision he branded a &quot;scandal&quot;.
L'Atalanta ritrova la parola dopo la beffa di Genova ma non commenta le decisioni dell'arbitro Orsat...
Donald Trump taught Kevin Allen and Sandy Ferreira, his oh-so-close firees on NBC's \
NewStep Networks, Inc., the leader in convergence solutions for carriers  and enterprises, was named by NetworkWorld as one of 10 companies to  watch as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) overtakes traditional  telephony.
Robert Bowman loves his chicken, especially when it's breaded and loaded in a fryer. \
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd discussed the computer and printer maker's growth prospects during a tech conference Monday but didn't mention the ongoing scandal involving his company's attempts to uncover the source of boardroom leaks to the media.
World oil prices have hit fresh record highs above $US50 per barrel in electronic trading ahead of formal pit deals, stoked by fears about supplies.
Kansas City's star running back Priest Holmes, who was leading the NFL in scoring and rushing when he got hurt Nov. 7, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Tino Martinez agreed to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million to $3 million, with a team option for a second year, and he vowed he would finish his career with the Yankees.
Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock was having a super Sunday even hours before good friend Andy Reid led the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.
When the year&#39;s most eagerly awaited Test series starts here tomorrow Australia, who have dominated the world game since the fading of West Indies a dozen years ago, will feel the uncommon pressure of having to prove a point.
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The civil war raging within the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is set to become even more bitter following the resignation of three executive board members in protest at the 'no confidence' vote which forced the exit of chairman David Mackay.
A British tabloid newspaper has released cockpit video from a U.S. fighter jet being used in the investigation of a \
Israeli forces have killed 3,733 Palestinians, including 767 minors, in the West Bank and Gaza while Palestinians have killed 1,011 Israelis during six years of conflict, a leading Israeli human rights group said Thursday.
Air France has become the first airline to offer international passengers e-mail and text-messaging service that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s based on standard cellphone technology.
India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party says it will reserve a  third of its party posts for women.
AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld swept into an airbase in Iraq's western desert Sunday  to make a first-hand evaluation of operations to quell a raging  Iraqi insurgency in his first such visit in five months.
Limited Brands Inc. LTD.N on  Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost  controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the  retailer's Express apparel stores.
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A U.S. panel of medical experts recommended on Friday that U.S. regulators reject AstraZeneca's   application to sell its anti-clotting drug Exanta.
Raise prices. Ease production. For weeks ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, hawks in the organization have been talking tough about the need to keep oil revenues high - and lowering output.
The early success of \u00e2\u0080\u009cTMZ,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a new syndicated TV show based on the popular Web site of the same name, shows just how valuable the celebrity news niche has become.
Federal inspectors found the strain of salmonella behind a recent food-poisoning outbreak at the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant that made the tainted peanut butter, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
Several prominent experts have criticized a study showing that Riddell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Revolution football helmet reduced concussions by 31 percent.
By Bob Jordan, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  Jun. 21--MIDDLETOWN -- A new shuttle bus service will provide a link  between a train station and a ferry terminal, part of an effort to boost use  of the Bayshore Ferry Terminal without increasing automobile access there.
Kevin Keegan has been charged with criticising the referee after Manchester City&#39;s weekend Premier League defeat against Newcastle United, the Football Association (FA) said on Tuesday.
Conservative leader David Cameron has arrived in Iraq, where he is visiting British troops based in Basra.
A YEMENI judge yesterday sentenced two men to death for their part in the bombing of the United States destroyer USS Cole, which killed 17 sailors.
U.S. stocks dropped on Friday, pulling back sharply from highs reached in the previous session, as a steep decline in the dollar heightened inflation worries and left U.S. shares less appealing to foreign investors.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) share of the browser market slipped slightly in recent months but still dominated with 92.
Quick Step rider Cedric Vasseur wins the 10th stage of the Tour de France.
Gamers in Europe will have to wait a bit longer than expected to get their hands on the PlayStation 3, with Sony announcing that production glitches have pushed back the launch of its next-generation console until March 2007.
An Israeli missile attack in Gaza City has killed a top official of the Palestinian militant organization, Islamic Jihad, and another member of the group.
Web giant Yahoo opens up the core code for its e-mail reader to coding community.
Marco Branca, direttore tecnico dell'Inter, rassicura il tecnico nerazzurro: \
HAMILTON, Bermuda -- Hurricane Florence blew out windows, peeled away several roofs, and knocked out power to thousands in Bermuda yesterday before churning past the British island chain and heading out over open ocean.
A WELLINGTON student is taking on MySpace and Bebo with his own social networking website.   The Student Network website is open only to high-school and tertiary students in New Zealand and is the brainchild of Jeremy Fraser, who recently graduated from Onslow College in Johnsonville.
The Palestinian intifada marked the completion of its fourth consecutive year yesterday, and, not surprisingly, Palestinian street anger is directed these days at both the Israelis for their brutal occupation and at Yasser Arafat&#39;s incompetent and often
Holder Michael Campbell is   unfazed by the prospect of meeting the formidable Tiger Woods   in this week's World Match Play Championship.
President Nicolas  Sarkozy said on Tuesday that France would veto any World Trade  Organisation (WTO) agreement that did not satisfy its  requirements on agriculture.
'Dovrebbe salutare con favore investimenti stranieri'
A court said Thursday the 1944 conviction and sentencing of a former Hungarian armed police captain for crimes committed during World War II cannot be enforced.
MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- While U.S. health officials consider imposing more warning labels on antidepressants used by children, experts recommend that parents make no treatment changes without consulting their child's doctor first.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Friday widened his investigation of the insurance business, this time suing a broker that allegedly took kickbacks from big life insurers.
BRUSSELS/COLOMBO  - The Sri Lankan government and   Tamil Tiger rebels have told Norwegian mediators they are   willing to return to peace talks without conditions, Japan's   peace envoy to the country said on Tuesday.
The United States has nothing to fear from rapidly growing technology markets in China and India, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp.
Home PC users will never choose Linux over Windows until it is adopted in the workplace. Whether Windows is a generic term and can be subject to copyright is all very interesting, as are some of the other
Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a centre for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation.
Screening embryos for chromosomal defects, a fast-growing practice aimed at helping older women to have a baby, in fact reduces the chance of a successful pregnancy, doctors reported here on Wednesday.
Tra i soggetti c'e' anche Telefonica, per ora nessun accordo
U.S. retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Federated Department Stores  reported weak February sales on Thursday, saying the month's cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.
The contrast could hardly be more marked. As Jose Mourinho called Chelsea&#39;s 3-0 Champions League win over Paris St-Germain &quot;perfect&quot;, Porto, who the Portuguese led to Champions League
Crews battling hundreds of forest fires for the past two weeks in Spain's northwestern Galicia region have managed to control all but four blazes, officials said Tuesday. None of those fires is considered serious, and rain is forecast for Wednesday, the rural affairs department of the Galician regional government said.
Diebold Inc. , the leading maker of automated teller machines, on Monday reduced its third-quarter and full-year earnings forecasts as it absorbs costs for recertifying its electronic voting machines in California and for expenses related to a pending civil action in that state.
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A suicide bomber kills eight people in north Iraq as suggestions emerge of a major change in US thinking.
Il cda della societa' di tlc ha deliberato 300 mln di euro
A freight train derailed Thursday at a crossing in middle of a small northwest Ohio town, with wreckage falling onto at least one automobile, authorities said.
John Edwards willed himself through a 36-hour marathon, Barack Obama dispatched canvassers onto frigid streets and Hillary Rodham Clinton hand-carried bagels and coffee to volunteers Wednesday, vying for victory in the Iowa caucuses and priceless momentum in the race for the White House. Leading Republicans exchanged routine unpleasantries on a final day of campaigning.
(AGI) - Roma, 23 set. - L&#39;aula della Camera ha approvato il sub-emendamento della Cdl sulla devolution con 242 si&#39;, 215 no e un astenuto. Si tratta della modifica &#39;clou&#39; dell&#39;articolo 34 delle riforme, quello
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc.  on Thursday said it expects to see a double-digit drop in fiscal first-quarter revenue and orders, but cancellations were down from the prior quarter.
The curtain is ready to come up on Wayne Rooney&#39;s career at Old Trafford with Manchester United. Coincidentally it may also be about to fall on Paul Scholes&#39; time as an influential figure in the team.
La Serbia ha battuto l'Azerbaigian 1-0 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del ...
Netcraft, a UK-based security firm, has released a toolbar to help protect users against phishing attacks. It displays the attributes of Web sites the user visits, helping to determine whether sites are likely to be legitimate.
Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards promised Monday to deliver high-speed Internet access and more money for people to start businesses in rural areas.
A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and appeared to blast through the Earth's atmosphere for a second time in two weeks Monday to capture a $10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism.
In the shadow of Bill Clinton and his gleaming new presidential library, leaders of the struggling Democratic Party held informal discussions this week of how to come back from their devastating Election Day losses.
Migrant workers boost the UK economy and their influx does not lower employment or wage levels, the TUC says.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesian school  children wept and prayed for thousands of missing classmates as  debris-littered schools reopened in devastated Aceh province on  Wednesday, a month after the Asian tsunami.
Blog: A film about the Wii won the first Nintendo Short Stories contest
Germany's far-right look set to enter the parliament in an eastern state after Sunday's regional polls.
By PATRICK MULCHRONE  A BNP election candidate stockpiled explosive chemicals because he feared Britain was on the brink of civil war, a court heard yesterday.   Robert Cottage also told friends he wanted to shoot Tony Blair.
Bill and Melinda Gates appealed to more than 300 malaria scientists and policy makers at a forum Wednesday to take the risky step of seeking to eradicate the disease worldwide instead of just keeping it under control.
Microsoft is introducing a new line of keyboards and mice, including some with fingerprint readers that lets users scan a finger instead of having to enter a log-in name and password when accessing online services or logging on to the PC.
Justine Henin underlined her status as the world's best player by winning her second U.S. Open title with another gritty display of perfection on Saturday.
After a week of studying film, our lead scout surveys the Week 6 landscape and weighs in with his picks for the weekend&#39;s potential stars, the best matchups, the games to watch and more.
Israeli gunfire killed an 8-year-old Palestinian girl eating lunch in her home today during an exchange between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, the girl&#39;s family said.
Justine Henin wrecked the 4th of July festivities for the Williams sisters at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Wearing just a small white towel and a   smile, Bob prowls the dark halls of the East Side Club, looking   into dozens of its closet-sized rooms and hoping eye contact   with another man will lead to sex.
Australia are set to oppose a plan to introduce a revolutionary new starting block at this year's Beijing Olympics. The official timing suppliers have designed a new block with an angled foot hold at the back, similar to the types used in athletics.
Police on Saturday questioned the young trader blamed for a massive fraud that cost France's Societe Generale bank more than $7 billion, as the country's president accused global financial institutions of having \
JAMAICA&#39;S EFFORTS to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic is expected to be strengthened significantly with the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) establishing an office here.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has approved a $1.47 million increase in its expenditure budget for next year. The rise will lift WADA&#39;s budget to $21.7 million, the Montreal-based
Exercise alone is unlikely to prevent obesity in preschoolers but it does improve their motor skills, may boost their confidence and can establish a healthy life-long habit, researchers said on Friday.
Poisoned Russian exile Alexander  Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more  than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield  himself from justice, Litvinenko&#39;s widow said in an interview.
AFRICA/CIAD - Il Jesuit Refugee Service inaugura una scuola per gli sfollati del Ciad N\u00c2\u0092Djamena (Agenzia Fides)- Il 18 maggio \u00c3\u00a8 stata inaugurata nel Ciad una scuola elementare nel campo per sfollati (IDP) di Habile 3, nella regione orientale del Dar Sila (nell\u00c2\u0092est del Paese), creata dal Jesuit Refugee Service (JSR). Lo rende noto un c...
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The wide receiver duel between Randy Moss and Terrell Owens never materialized. The early-season matchup of leading NFC contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive
Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it is  recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix a  defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even  when the vehicles are parked.
Scientists have discovered that the sweetness of revenge may have a neurological basis. A Swiss brain imaging study shows that punishing people when they behave unfairly
By Associated Press  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday opened a 60-day comment period on its proposal to take gray wolves off the endangered species list in the northern Rocky Mountains.
Police staging pre-dawn raids in Barcelona Wednesday arrested 10 people who may have supported Islamic militants in North Africa or the Middle East, officials said.
An appeal court judge tells a court he had no desire to flash at a woman on a commuter train into London.
Amazon.com collected more than $1,300 a minute for tsunami and earthquake relief efforts in South Asia after calling for donations on its Web site.
Al Gore said Thursday the United States is \
The first week of training camp is not over and the Nets' best player, Jason Kidd, has sounded off twice.
By Patrick Markey CARACAS, Venezuela  - A car bomb killed a topVenezuelan state prosecutor investigating opponents ofPresident Hugo Chavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coupagainst the left-wing leader, authorities said on Friday.
La ex modella ospite di Deejay chiama Italia lascia a bocca aperta i due conduttori. Il video delle facce da Bruni
Washington, D.C.'s City Council on  Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build  a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer  to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.
Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent  on Tuesday to a one-month high of $99 a barrel as expectations  that OPEC will keep production tight spurred supply concerns.
Israeli troops and armored vehicles raided  a Palestinan refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on  Wednesday in what the army called an operation to halt mortar  bomb and rocket attacks on Jewish settlements.
The ruling body of gymnastics (FIG) denied Saturday putting pressure on all-round champion Paul Hamm to hand over his gold medal to South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young, saying the decision should be left to the American.
He's not talking anymore about his dream to play for the Yankees, and the Red Sox aren't looking for a suitor with deep pockets and big dreams to take his salary off their books.
After the arrest of a U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl on the southern island of Okinawa, Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister calls the situation \u00e2\u0080\u009cunforgivable.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Charity Childline broke rules with a leaflet in the form of a mock counsellor's log, says the advertising watchdog.
Health Grades, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGRD), the leading healthcare ratings  company, today added Internet advertising expertise to its senior  leadership team.
SEOUL/WASHINGTON  - North Korea demanded bilateral  talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons program  but Washington quickly rejected the idea on Friday and insisted  Pyongyang return to six-party negotiations.
Turkey could be asked only for a verbal commitment to recognise Cyprus before it can join the European Union, EU sources said as leaders sought to strike a deal logjamming a key summit.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Sunday for talks that seemed likely only to highlight their divisions over a Palestinian unity government whose formation appears imminent.
India's national budget is passed by parliament amid an opposition boycott after a row with the prime minister.
Oracle&#39;s (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) $10.3 billion blockbuster acquisition of PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) is already yesterday&#39;s news.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Raymond Goethals, the Belgian coach who steered Marseille to the European Cup in 1993, has died aged 83. Goethals was taken to hospital at the weekend, but media reports did not give the cause of death.
Iran has told UN nuclear inspectors that it is about to process dozens of tonnes of raw uranium into the gas which centrifuges can turn into nuclear bomb material, a disclosure certain to reinforce US arguments that Tehran has embarked on a secret atomic
Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
The BBC apologized to Queen Elizabeth on Thursday for wrongly implying that she had stormed out of a photo shoot with American celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
The raw anger of Black Watch families spilled over today after three men of the regiment were killed by an Iraqi suicide bomb. Emails posted by relatives urged
A Wi-Fi hot-spot builder develops a decked-out trailer capable of delivering broadband access even in the middle of nowhere. The WanderPod gets its first test run at the launch of SpaceShipOne in the Mojave Desert. By Dan Brekke.
A scientific report, inspired by an episode of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSeinfeld,\u00e2\u0080\u009d  may cause football fans to take a second look at that communal bowl of dip.

A better showing among movable voters has helped put George W. Bush back at the 50 percent mark, with 47 percent support for John Kerry among likely voters as the 2004 presidential campaign enters its closing days.
The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s PlayStation 3 game console has had a shaky start, despite rebounding sales in its bread-and-better consumer electronics.
Tony Blair will end his premiership on  July 26 next year, British newspapers reported on Wednesday,  but must confirm this date publicly if he is to stem a revolt  by frustrated members of his ruling Labour party.
Indiscrezioni del Guardian, Independent e Daily Telegraph
Kobe Bryant scored 39 points to overshadow Gilbert Arenas in a showdown between two of the NBA's top scorers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards 118-102 on Saturday.
Thousands of demonstrators supporting and hundreds opposing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets in Iraq on Friday as U.S. soldiers fought insurgents in Baghdad's Sadr City and near Falluja.
Berlusconi chiarisca se l'accordo con il Pd c'e' o non c'e'
The highly anticipated new video game from 'The Sims' creator Will Wright, as expected, will be released on the Mac and PC platforms simultaneously.
Morocco's King Mohammed vowed on Friday to step up security cooperation with neighboring Algeria to weed out terrorism in the Maghreb region.
JACKSON, NJ -- Thousands of youths gathered to celebrate Muslim Youth Day for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks amid threats aimed at the amusement park that hosted the event.
French company Waterfall Audio is showcasing its unique glass speakers at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Because Fannie Mae&#39;s board of directors allowed CEO Franklin Raines to &quot;retire&quot; and chief financial officer Timothy Howard to resign late Wednesday, the Office of Federal Housing
A Nasa mission to study the phenomenon known as the northern lights blasts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
US aviation authorities lifted an order grounding flights to southern California at 8 pm PDT (11 pm EDT) on Wednesday, more than three hours after air traffic controllers
WSJ, top manager dovrebbe ricevere 160 mln di dollari
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The adage in space science is that one person's noise is another's signal. When the sun temporarily blocked Earth-Mars links, the orbital and surface science went into a deep sleep to protect from noise becoming a errant signal...
Patience is less a virtue in the NFL than a vice. Thirteen coaches have been with their teams for two seasons or less. Check most rosters, and the same ratio applies to the players.
The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006 freeway crash.
State Farm Mutual Insurance will compensate about 30,000 customers who unwittingly bought damaged or salvaged cars, the Iowa attorney general said on Monday.
The bowl, the rim, the tapering of the glass \u00e2\u0080\u0094 some say it matters in the tasting.
KOLKATA, India  - Veterinary staff in eastern India are capturing chickens in night-time raids on the backyards of homes to surprise villagers unwilling to part with their poultry as an outbreak of bird flu spread.
Since the 1980s, tough fire safety standards and increased use of flammable plastics led to wide use of a toxic flame retardant known as PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ether).
-- Lorena Ochoa didn't have a blueprint for becoming the best in the world, and she certainly didn't have a role model. Mexico had yet to produce anything resembling a world-class golfer, and Ochoa did not look like one at age 12.
Il ministero delle Comunicazioni italiano e il gigante del software Microsoft hanno siglato oggi un protocollo di intesa per la sicurezza informatica. L&#39;intesa, firmata dal ministro Maurizio
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong shares ended up Monday to close at their highest level in nearly 45 months, led by gains in property counters and blue-chip Hutchison Whampoa.
Barry Bonds hits his 748th career home run Sunday to move within seven of tying Hank Aaron's career record, but the Red Sox come away with a 9-5 victory in Boston.
Lo scontro tra una Ferrari e un&#39;altra vettura, una Kia Rio station wagon, avvenuto stamane sulla statale 96 nel territorio di Altamura, ha provocato un morto e sei feriti tra cui due bambini. La vittima \u00c3\u00a8
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but it is the grins his incredible talent has put on the faces of fans that ensured he picked up the World Player of the Year award on Monday night.
The company cited strong sales across all regions and improved cost controls.
Five 13-year-olds in life jackets crowded inside the cabin of a small research boat and stared at a bank of computer monitors.
Preliminary hearings for a scheduled British coroner's inquest into the 1997 death of Princess Diana will be held in public, a spokesman said.
Il Flamengo ha messo fuori rosa il figlio di Zico, Thiago Coimbra, dopo le dure critiche dello stess...
The Flyers sign scoring leader Mike Richards to a 12-year contract extension Thursday. While the team didn't disclose financial terms, The Canadian Press reports the deal was for $69 million.
A Canadian company wants to begin extracting gold and silver from a mountain in Cerro de San Pedro.
QUEBEC (CP) - Bus drivers in Quebec City were expected to vote Monday night on ending a three-day walkout that stranded hundreds of commuters.
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RUDI Voller had quit as coach of Roma after a 3-1 defeat away to Bologna, the Serie A club said today. Under the former Germany coach, Roma had taken just four league points from a possible 12.
LOS ANGELES  - Two Emmy-nominated  reality producers are developing a series about infidelity,  featuring stories of unfaithful spouses who have turned to a  popular online matchmaking service that caters to attached  people seeking extramarital affairs.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has charged the US military intentionally abused prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the New York Times said.
Randy Johnson, who is expected to be introduced on Tuesday as the newest member of the New York Yankees, got into a heated argument and shoving match on Monday with a CBS television news cameraman.
BPI: You don't have to show us any stinkin' personal data Analysis Internet users in the UK can safely ignore this week's EU Courts of Justice ruling on data protection for filesharing: it's already irrelevant.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With negotiations at an impasse, nurses and other medical workers at Group Health Cooperative are poised to begin a five-day strike Monday morning in a dispute over health benefits.
31 August 2004 - Developing countries have made tremendous strides in improving reproductive health and tackling women&#39;s rights issues, but rich nations have only paid a little more than half of the $6.
The Police Federation head says too many government targets have led to a breakdown in public trust.
Beverly H. Lorell took a leave from her academic job last year to become chief medical and technology officer for Guidant Corp. The post puts her at the center
| October 11, 2004. Apple Computer&#39;s iPod remains the king of digital music players, but robust pretenders to the throne have begun to emerge in the Windows universe.
A Pennsylvannia woman sued Prince after he demanded that her home movie posted to YouTube be removed for violating his copyright. Sources say that while Universal Music Group has a licensing deal with YouTube, Prince is the only artist represented by the
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Syria was setting an \
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Jamal Lewis, whose 2,066 yards rushing in 2003 were the second-most in NFL history, was cut by the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday.
Verizon and Sprint wireless customers will get a small break on their bills soon. The companies have decided to eliminate or reduce a 40-cent-per-line monthly charge imposed to allow customers
New applications for U.S. home loans  dropped more than 9 percent last week even as average 30-year  mortgage rates also eased from the previous week, an industry  group said on Wednesday.
Facing harsh denunciation from Islamic leaders across Southeast Asia, Thailand&#39;s prime minister defended his security forces Wednesday in the deaths of 78 young Muslims
Private weather forecaster EarthSat  updated its winter weather outlook on Wednesday to slightly  milder than its forecast three weeks ago, but it is still  calling for this winter to be colder than last year's.
The U.S. trade gap widened nearly 9  percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil  prices helped propel imports into new territory, while  industrial output rose as expected in November.
In a nine-hour span, police fatally shot a man armed with a knife and critically wounded an ax-wielding teenager, drawing fresh complaints from civil-rights activists in a city already troubled by a rash of officer shootings.
The family and friends of murdered 10-year-old Nathalie Mahy have bade her a final farewell, three weeks after she and another schoolgirl went missing in a case that has traumatised Belgium.
A 50-year-old Frenchman who tried to sell a lock of hair he said was taken from the mummy of Egypt's most famous pharaoh, Ramses II, has been arrested.
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Newcastle captain Alan Shearer says Man Utd should not have been given a penalty at St James' Park.
The Bakery has four new items posted today - articles and tutorials on a few different subjects:   Multiple files upload in v1.2 - \
News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) MySpace said on  Wednesday a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed  by the family of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by  someone she met on the popular Internet social network.
Sun Microsystems on Thursday reported modest earnings that were in line with Wall Street expectations for its second fiscal quarter of 2005, which ended December 26, but the company fell short on the revenue side.
Pat Finucane's family will not take part in any inquiry into his murder under the terms set out in legislation.
Rodney King says he doesn't want to be remembered as the person who started the Los Angeles riots in 1992. King's videotaped beating by police shocked the nation. He uttered his famous plea, \
ARBIL, Iraq  - Hundreds of Turkish troops crossed into Kurdish territory in northern Iraq overnight, Iraqi officials said.
U.S. oil prices steadied near  one-month lows on Tuesday, holding most of their 9 percent  losses since the end of January, on rising stockpile levels and  mild winter weather in the world's biggest consumer.
A recent decline in U.S. news  coverage from Iraq coincides with improved public opinion about  the war just as the 2008 presidential campaign heads to an  early showdown, a study released on Wednesday said.
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Gwava plans to introduce a new product that lets enterprises easily track and find text messages and phone calls that BlackBerry users send and receive.
Six al-Qaida suspects accused of organising 9/11 attacks to be put on trial through Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo's military tribunals
Lions in the Tsavo region of southeastern Kenya are prone to prey on livestock during the rainy season: Researchers hope the finding can help ranchers&#151;and save lions.
Lennar, a leading home builder, said that it had a second-quarter loss as inventories of unsold homes rose.
ExxonMobil  sought court orders  in Europe to freeze $12 billion in Venezuela's overseas energy  assets because getting a similar order in the United States  before it won its arbitration case against Venezuela's state  oil company PDVSA would be too difficult under U.S. law, court  papers showed.
Stocks fell in light trading Monday on rising energy prices and a disappointing consumer income report.
The US president declares four Florida counties disaster areas, after storms killed at least 20 people.
French police said on Thursday they had arrested eight men they suspect of providing logistical support to al Qaeda's North African wing in Algeria, confirming a report in French newspaper Le Figaro.
The Coen brothers' No Country For Old Men wins another major award ahead of this month's Oscars.
Prince Charles arrives in the west African country of Sierra Leone to a performance of music and dance.
DALLAS Avery Johnson announced his retirement today, ending his 16-year playing career and becoming a full-time assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks.
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&quot;It&#39;s going to be a circus, anyway you look at it,&quot; said Boston&#39;s Kevin Millar. There are no three rings, elephants or clowns escaping tiny cars.
Pedro Martinez probably won&#39;t be making any friends in New York any time soon. Martinez, scheduled to start Sunday&#39;s series finale for the Red Sox against the Yankees&#39; Mike Mussina, was both playful and sarcastic
East China city breathes easy again, but water still undrinkable   WUXI, Jiangsu, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A team of water pollution experts have succeeded in dispelling the unpleasant odor from the water supply of east China's Wuxi city, but authorities say the water is still not safe to drink.
The Italian government continued to squabble Tuesday over the case of a Milan imam allegedly kidnapped by the CIA with the help of the Italian secret services.Comment
FOXBOROUGH - In a joyous on-field celebration following yesterday's AFC Championship game, linebacker Tedy Bruschi was embracing Bill Belichick. Even then, Belichick still found the time to offer some analysis.
FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access.
Microsoft Corp., the world&#39;s largest software maker, asked a European Union court to suspend an order by antitrust regulators forcing it to disclose information on the inner workings of its Windows product to competitors.
Chelsea&#39;s two-goal hero Didier Drogba will not face disciplinary action by UEFA for his goal celebrations in the 3-0 Champions League victory over Paris St Germain on Tuesday.
All sides in the conflict in Darfur are ready to start talks to renegotiate a year-old peace accord rejected by many Darfuris as inadequate, the top U.N. humanitarian chief in Sudan said on Friday.
More than 3,000 people have been  displaced since the end of August by violence in an area of  Sudan's North Darfur state, a United Nations report said on  Sunday.
A new video game allows players to simulate the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy. The release of &quot;JFK Reloaded&quot; is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy&#39;s murder in Dallas and
WARSAW  -- Defense chiefs for NATO's 26 member  nations agreed on Friday they must meet troop commitments for  the alliance's Afghanistan peace mission, which is suffering  from personnel shortfalls, an alliance spokesman said.
Three-times major winner Vijay Singh got off to a flying start in the five million dollars Dunhills Links Championships here with four birdies in his opening seven holes.
NEW YORK  - Heavy alcohol use, diabetes,  and viral hepatitis combine synergistically to raise the risk  of developing liver cancer, according to a new report.
Researchers in Spain set about creating a man-made version of the part of the brain that controls movement.
Speculation surrounding the sale of part of the IT company IBM today intensified as the Lenovo Group, China&#39;s leading PC brand, said negotiations with another manufacturer were at an &quot;advanced stage&quot;.
The U.N. Security Council agreed Monday on a resolution that would call on all parties in the Ivory Coast to redouble efforts to hold elections and extend the mandate of U.N. and French peacekeepers in Ivory Coast to help organize the ballot.
iPhone hackers have some new tools now, thanks to HD Moore, one of the developers of the Metasploit hacking software.
Rhode Island researchers say that there is evidence that Alzheimer's disease might be treated in early stages.
With the release of &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot; DVD yesterday, retail outlets braced for heavy crowds to bring heavenly sales.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Astronaut Lisa Nowak carried copies of steamy e-mails that her NASA lover had written to his new girlfriend the night she raced cross-country in a diaper to confront her rival, according to documents released on Tuesday.
Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such &quot;oncogene&quot; called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have now shown, in
Rate rises have cut demand for consumer services such as beauty treatments and holidays, a CBI survey suggests.
As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.
New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg is backing Republican Mitt Romney's presidential bid.
UK and Irish leaders condemn the apparent murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan by her kidnappers in Iraq.
In this overly long concert film, the rapper Jay-Z performs his own movie-length swan song set to thumping rhythms in Madison Square Garden.
The widow of a policeman slain by the Irish Republican Army says she doesn't want to be blamed for holding up peacemaking in neighboring Northern Ireland.
Manchester United and Arsenal are again at the centre of controversy in the wake of their match at Old Trafford. Last season Arsenal&#39;s players vented their fury towards Ruud van Nistelrooy after he missed a last-minute penalty.
Top seed Roger Federer is beaten by the Czech Republic's Thomas Berdych.
The survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long and fairly predictable list of threats to their health, starting with injuries sustained in the event itself, progressing to water- and
CAIRO has demanded an immediate inquiry into the \u00e2\u0080\u009cirresponsible\u00e2\u0080\u009d killing by Israeli tank fire of three Egyptian border policemen yesterday.
Shops, schools, offices and businesses across Bangladesh were shut on Monday for the fourth time in a week as a dawn-to-dusk strike called by the opposition in protest
The expiration of the assault weapons ban was a depressing but potentially valuable lesson in the rancid politics of gun control. Honest debate on gun policy is impossible because of the cynical
Richard Notebaert said Monday he will leave as chairman and chief executive officer after the board had chosen a replacement.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- India beat Bangladesh by 11 runs in the opening game of their three-match one-day series, with Mohammad Kaif top scoring with 80 for the tourists.
Craig Conway, former PeopleSoft CEO, admitted he misled investors when he said people had &quot;lost interest&quot; in Oracle&#39;s bid for his company.
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LONDON: Britain will announce plans today for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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Democratic governors who will take over the majority of state capitols plan to use their newfound power to make changes and help put their party back in the White House.
ID theft milestone reached The total number of US customer records compromised as a result of security blunders has hit the 100m milestone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tim Henman's US Open quarter-final match against Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty is delayed by bad weather.
Clint Butler, already cut by his minor pro hockey team for fighting with a spectator, has been slapped with a 35-game suspension by the Quebec-based North American Hockey League.
Rockstar confirms that the update of Grand Theft Auto due in April will support multiplayer content in versions for both Microsoft's and Sony's consoles.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai said they would boycott the outcome because of potential fraud in the system designed to keep voters from casting more than one ballot.    The opponents of the U.S.-backed Karzai - who was heavily favored to win - demanded that the election be abandoned, arguing that problems with the ink used to mark voters' thumbs opened the way for widespread multiple voting...
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CHAMONIX, France  - Bode Miller, beaten in the last two World Cup downhills he entered, assuaged his disappointment by winning the Chamonix super-combined on Sunday.
White House candidates Monday launch a New Year's eve blitz of Iowa, mining for last minute support three days before the state's nominating contests kick off the 2008 election circus.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces thrust at least one  km (0.6 miles) into rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and were not  far from the Iraqi city's heart, residents said.
Two Italian soldiers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed during a military operation, Italy's defence ministry says.
The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity lines of credit, and other short-term loans, but not necessarily higher interest payments for savings and money market accounts.
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President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.
Roger Clemens' accuser met for about three hours Thursday with federal prosecutors investigating performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
International Data Security plans to open the first of 50 ship-borne floating data centers at Pier 50 in San Francisco in April.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The top Al Qaeda operative accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks either killed or took part in the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Pakistan's president has alleged for the first time.
Maryland's tidal fishery regulators lost a bid to have the state's controversial spring trophy rockfish season freed from special federal oversight yesterday. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission by a 7-6 vote rejected a proposal to end the system.
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Australian police investigate an incendiary device found on board a Virgin Blue Boeing at Sydney airport.
Russia's parliament was due to vote on Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force worldwide.
City-wide wi-fi networks are growing but how do councils and citizens get the most out of them?
The twin burdens of soaring fuel prices  and slipping airfares clobbered the airline industry again in  the third quarter, leaving three of the top four U.S. carriers  to post quarterly losses on Wednesday.
Google-DoubleClick probe just the beginning Two weeks after the Federal Trade Commission opened an anti-trust investigation into Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed acquisition of online ad company DoubleClick, The Wall Street Journal reports that the FTC plans to examine deals by Microsoft and Yahoo! as well.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following &#151; William Shatner. The one-time James T. Kirk of \
Health Secretary Alan Johnson calls for fluoride to be added to England's water supplies as a key means of tackling tooth decay.
Text of report by Afghan state radio on 11 December  Afghan deputy minister for counternarcotics yesterday announced his disagreement with the idea of spraying the poppy plant fields with herbicide.
The same logic that drove Rupert Murdoch&#39;s decision to base News Corp in the US has prompted his backflip on corporate governance.
Andy Geiger, the Ohio State athletic director, announced his retirement for what he called \
Russia, Moldova and the self-proclaimed republic of Transdniestria want negotiations on Transdniestria's status to be resumed, says a Russian Foreign Ministry press release circulated on Wednesday.
In its clearest sign yet that it is serious about the consumer cell phone market, Microsoft says it is buying the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick.
IT has never been able to prove it's true value to the business, and as such it is treated as a cost center, which is the first thing to get cut in poorly run companies. But with Web 2.0 booming, all the assumptions that you hold about IT should be put on notice: change is in the air. Web 2.0 companies have had to grow their own technology for economic functionality. Free means crap right? Wrong. How many of you keep Yahoo! Mail running on your BlackBerry's along with Exchange because you know Exchange will be down sooner or later?
The murder rate jumped by more than 10 percent among dozens of large U.S. cities since 2004, a study shows in the latest sign of the end of a national lull in violent crime. Robberies also spiked during the two-year period, as did felony assaults and attacks with guns, according to the report to be released Friday by the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based law enforcement think tank.
Graham Brady resigns from the   Conservative front bench after the party's row over grammar schools.
The attack was the most significant attack against the root servers since an October 2002 distributed denial of service attack.
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A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poor. But will it poison the earth?
A quarter run 50% over budget Budget overruns on IT projects are costing Irish and UK businesses more than \u00e2\u0082\u00ac375m a year, new research has revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'uomo che lo scorso settembre ha aggredito in una stazione di Londra Sir Alex Ferguson, &egrave; st...
Three bombs killed at least 30 people in Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli tourists. Dozens more were buried under rubble and thousands fleed home over the border after the attack.
With a mandate to consider the proper direction for the evolution of the lingua franca of the World-Wide Web, the W3 Consortium this morning officially re-launched the HTML Working Group. Its mission will be to deliver an updated HTML, for use by both stand-alone and XML parsers, by the last day of 2010.
The reported earnings of $1.07 billion keep the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest restaurant chain on a sustained roll around the globe.
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RALEIGH, N.C., June 12 -- Durham County District Attorney Michael B. Nifong, under fire by the North Carolina State Bar for his handling of the sexual assault case against three Duke University lacrosse players, mounted his defense Tuesday, contending it was his duty as a prosecutor to pursue a c...
This $50 card can hold four CompactFlash cards configured in a RAID array--but cards aren't included in that price.
The Klaxons scored a shock upset by winning Britain&#39;s prestigious Mercury Prize on Tuesday, beating out favourites Amy Winehouse and the Arctic Monkeys.
Although most of the real estate industry wishes it could fast-forward through 2008, a few online start-ups are surviving nicely.
Online giant Yahoo Inc. has hired a former ABC television programmer to head its media and entertainment division. Lloyd Braun, who was behind shows such as ``The Sopranos&#39;&#39; on HBO and ``Lost
Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker pauses while annoncing his resignation during a news conference Monday, Nov. 1, 2004 in Houston.
A federal judge yesterday severely limited the Navy's ability to use mid-frequency sonar on a training range off the Southern California coast, ruling that the loud sounds would harm whales and other marine mammals if not tightly controlled.
Sen. John Kerry holds a slim lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that shows the Democrat gaining ground while Bush lost support on personal qualities, the war in Iraq and national security.
Gianfranco Fini, a right-wing leader who has turned his party from Neo-Fascist to mainstream conservative, was appointed Thursday as Italy's new foreign minister, a Cabinet minister said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi forces on Sunday captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted fugitive from Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, Iraq's top information official said. Iraqi officials were conducting DNA tests to confirm the prisoner's identity...
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All-American defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey left millions of dollars on the table when the certain NFL first-round draft pick decided to return to LSU to help bring the Tigers another national title.
After finally trying Apple's computers, this Fool is hooked for the long haul.
Queen Elizabeth II prayed for victims of the tsunami disaster when she attended church on her Sandringham estate in the east of England with other members of the British royal family.
DETROIT -- Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms of a one-year contract Thursday that is worth more than $2 million in base salary and gives the 42-year-old goalie a chance to earn an additional $2 million in bonuses.
With fear running high after a series of deadly terror attacks, many Russians would agree to significant limitations on their rights and freedoms to ensure security, pollsters and analysts said Wednesday.
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One person is being questioned after a man is killed in a hit-and-run accident in Larne in County Antrim.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
President Bush today condemned the recent MoveOn.org advertisement that described Army Gen. David H. Petraeus as General \
&quot;The US federal court&#39;s decision serves as another important affirmation of ICANN&#39;s multistakeholder participatory model, and reaffirms the ICANN structure,&quot; stated John Jeffrey, ICANN&#39;s General Counsel.
One day, Jason Russell, Laren Poole, and Bobby Bailey bought a camera on eBay, jumped on a plane, and began filming a documentary. The next day, they were saving lives. Invisible Children, the documentary the three produced, has become a highly successful film alerting millions to the plight of the children of Uganda. But the three filmmakers weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t done yet. They also founded an international nonprofit organization, also called Invisible Children, that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s one of the fastest-growing nonprofits on the planet. And it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s built around Mac computers.
Il Real Madrid &egrave; il club economicamente pi\u00c3\u00b9 forte d'Europa. Secondo l'agenzia BBDO i 'merengu...
Jaguar may have gone to a good home, but as yet the British Grand Prix does not have one. On a remarkably good day for Formula One teams in trouble, with the sale of Jaguar going through to
Firms are likely to feel tighter credit restrictions more than households, according to a Bank of England survey.
Oltre un milione di evacuati in diverse regioni
E\u00e2\u0080\u0099 stata annunciata la prima carta ricaricabile che consente l&#39;accesso al gaming on-line in banda larga di Xbox nata dalla collaborazione tra Microsoft e Poste Italiane : &quot;Postepay Xbox Live&quot;. Ma la sua
SAN FRANCISCO - About 140,000 people are expected to converge on Las Vegas this weekend for the giant Consumer Electronics Show, the industry's biggest annual U.S. gathering.
Fire-red lava emerged from the steaming crater of Mount St. Helens with a minimum of fuss Tuesday, but scientists cautioned that a bigger explosion may be yet to come.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for an international conference to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict and urged Israel to drop its opposition to a meeting that would address all outstanding issues.
Saddam Hussein and other detained members of the deposed Iraqi regime will face trial within \u00e2\u0080\u009da few weeks,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s minister of state said today.
A 54-year-old woman in Germany shocked a  would-be thief into submission when she ran screaming and  trapped the man in her car after seeing him rummaging around in  search of plunder, police said Sunday.
Departing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that his most difficult moment on the job was when he learned of the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. His best moment, he said, may come the day later this month when he leaves office.
Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - Tom Brady threw for a pair of scores and Corey Dillon ran for 94 yards, as the New England Patriots set an NFL record with their 19th consecutive victory in a 24-10 triumph over the winless Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium
Intel Corp  on Monday raised  its third-quarter revenue forecast and said global demand for  computing products was stronger than expected, sending its  shares up 2.8 percent.
A blast near the home of a former Pakistani interior minister on Friday killed eight people and wounded 40 others, police said.
Microsoft Corp.  filed revised  documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at  complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the  European Commission said.
Attackers are exploiting an ActiveX bug in Yahoo's Jukebox music player, Symantec says.
YALA, Thailand  - Thailand's army-appointed government admitted on Monday it had no idea who was behind a wave of bombs and shootings in which eight people were killed in the Muslim-majority far south as the Lunar New Year began.
Hundreds of motorists are stranded for two nights in southern Italy as heavy snow hits many parts of Europe.
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Oil prices fell below $61 on Friday as easing U.S. supply concerns spurred a bout of profit taking.
A filmmaker contends that the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has waged a 20-year conspiracy to bend the art world to its will.
New York's attorney general orders the company to change its advertising strategy.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.
Disgruntled Tampa Bay holdout Keenan McCardell got what he wanted Tuesday when the Buccaneers traded him to the San Diego Chargers for two picks in next year's NFL draft.
US stock futures were mixed early Friday with traders awaiting non-farm payroll figures due at 8:30 am EST. Dow Jones futures fell 6 points recently, while Nasdaq futures rose 4 points and Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s futures slipped 0.40 points.
Peru celebrated the return Friday of a prized 1,300-year-old embossed gold headdress looted from an ancient tomb nearly 20 years ago.
Moneta unica scambiata a 1,3850 dollari e 159,09 yen
NAJAF, Iraq  - A U.S. military aircraft launched  several strikes on suspected Shi'ite militant positions in the  besieged southern city of Najaf late on Monday, a Reuters  witness said.
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CallWall is a new utility that acts like a firewall for your telephone, enabling you to whitelist and blacklist callers.
&quot;Il ministero dell&#39;economia ci ha fatto sapere che nel maxiemendamento non c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 copertura per la previdenza complementare del 2005. Nonostante le reiterate assicurazioni fatte fino all&#39;altro ieri. Penso che sia incomprensibile e ne prendo atto.
Russia has sold the heart of the Yukos empire in an auction reminiscent of the country&#39;s notorious privatizations of the 1990s, analysts said Monday, as the former CEO of the oil company offered bitter season&#39;s greetings to the Kremlin from
U.S. personal incomes rose 1.5  percent in the second quarter of 2004, the fastest pace of  growth in more than three years, as income gains sped up in 33  states, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
RODNEY Dangerfield, the big bug-eyed funnyman who could never get any respect, has died aged 82. Famous for the line &quot;I don&#39;t get no respect&quot;, Dangerfield died yesterday following complications from heart surgery in August.
Printer makers can&#39;t be very happy, as Lexmark has just lost what could have been a landmark case for its profits and the future of printer ink cartridges.
After a summer of celebrating with the Stanley Cup, the Carolina Hurricanes trudged back to training camp to play their way into shape for a title defense.
Suicide bombers attacked foreign troops in central and southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing several bystanders and wounding at least two soldiers, local police and a provincial government official said.
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This time around, Bill Parcells is doing things differently. The coaching corps&#39; new spokesman for tough love even took a moment to remind himself after the Dallas Cowboys&#39; victory
MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin put his sweeping political overhaul in motion Monday, sending to Parliament a bill to change Russia&#39;s electoral system.
SAN FRANCISCO - Google looks set to start trading on the Nasdaq today after the web&#39;s No 1 search engine asked regulators for final approval to price its closely watched initial public offering.
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The Boston Police Department has started program that allows cell phone users send anonymous crime tips via text messages to the city's Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line.
Even after the criminal case against crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh comes to an end, the victims' relatives are likely to be left wondering why 334 bodies were dumped and cement dust was passed off as their ashes.
Big sharebrokers moved quickly yesterday to distance themselves from the shock collapse of Access Brokerage. They backed the New Zealand Exchange&#39;s move to effectively shut down the firm.
On the eve of his execution, the man at the center of one of the 20th century's most notorious crimes was at peace.
Over 12 years, Oscar De La Hoya has fought in seven weight classes, weighing as little as 128\u00c2\u00be pounds and as much as 160. Many of us gain weight as we age, but De
Cisco Systems today announced a deal to buy privately held Protego Networks, as the latest in a year-long acquisition spree aimed at rounding out Cisco&#39;s network security offerings.
A Dubai government-controlled investment firm has announced its 300-million-dollar acquisition of New York-based retail chain Loehmann&#039;s, which had gone bankrupt seven years ago.
Up to 600 free-to-use cash machines are to be sited in low income areas of the country, a committee of MPs says.

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It has long been suspected that man&#39;s best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
Two German teenagers robbed a girl but  accidentally left their own pictures behind for police on a  discarded mobile phone.
Thailand has evacuated injured survivors of the devastating tsunami from its southern tourist beaches as officials said the national death toll was expected to top 1,000.
The hacker who discovered a recently patched QuickTime flaw affecting the Firefox browser says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe Systems Inc.&#39;s PDF file format.
Played on windswept courses that are linked to the sea, the British Open is often an exercise in hitting low, running shots, while other PGA Tour events call for high shots that land softly.
Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric has spoken of his disappointment after the shock news that Harry Redknapp has agreed to take charge of bitter South Coast rivals Southampton.
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Vulcan lowers the price of its FlipStart UMPC to $699.
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After a flurry of accounts this week about financial offers to land the first postprison interview with Paris Hilton, both ABC and NBC said yesterday that they no longer had any interest in securing the interview.
US President George W. Bush said he had signed into law a bill requiring the State Department to monitor global anti-Semitism and rate countries annually on their treatment of Jews.
FORT MYERS, Fla.-- To understand how the housing bust may ripple through the broader American economy, look beyond the countless for-sale signs that dot this middle-class city. Instead, stop by Boater's Landing, where salespeople sit idle, hoping someone will once again want to buy a boat.
Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl,  is voted favourite Christmas song in a poll.
A gunman shot and killed an unknown number of people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was killed, police said.
Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.
Italian man arrested in Spain in connection with disappearance of Madeleine McCann, according to newspaper report.
A 7-year-old Arizona boy swam from Alcatraz Island to the city in 47 minutes Monday, where his father lifted him from the chilly waters.
A new vaccine gives women at least several years of protection from the virus blamed for most cases of cervical cancer, according to the findings of a University of Washington-led study announced yesterday.
Hubble Telescope is down to one functioning camera  A workhorse deep-space camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down for the third time in less than a year, and scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration say only a fraction of its capability will be restored.
Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:PHPClasses.org: File upload progress meter for PHP 4, at last!Zend Developer Zone: Zend Framework Preview Release 0.6.0 AnnouncedIBM developerWorks: Generate Flash movies on the fly with PHPMike Bernat's Blog: Creating a Simple Registration Script using PHPphp|architect: An overview of the CakePHP frameworkPHPBuilder.com: Reading RSS feeds in PHP: Part 2The Bakery Blog: SwiftMailer Component TutorialPHP-GTK Community Site: Merry Christmas (A Holiday Widget)Ben Ramsey's Blog: Installing the Eclipse PHP IDEZend Developer Zone: Zend Studio 5.5 WalkthroughCommunity News: Vancouver PHP Conference 2007Edin Kadribasic's Blog: BenchmarksJSLabs Blog:  phpBB 3...is it worth the wait?Christopher Jones' Blog: Installing Oracle XE on Ubuntu with PHPChris Chabot's Blog: phpSocketDaemon
A British man wanted for allegedly raping women in England more than 12 years ago has been convicted of attacking two women in Portland &#151; thanks in part to authorities and alleged victims who traveled across the Atlantic to testify.
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's oldest-ever monarch on Thursday, beating the record of Queen Victoria.
A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for &quot;ethnic treatments&quot;.
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GENEVA: International airlines are heading for a near US$5bil loss this year, largely due to the rise in oil prices, the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s global body said on Tuesday.
Chris Ratuszny was the first person in the U.S. to undergo an operation involving the use of an excimer laser to treat a giant brain aneurysm.
Baghdad - The first military intelligence soldier to be charged in connection with prisoner abuse at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison has pleaded guilty at a court martial in Baghdad.
ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 19: Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz won a seat in Parliament, clearing the way for him to take over as PM next week, officials said today.
Intel and graphics processing vendor nVidia said today that they have signed a wide-ranging technology sharing pact that will let nVidia use Intel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s front-side bus (FSB) technology.
The fate of the other two climbers who set out with him to climb the 11, 239-foot peak last weekend remained unclear today.
The NI parties and governments are to meet in an effort to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.
The Heat are a mess. The Bulls are a mess. The Nets are a mess. Those three, all thought to be legitimate playoff teams, were 18 games under .500 entering last night, with Miami, less than two years removed from an NBA title, holding down the cellar. None would even make the playoffs if the season ended today.
European shares made tentative gains Monday in spite of concerns that equities had become overvalued.
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Stocks were mixed Friday as the government&#39;s gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs might hold back economic growth, and investors showed reluctance to make big commitments ahead of next week&#39;s
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YOUNG Americans are less sexually active now than their counterparts of the mid-1990s and are using contraceptives more regularly, a study out this week found.
PARIS - Water vapour and methane are concentrated in the same areas of the Martian atmosphere, a finding that hints at new ways to hunt for life on the planet, scientists say.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry accused each other of lacking the hard-nosed resolve of Cold War presidents &#151; from Democrat Truman to Republican Reagan &#151; reaching across party lines a week before Election Day to try to break their campaign deadlock.
Dentsu Inc, Japan's biggest advertising  firm, said on Tuesday it plans to set up an Internet  advertising joint venture in Beijing with Focus Media Holding  Ltd to tap China's booming market.
By Sara Kehaulani Goo, Washington Post Staff Writer  Last June, Google launched a service offering a one-click method of paying for purchases that minimizes the risk of credit card information being stolen off a Web site.
Former Law and Order actor withdraws from the race for the Republican nomination
Embattled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resumed his duties full-time Tuesday as opponents planned more street demonstrations and law suits to force his ouster.
Northern Ireland leader Ian Paisley and the head of state of the Irish Republic, President Mary McAleese, shook hands Monday for the first time &#151; another symbolic milestone on Ireland's road to reconciliation.
In a new book, David Wilcove urges conservation of species and their ways, still so little understood.
Underground water reserves in around 9 out of every 10 Chinese cities are polluted or over-exploited, and could take hundreds of years to recover, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
JetBlue Airways missed analysts' lowered estimates as it struggled with skyrocketing fuel prices, storm disruptions and competition.
The most sensational mystery in daytime may be how soap operas are being written at all, considering that nearly all of their writers are guild members on strike.
A congressional committee scheduled a hearing to examine whether the proposed $4.84 billion merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and rival XM Satellite Holdings Inc. would hurt consumers.
Barack Obama declared Thursday he's the only candidate who can bring true change in Washington, hoping to persuade Iowa voters to give him the first victory in the Democratic presidential race.
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an immigrant convicted of a state felony drug charge that would be a lesser crime under federal law may contest the government's decision to deport him.
A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal is seeking to have his pending court martial be moved from Baghdad , saying he has no chance of a fair trial there.
The United States has reached a deal  with the European Union, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet  gambling market closed to foreign companies, but is continuing  talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica,  U.S. trade officials said on Monday.
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Wednesday barring Ohio from enforcing legislation that would restrict access to the abortion pill RU-486.
A British man was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison for infecting two young women with HIV and putting 13 more at risk of infection, reports said.
Google Inc. will begin distributing online video ads for the first time later this week, continuing the Internet search engine leader&#039;s effort to diversify beyond the static written messages that generate most of its profits.
Snowfall is forecast across much of the UK and is expected to cause disruption in some areas.
By naming Kurt Warner their starting quarterback for this week&#39;s preseason tilt against the crosstown Jets, the Giants are saying what?
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cDoc,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.
They did what no high school football team in the last 12 years had been able to do. It was the little-known Bellevue (Wash.) Wolverines that ended the greatest streak in high school sports
Ford Motor Co. F.N on Friday said   U.S. vehicle sales fell 11.6 percent in August, hurt by a   decline in truck sales and stronger numbers last year, when   deep discounts lured buyers into showrooms.
WASHINGTON Two Chinese herbal supplements are being recalled because they contain a carcinogen linked to kidney disease. Kingsway Trading Company of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling its dietary pills Double
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London Metal Exchange (LME) copper recouped earlier losses to finish Wednesday&#39;s open outcry trade unchanged, getting little direction from a mixed set of US economic data.
New imagery taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been released, a sweeping gallery of red planet photos - including Endurance crater that NASA's Opportunity rover explored for ten months.
Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
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Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed desktop computer chip, ending for now a 25-year run that has
McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.
If you ever wanted to learn more about UPS, the U.S. package delivery company, then 2007 is the year to do it.
Hamas and Fatah forces fought a lengthy gun battle on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip near the strategic Karni commercial crossing, the most serious flare-up in factional fighting in two weeks.
Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data.
VIENNA - Shrugging off an ultimatum from the United Nations nuclear agency, Iran revealed yesterday that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of a process that could be used to make nuclear arms.
The Japanese Cabinet approves a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea.
Hundreds of smiling beauties like Ren Chen, 16, pivoting gracefully on a pair of high heels, are being groomed by China to win hearts and minds at the Beijing Olympics.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - A teenager who sued the city after claiming a police officer forced her to do jumping jacks while topless has reached a $35,000 settlement, officials said.  The City Council unanimously approved the settlement Thursday, City Manager Tom Bonfield said.
VICTORIA - A stunning surprise for BC consumers: the provincial sales tax is going back to seven per cent from 7.5 per cent. Finance Minister Gary Collins made the announcement Wednesday in the legislature.
The jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has changed his mind again and pledged to run in the January presidential election, officials said.
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John Reid, Britain&#39;s former home secretary who was often parachuted into difficult jobs by then prime minister Tony Blair, is to step down as a member of parliament at the next general election, he said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2004 - Multinational forces today struck at a terrorist meeting in Fallujah, Iraq, while Baghdad experienced two car bombings.
With mobile phones soon expected to push PCs aside as the most popular tool to access the Internet, the company has given mobility a top priority and is taking steps to establish its mobile search engine as the technology of choice for mobile operators.
Several crucial devices aboard NASA&#39;s Mars-bound Phoenix lander have passed in-flight testing.
BBC Radio 1 will allow the Pogues' Fairytale of New York to be played uncut, after it was originally censored.
An Egyptian passenger train and a freight   train collided north of Cairo on Monday, killing two people and   injuring 16 others in the second fatal rail accident in Egypt   in two weeks, security sources said.
The U.S. Capitol reopened on Monday   after the building was shut down briefly because a man raced   past security officers before being captured, Capitol police   said.
SAN FRANCISCO - About 80% of the world's estimated 1.2 billion Internet users are outside the USA, according to Computer Industry Almanac.
The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed  a $388 billion package financing government programs in this  fiscal year after days of tough talks, but a last minute snag  means it may not be sent to President Bush for signing into law  for several days.
An executive at Samsung Electronics, the world's largest manufacturer of DRAM (dynamic RAM), has agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for participating in a global price-fixing conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.
The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen. John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.
Andy Roddick used his big serve to put the United States in the Davis Cup finals, defeating Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to give the Americans an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Sweden.
Scottish ministers are expected to approve plans for a replacement Forth crossing, costing \u00c2\u00a31bn.
Pixar&#39;s computer-animated family of superheroes -- rescued The Walt Disney Co. from its 2004 box office free fall with an estimated weekend gross of $70.
Sport: Rugby World Cup: Brian Ashton has said he wants to stay until 2011 but the RFU won't be rushed.
Who knew that cafeteria trays cause so much trouble?
BBC South Koreans are hard-core techies and use some of the fastest broadband and mobile networks in the world. A recent survey of 3,500 Korean tech experts gives a peek at their view of the future. By 2012 they foresee mobile phone batteries that last for two months before recharging. By 2015 they think the Web will deliver smells via ...
The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, a health ministry official said on Saturday.
The Patriots aren't the only perfect team in town. Harvard - the only unbeaten women's hockey team in the nation - will take its 11-0 record to Durham, N.H., tomorrow night to take on powerhouse New Hampshire (16-3). The Crimson's offense is led by junior forward Sarah Vaillancourt , who has 22 points, but the backbone of the team is ...
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The Cincinnati Reds rallied for five runs in the ninth inning tonight to beat the Braves 11-8 in Atlanta. Javier Valentin hit a three-run homer off Braves closer John Smoltz to give the Reds their three-run lead.
Blog: Image Trends releases image-editing plug-ins to whiten teeth and reduce the glare of shiny faces.
National Grid Transco, the Britain-based deliverer of energy, announced it has agreed to sell four of its gas distribution networks to consortia in cash deals worth 5.8 billion pounds (8.6 billion euros, 10.4 billion dollars).
Invigorated by a win in Florida, Republican front-runner John McCain will woo conservatives and independents with an upbeat message lauding Reagan-era economic values and a pledge to defeat Islamic extremism, strategists say.
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On the evening of Oct. 27, North America will enjoy a total lunar eclipse, according to Fred Espenak, an astronomer at NASA&#39;s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- Coalition forces killed 22 insurgents and an Iraqi civilian, and destroyed a factory being used to make roadside bombs, during several operations north of Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said.
Naseem Hamed is released from jail 16 weeks into a 15-month sentence for dangerous driving.
ROMA - La rigorosa procedura per la presentazione degli emendamenti alla Finanziaria \u00c3\u00a8 presto detta: solo in sei potranno firmare gli emendamenti del governo. L&#39;idea di Silvio Berlusconi trova forma in una lettera scritta dal ministro Carlo Giovanardi.
Playbill - Broadway luminaries will appear on Marymount Manhattan College Dance Department's first panel in a four-part fall guest artist lecture series Sept. 25.
Rapper and singer T-Pain has one of the top singles in the country with \
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Their final games will be remembered for the plays others made. Still, Texas tailback Cedric Benson and linebacker Derrick Johnson went out the way they wanted to: with a Rose Bowl win.
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LIVING in suburbia takes a greater toll on your health than the so-called pressures of the big city, according to new research from the United States.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned  to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist  said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start  shooting her latest film as planned.
The Bush administration's tactics for disarming North Korea are not working, two key U.S. supporters of talks with Pyongyang told Secretary of State Colin Powell this week. But the administration is downplaying a rift with its partners on the sensitive issue &#151; which has been a subject of repeated sparring by President Bush and Democratic opponent John Kerry.
FED up with long internet searches trying to find the cheapest flights for your holiday?  Forget hopping between different websites and let hopittravel.com do all the hard work for you.
The family of British engineer Kenneth Bigley, held hostage in Iraq for more than two weeks, has asked Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to help secure his release, they said.
Walter Reyes rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, including the decisive score with 2:24 left, and Syracuse beat visiting Rutgers, 41-31, yesterday in the Big East opener for both teams.
Continental Airlines Inc  on Thursday posted a fourth-quarter profit as higher fares and more international flights helped offset soaring fuel costs.
SHANGHAI United Parcel Service, the world&#39;s biggest express courier, said Thursday that it would pay $100 million to take direct control of its operations in China as it expands to compete with FedEx and other rivals in the fastest-growing market for
Thailand's top pharmaceutical industry group warned the military-installed government against allowing more generic versions of drugs after its approval of two such medications last month.
French luxury goods group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton posted a six percent increase in sales for the full year 2004 and said that operating profits rose 10 percent.
As the carrier struggles to survive a second bankruptcy filing, analysts say its operations would be of scant value to other airlines if it were forced out of business.
Blog: Paleontologists have found that precursors to dinosaurs weren't so rapidly replaced as previously thought.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Despite talk in the early going of slow ticket sales, Barbra Streisand's first live performances in six years put up record-setting box office numbers. The 20 concerts grossed $92,457,062 and set house gross records in 14 of the 16 arenas played on the tour.
Indonesia&#39;s president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, appears soundly beaten as vote counting continues from last Monday&#39;s presidential elections.
The proposed merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could face a rocky start as the companies work to run and eventually merge two wireless technologies without breaking the bank or losing customers.
BOHMTE, Germany -- Like countless other communities, this west German town lived for years with a miserable traffic problem. Each day, thousands of cars and big trucks barreled along the two-lane main street, forcing pedestrians and cyclists to scamper for their lives.
Police are reviewing their use of 'no-knock' warrants after an octogenarian was killed after officers burst into her home.
CAMAS, Wash. -- Police and school officials in the Camas district are using a computer program to teach students about Internet predators and the online dangers of kidnapping, sex abuse and child pornography.
Rudi Voeller has arrived in Rome to sign a contract that will tie him to his former club, Roma. The German coach stated that he is ready for the new challenge and he will do his best in this new adventure.
The giant particle accelerator will now be powered up in May 2008 after a series of set-backs, say scientists.
Crude oil prices closed higher Thursday in an up-and-down session as a consensus built that whatever havoc Hurricane Ivan causes in the southeast, its impact on Gulf Coast oil production will be short-lived.
A high-flying City boss has been charged with the murder of his two-year-old daughter, Scotland Yard confirms.
Dovetailing with President Bush's war-on-terror message, a conservative advocacy group released a television ad Thursday warning that many critics of the war in Iraq \
Afghanistan produced dramatically more opium in 2006, increasing its yield by nearly 50 percent from a year earlier and pushing global opium production to a new record high, a U.N. report said Tuesday.
Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday on gains by select technology and banking issues. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
Boston, 30 August -- A massive international cardiovascular research study by Indo-Canadian physicians is being hailed this week by medical scientists worldwide as a major landmark event.
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While the Dallas Mavericks have an overhauled roster, a more conventional rotation and a new commitment to defense, they also still have Dirk Nowitzki.
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The NBA all-stars finally got their act together to edge out Spain in a close fought quarter final. The US team finally got its act together today to beat Spain in a tense, close-fought and ultimately acrimonious quarter-final in Athens.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Kenny Chesney won the Country  Music Association's top \
Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima wins the first major prize of the film award season, which culminates in the Oscars.
The space shuttle Discovery crew bid farewell to the International Space Station Tuesday as the shuttle undocked and began its journey back to Earth.  The hatches between the two spacecraft were closed at 2:42 p.m. EST, prior to the 5:10 p.m.
Hewlett-Packard's chairman Patricia Dunn resigns amid allegations of illegal spying by the firm.
Nearly 950 Ameren Corp. employees are being offered a voluntary buyout plan that expires Dec. 20. The cost-cutting measure involves about 10 percent of Ameren&#39;s 9,300 employees.
L. Dennis Kozlowski declared his innocence in his first extensive interview since he was charged with stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from Tyco.
A Valentine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Day charity auction at Sotheby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s in New York raised more than $42.5 million to benefit H.I.V./AIDS relief programs in Africa, far above the presale estimate of about $29 million, The Associated Press reported. Organized by Sotheby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, Bono, Damien Hirst (whose \u00e2\u0080\u009cWhere There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a Will There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a Way,\u00e2\u0080\u009d above, was among the works sold) and the Gagosian Gallery, the event set sale records for 17 artists, including Howard Hodgkin, Marc Quinn and Keith Tyson, and included pieces by Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha. Proceeds will go the United Nations Foundation and will support programs run by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Every child born in California would get a $500 savings account to start building a nest egg for college or a down payment for a home, under a state Senate bill introduced Wednesday.
Originally known as the Boston Americans, they&#39;ve been the Red Sox since the early 1900s and are often called the Bosox. Now, they have a new nickname, courtesy of outfielder Johnny Damon: The Idiots.
Electronics testing and equipment  maker Agilent Technologies Inc. A.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit more than quintupled from a weak year-ago  period, but the company issued a forecast below current Wall  Street estimates.
The Jones Apparel Group is near an agreement to sell Barneys New York for about $825 million to the investment arm of the Dubai government.
The price of gold shot to a record 927.77 dollars here Monday as investors looked for safe havens from financial market turbulence and in response to stoppages at mines in South Africa.
Public organisations will be able to trade valuable radio spectrum under new plans, announces Ofcom.
A $7,500 fur coat donated by pop diva  Mariah Carey and intended for Mongolia's poor has disappeared,  a leading animal rights group said on Thursday.
Central England is about 1C warmer than in the 1950s, and human activities are the reason, a study shows.
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The cost of a program to build high-profile unmanned surveillance aircraft, known as Global Hawks, has increased by nearly $900 million since 2001, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Monday.-Renae Merle
US Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth simply wants to go home to his beloved St. Louis, Mo., with the &quot;girl of his dreams,&quot; his wife of 47 years, Sally, and
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Standard & Poor's on Wednesday slashed its outlook for bond insurers Ambac Financial Group, MBIA Insurance Corp and XL Capital Assurance, indicating their triple-A credit ratings were at heightened risk of being cut in the next two years due to deteriorating mortgage debt.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday predicted stable growth for the U.S. economy but he made no remarks on the yen or financial markets which are jittery after more than a week of turmoil.
At least two people have become intoxicated by drinking hand-sanitizing gels, a potentially deadly habit, doctors reported on Wednesday.
A paramilitary killer cut short an already chaotic debate on Northern Ireland's political future on Friday by throwing a bag of homemade explosives into the building where parties were meeting.
The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday called Iran's cooperation with its investigation of past suspicious atomic activities \
Colorado's top three forwards \u00c2\u0097 captain Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny \u00c2\u0097 are back on the ice. Sakic went through a light skate before practice Monday. He's recovering from hernia surgery.
A man is due to appear in court following the deaths of two people at a bungalow in Fife.
Gays across France celebrated the launch of the country&#39;s first television channel for homosexuals on Monday, anticipating a pink mixture of fashion, travel, talk, cult movies, music and soap operas.
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Heavily armed soldiers trudge through the fetid streets of Sadr City, gagging from the stench of open sewage, eyes warily scanning ahead for trouble. Suddenly, a middle-aged man approaches &#151; and begs for a job.
Japanese stocks rose Thursday amid optimism about the nation's economic propects, with bank and steel shares leading the way. The dollar was lower against the yen.
Pakistani authorities on Thursday temporarily released from detention a prominent opposition lawyer, who this year spearheaded a campaign against President Pervez Musharraf, the lawyer's son said.
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Apply here to empty your bank account Trying to contain damage amid reports that con artists are targeting online job sites, Monster Worldwide has shut down a rogue server that was siphoning personal information from the resumes of job seekers. The disclosure came amid new details of a Trojan that's amassed personal information on hundreds of thousands of people.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Read this white paper featuring VMware and LeftHand to learn about the true costs of storage and server sprawl, proven approaches to virtualization, and methods to maximize ROI using virtual machines on iSCSI SANs.
A federal judge upheld the Bush administration's new terrorism law Wednesday, agreeing that Guantanamo Bay detainees do not have the right to challenge their imprisonment in U.S. courts.
The United Nations will launch a global appeal for $30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive
It may be one of Britain's wettest summers on record but meteorological misfortune has failed to put a dampener on tourists who are flocking to the island in record numbers, even if they are keeping a tight rein on their budgets.
An impoverished backwater that will drain the EU's resources and flood its labor markets with unskilled jobseekers? Or a dynamic economy whose youthful population will help offset a looming pensions crisis? The ...
Last year: Meg Mallon won the season-ending tournament for her lone 2003 title, beating Annika Sorenstam by a stroke. Last week: Heather Daly-Donofrio won the Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala.
A new open-source search engine lets users vote on results.
The Belfast skyline is set to change forever with the demolition of  three of the city's tallest chimneys.
Alando Tucker scored 21 points and Wisconsin stifled No. 18 Alabama's high-powered offense in a 76-62 victory Wednesday night that extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 36 games.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry, a self-proclaimed resident of Red Sox Nation, donned a Boston cap Thursday and hailed his hometown team&#39;s first World Series championship in 86 years.
A federal judge Wednesday denied a request by John Hinckley, the man who shot President Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt, to have extended visits at his parents&#39; Virginia home.
Private centre in Calgary first in Canada, but pediatrician wishes business wasn&#39;t growing so fast. Over the years, Peter Nieman has tried to help more than 200 obese children lose weight in his family practice
Japanese stocks are expected to slip in early 2005 on a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy but should rebound later in the year in tandem with expected stronger growth, analysts said.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared Indonesia&#39;s next president today and now faces the tough task of rebuilding a country plagued by attacks from al-Qaida-linked terrorists, separatist conflicts and an economy still reeling from
The two residents of the International Space Station ran short of food and had to cut back their meals this month thanks in part to unlikely food thieves: the previous station crew.
Tony Parker has become France&#39;s best paid sportsman after extending his contract with the San Antonio Spurs until 2011 for 51.
Bob Evans, an IBM computer scientist who helped to develop the modern mainframe computer, died Thursday. He was 77. Evans died of heart failure at his at his home in the San Francisco suburb of Hillsborough, his son Evan told the Associated Press.
MIAMI - Soon-to-strike Ivan is the latest and nastiest of a trio of monster hurricanes toying with Florida and the rest of the United States, showing Americans what hurricane experts have known for the past several years: We&#39;re in the midst of a record
KOROLYOV, Russia - A Soyu z spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked smoothly Saturday at the international space station, where another Russian-U.S. team has spent the last six months...
The first major changes to food inspection in a decade will increase federal scrutiny of meat and poultry plants where the danger from E. coli and other germs is high or where past visits have found unsafe practices.
A small plane crashed into a house as it was apparently trying to land at a nearby airport on Saturday, killing the male pilot and a woman on the ground, authorities said.
The U.S. Episcopal Church was asked to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union.
Militants beheaded a British hostage near Baghdad despite secret 11th-hour efforts by London to free Kenneth Bigley from kidnappers whose video messages had played on British emotions on the war in Iraq for three weeks.
CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power.    Activists on both sides set off fireworks and blared recordings of bugle music to wake voters hours before dawn, hoping for a flood of early votes in their favor...
Opposition activists in Bangladesh  attacked railway stations and battled police across the country  on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to  protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend.
NEW YORK  - People with diabetes who are  depressed are less likely to watch what they eat, to exercise,  and to take their medications, researchers report.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan  will urge the United States to take concrete action to crack  down on Kurdish guerrillas in Iraq, newspapers said on Sunday,  as a unilateral rebel ceasefire went into effect.
Hundreds of Sikhs tried to storm a theatre in the central English city of Birmingham, halting a play they say mocks their religion and slightly injuring five police officers in the melee, police said.
A Californian professor has won his battle to obtain FBI files relating to late Beatle John Lennon. The files allegedly contain proof of British spy agency MI5 and the FBI tracking Lennon&#39;s political activities in the early 70s.
The highest U.N. court said on Monday the massacre of Bosnian Muslim men in Srebrenica in 1995 constituted genocide.
England striker Wayne Rooney has arrived at United&#39;s Carrington Training ground Tuesday morning, the day of the transfer deadline.
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A court appearance by Christos Tsekos, former coach to disgraced Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris, has been delayed after his defence lawyer died.
GUANGZHOU, China  - In southern China, it doesn't  matter if an animal is an endangered species. As long as it  walks, wriggles or jumps, it's good enough for the pot.
Tough guy actor Robert Blake was so  obsessed with getting his infant daughter away from her  conwoman mother, Bonny Lee Bakley, that he murdered Bakley when  he could not find someone else to kill her, prosecutors said on  Monday.

LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair says there&#39;s little he can do to secure the release of Ken Bigley, the British hostage being held in Iraq.
As far as I'm concerned, the most important deal to come out of the annual Mac trade show was Apple's decision to offer movie rentals through its iTunes Store.
A CANADIAN seaman aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has died one day after being injured when the vessel caught fire, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin announced today.
Northern Ireland&#39;s politicians face a nerve-wracking day as they wait for the Reverend Ian Paisley to decide if he will endorse a historic deal with Sinn Fein.
SIALKOT, Pakistan- Tensions flared Saturday as Pakistani police launched investigations into a suspected suicide bombing which killed at least 30 people at a Shiite mosque in eastern Sialkot city.
By Laura Figueroa, The Miami Herald  May 25--Following weeks of sightings and complaints from residents, two alligators were captured in the Miami Lakes area on Friday afternoon.
BESLAN, Russia - Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city Monday, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully planned school siege that prosecutors linked to a Chechen rebel leader.    Desperate families searched for those still missing from the siege at School No...
Maurice Papon, the French Nazi collaborator who died at the age of 96, became the symbol of bureaucratic inhumanity after he was convicted for helping organise the deportation of Jews during the Vichy era.
An alligator which starred in a James Bond film is to be stuffed and put on display in Britain after fans left flowers and tributes following his death.
Patricia Dugas reached out, touched Kevin Everett's arm and asked her son if he could feel her hand. Everett &#151; lying in a hospital bed, barely awake and hooked to life support systems &#151; nodded yes.
Oregon Coach Mike Bellotti, approached by U.C.L.A. in its search for a football coach, said Friday that he was staying put.
As baseball finds itself struggling to control the steroid issue, its past serves as a cautionary tale.
Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, trying to recover from a brass-knuckles campaign against his character, is attempting to steer the election to a referendum on President Bush's leadership.    Kerry has less than seven weeks to take over the lead in the presidential race...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.
SAP AG unveils a service that evaluates security settings across a customer&#39;s SAP enterprise system. SAP AG on Wednesday unveiled a service that evaluates security settings across a customer&#39;s SAP enterprise system.
ONE of Australia&#39;s biggest gold miners, Sons of Gwalia, has called in administrators after negotiations with its creditors collapsed.
Blog: Only 2 percent of Internet households have installed DVD-ripping software on their computers, according to NPD Group.
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group  is mulling a bid for the generics business of Germany's Merck  KGaA , a unit worth at least 4 billion euros ($5.3  billion), a source close to the process said.
Dr Manmohan Singh said international networks of terror appear to cooperate more effectively between themselves than the nations they target.
Delta obtains a commitment of $2.5bn in bankruptcy exit financing from a number of major institutions.
The 36-year-old actor, scheduled to attend the premiere of his directorial debut, \u00e2\u0080\u009cDedication,\u00e2\u0080\u009d headed out to search for meaning (or at least dinner) in Brooklyn.
Industrial nations were shying away from fixing stiff 2020 guidelines for greenhouse gases cuts at U.N. talks on Friday in what environmentalists said would be a vote for \
The site of a former chemical dump that led to an environmental disaster more than two decades ago was formally removed from the federal Superfund list Thursday.
NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed his opposition to veto powers for India or any other country seeking to become member of a revamped UN Security Council.
The leader of Ukraine's opposition calls for a second day of mass rallies against Sunday's election result.
Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's showdown with Chelsea on Sunday will go a long way towards deciding the destiny of the Premier League title.
Dopo l'incontro definito \
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.
Valpey Fisher Corporation  (AMEX:VPF) today introduced the VFJA432  and VFJA434  integrated timing modules for synchronizing Ethernet.
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By Michele Steinbacher, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 15--DANVERS -- A Central Illinois woman is dead after an apparent drowning at Spin Lake outside Danvers. Another woman was treated for heat exhaustion after trying to help the victim and rescuers.
According to industry sources, Akshay Kumar is the latest B-town biggie to have turned web-savvy   and joined the growing Facebook community.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist revealed Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, signs he has a grave form of the disease and probably will not return to the bench soon.
Con l&#39;annuncio ufficiale della morte di Arafat, sono arrivate le condoglianze e la manifestazioni d&#39;affetto del panorama politico mondiale. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti George W. Bush ha espresso le condoglianze
ATHENS, Aug. 17 \u00c2\u0097 As the American fencer Mariel Zagunis yelled in triumph, her teammates rushed her and hurled her into the air. What made their celebratory gesture especially notable was that Zagunis was still holding, and waving, her sword.
A video showing Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of aid agency Care International, pleading for British troops to be withdrawn from Iraq, was today broadcast on Arabic television.
Morti 130 mila capi di bestiame, centinaia case distrutte
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--As President Bush boasts of increases in funding for national parks, his administration continues to take a few steps back in other areas related to the environment. Consider proposed funding for national wildlife refuges.
Lightning was shooting down from the heavens even as the US National Team warmed up just 20 minutes before kicking off against the Panamanians, as though someone was trying to tell them something.
Berlusconi, saggia decisione rifiutare il nuovo incarico
The board of the country&#39;s largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president accused the airline industry of using the bankruptcy process to cut workers&#39; pay and eliminate other benefits.
Rumors suggest that AOL, which hired a new CEO last November and has suffered a precipitous drop in revenue recently, is getting ready for massive layoffs.
President Hugo Chavez visited flood-ravaged Bolivia on Saturday to show off the fact that Venezuela has pledged 10 times more aid than the Bush administration. But local leaders gave him a cool reception, accusing him of meddling in Bolivian politics.
Thierry Henry has admitted that Arsenal face a struggle to bring high-flying Chelsea back down to earth. The Arsenal striker, who came runner-up in FIFA&#39;s world player of the year
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. Oct. 6, 2004 - Weeks or months of occasional steam blasts and possibly some eruptions of fresh volcanic rock and ash are the most likely scenario at Mount St.
Eight Marines were killed and nine others wounded west of the capital on Saturday when a suicide car bomb rammed into their convoy, military officials said, making it the deadliest day for the US forces in half a year.
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Six-time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has publicly apologised after his arrest for drink-driving. The 19-year-old ran a stop sign in Salisbury, Maryland.
A commercial promoting Serbia as a tourist destination appears to be jinxed after CNN used the soundtrack for a Kazakh tourism ad as backing music by mistake.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began a statewide campaign bus tour at the Del Mar Fairgrounds yesterday urging voters to &quot;terminate the special interests&quot; by following his advice on ballot initiatives.
He confirms Chinese are diluting traditional Buddhist culture and the monks' role.
Yasser Arafat's senior deputies hoped to  travel to France on Monday to meet the critically ill  Palestinian president but his wife was opposed to the visit, a  senior Palestinian official said.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan accused the Sudanese government on Thursday of failing to protect citizens in Darfur from killings, rape and other violence, warning it may be held accountable for those acts in the future.
A federal judge placed tighter restrictions on Michael Vick on Wednesday after he tested positive for marijuana.
Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
With the death toll soaring to nearly 85,000 in the tsunami havoc, the World Health Organization Wednesday warned that disease in the aftermath of the disaster
New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.
Several thousand Iranians burned US flags and George W. Bush effigies Wednesday, marking the 25th anniversary of the storming of the US embassy in Tehran just as the US presidential race neared its climax.
The President has never been forthcoming with pardons, but he may at least leave the door open for Scooter Libby.
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills are not close in terms of negotiations for a settlement in their messy divorce, The Times reported on Thursday.
The star-crossed romance \u00e2\u0080\u009cDavid & Layla\u00e2\u0080\u009d is layered with sharply observed cultural details.
Offering a simple, \
After a big success with its LeapPad, the educational toy maker is hoping for a new winner in the Tag.
By Karen Owen, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 24--Local churches are being recruited by a faith-based program to befriend ex-convicts and help them stay out of jail or prison.   Fresh Start for Life Inc.
The prime minister of Laos led tens of thousands of compatriots in a Buddhist holiday ceremony at a golden-spired temple Saturday, praying for the success of an Asian summit with a VIP guest list never before seen in the reclusive
Iran's moderate ex-President Rafsanjani wins election to Iran's powerful clerical body, marking a surprise comeback.
The Yankees declined their 2005 option on first baseman Travis Lee on Friday and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill. Quantrill, who struggled late last season, agreed last December to a $7 million
Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller is now the official winner of the tightly contested Aug. 15 Republican primary for his state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s open2nd Congressional District seat \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 following a court ruling Friday that rejected an attempt by his closest competitor,state Assemblywoman Sen. Sharron Angle, to have the outcome of the primary vacated and a new election called.
President Bush on Saturday lamented recent \
Circuit City Stores Inc. on Monday  posted a quarterly profit compared with a loss a year earlier,  boosted by strong sales of high-ticket items like flat-panel  televisions and digital music players.
Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops today in an operation against rocket launchers in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and Palestinian medics said
A new program to provide low-cost drugs to people with cancer and other serious illnesses has fallen far short of expectations.
Martin Johnson has been in negotiations with his old club Leicester over a possible return in a management capacity.
Canada said on Tuesday it was considering whether to slap trade sanctions on a wide range of US imports to retaliate for Washington&#39;s refusal to abandon a controversial anti-dumping law.
BAGHDAD, July 24 -- The United States and Iran will continue discussions about security in Iraq despite U.S. accusations that Iran is supporting an increasing number of insurgent attacks in Iraq, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said Tuesday.
A trans-Atlantic bid from US firm Lockheed Martin wins the contract to supply President Bush's helicopters.
Russia moved ahead Friday with plans to break up the country&#39;s largest oil producer, announcing it would auction off a majority stake in the main production unit of oil giant OAO Yukos next month.
If put into practice, a ban could transform pharmacy shelves and change the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children.
UNLESS you&#39;re a die-hard Rastafarian who dreads and eludes the barber&#39;s razor at all costs, you most certainly relish a walk to the barber shop whenever chance allows.
A new study suggests anger, as well as other negative emotions may be a trigger for a ischemic stroke. The study, published in the December issue of Neurology found people were more likely to experience a
Dale Jarrett beats out 56 other drivers Sunday in qualifying to take the top spot for next Sunday's season-opening Nextel Cup event.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush criticized Russia on democracy on Tuesday but sought to calm President Vladimir Putin's anger over U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a G8 summit in Germany.
Cablevision Systems Corp.  said  on Thursday it will have the capability to carry more than 500  channels of high definition television programming by year-end  as competition mounts from satellite TV and telephone  operators.
Powerful yet portable, maker maintains UK notebook specialist Rock has extended its Pegasus range with an entertainment-centric yet highly portable line based on Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processor - overclocked when running on mains power - and a 13.3in, 1,280 x 768 widescreen display.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Honda Motor Co. (HMC), with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen...
A peek at companies that overpromised and underdelivered.
Spanish police have arrested eight suspected Islamic militants. Authorities say they were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the center of the capital.
Baghdad: There are conflicting reports as to whether two female scientists held by the US in Iraq are to be freed. Militants are threatening to kill a third hostage unless all Iraqi women in US-run prisons are freed.
L'indagine del pm Woodcock coinvolge Lele Mora. Sembrerebbe che l'agente delle star, in combutta con il fotografo Fabrizio Corona chiedesse denaro e favori in cambio delle immagini 'bollenti'
Russia&#39;s Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol yesterday in a crucial step toward putting the long-delayed climate-change treaty into effect, although without participation by the United States.
James Bond producers may dump British singer Amy Winehouse following her recent 'bad behaviour'.  The \
Blog: Salesforce.com is hosting a news conference to announce a partnership with an unnamed Internet company and TechCrunch speculates the partner will be Google.
Our guide for updating your car with high-end audio, video, GPS and more
Championship Saturday is a local affair. As the Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Big 12 conferences prepare for their championship games this weekend, only No. 4 Florida is clinging to the hope &#151; and it's slim, at best &#151; of getting a shot at the national title.
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U.S. officials asked business, health and religious groups on Wednesday to urge Americans to prepare for a possible flu pandemic with steps like storing food and supplies and staying home if ill.
Former investment banker Frank Quattrone was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, two months more than the harshest recommended penalty, for obstructing probes
ABC says, &quot;When NASA&#39;s Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas almost two years ago, killing its crew of seven, many wondered: What will become of the struggling space agency?
Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins have placed running back Clinton Portis, linebacker LaVar Arrington and cornerback Ade Jimoh on injured reserve.
Apple's second-quarter outlook shows it might not be shockproof, and many shareholders retreat from earlier bets on AAPL. The stock drops $17.06, or nearly 11 percent, in after-hours trading.
MIAMI -- When Gov. Charlie Crist (R) took office a year ago, he quickly turned his attention to Florida's deepening hurricane insurance crisis.
Top scientist Robert Winston is calling for  the fertility watchdog to be scrapped, calling it incompetent.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a   visit to Beirut marked by protests and snubs, pledged on Monday   to help strengthen Lebanon's security forces as they deploy in   the south after Israel's war with Hizbollah.
An election lawyer for President Bush who also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against Democrat John Kerry resigned Wednesday from Bush's campaign.
Concordi i leader, sicurezza Paese e' 'priorita' assoluta'
Ministro della Pubblica Istruzione invia lettera ai docenti
Actor-director Emilio Estevez is  engaged to marry his girlfriend of two years, a writer who also  landed a bit part in his latest movie, the star told People  magazine on Tuesday.
People around the world marked World AIDS Day by focussing on the need to protect women and young girls, as Canada announced $105 million in new funding for the cause.
It is reported that seven Iraqis have been killed and 25 wounded in clashes between US forces and insurgents in Tall Afar, west of Mosul.
The Florida Keys, already dealing with invasive exotics from melaleuca to iguanas, have added another to the list of unwanted newcomers: the African Gambian pouch rat.
Actress Tanya Abrol, Sagarika Ghatge and the film's director Shimit Amin were in Australia for the Indian Film Festival.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Thursday it reached a civil settlement with the California attorney general's office related to its board-leak investigation that ultimately led to the departure of its former chairman.
The refusal threatened to scuttle a nuclear agreement Iran reached 10 days ago with France, Britain and Germany.
Days away from ending a six-month mission in space, US astronaut Michael Fincke said on Wednesday he is looking forward to meeting his 4-month-old daughter.
The New York Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading in three stocks early on Thursday after erroneous orders from a broker were spotted by an NYSE specialist.
MedImmune Inc. said yesterday that it is evaluating whether it can help stem a threatened flu vaccination shortage by producing more doses of its inhaled vaccine FluMist after a request from federal officials.
Dal 8 al 12 gennaio attese 40 aziende internazionali
NEW YORK -- Maria Sharapova nearly found out how quickly one can go from diva to disaster. Women&#39;s highlights: No. 1 seed Justine Henin-Hardenne def.
Terrorist groups are still operating in the Horn of Africa, but a 2-year-old U.S. task force has built cooperation in the region's anti-terror operations and prevented militants from staging attacks, the unit's commander told The Associated Press.
A visit to France by Iraq&#39;s interim president was called off yesterday amid unease between Paris and Baghdad. As France remained cautiously optimistic about the release of two kidnapped
Is a Canadian the next superinvestor?
Clive Woodward, the coach who revolutionised England&#39;s approach to Test rugby and led them to World Cup glory in Australia little more than nine months ago, is about to sever his links with
The boutique investment bank run by Bruce Wasserstein said that strength in its merger-advisory business helped lift profit to a record $85.8 million.
A football fan yesterday admitted racially abusing Birmingham City footballer Dwight Yorke - and vowed to apologise personally to the striker.
Rains battered portions of flood-ravaged southern Africa Thursday, killing at least three people in Malawi and forcing Zambia to declare a national disaster.
Indonesia&#39;s new President has promised to lead an anti-corruption campaign as part of a drive to rebuild the country&#39;s beleaguered economy and attack poverty.
Indian Idol has Sony TV laughing all the way to the bank.
Standing in a puddle of champagne and beer, his teammates partying wildly around him, Joe Mauer thought back to his days as a Twins fan in St. Paul.
Palestinian leaders will demand Secretary of State Colin Powell to pressure Israel to pullout its forces from disputed areas in the West Bank ahead of January elections to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a top Palestinian
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.
Huge supplies of a generic form of   Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s BMY.N best-selling drug in the   market could hurt the company's earnings in 2006 and 2007, even   after a U.S. judge halted new shipments of the copycat drug,   analysts cautioned on Friday.
Toshiba Corp. will launch this month two digital video recorders (DVRs) that combine HD DVD with high-definition hard-disk drive recording.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too many Americans aren&#39;t getting vaccinated for the flu, including those most at risk -- seniors, children and health-care workers -- U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
An old-fashioned price war is gearing up in the digital music download business, with RealNetworks (Quote, Chart) on the offensive. With rival Apple in its crosshairs, RealNetworks has slashed the price on songs sold from its RealPlayer store by 50 ...
Stephen Partridge has been appointed as the physiotherapist for West Indies, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have announced. Partridge, who hails from Australia, has signed a three-year contract and he
BELGRADE -- Suspense gripped Serbia yesterday, a day before the unveiling of a UN proposal for Kosovo's future -- a historic plan that officials say will map out a road to conditional nationhood for the bitterly contested province.
Cisco Systems (Quote, Chart) has inked a deal to acquire remote network management services provider NetSolve (Quote, Chart), the company said Thursday.
Square Enix president Yoichi Wada took Sony to task Friday, saying the future success of the PlayStation 3 console may be in doubt \
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Some of President Bush&#39;s staunchest opponents on the left are gearing up to fight his choice for attorney general, Alberto Gonzales.
Microsoft&#39;s announcements about Longhorn marked the first concrete launch dates for Longhorn that Microsoft has provided. Industry observers have been estimating a release at the end of 2005 or beginning of 2006.
After more than 250 migrants were intercepted trying to reach the Canary Islands in a 24-hour period, Spain's interior minister said Thursday that more European help is needed to stop the surge in illegal immigrants from Africa.
Prodi,Chirac e Zapatero chiedono mobilitazione collettiva
Tehran - MPs in Iran&#39;s hardline-dominated parliament on Tuesday gave preliminary approval for a bill aimed at forcing the reformist government to resume uranium enrichment in defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog.
African-Americans\u00e2\u0080\u0099 television preferences have converged with those of the general public over the last decade, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Tom Kite was as steady as the rain, shooting an even-par 72 to take a two-stroke lead over Jose Maria Canizares in a misty drizzle during the third round of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Saturday.
The head of the U.N. intellectual property agency gave an apparently false birth date that made him nine years older when he applied to join the body, an inaccuracy that may have helped him get hired and win promotions, a United Nations audit showed.
More cash needed for flight test programme The trust which last October successfully got Avro Vulcan XH558 back into the air following a \u00c2\u00a36.5m restoration is rattling its tin again amid fears it may not have the cash to make the aircraft ready for the 2008 airshow season.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&quot;The purpose of the BCS is to match the nation&#39;s top two college football teams in an end-of-season bowl game for the National Championship.
Since the death of the Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, a mood has been spreading in the Middle East that had not been felt for a long time: optimism.
MIAMI -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal swatted away Boris Diaw&#39;s lay-up to preserve a 26-point lead, then waved into a nearby television camera the moment he landed on his feet.
Jurors began deliberations Thursday in the trial of six men charged with attempting a series of bombings on London's transport system two years ago.
A drive to tackle prejudice-driven bullying in schools is launched as a government inquiry into bullying begins.
Threats against foreign oil workers have brought the Nigerian government to the negotiating table with the self-styled Nigerian warlord Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, whose band of 2,000 poorly
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two Americans and a Briton have been seized by kidnappers from their home in central Baghdad, an Iraqi Ministry of Interior representative has told CNN.
Bagdad, 26 dicembre 2004 - Il gruppo armato iracheno &#39;Esercito di Ansar al-Sunna&#39; ha diffuso via Internet il filmato dell&#39;attentato suicida compiuto marted\u00c3\u00ac scorso contro una base militare statunitense a Mosul, in cui persero la vita 22 persone, tra cui
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is confident Russia will put into service in the next few years a new nuclear missile system unlike those held by any other country.
Presidente Confindustria critica anche opposizione
National Hurricane Center director Bill Proenza has left his position, CNN has learned. He is still employed with the Center but it's unclear what his new job is. Proenza's time in charge did not last the length of a full hurricane season. Staff signed a petition for his ouster after he questioned the center's future hurricane forecasting ability.
Young children who watch more  than a couple of hours of television a day are more likely to  have attention problems as adolescents, researchers from New  Zealand have found.
\u00c2\u00b7 Nearly 200 drowned and 650,000 homes destroyed \u00c2\u00b7 UN appeals for aid as food sent to seven countries
According to a news report, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against online music promotion company BurnLounge, calling it a \
Large steel columns from the fallen twin towers have been found beneath a service road being excavated at ground zero in the search for long-buried Sept. 11 remains, officials said Wednesday.
Suspected rebels fired shots early Sunday at the home of a top police official near the United Nations' relief headquarters in the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, officials said. No casualties were reported.
A new agency, called Engauge, intends to provide marketers with tangible results from campaigns and plans to grow by acquiring other agencies.
Microsoft is now aiming at a market that Apple Computer pioneered more than a year ago with its iTunes online music store.
Sudanese troops set up roadblocks near the presidential palace and military headquarters in Khartoum after the government claimed to have uncovered a coup plot.
International Business Machines Corp.  is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China's  business computer industry and is eyeing upward of a 50-percent  market share, its country head said.
The Bush administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment \u00e2\u0080\u0094 newly authorized for export to Chinese companies \u00e2\u0080\u0094 could instead end up helping China modernize its military.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Health officials plan to go door to door and tent to tent with mosquito-killing spray guns beginning today to head off a looming threat that one specialist says could kill 100,000 more people around the tsunami disaster zone: malaria.
Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday the government had made progress in responding to U.S. goals for improved security and political reconciliation ahead of key reports soon to be delivered to the U.S. Congress.
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Department manager wants programmer pilot fish to support a system fish has never heard of. He soon learns it was created by a user that fish knows to be computer proficient -- but extremely dangerous.
A tiny piece of space debris punctured a hole in the shuttle Atlantis during its recent mission, causing slight damage significant by historical standards but not threatening to the crew, The New York Times reported in Friday's editions.
Rich or poor, they're after your blood New York City is suffering a bedbug epidemic which has provoked a huge rise in reports of the nocturnal bloodsuckers, the New York Daily News reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Rising violence and associated security  costs have prompted a U.S. company to pull out of a $325  million contract to rebuild transportation infrastructure in  Iraq, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
First-base umpire Ed Montague left Sunday's game between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers before the start of the fifth inning because of an elevated blood pressure.
Nicktropolis, a virtual community featuring popular Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob, SquarePants, launched on the company's Web site.  Similar to other online worlds, Nicktropolis' real inhabitants will re-create themselves for their virtual life in the digital city.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 17 -- The U.N. General Assembly voted 156 to 7 on Friday to condemn Israel for \
EU leaders gather in Lisbon in an attempt to agree on a key treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc.
Richard Branson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans for suborbital tourism may sound pie-in-the-sky, but he has details all worked out. When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them.
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.
A suicide bomber steered a car full of explosives into the western gate of the protected compound that houses the interim government and embassies here on
Ukraine's two presidential candidates faced off Monday in a televised debate less than a week before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of trying to steal the Nov. 21 runoff vote.
Dubai-based Al Arabiya television on   Tuesday quoted a Taliban official as saying al Qaeda leader   Osama bin Laden was alive and in good health.
A Czech man is jailed for 11 years for advertising on the internet for someone to kill his older wife.
A spending bill for this past year included $20 million \
The Washington Post Co. has agreed to sell Post Newsweek Tech Media, its portfolio of technology magazines, to 1105 Media of Chatsworth, Calif., for an undisclosed amount, acknowledging that the business-to-business venture no longer fits the company's strategy.
The auto-parts company needs to figure out how to fix itself.
Verizon Communications plans to work with Yahoo, the Internet search engine, to introduce a portal for its high-speed Internet service.
Unless hundreds of writers experienced stunning reversals in the past year regarding their feelings about Mark McGwire, he is not expected to be voted into the Hall of Fame.
Isiah Thomas is still talking about winning championships \u00c2\u0097 with many of the same players that currently comprise one of the worst teams in the NBA. And the same coach.
The health of Indonesia's Suharto is getting worse, his doctors said Wednesday as the president succumbed to infections 20 days after being hospitalised.
Previsto incremento utile netto superiore al 12%
The dollar edged higher against the  yen and pound on Wednesday as traders took some year-end  profits, although the U.S. currency was still locked in a  long-term downtrend, analysts said.
You&#39;ll have to excuse any misspellings in this column. I&#39;m in a bit of a hurry. I need to go call my insurance agent -- I think A-Rod&#39;s home run broke my car&#39;s windshield.
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A solar sail spacecraft designed to be propelled by the pressure of sunlight will be launched early next year, The Planetary Society said Tuesday.
Two Russian passenger planes that  crashed almost simultaneously last week killing 90 people were  blown up in a \
China is hosting its first Formula One Grand Prix on a gleaming new $240 million circuit in Shanghai.
Allan Ray entered NBA Summer League play in contractual limbo, knowing executive director of basketball operations/general manager Danny Ainge and coach Doc Rivers would watch him closely during practices and games.
A House task force voted Friday to end an investigation into a disputed 2006 Florida congressional election after extensive testing showed that touch-screen voting machines likely worked properly.
US President George W Bush lifted the trade embargo on Libya Monday, which would permit direct flights between the two countries and unfreeze $ 1.3 billion in Libyan assets in the US, report agencies.
Scientists have discovered a protein which may help to slow, or even reverse symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri Larry Walker savored the moment - make that moments - from the top step of the St. Louis Cardinals&#39; dugout.
Mosca. Le ricerche tra le macerie della palestra della scuola di Beslan, nell&#39;Ossezia del Nord, assaltata da un commando di terroristi, stanno per concludersi. Lo hanno riferito all&#39;agenzia stampa russa Interfax
Cybercrime reporting confusion The HMRC child benefit data loss debacle has reinvigorated calls to establish a central police unit to tackle cybercrime. Business leaders are expressing concern that not enough is being done to help victims of computer crime, who are unsure of who to turn to in the event of being subjected to computer-related fraud or attack.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Full TV coverage of the murder trial of producer Phil Spector will be allowed, says a US judge.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Monday that voters have a big yet easy choice in November: Stay with the party that favors \
There are concerns in at least two US cities that residents who thought they were getting flu shots may have been injected with something else.
The dollar is dipping again. After falling against major currencies such as the euro, yen, and Canadian dollar in 2002 and 2003, the greenback stabilized this year.
The majority of elderly people in assisted-living or residential care facilities are not receiving all of the medications they need for four common conditions, according to new study findings released Monday.
About 70,000 BT business broadband customers have had trouble connecting to the internet on Friday due to a technical fault.
Cian O&#39;Connor has not been included in this year&#39;s 2004 Texaco Awards amid the continuing controversy over his horse&#39;s failed drugs test.
NEW YORK - The index of leading US economic indicators rose in September as stocks climbed and fewer Americans lost their jobs.
WASHINGTON -- Representatives from Britain, France, and Germany were set to meet Iranian diplomats today in Vienna to offer a package of lucrative economic incentives -- including the provision of nuclear fuel -- in exchange for Tehran's agreement to give up its uranium enrichment program, US and European officials said.
The global \
WABASHA, Minn. - There's little doubt that a Stillwater motorcyclist could wind up his Honda sport motorcycle past 180 mph, but members of the motorcycle racing world question whether the State Patrol was correct to cite him for 205 mph last weekend...
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After stepping back from the grueling race schedule and taking a part-time role as a driver, Mark Martin is off to the best start of his 20-year career.
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. is  expected to announce a licensing deal with Joost, a new  Internet service that specializes in commercial video content,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
HERAT, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has won a majority of votes in Afghanistan&#39;s election, effectively clinching a five-year term and becoming the country&#39;s first democratically elected leader, according to preliminary results released Sunday.
At least four people die as a recently-built flyover collapses in the Pakistani city of Karachi.
Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawir said the US-led authorities had made a big mistake by dismantling the country&#39;s armed forces and main government ministries after ousting President Saddam Hussein.
Sub-Surface Waste Management of Delaware, Inc. (OTCBB:SSWM) announced  that its Mexico subsidiary company Environmental Tec International, S.A.  de C.V.
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The Scottish Media Group will sell of two of its advertising businesses following a 100-day business review.
Officials will continue to test their theory that the Suffolk bird flu outbreak was caused by poultry from Hungary.
TORONTO (CP) - Weakness in the financial services and technology sectors took the Toronto stock market lower Monday morning, while investors were jittery in New York where markets fell because of heightened worries about a supply crunch of heating oil
The results of the latest veterans committee election for the Baseball Hall of Fame were the same as the previous two: no one made the cut.
A coalition of high tech companies plays its latest gambit on trying to de-claw options expensing.
Whether you dig \u00e2\u0080\u009cLynch,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.
George Parros didn't lose many fights en route to racking up 102 penalty minutes this season.
Australia narrow their squad for Thursday's first Ashes Test down to 12 after releasing seamer Shaun Tait.
Dwain Chambers has been included in the British team for the World Indoor Championships next month
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New York Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte met on Monday with lawyers for a U.S. congressional panel investigating steroid use in baseball -- focused largely on Pettitte's former teammate, pitching great Roger Clemens.
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Craig Counsell returned to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year contract.
. &quot;We have decided to appoint Arrigo Sacchi so that he can bring his substantial experience to help make our club more professional,&quot; said club president Florentino Perez.
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.
A thorny issue of the four disputed Kuril Islands has provoked a new wave of controversial discussions after President Vladimir Putin on Monday said Russia can hand over two of the islands to Japan.
Tokyo stocks slipped on Thursday as exporters such as Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. succumbed to dollar weakness against the yen, giving up some of the gains made during in the previous three sessions.
Arts & entertainment: South African puppets and lots of trolls ... Alfred Hickling reports from Stavanger - Europe's other Capital of Culture
Aug. 20, 2004  Not even a gag order can prevent Michael Jackson and prosecutors in his child molestation case from waging a war in the court of public opinion.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-largest bank, said on Friday it would extend the deadline of its $29 billion offer to take over ailing rival UFJ Holdings until the end of June 2005.
Solo addetti ai lavori per l'edizione 2006 della fiera pi\u00c3\u00b9 hi-tech d'Italia. Niente pubblico, tanti seminari, istituzioni e molto business. Addio alle folle a caccia di gadget
Vaccines and drugs will not be enough to slow or prevent a pandemic of influenza, according to a U.S. government report released on Tuesday.
Il tecnico del Cagliari Davide Ballardini trova la chiave della sua sconfitta con la Reggina. \
Veterans of earlier fires are sharing practical lessons on recovery and rebuilding.
Kojo Annan, son of UN secretary general Kofi Annan, was paid $2,500 a month for over five years by a Swiss firm which had a contract under the UN&#39;s scandal ridden Iraqi &#39;oil for food&#39; program, report agencies.
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Sony issued a public apology Friday for a violent video game that features a bloody shootout inside an Anglican cathedral, but it did not address the Church of England's demands that the company withdraw the game.
GONAIVES, HAITI - The lines grew longer and the people more desperate as flood victims in this city begged for food and clean water in order to survive another day.
TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Young people who start smoking may be influenced to do so by movies they saw in early childhood, new research suggests.
Heeding warnings that terrorists could try to disrupt the fall elections, state and local election officials are aiming to coordinate communications and decision-making with governors and security officials so voting goes as smoothly as possible.
U.S. commanders in Iraq say the insurgents are on the run. The problem is that when the insurgents are chased from one place, such as Fallujah, they pop up elsewhere, to deadly effect.
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One of the inventions that put this central New Jersey town on the map could go the way of the typewriter and the horse and buggy if some lawmakers have their way. The incandescent light bulb, perfected for mass use by Thomas A. Edison in the late 19th century, is being supplanted by fluorescent lighting that is more efficient and longer lasting.
The war in Iraq is a strong theme at the Sundance Film Festival for the second year running.
JERUSALEM -- Israel has stopped targeting Palestinian militants for death, according to Israeli security officials, fulfilling a key Palestinian demand for a truce to end four years of violence.
Jeff Zucker, who made his mark as executive producer of NBC's \
Overwhelming in every way, the Red Sox swept to their second title in four years Sunday night
NEW YORK - Already a box office sensation, filmmaker Michael Moore got another loud reception Monday at the Republican convention. This time, it was boos...
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
Maestra di Firenze avrebbe limitato creativita' alunno
Despite Britney Spears' erratic behavior, most people think the troubled pop star should be allowed to see her two sons a few times a week under supervision while ex-husband Kevin Federline retains custody, according to an E-Poll/Reuters survey.
Democrats accused President George W. Bush's campaign of doctoring a picture featured in a television spot and demanded that the advertisement be withdrawn.
A US aircraft dropped a half-ton(500 lb) bomb on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday after guerrillas attacked a US patrol that was trying to capture an insurgent arms dump, a military spokesman said.
Legislation that would overhaul the U.S. patent system would hurt innovation and decrease the value of patents, representatives of two tech companies said Wednesday.
Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein discusses the problems with getting federal approval for the Dulles rail project.
Ukraine's parliament holds an emergency session to discuss the turmoil caused by the disputed presidential election.
Shops and schools were closed across Bangladesh on Tuesday after the country&#39;s main opposition party called a general strike to protest a weekend grenade attack that killed 20 people and wounded more than 300.
The United Nations says fighting and other strife is preventing aid workers from reaching 100-thousand people in Darfur who need help.
Manchester United go to West Ham, Arsenal visit Everton and Chelsea face Newcastle in three of Saturday's eight Premier League games.
A computer security researcher and an antivirus company are warning Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0 customers about an unpatched hole in the company's Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow a remote attacker to bypass security warnings and download malicious content onto vulnerable systems.
The WWF environment group attacked \
American forces unleashed an air strike against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah on Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks aimed at associates of guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Fresenius Medical Care AG, the world&#39;s largest provider of dialysis care, said US prosecutors have subpoenaed documents about its operations, making it the third company involved in an industrywide investigation.
Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
Dopo gli incidenti di sabato sera, a Lipsia, dove 800 hooligans hanno attaccato 300 agenti di polizi...
LONDON, England -- French defender Jean-Alain Boumsong was in Newcastle on Friday to complete an eight-million-pound (11.3-million euro) move from Scottish giants Rangers.
More than 4,300 students and employees at Virginia Tech have signed up for a new emergency alert system, several months after a student gunman killed 32 people and himself on campus.
Norway's supreme court ruled Thursday that a student whose Napster.no homepage was linked to free Internet music files must compensate the music industry.
A state regulatory board yesterday handed a five-year suspension to a Lawrence funeral director accused of unprofessional conduct and deceptive practices, including one case where he refused to complete funeral arrangements for a client because she had purchased a lower-priced casket elsewhere.
Researchers say they have created a silicon-based chip that can produce laser beams to send data between chips.
James L. Dolan refused to do the compassionate and corporately prudent thing by settling this case before it ever went to trial.
La bella guardalinee brasiliana Ana Paula de Oliveira, recentemente esclusa dalla massima divisione ...
By Bob Condotta, Seattle Times  Feb. 5--With national letter-of-intent signing day just two days away, the Washington Huskies are putting the finishing touches on the Class of 2007.
The injury-hit Pittsburgh Steelers  added two offensive linemen to their squad on Wednesday ahead  of their AFC wildcard playoff game on Saturday against visiting  Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced.
Matt Bradley scored in the 12th round of a tense shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Stilisti difendono pubblicita', 'liberta' espressiva'
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from last week's steep sell-off as optimism that Apple  would deliver strong earnings drove the Nasdaq to a gain of 1 percent.
Prima dell'incontro a Palazzo Chigi sulla Finanziaria
Intesa metterebbe fine al 1/o sciopero casa automobilistica
PENSACOLA, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday, accusing the self-styled straight-talking Arizona senator of arrogantly exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.
Richard Hamilton scored 25 points Saturday to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 98-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers. It was the first meeting between the teams since the brawl that took place at Auburn Hills on Nov. 19.
American International Group Inc. (AIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to pay $126 million and appoint an independent monitor to settle allegations it helped
Al Gore's 2000 Democratic vice presidential running mate Joseph Lieberman on Monday threw his support behind a Republican 2008 hopeful, John McCain, saying he would defeat \
Life doesn&#39;t always have to imitate art: Kate Walsh has officially bagged her McDreamy.
GLENDALE, Arizona  - Talk of New England quarterback Tom Brady's delicate ankle took a back seat on Tuesday to discussions about favorite foods, recording artists and cheerleading demonstrations by hulking offensive linemen.
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Living conditions in Zimbabwe will worsen unless the government takes urgent action to stabilise the economy, the IMF says.
&quot;For months, John Kerry has tried to fend off complaints from fellow Democrats that he has failed to expose President George Bush&#39;s Iraq policies as failures.
San Francisco&#39;s mayor, Gavin Newsom, has sided with striking workers in a bitter labour dispute affecting 14 of the city&#39;s top hotels.
Brazilian police have detained in Rio de Janeiro a Massachusetts man who is wanted by U.S. authorities for kidnapping his own child 10 years ago, a police spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Hurricane Ivan is battering the Cayman Islands after moving on from Jamaica where it killed at least 14 people.
The file-sharing software company announces partnerships with major film and television companies in an effort to build the world's biggest library of on-demand, legally downloadable entertainment videos. In Monkey Bites.
In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies
With help of longtime partner, German software maker dips toe in market it had downplayed.
Parents of missing four-year-old thank UK media for keeping focus on their daughter.
Valentino Rossi &egrave; soddisfatto della prima giornata di prove del Gp della Catalogna, giornata ...
Serbia returns the remains of what are believed to be 44 Kosovo Albanians who were killed and buried in a mass grave.
In the face of GM's swift time table for the Chevy Volt, rival automaker says it has good reason to move more slowly on its own plug-in electric car.
Nintendo&#39;s Wii video game console outsold rival Sony&#39;s PlayStation 3 by more than five to one in Japan in May, a research company said Tuesday.
ATHENS China overcame a case of midmatch nerves to shatter Cuba&#39;s dream of four Olympic women&#39;s volleyball golds in a row by beating the Caribbean nation in five grueling sets.
Il Congresso della Federazione Internazionale Slittino (Fil), oltre ad avere assegnato a Cesana i C...
Southampton, England, September 22: Pakistan at 111 for six wickets in 35 overs against West Indies. Earlier Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
FORMER world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt was bundled out of the rain-interrupted Japan Open in Tokyo today, sustaining a three-set semi-final defeat to Jiri Novak.
KINGSTON, Jamaica  -- The United States never has scored a goal in a World Cup qualifying match at Kingston&#39;s National Stadium.
In case music, games, and video weren't enough, vendors are now vying for the opportunity to send digital television signals to your mobile phones.
Sindaco: per accertare violazioni traffico come da legge
Russian state oil firm Rosneft has  bought YUKOS's core unit, effectively nationalizing 11 percent  of the country's crude output and dealing a heavy blow to  YUKOS's attempts to halt its own dismemberment.
LINUX distributor Red Hat has warned about an email scam designed to lure users of its open source software to download a fake update.
Russia is working on new nuclear missile  systems that other powers do not have in order to protect  itself against future security challenges, President Vladimir  Putin said Wednesday.
In un incontro valido per la terza giornata del gruppo A degli Europei di basket, Israele ha battuto...
The yen held close to the previous  session's four-week high against the dollar on Thursday while  the dollar held steady on the euro as investors awaited U.S.  labor and manufacturing data due later.
Plans for 24-hour pub and club licences need to be considered more, says the retiring Met police chief.
Even at 0-9, the Chicago Bulls stayed hopeful and confident. And now they have fashioned a rather remarkable, almost unimaginable, turnaround.
U.S. consumer confidence rose in July  amid cautious optimism about job prospects, but overall  sentiment in months ahead would likely stay below levels  touched earlier this year, a survey showed on Tuesday.
Germany sent an emphatic message with an 11-0 romp over Argentina yesterday in the Women's World Cup opener: The defending champions will not give up their title easily.
Merck &amp; Co. Inc. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Gilmartin and FDA officials have been called to testify before Congress on Nov. 18 over safety problems with the company&#39;s withdrawn
Suzanne Pleshette, the beautiful, husky-voiced film and theater star best known for her role as Bob Newhart's sardonic wife on television's long-running \
Chemical maker DuPont Co  on  Wednesday increased its 2007 financial outlook to reflect  stronger-than-expected results in the fourth quarter and also  raised expectations for 2008.
The euro climbed to within striking  distance of record highs against the dollar in light  pre-holiday dealing on Thursday, as the market awaited a batch  of U.S. economic data for new trading clues.
An experimental Sanofi-Aventis diet  drug helped people lose much more weight than a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.
With 51 painting treasures by French impressionists, the China Art Gallery here Sunday received Chinese President Hu Jintao and French President Jacques Chirac, who came together for this kicking-off ...
_ England&#39;s Football Association appointed television boss Brian Barwick as its new chief executive late Thursday, three months after a sex scandal forced out his predecessor.
With a little help from new products, the candy leader posts record Q4 earnings.
Girls with boyfriends two or more years older are more than twice as likely to drink, according to a new national survey.
Successo della norvegese Marit Bjoergen nello sprint femminile disputato a Nove Mesto, valido per la...
He returned to the city where he became an All-Star, and looked like the NBA&#39;s consummate point guard to remind Dallas fans what they may miss with his move to Phoenix.
Firm casts eyes over the Atlantic E-learning provider ThirdForce has received approval from shareholders to make a $18m acquisition of US firm MindLeaders.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It is the vote that will not die, no matter how often Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton explains, defends or takes responsibility for her 2002 decision to back the use of military force in Iraq.
BERLIN - Anger over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s tough welfare and jobs reforms has resulted in a surge in support for Germany&#39;s former communists and radical right-wing parties in two key state elections with the rightist National Democratic Party (NPD
Oil prices drop back from a new record above $100, but fears high energy prices could stoke inflation hit stocks.
Massachusetts' attorney general will sue companies that worked on the state's troubled $15 billion \
A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists said on Tuesday.
ROMA - Ricoverato in gravi condizioni presso l&#39;ospedale Vannini di Roma, un transessuale di origini colombiane accoltellato alla gola e alla testa. Il transessuale, di 39 anni, e&#39; stato soccorso dai carabinieri
The Hockey Hall of Fame is set to welcome one of its finest classes ever. Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens will go in as players this fall, while NHL executive Jim Gregory will enter as a builder.
U.S. aircraft blasted the rebel stronghold of Falluja for a third time in 24 hours in a concerted effort to hit militants loyal to guerrilla chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington's number one enemy in Iraq.
China has banned a Nike television commercial showing U.S. basketball star LeBron James in a battle with an animated cartoon kung fu master, saying the ad insults Chinese national dignity.
Entrepreneurs and start-ups emerging today find themselves in an environment different from that during the dot-com boom. -Ellen McCarthy
At least for existing customers Just a couple of months after Vodafone announced that Phones4U would get the exclusive right to sell its connections it has back-peddled and will allow CW to sell contract renewals and pre-pay connections.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SANTIAGO, Chile  - The body of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose government killed thousands during his 17-year-rule, was taken to a military college in the capital Santiago on Monday after his death sparked violence, tears and celebration.
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A veteran criminal received the longest prison sentence of his career Monday, after being caught because of the dandruff he had left behind at the scene of an armed robbery.
Muslim diplomats were meeting Monday with Pope Benedict XVI in the pontiff's latest effort to mend relations after his remarks about Islam and violence ignited the Vatican's most serious international crisis in decades.
Black supermodels claim race discrimination in the fashion industry is at its worst since the 1960s.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's most senior adviser on Iraq is leaving the State Department to return to his teaching job.
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A quarter of all Net-connected PCs could become infected by Trojans, Vint Cerf tells World Economic Forum attendees.
Police are still trying to track people suspected of being behind the failed London and Glasgow Airport car bombings.
Investigators find failings by the BBC but no grounds for prosecution over the near-fatal Top Gear crash.
A doctors group expects a serious shortfall of family physicians in at least five states by 2020.
A jury considers its verdict in the case of a man accused of killing a grandfather with a single punch.
SYDNEY -- On one side is the incumbent, a conservative career politician who steadfastly defends his decision to send troops to Iraq.
The full force of Hurricane Ivan has hit the Cayman Islands, ripping up homes and causing extensive flooding. Up to 40,000 residents - including a large British expat community - hid in homes and shelters to try and escape Ivan&#39;s ferocious 155mph winds.
La folla a Budapest chiede le dimissioni del premier
California air-quality regulators have adopted the nation&#39;s first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt tough
Carl Yankowski, who headed the handheld maker during the peak of the PDA boom, is tapped to head Ambient Devices, an Cambridge, Mass.-based consumer products company.
Police could pursue suspects across the Irish border under plans being proposed by the DUP.
In 'The Brave One,' Jodie Foster goes all Charles Bronson as a gang victim bent on vengeance.
Marks &amp; Spencer today set the price for its record share buyback above market expectations, at 362p per share. The retailer said demand for the \u00c2\u00a32.
Opel gets by without layoffs.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Readers taking in these and similar headlines earlier this week were well advised to read the fine print.
Reg Hardware's second round-up of cool kit. This time, prezzies for the lady in your life...
Increasing front-side bus speed from 800 to 1,066 MHz addresses crucial bottleneck in system performance.
Jiang Zemin waves to the people on parade on the Tiananmen Tower on Oct 1, 1999. A grand ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People&#39;s Republic of China is held that day.
Won't take 'No' for an answer A week ago, a federal judge told Google it should contact the Department of Justice with any complaints about the desktop search tools built into Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system. But Google has other ideas.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Swiss philanthropists are giving &#36;4.15 million to keep the famed Saint Bernard rescue dogs on the mountain pass that gave them their name, a key advocate said Friday.
New Zealand will support Vietnam&#39;s bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Helen Clark said Tuesday.
Blog: Quit whining and take constructive steps toward a fulfilling career, consultant Steve Tobak writes. First piece of advice: don't get a self-help book.
A severe winter storm dumped snow and freezing rain across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States on Sunday, stranding air travelers from Boston to Chicago and causing several traffic deaths.
The US says it has been told by North Korea that it has closed its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.
An expert panel reviewing hundreds of studies has concluded there is no single \
Hollywood's version of life in hell  closes on Halloween, ending one of the most popular plays in  town -- a show where stars vied to play Satan and theatergoers  reeled from graphic scenes of rape, abortion, suicide,  cannibalism and loud heavy metal music.
Hospital workers say a suicide car bombing in Baghdad has killed at least 13 people and injured 15 others. Police say the car exploded while waiting in line at a gate to the Green Zone.
Pakistani security forces secured a mosque and school complex in Islamabad on Wednesday, snuffing out the last pockets of resistance a day after an assault that killed a rebel cleric and more than 50 militants.
Tony Blair will get short shrift from George W. Bush on global warming when he leads the G8 in 2005 but the fight with Washington might help him shed the \
Yasser Arafat verra&#39; espulso dai territori palestinesi. A dichiararlo e&#39; stato il premier israeliano Ariel Sharon in un&#39;intervista al quotidiano israeliano &#39;Yediot Aharonot&#39;. &#39;&#39;Arafat verra&#39; espulso dai territori
BRUSSELS Turkey moved closer to opening membership talks with the European Union on Thursday after it said it would pass penal code reforms and was abandoning a clause that would have criminalized adultery.
Bortolo Mutti, neoallenatore del Modena, &egrave; duro con l'arbitro ma soddisfatto della partita de...
Iverson, questionable until game time with a sprained finger, went 2-of-12 in the first half, but scored 21 points after the break.
L'algida Kidman decide di raccontarsi a tutto tondo: gli aborti, i figli adottivi, il futuro. Mentr l'attrice premio Oscar, a 41 anni, annuncia la sua prima gravidanza
La Triestina si &egrave; riunita prima della partenza per il ritiro di Ravascletto, previsto per dom...
The cost in human life of the Boxing Day tsunamis is appalling by any measure but the economic impact of one of the world's worst natural disasters is likely to be minimal in the longer term, according to Australian analysts.
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Chalone Wine Group has finally accepted the takeover offer from French winemaker Domaines Barons de Rothschild. The French company announced today (1 November) that it has entered into a merger agreement with
British health authorities tightened warnings on popular Prozac-type antidepressants on Monday, urging doctors to use them sparingly and consider non-drug interventions, such as counseling.
Australia's News Corp adopts a series of corporate reforms in an effort to reassure critics of its planned move to the US.
Dixons, the UK&#39;s largest electrical retailer, has today announced plans to phase out the sale of video recorders by the end of the year.
NEW YORK - Conrad Black, the former CEO of Hollinger International Inc., conspired with associates to systematically loot the newspaper publishing company of more than $400 million - nearly all of its profits from 1997 through 2003, an internal investigation found.    The report, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, was prepared by a special committee of Hollinger's board which was formed last year to examine concerns from shareholders about payments made to Black and others...
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday signed off on Ukraine's 2008 budget, which he hailed as proof that the country's razor-tight parliamentary majority was functioning effectively.
The Greens are hopeful Kofi Annan&#39;s statement that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal will help lead more people around the world to think the same.
Fingerprinter goes public, rises 50% in a day.
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Whether as loan guarantees for a shop in Ohio or a grant for a Florida power plant, the Bush administration is showering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money on toss-up states in the presidential election.
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England captain Michael Vaughan is ruled out of Friday's match with Australia while James Anderson is returning home.
Lorries carrying fuel pass into Gaza as Israel eases its blockade following international pressure.
A pornographic incident involving a high school student has recently touched off a nation-wide debate in India on the ethical use of camera phones and on combating cyber crimes.
DANANG, Vietnam  - Typhoon Xangsane killed at least 120 people in the Philippines and Vietnam and left tens of thousands homeless, officials said on Tuesday.
Dairy workers in Lynn will learn team building and supervisory skills with a $156,825 grant to Garelick Farms LLC from the state's Workforce Training Fund. The grant was announced at the Lynnway plant on Monday by Suzanne M. Bump , director of the state's Department of Workforce Development.
France's first international news channel is launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.
A criminal psychiatrist and a writer for The New Yorker have accused playwright Bryony Lavery of plagiarizing their work in her play \
A revitalised Ernie Els went on a birdie blitz overnight to snatch the second round lead of the World Golf Championships (WGC) in Ireland.
The Hive Mind Sees All Camping World Congress If you thought Facebook's Beacon ad program had FAIL written all over it, wait until you see what Yahoo! has in store for you.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States has said it may send more troops to Iraq to protect elections in January against violence if US commanders decide they are needed.
A woman's body was found wedged upside-down behind a bookcase in the home she shared with relatives who had spent nearly two weeks looking for her.
Spanish striker Nacho Novo proved the inspiration as Rangers outclassed Motherwell 4-1 at Ibrox to narrow the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
In life, Neal and Jean Evans were very close to their parish priest. In death, less than 20 feet of gently sloping grass separated their graves from his in the Roman Catholic section of Forest Lawn cemetery, just outside of Asheville, N.C.
MINDEN, Nev., Sept. 8 -- Authorities expanded Saturday the size of the massive aerial search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett to a region about twice the size of New Jersey.
Barry Bonds and his supporters often pointed to the fact that the home run king never flunked a drug test administered by Major League Baseball.
Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose on surprisingly brisk demand for devices that slow racing heartbeats, offsetting a weaker-than-expected performance in some ...
Antioxidant vitamins taken by tens of millions of people around the world won't lead to a longer life, according to an analysis of dozens of studies that adds to evidence questioning the value of the popular supplements. The large review of separate studies on thousands of people found no long-life benefit from vitamins A, E and C and beta carotene and selenium.
Grazie ad un gol di Vidic nel finale, il Manchester United ha vinto 1-0 in casa dell'Everton nella s...
With ZTE phone and terrestrial channels Comment Movio, the impending disaster that is British Telecom's approach to mobile TV, announced it has signed up ZTE to make 3G phones for the service. It also said its strategy would be largely built on showing existing UK TV channels \u00e2\u0080\u0093 BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and E4, on the phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After scrutinizing Google's user-privacy protections, EU investigators are turning their attentions to rivals such as Yahoo and Windows Live.
The egokast lets you broadcast videos to the world--from your belt buckle.
Rasmussen Reports - Six months ago, when polls showed Rudy Giuliani atop the polls for the Republican Presidential nomination, political insiders knew it couldn&#39;t last. But it did. The former Mayor of New York City has shown a much greater ability to connect with GOP voters than the pundits expected and he remains a serious contender for the party nomination.
The faith-based compromise that has brought an apparent end to three weeks of bitter fighting around the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf should also bring thunderous sighs of relief from the Bush
NEW YORK, Jan. 10 -- Countrywide Financial shares more than doubled Thursday after reports that Bank of America was in discussions to buy the nation's largest mortgage lender.
JERICHO, West Bank -- Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the front-runner in upcoming presidential elections, received a loud ovation from thousands of supporters at his first public rally yesterday, generating some excitement for the low-key politician seeking to replace the late Yasser Arafat.
Paul Pinegar threw two touchdown passes to Matt Rivera and ran for another score, and Fresno State upset No. 13 Kansas State 45-21 on Saturday.
By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 29--MANATEE -- A musty odor and taste coming from some drinking water in Sarasota County is due to algae at the Lake Manatee Reservoir.
Mobile e-mail device for business travelers extending its reach.
The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, one of the world's finest museums when it opened in 1906, will undergo complete renovation of its galleries.
LAHORE: Now that the cases against me are over and my health has improved, I intend to take an active part in improving relations between India and Pakistan, said PV Narasimha Rao according to Dr Mubashir Hasan.
Dow Jones a +12 punti, Nasdaq +0,75, SP poco variato
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 affects Venezuela refinery
Thanks to New England&#39;s defense and to some costly turnovers by Indianapolis, the Patriots beat the Colts 27-24 in their NFL season opener.
By The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Feb. 23--NAZARI: Andrew Nazari was promoted to vice president and senior  director of new business development for Upper Saddle River-based Hunter  Douglas, manufacturer of window blinds and shutters.
Three people were killed and seven were injured Wednesday morning when a commuter van bound for Jet Propulsion Laboratory plummeted off the side of a fog-shrouded stretch of Angeles Forest
The Bush administration paid a $5 million reward to a former Minnesota flight instructor who provided authorities with information that led to the arrest and conviction of 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui
G7 finance ministers are expected to discuss the apparent US slowdown when they meet in Singapore.
GENEVA -- The record generosity toward tsunami victims -- now at more than $4 billion pledged -- should set the standard for caring for the world's most desperate people, the UN humanitarian chief said yesterday. But aid group Oxfam said it fears the money might simply be rerouted from existing funds for Africa.
A Pakistani lawyer who spearheaded opposition to President Pervez Musharraf was temporarily released from detention for a Muslim holiday on Thursday and vowed to press ahead with his campaign.
Here&#39;s a news item on the discovery of a possible second case of mad cow disease in US cattle herds. If you find this article interesting, be sure to also read &#39;Hidden mad cow epidemic infected 300,000 cattle, says French government.
The Denver Nuggets sent forward Reggie Evans and the draft rights to forward Ricky Sanchez to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday in exchange for swingman Steven Hunter and forward Bobby Jones.
President Bush will host Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi at the White House next week after two days of heavy diplomacy at the United Nations.
The International Transport Workers' Federation has appealed for the release of an Iranian union leader who reportedly was kidnapped earlier this week in Tehran.
SUNDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- If heart disease, stroke and certain cancers haven't been reason enough for men to quit smoking, consider this: The habit also increases the risk of erectile dysfunction.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Robert Porcher finally couldn&#39;t take standing on the sidelines any more. Porcher, the Detroit Lions&#39; career sack leader, retired Monday, ending a frustrating season and a 13-year career.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday nominated a retired federal judge and law-and-order conservative to replace embattled Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general.
The European Union spelled out tough conditions on Friday for Turkey to start membership talks next October ahead of final bargaining with the Turkish prime minister at a landmark summit.
US film director Francis Ford Coppola is looking for land in southern Brazil where he can build a tourist resort, the G1.Globo.com news site said Tuesday.
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Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.   5606.T said on Friday it would buy unlisted U.S. rival   Metaldyne Corp. in a deal worth $1.2 billion including its debt   as it aims to expand overseas alongside Japanese car makers.
Per la prima volta al mondo e&#39; stato trovato nei maiali il virus dell&#39;influenza dei polli. La notizia arriva oggi dalla Cina e preoccupa gli esperti perche&#39; si tratterebbe di una mutazione del virus H5 N1
The ISP's new software supports speed dialing, caller ID, three-way calling, hold capability and call logs.
An apparently foolproof plan to prevent freebie DVDs sent to awards voters from ending up as fodder for movie pirates is unlikely to take effect this awards season.
New York has been destroyed by asteroids, floods and human venality countless times in the movies. Are fantasies about the city's destruction signs of greatness, or do they verge on being tasteless?.
SYDNEY - Voters face a stark foreign policy choice in tomorrow&#39;s polls - Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s unquestioning support for the United States alliance versus Labour opposition leader Mark Latham&#39;s emphasis on building ties with Asia.
Sunday postal collections end after 17 years in what Royal Mail says is a bid to improve efficiency.
The Atlanta Falcons responded to the NFL's ultimate comeback team with one of their own. Michael Vick scored the tying touchdown on a 12-yard run with less than two minutes to go in regulation, then Jay Feely kicked a 38-yard field goal in overtime for a 34-31 victory over Carolina, snapping the Panthers' five-game winning streak Saturday night.
The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.
Battle for the wrapping paper begins In the run-up to the Christmas season, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo will all be eagerly analysing sales figures in an attempt to declare their own console champion of champions. Microsoft has already made the first move and declared that it's in the best position to win the race to that place under the tree.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - British-led forces launched a major operation in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, aiming to clear Taliban insurgents from a valley in Helmand -- the most violent province in the country.
British efforts to combat opium production in southern Afghanistan have completely failed, Afghanistan's first vice-president said on Sunday, calling for tougher measures, including aerial spraying.
Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has rejected criticism of his club&#39;s decision to sack Romanian striker Adrian Mutu after he tested positive for cocaine earlier this month.
US troops searching the Iraqi city of Falluja say they have found enough arms to mount a nationwide rebellion.
The New England  Patriots hammered the San Diego Chargers 38-14 on Sunday behind  another outstanding performance from quarterback Tom Brady.
Orion Multisystems today unveiled a workstation that takes high-performance computing and puts it on the desktop using low-power processors from Transmeta and an innovative motherboard design.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sports Network) - Ontario Harper finished with a career- high 17 points to lead 12th-ranked Mississippi State to a 53-49 win over Fairfield in the Coaches versus Cancer Classic at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.
A closely watched trial that could have far-reaching implications for the person-to-person (P2P) industry has gotten underway in Australia, where the entertainment industry is seeking to prove
The Ohio State University football team put on a display fitting of the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday night, making Oklahoma State feel like Davey Crockett, William Travis and the other doomed defenders of the famed mission.
Germany, fearful of being the next major target for Islamic terrorists, is edging away from its deep aversion to intrusive and harsh enforcement tactics.
Tycho:  Today's comic is based on a story we saw at Kotaku, but when I went over there to verify the link the story had been removed altogether.  For those of you playing along at home, what that means is that Kotaku
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said today that the cartel will monitor any impact on oil prices from the re-election of US President George W. Bush.
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is set to ask Congress for $190bn to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Britain's highest court decides on  Thursday how far human rights can be restricted in the \
Jiang Zemin, head of China&#39;s military and former president, may step down on Sunday, handing full power to his successor, Hu Jintao.
HarperCollins announced on Wednesday it would publish a new novel by James Frey, the author who admitted fabricating key parts of his best-selling drug and alcohol memoir \
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said General Electric Co.&#39;s (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) GE Commercial Finance has agreed to provide it $500
A new study found that obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born until they have lived in the United States - the land of remote controls and double cheeseburgers - for more than 10 years.
Seed of Chucky: Starring Jennifer Tilly. Chucky voiced by Brad Dourif. Directed and written by Don Mancini. (R. 86 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.
Indian outsourcer Wipro follows Infosys, opens a facility in Mexico to better serve clients in North America and Latin America.
The Belgian public television station  RTBF shocked viewers late on Wednesday with a dramatic -- but  fake -- news report that the Dutch-speaking half of the nation  had declared independence.
Robert Blake's former maid testified Tuesday that she saw a suspicious car parked near the actor's house twice in the weeks before his wife was killed.
The National Union of Mineworkers begins talks about merging with Britain's biggest rail union.
If Sprint Corp. does hook up with Nextel Communications Inc. -- or, as some observers suggest, Verizon Wireless -- the merger partners will face a multibillion dollar-strategic dilemma.
Creditor nations, with the exception of Russia, reportedly approve a plan to slash Iraq's debts.
Platinum, used in jewellery and auto catalysts, jumped to another record high above $2,000 an ounce on Monday, on lingering power supply which disrupted mining in main producer South Africa.
Graeme Smith pleaded for South Africa to avoid panic measures after England&#39;s victory in first test in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.
South Africa and China has signed a key pact to cushion the impact of Chinese textile imports here as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao began the highest level Chinese visit to the country in 50 years.
Nothing quite stirs a media frenzy like an heiress to a hotel fortune preparing to surrender all the trappings of luxury for a three-week stay in the county jail.
The findings of an inquiry into the car crash which killed Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed will be revealed later.
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NEW DELHI: India ranks 55th in a World Economic Forum ranking of 104 countries in terms of growth competitiveness. As per the WEF\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05, Finland, home to Nokia, is the world
And if you don&#39;t understand the importance of this week, look closely at the words used by coach Dave Wannstedt and General Manager Rick Spielman on Tuesday.
Microsoft&#39;s MSN division has launched a test version of a free blogging service aimed at consumers, its first attempt to provide this popular activity for the mass consumer market.
The T-Mobile unit of Deutsche Telekom and the Pannon GSM unit of Telenor said Wednesday that they had won licenses to provide high-speed mobile phone service in Hungary, but analysts said they might have paid too much in their effort to stay ahead in the
Retailers south of the border are keeping an eye on their tills today, as the holiday shopping season gets its traditional post-Thanksgiving launch.
Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and DJ Colin Murray lead this year's Celebrity Fame Academy line-up.
PARIS The French government forged ahead on Wednesday with a plan to sell a one-third stake in the nuclear power group Areva on the Paris stock exchange early next year, a transaction that could raise more than \u00e2\u0082\u00ac3.
Iraq cleared around $81 million in  debt it owed the International Monetary Fund late last week,  fund sources said on Monday, opening the way for the first aid  to flow from the global lender to Iraq.
EBay Inc. will roll its China site into a joint venture run by a Chinese partner, a source said, in the latest example of a Western media firm ceding control of its China operation in the face of a tough market.
Annoyed punters may force U-turn Orange is contemplating a U-turn on its trashing of old Freeserver accounts following a storm of criticism from hacked-off users.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The league's commissioner is mighty sorrowful  as he tries to overwhelm a betting scandal with contrition
North and South Korea agreed on Friday to resume reunions of families separated during the Korean War in a step toward improving ties chilled by Pyongyang's weapons tests last year.
President Bush gave Tanzania's president, who played basketball as a youth, a pair of Shaquille O'Neal's shoes today, along with millions of dollars to help combat disease and poverty in the east African country.
Interior Ministers Giuseppe Pisanu of Italy, left, and Otto Schily of Germany talk after wrapping up informal talks with counterparts from France, Spain and Britain on European coordination in the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration, in
Funerals are held in the Afghan city of Kandahar for the victims of a suicide attack that officials now say killed more than 100 people.
Danny Granger was looking forward to facing Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers. Granger scored 14 points, but it was his defense on Bryant that stood out as the Indiana Pacers beat the Lakers 95-84 on Friday night.
November same-store sales growth was sharply below target, Wal-Mart Stores said Saturday. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!
As soon as the Oscar nominations were announced a month ago, leading contender \
A man possibly carrying a machine gun entered the headquarters of the Miami Herald newspaper on Friday, forcing some workers to evacuate the bayfront building in downtown Miami, police and newspaper officials said.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A fierce storm that lashed Taiwan has battered China&#39;s east Fujian province, prompting the evacuation of half a million people.
Rob Ryan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expected departure as the defensive coordinator of the Oakland Raiders could set off an episode of \u00e2\u0080\u009cAll in the Family\u00e2\u0080\u009d in the N.F.L.
Former President Clinton describes the blockage in his arteries while thanking the staff at Westchester Medical Center for diagnosing his heart condition, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in Valhalla, NY The hospital&#39;s
The European Union and the  United Nations are considering sending troops and police to  protect Darfur refugees and other homeless people in  neighboring Chad, a senior U.N. official said on Friday.
Ellen DeGeneres kicked off the 79th annual Academy Awards with a low-key, low-risk monologue that set a warm tone for the evening.
Champion Roger Federer will have to dust the cobwebs off his racket on Thursday before returning for the first match of his Wimbledon defense in six days.
In the studio, M83 relies largely on keyboards. But when M83 came to the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday it looked more like a rock band.
Kimi Raikkonen &egrave; soddisfatto della prima giornata di libere a Montecarlo. ''Sono contento - h...
CEDAR CITY, Utah - A quick-thinking EMT performed a Caesarean section on her dead Chihuahua to save the lives of three puppies. Carolyn Shaw was at work two weeks ago when she received a call from her husband, saying their long-haired Chihuahua, Annie, was in labor and whimpering under the bed.
Iraq's plans to hold elections in  January gained traction on Saturday after a Shi'ite militia  agreed to disarm in Baghdad and delegates from rebel-held  Falluja said the Sunni Muslim city wanted to vote in the polls.
At a time of some of the worst fighting in years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict wasn't even mentioned in last week's presidential debate and has been little discussed during the campaign.
The ritual was replayed from Boston to San Francisco: Exuberant gay couples sharing marriage vows and slices of wedding cake.
Florida State's Al Thornton had another strong game against a tough team. Thornton scored a season-high 28 points and added nine rebounds to lift the struggling Seminoles to a 70-66 victory over No. 4 Florida on Sunday.
Wall Street got the blues yesterday and took it out on blue chip stocks amid concerns about declining corporate profits, recent oil price spikes and an expected boost today in short-term interest rates by the Federal Reserve.
Hustler magazine is looking for some scandalous sex in Washington again -- and willing to pay for it.
A Colombian child born captive in a leftist rebel camp and whose release was promised last week has in fact been living in foster care since 2005, the attorney general said on Friday, citing DNA test results.
Chancellor Alistair Darling is to outline banking legislation aimed at  preventing another Northern Rock-style crisis.
Captain David Beckham emerged as England&#39;s main injury concern ahead of Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Poland. Beckham was forced to leave training here early Monday after picking up a rib injury in Saturday&#39;s 2-2 draw against Austria.
KARACHI, Pakistan - Police stepped up patrols around foreign consulates and government offices in this volatile city Monday, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.    Amjad Hussain Farooqi, also accused in two attempts on the life of President Gen...
Hundreds of people call the NHS Direct hotline following the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
Three quarters of people in the UK welcome compulsory pensions but not if  they have to pay more, a study says.
The Los Angeles County coroner has opened an investigation into the death of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando's eldest son, acting at the request of his family, a spokesman for the medical examiner said on Tuesday.
FORMULA One is likely to continue with the same number of teams next season despite Ford&#39;s decision to quit, world motorsport head Max Mosley said yesterday.
Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp. (NWS)(NWSA), has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for $44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan apartment if the deal goes through.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -Astronauts completed a nearly seven-hour spacewalk Tuesday, the first of three difficult forays outside during the shuttle Discovery's stay at the international space station.  U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Kabul on Thursday for an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.
''Basta questo conflitto esasperato tra forze politiche''
BOSTON - The fans wanted it. For that matter the entire baseball world wanted it. Now it&#39;s here, and nobody is champing at the bit more than the Boston Red Sox.
As mentioned by Elizabeth Naramore on the php|architect website today, the session schedule has been posted for this year's DC PHP Conference happening November 7th and 8th in Washington, D.C.   The DCPHP 2007 Conference schedule has been posted and includes sessions covering security, frameworks, enterprise, flex, ajax, and database performance. The conference is being held at The George Washington University Cafritz Conference Center in Washington DC, November 7-9.   The sessions this year include:   Mike Potter - Designing PHP-Based RIAs for Richer Internet Experiences Damien Seguy - PHP/MySQL Architectures Fabien Potencier - Simplify Your Professional Web Development with Symfony Edward Finkler - Securing the PHP Environment with PhpSecInfo and Zend Environment Security James Prather - Today's Politics: Where Does PHP Fit In?   You can still get in on the Early Bird pricing for the conference - $375 for the sessions, $200 for a One Day Pass and $100 for a Student Pass. Check out the conference's main website for more details.
The battle for Anna Nicole Smith's baby resumed on Tuesday with a judge refusing to immediately order a paternity test for her former companion, Howard K. Stern, to help determine which of three men fathered the late Playboy model's 6-month-old daughter.
British troops and armor rolled north from Basra yesterday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on the Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah.
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday proposed legislation that would bring American combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008 at the latest.
Cho Soo-in, the chief of Samsung\u00e2\u0080\u0099s memory chip production center, was promoted to head of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s memory chip division.
A brand of massaging mattresses has attracted a following among Hispanic customers through its marketing tactics of word-of-mouth advertising and church-style testifying.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Ticker) -- Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin made sure Sweden did not have a relapse. Sundin scored a goal and set up two others and Tomas Holmstrom of the Detroit Red Wings added
A television show in which a woman would donate a kidney to a contestants was revealed as a hoax Friday, with presenters saying they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws.
Nearly two decades after the end of the Cold War a German company is tapping into rising fears of terrorism and natural disasters to sell citizens what it calls the &quot;complete protection&quot; -- a family fall-out shelter.
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
A Russian television network tonight showed footage from the school raided by militants last week depicting hooded attackers in a gymnasium crowded with hostages and strung up with explosives attached to wires.
European stock markets looked likely to open little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited the return of their US counterparts after the previous session's Labour Day holiday.
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Armed men kidnapped a three-year-old British girl in Nigeria on Thursday, police and witnesses said, heightening a foreign hostage crisis in the country&#39;s main oil-producing zone.
Alex Ferguson has moved quickly to put a protective shield around teenage striker Wayne Rooney - and Manchester United's new record signing insists he is mature enough to evade the pitfalls that could derail his emerging career.
A detailed sales prospectus for Chrysler Group will be ready for potential buyers of the automaker soon, a source close to the process told Reuters on Friday.
The father of a computer engineer detained in Pakistan last month for suspected links with al Qaeda filed a petition Tuesday calling for his son to be produced in court and urging authorities not to extradite him.
A citizen of the future in The Simpsons bemoans the overthrow of humans in an iPod coup. Is that so farfetched in a world where
Consumers in the UK are becoming more prudent when it comes to getting into debt, according to financial advisers.
LOS ANGELES, June 29 -- Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles's driest year in 130 years of recordkeeping will go into the books this weekend.
Britain&#39;s Treasury chief on Monday urged Labour Party members to support Prime Minister Tony Blair and not allow the Iraq war to derail their annual convention.
What did you think about Ashutosh Gowariker's new film?
Indian conglomerate Tata plans to buy a stake in a high-tech unit of Germany's Deutsche Telekom which would see thousands of jobs outsourced, according to a German weekly newsmagazine.
The Spanish Football Federation have been fined 100,000 Swiss francs (\u00c2\u00a344,750) by Fifa for the racist chanting at the friendlies involving England last month.
A bomb attack on an Algerian military convoy killed one soldier on Saturday while the head of the main secular opposition party escaped unhurt from a separate attack nearby, a security source and the political party said.
Nick Denton, the entrepreneur who has built Gawker Media into a formidable blog brand, will become the managing editor of his flagship site, Gawker.com.
ATHENS - The sound you hear is the sound of the world gloating. It was a very bad day for los Americanos. The sound you hear is the sound of Italians crying for joy.
Mancano 200 giorni all'inizio della 29a edizione delle Olimpiadi di Pechino dall'8 al 24 agosto e l'...
Religious leaders pray for peace in Darfur outside Downing Street as part of an international day of action.
WASHINGTON - Faced with a harshly critical new report, President Bush conceded Thursday that Iraq did not have the stockpiles of banned weapons he had warned of before the invasion last year, but insisted that \
BRUSSELS  - The European Union's incoming antitrust chief said Friday she thought Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was doing a \
A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers and injured a fourth serviceman north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.
President Bush visited hurricane-damaged Florida on Wednesday. His trip came one day after the US Congress approved $2 billion in emergency aid to help Floridians recover from the two hurricanes that struck Florida over the past month.
SUN CITY, South Africa  - Lee Westwood recovered from three bogeys in the first four holes to post a one-under-par 71 and take the lead after the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
A British couple who spent 15 months in jail for manslaughter in the death of their 3-year-old foster son have been acquitted in a retrial.  A jury deliberated for seven hours before finding Ian and Angela Gay not guilty Friday.
Il Treviso ha ingaggiato dalla Fiorentina Vlada Avramov. Il portiere serbo, 27 anni, arriva in venet...
Democratic presidential hopefuls launch a new form of political debate - taking questions from YouTube.
Donovan McNabb and the other quarterbacks fired passes on one field, linemen battled each other at the opposite end and the kickers and punters booted balls on the side.
A Swiss group may have helped more British people bypass the UK ban on euthanasia than previously thought.
Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped a group of Westerners from a government building in Baghdad on Tuesday and eight U.S. soldiers were reported killed, making May the deadliest month this year for the U.S. military.
Prosecutors from New York broke up a suspected national steroid ring on Tuesday, arresting the chief executive and others from a Florida pharmaceutical firm on suspicion of producing, dealing and distributing the drug.
SEOUL, South Korea  - North Korea's declaration  that it possesses nuclear weapons does not make it a nuclear  weapons state, South Korea's unification minister said on  Monday, clearly skeptical about the veracity and timing of  Pyongyang's statement.
State health officials across New England think the disease could spread quickly, particularly because of the region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s abundance of college students, who are thought to be at particular risk.
US lawmakers struck a deal late on Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid, nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
The United Automobile Workers union and General Motors remained in opposition Tuesday night, even as the union acknowledged the need for talks to move more quickly toward a settlement.
WANA: Pakistani security forces used helicopter gunships, mortars and artillery on Wednesday to pound a mountainous area near the Afghan border where a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, blamed for masterminding the kidnapping of two Chinese, is believed
Ronaldinho si allontana dal Barcellona ed &egrave; sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 vicino al Chelsea. Lo sostiene il tabl...
Inflation crept up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back another interest rate cut this month.
An Oscar and Felix with a welder's torch, this duo tests the veracity of pervasive myths.
Guerrillas shot dead 17 Iraqis working  for U.S. forces north of Baghdad on Sunday and killed six other  people, including three Iraqi National Guard members, taking  the toll from three days of violence to more than 70.
LOS ANGELES : The bittersweet road movie &quot;Sideways&quot; and the Howard Hughes biopic &quot;The Aviator&quot; grabbed top Golden Globe nominations Monday, as Hollywood launched its annual awards season and countdown to the Oscars.
New accusations draw out debate over Kerry's service in Vietnam - and may be an acid test of his defenses.
E' stato spostato l'invio a Italia del parere su emergenza
The scandal involving Volkswagen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former chief executive involves charges of bribery and illicit sex.
Israel&#39;s foreign minister praised France on Tuesday for taking steps to stem a four-year wave of violence against French Jews that shows no signs of easing.
A gennaio analisti attendevano 70 mila nuovi occupati
The European Union's new member states are falling behind in their drive towards joining the euro, the European Central Bank warned on Wednesday.
Nella seconda giornata del gruppo A dei Mondiali di rugby il Sudafrica ha battuto 36-0 l'Inghilterra...
Citroen&#39;s championship leader Sebastien Loeb fended off a charging Petter Solberg on Friday to lead the Rally of Britain into the second leg.
Japanese car firm Toyota reports a 19% rise in profits for the last three months of 2006.
Nobody has done more than Lawrence Lessig to help people understand the effects of technology on the laws governing intellectual property.
The upper house of the Russian parliament approved the law to ratify the Kyoto protocol on climate change, which now needs only President Vladimir Putin's signature for formal ratification.
Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri\u00e2\u0080\u0099s job prospects are looking increasingly bleak after a goalless draw at home to Real Zaragoza. Ranieri was given a vote of confidence after last Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defeat by Getafe
Byron Nelson, who had the greatest year in the history of professional golf when he won 18 tournaments in 1945, including a record 11 in a row, died Tuesday. He was 94.
Lenny Wilkens gathered the New York Knicks together Tuesday and told them they're a better team than they've shown while losing seven of their last eight games.
MOSCOW The government on Friday set the stage for the resolution of the &quot;Yukos affair,&quot; setting an auction date for the prize asset of Yukos, the country&#39;s No.
New research shows that insulin plays a key role in the brain  -  and in the onset of Alzheimer's disease, prompting some researchers to call it \
Prime Minister Tony Blair faced angry protests as he urged his party to set aside its differences over Iraq and seize the chance of an historic third term in power.
President George W. Bush told lawmakers on Thursday he wants tax rebates for families and breaks for businesses in a rescue plan for the struggling U.S. economy that could total up to $150 billion.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s health has improved enough for him to undergo tests he couldn&#39;t have stood before, and the Palestinian leader was following the US presidential
Nokia plans wave of camera phones Dallas Morning News (subscription)
States with restrictions or bans on recorded political phone calls:
If Fidel Castro is larger than life, his brother seems almost smaller than it.
Thousands of Lebanese gathered Wednesday at the grave of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to mark the second anniversary of his assassination as the government deployed hundreds of troops a day after bus bombings killed three people.
Safer syringes could avert 1.3 million deaths a year, especially in poorer countries where 40 percent of all injections involve unsterilized reused needles, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
English Cricket coach Duncan Fletcher claimed that enigmatic batsman Kevin Pietersen&#039;s success is down to attention to detail rather than pure flair.
The European Commission has approved a financial package of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac188m (US$233.1m) to fight animal diseases in the EU in 2005. The EU budget for 2005 will tackle transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE
ALVISO, Calif. and NEW YORK, Sept. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS Television today announced plans to make TV history by partnering with TiVo Inc.
(160 sec.) The company's flat surface machine is the first in its category.
The budget increase Congress just voted for NASA is a clear endorsement of President Bush&#39;s plan to send astronauts back to the moon and later Mars, the head of the space agency said Tuesday.
FIRED DOCTOR: Dr. Jonathan Fishbein, a National Institutes of Health specialist, believes he was fired because he raised concerns about sloppy research practices. The NIH says he was fired for poor performance.
North Korea could miss a year-end deadline to fully account for its nuclear arms program, South Korea said on Thursday, while a separate report cited the North's unhappiness at the pace of energy aid.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged the Palestinians on Sunday to rein in militants after an attack killed two Israelis, calling it a condition for Israel relaxing its grip on the West Bank.
The following is a summary of recent campaign fundraising activity by the six major national party committees, comparing their efforts in the current 2005-06 election cycle with those in other recent cycles. The data was prepared by the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young University, and were presented Tuesday by a panel of experts on campaign finance.
Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state's first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
Despite growing doubts, most Americans still support keeping U.S. military troops in Iraq until the country is stabilized, according to polls released Monday.
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By Jake Thompson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Mar. 7--WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers won't release extra water into the Missouri River this spring to try to help the ancient pallid sturgeon because water levels in reservoirs upriver are too low.
Top virologists called on Monday for a greater effort in developing effective vaccines against a potential flu pandemic and warned that all contingency plans would be in vain without them.
All Urban Meyer really wanted to talk about during the week was San Diego State, the next opponent for his ninth-ranked Utah Utes.
The Colorado Supreme Court decided Monday not to intervene in a federal lawsuit that claims an agreement between state and federal authorities leaves too little water in the Gunnison River to support fish and other wildlife.
India lost two wickets on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today. South Africa bounced back from a miserable day on the field yesterday to remove the dangerous
It's history, perched on a fence Analysis Vendors, vendors everywhere: Yep, all the major players turned up in Barcelona at the EMEA launch of AMD's so-called \
A small explosion detonated near the  Camp Zama U.S. military base in Japan but there were no  injuries, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
Viacom Inc. on Thursday posted a quarterly loss on charges from spinning off the Blockbuster Inc. video rental chain, but its shares rose on a larger-than-expected stock repurchase and higher cable network advertising sales.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Thursday  posted higher quarterly earnings as revenue rose 12 percent,  but its shares fell after the world's largest software maker  said current quarter sales would fall below Wall Street  expectations.
Moscow-based students from the West African state of Guinea Bissau take their country's ambassador hostage.
President George W. Bush scheduled a   prime-time speech on the fifth anniversary of September 11 on   Monday amid acrimonious election-year debate over whether   America is safer and who is to blame for the attacks.
Portuguese police admitted Sunday they had been hasty in making the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann official suspects in the case.
The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition, but the opposing parties said a deal still looked elusive.
Despite fluctuating stock prices, AMD and Intel assure investors that microprocessor market remains strong; analysts agree.
France is proceeding with an experiment in free admission at 18 national museums in an effort to entice more French to visit them, Reuters reported.
Ministro: su Alitalia privilegiamo miglior piano industriale
The Florida Panthers acquired forward Todd Bertuzzi in exchange for goaltender Roberto Luongo as part of a five-player trade with the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.
American International Group AIG.N,  the world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday  third-quarter profits rose 8 percent and said a federal grand  jury probe into products it sold that companies might have used  to massage earnings.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as a disappointing jobs report was offset by strength in  tech stocks, after bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O shot 6  percent higher after raising its sales forecast.
Japanese carmaker Toyota has joined with Guangzhou Automobile Group to manufacture its Camry saloon car in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
The agent of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been accused of misleading a court as charges were dropped against three men accused of blackmailing him.
In visit to Britain, Chirac says he will help to rebuild Iraq -- but also panned war. LONDON -- President Jacques Chirac of France crossed the English Channel on Thursday to say his country was ready to cooperate
CASHIERS, N.C. - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...
The number of reported traffic accidents in the second quarter of this year reached 4,211 figures released on Monday by the National Office of Statistics indicate.
Caterpillar Inc. , a maker of earthmoving equipment, on Friday said quarterly earnings fell more than expected due to lower sales of diesel truck engines, weakness in North American construction markets, and higher production costs.
Shares in J Sainsbury, the supermarkets group, have been surging all week on renewed bid speculation. Yet I think the company has to be believed when it insists that there have been no approaches, nor would
By Matthew Daly  WASHINGTON - Students from New York to Alaska will be exploring forests and wetlands as part of an effort by the U.S. Forest Service to get kids out of the classroom and into the woods.
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A U.S. citizen was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison, the maximum sentence possible, for training with al Qaeda militants in Somalia in 2006.
No-frills carrier easyJet on Thursday launched plans for eco-friendly aircraft which it hopes either Airbus or Boeing will develop by 2015 as the aviation sector tilts towards greener air travel.
A battle erupted near a mosque in northwest Falluja on Friday just hours after US Marines said insurgents were now trapped in the south of the city.
A HOTEL security worker has been ordered to stand trial over the death of former Australian test cricketer David Hookes. Zdravko Micevic, 22, has pleaded innocent to charges of manslaughter and assault.
No fame, no domain gain Only famous people who trade on their name have any chance of winning control of internet addresses containing their name, according to a decision by the World Intellectual Property Center (WIPO).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Congress should consider more sweeping changes in Social Security than President Bush's call for personal accounts, a prominent House committee chairman said Tuesday, possibly including different benefits for men and women.
Lebanon's future is at stake in a battle between \
ATLANTA San Diego led 17-to-7 in the fourth quarter when Michael Vick, whose rights were traded by the Chargers to Atlanta in 2001, got rolling.
Plus: IBM targets well above expectations...AMD has wider loss due to charge on ATI purchase...Sony Ericsson exceeds expectations...Intel remains optimistic.
Two astronauts ventured out of the   International Space Station on Wednesday for the second   spacewalk of a shuttle mission critical to completion of the   half-finished orbital outpost.
Putting feelings into words makes sadness and anger less intense, U.S. brain researchers said on Wednesday, in a finding that explains why talking to a therapist -- or even a sympathetic bartender -- often makes people feel better.
Computer Associates on Wednesday announced a restructuring plan that will lay off 800 employees, or about 5 percent of its workforce, with 550 of the 800 reductions to take place in North America.
Attackers hacked three people to death with machetes in a slum in Kenya's capital on Sunday in ethnic clashes triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.
New York officials on Wednesday unveiled a plan to transform half of Governors Island, the largely abandoned former military base located just 800 yards south of Manhattan, into a \
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Animal control officers found more than 80 birds inside a home filled with bird droppings and have ordered the owner to find new homes for them...
An Alaska National Guard helicopter reached a frozen Arctic village on Tuesday with technicians who hoped to repair its electrical generator, which failed Sunday during a blizzard that sent the temperature to 20 below zero.
Citigroup Inc on Tuesday posted its first quarterly loss since its creation in 1998, hurt by write-downs for exposure to subprime mortgages and other risky debt.
The company said it was able to raise prices and improve productivity, which helped offset soaring costs for commodities like grains and cooking oils.
Embattled insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. said yesterday that five members of its board of directors -- all of them executives of the company -- are leaving the board.
WILMINGTON, Del. -- DuPont Co. reported a third-quarter profit Tuesday, saying higher sales volumes and local selling prices offset a sharp increase in the cost of energy and raw materials.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho hails a \
Best Buy Co Inc  cut its fiscal  2008 profit outlook on Friday, blaming in part  lower-than-expected sales growth in January.
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IntercontinentalExchange Inc.   on Thursday urged CBOT Holdings Inc.  shareholders and  members to reject the proposed sale of the company to Chicago  Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. .
Leaders from Sudan and four regional states concluded a meeting here early today with a statement rejecting any &quot;foreign intervention&quot; in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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The Granite State may now be the plastic state -- a place where wallets bulge with credit cards, and Visa and American Express are more common than politicians running for president.
A Russian court throws out a case against a headteacher accused of using pirated Microsoft software.
(CBS/AP) Ten policemen were killed in two separate attacks south of Baghdad on Tuesday, and two car bombs exploded in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi, killing four Iraqis and prompting clashes between US troops and gunmen.
For the first time in the history of astronomy, scientists are about to glimpse the mysterious surface of Titan, Saturn&#39;s haze-shrouded moon.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani addressed his Democratic past on Monday and offered one reason for his political conversion &#151; the economy and taxes.
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The heartbroken crew of HMCS Chicoutimi couldn&#39;t muster the strength Wednesday to deliver a eulogy at a memorial service in this picturesque Scottish village for a fallen comrade.
Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush.
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Turkey must lift a ban on headscarves at  university as part of democratic reforms aimed at European  Union accession, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Saturday.
The chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee has issued requests for Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and senior vice president and general counsel Michael Callahan to appear before Congress on November 6. Their purpose there will be to answer allegations that Callahan made false statements to Congress in February 2006, regarding whether Yahoo turned over private customer data about a Chinese journalist to Chinese government authorities.
NEW YORK, Aug 18  - Dillard&#39;s Inc. (DDS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported a narrower quarterly loss even after it cut costs, but a drop in same-store sales caused the latest results to miss Wall Street&#39;s estimates by a wide ...
WASHINGTON -- Staying healthy is a costly business in the United States, particularly in the Northeast, government statistics show.

Phil Craven, head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) told a press conference he was \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery upbeat about the Games\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Millions of people on  Indian Ocean shores scrambled for food and clean water on  Thursday, with disease and hunger now the main threats stalking  survivors of the most devastating tsunami on record.
Rising oil prices have stocks falling in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 44 points. Losing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 5-2 lead over gainers.
Bob Phillips, president of Rockville-based food chain California Tortilla Group, breezes into his third restaurant of the day to ensure the goofy, fun-loving \
A top US commander says the assault on Falluja has \
(InfoWorld) - Less than two years after its last major reorganization, AOL\u00c2\u00a0 is again redrawing its internal business architecture to better align it with its new strategy to\u00c2\u00a0focus on online advertising\u00c2\u00a0and retreat from the Internet access market. In an e-mail message to employees Wednesday, AOL Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Miller said AOL's four business units -- Access, Audience, Digital Services and Europe -- will be replaced by \
The European Commission dealt a blow to Turkey's EU membership ambitions, recommending a partial freezing of the talks process over Ankara's hardline stance on Cyprus.
A more aggressive approach by local and state agencies to remedying pollution from duck farms is the latest challenge for the local industry, which is also facing high utility, feed and land costs.
Suggestions made by the two main French presidential candidates that the European Central Bank should take instructions from national politicians are a &quot;waste of time&quot;, Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm said in an interview published in the Financial Times.
The United States, under pressure  from South Korea, has agreed to stretch over an additional  three years until 2008 the withdrawal of 12,500 American  troops, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
A gunman dressed in black walked into a lecture hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University and shot 18 students from a stage before killing himself, according to witnesses and the authorities.
Two departments at the Royal Marsden Hospital could reopen within days of a serious fire.
A metal pad that can recharge devices placed on top of it has come to market.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, whose country holds the European Union's (EU) rotating presidency, each said they were hopeful Iran-EU talks would lead to an agreement on Tehran's contested nuclear program.
Anxious Britons awaited news on Wednesday of hostage Kenneth Bigley after his captors in Iraq said they beheaded the second of two Americans being held with him.
Kenneth Ferrie's withdrawal from the Sony Open because of a stomach virus has cost the burly Briton official prize money in the second PGA Tour event of the season.
Four men shouting Islamic slogans   tried to blow up the U.S. embassy in Damascus on Tuesday but   their car bomb failed to explode and Syrian security guards   killed three of them in a shootout. No U.S. diplomats were   hurt.
Two years before Benazir Bhutto was assassinated while leading her Pakistan People's Party in its campaign against the rule of President Pervez Musharraf, the Bush administration devoted this much new aid money to strengthen political parties in Pakistan: $0.
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The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi starts building what it says is the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city.
DEOTHANG, Bhutan  - Bhutanese voted on Monday to elect members to a new upper house of parliament for the first time, a step towards democracy after a century of absolute monarchy.
Recent months have seen AMD taking an upper hand over Intel in the chip market. And the latest news is another new indication that Intel is struggling to keep up with the pace they once spearheaded.
Earthquakes can be triggered by the Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tides, UCLA scientists confirmed Oct. 21 in Science Express, the online journal of Science.
Microsoft was dealt a heavy blow yesterday when a senior European judge upheld the anti-trust sanctions imposed on it earlier this year by the European Commission.
Russian tycoon and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has divorced his second wife Irina, but insisted his businesses will not be hit despite reports Wednesday that the split could cost him a fortune.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he has no plans to resign, and will concentrate on reforming the international body in the last two years of his term.

Consumers flocked to department stores but largely shopped right past specialty clothing retailers.
Thunderstorms will continue to pass through the Plains on Tuesday and will be concentrated in the morning over eastern Montana, Wyoming and the Dakotas.
The same jury that last week found a sex offender guilty of abducting, raping and murdering 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford must now decide whether he should be executed for the crime.
From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.
PENSACOLA, FLA. - US President George W. Bush toured parts of Florida and Alabama on Sunday to see for himself the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.
US retail sales fell 0.3 percent in August, marking the third decline in the past five months, according to an estimate from the Commerce Department.
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European insurance stocks fall on the back of subprime bond claim worries.
FOR the past two years, Asian stock markets have been high on the favoured list for Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pension and life assurance funds. Asia, particularly China, has offered the double attraction of strong current
Dutch financial group SNS Reaal  said on Monday it will acquire the Dutch insurance operations of France's AXA  for 1.75 billion euros ($2.35 billion), which will be partly funded by an equity issue.
With no major economic crises  brewing, the head of the International Monetary Fund on  Saturday urged world financial leaders to seize the period of  calm as a time to tackle weak spots in their economies.
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The European Commission warned Poland  on Tuesday it could lose money and support if it blocks a deal  to reform European Union institutions at a summit this week,  but Warsaw vowed to fight on ruthlessly.
Manchester United have announced a fall in pre-tax profits to \u00c2\u00a327.9million for the financial year ending July 31. Profits were down from \u00c2\u00a339.
(FindLaw) -- Recently, the Supreme Court made a saddening announcement: Chief Justice William Rehnquist is battling thyroid cancer.
Arts & entertainment: Robbie Williams has reportedly become friends with the former BBC sports presenter David Icke
Bye, bye blades Egenera - the blade server company created by Wall Street for Wall Street - has tapped a new CEO after chief Bob Dutkowsky ran off to run Tech Data.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Type 2 diabetic patients who take their oral medications only part of the time have an increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year period, the results of a new study indicate.
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday capped 2004 with another month of weaker sales, but  a stronger performance by top foreign automakers pushed results  to their highest levels since the record month of October 2001.
The foreign secretary welcomes the life sentences given to seven men for the 2003 Istanbul bombings.
Many busy Americans may be stumped by how exactly to manage the new dietary guidelines for Americans released last week.
Gamer's expo draws players from all over and a mix of vendor exhibitors.
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SDEROT, Israel - A Palestinian rocket exploded yesterday in a street in this southern Israeli town, killing two preschool children playing in a yard as Israelis ushered in the harvest festival of Sukkot.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Navy medic admitted on Friday to participating in the kidnapping of an Iraqi civilian but avoided murder charges in a plea deal in which he agreed to testify about his own role and that of seven Marines in the Iraqi's death.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi held talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday and was expected to meet Italian troops serving with the NATO force in the country.
The party is headed for the most wide-open nomination fight since Wendell Willkie. You remember him
Starting pitcher Andy Pettitte agreed  a one-year deal with the New York Yankees on Friday, the  veteran returning to team where he started his career after  spending the last three seasons with the Houston Astros.
NEW YORK  - Children with  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to have  iron deficiency, according to the results of a small study. The  researchers suggest that such kids may benefit from iron  supplements.
National Australia Bank is looking at selling its scandal-hit Irish operations after receiving several offers for the businesses, just a day after the bank's chief executive said such a move was unlikely.
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The French parliamentarian whose attempts to free two French hostages held in Iraq have provoked widespread official and media criticism hit back at attacks on his failed initiative.
When it ships on June 29, iPhone will deliver significantly longer battery life  than originally estimated: up to 8 hours of talk time, 6 hours of Internet use, 7 hours of video playback or 24 hours of audio playback. It will also feature up to 250 hours (more than 10 days) of standby time. Apple also announced that it has upgraded the entire top surface of iPhone, including its stunning 3.5-inch display, from plastic to optical-quality glass to achieve a superior level of scratch resistance and optical clarity.
For the first time in three decades,  critics of the Endangered Species Act are building momentum to  rewrite the law implemented to save America's threatened flora  and fauna, from the star cactus to the grizzly bear.
DENVER, Feb. 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newmont Mining Corporation  announced it will report 2006 fourth quarter and year-end earnings, as well as 2006 reserves, on February 22, 2007.  A conference call will be held that day at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m.
Georgians bid farewell Sunday to late Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who died three days earlier in a friend's apartment, amid worries for the future of their struggling country and doubts about the official explanation of his death.
Russia says it will pay $10m for information leading to the arrest of two senior Chechen rebel leaders following the Beslan siege.
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Britain's senior law enforcement official said Sunday an inquiry into the death of a former KGB agent had expanded overseas, and a U.S.-based friend of the former agent said he told police the name of the person he believes orchestrated the poisoning.
Many of us think that the terminally ill can postpone their deaths so that they can see a relative, experience their last birthday or enjoy a special holiday - sadly, this is a myth, according to a new study.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 7, 2004 - Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a Hamas training field in Gaza City early Tuesday, killing at least 13 militants and wounding 25 other Palestinians, witnesses
Mexican police arrested dozens of people in a raid on a town where a frenzied mob beat and burned two federal police officers to death in an attack that shocked even this crime-hardened nation.
Google Inc. will try to cash in on the Internet's latest craze by distributing ads within \
By Mark Carreau Houston Chronicle  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's long wait to resume construction of the international space station neared an end as the space agency made final preparations to launch the shuttle Atlantis today.
The Indy Racing League may be about to become a two-horse Japanese marque race, following the surprise announcement that third engine supplier Chevrolet intends to quit the series at the end of next season.
Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, and Don Nelson was ready to step in.
Toshiba will stop making its HD DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the standard.
California racetrack officials who want the right to add slot machines to their gambling offerings sued the state over gambling compacts with five American Indian tribes.
Israel's prime minister on Thursday said it was wrong to link the Arab-Israeli conflict with woes in the Middle East and ruled out any immediate talks with Syria despite a U.S. report urging negotiations.
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Harvard seemed to be a sure bet in the first round of the women's Beanpot last night, skating into Walter Brown Arena as the top-ranked team in the nation with a 19-1-0 record. Northeastern, meanwhile, was stacking up losses through January as its young team slogged through a difficult Hockey East schedule.
People are forced to leave their homes after a fire breaks out at a petrol station in Saintfield, County Down.
A film depicting the assassination of President Bush secures a US distributor despite protests.
An experimental treatment tripled the survival rate of men with advanced prostate cancer in a clinical trial, doctors said yesterday, a result they said represents perhaps the first significant success for therapies known as cancer vaccines.
The European Commission issued a preliminary opinion accusing Rambus of antitrust violations over its DRAM monopoly.
Sen. John Kerry and running mate John Edwards rarely campaign together, but they talk daily, swapping ideas on everything from policy to strategy to staffing. Kerry insists on it, aides say, even if it puts his campaign behind schedule.
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Yankees right fielder Bobby Abreu is expected to miss at least two weeks after straining his right oblique during batting practice Monday, an injury general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre said won't cause the team to make a new push for Bernie Williams to report.
Program offers mapping software, services free to nonprofit organizations for promotions.
The new Mets stadium, Citi Field, more than a year away from opening, has taken shape in Flushing and can easily be envisioned complete.
SYDNEY, Australia  -- Pacific Rim leaders agreed Saturday to tackle global warming by improving energy use and managing forests better, as thousands of demonstrators rallied to demand the governments do more and act faster.
By BEN EVANS WASHINGTON - Four lucky states were slated to share billions in potential royalties courtesy of an offshore drilling expansion signed into law last year, money that could help reverse decades of environmental damage from coastal industry.
The World Trade Organisation gave approval on Monday for Iraq and Afghanistan to begin negotiations to join the 148-member body - but the US again blocked the opening of accession talks with Iran.
Kevin Brown pitched six innings and Derek Jeter notched three hits and drove in three runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Friday.
Analysis: India differentiates itself from China by allowing its currency to appreciate against the dollar
Blog: Adobe Systems issues three critical security updates designed to address vulnerabilities in its Flash Player.
Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped at least three Western lecturers in Baghdad on Tuesday, a witness told Reuters, as eight more U.S. soldiers were reported killed in the deadliest month this year.
NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Shares of Tower Automotive Inc. slid Tuesday, after the company said it now expects an even larger loss for the third quarter.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to abandon an unpopular proposal that was designed in part to curtail improper mutual fund trading, according to a published report Thursday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip observed a general strike on Wednesday, in a rare show of unity after Israel killed 18 people in fighting a day earlier.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Thousands of Argentines  mourning almost 200 young victims of a rock club fire took to  the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday to protest the  government's safety standards, as the city mayor resisted  pressure to resign.
BEIJING -- In the studios of Capital Life Radio's number one rated show, ``Tonight's Whisperings,\
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have...
Left-hander C.J. Nitkowski and the Minnesota Twins agreed Tuesday to a minor league contract.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko took to the streets of Kiev, a week before the poll, to demand free and fair elections in this former Soviet state after a tense campaign marred by incidents.
Kimberly-Clark, which makes Huggies diapers and Scott towels, said profit rose more than expected and raised its outlook in light of higher international sales and a weaker dollar.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will give up his post of army chief soon after he is re-elected president and he will be sworn in for a new term as a civilian, his lawyer told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Burma's ruling junta says it is releasing 5,070 prisoners who were arrested \
UNLESS you&#39;re a die-hard Rastafarian who dreads and eludes the barber&#39;s razor at all costs, you most certainly relish a walk to the barber shop whenever chance allows.
A woman's ability to have a child  using assisted technologies such as test-tube fertilization  plummets to a 4 percent success rate after she turns 42,  according to a U.S. government study published on Friday.
Recording companies filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 754 computer users Thursday, the latest round of legal action in the industry's effort to squelch unauthorized swapping of music online.
WASHINGTON - A US Marine being investigated for allegedly killing an unarmed, wounded Iraqi was acting under extreme combat stress, comrades said yesterday.
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High oil prices dealt Germany&#39;s economy an unexpectedly severe blow in the third quarter, data showed on Thursday, leading economists to trim their growth forecasts for the 12-nation euro zone.
Vodafone Wednesday formally rolled out its 3G mobile communication products and services in 12 European countries and Japan. The company expects 3G to begin gaining mass market acceptance next year, and forecasts
The Bush administration proposed changing the name of food stamps, the premiere U.S. anti-hunger program, and some of the rules for qualifying for federal help for buying food on Wednesday.
IT&#39;S BEEN a heck of an interesting two days here in Iceland. I&#39;ve seen some interesting technology, heard some inventive speeches and met some people with different ideas.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still unarmored, their commanding general said Sunday...
'Non ha nulla da nascondere e rientrera' in Italia'
Rose Bampton, a soprano who was a New York Metropolitan Opera mainstay during the 1930s and 1940s, has died. She was 99.
The positions of the two new films in this week&#39;s box-office top 10 were easy to predict: #1 if by land, #2 if by sea. New releases &quot;National Treasure&quot; and &quot;The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie&quot; took spots one and two, respectively.
Over 160 people from a single town in northern Jordan were hospitalized on Saturday for poisoning, which health officials attributed to either bad food or contaminated water. It was the third such case in four months.
There likely won&#39;t be a reduction in US troop strength in Iraq until after the country&#39;s national elections in January, Defense Secretary Donald
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2007: Year of the dingbat Quotations It was the Greek dramatist Sophocles who once wrote: \
Should it be a surprise that Rhode Island would choose to use a $48 million bond to develop the \
TACOMA, Wash. - A Pierce County woman apparently tied a record for the amount of alcohol in her blood when the Washington State Patrol toxicology lab measured a blood-alcohol content of 0.50 two hours after she was arrested for investigation of drunken driving.
The Boston Red Sox have paraded on the streets and in the water in front of legions of fans who have been waiting 86 years for their team to break a supposed curse and win baseball&#39;s World Series.
An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles on Thursday at a target in a Gaza refugee camp, shortly after an attack near an Israeli army base in the central Gaza Strip that killed five people, witnesses said.
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Everton host Manchester United in Saturday's early kick-off as the Premier League returns to action.
Hong Kong&#39;s Disneyland theme park will open on Sept. 12, 2005 and become the driving force for growth in the city&#39;s tourism industry, Hong Kong&#39;s government and Walt Disney Co.
The government faces calls to overhaul the way banks are monitored after a report into the  Northern Rock crisis.
Scientists said on Wednesday they have identified a weakness in a protein in influenza viruses which could be targeted by new drugs to halt the spread of infection.
While the Writers Guild of America continues its strike, throwing much of awards season into question, it still has some awards of its own to hand out.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pleaded Monday for all nations to cooperate with the Human Rights Council, which began its first session of 2007 after being created a year ago to replace a commission whose critics complained was highly politicized.
Calm replaces sick SAP Open Andy Murray almost threw up last year at the SAP Open on his way to defeating Andy Roddick. This year he thumped Roddick with a stomach full of calm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
England captain David Beckham clipped the crossbar with a trademark free-kick but that was as close as Real Madrid came to scoring in a goalless draw at Villarreal that saw them fall nine points behind Barcelona.
Pop star Darren Hayes is given a caution by police following his arrest on suspicion of racial abuse.
Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc.  said on Monday it would cut 4,200 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, and close 25 facilities around the world as part of a plan to reduce costs.
LONDON: A leading business group cut its 2005 forecast for British economic growth yesterday, blaming a combination of high oil and commodity prices, slowing global growth and domestic interest rate rises.
A policeman was killed and four people injured, one a civilian, in two separate ambushes by Islamic militants in Indian Kashmir, police said.
I have the usual New Year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resolutions \u00e2\u0080\u0094 exercise more, lose weight, be a nicer person. I also hope to find out if I am inadvertently poisoning my children.
KIGALI, Rwanda, July 16 -- An Ethiopian judge handed life sentences  instead of the death penalty to 30 of the country's top political opposition leaders Monday in a trial  the prisoners have called a sham.
A row between the world's two best known women golfers is raising the temperature for this week's LPGA Championship, with Annika Sorenstam saying Michelle Wie lacked class in dealing with a wrist injury.
The San Francisco Giants aren't worried about whether commissioner Bud Selig shows up if Barry Bonds breaks the home run record.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s initial public offering raised a more-than-expected &#36;812 million on Wednesday in a deal that marked the first IPO by a major movie studio in seven years.
UK mobile handset manufacturer Sendo has ended a long legal wrangle with US software company Microsoft through an out-of-court settlement.
A US TB patient who triggered a health scare by boarding transatlantic flights says sorry to fellow passengers.
In corso il secondo interrogatorio di Fusaro
Dell Inc.  said it was informed by Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with the exchange's stock-listing requirements after it delayed filing first-quarter financial results with regulators.
An express train crowded with holiday travellers has derailed killing at least 50 and injuring many more
The number of Afghans dying from tuberculosis has fallen by half in recent months, a statistic that shows Canada's efforts to help fight the disease are working, officials said on Tuesday.
Seagate&#39;s native SATA interface technology with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) allows the Barracuda 7200.8 to match the performance of 10,000-rpm SATA drives without sacrificing capacity
Weeks of street protests have shut down the capital and threatened the once-thriving textile-export industry.
Two people were killed in clashes on Saturday between U.S. and Afghan forces and stone-throwing protesters angered by President Hamid Karzai effectively axing a regional governor, hospital officials and witnesses said.
Some of Britain's Olympic athletes were diagnosed with asthma just weeks before this summer's games, say experts.
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Sara' protagonista di 'Studio 60 on Sunset Strip'
The government considers banning reggae star Sizzla from the UK as police investigate \
PARIS -- Yasser Arafat&#39;s confinement to a Paris hospital has given his wife Suha something she has never had in 14 years of marriage: power and influence.
Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
Mourners gathered Tuesday for the cremation of a Dutch filmmaker allegedly slain by a Muslim extremist in an act that led to a string of retaliatory attacks against
The same computer systems that crashed on the space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship.
By Mike Lafferty, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 12--The widely prescribed antidepressant Prozac is ending up in streams and rivers, endangering freshwater mussels, scientists said yesterday.
Motorola Inc.  on Wednesday  warned of a second-quarter loss and said it no longer expected  its mobile phone business to be profitable this year, blaming  weak sales in Asia and Europe.
France announced plans Tuesday to spend over 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) on tax breaks and other incentives to encourage companies to keep jobs in the country rather than going abroad.
U.S. consumers' mood brightened slightly in January on a more favorable view of the labor market, a survey showed on Tuesday.
New Orleans police lined up \
A truck carrying soldiers and their families overturned in eastern Uganda, killing 72 people, the army spokesman said Monday.
Upsets are likely to dominate the agenda at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona where Henrik Stenson defends his title.
Rose Mary Woods, the devoted secretary to President Nixon who admitted to inadvertently erasing part of a crucial Watergate tape, had died. She was 87.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says President Bush&#39;s plan to redeploy up to 70,000 troops overseas will not help in the war on terror or relieve an overextended US military. Senator Kerry made the comments at the same veterans convention ...
U.S.-owned property developer AIG/Lincoln Hungary has sold Alkotas Point, a 24,000 square-meter office building in Budapest's District 12, to German investment fund operator SachsenFonds GmbH, the BBJ learned ...
Microsoft did something right with its new Office for Mac 2008 suite.
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), a Holocaust survivor who became the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced yesterday that he has cancer and will not run for reelection in November.
Defending champions Wasps get their Heineken Cup bid off to a winning start.
Germany marks the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with fond memories of that day's joyous celebrations and somber ceremonies in honor of those killed in a desperate dash for freedom.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 -- A building rigged with explosives detonated Wednesday in Mosul, creating a thunderous blast that killed at least 15 people in the northern Iraqi city, which has become a gathering point and growing target for Sunni insurgents.
Genetic tests of North American birds show  what may be 15 new species including ravens and owls -- look  alikes that do not interbreed and have wrongly had the same  name for centuries, scientists said on Sunday.
Russian president says recognition of Kosovo's independence would be 'immoral and illegal'
It was a year of rampant uncertainty for the unsuspecting couch potato.
Cruise operator, Victoria Clipper, started offering flu shot cruises to Canada for Americans desperate to get their vaccine soon after it was announced that the USA had lost 48% of its flu vaccine doses.
L&#39;Alitalia ritiene \u00c2\u00abpossibile anche in tempi brevi\u00c2\u00bb l&#39;accordo con un partner nazionale. L&#39;alleato \u00c2\u00abpotrebbe\u00c2\u00bb essere Meridiana, ha detto ieri il presidente-amministratore delegato, Giancarlo Cimoli, uscendo
Power company Duke Energy Corp.  posted lower fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday due to higher settlement reserves and the impact of merger and restructuring activities.
Turkey's ruling AK Party won a resounding election victory on Sunday, giving the pro-business, Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but potentially setting the stage for renewed tensions with the secular elite.
The Tories reveal plans for a series of green taxes on flights aimed at tackling climate change.
An insurgent attack killed one British soldier and seriously wounded another Friday in the latest fighting to wrack southern Afghanistan, while suspected Taliban gunmen ambushed and shot dead a district chief, officials said.
The home secretary has said that a system of control orders will replace the holding of foreign terror suspects without trial. What is your reaction?
UK users will be able to replace pirated versions of Windows that they have purchased. Software pirates&#39; increasing skill at creating counterfeit versions of Windows XP has prompted Microsoft to introduce
Most of the money that Saddam Hussein illicitly obtained by cheating on U.N. sanctions on Iraq came from oil smuggling outside the U.N. oil-for-food program, the head of an independent inquiry said on Tuesday.
A tool that could help in the battle against spam and phishing attacks receives industry approval.
WASHINGTON: The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak job tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labour Department said yesterday.

Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew, Mr. Naser al-Kidwa, said Saturday that his uncle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s medical file will not allay suspicions that he may have died an &quot;unnatural&quot; death, a statement expected to revive speculation among Palestinians and in the rest of the Arab world
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif left his aircraft after a 90 minute standoff with authorities after returning home on Monday from seven years in exile.
MANNHEIM - A US Army judge delivered two setbacks Tuesday to a soldier accused in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse case by rejecting defence motions, including one seeking Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as a witness.
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Ex-D&#39;back Craig Counsell asks the senator not to draft legislation until the players have a chance to develop a drug policy. PHOENIX - Former Arizona Diamondbacks favorite Craig Counsell did some big-league lobbying, asking US Sen.
Michael Cuddyer went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, Joe Mauer had three hits and drove in four runs, and the Minnesota Twins cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 on Thursday night.
Virus writers are exploiting the publicity surrounding England football captain David Beckham, offering photos proving that he has been having an affair, to infect computer users\u00e2\u0080\u0099 PCs with the malicious Hackarmy trojan virus.
U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record on its biggest point gain since 2002, after healthy retail sales reassured investors about consumer spending and a $38 billion mining takeover fed expectations for more deals.
As consumers continue to scoop up CRTs, it appears the reports of the demise of the old-style sets have been greatly exaggerated.
By Matt Sabo, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 21--YORK -- Since 1973, Rev. Dorothy Moore and members of her congregation have planted flowers and trees and mowed the grounds of a historic tract of land home to the crumbled foundational remains of Old Charles Parish Church.
Canada's opposition Liberals on Saturday unexpectedly chose former Environment Minister Stephane Dion as their new leader, overlooking his political shortcomings that could undermine the party in an election widely expected next year.
Police hunt for clues to who carried out bomb attacks that killed at least 42 people in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
Thalys promises gaming and video-on-demand too Thalys will introduce broadband internet access to passengers travelling between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne by 2008, the company announced today. It will be the first international high-speed train to provide this service across European borders.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wall Street opened lower this morning as renewed signs of inflation and another down day on the Asian and European markets shook investors still wary after Tuesday's broad global sell-off of stocks.
Adolescent pregnancy isn't a modern invention, it occurred in dinosaurs millions of years ago. Medullary bone, a type of tissue present in modern birds when they are developing eggs, has been found in three dinosaur fossils, researchers report in Monday's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
At least two people have become intoxicated by drinking hand-sanitizing gels, a potentially deadly habit, doctors reported on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Dell is in the final phases of an internal audit of its finances, the company said Thursday as it told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission it will delay filing an audited earnings report for the fourth consecutive quarter. The company began the audit in an effort to comply with accounting investigations by the SEC and the\u00c2\u00a0U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Although the investigations have not yet led to a conclusion, Dell has already felt the impact on its bottom line -- the company spent $46 million on the investigation during the latest quarter alone. Dell is also staving off a threat by the Nasdaq stock exchange to delist its stock as punishment for failing to file official quarterly reports, called Forms 10-Qs, for the second, third, and fourth quarters of fiscal 2007, and now the first quarter of fiscal 2008. At the same time,\u00c2\u00a0Dell has been struggling in the marketplace. On May 31, the company announced a plan to\u00c2\u00a0lay off 10 percent of its 88,100 workers, in a continuing search for richer profits. The company earned $759 million for the first quarter compared to $762 million in the same quarter last year. However, those numbers are subject to change if Dell management decides to restate its earnings, the company warned in the SEC filing. The company's audit committee stated in March that it had\u00c2\u00a0found evidence of misconduct\u00c2\u00a0and accounting errors, and now says it is reviewing each of those errors and proposing corrections. The committee will then decide whether to restate earnings. Dell management will also determine whether there is \
 Kevorkian leaves prison
Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd.  began trade on Amsterdam's stock exchange at $20 per share on Wednesday, after a trimmed initial public offering that raised $303.5 million for the affiliate of Carlyle Group
Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you&#39;ll actually want to use.
An assistant attorney general at the Justice Department announced her resignation on Friday, becoming the seventh official to quit the department since the Democratic-led Congress launched an investigation in March into the firing of nine federal prosecutors.
Teenager Jeffrey Trimble used to wolf down as many as six cheeseburgers in a day and wasn't worried about being overweight. But then his school sent home an obesity report card.
Telekom Austria AG said Monday it has agreed to purchase call rights to acquire Mobiltel AD of Bulgaria for about 1.6 billion euros ($2.09 billion).
Experts say an \
LONDRA - Un ragazzo italiano di 16 anni \u00c3\u00a8 stato condannato all&#39;ergastolo per aver assalito con un coltello, lo scorso anno, nel parco di Clissold, a nord di Londra, un&#39;insegnante di 38 anni. Il giudice ha
KHARTOUM - British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Sudan Wednesday after securing promises from Khartoum to heed a list of demands to alleviate what he said was the &quot;terrible&quot; situation in the war-torn region of Darfur.
The profit report cards last week looked good both for the old-line stalwarts of the technology sector, but this is a technology recovery of seemingly diminished expectations.
Standard Chartered PLC said Monday its chief executive in Hong Kong has resigned, less than a week after the British-based bank said it was laying off 200 local employees.
A defense contractor was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday for bribing former Rep. Randy \
The German economy, Europe's biggest, is currently running up one record after another.
WHEREAS: In the last few months the US government has intensified its economic war on the people of Cuba by dictating new measures aimed at systematically hindering the external financial flows of our country, thus causing serious damage and creating
Hong Kong democrats have accused China of orchestrating a \
Iran has given the United Nations a written promise to fully suspend uranium enrichment, diplomats said today, in an apparent bid to dispel suspicions that Tehran wants to build a nuclear bomb.
Up to 160,000 birds may be culled as experts try to identify which strain of bird flu killed 2,600 turkeys in Suffolk.
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are both on the campaign trail Thursday clashing over US policy in Iraq and looking for votes from America&#39;s military veterans.
Argentina and the United States both hit six goals, while Brazil hung on for a 3-2 win over South Korea in the Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday.
What hope then for Vista toughness? Some, or maybe many, Microsoft volume license customers were told on Monday and Tuesday that their PCs were running pirated software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush pressed Congress on   Thursday to approve new military tribunals to try terrorism   suspects, a day after he admitted the CIA ran secret prisons   overseas where accused militants were detained.
Determinante Andreotti.Lega,Caselli: assemblea illegittima
Chad softens demands for a stake in the country's oil consortium, but says two of its firms owe $500m in tax.
In difficolta' famiglie numerose, anziani e giovani
Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found.
The oxygen-depleted \
As the 108th Congress scrambles in its final days to address homeland security issues, US Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.
Sep-27-2004 - Days after Fannie Mae&#39;s federal regulator released a highly critical report on the mortgage giant&#39;s accounting practices, observers say top management may not survive the fallout.
Sul mercato di Tokio, moneta unica a 165,46 sullo yen
Cisco Systems' Linksys division rolls out its first network-attached storage for businesses.
Israeli armored vehicles pushed into the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants injured at least 35 Israeli soldiers at an army base, Gaza residents said.
Boss Martin Jol still believes he can turn around Tottenham's season, despite the loss at Newcastle leaving his side in the drop zone.
SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N on Monday  put two senior finance executives on leave after uncovering  accounting problems that will result in the No. 7 U.S. bank  restating first-half profit higher.
Presidente Camera, a fine legislatura potrei lasciare
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet fought to survive on Monday after a heart attack put him in a Santiago military hospital, while teary-eyed supporters of all ages held vigil outside.
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Wall Street stocks are poised to push  higher at the start of Wednesday trade, buoyed by a batch of  merger activity, as investors shake off cautionary comments  from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Browns were 4-of-14 on third down in their 17-13 win over the Redskins Sunday, but when it counted the most - the fourth quarter of a tight game - the Browns converted two key third downs, both on nickel cornerback Walt Harris.
Taco Bell announced Saturday tests have ruled out all its ingredients except one &#151; scallions &#151; as a possible source of a harsh strain of E. coli that has sickened more than 60 people in the Northeast.
Motorola has agreed to buy MeshNetworks, a developer of technology and products for rapidly deployed, self-creating wireless mobile networks.
Responding to a public outcry after a bloody Palestinian attack, Israeli bulldozers began flattening land for a security barrier in a part of the West Bank that has been ignored up to now.
Mediasurface, a maker of content management software (CMS), will buy Immediacy, also a content management vendor, for \u00c2\u00a35.6 million ($11.1 million) the companies announced on Tuesday.
BERLIN, GERMANY.- Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Crown Princess Mary, toured Berlin's restored Alte Nationalgalerie on Monday on a one-day visit to the German capital.
Kathleen Corbet, president of the credit rating company Standard & Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, resigned after lawmakers and investors criticized the company for failing to judge the risks of securities backed by subprime mortgages.
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear arguments in two cases that could determine whether government displays of the Ten Commandments are permissible.
The environmental group WWF on Monday called on supermarket chains around the world to take bluefin tuna off their shelves, saying overfishing, driven by the craze for sushi, threatened to wipe out the species.
SAN DIEGO -- Chargers strong safety Terrence Kiel admitted to shipping at least two parcels of prescription cough syrup to Texas, DEA officials said Wednesday, a day after the player was arrested at team headquarters.
Celebrities, politicians and thousands of fans will attend the funeral of Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti.
Will look after data for cash Symantec made another effort to drop its \u00e2\u0080\u009coh the virus guys\u00e2\u0080\u009d image today when it unveiled two services programmes pitched at enterprise customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Alan Baldwin SAO PAULO  - Juan Pablo Montoya left Williams as awinner in Brazil on Sunday, even if he had hoped for greaterthings before the season started.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric made a  sudden return to the country Wednesday and said he had a plan  to end an uprising in the \
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo accuses France of supporting rebels in the country's renewed civil war.
Warrick Dunn rushed for 142 yards and  two touchdowns to help the Atlanta Falcons crush the St. Louis  Rams 47-17 in the divisional playoffs Saturday.
Description: NPR&#39;s Mike Pesca investigates why some fans maintain undying faith in Barry Bonds&#39; innocence, despite growing evidence linking the San Francisco Giants baseball star and home run leader to steroid use.
Two Germans taken hostage near Kabul this week have been killed, a spokesman for the Taleban says.
Queste le operazioni portate a termine dal Treviso nella giornata odiernarisoluzione della compartec...
Londra, 7 novembre 2004 - Si chiamano &#39;Doggles&#39; e risolveranno un problema che peggiora non poco la vita di Fido: la miopia. Una ditta americana ha infatti messo in commercio, presto anche sul mercato britannico
Open-source software group Mozilla is on a roll as the year ends. Its Firefox Web browser has been downloaded 13 million times since November, and the companion e-mail program was released in December.
President Bush has decided that an economic stimulus package is needed to help the sagging economy, the White House said Thursday
Three in 10 Americans say they have donated to the victims of the South Asia tsunami, an Associated Press poll found. The total of private donation is rapidly approaching the &#36;350 million pledged by the government as private citizens made many of their donations online.
A man stands amid the debris Monday Dec. 20 2004, following a powerful explosion Sunday in the Shiite Holy city of Najaf. The Najaf car bomb which was detonated Sunday in central Maidan Square, where a large
Stock futures rose on Monday, pointing  to a solid start to the New Year, as oil prices tumbled more  than a dollar and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N brightened its  outlook for December sales.
Jockey Kieren Fallon is banned from racing for 18 months following his failed drugs test in France last year.
Ford Motor Co.  on Wednesday said about 38,000 of its union workers have accepted its buyout offers, part of a broad restructuring effort at the second-largest U.S. automaker.
SCHWERIN, Germany  - A far-right party won seats   in a regional parliament in eastern Germany on Sunday,   profiting from a weak economy there and mounting anger toward   Chancellor Angela Merkel's government in Berlin.
The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the presidential race is based on telephone interviews with 1,541 adults, including 1,273 registered voters and 944 likely voters, from all states except Alaska and Hawaii. The interviews were conducted Oct. 4-6 by Ipsos-Public Affairs.
A clearly recovering Cuban President   Fidel Castro was shown on television on Friday meeting with   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and brother Raul Castro, to   whom he temporarily ceded power a month ago to have abdominal   surgery.
He admitted feeling tired from traveling from Wisconsin the previous day, but during yesterday's informal skate at Ristuccia Arena, Phil Kessel didn't let fatigue hinder his skating.
An estimated 1.5 million displaced Sri Lankans are heading inland, creating new logistical problems.
By Patrick O'Driscoll  DENVER -- The Army, needing more room for combat practice with advanced battlefield technology, wants to expand its training areas by up to 70% in the next four years, says a Pentagon official who oversees training.
People who drank more than one diet soda each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but inconclusive study found.
WASHINGTON - The presidential debate Thursday night gives John Kerry a chance to turn national angst about the war in Iraq into a turning point in the campaign.
Ministers are advising the NHS to use the private sector to help tackle waiting lists for hearing aids.
Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl has reportedly cast herself in a lead role after she got the movie rights for her favourite book Lost and Found by Jacqueline Sheehan.
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was in Afghanistan Wednesday for talks amid tight security a day after a suicide blast during a visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney killed at least 14 people.
Actor Tom Cruise and the makers of his new movie are banned from filming at a Berlin memorial site.
Israel plans to build more than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank and signalled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
Russian and Israeli officials are planning joint training courses for anti-terror troops, Russian news agencies said Monday, as part of widening cooperation between the two countries in response to devastating terror attacks in Russia.
Seville, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Betis used a goal from Edu to earn a 1-1 draw with defending La Liga champion Valencia on Saturday.
Ginevra, 12 ott. - (Adnkronos) - Gli italiani &#39;lo fanno meglio&#39;. Non brillano per numero di rapporti sessuali: 108 volte l&#39;anno contro le 103 della media mondiale, piazzandosi cosi&#39; al 18esimo posto della classifica.
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. - Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers...
British author Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma Lakshmi, host of the television show \
Canon will invest about 80 billion yen ($709 million) to build a factory in northern Japan to make ink cartridges for printers and photocopiers. Canon, which is based in Tokyo, said construction of the factory in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, will start in November and production will begin in August next year.
NEW YORK  - A cream that blocks allergic substances from entering the nose seems to reduce symptoms in patients with hay fever, new research shows. The cream, known as Alergol, is applied inside the lower nose where it traps these ...
On the Friday when the late Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat was buried in the courtyard of the Muqata, the media reported that because of the fear of riots, the Israeli government had decided to close the Temple Mount mosques to residents of
Delta Air Lines Inc.'s pilots union on  Tuesday directed its negotiators to work out an agreement to  address the early retirement of a large number of pilots, which  threatens to push the No. 3 U.S. airline into a Chapter 11  bankruptcy filing.
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Airbus says its A380 super-jumbo has been cleared to take passengers by European and US authorities.
A new hypothesis could explain how the climate of early Mars became warm enough to support oceans.
With stock markets around the world falling last week, New Yorkers cut back on the essentials, like dry-cleaning their sheets.
With riveting cadence, the pastor quotes from the book of Acts &#151; assurance from the apostle Paul that only through tribulation might disciples enter the kingdom of heaven.
Steve Krameisen has joined Advanced Equities Financial Corp. as the  Chief Technology Officer.  Mr. Krameisen is responsible for overseeing Information Technology for  all of AEFC's subsidiaries - First Allied  Securities Inc., FFP Securities, Inc., Greenbook Financial Services,  Inc.
People suffering mental health problems are being failed by poor access to key community services, a watchdog says.
Harmony Gold Mining Ltd. said Monday it would continue its multibillion dollar (euro) takeover bid for Gold Fields Ltd. and will defend legal action brought against it by Gold Fields in a US court.
A little-known leftist rebel group in Mexico says it has carried out recent attacks on oil installations.
WASHINGTON, DC - Investors in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are feeling some pain in the wake of Fannie&#39;s recent accounting problems.
The nation&#39;s commander in chief traveled to Camp Pendleton, Calif., today the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force &quot;for serving our country in a time when we need you.
Housebuilders were under pressure Wednesday following the publication of another gloomy industry survey.
The US Department of State says it may order diplomats to work in Iraq to fill vacancies at the Baghdad embassy.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman  John McCain on Saturday threatened to introduce legislation  requiring more stringent drug testing if Major League Baseball  does not impose tougher rules on steroid use by January.
By Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  May 28--The Georgia Water Council will hold a town hall meeting in Columbus Tuesday as part of a series of meetings across the state to discuss the statewide water planning effort and provide opportunity for the public to ask questions or comment on it.
A rebel Shi&#39;ite Muslim militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr pledged on Thursday to disarm in what could be a major advance for US-Iraqi efforts to calm violence in Iraq ahead of elections due in January.
Mexican police arrested dozens of people in a raid on a town where a frenzied mob beat and burned two federal police officers to death in an attack that shocked even this crime-hardened nation.
Authorities said Saturday they believe a hiker who disappeared from the northern Georgia woods on New Year's Day is dead, and they charged the man who was reportedly last seen with her with kidnapping.
Steven Boyd, 44, the homeless man accused of fatally shooting a highway worker on Wednesday in Queens, said he opened fire because &quot;my anger took control of me,&quot; prosecutors said yesterday.
United won't begin defense of its MLS championship until April 2, but the club learned that its 2005 season will actually start almost a month earlier against a Jamaican team.
BRUSSELS, Nov 9  - The European Union said Tuesday it was prepared to forge ahead with a revolutionary nuclear energy project if negotiations with Japan and other backers on where to locate it break down.
Palestinian militants armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades battled Israeli helicopters and tanks Thursday in the bloodiest day since Israel invaded Gaza over a soldier&#039;s capture. At least 21 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died.
The Web conferencing leader will release a product for sales calls that watches clients to see whether they pay attention.
LAS VEGAS -- Later this month, Transmeta will announce the results of an internal evaluation of its business model that could signal the company's gradual exit from microprocessor sales.
A look at 18 years of Judge Michael B. Mukasey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opinions reveals a complex temperament and legal philosophy.
IT security and research organization The SANS Institute is set to release its annual Top 20 list of Internet security vulnerabilities on Friday, with the intention of offering organizations at least a starting point for addressing critical issues.
So much for Hollywood and the NFL being shocked -- shocked! -- over Janet Jackson&#39;s &quot;accidental&quot; breast nudity. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to watching football, now ABC has decided to cash in on the MTV sleazy-surprise formula.
Padraic Brady has officially proposed a new component for the Zend Framework - one to handle the various microformat methods that have been gaining in popularity.   I've proposed Zend_Microformat on the ZF Proposal Wiki at Zend_Microformat - Padraic Brady. I've also started a proposal page for Zend_Microformat_Xfn.   He briefly explains what they are (\
The MoD apologises to the mother of a dead soldier after she is sent a letter asking him to enlist.
Any relief for New York City straphangers, who now endure overcrowded and often delayed trains, is several years away, even if the money is found to improve them, the president of New York City Transit said on Monday.
Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram seeks to allay foreign investor fears over the influence of communist parties on his government.
Air Force Secretary James G. Roche asked a lobbyist for Boeing Co. to use the company&#39;s Washington contacts to &quot;quash&quot; a deputy undersecretary of defense and make him &quot;pay an appropriate
A little over a decade ago, the small working-class city of Gardena was having trouble getting liability insurance, like a lot of other California towns, and it decided to take the kind of entrepreneurial leap municipalities were being encouraged to
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Nigeria's embattled parliament speaker agrees to step aside while MPs debate a $5m contracts scandal.
Michael Phelps came to the Missouri Grand Prix to prepare for next month's world championships in Australia. He'll leave with at least one world record.
Borislav Boskovic, the Associated Press correspondent in the former Yugoslavia at the height of the Cold War, has died of emphysema. He was 87.
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&#39;As negotiators in the capital of Argentina hammer out the next stage of the The Kyoto Protocol climate treaty, two important questions remain unanswered: whether the Kyoto signatories can find a compromise to bring the United States back into the
Some of the 20,000 Iraqis who have benefited from projects set up by kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan are to demand her release in Baghdad tomorrow after televised pleas from her colleagues and husband drew no response last night from her still
European regulators testified in Luxembourg yesterday that before settlement talks with Microsoft broke down last spring, the company had agreed to antitrust sanctions it now
R&B singer Mario held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a seventh consecutive week Thursday with \
Ireland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s relatively new emphasis on entrepreneurs is the culmination of four decades of policies that have lifted the economy from centuries of poverty to modern prosperity.
Separated by only a few feet, Roger Clemens and his accuser were never further apart.
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U.S. lawmakers struck a deal late on  Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the  current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid,  nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
Typhoon Xangsane has barreled into central Vietnam, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee and cutting electricity and many telephone lines after killing scores of people in the Philippines.
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp.&#39;s shares fell more than 7 percent yesterday, a day after the computer chip giant&#39;s management lowered the company&#39;s financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren&#39;t in a spending mood.
The best historical analogue for Gen. David Petraeus's appearance before Congress yesterday might be found in the days of the Roman Republic.
It&#39;s widely known that being stuck in traffic can stress drivers out, but a new study now suggests it also increases the risk of a heart attack in susceptible people.
Shayne Culpepper and Sara Hall are just a few of the runners with Olympic aspirations whose elite-level spouses are competing in New York.
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cJimmy Carter: Man From Plains,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jonathan Demme points his camera at the tribulations of a former president.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration could not force Merck to perform safety studies of arthritis drug Vioxx after it hit the market in 1999, but the agency successfully &quot;negotiated&quot; the long-term studies that uncovered Vioxx&#39;s heart
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes and Joseph Addai scored three times as the unbeaten Indianapolis Colts used 31 unanswered points to crush the Carolina Panthers 31-7 on Sunday.
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Oscar nominations for a Russian and Kazakh film have put the ex-Soviet countries' film industry back on the map, directors and actors said.
By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 24--The road into Sabino Canyon, now closed most of the way due to storm damage, could reopen for more than half of its length in a few weeks, Forest Service officials said Saturday.
HELSINKI, Jun 8 (IPS) - Books cannot talk back to a reader and answer all  of their questions. So if one is seeking concrete information on,  say, a gay person, the library is perhaps the wrong place to  visit.
Microsoft has delayed the rollout of XP Service Pack Two (SP2) for home users, and some customers will not be able to download it until the end of the month. The new code was supposed to go out on Microsoft&#39;s Automatic Update service on ...
NEW YORK  \u00c2\u0097 World War II service shaped the lives and careers of authors Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut, and in turn their works were profoundly influential in the Vietnam era.
But this rotation of No. 1 teams, which had a host of them a year ago, might not be as fluid this season if Illinois keeps playing the way it did Wednesday night.
By Patrick May and Brandon Bailey, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 2--They're running out of answers.   And they're running out of ocean.   While the U.S.
Yahoo has acquired Stata Labs, a company whose e-mail application Bloomba allows users to search messages and attachments. Engineers from Stata Labs are to join Yahoo.
China's biggest television exporter announced losses stemming in part from declining sales and a scandal involving its biggest U.S. customer.
A New York recording studio piano believed to have been played by John Lennon just hours before he was shot dead in 1980 is being sold for 375,000 dollars, the dealer handling the sale said Wednesday.
Three days after the tragedy of Beslan ended, we sat for over three and a half hours with Vladimir Putin. Between picking up the pieces of the worst Russian terror attack to date and planning
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Villagers in eastern India have been lining up to get their cattle photographed as part of a new scheme to stop smuggling of the animals into Bangladesh, officials said on Wednesday.
Customs officials searched Sylvester Stallone's hotel room and private jet three days after seizing banned substances from the muscle-bound actor's entourage as he arrived for a promotional tour, a news report said.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American middleweight Andre Dirrell lost his semifinal bout to Kazakhstan&#39;s Gennadiy Golovkin on Friday, missing an opportunity to advance to the gold medal match.
FREDERIC Vergnoux has been appointed the new head coach at the City of Edinburgh Swimming club, the Frenchman replacing England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tim Jones.
TOKYO Baseball players in Japan are going on strike for the first time in the sport&#39;s history there. Games this weekend are being called off after extended negotiations with team officials failed to bear fruit.
The UN Security Council yesterday gave wide support to a resolution that would impose sanctions against Ivory Coast if the government and rebels don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t return to a peace process by the beginning of December, diplomats said.
Presero Provenzano e Lo Piccolo, da due anni aspettano il pagamento degli straordinariFallita ogni trattativa sindacale, hanno deciso di citare in giudizio lo Stato                                          I cacciatori di latitanti fanno ricorso al Tar                                                                                   di SALVO PALAZZOLO
Fiji's prime minister says he will drop legislation opposed by the military chief threatening to overthrow him.
Leaders of the \
By Matti Huuhtanen, Associated Press  HELSINKI, Finland -- Finnair will enable passengers to send mobile text messages and e-mails on flights to the Far East starting next month.
ARM said the deal would better position the combined company to take advantage of growth opportunities across multiple industries as the process of designing semiconductors grows increasingly complex.
Arrives Monday for a first fly-by NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft (Messenger) will on Monday make a close pass of Mercury, marking the first spacecraft visit to the world in 33 years since Mariner 10 dropped by in 1975.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
White is the new black, at least in the fashion rule book of Alicia Keys, Usher and Kanye West. Keys wore one of the most glamorous outfits seen at Sunday night's Grammy Awards. It was a full-length white satin gown with thick gold straps and a bare back. The dress, paired with simple dangling earrings and sparkling gold eye makeup, made for a sophisticated look that was sexy in its demureness.
Packers cornerback Mike McKenzie still wants to be traded to another team, but after months of holding out, it appears he&#39;s coming back to the Packers.
GAZA -- Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early today after a late-night deal with the Al Qaeda-inspired, clan-based group that kidnapped him in March.
Comment is free: Kamila Shamsie in Karachi: Pakistan's electoral process has been stifled by suicide bombings and the shadow of Musharraf
For most people, a home is the most expensive purchase they will ever make. Figuring out how much they should spend can be overwhelming.
A compensation plan for Israeli settlers who will be uprooted from the Gaza Strip was approved Sunday by Israel&#39;s cabinet. This hands Prime Minister Ariel Sharon an important political victory before the Knesset votes on the pullout plan on Tuesday.
Rumors of the death by piracy of the global music industry may have been exaggerated. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Thursday
Florida State overcame mistake after mistake to avoid an unprecedented third straight bowl loss. Leon Washington ran for 195 yards and Chris Rix crafted two long second-half touchdown drives, leading No. 17 Florida State to a 30-18 victory over West Virginia in the Gator Bowl on Saturday.
A gunman killed five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was fatally shot, police said.
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Ever since his breakout role in 1999&#39;s &quot;The Talented Mr. Ripley,&quot; for which he earned a supporting acting Oscar nomination, Law has been charming audiences with his looks, talent and affability.
Malaysia has begun using kits, similar to pregnancy tests, to check for bile and other ingredients made from bears in traditional Chinese medicines, officials said Monday.
After weeks of intense speculation about the new iMac, Apple (AAPL ) finally pulled back the curtain on the latest iteration of its consumer desktop mainstay at the Apple Expo in Paris.
Even after Windows Vista SP1 is released, users should wait another six months before moving to the OS, says David Milman, the CEO of Rescuecom, a chain of onsite support franchises.
Murchison could have cheaper power if a controversial river hydro scheme capable of supplying 3000 homes goes ahead on nearby Lake Matiri.   New Zealand Energy director David Inch told a fiery community meeting in the town yesterday that the scheme would benefit the community.
Let me show you my grandchildren at 40Gb/s 75-year-old Sibritt L\u00c3\u00b6thberg from Karlstad Sweden just got her first computer, but it didn't take her long to download all the necessary patches.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A lawsuit seeks to discover how ticket brokers manage to snatch up a high proportion of tickets for big-name concerts to resell them at inflated prices.
The reunited Spice Girls get set for their first UK concert in nine years - with Emma Bunton on crutches.
Shares rallied on speculation that global demand for commodities and higher raw-material prices may fuel more takeovers.
According to IBM's Internet Security Systems, an old worm known as Slammer, which originated back in January 2003, is still going strong.
Toronto Dominion Bank will acquire 51 percent of US-based Banknorth Group Inc. in a $3.8 billion cash and stock deal that will allow TD to expand its reach in the Northeastern United States, TD said Thursday.
An MRI exam on Grant Hill's aching right wrist came back negative Wednesday, and Hill was expected to play Thursday night against the Houston Rockets and former teammate Tracy McGrady.
Indian premier Manmohan Singh is set to leave on a trip to strengthen trade ties with Brazil and South Africa as well as attempt a rapprochement with Pakistan at the NAM summit in Cuba.
The elderly man stumbled over the rubble, his crumpled suit hanging off his shrunken frame, his loose pants held together by a pin after eating only a piece of candy a day.
Microsoft Corp beat out Google Inc on Wednesday in a battle to invest in socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon.
Schools to be challenged over biometrics Parents are preparing a legal challenge to schools that have fingerprinted their children without their consent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
General Motors reveals that the US financial watchdog wants to check the figures used in its latest results.
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A U.N. Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned 1.2 million refugees.
Troubled business software company Computer Associates International Inc. has selected longtime IBM executive John Swainson as its new chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
After 22 years without an album, Steven Wright has earned a second Grammy nomination.
Consumers starved for details about Apple's soon to be released iPhone have a few new photos and movies to peruse before getting their hands on one next week.
IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world's fastest supercomputer. For three years running, the fastest supercomputer has been NEC's Earth Simulator in Japan.
Embattled Scottish side Rangers qualified for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with a hard-fought 2-2 draw at Auxerre.
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Third-seeded Rainer Schuettler was upset by Oliver Patience of France 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Chennai Open, which started as scheduled Monday despite the tsunami-earthquake catastrophe that claimed several hundred lives on the city's coastline.
The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.
French rail traffic was returning to normal after an unexpected strike by ticket collectors following the rape of a colleague caused havoc for French rail commuters, railway operator SNCF said on Thursday.
The dollar fell against the pound after it took a knock from a vastly weaker than expected US labour market report.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan praised predecessor Paul Volcker for being willing a quarter-century ago to ratchet up interest rates to end a long bout of dangerous inflation.
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia  - Italy urged its European Union partners on Monday to reach out to Serbia in a bid to resolve diplomatic deadlock over its breakaway province of Kosovo.
The Minnesota Twins pitcher picked up all 28 first-place votes. Curt Schilling of Boston wound up second in voting, twins closer Joe Nathan tied for fourth.
Non-league Yeading FC will host star-studded Newcastle in the third round of the FA Cup after initially proposing a more lucrative switch to the Magpies&#39; 50,000-capacity St.
An Iraqi National Guard soldier looks up at a US aircraft before leaving to remove the bodies of two men found murdered in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.
About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden.
Ongoing speculation that Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer is planning to buy world-renowned soccer club Manchester United surged again Monday.
The former U.S. Air Force arms buyer at the center of the biggest Pentagon contracting scandal since the 1980s began a nine-month sentence at a women's prison in Florida this week, prison officials said Tuesday.
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US drug maker Pfizer Inc has lost a bid to win the right to a popular Chinese translation of its male impotency drug Viagra, the Chinese High Court said on its website.
Fear of a Black Hat A presentation on the security shortcoming of RFID technologies was pulled at the last minute from a Black Hat conference this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK - While acknowledging mistakes in CBS anchor Dan Rather's \
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A decision by Google Inc. to block certain search queries has helped thwart the spread of the Santy worm, but the public release of the worm&#39;s source code could lead to new attacks, security experts warned on Wednesday.
Questi i convocati del Chievo per la gara di domani contro l'Inter.
NEW YORK  - When the Iowa caucuses take place Thursday, it not only will be the first vote in the nation but also TV journalism's first crack at its strategy for Election Night 2008.
From the time you touch down in the British Isles, you get an overwhelming sense of grey. The skies are almost always leaden, the clothes people wear are generally either black or neutral shades guaranteed
Wall Street started a holiday-shortened session slightly higher on Tuesday, boosted by the latest takeover news, ahead of data on the manufacturing and housing sectors.
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(InfoWorld) - Gartner is known for its comprehensive market research, but Wednesday, the firm produced two separate reports that could leave IT managers scratching their heads over whether to support Apple's iPhone. On the one hand, two Gartner analysts issued a research note to their clients that clearly says the iPhone is \
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Pfizer Inc. said on Tuesday pivotal-stage trials found that adding its experimental HIV drug maraviroc to a regimen of the best-available drugs resulted in twice as many patients achieving suppression of the virus.
After hours of spirited debate, House Republicans passed a rule change yesterday that would allow Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury.
The US National Science Foundation has awarded a $1m grant to researchers in the US who want to put speech recognition on a chip, a move the project&#39;s proponents claim will revolutionise the way we communicate.
WINCHESTER, Mass. - A newborn at Winchester Hospital was given to the wrong mother for breast-feeding and the employee who was responsible was fired, hospital officials said.
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Amplifying on its ban against execution of the insane, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a Texas man convicted of murder.
Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza on Friday for the funerals of 11 people, including nine militants from the ruling Hamas, who were killed in an Israeli raid into the central Gaza Strip a day earlier.
Hurricanes Charley and Frances dealt Florida a one-two punch that ravaged citrus groves and ground the state's most important industry to a halt by keeping tourists away from its sandy beaches and fantasy-filled theme parks.
The estate of NFL Hall of Fame center Mike Webster is entitled to collect more than $1.5 million in disability benefits because brain damage left him unable to work following his football career.
Texas school districts would be required to include the body mass index of students as part of their regular report cards under a bill introduced Tuesday by a lawmaker seeking to link healthy minds with healthy bodies.
NEW ORLEANS - Many New Orleans voters were unable to cast ballots for hours Saturday on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage because voting machines had not been delivered to polling places, a state official said.    At least 59 precincts did not have voting machines when polls opened at 6 a.m...
The Dutch secret service can tap reporters' phones - but only under special circumstances, a court rules.
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Real-time navigation comes extra Nokia will this weekend begin giving its Smart2Go satellite navigation software away free of charge, first for \
Several films will test a new kind of villainy, in which the real victim is the environment and the enemy is all of us.
A weakened Yasser Arafat broke his Ramadan fast at the urging of doctors Tuesday and was undergoing more medical tests, aides said.
A mother holds her child as she looks at the destruction caused by Sunday&#39;s tidal wave to her home in the coastal town of Kosgada in southern Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - Marxist rebels freed two women hostages held for years in Colombia's jungle in a Venezuelan-brokered deal on Thursday, raising hopes for dozens of other captives languishing in secret camps.
Discloses plea offer, pleads human rights Gary McKinnon, the hobby hacker who is fighting against a US extradition order, has pulled a legal wild card on his accusers in bid to face trial at home.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Software lets iPhone owners swap out SIM cards so that the device can make calls on cellular networks other than AT&T's.
Fat fees The funny thing about those telling developers it's a new way of thinking and to \
NASA kept its fingers crossed as it worked out a technical glitch with a fuel cell that has stranded the shuttle Atlantis for at least 48 hours, until the next launch attempt Friday.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker assesses Gordon Brown's attempt to address the UK skills crisis.
Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma Monday rejected reform of the country's election laws on terms set by the opposition ahead of a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's rigged vote later this month.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - The United States should  build on its mutually reliant energy ties with oil supplier  Venezuela and seek better cooperation with President Hugo  Chavez to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking, three U.S.  senators said on Monday.
(HealthDay News) -- Blood thinning medications are prescribed to help prevent heart attacks, strokes and blood vessel blockages caused by clots.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian diversified nickel producer WMC Resources Ltd. (WMC) on Wednesday said it hasn&#39;t received any new takeover proposals.
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose by midsession  on Friday as optimism over Japan's economic outlook encouraged  buying despite sharp losses in U.S. shares.
Iran&#39;s influential former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, says he is considering running for president next year when President Mohammed Khatami&#39;s term expires.
C ount retired Army Gen. Tommy Franks as not interested in replacing Tom Ridge as the nation&#39;s homeland security chief. In fact, you can count Franks, former commander of Tampa- based US Central Command, as
Blog: Kodak will use its own 5-megapixel CMOS sensor in the new $99 Easyshare C513 camera, due to ship this month.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld flew into Mosul, Iraq, early on Friday in a surprise Christmas Eve trip to visit wounded soldiers after a deadly attack, and at a
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won another crucial, but not definitive, parliamentary vote today as legislators approved a $900 million bill to compensate settlers who will be compelled to leave the Gaza Strip.
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COMO, 16 OTTOBRE 2004 - Vincono in due all&#39;86.imo Giro di Lombardia: Damiano Cunego e Paolo Bettini. Il veronese della Saeco, splendido dominatore del Giro, chiude la sua stagione con l&#39;ennesimo capolavoro
When President Bush challenged Congress to cut the number and cost of earmarks by half, the administration's budget chiefs turned to their wiki.
Mark Selby stages a remarkable recovery to win the Welsh Open final against Ronnie O'Sullivan.
Alan Ladd Jr. is raising his voice in a courthouse cri de coeur over a series of perceived slights by Warner Brothers.
More Ataturk attack malarkey Turkey has once again blocked access to YouTube for allegedly badmouthing the country's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. retailers and police called on Congress on Thursday to require online auction sites such as eBay to post the serial numbers of items for sale to help crack down on gangs of professional shoplifters.
NYT: secondo servizi segreti guerra ha aggravato terrorismo
Britain and Norway send jet fighters to shadow eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.
US employers hired just 96,000 workers in September, the government said on Friday in a weak jobs snapshot, the final one ahead of presidential elections that
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- As the World Cup rolls on to Europe after its brief moment of glory in North America, one can't help but remember when New England hosted such events, last put on by Tommy Corcoran at Waterville Valley.
NBC News is reaching into  the world of print journalism to help it cover the 2008  presidential election.
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Iran's support for anti-U.S. extremists in Iraq should not go unchallenged, despite U.S. hopes of avoiding confrontation with Tehran, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.
ATHENS  Michael Phelps certainly will not beat Mark Spitz&#39;s record seven Olympic swimming gold medals in Munich in 1972, but the American youngster is still racking up the gold in Athens.
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(1010 WINS) (NEWARK) NJ Transit&#39;s executive director on Thursday said the agency&#39;s 400,000 daily riders should expect fare hikes of up to 15 percent starting in July to offset a projected $50 million deficit caused by higher fuel and security costs and
Australia's Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.   posted a 3.6 percent fall in first-half profit  Tuesday, partly due to the impact of smoking bans at its  casinos, and ruled out major acquisitions until its performance  improved.
South African President Thabo Mbeki still has two and half years in office, but the battle over who will succeed him is already heating up.
Clashes worsen between the army and rebels in eastern DR Congo, as the UN relief chief fears for civilians.
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PARIS -- The two teenage friends hardly seemed like Islamic radicals. They smoked marijuana, drank beer, listened to rap music, and wore jeans.
The BBC World Service, which began its shortwave transmissions 75 years ago, ended its English-language shortwave services in Europe on Monday.
Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe&#039;s wife Danielle Spencer gave birth to their second child on Friday, his Australian manager said.
Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a pickup truck in Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding four people, in a reminder of the challenges facing the interim government trying to rule lawless Somalia.
Prison maintenance workers stage a 48-hour strike to protest against a pay deal unions describe as 'insulting'.
LeBron James scored 38 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles, 114-108, last night at Staples Center to extend the Lakers' losing streak to five games, matching the longest of coach Phil Jackson's career.
28/12/2004 Vancouver, Matcha, a potent green tea is taking over coffeehouse menus and going mainstream in lattes, smoothies and facials.
A cardinal rule of investigative reporting is to never trust a photocopy of a document you&#39;re using as a basis for a story. It could be fake.
Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson tried to win over Las Vegas Democrats on Saturday, mixing promises to bring change and experience to the White House with an unusual number of jokes.
BBC Moscow correspondent Richard Galpin profiles the four candidates vying to succeed President Vladimir Putin.
If your child outgrows a peanut allergy, he or she should have foods containing peanuts at least once a month to prevent the allergy from returning, a new study suggests.
Sean Burke officially retired Tuesday after nearly 20 years in the league. Burke spent last season with the Los Angeles Kings, and played for nine teams during his career.
Tiger Woods was given the choice to play one golf course where he had to win, with a few stipulations.
The Trust for America&#39;s Health says most states don&#39;t even have a comprehensive response plan for an emergency involving a biological weaon.
Fires raced across dry woodlands in southern Greece yesterday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 27 people, the country's deadliest forest fire toll in decades, authorities said.
WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating reports that several members of a reservist supply unit in Iraq refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous...
A new allergy treatment may offer long-term relief from the miseries of hay fever with only 6 weekly shots, instead of injections once or twice a week over three to five years, researchers reported on Wednesday.
In keeping with their strategies for the highly competitive mobile environment, Google and Nokia announced Tuesday that the popular search engine will be integrated with the Nokia Search application.
Iraq declared a curfew on Saturday in the capital Baghdad, ordering all cars off the streets and telling people to remain in their homes.
Ladislav Nagy scored with 3:25 left in overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Lightning on Tuesday night.
Il tecnico dell'FCU Politehnica Timisoara, Alin Artimon, si &egrave; dimesso nonosytante la sua squa...
North Korea wants bilateral nuclear talks with the United States but would rejoin stalled six-party immediately if Washington dropped what it called its \
Government negotiators and rebel groups reached a deal to end fighting in the vast country's restive east, where some 800,000 people had to flee their homes over the last year, officials said Monday.
About 15 rebels have been killed by Iraqi and US forces over a 24-hour period in Mosul, while the United States plans Friday to further strengthen troops in Iraq.
A Chicago outplacement firm says planned job cuts announced by employers hit an eight-month high of 107,863 in September. Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas, in a report released Tuesday
Former football star O.J. Simpson was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery on Tuesday in connection with what authorities say was the armed theft of his sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
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ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.
By Ian Hill, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 12--Rock 'n' roll can be a call to action, a voice for hope or an expression of frustration.   For bands such as Radio Friendly, rock also can be a ministry of faith.
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NEW YORK  - Doctors usually prescribed beta-blockers to protect the heart, but it seems the drugs also protect the brain. Researchers found that people who have a stroke are less severely affected if they have been taking beta-blockers.
HELSINKI, Oct 19 (IPS) - Anyone with a mobile phone can call a radio station  in Ghana now to question a government minister about the promises  he made election time.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Thursday it expected mobile phone sales volumes and profit margins picking up in the first quarter of next year after cleaning up inventories in the current quarter.
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Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.
The company behind BitTorrent is partnering with more movie studios today, in an effort to make its service commercially viable. Meanwhile, its CEO Bram Cohen states he's not leaving the company, contrary to rumors.
Gunmen killed five people in a Sao Paulo slum Sunday in what police suspect was a drug-related crime, bringing to 21 the death toll from attacks this month in South America's biggest city.
In a scathing report on 11 deaths last year at the District's St. Elizabeths Hospital for the mentally ill, an advocacy group for the disabled told city officials yesterday that medical neglect resulted in \
High red meat consumption could be linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, say  researchers.
Internet search leader Google is eyeing acquisitions in Portugal that could help the US firm expand into Africa.
BAR&#39;s third driver Anthony Davidson set the pace in the first practice session for Sunday&#39;s Belgian Grand Prix on Friday. Briton Davidson clocked
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed her sister is sentenced for manslaughter but cleared of murder.
Here are the 154 programs that President Bush wants to eliminate or cut in his 2006 budget proposal. Bush would terminate 99 programs and make major spending reductions in 55. Separately, the administration listed eight major reforms Bush proposed that also would produce spending cuts.
Yahoo's reputation for being an edgy startup is years out of date, while Microsoft is stodgy, but not as ossified as many might think. So, should the two merge, reconciling the corporate cultures many not be that difficult.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Contacts began on Friday to try to win the release of a British toddler seized by kidnappers who have threatened to kill her unless they are paid ransom.
The end may still be in sight for Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon, who married in October.  After Anderson filed for divorce in mid-December, and then days later said they were \
Teamsters call on group to give half of its funding back to the local unions to beef up organizing efforts. By Richard A. Ryan / News Senior Washington Correspondent.
Israel carries out an air strike on the Gaza Strip, missing its target but damaging a block of flats.
When a massive tsunami crashed into Sumatra more than two weeks ago, nurses at the Banda Aceh Hospital for the Mentally Ill unlocked the doors and let the patients wander off.
An 111-year-old Japanese just named the world&#39;s oldest man said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.
Striking Atlantic City casino workers on Tuesday said they have reached a tentative five-year labor deal that increases pay and benefits but fails to make their contracts expire at the same time as those of workers in Las Vegas
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Driving on a highway through Montreal, the 49-year-old Toronto man modestly describes himself on a cellphone as passionate and vocal about organ and tissue donations.
Andras Suto, a writer and human rights advocate for his fellow ethnic Hungarians in Romania who was persecuted by Nicolae Ceausescu's regime, has died.Comment
Two people are expected to be charged today in a bizarre 2003 case in which a pizza deliveryman was killed when a collar bomb attached to him exploded.
Moves are launched in Brazil to remove the senate leader, a key ally of President Lula, amid a corruption scandal.
A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half of the Arctic seabed had American origins.
British star Elizabeth Hurley and Indian businessman husband Arun Nayar have run into trouble during their wedding festivities after authorities demolished the venue for a planned beach party in Mumbai.
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The inauguration ceremony in Kabul was attended by hundreds of dignitaries, including the US Vice President, Dick Cheney. Mr Karzai, the country&#39;s interim leader since the fall of the Taleban, won the presidential
Producers of US boxing TV show The Contender, featuring Sylvester Stallone, are trying to block a rival show from being broadcast next month.
EU leaders were poised on Thursday to set a date to start accession talks with Turkey, as Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels in an optimistic mood for a spate of last-minute diplomacy.
Manny Ramirez, Gary Sheffield or Vladimir Guerrero for MVP? Or is it Mariano Rivera, who has been the backbone of a team with a 4.89 starters&#39; ERA (staff 5.01 since the All-Star break) that has the best record in the league.
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Stock index futures dropped on Wednesday, suggesting a weaker open on Wall Street,
U.S. space hawks seize on China's anti-satellite missile test. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
JAMMU, India  - India pulled out around 3,000  troops from Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army  units from the region, officials said, as the peace process  between New Delhi and Islamabad came under strain this week.
EU leaders agreed Friday to set up a \
Just as the vice-presidential candidates are not usually seen as a decisive factor in the presidential race, the vice-presidential debate is typically viewed as a sideshow - though Lloyd Bentsen&#39;s
By Christopher Michel, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 4--The days when almost everyone had milk delivered to their door may be a dim memory, but two dairies in the Buffalo Niagara region are keeping the service alive.
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Motorola is learning a cruel new lesson that a phone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s value reflects not so much what it can do, but whether it is the envy of friends.
Members of the polygamous sect led by self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs never wanted the spotlight. As a jury decides if Jeffs is guilty of being an accomplice to rape, some are leaving town, some are living behind closed doors. And the mayor of one tiny community admits: \
Ben Stiller has admitted to his colleagues that he can be a real \
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
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Delta Air Lines continued its downward spiral toward bankruptcy Wednesday as the company reported a net loss of $646 million for the third quarter.
All'indomani della visita del presidente Zamparini per capire i mali del Palermo, il capitano Andrea...
Northern Ireland's political leaders return to the negotiating table this week alongside Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern, with hardline parties vowing to use &quot;no surrender&quot; tactics that could scupper the peace effort.
WASHINGTON - Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world's industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.    The Group of Seven countries - the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada - also resolved to agree on providing battered Iraq with relief from its massive debt burden while also working on a deal to increase debt relief for the world's poorest countries...
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DUBLIN, Ireland, and WASHINGTON, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- The Web development community now has access to much-needed resources to foster the growth of high-quality content for consumers who access the Internet from mobile phones.
A soldier who grew up in Spanish Fort is recovering in Germany after he was badly burned when a car bomb exploded near his unit in Mosul, Iraq, his father said.
Don't lose it... Mouse maker Logitech has revealed what it claims is the world's smallest USB transceiver for a cordless input device, a tiny unit that sticks less than a centimeter from the edge of the port it's plugged into.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'Arsenal ha battuto in trasferta il Manchester City 3-1 nell'incontro che ha aperto la 25/a giornat...
Nigerian policeman chase people on the street to prevent them from joining the Nigerian Labor protest in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.
Voting began on Saturday in some overseas  French territories in the final round of parliamentary  elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas  Sarkozy a big majority for his reform plans.
Jamie Kastner calls his documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cKike Like Me\u00e2\u0080\u009d a \u00e2\u0080\u009cblack comic road movie about identity.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The business software firm recorded some of its sharpest quarterly growth in a decade, easing fears it would be bruised by the mortgage crisis.
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Thursday approved a medical device maker's  request to sell at-home heart defibrillators without a  prescription.
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH -- By its own modest standards, Massachusetts is experiencing a homebuilding boom. Through the first nine months of 2004, the state issued permits for more than 15,000 units of new housing, up about 10 percent from the same period a year ago. If the current pace continues, Massachusetts would build more housing this year than it has in ...
Proponents say the Ibrahim Prize will help improve the continent's crippling governance problem.
US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill could still travel to North Korea for a bilateral meeting if Pyongyang agrees to restart stalled talks on nuclear disarmament, the US ambassador in Seoul said.
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Baghdad - The Iraqi government denounced on Wednesday the kidnapping of Margaret Hassan, the head of the international relief group Care in Baghdad, and lashed out at Al-Jazeera television for airing footage of her in captivity.
RENO-- Glamis Gold President and CEO Kevin McArthur said he is very happy that Toronto-based Goldcorp has agreed to let its shareholders decide whether to proceed with a proposed friendly merger with Wheaton River, or to consider a hostile
THE Halifax Bank of Scotland group, HBOS, has known since May that Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano wished to buy Abbey National.
There are so many new faces, it&#39;s hard to keep them all straight. But despite all the upheaval, all the contracts and controversy that so dominated the summer, Jerry Sloan believes the sheer
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against US forces and Iraqi troops and police.
One murder case has attracted special attention amid a debate over the safety of antidepressant use in children and teenagers.
Members of Congress are pushing for quick action on aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami, but the Bush administration has plenty of money already to launch its relief operations in the Indian Ocean basin, congressional officials said Wednesday.
Chandler, AZ (Sports Network) - Chris Nallen closed with a one-under 71 on Sunday, but it was more than enough to win the Gila River Golf Classic.
Al-Qaida is gaining strength and the United States is still not as safe as it should be, former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer said Saturday.
Mr Straw made the admission that MI6 (British intelligence) had finally abandoned its dramatic claim when he told British MPs that the Blair government still supported the
The Senate voted Thursday to require average fuel economy of 35 miles per gallon for new cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2020, raising efficiency standards that have not changed significantly for nearly two decades.
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Iraqi conjoined twins undergoing a 21-hour separation operation in Saudi Arabia are both expected to survive, a hospital spokesman said on Saturday as the surgery entered its final stages.
Juliana Sasaki didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t bother checking out Sony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s digital music player before buying her green iPod mini. &quot;I knew Sony and other companies had MP3 players, but they can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t beat the mini,&quot; says Sasaki, 23, a language teacher.
Four fifths of UK university graduates were happy with their courses, a big annual survey suggests.
VAUXHALL lost more than \u00c2\u00a3115 million last year, twice as much as it lost the previous year. The company blamed the competitive car market.
Influenza virus can live for decades and perhaps even longer in frozen lakes and might be picked up and carried by birds to reinfect animals and people, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.
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Hi-tech monitoring of livestock at pig farms could help improve the animal growth process and reduce costs.
A host of stars from the music industry are set to attend the annual MTV Europe Awards in Rome on Thursday.
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England's Joe Cole promises teamwork is his top priority for Saturday's game with Wales.
Dutch food retailer Royal Ahold NV said income from its US retail operations plunged 30 percent in the second quarter, blaming sluggish performance at Giant Food and Stop &amp; Shop Stores, its two biggest American chains.
KOLKATA, Nov 2: If Sourav Ganguly reacted the way he did when Daryl Harper ruled Jacques Kallis &#39;not out&#39; on Wednesday, it probably had something to do with what he thought the match then!
Plans to stop production at a Jaguar car plant in the West Midlands are discussed by MPs.
Celebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on   Wednesday said George Keyworth should not be nominated for   another term on the board after an internal investigation found   that he disclosed board deliberations without authorization.
Blog: The lensmaker says it's signed distribution partnerships to reach most major photography markets.
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nother stage victory for race leader Petter Solberg, his fifth since the start of the rally. The Subaru driver is not pulling away at a fast pace from Gronholm and Loeb but the gap is nonetheless increasing steadily.
The Iraqi kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni killed him because Italy refused to heed their earlier deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq, Al Jazeera television said on Friday.
Per la gara di domenica a Milano contro l'Inter, il tecnico del Messina  Bruno Giordano recupera in ...
The latest death toll from the Asian tsunami has risen dramatically to more than 56,000 after Indonesian authorities found mass destruction in the province of Aceh.
By JANIE BRYANT  BY janie bryant  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  PORTSMOUTH - Joyce Newton slid into a styling chair, her back to the mirror, waiting for the snip of scissors.  \
Overnight rains pushed water levels higher in the Indonesian capital, with at least 44 dead since the flooding began
CONCORD, Mass. -- The Champions Tour will follow the PGA's policy on steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
The $55.33 per barrel comes amid ongoing uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies just ahead of winter.
The Santy worm with variants continues spreading on the Internet taking advantage of search engines, including Google, AOL, Yahoo to identify exploitable Web pages.
Turkey&#39;s bid for EU membership talks passed a crucial test yesterday when the parliament in Ankara backed legal changes to underpin the country&#39;s reform programme.
The Bush administration opposed in U.S. court on Friday an effort to peel back a secrecy lid over its domestic counterterrorism wiretapping program, which critics say infringes on privacy and rights.
Legislation to curtail sales of steroid precursors and seek increased penalties for offenses involving anabolic steroids was approved by the House on Friday and sent to the president for his signature.
Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.
A group of students working for IBM develops technology that automatically converts the spoken word in British Sign Language.
Calls to 13 other countries will be blocked to thwart auto-dialer software.
Russia's presidential election campaign is set to begin, with Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev the clear favourite.
Dean Wilson went from a spot among the leaders to the weekend off at the Buick Invitational when he failed to sign his scorecard Saturday after completing the second round.
Genoa a caccia del riscatto domani sera a Bologna dopo il ko nel derby con lo Spezia: ''Ci serve dis...
A court ordered the YouTube Web site blocked throughout Turkey because of a video deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The ban followed a week of what the news media termed a \u00e2\u0080\u009cvirtual war\u00e2\u0080\u009d of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube. The largest Internet provider, Turk Telecom, complied with the ban and cut off access to the site. Insulting Ataturk is a criminal offense in Turkey.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Bon Jovi topped the U.S. album charts for the first time since 1988 on Wednesday, while rock duo the White Stripes scored a personal best with a No. 2 debut for their latest release.
Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern meets with Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street in London.Comment
Top generals in Ivory Coast pledged on  Monday to work with France to establish stability in the  world's top cocoa grower after some 700 people were injured in  three days of anti-French riots in the main city Abidjan.
Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms was taken to a hospital for an undisclosed reason after Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
NEW YORK - Wall Street professionals know to keep their expectations in check in September, historically the worst month of the year for stocks. As summertime draws to a close, money managers are getting back to business, cleaning house, and often sending the market lower in the process...
South Africa's director of public prosecutions says there is sufficient evidence to charge newly elected ANC leader
Italian Formula One driver Jarno Trulli will drive for Toyota&#39;s Formula One team next year. Toyota said Trulli, who was released by Renault this week, signed a two-year deal and will be paired with Germany&#39;s Ralf Schumacher next year.
After last week&#39;s settlement with San Francisco investment adviser Garrett Van Wagoner, you have to wonder how serious the Securities and Exchange Commission is about protecting mutual fund shareholders.
A federal grand jury indicted the only remaining candidate in a rural county attorney's race on charges of soliciting vote-buying during the May primary election and obstructing justice.
China plans to carry out a record 4,500 doping tests during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an increase of 1,000 from the Athens Games.
&quot;Now Conte has broken his silence, they will be seeking him for further information. The IAAF will follow the situation,&quot; he said.
Moscow police are holding two Chechen men suspected in the slaying of American journalist Paul Klebnikov, whose murder shook the journalism community here and stirred memories
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - Big-hitting J.B Holmes was on target for only his second PGA Tour title when his five- under-par 66 gave him the lead after three rounds of the Phoenix Open on Saturday.
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial  Co. (6752.T) said on Wednesday it would launch two Blu-ray DVD  recorders in Japan on November 15, heating up a format battle  for next generation DVD technologies.
The bickering over Anna Nicole Smith spiraled into a post-mortem legal war Wednesday, with judges on both coasts issuing rulings and a parade of lawyers fighting for control of the body.
The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless aid tumbled by 21,000 last week, while  the number of people staying on the benefit rolls rose to its  highest level in more than two years, a government report on  Thursday showed.
Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain of Arizona won the New Hampshire primary, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.
Several paintings by some of the most celebrated European artists have been stolen from a Zurich gallery.
Sport: Football: Xabi Alonso and Fernando Torres face lengthy absences after injuries recur.
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Perhaps in order to promote its committment to upholding its social responsibility, Google is extending premium tools of its online communication and collaboration tool, Google Apps to registered NonProfit organizations in the U.S. Google hopes to make more impact in the noncommercial arena with the free access to its tools and applications. These premium tools [...]
Bayer AG forged an alliance for its struggling pharmaceuticals business with US drugmaker Schering-Plough on Monday, cutting costs and marking another step in the German company&#39;s transformation.
The IOC recommended Friday that Bulgaria's top Olympic official be expelled from the organization for unethical conduct.
Commissioner has a mull A little-noticed system that allows printed documents to be tracked by government agents has gotten the attention of the EU Commissioner for Justice Freedom and Security, who says the technology may violate EU human rights guarantees.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Drowning in debt? Here's how to put your financial life in order
President Bush holds an 8-point lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry among registered voters in a new CBS poll, but one in four voters says next week's debate could be decisive.
Only two Canadians have ever won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The first was Sir Frederick Banting, who shared the 1923 award for the discovery of insulin with a Scottish doctor working in Toronto.
Afghan army-led operations supported by NATO troops killed 157 Taliban militants in the past 10 days, with six Afghan soldiers also dead, the defence ministry said Sunday.
LOS ANGELES, California, United States of America - Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said Monday it was jumping into online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; for US customers offering song downloads for 99 cents.
Many states, including Maryland and Virginia, are reporting student proficiency rates so much higher than what the most respected national measure has found that several influential education experts are calling for a move toward a national testing system.
Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the eve of a critical showdown in Michigan's presidential primary.
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Last week&#39;s news that Oracle will buy PeopleSoft for a small premium over Oracle&#39;s most recent offer was almost the ultimate in anticlimaxes.
Kyrgyzstan's Supreme Court casts doubt on Sunday's election result by scrapping a key poll requirement.
InfoWorld - Microsoft will make changes to its desktop search program following a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) by Google.
Corvis Corp. said yesterday it will change its name to Broadwing Corp., a move that reflects the Columbia company's reinvention from a maker of fiber-optic equipment to a provider of telecom services.
The German department store chain Karstadtquelle AG, Essen, Germany, one of the world's largest department chains, is faltering, with sales for the last year falling 7 percent, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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DALLAS, Sept. 18--Defense attorneys today accused the government of trying to convict five leaders of what was once the nation's largest Islamic charity based on the men's sympathy for Palestinian fighters.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s senior aides say medical tests carried out on the Palestinian president have ruled out any life-threatening condition.
Even a cup of coffee didn't sway one stubborn independent voter \u00c2\u0097 though Republican Mike Huckabee gave it his all Tuesday as New Hampshire residents went to the polls in the state's presidential primary.
The al-Qaida terror camps are gone from Afghanistan, but the enigma of Osama bin Laden still hangs over these lawless borderlands where tens of thousands of U.S. and Pakistani troops have spent nearly five years searching for him.
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PeopleSoft Inc., the business software-maker, unexpectedly fired Craig Conway, its chief executive, dumping the feisty leader who engineered the company&#39;s dogged resistance to Oracle Corp.
Japanese stocks fell for a second day Tuesday on disappointing consumer spending and industrial production data. Retailers were among the decliners.
Which came first:  the order or the universe? And can science ever supply an answer?
Republican US Senator John McCain said Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry&#39;s anti-war activities after he returned from Vietnam are an appropriate subject for political debate.
Registered Democrats preferred Hillary Rodham Clinton to Barack Obama.
Will 'coding in the large' replace what we do now? Over the last few columns we have looked at how Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based systems can be built using the Service Component Architecture (SCA) and Service Data Objects (SDO).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tobacco companies fail in a High Court bid to overturn strict limits on advertising at the point of sale.
An enigmatic humming sound made by the Earth may be caused by the planet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stormy seas, suggests a new analysis. Japanese seismologists first described the Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s humming signal in 1998.
Wall Street was set to open slightly firmer on Thursday, recovering some lost ground after Wednesday's sell-off, but lofty crude prices and worry about profit warnings will cap investor enthusiasm.
Amid fanfare coverage by CNN television, Associated Press Radio and a gaggle of 35 reporters, Wolfgang Duchatczek, vice governor of the Austrian Central Bank pulled the wrapper off the 83.33 troy pound coin ...
The pace of sales of pre-owned homes fell slightly in July to a 5.75 million unit annual rate and the supply of unsold single-family homes hit its highest level since 1991, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Monday.
Stocks slipped on Friday as oil prices topped $61 a barrel, raising concerns that the inflation-wary Federal Reserve would be in no rush to cut benchmark interest rates and clouding the outlook for profits.

Il Consiglio dei ministri non ha affrontato l&#39;emendamento sulle tasse n\u00c3\u00a8 il decreto fiscale per l&#39;aggiustamento dei conti 2004. &quot;Si sta ancora lavorando&quot;. Lo ha detto il ministro Gianni Alemanno a margine di una conferenza stampa a Palazzo Chigi.
The Philadelphia Flyers roared into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 3-2 home overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
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Retired Vice Adm. Mike McConnell told skeptical senators Thursday that he would keep them fully informed of undercover activities if he is confirmed as director of national intelligence.
Davy Arnaud scores two goals to lead Kansas City to a 2-0 victory Friday night over the Los Angeles Galaxy, putting the Wizards in Major League Soccer's championship game.
The American Civil Liberties Union  on Thursday accused the FBI and local police of spying on  political and faith-based groups and formally asked the  government for information about such FBI surveillance.
The start of last season seems eons ago now. Northeastern, which got off to an 0-11 start last season and didn't win until December, beat No. 10 Maine, 4-2, last night at Matthews Arena in its first Hockey East game of the season.
Rescuers recovered the bodies of 11 miners and were looking Saturday for 22 others missing in a gold mine fire in Siberia, a Russian emergency official saia.
HALIFAX (CP) - The fiery airplane crash that killed seven crew in Halifax on Thursday is the latest of a worrying series of accidents involving cargo jets, says an aviation safety expert.
Anti-virus protection is so last century Symantec's integration with Veritas in the UK has run into computer problems, leaving many Symantec customers unable to renew their corporate anti-virus licenses and large numbers of computers unprotected.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At this unusual school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries.
ESA mission controllers have confirmed Rosetta is on track for a critical 250-km (150 miles) Mars swingby on 25 February.
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose more than  half a percent by Tuesday afternoon on hopes for a year-end  rally and amid a growing consensus that the market was due to  catch up with gains in other overseas stock markets.
With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush &#151; and all his hurdles to re-election.
A raft of proposals is being put forward in a bid to increase the number of people in Scotland who donate organs.
Chief Football Writer At Villa Park. Quantifying success at Villa Park these days is becoming more difficult. Does one celebrate fifth position in the Premiership, acquired after Aston Villa&#39;s
Fourteen families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks reached settlements with United Airlines and a private airline security company in federal court Monday.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 3-foot black snake sent reporters scurrying in the press box as the the New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians 6-5 in a spring training game on Tuesday.
President Bush conceded that rising oil prices, the home mortgage crisis, and the weakening job market present new \u00e2\u0080\u009ceconomic challenges.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
NEW YORK Stocks edged into positive territory in turbulent trading on Monday as pre-election jitters kept the markets off-balance and investors weighed a mix of US economic data.
Russia has the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad, Russia's defense minister said Sunday, citing the school hostage crisis. He said Moscow and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism.
Some 1,800 researchers will gather in New Orleans this weekend to discuss efforts to treat and contain the worldwide obesity epidemic.
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It may not be the bridal march, but last Monday music seemed to herald a closer relationship between Nokia, the world's number one supplier of mobile phones, and Microsoft, the software giant.
Edin Kadribasic has posted another new build of the PHP 4.x series and the latest MySQL libraries - PHP 4.4.6-win32 with MySQL 5.0.37.   I have compiled 5.0.36 libs mysqlf since that release didn't include pre-built windows binaries. I thought it would be the best if we bundled \
During times of self-doubt, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s about focus, tunnel vision,  and learning as much as you can.
California officially launched its controversial &#36;3 billion embryonic stem cell research program on Friday, swearing in a policymaking committee and elevating the campaign leader for the program to chairman.
Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O&#39;Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
GAZA - Due palestinesi armati sono stati uccisi questa mattina a Beit Hanun nel nord della Striscia di Gaza, secondo fonti ospedaliere palestinesi, in uno scontro a fuoco con militari israeliani. Sale cos\u00c3\u00ac
Ferguson had no sooner emerged from the Manchester United dressing room jubilant at his team`s biggest win of their inconsistent Barclays Premiership season than he was delivering the sobering news about his star striker.
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A UN scheme to get Bosnians to trade in their illegal weapons for lottery tickets finishes.
ROSTOCK, Germany  - Protesters and police clashed in the northern German port city of Rostock on Monday on a third day of demonstrations against the Group of Eight (G8) summit that will take place nearby later in the week.
A simmering steroid scandal that has plagued baseball for nearly a year began to boil over Thursday, with the promise of more eruptions tonight.
Abdul Ra'ouf Omar Mohammed Abu al-Qassim has been held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than five years, and he longs to leave it. But the one place the U.S. government is willing to send the \
Two spacewalking astronauts on   Wednesday freed a stubborn bolt that could have kept the   International Space Station's newly installed solar arrays from   turning properly.
Taiwan welcomed yesterday Japan&#39;s decision to issue a visa to former president Lee Teng-hui ( \u00e6\u009d\u008e\u00e7\u0099\u00bb\u00e8\u00bc\u009d ), while China demanded Japan rescind the move and warned bilateral ties would worsen if Lee was allowed to visit.
Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired by NASA on Wednesday, little more than a month after she was arrested on charges that she tried to kidnap a woman she regarded as romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.
By AOIFE WHITE  BRUSSELS, Belgium - Harming the environment should be treated as a crime, the European Commission said Friday as it put forward a draft law that would punish serious offenses across the EU with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.
The restoration of a blind woman's sight using foetal tissues is likely to sparked ethical debate, say scientists.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, whose future has been in doubt amid spreading violence and U.S. deaths in Iraq, was asked by President Bush on Friday to remain at the Pentagon in the administration's second term, a senior official said.
Libya appears to be earnest in its efforts to reveal the extent of its atomic bomb program, the UN nuclear watchdog said in a report published Monday.
Montenegro's ruling party on Wednesday proposed the justice minister as the new prime minister, after Milo Djukanovic resigned the post.
WASHINGTON -- In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation, Iranian boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening to explode the American vessels.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- The head of Northeast Regional Medical Center says it&#39;s &quot;truly a miracle&quot; anyone survived Tuesday night&#39;s plane crash in northern Missouri.
J.R. Suozzo showed off some of the same versatility that made Harry Agganis famous during last night's 47th Agganis All-Star Classic at Bertram Field, throwing for 107 yards and a touchdown and running for 34 more yards to lead the North squad to a 33-7 victory over the South.
Rescuers in Tajikistan try to reach people trapped by an avalanche that killed at least 16 people.
Wayne Rooney scores two wonder goals as Man Utd beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the FA Cup fourth round.
An ambulance of the International Security Assistance Force carrying the body of Turkish Engineer Eyup Orel leaves Kabul airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2004.
Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya at the start of an African tour for talks with Moamer Kadhafi on a visit expected to see a major energy deal sealed.
Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.
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Oil tumbled more than 2 percent to a three-month low below $87 a barrel on Wednesday amid persistent worries of a recession in top energy consumer the United States.
Basic Element, the holding company controlled by aluminum baron Oleg Deripaska, is close to acquiring full control of Russia's biggest aluminum maker, Russian Aluminum, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.
As the Internet service provider navigates rough waters, a chief executive known for fiscal prudence takes the helm.
It will let customers go outside the standard templates it has offered so far and tune firewall features to meet their specific needs.
A conspiracy to import heroin was broken when a village bobby was told of suspicious activity, a court hears.
A court in India upholds the sentencing of Bollywood star Salman Khan in a case of poaching.
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan called Sunday for flexibility to end a complex financial dispute blocking North Korea&#39;s nuclear disarmament.
US worker productivity grew less last quarter than the government initially estimated and labor costs climbed, giving the Federal Reserve reason to remain concerned about inflation.
LONDON, England -- European shipping giant P&amp;O is to close four of its 13 ferry routes with the loss of about 1,200 jobs, the company announced.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp   made a bid to buy Yahoo Inc  for $44.6 billion, seeking  to join forces against Google Inc  in what would be the  biggest Internet deal since the Time Warner- AOL merger.
By Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, Arkansasbusiness.com Daily Report. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Monday that Thomas M. Coughlin, 54, vice chairman of the company, will retire on Jan. 24.
Carlos Moya had to wait out a rain delay of nearly eight hours before beating Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday night in the second round of the ATP Masters Cup Championships.
France's first lady, C\u00c3\u00a9cilia Sarkozy, yesterday made her first foray into international diplomacy, travelling alone to Libya for talks with Colonel Muammar Gadafy and meeting the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for allegedly infecting children with HIV.
Entro il 2010 secondo i calcoli, 414 morti in meno ogni anno
A Jewish settler convicted of murdering four Palestinians and injuring a fifth in an attack he hoped would prevent Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip last year was sentenced Wednesday to four consecutive life terms plus an additional 12 years in prison.
A blast Thursday evening, apparently set off by a suicide bomber, tore through the dining hall of a military installation.
Hijackers have released two more of the around 24 hostages they are holding after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb, bringing the total freed to 12.
Vice President Dick Cheney has a blood clot in his left leg, tests revealed Monday. He will be treated with blood thinning medication for several months
In the rapid-fire pace of the technology business, Microsoft&#39;s successful, though illegal, campaign to thwart competition in the market for Web browsing software during the 1990s seems to be ancient history.
SEATTLE -- Microsoft released a patch for its latest &quot;critical&quot; rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs, the company said Tuesday.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.
The Cassini-Huygens mission&#39;s second (comparatively) close encounter Monday with Saturn&#39;s moon Titan generated more atmospheric drag on the spacecraft than expected, NASA mission controllers say.
BERLIN Germany&#39;s unemployment rate rose in November to a six-year high, the government said Thursday, as Bayer and other companies announced job cuts.
Roger Federer opened the Masters Cup with an expected victory over French Open champion Gaston Gaudio. The world number one, who had not played for a month, showed few signs of rustiness as he raced through the opening set 6-1.
The German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler posted weaker second quarter earnings on Wednesday but raised its full-year profit forecast thanks to cash from its sale of shares in the aerospace group EADS.
Mexican pop star Christian Chavez tells fans he is gay, in a country where stars rarely discuss homosexuality.
Top seed Roger Federer reached the  quarter-finals of the U.S. Open without hitting a ball when  Andrei Pavel pulled out with a back injury Monday.
Total one-day sales figures were expected Wednesday for the DVD of Mel Gibson's biblical epic \
READING, Pa. - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi was outpointed in the free skate last night by US champion Evan Lysacek, yet still won Skate America thanks to his overwhelming margin from the short program.
Crude oil fell more than $1 for the first time in a month after reaching a record $54.45 a barrel in New York on speculation that demand doesn&#39;t warrant prices at this level.
US aircraft maker Boeing is in talks to persuade Spanish airline Air Europa to buy the Boeing 787 jet, at the possible expense of European rival Airbus and its A350 plane, the head of Boeing Spain said, according to Spanish press reports.
Democratic Republic of Congo is banning right-hand drive cars in an effort to improve dire road safety, angering drivers in the vast country&#39;s south and east where most vehicles have the steering wheel on the right.
OSLO -- Two months after he helped kidnap a Muslim cleric in Italy, records show, an undercover CIA officer boarded a flight to Norway on another secret mission. Two other U.S. spies followed a few weeks later and checked into the same hotel.
With a few notable exceptions, world leaders&#39; reaction to George W. Bush&#39;s electoral victory has been muted. As he declared victory on Wednesday afternoon, Bush said he is proud of his active international
Montgomery County students graduating from public high schools this year increased their average SAT score by eight points, joining Fairfax County among the very few large districts to average
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17 -- A Nicaraguan court on Monday ordered the release of an American magazine editor who became an international cause celebre after being convicted in the grisly murder of his ex-girlfriend.
LONDON : Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline, said net profit rose 15 percent for the quarter to September, adding it was well-placed to combat the threat of record high oil prices and fierce competition.
A traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake race in Britain was tossed off the menu due to overbearing health and safety regulations, newspapers reported.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Saturday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of harsh political brawling.
The assault on Fallujah by US and Iraqi forces entered its fifth day on Saturday, with US officials saying they are close to gaining complete control of the city.
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In Montreal, Mike Komisarek and Christopher Higgins young stars for the Canadiens. But at home they are a couple of 20-somethings who live five minutes from each other in Huntington.
The 17-year-old Pakistani Amir Khan, Britain&#39;s only boxer at the Olympic Games, who won the silver, has vowed to go one better at Beijing, four years later.
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis reopened Saturday after a break in an eight-inch water line was repaired with no apparent damage to the landmark.  The St.

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- When Abu Fahdi joined a Palestinian militant group and took up arms against Israel, he thought he was serving his people. Now he believes he only did them harm.
Five men have been charged under anti-terrorism laws after a series of police raids in the central English city of Birmingham last week, British police said on Friday.
Jerry Orbach, who was acclaimed as quintessence on the New York stage -- one of the last bona fide leading men of the Broadway musical and global celebrity on television as
BERLIN, Aug 23  - An alleged lieutenant of Carlos the Jackal, legendary international terrorist mastermind through two decades, was acquitted here Monday of murder and bomb attacks in France more than 20 years ago.
The relationship between President Bush and Wall Street has always been layered with paradox and outright contradiction.
Another minister has become embroiled in claims over the funding of his bid to become the governing Labour Party's deputy leader, days after a Cabinet colleague quit over the same issue.
An LA court hands troubled singer Britney Spears' father temporary control of her finances and affairs.
Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been cleared of ball-tampering charges in a two-day International Cricket Council hearing, a Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman has said.
TAMPA, Fla. - Frances wound up a two-day assault on Florida that pounded both the central part of the state and the Panhandle, leaving storm-weary residents Tuesday with flooding, frayed nerves and shortages of everyday items such as gas, ice and water...
Sven-Goran Eriksson took a step closer to taking over as Manchester City manager after arriving in the city for talks with the club.
David Fondren held back tears as he described the Thanksgiving Day attack in Iraq that left his son, Jay, a double amputee.
A major UN report on world poverty calls for a huge increase in development aid to the poorest countries.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian terror group linked to al-Qaida, purportedly claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb attack outside the Australian Embassy in Indonesia, saying it was punishing Australia for supporting the U.S.-led war in Iraq.    Indonesian investigators, meanwhile, said Friday that they believed the car bombing was a suicide attack, and were investigating if three of the nine people who died were the bombers...
Iran rejected Sunday a U.N. resolution  calling on it to freeze uranium enrichment activities and  threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if its  case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.
In 1939, a young Joe Louis fought a heavyweight title bout against close friend John Henry Lewis, a longtime light heavyweight champion.
The Mystics had to rally late in the season so desperately that the team welcomed a chance to take in the fact that they have a chance at a championship.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf conceded that a gunman may have shot Benazir Bhutto but said the opposition leader exposed herself to danger and bore responsibility for her death, CBS News said on Saturday.
HONG KONG: Although President Hu Jintao enjoys a reputation as a moderate reformist, this is a comparison on a relative scale. The president clearly has no intention of leading China out of communism.
The turbulent relationship between the press and the British royal family continues. A royal spokesperson on Saturday said that Prince Harry will not apologise to a paparazzi photographer with whom he had
European banking giant Lloyds TSB has tapped IBM to assemble a voice and high-speed Internet network connecting branch branches, call centers and cash machines, the two companies said Monday.
Aumento di 379.576 unita', dovuto in gran parte ai migranti
The man who claims Gov. James E. McGreevey sexually harassed him was pushing for a cash settlement of up to &#36;50 million before the governor decided to announce that he was gay and had an extramarital affair, sources told The Associated Press.
Three hooded gunmen claiming to speak   for the Basque guerrilla group ETA have told a rally their   armed struggle for independence from Spain continues, despite   an ETA ceasefire declaration, Spanish media said on Sunday.
'Push the Button' unlikely to top Iranian charts Israelis have \
Internet powerhouses Yahoo Inc. and eBay Inc. are joining forces in an alliance that further defines the battle lines in an online showdown with rivals Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL.
A day after hearing that Matthew Ramige had died in a plane crash, his family was struggling to write his obituary. Then came word that the Wyoming man was alive, and the family stopped writing and began celebrating.
Opinion: A decision to continue charging for server software based on CPUs and not cores will make Microsoft server software a much more attractive alternative to utility computing providers.
The Phoenix Suns set a franchise record with their 15th straight win on Tuesday, a crushing 115-98 home defeat of the Toronto Raptors.
China will spend more than $1.25 billion to rebuild wrecked houses, restore farms and help the poor pay for food and heat in areas where snowstorms killed at least 107 people, the government said Thursday.
The country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top experts on tuberculosis called for a vast increase in federal research dollars and asked for expanded authority to restrict travel by infected persons.
More than 100,000 people are expected in central Moscow at an &quot;anti-terror&quot; rally amid mounting rage across the country over the bloody hostage siege in southern Russia.
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Volcano experts are trying to figure out what other tricks Mount St. Helens might show off after Friday&#39;s eruption, the first in 18 years at the region&#39;s most active volcano.
Ukraine's presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is having tests in Austria into his mystery illness.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.  -- Troy Brown signed with the New England Patriots for a 15th season Tuesday, giving the wide receiver a chance to increase his team record of 557 catches.
The dollar struggled on Tuesday to extend its recovery against the euro from a record low hit last week, as the market eyed a deeper decline in the U.S. currency in the near-term.  The unexpectedly quick rebound in the dollar against the euro at the start of 2005 caught some traders off guard and left the market cautious about selling the U.S. currency.
Dato peggiore alle previsioni, euro tocca massimo di seduta
Dowry for Linux-Windows nuptials tops $350m Novell wants you to know that selling its soul to Steve Ballmer was a really good idea.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Cassini spacecraft has made a close pass of Saturn's moon Iapetus, a striking world with an unusual surface.
Nelson Mandela has led South Africa in mourning Adelaide Tambo, the widow of former African National Congress chief Oliver Tambo and herself a stalwart in the apartheid struggle.
As the climate warms, Greenlandic farmers are experimenting with vegetables that have previously never been grown in the country.
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An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin that was dumped into a small lagoon by the Asian tsunami was returned to the Andaman Sea on Wednesday after three rescue attempts &#151; a rare story of survival 10 days after the massive disaster.
Fans of the Montreal Expos said farewell to their team on Wednesday with a mix of jeers and tears after Major League Baseball decided to relocate Canada's first big league team to Washington for next year's season.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan published pictures of six &#39;most-wanted terrorists&#39; yesterday and offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of two Al-Qaeda-linked militants wanted over assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf.
Alarmed by the running turmoil in the debt markets, investors have refused to buy certain securities that not long ago many regarded as equivalent to cash.
Incremento del 7,8%, superiore alla media dei Paesi dell'Ue
La Colombia ha battuto l'Ecuador 3-1 (2-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Barranquilla. In gol per i pad...
Citing the standard \u00e2\u0080\u009cmarket conditions,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the company now says that such a move wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be in the interest of stockholders.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. aid helicopters  stepped up missions on Tuesday to Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh  province, expanding help to millions affected by the giant wave  that killed 175,000 around the Indian Ocean.
As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible.
Oil prices fell Wednesday morning after government data showed that the nation&#39;s crude supply grew for the second week in a row.
JEDDAH/BRUSSELS, 7 November 2004 - Iraq is determined to \u00e2\u0080\u009cflush out\u00e2\u0080\u009d the insurgents and their foreign allies from their last remaining hideouts well ahead of next January\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elections, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview
President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling skeptical Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
Marchio annuncia che 2007 sara' un anno di grande crescita
Iraq's Kurdish region vowed Friday to fight off any attack as Washington said it was willing to help Baghdad crack down on rebels there to stave off a threatened Turkish incursion.
Travis Green hit Eddie Kennison with a  nine-yard touchdown pass with 37 seconds left to give the  Kansas City Chiefs a wild 49-38 win over the Tennessee Titans  in Nashville Monday.
Wired.com's Dylan Tweeney interviews prolific blogger Nick Denton -- now the proud owner of 14 weblogs -- for the 15th anniversary of Wired Magazine.
LOS ANGELES  - Contract negotiations between Hollywood's directors and studios represent the industry's best shot at getting back to business as usual, even as the writers strike enters its 11th week Monday.
(InfoWorld) - The web site of Bank of India, one of India's leading banks, was restored early Tuesday. The bank had closed the site on Friday after it found that the site had been hacked, and was dispensing malicious code. Sunbelt Software Inc., a provider of security software in Clearwater, Florida, had on Thursday alerted users on its blog that the bank's site had been compromised, and advised them not to visit the site. Unidentified hackers had inserted malicious code into the bank's main web page, a senior employee familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The bank's designated spokesman on this issue was not immediately available for comment. As a result, persons coming to the bank's web site were likely to be temporarily redirected to another site where Trojans and other malware were downloaded onto their computers, the employee said. The user was then brought back to the bank web-site. The bank's IT staff thought they had the situation under control Friday morning, until they found that each time they changed the index page for the web site, it was immediately replaced by the hackers. The bank then decided to bring the web site down. \
She has two eyes, two ears, and full head of dark hair. Wise words on baby Suri from Katie Holmes herself: \
The Motley Fool - Open-source software leader Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT - News) reports earnings after the bell today, and analysts are expecting a doozy. With on-again-off-again reports that Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL - News) may enter the Linux market, Red Hat's stock has certainly been volatile, but management has been quite sanguine about further competition from the database giant. Is this one huge strategic misstep or savvy thinking? Read on for my thoughts.
Nicole Kidman and two freelance photographers accused of stalking the Oscar-winning actress should try to resolve their problems out of court like \
Poverty and unemployment among Arabs are fundamental reasons for the spread of terrorism, a Saudi prince said Sunday at the opening of a conference on small loans for the poor.
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A prehistoric sea monster that lived 400 million years ago had the most powerful bite of any known fish.
The 30th of November unfolded as a typical Friday for Merry King. She spent the day teaching special-needs children at Herbert Hoover Middle School in affluent Potomac, then went home and planned for a weekend trip to New York to visit her daughter and see Manhattan decked out in holiday splendor.
Bosnia-Herzegovina BANJA LUKA -- Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica, a Bosnian Serb commission conceded yesterday in its final report on the 1995 massacre. Bosnian Muslim officials claim that up to 8,000 men and boys were killed at Srebrenica in July 1995, when Serb troops overran the UN-declared safe zone in Europe's worst ...
Lawyers for former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet are fighting a court ruling that he is fit to stand trial for alleged human rights abuses.
Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will for her dog Trouble but cut out two of her four grandchildren entirely.
Looking for an eco-friendly gift for that special tree-hugger in your life? This guide has you covered, right down to the wrapping paper. By Lewis Wallace.
Anybody who might question France's determination to portray itself as a loyal friend of the Arab Middle East need only take a look at the government's agenda.
Champion Rafael Nadal pulled rank over a teenaged pretender and Roger Federer enjoyed a brisk workout when the world's top two players began their pursuit of the French Open crown on Tuesday.
Tom Brady, who had stayed out of view of reporters on Thursday and Friday, acknowledged that he had been only a spectator at practice last week with a mild high ankle sprain.
Two strong earthquakes that struck  western Japan are unlikely to be precursors to the type of  massive tremors that hit the region every century or so and the  chances of major aftershocks seem low, a government panel said  on Monday.
E' meglio il vecchio o il giovane Bill Gates? Vista batte eXPerience sul campo delle prestazioni e della privacy e dispone di un avanzato sistema parentale che piacer&agrave; pi\u00c3\u00b9 ai genitori che ai figli. Leggi e di' la tua
Fornira' dispositivi antinquinamento a 10 centrali carbone
ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday it was  seeking 20 percent of Russia's LUKOIL in a far-reaching  alliance which opens the way for the oil majors to tap vast  reserves in northern Russia and Iraq.
There is nothing like being forced to pack up every last thing you own, load it onto a truck, and unload and unpack it on the other end to make you question its true value.
Tiro a segno contro cavalcavia a Catania, denunciati in sei
A black-market flu-shot smuggler who tried to exploit the nation&#39;s vaccine shortage is on the lam after trying to sell thousands of illegal doses to a New Jersey hospital, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.
The 21 Asia-Pacific leaders gathering this week in Sydney, a city renowned for its beach lifestyle, can stop pulling in their stomachs -- they will not be forced to wear swimming costumes for the official photograph.
Fewer than a half-million people were watching MSNBC when David Shuster made his comment that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign had \
Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the performance of the returning Rio Ferdinand against Liverpool tonight - then predicted the appearance of Wayne Rooney in Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next Old
New Zealand batsman Mark Richardson retires from all forms of cricket aged 33.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo accuses France of supporting rebels in the country's renewed civil war.
A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for her seven-year-old daughter to use in the future.
Democratic hopeful John Kerry joined singing worshippers at a largely black Baptist church here seeking their support, while his rival, President George W. Bush, prepared at his Texas ranch for their upcoming debate on domestic issues.
Server logs? what server logs? They should've known better than to flame law students.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As far as Athens is concerned, the decision by the European Union to give Ankara a date for membership talks will be studied for its effect on Greek-Turkish disputes and the Cyprus issue.
India&#39;s prime minister Tuesday announced a six billion dollar package to try and help poor farmers hit by a combination of high debt and low crop yields, a government spokesman said.
While Microsoft&#39;s Live Communications Server (LCS) is first and foremost an enterprise instant-messaging server, Microsoft is expected to position its 2005 version as its entr\u00c3\u00a9e into the telephony market.
Vodafone is in talks with Apple to  launch the U.S. firm's iPhone combined music player and  telephone in Europe, and talks partly hinge on volume  guarantees and subsidies, a Dutch magazine reported.
FIFA is set to impose a three-and-a-half-week break for players ahead of the next World Cup finals in 2006 as it attempts to come to terms with the issue of &quot;player burnout.
MPs are to vote on banning hunting with dogs within days - but any ban will be deferred by two years.
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L'omicidio sarebbe legato a liti familiari
The men&#39;s Olympic bronze medal basketball game on Saturday between the United States and Lithuania was delayed after both teams showed up at the Olympic Indoor Hall wearing their home white uniforms, officials said.
LA DISCUSSIONE                                          Un partito post-socialista, nuova forza Un programma riformista ma non moderato                                                                                   di WALTER VELTRONI
ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS Coach: Bill Kinsherf (ninth year, 51-31). Last year's record: 7-3. Returning starters: (11): Steve Aborn, TE-LB, 6-3, 215, So.; Bryan Baranow, WR-S, 6-2, 185, Sr.; Andrew Constantino, DT, 6-2, 230, Sr.; Nick Dillon, OG, 5-10, 195, Sr.; Sean Doherty, FB-LB, 6-1.250, Sr.; Mike Fleming, DB, 6-0, 190, Sr.; Jim Kennedy, C, 6-0, 210, Sr.; Joe McKinnon, LB-OG, 6-2, ...
Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University.
MY LFT RM IS TNGLNG NHS Direct has launched a text messaging service providing details of local health services. The pilot is linked to the already-available information service on Freeview digital TV, which was launched in December.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thousands in Hong Kong held a protest march on Sunday calling for direct elections in 2012, in a public rebuke against Beijing's decision not to permit universal suffrage that year, but allow it in 2017 instead.
Kofi Annan, segretario generale dell&#39;Onu, si \u00c3\u00a8 detto disponibile a mediare tra la parte greco-cipriota e quella turco cipriota dell&#39;isola di Cipro se le due parti si dimostreranno pronte. &quot;Aspetto che le
Japanese stocks rose in Wednesday&#39;s morning trading on course for a seven-year closing high.
La vecchia stima dell'1,3% verr\u00c3\u00a0 rivista al rialzo dal governoIl disavanzo potrebbe calare al 2,5% contro l'obiettivo del 2,8                                          Crescita 2007 verso il 2 per cento deficit molto pi\u00c3\u00b9 basso del previsto                                                                                  Le prime stime della Trimestrale. Pronto il bonus fiscale di BARBARA ARD\u00c3\u0099
Under an agreement with the attorneys general for 49 states, MySpace will make changes aimed at protecting children using its site from sexual predators.
Those geniuses at Amul come up with a fresh take on the Big B-SRK battle.
There is no check. There is no mate. It's a Microhoo stalemate.
(InfoWorld) - Alfresco Software is readying the final piece of its open-source enterprise content management (ECM) software suite with the unveiling of a preview of its Web content management product. The startup plans to release its Web Content Management Preview by early next week with a final first release of the offering due by year-end, according to Ian Howells, Alfresco's chief marketing officer. Since its founding last year, Alfresco has developed software to handle the management of collaborative documents, records and images as well as e-mail archiving. The company began work on the\u00c2\u00a0last piece of its ECM suite, Web content management (WCM), about a year ago, but the effort accelerated in May when Alfresco hired a group of developers formerly at Interwoven, Howells said. Interwoven and Vignette are the market leaders in the WCM market and likely competitors for Alfresco in the future. Alfresco's new WCM software uses the same repository as the company's other ECM components. The product is based on open-source components including JavaServer Faces (JSF), Spring and Hibernate. The WCM offering includes a virtualization server so users can preview what changes to their Web sites might look like online and a compliance server to audit all alterations to the site. One of the early testers of Alfresco's WCM software is Virgin Money, Virgin Group's financial services arm, in Norwich, U.K. The company is looking to move away from its largely static Web sites to make its online presence tailor to individual customers, according to David Scarisbrick, technical program manager at Virgin Money. \
The recent spike in oil prices has had some negative impact on the US economy, but the futures markets suggest that this will be a temporary phenomenon, a top Fed official said on Sunday.
Newly elected Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono faces immense challenges -- from fixing the economy to stopping religious and separatist conflicts and dealing with al Qaeda linked militants.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams held crisis talks Thursday with US bishops to prevent a split in the global communion as a deadline approaches for the US church to reverse its liberal stance on homosexuality.
U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers  met for a second day on Wednesday and were expected to announce  a sixth straight interest-rate rise aimed at sheltering an  economic expansion from inflation.
Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui has strongly defended his visit to a Tokyo war shrine that had angered Beijing and clouded Sino-Japanese ties, and repeated his view that the self-ruled island was independent.
Thomas E. Perez tells the Maryland Racing Commission that Gov. Martin O'Malley stands firmly behind rescuing the state racing and breeding industries.
Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic won the Japan Open tennis title with a 5-7 6-1 6-3 victory over American Taylor Dent at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
A giant panda in southwest China has given birth to a pair of twins, state media said, the latest additions in a baby boom for the endangered animals. Ya Ya, who lives in the Chongqing Zoo, delivered the babies about an hour apart early Tuesday, China News Service said.
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NEW YORK  - Many women who value the option of over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills for themselves may worry that it's not a good idea for women in general, a small survey suggests.
A South African trade union delegation is allowed into Zimbabwe despite being told their visit is not acceptable.
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World oil prices continue to remain volatile after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided over the weekend to cut production output by one million barrels per day.
Aids activist Zackie Achmat has joined the chorus of calls for TB treatment to be combined with HIV testing and anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, echoing claims that it could save the lives of up to 500 000 HIV-infected Africans a year.
Two French amateur archaelogists this week published a book in which they claim to have located the secret burial chamber of the Pyramid of Cheops near Cairo, the largest pyramid ever built.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has written to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urging him to sign a law banning the French delicacy foie gras in the golden state.
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Russia on Thursday observed a day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a mysterious double air disaster, which some fear could have been a terrorist attack ahead of a key election in rebel Chechnya.
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The wife of slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said she feared for her husband&#039;s life and warned him to leave Iraq, but that he refused to &quot;betray&quot; his religion, according to a statement posted on the Internet Thursday.
LONDON -- In her diplomatic debut, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a US invasion of Iran was ''not on the agenda at this point\
A guide to some of the alternative social networking sites available to meet and greet this Christmas.
A cavernous, dirt-floored livestock barn in Springfield, Ohio, is worlds away from a college auditorium in Coral Gables, Fla. But as President Bush addressed a rapturous crowd in Ohio on Monday afternoon, the
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SEOUL, Korea (North) -- A group of 29 people claming to be North Koreans entered a school for South Koreans
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Deceased Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith left her entire estate to her son Daniel, who died last year, it emerges.
The four parties in Slovakia's center-right coalition government have agreed to set the 2005 budget with a deficit of 3.8 percent of gross domestic product.
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Defending champion Roger Federer takes on second seed Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final.
The internet makes it too easy for old flames to pop back into your life just long enough to throw you off stride. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
Europe's main stock exchanges slid on Tuesday, with London dragged downwards by a weak trading update from retailer Tesco, and as investors awaited fresh US earnings news.
Even as Afghans were still going to vote in the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election on Saturday, 15 of the 16 candidates launched a concerted protest over widespread voting irregularities favouring the US-backed incumbent Hamid Karzai.
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Russia will allow Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to visit a southern Buddhist Russian region for the first time, the foreign ministry said in a move certain to anger China.
Leading microchip maker Intel Corp   will offer online training to help teachers  incorporate technology into their lesson plans in a program it  estimates is worth $300 million over four years.
India and China are to hold the next round of talks on a dragging border dispute in September, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh told parliament.
Just when tourists thought it was safe to go back to the Princess Diana memorial fountain, the mud has struck.
By Jones, Gareth  Web access via a mobile phone is no longer the frustrating experience of old - and consumer brands are racing to take advantage of WAP's new popularity.
A US military tribunal hearing for an accused al Qaeda accountant and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden ended quietly Friday when the terror suspect&#39;s attorney said she was not ready to proceed.
U.S. sales of the seventh and final Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first 24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the fastest-selling book ever.
CHICAGO (CBS 2) From &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot; to &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11,&quot; this has been the most controversial year in the history of film.
OVIEDO, Spain  - Director Woody Allen held a secret premiere of his new film \
More than mobile phones put Helsinki on the map. Twenty years ago, Finnish technology wunderkind Nokia made the strategic decision to shift its company focus from timber, tires, and rubber boots to mobile ...
Allen Iverson scored 60 points, a career high and the most in the NBA this season, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-99 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.
James Bond has two new Bond Girls.  Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton will co-star in the latest installment of the 007 franchise opposite Daniel Craig, Columbia Pictures has announced.  Craig made his debut as Bond in 2006's \
Love him or hate him, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has the keen ability to get people excited about anything and everything, regardless if you even care what he's talking about.
South Africa's President Mbeki says he could stay as African National Congress leader after elections this year.
NEW YORK -- The summer&#39;s favorite egghead, &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; master Ken Jennings, returns to try to extend his winning streak today.
From the time he took the job as US Ryder Cup captain nearly two years ago, Hal Sutton has made it clear he wants Tiger Woods to live up to his
Juan Pablo Montoya finnished his four years with Williams in style as he won the season-ending Brazilian GP at Interlagos. The Colombian, who joins rivals McLaren next season
Blood from a newborn&#39;s umbilical cord, often thrown away but rich in cells that may rebuild the body&#39;s blood production system, is safe to treat leukemia in adults, two studies released on Wednesday show.
Violent unrest in eastern DR Congo may spark a mass exodus of refugees, the United Nations warns.
Patricia Hewitt insists the privatisation of a health supply service is a good move for staff and the NHS.
Georgia charged 14 opposition leaders with treason amid a struggle over Russian versus Western tilt.
Wayne Rooney believes the time has come for him to leave Everton as he is &#39;disappointed&#39; by the way the club has been dealing with his transfer request.
Thousands of Virgin Media customers have no broadband following problems with routine server maintenance.
Britain's Amir Khan faces the biggest fight of his young career against Serik Yeleuov on Friday.
A Polish lawmaker was arrested Sunday on charges of rape and other sexual misconduct, his lawyer said.
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A 565-million-year-old fossil found in the 1960s in Canada is named after the Indian geologist who discovered it.
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Taco Bell on Tuesday boosted to nine the number of fast-food restaurants it had closed in New York and New Jersey after a suspected outbreak of the foodborne E. coli bacteria that may have sickened more than three dozen people.
Federal officials are trying to cut down on aggressive or deceptive sales pitches for Medicare Advantage plans.
A man-made flood is roaring through the Grand Canyon in a bold experiment to restore the sandbanks of the Colorado river and to save fish and plants that have been disappearing over the past 40 years.
Resignation points to potential problem for Dutch lender in keeping staff as takeover battle plays out.
Standard & Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cut the rating of one troubled bond insurer on Wednesday and assigned a negative outlook to four other companies that guarantee debts linked to home loans.
DAMASCUS: Syrian Information Minister Mehdi Dakhlallah said Tuesday that the bombing of a car belonging to a member of the Palestinian movement Hamas in Damascus showed Israel continued to reject peace.
Mardy Fish and Nikolay Davydenko joined the list of seeds to crash out of the St Petersburg Open. American Fish, the third seed, and fifth seed Davydenko, of Russia, were both edged in three sets in the second round of the indoor event.
Wall Street retreated Thursday after the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, forecast a \u00e2\u0080\u009csluggish\u00e2\u0080\u009d economy until later in the year.
When Mariano Rivera pitches against Boston, it is a close encounter of a different kind for the Yankees closer. Rivera is regarded as the best pressure pitcher in baseball, but he has nine blown saves against Boston, including the postseason, since 2001.
KABUL - Hamid Karzai officially became Aghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president Tuesday in a swearing-in ceremony attended by US Vice President Dick Cheney and about other 150 foreign dignitaries.
The number of U.S. violent crimes increased in 2006 for the second consecutive year, with more than 17,000 murders nationwide, the FBI said on Monday.
An independent public inquiry in Britain will investigate the supply of contaminated blood provided by the state health service to haemophiliacs, it was announced.
&quot;The &#39;Disengagement Plan&#39; explicitly confirms the Israeli government intentions regarding the unlawful annexation of West Bank land..&quot;. By the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. The announcement of a unilateral
President George W. Bush believes a short-term boost is needed to deal with the softening in the U.S. economy, the White House said on Thursday amid what it described as \
White House officials are vying to be the first person held in \
Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma gained Vladimir Putin&#39;s backing Thursday against calls for a quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential election the opposition is certain it would win.
A 22-year-old man was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges that he beat and carjacked a 91-year-old Army veteran.
Sun City - Ernie Els confessed to being nervous, Retief Goosen has got a cold, Lee Westwood&#39;s golf ball got stuck in a bush and Stuart Appleby struggled with his yardages.
Trying to stare down a revolt from   fellow Republicans, President George W. Bush warned on Friday   that time was running out for Congress to save a crucial CIA   interrogation program for suspected terrorists.
Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Saturday said a comprehensive plan has been worked out for the security of Chinese working across the country, the official Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert triggered a domestic firestorm on Tuesday after publicly implying, in an apparent reversal of a decades-old secrecy policy, that Israel has the Middle East's only nuclear arsenal.
Sudanese officials said the aid workers - three from the UN World Food Programme and five from the Sudanese Red Crescent \u00e2\u0080-ad been kidnapped by rebels waging an 18 month insurgency against the government.
Bangladeshi workers get paid as little as five pence an hour to make clothes for Tesco, Asda and Primark, says a report.
U.S. sports executives are focusing on next week's NFL Super Bowl, baseball's spring training, basketball and hockey playoffs and expecting strong ticket sales despite a weakening economy and tighter spending by consumers.
One person has been killed after a light aircraft crashed in the Scottish Borders, police confirm.
Celtic completed a domestic double by defeating Dunfermline 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final on Saturday - courtesy of Cameroon defender Jean-Joel Perrier Doumbe&#39;s late winner.
Chinese health officials said Sunday that the world&#39;s first vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had proven safe and effective in a phase-one clinical trial.
Thierry Henry says he was taunted during Arsenal's 1-1 draw against Panathinaikos.
Some people with heart failure might benefit from a therapy which helps dampen their overactive immune systems.
Hicham El Guerrouj, hailed by his peers  as the greatest 1,500 meter runner of all time, seeks to seal  his place in sporting history on Tuesday by winning the Olympic  gold that has always eluded him.
Japan on Wednesday kicked off four-way talks aimed at working toward peace in the Middle East, part of efforts to raise its political profile in the volatile region and ensure a stable energy supply.
Gov. George E. Pataki's proposed $105.5 billion budget would leave projects like the Second Avenue subway and L.I.R.R. access to Grand Central Terminal in doubt.
New stock on the block DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA) would hardly qualify as a hidden gem. When it went public six weeks ago, raising $700 million, the stock went from its $28 IPO price to close at $38.75 a share.
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Even as the threat of floods in south Texas eased, the threat that rivers could spill their banks in the central part of the state remained, the National Weather Service said.
Lots of journalists--and lots of security were present at Friday's press conference.
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Egyptian investigators released a preliminary factual report on the crash of a Flash Airlines aircraft that left 148 dead in January, but made no statement on the cause of the tragedy.
Twyla Tharp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s luminous dance on ice returns, this time to Chelsea Piers, performed by figure skater David Liu.
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The head of the BBC has said the corporation needs to put \
The mortgage market may be in a historic upheaval, but mortgage companies continue to pump out upbeat advertisements.
Top seed Tim Henman slumped to a 6-4,  4-6, 6-2 defeat by big-serving Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the  Madrid Masters Thursday but Andre Agassi powered through to the  quarter finals with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Vincent Spadea.
Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro has spoken by telephone to a meeting of Cuban officials, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Saturday in the first official word on the 80-year-old leader in 11 days.
Axl Rose spent most of the day in a Stockholm jail cell after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police said.
Paul Haggis jokes that after more than two decades of failing his way to success in television, he finally reached his true destination: the big screen.
Did you think notebooks were all about components?  Think again.  The new fact of the notebook market has everything to do with design.
RAMADI, Iraq : Eight Iraqis were killed and 13 people wounded, including three US marines, in clashes and explosions between rebels and US troops in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Ramadi, medical sources said.
Ashley Allen got second-ranked Ohio State going after a lethargic start, scoring half the points in a 10-0 run to spur the Buckeyes past Michigan 72-39 Thursday night for their 12th straight win.
Some of Northern Ireland's political leaders are to brief party members after talks to restore devolved government ended without a deal.
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U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said on Tuesday he plans to look at the potential impact of legislation that would sharply raise taxes on private equity firms going public, such as Blackstone Group LP .
BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc.   the world's biggest miner, warned on Friday that big profits in  the industry on the back of soaring metals prices will not  necessarily mean more industry share buybacks.
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PowerFile is replacing DVD technology with Blu-ray technology to significantly boost the storage capacity of its A3 optical storage system.
India's prime minister has warned that tough negotiations lie ahead if New Delhi is to seal a landmark nuclear energy pact with the United States, preferably before September, newspaper reports said on Sunday.
When people talk about sports at the University of Connecticut, the subject most likely is basketball. Men's or women's, it really doesn't matter, since both teams won the national championship last season. But there's another sport on campus that, although it doesn't grab as many headlines, is just as well respected in its circles.
The starlet and the director came together on Karan Johar's couch.
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.  , China's leading communications network equipment  maker, unveiled on Tuesday a new third-generation (3G) cell  phone model U210, designed for music lovers, which it aims to  start shipping in March.
A FORMER Clarence House secretary, who claims she was sexually harassed by a senior member of Prince Charles\u00e2\u0080\u0099 staff, knew he was gay, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.
HIGHLIGHT: Emotional moments. We saw Sydney hero Rulon Gardner, crying as he removed his sneakers and left them on the mat -- a traditional signal of retirement -- after winning a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
In what is being called the largest global crackdown ever conducted, the US Department of Justice&#39;s &quot;Operation Web Snare&quot; has led to over 100 arrests.

Bud Selig, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, had surgery to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead.
WHEN Tony Blair says, as he did in the House of the Commons this week, that the United States is the only country able to deliver Britain&#39;s ambitions on the global stage, he means it.
Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.54  percent on Monday with banks and exporters leading the way as a  stronger finish on Wall Street and declining oil prices soothed  worries over the global economic outlook.
New photos showing US soldiers torturing Iraqi prisoners were found on a website earlier this week. Taken just after the fall of Baghdad and in the early days of the US occupation, in May 2003, the photos
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The head of Britain's exam boards denies A-levels are being \
WASHINGTON - It's party time for trade associations, companies and interest groups at the GOP convention in New York, and each is trying to outdo the next in gimmicks to lure in movers and shakers.    The dozens of special-interest parties include a trapshooting tournament and \
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O&#39;Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern Conference after the second returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star
Bacteria linked to contaminated peanut butter that has sickened hundreds of people has been traced to a plant owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. where it was made, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.
The unit was sold for $10.3 billion to a group of private equity firms that will take an equal stake in the company.
Hospital options for critically injured victims in Monterey County will be fewer with the impending closure of San Jose Medical Center in December.
Texas Democrats may have run, but they cannot hide from a White House-backed redistricting aimed at thinning their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives in the Nov. 2 elections.
NEW YORK (Ticker) -- The Detroit Shock look to win their second straight game in New York and move one step closer to defending their WNBA title Tuesday in the decisive game of their best-of-three series with the New York Liberty.
President Giorgio Napolitano starts crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political limbo after the resignation of the prime minister raised the specter of snap elections.
LONDON : US Treasury Secretary John Snow acknowledged that big US deficits are playing a role in global economic imbalances, but cited a &quot;shared responsibility&quot; to fix the problems.
THE two French journalists freed by insurgents in Iraq after four months as hostages &quot;are now on their way to Paris&quot;, President Jacques Chirac said today.
India's top designers have taken up the challenge to produce clothing to protect soldiers deployed on the world's highest battlefield in the Himalayas, where cold claims more lives than combat.
A powerful car bomb detonated today in a busy commercial district in central Baghdad, killing at least 20 civilians and wounding 46 others, an Interior Ministry official said. Police said the force of the blast could be felt in the surrounding areas.
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Jiangsu, China (Sports Network) - Stephen Dodd closed with a four-under 68 Sunday to win the Volvo China Open by three strokes. Dodd finished the tournament at 12-under-par 276.
Indianapolis beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI in rain-hit Miami.
An Iraqi doctor has been charged with conspiring to cause explosions in connection with last week's failed car bombings in London and Glasgow, a UK police spokesman said. Police allege Bilal Abdulla, 27, was one of the two men who left two car bombs in Central London last Friday.
Leron Eaddy sat on a plush sofa surrounded by family pictures as he played a video game on the 64-inch television in Attilio and Lisa Campanaro's townhouse in Clarksville.
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The massive retailer has reportedly renewed efforts to build its presence there.
OPEC, the producer of more than 40 percent of the world's oil, is supplying the international market with enough crude and cannot be blamed for record prices, the group's new president said Saturday.
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U.S. missile defense experts on Tuesday visited a Russian-operated radar station that Moscow is offering to share to counter potential missile threats from nations including Iran.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.14 percent by midday on Thursday with losses in shipping firms, steel makers and several technology shares overshadowing gains in selective small-cap stocks and firms with bright earnings outlooks.
From 1999 to 2002, American multinational corporations increased profits taken in countries with no taxes or low rates by 68 percent, a study found.
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An Australian man who worked as a baggage handler for the national airline Qantas was jailed for at least two years on Friday for stealing hair from women's luggage to satisfy a sexual fetish.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner began an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Ernie Els stayed on track  for a maiden World Golf Championship title with a  four-under-par 68 in the WGC-American Express Championship  third round on Saturday.
UK finds old habits hard to break The government's senior biometrics advisor says that the Home Office's biometric programmes have become bogged down in the face of bureaucracy's liking for manual processes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - A year after ABC's Bob Woodruff was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Brian Williams became the first broadcast news anchor to visit the war-torn country.
(InfoWorld) - AOL has developed a new version of its PC software designed to simplify and enhance how broadband users access online content and services. The product, called OpenRide, consolidates in a single screen with four panes access to a variety of AOL and non-AOL services, with a focus on e-mail, instant messaging, Web search, multimedia and browsing, AOL said Wednesday. OpenRide lets users access AOL and non-AOL e-mail accounts, links up with the company's AIM instant messaging service, and has an integrated Web browser and a media center for viewing videos, calling up photos and playing songs. Until now, AOL took a one-size-fits-all approach with its PC software, but OpenRide represents a departure from this model with a more modular, flexible architecture. Previously, applications design supported AOL's dial-up Internet access business, which AOL has decided to exit. With its focus on broadband users, OpenRide is in sync with AOL's strategy of attracting visitors to its free services and\u00c2\u00a0selling online ads, AOL said. As such, OpenRide is the first AOL PC software that is freely available to anyone. Although AOL is to be commended for developing a more customizable version of its PC software, OpenRide still has an entry-level feel to it that will likely turn off sophisticated users, said Joe Laszlo, a Jupiter Research analyst. \
The agency plans to prove that the 40-year-old dream of \
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Car detonated at a rally in the city of Multan when people had gathered to commemorate first anniversary of the assassination of extremist Sunni religious leader Azam Tariq.
Tropical Storm Ernesto weakened over  Florida on Wednesday, coming ashore as a rainstorm instead of a  dreaded hurricane and bringing relief of Americans who remember  the fury of Hurricane Katrina a year ago.
General Motors Corp. on Wednesday said it plans to make a plug-in electric hybrid version of the Saturn Vue Green Line, which will have double the fuel efficiency of any current sport utility vehicle.
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Blog: At Enterprise 2.0 conference, Microsoft releases toolkit to enhance Web 2.0 tools in SharePoint.
DALLAS -- When customers pull into the drive-through lane at a St. Louis Hardee's restaurant, they may assume they are speaking with a young, energetic order taker a few feet away.
Local Cooling targets global warming Want to make your PC a little more eco-friendly? Keen to cut your electricity bills and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions? Uniblue Research Labs has launched Local Cooling, a Windows XP app that, it claims, allows you to limit how much energy key PC components consume.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A virulent form of hepatitis that is especially lethal for pregnant women has broken out in two of Iraq's most troubled districts.
Two weeks ago, Arsenal was riding a record unbeaten streak. Now, the Gunners can&#39;t seem to win a game, and Chelsea has emerged as English soccer&#39;s dominant side.
At Robert Cavalli's show, the histrionics were all backstage, in a scene that was as deliriously over the top as the designer's clothes.
The state's 83-year-old prohibition on ticket scalping may be coming to an end. The Legislature's Consumer Affairs and Professional Licensure Committee reported out a bill yesterday that would scrap the existing antiscalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. The bill is expected to come up for a vote in the House this week.
- Toymaker RC2 Corp. said it will recall specific wooden railway vehicles and set components from the Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway product line due to possible lead poisoning hazard.
Investigators found three bullet casings in a car that belongs to the suspect in a series of highway shootings in Ohio, including one that killed a woman, according to documents released Wednesday.
A&#160;class-action suit filed against Apple&#160;alleges the company unfairly uses technological restrictions with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store to beat out competitors.
Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's \
US President George W Bush is scheduled to leave for Africa, seeking to highlight US development projects.
The risk of treatment-related (toxic) death for cancer patients enrolled in phase 1 clinical trials had decreased significantly over the past 12 years (from 1991 to 2002), according to an article in the November 3 issue of JAMA.
A scientific team that had been hoping to reconstruct the features of the great Italian poet Petrarch by digging up his bones has confirmed that the skull found in his tomb is not his.
A council of Pakistani tribesmen sought on Tuesday to secure the release of two Chinese engineers taken hostage at the weekend by al Qaeda-linked militants near Pakistan&#39;s border with Afghanistan.
Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has requested a protective order to prevent him from being interviewed as part of an unusual court challenge of the presidential vote.
American filmmaker Spike Lee continued at the Toronto film festival to berate US President George W. Bush over Washington's response to Hurricane Katrina, ahead of US mid-term elections in November.
A group of pro-democracy protesters detained in military-ruled Myanmar launched a hunger strike Thursday, demanding that authorities provide medical treatment for a wounded colleague, activists said.
GLG Partners will go public in the United States through a $3.4 billion merger with an investment company.
Brazilian officials expressed optimism Wednesday that they would reach agreement with United Nations inspectors over the country's contested plans to enrich uranium.
The ancient Romans may have mastered the art of building impressive aqueducts to deliver water across their empire, but modern day Italian engineers seem to be struggling with water retention, a study shows.
Scientists in Iceland find that even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves.
By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Jan. 30--TWIN FALLS -- The Endangered Species Act's list of vulnerable plants and animals soon will become one species shorter when wolves are pulled from the register in about a month.
People are asked to submit their favourite word to highlight the need for universal  education.
Blue-chip gauge passes the 14,000 mark for the first time with help from familiar drivers.
At first glance, it would seem to be the perfect matchup &#151; a dream draw, if you will. All the United States has to do to claim a third straight gold medal in women's basketball on Saturday is beat Australia, which is 0-12 against U.S. teams in the Olympics and world championships.
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November 15, 2004 -- ABUJA, Nigeria - West African leaders held a crisis summit yesterday over unrest in Ivory Coast, as the beleaguered country&#39;s president took a tough stance, sacking his army chief and installing a more hard-line officer in his place
Robbie Hummel scores 17 points and E'Twaun Moore adds 16 to help No. 24 Purdue beat Penn State, 67-53, on Tuesday night.
Danone  is in exclusive talks to sell its biscuit and cereal unit to the world's biggest cookie maker, Kraft Foods , for 5.3 billion euros ($7.20 billion) in cash, the food groups said on Tuesday.
Lou Piniella brought Type-A intensity to the manager&#39;s office. Bob Melvin was a comparative glass of warm milk. Should the Seattle Mariners, who fired Melvin on Monday, pursue a personality
PADANG, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after the world's most powerful earthquake so far this year killed at least six people and buried many more under buildings.
Gambling is not sexy, especially for the socially inept The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered the firm behind Poker.com to stop advertising online gambling as likely to get you laid.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Formula One&#39;s governing body the FIA on Monday announced it was launching an investigation into Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton&#39;s 1-2 for McLaren in the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Singapore is allowing 22 blacklisted  anti-globalization activists to enter the country, following  withering criticism of the ban from World Bank President Paul  Wolfowitz.
President Bush defeated John Kerry in Florida on Tuesday, staking a claim to the nation's top battleground state four years after it was the epicenter of a turbulent postelection drama.
A China Eastern Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet was involved in an accident at about 8:20 am China local time (12:20 GMT) today while the aircraft was en route from Baotou to Shanghai.
No one would have believed me if I had said five years ago that Microsoft would have a page on its Web site called \u00e2\u0080\u009cOpen Source at Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u009d with the following remarkably sane and reasonable statement on the subject: Microsoft is focused on helping customers and partners succeed in a heterogeneous technology world. This starts with participating and contributing to a broad range of choices for developing and deploying software, including open source approaches and applications. From thousands of lines of code and scripts on MSDN and TechNet, to open source applications like IronPython, ASP.NET AJAX, SharePoint Learning Kit, and WiX on CodePlex and SourceForge, Microsoft is continually growing the number of products released with open source access.  That's right: Microsoft has released not one but several pieces of code as open source.  Moreover, it's submitting some of its home-grown licences to the Open Source Initiative  for approval.  So what is going on here?
After food and safety scandals, the country needs to go through its own version of the Progressive Era.
SANAA, Yemen -- The word came in May 2006: Ali Mohammed Nasser Mohammed, a slight, 24-year-old Yemeni with curly black hair and a wispy beard, would be freed from Guantanamo after more than four years. He got a checkup. His photo was taken, as were his fingerprints. He was measured for clothes and...
Children with autism do not react differently to the MMR jab, a study shows.
Peggy Sherwood isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t sure she can trust either the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate when he says he can solve the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health-care problems.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, European explorers brought back home gold cloaks of Polynesian chiefs, feather &quot;god heads&quot; and wood temple figures from the islands of the eastern Pacific.
Beat all Windows Mobile devices combined in US Apple squeezed itself into third place in the list of world smartphone makers during Q4 2007, pushing ahead of Motorola and Palm and all the Windows Mobile device suppliers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tasha Humphrey was back in her element &#151; on the basketball floor for eighth-ranked Georgia and in the interview room with the press.
Prosecutors asked the U.N. tribunal on Tuesday to sentence Kosovo's former prime minister Ramush Haradinaj to 25 years in jail for crimes against humanity stemming from the war against Serb forces in 1998-99.
By Yvonne Abraham and Patrick Healy, Globe Staff | October 26, 2004. In his first campaign appearance since quadruple heart bypass surgery in early September, former president Bill Clinton hit the trail with
Saturday night and thrill-seekers  from around the world crowd the streets of Amsterdam&#39;s  red-light district ready to binge on sex, drugs and alcohol.

WESTTOWN, N.Y. - According to New York City's traffic office, Russell Falkena ran a red light on Manhattan's West Side, in his rowboat. Falkena, 46, of Westtown in upstate Orange County, recently received a $50 traffic ticket in the mail for running a light in December.
Most all-in-one desktops with LCD panels (the Sony VAIO and Gateway Profile systems come to mind) are two units permanently connected together: the part of the case housing the motherboard and drives, and the monitor.
MIAMI, June 27 -- After Jose Padilla was arrested as an accused \
Siebel (Nasdaq: SEBL) has been on a mission to lower the TCO of its applications since last year's release of 7.5.3, a version that concentrated mainly on cost-savings modifications and other user-friendly improvements.
&quot;Sono sempre rimasto ottimista, e dopo l&#39;ultimo incontro di un paio di mesi fa con Ecclestone ero fiducioso sul futuro di Imola&quot;. Federico Bendinelli, presidente della Sagis, la societ\u00c3\u00a0 che gestisce l&#39; autodromo
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. , the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe.
The price of shares in British Airways dived by 9.5 percent in early trading on Monday after EU and US negotiators Friday made a breakthrough in freeing up the transatlantic aviation market.
Ichiro Suzuki went home quietly, still waiting for the big hit he&#39;s been chasing. Bobby Crosby sent the Athletics into a decisive weekend series against Anaheim with the biggest hit of Oakland&#39;s season.
A series of giant pipes in the oceans to mix surface and deeper water could be an emergency fix for the Earth's damaged climate system, the scientist behind the Gaia theory said on Wednesday.
Canada's largest cable company, Rogers Communications Inc., said Monday it will pay &#36;1.33 billion for the 34 percent stake in Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. owned by longtime American partner AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
Goldman Sachs downgraded Vodafone (nyse: VOD - news - people ) to &quot;in-line&quot; from &quot;outperform,&quot; &quot;within the context of an &#39;attractive&#39; sector coverage view in anticipation that it will outperform the market but not the European telecom sector over the next
The pageant, airing tonight on CMT, is trying to stave off a steady slide to irrelevance. But we'll always have Atlantic City. A photo retrospective of the pageant's glory years
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush intends to veto defense legislation after Iraq objected to a provision that could freeze its assets in the United States if Americans sue the country, the White House said on Friday.
Il leader della classifica mondiale parte dalla pole posizion conla sua Ducati, ma Valentino sembra in grado di lottare per la vittoria                                            MotoGp, la gara in diretta Al via il duello Rossi-Stoner                                                                                      di VINCENZO BORGOMEO
NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - A gunman killed three schoolgirls execution style and then shot himself dead on Monday after bursting into a one-room Amish schoolhouse in rural Pennsylvania, police said.
Referee Graham Poll came under renewed fire today as goalkeeper Petr Cech blamed him for costing Chelsea victory at Highbury by allegedly reneging on a promise to blow his whistle before Thierry Henry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s free-kick.
Europe's 20-tonne supply ship for the International Space Station will have its maiden flight on Saturday 8 March.
Royal Dutch/Shell is merging its Dutch and British holding companies as it seeks to address failings that led to a shock downgrade in proven oil reserves.
Mills Corp., the giant national mall owner and developer, has acquired a 50 percent stake in Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton and Hilltop Mall in Richmond.
16 October 2004 -- A series of bomb blasts targeted Christian churches around Baghdad this morning, causing damage but no casualties, an Iraqi official said.
For granddad, a walk in the woods with a saw or an ax provided the Christmas centerpiece that would sparkle in the den or living room.
The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al-Maktoum, issues a decree appointing his son, Sheikh Hamdan, as crown prince.
A British artist who made a career of depicting Africa's wildlife has been gored to death by a buffalo in Kenya, his family said.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the U.S. economy's prospects were worsening because of a weak housing sector and credit market turmoil and said the central bank was ready to act aggressively to bolster it.
The former teammates stood a few feet apart in the sand, a volleyball net marking the distance between them and their dreams. Holly McPeak and Misty May were once a pair.
The four Senate Democrats seeking their party's presidential nomination will take their campaigns to the chamber's floor next week, pushing new limits on U.S. involvement in Iraq in an attempt to burnish their antiwar credentials.
A suicide bomber who killed 42 people in an attack in Baghdad on Sunday was a woman, security officials say.
ALDERSON, W.Va. -- Sitting in a wooded campsite at Raft West Virginia in Fayetteville this past Monday with fog piled up thick in the New River Gorge got me to thinking: WWMD?
Hard work and dedication paid off for Waltham's Dave Granados, who has been honored at Westfield State College with the 12th Player Award for varsity football.
The trouble continues Oxfordshire-based software company Torex Retail is laying off developers, but insists the move is not connected to the ongoing investigation into the company and its financial woes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who ordered the Beslan school siege, warns he is planning further attacks.
Registana wins the Velka Pardubicka in the Czech Republic for the second year.
Japan&#39;s Imperial Household Agency announced Sunday Japan&#39;s Princess Nori will wed a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official.
PRISTINA, Serbia  - The European Union warned Kosovo on Thursday against an \
French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.
NEW YORK  - Influenza vaccination for pregnant women expecting to deliver during influenza season does not seem to reduce the occurrence of respiratory illness in their newborn infant, new research suggests.
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The picture of Arkansas coach Houston Nutt flashing an upside-down Hook &#39;em Horns sign is gone from the locker room wall. Speeches about how Arkansas&#39; entire season revolves around beating Texas are not scheduled.
HUNTINGTON, Utah -- Nearly five months after a thunderous cave-in at Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, the cause of the original disaster is still under investigation and the fate of the mine is officially unresolved.
A 15-year-old girl who had been bullied by another teen was fatally stabbed by a group armed with stun guns and knives, authorities, witnesses and her family said. Four people were arrested, including a 17-year-old girl.
Iraq's neighbors want tens of billions of dollars for environmental damage done in the 1990-1 Gulf conflict, but are set to get only paltry funds from the United Nations, diplomats and U.N. sources said on Friday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, under fire after a cabinet minister killed himself, scrambled on Thursday to quell another furor over mismanaged pensions that has hurt his popularity ahead of a July election.
Latest versions of the Bagle worm have appeared in the internet, prompting anti-virus companies to warn customers about the threat and to push out software updates to spot the new worms.
The free-agent closer Troy Percival and the Detroit Tigers agreed Wednesday to a two-year, $12 million contract.
A state of emergency is declared in parts of Colombia where floods have killed at least 14 people, officials say.
Mike Tomlinson, who has proposed replacing A-levels and GCSEs with a diploma, is knighted.
Rusty Hardin, the lawyer hired by Roger Clemens to defend him from charges he used performance-enhancing drugs, has vowed to play hardball.
Due killer hanno sparato con un fucile a pallettoni contro Nino Ferrai, 63 anni, e sua moglie Mariangela Bangoni di 62 anni, nelle campagne di Tortoli&#39;, in localita&#39; Basaura, dove la coppia ha un terreno per il pascolo delle pecore.
Three former Hewlett-Packard employees and six private investigators take the Fifth in hearings on their phone records access. The head of the congressional committee says he's never seen anything like it. In 27B Stroke 6.
Scientists in Britain have identified a  genetic mutation involved in certain types of lung cancer and  said the breast cancer drug Herceptin might work in patients  who have it.
With just five weeks to go before Election Day, the nation\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s political scene \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 and most especially the closely contested partisan battle for control of the House \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 has been rocked by the scandal surrounding Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley, who abruptly resigned Friday after reports emerged that he allegedly sent sexually explicit e-mail and instant messages to underage male congressional pages.
WASHINGTON - The FBI seized computers, software and equipment as part of an investigation into illegal sharing of copyrighted movies, music and games over an Internet \
Republican Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney collided Tuesday in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, rivals in urgent need of a triumph in the campaign for the White House. Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton squared off in the Democratic race.
Web properties that design primarily for Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer (IE) are being put on notice. Various online sites are abuzz with data from WebSideStory, an Internet analytics firm, showing that Firefox
Lazio president Claudio Lotito is considering legal action against Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini over the way he left the club.
IBM and Sony powered-on the much hyped &quot;Cell&quot;-processor and used the opportunity to provide a few details about the chip.
Japan decided Friday to delay imposing economic sanctions on North Korea, a move the isolated communist nation had said it would consider a declaration of war.
GONAIVES, Haiti, Sept 26  - Thousands of inhabitants of the devastated Haitian city of Gonavies on Sunday picked through the debris of their flooded homes and wrecked streets in the wake of Tropical Storm Jeanne, gingerly emerging from church and
TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking alcohol doesn't seem to boost a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, while caffeine may help protect against the disease, a new study found.
Federal prosecutors are investigating a stock sale by the wife of former Enron Corp. chairman Kenneth L. Lay just days before the Houston energy trader filed for bankruptcy protection in late 2001, according to lawyers involved in the probe.
To beat Serena Williams, it takes an incredible amount of confidence, patience and skill. Tuesday night before an announced crowd of 19,932 at Arthur Ashe Stadium
A man suspected of involvement in the  abduction of three U.N. workers in Afghanistan died in custody  last week and authorities are investigating whether he was  tortured to death, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Malaysia vowed to preserve Hindu  temples on Monday in a bid to calm ethnic Indians who complain  that their places of worship have been torn down as part of  racial discrimination.
Our fifth annual ranking of the world's top entertainers and athletes and what they earn.
General Electric on Friday reported third-quarter profits of 4.05 billion dollars, matching Wall Street&#39;s expectations as revenues grew 15 percent at the diversified US conglomerate.
The accounting irregularities at home loan giant Fannie Mae could end up raising mortgage rates, but the impact, if any, will be difficult to measure given the enormous size and dynamic nature of the market.
Alan Curbishley had threatened to be the Grinch who stole Christmas, moaning about Charlton&#39;s hectic programme of four games in eight days, but will sit down for dinner on Saturday full of the joys of the festive period.
A genetic test brings about an unlikely pairing of two cousins \u00e2\u0080\u0094 one from a cattle ranch in the Midwest, the other from the stages and church choirs of the Northeast.
Pfizer will spend $2 million to replace what a judge called misleading advertising suggesting that Listerine mouthwash is as effective as flossing.
Kerry Collins has been impressive despite minimal playing time this preseason.
The daughter of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was sentenced to 18 months of court supervision after pleading guilty to drunken driving.
For some Americans, weary of war in Iraq and uncertain about the future, the race horse Barbaro's fight for life was a welcome tale of hope in the face of adversity.
Nella Fiorentina &egrave; stato il primo allenamento per Zdravko Kuzmanovic, diciannovenne centrocam...
Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. TOM.N  fell as much as 26 percent on Monday after a federal grand jury  subpoenaed documents on commissions paid to a foreign  subsidiary of the clothing maker.
The best of the best, from tennis, chessboxing, beard growing and more.
InfoWorld - Fear of litigation has led to an indefinite delay in the&#160;planned Saturday release of software to unlock Apple Inc.&#39;s iPhone.
The first meeting between Ukraine's two presidential rivals ended without agreement and a threat from the pro-Western opposition leader to take action unless a new vote is held on December 12.
Love and kisses to Her Majesty CTIA Sprint has confirmed that the name of its new broadband wireless service is not a typo. But it also admits that XOHM means absolutely nothing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
War is hell on a presidency. And it plays havoc with presidential campaigns.
The company reported fourth-quarter net income on higher commercial airplane deliveries and strong growth in defense earnings, beating Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expectations.
Shares in Barclays Bank have surged 4% on speculation it may receive a takeover bid from Bank of America.
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn believes that presidential candidateViktor Yuschenko should be examined by an international panel of doctors to prevent Ukrainian society falling for political tricks.
Doug Brien kept the New York Jets perfect. Brien kicked a 38-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining to lift the Jets to a 16-14 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, moving the Jets to 4-0 for the second time in franchise history.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  began her first foreign tour as America's top diplomat with a  double-edged pledge Friday that Washington had no immediate  plans to attack Iran.
Oil prices charged back up to $55 a  barrel on Wednesday as a fresh fall in U.S. heating oil stocks  stoked worries over winter supplies.
Accusing President Bush of plotting a &quot;January surprise&quot; to cut Social Security benefits, Senator John Kerry told voters here and in Ohio on Sunday that
The World Health Organisation yesterday suggested there may be an international shortage of flu vaccines this winter as medicines watchdogs suspended the British manufacturing licence of the world&#39;s second-largest supplier.
Lily Tuck, this year&#39;s winner of the National Book Award for fiction, has a long history of writing about women at a loss in foreign lands.
Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.
Brad Pitt recalls one of his first jobs: working for strippers. According to Pitt, his job was to \
Peel was a towering figure in popular music for four decades. BURY ST. EDMUNDS, England  -- Hundreds of fans joined friends and family on Friday for the funeral service of John Peel, the legendary disc ...
CARLOS Moya fired Spain into a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final yesterday. In front of a record tennis crowd of 27,200, the former world No 1 bamboozled Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 at Seville&#39;s Olympic Stadium.
The NHL suffered less than half the losses it has claimed the past 2 years, according to a report in Forbes magazine. In its Nov. 29 edition, the business magazine - which did not have access to all of the
After IAEA meeting in Vienna, Tehran told to comply with UN inspectors and halt uranium enrichment activities by the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next meeting scheduled for November 25.
Denver center Nene sprained his left knee in the second quarter of the Nuggets' game against New Jersey on Sunday.
A luglio il disavanzo ha raggiunto 6,33 mld di sterline
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla..  - The seven astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Discovery scrambled aboard their spaceship on Tuesday to await blastoff on a construction mission to the International Space Station.
22 million doses will be shipped, but health officials aren&#39;t sure how many California will get, or when. By Dorsey Griffith -- Bee Medical Writer.
Attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion:
The fiery sanyasin has done what most feared she would do. Under the glare of TV cameras, she dared Advani to act against her and he did just that.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A legion of ships and  planes delivered aid to millions of Asian tsunami survivors on  Saturday as New Year celebrations around the world paused to  mourn victims of one of the worst disasters in living memory.
NEW YORK  - Abnormalities in \
UN chief Kofi Annan says Iran's president backed the UN's Lebanon resolution, after talks in Tehran.
A huge car bomb exploded near the U.S.   embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people   including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in   the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001.
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The power consumed by common electric devices \u00e2\u0080\u0094 even when they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re not in use \u00e2\u0080\u0094 can quickly add up.
Iraqi lawmakers met on Wednesday in an attempt to end a protracted standoff over the 2008 budget and other bills, which has led to some calls for parliament to be disbanded.
By The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 15--Is there room for a church in the mix of activities in downtown Yuma? That's a question that is being raised in the wake of the purchase of the old JCPenney building at 354 S. Main St. by the Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenas Nuevas church.
The US military confirmed on Wednesday that three US military personnel and three civilians were killed when their plane crashed at the weekend in central Afghanistan.
Children whose mothers were exposed to several widely available solvents during pregnancy score lower on language and behavior tests than children whose mothers were not exposed to solvents during pregnancy, according to a study published in the Oct.
SAN FRANCISCO--Yahoo added a search feature for cell phones Tuesday, just a few weeks after rival Google launched one of its own. While Google SMS (Short Message Service) uses text-only messages to deliver
TORONTO - An NHL lockout is a virtual certainty when the collective bargaining agreement between owners and players expires at 12:01 a.m. Thursday...
Bollywood bad boy Sanjay Dutt Monday said he could resume work as early as this weekend after being temporarily bailed from his six-year jail term for arms possession.
President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack on the U.S. helicopter carrying him to a provincial capital in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said, in the second apparent attempt to assassinate the U.S.-backed interim leader since he took office in 2001.
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Flickr.com, one of the world&#39;s most  popular online photo-sharing sites and owned by Yahoo Inc.  , is likely being blocked by the Chinese government,  Yahoo&#39;s Hong Kong unit said on Tuesday.
German engineering conglomerate MAN, which wants to take over Swedish truck maker Scania, has said cost-cutting measures and strong demand for its products enabled it to book record earnings last year.
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Cut the apron strings? Some mothers and daughters won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t hear of it.
John Toshack will leave no stone unturned in his quest to build a Wales team capable of qualifying for the World Cup and European Championships.
Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 7 September  Citizens' Radio will resume broadcasting in defiance of the law, chief organizer Tsang Kin-shing vowed yesterday, just a week after police took most of its equipment in a raid.
By Dave Munday, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Dec. 10--SUMMERVILLE -- Dorchester County residents who have been  fighting orders to spend thousands of dollars to tie into county sewer lines  coming their way say they've spotted an exemption in the county's sewer  ordinance.
 with IAEA: report
SHANGHAI -- For entrepreneur Gary Wang, the next new thing in China is a place where the country's growing middle class, or \
The rookie had 198 rushing yards and three touchdowns, helping Dallas erase a 10-point deficit with less than 3 minutes to play as the Cowboys stunned the Seattle Seahawks 43-39 on Monday night.
The health minister says the gap with England is closing as new figures show Welsh waiting times are falling.
President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Monday and the White House said they agreed to keep talking about the U.N.-run Serbian province of Kosovo.
Trustees accused of mismanaging the estate of soul singer James Brown will keep handling his property and trust, but a special administrator will oversee their work, a South Carolina judge ruled Tuesday.
Forecasters say Jeanne has been downgraded to a tropical depression as it heads toward the Bahamas after causing major damage in the Dominican Republic Friday.
A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least five people and spewing out toxic fumes that left nearly 140 others sick, Iraqi police said.
Michael Brooks is exactly the kind of voter the Republican Party can ill afford to lose. But in a foreboding omen for 2008, it may have already done just that.
They were confident. They were hyped. They promised that the world&#039;s game had arrived in the United States &amp;#151; and that the world best beware.
EAGLE, Colo. -- Defense attorneys argued in a court filing that Kobe Bryant's statements to investigators after the basketball player was accused of rape last summer should be kept secret because it is not certain they will be used in his trial.
BASEL, Switzerland Oct 31, 2004 - Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic won the Swiss Indoors for his first indoor title, defeating David Nalbandian in five sets Sunday in a final in which the Argentine smashed two rackets.
National intelligence director Mike McConnell said Tuesday that U.S. authorities are worried about \
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta was in a serious but stable condition on Tuesday in an Australian hospital, but medics were planning more surgery for up to three gunshot wounds, a senior doctor said.
After starting the season 12-1, the No. 14 Hawkeyes lose their second straight Big 10 contest, this time to Ohio State, 81-69, on Saturday.
Shares in India's Tata Steel have plunged more than four percent after it raised an offer to buy Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus by nearly 10 percent.
By Gale Courey Toensing, Indian Country Today, Oneida, N.Y.  Jun. 20--UNITED NATIONS -- Of the dozens of recommendations submitted to  the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in May, one of the most  universal and compelling was a call for the protection of water.
Also: AOL's mobile ambitions. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Making imported drugs safe for Americans would be so expensive that US consumers would see a price break of only about 1 percent, a Bush administration advisory task force declared Tuesday.
The UK has built up a stockpile of 100 tonnes of plutonium - enough to make 17,000 nuclear bombs, the Royal Society says.
French troops traded fire with gunmen  who attacked them in northern Ivory Coast on Tuesday, the  French army said -- the latest challenge to peacekeepers  shoring up a peace deal in the divided West African country.
NEW DELHI: Amidst indications that some new ideas may be put on the negotiating table when talks at the foreign secretary level between India and Pakistan begin tomorrow, flexibility has become a key word in taking forward the peace process between the
Advanced Medical Optics said it had no explanation of why its contact lens care product might be contributing to an outbreak of eye infections.
The House defeated a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage yesterday in a vote on an election-year wedge issue that had already failed to pass the Senate.
Another designer tries to revive the label, and rise above its history of failure.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission yesterday asked a federal court to shut down a New Hampshire operation, alleging that it disables users' computers to bully them into buying antispyware products.
SCOTLAND\u00e2\u0080\u0099S Murray brothers face an exciting weekend north and south of the Border, with Jamie due to contest the doubles final of the LTA Futures event at Craiglockhart, and Andrew fulfilling a boyhood ambition at Wembley where he will come face to face
Ukrainians had \
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, says the recently signed peace memorandum between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement offers the best
LONDON - The Beagle 2 space probe failed to land safely on Mars because the British government tried to fund the mission &quot;on the cheap,&quot; a parliamentary committee has charged.
World News &gt; Dhaka, Nov 3 : South Asian regional cooperation and bilateral issues including trade and investment figured prominently in talks between visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Bangladesh counterpart Khaleda Zia here today.
Slobodan Milosevic spent a fourth birthday in U.N. custody Friday, his war crimes trial at a standstill because of his fragile health and his judges facing a problem on how to get going again.
By Jim Mclaurin, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 18--Irmo 69, Gaffney 57   Even with his Yellow Jackets sitting on a double-digit lead at halftime in Saturday night's Upper State second-round Class 4A basketball playoffs, Irmo coach Tim Whipple wasn't sitting.
By David Fleshler, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 6--With the Everglades restoration running behind schedule, the region's water management agency has proposed water-supply restrictions that would raise bills and make future development more expensive.

Claiming grid technology continues to expand outside its traditional scientific and research markets, IBM on Friday is announcing that several grid-based commercial projects built on IBM platforms have been launched, including one at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip\u00e2\u0080\u0094The harvest of death in this most dispossessed of refugee camps continued yesterday as the Israeli army finished its first week in a grim, open-ended manhunt for Palestinian militants, killing 10 people and wounding at least nine.
The French Ministry of Defense has signed up Paris-based Linux vendor Madrakesoft SA and a consortium of companies to develop a highly secure Linux operating system for business, defense and government uses.
Il Norimberga, terzultimo nella Bundesliga tedesca con 16 punti, ha esonerato il tecnico Hans Meyer....
Federal Reserve officials are  expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time  this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift  borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.
Brandon Roy scored 28 points and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the short-handed Chicago Bulls 100-97 on Wednesday night.
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels are expected to open the season ranked among the top teams in the country, in part because of Tyler Hansbrough\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to return.
Dean Macey keeps his decathlon medal hopes alive in the 110m hurdles.
Four US movie studios have announced their intention to release next-generation DVDs in the Toshiba-backed HD DVD format, the technology firm announced on Monday.
After losing two no-confidence motions, PM vows he will do everything in his power to expand Coalition and avoid elections, but stressed, \u00e2\u0080\u009cIf we are forced to declare elections, we shall\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
Japan&#39;s largest mobile phone carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has taken a $3 million equity stake in embedded Linux tools and support company MontaVista Software Inc.
US Federal Reserve officials are growing more confident about the economic outlook. The economy, which grew at a 3.9 per cent annualised rate in the third quarter and is expanding
India invites defence contractors to enter the bidding contest to supply 126 war planes in a $10bn deal.
Cappato e Bernardini sospendono lo sciopero della fame
Bush is losing hopelessly in the war of ideas. What the terrorists can teach him about strategy, propaganda and ideology.
Wall Street looked set for a lower open on Wednesday after Texas Instruments Inc  left its outlook steady, breaking a trend of improving prospects in the technology sector.
Cherie Blair yesterday dismissed suggestions that her husband had considered resigning as Prime Minister because of the family pressures he was facing.
JetBlue Airways could become one of the largest airlines operating out of Logan International Airport three years from now.
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein&#39;s nuclear capabilities in the months
God games in which  players must control virtual people could be educational, says research.
Scottish Power PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to a $22.5 billion buyout offer from the Spanish utility Iberdrola SA that would create one of Europe's biggest utilities.Comment
Russian President Vladimir Putin's choice for new prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, was overwhelmingly approved in a Friday vote by Russia's lower house of parliament, a live broadcast on state-run TV showed.
A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, telecoms industry regulator Ofcom says.
The software maker hopes more than just gamers want to hear the notes from Halo; an arm of Warner Music will handle licensing duties.
Several initial public offerings have been withdrawn in India in recent weeks as once-resilient investors rethink their commitment to India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s volatile stock markets.
Three polls indicate that the race for President of the Palestinian Authority is nearly even between Fatah choice Mahmoud Abbas and independent candidate Marwan Barghouti.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is defending his outreach to conservative Christians, arguing that his effort is not political pandering to win the GOP nomination.
LSU football head coach Nick Saban spoke with members of the media after practice Wednesday. BATON ROUGE -- With one eye on Hurricane Ivan, LSU continued to prepare for Saturday&#39;s contest against 14th-ranked
Top seed Roger Federer beat Albert Costa in their first-round match at the US Open, and two-time champion Andre Agassi beat Robby Ginepri as the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year got under way.
With its showy leaves in holiday colors of red and green, and an endearing habit of looking fabulous for months on end while requiring no special care, is it any wonder that poinsettias are the best-selling potted plant in the world?
The United States swept past Belarus on Saturday to clinch their first Davis Cup final appearance since 1997. Twins Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Belarus&#39;s Max Mirnyi
Israel has wrapped up a two-day raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza. 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 40 wounded during the military operation.

Usher and OutKast were the top winners at this year's World Music Awards, which took place for the first time in Las Vegas.
Locked away in fossils is evidence of a sudden solar cooling. Kate Ravilious meets the experts who say it could explain a 3,000-year-old mass migration - and today&#39;s global warming.
The photo taken on Nov. 21, 2004 shows wreckage of a crashed airplane in a lake in Baotou, north China&#39;s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Massachusetts' state pension fund, one of America's biggest and most successful, plans to sell some $80 million in holdings of companies that invest in Sudan, becoming the latest investor to protest violence there.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Lee Scott unveiled a new \
The main oxygen generator on the International Space Station has failed, but NASA said Thursday there is plenty of oxygen on board to sustain the station&#39;s inhabitants for the foreseeable future.
Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu failed a doping test and could force a ban of up two years from domestic and international soccer. Professional Footballers&#39; Association chief executive Gordon Taylor confirmed the positive test Monday.
Online brokerage Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that customer stock trading activity surged 26 percent during November, and has risen
US Treasury Secretary John Snow began a European tour aiming to highlight the need for stronger economic growth in Europe and elsewhere as Washington tries to blunt criticism over massive US deficits that have pushed the dollar to new lows.
Underpants Gnomes take charge SugarCon 2008 Sometimes it takes a faker to say it like it is. Taking time out from satirizing alpha-male Larry Ellison and dissing the sainted Ray Ozzie's timelessly clunky Lotus Notes, Fake Steve Jobs - AKA Forbes senior editor Daniel Lyons - got serious for a moment Wednesday as he opened SugarCRM's developer conference.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
STRASBOURG/SAN FRANCISCO - The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.&#39;sproposed US$7.7 billion ($11 billion) hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc.
'The Wayward Clous', siccita' e sesso esplicito a Taiwan
The Athens Paralympics canceled celebrations at its closing ceremony after seven schoolchildren traveling to watch the event died in a bus crash on Monday.
Electrical engineering student Roozbeh Rahimi reflects a common sentiment among Iranians when he expresses hope that this famous tourist city will gain fame soon for its nuclear technology.
Dame Miriam Rothschild, a self-taught scientist from the famous banking family whose highly technical studies of parasites earned her the title \
Joel Siegel, the upbeat and often  joyous film critic for ABC television&#39;s &quot;Good Morning America&quot;  for 26 years, died on Friday at age 63 after a long battle  against colon cancer, the network said.
The following are breakdowns of the current and potential candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2008.
Travel: Plan your travel diary with Chris Madigan's guide to some of next year's most exciting destinations
Republicans hope to show voters a  softer side on the second day of their convention on Tuesday,  with first lady Laura Bush and movie star turned California  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger taking center stage.
Playbill - Sam Shepard and Dallas Roberts star in the New York Theatre Workshop staging of Caryl Churchill's A Number, a drama about a father and his cloned sons, which begins previews Nov. 16.
President Vicente Fox on Monday promised the relatives of a federal police officer burned alive by an angry mob that he would ensure those responsible for the killing are punished and that police authorities who failed to come to his aid would be investigated.
''A Catania dovremo scendere in campo con la stessa determinazione e la stessa mentalit&agrave; dimo...
By MADELEINE BAILEY  FROM sex and health problems to movies and pot plants - and everything in between - someone somewhere on the internet is telling anyone who'll listen what they think about it.
Ten die as hurricane-strength winds and fierce rains batter Sweden, Denmark and the north of England.
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NEW DELHI - The United Nations Conference on Trade &amp; Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday placed India among the top four Asian foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations and said it will get more foreign investment flows as the global economy rebounds
A judge ordered two former auditors at dairy giant Parmalat to stand trial for false accounting and market rigging, handing down the first indictments in the massive fraud scandal that stripped many Italians of their savings.
A year and a half after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA is auctioning off at fire-sale prices thousands of trailers used by storm victims, raising fears among mobile-home dealers that the government will flood the market and depress prices.
The terror of \
Bid activity in the steel sector led industrial metals groups higher, but European equity markets remained largely flat on Wednesday as losses for financial stocks weighed.
Poco prima di mezzogiorno il tecnco del Brescia Serse Cosmi &egrave; stato derubato del suo orologio...
More than 23,000 persons have signed so far the online petition - www.petitiononline.com/RomDelta/petition.html - which was launched a month ago by Romanians Worldwide Group (RWW), a lobby that is officially ...
The president of a group set up to support people affected by the September 11 attacks has been voted off the board after failing to verify details of her own dramatic survival story, the organization said on Thursday.
French football federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes on Tuesday dismissed reports linking their technical director Gerard Houllier with the vacant Newcastle manager's job.
The Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim, 9-3, and have the look of a team intent on making things easier for themselves this year.
On his second visit to Las Vegas in as many months, President Bush on Tuesday vigorously defended the war in Iraq, telling a National Guard convention that &quot;America is safer because of your service&quot; and warning against changing leadership this election
BA boss Rod Eddington and 11 other directors visit Heathrow to boost morale at the crisis-hit airline.
President Bush's lead over  Democratic Sen. John Kerry held steady at four points for the  second consecutive day, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll  released on Saturday.
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Description: With allegations of massive fraud surrounding Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food program, Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) calls for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Deaths from smoking continue to rise around the world, and a mutation in a gene linked to nicotine metabolism may be a cause of nicotine addiction, according to two new
Israeli leaders decided on Wednesday against a broad offensive in Gaza to curb cross-border rocket attacks but did not rule out cutting off Israeli-supplied power to the territory, a government official said.
BUENOS AIRES, July 11 -- A Chilean Supreme Court judge ruled Wednesday that former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori should not be extradited to Peru to face charges of corruption and human rights abuses.
Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to get pregnant while taking birth control pills than women of normal weight are, new research finds.
NEW YORK, October 8  - Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS) is considering altering its takeover bid for the rival business software company, PeopleSoft, with discussions leaning towards a potential decline in the current offer of $7.
United Parcel Service Inc. said on Thursday it will pay $100 million to take over most of the international express delivery operations of its Chinese partner, Sinotrans.
YouTube said Thursday that it had agreed with the MCPS-PRS Alliance, the UK organization that distributes royalties to the record industry, on a system to compensate artists for music using on the UK version of the site.
For entirely different reasons, these were the two most original and intriguing shows of the year. Neither one is an innovation exactly, but both are ingenious riffs on a classic genre.
The quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons appeared comfortable in the new West Coast offense, calmly using his mobility to avoid pressure and then finding open receivers.
Shocking end to slippery streak A Ohio high school student who decided it was a \
Sago Mine survivor Randal McCloy Jr. spoke with state and federal investigators for the first time Monday, telling them what he can remember about the Jan. 2 explosion and prolonged entrapment that killed 12 co-workers.
The United States retained the Walker Cup on Sunday after resisting a determined fightback from Britain & Ireland to win by 12 1/2 points to 11 1/2.
Four schoolgirls badly injured in a house explosion and fire remain critical, but are getting better, say health officials.
Tim Henman kept alive his Grand Slam career at the US Open on Wednesday when he upset old nemesis Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a first-round tie.
Americans are expected to travel roughly the same amount over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend as they did last year amid rising concerns about affordability, according to a AAA survey released Wednesday.
Rangers reduced Celtic&#39;s lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League to just a point with an emphatic 4-1 home win over Motherwell on Monday.
President Bush says he can save Social Security, which is due to go bust in 2053, without cutting benefits to those who are now or will soon be retired, and also without raising the payroll tax.
A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand has killed 14 people, including a 4-year-old boy, and injured two others, a police official said.
A U.S. appeals court has put on hold a lower court injunction blocking the U.S. Navy from using a type of sonar that wildlife supporters say harms whales in exercises off the California coast.
If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve got better things to do than pour over the finer points of your stock portfolio and you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t care to study the performance records and investing styles of mutual
As Mike Nifong was calling the Duke lacrosse team a \
It stopped being about baseball late last August when doctors told Jon Lester he had a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Pirates Who Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.
A 100-foot-tall sculpture being unveiled on Monday's fifth anniversary of 9-11 honors thousands of terrorist attack victims, and then some: Carved into the granite base are the names of more than 40 people who weren't killed on Sept. 11 after all.
Author JK Rowling gives fans a brief preview of the next Harry Potter novel, it is reported.
Colombian bombshell Shakira led the   field with six Latin Grammy nominations on Tuesday including   record of the year and album of the year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. isn't apologizing for its decision to ax customers it determined were calling customer service too often.
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. -- A single-engine plane that had been carrying members of a parachuting club crashed into a bean field west of this central Illinois city, killing one man whose parachute got tangled in the plane.
A powerful earthquake measuring 8.2 struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean and sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and at least one death.
A Soyuz space capsule made a soft landing in the steppes on Kazakhstan early on Sunday, bringing a U.S.-Russian space trio back to earth from the International Space Station.
Toyota's Olivier Panis will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2004 season.
Demonstrators removed blockades near the government building in Ukraine&#39;s capital on Thursday, signaling a further decrease in tensions following parliament&#39;s adoption of electoral and constitutional changes ahead of a repeat presidential runoff vote.
And with all the money it's plowing into research, the future looks good, too.
An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Wednesday, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself
Aaron Ward said he was as nervous as a rookie before last night's game at TD Banknorth Garden. The veteran Bruins defenseman hadn't played since Dec. 20, missing eight games with a broken left foot. And for his return to the lineup, the sputtering Bruins faced the Montreal Canadiens, not only a bitter rival, but a team that had beaten ...
TOKYO - A barrage of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks thundered across northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least five people, knocking down buildings and forcing hundreds to flee their homes for safety.
High blood levels of an inflammatory marker called C-reactive protein seem to be a strong indicator of heart disease, and they might someday prove as useful as cholesterol
These favorite portable navigation systems can hitch a ride with CNET editors anytime.
It was no bull in a china shop, but a wild boar rampaged through a clothes shop in western France on Saturday before being felled by bullets, police said.
Lasers may be the weapon of choice for sci-fi movie heroes when the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. But back here on Planet Earth, lasers are at the center of a movie battle of another kind: the one
Blog: Music controller manufacturer Jazz Mutant releases their Dexter controller this week.
WASHINGTON - Senators have agreed on a compromise to restructure and expand the Federal Emergency Management Agency, restoring some of its responsibilities.
It is considered the most  magisterial opening in English literature: \
Three major recording companies have agreed to make their music available to be shared and sold over a new online file-swapping service that aims to lure music fans away from rival services where trading of music and movies remains unfettered.
The creators of a private rocket plane will go ahead with plans for another launch next week in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize, despite a harrowing flight in which the spacecraft rolled dramatically while hurtling toward
Steven Monder, the president of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will retire in June after 37 years, the orchestra announced.
Director Frank Coraci is  set to follow up his &quot;Click&quot; success with the adventure-comedy  &quot;Part-Time Pirates.&quot;
Windows, Office software lead Microsoft to record stronger-than-expected sales, as online rival Google stumbles.
The surprise offer of $31 a share, which represents a 62 percent premium on Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s closing price, would bring relief to Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-suffering shareholders.
President Bush is expected to emphasize what his administration calls \
Growing anti-Semitism in Europe in recent years has put thousands of Holocaust historical sites at risk, according to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
As the Harry Potter series wraps up this summer, we can look back at two remarkable narratives: Potter the boy wizard and Potter the cultural phenomenon.
Mahela Jayawardene hits a Sri lanka record 21st Test century as his side reach 379-6 on day two of the final Test in Galle.
Marc Savard made Atlanta feel like home all over again. With hockey luminaries such as Sidney Crosby sitting at home, Savard stepped on up. The Boston Bruins forward scored the winning goal with 20.9 seconds left Sunday night to lift the Eastern Conference to an 8-7 win over the West.
When the founder of the Web\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular anti-Michael Moore Web site ran into financial trouble because of medical bills, a very unlikely guardian angel came to the rescue.
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov 14  - The body of a blonde-haired woman with her legs and arms cut off and throat slit was found Sunday lying on a street in Fallujah, a notorious Iraqi enclave for hostage-takers, marines said.
World record holder Paula Radcliffe  put the trauma of the Athens Olympics behind her on Sunday to  win a dramatic victory in the closest finish ever to the  women's New York City marathon.
By Andrea Sudano STAFF WRITER  The Manhattan Beach Planning Commission has spiked a proposal to allow the owners of the Manhattan Beach Open volleyball tournament to charge every spectator an entrance fee, saying it didn't have enough information to approve the change.
The bill is coming due for years of generous benefits bestowed upon the nation's public employees, and it's a stunner: hundreds of billions of dollars over the next three decades, threatening some local governments with bankruptcy and all but guaranteeing cuts in services like education and public safety.
The leaders of India and Pakistan have revitalised a flagging peace process, analysts say, a day after the two met in New York for their first face-to-face talks.
You Software, a small Oregon based company, released a set of add-on tools for Microsoft Outlook, an e-mail client, on Wednesday.
Circa 400 no global sono arrivati alla stazione di Venezia per partecipare alla manifestazione prevista nel primo pomeriggio al Lido contro l&#39;assemblea della Nato che proprio al Lido ha aperto questa mattina i lavori .
Israel's Labour opposition calls for new elections, after Prime Minister Sharon was rebuffed by his own Likud party.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Trembling, haggard and weeping into a tissue, kidnapped hostage Margaret Hassan begged Britain yesterday to help save her by withdrawing its troops.
Premiership new boys West Bromwich Albion will look to claim an early season scalp when they host wealthier neighbours Aston Villa.
Jamie Siddons, widely regarded as the best Australian batsman never to have played Test cricket, was on Monday named coach of Bangladesh's national team.
South Korean company faces 'limitations' on Research in Motion and Samsung have come to an arrangement over the South Korean giant's use of the name BlackJack, a brand a tad too close to 'BlackBerry', the push email pioneer had alleged in a lawsuit filed late last year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hurricane Lorenzo formed off Mexico's Gulf coast on Thursday, packing 75 mph (120 kph) winds and seen making landfall near Tuxpan port early Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
BELGRADE, Feb 10 (IPS) - The enlargement of the European Union (EU) from 15   to 25 members last May saw only the countries of the Western  Balkans left  out of the family.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu is garnering only single-digit support ahead of September's presidential election, according a poll published Wednesday.
European Union leaders reach agreement on a new treaty for the bloc after two days of tough talks in Brussels.
HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Former executives at a reinsurance unit of billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc engaged in a fraud that misled investors in American International Group Inc , a U.S. prosecutor told jurors on Monday.
Treatment errors often leave patients and families feeling guilty and afraid.
The surprise offer of $31 a share, which represents a 62 percent premium on Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s closing price, would bring relief to Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-suffering shareholders.
Il presidente del Barcellona Joan Laporta ha smentito le voci diffuse dalla stampa spagnola su un co...
Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal will  outline on Monday his vision for the world&#039;s largest  steelmaker, forged by the merger of Mittal Steel  and  Arcelor  in Luxembourg where five months ago he was  spurned as a corporate raider.
The phone message was simple but urgent: &quot;Please help me. I&#39;m 87. I need that shot.&quot;. The voice on the other end belonged to Evelyn Sherwood, who lives in Parker.
Virgin&#39;s digital music service, Virgin Digital (VD), opened its virtual doors today, offering US consumers a Napster-style mix of a la carte downloads and an &#39;all you can eat&#39; monthly subscription package.
Kirk Hinrich scored nine of his 28 points in a 15-0 run, and the Chicago Bulls beat the slump-ridden Milwaukee Bucks 85-77 Thursday night to win consecutively for the first time this season.
And the tyranny of Radio 2 In The City Manchester's In The City music conference this year was the first without the presence of co-founder Tony Wilson, who died two months ago.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The testing of the Prodisc, an artificial spinal disk, provides a stark example of conflicts of interest.
Roger Clemens, fighting to save his tarnished reputation as a great baseball pitcher, issued a fresh denial on Tuesday that he used steroids and urged the public \
As established players lick their credit-crunched wounds, Berkshire grabs a piece of their turf.
The number of Americans who get on the Internet via high-speed lines has now equaled the number using dial-up connections. July measurements from Nielsen/NetRatings placed the broadband audience at 51 percent of the US online population at home.
Both sides predicted victory Monday as Jamaica's first female prime minister sought to win her first general election and her main opponent hoped to end the ruling party's 18-year hold on power.
The 4.9 billion euro (7.15 billion dollar) rogue trader scandal at Societe Generale does not affect the \
Several thousand Pakistani Islamists rallied on Friday to denounce the government for ordering an army crackdown on a radical mosque in the capital, Islamabad.
Baseball owners once passed up a chance to hire former colleague George W. Bush as the sport's commissioner, but now they're working hard to keep Bush at bat in the White House.
Baghdad, August 22 (NNN): As rebels and Iraqi religious officials prepare to continue talks, US-led forces late on Saturday bombarded Najaf lighting up the night sky after the repeated air strikes, which followed a day of relative calm amid the continued
Among likely voters, 51% support Bush,  46% support Kerry, and 2% support Nader
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 25--Mayor David Bieter will meet with North Boise residents Thursday as part of a series of neighborhood meetings designed to give residents a chance to ask the mayor questions and discuss quality of life issues.
A major milestone in microchip production is achieved allowing smaller and higher performance chips.
President Ivan Gasparovic and his Polish counterpart Aleksander Kwasniewski agreed during Gasparovic's official two-day visit to Poland that the withdrawal of Slovak and Polish troops from Iraq would ...
The nine teams that passed on Matt Leinart in the April draft may be having second thoughts already. Less than two weeks after becoming the final first-round pick to sign, Leinart led the Arizona Cardinals to a 23-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Friday night. And he did it with confidence, telling coach Dennis Green to \
WASHINGTON Oct. 3, 2004 - Finance officials failed to resolve their differences over debt relief for the world&#39;s poorest countries and Iraq while expressing concern about the impact high oil prices would have on a strengthening global economy.
With an impressive 10 nominations, including best new artist, Kanye West is leader of the pack for the 47th annual Grammy Awards. Other multiple nominees include Alicia Keys and Usher, who are tied with eight, the late Ray Charles with seven, and Prince.
Christopher Reeve, who portrayed a hero in the &quot;Superman&quot; films and embodied one as an advocate for spinal cord research after being paralyzed in an accident, has died.
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Up to five million people in the tsunami-struck Indian Ocean region lack access to the basic supplies they need to stay alive, such as clean water, shelter, food, sanitation and health care, the United Nations health agency said Thursday.
.Exercise only is not enough to reduce the death risk associated with being obese, a study of over 116,000 female nurses has revealed.
Tony Blair urges London mayor Ken Livingstone to apologise for his \
FOXBOROUGH -- Asante Samuel wants Patriots coach Bill Belichick to know that wide receiver Troy Brown isn't the only one capable of playing both ways. With Brown's cameos in the defensive backfield becoming common, Samuel would like to try his hand -- or hands -- at wide receiver.
Russia take a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final against Argentina by winning Saturday's doubles match.
TechWeb - His treatment consisted of, among other things, chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant, and permission to play &quot;Re-Mission&quot; as often as possible.
Back from injury, Elton Flatley and Mat Rogers will join Wendell Sailor on the bench when Australia opens its Northern Hemisphere rugby tour against Scotland on Saturday.
Nel weekend al terzo posto 'Il mistero delle pagine perdute'
A federal jury in Chicago acquitted two men yesterday of charges that they were part of a long-running conspiracy to finance Hamas activities in Israel -- marking the latest defeat for the Justice Department in cases involving support for radical Palestinian groups.
Russia has split its oil proceeds into two funds and has cleared the way for one to invest in foreign stocks and bonds, officials said. Actual investments are not expected to begin until next fall.
Yoko Ono's chauffeur tried to extort $2 million from her with embarrassing audio tapes and photos and threatened to kill John Lennon's widow, prosecutors said on Thursday as the man was charged with grand larceny.
LOS ANGELES - Movie studios have expanded their fight against illegal downloading, suing more than 100 US and European-based computer services that transmit movie files across Internet file-sharing networks.
(Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield hopes to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox continue their three-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Poland's president said Monday that Warsaw will pull its remaining 900 soldiers out of Iraq by the end of 2007, but no specific date has been set.
Security forces launch a major operation in Kirkuk as a suicide bomber kills 14 people elsewhere in north Iraq.
Eleven fixes for Windows, Office and even the .Net framework will make Microsoft's next Patch Tuesday collection, due on the 10th, a bumper crop.
The Golden Globe awards on Sunday  pose a tantalizing Hollywood question in a wide-open Oscar  race: will the black-tie affair anoint a front-runner as it has  often done in the past?
'Non credo senatori vita si macchieranno sostegno a Prodi'
Familiari miliziani Fatah al Islam i primi a lasciare campo
VANCOUVER - Canada&#39;s health minister says doctors and pharmacists who give prescriptions to Americans without meeting them first are being unethical.
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With signs pointing to an early start of the influenza season, it&#39;s looking less likely the US will turn to a Canadian vaccine manufacturer to help ease the shortage south of the border.
Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world&#39;s second-largest reinsurer, expects its claims from the Asian tsunami disaster to total less than 100 million francs ($88 million).
Fornire una prova di volonta' e flessibilita'
Jurors began deliberating on Monday in Phil Spector's murder trial, going behind closed doors to consider the fate of the pioneering rock producer after an often bitter, five-month court fight over the shooting death of an actress at his home.
Viaggio tra i bambini del mondo, dalle favelas del Brasile alle macerie di guerra dell'Angola. Il racconto del fotoreporter Francesco Zizola a L'espresso e la mostra in corso a Roma
Vijay Singh is making it look easy by winning tournament after tournament, and millions upon millions of dollars, while chasing Tiger Woods&#39;s single-season money record.
Iran will announce on Thursday whether  it plans to halt its controversial uranium enrichment program  as Europe demands, but diplomats said they fear EU pledges of  future benefits may not be enough to entice Tehran.
As the Bush administration looks to revamp the tax code, New York officials say they are particularly worried about one idea being considered: eliminating the federal deduction for state and local taxes.
By The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 24--By 2009, Houston expects to boast a wireless broadband network allowing anyone to connect a laptop computer to the Internet from virtually anywhere in the city.   It's no small undertaking.
You won't find clips of comedian Jon Stewart's \
TURIN, Italy  - Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov  retained their European ice dancing crown on Friday to keep  alive Russia's chances of sweeping all four titles in this  year's championships.
Phil Mickelson gets his season on track Sunday by closing with a 6-under 66 to tie the tournament record at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and win by five shots for the 30th victory of his career.
A Milan court will hear arguments on January 9 on whether to try CIA and Italian agents on charges of kidnapping a terrorism suspect in Milan and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured, a court source said on Monday.
Tension at the Hacienda Luisita ebbed Thursday as the remains of three plantation workers who died at the picket line were allowed to be placed at gate one of the plantation, the scene of Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bloody dispersal.
The Turkish army sent soldiers about 1.5 miles into northern Iraq in an overnight operation on Tuesday, Kurdish officials said. A Turkish official said the troops were still in Iraq by midmorning.
Israel expanded its military offensive in  northern Gaza, launching two air strikes early on Monday that  killed at least three Palestinians and wounded two, including a  senior Hamas leader, witnesses and medics said.
A bank that guarantees its online users safety and security has direct evidence that its Web-based banking system is not bullet-proof. Should that bank tells its users?
Lenovo today announced that its line of ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops and ThinkVision monitors have received high ratings from EPEAT, a procurement tool funded by the Environmental Protection Agency to help purchasers evaluate PCs based on environmental attributes.
NEW YORK: Three senior Citigroup executives are leaving the company, after being found partially responsible for last month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s forced closure of Citigroup\u00e2\u0080\u0099s private bank in Japan, a person familiar with the matter said.
France says it is willing to take in Colombian Farc rebels if they are freed in exchange for hostages.
The number of mumps cases in DuPage County has increased to 63 this year, with 40 cases confirmed at Wheaton College, health officials said Friday. Medical professionals in this suburban Chicago county normally see only three cases per year and are now wondering when the outbreak will end.
A  test capable of diagnosing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease has been developed in the US using nanotechnology.
The letter from the insurance company said an inspector would come to look over the house.
Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0is investing $7.5 million in energy-efficient chip company Transmeta, which has been\u00c2\u00a0battling falling revenue\u00c2\u00a0and widening losses.
Republican Mitt Romney, a former one-term governor with a thin foreign-policy resume, argued Wednesday that the Senate tenures of his top Democratic presidential rivals don't automatically make them qualified to address world affairs.
The former PSV Eindhoven star finally grabbed his first goal for the Blues on Wednesday evening following his summer move to Stamford Bridge.
(December 29, 2004) - Six clinical studies at the University of Rochester Medical Center have ended because of findings that question the safety of the drugs under investigation.
Dr. David Van Wyck , a respected researcher and kidney disease specialist, seemed a natural choice to lead a National Kidney Foundation panel charged with updating physician guidelines for treating anemia in kidney patients.
GALLE (Sri Lanka) - Almeno 25 italiani sono ancora isolati a Hikkadua, nello Sri Lanka, una delle zone piu&#39; colpite dal maremoto nel Sudest asiatico. Una squadra della Protezione Civile italiana, che ha raggiunto
Dutch police have made a fresh arrest in the investigation into the murder of a filmmaker who was critical of Islam, while two other suspects were released, the Amsterdam prosecutor said on Saturday.
Members of the House ethics committee who are on the investigative panel looking into the handling of complaints about former Rep. Mark Foley's conduct toward teenage House pages and Internet messages to former pages:
Here's one we made up earlier Another bastion of British innocence and decency crumbled today as beloved BBC Children's TV programme Blue Peter was implicated in a phone-in competition scandal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A bomb has exploded near a concert venue in Turkey injuring at least 18 people including two police officers according to CNN-Turk television news.
Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister yesterday expressed his growing impatience with neighbouring countries for not doing enough to keep foreign fighters from joining the insurgency here, and warned that his government would take a &quot;decisive
Others less amused Much to the delight of Francophiles everywhere, Microsoft's Office 2007 switches Outlook Express spell-checkers to work only in French. Those disposed to communicate in other languages are being advised to use third-party programs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BEIJING - The death toll in a coal-mine explosion in central China rose to 63 with 103 workers still missing, the government said today, as toxic fumes slowed rescuers from entering the pit.
By Tricia Duryee, Seattle Times  Mar. 5--Every day after school, Marco Johnson eagerly hops online on his PC to voluntarily view ads that earn him free minutes for his cellphone.
Blog: Google has acquired a company that specializes in aerial photography, including its own digital camera system and aircraft to house it.
Rafael Benitez has warned his Liverpool side he will take disciplinary action if any player is found to have broken club rules during their training trip to Portugal.
The come-from-behind candidate scores an impressive win over Mitt Romney in the nation's first primary, while the Clinton-Obama race appears tighter than expected
Mine, all mine AMD has formally begun renaming ATI's CrossFire 1600 and 3200 chipsets as AMD products, a month after news of the scheme first broke. As expected, the two parts will now be called, respectively, the 480X and the 580X.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli tank fire has killed two Hamas militants planting explosives near a border fence with Israel in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian militant group has said.
Sul sito www.badoo.com un inedito duetto in collegamento
Amitabh Bachchan started endorsing products when he first set up his ABCL - the company, which later came to grief.
A record number of homeowners with high-cost mortgages have fallen behind on their payments or are facing foreclosure, a side effect of the growth in lending to people with poor credit, according to an industry group survey released yesterday.
It was a block-buster night for local Democrats. After they attended the John Edwards rally at Liberty Park, they turned up the volume at the Warner Theatre for a concert that&#39;s part of the &quot;Vote for Change&quot; tour of key battleground states.
Trinity College football coach Chuck Priore isn't the first guy to believe that to achieve success you should surround yourself with successful people. He's just gone about it a different way.
Il primo concorso ippico del Belpaese nasce il 30 maggio 1948. Ed \u00c3\u00a8 subito amoreIn 60 anni ha fatto vincere 984 milioni di euro, ma gli appassionati calano                                            Ultima galoppata il Totip va in pensione                                                                                      In crisi anche Totocalcio e Lotto. Gli italiani preferiscono bingo e slotdi VLADIMIRO POLCHI
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SHAMED Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou withdrew from their home Games after a meeting with the International Olympic Committee last night.
Women who use the injected  contraceptive Depo-Provera have a higher rate of sexually  transmitted diseases, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Chiamare dall'estero coster\u00c3\u00a0 il 50% in meno, invece del 70 previsto inizialmenteIl commissario Reding: \
Previsione, 108 voli soppressi in arrivo e 127 in partenza
Reebok International Ltd. is turning its attention to the growing US Hispanic population, starting with an ad campaign promoting Reebok&#39;s ties to the wildly popular Chivas soccer club in Mexico.
South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun arrived in the United States for a two-day visit to Los Angeles during which he was to meet with members of the city's vast Korean community before going on to the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile.
Cannabis plants lay stacked up  like Christmas trees around a police station near this remote  Albanian village, a humbling sight for growers who two years  ago took pot-shots at an Italian police helicopter.
Olmert says schism after Hamas takeover in Gaza presents 'opportunity' to empower moderates.
Early users of consolidation service complain Yoomba spams their contact lists with invitations to join up.
Schlumberger Ltd , the world's largest oilfield services company, posted a 22 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday but missed Wall Street forecasts because of weakness in the U.S. market.
Pearson, publisher of the Financial Times and Penguin Books, said on Monday that its net profit dropped by 28.5 percent to 446 million pounds in 2006.
SEPTEMBER 06, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Customers will be able to get their hands on the delayed version of Oracle Corp.&#39;s E-Business Suite 11i.
Members of the Wasatch Backcountry Rescue team demonstrate the use of the first helicopter-mounted avalanche transceiver technology in the United States.
SEATTLE -- About 1,700 nurses and other health care workers began a five-day strike Monday against Group Health Cooperative - one of the nation&#39;s oldest HMOs - over the cost of their own health benefits.
Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. to plant its Internet search engine on millions of computers, the latest volley in a high-stakes battle with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Port-Au-Prince - Nearly 250 people have died in Haiti in floods caused by tropical storm Jeanne, the spokesperson for the UN mission here told AFP on Monday.
Israel killed at least 18 Palestinians, most of them Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violence the Palestinian Authority said was a \
Apple has announced that it will drop prices on its DRM-free AAC downloads to $0.99, the same price as all other single-song downloads. Amazon responded by giving its affiliates a 20% cut of all sales.
Grandi del metal e dolci voci chill out fanno propri i Fab Four in due belle compilation. 'Butchering The Beatles' &egrave; operazione ardita ma apprezzabile. Audio: 4 brani
Rudy Giuliani never misses an opportunity to remind people about his track record in fighting crime as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
The personal doctor of pro wrestler Chris Benoit was going to the federal courthouse Monday to be prepared in case charges are filed against him, the physician's attorney said.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.
A court in India passes life sentences on 11 people over anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in 2002.
The Recording Academy has asked its members to sign a petition urging the Writers Guild of America to accept an agreement that would grant a waiver for writers to work on the upcoming Grammys, The Associated Press has learned.
Older, somewhat run-down with a little rust showing, Allan Houston is like the &#39;57 Mustang collecting dust in your garage. It still runs.
The Mets comeback came up short, as the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pitching, headlined by a rare, uninspiring outing by Oliver P\u00c3\u00a9rez, did little to help.
Following Sept. 11, 2001, many companies beefed up security to the point where it was hard for people to get in and out of their buildings. As a result, IT departments at those companies wanted to keep their lockers for storing service parts on-site, even when the parts inventories were managed by outside maintenance contractors (as is most often the case).
Swiss telecoms operator Swisscom has said it would retake full control of Swisscom Mobile, buying back the 25 percent stake it sold to British operator Vodafone six years ago.
TONGI: Muslims crammed buses, trains and boats to travel to a riverbank near the Bangladeshi capital for a three-day annual Islamic congregation that began on Friday.
By SAM HANANEL  WASHINGTON - On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once - from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.
ATHENS, Aug 17  - World number one Roger Federer&#39;s top target for the year -- an Olympic tennis gold medal -- was taken away from him in a &quot;terrible day&quot; on Tuesday.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - President Bush told shell-shocked survivors of Hurricane Ivan on Sunday that \
Three Iraqi insurgent groups gave warning yesterday that anyone taking part in the &quot;dirty farce&quot; of next month&#39;s elections would be exposing themselves to attack.
Iraq - The highest-ranking United States soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison case was sentenced to eight years in prison, the severest punishment so far in the scandal that broke in April with the publication of photos and video showing Americans
Napoli, 1 dic. (Adnkronos) - Antonio Bassolino, presidente della Campania, e&#39; il piu&#39; amato tra i governatori delle regioni d&#39;Italia Questo almeno secondo un sondaggio condotto dall&#39;Istituto Ipr marketing.
Three Palestinians died in missile strikes  launched late Sunday on the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza,  medics said.
Sulla scia dello sviluppo dell&#39;E-Government, nasce il nuovo portale della Suprema Corte di Cassazione. Un servizio dedicato ai magistrati e agli avvocati, ma che offre anche al cittadino la possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di
Jaws dropped when Francis Kao, fresh out of college, persuaded his father to transform the family's highly profitable business making plastic Christmas trees into a digital animation house.
The chairman of the Guggenheim museum quits following a row over expansion of the institution.
YANGON Hundreds of inmates were released from Myanmar&#39;s main prison Friday, witnesses said, a day after the military regime announced that it was expanding its prisoner release program to more than 9,000 people.
Oil fell to a six-week low on Tuesday, dragged lower by a stock market plunge and fears a slowdown in the United States could have a much wider impact than previously thought.
Senza 10 nazionali e 3 infortunati, amichevole sperimentale per l'Udinese a Nova Gorica, in Slovenia...
The Communist Party secretary of   Shanghai has been dismissed for corruption, state media   announced on Monday, the highest official to be felled by a   graft probe since Hu Jintao became national party boss in 2002.
The United States Tennis Association has hired the firm of a former city police commissioner to try to keep tabs on all betting activity surrounding the United States Open.
Tied for the lead with Briny Baird in the Funai Classic at Disney, Tom Lehman believes he has experience on his side entering today&#39;s final round.
E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over  environmental regulation.
At Performa 07, New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s performance art biennial, most of the events fall somewhere in between dance and theater, in the vast, anarchic ocean of blarney and bliss that is contemporary art.
Why does Nicholas Carr find the future of computing so scary? The former editor of Harvard Business Review talks with Wired about his new book, The Big Switch.  Learn how a bunch of bright computer scientists and AI experts in Silicon Valley are dictating the future terms of our culture.
From his carefully coifed hair to his data-driven business principles to his unwavering devotion to his oft-maligned Mormon faith, Mitt Romney is the spitting image of his father physically, professionally and morally.
FCC website gives tantalising glimpse... sort of Whether it's the rumoured 40GB cut-down model or not, there does appear to be a further Sony PlayStation 3 console in the works. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website currently lists a PS3 with the model number CECHG01 and its certification as a 'good neighbour' wireless device.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SEATTLE - There's no more homecoming king and queen at the University of Washington, just royals. The student group that organizes the annual campus festival has decided that gender should not play a role in the honor.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - Two military guards implicated  in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal in Iraq were good soldiers  caught in a muddled chain of command at a chaotic prison, their  lawyers said at the start of pretrial hearings on Saturday.
Northwest Airlines Corp. sued a major distributor of its tickets on Wednesday, continuing a spat over new fees for customers and travel agents who don&#39;t buy tickets on Northwest&#39;s Web sites.
LOS ANGELES, July 14 -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle its clergy abuse cases for at least $600 million, by far the largest payout in the church's sexual abuse scandal, the Associated Press learned Saturday.
Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team's ballpark, for about $21.24 million.
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES.- Norway's Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik (C) and his wife Bjorg listen to a presentation by an architect from the Norwegian firm Snohetta 16 November 2004 at the office of the ...
SAFETY service provider Intertek posted a 17% rise in profits of pounds 45.2m for the six months to June 30 and was bullish about its prospects for the rest of the year. The firm, which has sites across the UK, said the oil, agriculture and chemical arms had all seen revenue growth.
A Pakistani minister being investigated in connection with the death of a Canadian woman is arrested.
HARARE: Zimbabwe&#39;s first woman vice president Joyce Mujuru has been appointed to run the country&#39;s day-to-day affairs while President Robert Mugabe takes his annual leave, the official Herald newspaper reported yesterday.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has taken steps to help enterprise developers who want to test their applications against Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Lebanon&#39;s billionaire Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri has resigned, bringing to a head a political crisis that has paralysed the country for weeks.
Running back Clinton Portis partially dislocated his left shoulder during Washington's opening series of the preseason Sunday night, a significant setback for the Redskins' revamped offense.
The Oakland Raiders were feeling good about themselves after last week&#39;s revenge win over Jon Gruden and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but that sweet feeling didn&#39;t linger long.
Medical school interns routinely work 30-hour shifts, but two new studies say the workload is both dangerous and excessive, and are calling for interns&#39; hours to be cut in half.
Ad Unicredit nega coinvolgimento istituto in acquisti
A bamboo chair provides a departure point for the exhibition to compare the roles of Noguchi and Kenmochi in midcentury modern design.
By Aaron C. Davis  MEYERS, Calif. - A raging wildfire near Lake Tahoe on Monday forced hundreds of residents to flee towering flames that destroyed more than 200 buildings, turned the sky orange and fouled the lake's famously clear waters with falling ash.
Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? The US House of Representatives has passed an anti-spyware bill, but the measure must be passed by the Senate before it becomes law. The Senate does not currently have anti-spyware legislation in front of it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(National) Aug. 26, 2004 - Some sugary drinks contain 40 grams or more, which is twice as much sugar as the government recommends for one day.
Risultati dell'ultima giornata del gruppo F della seconda fase degli Europei di basket.
Review Waitrose's QuickCheck scanner a real time-saver
Thousands of people remain stranded by some of the worst flooding in eastern Australia for 20 years.
Wounded by a loss in  Florida, Republican Mitt Romney put on a brave face on his  White House bid -- a fight that his aides expect to hinge on  voters in America's conservative heartland.
MARBELLA, Spain  - A tip-off hotline set up by a former British policeman on the Costa del Sol has nabbed three British criminals on the run in Spain and impressed local police looking for new ways to tackle organized crime.
Three senior executives are leaving AOL following a recent shake-up that brought in a veteran NBC executive as the online company's new chief executive, two people familiar with the matter said Friday.
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as data signaling strength in the economy and rising bond yields increased interest-rate concerns, spurring investors to lock in profits before a long holiday weekend.
Interpol launched an international call Monday for the arrest of a prominent Colombian politician who is believed to have fled to Venezuela after being accused of colluding with right-wing paramilitaries to kidnap a political rival.

The Justice Department said on Wednesday it will investigate whether its hiring practices were improperly tainted by politics after a former aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales admitted posing political questions to job applicants.
In the spring of 1985, I was the only Israeli journalist attending a huge demonstration at Bir Zeit University. I found myself in a car at the entrance to the campus surrounded by hundreds
The Iraqi fans&#39; bus ride from Athens to Kaftanzoglio Stadium took eight hours. But at least that was better than the trip to Crete last weekend to see their team play.
The body of late soul legend James Brown is moved to a tomb where it will stay until a public mausoleum is built.
E' iniziato intorno alle 13, nella sede di via Allegri, il consiglio della Federcalcio. Tra i punti ...
A law-enforcement exercise to prepare for a possible mass migration as that could occur following a Cuban leadership change coincided Thursday with the arrival of real migrants.
China&#39;s investment in construction and factory equipment, a key growth indicator, slowed slightly in November on lower public spending, but local-level investments surged, the government reported Thursday.
Terawhatchi? Okay, okay. You've heard this before. The world is ready for a blade PC revolution.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Free Standards Group (FSG) has announced the release of a specification that aims to help keep the Linux operating system from fragmenting and allow applications developed for one version of Linux to work on one another.
The one part of the steroids scandal that outrages me at this late date is that people still expect sports to be the last outpost of fair play.
President Bush's New England campaign chairman stepped down Friday after the Democrats accused him of taking part in the jamming of their telephone lines on Election Day 2002.
Asterix and Obelix had to scale snow-capped peaks to find it, but Swiss botanists said Monday they have created a variety of the famous Edelweiss flower that is literally more down-to-earth.
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PARMA, Ohio  - President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
Blues great B.B. King wiped away tears and spoke a few words of thanks at the Mississippi Capitol as the state House and Senate declared B.B. King Day.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday released a plan that would expand access to health coverage for all children and adults, but stops short of mandating universal coverage.
SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 8 -- Thousands of students, workers and environmentalists protesting President Bush's arrival here Thursday shut down a road in a central business district, and some clashed with helmet-wearing riot police who fired tear gas and beat demonstrators.
The drama of foreign oil workers kidnapped for ransom in restive southern Nigeria plays out so often that it seems the hostage takers, the oil giants and the army follow a script &#151; one that usually ends peacefully with the captives released unharmed.
Chinese President Hu Jintao rejected any suggestion that Beijing was forming neo-colonialist ties with Africa in its bid to access the vast natural resources of the world's poorest continent.
John Kerry planned to go hunting Thursday, showing he's a regular guy to voters who might harbor some doubts.
Such a deep streak of nostalgia runs through George Clooney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career that he seems to be working his way through every decade of the 20th century.
The German biotechnology company Paion and its American partner, Forest Laboratories, announced the outcomes of the trial of its drug, desmoteplase.
Facing crumbling support for the war among their own members, Senate Republican leaders yesterday sought to block bipartisan efforts to force a change in the American military mission in Iraq.
Real Madrid is again under pressure to perform as Barcelona won their latest Spanish League match to extend their lead to 12 points.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - A Massachusetts judge refused  to declare a mistrial on Friday in the child rape trial of  defrocked priest Paul Shanley, saying he would instruct jurors  to disregard an accuser's emotional outburst.
Yes, it's dirt-cheap and will mobilize people throughout the developing world. And that is exactly why it poses a threat to the environment and global energy supplies.
U.S. employers added 157,000 new  jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers  surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season,  the Labor Department reported on Friday.
Police clashed with rock-throwing protesters Friday as world leaders gathered for a weekend summit of 21 Pacific Rim economies to discuss trade and security and network with one another.
I am whoever I say I am The Care Records Development Board (CRDB) is preparing to pilot online patient access to medical records, it said this week, but it hasn't yet worked out what kind of authentication procedures or security system it will use.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The former chairman of Shell, Sir Philip Watts, is to take the main City regulator, the Financial Services Authority, to a public tribunal to try to clear his name over the oil giant&#39;s reserves scandal.
Philips Electronics, Europe's biggest consumer electronics maker, posted a 22-percent rise in second-quarter operating profit on Monday thanks to an improved performance at its domestic appliances unit and lower overheads.
UNITED NATIONS - Warning that Darfur is descending into anarchy, the top UN envoy to Sudan urged the Security Council Thursday to quickly deploy African troops to deter violence and speed up peace talks to prevent warlords from taking control of the vast
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has requested that the Federal Election Commission force Republican groups to withdraw ads attacking his military service record.
Nigeria's umbrella union body said on  Tuesday it would give the government until Sunday to reverse a  20 per cent hike in domestic fuel prices in the world's eighth  largest oil producer or it would call a general strike.
Five US soldiers are killed by insurgents in Iraq in the past day, as a series of explosions leave another 14 dead.
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia  - Bolivia's Evo Morales faces an uphill battle toward revival of South American trade unity along socially responsible lines when he meets with regional leaders in a summit on Friday and Saturday.
They may be good friends and &quot;Ocean&#39;s  Thirteen&quot; co-stars, but when it comes to their new movie  together, George Clooney&#39;s got a few words for his buddy Brad  Pitt: If you&#39;re better than me, I&#39;ll murder you.
Police arrested two men on suspicion  of plotting to bomb a New York subway station and other  targets, but the case had no connection with next week's  Republican convention or al Qaeda, police said on Saturday.
Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion, left, scores two of his 36 points over Washington Wizards center Brendan Haywood, right, in the third quarter Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in Phoenix.
\u00c2\u00b7 'Disturbing trend' to exploit children in Iraq  \u00c2\u00b7 Coalition forces admit holding 600 juveniles
The pace of change in India is supercharged because the country is catching up to, and in some cases leapfrogging, developments that took decades to play out elsewhere.
SUNRISE, Fla.  - President Bush labeled Sen. John  Kerry on Saturday a political opportunist who is unfit to lead  amid \
The Irish have embraced the use of cloth bags to carry their groceries, encouraged by a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag grabbed at the register.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia&#39;s armed forces will shortly acquire unique missile technology, unmatched by any other nuclear power.
Virender Sehwag hits 155 to overshadow Shane Warne's wickets record and keep India on top in the second Test.
UPDATED - The assassination of Pakistan's leading challenger to the prime minister's post may be to blame for a late afternoon plummet in Apple's stock value, along with the rest of the tech sector.
BLUNDERING American troops have let 380 tons of high explosives disappear from an Iraqi military base. Terrorists and insurgents are feared to have raided the weapons stockpiles at the Al
Three new movies make U.S. debuts  and one independent film, shark tale \
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Police found more than they bargained for when they stopped a U-Haul truck with a burned-out taillight. Instead of furniture in the back, police on Monday found a rolling keg party with about 20 people drinking whiskey and beer. Eleven people were charged with underage drinking.
OSNABRUECK, Germany  - British soldiers accused of  abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners were only  following orders that their detainees be \
The US food safety authority on Tuesday approved meat and milk from cloned animals, clearing the way for them one day to appear on store shelves despite opposition on ethical and health grounds.
AFRICA/TOGO - Dimissioni dell\u00c2\u0092Arcivescovo di Lom\u00c3\u00a9 e nomina del Successore Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in data 8 giugno 2007 ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale dell\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi di Lom\u00c3\u00a9 (Togo), presentata da Sua Ecc. Mons. Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, in conformit\u00c3\u00a0 al can. 4...
MILANO, 13 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Traffico bloccato sull&#39;autostrada A4 Torino-Venezia dalle 7.05 di questa mattina dopo che un camion \u00c3\u00a8 andato a fuoco per cause ancora da chiarire. L&#39;incidente \u00c3\u00a8 avvenuto all&#39;altezza
The world's second-most powerful computer is expected to be operational in Spain in January, a senior Spanish minister announced.
Lo stadio di Cesena &egrave; perfettamente in regola con le norme del Decreto Pisanu. Lo scrive il s...
Not long after 72-year-old Anne Beale Golson had retired on disability from her job as a librarian, she put a stack of paid bills out for the mail, hung up a freshly pressed outfit and taped a note to the front of the house.
The end of summer is approaching, but don&#39;t put away that mosquito repellent just yet. Even though mosquito populations are lower than normal, Saginaw County officials this year have found 27 dead birds infected with West Nile virus -- almost twice the ...
Pope Benedict may have prayed with a  mufti in Istanbul's Blue Mosque, but that doesn't mean that  Catholic children in his native Germany can follow his example  when they gather for pre-Christmas festivities at their  schools.
SAN JOSE, Calif. Semiconductor company Intel says it has made a breakthrough development in shrinking the size of chips. The Santa Clara-based company announced today it has created a fully functional 70 megabit
By Steve Bennish Staff Writer WEST MILTON -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said it has issued a permit to Ludlow Falls sand and gravel pit operator Milton Materials LLC that could allow up to 11.52 million gallons of groundwater per day into the Stillwater River.
Treasuries prices turned lower on  Tuesday in a classic buy-the-rumor, sell-the-fact reaction as a  reading on U.S. consumption proved not as weak as some had been  betting.
Former Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne wrestled with a burglar at his rural English home before the intruder and an accomplice made off with up to one million pounds (1.4 million euros, 1.9 million dollars) of jewellery, police said.
A bill to regulate South Africa's 200,000 traditional healers is to be debated in parliament.
Jon Peters, producer of Superman Returns and A Star is Born, is sued for alleged sexual harassment.
A chemical compound that drug developers had shelved as a failed treatment for inflammation has unexpectedly become the most promising new tuberculosis medicine to emerge in 40 years, scientists said Thursday.
Procter & Gamble will try to persuade a federal advisory panel to recommend approval of the first drug to increase a woman's sex drive.
More than 10 years after the Coast Guard left Governors Island in New York Harbor, a team of architects has been selected to design a grandly whimsical green 40-acre park on its southern half.
For their college  graduation, some students get an engraved pen or a leather  portfolio.
Tommy Hilfiger USA said Friday that it received a federal grand jury subpoena seeking documents related to commissions the company paid to a non-US subsidiary since 1990.
Canon Inc. (7751.T) said on  Tuesday it will start mass production of ultra-thin  energy-conserving TVs in early 2008, defying predictions that  steep price falls in flat-screen TVs would make it tough to  roll out the new technology.
Giovanni Giuliano ammazzato in un circolo. Inchiesta della procura:nelle casse dei clan i soldi dello Stato destinati alle cooperative sociali                                            Camorra, ucciso il figlio del boss pentito Altri tre feriti, riesplode la guerra a Napoli                                                                                      di IRENE DE ARCANGELIS
MONDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an epidural during childbirth are more likely to have breast-feeding problems in the first week and to stop breast-feeding before the end of six months than women who don't receive an epidural, an Australian study says.
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai will feature in one of Americas most famous talk shows -
The chief executives of Renault-Nissan and General Motors met in Paris and vowed to continue their talks on a global alliance despite reports that the negotiations were in trouble.
US banks are feasting on the fast-growing Texas market, where a rapidly growing population and its ability to lure new businesses have experts predicting competition for deals there will become more intense.
Verso le 8.00 due vagoni si sono sganciati da un treno ostruendo alcuni scambi. Il mezzo era vuoto e non ci sono stati feriti. Chiusi otto binari, ma nessun cambiamento per gli Eurostar e traffico locale. Roma
New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial transfats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
The Republican party yesterday distanced itself from senator Larry Craig after it emerged he had entered a guilty plea to disorderly conduct in a sex sting in a men's toilet at Minneapolis airport.
It took 108 years for the men&#39;s Olympic marathon to return to its origins, and just a moment for a defrocked Irish priest to affect the legitimacy of the result.
The Russian government expels four British diplomats, in the continuing Alexander Litvinenko murder row.
A dose of vitamin C may give a quick boost to the poorer-than-average blood circulation seen in healthy young smokers, a Japanese study suggests.
Il presidente degli Stati Uniti \u00c3\u00a8 atterrato nella base area Al-Asad nella provincia di AnbarIl portavoce della Casa Bianca: \
A sharply divided Senate on Thursday threw into doubt the fate of the plan backed by President George W. Bush to revamp U.S. immigration laws.
Priest Holmes ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chiefs wore down the highly touted Baltimore defense in a victory Monday night.
What better time than the run-up to Halloween to revive Henry James\u00e2\u0080\u0099s classic ghost story, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Turn of the Screw,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and let the shivers fall where they may?
UN envoy Jan Eliasson said he was hopeful of a rapid reduction in violence in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur after a series of meetings with government officials and rebel commanders this week.
New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shortage, experts say.
NEW YORK, September 3 (New Ratings) - The European Union has reportedly made significant progress in settling its prolonged antitrust case against The Coca-Cola Co (KO.
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard will be out of action for several weeks after scans revealed he has suffered a torn thigh muscle.
President Bush nominated former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik on Friday to head the US homeland security department and accepted the resignation of Health
Middle income families with students in many of the nation's top university are getting some relief.
Their starting pitching was all but spent by Labor Day, but the Dodgers still held on to win the National League West. The St. Louis Cardinals, who have the NL&#39;s best offense
Midnight Mass was celebrated at the Vatican. People there waited in line for hours to get inside St. Peter&#39;s Basilica for the Christmas service.
Dec. 29, 2004 -- For overweight women, birth control pills don&#39;t offer as reliable protection against pregnancy as one might think, new research shows.
Holiday shoppers may worry about whether the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.
Dennis Miller has signed  on to host his first game show, GSN&#39;s &quot;Grand Slam,&quot; in which  top game show contestants compete against one another.
Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. customers are likely to see lower prices and better coverage as a result of the companies&#39; planned $35 billion merger.
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Any NFL teams looking for help in the backfield might be encouraged by the availability of a few running backs who were cut Saturday.
Andrew Brackman scored a career-high 20 points and made several key plays during a decisive second-half run Wednesday night to lift No. 12 North Carolina State past Louisiana-Lafayette 78-72.
MIAMI - Retired running back Ricky Williams says he contacted the Miami Dolphins this week at the request of his agent but has no plans to rejoin the team anytime soon.
WASHINGTON -- The World Health Organization says one in 10 hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.
Second-act chief executives bring deep knowledge of their industries and their companies, but may be reluctant to make radical changes.
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Ukraine&#039;s parliament was due to vote on Yulia Tymoshenko&#039;s bid to regain the prime minister&#039;s post, with the opposition vowing to scuttle the ballot.
Four days before the presidential election, Osama bin Laden appeared on a videotape broadcast worldwide Friday, admitting a central role in the Sept.
Police probing the disappearance of a Polish student in Glasgow find a body in the church where she was last seen.
Tracy Harwood, the organiser of Europe's first dedicated Machinima festival picks her top five films.
L'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, &egrave; molto deluso e dispiaciuto per il passaggio di Da...
Hurricane John churned along Mexico's Pacific Coast on Thursday, lashing beaches with winds and rain but staying just far enough offshore to prevent major damage.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bar and corner-store owners winced while anti-tobacco activists celebrated Wednesday as the Ontario government introduced a provincewide ban on smoking, part of what it considers the toughest anti-tobacco strategy on the continent.
Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.
Georgian athlete Lasha Pataraia might not be the strongest man on earth but he may have the strongest ears.
A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason - they don't apply.    The study released Monday by the American Council on Education, which represents colleges and universities, says that half of the 8 million undergraduates enrolled in 1999-2000 at institutions participating in federal student aid programs did not complete the main federal aid application form...
KPMG has received the largest audit fine in the history of the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its role in a company that cost Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation $6billion (\u00c2\u00a33.
Sam Wheeler Charlie Hodgson has played in big internationals before but he has never been under the amount of scrutiny he will be subjected to this afternoon.
Qwerty keyboard offered as standard Mobile World Congress We can understand Asian companies nicking paying homage to Western smartphone designs, but why risk demo'ing them a just a few minutes' walk from the original manufacturer's booth?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Leader Sir Menzies Campbell survives a test of authority by winning a vote on tax plans at the Lib Dem conference.
Talking out of your..oh, wait Three high school students in the US have been suspended from school for saying \
The Nashville Predators, the NHL's top team, got a bit better on Thursday when they acquired former league MVP Peter Forsberg from the Philadelphia Flyers.
Hoping to smooth things over with the Church of England, Sony Computer Entertainment said Wednesday that it was in talks with the church over its use of the cathedral in its PlayStation 3 title Resistance: Fall of Man.
MANCHESTER, N.H. - A Barnstead man has pleaded guilty to stealing three pairs of panties as a Valentine's Day gift for his wife.  Ronald Roemer, 39, was fined $240 on a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting. Police say he took $22 worth of women's underwear from Sears.
The body of a 22-year-old backpacker from Maesteg killed in a plane crash in Thailand is returned home.
Beating Harvard or Yale on a list of rankings would ordinarily make administrators at the State University of New York at Albany beam. But not when it wins the nation's No. 1 party school crown.
Vishal-Shekhar's music does not impress much.
A 35-year-old County Tyrone man appears in court accused of having drugs said to be worth \u00c2\u00a31.5m.
Before any law has been passed, carmakers are putting on stability control systems. They like their buyers alive. Rollovers are the safety curse of sport utility vehicles.
Profits triple at McDonald's Japan after the fast-food chain starts selling larger burgers.
The United Nations Security Council will meet next Monday to formally endorse South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as its choice to become the next UN secretary general, its president said.
British prosecutors charged a man on Friday with seeking to kidnap and kill a member of the armed forces as part of an alleged terrorist plot apparently aimed against Muslims who had served with British troops in Iraq.
In &quot;The Reckoning,&quot; his masterful 1986 book on the US auto industry, the journalist David Halberstam criticized the Big Three automakers - General Motors, Ford and Chrysler - and their unionized workers for complacency and shortsightedness that he said
BEIJING -- Twenty-nine people believed to be North Korean entered the Japanese school in Beijing on Wednesday morning to seek asylum in a country other than China, according to Foreign Ministry officials in Tokyo.
(InfoWorld) - Executives at AU Optronics, the world's third largest LCD panel maker by revenue, on Thursday said demand for notebook PCs and digital cameras has picked up recently, and predicted better times ahead. \
The yellowing linoleum and faded  wallpaper in the former prison of the East German secret police  would be ultra hip in any German bar.
As European Union ministers consider how to get the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system into orbit, one man who has been there had some simple advice &#151; do it fast, or the Chinese will steal the show.
With fears of a humanitarian crisis growing, Israel opened up its blockade of Lebanon's ports to allow the first shiploads of aid to arrive, and tens of thousands of Lebanese fled north to escape Israeli army incursions.
Johnson Controls Inc. JCI.N, said on  Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 24 percent on growth in  both its automotive interiors and building controls business.
The question is: Just what is going on at the Wellcome Collection?
Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month in September, as Americans remained concerned about the employment situation, according to a survey by the Conference Board.
Although a shuttle servicing mission is one of the options for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, to date, NASA does not have a definitive estimate of the potential cost.
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US beef exports to Japan are to resume soon under an agreement reached yesterday to ease a 10-month ban on the meat prompted by a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.
Medicare premiums in the US will increase by 17.4 percent in 2005, the largest single increase in the 40 year history of the program.
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England A cricketer Graham Wagg faces a lengthy suspension from the sport after he pleaded guilty to taking cocaine.
US carmaker General Motors says it plans to cut back on production of some large, sport utility vehicles.
One thought sprang into Corey Brewer's mind after being chosen by Minnesota in the first round of last night's NBA draft.
Nicklas Lidstrom sparked a third period comeback as the high-flying Detroit Red Wings rallied past the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Wednesday, stretching their winning streak to five games.
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Day two of the first ministers summit on health care carried on in the same vein as day one -- with both sides clinging to positions divided by billions of dollars.
General Motors Corp. , in the midst of reassessing its unprofitable European operations, is not ruling out closing a plant there and is likely to cut some jobs, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday.
Gary Bettman and the NHL return to the negotiating table with the players&#39; association today in Toronto, but the league is expected to formally reject the offer made by the union last Thursday.
Sudanese officials prevented  African Union monitors from investigating reports Khartoum had  bombed villages in Darfur this week in violation of a  cease-fire dealwith rebels, an African Union source said on  Friday.
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. said Thursday third quarter earnings doubled, and it unveiled plans for its two holding companies to merge.
The Dallas Mavericks weren't too happy about losing their 12-game winning streak, and the struggling New Jersey Nets wound up paying for it.
A dream goal for Kenny Miller against his old club secured Celtic a 2-0 win at home to Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China&#39;s newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start Sunday on long-suspended talks
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TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.
Turkey's prime minister has promised to promote national unity and fight terrorism after his ruling Islamist party comfortably won parliamentary elections. But the AKP's Islamic roots and its appeal to religious supporters have unnerved many in the officially secular nation.
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt calls for clearer labelling of violent video games.
Designer Giorgio Armani has blamed  stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession  with ultra-thin women.
Players on the Colorado Rockies, once described as an organization that adhered to a \u00e2\u0080\u009cChristian-based code of conduct,\u00e2\u0080\u009d say that faith is not a requirement for peer approval.
Pakistan successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile Tuesday morning, capable of hitting targets over 900 miles away, the military announced.
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President George W. Bush picked Carlos Gutierrez, who rose from being a political refugee from Cuba to chairman and chief executive of Kellogg Co.
Top-level exits raise tough personal questions for the people left behind, especially those closely aligned with the departing boss.
French police are investigating the death of a 14-year-old Spanish girl who lost consciousness while riding a roller coaster at Disneyland Paris, park officials said Tuesday.
For France, those were the days. The French aren't pining for the return of their 19th-century empire, but the 200th anniversary Thursday of Napoleon Bonaparte's crowning as emperor is a reminder of their country's former glory.
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With a major hurdle out of the way but a few more tough ones up ahead, Oracle&#39;s bid to buy PeopleSoft could boil down to one question: What price is right?
Residents of the area near Madrid airport reported seeing a ball of fire explode and disintregrate in skies over the Spanish capital overnight, security services said.
A crackdown on dealers and users of drugs including cocaine and heroin is launched by English and Welsh police.
A travel book published by China's military will be distributed around the world by a publishing arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the People's Liberation Army Daily said.
Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.
Companies must start expensing employee stock options in earnings statements next year, US accounting rule makers declared on Thursday, a move that could signal the end of a long-standing bookkeeping practice that many argued allowed
THE jailed firebrand Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has decided not to run for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, lifting the threat of a divided vote in his Fatah faction.
Joseph Blatter, presidente della Fifa, non gradisce la nomina di Fabio Capello come ct della Naziona...
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Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring  double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red  Sox to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on  Tuesday.
The US government has warned its citizens in Nordic and Baltic states of the threat of imminent terrorist attacks, the BBC said Monday.
Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.
(InfoWorld) - Online delivery service company Akamai Technologies Inc. is buying Nine Systems Corp., a multimedia management service provider, expanding its toolset for online content. To buy Nine Systems, Akamai will issue 3.1 million shares and pay about US$7 million in cash. The buyout will cost an estimated $160 million, depending in part on Akamai's share price on the closing date, which is expected to come by year's end, said Akamai spokesman Jeff Young. Akamai helps enterprises and service providers get content and applications out to customers through its software and servers located in ISP (Internet service provider) data centers worldwide. Nine Systems sells a service for setting up live and canned content, controlling how customers can use it and analyzing how it is consumed. Being able to deliver rich media well is a growing business as more video and audio offerings go up on the Internet and Web users learn to expect instant gratification through sites such as YouTube. The problem has also become more complicated with multimedia appearing on mobile devices such as cell phones. Nine Systems has a set of services controlled through a software suite called Stream OS. With it, providers can take a piece of content, set up how it will be delivered, protect it with Microsoft Corp. Windows Media DRM (digital rights management), create a page where it can be sold and control how users can access it. Reporting tools include a worldwide map of where the content is being consumed and a voice-activated system for retrieving statistics from a cell phone on the road. Other Nine Systems capabilities include setting up channels of related content and tagging media so the right advertising can be associated with it, Young said. Akamai will integrate the services with its delivery capabilities to create a one-stop shop for online media providers, he said. Akamai, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will retain Nine Systems' facilities in Denver and its hometown of San Diego and will keep a majority of the company's 57 employees, Young said.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
PanAmSat Holding Corp., the largest US commercial-satellite operator, filed to sell as much as $1.12 billion in shares though an initial public offering eight months after being sold to Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts &amp; Co.
Eskimos in the Arctic are worried about changes in the wildlife resulting from climate change and the gradual increase in contaminants.
XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said  it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major League  Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign  up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new  medium.
Il gruppo registra 8,710 miliardi, in rialzo rispetto 2006
One of Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest pop stars, Alejandro Sanz is a first-rate balladeer who has gradually expanded his reach, experimenting with the rich rhythms that have long underpinned even his gentlest love songs.
Foreign terrorists flooded into Iraq as instability grew after the toppling of Hussein and resentment toward the U.S. intensified, report says.
The dollar fell against the euro on Tuesday as dealers waited for U.S. trade deficit figures to decide whether to keep buying back the U.S. currency.
U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday as disappointing earnings from consumer electronics chain Best Buy Inc.  sounded a sour note about the strength of the holiday shopping season.
Cisco Systems John Chambers touts collaboration technology at Salesforce.com's user conference, Dreamforce.
Photographs sent by a NASA orbiter suggests that water may indeed be flowing on Mars. And where there's water, there's at least a chance of life. By the Associated Press.
Questo il commento del presidente della Reggina, Lillo Foti, ai tragici fatti di Catania: ''Non ci s...
19 December 2004 -- The Russian firm Baikalfinansgroup has won the bidding to buy a core asset of the Yukos oil company -- Yuganskneftegaz -- as the Russian government today carried out its threat to dismember Yukos.
Rapper Lil' Kim said on Monday she was  innocent of federal perjury charges and charged that the case  against her was part of a witch hunt against hip-hop music.
Jenn Stuczynski failed to set an American indoor pole vault record last night at the Reggie Lewis Center during the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, but she still won the event with a vault of 4.60 meters (15 feet 1 inch).
Prince Harry will join the army in early 2005 after passing his Sandhurst entrance tests, Clarence House says.
CALANG, Indonesia  - Hundreds of Indonesians prayed at mass graves in Aceh province on Wednesday, while in Thailand Buddhist monks held a ceremony to remember the many thousands who died in the Indian Ocean tsunami three years ago.
LONDON (Ticker) - American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones has denied new allegations she has used performance-enhancing drugs.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a laptop that you can roll up as easily as a paper.
Ukraine quietly marked the second anniversary of the Orange Revolution on Wednesday, with both supporters and opponents of the mass protests pausing to recall an event that all agree changed this former Soviet republic.
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Economic realities, longer life expectancies, and distaste for fogy activities might dictate that you'll retire well into your 70s -- if ever.
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The UK government on Friday directed financial institutions to freeze the funds of the London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) with immediate effect.
Avanade on Monday is partnering with Microsoft to release Enterprise Library, which features reusable code, tools, and guidance intended to make it easier to develop in the .Net environment.
Some 200 demonstrators, many of them handicapped, protest the kidnapping of Iraqi CARE director Margaret Hassan in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 25, 2004.
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British actress Deborah Kerr, who shared one of cinema's most famous kisses with Burt Lancaster in \
HERZLIYA, Israel A direct message today from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Palestinians: &quot;We have no desire to rule over you.
Hearken back to when satellite radio stocks were expensive, and their prospects up for debate.
Subito il voto, poi governo forte e truppe arabe. Powell sulla riforma dell&#39;Onu: appoggio all&#39;Italia. WASHINGTON - Il ministro degli Esteri italiano Franco Frattini rassicura il segretario di Stato americano
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer &#151; results contrary to many previous findings.
Local retail and classified advertising is expected to help boost U.S. newspapers' ad revenue in 2005, but the wild card is how much money big companies like mobile-phone providers and film studios spend on advertising, experts say.
The House of Representatives on  Tuesday approved an energy bill to increase the fuel efficiency  of cars and trucks for the first time since 1975, boost  production of ethanol and cut energy use in light bulbs and  appliances.
Jerusalem: Despite several defeats on the battlefield, Ariel Sharon, the former general turned Israeli prime minister, has finally won the war to implement his Gaza pullout plan after neutralising his internal enemies.
Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that tourism should help different cultures bridge gaps and promote dialogue between people.
The Rolling Stones ended their two-year world tour in their home town of London on Sunday, leaving fans wondering if it would be their last ever show.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said yesterday that it has successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit many cities in neighboring India, but defense officials said it was not intended as a message to the rival country.
China said on Monday its response to the threats of climate change must give overriding priority to economic development as the nation seeks to balance ambitions for growth with fears of environmental calamity.
The cigarette and food producer raised its quarterly dividend by 6 cents to 86 cents a share, less than some analysts had expected.
Islamabad - Pakistani police detained the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday, hours after a court ordered his re-arrest for failing to appear at a bail hearing in a murder case.
NEW YORK  - Infection with simian virus 40  (SV40) plays little or no role in the development of  mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs that  has been linked to asbestos exposure, according to a report in  The Lancet.
TROMSOE, Norway  - The world marked Environment Day on Tuesday with cheerful events like tree-planting and solar cooking in the heat of Asia, but also gloomier talk in the not-so-frozen north of melting polar caps.
Wladimir Kaminer, the author of several best-selling books about Russian immigrants in Germany, has become an emblem of Berlin's emerging hybrid culture.
L'Italia ha debuttato con una vittoria nel torneo di qualificazione al World Grand Prix in corso ad ...
Description: Pennsylvanian Republican Sen. Arlen Specter amassed opposition in his own party when he said that pro-life judicial nominees would have a tough time making it through committee.
PHOENIX Salvation Army bell ringers are accepting more than coins in the kettle this year. The charity is equipping some bell ringers to take donations on credit cards.
The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.
A planned tribute to late musician Johnny Cash at the New York Republican convention has attracted some strong criticism, the BBC reported.
Israeli air strikes killed four Palestinian militants on Friday in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, as Egyptian forces began closing the severed border, curbing the stream of Gazans breaching the Israeli blockade.
After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braun\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rocket program. Now it has one of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.
Legal costs associated with resolving software patent disputes will double if the European Union ratifies proposals to introduce US-style intellectual property laws, an industry group has warned.
Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on Thursday  backed its quarterly profit outlook, helped by sales of new  products and continued gains in developing markets.
THE odds are stacked heavily against Lleyton Hewitt but the Australian has incentives aplenty when he faces world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Masters Cup final in Houston today.
Another good day at Oakland Hills sees Europe move 11-5 clear of the USA going into Sunday's Ryder Cup singles.
It looked bad for Chuck Fleming -- lung cancer had spread through his body. But his oncologist decided to try using a \
There's only one David Beckham &#151; and England had missed him. Beckham's free kick set up John Terry for the first international goal at the new Wembley stadium, but Diego scored in the second minute of injury time Friday night to give Brazil a 1-1 exhibition tie against England.
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Tuesday said it would restate financial statements for its 2004  fiscal year due to errors in how it accounted for the  repurchase of franchises, which could reduce earnings more than  the company had previously forecast.
Delaware Sen. Joe Biden abandoned his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in the state's caucuses.
German retail sales post a surprisingly strong rise in December, driven by a jump in household goods sales.
The presiding judge in the church trial of a Methodist minister who declared she is a lesbian in a committed relationship ruled Wednesday that the cleric&#39;s defense could not call witnesses who would challenge the denomination&#39;s ban on sexually active gay
THE history of Apple Computer can be told through its advertisements as well as its products. There was, of course, the commercial that introduced the Macintosh.
Ahmadinejad: 'ho le prove, non oseranno farlo'
Are your priorities in a sensible order?
U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera, who has not competed since last month's success in Oakmont, says he will not be fazed by the bad weather expected to affect this week's European Open.
Roger Federer injures his leg while having a nightmare in his hotel room, then recovers to win a match yesterday at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Britain should look to Europe rather than the US for its economic destiny, the French Finance Minister said yesterday as Gordon Brown launched a scathing attack on the euro system.
Leading shares gained momentum in late afternoon deals to close higher after the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, reignited geopolitical concerns and sent oil prices to a fresh 1-month high, fuelling oil heavyweight share prices.
Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer  and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to  close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the  Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.
Attention, presidential candidates: Not to disrupt your holiday plans, but if you have any cringe-inducing mistakes, insensitive jokes or outright hypocrisy yet to engage in, there's no time like the present.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said its General Re insurance unit received a request from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to provide information on some insurance
The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.

L'Oreal , the world's largest  cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay  , alleging the online auctioneer does not do enough to  combat the sale of counterfeits, the company said on Monday.
CAMBRIDGE -- A new friend-spotting software program will debut on the MIT campus today, allowing people to enjoy the social benefits of sharing their location without showing up on Big Brother's radar screen. The iFIND project turns every laptop into something like a precise Global Positioning System unit that can spot users -- down to the room they're sitting in ...
US troops fight rebels in northern Iraq for a second day, while 500 suspected militants are seized elsewhere.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tony Kornheiser -- sportswriter, columnist, ESPN commentator, humorist, and author -- will be heard nationwide on XM Satellite Radio starting March 5.
The growing popularity of Indian food is evident from the increasing number of Indian restaurants opening up across the country. But it is not merely the lure of the palate that ensures the success of the
Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso are closely matched in practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane   strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,   threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large   waves.
A U.S. judge on Friday denied former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's demand for a speedy return home when his U.S. prison term ends next month and said nothing stood in the way of a French extradition request.
Aiming for a terabyte The University of Berlin, with partners Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Italy, has managed to store 500GB of data on a regular HD DVD or Blu-ray disc.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British-born medics should not be prioritised ahead of foreign doctors in the UK, says the British Medical Association.
HD DVD players make up 60 percent of high-def media players sold in the U.S., backers claim.
Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue  would beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 17  percent in pre-market trade.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil says he is certain he will be re-elected in a second round of voting.
Web search company Google has hired the lead engineer of the Firefox Web browser, fueling speculation that Google will create its own version of Firefox to take on Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.
Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.
Aaron Bruce grew up in Australia watching highlights of Michael Jordan and trying to emulate the ballhandling skills of Pete Maravich.
The nation&#39;s biggest insurers are mired in a brewing scandal that many executives fear could shake the industry to its core. After
Emergency rooms at U.S. hospitals are   becoming stretched as patient visits increase while the number   of emergency facilities declines, a new report said.
Start on the path to wealth with an attitude adjustment.
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SENATOR John Kerry has declared victory in the US presidential election, staking his claim on a historical quirk linking past White House races and the Washington Redskins football team.
Beatles fans will probably have to wait until next year before they can buy the Fab Four's tunes from online retailers such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes store, George Harrison's widow said on Friday.
A mercury-based vaccine preservative did not appear to affect language or other similar brain functions in children, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday in the first of a series of studies meant to lay to rest the controversy over thimerosal.
CARY, NC, Dec. 3 -- Danesha Adams and Bristyn Davis had goals in the second half and UCLA allowed just three shots, helping the Bruins beat Princeton, 2-0, Friday in the semifinals of the Women&#39;s College Cup.
Collapse? What collapse! Besieged by hedge fund managers and anxious Apple stockholders, research outfit Forrester today sought to distance itself from reporting of its research into digital download sales at Apple's iTunes Store.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Heart failure is a disease where the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body. Fluid collects in the lungs. People who develop heart failure are generally older.
Twenty years ago this month, Dan Marino played in his only Super Bowl &#151; and lost. That blemish on the resume won't prevent the NFL's most prolific passer from being elected next week to the Hall of Fame. But for Marino, the memory of a less-than-super Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers gnaws nonetheless.

By Justin and Colin  You've heard of the three-seater sofa? Meet its roomier big brother, the 3.5-seater Kungsvik in dark red from IKEA.  That little extra room means so much more when you're battling for space. Modestly priced at pounds 435, it won't break the bank.
DreamWorks announces huge numbers for Shrek 2's video debut.
Republican presidential hopefuls battle in a debate in Florida, while Democrats push for votes in South Carolina.
San Diego -- The Giants reacted with dismay and indignation after learning Tuesday that Major League Baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson suspended closer Dustin Hermanson for three games and fined him for hitting Jeff Kent on Thursday night in apparent
NEW YORK  - People's brains respond more easily to well-recognized brands, and have a tougher time reacting to less famous ones, regardless of the product involved, German researchers report.
Second-ranked LSU uses a fake field goal to score one touchdown and piles up 288 rushing yards to top No. 12 South Carolina, 28-16.
A gambling addict who says he told bookmakers to stop taking his bets is suing William Hill for allowing him to lose 2 million pounds.
What stock price does and does not tell you about a company.
Since hardly anyone believed Microsoft&#39;s earlier claim that Longhorn would ship in the first half of 2006, the official move to the second half is not of great consequence.
All the winning that the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have been doing lately raises the question: what has Boston lost? If not games, then perhaps a certain identity the region must now reconsider.
Two federal advisory panels meet Monday and Tuesday to discuss how to balance growing concerns that antidepressants may increase the risk of adolescent suicide vs.
The question of drivers at Red Bull Racing has had the British press in a state of some excitement these last 24 hours because team boss Tony Purnell did not say that David Coulthard had no chance of a drive with the team.
No one's delivered a couch yet, but Jane Pauley is giving a tour of the Rockefeller Center studio where her new daytime talk show will start next Monday. The audience seats are arranged in a semicircle for a feeling of intimacy.
Il Siviglia ha prolungato fino al 2011 il contratto del portiere Andres Palop. Il precedente accordo...
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October 21, 2004 - Tapwave\u00c2\u00ae and Mobile Digital Media (MDM) announced today that MDM&#39;s officially licensed Palm OS\u00c2\u00ae version of Madden NFL 2005, Electronic Arts&#39; well-known and critically acclaimed sports video game, will be made available for the Tapwave
President Vladimir Putin tried yesterday to put an end to fears of a further state clampdown on big business in Russia by saying that the state should &quot;guarantee private property&quot;, while also demanding that firms pay more towards poverty reduction and
Pennsylvanians will be unable to take a driver's license test, visit a state-run museum or place a casino bet starting Monday unless an 11th-hour breakthrough ends a budget stalemate that threatens a partial government shutdown.
By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Jun. 2--Most shoppers today read up on products and check prices on the  Internet before buying. Now mall stores have a new tool to get in shoppers'  faces online before they make up their mind.
The Seattle retailer said it logged orders of 2.8 million units on its busiest day, or about 32 items per second worldwide, boosted by shoppers flocking to the site to snap up iPods and books.
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Obesity surgery could lead to a vitamin deficiency condition which can result in memory loss, researchers say.
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The Shroud of Turin is much older than suggested by 1980s radiocarbon dating, a new chemical study suggests.
The UN nuclear agency says several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility. The facility once played a key role in Saddam Hussein&#39;s efforts to build a nuclear bomb.
British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline said it had settled a tax dispute with the US government at a cost of about 3.1 billion dollars (2.44 billion euros) to GSK.
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US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) already cutting its holiday
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Offensive lineman Shawn Andrews, Philadelphia&#39;s No. 1 draft pick this year, suffered a fractured right leg in Sunday&#39;s game against the New York Giants.
new york\u00e2\u0080\u0094Crude oil futures rose to almost $50 (US) a barrel yesterday as platforms in the Gulf of Mexico pumped at below-normal rates two weeks after Hurricane Ivan.
Pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood audition for a new frontman to perform in front of the Prince of Wales.
Ziff Davis - The company this week will unveil more programs and technologies designed to ease users of its high-end servers onto its Integrity line, which uses Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor.
Money has certainly transformed scrappy English fashion, once the inventive but poor relation of Milan and Paris fashion.
Scandalo 'valettopoli' accentua imbarbarimento vita civile
SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - Three people died and 14 were hurt on Monday when a sport utility vehicle crammed with 21 people, most of them suspected illegal immigrants, crashed in Texas after a high-speed chase, police said.
The energy source of the future may be stores of methane cached beneath the ocean floor and under Arctic permafrost, scientists say.
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PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, which is  trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O, on Friday said its board had ousted President and  Chief Executive Craig Conway due to \
After Operation Khyber, focus shifts to local governance.
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The chief of India&#39;s largest private company, Reliance Industries, calmed investor jitters Monday, saying his comments in an interview about an ownership dispute were &quot;torn out of context.
A day after President George W. Bush cited enough progress in Iraq to justify U.S. troop reductions, the White House told Congress on Friday that Iraqi leaders had failed to meet half of their key goals.
On trial for Europe's deadliest al  Qaeda-inspired attack, a former Spanish miner on Tuesday denied  he supplied explosives used by Islamist militants in the Madrid  train bombings that killed 191 people.
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Carlos Beltran will get to meet George Steinbrenner on Tuesday.
Paul Broadhurst&#39;s wife gave him the go-ahead to play this week&#39;s Madrid Open after the birth of their son a month ago -- provided he did well -- and he has responded by taking over the second round lead.
The second major outage of BlackBerry service in less than a year is an embarrassment for Ontario-based Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry devices.
To have any real chance at unseating incumbent Senator Jim Talent, Democrat Claire McCaskill knows she is going to have to reach conservative rural voters
Witnesses have reported seeing an object with a tail of fire hurtling toward earth near Indonesia&#39;s capital, before a loud explosion was heard in several districts of Jakarta.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a  parliamentary vote on Oct. 25 despite far-right opposition that  threatens to bring down his government.
The Afghan government says it is confident that presidential elections will go ahead despite threats of violence.
p2pnet.net News:- European Union antitrust regulators will launch an investigation into whether or not the proposed Microsoft-Time Warner joint acquisition of a US DRM company will strengthen Microsoft&#39;s &quot;already leading position&quot; in the DRM solutions
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drinks, on Thursday forecast its earnings in 2005 would be at
Google's browser toolbar faces patent infringement charges in court, after an appeals overturned part of a lower court decision.
Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings \
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe want African leaders to agree next month to unite Africa under one government to help it solve its own problems, state media said on Thursday.
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Are you really investing? Or are you just speculating?
TV and movies have rediscovered Wall Street. Time to sell!
Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Championships on Saturday, although her No. 1 ranking remained in peril.
The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed  a $388 billion package financing government programs in this  fiscal year after days of battling over spending cuts and  priorities for programs including foreign aid, energy and a  presidential yacht.
As Gordon Brown takes over from Tony Blair Wednesday, he's focused on improving the country's social cohesion.
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The African Union is ready to send more peacekeeping troops to quell the deadly violence in Sudan's Darfur region but is prevented from doing so because it lacks the cash, according to officials at the AU headquarters.
An eagerly-anticipated book by Alastair Campbell, former British prime minister Tony Blair&#39;s press chief, was set to go on sale Monday.
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A court today granted bail to the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir, a day after he was arrested for failing to appear at a murder trial, his lawyer said.
Airport operator BAA is set to cut jobs with one report saying as many as 2,000 staff will be made redundant.
Paula Radcliffe will be awaiting the results of fresh tests on her battered body on Saturday - but the reality is that she already knows the answer.
President Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision of a planet with less hunger, disease and oppression.
President Bush Attacks John Kerry in Pa. Speech, Ad, Says Kerry Can&#39;t Protect US From Terror. President Bush gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Canton Palace Theatre, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 in Canton, Ohio.
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NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.
Vicepremier, Prodi ha messo paletti molto chiari
The Association of Flight Attendants, the nation&#39;s largest flight attendants union, mailed strike authorization ballots Thursday to 21,000 United Airlines flight attendants, seeking their approval for nationwide walkouts if United or US Airways breaks its
Academy Award winner Anthony Minghella will write the libretto and direct a new work by composer Osvaldo Golijov that has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.
The Motion Picture Association of America is retargeting its legal battle against file swappers by launching attacks against the server operators behind the BitTorrent and eDonkey services.
When Chungin Chung, an Asian American community leader, was invited to meet US vice-presidential candidate Senator John Edwards ahead of the November 2 election, she was excited but politely declined.
An 18-member Indian field hockey team received a warm welcome from banner waving fans when it arrived in Pakistan for the first series in the rival country in five years.
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BAGHDAD -- Several dozen soldiers and embassy staff members relaxed on the patio around Saddam Hussein's old swimming pool, shivering in the desert chill, as a boombox blared Latin rhythms over the racket of low-flying helicopters. It was Salsa Night in the Green Zone, but on a Friday evening in ...
NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said.
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Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan are the standout contenders for this year Golden Raspberry Awards after the stars received multiple nominations in the contest to find Hollywood's most offensive offerings of 2007.  Lohan was short-listed for worst actr...
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A U.S. judge has ordered the General Re Corp reinsurance unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc  to produce internal investigation records in a criminal trial of its former chief executive next month.
POIPU BEACH, Hawaii Phil Mickelson ran away from his three opponents with a 13-under 59 to win the Grand Slam of Golf by five shots.
Pro-Taleban rebels free six Pakistani soldiers from among scores being held hostage, officials say.
Council tax in Scotland is set to rise by an average of about 4% in the coming year, BBC Scotland has learned.
Sony Corp (6758.T) said on  Thursday it would postpone the launch of the &quot;Home&quot; virtual  community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early  next year, the latest setback in its videogame battle with  Microsoft Corp  and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).
KGAUTSWANE, South Africa  - Lucy Mhlapo had noticed people in the nearby town chattering into tiny metal boxes pressed to their ears, but she never dreamed she'd use one of the devices herself.
After becoming a star as a quarterback in high school, Sophomore Vic Hall will surprise fans when he starts at cornerback for the Cavaliers.
News Corp offers to buy out minority investors in Fox Entertainment Group, its TV and film subsidiary, for about $5.4bn.
Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues grew $239  million in the first quarter of 2007 (1Q07), posting 5.9% growth from a  year ago to $4.3 billion, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Disk  Storage Systems Tracker.
France has assured the Palestinian Authority that a copy of Yasser Arafat&#39;s medical chart will be given to the late president&#39;s nephew who is also a Palestinian diplomat, Palestinian officials said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on  Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download  service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a  service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.
Embattled US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says American casualties in Iraq affect him deeply.
An internal survey found that about two-thirds of FDA scientists lack confidence in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now on the market.
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It's not just students who need to brush up on their writing.
CAIRO, Egypt - A passenger bus returning to Egypt from Saudi Arabia collided with a truck Sunday, killing 33 people, police said. The accident happened at an intersection near Samalut, some 125 miles south
Nairobi - Kenya&#39;s fight against corruption suffered a blow on Monday after the chairperson of the new Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (KACC) resigned in protest at interference in its affairs by President Mwai Kibaki.
(HealthDay News) -- The incidence of childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past two decades, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Herzegovina  The Bosnian Serb army sheltered war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic in an underground bunker within the last six months, the head of the European peacekeeping force said.
OAKVILLE, Ont.  - World number one Vijay Singh and  hometown hero Mike Weir will battle it out for the third round  lead later Saturday at the 100th Canadian Open.
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The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates this week, maybe by 50 basis points.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is aiming to make cooperation with Libya a model for Europe's efforts to stem a tide of illegal immigration from Africa, but further talks are still needed between Tripoli, Rome and the EU to resolve the crisis.
DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination.

FBI agents have seized nearly $2 million in cash from a Las Vegas warehouse owned by illusionist David Copperfield, local media reports said on Thursday.
TORONTO - A pair of conjoined babies from Zimbabwe are being assessed for separation surgery at Toronto&#39;s Hospital for Sick Children.
For about half of &quot;700 Sundays&quot; -- oh, say, around 350 of them -- Billy Crystal takes very good care of you. The wit is sharp, the impressions droll, the physical gags meticulously plotted.
Now that it is often treated like a maligned minority, the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe has decided to start acting like one too.
The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, the new Marine commandant said Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday as oil prices climbed again and uncertainty ahead of the pre-election weekend prompted renewed interest in safe-haven government debt.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- To understand why phone industry executives are so excited about their plans to offer TV service, it helps to know about the technology that will make it possible.
A Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person&#39;s facial expression.
France scrambled to secure the release of  two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq by militants who have  given Paris until Monday evening to drop its ban on Muslim  headscarves in schools.
Gracenote Inc., whose database supplies song names when you pop a CD into your computer, is branching into video.
Security firms are warning about a clever Windows virus called Bofra that has started circulating on the net.
: Interim leader Hamid Karzai, was on course on Sunday to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected leader, as results poured in from its landmark vote for President.
The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether Internet file-trading networks should be held responsible when their users copy music, movies and other protected works without permission.

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Bankrupt US Airways Group filed a court motion Friday evening seeking permission to make pay cuts totaling $38 million per month, saying that the move is necessary to preserve about 34,000 jobs.
An ultra-rare 1929 Mercedes has become the second most expensive car the world has ever seen after selling at a British auction on Friday for 4.18 million pounds (6.16 million euros, 7.43 million dollars).
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday rejected his successor's call, made at the United Nations, for world leaders to press Japan to extradite him to face corruption charges and allegations of involvement in death squad massacres, according to a statement broadcast by news media here.
Eons, a tiny two-year-old company based in Boston, is one of several contestants aiming to become the pre-eminent Web destination for boomers.
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A federal court has ruled that Dell Inc. personal organizer products did not infringe a patent held by Alcatel-Lucent.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
With their 64-bit chip war running at full tilt, rivals Intel and AMD (Quote, Chart) are bolstering efforts on their value-priced lineups.
Gun battles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least four people and reviving fears the Gaza Strip was sliding into civil war.
American rapper Ja Rule will plead not guilty to assault charges laid by Toronto police, his lawyer said Monday.
Swiss retail giants Migros and Coop are gearing up for the expected arrival of Germany's two major discount chains, Aldi and Lidl.
Former President Bill Clinton underwent what&#39;s being described as &quot;successful&quot; heart bypass surgery on Monday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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The jewellery collection of opera singer Maria Callas has fetched over \u00c2\u00a31m at auction in Switzerland.
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Online gaming shares steady after heavy losses caused by the arrest of a top Sportingbet boss in the US.
Armed terrorists seized a school in Russia&#39;s North Ossetia region, bordering Chechnya, Wednesday, taking hundreds of hostages including some 200 children.
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Up to 4 000 asylum seekers drown at sea every year as they flee persecution or poverty, according to newly published British research.
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Problem families could be forced to get help to stop toddlers becoming troublemakers, says Tony Blair.
Blairite Rhondda MP Chris Bryant is named as a co-ordinator of a letter to the PM urging him to quit.
Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.
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NATO-led peacekeepers wounded a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect in a shootout as they tried to arrest him, the peacekeepers said in a statement.
ATHENS, Greece - Kristin Davis gets no downtime once she returns home from her whirlwind of event-hopping at the Olympic Games. The \
Milton Bradley was the center of attention again before last night&#39;s Game 2 of the National League Division Series, and for the usual reasons.
When Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, faced the toughest primary race of his political career, President Bush went to his rescue, campaigning with Mr.
Witnesses in the trial of a US soldier charged with abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib have told the court that the CIA sometimes directed abuse and orders were received from military command to toughen interrogations.
US soldier Charles Graner is set to go on trial for allegedly abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.
(AGI) - Rome, Oct 23rd - Finance Minister Domenico Siniscalco has expressed satisfaction with the successful placement of the third part of Enel shares, the so-called &#39;Enel 3 operation&#39;.
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Could the nation's top economic officials be abandoning the colorless, cryptic language of Fedspeak in describing the state of the economy?
Paris Hilton found herself somewhere she never thought she'd be: Harvard.
NEW YORK - Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated across the NBA today, including at the Celtics-Knicks game. And while the nation commemorates the slain leader of the civil rights movement, Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd will surely reflect on his belief that the Celtics ultimately opened the door for him to be the first African-American to play ...
Tim Duncan, who led the Spurs to titles in 1999, 2003 and 2005, was at his casually dominant best Wednesday night, with an effortless 21 points in 28 minutes. Tony Parker added 21 points.
Christophe Gnonrou Sibi, 28, drives a cab and lives in a shantytown on the edge of this muggy West African city, Ivory Coast&#39;s commercial capital.
By Jordan Robertson Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO - Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that Bob Wayman, the company's longtime chief financial officer who briefly served as interim CEO, plans to retire at the end of the year.
They came, they spoke and they went home. It appears German unions may have won some concessions in terms of job cuts.Comment
On Monday, Fox will announce a four-year deal to carry four Bowl Championship Series games, according to an executive familiar with the negotiations, starting with bowls after the 2006 regular season.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden Making the first of what will be dozens of sad homecomings, the bodies of six Swedes killed by the south Asia tsunami have arrived in Stockholm.
China has banned &quot;sexually provocative sounds&quot; on television and pulled the plug on a show reconstructing infamous crimes by women ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.
Hong Kong has made no secret that closer integration with the booming exchanges of Shanghai and Shenzhen are vital to its future as a financial center.
Ex presidente fa chiarezza su inchiesta intercettazioni
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, trashing a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and threatening dangerous mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.
Changes to GCSE coursework, designed to eliminate plagiarism, are announced by the assembly government.
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EMC says its parameter-driven software can automate fail-over operations during planned outages such as maintenance operations and upgrades, and can test disaster-restart operations without needing to write, verify and maintain custom scripts.
Rudy Giuliani tried to find peace with a restless bloc of the Republican Party Saturday, telling religious conservatives not to fear him for his stand on issues such as abortion or expect he would change purely for political advantage.
Da mezzo secolo la capitale dell'Illinois &egrave; governata dalla famiglia Delay. Che da vecchio polo industriale l'ha trasformata in una vibrante metropoli moderna. Che ora punta a ospitare le Olimpiadi del 2016
More than a dozen conservation and public health advocacy groups joined on Tuesday to throw their collective support behind further legislative action to prevent global warming.
During the lifetime of a cell, its DNA suffers constant damage through both normal metabolic activities and environmental factors like smoking or radiation.
Attempts are made to salvage mechandise after the entire facade of a clothing store in downtown Pensacola, Fla., took a hit from Hurricane Ivan on Thursday morning.
The global economy is set for another   year of strong growth, the International Monetary Fund said on   Thursday, but it warned that rising inflationary pressures and   a U.S. economic slowdown posed growing dangers.
Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential damage, a day after a launch that apparently did not damage the orbiter, NASA said.
Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again Monday. Stocks in Europe and Asia saw sharp drops with Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nikkei closing down nearly 4 percent.
Il centrocampista della nazionale sudafricana, Gift Leremi, &egrave; morto ieri in un incidente stra...
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Gerry Hunsicker has decided to step down as general manager of the Houston Astros after nine years on the job.
German chip maker expects to continue to service current customers of Texas Instruments division.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden _ Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday called on world donors to help his country recover after Israeli bombing wiped out '15 years of postwar development' in 34-day fighting with Hezbollah ...
North Korea poses &quot;a serious challenge&quot; to non-proliferation of nuclear material, and Iran must suspend uranium enrichment in order to calm concern about its nuclear program, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
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Portuguese PM Jose Socrates travels to London for talks with Gordon Brown on Portugal's EU presidency.
com. The new Olympic sport of skeleton provided two of the feel-good stories of the Salt Lake Games from a US perspective. The ever-personable Tristan Gale won the women&#39;s race, with Lea Ann Parsley taking silver.
RIM's new BlackBerry 7100t phone represents a radical departure from the company's text-centric roots.
By Aqeel Hussein in al-Nouaimia and Toby Harnden in Fallujah. Families fleeing the besieged city of Fallujah say that rebel fighters have slipped through the American and Iraqi military cordon and have been
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Text of report by Iranian Fars News Agency website  Tehran, 3 March: The farmers and people of Arsanjan district in Fars Province have gathered outside the Majlis and asked for the impoundment of Sivand Dam's reservoir.
Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series.
&quot;We categorically deny any nuclear-related testing at Parchin.&quot; Hossein Mousavian, Iranian delegate to IAEA. &quot;A prominent international expert said on Wednesday that new satellite images showed
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NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. forces Monday drew near Najaf's revered Shiite shrine, engaging in fierce battles with followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as the military stepped up pressure on the insurgents to hand over the holy site to religious authorities...
Rather than knuckle under to Hugo Chavez, Exxon is launching an arbitration process.
Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9, the date that her husband, John Lennon, was born in 1940.
&quot;We have asked them (the United States) to use their oil reserves to help cool down the prices,&quot; OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who is also Indonesia&#39;s minister of energy and mineral resources, told reporters.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle against the gate of an Iraqi army base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 10, police said.
Terzo titolo mondiale consecutivo per Carolina Kluft, che ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nell'heptahlon ...
Tony Blair will offer to champion Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s EU membership bid today after wining support from fellow European leaders for the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s controversial accession talks to begin in October.
The husband of Pakistani opposition  leader Benazir Bhutto was freed on Wednesday, a day after his  re-arrest looked to have dimmed hopes for reconciliation with  military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
Blog: Small donors are having a significant impact on the amount of money that the Republican and Democratic candidates for president are raising.
Prosecutors said Edward R. Grande copied and downloaded computer research last year about Duracell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s AA batteries.
Masked robbers stormed into an art museum in Norway and stole Edvard Munch&#39;s famous paintings &quot;The Scream&quot; and &quot;Madonna&quot; at gunpoint before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.
L'economia italiana puo' crescere a tassi piu' alti
British blue chips closed higher, supported by a positive morning on Wall Street, as weaker-than-expected US consumer price index data eased inflationary concerns, dealers said.
Some 200 doctors, nurses and rescue workers simulated a \
Saudi Arabia, its defense minister and  its ambassador to Britain won a ruling in a U.S. court on  Tuesday dismissing them as defendants in massive litigation  growing out of the September 11th attacks on America.
The Russian government has approved a plan for the merger of natural gas giant Gazprom and the state-owned Rosneft oil company, a news agency reported Thursday.
Democratic presidential hopeful  Barack Obama surged to a big lead over Hillary Clinton in  California hours before \
Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.
Florida State's Chris Rix and West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during a recent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago as freshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual respect.
HP today announced a blade-specific service that pairs customers with on-site technical experts who work closely with IT departments to develop customized plans and recommendations for application and business needs.
Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007.
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims continued Wednesday, with at least 11 people killed by bombs and gunfire who were heading for a solemn religious ritual, police said.
The world must show patience over Iran's nuclear programme, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog tells the BBC.
Environmental advocates question the earth-friendliness of burning turkey waste to generate electricity.
MANZANILLO, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared past   Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday as a dangerous Category 3   storm, pummeling beach resorts with heavy rain and winds and   threatening flash flooding and mudslides.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will   not rejoin a regional pact to regulate greenhouse gases despite   the urging of the state's congressional delegation, a spokesman   said on Tuesday.
She was a diplomat's free-spirited daughter who had travelled the world and was in Czechoslovakia meeting her father when news came that Russian tanks had invaded her homeland, Afghanistan.
LaToya Pringle hit the go-ahead basket with 1:36 left and Ivory Latta scored 19 points to lead No. 4 North Carolina past No. 6 Maryland 78-72 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Saturday.
Amelie Mauresmo emerged from a potentially difficult first round match at the Qatar Open with a 7-6 6-3 win over Germany's Sabine Lisicki.
Senate Democrats moved Tuesday to cut off funding for Vice President Dick Cheney's office in a continuing battle over whether he must comply with national security disclosure rules.
Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found.
TORONTO (CP) - The NHL Players&#39; Association is waiting for the NHL to pick up the phone and resume collective bargaining talks.
How often in life do you get another bite of the apple, a second chance? How many relationships dissolve, how many business deals fail, how many everyday
The cost to investigate, arrest and prosecute Scott Peterson for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, has reached nearly &#36;2.5 million so far, and state taxpayers might have to pick up the tab.
The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers, giving the industry a third straight month of tepid sales. Higher gasoline prices and consumers' ongoing worries about jobs contributed to the poor showing.
Greece was plunged in national  self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won  the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics.
Tottenham manager Martin Jol has accused referee Graham Poll of a blunder that could have handed the Premiership title to Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.
Russia's natural resources minister said Friday that he thought his ministry would give the main production unit of the battered Yukos oil company a three-month warning before pulling its drilling licenses, the Interfax news agency reported.
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A Vietnamese court has sentenced a South Korean businessman to 16 years' jail for illegally setting up internet-based telephone services in the communist country, a justice official said.
On Thanksgiving, the NFL will air the first of eight live pro football games on its own network. But it won't be available to many viewers across the country because the league hasn't reached carriage agreements with several major cable operators.
A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.
Tara Arts unequivocally condemns the circumstances which forced Birmingham Rep to close its production of &#39;Behzti&#39; by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti.
Police fatally shot a suspected mentally ill man who entered a school in southern China with 11 pounds of dynamite and threatened to blow the building up, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.
The Illinois Senate voted Friday to spend state tax dollars on embryonic stem cell research, despite objections from those who argue the research destroys human life.
&#39;Io, Robot&#39; con Will Smith conquista il box office italiano. Il film fantascientifico ispirato al romanzo di Asimov \u00c3\u00a8 primo nella classifica Cinetel con un incasso, nei primi tre giorni di programmazione nelle sale, di 1.565.004 euro.
MANILA, Aug 27, 2004 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- MANILA (AFX) - Royal Philips Electronics Worldwide will expand its operations in the Philippines with fresh investments of up to 250 mln eur, a statement from the presidential palace said.
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Blog: Adobe announced its intention to open source Flex several weeks ago, but didn't reveal why.  In this interview, Adobe's Phil Costa takes us through the reasons and expectations the company had for open sourcing Flex.
Remains in southern Norway are believed to be those of the country's oldest church.
Sarah Bonham and her friends have jumped off 40-foot-high sandstone cliffs into Summersville Lake countless times during camping trips and church youth functions.
Australia and the United States launched their biggest joint war games Monday, with 27,500 troops backed by a U.S. aircraft carrier engaging in exercises aimed at consolidating the allies' military dominance in the Asia Pacific region.
Cricket South Africa&#39;s chief executive Gerald Majola hailed on Sunday International Cricket Council head Percy Sonn as one of the pioneers of non-racial cricket in South Africa.
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Setting up a new showdown over Iraq, Senate Democratic leaders announced Thursday they will hold a key test vote Saturday on a resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send additional troops into combat.
WASHINGTON - The two astronauts on board the international space station are cutting back on their food as supplies are running shorter than expected in advance of the planned arrival of a Russian supply ship on Christmas Day.
SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after the start of what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
The Mississippi Press. NEW ORLEANS -- Staying alive -- that is what the New Orleans Saints are surprisingly doing this December. Instead of a typical New Orleans collapse in the final month
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Hundreds of mourners attend the funerals of three Christian militants executed by the Indonesian authorities.
A top policeman says the decision to make Madeleine McCann's parents suspects may have been \
British judges in London Tuesday ordered radical Muslim imam Abu Hamza to stand trial for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred.
The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and  its farewell salute to &quot;The Sopranos&quot; was a ratings dud,  averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest  number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research  reported on Monday.
JERICHO, West Bank  - Emergent Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas drew cheers at his first election rally on  Tuesday by vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps while  stressing he would seek a state via peace talks with Israel.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  chief executive officer Hugh Panero on Wednesday said he expected satellite radio and cellphone services to  converge within the next five years.
The proposed merger between Constellation and The Robert Mondavi Corp. has been finalised. The two companies yesterday (3 November) signed a definitive merger agreement in which Constellation will acquire
Congress and the White House need to work together to get the U.S. economy back on track, a leading Senate Democrat said Saturday.
The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s coalition signed off on reform goals for the last two years of its term Friday, sealing a climate change pact and agreeing to lift some limits on foreign workers.
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.
The San Francisco Giants and catcher Mike Matheny agreed to a &#36;10.5 million three-year contract Monday, the latest move to upgrade the team's defense.
The euro fell against the dollar after its 1.2 percent rally in the past week sparked criticism from European Central Bank council member Guy Quaden, who said further gains ``would be undesirable.
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The leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia attend a ceremony to mark a new phase in building a pipeline due to bring Caspian oil to Western markets.
LITTLE ROCK - A Little Rock woman facing her fifth drunken-driving charge in the span of a year - and third in less than a month - showed up to a court appearance drunk Tuesday morning, a court official said.
General Motors Corp on Wednesday reported worldwide sales of 9.37 million vehicles in 2007, coming in just ahead of Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp in a closely watched race for the top spot in global sales.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  \u00c2\u0097 Tiger Woods picked up right where he left off last week \u00c2\u0097 at the top of the leader board.
British researchers have found that green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain, paving the way for improved memory and protecting against the development of Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
Microsoft will start charging for a Hotmail feature that allows users of the Web-based e-mail service to access their e-mail using the Outlook e-mail client.
Peyton Manning and Brett Favre produced a total of nine touchdown passes and weren&#39;t even the heroes. Manning threw for 393 yards and five first-half touchdowns.
WASHINGTON, DC - An error by the co-pilot caused the second-worst air disaster in US history, which killed 265 people in November 2001, National Transportation Safety Board staff said Tuesday.
U.S.-led troops killed more than two dozen insurgents in a battle in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, without any civilian casualties, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Two massive explosions took place in North Korea&#39;s border area with China on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, Roh administration officials revealed yesterday, confirming earlier reports from Beijing.
No faster-than-light kit on offer, sadly US boffins have made two widely separated atoms communicate their properties to one another in a phenomenon famously referred to by Albert Einstein as \
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The New York tech show gets started with a number of product debuts, including Gateway's latest all-in-one PC.
GENEVA, Oct 15  -- A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official sharply criticised the shortfall in international aid for Sudan&#39;s strife-torn region of Darfur, despite the amount of political and media attention devoted to the crisis.
J&amp;F Participacoes SA, which controls JBS SA, Latin America's biggest meat producer, agreed to acquire Swift &amp; Co. of the United States for $225 million in cash to create the world's largest beef and pork processor.
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani has a new team of media consultants with a strong record of electing GOP candidates, sometimes using controversial ads. The team is led by Heath Thompson and his Dallas-based firm, Scott Howell &amp; Company. Thompson, as director of President Bush's 2000 campaign in South Carolina, helped Bush to an 11-point victory in that state.
If the Balco steroids case goes to trial, Jason Giambi will very likely be called as a witness for the prosecution.
The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would permit limited imports of Canadian cattle early next year for the first time since May 2003, when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in an Alberta cow.
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The New England Patriots and  Indianapolis Colts maintained their perfect records with  convincing victories on Sunday, setting up a colossal showdown  next week.
A British man was sentenced to five days' detention on Tuesday for urinating on one of Latvia's most treasured monuments.
Brad Bird and Pixar  Animation Studios are proving to be an unbeatable combination.  Bird, the cartoon writer-director with delightfully off-kilter  sensibilities, and Pixar, the cutting-edge computer-animation  company that places so much emphasis on character, have their  second hit together in &quot;Ratatouille,&quot; a follow-up to the  universally popular &quot;The Incredibles.&quot;
Military strikes against Iran could prompt it to rapidly pursue nuclear weapons, a UK think tank says.
The brigadier general who investigated abuse at Abu Ghraib prison is heading the US military&#39;s probe into how a suicide bomber infiltrated a US Army base near Mosul and
Sean Glennon and Virginia Tech's offense started slow again, but the No. 14 Hokies' fly-to-the-ball defense was again more than capable of shouldering the load Saturday, holding Duke to 149 total yards in a 36-0 victory. The Hokies (3-0) even had more points than Duke had total yards after Glennon's second touchdown pass, a 25-yarder to Josh Morgan midway through the third quarter.
Easyjet attacks the doubling of UK Air Passenger Duty, calling the charge \
Wales coach Gareth Jenkins is well aware that Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international against Scotland here at Murrayfield has the potential to shape his side's season.
Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were joking about a unification bout. Roy Jones, considered by some the world&#39;s best pound-for-pound fighter, was in the back of an ambulance.
Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.
Provvedimento prevede immediata esecutivita' per terrorismo
TORONTO (CP) - A respected Ontario doctor diagnosed as a sex addict has lost his license to practice medicine after posting dozens of pornographic photos showing a prostitute performing sex on him on the Internet.
Oil futures fell slightly on Tuesday even as the market braced for a possible Arctic blast in the United States that could drive up demand for home-heating fuels.
I picked up my 6-year-old son from school last week, and we drove to Wal-Mart to see the future for paper checks. We grabbed a few of life&#39;s staples: some Legos, a pack of 3x5 cards to create
A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.
A woman told to wait 17 weeks for a breast cancer test on the NHS learns that she is healthy.
But not for long? HD DVD managed to cut itself a rather larger slice of US hi-def player sales in the third week of January, according to one analyst group's figures. But a rival market watcher still believes that HD DVD will be dead before 2009.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Catena umana in piazza a favore del programma del governo
This industrial city is reeling after learning that at least 63 children have contracted AIDS through medical negligence many blame on corruption and the illicit sale of blood.
A condemned prisoner planned to tell a joke Tuesday as part of his final statement before being executed for the abduction and killing of a couple who lived next door to him.
SOFIA, 16 novembre 2004 - Si chiude con la nona vittoria di fila il 2004 della nazionale under 21, in una annata che ha regalato alla truppa di Claudio Gentile un Europeo e il bronzo ai Giochi di Atene. In
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The VimpelCom mobile phone operator, recovering from a bruising row with Russia's tax authorities, said that its Kazakh subsidiary had received a Turkish court order demanding 5.5 billion dollars (4.2 billion euros) in debt.
TORONTO, Canada -- A second team of rocketeers competing for the &#36;10 million Ansari X Prize, a contest for privately funded suborbital space flight, has officially announced the first launch date for its manned rocket.
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VATICAN CITY  Man tried to jump into popemobile  A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience today in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers.
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East Carolina quarterback James Pinkney and two other players are listed as questionable for Saturday&#39;s game at Houston after they were injured in a single-car accident.
A small jet crashed in freezing drizzle as it approached the Pueblo airport Wednesday, killing all eight people aboard, including four employees of the Circuit City chain, authorities said.
After struggling for three months, the Boston Red Sox are getting hot. Curt Schilling allowed three hits in seven shutout innings for his 15th win and Manny Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead Boston over the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night...
Iran on Monday suspended sensitive  nuclear activities that could be used to make a bomb in a move  likely to thwart U.S. efforts to report the Islamic Republic to  the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.
HERAT, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has won a majority of votes in Afghanistan&#39;s election, effectively clinching a five-year term and becoming the country&#39;s first democratically elected leader, according to preliminary results released Sunday.
Mom-to-be Jessica Alba was spotted over the Christmas holiday with a rock on her left ring finger \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and the rumors are true: She and boyfriend Cash Warren are engaged, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  \
Retiring US Rep. Billy Tauzin, who left his post as head of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry earlier this year, will become head of the industry&#39;s top lobbying group next month.
Editor&#39;s note: ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton&#39;s weekly &quot;First And 10&quot; column takes you around the league with a look at the best game of the week followed by primers for 10 other games.
NEW YORK A federal judge in New York has given the government a month to release records about how prisoners in Iraq are treated. US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein says officials have moved at a &quot;glacial
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The United States will help the  millions devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, but an effort  on the scale of the post-World War II Marshall Plan is probably  not needed, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.
Dozens of people were rushed to hospital for medical treatment of smoke inhalation on Tuesday night as fire broke out at a cinema in Turkey&#39;s largest city of Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Major League Baseball chief operating officer Bob DuPuy said yesterday in Beijing there is \
Swiss bank UBS has ousted chief executive Peter Wuffli following three quarters of falling profits.
A woman accused of stalking and threatening actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is mentally fit to stand trial, a court-appointed psychiatrist told the woman&#39;s attorney Monday.
Police continue to question a man after a 75-year-old woman was badly beaten during a burglary.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid vowed on Wednesday to block former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson from becoming attorney general if President George W. Bush nominates him to replace Alberto Gonzales.
Kmart and Sears announced an $11 billion merger that will make it the third largest retailer in the country. Exactly how the merger might affect the two Tullahoma outlets is still uncertain.
ATHENS : America&#39;s 100 metres sprint stars threw down the gauntlet at the Olympics but their Carribean rivals replied with a double salvo of their own to give the blue riband event an added edge.
Tony Blair is expected to announce the return of hundreds of troops from southern Iraq to the UK.
A suicide car bomber killed 13 people  outside the offices of a major Iraqi Shi'ite political party on  Monday but SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim survived and said  his thousands of armed militiamen would not fight back.
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Next year will likely bring a second annual decline in existing home sales, the National Association of Realtors predicted on Monday.
Israeli soldiers shot dead five   Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday on the bloodiest day   in the coastal territory in weeks.
Cornerback Al Harris and the Green Bay Packers defense will be charged with slowing the pass-happy offense of the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
For many years, many people who smoked marijuana defended their actions, claiming that the substance is non-addictive and virtually harmless.
About 16 students are murdered at U.S. schools each year, says a new government report that shows the number and rate of slayings has held steady and is lower than in the previous decade.
Online advertising mastermind Google and business software specialist Intuit announced they have teamed-up to tempt small businesses into seeking customers on the Internet.
Director John Singleton  is among the latest casualties of the Hollywood writers strike,  losing his production deal at Warner Bros. TV as part of a  sweeping cost-cutting action by major studios.
A new study published in The British Medical journal suggests that a genetic defect which slows the liver&#39;s capacity to clear nicotine from the body, boosts the chances of becoming addicted to tobacco, in new, young smokers.
The swift demise of Bernard Kerik as President Bush&#39;s choice to head the Department of Homeland Security has left egg on a lot of faces.
A federal appeals court has rejected running back Maurice Clarett&#39;s long shot bid to get the court to reconsider his lawsuit challenging the NFL&#39;s eligibility rule for the draft.
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Fresh rains have caused new flooding in northeast Kenya, compounding the misery of stricken Somali refugees at United Nations camps, the UN has said, as the US military began aid air drops.
Stock futures fell on Thursday as Target Corp's  disappointing sales  overshadowed a report that showed a drop in new jobless claims in the latest week.
Javier Vazquez reversed his free fall with seven three-hit innings and Derek Jeter went 3 for 4 in the Yankees' second straight shutout victory.
NAJAF, Aug. 27. - Militants filed out of the revered Imam Ali Shrine and turned its keys over to representatives of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top Shi\u00e2\u0080\u0099ite cleric today following a peace agreement to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.
The Police announced their first tour in decades Monday at a rehearsal at the Whisky a Go-Go as a throng of fans crowded near the legendary Sunset Strip nightclub.
A fifth of the applications installed on Windows PCs are missing security patches, according to Danish vulnerability tracker Secunia APS.
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Allen Iverson had 32 points, six rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes of action, as the Philadelphia 76ers edged the Toronto Raptors, 99-97.
The billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn has sued BEA Systems, demanding that the company hold an annual meeting and permit shareholders to vote on a sale.
Howard Hughes probably would have liked Friday, his 99th birthday. With temperatures around the freezing mark in normally balmy Houston, the gravesite of the man whose name was invariably prefaced by \
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The pound lost ground on the back of a weak survey of manufacturing activity and yet more weak data on mortgage lending and consumer credit, confirming the suspicion of most that interest rates will not go any higher.
People who are often stressed out or depressed are far more likely to develop memory problems than those with sunnier dispositions, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that sheds light on early predictors of Alzheimer's disease.
A blast in an upscale shopping mall in the Philippine capital killed eight people and wounded at least 70 on Friday, police and local officials said.
Intel Chief Technology Officer Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday, Sept. 9, that the Internet needed to be upgraded in order to deal with problems that will become real issues soon.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Wednesday against whitewashing the crimes of dictator Josef Stalin, stressing that Russia cannot move forward without facing the truth about its bloody past.
Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you&#39;ll actually want to use.
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Kate Moss, wearing long white gloves, leather boots and a white fur hat, graces the cover of Vanity Fair's September issue.
Professor Jim Hough, from the University of Glasgow and one of the leaders of the UK search for Gravitational Waves, said: \
CAPITOL HILL A Democratic senator isn&#39;t satisfied with the answer Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gave to a US soldier in Kuwait today.
A French nurse testifies as the  war crimes trial of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resumes.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he expected no discriminatory conditions to be attached when European Union leaders decide in December whether to open entry talks with Ankara.
He's got the same name as his famous father. He's also got a lot of athletic ability.
President George W. Bush said on Thursday 3,200 more U.S. troops being deployed to Afghanistan will help NATO forces launch a spring offensive against the Taliban.
Microsoft announced that it will continue its per-processor licensing model with the introduction of dual-core and multicore processors.
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei says North Korea is still \
The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXIX with a 24-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, picking up their third NFL title in the past four years.
Scientists may have discovered a way of patching injured hearts with manufactured tissue swatches that carry the same properties as actual cardiac tissue.
BAGDAD - Ancora attentati, scontri e morti in Iraq. Nella violenza che non si \u00c3\u00a8 fermata, la liberazione di Teresa Borcz Halifa, la donna polacca rapita il 28 ottobre, che \u00c3\u00a8 tornata a casa sana e salva molto
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Repairs to undersea cable connections that were cut off Egypt's northern coast last week, disrupting Internet access in the Gulf region and Southeast Asia, are expected to be completed this weekend.
Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.
The top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill will visit North Korea, a diplomatic source in Tokyo said on Thursday.
In Italia 'per realizzarsi', lo scopre un sondaggio
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LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is confident of winning shareholder support for its 1.6 billion euro ($2.2 billion) takeover of Borsa Italiana, it said on Monday, despite a mixed reception to the deal.
Weekly Standard Editor and Project For a New American Century guru William Kristol is spouting the latest GOP talking point: Kerry is disgraceful for criticizing Bush and thus is unfit to be the President.
Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.
Responding to a U.N. report warning it  risks becoming a narco-state after opium cultivation jumped to  record levels, Afghanistan said Friday the war on drugs was the  top priority but opposed aerial spraying of opium fields.
Marblehead sophomore Annie Cohn scored on her team's fifth penalty kick attempt, giving the second-seeded Magicians a 4-3 shootout victory over No. 10 seed Georgetown yesterday in a Division 3 North quarterfinal game.
Air Deccan orders 30 Airbus planes in a $1.8bn deal as India's first low-cost airline expands in the fast-growing domestic market.
In a presidential race where the Democratic candidates are competing as agents of change, Hillary Rodham Clinton's most reliable campaign prop is something of a political relic \u00c2\u0097 her husband.
Michael Owen has 24 hours to prove his fitness for England's game against Wales.
SEPTEMBER 08, 2004  - Although there was a slight 2% increase in IT employment early in the year, IT job growth is expect to slow for the remainder of 2004, according to a report released today by the Arlington, Va.
A wanted Taliban insurgent leader in Afghanistan, Mullah Brother, was killed on Thursday in a U.S.-led raid in the southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defence Ministry said, citing ground commanders.
Major league rosters are allowed to expand from 25 to 40 on Saturday, and the Nationals are likely to get two waves of reinforcements.
Last February in the Olympic Games in Turin, a new discipline of snowboard cross -- \
The Nationwide and Portman building societies are to merge, creating a mutual body with assets of more than \u00c2\u00a3150bn.
The state board that oversees doctors has warned hospitals that perform weight loss surgery that they must improve detection of early signs of complications after 16 surgery-related deaths over 18 months.
Il Giudice sportivo della serie C Pasquale Marino ha comunicato che la partita Ternana-Salernitana e...
By STEEMAN, Marta  Boom times are beginning for the dairy industry after a record payout was forecast yesterday that will boost Canterbury dairy farmer incomes by about $176 million next season.
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The three suspects in the shooting escaped the scene, setting off a widespread search.
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Hoping to replace images of violence with those of hospitality, countries once torn by war are seeking to boost tourism.
A military offensive against the country's Karen minority has displaced 18,000 people this year.
JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers shot dead a 12-year-old Palestinian boy yesterday during confrontations with protesters in a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin, medics said.
Japan has abandoned whale hunting in the Antarctic for this season after its main whaling ship was crippled by a fire two weeks ago, the Fisheries Agency said on Wednesday.
The U.S. military denied reports on   Saturday that Iraq plans to dig a giant ring of trenches around   the city of Baghdad.
Organisers of the Brit Awards have to add extra songs to best single category after a mistake.
The Netops collection of Perl scripts use SNMP to manage devices -- upgrading operating systems, modifying configuration files, and producing reports. They tend to be Cisco and APC centric.   Enhanced APC calibration support, added Tipping Point IPS support, various switch interface reports
A 5-year-old cancer patient has become the second San Diego County resident to contract the potentially deadly West Nile virus, health officials said Friday.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. BUD.N,  the largest U.S. brewer, said on Wednesday quarterly profit  rose, but domestic market share slipped and the company  forecast a tough year for growing profit in its beer business.
Five more Palestinians were killed Thursday in Gaza as Israel pushed on with a massive operation in the north of the territory despite criticism by officers that the offensive had become counter-productive.
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An 11-year-old boy from East Java becomes the 50th person in Indonesia to die of bird flu, officials say.
Intel gave an upbeat forecast for the coming year, suggesting that the company was making progress in overcoming some of its production problems.
A plan by a Helsinki Zoo to put down 14 baboons and replace them with more cold-resistant Japanese snow monkeys has caused such an uproar in Finland that the zoo has been forced to keep the animals.
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The Federal Communications Commission said yesterday that the federal government, not states, has the authority to regulate phone service provided over the Internet.
Ac Nielsen, previsti ritmi di crescita tra 1-1,5%
NEW YORK  - It seems that the association between body mass index (BMI) and high blood pressure or hypertension has decreased since 1989, researchers say. The finding suggests that obesity may not have as much of an impact on heart-related disease as previously thought.
A mystery attacker stabbed eight teenagers to death as they slept and injured four others after breaking into a school dormitory yesterday morning, in the latest grisly attack on children in China.
Polish war crimes prosecutors examine the 1940 deaths of members of the Polish elite in Russia's Katyn Forest.
Researchers report Web shoppers are busier and happier than last year, as the holiday approaches and online sales finally slow.
Cosi' l'uomo ha giustificato la rabbia verso i familiari
The children watched in amusement as United States soldiers dragged two burned-out tanks from Sadr City, the Baghdad slum whose Shi&#39;ite Muslim residents have been considered outcasts for decades.
PAKISTAN has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile capable of hitting targets 1500km away, state television reported. The test-firing of the intermediate range Hataf-V Ghauri missile had been successful, the report said.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be visiting Jammu and Kashmir today and expectations are sky-high as he becomes the first Congress Prime Minister to visit the state in 16 years.
Bankitalia: immigrati sono il 4,1% della forza lavoro
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A 13-year-old boy was charged with abducting an exotic dancer when she showed up for an appointment at what turned out to be a vacant house with no electricity, police said Monday.  When the woman entered the house at 6:30 p.m. on Nov.
There has been more violence in Afghanistan where one of the country&#39;s vice presidents has narrowly avoided assassination. Attacks are escalating as Afghanistan prepares
Dr. Judah Folkman, a groundbreaking researcher who worked to cut off cancer from its blood supply, curing the disease in mice and giving humans hope for a cure, has died. He was 74.
NEW YORK - Intel certainly surprised many semiconductor industry watchers today with its improving sales forecasts for the current quarter, but not everyone is convinced that all is as rosy as it seems at the world&#39;s biggest chipmaker.
Israel launched on Wednesday its first   ground offensive in the Gaza Strip since leaving the territory   last year, stepping up pressure on Palestinian militants to   release an abducted soldier.
Wally Backman, a former New York Mets second baseman with a reputation for intensity in the dugout, was hired Monday as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Eric Clapton and Lemar are among the acts confirmed in a tsunami fundraising concert at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday trade protectionism was on the rise despite strong global prosperity and warned it was a potentially dangerous trend.
No matter how meticulously a Brazilian coach prepares for the new season, his plans can be wrecked in an instant by the international transfer window.
When, where: Tonight, 7; tomorrow, 7:30; Saturday, 7 (if necessary); at Agganis Arena. TV, radio: None.
The Washington Capitals are gaining more confidence. The Ottawa Senators will attest to that.
LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day general strike yesterday to protest against rising fuel prices, issuing their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his programme of economic reforms.
WASHINGTON NASA&#39;s ready to roll out an improved rocket fuel tank designed to prevent problems that helped destroy the space shuttle Columbia.
In the latest shakeup in Italy's government, the prime minister is ousted after a heated foreign policy debate
Joe Cole was shredding Sweden&#039;s defense so effortlessly he had confident England fans singing &quot;God Save the Queen&quot; before halftime. Not so fast. The Swedes have been flustering England for nearly 40 years now, and this game would be no different.
E' deluso Gasperini, ma soddisfatto del suo Genoa che a lungo ha fatto tremare il Milan a San Siro. ...
Formula One's new post-Schumacher era opens in Australia next week, with Spaniard Fernando Alonso chasing a place among the true giants of the sport.
Newly-merged telecoms firm Alcatel-Lucent is to cut 12,500 jobs in three years as profits are halved.
U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  said on Wednesday it plans to raise $500 million for its fund that invests in private equity firms in an Amsterdam flotation planned for late July.
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Gilbert Arenas scores 30 points but misses five of seven free throws in the final minutes as the Wizards fall in Orlando, 108-101, Friday.
Bank of England policymakers voted by 7-2 to keep borrowing costs steady at 5.25 percent in February, minutes of their latest meeting showed on Wednesday.

Nigerian unions on Monday delayed the start of a general strike two days but warned it could hit oil exports from Africa&#39;s biggest producer.
TORONTO (CP) - Blockbuster Inc., the world&#39;s biggest video rental company, has presented a promise to eliminate late fees on movies and games in the new year.
Expand Medicaid. Give tax breaks to employers. Offer health savings accounts. Sell the sort of health insurance Congress gets. These ideas and others are part of the presidential
By Simon English, Malcolm Moore and Yvette Essen (Filed: 04/11/2004). Wall Street cheered the election victory of President George W Bush yesterday as investors bet lower taxes on profits would lead to a stock market boom.
Scandinavian airline SAS said its passenger traffic rose 2.9 percent last month from a year earlier but failed to keep up with capacity growth, prompting it to repeat cautious comments on competition and pricing pressure.
The first trade at baseball's winter meetings was far from a blockbuster.
The number of workers seeking  first-time jobless aid fell by 10,000 last week, a government  report on Thursday showed, signaling a relatively healthy job  market.
A gracious monarch and a charismatic dictator took the top prizes Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards.
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Cup second favourite Vinnie Roe is a definite runner in today&#39;s A$4.6 million ($5.07 million) race. Despite almost no rain falling at Flemington overnight, trainer Dermot Weld said the horse would &quot;take his chance&quot;.
Sport: Levy's attempt to lure him to White Hart Lane fails.
BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he's won since 1997 if he can't clear his name from allegations that he used steroids to prolong and enhance his career.
Orlando Hernandez left the New York Mets' spring training camp and returned to New York to have his neck examined.
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By Ron Cousins  The rain has kept salmon moving through the River Usk and the River Wye.   Fish to 22lb have been caught in the Usk and one of 5lb was caught way up river at Sennybridge.
Virginia Tech&#39;s &#39;System X&#39; computer has fallen to seventh place in the Top500 supercomputer ratings, with G5 manufacturer, IBM, dominating the chart.
By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 19--Nebraskans continue to align for and against a federal-state plan to meet the Platte River habitat needs of four rare wildlife species.
Taiwanese director Ang Lee's sexually explicit spy thriller \
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan call went out to the Bush administration Sunday to face reality in Iraq and change its occupation policies.
Blog: Microstock start-up Shutterstock will work to get its photographers press credentials, but shooters may sell resulting images only at Shutterstock.
KYIV. Oct 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian presidential candidate, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said he has &quot;cast his ballot for the future of Ukraine.
Saranno uno diverso a serata, per la finale scelto Armani
For purposes of comparison, many people are sizing up MSN&#39;s new desktop search program and toolbar suite against Google&#39;s previously released desktop search program.
The United Nations found small amounts of a chemical warfare agent, removed from Iraq a decade ago, in offices near its New York headquarters but officials said on Thursday there was no danger.
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DOHA, September 28 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The hostage crisis in Iraq saw a breakthrough Tuesday, September 28, as the two Italian female hostages in Iraq have been released, hours after three others, including an Egyptian, were also freed.
PHOTOFINISH: After a statewide machine recount, Republican Dino Rossi edged Democrat Christine Gregoire by a mere 42 votes out of more than 2.8 million cast for governor.
By Jude Webber and Tania Mellado LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities were trying onTuesday to negotiate the surrender of an armed group holdinghostages in a police station, hours after arresting theirleader who had demanded the president's resignation.
Nagpur: The Indian cricket team barring skipper Saurav Ganguly and batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar arrived in Nagpur on Saturday for the third cricket Test against Australia to be played at VCA stadium from October 26.
Despite receiving similar  treatment, black women with advanced or recurrent endometrial  cancer fare worse than their white counterparts, according to a  report in the September 25th online issue of Cancer.
The White House is ready to ask Congress for more money for President Bush's plan &#151; already hotly debated &#151; to send 21,500 new combat troops into Iraq.
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Stephen Stills, who had surgery for prostate cancer on his 63rd birthday, was expected to return home Friday, his wife said.
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(InfoWorld) - European Commission antitrust officials investigating computer chip maker Intel presented what they believe is a watertight argument for prosecuting the firm to an internal panel of so-called devil's advocates on Tuesday, a person familiar with the investigation has said. Holding their case up to the scrutiny of the panel may indicate that the officials on the case are confident enough to push ahead with legal action. The panel was recently introduced into the antitrust investigation process in order to prevent poorly prepared cases turning into formal legal proceedings. Intel has been under investigation by the commission for the past five years. With a global market share in the computer chip market of around 80 percent, the company dwarfs its nearest rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., which accounts for the bulk of the remaining sales of chips around the world. Neither Intel nor the European Commission were immediately available to comment. Thomas M. McCoy, AMD's executive vice president of legal affairs, said in a recent interview he is confident the European Commission will take action to stop Intel abusing its dominance in the market. \
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Technorati is making an attempt to organize the growing blogosphere with their new \
CCTV footage shows gun-wielding robbers and terrified cash depot workers in the \u00c2\u00a353m Securitas hold-up.
The Chicago White Sox cut ties with Magglio Ordonez on Tuesday, declining to offer arbitration to their All-Star right fielder.
The government has abandoned plans to have local authorities redistribute 5% of school budget surpluses.
News Corp.&#39;s new Fox Business Network  will launch on October 15, Fox said on Wednesday, in a bid to  rival business cable channels CNBC and Bloomberg Television.
The Sudanese air force bombed villagers in South Darfur on Wednesday, observers from the African Union reported, and an international aid organization said casualties were inflicted.
Jason Gardener wins the 60m to cap a fantastic weekend for Britain as they finish the European Indoor Championships with 10 medals.
A car bomb exploded outside the offices of the Al-Arabiya television station in central Baghdad on Saturday, injuring 16 people, police said.
Lycos Europe&#39;s controversial anti-spam efforts had a bumpy first week, with various availability problems, some of which may have been caused by the same spammers the site targeted with distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
The four hurricanes that pounded Florida this season froze the state's presidential campaign in place, with President Bush fighting to keep Florida in his column amid voter concerns about Iraq and the local economy.
With Hollywood bracing for a season  of possible labor strife, screenwriters and studio executives  on Monday opened contract talks expected to hinge in part on  how the Internet has altered show business.
Il Torino ha ceduto il difensore Andrea Gorani al Cuneo. Gorani, classe 1986, &egrave; stato ceduto ...
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CASHIERS, N.C. - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...
Anaheim righthander John Lackey took the mound last night at Fenway Park with an impressive resume. So impressive, the Hall of Fame once asked for his hat. In 2002, when he became the first rookie to win a Game 7 in the World Series since Babe Adams almost a century earlier, Cooperstown called.
(HealthDayNews) -- Antibiotics are powerful medications designed to stymie disease-causing bacteria, until the germs mutate and become resistant to the drugs, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the breakaway republic of Chechnya to honor its slain pro-Russian leader Akhmad Kadyrov, hours after rebel attacks left several dead in Grozny, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Avon Products Inc. AVP.N on Friday  posted a better-than-expected 33 percent increase in  third-quarter profit as business in Latin America and Europe  helped offset weakness in the United States for the direct  seller of cosmetics.
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila makes his first trip to the volatile east of the country to a rapturous welcome.
David Edwards waves a US flag and holds a sign as he stands with other protesters on the steps of the Temple of Justice before a state Supreme Court hearing, Wednesday morning, Dec. 22, 2004, in Olympia, Wash.
A design for the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, N.J., by Enrique Norten, can unfold as the money is raised.
PSV Eindhoven defender Alex's late header sends Arsenal crashing out of the Champions League.l
CROMWELL, Conn. -- They couldn't get the big names to play in this year's Buick Championship and for the better part of yesterday's final round at TPC River Highlands, they couldn't get any of the lesser ones to win the darn thing, either.
Housing construction in August jumped to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion.
HIV (human immunodeficiency infection) tends to spread among women at a far greater speed than among men, a new report reveals. The &quot;feminization&quot; of AIDS appears to reflect a maturing of the epidemic, said
KIGALI, Rwanda, Feb. 3 -- Two earthquakes struck hours apart Sunday in Rwanda and neighboring Congo, killing at least 39 people, including some who were in a church that collapsed, officials said.
SEALs deal with snake-eaters Dell continues to be a favoured software licencing and assurance contractor for the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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End of operator exclusivity Four of the largest mobile games publishers (EA, Glu, Gameloft and I-play) have agreed to launch games simultaneously on all the UK networks, removing one more avenue for network differentiation and, hopefully, reducing customer confusion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--UBIC Inc.  will go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market for startup firms on June 26.
LOS ANGELES  - The curse is over, and now Hollywood is reaping the rewards of the Boston Red Sox&#39;s World Series victory.
Manchester United's stuttering domestic form was exported to Europe as Sir Alex Ferguson's side struggled to secure a goalless draw against Sparta Prague.
DENVER President George W. Bush has accused Senator John Kerry of a fundamental misunderstanding regarding what it takes to combat terrorism, holding up as evidence Kerry&#39;s recent statement that the goal should be to reduce terrorism to a &quot;nuisance&quot; along
THE increasingly paranoid ZANU PF government is now monitoring cash flows to embassies to identify diplomatic missions suspected of bankrolling the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and other civic organisations it perceives to be
The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda&#39;s number-two man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at a West Bank park on Sunday, defying Islamic militant disapproval, in the hope their pop idol would become the first Palestinian to win an Arab song contest.
Caracas, Venezuela - The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month&#39;s recall referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of American States said Saturday.
The Cassini spacecraft, in a dramatic flyby of the Saturn moon Titan, has sent back images of an alien expanse that has many of the hallmarks of a young Earth before the rise of organic life some 3 billion years ago.
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By Richard Orange, The Business, London  Feb. 24--It is more than 40 years since Gordon E. Moore, the co-founder  of Intel, first observed that the number of transistors that could be crammed  onto a computer chip doubles roughly every two years.
If you enjoy good food and don&#39;t like the idea of taking pills to reduce the risks of heart attack or stroke, it could be time to try the Polymeal.
South African national police chief Jackie Selebi has been suspended after prosecutors announced plans to charge him with corruption, President Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday.
Last night, &quot;The Sopranos&quot; won a long-awaited Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, finally besting NBC&#39;s faded &quot;West Wing.
A video of two Cardiff schoolgirls having a vicious fight is removed from the internet after criticism from anti-bullying campaigners.
US government researchers recommends that married people are healthier than those who keep the single condition. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows
Three Gaza Palestinians were killed and 12 wounded late Tuesday in explosions, at least one of them the result of an Israeli airstrike, Palestinians and the Israeli military said.
Prosecutors in the second trial of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad prepared a dramatic conclusion to their case Tuesday with expected testimony from their star witness: Muhammad&#039;s teenage accomplice in their 2002 killing spree, Lee Boyd Malvo.
Ina Fried reports for cnet News.com, &#147;Apple Computer&#146;s rack-mounted storage system received a vote of confidence Monday, with database giant Oracle endorsing the Xserve RAID as part of an initiative to cut storage costs &#133; Additionally, Oracle is using the Xserve RAID in its own technology department to store e-mail, voice mail and calendar information &#133; Meanwhile, Apple also said Oracle is moving ahead with previously announced plans to offer its 10g software for the Mac sometime before the end of the year.&#148; [Dec 07]
Police investigating the murder of a woman found strangled in a Buckinghamshire field question two people.
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday urged Iran and Syria not to meddle in internal affairs of Iraq. &quot;We will continue to make it clear, to both Syria and Iran that... meddling in the internal affairs
Tyler Hansbrough scored 27 points and showed no ill effects from a weekend concussion to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nicholls State 88-78 on Wednesday night.
Australian security services believe former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib trained with a Pakistan-based terrorist group and with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, a senate committee was told.
L'attaccante argentino dell'Inter, Julio Cruz ha smentito questa mattina le voci su un suo possibile...
For the first time in his 16-year career, Shaquille O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal is not an All-Star. But his hulking frame still cast a very large shadow at this All-Star Weekend.
The World Health Organization launched a new global effort on Monday to find a vaccine against malaria, which infects up to 500 million people each year, and the donors to pay for it.
The Detroit Tigers ended a hectic 24 hours with two wins from three games but ultimately made little progress in their American League wild card chase on Tuesday.
The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.
THE young Russian newlyweds should never have been on flight 1047 as it took off from Moscow&#39;s Domodedovo airport at 9.45pm last Tuesday.
Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein &#39;s ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months
David Beckham&#39;s bid to redefine football&#39;s place in the US sports landscape begins in earnest on Friday, when the Los Angeles Galaxy introduce their sleek European import.
Women who are exposed to secondhand smoke may be at greater risk for cervical tumors, a new study suggests.
London shares were down Friday as the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto reverberated around the world, while investors took profits before the year-end.
Lawyers representing the state of California questioned French tycoon Francois Pinault in Paris Friday over his alleged role in the illegal buyout of bankrupt insurer Executive Life.
The killing of a gang leader in Japan triggers fears of an escalating turf war between rival groups.
A company which makes software that infiltrates users&#39; computers and demands $30 to be removed has been targeted by US authorities.
(InfoWorld) - Yahoo put another music track without DRM (digital rights management) on sale through its Yahoo Music service Tuesday. The Norah Jones single \
Barbie dolls may not be selling, but BarbieGirls.com is.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today honored Los Angeles World Airports for its commitment to remove over 2,200 pounds of mercury at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as part of the EPA's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities program.
Former football star O.J. Simpson was held without bail on Monday, accused of stealing back his own sports souvenirs in what was reported to be an expletive-laced face-off with memorabilia dealers.

Alando Tucker scored a career-high 27 points and No. 25 Wisconsin beat No. 12 Maryland 69-64 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.
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UK hostage Kenneth Bigley, who&#39;s been held in Iraq since Sept. 16, has been handed over to a new group who may want a ransom in return for his freedom, Bigley&#39;s brother Paul said in an interview on Sky News.
Andre Agassi will take center stage at   the U.S. Open on Saturday seeking to postpone his retirement   one more time.
Drew wakes up to realise he is late for his bail check, and panics when Amanda blocks his escape, while Dan is furious at his nephew's attitude. Rachel catches Tara flirting with Kim.  (c) 2006 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Rep. Carl Duckworth, D-Magna, looks over the various kinds of Aggie Ice Cream at the Utah Legislature on Thursday. Utah State University representatives brought the treat to promote two bills affecting higher education.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday its quarterly earnings more than doubled on strong consumer demand for chicken, but its profit was sharply below analysts&#39; estimates.
Spanish researchers said Monday they've won permission to open a tomb in the Dominican Republic purported to hold remains of Christopher Columbus, edging closer to solving a century-old mystery over whether those bones or a rival set in Spain are the real thing.
News Corp Chief Executive Rupert  Murdoch said on Tuesday that he saw $100 million in savings as  a result of the media conglomerate&#39;s deal to buy publisher Dow  Jones & Co Inc.
European and Asian stocks started off the week in positive territory Monday, amid quiet trading as the U.S. markets remained closed for a public holiday.
PlumChoice (www.plumchoice.com), the nation's leader in remote technology services for the home and small office, announced today the additions of Steve Moore and Steven Willis to its Board of Advisors, two highly successful innovators and business executives in the technology and services arena.
TUESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids abundant in fatty fish like salmon and sardines may help protect your kidneys against cancer, new research suggests.
The Police Federation head says too many government targets have led to a breakdown in public trust.
Wall Street wants more Google wants you to know it's well on its way to taking over the world.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il tedesco Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) ha vinto la quarta tappa del Giro di Baviera, una crono ...
Clues to Jimmy Hoffa&#039;s disappearance three decades ago could be buried in the pastures of a Michigan horse farm, but scientists said investigators face plenty of obstacles in finding the remains of the former Teamsters boss.
Carlo Ancelotti non riesce a godersi appieno la prima vittoria in campionato arrivata grazie al 2-1 ...
Tetsum Atom is a butt-kicking, pint-sized hero that wants nothing more than peace between humans and robots. More than a half-century after debuting in Japanese comic books, \
China proposed on Wednesday direct  charter flights between four Chinese cities and Taiwan during  the Lunar New Year holidays in February.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.  - President Bush sought on  Tuesday to boost the morale of U.S. troops facing extended  deployments in Iraq, but acknowledged mixed results so far in  training Iraqi forces to replace them.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro was not present as a military parade marking his 80th birthday began on Saturday in Havana's main square.
If you&#39;re replacing an aging VCR, a recorder that uses digital technology now deserves first consideration. The reasons include picture quality that can exceed that of a
A variety of spider species built on one another's work to create a sprawling web that blanketed hundreds of yards of trees and shrubs at a North Texas park, according to entomologists who studied the unusual formation.
Oil fell a dollar on Monday after Nigerian oil unions at the weekend suspended a two-day strike that had threatened to halt oil shipments from the world's eighth-largest oil exporter.
The bird flu epidemic in the Indian state of West Bengal spreads  closer to the capital, Calcutta, officials say.
Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis , the target of a lawsuit seeking class-action status filed on behalf of shareholders, on Friday vowed to fight allegations it hid the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia.
The owner of an unlicensed nursing home has been charged with murder in the death of an 88-year-old resident.
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The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration is doing an adequate
The Goya painting insured for $1 million was recovered Saturday in central New Jersey. No arrests have been made.
Ankara calls on the US to halt air strikes that have reportedly killed local Turkmen in the northern Iraqi town of Talafar.
Olivia Nagle scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Acton-Boxboro to a 69-60 Dual County League girls' basketball victory last night over host Lincoln-Sudbury.
Crowd protests disrupt the horizontal bar final, after Russia's Alexei Nemov scores unexpectedly low.
Anti-virus companies are warning of a new variant of the Sdbot mass-mailing worm that installs a network sniffer in order to grab unencrypted passwords, apparently the first worm to do so.
British police are looking for possible  links between the deaths of a number of young people around a  small Welsh town, but said there was no evidence yet of a  suicide pact.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - Kansas officials said on Monday they were trying to contain damage from a significant oil refinery spill that occurred over the weekend as raging floodwaters wreaked havoc through the southeast part of the state.
LOS ANGELES Amp&#39;d Mobile suspended its $65 million creative review last week after the Los Angeles-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company said.
Homebuilder sentiment slid in July to  its lowest since January 1991 as fallout from the housing slump  and subprime mortgage crisis caused a glut of new homes, the  National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday.
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The driver of National Express coach which overturned on the M1 in Buckinghamshire leaving six people seriously injured has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving.
If President Bush gets a second-term honeymoon, it may not last long. Or it may already be over. A failure in the coming days to win congressional passage of the intelligence reorganization bill he supports
Walgreen Co. illegally assigned thousands of African-American employees to low-performing stores and stores in black neighborhoods, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Football is different in the Southeastern Conference. Different good, different bad. But it never has been better than it is right now, following LSU's 38-24 victory over Ohio State in Monday night's BCS national championship game, which followed last year's title by Florida over the Buckeyes. Throw in back-to-back national championships by Florida in basketball and you ...
The initial public offering once touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years may have lost some of its momentum. Google Inc. announced Wednesday it has slashed the size of its IPO nearly in half and lowered its estimated price range.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28 -- Prosecutors filed corruption and other charges against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma on Friday, complicating his bid to become South Africa's next president.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Friday rejected a European Parliament resolution criticising Egypt's human rights record, the official MENA news agency said.
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Doctors at Prince George's Hospital Center have voted unanimously to seek permission to work without malpractice insurance coverage.
org, Guest Columnist. The New York Times trumpeted a two-column lead story by James Glanz, William Broad and David Sanger, \u00e2\u0080\u009cHuge Cache of Explosives Vanished From Site in Iraq,\u00e2\u0080\u009d in
Equipment rental group United Rentals Inc  said on Monday it terminated its $4 billion takeover by Cerberus Capital Management and asked Cerberus to pay it a $100 million termination fee.
OPEC oil producers said on Thursday that Friday&#39;s ministerial meeting would focus on cutting back oversupply to support falling prices and that producers
Andy Roddick reached his fourth Queen&#39;s final when he beat Russia&#39;s Dmitry Tursunov in the battle of the big servers on Saturday.
Israel pounded Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least five fighters, and seized a Palestinian cabinet minister.
By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK -- During the week leading up to the opening of the new television season, \
The biggest hardware backer of the HD DVD format responds to Warner Bros. recent decision to back Blu-ray exclusively.
As this Central Asian oil-producing nation prepares for critical parliamentary elections Sunday, both the government and opposition are trying to play the oil card to their own advantage.
His only daughter is gone, and for much of the year since her suicide, Troy Crites has probed the unseen details of her life, hoping to understand what happened.
Andre Agassi posted his second consecutive straight-set win, advancing to the quarterfinals of the euro643,750 (US$822,000) Stockholm Open on Thursday.
Brady Quinn took this round from Troy Smith. The Notre Dame quarterback won the Maxwell Award as the player of the year Thursday night, beating out Ohio State's Smith, the Heisman Trophy favorite.
Investigators probing a fire that crippled the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi this month are focussing on flawed insulation beneath the captain's cabin, The Globe and Mail newspaper reported.
Italy's aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica Spa has named chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini to the additional post of chief executive after the resignation of CEO Roberto Testore, the state-run company said late Tuesday.
Would oil prices really fall if Saudi Arabia and other OPEC countries raised their production as President Bush proposed Tuesday? Some questions and answers about prices at the pump:
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday approved rural telephone operator Alltel Corp.'s  $1 billion acquisition of Midwest Wireless Holdings.
WASHINGTON -- The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top cyber-security official has resigned unexpectedly, raising new questions about the progress of efforts to protect the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vast computer networks from terror attacks, electronic viruses and other threats, government
NEW YORK/LONDON  - The Federal Reserve on Friday reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages.
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NAJAF, Iraq : Iraq&#39;s top Shiite Muslim clerics, back in control of Najaf&#39;s Imam Ali shrine after a four-month militia occupation, met amid the ruins of the city as life spluttered back to normality.
MUNICH, Germany : German electronics giant Siemens said that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.
A variety of business notebooks will come with access to Sprint's 3G network built in.
The heads of Detroit's auto industry asked Congress yesterday to reconsider a proposal to increase fuel standards that the automakers say could hurt their industry.
Russian energy ministry says sale of assets most likely outcome from oil company&#39;s $7B tax dispute. MOSCOW  - The sale of Yukos assets will be the &quot;most natural&quot; outcome of the $7 billion tax dispute
The government is discussing a final cost for the 2012 Olympics that is four times the initial estimate.
com. Former Iowa State and New Orleans Hornets coach Tim Floyd acknowledged for the first time Thursday that he has been contacted by USC about its head coaching vacancy, but he denied a published
Attorneys for Wesley Snipes ticked off more than 70 potential character witnesses, including several celebrities, as jury selection began Monday in the actor's tax fraud and conspiracy trial.
MIAMI, Feb. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Connected Media Technologies, Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: CNCM.OB)  has announced the launch of several video channels that will be accessible to online publishers.
Two companies working on an industrial estate where a teenager was electrocuted are fined \u00c2\u00a331,000.
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Il ministro dello Sport, Giovanna Melandri, spera che Guido Rossi resti alla guida della Figc: ''Son...
Toronto - With a final tally of 328 films (including 98 world and 81 North American premieres), from 60 countries, unspooling over 10 days, the 29th Toronto International Film Festival wrapped on Sunday, September 19th with its annual Awards Brunch at
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking money and employees to secure U.S. borders under President Bush's budget, while hiking airline passenger fees, as a Senate panel endorsed a new leader for the agency.
Wired Science reveals the secret messages encoded into the world's first manmade bacterial genome by the scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute.
Parties on the far right and left made gains in two state elections Sunday in Germany, with voters delivering a rebuke to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats as he tries to rein in German welfare programs.
The turf war over control of intelligence spending pits the Pentagon and its Capitol Hill allies against advocates of a new national intelligence director, according to lawmakers and staff aides.
Russia revealed it was fitting its strategic bombers with cruise missiles capable of delivering a massive precision strike thousands of miles away -- giving away the first clear hint of its post-Cold War military strategy.
Police have found explosives, detonators and a gun in a cinema in Russia&#39;s second city St Petersburg which was closed for renovation, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
At least six people have been killed and 20 hurt in a suicide bombing in south Afghanistan, Nato-led forces say.
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Southern stars: 3000 metres women&#39;s pursuit gold medallist Sarah Ulmer, right, hug&#39;s Australia&#39;s silver medallist Katie Mactier after beating her in a record breaking final.
The government awarded its first contract under the Project Bioshield program yesterday -- an $877 million deal with a small California company to make 75 million doses of a newly developed anthrax vaccine.
A new national plan for tourism should be drafted, to give this sector a new direction, Opposition spokesman for tourism said on Monday.
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Sri Lanka gained ground in the opening stages of the Champions Trophy game against England at the Rose Bowl. England made a steady start before losing Vikram Solanki and captain Michael Vaughan as they reached 54-2 off 15.
Several small acquisitions  kicked off the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday.
Heavy mobile phone use may be linked to an increased risk of cancer of the salivary gland, a study suggests.
LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - Northern Ireland&#39;s rival politicians face &quot;a moment of decision&quot; in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair
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The Massachusetts Appeals Court rejected the Glass Slipper strip club's request to stop demolition of the defunct Gaiety Theatre. The Gaiety's owner, Kensington Investment Co., wants to construct an apartment building near the corner of Washington and LaGrange streets, land partly occupied by the Gaiety and the Glass Slipper. The Glass Slipper had asked the Massachusetts Land Court for an ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi warned his country would react &quot;most severely&quot; to any Israeli strike against its nuclear facilities.
STRASBOURG, France  - European lawmakers demanded   on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of   secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted   Washington held terrorist suspects in jails abroad.
The debate over hits versus page views versus unique visitors has taken a new twist, thanks to measurement firm Nielsen//NetRatings, which is scrapping page views in favor of what it deems more accurate metrics.
Spain&#39;s socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, condemned his conserva- tive predecessors yesterday for carrying out a &quot;massive deception&quot; in blaming the 11 March train bombings on Eta Basque separatists.
A decision by Brazil to raise its budget surplus target shows the government had &quot;solid control&quot; of the country&#39;s economic needs, an International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
The Pentagon is considering delaying the departure of some troops in Iraq and speeding the arrival of others already due to deploy to boost force levels for the January elections, US officials said on Tuesday.
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - Militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Israel on Friday and Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in the West Bank, hours after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed hope for a shaky 5-day truce.
Microsoft Corp. shareholders yesterday overwhelmingly approved a plan that clears the way for the company to issue them a huge, one-time dividend -- the biggest piece of a $75 billion cash payout that many shareholders have long advocated.
New Haven - Former Gov. John G. Rowland stood flushed and ramrod straight Thursday in US District Court as he pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge that included tax fraud and conspiracy to steal honest services from the people of Connecticut.
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The search for new treatments can be tricky when the disease is fearsome but nearly forgotten because its victims are poor and obscure.
The big news in digital audio recently was Sony&#39;s NW-HD3, the company&#39;s first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.
Tuesday's election turned Texas Democrats' political landscape from bleak to barren. A new redistricting map pushed through by Republicans helped the GOP gain a 21-11 advantage over Democrats in the state's congressional delegation, up from the current 16-16 split and the first GOP majority since Reconstruction.
Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai campaigned on Tuesday for the first time since an  assassination attempt last month, telling cheering supporters  that a historic vote in four days would be a turning point for  the war-torn nation.
In the evening after last week's parliamentary polls, the narrow roads of Algeria's capital were tightly packed with honking cars, youths leaning out of windows, sunroofs and open boots, cheering and waving the national flag.
Opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has told a court why underwear being thrown made her cancel three concerts.
Members of the panel monitoring NASA&#39;s effort to return the space shuttle to flight said Thursday that despite several open items, they see no reason why Discovery can&#39;t be launched in May or June.
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How does offshore outsourcing's reigning champion, India, compare against China on software quality, staff costs, and more?
Hoping to calm the prevailing trade winds, New York Knicks president Isiah Thomas decided to speak up. Vince Carter no doubt intrigues the industrious pitchman.
Germany's ruling CDU party faces a stiff challenge in state elections, as support for its contentious candidate falls.
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Rookie Andres Nocioni scored 20 points as the Chicago Bulls held on for a 95-92 victory over the Boston Celtics.
JERUSALEM : The Israeli cabinet was set to approve a package of compensation for settlers who are to be uprooted from their homes as part of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza pullout plan.
The pound was lower against the dollar, tracking the euro's falls and also following a relatively dovish speech by Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Paul Tucker.
Fridge magnets and decorative jewellery could be a killer if you have a weak heart, experts warn.
By Anonymous  CTI Constriction, Ogden, has been awarded its largest federal contract to date, up to $100 million during the next five years.  The award came from the U.S.
About 1,100 flights of regional U.S.  air carrier Comair were grounded on Christmas Day by a computer  glitch that threatens to keep the airline on a limited schedule  for some days, a spokeswoman for its parent company said on  Saturday.
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Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board of directors has leapt out of the mainstream with the recently disclosed scandal that's set members against each other, but changes over the past several years have made conflict on boards more likely.
Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in September while the number of people filing new unemployment claims was higher than expected.
An Islamic militant wanted in connection with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pear was killed in a shootout with police, according to Pakistani authorities on Wednesday, who also announced the arrest of a suspect in the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has no plans to restrict his travel or beef up personal security after surviving a third assassination attempt in a rocket attack outside the capital, a presidential spokesman said on Monday.
A con man who bluffed his way into Windsor Castle by claiming to be a policeman was sentenced Friday to 4 1/2 years in prison.
Russian troops killed at least 22 rebels in separatist Chechnya Monday, including a man officials said was linked to the assassination of Chechnya&#39;s pro-Moscow president, media reported.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a  firmer opening on Wall Street on Thursday after a drop in the  previous session as markets shift their focus to jobs data due  on Friday for pointers to the Federal Reserve&#39;s next interest  rate decision on Sept 18.
At least 24 people were killed and about 30 injured today in separate attacks a half-hour apart on a police station and outside a mosque in Iraq&#39;s capital, Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.
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The U.N. Security Council authorized NATO-led troops to stay in Afghanistan for another year on Wednesday and gave the Japanese government support in its domestic dispute over refueling American and other ships in the Indian Ocean.
The only hint of Hezbollah fighters is the parked motorbikes &#151; their favorite way of moving along the front lines.
Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are extended amid signs that a deal may be close.
NEW YORK  - Taking a statin drug does not seem to increase or decrease the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the medical journal Cancer.
Scientists are working on a contraceptive treatment which would stop men producing sperm.
KABUL: Three United Nations hostages were freed early on Tuesday after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan, with kidnappers claiming that Taliban prisoners were due to be released in exchange.
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Jennifer Capriati can&#39;t ever remember cramping in the middle of a tennis match. She can recall being so nervous during a warmup that she
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Jay Kallio knew at age 4. For Justine Nicholas, the revelation came in kindergarten. Nature had dealt them a confusing anatomy. The genders they were assigned at birth were all wrong.
Indian police arrest 281 people in a drugs raid on a party held in the city of Pune, east of Mumbai.
A year ago, the bombing of this city's revered Shiite mosque set off a spasm of sectarian violence that has pushed the country toward a full-scale civil war. The mosque remains closed, its golden dome still a mound of rubble and wires amid the wave of hatred that has made renovation work too dangerous to begin.
Tennessee's health care plan for the state's most vulnerable residents, once hailed as an example for the nation, is on the ropes.
TOLEDO, Iowa  - While presidential hopefuls were trying to butter up supporters ahead of the January 3 Iowa caucus, one would-be voter was literally buttering up her favorite candidate, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
Motorola Inc. Chief Executive Ed Zander received $13.2 million in compensation in 2006, according to a proxy statement filed Friday, for a year in which the cell-phone maker boosted sales and market share but saw profits decline under pressure from rivals.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fears of heavier fighting in Najaf  grew on Wednesday after an Iraqi peace delegation failed to  defuse a confrontation between U.S. troops and militiamen holed  up in a revered shrine in the city.
Candlestick Park, home of the San  Francisco 49ers NFL team, was renamed \
NEW YORK, June 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Technology Acquisition Corp.  announced today that it has completed an initial public offering of 21,562,500 units, including 2,812,500 units issued upon exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option.
Microsoft Corp., world&#39;s largest software maker, announced yesterday that it will release the next version of Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, in the second half of 2006.
NEW YORK  - It has been a wild and in some cases wacky season for network TV, culminating in a hunt for millions of missing viewers that is so complicated that it's worthy of its own episode of \
Recession worries pushed U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared at first as an emergency interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped to ease investor fears and stabilize global markets.
These two dramas debut next week - one about high school football, the other about a hostage situation.
There were a lot of &quot;firsts&quot; Friday at the ATP stop in Delray Beach, with more to come. Top-seeded Vince Spadea (d. (Q) Armando in three) reached his first Delray Beach semifinal in seven attempts.
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside   a minibus full of Iraqi army recruits in Baghdad on Monday,   killing 12 people and wounding seven, police said.
You'd have pretexted it HP - which faces US federal and state investigations for spying on board members and journalists - is co-sponsoring an award for \
Pope John Paul II is expected to broadcast his traditional Sunday blessing from his hospital room in Rome.
Fayfay Ye performs a Dai umbrella dance during the Chinese New Year celebration at the Salt Lake City Main Library Saturday. The Chinese year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Tony Blair is expected to announce the return of hundreds of troops from southern Iraq to the UK.
More than 100 police and security agents backed by five armored personnel carriers surrounded a house Saturday in the restive southern Russian region of Ingushetia and killed five alleged militants in a shootout, the Interior Ministry said.
LOS ANGELES - Actor Robert De Niro said &quot;serious communications problems&quot; led him to miss two appearances in Italy. &quot;It was a complicated situation and I&#39;m not sure how it was handled at their end, but it
An Iraqi court convened on Sunday to hand down judgment against six former high-ranking officials of Saddam Hussein's regime accused of leading a genocidal military campaign against ethnic Kurds in the 1980s.
New Northwest Airlines Corp. chief executive Doug Steenland promised Friday that the airline&#39;s strategy would remain constant when he succeeds Richard Anderson, who is leaving to work for UnitedHealth Group.
The ancient art of sailing gets a space-age update next year with the launch of the first sunlight-propelled &quot;solar sail&quot; spacecraft.
Members of Kosovo&#39;s Serb minority boycotted parliamentary elections in high numbers Saturday, striking a blow at international efforts to promote
Darren and Debbie Wyatt are amazed at their daughter Charlotte\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ability to beat the odds. Born three months premature at 1 pound, she has battled illness all her life.
U.S. officials gave employers new  tools on Tuesday to try to determine whether a degree comes  from a bogus \
A man is arrested in Scotland on suspicion of using \
A U.S. couple was indicted Thursday on charges of sexually abusing children at a Brazilian nudist colony, a court official said.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - Insurgents killed a police  captain at a checkpoint and gunned down an Iraqi National Guard  officer in a billiard hall in scattered violence against U.S.  forces and their allies in northern Iraq on Friday.
European stock markets have advanced as investors shrugged off initial worries over the bloodless coup in Thailand and focused instead on an interest rate decision in the United States.
German and Swiss drug makers Schering and Novartis are developing a new anti-cancer drug with annual sales potential of up to two billion euros (2.7 billion dollars), Schering chief Hubertus Erlen said.
Pakistan Times Foreign Correspondent. LONDON (UK): Pakistan and the United Kin gdom Monday agreed to hold annual summit level meetings to explore new areas of bilateral cooperation.
Free speech activists and Yahoo Inc. declared a small victory Thursday in a dispute over whether the e-commerce giant can host auctions for Nazi memorabilia on its U.S. sites.
A red, white and blue rocket plane zoomed into space Monday, winning a $10 million prize as the world&#39;s first privately built reusable spacecraft and heralding the future of commercial space travel.
THE government is today expected to announce wide-ranging restrictions on smoking in public - but will stop short of a total ban. Health Secretary John Reid is due to unveil a blueprint for the nation&#39;s health
An ancient native American cancer treatment is shown to have a beneficial effect, despite scepticism.
Five Duquesne basketball players were injured in a campus shooting after a dance early Sunday, and two remained hospitalized late Sunday morning.
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Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said on Wednesday the government had agreed to  terms for their release, despite indications from Afghan and  U.S. officials that meeting the militants' demands was  impossible.
A security breach and a minor explosion caused by decaying batteries at Los Angeles International Airport forced the closure of four terminals Saturday morning, delaying dozens of flights for several hours on the second day of the Labor Day weekend.
The No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners would like the poll voters out there to understand just how difficult a task they accomplished Saturday.
A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a row of police cars blocking off a bridge in central Baghdad yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding 20, officials said.
The case between LG Electronics and a group of Taiwanese companies could have far-reaching implications on the computer industry.
Business & money: Outspoken minister says America 'stuck in past'
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A key World Bank committee appealed to all countries, developed and developping, to take an active role in WTO multilateral trade liberalization talks scheduled to wrap by the end of the year.
Non si placano le polemiche dopo la proposta del leghista Calderoli di istituire una taglia per catturare i killer del benzinaio ucciso a Lecco. Il ministro dell&#39;Interno: &quot;Con me non parlate di questo, basta la legge&quot;.
The guy who once gave $10 lessons as a club pro in Borneo is now the first $10 million man in golf. Singh once found work as a bouncer in a Scottish night club when he failed to get through European qualify school.
VANCOUVER (CP) - The family of a Canadian slain by Russian security forces in Chechnya wants his body returned to Canada.
Most of us don't know a kilowatt hour from a New York minute, but the high price of electricity is accelerating the learning curve.
LOS ANGELES -- NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft on Tuesday made its closest pass yet to to Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon. The spacecraft took the first detailed pictures ever of the moon&#39;s surface.
THAI army helicopters with loudspeakers hovered over remote jungle peaks in the south of the country yesterday, coaxing those who had fled Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s massive tidal wave to come down to safety.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - An investigative judge  questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an  hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of  hundreds of human rights cases stemming from his 1973-1990  rule.
A planned opposition rally faltered on Friday, giving Kenya some respite from post-election turmoil that has killed more than 300 people and threatened one of Africa's strongest economies.
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LOS ANGELES - Andy Dick has apologized for using the same racial slur that got ex-&quot;Seinfeld&quot; star Michael Richards in trouble last month.
The discovery that Mars could have supported life billions of years ago has been ranked by the editors of international journal Science as the most important scientific achievement of 2004.
A series of explosions at a political rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh killed more than 13 people and injured up to 80, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Agence France-Presse
Former Boston University goalie Rick DiPietro of the New York Islanders made 16 saves as the United States topped Slovakia, 3-1, last night at St. Paul for its first victory in the round-robin portion of the World Cup of Hockey.
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BOSTON -- They leaped off their benches like a couple of desperate heavyweights, sweat and mouthpieces flying. The Yankees and the Red Sox tried to knock some sense into each other.
By JIM SALTER      ST. LOUIS  -- A company driven out of business by Hollywood and the video game industry over its DVD- and computer game-copying software has reached a settlement with the motion picture industry...
Comedian Paul Whitehouse tells a court he had no knowledge of Chris Langham using child porn for research.
When Bills owner Ralph Wilson consulted with his old friend, Marv Levy, over who should replace departed general manager Tom Donahoe last winter, it made perfect sense. They were longtime confidants, and Levy, though retired for nearly a decade, had kept abreast of the game and its changes from his home in Chicago.
Many admins are waiting for Microsoft to release service pack 1 before upgrading to Office Project 2007.
Arafat disabled is in some ways a bigger problem than Arafat dead. If he dies, Palestinians must accept it quickly and try to engineer a succession.
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Arsenal&#39;s Brazilian international midfielder Edu broke his foot in Tuesday&#39;s 3-1 League Cup win over Everton at Highbury. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: &quot;He has a broken foot.
Teenagers aged 16 and 17 have voted for the first time in the British isles, as the Isle of Man held a landmark general election to choose members of its tiny parliament.
LONDON, Feb. 14 -- A controversial Georgian billionaire found dead in his home earlier this week likely died of natural causes, though extensive toxicology reports are still underway, British authorities said on Thursday.
During the annual U.N. General Assembly, leaders who would rather not be seen on the same continent will find themselves under one roof, doing their best not to mingle.
PRESIDENT BUSH named another close White House aide to a key Cabinet position yesterday, part of an aggressive post-election strategy of gaining tight personal control over his foreign and domestic agenda.
The voice on a tape recording of a man wanted for shooting dead a police officer, and the defendant, is a close match, a court hears.
Britons nervously waiting to tie the knot are increasingly heading to the capitals of eastern Europe for alcohol-fuelled final flings with their best friends, otherwise known as stag or hen weekends.
Japan will protest to China after concluding that a nuclear-powered submarine that intruded into its waters this week belonged to the Chinese navy, top government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said on Friday.
The dreams of US petro-billionaires to gain control of a large part of Russia&#39;s oil and gas production went up in smoke on Dec. 19.
With its new Walkman music player, Sony has broken with its tradition of promoting its own proprietary formats. The NW-HD3 will let users import and export tracks in the
Oracle has officially taken control of PeopleSoft Inc. after purchasing the 75% of PeopleSoft stock tendered by the application vendor&#39;s shareholders, Oracle disclosed early Wednesday.
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A legal row between Microsoft and AT&T about overseas patents heads to the US Supreme Court.
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Peace activists around the world staged   a day of action on Sunday to highlight the \
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The singer gave birth to her second son on September 12.
IRVINE, California  - The bill reads like a logical pairing: dark lyrics, creepy images, metal mentality.
Penn State coach Joe Paterno flew home without his team after the Nittany Lions' loss to Wisconsin on Saturday night when he learned his son-in-law had been involved in a serious bicycle accident.
Jason Robinson says South Africa's defeat by Ireland will make them even more dangerous opponents.
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The Mountain View company unveiled the free technology Thursday that allows users to simultaneously scan the Web and their computer hard drives for documents, e-mail, instant messages and the sites they&#39;ve visited in the past.
A European rocket roared into space from a pad in French Guyana yesterday, placing into orbit a surveillance satellite expected to give France&#39;s military new abilities to spy worldwide.
Stocks rose on Monday on a tech-led rally, recovering some of Friday's steep losses, as Intel Corp  raised its outlook and Apple Inc  sold the one-millionth iPhone.
Next prime minister also hints at bringing business figures into government.
The Court of Appeal in London began hearing a case brought by Prince Charles against the Mail on Sunday after the publication by the weekly of extracts from a private journal belonging to the heir to the throne.
A Soviet-trained astronomer failed Monday to win enough votes in parliament to become Estonia's next president, forcing a new vote on a second candidate.
Nepal confirmed on Monday that 13 of  its citizens had been kidnapped by an Islamic group in Iraq and  appealed for their release.
ST. LOUIS  - The Boston Red Sox lifted a  championship and buried a curse Wednesday, turning fantasy into  reality with a stirring World Series victory over the St. Louis  Cardinals.
Roughly a dozen Iraqi journalists have been charged under a new set of laws criminalizing speech against the government.
Linebacker Adalius Thomas, one of the most sought-after free agents, signed Saturday with the New England Patriots, giving the three-time Super Bowl winners a player in the mold of the departed Willie McGinest.
A service starting next month in Paris will allow a cellphone or GPS navigation device to search a parking lot database for nearby parking spots.
French media and telecoms group Vivendi  posted on Wednesday an 18 percent rise in adjusted full-year net profit in line with forecasts, pulled by Maroc Telecom and its games, French mobile and pay-TV units.
Doppia festa per Tommaso e Giorgio e Alicia e Stefano, primi in Italia ad usufruire del nuovo provvedimento. I protagonisti confessano: \
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Pedro Martinez of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox was one of three pitchers topping Tuesday&#39;s list of major leaguers filing for free agency.
A replacement crew for the International Space Station blasted off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia early today.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand authorities have blocked a couple's bid to officially name their new son \
A Pakistani man who says he was abused in detention after the September 11 attacks can name the FBI director and a former U.S. attorney general in his lawsuit against the government, an appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano embarked on frenzied negotiations for a new government Thursday after the shock resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
Thoroughbred escaped from his paddock and may have joined a herd of wild horses
Contratto Dow Jones +12 punti, Nasdaq +3,25, SP +4,40
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bomber pilot from World War II says he was shot down while being escorted by Tuskegee Airmen, an account that supports a recent report by two historians that the famed black fighter group, contrary to legend, did lose at least a few bombers to fire from enemy aircraft.
In a shift in strategy, Nintendo was expected to announce yesterday that it plans to begin selling its next generation of hand-held video game devices in the US in time for the Christmas season.
Somewhere in the pine bluffs of Washington, a Microsoft (MSFT) exec or two had to have been chuckling. On Oct. 1, a Rochester (NY) jury found that computer giant Sun Microsystems (SUNW), the company that extracted
Circumcision does not reduce sexual satisfaction and there should be no doubts about using it to combat HIV, a study says.
Under building international pressure, Syrian troops Tuesday began a phased redeployment from posts in Lebanon, with about 1,000 forces pulling out of bases south of Beirut, Lebanese military sources said.
An investigator who said he was acting for police after Princess Diana's fatal crash was working for Mohamed Al Fayed, an inquest into her death hears.
Hollywood actress Mia Farrow says she will ignore a deportation threat and pursue plans to light a symbolic Olympic torch in Cambodia's \
Exelon Corp. plans to announce Friday it will terminate its contract with Wackenhut Corp. for providing security at many of its nuclear power plants, according to a notice the company sent to congressional offices.
Japan's cabinet agrees the controversial privatisation of its multi-trillion dollar postal savings system.
Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and Eric Williams added 14 to lead the New Jersey Nets past the Boston Celtics 96-83 in a preseason game Friday night.
BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters Life!) - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is considering developing a museum project in Beijing, its director said on Friday during a visit to China.
Paul Collingwood is expected to be named captain when England reveal their new-look one-day squad at 1130 BST on Friday.
Blog: At the Paris Air Show, Boeing announces huge sale of its new 787 Dreamliner plane.
Claims against boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman have grown to more than $130 million through a spate of lawsuits by creditors and investors related to his business interests that range from an airline leasing company to restaurants.
Capital One Financial Corp.  said on Thursday it expects to report fourth-quarter earnings of around 60 cents per share, and warned that its full-year results would fall below its previous outlook.
Britain's support for the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq has put the public at greater risk of terrorist attacks, the main opposition Conservative party leader David Cameron said Monday - opening a division on ...Comment
One simple move can bring higher returns with lower risk.
If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of Baazee.Com CEO Avnish Bajaj arrested in connection with the DPS MMS scandal case and remanded him to judicial custody till December 24.
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko suffered a defeat in parliament today, when his foes blocked electoral amendments intended to avert fraud in a new presidential runoff later this month.
New York&#39;s best asset in its bid to host the 2012 Olympics is the city itself, campaign leader Daniel Doctoroff said on Wednesday.
Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt took a  radically counterintuitive approach to lightening her workload  as she prepared to direct her first feature film.
The Danish Tax Authority, (SKAT) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a 24-million euro, 3-year services agreement to modernize SKAT's IT systems. IBM will manage the development, operation and maintenance of a digital account for tax transactions between SKAT and Danish businesses.
After his lackluster debate performance and a government report undercutting his rationale for invading Iraq, Bush rolled out a revamped campaign speech Wednesday to refocus attention on his Democratic challenger. The speech bristled with new zingers that laid out in harsh and personal terms why Bush thinks Kerry is unfit to be commander in chief.
England's Paul Collingwood is set to play his 100th one-day international against Pakistan, at Edgbaston on Sunday having feared he lacked the ability to be an international player.
New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled the Monday morning commute with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools
KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty Wednesday in a Kabul court after a trial denounced by the defense as failing to meet basic international standards of fairness.    The three-judge panel sentenced accused ringleader Jonathan Idema, a former soldier with a past fraud conviction, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, to 10 years in jail...
MSN HAS introduced a &quot;preview&quot; version of MSN Music in the US which allows downloading of music using Windows Media Player 10 or a web browser.
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LEEDS CASTLE, England Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding parties reported some progress Friday toward a lasting peace solution for the British province but were pessimistic about striking a deal.
Il dato contraddice le indicazioni degli economisti
Looking back at the major events that took place in the Middle East in 2004, the death of veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is undoubtedly a world-shaker.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Saturday that his experience as New York City's mayor during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is a big reason why he supports a national insurance backup fund.
LOS ANGELES  - Women working in the entertainment industry have yet to break through the \
France plays Portugal today in World Cup soccer action with the winner facing Italy in Sunday&#039;s championship game. The loser plays Germany Saturday in a consolation game.
Tony Blair says he feels \
It doesn&#39;t get any better than this. The Red Sox visit Yankee Stadium, the Giants and Padres battle it out for the NL wildcard, while the Cubs try and keep pace and are leaning on a kid to do so.
Abby Wambach snatched an extra-time  winner as the United States overcame Brazil 2-1 to win Olympic  gold in the women's soccer tournament Thursday, giving Hall of  Famer Mia Hamm the perfect send-off.
The company fixes a huge security vulnerability that made it possible for attackers to steal users' personal data. By the Associated Press.
Nato troops in Bosnia search the homes of the children of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is ready to make his comeback at Middlesbrough after a two-month injury absence. Gerrard, who broke a bone in his foot during Liverpool&#39;s 2-1 Premier
Exercise may hold the key to youth, according to a study published on Monday which showed people who keep fit are up to nine years biologically younger than those who do not.
Prescription-drug recalls aren&#39;t common, and they&#39;re almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular
BOGOTA, Colombia  - A U.S.-made helicopter on ananti-drugs mission crashed in the Colombian jungle on Thursday,killing all 20 Colombian soldiers aboard, the army said.
LONDON, Feb. 9 -- British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, with former vice president Al Gore at his side, on Friday offered a $25 million prize for anyone who can come up with a way to blunt global climate change by removing at least a billion tons of carbon dioxide a year from the Earth's...
VERO BEACH, Fla. - People lined up for more than a half-mile for food and water, while others searched in vain for generators in the sweltering heat Monday as Florida residents began cleaning up all over again, demoralized by the fourth hurricane in six weeks to batter the state...
By MATTHEW THOMPSON  Seven months after taking over Charleston's cable systems, Suddenlink is announcing rate increases for its customers.
Two Italian women aid workers were freed in Baghdad today three weeks after being taken hostage. But there was still no word of the fate of Briton Ken Bigley, threatened with beheading by his captors who have remained silent for almost a week.
Lisa Leslie was selected the WNBA&#39;s Most Valuable Player for the second time in her career. The Los Angeles Sparks center, the league&#39;s MVP in 2001, received 425 points and 33 of a possible 48 first-place votes from a national media panel Friday.
Il Chievo ha ufficializzato la cessione del centrocampista Ivone De Franceschi al Padova (C1/B). ...
More reader-generated merriment It might not be as unpleasantly suggestive as the Goatse-inspired effort offered yesterday by one wag on the BBC's website, but another reader-generated suggestion as to how the new 2012 Olympic logo might be improved just about sums up public reaction to what is now officially known as the \
NEW YORK  - In the current decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of obese adolescents having surgery to help them lose weight, although weight loss surgery remains an uncommonly performed procedure in young people.
The federal judge overseeing US Airways&#39; bankruptcy petition is reconsidering his decision to allow the airline to cut wages for flight attendants by 21 percent for four months.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry pulled  into a statistical dead heat with President Bush in a seesawing  battle for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll  released Monday.
The wife of a jailed Chinese rights activist is stopped from leaving the country to collect an award, friends say.
Sentenza ribalta le conclusioni dell'avvocato generale
Different parties, different cities. But the Republicans and Democrats have at least one common element at their conventions &#151; a Baldwin brother. In Boston it was Alec, here in New York it is Stephen.
Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote has died.
UMass-Lowell is perfect in nonconference play this season. Of late, the River Hawks have carried that penchant for perfection over to their Hockey East performances as well.
The path to uncovering the life and death of Cornelis Marinus Brouwenstijn begins with a plain manila envelope containing a purse, an ID booklet, a cracked leather wallet, a slew of family snapshots, and a ...Comment
Actress Mischa Barton was arrested and briefly jailed on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving, marijuana possession and driving without a license, Los Angeles police said.
Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden plans a new video to be released in the coming days ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, his first new message in more than a year, al-Qaida's media arm announced Thursday.
The economy and Iraq are expected to dominate the US president's final State of the Union address.
Nearly two years after leaving to coach the Kansas City Chiefs\u00e2\u0080\u0099, Herman Edwards will face his former team, the Jets, for the first time since his abrupt departure.
Cambiamenti inseriti in emendamento del governo
The flamboyant, Israeli-born rocker Gene Simmons has sent a televised message of support to an Israeli soldier seriously wounded in fighting in Lebanon, calling him his 'hero.'
Nearly 80% of local authorities earn  three-star or four-star grades in the Audit Commission's annual ratings of council services.
Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, a favorite of the religious right, said Monday he is taking the first step toward launching a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Trend-setting U.S. architect Philip  Johnson, whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban  landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on  Wednesday.
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer  company, Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S.  company's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s MSN Internet division late Wednesday debuted a preliminary version of MSN Spaces, designed to bring blogs to the masses.
Il Giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato in serie B 12 giocatore. Due giornate a Calai\u00c3\u00b2 (...
U-turn Sophos, the UK anti-virus developer, launched an anti-virus product for Windows mobiles yesterday. After years of saying the threat of viruses infecting mobile devices is over-hyped, Sophos now maintains the protection against a \
NATO has intercepted Iranian weapons shipments to Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents, providing evidence Iran is violating international law to aid a group it once considered a bitter enemy, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal won his third consecutive French Open title Sunday, topping his rival Roger Federer, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Japan&#039;s withdrawal of some 600 ground troops from southern Iraq will take &quot;several dozen days,&quot; defense chief Fukushiro Nukaga said Tuesday.
ARSENAL are proving even more adept at throwing leads than pizzas. This was the third time in four Champions League matches that they have allowed two points
Before it decided to strike Syria, Israel shared intelligence with President George W. Bush this summer indicating that its neighbor was getting help from North Korea on a nuclear facility, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
&quot;The allegations made by Mr Conte are extremely serious and the IOC is fully committed to bringing to light any elements that will help the truth prevail,&quot; the IOC said on its website on Tuesday.
A lawmaker and key ally of Gov. Rick Perry urged him Monday to rescind his executive order making Texas the first state to require girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
Justin Gray scored 21 points for the second straight game and No. 1 Wake Forest beat No. 18 Arizona 63-60 on Friday night in the championship game of the Preseason NIT.
WANA, Pakistan  - Pakistani jet fighters and  helicopter gunships pounded a suspected terrorist training camp  near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least 50 mostly  foreign militants.
A Maryland company is doing its best to lessen the severity of the flu vaccine shortage. Word that Maryland-based MedImmune would provide an additional one million doses to its previous production level
Nel 2004 persero la vita anche le due sorelle Rinaudo
The United States and its military allies on Thursday challenged UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s statement that last year&#39;s invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that violated
Dustin Pedroia bounded into the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday afternoon in the same manner he has since he made the big league club last year: head high, eyes alert, swagger intact.
Didier Drogba silenced the Paris St-Germain crowd who had booed his every move with a two-goal performance that made the striker look worth every penny of his \u00c2\u00a324 million transfer from Marseilles.
Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and  the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the  host Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win  Sunday.
Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?
A Thai legislator says the death toll from a riot and its aftermath in the largely Muslim south may be far higher than the officially acknowledged 85, most of whom suffocated in army custody.
Resta Paese a medio rischio in sostenibilita'
BOSTON -- They proudly call themselves &quot;idiots,&quot; and the thing with idiots, you see, is they don&#39;t often think rationally.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns  will defend an administration plan to reopen the border to  Canadian cattle at a Senate hearing on Thursday, where he will  face questions about whether the action will expose the U.S.  beef industry to more cases of mad cow disease.
IN THE annals of aviation, it will undoubtedly rank alongside such momentous events as the Wright brothers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 first powered flight in 1903 and Charles Lindbergh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s transatlantic crossing in 1927.
I tragici fatti di Catania ''possono costare all'Italia gli Europei''. Lo ha detto il portiere dell'...
Sprint&#39;s acquisition of Nextel Communications is fueling speculation of more deals to come in a telecommunications industry roiled by intense competition and rapid technological change.
Florida is expected to impose strict new air-pollution standards that aim to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050, according to draft regulations released on Wednesday.
BT sees its pension fund deficit hit \u00c2\u00a33.4bn, and will raise its contributions from next year.
Egypt has released from prison in recent  days 700 members of the al-Gama'a al-Islamiya, an Islamist  group that fought the government in the 1990s but which has  since renounced violence, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
On Wednesday, the New York Yankees pulled out of trade talks for Randy Johnson because the asking price was just too high. For Diamondbacks fans this is surely a huge relief.
By CHARLOTTE HINDLE \
KIEV, UKRAINE - To TV viewers the world over, Ukraine&#39;s revolution has been colored orange. People who have found themselves in Kiev during these turbulent weeks know it has a strong beat, too - thanks to
Hundreds of Russians are rescued after ice-floes on which they had been fishing broke away from the shore.
Having been duped last year by Iran, negotiators for France, Germany and Britain labored mightily over the past months to produce what they hoped would be an airtight agreement that would force Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
If nothing else, \u00e2\u0080\u009cMeeting Resistance\u00e2\u0080\u009d should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.
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North Korea appealed to refugees who have  sought asylum in the South to return to the impoverished state,  avoiding for once labeling them \
A Greek bus hostage siege ended on  Thursday when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two  Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom  surrendered, a police spokeswoman said.
FIRST there was development interest from Asda, now a Sainsbury wants to buy Leeds United. Sebastian Sainsbury, great-grandson of the founder of the supermarket chain, yesterday emerged
Actor admits that the costliest Kannada film was badly made.
Apple has released Mac OS X version 10.5.2, the second major update to Leopard, which brings with it 80 specific fixes and improvements.
Early yesterday evening, Biogen IDEC (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Elan (NYSE: ELN) announced that Tysabri had been approved by the FDA for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
With thousands of Republican faithful cheering the inauguration of President Bush to a second term on Thursday, a group of veterans at the forefront of the \
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Apps upgrades will need policies, even if you don't want them Further indications that the coming upgrades of the major business applications such as SAP and Oracle could cause unsuspecting IT managers more problems than they have planned for, first noted here, have come from SOA Software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Private-equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company and the Texas Pacific Group are near a deal to acquire the TXU Corporation.
Car bombs targeting Shiite areas devastated a bustling outdoor market and an auto dealership Tuesday, part of a relentless onslaught that killed 54 people and prompted the United States to deploy more troops to combat insurgents in western Iraq.
Bob Barker has agreed to continue as host of \
12/4/04- Michael jackson&#39;s Neverland Ranch is being searched again by sheriff&#39;s investigators. Armed with a search warrant, they&#39;ve made another raid on the pop star&#39;s multi-million-dollar estate.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday blamed President Bush for failing American workers and said the president was trying to hide a dismal record on job creation.
First-day sales of Microsoft&#39;s new video game Halo 2 will reach $100 million, a senior Microsoft games executive said Tuesday.
(New York-WABC and AP, December 25, 2004 ) - The NBA has a couple of attention-grabbers to lure basketball fans away from the Christmas dinner table.
PALM DESERT, Calif. C ompanies that want to help advertisers track who's watching what on the Web, social networks that try to help Cupid along, and a device that attempts to tackle electronic efficiency -- These are some of the areas grabbing attention at the DEMO show, which enters its third and...
A former US space agency worker pleads not guilty to charges he faked reports of space shuttle safety checks.
By Jeff Ayres, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 11--FORT WALTON BEACH -- After years of delays, Rotary Sound Park on U.S. Highway 98 across from City Hall is tentatively scheduled to open Sept. 1.
Many predicted the parliament would back down at the last minute, swallowing its reservations and endorsing Jos Manuel Barroso's new European Commission.
The United Nations is adopting  new steps in its global tsunami-relief campaign to guard  against improprieties like those alleged in the oil-for-food  program for Iraq, U.N. officials said Monday.
AFRICA - Quale progetto di futuro per l\u00c2\u0092Africa derivante dal petrolio? Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Le parole del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI sui rischi dell\u00c2\u0092esaurimento delle fonti energetiche e sui danni ambientali provocati dalla corsa al petrolio descrivono con drammatica precisione la situazione dell\u00c2\u0092Africa dove vecchie e n...
Lewis Urry, the man who put the power in the Energizer Bunny&#39;s long-lasting alkaline battery, died in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, after a short illness.
A barrage of mortar fire Thursday ended a brief period of relative calm in Baghdad, killing at least one civilian and wounding more than a dozen, while insurgents continued
Not a good Q2 Red Hat was grilled by Wall Street today on plans its for JBoss after profits took a nose-dive in Q2.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul on Sunday defended his efforts in Congress to bring home money to his Texas district, despite his long-held aversion to big government and congressional votes to reign in federal spending.
Plus: NASA hunts rats for public health. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Relatives of a tug engineer who died when his boat sank in the Clyde describe their relief that his body has been found.
Now that the price of crude oil has crossed the $100-a-barrel threshold, and then retreated slightly, what direction will it take?
Armed guards, not men in tights, for England; more pat-down searches at US airports. Two Russian planes destroyed by passengers carrying explosives on board and a trio of egregious security breaches in the
Alcoa Inc. , the world's biggest aluminum producer, said on Thursday that net income for the quarter rose slightly, as labor problems and the effect of Hurricane Ivan offset high aluminum prices.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton has pretty much told the Europeans to &quot;get over it.&quot;. The US Ryder Cup captain is tired of hearing about the ugly American celebration that took place five years ago
A circumstellar disk of dust and gas, the raw material of a solar system, has been found circling the star TW Hydrae.
The death penalty is under what may be an unprecedented review in the United States, mostly involving questions about lethal injection, by far the most common method of execution.
Unix vendor SCO Group Inc became the victim of a hacker over the Thanksgiving weekend, in an apparent response to the company&#39;s claims against the Linux operating system.
Volunteering at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games could lead to qualifications, organisers claim.
A court rules former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith is not entitled to any of her late husband's fortune.
Stocks fell on Thursday as financial stocks fell on mortgage concerns, overshadowing earlier optimism about the technology sector's profit outlook.
A Coast Guard rescue helicopter ferrying crew members from a powerless bulk freighter that was drifting toward shore crashed into the Bering Sea, and six of the aircraft's 10 passengers were still missing in the rough and frigid waters.
A vigil in Nottingham for murdered teenager Danielle Beccan will call for an end to the city's gun culture.
Some 30,000 Sudanese refugees might cross into Chad to escape persecution by Arab militia, the UN warns.
Office-supply retailer Staples Inc. is pulling its advertising from news programming on Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. television stations, saying the decision was fueled in part by e-mails from customers angry at what they consider to be the broadcaster's right-wing bias in news and commentary.
Private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis  Roberts & Co.  and Silver Lake Partners appear to have  won an auction for Philips Electronics NV's   semiconductor division, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
A chef as been taken into custody after pleading guilty to breaching an asbo banning him from the airport
Banks can destroy checks: The new law, known as Check 21, allows banks to destroy original paper checks and to convert them into digitized equivalents.
State wildlife officials announced plans Friday to revive a program to create marine reserves along California's 1,100-mile coast.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas fired top Gaza security commanders Thursday, Palestinian officials said, hours after militants fired dozens of mortar shells and homemade rockets at Jewish settlements there, breaking a 2-day-old cease-fire.
Both presidential candidates agree the American health care system is troubled: Coverage is too costly, too many are uninsured. But President Bush and Democratic
Detroit's victory dented a lot of the assumptions about the Giants' 4-1 start, the first and most important being the rise of what had looked like a playoff-caliber defense.
NEW YORK -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. today unveiled a new version of its top-end e-mail phone for business users, replacing the signature side navigation wheel with a front trackball that first appeared last year on the consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl.
Nigeria&#39;s Rivers State government has asked hundreds of villagers occupying three oil platforms in a dispute over jobs to vacate them within three days, a government spokesman said yesterday.
DRE is down and skepticism is up -- way up -- as the 2008 election season confronts the realities of electronic voting. The famously independent voters of New Hampshire (who vote today) never did go for touchscreen tabulation, but a check with states around the country finds plenty of uproar.
The value of Canadian factory shipments dipped unexpectedly in December in another sign that the once booming economy is starting to weaken under the weight of a strong currency.
UK physicists have completed the first crucial element of an experimental device designed to probe the forces that shape our Universe.
Here's an early prediction: 2005 will be dominated by characters wearing masks.
Blog: Computer images designed to help study damage done to North Tower include no casualties but are chilling nonetheless.
Let the espionage masterclass commence Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce plans for at least a partial lift of the British ban on use of wiretap evidence in court, according to reports. The conclusions of the government's deliberations following the seven-month Chilcot Review into the policy have leaked to the media ahead of the planned announcement later today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Genova, il ricorso della donna romena e' stato accolto
The Miami Dolphins finally gave their fans reason to celebrate, combining a polished offensive performance with solid defense for their first victory this season, 31-14 over the St.
Two years after Katrina, prominent New Orleanians give their thoughts on rebuilding and recovery
Seismologists warned the public to be on guard against aftershocks yesterday after the strongest quake to hit Taiwan in five years shook the island, causing tall buildings to sway and shutting down the capital&#39;s Mass Rapid Transit system for 1 hour during
Chiuse scuole in Molise, neve a Ischia e sul Vesuvio
BEIJING, Sept. 15 -- A jailed researcher for the New York Times was released in Beijing at about 8:15 a.m. Saturday after serving a three-year sentence for accepting money from a source, a charge he denies.
A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong yesterday in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet in a bunker, then made a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.
Carlos Marchena, uno dei giocatori del Valencia coinvolti nella rissa scoppiata al termine della gar...
Va interrotta abitudine di trovare soluzioni dopo disordini
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.
Fuoco tra forze dell'ordine e attentatori di Taba
Apple to announce deal with Twentieth Century Fox allowing movie rentals through, according to reports.
To overcome industry objections, Microsoft revises its Sender ID proposal.
It says something for Monteverdi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s powerful presence that 400 years of shifting musical standards have not softened his voice.
Rupert Murdoch has won a key vote allowing his News Corporation media empire to move its headquarters away from his native Australia and into the US.
A Republican plan to break up the CIA as a result of  9/11 is attacked by top Democrats and agency's chief.
NAIROBI, Feb. 15 -- Kenya's political parties have agreed to an independent review of the country's disputed presidential election but have not yet reached a consensus on the crucial issue of a political settlement, former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan said Friday.
Once again, the hits came in a hurry for the Los Angeles Angels. Gary Matthews Jr. lined a two-run triple that gave the Angels another quick lead and Kelvim Escobar made it stand up, beating the Yankees, 3-1, yesterday in New York.
A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October.
Miss New Jersey says she's doing nothing illegal in photos sent by someone she says is trying to blackmail her into giving up her crown.
Asthma is thought to have many potential triggers Damp and mould-infested houses could be the cause of permanent asthma in children, say researchers.Comment
For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback.
A swing to growth in US album sales and surging consumption of music on DVD helped slow the decline in first-half global sales of recorded music, the trade body for the world&#39;s largest record companies said Thursday.
Hamas Islamists detained an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas's government and three Fatah mourners were killed in an explosion on Friday, fuelling tensions between rival Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.
State television showed Fidel Castro for the first time in three months on Tuesday and the ailing Cuban leader said he was still in the fight to recover from surgery that forced him to relinquish power last July.
U.S. often scores its rare victories against al-Qaeda in Pakistan, without Pakistan's formal permission.
WARSAW, December 24 (Itar-Tass) -- Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski assessed the criticism from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as \u00e2\u0080\u009cunfair\u00e2\u0080\u009d and said it was the price he had to pay for involvement in the Ukrainian political crisis.
Southwest Airlines Co. , the leading U.S. discount carrier, posted a 16.5 percent drop in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, but the decline was less than expected as demand rebounded in June.
Shooting on Mission: Impossible 3 is delayed after star Tom Cruise was \
Roy Williams wasn&#39;t the Lions&#39; most productive rookie Sunday, but he played a big role in two plays that helped tailback Kevin Jones, another member of the Lions&#39; 2004 rookie class.
The iPhone and Apple Inc.'s   desktop computers may be vulnerable to hackers due to a flaw in  their Web browser, according to a security firm, which said it  found a way to hack into the iPhone.
By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Mar. 7--Pollution prevention and monitoring of the Spokane Valley/Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer are set to continue now that the Kootenai County commission has appointed its first aquifer protection board.
Got an expensive house you want to sell but don't want to pay a bunch of tax on the profit? The Treasury Department has got a deal for you.
More Americans than ever have high blood pressure and the number has risen by nearly a third over the past decade, researchers reported on Monday.
A Pakistani minister says wanted militants, including some from abroad, are inside a besieged Islamabad mosque.
China&#39;s first manned spaceship, the Shenzhou V, was launched in October last year with one Chinese astronaut aboard for a one-day flight.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on  Wednesday said it will launch a channel programmed primarily by  New York's Metropolitan Opera, which will feature live and  archived broadcasts.
The networking firm's planned WiMax business is first-time broadband for the developing world, executives say.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was buried Friday near his headquarters in Ramallah amid chaotic, emotional outbursts by thousands of grieving
One by one, Bellevue High football assistants sprinted up the press-box corridor, shouting at the top of their lungs. Defensive coordinator James Hasty, a former NFL cornerback, was the loudest, screaming, &quot;The streak is over.
Anche per la sessione After Hour, comunica Borsa Italiana
The largest earthquake to strike the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the last 30 years sent shock waves from Louisiana to southwest Florida Sunday, but did little more than rattle residents.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Pedro Feliz hit two home runs and Noah Lowry struck out a career-high 10 as the Giants beat the Mets on Friday at SBC Park, 7-3.
New-style portage spotted USB 3.0 hasn't yet been fully completed but it's implementation could come more quickly than its predecessor's did. Vendors are already starting to prepare their computer hardware for the new bus standard. Today, for example, we saw an upcoming Asus notebook with a pair of USB 3.0 ports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Foreign tourists are keeping brokers busy with their eagerness to buy Manhattan apartments.
Pakistan Times Executive Editor with PT Foreign Correspondent Fuad Rajab in Gaza City. PARIS (France): Palestinians at home and elsew here got upset by mystification of deviating stories about
Apple Inc. is urging some iPod and iTunes users to hold off on upgrading computers to Windows Vista, warning that the iTunes music software may not work well with the new operating system from rival Microsoft Corp.
NEW YORK, Sept 13  - The bankruptcy filing of US Airways highlights the still-fragile condition of the US aviation industry three years after the September 11 attacks, with more turbulence looming, analysts say.
New England Patriots fans celebrated their Super Bowl win amid relative calm throughout the city on Monday. With a few arrests reported as of Monday morning, the fans' jubilation has so far proceeded without any of the rowdiness blamed for for two deaths last year.
One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
BAGHDAD, 30 August 2004 - Muslim leaders in Iraq and France yesterday appealed for the release of two kidnapped French journalists facing death.
'Scusa ma ti chiamo amore' incassa in 3 giorni oltre 4 mln
On Thursday night B. B. King Blues Club & Grill was invaded by trolls. The occasion was a concert by Finntroll, a folk-metal band from Finland that is obsessed with all things trollish.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Thursday genocide has occurred in Darfur and blamed Sudan's  government and Janjaweed militias, a finding likely to increase  pressure on Khartoum to end the violence.
Sindacati del pubblico impiego annunciano stato agitazione
LEEDS CASTLE, England, Sept. 18 -- Negotiations among rival Northern Ireland parties ended Saturday with no agreement to revive a Catholic-Protestant administration, but British Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that a deal might yet be achieved.
Steve Coll, whose r\u00c3\u00a9sum\u00c3\u00a9 as a journalist includes two Pulitzer Prizes, plans to take over a nonpartisan public policy institute, the New America Foundation.
Switzerland's army is hardly known for its aggressive stance but this did not stop 170 armed soldiers crossing the border into Liechtenstein at the dead of night, red-faced Swiss military officials said Friday.
Plus: Spammers go to jail, and laptops get LED backlights.
Two large explosions shook the Saudi capital late Wednesday, the first believed to be from a car bomb that wounded several policeman and shattered windows at the Interior Ministry, followed by the second blast targeting a troop recruitment center
Rapper Snoop Dogg will host the MTV Europe Music Awards in Germany this November, it is announced.
Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday  reported a slight rise in quarterly net income, boosted by the  impact of currency fluctuations and a late surge in demand for  soft drinks, juices and bottled waters.
The Mike Mularkey era in Buffalo began with an 0-4 record. But eight weeks and six victories later, the Bills suddenly find themselves in the playoff hunt.
After more than two weeks of delay, the G.O.P.-controlled House planned a final vote on the package late today.
British Airways  said on Wednesday it would suspend its daily flight between Detroit and London Heathrow in March, citing the changing nature of the U.S. auto industry.
The New York Islanders have the New Jersey Devils' number, and it's starting to bug the perennial Atlantic Division champions.
WASHINGTON -- The lack of black head coaches in college football was lamented in powerful language Wednesday by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, NCAA president Myles Brand and congressmen from both parties.
According to official data from National Statistics, retail sales rose 0.6 pct in August from July for a 6.5 pct annual increase. The figures were well above expectations of a 0.2 pct decline and a 5.8 pct gain respectively.
U.S. regulators on Thursday said big  local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic  lines built for high-speed Internet and other services,  spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans.
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has decided to have surgery in the United States, a close ally said Sunday amid news reports that the ailing media mogul would get a pacemaker.
Three men are arrested in connection with the death of a 24-year-old in Fife at the weekend.
Consumers should not purchase or consume the dietary supplements Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain an active prescription drug ingredient that can interact with other prescription drugs and result in dangerously low blood pressure, the US Food and
Bombs in Baghdad killed 18 people as the US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, declared that America was winning the war against insurgency during a visit to Iraq.
A wave of consolidation in the U.S. newspaper industry could be on the way as publishers grapple with a maturing industry that faces stiff competition from television and the Internet, publishing experts say.
Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato in serie A 20 giocatori per una giornata: stop per Cesar (Inter)...
TOKYO - Aperta a Tokyo la conferenza dei Paesi donatori per l&#39;Iraq. Il vice primo ministro iracheno Barham Saleh ha dato il via alla conferenza di due giorni chiedendo alla comunita&#39; internazionale di mantenere le sue promesse di doni al Paese.
The New York attorney general Andrew M. Cuomo has subpoenaed the First Marblehead Corporation as part of his investigation of the student-loan industry in the United States.
France will greatly increase the size of   the contingent it is promising for a peacekeeping force in   southern Lebanon, possibly making it easier to recruit other   nations, officials and diplomats said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 -- A group calling itself the Martyrs Brigade said it had kidnapped a missing American journalist and would kill him if US forces did not leave Najaf within 48 hours, the al-Jazeera satellite television network reported Thursday.
British rower Matthew Pinsent is undecided whether to go for a fifth gold in Beijing.
Rudy Carpenter threw a career-high five touchdowns, and Arizona State's defense forced four turnovers to help the 25th-ranked Sun Devils overcome a sloppy start and beat Nevada 52-21 Saturday night.
A view of the main bus stand that was destroyed by tidal waves at Galle, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004. Some 44,000 people are reported dead around southern Asia and as far away as Somalia on Africa&#39;s
Charlton Athletic recorded their third successive victory and, as a consequence, moved into seventh place in the Premiership with a thoroughly convincing victory.
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JENSON Button believes that the unprecedented decision to cancel today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s qualifying and practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix has averted a potential disaster.
Life & style: Italian designer became one of the most recognisable names in the fashion-obsessed Italian world.
The majority of U.S. service members charged in the unlawful deaths of Iraqi civilians have been acquitted, found guilty of relatively minor offenses or given administrative punishments without trials, according to a Washington Post review of concluded military cases. Charges against some of the...
US oil company ConocoPhillips announced on Thursday, September 30, a tender for the purchase of 20.418 million shares of Russian oil major Lukoil , which amounts to 2.4 percent of the Russian company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s charter capital.
Saturday night TV shows The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing come to a head this weekend.
President Bush warned on Saturday  that guerrilla violence in Iraq could worsen, even as U.S.  forces battled to stamp out resistance in the insurgent  stronghold of Falluja.
EUROPA/INGHILTERRA - Il Jamboree del Centenario: 40mila giovani da tutto il mondo festeggiano i 100 anni del Movimento Scout Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Quarantamila ragazzi da ogni parte del mondo si ritroveranno dal 27 luglio al 8 agosto in Inghilterra (Hylands Park, Chelmsford) per festeggiare, con il 21esimo Jamboree mondiale, il Centenario dalla fondazione dello scautismo....
Bayern Monaco tranquillo in vista della sfida di domani contro l'Inter. ''Non abbiamo l'obbligo di v...
Internet security company McAfee Inc. Monday said Stephen Richards, its chief operating officer and chief financial officer, will retire at the end of the year to spend time with his family.
The Mets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 decided to assemble auxiliary seating boxes beside each dugout before they have clinched a playoff berth.
Wall Street advanced as investors awaited a report on sales of previously owned homes that might give the Federal Reserve more reason to cut interest rates.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, the favorite to become the new Palestinian leader, said in separate interviews published today that they would be
WASHINGTON - In a surprise announcement, UN Ambassador John C. Danforth said Thursday that he is leaving the key diplomatic post he has held for just five months to return to life in St.
Udienza il 14 ottobre per maestra molisana accusata
Fakher al-Jamali has lost nine athletes, referees and coaches to suicide bombs and gunfire by radical Islamists and U.S. soldiers.
The US economy has continued to grow in September and early October, but was hampered by record oil prices, a report from the Federal Reserve shows.
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus today announced plans for two versions of a wide-bodied passenger jet, which will see it go head-to-head with US competitor Boeing.
Qualcomm , the world's top mobile chip designer, said on Wednesday China recently passed Japan to become its second largest Asian market, as it unveiled a major tie-up with leading smartphone maker HTC .
In the ski town of Breckenridge, the holiday rush is for the slopes, not the shops. Residents can buy a Christmas tree, upscale clothing, boots or trendy cookware but will be hard-pressed to find an iPod along Main Street. Thing is, residents in the quaint Victorian-style resort about 100 miles west of Denver like it that way.
Erano stati anticipati soldi a minorenni accusati del reato
LONDON: All Nokia smart phones need to be on a watch out now, as a malicious wallpaper programme which hijacks the main page of the 7610 handset is on the prowl.
One Foolish contributor holds himself accountable.
Some restroom valets earn next to nothing. Others have no complaints.
A consumer group prodded the Food and Drug Administration yesterday to regulate salt as a food additive, arguing that excessive salt consumption by Americans may be responsible for more than 100,000 deaths a year.
Cassini has snapped an image of the Huygens probe it has just despatched to study Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon. The image, taken some 12 hours after release, shows the 2.7m-wide robot lab moving away from its mothership.
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La Lazio ha battuto l'Atalanta per 2-1 nel primo anticipo della 24/a giornata del campionato di seri...
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - A Costa Rican judge on  Saturday put the former head of the Organization of American  States under house arrest for six months, while he is  investigated for bribery claims, judicial officials said.
Reunited rock trio the Police said on Monday they would launch a world tour in May, more than 20 years after frontman Sting angered his bandmates by leaving for a successful solo career.
Cash-strapped United Airlines said in a bankruptcy court filing Thursday that it \
Merck &amp; Co. said the US Food and Drug Administration has requested additional safety and efficacy information on its Vioxx successor, Arcoxia, before it considers granting US approval for the drug.
The prospects of saving the National  Hockey League (NHL) season are grim and unless owners and  players start talking soon to end a lockout the 2005-2006  season is also at risk, Montreal's Saku Koivu said.
Mike Huckabee says John McCain is a hero. McCain says Huckabee is a good man. And they both seem to agree on this: Mitt Romney is neither.
Black people in the United States are  far more likely than whites to die from strokes, diabetes and  other diseases, according to a federal study that shows wide  racial disparities persist in health care.
European postal workers staged work stoppages and held rallies Wednesday against EU plans to further open postal services to competition.
Asian stocks bounce back after an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve helps calm investor anxiety.
Emporio Armani had velvets in rich earth  browns and blacks, dabbed with shiny patent leather accessories  and spangled with glittering evening wear for its womenswear  collection for winter 2008-09 shown on Sunday.
Iraqi police took control of the Imam  Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf on Friday after entering  the shrine and finding that militia loyal to a radical cleric  had left, the Interior Ministry said.
Turkish police thwarted a bomb attack in Istanbul on Monday, arresting a 25-year-old man with explosives in his backpack outside a subway station, the city's governor said.
Stilista Luca Roda sostituisce l'antico tovagliolo bianco
A man wrongly convicted of rape, kidnapping and robbery was freed Tuesday after 17 years in prison &#151; exonerated by a new test of DNA evidence and \
Forty-six people remained in hospital in the Slovak capital Bratislava Friday after a mystery gas swept through a city post office.
TechWeb - Hewlett-Packard was tops in shipments and IBM in sales in the third quarter, says Gartner.
Major labels have begun demanding a cut of concert earnings or T-shirt, ring tone and merchandise revenue from new artists seeking record contracts.
Russian prosecutors say Shell's Sakhalin 2 oil and gas project was illegally given environmental approval.
Israeli military prosecutors say the use of cluster bombs last year in Lebanon was legal under international law.
U.S. warplanes bombed a suspected insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S. tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad, stepping up military operations against guerrillas.
InfoWorld - SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle on Wednesday will introduce Oracle Application Server 10g Release 2, which is being characterized as a significant upgrade to the product with improvements in Java, Web services, and identity management and the addition of RFID backing.
Middle school teacher Julia Austin is noticing a new generation of errors creeping into her pupils' essays.
Gold surged 2 percent to trade above $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices, analysts said.
Small businesses with fewer than 10 pieces of computer equipment to recycle are eligible for a new Dell service.
The Nikkei average gained 0.7 percent on   Thursday, rebounding from Wednesday's five-week closing low, as   investors were lured to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 4063.T   and other companies with earnings prospects.
Volkswagen's new boss Martin Winterkorn has come up with a plan to save the German carmaker's threatened Brussels plant by building a new Audi model there.
An autistic hiker lost for four days has been found alive and reunited with his family, a spokesman for the search effort said Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Service says a tornado destroyed four homes in the Florida Panhandle.
THE world&#39;s first test for the human form of mad cow disease has been perfected in Manchester and is set to be available to doctors next year.
DHARMAPURI: After hunting down his prize catch, Tamil Nadu Special Task Force chief K. Vijaykumar rushed straight to the Bannari Amman temple in Sathyamangalam in Erode district.
Senator Charles Grassley is raising questions about payments made by medical devices maker Medtronic Inc to spine surgeons, the New York Times reported on its Website on Thursday.
The European Union moved Monday to bolster the Palestinian emergency government, offering political and financial support and urging Israel to follow suit.

Say something. Anything. Just do the very thing that made him famous. But Dick Vitale couldn't. Tears welled up in his eyes as he imagined his beloved career crashing to an end.
Police investigating the murder of a teenager during a mass brawl continue to question 14 people.
Crude oil in New York fell for a third session after Venezuela said production was unharmed by Hurricane Ivan and OPEC said it can boost output.
Choices are sparse for camera buyers looking for some of the performance and control of an SLR but not its bulk. The options could improve soon.Photos: Compact digicams for the SLR set
John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy.
Stocks moved lower on Thursday as a  brokerage downgrade on the oil sector, including Exxon Mobil  Corp. XOM.N, weighed on the market.
PUNE: Most of the 10,000 trucks parked across Pune came back to life on Saturday morning and returned to the roads. Understandably, Pune Inc heaved a collective sigh of relief as the nation-wide truckers strike
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBGI), a large- and mid-size  market radio broadcaster, today announced that it is scheduled to  present at the Bear Stearns 20th Annual Media  Conference on Monday, March 5th at 3:20 p.m. ET  at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.
NEW YORK A federal judge has refused to force New York City to allow a rally on Saturday on the Great Lawn in Central Park, after the city administration and protest organizers failed to reach a compromise during a sudden round of weekend negotiations.
Loading a malicious web page can give hackers access to contact information, call history and SMS text messages stored on your gadget, a security company says.
South African prosecutors said on Tuesday that ANC leader Jacob Zuma would be charged with corruption in a case due to start in August, a move that could jeopardize his chances of becoming South Africa's president.
Hamas vowed revenge for the targeted killing of another of its members on Monday - launching a Qassam rocket that hit the Israeli city of Sderot on Monday without causing any injuries.
Bill Ackman, founder of hedge fund  group Pershing Square Capital Management, told regulators on  Wednesday the two biggest U.S. bond insurers face combined  losses of over $22 billion from from bonds they've insured, and  should be forced to stop paying dividends.
Jason Kidd says he wants to be traded, and New Jersey's All-Star point guard missed Tuesday's team shootaround.
Forest fires whipped by gale-force winds killed at least 12 people on Friday in the mountains of southern Greece, including six people trapped in their cars.
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would be willing to consider coordinating his unilateral plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip with the Palestinians if the new leadership shows willingness to fight &quot;terror&quot;.
France's foreign minister says he \
The Bush administration issued proposed rules Friday to trim Medicaid payments to schools.
 finalists Hicks, McPhee sing for the gold
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Marriage keeps people healthy, even though it can make men fat, US Government researchers have discovered. Married people are less likely to smoke, drink heavily or be physically inactive, a report from the National Centre for Health Statistics shows.
In one area at least, the new economy is  delivering on its promise.
A new era in stroke prevention gained momentum Tuesday with government approval of a new treatment that clears blocked arteries supplying the brain without major surgery.
The EU says it will restart direct economic aid to the Palestinian Authority, to back an emergency cabinet.
National Public Radio's expansion plans, stemming from a newly robust endowment, is causing concern among its station managers.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signaled he is giving up on forming a moderate government to replace the one headed by the militant Islamic Hamas, a decision that could lead to violence or new elections &#151; or both.
OSAKA, Japan  - Bernard Lagat became the first American man to win a global 1,500 meters title for 99 years when he swept to victory down the home straight at the world championships on Wednesday.
Angry Islamists held the biggest protests yet against Britain&#39;s knighthood for Salman Rushdie Friday, as an Iranian cleric said the death sentence on the novelist 18 years ago was still valid.
A former assistant football coach at Kentucky has sued the university&#39;s Athletic Association, the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference for $50 million.
Six Tunisian doctors arrived in Ramallah Saturday night amid growing concern for the health of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
KABUL, Afghanistan - An explosion tore through the office of an American security contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing seven people, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said.    The explosion hit the office of Dyncorp Inc., a U.S...
An international team of scientists have found evidence that suggests that Homo sapiens developed a taste for shellfish much earlier than previously thought.
The US ruling to block the sale of the mainproduction asset of Yukos injected fresh intrigue into the demise of Russia&#39;s largest oil company.
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Francesco Aldi &egrave; stato sconfitto al secondo turno dell'Atp da 485mila dollari di montepremi i...
The leftist who barely lost Mexico's presidential election criticized President Felipe Calderon's oil policies, promising unspecified consequences during a mass rally Sunday aimed at re-igniting his government-in-resistance.
VIENTIANE : A record number of agreements are expected to be signed at the 10th ASEAN Summit in Laos. The leaders&#39; summit will take place on Monday and Tuesday and already trade
Novell has launched an indemnification scheme to protect its SuSE Linux Enterprise Server customers against what it described as &quot;certain intellectual property challenges to Linux&quot;.
MULTAN, Pakistan - Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan before dawn Thursday, killing at least 36 people and wounding about 100, police said.    Police immediately suspected a sectarian attack...
A new case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in cattle on a farm in southern England Friday, officials said.
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it won a court order to shut down illegal advertising for six companies accused of profiting from thousands of X-rated e-mails directing people to their online pornography sites in the government's first legal case involving adult Internet spam.

The host Boston Red Sox scored a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, helped by Curt Schilling&#39;s pitching through pain and seeping blood, in World Series Game 2 on Sunday night.
Il Newcastle ha definito l'acquisto di Joey Barton dal Manchester City. Il 24enne centrocampista, ch...
Yesterday afternoon came the very sad news that John Peel, British broadcasting legend, had passed away whilst on a working holiday in Peru.
HM Revenue and Customs is failing to repair the tax credits system introduced by Gordon Brown, with fraud and error continuing to lose the taxpayer \u00c2\u00a31bn a year, MPs say today.
The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson put some of your questions to the Liberal Democrat leader.
Google&#39;s browser toolbar is back in court on patent infringement charges, after a U.S. court of appeals overturned part of a lower court decision. Google&#39;s AdSense contextual advertising service, though, is in the clear.
Text of report by Sudanese TV on 14 June  Minister of Energy and Mining Dr Awad Ahmad al-Jaz inaugurated today the Hitech plant for the manufacture of chemical compounds. The plant operates in the manufacture of chemical materials used in the production of petroleum.
In a new volley in the battle for digital home entertainment, I.B.M., Sony and Toshiba are to announce details of their newest microprocessor design.
LOS ANGELES  - Memo to Beyonce and her  father: Yes, Tina Turner is one of the greats, but Aretha  Franklin is still the queen -- of soul and more.
Andrew Howe ha vinto la finale del salto in lungo del Grand Prix di Stoccarda, prova conclusiva del...
New images obtained by a sharp-eyed Martian satellite reveal that some Red Planet features once thought to have been carved by flowing water were in fact created by other processes.
An strong undersea earthquake on  Thursday off central Indonesia&#39;s Nusa Tenggara island chain  sparked panic and prompted a brief tsunami warning, but there  were no reports of casualties or major damage.
India&#39;s most wanted criminal, who once boasted of cutting up his victims and feeding them to fish, has been shot dead in an hourlong gunbattle with police in a jungle in southern India.
Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub.
White Plains, NY (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will lead the United States against host Spain in next month&#39;s Davis Cup final in Seville.
Executives at the Illinois-based UAL Corp., parent of bankrupt United Airlines, will share airline employees&#39; pain with pay cuts of 4 percent to 8 percent.
Apollo had some challenges in its December quarter, but remains optimistic about the future.
Police detained 20 suspects after  finding a series of arms caches believed to belong to the  Basque guerrilla group ETA in southwest France, officials said  Sunday.
Soul singer Amy Winehouse has been questioned by police over an allegation of drug possession, a police source said on Wednesday.
A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through mid-February, saying the airline&#39;s situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken.
It's been a rough month for hotel heiress Paris Hilton. First, her Hollywood Hills home was burglarized and now her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has disappeared.
Attempts to negotiate an end to a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque failed to make progress on Monday, a day after authorities gave Islamist militants inside a \
The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday rejected environmentalists' appeal of a plan to poison a stream south of Lake Tahoe to aid what wildlife officials call \
Authorities announced one of the biggest counterfeit luxury-goods busts in U.S. history on Thursday, with the arrests of three New Yorkers on charges of importing fake items from China worth about $100 million had they been real.
Yahoo on Monday dropped the beta tag from its revamped webmail service, just a few months after Microsoft began rolling out its new Windows Live Hotmail. Like Hotmail, Yahoo Mail's upgrade offers a new desktop application-like interface using AJAX, but customers can choose to keep the \
IRAQI Prime Minister Iyad Allawi today appealed to global leaders to help his nation defeat terrorism as the world awaited the fate of British hostage Kenneth Bigley and woke to news of more kidnappings.
Conditions are less than ideal, let us say, for President George W. Bush's last state of the union speech, to be delivered today. This is an administration that had precious little to boast about even before the economy began to nose-dive - a calamity that may not yet be plain in the figures but was certified by the Federal Reserve's dramatic interest rate cut last week. One wonders, how much worse can things get for this White House?
E' in programma domani a Scampia il sopralluogo con i sottosegretari allo Sport, Giovanni Lolli ed a...
SpaceShipOne&#39;s successful flights did more than win $10 million - they proved to the world that space is open for all humanity.
Americans were cautioned about eating fish from more than one-third of U.S. lakes and nearly one-fourth of its rivers last year due to pollution from mercury and other chemicals, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
Intel also unveiled a key optical design win with Emulex Corporation and a new compiler for storage applications. Intel introduced the 64 bit-capable Low Voltage Intel\u00c2\u00ae Xeon\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 Processor 2.8 GHz with 800
New information about President Bush&#39;s military record reveal he fell short of his military obligations and received favorable treatment at the National Guard.
Government spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, is to investigate a \u00c2\u00a36.2bn programme to install a computer system at the NHS.
TechWeb - Baseball team keeps its eye on the technology ball by assembling an outside IT team to deploy Wi-Fi for fans.
The FBI wants to pay the major telecommunications companies to retain their customers' Internet and phone call information for at least two years for the agency's use in counterterrorism investigations and is asking Congress for $5 million a year to defray the cost, according to FBI officials and...
The German presidency of the European Union on Friday condemned the &quot;violent&quot; seizure of power by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. military  crews are launching more than 100 helicopter flights a day from  the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ferrying food, water  and medicine to tsunami victims, a task they say is far more  satisfactory than the Iraq war that seems only to
Last week, Romania concluded membership negotiations with the European Union. A number of EU officials and MEPs have openly expressed their misgivings.
Damien Duff scored to lead Chelsea to a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa yesterday in English soccer&#39;s Premier League. With the win, Chelsea remained in top spot, five points ahead of the competition as three teams chasing Chelsea also won.
NTT DoCoMo Inc. , Japan's top mobile phone operator, said on Wednesday its operating profit fell 2.4 percent in the nine months to December after it lost subscribers to rivals but maintained its annual forecast.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower court's ruling that upheld a county ordinance banning gun shows on government property such as fairgrounds.
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Spain has moved a big step closer to permitting gay marriage after the Cabinet approved a bill authorizing homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had little trouble overcoming France&#39;s Youlia Fedossova 6-3 6-4 to claim her place in the women&#39;s semifinals at the Japan Open.
YANGON : At least two Myanmar dissidents were among thousands of prisoners being freed after the military government announced it had begun releasing more than 5,000 detainees in a third mass release in less than a month, relatives and officials said.
The container specialist appears to be doing well, until you peek inside.
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Military prosecutors charged an army captain today with five separate offenses after accusations by fellow soldiers that he repeatedly shot a 13-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl to make sure she was dead.
LUSAKA, Zambia -- The nation's Electoral Commission said yesterday that President Levy Mwanawasa was reelected to a second term, collecting 43 percent of the votes cast in last week's balloting.
Concern over growing levels of obesity has sparked a lively debate among food sector professionals and health experts about how to halt a trend that is medically and economically harmful.
Schools should be more aggressive in teaching children about heart disease and the risks of bad diet and little exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.    The call for bolder action in schools follows the Institute of Medicine's recommendations last month calling for a wide-ranging attack on childhood obesity by involving parents, schools, communities and the government...
The Miners of Texas-El Paso are thrilled to be here, thrilled to be in Houston and thrilled to be in the Houston Bowl, a high-wire act whose safety net is provided by EV1.
Tracking a controversial debate over electronic surveillance; why text messages are the rage in the Philippines; and Saudi Arabia loves YouTube.
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Crude prices vaulted Monday, moving further away from the psychological US$40 per barrel mark on renewed cold winter fears as an Arctic front moved into the central United States.
Scientists tried to pry apart a mangled NASA space capsule in hopes of salvaging its precious cargo of solar atoms Thursday, a day after the saucer-shaped probe crashed in the Utah desert.
Asia&#39;s biggest stock exchange finished its final day of trading for 2004 Thursday on a high note, with stocks rallying to cap a year, during which the benchmark gained 7.6 percent on hopes Japan&#39;s economy is on a rebound.
If Delta Air Lines&#39; pilots approve contract concessions, they will be letting the company&#39;s regional subsidiaries and affiliates operate almost three times as many 70-seat regional jets as before.
Police search for the mother of a newborn baby boy found abandoned in a garden in Merseyside.
Multi-national troops in Iraq are &quot;making a difference&quot; towards building a secure and successful country despite the enormous challenges, Britain&#39;s top military officer there said Friday.
The most exciting new arrival at the Franklin Park Zoo in several years, a skinny brown tangle of limbs with a tufted blond mohawk, clung tightly to its mother&#39;s belly yesterday while onlookers ogled in amazement.
ISTANBUL At 1 p.m. on a November weekday, the urban fishermen of Istanbul are lined up elbow-to-elbow on the Galata Bridge.
The death of the man who led the Palestinian national struggle is being seen by many as an opportunity to revive the stalled Mideast peace process.
Ministers are expected to signal the go-ahead for the controversial electronic medical records system.
An assassinated anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker was buried on Friday after thousands of mourners marched behind his coffin in east Beirut, waving flags and throwing rice and flowers at his funeral procession.
The company warned that the recovery in its struggling cell phone unit will take longer than expected. Its shares fell more than 8 percent in premarket trading.
Ukrainians Sunday began choosing a new president in a landmark poll offering a choice between the ex-Soviet state's prime minister, backed by Russia, and a liberal rival seeking gradual integration with the West.
Radio broadcasters are considering technology and business models that may soon allow listeners to click, listen and buy the tunes they hear on their favorite radio stations.
Danish police fought fresh street battles on Saturday with youths who set fire to cars in protest at the eviction of squatters from a Copenhagen youth center.
England need nine wickets on day four to wrap up the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.
Arizona rookie quarterback Matt Leinart stayed out of the sun Monday, as did veteran counterpart Tom Brady, who was mysteriously absent from workouts with the New England Patriots.
For someone who stuck mostly to himself, shy and reserved Kevin Everett sure reached a lot of people.
Belgium on Tuesday marked 100 days since its general election, with the gulf so vast between its Dutch- and French-speaking communities that there is no new government but fears the country could split.
Wikipedia said the Chinese government is permitting access to most of the Chinese-language version of its online encyclopedia.
Rhythm &amp; blues singing group The O'Jays had their start in Ohio about 38 years before the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland nine years ago.
The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, yesterday called on voters to trust him and refused to express regret over the Iraq war ahead of tomorrow&#39;s general election.
North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.
PHUKET, Thailand  - The Indonesian pilot of a budget airliner that crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket, killing 89 people, tried to land despite being warned of windshear threats, a top Thai aviation official said on Tuesday.
Fred Thompson is relying on his radio roots for a rally in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary.
Iran&#039;s top nuclear negotiator said Thursday his country remains serious about continuing negotiations to defuse the international standoff over its nuclear program, which the West fears could be used to make weapons.
The Golden State Warriors have signed former Minnesota guard Troy Hudson, the NBA team said on Monday.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cOut of the Blue,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.
AFULL ARSENAL of diplomatic tricks has been tried on behalf of Darfur, the western province of Sudan where the government is orchestrating genocide.
Just as they once did so much to undercut our American armed forces in war against North Vietnam&#39;s still communist - and still lethally brutal \u00e2\u0080-ictatorship, the New York Times and the Washington Post this weekend reinforced their reputation as
When George Linardos was ordered to  clear his diary to help dream up new business for Nokia  (NOK1V.HE), he imagined six weeks brainstorming on the terrace  of a five-star hotel in the Caribbean.
SEOUL/WASHINGTON  - North Korea demanded bilateral  talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons program  but Washington quickly rejected the idea on Friday and insisted  Pyongyang return to six-party negotiations.
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which at least 14 people were killed and scores wounded, security and hospital officials said.
A woman who left a four-month-old boy with \
By David Brunnstrom and Simon GardnerBRUSSELS/COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels have told Norwegian mediators they are willing to return to peace talks without conditions, Japan's peace ...
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Crude oil prices fell again Monday, touching a new four-month low Monday, with OPEC&#39;s announced production cut Friday failing to boost the market a second session.
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ATHENS, Greece - As expected, the U.S. men's basketball team had its hands full in a quarterfinal game against Spain on Thursday...
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military said Monday that it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians during an operation targeting al-Qaida in Iraq _ the deadliest known case of mistaken identity in recent months.
Software giant Computer Associates turned on former chief executive Sanjay Kumar yesterday, accusing him in court of &quot;betraying&quot; the company.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fled Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday after a day of fierce gunbattles near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines killed 52 people during an annual religious rite.
With his typical lack of subtlety, Lastings Milledge announced himself ready to return to the Mets after hitting two home runs for Class AA Binghamton Monday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the United States is \
A prosecutor set to deliver her opening statement in the slaying of a multimillionaire investment banker instead stunned a packed courtroom Wednesday, alleging the defendant had threatened her children, tried to tamper with a juror and admitted committing the crime.
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Israel cautioned the European Union on Monday against going soft on a Palestinian government including the Islamist group Hamas, saying this could lead to \
A new tax break could make some homeowners even happier.
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WASHINGTON  - The international community turned the spotlight on the devastating and increasing impact of AIDS on women and girls to mark World AIDS Day.
If Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#39;s proposal to crack down on violent video game sales sounds familiar, look no further than the man he beat to become Illinois&#39; chief executive.
Telecommunications equipment maker Nortel Networks will not lay off as many employees as it previously predicted, the company said Thursday.
WASHINGTON \u00c2\u0097 A prominent civil rights leader has told the Democratic National Committee that refusing to seat delegates from Florida and Michigan would disenfranchise both states' minority communities.
In 1983, Mossad agent Eliezer Tsafrir observed Imad Mughniyeh's handiwork from a rooftop in Beirut: two rising mushrooms of smoke and wailing ambulances racing to collapsed buildings where nearly 300 American and French troops had just been killed.
State elections in the former East Germany are expected to see a resurgence by far right parties.
Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people.
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A new racing series backed by Dubai&#39;s royal family is being launched as a complement to Formula One. Called A1 Grand Prix, the new series is set to begin a year from now with a 12-14 race calendar.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in the Michael  Jackson child molestation trial on Tuesday completed the first  phase of jury selection after choosing 250 people as potential  jurors to decide the pop singer's fate.
Four Linux companies start a global effort to homogenize one version of the open-source operating system.
At least 40 people were killed and 1,000 displaced when a dam collapsed near Gusau, capital of northern Nigerian Zamfara State due to torrential rains.
BEERWAH, Australia  - A khaki-clad choir,   Hollywood stars and thousands of ordinary Australians bid   farewell to \
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Thousands of Medi-Cal patients in Santa Clara County may not be able to use their local hospital to deliver babies or have non-emergency operations starting Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho may have removed himself, his backroom staff and two key defenders from Porto this summer but he also took one priceless commodity with him to Stamford Bridge - a winning mentality.
Countries around the globe urged North  Korea Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs  after it said it had nuclear weapons and had pulled out of  disarmament discussions.
The Palestinian Authority&#39;s representative in France says a diagnosis of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness will not be available until he undergoes a series of tests that could take several days.
By Dan Farber Special to ZDNet November 16, 2004, 8:06 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re also investing in storage.
Jacob Oram smashed 125 not out to lift New Zealand&#39;s cricketers to 352-9 at lunch on day two of the first Test at Brisbane, turning the match after Australia had the better of the opening day.
American Greetings Corp. AM.N on  Thursday said quarterly profit rose as the gain from the sale  of its Magnivision reading glasses unit offset lower sales in  its retail and seasonal gift wrap divisions.
The remains are being unearthed as part of an investigation looking for evidence to use against Saddam Hussein in his future trial.
It&#39;s moments like this when boxing fans must know that the folks at HBO and the Garden don&#39;t take you seriously. Seriously now.
A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has expanded rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to possible wider sanctions over fears it secretly wants to make atom bombs.
Steve Ballmer talks Web 2.0, Jeff Hawkins unveils the Palm Foleo, and tonight: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.
Fifteen British troops under the age of 18 have been \
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted a Football Association charge of improper conduct following his touchline row with West Ham boss Alan Pardew.
President George W. Bush's homeland security adviser said on Sunday al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is \
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, who has vowed to end the conflict in Aceh Province, made his first visit there Friday against a backdrop of continued violence.
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IBM next month will finish transitioning its core pSeries and iSeries server lines to the Power5 chip when it starts shipping three new high-end systems, two of which support as many as 64 processors.
While acknowledging mistakes in CBS anchor Dan Rather's \
YANGON: A cabinet reshuffle in Myanmar has strengthened the hand of hardliners and left a new breed of political novices from the military in charge of crucial dealings with the regime\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international critics.
The Best Buy Company, the consumer electronics chain, and the online video rental company Netlfix both announced their commitment to stock Blu-ray DVDs.
By Matt Krupnick, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Feb. 17--BERKELEY -- UC Berkeley scientists will wait at least another day to study the lights in the northern sky.
A U.S. judge on Monday gave a 29-month  prison sentence to David Radler, one-time president of media  giant Hollinger International Inc, whose trial testimony helped  convict former press baron Conrad Black.
In discussions here which focused on the reconstruction of the Iraqi economy, Allawi said his government hoped for &quot;closer cooperation&quot; with Italy in the future.
Maricopa County Sheriff&#39;s deputies  removed 12 distressed pit bulls from the Phoenix area home of  rapper-turned-actor DMX in a raid that also found a number of  firearms, police said on Friday.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton insisted on Tuesday the momentum is shifting to her in Iowa and rival Barack Obama fought back against Clinton's claims that he lacks experience.
After losing nearly 200,000 jobs since 2000, new economic report suggest that Ohio &#39;s manufacturing sector may be starting to stabilize.
While his Democratic rivals campaigned in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. Christopher Dodd took to the Senate floor on Monday in hopes of pumping new energy into his presidential bid.
The Indiana Pacers&#39; Jermaine O&#39;Neal can play against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator&#39;s decision to reduce the forward&#39;s suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov.
DAVID BLUNKETT, the Home Secretary, is facing claims that a second visa application was \
Westminster goes all Web 2.0 A House of Commons committee meets tomorrow to gather evidence on the wisdom of giving electronic petitions the same status as paper petitions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK, September 9 (New Ratings) - Frank Quattrone was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for obstructing a federal investigation into the allocation of some of the most popular stocks during the technology boom.
Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy discuss their new film, 'For Your Consideration.'
Nortel Networks Corp.  , one of the world's largest telecom equipment makers, released its long-awaited restatement of 2003 results on Tuesday.
Discussions on whether Malta should take back the 97 illegal immigrants who were \
A number of Tesco stores, closed on police advice after a series of threats, are expected to reopen.
Spanish researchers said Monday they've won permission to open a tomb in the Dominican Republic purported to hold remains of Christopher Columbus, edging closer to solving a century-old mystery over whether those bones or a rival set in Spain are the real thing.
RICHMOND, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) on Thursday proposed spending an additional $500 million next year on transportation projects but said that the one-time expense would do little to solve the state's worsening traffic problems unless the General Assembly agrees to raise taxes or fees.
Spanish researchers have concluded that red wine may protect people from lung cancer, while white wine could increase cancer risk, Reuters reported Oct. 27.
A New York judge has ordered immediate   improvements in the life of 104-year-old billionaire dowager   Brooke Astor, and cut off her son from his $2.3 billion salary   after allegations he kept her in squalid, abusive conditions,   newly unsealed court documents show.
Bob Dylan's songs may have spoken for a generation in the 1960s, but the music legend says he's not a prophet or a savior.
(Source: HP)  Are your Web applications vulnerable? What techniques are hackers using to exploit Web-based applications and how can you protect your site? Unfortunately, most security products available today cannot adequately examine the applications that reside on your Web server! Yet these applications often provide backend access to confidential data! This paper explains web application security including a report on the top web application vulnerabilities and how your site might be open to threats such as SQL Injection, Parameter Manipulation, Common File Query, Cross-Site Scripting, and Cookie Tampering.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A speeding bus packed with passengers fell into a deep ravine in eastern Pakistan early Saturday, killing 17 people and injuring 30, police and hospital officials said.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Friday to begin taking reciprocal steps under a long-stalled peace plan to try to narrow gaps ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting U.S. helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.
A US delegation says North Korea is ready to return to stalled talks on its nuclear programme.
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A planned U.S. tour by Keane has been postponed while singer Tom Chaplin is being treated for drug and alcohol addiction, the British band said Tuesday.
Blog: Parakey co-founder, newly acquired by Facebook, comments on a post requesting that the service revoke a controversial new move that makes members give details about how they know their new Facebook friends.
The United States said Wednesday it planned to send a second shipment of fuel oil to North Korea even though it has not provided a full declaration of its nuclear programs under an aid-for-disarmament deal.
Hunt fans step up protests ahead of the Labour conference with a gathering at the home of Commons leader Peter Hain.
The health of about 2 billion of the world's poor is being damaged because they lack access to clean energy, like electricity, and face exposure to smoke from open fires, scientists said on Thursday.
After a few  flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bucket List,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
At least nine people - seven of them children - have died in flooding in the capital of Panama.
The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Tokyo Electron  Ltd., Sony Corp. and other high-tech stocks.
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Jakarta stocks end on record highs as incoming results show Susilo Yudhoyono will be Indonesia's next leader.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it  will begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XP  operating system to three Asian countries and Russia by  early-2005, tapping developing markets as growth slows  elsewhere.
HOUSTON, June 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interact Holdings Group, Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: IHGR)  announced today that it has signed a new contract with utility.net, an emerging provider of high speed Internet access using broadband over power line (BPL) technology.
President Bush selected a veteran of the 1994 GOP takeover of Congress to become the new head of the White House budget office after current Office of Management and Budget Director Rob Portman announced yesterday that he was stepping down.
By ISABELLE RODRIGUE  OTTAWA (CP) - The Bloc Quebecois is calling on the federal government for action to fight algae outbreaks that have closed lakes and rivers across the country.
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A $3 million fine isn't enough to stop adware company Zango from installing software without consent, critics charge. They want the government to keep hounding the miscreants. In 27B Stroke 6.
InfoWorld - At Storage Networking World (SNW) in Orlando this week, several storage vendors are adding to their arsenal of products and technologies aimed at IT managers dealing with the explosion of data storage.
In the latest sign that Israeli-Palestinian relations are warming since the death of Yasser Arafat, Israel is allowing free travel into Bethlehem this Christmas Eve.
US clothing retailer Gap on Sunday withdrew from sale garments that were allegedly produced by Indian child labour, a British newspaper reported after conducting an undercover expose.
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Thousands of people in the north of England remain without water and power as more bad weather is forecast.
The lineup the New York Yankees put out against the Baltimore Orioles was so good that the player with the second-best average in the AL was batting ninth. Was it any wonder they scored 16 runs?
A  judge orders the removal of Lord Black's wife and two other directors from the Hollinger board after a shareholder complains of an unauthorised loan.
OCTOBER 18, 2004  - IBM last week completed its lineup of servers based on its Power5 chips by adding high-end pSeries and iSeries models that can support up to 64 processors, double the previous threshold for CPUs.
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Commissioner Roger Goodell said he was willing to meet with Senator Arlen Specter to explain the destruction of tapes from the N.F.L.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investigation of the Patriots.
Cincinnati&#39;s own Procter and Gamble has broken ground on a new patch that can help women with sexual dysfunction. A committee from the Food and Drug Administration will review a new testosterone patch for women called Intrinsa.
Arizona began allowing voters to register online in 2004. Three years later, Washington became the second state to do so.
CHICAGO, Aug 18  - Shares of Synovis Life Technologies Inc.(SYNO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled 13 percent on Wednesday after the company reported a drop in quarterly net income and withdrew its annual and fourth-quarter outlook, citing ...
KABUL, Afghanistan _ Afghanistan&#39;s newly inaugurated President Hamid Karzai is pushing the fight to control the nation&#39;s booming drug trade to the top of his to-do list.
By Beth O'Malley, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Jan. 30--The Pettis County Sheriff's Department brought in about $117,000 more in 2006 than in 2005, mainly because the jail housed more inmates, said Sheriff Kevin Bond.
SpaceShipOne's second flight laid the foundations for what organizers hope will be a new era of cheap, reliable access to space.
Global media giant Walt Disney attempts to break into the huge children's market in India with two new TV channels.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kelly Hodoval's best-ever Christmas gift was a manatee. Not an actual 1,000-pound sea cow, of course. Rather, when Kelly was about 10 years old and mad about manatees, her mother made a donation in her name to the Save the Manatee Club.
IBM may be selling its PC business, but it&#39;s working hard to keep its PC customers. Still, competitors Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others are likely to come knocking in an attempt to pick off nervous customers
BAGDAD - Tredici persone sono morte nell&#39;esplosione di un&#39;autobomba avvenuta stamane a Bagdad davanti la sede centrale del principale partito sciita iracheno, il Consiglio Supremo della Rivoluzione Islamica.
By George Kelly, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 24--Firefighters are investigating the cause of a grass fire that burned 10 acres in unincorporated Contra Costa near Bay Point Saturday afternoon, according to the Contra Costa Fire Protection District.
European Union regulators will decide Tuesday whether Oracle Corp.'s hostile &#36;7.7 billion bid for rival business software concern PeopleSoft Inc. can proceed, the EU's antitrust chief said Friday.
President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to endorse plans for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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Gareth Southgate has warned Barclays Premiership defences to be wary of Middlesbrough\u00e2\u0080\u0099s back-to-form strikers Mark Viduka and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Oil prices hit fresh records again on  Monday, pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time  and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65  percent to the cost of crude this year.
Fans at this week's Ginn Classic will see double when brothers Derek and Daryl Fathauer become the first twins to play in a PGA Tour event for 26 years.
Leroy Chiao has ever flown in a Soyuz spacecraft, before, but the three lifted off early Thursday from Kazakhstan en route to the International Space Station.
MRSA compensation claims may become more prevalent as lawyers turn to workplace safety laws to pursue hospitals.
Technical problems have prompted a further delay to the blast-off of a Russian spacecraft to the International Space Station, space officials said on Tuesday.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez looked set to win as Venezuelans prepared for a closely watched vote on Sunday on whether to give the anti-U.S. leader six more years to wage his socialist \
Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  with an auction to sell the key asset of embattled oil company  YUKOS YUKO.MM despite a U.S. bankruptcy court decision to  block it for several days.
It is interesting to compare expert-level bridge today with, say, 40 years ago. How would you think it varies?

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CP) - France defended itself Friday against accusations by Ivory Coast authorities, and some western evacuees, that it used excessive force to protect foreigners against violent mobs during five days of upheaval in its former West
A 15-year-old Wisconsin girl who  received an experimental treatment to become the first person  known to survive rabies without a vaccination has been released  from hospital, a spokeswoman for the hospital said on Sunday.
More than 200 people were killed in a stampede Tuesday after angry pilgrims set fire to shops when they learned several worshipers had been crushed to death inside a Hindu temple, police said.
Delegates at Iraq's National Conference called on radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to abandon his uprising against U.S. and Iraqi troops and pull his fighters out of a holy shrine in Najaf.
Chinese authorities have demolished a statue of a Buddhist master at Tibet's oldest monastery, an activist group said Friday, the latest act in what critics say is an effort by Beijing to dilute Tibet's unique Buddhist culture.
Global news and information provider Reuters Group Plc has agreed to buy loss-making market data firm Moneyline Telerate in a deal worth up to $175million to beef up its presence in fixed income markets.
The western Afghan city of Herat was calm yesterday following bloody clashes between supporters of the powerful ousted governor and US and Afghan forces sent to keep the peace.
It is claimed that Al-Qaeda terrorist network leader Osama Bin Laden lives in a northeastern part of the Afghani capital Kabul in a safe place under the protection of a tribe.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. GT.N, the  largest U.S. tiremaker, posted a quarterly profit on Tuesday,  reversing a year-earlier loss when it took charges for cost  cuts and a legal settlement.
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Damien Duff started his second successive game - and his first in this season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions League \u00e2\u0080-s Jose Mourinho\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chelsea slammed defending champions FC Porto on a 3-1 scoreline at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Here&#8217;s the Windows Live Local blog on the upgrades to Bird&#8217;s Eye.   Gary Price summarizes the upgrades:  What&#8217;s New? +  Improved Tools to Navigate  &#8220;Birds Eye&#8221; Imagery Using an &#8220;inset map.&#8221; (Much easier!) Also, kudos on the next new feature that also makes Birds Eye imagery more user friendly.  You can now drag to the end of [...]
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TEHRAN - Iran's leaders issued dual defiant statements yesterday, with the president announcing that the nation had 3,000 active centrifuges to enrich uranium, and the top ayatollah appointing a new Islamic Revolutionary Guards commander who once advocated military force against students.
WHITE SULFUR SPRINGS, W-Va., Jan. 25 -- President Bush, facing skeptical lawmakers for the first time since negotiating a bipartisan $150 billion economic stimulus package with House leaders, warned Congress today not to load it up with spending projects or delay in sending it to his desk for...
Washington closes out RFK Stadium with a 5-3 victory on Sunday after the Phillies' bullpen gives up the lead and fails to finish off a sweep of the Nationals.
A major re-ordering of South Africa&#39;s gold mining industry is expected to get under way today with Gold Fields of South Africa poised to announce a multi-billion dollar merger with one of its big Johannesburg-based rivals, most likely Harmony Gold.
Venus Williams looked as though she was hurtling towards defeat against a Japanese skiing fan on Monday before fighting back to set up a fourth-round Wimbledon tie against another former champion Maria Sharapova.
Vitamin E supplements, which millions take in the hope of healthier lives, may turn out to do more harm than good, researchers said on Wednesday.
The US Defence Department&#39;s most senior civilian and military officials share a portion of blame for creating conditions that led to the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq, according to a new report.
So, off to Washington again, for what should be an interesting summit, with Dubya stretching his muscles and Fallujah shrouded in smoke, and Mr B with his long list of requests, suggestions and queries.
A new analysis of last year's near-record U.S. temperatures suggests human activity was the biggest factor in the 2006 warming, according to researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Thursday to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan  despite a humiliating rebuff from his own party of his bid to  forge a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.
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WASHINGTON - The US economy grew by less than initially projected between April and June, coming in at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent.
Here are today's Battleground Dispatches \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
AT least 23 passengers were killed and 16 wounded after gunmen opened fire on a public bus in northern Honduras. The shooting happened in the city of Chamelecon, 125 miles north of the capital Tegucigalpa.
A pig farmer alleged to be Canada's worst serial killer will be tried first on six of the 26 murder counts he faces.
By all accounts, Fred D. Thompson will soon be running for president, portraying himself as a Washington outsider on the campaign trail. But over the past three years he showed up every two weeks or so at a lobbying and law firm in downtown D.C. to plot how best to persuade Congress to help a...
Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, is flying to Sudan to intensify pressure on the Khartoum government to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
BANGKOK, Thailand (DPA): Activists from the Greenpeace environmentalist group on Wednesday handcuffed themselves to the gates of the Malaysian embassy in Bangkok to protest Malaysia&#39;s &quot;laundering&quot; of ramin, a protected hardwood found primarily in
The vast majority of Australians do not believe the war in Iraq has reduced the threat of terrorism, a survey from a foreign policy think tank has shown.
An Indonesian toddler has died from bird flu after apparently coming into contact with dead poultry, health officials said Wednesday
Smoking could be even worse for your health if you buy smuggled cigarettes from street-corner dealers, the government said yesterday.
Britain is ruling out negotiations with the captors of Kenneth Bigley, the only surviving member of the trio of American and British contractors taken hostage in Iraq last week.
British star Elizabeth Hurley and Indian businessman husband Arun Nayar have run into trouble during their wedding festivities after authorities demolished the venue for a planned beach party in Mumbai.
Hope for any positive result from the Darfur peace talks, which opened in Libya this weekend, hung in the heat here yesterday as elusively as the chance of a breeze.
Scientists report that they have rigorously proved that Chinook, the computer program, cannot ever lose.
SEVEN bombs exploded in a wave of terror attacks across Spain yesterday during a national holiday. All the blasts - including two in the tourist areas of Alicante and Malaga - were small and caused little damage.
&quot;Angels in America&quot; dominated the 56th Emmy Awards on Sunday night, as HBO dwarfed every other broadcast and cable network.
Excellent competition forced our editors to make some difficult decisions for the 2006 Editors&#39; Choice Awards for software, hardware and services.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they believe the Constitution guarantees each person the right to own a gun, according to a poll released Sunday.
An eight-year-old child is to be reported to the Children's Panel following an alleged attack on a head teacher.
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Need a skull, a dragon or a naked  woman? Descend a flight of steps to a dingy corridor and step  into Baghdad's only tattoo parlor.
Taunted by leftist President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, President Bush on Friday insisted the United States is not neglecting Latin America and celebrated an alternative-fuels pact with Brazil as proof.
The Boston Red Sox, who haven&#39;t won baseball&#39;s World Series since 1918, are favored to beat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series by Las Vegas oddsmakers and futures traders.
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SEATTLE -- It quickly became apparent that the only suspense at Qwest Field on Sunday would be whether San Francisco&#39;s NFL record scoring streak -- 420 games -- would continue.
TEHRAN Iran on Sunday rejected an order by the International Atomic Energy Agency to freeze its nuclear enrichment programs and warned that it would drop out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty if its case was sent to the United Nations Security Council
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NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094Oil prices fell nearly $2 (US) a barrel yesterday, dragged down by heavy losses in gasoline futures after summer driving demand in the United States failed to meet expectations.
Federal judges appointed by Democratic presidents are more likely than Republican appointees to rule in favor of plaintiffs who sue the government claiming violations of environmental law.
More evidence has been found to link the cold sore virus to Alzheimer's disease, an expert says.
At least 25,000 protesters opposed to George Bush, the war in Iraq and unfettered capitalism marched through the Chilean capital Santiago just before the American president arrived for a weekend summit of 21 Pacific Rim economies.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape Saturday to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two American soldiers. The unrelenting violence has taken 300 lives in the past week...
Astronaut to be charged with attempted murder    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. astronaut would be charged with attempted first-degree murder charges for allegedly attacking a love rival, it was reported on Tuesday.   Navy Capt.
Scientists working off the Yucatan Peninsula are preparing to use sound waves to search for information about an asteroid that may have wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
War crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is believed to be hiding in the border regions of Serbia and neighboring Bosnia, pro-Western Serbian President Boris Tadic was quoted as saying on Friday.
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As fellow astronauts, other friends and loved ones gathered in Houston yesterday to honor US &quot;frontiersman&quot; Captain Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr.
Microsoft earlier this year developed a new copyright protection plan that allows for the transfer of subscription songs to portable players. For &#36;5 more a month, consumers can transfer Napster's entire catalog to their device - and listen as often as they'd like - as long as they subscribe.
Hanno ripreso la protesta con il blocco dell&#39;aeroporto di Lamezia Terme, gli operai forestali della Calabria che da ieri manifestano contro il taglio in Finanziaria di 160 milioni di euro, necessari per il mantenimento dei livelli occupazionali degli
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suggested on Wednesday the U.S. embassy stop using American security firm Blackwater after a deadly shooting and said he would not allow Iraqis to be killed in \
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Thousands of British music fans have flocked to Spain&#39;s Benicassim music festival, drawn as much by the nearby beach as by the alternative pop rock and electronica acts.
A vaccine made with synthetic pieces of bacterial DNA has been shown in animal studies not only to stop asthma in its tracks but also to reverse the lung damage caused by the disease, according to California scientists.
Staid old is sexy? Steven Roth, one of the city&#39;s savviest real estate minds, thinks so. His Vornado Realty Trust bought a 4.3% stake in the middle-American retailer - and drove up Sears Roebuck&#39;s
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was seriously wounded in an attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, her husband said.
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As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigns to put more of his fellow Republicans in the Legislature, he has a big problem: Apparently only a handful of races are competitive.
Setting tight work deadlines can raise the risk of suffering a heart attack six-fold, researchers believe. Staff working hard to get a task completed on time were six times more likely to have an attack in the next 24 hours than co-workers, a study said.
Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters will not play for Belgium in its Fed Cup match against the United States in April.
Mellon Bank has agreed to pay $16.5 million to the federal government to settle claims that it allowed overwhelmed employees to destroy thousands of federal tax returns and payments in 2001.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths.
The director who took you to Brazil transports you to another fevered fantasy world in Tideland. Buckle up. In Table of Malcontents.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday the fighting in Lebanon would end when the two soldiers captured by Hezbollah guerrillas are freed, rocket attacks on Israel have stopped, and the Lebanese army is deployed along the border.
Tom Coughlin, the former  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  vice chairman who admitted to  stealing thousands of dollars from the company, was sentenced  on Friday to 27 months of home confinement.
: Australia will enjoy a close security relationship with Indonesia if former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won presidential elections there as early returns indicate, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
Boxes of Quaker Oats are pulled from the shelves because of the presence of moth pupae and larvae.
Japanese stocks rose early Thursday as investors welcomed gains the day before. The dollar was up against the yen.
With a new festival presented by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein will loom prominently on New York's music scene next fall.
Detroit&#39;s Big Three automakers are  &quot;posturing&quot; when they say they need a $30 reduction in hourly  wages and benefits as they try to return to profitability, the  United Auto Workers union president said on Friday.
Three of the nation's dominant local telephone companies said on Thursday that they had seen a sharp drop-off in new residential lines leased to competitors since AT&T Corp.  announced a retreat from residential service in July due to changing federal rules.

The U.S. economy grew faster than first thought in the third quarter on strong business investment, as the housing sector posted its biggest decline in more than 15 years, the government said Wednesday.
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France's President Chirac condemns racist violence that led to a policeman shooting dead a football fan.
Manchester United captain Roy Keane has been charged with assault and criminal damage for a fight on September 4, police say. The Ireland international is due to appear before Trafford Magistrates
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The suspected murder of British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq was widely condemned here as a wave of unrest across Sunni Muslim hotspots killed more than 20 people, many of them women and children.
The Venezuelan government Friday described as &quot;brutal act of terrorism&quot; an explosion that killed a state prosecutor who is leading a probe into backers of Venezuela&#39;s coup in 2002.
TORONTO (CP) - The two brothers charged in the devastating Walkerton, Ont., E. coli outbreak that killed seven people will likely plead guilty to public endangerment as part of a proposed resolution that would leave it up to a judge to decide whether the
The problem with taking the path of most resistance is multilayered: It is difficult and it can keep you from succeeding at your true calling.
Lockheed Martin Corp.  was awarded a $256 million contract modification for four C-130J aircraft, the Pentagon said on Friday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.'s John Tate quit as chief operating officer amid a government probe of the chain's accounting and earnings forecasts.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid and English international defender Jonathan Woodgate will be out at least 10 more weeks due to a troublesome thigh injury.
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Little-known American Kent Jones upstaged some of the biggest names in the game by charging into an early one-shot lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday.
CHICAGO\u00e2\u0080\u0094Travel and real estate heavyweight Cendant Corp. yesterday said it will buy travel website Orbitz Inc. for about $1.25 billion (US), making it the second-largest competitor in the online travel industry.
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Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein will discuss\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0his recent encounter in a Safeway checkout line that prompted a musing about the benefits of top-down versus bottom-up management styles.
Vladimir Guerrero had such a powerful presence during the final week of the season that voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award wasn&#39;t close.
Insurer Resolution drops its support for a \u00c2\u00a34.9bn offer from Standard Life after rival Pearl buys a quarter of its shares.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iraqi leaders on Thursday they have limited time to settle their differences and that the escalating waves of violence are intolerable.
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The producer of Wine is raising suspicion over whether virtualization company SWsoft, which makes Parallels, is failing to uphold the terms of its open source license by not releasing the source code it already admits to having modified.
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If ever there were a good time for Bengals cornerback Deltha O&#39;Neal to get his first interception as a Bengal, it was Monday against the team that tried to turn him into a wide receiver and
IRVING, Texas -- Terrell Owens was running routes and catching passes in his return to practice Thursday, showing only a slight limp at times. The star receiver seems on track to play in the Dallas Cowboys' playoff game against the New York Giants.
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Ukraine's Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Viktor Yanukovych against the conduct of the re-run presidential poll.
Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million.
Republican U.S. House leaders faced mounting pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.
Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.
Buenos Aires - Defending World Cup champion Brazil suffered another setback in South American qualifying on Wednesday, while two-time champion Argentine held off a stubborn Venezuela 3-2 to take over first place in the 10-team group.
Film stars from across the globe are preparing to walk the red carpet at this year's Bafta award ceremony.
Voters apparently weren&#39;t the only ones willing to stand in long lines. The release of this year&#39;s two hottest video games - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Halo 2 - had gamers lined up at stores across the nation to pick up their pre-ordered games.
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Citigroup Inc. , the world's largest financial services company, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by growth in its consumer business.
As the Bush administration&#39;s new overtime rules went into effect yesterday, the Kerry campaign said they would harm millions of American workers.
Broadband Internet access is gradually becoming a defining  characteristic of advanced industrialized economies, and broadband take  rates have been increasing at a rapid pace across the world.
Virtual Iraq is a simulation created to treat Iraq war veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mystery and confusion surrounded a private trip Moamer Kadhafi is making to Spain&#39;s southern Andalucia region this weekend, ahead of an official visit to Madrid.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will meet Wednesday with Sen. Arlen Specter to discuss the Spygate case involving the New England Patriots.
China may have just ushered in the Year of the Rat, but the pesky rodents aren't welcome in its capital.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A landslide victory by  Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian elections to choose a successor to  Yasser Arafat raised hopes on Monday for reviving talks with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
The U.S. Army is considering whether   to add more combat units to the rotation plan to meet a top   commander's decision to keep more than 140,000 troops in the   country until at least mid-2007, The Washington Times reported   on Monday.
Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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Author, broadcaster and newspaper columnist Miles Kington has died after a short illness at the age of 66.
Bodies remained in the streets and in growing piles outside morgues in a Haitian city that has been devastated by floods that have torn apart families and left hungry crowds mobbing truckloads of aid.
PERTH, Dec. 19. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Glenn McGrath obliterated Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s batting lineup today, bagging a career-best 8/24 as the tourists crumbled to be all out for 72 to give Australia a 491-run win in the first cricket Test.
A suicide car-bomber attacked a military-civilian convoy on Saturday in the Afghan capital, killing four civilians, police and NATO-led forces said, in the third such attack on international forces in two days.
A descendant of a previous owner of two Picassos claims they were sold under duress during the Nazi regime, and that the paintings, now at the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art, belong to him.
The spacecraft Mars Global Surveyor has been in orbit at Mars for seven years and is still pulling off amazing feats of aerial imaging.
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OTTAWA\u00e2\u0080\u0094Prime Minister Paul Martin kicked off the first ministers&#39; meeting yesterday by announcing $700 million to improve aboriginal health.
The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests.
Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon has escaped serious injury after a crashing fall at Leicester. Fallon, 39, was taken to a hospital after tumbling from Maritima a furlong
A test of his sore right ankle finds him ready to go, if Red Sox can win Game 5 today. BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch a possible Game 6 of the AL Championship Series against the Yankees
Israel killed four Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, two in a ground assault and two in an air strike against militants launching rockets at the Jewish state, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.
By Mark Bowes, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 7--Police are excavating a residential site in Amelia County after receiving a Crime Solvers tip that a missing person's remains might be buried there.
London, Sept. 23. (PTI): West Indies captain Brian Lara, who had to retire hurt in the semifinal against Pakistan yesterday, has not suffered a serious injury and was expected to be fit for the ICC Champions
Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.
People gather at the gate of No2 Senior Middle School in Ruzhou, near Pingdingshan, in China&#39;s central Henan province. Photograph: Xinhua/Zhu/Reuters.
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U.S. News & World Report - Suddenly, the West Wing is buzzing with a new sense of possibility. Reports on the assault in Fallujah (story, Page 16) have been cautiously positive. The president's first call to Harry Reid, the new Senate Democratic leader, raised hopes that he might get more cooperation from his congressional adversaries. And the death of Yasser Arafat may provide a &quot;new opportunity&quot; for Middle East peace, Bush said late last week in a joint appearance with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Dramatic flooding replaced relentless drought in parts of eastern Australia Thursday, as Prime Minister John Howard expressed hopes that the country&#39;s worst drought in a century may be coming to an end.
Vancouver's Todd Bertuzzi pleads guilty to assault Wednesday, nine months after mugging Colorado's Steve Moore while on the ice.
AT&T hasn't decided whether it will bid for the highly desirable 700MHz spectrum band because it doesn't know if it can build a profitable business given certain rules set for the wireless spectrum by the Federal Communications Commission.
Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro has spoken by telephone to a meeting of Cuban officials, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Saturday in the first official word on the 80-year-old leader in 11 days.
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(KSL News) -- New research suggests the risk of heart attack is three times higher among arthritis patients who used the pain killer Vioxx than it is among those who used a chemically similar drug, Celebrex.
WEST PALM BEACH -- Hurricane Charley packed more punch than any storm not named Andrew, the Insurance Information Institute said Wednesday.
Greece's socialist opposition accused the conservative government on Thursday of rushing through a decision to open a new consulate in the swing state of Florida to help President Bush win re-election.
Sterling rose to its highest level against the dollar since Black Wednesday, the day in September 1992 when the pound was forced out of the Exchange Rate Mechanism, the forerunner of the euro.
Emergency services are working to restore power to Boscastle after flash floods wrecked the Cornish village.
NEW YORK \u00c2\u0097 In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic jammed gossip Web sites, tabloid TV ratings rose and paparazzi photo prices surged.
BRUSSELS, Sep 28 (IPS) - With images of monks converging courageously on  Rangoon broadcast around the world, the European Union threatened  this week that it would respond to any use of violence against  peaceful protesters by strengthening the sanctions it had  previously imposed on Burma's military junta.
An appeal court judge tells a court he had no desire to flash at a woman on a commuter train into London.
LOS ANGELES -- A 25-year-old Mexican man who says he was raped by a priest filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday against a Mexican cardinal, alleging he hid evidence to protect a priest accused of molesting boys. The plaintiff, Joaquin Aguilar Mendez, alleges that Cardinal Norberto Rivera, now Mexico's top-ranking cardinal, helped cover up abuse by the ...
The U.S. military said on Monday three of its soldiers were killed by insurgents in Baghdad on Sunday.
Non-smokers reveled. Some smokers grumbled. But others pondered kicking the habit as France's smoking ban went into effect Tuesday with the start of the new year. Owners of bars, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes, where smoking is now prohibited, worried it would be bad for business.
While the Red Sox figure to make a strong pitch to re-sign RHP Pedro Martinez, the team generally opposes long-term contracts for free-agent pitchers, believing the risk exceeds the reward.
We first introduced you to him last February when he was named the oldest man in America. &quot;I go on day to day, I think the house should feel proud of it, but I don&#39;t,&quot; he said in a previous interview.
Opposition swelled on Tuesday to the Pakistani government's move to sack the country's top judge as a judicial council prepared to hear the case against him behind closed doors.
The popular herbal dietary supplement black cohosh, often used as an alternative to risky hormone therapy, failed to relieve hot flashes for women going through menopause, a study released on Monday found.
Four days after evacuating the Kennedy Space Center with Tropical Storm Ernesto approaching, the space shuttle Atlantis' six crew members flew back to Florida on Saturday to prepare for a launch on Wednesday.
The leader of Afghanistan&#39;s interim government, Hamid Karzai, has been officially declared the winner of last month&#39;s presidential election.
An apparent suicide bombing in a crowded Tel Aviv open-air market Monday killed at least five people and seriously injured more than 30 others.
France is to begin evacuating its nationals from Ivory Coast after days of anti-French demonstrations. The disturbances come in response to France&#39;s destruction of the Ivorian air force, in retaliation for
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Clocks at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began ticking down on Saturday toward Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a construction mission to the International Space Station.
Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
Play resumed after a rain break of nearly six hours on the opening day of the French Open on Sunday.
The British government indicated today it would not follow Ireland in banning smoking in public places. Smoking has been illegal in workplaces, including pubs and restaurants, here since March.
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells are on opposite sidelines for the first time in nearly 14 years when the Washington Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night.
If the San Diego Chargers are able to contain Jake Plummer, they can take a huge step towards winning the AFC West title. The Chargers look to clinch their first winning season in nine years on Sunday when they host the Denver Broncos at Qualcomm Stadium.
George Clooney has joined a protest to stop construction of parking lots and a promenade in the northern Italian lakeside town where he owns a villa because he fears his presence is turning the quiet town into a tourist attraction.
Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.
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Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60&#39;s, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.
iAugusta Systems' EdgeFrontier collects and correlates data for use by other applications, such as sensor monitoring or asset tracking.
The Bush administration chose Thursday to urge change in Fidel Castro's Cuba rather than speculate on the health of its aging leader.
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(InfoWorld) - Despite a revenue plunge of 9.5 percent, Intel Corp. will retain its title as king of the hill for the worldwide semiconductor industry, posting annual revenue of $31.3 billion for 2006, according to Gartner. Intel's top competitors will post much better numbers, all recording double-digit revenue growth as they enjoy strong sales in dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chips, wireless semiconductors and NAND flash, according to preliminary results for 2006 that Gartner released Thursday. Overall, the market is set to grow 11.3 percent to $261.4 billion. Intel's sinking results in this rising tide will cause its market share to sag from 14.7 percent in 2005 to 12 percent. The company was only able to record its 15th straight year as a market leader because it had banked such a large lead on smaller rivals like Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (with 7.9 percent market share) and Texas Instruments Inc. (4.5 percent). Intel's problem was that its competitor Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) sold superior processors through the third quarter, judging by the chips' balance of price and performance in the server and consumer enthusiast segments, Gartner said. Intel lost even more revenue as the two companies launched a price war, which hurt Intel more than AMD as the larger company. Meanwhile, Samsung strengthened its position as the industry's second-biggest vendor by selling more DRAM, static RAM (SRAM) and NAND flash chips than any other company. Samsung will grow 12.4 percent to reach revenues of $20.6 billion, followed by Texas Instruments growing 17.4 percent to $11.9 billion and Infineon Technologies AG growing 29 percent to reach $10.6 billion, Gartner said. The bottom half of the top 10 were all predicted to record revenue of single-digit billions, including STMicroelectronics NV, Toshiba Corp., Renesas Technology Corp., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., AMD and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. The semiconductor industry will grow more slowly in 2007, likely rising by a high single-digit percentage compared to its 11.3 percent rise in 2006, Gartner said. The high points of the coming year will include continuing strength in the DRAM market and strong consumer electronics sales.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
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Allegations that police in Baghdad raped a Sunni woman threaten to eclipse the Iraqi government's new security drive.
Paul Harris scored a season-high 19 points and matched his career high with 15 rebounds, and Scoop Jardine had a season-high 18 points to lead Syracuse past Northeastern, 95-74, yesterday in Syracuse, N.Y.
Milan Martic, former head of Croatian Serb rebels, is jailed for 35 years in The Hague for war crimes.
Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma are the first drugmakers willing to take the plunge and use radio frequency identification technology to protect their US drug supply chains from counterfeiters.
A prosecutor issued arrest warrants Saturday for 11 soldiers and six civilians in connection with clashes between troops and Shiite Muslim protesters that left seven people dead, judicial officials said Saturday.
Oil prices darted above $51 a barrel Tuesday as output in the Gulf of Mexico remains in shambles more than two weeks after Hurricane Ivan tore through the region.
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ABUJA, Nigeria Huge quantities of arms and ammunition have poured into Sudan&#39;s Darfur region in the past two weeks and the government is poised for a major military offensive, the African Union said Friday.
Unions call on employers to ban smoking at work to help prevent up to 700 deaths a year from passive smoking.
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By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's goal to provide a unified communications infrastructure for the enterprise moved forward Tuesday with the release of a private beta of software it sees as its communications hub. The company released Office Communications Server 2007 to about 2,500 IT professionals in a private beta, said Paul Duffy, a group product manager at Microsoft. It's the first time Microsoft has offered software for making voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) part of integrated communications services alongside corporate instant messaging, e-mail, and video conferencing all running on one IP network, he said. Office Communications Server 2007 runs in conjunction with Office Communicator 2007, which is the accompanying desktop software. In July, Microsoft announced a\u00c2\u00a0strategic alliance with Nortel Networks\u00c2\u00a0calling for interoperability between Microsoft communications software and networking infrastructure from Nortel. Office Communications Server 2007 also will interoperate with products from Avaya, NEC Phillips, and Siemens Communications\u00c2\u00a0through partnerships Microsoft has with those vendors, Duffy said. \
A former state senator who was released after serving about three months of a one-year sentence in a bribery scheme was ordered back to jail Friday by a city commission.
Jassen Cullimore\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goal 1 minute 37 seconds into overtime Thursday night gave the visiting Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory against the Islanders, ending a three-game losing streak.
An American and a Russian astronaut got some belated Christmas turkey and vital supplies on Sunday when a pilotless cargo ship docked at the international
The group holding three foreign aid workers in Afghanistan says it will decide Friday whether to kill them.
New Jersey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s budget shortfall for retiree health care appears to be the biggest obligation among states that complied with a new accounting rule.
Incredibile, stavo cantando l'amore di Paolo e Francesca
All antidepressants should carry a &quot;black box&quot; warning on the label saying that the pills can cause suicidal behavior in children, scientific advisers told the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
Qwest Communications International Inc., the regional telecommunications company, agreed Thursday to pay $250 million to settle allegations that it engaged in &quot;massive financial fraud&quot; by improperly booking $3.
The government insists that it will do what it can to support areas of England devastated by flooding.
Explosions have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, leaving at least one person dead and several others wounded. Officials say a hospital worker was killed Saturday, when a mortar round exploded outside a Baghdad hospital.
Along with the potentially devastating physical damage that a stroke can cause, a little known and rare consequence can be the loss of dreaming.
European Union leaders clinched  agreement on Friday on a bold long-term strategy for energy  policy and climate change aimed at leading the world in the  fight against global warming, diplomats said.
Several movie studios announced plans Thursday to release a handful of films on high-definition DVD in Europe, continuing the slow rollout of the new format worldwide.
When ozone goes up in cities, even for short periods at levels below current regulatory standards, so does the death rate, according to an article in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
The body of CNET Editor James Kim was discovered in the Oregon wilderness Wednesday afternoon, just two days after his wife and two children were rescued safely from their vehicle.
Novak Djokovic defeats Carlos Moya in straight-sets, leaving enough time to impersonate his peers serving rituals for the crown. David Ferrer won the other U.S. Open quarterfinal.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Southern California and Oklahoma are still the top teams in the Bowl Championship Series standings, while Auburn remained third and on the outside looking in at the national championship game with one week remaining in
NEW YORK -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering recommending charges against a Citigroup executive whose departure was announced this week, the financial-services giant said Friday.
La giovane di Miasino fu rilasciata dopo 36 ore
I was questioned today by a developer who was watching a particular IP address scan his site. The IP was 65.54.188.86 and is registered to Microsoft Corp.
Empoli in campo per preparare la sfida di coppa Uefa di gioved\u00c3\u00ac prossimo con lo Zurigo. Il tecnico C...
It's rich, it's sophisticated EMC is buying a document management software firm for $85m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. civilian officials have been barred from road travel in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone because of possible attacks after a deadly shooting involving American security firm Blackwater.
The United States Court of Appeals allowed the scientists to continue working until the question of their privacy challenge can be addressed at a full trial.
By John Torro, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep. 4--UNINSTALL UPDATES TO FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEMS: Microsoft alerted  me to nine critical updates Aug. 9. My computer is set up to accept these  automatically, and they were downloaded Windows XP Home.
Opposition supporters rioted in the western city of Kisumu on Tuesday after Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dashing hopes of an end to post-election bloodshed.
Cecily Kaplan is a mother of two, a program manager at a local synagogue, and what they call a perfect voter. She is proud of casting
La causa e' l'aumento di prezzo di burro, farina e uova
Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge will tonight be handed the chance to stake his claim as the long-term solution to England\u00c2\u00b4s left-sided midfield conundrum.
The attempted attacks in London and Glasgow bore the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operation, but they lacked a key ingredient: professional execution.
When Emily Martin was hospitalized for emergency gallbladder surgery last summer, her doctors found that she also had acid reflux, causing erosion of her esophagus.
France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.
AFRICA/KENYA - La violenza sulle donne alimenta la pandemia dell\u00c2\u0092Aids. Nel Forum di Nairobi \u00c3\u00a8 emerso l\u00c2\u0092impegno della Chiesa nella lotta all'Aids in Africa, nel campo dell'assistenza e nel tentativo di vincere l'emarginazione di malati e sieropositivi Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La violenza come fattore di propagazione del virus dell\u00c2\u0092Hiv/Aids, in particolare tra le donne, \u00c3\u00a8 stato tra i tema di discussione durante i lavori del Forum Sociale Mondiale (FSM), conclusosi questa settimana a Nairobi.  La vio...
And on the 4,575th question, in the 975th category of the 75th day, the master of the trivia universe was laid to rest. Grinning ruefully as the studio audience let out a collective gasp, Ken
Dopo una lunga trattativa, l'allenatore spagnolo Javier Clemente ha rifiutato l'offerta di guidare l...
Second-half substitute Brian Ching scored the first goal of his international career in the 89th minute to give the United States national soccer team a 1-1 come-from-behind draw against Jamaica in Kingston.
The consequences of climate change may be major when looked at over long stretches of time. But can a disaster that needs thousands of years to unfurl illicit a fast-motion response?
IN \u00e2\u0080\u009cA Nation of Counterfeiters\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Harvard University Press, $29.95), Stephen Mihm takes us back to the screwball days between the American Revolution and the Civil War, when the dollar did not exist.
Arsenal equaled Nottingham Forest&#39;s record for staying unbeaten in English soccer&#39;s top league for 42 matches after beating Middlesbrough 5-3 after trailing 3-1 at its Highbury ground in north London.
Alex Rodriguez never got rattled during the big bat flap yesterday at Yankee Stadium. Even more impressive, neither did youngster Ian Kennedy.
Franco Frattini, Italy's foreign minister, is to become EU justice and security commissioner, replacing his compatriot Rocco Buttiglione, rejected by the European parliament for his ultra-conservative views on ...
Psv Eindhoven e Fenerbahce hanno pareggiato 0-0 in una gara valida per la terza giornata del girone ...
KIEV, Ukraine  - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  on Monday refused to accept the outcome of the re-run of  Ukraine's presidential election in which his rival holds a big  lead and said he would challenge the result in the Supreme  Court.
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PARIS/LONDON  - British Airways'  chief executive shrugged off rivalry from Air France KLM for Iberia , saying he was confident BA's 3.4 billion euro ($4.69 billion) bid with private equity firm TPG was fair value.

LG Electronics\u00c2\u00a0has filed a lawsuit against the world's largest contract manufacturer of laptop PCs over the infringement of four patents related to DVD (digital video disc) technology, the company said Wednesday.
Online gambling firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off company values.
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LONDON - A 67-year-old woman who is believed to be the world's oldest new mother told a British Sunday newspaper she lied to a U.S. fertility clinic - saying she was 55 - to get treatment. Carmela Bousada said in her first interview since she gave birth to twin boys on Dec.
Systems, which start as low as $500, don't require advanced IT skills.
If you&#39;ve received unwanted e-mail lately, chances are it came from within the United States, according to a report produced by the software company Sophos.
Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron. In court papers filed late Monday in state Supreme Court, Weil said Theron signed an endorsement deal saying that from October 2005 through December 2006 she would only wear Weil's high-end watches.
General Motors Corp.  posted an unexpected rise in February sales on Thursday, bucking a slump that pulled monthly U.S. auto sales lower for its struggling Detroit-based rivals, while Japan's Toyota made further market inroads.
Shawn Thornton's job description includes the following: finishing checks, not taking bad penalties, providing energy, and skating every shift like it's the last one he'll take in the NHL.
Former Goldman Sachs Chairman Henry  Paulson will be sworn in on Monday as the new U.S. Treasury  Secretary, the White House said on Thursday.
Ai Mondiali militari in svolgimento in India argento azzurro nel nuoto nella staffetta 4x100 mista. ...
Why Pfizer and Novartis are literally giving genetic information away.
Washington -- The Justice Department has begun an espionage investigation into whether a top policy analyst working for the Pentagon&#39;s third-ranking official may have passed classified information to Israel through a powerful pro- Israeli lobbying group
Scientists say they have created a stem cell line from a human embryo that had stopped developing naturally, and so was considered dead. Using such embryos might ease ethical concerns about creating such cells, they suggested.
If you live and die by the polls and you are a John Kerry supporter you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve probably had a few near death experiences of late. Very few polls have shown John Kerry leading in the 2004 presidential race, and
'Nessun incontro tar Scaglia e Murdoch', titolo vola +4,25%
An online gambling site is taking bets on whether Heather Mills' artificial leg will fall off during her upcoming appearance on \
Inside the UK's most powerful microscope that is enabling researchers to probe individual atoms
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister declared Sunday that January elections would be held on schedule and asserted that American and Iraqi government troops were winning the war against an increasingly bold insurgency.
The death toll from a democracy crackdown ordered by Myanmar's ruling junta was much greater than U.N. estimates and scores of people were still missing, activists just back from the reclusive country said on Friday.
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'Accoglieremo guerriglieri in cambio ostaggi sequestrati'
Explosions damaged churches in Baghdad  on Saturday and the U.S. military reported the deaths of four  more American troops in bomb attacks elsewhere in Iraq.
An estimated 2 million people in Asia are at risk of sinking deeper into poverty as a result of the Dec. 26 tsunami and its aftermath, with the harshest long-term economic damage expected in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, according to a study by the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank.
com December 22, 2004, 11:39 AM PT. The European Union ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft must make Windows Server protocols available for license, but competitors showed little initial interest in the program.
Politicians join the public at a rally to demand an end to hospital closures and the centralisation of services.
XI'AN, China, Feb. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ALONG Mobile Technologies Inc. , a leading provider of wireless interactive entertainment products and services in China, today announced that it has become a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance ( http://www.wi-fi.org/our_members.php).
DRYDEN -- In the wake of the national flu vaccine shortage, hundreds of Tompkins County residents lined up Wednesday morning outside the Armory on Hanshaw Road in hopes of receiving one of the 1,500 available doses through the county Health Department.
Bloodied and bewildered strangers led each other from the wreckage of the London bombings last July 7. A year later, many of them have forged close bonds &amp;#151; sharing their experiences in a network of blogs.
Le azzurre della staffetta 4x50 stile libero si sono qualificate per la finale agli Europei in vasca...
TEFEN, Israel  - Warren Buffett's investment   company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N BRKb.N is interested   in acquiring further utility companies in coming years, the   U.S. billionaire said on Monday during a visit to Israel.
A Russian booster rocket carried a U.S. telecommunications satellite into space on Friday, officials said.
The continuing saga of the Richter Scales' Here Comes Another Bubble video: another unhappy photographer cries copyright foul and will take action.
By Dan Vergano  The human and economic cost of global warming will move to center stage when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the second and third installments of its report this spring, experts say.
The UN's nuclear watchdog expresses \
On a table in central Sofia lie three high-value banknotes, euros and dollars, worth more than 500.
The Russian government does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if the embattled company&#39;s assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
President Megawati Sukarnoputri apologized Thursday for the shortcomings of her three-year tenure, as official vote-counting for Monday&#39;s presidential election reflected her imminent defeat.
The former leader of Bosnia's Muslim army, Rasim Delic, is due to go on trial at the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Monday charged with responsibility for rape, torture and murder of Bosnian Croats and Serbs by his troops.
The US has announced sweeping sanctions against Iran.
Dopo le polemiche sui prezzi del concerto, arrivati a 900 euro, la cantate americana cancella l'unica data italiana prevista a Roma
Provino positivo per Francesco Totti. Il capitano della Roma avverte ancora un po' di dolore alla ca...
John Salmons nails an apparent game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer only for it to be ruled as having occurred too late as the Wizards survive a furious\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0rally from the Kings and win, 109-106.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- President Bush said Monday he wants to verify if Iran has indeed suspended its nuclear fuel program as it has said it has done.
Nortel, which had set mid-November as the target date for releasing restated and current results, said it's near the end of the restatement process.
More patients are receiving cancer drugs, according to a report by the UK government's cancer tsar.
Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil that a local TV station said had killed at least 124 people.
President Bush ruled out raising  payroll taxes to help pay for Social Security reform on  Thursday, leaving him few options other than a sharp increase  in government borrowing to bankroll transition costs estimated  at up to $2 trillion.
Ancient herbal remedies used for centuries in Indian cooking and in preparing dishes in the far east have the potential to control diabetes and treat cancer, according to a team of London scientists.
Robbie Williams' goes straight in at number one on the UK singles chart as REM top the album chart.
Gordon B. Hinckley, the president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, led Mormonism through a period of global expansion.
The Cubs may be the first team to play the Expos in the District in May, and Barry Bonds could be at RFK Stadium to take aim at another milestone in September.
An online auction of tickets for the first commercial A380 flight is nearing an end, with one bidder spending S$153,000 (US$101,514) for a first-class seat on the Singapore Airlines\u00c2\u00a0flight.
MILAN What is exciting, occasionally thrilling and often scary - but makes you dream? The answer is travel. And now that global terrorism has laced voyages with a frisson of fear, perhaps it was inevitable
Medicare will be mailing out 1.8 million drug discount cards to low-income Americans who are eligible but have not yet applied. The cards will allow low-income earners to qualify for an additional $1,200 in
The online software pioneer Salesforce.com will help the Internet search leader Google sell ads as part of a partnership.
Fings ain't what they used to be Broadband customers, who tend to be a bit Victor Meldrew at the best of times, are getting unhappier with the service they receive from internet service providers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kelenna Azubuike emerged from a season-long shooting slump, scoring 21 points and No. 8 Kentucky beat visiting Tennessee Tech, 92-63, last night.
With the threat of a tightening economic squeeze and military probes by Washington hanging over its head, the Iranian government agreed November 14 to suspend all uranium enrichment activity
NEW YORK  - Otherwise healthy children who  are having ear tubes inserted do not benefit from having an  intravenous (IV) line placed at the time of surgery.
Technology correspondent Bobbie Johnson in Las Vegas discovers wraparound vision and what it feels like to be shot in the head in the sensational games of the future
HOOGEVEEN, Netherlands  - Mention caravans to the Dutch and watch their eyes gleam.
Thousands of Palestinians marched in Gaza on Friday for the funerals of 11 people, including nine militants from the ruling Hamas, who were killed in an Israeli raid into the central Gaza Strip a day earlier.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 29 -- A Shiite cult leader, who claimed to be a revered Muslim figure who vanished in the 10th century, was killed Sunday along with scores of fighters who were poised to attack a holy city in southern Iraq and assassinate the country's Shiite religious leadership, Iraqi officials said...
A group of Texas farmers and ranchers said they would file a trade complaint demanding $500 million in damages against Mexico saying the government there curbed the flow of water to the Rio Grande.
My husband and I hate haggling, but I have friends who always seem able to strike a great deal in unexpected areas.
Unskilled workers could find they are out of a job within a decade, as a result of increased offshoring by UK firms, says CBI boss Digby Jones.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-Australia a tough test for Pakistan batsmen, says coach November 2, 2004 09:14:15 KARACHI, Nov 2  - Pakistan&#39;s batsmen will need to be mentally tough in Australia this month to combat the likes of Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie
In vista della gara contro il Siena, il tecnico del Torino Walter Novellino rischia di non avere a d...
Two years after Sixpence None the Richer split, singer Leigh Nash is pursuing a solo career, though she can't quite escape the band's hit \
SEVEN, the global market leader in push email software, and Miyowa, the  European leader in mobile instant messaging and entertainment for  communities, today announced a partnership to provide a unified  messaging experience for mobile consumers.
Wisconsin ordered health care providers Friday to administer flu vaccines only to residents who fall into high-risk categories, in response to the nationwide shortage.
NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s largest mobile operator, will join US cell phone company Cingular Wireless in a partnership aimed at unifying third-generation cell phone technology and services, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Thursday.
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West-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko looked certain on Monday to become Ukraine's next president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused to concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.
About 10 percent of U.S. nursing homes  were found to have consistently inadequate quality since the  year 2000, Consumers Union said on Tuesday.
Arguments over who gets to use the home computer are breaking out in families across the UK, says a survey.
Russia has deported a planeload of Georgians, in an escalating row with the Caucasus republic.
A pregnant woman says police left her crying by the road as they towed her car away after an insurance mistake.
Our series of trivia questions about the incoming freshman class continues: Who was inspired to make his first run for office after taking some students to a campaign rally for President Bush, only to see the teenagers barred from the event after being questioned about their political leanings?  Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa Tim Walz, D-Minn. Steven L. Kagen, D-Wis. Joe Sestak, D-Pa.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists who were plotting suicide attacks on government leaders and the U.S. Embassy, officials announced Saturday...
U.S. stocks edged higher on Friday as a strong jobs report outweighed a weaker-than-expected reading of consumer sentiment, while a jump in oil prices boosted shares of energy companies.
Oil prices dropped from record highs  above $50 a barrel on Wednesday as weekly U.S. inventory data  showed a surprise increase in crude stocks, easing fears over  stretched international supplies.
European scientists confirm what is thought to be the first known case of \
The slow pace of change at John Hancock Financial Services speaks to an issue that has long fascinated Madison Avenue: how often an advertiser should change a campaign.
Stock market listings hit a record $227bn worldwide this year as London reinforces its global position, a report says.
Alcohol may be involved in as many as one-third of U.S. suicides, federal researchers reported on Thursday.
This Australian film could be described by the story's \
Undisclosed payment over rights violation claim Microsoft has settled a long-running patent infringement suit with Eolas and the University of California in a case which has been running since 1999. Microsoft will make an undisclosed payment to Eolas.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Avoid these stocks -- you may already own them.
LONDON: Manchester United's bitter rivalry with Arsenal will be renewed Wednesday when the Premiership giants clash in the quarter-finals of the League Cup.
CEO turnover set a record in 2006 and could reach another one this year as investors demand higher returns.
Amazon.com is trying to out-Google the king of Internet search with a new site, A9.com, that puts a fancy face on Google's plain-Jane search results. -Leslie Walker
Victor Piturca, ct della Romania avversaria dell'Italia ai prossimi Europei, ha prolungato fino al 2...
An Italian judge opened a hearing Friday to determine if 26 Americans and five Italians will face the first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.
Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead on Saturday in Havana's first military parade in a decade, but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not attend in what many saw as a sign his long rule of Cuba may be over.
Sven Goran Eriksson vuol tornare ad allenare dopo la fine dell'esperienza sulla panchina dell'Inghil...
Colloqui con giudici Milano su posizione indagati
La Nazionale di nuoto si raduner&agrave; per un allenamento collegiale alle Seychelles dal 15 ottobr...
Paula Radcliffe will run in tonight&#39;s 10,000 metres final at the Olympic games in Athens. The decision was announced at 11:30am in Athens, barely 10 hours before the race which begins at 9:50pm (7:50pm Irish time).
In an effort to make medication regimens easier for HIV-positive patients, two drug companies have announced plans to collaborate on the first all-in-one, one-a-day pill to treat the infection.
Universal Music Group is testing the all-digital waters with a new label venture that sells its releases exclusively through download and streaming services like iTunes, Rhapsody and Napster.
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Samuel Pahlsson rammed in a rebound with 4:21 remaining in the third period, Teemu Selanne added his first goal of the season and the Anaheim Ducks won their fifth straight by beating the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise by 7.8 percent the limit on the size of single-family-home mortgages they will purchase, increasing the pool of home buyers who will qualify for lower-cost financing.
Marcus Trescothick maintained his consistent form in the ICC Champions Trophy with a century as favourites England totalled 217 against West Indies in today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s final at The Oval.
VIENNA, Austria Aug. 30, 2004 - Some nuclear technology ordered by Libya for its former weapons program is missing, while the origin of other material is unclear, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday, raising
From Kodiak, Alaska, to Crescent City, Calif., 11 coastal cities take precautions that southern Asia may now emulate.
Most of us are taller than our parents, who probably are taller than their parents. But in the Netherlands, the generational progression has reached new heights.
TOKYO : Two strong earthquakes jolted western and central Japan within hours of each other, setting off tsunami waves and causing panic.
AVEBURY, England  - The druid turned and raised  his wooden staff, pointing to the sky.
More famous for Learjets and limousines than green living, pop stars performing at Saturday's Live Earth environmental concerts face widespread cynicism from fans, commentators and campaigners alike.
Dean Foods Co.  said on Friday it would pay a special dividend of $15 per share, or about $2 billion, in a move seen as a defense against private equity firms looking to milk Dean for cash.
A man will appear before magistrates on Saturday charged with the murder of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan.
With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
Critics of the program say the response has been limited because the credit is too complex and places too much burden on the intended beneficiaries.
VICKSBURG, Miss. - The Mississippi River reopened to traffic a day after a burning barge shut it down, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.  Traffic began moving through the area on Friday night, said Coast Guard public affairs officer Lt. Leon McClain.
Top video game publisher  Electronic Arts Inc  lowered its profit forecast on  Thursday as it delayed \
15 December 2004 - With 2004 set to become the costliest natural catastrophe year even for the insurance industry, a United Nations climate convention opened its 10th anniversary high-level meeting today with warnings that much more needs to be done to
Nokia has offered to buy Trolltech, the Norwegian developer of a widely used application framework, for $153 million.
Pakistani police have arrested more than a dozen opposition activists in a bid to scupper protests against President Pervez Musharraf's plans for re-election on October 6, officials said.
Feb. 22, 2006, is the day the Bush administration says everything in Iraq changed.
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, issued the following statement in response to a news report about the National Institutes of Health&#39;s AIDS Division, which allowed
The ice is melting and the heat is on for international delegates assembling in Buenos Aires this week to find new ways to confront global warming under the 194-nation treaty on climate change.
President Putin says a new arms race is under way and that Nato is not listening to Russia's concerns.
CIOs and security executives are desperately playing catch-up with unauthorized users of IM and P2P clients, who are sharing music files and videos on company time, and with company resources.
AN axe-wielding passenger has attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane in an apparent but failed bid to crash it. Police said the man had been taken to a psychiatric unit.
Colorado's Richard Roby and Dominique Coleman combine for 41 points and 24 rebounds in the Buffaloes' 89-77 win over No. 12 Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Blog: Parakey co-founder, newly acquired by Facebook, comments on a post requesting that the service revoke a controversial new move that makes members give details about how they know their new Facebook friends.
Two Didier Drogba strikes and an own goal from Abel Xavier are enough to give Chelsea victory against Middlesbrough.
Wall Street is heading for another volatile week, but the bulls could get a further reprieve if calm brought on by the Federal Reserve's liquidity injections and a surprise cut in its discount rate lasts.
The YouTube Effect has crept into television's mightiest showcase for advertising: the Super Bowl.
After a strange trade and an even stranger offseason, defensive end Brandon Whiting finally seems ready to help the San Francisco 49ers.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - Canadian Mike Weir moved into a tie for the Deutsche Bank Championship lead on Saturday but it was Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods who grabbed the spotlight with a magical display of shot-making.
Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer (top), listens to Mohamed ElBaradei (below), chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), at a press conference in Sydney, November 8. AFP.
Science & environment: \u00c2\u00b7 IVM uses fewer drugs and is cheaper than IVF \u00c2\u00b7 Five pregnancies achieved with 'safer' technique
Google Inc. doesn't have all the answers &#151; a fact underscored by the Internet search leader's decision to abandon a 4-year-old service that hired researchers to field questions on everything from school homework to sports trivia.
South Korea's first woman prime minister announced on Monday that she would stand in December's presidential election, seeking to represent left-leaning forces.
Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs warned a teenage girl forced into a \
There was a scene in the gangster movie, \

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A slowdown in the United States' housing market may have knocked as much as one percentage point off annual growth, but does not seem to have affected consumer demand much, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday.
The United States headed into Sunday's Ryder Cup finale with captain Tom Lehman defiantly insisting his side could overturn a 10-6 deficit and prevent Europe lifting golf's most treasured trophy for a third straight time.
JUSTIN Langer felt as if Pakistani tornado Shoaib Akhtar was trying to rip the fingers off his hands during the fastest spell he has ever faced yesterday.
The militant group Ansar al-Sunna posted a video on the Internet on Sunday claiming to show the explosion at a military mess tent in Mosul that killed 18 Americans and 4 others last week.
Arctic Monkey's walked away with this year's Mercury music Prize in a shock result. Do you agree with it?
The Honda pilot snatched provisional pole in first qualifying Friday. Today, he hopes to confirm, adding a little spice to the end of a season that saw him lose the 2004 title to Yamaha rider Rossi by a frustrating 35 points.
Political rising star Barack Obama swept into the US Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating Republican Alan Keyes to pick up the Illinois seat for the Democrats, US television networks projected.
Developers of third-party applications can build features for iPhone, but only through the Safari browser.
Washington state legislators are considering a bill to promote a biofuels industry in the state and require state-owned fleet vehicles to reduce use of fossil fuels.
Three Palestinians were killed Thursday in the collapse of a tunnel they were digging on the border between Rafah in southern Gaza and Egypt.
L'ultimo episodio del caso Aldrovandi e l'inchiesta de L'espresso sulle morti bianche. Il sondaggio sui divi delle serie tv e le novit&agrave; dell'hi tech. La salute, le nuove tendenze nella moda. E ancora, la satira e il gossip. Tutta la settimana da rivivere online
Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers is included in Great Britain's squad for next month's World Indoor Championships in Spain.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A senior Iranian military official said yesterday that his country had drawn up plans to launch air strikes against Israel in case of war between the two countries, according to an interview published by an Iranian news agency.
Vivisimo has launched Clusty, a meta search engine with an impressive array of tools that helps you quickly find relevant results from a variety of information sources.
Ucciso un infiltrato in colonia, Abu Mazen per il dialogo
Only half the money requested by the UN for immediate tsunami aid has been received, says Oxfam.
Risultati del secondo turno del torneo Wta di Doha (cemento, montepremi 2,5 milioni di dollari): Ana...
Immigration officials raided a trash hauling company northeast of Houston on Wednesday, and local media said dozens of workers were rounded up.
Successi di Bayer Leverkusen e Stoccarda nei due posticipi della 14/a giornata di Bundesliga. Il Bay...
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to visit Kenya amid efforts to end post-election violence.
This tropical island nation that has long been an ethnic cauldron of disagreement and violence remains one today, even in the face of a national tragedy that&#39;s seen 12,500 people perish in monster tidal waves.
Racing executive Joe De Francis says Monday he would relinquish proceeds from slot machines at Laurel Park if it would help ease alternative-gaming bills through the state legislature.
Stelco Inc. (STEa.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday that it would be losing General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , its biggest customer
WASHINGTON - Technology and financial services firms won a key patent reform victory yesterday when the House approved legislation, 220 to 175, that the industries have pushed for years.
A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later following the sudden death of Phil O'Donnell.
The UK is providing 30 million euro to build a new centre for cancer research and cell biology at Queen&#39;s University in Belfast, making Northern Ireland one of Europe&#39;s leaders in the fight against cancer.
A Spanish bank seeking to buy Britain&#39;s Abbey National says it will dismiss about 3,000 workers to achieve costs savings, if the buyout is approved.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy made big promises during his recent election campaign, and a guy named Mustapha Smail plans to tell the world whether he keeps them.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - An Albuquerque man arrested for the 28th time on a drunken driving charge has pleaded not guilty. Joseph Brill, 53, entered his plea Tuesday to charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated, driving on a suspended license and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
NEW YORK, October 6  - The US and European Union (EU) have filed counter-complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO), alleging that government aids to the aircraft companies, Airbus and Boeing (BA.
DENVER (Ticker) - Power forward Nene, who led Brazil to a bronze medal in the Goodwill Games in 2001, will have through at least the 2005-06 season to help the Denver Nuggets contend for an NBA title.
Spaniard Jose Julia broke away with two kilometers to go to win the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain from Olivenza to Caceres on Tuesday.
U.S. blue-chip stocks rose on Thursday  as better-than-expected economic data, healthy company earnings  and merger talk lifted the mood on Wall Street.
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Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than a  decade set off floods and landslides that killed at least 48  people and left 33 missing and rescuers raced against time on  Thursday to search for survivors.
Honor guards marched across a main Kiev square, bells tolled and religious leaders led prayers for the country Friday as Ukraine marked the 16th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union.
Larry O'Bannon scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 13 Louisville to an 85-51 victory over North Carolina A&amp;T on Tuesday night.
The deadly volley of shelling and sniper fire at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon intensified and fighting broke out at another camp in southern Lebanon.
DESCRIBING himself as the &quot;underdog&quot; who is facing the biggest fight of his political career, Australia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister, John Howard, yesterday announced his decision to go to the polls against a man 22 years his younger.
After farming reforms, animal welfare lobbyists and top chefs are endorsing a once shunned dish
A 6-year-old Palestinian girl may be about to experience at first hand the gulf between care of spinal injuries in the rich world and developing countries.
NEW DELHI : India and Pakistan opened their first ministerial-level talks in three years on their decades-old dispute over Kashmir.
ATLANTA - Shaun King has been in Josh McCown&#39;s situation as a struggling young quarterback trying to find his way in the NFL. He replaced McCown in the fourth quarter Sunday, but he wasn&#39;t about to fuel a
Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. on Thursday launched a test version of its new MSN Search service, hoping to compete with Google and other major Web search services.
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Richard Hamilton scored 22 points, Rasheed Wallace added 20 and the Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 101-85 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Ascanio Celestini: 'Dove ambientarlo se non nelle periferie'
A day after a prosecutor investigating adversaries of President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez was killed in a car bombing, leaders of the country&#39;s opposition
Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world&#039;s  largest mobile phone maker, said it would stop making phones  using the CDMA standard and had scrapped plans to produce them  with Japan&#039;s Sanyo Electric Co. (6764.T).
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd nearly tripled  its first-half profit and boosted its annual earnings outlook  on Thursday as its popular Wii and DS game machines outsell  rival Sony Corp's PlayStation.
Two well-known British actresses have weighed into the debate over ultra-thin models and celebrities, criticizing what they say is a trend that could have a damaging impact on young girls.
Pareggia 1-1 a Livorno nel ritorno degli ottavi
Outdoors, the temperature hovered around 10 degrees and snow covered the ground. Inside, workers wore T-shirts as Gov. John Baldacci sampled the first vine-ripened tomatoes from a 25-acre greenhouse, one of the nation's largest.
The government introduced a ban on advertising junk food to under-16s Tuesday, aimed at promoting healthy eating and countering growing child obesity.
Masters of the late-season flop, the New Orleans Saints finally won a game that mattered. Then they had to wait to see just how much it mattered. Needing to beat the Carolina Panthers to stay in playoff contention, the Saints did their part with a 21-18 victory on Sunday. But they needed outside help to get in, and failed to get it. Halfway across the country, the St. Louis Rams beat the New York Jets 32-29 in overtime, ending the season for the Saints.
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Henrike Morgenstern, a spokeswoman for the Berlin interior ministry, said an advertisement for the event published in English on the Internet expressed approval for suicide attacks against Israel and the United ...
The Los Angeles version of the megamusical \
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Fund-raising efforts of woman ordered to pay recording industry $222,000 fall far short of amount needed to fund appeal.
Almost two weeks of troubleshooting is paying off for the two Expedition 9 crewmembers. Today they restarted the International Space Station&#39;s primary oxygen generating unit.
The Detroit Shock shook off the absence of their interior star and held off the run-and-gun Phoenix Mercury in a wild 108-100 victory in Game 1 of the W.N.B.A. finals on Wednesday night.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants.    There is wide speculation that ransoms were paid for the freedom of a dozen hostages, including two Italian aid workers...
MILWAUKEE - If anyone questions Shaquille O&#39;Neal&#39;s position as the most dominant player in the NBA, just check the opinion of those at the Bradley Center Wednesday night.
DALLAS (Ticker) -- Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Howard added 14 and 13 as the Dallas Mavericks posted a 101-98 overtime triumph over the winless Golden State Warriors.
Iran's state TV reports that a powerful blast has been heard in the province of Bushehr.
Donald Rumsfeld, architect of the US plan to invade Iraq and a target of critics of the war, will remain in the cabinet, a senior administration official said.
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The Food and Drug Administration has warned Pfizer Inc. that advertisements for its painkillers Celebrex and Bextra misled consumers.
A feeding tube for a severely brain-damaged woman can't be removed until appeals are exhausted in her parents' fight to have a new trial in the long-running right-to-die case, a judge ruled Friday.
A new hole opens in the Arab-Israeli peace strategy of isolating Hamas.
This Valentine's Day, Berkeley-grad student Stephanie Gerson is sharing a romantic dessert with her boyfriend -- and you're invited. Hosted in conjunction with the UC Berkeley Center for New Media, Gerson is planning to reunite several long-distance couples for a romantic meal via video conference.  Gerson's small-scale experiment is part of a larger boom in online dating geared at the Web 2.0 crowd.
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President Bush will begin a second term barely a year after the United States had its first case of mad cow disease and as Japan and other countries maintain bans on U.S. beef.
Bloomberg - July 6 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, seeking to mimic John Kerry&#39;s come-from-behind 2004 primary win, is predicting that a victory in the Iowa caucuses will trigger an ``avalanche&#39;&#39; of support and allow him to clinch the nomination.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  marines engaged Shi'ite militiamen in a fierce battle around a  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Monday in some of the  heaviest fighting since the 20-day-old rebellion erupted.
A decade after he lost a bid for the U.S. House, John Kerry faced a choice: build a respectable, mainstream career in Boston's legal circles or wade back into the muddy waters of Massachusetts politics.
The government said the unusual step was needed to keep the airline and the pilots' union from abusing the federal pension-insurance program.
Finland and Sweden drew 4-4 draw in a  pulsating World Cup ice hockey match on Saturday that put the  Finns one step closer to a semi-final berth.
A total of 187 miners were trapped in a gas explosion taking place at 7:20 am at the Chenjiashan Coal in Tongchuan, northwest China&#39;s Shaanxi Province.
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A national health report released Monday shows that progress in the nation&#39;s overall healthiness is slowing dramatically and even declining in some areas -- a trend that&#39;s reflected locally.
The last of the Office 2007 servers to ship, Microsoft to release PerformancePoint Server 2007 next week.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed Sunday to expand Israel's deadliest offensive in Gaza in four years and to stay as long as needed to stop Palestinian rocket fire as renewed attacks from the air and on the ground killed seven more Palestinians.    The latest killings brought the Palestinian death toll to 59 since Thursday...
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas said on Monday he hoped a meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas would result in an agreement on a unity government to end a crippling Western embargo.
An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres.
The biggest challenge facing Paula Radcliffe as she prepares for the 10,000m may be dealing with the pressure she puts on herself.
Russian President Vladimir Putin boosted the authority of Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, seen as a guarantor of economic stability, in a government reshuffle on Monday that dropped Economy Minister German Gref.
Few cities of comparable size have better outdoor facilities than Jacksonville Beach.  And it's getting better.  The 2007 Public Facilities Report says over 60 acres of \
Il direttore sportivo della Juventus Alessio Secco dichiara chiuso il mercato dei bianconeri. ''Abbi...
In a grim marker of the longevity of the Iraq war, children too young to remember losing a parent in action are growing up.
Ai sindacati 'ora non facciamoci male, lavoriamo per futuro'
Seventh-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain upset Australian Open finalist Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Movistar Open.
A recap of all the hottest news in the search industry since our last newsletter.
WOBURN, England  - Just four of Europe's 12  victorious Ryder Cup players will feature in this week's  European Tour event, The Heritage, starting Thursday.
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Two-time All-Star Mike Lieberthal agreed Wednesday to a $1.25 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Lebanese army said its soldiers had exchanged fire with an Israeli force on Wednesday on their shared border but there were no Lebanese casualties.
Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers hear who they will face in the Champions League.
Veritas CEO Gary Bloom unveiled a new version of the company's biggest selling storage platform for small to medium-size businesses and talked about the planned merger with Symantec.
Research says parents back tougher measures to crack down on bad behaviour in schools - including spot-searching.
Nigeria's vice president was suspended by his party for three months because of corruption allegations, preventing him from running for president on the party's ticket, an official said Thursday.
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More than a million fishermen in Sri Lanka's north-east may have lost their livelihoods in the  tsunami, experts say.
A trial offers hard evidence to back the assumption that the opiate morphine can calm a long-standing cough.
Members of the House of Lords were on Monday warned of the possible negative consequences of a fully-elected second chamber.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg revealed a mix of tough education and anticrime measures while embracing the virtues of immigration at his State of the City address.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.
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Will it be the same as last year's top market?
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British Airways announced plans to join the new boutique premium-class airline game across the Atlantic. But it isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t bringing a lot of money to the table.
The Nationwide building society has stopped offering the same mortgage deals to new and current borrowers
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says it will take time for him to adjust to conditions in India in the lead-up to his comeback match in two weeks.
SUN CITY, South Africa -- Stuart Appleby of Australia was the first and only player to break 70 with a 3-under-par 69 and led the Nedbank Golf Challenge after two rounds on Friday.
MILANO, 26 novembre 2004 - Riparte il campionato con Inter-Juve, il derby d&#39;Italia che potrebbe dare una svolta alla stagione. Mentre il Milan non passera&#39; un pomeriggio tranquillo sul campo del Chievo, a
LONDON - An Anglican church commission on Monday urged the U.S. Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops and called on conservative African bishops to stop meddling in the affairs of other dioceses...
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the Iraqi elections went \
Japan's foreign minister Taro Aso has denounced a resolution before the US Congress demanding that Tokyo make amends for forcing foreign women into sexual slavery during World War II.
MARANA, Arizona  - Tiger Woods stayed in the hunt for an eighth consecutive PGA Tour title while Masters champion Phil Mickelson was knocked out in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday.
A Somali minister and militia leader calls on Prime Minister Ghedi's government to leave its base in Baidoa.
WHISTLER, B.C. (CP) - Fish farms should be approved along the coast of British Columbia, provincial Liberal party members resolved Friday at a major policy convention.
British troops and armour have rolled north from Basra to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up US troops for a widely expected attack on the Iraqi rebel-held city of Falluja.
This summer's most memorable event was an email from a Belarus researcher containing hundreds of birth, marriage and death records from my Talalay shtetl of Vorotinschtina-Zaverezhye, near Mogilev.
The chief executive of DaimlerChrysler , Dieter Zetsche, said it would be difficult to break up Chrysler, as analysts and other experts have speculated recently, due to an integrated production system that binds together its various brands, The New York Times said.
Chinese officials are treating the Games as proud confirmation of their country's emergence as a global force to be reckoned with.
TOKYO -- Rescue workers airlifted residents out of isolated villages and sifted through wreckage for earthquake survivors yesterday, a day after a series of strong temblors hit northwest Japan, killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 1,500.
For months, securities backed by risky mortgage loans have been in trouble. Now, the credit-rating agencies that once blessed those securities as safe investments are in trouble, too.
France&#39;s highest administrative court banned the Lebanese Shiite Muslim Hezbollah militia&#39;s Al- Manar television channel from broadcasting because of anti-Semitic content, the court said on its Web site.
A suicide bomber killed 47 people and wounded scores in central Baghdad on Tuesday after luring a crowd of poor day laborers to his vehicle with promises of work, police and the Interior Ministry said.
KHARTOUM, Dec 25  -- Sudanese officials and southern rebels agreed to form a committee to draft an interim constitution, as both sides scrambled to reach a settlement to their 21-year-old conflict by year&#39;s end, a press report said Saturday.
Kendrick Perkins said signing a four-year extension worth approximately $16 million took stress off his shoulders. Considering that he is coming back from arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder, that is good news for the Celtics.
Two Pakistani men held over the murder of Benazir Bhutto confess to helping her attacker, police say.
CAIRO, November 7 (Itar-Tass) -- The abductors of three UN representatives in Afghanistan have extended the ultimatum to Kabul until Tuesday.
About 60 ex-residents of a Japanese island return to homes they fled after a volcanic eruption in 2000.
US gymnast Paul Hamm planned to return to the United States on Wednesday after resting in Lausanne, Switzerland, for a day following his 11 1/2-hour session before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Commuters face further travel disruption in Glasgow as subway staff plan another walkout - but an end could be in sight.
Despite pressure for Sudan to  accept a peacekeeping force of 23,000 troops and police, a key  African Union committee has not approved plans sent by the  United Nations, diplomats said on Thursday.
CRN India: Red Hat aims to more deeply penetrate the enterprise by launching its first Linux distribution based on the Linux 2.6 kernel.
Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that unleashed a wave of sectarian killing.
The controversial awarding of a key Iraqi oil contract to US giant Halliburton is now being investigated by the FBI, it has been claimed.
Pakistani police have arrested more than 10 suspects in a series of raids following a deadly bombing in the southwestern city of Quetta that killed 11 people, police said on Saturday.
If a terrorist fires a surface-to-air missile at a civilian airliner, should the plane be able to shoot back?
Coldplay, Travis, The Darkness and Keane get behind a new version of charity single Do They Know It's Christmas?
WASHINGTON - Demand for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in August by the largest amount in seven months, with widespread weakness signaling a slowdown in the nation's industrial sector.
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Google, the paid-search advertising company, has been hit by a computer worm this week which used its website to disable potentially tens of thousands of internet notice boards.
Two days after it was publicly denounced as bogus and \
Currently provost at Yale, Hockfield will be the first woman and the first biologist to head the Institute.
Staying uninvolved while interviewing participants for a study about the effect of food shortages on H.I.V. treatment is often difficult, one researcher finds.
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was questioned by troops during a visit to Kuwait about lack of vehicle armor, extended combat tours and the overall aims of the war in Iraq.
Contro societa' Usa a Kandahar, tra le vittime due americani
Il regista andra' in scena in prima nazionale dal 21 aprile
Parmesan is one of the world's most beloved cheeses and has been made in Italy for more than 700 years.
US investment bank Lehman Brothers has offered to pay up to 800 million pounds (1.15 billion euros, 1.43 billion dollars) to buy British bankers Cazenove, the Financial Times reports.
Presto passeggeri britannici useranno il nuovo metodo
Inside the unfathomable superhuman future after the 'singularity.' By Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
RICHMOND, Aug. 27 -- NFL superstar Michael Vick was set to formally enter his guilty plea to federal dogfighting charges this morning, three days after admitting in a court filing that he supplied most of the gambling money for fights and endorsed the killing of poorly performing dogs.
College students are known for finding creative ways to earn money, but few can compete with Boston University senior Allison Yochim &#151; who once earned cash watching dueling images of sea turtles and hardcore pornography.
A 5-year-old girl died Thursday after she was thrown from a horse during a rodeo parade and trampled by horses pulling a wagon, officials said.
Warmer temperatures were forecast Friday for the Northeast, with some locations topping Thursday's highs by as much as 20 degrees.
Ottawa has set a price per share of C$64.50 ($50.42) in the sale of its 19 percent stake in Petro-Canada (PCA.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , as analysts
Popping open some 10,000 bottles of wine to get into the holiday spirit, some 20,000 people flocked to this small northwestern Spanish town for the Istoria Festival, a celebration going back to medieval times.
WATERLOO, Iowa  - With less than two weeks until Iowa kicks off the presidential nomination battles, several contenders took their campaigns to church on Sunday and a leading Republican tried to allay concerns about his health.
The velociraptor, the fierce scaly-skinned dinosaur made popular by the film &quot;Jurassic Park,&quot; actually had feathers, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
C.J. Spiller ran 72 yards for the go-ahead touchdown and defensive lineman Gaines Adams returned a fumble for a score to spark No. 15 Clemson's rally from 14 points down in the fourth quarter of a 27-17 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.
Oil prices continue their record-breaking run as fresh threats of sabotage in Iraq boost concerns that demand may outstrip supply.
LONDON, Dec. 11 -- In a rare public comment on its intelligence operations, the National Security Agency said Monday that it had 39 documents containing references to the late Princess Diana but had never targeted her telephone communications for monitoring.
Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower Wednesday as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach on the economy, despite Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s bullish assessment on the economy.
Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s News Corp. agreed in principle to purchase Dow Jones & Co., according to The Wall Street Journal.
Fuming Rafael Benitez slammed the controversial Monaco goal which left his Liverpool side in desperate danger of missing out on the Champions League second round.
The charity ChildLine Cymru says that one in four youngsters who contact it for help report being bullied.
Mediators from the African Union have adjourned peace talks between the Sudanese government and two rebel groups, after failing to persuade Khartoum to agree to a security agreement designed to
Last night, in parliament, we heard all sorts of speeches, from decent and balanced to demagogical ones.
Apple and AT&T are demanding customers reveal SSNs to activate their iPhones. That should be the lead of every technology and business article written this week. Check out this and other original content from CNET's blog network.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.  - Google Inc. GOOG.O on  Thursday rolled out a preliminary version of its new desktop  search tool, making the first move against its major  competitors in the race to provide tools for finding  information buried in computer hard drives.
A body found in downtown Baghdad Sunday has been identified as that of a Japanese man abducted by a militant group, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said.
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Atrocities are occurring daily in Sudan's Darfur region and rape and pillage directed against civilians are at \
U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
Former Peruvian spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for masterminding a deal that parachute-dropped 10,000 assault rifles to Colombian leftist guerrillas seven years ago.
Prudential, the UK&#39;s second largest insurer, shocked its shareholders today by asking them to fund a \u00c2\u00a31bn expansion plan. The company has invited investors to buy one new share for every six they own at a reduced price of 308p.
DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian government called an \
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The fastest knee in the world has jerked, and given a reaction. In a predictable retort to BALCO, steroid distributor Victor Conte\u00e2\u0080\u0099s statement that Marion Jones used dope even before the Sydney Olympics
Bloggers and other Internet activists made their marks in the past two presidential elections chiefly by building networks of political enthusiasts and raising money for candidates. Now, they are pushing aggressively into policymaking -- and not just over high-profile issues such as Iraq.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ As the number of victims climbed, health officials and farmers on Tuesday blamed each other for the years of failure to figure out how to stop E. coli outbreaks linked to Salinas Valley lettuce and, more recently, spinach.
THE REGION Cytyc Corp., a Marlborough maker of medical testing products, increased its offer to buy Australia's Vision Systems Ltd. to $517 million, topping a rival $346 million bid from Tucson-based Ventana Medical Systems Inc. Cytyc's new offer, up from its Sept. 17 offering of $377 million, came two days after Ventana said it had paid about $47.4 million to ...
A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer   equipped with the navy's most advanced Aegis combat weapon   system arrived at the navy's Yokosuka base in Japan on   Saturday, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said.
China's money market rates fell on  Friday as an IPO-related funding squeeze ended, causing the  seven-day repo rate to plunge, while most bond yields dropped  after a good 10-year bond auction.
Burundi's last active rebel group was urged Saturday to implement a 2006 ceasefire as it boycotted a meeting aimed to put the central African nation's derailed peace process back on track.
Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, reported flat nine-month sales figures on Thursday, citing currency fluctuations and other divestments.
Svetlana Kuznetsova stepped closer to claiming her third title in four weeks after thrashing Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Friday.
Jack Daniel's puts on a strong performance as Brown-Forman's earnings grow strongly.
The father of three children whose mother is accused of starving them to death said Wednesday they were in good health when he saw them just weeks before their bodies were found in an apartment with no heat or lights.
Sharon Stone should have trusted her first Basic Instinct and left it alone, according to voters of the Razzies, which mocks the worst of Hollywood.
Hopes that Islamic militants will soon free two French hostages in Iraq are rising, despite confusion over which group is now holding them.
L'Agenzia dell'Entrate, \
The ex-dictator's lawyers allege a plot to sneak him out of the country and file suit to stop it.
Thousands of striking French Airbus workers, blowing whistles, exploding firecrackers and waving banners, marched through Toulouse Tuesday to try to force the struggling planemaker to ditch its plans for massive job cuts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India to discuss defence, energy and oil deals.
The chairman of South Korea's ruling Uri Party admits his father worked for Japan's military, and resigns.
One day after Symantec Corp. researchers discovered software that attacked a critical unpatched vulnerability in RealNetworks Inc.'s media player, Real says that a fix for the issue is imminent.
Walter Smith will open talks to take over as Scotland's manager after Wednesday's friendly against Sweden.
Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp on  Tuesday said they have reached a long-term, comprehensive  distribution agreement that places Disney programming and  services on Comcast's cable TV menu.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Five satellites were launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
Fourteen years after the health-care policy debacle that she oversaw as first lady, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton -- deliberate and mindful of the political minefield she wandered into in that previous foray -- yesterday began an effort to reclaim the issue for her presidential campaign.
Vladimir Guerrero had four hits and three RBIs as the Los Angeles Angels rallied from five runs down to beat the Seattle Mariners 10-6 Tuesday night and increase their AL West lead to four games.
The run machine that had been the Indians offense has sputtered lately, but Cleveland couldn&#39;t have picked a better place to go for a tune-up than the Motor City.
Teheran, 4/o produttore, interessata a mercato statunitense
California&#39;s controversial stem cell research ballot measure appears to be gaining favor, according to a poll that found 54 percent of likely voters approve it.
The US says a suspected al-Qaeda member has been captured in East Africa and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Search company Google begins the global roll-out of an enterprise search tool that allows companies to \
Japan plans to call on Beijing to jointly set up a food safety council following a massive recall of Chinese-made food after hundreds of Japanese said they fell ill from dumplings, a report said Saturday.
MPs are into the final week over a possible ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales. What do you think?
Kevin Everett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s encouraging progress this week was not enough to lift his Buffalo Bills teammates against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on Sunday.
La sconfitta con la Slovenia non compromette nulla, ma impone al tecnico di chiudere con gli esperimenti pi\u00c3\u00b9 arditi e di cominciare a puntare sui titolari. COVERCIANO (Firenze), 10 ottobre 2004 - Un ostacolo, una caduta. Prima o poi doveva succedere.
Documents purported to be transcripts of top-level ruling party meetings with ministers discussing intimidating opposition leaders and rigging votes in the Senate have surfaced ahead of Romania's Sunday ...
According to the Yankee Group, the adoption of Linux on the desktop should grow to the mid-single digits in the next year. It&#39;s common knowledge that Microsoft rules the desktop operating system (OS) environment
Israeli prosecutors file criminal charges against three Hezbollah fighters captured during the Lebanon conflict.
Pene piu' severe, piu' tutele anche per familiari vittime
The chief executive of the US plane maker Boeing warned yesterday that America would not compromise over its demand for an end to subsidies for Airbus, in remarks that raised
The autopsy to determine what caused the death of rap star ODB (Ol&#39;Dirty Bastard) could take up to a week to be completed, US officials have said.
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Livorno obbligato a vincere in Francia per andare avanti in Coppa Uefa. ''Ho visto tre gare dell'Aux...
Toyota Motor Corp., Japan&#39;s top automaker, made a record operating profit of 866.2 billion yen in the first half of this business year, the company said.
The wife of reggae star Bob Marley said Wednesday that she plans to exhume his remains in Jamaica and rebury them in his \
US rapper 50 Cent plays his first gig in Kosovo at an open-air stadium to a crowd of 25,000 people.
Burma&#39;s military government has announced it has begun freeing 5,070 more prisoners, taking the number earmarked for release since last month to more than 14,300.
The deaths of two chimpanzees named Ashley and Rex, and a close call for a third, Topsy, at a government facility in the New Mexico desert have resulted in criminal charges against Wilmington's Charles River Laboratories, the world's largest supplier of lab animals.
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s party failed to win a majority in today&#39;s legislative vote, which could hamper his proposals to further the island&#39;s national identity that would have deepened a rift with China.
MOSCOW  - Russia&#39;s anti-monopoly agency approved state oil company Rosneft&#39;s acquisition of the firm which won an auction for the embattled Yukos oil giant&#39;s core asset.
Three Dutch police officers are wounded in an explosion as they raid a house in The Hague.
The message is clear at this week's Intel Developer Forum: The company wants to help you get more mobile. It's putting its weight behind WiMax, a wireless-data standard that has been five years in coming and still hasn't hit the consumer market.
Liza Minnelli's ex-husband David Gest is voted off I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A brain protein that regulates sleep and anxiety may offer a target for the development of new drugs to treat conditions such as sleep and anxiety disorders and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The U.S. Treasury Department needs to improve coordination within its agencies to better monitor potential money laundering, a U.S. government report on Friday said.
By Monday, the right-field bleachers at Miller Park were sold out in anticipation of Barry Bonds's 700th homer while many of the best field-level seats remained.
The Chicago Bulls were sure this was their season to challenge for the Eastern Conference championship. If they do, it'll be with a new coach.
These low-rated picks show that a stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.
By Conor Reilly, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 6--The dividing line is clear for residents of the Richland Hills  neighborhood.   City Council can either vote for the citizens of Lynchburg next Tuesday,  or against them.
Wildlife officials in eastern India are to use satellites to track endangered gharial crocs.
Eastman Kodak Co., poised to ask for more than $1 billion in damages from Sun Microsystems Inc., has reached an out-of-court settlement in a long-running patent dispute over the Silicon Valley company&#39;s Java programming language.
The Federal Trade Commission is likely to approve the proposed $3.1 billion merger of Google and DoubleClick today or tomorrow, according to two sources familiar with the agency's review of the deal.
A 15-year-old student drew a handgun and opened fire in a school classroom in southern Argentina on Tuesday, killing four classmates and wounding five, authorities said.
The Dawn spacecraft, which launches Wednesday, will be the first vehicle to visit one celestial body -- an asteroid -- and then power on to another. And the ion-powered craft needs only a small amount of fuel for its seven-year trip.
ROMA - Polemica in Italia per bestemmie proferite ieri durante la trasmissione televisiva del Grande Fratello. Mediaset e Canale 5 hanno decretato l&#39;espulsione immediata dalla casa di Grande Fratello del concorrente
George W Bush is in Bulgaria on the final leg of his Europe tour, with Kosovo and missile defence high on the agenda.
Health officials warned Monday that the world was close to its next pandemic - a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.
PARIS, FRANCE - Attendees at Apple Expo in Paris are impressed at the look of the new iMac G5, but mixed on whether it&#39;s the right solution for their needs.
He's been blamed for ruining Al Gore's White House chances in 2000 and could help George W. Bush win re-election this time around -- but third-party presidential hopeful Ralph Nader just won't stop trying.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Man City's Shaun Wright-Phillips could be a transfer target in the future.
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Union workers at four older BF Goodrich tire plants approved contract concessions that will cut labor costs at the plants about 20 percent.
More than 500 Australians could be involved in child pornography on the Internet, Australia&#39;s top police officer says after nationwide raids saw more than 200 people charged with over 2,000 child pornography offences.
By Rob Pavey< Staff Writer  RAYSVILLE, Ga.- Soon after the government bought or condemned 150,000 acres of east Georgia farmland in the early 1940s to create the mammoth  Clark Hill Lake reservoir, foresters began the conversion of dormant cotton plantations to a new cash crop: timber.
SATURDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer, the &quot;silent killer,&quot; may not always be so silent, experts say.
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The Dow Jones industrial average on   Thursday briefly traded above its all-time closing high for the   first time in 6-1/2 years, extending a recent rally on a   bullish view about corporate profits.
ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways Group Inc., the nation's seventh largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years...
The Federal Reserve is set to change home-loan lending practices that are blamed for pushing the nation into a housing downturn, but the effort is expected to fall short of far more stringent efforts by Congress.
A triptych by Francis Bacon, appearing at auction for the first time, is expected to set a record for a British or Irish work when it leads Christie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in London on Feb. 6. Held by a private collection, \u00e2\u0080\u009cTriptych 1974-77,\u00e2\u0080\u009d above, is the last in a series painted by Bacon (1909-1992) in response to the suicide of his lover, George Dyer, in their room in Paris. Bacon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cStudy From Innocent X\u00e2\u0080\u009d (1962) sold in May for a record $52.6 million.
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A three-hour election show from film-maker Michael Moore has been dropped by a US cable TV company. The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special, including the first TV showing of his film Fahrenheit 9/11, was to be shown on pay-per-view channel In Demand.
Wall Street stocks endured a volatile session on Wednesday in which a $7.9bn writedown at Merrill Lynch revived worries about banks' exposure to risky investments.

IBM has put its PC business up for sale, according to a story published on Friday on Web site of The New York Times.
Yasser Arafat was buried yesterday in the courtyard of his West Bank headquarters in a chaotic funeral riddled with the sounds of gunshots, screams and tears of mourning.
It is the great question of the Yankees&#39; season. Where would they be without Orlando Hernandez? Second place, of course. As the Boston Red Sox charged through August and early September, the Yankees held onto
R&B star Brandy may be charged over her involvement in a car crash which left one woman dead.
Owners of the Nokia 7610 are being warned to look out for a malicious program that renders their phone almost useless.
admission to the United States &quot;on national security grounds.&quot; What seems strange is that the Yusuf Islam (former Singer Cat Stevens) &quot;stirred so much terror fears&quot; that the flight was diverted.
Binmen may treat heart attack patients under plans being considered.

The fate of two abducted French journalists in Iraq is the main focus of Tuesday's press. German papers look ahead gloomily to today's three-way summit meeting in Russia, while a Russian paper finds a novel way to claim Olympic victory.
BOSTON, June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Swaptree (http://www.swaptree.com/), an online company dedicated to trading books, CDs, DVDs, and video games for free, today announced the planned public release of its easy-to-use online service.
A rock slide that dumped debris on a major rail corridor Thursday delayed commuter and freight trains between the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento but caused no injuries.
Burma\u00e2\u0080\u0099s democracy leader, Nobel laureate and General Secretary of The National League for Democracy (NLD), Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the honorary citizen of Paris by its city council in a ceremony held on 10 December.
Washingtion: A US army report on Wednesday said 27 military intelligence specialists were involved in the abuse of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison, but added that most of the incidents were not linked to interrogations.
Former British PM Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son arrested in South Africa for possible connection to alleged coup plot. After numerous rumors and allegations linking him to a plan to overthrow the leader of oil-rich
The growth expectations of German finance professionals have dropped to their lowest level in 15 months amid fears that slowing global economic growth could hurt the nation's export-driven recovery, according ...
With only about 50% of the revenue data for the fiscal first quarter of 2007 in hand, AMD had enough information ahead of a critical analysts' meaning this afternoon to warn that it won't be meeting its revenue targets this quarter.
Edgerrin James, the Indianapolis Colts' top running back, strained his hamstring in Sunday's victory against Tennessee and may miss this week's game against Green Bay.
By The Denver Post  Sep. 3--Lockheed Martin's victorious bid to build the capsule that will  take astronauts to the moon and beyond will return a generous measure of  stardust to Colorado's space programs.
Needless to say the first month of 2005 already looks set to be a busy one as the teams gear up for the opening round of the new season in Australia.
The success of Mughal-E-Azam paved the way for grand revivals of classics.
The biggest sexual discrimination case in U.S. history advanced against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a top court ruled that more than a million women could join a suit charging bias in pay and promotions.
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip maker, has partnered with two Saudi Arabian software companies to develop an electronic version of Islam's holy book and a training computer for teachers packed with the government-approved curriculum for schoolchildren.
The U.S. Commerce Department said on  Friday it would retain its oversight of the company that  manages Internet domain names, renewing an agreement that was  scheduled to expire this weekend.
In an amusing twist to a possibly demoralizing controversy, the Kansas City Chiefs found yellow caution tape surrounding running back Larry Johnson's locker.
LOS ANGELES -- Some drug companies want to make sure filmmaker Michael Moore gets lots and lots of attention -- especially if he sets foot on their property.
The mother of three children found dead in a Huntsville apartment has confessed to starving her children, police said Saturday.
London's main FTSE 100 index closes above the key 6,000 level, boosted by takeover talk in the steel sector.
Federal and state investigators questioned Nevada prison inmates Friday about suspicious letters &#151; rigged with a match to flare when the envelope was opened &#151; that were sent from the prison to several governors.
VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, was accused yesterday of exploiting the fight against terrorism to strengthen his already iron grip on power.
The name runs raucous images of sex, sexuality, candor and controversies. This pout princess has taken Indian screen sexuality into censored territory. Today a Bollywood actress and a mega celebrity, she hasn't had it easy. Madame Mallika has clawed her way into the film frat.
Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a power base after he steps down next year.
SINGAPORE Placed in charge of securing his city-state&#39;s economic future in the face of growing competition from China and India, Singapore&#39;s new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is calling for his citizens to be more productive - literally.
Nothing to see here, please move along Microsoft announced on Thursday that doesn't plan to issue any security updates next week in a rare break from its regular monthly Patch Tuesday update cycle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nick Markakis singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning, capping a late comeback that carried the Baltimore Orioles past the Chicago White Sox 7-6 Saturday night.
How to uncover your own Hidden Gems.
A top Yukos executive told a US audience that Moscow was undervaluing his company's assets to keep Western firms out of the Russian market as the struggling giant sold off its facilities to pay off back taxes, ITAR-TASS reported.
AL-SALAM CAMP, Sudan  - A day before Darfur peace talks are due to open in Libya, many victims of the 4-1/2 year conflict in Sudan's remote west have already doomed them to failure.
A bomb blast in northern Afghanistan killed a Finnish soldier and an Afghan civilian on Wednesday, while a suicide attacker in the capital killed two people, including a policeman, officials said.The blast in the northern city of Maymana just 100 yards outside a Norwegian-led base killed a Finnish soldier and slightly wounded two Norwegian officers, the Norwegian military in Oslo said.A civilian was also wounded in the blast, said provincial police chief Khalil Ziyaeehe.Northern Afghanistan is relatively calm compared with the country's south and east, but the region has seen an increasing number of attacks in recent weeks. A suicide bomber in the northern city of Kunduz on Saturday killed 10 people, including three German soldiers who also had been walking through a market place. Read more
Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a peaceful protest and open-ended sit-in in downtown Beirut on Friday to demand a new government in a fresh challenge to U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
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Pope John Paul ushered in the New Year with special prayers for the victims of the Asian tsunami on Saturday, the Catholic Church's World Day of Peace.
Taking a page from bookstores and Internet publishers that host lively debates, Amazon.com on Tuesday launched a section on its Web site for political pundits to discuss the U.S. presidential election.
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As the flamboyant Cherie Blair leaves Downing Street, here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what we can expect from her self-effacing successor.
An EU internal paper admits that Iran will one day have enough enriched uranium to make a nuclear bomb.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Kenya in an attempt to end the political crisis.
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The Detroit Shock, the defending W.N.B.A. champion, got 24 points from Deanna Nolan and evened the Eastern Conference finals at 1-1 with a 77-63 win over the visiting Indiana Fever yesterday.The Shock is 6-0 when facing elimination in the past two postseasons, and will look to make it 7-0 in the series finale at home tonight.
Authorities yesterday announced the arrest of two additional suspects in an attack on a bus that killed 28 passengers and wounded 14, while thousands of soldiers searched for
The World Trade Organization gave formal approval yesterday for Canada and seven other jurisdictions to punish the United States for refusing to withdraw controversial trade legislation.
Mente&Cervello: proteggere i bimbi dalla pedofilia significa anche cercare di capire da dove ha origine, per combatterla e curarla
Japanese video game fans have bought nearly all 200,000 PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld video-game machines launched on Sunday by Sony, the company said.
Kristin Davis gets no downtime once she returns home from her whirlwind of event-hopping at the Olympic Games. The \
Amgen Inc.'s  multibillion-dollar anemia drug Aranesp is facing further safety concerns after a medical newsletter reported on Friday that a Danish study of the drug in head and neck cancer was halted due to adverse outcomes seen in patients taking part.
The World Trade Organization has approved stiff sanctions on US exports - ranging from almonds to ski jackets - intended to punish Washington for failing to repeal the so-called Byrd amendment, a key trade diplomat said Friday.
In what is a scoop of sorts, we've heard that Boman Irani has
The free Firefox Web browser, which has chipped away at the market dominance of Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer, has been readied for a full release including new features designed to make it more stable, backers of the program say.
A famous 3,000-year-old bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti is moving to a new home as part of a project to restore Berlin's museums, tourism officials said Tuesday.
ALAN Smith yesterday showed that Wayne Rooney is not the only Manchester United striker capable of scoring important goals by rescuing a precious point against Middlesbrough.
The number of U.S. workers seeking first-time jobless benefits fell by an unexpected 20,000 in the latest week, according to a government report on Thursday that suggested vigor in labor markets.
In a twist for the music industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s digital revolution, the new Radiohead album ranked as the top-selling album in the country this week.
A ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the United States ends on Monday having been fatally wounded in the crossfire of the US presidential election.
Simply using computer equipment to view child pornography is not a federal crime, a federal appeals panel ruled Friday in reversing the conviction of a Florida man.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Phil Mickelson, who has waited 12 months for another crack at the U.S. Open, hopes his injured wrist has recovered in time to give him a shot at redemption when the championship begins on Thursday.
IN less than two weeks thousands of college football fans will converge on Miami to attend the much anticipated game between the University of Southern California and Oklahoma in a Bowl
Consumers kept a closer eye on their wallets as they moved into the holiday shopping season, boosting their spending by a modest 0.2 percent in November.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticized Russia on Friday for not extraditing the chief suspect in the London murder of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko.
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A vulnerable British bird has experienced an extraordinary population revival, figures have shown.
He rolled to his right, bought as much time as possible and made the sort of touchdown pass that any veteran quarterback would envy.
A scheme to introduce weekend prisons for people who commit minor offences is being considered for Scotland.
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Kobe Bryant delivered a Christmas treat but Shaquille O&#39;Neal collected the win over his former team mates as the Miami Heat notched a 104-102 overtime victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles Saturday.
Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier
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More women who have cancer in only one breast are getting both breasts removed, says research that found the trend more than doubled in just six years. It's still a rare option: Most breast cancer in this country is treated by lumpectomy, removing just the tumor while saving the breast.
Before becoming a major bundler for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, disgraced Democratic donor Norman Hsu helped host a 2005 California event for Barack Obama's political action committee and introduced the senator from Illinois to one of the biggest fundraisers for his presi...
TUI, Europe's largest travel firm, is cutting 800 jobs at its UK businesses - Thomson Holidays, Lunn Poly and Brittania Airways.
Can you picture Benicio Del Toro playing the lead in a romantic comedy? He can.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday most Palestinian militant groups would halt their rocket fire against Israel if the Jewish state stopped its attacks against the Palestinians.
Chapman went before the parole board at Attica State Prison, in Buffalo, New York today but was once again denied his freedom. Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life for the murder of John
France sent reinforcements to Ivory Coast and deployed armoured vehicles and helicopter gunships as French troops used tear gas and concussion grenades to quell an explosion of violence in its former West African colony.
Business & money: Official data reveals a worse-than-expected fall in retail sales last month
This season \u00e2\u0080\u009cHouse\u00e2\u0080\u009d has reached as many as 17.5 million viewers a week. And those numbers were scored before the show enjoyed what it will enjoy again, starting Tuesday \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the adjacency to \u00e2\u0080\u009cIdol.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Under the watch of dozens of press and TV cameras, four Chinese HIV carriers staged a short play Tuesday in Beijing&#39;s Guoan Theater in Beijing&#39;s western suburbs.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- It should have been the perfect cap to another precious win for Corey Dillon. For the first time in his three games as a Patriot, Dillon scored a touchdown, and he did so in grand fashion, bulling his way in from 15 yards.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on  Friday will unveil a range of products including its version of  the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war  between PC and electronics makers for a spot in increasingly  digitized living rooms.
Kevin Brown made a compelling case for a postseason start on Saturday, allowing one hit and an unearned run over five innings.
One person was killed and eight seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train was derailed in northwest England late on Friday, rescue services said.
The four envoys from what is known as the Quartet will try to remain unified on their attitude toward Hamas.
Crouching Tiger actress signs up to the lead role in the forthcoming film adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha.
DENVER -- The Denver Broncos found a new running back, then lost him just as quickly. They kept their postseason hopes alive, but looked nothing like a playoff-worthy team.
There doesn&#39;t appear to be any link between smoking and hearing loss, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology.
Aug. 30 issue - Dennis Ross was a US mediator in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict for 12 years. As President Bill Clinton&#39;s envoy to the Middle East, he was an intermediary at the Camp David talks in 2000
Owen Hargreaves will probably be the beneficiary of David Beckham&#39;s moment of madness if Sven-Goran Eriksson decides to retain his bold three-man attack for Wednesday&#39;s match in Azerbaijan.
Facing withering criticism from Jewish settlers, and from his within his own Likud party, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday nothing would
CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden's chief deputy claimed the United States was on the brink of defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan in a videotape broadcast Thursday that appeared to be a rallying call for al-Qaida ahead of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks...
The US secretary of state arrives in Morocco to launch a controversial US-led plan for Middle East change.
Insurgents attempted to overrun two police stations in the northern city of Mosul but were repelled by Iraqi police and National Guards, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
With a successful kickoff debate, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., managed to change the dynamic of the presidential campaign and at least temporarily put President Bush on the defensive.
More than 330 people have died while in police custody in Indian-controlled Kashmir over the past 18 years, official figures show
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Effects of fast cars overinflated? One eBayer seems to have provided proof of something most chaps have long suspected: that acquiring a big, red shiny car which goes very fast does not in fact make your penis bigger.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tokyo stocks edged higher Wednesday morning as a key economic survey came within expectations. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
At first, said Syed Rehman Mir, the policemen treated him with the deference he had come to expect as a senior government doctor in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. They graciously accepted his offer of tea, he recalled, and assured him they just had a few questions. Would he mind accompanying them to the station house for half an hour?
The oblique world of Wes Anderson, in which comedy and tragedy get so tangled that one can look like the other, goes wet in &quot;The Life Aquatic.
Larry Walker hit a grand slam home run to key a six-run eighth inning as the Cardinals stayed hot with a 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in St Louis on Tuesday.
ASPEN, Colo. - A yoga guru to the rich and famous whose clients include Sting and Annie Lennox faces charges stemming from an alleged assault on a girlfriend, police said.
An elite contingent of 50 Nigerian soldiers left Nigeria on Thursday for Darfur, the first stage in the deployment of 3,000 extra African Union (AU) troops to monitor a shaky cease-fire in the western Sudanese region.
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Health officials on Thursday were investigating the cause of an illness that has spread through an assisted-living facility, leaving one resident dead and eight hospitalized.
WASHINGTON - A National Institutes of Health official said Tuesday that an AIDS drug at the center of a controversial federal report has prevented thousands of infants from getting HIV.
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- An orbiting spacecraft has sent back new evidence for the presence of water on Mars.    Scientists long have debated whether water flowed on the red planet, with evidence increasing in recent years.
The beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq renewed pressure on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to withdraw his country&#39;s troops, as the opposition blamed his pro-US policy for the slaying.
S'ipotizza intimidazione a fratello e vedova di Fortugno
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.
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White rabbit Deploying solutions is difficult at the best of times, but what if you need to deploy a highly secured messaging server?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and responses:
Australian resources firm BHP Billiton is expected to post sharply higher earnings in the year to June aided by rising commodities prices, high production levels and continued strong demand from China, analysts said.
Ask anyone who knows Andre Agassi and they will tell you that the bald but brilliant former champion is an awfully nice chap. But there are times when Agassi can be positively nasty; cruel even.
The Dalai Lama arrives in southern Russia for a controversial trip to the region's Buddhist community.
The Sears Roebuck and Co. PR team had its cue cards close at hand on Monday, ready to read off rote answers to some of the more delicate but obvious concerns related to the arrival of Luis Padilla as the retailing giant&#39;s new president of merchandising.
A kid nominee and the kid of a nominee nearly stole the show at Sunday's Oscars.
Myanmar&#39;s junta freed at least two dozen members of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s political party on Friday during a mass release of 4,000 people detained &quot;inappropriately
Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64
Microsoft is also preparing to begin construction of a second building on the campus, spokeswoman Tami Begasse said yesterday. But the company hasn&#39;t yet decided whether it will proceed with the third and final building on the 42-acre Hyderabad site.
Fedex Kinko&#39;s Tuesday rolled out free software that connects Windows users to the firm&#39;s print centers for ordering printing, binding, and shipping services.
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Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson faces a misdemeanor charge in Arizona for allegedly damaging a car. A motorist driving past Scottsdale&#39;s Pussycat Lounge stopped to
A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists.
Insurer Standard Life has agreed to buy  rival Resolution for 4.9 billion pounds ($10.1 billion),  topping a competing offer and breaking up Resolution's planned  merger with Friends Provident.
Here is the complete transcript of the Milind Soman Chat.
MUNICH - Seven leading wireless operators, led by T-Mobile USA, have signed roaming agreements that bring seamless worldwide high-speed internet access another step closer.
Darrell Royal is still quick with a quip, and few things get him rolling more than the Texas-Oklahoma game.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After getting a taste of the radio business in college, software designer Craig Patchett never lost his interest in broadcasting. But without a job in radio, it seemed likely to remain one of those unfulfilled passions -- until something called ''podcasting\
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker went before Congress for a second day today to deliver a progress report on the war in Iraq and explain a new military plan to withdraw the 30,000 reinforcements sent there earlier this year to improve security.
European Union foreign policy chief   Javier Solana will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali   Larijani on Thursday for new discussions aimed at resolving the   dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, the EU said.
Orlando Hernandez was one of the few people in New York unaware of the final score of the historic rout the Cleveland Indians handed the Yankees.
ENGLAND S stars were pictured in yesterday s papers proudly training in T-shirts bearing the message: Let s Kick Racism Out Of Football.
Many homes and gardens play host to an increasing number of hazardous plants, and children are most often at risk.
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush&#39;s campaign managers have planned to use a quote from an article in New York Times Magazine in which his Democratic rival John Kerry describes terrorists as a &quot;nuisance&quot;, as the basis of a new commercial.
Iran stressed Sunday its commitment to voluntary suspension of uranium enrichment, but warned against hauling Tehran to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
WASHINGTON -- For the second time in a year, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the military to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for US military personnel.
A season that began with so much bravado and promise for the Detroit Lions will end like so many others on Sunday -- with a whimper instead of roar.
The Treasury has welcomed as a &quot;clear win for the government&quot; a European court ruling rejecting a bid to allow online European shoppers to purchase cheap cigarettes and alcohol anywhere within the EU.
Ricky Ponting joined Steve Waugh as Australia's greatest century-maker in Test cricket to put his team in command over England on the first day of the Ashes opener at the Gabba here.
Genzyme Corp.&#39;s not-yet-completed $1 billion acquisition of Ilex Oncology Inc. appeared to pay off yesterday when an advisory committee to the Food and Drug
A powerful explosion rocked a public market packed with Christmas shoppers in the southern Philippines, killing at least 11 people and injuring nearly 30 others, police said.
The price for settling state charges of collusion and bid-rigging by the nation's largest insurance broker could be ''far higher&quot; than $500 million, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said yesterday.
China's mutual fund industry nearly quadrupled in 2007 as millions of investors rushed to convert their bank deposits for higher returns in the stock market, state media said Thursday.
Oct. 7, 2004 - Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek, a self-described advocate for &quot;the weak&quot; whose forceful defenses of social and political freedom have frequently clashed with conservatives in her native country, has won the Nobel Prize in literature.
In the past week, laser beams of unknown origins have been shined into the cockpits of seven airplanes as they were about to land at various airports around the country, including Teterboro Airport.
Fewer teens in the US are engaging in sex, according to a study released by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Between 1995 and 2002 sexual activity among teenage girls and boys declined significantly and teen contraceptive use improved.
Microsoft hailed the agreement as the culmination of a multibillion-dollar campaign to settle antitrust conflicts with its major antagonists.
By Joel Bewley, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Sep. 14--The man accused of killing a Burlington City gas-station attendant Monday morning made bail recently on other felony charges after judges lowered the amount needed for him to get back on the street.
BEIJING -- China's human rights record has deteriorated in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics, with thousands of people being executed after unfair trials, Amnesty International said yesterday.
Mysterious tremors deep beneath the San Andreas Fault near the quake-prone town of Parkfield are shaking the earth&#39;s brittle crust, far below the region where earthquakes normally strike -- and scientists say they can&#39;t understand what&#39;s happening or what
Julie Foudy left the game with a limp, and then the stadium on crutches, her spunky attitude nearly as big as the bandage wrapped around her sprained right ankle.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon struck a deal with the opposition Labor Party tonight to join his Likud government, which is likely to insure that Mr.
Six years ago, Steve Finley set out to reshape his physique. He began an unorthodox exercise regimen that involved lifting no weight heavier than 50 pounds, a program designed
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Physicians will get a six-month reprieve from a 10 percent rate cut when treating Medicare patients under legislation that passed the Senate on Tuesday.
Though closed to new money, these large-cap funds still excel.
The US military had a formation of about 100 suspected Taliban fighters in its sights in July but decided not to attack because they were in a cemetery and likely burying their dead, a military official said.
More than $31bn (\u00c2\u00a316bn) was yesterday knocked off the value of Pfizer, the world&#39;s largest pharmaceutical company and maker of Viagra, after doubts surfaced over the safety of one of its key drugs.
Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers has sunk to a two-year low, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations that any rise in interest rates will be delayed to late next year.
As of Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, at least 1,416 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,080 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.
Diamond Offshore's shares have moved up more than 60% in a year, but it still merits attention.
According to a report, Flumist vaccine \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a live virus in a nasal spray \u00e2\u0080\u0094 is much more effective than flu shots in protecting young children against the disease.
Nextel Communications, the nation&#39;s fifth-largest wireless provider, said yesterday that its profit jumped 69 percent in the third quarter from the period last year.
Taleban guerrillas say they carried out an attack in central Afghanistan that left four policemen dead.
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton say it has made an offer to buy its rival Rio Tinto.
An Aug. 14 editorial&#39;s juxtaposition of my words, taken from a statement that was rooted in advocacy for an Israeli-Palestinian peace, was shameful and unsavory.
P.J. Franklin is a twentysomething gal who's one of the guys.
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom urged France to back up its strong words against anti-Semitism with vigorous action in a bid to curb a worrying wave of attacks on Jews.
A tense 18-hour hostage drama in an Athens suburb ended without casualties last night when two men who had hijacked a bus and threatened to blow it up surrendered to the police.
Up to Tuesday evening, around 600,000 Palestinians have registered for the Palestinian elections,a senior Palestinian leader of elections said on Wednesday.
WILLIAM Rehnquist, the 80-year-old chief justice of the US Supreme Court, is not well. He entered Bethesda Naval Hospital and had surgery for thyroid cancer.
Nov. 11 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Columbus, Ohio, is aflame now with the confessions and allegations of a former college player who was living like a pro before he ever turned pro, in the midst of a selectively
Zimbabwe police have banned the carrying of dangerous weapons in public in the capital and the southern town of Masvingo to prevent violence in the upcoming joint presidential and legislative polls, an official said Wednesday.
The leading showbiz lights of the anti-globalisation movement descended on Venice this weekend, amid complaints that the world's oldest film festival has sold out to the Hollywood glamour industry.
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Archivists who want to digitize 'orphan works' -- books, movies and films that are no longer commercially viable but remain under copyright -- lose a court battle. But they vow to continue the war to rebalance copyright law. By Katie Dean.
Guinea reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after a tight draw with Namibia in Sekondi.
Tuesday&#39;s vote in the Israeli Knesset in favor of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan for unilateral withdrawal of settlers and soldiers from Gaza was a historic moment in the history of Israel.
Chancellor Gordon Brown will present what could be his last Budget on 21 March.
NEW YORK - The general counsel for broker Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. will step down next week as the embattled firm seeks to clean house and reform its business practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Most women want to put off that dreaded once-a-year pelvic exam. Imagine volunteering to have one four times a week &#151; by a trembling novice doctor.
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Indonesia has stepped up security in the wake of Thursday&#39;s bombing of the Australian embassy in the capital, Jakarta. Eleven people died, all Indonesians, after a massive bomb cratered the perimeter of the Australian embassy.
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Eli Lilly and Co  plans to submit a U.S. application next week for its experimental blood-clot preventer prasugrel, the most important drug in its pipeline, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.
When Ryan Palmer went to the golf course Sunday morning for the final round of the Funai Classic, he knew he would need to shoot a low score to have a chance at winning.
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Japanese shares will probably move in a narrow range in a week shortened by public holidays, but could dip below the 11,000 level as earnings disappointment saps Wall Street's momentum and as concern lingers over the global economic outlook.
Jodrell Bank Observatory -- European and US radio astronomers have demonstrated a new way of observing the Universe -- through the Internet!     Using cutting-edge technology, the researchers have managed to observe a distant star by using the world's research networks to create a giant virtual telescope. The process has allowed them to image the object with unprecedented detail, in real-time; something which only a few years ago would have been impossible...
Google won an important test case in the US yesterday when a federal court judge cleared its practice of selling ads around internet searches conducted for trademarked terms.
The use of solar energy that has been declared compulsory for new buildings by the Spanish government as of next year is expected to not only save consumers money, but also cut the burning of fossil fuels and reduce air pollution.
The fire continued to consume homes and to advance on the ruins where the Olympic games were first played.
By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 10--HICKORY -- Doctors, teachers, trucking company representatives,  environmental specialists and government planners gathered at Lenoir-Rhyne  College on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the region's air quality.
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Vice President Dick Cheney planned to say Wednesday the presidential choice couldn't be more clear between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry in an election in which \
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BOISE, Idaho  - Long-serving Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, embroiled in a sex scandal and lacking support from his party, said on Saturday he will resign from the U.S. Senate.
Some Prince William businesses fear that the county's recent move to cut public services to illegal immigrants could hurt their operations should the Hispanic community, one of the fastest-growing in the region, decide it is no longer welcome.
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko secured approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office, the top election official said Monday.
Australian Lleyton Hewitt eased into the final of the Washington Classic on Saturday with a 6-3 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded American Robby Ginepri.
Democrats in Congress challenge top US commander Gen Petraeus' positive view of the Iraq troop surge.
German electronics giant Siemens said that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.
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Oil prices jumped again Tuesday as Hurricane Ivan charged towards the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and an explosion rocked Iraq&#39;s recovering oil industry.
MOSUL: US and Iraqi forces launched an offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through Iraq&#39;s third largest city.
Even as ethicists and others raise concerns, a team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands says it is ready to perform a face transplant.
The mutilated body of a woman of about sixty years, which was discovered in Iraq in the middle of November, is not that of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan, the UK Foreign Affairs Ministry announced.
Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS today said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears
Shreveport, LA (Sports Network) - Before taking the field for its participation in the Independence Bowl, Miami-Ohio announced that Shane Montgomery has been promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach.
The World Cup finally got a title sponsor Monday, but the team event that has struggled to attract top players from every country will no longer be part of the World Golf Championships when it begins a 12-year deal in China.
PATTAYA, Thailand - A Thai snake charmer kissed 19 highly poisonous king cobras in an attempt to set a world record Saturday.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles...
In five years, West Nile virus has crawled and leaped and exploded across the country&#39;s landscape, killing more than 600 people.
Leading figures from the arts world are among more than 700 signatories of an open letter supporting the Sikh playwright who has been forced into hiding by death threats.
Schizophrenia can be predicted in high risk groups years before psychosis sets in, say scientists.
U.S. regulators on Thursday added new warnings about the potential risk of sudden hearing loss to best-selling impotence drugs Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, used by millions of men.
PalmSource Inc., which makes operating systems for handheld computers, will introduce today its first product designed specifically for smart phones.
Tony Blair personally takes the reins of the UK effort to help tsunami-stricken countries.
Wildlife officials in China released a rare paddlefish into Yangtze River Sunday after nursing it back to health from injuries inflicted by fishermen.
A computer hacker accessed names  and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians  after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley,  computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever  suffered by the school, officials said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the democracy camp, which has angered Beijing by demanding universal suffrage in the former British colony.
More than 25,000 families are still homeless in the Indonesian province of Aceh, nearly two years on from the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, a leading aid agency said.
A wizard on a spring, a laid-back rabbit and a very hairy dog are being recruited for the cause of cross-Channel understanding, with the forthcoming release of a Franco-British film version of the children's television classic The Magic Roundabout.
SEOUL -- North Korea's No. 2 leader reiterated yesterday his country's pledge to abandon its nuclear weapons, as the impoverished nation sought a resumption of aid at its first high-level talks with South Korea since conducting an atomic test.
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Besides Mani Rathnam's Guru, if    one has to  find a  common  link between  Aishwarya   Rai and Mallika Sherawat it would have  to be Sanjay Leela Bhansali.  During  last season's Koffee With Karan , Sanjay appeared with Aishwarya.
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Actress Keira Knightley seems to have problems avoiding props on set and breaks   important items while filming.
Michael Vick will make his initial court appearance after being indicted next Thursday, the same day his Falcons teammates will open training camp.
At least five Israeli soldiers were killed and five wounded when Palestinian gunmen set off explosives in a tunnel under an army post near the Gaza Strip border crossing to Egypt, the Israeli military said.
CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs parted ways with a pair of players Thursday, declining the 2005 contract options on left fielder Moises Alou and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek.
A new study from Columbia University Medical Center finds that stomach (gastric) cancer originates from bone marrow derived stem cells (BMDC), rather than from stomach stem cells, as previously thought.
Microsoft filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company says.
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Facing pressure from regulators, the cable TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology and open the door to televisions and other gadgets that don't need cable boxes to receive video-on-demand programs and other interactive services.
Last summer, Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes thrilled us with their gold medal performances at the Olympics. Yesterday, these two American athletes were honored when the Olympic committee awarded them both the prestigious Jesse Owens award.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell will prod Chinese leaders during a visit to Beijing to consider holding talks with Taiwan and allay concerns over US arms sales to Taipei, the State Department said.
A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
A woman hostage gets off a hijacked bus as special police forces surround it in eastern Athens Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. A Greek public bus with about 26 people aboard was hijacked and shots were fired at police.
Apple Computer Inc.  on Friday said customers of its iTunes online music store can now use eBay Inc.'s  online payment service PayPal to buy songs and audio books, becoming the second major online music store to do so.
As America went to the polls after a bitter campaign pegged partly on the economy, a report showed a still-troubled job market, where layoffs are frequent, hiring is hesitant and improvement has been maddeningly slow.
About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
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MILANO, 23 settembre 2004 - Sono state scelte le due veline che affiancheranno Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker nella nuova edizione di &quot;Striscia la notizia&quot;. Si tratta di Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa
Police investigating the murder of a woman found in a burnt-out bedroom question a man.
Three would-be commissioners are to take part in fresh hearings at the European Parliament.
Anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his followers are ready to leave the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf if American-led forces pull back from the holy Shi&#39;ite site, an aide to Sadr says.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 27 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, said Saturday that the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq has been disrupted and no longer operates in large numbers in any neighborhood of the capital.
Social workers have raised concerns that paedophiles may exploit a database containing children's details, The Times says.
Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra Leone's new President Ernest Bai Koroma must turn an ambitious manifesto into reality and his campaign machine into a government.
The charges opened a new line of legal attack against a Kremlin foe who was once regarded as Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s richest man.
City officials Thursday acknowledged 2003 crime figures were way off. What looked like a drop in crime to historic lows turned out to be a 4 percent rise.
East Germans gave a strong boost to right wing extremists and the former communists in two state elections, punishing the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest mainstream parties for the region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s high unemployment and cuts in social programmes.
Online phishing schemes increased significantly in October as financial institutions struggled to combat attempts to steal private account information from online consumers, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
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The Wellington High School choir is leaving soon for the bonny shores of Scotland in a concert tour expected to take them to several cities.Comment
Thomas Johansson gave the home crowd something to cheer with victory over Xavier Malisse on day one of the Stockholm Open. The Swede came through 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1) and goes on to face a compatriot in Thomas Enqvist or Robin Soderling.
Todd Malicoat has jotted down his thoughts on why Digg is the new Google and why Digg is attracting the &#8216;geek mindshare&#8217; that Google did so well pre-2001, when it went beyond grassroots marketing and was slingshot by the great Yahoo! partnership which won over the commonfolk. * They just need an index - Y and [...]
Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.
Finish: Barrichello comes home and takes the chequered flag. Schumacher is jst behind in second. Button is third and Sato fourth - moving BAR up to second in the constructors&#39; standings.
The Sabres' managing partner went out of his way to compliment the loyalty of coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Darcy Regier after both re-signed with Buffalo for below market rate on Thursday.
So it was with pleasant anticipation that I settled down with my bowl of popcorn last Thursday night to watch the first Presidential debate!
MOGOL, Indonesia  - Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said.
VIENNA: Senior officials from France, Britain and Germany will meet Iranian counterparts on Thursday to issue Tehran with an incentive-backed last chance to end uranium enrichment plans or face possible UN sanctions.
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Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita have reached a basic agreement to jointly establish a company they are currently calling the \u00e2\u0080\u009cJV,\u00e2\u0080\u009d to manufacture and sell LCD panels for flat-panel TVs, with operations to commence in January.
President Bush, embroiled in a fierce campaign battle over national security, on Friday expanded the power of the CIA director to include some of the broad authority that the Sept.
An American casino company spearheading new growth in Macau&#39;s 150-year-old gambling industry plans to open the biggest gaming hall the southern Chinese enclave has ever seen.
The rivals for the White House were campaigning non-stop today - President Bush took a whirlwind tour through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida while Sen. John Kerry stumped in Wisconsin and Nevada.
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has indicated a willingness to consider a drawdown of one brigade of between 3,500 and 4,500 U.S. troops from Iraq early next year, with more to follow over the next months based on conditions on the ground, according to a senior U.S. official.
Firefighters battling 15 fires across Southern California got a break from slowing winds on Wednesday, but major blazes burned unchecked for a fourth day after forcing the largest evacuation in California's modern history.
Harmony Gold Mining, the largest miner of South African gold, made a hostile bid yesterday to acquire Gold Fields Ltd., another South African miner, for 52.
A commercial photographer and train buff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s works seem at once folksy and uncanny, with phallic monsters of industrial dynamism racing through benign, Norman Rockwell-esque visions of semirural America.
Crude oil futures fell for a fifth session, the longest period in 10 months, as a cease-fire in Najaf eased concern that shipments from Iraq will be disrupted.
Compact speakers for personal music players have been around since the original Walkman. Now that mini-hard drive music machines can hold your entire collection, the product category is back with a vengeance.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 4 -- A pair of explosions during rush hour early Tuesday killed at least 24 people and injured scores more in the city of Rawalpindi, home to Pakistan's military.
New rendering reduces sites to the lowest level--to the frustration of mobile web developers.
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Police arrested eight more suspected Islamic radicals Wednesday in the slaying of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized Muslim customs.
After months of exchanging insults from a distance, George Bush and John Kerry will finally face each other tonight in a debate that is likely to be the challenger&#39;s best chance to turn the election around before the November 2 poll.
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A video on a militant Islamic Web site Tuesday showed a captive it said was a Japanese man kidnapped by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group and threatened to behead him within 48 hours unless Japan pulls its troops from Iraq.
Johnson & Johnson  said on Wednesday its new type of treatment for psoriasis was highly effective in a mid-stage trial, but was linked to an increased risk of serious adverse events, including heart attacks.
Limited Brands Inc.  said on Thursday that November sales at stores open at least a year rose 12 percent, beating expectations, as its Victoria's Secret intimate apparel chain posted its best holiday kick-off ever.
Norton Save & Restore 2.0, currently on sale from Buy.com, will set you back just $2.99 after a pair of mail-in rebates, and you don't even have to pay for shipping.
PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 22, 2004 \u00e2\u0080-omen who take birth control pills have a lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, and no increased risk of breast cancer according to a new study based on data from the Women&#39;s Health Initiative.
With management responsibilities of the .net domain soon to be up for grabs, several groups are positioning themselves to snatch the domain from its current steward, VeriSign Inc.
Every yard on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns was a must yard for the Jets. And for Curtis Martin.
Viktor Yanukovych accepts defeat in Ukraine's presidential poll, telling his supporters to pack up their tents.
Phone companies would have to seek full planning permission for all mobile phone masts under new Tory plans.
From fundamentalists to reformists, Iranians are talking more loudly about the need for a pragmatic approach.
A wall has collapsed at Dubai&#39;s airport construction site, killing at least five workers and injuring many more. Workers said they saw up to 40 casualties being taken away on Monday, but the toll could not be confirmed.
The United States killed with its veto power on Tuesday another Arab draft UN Security Council resolution. Germany, Britain and Romania abstained from the vote on the draft proposed by Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan.
BAGHDAD -- A Sunni Muslim insurgent group that has vowed to disrupt Iraq's Jan. 30 elections claimed responsibility yesterday for the assassination of an aide of the country's most prominent Shi'ite Muslim religious leader, and suspected insurgents abducted 15 Iraqi soldiers and torched their bus in restive western Iraq.
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A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.
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BEIRUT: Oil prices remained near recent peaks on Friday, with US crude trading just below $55-a-barrel. In midday New York trading, WTI was down 21 cents at $54.
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The International Space Station Tuesday spread its new solar wings and got a boost of power generation capacity after astronauts of the US shuttle Atlantis wired them up during a space walk.

A home-made bomb in a rubbish   container injured a 20-year-old woman in Turkey's Mediterranean   port city of Mersin on Wednesday, security officials said.
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Its plan to prevent overharvesting, slated to go into effect in March, mobilizes irked anglers who say they've already cut back.
The Federal Aviation Administration said today it will hire 12,500 new air traffic controllers over the next decade to offset a wave of looming retirements.
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US regulators on Thursday said big local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic lines built for high-speed Internet and other services, spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans.
Europe launches a project to build a super-brilliant X-ray laser to probe the atomic structure of materials.
Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 is here, but we're already wanting more. Watch for a summer production of Alan Moore's canonical Watchmen. In Underwire.
Rip-off alert will give you a chance to hang up Telecoms regulator Ofcom has ordered that from September, callers to so-called \
Herey Warmadi survived last month's tsunami by climbing to the roof of his motor parts shop. Now tears spring to his eyes at the memory of filthy water and muck filling the place where he earned his living for 42 years.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday that the nation faces &quot;abrupt and painful&quot; choices if policy-makers don&#39;t act soon to head off looming insolvencies in Medicare and Social Security.
Almost 14,000 prisoners have been freed early in England and Wales to relieve overcrowding, government figures show.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Coat(R) Systems , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced its complete enterprise approach towards delivering live streaming video and video-on-demand content across the Wide Area Network (WAN).
ST. LOUIS, United States : Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners won the Roberto Clemente Award, given to the Major League Baseball player who combines on-field talent with community service.
After plugging a few holes in the proverbial wall of solidarity, NHL Players&#39; Association boss Bob Goodenow emerged from a much-anticipated meeting with team reps, players and union executives
An international charity says overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters.
Hand-held entertainment gizmos don&#39;t just play music anymore. They have morphed into general-purpose devices that display photos on full-color screens and, in some cases, even play video.
Rio Ferdinand has rejected Sir Alex Ferguson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s theory that Manchester United are finding the Barclays Premiership too mundane - and told his team-mates they must all shoulder responsibility
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ROME: Italian supermarkets have agreed to freeze prices for hundreds of products for the rest of the year in a move the government hailed as a victory against inflation but consumers eyed with caution.
Blog: iRiver officially teams up with Rhapsody to offer an optimized experience with the music service on the Clix.
The chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices posted its third consecutive quarterly loss after cutting prices to compete with Intel.
Federal health officials announced a distribution plan yesterday for the remaining 10.3 million doses of flu vaccine, divvying it up to states based on how many high-risk people each has and the number of doses already received.
Company that played a pivotal part in YouTube's rapid rise is pulling out of a promotional deal so it can boost prospects of own video site, Hulu.com.

Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Monday it  would offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius  fights to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio  Holdings Inc. XMSR.O
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The most successful Tour de France racer in history may take a pass on next year&#39;s competition, the BBC reported Saturday. Lance Armstrong, who has won six of the storied races
Software giant Microsoft Corp. hopes an impending court ruling on its five-year antitrust battle with the European Union will bring both sides back to the negotiating table, but EU regulators still balk at resuming direct negotiations, officials said Thursday.
Lesson 1: radioactive decay and you IBM plans to open a nuclear consultancy center in France to take advantage of the increased competition in a newly-opened European energy market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BELFAST -- Senior members of Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland's largest Irish nationalist party, approved a huge bank robbery in Belfast carried out by IRA guerrillas, the province's cease-fire watchdog said yesterday.
US drugs giant Merck &amp; Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago, because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.
INTERNATIONAL human rights organisations have launched a withering attack on the military hearing for David Hicks, claiming the Australian terror suspect&#39;s legal team will be denied the &quot;basic right&quot; to confront evidence against him.
Three militants are reported killed by police in a shootout in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
MOSCA - L&#39;unico componente superstite del commando terrorista che ha provocato il bagno di sangue di Beslan ha confessato che i mandanti dell&#39;operazione sono due personaggi ceceni molto noti a Mosca, l&#39;ex presidente ribelle Aslan Maskhadov e il capo
Two days of talks on the future of Gibraltar begin at Jack Straw's country residence later on Wednesday.
Business & money: Budget airline shows off prototype for aircraft it says could halve carbon dioxide emissions. By Dan Milmo.
Just because the icon Pope John Paul II sent to the Russian Orthodox Church is an 18th-century copy does not mean it is a fake. &quot;In the West, people think of a &#39;real&#39; original
Iran has moved against pro-democracy Web sites, blocking hundreds of sites in recent months and making several arrests.
Georgia Tech ended No. 23 Maryland's 13-game home winning streak in stunning fashion, blanking the Terrapins through three quarters and forcing out ineffective quarterback Joel Statham in a 20-7 victory Saturday.
NEW YORK A publicist for Chicago-based R. Kelly says a member of rapper Jay Z&#39;s entourage released pepper spray at Kelly during a joint concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.
American International Group Inc.  AIG.N, the world's largest insurer by market value, on Monday  said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may take civil  action against it for issuing \
A new attack against implementations of the popular RSA encryption scheme demonstrates how hard it is to protect information when someone else has control of the computer on which it resides.  Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
Once upon a time there was a boy called Bill, and he had a vision of what a computer-operating system should be able to do: find a file that had any sort of content you were looking for, anywhere on your machine or a local network, and hand it to you
The United Nations and several non-governmental aid agencies withdrew staff from the troubled Afghan city of Herat after their offices were targeted in deadly rioting.
Californians idle in the nation's worst traffic jams on interstates surrounding major metropolitan areas but they are far from alone -- 52 percent of these urban stretches of highways are congested, according to a new study released on Thursday.
An end to the 17-month takeover squabble between software giant Oracle (ORCL ) and rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) may not be in sight even though, in what Chairman Jeffrey O. Henley called a &quot;best and final&quot; offer, Oracle on Nov.
October 11th, 2004 - According to sources close to the actor, Reeve died Sunday. The actor fell into a coma on Thursday after going into cardiac arrest at his New York home.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, 1065 E. 700 South, will hold a public open house Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m.  Go to www.lourdesschool.org for more details.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
MONETTE, Ark. - A woman who drinks a Pepsi a day marked her 105th birthday Tuesday. Mitchell was born in Blytheville on Feb. 8, 1900, and lived on her own until a broken hip sent her to the Monette Manor nursing home at age 101.
A University of Idaho football player was shot to death and police arrested two brothers from Seattle following a car chase that extended across two states.
Troubled Delta Air Lines and its pilots late last night reached a tentative agreement that is expected to allow the company to significantly cut its operating costs and avoid bankruptcy, a union official announced.
Put Google CEO Eric Schmidt on stage with SEW's Danny Sullivan and you get an entertaining and enlightening glimpse into the soul of the world's favorite search machine.
New French Prime Minister Francois Fillon reiterated Tuesday a target of &quot;full employment&quot; by 2012 along with a two-year delay in meeting an EU limit on France&#39;s excessive public debt.
Sen. Jon Corzine on Sunday opened the door for a possible run for governor next year, saying there is a &quot;crisis of confidence&quot; among New Jersey voters in
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Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Senator Fred Thompson, after months of flirting with a possible presidential run, will enter the 2008 Republican nomination contest next week with a Sept. 6 Internet announcement and five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, his organization said today.
Sentenza di Cassazione, non basta dormire in letti diversi
Disagi sui treni, e' partita la due giorni di caos
Nick Dougherty was once a Walker Cup star and, on leaving the unpaid ranks, proved a very promising young professional. Now the Ryder Cup beckons, and why not, given that he shared the Walker Cup experience with Luke Donald?
Second-seed Rafael Nadal is in action against Mardy Fish and Amelie Mauresmo is scheduled to play Jamea Jackson at day 2 of Wimbledon today.
The eighth-seeded American fell to sixth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia, 0-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5), on Friday - despite being up a break on four occasions in the third set.
VIENTIANE: Asean must move as a group to achieve greater economic integration with others and not merely strengthen intra-regional cooperation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Friday there is a \
LOS ANGELES  - Will Smith's untitled  project based on the true-life rags-to-riches tale of an  investment banker now has a title, \
Shanna Zolman hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 10 Tennessee a 70-67 victory over second-ranked Stanford on Tuesday. The Lady Vols handed Stanford its first
Brooks Laich and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Tuesday, on the eve of a visit by President George W. Bush, to begin peace talks on the thorniest issues despite major differences over Jewish settlement construction near Jerusalem.
HOUSTON - It is nicknamed the Juice Box because it is named for a fruit drink, but the juice resembling electricity is what flows through Minute Maid Park.
Last winter, Mark Geragos was the king of defense lawyers, a legal superstar who was managing to represent both Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson.
Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s industry-dominating iTunes online store.
Answers.com Chief Revenue Officer Jeff Cutler will present this week on  a panel entitled \
Police investigating multiple murders in Ipswich are set to remove a second body from a wooded area.
A CARGO spaceship has blasted off carrying vital Christmas provisions for the international space station, where supplies for the two crew members have run critically short.
Can Sen. Olympia J. Snowe wait until September? Can Rep. Dan Boren?
Former Piston Bill Lambier is using his basketball savvy and singular personality to make the W.N.B.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Detroit Shock perhaps one of sports\u00e2\u0080\u0099 most entertaining teams.
From their cells on Virginia's death row, the inmates can hear Percy Walton laughing. His chuckles come from nowhere, inmates say, and are often mixed with shouts and incoherent babbling.
Government scientists said that volcanic activity on Washington state's Mount St. Helens had started to taper off and downgraded their safety warning on Wednesday, following nearly two weeks of seismic activity and steam eruptions.
UK turkey sales fell by up to one-third in the aftermath of the bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk, a report says.
The notion that names of Web sites can be valuable, cash-generating assets just like stocks, bonds or property appears to be gaining a broader acceptance.
On a day when France was focused on its soccer team&#039;s appearance in the World Cup final, Frenchman Sylvain Calzati gave the nation a reason to start celebrating early by winning stage eight of the Tour de France.
Around 300 Taliban insurgents captured a remote district in western Afghanistan after storming its small capital and forcing out government forces, a provincial governor said.
Director Mira Nair&#39;s highly anticipated movie Vanity Fair has been slammed by critics as being &#39;too Indian&#39; and &#39;jarring,&#39; after it was screened at the Venice Film Festival recently.
She's as much an emblem, and a tourist draw, as tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread. And now Nessie's back. An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake.
Tra i presenti Prodi,Zeffirelli,Bono Vox,Bocelli,Jovanotti
Roque Santa Cruz &egrave; pronto a lasciare il Bayern Monaco. \
Helen Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in \
Il presidente dell'Iraq, assicurazioni da dirigenti curdi
A medical historian testifying in  the government's $280 billion tobacco industry trial conceded  on Monday that doubts about the link between smoking and cancer  persisted into the 1960s, but he stood by his description of  the industry as \
Sen. Barack Obama's first trip to New Hampshire as an official Democratic presidential candidate came Monday with packed audiences, enthusiastic crowds &#151; and scant scrutiny.
BCE Inc , Canada&#39;s largest  telecommunications group, has agreed to a C$51.7 billion ($48.5  billion) offer from a group including the investment arm of the  Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc.  and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, the company said on  Saturday.
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Sa che la sfida all'Inter &egrave; una gara proibitiva, ma il tecnico del Livorno Arrigoni cerca di ...
New adware program silently installs on Mac OS X systems and opens Web browser windows.
Today and tomorrow (Tuesday), the Alabama Department of Public Health will conduct a statewide telephone survey of the state&#39;s medical community to better understand how much influenza
Ford number one driver, Markko Martin has won the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse today [Sunday], taking victory by over 2 minutes, while Sebastien Loeb finished second to seal the drivers&#39; title on home ground.
(AGI) - Torino, 6 set - Alenia Spazio, societa&#39; di Finmeccanica, ha consegnato oggi all&#39;Agenzia Spaziale Europea la Cupola per la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. La Cupola e&#39; una struttura pressurizzata
Motorola Inc  and Nortel Networks Corp  are in talks to combine their wireless infrastructure units, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting people familiar with the situation.
The Eastern Conference finals in June might look a lot like a matchup did in January. Glen Davis scored a career-high 20 points, giving Boston's Big Three a huge lift in a 92-85 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night in a marquee game that lived up to its billing.
Opponents of a Western-backed deal giving Macedonia's Albanian minority greater local powers say they are within striking distance of forcing a referendum on the issue.
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Nearly two years after their experiments were destroyed in the Columbia shuttle explosion, high school students are getting a second chance to see how space affects everyday things such as hair, flowering seeds and plant food.
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Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex was shutting down about one-fifth of its daily output on Sunday due to bad weather, but said it expects to quickly resume output within days.
Mother Nature is creating a disruption for July Fourth activities at the nation's capital.
In Europa salgono i listini di Londra e Parigi
The outside directors of Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have talked to New York&#39;s attorney general about having its chief executive step aside amid a probe into its business practices, the Wall Street Journal said
WASHINGTON - NASA announced Tuesday that it has selected Houston-based Boeing Space Exploration to build the upper stage of the Ares I rocket the United States will use to launch astronauts into orbit after the space shuttle retires.
Interlagos continuer&agrave; ad ospitare il Gp di Formula Uno fino al 2014. Bernie Ecclestone ha rag...
MONACO - I principali responsabili dell&#39;infarto sono nove e sono sempre gli stessi in tutto il mondo e per tutte le etnie. Lo rivela uno studio internazionale coordinato dall&#39;universita&#39; canadese McMaster
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.
England defender Ashley Cole said it was the lack of effort by his former team-mates which contributed to Arsenal's poor 2005/06 Premiership season.
A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, two trains were derailed and roadways were torn apart.
Fanno meglio di public company, studio di Credit Suisse
The Washington area is a major center for innovative treatments for children with neurological and behavioral problems, but do any of them really work?
La Benetton Treviso rischia di recarsi a Napoli domenica senza Massimo Bulleri e Marlon Garnet infor...
The state treasurer, suspended after an indictment last week on a cocaine distribution charge, has entered a 30-day rehabilitation program in Arizona, according to a court document filed Thursday.
Eurostat diffonde i dati del mese di aprile
Oracle again extended its tender offer for PeopleSoft to Friday, Sept. 10 at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. Oracle is offering $21 per share or about $7.
Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer (P2P) (define) networks.
Australia beat New Zealand by 213 runs in the second cricket Test in Adelaide to clinch a 2-0 series victory and complete a winning record against all nine nations at the sport&#39;s elite level.
Looking ahead to tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game, John Crumpacker of The San Francisco Chronicle takes a look at Vernon Davis and tries not to see Terrell Owens. Mark Gaughan of The Buffalo News goes into the emotions of the Bills after both a loss and the devastating injury to tight end Kevin Everett. Sal Maiorana of the Rochester [...].
A powerful group of Sunni Muslim clerics threatened Sunday to call a boycott of Iraqi elections planned for January if US forces launch a widely expected full-scale assault on rebel-held Falluja.
The head of the Boots healthcare chain, Richard Baker, quits in a management shake-up.
The Nets reported deal for Vince Carter very much surprises me given New Jersey&#39;s cost-slashing moves in the offseason that saw the exits of Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles.
Boston beat the Yankees 4-2 as the AL play-off goes all the way to game seven.
A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
Schools for children with special needs should not close unless provision is improving, the government says.
Eddie Jordan checked out of the hospital yesterday. He ended up there after Washington Wizards trainers examined his swollen left calf on Thanksgiving morning and immediately recommended that the team&#39;s head coach see a physician.
Jack Straw says capping donations to political parties could result in single-issue pressure groups wielding undue influence.
Fabio Capello si scusa con Fernando Torres, a cui aveva dato del simulatore dopo il derby Real-Atlet...
The US dollar dropped to a new all-time low against the euro Wednesday as the European currency rose to US$1.3035, breaking a week-old record against the slumping greenback.
Hours after a beaming Paris Hilton was freed from three weeks in jail, the sheriff criticized for briefly putting her under house arrest said on Tuesday he allowed her out because he feared for her life.
Ted Kennedy did more than welcome Barack Obama into the warm embrace of his legendary family. He also consigned the Clintons and their brass-knuckle brand of politics to the past.
Royal &amp; Sun Alliance, Britain&#39;s second-largest insurance company, is planning to shift over 1,100 jobs to India as a part of its cost-cutting exercise.
The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant Russia is building for Iran will operate under the strict control of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, a senior Russian official was quoted as saying on Thursday.
If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, do so now.
Perens said the legal arrangement between Sun and Microsoft was &quot;creepy.&quot; The agreement, he added, &quot;essentially says that Sun will not stand together with the open source developers who contributed
HOUSTON - Even in a season of 105 wins, there had to be losses. But not like this one. The Cardinals didn&#39;t merely lose 6-5 to the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced winners of its Top Safety Pick Awards Tuesday. The awards are based on crash tests conducted by the Institute.
ST. LOUIS - Steven Jackson had 148 yards on 24 carries, the best performance by a Rams running back this season, to help St. Louis beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-7 on Monday night.
AN INGREDIENT in chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines. The study found that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in
England finally broke South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resistance today after Boeta Dippenaar scored a determined century in the opening Test to guide his side to a reasonably competitive total at St George\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Park.
French President Jacques Chirac,currently on a visit to Libya, said Wednesday that the turbulent times between the two countries were over and a true partnership was ahead, said
A review body is expected to recommend a pay rise of 2.8% for MPs, but Gordon Brown wants them to accept 1.9%.
KHANPUR, India -- U.S. politics aren't usually the subject of gossip in the homes of this sleepy rice- and wheat-growing village in northern India. But when Bobby Jindal, an American of Indian descent, was elected governor of Louisiana this month, the residents of his ancestral village erupted in...
The X PRIZE Cup announced today that tickets are officially on sale to the public for the spectacular two-day festival dedicated to the future of space exploration. The event will be held live in Las Cruces International Airport in southern New Mexico on October 20 and 21, 2006.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew  for treatment in France on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he has been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.
In Portugal the campaign for Sunday's referendum on abortion reform has ended.
Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
MOSCOW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Russian politicians and Muslim leaders here have  thrown their weight against the death sentence handed down early  this month to Saddam Hussein, and suggest that an independent,  international tribunal be set up to retry the former Iraqi  president.
I guai di Paul Gascoigne, l'ex stella della nazionale inglese, da tempo alle prese con i problemi di...
The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report.
it&#39;s said that they were all there -- looked invisible to me. I do not agree with the suspensions being indefinite, 10 games
The president declared a state of emergency, announcing in a broadcast on state radio and television that he has ordered the army to \
Volunteers and emergency staff are recognised for their rescue work during the floods across England.
HELSINKI, Finland A rare glimpse into Adolf Hitler engaged in conversation is back by popular demand.
President Bush asked for billions of dollars in new spending for the Iraq war on Monday, as car bombs killed 24 people in Baghdad and its besieged residents awaited a crackdown on sectarian violence.
Genitori assolderanno squadra di detective portoghesi
Azul Systems Inc. is doubling the capacity of its &quot;computing appliance,&quot; a device that uses multiple multicore processors and is a departure from the typical server-based approach to large scale computing.
Mexico flicks the switch on a huge telescope which could uncover clues about the creation of the universe.
Fernando Alonso attacca Schumacher. In un'intervista a 'Radio Marca' lo spagnolo della Renault defin...
When Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee appear before Congress, their reputations, and others', will be on the line
Boston researchers say many women at high risk for breast cancer are declining tamoxifen, the first approved drug for prevention of breast cancer.
Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people, is looking at possibly owning a National Football League franchise, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.
A compromise deal was in view at the end of more than 20 hours of management-union talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in wage and job talks, according to sources close to the talks.
HAMILTON, Bermuda _ Three of the four roofs above our heads were made of slate and painted white. My wife, Juju, and I ran around for a week, sampling places to stay, and most had in common those white slate roofs.
But what happens when you turn 25? Blyk, a new mobile phone service for teenagers and young adults, went live in the UK yesterday. Customers aged between 16 and 24 get free mobile phone calls and texts, in exchange for receiving up to six adverts a day on their mobiles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A sweeping investigation into the backdating of stock options at more than 100 companies has so far led to relatively few enforcement actions or resolutions.
GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis of California announced Friday that he'll seek a 16th term, putting to rest speculation that he would retire amid a federal lobbying probe.
Delio Rossi promette una Lazio pronta a dare l'anima per recuperare il -11 in campionato. ''Ma senza...
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Cher said farewell, but not goodbye. Two-and-a-half years after the final show of her three-year \
Zimbabwe&#39;s main opposition leader is relaxing today in his bungalow in Harare, having just escaped a death sentence for treason.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was relieved to have finally exorcised the ghosts of last season's awful start to the Champions League.
A set of paintings by Jack Vettriano has fetched more than \u00c2\u00a31m at auction. Bluebird at Bonneville, one of seven originally commissioned by Sir Terence Conran, went for \u00c2\u00a3468,000 - the second-highest price for a Vettriano after the Singing Butler sold for \u00c2\u00a3744,500 in 2004
As firms do the real math, losses related to mortgages could pile up.
Paetec Holding, the U.S. phone company focused on corporate customers, agreed to buy closely held McLeodUSA for $492 million in stock to gain its high-speed fiber-optic network.
Raid prima dell'alba nei monasteri: 200 religiosi prelevati nella metropoli, 500 a Mogaung e altri 150 a Ngwe KyaryanI religiosi hanno ripreso a sfilare. La polizia spara colpi di avvertimeno e carica, a terra una persona                                          850 monaci arrestati nella notte Rangoon, migliaia per le strade                                                                                  Fermati due dirigenti del partito di Aung San Suu KyiBarricate per impedire la marcia, cannoni ad acqua a Sule
KIEV - Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court is sitting a second day to hear allegations of presidential vote-rigging as parliament debates a no-confidence motion in the government.
The Air Line Pilots Association expects to have a decision by early Thursday regarding a $300 million wage and benefit concession agreement affecting its US Airways pilots, according to a union spokesman.
Doppio allenamento per il Palermo. I giocatori hanno effettuato una fase tattica undici contro zero,...
Spain launched a drive Monday to win European support for a bid to include the traditional Mediterranean diet on a U.N. list of protected world cultural treasures.
The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.
Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly says he was very surprised the club appointed Avram Grant as Jose Mourinho's successor.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday,  dragged down by oil prices at around $54 a barrel, while  Merrill Lynch & Co. MER.N and State Street Corp. STT.N both  reported lower quarterly profit.
An anti-racism body praises the conviction of a man for racial abuse despite the victim not coming forward.
However, key members of the cleric&#39;s movement insisted terms of the deal had not been finalised. The claims and counterclaims followed an announcement Tuesday by prime minister Ayad Allawi that the basis of
A version of Edvard Munch's masterpiece \
Giuliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist held hostage in Iraq, begged for her life and appealed for foreign troops to quit the country in a tape released by insurgents on Wednesday.
Newspapers across the country have been reducing comic strips in the face of sluggish advertising revenue and rising paper costs.
The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial, struggling to help deadlocked jurors reach a verdict, is taking an unusual step that some legal experts say could make a conviction easily reversible on appeal.
An unknown painting by old master El  Greco, discovered by chance in a brown envelope in a flat in  Spain, will be offered for sale in December with a starting  price of 600,000 pounds ($1.1 million).
Richard Lawson, the co-founder of Lawson Software, talked about why SAP is the No. 1 ERP software vendor instead of his company, what his firm is doing now and why Oracle's buying spree presents \
The government unveils its strategy to bring about a cultural shift in attitudes towards drinking in England.
Sites that Google has determined house malware would be blocked by a feature under discussion for the next major release of Firefox.
Nielsen/NetRatings reported that more than 100 million Europeans use the Internet--and of these, more than 54 million go surfing over a broadband connection.
Chad Knaus was on a furious mission two weeks ago, trying to figure out where the tradition of kissing the Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway began.
Australia's greatest ever swimmer Ian Thorpe announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 24 on Tuesday.
A fraudster who worked as a forensic psychologist without any qualifications is convicted of deception.
Hunting for the deadliest weapons in the insurgents' arsenal along one of the most dangerous highways in Iraq, a U.S. Army patrol rolls past the charred remnants of a suicide bomber's car. Moments later, the troops snake by a roadside pitted by an explosives-packed donkey cart that was blown up trying to hit an American convoy.
SpaceShipOne has completed its second suborbital flight in five days, securing the $10 million Ansari X Prize. SpaceShipOne is the first privately built, manned vehicle to reach space.
Yesterday, Novell shipped its Linux Desktop 9 product, the software maker&#39;s attempt to unseat Windows on business PCs. Developed with SUSE underpinnings and based on Kernel 2.6, Novell liberally sprinkled
Intel and Microsoft teamed up to create and tackle the PC world. Next up: the digital-entertainment world. The two companies will announce on Thursday a joint marketing campaign for television, print, cinema
BRESCIA - E&#39; in corso nella caserma dei carabinieri di Brescia un interrogatorio a un italiano con precedenti per droga, sospettato del tentato omicidio avvenuto la scorsa notte a Manerbio, dove una 39enne e&#39; stata ferita gravemente alla testa da un colpo
Ditch those crummy bundled earphones and upgrade to this top-rated set. Amazon.com has it on sale for $70, no rebate required.
Per contributo a rafforzamento ruolo donne, laudatio Merkel
The US-European spacecraft Cassini has begun beaming close-up images of Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan to Earth. Cassini reached the point of closest approach, 1,198 km, at 10.
The leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to a cease-fire after street battles left at least two people dead, leaders of other parties involved in the talks announced early Monday.
La voglia di affidarsi al vento in Zero resto di Sergio Covelli e un'adolescenza difficile in La stanza di sopra di Rosella Postorino. E in testa alla classifica sale Boccamurata
David Jones Ltd., Australia&#39;s second- largest department store, posted a second-half profit after increasing earnings at its credit card unit, selling more clothes and opening a store in Sydney&#39;s Bondi Junction.
The most authoritative report on the cost of health insurance came out Tuesday, and it\u00c2\u0092s sure to cause some new outrage.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans on  Tuesday brushed off financial market concerns about America's  massive trade deficit and stressed that a recent sharp uptick  was fueled in part by surging energy prices.
The surprising Seattle SuperSonics stopped the San Antonio Spurs&#39; long winning streak at home and moved into a tie for the NBA victory lead.
Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose a slightly-less-than-expected 0.5 percent in September as stocks of automotive goods declined, a government report showed on Tuesday.
UNITED NATIONS - The government of Rwanda is warning of an imminent attack against Rwandan Hutu rebels who have moved into eastern Congo.
There was the talking horse, of course. Also the heroic collie, the helpful dolphin and an entire planet of apes. Animals used to be a TV staple, but lately they&#39;ve been put out to pasture, aka cable.
Sean Penn has a message for the creators of South Park: Voting is cool, and you are not. The Oscar-winning actor penned a scathing letter Wednesday to the &#39;toon&#39;s brain trust, Trey Parker
A Portuguese shepherd took up arms in despair after he bartered 15 goats and 2,500 euros (3,000 dollars) in exchange for a young new wife, who never turned up, a newspaper reported.
In cinque mesi il loro valore si e' dimezzato
Wednesday's decision to dissolve former ruling party may ensure the military's political dominance.
Via da ieri alla nuova procedura negli scali maggiori del PaeseE arriva anche il check out: i controlli verranno ripetuti all'uscita                                          Usa, ultima stretta sulla sicurezza impronte di dieci dita alla frontiera                                                                                  dal nostro corrispondente MARIO CALABRESI
Former champion Jacques Villeneuve will have his first test for Sauber in Spain this month after a seat fitting at the Formula One team&#39;s Swiss factory on Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0(AMD) announced its latest round of desktop processor price cuts on Monday, and rival Intel is expected to follow the move later this month. AMD slashed prices on its top-of-the-line desktop PC microprocessors on Monday to $599 per pair for the 3GHz version from $799, making it the same price as its 2.8GHz version. The move may be a sign it wants to clear out the chips ahead of the launch of its\u00c2\u00a0next generation chips, Barcelona. The company also reduced the price of some of its best dual-core processors, the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, which runs at 3.0GHz, fell to $178 from $241 and its AMD 64 X2 5600+, to $157 from $505, according to its latest price list. The company has apparently stopped producing several chips, the Athlon 64 X2 3600s and 3800s. A total of six AMD Athlon dual-core offerings for the desktop can now be bought for below $100 each. The company's single core desktop processors are all now priced below $100, with the Athlon 64 3200+, a 2GHz chip, at $48 and the Sempron 3200+, a 1.8GHz chip, at $31, the lowest price processor on the list. AMD's laptop PC processor prices remained the same. AMD and Intel have been in a tit-for-tat\u00c2\u00a0price war\u00c2\u00a0for well over a year now, and the results have been great for users -- particularly in desktop PCs. Price reductions for microprocessors and other computer components are a natural part of the business. As products age, they lose value, so lower prices are used as a way to entice users to spend less on slightly older technology. But the\u00c2\u00a0market share battles\u00c2\u00a0between AMD and Intel in recent years have pushed both companies to boost technology and keep pricing down, to the benefit of users. Intel is expected to follow the AMD price reductions with a round of its own price slashing on July 22, according to a report by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs Group. \u00c2
But in the Nextel Cup&#39;s two stops at New Hampshire International Speedway this summer, the dominance of the No. 97 Ford made things mostly mundane.
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Pat O'Neill, whose virtuosic films engage with Los Angeles as a subject but eschew Hollywood blood sport, is the subject of a retrospective at the Santa Monica Museum of Art.
Sono accusati di associazione sovversiva e banda armata
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has converted to Roman Catholicism, his spokesman told AFP Saturday.
Sprint Corp.&#39;s enterprise operation, including its nationwide fiber-optic network, suddenly is looking like a swan and not a lame duck, as Verizon Wireless assesses the possibility of making a bid for Sprint in the boiling cell-phone merger scene.
British police arrested two more suspects in a hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a jeep packed with fuel into an airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.
Gunmen attacked a convoy of civilian trucks Friday, killing one guard, and a cache of arms was seized in a Baghdad mosque, officials said. Security forces detained 77 people across Iraq in a crackdown on sectarian and political extremists.
Gracious hosts and good neighbors that they are, the folks at the PGA Tour opened their doors Tuesday night to an overflow crowd of media representatives in town to cover Sunday's Super Bowl in Jacksonville, 30 minutes north.
OTTAWA (CP) - Both pilots appeared to follow procedure in the milliseconds leading to a fatal mid-air collision between two Snowbirds aircraft Dec. 10, suggests an interim report from the investigation.
Despite a 4-1 start and early-season playoff hopes, the only likely positive the Giants might now get out of the 2004 season will apparently be evaluated solely on the progress of rookie quarterback Eli Manning.
Larry Walker hit two home runs and  Woody Williams pitched six strong innings for the St. Louis  Cardinals who opened the National League Divisional Series  playoffs with an easy 8-3 romp over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The two crewmen aboard the international space station lost a few pounds during the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food, but they said Wednesday that they were no worse for wear.
Jonathan Glazer&#39;s first film was the hip Sexy Beast in 2001, about British gangsters scheming in Spain. His second film is Birth, in which Nicole Kidman plays a woman who believes her dead husband is inhabiting a 10-year-old&#39;s body.
Larry Johnson&#39;s play over the last few weeks has made his previous squabbles with Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil a thing of the past.
The General Electric Co. said Monday it had sold a 60 percent stake in its pioneering back- office unit in India to two private equity firms for $500 million.
A scheme to offer nations an economic incentive to protect tropical forests is vital in the battle against climate change.
Russia and the United States urged all countries to destroy medium range nuclear-capable missiles, in a joint declaration by the former Cold War foes published by the Russian foreign ministry on Sunday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Four weeks after killer  waves destroyed communities around the Indian Ocean, a lone  tsunami survivor was rescued from a remote island, a rare  moment of hope among countless tales of grief and loss.
Grady Little seemed pretty relaxed (when is he not?) in a casual conversation over the phone late last week as he buckled in for September with the Padres trying to creep up on his Dodgers in the National League West.
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Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the  maker of Camel and Kool cigarettes, on Monday posted a  third-quarter profit and raised its full-year forecast, citing  tax benefits and cost savings.
Sidney Crosby's high ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star game and six to eight weeks of the season.
Dan Marino and Steve Young set dozens of NFL passing records in the 1980s and '90s, some of which Peyton Manning is erasing now. Marino and Young soon might have something else in common: membership in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Coach Andy Robinson's future looks increasingly bleak after the struggling world champions slump to their eighth defeat in nine games.
Emendamenti, per sindaco Bologna, daranno sollievo a bilanci
The UN secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached \
Tokyo, Shangai e Taiwan chiuse per il capodanno lunare
The 57-year-old quit south coast rivals Portsmouth two weeks ago claiming he needed a break from the game. However, BBC Radio Five Live reported this morning that Redknapp has confirmed to them he will be installed at St Mary\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School No 1, amid soot-covered children&#39;s sneakers and shell casings, Beslan&#39;s aggrieved citizenry debated fighting back.
Security forces fired on a stronghold of a militant cleric in Pakistan, sparking a gunbattle near the scene of a suicide attack on a military truck that killed 20 people.
Young women who injure their knees playing soccer appear to have a very high chance of developing a potentially disabling arthritis years later, a study suggests.
Mauro German Camoranesi scommette sulla Juve: ''Saremo protagonisti'', ha detto a Juve Channel il ce...
Last-minute shoppers flocked to the Internet, leading online retail sales to surpass estimates for the holiday season.
Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in India on Tuesday for peace talks, in a sign the bombing of an India-Pakistan train that killed at least 66 people had failed to aggravate ties between the nuclear rivals.
Barclays Plc, the UK&#39;s third-biggest lender, may buy control of South African bank Absa Group Ltd. for at least $3 billion to boost its presence in Africa&#39;s biggest economy.
Casey Mears turned a lap of 182.556 mph in his Chevrolet on Friday, taking the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Start-up Axiotron shows off its Modbook, a keyboard-free tablet computer that began its life as an Apple MacBook. And yes, it's authorized by Apple.
Collegial relations between Harvard University and the Nazis in the 1930s were a &quot;shameful&quot; episode that helped give a favorable picture of the regime in the United States, according to a report released on Sunday.
MasterCard Inc. , the credit  card company that went public in May, reported a fourth-quarter  profit on Friday, reversing a year-ago loss.
TEHRAN, Nov 17 : A senior Iranian official said Wednesday that Tehran was only likely to suspend sensitive nuclear activities surrounding the enrichment of uranium for a few months.
Shilpa Shetty incontrera' Elisabetta II il 12 marzo
Gamal Mubarak says Egypt must promote its Mid-East vision to ward off foreign plans to \
Robert Wilson and the Com\u00c3\u00a9die Fran\u00c3\u00a7aise have uncovered the rush of pulsing blood beneath the lapidary drollness of La Fontaine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s moral tales.
A Colombian grandfather to the children of a U.S. defense contractor held by leftist rebels offered Saturday to take his place in captivity, saying the man's twin four-year-olds should finally meet their father.
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Britain&#39;s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flew to Sudan Monday, part of a stepped-up world diplomatic offensive to end the humanitarian crisis in troubled Darfur.
President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia not to provoke or blackmail Russia on Wednesday as Moscow ignored international appeals to drop economic sanctions against its southern neighbor.
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Ma indice di fiducia delle imprese superiore alle attese
Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in New York granted Martha Stewart&#39;s request to be assigned to a prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut.
POGGIO IMPERIALE (Foggia) - Sono state necessarie molte ore a vigili del fuoco e agenti della Polizia stradale per identificare i quattro giovani morti ieri all&#39; alba in un incidente sulla corsia sud dell&#39;autostrada A14, all&#39;altezza del casello di Poggio
Ongoing patent infringement suit had barred SanDisk from showing its MP3 players until trade show's last day.
Pharmacists and insurance counselors say many of the 600,000 beneficiaries will not discover the change in their status until they show up at pharmacies next month.
Iraqi election workers Tuesday began collecting the vote tallies from around the country, putting the finishing touches on the first free election in Iraq in half a century.
The Museum of Modern Art is the first American project by Tokyo-based architect Yoshio Taniguchi. NEW YORK - Once upon a time, bossy escalators pushed visitors on a chronological march through claustrophobic little rooms.
The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant.
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Rising tobacco use and poverty will fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on Thursday.
France were clinging on to hopes of a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final against Spain when poor light forced Juan Carlos Ferrero and Fabrice Santoro
Sihamoni, who was chosen as Cambodia&#39;s monarch by the nine-member Royal Council on Oct. 14 following his father king Norodom Sihanouk announced abdication a week earlier, is the second king for the Cambodian nation in over 60 years.
The U.N. deal gives the Albanian population considerable independence, though with a dose of international supervision.
The mayor of the Pacific Ocean island of Pitcairn and his son were among five men found guilty Monday of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against girls on the island stretching back over four decades.
Brady Clark drove in four runs and Milwaukee used a six-run third inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Monday. Geoff Jenkins homered leading off the second, then followed Clark&#39;s two-run single in
U.N. relief officials warned Monday that people affected by the south Asia earthquake and tsunami may be dying of hunger and disease because wrecked roads and bad communications are blocking the distribution of supplies.
A U.S. attack helicopter crashed on a training mission in southern Germany, killing two American soldiers, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter crashed Tuesday night at the Grafenwoehr Training Area during aerial gunnery exercises, Army Maj. Wayne Marotto said.
BEIJING - There were no survivors in a plane crash that occurred in northern China Sunday, say government officials. There were 47 passengers and three crew members on board the plane headed for Shanghai.
Mozilla gets ready to launch what may become one of the most significant steps in Internet browser innovations since the release of the Internet Explorer 4.0.
A new web-based service will turn any digital picture into an iPod-style silhouette ad. It costs $20, but customers eager to turn themselves  -- and their babies, friends and pets -- into adverts for Apple. By Leander Kahney.
The computing giant is stepping up its wireless efforts through partnerships, looking to sell to municipalities, hospitals and colleges.
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The basis of new 'single level' pupil progress tests is changed, to more closely resemble Sats.
The City of Brotherly Love will proudly be on its worst behavior when Terrell Owens returns to town with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday to face the Philadelphia Eagles.
(National-NBC) Sept. 8, 2004 - About one-third of American adults are obese, which can cause many health problems. A new study shows lack of physical fitness is an even more important predictor of heart problems.
Higher earners could face increased fines for minor offences under government plans.
Famous funk singer Rick James died in his sleep last Friday in his Los Angeles home. Police assume he died of natural causes, but an autopsy will take place shortly. James\u00e2\u0080\u0099 publicist, Maureen O'Connor, believes that he died of heart failure. Rick James...
Greece turned a 12-point deficit into a 14-point lead with a stretch of hot shooting and went on to beat the Americans in the semifinals of the world championship.
England race to a 2-0 series lead with a comfortable 161-run win over Zimbabwe.
Tra i casi pi\u00c3\u00b9 recenti, c'&egrave; il singolo della giovane Lavigne, Girlfriend, che ha parecchio in comune con una hit del '79. Dov'&egrave; finita l'originalit&agrave;?
ATLANTA - Vijay Singh went 15 holes without a birdie at the Tour Championship. He missed half his fairways and a half-dozen putts inside 12 feet.
Lithuania's left-wing parties - the social-democrats and the social-liberals - signed on Thursday an agreement with the Labour Party to begin the talks to form the ruling coalition in parliament and a new ...
The French government demanded the release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq by a group demanding that France rescind a ban on Islamic headscarves in the nation&#39;s schools within 48 hours.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has signalled his backing for the Prime Minister over the \
Shortly after activating his new iPhone, Michael DeAgonia  received his \u00e2\u0080\u009c first phone call. A few moments after that, I got another. I was able to swap between calls, merge them, put them on hold, and separate them without hassle. Other phones, of course, do that as well. What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the difference here? The multitouch screen and interface. I can confirm what early reviewers have already pointed out: it works like magic.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The iPhone, DeAgonia indicates, \u00e2\u0080\u009c isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t a collection of features, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a well-thought-out multi-function device with functions bound together by a drop-dead simple, drop-dead gorgeous interface. The sum is more than the parts.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Intel will try to further cut power consumption in its next generation of chips by using improved strained silicon, along with transistors that block power to other circuits, and other added features.
Anthony Hopkins, who won an Oscar for his performance as Hannibal Lecter in \
Canada intends to return to the forefront on African development issues, beginning with a renewed effort at helping the troubled continent grow out of poverty, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.
A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patient\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.
The culture secretary stands by plans to limit slot machines offering massive prize money in new gambling laws.
With billions of dollars in sales at stake, telecommunications companies are joining the intensifying battle already begun by computing stalwarts and consumer electronics giants to push digital music, photos and television deeper into homes in 2005.
First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader after easily winning a presidential vote that was largely a referendum on her husband's economic successes.
Sulla scala dove \u00c3\u00a8 stato trovato il corpo non c'erano impronte delle scarpe del giovaneIndagini sull'ultima telefonata. La ragazza forse uccisa prima delle 9                                             Una macchia di sangue contro Alberto Giallo di Pavia, dubbi sull'ora del delitto                                                                                      dal nostro iviato PAOLO BERIZZI
United Airlines says it&#39;ll need even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy. United told a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago today that it intends to start talks with unions next month on a new round of cost savings.
Cloth nappies and compost workshops caused a stink in district council chambers with councillors debating for 40 minutes on whether the schemes were worthy of ratepayer money.
United Capital Markets Holdings Inc.  has stopped honoring refunds to investors in some of the firm&#39;s  Horizon Strategy group hedge funds that invested in  subprime-mortgage bonds, Bloomberg reported on its Web site on  Tuesday.
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.
Movie tie-in games tend to suck. Hope springs eternal, though, and the allure of giant transforming robots is keeping me at least a little bit hopeful for the Transformers games.
Afghanistan has detained two foreign nationals, who local news portals described as \
Apple Mac users are still not taking security issues seriously enough, according to a researcher.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan pummeled Grenada, Barbados and other islands with its devastating winds and rains, causing at least 15 deaths, before setting a direct course for Jamaica, Cuba and the hurricane-weary southern United States...
Pervasive violence in Darfur and eastern  Chad has compromised the U.N. refugee agency's ability to work  in the region, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio  Guterres said on Friday.
Ukrainians are to gather in Kiev to mark seven years since the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.
An inquest into the death of a man shot dead by police that was delayed by the Met Commissioner will begin on Friday.
Da mettere sotto l'albero, cinque oggetti d'autore: dalla lampada all'orologio, dalle scarpe alla poltroncina
FRANKFURT, Germany\u00c2\u00a0-- Tough economic times in Germany have made Linux and other open source software products appear tantalizing to local businesses. Yet many remain hesitant to dump their Microsoft Corp. software completely, if for no other reasons than it performs relatively well, and nearly everyone in corporate Germany uses it. That was the general impression from speakers delivering presentations Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt.
The chief prosecutor in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein accuses the judge of bias towards the defendant.
Madonna may want to keep her baby -- but now she's got a fight on her hands.
The billing dispute between the US Army and Houston-based Halliburton Co. continues as the Army on Tuesday said it would withhold paying 15 percent of future invoices from Halliburton.
By Monica Garcia BOGOTA, Colombia  - Three Irish fugitivesconvicted of teaching leftist Colombian guerrillas how to makebombs have escaped the Andean country and are at large outsideits borders, Colombia's attorney general said late on Thursday.
Beijing, Sept. 15 (PTI): The Communist Party of China will hold its fourth plenum here from September 16 to 19 to discuss key issues facing the nation but a reported power tussle between the camps of military
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to an all-time high for a second day, as data showing a weaker-than-expected services sector reaffirmed views the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged.
NEWS International, the UK newspaper unit of News Corp, is to cut its 1000-person production staff by two-thirds and move its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield, in north London.
Even as the first bunch of the Marines' V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft have arrived in Iraq, the Air Force still thinks the current gun isn't good enough for battle
(InfoWorld) - More than a month after Symantec Corp. knocked out 50,000 Chinese PCs with a bad software update, the company is ready to offer compensation. But Chinese users eligible for the offer have to act fast; it's only good for a couple of weeks. Symantec's problems in China began on May 18, when\u00c2\u00a0it released a bad software update that caused its Norton antivirus software to wrongly identify two system files in the Simplified Chinese version of Windows XP as malware and quarantine them. That mistake, which Symantec blamed on \
Two British girls accused of smuggling cocaine into the UK from Ghana are due to appear in court in the West African state.
AMD, Dell, Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have joined forces on Web Services Management, a new specification that promises to simplify systems management.
WASHINGTON - The latest records to surface from President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard show that one commander took an unusual interest in the congressman's son during his basic training.    The officer in charge of the unit where Bush took his basic training wrote to then-Rep...
Mathieu Garon made 24 saves, and the Edmonton Oilers ended a two-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry courted women and undecided voters in vital swing states on Friday, with Kerry assuring working women he was on their side and Bush promising he would do the best job of protecting American families.
Oddball weather is the norm in 2007. As the year draws to a close, it's shaping up to be the hottest year on record in the Northern Hemisphere. Most alarming to climate scientists, the Arctic, which serves as the world's refrigerator, dramatically warmed in 2007, shattering records for the amount of melting ice.
The largest asteroid ever known to pass near Earth is making a close celestial brush with the planet this week in an event that professional and backyard astronomers are watching closely.
Film and television studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on Wednesday said it is expanding  global TV sales to reinvigorate operations, adding some 100 new  employees and promoting a key executive to run the unit.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday that its quarterly profit rose 93 percent on investment gains, banking fees and strong trading results.
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Australia&#39;s foreign minister pressed leaders in North Korea yesterday to remain involved in six-nation talks on its nuclear program, amid concerns that the Pyongyang administration might pull out of preparatory meetings for the next round of negotiations.
and was usually clad in military camouflage. He was known as the &quot;Jungle Cat&quot; for his ability to. move and disappear in the forests of south India that were his home for decades.
Israel has quietly seized large tracts of Jerusalem land owned by Palestinian residents of the West Bank after they were cut off from their property by Israel's separation barrier, attorneys for the landowners said.
Si gioca questa sera il posticipo della 15.a giornata tra il Bologna e la Juventus (diretta Sky Sport1, ore 20.30). Carlo Mazzone prover\u00c3\u00a0 a fermare la corsa dei bianconeri che appaiono inarrestabili: in trasferta
Purge rationalisations and synergies expected Netherlands telco KPN has completed its takeover of Getronics, following successful public offers for the Dutch service provider's ordinary shares and convertible bonds.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Competition Commission will outline proposals to remedy problems it identified in the grocery market.
GENEVA, NOVEMBER 19 : Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of its anti-retroviral drugs from the World Health Organisation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (WHO) list of approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests, WHO said on Friday.
LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown when the San Diego Chargers rolled to their fifth consecutive victory with a 23-3 home win over the Denver Broncos on Monday.
Kristen Bell is finding it tough to let go of Veronica Mars, the wisecracking teenage TV sleuth she portrayed for three seasons.
Having trouble falling asleep? Mattresses promoting technology developed by NASA may help.
Tottenham Hotspur lost for the second time in the Premier League this season, 1-0 at Portsmouth on Monday and remain in ninth place 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Conditions promising for meteor shower spectacular This year's Geminid meteor shower looks set to be a good 'un for European stargazers, with hopefully clear skies coupled with a slim waxing crescent Moon offering ideal conditions for the lightshow.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A 1946 painting by LS Lowry is sold for the highest price paid for the artist at an auction.
More than 25,000 people rocked to John Mellencamp's \
Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Lyon will head into the winter break on top of the Ligue 1 table and unbeaten after a 1-1 draw against Marseille Friday at the Stade Gerland.
Allenamento differenziato per il Milan di rientro da Catania. Chi ha giocato al Massimino ha sostenu...
Billionaire financier George Soros   pledged $50 million on Wednesday to help the United Nations   tackle extreme poverty and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
&quot;I tell all the kids that sit on my lap to believe in the magic, and I guess it really happens,&quot; Santa, aka Nick Pallotto, said Tuesday shortly after being vaccinated at a retirement home in Colorado Springs.
Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.
After a few drinks, stripping naked and jumping into a fountain may have seemed like the obvious thing to do on a stag night in Bratislava. But upon sobering up, Stephen Mallone, a 25-year-old who is due to be married on June 15, found himself sentenced to two months in prison.
Peter Stastny didn't mean to be rude by leaving the dinner party so abruptly Tuesday night.
A Spanish judge charges 40 Rwandan soldiers with mass killings of civilians after the genocide in 1994.
After 35 years of giving away prizes, newly retired Bob Barker picked up one of his own at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night. The 83-year-old former emcee of \
Automakers faced an uphill climb in the US market in January, as weak economic conditions and consumer caution put a dent into sales, company reports showed Friday.
Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned that the Middle East could explode into violence.
Progress is measured in different ways. Often it is measured by bold headlines and loud pronouncements. This past week, it has been measured quietly.
As everyone knows, the Davis Cup atmosphere is totally different from a regular tournament. Thus, countries like Spain and USA are aware of the danger of being too confident.
AFRICA - Un \u00c2\u0093piano Marshal\u00c2\u0094 per le telecomunicazioni in Africa auspicato dal Segretario Generale dell\u00c2\u0092Unione Internazionale delle Telecomunicazioni Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Un \u00c2\u0093piano Marshal\u00c2\u0094 per le telecomunicazioni in Africa. \u00c3\u0088 quanto auspica il Segretario Generale dell\u00c2\u0092Unione Internazionale delle Telecomunicazioni (UIT), il maliano Hamadoun Tour\u00c3\u00a9, presentando l\u00c2\u0092iniziativa \u00c2\u0093Connettere l\u00c2\u0092Africa\u00c2\u0094 c...
Axa and Allianz both announce rising profits, boosted by fewer natural disasters and rising stock markets.
TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel&#39;s Ministry of Defense and some of the country&#39;s leading industry executives repeatedly squashed Venezuelan bids to buy high-resolution commercial satellite imagery.
Clashes on the streets of Baghdad between one of Iraq's main home-grown insurgent groups and members of an al Qaeda-led militant movement have exposed a deepening rift within Iraq's Sunni Arab-led insurgency.
BP confirms that former boss Lord Browne's \u00c2\u00a31.4m leaving payment is on hold pending the result of US court case.
American troops accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians while hunting down al Qaeda militants, the U.S. military admitted on Monday, the latest in a series of mistakes in which innocent Iraqis have died.
After being involved in a drunk driving accident  which killed a 17-year-old boy, \
Operazione congiunta della Difesa, nessuna conferma Nato
European powers will offer this week to support Iranian construction of a light-water nuclear reactor, as part of a deal to persuade the Islamic republic to stop enriching uranium, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday.
Rising obesity rates and the number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on health gains for the American population, according to the results of a survey released Monday.
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A new study suggests that music conductors are less likely to divert their attention from what they are seeing when handling complex auditory tasks.
Builder.com as posted a quick tutorial on working with the DOM functionality in PHP to create a dynamic XML document (Doctype and all).   Over the course of this article, I'll be introducing you to the main functions in this API, showing you how to programmatically generate a complete well-formed XML document from scratch and save it to disk.   They start off with creating the Doctype declaration before actually adding the content into the file (elements and text nodes), adding some attributes to the nodes, putting CDATA blocks inside them, and pushing out the results on the other side to be saved to a local \
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia threatened to resign yesterday for the second time in three months, saying he lacked the authority to carry out reforms, Arab press reports said.
Three years after quitting, he returns with an album that flirts with maturity, then loses its nerve
The Army is investigating up to 19 members of a supply platoon in Iraq who refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in such poor shape.
Outpatient superclinics to provide routine services and hospitals to be more specialised under radical shake-up.
Playbill - Ron Livingston, Louisa Krause and Frederick Weller star in MCC Theatre&#39;s world premiere of Neil LaBute&#39;s In A Dark Dark House, which officially opens June 7 at the Lucille Lortel.
Zimbabwe's internet providers condemn the law to let the government monitor e-mails and other communications.
NFL Tank Johnson is the latest NFL player to feel the impact of commissioner Roger Goodell 's crackdown on off-field misbehavior. The Chicago Bears' defensive tackle was suspended yesterday for the first eight games of the 2007 season, the third player sidelined under Goodell's toughened personal-conduct policy. Johnson, who recently spent two months in the Cook County (Ill.) jail for ...
Australia may try to negotiate a new defense and security treaty with Indonesia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Sunday. A bilateral security agreeement the two neighbors
The European Union intensified its efforts to resolve the crisis over Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election, with missions to Kiev by the presidents of Poland and Lithuania and EU foreign policy envoy Javier Solana.
Blackstone Group LP, manager of the world's second-largest buyout fund, moved up its much-hyped $4.75 billion initial public offering to this week amid growing scrutiny of the firm on Capitol Hill and in the media.
Gossip-seekers eager to dig up dirt on David Beckham risk ending up at a website that infects their computer with an insidious virus called Hackarmy.
Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq and told US troops he believes
Canon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 8-megapixel S5 IS digital camera is crossing the gap between a pocket point-and-shoot and heftier single-lens reflex models.
Apple reports record quarterly profits boosted by sales of the iPod music player and its notebook computers.
CBS Corp  will see growth in 2008 in \
MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Among Americans living to the ripe old age of 100 and counting, it is the ability to delay the onset of disability, and not the onset of disease, that seems to secure a long life.
Troop Greetings on Demand, featuring videotaped holiday greetings from service members overseas, is being featured on Comcast Cable's video on demand service through Jan. 22.
Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic downturn after Goldman Sachs forecast a U.S. recession in 2008.
Iran is producing massive quantities of uranium hexaflouride on the eve of the implementation of an agreement to suspend its nuclear activity, US and Western diplomats said Friday.
His victory over Romney in Florida has confirmed his frontrunner status. And the money could start flowing
The Washington Wizards unveiled a singles night promotion Wednesday against the Orlando Magic.
A gas explosion that tore through a coal mine in central China trapped 166 workers in underground shafts filled with noxious smoke in the latest and apparently the deadliest of a
Earlier this year, IBM&#39;s Power architects and forward-thinking partners held court at the Power Everywhere event in New York to extol the future of Power Architecture in all its manifestations.
Richard Jefferson hasn't forgotten the lessons taught by his missionary parents. A couple of hours before a brawl between Indiana and Detroit gave the NBA a black eye last week, Jefferson quietly showed the charitable side of the league's players.
Pakistan's leader rejects an MoD research paper suggesting his spy service has helped al-Qaeda.
NEW DELHI, NOV 22: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, who is arriving on Tuesday, will have a packed schedule of meetings with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders.
It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.
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Howard Stern says he&#39;s taking his show to his fans -- and away from federal regulators. The shock jock says he&#39;ll head to Sirius satellite radio when his contract with Infinity Broadcasting
A plan by a group of French students to save a few euros on entry fees to an animal park by hiding one of their number in the boot of their car triggered a full-scale police alert this week after witnesses thought they were seeing a kidnapping.
A helicopter chartered by conservation group World Wildlife Fund with 24 people aboard including an American aid worker, a Finnish diplomat and a Nepalese minister went missing Saturday in Nepal's mountainous east, officials said.
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The rate at which people are infected with HIV may have peaked in the late 1990s, according to a UNAids report.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N) widened its lead last year in the U.S. market for Internet hosting services as it won a greater share of the medium-sized business market, according to data recently published by market research firm IDC.
China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008. Huang Qiang, secretary-general of the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, made the announcement at a news conference, the Xinhua news agency said.
Hundreds protest against the building of a wall between a Shia district of Baghdad and a neighbouring Sunni area.
The yen advanced against the dollar and euro after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose to a five-week high on expectations the government will double its economic- growth estimate for the second quarter.
Johnny Damon drove in the winning run as the Boston Red Sox staged a comeback to beat the New York Yankees 3-2. Trailing 2-1 to their AL East rivals, the Red Sox hit two runs off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to snatch victory.
The British military said it had begun an investigation after a newspaper reporter apparently managed to walk unchallenged onto the Royal Navy&#039;s largest warship posing as a cleaner.
The mayor of Pitcairn Island was sentenced to three years imprisonment for the rape of young women on the remote and isolated home of descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers, British authorities in New Zealand said Friday.
Mount St. Helens has calmed down and is no longer likely to erupt at any moment, the US Geological Survey announced Wednesday. A day after telling residents of the Pacific
Blog: Sprint announces the Sprint Mogul by HTC smart phone running Windows Mobile 6.
The practice was already scheduled. The long practice was not. But after watching the atrocity in Chicago Monday night, Doc Rivers made the Celtics work a little longer than planned yesterday. The coach conceded it may even backfire.
Quota mercato a 30,66%, un anno fa era al 28,02%
U.S. private employers likely added 158,000 jobs in November, according to a survey by ADP Employer Services released on Wednesday.
La Snaidero Udine ha ingaggiato (annuale conm opzione per la stagione successiva) il centro american...
Forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co.  posted a quarterly profit on Friday, after a year-ago loss, helped by a one-time refund of duties and an increased profit from its real estate business.
Bluffton (Star report) -- Franklin Electric Co. Inc. on Monday announced a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by ITT Water Technology Inc.
In the dog show world, there are plenty of champions with long, pretentious names. And then there's Josh &#151; just Josh.
JERUSALEM - Two buses exploded in southern Israel on Tuesday, killing several people and wounding many others, Israeli rescue officials said, in what appeared to be the first suicide bombing inside Israel in nearly six months.    Police reported a third blast, but no further details were immediately available...
2nd LD Writethru: International space station's faulty computers all back online    WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The six faulty computers at the International Space Station's (ISS) Russian segment has been all restored on Saturday, according to a top NASA official.
Tucked away in the rolling  hills of southern Poland, this sleepy provincial town is slowly  becoming a pilgrimage destination for Roman Catholics devoted  to its most famous son, the late Pope John Paul.
Ministro D'Alema, lo dimostra assassinio di Gemayel
If you plant some trees, is it OK to drive an Escalade?
Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th career hit and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam home run with two out in the 11th inning as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday.
Predicted rises in temperatures will hit cities harder than surrounding areas, a study warns.
TRENTON, NJ -- Senator Jon Corzine said yesterday that he will not actively seek to run for governor in a special election, dashing hopes by some New Jersey Democrats that he would help pressure Governor ...
La nipote Pia si oppone al recupero dei resti del frate
GAZA CITY -- The secular Palestinian party Fatah, routed in the Gaza Strip by rival Hamas forces nearly three months ago, has begun to use political protest and reassemble its armed wing in order to resist the Islamic movement's tightening hold here.
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians, including a militant and a 10-year-old girl, in northern Gaza on Friday, bringing to 82 the Palestinian death toll from a massive nine-day-old offensive.
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Up to two million people were killed or persecuted by the communists in Romania, an official report says.
TMZ.com usually traffics in salacious celebrity gossip. So its readers may have been confused when the site posted an item on the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.
Sulle passerelle della Grande Mela sfilano le creazioni di tre stilisti emergenti: Vera Wang, Derek Lam e Custo Barcelona delineano una donna irrequieta e avventurosa
Liverpool agree a fee with West Ham for midfielder Yossi Benayoun.
Struggling electronics firm considers breaking itself up in a move that could reshape the mobiles industry
More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.
Election officials have rejected Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych&#39;s appeal against results showing he lost this week&#39;s presidential revote, saying he had not proved there were any mass violations, a commission member said.
MIAMI - Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.    MTV pulled the Jamaican singer from the roster Tuesday after South Florida gay activists announced plans to protest Saturday's concert in Miami over some of his past lyrics, including \
GAZA CITY : Thirteen members of the radical Palestinian group Hamas were killed and more than 45 wounded in an Israeli raid in the Gaza Strip, medical sources and witnesses said.
NEW YORK - US Internet ad revenue jumped to a record $2.37 billion in the second quarter, surpassing the highest levels reached during the dot-com era, according to a study released Monday.
The Miami Dolphins have agreed to trade defensive end Adewale Ogunleye to the Chicago Bears for wide receiver Marty Booker and a 2005 third-round pick, if agent Drew Rosenhaus can work out a new contract for Ogunleye by 7 pm Saturday, according to a
Gigi Cagni analizza la vittoria dell'Empoli sul Milan, parlando di un successo di svolta dopo il ko ...
Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online.
By Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 17--By Maureen Houston Two sweet gum trees towering over Elna Rosenberger's yellow frame home in Cahokia came from southeastern Kentucky as saplings. So did the tulip poplar in back.
Thousands of well-wishers have showered Pope John Paul II with greetings for the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff, many of them thanking him for speaking out against preventive war, his spokesman said Saturday.
The nation&#39;s accounting rulemaker decided yesterday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reining
Trying to avoid a heated battle over gay marriage, Hawaii lawmakers are considering a renewed push to grant same-sex couples similar benefits through civil unions.
A China Eastern Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 with 53 people on board crashed into a shallow ice-covered lake seconds after takeoff yesterday morning in the inner Mongolian region of China, killing all on board.
Biotech and high technology, two key Massachusetts industries, are often seen as allies -- innovation-driven businesses that depend on a highly educated workforce. But this week they're on opposite sides of a fight playing out in Washington: How to overhaul the nation's patent system.
Istituita task force per monitorare svolgimento esami
Southern Europe sizzled under a heat wave Tuesday, with temperatures hitting triple digits for a seventh day in Romania, blazes forcing the evacuation of tourists in Croatia and Italy, and wildfires in Macedonia and Greece exploding shells from long-ago wars. At least 35 heat-related deaths were reported.
Curt Schilling, his wonky ankle held together by stitches, tossed six courageous innings to help the Boston Red Sox pound the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 to seize control of the 100th World Series Sunday.
Chinese consumer inflation reached 7.1% in January, the highest rate for 11 years, official figures show.
Women are more likely to suffer physical and sexual violence from their husbands or partners than other people and the violence is more severe in rural areas, according to research published on Friday.
Iran could be only two or three years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon, the head of a leading international security think tank in London said.
Blog: The early results are in. For the third year running, the University of Florida has the No. 1 underwater autonomous vehicle.
A 24-hour curfew was in force Sunday in this oceanside town in the wake of Hurricane Frances, its 105-mph winds and torrential rain. So why were so many people lined up at the Super Shop grocery to buy sodas and cigarettes and snacks?
A military jury ignored an Air Force captain's plea for leniency Wednesday, sentencing him to 50 years in prison for raping four men and attempting to rape two others.
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IN THE OVERGROWN BEIRUT MARSHALLING YARDS, THE TRACKS ARE STILL by ROBERT FISK The Independent (London) February 12, 2005, Saturday THE IRRESISTIBLE ROMANCE OF A STEAM TRAIN SCARRED WITH THE BULLET HOLES OF ...
Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning to spend $3 billion over the next three years to grow the server product line that runs on Intel Corp.
Scores of volunteers gathered at a remote ranch Saturday to help a civilian border-patrol group start building a short security fence in hopes of reducing illegal immigration from Mexico.
Two former senior UN weapons inspectors in Iraq on Sunday criticized US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair for clinging to ever-weaker arguments to justify their war on Iraq.
Il Ministro dello Sport, Giovanna Melandri, in un intervento a 'Repubblica Radio', non concorda sull...
The image-sharing site, acquired by News Corp. last year, is finally making it possible for users to access their photos on their mobile phones.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday will veto legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, aides said, triggering an uphill battle in the Democratic-led Congress to override him.
Appello a Fmi, tenga conto delle economie emergenti
A virus has emerged as the unanticipated suspect in the mysterious decline of North American bees.
Taiwan&#39;s leader said Saturday that the island has bounced back from a global slowdown and should post economic growth of 5.87 percent this year - the best rate in four years.
Four U.S. carriers will have the Razr 2, Motorola's successor to its popular phone. But not all Razr 2s are created equal -- enormous differences mark the various carriers' versions. Our Flash animation shows you what's under the skins.
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe gains access to a reported 20 million pounds ($40 million) fortune when he turns 18 on Monday, but he insists the money won't cast a spell on him.
Eurotunnel wins a claim for compensation for losses it suffered because of the Sangatte refugee camp.
Back in the Iraq he once fled, Samir couldn't see down the darkened hole enough to see who was hiding there.
Royal Dutch/Shell plans to auction off its liquefied petroleum gas business, which is valued at more than one billion pounds.
Lawyers for British Prime Minister Tony  Blair's government failed to stop the publication on Tuesday of  a newspaper story about a possible cover-up in an investigation  into political party funding.
LOS ANGELES NASA will try again today to fly an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach Ten, or seven-thousand-miles-per-hour.
Where do you bury the survivors? A couple of years ago, the American Cancer Society gaily reported that cancer survival rates have been improving dramatically and steadily. A few weeks ago, Cancer Research UK announced a similarly sunny prognosis for the public at large: UK survival rates have doubled in 30 years. Yes, we are all \
The new Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas? is released today. What do you think of it? Have you bought it?
'Lui rifiuta la motivazione religiosa della violenza'
MANILA, December 2 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Some 1,000 people were reported dead or missing after a series of powerful storms triggered landslides and floods across the Philippines, rescuers said Thursday, December 2, as a new and even more
A U.S. judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the case against a Colombian rebel leader who was charged with hostage-taking and giving material support to a terrorist group.
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The Vatican said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a document providing for wider use of the Tridentine Mass, the centuries-old Latin rite that was largely supplanted in the 1960s by a new liturgy, usually translated into modern languages.
Following the footsteps of its American counterpart, Britain&#39;s British Phonographic Industry announced it was bringing suit to 28 file-swappers.
The parents of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann welcomed on Thursday the Portuguese prosecutor's decision not to re-interview them over her disappearance in May.
Oggi le banche resteranno chiuse per la prima delle due giornate di sciopero proclamate dalle organizzazioni sindacali Falcri, Fiba/Cisl, Fisac-Cgil e Uilca a seguito della rottura della trattativa con l\u00e2\u0080\u0099Abi (Associazione bancaria italiana) per il
The trial on terrorism charges of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading a regional network linked to al Qaeda, can go ahead, a Jakarta court ruled Thursday.
College football&#39;s controversial Bowl Championship Series is sure to be overhauled again after The Associated Press demanded yesterday that its news media poll be pulled from the BCS ranking.
The wife of the former Democratic vice presidential nominee Sentor John Edwards has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Elizabeth Edwards, 55, discovered a lump in her right breast last week, while campaigning, according to a spokesman.
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A cartoonist with an apparent grudge  against his editor entered the Miami Herald's headquarters on  Friday dressed in camouflage and carrying what turned out to be  a fake gun, forcing the newspaper to evacuate its offices  before he surrendered.
The gender gap has widened when it comes to hygiene, according to the latest stakeout by the \
The reggae industry reaches a truce with gay campaigners that will see any future homophobic songs banned.
Frank Agnello, who starred with his mother and two brothers on the reality TV show \
Future of private contractors in doubt as US apologises over recent Baghdad killings.
A German woman hid her father's corpse in a rubbish bin for three years so she could collect his pension and old age benefits, police say.
As John Kerry paused and uttered the word lesbian in last week&#39;s presidential debate, the dials started to turn. Frank Luntz, a former Republican pollster who now has corporate clients, was
The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method.
While many deals on operating systems for corporations result in a loss for one side or the other, this case could be seen as a net benefit for both.
New Jersey's state legislature legalises same-sex civil unions, but says they cannot be called marriages.
South Africa&#39;s main AIDS treatment lobby group has dropped a court case against the government demanding it reveal target dates for the rollout of life-prolonging
THE HAGUE If the European Union talks to the rebels, we will declare a unilateral cease-fire,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Vice President Ali Osman Taha of Sudan after his meeting with a Dutch government delegation visiting Khartoum on Jan. 30.
Julio Baptista gave Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster the Christmas present he wanted by getting the only goal in a hard-fought 1-0 win over their bitter rivals Barcelona on Sunday.
Prostitutes in eastern England are being offered financial help to stay off the streets as police step up their hunt for a serial killer feared to have murdered five prostitutes, officials said on Friday.
Warner Music decides not to make a rival bid for EMI, the British music firm which is set to be bought out by a private equity group.
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TONY EASTLEY: As mentioned the Prime Minister is also in northern Australia and his focus is also on national security, although he&#39;s under attack for his initial opposition to the Coalition&#39;s $600 family payment.
The largest polar research programme for 50 years, by thousands of scientists, gets under way this week.
MOSCOW Aug. 26, 2004 - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters&#39; causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday.
Whether it's ice cream and chips, garlic  on crackers or brown sauce on everything, nearly 60 percent of  pregnant women in Britain admit to having weird cravings.
New England's top-ranked team wouldn't be accused of arrogance if it expects to move up in the next Division 1 polls.
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed Najaf's Old City and troops clashed with Shiite militiamen Sunday amid fears a plan to end the standoff could collapse...
The body of a San Francisco man who set out on foot in a remote southern Oregon mountain range to get help for his stranded family has been found, police said on Wednesday.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.
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A Walt Disney Co. director testified Tuesday that he believed Disney chief executive Michael Eisner had the authority to fire Michael Ovitz as the entertainment giant&#39;s president.
Oil prices fell for a fifth consecutive day Thursday despite a sharp drop in Iraqi exports after pipelines were sabotaged - evidence that the bull market may have lost some steam.
European stocks lost steam on Wednesday ahead of a US interest rate decision with banks and oil stocks leading the slide after Swiss investment banking giant UBS (NYSE:UBS) shocked investors with a $4bn writedown.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry talk often about the needs and ambitions of ordinary people, but neither encounters many along a campaign trail defined by the exquisitely stage-managed photo op and fortified by Secret Service agents.
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - Belgian Tom Boonen clinched his first win in two years on the Tour de France when he took the race's sixth stage, a 199.5-km ride from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse on Friday.
Amir Khan will be the favourite to win gold in the lightweight division at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang City, China, next November - assuming, that is, that the three-time champion and double Olympic gold medallist Mario Kindel\u00c3\u00a1n
I carry a gene for a serious disorder, but my husband, who hopes for children, married me anyway.
A seemingly routine investigation into spam has unveiled a world-spanning network of spam.
DALLAS - Clifford Robinson scored a season-high 25 points, Jason Richardson had a key follow dunk in the final minute and the Golden State Warriors snapped a 12-game losing streak in Dallas with a 111-107 victory Tuesday night over the Mavericks.
An energy firm announces a new \u00c2\u00a3800m power station and earmarks two potential sites for it.
Peja Stojakovic sank a 22-footer at the buzzer to give the New Orleans Hornets a 132-130 double-overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone and its ubiquitous iTunes Store.
Players chief Gordon Taylor has warned the game cannot let its guard slip in the battle against racism. Taylor last week said he felt England should have walked off the field after
Sulla zona c'e' una fitta nebbia, voli aeroporto cancellati
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, United States : A US hypersonic experimental scramjet, the X-43A, clocked up a test flight at a world record speed 10 times faster than sound, NASA said.
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Netflix Inc will not cutits price for online DVD rentals to match lower fees set onWednesday by rival Blockbuster Inc.  in an escalatingbattle for online subscribers, Netflix Chief Executive ReedHastings said.
Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczeck won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their exploration of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.
Veteran actor Omar Sharif is ordered to take an anger management course for punching a parking attendant.
Oil rose on Friday on U.S. supply concerns, the slumping dollar and mounting tensions in Pakistan and northern Iraq.
Jordanian authorities on Monday closed down an isolated desert prison where U.N. investigators and rights groups alleged inmates were routinely beaten and tortured.
HYDERABAD, India  - Three bombs within minutes, one at a street-side food stall and two in an amusement park, killed at least 38 people in a southern Indian city on Saturday in the latest in a series of attacks on urban centers.
Deutsche Telekom's supervisory board is giving additional functions to Kai-Uwe Ricke, the company said, apparently putting paid to speculation that his days as chief executive were numbered.
Democratic presidential contender John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of creating a &quot;crisis of historic proportions&quot; as infighting over Iraq dominated the US election campaign.
A man has sued Campbell Soup Co. and an advertising firm over an ad that he claims misappropriated his late father's voice &#151; a deep baritone that long served as the dramatic voice of NFL Films.
Lingering respiratory difficulties plague nearly half of the rescue workers screened in an analysis of breathing problems after the Twin Towers&#39; collapse, according to a government report released yesterday.
US President George W. Bush has completed decisions on the future of all his cabinet members, asking four secretaries to remain for his second term on Thursday.
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Sono gia&#39; oltre ventimila le persone che affollano via dei Fori Imperiali poco prima dell&#39;inizio del &#39;&#39;Live in Rome&#39;&#39;, il concerto che fa da apripista alla consegna degli Mtv european music Award, che avverra&#39; in serata a Tor di Valle.
September 29, 2004 - Scientists in Washington state say Mount St. Helens may be getting ready to erupt again. Small earthquakes are being detected beneath the volcano&#39;s lava dome at the rate of 4 per minute.
The Horseracing Regulatory Authority is to examine the controversial death of racehorse Venn Ottery at Newbury.
MOSUL, Iraq  - Dozens of al Qaeda-led militants stormed an Iraqi jail in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday and freed up to 140 prisoners in one of the biggest prison breaks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, police said.
Penetration testing telly show up against the Queen The haxploitation genre is coming to the small screen with a forthcoming series about a team of penetration testers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The superstar quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts threw his 48th and 49th touchdown passes of the season in Sunday&#39;s come-from-behind 34-31 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers, surpassing Marino&#39;s prestigious mark of 48 for the Miami Dolphins
Cairo's southern suburb of Maadi is gripped with terror over the swirling rumours of a shadowy slasher on the loose who is targeting women.
A $250,000 architecture prize is announced at TED. The award might seem like pocket change these days, but it's the X Prize of architecture. Better still: The winner gets to build a computer lab. By Erika Stalder. For more TED news, including real-time blog updates, see Wired News' special TED coverage.
Optical sensors and touch screens are  the leading technologies that cell phone makers are likely to  use as improvements to the tiny keypads on many of today&#39;s  handsets.
IBADAN, Nigeria - Allegedly abandoned by their American mother in Africa as she took up military contract work in Iraq, seven children from Texas begged small change to buy food and shuttled from a neglectful stranger's care to a concrete-block orphanage, Nigerians said Thursday.    Eventually, the children proved their American citizenship to a passing missionary from Texas by singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and he notified U.S...
New Delhi, October 20: India has received a poor 90th position in the annual global corruption index released on Wednesday by the graft watchdog Transparency International (TI), which ranked Bangladesh as the most corrupt country for the fourth
The State Department on Tuesday relaxed departure rules for nonessential U.S. Embassy employees and their families in Nepal but reiterated its advice for Americans to defer travel to the Himalayan country.
(InfoWorld) - Nokia released on Tuesday the newest addition to its E-series lineup of mobile phones for businesses, revamping the user interface for easier navigation, executives said during a London product launch. The E51 is a dual-mode model, working with GSM networks and Wi-Fi hotspots for businesses eyeing or already using so-called \
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, is due to arrive in Khartoum today to add to the diplomatic pressure on the Sudanese government to stop the suffering of its people in the Darfur region.
3M Co  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings fell as last year's results included a gain for selling a business.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears will  start rookie Craig Krenzel at quarterback for Sunday night's  game against the San Francisco 49ers.
An MP is thrown out of the House of Commons for calling Geoff Hoon a \
The man convicted of killing UK tourist Peter Falconio has lost an appeal to Australia's highest court.
China has announced that is to send a second manned mission to space in 2005, signaling a firm commitment to its emerging space programme.
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Nintendo Co. Ltd.   on Friday said it would voluntarily exchange 3.2 million straps  for its \
Google's co-founders will pay NASA $1.3 million annually for the right to land their jumbo jet at the space agency's airfield near Mountain View, Calif.
OSNABRUECK, Germany  - The judge in the court  martial of three British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi  detainees urged public figures on Thursday to avoid commenting  on the case.
First, she sells out a nationwide concert tour. Now Miley Cyrus and pop-star alter-ego Hannah Montana are selling out movie theaters in such record-breaking style that the film's run has been extended.
Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France drubs the Italians, 3-1, getting two goals from Sidney Govou, No. 9, and one from Thierry Henry in a European Championship qualifier.
Merck &amp; Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) saw its ratings slashed by a third credit ratings agency on Tuesday as Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s delivered the final blow
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Myanmar&#39;s proposed democracy plan lacks credibility because the ruling military junta has failed to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and involve her party in talks, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said.
Kick It Out, British football\u00e2\u0080\u0099s anti-racism organisation, has drawn a direct link between Luis Aragones\u00e2\u0080\u0099 comments about Thierry Henry and the racist chanting which marred England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s under-21 match against Spain last night.
WASHINGTON - The latest records to surface from President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard show that one commander took an unusual interest in the congressman's son during his basic training.    The officer in charge of the unit where Bush took his basic training wrote to then-Rep...
HD DVD writers, Intel Penryn processors, and 1 terabyte of storage are among the features coming to new laptops near you.
Crude oil futures extended their decline, after falling 3 percent yesterday when a US report showed an unexpected rise in distillate and crude supplies.
President Bush criticizes the \
Former Japanese international Kazuyoshi Miura turns 40 later this month -- but Japan's soccer boss wants another decade out of the ageing striker.
The Illinois senator continues his winning streak, as Huckabee runs strongly in the first of three Potomac primaries
Andre Luckett has forgiven the accused  killer of his father. Now he wants Texas, the nation's leading  death penalty state, to do the same.
CAIRO, Sept 14  - The funeral of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, who was killed in a weekend helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, will be held in Egypt on Wednesday, church officials said.
Officials on Monday disbursed $1.8 million in federal money for North Dakota ranchers who lost forage to drought.  The money was provided to the state through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Livestock Assistance Grant Program.
Chad softens demands for a stake in the country's oil consortium, but says two of its firms owe $500m in tax.
Cartographers on Wednesday began studying whether the tsunami redrew India's southern archipelago &#151; breaking, tilting or even sinking the islands.
Lussemburgo. I ministri degli Esteri Ue hanno deciso la revoca dell&#39;embargo economico e delle armi alla Libia. E&#39; quanto si apprende da fonti diplomatiche, a margine del Consiglio affari generali e relazioni esterne in corso a Lussemburgo.
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Britain&#39;s leading scientists today urge the United Nations to ban cloning of babies but leave open the door for cloning of embryo stem cells as treatments for so-far incurable illnesses.
Hollywood's hottest star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt on Friday managed to hoodwink the Indian and foreign paparazzi and secretly sneak out of a five-star hotel here this afternoon after lunch, informed sources said.
Private forecaster AccuWeather said  Friday record-breaking heat was expected to move eastward,  resulting in temperatures that could reach 100 degrees  Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in New York City and Washington, D.C.  early next week.
An Italian judge orders a US marine to face trial over the death of an Italian agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad.
Young royal returns to adventure in Ubisoft&#39;s Warrior Within; darker storyline and new fighting system highlight the multi-console title.
Banks and miners helped European equities markets recover on Tuesday, as a combination of strong metals prices and hopes for a US rate cut helped lift the mood.
In response to the latest external reporting requirements from the Feds, Cognos announced this week three additions to its suite of financial applications targeted at the enterprise office of finance.
Chile's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that murder and kidnapping charges against Augusto Pinochet can move forward, a decision that brings the ex-dictator one step closer to trial in a major human rights case.
The top-giving corporate political action committees didn't hedge their bets in the fall elections despite the narrow division between the GOP and Democrats in Congress. They favored Republican candidates 10-to-1.
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Republican Mike Huckabee on Saturday denounced political attack ads, saying people aren't looking for a president whose campaign is based on what's wrong with someone else.
By From Our Press Services  NASHVILLE  Protest arrest records could be expunged  The House on Monday passed a bill that would allow people convicted of misdemeanors while protesting to have their records expunged after five years.
Expected to make concessions for small biz The chancellor Alistair Darling is today expected to make a U-turn over plans to bring a single rate of capital gains tax (CGT) into play, following pressure from small business (SMB) lobby groups that deeply opposed the reform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Princess Diana is at rest, but the passions that swirled around her tempestuous marriage to Prince Charles are still evident as friends and family prepare to commemorate her life at a memorial service Friday.
MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani on Monday seized the psychological initiative in his ongoing tussle with estranged brother Anil Ambani by getting the 12-member Reliance board to back his leadership and approve all his proposals, including the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest
A prison journalist who has had three convictions overturned in the 1961 killing of a bank teller went on trial for a fourth time Monday.
&quot;X Men&quot; star Patrick Stewart underwent a pre-emptive angioplasty last week in Los Angeles on the advice of doctors who discovered a potential blood flow problem during an examination.
The government Monday proposed tighter immigration controls and said only skilled workers who speak English would be allowed to settle in Britain permanently.
Thailand's coup leaders will work   alongside an interim civilian government, not above it,   officials said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army   casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of southern Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as the storm weakened and crawled inland with heavy rain in its wake...
Anita O'Day, whose sassy renditions of \
Blog: Jeff Berman, MySpace's general manager of video, tells CNET News.com about the social networking site's plans for its new MySpace TV, from Flektor to music videos to original programming.
Sun Microsystems has announced an upgrade to its UltraSparc IV processor with further use of chip multithreading. UltraSparc IV+ is a dual core design fabricated by Texas Instruments on its 90nm process.
Norwegians including artists and politicians made a rare foray into U.S. politics Tuesday with an advertisement in a U.S. newspaper saying that President Bush's war on terror was backfiring.
Apple Computer has sued three software developers, contending they distributed versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.
A witness in Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir's trial backs claims that he headed a radical Islamist group.
Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano said on Thursday he was happy to quit as Mozambique&#39;s leader and hoped to be remembered for securing peace and rapid economic growth in the once war-torn country.
The government had tried to block news coverage of a scandal, arguing that it jeopardized the investigation.
The four Britons held at Guantanamo Bay are to face special tribunals within a month to determine if they are enemy combatants, it has been reported.
VIENNA, Sep 4 (IPS) - Despite its new willingness to participate in a  UN-monitored regime for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,  the U.S. government continues to oppose legally binding caps.
Julius Axelrod helped to discover how chemicals released by nerve cells in the brain regulate mood and behavior.
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People with conditions such as asthma, and those over 65, are urged to get a flu jab to avoid falling ill this winter.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts -- the first time he has spoken of his possible retirement since he fell ill.
Lobbying for the International Monetary Fund's top job intensifies as France seeks support for its candidate.
By NO BYLINE  A RADIO station in West Lothian has closed down after just three years on the air.
John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan after he had joined the Taliban, asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to reduce his 20-year prison sentence
In the wake of the tsunami, local medical workers are the unsung heroes.
By John Ighodaro, Hector Igbikiowubo, Charles Ozoemena with agency reports. P-HARCOURT\u00e2\u0080\u0094 THE Armed Forces, yesterday, dared an insurgent group\u00e2\u0080\u0094 Niger Delta People\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Volunteers Force\u00e2\u0080\u0094 led by Mujahid Dokubo
A large crowd did during a chilly night in Tokyo--but this one was different. This one was Sony&#39;s first handheld game machine, a PlayStation Portable, and about 200,000 sold when it went on sale Sunday morning.
Bird flu may be the tip of the iceberg. Experts meeting in Mali say the deadly H5N1 virus is just one of a plethora of diseases threatening animals and people around the world as global warming, intensive farming, increased travel and trade help dangerous microbes breed and spread.
A special court that will pit scientists against activists in the debate over whether vaccines have caused autism in many children begins hearings on Monday with the first test case, involving a 12-year-old Arizona girl.
Former rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo pulled out of a power-sharing government on Monday, dealing a major blow to the peace process in a country emerging from civil war.
Wachovia is working on a project of staggering scope:&#160;a 3-D map of the firm&#39;s datacenter operations.The effort has been underway for about eight months, said Jacob Hall, a Wachovia vice president and head of the company&#39;s platform design and datacenter, technology products group.To generate the 3-D models, the financial services company is using geospatial data and also partnering with a pair of vendors, Tideway Systems and Intepoint, as well as the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, which has a visualization center.Tideway makes Foundation, a tool for mapping dependencies among applications and hardware, and this week released version 7.0 of the product. Intepoint&#39;s focus is on visualization and event simulation for IT systems.Right now, Wachovia is rendering 3-D models down to the level of individual servers in buildings, Hall said. Given enough data, the system could eventually generate even more detailed models, according to Hall.Wachovia hopes the project will provide better visualization of IT assets, their power consumption, and other details; the ability to identify &quot;critical nodes&quot; in the network; and the means to predict the business impact of various scenarios, such as a power outage in a city.The company also hopes the 3-D maps will help them run a&#160;greener IT department. &quot;This gives us the facts to go out and rearchitect our systems,&quot; Hall said.However, Wachovia is not collecting data in real time. That is largely unnecessary, Hall said. &quot;It would create too much traffic, and people would just try to shut it off. I think static snapshots are good enough.&quot; One future possibility could be to provide real-time data on demand, he said.Hall said there are plans to make the tool Web-based, allowing for integrations with other data types, such as IT trouble ticket information.Drue Reeves, vice president and director of datacenter strategies with Burton Group, said the value of modeling datacenters in 3-D form probably depends on an organization&#39;s size. &quot;I think it&#39;s for the larger enterprises. For the guys who have NOCs [network operations centers], it&#39;d be very useful. But I do wonder if it would be a little pricey for the average SMB,&quot; he said.Ultimately, Reeves noted, Wachovia&#39;s effort involves system visualization, not the actual instrumentation of IT devices: &quot;It&#39;s more for the person than the machine.&quot; But IT departments should consider any means that could help them run their operations more efficiently, he stressed.
I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Communities across the U.S. South grieved for the dead and tried to pick up their lives on Thursday after the deadliest round of tornadoes in nearly a quarter century killed 57 people.
Richard Scrushy once sat down to talk with ''60 Minutes\
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Three former CIA heads give advice on how to run the agency, navigate Washington politics, and stay neutral.
European equity markets ended largely higher on Wednesday, recovering from early losses thanks to a strong start on Wall Street.
It's GeekUp night tonight, get your best T-shirt on Tonight sees the inaugural evening meeting for the Leeds chapter of GeekUp - the techie social night that is taking the north-west of England by storm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MADRID, Sep 6 (IPS) - Representatives of more than 5,000 survivors of the   Chilean dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and the families  of victims  brought a lawsuit Monday against the former  dictator's executor, Oscar  Aitken, in the Spanish capital.
BESLAN, Russia  - Russia's top general said on  Wednesday he was ready to attack \
Six people were injured when a freak mini-tornado hit a London street, ripping roofs off houses, uprooting trees and sending debris flying, witnesses and officials have said.
Protestant firebrand Ian Paisley and Catholic former IRA leader Martin McGuinness must ditch their mutual enmity to share power in Northern Ireland following Wednesday's elections.
Pakistan&#39;s establishment recently labeled Amjad Farooqi as al-Qaeda&#39;s mastermind in the country. However, Asia Times Online contacts vigorously dispute this claim ... and they suspect
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Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, will not attend the memorial service marking the 10th anniversary of princess Diana&#39;s death in Britain later this week, royal officials said Sunday.
Sony Corp.  said on Thursday it has no plans to change its targets for shipments of its hot-selling PlayStation 3 and operating profit margin, signaling its recovery is on track despite drawbacks such as battery recalls.
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry is accusing President George W. Bush of hiding plans to call up large numbers of reservists for active duty in Iraq until after the November 2 elections.
Maworld promises that ''something is in the air.'' Steve Jobs will deliver it beginning Tuesday morning.
There is plenty of sorrow to be found in \u00e2\u0080\u009cInto the Wild.\u00e2\u0080\u009d But though the film\u00e2\u0080\u0099s structure may be tragic, its spirit is anything but.
Spain&#39;s socialist Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, turned his back on the pro-Americanism of his conservative predecessor yesterday as
Northern Rock confirms that it will not pay its dividend and says it is in talks to sell some or all of the bank.
Prime Minister John Howard, one of the staunchest U.S. allies in the war in Iraq, defied predictions about a close race and won a convincing victory for a historic fourth term on Saturday despite widespread public disagreement in Australia with Howard's position on the war.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was back at work Saturday after successful heart surgery but his vow to hold on to power for five more years has sparked fevered speculation about who might succeed him and when.
Veteran actor Amrish Puri died at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday morning following brain haemorrhage.
The bodies of two U.S. soldiers missing since a helicopter crash this week were found west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. That brought the number of U.S. troops to die this month in Iraq to at least 19 &#151; most in insurgent-plagued Anbar province.
Low-income seniors and working families without prescription drug coverage can begin applying Tuesday for a state discount card that will cut the cost of their medication by an average 20 percent a month.

Federal regulators yesterday warned a New Jersey tire importer that it could face up to $16 million in fines if it did not immediately recall 450,000 defective Chinese-made tires.
Turkey&#39;s Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to France to defend Ankara&#39;s application to the EU. In French media, he expressed concerns over the terms of the debate in France.
Flying over the unlit side of Saturn's rings, the Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn's glow, represented in brilliant shades of electric blue, sapphire and mint green, while the planet's shadow casts a wide net on the rings.
Over-the-air fixes for cell phones comes to Qualcomm's CDMA.
A defense attorney for a serial killer who wants to be executed said Sunday that he will remain on the case, a day after he asked for a delay so he could explore a possible conflict of interest.
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The soldiers killed today were conducting an operation aimed at reducing sectarian violence, the military said.
TOKYO (CBS.MW) -- South Korea&#39;s LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it would file a counter measure against Japan&#39;s Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - A fireworks maker and several other defendants sued by relatives of 100 people killed in a 2003 U.S. nightclub fire have agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle claims, a lawyer in the case said on Wednesday.
The world's most-premature baby leaves a Miami hospital, four months after weighing in at just 280 grams.
Travel: Traditional August crawl likely on roads.
The Finns held the US to 17 shots on goal in a 2-1 win in the semifinal. If they can keep Canada under 20, they&#39;ll have a good chance of winning the final.
By Ahmad Al-Khaled, Kuwait Times  Jun. 24--KUWAIT -- Kuwait's Taqat Holding is set to purchase more than 50 percent of High Tech Petroleum Company (Hi Tech), Sudan.
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Video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment Corp. , which may face a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Blockbuster Inc. , on Monday agreed to be bought by smaller rival Movie Gallery Inc.  for &#36;850 million.
President George W. Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush&#39;s second term to keep running the Iraq war and adapting the US military to face post-Cold War threats like terrorism, a senior Bush
Gov. Rick Perry halted the execution of Frances Newton on Wednesday, one day after the state Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that she be temporarily spared while her attorneys retest crucial evidence.
HIKKADUWA (Sri Lanka) - La Protezione civile e&#39; riuscita a raggiungere i turisti italiani che erano rimasti isolati a Hikkaduwa, nello Sri Lanka. Non risultano tra loro feriti gravi, per due persone lievi ferite ai piedi.
Chris Pronger and Corey Perry scored power-play goals 1:10 apart to cap a four-goal spurt in the second period, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 Monday night.
Berlin and Warsaw have moved closer to ending a row over Germany's plans to mark the expulsion of millions of Germans from eastern Europe after World War Two, a subject that has strained relations for years.
LOS ANGELES  - Three nights -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday -- will be getting a makeover on NBC this midseason.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report.
And when you do all three as well as the Red Sox did on Tuesday afternoon, the result is a 9-3 win over the Angels in the first game of the American League Division Series.
It takes only a few minutes to see why YouTube.com has rocketed to the top of the Internet -- hilarious amateur dance routines, a hypnotic juggler, a Hong Kong bus fight and the most incredible caterpillar you've ever seen crawling across a floor.
A suicide car bomb exploded on Tuesday  at a Baghdad office of the Supreme Council for the Islamic  Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), a party official said, in the  latest attack on Shi'ites before Iraq's Jan. 30 election.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday as  investors were jolted by a surge in oil prices and comments by  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who gave a stark  reminder that interest rates were bound to go higher and warned  that appetite for the dollar would dwindle.
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, who became governor in July when former chief executive John Rowland resigned, will have all or part of her breast removed today because of cancer doctors discovered last week.
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. (DAE)  said on Sunday it has arranged funding for its planned $1.8  billion takeover of two aircraft-servicing companies in the  United States.
Britain on Friday launched a campaign to help schools combat &quot;cyber-bullying&quot; of children and teachers using the Internet and mobile phones.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 9 -- The shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Saturday on a long-awaited mission to resume assembly of the space station three-and-a-half years after the 2003 Columbia disaster.
A rampaging Europe pulled off a sensational Ryder Cup victory when they crushed the all-star American team by a record-breaking 18 1/2 to 9 1/2 points here.
At least 90 people were killed and 180 wounded on Friday as US and Iraqi forces stormed Samarra to reclaim it from rebels prior to proposed elections in January.
While cities challenge expansion plans, the retail giant touts benefits.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A sticky situation at a school has come unglued. Police on Wednesday arrested two teenagers who they believe broke into their school last week and put glue in all the door locks.
SANREMO - E&#39; annunciata per oggi la presenza a Sanremo di Samuele Bersani che si esibira&#39; nell&#39;ambito del prestigioso Premio Tenco, giunto alla sua 29esima edizione. Il cantautore bolognese , nell&#39;ambito della
Speaking in Dublin before the meeting, Mr Adams said of the comments: &quot;I think they`re unfortunate. Obviously they don`t help.
A Mexican researcher announced the rare find of a tiny tree frog completely preserved in amber on Wednesday that he estimates lived about 25 million years ago.
Workers at the General Motors pickup plant in Pontiac, Michigan said they were preparing themselves for the possibility of spending months out of work.
NEW YORK -- The doctor is cruising downtown on Eighth Avenue in his black BMW when he gets the first in a string of text messages from his patient. \
Manufacturers of optical disk drives, USB floppy drives, and duplicators TEAC are getting in the business of selling portable hard drives.
Tutela concorrenza a Bankitalia e' scelta contro consumatori
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata   praised the policies of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on Thursday as   he voted in a close-fought election in which he threatens to   dislodge the internationally respected president.
Bank of England governor Mervyn King rules out any knee-jerk reaction to poor Christmas retail sales, saying such behaviour would be \
An attorney for Jack Kevorkian asked the state parole board Monday to recommend that the assisted suicide advocate be released from prison for health reasons.
Divers found a 6-foot-long gash in a Greek tanker that spilled 30,000 gallons of syrupy crude oil into the Delaware River three days ago, Coast Guard officials said Sunday.
The latest political shake-up in Rangoon has strengthened hardliners and damaged prospects for democratic reform. Western experts on Burma believe the head of its military junta, Than Shwe
Sony can't catch a break, and now its highly anticipated PlayStation 3 is worrying investors. Shares of the company fell Tuesday after a financial analyst expressed concern over the console after it displayed some unstable behavior at the Tokyo Game Show.
The base fare for a subway ride, which rose last year from $1.50 to $2, was not changed.
Canada coach Ric Suggitt believes his men have blown away any suggestions of a two-tier World Cup with their display against Wales.
German sports kit maker Puma unveils a sharp 26% drop in profits, despite sales increasing, as costs soar.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of Vulcan Materials Co lost more than 4 percent of their worth Tuesday, after the company announced it will take a non-cash charge of about 70 cents per share related to an asset sale.
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Rilevate 260.000 persone che hanno rinunciato alla ricerca di un lavoro per un \
General Atlantic goes on shopping spree A one-third stake in UK software firm Torex Retail has been sold to investment firm General Atlantic for an undisclosed sum.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A question about battery replacement is usually easy to clear up. But at Apple, there is no such thing as a straightforward answer. There is only spin.
In the wake of a Wired News investigation, the social networking site
Hollywood actor Fred Thompson has  tentatively decided to run for president, according to a  long-time friend and political adviser, and has quit his role  on the TV crime series &quot;Law & Order.&quot;
The entire 2004-05 hockey season is going to be televised on G4 TechTV.
By Frank Nelson, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif.  Sep. 8--Oracle Corp. Chairman Jeffrey Henley was a model of diplomacy as  he fielded some potentially sticky questions from members of the Channel City  Club during a lunch meeting in Santa Barbara on Thursday.
First Lady Laura Bush started a four-nation Africa tour Monday that is expected to focus on how the U.S. can help fight AIDS on a continent where many countries struggle to even provide basic health care.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  will host Libya's foreign minister on Thursday -- the first  visit by the top Tripoli diplomat since 1972 -- in a sign of  warmer ties between the former foes.
Israel and the Palestinians agreed to a cease-fire Saturday to end a five-month Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and the firing of rockets by Palestinian militants into the Jewish state &#151; a major step toward possibly reviving long-stalled peace talks.
Air Force Secretary James Roche resigned Tuesday and the Senate confirmed defense industry executive Francis J. Harvey as secretary of the Army, the service's top civilian post. The roll call vote on Harvey was 85 to 12.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. is lagging behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections according to a report released today by the Washington-based Communications Workers of America. The report, based on aggregated data from nearly 80,000 broadband users, found that the median real-time download speed in the U.S. is 1.9 Mbps, compared with 61Mbps in Japan, 45Mbps in South Korea, 17Mbps in France, and 7Mbps in Canada. The report is based on data collected through the speed test at SpeedMatters.org, a CWA project launched last September \
Bottom-of-the-table Blackburn come back from two goals behind to draw with Birmingham.
With budgets tightening and the obstacles to human space exploration looking more daunting, NASA is enlisting the expertise of outsiders.
Brandon Backe&#39;s arm and Jeff Kent&#39;s bat have gotten the Houston Astros within a game of where the franchise has never been before - the World Series.
Russia denounces the EU's planned police and justice  mission to Kosovo as a breach of international law.
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Ministro: Berlusconi desolante e si rischia multa Ue
Senior center Jason Cain scores a career-best 22 points in Virginia's 104-63 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Sunday.
TEMBISA, South Africa  - Exile, alcoholism, drug  addiction, discrimination, failed marriages -- South African  jazz icon Hugh Masekela has been through them all.
US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O  issued a general appeal on Tuesday to the carrier's 3,000  pilots after their union's leaders rejected proposed  concessions the company says are crucial to avert insolvency.
GameSpot reveals additional details on the newly announced rumble-enabled PS3 controller, and gets some hands-on time with it as well.
Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters&#39; latest left wrist problem is a new injury that is expected to end her season but probably won&#39;t require surgery.
Josh Smith scored 22 points last night, the rookie Al Horford led a dominant performance on the boards and the Atlanta Hawks beat another 60-victory team from last season, holding off Steve Nash and the visiting Phoenix Suns, 105-96.
A journalist who once worked for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took the stand on Monday to testify for Conrad Black in the ex-media baron's fraud trial, telling jurors a lavish party Black threw in 2000 was a legitimate business event.
Two masterpieces by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch stolen from an Oslo museum at the weekend were not insured against theft, officials said.
Several DRM-related scenarios help you explain the problem with digital rights management to people who don't see what's wrong with it. In Listening Post.
The prominent abortion foe says in a statement that McCain \
Philadelphia receiver Terrell Owens, who has practiced fewer than half the Eagles' plays this week, was held out of a 25-minute walk-through at Alltel Stadium as a precaution Saturday, the day before the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. \
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Thursday defended his commitment to renewable energy such as ethanol production despite his law firm's work on behalf of major oil companies.
All the way back to shore after an eight-foot tiger shark chomped into his left leg, Harvey Miller thought he might die. \
InfoWorld - As the mobile phone industry scrambles to put cellphones in the hands of billions of unconnected people in emerging markets, less-expensive, higher-speed WiMax is likely to be the technology of choice to connect them to the Internet.
Saudi Arabia tried Tuesday to discover how militants penetrated the elaborate defenses of a U.S. consulate in what al Qaeda said was a reprisal for last month's U.S. assault on Falluja in Iraq.
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A coroner rules that five British armed forces personnel were unlawfully killed when their helicopter was shot down.
The success of the fight for the Burberry factory could dissuade companies from investing in Wales, it is claimed.
Alarmed that a 52-year-old paper was stoking the arguments of creationists, a chemistry professor has retracted a paper on the origins of life.
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The operators of Suprnova.org apologize to the service's users and quietly pull the plug. The shutdown follows hot on the heels of Hollywood's legal moves against BitTorrent tracker servers.
The United Nations top anti-torture body   told the United States on Friday that any secret jails it ran   for foreign terrorism suspects, along with the Guantanamo Bay   facility, were illegal and should be closed.
When elephants were removed from a research site in Kenya, a mysterious decline in the colonies of good ants and a growth in the colonies of bad ants emerged.
Iraq's Foreign Ministry on Saturday accused Turkey of \
A new low-cost desktop bundle runs Red Hat Enterprise and is aimed at small and medium-size businesses.
Workers renovating a British theatre have uncovered a personal time capsule left the last time the building was spruced up, containing a letter and, more curiously, a pair of Victorian trousers.
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Subscription software maker reports jump in third-quarter sales, but sees growth slowing next year.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes bombed targets in  Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja overnight, killing two people  and wounding three, and the U.S. military said it had captured  a wanted militant on Saturday.
Broadway's box office inched upward in 2004 and attendance also increased slightly, according to figures released by the League of American Theatres and Producers.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Saturday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.
Revolution coach Steve Nicol can either rush Shalrie Joseph and/or Taylor Twellman into action tonight or save them for a more crucial time in the season, such as next week.
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (ANS/BosNewsLife) -- A Vatican cardinal has handed a rare icon back to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow as a personal gift from Pope John Paul II, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported Saturday, August 28.
Broadband growth doubles in hotels, as chains try to tap into demand for speedy Internet access.
Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty of helping to finance an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea, reports say.
He's not on the ballot but Bill Clinton seemed to dominate the South Carolina presidential campaign, disparaging Barack Obama and journalists and predicting that many voters will be guided mainly by gender and race loyalties.
South Africa's police chief and head of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, is to be charged with corruption, prosecutors say.
Iran's supreme leader on Thursday rejected reports of a power struggle within the Islamic Republic's leadership and praised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a fierce critic of the West.
WASHINGTON - The Education Department is advising school leaders nationwide to watch for people spying on their buildings or buses to help detect any possibility of terrorism like the deadly school siege in Russia.    The warning follows an analysis by the FBI and the Homeland Security Department of the siege that killed nearly 340 people, many of them students, in the city of Beslan last month...
Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena also wins.
Among breast cancer survivors,  adopting a low-fat diet high in vegetables, fruit and fiber  does not prevent the cancer from returning or prolong survival,  according to a paper in the Journal of the American Medical  Association.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels to make a final pitch before next week&#39;s EU summit for the 25-nation bloc to set a date for his country to begin membership talks.
I am taking time out from trying to take the jockeys&#39; championship off Kieren Fallon for a weekend in Paris but don&#39;t worry - there is a lot of business to be done there.
The National Basketball Association suspended four players indefinitely at the weekend after one of the worst brawls professional sport in America has seen.
Oil prices rose in early trading Wednesday after the government reported that supplies shrank more than expected following production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.
The Zutons have been named the second support act for R.E.M's massive tour of UK stadiums this summer.
MADISON, Wis. -- John Stocco threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first start for No. 21 Wisconsin, which routed Central Florida, 34-6, yesterday.
U.S. and Iraqi forces launched six raids against insurgents on Friday, including one that killed at least three Iraqis in house-to-house fighting and another in which American forces wounded a female Iraqi who the U.S. command said was being used as a \
Carlos Beltran misplays Jimmy Rollins' line drive into a two-run triple and the Phillies rally to beat New York, 5-3, for their seventh straight victory over the Mets.
The Netherlands has long been Europe&#39;s most permissive society -- everything from window-shopping in Amsterdam for scantily clad hookers to hashish aroma in marijuana smoke-filled cafes.
Newbie finds the world of \
A new study, published in the November issue of the journal &quot;Diabetes Care&quot; has indicated that about 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E supplements.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge hasn't distracted the crew of the upcoming space shuttle mission, even though she had been scheduled to be part of the flight's ground team, the shuttle's commander said Thursday.
InfoWorld - Two more defendants have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal copyright infringement for selling counterfeit software with a retail value of nearly $6 million on eBay Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
PARIS, Oct 4  - A French MP behind a failed bid to free two French reporters held hostage in Iraq defended his freelance operation Monday amid sharp official and media criticism that he may have endangered their lives.
John McCain staved off a spirited challenge by Mike Huckabee, exorcising the ghosts of the attack-filled primary in the same state that derailed his campaign eight years ago.
NAIROBI\u00e2\u0080\u0094As ethnic violence continues in Sudan, and the government and southern rebels pursue a deal that appears increasingly elusive, a group of Sudanese women are working toward making peace with one another.
Il finlandese Jari-Matti Latvala ha vinto il Rally di Svezia, seconda prova del Mondiale 2008. Il 22...
Authorities in Cuba denied entry to a conservative Spanish politician and two Dutch colleagues hoping to meet with dissidents, Spain's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
A major incident is declared by rescue services in north Cornwall after a 3m-tall wave crashes through a village.
Researchers are working on the nose-mouse, and other unorthodox ways of moving a cursor.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa.  - President Bush called  Democrat John Kerry weak on the war on terror and strong on  higher taxes as he unveiled a new stump speech on Friday during  a barnstorm tour of three swing states.
A third of people on the planet will be learning English in the next decade,  says a report.
Israeli special troops killed at least three Palestinians on Wednesday in northern West Bank town of Jenin, security and medical sources said.
Tiger Woods surges to a fifth straight PGA Tour tournament win with a final-round 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
The unusually bitter exchanges today about the best way forward in the war were, to an unusual degree, Republican-on-Republican or Democrat-on-Democrat.
In response to an uproar from gay activists, Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Wednesday added a gay minister to the lineup for its weekend gospel tour.
French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when
The U.S. military believes that five Britons, a computer expert and four bodyguards, kidnapped in Baghdad in May are still alive, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
A coalition of privacy, labor and civil-liberties advocates filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission yesterday, urging the agency to investigate railroad and other transportation employers who violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to give employees proper notice when conduct...
Coming off the worst season in team history, Robert Yates Racing claims the top two starting spots Sunday in qualifying for the Daytona 500.
Texas coach Mack Brown had just watched a perfect half of football. Unfortunately, it wasn't by his team.
Combinazione: 5-27-43-50-75-90, Jolly 54, Superstar 59
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had a non-virtual date this week. What's behind the new romance?
A Perugia, erano accusati di corruzione di magistrati
A battle between President Bush and Congress over immigration policies and related security concerns continues in the wake of lawmakers&#39; approval of a hard-fought bill to revamp the nation&#39;s intelligence network.
A letter found stuck with a knife on the body of Theo van Gogh, the filmmaker who was killed Tuesday, contained a direct death threat to a liberal Dutch politician, the Dutch justice minister said Thursday.
Incasso devoluto ospedale di Parma e bimba affetta malattia
Actor Ted Danson returned to his hometown in northern Arizona for half a day to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - Mexicans began cleaning up on   Sunday the wreckage left by Hurricane Lane, which killed two   people and knocked down flimsy homes before it slowed into a   tropical depression.
Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle said yesterday that O&#39;Neal probably would miss the remaining five games to rest a strained ligament in his left foot.
An extraordinary week in the short history of the contemporary art market in London has ended.
India has raised the interest rate for the country's largest pension fund, the Employees Provident Fund  (EPF), to 9.5 percent, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow paid his seventh visit of the year on Friday to the electoral battleground state of Ohio but said his trip had nothing to do with the fast-approaching election.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alan Jackson pulled in seven nominations, the most of the year, from the Country Music Association Monday, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist...
THE Israeli army has lifted some of the travel restrictions imposed on residents of West Bank towns for the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
US President George W. Bush signed a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India, hailing the controversial pact as a sign of warm ties between the world's two largest democracies.
Marriott International, the Bethesda hotelier, announced yesterday that it was entering the boutique-hotel business by partnering with the inventor of the concept, Ian Schrager, and developing a global brand.
By Jim Carney, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jan. 31--Nick Garbinsky wants to study rocks and earthquakes when he grows up but maybe he should consider water currents instead.
It might seem incredible that as a former Illinois governor reports to federal prison, the current chief faces similar misconduct allegations, from handing out state contracts as political rewards to accepting money under suspicious circumstances.
Temasek pronta a iniettare 5 mld di dollari nella banca Usa
The team raising money for next week's festivities marking President Bush's inauguration has taken in &#36;25.5 million, mostly in donations from corporations, it reported Friday.
Tourists and residents were told Thursday to evacuate the Florida Keys because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday.
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles announced it would cede only some of the antiquities that Italy says were looted from its soil.
Supermodel Christie Brinkley and her fourth husband, Peter Cooke, have separated, her publicist said Tuesday.
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Sports Minister Richard Caborn demanded action today after England - s black football players were subjected to racist abuse for the second night running when the national side played a friendly against Spain.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he&#39;s doing what he can to help a hostage being held in Iraq. Militants released another videotape of Kenneth Bigley today, in which he&#39;s shown sobbing in a makeshift cage.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing adult diapers to confront the woman.
Sales of new U.S. homes dipped in  October and inventories rose, but builders boosted prices by  over $30,000 per unit after a sharp decline in home prices a  month earlier, a government report showed Wednesday.
Northwest Airlines (NWAC), a relative financial stalwart in its troubled industry, may be approaching a cash crisis that few have seen coming.
European travel companies were searching for missing customers and cancelling departures to areas devastated by the Asian tsunami on Wednesday as some experts predicted
NEW DELHI: Rejecting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recent formula on Kashmir, India has proposed \u00e2\u0080\u009cself-rule\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009copen borders\u00e2\u0080\u009d to both parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jelena Jankovic suffered an injury scare ahead of this month's Australian Open when she was forced to retire from her singles match at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday because of injury.
A campaign is launched to get members of the public to report any side-effects from medicines.
The equipment manufacturer may have hit its peak.
A UN agency denies firing an employee in Pyongyang after the man highlighted alleged financial breaches.
Friends and relatives attended a Roman Catholic funeral mass in London on Saturday for British- Iraqi hostage Margaret Hassan, believed to have been killed by her captors in Iraq.
Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Netcom, plans to install PoPs in New Jersey and London, enabling global coverage of its core network infrastructure to these locations.
Macintosh owners are far more likely than PC owners to have recently paid for a music download.
In the wake of Operation Orange Iron, the Sharon government approves a Palestinian prisoner release.
The death toll in a mortar attack on tribesmen in Pakistan's South Waziristan region rises to 11, officials say.
Associated Artists focuses on 1870s and 1880s Aesthetic Movement furniture and decorative arts, some of which can be seen in its booth at the Winter Antiques Show.
I proventi della sfilata andranno a Telefono Rosa e Aidos
Children's swimming coach has become a hot job for aspiring actors.
Iran's 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner  Shirin Ebadi on Saturday complained that the conservative  judiciary had summoned her to court again without saying why.
North Korea plans to seal its main nuclear reactor and source of weapons-grade plutonium in the second half of July, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing an unidentified North Korean diplomatic source.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher will start on the front of the grid for Sunday's Japan GP.
A Bosnian Serb general accused of  complicity in the murder of thousands in the 1992-95 Bosnia war  was on his way to the Hague tribunal on Friday, a gesture that  may improve Serbia&#39;s chances of joining the European Union.
he Kobe Bryant rape case was dismissed yesterday in Eagle, Colo., after the prosecution said the woman who had accused Mr. Bryant of sexual assault would no longer cooperate, leaving the state no option but to drop the charges.
Join the crowd: Step up from a digital point-and-shoot to a more powerful, more affordable digital SLR.
Byron Leftwich expects to return to the starting lineup Sunday when the Jacksonville Jaguars play at Minnesota.
Oh, the light! The autumn light! Is there anything more glorious than an October day, awash in the sun's low-slung amber rays?
BRUSSELS NATO allies agreed on Wednesday to send hundreds of instructors to run a training center for Iraq&#39;s armed forces. This comes after it addressed French concerns that had delayed a deal for a week.
Oracle Corp.  launched a marketing effort on Wednesday to promote an upgrade to its database software, its latest effort to maintain a market lead against IBM  and Microsoft Corp.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities claimed on Sunday to have captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, but there was confusion over the report, as the Iraqi defense minister said word of his arrest was \
Violent crime against students in schools fell by 50 percent between 1992 and 2002, with young people more often targeted for violence away from school.
NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding in infancy appears to be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a quantitative analysis of published evidence conducted by investigators in the UK.
Since September 8th and 9th, the twin Mars rovers have been taking a well-deserved break, while the Sun-Earth line clears again for communication directly to Mars. While this conjunction may temporarily halt their wheels in the sand, other science tasks have kicked off under autonomous control.
As EU charter proclaims respect for data rights The European Parliament has condemned the EU's fondness for collecting personal information, mining and generating profiles in a resolution slamming the EU and national governments' approach to fighting terrorism.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than changing the dynamic of a race that has tightened in the past 10 days, Friday's debate served to set up Wednesday's encounter as an opportunity to provide momentum to one of the candidates going into the final weeks of the election.
Janet Leigh, whose notorious shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s &quot;Psycho&quot; shocked moviegoers in the 1960s and earned her an Oscar nomination, died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills.
Biometric and smart-card technology will replace passwords to verify ID, Microsoft head Bill Gates says. Again.
US car giant Ford says its restructuring programme aimed at revitalising the company is set to cost it $11bn.
Both coaches in the Bowl Championship Series title game talked this week about the future of the B.C.S. with varying degrees of passion.
Heading into extra innings on Saturday, both the Phillies and Mets collected nine runs on 11 hits, a fitting tribute on what became an otherwise bizarre day at Shea Stadium.
The New England Patriots won their 19th game in a row Sunday, breaking the NFL record for consecutive victories they had shared with four other teams, including the Miami Dolphins, who were unbeaten in 1972 and won their first game in 1973.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been shown in a video screened on Al-Jazeera television.
Esce libro di Farina, condannato a 28 anni per il sequestro
The dollar hit a fresh record low against the euro and a nine-year low on a trade-weighted index on Monday as investors continued to shun the greenback on worries over the United States&#39; bloated deficits.
The Arctic Monkeys were celebrating Tuesday after the indie rockers from Sheffield received a record seven NME Award nominations, including best album and best track.
LINEA DI CONFINE                                          Le mosche in bottiglia alle prese col decalogo                                                                                   di MARIO PIRANI

Longhorn TCP offloading, Serial ATA 3Gbps - but no post-AC97 sound
For business or pleasure? Reg Technology Panel Over the past two or three years, zanily named social networking tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Flickr and Twitter seem to have come from nowhere to wheedle their way into just about every aspect of online life, both in business and pleasure. Such facilities share a handful of simple, but powerful core features: each will enable information sharing of some form, will have some kind of community orientation and will be constructed in a way that several of the blighters can be merged (or should I say, \u00e2\u0080\u009cmashed up\u00e2\u0080\u009d) into clever, multifaceted concoctions of collaborative capability.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Michael Howard attacks Tony Blair's decision to sign the European Constitution during a stormy commons clash.
The Atlanta Braves celebrated another division title in style. Shawn Green powered Los Angeles past San Francisco in an NL West showdown. Roger Clemens helped the Houston Astros keep pace in the wild-card race with another vintage pitching performance.
BEIRUT: Lebanon said Wednesday it had arrested the top Al-Qaeda operative in the country and another man linked to Osama bin Laden&#39;s terrorist group who were plotting to blow up the Italian
There was a refreshing glimpse of bipartisanship this week, and it was not the sight of a Democrat from Georgia preparing to address the Republican National Convention in Manhattan.
Four of the so-called Bali Nine Australian drug gang have their sentences upped to the death penalty, reports say.
The photos said it all. Eyes downcast, his face puffy, Spain's prime minister looked shattered by news that Basque rebels ETA were ending their truce, a move that dooms a key policy with elections looming next year.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped over machete-wielding crowds terrorizing hundreds of refugees in a lakeside town on Tuesday against a backdrop of spiraling violence in the east African country.
A month after a massacre left more than 150 Congolese dead at a transit centre in Burundi after they had fled ethnic fighting in their own country, the United Nations refugee agency is preparing to relocate thousands of others away from the border area to
E' rientrato in mattinata il Milan dopo la deludente trasferta di Atene che per\u00c3\u00b2 regala alla squadra...
Il presidente del Bologna Alfredo Cazzola &egrave; stato deferito alla Commissione disciplinare dal ...
In scuttling major intelligence legislation that he, the president and most lawmakers supported, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert last week enunciated a policy in which Congress will pass bills
The final Ohio Poll for Tuesday&#39;s election finds President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in a statistical dead heat for Ohio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 20 electoral votes.
&quot;I just try to play as well as I can this year. If I do that, the results will come,&quot; Hantuchova said. &quot;I appreciate being out there.
Duo, Solo for the chop Intel has begun the process of ridding itself of an entire generation of 65nm Core processors, to pave the way for 45nm 'Penryn' Core 2 chips, due to begin appear in November. Marked for termination: all the Core Solo and Core Duo CPUs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK - Coming close to a perfect serving day, Andy Roddick rolled into the U.S. Open's round of 16 Sunday by overwhelming No...
Nearly everywhere you turned in the 2007 softball season, there was a top-flight pitcher. North, South, and everywhere in between, many offensive-minded players were kept at bay by these fireballers.
They'll check her ovaries and her bank account, but few U.S. fertility clinics have policies for determining a woman's emotional or mental fitness to have a child, let alone whether it's OK to help one who is past menopause, a new survey reveals.
Beavers grace New York City's official seal. But the industrious rodents haven't been spotted here for as many as 200 years &#151; until this week.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first big step to winning the Democratic nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while underdog Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
&quot;Novell is focusing its enterprise desktop efforts on Linux deployments where users can gain the most benefit.&quot; - Jack Messman, Novell&#39;s chairman and CEO.
BRITISH EMBASSY officials travelled to Phuket last night to set up an emergency base for tourists stranded on resorts on Thailand\u00e2\u0080\u0099s west coast that have been devastated at the height of the tourist season.
Sun Microsystems has entered into a formal agreement with the Eastman Kodak Company to settle all claims in pending litigation regarding a software architecture based on the Java computer language.
Prosecutors in Michael Jackson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s child molestation case want to introduce evidence that the singer allegedly committed other sex crimes over the years that went uncharged.
Several security features in the Mac's new OS are incomplete, say researchers.
 in Indian and US Markets
After Priyanka Chopra, UTV has decided to rope in one more young and talented actor from the industry for their forthcoming projects.
Here's a smart way to kick-start your financial future.
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term effort to privatize Social Security and forecast a &quot;disaster for America&#39;s middle class.
Networking technology turned out to be one of the more interesting stories in 2007. Jon Oltsik offers a look ahead to the new year.
More long-distance and high-speed Internet access customers led to a 72 percent jump in third-quarter profit for SBC Communications Inc.
A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
It was a beautiful night, but an ugly game. For Patriots fans, last night's 31-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium was a 60-minute snore, as backups clad in blue played the entire game. At 11:12 of the final quarter, when running back Mike Cloud fumbled to stop a drive, the patrons expressed their opinion with ...
In famous Cold War spying incident, a celebrated CIA coup may not have been such a victory.
A U.S. federal jury found that Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages, Microsoft said on Thursday.
Looking at Mexico's opportunities can mean making profits while others nap.
NASA officials have asked the two astronauts aboard the International Space Station to stretch their food supplies until a cargo ship arrives in a couple of weeks with fresh groceries.
Australian officials found more than a dozen snakes and lizards stuffed inside garden gnomes and other ceramic statues during a recent international mail check, customs officials said Tuesday.
Mibtel cede quasi mezzo punto, giu' anche le europee
I.B.M. reported a small gain in third-quarter profits, as increasing revenues in emerging markets such as Russia and China helped offset expenses from a pension lawsuit.
Tiger Woods has compiled some amazing numbers during the longest PGA Tour winning streak in 62 years. He has won those seven tournaments by a combined 22 shots, is 109 under par and has posted 24 of his last 28 rounds in the 60s.
Tickets go on sale Monday for comedian Lewis Black, who will perform at the Byham Theater Oct. 1 as part of his &quot;Rules of Enragement Tour.&quot; Black made a name for himself as the bile-spewing commentator on &quot;The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.&quot; He has appeared ...
The attack signaled that the cycle of violence following the destruction a Shiite shrine has not entirely unfolded.
A big loser at this year's Emmy ceremony? The Emmys broadcast, which may have been the least-watched in history. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday's show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That's 3 million...
The price of crude oil dropped almost 8 percent this week, its biggest weekly decline since April 2003.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested by New Zealand police investigating the killing of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim.
Aug. 26, 2004 -- You&#39;ve heard how people can shed pounds on those controversial but popular low-carb diets. So how do rodents, those treasured laboratory test animals used to predict human results, eat their way to less body fat and better health?
U.S.-Norwegian Royal Caribbean Cruises    has agreed to buy Spain's biggest cruise and  tour operator, Pullmantur S.A., for 700 million euros ($898.5  million), sending its shares sharply higher on Thursday.
Wall Street stocks rose on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred a rally in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.
Scientists using data from a European probe orbiting Mars have made new topographic maps of the Red Planet.
A new bill in Mauritania to send slave owners to jail is too weak and won't stop the practice, says a lobby group.
Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died today, a family spokeswoman said.
North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.
Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.
For more than 25 minutes last night, the No. 1 team in the nation looked awfully ordinary, awfully ripe for the taking. But with the national ranking the Wake Forest basketball program
By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 3--HAZLETON -- Attorneys for the city are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the city's Illegal Immigration Relief Act.

Germany coach J\u00c3\u00bcrgen Klinsmann revealed that he has been working on the confidence of his strikers after Wednesday&#39;s 3-0 success over Cameroon in Leipzig.
E' accaduto al largo di Pescara, si indaga sulle cause
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his oil-rich nation will sign major arms deals in Moscow to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, and he slammed U.S. criticism of the weapons sales.
Joseph C. Lewis, the British billionaire who was once the largest shareholder in Christie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, has built up a big stake in another well-known company: Bear Stearns.
Padding its roster before the upcoming battle with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title, Schalke signed promising midfielder Mimoun Azaouagh from Mainz on Monday.
Global sales of wireless Bluetooth  headsets for mobile phones rose 153 percent to 33 million units  in 2005, representing a wholesale value of &#36;1 billion, and are  expected to grow 70 percent in 2006, according to a survey  released on Thursday.
Electrolux, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, says third-quarter profits have been hit by the rising price of raw materials.
Rebel cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi among at least 59 people killed during battle for Islamabad compound.
Tawny Kitaen has been charged with felony drug possession after sheriff's deputies said they found cocaine in her apartment.
Alan Johnson is urged to allow teachers to use creationist materials in class to foster debate on Darwinism.
The movement of alleged Iraqi terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden. In an internet statement, al-Zarqawi&#39;s group says it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - About three-quarters of a million residents of Florida's east coast were urged to evacuate - again - as Hurricane Jeanne churned westward Friday and threatened the state with its fourth pounding in six weeks...
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes signed David Tanabe to a one-year contract worth $900,000 on Tuesday, bringing back a defenseman they drafted seven years ago.
Adriano Galliani &egrave; decisamente poco ottimista, dopo le incoraggianti voci di mercato, sul pos...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - U.S. regulators on Tuesday  did not give Google Inc. the green light it needs to price its  initial public offering, extending the wait for the Web search  giant's eagerly anticipated market debut.
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, thanks to strong antioxidants that fight cell damage, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, fighting for political survival, angrily rejected Republic challenger John Thune&#39;s claim Sunday that he had emboldened the enemy in Iraq and undermined US troop morale.
An ex-priest is to learn his fate after pushing the front-runner off the road during the men's marathon in Athens.
No day trippers are being taken on ferries from Dover to Calais to ease disruption caused by a damaged berth.
Jean-Paul Gut, the chief operating officer at European aeronautics and defence giant EADS, said Monday he was stepping down from his post because of a disagreement over strategy.
Yemen said seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis were killed in a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomb attack on their convoy in the province of Marib on Monday.
Sympathizers submitted hundreds of questions to al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri's \
(New York-WABC, December 3, 2004) - President Bush made it official just before 10:00 am He named Bernard Kerik as his nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security.
 swooping down next spring
The first strike in the 64-year history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike meant free rides for about 650,000 vehicles yesterday, the first travel day of the Thanksgiving weekend.
The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
Despite government and industry efforts to stop spam, the US remains the world&#39;s largest source of unwanted e-mail, which now represents some 90 percent of all Web traffic.
Honda Motor Co  posted a stronger-than-expected 38 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a jump in Asian margins in particular and strong global sales of its new CR-V crossover.
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell  International Inc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter  profit and sales rose from a year earlier, helped by strong  economic conditions.
Baseball fans trying to snap up Colorado Rockies World Series tickets overwhelmed computers set up for the online-only sale on Monday, forcing the club to temporarily suspend transactions.
Young Buck of the rap group G-Unit possibly connected with a stabbing at the Vibe Awards. Young Buck, also known as David Brown of 50-Cent\u00e2\u0080\u0099s entourage/rap group G-Unit, is allegedly connected with a stabbing at the Vibe Awards on Monday night.
More than 90,000 children in Scotland live in \
An Indonesian engineer working for Germany-based telecommunication giant Siemens was killed in a shootout in the Iraqi town of Mosul, reports said Monday.
A Japanese trust bank on Thursday sued UFJ Holdings Inc., one of the nation's top four banks, to block its planned merger with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., a move that would create the world's largest bank.
Emirates New Zealand ha battuto con un vantaggio di 40'' (190 metri circa) Luna Rossa nella seconda ...
Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, a critic of the most recent Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, was named leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday within hours of the death of Yasser Arafat.
Di Pietro, non esiste nessun caso con Guardasigilli
Choosing a wealthy retired businessman over an openly gay city councilman, voters elected Tom Leppert as Dallas mayor Saturday by a wide margin.
received a letter from Iran regarding the 20 centrifuges. It seems to cover all the elements and appears to. The United States accuses Tehran of wanting to build a nuclear bomb.
A German woman has written a book, \
Catania sorpresa del campionato. Gli etnei sono da soli al quarto posto, ma il presidente Pulvirenti...
REcord per la raccolta netta complessiva a 151,7 mld franchi
A French newspaper reported on Monday that President Nicolas Sarkozy might have married his new girlfriend Carla Bruni last week, but the mother of the former Italian supermodel said she was unaware of any secret nuptials.
The Bush administration is set to announce an overhaul of the nation's emergency response blueprint Tuesday, streamlining a chain of command that failed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, sources familiar with the plan said yesterday.
A roadside bomb destroyed a U.S. battle tank patrolling southwestern Baghdad on Monday, killing two American soldiers and wounding four others, the military said.
A new government report finds India's tiger population has fallen drastically during the past five years.
Luciano Spalletti non ha nulla da rimproverare alla Roma dopo il 2-2 con la Juve. ''Domani, quando g...
British carmaker Jaguar will cut  production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid  slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.
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Cyclist Tyler Hamilton&#39;s journey has taken him from the North Shore to the summit of Mount Olympus, but the Marblehead native now faces his greatest challenge as he fights a blood-doping
Oracle, Sun make headlines; the latest from Macworld; and stock-option scandal nails tech exec.
Aer Lingus, the Irish airline, has just revolutionized pricing from the United States to Ireland.
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Travel: A cracking roast is just as much about the character of the surroundings as it is about crispiness of potato.
Thousands of anti-war and anti-globalization activists filled Trafalgar Square on Sunday after marching through central London to protest the US-led coalition&#39;s presence in Iraq.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe phone is so sleek and thin,\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports David Pogue (New York Times) in his review of iPhone, that \u00e2\u0080\u009cit makes Treos and Blackberrys look obese.\u00e2\u0080\u009d And the software transcends. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fast, beautiful, menu-free, and dead simple to operate.\u00e2\u0080\u009d If you need \u00e2\u0080\u009cto answer a call, you can tap Answer on the screen, or pinch the microscopic microphone bulge on the white earbud cord. Either way, music or video playback pauses until you hang up.\u00e2\u0080\u009d As for email, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cfantastic. Incoming messages are fully formatted, complete with graphics; you can even open (but not edit) Word, Excel and PDF documents.\u00e2\u0080\u009d And \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe Web browser,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he points out, \u00e2\u0080\u009cis the real dazzler.\u00e2\u0080\u009d No \u00e2\u0080\u009cstripped down, claustrophobic My First Cellphone Browser; you get full Web layouts, fonts and all, shrunk to fit the screen. You scroll with a fingertip \u00e2\u0080\u0094 much faster than scroll bars. You can double-tap to enlarge a block of text for reading, or rotate the screen 90 degrees, which rotates and magnifies the image to fill the wider view.\u00e2\u0080\u009d In short, Pogue calls the iPhone, \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe most sophisticated, outlook-changing piece of electronics to come along in years.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Excerpts from The Associated Press's Sept. 11, 2007, interview with retired Army Gen. John Abizaid. He was commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for military operations in Iraq, from July 2003 until March 2007 when he was replaced by Navy Adm. William Fallon. Abizaid retired from the military in May.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents opened fire on a busload of laborers traveling toward a US military base in Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 of them and capping a week of violence that left at least 80 Iraqis and 20 US soldiers dead.
The father of a man shot trying to stop armed robbers pays tribute to his son calling him \
The Department of Homeland Security is shifting a larger share of its annual $3.5 billion in antiterrorism grants to the nation's largest cities.
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan's election  bandwagon creaked into motion on Tuesday with a leading  candidate drawing the biggest crowd of the campaign so far.
Music producer Phil Spector told police he had accidentally shot Lana Clarkson according to grand jury transcripts.
Avoid Aap Kaa Surroor at all costs.
Saugus had run the play before, but not often, and never in front of a Thanksgiving crowd in the pouring rain.
Sprint Corp. announced plans yesterday to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a deal that could give consumers better service but leave them with higher bills due to less competition.
The National Academy of Sciences has released a book explaining the differences between science and religion, and asserting that acceptance of evolution does not require abandoning belief in God.
Los Angeles, CA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed manager Jim Tracy to a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2006 season.
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NEW YORK -- Curt Schilling&#39;s postseason might come to a premature end because of a dislocated tendon in his right ankle. Boston team doctor William Morgan said Wednesday afternoon that Red Sox trainers will
Kevin Garnett just missed out on a triple-double with 21 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gritty 83-82 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.
A large explosion near the Iraqi prime minister's party headquarters on Monday has injured at least 10 people, police said.
The countdown has started on a  flickering billboard high above a roundabout in Ethiopia's  capital, blinking out recently in red and gold letters: only  209 days, 15 hours, 22 minutes and 22 seconds to the  Millennium.
A poll commissioned by the BBC found four out of five people want the legal smoking age in Britain to be raised from 16 to 18. The nationwide poll of 1,010 adults in England, Wales and Scotland, conducted by ICM on Aug.
Ministro ai sindacati, 'bisogna scommettere su investimenti'
NEW YORK - The withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx two weeks ago was a disaster for Merck. But it also put rival Pfizer in a fix.
Turkey, faced with the suspension of its European Union membership talks, has agreed to open a port and an airport to Greek Cypriot craft.

CEO Knabb takes Pegasus off the Nasdaq in order to help shareholders -- they're down 25% so far today.
TORONTO (CP) - The effects of urban sprawl and industrial development on Ontario's ecologically sensitive watersheds will be more closely examined under a &#36;12.5 million provincial initiative.
How many M&amp;MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that's a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat.
Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said Islamic militants tried to use the Madrid train bombings to oust the pro-US ruling party from power in Spain, but not because of its support for the Iraq war.
Subscribers to 23andMe mail in a saliva sample and go online to get results on their inherited traits and ancestry.
Kurt Busch has been doing everything right in his bid for his first Nextel Cup championship. He now has one big hurdle to clear entering Sunday's Ford 400. He needs to protect a vulnerable 18-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin also within reach.

The creator of a new video recorder,  has invited skilled users to customize or \u00e2\u0080\u009chack\u00e2\u0080\u009d its device and share the improvements with others.
BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (IPS) - Does the presence of Heineken beer in Sierra  Leone  contribute to reduction of child mortality? And to what extent  does  the chemicals company Akzo Nobel contribute to prevent  environmental  damage?
Singapore's state-owned Temasek Holdings  has approached Nasdaq  to buy its 30 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Il russo della Discovery Channel Vladimir Gusev ha vinto la settima tappa del Giro di Svizzera, 125,...
A man who raped a 91-year-old woman and who police say poses a risk to the public, is to be released from jail.
Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with  Miles Davis and helped shape jazz fusion with his band Weather  Report, died in his native city of Vienna on Tuesday, aged 75.
Paul Pierce scored 14 of his 16 points during a dominating second-quarter run that carried Boston to its first win in Sacramento in more than 11 years, an 89-69 victory Wednesday night.
Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Thursday  reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to  weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in  Germany, North America and other key markets.
Sentiment among U.S. home builders  slid in June to the lowest level in more than 16 years as  tighter lender practices and rising mortgage rates crimped  sales, the National Association of Home Builders said on  Monday.
Students these days are consuming breakfast cereal as if their grade-point averages depended on it - for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between.
Alessio II assicura la propria 'fraterna preghiera'
Ornette Coleman, who earlier this year became only the second jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, swept the top honors at the Jazz Awards 2007 on Thursday, winning in four categories, including musician of the year.
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Companies encouraging spurious compensation claims are to be warned to act responsibly or face new laws.
The attorney for cyclist Floyd Landis took issue with the international cycling federation for leaking the results of the Tour de France winner's positive \
Scientists are to begin work on the second phase of a project aimed at piecing together the history of human colonisation in Britain.
Okapi are phantasmagoric creatures that have inspired the work of Dr. Terese Hart, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society in Congo.
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Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz was caught trying to slip out dressed as a woman, officials said.
Leading shares closed at their best levels for the day, taking their cue from Wall Street, where investors shrugged off a downward revision to second-quarter US GDP, dealers said.
Members of Jamaat al-Muslimeen, denying their group was tied to any plot to bomb a New York City airport, portrayed themselves as both Islamists and islanders.
Morgan Tsvangirai, who has mounted the strongest ever challenge to the rule of Zimbabwe&#39;s President Robert Mugabe, was found not guilty of treason by the High Court in Zimbabwe&#39;s capital, Harare.
Police charge three teenagers with the murder of a gay barman who survived the Soho nail bomb.
A powerful rainstorm triggered landslides and flash floods that killed nearly 340 people in the eastern Philippines, officials said Tuesday, and rescuers raced to save those stranded in three coastal towns before a typhoon strikes the hard-hit region.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Even in the concert business, the  laws of supply and demand are irrevocable.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O will  release a new version of Internet Explorer, the world's most  popular Internet browsing software, with new, built-in security  features, Chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday.
Microsoft's WPF isn't the only game in town One of the exciting ideas just now is Microsoft's WPF, formally Avalon.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Inaugurations are always balancing acts: part coronation, part celebration of democracy, part touchdown dance in the end zone. But they become even trickier during times of war.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it seeks to produce an atomic bomb.
When Greenville County in South Carolina borrowed $800 million two years ago to expand its public schools, insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos.
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A report says that NBC Universal and Paramount are backing away from their exclusive commitment in the wake of Warner Brothers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 endorsement of the rival Blu-ray format.
South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.
Preoccupazione dopo referendum procreazione e ddl Dico
MELBOURNE - Graeme Rogerson peeled off a $100 note for a busker whose rendition of The Goondiwindi Grey was driving racing fans nuts at Flemington&#39;s &quot;breakfast with the stars&quot; gallops yesterday.
Security researchers have uncovered a spoofing flaw in Internet Explorer that could turn out to be the perfect holiday gift for scammers.
Anselm Kiefer continues to transform raw materials into art in this show at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
Only in Washington: Republicans need 50 seats to retain control of the Senate in Tuesday&#39;s elections, but Democrats must have 51 to take it away.
A four-day voter registration drive signs up 650,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan for Saturday's landmark election.
Poland's opposition on Thursday  increased the pressure on the conservative government to quit,  but it remained unclear whether it had the strength to force  snap polls in a parliamentary showdown set for next month.
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Pop star George Michael asks for an interview he gave about HIV to be removed from a BBC documentary.
Sweden's election looked set to go   down to the wire on Sunday, with television projections giving   a center-right alliance vowing to trim the welfare state a   razor thin lead over the ruling Social Democrats.
Salesforce.com (CRM:NYSE - commentary - research), a provider of Internet-based customer relationship management software, posted its first quarterly profit as a public company after the bell Thursday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Wednesday that sanctions will not stop Iran from enriching uranium after a European negotiator conceded \
U.S. stock futures looked set to open little changed on Wednesday after solid gains the previous day, but Yahoo Inc.  shares advanced after it announced a management shake-up.
''Senza togliere nulla agli altri, quest'anno abbiamo fatto vedere delle grandi cose e lo abbiamo di...
NEWSWEEK's Hong Kong bureau chief reflects on a city that's integral to China's future, much as it was when he first lived there 24 years ago.
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New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods fell unexpectedly in August and mortgage applications  declined last week in spite of dropping interest rates, reports  pointing to economic weakness showed on Wednesday.
Viacom named Brad Grey, one of the most prominent talent managers in Hollywood, chairman and chief executive of its troubled Paramount Motion Picture Group.
From videogame documentaries and British sci-fi to U.S. presidential-campaign-tracking websites, a look at what's hot right now.
During a White House meeting last week, a group of governors asked President Bush and  Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their backup plan for Iraq. What would the administration do if its new strategy didn't work?
The BBC director-general unveiled &quot;painful&quot; plans to axe up to 5,000 jobs and sell off commercial ventures yesterday in a radical blueprint to direct an extra \u00c2\u00a3320 million a year into improving programmes.
Rasmussen Reports - After weeks of turmoil and change, the race for the Republican Presidential nomination has stabilized.
On the Synfony project's blog, they've posted about a new testing framework that they've implemented for their framework based around something they call \
So sweet was the seventh inning last night that those of the announced 30,610 who showed up at Safeco Field forgot for a little while that they were stuck in last place.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson is being prepared by his defense team to possibly take the witness stand in his own defense, according to a Bay Area attorney who said today he spent several hours questioning
La Roma, con tridente delle meraviglie - Totti, Cassano e Montella - punisce oltre misura un Siena che per 45&#39; minuti ha tenuto bene il campo. Ma gli assist di Cassano e due doppiette, di Montella e Totti, fanno
By Anne P. Braly, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 5--Crabtree Farms recently became one of just a handful of farms in Tennessee and one of only two in Hamilton County to be certified as an organic farm. The other is Tom O'Neal's Dhamma Farm on Signal Mountain, certified in 2005.
The first images that hide a virus inside them have been found in a pornographic newsgroup on the net.
The Russian businessman whom Britain has named as a suspect in the killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko said Thursday that he has evidence of British special services' involvement in the poisoning death.
Su Internet le immagini dell&#39;esecuzione dei tre accusati di collaborare con gli Usa. Sequestrati 18 soldati iracheni. Alcuni camionisti turchi uccisi, un numero imprecisato rapiti. Autobomba a Samarra, tre morti.
A judge has dismissed assault charges against rapper Loon, who was arrested in February after a security guard was stabbed outside a nightclub.
Derrek Lee whacked a three-run double  against his former team to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the  Florida Marlins 5-2 to retain their National League (NL)  wildcard lead Saturday.
As the Republican convention opened  less than four miles away, a small number of visitors to Ground  Zero paid their respects on Monday with mixed feelings about  whether President Bush should come to the site of the Sept. 11,  2001 attacks.
Russian nationalists, communists and  religious believers gathered in Moscow on Saturday to denounce  plans for a Gay Pride march, as gay activists prepared to lobby  the mayor to lift a ban on the event.
Tra 'lavoro nero' e 'economia criminale' mezzo pil nazionale
An earthquake has rocked a densely populated city in southwestern China, destroying more than 20,000 houses but killing no one, a local official said on Wednesday.
A man with a knife was arrested inside a campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Decorah in northeast Iowa, police said Wednesday.
The Polish government signed a deal Wednesday with U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the
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The deputy leader of the Ugandan LRA rebels, Vincent Otti, is dead, south Sudan's VP confirms.
Sudan has accused the media of allegedly being used to misrepresent facts about the escalating Darfur crisis. The country&#39;s deputy speaker, Mr Anglo Baeda, lamented in Nairobi yesterday that reports originating
Il quotidiano inglese 'The Sun', racconta oggi la nuova disavventura di Jermaine Pennant, centrocamp...
The dollar steadied after the previous day's sharp falls as dealers looked for direction from manufacturing data and a weekend Group of Seven meeting of finance ministers and central bankers.
Greek lawyers are giving up efforts to have a new Hollywood film banned and its makers sued for depicting Alexander the Great as a bisexual.
Britain's biggest bus company, FirstGroup Plc , said on Friday it had agreed buy Laidlaw International Inc. , the U.S. operator of inter-city Greyhound buses, for $2.8 billion plus debt.
WRIGLEY is buying the Life Savers and Altoids sweet and mint businesses from Kraft Foods for \u00c2\u00a3800 million. The deal allows Wrigley to expand in the sweet section, while leaving Kraft to focus on the rest of its food business.
Indian filmmakers set a record at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as takeover news and stronger-than-expected profits in the pharmaceutical sector eased anxiety about earnings, which led to Friday's sell-off.
LONDON -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, charged with felonies for her role in the HP spying scandal and battling ovarian cancer, has stepped down from her position as non-executive vice chairwoman of Barclays Global Investors, the company said Friday.
AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images  Girafa.com Inc. announced today that the CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ properties of America Online, Inc., have signed an agreement with Girafa to use Girafa's thumbnail search images as an integrated part of their search results.  Using Girafa's thumbnail search service, search users can ...
A woman from South Yorkshire dies on a holiday jet as her husband and 12-year-old daughter look on.
PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , one of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American Medical Security Group Inc. for &#36;502 million to expand its product offerings to individuals and small businesses.
Was using an infrared device to shut off exhibitors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 video presentations a harmless prank?
Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The broad use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved patients came under scrutiny on Friday as U.S. advisers weighed the risks of the tiny tubes implanted in millions to keep arteries open.
Tight end Joey Haynos has carved out a nice niche for himself in Maryland's offense, not bad for a guy who started in College Park as a walk-on.
WASHINGTON (CBS) Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he will introduce legislation imposing drug testing standards on professional athletes if baseball players and owners do not adopt a stringent crackdown on steroids by January
PENNSAUKEN, N.J., June 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- RCM Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCMT) today announced that Healthcare Informatics magazine has published its 14th Annual Healthcare Informatics 100 and ranks RCM among its top companies by healthcare information technology revenue.
Il rapporto sull'economia europea sara' presentato lunedi'
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner, who successfully fought off a shareholder attempt to oust him, unexpectedly offered his resignation from the entertainment company he's led for two decades - but he will go in his own time...
Tutti ricoverati nel Centro di prima accoglienza dell'isola
Emeka Okafor hit a pair of free throws with five seconds left in overtime to give Charlotte&#39;s new NBA team a win over its old one as the host Bobcats pulled out a 94-93 win over the New Orleans Hornets last night.
TV presenters Ant and Dec will donate profits from their next series of Saturday Night Takeaway to charity.
their slow-moving peace process but they have reported no significant breakthrough after two days of talks. Islamabad reported no progress towards a solution on Kashmir, the divided Himalayan state at the heart of their rivalry.
The Justice Department unsealed an indictment yesterday accusing a senior Hamas leader and two other men of a 15-year racketeering conspiracy that raised millions of dollars for
Sono nove i permessi premio goduti finora, dal 2003 ad oggi, dal boss-pentito Giovanni Brusca, tornato ieri in carcere dopo che gli agenti della squadra mobile di Roma lo hanno trovato in possesso di un telefonino nella sua camera d&#39;albergo, dove era con
In a crotch-grabbing, pole-dancing comeback, fallen pop star Britney Spears opened the MTV Video Music Awards, one of the biggest nights in the US pop music calendar.
TAIPEI: Taiwan vowed to continue its fight to join the United Nations despite its 12th consecutive failure to gain a seat due to opposition from rival China.
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Reggie Bush and Steve McNair won't forget their 2006 debuts with their new teams. Even though his team didn't win, Terrell Owens didn't exactly have a miserable time in his new uniform, either.
Rudy Giuliani, who called for tough gun control as New York's mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling on personal liberties framed his current outlook defending a right to bear arms.
UnitedHealth Group&#39;s (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle charges that it defrauded the Medicare program, the Justice Department said on Monday.
A Learjet being used as an air ambulance crashed near the Mexican border early on Sunday, killing all five people aboard. The plane, carrying two pilots, two
The man is suspected of selling high-tech equipment on the nuclear black market and is the third German businessman named as a suspect in the past month in an investigation into the trade in several countries.
Rebels seeking to topple the government of Chad seized a crucial eastern city early on Saturday, according to aid workers based in the region.
Short bursts of exercise may help reduce the potentially dangerous spikes in blood fats that occur after fatty meals.
THREE jockeys and a trainer were arrested today in a probe into alleged fixing of horse races. More than 130 officers raided 19 addresses across Suffolk, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire and arrested 12 people for conspiracy to defraud.
Blog: Jeff Berman, MySpace's general manager of video, tells CNET News.com about the social networking site's plans for its new MySpace TV, from Flektor to music videos to original programming.
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Former home secretary David Blunkett says two CSOs should have tried to rescue a 10-year-old boy from a pond.
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DAMASCUS, Syria-- The dire security conditions in Iraq have overshadowed many of the Bush administration's diplomatic priorities in Syria, prompting US officials to focus their efforts here on enlisting the government's help in stabilizing the country's eastern border with Iraq.
The top two U.S. economic policymakers told Congress on Thursday that allowing the biggest home finance companies to buy larger loans could ease mortgage market strains, but should be coupled with tighter regulation of the firms.
Cobham, the niche defence and aerospace supplier, has bought Remec Defense &amp; Space, a company that specialises in battlefield communications equipment, for $260m from the Remec group.
KATHMANDU: Thousands of opposition party supporters rallied in the Nepalese capital yesterday demanding the king return sovereignty to the people.
Remember the good old days when athletes would rather take a pay cut than turn on their contemporaries, when the watchword of yesterday (&quot;What you see here, what you say here, let it stay here, when you leave here&quot;) became the watchword of today (&quot;What
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Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday hired Bill Clinton's former press secretary, Mike McCurry, adding yet another adviser who worked for the two-time Democratic presidential winner.
Nearly one in five children's hospitals are not providing round-the-clock, life-support cover.
A judge on Monday dismissed the indictment against 13 of 16 former employees of KPMG  in a tax shelter case, saying that prosecutors inappropriately interfered with their legal defense.
A management buyout for online auction firm QXL Ricardo is being called into question, with the emergence of a rival - and higher - takeover proposal.
Hitler\u00e2\u0080\u0099s globe is missing. Wolfram Pobanz, a 68-year-old retired cartographer, is positive that it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not the one in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, with the Russian bullet hole through Germany, and he can prove it.
The Spanish government rejected out of hand a new peace proposal made Sunday by Basque separatists because it did not renounce violence, reports the Scotsman.
Kumar Sangakkara's unbeaten fifty revives Sri Lanka's chances against Pakistan.
Nineteen US soldiers and three other people were killed in an explosion in a dining hall at a base in Mosul yesterday in the single deadliest attack on American forces since the coalition invasion of Iraq.
Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson made light of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's call for a quick economic stimulus Thursday and said it might be best to leave the economy alone for now.
A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
GAZA CITY -- Hamas officials gave Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the go-ahead yesterday for negotiations with Israel, a major shift in the militant Islamic group's position as it works to end its international isolation.
Polar bears could be decades from extinction, a survey into global warming has found. Steve Connor reports on the crisis that threatens the polar ice-cap.
The Houston Astros closed to within   one and a half games of first place in the NL Central when   Craig Biggio's and Andy Pettitte helped guide the team to a 7-4   road win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.
IBM and Cisco are releasing a jointly developed telecommunications network management and service assurance product.
Commissione Ue, per concorrere bastera' collegarsi in rete
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp struck a groundbreaking deal on Wednesday, ending a two-day strike by agreeing to create a health-care trust fund that will reduce the automaker's costs.
The service pack is notable mostly for a variety of new security features, including fixes to many known problems, a new version of the Windows Firewall that is turned on by default, and a new security center.
BESLAN, Russia - Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children Sunday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-sized piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets of this grief-stricken town as Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead...
General Electric Co. said on Tuesday   that a company laptop containing the names and Social Security   numbers of 50,000 current and former employees was stolen in   early September.
Desperate parents are fleeing  the poverty of Romania's countryside in search of work  elsewhere in the European Union, leaving their children behind  to be cared for by others.
A U.S. jury on Friday found Conrad  Black guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice in a  grim Friday the 13th verdict that could send the former media  baron to jail for up to 35 years.
NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted as investors awaited a mid-quarter update from U.S...
Pulci, bagni allagati, aule al buio, siringhe di drogati
A man almost killed a shop manager after being released from a jail term for murder against probation advice, the BBC finds.
President Bush today defended his administration&#39;s efforts to provide the public with an adequate supply of flu vaccine, blaming a production flaw abroad for the shortage and pledging that
DirecTV and EchoStar make a deal to sell wireless broadband. Will it be enough?
The Service Employees International Union has postponed a decision on an endorsement until next month, a setback for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.
Britain's Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks win bronze in a tense final 49er race on the Saronic Gulf.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.  on Tuesday said it would restate its fourth-quarter 2004 earnings, cutting them by 5 cents to 10 cents a share, due to an error in accounting for construction allowances.
BAGHDAD - Turkey's decision to allow the dispatch of troops over Iraq's border in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas throws into relief a troubling quandary for Iraq's leaders.
An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.
British Foreign Minister Kim Howells accepted that an earlier ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict may have &quot;worked,&quot; contrary to Prime Minister Tony Blair's approach.
Three British soldiers have died of their injuries after separate attacks in Afghanistan.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cFirst Sunday,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Ice Cube departs a bit from the upright-citizen persona, playing a man driven to crime by desperate circumstances.
Wired's Michael Belfiore goes past Virgin's PR machine to assess the problems of Virgin Galactic's space venture. Pilot Brian Binnie and passengers talk risks and rewards.
Four times cameras mobiles will have been sold in Europe by the end of 2004 than last year, say analysts.
Syria could spark trouble in Lebanon in response to a U.N. Security Council vote to set up a tribunal to try the killers of Rafik al-Hariri, the former prime minister's son said on Thursday.
China welcomed Iran's nuclear transparency deal with U.N. inspectors on Thursday, despite Western fears that it could be a recipe for delay.
Australia says it will not be cowed by terrorism, after a bomb at its embassy in Indonesia kills nine people.
To lose is one thing. To lose 77-0 is quite another. Texas A&amp;M has had a year to absorb that shocking outcome at Oklahoma against the then-No. 1 Sooners.
Texas is asking the Justice Department to approve Dec. 12 for a congressional runoff election &#151; a date opposed by a Latino civil rights group because it is a religious day for many Hispanics.
TEMPE, Ariz. (Nov. 28, 2004) -- Emmitt Smith was knocked out of the game against the New York Jets in the first quarter with a toe injury.
.Exercise only is not enough to reduce the death risk associated with being obese, a study of over 116,000 female nurses has revealed.
Few people today are buying UMPCs, but a new chip and lower prices could help by early 2008.
Britain's ruling Labour Party admitted that 2006 was a difficult financial year, saying it was experiencing cashflow problems and was seeking to reschedule much of its substantial debt.
By GREG RISLING LOS ANGELES - Ryan O'Neal was responsible for injuries his son's pregnant girlfriend suffered during a confrontation with the actor at his Malibu home last weekend, a lawyer for Griffin O'Neal told reporters Wednesday.
CAMBRIDGE - Target offers shoppers an unusual message about its gift cards at some stores, advising that they are biodegradable. \
President George W. Bush on Wednesday asked the U.S. Congress to double the U.S. financial commitment to combat AIDS globally, particularly in hard-hit Africa, to $30 billion over five years starting next year.
'No a prove false per dichiarare nulli matrimoni falliti'
'Il problema e' come arrivarci'. Servono infrasrutture
Il Parlamento di Israele si prepara oggi ad una storica decisione. I 120 deputati della Knesset sono infatti chiamati a pronunciarsi sul piano di ritiro dalla Striscia di Gaza fortemente voluto dal premier conservatore Ariel Sharon.
French President Jacques Chirac will pay his second official visit to Vietnam on Oct.
Blog: Yahoo's photo-sharing site is partnering with the self-publishing service Blurb.com to make personalized bookmaking easier.
(InfoWorld) - The head of Warner Music Group defended the use of DRM (digital rights management) with digital music on Wednesday in an apparent response to\u00c2\u00a0recent criticism from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Jobs roiled the music industry last week by suggesting in a\u00c2\u00a0letter published on Apple's Web site\u00c2\u00a0that the music labels are to blame for the fact that music from Apple's iTunes music store can only be played on Apple's iPod music players -- something Apple has been criticized for. \
MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched  operations in Mosul Tuesday to rid Iraq's third largest city of  groups of insurgents who have rampaged through several  neighborhoods for the past six days.
Tycho:  There are more substantive (read: impenetrable) tabletop wargames, but you can have a lot of fun with Clix if you are able to stop buying them long enough to actually play.  Halo ActionClix have been announced for awhile, but when we sat down to write the strip yesterday we were looking over some pics of the final models and felt confident that we had discovered today's topic.
A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter profit rose as the company saw both its prime-time television audience and advertising sales increase.
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit choices of some patients in a small trial program of managed health care under Medicare, congressional investigators said.
Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.
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In a break with other Internet service providers, AT&amp;T Inc. will work with Hollywood studios and recording labels to devise technology that identifies offshore content pirates who use its network to upload illegal copies of movies and music.
U.S. Air Force members from the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron and 38th Airlift Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Friday, Oct.
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the team behind \u00e2\u0080\u009cMeet the Spartans,\u00e2\u0080\u009d prove that ridiculing other movies is much easier than making your own.
South African government tells millions left in the dark by rolling power cuts likely to go on for years to look on the bright side
Indice a 12.445,52, positivo anche il Nasdaq e lo SP
A stampede at a rock concert in Indonesia's West Java province killed 10 people and injured several, police said on Sunday.
The new set of extensions to the x86 instruction set used by both AMD and Intel's chips would give software developers new tools to develop future applications.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Senator Barack Obama for saying he would be willing to meet without preconditions with leaders of Iran and North Korea.
And ex-CEO grabbing bank Dell posted healthy sales and profit for its fiscal second quarter, spurred by favorable market conditions, including higher average selling prices and lower component costs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A father and three children who vanished on a Christmas tree-cutting trip in the Northern California mountains were found alive Wednesday after huddling in a culvert for warmth during three days of heavy snow.
Applebee&#39;s International Inc. said Thursday it expects annual earnings per share to grow from 14 percent to 17 percent over the next three to five years beginning in 2005.
Consumers' renewed worries about job prospects led to a bigger-than-expected drop in confidence in August and provided more evidence of the fragility of the economic expansion.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was greeted with protests Monday as he prepared to address university students and speak before the U.N. General Assembly.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin reached a last-minute agreement with opposition leaders Thursday night to avoid a no-confidence vote in Parliament that could have brought an end to his government and new elections.
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(InfoWorld) - Borland Software surveyed its own customers to get a snapshot of the ALM (application lifecycle management) market and found heterogeneity rules in application development.\u00c2\u00a0 The company polled more than 300 customers in May and June. Sixty-nine percent of respondents said they support two or more development platforms, and 42 percent deploy to both Java and .Net. Half are using four or more ALM tools, and 33 percent have tools from more than three different vendors. Sixty-six percent of respondents use both open-source and commercial ALM tools. Meanwhile, 44 percent of respondents said they use two or more software development processes with agile methodologies and custom processes receiving the highest percentage of votes. \
Code with the best of them Site offer With reports that UK online sales in the weeks before Christmas hit nearly \u00c2\u00a37.7bn, and with the emerging markets in the Far East stamping their mark on today's online communities, it is a brave man that will bet against the web developing still further in terms of its importance in global financial markets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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And for government to listen to advice... Minister for Innovation John Denham said the scientific community needs to improve its engagement with the public and that government needs to pay more attention to science when making policy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dec. 13 issue - Does one of the chemical culprits behind heart disease also play a role in osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass that affects 75 million Americans, Europeans and Japanese?
Top Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, under U.S. pressure to start peace talks, met on Monday on a plan to begin tackling some of the thorniest issues after a month-long impasse over Jewish settlements.
Facing one of the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tougher lineups, Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez held the Dodgers to four hits and two runs, which came on consecutive home runs in the seventh inning.
Davie, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins learned Monday that they could be without quarterbacks Jay Fiedler and AJ Feeley for this Sunday&#39;s game against the Buffalo Bills.
The total value of outsourcing contracts in the U.S. was down in Q3, but is still on the rise in Europe and Asia.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya's envoy in response to reports Libya plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.
A file described as the database for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Web site shows up for sharing.
REGIONAL stock markets and currencies fell and the price of gold shot up yesterday as traders in Southeast Asia attempted to assess the cost of the disastrous tsunamis that swept the region.
The bodies of 10 migrants from West Africa are found off the coast of Gran Canaria after their boat capsized.
BOGOTA - Soldiers swarmed a farm yesterday and captured one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers, who was hiding in bushes in his underwear. Colombian officials called it their biggest drug war victory since the 1993 slaying of Medell&#xED;n cartel leader Pablo Escobar.
The sport of boxing is customarily clouded by controversial decisions and suspect circumstances. So why should the world middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
An Australian movie fan on his way to pose for a Star Wars 30th anniversary photo shoot was arrested by police after his replica laser pistol was mistaken for a more earthly machine gun, media reported on Friday.
 Ma Berlusconi non accetta la sfida
Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is recovering in a London hospital today (Oct. 18) after a serious motorcycle crash, police said. The 47-year-old, English-born singer was the passenger on a bike that collided with a car yesterday near St.
The two main rivals in Afghanistan's  first presidential election threw themselves into campaigning  Tuesday, drawing crowds of supporters four days before a vote  that many hope could be a turning point for the war-torn  nation.
Ziff Davis - Symbol's 'access port' will support 802.11a, b and g simultaneously.
Business is brisk at the Saigon Gold Exchange in a grimy neighborhood of Ho Chi Minh City as Vietnamese investors bet on gold amid a turbulent stock market, rising inflation and currency concerns.
India's truck operators stay off the roads for a third day in protest over the introduction of a new freight tax.
DOJ announces arrests, convictions for online fraud and other Net-related crimes.
Kenya's electoral body says President Mwai Kibaki has won the presidential poll, despite claims of fraud.
UNITED NATIONS (CP) - President George W. Bush defended his Iraq invasion Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations as he called on the world body to do more to help the chaotic country and establish a fund to spread democracy elsewhere.
A lackadaisical Ramirez error followed by a Keystone Cops Ramirez error costs the Boston Red Sox two runs in the top of eighth inning, allowing the St.
More than 6,000 British tourists are stranded in Florida as flights are cancelled in the path of Hurricane Frances.
(HealthDay News) - It's relatively easy for seniors to slip on stairs and hurt themselves, so it's important to take precautions to prevent falls.
Robert Baer dreamed of becoming a Hollywood writer and producer, and thought he had caught his big break in 1995 when he met the man who would become famous for creating \
Wall Street expects a two-day Federal Reserve meeting this week to end with another cut in interest rates as financial firms struggle with losses tied to subprime mortgages and related securities.
Arts & entertainment: Who's the best Dracula? For Halloween, The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson decides.
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'Su leadership del centrodestra non ho cambiato idea'
BEIRUT, Lebanon Sept. 4, 2004 - Lebanese lawmakers amended their constitution to keep pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud in office, boldly reaffirming their loyalty to Damascus and defying a UN resolution calling for presidential elections.
Greatness hovers just outside \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster,\u00e2\u0080\u009d knocking, angling to be let in.
Alfredo Cazzola, presidente di Smau, fa il punto della situazione circa i numeri di Smau 2004 e parla della prossima edizione. Numeri al di sopra delle previsioni per Smau 2004. Oltre 360mila visitatori, 53
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Kansei frowns when he hears the  word \
An Iraqi militant group said it had abducted 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard and posted their pictures on its Web site on Tuesday, three days after 49 unarmed army recruits were found dead.
Facebook is suing seventeen people and a Canadian Internet porn company for allegedly trying to mine the popular social networking site for its users&#39; personal details.Facebook alleges that in June servers controlled by the defendants used automated scripts to make more than 200,000 requests for personal information stored on Facebook&#39;s site. The allegations are contained in an amended lawsuit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court in San Jose, California.The company first filed suit back in June, but amended the complaint this month after obtaining court orders to identify who controlled the servers trying to access its site.Experts have warned people against publishing too much personal information on social networking sites for fear it could be collected and then abused by fraudsters.Facebook, one of the most-used social networking sites after MySpace, said the automated scripts caused error messages to be generated, but the company did not say if user information was successfully collected.Named in the suit is Istra Holdings, which controls SlickCash.com, an affiliate advertising business that offers commissions to Web publishers for referring Internet surfers to its portfolio of adult sites.It also names Brian Fabian and Josh Raskin, both of whom the suit says work at Istra in Toronto, and Ming Wu of Markham, Ontario, as well as 14 other unidentified people.Facebook said the hacking attempts cost it at least US$5,000 to investigate. The company has requested a jury trial and is seeking to bar the defendants from accessing its computer systems in the future, in addition to damages.&#160;
After more than a decade running Paramount Pictures as chairman of its motion picture group, Sherry Lansing announced Tuesday that she plans to step down when her contract expires at the end of next year.
Microsoft this week released a minor update for Windows Vista that adds support for Windows Help files, recognized by their .hlp extension. Such help files have been in use since Windows 3.1, and are still found in a number of applications.
Israel shut down for Yom Kippur on Friday, with borders closed and streets deserted as many Jews fasted, prayed and asked for forgiveness on the holiest day of the religious calendar.
Secretary of State Colin Powell heard a  11-year-old speak of valuing her virginity and an HIV-positive  woman advise abstinence Saturday as he met Kenyan youths who  teach their peers how to avoid HIV/AIDS.
A sport utility vehicle carrying Lane Garrison of TV's \
Rush Limbaugh&#39;s not one to keep much to himself, but he&#39;d prefer to keep his medical records private. Unfortunately for him, it looks like that&#39;s not an option.
Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men wins top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards.
TEHRAN: A top aide to Iran&#39;s supreme leader declared on Monday that Tehran did not fear being taken to the Security Council over its nuclear program and warned that if the UN
India captain Saurav Ganguly is hopeful that Sachin Tendulkar will recover from his elbow injury to start the home test series against Australia next week.
The US Congress takes up Tuesday a divisive bill balancing border security and the documentation of 12 million illegal aliens, in a make-or-break debate that could scuttle immigration reform until after the 2008 presidential election.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California  - Google Inc  has hit its stride with a strategy that focuses on Web search, advertising and applications, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday, as he downplayed possible threats.
US inflation was little changed in June as higher food costs were offset by a dip in petrol, figures show.
See you in court Best Buy is to \
Tiger hits 10.4.9 Apple has updated Mac OS X to version 10.4.9, offering patches for both Intel and PowerPC versions of the operating system, taking in its server and client forms. The company has also updated its iPhoto application, and beefed up the security of Mac OS X 10.3.9.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry scouted votes in key battleground states but were already looking ahead to their crucial televised debates starting in a week.
The United Auto Workers union's deadline for reaching a tentative deal with General Motors Corp  is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 14, the union's vice president said in an e-mail to members on Thursday.
John Kerry is promising North Carolina workers he will fight the forces sending U.S. jobs overseas, a timely topic in a state losing jobs to the manufacturing slump and international competition.
(ASCA-AFP) - Lussemburgo, 14 ott - L&#39;avvocato generale della Corte europea di Giustizia, Juliane Kokott, ha criticato la nuova legge italiana sul falso in bilancio. Secondo il parere di Kokott, che non vincola
Anche Seacliff Capital tra azionisti contrari a progetto
WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining stock sales of the chief executive of Countrywide Financial Corp. , the nation's largest mortgage lender, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday.
In this new post on the ThinkPHP blog, there's more talk about their Chorizo! security scanner and how, with a little help from their Morcilla product, you can find problems easily. Now, interpreting them is another matter, so they show you a simple way to determine just what went wrong.   Sometimes it's not very easy to check if a vulnerability occured where Morcilla told you it occured. In order to pinpoint this issue, it is neccessary that you get a deeper look to the callstack of all the functions that were involved calling the SQL abstraction layer.   They include a screenshot of how the functionality will (in the upcoming version) work in the case of a MySQL SQL injection problem.

Iceland is ready to provide a residence permit to world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chess ex-champion Bobby Fischer who\u00e2\u0080\u0099s now serving his sentence in one of the Japanese jails.
With one month to go in a tightening  White House race, an invigorated Democratic Sen. John Kerry  stepped up his attacks on President Bush's economic record on  Sunday and raised new questions about whether the White House  misled the country into war in Iraq.
FORT MYERS, Florida  - The Iraq war reclaimed the spotlight in the Republican race for the White House on Saturday as front-runner John McCain accused rival Mitt Romney of backing a set withdrawal of U.S. troops -- a charge Romney angrily denied.

A judge has given the green light to a U.S. firm to sue a memorial fund dedicated to the late Princess Diana over its attempt to stop the firm from selling Diana trinkets such as dolls and plates.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.
A court has acquitted ex-President Rolandas Paksas, who was removed from office by an impeachment trial, of leaking a state secret to the most generous financial sponsor of his election campaign.
The UN nuclear agency said yesterday that insurgents in Iraq may have obtained nearly 400 tons of missing explosives that can be used in the kind of car-bomb attacks that have targeted US-led coalition forces for months.
Two weeks before the final trade deadline of the season, Houston Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker began to wonder if making the playoffs was merely a pipe dream.
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The death toll from an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of Lagos has risen to around 60 as more bodies were recovered from the scene.
L'arrivo della Splash per raggiungere quota 2% nel 2008
Yahoo Inc. chief Jerry Yang was found wanting on Wednesday by investors who said the company needed to devise a plan to combat weaker advertising growth more quickly than in the 100 days promised by management.
A plane skidded off a runway in S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo, crashing into a building and a gas station and setting off a conflagration.
Major regional indexes close in the red on early hike in crude prices and Coca-Cola profit warning. PARIS  - European shares fell on Wednesday as an early session rise in oil prices stoked concern
Newly merged telecommunications equipment maker  Alcatel-Lucent has reported a slump in underlying profits last year and ramped up planned job cuts to 12,500 or 15.6 percent of the workforce.
Microsoft Corp.  on Thursday  posted a 23.5 percent drop in quarterly net profit, but raised  its outlook for the current fiscal year as orders for upcoming  products exceed expectations, lifting its shares by 6 percent.
In the first big step to make prescription drug benefits available to the elderly, the Bush administration said yesterday that it would carve the nation into 34 regions to administer
Across the security industry, experts are encouraging businesses to abandon piecemeal IT systems and data-defense efforts in favor of overarching risk management strategies.
Julius Jones scored on a 17-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left as the Dallas Cowboys scored two touchdowns in the last two minutes to stun the Seattle Seahawks 43-39 in the National Football League Monday.
KINGSTON, NY -- Health officials here say a woman&#39;s death in November was caused by Cruetzfeldt-Jacob disease, bringing to five the number of Ulster County residents who have died within the past year from the rare brain disorder.
A Czech minister says a BBC report on caged beds in children's care homes is \
Latest Champions Trophy news from the Rose Bowl.
MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia&#39;s armed forces will soon have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unlike those held by other countries.
Bolton&#39;s El-Hadji Diouf has been charged by the Football Association for spitting at Portsmouth&#39;s Arjan de Zeeuw in Saturday&#39;s 1-0 win for Pompey.
The four networks have been bought by consortia which include Scottish &amp; Southern Energy and United Utilities. Transco said that it would return about \u00c2\u00a32bn to shareholders following the sale and would increase its dividend for the current year by 20%.
L'azienda contesta la notizia riportata dal Sole 24 ore
La Commissione Disciplinare ha deferito il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, presso la Leg...
(HealthDayNews) -- Getting your child to eat enough nutritious foods is a tough assignment.
Matthew Pinsent hinted yesterday that he may return to duty with the International Olympic Committee on announcing his retirement from international rowing.
The wife of a man shot dead in his home came downstairs to see her husband's killer, police say.
U.S. captain Claudio Reyna, who has  been suffering with a thigh injury, was missing from Bruce  Arena's 23-man squad named Friday for this month's World Cup  qualifiers against El Salvador and Panama.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (Sports Network) - Jason Teague, who  ran for 112 yards and a score on 17 carries, caught a touchdown  pass in the second quarter to snap a tie and help Michigan  State post a 49-14 win over fourth-ranked Wisconsin in the Big  Ten Conference at Spartan Stadium.
Captain Joe Sakic's not panicking. So his Colorado Avalanche teammates won't either &#151; not yet at least.
The US high-tech work force grew by 2 percent last year but demand for computer programmers, tech-support specialists and other high-tech workers continues to erode, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
NEW YORK -- Apple Computer Inc. said Friday it has delayed filing its annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission due to its ongoing investigation into stock option grants.
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Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health  Networks Inc. on Tuesday sealed their $16.5 billion merger,  creating the biggest health insurance company in the United  States with 28 million members.
SANTA MONICA, Calif.  - The stars of the video  game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their  peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the  Hollywood playbook with red carpets, glittering gems and a live  nationwide broadcast.
DC's former mayor takes a new role in government
Initially targeted at the businesses in the life sciences, computer-aided engineering and finance sectors, IBM will offer preconfigured \
Oil prices have neared last week&#39;s record high after bouncing back above the $50-a-barrel mark despite a peace deal between rebel gangs in Nigeria.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Muslims and Christians united in the hope that the festive season will herald a new dawn after four years of violence, attending midnight mass in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Hundreds of thousands of Colombians took to the streets across the country and overseas on Monday in a huge protest against FARC guerrillas and their kidnapping of hostages held for years in hidden jungle camps.
Former British F1 Champion Nigel Mansell is &quot;disgusted&quot; by Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s decision to drop the British GP, while Damon Hill has slammed the F1 supremo for being greedy.
Wakita's boys may not have won a game this season, but the Warriors are easily the most culturally diverse team at the KOFM Prep Classic.
Ted Yoos, a fee-only certified financial planner and president of Cornerstone Financial Management LLC in Sudbury, answered readers' questions yesterday about the gyrating stock market at boston.com. Yesterday the Dow Jones industrial average rose 52.39 points to close at 12,268.73, a day after falling 416 points, the seventh-biggest one-day point drop in history. Here are excerpts from Yoos' chat.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - An explosion caused by a suspected bomb in a McDonald's restaurant in Russia's second city of St Petersburg on Sunday injured at least five people, officials said.
Colombia destroyed around 7,000 land mines on Sunday, in efforts to implement the Ottawa Convention that bans the use of antipersonnel mines, according to local reports.
The lucrative Los Angeles porn film  industry was reeling on Friday by news that two production  companies had been slapped with the first fines for allowing  actors to perform without condoms.
Despite its fourth-quarter loss, the pharmaceutical giant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s results topped Wall Street estimates, and its shares rose more than 5 percent.
President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his economic rescue plan and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
Hitachi has added its name to the list of companies issuing recalls for faulty Sony batteries, a move that affects 16,000 laptops sold in Japan.
The famished body is banned for Fashion Week in Madrid.
Quarterback Aaron Polanco scores three touchdowns and rushes for 143 yards Saturday to lead Navy to a 28-24 win over Northeastern.
La stima e' del Codacons: \
Authorities search for the perpetrator who left a possible fuel-air explosive near Piccadilly Circus.
Maybe it's all those tiring banquets, photo ops and interviews. Maybe it's the extra pressure that comes with being a Heisman Trophy winner. Or maybe the so-called Heisman jinx doesn't even exist.
Manager Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal were still haunted by last season&#39;s nightmare start to the Champions League as they battled to Tuesday&#39;s 1-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven.
The Expos will announce how to purchase season tickets Wednesday, even as the team's future in the District is again unclear.
KHARTOUM, Aug 18  - The United Nations said on Wednesday it was very concerned by Sudan&#39;s lack of practical progress in bringing security to Darfur, where more than a million people have fled their homes for fear of militia ...
Accusati del delitto di sabato scorso a Secondigliano
Cuban state TV shows new photos of President Fidel Castro, who is believed to be recovering from surgery.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Tiger Woods shot a 5-under-par 67 Friday in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic and was five strokes behind clubhouse leader Ross Fisher, an Englishman who once fetched balls at a driving range for the world's top player. Three-time winner Ernie Els climbed...
WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating reports that several members of a reservist supply unit in Iraq refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous...
NEW YORK Sept. 29, 2004 - US stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open as investors take on board a persistently high oil price and reflect on Tuesday&#39;s poor consumer confidence reading.
BlackRock Inc., the largest publicly traded US mutual-fund company, agreed to buy the investment unit of Quellos Group LLC for as much as $1.7 billion, more than doubling its hedge-fund assets.
Senior Chinese and South Korean officials have met in an effort to restart stalled talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament amid signs of US impatience with the diplomatic process.
A lot of people got excited when Fidelity Investments announced recently that it was cutting fees on five index mutual funds. You heard talk about price wars with the Vanguard Group, of a new &quot;low-cost leader&quot; in fund investing and more.
Partecipavano a feste per soli uomini, quattro arresti
The Irish singer and entertainer Joe Dolan, 64, dies from a suspected brain haemorrhage.
China grabbed its first-ever men&#39;s Olympic gold in track and field on Friday, but it was a night of misery for Americans, who saw any chance of a fourth consecutive gold in basketball crushed.
Extra copies of a certain gene found  in about a third of breast cancers may be responsible for their  unchecked growth and survival, researchers reported on  Thursday.
The restaurant chain meets Q1 earnings, but lowers guidance for fiscal 2005.
In futuro non deve avvenire che scioperi paralizzino Paese
A strong earthquake tremor has shaken northern Japan days after several quakes killed at least 31 people.
Ronaldo&#39;s early strike against Bolivia turned an expected war of attrition into an comfortable stroll, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said after Sunday&#39;s game.
BUDAPEST - Il primo ministro ungherese, Ferenc Gyurcsany, ha annunciato oggi a Budapest che l&#39;Ungheria ritirer\u00c3\u00a0 il suo contingente di 300 soldati dall&#39;Iraq alla fine di marzo dell&#39;anno prossimo. &quot;\u00c3\u0088 il nostro
Temporaneamente con un decreto Ministero della Salute
Description: In Capitol Hill hearings, lawmakers criticize drug manufacturers for failing to fully disclose data on the use of antidepressants by children, creating a misleading impression of the drugs&#39; safety and effectiveness.
Nobel laureate Jose Saramago has sparked controversy among his fellow Portuguese by suggesting that they will, one day, be swallowed up by their larger neighbour and eternal rival, Spain.
Two things are certain in life: The sun will rise in the East, and Sam Cassell will be unhappy with his contract. Training camps opened Tuesday around the NBA, but Cassell declined to grace the Minnesota Timberwolves with his presence.
DaJuan Summers had 15 points and 9 rebounds, Jonathan Wallace became Georgetown\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career leader in 3-pointers and the seventh-ranked Hoyas (10-1) closed out their non-conference schedule with an 82-55 victory against visiting Fordham on Monday.
It's not going to be pretty folks.  Mr. Sarkozy praised the current diplomatic initiative by the world's powers, a two-pronged approach that threatens tougher United Nations-mandated sanctions if Iran does not stop enriching uranium for possible use in a nuclear weapon, but holds out the possibility of incentives if Iran complies.   That approach, he said, \
MUSLIM cleric Moqtada al-Sadr cannot be trusted to keep his word and he must be &quot;dealt with&quot;, US national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said.
Police held a 22-year-old man for questioning on Sunday over an incident in which a student was shot while providing security at a concert at a Leicestershire university, police said.
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has put the pressure for the success or failure of the Northern Ireland assembly talks firmly on the shoulders of Ian Paisley.
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Europe launches its 50.5bn-euro (\u00c2\u00a333bn) programme for research and technological development.
An official British racism  watchdog recommended on Wednesday that bookshops across the  country remove copies of a comic book which tells the tale of  fictional Belgian hero Tintin&#39;s adventures in the Congo.
Venerdi' decisione gup su richiesta giudizio Pollari
Yahoo Inc  has displaced  Google  as preferred provider of Web services to mobile  operator T-Mobile (DTEGn.DE) in northern and central Europe,  Yahoo and T-Mobile said on Tuesday.
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Gigi D'Alessio e Antonio Di Natale hanno duettato in diretta su Radio Marte. Il cantautore e l'eroe ...
Nov. 11, 2004. Intel&#39;s Board of Directors has, as expected, named Paul Otellini to succeed Craig Barrett as CEO effective next May 18, the company announced Thursday.
Hollywood's major film and  television studios said on Friday they would begin formal  contract talks with directors as soon as this weekend, marking  a key development in the ongoing screenwriters strike.
Most states have enough flu vaccine to meet demand so far this year, federal officials reported Thursday, and one of the reasons is that even those in the high risk category have been releuctant to get inoculated.
The Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of the millions of people who participate in clinical trials, a federal investigator has found.
South Africa and England have quite a World Cup history between each other and their clash here at the Stade de France on Friday promises to be yet another enthralling chapter.
PC Magazine - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it may offer a free, advertising-supported version of its basic word processing and spreadsheet software, in an apparent bid to fend off a nascent challenge from Google Inc. in the business software market.
The Justice Department is evaluating whether the merger of the only two U.S. satellite radio companies would hurt competition.
MARK Thatcher has claimed his business career has been left in ruins and his life &quot;destroyed&quot; by charges he helped to bankroll a failed African coup.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Wal-Mart has begun quietly testing a new look for its 1.3 million workers in the United States: khaki pants and a navy blue polo shirt.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- McEye Media launches a new search engine, http://www.fashion-fashion-fashion.com/, created by the editors of the award-winning online fashion magazine ZOOZOOM.
Birmingham City found their scoring boots on Saturday afternoon - and the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Irish international striker Clinton Morrison was central to their easy win over midlands neighbours West Bromwich Albion.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- FightPulte.com, FightDiVosta.com and FightDelWebb.com will hold a Chicago news conference Monday, December 11th to announce a new online database complaint file directed at one of the nation's largest home building firms, Pulte Homes, DiVosta Homes and Del Webb.
Fifty days out from the US presidential election, the rhetoric is becoming nastier between George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry, as the US president's lead appears to be solidifying.
Lower oil prices and a strong U.S. commercial property sector will help offset the serious problem of a cooling housing market, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said in a newspaper interview published on Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday celebrated the 54th anniversary of her coronation at the Epsom Downs track for the annual running of the Derby, one of Britain&#39;s most prestigious flat horse races.
President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of a partial cabinet sparked more violence in Kenya overnight as the African Union began talks on Wednesday to end post-election turmoil that has killed around 500 people.
Some newly elected House Democrats find themselves in a political no-man's land back home, drawing fire from both sides
The right of Britney Spears to visit her two little boys remained suspended under a ruling issued at a closed-door hearing by the Superior Court commissioner, Scott Gordon, on Monday in Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported. Neither Ms. Spears, 26, nor her former husband Kevin Federline, 29, was required to attend. He did; she came late to the courthouse but never went inside. He retains custody of the boys, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1. Another hearing is scheduled for Feb. 19.
In India, builders who raze slums and use part of the land to build houses for the former residents are then allowed to build lucrative towers on the rest of the land.
Supera attese degli analisti, timori per inflazione
Violence in Mosul is damaging efforts to hold elections in the city, the US commander in north Iraq tells the BBC.
Oil prices tumbled below $47 on  Monday after OPEC producers agreed to keep crude output  unchanged for now and Iraq's elections passed without  disruption to oil exports.
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It&#39;s not London (020), and it doesn&#39;t much resemble Birmingham (0121). People visit it from Glasgow (0141) and go surfing it in Ipswich (01473).
(InfoWorld) - On Monday, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)\u00c2\u00a0moved a step closer to providing low-cost laptops to children in developing nations by giving the go-ahead to the mass production of its XO laptop. However, the computers are expected to be out in October, one month later than originally planned. Right now, the OLPC prices are at $176 per laptop, with the price expected to go down to $100 sometime next year, according to a public relations spokesman for the project. There will be 3 million laptops available in October, and they will be distributed to children by the governments of participating countries, which to date include: Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Greece, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Tunisia, the United States, and Uruguay. OLPC is a nonprofit project formed by Nicholas Negroponte that intends to give specially designed low-cost notebooks to children who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to purchase or use them. It is supported by several high-profile technology companies, such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which is providing the laptop's processors, and Red Hat, which helped design the \
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Just around the corner, or in the rear-view mirror--in any case, we need to be prepared at every level.
By Paysha Stockton, Globe Correspondent | September 20, 2004. A waitress at a Bertucci&#39;s Brick Oven Pizzeria in Swampscott has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, prompting the local board of health to order vaccinations for all the restaurant&#39;s employees.
PRESIDENT (21) &#151; Kerry and Bush in tight race in state that president lost by 4.2 points in 2000. Bush visited Pennsylvania 44 times during term.
A Democrat whose organization spent about &#36;6 million to get out the Hispanic vote criticized John Kerry's campaign effort Wednesday and said Democrats risk becoming a permanent minority if they don't do a better job.
New options for managing your digital media means more than just mp3s in your pocket. October 14, 2004 - Microsoft held its Digital Entertainment Everywhere launch this past Tuesday and unveiled new products
Earth Class Mail makes your paper mail electronic and puts it online in your own private \
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WASHINGTON, March 2  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by First Lady Laura Bush to the press after visiting the Hawaiian Monk Seal Captive Care Project    Midway Atoll    4:23 P.M.  (Local)    MRS.
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British athletes were not the only ones making history in the Olympic Stadium on the final day of competition. The keenest of track historians, Hicham El Guerrouj entered the record books as
Paul Collingwood's rich vein of form continued as England made 246 for eight in the second triangular one-day series final against Australia at the SCG here.
The London Stock Exchange said it had rejected a \u00c2\u00a31.3bn takeover bid from Deutsche Boerse but held the door open to talks that could result in a deal with the German exchange.
Two campaigners sued for libel by McDonald's will take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
An American government task force concluded that importing cheaper drugs into the USA would eventually save consumers very little money because the safety measures would be too expensive.
Greece's freed hijack hostages on  Thursday portrayed their Albanian captors as bungling criminals  just after money who were easily manipulated and armed with  croissants, not dynamite.
STOCKHOLM  - The Swedish government said it feared that many of the 1,500 Swedish tourists in Thailand who are still unaccounted for after giant tidal waves struck Asian coastlines may be dead.
Bank of America, the Credit Suisse Group and UBS announced yesterday that they would join five other banks as members of a private system that lets institutional investors trade unregistered securities.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The Federal Open Market Committee should end its practice of hinting at the likely course of future policy actions, said William Poole, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Rupert Murdoch says his new Fox Business Network will celebrate American corporations and the free markets, but first the network toasted itself at a glamorous party Wednesday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Rebels from Ivory Coast shunned peace talks in South Africa as hundreds more foreigners left the former French colony on Friday after days of mob violence.
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By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton was arrested early Thursday for investigation of driving under the influence, police said. Hilton was arrested shortly before 12:30 a.m. after being pulled over in Hollywood, said police Officer I. Isabella, who declined to give his first name.
South Korea and the United States agreed to push for an early resumption of negotiations to end the North Korean nuclear crisis as soon as the US presidential election comes to a close, top diplomats of the two nations said Tuesday.
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank  and her husband of eight years Chad Lowe have decided to  divorce, a spokeswoman for Swank said on Friday.
European opponents of the U.S. invasion of Iraq joined other world leaders yesterday in cautiously praising the Iraqi national elections as a necessary first step toward establishing democracy and restoring ...
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E&#39; stata dedicata allo svolgimento delle questioni preliminari e anche alla costituzione di parte civile della famiglia di Massimo D&#39;Antona, alla quale avevano tentato di opporsi i difensori degli imputati, l&#39;udienza preliminare che si e&#39; tenuta nel
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Foreign election specialists yesterday studied complaints from candidates in Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election, setting aside suspect ballot boxes and further delaying the vote count.
The wireless company buys a majority stake in Iridigm, developer of a brighter, low-cost alternative to LCD screens.
The 1986 Red Sox were one strike away from winning the World Series. They came closer to winning - without actually winning - than any team in baseball history. When you watch a tape of Game 6 (shelved in the sci-fi/horror section of New England video stores), it's still impossible to believe.
The European Central Bank boosts liquidity in the banking system again after warning of fresh volatility in the markets.
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Israeli troops tightened their blockade of Nablus on Tuesday fearing that more suicide bombers might try and leave the city as a 16-year-old Palestinian boy did ahead of Monday&#39;s bombing in Tel Aviv.
Fiji's military commander said Tuesday that he had seized control of the country and dismissed the elected prime minister after a weeks-long standoff between the two leaders rooted in tension between the South Pacific nation's indigenous people and its ethnic Indian minority.
General Motors Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said Wednesday its net income fell 37 percent in the fourth quarter, led downward in part by continued struggles at its European operations. But the results beat Wall Street expectations and its shares rose nearly 2 percent.
SEPTEMBER 06, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Customers will be able to get their hands on the delayed version of Oracle Corp.&#39;s E-Business Suite 11i.

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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is asking Ohioans to reach into their pockets to help victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster. In a statement, Taft asked for cash donations to be made to the American Red Cross International Response Fund.
Touch, transmit and go CES Sony has unveiled its own answer to Near Field Communication: a contactless data transfer system dubbed TransferJet that carries data at speeds of up to 560Mb/s.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AN Australian journalist has told how he was threatened with death by militants who captured him in Iraq. John Martinkus was interrogated for more than 20 hours after the group kidnapped him outside a Baghdad hotel.
After a week of hype, the Super Bowl was sports at its absolute best: random, unimaginable, insane.
Former Enron Corp. assistant treasurer Timothy Despain pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors investigating the company.
TOKYO - A man charged with deserting his US Army unit 39 years ago and allegedly defecting to North Korea, is expected to surrender to US military authorities in Japan on Saturday.
Sindacati, Governo ci convochi o trasporto aereo si fermera'
Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte: New York Knicks-Chicago Bulls 83-100;...
Dall'uragano Dean alla caduta di Materazzi, dall'omicidio di Garlasco al ricordo di Lady D: sette giorni di notizie e approfondimenti
A U.S. jury on Friday found a former Coca-Cola Co.  executive assistant guilty of conspiring to steal trade secrets of the beverage giant and sell them to rival PepsiCo Inc.
Propelled in Iowa by evangelicals' support, Mike Huckabee is trying for a repeat victory in South Carolina, where religion is woven even more tightly into the fabric of life.
Researchers create three-dimensional structures using DNA-directed assembly.
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage but gave Republican leaders a consolation prize by putting lawmakers on record on an issue that will be used as campaign fodder in the November
An explosion blew the door off a Muslim school in a southern Dutch town and shattered windows across the street yesterday, Dutch television reported.
Taking a drug that boosts &quot;good&quot; cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.
The individual allegedly barraged Verizon customers with spam that advertised home loans and adult Web sites
Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti is to give singing lessons at a music school in his home town of Modena.
Royal Dutch Shell  and its partners in the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project have accepted cash and a promise of future cooperation with Gazprom  in a deal to let the Russian firm into the venture, a source close to talks between the companies said on Tuesday.
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At least 20 people are reported killed in two blasts in a commercial centre in the Indian state of Nagaland.
The Court of Appeal quashes the convictions of five young Muslim men jailed over extremist literature.
\u00c2\u00b7 Stark warning from leading think tank \u00c2\u00b7 Iran could have its own bomb by 2009 \u00c2\u00b7 Islamic countries radicalising at a pace
Article by Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, on some of the consumer issues in a cap and trade system.
Good UML diagramming that won't break the bank Agile development, for some, means avoiding diagramming (whether for documentation or analysis and design) and just getting on with testing and coding.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion  pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange   on Tuesday, appealing directly to investors after being  spurned by Europe's biggest stock market.
The Italian state must give up its majority stake in troubled Alitalia when the airline sells new shares, the EU warns.
Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely's magnificent save handed his side a point in the 0-0 draw with Southampton at The Valley here.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas appealed to Washington on Saturday to soften objections to his Palestinian unity government with Hamas, telling a top envoy he had cut the best deal he could, aides said.
Taiwan's AU Optronics, the world's third biggest flat-panel maker, has reported a net profit of 9.1 billion dollars for 2006, down nearly 42 percent, on the back of declining prices.
Teens who drink alcohol could be caught three days later under a high school's new testing policy for students.
The California-based group has challenged the European Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s finding from March that Microsoft abused its dominance of PC operating systems, but its top counsel said negotiations remained the preferred course.
Low doses of an experimental Chinese   vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus produce an immune   response in healthy people, according to early trial results   reported on Thursday.
BOSTON - Microsoft Corp. filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company said Wednesday.
The Pittsburgh Steelers don't do much on offense but capitalize on repeated Tampa Bay mistakes to beat the Buccaneers, 20-3
Andrew Flintoff is chosen over Andrew Strauss to captain England in their defence of the Ashes, a report says.
and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation&#39;s biggest cellular provider. Cingular&#39;s $41 billion merger with AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
Thailand's new prime minister started work on Monday with pledges to focus on national reconciliation and \
The two top US toymakers posted disappointing third-quarter results on Monday, citing uncertainty in the economy and cautious retailers, and tempered expectations for the crucial holiday season.
They may never be mistaken for the boys from the Bronx as Boston&#39;s archrivals. But the Devil Rays picked up last night where the Yankees
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday disputed a report that she brushed off the head of the CIA when he warned of a possible attack on the United States before September 11, 2001.
Designer Alber Elbaz's success at Lanvin serves as a kind of vindication for talent over the cult of personality.
Thomson Corp. TOC.TO said on Friday it  will sell its media division to investment group Investcorp in  a $350 million cash deal that will tighten its focus on  electronic publishing.
Users of Firefox yesterday began receiving notices of the availability of version 2.0.0.7, which the Mozilla organization said addresses a vulnerability involving Apple's QuickTime plug-in. In BetaNews tests of the new version this afternoon, the vulnerability in question appears to have been fully patched.
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko, criticized in the West for his authoritarian tendencies, presented the public with a new memorial to Soviet secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky at a ceremony in the ...
By Shyla Sangaran  HAVING problems keeping your servers cool? Well, IBM Corp has introduced a new range of AMD Opteron processor-based servers that incorporate Cool Blue, a cooling technology that helps to improve server power utilisation and reduce energy costs.
Australia faltered in the last 30 minutes of the first session of the third Test against India at Nagpur and the hosts took full advantage to emerge with their necks out in front.
Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as \
Activision sued over Guitar Hero III, Vista beta testers get Office service pack automatically and Microsoft looks for a Windows information minister, all in today's installment of BfBB.
Intel Corp. INTC.O this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks.
Belgium's soccer captain was suspended for five games by FIFA on Wednesday for spitting at an opponent during this month's World Cup qualifier against Spain.
By Barbara Feder OstrovYou probably won't hear about this Hollywood thriller at the next Academy Awards. It seems the Oscar that has graced Karl Malden's mantel for decades -- the one he won for &quot;A Streetcar Named Desire&quot; -- is a fraud.
NEW YORK, September 8 (New Ratings) - The Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, reportedly said today that the US economy has regained its foothold, following a downturn during the summer months due to the soaring oil prices.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc will pay a net $3.1   billion to settle an ongoing tax dispute with the U.S.   government, which was to go to trial next year, Europe's   biggest drugmaker said on Monday.
The Bulgarian government has decided to redeploy its troops in Iraq from Karbala, south of Baghdad, to Divaniyah near Najaf, local media reported Thursday.
China's largest soft drinks maker, Wahaha, threatens to counter-sue Danone in an escalating dispute between the two firms.
Schoolgirls in England will be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, ministers are set to announce.
It was cold. It was Lambeau. It was perfect. Perfect, that is, for Brett Favre to take the stage that was his 200th consecutive regular-season start and give the
The children of overweight mothers  are 15 times more likely to be obese by age 6 than children of  lean mothers, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
The last remaining civilians in Fallujah were urged by the US military yesterday to leave the city as Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister suggested that an assault was imminent.
DETROIT - Craig Monroe hit an RBI single with one out in the 11th inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a wild 11-10 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.    The teams combined for a Comerica Park-record 36 hits, including 21 by Seattle...
The Democratic presidential contenders spoke warmly of Martin Luther King Jr. \u00c2\u0097 and sometimes of each other, too \u00c2\u0097 on Monday's national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.
Company has started sharing some APIs with security vendors, in a bid to create better ways of securing virtual machines.
Israeli troops killed five armed  Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as it pressed on  with a massive offensive aimed at stopping militants firing  rockets into Israel.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - U.S. commanders' belief in their Marines blinded them to the reality of events that led to the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005, military prosecutors said on Monday.
While treatments have multiplied, the operations and processes for delivering those medicines haven't kept pace, slowing health improvement in developing and developed countries. Alexis Madrigal reports from the AAAS annual meeting in Boston.
Give MTV credit for putting a brave face on the 2004 Video Music Awards. Last year, the network, which is nominally devoted to music videos, commandeered Radio City Music Hall
Roughly 62 percent of bankrupt auto  parts maker Delphi Corp.'s U.S. union workers have opted out of  the company through retirements or buyouts, the company said on  Tuesday.
AppleStore buyers' ratings scheme limited to non-Apple products
We can still read words on papyrus; we don't know how long it will be possible to read a text inscribed in a 2004 CD. This is not a complaint, just a reminder.
After rising steadily for decades, the proportion of U.S. women getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer has dropped for the first time, federal researchers are reporting today.
Barbara Hall, creator and executive producer of CBS' Emmy-nominated drama \
Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.
Heroin with an estimated street value of \u00c2\u00a312.5m is seized in a raid in the east end of Glasgow.
Telecommunications company Avaya (NYSE: AV) says it has agreed to buy the German firm Tenovis for US&#36;370 million in cash and &#36;265 million in assumed debt.
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The UK Independence Party suspends one of its MEPs, while alleged financial irregularities are investigated.
Usher (news) leads the pack of nominees for this year&#39;s American Music Awards ceremony, scoring a total of four nods; OutKast (news) and Kanye West (news) follow with three nominations each.
Until now, Claire Messud has been a critically praised writer who does not sell many books, but she seems poised for success with her fourth novel, \u00c2\u0093The Emperor\u00c2\u0092s Children.\u00c2\u0094
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Sri Lanka urgently needs an international  rights monitoring mission following Colombo's decision to pull out of a ceasefire pact with Tamil rebels, a London-based rights group said Saturday.
In an effort to make it easier to sell, distribute and buy cell-phone applications, Nokia (Quote, Chart) has announced the launch of Preminet, a service to distribute certified Java- and Symbian-based mobile software.
South Africa have pulled out of the limited-overs tri-series against India and hosts Sri Lanka due to security concerns after a deadly bombing, a Sri Lankan cricket official said.
A terminal leukemia patient must have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive. Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.
The United Nations appealed to  Europeans on Friday to commit soldiers to the first wave of  3,500 troops for a U.N. force in Lebanon and the United States  urged France to be among the key contributors.
The expansion of the Schengen passport-free zone brings hopes and fears to a former frontier post where three EU states meet.
Acclaimed Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o tells reporters his wife was raped during last week's attack.
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On January 13, Sony Pictures will present the first-ever showing of a major studio motion picture using Sony&#39;s revolutionary new &quot;4K&quot; digital projection system at a screening of Columbia Pictures&#39; blockbuster Spider-Man 2. The uncompressed &quot;4K&quot; digital
German automaker Volkswagen AG would fight for its dominant position in the promising Chinese market by introducing new models, its chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder said Tuesday.
The Chinese Railway Ministry&#39;s project with an estimated contract value of 100 billion yen aims to double the speed of trains on five major existing railway lines, stretching over
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IBM is reducing its ownership of Lenovo, from a 13% share to around 10%, as Lenovo also announced that IBM will provide service and support to Lenovo's customers.
An $11 billion plan to expand and modernize Los Angeles International Airport includes $500 million in measures to ease the effects on surrounding communities.
Major League Soccer officials acknowledge that RFK Stadium is not the prettiest place to stage its marquee event, the MLS Cup, but the league could not resist returning to Washington.
Premier rivendica risultati governo ma non parla della crisi
Spain agreed on Friday to hand a judge  intelligence documents about secret CIA flights that  transported terrorism suspects to third countries where  investigators say they may have faced torture or abuse.
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More ground was cleared of landmines in 2005 than ever before, says a group monitoring use of the weapons.
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West Indies skipper Brian Lara, who had to retire hurt in the semi-final against Pakistan on Wednesday, has not suffered a serious injury and will play the final match of ICC Champion&#39;s trophy against England, said an ICC press release here.
A further wave of takeover stories and oil slipping below $60 a barrel buoyed Europe's bourses on Monday morning.
Givaudan said that it had agreed to buy the Quest flavors and fragrance unit from Imperial Chemical Industries for \u00c2\u00a31.2 billion ($2.28 billion) to become the world\u00c2\u0092s largest maker of scents used in perfume. Quest had sales of \u00c2\u00a3560 million ($1.1 billion) last year and a profit of \u00c2\u00a352 million. Givaudan, based in Geneva, said it would finance the acquisition by debt and by issuing up to 1 billion Swiss francs ($800 million) in new shares.
The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on attitudes about the Supreme Court is based on telephone interviews with 1,000 adults, including 853 registered voters, from all states except Alaska and Hawaii.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed on Tuesday giving parliament the final word on going to war, saying he planned to relinquish a raft of powers traditionally held by the head of the government.
The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit next week of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
THE United States and the European Union fired the opening shots in what could prove to be a multi-billion-dollar, transatlantic trade war yesterday over alleged &quot;uncompetitive subsidies&quot; to their civil airliner industries.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPraying With Lior\u00e2\u0080\u009d documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s son with Down syndrome.
Finance leaders from the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wealthiest nations warned Saturday that global economic woes could get worse from the slump in the American housing market.
ORLANDO, Florida  - U.S. agents on Thursday raided the home and offices of boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman, known for launching 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys, as part of a criminal investigation, officials said.
Andre Agassi was greeted by a banner before his quarterfinal match at the Madrid Masters saying: &quot;Agassi, thanks for keeping on playing.
China signed a contract to buy 23 A319, A320 and A321 commercial jets from aircraft manufacturer Airbus in a deal worth close to 1.0 billion euros (1.34 billion dollars).
Despite widespread public opposition, the European Union&#39;s political leaders said late Thursday that Turkey had made sufficient progress in political and economic reforms
A lot of fans didn&#39;t understand what they were seeing when a man jumped onstage and shot guitarist &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday night, with many believing it to be part of the show.
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The United States and the seven other countries with Arctic territory today expressed concern about profound changes in the Arctic climate and said they would consider new scientific findings
Major cigarette makers go on trial on Tuesday in the US government&#39;s $280 billion racketeering case that charges the tobacco industry with deliberately deceiving the public about the risks of smoking since the 1950s.
A child abuse expert will testify at singer Michael Jackson's trial, despite defence lawyer protests.
The Cavaliers used a patient approach to secure an 11-8 victory over Syracuse before 20,180 in the inaugural Face-Off Classic.
With 44 receptions for an NFL-leading 732 yards and 10 touchdowns, Randy Moss's athletic prowess has been on full display through the season's first seven games.
Teck Cominco  said on Tuesday it would buy Aur Resources  in a friendly cash and stock offer worth C$4.1 billion ($3.87 billion), boosting the base metal giant's copper production.
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DETROIT -- First Cadillac, then Chevrolet, now Saturn. After spending billions to revamp two of its most storied brands, General Motors Corp. has turned its attention to one of its newer makes -- an estimated $3 billion effort to inject some excitement in the Saturn lineup and create a portfolio that appeals to a broader audience.
European employees of the auto giant General Motors are set to step up protests on Tuesday at the company's plans to cut 12,000 jobs.
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Militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages in Afghanistan said they would give officials until Friday to meet their demands that the United Nations withdraw from the country and the US release Guantanamo Bay prisoners
It appears women will have a long wait before they will be able to buy a testosterone patch by Proctor &amp; Gamble being touted as the &quot;Viagra for women.
With Friday's loss to Atlanta, the Chicago Cubs' chances for a wild-card berth in the National League grew so dim as to become nearly invisible.
NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
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Britain&#39;s highest court dealt a blow to the government&#39;s anti-terror policy yesterday by ruling that it cannot detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely without trial.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would enter the hospital for an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat that was first diagnosed a year ago and has recurred in the last two months.
Alcoa Inc.  sees a doubling of  aluminum consumption over the next 20 years, with products in  the flat-rolled segment, especially aerospace and other  transportation applications, accounting for half of that  growth, the company&#039;s segment president said.
Nova Scotia became the sixth Canadian province or territory to allow gay marriages when the provincial Supreme Court ruled Friday that banning such unions was unconstitutional.
A selection of the goods which could be hit with punitive duties under a request by the European Union and other plaintiffs to retaliate against the US Byrd amendment, according to
The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.
Investors wiped some 6 billion euros ($7.97 billion) off the market value of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis Thursday after U.S. federal health advisers rejected its Accomplia weight-loss drug.
Pedro Martinez picked the New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox dealt Carlos Lee to Milwaukee for Scott Podsednik and a reliever on Monday as baseball's annual winter meetings finished with many top stars still searching for teams.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new counter-proposal to President George W. Bush on Monday for expanded cooperation on missile defense, an issue that has strained relations between their countries.
After surviving near fatal dust storms on Mars, NASA&#39;s Opportunity rover is gearing up for its long-awaited trek inside an expansive crater on the red planet&#39;s surface.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dressed in a black suit, brown shirt and tie and his signature black hat, \u00e2\u0080\u009cBig Kenny\u00e2\u0080\u009d Alphin stood next to singing partner John Rich on a red carpet at Opryland in Nashville, Tenn.
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered  homemaking icon Martha Stewart to report to prison in less than  three weeks to begin serving her five-month jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale.
Highlights from President Bush's first postelection news conference:
Oslo&#39;s Munch Museum could remain closed until June 2005 while officials upgrade its security system following a brazen daylight robbery in August of two Edvard Munch masterpieces.
Airbus parent EADS is suing &quot;unknown  persons&quot; for leaking an internal document that suggested  tensions at the Franco-German company as it tries to resolve a  crisis sparked by delays to the A380 superjumbo.
Argentine indigenous leaders reject an offer by clothing giant Benetton to hand over land to end a dispute.
The space program may be troubled now, but it did produce some cutting-edge breakthroughs in astronaut comfort. Inside Lisa Nowak\u00e2\u0080\u0099s travel wear.
Iran said Thursday it would launch its first satellite into space by May 2005, state television reported.
Altitude, apathy, overconfidence - Brazil groped for reasons Thursday to explain its stunning 1-0 loss to Ecuador in the World Cup qualifiers.
Riot police on Wednesday broke up a protest by several dozen students denouncing the police beating of a top opposition leader during a demonstration against a referendum that allows authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to stay in power.
WASHINGTON - CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.    The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to fine each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations $27,500, which is the maximum penalty for indecency...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - A federal judge convicted a  Rhode Island television reporter of criminal contempt on  Thursday for refusing to reveal the identity of a source.
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Investors are hoping the coming week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi talks to Hussein al-Sadr (R), a senior Shiite cleric, during a meeting with senior religious leaders in Baghdad Nov. 9. Allawi appealed to militants in Fallujah to lay down
Mayor Anthony A. Williams will propose today that the city dedicate at least $245 million in tobacco settlement funds to an array of major health initiatives, from cancer prevention to new comprehensive clinics east of the Anacostia River to significant improvements in hospital emergency care.
JOHN Howard is expected to outline his own plan for Tasmanian forests today, offering to protect a smaller area of old-growth forest than Mark Latham.
Two vastly different robots unveiled at DigitalLife offer practicality and Jetsons frivolity for the home.
Australia has won the toss and is batting on day one of the third Test against India in Nagpur. The home side has welcomed back champion batsman Sachin Tendulkar, but has lost captain Sourav Ganguly to a muscle
She's the power-house actress from Gangster and Woh Lamhe.
The prospect of a comprehensive energy package has been held up by technical hurdles and policy disputes between the House and the Senate and within the parties.
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A study has found that autism cases continued to climb even after thimerosal, which some people blame for the disorder, was removed from routine childhood shots.
WASHINGTON - Government scientists are trying to determine whether the country has a second case of mad cow disease. The US Agriculture Department announced yesterday that two rapid-screening tests on a suspect cow were positive for the disease.
TRENTON, N.J. - Flesh-eating bacteria cases, fatal pneumonia and life-threatening heart infections suddenly are popping up around the country, striking healthy people and stunning their doctors...
Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
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Some 15,000 US troops and Iraqi National Guardsmen advanced Tuesday into the Iraqi city of Fallujah from three directions to root out 3,000 insurgents.
The dollar hit six-week highs against  the yen on Monday, with rising  oil prices hurting the Japanese  currency due to worries about their effect on Japan's  import-dependent economy.
Tropical Storm Henriette swept  by Mexico&#39;s Pacific coast on Saturday, killing six people in  the resort of Acapulco before moving out to sea, where it could  become a hurricane.
Actor Macaulay Culkin, who gained fame as a child in the smash hit &quot;Home Alone,&quot; was arrested in Oklahoma City Friday for possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, police said.
Windows XP users with Automatic Update enabled will have a rather hefty download tomorrow (August 25), as Microsoft plans to release Service Pack 2 for Windows XP via Automatic Update.
Bulgaria's government on Thursday approved a deal in which Czech energy provider CEZ a.s. acquired 67% stakes in the power distribution companies in Sofia City, Sofia District and Pleven for EUR281.5 million.
Afghanistan will hold its first presidential election in decades on October 9th. Among the 18 candidates vying for office is incumbent President Hamid Karzai, a respected but sometimes controversial figure
Follow Forbes columnist Rich Karlgaard as he travels the world in search of great thinkers and big ideas.
NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese telecom service provider, has invested $3 million in MontaVista Software, a developer of Linux-based mobile middleware.
Explosives have been found in the second of two Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week killing 90 people, investigators say, having already announced the same discovery in the first aircraft.
The Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Saturn's moon Iapetus has revealed a bizarre feature of the moon in its images: a bulging ridge at its equator.
China&#39;s economy will expand 8.8 per cent in 2004 and eight per cent in 2005, but growth next year may slow to 7.2 per cent if oil prices stay at around $40 a barrel, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday.
Muddy slopes, slushy peaks, unused lifts &#151; this town in the French Alps is living out the nightmare of many a ski resort in a century scientists say is doomed to keep getting warmer.
Planned job cuts at US firms climbed during November, a report said on Tuesday, in a further sign of sluggishness in the labor market.
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.
Terrelle Pryor's news conference Wednesday is going on as planned, but the highly touted prep quarterback won't be making a coach very happy on signing day.
IBM said Monday it had sealed a 1.4 billion dollar, seven-year, global IT outsourcing deal with Britain&#39;s AstraZeneca, a major pharmaceutical group.
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International efforts to aid desperate victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster are picking up pace, said UN officials, who dismissed as unfair suggestions that the response had been slow.
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Cala risultato operativo 2004, salgono design e engineering
In findings published in today&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that first-year residents who worked 24 to 34 consecutive hours committed 35 percent more serious medical
Media giant News Corp is mustering its forces to make sure the Murdoch family stays in control and to ward off a possible takeover bid.
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Browsing medical sites on the Internet can bring on a condition dubbed &quot;cyberchondria&quot;, in which patients diagnose themselves incorrectly and seek treatment they do not need, a British study said.
DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced today that they have jointly developed a new method for implementing strained silicon technology on both positive and negative transistors.
Iran must comply with demands from UN nuclear inspectors seeking to verify that Tehran is not trying to develop nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. on Thursday said counterfeit \
French police arrested Friday two suspected Basque separatists believed to be responsible for a fatal bombing at Madrid airport in December 2006.
For toy stocks, it's looked a lot like Christmas all year long.
Representatives of environmental organisations meeting in Bratislava on Thursday have suggested that government activities pose the biggest threat to Slovakia's High Tatra mountains.
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General Electric Co  on Friday posted a 4 percent rise in net profit, which met Wall Street expectations, driven by strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.
Two French journalists, held captive in Iraq since August, were freed in Baghdad today, ending months of frustration and soul-searching by a country that has vehemently opposed the American-led war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON -- The prolonged slump in housing pushed construction of new homes in 2007 down by the largest amount in 27 years with the expectation that the downturn has further to go.
By Jay Lee, Houston Chronicle  Dec. 12--Q: When opening Outlook Express I was given a choice of working online or offline. I accidentally selected the wrong choice, causing all incoming messages to cease.
Two Emmy-nominated reality producers are developing a series about infidelity, featuring stories of unfaithful spouses who have turned to a popular online matchmaking service that caters to attached people seeking extramarital affairs.
La belga Justin Henin, testa di serie numero 1, ha vinto il torneo Wta di Zurigo (1.34 milioni di mo...
On Radio, Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa Appeals for Americans to Help the Hungry. Workers from Art Institute of Chicago place a wreath around the neck of one of the bronze lion sculpture&#39;s outside the museum Friday, Nov.
The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday, a source said.
Last year around this time, Phil Kessel was still doing homework. Still attending classes. Still an 18-year-old student at the University of Minnesota.
Veltroni, si voti dopo riforme o almeno con nuova legge
She walks the streets unrecognized despite providing the voice of TV's most infamous animated rapscallion, but it seems a little bit of Bart Simpson has seeped into Nancy Cartwright.
Yorvit Torrealba's two-out single off J.D. Durbin in the 11th inning drove home Garrett Atkins from second base, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
An Israeli airstrike has killed three Palestinian militants who were approaching a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, according to an Israeli Defense Forces spokeswoman.
America's trade deficit rose to its second-highest level of the year as the price of imported crude oil jumped and demand for Chinese products remained strong despite recalls of tainted products.
ARBIL, Iraq  - Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq overnight and carried out a small-scale operation against Kurdish separatists, the Turkish army said on Tuesday.
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Qualcomm announced yesterday that Siemens Communications, the world&#39;s fourth largest maker of cell phones, has agreed to use its chips in some of its handsets.
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The Gianninis of Warren, Mich., are great believers in three things: their Chevy Avalanche, their GMC Envoy, and what Dennis Giannini, 47, calls \
Japan&#39;s largest steel company, Nippon Steel, said it was unable to meet increased demand by Nissan Motor (NASDAQ: NASNY) because it was already operating at peak capacity.
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Seoul (dpa) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung said Monday it plans to invest 25 trillion won (24 billion dollars) in the production of semiconductors over the next six years.
Mark O'Mahoney was like a kid again, crouched on the floor with an aggie cocked in his thumb and aiming at one of 13 target marbles arranged in an \
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A suspect in the Madeleine McCann hunt criticises a police description of a man they are seeking as being too vague.
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and  fiance Keith Urban used a very Australian gift to soothe the  paparazzi camped outside her Sydney home on Tuesday ahead of  their expected weekend wedding -- a case of cold beer.
A recall of canned meat products and dog food made at a Georgia plant due to botulism fears could involve tens of millions of cans that pose an urgent public health threat, U.S. officials said on Monday.
A strategy to win Iowa and New Hampshire didn't work. Now Romney hopes a new message and a home state advantage might do the trick
Bud Selig and Donald Fehr return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, three years after a theatrical hearing where the baseball commissioner and players' union head were chastised for what lawmakers called a lax steroids policy.
New Delhi: To help customers identify original Nokia batteries from the counterfeit ones, Nokia has introduced hologram labels with authentication codes in all its new batteries.
Authorities were last night scrutinising the identity of a suspect believed to be one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s top lieutenants, as the fate of two French journalists held hostage remains unknown.
Andre Agassi could still make a dramatic return to the United States Davis Cup team, according to captain Patrick McEnroe. Following the USA&#39;s final defeat to Spain, McEnroe said he was hopeful the 34-year-old play in 2005.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh appealed on Monday to the United States and other Middle East mediators to restore economic aid to the Palestinian Authority in response to a Hamas-Fatah unity deal.
LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
Daniel Briere scored two goals and broke a third-period tie, and the Buffalo Sabres erased another two-goal deficit in a 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - The Dallas Cowboys announced on Tuesday that starting right cornerback Pete Hunter will likely miss the remainder of the season after suffering a knee injury in Monday&#39;s victory over Washington.
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Chris McAlister returns one of Baltimore's three interceptions 61 yards for a touchdown and rookie Haloti Ngata lumbered 60 yards to set up a field goal to key a 27-0 rout of Tampa Bay.
Department store operator Bon-Ton  Stores Inc.  on Wednesday reported a wider quarterly  loss, hurt by an income tax charge, but reaffirmed its fiscal  year earnings forecast.
Sen. John Kerry is having trouble wooing fellow Roman Catholics in Iowa and Wisconsin. President Bush is short of his expected Catholic count in Michigan and Minnesota. Once reliably Democratic, Catholics have become one of the most complicated and coveted swing voting blocs.
At this time of year, Morocco resembles Los Angeles with its pleasant days and cool nights. But when it comes to filming, the country is hotter than ever.
By High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 14--HIGH POINT -- The 2006 Christmas Cheer Fund has received $3,060 today. That brings the total in donations to $21,129. This year's goal is $40,000.
The founder and former CEO of Black Entertainment Television apologized Thursday to Sen. Barack Obama for what appeared to be veiled comments this week regarding the Democratic presidential hopeful's acknowledged drug use as a teenager.
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Crowds have begun converging in central Istanbul for a demonstration called by a small Islamist party against the visit to Turkey by Pope Benedict XVI, which starts on Tuesday.
The kidnapping of French journalists has sparked anger across a broad spectrum of the Muslim world.
BERLIN: Germany has released from jail a former bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden who testified against fellow militants and has approached Washington to have him removed from a UN terror watch list, sources close ...
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Sprint Nextel and its hardware partners sought to convince a small audience at the Consumer Electronics Show that their WiMax plans are on track, despite the recent departure of Sprint&#39;s CEO and the dissolution of its partnership with Clearwire.&quot;We are exactly where we said we&#39;d be,&quot; said Barry West, Sprint Nextel&#39;s CTO and president of the company&#39;s Xohm WiMax business unit. Sprint is in the process of soft-launching in Chicago and Baltimore, he said.Executives from Nokia and Samsung said they both expect to have user devices ready for the second-quarter launch. In addition, Motorola said it is working on a device that will operate over Sprint&#39;s EvDO (evolution, data optimized) cellular network, Wi-Fi, and WiMax.Since the&#160;ouster of Gary Forsee, the former CEO and chairman of Sprint Nextel, who was thought to be a champion of the company&#39;s WiMax plans, onlookers have speculated that the network might not roll out as planned. In addition,&#160;Sprint Nextel ended a partnership with Clearwire&#160;to jointly deploy WiMax, a further cause for uncertainty. Sprint has been hemorrhaging mobile subscribers and recording declining revenues since its purchase of Nextel.Beyond the unrest internally at Sprint, the company faces critics of WiMax who say that the technology won&#39;t work as well as cellular technologies in a mobile environment and that it won&#39;t support international roaming as easily as the cellular standards.But in describing the reasons why Sprint chose WiMax and why it intends to aggressively pursue the network, West further sought to soothe market qualms about the future.&quot;Being first to market is a huge advantage,&quot; he said. &quot;And WiMax technology is here, now, and mature.&quot;While an investment in a totally new technology requires a strong reason for change, this won&#39;t be the first time Sprint&#39;s doing it, he noted. WiMax doesn&#39;t follow on the upgrade path for CDMA, the basis for Sprint&#39;s cellular network, so it requires a totally new network.Sprint did that first when it moved from an analog cellular network to digital, West said. The same went for the move to third-generation technology, although in that case Sprint stuck with the CDMA path.Sprint also considered LTE (Long Term Evolution), a fourth-generation mobile technology, but one big disadvantage is that it&#39;s not yet available, he said.Moving to WiMax represents a shift to a new air interface technology: OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) instead of CDMA, which is the basis of the current 3G technologies. According to West, when CDMA is deployed in a wider section of spectrum, which helps boost throughput, the computational complexity required goes up exponentially. That requires higher-performance chips, which come with a steep price tag, he said.With WiMax, Sprint plans to use a wide section of spectrum that can dynamically switch from carrying data up or down, depending on user requirements, he said.Beyond the radically different network technology, Sprint envisions a very different business model than cellular, one that will support any kind of standard device.&quot;Look at the cellular model. It was very successful but also very frustrating,&quot; West said. He was referring to the business model in the United States where operators subsidize phones and then require long-term subscriptions from users.With Xohm, Sprint will allow any WiMax-compliant device to run on the network, he said. End-users will buy the devices themselves, probably at a variety of retail stores and hopefully for a low price because vendors expect the cost of WiMax chips to drop dramatically, like Wi-Fi. &quot;Since I&#39;ve got no money in you, I don&#39;t need a contract,&quot; West said. That opens the door to a wide array of new pricing scenarios. End-users could pay for the day, week, month, or on a regular subscription, he said.While West declined to cite specific prices, he said a monthly subscription to Xohm will be comparable to existing DSL rates.Initially, Sprint will sell PC cards and modems, but by the end of this year as many as&#160;10 different kinds of devices could be available, he said. Navigation and gaming devices are possibilities, he said.If the market has any doubts about Sprint&#39;s plans for the network, it should rest assured that, regardless, the future of WiMax is more certain, panelists said. &quot;WiMax is bigger than Sprint,&quot; said Sriram Viswanathan, vice president and general manager for Intel Capital and for Intel&#39;s WiMax business.Motorola alone has 17 contracts for networks and is involved in 60 trials, said Fred Wright, senior vice president and general manager at Motorola. &quot;This technology is real, it&#39;s not a fairy tale,&quot; he said.
PeopleSoft Inc.'s board is prepared to drop its ferocious resistance to Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid and negotiate a price above the current &#36;7.7 billion offer if there's \
Investor's Business Daily - Turnover fell 27% last month, as 105 top execs left their jobs vs. 144 in May, when turnover hit an 8-month high, consultancy Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas said. High-profile departures included the pressured resignation of Yahoo&#39;s Terry Semel and Wells Fargo&#39;s Richard Kovacevich. Challenger cited a lull in major business activity during the summer for the month&#39;s decline.
For however many millennia mankind has peered at the heavens, no one had ever identified a planet outside the solar system, and, being prone to extrapolating, many assumed no one ever would.
River anglers are being warned about a deadly parasite which could wipe out Scotland's salmon stocks.
Three years after the fall of the Taliban, women remain subject to many legal, religious and cultural restrictions and domestic violence is endemic.
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Car bombs and clashes have shaken the Iraqi capital Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens more. A suicide car bomber killed seven people and wounded more than 50 outside a photocopy shop
Japan plans to ask the United States to  move some U.S. marine bases from its southernmost prefecture of  Okinawa to a location outside Japan, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun  said on Monday.
Average U.S. retail gasoline prices   have fallen significantly in the past two weeks as crude   dropped by more than $5.00 a barrel and the summer driving   season came to an end, according to the nationwide Lundberg   survey.
Julia Simner, a cognitive neuropsychologist, has identified 10 people who involuntarily \u00c2\u0093taste\u00c2\u0094 words when they hear them.
MySpace and 49 state attorneys general have agreed on a plan to protect underage social network users from online predators.
Forget the high-def DVD format war; the Coby upconverting DVD player, available from Buy.com for $34.99 shipped, will make your movies look a lot better on your HDTV.
A woman was stabbed and raped by the man accused of murdering model Sally Anne Bowman, the Old Bailey hears.
As the awards season approaches, it's time again to hand out the prizes for executive incompetence.
Activists at a leftist gathering where Microsoft is viewed as a corporate bogeyman urged developing nations Saturday to leap into the information age with free open-source software.
Poor software design, serious IT management inefficiencies and an untested deployment of a critical application were all major factors in last month&#8217;s Election Day problems in Denver, according to a scathing report from an IT consultant. The problems led to hours-long delays for voters looking to cast ballots and raised questions about the overall efficacy of e-voting.
VERO BEACH, Fla. - People lined up for more than a half-mile for food and water, while others searched in vain for generators in the sweltering heat Monday as Florida residents began cleaning up all over again, demoralized by the fourth hurricane in six weeks to batter the state...
Floyd Landis will be stripped of his Tour de France crown and banned from the sport for two years for testing positive for synthetic testosterone after an arbitration panel yesterday affirmed the finding by the US Anti-Doping Agency.
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Motorsport.com. Silverstone is apparently considering a non-championship F1 race if the British Grand Prix is axed. Bernie Ecclestone said this week that he was going to end talks
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Software licensing is entering a period of &quot;dramatic and fundamental change&quot; as publishers aggressively move to subscription models, newly unveiled research has claimed.
(WASHINGTON) - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking in Germany, is repeating his concerns about the persistence of the US trade deficit.
Jon Stewart will return as host of the Oscars in 2008.
Swiss authorities have hailed as a success what they said was the world&#39;s first binding internet vote in a national referendum.
The US Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday whether world opinion against the death penalty for juveniles should influence its decision on the constitutionality of executing
British tennis players should spend less time on court because of the danger of spinal damage, a study says.
AT&T Corp. said it would restructure its business, cutting 20 percent of its jobs and writing down the value of its network by $11.4 billion, as it winds down its residential telephone business.
David Beckham left in the 30th minute of last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s SuperLiga final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Pachuca after straining his right knee when he fell.
Cisco has released a new line of switches and services for small and medium sized businesses aimed at helping companies with 100 to 1000 employees deploy converged voice
NASA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Messenger spacecraft has captured a new view of the planet Mercury.
Critics praise president's commitment to fight as Washington becomes campaign's biggest backer.
MEPs threatened last night to bring down the new European Commission before it even takes office, as a row sparked by controversial comments about homosexuality escalated into an unprecedented crisis.
South Africa will show off the Webb Ellis Cup on a six-city, four-day tour of the country, it was announced on Sunday.
British wartime prime minister Sir Winston Churchill was remembered on the 130th anniversary of his birth as a set of gates commemorating his life were unveiled at Saint Paul's Cathedral.
Russell Crowe is taking the blame for a fight with his bodyguard - days after his reps denied there was any such thing - saying he launched himself at Mark &quot;Spud&quot; Carroll after a &quot;misunderstanding.
What happens when a great company gets hit by unforeseen circumstances?
Professional soccer teams, their national and international governing bodies and anti-racism groups have been grappling with a number of incidents around Europe over the last month.
Israeli troops killed at least 12 Palestinians, including one policemen and two militants, in four separate incidents Wednesday in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical officials said.
There's a ray of sunshine in all that doom and gloom.
Syria has cleared away all traces of a large building that experts say was bombed by Israeli jets last month because it was suspected of housing a partially finished nuclear reactor, according to a new satellite image that shows only freshly groomed dirt at the site.
The State Department declared today that the genocide in Darfur is the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gravest human rights abuse.
Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O&#39;Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
By Mike Joseph, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep. 15--Paving began this week on the eight-mile section of Interstate 99 between the Blair County line and Port Matilda, state Department of Transportation officials said Thursday.
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 13 -- Argentina's new president berated the United States on Thursday for alleging that the government of Venezuelan President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bfvez had tried to illegally funnel cash to her recent presidential campaign, labeling the accusations \
European Space Agency -- Recent results from the ASPERA-3 instrument on board Mars Express confirm that a very efficient process is at work in the Martian atmosphere which could explain the loss of water.     Water is believed to have once been abundant on the Red Planet...
A Bosnian Serb commission recognises more than 7,000 Muslims were massacred at Srebrenica.
Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's \
The electronics giant shows off its new wares at the 2007 Line Show in Las Vegas.
Around 20,000 people protested in central Tbilisi on Friday against Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, the largest demonstration against the revolutionary leader since he was sworn in for a second term last month.
An invitation to a conference on the politics of waste leads to thoughts on the relationship of dirt and technology -- thoughts that lead inexorably to the trash-can icon on personal computers. Commentary by Momus.
Revenge-seeking Shiite militiamen seized six Sunnis as they left Friday prayers, drenched them with kerosene and burned them alive, and Iraqi soldiers did nothing to stop the attack, police and witnesses said.
With red hot John Ashcroft resigning as Attorney General, President Bush decided to nominate a close confidante and friend, Alberto Gonzales.
Controversy surrounding Iran's nuclear programme is set to dominate a security conference in Munich.
An ailing Yasser Arafat \u00e2\u0080-oo weak to stand, unable to hold down food and spending most of Thursday sleeping \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -eed to leave his battered West Bank compound for
Bernard Lagat gave Kenya a silver medal in the men&#39;s 1,500m race, marginally losing out to race favourite Hicham El Guerrouj in a dramatic final on Tuesday night.
Four months after the FBI apologized for wrongly arresting a Portland attorney for ties to the March 11 Madrid train bombings, a federal judge on Monday unsealed a document that prosecutors say lends support to ...
Il Milan ha finalmente ufficializzato l'acquisto del brasiliano Ricardo Oliveira, proveniente dal Be...
Dave Roberts's body language became more animated and his face brightened considerably one August day while he was sitting at his locker at Dodgers Stadium in the visiting San Francisco Giants clubhouse.
U.S. Treasury debt prices edged lower  on Tuesday as a lack of market-moving economic data left  investors toying with profitable curve-flattening trades.
By MARIE ROHDE  In a victory for the lead paint industry, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court jury decided Friday that the nation's largest manufacturer of lead pigment used in paint did not have to pay the City of Milwaukee $52.6 million as a reimbursement for the city's lead-cleanup effort.
The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor urged the Security Council on Friday to pressure Serbia and Bosnia to arrest fugitive leaders from the Bosnian war, saying it was clear after 11 years that neither country was willing to do so.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger radiated his reverence for American life and capitalism, accentuated by his own remarkable story as an immigrant who came here with empty pockets and big dreams.

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(HealthDay News) -- Wandering -- moving about without a definite purpose in mind -- is a common trait of a person with Alzheimer&#39;s disease and other forms of dementia. This can be dangerous for the patient, and be a source of great stress for worried caregivers and loved ones.
AUSTRALIA - As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: &quot;The biggest betting plunge in recent memory ensured bookmakers at Randwick were &#39;stripped out&#39; of more than $3 million by Makybe Diva&#39;s Melbourne Cup romp yesterday.
Nel monday night del campionato americano di football (NFL), Indianapolis ha battuto Cincinnati 34-1...
The Arab League AL has assigned the Arab group at the UN to call for convening an urgent meeting for the UN General Assembly or the UN Security Council to halt the &quot;Israeli war of extermination against the Palestinian people.
Manchester United and Chelsea were kept apart in Monday's FA Cup semi-final draw but must play tricky replays before a possible final meeting at the brand new Wembley stadium.
The court commissioner who placed Britney Spears under conservatorship held a closed-door hearing on an unspecified emergency motion Thursday, a day after the troubled pop star was suddenly released from a psychiatric hospital and ended up being pursued through the city by paparazzi.
In an article published in the Lancet, investigators report how they slashed the death rate of children infected with AIDS by nearly half using a common, cheap antibiotic drug.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas sacks the Palestinian government and declares a state of emergency.
Ratcheting up the pressure on Tehran, the United States on Thursday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferater of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Qods force a supporter of terrorism.
A new drama about the arms trade and an adaptation of a beloved war film are highlights of the coming season at Britain's National Theatre, artistic director Nicholas Hytner announced Thursday.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has sought to quell speculation over who should run the Labour Party and turned the attack on the opposition Conservatives.
LONDON For a newspaper nicknamed &quot;The Thunderer,&quot; the move was disclosed sotto voce: The Times of London, for more than two centuries the confident voice of the English establishment, is going fully tabloid as of Monday, dropping a broadsheet version that
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that profitmaking state-run firms would fund new growth by tapping the capital markets without being privatised.
[World News]: Baghdad, Dec 24 : US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Friday visited US troops at a main base outside the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah, a hotbed of insurgency.
Reunited with Christopher Lee in Cowboys For Christ NSFW Fans of 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man will be delighted to learn that Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee are on board for a sequel to the virgin-roasting paganfest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PARIS, Jun 21 (IPS) - For the last six years, the date Jun. 16, 2007 was  the most awaited day by many in France. It was the day that ended  immunity for former president Jacques Chirac from pending  corruption cases over his 12-year mandate as head of state.
British Airways places orders for 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft, its largest order since 1998.
Weakness in the U.S. housing market showed no signs of abating through the end of 2006 as sales slid in 40 states and prices dropped in metro regions with major price gains in recent years, a real estate trade association said on Thursday.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Biolase Technology Inc. took a dive to a 20-month low Thursday after the maker of lasers used in dental procedures warned that it would report a third-quarter loss and lower-than-anticipated revenue.
The US trade deficit widened to $54 billion in August, the second-highest in a string of record monthly trade gaps that shows no sign of abating.
TORONTO (CP) - There is a perception in international financial circles that Canadian markets are the &quot;Wild West&quot; and it hurts Canadian companies when they try to raise money abroad, Bank of Canada governor David Dodge said Thursday.
The Securities and Exchange Commission&#39;s top accountant told mortgage funding giant Fannie Mae last night that it should correct its past accounting
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Jeff Bagwell, Brad Ausmus, and Lance Berkman drove in two runs each and the Houston Astros shook off Pirates starter Oliver Perez's dominance in the opener, beating the Pirates, 9-2, for their 13th victory in 14 games and a doubleheader split last night in Pittsburgh.
Reshuffle after demerger Morse has shaken up things at the top with a number of board changes including the appointment of Kevin Alcock as its new chief executive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EarthLink has backed out of a deal to build San Francisco's free citywide Wi-Fi service.
The European commission expects the EU&#39;s 25 member governments to agree on a significant loosening of the controversial stability and growth pact by spring to kickstart faltering economic growth and create more jobs in the eurozone.
Republicans are fuming again over erroneous exit polls that showed President Bush losing re-election and over television networks quickly calling some states for Sen. John Kerry while
Woman flown to Aberdeen for police questioning after hundreds evacuated from North Sea platform
GORDON Cooper, one of the original Mercury astronauts who pioneered the US role in outer space, died Monday at his home in Ventura, California, NASA announced.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while tempers frayed over delayed official results.
Europe must make good on plans to set up an independent funding body for science or face an unprecedented brain drain, a leading scientist has warned.
Lithuania on Tuesday refused a Russian request to shut down a pro-Chechen Web site that published a &#36;20 million reward for assistance in the capture of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it cannot take action without a court order.
President Lahoud is set to name a new prime minister following Rafiq Hariri's shock departure on Wednesday.
Too much sun provides a chance to put a product to the test on a mother-daughter business trip.
Jewelry, weapons, and goat bones are among the artifacts in the cemetery, whose discovery suggests the city's Canaanite settlement was bigger than thought.
R&amp;D help, seed funding Reaction to the Budget from technology and business organisations has been largely positive although inadequate funding for IT in schools is a concern.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. sanctions against Cuba are more restrictive than those imposed on any other country, including Iran and North Korea, and their rigorous enforcement risks diverting government attention from higher-priority counterterrorism tasks, a new government audit has found.
Online video rental company Netflix  Inc  said on Monday it would exclusively stock Blu-ray  high-definition DVDs after a decision by some the world's  biggest movie studios in favor of the Sony Corp   developed format.
I was just going to say how happy I was that I was wrong with my dire warnings that there was going to be some sort of incident at the Athens Games ... when something happened toward the end of the men&#39;s marathon on Sunday.
Steve Flesch shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead over Carl Pettersson and Charles Warren after three rounds at the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship.
House Republicans voted Wednesday to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay by changing a party rule that likely would have forced him to step down if he is indicted in a Texas political corruption investigation.
The House agreed Wednesday to give the government broader powers to review foreign investments in U.S. power plants, ports and other facilities that could be vulnerable to terror attacks.
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The cure could be worse than the sickness The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation designed to protect PC users from spyware despite the strong objections of internet-based businesses that warned the measure could interfere with many legitimate online activities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley says he has received a pledge from the Gadaffi family that they would help to secure his release.
EBay's PayPal payment division will pay $3.5 million to consumers and $1.7 million to 28 states in settlements for two different actions regarding its notification of users regarding their rights, the company said Thursday.
The parent of Airbus is abandoning its twin-chief executive structure, with Louis Gallois taking the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reins, Tom Enders, co-chief of EADS, said.
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The sounds made by dune avalanches has mystified people for centuries. California scientists test an explanation by sliding down the sand on their rear ends.
Ministro Difesa,in quella data ridefinizione presenza Italia
Atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan are occurring daily at a \
Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to buy open-source software maker MySQL AB for $1 billion, beefing up the server maker's database offerings with a company whose technology is used by some of the world's biggest Web sites.
Hundreds of thousands of retirees with company-sponsored drug coverage may lose their employer-paid benefit when the new Medicare drug law takes effect in 2006, a new study suggests.
Cadillac&#39;s Escalade EXT and the Nissan Maxima are the most attractive targets for car thieves, according to a published report.
Shoaib Akhtar produced a hostile spell of pace bowling to give Pakistan a chance of levelling the series on the second day of the second Test in Melbourne.
A witness described seeing a motorcyclist swerve to avoid the wreckage of the car carrying Princess Diana moments after the fatal crash 10 years ago, according to a statement read Monday to a coroner's inquest jury.
Chiron Corp. CHIR.O is being  investigated by a federal grand jury after failing to deliver  its flu vaccine this year because regulators did not consider  it safe.
The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear program as officials from six world powers prepared to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris.
SAN FRANCISCO - Larry Ellison is passionate about more than America's Cup sailing. The billionaire Oracle Corp. chief executive is in the market for a U.S. basketball or football team, he said Friday.
Thousands of people in Mozambique who have been left homeless by recent flooding faced fresh misery Thursday from a tropical cyclone which was bearing down on the southern African nation.
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 11 -- President Hamid Karzai moved Saturday to replace a powerful governor and militia leader who has long defied his authority and held virtually autonomous sway over one of the country's wealthiest regions.
WASHINGTON In one of his sharpest and most detailed attacks on the Bush administration&#39;s Iraq policy, Senator John Kerry charged President George W. Bush on Monday with a series of critical misjudgments and obfuscations that he said had created a &quot;crisis
(InfoWorld) - Bringing together existing technologies can often make a new product more useful, as can be seen with a few of the gadgets coming out of East Asia this month. Casio Computer has added a YouTube function to its newest digital still camera, so you can just shoot, connect and click to upload video to the popular Web site, while Sony's PSP is getting a mobile digital TV tuner. The month has also seen some playfulness in the MP3 space. Reigncom of South Korea's iRiver now has a Mickey Mouse-styled MP3 player, although its sale will be limited due to a marketing agreement with Disney. Meanwhile Japan's Sony has pimped out its E-series Walkman with crystals. Casio YouTube digital still camera Casio has the first digital cameras with a video mode optimized for YouTube. Called\u00c2\u00a0the Exilim EX-S880 and EX-Z77, the cameras will be released worldwide starting in the U.S. in August, followed by Europe and Asia soon after. So how do you get a clip onto YouTube? First, you shoot a video in the YouTube mode then slip the camera into a dock. This automatically starts a video management application on your PC (Windows XP SP2, 2000 SP4 and Vista only) and grabs the movie files. The application can be set up with a YouTube account, default title name and other settings, so getting the video online involves simply clicking the upload button. Alternatively, you can enter information specific to the clips and then upload them. It's very easy. The EX-S880 can take 8.1 megapixel images, has a 3X optical zoom and will cost about $300. Samsung's RDS music player It's difficult to differentiate MP3 players these days. They're all small and often have similar screens and are compatible with the same handful of formats. But along comes Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s U3 with a feature not often seen: RDS (radio data system). It's used on many FM radio stations in Europe and sends the station name, details about the song playing and other useful information alongside the signal. The U3 will display this on its 4-line OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen. The U3 is about the same size as a pack of chewing gum and has its own USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, so it doesn't need a cable to connect to a PC. It will be available in black, white, blue, pink and green, and in three capacities: 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB. It's available globally for $79, $99, and $149. Sony's PSP with digital TV Sony is bringing mobile digital TV to its PlayStation Portable. The plug-in tuner works with Japan's \
Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
Daniel Barenboim, the world  renowned Israeli pianist and conductor, has taken Palestinian  citizenship and said he believed his rare new status could  serve a model for peace between the two peoples.
Un mese di stop per Francesco Pisano. Il difensore del Cagliari e della nazionale Under 21 &egrave; ...
The Texas parole board Tuesday recommended delaying the state's first execution of a black woman to give her lawyers more time to investigate her claims of innocence.
SanDisk Corp , the  world's largest maker of data-storage memory chips, reported  third-quarter results that beat estimates as it boosted sales  outside the United States and sold more chips to mobile-phone  makers.
Contrary to recent published reports, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer plans to expand his investigations into the financial industry in early 2005, a spokesman said.

JERUSALEM - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing two Israeli policemen who had stopped her as she approached a crowded bus stop, authorities said. At least 16 people were wounded, authorities said...
An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down the state's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Friday as Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state's conservative voters in mind.
\u00c2\u00b7 Khan 'was not the target of covert listening device'\u00c2\u00b7 Straw orders inquiry by former appeal court judge
Research will focus on low-carbon approaches to converting coal, petroleum coke and other feedstocks into fuels and power.
Over the last few weeks, Jets cornerback Hank Poteat has proven that interceptions come in bunches and that patience pays.
Kenyon Martin made it clear Sunday that he did not hold Rod Thorn responsible for his departure after he spent his first four N.B.A. seasons with the Nets.
NEW YORK, September 7 (New Ratings) - The US Army reportedly intends to break up its multibillion dollar contract, awarded to Halliburton Co (HAL.
After trying for years to get the  entertainment industry to use its software to create and  distribute music and video, Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is finally  making headway by being more flexible and accommodating with  its hardware and media partners, analysts said on Friday.
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Scientists say they have created a stem cell line from a human embryo that had stopped developing naturally, and so was considered dead. Using such embryos might ease ethical concerns about creating such cells, they suggested.
The Holocaust memorial in Berlin is showing signs of serious wear and tear just three years after its completion, with cracks in more than half of its concrete blocks, according to a study published on Monday.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  retailers Kmart and Sears announced a $11.5 billion merger,  signaling corporate America's confidence in the economy, while  Hewlett-Packard's better-than-expected earnings helped boost  tech shares with the hope of increased spending in the sector.
Unused frequencies mean even more to ignore 3GSM IP Wireless has announced the successful end of its Bristol-based broadcast TV trial, which has been running for the last few months in conjunction with Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, and 3.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nutritional supplements are generally not taken into account when health researchers try to get a snapshot of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nutritional habits, a new study finds.
Viacom and Disney agreed Thursday to pay a total of &#36;1.5 million to settle government charges the companies violated advertising limits for children's television programming.
Replaces one Scott with another Microsoft said yesterday that it has hired Disney man Tony Scott, who will replace sacked chief information officer Stuart Scott.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst put their love match to the test in this lightweight romantic comedy set against the grassy green courts of Britain&#39;s Wimbledon.
California importer Frank Lettieri is being sued for not warning his customers that his balsamic vinegar contains lead. True enough, he says. But you would have to drink more than a pint of the vinegar every day to reach the government limit for safe exposure to lead. Most people just sprinkle a few drops onto salads or bread.
NEW YORK -- Time Warner Inc.'s new CEO Jeff Bewkes laid out his vision for changes at the media conglomerate Wednesday, including dividing AOL's online access and advertising businesses and possibly spinning off the rest of the company's cable division.
More than four years after burying their ambitious \
Cambodia&#39;s national assembly yesterday ratified a law allowing a UN-backed trial of surviving Khmer Rouge leaders to go ahead, clearing a crucial hurdle for a tribunal whose next challenge is raising funds.
Randeep dares to dream.              Is   he  out-doing Aamir Khan in the sphere  of finicky role
Marriott International Inc.  on Thursday said its third-quarter net income fell 5 percent on flat sales, but the top U.S. hotel operator's profit still beat Wall Street expectations.
French President Jacques Chirac named Agriculture Minister Herve Gaymard as his third finance chief this year, charging him with reviving an economy plagued by unemployment of almost 10 percent.
Israel's justice minister said on  Thursday far-right rabbis who urge soldiers to disobey orders  to evacuate Jewish settlements in Gaza risk provoking civil war  and could face prosecution.
In following a famously acerbic actor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s travels with a group of stand-up comics, \u00e2\u0080\u009cVince Vaughn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Wild West Comedy Show\u00e2\u0080\u009d reveals his earnest side.
An offer for Tribune Co. from its  largest shareholder, Chandler Trusts, which was due to expire  on Wednesday has been extended, a source close to the Chandlers  said.
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Surprise  caller Howard Stern ambushed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell during a San Francisco radio talk show yesterday, accusing him of nepotism, racketeering and possible retribution against the ranting shock jock's employer, Infinity Broadcasting, for the phone call.
Denver forward Carmelo Anthony and Dallas forward Josh Howard were named as injury replacements to the Western Conference team for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game.
Democratic challenger John Kerry on Monday blamed President Bush's \
Jones Apparel Group Inc.   said on Thursday it received an unsolicited bid from Fast  Retailing Co. Ltd. to acquire Barneys New York Inc. for $900  million, which tops Jones&#39; existing pact to sell the upscale  clothing chain for $825 million.
Conservative Republicans who pushed anti-evolution standards back into Kansas schools last year have lost control of the state Board of Education once again.
The PSA test, commonly used as a screening tool for detecting prostate cancer, is now all but useless for predicting prostate cancer risk, according to Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.
US forces dropped a pair of 2,000-pound bombs early yesterday morning on a bunker complex believed to be an insurgent training
Il presidente del Genoa Enrico  Preziosi pensa ad un ruolo simile a quello che &egrave; stato per qu...
Da commesso a Brook Brothers alla sua collezione di cravatte
Today we released version 1.6.3 of Streamline, a stream-based network subsystem for Linux.   This first release in over a half year has been thorougly stress-tested, so it should be more stable. New features include support for named and unnamed pipes, the full POSIX file IO interface, a write-after-read optimization similar to splicing, a method for catching HTTP GET requests and self-resizing (based on load) ringbuffer designs. Please read the changelog for more details.
Scientists link female infertility with 350 genes -- in mice. The research could be groundbreaking if it translates to humans, especially considering an infertility gene has eluded researchers for decades.
Risultati della 13/a giornata di andata del campionato di Legadue di basket: Edimes Pavia-Fastweb Ca...
Long before Dena Schlosser took a blade to her baby's arms, her parents had begun to worry. In the years after she moved to Texas with her husband and children, their gentle, dependent daughter had become increasingly isolated. And, according to her stepfather, she was dangerously consumed by a self-described prophet and his church.
OXFORD, Miss. Mississippi coach David Cutcliffe was fired today after his first losing season in six years with the Rebels. Ole Miss officials informed Cutcliffe of the decision early today and Cutcliffe met
A Florida jury has found Ford Motor Co.   F.N liable for a rollover accident involving a Ford  Explorer, in the second such legal setback for the maker of  America's best-selling sport utility vehicle so far this year.
If you did something 11 years ago that has nothing to do with your life or career now, should you be fired for it? Sex Drive Daily.
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Serena Williams, dressed to intimidate in denim and boots, warms up for her first-round match at the US Open. Picture:Reuters. Serena Williams delivered a carefully scripted message during her
Communications regulators have cleared Google to bid in an upcoming auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released by the F.C.C.
Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Wisconsin primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:
WASHINGTON -- The infantry commander whose troops first captured the Iraqi weapons depot where 377 tons of explosives disappeared said yesterday it is ''very highly improbable&quot; that someone could have trucked out so much material once US forces arrived in the area.
Dell continued to outpace the rest of the IT industry in the company&#39;s third quarter with sizzling growth in shipments, revenue, and net income adding up to the best quarter yet for the hardware supplier.
Germany will not seek extradition of suspected CIA agents in an alleged kidnapping case, officials say.
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Frock, a vintage clothing store without a musty attitude, whose stock is carefully edited to remove anything that smacks of cutesiness or period costume.
A Zimbabwean court found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms for an alleged coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but absolved 66 other suspected mercenaries.
By Paul Sand, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 5--It was the intersection of religious celebration and community activism.
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by thre wickets in Dhaka despite figures of 5-31 by Aftab Ahmed.
At just past 6:30 am Pacific Time today, the mountain-size asteroid came within four times the distance of the moon to the Earth - a comparative measurement
Technology to guard airplanes against terrorist missiles is too expensive for commercial airlines and developers should work to come up with something more suitable \
You have to hand it to management at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO). They&#39;re staying in the box and taking their cuts at the ball despite some pretty horrific trends in advertising.
Democrats accused Republicans of disastrous economic policies as Congress moved Thursday toward shipping President Bush an &#36;800 billion increase in the federal borrowing limit.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun mailing claim forms to more than 1,400 identity theft victims who spent money to clear up identity-theft problems due to a security breach at data broker ChoicePoint announced in early 2005.
Corrects to remove reference to Germany as a permanent Security Council member in 2nd paragraph.
High-speed internet on the move Sony has upgraded six Vaio notebooks to include High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) connectivity. It claims the SZ6 and TZ20 series, which consist of six notebooks in all, will eventually provide users with download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps while on the move.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Dutch striker has accepted the charge of serious foul play from the Football Association following his late challenge on Ashley Cole during the 2-0 win over Arsenal at the weekend.
The head of the Euro Group of finance ministers said Friday that the European Union's banking system is strong enough to ride out the global liquidity crisis sparked by the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces a new $1.3bn fund to combat climate change.
A high school in northeastern Arizona was locked down Wednesday after a student reported seeing weapons on school grounds, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Ralph Fiennes will star  opposite Keira Knightley in &quot;The Duchess,&quot; a British period  romance scheduled to begin shooting in London this month.
UKRAINIAN presidential candidate Victor Yushchenko had levels of dioxin poison in his blood that were more than 6000 times higher than normal.
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-biggest auto maker, said on Thursday it would suspend operations at three of its four domestic plants for five days each this month and next due to a shortage of steel.
Shares of Airbus parent EADS rose after a report that the company's board will approve the launch of a new mid-sized jet to rival Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner at a meeting Friday in Amsterdam.
In 2001, the Netherlands became the first (only?) country in the west to permit \
At least 13 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire in a Nairobi slum and ethnic groups clashed during protests against the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
The presidential candidates are wild about Harry. And Teddy. And Martin?
Some recent disputes that have worsened tensions between Russia and Britain:
Comedian and independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman on Thursday defended his use of a racial slur during a performance at Houston nightclub 26 years ago after an audio clip of the standup routine was posted on the Internet.
Rene Foss, a flight attendant, has a one-woman show called \u00e2\u0080\u009cAround the World in a Bad Mood,\u00e2\u0080\u009d in which she ridicules the airline industry and everything about it.
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GPs are to be given their own budgets to pay for services for their patients.
Like most oil companies, Exxon benefited from a near doubling of oil prices, as well as higher demand for gasoline last year.
The government on Monday replaced the head of Italy's military intelligence agency, who was under investigation for the alleged CIA abduction of an Egyptian cleric and links to a fake dossier that purported to ...Comment
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Nintendo Co.'s  Wii game console  outsold Sony Corp.'s  PlayStation 3 by more than five  to one in Japan last month, Japanese game magazine publisher  Enterbrain said, casting a shadow over a turnaround in Sony's  game business.
Padraig Harrington is hoping to make his mark on the US golf tour next year after finishing second behind Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge in California.
Herbie Hancock offers an intimate reinvention of Joni Mitchell in his new tribute album.
A woman dies and a man suffers serious burns after she is doused in petrol which ignites.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is widely expected to announce an election date this weekend, setting off a tight race between his conservative coalition and a resurgent Labor Party.
By Reuters. In the first major trial to test a drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed Inc., combined with standard therapy, helped heart failure patients live significantly longer, researchers said yesterday.
There&#39;s speculation some of the former leader&#39;s top aides, to be tried first, will testify against him. BAGHDAD -- Saddam Hussein met a defence lawyer yesterday for the first time since his capture a year
Tired of your Treo? Palm's new Centro delivers the Palm OS in a much smaller, sprightlier 3G phone.
Richard Hatch, winner of $1 million in the first \u00e2\u0080\u009cSurvivor\u00e2\u0080\u009d competition on CBS, has lost an appeal of his tax-evasion conviction, The Associated Press reported.
Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects  have the constitutional right to pursue lawsuits challenging  their imprisonment, a federal judge ruled on Monday in a defeat  for the Bush administration that struck down how the U.S.  military reviewed their cases.
The US dollar tumbles to a new low against the euro in early Asian trade as concerns over the  US economy deepen.
By Nok-Noi Hauger, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 8--BREWER -- The planning board approved final plans for the I-395 Exit 5 subdivision on Wednesday for Brewer Economic Development Corp. and Scott Commercial Property LLC.
By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 6--TRIAD -- Dell Inc. could continue to receive its full incentives package from state of North Carolina even if the company lays off workers at its Triad plant.
Travel: Fed up and 42, Mike Carter bought a big bike and hit the road. Here he shares what he learnt on his adventures
A woman who told police she had been raped was jailed for two days after officers found an old warrant accusing her of failing to pay restitution for a 2003 theft arrest.
Non decolla il progetto per la partecipazione congiunta di Nord e Sud Corea ai Giochi di Pechino 200...
MOSCOW A Moscow court has barred the embattled Russian oil company Yukos from holding an emergency meeting at which shareholders were to vote on liquidating the company, an executive at another oil giant said Thursday.
Research In Motion RIM.TO said on   Monday it aims to offer a Japanese-language version of its   popular BlackBerry device between April and June 2007.
North Korea is encouraging its people to breed rabbits for food, the regime's official media reported Wednesday.
Peter Boyle, the actor known for playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in \
Residents of Harberton react to the death of a 13-year-old boy, shot during a hunting expedition.
The British Prime Minister announces the withdrawal of some British troops from Iraq; Denmark follows suit
The failure to stick to policies on vitamin D supplements is putting children at risk of rickets, experts warn.
NEW YORK - With four of its executives pleading guilty to price-fixing charges today, Infineon will have a hard time arguing that it didn&#39;t fix prices in its ongoing litigation with Rambus.
British clinics treating couples with fertility problems are suffering from a major sperm shortage after the authorities lifted donor anonymity in April last year.
Despite Microsoft's efforts to lock down the update, eEye finds a hole that could let an outsider run malicious software on a PC.
Is there a better way to show off how rich you are than to pave your yacht's floors with gold?
At least 150 people, most of them elderly, showed up at the Santa Clarita Senior Center for flu vaccinations Saturday, the first of two flu shot clinics scheduled at the center.
MOSUL Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on a surprise Christmas Eve visit with the troops in Iraq after an attack on a US military dining hall here, told them on Friday that he remained confident of defeating the insurgency and stabilizing the country.
Former European champions Real Madrid and Liverpool scored vastly contrasting victories to reach the knockout round of the Champions League this morning, Australian time.
Il gip del tribunale di Firenze ha convalidato i provvedimenti di daspo emessi dal questore Francesc...
Any hopes for a global policy response to U.S. recession fears, global market turmoil and exchange rates will likely go unanswered when Group of Seven finance heads meet in Tokyo on Saturday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush said Tuesday \
Police in Kenya seize 11 \
If incoming mail contains the word \
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Saturday he had accepted the resignation of two ministers, following a corruption scandal that has shaken the centre-left government.
Singer Michael Jackson tries to get  child molestation charges thrown out or the forthcoming trial delayed.
Blog: Sanyo Electric is reportedly weighing the potential sale of its cell phone and semiconductor businesses.
Russia's likely future president, Dmitry Medvedev, does not have a car of his own and the only family transport is his wife's nine-year-old Volkswagen Golf, an official income declaration showed on Monday.
North Korea would consider any decision by Japan to impose economic sanctions as a ``declaration of war,&#39;&#39; the communist nation&#39;s Foreign Ministry said.
The Christian Science Monitor - As two hulking white UN helicopters recently descended on this small remote town in eastern Congo's Ituri Province, hundreds of schoolchildren fled their classrooms to catch a glimpse of the spectacle.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 31 -- Four U.S. lawmakers endured a harrowing flight out of Baghdad as their cargo plane came under fire from the ground, causing the pilots to discharge flares and bank sharply to avoid the explosives, U.S. military officials said Friday.
Scientists know what quantum computing is supposed to do. They just don't know whether or not it really works. By the Associated Press.
For years, Roberto Cavalli has led the trend for skin-tight jeans and skimpy animal print dresses but next summer his glitterati followers will have to loosen up and slip into something a little more comfortable.
President Bush claims John Kerry doesn&#39;t known what his position is on the war, while the Democrat accuses Bush of having no plan in Iraq \u00e2\u0080-ueling television ads setting the
Doppia seduta di allenamento oggi per il Siena Beretta in vista del derby di domenica contro la Fior...
Citing the complexity of the decision, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday it would not meet a deadline for a recommendation on listing polar bears as a threatened species due to global warming under the federal Endangered Species Act.
The Huygens probe, built and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is bolted to Cassini and fed electrical power through an umbilical cable.
Major League Baseball, the NFL and the U.S. Olympic Committee each pledge $3 million to help curb doping.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan and Swedish Education-Culture Minister Leif Pagrotsky will co-chair the workshop, said Chairman of the Comvik International Vietnam AB M.A Zaman, the sponsor for this programme.
NEW DELHI -- Eight-year-old Tejas Vohra is used to spending most of his after-school hours watching \
Rivolto anche a Provenzano il messaggio 'La pace e' finita'
Oil prices hit near record levels amid a number of supply concerns, but failed to go over 50 dollars a barrel after getting some relief as Saudi Arabia promised to increase production.
Two-thirds of registered voters in the  Iraqi capital say they will cast their ballots in the Jan. 30  election despite the threat of violence, an independent Iraqi  newspaper survey found Monday.
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox activated outfielder/designated hitter Ellis Burks from the 60-day disabled list on Thursday.
A Malaysian woman has emerged from a room full of scorpions after claiming a record for living 36 days with the deadly creatures. Nur Malena Hassan, 27, stepped out of the enclosure in the eastern Malaysian city of Kuantan, cheered by supporters.
Chelsea have long revelled in their reputation for substance over style, but Avram Grant's appointment as the club's head coach has ushered in a new era in more ways than one.
Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Friday on a spacewalk that began a hectic work schedule to ready the orbital outpost for European and Japanese laboratories.
Bernard Lagat ha vinto l'oro nei 5.000 maschili ai Mondiali di atletica di Osaka. Lo statunitense, v...
Sar&agrave; svelato il 1\u00c2\u00b0 dicembre al Teatro degli Arcimboldi a Milano il tracciato del 91\u00c2\u00b0 Giro d'I...
NEW YORK - AT&amp;T Corp. swung to a third-quarter loss of $7.1 billion after recording huge charges related to the company&#39;s retreat from traditional telephone services, which has included at least 7,500 more
Barile di greggio a 88,04 dollari, oro a quota 893,60
During the past few months, the Federal Trade Commission has filed deceptive- advertising cases against two distributors of what is called adware or spyware. The insidious form of software subjects consumers and their computers to unwanted advertising and surveillance.
Traffic in central Belgrade was in gridlock today as shareholders in Serbian beverage manufacturer Knjaz Milos protested in front of the Serbian Government building in the center of the city.
British airline magnate Richard Branson says his company will begin launching paying customers into outer space by 2007 on the world&#39;s first commercial space flights.
The government failed to prove its extradition case against a millionaire wanted in Poland for questioning in the murder of that country's national police chief, a federal judge ruled Friday.
October 08, 2004 - We&#39;ve got an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette for Trey Parker and Matt Stone&#39;s Team America: World Police.
Stocks fell on Monday as financial shares weakened on news that Germany's largest bank may take a big hit from subprime mortgage investments, while a landmark strike at General Motors raised concern about the economic outlook.
A Las Vegas man plans to unveil what he says is a rare photo of Marilyn Monroe posing as a nude hitchhiker.
It's not clear exactly how General Motors was able to do away with the old Saturn without attracting attention, but it was almost the perfect crime.
A soldier is killed and four others are injured in operations in Afghanistan overnight, the MoD says.
Brilliant Technologies Corporation (OTCBB: BLLN) today provided the  following corporate update reviewing a range of noteworthy material  developments since the start of Q4, 2006, and updating progress toward  the launch of the world's first legal ad-supported peer-to-peer music  service, Qtrax.
Everyone knows what cosmetic surgery does to actors. But what does it do to the movies?
President Viktor A. Yushchenko of Ukraine ordered Interior Ministry troops to the capital, Kiev, only hours before he met with his rival to resolve the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s escalating political crisis.
NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe, a self-described &quot;budgeteer&quot; who was brought in to curb space station cost overruns and who later helped formulate a new presidential initiative to send
Astronauts on the space station can strap trays to their legs, as shown here, or attach their meal to the station&#39;s dining table.
Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?
com December 28, 2004, 3:36 PM PT. Reporting a new crop of variants, a security firm warned that the Cabir cell phone malware is becoming more of a threat.
KUWAIT CITY  - PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas apologized to Kuwait for the organization&#39;s pro-Baghdad stand during Iraq&#39;s 1990 invasion of the emirate, at the start of a landmark visit aimed at healing a 14-year rift.
Former Olympic 50m and 100m freestyle gold medal winner Alexander Popov has denied a report in French newspaper L&#39;Equipe that he is set to retire.
E le assicurazioni le premiano con polizze vantaggiose
The lone Democrat at the Securities and Exchange Commission has notified the White House that she will depart at the end of the month, leaving the agency short-staffed at a time when the stock markets are volatile and Wall Street banks are posting enormous losses related to the mortgage crisis.
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. ETP.N   on Friday said it will buy Transwestern Pipeline from GE Energy   Financial Services and Southern Union Co. SUG.N for about   $1.47 billion.
Microsoft has joined big Internet service providers, America Online, EarthLink and Yahoo against spamming. The companies announced they are filing three new antispam
\u00e2\u0080\u009cLive-In Maid,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jorge Gaggero\u00e2\u0080\u0099s remarkably assured first film, examines the complicated relationship between an upper-class Buenos Aires woman and her housekeeper.
The bushmeat trade in Equatorial Guinea is thriving thanks to a boom in oil and a lack of domestic meat, say researchers.
Billy Graham's wife and partner passes away after a lifetime of evangelism and celebrity
Medical costs for U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan could range from $350 billion to $662 billion over the next 40 years, as soldiers survive injuries that would have killed them in past conflicts, according to a Harvard University study.
Getting your story or content on Digg, StumbleUpon, or Fark can attract a lot of traffic and links to your site, but if you want that extra ooomph! in attracting quality links from blogs, sometimes a little hard work is in order. Cameron Olthuis has laid out four tips on obtaining links from blogs using an [...]
Top-seed Andre Agassi easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the Washington ATP tournament overnight, with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kristian Pless.
Ask Jeeves, the third-biggest US Web search provider, has unveiled MyJeeves, a new product that helps users personalise their Internet searches.
International Business Machines Corp., the world&#39;s largest seller of computers and related services, said it agreed to settle part of a lawsuit that claimed the company&#39;s pension plan discriminated against older workers.
RICHMOND -- Northeastern senior Bennet Davis lingered at the edge of the Richmond Coliseum floor yesterday after the Huskies' 64-50 loss to Drexel in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. Davis took his time thanking the few dozen students who had made the nearly 10-hour trek from Boston to cheer them on.
E Berlusconi al Quirinale, ma senza competizioni
Lessons on drugs have not worked and more must be done about smoking and alcohol, advisers say.
Repairing an electrical  connection in a U.S. space shuttle's fuel tank will push the  already delayed launch of Europe's first permanent space  laboratory beyond the current target date of January 10, NASA  said on Thursday.
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Banco Santander Central Hispano SA (STD), the Spanish bank planning to buy UK lender Abbey National PLC (ANBA), Monday attacked its potential domestic
In the past seven years, Julia Tymoshenko has endured imprisonment, the jailing of her husband and several assassination attempts.
Iran's top security official on Monday  suggested Tehran may agree to extend its freeze on uranium  enrichment but warned it could not be forced to scrap its  nuclear technology for good.
Indian officials have ordered a probe into alleged political and financial support given to forest bandit Veerappan, killed Monday in a shootout with police.
Direttivo Quercia, Unione proponga nuova riforma elettorale
Wise Solutions has released Wise for Windows Installer 6.0, featuring .Net support and enhanced tools for creating installations for data-driven Web applications.
The dreaded Africanized honey bee\u00e2\u0080\u0094better known as the &quot;killer bee&quot;\u00e2\u0080\u0094may be buzzing slightly northward. Entomologists believe that an Africanized swarm was responsible for an attack in Tipton, Okla.
Messina con una sola punta a Bergamo. L'allenamento odierno ha confermato l'intenzione di Giordano d...
One of the big four record labels, which just this week was part of a landmark deal for MP3 access through Last.fm, announced earlier it is suing a completely different firm that offers similar access though without any kind of compensation plan.
In a world without Apple RAID hardware, one man stands agai... Apple is offering the first major upgrade to its Storage Area Network (SAN) file system today, while kicking its RAID storage hardware out into the cold.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Damian Miller went to the plate in the 11th inning with a rather simple goal. \
Justin King, a Gateway High School cornerback-running back who is considered one of the nation&#39;s top 10 high school players, will play at Penn State.
TAMPA, Fla. -- The New York Yankees could hire a new manager by the end of this week. \
The giant panda cub born in an Austrian zoo was actually a twin, but its sibling died, the zoo said Friday.
FRANKFURT Henkel, a German soap and adhesives company, said Thursday that it had agreed to sell back a 29 percent stake in Clorox, the US cleaning products maker, for $2.
The United Nations appealed to the world's prosperous nations on Thursday for $3.9 billion in donations next year to address humanitarian emergencies touching 27 million people in 29 countries, with most of the money targeted at Africa.
Portugal, which took over the European Union presidency on Sunday, is trying to put off a potentially explosive debate on whether Turkey should be admitted to the bloc.
Paul McCartney and Queen record exclusive songs to boost Nelson Mandela's Aids campaign.
U.S. private equity firm Texas Pacific Group's  bid for Japanese consumer electronics maker JVC  is struggling to win backing from lenders, putting the roughly $560 million deal in jeopardy, sources familiar with the matter say.
An ambush on a military convoy in Pakistan has left five soldiers and a number of attackers dead officials say.
CHICAGO Democratic candidate Barack Obama (ber-AHK&#39; oh-BAH&#39;-muh) is leading Republican Alan Keyes by 51 percentage points in the race for US Senate.
Lloyd Scott has walked the length of Loch Ness underwater and plodded the London Marathon in an antique diving suit, but he admitted he'll have to cheat to accomplish his latest feat -- riding an antique bicycle across Australia's desert outback in a tweed suit.
Don't believe talk that the worst of the real estate downturn is over. Too many funky loans are out there.
A 15-year-old boy is shot dead in south London.
Intitolata 'Voglia di sinistra' aprira' a Roma con Prodi
The holidays give the coffeehouse's sales a boost.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets experienced mixed fortunes Tuesday in cautious trade before a US interest rate decision, as the British banking sector rebounded slightly led by troubled Northern Rock.
Malta, quattro immigrati si salvano grazie a rimorchiatore
Margaret Hassan, the humanitarian aid worker who was kidnapped last month in Iraq, is believed to have been killed. According to the Associated Press, a video was sent to Al-Jazeera television that showed
The police of Serbia and Montenegro detained a group of former senior government officials led by former Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Marija Vukosavljevic on corruption charges, an Interior ...
Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan does a star turn today, getting a close-up from the international Cassini-Huygens space probe. Larger than Mercury and Pluto, Titan is a full-fledged
Business is booming at Siemens under the new chief executive. Yet the coming trials of some former executives have kept the company operating under a cloud.
NEW YORK  - US drug giant Pfizer said it will stop advertising painkiller Celebrex after a trial indicated a heart-attack risk at high doses, but vowed to carry on sales.
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'Deliberately drove' at Methodist congregation A 58-year-old woman is in an Auckland hospital with \
DAVOS, Switzerland  - French President Jacques  Chirac on Wednesday proposed the creation of an international  tax to help fight AIDS, saying such a measure could raise $10  billion each year.
Danny Williams failed in his bold attempt to follow Lennox Lewis and become the linear heavyweight champion of the world in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
The U.S. military said on Saturday it  had \
Whether they care to admit it or not, this was the contest England had yearned for all summer. It was a measure of the team&#39;s recent advance that they had become tired of pounding West Indies
A fictional $99 fare to Paris comes with some, ahem, unexpected restrictions.
The exploding demand to view videos anywhere, anytime, is stretching network technologies to the limit, warns Nortel CTO John Roese.
Delta Air Lines Inc. could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as next week, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.
NEW YORK  - Parents can protect their children from harmful ultraviolet radiation by encouraging them to stay inside during midday, without increasing their odds of becoming overweight from reduced activity, a new study from Australia suggests.
COPS were last night hunting the two fans pictured above after racist \u00e2\u0080\u009cmonkey\u00e2\u0080\u009d taunts were hurled at soccer star Dwight Yorke.
Juliet the carriage horse held forth for about two decades on the south end of Central Park. She died Friday morning after collapsing in the park the night before.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai  promised Afghans greater security when they go to vote in the  country's first ever democratic election during an independence  day speech on Wednesday.
Terzo calo consecutivo ed e' spettro recessione
Il Lecce si &egrave; radunato oggi a Tarvisio (Udine). Due i volti nuovi: l'ex torinista Andrea Ardi...
&quot;A male suicide bomber blew himself up in a vegetable stall,&quot; Tel Aviv police chief David Tzur told reporters. There were four dead including the bomber, a police spokesman said.
(AGI) \u00c3\u0082\u00e2\u0080\u0093 Rome, Italy, August 27 \u00c3\u0082\u00e2\u0080\u0093 Consumers gave a positive judgement for the meeting which took place today with ENAC on the question of air transport tariffs.
As employees struggle to read an increasing amount of work-related material, some companies have turned to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to improve productivity.With RSS servers and readers designed for workplaces, IT departments set up internal information feeds that employees can subscribe to, a delivery mechanism that, for some information, can be more precise and effective than e-mail.&quot;The first problem we see addressed regularly with enterprise RSS systems is e-mail overload. Most knowledge workers these days are just about completely fed up with e-mail,&quot; said Oliver Young, a Forrester Research analyst.An enterprise RSS system is ideal for delivering the type of information employees need to know about, but not necessarily act on right away, Young said.RSS keeps need-to-know information out of the e-mail channel, which for most people is &quot;a need-to-do task list sort of thing,&quot; Young said.Often those need-to-know e-mails -- such as a corporate benefits update or a newsletter -- end up getting deleted or ignored, even though employees recognize that they may contain potentially important information.For example, a company could post human resource messages and documents on the intranet&#39;s human resources section and send RSS alerts with the appropriate links, instead of blasting out the information via mass e-mails.RSS feeds became popular initially as a convenient way for Web publishers to alert their readers about new articles and changed information on their sites.Using consumer-grade RSS readers&#160;such as&#160;those from Google and Bloglines, people quickly check what&#39;s new on their favorite sites without having to visit them.Inevitably, people started using RSS readers at work, creating potential problems for IT departments in areas such as security and user support.Seeing an opportunity, vendors&#160;such as&#160;Attensa, NewsGator, and KnowNow developed on-premise, behind-the-firewall RSS software for workplaces.Unlike consumer RSS readers, these vendors&#39; systems can be integrated with existing corporate directories and security frameworks, giving IT departments control over employees&#39; RSS use.IBM&#39;s Lotus and Microsoft have started to add RSS capabilities to their respective collaboration and communication platforms, but their feature sets don&#39;t match the functionality of enterprise RSS vendors&#39; systems, Young said.The Union Bank of California hopes that enterprise RSS can help it tame an internal communications overload.About 80 bank groups, from such areas as public relations, marketing, sales, product management, and operations, hit employees with a steady stream of mass e-mails, all-hands voice mails, printed literature, and intranet additions.&quot;We discovered that about half of the messages being delivered via these methods weren&#39;t appropriate to the people [receiving them], so we definitely needed to do something,&quot; said James Penn, the bank&#39;s vice president of interactive marketing and communications.For example, the bank realized that salespeople, deluged with often irrelevant information, often fall behind learning about the bank&#39;s latest offers and promotions, affecting their ability to pitch them at customers.Union Bank is now in the pilot phase of an implementation of an enterprise RSS system from KnowNow, which it expects to eventually roll out to its about 10,000 employees.The bank is creating very specific RSS feeds and defining the target audience for each one so that employees will receive fewer but more relevant messages.While the project will initially focus on improving internal communications, Union Bank may later link up the RSS system with its CRM system, as well as allow employees to subscribe to external data feeds, Penn said.At the U.K. National Health Service (NHS) division in Orkney, Scotland, the IT department has significantly cut down on e-mail overload with a NewsGator enterprise RSS system, said David Rendall, a computer programmer involved in the project.At NHS Orkney, few of the 600 or so users -- mostly doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and business administrators -- are technically savvy. So Rendall has reached out to departments and held frequent training sessions to promote the RSS system&#39;s use.&quot;The biggest challenge is helping people make the switch and get their heads around the new RSS paradigm,&quot; Rendall said.This user indifference and ignorance, coupled with e-mail familiarity, is a common barrier to RSS adoption in workplaces, according to Forrester&#39;s Young.&quot;While most people have a love-hate relationship with e-mail, it&#39;s easy to use and very convenient to [copy] your entire office to make sure you get everyone involved,&quot; Young said.This is why Young recommends starting RSS deployments within specific groups in an organization and with the purpose of improving a specific communication issue.&quot;Where I see most enterprise RSS solutions starting to fall down is when you&#39;re trying to encourage or bring a whole host of workers along all at once,&quot; Young said.In addition to reducing e-mail, enterprise RSS systems often boost organizations&#39; use of intranets, blogs, and wikis by alerting employees to changes and additions, Young said.At NHS Orkney, the NewsGator system lets employees subscribe to feeds from the organization&#39;s blogs and wikis, thus increasing their readership and boosting collaboration and communication, Rendall said.Meanwhile, Union Bank trusts RSS will improve its intranet, currently being redesigned. &quot;There are many applications for which we could use the intranet as a repository, and leverage RSS for distribution and change alerts,&quot; Penn said.Specifically, RSS could help with notifying Union Bank employees about modifications to policies and procedures. This is key for banks, which are highly regulated by the government.&quot;Often a little nuance of a policy will change, and while not applicable to 90 percent of the employees, it&#39;s crucial for the 10 percent who need to know,&quot; he said.Not to be overlooked is the ability of enterprise RSS systems to give managers a clear view into how popular blogs, wikis, external sites, and intranet sections are with employees, Young said.&quot;Because it&#39;s all coming into one central location, you can do very advanced analytics on who is reading what,&quot; Young said.For example, if half of the sales team subscribes to one specific journal&#39;s feed, it might make sense to suggest the feed to the other half. &quot;It really helps information spread more quickly and best practices to proliferate across the enterprise,&quot; he said.Likewise, it makes it easy to spot skunks. &quot;If your CEO&#39;s blog has no one reading it, you know pretty quickly there&#39;s a problem there,&quot; Young said.
Workers voting against the Chrysler deal see the lack of job guarantees as a violation of the union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-held principle of winning similar terms at each Detroit auto company.
Calano le immatricolazioni di auto in Europa. Secondo quanto rende noto l&#39;Acea (Association des Constructeurs Europe&#39;ens d&#39;Automobiles) ad agosto il mercato ha registrato una flessione dell&#39;1,3% rispetto allo stesso mese del 2003.
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SAN DIEGO -- Backup quarterbacks Doug Flutie and Philip Rivers each threw a touchdown pass and the San Diego Chargers warmed up for their first playoff game in nine seasons by beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 24-17, yesterday in what was little more than an exhibition. Having clinched the AFC West title two weeks earlier and the AFC's No. 4 ...
Senate Democrats were more unified than their Republican counterparts during the first half-year of the current 110th Congress, sticking together with greater frequency on votes that are closely divided along party lines \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a key finding of CQPolitics.com\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s latest analysis of lawmakers\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cparty unity\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d scores.
The U.S. Senate late on Thursday approved a broad energy bill to increase the fuel efficiency of U.S. cars and trucks by Congress for the first time since 1975 and significantly boost production of renewable motor fuels like ethanol.
Acting President Raul Castro on Saturday exalted the resurgence of the left in Latin America despite \
Pension costs have caused the country&#39;s second-biggest water utility Severn Trent to post a 6.5-percent fall in first-half profit, though the earnings have been overshadowed
Three new stocks scheduled to begin trading this week - including Google Inc.&#39;s highly anticipated initial public offering - slashed their expected price ranges Wednesday morning as the IPO market readies for a one-month break from trading debuts after ...
According to London&#39;s Financial Times, Apple is in advanced discussions with Hollywood movie studios about launching an online film-rental service to rival cable and satellite TV operators. The Wall Street Journal is also reporting the movie-rental deal, citing two studio executives familiar with the matter.
Nasce il First, fondo unico per gli investimenti del settore
Google Inc. will roll out POP3 (Post Office Protocol) support gradually over the coming weeks to Gmail users, who will be able to use the feature to download e-mail messages
An investor lawsuit claims U.S. computer maker Dell Inc. overstated sales and profits and got $1 billion in secret kickbacks from Intel Corp.
Photographs of William Howard Taft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mission to the Far East, now on view at the Nippon Club, were found in an unlikely place.
Lindsay Lohan is extending her stay in rehab, according to her mother, Dina. Lindsay went into rehab after a very wild memorial day weekend. She is said to be doing well and the decision to stay longer was her own. This is her second stay in reh...
Nuovo governo investira' 11 miliardi, opposizione scettica
The NY Times reports (via LostRemote) on how Google is boosting video content syndication from major media partners like Dow Jones: Google is working with Dow Jones &#38; Company, Cond&#233; Nast, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and other large content companies to syndicate their video content on other Web sites. The videos appear inside Google ad boxes [...]
The U.S. government's biggest department is also one of the most prone to waste, fraud and abuse, raising concerns about the effectiveness of many of its programs, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.
Here at Connecting '07, the annual trade conference of the Industrial Designers Society of America, eco-design is all the rage.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Expert assessments have concluded the recapture of Fallujah has not broken the insurgents&#39; will to fight and may not pay the big security dividend US planners had hoped for.
ON THE SCENE - At a morning session introducing many to the window-less Server Core installation option in the forthcoming Windows Server 2008, Microsoft product manager Andrew Mason made it official:  Windows Virtualization Services (code-named \
ISTANBUL, Nov. 29 -- The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday recommended cutting off talks with Turkey on several key issues in its efforts to join the 25-country bloc, a day after Pope Benedict XVI expressed support for the predominantly Muslim country's pursuit of membership.
[Sports India]: London, Nov 9 : English football captain David Beckham is set to make his Hollywood debut next year in &quot;Goal!
British military chiefs unlawfully killed a serviceman 51 years ago during secret experiments into the effect of deadly nerve agents, an inquest ruled on Monday.
Altria Group Inc.  posted lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe in a move to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.
Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at a Tokyo war shrine on Thursday, despite China's objections.
The rules seem to be the problem. The South Koreans are upset that the rules are too strict. The Americans are upset that the rules are being broken.
Keith Miller, one of Australia's greatest  all-rounders, has died at the age of 84 in Melbourne.
Due morti secondo la polizia, 8 secondo tv privata
If you are on a tight deadline at work you are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack during the next 24 hours, say Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute.
Taglio da 50 resta il piu' gettonato dai falsari
Disillusioned by officials' failure to improve Bosnia's economy, many voters stayed away from municipal elections on Saturday, while preliminary results indicated that the three nationalist parties were in the lead.
Its lineage is as long as it is distinguished, conjuring up a who&#39;s who among Notre Dame football greats. Some of the best players in Fighting Irish history have graced the No.
Channel 4 will air images of the crash that killed Princess Diana's death, despite appeals from her sons.
After jamming malls on Friday for discounted flat-screen TVs and toys, shoppers clicked onto their computers at work Monday as retailers ushered in the start of the online shopping season with bargains and marketing hype.
Carlos Delgado ended a long power drought with two home runs and five RBIs, giving John Maine plenty of support and leading the New York Mets past the Florida Marlins 7-2 on Saturday night.
President Bush said on Friday the  U.S. military will do its best to give every Iraqi citizen the  chance to vote on Jan. 30 but acknowledged that guerrilla  action could disrupt voting in four provinces.
Concern is growing for two Italian women aid workers in Iraq taken hostage by gunmen who stormed their Baghdad offices in broad daylight.
MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports.
There were some snide muttered comments and knowing head shakes as soon-to-be rookie of the year candidate Denny Hamlin answered questions in January during a media tour of Joe Gibbs Racing.
It is OK to discuss death with a dying  child and in fact desirable, Swedish researchers reported on  Wednesday.
Palestinian gunmen fought gun battles with   Israeli troops inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and Al Jazeera   television reported one soldier had been killed.
Un passato a Cagliari, ma anche l'interruzione burrascosa del rapporto che non fu gradita dalla tifo...
The United Nations envoy on Myanmar said Tuesday he was \
Amelie Mauresmo reached the Dubai Open final after Serbia's Jelena Jankovic retired through injury when trailing 6-2 on Friday.
Kenyan opposition leader Uhuru Kenyatta will not contest December's poll but will back President Kibaki.
The United States in its starkest warning so far said on Wednesday it would not live with a nuclear-armed North Korea, while Japan and other neighbors hardened their responses after the reclusive state announced it planned a nuclear test.
US actor Brad Renfro, who appeared in films including The Client, Sleepers and Bully, is found dead aged 25.
Irish police want to find the family of a homeless man crushed to death after taking shelter in a bin.
L'Efsa: sicuri carne e latte da animali-fotocopiaA maggio il voto finale della Ue. De Castro: \
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday that U.S. interest rates are low, but that rates are low all over the world.
Chile&#39;s Supreme Court has ruled that the country&#39;s former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, should be stripped of his immunity from prosecution.
The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.
Country will be unable to hold presidential elections next year unless security improves, thinktank warns
DENTAL records have shown a mutilated body discovered in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah was not kidnapped Irish-born CARE Australia worker Margaret Hassan.
I dati Istat su prodotti tessili, abbigliamento e calzature
Il leader populista sudamericano trova un alleato in Occidente nel sindaco Ken il RossoManager londinesi a Caracas come consulenti. La capitale risparmier\u00c3\u00a0 23 milioni di euro                                            Londra, bus scontati grazie a Chavez Dal Venezuela petrolio a prezzo politico                                                                                      dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI
The United States crashed to its second  defeat in the Olympic men's basketball tournament Saturday when  a late shooting spree by Sarunas Jasikevicius propelled  Lithuania to a 94-90 victory.
An Bord Pleanala has given approval for the building of a &#x20AC;200 million gas terminal in north Mayo - subject to more than 40 conditions.
Oil leapt to its third record high in a row on Monday as a brief halt to one-fifth of Mexico's production added fuel to a rally driven by a stand-off between Turkey and Kurdish rebels, a weak dollar and winter supply fears.
On Wednesday, President George W. Bush toured hurricane damaged areas in Florida for the second time this summer. The president joined with his brother, Florida Gov.
The mitten crab may not strike terror into the hearts of the average American along the West Coast &#151; yet.
Fourth seed Andy Murray struggled to beat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the second round of the 534,000-euro ATP tournament here on Thursday.
Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick has been indicted on federal charges stemming from an alleged dog fighting ring at a property he owned in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
MONTREAL (CP) - Faced with a deadly C. difficile epidemic in Quebec, the Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday it will begin tracking the bacterium in 25 major teaching hospitals across Canada.
 book alleges Bush cocaine use
Usura, la procura indaga dopo l'inchiesta di Repubblica                                                                                   di MARINO BISSO
Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. said Thursday that its profit jumped 61.6 percent in the latest quarter on improved profitability in its mobile phone joint venture and gains in its movie business, led by \
Colin Montgomerie wrote the perfect fairytale conclusion to the greatest European victory in Ryder Cup history here Sunday, sinking the putt to ensure victory over the United States.
The game isn&#39;t for everyone because of its graphic violence and coarse language, but mature fans of this 32 million-unit-selling franchise who want to know if this sequel lives up to its hype, the answer is a resounding yes.
Mark Hughes says Robert Earnshaw&#39;s move to Premiership club West Brom has improved the striker&#39;s chances of being in Wales&#39; starting line-up.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Modena, con il tecnico Mutti che ha fatto lavorare sulla tattica.
Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned on Tuesday.
Con un vero e proprio blitz effettuato alla vigilia di Natale, Enel ha siglato un accordo per rilevare le attivit\u00c3\u00a0 di Ipse, la compagnia telefonica titolare di una delle cinque licenze UMTS assegnate nel 2000.
Israel's air force pounded the Gaza Strip early on Saturday hours after the Islamist group and other militants signaled softer terms for ending cross-border rocket salvoes.
Cut-price ticket ad alludes to Bruni nuptials The Elys\u00c3\u00a9e palace is apparently none too pleased with Ryanair, after the airline yesterday ran an ad in the French press featuring a lovely snap of Sarko and squeeze Carla Bruni.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The staying power of wind energy companies is dependent on tax benefits from the capricious hands of lawmakers in Congress.
RICHARD Green is campaigning for a fair go for golfers in a bid to inject more excitement into home tournaments this summer. Green blasted the brutal course set-up for last week&#39;s Australian
Imperial Oil Ltd. says it will shift its head office to Calgary from Toronto, with the move to the Alberta oilpatch affecting 1,500 employees and expected to be completed by next August.
FOOTBALL  1. LONE PEAK (5-0)  Another shutout  2. TIMPVIEW (3-1)  Tough goal-line stands  3. PROVO (3-2)  Needing a passing game  4. SPANISH FORK (3-2)  A little wounded  5.
A Big Dig ramp, closed amid safety concerns in the wake of the deadly collapse of a nearby tunnel ceiling, will reopen at midnight Tuesday, Gov. Mitt Romney said.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroederarrived here Monday afternoon, starting a three-day working visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 24--GULFPORT -- U.S. marshals will take former Harrison County Deputy Ryan Teel to federal court March 6 for a bond hearing.   The federal court docket on Friday showed U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge John M.
Washington may be as reviled in Brazil as elsewhere in Latin America, but the United States has become a top destination for a new generation of Brazilians drifting away from the European culture their parents knew.
'Il Genio e' una misura, ma occorre ben altro'
VENICE (Italy) Sept 12 - A foreign clean sweep of the top awards at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, including the Golden Lion for British film ``Vera Drake&#39;&#39;, disappointed Italian critics who had campaigned for the first ``home&#39;&#39; Golden Lion
The heaviest snow in more than 50 years fell on the Algerian capital on Thursday, paralyzing traffic, killing 13 people and isolating nearly a third of the North African country's provinces, authorities said.
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Kline becomes the latest star to be honoured on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
A capsule carrying solar material from the Genesis space probe has made a crash landing at a US Air Force training facility in the US state of Utah.
Thousands of peasants marched more than 200 miles to New Delhi demanding land reform.
China unveils a new law to increase protection of private property rights - the first to cover individual assets.
The Baby Bell is kicking Microsoft's tires for possible use in its Internet-based video service.
The Paris prosecutor's office said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into France's controversial nuclear weapons testing program that lasted through 1995.
Afghan officials say they have arrested 17 people who had been trained in Pakistan to carry out suicide attacks.
The Bush administration has promoted its education law with a video that comes across as a news story but fails to make clear the reporter involved was paid with taxpayer money.
Jimmie Johnson made the pass he didn't allow Jeff Gordon to make in the spring, sneaking inside Gordon with 44 laps to go Sunday and holding on to win at Martinsville Speedway for his series-high seventh victory of the year.
With the hundreds of albums released this year, finding ten that rose to the top was surprisingly difficult \u00c2\u0097 few were special enough to merit repeat listens, let alone remain in your brain long after the CD stops playing.
U.S. regulators on Tuesday finalized a rule requiring makers of certain contraceptive gels, foams, films and inserts to carry a warning that the products do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.
Misses opportunity to enlighten CISAC Google gave a keynote speech to the biggest global gathering of authors' societies today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Most of last night's high school football slate in the Washington area was postponed because of the continued rains.
Rock stars, political leaders and  grieving music fans joined the family of Luciano Pavarotti on  Saturday at the funeral of one of the greatest tenors in opera  history.
On Sunday, supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are expected to win a majority in the first parliamentary elections since last September's military coup.
MADRID, Spain - Spain plans to impose stricter rules on production of a staple of the national diet and increasingly popular export - ham from free-range pigs that feed on acorns and herbs - in order to weed out stable-bound impostors, a newspaper said Sunday.
Facing the pressure of a playoff, Han Hee-won relied on her past experience in the sudden-death showdown to claim the title at the LPGA Safeway Classic on Sunday in Portland, Ore.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSummertime/And the livin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 is easy\u00e2\u0080\u009d takes on a whole new meaning in a bluesy new jazz, gospel and dance staging of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPorgy and Bess,\u00e2\u0080\u009d in Austin, Tex.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley kidnapped on Sept. 16 by militants in Iraq has been murdered by the captors, Bigley&#39;s brother confirmed Friday.
TUI, Europe's leading travel and tourism group, said it had placed an order for 10 new Boeing 737-800 jets and was planning to sell off its current Airbus A310 planes so that its entire fleet would eventually be made up of Boeing aircraft.
Indagato per omicidio ragazze italiane si proclama innocente
HAGAZ, Eritrea  - For 3-year-old Amira, a law banning female genital mutilation in Eritrea came too late.
Enel: rete Sicilia danneggiata, 800 tecnici al lavoro
Two weeks after Portsmouth appointed Croatian unknown Velimir Zajec as executive director, Harry Redknapp quit as manager on Wednesday, citing the need to take &quot;a complete break from the game&quot;.
A non-profit corporation has purchased a large number of the buildings where prostitutes pose in windows in Amsterdam's Red Light district, the city said Thursday, in a deal that may lead to a third of the windows being shuttered.
Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare Saturday, but ground controllers were able make a last-minute course correction that kept the European Space Agency craft from prematurely hitting a lunar crater's rim.
Some 20,000 Muslims held a \
The Americans made Athens look like ancient history.
By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN JOSE, Calif. - Intel Corp. has designed a computer chip that promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center - while consuming as much energy as a light bulb.
Outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Monday said he was &quot;still not comfortable&quot; about the safety of the US food supply, despite an increase in federal inspections of food imports.
OCTOBER 5--For the third time in four years, John Lennon&#39;s killer was today denied parole. A New York State Parole Commission panel voted unanimously to keep Mark David Chapman, 49, locked up at the Attica
Successo per 'Love 2008', baci per salutare l'anno nuovo
Caterpillar Inc , the world's top maker of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines, said on Friday quarterly earnings rose 21 percent as strong sales overseas offset a slump in the U.S. residential construction market.
Attorneys for Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick handed over documents on Friday in which the National Football League star pleaded guilty in a dog-fighting case that threatens his career.
Lebanon urged members of the UN Security Council Thursday to vote against a US-French draft resolution demanding Syrian military withdrawal.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak testified on Wednesday that she asked in vain for the right to speak to a lawyer during her police interrogation and denied that she had consented to a search of her car.
After much speculation that it would raise its bid yet again, Oracle Corp. Monday morning announced its latest offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6  -- Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had fired a security adviser who wrote in The Washington Post that the world's top oil exporter would intervene in Iraq once the United States withdrew troops.
Pavimenti inclinati, finestre sghimbesce, corridoi stretti e stanzeasimmetriche. Secondo due architetti-poeti, cos\u00c3\u00ac si batte la morte                                          Case impossibili per essere immortali L'architettura del destino reversibile                                                                                  I critici li stroncano ma, a sorpresa, istituzioni accademichedi prestigio internazionale danno credito alle teorie della coppiadi PAOLO PONTONIERE
he cost of providing health care to employees has risen 11.2 percent this year, according to the results of an authoritative national survey reported yesterday.
Actor-director Emilio Estevez is   engaged to marry his girlfriend of two years, a writer who also   landed a bit part in his latest movie, the star told People   magazine on Tuesday.
Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.
TORONTO - Blockbuster Inc., the world&#39;s biggest video rental company, plans to eliminate late fees on movies and games in the new year.
ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded at least 35 soldiers in an Israeli training camp for new conscripts.
For the first time in recorded history Florida is being dealt it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth hurricane in one storm season. Hurricane Jeanne has strengthened significantly in the past few hours as it batters the Bahamas.
Jack Buck, born in Holyoke, was a Red Sox fan as a youngster. But Buck made his broadcast mark in St. Louis in the 1950s, when the city was producing high-level baseball (the Missouri city had two major league teams) and soccer (several World Cup players).
Bid4Spots (www.bid4spots.com), a pioneering online reverse auction marketplace for unsold radio ad inventory, today announced that on its first anniversary the company has reached the $2 million milestone, awarding auction winnings with that aggregate value among its participating radio stations.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  shares dipped 1 percent early on Monday as Wall Street tried to determine what caused surprisingly weak November sales and looked ahead nervously to a make-or-break December.
According to BAR, the team had originally consented to the test as part of an agreement whereby Davidson could drive for Williams in 2005, with BAR keeping a conditional option on his services for the following season.
Wanted: One Bush supporter--but not for long walks on the beach, candle-lit dinners or spooning on winter mornings. [Missing Links]
By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 9--Massive water pumps that were shut down last week in an unprecedented move to protect Delta fish will resume limited operations Sunday, state water officials announced.
Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to
By Anne Krishnan, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 8--IBM wants workers to be prepared when it freezes its pension fund next year and switches workers into investments they will have to manage themselves.
Prodi, nessuna preoccupazione per manifestazione
Russia and Belarus are both interested in signing an intergovernmental agreement against bilateral trade limitations, Mikhail Fradkov, Russia s Prime Minister, said after a Council of Ministers session of the ...
Michael Owen heads England's winner in the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.
A key witness in the radiation death of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement in the poisoning Friday, saying he is being unjustly accused in the media.
In Japan, one person has died and four others are missing the biggest typhoon to hit the country in more than a decade pounds the south with heavy rain and powerful winds.
Brian Burres pitches into the eighth inning Saturday and Ramon Hernandez's three-run homer gives the O's some much needed cushion in a 6-3 win over the Angels.
Having been around baseball virtually his entire life, Terry Francona understands the politics involved in winning a Gold Glove. A young player usually has to pay his dues for a couple of years before he breaks through the barriers established by the veteran players who win year in and year out based on both merit and reputation.
By 2011, more than half of the population of kids online will be residents of a simulated  world of animals and avatars.
At halftime of last night's 111-103 victory over the Knicks, Celtics coach Doc Rivers turned to Ray Allen and said, \
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said the world would witness the destruction of Israel soon, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
A magnitude 6 earthquake was registered southeast of Japan's eastern coast, the Meteorological Agency said on Thursday.
Edgar Prado was back at work, riding in a &#36;32,000 claiming race that was a long way from the Preakness.
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Police in the US city of Chicago are searching for a man who shot dead five women in a shopping centre.
Spain's celebrated anti-terror judge Baltazar Garzon is reportedly to take a break for an unspecified period from his high court job to lecture in the United States.
Leaked documents detail strategy for U-turn on Britain's pledges to combat climate change.
p2pnet.net News:- By the time Microsoft finally un-corrals Longhorn, a significant portion of its potential customer base will be long gone.
The dollar rallied on Thursday from a  record low against the euro as traders attempted to square  positions ahead of a meeting of G20 finance ministers this  weekend.
Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.
Asset prices drifted sideways in Europe  on Monday as a public holiday in the UK kept London closed and  sucked liquidity from the region's markets.
Data storage company EMC Corp. of Hopkinton acquired Dantz Development Corp. of Walnut Creek, Calif., the latest move by EMC to strengthen its presence in small and midsize markets.
A judge denied Michael Skakel's bid for a new trial Thursday, rejecting the Kennedy cousin's claim that two other men committed a 1975 killing that sent him to prison, his attorney said.
An autopsy on a prominent Indonesian activist shows he died with high levels of arsenic in his body.
The March of Dimes, one of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oldest nonprofit groups, is changing the name of Walk America, its biggest fund-raising event, to March for Babies as part of an effort to increase public awareness of its mission.
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Blog: Catherine Cook, the 17-year-old cofounder of myYearbook.com, spoke Wednesday at the iMeme tech conference about her vision for online media.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith declined to comment Sunday on a report that police had arrested the drivers of two cars packed with explosives and abandoned in London on Friday.
SOROTI, Uganda - Fish swam alongside the dugout canoes residents were using to flee their flooded homes, riding the water gushing through the streets of this town in eastern Uganda.
Shifts towards open source for handsets and tablets Analysis Nokia may be strengthening its ties with major internet brands to boost its Ovi web services portal, but for a company of this scale, there must also be an agenda to set its own standards in the evolving mobile internet market on which it has staked its future. The Finnish giant's latest software acquisition, of Norwegian Linux player Trolltech, gives it a strong vehicle to launch its own bid to dominate mobile open source standards, an area where Google and Intel have already made aggressive moves. This sees the handset giant making its strongest commitment yet to Linux in its Series 60 smartphone market, and setting Trolltech's Qt platform against other would-be dominant mobile web systems like Google Android and Intel Mobilin.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shoaib Akhtar has been told to keep quiet about his clash with Mohammad Asif until a disciplinary hearing.
Iphtashu Fitz writes &quot;CNet News is reporting that the US Secret Service in conjunction with authorities in six foreign countries have arrested 28 people in the last 48 hours on charges of identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy.
MIAMI  -- Speedy rookie Devin Hester made sure the Chicago Bears started fast in the Super Bowl.
(135 sec.) Forbes.com's Jennifer Lee goes house hunting in the Hamptons.
Rock legends Led Zeppelin were set to announce a one-off comeback concert on Wednesday nearly three decades after disbanding.
The euro hits another all-time high against the dollar, as dealers anticipate more weak US economic data.
British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (430 million pound) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
WiFi hogs are preventing me from feeding my online video game addiction.
Il segreto in una formula. La rivista inglese New Scientist pubblica le \
Russian state television predicted at least 100,000 people would attend a Moscow rally on Tuesday to denounce terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir Putin against critics over a Chechnya-linked hostage bloodbath.
A new portable service will allow people to transfer shows recorded by TiVo to PCs or laptops and take them on the road. But don't try sending programs over the web.
Scientists believe they have disproved a 30-year-old notion of what causes Down's syndrome.
President Bush took advantage of a vacationing Congress, a surprise visit to once-restive Anbar province and supportive words from Australia's prime minister to trumpet his claims of progress in Iraq. Now he must press his case to skeptical lawmakers and a war-weary U.S. public.
European drug regulators are conducting a safety review of four arthritis drugs amid reports that they could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
The N.F.L. and its network have run into a granite wall in their battle against several major cable companies.
A compromise draft of a major manufacturing tax cut has dropped virtually all restrictions on the definition of a manufacturer, cutting taxes instead for any company that produces products in the U. S., be they hamburgers or electricity.
The stalling economy has been the chief concern of US voters for several months. Even so, the debate about how best to address the issue has not been fully joined. With nominees undecided, the choice for voters is still which Democrat and which Republican. Within the parties there is little disagreement about economics. When the choice becomes Democrat or Republican - the party of higher spending, tax increases and more regulation, or the party of lower taxes, spending cuts and deregulation - the economy will seize the agenda. ...
(Article Central) The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. announced on Thursday that its lawyers would expand the MPAA&#39;s campaign to prevent film piracy, working with its members and other film studios
Shares on the Shanghai stock market fall by more than 5% in their biggest one-day slump for a month.
The Democratic  presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on  Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in  Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George  W. Bush.
FALLUJA, Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0094A US air strike on the city of Falluja late yesterday killed 17 civilians, including three children, and wounded six others, hospital officials said.
By Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 16--STAMFORD -- If Home Depot builds a store on the Cytec Industries site on West Main Street, traffic would could get worse at nearby intersections, even with improvements the company would make.
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NEW DELHI, July 5 -- When Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background checks on foreign doctors applying for visas to work in Britain, panic spread through India's medical community, whose highly skilled professionals have always found it easy to work and study abroad.
Italians will soon be able to report crimes directly to the police via the internet, interior minister Giuseppe Pisanu said on Sunday.
French officials gathered for crisis talks Tuesday to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, while aides to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the release of the reporters as a deadline set by militants
Dennis Quaid said staff at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center misled him while his newborn twins were being treated there, telling him the children were \
Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.
It seems simple enough. When it comes time to live off your retirement savings, it would seem to make sense to spend without chipping away at the nest egg itself. Instead, you would want to switch your portfolio to income-producing investments and live off the income. That way you would have mone...
Police arrested two men in a remote southern village and accused them of hacking two young women to death for allegedly having sex outside marriage, officials said Saturday.
A memorial service remembering Britons killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad is to be held in London.
ALBANY, Nov. 18 - A report commissioned by Gov. George E. Pataki paints New York's hospital system as too large and too costly, with money being sent in the wrong directions, and recommends closing some hospitals around the state while developing a system of strong regional health care centers.
Dell ended the year on a positive note, beating HP to top the market.
A former Irish government minister  is sentenced to  six months in prison for tax offences.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev must be tried over the Beslan massacre, rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov says.
The two main satellite radio  providers, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius are  expected to announce a long-awaited merger on Monday, according  to the New York Post.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Most top-level NFL teams would be at a disadvantage without their starting quarterback -- especially if that player were as prominent as the Philadelphia Eagles' Donovan McNabb. But Jeff Blake, one of McNabb's backups, disagrees.
A look at the life the Microsoft co-founder before the internet revolution
Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her.
Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.
The British government played down a  leaked e-mail on Friday in which an army officer serving in  Afghanistan described British air force pilots there as  \
The EU Commission on Wednesday dragged Berlin to court over a law that shields carmaking icon Volkswagen from hostile takeovers, the culmination of a long campaign to break down barriers to foreign investment.
MGM Mirage and Kerzner International announce new Strip joint venture.
Pictures of a corpse and mouth cancers will be displayed on cigarette packets in India from June in a bid to shock people into stopping smoking, health officials said on Tuesday.
L'accordo tra l'allenatore spagnolo javier Clemente e la federcalcio iraniana, che lo ha scelto come...
(InfoWorld) - Fans of American football who are too busy to watch every game may enjoy the latest edition of\u00c2\u00a0Cyberlink's MagicSports software. Version 4.0 adds football to a growing list of sports for which the software can analyze and compile highlight reels, alongside soccer, baseball, and Sumo wrestling. MagicSports will watch a three-and-a-half-hour football game for you, clip the most exciting moments, and compile a 20-minute video you can watch and share with friends. The auto-editing program can even trim the final video to as short as three to five minutes. And the software is just in time. National Football League regular season games started last week. MagicSports uses several techniques to analyze a game, then ranks highlights according to importance. A four-star classification is a must-see highlight, and will be added instantly to the final video. The game scoreboard is a major indicator for the software, because point changes and other information from the board can be cross referenced with crowd noise and movement on the field near the end zones. A scoreboard change to first and 10 from a prior view of third and 15 without the ball changing hands, for example, tells the software that a team made a big play to gain a first down. Or a sudden change such as first and 10 for one team to first and 10 for the other team, along with crowd noise, might tell the software an interception was made or a fumble recovered. Similar techniques are used in soccer. Activity near the goal, crowd noise, referee whistles, scoreboard changes and game stoppages all indicate to the software that a highlight clip might need adding to the final video. MagicSports 4.0 is available now online from Cyberlink's Web site. It costs $49.95 and runs on PCs with an Intel Pentium 4, 2.6GHz microprocessor, or better, and 256MB of RAM. Cyberlink continuously tweaks and improves the software, and it is constantly working to include more sports. Tennis is already under development, and might be included in the next version, engineers at the company say. \u00c2
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.89 percent  by mid-morning on Thursday with carmakers buoyed by a weaker  yen, while banks extended recent gains as investors welcomed  progress in their handling of bad loans.
Poverty leads to violence, the leaders of France and Brazil warned Monday in urging other nations to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor and help the more than 1 billion people who live on less than $1 per day.
A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.
The US music industry sues 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.
NASA&#39;s three-year effort to bring some genuine star dust back to Earth is set for a dramatic finale Sept. 8 when Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a midair retrieval
Russian television has shown a videotape shot by one of the terrorists of the bloody Beslan siege as it unfolded inside the school&#39;s gymnasium.
Ramallah, West Bank -- A top Palestinian official said Saturday there is no evidence that Israel poisoned Yasser Arafat, but he called for an investigation into the cause of death of the Palestinian leader.
ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has presented a proposal to PPP-P chairperson, Benazir Bhutto for signing a code of ethics by both the parties for the sake of beginning of new democratic era in the country and the latter has okayed the proposal.
Patients will be allowed to compare the quality of the clinical care provided in each NHS department.
Sono state valutate appena sotto il massimo rischio le prosime sfide Fiorentina-Juventus e Reggina-L...
England striker Michael Owen insists he is settling in at Real Madrid after scoring his third goal in three games in the Copa del Rey win at Leganes.
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Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.
Scientists have claimed that essential oils usually used in aromatherapy can kill the hospital &#39;superbug&#39;, MRSA. According to researchers at the University of Manchester, tests carried out
Two youths are charged in connection with the rape of a teenager in a park in north Belfast on Monday.
The US Postal Service cycling team has the lead after the first stage of the Tour of Spain, a 27.7 kilometer team time trial around the northwestern city of Leon.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  has approved building tenders for 1,000 new homes in Jewish  settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting  the United States, political sources said on Thursday.
European Union states have started  sharing monitoring of militant Web sites, including sites  linked to al-Qaeda, a draft statement agreed by the bloc&#39;s  ambassadors on Wednesday shows.
Nike Inc. , the world's No.  1 sport shoe and apparel maker, on Thursday posted quarterly  earnings above Wall Street targets, boosting its shares nearly  6 percent and easing some fears that pricey styles bearing its  signature swoosh were losing their luster.
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In an attempt to extend health coverage to uninsured workers, 60 large employers are joining together to sponsor an array of low-cost health insurance options.
U.S. commanders say they are preparing to open up rebel-held areas, especially Falluja, which is under control of insurgents.
Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction. While he certainly harbored ambitions to get them, the Iraqi programs to build them had decayed to become mere wisps of what they once were.
As Paramount bids a rancorous adieu to Tom Cruise, studios may be hoping for a return to the good old days of the indentured star
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Three people involved in the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt were part of a scheme that treated immigrants \
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LOS ANGELES \u00c2\u00b7 Los Angeles outfielder Milton Bradley won&#39;t be disciplined by the Dodgers for a clubhouse confrontation with a reporter he called an &quot;Uncle Tom.
The rate of new or missed  colorectal cancers in patients undergoing colonoscopy is  influenced by where the screening procedure takes place and by  who performs the exam, Canadian researchers report. Cancers are  more likely to be missed when the colonoscopy is performed in  an office setting, instead of a hospital, and by an internist  or family physician, instead of a gastroenterologist or  surgeon.
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In the third overtime, Mike McLeod barely crossed the goal line on a lunge from one yard out to give Yale the win.
But Australia has overwhelmed the apparent next best one-day team in the world with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand set up by Glenn McGrath&#39;s early burst and finished off by a brutal knock from Andrew Symonds.
Disease, climate change and habitat loss are threatening one-third of the world&#39;s fragile species of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, according to the first global assessment of amphibians.
DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers on Friday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with lefthander Jamie Walker. Financial terms of the deal, which also includes a club option for 2006, were not disclosed.
On Sunday at Carnegie Hall, the Orchestra of St. Luke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s introduced Jay Greenberg\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new Violin Concerto, which it had commissioned to perform with the violinist Joshua Bell.
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been told by police she is being held under house arrest under a law which allows for such detention for up to a year, an opposition spokesman says.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A baby girl who was cut out of  her murdered mother's womb and taken from the crime scene was  found alive Friday in the possession of a Kansas woman who  police charged with kidnapping resulting in death.
(HealthDay News) -- When a child gets the flu, it usually doesn't require professional medical treatment, but the illness can make your child very uncomfortable.
The G-8 summit that President Bush and seven other world leaders are attending next weekend in Russia is often billed as a gathering of the world&#039;s leading economic powers.
Blog: The man behind the Palm Pilot has got a new mobile device to show off at the D: All Things Digital conference.
The EU should ban the sale of cars that do under 35 miles to the gallon, the ex-chairman of oil giant Shell says.
Business & money: House prices fell in January for the third month in a row, according to a report by Rightmove
Shoppers faced moderate price rises in December but that capped a year in which prices soared at the sharpest rate in 17 years, pressuring households also dealing with a steep housing downturn and tighter credit.
Former Google employees say that the company's founders are concerned about the prevention and extermination of evil.
A second man appears in court charged with the murder of an 18-year-old in south-east London.
Blog: The FBI arrests of suspects charged with blowing up JFK airport in New York has raised new questions about Google Earth's potential in the wrong hands.
John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott all look set for third-round wins at the UK Championship.
WASHINGTON -- Government documents made public Thursday provide fresh details about allegations of abuse by guards at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other detention facilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Insurgents detonated three car bombs  near a U.S. military convoy in Baghdad Thursday, killing 41  people, most of them children rushing to collect sweets from  American troops.
Indian phone companies and users welcome moves to curb unsolicited calls from tele-marketing firms.
CALGARY. Alberta  - Abu Dhabi National Energy Co  will buy Canada's Primewest Energy Trust  for C$5 billion in cash, Primewest said on Monday, as the state-controlled firm makes good on plans to turn its new Canadian unit into a major oil producer.
Romania&#39;s ruling party appears to have won the presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, but by smaller margins than exit polls had suggested.
Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her.
Holiday on ice takes on new meaning when you're high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower. During the 115 years of the Eiffel Tower's existence, it has added refreshment stands, trinket shops and fancy restaurants &#151; but nothing quite matches the skating rink in the sky that opened to the public Friday.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson tried to  \
Takes the Rocky Road North Ron Sandler has quit his non-executive chairmanship at Computacenter with immediate effect following his decision to run Northern Rock while it is under public ownership.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
National Hockey League owners will meet with representatives from the players union on Thursday in what is seen as a final bid to end a lockout and save the NHL season.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 1 -- Tourists who thought they would spend Labor Day weekend sunning themselves instead clustered in hotel ballrooms late Friday in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane John slapped the southern tip of Baja California.
Only 28 miles separate Imam Talib\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mosque in Harlem from the Islamic Center of Long Island. Yet a vast gulf divides them.
Canadian control of Banknorth Group Inc. is likely to be good for consumers on this side of the border, an analyst said yesterday after confirmation that TD Bank Financial Group is to become majority shareholder in Banknorth Group Inc.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he had told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that European Union leaders should avoid &quot;a historic mistake&quot; when they discuss Turkey's membership bid next week.
A federal jury awarded as much as &#36;434,000 to a Ukrainian woman who sued the Internet matchmaking service that set her up with the man who allegedly abused her after they wed.
Peugeot's decision over redundancy payments at Ryton is criticised as staff consider a 4.2% pay rise.
The Louisville Cardinals drew a flag for excessive celebration in the second quarter, and another in the third. Against Miami, the displays of jubilation were premature.
An oil company controlled by the Russian government, Rosneft, said yesterday that it had bought the company that had won Sunday&#39;s auction for the largest subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos.
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No. 22 Georgetown exploits its advantage in the paint against a smaller Marquette team as big men Roy Hibbert and Jeff Green combine for 47 points in the Hoyas' 76-58 upset victory over the No. 11 Golden Eagles
MUSKEGON, Mich. -- President George W. Bush on Monday accused rival John Kerry of plotting a federal government takeover of America&#39;s health care delivery system.
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner's wild life is being turned into a feature film that will look at his social activism as well as his sexual exploits, Daily Variety reported on Monday.
Thumbs up from Philip Howard At its Information on Demand conference in Las Vegas last week, IBM announced a raft of new capabilities and initiatives with respect to IMS (version 10, available 10/26, whose main new features are around supporting SOA), DB2 and ancillary management and development capabilities. I shall be concentrating here on DB2 (version 9.5, which will be available from the end of this month) as well as some of the additional capabilities that IBM has announced.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Another day in the adventures of Manny Ram&#xED;rez. Another day in which Ram&#xED;rez decided to speak to the media - both in English and Spanish.
By Melissa Followell, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jun. 22--SARASOTA   A $15,000 chandelier hangs in the front corner of a Central Avenue warehouse.   It's a unique decoration for the nearly 9,000-square-foot warehouse considering it once hung in the DuPont Hotel in Delaware.
CARE Australia, the charity group which employs kidnapped British-born Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan, said Wednesday that it appeared she had been killed in Iraq.
Ukraine's prime minister accused President Viktor Yushchenko of preparing to use force in their struggle for supremacy after Yushchenko said on Friday he was taking control of interior ministry troops.
The city council of New York bans the use of the so-called \
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Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters
TOKYO  - Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other Sunday night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.
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Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will undergo a medical procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, calling it a routine treatment that won't prevent him from seeking another term in office.
Minnesota Twins general manager Bill Smith said last night he has no timetable on when and if he trades lefthanded ace Johan Santana , and was reluctant to indicate whether anything was imminent.
La gara tra Russia e Inghilterra del prossimo 17 ottobre, valida per le qualificazioni agli Europei ...
A legal row over software ownership could hinder Microsoft&#39;s ability to offer products based on technology from its latest acquisition, anti-spyware company Giant Company Software.
In vista della gara di Bari, nella Juventus indisponibili sette nazionali (Buffon, Del Piero, Marchi...
The JSLabs website has posted a new list of what they see as the current Top Ten of PHP frameworks out there. It differs slightly from the previous list, including some of the newcomers and dropping some that have fallen behind.   Added to the list were:  symfony Zend Framework CakePHP Code Igniter Prado  And dropped from the list were:  eZ publish Krill php-booba edit-x Binary Cloud  Each of the frameworks in the list have a brief description to give you a feel for what the project is all about.
SIALKOT, Pakistan -- A suicide attacker carrying a bomb in a briefcase struck a Shi'ite mosque crammed with hundreds of worshipers in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50 during prayers yesterday.
Black ethnic minority pupils are still outperformed by their white classmates but continue to narrow the gap.
A SUSPECTED top al Qaida operative has been killed in a four-hour gun battle in Pakistan. Amjad Hussain Farooqi was wanted over the kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in
Unidentified gunmen raided a school in North Ossetia Wednesday morning just as students, parents and teachers were celebrating the start of the new school year.
President Bush says politicians should say what they mean. But doing so can sometimes be an invitation to disaster, as Arlen Specter, John Kerry, John Snow and Bush himself can attest.
An empty subway train backed into an occupied one yesterday, injuring 20 people, transit officials said. The occupied train had pulled into the city&#39;s Woodley Park-National Zoo Metro station moments before the empty train backed into it.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  - Nelson Mandela's  annual Christmas party faced an uncertain future Monday after  more than 75,000 people showed up for Sunday's festivities,  forcing organizers to cancel the event amid chaotic scenes.
Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release).
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee&#39;s latest demonstration of unanimity - voting 9-0 to keep interest rates unchanged - is the latest piece of evidence to suggest that interest rates have peaked.
Users of a Web site operated by the U.S. government were among job seekers whose contact data was stolen by hackers who broke into computers at Monster Worldwide Inc, a U.S. government spokesman said on Thursday.
Everything in Ward 3D East is locked, even the windows. Located inside the District of Columbia VA Medical Center, only three miles from the Veterans Affairs headquarters where national health policies are made, the psychiatric ward is a refuge for mentally ill homeless veterans and those plagued...
Henry Kissinger called Japanese &amp;quot;treacherous sons of bitches&amp;quot; for wanting normal relations with China, when he was trusted aide to president Richard Nixon, according to declassified documents.
Secondo un satellite Nasa le superfici marine  biologicamente mortesono aumentate del 15%. Gli scienziati Usa: tutta colpa dell'uomo                                          L'acqua si riscalda, la vita scompare cos\u00c3\u00ac l'oceano diventa un deserto                                                                                  In Italia va peggio: \
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as investors took a cue from Wall Street's weaker finish Friday. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
The National Football League will let broadcast networks CBS and NBC air the New England Patriots' bid to finish a perfect regular season this weekend, reversing a plan to air the game nationally only on the sports league's own cable channel.
These speed demons aren't for the fainthearted, but there's a smart way to invest in them all.
(InfoWorld) - The head of the world's largest contract chip maker said his industry will have trouble maintaining sales and profit growth in the future because the overall chip industry has slowed down and there's a lot more competition. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to expand to new markets and find new work in product areas such as chips for mobile phones, digital cameras, and other consumer electronics devices in order to meet these challenges, said Morris Chang, the chairman of TSMC, at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco on Monday. The company released information from his speech. Overall revenue growth in the chip industry has slowed to around 6 percent per year between 2000 and 2010, from 16 percent each year prior to 2000, he said. At the same time, more new rivals have entered the contract chip making business. His company will have to find new ways to grow despite these challenges, he said. \
Patent cross-licence deal cover all but cutting-edge techs
Broadcaster ITV takes its phone-in quiz channel ITV Play off Sky and Freeview.
A bomb threat shut down an entire Virginia school district Thursday, canceling classes for more than 7,200 students in eight public schools, as well as hundreds more in area religious schools and child care centers.
The first malicious codes to exploit security flaws in Microsoft Windows&#39; handling of jpeg image files has appeared on internet newsgroups.
'Tornano a salire i prezzi che non erano mai scesi'
Mining giant Gold Fields will know after a crucial shareholder vote on Tuesday if it has succeeded in ending a cheeky hostile takeover bid by its rival Harmony to create the world&#39;s largest gold producer.
MOBILE, Alabama : Residents of the US Gulf Coast braced for the full fury of Hurricane Ivan, which triggered a major exodus from several states after killing 70 people across the Caribbean.
The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Wednesday in Strasbourg of France, urging the European Union (EU) to start accession negotiations with Turkey &quot;without undue delay.
The Vatican's office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said Tuesday.
Drivers are warned of winds bringing dangerous driving conditions to parts of northern England and Scotland.
Iran wants to be a leader in the Islamic world, but it has often had to labor to unify its own people under one national identity.
The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was found guilty on Tuesday of lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war and could face years in prison.
Tre tifosi del Treviso sono state identificati e denunciati dagli agenti della Digos di Modena. I tr...
An Israeli court convicted former Justice Minister Haim Ramon of forcibly kissing a young female soldier &#151; a case that riveted the country's attention and added another layer of scandal to Israel's beleaguered leadership.
Which?, formerly known as the Consumer Association, warns against buying 3G handsets in the UK due to a limited network.
Asked what a victory would mean to the slumping Giants, linebacker Carlos Emmons answered without hesitation.
Video of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion had occurred last week showed dozens of workers swarming around a construction site resembling a large
Chinese police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of stabbing eight teenagers to death as they slept in a school dormitory, the latest in a wave of school attacks in China, state media say.
The majority of consumers have not yet  accepted the subscription model to rent rather than buy music  but this is likely to change over the next year, according to  the head of the online service Napster Inc. .
Home improvement retailer Lowe&#39;s Cos. (LOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 15 percent rise in third-quarter profit, aided by its expansion to New York
Birmingham City found their scoring boots on Saturday afternoon - and the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Irish international striker Clinton Morrison was central to their easy win over midlands neighbours West Bromwich Albion.
Italy's culture minister has threatened to shut down Florence's Uffizi museum, home of masterpieces by Michelangelo and Botticelli, if the government doesn't scale back planned spending cuts.
U.S. mortgage applications surged last week, with demand hitting its highest in nearly four years as interest rates plunged, an industry group said on Wednesday.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from Gov. Jeb Bush to reconsider its decision striking down a state law designed to save the life of a severely brain-damaged woman.
A retired Pakistani General who opposes President Pervez Musharraf said he would \
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(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Some news and blog search analysis shows that Google's universal search and Marissa Mayer ruled the headlines in coverage of Search Engine Strategies.
The National Association of Securities Dealers yesterday charged the distributor of American Funds, the number three US mutual fund company, with breaking a NASD rule by paying brokerages $100 million in rewards over three years for being top sellers of its funds.
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that Jeff Raikes, the top executive in its business software division, will retire in September.
Gordon Brown must help to remove barriers stopping fathers playing a more active role with their children, a report says.
After receiving a two-hour extension, the Mets completed negotiations Friday with Johan Santana on what may be a contract worth nearly $140 million.
Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.
String theorists agree that it has been a long, strange trip, but they still have faith that they will complete the journey.
The father of a girl who fell from a balcony speaks of his family's ordeal as the search for his wife goes on.
A German court is to decide whether to release Brigitte Mohnhaupt, a member of the Baader-Meinhof gang.
New Zealanders in Indonesia are being contacted by embassy staff after new reports that terrorists could be planning attacks on specific targets, including hotels.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says his close aide, Bernard Kerik, would surprise a lot of people as head of the nation&#39;s homeland security _ not with his gruff, beat
For the second straight year, no rider is expected to dominate the Tour, in part because many of the cyclists who would have been expected to compete for the victory are not here.
Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.
The Washington Post\\\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
Il gruppo terroristico islamico guidato da Abu Musab al Zarqawi e denominato &#39;Tawhid e Jihad&#39; ha annunciato l&#39;uccisione di tre ostaggi turchi. I corpi dei tre ostaggi sono stati ritrovati nella mattinata dalla polizia irachena.
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has provisionally rejected Sender ID, a proposed anti-spam specification from Microsoft, because of a possible intellectual property rights conflict.
NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters Life!) - U.S. writer Jay McInerney, the quintessential chronicler of 1980s excess in New York, says he has mellowed with age, now preferring Bordeaux and Burgundy wines to the illegal drugs of his youth.
Scientists expect to detect a lot more asteroid threats with new technology, but it's still not clear what anyone will do about them. Randy Dotinga reports from the AAAS meeting in San Francisco.
A bomb exploded early Friday in a pickup truck owned by a prosecutor who is pressing charges against supporters of the failed 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez, and a charred body inside appears to be that of the prosecutor, the government said.
It started, as if in tacit acknowledgement of just how the far the medium has fallen, with a spoofy opening sketch combining &quot;reality&quot; staples Survivor and Extreme Makeover.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tells official media to stop broadcasting material inciting hatred against Israel.
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Bankrupt home loan provider American  Home Mortgage Investment Corp  said on Wednesday a  federal bankruptcy judge has authorized the auction by two  affiliates of 5,700 mortgage loans with an unpaid principal  balance of about $1.62 billion.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will submit his centre-left government to what may be its final test by asking parliament on Tuesday for a confidence vote after the defection of an ally pushed it the brink of collapse.
A judge in the U.S. capital lost his $54 million (27 million pound) lawsuit on Monday against a dry cleaner over a pair of misplaced pants and will have to pay the defendants&#39; trial fees.
Chris Kunitz had a goal and an assist, Teemu Selanne added two assists and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 41 saves as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
The US assault on Fallujah should be regarded in the same way as opponents of Hitler\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nazi regime viewed the fascist bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica on April 27, 1937: a warning of
Teen actress Lindsay Lohan has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for treatment of a high fever, her spokeswoman said on Monday.
The U.S. ambassador was among customers thronging a major Japanese fast-food chain Monday to savor the return of a popular rice dish topped with American beef that was off the menu for more than two years due to mad cow disease fears.
He may not have been a serious scientist   but eccentric Australian TV naturalist Steve Irwin, who died in   a freak diving accident this week, was an extremely effective   environmentalist, a survey said on Thursday.
A judge dropped murder and arson charges against a man accused of setting his house on fire, killing his wife and son, because prosecutors failed to bring him to trial quickly.
Despite coaching a youthful Toronto Raptors team packed with international players, Sam Mitchell knows the time to win is now.
(InfoWorld) - An antispyware bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed this week earned praise from cybersecurity groups, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The bill, which would create penalties of up to five years in prison for some spyware-like behavior, is a \
CONCORD, N.H., Dec. 12, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- CustomScoop, a leader in customizable media monitoring technology and services, announced today the launch of a new version of its Enterprise Edition media monitoring product.
After two highly publicized incidents questioning the safety of some of the biggest selling prescription medicines, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it is moving to strengthen its safety monitoring efforts.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Baghdad government's mixed report card against critics in Congress on Friday, saying the Bush administration needs two more months to find a \
China has made it illegal to buy and sell blood in an effort to stem the country&#39;s growing AIDS epidemic, the first time the disease has been targeted in a law, state-run media reported Monday.
A Thai airliner carrying 130 people crashed today at the Phuket airport in southern Thailand shortly after landing, an airline spokesman and an eyewitness told CNN. A spokesman for One-Two-GO Airlines said Flight 269 was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members. The AP quoted one official as saying as many as 100 people were killed.
A mosque located in Kathmandu was burnt Wednesday morning by a group of angry demonstrators in protest against the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq.
A group of Swedish parliamentarians has proposed levying a \
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez claims it is too early in the season to be worrying about the longer-term effects of having claimed only four points from three Premiership games.
Fairfax County health officials said an elderly man has died of a suspected case of West Nile virus. If additional tests confirm the diagnosis, his death will be the first reported fatality from the virus in Virginia this year.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed filed civil fraud charges against both Lord Conrad Black and his former deputy at Hollinger International, David Radler.
Blockbuster Inc. threatens Hollywood Entertainment Group with a hostile takeover if the board does not decide on negotiating over the its tender offer for the purchase of all outstanding shares at the price of $11.50 a share in cash.
The number of prisoners in England and Wales has risen to a record high of almost 81,000, the Prison Service said today.
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OPEC oil producers have said they will rein in oversupply to bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce output quotas early next year.
A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 88th minute of a Spanish league game between host Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on Sunday.
It would be a &quot;longshot&quot; that Giambi would be left off, manager Joe Torre said before Friday night&#39;s game against Toronto.
Patrick Vieira will miss Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions league match against Panathinaikos on Wednesday and is a major doubt for the clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Men and boys who use laptop computers on their knees could be risking their fertility, according to new research. The rise in temperature caused by the computers and the posture required can affect sperm levels.
Il norvegese Axel Svindal, detentore della Coppa del Mondo di sci, sta recuperando dopo il brutto in...
Gold hit another record high on Monday before losing some strength, but turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts may help the metal touch the psychological level of $900 an ounce soon.
La Corte Europea condanna l'Italia a rimborsare Asciutto
China said on Tuesday it was looking into allegations that Chinese factories used children to produce merchandising for next year's Beijing Olympics.
U.S. News & World Report - Hillary Clinton's strategists have come up with a new batch of attack strategies to use against Barack Obama in their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination.
General Motors Corp.  swung to a profit in the fourth quarter but fell short of Wall Street expectations on mounting mortgage losses from its former finance unit.
A big climb in September U.S. retail  sales and larger-than-expected gains in underlying producer  prices boosted hopes for stronger growth and views the Federal  Reserve will keep raising interest rates.
Geneva's landmark Jet d'Eau (Water Fountain) will be lit up in red for several hours on Tuesday to draw attention to the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region, the city's mayor said on Monday.
Aug. 26, 2004 -- The arthritis drug Vioxx may carry a higher risk of serious, even fatal heart problems than similar drugs such as Celebrex.
Iraqi forces backed by US and British troops killed 17 gunmen and wounded nine others in battles in the so-called &quot;triangle of death&quot; south of Baghdad.
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David Bright, a leading researcher into underwater exploration and shipwrecks, has died after diving to the site of the Andrea Doria off Nantucket, where he was working in preparation for the wreck&#039;s 50th anniversary. He was 49.
First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America.
The Jets placed linebacker Jonathan Vilma on injured reserve today because of a knee injury, ending his season.
As cement plants emit 5 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions, the main cause of global warming, making cement means making pollution.
US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson.
Panama&#39;s President-elect Martin Torrijos on Friday condemned the pardon granted by outgoing Panamanian president to four anti-Castro Cuba-Americans and vowed to take measures to resume diplomatic ties with Cuba.
As basketball players Aaron Jackson and Stephen Wood lay helpless in front of a Duquesne University dormitory, bullet after bullet flew by them &#151; and the same thought crossed each of their minds.
And then are the nights like this, when life with Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Dwyane Wade isn&#39;t such a carefree joy ride. Caught in the fast lane that is the Dallas Mavericks&#39; offense, the Heat crashed and burned
Rescue workers pulled more bodies out of a mine shaft choked with toxic fumes Friday as the death toll in China&#39;s worst mining accident this year rose to 66, with 82 workers missing and feared dead.
France announced Thursday it would plug gaps in a European peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic, with the deployment delayed by equipment shortages now possible for next month.
NEW YORK -- New York boxing officials have suspended former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield following his loss to journeyman Larry Donald on Saturday.
Venice's more than 400 gondoliers, furious over a ban on overnight boating, stopped ferrying tourists around the lagoon city in protest on Saturday and briefly blocked the Grand Canal.
NASA (news - web sites) Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe has applied for a new job, as chancellor of Louisiana State University, and he is among the search committee&#39;s top candidates.
A company creates artificial reefs with cremation ashes and marine-grade concrete to honor the remains of the dearly departed.
Former BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter relives the Rumble in the Jungle 30 years ago.
Englishman Paul Casey will be in for a hard time on the US Tour next year after his outspoken remarks about American golfers, Scott Verplank warned on Wednesday.
Any U.S. attack against Iran could involve thousands of sorties and missile launches lasting weeks, but it still would not eliminate the country's nuclear program, U.S. military officials and analysts say.
Australia&#39;s top police official warns that militants may be ready to strike again in Indonesia, a day after an attack killed at least nine people.
It has been a wonderful birthday week for Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who saw her greatest personal legislative victory Wednesday when the Senate approved a major intelligence reform bill.
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GENEVA: The United Nations today said it had launched an investigation into the discovery of a bugging device in a room used by foreign delegations, including French President Jacques Chirac, at its European headquarters in Geneva.
Families who struggle to find the best secondary school for their children receive extra support and advice.
By James Derk Scripps Howard News Service  If you weren't worried enough about the security of your home computer and network, it may be time to step it up.
In KVault Software, Veritas is getting the No. 1 maker of e-mail retrieval tools, an analyst says.
Steven Jackson scored on the St. Louis Rams&#39; opening drive and Freddie Mitchell answered for the Philadelphia Eagles in a game that was tied 7-7 after the first quarter on Monday night.
Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso, the incoming European commission president, was under strong pressure last night to dump Rocco Buttiglione, a professed opponent of women&#39;s and gay rights, as the next commissioner for justice and security, after the European
US Airways also said it would reduce or stop contributions to some employee retirement plans and would end its commitment to keep 279 aircraft in its fleet.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.
KHARTOUM, Sudan Sept. 5, 2004 - A UN spokesman on Sunday said the world body keeps receiving reports of clashes continuing throughout Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, where up to 4,000 people are believed to have been forced from their villages in recent days.
The Denver Nuggets sent forward Reggie Evans and the draft rights to forward Ricky Sanchez to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday in exchange for swingman Steven Hunter and forward Bobby Jones.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Elton Brand of the Los Angeles Clippers was told Tuesday to sit out Friday&#39;s game against the cross-town rival Lakers.
Nearly five months after his predecessor was assassinated, Major General Alu Alkhanov was to be sworn in as Chechnya&#39;s president yesterday in a ceremony that the Kremlin hopes will help usher in stability and peace to the war-ravaged region.
The different directions of Fox network\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHouse\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cPrison Break\u00e2\u0080\u009d demonstrate some of the difficulties that television producers face as a successful series begins to age.
Indonesian media reports said the man alleged to be the field coordinator behind the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta has been arrested.
The two-month-old writers strike took a significant toll on the \u00e2\u0080\u009cPeople\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Choice Awards\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Tuesday as the taped, scaled-down version of the awards show on CBS lost nearly half its audience compared with a year ago, attracting just 6 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m., Nielsen reported. A year ago, the show\u00e2\u0080\u0099s live broadcast averaged 11.3 million. For the night, CBS ranked third overall, trailing second-place Fox with its all-repeat lineup. NBC finished first, leading every hour of the night among adults 18 to 49 with a two-hour episode of \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Biggest Loser\u00e2\u0080\u009d (10.2 million), followed by \u00e2\u0080\u009cLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 10 (15.2 million). CW delivered its best Tuesday ratings since March thanks to \u00e2\u0080\u009cOne Tree Hill,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which averaged 3.5 million viewers from 8 to 10 in its fifth-season debut. ABC trailed CW in last place among adults 18 to 49.
Alternative power source for notebook PCs won't be available next year.
Soul legend Candi Staton is among the diverse artists newly confirmed for the Womad festival.
America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, plans to offer its 23.4 million U.S. subscribers a premium anti-virus software service, McAfee VirusScan Online, for free in November.
Does your brother or sister have  heart disease? That may be a better predictor of whether you  are at risk that your parents' health history, researchers said  on Monday.
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its board had again unanimously rejected Oracle Corp.&#39;s (ORCL.
They were the most dismal of losses, a pair of setbacks against Carolina that kept the Bucs from reaching the 2003 playoffs. They couldn&#39;t make a simple extra point in the first one.
A solemn marker outside the Pentagon conveys a simple message: \
In the first installment of his Afghanistan diary, NEWSWEEK'S Dan Ephron discovers that the country's post-Taliban problems are shaped by whether they are inside or outside the capital
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Erik Cole and Andrew Ladd's first-period goals guided the Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday, the win allowing Carolina to regain first place in the Southeast Division.
Yet another reason for you to become a global investor.
Wachovia Corp.&#39;s  deal to buy  A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion has put other  independent brokerages in focus for possible takeovers.
FOXBOROUGH -- After Bill Belichick won his 20th consecutive game, he told the world how lousy he coached in yesterday's 30-20 win over the Seahawks, which ran his record this season to 5-0.
Well then there is good news for you, for a new study conducted by researchers at the Psychiatric Center GGZ Delfland, Delft, the Netherlands, suggests that highly optimistic people have lower risks of all-cause death, and lower rates of cardiovascular
Presidente Confindustria, 'permettere gli investimenti'
Continuing a crackdown on digital piracy, federal agents on Wednesday raided five locations housing equipment used by elite hackers to exchange unauthorized copies of blockbuster films and popular music.
John McCain has an automatic advantage Tuesday when Michigan votes.
Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.
Republicans are expected to hold on to their House majority tomorrow, but the Senate is turning into a nail-biter, with nine races in play that could upset the party&#39;s precarious hold on power.
Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan and star forward Joakim Noah downplayed incidents that happened in a 83-70 loss at Vanderbilt.
With heart disease by far the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, former President Bill Clinton was hardly alone in his need for bypass surgery.
Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by U.S. aircraft supporting them in a battle against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the British military said on Friday.
Una cinquantina di tifosi della Juventus hanno dato vita ad una rissa nella zona dello stadio Delle ...
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  gives his troops a free hand to crack down on Palestinian militants.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Cable television upstart Current Media Inc. plans to go public later this year, giving investors a chance to assess the entrepreneurial skills of its co-founder, Al Gore.
The investor group led by J.C. Flowers & Co. that agreed to buy out student loan firm Sallie Mae for $25 billion said proposals to cut government subsidies to student lenders could threaten the deal, Sallie Mae said on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES Sept. 22, 2004 - Russ Meyer, producer-director who helped spawn the &quot;skin flick&quot; with such films as &quot;Faster, Pussycat!
President Bush was declared &quot;fit for duty&quot; on Saturday by a team of doctors who gave him his annual physical exam. Bush, 58, visited the National Naval Medical Center in the Washington
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - A Missouri woman was acquitted of charges she helped NHL player Mike Dantion hire a hit man in a failed plot to kill his agent.
Celera Genomics Group, a segment of Applera Corp., on Tuesday said its first-quarter loss widened by 25 percent on lower revenue.
Gip Torino accoglie richiesta pm su misura cautelare
Aug. 26, 2004 -- An estimated 45 million Americans don&#39;t have health insurance, and that number is rising faster than the number of Americans with insurance, according to a new report released today by the US Census Bureau.
PESHAWAR: There were no negotiations between a Mehsud jirga and militant Abdullah Mehsud over the release of two Chinese hostages on Tuesday, but talks between a 24-member peace committee
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lodges a \u00c2\u00a381.6m formal takeover bid for Manchester City.
Web search leader Google Inc.  GOOG.O, in its first earnings report as a publicly held  company, on Thursday posted quarterly net income and revenue  that more than doubled on strong Web search advertising.
Home Office reluctantly reveals five worst jails with security breaches among most common offences.
Many unhappy returns Thursday marked the first anniversary of the infamous Storm Worm. Created by a Russian-based criminal network, the malware rapidly infected millions of PCs in Europe and North America and continues to be a problem.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Centinaia di seguaci del Rastafarismo ad Addis Abeba
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 1 -- Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto said Saturday that negotiations on a power-sharing agreement with Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, were at a standstill but that she would return from exile regardless of whether the two strike a deal.
Organizers of the world marathon majors are considering launching a season-ending race that would bring together all the top marathoners for an annual big-money showdown.
Tutti i Canadair in volo, numerosi roghi al Centro-Sud
 star appears nude in Web photo
The immediate future of the computer industry -- and its biggest players -- took center stage Tuesday after IBM announced it is selling its PC business to a Chinese technology giant.
Dassault has revealed that the French government is trying to undo a \u00c2\u00a36bn UK defence deal with Saudi Arabia.
Il ministro: 'abbiamo smentito i giornali di oggi'
The hi-tech ePassport could make forgery and identity theft easier, BBC Click discovers.
A gas explosion tore through a five-story apartment building in eastern France, killing 10 people and injuring 12, authorities said Monday.
Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet may help protect their babies from asthma and other allergies.
A Chinese health official once hailed   as a hero for his work in fighting the spread of SARS has been   jailed for life for taking \
Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol, an Interior Ministry source said.
Hollywood actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson tentatively has decided to run for president and will begin raising money to gauge support, according to a long-time friend and political adviser.
Bangalore, Oct 19 - Within hours after the jungle terror unleashed by Veerappan was brought to an end with his killing, Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh today announced that a probe would be conducted to uncover the political patronage and
Contestato un imponibile aggiuntivo di 60 mila euro
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Homes and businesses with speedy connections increased from 28.2 million to 32.5 million lines during six-month period ending in June 2004, report says.
A New York judge told Sean Connery and a neighbor to stop bickering over renovations at the Upper East Side house they share.
The creation of personal investment  accounts advocated by President Bush would not be a cure-all  for the problems facing Social Security, which needs other  reforms as well, the U.S. comptroller general said on Monday.
A website posted footage of 12 Nepali hostages being executed by Islamic extremists who had kidnapped them in Iraq, in a graphic mass killing that brought new urgency to a French government campaign to win the release of two abducted journalists.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for a campaign unlike any other, a woman and a black man drawing record voter turnout in an unpredictable race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Arsenal aim to continue their unbeaten record at the Emirates Stadium when they host Wigan in the Premiership on Sunday.
Barking and baying up a storm, Uno lives up to his name, becoming the first beagle to win best in show.
Health information provider WebMD  Health Corp. said on Monday it signed an agreement with CBS  News under which WebMD will provide its branded content and  resources to the CBS Evening News, The Early Show and  CBSNews.com.
HOUSTON - Colorado coach Gary Barnett earned a small measure of redemption on Wednesday, capping a scandal ridden season with a 33-28 victory over UTEP and it&#39;s similarly embattled coach, Mike Price in the Houston Bowl.
Chips that help a computer's main microprocessors perform specific types of math problems are becoming a big business once again.
The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, is due to meet British Prime Minister Tony Blair today to discuss the up-coming Leeds Castle negotiations.
Government minister promises anti-P2P laws The target of yesterday's high-profile file sharing raid in Middlesbrough has been released on bail pending further investigation, Cleveland police said this morning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Lewis Hamilton con la McLaren - Mercedes &egrave; stato il pi\u00c3\u00b9 veloce al termine della prima delle t...
Arab television has aired a video of the director of CARE International in Iraq, pleading for her life. Margaret Hassan, who&#39;s done humanitarian work for 30 years in Iraq, was kidnapped earlier this week.
Rosella Sensi, amministratore delegato della Roma, rimane ottimosta nonostante una sconfitta nel der...
Investor's Business Daily - The joint venture of EarthLink  (NasdaqGS:ELNK - News) and SK Telecom   doesn&#39;t want to follow in the footsteps of Walt Disney&#39;s   Mobile ESPN, which shut down last year, or Amp&#39;d Mobile, which filed for bankruptcy reorganization protection on Friday.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy after becoming ill before practice yesterday and will miss Thursday night's season opener against Miami.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Separate roadside bomb attacks killed four American soldiers in Baghdad, as American troops and Iraqi soldiers stepped up pressure on Sunni insurgents before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan this week.    Last year, insurgents sharply increased their attacks against U.S...
Tayshaun Prince's dunk with 16.5 seconds left lifted the Detroit Pistons to a 117-116 victory in double overtime over Charlotte on Sunday night in their first game since their brawl with Indiana.
Private-equity firm Apollo Management  raised its offer for U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.   by 75 cents a share Sunday night to $28 a share, The  Wall Street Journal Online reported on Monday.
Madonna, Chris Rock and dozens of other celebrities raised $5.5 million at a star-studded benefit at the United Nations to help poor and sick children around the world.
The Wall Street Journal will rename its Saturday leisure section, the first significant step taken since Rupert Murdoch's News Corp agreed to buy the Journal's parent, Dow Jones & Co., the New York Times reported in its online edition.
Within a decade, General Motors thinks it will have the ultimate solution to the growing problem of distracted drivers: a car that can do the driving itself.
Benazir Bhutto's party was to discuss a successor to the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and decide whether to contest an election due in little over a week, as controversy swirled about just how Bhutto died.
Una donna \u00c3\u00a8 morta dopo essersi presa cura della figlia malata. Le autorit\u00c3\u00a0: nessuna prova che il virus sia mutato. BANGKOK - Ore di ansia in Thailandia per il sospetto contagio dell&#39;influenza dei polli da una bambina di 11 anni alla madre.
When arcade games are in the recreation room, no coins are necessary.
Warner Music Group sold &#36;700 million of notes on Friday, and the proceeds will go directly to the company's private-equity owners, market sources said.
Boundaries of geography, genre and taste are tested and occasionally trampled in the ninth edition of Film Comment Selects.
Basic Element, the holding company controlled by aluminum baron Oleg Deripaska, is close to acquiring full control of Russia&#39;s biggest aluminum maker, Russian Aluminum, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.
The world's richest corporations and finest minds spend billions trying to solve the problem of carbon emissions, but three fishing buddies in North Wales believe they have cracked it.
Accra - Ghana&#39;s leader, John Kufuor, is expected to win a second and final four-year term when voters in the world&#39;s second-biggest cocoa grower choose their leader in a presidential election on Tuesday.
With food supplies becoming critically low onboard the International Space Station, the astronauts have been told to cut back on their food consumption.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Pop star Michael Jackson  was taken to a hospital emergency room with the flu on Tuesday  and his child molestation trial was suspended for a week, the  judge in the case said.
Forget about The Curse. And for the moment, forget about the first two games in the American League Championship Series. They&#39;re history now and have little if no impact on what comes next.
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan  - Militants attacked a Pakistani security force convoy near the Afghan border on Wednesday killing 16 soldiers a day after 16 people were killed in a suicide-bomb blast in the capital.
afrol News, 23 August - The trial against 14 foreigners, allegedly plotting a &quot;mercenary invasion to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema,&quot; started today in Equatorial Guinea&#39;s capital Malabo.
BEIJING  -Staff at a zoo in southwest China are in  mourning after a sleep-deprived panda dropped her two-day-old  baby and crushed it to death, local media reported on Friday.
Jamaal Tinsley quietly has been proving his doubters wrong this season. The point guard had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Indiana Pacers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-95 on Friday night.
Ask Jeeves Inc. has made three significant enhancements to its search engine, as the Emeryville, California company continues to take aim at its much larger competitors
Picked-up pieces while wondering if anyone at the Super Bowl thought to get a photograph of John Hannah standing next to Joe Montana . . .
Advanced Micro Devices announced its plans for a new lineup of mobile Athlon 64-bit processors intended for thin and light notebooks.
A joint project to develop a blueprint  of a smartphone for fast 3G networks by Symbian, Freescale  , Nokia (NOK1V.HE) and Elektrobit (EBG1V.HE) is on  schedule, a senior official at Nokia said.
Paul Pierce finally played last night for the first time in more than seven weeks. The result was no different than the last time he had worn No. 34 for real and the Celtics are now inching achingly, agonizingly closer to record book Armageddon.
Partner per veicoli commerciali la Hafei Automobile Industry
Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.
Mary E. Peters is a former top highway official who backed new approaches to traffic control.
Part of the Dutch national art collection featuring some 1,000 paintings, statues and other objects has gone on sale through Internet auction site eBay, officials said Friday.
The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004, the latest year studied.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 23 : Cricket Board today said batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who has been declared match-fit, will play in the third Test against Australia beginning in Nagpur on October 26.
Profits at Premiership champions Arsenal soar and the club says construction of its new stadium is running ahead of schedule.
Defending B.C.S. champion L.S.U. dropped eight spots to No. 13 in The Associated Press media poll after losing 10-9 at Auburn on Saturday.
Andre Agassi's glittering career came   to a tearful conclusion when he lost in four sets to German   qualifier Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open third round on   Sunday.
Republicans are demanding a list of voters in Washington state's most populous county as the party considers a court challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire's razor-thin victory in the governor's race, officials said Monday.
Barclays said it had struck a deal with the China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
Sadiq Khan, the MP allegedly bugged as he visited a constituent in jail, welcomes an inquiry.
BT profits fall 30% hit by the costs of its restructuring programme, but it makes 35% of broadband connections.
Depending on where you're standing, the growing skyline of the new Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center is looking like either a boon or a bane.
Il presidente della Roma ipotizza un futuro senza il talento barese: \u00c2\u00abCi sono dei problemi che non mi aiutano a tenerlo: problemi caratteriali, non finanziari. Marted\u00c3\u00ac scorso contro il Bayer ha fatto una partita da schiaffi\u00c2\u00bb.
The deposed chief justice of Pakistan says President Musharraf is an \
Vijay Singh was hard at work at the Canadian Open on Wednesday, two days after a disappointing loss to Tiger Woods.
PRIMEDIA is in the process of selling off assets to pay down its huge debt, but there is little growth in its remaining assets.
Bangkok, Sept. 28 (VNA) - The Health Ministry of Thailand on Tuesday confirmed that Pranee Krongkaew, 26, died on September 20 of the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza.
When deployed by mobile phone service providers, the business finder technology allows a consumer to find and use the nearest, most highly rated and available service vendors like plumbers, electricians, carpenters or doctors.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHe (Haradinaj) is a war crimes suspect, and Serbian authorities will face numerous difficulties ... with such a person,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kostunica said.
By Vanessa Delgado, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 22--Three of the 44 people named as sexually violent predators in Colorado have moved to Greeley in the last six months.
Fianna Fail leader Bertie Ahern is re-elected as taoiseach in the Irish Republic for a third term.
Under pressure from lawmakers for  better treatment for U.S forces serving in Iraq and  Afghanistan, the Pentagon plans to increase survivor benefits  for families of service members killed in war, a Pentagon  official said on Monday.
The biggest case yet of humans possibly infecting others with bird flu prompted the World Health Organization to put the maker of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu on alert for possible shipment of the global stockpile for the first time, officials said Saturday.
Police are looking for three men after a hit-and-run in Edinburgh which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy.
A judge has waived the arraignment for Atlanta Thrashers forward Dany Heatley, who has been charged with vehicular homicide and five other counts in the 2003 wreck that killed a teammate.
New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch will miss his sixth straight game because of a knee injury.
The former Florida secretary of state looks to be headed for a Senate primary win. So why is her own party laughing?
A private equity consortium plans to make a $5.5 billion bid for the world\u00c2\u0092s biggest microchip packaging firm, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering.
Tony Danza will reprise his lead role as Max Bialystock in the Las Vegas version of Mel Brooks' hit Broadway show \
The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites.The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) said in a new report Thursday that it saw a sharp rise in November in malware that directs users to DNS (Domain Name System) servers controlled by&#160;phishers.DNS servers play a crucial role in locating Web sites. The servers translate a domain name into an IP (Internet protocol) address, enabling a Web site to be located and accessed through a browser.Often, the phishers will set up their own DNS server that works fine most of the time but can redirect to their own malicious site.Tainting a person&#39;s DNS settings is particularly dangerous since the user probably won&#39;t notice the redirection, the APWG said.&quot;The fraudulent server replies with &#39;good&#39; answers for most domains, however, when they want to direct you to a fraudulent one, they simply modify their name server responses,&quot; the report said.Phishers are also employing malware that modifies an internal PC file called the hosts, which is used to match domain names of Web sites with IP addresses.When a person visits a Web site, the browser checks the hosts to see if it has an IP address for a particular domain name. If the hosts file is corrupted or hijacked, the browser can be directed to fetch a different Web page than the one the user intended to go to.Both attacks -- also known as pharming -- are dangerous, since a user may be typing in the correct URL (uniform resource locator) but be directed to the phishing site.The APWG reported that the overall number of unique phishing sites declined in November, but 178 different brands were targeted, a record number. By comparison, 120 brands were used in phishing attacks in October. The highest previous total was in April 2007, when 174 brands were targeted.More Middle Eastern and European financial services companies were spoofed in phishing schemes, APWG said. The financial services industry is the most targeted for fraud, comprising 93.8 percent of all phishing attacks.&#160;
British Insurance and holiday company  for the over-50s Saga has launched a social networking Web site  for silver surfers in a bid to emulate the huge popularity of  MySpace, Bebo and Facebook.
Arts & entertainment: Why do people always think writing is autobiographical, asks Mark Ravenhill.
His ankle had been sore for the last few days, so Al Horford would have had an excuse to sit out the three-minute run up and down the court. But Horford, his gray practice shirt drenched with sweat from a 1 1/2-hour workout at the Celtics' training facility yesterday, chose to participate in the final drill of the ...
In una gara valida per il gruppo D dei campionati Europei di volley, l'Italia ha battuto la Finlandi...
Thousands of weary and frightened residents of northern Japan were spending a second night in shelters, cars or in the open on Sunday after Japan&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 21 people.
La Roma ha ceduto al Galatasay l'attaccante congolese Shabani Nonda, 30 anni. Il giocatore ha firmat...
England midfielder Sean Wright-Phillips has no idea whether he will replace the suspended and injured David Beckham against Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
For some, municipal bonds can far outpace Treasuries.
It had been a topic of such intense speculation, and for so long, that when China did finally raise interest rates, the move was something of an anti-climax.
US President George W Bush sets up a panel to check the safety of imported goods, after a series of scares.
South Africa stage a second-half rout to beat a valiant England in the second Test in Pretoria.
Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International&#39;s operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.
The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.
Media maker finally notices nobody uses floppies anymore Media manufacturer Verbatim has bought SmartDisk, a US-based vendor of portable and external disk drives and flash readers. The deal was agreed last month and finalised yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A bionic hand, controlled by the patient's mind and muscles, goes on the market
Don Imus is being sued for more than $4 million by an advertiser on his former show who says the radio shock jock badmouthed the company and called its commercials for a book by the late President Gerald Ford \
The Indy Racing League will culminate when the Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti tries to hold off Scott Dixon and Kanaan for the championship.

HUME, Va. Here along the winding back roads of Fauquier County was evidence of General Motors Corp.'s renewed vigor.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush expressed  disappointment on Sunday that an agreement on intelligence  reform collapsed in the face of Republican opposition and vowed  to renew pressure on Congress to reach a deal this year.
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Andy Reid will get a few more chances to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl. The Eagles on Wednesday signed Reid to a four-year contract extension through the 2010 season.

A key suspect in the trial of 29 people over the 2004 Madrid train bombings denies involvement.
The US Agriculture Department say they may have found a second case of mad cow disease in the United States. The department says that so far, test results are &quot;inconclusive.
THREE YEARS after 9/11/01, presidential politics is driven by fear of terrorism and war in Iraq. 9/11 represents horrifying failure of America&#39;s defense that happened on George Bush&#39;s watch.
A group of families of September 11 victims yesterday told Congress to scrap the entire intelligence overhaul effort this year and start over next year rather than pass the
Iomega rolls out new portable, RAID, and multi-interface drives at Apple Expo in Paris.
Billionaire shareholder activist Carl Icahn raised his stake in BEA Systems, as he ramps up the pressure to push the company's board into selling the enterprise applications software maker.
Tim Wakefield's knuckleball baffled the Chicago White Sox and sent the surging Boston Red Sox to another victory.
A group of British scientists believes people should be viewed as 'superorganisms,' made of conglomerations of human, fungal, bacterial and viral cells. It's a sensible view, given that human bodies contain more than 500 bacterial species. By Rowan Hooper.
Adrian Fernandez beat Bryan Herta by 0.0716 of a second at the Delphi Indy 300 yesterday in Joliet, Ill., for his second victory in a month, but it was overshadowed by a scary crash late in the race that sent Buddy Rice&#39;s car skidding upside down along
Ten years after it was born out of the carnage of three California mass shootings, the federal assault weapons ban is fading out of existence Monday.
Having been informed that the leaders of this University have decided in favor of my departure, I hereby offer to resign and retire early from my position of Director of Athletics effective November 30, 2004.
Even though this barely touches the topics of this site, it is well worth mentioning that the Mozilla Firefox browser has finally reached the 1.0 milestone.
The home secretary is to set out plans to crack down on those who \
Grimly austere barely begins to describe the atmosphere of dread that seeps through \
Palermo pronto a sfidare il West Ham. Guidolin non vede l'ora: ''E' motivo di grande orgoglio e sodd...
KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Sudan agrees to a joint withdrawal of government and rebel forces in Darfur and will accept a big increase in international ceasefire monitors, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday after talks with the country's president.
American expatriates in Germany are turning out in record numbers for the presidential election, spurred on by the German public, U.S. military commanders or a newfound sense that every vote could be decisive.
If there was any doubt before, the Golden Globes have sounded a clear message: This year, the best TV is on cable.
The homeland security boom is funneling billions of dollars to antiterror tech makers, problems with accountability and coordination. A News.com special series.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
For all the heralded power with which he plays golf and the dramatic lengths to which his tee shots have gone, it is a drive of perhaps 150 yards that provides a definition to Tiger Woods's life.
The presidents of Congo and Rwanda could meet soon to calm renewed tensions between the neighboring countries, according to presidential aides.
A cash-strapped Hungarian village is  offering the chance of immortality to anyone willing to pay to  have a street named after them, and it's hoping world famous  celebrities apply.
Indonesian police say they&#39;ve confirmed the identity of the suicide bomber who attacked the Australian embassy in Jakarta last month, killing himself and nine others.
Italy will do whatever is possible to secure the release of an Italian freelance journalist kidnapped byIraqi insurgents, but will not bow to demands to withdraw its troops, the Italian government said Tuesday.
By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry swapped charges over a looming shortage of flu vaccine and the future of Social Security as they
WASHINGTON -- Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, a species already
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North Korea declared on Thursday for the first time that it possessed nuclear weapons and said it was suspending participation in six-way talks on dismantling its nuclear programs for an indefinite period.
Toronto Dominion Bank TD.TO, Canada's  second-biggest by assets, said on Thursday it would acquire a  majority stake of U.S.-based Banknorth Group Inc. BNK.N,  while also boosting its dividend and reporting a 17-percent  rise in profits.
There was the Aussie leading the race. There was the American with the Aussie-themed daughter named Sydney hanging tough in second.
Police say they are confident of finding the  'racially-motivated' killer of an Iraqi Kurd in Swansea.
MEXICO CITY -- The images are chilling: A young man, his face bloody and swollen, struggles to tell a television reporter that he is an undercover federal agent, then a mob burns him and another officer alive on camera.
Japan will seek an explanation at weekend talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a launch is imminent.
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Given what Sergio Garc\u00c3\u00ada has achieved in his career already it is difficult to believe he is only 24 years old. He had a 67 yesterday, four under, to share the Volvo Masters lead with his fellow Spaniard
Pentagon divided over pace of withdrawal from Iraq and the need for more forces in Afghanistan.
Oakland County (Mich.) prosecutors Wednesday are expected to charge five Indiana Pacers and five fans for the brawl at a Detroit Pistons-Pacers game
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Women who have undergone hysterectomy, or removal of the womb, are at higher risk of urinary incontinence that needs to be corrected by surgery later on, a 30-year Swedish study has found.

With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of last year&#39;s unusually high death rate among youngsters.
Dutch champions Ajax have finally found a replacement for departed attack fulcrum Zlatan Ibrahimovic by landing Greece hero Angelos Charisteas from Werder Bremen.
The condition of baby Ben Marshall who was airlifted to hospital in Liverpool has deteriorated.
La Fiorentina ha presentato la lista Uefa. Fsnno parte della lista Federico Balzaretti (17), Dario D...
Israel's PM Ehud Olmert said its Lebanon war strategy was drawn up months in advance, a newspaper claims.
Obituaries for newspapers are already being written in the United States and much of Europe, with the rise of the Internet and shrinking attention spans listed as the causes of death. But the news hasn't made it to India.
In 2007, a growing number of marketers, agencies and media owners forsook the tried-and-true in favor of new ways to reach elusive consumers.
Operazione sarebbe organizzata da BHP Billiton e Rio Tinto
U.S. warplanes hit the rebel- held  Iraqi city of Falluja overnight as part of a drive to thwart  expected attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and  ensure security for national polls due in January.
The Canadian navy announced Tuesday it will dock its submarine fleet in the wake of a fire that crippled the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi.
Even environmentally aware people are unwilling to reduce the amount of flying they do, research shows.
OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin knew it wouldn't be easy to explain the sponsorship scandal to Canadian voters.
With the fast growth of China&#39;s foreign trade after the WTO accession, China has entered a peak period of trade disputes with foreign countries, said officials with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
The yen held close to the previous  session's four-week high against the dollar on Thursday while  the dollar held steady on the euro as investors awaited U.S.  labor and manufacturing data due later.  The Japanese currency  rose to a high of 109.28 per dollar late on Wednesday, as cross  currents in the market, mainly from a steep sterling fall,  forced yen sellers to buy the Japanese currency back, pushing  it higher against the dollar.
The United States returned ancient pottery, gold jewelry, burial shrouds and hundreds of other stolen pre-Columbian artifacts to Peru on Wednesday after they were seized in a Florida smuggling investigation.
Pope Benedict XVI removes restrictions on celebrating the Latin Tridentine Mass, despite concern from Jewish groups.
Derek Jeter settled his case with tax officials, who had said the New York Yankees captain should have paid three years of taxes as a New York state resident.
Your chance to win with Reg Hardware Competition Nokia's brand new E65 handset. You can read Register Hardware's review of this mobile phone here, but why not try and win one too? We've got five of these bad boys to give away... one every day this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
If three words could sum up President Bush's foreign policy legacy, they would be: Iraq, Iraq, Iraq. But if first lady Laura Bush has her way, historians also will remember the president's determination to fight deadly diseases in Africa and other parts of the developing world.
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The House of Representatives approved legislation that would base the amount of aid low-income college students receive as federal grants on their overall educational costs rather than just tuition.
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From the instant Aaron Boone&#39;s home run cleared the left-field wall last October, the Yankees and Red Sox have been building to this.
International Business Machines Corp  said it will hold a news conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday afternoon but gave no details on what it would address.
Webware darling Farecast is adding hotel price analysis to its existing airfare prediction service.
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A U.S. watchdog group has called on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to put a stop to what it says is worker abuse at a factory in the Philippines that makes apparel for the retailer.
An expectedly high number of U.S. soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.
Macintosh sales rise and two new software programs fill big holes in the computer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s landscape.
The American swimmer, who won eight medals in Athens this year, was stopped by police after he sped through a stop sign. A state trooper in Salisbury, Maryland, saw signs of intoxication in the 19-year-old
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Haitian police and U.N.  troops moved into a slum neighborhood on Sunday and cleared  street barricades that paralyzed a part of the capital.
Iowa Congressional leaders said they look forward to working with Mike Johanns, currently Nebraska&#39;s governor, who is President Bush&#39;s nominee for agriculture secretary.
N'DJAMENA  - Chadian rebels attacked the eastern regional capital of Abeche on Saturday in their latest strike against President Idriss Deby's rule, and aid workers based there said some insurgents had entered the town.
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The European market rules will force deals to be made one country at a time.
An explosion levels a petrol station near a ski resort in West Virginia, killing at least four people.
Israel has approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, most of them Fatah members, as a goodwill gesture towards Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
MySpace and 49 state attorneys general have agreed on a plan to protect underage social network users from online predators.
In 1976, Renault Sport was established in Viry-Ch\u00c3\u00a2tillon 20km south of Paris. Since 1992, this factory has been Renault\u00e2\u0080\u0099s F1 engine development arm.
Blog: Eldercare service providers point to changing their business models with the aid of technology.
Updated Creative Manager Pro is optimized for the iPhone and iPod Touch and ready for next Mac OS.
MODENA - Un terribile incidente stradale avvenuto nella notte sulla provinciale 13 nel Modenese \u00c3\u00a8 costato la vita a cinque persone. Intorno all&#39;una un fuoristrada ha avuto uno scontro frontale con una vettura
Al-Jazeera TV broadcasts what it says is unseen footage of Osama Bin Laden meeting 9/11 hijackers.
Mumbai: India clawed back after a miserable batting display to restrict Australia&#39;s first innings lead to 99 runs and keep themselves afloat in the fourth and final cricket Test here on Thursday.
Nigeria's government denied responsibility for a delay in pulling its forces out of the disputed Bakassi peninsula as a deadline set by the United Nations expired and a new timetable was awaited.

Wm Wrigley Jr Co  on Monday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by sales overseas, and announced an increased dividend.
With fashion dolls decked out in   knee-high boots, mini-skirts and midriff baring shirts a common   sight these days, a new survey finds a majority of mothers   believe many toy dolls available for young girls today are too   provocative.
HBO was the only  television network with two shows apiece in both the dramatic  and comedy series categories of the Writers Guild Awards, which  announced TV nominations Wednesday.
Ameriprise Financial Services has agreed to pay Massachusetts $25,000 in connection with the theft one year ago of a laptop that contained sensitive data on 158,000 customers and 68,000 current and former Ameriprise employees.
Japanese government set out Tuesday fresh steps, including a revision to a disaster relief law, to help survivors hit by a series of deadly earthquakes in Niigata Prefecture as
Two years after a major study revealed the risks of hormone replacement therapy, few women remember the pros and cons of this treatment.
Washington Mutual Inc , the largest U.S. savings and loan, suffered a larger-than-expected $1.87 billion fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, battered by mortgage defaults and write-downs.
Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington 5 and 4 yesterday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship in Virginia Water, England, and stay on course for a record sixth title.
Birder Mathew Tekulsky recalls how American robins and other species visited his California yard for a few weeks in January, when a pyracantha bush produced its ripe berries.
Web search leader Google Inc. has  begun delivering a set of essential business software tools to  paying subscribers, in a move to widen its appeal to corporate  customers, the company said on Wednesday.
Agents for the Federal Bureau of  Investigation raided the office of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   Chief Executive Peter Dolan as part of a criminal  antitrust probe, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday,  citing a person familiar with the matter.
The dot-bomb survivor is down to its last $700,000. Also: Viacom partners with a second Chinese media company & hellip;. Boeing downplays the speed of the airplane market's recovery & hellip;. and more.
Oil prices fell on Monday on expectations of higher U.S. refinery production and after remarks by OPEC that it is ready to pump more oil if needed.
The US Women&#39;s National Team and its living legends realized their destiny Thursday with an overtime strike from Abby Wambach to defeat Brazil 2-1 in the Gold Medal Match at the 2004 Olympic Games and reclaim their place as the top team in the world.
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San Francisco 49ers Coach Dennis Erickson withdrew his name from consideration yesterday for the head coaching vacancy at the University of Mississippi, the day after interviewing for the job.
EDMONTON (CP) - Wardens in Jasper National Park call the short stretch of blacktop \
Spansion LLC, the flash memory joint venture between Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) and Fujitsu Ltd., unveiled two products that introduce a new design into Spansion&#39;s lineup and expand the density of its current products, the company said Tuesday.
During this presidential election campaign, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are wrangling over a lot of things, but at least one important subject isn&#39;t getting the concentrated attention it deserves on the campaign trail or from Washington.
GLASGOW, Scotland  - Szabolcs Huszti scored two goals as Hungary defeated Scotland 3-0 on Wednesday in an international friendly.
The Buffalo Bills can become the second team in league history to clinch a playoff berth after an 0-4 start - but they still need help.
The world's first female astronaut  Valentina Tereshkova, marking her 70th birthday on Tuesday,  says she still dreams of flying to Mars -- even on a one-way  ticket.
TEHRAN/VIENNA  - Iran said on Wednesday it has  cleared up all major outstanding ambiguities over its nuclear  program to reassure the world it was not trying to make an  atomic bomb, but diplomats at the U.N. disagreed.
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Nokia (NYSE:NOK), a world leader in mobile communications, announced recently that more than 750 mobility, business voice and security companies worldwide have joined the Nokia for Business Channel Program since its introduction just three months ago.
Lo scoppio ha causato danni a centinaia di metri di distanza
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 25--The 10th annual Hidden Springs Harvest Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8.
NEW YORK  - A tiny device that is placed  inside the uterus and releases the hormone levonorgestrel is an  effective treatment for excessive menstrual bleeding, a problem  called menorrhagia, new research shows.
Julian Tavarez&#39;s 2-2 slider to Carlos Beltran was theoretically a good pitch Sunday afternoon. It was low, outside and traveling 81 miles per hour.
The only birdie putt Mike Weir made yesterday in the Canadian Open came at a good time, a 6-footer on the 18th hole that gave him a three-shot lead and left him
Dr. Michael R. Treat is hard at work on an invention he hopes will change the way surgeons work in the operating room - an automated helping hand.
He may have won re-election and a majority in both houses of Congress, but George W. Bush shouldn&#39;t expect a free ride on Capitol Hill.
British Airways was fined 67,000 roubles (around 2700 dollars) by a Moscow city court on Tuesday in favour of former Russian ice hockey great Pavel Bure.
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The White House said on Thursday that a U.N. watchdog report shows that Iran has not met its obligations to halt its nuclear fuel program.
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The United States and India have &quot;broken a logjam&quot; in talks to forge an implementing agreement for their landmark civilian atomic deal but a final accord remains elusive, officials said Thursday.
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Now Cingular Wireless LLC gets to reap the rewards -- and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation's biggest cellular provider.
OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham will start selling his tax package to voters in south-east Queensland today. Mr Latham announced Labor&#39;s long-awaited tax policy yesterday, delivering tax cuts of up to $8 a week
(InfoWorld) - Alcatel-Lucent's revenue fell for the fourth quarter and the company plunged into loss. The performance was disappointing, but the\u00c2\u00a0long-term prospects of the merger\u00c2\u00a0of Alcatel and Lucent Technologies remain positive, the company said. Fourth-quarter revenue dropped 16 percent year-on-year on a comparable basis, to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac4.42 billion ($5.83 billion as of Dec. 31, the last day of the period reported) from \u00e2\u0082\u00ac5.25 billion, while revenue for the full year fell to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac18.25 billion from \u00e2\u0082\u00ac18.57 billion. Although the merger was only\u00c2\u00a0completed at the end of November, the company provided pro-forma figures as if the merger had taken place on Jan. 1, and restated earlier figures on a comparable basis. On that basis, the company made a net loss of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac618 million in the fourth quarter, compared to a net profit of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac381 million a year earlier. For the full year, net profit fell to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac522 million, down from \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.67 billion on a comparable basis the previous year. The disappointing performance was due to uncertainty among customers and staff about the outcome of the merger, and to a highly competitive market in North America during the fourth quarter, the company said. As it proceeds with the integration of Alcatel and Lucent, the company expects to realize cost savings of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac600 million this year, and a total of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.7 billion in cost savings within three years of the merger. The savings will come from optimization of its supply chain, and the elimination of duplicate resources and products, and around 12,500 jobs. Post-merger, the company makes around three-quarters of its revenue from carrier products. Revenue of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.47 billion came from fixed-line telecommunications equipment in the fourth quarter, \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.24 billion from wireless equipment, and \u00e2\u0082\u00ac510 million from converged products. Enterprise networking equipment accounted for \u00e2\u0082\u00ac410 million, and services for \u00e2\u0082\u00ac740 million. Demand was particularly strong for enterprise IP telephony equipment in Europe, the company said.
A tsunami detector built from ordinary PCs linked over a peer-to-peer network has been demonstrated in Austria.
A total ban on smacking in England and Wales is rejected by ministers, after a review suggests parents oppose it.
Kanye West, Usher, Alicia Keys and Ray Charles were about as hard to predict as rain in Seattle. But such choices reveal as much about the increasing relevance of the awards as they do about their continued blind spots.
Alex Rodriguez\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement appears to signal the end of his career with the team.
By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 19--Kokanee fishing has been banned on Lake Coeur d'Alene until the Idaho Department of Fish and Game sees a boost in the feisty salmon's population.
After stringing out his decision for months, Hollywood actor and former Sen. Fred Thompson declared his candidacy for U.S. president on Wednesday, formally entering the 2008 White House race with a TV interview as his Republican rivals gathered for a debate.
Astronaut Bill Oefelein was in orbit aboard the space shuttle in December when he was sent a steamy e-mail from a girlfriend awaiting his return: \
Ministero: non si potra' anticipare la prima elementare
Authority: si conosce liberalizzazione ma paure di rincari
WASHINGTON - A Hamas leader and two other suspected members of the Palestinian militant group were indicted on charges they participated in a lengthy racketeering conspiracy to provide money for terrorist acts in Israel, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Friday.    The three activists allegedly used bank accounts in the United States to launder millions of dollars to support Hamas, which the U.S...
BRUSSELS The incoming European Union trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, on Monday criticized the United States for failing to stick to bilateral talks to resolve a dispute over government aid to Boeing and Airbus.
Britain said on Tuesday it plans to  force non-European foreign nationals to register identity  details such as fingerprints and iris scans from 2008.
Forget piddling around a mere few days for an iPhone. Two sisters are in the midst of an 11-day vigil for this summer's hottest, \
Rush Limbaugh&#39;s medical records were properly seized by investigators seeking information on reported illegal drug use, an appeals court ruled yesterday.
The Discovery crew may have to perform an unscheduled spacewalk to fix a stuck solar panel on the space station.
Il costo delle importazioni nel 2007 aumentera' del 5%
The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that a food crisis could be looming across east and west Africa due to the massive damage wrought on crops by ongoing flooding.
Barack Obama declared Thursday he's the only candidate who can bring true change in Washington, hoping to persuade Iowa voters to give him the first victory in the Democratic presidential race.
Russian airline S7, formerly called Sibir, has signed a $2.4 billion contract for 15 Boeing 787 \
Many people continue to wonder whether standing next to a microwave while it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s on can expose them to radiation.
Key questions answered on the EU's planned Reform Treaty, and the intergovernmental conference that will negotiate it.
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced today that it has achieved high-speed packet transmission 1Gbps in the downlink in a laboratory experiment using 4G mobile radio access equipment.
Jameel Sewell is the unquestioned starting quarterback for Virginia and is charged with reinvigorating a team that finished 113th in the country in total offense last year. U-Va. kicks off its season Saturday at Wyoming.
Dontrelle Willis looked at the Detroit Tigers' snow-covered field and his familiar smile grew even wider. The former Florida Marlins pitcher and California native wasn't about to let the white stuff or frigid temperatures spoil his big day.
Tiger Woods is optimistic his caddie  Steve Williams will be able to return to work later this month  despite having injured his hand in a racing car accident in New  Zealand last Friday.
Almost 300 officers from forces across the UK are assisting Suffolk Constabulary in their hunt for the killer of  five women.
The European Union gives food firms a year to stop junk food ads aimed at children and improve product labelling, the FT says.
Players from both teams brawl late in Clemson's 29-7 victory over South Carolina. Coach Lou Holtz, 67, dives into the pile as peacemaker in his regular-season finale with the Gamecocks.
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The Cowboys looked overmatched by the New Orleans Saints, unable even to slow them during much of the second and third quarters.
The music industry reacts angrily at a decision to give away the new album by Prince with a tabloid newspaper.
Sony on Monday said it is lowering the cost of its upcoming Blu-ray player to $499 USD. Although it claims the $100 price drop is due to falling production costs and growing demand, Sony's move is likely more in response to rising sales of HD DVD players.
Ukraine's opposition leader urges the international community to help ensure the new presidential vote is fair.
ATHENS -- Erik Vendt's Olympics ended in the morning yesterday, when he ran out of gas in the preliminaries and failed to qualify for tonight's final of the 1,500-meter freestyle, where he's the world bronze medalist.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - Pakistan may consider   granting permission for the shooting of a film about slain U.S.   reporter Daniel Pearl, an official said on Thursday.
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Excited fans got the chance to meet Michael Jackson in Tokyo on Thursday -- but only those who could afford to pay 400,000 yen ($3,400) for the privilege.

Hamas made a strong showing in local elections in the West Bank, the first time the Islamic terrorist group competed at the polls, according to preliminary elections results obtained Friday.
Gael Garcia Bernal is Mexico&#39;s Tom Cruise, an actor with range and sex appeal who may become an international box-office star.
A student killed himself with a rifle at his suburban Philadelphia high school on Tuesday, school authorities said.
Christopher T. Broady appeared last week on a wanted poster under the words printed in bold: \
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Michael Jackson has been hunting for real estate on Maryland's Eastern Shore as he searches for a vacation home, a publicist for the pop star said.
Business & money: Shares in Dulux paints owner jump more than 15% on hopes of takeover battle.
The release of existing-home sales numbers on Thursday highlight a slow week for economic data.
Aid workers say they are still struggling to reach or even locate displaced people after the tsunami in Aceh.
Striking health workers aim for Labour support in their bid to a block the sell-off of the NHS supply agency.
Jeff Sluman and Jonathan Byrd were tied for the lead at the Chrysler Championship, both knowing the tournament really doesn&#39;t start until the weekend.
The government's expenditure for 2004 was Lm1 million less than projected, the Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationalist Party (PN) Lawrence Gonzi said.
TechWeb - The EFF says the Patent Office is using the wrong standard and awarding too many inappropriate software patents.
The first tests on hi-tech equipment that will be used to provide data on the current state of Arctic ice are successful.
The ferocious winds of Hurricane Frances flung debris and kicked up powerful surf in the sparsely populated southeastern Bahamas on Thursday, while people in the main population
Intel may have lots of PC software developers at the ready for new mobile devices, but software for handhelds requires a different train of thought, according to ARM.
Israel tested a missile on Thursday, prompting talk about its ability to launch nuclear strikes on Iran, while the Iranian president said Israel would regret any attack.
By PIPPA GREENWOOD  SPLASHES of colour bring a garden to life and now's the time to brighten your patch using all the shades in the floral paintbox. Hanging baskets, window boxes, wall baskets and patio containers bursting with summer bedding plants are all great value and easy to do.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - For a fifth straight week, Rihanna's \
Pilot fish is sitting at her desk when she overhears a user talking to the guy two cubes down: It seems that when this user logged onto her machine that morning, none of her files were there.
I mesi passano, Francesco Rutelli non cambia idea: bisogna conquistare il centro, inventarsi un riformismo, sperimentare nuove dialoghi impossibili, nuove acrobazie. A cominciare, perch\u00c3\u00a9 no, dalla giustizia.
AFRICA/GUINEA - Il Parlamento della Guinea respinge la richiesta del Presidente di prolungare la legge marziale Conakry (Agenzia Fides)- Il Parlamento della Guinea ha respinto la richiesta del Presidente Lansana Cont\u00c3\u00a9 di prolungare la legge marziale imposta il 12 febbraio all\u00c2\u0092indomani della proclamazione dello sciopero generale da parte dei sindacati,  a segui...
TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd will need to fork out an additional US$344.5mil (RM1.31bil) next year on top of the US$314mil and US$156mil it is paying for stakes in Indonesia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Excelcomindo (Excel) and India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Idea Cellular respectively.
Free download to 'popularise classical music' Brit violinist Tasmin Little will next Monday do a Radiohead and release her latest recording online in an attempt to \
The UN Security Council must impose sanctions on the Sudanese officials and pro-government Arab militia behind ethnic cleansing in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, a human rights group and aid agencies said Monday.
Scientists say they are closer to developing a vaccine against a winter vomiting virus.
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Police were holding eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them foreign doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot against Britain that has triggered a manhunt stretching as far as Australia.
Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the state of the US economy and blaming President George W. Bush, according to Gallup poll figures released.
Apple Inc.  is expected to show a 35 percent surge in quarterly profit this week, but the focus will be on just two days: the last 48 hours of June when its highly anticipated iPhone went on sale.
The district attorney has dropped the case against two nurses in the deaths of four patients at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina.
On Tuesday evening, the candles can be blown out and the peace flags folded up, not in mourning but in joy as Italy celebrates the news that Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, kidnapped on 7 September, have been ...
The government starts the process of selling its one-third stake in the firm responsible for the UK's nuclear programme.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday pointed to the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah as fresh evidence of the ongoing battle against terrorism that underscores the need to keep President Bush's Republican allies in control of Congress.
A US Food and Drug Administration reviewer who has accused the agency of being lax in monitoring drug safety on Thursday said five medicines on the market need closer scrutiny.
NEW YORK &#151; Mayor Michael Bloomberg met Tuesday with the family of the man who was killed on his wedding day in a barrage of police gunfire as he left his bachelor party, and investigators questioned a third civilian witness.
The average American should expect to work forever.
Saddam Hussein's palace is the only British base in Basra after troops withdraw from police headquarters.
OSLO -- Two years after the brazen daylight theft of national artistic treasures from a museum, police announced yesterday they recovered the Edvard Munch masterpieces ``The Scream\
The pace of U.S. home building rose in November as new home starts climbed 6.7 percent, rebounding from a sharp decline in October while building permits fell 3 percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
When his Cubs teammates were taking the field Sunday for the final game of the season, Sammy Sosa already had taken off. And now it is possible Sosa has played his final game as a Cub.
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City investigators cautioned against using the company that was hired to tear down the Deutsche Bank building.
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Expanding state ownership is a &quot;step back&quot; for the Russian economy, the OECD has said in a report that raised concerns over the sustainability of Russia's current boom.
German politicians called for tougher anti-terrorism measures and immigration rules on Thursday after police said they had foiled a plot by Islamist militants to carry out massive bomb attacks.
Donors to the Palestinians are asking  whether the change of leadership can let more light into Palestinian finances.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - A U.S. television reporter  facing prison for refusing to reveal the identity of his source  in a bribe case may have gotten a big break because the source  has voluntarily identified himself to officials, documents  showed on Wednesday.
John Sterling, the president and publisher of Henry Holt & Company, is stepping down and will become executive vice president and editor-at-large at Macmillan.
President George W. Bush must push for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace as part of a U.S. effort to defuse broader regional tensions, an elite panel on the Iraq war urged on Wednesday.
At Lake Eola park, there is much beauty to behold: robust palms, beds of cheery begonias, a cascading lake fountain, clusters of friendly egrets and swans, an amphitheater named in honor of Walt Disney.
After several injury-plagued seasons with the Orlando Magic, 34-year-old Grant Hill will put off retirment and instead agree to a two-year contract with the Suns, his agent said.
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Opponents of President Bush take to the streets of New York for a protest march ahead of the Republican convention.
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Hurricane Frances spared NASA&#39;s depleted shuttle fleet but ripped away siding from a towering landmark Kennedy Space Center facility, exposing the critical enclosure to the
Coca-Cola agreed to a range of concessions on Tuesday that the European Commission said would be enough to wrap up a five-year antitrust case against the world&#39;s largest soft drinks maker.
First, it was uniformed players throwing punches with fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills during the Pistons-Pacers game Friday night.
TROUBLED china maker Royal Doulton has revealed that it has held talks about a takeover by rival Waterford Wedgwood. Stoke-based Doulton, which said in March that it would close its last UK factory in the
NEW YORK - Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture attractively valued shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 2 percent ahead of Google Inc.'s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 110 points...
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The Florida Democratic Party says it will move ahead with its plan to hold its presidential primary on Jan. 29 against the wishes of the national party.
VIENNA -- Iran said yesterday that it would press ahead to build a nuclear reactor despite the decision by the UN's nuclear agency against giving technical assistance to the project.
Qualcomm Inc  is aiming to file on Monday or Tuesday for an emergency stay of a U.S government ban on importing certain phones containing its chips, general counsel Lou Lupin said on Friday.
Before the new finding, many researchers previously assumed that only invasive brain-computer interfaces, in which electrodes are surgically implanted into the brain, could control complex movements.
Overview: This webinar will provide insight into the results of the first independent industry evaluation of Cisco&#39;s 40-Gig core router, the Carrier Routing System (CRS-1).
Steam and smoke rise from cooling towers on the outskirts of Moscow, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004. Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Friday, moving the sweeping environmental
The Tampa Bay fullback felt his right knee pop when he was tackled for a 4-yard loss during the second half of a 19-7 victory over Chicago and will be sidelined at least a month with a sprained medial collateral ligament.
Preliminary research suggests that benzene emissions from gas stations and auto repair shops may increase the risk of leukemia in children by four times.
The 13 people who will spend three months on an island in New Zealand for the BBC's Castaway are revealed.
Mike Leigh's 1950s drama Vera Drake is named best film at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
Film director Ingmar Bergman revealed in a book published Monday he had a secret love-child in an extra-marital affair in 1959 with a Swedish countess.
'One is not advocating that you have to necessarily come back to the country to repay what it has done for you. But give your country a thought.' Ashutosh Gowariker discusses Swades.
Who decides? In our recent mobile state of the nation survey, we asked you about what was important in a mobile device. In many respects, the results were pretty predictable in that, surprise surprise, battery life and decent voice capability were top of the list:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. stocks rose in a broad-based  advance on Friday morning, as oil prices eased, data showed  factory activity last month met economists' estimates and  technology shares extended recent gains.
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EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK) is the latest company to bridge the Internet and the telephone. It&#39;s offering Voice over Internet Protocol (or VoIP) service for free to its customers, as it announced in a press release today.

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A majority of adults are obese or overweight in most European Union nations and kids increasingly contributing to make Europe a fat continent, the EU's top public health official said Wednesday.
Check Point's new product will create a sandbox around your browser, and also provide antispyware and antiphishing protection.
The Houston Chronicle said on Tuesday it will lay off about 5 percent of its work force, the latest round of job cuts in a U.S. newspaper industry hit by declining advertising sales.
Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy  need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from  treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said on  Tuesday.
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The Washington Post's Stephanie McCrummen sat down this week with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to discuss rising tensions with Somalia's Islamic Courts, and the state of democracy inside the country.
In a topsy-turvy Republican race for the 2008 presidential nomination, conservative favorite Mitt Romney suddenly found himself under threat in the key states of Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, less than two weeks before voting begins.
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England took a positive step towards putting the glittering Clive Woodward era behind them and moving on when Charlie Hodgson inspired the demolition of South Africa - England&#39;s sixth successive
Science & environment: Billionaire inventor wants the addictive office tool to run every family's day.
The transfer of North Korean funds in a Macau bank, whose delay has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal, should be completed this week, Yonhap news agency on Wednesday quoted a senior South Korean official as saying.
Indonesian soldiers are routinely torturing suspected Acehnese rebels, Human Rights Watch says.
One of the first attempts to independently estimate the loss of civilian life from the Iraqi war has concluded that at least 100,000 Iraqi civilians may have died because of the U.S. invasion.
A first half strike from Patrick Vieira gave Arsenal a crucial win away to Newcastle, which closes the gap at the top of the Premiership to five points.
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Sudan has agreed to accept non-military support from the United Nations for the African Union peacekeeping force in its war-torn Darfur region, a top AU official said after talks in Nigeria.
The Serious Fraud Office reviews evidence in the GMTV phone-in scandal that may lead to criminal proceedings.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - After a deluge of campaign speeches and hostile television ads, President Bush and challenger John Kerry will get their chance to face each other directly Thursday night before an audience of tens of millions of voters in a high-stakes debate about terrorism, the Iraq war and the bloody aftermath...
GHANAIANS weighed stability against a lack of prosperity at elections today for president and parliament, with a record turnout anticipated despite disturbances that left at least one person dead after partisan tensions erupted in the north.
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Pasquale Foggia sembra destinato a lasciare il Cagliari alla riapertura del mercato. ''Per lui non s...
The biggest stars at the Hollywood Christmas Parade this year will be the marble ones under the feet of spectators.
In an out of court settlement, Sun Microsystems has agreed to pay Kodak $92 million to settle the long running patent case involving Java technology.
Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt dispatched Argentine Gaston Gaudio 6-2 6-1 on Friday to clinch his place in the Masters Cup semi-finals.
The 3ds Max NIF Plug-in allows 3ds Max users to open or import NIF files and also to export 3ds Max scenes to new NIF files. It is incomplete and likely will always be.      It does support importing and exporting of scene hierarchy, meshes, textures, materials, and skins bound to their skeleton bones, transform animation, limit collision mesh support for Oblivion and more.    Pre-compiled versions of the plug-in are available for 3ds Max 5, 6, 7 and 8. If you have a different version, it should be able to compile from source. Note that there is so just extract the files from the zip into your 3dsmax directory.    Changes in this release:      0.2.7   ----- o All - Add options to disable certain parts of plug via INI * Added so people who only want importer can disable exporter. - Enhancements from NifLib including support for Freedom Force - Max 5 build is available but untested.  o Exporter - Fix bug with NiTriShape export which created corrupted files. - Add option to Update Tangent Space (for Oblivion) - Add option to Collapse Transforms on meshes (mostly a debug aide)
In a nasty trade battle that could rattle the multibillion-dollar aerospace industry, the US and Europe formally sued one another in the World Trade Organisation over the huge government subsidies paid to their respective aircraft giants, Boeing and Airbus
A Chinese girl arrives in Beijing after running more than 3,550km (2,200 miles) from the province of Hainan.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA asked an astronaut aboard the international space station to exercise vigorously Friday, hoping the rapid movement would jostle a half-retracted solar wing that refuses to fold up properly.
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ROME, Sept. 15 -- The airline industry shakeout that forced U.S. Airways Group Inc. into bankruptcy this week is rippling through Europe as well, with some forecasters predicting that only a handful of the continent's airlines can survive, and Italian authorities scrambling this week to keep national carrier Alitalia SpA aloft.
Universal comes up with a dull strategy to try to tarnish Apple's shine.
Prime Minister Tony Blair tried Tuesday to heal divisions over the Iraq war and unite his Labour Party to fight for a historic third term in power, acknowledging that intelligence used to justify the invasion was wrong but insisting the world was safer
Relaying doctors&#39; first official statement regarding ailing Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s health, a PA spokeswoman said Tuesday that hospital medical staff had ruled out leukemia as a cause for his deterioration in health, and said his
Apple has delivered Production Suite, a real-time set of production tools composed of Final Cut Pro HD, Motion and DVD Studio Pro. Retail versions of Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3 may have already hit the store shelves, but Apple needed to put off releasing Production Studio until Motion was ready.
After years of strong increases, the amount of migrant money flowing to Mexico has stagnated.
Microsoft is offering new migration tools to tempt NetWare users to move to Windows Server 2003. Along with the tools comes a promise that NetWare customers will get online training and unlimited technical support via newsgroups.
ORLANDO, Florida  - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Monday that moves by some banks, including Citigroup , to bring off-balance sheet investments tied to subprime mortgages back onto their books would help ward off a widespread credit crunch.
Declares war on mechanical humanoids Mobile World Congress The LiMo foundation delivered a clear snub to Google's Android this week as it announced 18 handsets running its version of Linux at Mobile World Congress this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who has surged in support in other early-voting states, is tied with Rudy Giuliani for the lead among U.S. Republican presidential candidates in Illinois, a poll showed on Saturday.
President Hugo Chavez told hundreds of thousands of red-clad supporters Sunday that he will win re-election next weekend by an overwhelming margin and dedicate his victory to ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Emap announced that it would close the American edition of FHM magazine because of the difficult advertising market.
A new stadium for Major League Baseball in Washington DC will cost around $90 million more than the mayor expects, the city&#39;s independent chief financial officer told the City Council Thursday.
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Anche Mario Lobo Zagallo, ex ct della nazionale brasiliana, crede che il ritorno di Ronaldo al calci...
Lindsay Lohan has been accused of driving under the influence after she crashed her Mercedes on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.  Witnesses report the star's convertible jumped a curb at 5:30 Saturday morning into a set of trees.  Lohan quickly left th...
A survey conducted by internet service provider America Online (AOL) found that 20% of home computers were infected by a virus or worm, and that various forms of snooping programs such as spyware and adware are on 80% of systems.
Tony Blair says the situation in Darfur is \
NEW YORK In the late 1980s, whiz kids on Wall Street were experimenting with computerized trading programs, using new technology that allowed them to trade millions of shares of stocks and related options simultaneously. By 1987, this \
For days the mountain rumbled. And then today, on Friday, October 1st, 2004 at approximately 12:04 Pacific Daylight Time (3 pm EDT) and at 15:14 (6 pm EDT), Washington&#39;s Mount St.
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers meeting in early August recognized that a spreading credit crunch could pose a danger to the country's economic health and that they might have to take action eventually.
DURHAM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Shelden Williams scored 25  points and grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds, while J.J. Redick  netted 29 as No. 2 Duke pounded Virginia Tech, 100-65 at  Cameron Indoor Stadium.
China's President Hu Jintao travels to Liberia after signing grants and loans worth $100m in Cameroon.
Good old 'terrestrial radio' still reaches more than 90 percent of Americans age 12 and older, year after year.
Drawn by a case tinged with one of the most hated symbols of Old South racism &#151; a hangman's noose tied in an oak tree &#151; tens of thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against what they see as a double standard of prosecution for blacks and whites.
A nation-wide strike is under way in Nigeria to protest fuel price increases in the oil-rich west African nation. Reports from Abuja, the Nigerian capital, and Lagos, the country&#39;s commercial cenbter, say
In his 33 years, Ken Davis has had two big chances to change history. The first was 10 years ago in the District, when a man standing next to him started shooting at the White House.
UNITED NATIONS - Facing a surge of attacks around the globe, the UN Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to step up its campaign against terror but backed away from authorizing a new list of terrorists who could be subject to sanctions and
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Investor's Business Daily - More than 5,000 people who don&#39;t have fixed addresses are sleeping at 24-hour Internet cafes across Japan. One-third of them are in their 20s, and 23% are in their 50s, a government study found. Net cafe refugees usually rely on their cell phones to arrange temporary low-paying day-hire jobs. In Tokyo, 33% of surveyed people said they lost their homes after they quit their jobs, according to Japan Times. Many said that job hunting is difficult without a fixed address.
Fasten your seatbelts. The Republicans  are coming to town. If things go smoothly at the Republican  National Convention, the stock market could get a brief boost  next week, experts say.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An emotional Megawati Sukarnoputri on Tuesday urged Indonesia to accept the results of
A five-megapixel camera. A personal GPS navigator. Storage for 8,000 songs. Shake control of music tracks. These are some of the eye- and ear-catching features on six new phones and three new Bluetooth watches released this week by Sony Ericsson -- about two weeks before the release of the little attention-grabber known as the iPhone.
VIENNA OPEC oil ministers are meeting on Wednesday in Vienna to consider changes to the group&#39;s formal output ceiling even as crude prices remain high despite the cartel&#39;s efforts to lower them.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday rejected his successor's call, made at the United Nations, for world leaders to press Japan to extradite him to face corruption charges and allegations of involvement in death squad massacres, according to a statement broadcast by news media here.
Shares on Wall Street looked set for a weaker start on Wednesday as concerns about the U.S. subprime mortgage market resurfaced ahead of U.S. housing and key inflation data and a slew of corporate earnings.
U.S. executives are reaping another  year of abundant pay, and the rich rewards are likely to stir  demands for greater disclosure on how and why heads of  companies are compensated.
Cabinet minister Alan Johnson is due in Hull after claims it has become the \
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - With their backs firmly against the wall Wednesday, Real Madrid turned to Brazilian superstar Ronaldo to save them.
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Teen clothing retailer American Eagle   Outfitters Inc. AEOS.O said on Wednesday its sales at stores   open at least a year rose 11 percent in August, helped by   back-to-school sales, and the company raised its quarterly   earnings forecast.
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Just because Microsoft has said it will comply immediately with a European Court judge&#39;s order to follow specified antitrust remedies doesn&#39;t mean life will be a bowl of cherries for Microsoft&#39;s partners, developers and even its competitors.
By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE  North Cheyenne Caon Park has long been considered one of the jewels of Colorado Springs' urban forest, an oak-and-pine playground for hikers, bikers and nature lovers.
The American Academy of Pediatrics said children should be exposed to fewer ads for anti-impotence drugs and more for birth control, and in general need to be shielded from an advertising onslaught.
Network Solutions is standing by its controversial policy of automatically registering some domain names that are the subject of searches on the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Web site.
A LANDSLIDE shareholder vote backing News Corporation&#39;s move to the US sent shares in the media group up 3.1 per cent yesterday.
Blog: Microsoft tried to get its new OOXML file format standard ratified by India and Brazil.  It failed.  Now what?
The quick resignation suggests that the Bush campaign, which has repeatedly said it has no ties to the Swift boat veterans group, is eager to put the issue behind it.
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage visited the Slovak Republic September 14 during a five-nation trip to northern and central Europe.
A search is to resume at first light for a plane which disappeared from the radar on a flight from Stornoway to Inverness.
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A 56-year-old Kurdish woman told of seeing people sickened and dying during an alleged chemical attack carried out by Saddam Hussein's forces, as the genocide trial of the ex-president resumed in Baghdad yesterday after nearly a three-week break.
By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 2--GULFPORT -- For most cities, crafting an astute public message is so vital a position such as public information officer would rarely be vacant for more than a few days.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that the country will face \
Sony says its PlayStation 3 is still a contender as Nintendo gleefully vowed on Wednesday to turn everyone into a &quot;gamer&quot; and proclaimed this year a turning point in the industry.
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The man suspected of murdering a Dutch film-maker who criticised Islam was known by security services who viewed him as a possible Islamic extremist.
Dopo vent'anni di tv e 400 episodi, la famiglia 'gialla' di Springfield arriva al cinema. XL ha incontrato Matt Groening e la sua banda
Australian police have arrested an Indian doctor in connection with Britain&#39;s car bomb plot just as he was trying to leave the country, authorities said Tuesday.
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Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team &#151; Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night.
The Thai Navy has rescued hundreds of tourists and other people from the tiny Andaman Sea resort of Koh Phi Phi, after the island made famous by &quot;The Beach&quot; movie
Mizuho, the world&#39;s largest bank in terms of assets, is taking a 4.92 per cent stake in Nikko Cordial, Japan&#39;s number three securities firm, to become its second largest shareholder after Citigroup.
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A 14-year-old would-be suicide bomber from Pakistan, caught while on a mission to blow up an Afghan provincial governor, was pardoned on Sunday by President Hamid Karzai.
Apple yesterday launched its iTunes Plus service which makes selected tracks compatible with virtually any MP3 player.   Songs from record label EMI's digital catalogue can now be downloaded without digital rights management (DRM) anti-piracy technology.
The U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced the former leader of rebel Serbs in Croatia, Milan Martic, to 35 years in jail for ordering atrocities committed while rebel Serbs set up a breakaway state in Croatia.
BAGHDAD, October 3.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 At least nine civilians died and more than a dozen were injured during bombing raids by the US forces on the populations of Falluja and Sadr City, reported Al Arabiya, cited by PL.
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By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  May 31--Unconditional bail has been set at $70,000 for a man accused of robbing a couple at knifepoint a week ago.
Sacramento Kings basketball player Ron Artest, who was involved in one of the most notorious brawls in U.S. sports history in 2004, was arrested on Monday on domestic violence charges, officials said.
The House Monday approved a $516 billion measure funding 14 Cabinet agencies and funding for troops in Afghanistan, setting the stage for a year-end budget deal with the White House.
BTX technology cools down the company's new 700GR desktop.
Iraq will hold national elections on  Jan. 30 to choose a transitional parliament that will pick a  new government and oversee the writing of a permanent  constitution, the Electoral Commission said Sunday.
An ex-employee of the US space agency, Nasa, has pleaded not guilty to charges he falsified reports of safety checks on the space shuttle Discovery.
Police were probing why a top secret file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned on a London street.
On the Zend Developer Zone a new post points out feature that the controllers of the Zend Framework has - parameters on the actions.   Basically, Zend_Controller_Action is the parent of all of the controllers in your application. This controller is what C stands for in MVC, a design pattern used lately in web application development, especially in RIA development.   The post includes a tutorial on using the parameters in an example of a design pattern.
After the dual destructions wrought by the Holocaust and communism, Eastern European Jewish communal life was little more than a memory 15 years ago.
An assassinated anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker was buried on Friday after thousands of mourners marched behind his coffin in east Beirut, waving flags and throwing rice and flowers at his funeral procession.
Alla vigilia della partenza per la Russia il tecnico Stefano Pioli analizza i primi avversari di Cop...
The outbreak of deadly bird flu in  Asia spurred the EU on Monday to check Europe's preparedness  for the spread of a disease that scientists warn may become  pandemic.
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Foot and mouth disease has struck a new  cattle farm in southern England, the government said on  Wednesday, prompting the European Union to ban British meat,  dairy and livestock exports.
(New York- WABC, October 31, 2004 ) - Controversial singer R. Kelly spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News about his pepper spray ordeal during Friday night&#39;s &#39;Best Of Both Worlds&#39; tour.
L'attaccante dell'Udinese Paulo Barreto sosterr&agrave; domani una visita di controllo a Verona per ...
Businesses may like the idea of Web-based software that tracks event data and relays it back to a desktop or mobile interface.
Palm plans to close its retail stores in an effort to focus on fewer programs and to compete better, the company says.
Vanguard was formed in 1997 by health care executive Charlie Martin and Morgan Stanley Capital Partners.
A mob in Mexico City beats and sets two police officers alight after mistaking them for kidnappers.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - An appeals court has granted a new trial to a man convicted of stabbing a potbellied pig, then blurting out in drunkenness that he wanted pork chops...
Work and Pensions Secretary Andrew Smith's resignation prompts speculation about a Cabinet reshuffle.
The US Commerce Department imposed duties of as much as 113 percent on shrimp from China and 26 percent on those from Vietnam, siding with American harvesters and processors who claim
An ad snafu prevents a lot of you from being able to read our site today. Wired News apologizes for the screw-up.
An online advertiser that drove traffic to its Web sites by sending out spam with misleading subject lines has agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)&#160;complaint charging that it failed to tell consumers they had to spend money to receive so-called free products, the FTC announced Wednesday.The settlement requires Member Source Media to disclose the costs and obligations associated with the advertised products and services, and bars the company from sending e-mail that violates the CAN-SPAM Act, which regulates the sending of unsolicited e-mail. The company must also pay $200,000 in civil penalties, according to the settlement approved Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.Member Source Media -- doing business as ConsumerGain.com, PremiumPerks.com, FreeRetailRewards.com, and GreatAmericanGiveaways.com -- and the company&#8217;s owner, Chris Sommer, used deceptive spam and online advertising to lure customers to its Web sites, the FTC alleged.The company used e-mail subject lines such as, &quot;Congratulations. You&#39;ve won an iPod Video Player,&quot; &quot;Here are 2 free iPod Nanos for You: confirm now,&quot; and &quot;Second Attempt: Target Gift Card Inside,&quot; the FTC said in a press release. The company&#39;s Web-based ads contained similar offers: &quot;CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Been Chosen To Receive a FREE GATEWAY LAPTOP.&quot;When consumers arrived at Member Source Media&#39;s Web pages, they were led through a series of ads for goods and services from third parties.To qualify for their &quot;free products,&quot; consumers would have to first wade through pages of &quot;optional&quot; offers. Once they navigated those pages, they had to participate in a series of third-party promotions requiring them to do things such as purchase products, subscribe to satellite television service, or apply for multiple credit cards, the FTC said.Member Source Media&#39;s failure to disclose material facts was deceptive and violated the FTC Act, the FTC said. In addition, the agency charged that deceptive subject lines in Member Source Media&#39;s spam e-mails violated the federal CAN-SPAM Act.The settlement requires that Member Source Media clearly disclose in its ads and on its Web pages that consumers have to spend money or incur other obligations to qualify for a free product or service. The settlement also requires the company to provide a list of the obligations a consumer is likely to incur to qualify for their chosen item -- such as applying for credit cards or purchasing products.
London: NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal, who is set to control the world&#39;s largest steelmaker, has emerged as the richest man in Britain.
Britain&#39;s media regulator Ofcom has  launched a review of public service broadcasting to examine how  it should be provided in a world dominated by digital TV and  the Internet.
Anna Nicole Smith wanted to be buried in the Bahamas, next to her son, and bought a burial plot there, according to attorneys for her longtime companion, Howard K. Stern.
In Topps' buyout bidding, Upper Deck regains the upper hand.
The Indian plunder of Bangladesh&#39;s meagre bowling resources continued. After months of drought against more forceful attacks, India had little to fear at Chittagong Stadium.
The question you've always asked is now answered.
AN embarrassing crash into Sydney&#39;s Opera House today took the wind out of the sails of a British newspaper&#39;s marketing campaign.
InfoWorld - When Intel says its Classmate PC is built to be rugged, the company isn&#39;t kidding. This little laptop feels ready to take the worst a 10-year-old could offer.
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British drinks giant Diageo said that it planned to return 600 million pounds (863 million euros, 1.09 billion dollars) to investors through a share buy-back.
Crews worked through the night to fight a wildfire that has blackened nearly 100 square miles and chased scores of people from their homes in the northern Sierra Nevada.
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INTERNET users fed up with spam can go on the offensive by downloading a screensaver aimed at hitting junkmailers in the pocket, net portal Lycos said.
Benazir Bhutto, an exiled former prime minister, will return to Pakistan on Oct. 18, her party said today.
U.S.-led strike forces seized suspected Shiite death squad bosses in raids Tuesday
Arsenal had Sol Campbell to thank after his thunderous 30-yard drive plundered three vital points for the visitors in a 1-0 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
PASADENA, Calif.   The Mars rover Spirit has developed a problem with one of its six wheels, but NASA officials said Tuesday they believe the robot geologist can continue working.
Hershey co.  on Thursday said it would cut about 1,500 jobs and reduce the number of production lines it operates by more than a third as it tries to streamline manufacturing to improve profits.
The National Basketball Association announced a deal with the video-sharing site to create an authorized N.B.A. channel and sanction fans\u00e2\u0080\u0099 uploads.
An Italian court found a close political ally and business associate of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi guilty of colluding with the Mafia, and sentenced him on Saturday to nine years in prison.
The companies making up the S&P 500 would have to set aside $40 billion this year to fully fund their pension plans.
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In its most important securities fraud ruling in years, the Supreme Court placed a huge obstacle before shareholders looking to sue someone after a stock purchase turns sour.
Scientists say they cannot predict how quickly, if at all, the strain may develop the ability to spread easily among people.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped to break up machete-wielding mobs on Tuesday as the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests across the east African country.
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OPEC oil producers yesterday said they had already moved to rein in excess supply, a day after doubts over the group&#39;s resolve sent prices into a tailspin.
The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants' last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.
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PLEASANTON, Calif., Feb. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- AdventNet Inc., the leading provider of affordable network management software, announced that Cambridgeshire based CWL Systems has turned to OpManager MSP for managing its customer networks.
By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 23--Immigration policies are a bureaucratic mess and getting farm labor for small farmers is next to impossible.
A Russian Progress spacecraft blasted off Sunday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan delivering vital supplies, as well as presents and goodies for Christmas and New Year's, to the International Space Station.
(InfoWorld) - Orange Business Services, the global enterprise networking unit of France T\u00c3\u00a9l\u00c3\u00a9com, has strengthened its footprint in the Nordic and Baltic countries through an agreement with Scandinavian telco TeliaSonera. Under the deal announced Wednesday, TeliaSonera will integrate its IP (Internet Protocol) services in its home Nordic and Baltic markets with Orange's global IP network. The partnership will allow TeliaSonera to support its enterprise customers with international requirements beyond its core markets, making it easier for them to buy services and manage their communications needs though through a single provider. At the same time, Orange Business Services will benefit from a deeper network penetration in northern Europe. Also included in the partnership are mobile communications through the FreeMove international mobile phone alliance with several operators including Orange and TeliaSonera. Newly created Orange Business Services, which incorporates numerous former France T\u00c3\u00a9l\u00c3\u00a9com including Equant, operates in 166 countries and serves more than 220 customers.
My TV Guide allows viewers to enter their favorite shows, channels and celebrities on their on-screen cable program guide.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unveiled on Tuesday an accelerated timetable for his planned pullout of the Gaza Strip and said it should win parliamentary approval in early November.
Indonesian police have made their first arrest over a car bombing outside the Australian embassy last week, detaining a man they said on Friday had helped their top suspect to prepare for the attack.
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Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will on Thursday continue talks billed as a final chance for the Islamic republic to agree to a nuclear deal offered by world powers.
Terrell Owens insists he's not looking back at his brief stint with Baltimore, even if the next chapter between the Eagles' receiver and the Ravens has yet to be written.
A leading figure in the effort to minimise the impact of disease in developing countries has been knighted.
Lost is rip-roaring fun, an adventure that&#39;s best undertaken if you just sit back and enjoy the ride without thinking about it too much.
Two black Labrador retrievers trained to sniff out chemicals in optical discs assist Queens County and movie industry officials in catching suspected counterfeiters in New York.
NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.
The pound found support from a survey from the manufacturing sector which revealed broad expectations to raise prices over the coming quarter, with intentions at their highest for 12 years.
A $3 million wireless project at D.H. Pace will bring a big return on investment because it eliminates paper, and can cut down an order cycle from 13 days to a single day.
The Houston Rockets went straight back  to their winning ways after the All-Star break, beating the  Cavaliers 93-85 in Cleveland on Tuesday to earn their ninth win  in a row.
HP said today it plans to buy business process monitoring specialist Bristol Technology to improve its presence in the BTO market.
Russia delivers its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant, Russia's foreign ministry says.
The great Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi died yesterday at her home in San Marino, Italy, after a long illness. Tebaldi was considered to have one of the most beautiful Italian voices of the 20th Century.
By The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.  May 25--It may soon be much easier to find out how a big chunk of our tax  dollars is being spent.
The survey estimated that 45,000 people continue to die every month, almost all of them from hunger and disease.
Sevilla stunned Real Madrid in the Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u, while Valencia moved into second place with a victory over Espanyol and Barcelona extended their lead at the top with a close win against Levante.
Higher U.S. gasoline prices may slim  more than just wallets, according to a new study from  Washington University in St. Louis.
Federal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease.
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown appeals for free trade as he opens talks on the world economy by the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations.
Israel's prime minister refuses to bow to angry settlers' demands for a vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Nearly 200 mourners gathered Wednesday for the funeral of Scottish former world rally champion Colin McRae and his five-year-old son Johnny who died in a helicopter crash.
The Housing and Construction Ministry on Tuesday published tenders for about 1,001 new housing units in West Bank settlements.
Responding to ATM robberies, the bank is lowering daily withdrawal limits for all customers as a security precaution.
Insurgents attack a Nato convoy in the Afghan city of Kandahar, killing three civilians, police say.
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Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on  Friday to ask its board permission to begin formal merger talks  with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines  parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on  Thursday.
The story of COX-2 drugs is an example of how difficult it is for the F.D.A. to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved for the market.
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European equities were little changed on Friday, coming off intraday gains as Wall Street indices lost momentum.
A comprehensive four-year study of warming in the Arctic shows that heat-trapping gases from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world are contributing to profound environmental changes
U.S. Postal Service investigators on  Wednesday were trying to find thousands of absentee ballots  which should have been delivered to voters in one of Florida's  most populous counties, officials said.
SEOUL - US President George W. Bush and his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-Hyun have agreed to step up efforts to resume multilateral talks aimed to end North Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear weapons programme, officials said on Saturday.
Six car bombs killed 133 people in a Shi'ite stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, one of the most devastating attacks since the U.S. invasion and likely to inflame sectarian passions in a nation sliding toward civil war.
Victims of the 7 July bombings suffered from poor emergency planning, according to a government report.
You can strap it around your arms or wind it around your neck while on your morning jog. And while you jog, you can listen to songs, download and store your personal CD albums directly, listen to FM radio
Paolo Galassi nominato nuovo presidente dell'organizzazione
TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Iran&#39;s top nuclear official went to parliament Monday to brief its National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on the process of work on the country&#39;s peaceful nuclear program.
A US company has received more than $1bn in funding to build prototype unmanned fighter aircraft for the American military.
This German documentary gathers some of the products of the German culture industry from the 1930's and 40's into a monstrous and fascinating collage.
By AARON C. DAVIS  By Aaron C. Davis  The Associated Press   MEYERS, Calif.
Giant denies it's working on a console Microsoft will not build an HD DVD drive into a future Xbox 360 because it doesn't want to \
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Gov. M. Jodi Rell will remain hospitalized another day as she recuperates from breast cancer surgery, her staff said Wednesday. Rell, 58, had a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery Monday after she was diagnosed with cancer last week.
The US music industry sues 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.
23andMe.com's Anne Wojcicki talks about the DNA database and Sergey Brin's support.
Big Brother contestant Emily Parr has been removed from the Big Brother house for using a racially offensive word against a housemate.
Ben S. Bernanke said he expected \u00e2\u0080\u009cmoderate\u00e2\u0080\u009d growth, but that problems in housing had tempered the forecast.
The Slovak and Czech governments rejected a proposal by French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy to axe structural funds for new EU members whose taxes were lower than the European average.
Hurricane Henriette pounded  an already flooded northern Mexico with driving rain and  shrieking winds on Wednesday, as local media reported two  fishermen were killed.
Military statistics show that U.S. forces have made some headway at protecting the Iraqi population, but there are questions over whether the gains can be sustained.
Ending months of deadlock with the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final bipartisan approval to legislation that would temporarily extend the state health insurance program that covers about 6.6 million poor children.
U.S. stock futures were little changed   on Friday ahead of key inflation data which may shed light on   the outlook for growth and interest rates.
Understand the issues of migrating an application from an application server architecture to a portal-centric architecture.
The shares of stun gun maker Taser International Inc. (TASR.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) soared on Wednesday after the United Kingdom, which does not allow most police to carry guns, said it approved use of ...
PRAGUE, Dec 29 (IPS) - Ideological issues, corruption and populism pervade  the political culture of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia  and Poland at a time when both economic reform and an improvement  in living standards are being promised to bridge the gap with the  West.
Many people have experienced the  phenomenon of receiving a telephone call from someone shortly  after thinking about them -- now a scientist says he has proof  of what he calls telephone telepathy.
storm the Hanifa mosque. Witnesses said worshippers threw shoes at the troops -- a grave insult in Islam -- and soldiers. forces despite a bloody rout of insurgents in the Sunni Muslim bastion of Falluja.
NASA said Friday that cracks have been found in the insulation of all three space shuttle fuel tanks slated to fly in coming months and could be the reason a chunk of foam debris broke off during Endeavour's launch.
U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on  Friday as the stock market took a dive, but a lack of economic  reports and mixed messages from the Federal Reserve left  investors wary of making any big bets.
Seven doctors face misconduct charges following the inquiry into the activities of Britain's worst serial killer Harold Shipman.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph  Giuliani, who made headlines in the 1980s prosecuting Wall  Street financiers, now plans to join the club and build an  investment advisory practice.
US stocks suffered a late afternoon plunge on Tuesday as downbeat news from AT&T and more trouble in the housing market raised fresh fears over the health of the US economy.
In case you've forgotten about the many magical moments in Janet Jackson's illustrious career, she's ready to remind you of each one &#151; if you buy her new CD.
Monster Worldwide said it had dismissed its general counsel as part of its investigation into past stock-option grant practices.
(Source: Oracle)  Today, businesses of all sizes compete head-to-head for customers, suppliers,partners and - importantly - market share of mind. In order to compete successfully with larger, better-equipped organizations, midsize businesses are looking increasingly at the benefits of implementing fail-safe database management and storage systems. This white paper identifies the key decision factors in making the move to a high availability solution, and how clustered database software from Oracle - Oracle Real Application Clusters - provides midsize businesses with a fault-tolerant, scalable and cost-effective solution to their growing needs.
PepsiCo Inc., the world&#39;s second-largest carbonated soft-drink maker, reaffirmed its outlook for 2005 Thursday after rival Coca-Cola Co.
Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said he will run in France's presidential elections next year, according to comments posted Wednesday on the Web site of the newspaper Liberation.Comment
The Galaxy Zoo project wants the public to help it classify one million galaxies, to aid understanding of the evolution of the Universe.
RUSSIAN ON-LINE NEWSPAPER - Questions are mounting about whether Putin&#39;s policies - not only in Chechnya but also the power consolidation drive to stamp out opposition and public debate - are exacerbating the terrorist threat.
A mysterious chamber is found inside the Chinese imperial tomb guarded by the famous Terracotta Army.
NEWCASTLE : Newcastle United have sacked their manager, Sir Bobby Robson, effectively ending the career of one of the most respected and best-loved figures in English football.
French hospital officials say Yasser Arafat&#39;s condition is &quot;stable&quot; and has not changed since yesterday. The spokesman for French military health services says the Palestinian leader&#39;s &quot;health has not worsened&quot; -- though he would not elaborate.
The parliament of Serbia and Montenegro approved a national defense strategy Thursday.
The remains are being unearthed as part of an investigation looking for evidence to use against Saddam Hussein in his future trial.
The House voted narrowly Thursday to reverse a ban on contraception aid to groups overseas that offer abortions, challenging a pillar of President Bush's foreign aid policy.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial was suspended for a month Wednesday to give court-appointed lawyers more time to prepare the defense case after witnesses refused to testify.
Following are brief profiles of the main speakers at the Republican National Convention here from Aug. 30-Sept. 2, where President Bush will accept his party's nomination to run for re-election:
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is shown in Washington in this Nov. 11, 2003, file photo. Known as one of the Senate&#39;s more moderate Democrats, Landrieu undertook a fiery defense Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of military
U.S. stocks rose on Monday as oil prices eased a little and Friday's start-of-quarter buying spree continued into the new week.
President Bush has asked Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush's second term to  keep running the Iraq war and adapting the U.S. military to  face post-Cold War threats like terrorism, a senior Bush  administration official said on Friday.
A body is found in the US state of Alabama, one of four children allegedly thrown into the sea by their father.
Officials in Thailand announced today that a 32-year-old woman had been hospitalized with avian influenza and that two of her family members had already died of a flu
At least three people were shot dead and an unknown number wounded at an election campaign rally for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, police said.
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TENGIZ, Kazakhstan  - The Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan is a blend of Western corporate culture and old Soviet ways -- even through it's been years since U.S. oil firm Chevron came to develop it.
The Bush administration will announce an increase today in immigration application fees of more than 80 percent, federal officials said yesterday.
European Union leaders reached a broad agreement on an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases and switch to renewable energy sources as part of the fight against global warming.Comment
To get grants, be an energy researcher. Leading universities are increasingly partnering with private sector companies to fund research.
Felipe Alou is a special assistant with the San Francisco Giants, and he said he felt uncomfortable being in attendance as a Giant who has an obvious interest in one of the Mets.
BOSTON -- The level of nicotine found in U.S. cigarettes has risen about 10 percent in the past six years, making it harder to quit and easier to get hooked, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Health.
Drew Tate wasn't about to let the Cyclones break Iowa's heart again. Tate threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns and No. 16 Iowa rallied from a 14-3 deficit to beat in-state rival Iowa State 27-17 Saturday.
A Serb returns to his home in Croatia to find life is a struggle against local discrimination.
There is an apparent link between a commonly used agricultural pesticide and lung cancer, and caution should be exercised when using the product, government scientists say in a study released today.
Software giant Oracle has finally taken control of rival PeopleSoft after an 18-month takeover battle. Wednesday, Oracle said that 75% of PeopleSoft shareholders have tendered their shares.
Paris Hilton may still have weeks left in jail, but her family is already planning a huge party for when the celebutante walks free, according to US media.
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The Ottawa Senators had begun to doubt themselves after falling into a 2-0 hole in the Stanley Cup finals, but Saturday's victory over the Anaheim Ducks has given them new hope of a fighting chance at a comeback.
United Automobile Workers members at Chrysler approved a new agreement, clearing the way for talks to accelerate at Ford Motor.
Sudan has appointed Musa Hilal, a man Washington accuses of coordinating Darfur's marauding militias, to a central government position, a move which could undermine peace efforts and anger the international community.
PARIS -- France has no intention of making Yasser Arafat's medical records public and will leave the decision about what to do with them up to his family, the foreign minister said yesterday.
Samsung Electronics said it agreed Sunday to develop new premium electronic products with Italian luxury goods designer Giorgio Armani.
Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines  has paid $5.6 million for a home in the upscale Los Angeles  suburb of Brentwood, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
Eidur Gudjohnsen earns Chelsea a 1-0 win over depleted Man Utd.
So, it has come to this. After five weeks of coast-to-coast campaigning, dozens of promises and saturation coverage, Saturday&#39;s election is still there to be won by either side.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski,  dogged by criticism about being appointed to her job by her  governor father, was leading the state's Republican primary on  Tuesday, her first statewide election.
The man who fell nearly 500 feet is now talking and may walk again, his doctors said.
Thousands of mourners filed past  the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his  Italian hometown on Friday, bidding farewell to the tenor whose  death prompted emotional tributes from around the world.
The Federal-Mogul Corporation, the auto parts supplier that emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, named the billionaire investor and shareholder Carl C. Icahn as nonexecutive chairman on Wednesday.
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Title-hungry Tiger Woods and Lorena Ochoa were predictably the game's dominant figures in 2007 although the majors produced more than their fair share of surprise winners.
A rescuer carries the recorder found in the wreckage of a Russian Tupolev Tu-154, one of two planes to crash after taking off from the same airport 40 minutes apart.
The UN secretary general calls for Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed from house arrest.
Perspective regained A tiny Russian software piracy case that ended up pitting Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin against Bill Gates has been thrown out of court.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A flurry of corporate updates failed to inspire investors today as the FTSE 100 Index slipped back towards the 4700 barrier. Catering group Compass and Rentokil Initial set the tone for the top flight as shares
GAZA CITY, Oct 22: Israel&#39;s killing of a top Hamas fighter in Gaza prompted calls for vengeance by the radical Islamic group on Friday, days ahead of a critical parliament vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to evacuate the territory.
The Santy worm, which appeared just before the Christmas holiday and uses search engines to spread, appears to be morphing into dangerous variants, virus experts warned Tuesday.
Never mind who wins, Tour de France organizers just want their sport to emerge scandal-free from the three-week race which starts from London on Saturday.
The Optimus Maximus keyboard developed by Russian designer Artemy Lebedev has been delayed once again, this time by problems with the device&#39;s firmware.Art Lebedev Studio had&#160;expected the first Optimus Maximus keyboards to ship in late December, but the release date has been pushed back to late February. He blamed the delay on a chip that powers the customizable keyboard.&quot;We have chosen a Philips processor that fully satisfied all our requirements. But as it is new as a product for Philips, they still experience some problems with the processor and we are compelled to work with draft documentation,&quot; Lebedev wrote this week in a blog post.Customers who have already paid and can&#39;t wait to get their hands on the keyboard, which has a tiny, customizable OLED (organic light-emitting diode) screen on each key, can opt to receive a keyboard before the firmware issue is resolved. These keyboards already have &quot;basic functionality,&quot; such as the ability to switch images displayed on the keys, but Lebedev said upgrading the firmware later on could be difficult for many users.&quot;If you do not have professional skills you may run into troubles installing and updating software,&quot; he wrote.The OLED screens used in the Optimus Maximus&#39; 113 keys can be customized by users, allowing the keys to change depending on what language a user is typing in, or which application is being used. Users can also change the font and color of the letters displayed on each key.Lebedev&#160;began taking orders for the Optimus Maximus&#160;in May, with each keyboard priced at $1,564.In November, Lebedev announced plans to offer several additional versions of the Optimus Maximus that have fewer keys equipped with OLED screens and therefore cost less.The cheapest of these versions, priced at $427, has just one customizable key: the space bar. A version with 10 customizable keys costs $599 and one with 47 customizable keys is priced at $999.Lebedev plans to show off the Optimus Maximus keyboard at the CES show in Las Vegas next month.&#160;
Overall violence continues to decline in Iraq, although the rate of decrease has slowed since September and a few indicators have actually gone up in recent weeks, according to U.S. military figures released yesterday by the White House.
The terrorists holding Ken Bigley hostage in Iraq could be prepared to barter their captive for a ransom, it emerged last night. The Islamic militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has decided that Mr Bigley
Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann looks set to walk free in one of the biggest corporate trials in Germany after prosecutors agreed to drop charges in return for a multi-million-euro (dollar) settlement.
Bernie Ecclestone, holder of commercial rights to the Formula 1 championship, has axed Silverstone from the 19-strong provisional list of venues for the 2005 F1 season.
Two cargo boats sank in Thailand's Mekong River after the water level dropped sharply and exposed hazardous reefs.  The first boat, a Lao vessel, hit a reef and capsized, killing a man and his son, the Bangkok Post reported Monday.
President Bush said on Friday he hoped the crisis over the Ukrainian elections would be resolved and said the international community was watching closely.
Scientists in Australia have found a link between estrogen therapy given to teenage girls to reduce their height and fertility problems later in life.
Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blockbuster growth continued, but investors were apparently hoping for even better fourth-quarter results.
The singer from Muse is actually Gwen Stefani. But wait, Gwen Stefani is actually Ricky Martin! In Table of Malcontents.
British rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his raucous, foul-mouthed family launch the fourth and final season of their hit MTV reality show later this month, the cable network announced on Thursday.
East China&#39;s Shandong Province is planning to offer free HIV/AIDS tests to people who have been paid to give blood to help prevent the spread of the killer disease.
British regulators recommended Monday that physicians restrict the use of the anti-depressant Efexor because its use could have side effects for heart health and pose other risks that require more careful monitoring than its competitors.
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman on Sunday dismissed as a \
The home theater sets are the first to include integrated DVRs. In Gear Factor.
Singh ended the five-year reign of Tiger Woods as world number one in September, defeating Woods in a man-to-man duel for the Deutche Bank Championship title to confirm his supremacy.
British pop singer Victoria Beckham announced on Sunday she was pregnant with her third child. The 30-year-old and her husband, England football captain David Beckham
Memphis forward Pau Gasol was in the starting lineup for the Grizzlies' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, his first action since breaking his left foot in the world championships.
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(InfoWorld) - Italy has become the latest country to clamp down on phishing, with authorities there arresting 26 people for an alleged scam to swindle bank customers. According to a statement by one of those arrested, the scam involved sending fraudulent e-mails that appeared to come from Poste Italiane, the country's postal operator, which also offers bank accounts, insurance and loans, according to a news release (in Italian) from the Guardia di Finanza, which handles financial crimes. The e-mails urged victims to hand over sensitive financial information, which was then used to draw money from their accounts, the finance authority said. Eighteen of those arrested are Italian citizens, with the remainder from Eastern European countries. Phishing scams\u00c2\u00a0are generally difficult to trace, since the fraudulent e-mails are often sent from computers that have been hacked. Those computers may also be in different countries than the hackers and the victims. But fraud management officials from Poste Italiane and the finance authority monitored transaction papers used to empty the accounts, initially in the Milan area and then throughout the country, they said. Countries around the world have been trying to clamp down on phishing as the number of Web sites used to entrap victims continues to increase. Police in Japan made their\u00c2\u00a0first arrest for phishing\u00c2\u00a0early last year. The person was accused of illegally obtaining IDs and passwords for Yahoo Auctions and using them to resell goods worth tens of thousands of dollars. At around the same time,\u00c2\u00a0authorities in Bulgaria arrested\u00c2\u00a0eight people for phishing scam that targeted users of Microsoft's MSN service. Phishing-related arrests have also been made in the United States. \u00c2
Mourners gathered Tuesday for the cremation of a Dutch filmmaker allegedly slain by a Muslim extremist in an act that led to a string of retaliatory attacks against
Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack on their patrol in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing this month's death toll for American forces in Iraq close to 100.
Weird black and white moon Cassini has sent back a mountain-load of work for its mission scientists, having shot literally hundreds of pictures of Saturn's moon Iapetus on its fly-by this weekend.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shares in DaimlerChrysler  rose more than 4 percent to their highest level since August 2001 on Monday amid continued speculation it could sell or spin off loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler.
North Korea heads into talks with the region's main powers this week with signs the impoverished state may be ready to agree to an initial deal over demands it stop building a nuclear arsenal in exchange for aid.
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WASHINGTON - Antidepressants should carry the strongest type of warning about the higher risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens who take the pills, a US advisory panel said Tuesday.
By Shawn Cetrone, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 17--SHERRILLS FORD -- Judy Krueger woke to a \
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Apre le cerimonie per il 61/mo anniversario della Repubblica
Garrison Carr scores 24 points and sets an AU record for three-pointers in a season Wednesday as American holds off Bucknell, 68-64.
LANDOVER, Md. -- Reggie Bush came out of the backfield to give USC a new big-play receiver. The tailback caught three long touchdown passes to help the top-ranked Trojans beat Virginia Tech 24-13 in a sloppy
Barcelona reveal they are interested in Spurs striker Freddie Kanoute.
print and SBC Communications have reached an agreement to give their customers access to each others&#39; wireless data networks, the telecommunications providers plan to announce today.
TOKYO Nissan Motor said on Thursday that a shortage of steel would force it to halt production temporarily at three of its four auto factories in Japan, a highly unusual step the company said was made necessary in part by a surge in demand for steel from
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.
Iraqi Sunni and Shiite delegates made progress at secret peace talks in Finland, negotiators said Tuesday, cautioning that their Northern Ireland-inspired agreement would have to be endorsed by top leaders in Baghdad to have any chance of succeeding.
Building and plumbing firm Wolseley sees profits fall after it is hit by the downturn in the US housing market.
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NEW YORK - A fresh upturn in oil prices left stocks mixed Friday even as a satisfactory report on durable goods orders provided new evidence that the economy might be gaining traction. Downbeat outlooks from a pair of microchip makers weighed on tech stocks...
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The French unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent of the workforce in July, its lowest reading since March 2002, from 9.0 percent in June, the employment ministry reported.
Some folks in line today for Apple's new toy are bent on destruction.
Two rockets slammed into the Sheraton  hotel in central Baghdad on Thursday night, temporarily  overshadowing a pledge by a Shi'ite Muslim militia to disarm.
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Oil leapt to a record high for a third day on Monday, surpassing $93 as investors bet on another U.S. interest rate cut this week, the dollar struck new lows and Mexico briefly halted one-fifth of its oil production.
Early adopters of Microsoft's new OS report problems with its implementation of a long-anticipated upgrade to the 'Net's primary protocol.
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If some prominent Hollywood directors and an Irish rock band have their way, moviegoers en masse will soon be wearing newfangled 3-D glasses.
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United Microelectronics Corp. &#151; the world's No. 2 producer of made-to-order chips &#151; on Wednesday reported that its third-quarter net profit more than doubled on year as shipments of chips for mobile phones and other gadgets increased.
Twenty-one people in eight states may have fallen ill after eating hamburgers possibly contaminated with E. coli, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The Topps Meat Company, based in Elizabeth, N.J., announced a recall on Tuesday of boxes of frozen hamburgers. The recall affects 331,582 pounds of frozen beef patties and 21 products distributed nationwide. Illnesses were reported in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. A list of the recalled products is at www.toppsmeat.com.
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The US says it has been told by North Korea that it has closed its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.
So what&#039;s the deal with that number sequence &amp;#151; 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 &amp;#151; on ABC&#039;s serial drama &quot;Lost&quot;? The truth is, it indicates the points during each episode&#039;s hour when the network takes a commercial break. No, that&#039;s not right.
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A Republican senator is holding up a Michigan judge's nomination to the federal bench because she reportedly helped lead a commitment ceremony for a lesbian couple four years ago.
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Several thousand Jewish settlers rally against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan.
Ernie Els has another 1 million pounds and a World Match Play record all to himself. But he wants more. And top of the South African&#39;s agenda for 2005 is to try to win the Masters and US PGA titles.
The Boston College football team is beginning Phase 2 of its season - a string of nonconference home games against Army, Massachusetts, and Bowling Green - with the attitude that its 3-0 start against ACC opponents Wake Forest, North Carolina State, and Georgia Tech is part of the past.
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Pakistan sends troops to guard wheat supplies around the country amid fears of a massive shortfall.
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Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Santa Clara, Calif.,-based Sun will acquire SevenSpace in an all-cash transaction for an undisclosed amount.
Ignoring works by Matisse, Renoir and Van Gogh, thieves homed in on just two paintings \u00c2\u0097 one by Pablo Picasso and another by Candido Portinari \u00c2\u0097 in the first successful heist in the 60-year history of Brazil's premier modern art museum.
Parliament challenges conservative appointee Wednesday. PARIS For a man belittled months ago as an obscure weakling, Jose Manuel Barroso is stirring up a lot of trouble.
North Korea, facing a looming deadline in a nuclear disarmament deal, blamed the United States on Monday for hurting the prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula with plans to attack the reclusive state.
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 21--Information provided to sheriff's investigators in May has led to an arrest on a capital murder charge in a D'Iberville teenager's death 20 years ago.
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China lashed out at Japan yesterday for allowing former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui to visit the country despite threats from Beijing that it could damage ties between the Asian rivals.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Diamond Fields International Ltd. has scrapped a deal to buy a prospective diamond exploration project in Finland, but still wants to negotiate on other projects in Africa and Russia.
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Ahead of this weekend&#39;s elections in the eastern German states of Brandenburg and Saxony, leading politicians have been calling for voters to turn out and cast their ballots against far right parties.
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3Com Corp. , a smaller rival of telecommunications equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. , on Friday lowered its revenue and gross margin forecasts for its fiscal first quarter, sending its shares down more than 10 percent.
After a tumultuous year, industry insiders have mixed takes on eBay's long-term outlook.
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This is a rotten time for moral victories. Like it or not, the New York Giants received one Sunday. While their playoff hopes took another hit when their rally
Social network sites are being urged to do more to help young users report online abuse.
Putting to rest all speculations on Sanjay Dutt's future acting plans, his close friend Sanjay Gupta says   Dutt will resume shooting for Alibaug in Mumbai. \
Two doctors on a Delta Air Lines flight from Germany delivered a baby in the aisle of the plane and resuscitated him when he wasn't breathing, officials said.
NEW YORK  - A new study adds to evidence that mercury-containing dental fillings do not harm children's brain development, as some have feared.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least
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TORINO, 16 SETTEMBRE 2004 - &quot;Ho ribadito quanto contenuto nella denuncia che abbiamo presentato&quot;. A dichiararlo \u00c3\u00a8 stato Stefano Lorenzi, il marito di Anna Maria Franzoni, uscendo dalla Procura di Aosta dove
President Bush aims to highlight American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a stop in the Andean nation where thousands of security forces are deployed to safeguard his brief stay.
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Hamas declared itself a significant political force after West Bank local election results were announced yesterday. It was the first time the Islamic movement, branded a terrorist
Net phone service and retailer push misleading products on consumers, Sipphone charges.
By SAMUEL MAULL  NEW YORK - Immigration officials have issued a warrant to detain Yoko Ono's driver, jailed on $250,000 bail on charges of trying to blackmail her for $2 million, while they decide whether the Turkish native is in this country legally.
El Duque walked around the mound muttering unprintable words before the game. Once it started, he made hitters do the same.
President George W. Bush's tactic heading into the third and final presidential debate this week is to paint his opponent John Kerry as a dangerous leftist who wants to increase the government's role in public life.
Kid Rock has split with his music publishing company, saying he's looking for a partnership with a corporate entity more interested in music than initial public offerings.
A program is helping assess the value of academic and counseling support services for low-income people who  show potential to work in high-growth jobs.
The pace of sales of pre-owned homes  fell slightly in July to a 5.75 million unit annual rate and  the supply of unsold single-family homes hit its highest level  since 1991, the National Association of Realtors said in a  report on Monday.
The world&#39;s largest mobile phone manufacturer and Europe&#39;s largest wireless operator have launched an initiative to simplify Java standards for mobile devices in a move aimed
Jerzy Chojnowski scanned the pictures of bloated and bloodied faces posted on the bulletin board and turned away relieved. &quot;My father was not there,&quot; said
Jerusalem - The United States-backed roadmap is the only viable blueprint for peace with the Palestinians, the Israeli prime minister&#39;s office said on Wednesday.
Science & environment: Ben Goldacre on dogged academics and a bad week for SSRI antidepressants
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By Stacey Hirsh, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 15--Even though Lt. Col. Jim Gribble is stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with the Maryland Army National Guard, his wife in Savage has already seen him several times this week.
Xabi Alonso said he is ready to make up for lost time as the Liverpool midfielder prepares to make his long-awaited Premier League return against Portsmouth on Saturday.
The University of Tasmania will be part of a mission to Saturn&#39;s largest moon in the new year. The university&#39;s two radio telescopes will track the space probe Huygens as it decends into the moon&#39;s atmosphere.
Life & style: As Marc Jacobs makes the final preparations for his show he may be feeling a little more anxious
Malnutrition is increasing in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region along with lawlessness and the number of people fleeing their homes, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
Microsoft's music download service launches in eight new countries as the software giant bids to takes on Apple's market leading iTunes.
Indian lawmakers have selected the nation's first female president in a vote seen as a symbolic victory for women contending with widespread discrimination, election officials said Saturday.
&quot;Una buona prova nonostante la sconfitta&quot;. Claudio Lotito, il presidente tuttofare della Lazio, ha apprezzato lo spirito mostrato ieri al Delle Alpi dalla sua squadra battuta per 2-1 dalla Juve. Tuttavia la
Vice President Dick Cheney probably did not intend to direct millions of television viewers to a Web site calling for President Bush&#39;s defeat but that&#39;s what a slip of the domain achieved.
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On Sunday, Microsoft acknowledged the existence of another vulnerability in Word 2003, though declined to release details on the nature of this new find, other than to say it's different than the discovery of a heap overflow trigger last week by security research firm eEye.
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After losing the first two games to the Boston Red Sox, the St. Louis Cardinals try to make the World Series competitive by winning Tuesday night's Game 3 at home. Three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez starts for Boston against journeyman Jeff Suppan, who used to play for the Red Sox. Both are 16-9.
Eurotunnel, which operates the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, has unloaded half its crushing debt after 20 years by creating a new group freed from the threat of liquidation.
TIGER WOODS wants America to become like Europe - and select their Ryder Cup team over one year rather than two. Following their heaviest-ever defeat, the United States have been accused of shooting themselves
Turkey says Iraqi proposals to deal with Kurdish rebels will take too long to work and more urgent action is needed.
The Federal Reserve can slow down the pace of interest rate rises if the economy grows less rapidly than it expects, Philadelphia Fed President Anthony Santomero said on Friday.
A new type of breast cancer drug is  superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and  should now be the first drug used to treat the cancer, U.S. and  British researchers said on Wednesday.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - With a work stoppage for the  National Hockey League looking more likely with each passing  day, NHL arenas face the prospect of some dark days beginning  in September.
Counterterror experts from 50 countries met in Saudi Arabia to discuss how to combat emerging threats.
It will hurt more next year if it happens because it will be a league game. But there was no disguising the frustration and anger in the Boston College locker room following yesterday's 17-14 loss to Wake Forest.
Police detain a man after officers were called to a house in a West Lothian village amid reports of a siege in a flat.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Casey Mears won his third pole of the year Thursday, capturing the top spot for the NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300.
Seeking to cut costs and streamline operations, Time Warner will separate AOL\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Internet access business from its Web site and online advertising business and cut 100 jobs at its corporate unit.
A British court is to try an alleged former Afghan warlord in the first case of its kind since Britain ratified a 1988 convention allowing it to try crimes of torture committed abroad, a legal source told AFP.
Vicente Fernandez birdied the final hole yesterday for a 6-under-par 66 and a share of the third-round lead with Peter Jacobsen at 12 under in the Tradition in Aloha, Ore., the Champions Tour's last major of the year. Jacobsen, the second-round leader, shot a 69.
PLO leader Mahmud Abbas on Sunday apologized to Kuwait for the organization&#39;s support of the 1990 Iraq invasion after arriving on a landmark visit to the emirate.
It's a big day for AMD, which is launching its Barcelona chip at last. Then Intel comes along with an earnings surprise.
Chase Utley has three hits in his first game since having hand surgery one month ago, and the Phillies beat the Mets, 9-2, Monday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series.
Police have arrested four suspected poachers and recovered a baby mountain gorilla that was stolen from its family in the forests of neighboring Congo, a spokesman said Monday.
(Sports Network) - A sensational pitching matchup is on tap at Fenway Park this evening when Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox welcome Mike Mussina and the hated New York Yankees to town for another chapter in baseball&#39;s fiercest rivalry.
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ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.
Cambodia's King Sihanouk ignores appeals for him not to abdicate, as attention focuses on the succession.
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Lithuania and Poland are to create a joint company to link up their energy grids, a first step in giving the Baltic states better access to the European energy network, officials have said.
A shopping spree before and after Christmas helped many of the nation's retailers meet their holiday sales goals, but heavy discounting to lure customers into the stores came at the expense of profits, Wall Street analysts believe.
Computerization of health care record keeping remains both a need and a challenge, said IT and health care dignitaries at an IBM-sponsored conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 on Thursday to capture their third NBA championship in five years with a 4-0 finals series sweep.
WASHINGTON  - Rising obesity rates and the  number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on  health gains for the American population, according to the  results of a survey released Monday.
The Globes last January correctly predicted eventual Oscar winners in all key categories, including best picture. The road-trip movie &quot;Sideways&quot; is set for Oscar with seven Golden Globe nominations, including
Tesco offers to pay for repairs to cars damaged by contaminated petrol sold at some of its stores.
Major League Baseball will return to the nation's capital for the first time in more than three decades next season.
The underwriting totals for late 2007 reveal just how hard life became for those charged with selling new securities on Wall Street.
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Dwight Phillips of the United States proved he is the best long jumper in the world this year, winning the men&#39;s final tonight with a massive first leap of 8.59 meters at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.
Asian shares are hit amid the growing belief that the US - the region's key export market - is sliding into recession.
The recent Vioxx withdrawal and testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from patients, doctors said on Friday.
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Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday that it is recalling about 120,000 2004 and 2005 model Elantra sedans because of a software problem with its air-bag system.
Broken steel wires and varying levels of corrosion are found in the Forth Road Bridge's support cables.
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The Cardinals' late-season acquisition of outfielder Larry Walker continues to reap dividends.
(InfoWorld) - It may be Valentine's Day but there are no love letters being exchanged between duelling electronic document formats, ODF (OpenDocument Format) and Open XML. Instead, Microsoft, the backer of Open XML, took a public swing at ODF supporter IBM. Microsoft posted an open letter on its Web site Wednesday titled \
A panting border collie patrols a steamy Chicago beach, chasing away sea gulls before they can foul the sand. A sign asks beach goers to toss their trash in a bin and change their children's dirty diapers.
Iran's foreign minister urges restraint over a new draft UN sanctions resolution, in a BBC interview.
Countries with troops deployed in southern Afghanistan agreed on Friday on the need to build on military gains by boosting reconstruction and improving the lives of Afghans.
An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect faces 164 counts of murder for his alleged part in the killings of Slovak civilians in three villages in early 1945, in what could be one of Germany's last World War II-era trials.
Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration
Prosecutors in Russia charge three police officials with criminal negligence over the Beslan school siege.
From production plant to pharmacy, some of the most sought-after drugs will now be tracked by the technology in tiny microchips. It&#39;s already getting the green light from law enforcement.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Music references are common on the runway, and of course by now we are used to seeing Pete Doherty dopplegangers in porkpie hats running amuck in dirty clubs, thanks to Hedi Slimane&#39;s influence at Dior Homme.
Democrat John Edwards is pondering his future as his tenure as a North Carolina senator winds down, but says even his campaign for vice president fit his view of public service.
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IBM next week will release a major revision of its DB2 database, providing fresh ammunition in the ongoing battle for supremacy in the database marketplace.
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Anti-terrorist police arrested the political leader of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA in raids in France and Spain that resulted in arms caches and other suspected members being seized, officials said.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho  - Jason Larsen types in a few  lines of computer code to hack into the controls of a nearby  chemical plant. Then he finds an online video camera inside and  confirms that he has pumped up a pressure value.
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Pupils in primary and secondary schools across England lack an overview of history, Ofsted warns.
A Navy surveillance ship that once listened for enemy submarines and hunted for drug traffickers was turned over to scientists Monday to begin a new mission of exploring the world's deepest oceans.
Warner Music Group Corp., home to recording artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Blunt and Daniel Powter, said Thursday its first-quarter profit fell 74 percent due to fewer albums released during the period and soft domestic and European sales. Its shares fell nearly 5 percent.
Two Marines were killed in Iraq&#39;s volatile Anbar province, the military said today. A military statement said two Marines assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary
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Deputies were investigating the deaths of a mother and her 18-month-old son as homicides, the sheriff said Friday.
Abu Hamza Al Masri, the radical Muslim cleric facing extradition to the US, was arrested in jail on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities in Britain.
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Ailing ATA Airlines&#39; (ATAH) rivals are gearing up for a possible fight over its most coveted asset: its stronghold at Chicago Midway Airport.
Election officials plan to decide before the Nov. 2 election whether congressional and presidential candidates can raise unlimited donations to fund recounts as President
Last year was one of the safest in more than four decades to fly, with just 136 serious accidents occurring around the world, the Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO) said on Tuesday.
Apple Computer has sued three software developers, contending they distributed versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.
HOBART, Australia : Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings.
Paltalk makes the switch from instant messaging platform to video content provider with a reworked chat client, now called PaltalkScene.
Both the main candidates in Mozambique&#39;s presidential elections, the general secretary of the ruling Frelimo Party, Armando Guebuza, and the leader of the former rebel movement Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, expressed confidence in victory when speaking to
Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook share 183 as England post 356-5 and draw the tour game with Western Australia.
A police officer tells the Omagh trial that bodies littered the street after the 1998 explosion.
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All Beyonce Knowles has to avoid are hair care products from Revlon and Clairol.
Newly acquired superstar Vince Carter may play his first game for the Nets this Monday.
President Bush and Congress are headed toward another showdown on war spending, this time sparring over nearly $190 billion the Pentagon says is needed to keep combat in Iraq afloat for another year.
Despite denunciations of special-interest money, Senator Barack Obama is nonetheless benefiting from millions being spent outside campaign finance rules.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, pushing the benchmark S&P 500 index down in its biggest one-day drop in almost four years, as a sharp sell-off in China's stock market and weak U.S. data fanned concerns about global economic growth.
Arts & entertainment: Apple gears up to unveil sixth generation of iPods tomorrow.
Ceremonies to mark the 150th anniversary of the Crimean War get under way in Ukraine.
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Comedian and political commentator Al Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
By AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Feb. 15--IBM MEMORY BREAKTHROUGH: IMB says its embedded dynamic random  access memory, or eDRAM, will effectively double microprocessor performance  while remaining power efficient, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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Patients who undergo obesity surgery get far more than cosmetic benefits - many also shed fat-related ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    Their report - an analysis of 136 studies - suggests that in some cases, the drastic operations may alter the patient's body chemistry itself and relieve conditions that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure...
So many carp have died in a lake near Toronto that local public works officials have scheduled special pickup days for dead fish.  People living near Lake Scugog, an hour's drive north of Toronto, also would like to know what is killing the fish, the Toronto Star reported.
A FORMER US Marine said today his unit killed more than 30 innocent Iraqi civilians in just two days, in graphic testimony to a Canadian tribunal probing an asylum claim by a US Army deserter.
Saprissa Stadium was temporarily closed by the Costa Rica government on Thursday to enforce payment of tax debts. The soccer stadium, home of the national champion Saprissa club, will remain closed for five days.
Three days after a jury found Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) had infringed on Eastman Kodak patents, the two parties settled their lawsuit out of court.
European soccer authorities opened an investigation into racist abuse by Spanish fans at this week's Champions League game.
ABUJA  - An African Union commission overseeing the shaky truce in the western Sudanese region of Darfur ordered Sudan&#39;s government to halt a two-week-old offensive against rebel forces and to withdraw.
By HOPE YEN  WASHINGTON - The Bush administration asked an appeals court Thursday to step in immediately and dismiss a lawsuit over the government's warrantless eavesdropping program, calling a lower judge's ruling dangerous and wrong.  The Justice Department asked the 9th U.S.
Left-hander Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins won the American League Cy Young Award Thursday. Santana was a unanimous selection by the Baseball Writers Association of America
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PARIS - Yasser Arafat&#39;s (search) medical records show no sign that he was poisoned but are inconclusive, his nephew said Monday.
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People with Down's syndrome suffer  cancer less than most other people and a study in mice  published on Wednesday gives one possible explanation -- they  produce higher levels of a certain protein.
The armed Basque separatist group Eta says it is ready to enter dialogue with the Spanish government.
Serb film festival officials on  Thursday reinstated a film withdrawn at the request of the  Chinese embassy, after critics accused them of caving into  pressure and imposing self-censorship.
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday outlined its vision of the Internet of the future, one in which millions of computer servers would analyze and direct network
Amid the vitriol and accusations, leaders at this year's General Assembly meeting sounded the same note: The U.N. Security Council doesn't represent our interests anymore, and it must be reshaped to reflect the world of 2006, not 1945, the year it was created.
Even though the ship is called the USS Intrepid, it's not without some trepidation that a small armada of tugboats hopes for a second time to pull it free of Hudson River mud.
By The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Mar. 6--Seven people were taken to Valley hospitals Monday night with respiratory problems from a chemical spill at a Costco store in Scottsdale.
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch cancels a TV interview with OJ Simpson and publication of his book.
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Two boys, aged 12 and 15, are attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in the street, leaving one in hospital.
Russians were winners in four of five matches played Wednesday at the ATP stop in Moscow, with the only upset caused by Italian Francesca Schiavone knocking out No.
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The Senate vote, 89 to 2, ended a debate that began last summer with the release of the final report of the 9/11 panel.
Valencia and Barcelona are the front-runners in Primera Liga after an easy win each today. Champions Valencia, coached by Claudio Ranieri, dispatched Racing Santander 2-0 with goals from Vicente Rodriguez and Stefano Fiore.
Delta Air Lines Inc. formally rejected a bid by smaller rival US Airways Group Inc. and filed its own long-awaited plan to emerge from bankruptcy on Tuesday, valuing the carrier at up to $12 billion.
Vivian Green, a religious historian at Oxford University who was an inspiration for John le Carre's fictional spymaster George Smiley, has died. He was 89.
 Darfur crimes: U.N. mission
Homer Simpson-style rage attack A sys admin last week pleaded guilty to attempting to disrupt the power grid in California by shutting down a data centre that managed the state's electrical supply.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Sept. 27, 2004 - A district attorney said Monday that he would not prosecute Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre on child rape charges because the statute of limitations has expired in the case.
President Jacques Chirac proposed a compromise Monday to kickstart talks between Iran and the international community, suggesting the threat of U.N. sanctions be suspended in exchange for Tehran halting its uranium enrichment program.
Allenamento tattico per l'Udinese in vista della gara di domenica contro la Lazio. Pinzi e Djuric ha...
Three New York theater productions offer contrasting coming-of-age tales.
Corruption, official pressure on voters and Soviet-era turnout figures were features of Russia's parliamentary election, won by President Vladimir Putin's party in a landslide, independent monitors said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will urge the European Union to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo and call on the continent to view China as a full market economy during an EU-China summit beginning Wednesday in the Hague.
French researchers reported Sunday that an AIDS vaccine designed to treat the disease, rather than prevent it, has scored an initial success by suppressing the virus for up to a year among a small group of patients who tried it.
Irvine-based Gateway refreshed its lineup of personal computers yesterday, introducing two new Media Center PCs. The company&#39;s 3250X Media Center PC and 7200S Media Center PC both use Microsoft&#39;s new Windows
Google Inc has open-soured the entirety of Google Web Toolkit to attract more Java developers to use its programming tools to build Ajax Web applications.
Dorothy Stang was one of almost 1,400 people killed in the Brazilian jungle over the past 20 years.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he considered the dispute over his country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear program \u00e2\u0080\u009cclosed.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Presidents of the Great Lakes region in Africa have signed a declaration designed bring peace to the region.
North Korea marked the 66th birthday of leader Kim Jong Il on Saturday with an appeal for its impoverished people to unite around the strongman amid a deadlock in negotiations over the country's nuclear weapons programs.
New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial trans fats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
The South Australian government has ordered that the great white shark responsible for killing an 18-year-old surfer yesterday be killed.
With lights twinkling brightly from their helmets, a group of miners emerge caked in dust from a deep coal-mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales.
Anatoly Demyanenko si &egrave; dimesso dalla guida della Dinamo Kiev. Il tecnico ha lasciato dopo il...
Nel 2004 l&#39;export italiano e&#39; cresciuto del 7%. Delle merci che viaggiano oltreconfine il 53% viene venduto nei Paesi dell&#39;Unione europea. Su tutto il territorio italiano sono 460 mila le imprese coinvolte
One would not know it from the way  she is all over the media promoting her latest \
Mumbai: Former Test cricketers, including Polly Umrigar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Bapu Nadkarni, praised batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar equalling former skipper Sunil Gavaskar&#39;s 34 Test hundreds against Bangladesh today as &quot;a fantastic feat&quot; and said he
Spinetta, speriamo un in accordo rapido per la crescita
U.S. stocks were little changed on  Monday, as rises in semiconductor stocks and a slip in crude  prices from another record offset caution ahead of the U.S.  presidential election and the impact of a lower dollar.
Seattle - Software giant Microsoft is hoping to repel a challenge from Internet rivals Google and Yahoo by launching its own search engine on Thursday, according to reports on Wednesday in the American technology press.
A US civil liberties group sues a Beoing subsidiary for allegedly helping the CIA fly terror suspects overseas.
Shri Krishna Audio International has released the audio of Mere Jeevan Saathi and has come up with a bonus track as an 'Introduction to Barsaat'.
Presidential contender John Edwards criticized Democratic and Republican rivals alike Thursday for threats and a vote against Iran, accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton of helping a GOP march to war.
Cisco is continuing their plans to establish a dominating position in the Japanese market. They recently signed a hardware deal with local player Fujitsu to manufacture high-end routers and switches for the local market.
A group of seven on of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest pharmaceutical companies hopes to develop genetic tests to determine which patients would be at risk of drug side effects.
Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard, handed the most powerful mandate in almost a  generation, got down to work on Monday with reform of  telecommunications, labor and media laws high on his agenda.
Unknown attackers kidnap five foreign workers from an oil rig in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta.
The decision by employees of the Societ\u00c3\u00a9 des alcools du Qu\u00c3\u00a9bec employees to walk off the job was taken during a pause in the contract negotiations.
Microsoft Corp. has offered to buy struggling internet search provider Yahoo for $44.6 billion, a merger that would combine two of the technology world's most well-known names into a potentially potent competitor for Google in the lucrative Web search and advertising market.
Blog: New tools on the travel opinions site makes it easier to separate boho travelers from vacationers without passports.
Un contatto, forse, e&#39; stato avviato dai rapitori della piccola Denise Pipitone, la bambina di tre anni e mezzo rapita davanti all&#39;abitazione della nonna lo scorso primo settembre a Mazara del Vallo (Trapani).
S. Korea&#39;s secret tests reveal its ability to develop nuclear arms in a region where other nations may have similar ambitions.
Gold Fields Ltd. rejected an $8.1 billion takeover bid by smaller rival Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. as inadequate on Monday, despite the support of its largest stakeholder.
Personal computer maker Gateway  Inc. GTW.N on Thursday posted its first operating profit in  nearly three years as its retail strategy gained traction and  costs fell, sending shares up 11 percent.
Rain was forecast for much of the country Friday, with parts of the Southeast and the central states likely to escape the wet weather.
Adobe Systems Inc. has temporarily removed the 6.0.3 update for Professional and Standard versions of its Acrobat software for the Macintosh platform.
Blog: The World Wide Web Consortium held a conference in DC on Monday that it described as: \
Long-shot US presidential candidate Ralph Nader suffered another setback in his quest to get on the November ballot in as many states as possible.
The songs on her new album deal with the death of her mother and the breakup of a love affair--and that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the good news.
Imagine the weight of a nagging suspicion that what held your world together, a constant and consistent presence you had come to understand and rely on, wasn't what it seemed. That's how scientists feel when they ponder gravity these days.
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Last week, before his world came crashing down, Norman Hsu helped organize a breakfast meeting in San Francisco with prospective donors. The featured attraction was Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
A car bomb exploded on Monday in the area of Mutanabi Street, a Baghdad district lined with book shops, killing at least 16 people and wounding many more, a Reuters witness and police said.
The United States&#39; reputation around the world is hurting, a series of co-ordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including Canada, indicated.
UN envoys told the Security Council Thursday that war crimes had probably taken place on &quot;a large and systematic scale&quot; in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region and called for foreign police to help stop abuses.
European Union efforts to abolish barriers against hostile takeovers within the 27-nation community have failed, the European Commission will warn in a report out on Tuesday, the Financial Times said.
Venus Williams came through a stiff test against Serbian schoolgirl Ana Ivanovic on Thursday to book her place in the Zurich Challenge quarter-finals.
Hyperion Solutions, a vendor of business intelligence applications, will announce at its Solutions 2004 Hyperion International Conference in Paris this week, Essbase 7X, a greatly enhanced version of its analytic suite.
Giampaolo Pozzo non credeva che Spalletti poteva far bene alla Roma: ''E invece, avendo fatto la gav...
Anyone who works at an airport or aboard a cruise ship will have his identity checked against government watch lists, just like commercial airline passengers.
Toyota said Thursday global sales of its hybrid vehicles, first introduced 10 years ago, have topped 1 million, a landmark for the Japanese automaker that leads the world in gas-and-electric cars.
Most sections of the British press display some sympathy for David Blunkett, following his resignation on Tuesday
Tennessee is no longer chasing Connecticut. The Lady Vols are back on top. Pat Summitt's team took the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press' preseason women's basketball poll Monday, the 11th time it has started the season atop the rankings &#151; and first since 1998.
Description: The creators of South Park have something new to insult the sensibilities of just about everyone -- an R-rated satire of big-budget action movies, the politics of Hollywood, Michael Moore, jingoistic patriotism and racial profiling gone awry.
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - This past year marked the  beginning of a revolutionary experiment to sell and distribute  digital music to and from mobile phones. The stage is only just  being set, with the business models, pricing and marketing  issues still evolving.
Arsenal&#39;s Patrick Vieira was sent off as France struggled to beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.
Delta Air Lines unveiled changes yesterday that will remake its business, but officials warned that soaring costs still could land the nation&#39;s third-largest carrier carrier in bankruptcy court.
President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday continued to hammer away at a statement that Sen. John Kerry made in a lengthy article, both men insisting it&#39;s evidence the
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the killers of British hostage Kenneth Bigley as \u00e2\u0080\u009cbarbaric,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and most of the victim\u00e2\u0080\u0099s relatives praised his handling of the crisis.
Steve Bernier's fluke goal helped the San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.
iPhone buyers who tried to activate their new phones and port telephone numbers from other mobile carriers ran into trouble Friday night and Saturday, with many reporting hours-long delays in getting their phones working.
James Oliver Rigney Jr. was a prolific author who under the pseudonym Robert Jordan wrote the \u00e2\u0080\u009cWheel of Time\u00e2\u0080\u009d series, a best-selling multivolume fantasy saga.
Italy's small Muslim community took part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.
A senior Iranian official suggests France could help solve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.
Attorneys for Pfc. Lynndie England, a US Army reservist accused of abuse, have lost their bid to require high-ranking generals to testify under oath about what went wrong in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
WM Morrison shares shot up 15 per cent yesterday in spite of a deteriorating performance in the group&#39;s core business and continued poor trading in the shops that came with this year&#39;s Safeway acquisition.
Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as \
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon where he denied reports that he privately campaigned against a proposed intelligence overhaul supported by the Bush administration, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004.
Dion Phaneuf and Jarome Iginla each scored two goals to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.
Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 6-4, and David Nalbandian defeated third-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Saturday.
When four misfits from Forest  Hills, New York, formed a rock 'n' roll band in the early 1970s  and adopted the single surname Ramone, it was a defiant symbol  of solidarity.
L&#39;edizione 2004 si congeda dal pubblico con numeri superiori alle previsioni: 360 mila visitatori, fatturato di 3 milioni di euro nell&#39;area shopping e 140 tra convegni, seminari e workshop. Per il 2005 attese molte novit\u00c3\u00a0.
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, after  sliding 3 percent on Monday as forecasts of continued mild  winter weather in the United States soothed concerns over low  heating oil stocks.
SUN CITY, South Africa -- Australia&#39;s Stuart Appleby bogeyed the final two holes to slip back to a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday.
With focus on domestic issues, Bush and Kerry discussed the economy, healthcare - and their wives.
Falluja and Ramadi, and much of Anbar Province, are now controlled by militias, with U.S. troops confined to outside bases.
KABUL, Dec 23  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appointed a new cabinet which pushes out warlords and installs technocrats capable of fighting drugs and driving reform, the presidential palace said Thursday.
U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, suddenly  throwing a political spotlight on the highest court in the land  just eight days before the presidential election.
Five job and benefits centres are to close in Scotland as part of a UK-wide drive to shed 104,000 civil service jobs.
Plan to install bottled brains in 'cyborg machines' Israeli boffins may be on the road to building artificial, living human brains which can function without a body to support them. Honest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Francesco Tavano, attaccante italiano del Valencia, vittima di un problema muscolare lo scorso 12 se...
The Swedish government will give $3 million to promote and preserve the works of Ingmar Bergman.
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners have reportedly found their slugging first baseman for the 2005 season and beyond by coming to terms with free agent Richie Sexson.
Iraqi and U.S. forces detained six suspects in a raid and an airstrike Saturday on the Shiite slum of Sadr City that left one fighter dead and another wounded, the U.S. military said.
Most surgeons fail to mention the possibility of breast reconstruction before their patients choose between mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery, researchers have found.
WASHINGTON -- The head of the United Nations\u00e2\u0080\u0099 nuclear inspection arm told the UN Security Council on Monday that nearly 380 tons of high-grade explosives that could be used in nuclear bombs or terrorist weapons are missing from a storage facility in Iraq
Arjen Robben&#39;s deflected strike eventually beat a stubborn Portsmouth defence at Fratton Park as Premiership leaders Chelsea moved eight points clear of title rivals Arsenal.
Holders Liverpool will meet 2005 winners Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup.
La localit\u00c3\u00a0 turistica distrutta dalle fiamme, messe in salvo oltre 4000 personeAll'origine forse un focolaio in un uliveto, che ha raggiunto un deposito di bombole di gas                                          Incendi, il Gargano si trasforma in un inferno almeno due morti e terrore a Peschici                                                                                  Proteste per i ritardi nei soccorsi: \
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the other Democratic presidential contenders battled for black support on Thursday with attacks on the ravages of racism, promises to lift up the poor and pledges to do more for Africa.
Bad news for environmentally conscious people who want an iPhone: Apple Inc. is near the bottom of a new list that rates companies based on their efforts to stop climate change.
Pau Gasol &egrave; stato nominato miglior giocatore dei mondiali di basket. Il centro spagnolo dei M...
Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.
Conrad M. Black is scheduled to be in court this spring while also promoting his new biography on Richard M. Nixon.
Media trumpets Chang'e One mission China this morning sucessfully sent on its way the Chang'e One lunar orbiter from the southwestern province of Sichuan, amid much patriotic trumpeting of the country's technological prowess.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS CABOS, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared up   Mexico's Baja California peninsula early on Saturday, after   forcing thousands of tourists and residents in this posh beach   resort into shelters to escape high winds and lashing rain.
London police are investigating whether a Muslim protest against Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam breached laws on incitement to violence, officers said.
OPEC was poised to keep production steady Thursday as Iran blamed the United States for high oil prices, saying threats against its nuclear program are behind much of the fear and speculation in the market.
The Nigerian navy said Tuesday it had seized 236 ships, tugboats and barges used for smuggling crude oil and petroleum products in the high seas and Niger delta.
Have you ever been annoyed by a TV in a bar, restaurant, airport, or any public place? Well, you now have an option available and it&#39;s called TV-B-Gone, a keychain universal remote control, that has the power to turn off virtually any television set.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
As scientists meet for crucial climate talks in Paris, data shows glaciers are shrinking ever faster, scientists say.
SAN FRANCISCO -    For ransom: your sensitive computer files. In the latest online scam, cybercrooks are breaking into the PCs of small businesses and individuals, locking up data and demanding money in return for freeing it.
Chinese capital spending in November  barely slowed from record heights despite curbs on lending,  showing that the central bank's task in keeping the economy  from overheating remains formidable.
Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.
Dubai, August 31 (NNN): At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured in a suspected twin suicide bombing attack on two buses in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on Tuesday, according to reports reaching here.
A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. By Stuart Villanueva, AP.
The defence in the US murder trial of Phil Spector urges jurors to acquit the producer in closing arguments.
LONDON - Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation has reported a solid rise of 27% in first-quarter net income to $536m (\u00c2\u00a3290.4m), boosted by growth in its broadcast and newspaper divisions.
China's railway system is expected to carry some 155 million people over the upcoming Chinese New Year period, the most ever, as people flood home for the traditional festival, a senior official said on Thursday.
The US supreme court throws out a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to the widow of a dead smoker.
EUROPA/ITALIA - Ad Assisi l\u00c2\u0092European Franciscan Meeting, punto di incontro per i giovani francescani del continente Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Tutto \u00c3\u00a8 pronto ad Assisi per accogliere gli oltre mille giovani che hanno aderito allo European Franciscan Meeting, iniziativa lanciata dall\u00c2\u0092Unione dei Frati Minori d\u00c2\u0092Europa. L\u00c2\u0092incontro, titolato \u00c2\u0093Va Francesco, ripara la mia\u00c2\u0085...
Is the recent fall in oil prices a turning point or merely a lull before demand picks up in the winter months?
Stocks rose soundly on Friday, capping a week of gains for Wall Street, as investors drew confidence from strong results at Oracle and a continued sense that lower interest rates should help the economy.
Arts & entertainment: Larry Craig is old hat - three decades earlier, Kohei Yoshiyuki's eerie and beautiful photographs captured people having sex in public places.
TROY, Mich., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Is a new computer on your holiday gift list?  While prices for new laptops and PCs are at record lows, the cost of data and identity theft from stolen, lost or replaced computers is as high as ever.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - High school students in the United States say they are bored in class and many have considered dropping out, according to a new survey.
The win moves the Hokies to 8-2 overall and to 5-1 in the ACC while the Terps fall to 4-6 overall and to 2-5 in the league. Virginia Tech controls its own destiny in the ACC race.
China has muscled in on the miner BHP Billiton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attempts to buy rival Rio Tinto, with its biggest aluminum producer teaming up with American group Alcoa to buy a 12 percent stake.
The Football Association has started an investigation into crowd trouble at Chelsea&#39;s League Cup match with West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
With Hollywood bracing for a season  of possible labor strife, screenwriters and studio executives  on Monday opened contract talks expected to hinge in part on  how the Internet has altered show business.
GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Stricken countries on the  Indian Ocean worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of  bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as  the 63,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday's  tsunami.
The Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is disputing Democratic assertions that a new rule loosening restrictions on media ownership is full of loopholes and will lead to a wave of mergers and fewer choices for consumers.
The Egyptian government announced the first arrests in Sinai Peninsula hotel bombings case. This was the most tragic terror act in the entire country for the last seven years.
Nella classifica stilata da Expedia siamo al diciannovesimo posto su 29I migliori sono i giapponesi (a cui va l'Oscar del silenzio) e gli americani                                          Elegante, spilorcio e chiassoso \u00c3\u00a8 l'identikit del turista italiano                                                                                   di PAOLA SANTORO
Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:The bla.st Blog: Process your URLs in PHP with Apache mod_rewrite and wildcard DNSZend Developer Zone: Book Review : PHP and MySQL by ExampleBen Ramsey's Blog: Zend Executable Debugger Eclipse PluginIlia Alshanetsky's Blog: PHP 5.2.1 RC1 Available for testingphp|architect: 7-Day Promo Fest BeginsNew Earth Online: Detecting Users OnlinePHPBuilder.com: Beginning Ajax with PHP: From Novice to ProfessionalVexxhost.com: Top 5 new (and cool!) features in PHP5 that you probably haven't heard ofFelix Geisendorfer's Blog: A PHP developers guide to JavaScript - Part 1DevShed: Introducing Bridge Classes with PHP 5Book Review: The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web SitesPaul Jones' Blog: New Year's BenchmarksHowToForge.com: Building Apache with PHP,MySQL, OCI8 instant client supportManfred Weber's Blog: Consuming PHP SOAP Webservices with Flash - Part IZend Developer Zone: Who Uses the Zend Framework?
Londra, 21 ottobre 2004 - La Gran Bretagna sta valutando la possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di inviare altri due battaglioni, per un totale di 1.300 militari, in Iraq in vista delle elezioni previste per la fine di gennaio.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a Chinese state oil company could participate in developing oilfields of the Yukos oil group's main asset sold at auction at the weekend.
Thousands of residents of the Indonesian capital began returning to their homes on Wednesday as flood waters receded, but they faced a huge task clearing up streets and homes caked in stinking garbage and mud.
Federal agents and city police are keeping tabs on people they say might try to cause trouble at the Republican National Convention, questioning activists, making unannounced visits and monitoring Web sites and meetings.
Japan&#39;s cabinet on Tuesday approved an  updated minimum wage bill, the first major revision in nearly  40 years, as part of the government&#39;s efforts to close the gap  between between rich and poor and boost economic growth.
Denver Broncos running back Damien  Nash died suddenly on Saturday, the National Football League  team said in a statement.
A gang who pulled off a spectacular STG30 million ($81.33 million) plus bank raid may have been working on inside intelligence. Detectives hunting the team behind one of the UK&#39;s biggest-ever heists believe
The U.S. Coast Guard said it had shut Boston's Charles River on Wednesday after police found suspicious packages in four separate locations in the city, including one on a bridge crossing the river.
Houston's Andre' Davis returns two kickoffs for touchdowns on Sunday, leading the Texans to a 42-28 win over the Jaguars, who rest starters for the playoffs.
OMAHA, June 24 -- Oregon State became the first team in a decade to repeat as College World Series champion, completing a dominant run through the tournament with a 9-3 victory over North Carolina on Sunday night.
By Christine Braden, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Dec. 16--Though the actual sinking is still more than one year away, the Vandenberg Project is a step closer to reality with the approval of an inter-local agreement between the city of Key West and the Monroe County government.
World number one Vijay Singh shot a four-under-par 67 on Saturday and took the lead of the Chrysler Championship after three rounds.
Pakistan&#39;s new prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, took his oath of office Saturday, becoming Pakistan&#39;s 21st prime minister in 57 years.
More than a week after Republican Rep. Heather Wilson claimed a razor-thin election victory, her Democratic challenger conceded Tuesday, saying a recount would cost too much and there was no guarantee it would reverse the result.
A sailor from a sunken ship belonging to Oliver Cromwell's navy had the upper body of a trapeze artist but bowed legs, his recovered skeleton shows.
People caring for a loved one  with Alzheimer&#39;s disease benefit not only emotionally but also  physically from a counseling and support program developed at  New York University Medical Center.
Fijian troops will quickly suppress any uprising, the military chief warned on Wednesday as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests after the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
Some coaches get so good at shading the truth they occasionally lose sight of it themselves. At some point, with some guys, it becomes an occupational hazard. Billy Donovan, to cite the latest example, talked so long and so longingly about coaching in the NBA someday that he stubbornly pursued the opportunity even after he knew deep down it wasn't what he wanted.
Chelsea winger Arjen Robben faces at least six weeks out with a broken foot.
After a year as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Mike Leavitt can&#39;t be blamed if he feels a sense of deja vu when he steps into his new role as health secretary.
In the next few weeks, consumers will start receiving notices from banks and other financial institutions about changes to their checking accounts.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that he saw &quot;important openings&quot; for peace in such troubled areas as Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan.
Veteran Hollywood actor George Clooney sought advice from Irish rocker Bono before he decided to speak out
One of the toughest tasks facing Viktor Yushchenko as Ukraine's new president likely will be overhauling the State Security Service, the KGB successor agency alleged to have been involved in an array of devious and deadly activities.
In a deal reached at 4:30 this morning, European Union leaders agreed to negotiate a treaty by the end of this year to replace the defunct constitution.
One person was killed and several  injured on Tuesday when a tornado swept through New Orleans  neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
Green Bay Packers' record breaking quarterback Brett Favre has hinted that he is likely to extend his career by another season.
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Iraqi militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna Sunday issued a video tape about the bombing of a US army camp which killed 22 people, identifying the suicide bomber as Abu Omar al-Museli.
China congratulates Prince Norodom Sihamoni on his election and will make joint efforts with Cambodiato continuously promote &quot;the bilateral good-neighborly, friendly relationship of cooperation,&quot; said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said in
Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , beset by controversy over its work in Iraq, plans to shed its KBR engineering and construction unit if the oilfield services company&#39;s
President Bush asked Congress to extend Protect America Act, broaden protection for telecoms that cooperate with the government.
Thais are set to head to the polls in the first general election since the overthrow of PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
China's top cop said terrorism is the biggest threat at its Olympic Games, and a leading terror expert warned Tuesday that Beijing faces a long-term threat from an Islamic separatist group in its far west.
NEW YORK  - A new study of preteen girls has found that seriously disordered eating behavior, such as binge-eating and purging, is exceedingly rare in this age group. However, the researchers did find that among the 9- to 13-year-olds they surveyed, 13 percent reported dieting at some point in the previous month.
 L'annuncio di Chavez da Caracas
The Venice film festival has a  reputation for screening obscure auteur movies.
The jeans were falling off the little boy who lay slumped in the arms of his father. Blood seeped from his lolling head. His eyes were closed.
Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance favors  Dawa Party leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari to become the country's  next prime minister, a senior Shi'ite political source said on  Tuesday.
He's attacked other monsters and terrorized Japan for decades. Now Godzilla is confronting academics who want to wrestle with his legacy.
Earlier than scheduled, Microsoft Corp. has gone public with its announcement of its third open-source code contribution to SourceForge.
Blog: Someone has uploaded the beta copy of Apple's Leopard Mac OS X handed out at WWDC to a file-sharing site. You're not supposed to do that.
Per semplificare il trasporto di grandi quantit\u00c3\u00a0 di informazioni e contenuti digitali, Western Digital Corp. ha presentato i suoi nuovi drive USB portatili WD Passport. Utilizzabili con la maggior parte dei
The full genome of James D. Watson has been deciphered, marking what some scientists believe is the gateway to an era of personalized genomic medicine.
Peace talks aimed at ending ethnic violence in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region are resuming in the Nigerian capital, Abuja. Representatives from the Sudanese Government and the two rebel groups are meeting in Abuja but the talks are progressing slowly.
Parents have been doting over their  offspring for a very, very long time, it seems.
Britain said on Wednesday it would begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, triggering a new political standoff in Washington over U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to deploy thousands of extra U.S. soldiers.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With their three stars in the starting lineup together for the first time, the Sacramento Kings rolled to their most lopsided win this season.
TEL HASHOMER, Israel  - Child victims of the same war, the two young boys lie just meters apart in hospital, bruised, bandaged and fighting for their lives.
A set of policy position documents reportedly authored by Microsoft made the case that Google could use DoubleClick's advertising network to peer into competitors' traffic -- a position the FTC apparently rejected last week.
Nissan is to produce a new car at its plant in the North East, which it says will help to safeguard 1,000 jobs.
XICHANG, China  - China launched its first moon orbiter on Wednesday amid a blaze of live-to-air patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions and technological prowess.
Preventing terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear material was the focus Monday of a meeting in Australia among government ministers and diplomats from across the Asia-Pacific region.
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A MANNED rocket ship, financed entirely with private funds, reached the edge of space on Monday. The spaceship&#39;s builders and backers say the project&#39;s success marks a new age for commercial space tourism and travel.
European car makers describe EU plans to force them to cut back on exhaust emissions as \
The conservative head of the Catholic Church in Australia faced a backlash from politicians on Wednesday after warning them of \
The disaster at Oakland Hills Country Club apparently wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t enough to sway the PGA of America toward a different course in selecting the United States captain.
If you think being stressed while stuck in traffic can give you a heart attack, think again. A new study says you&#39;re more likely to suffer a coronary from the pollution caused by traffic.
Kim made a charge on the back nine Sunday, shooting a 6-under 65 at the Longs Drugs Challenge for a one-shot victory over Karrie Webb.
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As the NASCAR community continued to mourn the loss of 10 people who were killed when a Hendrick Motorsports airplane crashed en route to the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, Martinsville president Clay Campbell issued a statement Monday on
A novice teacher in Milan is under criminal investigation for allegedly using scissors to cut the tongue of a second-grader for talking in class, Italian news agencies said Thursday. The 7-year-old boy, who has not been publicly identified, needed six stitches in his tongue from the Feb. 20 incident, said Piero Porciani, a lawyer for the child's parents, a Tunisian couple.
The U.S. Embassy's top military official in Cyprus has been found dead in a wooded area north of Nicosia, the island's capital, an embassy official said Monday.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.  Imagine a list of history&#39;s greatest astronauts without any mention of Americans. History&#39;s greatest philosophers without any mention of the Greeks. Absurd. But here&#39;s one more: a commemoration of 50 years of rock&#39;n&#39;roll ...
Oil traded lower on Wednesday ahead  of key U.S. stocks data, which was expected to show a rise in  heating fuel supplies as mild winter temperatures suppressed  demand in the United States.
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Teenagers who gamble are more likely than other people their age to say they also drink alcohol and take drugs, new research reports.
The site allows users to do simple searches for specific phrases, offering a replay of the crescendo of statements that led to the war in Iraq.
The NFL agreed Monday to contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise Sunday afternoon games for six more years, deals worth a combined &#36;8 billion.
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(InfoWorld) - The Web hosting company chosen to power the Web sites for this weekend's Live Earth concerts adopts an environmentally friendly business plan: Let the sunshine in. Affordable Internet Services Online (AISO) has been hired to power the Web sites from its 100 percent solar-powered Web hosting facility in Romoland, California, north of San Diego. The company's green philosophy fits with the theme of the concerts to raise awareness of the issue of global climate change. The concerts are to be held around the clock July 7 in Shanghai, Tokyo, London, New York, and other cities. Organizers of the Live Earth event say the concert venues will be carbon neutral with electricity to power musicians' amplifiers and microphones coming from renewable energy sources. AISO has been using the renewable energy of the sun to power its data center since 2001, said Phil Nail,\u00c2\u00a0CTO for the 10-year-old company. AISO will operate two Live Earth sites, one for the concert and the other to track pledges. Live Earth is not seeking financial donations but asks people to pledge to adopt a carbon-neutral lifestyle. The company installed 14 IBM BladeCenter servers powered by AMD Opteron dual-core processors to host the sites. Each of the servers uses about 142 watts of electricity, which Nail considers more energy efficient than average. Low-end servers, including blades, run at an average of 218 watts, and midrange servers run at an average of 638 watts, according to figures from a 2007 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study. Because these are the first Live Earth concerts, organizers have no idea how much traffic to expect at the Web sites, he said. The concert will be televised, and viewers will be invited to make pledges on the AISO-hosted pledge sites. Later, the names of those who pledged will appear on TV. Other Web hosting companies advertise themselves as \
After years of battling Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it's been accused of ignoring.
Brad Willman was installing networking equipment out of an emergency van in British Columbia when a policeman showed up and asked for him. Willman knew the officer from a case he was involved with a couple of years earlier, so he didn&#39;t worry -- until he arrived at the police station and was introduced to a couple of U.S. cops.The visit marked the end of Willman&#39;s version of vigilante justice.A Trojan Horse Used For GoodIt was 2000, and Willman was 19. He had spent the last few years surreptitiously distributing a Trojan horse program to more than 1,000 people to try to uncover child-porn activities. All told, Willman said his work sent around 70 people to prison.But then Willman stumbled on a prominent California judge. He discovered that Ronald Kline, at the time a superior court judge in Orange County, had a big collection of child porn and a diary on his PC indicating he was planning to try to seduce young boys. The high-profile case put an end to Willman&#39;s career as a crime-fighter.&quot;Oh, I knew it was illegal,&quot; Willman said in a recent phone&#160;interview. &quot;But I really didn&#39;t care. I felt if I&#39;m helping a few people in the process, cool.&quot; Until Kline, Willman had managed to stay anonymous.The Origins of the ProgramWillman didn&#39;t initially set out to chase child pornographers. He started out developing a program designed to compete with pcAnywhere, Symantec&#39;s software that lets users access computers remotely.But then, while discussing programming on various newsgroups, he had a conversation with a Canadian man who offered his six-year-old daughter to Willman.&quot;That was an awkward scenario,&quot; Willman says, putting it mildly.Willman quickly contacted the police, who were able to prosecute the Edmonton man, he said.&quot;He&#39;s more or less what altered my mind from competing with pcAnywhere to making a Trojan to see who else is doing this,&quot; he said.Willman used the work he&#39;d already developed on the program to trick suspected pedophiles into unknowingly downloading the software so that he could get proof from their computers.How Willman Used the Trojan HorseWillman would visit child-porn newsgroups and post his program as a file that looked like it contained a photo. In order to avoid suspicion, Willman built in an additional feature. When the program launched without opening a photo, he designed it so that the first time it loaded it would display any photo from the directory to the user.After someone downloaded the software, Willman could look through their files remotely for illicit documents or photos.Once he found damning information, he&#39;d copy and share it with various child-porn watchdog groups, who could then pursue the perpetrators.Everything changed when Kline downloaded the Trojan and Willman found damning evidence on the judge&#39;s computer.Willman passed the information on to one of the watchdog groups as usual and figured that was that -- until the day the police showed up while he was at work.The police from the U.S. told him that they found him through correspondence sent from his computer to one of the watchdog groups.While the police were initially friendly because Willman was able to give them additional information on Kline, they later told him that if he does any more hacking, ever, they&#39;ll arrest him. Willman signed an agreement that he wouldn&#39;t hack and that he wouldn&#39;t have anything to do with child porn.Legal Barriers to Willman&#39;s VigilantismVarious state and federal laws in the U.S. criminalize unauthorized access to computers, said Jeff Neuburger, an attorney specializing in technology at Thelen Reid Brown Raysman &amp; Steiner, an international law firm based in New York City. If Willman hadn&#39;t agreed to the deal with the police, he could have been charged with violating state or federal laws. But even in that case, so long as he didn&#39;t set foot in the U.S., it would have been difficult for American authorities to prosecute him, Neuburger said.He&#39;s seeing more and more cases like Willman&#39;s, where people are using the Internet to accomplish good, but sometimes with questionable means. &quot;In the U.S., prosecutors are careful not to let something like this go without sending a message that what the person did was wrong,&quot; he said. &quot;But they may not aggressively seek a severe sentence or punishment.&quot;One problem with vigilante work like Willman&#39;s is that someone might make a mistake and affect innocent people, Neuburger warned. HadWillman wrongly accused someone, he could have faced much bigger legal problems. &quot;It&#39;s a dangerous thing,&quot; he said.Retiring the TrojanHis days in the spotlight behind him, Willman, now 27, lives with his parents in Langley, B.C., where he does phone tech support for a small cable company. He does computer repair on the side and dreams of becoming a computer security researcher.As for Kline, he was sentenced earlier this year to 27 months in prison, a sentence that Willman called &quot;reasonable.&quot;Once in a while, Willman still gets a request from someone asking for his help in busting someone involved with child porn. He can only refer them to the watchdog groups he was familiar with.&quot;I would like to help these people get their kids in a better position, but I can&#39;t because the type of research I&#39;d have to do is stuff I&#39;m not allowed to do anymore,&quot; he said.Even though Willman knew his actions were illegal, he didn&#39;t consider the consequences. &quot;I thought I covered my tracks pretty well,&quot; he said.&quot;And I did until the Judge Kline thing. I didn&#39;t really think I&#39;d get busted.&quot;
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Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced investment banking and trading.
A woman convicted for sending pictures of aborted foetuses to chemists loses her human rights appeal.
Russian forces detained several relatives of a Chechen rebel leader during the height of last week's school hostage standoff, family members said.
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Palestinian militants fired three mortar shells and a homemade rocket toward Jewish settlements in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the army spokesman said.
Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead on Tuesday in their hotel room while on shore leave in the West African country of Ghana, the U.S. Navy said.
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KUWAIT CITY Dec 12, 2004 - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Kuwaitis on Sunday for the Palestinians&#39; support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, making a gesture many here have long demanded as he
Six people have died and dozens wounded, 12 seriously, in a train crash in southern Australia.
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French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.
A federal panel chooses a go-slow approach to investigating whether workers got cancer at the nuclear weapons facility
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As many as nine people were killed when a helicopter apparently fired on friendly Kurdish pesh merga fighters.
WASHINGTON: Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the US population is, literally, growing.

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Sport: Cricket: Needing just one wicket for victory, bad light forced a draw in the first Test.
Estimates for the number of people in India with the HIV/Aids figures could be greatly exaggerated, a leading Aids worker says.
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For literature fans, it is the ultimate challenge -- read the world's worst novelist out loud for as long as possible without laughing.
The federal government is using money that was intended for vaccinating children to pay for experimental flu vaccines for adults, federal health officials said yesterday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's allies won a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday but fell short of the predicted landslide after talk of a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.
Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot when she and her lover died in a tragic car accident in 1997, a British police inquiry found on Thursday.
Iraq will close its borders with Iran and Syria for up to three days as part of its new security plan for Baghdad.
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Under the leadership of Steven C. Preston, the Small Business Administration - the chief advocate for small business owners - is trying to revitalize itself.
Apple and News Corp. have signed an agreement to offer Twentieth Century Fox movies for rent through the iTunes Music Store, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Sep. 8--Comcast Corp. plans to add 170 jobs in central Pennsylvania by  year's end as it rolls out its digital voice residential phone service.
The FBI is investigating a Pentagon official on suspicion of passing secrets to Israel, according to government officials. The espionage investigation has focused on an official
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today signed a GSM expansion framework agreement with China Mobile, valued at about USD 1 billion, at a ceremony in Sweden attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.
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By Aaron Nelsen ? The Brownsville Herald, The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Jun. 18--Derek and Shirley Ellis have traveled the world for the chance to glimpse exotic birds. On occasion their pursuit has taken them to the fertile bird watching territory of the Rio Grande Valley.
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The British Medical Journal said it had sent documents to health regulators in the U.S. that it said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant drug Prozac and suicidal behavior.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union were making significant progress on Saturday on a new labor contract, but major issues remained unresolved, a person close to the talks said.
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Paul Goodyear, 86, of Casa Grande, Ariz., shows where he was stationed as a signalman aboard the USS Oklahoma after the dedication ceremony for teh ships new exhibit at the USS Arizona Memoal Museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 6. 2004.
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A man was subjected to a so-called tarring and feathering attack in south Belfast on Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece - American Michael Phelps won his fourth gold medal of the Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley Thursday night, leading the entire race. Phelps finished in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute, 57.14 seconds, lowering his own mark of 1:58.52 set in the semifinals one night earlier...
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will be admitted to hospital tomorrow for an operation to correct a heart flutter and that he will serve a full third term in office, if he wins the next general election.
Masked insurgent stands on a street in Mosul, Iraq Thursday Nov. 18, 2004. Insurgents fired mortars Thursday at the provincial administration offices in the northern city of Mosul, wounding four of the governor&#39;s guards, the US military said.
Liangqiao, a small collection of huts and farms in southern China, is known as the cancer village.
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The nation's health care system should be overhauled through plans tailored to individual states, not through a federal government takeover, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday.
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Celtic manager Martin O'Neill said he would not block Tommy Burns from becoming Scotland's next full-time coach.
Mobile TV is emerging as the next important mobile application. Nearly  all of the 3G mobile networks globally offer Mobile TV services which  provide the ability to view video entertainment on mobile devices.
Householders and drivers in parts of Wales are warned of severe weather as wind and rain sweeps in.
Microsoft's long, strange trip with Windows Vista came closer to an end Friday as the company released the first release candidate of its next-generation operating system. Jim Allchin made the announcement in an e-mail to TechNet subscribers.
A rise in the temperature of the world's oceans is often accompanied by mass extinctions, according to a new statistical study of fossil records.
Thursday night's victories for  Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama in the Iowa  presidential caucuses will bring increased attention to the  candidates' trade proposals as they head off to New Hampshire  for round two of the primary season.
Now that Thanksgiving is just an indigestible memory, my bet is you probably dined on many fine foods. What you likely did not dine on was grilled cheese.
Egypt's energy minister unveils plans to build a nuclear power plant on the country's Mediterranean coast.
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The current record police force strength in England and Wales, is 'unsustainable' chief inspector warns
Author JK Rowling finishes the sixth Harry Potter book and is to announce its release date on Tuesday.
Boys who are short at birth have double the risk of suicide as adults, according to a study.
They wanted him captured alive so he could have been brought to account for more than 100 murders he has been associated with. That controversy reflects the widespread criticism over 20 years of the way security
Carnival Corp. CCL.N, the  world's biggest cruise group, on Thursday posted a 43 percent  rise in quarterly earnings as it benefited from a merger with  P&O Princess Cruises last year.
A prominent member of the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) said that he has been warned his life is in danger from opponents of his party's stance on policing in Northern Ireland.
Clogged heart arteries and pregnancy  are the two most expensive conditions contributing to $790  billion in annual hospital costs in the United States,  according to a government study released on Friday.
David Cameron reveals more than 70 Conservatie MPs employ family members
Even non-Americans can cast a vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election thanks to a website tracking world opinion on the race for the White House.
The EU considers introducing a donor card to address a shortage of organs for transplant in member states.
French President Jacques Chirac told his government to push for the Paris Club of creditor nations to put a moratorium on debt payments owed by countries hit by tsunamis in southeast Asia.
The Dodgers&#39; starter limits San Francisco to three hits as Los Angeles opens a 2 1/2-game lead. By Nick Peters -- Bee Staff Writer.
President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry headed for key swing states on Friday after a combative Florida debate brought the Iraq war into the campaign spotlight.
A family, including a grandfather, is attacked by two men armed with a broken bottle outside Carryduff.
Scientists are optimistic that they will retrieve useful information from the smashed capsule that fell to earth in the Utah desert after three years in space.
Palestinian officials pushed forward on Sunday with plans for life without Yasser Arafat, meeting to set a date for elections to replace their longtime leader after his death.
The three Black Watch soldiers killed in a suicide bomb attack in central Iraq are named.
An insurance company has sued Lenny Kravitz, saying it had to pay for more than &#36;300,000 worth of water damage in a neighbor's apartment after one of Kravitz's toilets overflowed two months ago.
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When it comes to presidential politics, the news media loves front-runners. And seems to hate them, too.
More snow falls over parts of China hit by harsh weather, as the president urges miners to help end power cuts.
U.N. nuclear inspectors are likely to arrive in North Korea on Saturday to verify a promised shutdown of the country's nuclear reactor, the source of its bomb-grade plutonium, the head of the IAEA said on Wednesday.
Microsoft's anti-phishing technology is about to get better thanks to technology from Georgia-based Digital Resolve. The company's Trusted Server technology will make it into phishing filters in IE6 and IE7, as well as the Windows Live Toolbar.
Over the past few days, extensive media reports and public discussions were made in Taiwan regarding whether US President George W. Bush had ever called President Chen Shui-bian ( \u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e6\u0089\u0081 ) names in the White House.
After several reports claiming PA chief had passed away, hospital says, \u00e2\u0080\u009cSituation is complex but Arafat is not dead\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Earlier, a French doctor said Palestinian leader had no chance of waking up from coma he was in.
For the second year in a row, US imports from Mexico lost ground to China, El Universal reports. The world&#39;s largest economy, the United States, took 10.7 percent
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FC Barcelona defender Edmilson was cut from the Brazil squad on Monday because of a knee injury. Edmilson, a starter for Brazil&#39;s 2002 World Cup champions, will miss qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia this month.
US trade deficit soared to an all-time high of 55.5 billion US dollars in October compared with 50.9 billion dollars the previous month, the US Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Three people getting on with life in Thailand after the tsunami talk to BBC News.
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Chilly temperatures did not deter the revelers who turned out Sunday to watch the parades roll through the city on the last weekend before Mardi Gras.
Vista running like a snail? You can improve performance considerably by bumping the memory to 2GB. Newegg has a 2GB module for just $26.99 after a $10 mail-in rebate.
New York City's health department on Tuesday rejected a proposal that would have allowed transgender people to switch the gender on their birth certificates without a sex-change operation.
Millions of people with HIV will die unless it is made easier for them to get the drugs they need, experts warn.
The Reds saw to it that Mets would return home with a losing record from this 10-game road trip, but New York maintains its lead in the N.L. East.
VAIL, Colo. - A 72-year-old woman making pot roast in her kitchen discovered uninvited guests in her home Thursday: a bear and her cub.  The unidentified woman walked into the kitchen and found the bear standing six feet away, apparently surprising it, Vail police Sgt. Dan Torgerson said.
For the Boston College women's basketball team, last night's game could not come soon enough. Providence might have preferred that it not come at all.
Traber was chosen in the first round and 16th overall of the 2001 draft by the New York Mets, and made his major league debut with Cleveland in 2003.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (CP) - Vince Carter made his New Jersey Nets debut Monday night - and didn&#39;t finish it because of another injury.
Japan&#39;s Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Thursday it will make available 12 software titles for its new &quot;DS&quot; handheld game console when the dual-screen machine debuts in Japan on Dec. 2.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - U.S. space shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth's atmosphere that capped a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
Prince Harry has spoken at length to the Prince of Wales and Prince William after being involved in an early morning scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub.
Dr. Emmanuel Mignot has devoted his career to studying narcolepsy, a disease caused by a deficiency of the brain cells that make the neurochemical hypocretin.
TIGER WOODS today made it clear he still views individual glory as more important than team success ahead of the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.
Booksellers are enjoying brisk business since the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, with sales starting the week of Thanksgiving up sharply over 2003.
The sprinter Torri Edwards of the United States was knocked out of the Olympics for good yesterday when an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension, saying she should have known tablets provided by her doctor contained ...
Police arrested two men on Friday in eastern Spain for alleged links to the Madrid train bombings last March, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told CNN.
Israel has agreed to stop hunting about 180 wanted Fatah militants who pledged to stop attacks against the Jewish state in an effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Sunday.
The rapper is accused of attacking two men, driving drunk and driving with a suspended license.
A couple who forced some of their 11 adopted, special-needs children to sleep in cages were sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison each for child endangering.
Russian President Putin  says a missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe.
Rupert Murdoch, a coarse, self-seeking tabloid king, has become a potential savior who will rescue Dow Jones.
A good place to see the true frontline  in Microsoft's battle with Google is deep in the bowels of the  British Library in London.
A defeat in parliament for Romano Prodi raised new worries Friday about the stability of Italy's center-left governing coalition and prompted opposition calls for the premier's resignation.Comment
The United Nations renewed an appeal for the safe release of three UN workers taken hostage in Afghanistan by a shadowy group of Islamic militants.
Millions of fans around the world are fiercely anticipating \u00e2\u0080\u009cHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high  40 points and added 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to drive  the host Miami Heat past the Washington Wizards 106-83 Monday.
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Chelsea star Mateja Kezman was almost blinded when a coin was thrown at him as another London football match was plunged into violence.
A Brazilian passenger plane carrying 174 people crashed into a fuel station at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport on Tuesday and caught fire after braking too late upon landing, airport and airline officials said.
A smoking ban in enclosed public places is to come into force in England on 1 July next year.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators carrying signs and chanting &quot;No More Bush&quot; marched Sunday past Madison Square Garden, the site of this week&#39;s Republican National Convention.
POLICE are reviewing video camera footage to find out who discharged pepper spray in a lift at a New York toy store, putting a number of shoppers in hospital.
Revellers at this year's Glastonbury Festival are in for another wet and muddy year, forecasters warn.
US stocks rose as Kmart Holding Corp.&#39;s $11 billion offer for Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. lifted retailers and Hewlett-Packard Co.
Mexican authorities are investigating the sale of fake or substandard medicine in a border town so popular among Americans seeking cheap medications that it has more pharmacies than streets.    U.S...
Marine One helicopter is at center of one of the most contentious bidding competitions in years.
HAMMERFEST, Norway  - A 100-metre-high flame from a new gas plant symbolizes the rebirth of Hammerfest, which claims to be the world's northernmost town and is seeing its fortunes transformed by fossil fuels found off its coast.
The US economy grew faster in the second quarter than previously thought as business inventories rose at the strongest rate in four years, the government said on
LONDON, Aug 20  - Die-hard Newcastle United fans might regret Jonathan Woodgate&#39;s move to Real Madrid but millions more will be glad to see the back of a footballer who was once vilified by his fellow Englishmen.
The Toronto Blue Jays and manager John Gibbons agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension.
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MOSCOW - Russian officials accused terrorists Friday after the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners revealed traces of an explosive used in earlier attacks blamed on Chechen rebels, while an Islamic group claimed its suicide attackers brought down both planes.    At least one crash was \
It&#39;s now possible to enjoy all the benefits of a full featured QWERTY keyboard in a small wireless device, thanks to Research In Motion&#39;s (RIM) new patent-pending SureType keyboard.
Dell Inc  said on Monday it  would sell its latest range of personal computers through  China&#39;s largest electronics retailer, GOME Group, aiming to  improve on its single-digit mainland market share.
NAPOLI - Una quindicenne e&#39; stata colpita accidentalmente a una gamba mentre ieri sera assisteva ad uno spettacolo pirotecnico a Torre Annunziata, nel napoletano. La giovane di Boscoreale ha avvertito un bruciore
Parigi. &#39;&#39;I dottori francesi escludono al momento la diagnosi di leucemia per Yasser Arafat&#39;&#39;. Lo ha dichiarato Leila Shahid, rappresentante dell&#39;Anp a Parigi, durante una conferenza stampa all&#39;ospedale parigino dove e&#39; ricoverato il leader palestinese.
Fashion Wire Daily - Designer Max Azria has a busy week in New York this fashion season, where he's staging three shows - BCBGMaxAzria, Max Azria and the newly revived Herve Leger collection.
A Tuscan vineyard is testing to see whether music helps grow bigger vines in less time.
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan -- A strong earthquake shook Japan's northwest coast Monday, setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into the sea _ an accident not reported to the public for hours.
Israeli Police Chief Moshe Karadi resigned on Sunday after a government inquiry recommended he steps down in a scandal that linked his department to the underworld.
MADRID, Spain Some computer users are about to find out if fighting fire with fire works when they fight spam with spam. German-based Lycos Europe offers a free screensaver program that hits back at spam senders by flooding them with junk traffic.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole underwent hip replacement surgery but expected to resume work after the congressional holiday recess, her spokeswoman said.
Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo, known mainly for his harsh stance against illegal immigrants, is set to quit the Republican race today.
The people who remember the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 are not as fearful as they were then, with scientists predicting a less powerful eruption.
More women are setting up their own businesses than ever before, according to data published yesterday. Research by Barclays found that entrepreneurial activity among women in the UK has grown by 28% since 2000.
Bayern Munich&#39;s Sebastian Deisler was readmitted to the Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry in Munich on Tuesday after a minor relapse of depression.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls for a common approach towards Iran's nuclear programme.
Data losses exacerbated by job losses The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will on Monday begin balloting members on possible strike action to protest at continuing redundancies at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Studies questioning the safety of the drugs Celebrex and Aleve have created a quandary for patients: If every drug that relieves their pain has worrisome side effects, what do they do?
Top U.S. officials will likely warn Congress on Monday against major changes in policy in Iraq, but leading Democrats said that strategy has failed and it's time to think about getting troops out.
On Mozilla web site you can find the newest version of the e-mail client Thunderbird 1.0. Mozilla expects this software to be more competitive than Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Outlook Express.
Over the last three decades, the number of Hispanics choosing \
The UK Food Standards Agency is advising people not to eat certain batches of organic chicken found to contain traces of nitrofuran (a banned antibiotic used to make chickens grow faster).
The US Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to the biggest overhaul of US spy agencies in more than 50 years, sending the bill to President Bush for his signature.
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Perhaps the biggest ho-hummer of yesterday's first round of the Bank of America Championship was the swiftness with which Tom Purtzer dived into red numbers. Two holes, six swings, and a birdie at the par-3 second had him off and running toward a 6-under-par 66.
Ministers in John Major's Tory government secretly blocked an inquiry into the death of tycoon Robert Maxwell.
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Stars are gathering at the NEC in Birmingham for the 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
While new backup first baseman Sean Casey was being introduced at Fenway Park yesterday, the Red Sox were busy making a signing that could be a harbinger of another move. For their outfield, which already contains Manny Ram&#xED;rez, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Coco Crisp, the Sox will throw into the mix Bobby Kielty, the switch-hitting reserve who joined them ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands Slobodan Milosevic (sloh-BOH'-dahn mee-LOH'-shuh-vich) has opened his defense at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands.
Although his on-field contributions were limited in his three seasons with the Patriots, defensive lineman Marquise Hill, who died following a Jet Ski accident in Louisiana, was remembered by players and coaches for the work he did behind the scenes and the laughs he often provided teammates.
A warm-water Atlantic triple fin fish has for the first time been caught off the coast of Britain, in another sign of species migrating north as global temperatures rise, experts have said.
INDIANAPOLIS Some high school athletic administrators are saying that sportsmanship took a beating in the Indiana Pacers&#39; brawl with rowdy fans in Detroit.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as crude  oil futures fell more than $1 a barrel on bigger-than-expected  increases in heating oil and gasoline inventories.
By Tirdad Derakhshani, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Jun. 24--Puccini for Woody?  A confluence of unlikely phenomena will ensure the L.A. Opera's '08-09 season a couple of very odd shows.
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ABUJA  - An African Union commission overseeing the shaky truce in the western Sudanese region of Darfur ordered Sudan&#39;s government to halt a two-week-old offensive against rebel forces and to withdraw.
Aaron Gray scored 19 points and added 11 rebounds helping No. 2 Pittsburgh overcome an 11-point deficit and pull out a 70-67 victory over Buffalo on Saturday.
Air France-KLM on Monday posted a 61 percent rise in revenue in the group&#39;s fiscal second quarter, boosted by the merger between the French and Dutch carriers and a strong rise in passenger and cargo revenue.
A Senate committee voted to approve subpoenas to the White House and Justice Department for warrantless wiretapping records. The administration has refused to provide many records to Congress about the spy program, and the vote portends a high-stakes showdown.
Russia threw up a blockade against  Georgia on Monday after Tbilisi's release of four Russian  soldiers accused of spying failed to defuse the worst crisis in  years between the ex-Soviet neighbors.
Experts pushed for more simple strategies to prevent diabetes, a potentially devastating disease. The world greeted its 13th World Diabetes Day with the campaign slogan &quot;Fight Obesity, Prevent Diabetes&quot; yesterday.
NEW YORK - Consumers&#39; assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.
By Jones, Gareth  LG Electronics has appointed AKQA as its pan-European digital agency as part of a plan to give the web a central role in its marketing strategy.
The US government has sued a New Hampshire man in its first attempt to crack down on Internet &quot;spyware&quot; that seizes control of a user&#39;s computer without permission.
Denmark's centre-right led by Anders Fogh Rasmussen wins a new term as the opposition admit defeat.
Senior Iranian leaders know about the operations of Iran's Qods Force in fomenting violence in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday, in some of the most direct accusations yet against Tehran over the chaos in Iraq.
Security forces in the ex-Soviet state  of Kyrgyzstan have detained a man who tried to sell nuclear  bomb-grade plutonium on the black market, a senior security  official said on Wednesday.
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Russia&#39;s top general threatened Wednesday to strike terrorists &quot;in any region of the world,&quot; and the Kremlin offered aa reward equivalent to $13.
British Airways places orders for 12 Airbus A380 and 24 Boeing 787 aircraft, its largest order since 1998.
Scandal-hit Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will likely to get 100 billion yen (960 million dollars) in additional aid from three group firms, a report said.
'World's costliest road crash' An unknown driver trashed an \u00c2\u00a3830,000 Bugatti Veyron on Sunday in what UK tabloid The Sun is calling \
A big car bomb killed at least one person and reduced an apartment building to rubble in a Shi'ite district of southern Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi police said.
Michigan took care of Mike Hart's guarantee with ease. Hart ran for 187 yards on 35 carries and scored two touchdowns, and Ryan Mallett threw for three scores, leading the Wolverines to a 38-0 win over Notre Dame yesterday.
American opera singer Jerry Hadley dies at the age of 55, eight days after an apparent suicide attempt.
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WASHINGTON  - A technical glitch has forced a minimum 24-hour delay in the launch of the Swift satellite that will study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful and elusive explosions detected in the cosmos.
U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories kicked production up a notch in December as orders for manufacturing goods increased, a regional Federal Reserve bank said on Thursday.
Will the bad news never end? On Wednesday, UBS (NYSE:UBS) revealed its third hit from the US subprime crisis, bringing the Swiss bank's total write-downs for 2007 to a staggering $18bn. This while the world is still trying to comprehend how Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale could have failed to stop an alleged rogue trading scam in the heart of its best-performing business - equity derivatives - costing it EU4.9bn ($7.2bn) and its international credibility. ...
A Dutch aid worker with the Clinton Foundation was shot to death at the house of Lesotho's trade and industry minister, police said Saturday.
Oil prices held just below $48 a  barrel on Tuesday, as the market remained nervous that OPEC  producers may cut supplies before the end of the first quarter.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli and Palestinian  leaders proclaimed a formal end to more than four years of  bloodshed at a summit in Egypt Tuesday.
European stocks have notched gains as crude oil futures back away from record highs.
: Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi today said \u00e2\u0080\u009cmajor neglect\u00e2\u0080\u009d by US-led forces led to the murder of 49 Iraqi army recruits by insurgents this weekend.
The dollar gained tentatively on Monday, recovering from last week&#39;s record low against the euro and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their sights to US economic reports due later in the week.
After the ball drops and the parties end, millions of Americans will resolve to eat right and exercise. Many are doing what ever it takes to get the look they want, even if that means taking a little jab in the mouth.
MINNEAPOLIS - Last night marked the first time in Jerry York's 36-year coaching career that one of his teams faced Air Force. He might want to consider scheduling the Falcons more often.
Action filmmaker John  Woo is attached to direct and produce &quot;Ninja Gold,&quot; a new  property from the creator of such video games as &quot;Deus Ex,&quot;  &quot;Thief: Deadly Shadows&quot; and &quot;System Shock.&quot;
German Finance Minister Hans Eichel welcomed the decision by the EU Commission to suspend excessive deficit procedures against France and Germany, saying that Brussels recognised that Berlin was making progress ...
MINNEAPOLIS - Brett Favre guided a 76-yard drive to set up Ryan Longwell&#39;s game-ending 29-yard field goal, lifting the Green Bay Packers to a 34-31 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday - and clinching a third straight NFC North crown.
By Saul Hudson SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The United States stoppedshort of endorsing Brazil's ambition for a permanent seat on anexpanded U.N. Security Council but did say the country would bea \
Even as the turns of its narrative and the contours of its characters are recognizable, very little about \u00e2\u0080\u009cEastern Promises\u00e2\u0080\u009d feels predictable or secondhand.
Accused by his former personal trainer of taking steroids, Roger Clemens has begun a furious public relations effort.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) launched its beta version of a new tool that allows users to search from many places on the desktop -- such as Windows, Outlook and Explorer. The MSN Toolbar Suite takes advantage of Microsoft's dominant Windows operating system to provide an ever present search tool to mine for data on a computer's hard drive or information from the Web.
Pakistan police question three men over the suicide bomb attack on the convoy of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.
A suicide bomber hits the center of U.S. force in South Asia\u00e2\u0080\u0094and the Taliban's spring offensive is yet to come.
Nearly 250 bicyclists were arrested during a mass protest that passed Madison Square Garden Friday night, the first major police crackdown on demonstrators just days before a wave of activists were expected to descend for the Republican National Convention.
The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President George W Bush and challenger John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.
Britain is seeking to legally annex stretches of the south Atlantic seabed in a bid to tap gas, mineral and oil wealth, in a move that could raise tension with Argentina, a newspaper reported Saturday.
In a tradition that has become as venerable as the 103-year-old Nobel Prizes themselves, the guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards this week has entered full swing.
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Mike Huckabee says John McCain is a hero. McCain says Huckabee is a good man. And they both seem to agree on this: Mitt Romney is neither.
Two Australian adventurers who spent  two months paddling across the Tasman Sea in a kayak arrived in  New Zealand on Sunday to a rousing welcome.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal pummeled fellow-Spaniard Carlos Moya into submission at the French Open on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals with a crushing 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 16--RALEIGH -- A woman pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling money from a Raleigh church and was sentenced to five years of supervised probation.
General Electric Co., the world&#39;s top conglomerate, said on Monday it had sold a majority of its pioneering Indian back-office unit to exit a non-core business
The Foreign Ministry has dismissed an Islamic militant organization&#39;s claim that Tokyo offered a ransom for the release of a Japanese man the group abducted and later murdered.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. will  announce plans for a large-scale clinical trial of the ability  of blockbuster drug Celebrex to prevent heart attacks and  strokes in patients with cardiovascular disease, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Monday.
The first cannabis-based medication for MS is filed for approval by British regulators.
A man whose convictions in two 1985 slayings were overturned has been released from prison after prosecutors decided against retrying him.
As Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's  board deliberates the fate of Chairman and Chief Executive Stan O'Neal, a leading contender for the job on Sunday said he is not aware of being a candidate.
Demand for data storage and retrieval products will increase thanks to new rules governing how digital documents are gathered for civil cases in U.S. federal courts.
Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico and set sail for Florida on Friday -- the first day of the Atlantic hurricane season.
Harvard University is embarking on a collaboration with Google that could harness Google&#39;s search technology to provide to both the Harvard community and the larger public a revolutionary new information location tool to find materials available in
Ang Lee unveils his latest film in Venice, where he won the top prize with Brokeback Mountain two years ago.
Confidentiality and security concerns Lack of trust may hinder the children's index, according to a new survey.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD -- An insurgent attack yesterday on a Sunni sheik who has cooperated with US forces escalated into an extended street battle involving the sheik's militiamen, local villagers, and Iraqi forces, according to police and the US military. Thirty-two people were killed and 15 kidnapped, police said.
Ukraine's parliament began an emergency session to consider a motion of no confidence in pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, the declared winner of a bitterly disputed presidential vote.
A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America - weather permitting.
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The company tightens its forecast on cost concerns.
Meet Simpana Commvault Systems is rolling out a major product overhaul and re-branding of its storage software. The product revamp includes improved performance, new security tools, de-duplication technology, and new search capabilities and indexing for better access to data.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Justice Department late yesterday published a revised and expansive definition of acts that constitute torture under domestic and international law, overtly
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RAFAH, Egypt, June 17 -- All but sealed off by Egypt and Israel, Gaza presented an intensifying security concern to its neighbors and a fast-approaching humanitarian crisis Sunday, three days after its takeover by Hamas.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - The global flight from risk knocked gold and silver hard for a third straight day on Friday, with bullion falling below $640 an ounce for the first time in 1-1/2 months as funds and currency investors cashed out on precious metals to pay for losses in other markets.
Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. TOM.N  fell 24 percent on Monday morning after the clothing maker said  a federal grand jury subpoenaed documents from its U.S. unit  regarding commissions paid to a subsidiary outside the United  States.
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Mateja Kezman finally broke his scoring duck as Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 in the League Cup London derby at Stamford Bridge.
Wales have not beaten New Zealand for 51 years and in their efforts to end that barren run, they are banning all references to the All Blacks before Saturday&#39;s Test at the Millennium Stadium.
A minor earthquake rattled Olympic venues in Athens Tuesday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The tremor was measured at 4.5 on the Richter scale, with an epicenter about 70 kilometers northeast of the Greek capital, under the Aegean Sea.
Cristiano Lucarelli sta meglio: Dopo l'infortunio nel match con il Milan. Sul sito Internet del gioc...
Scientists refute a longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection.
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More than 700 businesses are calling on the chancellor to scrap a planned rise in fuel duty of 2p per litre.
Gunmen kidnapped two Egyptians during  the night in Baghdad, police said on Friday, as relatives of a  seized Briton, whose two colleagues have been beheaded, waited  for news on his fate.
The political spin machines went into high gear Wednesday with the publication of the report from the Iraq Survey Group on Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
Aerosmith is in the thick of work on  its new studio album, and the process has not been hindered by  vocalist Steven Tyler&#039;s recent throat surgery, according to  guitarist Joe Perry.
La Mercedes avrebbe raggiunto l'accordo per assumere il controllo della Mclaren. E' quanto sostiene ...
A new study that successfully treated Parkinson's in primates could completely redefine how scientists approach stem-cell science.
The U.N. Security Council must be prepared to commit peacekeepers to East Timor for many years if it orders forces back to the shattered nation as expected, a U.N. envoy said Wednesday.
The bank said fourth-quarter net income fell to $11.1 million, hurt by a tripling of credit losses and a bailout of money market mutual funds.
LOS ANGELES  As expected, the Federal Communications Commission has fined CBS $550,000 for its airing of Janet Jackson&#39;s exposed right breast at the Super Bowl.
The U.S. cattle industry anxiously awaited government test results, expected as early as Monday, that will determine if the United States has a second case of the deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.
A Central Minnesota man in his 50s has become the first person to die after being infected with the West Nile virus this year, state health officials said.
Rio Ferdinand is out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra because of a toe injury.
A federal judge in Dallas today declared a mistrial on most of the charges of financing terrorism against the leaders of what was once the nation's largest Muslim charity, after the jury deadlocked amid confusion over its verdict.
Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology.
Serbia's electoral commission has barred observers from the United States and Britain from monitoring its presidential election this month.
Palestinians Saturday startedtheir registration for legislative and presidential elections aswell as local councils, without announcing specified date for theelections.
Jacob Heilbrunn, Los Angeles Times, in a column: &quot;With the departures of (Secretary of State Colin) Powell and his deputy, Richard Armitage, the State Department, long seen by the administration&#39;s hawks as an alien force that is pro-Arab and anti-Israel
Ukraine's political crisis worsens after President Viktor Yushchenko sacks the nation's top prosecutor.
Cuban President Fidel Castro, 78, injured a knee and possibly an arm on Wednesday when he fell while descending a flight of steps after making a one-hour speech.
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is undergoing surgery today to remove a tumor in her breast that was discovered last week. The cancer was discovered in its early stages and hasn&#39;t spread, the governor&#39;s office said in a statement.
Ukraine's prime minister came out fighting on Friday in the campaign for a re-run of a rigged presidential election, accusing opposition challenger Viktor Yushchenko of instigating \
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Justin Strzelczyk\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brain damage adds to the evidence that longtime football players might endure hidden brain trauma.
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Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and announced it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The DUP criticises the Irish PM's remark that the issue of photographic evidence of disarmament is not workable.
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Scientists studying a deadly skin cancer have inadvertently found a possible explanation for why hair turns gray. But don&#39;t throw out that hair dye.
Goldcorp Inc. Chief Executive Robert McEwen says he was always reluctant to expand by acquiring other gold producers. That&#39;s why McEwen is making one last purchase before he steps down and handing the reins to Ian Telfer.
The Roman Catholic Church in San Diego agrees to pay $198m (\u00c2\u00a397m) to settle 144 claims of sex abuse by clergy.
Huffy Corp. (HUFC.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the bicycle and sporting goods company struggles with mounting losses and a heavy debt load.
Researchers study the ability of chimpanzees to deal with man-made risk, by watching them crossing roads.
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MindTree gears for expansion Dutch IT services giant Getronics has handed its software application business over to an Indian outsourcer, allowing it to move its developers into its expanding consulting division.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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England captain David Beckham will be out of action for up to a month because of broken ribs, Real Madrid said on Wednesday. &quot;The player will be out for between three to four weeks,&quot; said club doctor Juan Carlos Hernandez.
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Take two Two groups of security researchers have released unofficial patches designed to protect surfers against an outstanding Internet Explorer vulnerability in the absence of available security updates from Microsoft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Underdog Ron Paul is airing the first TV ads of his presidential campaign, hoping to capitalize on a fundraising surge and promote his blend of anti-war, anti-spending libertarianism in New Hampshire.
Lindsay Whalen had 22 points and eight assists and Connecticut outlasted Sacramento 82-78 in overtime Thursday night.
Cancer patients and others  rallied outside the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to  call for the approval of an experimental prostate cancer  therapy and wider access to unapproved drugs.
Blog: Microsoft Web search share rises nearly 3 percent in June after the company launches program that rewards people for using the search site.
Internet security firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. on Monday posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street estimates by a penny and lifted several rivals in afternoon trading.
Paul Broadhurst was given the go-ahead  by his wife to play this week's Madrid Open after the birth of  their son a month ago -- providing he did well -- and he  responded by taking the second-round early lead Friday.
Texas Instruments posted a 10 percent increase in quarterly profit, but gave a disappointing revenue forecast, which sent its shares lower in after-hours trading.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s annual trips to Bristol Motor Speedway were a treat, starting with the scenic drive through the mountains, camping on the family van and ending with a fantastic race. It helped that his father won nine times on the Tennessee track, and Junior hoped to someday make his own visit to Victory Lane. He did it Saturday night, winning the Sharpie 500 exactly five years to the day after the late Dale Earnhardt's final Bristol victory.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said in an interview published on Monday the Fed  would have to raise interest rates to double-digit levels in  coming years to thwart inflation.
Apple gave Apple Developer Connection members a mostly complete version of their latest OS last Friday. Are they getting close to unchaining Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?
WITH the average house price standing at 135,206 in Wales, parents across the nation are spending 9,622 more than that on raising their children.
Based on the comprehensive survey conducted by comScore on the Internet behavior of Asia-Pacific countries, Yahoo emerged as the most visited site in the Asia-Pacific region, beating rivals Google and MSN sites. Seven of the Asia-Pacific countries studied rank Yahoo in the number one position, as against MSN (no.2) and Google (no.3).  Other significant findings of [...]
US media reports say a document being drafted by the top US weapons inspector in Iraq will say that no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction have been found in the country, but that there is evidence Sadam Hussein was planning to revive such programs.
EU ministers kicked off a traditional  negotiating marathon Tuesday to decide how much to cut fish  catches in 2005 and allow chronically depleted species a chance  to rejuvenate after years of overfishing.
Striking a compromise between his commitments to job and religion, Shawn Green told the Dodgers that he will play Friday night in San Francisco, but sit out Saturday&#39;s
MADRID, Spain -- An unidentified Muslim militant suspected of helping plan the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States also ordered this year&#39;s Madrid train bombings, a Spanish newspaper said Sunday, asserting
Andy Murray has voiced confidence that he will be ready to spearhead Britain&#39;s challenge in the men&#39;s singles at this year&#39;s Wimbledon.
World champion Michael Schumacher has admitted that his poor performance in the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix a fortnight ago played its part in helping him to win a sixth Japanese GP crown.
Amid intermittent clashes in Najaf, talks to end a standoff between US-led forces and militiaman loyal to Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr appear to stall.
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A study has found that autism cases continued to climb even after thimerosal, which some people blame for the disorder, was removed from routine childhood shots.
Neutral Switzerland, home to   humanitarian agencies and the International Committee of the   Red Cross, on Sunday voted heavily in favor of making it harder   for asylum-seekers to gain entry to the rich Alpine state.
The Mozambique authorities say flooding could be cause more damage than those of seven years ago.
The Detroit Shock were far from finished, and they sent the WNBA finals to a decisive Game 5.
Hurricane Ivan, with winds of 145 miles an hour, pulled away from Jamaica on Saturday afternoon and continued toward Florida, with the Cayman Islands and Cuba immediately in its sights.
The Bush administration proposed on Monday that airlines pay billions in user fees to replace ticket and other taxes that currently underwrite much of the nation's air traffic control system.
A federal judge on Thursday ruled against the government&#39;s ban on so-called partial birth abortions, saying the measure was unconstitutional because it failed to provide an exception to protect a mother&#39;s health.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber has blown herself up at a hitchhiking post in Jerusalem, killing at least two people and wounding 14, police said.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify before the House of Representatives' Financial Services Committee on September 20, a spokesman for the panel said on Thursday.
Silverstone racing track owners agreed on Thursday a five year deal with Formula 1 rights holder Bernie Ecclestone to continue to stage the British Grand Prix at the central England venue.
Green groups accuse the EU of planning for failure in international negotiations to tackle climate change.
Time magazine declares US President George W Bush \
Airline Partners Australia (APA), a consortium bidding for Australia's Qantas Airways , said on Friday it would not increase its $8.7 billion buyout offer for the airline.
Flickr style GPS scrawl mashup metatags the taggers American cities have begun to wage war against graffiti artists using the latest consumer tech: namely, integrated digital photography and GPS platforms feeding into a central database run as an online service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A former policeman tells a murder trial about the discovery of the bodies of two teenage friends 30 years ago.
Google Inc. has introduced several widgets designed to help non-technical users persoanlize maps with weather and other information.
Amr al-Far, the suicide bomber of the attack in Tel Aviv was identified as an 18-year old young man from Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus.
Dan Didrick's X-Finger is a mechanical prosthetic device that provides articulation as fast and flexible as the real thing -- without batteries, electronics or motors of any kind.
UCLA coach Ben Howland called Pitt coach Jamie Dixon and, naturally, the topic of which team would be No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll came up.
Zimbabwe has reversed its decision to ban 13 foreign sports journalists from entering the country in a bid to save England&#39;s troubled cricket tour.
High doses of Zocor provide no benefits in preventing new problems in heart attack patients: study. MUNICH  - Merck&#39;s anti-cholesterol drug Zocor suffered a setback after a major study found high
The conductor Sir Simon Rattle's reading of Wagner's most mystical opera aimed not for transcendence but for emotions expressed in human terms.
Pacific moved into The Associated Press men's college basketball Top 25 for the first time in school history Monday thanks to a perfect start in the Big West.
A breakthrough deal between Iran and the EU aimed at defusing an international crisis over Tehran&#39;s alleged nuclear ambitions was thrown into uncertainty last night when diplomats said Iran was rushing to process feed material for the manufacture of bomb
The DUP is seeking to humiliate the IRA over its demand for visible decommissioning, Sinn Fein's chairman has said.
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Layoffs signal a major setback in the company's effort to break free of its dying dial-up business and become an Internet player.
There are warnings of a serious outbreak of disease in Haiti following the recent devastating floods.
The two Koreas discussed on Tuesday whether to cut back the first freight train service over their heavily armed border for more than 50 years because there is so little cargo.
Borsa Naomi e sandali Beyonce' in vendita per beneficenza
Andrew Walter threw four yards to Matt Miller &#151; his fourth touchdown pass of the night &#151; with nine seconds to play Saturday to give No. 23 Arizona State a wild 34-31 victory over Stanford.
US soul legend Ike Turner, who died in December, was killed by a cocaine overdose, coroners say.
The UN sounded the alarm of bad things to come as it prepared to sponsor events around the world on Dec. 1 to raise awareness about the unrelenting spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS.
BAGHDAD -- A citywide clampdown emptied Baghdad's streets of all vehicles yesterday in attempts to hold off what authorities dread: a storm of Shi'ite attacks in revenge for the bombing of one of their main shrines.
Hamid Karzai has been officially named winner of the Afghan election, becoming the country&#39;s first leader to be elected by the people and putting him in a strong position for a confrontation
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata has rejected an informal takeover approach from Brazilian peer Vale worth 76 billion dollars, a deal that would create the world's biggest mining company, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
The introduction of a new system for gathering tolls on the Forth Road Bridge begins later.
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the  global leader in Application Delivery Networking, today announced that  company executives will participate in conferences to be held in New  York, N.Y., on May 30 and 31.
Two men die following a road crash involving a car and a lorry at Cookstown in County Tyrone.
The next 12 months look like they are going to be a lot of fun if you are a geek or gadget fan.
By Heather Hamilton< Morris News Service  Dear Heather: I have been a Dell user for two years. One thing I can't figure out and need your help with is how to delete spam mail without clicking on the message. When you highlight the e-mail in Outlook Express,  it opens.
Democrats say they are putting education reform at the top of their to-do list as they prepare to take control of Congress.
Security forces have re-gained control of the US consulate in Jeddah after it was stormed by Islamic militants. Do you feel safe in Saudi Arabia?

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Ziff Davis - Fresh from its Web browser buzz, the open-source group takes on Microsoft with an e-mail application release. Can it repeat its Firefox success?
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Universal Health Services were set up to slide nearly 3 percent at Tuesday&#39;s open after the hospital operator warned that fourth-quarter earnings would miss expectations due to weak admissions at its acute-care hospitals.
Japan, Brazil, Germany and India have formed a lobbying group to help all four countries obtain permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.
Britain's Kelly Holmes stays on track for a medal double as she qualifies for  the 1500m semi-finals.
DURANGO, Colo. - Two teenage girls who surprised their neighbors with homemade cookies late one night were ordered to pay nearly $900 in medical bills for a woman who says she was so startled that she had to go to the hospital.
In a bumpy year of missteps and about-faces, Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) announced another U-turn: On Thursday the chipmaker said it halted plans to release a 4-gigahertz microprocessor.
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Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was full of praise for goalscoring, Man-of-the-Match winning debutant Willo Flood after Monday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1-1 Premiership draw with Norwich City, after which he compared the Irish teenager to a young Billy Bremner.
SunTrust Banks Inc. will restate its earnings for the first two quarters of the year after discovering errors in how it sets aside money to cover problem loans.
COLUMBIA, Ill. - A former church camp leader was arrested on child pornography charges and accused of trying to coax girls, at least one of them a former camper, to pose partly naked or perform a sex act.
Turkey&#39;s ruling party confirmed on Wednesday it had shelved plans to outlaw adultery that had infuriated women&#39;s rights groups and upset the European Union Ankara aspires to join.
Ernesto Paolillo, dg dell'Inter, avrebbe voluto per il proprio tecnico, Roberto Mancini, la Panchina...
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MARACAIBO, Venezuela  - Argentina's Javier Zanetti on Thursday remembered the bitterness of the Copa America final defeat to Brazil three years ago and said he was hoping for a happy ending this time.
Innovative ideas and technology provide many ways to give--time, money or both.
The US Supreme Court rules that the race of a child cannot be used to determine the school he or she goes to.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia  - A federal jury on Thursday found that Vonage Holdings Corp. , an Internet phone service, infringed on three key patents owned by Verizon Communications Inc.
The United States announced today that it would recognize a former Yugoslav republic as the Republic of Macedonia, touching off protests in Athens and celebrations in the streets of Skopje, the tiny nation&#39;s capital.
Microsoft began offering access to hundreds of television programs and movies through the Xbox Live service Wednesday in both high- and standard-definition. Downloads would range in price from 160 to 480 Microsoft points.
Iran's chief nuclear envoy said Tuesday his country wants to negotiate over its uranium enrichment program, on the eve of a U.N. Security Council deadline that carries the threat of harsher sanctions. But the country's hard-line president said Iran will halt enrichment only if Western nations do the same.
Cable or Bell. The Supreme Court takes a crack at broadband regulation.
SDEROT, Israel  - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets into an Israeli town on Tuesday during a visit by the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, critically wounding one person, witnesses and ambulance workers said.
As any experienced gamer would know, current PC games demand more and more graphics power to run. The PowerColor XPRESS 200 fulfils the needs of high graphics performance and limited budget for users.
The U.S. Marine accused of leading his unit in killing 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005 will face voluntary manslaughter and other charges but not more serious murder charges, officials said on Monday.
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Firma il 7/2, per Solana inviato messaggio forte
NEW YORK A possible new case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, according to the Agriculture Department. The agency said Thursday that the brain of a cow tested positive three times on
Richard Branson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans for suborbital tourism may sound pie-in-the-sky, but he has details all worked out. When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them.
US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu-shot shortage in the wake of a leading flu vaccine maker&#39;s announcement that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated.
Keeps financial terms under wraps Microsoft says it is to acquire software developer DesktopStandard for an undisclosed sum.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SPRING HILL, Tenn., Sept. 26 -- At the former Saturn plant here, workers put down their picket signs Wednesday and said they were relieved to see an end to the two-day strike against General Motors, but they worried whether the union's deal would lead to a more secure future.
David Beckham celebrated his return to Old Trafford with one of his finest goals in an England shirt as Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s side imperiously brushed Wales aside with a composed 2-0 win.
AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.7 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick faced condemnation in the media on Wednesday and an uncertain future following his federal indictment on Tuesday over alleged involvement in a dog-fighting operation.
SINGAPORE: British author J.K. Rowling has completed the manuscript for another Harry Potter book.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes &amp; Mauritz  reported on Friday a 3 percent rise in sales in stores open more than a year in January, lagging market expectations.
The owners of the Spectator Magazine appoint Andrew Neil as chief executive, but Boris Johnson is to remain as editor, the BBC learns.
A coalition of UK organisations warns Tony Blair that military action against Iran would be disastrous.
PARIS -- A French judge is seeking to bring the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, before a UN tribunal for allegedly masterminding a plane crash that killed the former president and that triggered the 1994 genocide.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley\u00c2\u0092s death, the Hershey Company plans to introduce a limited edition, peanut-butter-and-banana-creme Reese\u00c2\u0092s cup.
Roger Clemens says that he denied using performance-enhancing drugs while speaking under oath to congressional lawyers Tuesday.
CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Fred Funk shot a  one-under-par 69 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the  third round of the Buick Championship.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis withdrew from the Pro Bowl because of a hand injury he sustained in a playoff loss to Indianapolis.
The Miami Dolphins have  struggled to replace Dan Marino since he quit eight years ago  and Trent Green, the latest quarterback charged with the task,  will make his home debut against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
The jury in the Scott Peterson double murder trial was instructed to start new deliberations after a juror was dismissed Tuesday and an alternate named.
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work at a US weapons dump near Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 and bringing the toll
David Lynch is not like other  directors. Critics say his films make no sense and even he  admits they are difficult.
A cell phone game based on the children's series \
Composers Nadeem-Shravan are at their uninspiring best.
NEW YORK  - Recovering alcoholics who   manage to abstain for the long haul can fully recover mental   functions damaged by excessive drinking, a new study suggests.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, speaking at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, promised that his company will be offering 100 Mbps cable internet connections in select markets by the end of this year.
Two General Motors plants in Canada are forced to close because they rely on parts made by striking US plants.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State used a powerful rushing attack, a trick play, and a key defensive stand to beat No. 4 Wisconsin, 49-14, yesterday and knock the Badgers out of the national championship race.
Tim Lewis, the Giants' defensive coordinator, will interview for the Syracuse coaching job on Saturday.
In a long-expected move, the retailer announced that its chief executive, Bob Ulrich, would retire May 1 and be replaced by its president, Gregg Steinhafel.
Bookmaker William Hill reports a rise in half year profits helped by  increased trading hours and the Euro 2004 football championships.
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More Sudanese refugees flee across the border into Chad following reports of renewed violence in the Darfur region.
TOKYO -- China suffered a traumatic exit from the Asian 2006 World Cup qualifiers despite thrashing Hong Kong 7-0 in Guangzhou on Wednesday.
A reported assassination attempt on the Serbian president was a case of \
com November 4, 2004, 10:28 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
Spain pledged to keep up a tough line with the Basque separatist guerrilla group ETA on Wednesday after a bomb exploded at a Civil Guard police barracks, causing minor damage.
When talk at the high school here turns to the origins of life, biology teachers have to make time for both Charles Darwin as well as his detractors.
LOS ANGELES  - Sony Pictures Entertainment said Thursday that it has reached $3 billion in worldwide box office sales this year, a marker hit by only two other studios in movie history.
Microsoft Corp. is getting ready to release a beta version of antispyware technology it purchased last month to the public, but will delay promised antispam and antivirus improvements to the Exchange e-mail server, according to information provided by the company.
US Airways Group scrambled to find cost savings to avoid tumbling back into bankruptcy, an event industry analysts warn could come as early as this weekend.
A number of matchups involving local schools this afternoon promise to be spirited and intriguing, hard-hitting and pivotal.
Alexander Payne's heart-piercing new film about a writer on the verge of disappointment is a reason to maintain hope in the film industry.
Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Friday.

Fred D. Thompson will offer himself as a down-home antidote to Washington politics in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, running a campaign out of Nashville while promising leadership on a conservative agenda that will appeal to his party's base, advisers said yesterday.
Sen. John Kerry and President Bush returned to their arguments over who is the tougher leader for a dangerous age Saturday, sharpened by a new subtext
A 23-year-old charged with the murder of John Monckton and the attempted murder of his wife is due in court.
The first all-female U.N. peacekeeping unit, made up of 103 women from India, arrived in Liberia on Tuesday to help the West African nation recover from 14 years of on-and-off civil war.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid  vowed on Wednesday to block former Solicitor General Theodore  Olson from becoming attorney general if President George W.  Bush nominates him to replace Alberto Gonzales.
Eva Longoria's 3-week honeymoon is over, and she's back at work.
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney told the California GOP convention Saturday the United States should encourage foreigners with skills to immigrate, while discouraging those who come here illegally and without skills.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  LINVILLE GORGE, N.C. - Two wildfires have charred more than 1,200 acres of the parched Pisgah National Forest in western North Carolina, officials said today.
Il fantasista italiano Benny Carbone, 35 anni, &egrave; stato ingaggiato dal Sydney, club della Lega...
The Justice Department is offering leniency for a Colombian rebel leader if guerrillas release three Americans from a jungle prison camp unharmed.
The Episcopal bishop at the center of the Anglican Communion&#39;s global battle over homosexuality said that at first he was stunned by a church report issued on Monday recommending a moratorium
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The Bush administration is challenging a court order requiring it to make housing payments to thousands of families whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Blog: On the tarmac at Seattle's Boeing Field, the Dreamlifter, a modified 747-400 that carries the 787 Dreamliner's fuselage, sits and waits.
Hustler magazine is looking for some scandalous sex in Washington again -- and willing to pay for it.
Amazon.com Inc. denies it violated IBM Corp. patents in building its massive retail Web site, and alleges instead that IBM infringed on Amazon's technology to beef up its own offerings.
Counterfeit medicines, some of them sold over the Internet, are swamping unregulated markets in developing nations with sometimes fatal results, the U.N. drug control watchdog said on Thursday.
The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan won state approval Wednesday to place a Wiccan religious symbol on his memorial plaque, something the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had refused.
Texas executed a man by lethal injection on Tuesday for strangling his wife and her mother.
As many as 20,000 jobs in London's  financial district are likely to be wiped out due to the  financial crisis, a survey showed on Sunday.
JERUSALEM -- Israeli security sources are acknowledging the country is responsible for the killing Sunday of a top Hamas leader in Damascus.
A female acquaintance of comedian Bill Cosby has made an allegation against him that has prompted a police investigation in Pennsylvania, the entertainer's attorney said Thursday.
Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.
Jeff Suppan scattered five hits over seven innings, Chris Duncan homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stumbling Los Angeles Dodgers for the seventh straight time, 2-0 on Friday night.
DUBAI, September 28 (Online): A huge wall collapsed at an unfinished terminal at Dubai airport on Monday, killing at least eight workers and injuring more, said an official for the contractors.
One that's perhaps a bit of both: The Flying Bike would let users ride a stationary bike that is integrated into a video game.
Liverpool&#39;s Daniel Agger and Xabi Alonso are facing a six-week lay-off after it was confirmed that both had broken metatarsal bones while involved in international duty.
Let's review movie reviews. Millions read them. Actors covet nice ones. Studios scour them for positive nuggets to cram into advertising blurbs.
Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects, sending its shares soaring 28 percent.
Australia's Muslims plan to form a political party to defend their interests, the country's top Islamic cleric has announced.
Jada Pinkett Smith has donated $1 million to the Baltimore School for the Arts, asking that its new theater be dedicated to classmate Tupac Shakur, who was shot and killed in 1996. The 35-year-old actress graduated from the high school in 1989.
The central bank took the axe to interest rates again, but recession fears still spooked investors.
The Ohio Supreme Court's chief justice on Thursday threw out a challenge to the state's presidential election results.
Infamous for pirating everything from watches to software -- and Nike shoes -- China doesn&#39;t usually level copycat charges. But a Beijing court has ordered Nike to pay damages to a Chinese
George W Bush defends anti-terror laws a day after they were rejected by a US Senate committee.
President Bush officially won the vote in Iowa yesterday, giving him 286 electoral votes to Sen. John F. Kerry&#39;s 252 in the 2004 presidential election.
NEW YORK  - Approximately 65 percent of  young children befriend imaginary companions, and nearly  one-third continue to play with them through age 7, new  research shows.
Favoring a stiff left knee, Dwyane Wade hobbled to the yellow maintenance cart and slipped onto its flatbed. He propped himself up against the front seat and settled back for the short ride to the Heat&#039;s locker room.
Sir Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne will DJ on BBC Radio 1 to mark the station's 40th anniversary.
BEIJING  - The Chinese government will try to cut its huge deficit next year and curb investment financed from public coffers, state media said, quoting Vice Finance Minister Lou Jiwei.
Skies filled with drones by 2016? The UK is examing the possible deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) within 10 years across Britain's airspace for a range of civilian tasks including traffic control and environmental monitoring, The Guardian reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Even as relief efforts begin to provide food and clean water to millions of victims of Sunday&#39;s devastating tsunamis, relief officials are saying much more is needed to prevent an even greater loss of life.
Islamist militants, calling themselves the Army of Ansar al-Sunna, said Saturday they captured and beheaded Baghdad contractor Barie Dawood Ibrahim.
Video game sales soared to a record &#36;18.2 billion last year, but the days of strong growth are on pause as players await a new generation of consoles in 2005 and 2006, a new study showed on Wednesday.
Nigerian unions began a four-day strike today, helping drive world oil prices to record highs although shipments from Africa&#39;s top producer were unaffected.
When John Kerry wants to make a point, he rips the headlines from the day&#39;s newspapers and works them into his stump speeches, highlighting bad news about the economy, gas
The 109th U.S. Congress convened on  Tuesday with aid for victims of the Asian tsunami the emergency  top priority -- ahead of thorny domestic issues such as the  Social Security retirement program and taxes.
Prominent politicians from both parties and a gay-rights group on Saturday condemned right-wing commentator Ann Coulter for her reference Friday to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a \
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is to fly to France for talks on a growing spate of attacks on Europe's largest Jewish community, his ministry announced late Monday.
A TV drama on mass murders committed by Yugoslav partisans at the end of WWII sparks a heated debate in Italy.
The US military offered Abu Ghanem Awuud compensation for the death of his wife and five children in a US air strike on Falluja. He turned it down.
Annika Sorenstam calmly sank a short birdie putt on the ninth hole, earning a hug from Tiger Woods. More importantly, it kept $250,000 in play in the Skins Game in La Quinta, Calif.
LOS ANGELES -- SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, was scheduled to launch Monday in the U.S. and Canada after months of \
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NEW YORK  - Women who experience headaches, irritability and mood swings as menopause nears will likely see these symptoms diminish as menopause progresses, new research suggests.
Genarlow Wilson walked out of prison a free man on Friday, thanks to an extraordinary intervention by the Georgia Supreme Court.
When Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs and his staff watch the Baltimore Ravens run the football, they cannot help but recall their great Redskins teams of old.
ROME  - Two Italians were killed in a landslide this weekend as fierce storms pounded the country, causing floods that slowed trains, cut off traffic and forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.
Microsoft is building a new data center in San Antonio. But in Silicon Valley, it's taking a more direct expansion route by acquiring two IT facilities that it currently leases from Savvis Inc.
Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. Those who believed they were unpopular gained more weight over a two-year period than girls who viewed themselves as more popular. Researchers said the study showed how a girl's view of her social status has broader health consequences.
Family and friends of an American contractor kidnapped and beheaded in Saudi Arabia gathered for a funeral Saturday, more than two months after the engineer disappeared.
Sun filed suit in U.S. District Court in Eastern Texas against the entire NetApp product line, seeking both an injunction and monetary damages.
Army Secretary Francis Harvey blamed a failure of leadership for substandard conditions in a building that is part of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vowed Tuesday to move quickly to fix the problem.
The Los Angeles Angels won for the eighth time in 10 games by beating the New York Yankees 3-1 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
This will be accomplished through a share buy-back plan in Australia, where 40% of the company&#39;s shares are held. because of the tax breaks they enjoy on such sales.
Oslo's Munch Museum will stay shut until next summer for security upgrades after the theft of The Scream.
Symbol Technologies Inc. shares fell more than 5 percent Monday morning after the company said it may restate its 2004 financial reports because of errors.
The BBC has been tricked into broadcasting a false report that the US company Dow Chemical admitted blame for the Bhopal disaster and set up a massive compensation fund.
A word of advice: If you ever encounter a Japanese girl with long black hair obscuring her ghostly pale face, run for your life, or you&#39;re likely to lose it.
Deon Thompson and Ty Lawson each scored 16 points for No. 1 North Carolina, which scored 25 straight points in the first half of a 93-62 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.
ISMAILIA, Egypt  - Stranded Palestinian haj pilgrims protesting at Egypt's refusal to allow them to return to Gaza through a Hamas-controlled crossing, smashed furniture and windows at a shelter on Monday, a security source said.
Playbill - Margie Salvante has been named executive director of The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the group that promotes awareness of the theatre community in Philly.
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Some researchers in a study said they found Aleve could increase the risk of heart attacks or strokes. But others say the results are not conclusive.
Kuma Reality Games, which specializes in recreating military encounters, is making one of Mr. Kerry's Swift boat missions the situation for a game.
Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister of President John F. Kennedy and the inspiration for the Special Olympics, died Friday. She was 86.
Richard Jalichandra talks about about Technorati's future and its biggest challenges and opportunities
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger last night appeared to quash suggestions that Norwich City&#39;s Robert Green is on his New Year shopping list when he said: &quot;I&#39;m not looking for another goalkeeper.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, United States of America -- Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and Eric Williams
Six Flags and Cedar Fair shut down eight more thrill rides around North America on Friday after a teenage girl's feet were sliced off during a ride in Kentucky.
NEARLY half of all spam spread throughout the world is from the United States, making the country the top spammer of the year, according to a report released by software security firm Sophos.
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British experts urged mobile phone users to use their handsets with caution and keep them out of the hands of young children, in a report warning that mobile technology was racing ahead of studies of its potential health hazards.
A former pastor accused of killing an elderly friend to get at his trust fund pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and embezzlement Monday.
When a disciplined group of uniformed men kidnapped two Italian aid workers and their two Iraqi assistants from their Baghdad office earlier this month - only to have an Islamic group claim the kidnapping hours ...
Two British cross-country skiers freeze to death on a Norwegian mountain, local police say.
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Computer giant Microsoft has fully rolled out its crucial security update to computers running its Windows XP. Last week, it &quot;soft launched&quot; Service Pack 2 (SP2) security update, making it available for some
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  called Kofi Annan a \
FARMINGTON, Pa. - Vijay Singh walked off the Mystic Rock course with a three-shot lead during the first round of the 84 Lumber Classic...
For four years, the Florida State Seminoles have attempted to groom Chris Rix into a Heisman candidate, national championshipcaliber quarterback.
Discredited former world champion sprinter Kelli White has revealed the misery she felt while running as an undetected drug cheat.
NEW YORK  - A dermatologist in Menlo Park,  California, has developed a treatment for head lice that does  not use toxic chemicals, and doesn't require nit removal. In  early studies, it proved as effective as standard insecticide  lotions.
An Air Canada flight is diverted to Ireland after a pilot apparently suffers a mental breakdown.
Bush condemned Thursday's killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as a 'cowardly act.'
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- CARE International said the director of its operation in Iraq has been kidnapped. CARE said Margaret Hassan -- said to be an Iraqi national -- was abducted Tuesday morning in Baghdad and it does not know why.
Fresh questions were raised over George W. Bush's national guard service during the Vietnam War, with The Boston Globe reporting the president had fallen &quot;well short&quot; of meeting his military obligations.
Source says local phone company won&#39;t deny or admit to charges of financial and disclosure fraud. WASHINGTON  - Qwest Communications International Inc.
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NEW YORK, October 15  - The US trade deficit increased to the second-highest record level of $54 billion in August this year, primarily driven by the elevated oil import prices and record imports of Chinese goods.
Finanziaria: si sbaglia sempre per eccesso di bonta'
D'Alema, situazione nel Paese e' estremamente preoccupante
LARNACA, Cyprus  - Hundreds of Americans and other   foreign nationals fleeing Israeli air strikes that have   pummeled Lebanon for eight days found safe haven in Cyprus on   Thursday.
BRUSSELS: The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara.
All eyes fell on the supreme court of Ukraine after the two bitter presidential rivals agreed that the judges must decide how to resolve their furiously contested election -- with the option of a new poll seeming likely.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro broke his knee and fractured his arm after falling down on a stage. The 78-year-old had just finished a speech at a graduation ceremony.
Debate will now be political President Bush has used his veto to kill another bill that would have lifted some of the restrictions on research using human embryonic stem cells.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CHICAGO - Welcome home, Cubbies. Former Beantowners Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Walker added three hits and combined to drive in six runs as the Chicago Cubs hammered the Cincinnati Reds Monday night at Wrigley Field, 12-5.
Gli Stati Uniti potrebbero non aspettare che l&#39;Iraq sia &#39;&#39;del tutto pacificato&#39;&#39; per ritirare le proprie forze militari, ma farlo non appena il governo di Baghdad &#39;&#39;sara&#39; in grado di gestire la situazione dal punto di vista della sicurezza&#39;&#39;.
Bertelli, 'nuovo periodo nella storia dell'azienda'
Bangladesh beat West Indies by six wickets and eliminate them from the ICC World Twenty20.
Combinazione: 19-23-39-54-79-87, Jolly 42, Superstar 43
Cingular Wireless is under attack from its biggest rival, Verizon Wireless, which is trying to recapture the top spot in the cellphone industry.
Il primo trapianto al mondo di questo genere \u00c3\u00a8 stato eseguito al Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia su un bimbo di 5 anni. Le cellule sono state prese dalla placenta di due gemelli e moltiplicate. Un bambino
Angelina Jolie has filed papers to adopt a Vietnamese child, the country's top adoption official said Friday.
Cristiano Ronaldo kept Manchester United in the FA Cup with a second half penalty that earned a 2-2 draw in the quarter-final at Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Forecasters predicted unusually warm temperatures in the eastern U.S. on Sunday, and snow was expected in parts of California and the Pacific Northwest.
A negative financial update from  Advanced Micro Devices Inc. late on Monday raised a potentially  ominous sign for semiconductor stocks ahead of Tuesday's  bellwether earnings report from Intel Corp.
Britain's Andy Murray beats Kevin Kim 6-3 6-1 in the opening round of the San Jose Open.
Un ragazzo di 16 anni in condizioni disperate
Chelsea captain John Terry could be out for up to six weeks, his club said Monday, after revealing the England centre-half broke three bones in his foot following a clash with Emmanuel Eboue during a 1-0 defeat away to Premier League leaders Arsenal.
It was the social ticket of the year, a star-studded charity gala where the glitterati ate gourmet food prepared by Britain's top chef. But for one party-goer, the curry house across the road just looked more tempting.
Two leading names in the travel industry were today bought for \u00c2\u00a31.1 billion dollars (\u00c2\u00a3563 million) - the second major UK deal by US giant Cendant this month.
Fino all'attivazione dell'impianto di Acerra a inizio 2009
Businesses employing Scottish staff who default on their personal debts face having to administer payments through the payroll from tomorrow.
Republican Mitt Romney said Monday he supports a top aide under investigation in two states for impersonating a law enforcement officer, \
PATHUM THANI, Thailand  - Convicted Thai drug dealer Samson Sor Siriporn walked out of prison three years early on Wednesday as a reward for winning the WBC light-flyweight title earlier this year.
Adrian Mutu has admitted to testing positive for cocaine and will not request that a \u00e2\u0080\u0098B\u00e2\u0080\u0099 sample be analysed according to players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 union chief Gordon Taylor.
New requirements to track down, deport and permanently bar people who overstay their visas would be added to a broad immigration bill under a GOP bid to attract more Republican support.
A former DUP mayor of Coleraine admits six charges of electoral fraud at the last general and local elections.
Sunday Times: otto giorni prima di morire l'ex colonnello del Kgbfece il nome dell'uomo incaricato da Mosca di tenerlo d'occhio                                            Litvinenko era seguito da un agente Le indagini si spostano in Italia e a Mosca                                                                                      Sar\u00c3\u00a0 ascoltato l'ex consulente della commissione Mitrokhin Mario Scaramella
The US dollar sank to an all-time low against the euro yesterday amid concerns over the US trade and budget deficits and worse-than-expected US employment data.
Around Giants Stadium exasperated officials insist it&#39;s too soon to pass judgment on Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger. Unfair comparisons, they say.
US warplanes bombarded Fallujah Wednesday as fighting continued intermittently in a Baghdad neighborhood between US forces and Shiite gunmen.
BAQUBAH, Iraq -- Hundreds of US and Iraqi troops, under cover of F-16s, fought their way into three neighborhoods of besieged Baqubah yesterday to help clear Diyala Province of entrenched insurgents. To the north of the city, American airstrikes killed 17 Al Qaeda gunmen trying to sneak past a checkpoint.
L'Arbitrato del Coni ha ridotto dal 14 aprile 2007 al prossimo 23 dicembre la squalifica di Adriano ...
Will these companies survive until they get new financing, or burn through their cash?
&quot;Se sono rimasto all&#39;Inter \u00c3\u00a8 sicuramente per vincere. Sarebbe stato troppo facile andare via in un momento di difficolt\u00c3\u00a0&quot;, Alvaro Recoba parla, alla rassegna Expogoal in corso a Milano, e conferma che l&#39;Inter
England go out of the Women's World Cup in China after a 3-0 quarter-final defeat to the USA.
A US air raid, aimed at foreign fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed 11 people and wounded 17 after a wedding party in the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja Friday, residents and doctors said.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez drove himself to a polling station in a red Volkswagen beetle on Sunday, seeking another six-year term that will intensify his promised leftist revolution.
WASHINGTON: Bobby Fischer&#39;s plan to renounce his US citizenship and wed a Japanese chess official would not save him from prosecution, the US State Department said yesterday.
If you thought that Chak De India has been there and done it all, including finding itself a place in the Oscar library and management books as a case study, then, you need to think again, as this film has got something that no other film in Mumbai has got . It has the approval of none other than the Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray!
Roma, 23 dic. (Adnkronos Salute) - A Natale regali per tutti. Anche per cani e gatti di casa. El&#39;ultimo trend sotto l&#39;albero e&#39; il cesto per Fido, pieno di leccornie proprio come si usa tra umani. Quest&#39;anno
Europe go into the singles needing three-and-a-half points to win the Ryder Cup.
Rob Chermesino's college-educated friends went into finance and sales. His fiance is a meeting planner. Chermesino picked up a wrench.
NEW YORK  - Total laparoscopic hysterectomy, a type of minimally invasive \
Comcast Corp  on Tuesday  launched Fancast.com, a one-stop movie-television hub where  viewers can watch more than 3,000 hours of TV shows, movie  trailers and short videos, check show listings, and dive into a  comprehensive actor database.
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IT IS impossible to achieve greatness in sport without being measured against history. On Saturday, the last night of athletics in the 2004 Olympics, a man and a woman, a king and a queen of the track, ran into history.
Il ricordo dell'attore americano a 25 anni dalla morte, la caccia ai pidocchi, i viaggiatori cafoni e i treni in ritardo. I vostri post
Retirees lucky enough to have employer-sponsored health insurance will likely keep their prescription drug benefits in 2006, when Medicare launches its drug coverage, a new survey found.
Search Engines Helping with Tsunami Relief Effort  As the tragic news of the December 26th Tsunami spreads across the web, so do initiatives by those who are working to help the tsunami relief effort. Along with blogs and other popular sites, search engines have also played their part in helping to ...
Director Saurabh Usha Narang denies his first film is a rip off of The Sixth Sense.
England&#039;s new look was good enough to secure a 3-1 win over Hungary without quite convincing that it will resemble the finished article in time for the World Cup.
Andy Roddick today announced the end of an 18-month association with coach Brad Gilbert which earned the American his first grand slam title and established him among the heavyweights of men&#39;s tennis.
The High Commissioner of the Maldives in London appeals for aid to the stricken islands after severe flooding.
Look up the Wright Brothers' airplane drawings or investigate Tesla's electrical innovation proposals and Tom Edison's incandescent patents. Send us results of your favorite searches. In Gear Factor.
Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri  said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to  attack the United States until Washington changed its policies  toward the Muslim world.
Istat conferma stima preliminare, ai massimi da giugno 2004
Police in Pakistan have re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for failing to appear at a court hearing in a murder case.
No doubt about it: Losing weight is frequently challenging, but a group of nearly 200 morbidly obese people have turned it into a Competition with a capital \
Chicago has qualified seven teams to bid on a long-term lease of its three garbage recycling facilities, the city announced Thursday.
GENEVA - The European Union (EU) and its allies got the go-ahead from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) yesterday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on US goods in response to the latter&#39;s illegal anti-dumping rules.
Decisione su dichiarazioni Pm attesa per giovedi' prossimo
Four networks manage to increase their rates as they complete their upfront sales.
The Eagles have been the life of this Super Bowl party. Meanwhile, playing for New England is probably like being on the best corporate flag football team around.
Various strategies for splitting the state, worked out long before the presidential election, are being carried out in Ukraine now,\
Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah members and their allies flooded central Beirut on Sunday demanding changes in the government's makeup as soldiers strung more barbed wire around the offices of the Western-backed premier.
Catcher Mike Matheny has made little progress in his recovery from a concussion and will not play again this season for San Francisco.
Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China yesterday as the country completed its first orderly transfer of power in the communist era with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.
Tens of thousands of people turn out in Gaza City to mark the 20th anniversary of Hamas's founding.
Sul mezzo colpito viaggiava anche un altro soldato, illeso
Vijay Singh will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 84 Lumber Classic as he eyes a third straight win this month. The world number one carded a level-par 72 to stay ahead of American Ryder Cup star Chris DiMarco (71).
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock skyrocketed 135 percent in 2007, and its sleek retail gadget emporiums are a large part of that  success.
Guard Jason Kidd has returned from off-season knee surgery to help the New Jerset Nets defeat the Toronto Raptors 88-86 at Continental Airlines Arena.
Venus Williams walloped and screamed her way into her sixth Wimbledon final with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic on Friday.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.
When Jane Kostelc first started visiting families at home and asking about their eating habits, she wondered if she wasn't overstepping: \
A two-year probation for Bristol-Myers Squibb ends Thursday, freeing the company from federal supervision after a major accounting scandal and other misconduct.
Il suo patrimonio e' stimato in 67,8 miliardi di dollari
Giusto collocarla sul mercato, ma senza sminuirne il ruolo
Americans are becoming more discontented over the situation in Iraq and more unhappy with Democrats who won control of Congress last November largely because voters want to see an end to the war, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll.
By JENNIFER C. KERR    WASHINGTON  -- It's one of the biggest technical changes in television since color TV: the digital transition...
'Talk, morons' Attention-seeking tech billionaire Mark Cuban has set the legal dogs on YouTube, demanding it snitch on users who uploaded video which one of his investments owns the rights to.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than 10 fire engines are attending a fire at an old chemical factory in Ayrshire, Scotland.
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Johan Santana threw seven shutout innings and Jacque Jones homered to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 2-0 victory over New York in the opener of a best-of-five American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium.
Mark Thatcher, centre, is escorted to a police car outside his Cape Town mansion. Picture:AFP. Multimillionaire businessman Mark Thatcher has until now relied more on his family connections than his intellect, writes Peter Fray.
Indications show that Afghanistan&#39;s Interim President Hamid Karzai has won the first presidential elections in the country&#39;s history.
The 2-day-old nationwide strike against General Motors Corp by the United Auto Workers union was already being felt across borders on Tuesday, threatening production in Mexico and shutting down Canadian plants, as both sides resumed bargaining.
Kevin Weekes got a rare start at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers beat Florida Sunday night in a workmanlike performance.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates must be bored of leading the pack on the Forbes list of richest Americans. Gates continues to be the richest man in America for the 11 th consecutive year.
Terrell Davis. Olandis Gary. Mike Anderson. Clinton Portis. Reuben Droughns. Seems like just about anybody can run for 100 yards in the Denver Broncos' system. There are at least five good reasons why.
Children with allergic conditions such as asthma may receive too high a dose of steroids, drug experts warn.
Blog: Sotheby's is hosting an auction for a lot of video game memorabilia from Dig Dug, Pong and others.
Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.
Investors are now searching for a holy grail that symbolizes wealth in both profits and what\u00e2\u0080\u0099s good for the environment.
Actor Sean Penn's latest film, Into the Wild, leads the Critics Choice awards with seven nominations.
IBM has contributed speech technology to the Apache Software Foundation. By releasing its source code IBM hopes to bring a quick end to battles over competing, proprietary standards; solidifying the industry behind VoiceXML.
SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.
Lo dice l'ad Perissinotto, 48 mln i clienti nel mondo
CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians have  signed outfielder Juan Gonzalez to a minor league contract with  an invitation to spring training.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two  Palestinian gunmen in a shootout in southern Israel after they  had infiltrated from the Gaza Strip, an Israeli military source  said.
The U.S. current account trade gap  widened slightly to a record $164.71 billion in the third  quarter, data showed on Thursday, but U.S. dependence on  overseas capital was not as great as feared, fueling a big  dollar rally.
A surprising source may spur a Gap turnaround.
In a comment yesterday on Marc Canter's blog, discussing the race to be the default identity system for the Internet.. \
Il Pentagono sta indagando au alcune foto che ritraggono soldatesse americane nude pubblicate da un sito Internet porno molto popolare tra i militari in Iraq. Due delle ragazze sono identificate dal sito, specializzato
The makers of South Park sign a deal to spread the show across the internet, mobile phones and games consoles.
Microsoft isn't the only company soaking up the gravy from this week's release of \
The Red Sox medical staff had performed enough MRIs, CAT scans, and X-rays to know what was left in Curt Schilling's right arm: not much. There was certainly debate in the organization about the merits of bringing him back for one more year.
European inflation is confirmed at a six year high on high food prices.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Earlier this week, New York Jets coach Herman Edwards went around the locker room trying to give his players an index card with the following message:
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
PHILIPPINE movie star Fernando Poe, who nearly unseated President Gloria Arroyo in hotly contested polls this year, passed away today.
The debacle over posts by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey shows that message boards, relics from the 1980s, continue to thrive. And who's on them may surprise you
OPEC was to consider raising its oil output quota by up to 1 million barrels per day at a meeting here yesterday in a largely symbolic gesture, since members are already pumping far above the 26 million ceiling.
Showcased at the Mobile Displays Conference this week in San Diego, LG.Philips LCD's screens for mobile devices are designed to be compact and efficient.
Il presidente del Genoa Enrico Preziosi ha annunciato l'imminente acquisto di Borriello: \
Russian prosecutors have continued their onslaught against the country&#39;s largest oil producer, raiding the accounting division of Yukos and seizing documents.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana noted an improvement in the security and humanitarian situation in Sudan's crisis-hit Darfur region and pledged millions of dollars to help an African mission enforce a ceasefire.
Dai risarcimenti al rispetto delle norme che regolano la convivenza all'interno dello stesso stabile. L'esperto risponde su diritti e consumi
About 100,000 Chinese die annually from diseases associated with passive smoking while more than half a billion on the mainland suffer from the smoke exhaled from cigarettes, according to the Xinhua news agency.
Rivisti da Diego Dolcini per coccodrillo, seta e juta
Australia may swap their usual aggression for a more patient approach in a bid to register their first test series victory in India for 35 years, stand-in captain Adam Gilchrist said on Tuesday.
Preliminary results from a  study hint that vaginal douching 6 months before pregnancy, but  not during pregnancy, may protect African American women from  delivering preterm (before 40 weeks).
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is believed to have substantial financial assets despite his demand that the court prosecuting him for war crimes cover his legal costs because he is indigent, U.N. investigators said in a report obtained Thursday.
Il conteggio sfiora quota 400. Le cifre ufficiali: 394 morti, ma 186 bambini mancano all&#39;appello. Oltre 700 i feriti. Eccezionali misure di sicurezza nella capitale: &quot;Temiamo nuovi attentati&quot; &gt; Foto. Beslan
Japanese 10-year bonds fell after the US government said retail sales rose more than expected last month, damping concern demand for Japan&#39;s goods will slow.
La linea 'M by Madonna' nei negozi della catena a marzo
Rwanda&#39;s president has said a military action in the Democratic Republic of Congo will target Hutu rebels and not Congolese forces, the BBC reported Thursday.
A novel set in 19th century Paraguay wins the $10,000 fiction prize at the US National Book Awards.
After eight years of a bold but bungled experiment with reform, Iran's government is in the throes of a takeover by conservatives determined to restore the revolution's Islamic purity, according to Iranian politicians and analysts.
The eight soldiers come from places scattered across the country, from this small town an hour northwest of Little Rock to cities in Arizona, New Jersey and New York.
Most Americans are angry about \
The bell doth toll for toll bells
The globe-trotting thriller \
Nicky Hayden e la Repsol Honda Hrc davanti al tutti al termine dell'ultima giornata di test sul circ...
BAGHDAD, Feb. 20 -- Most facts surrounding the reported rape that has become Iraq's latest political firestorm remain in dispute. But this much is clear:
Nearly 200 childcare providers in England are no longer registered after failing their Ofsted inspections.
Assets of Yukos, once Russia's biggest oil producer, will be sold at an auction March 27 as the company's liquidation begins, the government announced Thursday.
Panel wants to hear from two investigators; others are due to say if they'll appear at a hearing next week.
An exultant Barack Obama said his overwhelming win in South Carolina disproved notions that Democratic voters are deeply divided along racial lines.
Braves pitcher John Smoltz outdueled Tom Glavine to make baseball history and bring his Braves one game closer to the first-place Mets.
Having reached out to Kashmiris during a two-day visit to the region, the prime minister heads this weekend to the country's volatile northeast, where public anger is high over alleged abuses by Indian soldiers.
The comapny reported a quarterly loss of $369.9 million, citing taxes, difficulty in its mortgage referral unit and costs for proposed spinoffs that would make five companies out of one.
Gold mining company stocks fell on   Monday as the price of the metal dropped below $600 per ounce   for the first time in more than two months.
Looking back on events, it seems like everything took place extremely quickly and unexpectedly - during the Finnish turn at the EU Presidency.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Justice Department gave conditional approval Monday to Cingular Wireless&#39; acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless, a $41 billion deal creating the nation&#39;s largest wireless carrier.
A Chinese regulator defends one of its country's tyre-makers embroiled in a US row.
D.J. Trahan charged from four shots behind with a sparkling 7-under 65 Sunday to overtake the faltering Justin Leonard and win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
U.S. financial authorities will likely  take disciplinary action against Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ  Financial Group (MUFG) (8306.T) for slack monitoring of  suspected money laundering, a source close to the matter said  on Wednesday.
US President George W. Bush expects that new allegations of prisoner abuses in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would &quot;be taken seriously,&quot; the White House said Tuesday.
Japan is opposed to the lifting of the European Union's arms embargo against China, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Thursday after discussing the hotly debated topic with British Foreign Secretary ...
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The Iranian parliament, which is dominated by hardliners, passed a bill yesterday obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme.
The most senior US soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison is expected to plead guilty to some of the charges, according to a statement released by his attorney Monday.
The Dow Jones industrials shot up more than 160 points Wednesday, enjoying one of its best days of the year as crude prices plummeted on a weekly government report on oil inventories.
Per la prima volta il concorso vinto da una Trentina
Tom Coughlin and his staff drilled it into the players last week not to give up if the ball was not caught. The way the play develops, it could be a lateral and a live ball.
Washington Mutual Inc , the  largest U.S. savings and loan, posted a $1.87 billion  fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, its first quarterly loss in  more than a decade, battered by mortgage defaults and  write-downs.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson today filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in an attempt to protect its assets from judgments and settlements stemming from alleged sexual misconduct by some of its priests.
A new analysis of published studies concludes that antioxidant supplements may not provide protection against several cancers -- and could increase the risk of death.
GOOGLE, the internet search company, defied its doubters last night as it reported a doubling of quarterly revenues on strong advertising demand.
Business & money: Firms to be offered \u00c2\u00a350m to take on Remploy staff, but unions express fury at 'muddled' proposal.
LONDON - Global and U.S. health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the U.S...
U.S. officials said a name on the passenger list matched that of a suspected member of a Moroccan militant group.
SAN QUENTIN, Calif.  - California prison officials  put three-time murderer Donald Beardslee to death by lethal  injection on Wednesday, in the the first execution in the state  for three years.
Last year, Johnny Avello, director of race and sports operations at the Wynn Las Vegas, started setting odds on the Westminster as a novelty for which there is no wagering.
France sent reinforcements to Ivory Coast and deployed armoured vehicles and helicopter gunships as French troops used tear gas and concussion grenades to quell an explosion of violence in its former West African colony.
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Islamic nations, including Malaysia, need to help rebuild Iraq, a civilization that was once a symbol of Islam&#39;s greatness.
The panel of scientists also warned of a looming imbalance between hardware and software technology in high-performance computing.
The U.S. intelligence community considers authentic a message on an Islamic Web site in which Abu Musab Zarqawi was announced to have sworn his network's allegiance to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, a senior administration official said on Monday.
Apache Ant is a powerful build tool. This week you'll learn what Ant property files are, how to use Ant's capabilities to better integrate with IBM Rational ClearCase, how to implement Ant build files and more. By Kevin A. Lee. 0717
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Some of the most dramatic debate surrounding the nearly four-year-old Iraq war is expected to begin Tuesday over a House of Representatives resolution criticizing President Bush's plan to increase troops by more than 20,000.
Per ardua ad ASTRA A man suspected of using computer hacking techniques to steal corporate secrets from a French defence contractor was arrested in Greece last Friday. Police are continuing to hunt for a suspected accomplice reckoned to be living in the UK.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WESTON -- It was a case of expectations realized. When North Reading's Shannon Conway set herself in the starting blocks at the girls' 400-meter dash yesterday, her thoughts were on the record, set by Foxboro's Alison Cully (57.30) in 1995. Her coach, Sotirios Pintzopoulos, told the team he expected Conway to win the race, but Conway wanted the record.
WASHINGTON -- Regulators are issuing fewer citations to drug companies for false and misleading advertisements and are taking longer to do it, a congressional report says.
Abdullah Gul\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory breaks an 84-year grip on power by the secular establishment.
If rising sea levels force the people of the Maldive Islands to seek new homes, who will look after them in a world already turning warier of refugees?
Miner Harmony Gold can cut costs at takeover target Gold Fields Ltd. by up to $178.4 million and restrict job losses at its head office, senior management and service level, the firm said Thursday.
Astronauts on Friday fixed a tear in the shuttle Atlantis&#39;s heat shield and repaired two main computers at the International Space Station after an unprecedented systems breakdown that lasted 48 hours, a NASA spokeswoman said.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States and Arab allies sent military aid to Lebanon on Friday and the Lebanese army deployed extra troops to a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants this week.
Anticipazione de L'espresso: troppe sigle sindacali e stretta ai voli a basso costo e degli scali. Il dicastero presenta la riforma
A convicted paedophile living in the grounds of a primary school will be evicted, after losing a court battle.
Saudi authorities reiterate their pledge to crush Islamic militants after an attack on the US consulate in Jeddah.
The idea was simple: Job training centers should be as ubiquitous as gas stations, a man called freesouljah said in a video on YouTube's Davos Question channel.
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Most Asian markets tumbled Friday after shares on Wall Street fell sharply amid growing speculation a U.S. interest rate cut was unlikely. Chinese stocks, however, bucked the trend and rose for a fourth straight session.
The Christian Science Monitor - British police have been pounding Moscow pavement for over a week. Russian detectives are headed for London, while a Scotland Yard liaison arrived Monday in Hamburg. On Tuesday, Interpol got into the act.
Attesa per dati macro Usa, risultati aziende e mercati Cina
THREE German executives and an American with microchip giant Infineon Technologies face jail terms and fines under plea agreements to settle a US probe into price-fixing, according to the Justice Department.
Patrick Marleau agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, keeping the longtime captain with the club through 2010.
ESPN will launch a new multimedia college sports initiative in March 2005 that includes a new 24-hour television network and content from ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine.
The trade deficit shrank much more than expected in April to $58.5 billion, as the weakening U.S. dollar appeared to depress import demand and help push exports to a record, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed.
The Iraqi government said it would release one of the female prisoners whose freedom is being demanded by Islamic militant kidnappers who are threatening to kill a third Western hostage.
Otto punti per Andrea Bargnani nel successo dei Toronto Raptors, che hanno battuto 111-78 Cleveland ...
Welsh novelist Sarah Waters is one of six writers shortlisted for this year's \u00c2\u00a350,000 Man Booker Prize.
Police arrested 14 people Monday on charges of recruiting volunteers for terror training in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The goal is a &quot;single, coordinated solution&quot; that enables network administrators to control both Windows installations and Cisco network architecture, the two tech giants said.
Shell was today rapped by financial watchdogs for a catalogue of failings that led to it inflating its oil and gas reserves. Fines totalling \u00c2\u00a382.
For candidates, a Google stop is part of the obligatory Silicon Valley tour. But even in the Valley, birthplace of many prominent high-tech companies and home to an affluent voting bloc, the company holds a special symbolism.
A few lucky people in need of a break from their stress got a chance at some of unconventional therapy. A Spanish hotel chain planning renovations at one of its Madrid locations offered 30 \
Three Sunni Muslim mosques were attacked and burned south of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said, in apparent reprisal attacks after suspected al Qaeda militants blew up the minarets of a revered Shi'ite shrine.
The United States is reaching out to more countries as world trade talks slowly gain momentum, a U.S. trade official said on Tuesday, even as some U.S. farmers grow more hostile to a deal.
Venus Williams overcame a terrible second set to beat Nadia Petrova in the semifinals 7-6, 0-6, 6-4 on Saturday to tie the Fed Cup match between the United States and Russia at 1.
A famed Brazilian scientist goes to jail for stealing jungle animals. But he says his conviction is pure monkey business
People who new Packers running back Ryan Grant when he coached high school football in North Arlington, N.J. now marvel at the improbability of his rise.
A judge has approved a $3.75 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit challenging billing practices at AT&amp;T Wireless Services, the Redmond-based company that was acquired last week by Cingular Wireless of Atlanta.
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The midterm elections were either a resounding victory for voters or a spectacular fiasco, a study released Wednesday concluded simultaneously.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp signed a new contract on Monday that will keep him at Fratton Park until 2011.
President Thabo Mbeki will tomorrow leave for his official visit to Belgium, the Netherlands and the European Union (EU), Ronnie Mamoepa, the foreign affairs spokesperson, said.
Iraq's most powerful Shiite militia leader is turning to his commanders who distinguished themselves fighting U.S. troops in 2004 to screen fighters, weed out criminals and assume key positions in an effort to build a more disciplined force, two of his key lieutenants say.
Afghan soldiers have captured a Taliban leader who tried to flee a security operation in the south dressed in a burqa, NATO said on Wednesday.
A group led by al-Qaida-linked terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility Sunday for the execution of some 50 Iraqi army recruits in eastern Iraq.
Google-powered phones to arrive mid-2008 with bundled services and open APIs, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The discount carrier posted quarterly net income of $162 million on strong demand.
com September 22, 2004, 12:09 PM PT. OS Migration has moved to the bottom ranks after making its mark on IT Professional&#39;s top five priority last year.
Sono 8 i giocatori italiani presenti nella lista delle 50 nominations per il Pallone d'Oro 2007 pubb...
Former Apprentice candidate Katie Hopkins loses her job with The Met Office, a spokesman confirms.
Tre tifosi dell'Empoli, di 36, 35 e 27 anni, sono stati stamattina all'alba dalla Digos di Firenze. ...
Tycho:  Gabe keeps coming into the Goddamn office with his Goddamn tales of high adventure, telling me about how there's tokens or some shit in Burning Crusade now, or maybe tiers, and other words I had scoured from my consciousness.  He also says there is hot new five-man content, which initially sounded like pornography.  The comic is correct - I purchased it in a moment of weakness.  As I must often approach you, the cherished reader, to apologize for this or that indiscretion, it may be more appropriate to say that I have moments of strength which are suspended in cowardice and moral decay.
ROME, Italy -- An EU committee&#39;s rejection of an Italian nominee with conservative views on homosexuality has drawn a sharp condemnation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, has been arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery last week in a hotel room in Las Vegas, police said on Sunday.
Microsoft Corp.  warned about a  new computer virus that exploits a vulnerability in its  PowerPoint presentation software to allow hackers to infiltrate  computer systems.
Russia dismissed accusations that  Russian firms abused the U.N. oil-for-food program imposed on  Iraq, saying on Wednesday that there was no proof of wrongdoing  by Russian companies.
A British soldier is killed and two others are injured in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
Graham Ford has turned down an offer to become India&#39;s new coach and decided to stay in his current role as director of cricket at English county Kent, he announced on Monday.
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Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s CEO Terry Semel told an investment conference yesterday that Yahoo too would be putting out a desktop search tool for searching computer desktops and harddrives using the backbone of Yahoo Search Technology.
Johnson &amp; Johnson, the US medical and consumer goods group, is in advanced discussions to buy Guidant, a maker of medical devices, in a deal that could be worth about $24bn (\u00c2\u00a312bn).
Symantec Corp. SYMC.O, the top  global security software maker, on Wednesday posted a 48  percent rise in quarterly net profit on strong sales.
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American oil company ConocoPhillips acquired the Russian government&#39;s 7.6% stake in Lukoil yesterday, after bidding almost $2bn (\u00c2\u00a31.
A Boeing 747-200 aircraft with seven crew members aboard crashed Thursday at Halifax International Airport. All seven aboard the jet, which is owned by MK Airlines Ltd.
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - One day after losing Pedro Martinez to the New York Mets, the Boston Red Sox officially made Edgar Renteria a part of their family, and Matt Clement may not be far behind.
Accredo Health Inc. (ACDO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which provides pharmacy and treatment services for patients with chronic illnesses, on Monday slashed its profit forecast due to
Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Giant Software, a provider of anti-spyware and Internet security products. Microsoft said it will use intellectual property and technology assets from the.
DALLAS -- Third quarter profits at Texas Instruments Inc. grew by $116 million from a year ago due to rising demand for its chips used in high-end mobile phones and digital light processing systems for big-screen televisions.
David Weathers pitched five strong innings in his first start for six years, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs and a split of their National League doubleheader in Miami Monday.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said the U.S. government misinformed Americans and the world about 9/11, echoing conspiracy theories about the terror attacks against the United States six years ago.
Scotland Yard investigators helping probe the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto met President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, a British diplomat said.
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Odalis Perez learned just how quickly things can unravel against the potent St. Louis Cardinals. After allowing Albert Pujols&#39;s first-inning
The Cincinnati Reds, tagged with the worst record in the major leagues, named advance scout Pete Mackanin as interim skipper.
The two US and Russian astronauts on the International Space Station had to rely on a candy-laden diet for five weeks because their predecessors raided the pantry.
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A peace activist who once fasted for 63 days to protest movie violence and war toys is launching another hunger strike to persuade Ralph Nader to abandon his presidential bid.
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The California judge in Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation case foiled a defense team plan by ruling ample evidence existed to warrant a Neverland search.
Jason Bartlett scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Scott Dohmann with two outs in the 10th inning and Torii Hunter added a two-run single as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night.
MOSCOW -- A Russian cargo ship blasted off early today carrying badly needed food and equipment for the International Space Station, where supplies for the two crew members have been dwindling rapidly, Russian news agencies reported.
British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin was arrested on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred.
The stock selloff worsened as reports of slumping stocks in China and Europe and a steep decline in durable goods orders raised worries that the recent rally may be tapped out. News that Vice President Dick Cheney was the apparent target in a Taliban suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan added to the concerns.
Intel Corp. President Paul S. Otellini yesterday demonstrated new chips scheduled for release next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games
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A man who fell from a hotel balcony with his two children is charged with his son's murder.
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Proposed new United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program call for travel bans and asset freezes for specific Iranian officials and vigilance on all banks in Iran, according to a draft text.
Novartis AG, Switzerland s biggest drugmaker, said third-quarter profit rose 21 percent as demand increased for the hypertension treatment Diovan and the cancer pill Gleevec.
China has rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s call for dialogue and peace talks. President Chen made the overture during a much-publicized National Day speech in Taipei on Sunday.
La Biellese, formazione che milita nel campionato di serie C2, girone A, ha oggi esonerato il tecnic...
NEW YORK -- Blackstone Group LP's much-anticipated initial public offering of its management company will occur during the week of June 25, underwriter Morgan Stanley said on Wednesday.
By ZARAR KHAN  KARACHI, Pakistan - Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and tree branches Wednesday as cyclone-spawned floods surged through towns and villages of Pakistan's coastline, officials said.
When Tom Brokaw signs off his last NBC ``Nightly News&#39;&#39; program tonight (at 6:30 on WHDH, Ch. 7), it will mark the end of an era on network television.
It's games like this that make a team feel almost invincible. The New York Yankees had struck out 10 times and scored only once in seven innings Monday night, Then they scored 10 runs in the eighth inning and rolled over the Kansas City Royals 12-5.
Servicemen and women who died in wars are remembered across Wales on Remembrance Day.
Old skool spam suspect taken in Japanese police have arrested a \
The Reuters Group will begin selling two trading services on Monday that allow subscribers to set up automatic trading orders based on the news.
Dr. Gao Yaojie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s detention sheds light on China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intolerance for grass-roots AIDS activists.
Several powerful earthquakes rattled northwestern Japan over a span of two hours Saturday, toppling and setting alight homes, causing blackouts, cutting water and gas services and derailing a bullet train.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's four-year corruption trial is expected to draw to a close on Friday.
MOSCOW - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned yesterday against whitewashing the crimes of dictator Josef Stalin, stressing that Russia cannot move forward without facing the truth about its bloody past.
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SWEDEN&#39;s Fredrik Ljungberg is Arsenal&#39;s main injury doubt for their opening Champions League group match with PSV Eindhoven at Highbury tomorow (australian time).
Fresh infusions of aid gave yet more push to the global relief effort for Asia as it confronted logistical breakdowns.
U.S. consumer prices rose modestly  in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier  moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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Interior Department biologists have recommended against adding the sage grouse to the endangered species list, a determination that could wind up benefiting natural gas and oil producers but add to environmentalists' concerns.
The New York Times published a review of  the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before it went on sale,  drawing a stinging response from author J.K. Rowling.
Tell James Baker: Arab nations don't care about the Palestinians
The Science Museum opens its vast west London storerooms to public view - 170,000 objects that include Stone Age tools and even freeze-dried GM mice.
(InfoWorld) - With 20,000 servers to manage, financial services powerhouse Credit Suisse had a long list of reasons to consider server virtualization: reducing the number of physical servers to manage, cutting power needs, improving software provisioning time, and deferring expensive datacenter buildouts. But it also needed a clear set of guidelines to determine when to virtualize, plus a clear set of procedures for managing a virtualization initiative. Credit Suisse began by eliminating servers as candidates for virtualization. For example, the company had already created server efficiencies by sharing instances of Web servers on one box and sharing databases on another box -- both time-honored, proven techniques, notes Stephen Hilton, managing director for enterprise server and storage. \
BAZOURIYA, Lebanon -- There are two faces to the UN force today in Lebanon, ensuring a cease-fire that ended 33 days of war with Israel. One has a certain swagger: more than 4,800 soldiers, 14 French battle tanks, four 155 mm artillery guns, 10 Italian amphibious assault vehicles, and an array of armored personnel carriers. The other is a contingent ...
At least 2 dead as Calif. effort helps find dozens of stranded hikers caught in freak blizzard this week. BY BEN MARGOT. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.
Aston Martin is the UK's coolest brand, thanks to its association with the James Bond films, a survey claims.
(HealthDay News) - Children are in constant contact with germs, and can easily spread them to others. Flu is a particularly nasty nemesis, but it can be prevented.
Irish pair Padraig Harrington and Paul McGinley shared the lead with Austria after the opening World Cup fourballs. Ireland&#39;s Ryder Cup stars had a 12-under-par 60 in Seville to match Markus Brier and Martin Wiegele&#39;s total.
President Giorgio Napolitano backs the formation of an interim government after the fall of Romano Prodi's administration.
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third ...Comment
Former president Bill Clinton will have heart bypass surgery after complaining of mild chest pain and shortness of breath, his office said Friday.
Stellar, or stinkers? The CAPS community sounds off.
By Schaffer, Daniel; Masood, Ehsan; Ndege, Yvonne; Bagla, Pallava; Mantell, Katie  Up to a billion people live in the drylands of the developing world.
By GALLOWAY, Jill  It's the better land use, Landcorp chief says of joint venture.
Stocks were mixed in volatile trading a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001 as weak economic data prompted investor worries.
Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its  anti-AIDS drugs off the U.N.'s approved list, the World Health  Organization said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to efforts to make  cheaper medicines more widely available for the scrounge.
Leather-bound for executive class It's been 15 years since IBM first unveiled the ThinkPad laptop and about two years since Lenovo acquired it as part of a $1.25bn spending spree. So, in an attempt to capitalise on its purchase, Lenovo has unveiled a leather-bound, 5000-unit limited edition ThinkPad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Booz2Go - alcopop in a sachet Dutch students have developed what might be the ultimate Reg hack survival aid - a powdered alcohol beverage going out at \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1-\u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.50 for a 20-gram packet, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Man texts cops flogging 'reefer' A West Virginia man sent a text offering weed to the State Police by mistake Wednesday, and is now cooling his heels in the big house, AP reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The New York Yankees battered Pedro Martinez, chasing Boston out of town with their second rout in a row. Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada
It was almost the perfect ending for the Florida Panthers. In their first game since forward Richard Zednik had his neck cut by teammate Olli Jokinen's skate in Buffalo on Sunday, the Panthers blew a third-period lead, were flat at the start of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens took advantage and earned a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged Palestinians and Israelis to work with the international community to make Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dream of two states living in peace a reality.
Leave it to the NFL to reward NBC for buying into Sunday night by giving it an opener with a twist. Spend a few billion dollars and you, too, can make a family squirm.
Gerard Debreu, a former University of California-Berkeley economist who won a Nobel Prize for breakthroughs in the study of supply and demand, has died at the age of 83.
Tribal leaders from five of South Dakota's American Indian reservations met with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Sunday to discuss problems on their reservations and ask for federal protection for their sacred Bear Butte.
Officials in Nepal say one soldier has been killed and at least five police officers are missing after an attack by suspected Maoist rebels.
The surface of CDs and DVDs are made up of microscopic grooves filled with areas known as pits and land regions, which carry the information.
KABUL, Afghanistan  - The Taliban warned Monday of  more deadly attacks in the run-up to Afghanistan's first  presidential election after a car bomb in the heart of the  capital killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more.
SINGAPORE Health officials are warning today that the world is close to its next pandemic -- a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.
KABUL - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan telephoned home to say they are OK and one expressed hope she soon would be free, officials and relatives said Tuesday.
Turkey declared that it had fulfilled  all the political criteria for membership talks with the  European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation  from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green light.
The announced union of Sprint and Nextel Communications yesterday marked the second mega-deal in the wireless industry this year - and the second involving a life change for a Craig McCaw-built venture.
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Pepco Communications said yesterday that it sold its stake in Starpower Communications LLC to RCN Corp., its partner in Starpower, for $29 million.
Yesterday's Horoscope  Stop worrying about the future -- and start envisioning it instead. Paint with bold strokes. Include lots of joyous events and activities in your life. Get your vision in place, and your anxieties will start to abate.
A voracious Australian moth is threatening to infest one of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most important agricultural regions.
Kellogg Co. is planning to announce that it will stop marketing some products to children unless the foods can meet its nutritional standards, according to media reports.
Astronaut Lisa M. Nowak has been dismissed by NASA and will return to active duty in the Navy, officials said yesterday.
Moonlighting Hollywood stunt pilots and NASA scientists are teaming up to snatch a returning space capsule in midair over central Utah next month.
NATO helicopters searching for an Afghan passenger jet that disappeared during a snowstorm found the wreckage of the plane Saturday in the forbidding mountains east of the capital, and officials said all 104 people aboard appeared to have been killed.
WASHINGTON - President Bush has a double-digit lead in one new national poll, but he's tied with Democrat John Kerry in another.    Both campaigns say their own polling has the race close, with Bush's people seeing a slight lead for the president...
A boost for India's offshore-development industry, move is intended to help Sony's European wing focus on core activities.
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UK Athletics chief Niels de Vos wants to change his body's selection policy after the recent Dwain Chambers row.
Friday saw the 63rd birthday of Vilasrao Deshmukh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. But it turned out to be some celebration when a riot broke out in his constituency Latur over Bollywood babe Priyanka Chopra.
Sorry, e-book fans, whoever you are. You will be able to read the new Harry Potter on paper, listen to it, probably purchase it in Braille. But don't expect to download the text &#151; at least legally.
Gaza's main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the territory's borders in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
Britain's former police chief said on Thursday that Princess Diana would still be alive if she had agreed to her police protection being re-instated.
Jan Nowak-Jezioranski, a wartime courier for the Polish anti-Nazi resistance and the director of Radio Free Europe's Polish service during the Cold War, has died, Polish officials said Friday. He was 91.
For investors who watched the technology bubble burst, the problems in the mortgage securities market have a familiar ring.
The European Union has asked Russia to reconsider its decision to close two British Council offices.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused the United States of plotting to take control of Iraqi oil supplies and he urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a U.S.-backed national unity government.
U.S. Federal Reserve officials  gathered on Tuesday for their final policy meeting of the year  and were widely expected to nudge interest rates up to stay  ahead of inflation amid a steady economic expansion.
PM battles to avoid nationalisation but City is sceptical that private saviour will rescue bank
Paris - Churchgoing may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study published on Friday in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.
Croatian President Stipe Mesic will face his main conservative rival in a runoff presidential vote later this month to decide who will lead the former Yugoslav republic's final push to join the European Union, election results showed.
The vast majority of British voters believe it is more important for Britain to have good relations with Europe than with the United States, according to an opinion poll.
U.S. stocks posted their steepest weekly drop since July 2002 after President Bush's proposal to stimulate the economy failed to allay investors' concern about a possible recession. Stocks also were hit last week by a flow of weak economic data.
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The family of Princess Alice, the Queen's aunt who died last week aged 102, gather for her burial at Windsor.
Roger Clemens can't hold on for his 350th win and the Rockies complete a three-game sweep of the Yankees with a 4-3 victory Thursday.
A Chicago medical van driver accused by federal prosecutors of funneling money to Mideast terrorists was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in federal prison for lying in a civil lawsuit.
Sandra Luque, 28, was browsing the familiar books on the Asian culture shelf at the Casa Asia Centre in Barcelona before her eyes halted on a book titled: Viet Nam.
Millions of Italian workers are expected to take part in a general strike against $8bn in government spending cuts.
Heat from a volcano could still be melting ice and contributing to the thinning and speeding up of the Pine Island Glacier, according to a report by the British Antarctic Survey.
The Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis has a relatively low chance of spreading the disease, possibly allowing him to leave his isolation room for a short time, hospital officials said Tuesday.
California wildfires that have destroyed 1,300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500,000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday, but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction.
These pachyderms aren't just going after peanuts.
Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space, 14 months after a devastating accident that killed 21 space agency employees and damaged the reputation of the country's space program.
A new study estimates that the stock options backdating scandal may cost shareholders hundreds of millions of dollars.
Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA rose as much as 12 percent on Thursday based on speculation Microsoft Corp would launch a takeover bid, traders said.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10 -- Illinois Sen. Barack Obama formally opened his campaign for president here Saturday, invoking memories of Abraham Lincoln and challenging a new generation to help him transform the nation.
In a blistering, heart-pounding flight that briefly appeared to be in jeopardy, a privately built spacecraft safely returned to Earth after soaring to the edge of space over the Mojave desert in California yesterday.
Theatrical and literary agents are taking leading roles in a corporate drama in London, resigning one after another from a major agency and threatening to take their clients with them.
The United States and European  nations circulated a U.N. Security Council draft resolution on  Wednesday that seeks a four-month delay before instituting an  independence plan for the Serbian province of Kosovo.
Finnish scientists have said a formula added to food could extend the lives of obese people by 20 percent, the BBC reported Sunday.
New laws outlawing ageism at work have come into effect throughout the UK.
TOKYO, 22 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Ancora suicidi collettivi in Giappone, ancora giovani che si tolgono la vita organizzandosi tramite siti internet. Sono sei questa volta le vittime della catena di morte che corre sul web.
Kelsey Reynoso, a two-year-old girl, looks at toys in a catalog, as her family lines outside the KB Toys store inside the Glendale Galeria mall Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in Glendale, Calif.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe abruptly announced his resignation on Wednesday after a year in power dogged by scandals, an election rout and a crisis over Japan's support for U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.
What was new about Parijat Desai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blending of the Indian classical dance form of Bharata Natyam with Western dance was its departure from the usual look of ritual.
The ongoing dome-building eruption at Mount St. Helens has produced glowing red lava that can be seen in nighttime aerial views of the peak, scientists say.
The House moved toward passage Thursday of the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, a measure designed to end a nasty trade war with Europe
Dozens of people were killed in a petroleum pipeline explosion in the commercial capital Lagos early on Thursday morning, Nigerian police said on Friday .
A chemist who worked on testing of the Shroud of Turin says new analysis of the fiber indicates the cloth that some say was the burial linen of Jesus could be up to 3,000 years old.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5 -- Attendance was up at the San Francisco Zoo following a tiger attack that killed a young man on Christmas Day, a zoo spokesman said Saturday.
The government of the Kharkiv Oblast will now control oblast police, suspend payments in the national budget and coordinate their actions with other oblasts which supported presidential candidate Viktor ...
Pope Benedict, in a decree issued on Saturday, authorized wider use of the old Latin Mass and told the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics that his nod to Church traditionalists was nothing to be afraid of.
Despite its ongoing fight to thwart a takeover, investors still got to celebrate stronger-than-expected earnings. Can this be sustained?
Smoking and drinking coffee act together to have a harmful effect on arteries and blood flow, say researchers.
In the turbulent weeks before and after the presidential election in this battleground state, Kenneth Blackwell's fairness and integrity as Ohio's chief elections officer were called into question at almost every turn.
The tears and the blame mix uneasily in \u00e2\u0080\u009cReservation Road,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a grim, mechanistic thriller about death and suffering, life and healing among the civilized.
In the case of \u00e2\u0080\u009cBurn Notice,\u00e2\u0080\u009d viewers don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know the ethical extent of our hero\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cloak-and-daggery; they just know he liked his job and wants it back.
Young people face an unprecedented risk of catching AIDS, in particular because they missed the first wave of safe sex campaigning about the disease a decade or more ago, the European Commission warned.
More than 10,000 US researchers sign a statement protesting about political interference in the scientific process.
Europe should soon see its first handful of complex structured debt vehicles backed by different exposures to commercial real estate, but the rating of these deals is proving difficult, Standard &amp; Poor's argues.
All eyes in Ukraine are now on the country&#39;s 18 Supreme Court judges and their hearings into the presidential election which has triggered a explosive political crisis.
From the airwaves to movie theaters, the emphasis is on talking rather than listening, on volume rather than content, on being heard rather than being understood, and on having your say rather than engaging in dialogue.
Hollywood studios are expected to take record box office figures this year, beating 2002's $9.3 billion.
Aids activist Zackie Achmat has joined the chorus of calls for TB treatment to be combined with HIV testing and anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, echoing claims that it could save the lives of up to 500 000 HIV-infected Africans a year.
A recent decline in U.S. news coverage from Iraq coincides with improved public opinion about the war just as the 2008 presidential campaign heads to an early showdown, a study released on Wednesday said.
Jobs thinks teachers' unions have ruined education. Maybe we should outsource it to Chinese iPod factories where unions aren't a problem. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
Prolific spinner Harbhajan Singh struck it rich as India seized control of the second and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
A downtown stand-off between   Singapore police and an opposition politician over the right to   hold a protest march entered its second day on Sunday, after   the overnight encirclement of Chee Soon Juan and several   supporters.
US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year's Academy Awards, it is announced.
Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.
JERUSALEM - Jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti will seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, an associate said Thursday.
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday prepared to pass three substantial bills - spending for disaster relief and homeland security and a corporate tax bill two years in the making - freeing lawmakers to leave Washington for the campaign trail.    Passage of the three bills, already approved by the House, comes only after the concerns of several Democrats threatening to filibuster were assuaged and requiring senators to meet in a rare weekend session and on the Columbus Day holiday...
Adrian Annus faces the threat of becoming the second Hungarian athlete to be stripped of a gold medal after he failed to show up for a drugs test yesterday.
The triumphant spirit of the most successful Paralympics to date gave way to mourning yesterday after seven schoolchildren died in a coach crash on their way to the games.
The Pentagon issues a guidebook on fighting a counterinsurgency.
Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to descend on New York during next week's Republican convention to vent their anger at President George W. Bush over Iraq and a host of other issues.
At a mega fuel depot for tanker trucks, President Bush heralded a new ethanol agreement with Brazil Friday as way to boost alternative fuels production across the Americas.
Sony Corp sold 1.2 million  PlayStation 3 video game consoles in North America over the  holiday season, the company said on Sunday.
Social networking site, Facebook, believed to be in negotiations with Microsoft.
By Tom Sowa, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 20--F5 Networks, based in Seattle, will close the books on another profitable fiscal year at the end of September.
Voting began in the first round of France's legislative election on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP party expected to strengthen its hold on power.
UNITED NATIONS -- The world faces a global warming disaster if the United States and China do not take decisive action to cut greenhouse gas emissions, a leading economist said at the U.N. Friday.Jeffrey Sachs, speaking at the U.N.
An Anglican commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the Americans to apologize.
Lo prevede il decreto legge approvato oggi dal consiglio dei ministri, riunito in via straordinaria sotto la presidenza di Amato                                                  Al via i rimborsi Iva per l'auto La domanda entro il 15 dicembre                                                                                                  di VINCENZO BORGOMEO
NEW YORK  - One in 10 women will reach the age of 85 with their mental abilities completely intact, while another 58 percent will experience only minor reductions in their cognitive abilities, research shows.
Monday's European front pages are dominated by coverage of the elections in Iraq
Hopes of finding 15 Polish coal miners alive appeared to fade, a day after they were trapped deep underground by one of Europe's deadliest mining accidents for years.
General partner and avid baseball card collector Ken Kendrick happily raised a baseball card of Wally Backman vigorously sliding into an opposing catcher.
Opponents have questioned the Chechen election win of Alu Alkhanov, who vowed to triumph over the region&#39;s rebels. Mr Alkhanov, Moscow&#39;s preferred candidate, was officially reported to have won more than 73.
Priceline.com Inc. said Tuesday that third-quarter profit rose 3 percent, driven by higher airline ticket bookings and helped by its acquisition of Travelweb.
As more and more people turn to the  Internet to pay bills and shop for goods and services, Dutch  financial services group ING has carved out a lead in what was  once considered the most elusive of online services: banking.
Slim Dimension desktop features an 8-in-1 memory card reader.
The world's nations, generous with their aid since the Asian tsunami catastrophe, must take action to be prepared for and prevent such natural events from becoming mass killers, the U.N. emergency relief chief said Monday.


Observer writer Lynn Barber remembers some of her most entertaining and excruciating interviews
Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.
Coach Bobby Bowden stuck with struggling quarterback Chris Rix, and he eventually sparked No. 17 Florida State with two long second-half touchdown drives Saturday, beating West Virginia 30-18 in the Gator Bowl.
The Egyptian government has summoned the  ambassador of Denmark in Cairo to protest at the reprinting of  cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers,  the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The Italian government has paved the way for legislation that would grant legal status to unmarried couples, including gays, for the first time in the socially conservative country.Comment
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that moving forward to inspect and close facilities behind North Korea's nuclear weapons program would be complex as the two sides seek to rebuild severed ties.
Spanish police foiled an attempt to  smuggle cocaine into the country inside confectionery  lollipops, a regional government official said Tuesday.
Most American investors favor what I've long considered a smart long-term strategy, investing in the stocks of companies that raise their dividends consistently.
The news that Ireland&#39;s Cian O&#39;Connor could lose his Olympic gold medal after a positive dope test on his mount, Waterford Crystal, has shaken the show jumping world.
A suicide car bomb killed five children and six neighborhood patrol volunteers on the outskirts of Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry source said.
The chief negotiator for the city of Falluja said Monday that he had called off peace talks with the Iraqi government on the orders of guerrillas who control
The World Health Organization   urged South Africa on Thursday to act quickly to stamp out a   highly-resistant (WHO) form of tuberculosis that has killed at   least 52 people and could spread fast.
Peyton Manning will replace the headset with a helmet, Edgerrin James expects a full workload, and Marvin Harrison should be catching passes well into the second half. The Denver Broncos will see a very different Indianapolis Colts team Sunday.
Some celebrities like Hillary Rodham Clinton because they think the New York senator knows how to take the political blows.
Shares in the London Stock Exchange were in focus on news it was preparing a bid for Borsa Italiana as the broader market tracked steep losses on Wall Street at the open on Thursday.
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One of the most popular politicians in the Netherlands said yesterday his country&#39;s democracy is under threat and called for rejecting immigration from non-Western nations in
Canadian Industry Minister David Emerson voiced his opposition on Thursday to an immediate lifting of foreign investment limits in Canadian companies despite a call from the OECD to end restrictions.
At least 56 escaped from an East Timor jail by just walking out, the head of international forces there says.
Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain Mount Everest, has died at the age of 88, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Friday.
President Karzai  cuts short a trip to  south-eastern Afghanistan as a rocket strikes  as he comes into land.
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Barcelona blasted Real Zaragoza 4-1 Thursday behind two Samuel Eto&#39;o strikes. Zaragoza put a scare into the home fans when a David Villa goal in the 14th minute gave the road team a 1-0 lead.
TOKYO - A strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 jolted Japan&#39;s northernmost main island of Hokkaido Thursday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
A founder of payment processor NETeller Plc pleaded guilty on Friday to a conspiracy charge over the handling of billions of dollars in illegal gambling proceeds.
HOUSTON (Sports Network) - The Houston Rockets activated  guard Tyronn Lue from the injured list prior to Wednesday's  game against the Hawks.
Verizon Wireless, the second-biggest  U.S. mobile phone provider, launched television services on its  phones, run by Qualcomm Inc. unit MediaFlo, in 20 U.S. markets  on Thursday.
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Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.
An attempt to close the case on the tragic 2003 nightclub   fire in Rhode Island has instead reignited controversy.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a narrow lead in Iowa four days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, while Republicans Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are virtually tied, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
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GAUHATI, India - Suspected separatists bombed a crowded market, a tea plantation and other sites Sunday, killing seven people in a second day of explosions and gun attacks that have left at least 57 dead and more than 100 wounded in northeast India.    Troops patrolled the streets in Nagaland state to prevent further bloodshed, while the bombings continued in western Assam state...
Rip Torn, who was acquitted of drunken-driving charges two years ago in New York City, was arrested again Monday in a city suburb after a collision, state police said.
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Once the homely cousin of Broadway and Columbus Ave., a stretch of Amsterdam Ave. on Manhattan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Upper West Side is now demanding attention in its own right.
BESLAN, Russia  - Russia ruled out for now using  force to free hundreds of children, parents and teachers being  held under threat of death for a second day on Thursday by  armed men at a school near rebel Chechnya.
Some federally financed sex education programs that teach an abstinence-only approach have factual errors and are ineffective, a Congressional report says.
On \u00e2\u0080\u009cCashmere Mafia,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a new ABC drama that begins on Sunday, successful, privileged and glamorous women balancing families and high-powered careers are taught that there is no such thing as \u00e2\u0080\u009chaving it all.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
As both men campaigned yesterday for New Mexico&#39;s five electoral votes, President Bush tried to inflict new damage on challenger
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An all-Unix plan is also being considered, but the open-source OS will likely dominate the system, sources say.
Can first responders find you in an emergency? Don't count on it just yet, despite years of work by wireless providers.
Foreign tourists lured to New York by  the weak U.S. dollar helped boost Broadway theater box office  takings by 3 percent in 2004, an industry association said on  Wednesday.
SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENED in the filesharing world this week, the music industry launched another round of lawsuits against their core user base.
TV producer and studio head Frank Capra Jr dies aged 73 after a battling prostate cancer.
Agent Charles Collymore has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for breaking their regulations on touting players as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the sport.
The shortage of NHS dentists is so great in some areas, patients are turning to hospitals for treatment.
The Carolina Panthers were well on their way to upholding the recent NFL tradition of Super Bowl losers falling by the wayside the following season.
The user version of Mac OS X v10.5 &quot;Leopard&quot; took center stage during Apple CEO Steve Jobs&#39; keynote address to developers at this week&#39;s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) but it wasn&#39;t the only news. Apple also revealed new features of Mac OS X v10.5 Server, or [
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THE film which brought the character of Scottish storyteller JM Barrie to audiences across the world was nominated for five Golden Globes yesterday as the Hollywood award season kicked off in earnest.
Pfizer says not to worry, its arthritis pain drug Celebrex won&#39;t go the way of Vioxx. Pfizer says it won&#39;t withdraw Celebrex, its blockbuster arthritis pain medicine, despite Friday&#39;s disclosure
Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday blamed the threat of lawsuits, the yearlong efficacy of flu vaccines and limited company profits for the shortage of the medication.
The fact that Italy does not much care for rules is part of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s charm, and part of its malaise.
Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander has a bone bruise on his right knee, but could play in this week's game at Tampa Bay.
Hewlett-Packard settled cases with The New York Times Company and three BusinessWeek journalists Wednesday after being caught spying on reporters in 2006.The parties did not disclose the size of the settlements. HP has already paid $4.5 million in a civil-case settlement with the State of California related to the incident.The New York Times plans to donate its settlement money to charity, said Terry Gross, the attorney representing the company and the BusinessWeek reporters.HP said it was pleased to put the matter behind it and happy that the award would go partly to charity.The case followed revelations in 2006 that HP had hired investigators to try to find the source of internal company leaks to the press. The investigators, however, were found to have used fraudulent methods, known as&#160;pretexting,&#160;to obtain the reporters&#39; phone records. State and federal laws have since banned the practice.&quot;The New York Times and the BusinessWeek reporters brought this action because they believed that this type of illegal activity aimed at silencing the press should not be allowed,&quot; Gross said.The scandal shook up the executive leadership at HP, with the chairman, another board member and the company&#39;s general counsel all&#160;stepping down.HP faces other outstanding lawsuits relating to the incident.
Sixty-six men accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea deny breaching Zimbabwe's security laws.
In only six years, Connecticut coach Randy Edsall has taken the Huskies from Division I-AA to a bowl game.
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Gli australiani sarebbero pronti a cedere la loro quota
A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.
Hurricane Ivan smashed apartment  complexes to bits, washed away many homes and damaged nearly  all the roofs in the Cayman Islands, residents of the battered  Caribbean offshore finance hub said on Tuesday.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday acknowledged the economy faces increased risks and indicated the U.S. central bank is ready to cut interest rates aggressively to support growth.
Concerned health officials began  investigating what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where  half the U.S. flu shots were made, while Americans jostled for  now-scarce immunizations on Friday.
U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.
Some brainy animal species, besides humans, campaign across sophisticated and far-flung social networks.
BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 80 in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on Tuesday, the police and U.S. military said.
Roger Federer and Justin Henin played like No. 1 seeds Monday and Nikolay Davydenko was a sure thing, too, on the opening day of the U.S. Open.
The NHL pulled the plug on the 2005 All-Star Weekend in Atlanta on Wednesday, but the decision to cancel this February&#39;s event because of the lockout doesn&#39;t have any effect on the 2006 All-Star festivities scheduled for Glendale Arena.
France fails to safeguard foreign terror suspects from torture once they have been deported, a watchdog claims.
A remote-controlled roadside bomb tore into an Ethiopian army convoy in Somalia on Wednesday, wounding five soldiers and sparking gunfire that killed at least four civilians, locals and a security source said.
The $5 billion skateboard industry is increasingly turning to the very youngest skaters, some as young as 7, to promote its products.
A major fraud involving criminals preying on people from new EU states wanting work in the UK is uncovered by a BBC investigation.
Stock index futures fell on Thursday  before economic indicators that could shed light on the housing  sector - a key element of consumer spending -- and on  manufacturing.
A bootmaker to world leaders, including President Bush and Vicente Fox, is in a Colorado jail, charged with money laundering and conspiring to illegally smuggle the skins of protected animals into the United States to provide exotic footwear for high-end clients.
British regulators Wednesday began investigating unusual trading activity by Citigroup Inc. in European government bond and bond derivative markets.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met leaders of an anti-Zionist Jewish group on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.
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&#39;&#39;Civitavecchia e&#39; sempre piu&#39; un porto europeo el&#39;obiettivo di un milione di turisti con navi da crociera fa di questo una realta&#39; mondiale&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto il presidente della Regione Lazio, Francesco Storace
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.
Occidental is the major winner of oil and gas licences in Libya, returning to the country after two decades.
India and Pakistan will resume formal   peace negotiations frozen after July train bombings in Mumbai   and set up a joint agency to tackle terrorism, their leaders   said on Saturday.
The question coming into the year&#39;s final Grand Slam is, who can challenge Roger Federer at the US Open on tennis&#39; biggest stage?
Doctors have begun heart bypass surgery on former US President Bill Clinton at a top New York hospital, CNN has reported. The cable network reported that hospital sources said Monday&#39;s
Palestinian officials on Thursday denounced a militant group that has demanded the release of all Muslims imprisoned by the United States in exchange for two kidnapped Fox journalists.
WASHINGTON Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says Bernard Kerik will surprise a lot of people as the head of homeland security.
The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them.
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By David Houghton  RIVER DANE: The higher reaches will be best at places like Holmes Chapel, Swetten-ham, Byley and Croxton Lane, where barbel, chub, dace and roach, are expected to provide lots of action.
HOUSTON, Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of two reference studies for the petrochemical industry, the 2007 Europe/Middle East Petrochemical Company Handbook and the 2007 Asian Petrochemical Company Handbook.
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RIP Prof. Donald Michie and Dame Anne McLaren Bletchley Park code-breaker Professor Donald Michie, 84, and his ex-wife, geneticist Dame Anne McLaren, 80, were killed in a car crash this Saturday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said the United Nations was failing to live up to its responsibility to protect human rights in Darfur, as it has often failed in the past.
Media and mobile telephone group Vivendi Universal said that third-quarter profits had risen by nearly sixfold and upgraded its full-year profit outlook owing to a change in tax arrangements.
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President Roh Moo-hyun held talks with European Union leaders Saturday and sought to dispel international concerns of Seoul's disputed past nuclear activities.
LIMA, Peru  - American Lori Berenson faces 11 more  years behind bars in Peru after the Americas' top human rights  court upheld her 20-year sentence for collaborating with  Marxist rebels, President Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.
The wireless carrier agreed to acquire the rural wireless provider Dobson Communications Corporation for $2.8 billion.
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Israel agreed to allow some fuel, medicine and food into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, at least temporarily easing a blockade that has plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.
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For the first time since Jimmy Carter sat in the White House and   Star Wars had no sequels, Rod Stewart has the nation's number one   album.
But the step could risk social unrest if heavily indebted state companies respond by laying off more workers.
US Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman ahead of an OPEC meeting next month urged oil-producing states on Monday to pump more crude to ease pressure on prices.
Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday it has received U.S. approval for the hypertension drug Tekturna &#151; a potential blockbuster that has shown the ability to lower blood pressure more effectively than common treatments.
Following lengthy repairs because of storm damage, the Atlantis orbiter is now ready to launch to the space station on Friday.
A bitter row between America and the European Union over alleged subsidies to rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus intensified yesterday.
Nielsen reports 41 percent of U.S. homes with a TV are using a video-game console. The stat is the first salvo in game-related metrics. In Game|Life.
The nation&#39;s accounting rulemaker decided Thursday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, reigning in a cheap way to compensate workers that had been abused by executives and clouded earnings.
Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley on Monday rejected calls to postpone this week's execution of convicted serial killer Daniel Lee Siebert despite his terminal cancer and a national controversy over lethal injections.
TORONTO (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays announced  Monday that they have retained manager John Gibbons for next  season.
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations.
The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 is found dead in the Alps.
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Two Italian women held hostage in Iraq for three weeks were freed today, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy announced.
A battle erupted near a mosque in northwest Falluja on Friday just hours after US Marines said insurgents were now trapped in the south of the city.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004  - CHICAGO -- Microsoft&#39;s announcement of a disk-to-disk backup application designed to consolidate data backups on Windows servers positions the company to compete against storage management stalwarts such as Veritas
The convergence of desktop and mobile phones into a single, go-anywhere gadget that works on multiple wireless networks may seem just around the corner, but large-scale deployments are still a long way off, said IT professionals and vendors at Interop.
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A total lunar eclipse expected to create views of a blood-red moon will be visible tonight throughout most of North America -- weather permitting.
Chinese martial arts thriller &quot;Hero&quot; logged a second weekend at the top of the North American box office during the US Labor Day holiday, while four new entries failed to make much of an impression.
Managers looking to take advantage of new technologies need to verify that new vendors deliver more than just great technology. They need to first verify they understand your company's processes, provide documented implementation plans and deliver appropriate levels of support.
DNA tests confirm that a man shot as a militant in Indian-administered Kashmir was in fact a civilian.
The European Union's incoming antitrust chief will likely have to step aside from at least three pending cases because of potential conflicts of interest, a European Commission spokesman said Thursday.
Conservative government is backing a proposal allowing authorities to transmit Trojans to suspects through official-looking e-mails. Opposition parties and privacy advocates cry foul.
Confronted by shocking images of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday the military would not tolerate such behavior and insisted that the majority of troops there ...
Governors want to expand state regulation of greenhouse gases in hopes of increasing pressure for federal action on global warming, the chairman of the National Governors Association said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Oct 11  - World oil prices scaled record peaks Monday, rising on concern over disruptions to supply from strike-hit producers Nigeria and Norway.
Workers at almost 300 post offices are to go on strike on Christmas Eve in a dispute over the day's opening hours.
A new battle in America's fight over  gay rights has erupted in Atlanta, cradle of the U.S. civil  rights movement, where a golf club is resisting a city order to  grant spousal benefits to its gay members.
Bremen, Germany (Sports Network) - Bayern Munich exacted some revenge Saturday afternoon with a 2-1 win over defending Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen.
A season that began with so much bravado and promise for the Detroit Lions will end like so many others on Sunday -- with a whimper instead of roar.
KOFI ANNAN and his senior staff at the United Nations are facing an internal revolt that has gathered pace since the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad.
In her new book, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky explains everything from the mechanics of racing engines to the molecular properties of the drivers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 fire-retardant suits.
What it takes to move a killer stock even higher may surprise you.
Ministers are to confirm the NHS has balanced its books despite many hospitals still struggling with debt.
Execs play Jesus on bonding course Embattled BBC execs have cheered themselves up with a bizarre quasi-religous bonding course. Reports say top brass and presenters were required to wash jelly off each others' feet as part of a day of strategy boutique imagineering.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Deutsche Bank is streamlining the management of its investment banking arm, raising fears that jobs may be lost in the City. The German bank is reducing the number of executives running its investment banking
update The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers announced Monday that it has reached a $1.7 billion deal with the Radio Music License Committee to let stations legally stream their on-air content over the Internet.
GREEN BAY - Robert Ferguson remained hospitalized Monday with numbness in his extremities 24 hours after a vicious clothesline hit by Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius.
A suicide car bomber killed seven people at a Green Zone checkpoint early Tuesday. Meanwhile, trials against the top figures in Saddam Hussein&#39;s ousted regime will begin
The panel is examining claims that GlaxoSmithKline tried to suppress a doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s criticism of its drug Avandia.
US Airways' intention to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is expected to affect the third-quarter financial performance of Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Canada may have to toughen up rules on Internet pharmacies&#39; sales of medicines to the United States, Industry Minister David Emerson said on Friday, amid public concerns of shortages or price spikes despite controls.
Appeals are set up in the north of England for victims of the June floods,as thousands remain homeless.
EBay, the online marketplace, yesterday continued its push across the globe with a $530m (\u00c2\u00a3296m) offer to take full control of its South Korean affiliate, Internet Auction Co.
BEIJING -- Scanning the headlines in the Chinese press, it's easy to conclude that the global brouhaha over product safety is not about China -- but about America.
Russia's Yuriy Borzakovskiy produces a trademark sprint finish to take Olympic 800m gold.
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NEW DELHI - India on Sunday test-launched a nuclear-capable missile able to carry a one-ton warhead, the defense ministry said.    The weapon has a range of up to 1,560 miles - easily within striking distance of any of India's near neighbors - and is designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads...
Canada on Monday condemned Zimbabwe&#39;s government for using of violence to quell demonstrations and its arrests of opposition leaders.
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PRAGUE- Prime Minister Stanislav Gross may be liable to criminal prosecution over the case of the police five- member group called Mlyn (Mill), Vlastimil Tlusty, the chairman of the deputies' group of the ...
Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 20, police said, on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell pledges America's full support for the tsunami aid effort, as he visits Thailand.
Fidel Castro is shown in animated conversation in the latest images broadcast since he underwent surgery.
Arrigo Sacchi has revealed what his new role as Director of Football at Real Madrid will involve and said that he is relishing the chance to be back in the game.
Tony Blair is to hold his first talks with Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street.
Sweden has retained its title as world champion after three days of competition at the 21st Culinary Olympics held in Erfurt, eastern Germany, organisers said.
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HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. - Jeanne, Florida's fourth hurricane in six weeks, piled on destruction in already ravaged areas Sunday, slicing across the state with howling wind that rocketed debris from earlier storms and torrents of rain that turned streets into rivers...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Former Liberian president Charles Taylor plunged the start of his landmark war crimes trial into chaos yesterday by boycotting the hearing and firing his lawyer, saying he did not believe he would get a fair trial.
Just when many have mastered the art of handing out your business card,  along comes another way to make connections - professional networking  online.
South African theater impresario  Taliep Pietersen, producer of some of the country's most  successful musicals, was shot dead during a robbery at his home  outside Cape Town, police said on Sunday.
The last surviving American defector to communist North Korea wants to tell his story to put a human face on the Stalinist state which he believes is unfairly vilified abroad, British film-makers said.
WESTWOOD -- Five players scored for Xaverian as the Hawks turned in one of their most impressive performances to date yesterday, excelling in all facets of the game and dominating BC High, 35-6. Zack Asack completed 11 of 15 passes for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns and the Xaverian special teams chipped in with another 6 points to ...
When quarterbacks Eli Manning and Philip Rivers were chosen before the Steelers drafted Ben Roethlisberger No. 11 in April, he responded with words that bordered on anger and were wrapped with a promise to Pittsburgh: Play me, and I'll show you.
Australia clinched the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide this morning to win the two-match series 2-0. Defeat always looked inevitable for the tourists after they lost four wickets before lunch on
Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds continued his march toward Hank Aaron&#39;s career home-run record by hitting No. 701 on Saturday.
Security experts were considering  reducing Britain&#39;s &quot;critical&quot; terrorist threat level on  Wednesday as a police source said they believed the main people  suspected of an al-Qaeda style bomb plot had been arrested.
(InfoWorld) - An unpatched flaw in a Symantec anti-virus management console resulted in the compromise of a server containing the names and Social Security numbers of nearly 45,000 students at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The students, enrolled at the university from 2002 to present, are presently being notified about a potential compromise of their information as a result of the breach, according to a statement posted on the school's Web site. The breached server belonged to the Academic Advising Center of the University's College of Arts and Science. According to Dan Jones, director for campus IT security, the intrusion was discovered May 12 by the university's security staff when the compromised server started scanning other Internet-connected systems, including those on campus, for the same Symantec flaw. The vulnerability in question was a previously disclosed flaw for which Symantec had already issued a patch, but which the Advising Center had not applied. It is not clear if the compromised server had been infected by another similarly infected system or had been deliberately broken into, Jones said. None of data on the system appears to have been compromised in the incident but the university is alerting affected individuals all the same in keeping with its notification policy, Jones said. He added that no other servers appear to have been infected. The infected server was taken offline following the discovery of the breach, and all applications needed by the Advising Center were brought up on another server that is being managed by the university's central IT organization, Jones said. Measures are also underway to bring all IT operations at the Arts and Sciences Advising Center under the control of the central IT department, Jones said. The move is part of a broader effort under which distributed IT operations across campus are being centralized, he added. In addition, the university is continuing with its efforts to purge Social Security numbers from all CU-Boulder computers in all departments. The university is also making available new host intrusion-detection software to campus IT administrators, according to a statement on the school's Web site.
Blog: Warner Music has reached a settlement with music-sharing service Imeem. Could legal music-sharing services finally be poised to take off?
Apple's Safari could bring richer colors to Windows browsers, but Firefox soon will help expand the gamut, too.
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com November 1, 2004, 9:56 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
Inquest told armoured vehicle could not combat force of Basra blast in which four UK troops died
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A celebration this week of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro's 80th birthday has turned into a high-stakes test of his health and political future as the world watches to see if he is well enough to attend.
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.
Whatever the outcome of Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid for Yahoo, the move and Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s countermoves mark  an escalation in the confrontation between the two companies.
The former head of the Bosnian Muslim army, Rasim Delic, is to go on trial in The Hague on war crimes charges.
Anyone for strip poker? Yahoo! folk have thrown a large web 2.0 ball at their search engine by giving it a makeover in an effort to grab market share from rival internet firm Google.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Democrats issued their first major subpoenas yesterday since taking control of Congress, as a House subcommittee voted to compel testimony from four former U.S. attorneys who were part of a wave of firings by the Justice Department.
The four remaining Britons held in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are to be released, British government sources said Monday.
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NASA (news - web sites) Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe has applied for a new job, as chancellor of Louisiana State University, and he is among the search committee&#39;s top candidates.
Republican John McCain raised nearly $12 million in January. Propelled by victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina, he solidified his place as the leading candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.
Hoping to make a big bang in consumer electronics, Hewlett-Packard is to unveil its long-awaited HP-branded iPod, along with its first televisions, an entertainment hub and the usual array of new printers and cameras, sources said.
Dorothy Harmsen was a co-founder of the Jolly Rancher Candy Company and the owner of one of the nation\u00c2\u0092s largest private collections of art of the American West.
NEW YORK - Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra, and Rafael Palmeiro were among nine players accused of doping by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed yesterday.
Boris Johnson has until noon to say whether he will enter the race to be the Tory candidate for London mayor.
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New Delhi/Islamabad, Oct. 26 (NNN): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday came in for sharp criticism from within and outside for his \u00e2\u0080\u009cradical new effort\u00e2\u0080\u009d to resolve the long-lingering Kashmir tangle with neighbouring India.
Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
A judge clears Sean Hoey of the murders of 29 people who died in the Omagh bomb attack.
Make no mistake. The players and coaches on the Mary Hardin-Baylor football team are making every effort to win Saturday&#39;s NCAA Division III championship game in Salem, Va.
Apple Inc.  said it had received informal requests from the U.S. government for documents and additional information on its past stock-options practices, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
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When Lazio faced Olympiakos Piraeus in an  important Champions League tie in November, Italian daily  Gazzetta dello Sport published a photograph of their 2000-01  squad.
Justin Strzelczyk, a former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died yesterday in a fiery head-on collision with a tanker truck in Herkimer, NY, after he led state troopers on a 40-mile highway chase during morning rush hour.
The news that 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq have been killed has shocked everyone in the country. Ever since the first images of the hostages pleading for their lives was aired on television
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- One of Pedro Martinez's dreams has been to pitch again for Felipe Alou, who managed him in Montreal and now guides the Giants.
Making imported drugs safe for Americans would cost the US government hundreds of millions of dollars a year and consumers would see a savings of only about 1 percent, a federal task force said Tuesday.
Bidding hit $6.1 billion in the federal government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s auction of wireless spectrum. Two bidders appear to be bidding for the most valuable national license.
By San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Sep. 17--HIGHLAND -- Volunteers with the Highland Improvement Team are  scheduled to help clean up homes in the 26000 block of Temple Street from 8  a.m. to noon Saturday.
Cardinal James A. Hickey, former archbishop of Washington, who led the Roman Catholic Church in the nation's capital for two decades, died Sunday. He was 84.
Altro magistrato vince ricorso contro sua nomina
Every one of the leading 50 players in the world rankings is set to line up at Carnoustie next month in an attempt to stop number one Tiger Woods capturing the British Open title for a third successive year.
ALEG, Mauritania  - By a sand-swept road in southern Mauritania a monument to four French tourists shot dead by suspected Islamic militants lies smashed into concrete shards.
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Jeans maker Levi Strauss &amp; Co on Tuesday said lower costs helped it to a third-quarter profit of $46.6 million. The San Francisco-based company said this compares to a net loss of $4.
Three new wage levels are introduced for different age groups as part of the government's programme of minimum pay  rates.
The nephew of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said he planned to travel to Paris to pick up the deceased leader's medical records, amid controversy and continuing mystery over the cause of the death.

Growth in Chicago-area factories  slowed in December as the pace of hiring slowed for the first  time in six months, suggesting U.S. firms remain reluctant to  hire new workers.
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi slumped at a podium during an emotional speech to political supporters in northern Italy Sunday, and aides rushed to keep him from falling over.
Maryland freshman quarterback Jordan Steffy was released from a hospital near Virginia Tech on Thursday night and returned to College Park with his team, although his status remains in doubt for the Nov. 27 season finale against Wake Forest.
A Colombian arms broker was charged with trying to buy &#36;4 million in grenade launchers, machine guns, other high-powered weapons and munitions for a leftist rebel group and promising 2 tons of cocaine as partial payment.
Twice in one month the biggest Dutch  newspaper published front-page pictures shot by amateur  photographers using their mobile phones, showing how advances  in technology can assist traditional media in gathering news.
You can read his books, stay in his hotels, gamble in his casinos and watch him on TV. Now, you can smell like him too.
\u00c2\u00abEsigo rispetto. Corra alle suppletive invece di fare un anno di convegni\u00c2\u00bb. E Parisi scappa via senza salutare. MONOPOLI - Per i primi 45 minuti non lo nomina nemmeno: \u00c2\u00abFrancesco, parla di politica\u00c2\u00bb era stato il consiglio di Franco Marini.
The number of dead as a result of the 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometers under the Indian Ocean, has reached 40,000.
MOSUL, Iraq, Nov 10  - At least 22 people were killed in a wave of violence in northern Iraq Wednesday, prompting the government to slap curfews on the Sunni Muslim cities of Mosul and Baiji.
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A Swiss Internet start-up is raising the ire and eyebrows of the computer security community with the launch of an online auction house where software vulnerabilities are sold to the highest bidder.
TOKYO - Japanese stocks rebounded in early trade Tuesday on bargain hunting after a weeklong slide in world markets. The dollar was lower against the yen.
At least 133 people died and 260 injured in a fire that broke out at a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires today.
United States coach Mike Krzyzewski sees signs that his team is adjusting to international play as it prepares for the world championships.
Sony Corp. next week will launch a marketing blitz in Europe for its new Connect music download store, its latest effort to derail the runaway momentum of Apple Computer's iTunes service.
Ontario Health Organizations have given a lukewarm response to the province&#39;s plan for the health care system. Health Minister George Smitherman is establishing a health-results team to cut waiting times.
More than five days after unveiling his budget, President Bush spelled out in detail for lawmakers his requests to eliminate or sharply reduce spending for 154 programs the administration sees as duplications, failures or inefficiencies.
A relieved and ever-smiling Matt Leinart joined the Arizona Cardinals training camp on Tuesday, and quickly learned he would be playing at New England in four days.
Lawyers for Britney  Spears have told a Florida radio station to take down  billboards showing the pop star&#39;s shaven head as part of an  advertisement for its morning talk show.
Briton Ellen MacArthur has not ruled out trying to reclaim the title of fastest-ever sailor to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe just hours after Frenchman Francis Joyon shattered her previous record.
After a series of recalls that have undermined public confidence, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest toy makers are asking the government to impose mandatory testing standards.
Gunmen fired rockets near Mogadishu's airport on Wednesday, witnesses said, apparently heeding an Islamist call to fight African Union peacekeepers arriving to help the interim government restore order.
This week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s issue recognizes the smartest, most creative, and, well, coolest IT projects of 2004. But the InfoWorld 100 is more than simply another collection of well-meaning (and well-deserved) awards. It is also a blueprint -- a living document that provides real, useful editorial direction.
The Vatican on Monday ruled out a trip by Pope Benedict XVI to Israel in the immediate future, saying the two sides must settle long-standing differences over property, tax exemptions and visas.
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This horror film, spun off from an old Atari video game, is so inept on every level you wonder why the distributor didn't toss it directly into the trash.
John Prescott's dream of regional devolution should be killed off following North East no vote, say the Tories.

The U.S.-Russian space crew due to blast off Thursday say they expect six \
Plans to expand a Nato training mission in Iraq are delayed after France and Belgium voice last-minute doubts.
Chiron Corp. CHIR.O has won a  contract to develop a human vaccine against a strain of bird  flu that can infect people and \
Russia's president installs a trusted ally, rather than one of the top contenders for the presidency, in the crucial post of prime minister. But does that really make him Putin's successor?
The shooting of a Russia expert near Washington days after he publicly criticized President Vladimir Putin has all the makings of a spy thriller, but police say it was most likely a random street crime.
Users of AOL Instant Messenger may have noticed that the software's advertising units have taken a creative leap to a more memorable message concept. Specifically, 30-second live action video shorts called AIM Buddy List Super Video. While it tests the concept, AOL has integrated controls to silence videos.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the   world's biggest retailer, is ready for some football.
A gas explosion tore through a five-storey apartment building, killing 15 people and injuring another 14 in eastern France, authorities said Monday.
com. Georgia: The Dawgs are a legitimate national title contender. The team that showed up Saturday against LSU was exactly the one many envisioned last spring.
The next version of Office for Macs -- Microsoft Office for Mac 2008 --  isn't due out 'til later this month. But Microsoft execs are already talking up the suite's new features.
Oprah Winfrey is expanding her media reach into reality television. Her production company is working on two prime-time series for ABC, tentatively titled \
Freddie Mitchell has never heard of Fred \
Iran announced on Sunday crunch talks with the European Union to break the deadlock over its controversial nuclear programme have been postponed, amid growing calls for fresh UN action against Tehran.
Stop allo sviluppo dei motori in Formula 1 per 10 anni a partire dal 2008. Lo ha deciso il Consiglio...
Four men and three women are questioned by police investigating the murder of schoolboy Thomas Devlin.
Duro sfogo di Francesco Totti al termine di Siena-Roma di Coppa Italia. ''Mi hanno tirato una bottig...

Shane Warne questions the amount of input captain Andrew Flintoff has in selecting England's Ashes team.
Joe DiMaggio, who was an intensely private man, would probably not be happy that his records of his daily activities are being sold to the highest bidder.
As Republicans gather to make their case for President Bush&#39;s re-election this week, they will do so against a backdrop as divisive as any since 1968, when Democrats needed the National Guard to preserve order outside their Chicago convention.
Democrat candidates squeezing out votes in east coast battlefield states ahead of Super Tuesday
The protocol signed in 2002 in Kishinev, Moldova, on joint antiterrorist measures to be taken in the CIS territory due to be discussed in Armenian Constitutional Court on Friday was postponed till October 5 ...
By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Mar. 7--BELLINGHAM -- The Fairhaven Highlands developers will pay a consultant to create an environmental impact statement for the controversial project, a decision developers and the city say will provide transparency.
By Justin Boron< Staff Writer  By springtime at Thurmond Lake, docks will be floating and boaters can rest assured they won't be scraping their motors on the bottom - just as  long as Mother Nature does her part.
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Microsoft Corp is planning to invest  up to $250 million for a minority stake in social networking  site Facebook.com, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web  site on Wednesday.
Also: Science tattoos making the Web rounds. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Rick Ankiel hit a go-ahead grand slam, adding another chapter to the former pitcher's comeback as a power-hitting outfielder.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
ATHENS, Greece - Thirteen days after undergoing knee surgery, world champion Jana Pittman made a remarkable comeback Saturday morning by winning her preliminary heat of the women&#39;s 400-meter hurdles.
Parenting experts are to help families in areas beset by anti-social behaviour under a new government scheme.
SANTIAGO, Feb 9 (IPS) - Tensions are rising between Chile and the European   Union (EU) in the dispute that has erupted over new barriers to  imports of  Chilean salmon.
U.S. stocks may gain and volume may  rebound as Wall Street goes back to work after the Labor Day  holiday, and as investors bet the Federal Reserve will keep  rates unchanged at its next meeting.
BAGHDAD, July 12 -- U.S. soldiers in eastern Baghdad clashed with Shiite militiamen on Thursday, leaving at least 11 Iraqis dead and an unknown number injured, including two children hit by shrapnel from a U.S. helicopter attack, according to American soldiers who took part in the mission.
PHILADELPHIA | After admitting he feels bad for &#39;&#39;the kid,&#39;&#39; Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid gave injured wide receiver Terrell Owens one more reason to want to get healthy in time to
ROMA - Dopo la separazione dalla Renault, Jarno Trulli ha firmato un contratto di due anni con la Toyota. Stamattina e&#39; arrivata la conferma ufficiale dalla scuderia nipponica. Il 30enne pilota abruzzese, il
 is Gabler's latest character-driven project
KABUL, Afghanistan - The main US base in Afghanistan fell silent yesterday at the moment the first hijacked jetliner struck the World Trade Center. Soldiers bowed their heads in prayer.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he plans to become the envoy for the four sponsors of the Middle East peace process, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Wednesday.
With a successful kickoff debate, Sen. John Kerry managed to change the dynamic of the presidential campaign and at least temporarily put President George W. Bush on the defensive.
Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and said it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.
Oil prices hit new record highs Monday  and the dollar slid against major currencies, piling up worries  in financial markets about slower growth and thinner corporate  profits.
A national tomato shortage has some national restaurant chains reconsidering their marketing strategies to keep the thought of juicy, tender tomatoes off customers' minds.
The move to head off the attack on the vote's legitimacy came as workers began the long process of collecting ballots.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame found a familiar way to make its problems go away - beat Michigan...
Work-related skills like museum management and tourism will be included in a new history GCSE.
Colin McRae\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fascination with cars grew into an obsession that led him to 25 victories in a World Rally Championship career.
Despite Washington's call for democracy, several Iranian dissidents have been unable to get visas to travel to the U.S.
SOL CAMPBELL declared yesterday that, provided Arsenal are in the draw for the knockout phase of the Champions League, no one will recall how they played against
British pop star Morrissey has made a donation to help restore a youth club which his former band, the Smiths, immortalised on one of their albums, the club and his management told a newspaper Saturday.
Police missed a gang of robbers who stole \u00c2\u00a322m from a Belfast bank by a matter of minutes, it has emerged.
The dollar bounces back from earlier lows, amid hopes of central bank intervention to support the currency.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang formally announces that he will run for a second term in office.
While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace
Prompt action is needed to fund pensions for the ageing US population, the head of Federal Reserve has said. Alan Greenspan told a Fed-sponsored symposium that workers face the prospect of either higher taxes or a raised retirement age.
North Korean funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank account for nearly two years will soon reach Pyongyang and that should spur inspections of the North's nuclear sites, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said.
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Burnley manager Steve Cotterill has extended James O&#39;Connor&#39;s loan move from Premiership side West Brom for another two months.
A US Army Bradley armoured vehicle burns next to a junction on the airport highway in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004. A roadside bomb exploded near an American military convoy in Baghdad, injuring six soldiers, the US command said.
A drug being developed by Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals shrank tumors in 9 percent of liver cancer patients in a mid-stage clinical trial, the companies said on Wednesday.
Bloomberg - Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- After a yearlong campaign in Iowa, the Republican and Democratic presidential front-runners are boiling down their arguments to a six-letter word: change.
 remake should scare up box office lead
LOS ANGELES, Dec 18 (Reuters Life!) - Los Angeles pediatrician Francine Kaufman is on the front lines of the childhood obesity epidemic, which has flooded her office with diabetes patients and put kids at risk of adult health problems.
LONDON, November 25  - Dutch electronics and semiconductor giant, Philips (PHI1.ETR), has sold its entire stake in the French media company, Vivendi Universal.
The first time they met last season, the New England Patriots barely held on for a 38-34 victory. The second time they met last season, some members of the
The online application vendor has ported its productivity tools to the social networking site.
X Factor winner Leon Jackson is the Christmas number one, and 2006 champion Leona Lewis tops the album chart.
The director and stars of the new big screen adaptation of Vanity Fair today defended the film after it received a drubbing from the critics.
These performances come without high-priced tickets, and you always get the best seat in the house.
At least 5,000 Europeans are still missing - most of them presumed dead - after the tsunami wrecked Thai resorts.
Invisible technology could soon point the finger toward the camcorder-wielding pirates responsible for that bootleg copy of \
Taiwan&#39;s flagship PC company Acer Inc. has announced it will have a foreigner serving as president starting 2005, a bold change for a 28-year-old Taiwanese brand that is roaring its way across multiple geographies and cultures.
A Thai court decided on Tuesday to suspend a corruption case against ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, who have lived in exile in London since last year's bloodless coup.
Business News, Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India announced its busy season credit policy today. While it kept Bank Rate untouched at six percent, inflation forecast was raised from 5 to 6.5 percent.
D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) yesterday asked the Washington Convention Center Authority to halt a scheduled vote on recommendations for a new hotel site, delaying action for at least another two weeks.
International Business Machines Corp.  saved about $1.6 billion last month by using a corporate tax loophole that has since been closed, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
Tens of thousands of Israelis of Iraqi descent have the right to vote in the Jan. 30 elections &#151; including a former defense minister and a comedian known for his sidesplitting imitations of Saddam Hussein &#151; but it's hard to find anyone interested in actually casting ballots.
Greg Rusedski cruised past qualifier Matias Boeker, of the USA, 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the ATP Millennium International at Delray Beach in Florida to set up a quarter-final encounter with another American - Jeff Salzenstein.
Ex cc prosciolto per morte Giuliani, non testimoniero' piu'
After years of holding out, IBM Corp. Monday has joined the OpenOffice.org open-source community and will contribute code to the office suite that serves as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Office software.
In the distant mountainous landscape of Ladakh, Mithun Chakraborty quietly turned 53 on Saturday. He had himself
Delio Rossi non sa a che santo votarsi dopo gli infortuni di Kolarov e Diakit&egrave;. ''Alla sfortu...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned of increased Islamophobia in Western countries, while insisting his country remained committed to building understanding between faiths.
Don't despair! In these anxiety-ridden times, several mutual fund companies have stepped forward with a bold message of hope.
A government report grossly underestimates the potential for domestic production of the alternative fuel. Is it incompetence or an intentional slight? In Autopia.
Prime Minister Adrian Nastase leads in Romanian presidential elections with 43,7% of the votes, the national TV channel reported, citing preliminary results.
The Dutch government will spend $38 million over the next four years to prevent both the growth of Islamic fundamentalism and right-wing nationalism, an official said Monday.
Dave Dash has posted a configuration that he had shared with him for getting nginx and the symfony framework to work happily together.   I almost gave up on nginx and was going to settle on lighttpd or Apache, but I decided to check the symfony list and in minutes Kiril Angov (Kupokomapa) answered with a working nginx configuration. This is why I like the symfony community.   He includes the config in an easy to use/c&p kind of format so you can drop it into your install and get it up and running quick.
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President Bush, left, waves to supporters along side first lady Laura Bush, right, upon arriving at the Florida Victory 2004 rally on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, in Tampa, Fla.
Firefighters tackle a blaze at a row of houses in the County Antrim seaside town of Ballycastle.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Afghanistan needs help with security to ensure its presidential elections are successful.
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.
President Bush and John Kerry switched places Sunday, the president campaigning in New Mexico where Kerry was the day before and the Democratic senator taking Bush's place in Florida.
The expensive flurry of legislation passed by Congress as it left Washington this month is providing some lift to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle's fierce struggle to keep his job. The South Dakota Democrat is the Republican Party's top target in Congress this year.
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Blog: Educational software company Blackboard offers Scholar as a social-networking site for academics.
Who stole Christmas? eBay has nothing to say today on why many subscribers to its Manager Pro service are unable to access the service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Latina, ragazza 20 anni era un caporale in addestramento
Mystery deepens over the disappearance of Glasgow accountant as DNA tests identify remains.
Germany&#39;s biggest Apple   retailer is getting 1,000 enquiries every day about buying the  new iPhone, which is expected to go on sale towards the end of  the year, the retailer&#39;s head told a newspaper.
BAGHDAD - Two US soldiers were killed and four were wounded late Thursday when an airborne helicopter struck one on the ground at an airfield in the northern city of Mosul, military officials said.
In an effort to make it easier to sell, distribute and buy cell-phone applications, Nokia (Quote, Chart) has announced the launch of Preminet, a service to distribute certified Java- and Symbian-based mobile software.
The Bush administration plans to  announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80  billion in new funding for military operations this year in  Iraq and Afghanistan, administration and congressional sources  said on Monday.
Scientists led by Samuel Wasser of the University of Washington collected manure samples in areas inhabited by African elephants. The geneticists isolated DNA from the manure and transferred it into the database.
England name Ashley Giles instead of Monty Panesar for the first Test in Brisbane.
New startup WeGame has just launched a beta version of their site which lets you record and share game videos.
Wellies and pizza keep servers running We're getting reports of rampant heroism from IT support staff in flooded Sheffield. The city received about two months rainfall in a matter of hours yesterday. Three people have been killed by the floods and thousands forced to leave their homes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
last month, telling supporters a historic vote in four days would be a turning point for the war-torn nation. agency reported seven policemen were killed when their vehicle drove over a land mine in the southern province of Kandahar.
A British soldier has died after a  roadside bomb attack on his patrol in Iraq&#39;s southern city of  Basra, the Ministry of Defense in London said on Saturday.
Even after 644 games over 14 NHL seasons, shutouts are still a reason to celebrate for Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek.
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is adamant that his side are still in this season&#39;s title race but accepts they face an uphill battle to catch Chelsea.
Are you punching a seven-figure hole in your retirement?
FALLUJAH: Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday imposed a night curfew in Baghdad as US troops with crack Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since
Saints first-round draft choice Robert Meachem has had a rough first month as a pro. Coach Sean Payton says it's better that he goes through it now than during the season. Meachem will spend the next month to six weeks rehabilitating his right knee following an arthroscopic procedure to clean out loose cartilage and repair his medial meniscus.
As Fool Seth Jayson noted last week, Nintendo (OTC BB: NTDOY) had sold half a million of its portable Nintendo DS units within a week of their November 21 launch in the United States.
For decades, the U.S. military has been using games to train its troops. Now, for the first time, the Army has set up a project office just for building and deploying videogames.  But don't expect a copy of Halo 3 in your rucksack, soldier.
India is the second biggest foreign investor in London, and will contribute over \u00c2\u00a333m to its economy in 2006/7.
The private equity industry agrees to form a voluntary code to try and improve its disclosure.
NEW YORK: Deutsche Bank has filed a motion to dismiss Russian oil major Yukos\u00e2\u0080\u0099 bankruptcy case in Houston, according to a court document.
Some arctic animals including polar bears and species of seal face the possibility of extinction in just decades because of global warming, the World Wide Fund for Nature said Sunday.
Steel group Arcelor has to  convince investors why it made a 13 billion-euro (&#36;16.59  billion) deal with Russia&#039;s Severstal instead of talking to  suitor Mittal Steel, analysts and shareholders said on Monday.
A ferry sailing from Larne, County Antrim, runs aground on rocks at Cairnryan Harbour in Scotland.
Polish officials preparing to greet President George W. Bush on Friday said they doubted a surprise Russian counter-proposal would dissuade Washington from plans to site parts of a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
The U.S. military said Wednesday it is looking into the unauthorized release of a photo purportedly taken by an American drone aircraft showing scores of Taliban militants at a funeral in Afghanistan.
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: Juan Parra of S. Bell, Inc. for Presidentsrace08.com, +1- 972-934-2850 ext. 101, juanp@sbellinc.com   DALLAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 presidential election is shaping up to be a hotly contested battle.
Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman will miss seven to 10 weeks with a right knee injury, a blow to a secondary already stretched thin by injuries to Mike Brown and Jerry Azumah.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others in an ambush on Sunday, prompting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to call crisis talks to consider a military strike against rebel bases in Iraq.
Patients who took a popular combination of blood pressure drugs had a substantially higher cardiovascular disease death rate than those taking other hypertension drugs, according to a study published today.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit comes after Turkey bombed Kurdish militants in Iraq on Sunday.
'Non siamo in Spagna per strategie industriali'
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Microsoft has provided beta testers with Release Candidates for Office Live Communications Server 2005 (LCS 2005) and Windows Messenger 5.1. This distribution marks the software's first major milestone since Microsoft publicly announced the opening of the beta program in May.
Orlando Hernandez has already been a part of the White Sox organization, albeit for a brief moment in January of 2003. On Jan. 15 of that year, Hernandez was moved from
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An afghan electoral worker counts Yunus Qanooni&#39;s ballots papers at the counting center in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Oct. 18.
Quattro acquisti e quattro cessioni per la Reggina nell'ultimo giorno di mercato. Arrivano in amaran...
Big Blue plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to convert new customers to the high-end server line.
The Finnish classical music label Ondine looks likely to begin collaboration with the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.
AS tennis fans go, Houston&#39;s Jim &#39;Mattress Mack&#39; McIngvale is very rich, extremely forthright, exceedingly patriotic and unflinchingly Republican.
Private equity firms not only are causing the mergers and acquisitions market to expand, but they're also starting to speed up the auction process.
In a move the company says significantly strengthens its position in the growing Asia Pacific region, distributor Ingram Micro Inc.
An excerpt from an interview with the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, by singer Sonu Nigam.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 27  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Georgia Bulldogs celebrated in the end zone early and on the sideline late.
Paul Arizin, an early adopter of the jump shot who led the Philadelphia Warriors to the 1956 NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest NBA players, died Tuesday night at his home in suburban Philadelphia. He was 78.
Nintendo's wonderful little game sports an innovative input device, but game designers have yet to truly tap its possibilities. Commentary by Clive Thompson.
After reportedly having dinner with right-hander Pedro Martinez last Thursday, Mets general manager Omar Minaya has made an offer that tops the one the Red Sox submitted, The New York Times reported.
A woman accused of stealing an ambulance left running while a rescue squad was in a house attending to an elderly stroke victim will stand trial on second-degree felony charges of theft, receiving stolen property and other counts, a judge has ruled.
The government has announced new regulations that will limit fish farms and require better treatment of wastewater, among other measures.
Here&#39;s a way to spoil the celebration for No. 11 Tennessee after beating Florida: check out the Volunteers&#39; remaining schedule and recent history.
The barrel of a gun may have been forced into actress Lana Clarkson's mouth, bruising her tongue before she was fatally shot, a coroner testified Tuesday in music producer Phil Spector's murder trial.
Russia's Air Force said on Tuesday British and Norwegian air force jets are tracking Russian \
McDonald's Corp.  on Friday posted its largest monthly comparable sales increase in more than three years, helped by the popularity of its small sandwiches in France and a big green ogre in the United States.
Sitting in her editor's office at the Long Island newspaper where she writes a weekly column, Amy Fisher is not the cartoon character portrayed in tabloid headlines and made-for-TV movies more than a decade ago.
Famed soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, a 20th century legend who won global acclaim for her renditions of Mozart and Strauss, died Thursday at her home in western Austria, state television reported. She was 90.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has succeeded in restoring the vivacity of African art in a mainstream museum setting.
Old rivals India and Pakistan meet at Edgbaston on Sunday in the biggest clash so far in the Champions Trophy but the seasonal English weather threatens to ruin the big day.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.  - Terry Melcher, a producer,  composer and songwriter who worked with the Beach Boys and  helped shape the '60s era California surf music sound, has  died, according to his publicist. He was 62.
A senior Israeli official says that more Jewish settlements in the West Bank will be closed after next year&#39;s initial dismantling of all settlements in the Gaza Strip and four small ones in the West Bank.
Government unity seemed to crumble as the president proposed a new election and the Supreme Court heard complaints of fraud.
Iran said on Friday it might extend its  partial freeze of uranium enrichment in order to ease Western  fears about its nuclear ambitions but a senior U.S. official  dismissed this as a ploy to fend off tough U.N. action.
When Jones County parents received a letter about school security from the superintendent last week, there was no mention of a computer disk found in Iraq that contained information about local schools.
UNITED NATIONS (CP) - An unapologetic President George W. Bush, who threw the United Nations into angry upheaval last year by attacking Iraq without its approval, returned Tuesday to ask for more help in the chaotic country.
At the tail end of August, with 31 games remaining, the approach Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon is preaching is the same as it was in the beginning
If you thought nobody could get more spam than you, think of Bill Gates. The chairman of Microsoft (MSFT) gets 4 million pieces of e-mail a day, most of it junk, says Steve Ballmer, Microsoft&#39;s chief executive.
Rangers forward Sean Avery grew up in Pickering, Ontario, on Toronto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s outskirts, but he harbors little love for what he left behind.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it had agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell Inc. (NOVL.
Struggling clothing retailer Wet Seal Inc.  on Tuesday said it will close about 150 underperforming stores as part of a major restructuring plan and layoff about 2,000 employees.
BHP Billiton has brought in more banks to help it find the $70 billion it needs to fund its planned takeover of Rio Tinto , Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.
People in Poland will shortly begin voting in a parliamentary election called two years ahead of schedule.
A strike of baggage handlers at Gatwick airport begins, but a separate two-day walk-out at Heathrow is suspended.
For all the sharp-elbowed campaigning he did for his wife in South Carolina, Bill Clinton couldn't keep voters from abandoning her in the state's Democratic presidential primary, according to exit polls.
A quarter of a million Iraqi exiles, or  90 percent of those registered, voted abroad in their  homeland's historic election, organizers said on Sunday.
Chinese authorities have arrested a New York Timesnews assistant on charges of leaking state secrets, and the newspaper has appealed to the &quot;highest levels&quot; of the US government
A spokesman for the rebel forces that control the northern half of Ivory Coast said today that the rebels had not been invited to talks led by South Africa&#39;s president
Apple updated its Xserve RAID storage system, a 3U high-availability, rack storage system to deliver a massive 5.6 terabytes of storage capacity at the industry&#146;s most aggressive price for storage of just over $2 per GB. Additionally, Apple expanded support for heterogeneous environments with certification from Cisco and SUSE Linux and optimized the system to work with its Xsan Storage Area Network file system. [Oct 19]
The House yesterday voted to strip federal courts of the authority to hear cases challenging the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance
EBay Inc., the world's largest  online marketplace, on Wednesday posted a 77 percent increase  in quarterly profit, fueled by strong back-to-school shopping  and growth in its international and PayPal businesses.
Six authors are shortlisted for the Booker prize, including  favourite David Mitchell for Cloud Atlas.
Residents of this city devastated by a tornado that killed eight high school students paused from recovery efforts Sunday to mourn at church services, where some lined up to hug and offer words of encouragement for the school superintendent.
From coast to coast, warnings about several popular anti-inflammatory painkillers are triggering  confusion and anxiety.
The two manufacturers of drug-coated stents used to prop open the arteries of about 3 million people in the U.S. say the devices' benefits outweigh their risks, even though patients could face a small but significant risk of blood clots.
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Il Gil Vicente &egrave; sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 protagonista nel calcio portoghese. Nell'ultima stagione &egrave;...
A ottobre rispetto a settembre, +0,6% su base annua
Three union locals voted against a new contract, and Chrysler executives say they expect the vote to be close.
NHL owners and players took turns rejecting each other&#39;s proposals for a new collective bargaining agreement during a 3 1/2-hour meeting at league offices in Toronto yesterday, moving the league closer toward canceling the entire 2004-05 season.

At least 70,000 refugees have died since March because of poor conditions in camps in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, and more will die at the same rate unless countries contribute the $300
Raising the retirement age to 68 will avoid shifting the tax burden onto the young, minister John Hutton will say.
A key Democratic senator  accused media companies of cowardice on Tuesday, claiming that  the TV business puts profits before the health of the nation&#39;s  children, but he appeared to lack the support needed for any  new government curbs on content.
Focus su pensioni, spesa pubblica, Finanziaria, Alitalia
Amazon remains the UK's most popular online retailer, an industry-wide study shows.
Ha tradotto a parole l'aurora boreale, hanno detto di lei
Jaret Wright's bid to become the Atlanta Braves' postseason ace was a bust.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cJerry Springer: The Opera\u00e2\u0080\u009d uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
John Kerry is giving &#36;250,000 to support Democrats in disputed elections in Washington state and Louisiana and forming a new fund that could help his future political ambitions.
PeopleSoft\u0019s shareholders tendered 60.8% of their shares to Oracle on November20th, which in TBR\u0019s (Technology Business Research) opinion makes this acquisition approximately 95% plausible.
Denmark is joining Russia and Canada to see if it can lay a claim to the North Pole &#151; and whatever natural riches may lie beneath it.
Iran threatened this week to attack Israel's nuclear facilities. Israel ominously warned that it \
Israel has begun construction of its controversial security barrier in and around southern portions of the West Bank, following last week&#39;s twin suicide bus bombings in the nearby city of Beersheva.
The European Union and Iran resumed  talks over Tehran's nuclear ambitions on Thursday as Washington  warned time was running out for a deal to avert economic  sanctions.
For the last five years, archaeologists have been slowly unearthing the remains of Thang Long, uncovering millions of artifacts spanning 1,300 years.
VITROLLES, France, Sept. 29 -- Segolene Royal confirmed  Friday that she wants to become the Socialist candidate in the 2007 French presidential election, officially entering a race against a string of party heavyweights.
Attentato vicino alla citta' rifugio uomini di Al Qaida
An Al-Qaeda front organization in Iraq has offered rewards to anyone who kills two Swedes behind a cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog, in a statement posted on the Internet.
Tupac Shakur's mother is seeking to prevent his former label, Death Row Records Inc., from selling the late rapper's unreleased recordings as part of a bankruptcy settlement.
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Fred Taylor scored on a one-yard run with nine seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 15-12 victory over the Tennessee Titans at The Coliseum.
Suspicion falls on Islamic terrorists - but not al-Qaeda - in the country's worst terrorist attack in more than a decade
A list of promising companies chosen by investors who've already picked stocks that beat the market with huge gains.
Floating around an airplane unhampered by gravity may sound like a blast, but only as long as you take precautions to keep your lunch in your stomach.
In areas where there are not enough lines to transmit electricity, utilities sometimes have to buy from costlier power plants nearby.
By TACON, Terry  `The neighbours have been great, providing paddocks and a water system'   -- Graham Haynes   --------------------   IT'S HARD to keep a good dairy team down, but the example being set by Southland sharemilkers Graham and Glenda Haynes is exceptional.
A Georgia State University fraternity that had members in blackface at a party and a black student group that responded with a flier that alluded to lynching will both be allowed back on campus after the groups agreed to apologize.
Olympic 400 meter relay gold medallist  Alvin Harrison has accepted a four-year ban for drugs  violations, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said on  Tuesday.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators took on the most contentious issues in their bitter conflict on Monday under a U.S.-backed effort to hammer out a final peace deal by the end of the year.
On World AIDS Day, a galaxy of Bollywood stars, including Shilpa Shetty and Rahul Bose, will perform in a show in New Delhi to raise awareness about preventing HIV infections.
China plans to release a prominent imprisoned dissident this week, cutting short his sentence in an apparent \
(CP) - Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles shook off their past record in Grand Slam finals Friday, winning the men&#39;s doubles title at the US Open in style.
The defense will call Vice President Dick Cheney to testify at former top White House aide Lewis \
NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- Liselotte Neumann won her first LPGA Tour title in six years, holding off a late charge by Grace Park for a three-stroke victory at the LPGA Asahi Ryokuken International Championship on Sunday.
Chinese researchers have developed a SARS vaccine that has passed the first stage of human trials, state media reported on Monday, raising hopes for prevention of a virus that killed some 800 people since it emerged in 2002.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der arrived in Beijing on Monday for a three-day visit focusing on expanding trade ties and the European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ban on arms sales to China.
Libya's Supreme Court upheld death sentences on Wednesday against six foreign medics for infecting Libyan children with HIV, but officials said they could win a reprieve next week.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Landlord\u00e2\u0080\u009d gives audiences a chance to see a pivotal moment not only in the career of Hal Ashby but also in the history of New York real estate.
Maverick filmmaker Albert Neremberg doesn't want to be a celebrity. But he thinks everyone else can be a star.
Whatever Alex Rodriguez said, it sure didn't go over well with the Blue Jays. It did, however, help the New York Yankees snap a five-game losing streak. Rodriguez distracted Toronto third baseman Howie Clark by shouting at him on a key popup in the ninth inning, touching off arguments all over the field, and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 10-5 Wednesday night.
Nevada teachers have filed a legal challenge that could curb the influence of the state's largest union in its Democratic caucus later this month.
Singer Abhijeet has a knack of putting his foot in his mouth.
WASHINGTON Aug. 20, 2004 - Federal regulators Friday imposed a six-month freeze on the rates regional phone companies may charge their competitors to use networks to provide local service.
Mario Cipollini commenta dalla California le indiscrezioni su un suo ritorno alle corse. \
The European Union launched talks Monday to finalise a treaty of badly-needed reforms, amid concerns that Poland might open a political can of worms by demanding major changes.
Former President Clinton plans to attend a rally with John Kerry (website - news - bio) today in Philadelphia, then travel to Florida for a rally tonight.
E' un finanziatore e sponsor di Barack Obama
With time running out before US presidential elections on Nov. 2, Friday&#39;s report on employment in September -- the last one before voters go to the polls
Two prisoners used pictures of women in bikinis to hide holes they used to escape and left a thank-you note, signed with a smiley face, for a guard they claimed helped them, officials said
Apple&#39;s iPhone officially has a phone company partner in the UK. After weeks of rumors, Apple announced Tuesday that O2 -- the largest UK mobile phone operator -- would be its exclusive wireless carrier there.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is likely to release a first iteration of its anti-spyware software Thursday, and make the tool available for beta testing.
In the wacky Wiki world that is the Internet, it's hard to know which information is reliable and which isn't.
Though European leaders are about to sign a new treaty, the event has been dubbed a diplomatic vanity trip and an environmental extravagance
Elliot Welles, a Holocaust survivor who found the officer who ordered his mother's death and turned that personal triumph into a relentless crusade to track down fugitive Nazis, has died at the age of 79.Comment
In a bid to thaw icy relations with Europe after last year&#39;s crackdown on dissent, Cuban authorities released well-known writer Raul Rivero and four other dissidents as the EU reviews
Fans taunted black players on England&#39;s team Wednesday night during Spain&#39;s 1-0 victory in an exhibition game. Fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium made monkey sounds whenever Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley Cole had the ball.
GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s  multimillion-dollar contract with Michael Ovitz was  unreasonable and one of the most generous ever, a compensation  expert testified on Monday for shareholders suing the board to  recoup as much as $200 million.
Fernando Alonso getta acqua sul fuoco delle polemiche alla McLaren circa rivalit&agrave; e favoritis...
President Bush cursed Hezbollah&#039;s attacks against Israel in private conversations with foreign leaders Monday that were picked up by a microphone.
Utility firm AWG has said it had agreed a consortium takeover worth 2.213 billion pounds (3.272 billion euros, 4.145 billion dollars) -- but has also received approaches from other bidders.
Il sindaco di Livorno, Alessandro Cosimi, al termine della riunione svoltasi in Prefettura con i tec...
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Virginia Tech has become the favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference title and to be the league's lone national title contender, but little of that, really, has been its own doing. The Hokies have played stout defense and running back Branden Ore leads the conference in...
In diretta su Repubblica Tv, il discorso di Torino in cui il sindaco di Roma si candider&agrave; leader del Pd: \
The Mets are hoping to use Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez as a tool for marketing, recruiting free agents and expanding their appeal in the Caribbean and South America.
United Nations peacekeepers detonated an explosive device to force their way into the home of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and force out ex-soldiers who helped oust the former leader.
US satellite radio firm Sirius plans to acquire rival XM for $4.6bn, but the move could come under tough scrutiny.
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' drinking directly influences teen drinking and also has an indirect effect through teen perceptions of parenting, especially monitoring and disciplines, a new study says.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Firefighters fought a massive oil pipeline fire in northern Iraq on Friday, after insurgents detonated explosives on a northern line in what authorities described as one of the worst of the recent sabotage attacks in the region.    The explosion Thursday on the line extending from fields southwest of Kirkuk to the oil refinery in Beiji set off a fire that pumped balls of fire and black smoke over the area...
Bobby Abreu notches six RBIs in the first inning, finishing with seven and Hideki Matsui goes 4-for-4 in his return to the Yankees' lineup as New York pastes Tampa Bay, 12-4.
Golf finally felt easy to Jeff Sluman, and it wasn't hard to see why. From a fairway bunker on the 18th hole, he had to play a 20-yard hook to avoid the trees and reach the elevated green. His 7-iron stopped 16 inches from the cup for his ninth birdie, a course-record 62 and a two-shot lead in the Chrysler Championship on Thursday.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested and police found weapons, ammunition and bomb-making paraphernalia in his home after a tip that he was making threats online against his high
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Apple Computer surged 8 percent Thursday as sales of more than 2 million iPod digital music players helped lift the company&#39;s fourth-quarter net income to more than twice what it earned a year ago.
The Web hosting company chosen to power the Web sites for this weekend&#39;s Live Earth concerts adopts an environmentally friendly business plan: Let the sunshine in.
Seven people were killed when bombs or  grenades exploded as former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh  Hasina Wajed ended her address to a public meeting outside her  headquarters on Saturday, police and witnesses said.
Lille drew 0-0 at next-to-last Ajaccio on Saturday, missing a chance close within a point of French first-division league leader Lyon.
&quot;Frankly, it&#39;s the most beautiful week of my life,&quot; admitted Phelps. &quot;I came here to enjoy myself and do my best.
HYDERABAD: Amjad Farooqi, the prime suspect in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and indicted in the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl was shot dead in a shootout with security forces in Nawabshah on Sunday.
L'Iran potr&agrave; partecipare ai Giochi Asiatici con la propria nazionale di calcio nonostante la ...
The 0.2pc increase was slightly faster than expected. Economists had predicted the LEI would rise 0.1pc in the month. &quot;Although the LEI has declined for nearly half the year, the declines were relatively modest
Doctor Who becomes TV's longest-running sci-fi show, according to Guinness World Records.
 flag still flies over global box office
Muslim leaders expressed outrage on Tuesday after six imams were removed from a commercial airline flight in Minnesota for what they said was nothing more than trying to say evening prayers.
Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by SpaceShipOne&#39;s dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take
Northern Ireland's police chief blamed  the IRA on Friday for a massive bank raid in Belfast, an  accusation that undermines efforts to hand back running of the  British province to its divided Catholics and Protestants.
Gold surged 2 percent to trade above $900 on Thursday and platinum hit a historic high, as investors snapped up the metals on dollar weakness and firmer oil prices, analysts said.
POLICE are stopping and searching petrol tankers coming into London amid concerns they might be used as bombs by terrorists.   A massive \
The company reports that its free rival to Microsoft's Office suite was downloaded 100,000 times in the first week of release.
The first volume of US folk singer Bob Dylan&#39;s memoires will be on sale from October 12, publisher Simon and Schuster said on Wednesday.
Il maestro della commedia all'italiana a 92 anni ha sfidato il deserto africano. Per raccontare nel suo nuovo film un lato inedito della seconda guerra mondiale
Russia hailed its winning bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday as proof of the country's return to global prominence following a post-Soviet slump, and as a personal triumph for President Vladimir Putin.
Il magistrato ha concesso al fotografo solo i 'domiciliari'
Finding people who like the way he has run Merck, the giant drug maker, is much harder. Mr. Gilmartin has been chairman of Merck since November 1994.
Washington, which has not won the Pac-10 basketball title in nearly two decades, has been picked to finish second behind Arizona. The Wildcats drew 19 first-place votes and 253 points, while the Huskies collected seven firsts and 237 points.
LOS ANGELES _ Justice delayed may be justice denied _but at the end of the day it is incontestably better than nothing. Societies that disrespect the professionalism of their courts ultimately court catastrophe.
(HealthDay News) -- Hip fractures can lead to serious complications -- including a prolonged recovery and a higher risk of death, especially among seniors.
Allen Iverson will take this over scoring 50 points any day. Iverson scored 40 points, ending his streak of 50-point games at two, but still led the Philadelphia 76ers
Flights resumed at Brussels south Charleroi airport on Sunday after security workers suspended a strike which shut it down for two days, an airport spokesman said.
Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, drew criticism from both proponents and foes of gay marriage after he distanced himself from President Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.

Owens-Illinois Inc.  said on Monday it will sell its plastics packaging business to Rexam Plc , the world's biggest can maker, for about $1.825 billion.
To move up the ladder, you must do more than win votes. You are, quite literally, expected to pay your dues.
A Black Hawk helicopter carrying seven soldiers from Fort Hood hit a guide wire to a television broadcast tower and crashed early Monday, a military spokesman said.
US movie star Nick Nolte has been sued by the parents of a teenage girl who says she was sexually assaulted at a party at his home while he was away.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin demanded answers from China, after Beijing sparked a human rights row by revoking the visas of two Toronto-based Chinese reporters due to cover his visit to Asia.
Two agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were shot serving an arrest warrant early Friday at an apartment complex near Atlanta, authorities said.
Saranno 2200 i tifosi del West Ham che seguiranno la formazione inglese a Palermo per il ritorno del...
A maggio rispetto all'anno precedente. In aprile +17,4%
Ministro Mastella, fiducioso ma servono modifiche a Manovra
Sun, domani l'annuncio ufficiale del premier britannico
MIAMI (Sports Network) - Hurricane Frances has already  affected Major League Baseball this weekend as five games have  been postponed.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke on Wednesday warned lawmakers that as the country's  baby boomer generation ages, funding shortfalls to government  programs such as Medicare and Social Security will create an  unsustainable fiscal situation.
The author discusses his new book about TIME co-founder Briton Haden, The Man Time Forgot
The secondary school curriculum in England is re-shaped to be more relevant to modern learners.
Ladies and Gentlemen, these aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t your father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Seattle Mariners. The news continued to get better in Mariner Land on Thursday, with ESPN first reporting that Seattle has signed coveted third baseman
Like fine wine and cheese, spinach could be labeled with a place of origin to reassure shoppers jittery about an E. coli outbreak linked to leafy greens grown in California.
The father of a man charged with sexual assault was arrested after striking a television reporter outside a courthouse where his son's bail had just been revoked, police said.
Although AMD didn't have a major presence at CES, the chipmaker did have a reference design of its upcoming Puma platform on hand to show how it out-performs Intel's Centrino platform.
This contract driller, once debt-laden, is looking to expand again. Old habits die hard.

A five-day grace period for militia loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Sadr City to hand over medium and heavy weapons starts Monday.
 in Iraq
Scientists give details of a new mission to investigate colossal explosions on the surface of the Sun.
Scientists examined the corpse of a former Russian spy in Britain on Friday to try to discover when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.
MDM today announced a new mobile travel solution application for Palm OS and other platform handhelds. Directions on-the-Go offers navigational assistance without the need for a GPS or wireless connection.
Optimism has been tempered by years of negotiations and legislative delays; many Cambodians lost hope long ago.
Just about everybody wants to have their say in this presidential election. From evangelical preachers who claim \
Maybe this review should start at the point when the show came alive for the first time: at the end, with the encore.
Scottish driver David Coulthard signed a one-year contract with Red Bull Racing for the 2005 Formula One season, the Austria Press Agency reported on Friday.
Sen. Barack Obama has been eager to change the presidential campaign conversation away from national polls, where he trails Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
French Minister of Defence Michele Alliot-Marie is to make an official visit to Finland next week on the invitation of Finnish colleague Seppo Kaariainen (centre), Finland's Ministry of Defence told the Finnish ...
NEW DELHI: The steel in Jyoti Randhawa came to the fore once again as the Indian golf star clinched the $5,50,000 Volvo Masters of Asia title at the Kota Permai Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells  that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson's disease.
Kobe Bryant scored the Lakers' first 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 42, carrying Los Angeles to a 99-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
A new analysis may help detect the earliest signs of cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
Un tennista belga, Gilles Elseneer, ha rivelato di aver ricevuto un'offerta di 100mila euro per perd...
Microsoft is offering a preview of its next-generation SQL Server 2005 database by providing an interim version of the product to customers.
A referendum on territorial law that intends to give Macedonia&#39;s Albanian minority greater autonomy failed to pass the turnout minimum, the Macedonian State Election Commission (SEC) announced Monday.
First it was Manchester United. Then Aston Villa. And now Liverpool, with a record 18 English championships, also is about to come under American ownership.Comment
The Boston Redevelopment Authority yesterday approved new buildings for three of the area's colleges, including a six-story academic center for Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences along Huntington Avenue.
Here are some of the issues town meeting members will decide:   New middle school  Whether to spend $50,000 toward designing a new middle school. Officials have scaled back the request from $250,000.
It's easy to overlook this stalwart, but doing so means missing out on a solid investment.
A new crop of sophisticated sewing-embroidery machines for home sewers can create a complicated pattern in moments.
The president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has announced that the US recognised his country simply as &quot;Macedonia&quot; with the approval of US Secretary of State Colin Powell.
International Olympic Association president Jacques Rogge says any athlete caught doping will be barred from the next Olympics.
Big Blue has brought the title of the world's fastest supercomputer back to the United States for the first time in three years.
President George W. Bush ends a Middle East trip on Wednesday in which he told regional allies that Iran is a threat, Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts need support, and high oil prices are in no one's interest.
TORONTO -- All the batons had been twirled. The confetti had been shot into the air. The Arrr-gos chant had been repeated, oh maybe 100 times.
Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt has urged his club's owner to give Sam Allardyce time to complete his rebuilding job.
Ha preso il via oggi a Genova il corso di formazione e addestramento dei coordinatori degli steward ...
On Saturday nights, Manila's urban elite throng the invitation-only VVIP room at Embassy nightclub, where foie gras and a flute of champagne are the de rigeur accompaniments to checking out the dance floor.
Napolitano: e' il Csm che valuta condotta dei magistrati

BAGHDAD Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s closest aides and known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; for the gassing of the Kurds in Iraq, will be the first of Saddam&#39;s top deputies to be tried, Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan said Wednesday.
One Israeli soldier was killed and other 6 injured in an attack by the Palestinian resistance by mortars against their base near the Jewish settlement of Morag in Gaza, where an eight-year-old Palestinian child was killed while on her way to school.
Prime parole da giocatore del Napoli per Ezequiel Ivan Lavezzi, il 22enne attaccante argentino che i...
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. soldier at the center  of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal was said in court on  Wednesday to have often flouted instructions, undercutting his  defense that he was following orders when he humiliated and  beat prisoners.
Turkish MPs meet to vote on controversial plans to allow girls to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
The UK's two biggest co-operatives begin talks that may lead to a merger.
In a divided nation, an attack against Bangladesh's opposition party leader marks a new low
Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking to raise a life imprisonment sentence for former Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam to the death penalty after a genocide conviction for crimes during his bloody 17-year rule.
Save the women and children first! There's a bear among the BlackBerries!
British Airways reported a 28.5 percent  rise in operating profit for the first nine months of its  financial year, and said its longhaul premium business was  still shrugging off weakness in financial markets.
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday this year would be \
Fifty-two floors high in the Manhattan  sky, Emina Cunmulaj sits backstage with other lanky young  models looking out a wall of windows onto an empty black hole  amid the dense downtown lights.
WASHINGTON A just-completed army criminal investigation has implicated 28 active-duty and reserve personnel in the homicides of two Afghan men detained at the US air base at Bagram, Afghanistan, in December 2002, and describes potential offenses ranging
Dhaka, Dec 27 (UNI) India today took a sweet revenge of their defeat last night and trounced Bangladesh by 91 runs in the third one-day international at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here today to clinch the series 2-1.
Familial angst rises to new heights in &quot;Meet the Fockers,&quot; Jay Roach&#39;s sequel to his 2000 hit, &quot;Meet the Parents.
Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, scene of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat was received, police said.
Paul Oliver was killed when the car he was travelling in collided with a train at a level crossing, police confirm.
InfoWorld - As part of a new market strategy aimed at growth markets, business software vendor Software AG will focus on SOA (service-oriented architecture) products and services, and plans acquisitions to broaden its product portfolio and market share, company executives announced at a news conference Wednesday.
By Elizabeth Bluemink, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 8--The Army Corps of Engineers this week suspended a wetlands permit for the Rock Creek and Big Hurrah gold mines under construction near Nome.
By Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 18--The opening set piece that begins the sensational new NBC drama \
Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery - and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the ...
A bill introduced last week could prohibit Venezuelan parents from bestowing names like Hengelberth, Maolenin, Githanjaly and Yurbiladyberth on their children.
EDINA, Minnesota  - A Minnesota judge said on Wednesday he would make no immediate decision on Sen. Larry Craig's bid to take back the guilty plea he made after a sex-sting arrest, leaving the Idaho Republican's future in the Senate uncertain.
Il Milan dedica la vittoria della Supercoppa europea a Antonio Puerta, il giovane difensore del Sivi...
KOROLYOV, Russia - The Soyuz spacecraft closed in on the international space station at dangerously high speed Saturday, forcing the U.S.-Russian crew to put on the brakes, abandon autopilot and manually dock the Soviet-era capsule in an unplanned and tricky maneuver.    It was a last-minute wrinkle for a crew that had never piloted a Soyuz before...
MULHOUSE, France Authorities in France blame a gas explosion in a five-story apartment building for killing ten people. Another dozen are injured and several people are still missing.
The European Commission launches new investigations into whether Microsoft breaks competition laws.
By CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY  Journal Staff Writer  This is another in a series of profiles of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Providence City Council in the Sept. 12 primary.
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WestLB, hit by losses tied to bad trades and the subprime mortgage market, will reduce its work force by 25 percent  under a rescue plan forged with regulators.
The first animal to crawl onto land from the ocean probably looked a bit like today's salamander, and researchers have wondered how it was able to switch from swimming to walking.
The use of drugs to treat hyperactivity in children has soared worldwide, a US study shows.
A federal grand jury indicted the leader of a polygamous sect Wednesday, accusing him of fleeing to avoid prosecution on Utah sex charges. The one-count indictment covers a five-month period in 2006, although Warren Jeffs was believed to be on the run for a longer stretch before his arrest in August during a traffic stop near Las Vegas.
Incoming European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Monday he was confident the EU would have a strong counter-case if the United States brought a claim to the World Trade Organization over aircraft subsidies.
Cosi' artista smentisce notizia riportata su 'Libero'
President Bush ordered a new round of financial sanctions against Syria yesterday after concluding that its government is not doing enough to stem the flow of fighters into Iraq.
The United States will enjoy solid  growth, low inflation and falling unemployment next year, the  White House said on Friday in its official economic forecast  that would normally not be released until February.
Gold hit another record high on Monday before losing some strength, but turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts may help the metal touch the psychological level of $900 an ounce soon.
Extended family scheme 'abused' T-Mobile UK has suspended its half-price employee line rental benefit package following reports of abuse. The mobile operator's Friends and Relations scheme offered line rentals at half the normal rate providing qualified recipients signed up to an 18-month contract.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Peace activists around the world staged  a day of action on Sunday to highlight the \
BERLIN - Staff Sgt. Ivan \
Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - The US Agriculture Department said on Thursday that a new case of mad cow disease may have been found in the United States.
Mount St. Helens, the volcano that blew its top with cataclysmic force in 1980, erupted for the first time in 18 years Friday, belching a huge column of white steam and ash after days of rumblings.
It is hard not to think of how close Serena Williams came to a radically different scenario and how much would have been required for anything to rewrite Roger Federer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s script at the Australian Open.
Variety - Lions Gate Films Intl. has inked to sell foreign distribution rights to the Marvel/Lions Gate slate of animated made-for-DVD features.
Operatori, pesa prestito per acquisizione Macquarie
Deutsche Telekom secures a deal that will see 50,000 staff accept both lower pay and longer working hours.
The ousted ex-chairman of Sainsbury, Sir Peter Davis, is to receive a \u00c2\u00a32.6m payout from the supermarket giant after a legal battle.
Robbie Findley scored twice in his Real Salt Lake debut, leading the team to its first win of the season, 2-1 over D.C. United 2-1 on Saturday night.
Details of President Bush's new campaign ad to begin airing Tuesday.
A teenager who sparked a national scandal after using a camera phone to film himself having oral sex was granted bail on Wednesday despite prosecution demands he be put in psychiatric care for showing &quot;animal instincts&quot;.
Hard-hitting ads to encourage smokers to quit, particularly parents, will appear on TV screens from Boxing Day.
That's Business Technology to you Technology Forum To see HP CEO Mark Hurd speak in Las Vegas is to witness a contradiction.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Glenn McGrath destroyed India's top order in his 100th Test match here to bring world champions Australia closer to their first series win on Indian soil in 35 years.
 shines at crowded box office
45-year-old Fred Couples continued his domination of the Merrill Lynch Skins Game this year, winning a total of US$640,000 across the two-day tournament at the Trilogy Golf Club.
Per sostenere crescita e vitare recessione in Usa
Southeast Asian nations are battling a surge in dengue cases, amid signs that climate change could make 2007 the worst year on record for a disease that often gets less attention than some higher-profile health risks.
Forward Kristine Lilly and goalie Brianna Scurry are among 18 players chosen to play for the U.S. in this year's Women's world Cup.
Boston College will open its 2008 football season Aug. 30 against Kent State at Cleveland Browns Stadium, but the Eagles are still looking for a replacement for Army on the schedule Sept. 13. The Black Knights asked for and received a release from the game.
As Democrats continue to search heaven and earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the
Democratic Sen. John Kerry gained some ground on President Bush among swing voters in the last month, with several citing the presidential debates as a factor in their shift, according to a poll released Wednesday.
What started as a peaceful march against the war in Iraq ended with dozens of arrests in a raucous demonstration.
A Lebanese soldier was killed by Islamic militants' sniper fire Thursday, the latest casualty of the 12-day standoff between the military and Fatah Islam fighters at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, security officials said.
This PC support pilot fish working at an electronics factory gets a call from a user in the chemical treatment area whose 4-month-old PC isn't working. And it takes no time for fish to figure out why.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued to defy the England attack but the West Indies were still in danger of losing the fourth and final Test on the last day at Riverside.
Six car bombs killed 133 people in a Shi'ite stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, one of the most devastating attacks since the U.S. invasion and likely to inflame sectarian passions in a nation sliding toward civil war.
Declaring himself &quot;here on business,&quot; hometown favorite Yao Ming joined Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as they prepared for a pair of exhibition games against the Sacramento Kings -- the first NBA games played in China.
Jimmy Kimmel will return for his fourth turn as host of the American Music Awards. \
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- A small but influential group of U.S. pediatricians issued a sharply partisan statement Wednesday criticizing President Bush's track record on child health.
The people of Taiwan are voting to choose a new parliament in a ballot that could shape its future relations with China.
French ministers are preparing to receive individual performance reviews to find out whether they are getting the job done in the reformist government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Arts & entertainment: Organisers plan to make greater use of renewable energy
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The federal Food and Drug Administration approved new labeling Thursday for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Bextra drug to warn of possible serious skin reactions and heart-related problems for those who&#39;ve experienced coronary bypass surgery.
Tokyo stocks inched up Thursday morning as investors bought underpriced issues. The dollar was trading lower against the Japanese yen.
While medical use of marijuana is authorized under a 1996 California law, federal law bans marijuana as an illegal drug. Today a case arrives at the US Supreme Court where the justices must
Two students were shot and wounded early on Friday on the Delaware State University campus and police were hunting for a gunman, the university said.
CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Saluting and standing at attention, accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins surrendered to U.S...
CBS News replaced Rome Hartman with the long-time television news executive and producer, Rick Kaplan.
Bulgaria's second biggest bank DSK posted a pre-tax profit of EUR10.612 million in the third quarter, Hungarian online publication Portfolio.hu reported Wednesday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday her government would not try to introduce a speed limit on freeways, despite a proposal from her coalition's junior party.
A key aide to Tony Blair claimed she was asked to lie about the role of the prime minister's chief fundraiser to detectives probing allegations political honors were traded for cash, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday.
Actress Jaclyn Smith will never forget the day she found out she had breast cancer. And she'll never forget the lesson she learned in those very first moments of being a cancer patient.
MCI (MCI), one of the nation&#39;s biggest long-distance operators, lost $3.4 billion in the third quarter because of a previously announced asset writedown of $3.
The Center for Employment Opportunities provides former convicts living in New York City with temporary jobs.
TRIPOLI, Oct 16  German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder pledged yesterday to support Libya's bid to join the World Trade Organisation as he visited the North African country for the first time since the ...
Afghanistan's 2007 opium poppy cultivation could expand again after a record crop last year, the U.N. drug agency said Monday, underlining the weakness of an international-backed drive against the country's booming narcotics trade.
U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as a report that suggested stronger-than-expected November job growth reduced the chances of an interest-rate cut and on concerns about the outlook for software companies after a negative report on Oracle Corp..
 film technician dies in accident
Padres pitcher David Wells was suspended for seven games and fined $3,000 Thursday by the commissioner's office for his animated argument with an umpire last weekend.
Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday the nation's foreign policy challenges call for a new leader who will worry more about doing the right thing than how it will look.
L'uomo, quasi ottantenne, e' stato aggredito nella sua auto
Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio is to dissolve parliament and call early elections over a cabinet crisis.
Barack Obama is running well among high-earning, well-educated Democrats in the race for his party's 2008 presidential nomination. But unless he can broaden his appeal, he risks mimicking past flameouts by Gary Hart, Paul Tsongas and Bill Bradley.
The New Jersey decision is a legal victory for the drugmaker, which faces nearly 27,000 individual lawsuits from people claiming Vioxx harmed them.
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov was barred on Sunday from running for president in a March election, a move he said was taken to block any real challenge to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate.
Calearo, chiuso contratto difficile, Epifani, buon accordo
The president of Belarus discounted suggestions Russian leader Vladimir Putin could use talks on rejuvenating the idea of a merged post-Soviet state to create a power base after he steps down next year.
Boeing announces 35 new orders for its 787 Dreamliner, hours before the plane is unveiled in Seattle.
Harry Redknapp shocked Portsmouth two weeks ago by quitting to take a break from soccer. Now those same fans are in a rage _ he&#39;s joined the one club they despise.
A Ghanaian woman who studied in the UK is told she must return to Africa despite being terminally ill.
Online advertising marketplace lets marketers buy premium ad space on Web sites six months in advance.
Kenya&#39;s Paul Kirui capped an impressive year by winning the men&#39;s World half-marathon title Sunday, while China&#39;s Sun Ying Jie claimed the women&#39;s race.
French President Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.
An Armenian and South African were convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday of agreeing to smuggle Russian military arms into the United States including rocket-propelled grenade launchers and other weapons.
 amid media frenzy
Scott Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic figure skating champion, has a benign brain tumour. Hamilton, 46, underwent a biopsy at The Cleveland Clinic, and doctors expected to release him from the
Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  said on Wednesday first-quarter profit rose 6 percent, as real estate and strong equity markets helped lift trading profits even with weakness in subprime mortgages.
German Tommy Haas edged out his   practice partner Marat Safin 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-2 7-6 on Wednesday   to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open for the second   time in three years.
Islamabad, Oct 30 (UNI) Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf today said Pakistan and India would have to move beyond their stated positions to find out a solution to the Kashmir issue.
The waiting is over. All season long, Red Sox Nation has been waiting for its team to live up to its potential, leave behind its mediocrity and reel off a lengthy winning streak.
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat's wife said  in an emotional television interview on Monday that a planned  visit by Palestinian leaders to her husband in a Paris hospital  was aimed at \

Major League Baseball has made the distinction of having the American League's best record matter this year.
Ex-Air Force official Darleen Druyun pleaded guilty earlier this year to a criminal conspiracy charge for her role in a deal that gave her a lucrative job with Boeing.
As New Yorkers go to the polls tomorrow, perhaps the most important question other than who wins the presidency will be whether the Democrats make inroads in Republican control of the State Senate.
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You'll get your work done faster by keeping your hands on the keyboard, and off the mouse; here are my favorite keystroke time-savers.
Operational efficiencies and a booming top line fuel Costco's amazing run.
A bomb courier accidentally blew up a taxi in Russia's Dagestan region Tuesday, killing herself and wounding eight other people, police said.
P2P outnumbered 8 to 1 The BBC has revealed that eight times as many people are using its Flash-based streaming iPlayer than the desktop P2P version.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Sales dipped 0.4 percent last month, and consumers may pull back more.
NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi made a \
A bomb threat prompted a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing, escorted by British Tornado jets, at London&#39;s Stansted Airport on Sunday.
The company behind Wrigley chewing gum has what it hopes is a sweet deal to buy Life Savers and Altoids among other assets from Kraft Foods.
(CP) - Fears of an explosion and concerns about public safety may lead to the scrapping of a planned natural gas importing terminal near Quebec City despite future fuel supply needs.
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Cincinnati Reds catcher Ryan Jorgensen was suspended for 50 games on Friday for violating Major League Baseball's drug prevention and treatment program.
White horses, elephants and  priests blowing conch horns will star in the Hindu nuptials of  actress Elizabeth Hurley, who wraps up a week of lavish wedding  celebrations in India on Friday.
A kidnapped UN worker may have been allowed to contact her family in NI, reports from Afghanistan suggest.
Roma. &#39;&#39;Non ho avuto ancora l&#39;occasione per parlare con Fini. Penso che sia giusto discutere con l&#39;interessato per capire&#39;&#39;. Il ministro per i rapporti con il Parlamento, Carlo Giovanardi, non vuole commentare
Howard Stringer's honeymoon as the first foreign head of Sony has come to an abrupt end as investors dump the company's shares amid a battery defect crisis and fears its PlayStation 3 may fail to meet sky-high expectations.
Freevo is a Linux application that turns a PC with a TV capture card and/or TV-out into a standalone multimedia jukebox/VCR/PVR/HTPC. It uses MPlayer or Xine to play and record audio and video. It is optimized for use with a TV+remote.   Freevo 1.7.0 release contains quite a few major new features. Including a great web interface to the media on your freevo machine, a web remote, an encodeserver to compress recordings in the background, an rss feedserver so you can download your favourite podcasts in the background, support for Linux event devices, support anamorphic skins and colour in the tv guide to show overlapping recording, currently showing and already shown, a commercial detection and duplicate recording additions to the record server.   https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=669176
After a few  flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bucket List,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
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Heavy fighting is reported in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region after the deaths of two soldiers.
NEW YORK : In an unannounced policy shift, Washington has given its approval for growth within some Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the New York Times reported, citing US and Israeli officials.
Blog: The Free Software Foundation raises the specter that the iPhone's software will violate its new GPL 3 license.
Johnny Damon led off the game with a homer and Trot Nixon delivered a two-run double, as the Boston Red Sox lead the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 after three innings in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series.
Andres Nocioni of the Chicago Bulls scores 21 points as Argentina dominates Turkey, 83-58, Tuesday which\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0sets up a semifinal showdown with Spain on Friday.
CONCORD, Mass., Feb. 2  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has determined that five federally-constructed local protection projects in Massachusetts have levees of concern.
North Korea declared on Thursday for the  first time that it possessed nuclear weapons and said it was  suspending participation in six-way talks on dismantling its  nuclear programs for an indefinite period.
Administering chemotherapy and radiation before surgery for rectal cancer may not help patients live longer, but it produces fewer side effects than when it is given afterward, doctors reported on Wednesday.
The Hmong immigrant suspected of shooting six hunters to death and a survivor agree that the tragedy began with a confrontation on private land.
India News, Bangalore, Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was Friday included in the 15-member Indian squad for the first two Tests against Australia.
Barnsley send Liverpool crashing out of the FA Cup thanks to Brian Howard's injury-time winner.
Paris, France (Sports Network) - Silver medalist Mardy Fish and Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand were both victorious Monday in opening-round action at the $3.
China defended its booming oil trade with Africa on Monday, and said Europe and the United States should look at their own engagement on the continent before criticizing Beijing.

Some attendees at the Storage Networking World conference say they're combining backup software and de-duplication technology with virtual systems in an effort to manage ever increasing data stores.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - Waving white flags, Iraqis fled  the city of Samarra on river boats on Sunday as U.S. forces  claimed victory over insurgents in the first step of an  offensive aimed at taking control of rebel-held cities.
Software vendors have proceeded cautiously on the core question, with rivals IBM, Oracle, Sun, Microsoft and others waiting to see how the others approach the issue, partly to learn what works and partly to have the opportunity to counter.
India&#39;s IT services market is forecast to grow to $10.73 billion by 2011, at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.2 percent, as outsourcing emerges as a more favored option for companies in India, according to research firm Gartner.
CONCORD -- Carola (Rosenthal) Domar, 84, of Concord, a former social worker, died of breast cancer Sept. 24 at the Wayside Hospice in Wayland.
Microsoft is investigating a security flaw in Windows server software that could allow an attacker to gain complete control over systems running the software, the company said.
More than 100 nations struggled Monday to strike a balance between what rich and poor countries must do to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming.
Spotting the clues to buy before stocks rise.
Palestinian militants are seeking revenge Friday, pounding Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with mortars. The violence flared up after a top Hamas militant was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
A judge has ruled a seriously ill premature baby should not be revived if she stops breathing.
HAMISH ROBERTSON: It seems that many voters will still be making up their minds as they enter the polling booth. And while the fortunes of both major parties could well lie with these undecided voters, just what will influence their vote remains unclear.
ATLANTA - With the merger of AT&amp;T Wireless complete, Cingular is making plans to cut its 68,000-person workforce by 10 percent, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s CEO told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday thousands of people had fallen ill with cholera in northern Iraq, but the cause of the outbreak had not been identified.
Two developments Monday, one tragic the other controversial, marked the latest phase in southern Europe&#39;s struggle to stem the flood of illegal immigrants.
He didn't have time to meet Japan's defense minister, who has questioned the Iraq war, but Vice President Dick Cheney squeezed in a chat on Thursday with a couple whose daughter was kidnapped by North Korea decades ago.
Churches in north-east India are to hold special services after blasts and gun attacks killed at least 56 people.
Singapore&#39;s economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter, ending a year of expansion, as record oil prices curbed overseas sales of companies including Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.
Everybody thought it would be Roy Jones Jr., the former heavyweight champion who struggled so mightily when he later shed those pounds, having trouble making weight for his fight tonight against Felix Trinidad.
Brazil's president met with ailing Fidel Castro on Tuesday, a surprise ending to a visit during which he offered Cuba credits for food and infrastructure and signed a deal for Brazil to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
Ministro Finanze, concederemo dichiarazione non-opposizione
London's new museum overwhelms viewers with the impression of immensity that Winston Churchill's life and persona still put forward, and the attention it still demands.
EU criticizes Microsoft interoperability efforts in response to 2004 antitrust ruling, more fines possible.
The trouble with trying to explain the meaning of these acronyms is that it requires using language that confuses rather than clarifies the situation.
Electronic voting machines should not be used in the United States without a paper-based backup to ensure they tally votes correctly, computer experts working for the U.S. government say.
Rock drummer Tommy Lee has  apologized to Alicia Keys and MTV for getting involved in a  fight during the R&B singer&#39;s performance at the cable  network&#39;s Video Music Awards show over the weekend.
Director Clint Eastwood is to be awarded France's highest civilian distinction, the Legion of Honour.
We can&#39;t believe we&#39;re saying this to anyone other than Paris Hilton, but here goes: Hey, R. Kelly! Stop having sex in front of cameras.
Bruce Springsteen has rocked concert-goers while trying to rock the vote, leading a band of top musicians in a rollicking show to help elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House.
Online marketplaces that offer eBay-like services for matching companies with freelance developers are attracting the attention of some IT managers who want flexible workforces -- and lower labor costs.
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Arrays and other classes go into the basic Parrot PMC hierarchy, and Dan finally embraces Unicode while perl6-language ... doesn't.
Crude oil futures traded near a record after rising above $ 51 a barrel yesterday, on concern that Gulf of Mexico producers won&#39;t fix hurricane damage fast enough to meet winter demand.
An appellate court rejected arguments by defense lawyers for three detectives that their trial in the shooting of an unarmed man should be moved out of New York City because the jury pool had been \
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Gunmen on a motorbike yesterday killed an Afghan women's rights activist who ran an underground school for girls during the Taliban's rule -- the latest victim of increasingly brazen militants targeting government officials and schools.
HANOI - A 16-year-old girl in Vietnam&#39;s southern province of Tay Ninh has been found to be infected with the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a hospital said Thursday.
A quarter of people want the government to ban smokers being treated by the NHS for smoking-related illness, according to a BBC poll.
A 9-foot bronze statue outside Florida State&#39;s football stadium honors the winningest coach in Division I football. But 30 years ago, while coaching at West Virginia, he was hung in effigy and disparaged on
Global warming is so severe that it will 'continue for centuries,' leading to a far different planet in 100 years, warned a grim landmark report from the world's leading climate scientists and government ...Comment
City hall offices in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux were damaged by a small bomb blast overnight, local police chief Alain Gehin said.
Hopes for a speedy release of two French  hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern  Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their  release was posted on a Web site.
Six months after they were divided surgically at Children's Hospital, Erin and Jade Buckles are starting to explore the world, but the once conjoined twins continue to face grave health risks.
Though the Red Sox still don&#39;t know who they will be playing in the postseason, manager Terry Francona&#39;s pitching rotation is starting to come into focus.
French and American scientists said Wednesday they have identified a \
The industrial New Jersey town has become a prime location for many films, including Steven Spielberg's latest, \
The former RAF base at Coltishall is to be used as an immigration removal centre, it is announced.
A division of Dole Food Co said on Monday it was recalling \
Marsh & McLennan Cos. shares were  whipsawed on Friday amid conflicting reports that a change in  the insurance broker's top management was imminent.
Rain has interrupted play on the main courts at the French Open after 90 minutes of action on Sunday's opening day.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - British Prime Minister Tony  Blair said on Wednesday a planned London conference on  Palestinian reform would be a critical step toward Middle East  peace talks and a Palestinian state.
Excessive drinking took more than 75,000 lives in the United States in 2001, shortening the lives of each of those who died by an average of more than 30 years, a new government report says.
Office Depot Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Bruce Nelson was ousted Monday from the world&#39;s No. 2 office supplies retailer because of poor company earnings and a lack of accountability, the Delray Beach-based company said.
The House ethics committee will investigate Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., to determine whether he violated standards of conduct when an illegally recorded telephone conversation was leaked to reporters during a committee investigation.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 -- The U.N. Security Council probably will delay a move to impose new sanctions against Iran until December, when U.N. weapons inspectors conclude a review of Iran's past nuclear activities, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Thursday.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has received only three new enquiries from parents saying they were wrongly convicted of killing their children.
NEW YORK  - A portion of a sixth-floor ABC News office housing \
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ENGLAND are planning to continue their short-pitched strategy against West Indies captain Brian Lara in an attempt to test his courage and try to limit his effectiveness in tomorrow&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final.
Mississippi State won the SEC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Western Division with an overtime victory against Kentucky on Friday, but it still might not be enough to make the N.C.A.A. tournament.
First score: Lions, on an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joey Harrington to wide receiver Roy Williams in the first quarter.
Arab militias responsible for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region now guard camps for the displaced, refugees say.
Vocational courses are not just for underachievers, Ofsted warns as it urges schools to offer more choices.
The Zend Developer Zone as an update posted for the entire Zend Framework community with some details about the upcoming months and milestones.   Zend Framework has been picking up its pace of development recently. Many great improvements are coming soon in areas such as MVC, Acl, Authentication, Session handling, Search engine, and Gdata. There is also some great work in progress for Locale, Date, and others.   Other updates mentioned include a mid-December release date for a new Preview Release, a wiki page to show future release dates, a mention that the ZF is free software, and that the document translation section of the team is still (as always) in need of help. If you feel like getting in on the action, check out this page on the ZF wiki for more details.
It started with a late-race collapse, escalated in a physical threat and manifested in a highly public finger-pointing session. Now, after rower Catriona Oliver slapped Sally Robbins before stunned
Nicolas Cage logged a third weekend  atop the North American box office on Sunday with his  action-adventure \
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Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma on Wednesday formally accepted the resignation of Viktor Yanukovych as prime minister, the presidential press service said.
A Japanese court has convicted the inventor of popular file-swapping software for copyright violations but refused to jail the programmer, who has become a cyberspace icon.
Florida's corrections secretary has proposed mandatory fitness levels, to the dismay of a prison officers' union.
We're getting closer to the first product out of World Wrestling Entertainment's celluloid pipeline.
Proseguono manifestazioni indipendentisti, arrestato leader
Business & money: Rio Tinto has wasted no time in rejecting the advances of BHP Billiton a second time
Torino. &#39;&#39;Proprio ieri mentre io e mia moglie accompagnavamo a scuola Davide non e&#39; mancato il ricordo di Samuele e ci siamo detti: &#39;vedi, se Samuele oggi ci fosse stato poteva essere il primo giorno di scuola in prima elementare con Davide&#39;.
Environment activists piled thousands of dead fish at the foot of Berlin's biggest tourist attraction, the Brandenburg Gate, Tuesday in a demonstration against over-fishing and pollution in the North Sea.
Blog: The company now has 56 percent search market share in the U.S., according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
A report on the causes and solutions for childhood obesity in the United States calls for a broad societal strategy, including healthier meals in schools and restaurants.
Stock index futures indicated a weaker  market open on Friday, with the technology sector seen hit by  results, while China increased interest rates in the latest of  a series of tightening steps.
Count Gottfried von Bismarck, the stylish and troubled scion of one of Germany's most famous families, has died at the age of 44, police said Wednesday.
The New York Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 rout of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.
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U.S. officials and airlines welcomed  a draft U.S.-European Union agreement on Friday to liberalize  transatlantic aviation that continues to prohibit overseas  control of domestic carriers.
It's a technique on the tip of a lot of parents' tongues \u00c2\u0097 and maybe their children's too: Puree healthy fruits and vegetables, and sneak them into regular kid food like macaroni and cheese or chocolate pudding. Watch the kids unknowingly gobble down their vitamins, and smile.
Second security patch in less than a week Apple has plugged two holes in its QuickTime media player that could create serious security problems for people tricked into visiting malicious websites. The release, which is available for both Windows and Mac platforms, is Apple's second security patch in less than a week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An oil company controlled by the Russian government, Rosneft, said it had bought the company that had won Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s auction for the largest arm of oil giant Yukos.
Lo ha dichiarato il viceministro degli esteri iracheno, Hamid Al-Bayati. Le volontarie si troverebbero a Falluja. ROMA - Nel giorno delle manifestazioni in Italia a favore del rilascio di Simona Pari e Simona
(InfoWorld) - Dell is offering free replacements of the displays on nine popular notebook PC models, responding to customers who created a Web site to complain that some LCD screens developed a one pixel-wide vertical line. \
Reports of the hard disc's demise have been greatly exaggerated, the BBC's technology programme Click discovers.
President George W. Bush will delay announcing a new strategy for Iraq until the new year, the White House said on Tuesday amid polls showing Americans are more pessimistic about the war and want a change.
La Roma riabbraccia Antonio Cassano. La societ\u00c3\u00a0 giallorossa, attraverso un comunicato ufficiale, ha reso noto che &quot;...In seguito ad un incontro avvenuto tra l`amministratore delegato Rosella Sensi, il tecnico
Scientists say the Rock of Gibraltar may have been the last stronghold for Europe's Neanderthals.
Pyres of victims who were killed by tidal waves burn on the beach at Alappad, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004.
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has trapped 187 miners, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. The blast tore through the state-run Chenjiashan
Russia's foreign minister says there is a reasonable chance that Iran will return to negotiations on its nuclear program, and he cautioned against setting artificial deadlines.
Indonesia&#39;s prominent Muslim preacher Abu Bakr Bashir has been put on trial again, charged once more over the Marriot hotel attack in 2003 and the Bali bombing in 2002.
Two Chinese engineers working at a hydro-electric project in Pakistan were kidnapped by tribesmen on Saturday in a region where security forces have been hunting militants linked to al Qaeda, officials said.
Gordon Brown says 2008 will be a  \
More than 160 feral cats and kittens have been rescued from the site of the London 2012 Olympics as demolition work continues at a pace.
Fernandez, one of 12 Californians on the US team, pitched a one-hitter as the two-time defending gold medalists made it six shutouts in six games with a shortened 7-0 victory Thursday over a Greek team with a distinct American flavor.
The Republican convention is being run not only by a script, but by a score. Like the Democrats before them, Republicans have set their politics to music, a relentlessly upbeat symphony of familiar rah-rah songs meant to keep the hall pulsing with energy, viewers awake and gaps in the speechfest filled with sounds and images of a party trying to appeal to all tastes, ethnic groups and voting ages.
More than 2,000 Egyptians have joined a discussion group on Facebook, the popular Internet social networking Web site, to ponder one overwhelming question: \
Appello a tutti i sindaci per misura-toccasana per la salute
La giunta del Coni ha oggi ufficializzato la decisione di assegnare una borsa di studio ai due figli...
Secondo alcuni giornali cantante sarebbe indagato per droga
The Treasury\u00e2\u0080\u0099s schedule of financing this week included the regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills on Thursday and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.
An independent television channel in South Africa will air Michael Moore's documentary \
Members of the Federal Reserve's interest rate setting committee worried last month that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic growth and require big interest rate cuts, minutes of the U.S. central bank's December meeting released on Wednesday show.
Trust restored Digital certificate firm Comodo has restored services to normal after websites displaying Comodo's Trust Logo were reduced to a crawl on Friday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NBC Universal is preparing to buy  Sparrowhawk Media, the private-equity backed owner of the  Hallmark channel, for 175 million pounds ($351 million) to make  its biggest foray into Britain&#39;s TV industry, a newspaper said.
MINNEAPOLIS - Major health care providers are competing for the chance to build a hospital in Maple Grove, the fast-growing northwestern suburb.
NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.
Along the ungoverned border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Al Qaeda is training would-be jihadists from the West to attack their home countries.
The global flight from risk knocked precious metals again on Friday, with gold falling below $650 an ounce for the first time in three weeks as shaky global stock markets prompted investors to reduce positions in commodities.
Prince Ernst August of Hanover, a Euroroyal bad boy who happens to be the Queen's cousin, is to appear in court this week in a grievous bodily harm case that could land him in jail for the next decade.
Egyptian forces left their breached border with the Gaza Strip open for a fifth day Sunday but tightened a security cordon around the border town of Rafah to keep Palestinians inside Egypt confined to a small zone.
The University of Virginia football team had heard all the bad stories about playing in Boise -- the woeful weather, the dead fowl on the blue turf of Bronco Stadium
A study finds that secondhand smoke increases the levels of a carcinogen in waitstaff and bartenders at a surprisingly fast rate
The Miami Dolphins have filed a grievance against Ricky Williams, asking an arbitrator to uphold their contractual right to recover $8.6 million paid in signing bonus and incentives.
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles airport, LAX, is considered one of the most stringently secure in the country. As someone who passes through there on a fairly regular basis, I can certainly attest to that fact.
Martin O'Neill, ex centrocampista di Juve, Cagliari e Piacenza, accusa il calcio italiano: ''Le part...
Police raided top British clubs Rangers, Newcastle and Portsmouth on Monday as part of a probe into alleged corruption in football.
ATLANTA A crematory operator accused of faking hundreds of cremations in Noble, Georgia, appears ready to plead guilty. Prosecutors say Ray Brent Marsh dumped 334 bodies on his property and passed off cement dust as ashes.
Microsoft has purchased a small, privately held data management company and will use the technology to enhance its SQL Server database, Office, and related business software, the company said Thursday.
Martin Jol is likely to be named the new manager of Tottenham after Jacques Santini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shock decision to quit yesterday. The Dutch assistant coach will take charge of today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game against Charlton, and
MILAN/LONDON  - Private equity firm Blackstone Group  is in talks to buy a minority stake in Italy's No. 2 fixed-line phone operator Wind, two years after it lost out in a bid battle for the company, a person familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
The brokerage unit of Deutsche Bank has voluntarily agreed to pay almost $90 million in compensation to settle allegations of misconduct, US regulators announced Friday.
On September 30, 2004, Merck &amp; Co. announced the immediate recall of one of its COX-2 inhibitors, the anti-inflammatory drug VIOXX\u00c2\u00ae, because, in Merck&#39;s own words, a study it had been conducting showed that:
Domain hosting and parking services drop in price, rise in capacity to lure small businesses. Trying to attract more small business customers, Yahoo has introduced a new domain name registration service and significantly increased the storage space and ...
The U.S. House of Representatives  urged China on Tuesday to use its influence and economic  leverage to stop what President George W. Bush has called the  genocide in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
No ships in bottles. No nautical charts. No dark wood paneling. And definitely no oil paintings of dead partners.
JERUSALEM - Palestinian suicide bombers exploded two buses almost simultaneously in southern Israel on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 80 in the first major Palestinian attack inside Israel in nearly six months.    The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying they were revenge for Israel's assassinations earlier this year of its spiritual leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, and his successor Abdel Aziz Rantisi...
Roberto Maroni, Roberto Castelli and Roberto Calderoli of Italian Northern League Padania leave the Quirinale palace after consulting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano in Rome.Comment
For the past few weeks, New York Giants co-owner Wellington Mara has wondered more than a few times what went wrong after the team's 5-2 start.
At the request of Interstate Bakeries Corp., US Bankruptcy Judge Jerry Venters ordered the company to keep making Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and the rest of its product line and approved temporary loans to finance the company.
The sharp rise in oil prices which recently creeps towards $60 per barrel has put many energy industries and those reliant on energy on the edge for fear of the adverse affects of escalating prices.
Suspicions that the arthritis drug Vioxx could cause serious cardiovascular damage arose as early as 1999, the year Vioxx was approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a next-generation remedy that might be safer than older drugs like ibuprofen.
There is a disagreement concerning the future of two elephants at the Detroit Zoo: a sanctuary or the Columbus Zoo. The American Zoo and Aquarium Association in Washington has
Congresso non decidera' lo scioglimento dei Ds
MADRID, Spain -- Real Madrid has included David Beckham in its squad for the first time in a month.
A team from the Food and Drug Administration met British regulators about their decision to quarantine nearly half the United States' supply of flu vaccine.
SEATTLE -- Libertarians and land developers have found populist fodder in a contentious Supreme Court decision from last year that favors eminent domain over private property.
Close work between German and U.S. authorities was key to uncovering what German police say would have been \
U.S. media company Gannett Co. Inc.  is set to review its British newspaper unit, Newsquest, a move that could lead to its disposal for up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2.9 billion), the Sunday Express newspaper reported.
The way Manny Ramirez knelt and grimaced in agony Friday night after he drilled a pitch off his knee, the possibility of him returning soon to the Red Sox lineup seemed remote. The contusion of Ramirez's left knee was serious enough to force him out of action last night, though the Sox hoped he could return today for the series ...
The chairman and chief executive of YRC Worldwide, owner of the Yellow and Roadway truck lines, spoke recently about the company\u00c2\u0092s rapid growth.
EDMONTON - In the 1980s, Permian Panthers were spit out of their west Texas football factory like there was no tomorrow. And for many, there wasn&#39;t.
Veritas Software Corp. , the leading storage software provider, said on Tuesday it agreed to acquire email backup company KVault Software Ltd. for &#36;225 million in cash.
Google unveiled a desktop search agent yesterday that lets users find any information stored on their computer, including visited Web pages, files and e-mail as well as instant messages.
An international team of researchers, including a researcher at the Tulane National Primate Research Center near Covington, has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
Sfilate all'ambasciata e presso il Consolato Generale
An Israeli at the center of a scandal that led New Jersey Governor James McGreevey to quit over a homosexual affair returned home Wednesday complaining of a &quot;difficult period&quot; in his first public remarks on the case.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 -- James Watson, who in 1962 shared a Nobel prize for discovering the structure of DNA, on Friday canceled a tour to promote his latest book after suggesting in a published interview that black people are less intelligent than whites.
The family of purged Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang has decided to forgo a state funeral, sparing China's leaders a sensitive decision on whether to hold a high-profile ceremony that they fear could trigger protests.
LOS ANGELES  - NBC and ABC are  developing miniseries revolving around the Sept. 11 attacks,  using the \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Jane Austen Book Club\u00e2\u0080\u009d is such a well-acted, literate adaptation of the 2004 best seller that your impulse is to forgive it for being the formulaic chick flick that it is.
Under a web of Army rules, thousands of part-time soldiers injured on duty in Iraq and elsewhere are navigating a system suited to full-timers.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The US government&#39;s pension agency said Thursday that it will assume responsibility for the pension plan set up on behalf of United Airlines&#39; pilots.
LONDON, Sept 30  - The British Grand Prix has been dropped from the Formula One schedule for the first time in over 50 years, it was reported on Thursday.
Il tecnico del Siena, Andrea Mandorlini, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la gara contro la Roma in pro...
E' morto la scorsa notte a Parma Enrico Catuzzi, 60 anni, allenatore con un passato anche in serie A...
Marsh & McLennan, the world's largest insurance broker, may survive its criminal investigation if it makes certain changes.
Kirstie Alley and Jenny Craig may have gone their separate ways, but the one-time \
The Pentagon said Friday that further study is needed on what happened to the 377 tons of high explosives in Iraq whose reported disappearance has dominated the past few days of presidential campaigning.
India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and Britain's Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt signed an agreement aimed at doubling bilateral trade between the two countries.
An arrest that initially brought relief to the family of JonBenet Ramsey has since unleashed an onslaught of unwelcome attention that has incensed the slain girl's father, a longtime family lawyer said Saturday.
&quot;Per le elezioni federali bisognerebbe evitare continui rinvii e di arrivare ad un scontro come \u00c3\u00a8 stato finora per le elezioni del presidente della Lega di AeB&quot;. Lo ha detto Giancarlo Abete al termine dell
American Airlines says it will begin charging a service fee of $5 or $10 to buy a ticket over the phone or at an airport counter, copying a similar move by Northwest Airlines.
The kidnapping and killing of truck drivers by Iraqi insurgents continued Sunday as at least four more men were taken hostage and the body of an Egyptian man was found.
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said on Thursday that Moldova considers negotiations with Tiraspol on the Dniester Region settlement useless and is not going to resume them.
Egypt's Suez Canal is to re-open for shipping traffic, three days after it closed because of a broken-down oil tanker.
Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
Congressional overseers have their hands full investigating the deeds and, they allege, misdeeds of the White House Office of Political Affairs. Did the office's involvement in the firing of the nine U.S. attorneys cross the line? What about its staff's use of Republican National Committee e-mail...
Il difensore dell'Inter e della nazionale Fabio Grosso ha trovato un accordo coll'Olympique Lyonnais...
The Directors Guild of America board  recommends its members approve a new contract deal.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu says South Africa has failed to sustain the idealism that ended apartheid and its people seem to have lost their sense of right and wrong.
and one guest with a hard-luck story \u00e2\u0080-t the premiere of talk show host Oprah Winfrey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 19th season Monday got a surprise bonus \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -ew Pontiac G6 sedan worth about $28,400.
If the Supreme Court argument Tuesday on interstate wine sales proves to be a reliable roadmap to the eventual decision, consumers who want to order wine directly from
Not what you\u00e2\u0080\u0099d call a shrinking violet, director Martin Scorsese is known for filling his movies with as much detail as possible.
Thousands of mourners gather in the Lebanese capital for the funeral of ex-PM Rafik Hariri, killed in a car bombing.
NATO launched its biggest offensive in Afghanistan since the 2001 war on Tuesday, targetting the Taliban and drug lords as hundreds of people rallied in the east against U.S. soldiers killing civilians.
SMM, or Social Media Marketing, can do much for the promotion of a company or product. The \
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Magic are in an unfamiliar position in the standings: first place. \u00e2\u0080\u009cOh wow!\u00e2\u0080\u009d blurted out a surprised Grant Hill upon hearing the news Saturday night after his 29 points helped the Magic beat the Philadelphia 76ers 105-99.
A $49 cable for the iPod Touch lets you transmitting video and audio to TVs and stereo systems.
Home run record holder Barry Bonds, the biggest name in baseball, will leave the San Francisco Giants at the end of this season, the player and team said on Friday.
One of two men who jumped from a cargo ship bound for New Jersey was found by fishermen Monday off Staten Island, and a search was on for the other, police said.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood firm behind Ankara's bid to join the European Union, rejecting calls to recognise Cyprus and dismissing any new conditions to win EU entry.
Red Hot Chili Peppers members Flea and John Frusciante and Bad Religion&#39;s Brett Gurewitz are among the musicians who will perform at the Ramones&#39; 30th anniversary party September 12 at the Avalon Theatre in Hollywood, ...
A policeman ran amok at a security camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir after an argument and shot dead seven colleagues before he was gunned down, police said on Sunday.
The MediaStar video distribution and conferencing system has been installed at The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) headquarters in The Hague.
Black children may be far more  susceptible to the ill effects of second-hand tobacco smoke  than their white counterparts, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Rain has triggered fears of fresh landslides in the Niigata region hit by Japan's deadliest earthquake in nine years as exhaustion was wearing down tens of thousands in shelters.
HARARE - Zimbabwe said it had put its security forces on high alert to deal with what it said was an opposition plan to unleash violence on Friday when a court is due to pass judgment in the treason trial of its leader.
Ex-Smiths singer Morrissey will have no involvement in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC says.
Johnny Depp is one doting dad for sure , for he wants to star in more family films so that his children can watch his movies.
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Al Unser Jr. announced his retirement from IndyCar racing during a Wednesday press conference.
When moviemakers wanted to film \
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The United States on Saturday dropped opposition to a compromise plan to launch talks on a new U.N. climate treaty after pleas from other nations.
Let me show you my grandchildren at 40Gb/s 75-year-old Sibritt L\u00c3\u00b6thberg from Karlstad Sweden just got her first computer, but it didn't take her long to download all the necessary patches.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp challenges MLB to extend a deadline for the city to approve a stadium financing package for a few months past Dec. 31.
EU countries discriminate against UK companies when awarding contracts, says a report commissioned by the Treasury.
Intelsat, the world's largest satellite company, agreed yesterday to sell the majority of its shares to London-based BC Partners, one of Europe's largest private-equity firms, in a deal worth about $16.4 billion.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to move the Academy Awards from February back to March in 2006, the academy announced Thursday.
Lithuania will allow French rock singer Bertrand Cantat, imprisoned in Vilnius for the murder of his French actress girlfriend, to return to France next week to serve out the remainder of his eight-year sentence, his lawyer said.
Republican Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses by campaigning as an honest conservative, yet he has made a series of blunders that raise questions about his credibility.
Singer Cat Stevens says he was traveling to the USA in part to explore the idea of revisiting the music career he more or less abandoned a quarter-century ago after converting to Islam and adopting his current name.
THE parents of a tiny premature baby clinging to life in a hospital oxygen box are preparing to let her die in their arms. A High Court judge yesterday ruled that Charlotte Wyatt should be allowed to die in
com December 16, 2004, 10:27 AM PT. Apple Computer on Wednesday released a minor update to its Mac OS X 10.3 Panther operating system.
British and U.S. scientists said Friday they were exploring plans for a joint lunar mission that would use an orbiter to fire missile-like penetrators into the moon's surface.
Militants pounded central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar barrages ever, targeting the Green Zone and destroying a US vehicle along a major street.
The chance to save a buck to cross the Bay Area&#39;s state-owned bridges persuaded tens of thousands of motorists to sign up for FasTrak, Caltrans&#39; electronic toll collection system, in the last four months.
Kidnappers have lifted their threat to kill a U.S. journalist abducted in the southern city of Nasiriyah along with his Iraqi translator, an aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday.
Symantec kicked off the start of its Vision user conference unveiling a host of enhancements to Veritas NetBackup.
Sono state assegnate le prime medaglie agli Europei di pattinaggio di velocit&agrave; di Kolomna, in...
Breaking his silence on the inclusion of his name in the Mitchell Report, Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts admitted that he used steroids once in 2003.
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it &quot;generally supports&quot; an advisory panel&#39;s conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.
Con l'Epifania si concludono le vacanze natalizie
The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
Lawyers for Phil Spector called their first witness on Tuesday in his murder trial, a forensic expert who told jurors that an actress the pioneering rock producer is accused of shooting dead probably committed suicide instead.
Abuja - African mediators were striving on Monday to persuade Sudan&#39;s government and its rebel foes to agree on a plan to alleviate the suffering of Darfur&#39;s beleaguered civilians and head off the risk of tougher United Nations action.
HOUSTON, United States  - Troubled Russian oil titan Yukos warned that it will sue and seek damages against any parties to the forced weekend auction of its Yuganskneftegaz unit to the little-known Baikalfinansgroup.
LeBron James scored 25 points, including 13 in the decisive fourth quarter, to lift Cleveland to a 91-87 win over Detroit Tuesday in game four of their semi-final playoff series.
[Health India]: Washington, Dec 29: A new study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggest that overweight and obese women who take oral contraceptives are 60 percent to 70 percent more likely to get pregnant while on the birth-control
The legislature appears poised to throw out the death penalty, which was reinstated by Governor George E. Pataki 10 years ago.
O.J. Simpson was expected to be freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday after a judge granted the former American football star $125,000 bail on charges he took part in an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.
More than 2,400 people are evacuated as Typhoon Megi lashes the southern shores of South Korea.
BESLAN, Russia - A numb Russia observed a national day of mourning on Monday for the hundreds of victims of the terrorist school seizure, while in this grief-stricken southern region neighboring Chechnya families continued searching for the missing.    A prosecutor said the hostage-takers belonged to a cell formed by radical Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, the Interfax news agency reported...
Decisione giudice Los Angeles dopo lite con ex marito
A sharp fall in Japanese industrial output in January raises fresh questions about the strength of its economic recovery.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose more than 1 percent to a 2-1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by Wall Street gains and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks look cheap compared with the US and other Asian markets.
British actress Keira Knightley has had enough of the media's fixation with her looks, weight and figure, and urged people to focus on her films instead.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined  leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet  line-up announced on Thursday.
Man Utd look to close the gap on leaders Arsenal when they play Everton in Sunday's early kick-off.
Nota del Colle dopo le polemiche sul caso Visco
(InfoWorld) - The growing popularity of video on the Web has prompted RealNetworks to launch a beta version of its RealPlayer software that allows users to easily record and download videos to their PCs. The software, RealPlayer version 11, can be downloaded free, the company said Tuesday. With the new version, users can surf the Web and select clips or longer videos by clicking a \
Californians braced for another round of fierce winter weather on Saturday, a day after strong winds, heavy rains and snow prompted evacuations and left more than 1 million homes without electricity.
On the eve of the US election, China laid into what it called the &quot;Bush doctrine,&quot; said the Iraq war has destroyed the global anti-terror coalition and blamed arrogance for the problems dogging the United States worldwide.
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive, home-based program to improve medical care for low-income seniors produced mixed results, a geriatrics team reports.
Tom Cruise and the crew of his new film, \
The food magazine Bon App\u00c3\u00a9tit hired a well-known designer to transform the former site of a Hard Rock Cafe into a temporary restaurant, scheduled to last only two weeks.
Ben Roethlisberger didn't have any problem recalling the significance of June 12. It's been circled on his calendar for nearly a year. So, while the Steelers were holding a voluntary team workout Tuesday at Heinz Field &#151; spending a day away from their practice complex &#151; their quarterback was remembering where he was a year ago to the day.
Geneva - The US yesterday appealed against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that government subsidies paid to the US cotton industry were illegal, trade sources said.
Amgen Inc. and Johnson & Johnson anemia drugs will carry strong new warnings after studies showed a higher risk of death and life-threatening side effects in some patients, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
WASHINGTON -- Information obtained through the interrogation of a Guantanamo Bay detainee led to a spectacular series of counterterrorism raids in Germany this month, in which more than 700 police swept through mosques, homes, and businesses in six cities and arrested 22 suspected militant extremists, according to a senior Defense Department official.
Friday&#39;s brawl ended the basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons. But the national conversation about the fraying bond between sports fans and players should continue.
Federal judge Michael Chertoff, who  testified against torture and preached the need to protect  civil liberties, won Senate confirmation on Tuesday to head the  U.S. Homeland Security Department.
VIENNA - Last-chance Iran-EU nuclear talks in Paris on getting Teheran to suspend uranium enrichment in order to avoid UN sanctions were deadlocked on Friday evening and may continue Saturday, a Western diplomat close to the negotiations told AFP.
Dutch banking and insurance group ING has reported a 6.7-percent rise in 2006 net profit to 7.69 billion euros (10.1 billion dollars).
By RICHARD BURGESS  Cleanup workers pulling hurricane debris out the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge have tallied an impressive list: 752 tires, 1,190 appliances, 294 propane tanks and more than 1,000 hazardous materials containers, ranging from bucket-sized drums to a 10,000- gallon tank.
BETHESDA, Maryland  - Vijay Singh notched four birdies in five holes on the way to a four-under-par 66 to charge into a five-way share of the lead at the Tiger Woods-hosted tournament on Thursday.
Frank Thomas&#39; decision to return to the Chicago White Sox wasn&#39;t nearly so dramatic this year. Thomas exercised his $8 million US option Thursday.
The bird flu virus endemic in Asia appears to be evolving in ways that increasingly favor the start of a deadly human influenza outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
Home prices have plunged by 10 percent or more in some parts of the United States and interest rates on mortgages are at enticing levels, but many potential buyers are waiting for prices to fall further.
Google said that it would grant employees transferable stock options that could be sold as well as exercised.
BAGHDAD -- The engineer stood aside as Iraqi and American soldiers rifled through his daughter's wardrobe and peered under her bed. He did not mind when they confiscated the second clip for his AK-47, because he knew it could be easily replaced. He demurred when asked about insurgent activity in the...
Young Americans are more likely to favor an open-door policy on immigration, the legalization of gay marriage and government-run health care, a poll found.
WASHINGTON - The US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in July as Boeing Co., General Electric Co. , and Deere &amp; Co. shipped more airplanes, engines, and tractors overseas.
A merger between Sprint and Nextel would create a powerful new cellular competitor with some 39 million customers.
BOGOTA&#39; - Uscir\u00c3\u00a0 nelle librerie spagnole il 20 ottobre il nuovo attesissimo romanzo dello scrittore colombiano di Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Contemporaneamente sar\u00c3\u00a1 distribuito, con una tiratura complessiva di un milione di copie, in mezzo mondo.
NEW YORK - A day after sacking its chief executive, Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC) announced Tuesday it will stop accepting fees at the heart of a lawsuit by New York&#39;s attorney general accusing the world&#39;s largest insurance broker of rigging prices.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogation and   prosecution of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.
Less than three years after launch, Air America's last hope lies in finding a white knight.
Michael Scheuer, the author and former chief of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit, announced Thursday that he had resigned from the agency so he could speak openly about terrorism and what he sees as the government's failure to understand the threat from al Qaeda.
Kofi Annan rejects claims that France and Russia might have been willing to ease sanctions on Iraq in return for oil.
Blog: Panasonic upgrades its Toughbook line, and General Dynamics shows off a tiny drop and spill-proof notebook.
Two US navy sailors shot dead and another critically injured in Gulf state.
Decades after the Middle East was hit by the mass uprooting of Palestinians, it is again struggling with a gigantic refugee problem &#151; this time from Iraq.
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Travel: Why fork out a small fortune on a family trip to Lapland when you can visit Mr Claus just off the A21?
Ministers are planning to ban smoking in eateries, but will stop short of an outright ban affecting all public places.
More than 15,000 of Northern Ireland's primary seven children will find out their 11-plus grade later.
Hillary Rodham Clinton celebrated her 60th birthday on Thursday night with a New York fund-raiser that netted $1.5 million.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A district attorney said Monday that he would not prosecute Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre on child rape charges because the statute of limitations has expired in the case...
Motorola said it will take a pretax charge of $101 million in its second quarter after cutting 2,100 jobs.
Cgil, Cisl e Uil, &#39;&#39;preso atto dell&#39;indisponibilit\u00c3\u00a0 e insensibilit\u00c3\u00a0 del governo a misurarsi con le posizioni espresse dal mondo del lavoro ea sostegno delle proprie ragioni e proposte alternative esplicitate nel documento - si legge nella nota unitaria
Five years' research needed to be sure Think you're addicted to computer games? Think again, US addiction specialists have said. More research is needed before they will classify excessive gaming as a mental illness, the American Medical Association (AMA) was told this weekend.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rival Palestinian forces clashed in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday near the strategic Karni commercial crossing in the most serious flare-up in factional fighting in more than two weeks.
Microsoft will join with ISV partners Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Computer Associates International and Veritas Software to unveil a host of management add-ons for its Virtual Server 2005, which will launch next week.
The planned sale of oil giant Yukos' main pumping unit to pay off the parent company's back taxes won't affect production, Russia's energy minister was quoted Tuesday in news reports.
International network service provider PacketExchange has deployed ADVA Optical Networking 's Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 1500 to enhance its legacy SDH network.
Two men were indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on charges of helping raise money for terrorism and recruiting fighters to send to Afghanistan, Chechnya, Somalia and Kosovo.
Blog: AT&T DSL subscribers will get free access to the carrier's Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and coffee shops around the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Advancing under a blanket of artillery and tank fire, Lebanese troops overran positions held by al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday and 19 people were killed.
Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half get one, federal health officials warned as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. GOOG.OQ on  Wednesday got the green light to go ahead with a downsized  version of its much-hyped initial public offering, meaning its  shares could trade on Nasdaq as early as Thursday.
Film-maker Lord Puttman will not be standing as a candidate to become the BBC's next chairman.
RICHMOND, Aug. 30 -- The communications breakdowns, gaps in the mental health system and confusion over student privacy laws that were identified as problems by the panel that investigated the massacre at Virginia Tech might take years to correct and require action by the federal government, panel...
WASHINGTON -- No war or other national emergency would overwhelm the military's medical care system and require a draft of civilian health care workers, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday.
The US Army plans to spend $1.5 billion to protect troops in Iraq by installing armor on truck cabs and fuel tankers and buying new armored security vehicles and technology to jam remote-controlled bombs.

Latest updates from Athens on a mixed day so far for Britain's medal hopes.
Questo il calendario delle partite del Milan, inserito nel gruppo D, nella fase a gironi della Champ...
Greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced far more quickly, says a climate change research institute.
Juan Encarnacion did the little things to get the St. Louis offense going again. So Taguchi did his share, too. Chris Duncan provided the power stroke with a pinch-hit grand slam.
The 2006 World Cup will break with tradition and begin with a separate show a day before the opening game. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday the theme of the 90-minute show will be the cultural impact
Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff, the private company that manages the Big Dig, said yesterday that plugging leaks in the Interstate 93 section of the tunnels will take &quot;months, not years,&quot; as a routine part of finishing the $14.6 billion project.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down early in May next year after a revolt by disenchanted   supporters campaigning for him to end almost 10 years in   office, British media reported on Thursday.
ONE of the seven great unsolved mysteries of mathematics may have been solved by an eccentric Russian. Grigori &#39;Grisha&#39; Perelman is an expert on Ricci flow.
Daisuke Matsuzaka\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $52 million, six-year contract was announced Thursday by the Boston Red Sox.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and three of his closest allies are teaming up to create a regional development bank intended to strengthen their alliance and promote independence from U.S.-backed lenders like the World Bank.
Little-known actors and directors from movies such as \
Blog: New bill backed by parents' groups includes proposal that cable and satellite TV operators let subscribers buy a \
(InfoWorld) - Shares in Lenovo Group resumed trading on Wednesday, after being temporarily suspended due to the\u00c2\u00a0sale of 300 million shares by IBM, the PC company's second-largest shareholder. In a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange, Lenovo said IBM was expected to complete the sale of the shares today at a price of HK$3.20 (US$0.41) per share -- a discount of 7 percent to the share's closing price on Monday and the same price of the shares when trading was suspended at Lenovo's request on Tuesday. Lenovo's shares were trading at HK$3.23 on Wednesday morning, local time. The shares sold by IBM represent 3.5 percent of Lenovo's outstanding shares and are worth HK$960 million. The sale reduces IBM's share in Lenovo from 14.7 percent to 11.3 percent. IBM remains the company's second-largest shareholder behind parent company Legend Holdings Ltd. The sale of shares by IBM will boost the percentage of Lenovo's stock held by public investors from 34.2 percent to 36.7 percent, the filing said. Legend Holdings' stake will also increase from 41.9 percent to 42.4 percent, it said. IBM has steadily been selling down its stake in Lenovo, which\u00c2\u00a0acquired IBM's PC division\u00c2\u00a0in 2005. Despite the sale of shares, the two companies remain close partners. On Tuesday, Lenovo\u00c2\u00a0announced an end-user services agreement\u00c2\u00a0with IBM that could be worth $245 million in revenue for IBM over the next five years.
Eleven-month-old JobsinPods.com features an online library of podcast interviews with corporate hiring managers and employees about career topics.
Intel is pressing for the adoption of dual- and multi-core processors and platforms, and will use more stringent standards for promising delivery of key products, its president said Tuesday.
The United States expects North Korea to fully account for its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons as a part of the deal it struck to start scrapping its atomic arms, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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HILLA, Iraq  - Suicide bombers killed 21 people in  attacks on an Iraqi police academy and a checkpoint on  Wednesday, part of a campaign to derail Jan. 30 elections which  Iraq's prime minister vowed will go ahead.
Up to 10,000 jobs could be created and 1,400 homes and a shopping centre built to renovate part of Birmingham.
A newly combative John Kerry came out swinging Friday after a Republican convention aimed at dismantling his candidacy, accusing President George W. Bush of a litany of failure
&quot;Nanking,&quot; a U.S.-made film documenting  eyewitness accounts of atrocities committed by Japanese troops  in China during World War Two, opened in Beijing on Tuesday, as  the two countries struggle to mend strained ties.
Four top Palestinian officials Tuesday will be visiting ailing leader Yasser Arafat, according to chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat.
ST. GEORGE&#39;S, GRENADA - Jamaica&#39;s Prime Minister urged his country to pray Thursday as the Category 5 hurricane Ivan headed toward the island nation after killing 20 people elsewhere in the Caribbean.
A former employee of the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, pleaded guilty to stalking Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington.
Ken Griffey Jr. never liked being the focus, or speaking about himself. So it seemed appropriate on the night Griffey was honored by the city where he became a star, it was his teammates providing the highlights. While Griffey was being adored by Seattle fans, it was David Ross and Brandon Phillips both hitting two homers, and Aaron Harang working eight strong innings in Cincinnati's 16-1 rout of the Mariners on Friday.
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman  narrowly took the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office in North  America with their comedy \
Congress may kill the Air Force&#39;s plan to lease refueling tankers from the Boeing Co. By Bryan Corliss. Congress appears poised to reject the Boeing Co.
NEW YORK - Security at the Palace of Auburn Hills will be beefed up Sunday night when the Detroit Pistons play their first game since Friday night&#39;s riot that led to the indefinite suspensions of three Indiana Pacers and one Detroit player.
La Commissione europea ha dato il proprio via libera all&#39;inizio dei negoziati per l&#39;adesione della Turchia all&#39;Unione europea. Lo afferma una raccomandazione che la Commissione ha rivolto al Consiglio europeo che si riunir\u00c3\u00a0 il 17 dicembre.
MUNICH, Germany  - Pope Benedict hopes his   homecoming this weekend to the Catholic heartland of Bavaria   will revive faith in Germany as more than half a million   pilgrims prepare to welcome him.
With cots and pillows as well as pleas and warnings, the Democratic-led U.S. Senate debated through the night a plan to end the Iraq war.
Orders placed with U.S. factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said Monday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
Mexico and Brazil, Latin America&#39;s largest economies, will expand faster than expected this year because of increased exports and stronger spending by domestic consumers, the International Monetary Fund said.
Maybe it's just part of the code of the so-called man-cave, which, after all, is what a baseball clubhouse really is. Or maybe it's because they're in a business where tough breaks come with the territory; the guy sitting beside you one day is gone the next, and you can't afford to get too close.
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Seven men are jailed for key roles in an al-Qaeda-linked plot to kill thousands of people in the UK and US.
Destra vincerebbe elezioni, penalizzato partito democratico
Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a mid-priced clothing retailer and maker, said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc.
Parents regret not discussing death with their children who are terminally ill, a survey shows. Many who could not bring themselves to raise the issue later wished they had, Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute found.
The hottest menswear on the runways in Milan are also the warmest: extravagant, oversized, embroidered, fur-trimmed coats.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- Mudslides caused by monsoon rains buried bamboo and straw shacks in shantytowns and collapsed brick houses in southeastern Bangladesh yesterday, killing at least 67 people. Another 11 died when they were struck by lightning, rescue officials and witnesses said.
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila will hold talks with his counterpart Thabo Mbeki during a state visit to South Africa this week, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.
American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed  a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear  victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old  gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the U.S. with China at 14 each.
Formula One juggernaut Michael Schumacher has no plans to bring down the curtain on his glittering career. &quot;I don&#39;t even want to talk about retirement,&quot; the 35-year-old German said yesterday in Shanghai.
At least two Picasso paintings, worth a total of nearly $66 million, were stolen from the artist's granddaughter's house in Paris, police said
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Police launched an investigation on  Saturday into an extraordinary mass brawl involving players and  fans at a game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers.
In his rookie season, Phil Kessel had never betrayed any sign of failing health.
The Web site of AvSoft Technologies attempts to install a virus on visiting PCs, security firm warns.
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Blocked from buying U.S. and European arms, Beijing has stocked its arsenal with Russian-made supersonic fighters and other high-tech weapons, and is investing in the development of its own cruise missiles.
Indonesia's traditional soybean cake, known as tempeh, is a source of livelihood for millions of people, many of whom are now struggling to cope with spiraling soybean prices.
A blast rocks a branch of Citibank in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, killing a security guard, reports say.
To cut down on costly imports of petroleum, of which  Myanmar does not have much, its ruling generals want every  vehicle in the country to run on natural gas, of which it has  plenty.
Justin Rose has broken a four-year tournament drought to win the Australian Masters by two shots at Huntingdale here.
Prices paid by US consumers rose for a fourth straight month in November, supporting forecasts that Federal Reserve policy makers will keep raising interest rates.
Although asbestos was used in such disparate products as building insulation and brake linings, in its raw form it came out the ground, and nobody in Australia mined and processed more of it than the James Hardie group.
Blog: Foreign nationals greatly outnumber U.S. students in EE grad schools.
 star sues over unpaid royalties
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld blasted the White House today for not providing him with full body armor for his acrimonious question-and-answer session with troops in Kuwait this week, saying that the lack of body armor put him in a potentially
Whitney Tilson shares how he protects his portfolio in uncertain times.
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London - A British rescue ship on Wednesday reached a Canadian submarine and its 57 sailors stranded for nearly 24 hours in high seas in the north Atlantic after a fire caused a loss of power.
Plan to install bottled brains in 'cyborg machines' Israeli boffins may be on the road to building artificial, living human brains which can function without a body to support them. Honest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Twenty-five years after it lost a war to Britain over the Falklands, Argentina on Thursday renewed its claim to sovereignty over the disputed South Atlantic archipelago.
Justin Langer hit a double-century as Australia continued to pile on the runs on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide.
The official death toll from Kenya's post-election violence rose to nearly 500 on Monday as the opposition called off nationwide protests to give mediation a chance.
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Winning the deciding game of the World Series, the part everyone else remembers and celebrates, he doesn't dwell on, maybe because Jon Lester is determined to be known as something other than Celebrity Cancer Boy.
Tim Berners-Lee, widely seen as the inventor of the World Wide Web, was an Innovation Hall of Fame Honoree and keynote speaker at the What's Next Forum & Technology Awards presented by MITX.
European Union foreign policy chief   Javier Solana said on Thursday he had failed to reach a deal   with the chief Iranian negotiator on Tehran's nuclear   ambitions, but said they would hold another round of talks   soon.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A forest fire raged out of control for a second day on Monday in the popular California resort of Lake Tahoe, destroying at least 220 homes and forcing up to 1,000 people to evacuate, officials said.
A Thai man who tried to smuggle into Belgium two crested hawk eagles infected with the deadly bird flu virus was undergoing tests yesterday but appeared to be in good health, officials said.
Congress approved an eight-month  extension of temporary highway funding on Thursday with  lawmakers still wrangling over spending and other proposals and  reluctant to test a White House veto threat.
A former Massachusetts bishop charged with raping two children in the 1970s will not be prosecuted because the statue of limitations has expired, prosecutors said on Monday.
Germany&#39;s KfW state development bank said Monday it was selling up to euro3 billion (US$3.7 billion) in Deutsche Telekom shares and offering options on another euro1 billion (US$1.
Senior U.S. officials, concerned over intelligence reports that al Qaeda and the Taliban are more intent on destabilizing Pakistan, are considering expanding the authority of the CIA and the military to conduct far more aggressive covert operations there, the New York Times said on Sunday.
Last month, people desperate for flu shots began lining up as early as 5 am at Chicago Public Health Department clinics. Thanks to a new shipment of vaccines, the city is offering a second round of flu clinics
Global warming is likely to produce a significant increase in the intensity and rainfall of hurricanes in coming decades, according to an analysis.
Florida Power &amp; Light Co. warned Saturday that customers in areas seriously damaged by Hurricane Jeanne may have to wait up to three weeks or more to get their power back.
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He stood only 5 feet 2 inches but Yasser Arafat cast a long shadow on the world stage, and many leaders, diplomats, and analysts saw in his passing
China&#39;s leaders pledged at a key policy meeting to keep the economy on track next year while raising farm incomes, promoting energy conservation and holding down investment in overheated industries, state media said Monday.
Less than three months after her tearful disappointments at the Athens Olympics, British distance star Paula Radcliffe held off Kenyan Susan Chepkemei to win the closest New York City Marathon women&#39;s race.
The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to undock from the International Space Station early Sunday after astronauts outfitted it with new solar panels designed to boost the station's power generating capacity.
Will the drugmaker's hefty R&D bill pay off?
Australian police have issued over 400 warrants in a worldwide Internet child pornography investigation, with more to come, police said Friday.
Top OPEC producer Saudi Arabia on  Wednesday questioned the need for OPEC oil producers to rein in  supply, saying the kingdom would keep crude output at current  high levels as long as customers wanted it.
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Poland's shaky government survived the latest political crisis on Monday when two junior coalition parties abandoned their threat to walk out and bring forward early elections.
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LONDON -- Born prematurely at 26 weeks, weighing just one pound, 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt has never left the hospital. She suffers from chronic respiratory and heart problems and severe brain damage. A feeding tube and a constant supply of oxygen help keep her alive.
Vodafone has ushered in a new era in mobile communications with the launch of 3G (third generation) services in 13 countries, including the UK.
Terrell Owens will get his $3 million roster bonus from the Dallas Cowboys even though, like several other starters, he hasn't been practicing with the team.
Early results today put interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals in Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s landmark presidential election as the vote count was suspended for the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 19--OSAKA -- Sharp Corp. on Tuesday gave the media a preview of its  new factory for giant liquid crystal displays, seeking to seize a bigger share  in the overseas TV market with products equipped with LCDs made at the  state-of-the-art plant.
The WPP Group, the giant advertising company, bought Blast Radius, a leading interactive agency, as part of a digital shopping spree.
Justice has 10 days to decide on Madeleine files amid claims and confusion over DNA.
By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Feb. 8--3D IMAGES THAT FOOL THE EYE IN DAZZLING, DELIGHTFUL, DRAMATIC  WAY: Imagine a 3D image that floats and moves in the air.   No special glasses needed, either.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 22--DURHAM -- A senior city official said Thursday that Durham has been operating without a required state stormwater permit for about five years.
It came as a shock to most people in Formula-1 when Ford pulled Jaguar out of next season. They also put up the team for sale. And since then there have been doubts whether the team could make it to next year.
Troubled car maker MG Rover announces its latest financial results on Thursday morning.
The British government led the condemnation Thursday of the racist abuse directed by Spanish fans at England&#39;s black soccer players.
Traditional greeting cards are still the preferred way to send holiday cheer, but electronic cards are gaining this year. Although the Greeting Card Association says 20 paper cards are sent for every e-card, online card volume is soaring.
Citigroup Inc.  has all but ended  talks to purchase assets or a stake in stricken hedge fund  manager Amaranth Advisors LLC, a person familiar with the  situation said on Friday, making the chances more remote that  the fund will survive.
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Not only rappers fight at award shows: Kid Rock and Tommy Lee tussled in the audience at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.
The PEAR Blog has posted a request for ideas to help work up a new developer FAQ they can hand out to potential PEAR developers as a \
A UN team monitoring sanctions on Al Qaeda predicted yesterday there will be an escalation in the brutality of terrorist attacks, saying the network remains determined to strike around the world. Terrorism involving Al Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction remain among the paramount global threats, the team said in a report. Al Qaeda still had a strong interest in ...
The human parathyroid gland, which regulates the level of calcium in the blood, probably evolved from the gills of fish, say researchers.
World number one Roger Federer produces a phenomenal display to see off a fired-up Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 6-2 in the US Open quarter-finals.
They were hoping for a sporting miracle yesterday, only it didn&#39;t materialize. Now, American Ryder Cup players must hope for a diplomatic miracle.
MONTREAL -- The Bruins beat the Canadiens last night, 3-1, before 19,591 at the Bell Centre, but they received a huge scare in the first period when $37.5 million strongman Zdeno Chara was injured while blocking a Sheldon Souray slap shot.
LA QUINTA, Calif. (CP) - With a great Sunday round at qualifying school, Canadian David Hearn all but secured his place on the PGA Tour for next season.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson fears injured Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy could be out of action for several weeks but hopes he&#39;ll be fit for the Reds&#39; Champions League games against AC Milan.
Parts of the UK's black economy should be encouraged as it can boost deprived areas, says a study for ministers.
Senate Republicans blocked a plan on Wednesday to give U.S. troops in Iraq more home leave, defeating a proposal widely seen as the Democrats' best near-term chance to change President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy.
A new short-range missile built by China and capable of striking Taiwan was featured at this year&#39;s Zhuhai airshow yesterday. The B611 surface-to-surface missile has a range of between 80 km and 150 km, promotional
MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT  -  Mount St. Helens spewed steam and gray ash from a small  explosive eruption in its crater on Friday, as the volcano in  Washington state awoke from its slumber for the first time in  nearly two decades.
Con la complicit\u00c3\u00a0 di un&#39;altra maestra e di un bidello, avrebbe costretto i suoi alunni di quattro anni a compiere atti sessuali: stamattina i carabinieri di Gravina e Altamura hanno arrestato con l&#39;accusa di pedofilia un&#39;insegnante di scuola materna del
BOZEMAN, Montana - A dog survived a flight in an eagle's claws then endured a week of sometimes subfreezing weather before finding its way home, a veterinarian said Wednesday.
NEW YORK Sept. 12, 2004 - Investors will be looking to consumer spending in the coming week on Wall Street, as the government releases figures on consumer prices and retail sales and major retailers release earnings reports.
The government wants to persuade other countries to take foreign nationals held in Britain without trial.
We at InfoWorld.com? like to think that our coverage of the news and trends shaping the enterprise technology world is the best in the business. But not even InfoWorld (not to mention our competitors) can connect all the dots as they're forming ? the welter of news and the fast pace of events sometimes makes that difficult. That's why we've revisited the sea of dots to make those connections that weren't evident at first.
Schering-Plough Corp and Merck & Co are defending their shared cholesterol treatments, Vytorin and Zetia, in advertisements after a failed study generated negative publicity.
Spain and Algeria said Tuesday that they support the Baker Plan on the disputed Moroccan-occupied territory of Western Sahara.
A survey of people who lost family members in the Sept. 11 attacks found lives colored by continuing pain.
Citing the risks of volunteer pilots running into rescue teams searching for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett, aviation officials on Saturday issued a ban on civilian flights near the search.
Business & money: Building society says it will use 'tactical pricing' as market share halves.
Dwyane Wade had 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, the last two on a short jumper off the glass with 2.8 seconds left that pulled the Miami Heat into a 93-93 tie with the Dallas Mavericks at the end of regulation in Game 5 of the NBA finals Sunday night.
Washington -- The US force in Iraq is about to expand to its highest level of the war. The Pentagon says the force of 138,000 today will swell to about 150,000 by the middle of next month.
West Virginia University's Board of Governors sued former coach Rich Rodriguez yesterday to collect a $4 million buyout of his contract with the school.
Much has been made of the United States&#146; voracious appetite for oil and the fact that much of it is imported from unstable parts of the world. What is often overlooked, however, is that the United States produces a good deal of oil domestically. Where does the United States rank among the world&#146;s top oil-producing nations as of 2005?
NBC is pulling the plug on its comedy \
Andriy Shevchenko, passato dal Milan al Chelsea la scorsa estate, si dice \
B-52 ejector seat for the boss, anyone? Motoart, the company behind retro aeroplane furniture like the C-130 Hercules wing conference table, the Boeing 727 engine cowling valet desk and the MK-84 bomb casing ten-gallon fish tank, are proud to present the B-52 Stratofortress ejection seat office chair.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British Prime Minister Tony Blair appealed to the Sudanese government and rebels in Sudan's western Darfur region to implement an immediate truce and seek a political solution to the conflict.
Plumtree Software further extended its portal-based, Web applications building and management platform Monday, announcing upgrades to its Content and Collaboration servers, APIs for search and collaboration, and support and services for J2EE and .Net platforms.
DARIO Franchitti won his second Indy Racing League event of the season in Colorado on a day of dominance by British drivers. The Scot was the man to beat all day in the Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, and only Mexican
Afghanistan is at a &quot;tipping point&quot; ahead of an expected Taliban spring offensive, a hard-hitting report warned, despite upbeat comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Prime Minister Tony Blair.
One of the Treasury Department's top officials dealing with hedge funds has agreed to forgo up to $1.5 million in severance payments from his former employer, which invests in hedge funds.
Scott Peterson, sitting upright in a neatly pressed navy suit, wept softly in a courtroom here Wednesday as his father spoke tenderly of his own father&#39;s death
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has announced a 43 percent jump in in full-year net profit to a record 7.44 billion US dollars and forecast continued strong demand for commodities.
Levels of a naturally occurring cannabis-like compound rise sharply in a woman's body when she is about to go into labour, research has found.
The first baby created from an egg matured in the lab, frozen, thawed and then fertilised, has been born.
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Volkswagen supervisory board chief Ferdinand Piech and labour representatives from both VW and truck maker MAN are plotting to oust MAN chairman Haakan Samuelsson, the daily Die Welt reported Friday.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi security forces moved to  within 400 meters (yards) of a holy shrine in Najaf on Tuesday,  just hours after the government warned Shi'ite rebels inside  they would be killed if they did not surrender.
Dr. Howard Stark's office is quiet.  Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No  receptionist answers the telephone. Stark does not have a  receptionist.
By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, and The Associated Press. Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) began his public bid to succeed the late Yasser Arafat at a rally
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Police launched an investigation on  Saturday into an extraordinary mass brawl involving players and  fans at a game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers.
Iraq's most powerful-looking electoral  bloc unveiled a slate of candidates for its election campaign  on Thursday, throwing down a gauntlet to minority Sunni Arabs  who complain next month's vote will be marred by violence.
European Union leaders will offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc in a bid to soothe Balkan tensions over Kosovo's push for independence, a summit draft showed on Friday.
Germany has defended its interests in European aerospace giant EADS and has increased its say in the company under the management shake-up unveiled this week, deputy economy minister Peter Hintze said in a newspaper interview Tuesday.
Three armed intruders, thought to be  robbers, who had taken at least three hostages at the Spanish  consulate in the Swiss capital were on the run Monday after  Swiss police stormed the building, police said.
Sept. 16, 2004 -- Voter opinion in the presidential race has fluctuated dramatically in the first two weeks of September, but according to a new Pew Research Center poll, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are again in a statistical dead heat.
Microsoft has unseated the Palm system with worldwide sales of more than 1.3 million units over the third quarter of the year, compared with slightly more than 850,000 for the Palm, according to a new report. -The Washington Post
More than 45 million copies of the books  have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers  said Friday that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not  help people stay slim.
Hollywood's elite braved cold dreary skies with barely a shiver on Sunday as they crossed the red carpet in off-the-shoulder gowns and designer tuxedos for the 79th annual Oscars.
GENEVA -- The Phonak cycling team wants to overturn a decision in which its racing license was denied because of a doping scandal.
Republicans whisked a &#36;388 billion spending bill through Congress on Saturday, a mammoth measure that underscores the dominance of deficit politics by curbing dollars for everything from education to environmental cleanups.
NEW YORK  - A history of anorexia nervosa   does not appear to be significantly associated with pregnancy   complications or negative birth outcomes, according to a study   by Swedish researchers.
Members of the far-flung Bancroft family converged in downtown Boston yesterday for a seven-hour meeting to discuss the fate of Dow Jones &amp; Co., the media conglomerate they have controlled for more than a century, and one key family member said he expects a decision to be reached by the end of the week about Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid ...
These six success stories show how anyone can earn fame--and perhaps make income--online.
Google is expanding the usage of its enterprise search solutions by teaming  up with Ingram Micro, one of the world&#8217;s largest technology products distributors. Google and Ingram Micro had sealed an international IT Distribution Agreement that would grant Ingram Micro the right to distribute Goolge Mini and Google Search Appliance. Google Mini is a search [...]
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Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner will undergo brain surgery for the second time in less than nine months, and hopes to be back with his team in a couple weeks.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning took some snaps, made a few handoffs and tossed lightly to test his bruised right shoulder on Wednesday. Manning did not practice and coach Tom Coughlin gave no indication whether he would play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
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The Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem has assembled the names and biographies of Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and it will make the information available online.
The dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro and a 12-year trough versus sterling on Wednesday as the greenback ran into a fresh wave of selling after consolidation earlier this week.
North Korea launched a fresh verbal attack on &quot;fascist tyrant&quot; US President George W Bush as a South Korean official headed to China in the latest effort towards resolving Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear row.
Jessica Poli assassinata con 20 coltellate, ritrovata sabato
The bargaining that produced a climate change agreement is only the beginning for Pacific Rim leaders if they want to stick to their declaration to chart a new international course on global warming.
Faced with searing images of suffering and grief in South Asia, Americans are finding an instantaneous way to reach out to tsunami victims: on their home computers.
The Bush administration said Thursday it is working to buy another 5 million doses of flu vaccine from manufacturers in Canada and Germany, mixing the ticklish issue of prescription drug imports with the flu shot shortage.
The U.S. Democratic-led Senate is moving closer to rewriting the measure that paved the way for President Bush to invade Iraq nearly four years ago, two top Democratic lawmakers said on Sunday.
Deutsche Boerse is ready to negotiate with London Stock Exchange whether to base the future board in London or Frankfurt if the German exchange succeeds with a takeover, a magazine says.
Interior Ministers Giuseppe Pisanu of Italy, left, and Otto Schily of Germany talk after wrapping up informal talks with counterparts from France, Spain and Britain on European coordination in the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration, in
Ddl venerdi' torna all'esame del Consiglio dei Ministri
Long before the sun comes up, Gaza's musaharatis, or public wakers, are hard at work &#151; banging on drums to get people out of bed for pre-dawn prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.
Tiki Barber will work for NBC next year after spending most of the 2006 NFL season entertaining bids from various networks for jobs in both news and sports.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON  Borat, that crass chronicler of the American condition, has been singled out by the State Department as a victim of suppression in his own homeland.
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Several key aides to Afghanistan's Taleban leader Mullah Omar are reportedly arrested in Pakistan.
'It's in the interests of NPfIT' CSC insists its blocking of the takeover of key health provider iSoft is in the best interests of the \
(InfoWorld) - JDS Uniphase (JDSU) is buying optical transceiver maker Picolight\u00c2\u00a0 to serve the growing market for high-speed data connections in data centers, enterprises, and metropolitan-area networks. The optical networking vendor said Tuesday it agreed to buy Picolight for $115 million in stock and an additional cash sum of up to $10 million if certain revenue targets are met this calendar year. The deal is expected to close in JDSU's fiscal fourth quarter ending June 30. Enterprises are stepping up data center and backbone networks from Gigabit Ethernet to 10-Gigabit Ethernet while service providers lay out high-speed fiber networks around cities. Increasing bandwidth demand, powered in part by video and other multimedia applications, is driving growth in network infrastructure following the telecommunications crash early in this decade that slammed the stocks of JDSU and other vendors. Picolight, in Louisville, Colorado, designs and makes transceivers for Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, 10-Gigabit Ethernet and parallel optics with speeds as high as 40Gbps.\u00c2\u00a0It has been a pioneer in a technology called VCSEL (vertical cavity surface-emitting laser) used for optical links with low power consumption and heat generation, according to the companies. JDSU sells components and equipment for a variety of networks, including enterprise, cable, and telecommunications. The buyout will give Picolight global reach and also help JDSU build toward 100Gbps products in the future, the companies said.
A Chinese zoo is running a  Big Brother style competition with a difference -- the  contestants have to live in a monkey enclosure.
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A bank in Belarus has denied U.S. charges that it laundered money for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
A Napoli Coldiretti mette in tavola cibi italiani taroccati
The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would permit limited imports of Canadian cattle early next year for the first time since May 2003, when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in an Alberta cow.
Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings for his first win since May 25, guiding the Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
HE last time a Yankees pitcher punched a wall, he wound up with a cast on his pitching hand. When Kevin Brown showed up at Yankee Stadium yesterday, he had a splint on his nonpitching hand after surgery.
With the economy slowing and houses no longer easy sources of cash, a growing number of consumers cannot pay the minimum monthly amount off their credit card debt.
Americans stormed the nation&#39;s shops on Friday after US Thanksgiving Day at the start of the key holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys, consumer electronics and Santa.
DONETSK, Ukraine: Brazilian midfielder Matuzalem defied the chilly temperatures to score a double for Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in a 3-0 win which virtually ended Celtic&#39;s Champions League ambitions this season.
ID Biomedical appears well-positioned for the coming years, but it may be best to stay cautious on the company.
Four Lebanese soldiers die during fresh clashes between the army and Islamist militants in a Palestinian refugee camp.
LONDON, England -- William Shatner wants to boldly go where he&#39;s only pretended to go so far. The &quot;Star Trek&quot; star is among more than 7,000 people who have told Richard Branson they would gladly pay him $210,000
Underwater archaeologists have found another cannon from the wreckage of what they believe was the flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard.
BROOKFIELD, Ill. - After Babs the gorilla died at age 30, keepers at Brookfield Zoo decided to allow surviving gorillas to mourn the most influential female in their social family.
TONY JONES: First to the US, where George W Bush is preparing for his second term tonight. Democrat challenger John Kerry made the President&#39;s decisive victory official when he conceded defeat in the crucial state of Ohio.
Media companies including CBS Corp.  , Microsoft Corp. , News Corp.'s  Fox  and MySpace units and others have agreed to a set of guidelines  aimed at protecting copyrights online, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Thursday.
Jude Law attends the New York Premiere for his new film, &quot;Alfie,&quot; at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Oct. 18, 2004 in New York. With &quot;Alfie,&quot; Law has roles in six new movies slated for release during the last four months of 2004.
The investment bank said 3rd-quarter profit fell to $1.54 billion, hurt by a global credit crisis that cut into stock trading, corporate lending, and results from investments.
In a rematch of the NBA Finals, the result was the same -- a thorough thrashing of the Los Angeles Lakers by the Detroit Pistons.
The team and Hamilton are still awaiting further results after initial tests at the Athens Olympics and at the Vuelta tour event in Spain showed evidence of blood from another person.
People who sleep less are more likely to be obese, according to new research by a clinical scientist at Bristol University. Dr Shahrad Taheri discovered that people who sleep for five hours a night are often
BANGALORE, India -- Australian bowlers, led by Glenn McGrath&#39;s four-wicket haul, quashed Indian hopes of a fightback to tighten their grip in the first test on Friday.
Catcher Javy Lopez, three times an  All-Star during his prime with the Atlanta Braves, was released  on Monday by the Colorado Rockies.
The defense secretary's trip comes at a time when critics have accused him of being insensitive to the welfare of the troops.
British bats are abandoning their young in a struggle to survive poor breeding conditions, say researchers.
Martha Stewart, whose trial and conviction put her on front pages around the world, was set to sneak into prison under cover of darkness to avoid further publicity, a source told the Daily News last night.
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The Gibson SG guitar that was used by The Beatles in the recording of &#39;Revolver&#39; and &#39;The White Album&#39; has been sold at auction for \u00c2\u00a3294,000 in New York.
Four years after his exit from the White House, Bill Clinton reclaimed his place on the world stage yesterday, basking in the adulation of Hollywood jet-setters, Washington power-brokers and his fellow Arkan-sans at the dedication of his presidential
Seven helicopter gunships skirted the steep mountainsides, then quickly descended on a cocaine lab, marked by a smoke grenade thrown by one of the raiders. As the heavily armed anti-narcotics police jumped from the hovering craft, accompanied by an informant wearing a ski mask, peasants who worked the coca fields and in the complex scampered away.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 -- Maps in future Israeli public school textbooks will show the boundary that existed between Israel and the West Bank before the 1967 Middle East war, Israel's education minister announced Tuesday. The move drew sharp protest from lawmakers, settler groups and religious leaders...
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The Beatles&#8217; noticeable absence from Apple&#8217;s iTunes Store could soon be a thing of the past if a report in Fortune proves to be correct. The Time Warner-owned business magazine is reporting that Apple is close to a deal for putting the British rock group&#8217;s music catalog online. What&#8217;s more, Fortune reports, Apple could be on the verge of becoming the exclusive online source for Beatles downloads for a limited time.
Agriculture was taking root in South America almost as early as the first farmers were breaking ground in the Middle East, new research indicates. Evidence that squash was being grown nearly 10,000 years ago, in what is now Peru, is reported in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday.
Usually, when the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it's a good time to buy bonds.
People around the world are coming together to celebrate the world wide web and its impact on people.
USC has waited a year for this. The top-ranked Trojans get a chance to avenge their only defeat since October 2002 when they face No. 7 California today before a sellout crowd of 92,000.
Sony of Japan said Tuesday it will begin selling a more compact version of its PlayStation 2, the Guardian reported. The company, at its London announcement, said the new model&#39;s noise level is about 75 percent
(InfoWorld) - Zimbra customers appalled at\u00c2\u00a0the company's planned acquisition by Yahoo\u00c2\u00a0are speaking out, saying they are vexed by the deal and upset over its possible negative consequences. Skeptical about Yahoo's capacity to serve enterprise customers and suspicious about Yahoo's plans for the Zimbra collaboration and messaging suite, these IT professionals express pessimism about the deal announced Monday and expected to close next month. A collective feeling of alarm and dismay emanates from a discussion forum thread Zimbra created to obtain feedback from its customers. Already 9 pages long, the thread contains mostly negative impressions. Zimbra organized a conference call this week open to all customers so that the company's top executives could answer questions and address concerns. Neither that call, held Tuesday, nor reassuring messages from Zimbra employees in the forum have calmed customers IDG News Service interviewed on Thursday. \
Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, U.N. officials warned Friday.
The Nasdaq rose on Thursday with results from Qualcomm Inc  and other companies creating some optimism about corporate profits, while the broader market was flat amid uncertainty about a stimulus package.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- First, Vijay Singh took the money title. Then he took the No. 1 spot in the World Rankings. On Monday, he captured another one of Tiger Woods&#39; honors.
Three are killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip as Palestinian factions challenge the authority of Hamas.
New research shows that people who are at risk for rheumatoid arthritis are much more likely to develop the disease if they smoke cigarettes.
A settlement of an inquiry into Lilly\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa could result in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paying more than $1 billion to federal and state governments.
The Lebanese army, carrying out a major offensive against Fatah al-Islam, has little combat experience and outdated equipment.
Blog: If you were one of those in line on iPhone Day, Friday is the last day to return the phone to Apple or AT&#38;T for a full refund.
SAMSUNG Electronics\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly profit jumped 46 per cent from a year ago on strong memory chip sales, but fell 14 per cent from the previous quarter as prices of flat screens for TV and computers fell.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw moved to diffuse tensions over Iran, insisting newly inaugurated US President George W. Bush supported diplomatic moves to resolve the issue.
The sudden reversal of her political fortunes has put Hillary's campaign in a position few would have predicted
World champion F1 team Ferrari has no option but to sign up to its rivals&#39; plan to limit testing next season, according to an Italian source.
James T. Walsh, a New York Republican who has represented the Syracuse region since 1989, does not intend to pursue re-election and plans to retire from Congress when his term ends.
With the selection of Samak Sundaravej as prime minister, Thailand has completed a transition back to democracy, but the bumpy ride may not be over.
AMSTERDAM: Thousands of people took to the streets of Amsterdam yesterday to protest the murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh.
Iran has produced more than 220 pounds of enriched uranium, the country's interior minister was quoted Friday as saying about the process that can make fuel for civilian energy or fissile material for a bomb.
Barry Manilow was at his Palm Springs home in a wheelchair following hip surgery, but should be walking by the end of the week, his publicist said.
Federal prosecutors sought two life sentences Tuesday for a militant abortion opponent already serving 25 years to life for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.
Westerners fled by land, sea and air Monday as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon briefly and Hezbollah rockets knocked down a three-story house in northern Israel. However, there were signs of movement on the diplomatic front to end the worst fighting in 24 years.
U.S. President George W. Bush, trying to counter Iran's growing military clout, made clear his commitment on Monday to go ahead with a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia as he began his first visit to the Islamic kingdom.
Should pregnant women eat fish? That's a question Lean Plate Club members often ask, policymakers continue to mull and scientists debate. So when the nonprofit National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition recently advised pregnant women to eat at least 12 ounces of fish per week -- in contr...
Three Iraqi citizens with alleged terrorist ties were arrested in Germany today under the suspicion that they were going to try to kill Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Germany.
Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million in 2007 on carbon offset credits, but where exactly is that money going?
Older adults who regularly walk  for exercise may help lower their risk of vascular dementia,  the second-most common form of this disorder after Alzheimer's  disease, a study published Wednesday suggests.
The deal would give telephone carriers immunity for their involvement in the N.S.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s domestic eavesdropping program.
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Health-insurance premiums are up by double digits for the fourth straight year. And Chuck Mott, like millions of other small-business
InfoWorld - No one ever said Apple marketers weren&#39;t clever. So if they wanted to start a firestorm of ISVs developing applications for the iPhone, how better to do that than to make development as simple as possible with the least barriers?
This year is forecast to be among the top 10 hottest years on record, Britain's weather office said Thursday, despite a strong cooling effect predicted from the tropical weather phenomenon known as La Nina.
U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
Mitt Romney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory means that three very different states have embraced three candidates.
A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb
A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people and injured 27 outside an Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad on Tuesday in the deadliest insurgent attack since last month's historic election, the U.S. army said.
A Jewish group said Sunday it plans to \
Bill Clinton&#39;s heartache may turn into John Kerry&#39;s heartbreak. The former President is still recovering from quadruple-bypass surgery six weeks ago, and his doctors deem him not quite ready to campaign for Kerry, Sen.
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The New York Stock Exchange said Thursday it agreed to acquire its smaller rival, American Stock Exchange, for $260 million in stock
UTILITY company Severn Trent has reported a 6.5 per cent fall in first-half profits due to previously announced pension charges, which it described as a &quot;satisfactory overall performance&quot;.
HANNES Bergstrom, the two-year-old survivor pictured on Page One of yesterday&#39;s Mirror, was reunited with his missing gran yesterday.
The death toll in Indonesia's latest ferry disaster rose to 20 as the navy continued a massive search for about 120 people still missing and a probe was launched into the tragedy.
At the University of Arkansas, boosters and alumni now act as shareholders, whipped into go-team frenzy to form a new breed of extreme fans as they seek a return on their increased emotional and financial investments.
The European Union warned the US ambassador to the WTO Thursday that the EU had abundant proof that US aerospace subsidies are harming European competitors by undercutting prices and causing them to lose markets.
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Third-quarter profit nearly doubled from a year ago as income from its government segment surged and the insurer reported a one-time gain.
The UN has chosen Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania as the five states to become non-permanent members of the Security Council next year.
MADISON . Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler owns a new piece of jewelry, courtesy of the king of Sweden.
Australia's Qantas Airways  agreed on Thursday to a sweetened $8.7 billion buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group in the world's biggest airline takeover.
Police arrested four men in London under Britain's anti-terrorist law, as a Sunday newspaper claimed it had infiltrated a gang trying to buy radioactive material for a &quot;dirty bomb&quot;.
Computer Sciences Corp. CSC.N, one  of the world's largest technology services companies, on  Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit, driven by strong  European revenue that got a lift from the weak dollar.
Motorola Inc. said on Monday that a Florida court declared a mistrial in a $10-billion misappropriation case brought against it by SPS Technologies Corp. as the jury could not agree on a verdict.
The results of a survey conducted by Gartner\u00c2\u00a0and shared with IDG News Service show that online consumers are growing frustrated with the lack of security provided by banks and online retailers, and feel that passwords are no longer sufficient to secure their online transactions.
Staking its prestige on Sudan&#39;s troubled peace process, the UN Security Council met away from its New York home for the first time in 14 years on Thursday to try to end two decades of war in Africa&#39;s biggest country.
In Romania, voters are deciding who will lead the impoverished former Communist nation toward membership in the European Union. The elections for a new president and parliament have been overshadowed
Arsene Wenger warned Sir Alex Ferguson to &quot;calm down&quot; and stop fanning the flames of controversy ahead of this weekend&#39;s clash at Old Trafford - even though Patrick Vieira is set to be ruled out.
Palestinian leaders were going ahead with a visit to France to see critically ill Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian official told Reuters on Monday.
Company plans to inject new life--or more accurately, a new processor--into the venerable OS, CNET News.com has learned.
JERUSALEM -- Israel announced plans yesterday for 500 new housing units in the West Bank, after an apparent US policy shift that has infuriated the Palestinians. The Palestinians oppose all Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where they hope to establish an independent state.
Insurer Pearl made a 4.9 billion pound ($10.1 billion) cash offer for rival Resolution  on Friday, in a dramatic move aimed at thwarting a deal between Resolution and Standard Life  agreed just hours earlier.
NEW YORK - President Bush picked apart John Kerry's record on the Iraq war and tax cuts Thursday night and summoned the nation toward victory over terrorism and economic security at home. \
A.B. Yehoshua, 70, is one of Israel's most prominent and influential novelists. Of the fifth generation of a Sephardic Jerusalem family, he came of age as an author in the era after Israel's founding in May 1948. His narratives, exploring Israeli identity and Jewish history, often span generations,...
Blood-soaked videos fuel escalating violence Warning: graphic content A bloody war between rival Mexican drug gangs has spilled onto YouTube where two competing cartels \
Financial services firm JP Morgan Chase has cancelled a groundbreaking \u00c2\u00a32.8bn outsourcing deal with IBM which was intended to run for seven years.
A helicopter which crash-landed north near Baghdad was shot down, the military says.
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Bode Miller joined a select band of all-round winners when he collected the first super-G victory of his World Cup career on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: Setting aside last week&#39;s sour notes on Kashmir from across the border, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz with a call for setting in motion a process that can demolish the &quot;Berlin Wall&quot; between the
Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton&#39;s professional cycling team has fired him after he failed doping tests. Phonak was refused a racing license by the UCI, prohibiting them from competing in the Tour de France and other elite events.
Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S.  carrier struggling to avoid bankruptcy, has slashed its U.S.  fares, an industry analyst said, in a move industry watchers  fear could trigger a price war.
Athens, Greece, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A two-year suspension was upheld Tuesday for American track star Torri Edwards, eliminating her final hope of competing at the Olympics.
The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.
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By Janice Rombeck, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--A proposal to significantly raise housing developers' fees to generate more parkland got unanimous support Wednesday from a San Jose advisory commission that has wrestled with the issue for two years.
Microsoft signed a rare deal with an open source software group, taking a step towards meeting sanctions imposed by the European Commission for antitrust violations.
Chileans are turning more and more against ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet, making courts more likely to put the ailing retired general on trial for human rights abuses during his 1973-1990 regime, political scientists said.
President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.
MIT's Andrew Lo describes how one rogue trader can impact global markets.
Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of   its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over   attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight   involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.
It&#39;s been three years since the last all-new Metal Gear Solid game, MGS 2: Sons of Liberty, hit the PlayStation 2. In that time, there have been various remakes of installments from the series, including: Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, which was basically
Chris Noth and long-time girlfriend Tara Wilson have welcomed a son, a rep for the actor confirms to PEOPLE.  \
Newt Gingrich is taking steps toward a potential presidential bid in 2008 with a book criticizing President Bush's policies on Iraq and a tour of early campaign states.
Chancellor Gordon Brown tells the CBI his mission is to build a \
Drinks giant Diageo sees a small rise in annual sales, as rising global demand offsets a decline in Europe.
While digital photography has freed up closet space, sorting and retrieving pictures in the era of the 250-gigabyte hard drive has created a set of challenges of its own.
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Soldiers who reached an isolated Pacific Ocean village in Aurora province reported finding about about 100 dead. In the worst-hit town of Real, in nearby Quezon province, TV images showed bodies buried under
BAGHDAD, Iraq A top Iraqi official is downplaying concerns over the reported disappearance of nuclear equipment. Iraq&#39;s interim science and technology minister says all sites under the interim government&#39;s control have been secured.
Arsenal may consider signing French midfielder Emmanuel Petit as a stop-gap solution to their midfield injury problems, manager Arsene Wenger says.
Police are investigating past suicides and missing person files over fears they involved \
The State Department on Saturday warned that terrorists were planning more attacks against Western targets in Indonesia over Christmas and New Years, reiterating advice to its citizens not to travel to the country.
Zimbabwean police dispersed a crowd of opposition supporters on Friday outside Harare&#39;s High Court, which is due to hand down its verdict in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, research finds. A team at Finland&#39;s University of Turku suggests women who raise a family late in life tend to die later.
The Russian Progress 16 supply ship, launched Thursday from Kazakhstan, successfully docked with the international space station Christmas day, ending an unexpected food shortage that had raised the prospect of an evacuation.
Britain says a CIA report that concludes Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction before the US-led invasion last year nonetheless confirms that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein posed a threat that could not be ignored.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced an environmentally friendly Hummer on Friday - but not exactly the hydrogen-powered car he promised voters he would build when he campaigned for office.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters left the holiest  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf Friday and began turning in  their weapons, after tens of thousands of pilgrims celebrated a  peace agreement that ended a bloody rebellion.
At least two people are killed overnight in the Somali capital during surprise attacks on two police stations.
2004 seems to be a hot-n-happening year for Kareena Kapoor. After her Chameli act, sensuous lip-lock in Dev and the sexy-soaked
A little more razzle-dazzle would have been welcome on Monday night at the New York State Theater, when \u00e2\u0080\u009cStars of the 21st Century\u00e2\u0080\u009d rolled out an evening of 13 pas de deux and solos.
If you doubt that the derelict shantytowns of Tijuana could work as a template for redevelopment in a quaint, upscale town in the Hudson River Valley, you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re probably underestimating Teddy Cruz.
Police have detained a man and his wife in the port city of Surabaya and are questioning them in connection with last week&#39;s deadly bombing at the Australian embassy, a spokesman said Thursday.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Saturday that drug traffickers' threats against his government would not stop a military crackdown against them, and he demanded that the United States do more to fight the sale and consumption of drugs domestically.
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HAMPTON, Ga. -- Ryan Newman won his fourth straight pole position at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday during Georgia-Pacific Qualifying Night.
As grieving Palestinians flocked to Yasser Arafat&#39;s tomb to pay their last respects, his successors yesterday promised a swift election to replace him.
Michael Schumacher may rule the roost at the pinnacle of motor sport, but he failed to become &#39;Champion of Champions&#39; at the novel event inside Paris&#39; Stade de France.
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An appeals court orders additional hearings in a case that pits the printer company against a competitor that makes chips that allow replacement ink cartridges to work in Lexmark devices.
NEW YORK -- Viacom Inc. said Wednesday it is selling Famous Music, a music publishing business whose catalog has more than 125,000 songs including \
The master of sexploitation movies, Meyer was hailed as the Fellini of the sex industry. While his penchant for huge breasted scantily clad screen heroines often courted controversy, his films rare glimpses
US Senator Barack Obama visits a key political testing ground amid fresh speculation about political ambitions.
Chicago Bulls draft pick JamesOn  Curry was arrested in Boise, Idaho on Thursday for urinating in  public and resisting police arrest.
By Jennifer L. Boen, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 14--Parkview Health and Lutheran Health Network hospitals Tuesday night were operating under snow emergency protocols.   Code White was declared for Parkview, said spokesman Gary Penner.
The discovery of a molecule which appears to play a key role in allergies may lead to new therapies, experts say.
When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Officials warned residents  of a California hamlet on Wednesday that the steep hills  overlooking their community could collapse again as the death  toll from a mudslide rose to 10 with six still missing.
Schools are teaching business courses, like frog-raising, to fight the widespread unemployment among Southeast Asian youth.
Israeli forces demolish two apartment blocks in raids on Gaza, while warning of a possible attack on Syria.
When demand exceeded supply at Fenway Park, Red Sox ownership did the only thing they could, next to tearing down the hallowed yard: They built more seats.
New York, Sep 25 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday accepted an invitation from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to visit Pakistan and the general also agreed to come to New Delhi on a state visit.
Socialite Paris Hilton has filed a lawsuit against Hallmark Cards, claiming it used her likeness without permission on a greeting card entitled \
Now that Amazon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s market value is nearly the same as eBay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, it could buy the online auction site. That could help improve Amazon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s finances and eBay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s customer satisfaction.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to hold a historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday that has raised tensions with China and led Beijing to cancel at least one official event.
Il fruscio delle pale degli elicotteri e le detonazioni delle bombe hanno risuonato per tutta la notte a Baghdad, dove l&#39;esercito americano ha lanciato una massiccia operazione nel quartiere sciita di Sadr City, dove resistono gli sciiti dell&#39;esercito
Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to stall negotiations on an international agreement to ban cluster bombs \u00c2\u0097 without even attending talks on the treaty.
Karen Wright feels a connection with her boss. In 1991, she started as a receptionist at a firm led by Kimberle Levin, an entrepreneur who has founded several technology companies. She had little tech experience other than some college courses, and along came a fabulous mentor.
Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.15 percent on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.
Police and probation officials have been reviewing video of the melee at the Vibe Awards show to determine if rap producer Marion \
THE US soldier identified as alleged leader of the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison went before a military judge last night. Specialist Charles Graner is among four soldiers facing pre-trial hearings this week at a heavily secured US military base in Germany.
Dominic James hit a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left to give eighth-ranked Marquette a 65-62 win over Valparaiso on Monday night.
Fast food is definitively bad for your health, a 15-year study of people&#39;s eating habits has confirmed. The research, published in this week&#39;s Lancet medical journal, should bolster the arguments against those
The dollar tumbled to fresh eight-month lows against the euro on Tuesday, down for a 10th straight day as traders sold more of the currency on worries about the US economy and the gaping trade deficit.
Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m prize pot.
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Missouri's Republican Party wants a Democratic-aligned group to stop circulating a get-out-the-vote flier that includes a 1960s photograph of a firefighter hosing a black man that reads: \
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up unexpectedly last week, rising to the highest level in two months.
The participation of Chechen women in suicide attacks reflects the radicalization of a war that has turned increasingly nihilistic.
An $8 million Jean-Michel Basquiat painting whose last known owner was a bankrupt Brazilian banker has been found in a Manhattan warehouse, The Associated Press reported. Federal prosecutors filed papers seeking to seize the 1982 work, \u00e2\u0080\u009cHannibal,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which was valued at $100 on a customs declaration form when it arrived by courier from London at Kennedy Airport after apparently being smuggled out of Brazil. Prosecutors are seeking to help Brazilian authorities claim the painting, whose last known owner was Edemar Cid Ferreira, former owner of Banco Santos and one of Brazil\u00e2\u0080\u0099s foremost art collectors. The bank went bankrupt in 2005, leaving debts of more than $1 billion. Mr. Ferreira was convicted of money laundering and bank fraud, and sentenced to 21 years in prison; a Brazilian court ordered seizure of $20 million to $30 million worth of his art, saying it was bought with proceeds of illegal schemes, but \u00e2\u0080\u009cHannibal\u00e2\u0080\u009d was missing.
Cigarette sales in Ireland have fallen by 17.6 percent this year after it became the first country to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in the workplace.
India, home to the world's  second-largest HIV population after South Africa, began its  first ever human trials of a new vaccine against the deadly  virus Monday, the health minister said.
(CBN News) - More than 50 years after his first tent revival in California, a frail Billy Graham returned to a packed stadium in Los Angeles.
In a meeting with BetaNews, Ericsson said that HSPA is a more compelling wireless broadband solution than WiMax.
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The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, but pressed firms that produce clones to hold off on bringing them into the food supply.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that his opposition to same-sex marriage should not be interpreted as intolerance of gays, who served in his administration when he was Massachusetts governor.
It took years for many insurance claims to be paid following Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This time, technology is helping speed along the claims process for residents hardest hit by Hurricane Charley.
Northern Ireland&#39;s politicians have an anxious wait as the Reverend Ian Paisley decides whether to endorse an historic deal with Sinn Fein.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  - With two days left in a tight Iowa race, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee defended on Tuesday his unorthodox and heavily criticized handling of an attack ad against rival Mitt Romney.
Britney Spears was quietly released from a hospital Wednesday, a stark contrast to the way she came in \u00e2\u0080\u0094 with an extensive escort of more than a dozen police officers in cars, on motorcycles and in helicopters, paparazzi in tow.  Her incognito getawa...
Intel has slashed prices by up to 35 percent on some of its  Pentium 4 and Itanium processors, bringing down the costs of some desktop and notebook computers by as much as &#36;200.
Gibraltar's Chief Minister Peter Caruana, who has taken a pragmatic approach to relations with Spain, has called a general election for October 11 2007, the disputed British territory's government said on ... via Scotsman.com
Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
Ireland's government announced Thursday it will organize new nonreligious primary schools in the capital, a move that reflects growing immigration and declining church power in this traditionally Roman Catholic nation.
An Australian government is close to having complete legislative control for the first time in nearly three decades today, after voters delivered a positive verdict on John Howard&#39;s support for the war in Iraq.
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Malaysia&#39;s former deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has been released from prison, exactly six years after he was fired from the government.
Steve McNair, the NFL's 2003 co-MVP, bruised his sternum Sunday and was admitted to the hospital for the night.
Three Britons were kidnapped from their house in the plush Mansur district of Baghdad, an interior ministry spokesman said.
France flies 150 fresh troops to Chad amid reports of a rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena.
When Christine had a hysterectomy in September, her doctor told her it would take about a week to recover from the laparoscopic procedure.
FRIDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The nerve cell death that helps drive Parkinson's disease may be triggered by a harmful modification in a particular nerve cell protein, new research reveals.
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US industry is increasingly turning to countries like Mexico and China for its manufacturing, and to India for high-end services like computer programming.
Warring parties in Sudan &#39;s Darfur region have come in for severe criticism by a respected human rights organisation. In a report released on Monday, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said security in
Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.
When Mets Manager Willie Randolph takes the field Thursday with his right arm in a sling, it will not be the first time a New York manager has led his team in that condition.
The 50th Grammy Awards are to take place, with Kanye West and Amy Winehouse leading the nominations.
Video posted Tuesday on a militant Islamic Web site showed what it claimed was a Japanese captive kidnapped by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group and threatened to behead him within 48 hours unless Japan pulls its troops from Iraq.
Andy Vajna's Cinergi Prods. is coming on board to complete the financing of the feature documentary \
U.S. Treasury debt prices were swept lower on Friday after failing to sustain a bounce despite a moderate set of U.S. inflation numbers.
Viktor Kozlov is standing out in the Capitals' lineup with his rare ability to control the puck in traffic, distribute passes with accuracy and use his reach to disrupt opponents.
Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.
By John Greiner, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 4--State transportation commissioners approved a 5-year, $340-million county road and bridge program today, the first state long-range program construction ever for the counties.
Australian's Defence minister Robert Hill calls on Asia-Pacific countries to help combat weapons of mass destruction.
Yuvraj Singh was one of four Indian batsmen who made fifty as India piled up 324 for six against England in the fifth one-day international at Headingley here on Sunday.
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Traders were betting on Friday that U.S. employers added 182,800 jobs in January, according to the preliminary implied median market forecast of a derivatives auction.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--State might review incentives   An influential lawmaker wants the state to review how it uses incentives to attract companies.   Sen.
A quick jump from an idea to a network offering news and documentaries from around the world, with a library of 800 music videos.
Aldo looks, eats and lazes like a hippopotamus &#151; but the 3-week-old is only about as long as a human baby &#151; 21 inches.
Bangalore: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will line up its newly developed fighter aircraft, including the first Sukhoi 30 Mk1 that it assembled for the Indian Air Force (IAF), when the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, visits its Bangalore complex on
The lower house of Russian parliament has rejected a lawmaker's proposal to book Madonna a seat on a Russian flight to the international space station, news agencies reported Wednesday, a day after the singer's controversial concert in Moscow.
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will begin visit to India, Sri Lanka and Maldives on November 23, official sources said. As Chairman of the SAARC, Shaukat Aziz concluded the first phase of his visit
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  on Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. MCIP.O in a deal worth $6.75 billion,  giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.
The bid by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and two other European banks topped an offer by Barclays.
A branch of the Louvre museum is to be built in Abu Dhabi, according to an agreement signed Tuesday between the governments of France and the United Arab Emirates.Comment
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in his new book, bashes President Bush for not responsibly handling the nation's spending and racking up big budget deficits.
SMM, or Social Media Marketing, can do much for the promotion of a company or product. The \
PARAMUS, N.J. -- A group led by Vornado Realty Trust boosted its offer for Equity Office Properties Trust to $23.24 billion, or $56 per share, in cash and stock on Thursday, topping a private equity firm's buyout bid.
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ACROSS the Euro-zone last week there were tell-tale signs of panic setting in. To the evident worries of the euro being forced to further record highs against the dollar, were added grim evidence by the weekend of a sharp economic slowdown.
NEW YORK  - In adults at risk of developing   high blood pressure, or hypertension, a series of shorter   bursts of activity may be more effective in keeping blood   pressure in check than a single long exercise session,   according to a study.
Gunmen abduct two Libyan diplomats at a market in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, their driver says.
The Treasury Department tried to persuade other nations to target an Iranian bank involved in financing missile deals but ultimately took unilateral action because such nations lacked the necessary legal tools and \
The legend of Conan the barbarian, the many-muscled pulp novel creation of Robert E. Howard, has been delivered in full gory glory with \
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The poster for the 2004 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta features a cowboy on horseback, a colorful desert landscape and hot air balloons hovering above shrubs and saguaro cactuses...
Venezuela passes a strict media law condemned by the opposition and human rights groups.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
13 November 2004 -- Four US helicopters were hit by insurgent ground fire in two separate attacks near the Sunni stronghold of Al-Fallujah, as fighting there entered its fifth day.
At least 20 people are killed in two explosions in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, reports say.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  - Jamal Mashburn, a former All-Star forward whose National Basketball Association career has been dimmed by injuries, will miss all of the upcoming season with a right knee injury.
Shares in Alitalia are soaring as the board of the Italian carrier prepares to approve a rescue plan that will cut jobs and slash wages in an effort to avoid collapse.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday backed a U.N. ministerial meeting next week to help revive the Middle East peace process, saying almost every leader he met recently in the region viewed Lebanon as \
Paul Meagher wrote in to tell us about a new article of his over on the IBM DeveloperWorks section - Conduct Web experiments using PHP: Part 2.
Ferita da tsunami raggiunge accordo con New York Post
The Department of Homeland Security's chief medical officer yesterday acknowledged errors in the federal government's failure to stop a Mexican businessman infected with multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis from entering the United States 21 times over seven weeks in April and May.
Adding antibiotics to standard drug therapy may slow down the progress of multiple sclerosis, research suggests.
PayPal on Thursday reported that it had restored its online payment services after facing intermittent outages for more than five days.
Climate experts at NASA believe they have found a way of forecasting droughts and floods months in advance, the New Scientist magazine reported on Wednesday.
Scotland Yard has concluded that opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as a result of a suicide bomb blast, not a gunshot, according to a summary of the findings released Friday that supports the Pakistani government's version of the events.
Anne Grintjes can't even look at produce now without cringing.
The European Parliament gave its overwhelming endorsement to the European Union's first-ever constitution Wednesday and urged EU governments to quickly follow suit.
ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Turkey's governing party has shelved a proposal to make adultery a crime after protests from women's groups and warnings from the European Union that such a law could jeopardize the country's chances of joining the European Union, lawmakers said Wednesday.
Gambian reporters found guilty of sedition or libel will be jailed and owners of libellous newspapers may lose their homes under a new law adopted just weeks after another much-criticized media act was repealed.
Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
Over 42 percent of all spam mails sent this year around the world came from the US. In a list named the &quot;dirty dozen,&quot; the US topped 12 countries from which most spam messages originate.
PSV Eindhoven qualified for the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in nine attempts with a 1-1 draw against anine-man Arsenal side
VAL GARDENA, Italy -- Max Rauffer became the first German man in nearly 13 years to win a World Cup downhill Saturday in a race in which all the favorites fared poorly.
Stanford University senior Will Oremus puts in a full day as a student and editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. He doesn&#39;t get around to studying until
Lo dichiara l'amministratore delegato Giuliano Andreani
Bollywood's inimitable diva Rekha has spoken candidly about Amitabh Bachchan, saying he taught her the nuances of acting. She praised his performance in \
WASHINGTON - In one of the largest one-day Cabinet shake-ups in US history, the White House announced yesterday that Secretary of State Colin Powell will not serve in the second Bush term, nor will Education Secretary Rod Paige, Energy Secretary Spencer
Light, 10 billion times brighter than the Sun, is being shone on the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose.
U.S. stocks barely budged on Wednesday  as a 2-week high in crude oil prices limited gains by  reigniting worry about energy costs eating into corporate  profits and consumer spending.
As the movie &quot;Alexander&quot; makes its Greek premiere on Friday, a group of Greek lawyers decided not to take legal action against the film for portraying the Greek leader as bisexual.
Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Manchester United suffered a serious setback after the American's bankers JP Morgan dramatically resigned.
EMERYVILLE, California  - A slowdown could keep   the U.S. economy from growing at a sustainable pace into   sometime next year, San Francisco Federal Reserve President   Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.
SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.
Four Infineon executives will serve jail time after pleading guilty to being part of an &quot;international conspiracy&quot; to fix the price of computer memory, the US Department of Justice announced today.
[Health India]: Sydney, Nov 29 : Going to work even with a running nose or slight fever, can push you towards an early grave, reveals a study.
When Islamic radicals killed 52 people in London two years ago, it took nearly a month for Osama bin Laden's top deputy to blame Britain itself for the carnage.
The U.S. special envoy to Sudan was en route to Brussels to discuss the crisis in Darfur with top European Union and NATO officials, the State Department said on Thursday.
By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 23--Outdoor enthusiasts know the joy of finding a pristine spot away from civilization, where they can experience the unspoiled beauty of Southern California.
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High-quality images of Titan, Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon, tantalized and bewildered scientists yesterday, and they warned that NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft may have to make several passes over the frozen world before it gives up its secrets.
HELSINKI--The world&#39;s largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, expects slowing mobile phone growth in 2005 but plans to launch more handsets next year and take market share, the firm said on Thursday.
Blog: It's not quite following in Prince's footsteps, but Bruce Springsteen is trying to build excitement for his new album by giving the single away.
NYPD sources are reported to have said sleeping pills were found at the scene, but no suicide note.
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A special meeting of the global whaling body called by Japan  is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.   to plan the lifting of the global moratorium on commercial hunting.
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and wife Sarah announce they are expecting their first child.
As corporate jets take up an increasing share of the skies, they're being pressed to contribute more to aviation costs
U.S. housing starts plunged to a   more than three-year low in August, while falling new vehicle   costs kept producer prices unexpectedly weak, government   reports showed on Tuesday, bolstering views the economy is   cooling.
Benny Feilhaber has lived his soccer life on fast-forward for so long now that he has learned not to look ahead. \
Guarding Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II ( news - web sites ), is reportedly one of the worst jobs in the British army.
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Pau Gasol scored 23 points and Shane Battier had 16 to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat Utah 110-94 Saturday night and spoil the return of Andrei Kirilenko to the Jazz lineup.
For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential nomination.
Ukraine's Parliament will set a date for the presidential inauguration after the election outcome is officially announced, a source in Parliament has said.
The Sudanese government, which fought efforts to bring international peacekeepers to the devastated Darfur region, seems to be cooperating as the United Nations-mandated force takes shape, a top U.N. official said Friday.
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Attorneys for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.
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LaVar Arrington strained his right knee in practice Monday, a setback for the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker hoping to play this week after missing four games.
[Business India]: Tokyo, Dec 7 : Victor Co of Japan (JVC) has said it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesised from corn starch.
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What if other walks of life had restatements?
California filed suit against   Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and   three other carmakers on Wednesday, charging that greenhouse   gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of   dollars.
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Many people would have a  hard time reconciling soap operas with cutting-edge  interactivity, but those within the daytime drama world know  the networks have tested many innovative concepts on the  genre's loyal followers.
American economist Jeffrey Sachs  has a novel way to tackle African poverty: Shower more aid on  the world's poorest continent.
Women are being filtered out of   high-level science, math and engineering jobs in the United   States, and there is no good reason for it, according to a   National Academies report released on Monday.
Pina Bausch is still the model for the kind of experimental artist the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival hopes to introduce to New York audiences.
A man whose own wife killed herself receives an award after grabbing a woman as she tried to throw herself off a cliff.
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) continues to plug away at microprocessor rival Intel&#39;s (Nasdaq: INTC) lead, which once seemed insurmountable.
Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on  Friday replaced the head of its asset management business after  two of the investment bank&#39;s hedge funds hit rock bottom by  making bad bets on risky mortgages.
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC sold 2 million of the Microsoft-based mobile phones it developed to compete with the iPhone last year, the &#39;Touch&#39; family of handsets.At last week&#39;s Macworld Expo in San Francisco Apple CEO Steve Jobs said his company had sold 4 million iPhones since launch.The HTC Touch&#160;uses Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software and has a touch screen that takes up most of its face, similar to the iPhone. The Touch was launched in June of last year, just weeks ahead of the iPhone.The company sold 11.8 million handsets overall last year, an roughly 12 percent increase over 2006, executives said.Strong sales of the handset helped HTC&#39;s revenue grow nearly 12 percent last year as well, and the company already sees good prospects for the first quarter of this year.&quot;The first quarter looks good, it will be a lot better than our first quarter last year,&quot; said Peter Chou, president and CEO of HTC, at a year-end party Friday evening. Companies in Taiwan and throughout China typically host parties around this time of year as the Lunar New Year is approaching.Some of the global economic issues that have hurt stock markets, including subprime mortgages and fears of recession in the U.S. have no impacted HTC so far in the first quarter.&quot;We&#39;ve seen no impact from global economic turmoil. We feel pretty good about this quarter,&quot; said Chou.&#160;
The 38-year-old, who shone as Brazil won the 1994 World Cup, reportedly told O Globo he has decided to call it a day. &quot;I&#39;ve stopped.
A body believed to be that of the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol was found beneath the charred wreckage of a corporate jet Monday evening, bringing the death toll to three in a weekend crash that also
A Senate subcommittee is expected to issue a report on how the hedge fund Amaranth Advisors dominated the North American natural gas market last year.
The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew  for treatment in France on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he has been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.
I view this period of consolidation, following four years of a bull market, as the transition phase to the next stage of the bull market. I expect the S&P 500 to reach all-time highs and to end 2008 somewhere around 1650. If Wall Street goes my way later next year, then I think the FTSE 100, whose large international blue chips have more to do with the global economy than the UK, could be up around 7200 by year-end.
Russia has armed planes with long-range missiles which could be used against terrorists, local media say.
NEW YORK: First the board room, now the board game. At his Fifth Avenue Tower, Donald Trump unveiled his newest business venture: a new board game with high stakes dealmaking and dollar sums in the billions.
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Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
United might be without its two biggest scoring threats for its final regular season road game Saturday night against the MetroStars.
Rain was forecast Thursday for much of the country east of the Mississippi Valley.
Portugal braces for strikes as unions protest against reforms aimed at making the economy more competitive.
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  said it expects to post a net loss in third quarter of fiscal 2007, as substantial costs associated with legal and regulatory matters continue to hurt its results.
Italy insisted Friday the killing of an Italian journalist in Iraq by Islamic kidnappers would not shake its resolve to keep troops in Iraq.
Democrat Nancy Pelosi's pledge of a new direction took a detour when she fumbled an Armenian genocide resolution and raised questions about her leadership as the highest ranking member of the U.S. Congress.
Britain is to send an additional 400 troops to Iraq ahead of the country's January 30 elections, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced.
Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway on Saturday.
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More details are emerging about Sunday&#39;s surprise wedding between hotel heiress Nicky Hilton, 20, and little-known financier Todd Andrew Meister, 33.
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Eli Lilly and Co.  on Friday  reported strong second-quarter earnings, fueled by strong  revenue growth of newer drugs, including an almost doubling of  sales for its Cymbalta depression treatment.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two late goals as Spanish champions Real Madrid defeated bottom side Levante 2-0 on Sunday to re-establish their seven-point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table.
Microsoft bid $1.2 billion for Fast Search & Transfer, which specializes in high-end Internet search and business intelligence systems now used by many major companies.
Iran rejected Sunday a U.N. resolution  calling on it to freeze uranium enrichment activities and  threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if its  case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.
Letta, spero che i ministri non partecipino all'iniziativa
He looked a little gaunt, his crisp navy suit hanging on a faded frame. He seemed slightly out of breath as he spoke and he tipped back a water bottle as soon as he left the lectern.
The Quincy Patriot  PENMANSHIP. Mr. Sherman, Agent for Crosby, Nichols & Co., has called our attention to a system of penmanship, entitled Payson, Dunton & Scribner's combined system of rapid writing.
Lo stadio di Catania rester&agrave; sotto sequestro per almeno un altro mese dopo i tragici fatti in...
The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday it is suing Jeppesen Dataplan Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Co., claiming it provided secret CIA transportation services to shuttle three terrorism suspects overseas, where they were tortured.
In casa Messina, l'allenatore Alberto Cavasin accetta la sconfitta di Empoli senza particolari dramm...
(CBS/AP) More flu vaccine is expected to be available for millions of Americans in January, but that could be too late. The flu season typically peaks in January or later.
Republican Ron Paul vowed Thursday night to continue his presidential campaign into New Hampshire and other states.
The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.
Poland's strict anti-abortion laws may lead women from the predominantly Roman Catholic country to risk their lives as some are forced to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, a United Nations report says.
Two weeks before the Iowa contest in the presidential election, Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama remained deadlocked in a new state poll, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
Spending by Americans shopping online  during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent to $8.8  billion, with sharp gains in purchases of clothing and  entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. said on Thursday.
Opinion: By embracing Linux and not forsaking NetWare with its Open Enterprise Server, Novell may have made its best move in years.
The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.
New documents released Tuesday regarding crimes committed by U.S. soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a troubling pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Gilead Sciences climbed Thursday, touching a 52-week high at one point, after the biotechnology firm reported positive results from its recently approved HIV drug Truvada.
The European Commission is set to give the green light later today to accession talks with Turkey. EU leaders will take a final decision in December.
For about two dozen engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tonight&#39;s celebrations will hopefully include some high-fiving after the successful detachment
Fifteen minutes into his third game as a Polar Bear, Bowdoin College freshman Ryan Leary scored the first goal of his college career.
CUENCA, Ecuador  - Ecuadoreans have mostly swallowed their chagrin and accepted that their most famous export will for evermore be known as the \
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The president of the Association of  Flight Attendants on Tuesday urged union leaders to authorize a  nationwide strike and railed against U.S. airlines for slashing  flight attendants' pay and benefits.
Lee Myung Bak swept to victory in South Korea's Presidential election on promises to revitalize the economy
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Tuner kahuna Modeo, the subsidiary of Crown Castle that is building out its own DVB-H mobile TV network in the US, has decided to go it alone, and launch the service anyway with, or most likely without, the endorsement of a major US cellular operator. It will now launch the service in October.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(Sept. 28) -- A strong earthquake struck central California around 10:30 am The magnitude 5.9 quake was centered 9 miles south of Parkfield, California, about 100 miles northwest of Bakersfield.
A man appears in court following an incident in which a student is injured by a falling traffic cone.
Federal safety investigators headed for  a Texas refinery on Saturday, a day after an explosion and fire  shut the plant operated by leading U.S. refiner Valero Energy  Corp., a government spokesman said.
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iPass Inc. today announced new monthly and annual flat-rate subscription plans for use of the Company&#39;s US Wi-Fi connectivity.
The Audiovox (Nasdaq: VOXX) SMT5600 is a solidly constructed handset that is also powered by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software. Measuring 4.2 x 1.82 x 0.7 inches and weighing in at 3.6-oz, the new smartphone offers mobile workers the opportunity to retain the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft applications most often used on the corporate desktop.
Former Bosnian Serb general Dragomir Milosevic pleaded not guilty before the United Nations war crimes court to charges that he terrorised the besieged city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war in the 1990s.
By Jon Wise  GOOD on the Silver Surfers - OAPs looking for love on the internet through their rose-tinted bifocals.   Shirley, right, Bernie and Pat - with a combined age of 228 - spend hours searching the web for Mr/Mrs Right, who had better hurry up before one of them carks it.
LYNDON, Vt. The state Agency of Transportation is appealing a Lyndon Planning Board decision that requires pilots to activate a rotating beacon at the state airport.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - He talks like a hard-core  Islamist, but sounds like a lost little boy.
Clashing over Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said yesterday that President George W. Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s policies made the war against terror harder to win and &quot;let Osama bin Laden slip away.
Shares in MCI climb on speculation that rival phone firm Qwest has tabled a $6.3bn takeover offer.
Even the most optimistic and partisan of the state&#39;s Democrats are conceding that winning back control of the Pennsylvania House and Senate is out of reach this election.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- CondeNet, an Internet unit of Conde Nast, has announced the launch of new web video environments on Epicurious.com, MEN.STYLE.COM, and STYLE.COM, in an effort to bring consumers even closer to the latest food and fashion news, features and information.
Police arrest four people in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old in his bedroom.
Although downgraded to a tropical storm, Ivan is still churning a deadly path north leaving a death toll of 75, including 38 in the United States.
Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned.    The groups, claiming to represent 10 million Canadians, or about one-third the population, called on the Canadian government Monday to ban prescription drug exports...
Galactic home improvement Scientists think they have found evidence that the middle of our galaxy formed separately and at a different time to the spiralling arms in which we reside.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday after a woman and her two children were found dead at their family home in Manchester, police said.
By Jessica Damiano, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 1--I built a home in East Hampton a while back, sitting on 2 acres of forest filled with beautiful white pines, oaks, bamboos, etc. It's so incredibly peaceful and green.
By Ishmael Tate, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Jun. 7--After a childhood of constant movement in a military family, Richland County Sheriff's Deputy Jerry Hurd considered himself a pro at adjusting to change.   But Hurd's life changed forever as he crossed Percival Road on May 26, 2002.
Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise both score as Liverpool beat holders Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League tie.
La federciclismo spagnolo ha annunciato la lista degli atleti che prenderanno parte ai mondiali di c...
David Nalbandian of Argentina reached his third straight Swiss Indoors final, setting up a title match against Jiri Novak and keeping alive his chance for a spot in the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Houston.
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett has a good chance of walking again, but it is too early to know if he will recover fully from a spinal injury suffered in a game two weeks ago, doctors said on Monday.
The first exploitations of Google&#39;s (Nasdaq: GOOG) peculiar search algorithms were humorous, political, or both. I&#39;m referring the once-popular procedure of Google Bombing, a way
Merck & Co.  on Wednesday stood by its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and projected slightly higher 2007 results, in line with Wall Street expectations, as the drugmaker grapples with generic competition for a number of its medicines.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat has liver failure and his condition is not  improving, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.
There will be no more quarterback changes for the Giants this season. Barring injury, Eli Manning will sink or swim with the rest of the team&#39;s sputtering offense.
President Bush nominated  Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavitt on Monday  to become his secretary of health and human services, to  replace Tommy Thompson, who resigned.
Joe Smith knows all about the thrill of the No. 1 pick. He was one himself, after all. Here's something else about No. 1s he wants all those Philadelphia 76ers fans to know: The Sixers don't intend to select No. 1, No. 2 or any other position available in the draft lottery.
More new vehicle drivers are dying in side impacts than front crashes, pointing out the importance of side airbags. In Autopia.
Risultati della quinta giornata del torneo di Chiusura del campionato argentino.
VoiceCon Spring 2007 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced their intent to deliver a new platform for unified communications and collaboration client development.
Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent says that Jim Zorn, his friend and former teammate with the Seattle Seahawks, will be moving into his Redskins Park office early next week to begin the process of installing the West Coast offense, even if the team still hasn't hired a head coach.
A male grizzly bear relocated from the wild 12 years ago due to dangers created by human encroachment on his mountain habitat, has died at the Bronx Zoo where he was a popular attraction, zoo officials said. The 13-year-old bear named Jughead died last Friday while undergoing surgery for an abdominal abscess, said Dr. Patrick Thomas, the zoo's curator of animals.
Margaret Newton says she thinks Kwanzaa is important for African-Americans of all ages to celebrate. &quot;It&#39;s not only important to kids but to all of us in the Diaspora with ties to our African
Insurers are counting the cost of Hurricane Charley in Florida, with early damage estimates reaching as high as $14bn (\u00c2\u00a37.6; 11bn euros).
A Lebanese hostage escaped from his captors in the remote creeks of Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta and was not freed as his employer had said, the militant group that seized the man said on Thursday.
Sun sets on 'Pornographic Summer' A Chinese web pornographer who founded the country's \
By Tom Buckham  Renee Foley returned from cleanup duty at Woodlawn Beach holding up a plastic yellow windshield scraper she had plucked from the sand. It was molded in the shape of the numeral 1.
Station managers at several CBS affiliates said Thursday they appear to be a target of a national e-mail campaign placing pressure on the network to oust Dan Rather as anchorman of the \
Dhol is predictable of Priyadarshan films. The film lacks originality and is funny only in parts. Music by Pritam too is impressinve.
Al Gore's plan for a symbolic switch-off of lights during the UK Live Earth gig is vetoed by the National Grid.
Egypt brands Washington's criticism of its human rights record \
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said a surge in after-Christmas shopping spurred December same-store sales gains of about 3 percent, at the high end of its forecast. Kmart Holding Corp. said profit rose 10 percent during the holiday season after it limited deep discounts.
Curtains if sites not accessible by 2009 The UK Government has given itself until the end of next year to get its act together on accessibility, after which any .gov.uk site failing to achieve the minimum, Level Double-A of the W3C Guidelines will have its domain withdrawn. This brave, nay, foolhardy commitment could conceivably result in carnage across national, local government and miscellaneous hanger-on .gov.uk sites - and we can perhaps look forward to a more overtly outsourced future containing sites such as homeoffice.tv, mod.cn and basildon.eu.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Telefonata anonima al 113 ha segnalato un morto a Bagnoli
A defiant Iran faces the threat of U.N.   Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic   watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear   program by a Thursday deadline.
United Airlines is mulling plans to cut 6,000 jobs -- or 10 percent of its work force, according to the Financial Times. The move would allow the bankrupt carrier to cut annual operating costs by $655 million.
Floods and storms have killed 12 people  on Indonesia's main island of Java, a health official said on  Sunday.
Travel: The best places to eat, drink, play and stay in Spain's second city, chosen by our readers
US troops inspect a car in Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday Nov. 18 2004. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim). BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 18, 2004 - US troops sweeping through Fallujah on Thursday said they believe they have
Pakistani authorities issued a &quot;last  warning&quot; on Sunday to a rebel Islamist cleric and his fighters  holed up in an Islamabad mosque, as speculation mounted  security forces would launch a full-scale assault.
Jaws dropped when Francis Kao, fresh out of college, persuaded his father to transform the family's highly profitable business making plastic Christmas trees into a digital animation house.
The search for six crew members lost in the Bering Sea continued in the dark Thursday, a day after the rescue helicopter attempting to lift them to safety crashed and
Much was made of the fact that in hitting a home run to lead off the game for the Red Sox in the World Series opener Wednesday, Dustin Pedroia duplicated a feat last accomplished by former Red Sox star Johnny Damon in Game 4 of the 2004 Series off the Cardinals' Jason Marquis . But it turns out that a ...
By Ken Ritter Associated Press  LAS VEGAS -- Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told water officials from seven Western states that he expects an agreement on sharing Colorado River water during periods of drought \
Retail group Metoz Holdings on Monday announced that Metcash Australia had made an offer to buy out all the issued shares of Metoz at 2.65 rand a share.
Word of mouth research suggest HIV figures in Uganda could be three times bigger than previous estimates.
First-day sales of Microsoft  Corp.'s MSFT.O new video game \
Really, must we all go back to cash-only transactions to protect our personal information?
The success of alternative browsers such as Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox may ultimately have an unexpected side effect. It may be causing Microsoft to be more aggressive in leveraging its dominance of Internet
NAJAF, Iraq  - An Iraqi peace delegation has urged a radical Shi&#39;ite cleric to call off his uprising in the city of Najaf, where US troops have been pounding militia positions near the country&#39;s holiest Islamic sites.
DAVIE, Fla.  -- Jeff Ireland has rejoined Bill Parcells to help revive the Miami Dolphins.
Rafa Benitez has enjoyed hero status among Liverpool fans for much of his reign but he looked distinctly mortal as he trudged across Kenilworth Road's sodden turf.
Hyperactive children suffer from a genuine inherited disorder that in serious cases can cause severe mental illness, an expert said today.

Fabio Capello &egrave; l'uomo giusto per l'Inghilterra. Lo dice anche Francesco Totti. \
L'azzurra Tathiana Garbin &egrave; uscita al secondo turno degli Us Open Wta. E' stata sconfitta dal...
Pope John Paul II has sent his condolences to the victims of the Philippine storms, which have resulted in more than 1,400 people reported dead or missing.
The astronaut Lisa M. Nowak did not wear diapers during her 950-mile road trip to confront a romantic rival, her lawyer said.
A California jury sentenced Scott Peterson today to death by injection for murdering his pregnant wife two years ago.
Paris - France has chartered several aircraft to evacuate French nationals who wish to leave Ivory Coast and bring in supplies to those who need them, the foreign ministry said in Paris on Tuesday.
Lima Time was wondrous while it lasted, but it didn&#39;t last long enough for the Dodgers. Los Angeles sent Odalis Perez to the mound on Sunday to follow Jose Lima&#39;s inspiring shutout in Game 3, but the St.
- Qwest Communications International Inc  said it settled a patent lawsuit with Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing L.P. and would pay an undisclosed sum for a nonexclusive license for interactive voice applications patented by Katz.
'Dalle istituzioni italiane non ho avuto notizie o aiuto'
the continuing brouhaha between Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) being a notable exception. South Africa&#39;s Harmony
x86 ISA to be extended with application-specific opcodes too IDF Intel has said it will extend the x86 instruction set with even more Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE), this time pledging to add a further 50 instructions to the ISA - the largest number of extra program codes the chip giant's added to the x86 lists since the introduction of SSE 2 with the debut of the Pentium 4 in December 2000.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
During its first full week of availability in Japan sales were sharply lower than those during the two days immediately following its launch.
Commento durissimo a 'Repubblica Tv' del patron dell'Udinese Pozzo sulla decisione di giocare a port...
The world's first supersonic jetliner is sleek, sexy, fast ... and ridiculously expensive. Only Gallic stubbornness and generous subsidies keep it flying for over three decades.
AFRICA/BURUNDI - La riconciliazione nazionale e la pace \u00c3\u00a8 la linea editoriale di Radio Ijwi Ry'Amahoro della Conferenza Episcopale del Burundi Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)-  Radio Ijwi Ry'Amahoro vuole essere una voce della Chiesa per la nuova evangelizzazione e la promozione della pace in Burundi\u00c2\u0094 dice all\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides p. Emmanuel Muyehe, Direttore di Radio Ijwi Ry'Amahoro, l\u00c2\u0092emittente promo...
In Silicon Valley, the bandwagon is now electric-powered, as a who's who of IT stalwarts reinvent themselves as cleantech entrepreneurs. This map presents a small sampling of the companies, causes, and familiar faces behind the greening of the Valley.
Rangers chairman David Murray tonight hit back at Celtic manager Martin O&#39;Neill&#39;s claims that the Ibrox fans are racist and reminded officials at both clubs of their &#39;responsibility in ensuring safety and fair play&#39;.
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The deep-discount retail chain is feeling the effects of cautious spending.
E' arrabbiato con l'arbitro Giannoccaro, l'allenatore del Catania Marino dopo lo 0-1 sul neutro di R...
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter left Saturday's start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fourth inning with a strained right biceps.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is a busy man. Too busy, apparently, to sign sympathy letters for the devastated families of troops killed in Iraq.
Susan Whitney, who has overseen IBM's push toward high-end servers with Intel and AMD chips, is retiring.
Up to 10,000 Germans and assorted glitterati braved heavy snow on Saturday to bid farewell to a flamboyant German fashion designer murdered earlier this month.
As of Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, at least 3,790 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,092 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Il sogno di Jonah Lomu di giocare con la Nuova Zelanda i prossimi Mondiali di rugby (Francia, settem...
Riguarda inchiesta aggiotaggio, indagati Lotito e Mezzaroma
The state that launched George W. Bush on the road to the White House and rejuvenated John F. Kerry&#39;s presidential hopes took
The presidential outcome wasn't contested, but one county's woes symbolize glitches still unfixed.
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Also: AOL's mobile ambitions. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Jiang Zemin, China&#39;s military chief and longtime senior leader, may formally step down on Sunday, putting President Hu Jintao in full command of the Chinese Army, state and
La Figc ha deciso che dopo la morte del poliziotto a Catania, oltre a tutti i campionati di calcio n...
Most parents who are thinking of  buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing  so for safety reasons, according to a new survey. An online  poll of 339 parents found that 78 percent were considering  getting a cell phone for their children so they could be in  contact with them in case of an emergency.
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Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims clambered aboard buses or began trekking homeward on foot Saturday at the end of Ashoura, a 10-day ritual to cleanse the spirit and scourge the body in honor of their founding saint.
Company announces an extension of its customer assurance program, a contract clause offered to firms concerned about Oracle's hostile takeover bid.
As the outer layers of her old, familiar life have been peeled back to expose violence, a young Iraqi girl is no longer sure whom to believe, how to interpret events or even what to be afraid of.
Medio Oriente. Israele allenta le restrizioni a Betlemme. Domani i risultati delle elezioni municipali in Cisgiordania. Le autorit\u00c3\u00a0 israeliane si sono impegnate a prendere provvedimenti speciali per garantire
Napoli, 13 novembre 2004 - Continua la guerra di camorra nella citt\u00c3\u00a0 partenopea. Ed \u00c3\u00a8 ormai sfida aperta allo Stato. Se l&#39;altro giorno, durante il summit tenuto in citt\u00c3\u00a0 dal ministro degli Interni Pisanu
BRITAIN agreed today to send 850 British soldiers closer to Baghdad, freeing up US troops to step up attacks on insurgent strongholds.
Just days after health officials announced that there would be plenty of flu vaccine to go around this winter, they now say there will only be enough to vaccinate those in &quot;high risk&quot; groups.
The Merrill Lynch board reached a consensus that E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal will not stay chairman, people briefed on the discussions said.
Im in ur base processing ur Java Azul Systems is rolling out a new generation of Java-crunching appliances armed with the ability to spread its workload across a total of 768 processing cores in a single box.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Per il ritardo nelle consegne del superjumbo A380
Reactrix's WaveScape shows interactive games on Samsung's large LCD TVs as an advertising lure.
Iraqis look on as a passing US military humvee stirs up the dust, as they wait on the city limits to be allowed to enter Fallujah Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, as the first of the town&#39;s 300,000 residents who fled
Mediators in the Transdniestrian settlement from Russia, Ukraine and the OSCE will meet in Vienna on December 14-15 to discuss a set of initiatives, Measures to strengthen trust and security in Moldova, ...
Extracts of intimate letters from Princess Diana to Dodi al-Fayed were read out at an inquest into their deaths on Friday, and Dodi's father's lawyer said they showed the relationship was serious, not just a holiday fling.
South Africa toasted its first film nominated for an Oscar on Wednesday, hoping the poignant story of a woman's battle with AIDS could help the fledgling film industry take flight.
Agency awarded $4M in grants to study the health, environmental risks posed by manufactured nanomaterials -- invisibly tiny materials revolutionizing many industries but its effects on living things remain unknown.-The Washington Post
Myanmar&#39;s military junta announced Wednesday the appointment of hardliner Lt. Gen. Soe Win as prime minister, replacing ousted Gen.
Errore non votare missione e poi Casini fara' diversamente
A bus carrying a wedding party plunged into a gorge in mountainous northern India, killing at least 18 people and injuring another 27, a government official said Tuesday.
The latest batch of images from the Cassini spacecraft has established that the speculations made by scientists from the Space Science Institute were true after all.
TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk for breast cancer as she grows older appears strongly linked to the natural process of lobular regression, Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded.
Researchers aim to make file-sharing fairer by treating bandwidth like a currency.
Manchester - Sven-Goran Eriksson has sent England sides out to face opposition of higher quality. But in nearly four years he has been in charge, the Swede has yet to see one of his lineups tested by the degree
One group of prominent university presidents called for universities to revamp the traditional tenure academic career system to make it more family friendly, while another criticized recent remarks by Harvard University President Lawrence Summers addressing why women may be failing to reach top science jobs.
KIEV - Situazione di caos in Ucraina dopo il ballottaggio per le elezioni presidenziali di domenica. L&#39;Osce (Organizzazione per la sicurezza e la cooperazione in Europa) ha detto che il voto non risponde alla norme democratiche.
Two earthquakes, the first with a preliminary magnitude 5.2, struck Niigata region on the Sea of Japan coast, where repeated quakes have killed at least 37 people and forced tens of thousands
Republicans hoping to win the White House in 2008 appear to have called a truce of sorts in their frequently harsh attacks on France ever since Nicolas Sarkozy won the presidency there.
(InfoWorld) - In a move aimed at making it easier for customers to purchase advertising,\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0unveiled on Monday an organization that aligns all of its advertising sales, research and planning efforts. The Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions team -- which falls under the division overseen by Kevin Johnson, Microsoft's Platforms & Services -- gives customers one group within Microsoft for all of their advertising needs, said Eric Hadley, general manager of global marketing for Microsoft. The organization comprises former MSN advertising sales employees as well as others involved in advertising at Microsoft across other divisions. The company also has been hiring employees to fuel its advertising efforts, and they will join the new division, Hadley said. Until recently, Microsoft's MSN site was the only place where the company offered advertising, Hadley said. But in the last 18 months, the company has built out a portfolio of products that offer a range of advertising options, such as Xbox Live as well as its Windows Live and Office Live Web-based services. \
A group of Liverpool supporters are trying to succeed where the financial might of Dubai International Capital (DIC) has so far failed and buy their beloved club from its American owners.
U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn, the former chief judge of the federal court in Washington, died Sunday after a lengthy illness, a court spokesman said. He was 75.
The 35 countries of the United Nations nuclear agency board, including the United States, passed a long-awaited resolution today welcoming Iran&#39;s total freeze of a sensitive part of its nuclear program.
Soon you will be able to deposit checks by scanning them at home and sending them electronically to your bank. No need to visit a branch or even an ATM.
A Sunni Arab tribal leader instrumental in driving al Qaeda out of Iraq's Anbar province was killed by a bomb on Thursday, hours before U.S. President George W. Bush was expected to announce limited U.S. troop cuts in the country.
ATA, the biggest airline at Chicago&#39;s Midway Airport, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday and said it will unload its Midway hub to AirTran Airways.
After a year in development, today is the day the Mozilla Foundation released their long awaited browser named Firefox officially launching version 1.0.
Russia blocked US and European diplomatic efforts at the latest OSCE meeting for a joint position on a re-run of Ukraine \u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election on Tuesday because it would interfere in negotiations there, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Initial results from a battery of tests on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat found no signs Saturday of leukemia, Palestinian officials said, but blood doctors are still trying to find the cause of the leader&#39;s dramatic
Hezbollah fired its biggest and deepest volley of rockets into Israel on Wednesday as Israel pursued the guerrillas with 8,000 soldiers on the ground and heavy bombing. With fighting in its fourth week and diplomatic efforts stalled, the region braced for a bitter and long war.
Baikal Finance Group, an unknown  company, won an auction for Russian oil company's YUKOS's core  asset Sunday with a $9.4 billion bid and analysts said whomever  was behind the bid enjoyed Kremlin favor.
A defendant in an Old Bailey terror trial should not be jailed just for having \
The Hornets needed help, and All-Star point guard Baron Davis had become increasingly frustrated seeing his teammates struggle in nearly every game.
British police probing the murders of three prostitutes around a quiet English town discovered two more bodies, further fuelling fears that a serial killer is at large.
While nobody expects municipal Wi-Fi to go away, analysts say that EarthLink's plan to lay off 900 employees shows that business models aren't yet mature.
NAGPUR: India stand-in captain Rahul Dravid refused to blame the Nagpur pitch for the team&#39;s loss against Australia in the third Test, and instead, censured the batsmen for the team&#39;s downfall, saying they were capable of much more.
And they could even increase risk, study says A stricter, more author-friendly copyright regime does not guarantee higher pay for authors, according to a new study which surveyed the earnings of 25,000 writers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jacob Zuma, the newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Sunday that he would look at inflation targeting, a key monetary policy tool used by the Central Bank to reign in inflation.
The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to \
Former U.N. chief and Austrian President Kurt Waldheim, whose career was tainted by disclosures of his Nazi past, was buried in a state funeral on Saturday.
'Il treno dei desideri' ha registrato uno share del 34.81%
The F.C.C. adopted rules that will enable utility companies to offer an alternative to broadband services provided by cable and phone companies.
Red Buttons, the flame-haired  comedian and Oscar-winning actor of 1957 film &quot;Sayonara,&quot; died  on Thursday at his Los Angeles-area home at the age of 87 of  vascular disease, his publicist said.
Russia on Tuesday suspended all transport and postal links with Georgia until further notice, in a sharp escalation of the dispute between Moscow and its small southern neighbor.
Two foreign gunmen who hijacked a Greek bus with 26 passengers have demanded a $1 million (520,000 pound) ransom and a plane out of the country.
Italian police defused a bomb early on Wednesday morning near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just hours after a visit by British Premier Tony Blair.
Viceministro, riduzione tasse dopo abbattimento evasione
IBM  is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to &#36;2 billion and would cap a gradual withdrawal from the business it helped to pioneer in 1981.
&quot;Yasser Arafat, who died at the age of 75, in France on Thursday, was the standard-bearer of Palestinian nationalism for nearly half-a-century who could not see his dream of an independent state [of Palestine] become a reality.
Derian Hatcher scored midway through the third period and Antero Niittymaki stopped 38 shots, helping the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Florida Panthers, 1-0, on Sunday for their third straight victory.
Oracle called on PeopleSoft&#39;s board to meet and close a deal over the weekend. The company had set Friday as the deadline for its tender offer, vowing to walk away from the transaction if investors
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TiVo Inc. TIVO.O on Tuesday started   selling its latest digital video recorder which is capable of   displaying high-resolution TV signals, as the recording   technology company seeks new subscribers among buyers of   premium home theater systems.
Conservatives outline plans to raise exam standards, undermining proposals for a diploma announced by Mike Tomlinson.
The Postal Service recently, with great fanfare, issued a new set of stamps depicting motorcycles. Collectors who buy copies issued on the first day the stamps are available can get them with a special commemorative postmark. Unfortunately, the colorful postmark spells it \
US President George W. Bush's re-election was viewed negatively by a majority of people in several European countries -- including those in Britain, the US' strongest ally in the war in Iraq, Associated Press ...
It could be two more years before Belgium s Parliament starts assessing the role some officials played in the Holocaust, but the process of examining the country s responsibility in the wartime deportation of ...
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It is often said, with some justification, that Afghanistan isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t so much a single country as a collection of fiefdoms, each run by a local warlord.
European bourses are seen starting positively after a late spurt on Wall Street thanks to encouraging results from technology stalwarts IBM and Texas Instruments. A slide in oil back to &#36;53.30 from its &#36;55.33 peak on Monday also helped.
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister is hampered with a high ankle sprain and could miss up to five weeks of action.
Markko Martin admitted that poor pace notes cost him a chance of victory on the inaugural Rally Japan over the weekend. The Estonian revealed how he had made major errors in his notes for the first two days
Illicit affairs, mob ties, a secret love nest. The hijinks of Bernard Kerik, disgraced just as he aspired to join President Bush&#39;s Cabinet, have also bruised the reputation
The charred remains of six people have been discovered in California as thousands of evacuees start returning home after what have been described as the most devastating wildfires in the state's history.
Skoda Auto, the Czech Republic's biggest car producer, boosted first-half net profit by 62.3 percent to 6.4 billion koruna (224.7 million euros, 287.2 million dollars).
Olympic chiefs recommended on November 26 that Bulgaria&#39;s Ivan Slavkov be expelled from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for tarnishing its reputation.
The long-running dispute between Microsoft and the European Union is set to be decided on Monday.
By Erin C. Perkins, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  May 24--Professionalism today goes beyond firm handshakes, eye contact and thank-you notes -- a new etiquette has arisen.
U.S. stocks closed higher on  Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and shares of Merck & Co.  MRK.N helped lift the Dow after the drugmaker gave a forecast  that was not as weak as some on Wall Street had expected.
Members of the Bancroft family,  which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , met in Boston on  Monday to consider a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News  Corp (NWSa.N)  for the publisher of The Wall Street  Journal.
Jocelyn Houle of Washington, DC, right, and Trudy Caldwell of Alexandria, Va., left, stand in a ticket line at Reagan National Airport on Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 in Washington.
During her recent vacation at the family ranch near Crawford, Tex., first lady Laura Bush was reading news articles about the ongoing strife in Burma, where the military government has been arresting dissidents and protesters in large numbers in recent weeks. When she returned to Washington last...
Grande prestazione del baby Parma che supera per 1-0 lo Steaua di Bucarest grazie ad un gol nel finale di Budan, nel secondo turno della Coppa Uefa. Il tecnico Baldini vuole per\u00c3\u00b2 riservare due parole di elogio
The house was ravaged \u00c2\u0097 its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull.
Country music star Toby Keith broke ground for a 600-seat restaurant and music hall along a canal in the Bricktown entertainment district.
Britain said it expected to withdraw thousands of its 7,100 troops from Iraq by the end of 2007, in the clearest pledge yet of a pullout from a country gripped by growing sectarian violence.
Finora hanno potuto votare solo con delega a parente maschio
Homemaking icon Martha Stewart on  Wednesday said she wants to start serving her jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her \
With notebook computer configurations now ranging from tiny ultra portables to hefty desktop PC replacements, it's clear that one size was never meant to fit all. After a few weeks of trying out the Fujitsu LifeBook P7010D, I was convinced it didn't fit me.
Every January, my husband and I update our finances, but this year's review nearly sent me over the edge.
Blog: The Chestnut Hill George gets a $50 price cut, and--for a limited time--a $50 remote charger bundled in the package at no extra charge.
Quarterback Earl Morrall led the Dolphins to 12 of their 17 victories during their undefeated season of 1972.
Police are hunting for a man who broke into a high school dormitory in central China and hacked eight students to death in the bloodiest of a series of recent school knife attacks.
Though 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson managed to block a Yao Ming layup, the Knicks lost their second in a row at home, dropping them to 1-5 at the Garden.
Pharmaceutical company Merck &amp; Co. &quot;strongly&quot; disagreed Thursday with the conclusions of a Food and Drug Administration-funded study that said use of the company&#39;s arthritis pain reliever Vioxx increased the risk of heart attack.
Nuclear-armed North Korea has agreed to address questions over its controversial highly enriched uranium program that had triggered the nearly five-year atomic standoff with Washington, US envoy Christopher Hill said Monday.
Terzo Valentino Rossi dopo un innocuo fuoripista
TiVo Inc., maker of digital  television recorders, on Monday posted a wider quarterly net  loss, as it boosted spending to achieve a sharp increase in new  subscribers to its fee-based TV service.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS  NASA scrubbed today's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis, this time because of a problem that has bedeviled the space agency before: a faulty fuel tank sensor.  The launch was rescheduled for 11:15 a.m.
The Bosnian Serb prime minister steps down after the US and Bosnia's top international envoy sanction officials.
Halliburton Co. posted a $44 million third-quarter loss Tuesday related to a pending settlement of asbestos claims, but the oil-services giant still beat Wall Street expectations amid record gains in its energy unit.
NEW YORK  - When women who have diabetes or  are overweight become pregnant, they have an increased  likelihood of having to undergo a cesarean delivery, according  to a new report.
US aircrafts Sunday pounded positions held by militants loyal to Iraq&#39;s radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the besieged sacred city of Najaf, Xinhua reports.
Verizon Wireless has launched AOL Mail, a move that will give its Get It Now customers, who are AOL members, wireless access to their e-mail.
The government has accelerated plans to let spies share information with immigration officials, a week after a foreign doctor was arrested in connection with the failed British terror attacks, the prime minister said Sunday.
Portland's Brandon Roy sparked a fourth-quarter rally to lead the Trail Blazers to a 98-91 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday, sending the hosts to their 12th consecutive defeat.
Stocks slid in early trading amid renewed fears that financial companies will suffer larger-than-expected write-downs from credit market troubles.
British oil giant BP said its average daily production for 2004 was expected to be around 3.995 million barrels of oil equivalent, an increase of more than 10 percent compared with a year earlier.
Mentre si conferma meta privilegiata per basi logistiche
New Windows, plus Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, now available to corporate customers in Asia.
Looking for foreign aid after his election, Haitian President Rene Preval stopped in Havana. When Trinidad's prime minister needed heart surgery, he twice turned to Cuban doctors. And when the U.N. held its annual vote to denounce the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, the Caribbean Community trade bloc gave its unanimous support.
FARGO, N.D. - A man who damaged a cell phone store after complaining of bad phone service has been sentenced to 60 days in jail...
Mike Hart ran for 153 yards on a career-high 44 carries and scored early in the fourth quarter, leading Michigan to a 14-9 win over No. 10 Penn State on Saturday.
Millions of dollars are being spent by media firms hoping to cash-in on the success of online games
No matter how nuanced his confession for involvement in dogfighting, Michael Vick got no leniency yesterday from the NFL.
Derek Jeter will learn if his .342 batting average and 97 runs batted in, his best numbers in seven years, are good enough to earn him his first American League M.V.P. award.
Afghan security forces arrested a Pakistani intelligence officer in the east of the country, a presidential spokesman said, a day after an army general was arrested for alleged espionage.
The F.D.A. cleared the way for a company to market implantable microchips that would provide easy access to medical records.
Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land - the 34km Loetschberg tunnel under the Alps.
Online payment system Paypal can now be used for purchases by US customers of Apple&#39;s iTunes music store. Until now, iTunes accepted credit cards, gift certificates and account balances as forms of payment.
Presentata la nuova collezione a Palazzo Reale a Milano
Suicide bombers killed at least 22 members of Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces yesterday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country that also
Alla Camera di Conciliazione del Coni, a Roma, &egrave; terminato il tentativo di conciliazione tra ...
Governo ha concluso lavoro preparazione e fara' da arbitro
There are holes aplenty in this national-security 'Breach.'
The servicemen killed in a Nimrod crash in Afghanistan are being flown back to their Moray home base.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings (XMSR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said the companies surpassed their full year 2004 subscriber targets, boosted by a strong
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The former Beirut hostage Terry Waite has urged the family of Kenneth Bigley not to give up hope that his captors in Iraq will release him safely.
Medical device makers hawking new hip repair products using more of a patient's bone said they will likely go straight to consumers in advertising products in 2007, as the U.S. market is seen heating up.
Americans increased their borrowing at a 2.4 percent annual rate in May, significantly slower than in April, as a big jump in credit card borrowing was not enough to offset a slowdown in the growth of auto loans, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Police in Buenos Aires, Argentina, say a fire in a crowded nightclub has killed at least 88 people and injured dozens more.
The British Broadcasting Corp. began showing excerpts from its news and entertainment programs on the YouTube video-sharing Web site Friday, becoming the first international broadcaster to ink a major deal with the Google Inc.-owned portal.
At least 13 people are killed after a bus plunges into a river in southern Nepal, police say.
Orange announced the commercial availability of Talk Now\u00e2\u0084\u00a2, Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first advanced Push-To-Talk service. Over the last nine months, Orange has engaged in customer trials across Europe to develop and refine
This year&#39;s Venice Film Festival has been hailed as Hollywood on the Lido, but American stars have had to share the stage with US politics as movies like Tim Robbins&#39; &quot;Embedded-Live&quot; hit the screen.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Reeking corpses rotted in the tropical sun from India to Indonesia on Wednesday and many who escaped death from one of the worst tsunamis in history fought for survival against thirst and disease.
MANILA -- President Arroyo ordered Monday a study into the proposal of Albay Rep. Jose Maria Salceda to declare the Philippines in a &quot;state of fiscal crisis&quot;.
Shareholders may not sue on behalf of mortgage giant Fannie Mae to force changes to its governing policies and recover money lost during a $6 billion accounting scandal, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
The White House said on Friday that the U.S. economy was \
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his government would work towards fulfilling a 1956 agreement with Japan to resolve the status of two disputed islands.
In June 2001, Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance \u00e2\u0080-nd gamers cheered. Twenty-one months later, the company rolled out the Game Boy Advance SP \u00e2\u0080\u0093 - that cheering turned into an ovation.
TOKYO - Toyota, Japan&#39;s biggest car maker, yesterday shrugged off a steel shortage looming over the industry, and said it expected sales to gain 8% next year after this year&#39;s 10% rise.
By Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 10--BANGOR -- Cecelia and Robert Brown had long planned to sell their triangle-shaped property off the Gilman Road to a developer as a way to finance their golden years.
LaDainian Tomlinson was one of 40 members of the San Diego Chargers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County.
Infosys Technologies on Monday announced that its Board of Directors approved Sponsoring a Secondary ADS Offering (&quot;the Offering&quot;), against equity shares held by its existing shareholders in India.
A Taliban splinter group that has  threatened to kill three U.N. hostages again extended a  deadline on its demands after the government said it would  respond to them on Wednesday, a spokesman for the group said on  Tuesday.
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s annual budget was overwhelmingly defeated in parliament, triggering a major political crisis in Israel.
MIAMI - A manager at a fast-food restaurant was shot several times in the arm early Tuesday trying to protect the chili sauce, authorities said.  A man in the Wendy's drive-through argued with an employee because he wanted more of the condiment, police said.
Hopes for a healthy rise in US employment levels prompts a rise in the value of the dollar after days of sharp declines.
DECEMBER 16, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. has acquired antispyware vendor Giant Company Software Inc. in New York for an undisclosed amount.
After a campaign that split open Mexico&#039;s deep class divisions, voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect a free-spending leftist who pledges to put the poor first or a conservative politician who says private investment and free markets are the keys to prosperity.

Michael Douglas and Charlie Rose will be honored with lifetime achievement awards at the 10th annual Savannah Film Festival.
Stock index futures fell on Thursday after weaker-than-expected economic data combined with concerns about global security after news that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in an attack.
Global Building Services Inc., a Newhall, Calif.-based company that provided janitorial services to Target stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, has agreed to pay $1.
Snow fell on Baghdad on Friday for the first time in memory, and delighted residents declared it an omen of peace.
SAN FRANCISCO  \u00c2\u0097 MC Hammer hasn't topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him \u00c2\u0097 only this time around he'll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
With 25 games remaining in the season, the Celtics have nothing to play for other than ping-pong balls, but that's not something coach Doc Rivers will attempt to sell his young team. Instead, he's motivating the players by focusing on improvement in practice and challenging them to play the role of spoiler.
By Ray Grass Deseret Morning News  STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR -- The Strawberry River and some of its main tributaries are currently running red and will continue this way for the next month.  The kokanee salmon are spawning. It is their final act in life.
Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday for his first direct talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on November 11.
Anna Nicole Smith's film finale &#151; a campy B-grade movie called \
When a Western bank suddenly suspended the account of her family freight firm, Nazila Noebashari revived a financial practice she thought long gone: she sent staff to the Afghan border to collect $50,000 by hand.
New York State Attorney General Andrew  Cuomo said on Monday his office has subpoenaed Facebook,  accusing the social networking site of not keeping young users  safe from sexual predators and not responding to user  complaints.
Isiah Thomas finally concluded what everyone else who follows the Knicks has been saying since training camp: Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis cannot thrive in the same backcourt.
Court oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s market power, which began in 2002 after a landmark antitrust settlement, has been extended two years.
Pfizer is the latest drug maker to warn that a product already on the market may pose serious health risks. It took outrage from activists in September to get the Food and Drug Administration to require warning
U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  is going to announce an alliance with Chinese furnishing chain HomeWay on Wednesday, a source said.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Yankees have held discussions with the Texas Rangers about trading Esteban Loaiza for prospects, but both sides have reservations.
A female zookeeper at Denver Zoo in the US dies after being attacked by a jaguar in its enclosure.
Researchers have taken ordinary skin cells from a mouse and reprogrammed them to look and act like embryonic stem cells in a long-promised experiment that provides an alternative way to get the valued and controversial cells.
Berlusconi, a billionaire media mogul, is accused of bribing Rome judges in the late 1980s and again in 1991 to win favorable rulings for his Fininvest business empire.
U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
LONDON, December 27  - Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading bank Deutsche Bank AG (DBK.ETR) has decided to sell its 109 properties across Germany to Eurocastle Investment Ltd for \u00e2\u0082\u00ac300 million.

In a raw populist appeal, Democrat John Edwards on Saturday accused presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton of defending a lobbyist-driven political system that is \
The clothier has great profits, but no free cash flow.
The Cardinals reminded everyone Tuesday just how they had marched to a 105-win regular season, tying a postseason record with five home runs in Game 1 against Los Angeles.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed three South Korean women hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release after South Korea said it would pull its troops out of Afghanistan.
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field ever to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86 and defending champion Maurice Greene won bronze in 9.87.
Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. raised its earnings outlook for its fiscal first half, saying Monday a strong US dollar had helped its business.
St. Lucy's-St. Patrick's Church, between Fort Greene and Bedford-Stuyvesant, is about to lose its pastor.
Controversial former ambassador Craig Murray says he is a \
Toys &quot;R&quot; Us said Monday that it planned to convert one of its two Manhattan stores into a Babies &quot;R&quot; Us, giving the company a prime location for its fast-growing
A 46-year-old man is jailed for the manslaughter of his two-month-old son.
Mr. Timberlake was both Old Justin (cred-deprived crooner) and New Justin (pop superstar) in his mostly riveting performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
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ATLANTA -- After watching Auburn University&#39;s football team finish a perfect regular season yet remain on the outside of the national championship picture, Doyle King is experiencing a familiar and not-so-welcome feeling these days.
Offensive tackle Orlando Pace signed a one-year, $7.02 million contract with the St. Louis Rams on Monday to end his holdout. Pace, a 28-year-old five-time Pro Bowl selection and former No.
Familial angst rises to new heights in &quot;Meet the Fockers,&quot; Jay Roach&#39;s sequel to his 2000 hit, &quot;Meet the Parents.
The decision comes on top of 12,500 job cuts that the bank initially said it would eliminate during the merger. The bank&#39;s move drew fire from two Massachusetts
Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on  Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to  martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30  elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
The only outspoken Kremlin critic in Russia's presidential election next month said on Monday the vote could not be fair because the country was run by \
PeopleSoft Inc. fired chief executive Craig Conway, raising the likelihood that the business-software maker may give up a 16-month fight against Oracle Corp.
Brett Favre and Darren Sharper have forgotten more motivational speeches than they can remember. If the Green Bay Packers bounce back this season from their
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Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve of Canada will drive for Renault for the final three races of this season. Villeneuve, who has not raced in Formula One this season, will debut for Renault this month at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
Spinach contaminated with E. coli. Frozen oysters tainted by norovirus. Peanut butter fouled by salmonella.
For the past three years, Michael J. Wagner directed the Army's largest effort to help the most vulnerable soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. His office in Room 3E01 of the world-renowned hospital was supposed to match big-hearted donors with thousands of wounded soldiers who could not afford to feed their children, pay mortgages, buy plane tickets or put up visiting families in nearby hotels....
Maryland&#39;s long-shot hopes for a bowl bid and winning season ended with the worst loss in coach Ralph Friedgen&#39;s four seasons.
Three hooded bandits in eastern Australia bungled a robbery when they apparently mistook a restaurant&#39;s sliding door for a swinging one, police said Monday.
MONDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research may someday provide another treatment option for patients battling deadly pancreatic cancer.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen wins the Formula One championship as Lewis Hamilton can only finish seventh in a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix.
Dr. David J. Graham, the drug safety reviewer who denounced his employer, the Food and Drug Administration, before a Congressional panel last week, said yesterday that he feared being fired
The main suspect in the Amsterdam slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh has links to a radical Islamic terrorist group, the BBC reported Thursday.
Peter Martins takes a mini sabbatical to choreograph a new work for the Boston Ballet.
What happens when a Rudy Giuliani campaign event, Ron Paul spoilers and anti-abortion protesters collide? Not a press conference, that's for sure.
Medical device stocks were in the spotlight Wednesday with Medicare&#39;s proposal late Tuesday to expand coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs, bolstering shares of those companies making the devices.
Top Marxist rebel Ricardo Palmera was extradited to the United States on Friday, becoming the first leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to face U.S. drug and terrorism charges, officials said.
Astronauts put the final touches on a  new solar power unit for the International Space Station on  Sunday in their last spacewalk before the scheduled departure  of the shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday.
Dow Jones -0,32%, Nasdaq -1,24%, SP 500 -0,45%
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Saturday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of political brawling.
Donovan McNabb is one victory away from hero status in Philadelphia, where he was once shunned.
Americans observed a moment of silence at the very hour and place of the first Sept. 11 attack on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of a day remembered with solemnity and ceremony.
The farms served by the Central Valley Project, the country's largest irrigation system, get about 20 percent of California's water supply.
BERLIN, Dec. 13 -- The world's perception of China as a major global power is growing, with many people believing it will rival the United States in influence by 2020, according to a major survey released this week.
Vice President Dick Cheney was whisked into a bomb shelter immediately after a Taliban suicide bomber struck the main American military base he was visiting in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Time Capsule launched Macworld Expo Apple today renewed its AirPort Extreme BaseSation Wi-Fi router, adding in a \
Ai campionati europei in vasca corta in svolgimento a Helsinki, la tedesca Janne Shaefer ha vinto la...
Thanks to a rainy holiday season, the Atlanta area stayed just above its historical low-water mark for annual rainfall, the National Weather Service reported.
. (antiTainment) Apart from Anna Nicole Smith&#39;s behavior on stage, where she appeared to be under the influence of something and was helped off stage, the American Music Awards turned out pretty much as predicted when it came to the winners.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge met privately with Republican pollsters twice in a 10-day span last spring as he embarked on more than a dozen trips to presidential battleground states.
Cingular will not only roll out a 3G UMTS cellular data network next year, but it also will use even faster wireless technology that will compete, at least in part, with wireless broadband technologies like WiMAX.
The furniture company's profitability is better than expected, but for how long?
By Seth Freedland, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jan. 30--JAMES CITY -- The committee entrusted with creating new development rules for James City's rural land for the first time in two decades presented its proposal Monday night to about 100 people in Legacy Hall in New Town.
By Pam Kowalik, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb.
Colombian orders the arrest of an ex-minister's father, as a political scandal over alleged militia links widens.
Abdul-Razzak Yousif arrives to a Baghdad hospital for treatment after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
UN Brazilian peacekeepers leave their positions near the home of ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide in the suburb of Tabarre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004.
Three days after New Mexico voted, Democratic officials offer apologies and finger-pointing \u00c2\u0097 but have no winner. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a slight lead, but the state is still counting 17,000 provisional ballots given to voters because of long lines and a shortage of ballots.
Roger Federer began his Australian Open preparation by beating David Ferrer of Spain 6-1, 6-1 Monday in the first round of the Qatar Open.
Earthquake intensity is increasing and preliminary measurements show magma may be moving into the crater area of Mount St. Helens, federal scientists warned Wednesday.
ATLANTA -- The government has halted a national sickle-cell study because two children suffered strokes and more than a dozen others developed dangerous conditions that put them at high risk of having a stroke.
A radio station dedicated to helping women deal with violence and discrimination relaunches in Afghanistan.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At least 37 people, most of them children, have been killed by multiple explosions that rocked a western Baghdad neighborhood celebrating the opening of a new sewage system.
Stocks slid on Tuesday as a report showing a surprise drop in retail sales in December bolstered the market's suspicions the economy was heading into a recession, while a bigger-than-expected loss at Citigroup Inc  dragged down the financial sector.
Jerry Stahl indirectly owes his latest success, a fictional memoir of the silent film actor Roscoe Arbuckle, to a heroin addiction he overcame a decade ago.
JERUSALEM Aug. 19, 2004  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he would push ahead with a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, despite a stinging setback to the plan from his Likud Party.
Iran agreed to freeze all its nuclear programme last night, dropping its insistence that some uranium enrichment activities be exempted from a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Damon Hill admits to worries that Formula One could lose a piece of history if it abandons the British Grand Prix but understands the hard-nosed decision Bernie Ecclestone has made in dropping the race from the calendar.
Violence in Mosul is damaging efforts to hold elections in the city, the US commander in north Iraq tells the BBC.
Oracle Corp. on Monday said it asked Peoplesoft Inc.&#39;s board of directors to immediately rescind a &quot;poison pill&quot; anti-takeover provision, two days after 61 percent of PeopleSoft shareholders
Herb Pope, the New Mexico State freshman forward who has dealt with eligibility troubles since arriving on campus last fall, has been cleared to play by the N.C.A.A.
Geneaologists have found that civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendent of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Andre Agassi will not be able to repeat the triumph he enjoyed in the Madrid Masters two years ago following his semi-final defeat to Marat Safin on Saturday.
After making headlines for everything but music, Britney Spears is back with an album industry insiders say should top the charts despite her. Now Spears is hoping that the release of \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlackout,\u00e2\u0080\u009d her first studio album in four years on October ...
Japan pledged up to &#36;500 million in grant aid for tsunami disaster relief on Saturday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced, making the country the largest single donor to victims of the catastrophe.
Rockstar&#39;s PS2 title Grand Theft Auto San Andreas has become the latest high-profile game to be leaked onto the Internet significantly ahead of its release date.
Iranian hard-liners are angered over a deal Tehran has agreed with the European Union to suspend all activities related to its enrichment program in a bid to end an international standoff over its nuclear program.
International markets account for more than half of the conglomerate?s sales.
Germany beat San Marino to set a European Championship qualifying record.
The World Bank warns Cambodia needs to quicken reform to avoid severe economic problems.
Jay Fiedler has a cracked rib and AJ Feeley a concussion. So the Miami Dolphins might be forced to turn to third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels when they play the Buffalo Bills next Sunday
A longtime captive at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be sent home to his native country after a military tribunal there determined that he is not an enemy combatant, Navy Secretary Gordon R. England announced yesterday.
Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday he is greatly concerned about the fate of Christians in Iraq, returning to a theme he discussed with President Bush earlier this month.
WASHINGTON - Drafts of a report from the top U.S. inspector in Iraq conclude there were no weapons stockpiles, but say there are signs the fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people familiar with the findings...
ATHENS, Greece - With his medal hopes all but gone after he hit the judges' table on his vault landing, Paul Hamm performed two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win the men's all-around gymnastics title by the closest Olympics margin ever.   \
FT. CAMPBELL, Kentucky  - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her family was sentenced to 100 years in a military prison, the U.S. Army said on Thursday.
FONTANA ---- Brian Vickers&#39; qualifying lap for Sunday&#39;s Nextel Cup Pop Secret 500 felt almost too good to the rookie. &quot;When you cross the line after a lap like that and everything feels awesome, you&#39;re waiting
Some 2,500 mourners chanted anti-Syrian slogans on Thursday at the funeral of a Lebanese legislator killed in a car bomb attack that increased tension with Damascus and deepened Lebanon's political crisis.
La Sammartinese chiede ufficialmente di non giocare la prossima partita di campionato, in programma ...
The risk of abstention looms large in  Sunday&#39;s parliamentary election, with many French voters saying  President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s conservatives will win regardless  of their vote.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has no plans to restrict his travel or beef up personal security after surviving a third assassination attempt in a rocket attack outside the capital, a presidential spokesman said on Monday.
A Massachusetts man has combined two of his passions \u00e2\u0080-horoughbred horse racing and the Boston Red Sox \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -naming a recently purchased 1-year-old colt Curse Reversed.
Lebanon's President Emile Lahoud berates the UN for not stopping \
A novel solar technology hits an important milestone as it competes with other forms of solar power plants.
Home building projects started in November fell by 3.7 percent as the pace of single-family home construction was the slowest in more than 16 years, a government report on Tuesday showed.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with duloxetine relieves pain in patients with major depressive disorder, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering charging American International Group for violating federal securities laws, the insurer said Tuesday.
Memory, all alone in the moonlight Forward-thinking Dell customers who want to make cash savings on pre-loaded memory cards in the firm's latest range of laptops could be in for a hard time.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The deadliest form of skin cancer cheats chemotherapy by disguising itself as a normal cell, say scientists.
U.S. Treasury debt prices edged lower  on Tuesday as a lack of market-moving economic data left  investors focused on profitable curve-flattening trades.
Senator Dianne Feinstein declared at a hearing on Tuesday that the museum complex should move quickly to replace its ousted top executive.
Leta Lindley carded a six-under-par 65 and holds a surprise one-shot lead after Saturday&#39;s third round of the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge.
For rule officials who get PGA Tour courses ready for play, the most crucial decision is setting the hole locations, which determine how aggressive or conservative the golfers can be.
The Cuban-born pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba is finally swimming with the recent undercurrent of Afro-Latin jazz.
A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
A woman accused of stalking and threatening actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is mentally fit to stand trial, a court-appointed psychiatrist told the woman&#39;s attorney Monday.
A University of Idaho football player was shot to death, and police arrested two brothers from Seattle after a car chase that extended across two states.
Eighth seed Venus Williams survived her toughest test at the Australian Open to beat Indian Sania Mirza 7-6 6-4 and reach the fourth round on Saturday.
Planemaker Boeing Co. expects Pentagon  budget cut proposals to hit its top defense programs, the head  of its military business said in a newspaper interview  published on Friday.
The Houston Astros kept their slim   playoff hopes alive with a 7-3 win over the St Louis Cardinals   on Sunday to complete a four-game series sweep.
Mitt Romney takes GOP presidential rival John McCain to task on taxes and immigration in a new advertising push in New Hampshire as he seeks to fend off the Arizona senator's challenge.
Warner Music decides not to make a rival bid for EMI, the British music firm which is set to be bought out by a private equity group.
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L'intesa presentata al ministero dello Sviluppo economico
The front-runner in the vote for a new Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, gets a rousing welcome in Gaza.
At least 11 people die as an explosion hits a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla.
BAGHDAD - At least 49 people were killed, most of them children, in a series of car bombs that left a trail of carnage here and in northern Iraq yesterday, medics said.
The retailer cited increased sales from its expanding Hollister Co. chain that cater to teens and its abercrombie stores for children.
(Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Bucks continued to struggle on Wednesday, as they dropped a 101-100 decision to the Boston Celtics at the FleetCenter.
Two more London addresses are found to have traces of radiation in the wake of Alexander Litvinenko's death.
N'DJAMENA  - Chad's army fought rebel forces northeast of the capital N'Djamena on Friday to try to halt a rapid rebel advance on the city.
Richard Branson has announced plans for the VSS (Virgin Space Ship) Enterprise, the first of several planned &quot;space liners&quot; to be built with a total investment of $110 million.
The Umoja shantytown was intended to shock. Just a few miles (kilometers) from the luxury condos of Miami Beach, it stood as a protest at the lack of affordable city housing.
LOUDON, NH. - Perhaps the biggest surprise of all on Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway was the fact that so little had changed.
TORONTO - Doctors consider colonoscopy to be the gold standard method to screen for colorectal cancer, but a new Canadian study suggests it can miss a &quot;concerning&quot; number of cases.
SEATTLE - The Washington Huskies look ready to make a run at the Pac-10 men&#39;s basketball championship. Bobby Jones scored 22 points Friday to lead five Washington players in double figures in a 110-63 victory over Houston.
Il governo dimostrera' che i conti sono a posto
Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest media company, on Wednesday reported a lower third-quarter profit and established a $500 million legal reserve
Creditors of Anglo-French cross-Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel   are expected to approve a restructuring plan on Monday. should the vote be attended by enough to form a quorum, sources close to the talks said.
Despite generally less interest in politics during the summer months and for midterm elections, Americans were as likely to look up political news and information online in August as they did during the peak of the 2004 presidential campaign.
Overweight and obese people get less out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers said on Friday in a study that suggests the overweight may have to try harder to get results.
THE REGION Fidelity Investments is considering expanding a Texas facility, adding up to 1,500 jobs, a spokeswoman for the Boston mutual fund giant said. Anne Crowley confirmed reports in Texas newspapers that Fidelity is in talks with the town of Westlake, near Dallas, to expand a campus where it now has about 2,900 employees. One of Massachusetts' largest employers, Fidelity ...
With its Data Center expected to hit full capacity by the end of this year, ISWest is building an additional 16,500-square-foot facility to house staff as well as server co-location, managed server hosting and Data Center products and services.
TORONTO -- Last night, Doug Mientkiewicz was on call as the Red Sox' emergency catcher in case calamity befell Doug Mirabelli , raising the uncomfortable specter of the one-time minor league catcher trying to corral Tim Wakefield's knuckleball. He escaped that duty, serving only as a pinch runner and defensive replacement at first base for Kevin Millar in last night's ...
London equities fell further on Monday, with fading hopes for a rescue bid for Northern Rock putting shares in the bank under further pressure.
A car bomb exploded in the Basque town of Getxo, with armed Basque separatist group ETA claiming responsibility, Spain's interior ministry said.
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Matteo Ferrari, a causa dell'infortunio rimediato nella trasferta ucraina, dovr&agrave; stare fuori ...
With the New York Times picking up the recent story of the (mostly minor) anti Adblock Plus protest, its worth looking into the subject, and seeing just where a webmaster/adblock developer arms race could take us.
Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has proposed gradual demilitarisation of all the regions in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the Kashmir issue.
Averting the worst impacts of a warming world is the theme of a high-level UK scientific conference starting on 1 February.
(InfoWorld) - The number of mobile phone users worldwide will reach 3 billion next year instead of 2008, Nokia said, driven in part by a new trend in emerging markets. For the past year, operators and phone makers have been saying that the bulk of their\u00c2\u00a0future growth\u00c2\u00a0will come from areas outside of the increasingly saturated mature markets. Nokia expects that in 2007, several regions, including China, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, will experience 15 percent growth. But Nokia is noticing the surprising trend of growth among customers in emerging markets who are upgrading their phones. Nokia estimates that this year, 52 percent of its sales in emerging markets will come from people who are replacing their phones, said Kai Oistamo, executive vice president and general manager of mobile phones for Nokia. Next year, that figure should grow to 60 percent, Nokia said. Oistamo, along with other senior Nokia executives, outlined the phone giant's strategies for pursuing growth in the next few years during its annual analyst meeting in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Phone users who replace their devices typically opt for higher-priced phones that offer more, Nokia finds, and that's true in emerging markets as well. In India, Nokia found that among buyers of phones that cost over \u00e2\u0082\u00ac60 ($79), 21 percent were first-time mobile users and 41 percent were replacing existing phones, said Bill Seymour, Nokia's head of investor relations. In addition to a focus on the emerging markets, Nokia will also increasingly pursue mobile Web 2.0 applications. Computer users have demonstrated their interest in creating online content, through the growth of blogs, social networking sites and online video sites. \
National Guard troops are having a deterrent effect, dropping the attempt rate 62 percent in one busy sector.
Install the software and services you want--plus, enjoy cameras, portable game consoles, and more with access to wireless networks.
Russia ruled out issuing any ultimatum to Iran as ministers from six world powers gathered in London on Friday to discuss U.S. and British proposals for possible sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Israeli officials said on Tuesday they expected no major change in Washington&#39;s strong support for Israel after a main architect of the policy, Condoleezza Rice, takes over as secretary of state.
A state judge ruled Monday that the sign-up period should be reopened for the Nov. 2 election in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Rodney Alexander infuriated Democrats by switching to the Republican Party minutes before the qualifying deadline.
Elton John warmed up his vocal chords for a concert early yesterday morning in Taiwan by telling photographers to &quot;fuck off&quot; and that they were a bunch of &quot;rude, vile pigs.
BOISE, Idaho - The expiration Monday of a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s can now be legally bought - a development that has critics upset and gun owners pleased.    The 1994 ban, signed by President Clinton, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons...
Champion Roger Federer continued his  easy passage through the Australian Open when unseeded Jarkko  Nieminen retired hurt during their third round match Friday.
John Salmons will have at least one more season to find his niche with the 76ers. On Thursday, the team announced that it exercised the fourth-year option on Salmons\u00e2\u0080\u0099 contract.
A delegation that was paid to watch the Ukraine elections by a lobbyist affiliated with one of the candidates has some saying the move taints the process of promoting democracy.
After authorities dismantle a car bomb in London, they try to figure out who might have been behind it
HOUSTON - NASA&#39;s shuttle Endeavour is headed for the launch pad as the space agency gears up for its second construction flight of the year to the International Space Station (ISS).
For older domestic manufacturers like General Motors, health care represents a severe financial burden.
Israel plans to build more than 530  new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington signaled it  would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied  territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
The death toll from a coal mine blast in northern China has risen to 166, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. &quot;The spokesman for the mine just declared all the 166 miners were killed,&quot; the
Tommy Smothers has no doubt what would happen if he tried to put \
A giant mirror that will fly on the US space agency's next space telescope is a step closer to completion.
Bosnia's main Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist parties led Sunday in an early count for local polls, but voter turnout fell below 50 percent for the first time.
Bloomberg - Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana said he filed papers with the Federal Election Commission to create a presidential exploratory committee, the first step toward a bid for the presidential nomination in 2008.
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Australian Adam Scott birdied the   18th to defeat South Africa's Ernie Els in a three-hole playoff   and retain his Singapore Open title on Sunday after torrential   rain had reduced the tournament to 54 holes.
Sejm Speaker and Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) leader J\u00c3\u00b3zef Oleksy is expected to officially announce his resignation as Sejm Speaker.
Slimline Toshiba has launched a slimline HD DVD drive for notebook computers in a bid to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The drawer-mechanism unit not only reads and writes all ther usual DVD and CD formats, but also HD DVD recordable and rewriteable media.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mayor Anthony A. Williams said Sunday his political career may depend on whether his plan to bring major league baseball to the capital wins city council approval in the next two weeks.
Astronomers discover a newborn planet in a solar system that is still in the process of forming.
By Karen Vigil, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 23--Move forward together. That's the idea behind Action 22 of Southern Colorado's Oct. 12-14 conference scheduled in Colorado Springs.
GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - U.S. scientific advisers  began hearing evidence on Wednesday about the benefits and  risks of pain killers taken by millions of Americans as  regulators weigh moves following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis pill Vioxx.
Construction in China is one factor crimping global cement supplies and affecting 29 US states.
Mobile telephone operator mmO2 raised its forecasts for British revenue growth but would not be drawn on an exact date for the launch of third-generation services in its domestic market.
Qualcomm posted a profit of $767 million, or 46 cents a share, for the period that ended Dec. 30, compared with $648 million, or 38 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 28 -- No crowds of well-wishers massed Thursday outside the Mukata, the mostly ruined compound where Yasser Arafat has been confined for the past two years. Only a throng of reporters assembled, peering through the smoked windows of sedans carrying officials to a frail old man who still embodies the national aspirations of many Palestinians.
Four men face charges for creating and selling the worm that infected about a million PCs in China.
It may soon no longer be considered quite so gauche, in the midst of a restaurant meal, to reach into one&#39;s pocket or purse for a cell phone.
Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking.
MILAN \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Mobile e-mail, until recently the exclusive terrain of business executives, is breaking out of its niche market even as cellphone operators remain ambivalent about a service that will cut into their lucrative text messaging market.
Heavily armed police commandos stormed a church compound and arrested nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday, seven months after he completed an 18-year prison sentence for treason.
: UN
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Internet search leader Google Inc. is in talks to acquire the popular online video site YouTube Inc. for about $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Moving to protect minority shareholders, China&#39;s securities regulator has issued draft rules that would limit the rights of major shareholders in listed companies.
Is Microsoft's offer too low, too high, or just right?
Sport: Half a century after the Munich air disaster, John Roberts recalls the replacement Manchester United players who went on a remarkable cup run
Rupert Murdoch, consolidating his global media empire in the U.S., announced that he will buy out the shareholders of his Fox properties.
Canon may lead in SLR market share, but a J.D. Power study gives longtime rival Nikon and newcomer Sony higher customer satisfaction scores.
Marathon talks to end Ukraine's political paralysis broke off early Saturday without an agreement between President Viktor Yushchenko and the pro-Russian parliamentary majority that has nominated his former Orange Revolution rival as prime minister.
The one-bag rule will still apply at NI airports despite changes elsewhere in the UK from Monday.
ROGER Federer completely outclassed Lleyton Hewitt as he won the US Open last night - his third Grand Slam title of the year. The Swiss world No.
Delta Air Lines, which is trying to avert a bankruptcy filing, said Monday that General Electric&#39;s commercial finance unit would provide it with $500 million of financing.
Tony Blair's ministers have said it, his political opponents are baying for it but the British prime minister refuses to utter it.
Two Italian women working for a humanitarian group in Iraq have been kidnapped in Baghdad.
Gianluca Atzori sar&agrave; il vice allenatore del Catania per la prossima stagione. L'ex difensore ...
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As a child, Oscar Torres fled the civil war in his homeland. Now he has brought his story home as a new film, \
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as   crude oil prices fell below $60 a barrel, lifting optimism   about spending and profits.
Kirkus Reviews, which has long prided itself on being a sort of Consumer Reports for the book publishing industry, is embracing a new spirit of commercialism.
WASHINGTON - The Army extended a Halliburton Co. troop support contract over the objections of a top contracting officer, even contending - and then withdrawing - a claim that US forces faced an emergency if the company didn&#39;t get the extra work.
TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with brothers or sisters have a lower asthma risk than children with no siblings, says a Canadian study in the October issue of the journal Chest.
December 05 2004 1700CET- Several explosions took place at various petrol stations at the outskirts of the capital city of
Asia-Pacific leaders were expected to sign a landmark statement on climate change at their annual summit on Saturday, papering over differences between rich and developing nations over pollution targets.
Survey says business just doesn't 'get' it Service-oriented architectures (SOAs) are the subject de jour with IT vendors, who have been using the term as if the concept has been totally understood by the buying audience and is well along the way to general implementation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After recording seven solo tackles, including a sack, and three passes defensed on Sunday, Ray Lewis shows that he's still got something left in his tank.
he cost of providing health care to employees has risen 11.2 percent this year, according to the results of an authoritative national survey reported yesterday.
Walk softly and carry a thin pipe All next week a worldwide virtual war is being fought. Soldiers, warships, jets, and unmanned drones from the US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand are combining in cyberspace to form \
JAKARTA: Indonesia&#39;s vice-president indicated yesterday that an opposition alliance could fold up since he had taken charge of the powerful Golkar party, leading to better relations between government and parliament.
The Walt Disney Company and its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, said yesterday that they would release films in the next-generation high-definition DVD format being developed
Scrambling for safety California is on the brink of introducing privacy laws to safeguard personal data stored on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in government-issued documents and identification cards.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Peace talks on the Darfur conflict are due to resume on Thursday, despite delegates being delayed en route.
In the past decade, human viruses spread to chimpanzee populations in the Ivory Coast, causing outbreaks that were sometimes fatal.
Dopo la vendita della catena Hilton a fondo Blackstone
The French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies at the age of 84, the AFP news agency reports.
 in court on police impersonation
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Fidel Castro is not dying of cancer, saying he had spoken with the ailing Cuban leader by phone and he is eating cautiously and well enough to joke.
Blog: AT&T DSL subscribers will get free access to the carrier's Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and coffee shops around the country.
Desperate times require desperate measures, which is why there are a dozen photographs of bruised and battered corpses pinned up on a noticeboard outside Wachira public hospital in central Phuket.
The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese  government sources said Thursday.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday a North Korean nuclear test would be \
Gunmen who kidnapped a three-year-old British girl in Nigeria have threatened to kill her unless her father takes her place, her mother has said.
AT&T, which is the sole supplier of cellphone service on the Apple iPhone, is clearly benefiting from the device\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strong sales.
The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies. InterAction can be reached at 202-667-8227.
Claims that Svetlana Kuznetsova failed a drugs test are described as \
The mayor of the Russian Far East's largest city was stripped of his authority Wednesday, as prosecutors investigated suspect land deals and embezzlement in the latest bout of corruption to hit the long-troubled Pacific port.
Here's a problem that some investment dollars help solve. Apparently, the TechCrunch 40 conference isn't streaming to the outside world because the Palace Hotel has incredibly lame networking, and they won't allow conference promoters to bring in more wires? This is what I hear, although it's not confirmed. Emails to the conference promoters yesterday were not responded to.  I've also received emails from a number of companies announcing products at the show who want coverage on Scripting News, so my interest is not entirely idle.  So what does it take to establish one hotel in SF as the default tech conference hotel? Networking! Geez, you'd think it's obvious by now. We do things that require networks. Look in any conference room around the world for a clue. And supposedly San Francisco is the central node in the network of technology bringing all this great stuff to the rest of the world. So where is the hotel that gives us the very most basic technology to wire up conferences so that the whole world can participate?  Do we need to move the tech industry to another city? Someone please ask the Mayor or Google or someone in charge when they're going to fix this problem. It should have been solved in 1997, and it's already 2007.  BTW, here's a clue: there are some great business opportunities, beyond conferences, for the first physical location in downtown SF to solve this problem. Just ask Loic.
A study of more than 117,000 Danish women provides the most convincing evidence yet of a link between a girl&#39;s growth rate and her risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
GAME NOTES: The ACC&#39;s two Tech schools meet up in Atlanta this weekend, as the 22nd-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies come calling on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a Thursday evening clash from Bobby Dodd Stadium.
China's central bank on Thursday raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade in a surprise move that was the boldest so far aimed at guiding a heated economy onto a path of slower growth.
An 11-year-old boy tells a murder trial how he found a young friend unconscious at a Christmas party.
A Scottish banker who was told last week he will be extradited to America under new anti-terror legislation to face fraud charges and a possible 35 years in jail, has said his human rights were ignored.
The UN nuclear agency agreed yesterday on a European-negotiated plan for policing Iran&#39;s nuclear programs. The United States, which claims Iran is trying to build a nuclear
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- A federal judge blocked distribution Thursday of a generic version of blood thinner Plavix, finding it unlikely that the maker of the generic version, Apotex Inc. of Canada, could prove that the patent on the drug used by 48 million Americans was invalid.
A long-waited report by the top U.S. general in Iraq offers no new ideas on ending bloodshed and suggests Washington has lost the war whether its troops stay in Iraq or go, according to analysts in the Arab world.
The NHS faces a fragile future because of a growing reliance on agencies and foreign workers, nurses&#39; leaders warned yesterday.
Italians soundly rejected massive changes to the country&#039;s postwar constitution that proponents had argued would increase political stability and modernize the country, near-final returns showed Monday.
Viktor A. Yushchenko appeared headed for a resounding victory early Monday in a riveting presidential race.
Arsenal dropped five points behind Chelsea in the English Premier League on Sunday after losing 2-1 to Liverpool on an injury-time goal by Neil Mellor.
Cesarew Gussoni, numero uno dell'Aia e designatore arbitrale, manda un messaggio a Pierluigi Collina...
The embattled director of the National Hurricane Center said Friday he has no plans to step down despite a petition from his staff calling for his ouster.
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., takes the stage during a campaign stop in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta). ONALASKA, Wis.
Smart phone users may not be accessing online content because it's difficult to do--intelligent network services will help.
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday as disappointing earnings reports from companies  including Caterpillar, UPS and Amgen combined with higher oil  prices to turn investors cautious after two days of gains.
In an innovative move, a biotech company has found a new way of making stem cells without destroying embryos, touting it as a way to defuse one of the country's fiercest political and ethical debates.
Feel like watching a movie? Need an extra blanket or some food? For years, guests at hotels have gotten these amenities with a phone call or a few clicks of the TV remote.
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Despite an expected cyclical downturn in sales, the video game industry is poised to enjoy a record-breaking holiday season.
By CHRIS TOMLINSON  With just six shopping days left, High Street retailers are already forecasting their worst Christmas for 25 years, while online retailers are bragging that it's going to be the best on record.
Luca Bruno -- AP Photo Italian Premier Romano Prodi gestures as he delivers a speech during a meeting in Milan, Italy, in this Monday, Nov.Comment
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SugarCRM lands a $20 million venture round, giving the open source customer relationship management software maker a boost to its global expansion plans.
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InfoWorld - A U.S. security expert is suing the Japanese government for &#165;30 million (&#36;291,000) for allegedly censoring his criticisms of Japan's online citizens registry database, called Juki Net. In a lawsuit filed against Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ejovi Nuwere, CTO of SecurityLab Technologies, in Boston, alleged that the ministry stopped him from making a presentation in which he planned to discuss his concerns about the security of the database. Juki Net has been surrounded by controversy, particularly over security concerns, since before its launch in 2003. Nuwere was one of three experts hired by the government to test the security of the system. The experts successfully managed to compromise servers in part of the system. Nuwere had intended to describe these experiences in his talk.
The Iraqi government also said that an insurgent responsible for 75 percent of car bombings in Baghdad was captured.
US will consider G8 deal to cut emissions by 50%.
Bob Woodward, Joan Didion and Seymour Hersh are among those who have agreed to participate in a short promotional film for David Halberstam's \
WASHINGTON \u00c3\u0091 - The US sugar industry is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the nomination of Kellogg Co. Chief Executive Carlos Gutierrez to be the new secretary of the Commerce Department.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 10-16. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
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NEW YORK  - In patients with type 1 diabetes, excess body weight and fat seems to increase the risk of coronary heart disease. However, as weight and fat levels increase, the severity of heart disease lessens, researchers announced at the 67th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago.
Skype Ltd. has blocked access to its video-adding feature, Metacafe, citing a new proof-of-concept that shows how hackers could use the feature to hijack a user's PC.
Two people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.
Il Catanzaro (serie C2 girone C) ha esonerato l'allenatore Fausto Silipo. \
A former policeman who killed his terminally ill wife in an abortive suicide pact is sentenced.
Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible.
US companies are expected to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars in relief aid to tsunami-hit Asia, but some may be slower to help since the sudden disaster
L'ex presidente della Lazio Sergio Cragnotti replica al rinvio a giudizio chiesto dai pm Luca Palama...
More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s renowned Carnival celebration \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a full-tilt sport in high heels.
SAN DIEGO - Drew Brees was selected the starting quarterback of the San Diego Chargers on Monday, a move that was expected after he followed last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s miserable performance with a solid exhibition season.
BESLAN, Russia - Militants wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a southern Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hundreds of hostages - many of them children - and threatening to blow up the building if police storm it. As least two people have been reported killed, including a school parent...
GOLD Fields management may have only themselves to blame for yesterday&#39;s bid by Harmony to take over their company, a move which, if successful, is likely to cost them their jobs.
No, Jerry Seinfeld  hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t been idle; he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been as busy as a ... well, you know.
The News Corp.-owned social-networking site hasn't given any indication as to what will be said, but its chief security officer will be on hand in the New York event.
U.S. helicopters rescued dozens of desperate and weak tsunami survivors, including a young girl clutching a stuffed Snoopy dog, as the American military relief operation reached out to remote areas of Indonesia with cartons of food and water on Monday.
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Cairo early Monday on the first leg of an urgent Middle East mission for contacts with Egyptian officials over two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq, a ...
As the time for the big debate grew near, Democratic partisans acknowledged that it would be an \u00e2\u0080\u009call or nothing\u00e2\u0080\u009d event for John Kerry.
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co.  on Friday said in response to charges made in the British Medical Journal that it is unaware of any allegations that documents were missing from its clinical drug trials.
Oracle has rejected&#160;BEA Systems&#39; proposed purchase price of $21 per share, calling it &quot;impossibly high&quot; for Oracle or any other company to pay.
During his years with the Lakers, Derek Fisher became synonymous with late-game heroics. With Fisher having taken his act north, the theatrics
(CBS/AP) Vioxx, the blockbuster arthritis drug heavily promoted on TV and taken by tens of millions of people, was pulled from the market by its maker Thursday after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the organization is in need of reform, but remains the international community&#39;s best hope for facing global threats and challenges.
Cuba said on Saturday it barred entry to three European lawmakers on a trip to support dissidents, setting back Spain's campaign to mend frosty ties between the EU bloc and the communist-ruled island.
The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage.
Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates. Some Democrats see the face-offs as the last chance for a Kerry breakout. But presidential debates present pitfalls as well as opportunities.
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Indonesia, the country hardest hit by bird flu, signed a preliminary deal Wednesday with U.S. drug manufacturer Baxter Healthcare Corp. to develop a human bird flu vaccine.
Californians braced for another round of fierce winter weather on Saturday, a day after strong winds, heavy rains and snow prompted evacuations and left more than 1 million homes without electricity.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday, routing fellow Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1.
Meet the United States cricket team, a ragtag bunch of weekend players who are 1,000-1 underdogs going into one of the sport&#39;s elite events -- the two-week long Champions Trophy.
By Greg Avery, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.  Jan. 31--Brocade Communication Systems' buyout last week of McData Corp.  resulted in a quarter of the company's Broomfield work force being laid off,  according to the Colorado Department of Labor.
Top seed James Blake missed out on a place in the quarter-finals of the Las Vegas Open on Thursday thanks to a bizarre quirk of the round-robin system being trialled on the men's tour.
MANCHESTER United might just be on the march again. Written off completely after their disastrous 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth last month, they have since won five games out of six, with the only exception a 0-0 home draw in the derby with Manchester City.
Finnish melodic power metallers EXCALION have parted ways with guitarist Kimmo HA nninen.
Sven-Goran Eriksson handed Phil Neville an England lifeline as the Manchester United defender joined club team-mates Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney in returning to the national squad.
Foreign officials hold emergency talks with Afghan authorities over two diplomats ordered to leave the country.
Kevin Everett is showing some movement in both hands and greater strength in his leg muscles, further positive signs for the Buffalo Bills tight end following a life-threatening spinal-cord injury.
London - The British team behind the ill-fated Beagle 2 probe to Mars, which vanished without trace in December 2003 while attempting to land on the Red Planet, unveiled plans on Wednesday for a possible successor mission.
HAVANA  - Thousands of Cubans queued up yesterday to swap US dollars - which have been legal tender here for over a decade - for local convertible pesos, in a mad rush ahead of November 8, when US currency will be locked out of commercial transactions
For U.S. soldiers in Iraq celebrating Thanksgiving away from their families, the day's events showed some traditions can be transplanted, even to the palm groves and farm fields near Baqubah.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Wednesday called on Islamic nations to retaliate against Israel for its construction work at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, state TV reported.
SKOPJE : Macedonia&#39;s failed referendum to overturn EU-backed legislation giving more autonomy to the ethnic Albanian minority met European standards despite opposition claims of fraud, European observers said.
The internet has dragged a \u00e2\u0080\u009cstuffy old business\u00e2\u0080\u009d into the 21st century.
President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia&#39;s crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the UN environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
Scott Verplank hobbled his way through some miserable weather last week at the American Express Championship. In the desert, where conditions were perfect, he not only walked better but played better, too.
A Camp Pendleton Marine from Warren, Mich. was killed in a non-hostile accident in Iraq. Cpl. In C. Kim, 23, was involved in a vehicle crash near Falluja, a Pentagon official announced Wednesday.
Il belga della Chocolade Jacques, Frederik Willems, ha vinto la quarta tappa del Giro di Gran Bretag...
The Cambridge University team which discovered that sheep prefer happy, smiley people has once again pushed back the envelope of ovine understanding with the revelation that sheep cheer up when they see snaps of friends and relatives.
An unrepentent Bernie Ecclestone says he gave British officials every opportunity to retain the British Grand Prix but in the end, it wasn&#39;t enough to save the F1 race from being axed in 2005.
Leslie R. Caldwell, a veteran prosecutor who directed the Justice Department&#39;s probe of Enron Corp. until early this year, has joined the Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius LLP law firm as a partner in its criminal defense and investigations unit.
China's 110m hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang will skip next year's Golden League series in Europe to continue his preparations for the Beijing Olympics, local media reported on Thursday.
If Chevron succeeds, such an acquisition could help close the final chapter on the downfall of Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest oil company.
Russia has delivered the first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr atomic power station, a step both Moscow and Washington said should convince Tehran to shut down its disputed uranium enrichment program.
BOCA DEL RIO, Mexico -- Former president Vicente Fox was immortalized in bronze in this seaside resort city -- for about seven hours.
As he enters Davis Cup play, Andy Roddick would like to leave his Grand Slam failures behind him. With his searing serve, Roddick leads the United States
By Erin Quinn, Waco Tribune-Herald, Texas  Feb. 28--The McLennan County Water Conservation District is on its way to  becoming a reality, despite the fact that it started as an idea no one liked.    Public forums in Hewitt and Bellmead showed little support at first.
TOKYO - Nintendo says it will make available 12 software titles for its new &quot;DS&quot; handheld game console when the dual-screen machine debuts in Japan on Dec. 2. Nintendo is gearing up to defend its market share
The flu vaccine has all but vanished in Colorado, as public clinics have shut down, leaving high-risk people hoping that some more will arrive in a few weeks.
Details of new television ads from President Bush, to begin airing this week.
Milano, l'esercizio di via Varesina \u00c3\u00a8 saltato in aria all'1,30Testimoni hanno udito un botto fortissimo, poi le fiamme                                          Attentato alla macelleria islamica esplosione nella notte, nessun ferito                                                                                  Danneggiati auto e palazzi circostanti. I criminali sono penetratiall'interno tagliando un lucchetto e hanno preparato la bomba
A judge on Wednesday ruled to strike out a record 230.5 million pound (&#36;415 million) claim for special damages by British investment bank Collins Stewart against the Financial Times newspaper.
Homemaking icon Martha Stewart will  serve her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious  stock sale at a minimum security prison in West Virginia she  said on Wednesday.
Sony Corp. 6758.T said on Wednesday it   will launch a DVD recorder using Blu-ray technology by the end   of the year in Japan, fortifying its lineup of high-definition   optical disc products.
Europe hopes finally to get its space station laboratory, Columbus, into orbit this Thursday.
You want a business plan? Here's a strategic vision you can't refuse.
An Irish magazine has apologized to Tiger Woods, in Straffan, Ireland, for the Ryder Cup, for publishing nude photos wrongly identified as his wife.
Apple Inc  Chief Executive Steve Jobs was asked by U.S. securities regulators to give a deposition in a lawsuit against the company's former general counsel involving stock options backdating, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   005930.KS on Friday said it plans to introduce a line of   digital music players and a download service, under an   agreement with privately held media provider MusicNet.
The King of Sweden was not there and the circumstances were a bit short of pompous, but 15 intrepid scientists attained a modicum of fame last week as this year&#39;s winners of coveted Ig Nobel Prizes.
Newcastle were booed off the pitch by their own supporters after a 1-0 defeat by Wigan that piles the pressure back on to under-fire manager Sam Allardyce.
Prodi, ''Fare il possibile compatibilmente con norme Ue'
The Australian government's plan to process asylum-seekers in remote Pacific island camps was on a knife-edge after a key lawmaker vowed to vote against the controversial legislation.
Analysis: The meeting of Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is designed to warn Hamas of the consequences of going it alone
Making his first campaign appearance in this state, Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday tackled a question that's still on the minds of many voters: Is he experienced enough to be president?
A car bomb ripped through a bustling shopping district in a religiously mixed neighborhood of western Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and wounding about 20 as the U.S.-Iraqi security operation entered its third week.
Pakistan has announced the arrest of a suspect wanted for a deadly bombing near the US Consulate in Karachi two years ago. It marks the latest in a series of high profile arrests and killings of militant suspects
Sounding themes that are expected to dominate their national convention all week, Republicans paid tribute Monday to the victims of the Sept.
Kosovo told Washington on Monday  that it did not plan to unilaterally declare independence from  Serbia in November, senior officials from the United States and  Kosovo said.
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UAL Corp. on Monday won court approval  for wage cuts for United Airlines' pilots and flight attendants  worth $311 million annually, clearing a hurdle in its bid to  exit bankruptcy protection.
Investor profiles are shifting, regulations are changing and buyouts are starting to heat up.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems used the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco to trumpet its transformation from \
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CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Catcher Jason LaRue avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Friday.
By Christian Berg, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 13--Golden eagles have ridden the winds that whip across Pennsylvania's Appalachian ridgetops for centuries, soaring northward to breeding grounds each spring and southward to hunting grounds each fall.
European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market.
Britain's drug policy has failed and should be replaced with a system that recognizes drinking and smoking can cause more harm than some illegal drugs, according to an independent study
The British government on Thursday approved a new generation of nuclear power stations, describing evidence in support of the move as \
GAZA CITY -- An Israeli missile strike killed one Palestinian and wounded five early today, hours after militants killed an Israeli-American woman in the first deadly shelling of a Jewish settlement in Gaza in four years of fighting.
A patchwork of post-Sept. 11 health screening programs will not detect increases in more serious, long-term illnesses like cancer, experts told Congress Wednesday.
Former US president Bill Clinton is slated to undergo heart bypass surgery Saturday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, local media reported Friday.
Michelle Wie is heading the wrong way in her bid to make history. Again.
BEIJING -- China&#39;s biggest computer maker said it has acquired a majority stake in IBM&#39;s personal computer business for $1.75 billion dollars in one of the biggest Chinese overseas acquisitions ever.
The state of Illinois sued the Dave Matthews Band on Tuesday for allegedly dumping up to 800 pounds of liquid human waste from a bus into the Chicago River, dousing a tour boat filled with passengers.
The move is part of a Defense Department effort to reduce the possibility that troops will contribute to human trafficking overseas by seeking the services of women forced into prostitution.
Resentment has been building at how, win or lose, presidential elections have become gold mines for the media consultants who dominate modern campaigns.
A Yemeni court sentenced two Yemeni al Qaeda militants to death on Wednesday and jailed four others for the 2000 bombing of the US destroyer Cole which killed 17 sailors.
Jeff Maier, who at age 12 deflected a fly ball by Derek Jeter into the stands for a home run in the 1996 A.L.C.S., is now seeking a job in the front office of a professional baseball team.
LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.
There are a lot of rumors out there about talk show queen Myrka Dellanos, but this one is true: She's People en Espanol's \
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IPod mini portable music player users can power, charge and play the contents of their devices simultaneously while in their automobiles.
A new variant of the so-called Zafi worm surfaced Tuesday, disguised to appear as a Christmas greeting. Multiple antivirus researchers reported the emergence of the latest iteration of Zafi, classified as
At least 14 Indian policemen die in a landmine ambush in an area of eastern India wracked by Maoist insurgency, police say.
Black Watch troops are preparing to fly home to Britain to be reunited with their families in time for Christmas. The 850 strong battle group pulled out of Camp Dogwood and returned to Basra yesterday, marking the end of their month long mission.
On a day for jumping and whooping it up, Michael Strahan showed the throngs of jubilant fans just how it's done, New York Giants style.
Report: Pentagon discussing possible military action against Iran to neutralise its nuclear weapons threat, including possible strikes on leadership targets.
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There's a dent in the number that sets it apart from its peers.
Andre Woodson and Kentucky have the comeback down pat.
Germany, the world's third-biggest economy, can no longer rely on exports to fuel domestic spending, prompting economists to cut their growth forecasts for next year to as low as 1 per cent.
MADISON, Wis. - A fraternity member has been busted for apparently finding a unique way to supplement his college income - fake parking tickets...
What might be called premise-based art is being turned out hand over fist right now at Mary Boone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gallery in Chelsea.
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Shares of Fortress Investment Group LLC  opened up 89 percent in a highly anticipated market debut on Friday, the first by a diversified private equity and hedge fund in the United States.
Playboy Enterprises will open a 40,000-square-foot entertainment complex, the Playboy Mansion Macao, with dining, entertainment and retail shops, in Macao in late 2009, the chief executive, Christie Hefner, said. The complex will be part of the Macao Studio City complex, with the gambling operations run by a casino operator, Melco International Development, Ms. Hefner, left, said in an interview in Macao. Macao Studio City, a $2 billion joint venture between the Hong Kong-listed ESun Holdings and partners including Silver Point Capital, is next to the Lotus Bridge, which will link Macao and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. It will include a film studio, a million-square-foot shopping mall, and gambling and convention sites.
After spending more than a decade as one of the fiercest pass rushers in the NFL, Michael Strahan knows fear when he sees it. And he used to see it all the time in the eyes of the men who were trying to block the great Reggie White.
Technology stocks led a fall in Asian  shares Tuesday as a gloomy outlook from LG.Philips LCD and  soaring oil prices fueled investor concerns about a slowdown in  corporate profits and global economic growth.
Russia, stunned by the deaths of more than 300 people in the country's worst ever hostage drama, began an official period of national mourning a day after grief-stricken families started burying their loved ones in the town of Beslan.
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Three teenage boys are killed in a road accident involving a car and a lorry in County Down.
Red Sox shortstop Orlando Cabrera is expected to miss two games to be with his wife, who will have surgery in Colombia. He wasn&#39;t in the starting lineup Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles
GAZA CITY: The Islamist movement Hamas gave its backing on Sunday for plans to hold elections next year, urging Palestinians to register for the polls which it is expected to contest for the first time.
England captain David Beckham is expected back in Madrid on Wednesday and will be able to resume light training despite cracking a rib, the Real Madrid website said on Sunday.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was said to be seriously ill but in stable condition Thursday as a team of international doctors prepared
The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest close in four months, extending a recent winning streak to 11 gains out of the last 12 sessions, with fund managers and other financial shares setting the pace.
What&#39;s New To protect against heart disease, should you test your blood sugar level routinely, even if you&#39;re not diabetic?
A group of top classical musicians has warned of the threat to artistic life from a hand baggage ban introduced after British police foiled an alleged bomb plot against transatlantic airliners.
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledged Monday he has seen no &quot;strong, hard evidence&quot; linking former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with the al-Qaida network, despite
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The Principal Financial Group\u00c2\u0092s chief executive spoke about the recent pension reform law, defined benefits and wellness.
Venezuela will give Haiti US$1 million (euro810,000) to help the French-speaking Caribbean country recover from Tropical Storm Jeanne, which left at least 620 people dead and caused major damage last weekend, an official said
It&#039;s springtime in Coney Island, with all the familiar signs of the coming tourist season: The beer flows at Ruby&#039;s on the boardwalk, a help-wanted sign rests outside Nathan&#039;s Famous, stuffed animals appear in the cramped arcades.
The Hall of Fame Game is to be scraped because of scheduling problems, Major League Baseball announced on Tuesday.
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Oracle Corp. on Friday said it will report fiscal second-quarter earnings three days early to allow more flexibility in testimony related to its hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Corp.
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Businessman apologises in new campaign row, as Brown says he is 'relaxed' over revelations
Tammy Faye Messner, who suffers from inoperable cancer, says she trusts God with her life.
Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to be the next prime minister, but the 71-year-old lawmaker faces a likely policy deadlock in a divided parliament.
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South Africa rejects claims from Haiti of illegally allowing exile Jean-Bertrand Aristide to foment unrest in his homeland.
Harvested photos spark south China police crackdown A Hong Kong actor's already interesting love life has been further complicated after pictures of the star cavorting with several starlets appeared on the net.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Analysis: The plunging stock market is the result of new hedge fund strategies. It's happened before, and until regulators step in it will happen again
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Noriko Anno, four-time world champion, won Japan&#39;s sixth judo gold medal Thursday, defeating China&#39;s Liu Xia in the women&#39;s 78-kilogram class.
The Atlantic 10's best player off the bench grew into a starring role at tournament time. Joei Clyburn had 19 points and 13 rebounds Monday, helping Xavier pull away to a 65-59 victory over Saint Joseph's for the Atlantic 10 tournament championship.
A teenager is awarded \u00c2\u00a36.6m in damages after a birth injury left him with brain damage.
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday asked investigators to examine whether Bush administration efforts to transfer $25 million from a North Korean account would violate money laundering and counterfeit laws.
The Prince of Wales's Stakes is the highlight on the second day at Ascot.
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Wednesday banning the  force-feeding of ducks and geese to make foie gras starting in  2012.
ROMA - Sono undici gli italiani morti nella catastrofe che ha colpito il Sud est asiatico. Un bilancio purtroppo provvisorio. Molti italiani risultano ancora dispersi. E&#39; la Farnesina, con un comunicato, a
Based on the two most recent episodes, \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe Got to Do Better,\u00e2\u0080\u009d on BET, is more of a shrug than a wince.
Hurricane Ivan veered to the north today on a path toward Alabama's Gulf Coast as inhabitants across a 300-mile-wide danger zone braced for its onslaught, and a new storm gathered strength in the Caribbean.
RIM said the total number of BlackBerry subscribers increased by 387,000 from the second quarter to more than two million. &quot;RIM and its partners completed an extremely active quarter with a wide range of new
MOSUL, Iraq  - A guerrilla attack on a tented  dining hall at a U.S. base in northern Iraq killed 18 Americans  and four Iraqis in the deadliest strike on U.S. forces since  last year's war to oust Saddam Hussein.
Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death
Campaigning for Sunday's Palestinian elections ends with one of the leading candidates barred from East Jerusalem.
Legal and research expenses drag its bottom line down.
Geno Auriemma has coached many great players while turning Connecticut into a five-time national champion. He will coach against one of them for the first time Tuesday night.
The component of the Bruins makeover that has drawn the most attention is the front office overhaul that ushered in general manager Peter Chiarelli, coach Dave Lewis, and assorted other management bosses (several wielding Harvard diplomas).
Escorted by his bodyguards, Iranian senior conservative cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani, foreground left, leads a Friday prayer, the day before holy month of Ramadan at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.
Volvo is found guilty of manslaughter and fined after faulty brakes were blamed for a fatal car crash.
The Senate in Nigeria reportedly passes a motion requiring Shell's operation in the country to pay $1.5bn in compensation to oilfield communities.
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Luciano Spalletti ha convocato 23 giocatori per la sfida di domani sera contro il Real Madrid, andat...
Hewlett-Packard's new BladeSystem c3000 blade chassis is designed for midsized companies.
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A shootout erupted in a church in a cocaine-producing region of southern Colombia, leaving at least three people dead and 14 wounded, authorities said Sunday.
Thomson Corp.  said on Friday it will sell its media division to investment group Investcorp in a &#36;350 million cash deal that will tighten its focus on electronic publishing.
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President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nominee to become the next surgeon general said today he would resign rather than allow politics to push aside science.
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa on Wednesday asked Secretary of State Colin Powell to pressure El Salvador to investigate the killing last week of a member who was trying to unionize port workers.
update Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, who has headed President Bush&#39;s efforts to build up domestic security following the Sept.
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Japanese stocks rose Friday for a second session, supported by stronger-than-expected machinery orders and overnight gains on Wall Street.
Britain plans to submit a claim to the United Nations to extend its Antarctic territory by a million square kilometers, the foreign office said on Wednesday.
The mood of Davos in the economics sphere was one of grim determination. Grim because the people who should know are most sure the credit market crisis stalking the world is far from over. Determination because financial company leaders, central bankers and finance ministers are focused on doing what is needed to sort out the mess.
Ker-ching. An extra $2.14bn (\u00c2\u00a31.2bn) has landed in the coffers at Diageo, the global drinks giant whose brands include Guinness, Baileys, Johnnie Walker whisky, Gordon&#39;s gin and Smirnoff vodka.
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Hi, Mr. Curmudgeon here. First night of the season, the Jazz pound the Lakers into Jell-O and what do I do? Call me a party pooper.
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Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  will retain and operate four plants under a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, according to a document posted on a Web site run by union members.
Distrust of doctors and concern over being abused as human guinea pigs may explain why U.S. blacks have been less willing than whites to volunteer to take part in medical studies, researchers said on Monday.
The Taliban and its Al-Qaida allies were stepping up plans to disrupt Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election on October 9, the head of the US-led coalition said on Saturday.
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US President George W Bush has called for a verification into Iran&#39;s claims of having suspended uranium enrichment, and having no nuclear weapons ambitions.
Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr rejected one of the government's two key demands, increasing the prospect of an intensified military attack against his militia.
India's best known artist Maqbool Fida Husain has struck a deal with a millionaire businessman to give him 100 paintings for one billion rupees (21.73 million dollars) in a year's time.
When the sun plays hide and seek behind hovering clouds and a moderate wind buffers the insufferable heat, a golf course is a pleasant place to be.
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Omrix's human-derived thrombin will replace a version made from cattle.
Hundreds of injured men, women and children packed the grounds of Sardjito Hospital in this historic city Saturday, stretched out on pieces of bloody cardboard as cries of agony pierced the evening air.
The U.S. government raised the  security alert on passenger planes to its highest level for the  first time on Thursday after Britain said it had foiled a plot  to blow up flights to the United States.
LOS ANGELES Aug. 19, 2004  Film composer Elmer Bernstein, who created a brawny, big-sky theme for &quot;The Magnificent Seven,&quot; nerve-jangling jazz for &quot;The Man With The Golden Arm&quot; and heart-rending grace notes for &quot;To Kill a Mockingbird,&quot; has died.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the growing US budget deficit could destabilize the economy. Fed Governor Susan Bies says Congress spends like it&#39;s dipping into a ``a cookie jar.
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Maoist rebels who have cut off Nepal's capital for four days, pledged to expand their campaign to the Tibetan border as fresh violence left a police officer dead.
To catch a mature Lake Ontario king salmon, with the trees showing the first of their fall colors, makes for a rare fishing experience.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday that would disarm his militia and remove them from their hideout in a revered shrine, raising hopes of resolving a crisis that has angered many of Iraq's majority Shiites and threatened to undermine the fledgling interim government.    But al-Sadr has made contradictory statements in the past, and aides to the cleric said he still wanted to negotiate details of the deal to end two weeks of fighting between his forces and U.S.-led troops...
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. Relatives of more than a dozen travelers who were hurt when their tour bus drifted off a highway kept vigil today at hospitals in Tennessee and Arkansas.
GLENDALE, Ariz.  \u00c2\u0097 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' surprisingly subdued Super Bowl halftime show was as uncomplicated in person as it looked on television. There were no wardrobe \u00c2\u0097 or any other kind \u00c2\u0097 of malfunctions.
Three people have been killed and 14 wounded in separate bomb attacks in the restive Iraqi city of Samarra. One of the blasts was a suicide attack.
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Militants bombed two churches Tuesday in Mosul, wounding three people in a coordinated attack apparently aimed at stirring trouble between religious groups in this ethnically diverse northern city.
Brady Quinn stood patiently, almost valiantly, sputtering out answers to questions that had no politically correct response. More appropriate might be disposing of the film of
Land from a 2,000-acre wilderness area in Rhea County will become part of a 300-mile state park stretching from Georgia to Kentucky, state officials say.
Her journey in the music world is dotted with milestones and these include not only her awards, but the
A movie production company was forced to begin its first day of shooting Saturday without Busta Rhymes after the NYPD raised security concerns.
(December 25, 2004) - West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne illness that prompted some panic when it first hit America in 1999, barely drew a batted eyelash this year in New York as human cases plummeted.
Opposition has been raised to a possible takeover of two luxury brands by Indian companies, prompting accusations of racism
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Burma&#39;s military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) sacked its \u00e2\u0080\u009cprime minister\u00e2\u0080\u009d General Khin Nyunt and placed him under house arrest for alleged corruption.
Microsoft Corp  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
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Ukraine's Supreme Court gave the political opposition some breathing room Thursday, ruling that the results of a presidential election are not official until it hears an appeal from a Western-leaning candidate who says it was stolen from him.
Telling parents to wait 48 hours before   filling a prescription for antibiotics so they can see if their   child's ear infection clears up on its own can help curb   overuse of the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
A month ago getting beaten would have seemed like the end of the world to the fiercely driven Kelly Holmes. But, with two Olympic gold medals to her name, it does not seem so important now.
Police in India seek a Delhi doctor who is alleged to be involved in the illegal trade of human organs.
Beijing has targeted 22 major energy projects to assess their environmental impact.
David Beckham suffered a broken rib minutes after scoring England&#39;s second goal in the World Cup qualifying game against Wales, team officials said.
Eight resolutions your skin will appreciate in the New Year.
MADRID, Nov 28 (SW) - A few magic minutes early in the second half were enough for Real Madrid to decide their home match against Levante.
he United States Open&#39;s second-seeded player is showing that she might finally be ready for a turn at the top. With all the gears of her game clicking today, Am\u00c3\u00a9lie Mauresmo of France turned in her most dominating performance so far.
UN talks on climate change ended Saturday with few steps forward as the United States, oil producers and developing giants slammed the brakes on the European
InfoWorld - JetBrains is now accommodating Ruby developers with the company's IntelliJ Idea Java IDE. A beta plug-in released Feb. 1 enables the product to serve as an IDE for developing Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications, the company said. Ruby is a popular dynamic scripting language; Ruby on Rails is an open source Web framework that leverages Ruby.
By Carpenter, Mark  Have you ever been interested in a new service from a company, only to be concerned when you receive an email from companyname@hotmail.com? hotmail, Yahoo!, and Google email accounts are great for personal use, but never use these domains for your business brand.
Examines laws on destruction of DNA and fingerprint records A review will examine procedures for retaining the forensic data of those accused of sexual or violent offences in Scotland.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A three-vehicle crash in southern Illinois killed six people, including five family members, authorities said Sunday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cEzra\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a scorching portrait of an African child who is kidnapped and turned into a soldier for a rebel militia.
A new scheme is launched which tells drivers and potential car buyers how green cars are.
A slumping stock price led to the ouster of Viacom Inc. chief executive Tom Freston yesterday, company executive chairman Sumner M. Redstone said, only eight months after Freston entered the job as a ballyhooed media baron on the rise.
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In the battle for the market share in big-screen TVs, an upstart made a splash by selling its sets for almost half its regular price.
It is their first &quot;taste of civilization&quot; in more than a year, and while Mannheim is still more than 4,000 miles from their base in Maryland, four of the soldiers awaiting
Sheets of elastic, sticky polymers could replace sutures and provide long-term drug delivery.
A host of celebrities are expected to grace the red carpet at this year's Bafta awards in London.
Swedish fashion giant Hennes &   Mauritz AB HMb.ST posted third-quarter pretax profit above   consensus on Wednesday while its August sales also beat   expectations, sending its shares up over 4.5 percent.
In a development that could heighten tensions between Israel and Iran, guerrillas of the Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah succeeded, apparently for the first
While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.
The Irish&#39;s postseason losing streak now stands at seven games following a 38-21 loss to Oregon State on Tuesday night in the Insight Bowl before a sellout crowd of 45,917 in Bank One Ballpark.
An idealist and once one of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top regulators, Zheng Xiaoyu, who was executed Tuesday, was ultimately corrupted by the system he sought to change.
Most women know that calcium is critical in preventing osteoporosis, the disease of progressive bone loss and fractures that affects millions of Americans.
South Africa earned their biggest win over India after skittling the tourists for 91 in the second one-day international on Wednesday.
Authorities accused an opposition party yesterday of plotting to kill more than three dozen senior government officials and to blow up key sites in the capital.
Much like man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best friend, the rough-hewn Filipino movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bet Collector\u00e2\u0080\u009d chases its protagonist from step to step, misery to misery, all but nipping at her heels.
Laws outlawing ageism at work are due to come into effect on 1 October throughout the UK
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels to make a final pitch before next week&#39;s EU summit for the 25-nation bloc to set a date for his country to begin membership talks.
Library use is far more prevalent among people who have broadband Internet connections, according to a new study.
Arsenal have no hope of challenging Manchester United and Chelsea next season for the English Premiership title after the sale of Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba said.
Everton was knocked out of the English F.A. Cup by Oldham Athletic on Saturday when it lost at home, 1-0, in the third round, becoming one of four Premier League teams to be beaten by lower league opposition.
September 20, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report published Friday by Internet research firm Netcraft (netcraft.
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It&#39;s been labeled the worst humanitarian disaster in the world by the United Nations, but few Americans even know if its existence.
European scientists have found a planet circling a distant star that could be home to life. The planet, the first detected so far that is enough like Earth for life to develop, orbits a star called mu Arae in the southern constellation Altar.
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In a unanimous decision, the court said Maine cannot impose a regulatory scheme on transportation companies delivering tobacco products directly to consumers.
New Zealand dairy group Fonterra said today that takeover target National Foods had limited growth prospects. Fonterra&#39;s head of strategy and chief financial officer, Graham Stuart, said National Foods&#39; growth
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Microsoft has offered to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion), it said Tuesday.The acquisition will bring Microsoft powerful high-end search technologies to complement its enterprise infrastructure offering, the company said.Microsoft&#39;s recent efforts in the enterprise search market have been aimed at the other end of the market. In November, It introduced two new low-end enterprise search products,&#160;Search Server 2008 and Search Server Express 2008, both based on its SharePoint Server 2007 business productivity platform. It is pitching&#160;Search Server 2008&#160;as a cheap entry into enterprise search, while the Express version is free for single installations.By integrating Fast Search&#39;s products with SharePoint, and drawing on its worldwide network of partners, Microsoft hopes to bring Fast Search&#39;s products to a wider audience, it said Tuesday.It is also counting on Fast Search&#39;s Norwegian research team to bolster its research efforts in Europe. Microsoft has laboratories in Cambridge, England, and in Copenhagen, Denmark.The directors of Fast Search, based in Oslo, have recommended that shareholders accept the offer, which represents a premium of 42 percent over Fast Search&#39;s share price at close of business on Friday. The companies expect the deal to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the holders of at least 90 percent of Fast Search&#39;s shares.Fast Search&#39;s rivals in the market for specialized enterprise search tools include Google, with its Search Appliance; French search company Exalead, and Autonomy, which recently acquired Meridio and Zantaz.Representatives of Fast Search could not immediately be reached for comment.&#160;
Testimony from a PeopleSoft board member has indicated that the company had been thinking about removing deposed CEO Craig Conway for some time.
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The combination of high blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol add up to serious risk for heart attack, says a Penn State College of Medicine study.
Podango, the only podcast station platform, announced a partnership with  Scott Bourne today. Bourne will partner with Podango as an executive  strategic advisor. Bourne, a podcasting industry leader, brings industry  insight, relationships, and business development opportunities to  Podango.
Venezuelan students battle police in a protest against plans to lift curbs on President Hugo Chavez's term in office.
Prince Harry flew back to the UK from Argentina today amid reports of a plot to kidnap him. Local media said that gunshots had been heard at a polo ranch where he was working.
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Miami Dolphins receiver David Boston pleaded innocent Tuesday to charges of assaulting a ticket agent at the Burlington International Airport in October.
In this image taken from pool video provided to the Associated Press by NBC News, a US marine is seen, left, raising his rifle in the direction of Iraqi prisoners lying on the floor of a mosque in Fallujah, Iraq Saturday Nov. 13, 2004.
The likely death of the video recorder - as reflected in the decision of Dixons not to stock them any more because of the popularity of DVDs - will come as a post-dated relief for millions of adults who claimed never to be able to programme them in the
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OTTAWA (CP) - Beer was still by far the most popular alcoholic beverage at last count, but more and more Canadians were switching to imported brands, says Statistics Canada.
The Italian tenor who helped bring opera into the mainstream is mourned by fans and critics alike
When the president releases a new budget, Karen Evans finds herself in demand.
A young army private who received Britain's highest military honour but who paid a physical and emotional price for his heroism in Iraq has been promoted to lance corporal.
Small businesses were less optimistic about US economic growth last month than in July, and fewer expected sales to increase in the coming months, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.
It's shiny. It's new. It might be just for you.
The much-heralded Christmas Day  matchup between Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille  O'Neal's Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season  basketball game on television in nearly seven years,  broadcaster ABC said on Monday.
A data storage device with the Social Security numbers and other personal information on all 64,000 Ohio state employees was stolen from a state intern's car last weekend, Gov. Ted Strickland said Friday.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland \u00c2\u00b7 England&#39;s David Howell highlighted his round with an eagle Friday to take a one-stroke lead over compatriot and Ryder Cup teammate Luke Donald after two rounds of the Dunhill Links Championship.
Sony has announced trials of a service that will offer downloadble albums that have no digital locks on them.
WHITMAN'S DEPARTURE: After a decade as CEO of eBay Inc., Meg Whitman, 51, is stepping down. She'll be replaced by John Donahoe, 47. Whitman came to the online auctioneer after Old Economy experience at Walt Disney Co., Hasbro Inc., Procter & Gamble Co. and Bain & Co., providing steady supervision to what still was a shaky startup.
More than 30 percent of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last two years owe more on their mortgage than their house is currently worth, a housing market research company said on Tuesday.
McDonald&#39;s Corp.&#39;s second new CEO in eight months pledged Friday to keep up the fast-food giant&#39;s momentum with more new menu items and a continued focus on restaurant improvements
(InfoWorld) - It took Michael Kelly just minutes to buy McAfee Inc.'s software. But getting the anti-virus vendor to stop charging his credit card was another matter altogether. McAfee is on the vanguard of a new trend in the security software industry: selling software as a service that is automatically billed each year. McAfee began automatically renewing customers in 2001, but over the past year the practice has become much more common, as Symantec Corp. and Microsoft Corp., with its new Windows Live OneCare products, have adopted the automatic renewals. The vendors say that these programs are good for consumers. As many as two-thirds of antivirus users postpone their subscription renewal, leaving PCs unprotected from the latest attacks, they say. But as Kelly discovered after spending more than half an hour trying to drop his McAfee antivirus subscription, the automatic renewals have a downside too. \
Some say 2008 will be a bust, but there is good reason to think the year, in total, will be fine.
North Korea celebrates Kim Jong-il's 65th birthday, amid recent progress over plans for nuclear disarmament.
The first human trial of an artificial 'bio' kidney offers  hope of a working implant for patients, say experts.
A rare copy of Danish philosopher Soeren Kierkegaard's famed book, \
The Eurozone will be able to withstand world economic problems in 2007, the European Commission says.
US police in Los Angeles used DNA to link an imprisoned rapist to a dozen homicides and to help free a man wrongly convicted of three of the killings, police said Saturday.
North Korea has warned Japan that any sanctions against the communist state would be regarded as a declaration of war. Opinion polls show about two-thirds of the Japanese public supporting
Artisoft Inc. has agreed to acquire Vertical Networks Inc. for as much as $19 million in cash in a deal that will create a vendor of IP (Internet Protocol) telephony software for call centers, medium-sized businesses and large enterprises.
The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) could halt all league football in the country after a weekend of violence.
Six Frenchmen freed after years in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison went on trial in a Paris court Monday on charges of links to terrorism.
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity&#39;s speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.
L'argentino Guillermo Canas, testa di serie numero 19, si &egrave; qualificato per i quarti di final...
Meteorologists at North Carolina State University are working on a way to more accurately measure rainfall in small areas.
InterActiveCorp plans to divide into two separate companies, disengaging its online travel operations from its other e-commerce and offline interests.
With some of the focus on coach Andy Reid&#39;s possible future spandex practice attire, the Philadelphia Eagles got an unexpectedly stiff challenge from the Washington Redskins on Sunday night in a 17-14 victory.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  plans to sweeten its bid for CBOT Holdings Inc.  by adding a special dividend for CBOT shareholders, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Per verificare sistemi di sicurezza e rete nazionale
Newspaper is criticized for writing that recording industry wants to criminalize copying music to a computer. RIAA and even some of the group's biggest critics say Post got it wrong.
One sweet swing by Carlos Beltran sent the New York Mets fans home happy and ended a game highlighted by two big slams.
Accordo su estrazione greggio sara' confermato a inizio 2008
The National Football League ordered star quarterback Michael Vick on Monday not to report to pre-season training with his Atlanta Falcons team after he was indicted on dog-fighting charges.
The United Nations urged Israel on Friday to find a solution to a 13-day-old hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners, reminding Israel of its obligations under international law and human rights conventions.
Ben Curtis came out of nowhere to win the 2003 British Open, one of the biggest upsets ever in a major championship. Almost immediately, nowhere found him again.
Tim Henman is once again blown away by defending champion Roger Federer in the second round of the US Open.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in India Friday for a state visit aimed at boosting political ties, pushing for a bigger share of the booming Asian economy and revitalising weapons sales.
Three Americans who helped describe the force that binds together the atomic nucleus were named winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Parents who forbid their daughters  to date older boys may be on the right track. A study published  on Thursday finds that teenage girls who associate with older  boys are more likely to smoke, drink and use drugs.
SAN DIEGO -- The San Francisco Giants lost both the wild-card lead and right fielder Dustan Mohr in a 4-3, 10-inning loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
Google\u00c2\u0092s shares gained $14.60, or 3 percent, today to close at $509.65, passing the $500 mark for the first time.
Whether you're planning a weekend or next year's business travel schedule, these are the online calendars worth your time. By Michael Calore.
Israel&#39;s main grouping of settlers called Monday for civil disobedience to resist the government&#39;s plans to dismantle all Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and four small ones in the West Bank.
European football governing body UEFA will take action against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros after the violence which scarred their UEFA Cup win over Millwall.
The day after Scott Rolen slugged a two-run home run to help St. Louis beat the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, he was asked
A pregnant Julia Roberts was confined to bed last month after experiencing a series of early contractions. The 37-year-old actress is expecting twins &#151; a boy and a girl &#151; in early January.
Poachers killed three highly endangered Asiatic lions in their only remaining sanctuary in western India, removing their claws and bones and raising fears for the future of these rare cats, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
India's foreign minister arrives in Pakistan for key peace talks with hopes high for a landmark Kashmir bus deal.
Myanmar's military junta has freed an 82-year-old member of the opposition National League for Democracy who was sentenced to five years in jail for joining protests against the regime last month.
U.N. human rights investigators criticized the United States on Thursday for failing to take steps to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison for terror suspects, which they say facilitates torture and violates international law.
India have been beaten by Pakistan 2-1 in a crucial league match of the 26th Men&#39;s Champions Trophy in Lahore today. It&#39;s the 11th time that Pakistan have beaten India in 2004.
As part of the new Google Book Search, users can now download full text versions of public domain titles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet and Dante's Inferno, where previously only sections or select chapters were available.
AN IBM machine has reclaimed the title of world&#39;s fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese model which caused shock waves within United States government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002.
PARIS: The European Union should be prepared to offer Turkey an alternative to membership of the 25-nation bloc if entry talks with Ankara fail, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said on Thursday.
Funeral processions begin in Iraq for victims of Thursday's devastating car bomb attacks on Baghdad's main Shia area.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Following is the daily \
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.  is on track to hit its net profit target for the current fiscal year, Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said on Thursday, after missing last year's target by about 10 percent.
LITTLE known US actor Brandon Routh has been chosen to don the cloak of the &quot;man of steel&quot; in a Hollywood revival of Superman that will be filmed in Australia.
Robert Merrill, whose powerful  baritone voice was featured for decades at both New York's  Metropolitan Opera and Yankees baseball games, and who helped  spread an appreciation of opera to a broader U.S. audience,  died at home on Saturday.
Investors may move out of the dollar if the U.S. current account deficit remains as high as it is at the moment while Asian countries run a surplus, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said on Monday,
Global banking giant HSBC has said that its bad debt charges rose modestly in its third quarter but noted that its overall financial performance was better than in the same period a year earlier.
Florida secretary of state says an independent review revealed no evidence of error in a tight November race that handed Republican Vern Buchanan the victory over Democrat Christine Jennings by a margin of 239 votes. By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, March 14  - How about a glass of wine to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin?
I know you don&#39;t care about people like me. Actually, you and the rest of the entertainment history don&#39;t care about people, period.
'Legally-Blonde: The Musical' hits the Great White Way to ecstatic screams from multitudes of young girls.
A CAR bomb exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in the central Pakistan city of Multan early today, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair  arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to lend support to the Iraqi  government, which is under pressure from Washington to do more  to stem worsening violence.
The standard Medicare premium will rise to $96.40 a month next year, an increase of $2.90 a month. The 3.1 percent increase is the smallest since 1999-2000.
Mt St Helens, a volcano that devastated swathes of the US north-west when it erupted 24 years ago has rumbled back to life, raising fears of a fresh explosion, seismologists said.
Luigi Del Neri admitted on Wednesday evening that he hoped he would be given time to prove his worth at Roma as he finally got the chance to put his unhappy experience at Porto behind him.
Jose Guillen, Seattle's free-agent-to-be outfielder, might soon cash in on his gamble last offseason to sign a one-year, $5.5 million deal with the Mariners.
A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.
Michael Eisner has told Walt Disney Co. directors that company president Robert Iger is his \
THE sequel is king, and games with titles like The Sims 2, Burnout 3 and Myst IV receive far more attention than those increasingly rare games with no pedigree.
Unpatched vulnerabilities may leave computers open to remote attacks.
The number of UK firms issuing profit warnings rose sharply in 2004 amid interest rate rises and cooling customer confidence, figures show.
SIENA - Vittoria della Montepaschi Siena nel primo turno di Eurolega. I campioni d&#39;Italia hanno sconfitto i francesi del Villeurbanne per 86 a 70. Successo anche della Climamio Bologna in casa dell&#39;Olympiakos Pireo (76 a 71).
John McCain has emerged as the man to beat for the Republican nomination.
Former Republican presidential hopeful  Mitt Romney endorsed erstwhile rival John McCain on Thursday  and urged Republicans to unite behind him in a gesture that  could help McCain with disgruntled conservatives.
Per loro uno speciale nell'ultimo numero di Donna Moderna
Singer Alicia Keys cancels a show in Jakarta following last week's bomb attack in the Indonesian capital.
I carabinieri sono certi di aver incastrato l'assassino di Stefano TomaselliIl colpevole sarebbe un operaio da tempo in lite con l'ucciso per questioni di lavoro                                            Palermo, risolto l'omicidio al cantiere navale in manette un collega della vittima
Britain's public broadcaster the BBC  announced plans on Thursday to cut 1,800 jobs and integrate its  TV, radio and Internet news operations to confront the  digital-age shift away from traditional media.
The dollar rose to a 3-month high against the euro as crude oil slipped toward &#36;46 a barrel, helping lift European shares to fresh 2-1/2 year highs on Monday, after impressive gains in Asian markets.
When Ted Occhialino decided to head east for law school this year, he had no idea that he and his wife, Amy, would be getting a financial education as well.
Online TV service Joost has struck a content licensing deal with Viacom.
Nate Kaeding's 21-yard field goal in  the dying seconds gave the AFC a 31-28 win over the NFC in the  annual Pro Bowl game on Saturday in Hawaii.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to take his case for pursuing nuclear power before the U.N. Security Council, the government said Sunday, as the world body debates new sanctions on the Islamic nation for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Hong Kong&#39;s democrats yesterday fell short of expectations in elections to the legislative council after voters, wary of alienating China&#39;s communist rulers, chose the stability offered by the Beijing camp.
Cable firm NTL today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its broadcast business for \u00c2\u00a31.27bn. A consortium led by Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group and other third
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers has gotten the brunt of criticism for the disaster, but many scientists say that oil drilling may have played a decisive role in bringing the Mississippi River Delta to the brink of collapse.
In a pre-emptive purchase, New Line Cinema has scored with \
Crescita 10% in India, in esame possibilita' auto low cost
Prosecutors were set to confirm Friday that no one will be charged in the controversial &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; probe which clouded Tony Blair&#39;s last year as prime minister, reports said.
A car bomb exploded near a U.S. military patrol in the town of Baiji, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing at least seven Iraqis and wounding 20 people, including two U.S. soldiers, doctors and the military said.
Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives pledged on Friday to pass immediately a business-backed bill to curb class action lawsuits, if the Senate first approves the measure without changing it.
The European Commission takes Greece to court for failing to change a law could ban people playing computer games at home.
The Deepcut army barracks, where four young recruits died between 1995 and 2002, is to be sold off.
After missing the 1996 and 2000 Olympics over failed drug tests, Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze believes he is finally heading for his Olympic debut in Beijing.
The defense blames any inconsistencies in his accounts on memory blur rather than an intent to deceive.
Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell signs the papers officially certifying Ohio&#39;s election results Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio.
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, the  televangelist who helped lead the PTL ministry before its  collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died at age 65,  her Web site reported on Saturday.
Inquests are due to begin on Tuesday into the deaths of 11 elderly and psychiatric patients at a hospital.
What do you know, you can marry your cousin Yesterday saw the UK launch of yet another TV-on-the-internet company - only this one is also TV-on-the-internet-on-TV.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Film-maker John McTiernan is sentenced to four months in prison after a judge refuses to let him change his guilty plea.
Producer prices surged 3.2 percent  in November, the biggest rise in 34 years, on a record rise in  gasoline prices, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
A French nurse testifies as the  war crimes trial of ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resumes.
Rescuers search for victims after a ship capsizes in the Amazon region of Brazil, killing at least 15 people.
Stormont minister Ian Paisley jnr refuses to retract comments he made about being repulsed by gay people.
Four soldiers accused of smothering an Iraqi general during an interrogation last fall have been charged with murder, bringing the total number of US troops charged with murder in Iraq to at least 10.
Glasgow - Scottish champions Celtic are confident that Welsh international striker John Hartson will be staying at Parkhead. The centre-forward, who has been seeking a new three-year deal, has been linked
Other winners at the songwriting celebration include Elton John, Madonna and newlywed Amy Winehouse.
The Jacksonville Jaguars cut another defensive end, this time releasing veteran Hugh Douglas on Monday.
Servizi, preoccupazioni per contingenti italiani all'estero
Sun to follow? Exclusive AMD has secured yet another major partner win thanks to Opteron. Starting with the Power7 processor, IBM will give up on making its own Unix/RISC box motherboards. Instead, it will plug the Power chips directly into slightly modified Opteron boards in an effort to save money.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The first rays of sunlight bring with it the hope of a new day, a new beginning and a new start to a life gone awry for a while. The Indian team, having had a nightmarish start to a new cricket season, hopes
Regarding the Rockland egg throwers, this is what you get from all the likes of Rosie O'Donnell and other Hollywood celebrities who hate and disrespect America.  When you hear this running down of the United States all the time in the media, young people just follow their thinking.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday U.S. President George W. Bush's Middle East policies had failed and he and others would one day be put on trial for \
Some users of PayPal are having trouble logging onto the site and are getting security warnings -- problems apparently tied to an SSL security certificate used by Omniture, which is gathering data for the online payment site.
Several weeks ago The News-Press featured an excellent article on what the Windows XP user should expect when Microsoft releases Windows XP Service Pack 2. So I&#39;m pretty sure most Good Booters are aware if they&#39;re in doubt as to whether or not to install
The UN World Food Program halted its food convoys to the Sudanese region of Darfur after rebels clashed with government forces in the commercial town of Ghubaysh, UN aid officials said.
Islamabad, Dec 15 (UNI) Pakistani and Indian negotiators today concluded talks on nuclear confidence building measures (NCBMs) without finalising the proposed draft agreement on prior notification of missile tests by Islamabad and New Delhi.
Officials in one Missouri county are reprinting absentee ballots for the Nov. 2 general election after discovering that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were left off.
NEW YORK -- Congratulations! You are the Time magazine \
Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh offer to put independence demands on hold in return for an eventual referendum.
Tony Blair arrives in the US to become the first foreign leader to meet George Bush since his re-election.

The Karnataka state government is trying to slow growth in Bangalore by encouraging new investors to set up their facilities in new townships.
The infamous black iPod looks set to make a second appearance next month, when Apple ships a special edition digital music device to commemorate the arrival of rock band U2&#39;s newest long-player.
Sull'Afghanistan 'mi aspetto voto condiviso in Parlamento'
Pirates of the Caribbean scenes, starring actor Chow Yun-fat, are censored in China, reports say.
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Oil has leapt back above $50 as President George W. Bush edges towards US election victory, a result which traders. say will bolster fuel demand and underpin anxiety over security of Middle East supply.
Jack M. Wilson became president of the University of Massachusetts system in March, overseeing five campuses and 60,000 students. Among his goals: making UMass a driver of the state economy. He spoke with Globe staff reporter Robert Gavin about the school's role in economic development.
Ceremonies are planned near Agra, where the white marble monument to love was built in the 17th century as a tomb for emperor Shah Jahan&#39;s most beloved wife.
R&B singer Mario has been dealing with drug addiction most of his life \u00c2\u0097 not his own addiction, but his mother's.
German drugs and chemicals group Bayer  said it planned to sell unit H.C. Starck to a consortium formed by Advent International and the Carlyle Group for 700 million euros ($908 million) plus debt.
Jets left guard Pete Kendall sat at his locker this week with a stack of boxes piled around him. So did Kevin Mawae. And Jason Fabini, and every other starter on the offensive line.
IF IT looks insane, that is because it is. An agreement so comprehensive in scope, so profound in implication and so improbable after so much history seems to have been brought down by a dispute about a photograph.
Three spreadsheets containing more than 5,000 Social Security numbers and other personal details about customers of ABN Amro Mortgage Group were inadvertently leaked over an online file-sharing network by a former employee.
The creators of the Globus open source grid software formally launched software and services company Univa on Monday with the hopes of capitalizing on their work on grid computing.
I find it funny how some reporters can hold a TV anchor (ie, Dan Rather) to higher standards for making an error than they do the president (&quot;CBS must can Dan to regain credibility&quot; by Robert P. Laurence, Remote Control, Sept.
Sudan's president says he is ready to call a ceasefire with rebels ahead of peace talks on Darfur next month.
De Hoop Scheffer, nessuna ragione per ridurre presenza
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Tuesday said the use of forced child labour in Uzbekistan meant it would no longer buy the country's cotton to make its clothes.
Viagra, which has long taken a staid marketing approach, will join its fast-growing competitors in taking a sly, devil-may-care tack.
ENGINEERS were last night battling to stop a dam bursting and destroying hundreds of homes.   Some 700 people were evacuated after two cracks appeared in the structure, which holds back 100 million tonnes of water.
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HEY labor long hours to write their software, testing and perfecting it. They toil in obscurity, fully aware that they&#39;ll never get credit for their work.
AS A responsible nuclear power, India is ready to work with like-minded countries in strengthening the global non-proliferation system.
Al-Qaeda captive Abu Zubaida, whose interrogation videotapes were destroyed by the CIA, remains the subject of a dispute between FBI and CIA officials over his significance as a terrorism suspect and whether his most important revelations came from traditional interrogations or from torture.
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Al Horford returned to Florida this season in hopes of repeating as national champions, improving his game and getting better prepared for the NBA. He already has accomplished two of the three.
A group of companies led by Sony Corp. of America put a lock on its acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for about $2.
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NASA will take a major step this week toward returning astronauts to space when engineers ship a fuel tank that has been refitted to decrease the likelihood
Although Microsoft has nearly 90% of the browser market, its share is down a full five points since May of this year. Mozilla Firefox is doing the damage, with 5.6 million copies downloaded in the last two weeks.
Japan&#39;s Asahi Shimbun reported from Washington on Thursday that Charles Kartman, executive director of the Korean Energy Development Organization (KEDO), would make a four-day trip to Pyongyang beginning Saturday.
People who live in sprawling communities tend to suffer more health problems, according to the first study to document a link between the world of strip malls, cul-de-sacs and subdivisions and a broad array of ailments.
The vote count in the US presidential election should be far more accurate than it was in 2000, according to a report, which predicted it would likely benefit Democratic contender John Kerry.
Poland is saying that progress made so far on resolving the Ukraine crisis shows the value of the new Eastern member states to the European Union.
Google services were slow or inaccessible to some users of a single Internet service provider Tuesday, the company said.
There are literally tons of man-made debris orbiting the Earth, from rocket parts to dead satellites to human waste dumped by space station crews. Then there's the stuff that spacewalking astronauts have simply lost out there.
After last week&#39;s upset of Michigan, Notre Dame&#39;s bandwagon again has a full tank of gas. But will Michigan State siphon it all away, as has been the Spartans&#39; trend in recent years?
Nel 2006 i ricavi salgono a 31,2 miliardi ma l'utile netto cala a 3L'indebitamento \u00c3\u00a8 sceso a 37,3 miliardi alla fine dell'anno                                          Via libera al piano Telecom dividendi tagliati dal 2007                                                                                   di SARA BENNEWITZ
Lawyers are to make fresh moves to overturn the conviction of a Libyan jailed for the Lockerbie bombing after new evidence emerged.
Actor Jim Belushi says his  next-door neighbor, actress Julie Newmar, is spying on him,  destroying his property and calling him names behind his back.
After an accidental death in carbon monoxide poisoning with her mother and 7-year-old daughter, Albanian pop singer Anita Bitri was mourned Saturday.
Chileans celebrated the death of the former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet in Santiago but violence marred the revelry.
Princes William and Harry are planning a huge pop concert to mark the 10th anniversary of their mother Diana, princess of Wales' death.
Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll out over the next few months.
A Belgian postman who lightened his  mailbag by holding back thousands of letters and packages at  home for up to five years now faces dismissal.
Immigrant groups on Friday opened the first formal Islamic prayer site to operate in Athens since rule by the Turks of the Ottoman Empire ended more than 170 years ago.
Emlyn Hughes, the former England and Liverpool captain whose distinctive voice and infectious laugh endeared him to a generation of television viewers on A Question of Sport, died yesterday from a brain tumour at the age of 57.
Capitano Roma a 'Chi', 'l'ho rubata a mio cugino Stefano'
Vette, laghi e boschi: una magnifica area naturalistica, ricca di fauna e di flora, dove &egrave; tornato a vivere l'antico grifone. I Viaggi
BOSTON - Rookie Scott Kazmir outpitched Pedro Martinez to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over Boston 5-2 Tuesday night and sent the Red Sox to consecutive losses for the first time in more than five weeks.    The Red Sox, who lead the major leagues in runs, were shut out for a season-high 16 straight innings before pinch-hitter Trot Nixon's two-run homer in the eighth off Travis Harper...
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Endless streams of e-mail actually harm worker productivity by drawing people away from their immediate tasks and screwing up their focus, says the research firm that names \
Vornado Realty Trust gave Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.&#39;s stock a big boost Friday when it said it bought a 4.3 percent stake in the famous but struggling chain.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.
Once the Mets knew they had Pedro Martinez locked up, they immediately began turning their focus to other players who could fill other holes.
Google will now let Website owners who sell advertising through Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s AdSense system to review and reject advertisements they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t find appropriate.
Dr James Bennett said the 71-year-old soul star was &quot;resting comfortably&quot; after surgery at the Midtown Urology Surgical Centre in Atlanta, in the US.
By the time he died, Christopher Reeve had at last &quot;escaped the cape&quot; - he had become bigger than the Superman character he portrayed on screen.
Cabinet minister Alan Johnson is due in Hull after claims it has become the \
Greg Biffle believes if you aren't in the Chase for the championship, you're a nobody. Put Biffle in that group. Add Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, too.
Toscani vincono ad Auxerre 1-0, rete di Lucarelli al 59'
Talks of an investment in Merrill Lynch and a strong report on consumer spending lifted investors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 spirits.
Core dumped Microsoft has taken the wraps off its latest and cheapest Xbox 360 console, dubbed the Arcade. The model replaces the Core edition, and is set to hit UK shops this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Current world No. 1 Roger Federer defeated former world No. 1 Andre Agassi in five sets to secure his first-ever berth in the US Open semifinals.
Members of the NHL Players Association are meeting in Toronto today to discuss the seven-week-old hockey lockout. Some 70 to 80 player reps are expected at the meeting, who will then brief their teammates back home.
(CBS/AP) More than half of car seats as currently constructed do not do a good job of preventing whiplash injuries, tests by the insurance industry show.
A majority of Western governors gathered in San Diego yesterday said they favor significant revisions in the federal Endangered Species Act, one of the nation&#39;s landmark environmental laws.
7 reasons why the ancient battle drama is a Spartanian smash
An Italian aid organization in Iraq says two Italian women working for the group have been kidnapped. Witnesses say gunmen stormed the central Baghdad offices of the Italian organization, Bridge to Baghdad
The top Democrat on the Senate  Intelligence Committee questioned on Tuesday whether President  Bush's choice to head the CIA was too partisan to be able to  restore credibility to U.S. intelligence services.
Gay couples have been marrying in Massachusetts for more than three years, but the battle over same-sex marriage in the only state that allows it is anything but settled.
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Major economic powers agreed on Sunday to write off billions of dollars of debt for Iraq in a deal that marked a significant step in U.S. efforts to help put the Iraqi economy back on its feet.
Dec. 12, 2004 - It&#39;s the news we&#39;ve all been waiting for \u00e2\u0080-hocolate is a healthy snack. Or so one candy company says. This holiday season, Bissinger&#39;s Handcrafted Chocolatier, based in St.
A glut of gas supplies in Britain sees prices collapse and leaves traders having to pay for it to be taken off their hands.
The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against Kurdish separatists holed up in northern Iraq, including a large airstrike on Sunday, according to Pentagon officials.
The US Food and Drug Administration says it &quot;generally supports the recommendations&quot; of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.
OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay stayed on course for an epic 100 meters showdown by cruising through Saturday's heats at the world championships.
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant won the scoring battle, but Shaquille O&#39;Neal won the game - even if he was sitting on the bench. The Miami Heat came into Los Angeles and beat the Lakers, 104-102 in overtime.

Although the hours leading up to each game were significantly different, the end result was identical for New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
Less than a day after President Bush implied that Senator John Kerry lacked &quot;fiscal sanity,&quot; the Bush administration said on Thursday that the federal government
Jurors began deliberating on Monday in Phil Spector's murder trial, going behind closed doors to consider the fate of the pioneering rock producer after an often bitter, five-month court fight over the shooting death of an actress at his home.
Warner, Paramount, Universal and New Line Cinema have all agreed to issue movies in the upcoming HD DVD format, the disc&#39;s co-creator, Toshiba, said today.
Government drug-buying agency Pharmac wants drug companies to act more swiftly when concerns are raised over potential side-effects of their drugs, and to be responsible in promoting their products.
What's New With Google News  Google News has added a whole bunch of features while we weren't lookin'. First off there's a new pull-down menu at the top of the page which easily allows you access to the top stories across all the Google News properties. If you look at that ...
The beta VoIP service is easy to set up and works well--but how long will the company be able to give away long-distance phone service?
As more and more tech toys evolve to include music-playing capabilities, gadget lovers face an increasingly common problem: How can you amplify them all without buying five different speaker docks?
Product (Red) that is Dell has jumped onto the (Product) Red bandwagon and created a range of red-tinted laptops and desktop PCs, sales of which go towards fighting Aids in Africa.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
German Defense Minister Peter Struck on Saturday responded actively to calls that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should prepare for a role in the Middle East peace process.
Oil prices leaped above $51 a barrel  on Tuesday as a prolonged U.S. production outage following  Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.
Miss Czech Republic took the Miss World crown on Saturday in Poland's capital Warsaw, the first city in ex-communist East Europe to host the pageant.
BOSTON -- Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston were looking for a better understanding of melanoma. What they have come up with so far is a new explanation of why hair goes gray.
Business & money: Number of repossessed homes to reach highest level since 1990s, says Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Arsenal's bid to keep the most eagerly awaited date of the season is threatened by injury problems that have been aggravated by the cosmopolitan squad's international commitments over the last week.
A television cameraman who has been held at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison since 2001 is suffering medical problems due to a long hunger strike and must be released immediately, a leading journalist group said.
As Washington tries to figure out how to deal with Pakistan going forward, it also faces charges it didn't do enough to support and protect the slain leader
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BAGDAD - Sta bene e presto sara&#39; liberato Micah Garen, il reporter americano rapito nei giorni scorsi dalla guerriglia irachena a Nassiriya. La televisione satellitare Al Jazeera ha trasmesso un nuovo video del giornalista in cui Garen assicura di essere ...
Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology
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President Bush will outline his  controversial plan to revamp the Social Security retirement  system in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday that will  also stress the need to stay the course in Iraq.
The NHL and the league's Players Association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting yesterday near Newark Airport in New Jersey. &quot;Today can be more fairly characterized as a side step in the process,&quot; NHLPA senior director Ted Saskin said. &quot;I would not characterize it as having made any progress in any direction.&quot; The talks ...
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Tiger Woods struggled with his putting Thursday, finishing the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic three strokes behind the leaders with a 4-under 68. The defending champion reacted angrily after photographers snapped pictures while he teed off, and tossed his club onto the ground after missing a putt.
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Although the specter of a criminal prosecution of Time Warner Inc. all but vanished with yesterday&#39;s Justice Department settlement, the company&#39;s tentative $300 million agreement to settle
Doctors are warned that ambiguous abbreviations in medical notes are putting patients' lives at risk.
Ordinarily, we&#39;re a little put off by diva Catherine Zeta-Jones&#39; lawsuit-happy ways (we fully expect to be sued for that statement), but we&#39;re in her corner on this one: A laughably delusional spokesman for a topless bar said Monday that Zeta-Jones should
Kathmandu  A heavily guarded convoy of six buses snaked its way out of Nepal&#39;s capital Thursday, the first vehicles to defy rebels who blockaded Kathmandu this week with threats alone and without setting up a single roadblock.
Former President Clinton has a message for Democrats inconsolable after President Bush's re-election: Buck up. It's not that bad. You need to improve your image.
The ultimate smart phone? Review Although the Orange SPV M3100 is a version of the HTC TyTN, Orange has come up with a better-looking design. That said, the two devices are otherwise identical. The black device with silver trim looks great and that's only the beginning of it, as this is a really terrific smart phone...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The defeat of the Dolan family\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $10.6 billion bid leaves Cablevision to continue as a stand-alone public company.
Blog: Better first-quarter shipments of notebooks cause research firm iSuppli to extend the yearly market forecast for PCs.
With the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Bush administration is now depending on two politicians -- one accused in the 1990s of being a crook and the other still viewed as almost powerless -- to help prop up President Pervez Musharraf and stabilize volatile Pakistan, according to U.S....
Thousands of U.S. soldiers are preparing an operation against Taliban insurgents to preempt an expected spring offensive which could upset plans for Afghan parliamentary elections, a senior American general said in an interview Tuesday.
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Europe's top wine-producing countries could be forced to dig up many vineyards under proposed EU reforms.
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University of Colorado students continued to hold out hope Wednesday - despite mounting evidence to the contrary - that their wayward satellite twins are alive.
A woman of 29 being treated for cervical cancer had one of her ovaries removed and then implanted into her arm, doctors reported yesterday.
Toyota Motor Corp., the world&#39;s second- largest carmaker, had an unexpected drop in quarterly profit as earnings at its truck making unit fell and a stronger yen cut the value of its overseas sales.
A hooded teenager pictured making a gun gesture behind David Cameron proves his point, says a Tory spokesman.
Laura Schuler is getting the chance to run the program she helped bring into prominence as the former Northeastern star was named to serve as the school's women's hockey coach yesterday. Schuler, an 11-year member of the Canadian national team and winner of a silver medal at the 1998 Olympics, is returning to her alma mater after three seasons as ...
A division of Dole Food Co. issued an international recall of bagged salad Monday after a sample taken from a store in Canada tested positive for E. coli, the company said.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will begin advertising in South Carolina on Wednesday, expanding a media campaign that has been focused on Iowa and New Hampshire.
The Thai stock market gains 9% after investment rules are eased, a day after seeing its worst slump for 16 years.
An Israeli military judge on Tuesday   ordered the release of 21 Palestinian Hamas officials detained   in a dragnet launched after a soldier was abducted by gunmen in   the Gaza Strip, an army spokesman said.
American teen-ager Michael Phelps, one  of the superstars of the 2004 Athens Games, added a seventh  medal Friday night to his collection of Olympic keepsakes but  new doping scandals tarnished world sporting's greatest event.
World powers sought common ground Wednesday to confront Palestinian Hamas militants who are politically emboldened by a new power-sharing pact with moderates.Comment
Swiss-born psychiatrist Elisabeth K\u00c3\u00bcbler-Ross, whose provocative books revolutionized how the living talk about death and advocated a belief in the afterlife, died Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz.
La procura antidoping ha presentato appello contro la squalifica di 16 mesi data dalla Commissione D...
Acton-Boxboro, which sat atop the Globe's Top 20 standings all season, solidified that spot and capped a 13-0 season with a dominating 28-6 win over No. 6 Chelmsford in the Division 2 Super Bowl.Couple that with Everett's loss to Brockton in the Division 1 game, and there is no debate: A-B is No. 1. The Super Bowl was the 50th ...
Federal regulators are examining circulation reporting practices throughout the newspaper industry following a string of scandals at major publishers, several companies said on Wednesday.
Five people, including a police officer, were killed Thursday as a man barricaded himself inside a Los Angeles house that caught fire during the standoff.
THE HAGUE: The fifth India-European Union summit here has resolved to strengthen cooperation in combating terrorism by seeking among other things to jointly address the issues which create an environment conducive to terrorism, including support for and
Trust for America&#39;s Health (TFAH) today released a new report \u00e2\u0080\u009cF As in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which found that national and state policies are falling far short of obesity control and reduction goals.
Britain&#39;s telecommunications regulator backed away from breaking up BT Group PLC on Thursday and instead ordered the industry giant to improve competitor access to its networks.
At her lowest moments during more than three months in solitary confinement in Iran's most notorious prison, Haleh Esfandiari wondered if anyone remembered her or if she had been swallowed without the world noticing.
On Sunday -- the fourth and final night of his Rose Bowl crusade in Pasadena, California -- a weary-sounding Graham said that whether he ever preaches again is &quot;in God&#39;s hands.
Fire forced guests and staff to evacuate the 3,000-room Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, quickly engulfing parts of the upper floors, facade and roof before being brought under control.
Iraq is still too dangerous for Russian  companies to work there, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as  saying on Friday.
Quotes from the Democrats' debate Tuesday in Las Vegas. Debate sponsor MSNBC excluded Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
Australian international goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer increased his chances of a move to Manchester United with an inspired display to earn Middlesbrough a deserved 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
The Boston Red Sox crept closer to the New York Yankees in the AL East on Tuesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-8 on Kevin Millar's two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning.
From Wintel to Symtel, horizontal integration coming to handsets
Researchers at the University of South Florida have been working on a biological sensor that would test waters off Florida for red tide, hoping to eventually track the harmful algae blooms.
At least 26 people died this morning in four separate attacks during a 90 minute convulsion of violence aimed at derailing Iraq's planned Jan. 30 elections, the U.S. military said.
Kris Draper's short-handed goal and two scores by Tomas Holmstrom led the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday, their 10th successive home victory.
The Philadelphia Eagles' thin receiving corps has lost another key member, and whether its star makes it back for the Super Bowl is still uncertain.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important rebel  commander ever captured by Colombia was sent to the United  States on Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.
Deputy Director of the Seismology Center of Taiwan&#39;s Central Weather Bureau, Peih-lin Leu describes the tectonic plate movents of the island near the location of the 7.0 earthquake that struck shortly after lunch today in Taipei, Taiwan.
Australian retailer Coles Group Ltd. put itself up for sale on Friday after receiving a number of takeover approaches, saying it believed it was worth more than A$18.2 billion ($14.3 billion).
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The senator\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan aims to cover uninsured Americans and to reduce premium costs for everyone else.
Bahamas Immigration Minister Shane Gibson has resigned amid fallout over his involvement with Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate and billionaire's widow who died earlier this month.
Seven doctors and pharmacists went on trial Wednesday for the deaths of more than 100 young people who died of a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones.
On the IBM developerWorks website there's a new tutorial (part 2 of the series, here's part 1) about creating the DB2 Health Monitor sample app:   DB2 9 pureXML technology allows businesses to improve data integrity and avoid legacy data lock-in. It enables application developers to utilize the best storage medium for the task and eliminate the middle-tier application logic previously required to take advantage of Web services.   PHP's role in the creation is to generate the XML that the system needs to communicate between the application and the database.
UK homes in certain towns will  benefit from 100Mbps broadband, delivered via the sewers.
Newlywed Chanel Taylor is to be buried on Friday more than a month after she was found shot dead.
Georgia has demanded that Moscow quit part of a military base on the Black Sea, saying the sight of Russian troops drying their underwear is ruining the reputation of its former imperial master.
The US Justice Department is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
MOJAVE, California A test pilot returned successfully to Earth on Wednesday after a foray into space that was marked by a white-knuckle ascent in which his rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds and he had to fight to regain control.
Moises Alou picked up his 2,000th career hit Sunday when the San Francisco Giants right fielder hit a bloop double in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Center for Employment Opportunities provides former convicts living in New York City with temporary jobs.
Il Venezuela ha battuto l'Honduras 2-1 (2-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Caracas. In gol Vielma (19) ...
Having ISP choices is a good thing, particularly if yours  is engaging in filtering or traffic shaping or in any way throttling back your bandwidth.
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Ireland and France are both under huge pressure going into Friday's vital World Cup clash in Paris.
Former Iraq viceroy L. Paul Bremer, President Bush&#39;s close pal, sure kicked up a bit of a fuss Monday when he talked about how &quot;we never had enough troops on the ground&quot; to effectively occupy Iraq.
The chief suspect in the slaying of Serbia's first democratic prime minister since World War II returned to court Monday for a trial that has been marred by delays and bureaucratic tie-ups.
Former finance minister Shaukat Aziz has been elected as Pakistan&#39;s prime minister in a rubber-stamp parliamentary vote boycotted by the entire opposition.
A new technique uses a magnetic field to guide potential therapies to stents in clogged blood vessels.
Ukraine's presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is having tests in Austria into his mystery illness.
In post-Katrina New Orleans, the land speculators are moving in to buy up devastated properties, but the real opportunist may be the guy next door, just trying to bring back his neighborhood
 leaps to top of North American box office
US and Iraqi forces took control of the central Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday but engaged in sporadic clashes with insurgents who had dispersed
The U.S. military said six Iraqi civilians were among 11 people killed in an air strike by an attack helicopter north of Baghdad early on Tuesday.
SEATTLE - Seismologists believe there&#39;s an increased likelihood of a &quot;hazardous event&quot; at Mount St. Helens due to recent changes in the mountain&#39;s seismic activity.
Some are challenging earlier ideas about how water naturally flows because the streams studied then were not \u00e2\u0080\u009cnatural archetypes\u00e2\u0080\u009d but rather the artifacts of 18th and 19th century dam-building and deforestation.
Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex was shutting down about one-fifth of its daily output on Sunday due to bad weather, but said it expects to quickly resume output within days.
Giordano 'cosi' crea instabilita'', Idv 'e' una minaccia'
Domino's Pizza Inc., the world's second-largest pizza chain, Tuesday said it reduced its loss for its latest quarter as revenue increased 11 percent.
Stung by media sniping at his wife, Paul McCartney wants to set the record straight. She doesn't make decisions for him, didn't tell him to dye his graying hair, and gets along just fine with his kids.
NEW YORK  - Ten years after their  deployment, veterans of the Gulf War in 1990-1991 do not seem  to be more likely than normal to develop lung or breathing  problems, investigators report.
The grants aim to test the idea that diseases such as trachoma and hookworm, which largely afflict the rural poor, can be tackled together more effectively than one at a time.
A group of leading U.S. film  critics named director Clint Eastwood's \
David Stubenvoll, CEO at Flash alternative vendor Wowza Media Systems, says Adobe has to assume that Microsoft's new Silverlight rich-media player will \
The head of the company's on-demand operations explains its position and philosophy.
LONDON, Oct 21  - Britain agreed Thursday to an unprecedented US request to redeploy 850 crack troops to a volatile area to the west of Baghdad, freeing up US soldiers for an expected assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
AT&amp;T Wireless and AT&amp;T Corp. have resolved a dispute over branding and reached a new agreement ahead of Cingular Wireless&#39; planned purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless, the three companies said Monday.
ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned last night that his military forces would expand their deadliest Gaza offensive in four years, as the death toll reached more than 60 in Israel&#39;s bid to put an end to a Palestinian rocket campaign.
The Exelon Corporation, the owner of utilities in northern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, is in advanced talks to acquire New Jersey&#39;s largest utility, PSE&amp;G.
Hillary Clinton's victory in New Hampshire's Democratic presidential nominating contest confounded pollsters, who found themselves trying to explain how opinion polls got it so wrong.
A day after a mortar round killed an Israeli-American woman in a nearby settlement, the Israeli army charged into a Palestinian refugee camp Saturday, killing one person and tearing down 20 homes, witnesses said.
Chinadotcom Corp. said Friday that China&#39;s state-controlled wireless carrier fined the company $160,000 and suspended its text-message services on charges that the cell-phone service provider&#39;s Go2joy unit charged inactive users and switched customers&#39; ...
Howard Keel, the broad-shouldered baritone who romanced his way through a series of glittery MGM musicals such as \
Rising tobacco use and poverty will  fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the  number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on  Thursday.
Joachim Johansson is &quot;the Euro Roddick,&quot; a Swede whose approach to tennis is much like Andy Roddick&#39;s. Serve big and get out of there.
A man with a shotgun was arrested a block from the U.S. Capitol on Friday but there were no shots fired or injuries, police said.
Ali Hassan al-Majid - widely known as Chemical Ali - is quizzed by Iraqi judges ahead of a trial.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stayed on the offensive in swing states Sunday as the presidential race entered its final full week.
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad.
SINGAPORE Placed in charge of securing his city-state&#39;s economic future in the face of growing competition from China and India, Singapore&#39;s new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is calling for his citizens to be more productive - literally.
By Kearns, Ethan  AMERICAN FORESTS joined with long-time partner The Nature Conservancy this fall to spruce up Spruce Mountain, the highest point in West Virginia and site of a Global ReLeaf Forest.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australia&#39;s Telstra Corp. (TLS) will later Monday unveil details of plans to create a dedicated media and content division that includes its Sensis directories business and its 50% stake
Padoa-Schioppa direttore del Comitato monetario finanziario
In giugno l'azienda aveva firmato altri due contratti
BRUSSELS , Belgium  - South African President Thabo Mbeki said yesterday he would meet Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro this weekend to try to revive a peace process left in tatters by recent unrest in the west African country.
LONDON - For some writers who criticize Islam, bullet-proof glass, bodyguards, death threats and pseudonyms are a part of everyday life.
DaimlerChrysler  has placed a 7.5 percent stake in EADS  with a public-private consortium in a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.95-billion) deal that maintains the Franco-German balance of power at the aerospace firm.
The education secretary is expected to reassure teachers they will not be sued over school trip accidents.
President Bush picks Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state, officials say.
Melissa Etheridge, Alicia Keys and Annie Lennox are among the artists who will perform at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway, organizers said Thursday.
Schools in England are given the legal right to search pupils who are suspected of carrying knives.
BRINDISI, Italy  - A Turkish hijacker seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized an airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.
The Motion Picture Association of America is launching civil and criminal actions worldwide against movie pirates in a bid to curb illegal film downloading.
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Tuesday poured cold water on any hopes a new Palestinian unity   government might seek peace talks with Israel.
The Bush administration on Wednesday  announced it was giving $20 million in direct aid to the  Palestinian Authority to help it through a financial crisis.
Ukraine's Supreme Court is due to rule on whether to overturn the result of the disputed presidential election.
Hand baggage restrictions imposed on flights from the UK are to be eased, the government is to announce.
BAGHDAD - Oil exports from southern Iraq have been brought to a complete halt, a senior oil official said today, following a spate of pipeline attacks launched by insurgents trying to undermine the volatile nation&#39;s interim government.
EIGHT days after the \u00e2\u0080\u009cGame of the Decade\u00e2\u0080\u009d gave way to the \u00e2\u0080\u009cBattle of the Buffet\u00e2\u0080\u009d before turning into a war of words between Arsenal and Manchester United
Gordon Brown pledges a listening government at Labour Party election hustings in Glasgow.
GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca are co-operating with a probe into breaches of Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.
Bird flu will trigger an influenza pandemic among people that could kill up to 7 million, experts from the United Nations&#39; World Health Organization predict.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals.
 DVD sails away with UK record
Beating analysts&#39; expectations and citing strong performance worldwide, SAP released preliminary fourth-quarter financial results on Monday, showing revenue will be about &#8364;3.25 billion ($4.8 billion), a rise of 10 percent compared to the same period last year.
Oil steadied above $62 on Friday,   supported by signals that some OPEC producers may trim output   to stem a price decline caused by ample U.S. inventories.
NASCAR series champion Jimmie Johnson captured pole position on Sunday for next week's 50th running of the Daytona 500.
18 million cars expected to take to the road during the Christmas season despite high fuel prices
The UK Independence Party begins its annual conference on a positive note after coming third in the Hartlepool by-election.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Harmony Gold Mining says it will try to block Gold Fields International&#39;s merger proposal with Toronto-based Iamgold, despite a South African court ruling prohibiting it from doing so.
Vodafone Group doubled its interim dividend to 1.91p, the top end of forecasts, and extended a full-year share buy-back programme after strong underlying results.
Work and pensions secretary John Hutton says the claim tax breaks could keep families together is \
TBILISI, Georgia -- Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who helped lead the peaceful protests that forced Georgia's corruption-tainted administration from power two years ago, died early today in an apparent gas leak, the ex-Soviet republic's interior minister said.
When the fruit sellers at the Tel Aviv market shout &quot;the boss has gone crazy!&quot; they mean that they are selling their merchandise at ridiculously low prices.
Japan's newest high-speed prototype leans into turns like a race bike. From Crave, CNet's new gadgets blog.
La Roma ha battuto 2-0 la Reggina nell'anticipo serale della 22a giornata del campionato di serie A....
PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela  - Paraguay, inspired by a Roque Santa Cruz hat-trick, thumped Colombia 5-0 while Argentina overpowered the United States 4-1 in a glut of goals at the Copa America on Thursday.
Se il governo rompe con la Cia siamo esposti ad attentati
THE group of al-Qaeda frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed today it had kidnapped three relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and explained why it decided to release them, an Internet statement said.
PARIGI - La malattia di Arafat \u00c3\u00a8 seria ma curabile. E&#39; il primo verdetto dei medici parigini che stanno trattando l&#39;anziano presidente palestinese. E&#39; arrivato nella notte dopo che, ieri, da pi\u00c3\u00b9 fonti erano venute voci di segno diverso.
Japanese firm Nintendo sees profits jump thanks to strong sales of its Wii games console and DS handheld.
Allenamento pomeridiano di ripresa per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato prossimo con l'Albino...
Lets Enjoy does not have a matured plot, and offers little humour.
The World Trade Organization called on the United States and Europe to lower their farm barriers in return for greater access to India, Brazil and other parts of the developing world for exports.
Men were 80 percent more likely to have a heart attack if they had experienced a conflict at work within the preceding 12 months. For women, a change in financial circumstances tripled their risk.
Rapporto Isfort, aumento delle auto e bus sotto sufficienza
Rescuers confirmed 64 dead Friday following Wednesday&#39;s blast in a central China coal mine, with 84 miners still missing in the toxic gas filled shaft.
The co-founder of the athletic shoe and clothing company is stepping down as president and CEO, with his resignation taking effect Dec. 28.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres took to the airwaves on Wednesday for a second day to denounce an animal rescue organization that took back her adopted dog after she gave the puppy away without the agency's permission.
Many European leaders gasped with relief on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook more towards Brussels.
Two U.S. Marines were killed in action  in western Iraq, the U.S. military said in a statement on  Friday.
The seldom used auction system that  Web search giant Google Inc. GOOG.O used in its initial  public offering was expected by some to change the way Wall  Street does business, but almost three months later, there has  not yet been another deal like it.
The company said the move was part of its ongoing integration of FleetBoston Financial, which it bought last year. Bank of America, the largest retail bank in the US, said the cuts would not violate any job
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...
Blog: The site's downage was not actually downage, representatives say, but rather a network carrier issue that slowed it down.
The oldest member of Britain&#39;s royal family, Princess Alice, the Dowager Duchess of Gloucester, has died at the age of 102. &quot;Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of
John Edwards wears jeans on the stump. Mike Huckabee plays bass guitar with local bands before his speeches and all the main candidates have been accompanied by family or people close to them on the campaign trail.
Drinking is healthy, exercise is healthy, and doing a little of both is even healthier, Danish researchers reported on Wednesday.
Best Buy,\u00c2\u00a0in cooperation with SanDisk and RealNetworks, is the latest company to join the growing list of competitors to Apple Computer's iTunes music service.
The Science Network launches its first program in an effort to educate the masses about stem-cell research and other vital topics. Don't yawn -- you need this. By Kristen Philipkoski.
The Nigerian government delays its lawsuit against drugs giant Pfizer over allegations of illegal drug test.
A photographer takes legal action against Pierce Brosnan after an alleged altercation in Los Angeles.
Movie epic Alexander opens in the US to a poor reception from critics but is backed by novelist Gore Vidal.

Pakistani security forces fired a series of \
A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization based
The Bank of Cyprus wins a license to start limited operations in Russia, a market it has called dynamic.
An Alabama-based hedge fund, which controls less than 5 percent of Times Company stock, said it would try to elect directors to the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board.
A cigarette dangling from his lips, driving instructor Ahmed Ramadan imparts a valuable lesson to a learner as he twists together the two frayed wires that choke his training car into life.
The text of a speech by Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as prepared for delivery Wednesday at the Republican National Convention:
Nearly 380 tons of explosives are  missing from a site near Baghdad that was part of Saddam  Hussein's dismantled atom bomb program but was never secured by  the U.S. military, the United Nations said Monday.
In a move designed to help it better compete in Europe, Hewlett-Packard said it has acquired Synstar PLC, a U.K.-based technology services firm, for $293 million.
Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist announces his retirement from cricket.
British athletes competing at this year's Olympic Games in China will be forced to sign a contract promising not to speak out on political issues, the Mail on Sunday has reported.
Questi i risultati della decima giornata del campionato di calcio tedesco:
BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- Formula One team BAR is for sale, but the only accepted buyers are a joint venture between engine partners Honda and current majority owners British American Tobacco.
Risultati della 22/a giornata, 5/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie D.
Three American women seen taking photos near a West Bank refugee camp were kidnapped on Tuesday, Palestinian security officials said. There was no claim of responsibility by an armed Palestinian group, but a man calling himself Hadi Saud contacted The Associated Press in Nablus and said he was the kidnapper.
The Sudanese Government and Darfur&#39;s two rebel groups have reached agreement on a draft protocol to alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn region.
Rossoneri in gol con una punizione di Pirlo e Inzaghi
LM Ericsson, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, said Friday that strong sales in Asia helped boost earnings 12 percent in the second quarter but its shares dropped as the results missed expectations.
Andrew Jackson returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, sparking Merrrimack to 16-3 victory over Stonehill last night in the season opener for the Northeast-10 rivals in Easton.
The gap between UK rich and poor is as wide as it has been for 40 years, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.
China's top oil firm, PetroChina, expects to raise more than $9bn  for its Shanghai market listing.
The chipmaker has maneuvered around a court order to ship new wireless chipsets that do not infringe on a competitor's patent.
'Il progetto corona il mio lavoro di banchiere'
Who's fallen hardest? Who can bounce highest?
Here's a smart way to take advantage of what isn't working.
South Africa will unveil a new plan aimed at fighting its HIV/AIDS crisis on Friday, seeking to calm bitter debate and revamp policies that have thus far done little to stop the epidemic.
US oil prices inched below $50 a barrel again Tuesday, maintaining a week-long slide that has cut more than $5 off record-high prices as some traders cashed in profits ahead of the US presidential election.
MONTREAL : A consumer group in Quebec has sued the pharmaceutical firm Merck in Canada, charging that it kept its pain and arthritis drug Vioxx on the market despite the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
BRIAN Kerr was reluctant to concede what France coach Raymond Domenech had previously insisted - and what many now suspect - that the Republic of Ireland are favourites to qualify for the World Cup finals from Group 4.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in Michael  Jackson's child molestation trial abruptly ended the first  phase of jury selection on Tuesday -- a day ahead of schedule  -- after quickly finding a pool of about 250 people willing to  serve on the case.
The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that President Bush&#39;s recent proposal
Titolo riduce calo in borsa, -0,77%. Consob convoca organi
BAGHDAD - Kidnappers with links to al-Qaeda threatened in a videotape yesterday to behead a Hillsdale, Mich., native and two other hostages in Iraq within two days unless authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons.
Veteran newsman Dan Rather, embroiled  in a pre-election scandal over a story challenging President  Bush's military service, said on Tuesday he will step down as  the CBS television network's top news anchor.
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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday ruled out cease-fire talks with Hamas, calling Israel's battle against the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip a \
Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah  said British Prime Minister Tony Blair participated in the  killing of Lebanese by not doing enough to stop Israel's war in  Lebanon and lashed out at the government for welcoming him.
A grand jury in New York charges four men with plotting to bomb John F Kennedy airport.
A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
Kunpeng Airlines, a venture between China's Shenzhen Airlines Ltd and U.S.-based Mesa Air Group Inc  has begun operating in China's northwest Shaanxi Province, Xinhua said late on Saturday.
Followers of late Benazir Bhutto condemn armistice pact with group alleged to have assassinated former PM
La Roma ha battuto il Real Madrid 2-1 (1-1) nell'andata degli ottavi di Champions League. Spagnoli i...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion election-year economic stimulus plan backed by President George W. Bush.
The ashes of legendary actor Marlon Brando were spread in Tahiti and Death Valley, according to a newspaper report.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq on both the military and political fronts and again held out the possibility of a reduction in U.S. troop levels.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's leftist  president called IMF head Rodrigo Rato an old-style \
A former Florida judge who appears  on daytime television as \
The State Department denies it ignored security dangers surrounding former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when she returned to Pakistan.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. , Jan. 9 -- The Republican race for president largely shifted Wednesday to South Carolina, where in 10 days a divided electorate is likely to crown one candidate the front-runner and cripple the chances of one or more others.
Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release.
Risultato netto prima meta' esercizio a 79,9 mln di euro
A Fiuggi dal 14 al 17 settembre senza Follini e Berlusconi
On the fourth anniversary of the Palestinian uprising, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia urged Palestinians and Israelis to reassess strategies they have adopted during the grinding conflict.
Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday, heading off the prospect of renewed political turmoil in a country that is a key US ally
BRUSSELS, Jul 11 (IPS) - A famine is looming in Darfur, according to members  of the European Parliament who have just returned from a visit to  the war-ravaged Sudanese province.
A battle between rival shareholder groups is brewing in advance of Friday&#39;s final deadline for tendering shares to Oracle in support of its $9bn hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft.
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Street robbers often carry out their crimes for the thrill as much as for the financial gain, a report says.
DAVIE, Fla. -- When Cleo Lemon saw the Miami Dolphins' game plan for this week, he had a hunch he was back in the starting lineup. The list of plays was longer and more varied than in the past month, when rookie John Beck started. Lemon will be a threat to roll out and run Sunday against the...
Search enabler Google says it has acquired digital mapping company Keyhole for an undisclosed sum. Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots.
This morning, IBM, in conjunction with Vivendi game developer High Moon Studios and Canadian high-performance developer RapidMind,  launched a coast-to-coast event to interest developers into building a new gaming platform around the Cell.
World leaders are arriving in the Swiss resort of Davos for this year's World Economic Forum, with Iraq and transatlantic relations top of the agenda.
Dec. 20, 2004 -- Americans have grown more sour on the situation in Iraq, driving down the president&#39;s ratings on the war and on terrorism more broadly, and fostering majority support for the ouster of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
A freight train carrying propane gas derailed and exploded into flames outside Oneida in New York state on Monday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people within a one-mile radius, fire officials said.
President Bush this week nominated his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
The novel &quot;The Line of Beauty,&quot; written by Alan Hollinghurst, has won Britain&#39;s most prestigious literary award. The book tells a tale of a young gay man dazzled by drugs, power and money in Margaret Thatcher&#39;s London,.
COVENTRY, Vt.  Phish, the most successful rock&#39;n&#39;roll touring act ever to come out of Vermont, played what it said would be its final shows over the weekend of Aug. 14.
Plans to directly divert flows from the Rio Grande near Santa Fe shouldn't harm the endangered silvery minnow or cause other serious harm to the environment, says an analysis released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Trembling, haggard and weeping into a tissue, kidnapped hostage Margaret Hassan begged Britain yesterday to help save her by withdrawing its troops.
PRISTINA, Feb 18 (IPS) - Kosovo has declared independence from Serbia amid  ecstatic celebrations in capital Pristina \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and questions over  international recognition.
Microsoft is launching a new computer form factor that looks like a coffee table and has touchscreen and auto-sync capability.
Manufacturing growth accelerated in June to its fastest in over a year as the economy picked up momentum, according to a report published on Monday.
The race to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaped up on Friday as a fight between 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warm ties with Asian neighbors, and hawkish former foreign minister Taro Aso.
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An American teacher arrested in Bangkok for the decade-old killing of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was due to arrive in Los Angeles on a flight from Thailand amid new reports that he had sought surgery at a Thai sex-change clinic.
Lazarus, an Irish water spaniel, and Chris, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, were among the top competitors at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. And both nearly died years earlier.
Melanie Brown feels the Spice Girls' reunion tour has grown repetitive and to spice it up she is playing pranks on her unsuspecting band mates
Gannett Co. Inc. , the largest  U.S. newspaper publisher, on Wednesday reported an 8.3 percent  drop in its quarterly profit due to a weak advertising  environment and higher newsprint costs.
LOS ANGELES -- In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
The African Union agrees to strenghten its force in Sudan's Darfur region from under 400 to more than 3,000.
ATLANTA Oct. 1, 2004 - Emory University officials sent warning letters to more than 500 surgery patients at the school&#39;s medical center after a brain surgery patient tested positive for a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease.
Collocamento su borsa cinese ha fruttato 2 mld di dollari
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- US Airways Group Inc. and its pilots union reached a tentative contract agreement Friday, a crucial step that could help the bankrupt airline avoid liquidation early next year.
Sweden, Finland and Norway hold a day of mourning for their hundreds of victims of the Asian tsunami.
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, who met separately with British and Irish officials at the Stormont government complex in east Belfast where the talks were held, said Paisley's invective may reflect ...
The Indian cricket board will introduce central player contracts after nearly three years of protracted discussions.
The first test in nearly two years of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile shield failed on Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down as it prepared to launch in
Former Panamanian military leader Manuel Noriega must be returned to Panama when he leaves his U.S. prison in September and will fight attempts to put him on trial in another country, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN: Iran repeated on Sunday it had a \u00e2\u0080\u009cright\u00e2\u0080\u009d to master the sensitive nuclear fuel cycle, ahead of an expected proposal from Europe calling for Tehran to abandon such work in exchange for diplomatic and trade incentives.
Bernie Williams plans to decline the New York Yankees' offer to attend spring training on a minor league contract.
Six species of reef-building coral could vanish from the Caribbean due to rising temperatures and toxic runoff from islands' development, according to a study released Thursday
Rosa Catalano is all geared up to invent her career in acting.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the world&#39;s largest gum maker, agreed to buy brands including Altoids mints and Life Savers for $1.48 billion from Kraft Foods Inc.
Mexican police investigate a truck explosion that is now known to have killed 28 people.
NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health-care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could shape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.
PHUKET, Thailand  - William Robins vowed Monday to  change his life forever after the professional golfer from  California and his new bride, Amanda, narrowly escaped death in  the grip of a tsunami.
JENNER, Calif., Aug. 21 -- Authorities in this coastal town continued searching for clues Saturday in the shooting deaths of a young couple, and some residents said they feared for their own safety.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian may have decided that casinos are a better bet than cars.
PARKFIELD, Calif. - A strong earthquake shook the state Tuesday from Los Angeles to San Francisco, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls...
Seven governors already have made endorsements early in the 2008 White House race and pressure is growing for others to choose soon, bringing along their networks of fundraisers and activists.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - Hal Sutton, the United States captain, started the day wearing a big, black cowboy hat. He ended it being fitted for a dunce cap.
Per andare incontro esigenze mobilita' e sicurezza
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Some actors might balk at being cast as an evil witch. Not Helena Bonham Carter.
The use of anabolic steroids is becoming common as young men use the drugs to improve body image, experts warn.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has named the date on which Mac OS X users can get their hands on the latest version of its Office suite. \
Journal Sentinel pro football writer Bob McGinn reviewed all of the 95 regular-season games and 11 playoff games that Reggie White played for the Packers.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld appeared Monday to back off earlier statements suggesting Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had links to al Qaeda.
Irish air freight forwarders are looking for creative ways to sidestep the advance manifest system (AMS) introduced to beef up security at US airports.
The Mexican border city of Tijuana, mired in drug violence, hopes to recall brighter days this summer by tossing three tonnes of Caesar salad, the dish invented in the town&#39;s U.S. prohibition-era glory days.
Liberal pundits are now as enraged as their foes. That may be a problem for the Democrats
SEOUL - North Korea has up to 600 computer hackers trained mainly to penetrate computer systems of South Korea, the United States and Japan to launch a cyber attacks or gather intelligence, South Korea&#39;s Defense Ministry said Monday.
A campaigner dressed as Batman, from  the fathers' rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair  with flour-filled condoms, staged a dramatic protest on a  Buckingham Palace balcony Monday.
Libya's leader says Sudan's Darfur conflict is \
WASHINGTON -- Democratic and Republican congressional leaders reached a tentative deal Thursday on tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 per household and business tax cuts to jolt the slumping economy.
The financial meltdown sweeping the United States hits the fashion runway on Friday, when New York Fashion Week takes off, but its impact may be surprising.
A dozen headless female bodies hang from industrial metal hooks in the center of the room. To the left are a table of plastic faces, awaiting makeup. To the right, a stack of silicone molds ready for the next order of life-sized love toys.
Palestinian officials scheduled presidential elections for Jan. 9, 2005, pushing forward with steps to a secure a new leader following the death of Yasser Arafat.
Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont's popularity has fallen below 50 percent for the first time since he was appointed in the aftermath of a September 19 military coup, an opinion poll said on Monday.
Terry Delancy spent the hot, humid morning on Saturday cleaning up broken tree limbs and shrubs at his home and small car-rental business and helping a neighbor repair a roof.
The chain made money with weight loss. Now it will promote energy efficiency and recycling.
BUENOS AIRES The Inuit, 155,000 seal-hunting peoples scattered around the Arctic, plan to seek a ruling from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights that the United States, by contributing substantially to global warming, is threatening their
Secretary of State Colin Powell said goodbye to State Department employees on Wednesday and thanked them for the successes achieved during his four memorable years as America's chief diplomat.
Children with autism might process mercury differently than most children, leaving them susceptible to damage from preservatives in vaccines and other sources of the heavy metal, according
David Beckham is set to be fit for Real Madrid's key game at Real Zaragoza as he chases his first Spanish title.
Florida marine biologists are working on a new tail for a baby
Apartment hunting in Manhattan can  trigger depression for the budget-minded, but these are heady  times at the top end as The New York Times reported on Friday  that media mogul Rupert Murdoch is set to buy a Fifth Avenue  triplex for $44 million -- in cash.
Erdogan pledged to overhaul Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s criminal-justice system by an Oct. 6 EU deadline and scrap a plan to criminalize extramarital affairs that the EU said would violate European standards of equality between the sexes and civil liberties.
Circa 20 mila i connazionali presenti nel Paese
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD.N,   the world's number two maker of microchips for personal   computers, has sealed a deal to supply China's second-largest   PC maker with chips, scoring its latest victory in a market   share battle with bigger rival Intel INTC.O.
With the insurgency in Iraq showing no signs of abating as US election day nears, the British government agreed to a request to redeploy 850 crack troops to a volatile area to the west of Baghdad.
Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gases as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
In his opinion, President Viktor Yushchenko should give a public political assessment of these statements.
Plus, a bargain at 7 times earnings, Shell shocked, and VoIP may come home.
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Scientists using data from planes flying into a large hurricane have documented changes inside these swirling storms that can quickly alter their intensity, and say these insights can improve forecasting.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a second   straight day of losses on Friday on concern about weakening   economic growth after KB Home KBH.N warned of tough   conditions in the housing market.
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, returned home on Saturday after a one-night hospital stay for treatment of noncancerous growths in her uterus.

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Thursday called for an early conclusion of Sudan&#39;s north-south peace talks and an speedy end of the northern African country&#39;s Darfur crisis.
Police say they are treating a fire last night in the seaside town of Ballycastle, County Antrim, as suspicious.
THENS, Aug. 19 - Five more Olympic weight lifters have been suspended for failing drug tests, including two who were barred just before their competitions, the International Weightlifting Federation said Thursday.
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Centrica, the owner of British Gas, reports a 5% fall in operating profits despite the benefit of higher fuel bills.
NOT content with the back pages, racing has commanded the front pages for much of this week, and for all the wrong reasons. The six-time champion jockey, Kieren Fallon, was carted off to the clink on Wednesday
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin  booted a vocal anti-Bush critic from the Liberal Party's  parliamentary caucus on Thursday, further weakening his  minority government's already tenuous grip on power.
A conservative group backed by two fundraisers for President Bush has launched an ad attacking Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) that shows pictures of Osama bin Laden, hijacker Mohamed Atta, Russian
A police manhunt is launched for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison guards at a hospital.
Action thrillers seem to be ruling the roost in Hollywood these days with &#39;Hero&#39;, a Chinese film that raked in 17.8 million dollars to top the charts last week.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  NWS.NMonday said it would buy the remaining 18 percent of its  Fox Entertainment Group Inc. FOX.N  unit in a stock swap  worth roughly $6 billion, which analysts said would simplify  the media conglomerate's structure.
Chandrasekhar Yeleti's latest film stars T Gopichand.
Siphiwe Sibeko, 35, is mostly a self taught photographer who was born and grew up in Soweto township, South Africa. After working for some leading South African newspapers as a senior photographer, he joined Reuters in 2005. Julien Pretot, 31, is a Paris-based sports reporter since 2001. Both paired up for the African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the following story, Julien describes the women construction workers he and Siphiew befriended as they passed them on their way to the Essipon stadium in S
The move to Los Angeles of English soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria is to be chronicled in an NBC television reality show, Daily Variety reported on Wednesday.
Airbus plans to challenge Boeing Co. by offering a new aircraft as early as year-end, its chief executive says. The Toulouse, France-based plane maker is &quot;reflecting&quot; on whether to introduce an all-new plane
&quot;Sharon, for all his record of opposition to doing business with the Palestinians, is seeing the death of Arafat and the expected arrival of Mahmoud Abbas as a new chance.
U.S. television networks ABC and NBC plan to make their programs more widely available on the Internet, accelerating a strategy to court viewers wherever they spend time.
Aviation legend Burt Rutan won the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday with another flight to space for his SpaceShipOne, capping an eight-year quest in the St.
The detective leading the hunt for the killer of five prostitutes in eastern England has said officers have a \
(AGI) - Kabul, 10 ott. - Le elezioni in Afghanistan sono state regolari. Gli osservatori internazionali hanno messo a tacere le polemiche sorte ieri sul pericolo che uno stesso elettore si presentasse piu&#39; volte
US global AIDS coordinator Randall Tobias echoed generations of fundraisers Wednesday by saying he would extend a deadline for other nations to donate to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria so that the United ...
BASRA, Iraq  - An explosion at the entrance to a  logistics base in British-controlled southern Iraq wounded  several British soldiers and Iraqi civilians on Thursday, a  British military spokesman said.
On Tuesday (21 Sept, an American Airlines flight from London to Washington was diverted to Bangor, Maine, following a terror scare.
Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profits rose 33 percent on stronger revenue, but the company continued to lose high-quality subscribers.
In a story Aug. 31 on the reopening of Germany's largest synagogue, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass when the Nazis attacked synagogues and Jewish businesses, occurred in 1939. The correct date for Kristallnacht is Nov. 9, 1938.
There are no easy wins in the NFL, as every week is a new challenge. However, there are some games that are more winnable than others.
(Sports Network) - Anaheim registered a narrow 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field Sunday night. John Lackey pitched 7 1/3 solid innings to lead the Angels to the victory.
The head coach is revved up and ready to go. Is his Penn State team? By FRANK BODANI. If nothing else, at least 77-year-old Joe Paterno is still breathing fire to try and work his team out of it&#39;s three-game slide.
If you are the world&#39;s richest and most obsessive golfer where better to get married than the world&#39;s most exclusive club house?
Images of NBA coaches during games with red faces and steam pouring out of their ears don't really tell the story, according to Celtics mentor Doc Rivers. It's more the day-to-day churning that does them in.
With No. 1 Lindsay Davenport missing out on qualifying for the semifinals, the No. 1 ranking is in Amelie Mauresmo&#39;s reach. Today, we&#39;ll test how much she&#39;s feeling the pressure of going for No.
Former Maoist rebels say they have resigned from Nepal's government in a row over the future of the monarchy.
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Nevada authorities are significantly scaling back search efforts to find U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett after an intensive two-week effort failed to find him, officials said on Monday.
Two rewarding concerts on Saturday demonstrated the exceptionally imaginative music making to be found locally.
SEOUL - The United States has agreed to delay its troop withdrawal from South Korea and will leave missiles and attack helicopters in place to deter any attack from the North, the allies said yesterday.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began crisis talks with his Hamas rivals in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, vowing to hammer out a deal on a unity government that could end an international blockade.
A girl has died of bird flu in Thailand, the 11th confirmed victim of the disease this year. Kanda Srileung-On died in the north of the country, hours after testing positive for the virus, apparently caught from infected chickens.
Long before authorities say Lionel Sands put on a disguise and killed the local sheriff's wife and a deputy, he was enmeshed in a battle over life insurance from his second wife's mysterious death &#151; a death in which he was the prime suspect.
Seconda tappa del viaggio del veliero di Legambiente. Promosse le acque liguri, nonostante qualche problema alle foci dei fiumi
The hi-tech ePassport could make forgery and identity theft easier, BBC Click discovers.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip woke Monday to a fifth day of a huge Israeli offensive with army commanders talking of a weeks-long operation.
U.S. stocks were set for a slightly lower open Thursday as disappointing results from coffee shop chain Starbucks and volatile oil prices may take the steam out of yesterday's rally.
A vandal has knocked over a controversial waxwork nativity scene which portrays David Beckham as Joseph and his wife Victoria as the Virgin Mary.
The winless Mystics will make their second visit to New York this season, but without Chasity Melvin or former coach Richie Adubato, the matchup is hardly a rematch.
After a year of battling shareholders and his own board of directors, media magnate Conrad Black found himself facing a more fearsome enemy Monday: the US government.
Why women are dissatisfied in IT, and why theyre more likely to be on the East Coast.
Mass strandings of marine mammals have occurred in Australia and New Zealand this week, proving an earlier predication made by Australian scientists, New Zealand Press Association said Wednesday.
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Singer Pete Doherty is to spend another night in jail after a delay in securing \u00c2\u00a3150,000 in bail money.
A flight from Los Angeles to London is diverted to New York after a suspicious passenger is reported, officials say.
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Two US citizens have been detained and accused of trying to smuggle 50 Mexican nationals into Los Angeles in California aboard a rented yacht, authorities said Wednesday.
The 25-year-old tested positive for a banned substance in October, which he later denied was cocaine. He could face a two year ban from playing.
Sospesa revoca incarico direzione Regina Elena di Roma
Jack Straw insists it was not a mistake to offer to send a team of Gurkhas to help relief efforts in Indonesia.
Stock futures gained on Tuesday as news of an executive reshuffle at Starbucks Corp  propelled the coffee chain's stock higher, while an advance in oil prices underpinned gains by energy companies.
CHENZHOU, China  - A stampede at Guangzhou railway station killed one person when frustrated passengers rushed to board trains after days of cancellations because of fierce cold and snow, Xinhua news agency reported.
Confirmation of the 100th human bird flu death in Indonesia shows the virus is out of control in the country most ravaged by outbreaks of the disease, experts said Tuesday.
As it develops the next generation of network security infrastructure, Cisco Systems Inc. is planning to cease development on its network admission control (NAC) client, the Cisco Trust Agent (CTA), and submit the source code for the software client to the open source community, Bob Gleichauf, CTO of Cisco's Security Technology Group, told InfoWorld.
Toshiba has abandoned the HD DVD high-definition video disc format, it announced Tuesday.
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One Miami-area medical equipment supplier managed to bill the U.S. government so often for a wheelchair it ended up costing $5 million.
President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the \
The head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said yesterday that if Marion Jones is found to have taken drugs she should be stripped of all her medals, regardless of when she won them.
The long-awaited Baghdad security operation has begun, the top United States military spokesman in Iraq said today.
Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
Jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky starts hunger strike in support of sick colleague.
Rasmussen pensa a maggior coinvolgimenti umanitari e civili
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CenturyTel Inc. (CTL.N) will offer EchoStar Communications Corp. (DISH.O) satellite television service to its customers in 22 states, the rural telephone company said on Thursday.
Inter Milan was declared Serie A champion Wednesday after a sports tribunal stripped Juventus of the title in Italy's match fixing-scandal.
The head of Taiwan's main opposition party, Ma Ying-jeou, resigns after fraud charges.
Reporting record performance for 2007, German luxury car maker Daimler forecast on Thursday more moderate growth in 2008 owing to a weakening global economy and the effects of the US housing crisis.
Men who frequently work with their notebooks on their laps are in danger of permanently lowering their fertility rate, researchers said Thursday.
radio: Olmert concede altro tempo ad abu mazen
NATO envoys neared agreement Wednesday on a limited expansion of the alliance's training mission for the Iraqi military after the United States and France narrowed differences over the scale and command of the operation.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4 -- Drug cartels are trying to influence the outcomes of major elections in Mexico by kidnapping and threatening candidates, according to Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora.
AT&amp;T Corp. is trimming the price of its new Internet-based telephone service for the second time in six months, prompting a top rival to follow suit.
If you've got a pension, you're in the minority of workers today. Here are some tailor-made tips for you.
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They rocked the world, but as the clean-up at nine climate change gigs around the globe begins, many wonder if the galaxy of pop stars did much to change it.
NBC&#39;s Olympic track and field production and announcing unit needed just three days of competition to show it is one of the network&#39;s best groups in Athens.
WASHINGTON Dec 22, 2004 - About 35,000 fewer nursing home residents are kept in restraints on a daily basis down 23 percent from two years ago according to a federal report released Wednesday that also found fewer patients in pain.
Voting stations opened Sunday in Estonia's first Parliamentary election since joining the European Union, with last-minute polls predicting the governing coalition would stay in power.Comment
Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise farewell visit to American troops in Iraq and told them U.S. forces must stay until the enemy is defeated.
CalTech and Stanford researchers have seen direct evidence that increasing the price of the same wine significantly increases the pleasure we get from it.
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Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-American scholar who was held in Iran for eight months, has returned to her home in Potomac, Maryland, her husband, Shaul Bakhash, told CNN.
European researchers can now turn to a new supercomputing network for help in their scientific endeavors. &quot;We have just completed testing,&quot; said David Henty with the Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, a
Australian property and construction group Multiplex announced Tuesday that it backs a 7.3 billion dollar (6.1 billion US) takeover offer from Canada&#39;s Brookfield Asset Management.
Britain and Ireland urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to a power sharing government after the province's main Protestant and Catholic parties dominated assembly elections this week.
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili was on Monday celebrating Orthodox Christmas and victory in a presidential election his opponents called rigged.
Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn set the major league record for strikeouts in one season with 190, when he fanned in his first two at-bats Thursday against the Chicago Cubs.
A Pizzoferrato residenti risparmiano fino a 500 euro l'anno
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department today confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus in the Bay Area. The department reports that a 50-year-old man became ill on Aug. 25 and was hospitalized on Aug. 29 with mild neurological symptoms.
Global temperatures could rise by as much as 11 degrees Celsius, a major climate prediction project suggests.
Saving world trade talks and bolstering   global financial systems against fiscal crises were the focus   of finance ministers of the United States, China and other   Pacific Rim economies meeting in Vietnam on Thursday.
Lonely people may be genetically pre-programmed for poorer health, say US scientists.
Matritech becomes the latest of Inverness' acquisitions.
Eight detainees have died in American military custody in Afghanistan, more than previously reported, the Pentagon said on Monday, while a human rights group assailed a US &quot;culture of impunity&quot; on prisoner abuse.
Rock Creek International School in Northwest Washington, an exclusive private school known for its language immersion program and student diversity, is operating with a deficit and could close before the end of the school year, according to parents, school officials and financial documents.
The UN chief congratulated Cambodia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s incoming king today, a day after the former ballet dancer was chosen to succeed his ailing father to secure the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ancient monarchy for another generation.
Big Lots Inc. (BLI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday forecast a larger-than-expected third-quarter loss and said full-year profit could also fall short of Wall Street&#39;s
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan  - The United States'  grounded Space Shuttle fleet may resume flights to the  International Space Station next May or June, a senior ISS  official said Tuesday.
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Ukraine&#39;s presidential election ended in a dead heat calling for a runoff, while thousands of protesters on Monday alleged fraud in the west, and international monitors
The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65. The measure now goes to Bush for his signature.
Rio Ferdinand returned to action after his eight-month suspension on Monday and produced a solid performance as Manchester United beat local rival Liverpool 2-1 to climb five places in the Premier League.
Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.
Scientists from SUNY Stony Brook have discovered that heat generated by laptop computers can potentially affect sperm quality and quantity.
Charles Nolan ditched stick-thin waifs in favor of \
NEW YORK - Just like at Wimbledon two months ago, Marat Safin exited at the earliest stage of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, bowing meekly to Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3...
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For the past two weeks, high school nurse Colleen Kahler has been on high alert.
Vogue magazine, the venerable  112-year-old fashion bible, will launch a Chinese edition by  next September, keeping pace with an expanding base of wealthy  Chinese with an insatiable demand for Armani, Prada and  Bulgari.
Hurricane Ivan is now Tropical Storm Ivan, but is still pounding the South as it moves inland. The powerful storm made landfall at 3 am Thursday, battering the Gulf Coast with 130 mile per hour winds and heavy rain.
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Democrats seeking votes for their Iraq-withdrawal plan have stuffed the bill it's in with billions of dollars for farms, flu preparedness, New Orleans levees, home heating and other causes.
The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five (m) million doses that are available from plants in Canada and Germany.
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But Wii record remains intact How many weeks does it take to sell a million PS3s in the UK? According to the latest industry figures, just 46 weeks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Turkey must open its ports and airports to traffic from Cyprus before December 6th, or face a possible suspension of its accession talks, the EU said on Monday.Comment
BRITISH-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan is believed dead after a video surfaced showing a blind-folded woman being shot. Hassan, kidnapped last month in Baghdad, was said by her
Brandon Roy had 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers won their ninth straight game, beating the Toronto Raptors 101-96 on Wednesday night.
Yasser Arafat remained in dire condition yesterday after undergoing more medical tests, a senior aide to Arafat said yesterday. Test results were expected within days.
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(InfoWorld) - You can call it 'cash 2.0': a new age of wireless payment technology that may replace even the smallest cash transactions in the coming years with the wave of a credit card or mobile phone.\u00c2\u00a0 But as major corporations like CVS, McDonald's, and Walgreens begin deploying new RF, or \
Olympic competitors like Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson are skipping out of the closing ceremony in Athens and heading to Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, the New York Daily News reported.
A new JPMorgan Chase campaign aims to overcome cluttered airwaves, nervous customers and cuts in marketing budgets.
Gente stufa dei 'casini', elezioni assillo di Berlusconi
New York, Sep 23 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said the US should not have a &quot;hyphenated relationship&quot; between India and Pakistan as ties with New Delhi had its own dynamics and ought to develop independent of the geopolitical compulsions that led
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai defiantly vowed Tuesday his push to topple President Robert Mugabe would go on as he headed to treatment for a beating that he received in police custody.
A group of shareholders on Thursday suggested that Vodafone give its investors tracking shares representing the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless.
The Conservatives would return to a system in which only a fixed proportion of A-level students got top grades.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry admitted that the Bush campaign has run a successful campaign portraying him as indecisive but said he would use a looming presidential debate to set the record straight.
The US Federal Reserve Board, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates Tuesday for a third time this year, a move that would come in the final stretch of the presidential campaign.
Exclusive: For the second time, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is transferring a top-level commander rather than promoting a younger leader - raising eyebrows among military leaders
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee won 18 delegates here Tuesday as backers of rival John McCain threw him their support to prevent Mitt Romney from capturing the winner-take-all GOP state convention vote.
LONDON: The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in more than two months against the yen after Japanese officials suggested they may stem the currency&#39;s slide and on expectations that US firms employed 200,000 workers last month.
England's four Champions League teams are in the hat for the knockout stage of the competition.
Il colombiano Jos&egrave; Serpa ha conquistato il successo finale del Giro del Venezuela. La 14/a e ...
Northern Ireland&#39;s Darren Clarke fired a 4-under 68 Sunday to win the Japan Golf Tour&#39;s Taiheiyo Masters. The European Ryder Cup star started the day with a four-stroke lead and widened it six after carding
Top seed and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo of France advanced to the final of the WTA Championship on Saturday after Russian third seed Maria Sharapova withdrew ahead of their scheduled semi-final with a right shoulder injury.
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A watchdog says all-postal voting should not be used in UK elections. Do you agree with these findings?
If the Irish continue to take beatings like this, so will Charlie Weis\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reputation as a head coach and as an offensive mastermind.
The Appalachian Trail gives hikers a nearly 2,200-mile trek through mountains, meadows and forests stretching from Georgia to Maine. But to scientists and land managers it's also a living laboratory that could provide warnings of looming environmental problems while there's still time to fix them.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won a  landslide victory on Sunday in a Palestinian election to  succeed Yasser Arafat, securing a strong mandate to talk peace  with Israel after years of bloodshed and end corruption at  home.
The General Electric Co. said Monday it had sold a 60 percent stake in its pioneering back- office unit in India to two private equity firms for $500 million.
ROMA - Il giorno dopo \u00c3\u00a8 tutto come prima. Con Prodi che difende le sue posizioni e con la Cdl che lo attacca, indignata per quanto detto a proposito dei giovani militanti che Berlusconi intende reclutare in vista delle prossime elezioni.
Blog: Host of 'The Colbert Report' laments the pervasiveness of technology, but whoops it up after bagging iPhone.
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein acknowledged Edgar Renteria was more a luxury for the 2005 Red Sox than a necessity. But there's nothing wrong with getting the keys to a BMW, and that's what the four-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glover is in the eyes of the Red Sox.
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PHNOM PENH: The former ballet dancer son of Cambodia&#39;s king was named his likely successor yesterday, as hopes faded that his father would reverse his decision to abdicate.
NEW YORK  - Fewer than one third of women 40 to 60 years old have heard about the landmark study that found the risks of hormone therapy for most menopausal women probably outweigh their benefits.
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Widget makes it a snap to turn photos into cell phone wallpaper or songs into ringtones and even put a price tag on them if you like.
Lawsuit alleges IBM efforts to clean up contamination are inadequate and problems persist.
Help for the small fry A new website has been developed to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) protect themselves from cyber crime.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States faces a range of threats from North Korean and Iranian missiles to a Sept. 11-scale attack by Islamist militants, inspired by Osama bin Laden and hardened by their experience in Iraq, top U.S. intelligence officials warned Wednesday.
Columbia University was urged on Thursday to withdraw a speaking invitation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who will be in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
CEO faces Wall Street AMD today smacked investors with a sales warning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE) said on  Monday its mobile phone division T-Mobile USA had agreed to buy  SunCom Wireless for about $1.6 billion.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Thursday reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit and signaled  that business may not recover any time soon, sending its shares  down more than 17 percent in pre-market trading.
Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Sunday.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems and Apple said Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the \
U.S. consumer sentiment slipped in November, data showed on Wednesday, sparking concern over the outlook for the country's retail sector during the holiday gift-giving season.
Business & money: General Motors reahes tentative agreement with union leaders that could bring biggest US industrial dispute in seven years to an end.
The consensus is clear: Britney Spears performed like she was sloshing blindfolded through mud at MTV's Video Music Awards. No one disputes that the troubled pop princess royally mangled her much-heralded comeback.
While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.
The federal agency that enforces laws against employment discrimination collected a record &#36;420 million for aggrieved workers last year, when the number of complaints filed with the government was down slightly from the previous 12 months.
Almost every database driven Web site uses alternating row colors when displaying a list of records, a concept used all over the Internet. In this article you'll learn about the process and how to implement it. By Michael Berman. 0620
World Cup overall leader Bode Miller won a giant slalom for the second time this season Sunday, rallying from fourth place in the opening leg.
Breeds flock of hybrid DVD boxes HP has quietly snuck through an update to its home desktop PC range with the computer giant now officially shipping its media centre systems with hybrid Blu-ray/DVD drives.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - La Conferenza Episcopale Paraguaiana invita il governo ad intensificare le misure di sicurezza contro la dengue Asunci\u00c3\u00b3n (Agenzia Fides) - I membri della Conferenza Episcopale Paraguaiana (CEP) hanno richiesto al governo di intensificare la lotta contro la dengue, che dall\u00c2\u0092inizio dell\u00c2\u0092anno ha causato undici decessi nel paese e oltre 18.000 contagi.  \u00c2\u0093Siamo pr...
NIIGATA (Kyodo) Rescue operations to save three people trapped in a buried car in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, ended without a second miracle Thursday after a 3-year-old girl was confirmed dead.
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
The U.S. military announced on Friday the deaths of six more soldiers in Iraq, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush predicted a bloody summer lay ahead.
With the thermometer hovering at 22, and the wind ripping off a frozen Lake Mendota, Rink DaVee and his brother Jim decided to take a stroll.
MOLE CREEK, Australia -- For years, Trudy Richards searched the forests of Tasmania for the elusive creature with the head of a wolf, the pouch of a kangaroo, and the stripes of a tiger.
 Citigroup behind in branches
Newly crowned Miss Belgium speaks several languages \u00c2\u0097 including French, English and Czech \u00c2\u0097 but it seems that doesn't count for much when she doesn't speak Dutch.
Mumbai: The stock market surge on Friday, when the Sensex crossed the 6,500-mark, is said to have been buoyed by a 3.5-per cent spurt by Reliance as the punters anticipated great things from the Monday&#39;s board meeting.
Children's nursery rhymes contain 10 times more violence than television shows broadcast before the 9 p.m. \
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Kuwait's health ministry on Monday confirmed outbreaks of the H5N1 strain of bird flu, potentially fatal to humans, at a zoo and a farm in the south of the country, the first in two years.
An American reporter's account of the surreal world inside Baghdad's top security Green Zone was named on Monday as winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, billed as the world's richest award for non-fiction.
Iran has resolved U.N. questions about tests with plutonium, a key fuel for atomic bombs, and the International Atomic Energy Agency considers the matter closed, according to the text of an IAEA-Iran accord released on Monday.
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Country music star Carrie Underwood has signed up to entertain troops on her first United Service Organizations tour of the Persian Gulf.
U.S. consumer sentiment was stronger  than expected in August, a report showed on Friday, though  expectations of the future economic situation worsened.
Next year&#39;s Atlantic hurricane season will again be more active than usual but is unlikely to be a repeat of this year&#39;s disaster, a noted storm forecaster said on Friday.
The beating of a leader of a budding movement to uphold motorists\u00e2\u0080\u0099 rights in the face of police corruption has prompted an outcry.
In una gara valida per il gruppo D della coppa d'Africa, Sudafrica e Tunisia hanno pareggiato 1-1. L...
Mike Huckabee, a Republican relying on support from religious conservatives in Thursday's hard-fought presidential caucuses, on Sunday stood by a decade-old comment in which he said, \
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Alu Alkhanov, almost certain to become president of Chechnya in Sunday&#39;s election, is a career policeman who, unlike many officials who will form his government, never fought against Moscow&#39;s rule.
Senator Byron L. Dorgan joins Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, in vocally pressuring the Major League Baseball Players Association to accept such changes without hesitation.
A Scottish student was found guilty on  Monday of possessing terrorism-related materials including  bomb-making instructions, despite arguing he was only  conducting research.
A fire swept through a wooden mosque in Helden in the south of the Netherlands early on Saturday, without causing any casualties, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.
Coaches who have worked with troubled Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait have backed him to make a successful return to cricket once he re-discovers his enjoyment of the game.
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) have formed an industry group to promote open standards-based systems for enterprise-level grid computing.
BAGHDAD: US-led forces swept hotspots in the &quot;triangle of death&quot; yesterday in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of January polls.
NEW YORK -- Throughout 2006, T. Rowe Price analyst Susan Troll watched in horror as one risky mortgage deal after another hit the market. She became alarmed by a widening trend: mortgage lenders issuing home loans of poor quality that were then packaged and sold by Wall Street investment banks to...
President Bush has gained ground over Democratic nominee John Kerry in Florida, a key battleground state, extending his lead to nine points in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released on Wednesday.
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UNITED NATIONS - Ambassadors from the UN Security Council will head to Kenya on Tuesday for a rare meeting outside New York aimed at pressing for an end to Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-running civil war and the separate crisis in Darfur.
Members of U.S. Congress have urged  Chinese President Hu Jintao to parole a U.S.-based scholar  jailed for entering China illegally and accused of spying.
Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview to be published Sunday that domestic controversy over his backing for Washington over Iraq will end when he leaves office in the coming months.
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Sweaty bodies grind to the thumping dance music at a popular party venue in Geneva that is challenging the city's reputation as a quaint but dull destination.
Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday, diplomats and Israeli officials said on Friday.
As many of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest employers struggle to control rising retiree health costs, they are asking their retirees to pay more and plan to do so again in 2005, according to new survey results.
Testimony in the sexual abuse trial of former Houston Rockets star Calvin Murphy ended this morning. Jurors will hear closing arguments and begin deliberations Monday, state District Judge Michael McSpadden said.
For most of their first 13 years, the Screen Actors Guild Awards played little more than the role of a seat-filler. This year they might be the biggest star in town.
Rookie pitcher Jon Lester has a form   of lymphoma and will begin treatment this week, the Boston Red   Sox announced on Friday.
Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N, the  third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, on Tuesday warned that its  fiscal 2005 results would fall below expectations if current  sales trends continue, driving its shares down 10 percent.
Acclaimed Israeli novelist and peace activist Amos Oz said that most Israelis and Palestinians want peace, even if only for pragmatic reasons, and are grudgingly accepting the concept of a \
Charlton headed into the Christmas period seventh on the English Premiership table after a 2-1 win against London rivals Fulham at The Valley this morning.
Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay.   She made her revelation to a packed house in New York's Carnegie Hall on Friday, as part of her US boo...
Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Boston and Springfield issued advisories to parishioners in recent weeks telling them that if they have the flu or
A fourth teenager is charged with the murder of gay barman David Morley.
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A U.S.-led air strike killed 12 members of an Afghan family and 20 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the provincial police chief said on Friday.
Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun has suspended the starting guard Jerome Dyson and the backup guard Doug Wiggins indefinitely for violating team rules, university officials announced Friday.
An Ethiopian court sentenced 35 opposition members to life in prison on Monday, rebuffing a prosecution request that they be executed for trying to overthrow the government, treason and inciting violence.
Free agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009.
Two UK gamers are about to embark on a tour as part of the most lucrative-ever global games tournament.
Parts of the Caribbean are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Ivan within the next 36 hours.
Brazil's president promises to spend $270m creating new reservations for indigenous groups in the Amazon.
Russell Crowe and Christian Bale square off in an updated Western full of familiar tropes, now on DVD.
David Beckham will be sidelined for a month after hurting a knee ligament during a Spanish League game last weekend, an injury that eliminated his chance of being recalled to England's national team
It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.
InfoWorld - Borland Software on Tuesday will refresh the Silk application testing product line it acquired last year.
TALK about an October sur prise. As Senator John Kerry might say, &quot;Who amongst us would have thought a year ago that the price of oil would be above $50 dollars a barrel
A fifth man accused of murdering two teenage girls is named after a judge lifts a banning order.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Wednesday that the Bush administration was doing all it could to get China to move more quickly on currency reform in the face of a soaring U.S. trade deficit.
Allen shot 3-for-3 from three-point range, including a long basket that put the Sonics ahead to stay in the first quarter. Rashard Lewis added 17 points and Nick Collison grabbed eleven rebounds to help the
The career of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has been a bewildering trail of political twists and expedient turns. Now the man they call the &#39;mercurial monarch&#39; has announced his abdication.
Xaraya is extensible, open source software written in PHP and licensed under the GNU General Public License. Xaraya utilizes robust permissions, data management and multilingual systems to dynamically integrate and manage content. We are pleased to announce the release of Xaraya 0.9.10 Beta. It is an exciting time in Xaraya development with the pace quickening as we approach Version 1.0. In this 0.9.10 Beta release we see further consolidation and stabilization of the code base and much enhanced functionality. There is also a move towards a concentration on performance and usability enhancements which are evident in the feature list for this release. Congratulations and thanks to all those who have contributed. I'd also like to thank our users who have been providing invaluable feedback and bug reporting during our journey towards Version 1.0. Your continued support in this area will ensure Xaraya maintains its place as a leader in Web Application Framework development and innovation.   Read on for more details of the release ...  General enhancements: - Reduced dependencies between subsystems - New import and export tools to ease both site migration, and the movement of specific data to and from Xaraya - Code rework and tidying for improved performance, security and ease in moving to PHP5  Performance and Security enhancements - Implementation of binding variables for database calls throughout the codebase - Improved cache management for module, block and pages, and introduction of query caching - New Xaraya sessionless caching for anonymous site users - Faster security checks  Internationalization - Additional language support for core and modules with Xaraya now translated into over 20 languages - Numerous improvements to the Xaraya installer, in particular default installer support for 8 languages - Translations functionality for themes in addition to previous module support - New configurability and translation of module names  General Module and Usability enhancements - A number of WYSIWYG editors providing a choice in functionality,including formatting using classes in a CSS style sheet of your choice - Navigation enhancements in the Roles and Privileges modules providing easier management - Added functionality so Roles names can be reused, with recall and purge functions for deleted roles - Templates for Mail and Roles email messages allowing fully customizable email messaging - Improved notification and subscription services through enhanced Mail and PubSub functionality - Enhancements to the logging subsystem allowing the Site Admin to configure the logger - Improved events handler - New dynamicdata properties, additions without core file editing, and enhancements to existing properties - Many enhanced features in other favourites such as Xarbb and Articles  Blocklayout and Templates - Improvements to the Blocklayout compiler and enhanced functionality - Large scale cleanup of templates and improved code - Improved standards compliancy for XHTML 1.0 Strict - Enhancements to custom BlockLayout tags  .. and of course many bugfixes to the previous version.  Visit:  http://www.xaraya.com Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=64578 Language Packs: http://xaraya.com/downloads/languages Discuss: news://news.xaraya.com Chat: irc://irc.xaraya.com Forums: http://www.xaraya.com/index.php/xarbb
Scientists have concluded that Saturn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s frigid moon Enceladus is one of the few volcanically active bodies in the solar system.
The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is investigating TJX Cos. in connection with a major security breach at the Framingham retailer that potentially exposed millions of customers' credit and debit card data.
This image of a cheese sandwich was taken from the www.ebay.com Web site. Sandwich owner Diana Duyser, of Hollywood, put the sandwich up for sale last week, drawing bids as high as $22,000 before eBay pulled the item Sunday night.
The EU and US impose travel bans on four top Belarus officials over disappearances of dissidents.
DeSean Jackson and Robert Jordan had touchdown catches to help California erase a three-TD deficit sustained while the starting receivers watched from the sideline, and the Bears rallied to beat Air Force 42-36 in the Armed Forces Bowl on Monday.
TONY EASTLEY: In Britain Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, has had a run in with the paparazzi. The young prince who&#39;s soon headed to Sandhurst Military college for officer training apparently
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops on Sunday seized control of a Palestinian refugee camp where they had been battling militants for more than three months, killing at least 31 fleeing fighters, security sources said.
One of seven men facing a total of 55 charges of sex offences against young girls on the tiny island of Pitcairn has changed his plea to guilty.
Palestinian officials said they foiled an assassination attempt Sunday against a top security chief loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, discovering a large roadside bomb planted shortly before the commander&#039;s motorcade was to pass through the area.
The fight for the Oscar is often a bloody one, metaphorically speaking. But this year an unusual amount of mayhem is showing up in the movies themselves.
By SONJA BARISIC ATLANTIC, Va. - A rocket carrying two experimental satellites into orbit blasted off Saturday in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport, blazing a streak across the sky just before sunrise.
Pending sales of existing U.S. homes  slipped in November but were much stronger than previously  thought in October, according to a report on Tuesday that  offered mixed news on the battered U.S. housing sector.
Expressing a desire to &quot;put this nightmare behind me,&quot; Martha Stewart said Wednesday that she would enter a federal prison soon to begin serving her five-month sentence without
Israel carried out an air strike near the Gaza residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Friday, but insisted he was not the target.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
An uneasy calm settles at a Lebanon refugee camp after a minister declares victory against Islamist fighters.
CHIBA, Japan  - Pop stars in Tokyo and Sydney kicked off a global chain of climate change concerts on Saturday aimed at persuading the world to go green.
More than 50,000 residents in the Indonesian capital have sought treatment for conditions ranging from coughs to diarrhea after days of floods and authorities are monitoring for more serious diseases, officials said on Monday.
INCHIESTA/Camorra, la droga da sola non spiega la mattanza di Scampia. Cos\u00c3\u00ac la Procura ha imboccato, per caso, un&apos;altra strada                                          Una rete d&apos;affari in mezzo mondo ha scatenato i &quot;balcani&quot; di Napoli                                                                                  Dalla Cina al Brasile: ecco tutti i traffici dell&apos;industria dei falsi di GIUSEPPE D&apos;AVANZO
The Bush administration is pushing for approval of a Mideast cease-fire resolution from the U.N. Security Council, but is warning the action is unlikely to put an immediate stop to the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict.
Iraq&#39;s insurgency spread to a relatively calm area near the Syrian border yesterday when a suicide car bomber killed at least 16 people at an Iraqi National Guard centre.
Il Bayern Monaco ha battuto in trasferta l'Hansa Rostock 2-1 nell'anticipo della prima giornata di r...
Plans for regular testing of doctors are  reviewed following recommendations by the Shipman Inquiry.
BHOPAL: At least 15 students were crushed to death on Sunday by the Bhopal-Beena passenger train, when they were crossing the railway track.
L'avvocato Rocco Dozzini, agente del laziale Jimenez, ha risposto alle dichiarazioni di ieri di Patr...
Failure to reach consensus on Sender ID halts ambitious effort to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists who were plotting suicide attacks on government leaders and the U.S. Embassy, officials announced Saturday...
A fierce clash broke out today between security forces and pro-Taliban supporters in north-west Pakistan, near the scene of a suicide attack that killed 20 people.
A Pennsylvania law allowing the state to force Internet service providers to block access to child pornography sites is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
JERUSALEM - Pop diva Madonna made a midnight pilgrimage to a Jerusalem cemetery early Sunday, holding a mystical candlelit ceremony at the grave of a Jewish sage. The singer is in Israel on a five-day spiritual quest along with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism...
The high-flying Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of 2006 has given way to a company in financial peril, saddled with debt and bleeding from a brutal price battle with its larger and suddenly resurgent Silicon Valley archrival, Intel Corp.
The Carolina Panthers are 0-2 when Steve Smith doesn't play, 2-0 when he does. The All-Pro receiver is healthy for the third straight week and Cleveland's cornerbacks are not, troubling news for the Browns as they travel to Carolina on Sunday.
Spain's Socialist government approved new conditions governing research with embryonic stem cells Friday, allowing scientists to investigate using frozen embryos while seeking cures to diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes.
3Com Corp. (COMS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a smaller rival of telecommunications equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Friday
American Express Co. has filed suit against Visa, MasterCard and eight major banks alleging anti-competitive practices. Banks named in the suit include Bank of America, US Bancorp, JP Morgan Chase, Capital
The UK's former top diplomat says developing nations need much more money to adapt climate change.
The Astros have counted Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott and Randy Johnson among their postseason starting pitchers. Though Backe didn&#39;t get the victory in the Astros&#39; 3-0 win over St.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Modena al Campo Zelocchi, con il tecnico Mutti che ha fatto lavorare la sq...
The fight against terror was supposed to unite Russia and the West, pounding the last nail into the coffin of the Cold War. But three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a series of stunning assaults on Russia has pried the lid open, prompting angry accusations that the West is hindering Moscow's battle against terrorists &#151; and dark suggestions that it may even be aiding them.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49817)  has announced the addition of \
Sony Corp (6758.T) said on Thursday it  would stop shipments of PlayStation 3 models with 20- and  60-gigabyte (GB) hard disk drives in Japan this month, focusing  instead on the 40-GB model.
Officials appeared to be focusing on an orange 1990 Toyota Corolla that was driven by a student at Lee High School, the school attended by the students on the bus.
Europe's betting industry says a German law banning online gambling breaks European Union law.
Scotland's voters were \
Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.
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Patients with cystic fibrosis could one day be treated using their own stem cells which have been given a shot of gene therapy to fix a faulty gene, suggests a new study.
A Ukrainian Supreme Court judge listens to an appeal by an opposition representative.
U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O checked  gains on Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce  pretax income.
A suicide car bomber linked to al-Qaida killed 13 people at an entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad today, the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture.
BUCK STOPS HERE: Cuba announces that dollars will no longer be accepted in stores and businesses, saying it is trying to regain control of its economy as Washington cracks down on the flow of the US currency to Cuba.
An Indian railway official has been arrested following Tuesday&#39;s rail disaster in which 36 people died, the country&#39;s rail minister says.
Hollywood's earnest antiwar films were a bomb at the box office. But Mike Nichols' picture about war and politics, says Richard Corliss, manages to be both rational and inspirational
Australia: The long-awaited showdown between two of the world&#39;s best pace attacks did not disappoint on Thursday when first the ball, then the bat dominated proceedings on the opening day of the Test between Pakistan and Australia.
Prince Harry has made a documentary film about the Aids-stricken nation of Lesotho, it is announced.
Bjarne Riis became the first Tour de France winner to admit using performance-enhancing drugs to win the sport's premier race, further eroding cycling's credibility after a series of doping confessions
In 14 locations around the Washington area, MobilTrak devices are sensing which radio stations drivers are listening to by picking up electronic signals emitted from car antennas. -The Washington Post
Kyrgyzstan's government resigned on Wednesday, in line with requirements set by a new constitution adopted at a referendum last weekend.
John Lennon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s killer Mark Chapman will not be released from prison after being denied parole for the third time. Chapman stood before a parole board yesterday (October 5) who were to decide if Chapman would
D. R. Horton posted a loss of $128.8 million, or 41 cents a share, for the first quarter ended Dec. 31, in contrast to a year-earlier profit of $109.7 million, or 35 cents a share.
Microsoft has filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - and it looks like the Redmond giant could be in for a lean year ahead, even going as far as to hint that Linux and other open-source rivals might be to blame.
The chief suspect in the murder of Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko paid a previously unreported visit to London in the weeks before his poisoning with radioactive polonium, a witness in the case told Reuters.
NEW YORK Stocks moved mostly higher Friday as a stronger-than-expected retail sales report showed that record oil prices had not scared consumers away from spending.
My daughter, Rebecca, is resilient, but we need more research and treatment for the epilepsy that plagues her.
Confidence among UK manufacturers has slipped in the face of slowing demand and higher costs, a survey has said. The CBI said the sector was facing &quot;clear threats&quot;, with profit margins under pressure from
Imagine travelling from Los Angeles to New Delhi in little over an hour. Or completing a round of the globe in five hours flat. On Tuesday, NASA moved the concept of dream planes closer to reality as its hypersonic
Attackers continue to use well-worn techniques, such as SQL injection, to exploit holes in popular Web applications but have also moved on to other targets, including government sites, and newer exploit methods, such as cross-site request forgery, according to the latest report filed by the Web Applications Security Consortium.
No Xmas joy for expectant Trekkies Paramount Pictures has announced it has knocked back the release of Star Trek XI from 25 December this year to 8 May 2009, on the grounds that \
On word of the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat, Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged  on Thursday the United States \
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A federal grand jury is investigating  products American International Group Inc. sold that companies  might have used to make their earnings look better, AIG, the  world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday.
Doubts about Martin H. Tankleff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s confession tap into a legal debate about how much deception is too much.
A Russian cosmonaut makes golfing history firing a shot outside the International Space Station.
As many security firms feared, the source code of the dreaded Cabir virus has been posted on the Internet. This means we just might have seen the tip of the iceberg of possible variants being noticed in the wild.
Avery John scores his first career goal in the 25th minute to help the Revolution snap the Crew's 18-game unbeaten streak with a 1-0 victory Saturday in the MLS playoffs.
Ukraine's Central Election Commission (CEC) has said it expects to announce the final, official results of the December 26 re-run presidential election early this week.
&#39;&#39;Nel momento in cui si avvia la discussione su una Finanziaria che vuole essere rigorosa, trovo ingiusto che si pensi di aumentare i rimborsi elettorali dei partiti. Non amo la demagogia, ma amo ancora meno le ingiustizie. E questa tale sarebbe&#39;&#39;.
An outbreak of cholera in northern Iraq kills eight people and infects 80 others, the Kurdish authorities say.
Israel killed Hamas's top bomb and rocket  maker in Gaza and launched a missile strike on the home of  another leading militant on Friday in the run-up to a key  parliamentary vote on a plan to quit the occupied territory.
There are those who would say that former House member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) could and should have a leg up in winning the open Senate seat in Oklahoma, a conservative, Christian
Apple Computer Inc has rolled out a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos as it opened nine new iTunes music stores in Europe, spurring its rivalry with Microsoft Corp and others.
Sky says: 'Bring it on' Almost a month after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) recommended Sky's purchase of over 19 per cent of ITV be brought to the attention of the Competition Commission, DTI Secretary of State Alistair Darling has done just that.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LG Electronics Inc.&#39;s battle to beat the iPhone is far from over. The South Korean electronics company has unveiled its second iPhone-like handset and this one packs several important features the iPhone doesn&#39;t: 3G and high-speed cellular data networking.
England striker Michael Owen has voiced his delight at being able to run for the first time since suffering a serious knee injury during last summer's World Cup finals.
President Bush has decided to lift sanctions on air travel and a freeze on $1 billion in assets that belong to Libya, which he expects will trigger release of more than $4 million to each family of Lockerbie bombing victims, an administration official
Mauritanian security forces foil a coup attempt, the third in 15 months, says the interior minister.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Monday he did not expect U.S. financial aid for tsunami-hit  Asian nations to increase for now as he visited the region  after criticism that Washington's initial response was slow and  stingy.
Senate Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday battled over blame for a record increase in Medicare health premiums, which Democratic presidential candidate John
KITTY CORNER For someone at the center of a media maelstrom, Kitty Kelley looked mighty relaxed the other night signing copies of The Family, her scandalous new book about the Bushes.
Risultati delle gare del campionato di hockey su ghiaccio americano (NHL) disputate nella notte.
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The top U.S. auto safety official, a  man often seen as a thorn in the side of Detroit's Big Three  automakers, said on Tuesday that he expects to keep the post  under the Bush administration's second term.
Oil prices pushed above $49 a barrel  on Monday, approaching record levels as worries about the  stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded  concerns over low fuel stocks ahead of winter.
MADRID - Il gruppo terrorista basco Eta ha annunciato che fara&#39; esplodere quattro bombe in quattro diverse citta&#39; nel Nord della Spagna. Lo ha riferito l&#39;agenza basca Vasco press, riportando il messaggio di
Alley Broussard ran for a school-record 250 yards with three touchdowns and No. 14 LSU rallied to beat Mississippi 27-24 Saturday night.
More than 1,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops began major operations in a Shi'ite militia bastion in Baghdad on Sunday, meeting little resistance as they searched homes for illegal weapons and carried out patrols.
Hitachi Data Systems&#39; (Quote, Chart) TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform was designed to grab market share from high-end competitors EMC and IBM (Quote, Chart).
China has threatened to veto a new US draft resolution calling on the UN to consider oil sanctions against Sudan if violence in Darfur continues.
DECLARING the occupation of one nation by another to be &quot;a horrible disaster for both peoples&quot;, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday the coming year offered a historic opportunity for peace with the Palestinians.
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Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri on Tuesday said the Philippines is far from declaring default on its debts. &quot;We are not yet in that situation (bankruptcy),&quot; Neri told dzMM when asked if the Philippines
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Tom Sizemore was sentenced Monday to 16 months in state prison by a judge who ruled the alleged discovery of methamphetamine in the actor's car had violated his probation in a previous drug case.
A major KDE overhaul gives a leading Linux interface a new look and new apps. Some features will be familiar to Windows and Mac OS X users.
With a whole universe to explore and dozens of potential targets in the solar system to examine in closer detail, spending $3.3 billion on an 11-year
Hezbollah guerrillas have moved most of their rockets in south Lebanon among civilians in villages, an apparent attempt to avoid detection by Israel and U.N. troops, Israeli military officials said Sunday.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday and three soldiers died in the heavy battles, security sources said.
&quot;Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; overwhelmed the international box  office for the second consecutive weekend, making off with an  estimated $105.4 million from 103 markets.
An al Qaeda-led group in Iraq appealed to Americans on Thursday to reject the policies of President George W. Bush and issued a video apparently showing the remains of a U.S. pilot killed in a crash last year.
ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100 field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal got the silver in 9.86...
SOCHI. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Russia wants to help bring the situation in Iraq back to normal and restore order in the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Turkish journalists in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
New Zealand entry Konica Minolta pulled away from super maxi rival Skandia to take an extended lead Monday in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race as rough seas battered some of the smaller and slower boats.
British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, who visited troops in Iraq today, said he saw no reason to delay next month&#39;s election as preparations are on track.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott defends the right of Muslim women to wear a veil - disagreeing with Jack Straw.
Microsoft Corp  posted a 7  percent gain in net profit as demand for its Office software  and improved results from its online arm more than compensated  for a $1.1 billion charge to repair Xbox video game consoles.
US consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in July after a smaller decline in June than previously reported, a sign the economy is accelerating.
The California-based group has challenged the European Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s finding from March that Microsoft abused its dominance of PC operating systems, but its top counsel said negotiations remained the preferred course.
TAMPA, Florida  - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens since the U.S. Congress held hearings last week on drug and steroid use by baseball players.
The clubs left in this year's FA Cup will find out their next opponents when the fifth round draw is made at 1325 GMT on Monday.
VENICE, Italy - Robert De Niro dismissed accusations that his Mafia roles have smeared the image of Italian-Americans, arguing that he plays realistic characters including many who could not be construed as stereotypes.    De Niro's defense Friday came after the Order Sons of Italy in America, a fraternal organization of Americans of Italian heritage, wrote a letter to the Italian government, urging it to cancel its plan to award the actor honorary citizenship...
Jeremis Smith and Ra'Sean Dickey, two junior big men on a team known for its freshmen stars, dominated the boards in the second half and No. 19 Georgia Tech overcame a 16-point deficit for a 92-85 victory over No. 12 Memphis on Tuesday in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Forty-one people were killed and 39 others hurt when a metro train derailed in a tunnel in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia as pilgrims gathered ahead of a papal visit, officials said.
Turkey's president on Friday vetoed a newly passed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the people &#151; and not Parliament &#151; to elect the new president.
Iomega Corp. will cut its workforce by 25 percent and end development of its DCT (Digital Capture Technology) product line in a restructuring aimed at cutting costs and returning to profitability, the company announced Thursday.
Austria's largest mobile phone operator Telekom Austria said Monday it won the right to purchase 100% of Bulgaria's largest cellular phone operator MobilTel (M-Tel) for EUR1.6 billion.
German banks Postbank and Deutsche Bank said that their customers had been recent victims of Internet fraud via copycat web sites.
An Iranian detained in northern Iraq more than three years ago has been released by U.S. authorities, Iran's ambassador said Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems is taking it to the storefront, the stadium and possibly even the streets by acquiring a digital signage company. The acquisition of privately held Tivella Inc. will let the networking vendor extend its video, image and information distribution system beyond desktops, said Thomas Wyatt, director and general manager of Cisco's Digital Media Management division. Tivella, in Half Moon Bay, California, was founded in 2001 and has just 10 employees, most of whom work in Milpitas, California, near Cisco's home town of San Jose. They will join Cisco's Emerging Markets Technology Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cisco is branching out in many new directions, with a particular emphasis on video, executives said this week at the company's C-Scape analyst conference in San Jose. At the conference, President and Chief Executive Officer John Chambers demonstrated networked electronic signs using technology from Tivella, which has had a partnership with Cisco for a few years, according to Wyatt. The Cisco Digital Media System, introduced in September, lets enterprises create, schedule and publish content to desktops via the Cisco Video Portal interface. That content could include video on demand for training or live messages to employees. Through Tivella's technology, Cisco can bring that kind of content to monitors and TVs in stores and other public places, Wyatt said. The company's Piccolo Media Players are small, lightweight devices with a wide range of display interfaces for use with different kinds of screens, including analog TVs. No PC is needed and they can be powered via Ethernet, without a local electrical socket. Linked via an IP (Internet Protocol) network, they could display constantly updated messages or video tailored to the place where each is located. The new technology adds more flexibility to public video displays, which traditionally have been stand-alone, manually controlled devices, Wyatt said. For example, displays in a store could be used for employee training during off hours and for up-to-date promotions while the store is open. Networked screens, on an IP network that also included surveillance cameras and police and fire radios, could also be used for public safety, he said. For example, they could be used to direct stadium crowds to the nearest exit for evacuation. Combining the two companies' technology, Cisco will have a suite of products in the near future for remote control and management of displays over IP, Wyatt said.
Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland, Filipino Angelito Nayan and Kosovan Shqipe Habibi were kidnapped in the Afghan capital, Kabul, last week.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Jordan for medical tests on Sunday after suffering a drop in blood pressure, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said.
Uzbek billionaire prompts Blog solidarity Political websites have lined up in defence of a former diplomat whose blog was deleted by hosting firm Fasthosts after threats from lawyers acting for billionaire Arsenal investor Alisher Usmanov.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&#39;Shark Tale&#39; remains on top of the box office in its second week of release, after taking in an extra $31.7 million. Billy Bob Thornton&#39;s &#39;Friday Night Lights&#39; debuted in second place with $20.
The Food and Drug Administration needs more staff, funding and authority over the drug industry to better track the safety of medicines after they reach the market, an Institute of Medicine report said Friday.
The new iPod Touch has Wi-Fi access, a web browser and a touch screen. For $299 and up. Meanwhile, Apple cut $200 from the price of the iPhone.
Professor Ian Wilmut, the man who led the team which created the clone known as Dolly the sheep, is knighted.
Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience
Madonna feels  responsible for the children of the world and has found herself  a \
By Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Bangkok Post, Tha
England will need a special performance from their bowlers on day three of the Perth Test.
Four Iraqi National Guards were killed  and up to 80 others wounded in a mortar attack on their  headquarters north of Baghdad Tuesday, the U.S. military and  Iraqi Defense Ministry said.
The murderous Khmer Rouge regime&#39;s most senior surviving leader was arrested Wednesday, plucked from his home in the Cambodian jungle to face justice at the country&#39;s long-delayed genocide trials.
According to a report by Think Secret, Apple is putting the finishing touches on a new iPod, complete with 2-inch color LCD screen and photo viewing capabilities. The device will boast a 60GB hard drive, iPhoto synchronization, along with a video-out port for connecting the iPod to external viewing devices such as a television. The new iPod will likely be announced within the next 60 days, with a reatail price of $499 USD.
Dell and Microsoft are to combine their patch management programs, making it easier for users to secure their servers. Dell will combine its OpenManage 4 server management software with Microsoft&#39;s installation
The Bush administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a decision that requires cable companies to open their high-speed Internet networks to rival online providers.
Playbill - More than three years after the New York City Council passed a law banning the use of cell phones in theatres, has anything changed?
Pakistani troops patrol the city of Multan after bomb blasts at a Sunni gathering left 39 people dead.
Hand-holding couples may be protected from pain and stress, a study shows.
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Fans flock for his autograph. Cameras record his simplest moves. Batters look for his mysterious \
By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Russian computers that control the international space station's orientation and supply of oxygen and water have failed, potentially extending the space shuttle's mission - or cutting it short.
A video purporting to show the killings of Nepalese kidnapped in Iraq was posted on a Web site linked to militants.
If the founder of GreenDimes has his way, millions of tons of unwanted mail will go the way of pesky phone solicitations.
Top officials from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay gathered Wednesday for high-level trade talks ahead of a two-day summit taking place 10 years after leaders officially created South America's Mercosur zone.
Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.
China and Russia will hold their first  joint military exercises on Chinese territory next year, the  Interfax news agency quoted Russian Defense Minister Sergei  Ivanov as saying in Beijing on Monday.
To celebrate the completion of their film Ho Sakta Hai!, Venus and Ashco Media Arts P. Ltd. hosted a get-together on November 24.
Washington has urged Asian countries to call for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula while North Korean officials defended Pyongyang's development of nuclear weapons, at meetings this week in Manila.
The European Union (EU) said yesterday it would remove trade sanctions imposed on the US in a dispute over US corporate tax subsidies, but warned it might levy new penalties next year over continued benefits it sees as illegal to Boeing, the aircraft maker
British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful heart procedure last week to correct an irregular heartbeat, a procedure British Heart Foundation cardiologist, Professor John Camm described as a simple ...
Franchise reboot to boldy cast Matt Damon as Kirk? Paramount Pictures has confirmed the next Star Trek movie will be released on Christmas Day 2008.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japan's finance minister became the first to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation.
John Kitching's tiny magnetic-field sensors will take MRI where it's never gone before.
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Vonage, an Internet phone service provider, and emergency telecom specialist Intrado say together they&#39;ve conducted successful trials of an advanced means of making emergency phone calls using the Internet.
ELEANOR HALL: To South American now, where one of the world&#39;s most notorious dictators finally looks set to face trial for murder and human rights abuse.
Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Hillary Clinton won the biggest of the Super Tuesday primaries while Senator Barack Obama won more states, extending their struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination into next month and beyond.
By Jim Wyss, The Miami Herald  Mar. 4--One of the most well-funded battles of the last legislative session is heating up again as the cable industry and telephone companies face off over the right to provide cable TV service.
The ex-chief finance chief at US Foodservice, a unit of Dutch retailer Ahold, gets three years' probation.
The military is ordering more lightweight armor developed in Ohio that protects troops in Humvees from automatic weapons fire and grenades without slowing the vehicles. Unarmored Humvees have become targets in the war in Iraq.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Arizona Diamondbacks went into their farm system to find a new manager, naming Wally Backman the team&#39;s skipper on Monday.
While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.
All 18 endangered young whooping cranes that were led south from Wisconsin last fall as part of a project to create a second migratory flock of the birds were killed in storms in Florida, a spokesman said.
By Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 1--Republican J. Kenneth Blackwell soon will be posting his views on the conservative Web site Townhall.com and will produce weekly commentaries for a national radio network.
A government Web site designed to help travelers remove their names from aviation watch lists was so riddled with security holes that hackers could easily have stolen personal information from scores of passengers, a congressional report concluded yesterday.
Israel&#39;s housing ministry has approved tenders for the construction of about a thousand new homes in West Bank settlements.
Cut cables in the Mediterranean Sea have slowed Internet traffic from India to the U.S. and the UK.
A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games.
France's new foreign minister pressed Sudan's president Monday to commit to a joint U.N.-African mission to end the bloodshed in Darfur, hoping his clout as a former humanitarian activist would boost diplomatic efforts to end Sudan's standoff with the West.
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Finland's Tanja Poutiainen won a Women's  World Cup slalom Thursday but the Croatian fans were left  disappointed when Janica Kostelic failed to finish the first  leg of the race on her home ground.
Eli Lilly and Co  plans to  submit a U.S. application next week for its experimental  blood-clot preventer prasugrel, the most important drug in its  pipeline, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.
Minnows exposed to samples of red tide from waters in southeastern Virginia and the lower Chesapeake Bay died within hours, scientists report.
Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the long-stalled Kyoto climate change treaty on Friday, clearing the last major hurdle for the global pact to take force seven years after it was drafted.
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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) will ship new 2.5-inch hard drives with capacities up to 100GB for notebooks by the end of 2004, the company said today.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Even as the Internet becomes an increasingly rich source of health information, most American seniors remain out of the loop, a new survey finds.
About 18 months ago, Tony Kornheiser was slightly critical of Jacksonville, but now that he is in the city, he insists it was a typo.
Real Madrid&#39;s doctor Alfonso del Corral claims he warned the club they were taking a risk in signing Jonathan Woodgate and has not ruled out the possibility of an operation to cure the defender&#39;s long-standing thigh problem.
Five weeks before Paul Tagliabue&#039;s retirement date, there remain more than a dozen candidates for his job.
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NEW YORK - &quot;Blog&quot; is now the most popular search word in the online version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Its frequent lookup paralleled its growth on the political scene this year as keepers of Web logs
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The number of homes sold in England, Wales and Northern Ireland hits its highest level since the 1980s boom.
Former England captain Emlyn Hughes, the driving force behind Liverpool&#39;s European Cup glories in the 1970s, has died of cancer aged 57.
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Peter Kropotkin moves from privilege to the army to anarchism, accompanied by a scientific career that includes a riposte to the theory of social Darwinism.
Belarus' authoritarian president easily won approval in a referendum to run for a third term as leader of the former Soviet republic in 2006, the Central Elections Commission announced Monday.
NAIROBI, Feb. 12 -- Kenya's new government awarded a $34 million contract to a foreign firm for a new passport and visa system to prevent attacks such as the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. But in what became known as the \
Energy regulator Ofgem says it has no concerns about competitive issues in the UK, despite rising bills.
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ROMA - Una scheda unica che comprende la quota maggioritaria e quella proporzioanle e no alle preferenze, &quot;per il resto tutto rester\u00c3\u00a0 come ora&quot;. Questo l&#39;orientamento espresso da Silvio Berlusconi riguardo alla modifica della legge elettorale.
Members of the First Battalion Black Watch check a military vehicle at Battalion Headquarters at Shaibah Logistics Base in Al Basra Province, southern Iraq on Monday Oct.
Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt has   agreed to a five-year contract worth $73 million, Astros   general manager Tim Purpura said on Tuesday.
GLAVATICEVO, Bosnia  - A group of French peacekeepers rafting on a sunny October day through the spectacular gorge of the Neretva river are among the last of many tourists before the cold, rainy season.
NAIROBI  - UN ambassadors agreed here unanimously on the text of a resolution aimed at restoring peace to war-ravaged Sudan, as the country&#39;s main foes promised to conclude talks on their 21-year-old conflict by the end of the year.
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The man nominated to head public diplomacy at the State Department said Wednesday that al Qaeda is doing a better job than the Bush administration in winning friends over the Internet.
LONDON, Sep 24 (IPS) - Mikhail Gorbachev is an ex-president going after  weapons of mass destruction. But not the way U.S. President  George Bush thought he was going after them in Iraq.
Top telecommunications service provider AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday said its profit and revenue grew on an adjusted basis, helped by strong growth in its wireless business.
How did the Mets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 entire season come to depend so much on a young pitcher, Philip Humber, who had never started in the major leagues until Wednesday night?
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Black leaders in Congress asked the federal government Tuesday to weigh in on the legality of a vote by the Cherokee Nation earlier this month to revoke citizenship from descendants of former tribal slaves.
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson plans to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton, a major gain for the Democratic presidential candidate in a state that's at odds with the national party over its primary date yet remains a swing state in November's general election.
Federal air marshals charged a Seattle-area man with groping a female passenger aboard a United Airlines flight that the pilot diverted to Pittsburgh because of the disturbance.
With the temperature forecast for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game in Green Bay falling, the Giants may want to rethink their decision to play in short sleeves.
Microsoft Corp.  filed revised documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission said.
com. Candidate for the US Senate Barack Obama (D-IL) and his daughter Malia (L), wife Michelle and youngest daughter Sasha (R) celebrate his victory with supporters over Repulican rival Alan Keyes November 2, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois.
Energy markets shuddered Monday with the approach of Hurricane Ivan, bidding up crude oil and natural gas prices as crews scrambled to evacuate production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
A team of scientists is traveling a 600-mile stretch of the Inside Passage this month to study the effects of cruise ship waste and other contaminants in Southeast Alaska waters.
U.S. stocks were seen opening  lower  on Thursday as rising oil prices and lackluster September sales  reports from retailers overshadowed a government report showing  a decline in weekly jobless claims.
(InfoWorld) - Jimmy Wales, founder of the Wikipedia user-generated and edited encyclopaedia, said he expects contributors to the site who claim certain credentials will soon have to prove they really have them. The new policy, which is currently under discussion by the community of users who regularly write and maintain the site, is being considered after it emerged this month that one of Wikipedia's most respected editors didn't hold the qualifications he claimed. The user, who went under the pseudonym \
Chip Tuttle first became interested in horse racing almost two decades ago as a sportswriter for an evening paper on the North Shore. At the time, he was writing about Suffolk Downs chairman Jim Moseley and his battle to reopen the track.
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The Lib Dems prepare for the start of their conference with optimism over an electoral breakthrough.
Holocaust survivors on Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of the Buchenwald concentration camp's founding by honoring more than 38,000 victims whose identities had previously been unknown.
Federal agency heads would be able to offer employees bonuses of up to 100 percent of their annual salaries as an incentive to join or stay in the federal work force under legislation the House passed Wednesday.
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Intel released its Extreme Edition Pentium 4 processor on Monday, a new platform that the chip-maker says is especially designed for people who like to push their PCs to the limit.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South African police arrested Mark Thatcher, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, early Wednesday on allegations he was involved in a plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, police said.    Thatcher, 51, was taken into custody during a raid on his home in the upscale Cape Town suburb of Constantia shortly after 7 a.m...
US health officials say the flu season is off to a slow start and that means the public has more time to get a flu shot. There was a huge turnout to receive flu shots in Grove City, making it hard for some at-risk people to get their vaccine.
Football's lawmakers give the go-ahead for the development of goal-line technology at a meeting in Manchester.
The government&#39;s cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned from the Homeland Security Department amid a concerted campaign by the technology industry and some lawmakers to persuade the Bush administration to give him more authority and money for
FOXBOROUGH -- Some of them watched playoff football yesterday afternoon and again last night. Some will be back on the sofa or Barcalounger today when the Colts take on the Broncos at 1 p.m.
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By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  A $50 million project to quiet trains on Salt Lake City's west side -- as well as make way for future parks and the possible restoration of City Creek -- is a step closer to reality.
Germany said on Tuesday budget  consolidation and higher national savings in the United States  and more Asian exchange rate flexibility were among measures  that would help avoid a disorderly unwinding of global  imbalances.
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Togo's government frees some 500 prisoners, after they were pardoned by President Eyadema.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
A Georgia court on Monday ordered the immediate release of a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a girl when the two were teen-agers.
By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 14--About 1,100 families in Wichita are being encouraged to get blood tests for their children because their water may be contaminated with lead.
Staff members of the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued a report raising several questions about an experimental drug from Procter &amp; Gamble (PG:NYSE - news - research) designed to improve sexual desire in women whose ovaries have been
More than 300 U.S. immigration agents raided the Koch Foods Inc. chicken plant in Fairfield, Ohio, and arrested more than 160 employees as part of a criminal operation against illegal immigrants, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Tuesday.
Amy Winehouse has been denied a visa to enter the United States, preventing the troubled British singer from appearing at this weekend's Grammy awards ceremony, her publicists said Thursday.
asser Arafat was buried Friday to gunfire and mob devotion as his people stormed buildings and overran his walled compound in a frenzied send-off the guerrilla warrior wouldn&#39;t have had any other way.
Manisharma's music is youth oriented but Pa Vijay's lyrics spoil the show.
Activist investor Carl Icahn has made a $2.43 billion offer for U.S. auto parts supplier Lear Corp. , the two parties said on Monday.
John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive. Either outcome was possible.
The Russian parliament is divided over plans backed by the Kremlin to ban the consumption of beer in public.
Software giant Microsoft and pharmaceutical maker Pfizer announced parallel lawsuits against two \
So the Prince of Wales is marrying a divorce, and hardly anyone cares. What a difference nearly seven decades (and millions of British divorces) can make.
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Freescale, Motorola&#39;s semiconductor subsidiary until July of this year, announced first details about its dual-core core strategy for the e600 PowerPC platform.
EXPORTS of British meat and livestock products have crashed through the 1bn barrier for the first time in more than ten years. Preliminary figures from the Meat and Livestock Commission show sales of lamb have reached 230m, beef 90m and pork 100m.
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The U.S. Army is considering  shortening yearlong combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan amid  concerns the long and perilous duty is making it hard to  attract new soldiers and keep current ones, officials said on  Monday.
Two British girls are due to appear in juvenile court in Ghana Wednesday accused with trying to smuggle cocaine worth \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a3300,000 into Britain.
New Delhi: Baazee.COM, whose Chief Executive Officer, Avnish Bajaj, was on Saturday remanded to judicial custody after the Delhi police arrested him in connection with the multi-media messaging scandal on Friday, has expressed shock and surprise over the
Babies delivered by elective Caesarean sections are significantly more likely to have respiratory problems than those delivered vaginally or by emergency surgery, a new study finds.
Sunday's game against the Cowboys is about more than making the playoffs -- a win would make the Redskins part of the national conversation again.
An inspection of the U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis on Wednesday found no sign of damage but cautious NASA   managers ordered closer scrutiny of the ship's protective heat   shield and other critical systems just to be sure.
Once relegated to a back shelf in the electronics store, external units will soon don brushed aluminum cases, decorator colors and glowing lights.
Nokia Corp has unveiled plans to bring Smartner Information Systems Oy&#39;s mobile email and personal information management offering to its latest Communicators.
Morgan Stanley has sold its 7.2 percent stake in The New York Times Co. , people close to the matter said yesterday, marking the end of a bitter fight between one of the bank's asset managers and the company.
Life & style: Nick Bishop has cerebral palsy. He explains how he deals with everyday obstacles like a pint with his mates
LONDON (Ticker) - The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it has begun its investigation of doping allegations against American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones.
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Supporters of Congolese former rebel chief Jean-Pierre Bemba attacked the Supreme Court on Tuesday, which was set ablaze as they rioted to protest against results showing he had lost a presidential election.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - The chief rival of interim President Hamid Karzai said he has evidence of organized fraud in Afghanistan's election and accused the U.N.-Afghan electoral commission on Monday of ignoring his complaints.    In the second deadly incident surrounding the election, five people - including at least one election worker - were killed by an explosion as they drove near the Pakistan border, the joint U.N.-Afghan electoral commission said...
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Taiwan Foreign Minister Chen Tan- sun, who dismissed Singapore as ``a country the size of a booger,&#39;&#39; regretted his ``improper wording,&#39;&#39; said Foreign Ministry spokesman Michel Lu.
Two Italian military intelligence officers kidnapped in Afghanistan were freed on Monday during a raid by NATO-led troops in which nine kidnappers and an Afghan hostage were killed, Italy's defense minister said.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Friday shelved plans to raise his stake in General Motors Corp.  and his financial adviser on GM quit the automaker's board days after GM nixed a three-way alliance with Renault-Nissan.
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Nokia on Tuesday invited some phone users to start playing with its delayed new N-Gage gaming service and rebranded its video- and photo-sharing service.The world&#39;s largest handset maker has begun branching out to offer services as a way to bolster profits. The services could help produce a new revenue stream in a mobile-phone market that is quickly shifting volume sales to developing markets, where people tend to spend less on mobile phones.Nokia invited users of its N81 phones to download a prerelease version of the N-Gage application and start buying and using games on their phones. A handful of games and applications are now available to them, said Camilla Pagliaroli, a Nokia spokeswoman.Nokia hopes that the users will offer feedback so that the company can refine the software and begin offering it for more devices. The company expects to add more games in the coming weeks and will add support for more devices as the software evolves, Pagliaroli said.N-Gage originally included a stand-alone handheld gaming device developed by Nokia. But the company discontinued the device, promising to launch a new N-Gage platform late last year that would work on regular Nokia phones. That launch had been delayed until now.This week, Nokia also rebranded Twango, the photo- and video-sharing site aimed at mobile users, to be called Share on Ovi. The service is based on one developed by Twango, a company&#160;Nokia acquired&#160;in July last year.Share on Ovi becomes the first Ovi-branded service, said Pagliaroli. The service is still in beta but anyone can use it, she said.Ovi is a Nokia site designed to be a central spot where phone users can visit to access a variety of mobile services. The site already includes Nokia&#39;s music download service, available in the United Kiingdom; Nokia&#39;s mapping offerings; and N-Gage. Nokia also plans to launch a service there that lets users sync their mobile calendar and contacts information online.The mobile market is closely watching Nokia&#39;s Ovi offerings because the services may compete with those offered by the phone maker&#39;s operator customers. They&#39;ll also compete with those offered by big names in the computer-based Internet world, such as Google and Yahoo. Those companies are increasingly expanding their services for access by mobile customers.
Britain is expected Wednesday to grant a US request to move forces north, near Baghdad.
Violent Muslim, Christian and Jewish extremists invoke the same rhetoric of \
The yen darted higher against the dollar on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's \
Texas Tech could be without its top receiver this season following an NCAA ruling that denied a waiver for Jarrett Hicks' academic eligibility.
The Philadelphia Eagles will be without tight end Chad Lewis for Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6 due to a Lis Franc sprain in his foot.
Hewlett Packard's top lawyer resigns before a hearing on whether it broke laws while investigating media leaks.
A giant hydrogen gas cloud will create new stars when it hits our galaxy in 20-40 million years' time.
Serena Williams struggles through the first set before a long rain delay allows her to regroup and dominate Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria on the opening day of the French Open.
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Millions of Britons are heading off on Christmas trips on Thursday, some to enjoy festive delights in the UK while others escape to warmer climes.
The president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Bruce Gordon, is stepping down after 19 months at the nation's largest civil rights organization, the NAACP said on Sunday.
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The European Parliament, in its specialised committees here, on Monday begins to hear candidates for membership in the European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 50th and 51st  home runs of the season to propel the New York Yankees to an  11-5 road victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
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Russian security services seized two containers filled with highly radioactive material at a scrap yard in central Russia, Interfax news agency said on Tuesday.
WebSideStory, Inc. (Nasdaq:WSSI), a leading provider of real-time  customer intelligence solutions, today announced it has been named \
The West Nile virus has taken a firm hold in California, killing 14 people this summer and infecting almost 500, health officials said on Friday.
Martial law remained in place Wednesday in the villages in central China&#39;s Henan province where ethnic violence killed at least seven people last week.
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South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak told the country on Monday that his government would achieve annual economic growth of about 6 percent in 2008, while preventing inflation from rising sharply.
When introducing former vice presidential candidate John Edwards at a book signing this week, a family friend mentioned a bumper sticker she'd seen around town: \
Telephone giant partners with electronics retailer to market voice over Internet Protocol offering.
The advocates and lobbyists on both sides of the great sage grouse controversy in the West were claiming to have science on their side Friday after the Bush administration
At least 53 people have died of cholera since mid-November in the Republic of Congo, according to official figures released Sunday. Local officials said they believed the real toll was much higher.
Australia stick with the same squad for the fourth Ashes Test, with Glenn McGrath saying a 5-0 sweep would be a \
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers  have reportedly agreed in principle to trade Shawn Green to the  Arizona Diamondbacks.
REDWOOD CITY, California (CNN) -- Scott Peterson&#39;s former mistress, Amber Frey, faces cross-examination Wednesday after jurors heard her break up with her onetime lover and heard Peterson protest his innocence in taped phone calls played in his double ...
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A shooting Monday at a trendy mall in Salt Lake City has left as many as four or five people dead, Fire Department spokesman Scott Freitag told CNN.
Web father says his invention should never be controlled by a single entity, but declines to endorse a specific Net neutrality bill.
MICHAEL Vaughan last night dreamed of capping a spectacularly successful summer for England with an appearance in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic 200-meter freestyle with a conservative swim Sunday, although rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster.    Americans Tara Kirk and Amanda Beard earned spots in the 100 breaststroke semifinals, setting up a showdown with Australians Brooke Hanson and Leisel Jones...
The assembly must review its ministerial code, the ex-parliamentary commissioner for standards says.
The mafia's laws are simple: avoid killing if you can, and kill discreetly if you can't. However, laws were made to broken.
NYON, Switzerland - The Italian team Lazio was ordered Friday to play its next European game without fans as punishment for a game last month marked by racial taunts from the stands.
WASHINGTON The US Senate gave final approval Monday to a bill that would resolve a long-running trade dispute between the United States and Europe, as well as hand out about $140 billion in corporate tax breaks.
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Fiji's newly-installed prime minister says the Pacific island's recent coup was \
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By Izwan Ismail  WEB administrators need to constantly look for ways to make their Web sites relevant to the people. This includes providing content that the people want and being user-friendly.
The Red Cross launches an appeal in Nepal for information on more than 800 people missing after the insurgency.
A vaccine designed to treat patients with Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on humans for the first time. The Times newspaper reports that scientists will begin the trials on 18 patients with Type 1 diabetes
The European Commission will fine  Microsoft  between 200 million (&#36;255 million) and 300  million euros on Wednesday to punish it for failing to carry  out antitrust sanctions, sources familiar with the situation  said on Tuesday.
For many dancers life after retirement can be traumatic. But the options are improving.
Pope Benedict XVI has put Sister Lucia, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary during apparitions in 1917, on a fast-track to possible sainthood, the Vatican said Wednesday.
Australia's government on Thursday released graphic pictures of Japanese hunters harpooning whales and dragging their bleeding carcasses onto a ship near Antarctica, calling it evidence of the \
Millions at stake, but for whom? A US consumer lobby group has won an appeal to sue Nextel over \
Global retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has recorded flat growth in its annual earnings, with overseas acquisitions offsetting a sluggish US performance.
NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. was knocked out of first place in the Nextel Cup by a slip of the tongue...
The collapse of a White House-backed overhaul of U.S. immigration laws was the starkest sign yet of President George W. Bush's dwindling influence during a second term undone by chaos in Iraq and last year's congressional election losses, analysts said.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cI have to admit that signing a former world champion is something truly special for me,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said team boss Peter Sauber in a statement.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - World number two  Andy Roddick says the United States will probably be the  underdogs in the Davis Cup final against hosts Spain in  December.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday praised the outcome of Ukraine's presidential election and insisted that the divisive campaign should not lead to the breakup of the country.
The UK Independence Party suspends one of its MEPs, while alleged financial irregularities are investigated.
Israel leaders today assured Colin Powell that they will do their utmost to ensure that Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Yassir Arafat go smoothly, including easing
When the Carolina Panthers&#39; coaches look at the final stats from Sunday&#39;s game against the Atlanta Falcons, they will probably circle two things -- penalties and turnovers.
Asian shares fell on Monday, led by  banks such as Macquarie  after surging U.S. inflation  and high oil prices fanned concerns the Federal Reserve may be  unable to make deeper rate cuts to prevent a possible  recession.
More than 100,000 Afghan and foreign security forces were on high alert Friday, the day before the country&#39;s first direct presidential election after more than two decades of war.
Otis Ferry is cleared after snatching car keys from two photographers he claimed were hounding actress Sienna Miller.
SACRAMENTO  In a deal worth billions of dollars, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to give a small Santa Rosa Indian tribe an exclusive gambling franchise for the entire San Francisco Bay area.
A kidnapped British oil worker was killed and an Italian injured when Nigerian security forces attempted to rescue a group of seven foreign oil workers held hostage by armed men in the oil-rich Niger Delta, the Italian oil group Eni said in Rome.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates A collapse at a construction site at the Dubai airport on Monday killed five people and injured a dozen, the Department of Civil Aviation said.
Democrat Barack Obama ended the first half of the year with a formidable $34 million cash on hand for the presidential primary contest, while boosting his overall financial picture from April through June with a vigorous fundraising drive, the campaign said Sunday.
Texas A&amp;M University couldn&#39;t give away a fleet of 20-year-old buses, so it sold them - on eBay. With starting bids of $500 each, three buses went online for a weeklong auction.
BiH Foreign Affairs Minister Mladen Ivanic and Estonian Foreign Affairs Minister Kristina Ojuland discussed in Talin today the current political situation in both countries, the situation in the Balkans and ...
Lost in the fuss over next week's Super Tuesday presidential contests is the fact that the 2008 congressional campaign also has its official kickoff that day, with primaries in Illinois. Not that this event is being greeted with enthusiasm by many Republicans, who appear desperate to hold the White House to counteract the near-certain extension of the majorities Democrats won in both the Senate and the House in 2006.
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Mariano Rivera&#39;s hands were stretched coast-to-coast in disbelief, and the TV cameras caught him shouting, &quot;Catch the ball, come on.
Add colon cancer prevention to the possible list of reasons that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Studies in lab rats show that certain antioxidants found in apples sharply reduce pre-cancerous
BizRate, one of the most popular comparison shopping Web sites, will introduce a new service today, called Shopzilla.com, to compete with a host of rivals like Shopping.com.
The EU should ban the sale of cars that do under 35 miles to the gallon, the ex-chairman of oil giant Shell says.
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A man described as one of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most prolific senders of spam was among 11 people accused in a federal indictment of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices.
The purported al Qaeda video showing fighters firing missiles at a U.S. base in Afghanistan is \
Five sailors, who were stranded in a life raft in the sea for 8 days after their yacht sank, were rescued off the coast of Cornwall in southwest England by British coast guards on Wednesday.
Local leaders with the United Auto  Workers union on Thursday began preparing to walk picket lines  as soon as Friday if contract talks with General Motors Corp.   break down after the UAW singled out the No. 1 U.S.  automaker as its strike target.
Shares of Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) rose after the market close on Thursday, after the chip maker said it plans to buy back $1 billion in stock
At $7,500, you can bond with Barry Bonds at a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Friday. There is one problem: How will you know if Bonds's love is real?
The E.P.A.  is launching a public education campaign aimed at getting consumers to recycle their old phones.
Little-known actor Chris Pine is chosen to play the young Captain Kirk in the new Star Trek movie.
Malicious hackers post poisoned entries to blogs in a bid to infect visitor's PCs.
KHOST, Afghanistan  - A suicide blast at a restaurant wounded three people on Wednesday in the southeastern Afghan town of Khost, a police official said.
Astronomers on Wednesday announced they had spotted the first planet beyond the Solar System that has water, the precious ingredient for life.
Ministers from southern Europe met here to thrash out ways of stemming the flow of illegal immigrants arriving on the shores of their countries after perilous sea crossings from Africa.
A rare 11th century rock crystal ewer, misidentified as a 19th Century French claret jug, has sold for 220,000 pounds at auction, more than one thousand times its pre-sale estimate, the Art Newspaper said on Monday.
Pop star Britney Spears has given   birth to her second baby in 12 months, according to celebrity   magazines, but the middle-of-the-night arrival may not have   gone as planned.
Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry.
WORKING in a high-pressure environment to tight deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of having a heart attack. The research, published today, found that short-term intense pressures have a greater
Home improvement retailer Home Depot  Inc , pressured by the slumping housing market, on  Thursday said it would cut 500 jobs at its Atlanta store  support center, or about 10 percent of the headquarters staff.
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Description: A classified cable written by the CIA&#39;s outgoing station chief in Baghdad, the contents of which were reported in The New York Times, paints a bleak future for Iraq.
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WisdomTree's new offering is the first India-only ETF.
The Sacramento Kings named former  player Reggie Theus as their new head coach on Wednesday.
At this point, there is only one thing for us to do, says analyst Jon Oltsik. Purchase the best antispam protection that money can buy.
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TORONTO (Sports Network) - Former Toronto Blue Jays manager  Bobby Mattick has died after suffering a stroke. Mattick was  89.
An already broiling Miami prepared for even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history.
France flew home its nine dead soldiers from the Ivory Coast yesterday. The nine died in violence at the weekend that presented a bleak contrast to the long-cultivated image of the
A magnitude 6 earthquake was registered southeast of Japan's eastern coast, the Meteorological Agency said on Thursday.
Right-wing Australian politician Pauline Hanson says she will contest next month's general election.
An inquiry is launched after a Warwickshire man died at a Children in Need event.
The academy says the show, regardless of the strike, will go on.
Across the U.S. Midwest, women are keeping farms running, not by driving trucks or feeding cows, but by working in stores, offices and factories.
Blog: In an apparent answer to similar AMD technology, Nvidia is working on a dual-graphics solution it's calling Hybrid SLI.
The largest immigration boom in U.S.  history is expected to lift earnings at companies from discount  retailers to telecommunications providers, putting dollar signs  in the eyes of investors looking to cash in on the wave of  newcomers, mostly from Latin America and Asia.
'Your government is like Linux' Irascible chair-flinging corporate tyrant Steve Ballmer could be in the running for a top government job, it was revealed last week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
According to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, counties with electronic voting machines were significantly more likely to show increased support for President Bush compared to counties with paper ballots or optical scan equipment.
ASIA/CINA - La scomparsa del Vescovo pi\u00c3\u00b9 anziano della Chiesa in Cina, Mons. Giuseppe Meng Ziwen morto a 103 anni, di cui 20 ai lavori forzati: \u00c2\u0093Senza quegli anni di prigionia non sarei oggi cos\u00c3\u00ac forte e in buona salute. Tutto quello che ho potuto fare \u00c3\u00a8 stato un dono di Dio\u00c2\u0094. Nanning (Agenzia Fides) - Il 7 gennaio scorso \u00c3\u00a8 deceduto Sua Ecc. Mons. Giuseppe Meng Ziwen, Arcivescovo di Nanning, nella provincia di Guangxi (Cina Continentale), situata a 2.767 chilometri a sud ovest di Pechino. Il Presule aveva 103 anni, essendo...
Heavy rain is leading to flooding across Northern Ireland and is making driving conditions  treacherous.
The future of Sven-Goran Eriksson as England coach is the subject of intense discussion after the draw in Austria. Has the Swede lost the confidence of the nation or does he remain the best man for the job?
Las Vegas, Nevada - Danny Williams, the unlikely British challenger for a share of boxing&#39;s heavyweight crown, said he must improve 30 to 40 percent from his knockout of Mike Tyson to dethrone Vitali Klitschko.
RHM Ltd., the UK&#39;s biggest baker, is backing a government campaign to reduce salt in processed food such as the company&#39;s Hovis bread.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit seeking more information about a U.S. Army unit that scours the Web looking for sensitive military information posted on blogs and Web sites by military personnel.
Clem Labine, who pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers, played a key role in their 1951 pennant race against the New York Giants.
Shares of coffee shop owner Starbucks Corp.  fell more than 7 percent on Thursday after the company's January same-store sales came below some analysts' expectations.
The US music industry sues 750 computer users believed to be distributing music illegally over the internet.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sought European support Friday for his plan to give regional heavyweights such as Brazil and Japan more clout at the United Nations.
Eight people were killed and 46 injured, most of them Portuguese coach passengers, in a pile-up of five vehicles on a motorway in southwest France, authorities said.
Con lo slogan &#39;Costruire il nostro futuro&#39; sono partiti questa mattina i cortei di protesta contro la manovra finanziaria e la riforma fiscale dell&#39;esecutivo. Sono migliaia i lavoratori che sono scesi in piazza nelle oltre 70 manifestazioni organizzate.
All that was missing from Liverpool&#39;s 3-1 win at Anfield over Olympiakos in Group A last night was the sight of a young, ginger striker by the name of Fairclough running around, arms aloft in a state of delirium.
VICENZA, 13 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Nozze in vista per Francesco Totti e Illary Blasi. E&#39; la voce che arriva da &#39;Orogemmma&#39;, la Fiera di Vicenza: &quot;la data delle nozze c&#39;e&#39;, ma non si dice&#39;&#39;. Totti e Blasi sono intervenuti
THE US trade deficit widened in August to its second-highest level on record, fuelled by the highest oil import prices in 23 years and record imports from China.
NAJAF, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a \
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The big news in digital audio recently was Sony&#39;s NW-HD3, the company&#39;s first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.
Earthquake activity has increased at Mount St. Helens, but scientists said Saturday there was no reason to raise the volcano's alert level.
US and North Korean envoys are due to start talks in New York aimed at normalising relations.
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The Israeli army left all but one divided border town in Lebanon Sunday, fulfilling a key condition of the truce.
Watch and learn as TechRepublic dives into the innards of a vinyl-to-MP3 turntable.
The U.S. basketball team arrived in Asia two weeks before the world championships tipped off so the players could adjust to a different time zone.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 8  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Sam Keller nearly gave away the game during his first road start for Nebraska. Zack Bowman jumped up to take it back for the Cornhuskers.
The Granada Discotheke is planning a party for soldiers. Problem is, if American soldiers from nearby H.D. Smith Barracks in Baumholder attend, they'll be defying a direct order to stay out of the club, which ...
KIEV, Ukraine  - West-leaning opposition leader  Viktor Yushchenko looked certain Monday to become Ukraine's  next president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused  to concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.
Sunni community in helpless state as street protests against US-led assault on Fallujah have not been witnessed. By Nadra Saouli - BAGHDAD.
NEWCASTLE, England -- Graeme Souness suffered his first serious setback as Newcastle manager after Kieron Dyer was ruled out of action for several weeks with a recurrence of the hamstring problems that have dogged him throughout his career.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a third straight day Thursday, killing at least five people in the Sunni city dominated by militants about 30 miles west of Baghdad, officials said...
British medical regulators urged physicians on Monday to show greater caution in prescribing antidepressant drugs and said they should be clearly labeled with warnings about their use.
Ryan Smyth scored his first goal with New York and Miroslav Satan added two goals as the Islanders defeated the Capitals, 6-2, last night in Washington.
A car bomb exploded early today near a checkpoint leading to Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone, the second attack in two days on the entrance to the heavily guarded district that houses
Mitt Romney won the most support for the Republican presidential nomination in a straw poll of GOP activists attending an annual conference.
U.S. stocks rose in light trading before a holiday on Friday as takeover news, including Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company, revived appetite for equities.
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The highest-ranking U.S. soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison case was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison, the severest punishment so far in the scandal that broke in April with the publication of photos and video showing Americans humiliating and abusing naked Iraqis.
Cristie Kerr's 61, the lowest single-round score on the LPGA Tour this year, gives her the second-round lead at the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic.
TAMPA, Fla. -- When Chris Simms said he welcomed competition for Tampa Bay's starting quarterback job, he surely didn't envision the Buccaneers going to such great lengths to find challengers.
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A plunge in Chinese stocks rippled across global markets yesterday, triggering a massive wave of selling in the United States that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 3.3 percent, or 416 points, its biggest decline since March 2003.
Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 of intended bribes in his freezer, was charged on Monday with soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official.
The Yankees, desperate for a victory against Minnesota in Game 2 of their American League Division Series, came across the ideal strategy in the early going: Swing very hard against
Iran escaped U.N. censure over its nuclear program but Washington, which accuses it of seeking an atomic bomb, said on Monday it reserved the right to take the case to the Security Council on its own.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejigged his government on Friday at the end of a month-long state of emergency declared when Hamas Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
Alfonso Soriano gave Chicago a perfect ending to a ninth inning that already featured a blown five-run lead and a fan charging at Cubs closer Bobby Howry.
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett was granted a High Court hearing over access to his ex-lover&#39;s son Friday. Kimberley Quinn had asked the High Court to postpone any hearing
MUNICH, Germany - Paul Casey, David Howell and Ian Poulter of Britain and Paul McGinley of Ireland cemented their places in the European Ryder Cup team with top-25 finishes at the BMW International Open on Sunday.
UK immigration chiefs will not reconsider the decision to deport a dying Ghanain woman, whose visa expired.
Google said that its profit jumped 17 percent in the fourth quarter, but the earnings fell short of analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 expectations, and the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares fell after hours.
KarstadtQuelle, the crisis-ridden German retail giant, does not expect to turn in a profit until 2006 instead of 2005 as expected, the group's chairman Christoph Achenbach told shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting in Duesseldorf.
An Islamist group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq has executed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni after holding him for a week, Arabic-language satellite news channel Al-Jazeera reported.
A killer whose life was spared last year when Illinois' governor emptied out death row could again face a death sentence &#151; this time in Missouri &#151; if convicted of murdering his boss in St. Louis.
Il meglio dalle riviste della settimana: l'inchiesta sui compensi delle star dello spettacolo, lo shopping della signora Berlusconi. E ancora baci, figli e litigi al buio
A surprise Federal Court decision granting Aborigines native title to one of Australia's major cities, Perth, sent lawyers, homeowners and officials scurrying to assess the impact.
Ric Burns\u00c2\u0092s absorbing four-hour critical biography of the seminal pop artist is devoted to the proposition that Warhol was the greatest artist of the second half of the 20th century.
The Treasury and Revenue & Customs propose tax exemptions for many foreign dividends.
As the Knesset vote on disengagement from the Gaza Strip approaches, the American Jewish Committee sent a letter of support on Sunday to Ariel Sharon to express support for the prime minister&#39;s plan.
Scientific studies on deep sea vents may not be as damaging to a unique shrimp species as previously feared.
Are shorts trying to make short work of these stocks?
France sent 600 more troops to Ivory Coast's commercial capital, Abijan, as mobs rampaged against French expatriates.
Iraqi kidnappers seized two Americans and a Briton from their home and office in Baghdad Thursday, CNN reported. US and British officials in Iraq said they were looking into the report from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.
Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp  said on Friday it successfully removed unauthorized code from its systems that had allowed access to an internal database.
Film star Lindsay Lohan had a   handbag stolen at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday, her   spokeswoman said.
If it weren't for YouTube, a man wearing  a little black dress and a pearl necklace would be unlikely to  get a question in for the leader of the Spanish opposition.
Iraq may modify plans for its first  free election to give people more time to vote next month,  officials said on Wednesday as suicide bombers and gunmen again  struck Sunni Muslim towns north and west of the capital.
Figlio del presidente del Ciad aveva precedenti penali
Spain's National Court convicted 47 people Wednesday of being linked to armed Basque separatist group ETA via a network of ostensibly legitimate social and political organizations.
Vice President Dick Cheney&#039;s high-tech pacemaker is working properly and has not been activated by any irregular heartbeats, according to his annual physical on Saturday that showed his overall heart condition was stable.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday urged South African President Thabo Mbeki to show some \
MINA, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims threw pebbles at a stone wall outside Mecca, shaved their heads and bought sacrificial animals on Wednesday, the third day of the annual haj pilgrimage to the Mecca area.
Japan unveiled a revamped defense policy on Friday that eases a decades-old ban on arms exports and, in carefully couched words, suggests a shift from the purely
Queen Elizabeth II, in her annual Christmas Day message to Britain and the Commonwealth, on Tuesday urged people to take responsibility for vulnerable individuals excluded by modern society.
Iranian police have smashed an  antiquities smuggling ring, arresting 36 people and recovering  more than 940 stolen treasures, the Web site of the state  Cultural Heritage Organization said Tuesday.
Oil futures prices fell Wednesday after an American government report showed US supplies of crude rising sharply, allowing traders to shrug off the fact that inventories of heating oil are still tight.
This month's Playlist ranges from sci-fi TV remakes to classic books in bite-size bits.
Roughly a quarter of about 250 ABC network affiliates, including Richmond&#39;s WRIC-Channel 8, pre-empted a Veteran&#39;s Day airing of &quot;Saving Private Ryan.
A Touch too much Our analysis of the prospects and possibilities for the new iPod Touch got readers very excited. Not a single reader used the words \
Wild South American monkeys routinely use fist-sized rocks to crack open seeds and to dig in dry Brazilian soil for grubs and edible tubers, researchers report in the journal Science.
A 14-year-old boy who admitted setting his friend on fire did not intend to do it, a jury decides.
Simon Jones emerged from two years of injury frustration to deliver a match-winning spell and put England firmly on course for an historic victory over South Africa in the opening Test.
Part of the Odyssey entertainment complex in Belfast is close to being sold, the BBC learns.
Chile extradites Peru's ex-leader Alberto Fujimori to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption.
Nearly half of the over 1,000 screened rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental and other health problems, according to a government report released on Thursday.
A laptop under $100 could reach desks if a new venture formed by the former&#160;CTO of One Laptop Per Child, Mary Lou Jepsen, can deliver on its promises.A &quot;spin-out&quot; from OLPC, the company, Pixel Qi is looking to create a $75 laptop and trying to advance low-cost computers and power-efficient laptops, mobile phones, and other consumer electronics that are sunlight readable, Jepsen wrote on the company&#39;s Web site.Jepsen left OLPC two weeks ago to commercialize technologies she invented with OLPC, she said in an e-mail to the IDG News Service at the time. A patent lists Jepsen as one of the inventors of a display system optimized for low-power operation.&quot;Spinning out from OLPC enables the development of a new machine, beyond the XO [laptop], while leveraging a larger market for new technologies,&quot; Jepsen wrote.There is a big commercial market for technology spawned by OLPC, Jepsen wrote. Prices for next-generation hardware can be brought down by allowing multiple uses of key technology advances, she wrote.The company will continue to work with OLPC by providing products at cost, and it will sell devices at a profit to commercial organizations.A similar promise to introduce a low-cost laptop came from OLPC, when it launched the $100 XO laptop in 2005. Since then, the effort has been afflicted by production delays and rising costs, which caused the laptop&#39;s estimated price to rise to $200. It is now beset by waning orders and competition from commercial vendors that threaten to sideline the nonprofit effort.As CTO, Jepsen was responsible for hardware development for the rugged and power-saving XO laptop, designed for use by children in developing countries. Though the laptop has struggled to find buyers, it has been praised for its environmentally friendly design and innovative display, hardware and networking features.Her departure from OLPC spawned a debate, with critics charging that Jepsen was taking advantage of OLPC&#39;s nonprofit inventions for personal gains, but supporters shot back, saying it was the right time for her to leave a sinking ship.Jepsen, who is attending the&#160;International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, was not available for comment.
A space &quot;sleigh&quot; loaded with food, water and some holiday goodies docked at the International Space Station a little later than planned on Christmas night.
If they are partying on Bourbon Street, the Saints aren't taking part. Not yet.
Toyota puts pressure on GM to be the world's biggest carmaker, as global sales rise by 6%.
Poland on Monday looked headed for a new pro-business, Europe-friendly government after the opposition liberals trounced the Kaczynski twins' ruling conservative alliance in a snap election.
NEW YORK, Aug 20  - Outflows from US junk bond mutual funds slowed to $26 million in the week ended Wednesday from $91 million a week earlier, AMG Data Services reported late on Thursday.
Three suicide car bombs, including one that exploded near the Iraqi prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad, and a roadside explosion killed at least 16 people Monday as insurgents pressed their deadly campaign to disrupt national elections, which Iraq's defense minister said could be postponed to give the Sunni minority time to participate.
For some world diplomats, it's like being invited to a party for someone they don't like.
Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-controlled gas monopoly, could team up with the China National Petroleum Corporation to develop the Yukos oil company&#39;s main production asset, sold to a mystery bidder on Sunday.
Sprint Nextel  reported  deeper-than-expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it  would cut about 4,000 jobs, sending its shares down 19 percent  to their lowest level in more than five years.
Jermaine Pennant needs surgery on his right leg, Liverpool football club revealed on Friday, meaning he will be out of action for 10 weeks.
Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.
US planes bombed the Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing two people, in a new strike on rebels digging in for an expected US-led offensive.
Apple has been gaining share in the higher-margin laptop business, and its iPod franchise is a hit, but the company&#39;s worldwide market share in PCs fell from a peak of 9.6 percent in 1991 to 2 percent last year.
Two Impressionist paintings stolen in one of Europe's largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, police said Tuesday.
The U.S. economic outlook dimmed on  Tuesday after reports said business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first estimated, labor costs  rose and other indicators signaled softening activity.
Business & money: Finance chiefs from the G7 warn the global economy will slow down as a result of US mortgage crisis
US hedge-fund Amaranth sees losses reach about $6bn after misplacing a bet on the direction of natural gas prices.
China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.
The war in Iraq has proven the lethal effectiveness of roadside bombs. But the war has also proven the value of a new tool to deal with the bombs: small, agile robots that disarm or detonate the bombs at the direction of soldiers who operate the robots from a safe distance.
Finland launched the first phase of what is set to become a nationwide screening program for colorectal cancer, the third deadliest form of cancer here after lung and breast tumors, officials said.
Yemen has received information that  foreign terrorists are planning to attack its sea ports, a  security source said on Wednesday.
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Irish rock band U2 Tuesday disclosed the  title and set the release date for its next album, \
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Modena, con la squadra che ha svolto una seduta atletica terminata ...
China is to abolish tuition fees for 150 million rural students in a bid to tackle rural poverty, state media say.
Fred Thompson, a Hollywood actor turned White House contender, had a reputation while a U.S. senator of being frustrated with the slow-moving legislative process and preferring dining with friends to late-night congressional sessions.
Tokyo stocks fell on Thursday as caution  about earnings hurt Kyocera Corp. and other tech firms after  disappointing outlooks this week from Elpida Memory Inc. and  Nintendo Co.
UN chief Kofi Annan urges Iraq's interim government to reach out to the Sunni Muslim minority ahead of elections.
Reigning world champion Tom Pappas suffered from a crisis in confidence Monday as he faded from the medal picture in a tough first day of the Olympic decathlon.
Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday as defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won fresh international backing.
Editor and Publisher - Jim Taricani, an investigative reporter for a television station in Providence, R.I., was sentenced late this afternoon to six months of home confinement for refusing to reveal the source who provided him with an FBI videotape, according to the Website of WJAR-TV, where he works.
Top English football club wages are set to break the \u00c2\u00a31bn barrier for the first time in the Premier League's history, a report says.
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LOS ANGELES - Howard Stern&#39;s move to Sirius Satellite Radio will unlock the one key regulatory advantage possessed by the satellite radio industry: Stern can finally say exactly what he wants on the air.
The family of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley confirm that he has been killed by his captors in Iraq.
Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture bargain-priced shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 2 percent ahead of Google Inc.&#39;s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Thirty-seven years ago, a top-ranked USC team came to this Pacific 10 Conference outpost and could not overcome a muddy field in a stunning loss to Oregon State.
New Orleans guard Baron Davis missed Monday's game against Philadelphia because of an ankle injury.
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Carly Patterson became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in the women&#39;s all-around gymnastics competition since Mary Lou Retton in 1984, while US swimmer Michael Phelps won a fourth gold medal in Athens.
Insurgents dragged Iraqi soldiers off a  bus and shot 12 of them dead in the bloodiest attack on  security forces since last weekend's historic election, the  Iraqi army said Thursday.
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Struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle on Thursday agreed with employee representatives on a cost-cutting plan that will include eliminating some 5,500 jobs, or 12 percent of its work force, and a three-year pay freeze.
Chelsea and Man Utd will meet in the last four of the Carling Cup, while Liverpool play Watford.
Avvocato, interrogatorio e' stato molto corretto
The last of four suspects in an alleged plot to blow up New York's JFK airport surrenders in Trinidad, police say.
After a weekend in which Rutgers beat South Florida and Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati, the Big East standings are a jumble.
Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz   was given a state funeral on Thursday but the everyday   Egyptians his novels depicted were kept out of sight by heavy   security.
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon wins the backing of a small religious party and appears ready to form a unity government.
Sen. John Kerry is sharpening his criticism of President Bush&#39;s handling of the war in Iraq -- and not a moment too soon. Many Democrats were growing anxious about the Bush team&#39;s effectiveness in defining
We sift through the best that South America's largest country has to offer.
Internet portal Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Web-based digital music and software provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in cash, in a deal which will supplement the offerings of Launch, Yahoo&#39;s digital music site.
ROMA - Riprende a lavorare il capo dello Stato, dopo l&#39;intervento chirurgico con cui, sabato, gli e&#39; stato applicato un pacemaker. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, che ha trascorso il fine settimana nella tenuta presidenziale
The night before Thomas Grandi captured a giant slalom for his first victory in his 12 World Cup seasons, he was approached by a youngster who predicted he would win.
Microsoft Corp. and other Internet access providers filed three new lawsuits on Thursday to stop the spread of unsolicited e-mail messages touting everything from home refinancing to miracle health cures.
A cheap drug has been discovered which could cut Aids-related deaths in African children by almost half. Tests on the new antibiotic drug in Zambia were so successful that the trial was halted early to make the drug available more quickly.
IBM has licensed technology for making 45-nanometer chips to Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.
Thousands of Georgian opposition protesters denounced as fraudulent a presidential election that swept Mikhail Saakashvili to a second term, threatening instability in the former Soviet republic once considered a beacon of reform.
Premiums for job-based health insurance jumped 11.2 percent on average this year across the nation, according to a survey released Thursday, the latest evidence of a painful rise in medical costs that is placing an increasingly heavy burden on employers
Tens of thousands of troops fanned out across Pakistan on Tuesday to bolster security ahead of next week's parliamentary elections, but senior military officials say they would not try to interfere with the vote
KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide bomber detonated his  vehicle near a police academy in the city of Kirkuk on  Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 36, police  said, in the latest attack on Iraqi security forces.
The popular file-sharing service may be forced to shut down if it can not control the uploading of pirated music to its service after a German court ruling.
Rescuers scouring the Nevada desert for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett widen their search area.
American eighth-graders improved their math and science scores on an international test last year, but fourth-graders&#39; scores were flat and all students
The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee insisted Saturday that proposed intelligence overhaul legislation must allow the Pentagon to control battlefield satellite information.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- After her first day of classes this week at the University of North Carolina's campus here, Aleyna Castillo crossed a field, passing joggers and cyclists and students sprawled on the grass, reading in the sunshine. She didn't linger at her brick dormitory. The Loudoun County...
Army whistleblower claims racism, sexism and demotion threats
Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance, fresh  from winning landmark elections, gathered on Monday to choose a  candidate for prime minister and the allies it needs after  failing to win an absolute majority.
Australia's Rod Pampling took a four-stroke lead in the centennial Australian Open on Friday, shooting his second straight 4-under 67.
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Susan Sontag, critic, novelist, public intellectual and woman of conscience, died of leukemia Tuesday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan.
Politics: 30 December 2004, Thursday. Most of the Bulgarian tourists who are on a holiday trip to various parts of South East Asia want to return preliminarily, but find no cooperation from Bulgarian consular ...
Investors applaud stronger third-quarter earnings from the bottler.
It has long been suspected that man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
BELGRADE, Oct 25 (IPS) - For more than a decade, the problem of refugees  in  Serbia was only expressed in numbers, exploited by politicians or   simply put aside.
Nine people were killed in bomb blasts in central Baghdad and mortars rained down on a Sunni neighborhood on Thursday as new figures showed that Iraqi civilians deaths edged up to another record in January.
Tennessee cornerback Adam \
Genesis mission specialists are to begin the task of examining the remains of their capsule that crashed in the Utah desert.
First-quarter earnings were hurt by weak profits in China and increased sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: Washin...
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Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller girded for a heavier workload this season, and Lindy Ruff, his coach, has had no choice but to take advantage.
Qwest Communications International Inc. yesterday agreed to pay $250 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that the company fraudulently booked $3.
Police detained the top surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge on Wednesday over his role in the notorious former Cambodian regime that caused the deaths of 1.7 million people in the late 1970s.
Senior doctors are warning many emergency Caesareans may be unnecessary.
HALIFAX - Surgeons are transplanting fewer hearts in Canada, especially among babies and children, because there aren&#39;t enough donor organs available, according to a new report.
The Iraqi government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s authority to bar Blackwater USA, a security company that was involved in the deaths of eight Iraqis, appeared to be in question.
Blog: The Windy City has more in common with 'Second Life' than you'd think. Also, nonprofits may be reaping the benefits of the virtual world better than their corporate predecessors could.
Bayer AG&#39;s US unit agreed to plead guilty and pay a $33 million fine for participating in a conspiracy to fix the price of chemicals used to make plastic grocery bags, shoe soles and
Startup consumer electronics company  ROC Digital on Monday unveiled its Rocbox line of digital music  players, further expanding the $350 million hip-hop generation  properties of music mogul Damon Dash.
NEW YORK  - A nutritional supplement containing antioxidants, minerals and other nutrients can boost immune function in frail older people living in nursing homes, researchers report.
A Palestinian dies of wounds suffered in a riot at an Israeli jail, as Palestinians accuse guards of provoking the trouble.
Calcutta: Team India captain Sourav Ganguly and his South African counterpart Graeme Smith joined hands with captains of seven other Test playing nations to lend support to the fight against HIV/AIDS on the occasion of World AIDS Day on Wednesday.
Pirate attacks have increased sharply, especially in Somalia and Nigeria, an international maritime watchdog agency said Thursday.
The drug Avastin helped stem the progression of advanced kidney cancer better than standard therapy alone, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting on Saturday.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc...
Leading wireless carriers and telecoms  equipment makers have agreed to develop an advanced mobile  phone standard capable of sending high-resolution video in an  instant, Japan's NTT DoCoMo said on Friday.
To 17-year-old Rachel Ward, the Lacoste shirt with its signature crocodile logo is the cutting edge of fashion.
Esteban Loaiza got an ovation from the fans at Yankee Stadium, the game ball from Mariano Rivera, the lineup card from Joe Torre and his 100th win as a big-leaguer last night.
SANAA Aug 28 - A Yemeni was sentenced to death and 14 others to jail on Saturday over the 2002 bombing of the French supertanker Limburg and for other attacks, an AFP correspondent said.
The Ministry of Defence is urged to improve relations with the defence industry in a report by a committee of MPs.
Serious knife injuries have been increasing, say UK trauma experts after a hospital survey.
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A politician who tried to ease hurt feelings instead faced angry criticism Wednesday when he traveled to the hometown of a man beheaded in Iraq to apologize for his magazine's assertion that Liverpool residents were \
LONDON, Dec. 3 -- The level of violence in Iraq is \
Standing in his rhinestone-studded Elvis suit with a Massachusetts license plate dangling from his neck and a Boston Red Sox hat on
The picture of defeat is the best basketball player in the galaxy slumped on a chair in the waning minutes. The picture of defeat is a coach shaking his head in disbelief, watching his team disintegrate.
Wal-Mart Stores said today that it would rapidly expand the financial services offered in its stores, extending the reach of its retailing empire into the bank accounts of its shoppers.
Country's largest utility to be created in a merger with Public Service Enterprise Group.
E-mail platform vendor Visto said Monday that it has released software that enables wireless operators to provide real-time e-mail service similar to that provided by Good Technology and Research In Motion&#39;s BlackBerry platform.
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Chief Constable Hugh Orde is to give the Policing Board another briefing on the \u00c2\u00a326.5m Belfast bank raid.
Investors who tried to turn a profit on the housing market are having an outsize influence on surging mortgage defaults in former boom states like California and Florida, a banking industry group said Thursday.
TAIAN CITY, Shandong, China, June 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ShengdaTech Inc.
SEATTLE - There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plenty at stake with Seattle and Arizona meeting in late December, a showdown that carries implications for the division title and postseason.
Felix Geisendorfer has a quick little sorting example posted today showing on way to sort a multi-dimensional array.   Quick challenge, lets say you have an array and you want to iterate through your products by [the key of each subarray in $products] Product.ordering ASC. Whats the fastest way to do this?    His solution involves using an array_flip call on the extracted information (using Set::extract), ordering it with ksort and pushing the values back into the $product array in the right order.   Check out the comments for more examples including ones that make use of array_multisort.
German police clashed with  hundreds of protesters in the port of Rostock on Saturday  following a much larger peaceful demonstration against next  week&#39;s Group of Eight summit in a nearby Baltic resort.
The dismissal of the sex assault charge against Kobe Bryant underscores why records in the case should be made public, media organizations said in motions Monday to unseal the evidence.
Tabu enters Bhumika Chawla's room with a bunch of plump women garbed in loud shimmering chiffons and begins to chat up all and sundry. A Cut! is called for.
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian teenager blew herself up at a busy Jerusalem bus station Wednesday, killing two Israeli policemen who stopped her for a security check and wounding 16 bystanders in an attack that evaded Israel's clampdown on the West Bank for the Jewish holidays.    Early Thursday, two armed Palestinians infiltrated an Israeli army outpost in a Gaza Strip settlement, killing at least three Israelis in a fierce gun battle before being shot dead, Israeli media reported...
No intelligence pointing to fraud - no intelligence at all The chancellor Alistair Darling today batted away MPs questions on how his department handled the loss of 25 million child benefit records by repeatedly deferring to a report not due for several months.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK A hospital source says doctors began preparing former President Bill Clinton for a heart bypass operation today. Preparations for the surgery began at about 6:45 this morning in the operating room
E. coli similar to that linked to a recent deadly outbreak has been found in eight fecal samples collected near two California farms that may have been a source of contaminated spinach.
The grainy video purports to show an Egyptian man, naked from the waist down, writhing in agony as he is sodomised with a stick by a police officer. A handful of other officers stand by watching.
Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Dido are the latest stars to sign up for a new Band Aid charity single.
Independent of cigarette  smoking, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is  associated with an elevated risk for developing lung cancer, a  study shows.
The leaders of France, Germany and Spain opened summit talks here Monday with talks on cementing EU unity and fighting terrorism topping their agenda.
Leaders from China, Russia and four Central Asian countries agreed yesterday to boost economic cooperation to strengthen joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.
Details of a new video emerged as the director of the C.I.A. gave a public warning about Al Qaeda\u00e2\u0080\u0099s growing strength.
Dimissioni Tronchetti, per Cdl 'vicenda ancora piu' oscura'
Core 2 Duo to dominate through Q3 2007 Intel does not expect quad-core processors to make any major impact on the desktop PC market through to the end of Q3 2007 if a presentation slide allegedly leaked from the chip giant is to be believed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OnStar's turn-by turn-navigation system is equipped with operators at the ready to help you safely reach your destination. In Autopia.
DEFENDING champion Ernie Els recovered from a sluggish start to lead Briton Scott Drummond by two holes with two to play after a rainswept opening day of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth yesterday.
The troubled student loan giant, said it would raise $2.5 billion by selling stock and use the money to pay off a disastrous bet on its commons stock price.
Let&#39;s begin with the caveat that this was the first preseason game of a new era of Sixers basketball. And as head coach Jim O&#39;Brien fairly stated before last night&#39;s game against Washington at Duke University
The Cambridge University team which discovered that sheep prefer happy, smiley people has once again pushed back the envelope of ovine understanding with the revelation that sheep cheer up when they see snaps of friends and relatives.
One of the world&#39;s top thinkers on climate change, Eileen Claussen, says more than just the Kyoto Protocol is needed to tackle the issue.
By John F. Bonfatti  The tall trees and spectacular landscape in and along the gorge at state-owned Zoar Valley will remain undisturbed, according to the state's final management plan for the area.
Liverpool is close to becoming the third Premier League club owned by Americans.Comment
Moammar Gadhafi attempts to boost Libya's oil and gas output by bringing back a group of majors.
In early 2002, Serono Inc. launched an assault on the multiple sclerosis market n the United States with its drug Rebif, taking aim at the leader, Biogen Idec Inc.'s Avonex.
Prime Minister Tony Blair described his disgust at photos showing abuse of Iraqi civilians, as news of the courts martial of soldiers accused of carrying out the abuse stunned and shamed the nation.
A row is brewing over planned new laws which critics claim would allow euthanasia by the back door.
China is determined and has the ability  to crush any attempt by Taiwan to declare independence,  Communist Party chief Hu Jintao said on Sunday amid tensions  with the self-ruled island over which Beijing claims  sovereignty.
The number of new applications filed last week for unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.
DEERFIELD, Ill. Scottie Pippen is about to join former teammate Michael Jordan in retirement. A source has told The Associated Press that Pippen is scheduled to announce his retirement when the Chicago Bulls open training camp tomorrow.
Nuclear technology is now so widespread that it is only political will which stops many countries from making nuclear weapons. Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN&#39;s nuclear regulatory body the
Scientists reported yesterday that flu vaccine given in lower doses appears to provide as much protection to younger adults as regular-strength shots and could
Pdl non e' confluenza An, se ne discutera' per tempo necessario
France and the United States agree there  is no point in talking to Syria because the conditions for an  honest dialogue do not exist, President Jacques Chirac said on  Wednesday.
More than 40% of wired Americans have used the net for information about the US election, a study finds.
com staff writers. Rick Hendrick, his family and the Hendrick Motorsports organization are in the process of mourning the loss of their loved ones and friends who were on board the small Beech
A high-speed train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday morning, injuring dozens of passengers, police have said. The train, with 157 passengers and seven crew on board, came
The West Indies cricket team has defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, and reached the finals of the International Cricket Council&#39;s Champions&#39; Trophy tournament.
England must decide whether to risk Andrew Flintoff in the third one-day international against India on Monday.
Tim Henman, the British No 1, lost his rain-delayed opening match against the world No 2 Andy Roddick at the Masters Cup in Houston this morning.
Only 1,200 people have signed on to Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#39;s program to help residents in Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri import prescription drugs from Europe and Canada, but
XM and Sirius announced a consolidation that is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tom Coburn, who has been accused of sterilizing a young woman without her permission 14 years ago, now says he has performed similar procedures on \
Less than a year after walking away with the three top prizes, England have failed to receive a single nomination in any of the major categories for the annual International Rugby Board awards.
BASEL, Switzerland  - Net profits at Novartis AG  rose by a lower-than-expected 15 percent last year as  restructuring costs weighed, the company reported on Thursday,  but the world's sixth biggest drugmaker said it expects record  sales in 2005.
There are women to be found in China's halls of power, but most of them are serving tea.
Police investigating the woman  accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones found links to a  telephone calling card used to make death threats against the  Oscar-winning actress, a detective testified on Thursday.
By Blackwell Thomas  SPRINGFIELD - Four months after Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed an executive order creating a global warming task force, no members have been announced for the panel and no meetings have been held.
East Timor&#039;s capital was returning to normal after Australian troops took to the streets to restore order and stop bloody clashes between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
Go!Messenger teaser included too Today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the day that Skype finally comes to the PlayStation Portable (PSP), along with a teaser for the forthcoming Go!Messenger application.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON - The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings from terror and espionage investigations, despite large increases in money and personnel for translations since the 2001 terror attacks, a Justice Department audit released Monday said.    In addition, the audit by Glenn A...
Iraq News, KABUL, A British freelance cameraman said yesterday he was detained by Afghan authorities for his role in the release of three UN hostages and came under pressure to sign a statement saying he was part of the kidnap gang.
ATHENS - American swimmer Michael Phelps collected two more gold medals Tuesday, but even he knew he wasn&#39;t the story of the day from the Summer Olympics in Athens.
Volume-license customers can get their hands on the new Microsoft OS, but everybody else will have to wait till January. In Monkey Bites.
Tim Henman showed few signs of ring-rustiness as he opened his campaign yesterday in the Masters Series event with a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 win over Spain&#39;s Albert Costa in his first match for 24 days.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States is investigating a high-ranking official in the Defence Department who is suspected of spying for the Israeli government.
Simona Pari e Simona Torretta sono state ricevute in Vaticano dal papa. Giovanni Paolo II le ha accolte dicendo: \u00c2\u00abGrazie a Dio siete salve\u00c2\u00bb. Le due ragazze, non hanno nascosto la loro commozione e nell&#39;incontro
Athens -- It&#39;s a good thing the Olympics end today. It seems the American team has overstayed its welcome by a few days. For the most part, the Greeks have been outstanding hosts.
SALISBURY, Maryland - A teacher who did not have time to escort three students to the restroom is under fire for allegedly telling them to urinate in a soda bottle.  The students did as they were told, said Thomas Field, interim superintendent of Wicomico County schools.
By measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of Albert Einstein&#39;s theory of general relativity - that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they
Constantine Rodriguez had just fetched chili peppers and was going out to get some onions when he heard the siren for an incoming rocket. All he remembers was a door blasting open and a loud explosion.
A major UK presence in Afghanistan will need to last three decades, says the new ambassador.
In Italia tasso stabile al 6%, in calo dello 0,5% sul 2007
As technologically advanced as our country is today, it&#39;s both frustrating and heartbreaking that millions of Americans of all ages and across all social, cultural and ethnic groups are still battling life-threatening and debilitating diseases.
Jeff Bagwell, Brad Ausmus, and Lance Berkman drove in two runs each and the Houston Astros shook off Pirates starter Oliver Perez's dominance in the opener, beating the Pirates, 9-2, for their 13th victory in 14 games and a doubleheader split last night in Pittsburgh.
AKRON, Ohio - President Bush and John Kerry battled over the economy and jobs in a small corner of the campaign's most fiercely contested state Saturday as polls showed a post-convention surge for the Republican in the White House.    With little more than eight weeks remaining to Election Day, a Newsweek survey gave the president a lead of 52-41 over Kerry, with independent Ralph Nader at 3 percent...
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Nov. 1, 2004 - US Embassy officials are confirming that an American is among four foreigners abducted during a bloody assault at their office in Baghdad.
Republican Mitt Romney on Sunday asked Michigan's electorate to vote its self-interest \u00c2\u0097 and his.
Former Conservative prime minister Baroness Thatcher is meeting Gordon Brown in Downing Street.
U.S. forest products company  Weyerhaeuser Co. WY.Non Friday posted a higher fourth-quarter  profit but said greater-than-expected costs hurt results and  that bad weather could weigh on first-quarter earnings.
DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah Sept. 8, 2004 - A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades.
A confluence of business decisions and environmental concerns drove the TXU buyout.
Making investment decisions all boils down to answering two questions.
If USC was going to have an off day in special teams play, fans would be quick to predict it would be their third-year kicker as the culprit.
The US says it will take the unusual step challenging Nafta findings that Canadian wood imports pose not threat to the US lumber industry.
UFTON NERVET, England: The driver of a train that derailed after colliding with a car at a crossing in England was among the six people killed in Saturday&#39;s accident, rail officials said Sunday.
Gunmen seized two Egyptians in an  overnight raid on their office in Baghdad, the third in a new  series of audacious operations to kidnap foreigners in the  Iraqi capital this month.
A product placement that cost General Motors more than $7 million is indicative of new initiatives by agencies and automakers as competition intensifies.
Marito e moglie accusati dell'omicidio avvenuto in Abruzzo
Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party is likely to win 399 out of 500 seats in parliament, a Thai television exit poll said on Sunday minutes after voting for a general election finished.
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI faced a growing chorus of demands yesterday for an unequivocal apology for remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite attempts by Western leaders and church officials to defuse the crisis.
A BBC team finds new evidence of mass ethnic killings and rape in Darfur, adding to fears of genocide.
The autobiography of DJ John Peel, which he was writing when he died last month, is to be published next autumn.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced that it would approve Cingular&#39;s $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless , provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.
E' successo la scorsa notte a Napoli dopo rapina a un pub
FALLUJA, Iraq  - At least 27 people were killed and dozens wounded on Thursday when a suicide bomber in a car packed with explosives drove into a crowd of mourners at a funeral in Falluja, west of Baghdad, police said.
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LeBron James misses two free throws and two three-pointers in the final 13.7 seconds Thursday, allowing Dallas to slip by Cleveland, 95-92, for its 14th straight win.
Il Livorno ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista della gara contro la Juventus.  Dopo il riscaldamento...
A nonprofit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s success isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t necessarily measured in dollars and cents.
No TV talent booker could have found more striking opposites than Dick Cheney and John Edwards in their vice presidential debate Tuesday night.
4 October 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094This morning, for the second time in five days, a privately built spaceship punched a hole in the sky over Southern California.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo  replaced his army chief with a more hardline officer and vowed  to rebuild his air force on Sunday as regional leaders gathered  in Nigeria to discuss unrest in the West African state.
The courtroom drama of shareholders vs. Disney&#39;s battling Mikes - Michael Ovitz and Michael Eisner \u00e2\u0080-as become a can&#39;t-miss reality show for entertainment industry executives.
Joel Klatt saw his receiver streaking behind the defense, reared back and threw deep. Then, everything went blank. Klatt didn&#39;t realize what happened next until some teammates helped him off the turf a few seconds later.
Cosi' ad del gruppo elettrico all'assemblea degli azionisti
Professional cycling is beginning its new season about where it finished the last one, with the consequences of the use of performance-enhancing drugs casting a broad shadow over the sport.
French magistrates search  offices formerly used by ex-PM Dominique de Villepin amid claims of a smear campaign.
The Football Association is holding interviews for its chief executive post.
The Chicago White Sox agreed to a two-year, $5.5-million US deal with pitcher Dustin Hermanson on Wednesday. Hermanson, who became the Giants&#39; closer in August and saved 17 games in the stretch, was not offered arbitration by San Francisco.
In un'intervista alla Gazzetta dello Sport, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, presidente della Juve, fissa gli...
Constructor of Arsenal ground is signed up to build centrepiece of London 2012.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\u00e2\u0080\u009d does not open in theaters in the United States and Europe until July 11, but the reviews are already rolling in.
The FDA has approved the drug letrozole for use in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have completed standard adjuvant tamoxifen therapy.
The first time Larry Donald told his buddies he was fighting four-time heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield, they thought he was kidding.
Nepal&#39;s political parties and former rebels Saturday agreed to hold elections by mid-April next year, a top minister said.
President Bush charged on Wednesday that Democrat John Kerry has a \
Tennis chiefs on Monday launched a joint review of their anti-corruption policies as they bid to fight the threat posed by gambling.
A full season has passed since the UN Security Council gave the government in Sudan one month to stop its campaign of ethnic cleansing in the region of Darfur.
The nation&#39;s accounting rulemaker decided Thursday that companies will have to begin deducting the value of stock options from their profits next year, a move cheered by shareholder advocates but scorned by many companies who rely heavily on options to
Asia faces an outbreak of  unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza,  which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a  pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
Reese Witherspoon filed a lawsuit against the publication   Wednesday, arguing that a &quot;phony&quot; June 26 cover story headlined &quot;Reese &amp;   Julia--Baby #3&quot; and featuring shots of Witherspoon and Julia Roberts was   a &quot;callous effort to boost the tabloid&#039;s sagging sales,&quot; according to   court documents obtained by E! Online.
Blog: A Mexican financial Web site says that, with an estimated net worth of more than $67 billion, tycoon Carlos Slim has overtaken the Microsoft chairman as the world's richest man.
Real Madrid senza Roberto Carlos e Fabio Cannavaro nella sfida con il Barcellona di sabato al Camp N...
The auditor general identifies problems with the Edinburgh rail link project but gives the trams plan a clean bill of health.
McDonald's Corp. said on Monday  that Charlie Bell, its 44-year-old president and chief  executive, had stepped down to focus on battling cancer just  seven months after assuming the top post at the world's largest  fast-food company.
PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Monday  forecast third-quarter revenue would exceed Wall Street  expectations, helped by an increase in customers making larger  orders for its business software.
The British Racing Drivers&#39; Club plan to begin work towards improving Silverstone now they have the security of a five-year grand prix contract in place.
By Times Union, Albany, N.Y.  Dec. 14--Here's a challenge to everyone who ever wrote a letter to this  page criticizing the Albany public schools for poor performance: Now you have  a chance to do something about it.
The author told The Telegraph that ministers should have stepped in to prevent the closure of Behzti, which had been staged at Birmingham&#39;s Repertory Theatre, and accused them of helping to endanger Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, the play&#39;s author.
Democratic presidential candidates stood united Thursday night against the Supreme Court and its historic ruling rolling back a half-century of school desegregation laws. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said the conservative court \
The judge ruled in the industry group's favor because the Web site operators tampered with evidence.
By Katherine Rosenberg, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 4--VICTORVILLE -- A group of dedicated homeowners not only had the tenacity to help remove a problem tenant from their area, but they alerted authorities to a home which later had to be condemned, officials said.
In una gara valida per le qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 2010 disputata sul neutro di Dubai, Iraq e ...
The top Vatican cardinal in charge of relations with Jews on Thursday denied a new prayer for their conversion was offensive and said Catholics had the right to pray as they wish.
A senior military policewoman found dead in Basra and named last night by the Ministry of Defence is understood to have killed herself.
The Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-morning on Monday as caution about the dollar&#39;s weakness and the US presidential election prompted selling of exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
Kevin O'Connell's previous 19 Oscar nominations were nothing like this.
By SUE LINDSEY  ROANOKE, Va. - With spring approaching, Virginia scientists are planning a more comprehensive attack to find the cause of the mysterious fish kills in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Software giant Microsoft is  casting its sights on the digital media marketplace by  positioning itself as pro-consumer-choice.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice  William Rehnquist has been hospitalized with thyroid cancer,  the court said Monday.
Tre ex parlamentari sarebbero liberati per motivi di salute
Associated Press Television News footage showed large flatbed trucks carrying armored British vehicles up a road through Iraq's southern desert.
If your office is often cold, take note - chilly environs may lower productivity. A study by a Cornell University ergonomics professor found a reverse correlation between temperature and typing mistakes.
High-grade explosives were used in a bomb in the Philippines capital, Manila, that killed nine people, police say.
TALLINN : It is a small Baltic country with a spectacularly beautiful capital, recent European Union membership, a growing tourist industry: and a guilty secret.
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday as President Hamid Karzai welcomed London's pledge to send 1,400 more troops ahead of an expected surge in Taliban unrest.
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will release his second children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book Tuesday, two weeks before he is set to report to spring training.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has said it will allow doctors to screen test tube embryos for an inherited form of cancer.
VIENNA, Austria -- Besides cheap food, Austrian discount grocery chain Plus&#39; ad this week offers bargain Botox treatments, sparking an outcry from critics who charge the campaign is unethical.
[World News]: Beijing, Dec 27 : One person was killed when an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Shuangbai County in southwest China&#39;s Yunnan Province, the state media reported today.
U.S. stock futures fell on Friday,  pointing to a fall on Wall Street later as reports of  worse-than-expected subprime-related losses at Merrill Lynch   suggested the credit crisis is far from over.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A video purporting to show the methodical, grisly killings of 12 Nepalese workers kidnapped in Iraq was posted Tuesday on a Web site linked to a militant group operating in Iraq.    If true, the slayings would mark the largest number of foreign hostages killed at one time by insurgents in Iraq who have seized more than 100 hostages in recent months in their drive to destabilize the country and force coalition troops and foreign workers to withdraw...
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Comebacks\u00e2\u0080\u009d is one of those parody movies that presume that merely making reference to another film constitutes a joke.
LAS VEGAS  - DirecTV Group Inc.  onThursday debuted its first digital video recorder withtechnology from another News Corp.  division, raisingquestions about the strength of its relationship with digitalvideo recording pioneer TiVo.
Russia will delay construction work at Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor because Iran is behind with its payments, a source in Russia's nuclear agency said on Monday.
North Koreans entered the Canadian Embassy in the Chinese capital Beijing seeking political asylum, an embassy spokesman said. ``A group of 44 people entered the embassy on Sept.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has denied that he had lobbied for the use of troops against Opposition protesters who took control of Kiev streets after last month's disputed presidential election.
More than 38,000 performing artists are owed royalty money for certain digital and satellite transmissions, but they only have until year's end to claim it.
The detention of a man with autism was a breach of his human rights, a court has ruled.
Bank of America Corp. BAC.N will cut  an additional 4,500 jobs from its ranks, increasing the number  of jobs lost since its FleetBoston Financial acquisition by 36  percent to 17,000.
Microsoft Corp.   said on Thursday it sees no reason now why its new Windows  Vista operating system would be delayed, but stopped short of  committing to its previously stated launch target.

Complaints roll in claiming a problem in which QuickTime 7.4 disables Adobe After Effects.
Microsoft is expected to hear next month whether antitrust penalties imposed by the European Commission will become effective immediately, or whether they will be suspended for possibly four to five years.
Nasa says it has found \
A suicide truck bomber blew up outside the Iraqi army headquarters in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Wednesday and many casualties were feared, police said.
Jimmy Boyle lost his son and David Potorti lost his brother in the Sept. 11 attacks. Both are in New York for the Republican National Convention, but for very different reasons.
Ministers face calls to bring in safeguards to protect people's privacy against the police DNA database.
TOKYO  - Japan has taken another step away from its post-World War II pacifism with the ending of its decades-old ban on military exports and telling defense planners to regard China and North Korea as potential threats.
The U.S. Army fell short of its active-duty recruiting goal for June by about 15 percent, defense officials said yesterday. It is the second consecutive month the service's enlistment effort has faltered amid the American public's growing discontent over the war in Iraq.
A double suicide car bomb attack has devastated a police station just outside Baghdad&#39;s fortified Green Zone, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest strike against Iraq&#39;s beleaguered security forces.
Following are tables showing the provisional final results of yesterday&#39;s regional elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.
Steven Roth, the tough, entrepreneurial chief executive of giant Vornado Realty Trust , has his sights set on Boston's Suffolk Downs. And it is a better bet than any you could place at the struggling track that the opportunity he sees is not in a bunch of old men shouting at a TV screen and betting two bucks on a ...
After weeks of charge and countercharge in the presidential campaign, comedian Jon Stewart tried Tuesday to get to the bottom of the debate over Democrat John Kerry&#39;s military service in Vietnam.
Sono passati solo pochi giorni dalla bufera borsistica che aveva proiettato sulle montagne russe il titolo Impregilo, e in misura minore Gemina, la finanziaria di famiglia, ma Cesare Romiti \u00c3\u00a8 gi\u00c3\u00a0 pronto a tornare in campo lanciando un&#39;offerta su Wind.
Il Bayern Monaco dovr&agrave; fare a meno di Owen Hargreaves fino a gennaio, a causa un peggiorament...
Internet Explorer (IE) is no less secure than any other browser and does not lack any important features, according to Microsoft. But the managing director of Cisco admitted that he wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t use IE without additional protection.
London's New Year's Day Parade wound through the city streets Tuesday with thousands of entertainers and performers welcoming in 2008 with singing, dancing and carnival floats.
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber struck a group of tribal chiefs who opposed Al Qaeda, killing at least 18 in a market area near Fallujah yesterday. The attack underscored the difficulties facing Sunni leaders in trying to wrest control of Anbar province from the terror network.
Science & environment: AI experts say societies will have to tackle a new prejudice against individuals with brains made of silicon
Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.
The chairman, chief executive and commercial director all resign after a takeover of the club falls apart.
New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drug\u00e2\u0080\u0099s risks to the liver.
Mohamed A. El-Erian unexpectedly announced that he is leaving to return to the Pacific Investment Management Company, where he had worked for seven years.
An era at eBay is about to end.  Meg Whitman, chief executive of eBay for the past 10 years, is retiring.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
The IMF, World Bank and G7 finance ministers will say that the world economy has a vibrant heartbeat when they meet next week in Singapore, but tremors are present in the form of slowing US growth and high oil prices.
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the star of the \
40 persone messe in salvo, forse guasto a impianto elettrico
The Irish government today issued a passport to Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage who has been held in Iraq for almost three weeks, in an attempt to help secure his release.
The estimated $2 trillion to $4 trillion loss in real estate wealth could be more damaging to the public than falling stock values.
Verizon intends to merge Cybertrust with its Business Managed Security Services group.
BRASILIA, Brazil - Nearly 9,000 square miles of the Amazon have been destroyed this year, the government said on Wednesday, while an environmental group blamed work on a new highway as the chief reason.
Talk about a scrapbook. He's only 2 years old, but Jeremy Zorek has already been photographed with dozens of celebrities as he and his stay-at-home dad wander New York with a camera.
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels at the Nigerian capital of Abuja have hit a stalemate. Mediators halted the talks 10 minutes after they resumed on Tuesday after hearing from the
Cameroon superstar Samuel Eto'o will hope the past does not return to haunt him in an African Nations Cup quarter-final against Tunisia Monday.
Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty  were among six entertainment legends honored for their lifetime  contributions to American culture on Sunday.
A number of aid agencies evacuated their staff from a town in Sudan's Darfur region on Friday after unidentified gunmen attacked a house used by the International Committee of the Red Cross, aid workers said.
Most Florida voters had no problem casting a ballot on Election Day and many say they are confident their vote was counted correctly, a poll shows.
General Electric says it and Pearson are not going to proceed with a takeover bid for US media group Dow Jones.
European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment
It signals the possibility of peace in the Middle East, they said, with the appointment of a new leader to replace the 75-year-old head of the PLO.
Sale a 6 il totale odierno dei caduti per l'Alleanza
TORONTO - Former Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. Lastman, 71, was at home when he had the attack on Thursday, his family said.
ATHENS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Greece said goodbye to the XXVIII Olympiad last night, staging an uproarious farewell pageant under the glow of a full moon, replete with security blimps and a swarm of police helicopters swirling overhead.
Improving access to medicine could save 10 million lives a year globally, a U.N. health envoy said on Thursday, recommending that drugmakers support research for neglected diseases and cut prices in poor countries.
The family name alone, Al Maktoum, offered more than a scintilla of suspicion that we could expect something special. Never mind that victory normally materialises in the form of blue-blooded bloodstock rather from the barrel of ...
Environmentalists claim a million wild animals are snared annually for their meat, bringing 50 cents a pound.
Shoppers were out last month, propelling sales at the nation&#39;s retailers by a strong 1.5%, best showing since March. The sizable gain reported by the Commerce Department on Friday came
General trends have emerged in the new contracts for four of the nation's largest orchestras: an early holdback on salaries, a freeze on pensions, and more concerts.
Those wondrously intricate tile mosaics that adorn medieval Islamic architecture may cloak a mastery of geometry not matched in the West for hundreds of years.
A roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, as the alliance decided to increase its forces in the country to overcome a resurgent Taliban.
Maria Sharapova&#39;s drive to win another Grand Slam title ended on Saturday when she lost to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the US Open.
The number of parents saying children have been unjustly taken for adoption is on the rise, campaigners claim.
Comcast Corp. said on Thursday its  quarterly profit tripled, but higher-than-expected spending  plans for 2007 dragged down shares of the largest U.S. cable  company and its rivals.
NEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities &amp; Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.
House Republicans are grappling with political fallout from a lurid scandal and the way leaders dealt with Mark Foley and the now-former congressman\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s salacious electronic messages to teen-age congressional pages.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka had been so impressive, so early, Drew Barrymore was being lined up for the sequel to \
Former rebels who signed a peace deal with the Sudanese government opened fire on a convoy of African Union peacekeepers after a road accident in Darfur, wounding three soldiers, officials said Thursday.
France name a new half-back pairing and a reshuffled back row for their Six Nations opener against Scotland.
Portugal's parliament approves abortion on demand after a referendum last month failed to settle the issue.
The government would gain broader powers to review foreign investment in power plants, ports and other facilities that could be vulnerable to terror attacks under a bill approved by the Senate.
Faccia a faccia tra il premier e il ministro del Tesoro per il ricorso contro il Tarche ha bocciato la rimozione del generale dal comando della Guardia di Finanza                                          Caso Speciale, vertice a palazzo Chigi per il ricorso dopo la sentenza del Tar                                                                                  Imbarazzo nell'Unione: \
As of Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at least 2,457 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,938 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military&#039;s numbers.
Jose Mourinho said Chelsea played the \u00e2\u0080\u009cperfect game\u00e2\u0080\u009d after they romped to an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in their opening Group H Champions League game in the Parc des Princes tonight.
Global ecorestoration firms Planktos Corp. and Budapest subsidiary  company KlimaFa Ltd. are pleased to announce an agreement to become a  supplier of voluntary GHG offsets, carbon credits, to support Dell  Computer's European \
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped to break up machete-wielding mobs on Tuesday as the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests across the east African country.
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The United States and Russia are moving closer in their view of the political developments in Ukraine, US officials said Thursday, as prospects improved for a peaceful resolution
Pakistan is expected to set a new date for elections on Wednesday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bloodshed and rage against President Pervez Musharraf's government.
Despite winning more rallies than any other driver in history, Spaniard Carlos Sainz may be best remembered for one he failed to finish.
If nothing else, \u00e2\u0080\u009cMeeting Resistance\u00e2\u0080\u009d should dispel any lingering misconception that the Iraq insurgency is mainly the work of outside agitators.
Thousands of American troops in armored Stryker vehicles swarmed through three mostly Shiite neighborhoods of northeastern Baghdad.

A hat-trick from Tuncay sends Man Utd crashing to their first Champions League defeat of the season.
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The Carolina parakeet, the only parrot that was native to South Carolina, vanished decades ago but in this age of high tech wizardry could DNA be used to bring the feathered creatures back?
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Nasa says that it will delay the launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm damaged the fuel tank.
Ansia per la salute di Yasser Arafat. Il leader palestinese sarebbe in condizioni &#39;&#39;critiche&#39;&#39;, secondo quanto riporta il quotidiano israeliano Haaretz. Le notizie sullo stato di salute dell&#39;uomo simbolo della
Sono migliorate le condizioni di Egidio Calloni, il 55enne ex attaccante del Milan ricoverato all'os...
A close U.S. presidential race is providing a selective boon in political advertising for media companies, as candidates hone their strategies by state and even city, media buyers and analysts said on Wednesday.
Joe Ogilvie sat atop the leaderboard at  the Bob Hope Classic for the fourth straight day on Saturday,  carding a three-under 69 to hold the fourth round clubhouse  lead by two strokes over Australia's Peter Lonard.
A County Antrim man married to an African nurse is \
A new extradition treaty between the European Union and the United States could be used to legitimize extra-judicial transfers of terrorist suspects and needs clarification, a U.N. expert said on Tuesday.
U.S. sales of the seventh and final Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first 24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the fastest-selling book ever.
Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said that the UN court investigating atrocities in the former Yugoslavia had transferred a case to Serbian prosecutors for the first time.
The number of broadband connections in the US has jumped by 38% in a year, according to official figures.
For all the political furor it   generated before its broadcast, the debut of ABC's miniseries   \
IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys running back Julius Jones will miss about two months with a broken shoulder blade. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells confirmed the injury Monday during his weekly news conference.
Democrats on Saturday said US soldiers in Iraq lacked adequate body armor and plated vehicles because of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s flawed leadership.
Lawyers for Saddam Hussein and two former aides sentenced to death lodged appeals on Sunday, the Iraqi chief prosecutor said, following a trial slammed by some human rights experts as unfair and flawed.
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A bomb explodes at a hotel in Denia in south-east Spain, injuring one person and damaging the building.
A former Credit Suisse banker accused of leaking confidential information about several major deals was convicted in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Sudan Sunday said it would  immediately and unconditionally cease hostilities in the remote  Darfur region, and asked the United Nations and African Union  to request that rebel forces do the same.
Travel: Shoppers love Paris, but a spree in the fashion capital can be hard on the wallet. Lennox Morrison finds out where real Parisian designers go to buy top labels at a fraction of the cost.
Roger Federer's dramatic loss to  Russian Marat Safin in the semi-finals of the Australian Open  Thursday not only brought to an end the defense of his title  but also proved something to the rest of the tennis world.
A 28-year-old Iraqi man accused of fighting for the ousted Taliban regime five years ago appeared Saturday before a military review tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an official said.
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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 17    WASHINGTON -- The United States on Saturday welcomed a decision by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to invite a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss the shutdown of its nuclear facilities.
Essential supplies were being ferried into Kathmandu yesterday under the protection of military helicopters, after Maoist rebels cut off Nepal&#39;s capital from the rest of the Himalayan kingdom for the fifth day.
IBM on Monday introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader,which it says can recognize the user of the computer.
The poverty rate fell in 2006, but the percentage of Americans without health insurance hit a new high, the Census Bureau said.
Arild Tofte and Kaare Heggdal know that recycling pays, but they weren't quite prepared for the jackpot that a scrapped cash machine contained.
Problems abound for air travel. But there is hope.
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Compensation payments have been completed to the families of Libyan children with HIV, a spokesman for the families said on Tuesday, under a deal that could free six foreign medics condemned to death on charges of infecting them.
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A seventh person has died following Saturday&#39;s crash of a 300-passenger train in southern England, a hospital spokeswoman says.
Japan's Pioneer Corp. 6773.T said on   Monday it filed a suit in the United States against South   Korea's Samsung SDI Co. 006400.KS and Samsung Electronics Co.   Ltd. 005930.KS for what it says are patent violations in its   plasma display panel technology.
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A westbound stretch of the M8 is closed after a serious crash involving three vehicles, according to police.
A new online service makes it easy to track your expenses and even save some money.
Oscar-nominated director John Singleton was driving a Lexus SUV when it struck and killed a jaywalker who stepped in front of the car, police said Friday.  Singleton, 39, immediately stopped his car and waited for police to arrive after the acci...
Sweden's leading power supplier Vattenfall issued a bid for Danish energy market leader Elsam, offering 1,250 kroner (220 dollars, 168 euros) in cash for each share in the company.
US and Afghan forces looking for hostages today raided houses in the Afghan capital of Kabul, officials and witnesses said. About ten people were detained in the pre-dawn operation by
US Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldiers return fire during a gun battle with insurgents in Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004.
The U.S. command announced on Wednesday the arrest of an al-Qaida leader it said served as the link between the organization's command in Iraq and Osama bin Laden's inner circle, enabling it to wield considerable influence over the Iraqi group.
Investigators tried to determine Monday whether a man with a cache of pipe bombs and other weapons at his apartment was targeting synagogues and homes he had defaced in his Brooklyn neighborhood, a ranking police official said Monday.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that a U.S. military mission to capture Osama bin Laden or other top al Qaeda leaders on Pakistani soil would be unwelcome and \
Sen. George Allen on Monday denounced as \
South Korea voiced grave concern on Wednesday over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear device and China urged restraint after the United States said the move would be \
After her sister Venus eked out a come-from-behind, rain-delayed victory, Serena Williams overcame a scream-inducing calf injury to win her match as the sisters advanced.
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The number of US state and federal inmates sent to prison under death sentences dropped to a 30-year-low in 2003 as they declined for the third consecutive year, the US Justice Department said Sunday.
The incoming Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights.
Reverberations from Sunday's earthquake in southeast Asia are being felt around the world, as relatives anxiously wait for news from the devastated region.

An armed gang that stormed a school in southern Russia may be holding as many as 1,500 hostages, far above the official figure of 350, newspapers quoted freed hostages on Friday as saying.
Sudanese officials and Darfur rebels arrived in Nigeria on Friday for talks on a political deal to end two years of conflict in the vast desert region which observers say is slipping deeper into chaos.
The strengthening of Syria&#39;s influence in Lebanon&#39;s government prompted Secretary of State Colin Powell to renew his criticism of Syria after a brief period of praise.
With the release of the Xbox 360 Arcade edition, Don Reisinger examines the impact it will have on the family gaming market and tries to come to grips with whether or not the new console will beat out Nintendo.
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China's economic boom is still roaring despite efforts to cool sizzling growth, with the gross domestic product climbing 9.5 percent in the first three quarters of this year, the government reported Friday.
Michigan attracts the most fans. USC is the top-rated team. But do you know who plays in the 'Bowden Bowl?'
Offices of Ireland&#39;s equestrian governing body have been broken into after the alleged theft in England of a doping test sample from the horse that helped Ireland win its only Olympic gold in Athens.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia&#39;s armed forces will shortly acquire unique missile technology, unmatched by any other nuclear power.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue  launched her first children's book at the weekend, joining a  long list of celebrities writing for the young.
The Giants, who have filled two of their three biggest needs by signing shortstop Omar Vizquel and closer Armando Benitez, would like to take care of the third this week by signing free-agent center fielder Steve Finley.
Consumer electronics companies commonly cater to couch potatoes by pitching bigger television sets, more mesmerizing video games and remote controls that can even place online orders for pizza. But a small cadre of entrepreneurs at the world's largest technology exposition hope their gizmos make you work up a sweat.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born former Dutch deputy threatened with death for her outspoken criticism of Islam, sought European protection and possible French citizenship at the start of a visit to Paris on Sunday.
The city&#39;s top two political leaders cleared the way tonight for Major League Baseball in the nation&#39;s capital, after daylong negotiations to guarantee the construction
The United States and Britain are pressuring Kenya to investigate possible voting irregularities in an election that returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered rioting in which more than 100 people have died.
NEW YORK  - Women who regularly get fewer than 7 hours of sleep each night may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, a new study suggests.
Google reported a 17 percent jump in profit and a 51 percent growth in revenue in the fourth quarter, falling shy of Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expectations.
afrol News, 30 September - A truce was yesterday reached between the Niger Delta militia and the federal government of Nigeria after talks between the militia leader and President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Is there a future for satellite radio if the XM/Sirius merger gets rejected?
Russians shone in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2004/2005 with former world champion Irina Slutskaya won the women&#39;s singles title.
Rival Lebanese leaders could reach a deal this week to end a political crisis which has sparked the country's worst civil unrest since the 1975-1990 civil war, a senior opposition source said on Monday.
Il Team Barloworld ha ingaggiato per la prossima stagione Fabrizio Guidi, 34 anni, nell'ultima stagi...
The head of the United States' missile defense program sought Wednesday to bolster Washington's argument for anti-missile sites in Europe by warning that Iran has sped up development of long-range missiles.
Mr. Sippy was an Indian filmmaker whose 1975 blockbuster \u00e2\u0080\u009cSholay\u00e2\u0080\u009d (\u00e2\u0080\u009cEmbers\u00e2\u0080\u009d) remains the most famous Hindi movie and the biggest commercial success for Bollywood.
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We're at that point in college football's annual B-movie horror classic when the monster staggers back to its feet for the umpteenth time.
THE banking giant Credit Suisse yesterday unveiled plans to cut back its investment banking activities to high-margin business and float its insurer Winterthur in a major corporate revamp.
A hearing about charges of racism on Zimbabwe&#39;s cricket team has collapsed only a day after it began. The International Cricket Council, which was conducting the hearing in Harare, adjourned the session Thursday
His bullpen had already squeezed out 8 2/3 shutout innings and Dan Miceli was still available, making it logical for Houston Astros manager Phil Garner to take a chance
FLORIDA governor Jeb Bush suspended all state executions after an expert said prison chiefs botched the insertion of needles when a killer was put to death on Wednesday. It took 34 minutes for Angel Diaz, above, to die - twice as long as usual - and heneeded two doses of chemicals.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk, now 83, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover from the &quot;Killing Fields&quot; era, wants to give up his throne.
The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move, with Pakistan reporting South Asia's first human infections and Myanmar logging its first human case.
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Marks &amp; Spencer has announced a shake-out of top management after revealing that trading conditions have worsened, but it has not issued a profit warning as investors had feared.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - The PGA Tour expects to have formulated a comprehensive anti-doping policy by the end of this year ready for implementation in 2008.
The concern was that the sense of relief would linger, that the Great Escape pulled off against Cleveland would still be on everybody's minds when the World Series started.
As the Red Sox ready for a shot at post-season play, a group of batters across town prepares for their own championship finale where they'll face an impressive lineup of -- bowlers.
Samantha Morton and Chris Cooper are in negotiations to star in an untitled feature revolving around Truman Capote.
Talks on the future of North Korea's nuclear arms program entered a fifth day on Monday with negotiators scrambling for progress after Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation were rejected.
Microsoft said people running a pirated version of its new Windows Vista operating system will be denied access to some features.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a rising star in national Democratic politics and one of the nation's top Hispanic elected officials.
A mosque located in Kathmandu was burnt Wednesday morning by a group of angry demonstrators in protest against the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq.
After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braun\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rocket program. Now it has one of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.
At least 37 people were killed in Baghdad today as three bombs exploded while a US convoy was passing. More than 50 other people were wounded.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, in South America for a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers, said he hopes to strengthen security agreements in the Americas that are aimed at stopping narcotics and terrorist organizations.
Video game giant Electronic Arts expects to sell 2 million units of the \
Hollywood actor Kevin Costner fought to hide his blushes when he took his fiancee Christine Baumgartner for a romantic boat trip in a vessel that started to sink.
British drinkers are staying out later,   eating more food in pubs and causing less violence in city   centers -- behaving more like their continental counterparts,   pub operators say.
Middle Eastern investment funds are  targeting Jaguar and Land Rover, the British luxury car brands  that U.S. owner Ford Motor Co.  is considering selling,  the Observer newspaper said on Sunday.
DNA&#39;s ability to self-assemble into predetermined patterns has been exploited to create synthetic versatile scaffolding that can direct the assembly of miniscule computer circuits.
Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Wisconsin primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:
The government is adding viruses for the first time to its list of known or suspected causes of cancer, including hepatitis B and C and a third virus that causes sexually transmitted diseases. Lead, X-rays and compounds in grilled meats also are joining the list.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - NASA&#39;s departing chief says he stands by his decision to cancel a shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Dates for announcements of the 2004 Nobel Prizes. All winners except for the peace prize will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
We present recommended preparation strategies by established SEMs in the Latino arena, along with a resource list of how and where to start your own Latino search marketing and optimization strategy.
Teletrax, the global broadcast intelligence company, today announced a multi-year contract with ITN Networks, a national media advertising sales company, to track and monitor television advertisements and commercials.
Karlis Skrastins of the Colorado Avalanche had his NHL-record consecutive games streak among defensemen snapped Sunday night at 495 when he sat out against Anaheim because of a knee injury.
A suit brought by the New York Attorney General against UBS, accusing its U.S. brokerage of defrauding customers, could harm the wealth management industry even if the Swiss bank mounts a successful defense, analysts said.
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A majority of Americans now say the  war in Iraq was not worth fighting, a view that has driven down  the ratings of President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll  released on Monday.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- There was little or no effect on the mood of healthy young men when medication was used to lower their testosterone levels for short periods, says a study in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
The Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur starrer is a fun and entertaining watch despite some illogic moments. The two lead pair have acted well.
Republican presidential hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney clashed on Monday over the immigration bill, with McCain embracing the measure as a practical solution and Romney dismissing it as unworkable.
The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission on Tuesday set a roadmap for making airwaves between  television channels available for other services by early 2009,  when broadcasters are due to switch to digital signals.
Manchester United says it has not received a firm bid from Malcolm Glazer, but it understands the US sports tycoon is still considering a possible offer for the club.
NEC Corp. has developed a method of positioning tiny tubes of carbon in a way that, 10 years from now, will make circuits run faster and consume less power than the fastest and most powerful silicon chips, the company said on Thursday.
Consumers put aside worries about the weak economy and high gasoline prices to storm the shopping malls, pushing up retail sales in November. Wholesale prices shot up by the largest amount in 34 years, which could be a harbinger of higher prices to come for shoppers.
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Death threats phoned in to a hotel where Catherine Zeta-Jones was staying are linked to a woman accused of stalking and threatening the actress, a sheriff&#39;s detective testified Friday.
All nine members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.5 percent in December and even discussed whether slowing growth meant a bigger reduction might be needed.
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Angry U.S. investors alleging  securities fraud aren't hauling many more companies to the  courthouse -- just bigger ones.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - In a will signed on July 30, 2001, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith left her estate to her late son, Daniel, and appointed her lawyer and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, as the trustee.
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier returned to Pairs from Amman on Saturday evening after hisMiddle East tour to gain the release of two French journalists, still held in hostage in Iraq, French radio RFI reported.
A Food and Drug Administration reexamination of data linking the pediatric use of some antidepressants to increased suicidal tendencies has once again found a connection, and the agency is
The eldest son of the late leader of the United Arab Emirates has been elected successor to his father, official sources told CNN.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pledged a campaign of mass street protests to overturn presidential election results he, and Western countries, say were rigged by a Moscow-backed government.
AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.
Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in the southern German city of Munich for medical treatment. He arrived at a clinic in Munich under bright blue skies on Sunday
Moscow, 29 September: LUKoil and ConocoPhillips are to carry out joint work in Iraq, LUKoil vice-president Leonid Fedun told journalists today immediately after the sale at auction of the state package of shares in LUKoil.
Birmingham, England (Sports Network) - West Bromwich Albion coach Gary Megson will not re-sign with the club when his contract runs out on June 30, 2005.
Afghan authorities arrest three people after an attempt to shoot down President Karzai's helicopter on Thursday.
World stockmarkets lost 5.2 trillion dollars (3.6 trillion euros) in January thanks to the fallout from the US subprime crisis and fears of a global economic slowdown, Standard & Poor's said Saturday.
Alcan Inc.   has rebuffed requests by Alcoa Inc.  for a meeting to discuss Alcoa's hostile $28.6 billion offer for the Canadian aluminum producer, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
Entertaining is what Dylan Ratigan, the fast-talking young host on CNBC, likes to do most.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Militants in speed boats attacked Nigerian soldiers escorting a convoy supplying oilfields operated by Royal Dutch Shell on Monday, ending a month of relative quiet in the Niger Delta.
Militants in Afghanistan holding three UN workers hostage said on Saturday they were hopeful their demands would be met in negotiations but there were conflicting reports on whether the talks had started.
Developers can add another mobile open-application development platform to the mix, this time from AOL.
While the Capitals continue to tread water in the big leagues, the Hershey Bears -- Washington's top minor league affiliate -- are the epitome of success.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
A cartoon bear and deer talked their way to the top of the box office as Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher's animated comedy \
Boeing plans to release a set of technical specifications for RFID devices to its suppliers during the first half of 2005, but the aircraft maker won't mandate that companies start using the technology right away.
John Kerry said Friday there is a \
Michigan State is expected to hire the University of Cincinnati\u00c2\u0092s coach, Mark Dantonio, to fill its head coaching position.
Viacom, the parent firm of MTV, has asked YouTube to remove 100,000 'unauthorised' video clips from its site.
Kenya's anti-terrorism police allowed Tuesday for the first time a visit to a British national detained for suspected involvement with a cache of illegal weapons seized last week, officials said.
First lady Laura Bush underwent successful surgery yesterday to relieve pain from pinched nerves in her neck, the White House said.
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Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen have given Greece international forward Angelos Charisteas the all clear to sign for Dutch giants Ajax.
Carmakers that fail to meet carbon dioxide emission caps by 2012 will face fines, the European Commission says.
French doctors said on Tuesday Yasser Arafat was responding to treatment and ruled out leukemia, though aides said the Palestinian leader could remain in a French military hospital for several more weeks.
Last week saw a significant development in the online video distribution industry, as search giant Google acquired online video sharing site YouTube in a share swap valued by analysts at over $1.6bn.

MADRID Accusations of racism dominated the preparations for Spain&#39;s exhibition game against England in Madrid on Wednesday. Spanish newspapers Wednesday reported coach Luis Aragones&#39;s outburst against British
AutoZone Inc. , the largest U.S.  auto parts retail chain, said on Tuesday that quarterly  earnings rose 6.2 percent as sales increased and it benefited  from store improvements.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still unarmored, their commanding general said Sunday...
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MOSCOW - Russia's military yesterday waved aside as nothing new a fresh US proposal for a plan to station part of a missile defense shield in eastern Europe.
Two Britons wanted by the United States to face terrorism charges failed in a legal challenge on Thursday to stop their extradition because of fears they would be mistreated.
Out-of-pocket costs may be causing millions of older adults in the U.S. to cut back on prescriptions for conditions as serious as diabetes, asthma and depression, a new study suggests.
French national museums including the Louvre in Paris will let in many visitors free in the coming months, in an experiment intended to open up high culture to a wider public.
Agra, Nov 26 : Strict security arrangements have been put in place for night viewing of the Taj Mahal tomorrow and Sunday following the Supreme Court&#39;s decision to allow opening of the monument of love on moonlit nights.
What's the best way to provide digital driving directions to the likes of Google and Garmin? May the best map win. By Wilson Rothman from Wired magazine.
A cream designed to protect women from the AIDS virus did not prevent infection, but it was safe, raising hopes that it might be combined with drugs or other compounds to work better, researchers said on Monday.
A team of researchers briefly removed King Tut's mummy from its tomb Wednesday and laid bare his bones for a CT scan that could solve an enduring mystery: Was it murder or natural causes that killed Egypt's boy pharaoh 3,000 years ago?
Burt Rutan isn&#39;t one to mince words. Just minutes after the world&#39;s first privately funded space craft touched down at the Mojave (Calif.
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Maribel Dominguez, a star player in women&#39;s football in Mexico, has been told that she isn&#39;t allowed to play for a professional men&#39;s club.
Three UN election workers freed nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan thanked the nation&#39;s people for the support shown during their ordeal.
A trial that opened more than a year ago has become bogged down in Boston federal court. There have been hundreds of hours of testimony from witnesses, including 10 medical specialists paid tens of thousands of dollars. The judge himself even hired an expert to help him make sense of it all.
NASA on Thursday gave a multibillion dollar contract to build a manned lunar spaceship to Lockheed Martin Corp., the aerospace leader that usually builds unmanned rockets.
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Eight alleged terrorists were charged in Britain this week. One was caught with detailed plans of several US buildings.
For Stan Van Gundy, a moment during the Orlando Magic's summer league practices last week simply reaffirmed how much he wanted to be back on the sideline.
Class divide that once demarcated the Obama-Clinton battle line was obliterated in Va. and Md.
Measure Q failed for two reasons. First, the 2/3 voter requirement under Prop. 13 protects property owners from unfair taxation because non-property owners don't pay the increased tax. Secondly, voters believed (correctly so) that the proponents mainly wanted another sports field.
CHIP FIRM AMD has got itself very excited because Atari has released a game that takes advantage of 64-bitness. The game, called Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, has more detail, uses artificial intelligence and &quot;never before seen textures&quot;.
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The Patriots may be great again next season, but until Sunday, this season had the special air of inevitability, complete with the breaks and luck that perfection requires.
Bob Sanders's impact on the vastly improved Indianapolis defense, not to mention his impact on opposing ball carriers, earned the Colts safety the Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award yesterday.
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, the 51-year-old son of former king Norodom Sihanouk, formally took his oath as monarch in a ceremony broadcast on national television.
A study of over 10,000 computer users has suggested a link between heavy computer use and glaucoma, a disease that can cause blindness.
In this undated photo released by the Crystal Cathedral church, The Rev. Robert Schuller is seen on the large monitor, right, inside the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, who backs more tax cuts but is reluctant to brake the economy to speed euro adoption, said today all options were open for a new coalition after a slim election win.Comment
(CBS/AP) A video posted on an Islamic Web site Monday shows the apparent beheading of a man identified in the tape as American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong.
Food donations to the world's hungry have fallen to their lowest level since 1973 as surging grain and shipping prices outpace the aid budgets of rich nations.
OCTOBER 04, 2004  - LOS ANGELES -- Customer relationship management software maker Siebel Systems Inc. is moving to reinvent itself in a bid to revive its flagging fortunes and drive new growth.
Scandinavian countries are preparing  themselves for national tragedies as realization dawns that  most of the Europeans missing after the south Asian tsunami are  from Sweden and Norway.
NEW YORK  - About 1 in 5 people suffering from heart failure become clinically depressed, and four factors seem to increase the risk, researchers reports.
India's rupee hits a five-year high after Standard & Poor's raises the country's foreign currency rating.
NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials in the occupied West Bank and launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, stepping up a campaign against Hamas Islamists.
Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates tonight for a fifth time this year, confident the US expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
Air pollution caused by traffic and factories may cause heart disease, a US study says.
Leading universities are taking students from more areas of the UK, a champion of wider access says.
Monks unfairly dismissed a couple who worked for them for 23 years, an employment tribunal rules.
Miss USA Tara Conner, who hung on to her title last month by going into rehab after reports of underage drinking, admitted to using cocaine on Wednesday.
Thousands of men may have unnecessarily undergone an invasive operation to remove their prostate, sometimes suffering impotence and incontinence as a result, because of a screening test which was yesterday written off as all but useless.
Analysts expect 40 million mobile broadband connections by the end of 2008.
Playing a star of the prewar London theater uneasily stepping into middle age, Annette Bening manages a hectic plot with glamour and aplomb.
India has announced a one billion dollar package to revive its tea industry blighted by plummetting prices and a downturn in exports.
Insurgents launched a string of assaults around the city of Samarra on Wednesday, trading gunfire with US forces, attacking a US convoy
A proposal to shift U.S.  intelligence functions from the CIA to new agencies under a  national director came under heavy fire on Monday from critics  who said it would wreak havoc on the country's spy apparatus  just as it is needed most in the war on terror.
Just as Ali overshadowed two greats in Joe Frazier and George Foreman, Mike Tyson did the same to Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis.
An unknown Chechen rebel group called the Black Widows organised the siege of a school in the Russian city of Beslan in which hundreds of children, their parents and teachers were killed.
Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped shape jazz fusion with his band Weather Report, died in his native city of Vienna on Tuesday, aged 75.
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Bradley Horowitz, a Yahoo vice president who left this week for Google, pens a loving note to his troubled ex-employer.
Women who develop breast cancer are no more likely to have aggressive or advanced tumors if they are cigarette smokers than if they do not smoke, researchers said on Sunday.
Australia plans to strengthen immigration law with tough tests on language and culture.
Titans quarterback Billy Volek left Saturday night's game against Denver with a bruised left knee.
GEORGE Galloway yesterday scored another major libel victory, winning \u00c2\u00a3150,000 damages over a newspaper&#39;s claims that he was in the pay of Saddam Hussein.
Russia appears set to approve the Kyoto climate change treaty, which could lead to its adoption worldwide.
Britain demands an explanation from North Korea after reports of a blast that left a mushroom shaped cloud.
Freed American hostage Micah Garen says he wants to stay in Iraq to complete a documentary on the looting of Iraq&#39;s archaeological sites.
Texas Instruments, the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and that sales reversed a yearlong decline.
A simple, inexpensive and surprisingly powerful combination of treatments all but wiped out malaria in a group of H.I.V.-positive children in a study, scientists are reporting.
SINGAPORE  - One in three Singaporeans believe they can acquire AIDS through a mosquito bite, according to a survey published Friday that said ignorance of the deadly disease had not improved in five years.
A teenager is jailed after an Old Bailey jury found him guilty of having a terror-related explosives manual.
Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative election seen as a referendum on greater democracy and a test of popularity for China&#39;s communist rulers in the former British colony.
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Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader may get all the glory, but a new Star Wars video game finally gives credit to the everyday grunts who couldn&#39;t summon the Force for help.
The U.S. government warned its citizens to keep a low profile Monday after a car bomb hit a private American security firm in the Afghan capital, killing at least seven people, including two Americans.
Women pregnant with twins, triplets or  quadruplets are at greater risk of serious health complications  than are women carrying just one fetus, according to a Canadian  study published on Wednesday.
By DAVID POWELL  FUND-RAISING expert Derrick Orme has officially started work in his new role as development officer with the proposed new community radio station for the Llandudno area.
In a sign of warming U.S.-Libyan  ties, Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet Libya's foreign  minister on Thursday in the highest level talks between the  countries in decades, U.S. officials said.
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Web magazine pioneer Slate is to be snapped up by the Washington Post, the two companies have announced. The Post will buy the publication from current owner Microsoft, but details of the deal were not released.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Mortars killed eight people as   hundreds of thousands of pilgrims converged on an Iraqi holy   city on Friday for a religious festival where Shi'ite leaders   renewed demands for sweeping new powers in their region.
Australia's top military commander  said on Wednesday the job of the country's combat troops in  southern Iraq was done, bolstering a government decision to  bring soldiers home mid-year.
The White House welcomed a climate change accord by the Group of Eight club of wealthy nations Thursday as a &quot;way forward&quot; on tackling global warming.
NEW YORK - Jason Giambi homered to end the longest slump of his career and Esteban Loaiza finally earned his 100th career victory and first for the Yankees, leading New York over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Tuesday night.    Gary Sheffield hit his 36th home run two days after getting a pair of cortisone shots...
Triad Hospitals Inc.  has accepted a takeover bid from affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners in a deal worth about $4.7 billion, the company said on Monday.
An older antibiotic once used against tuberculosis but since abandoned may work to treat the most common and actively contagious form of the disease more quickly, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday despite fist fights in Congress and angry protests from leftists who say he stole July's election and had vowed to prevent him from taking office.
Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born soprano, was a genuine celebrity and an invaluable advocate for the fine arts.
Coach Mike Mularkey said after Friday&#39;s workout that Willis McGahee&#39;s availability will be a game-time decision. Dec. 24 ORCHARD PARK, NY - Bills running back Willis McGahee practiced for the first time
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Lebanon went through such a terrible civil war that after 14 years it still remains so politically fragile that when it finds a political formula that works, it changes the laws to suit the politicians.
At a time when Muslim extremists in Iraq are killing even hostages who are fellow Muslims, France is meeting the limits of its Arab-friendly policy and finds itself with few options, analysts say.
Madrid-Barcelona link is part of 220mph network taking on the airlines
Sergio Garcia shot 4-under-par 67 in the wind Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Volvo Masters with fellow Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, who was stung by a bee early in his round.
Japanese fashion designers are devising a variety of novel solutions that they hope will ease growing fears of crime.
The past 10 months have been rough for Silvio Berlusconi: He lost power in a contested election, fainted at a political rally, underwent heart surgery and was rebuked very publicly by his wife for flirting with other women.
Babies born by Caesarean section may have a greater risk of suffering food allergies and diarrhoea during their first 12 months, research suggests.
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Investigators want to talk to the driver of a blue van that firefighters saw leaving a housing development where dozens of homes under construction burned, authorities said Wednesday.
England fast bowler Stephen Harmison was rated &quot;extremely doubtful&quot; on Saturday for next week&#39;s first Test against India here at Lord&#39;s after suffering fresh hernia problems.
With Iowa around the corner, the Senator goes after Hillary Clinton  -  and promises to go after her some more
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man crashed a stolen car through the front of a Target store, drove around the store for a bit and then drove back out before police were able to arrest him, authorities said. No one was injured.
US vice president Dick Cheney has attacked Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, saying his criticism of Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi showed an appalling \u00e2\u0080\u009clack of respect\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
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Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O has agreed to   a deal with Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N to have Yahoo search   and other services appear on HP personal computers sold in the   United States and Europe, the company said on Thursday.
PERTH (Dow Jones)--Having secured Chinese iron ore sales worth US$12.2 billion, Australia-based global miner BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) said Tuesday that a further aggressive
Shares of Google Inc. GOOG.O rose 15  percent to $98 in the first minutes of their Nasdaq stock  market debut on Thursday after the year's most anticipated  initial public offering priced far below initial estimates.
Tony Blair says he accepts responsibility for the the \u00c2\u00a343bn BAE arms deal that allegedly involved more than \u00c2\u00a31bn of secret payments to Saudi prince.
Virgin Mobile says user numbers are up 37% on a year ago and it added a record number of subscribers in the latest quarter.
Politics: 17 November 2004, Wednesday. The President of the Czech Republic, Vaslav Klaus, will arrive in Bulgaria November 23, it was announced Wednesday.
Washington - The problems that plagued the 2000 American presidential election are likely to be repeated because &quot;basic international requirements&quot; for a fair vote are missing in Florida, former president and veteran elections monitor Jimmy Carter has
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Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections.
It may sound strange, after four years of George W. Bush as a candidate and then president, but Republicans say a main goal of their convention that opens Monday is to reintroduce him to the nation.
Just because it's September, on autumn's cusp, don't expect cool, crisp air for the Washington area -- not just yet, at least. Today and tomorrow, it's still going to be hot, humid and summerlike.
DUOLUN COUNTY, China  - Until giant sand dunes swallowed his home, Deng Baogui was a shepherd and wheat farmer in an Inner Mongolian village where his family had lived for three generations.
I.B.M. agreed to pay $7 million as part of a settlement of a federal regulatory investigation involving Dollar General\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2000 financial statements.
Under the watch of dozens of press and TV cameras, four Chinese HIV carriers staged a short play Tuesday in Beijing&#39;s Guoan Theater in Beijing&#39;s western suburbs.
A US army officer who refused orders to deploy to Iraq pleads not guilty as his court martial begins.
Workers represented by the United Auto  Workers ratified a four-year contract with automaker Chrysler  LLC, the union said on Saturday, capping a close-fought battle  that had threatened to scuttle the labor pact.
The highlight reel is usually reserved for Ray Allen , not Tony Allen . It was quite the opposite last night.
Arthur Weinstein, a Manhattan lawyer and Vice President of the Council of New York Cooperatives, is taking questions from City Room readers this week.
Steelcase Inc. (SCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest office-furniture maker, on Thursday swung back to a quarterly profit from the previous quarter, but warned that rising
As operations slowly returned to near-normal for US Airways on Monday, union leaders blamed the airline&#39;s Christmas meltdown on bad planning, and denied that workers had staged a &quot;sickout&quot; to penalize the company for slashing their pay.
IBM&#39;s Canada Division has announced a new feature in selected models of their Thinkpad T42 series of notebook computers - a fingerprint reader for enhanced security measures.
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is in transfer talks with Premiership rivals Newcastle and West Ham.
SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods, back in action after a five-week break, overcame a second successive day of wayward driving to take control of the Buick Invitational on Friday.
The Nokia Remote Camera works by combining a digital camera, GSM transceiver and MMS technology. All it needs is a regular main power supply and access to a GSM network, so it does not require
A 1,600-strong audience is expected to attend the national commemoration service in Liverpool to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it is cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.
It was a tale of two cartoons at the American box office this week, but The Incredibles came out on top. In its second week, Disney&#39;s latest animated tale took $51m (\u00c2\u00a327.
RICHMOND, Feb. 1 -- The Bush administration argued Thursday that a Qatari national who it says was an al-Qaeda sleeper agent sent to the United States for a second wave of terrorist attacks has no right to challenge in court his status as an enemy combatant.
The UN Security Council is set to back a French plan to send UN and EU forces to protect refugees from Darfur.
The Arctic Monkeys are the favourites to become the first artists to win the prestigious Mercury Prize twice after the rockers made the 12-strong shortlist Tuesday.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission barred U.S. mutual funds on Wednesday from  channeling brokerage commissions toward Wall Street firms based  on their promotion of the funds' shares.
Aides say that Argentinian press reports that Prince Harry of Britain spent his time in the country nightclubbing and getting drunk are pure fiction.
Perfectionists are more prone to developing irritable bowel syndrome  after an infection, a study finds.
Shaquille O'Neal believes the Los Angeles Lakers made him The Big Scapegoat. \
For many New Yorkers, it is an unpardonable insult that Rudolph W. Giuliani has declared he will be rooting for the Boston Red Sox against the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell insisted today that the US has not been &quot;stingy&quot; in its response to the Asian tsunami disaster but admitted that much more international aid would have to be given.
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A row erupts between two leading contenders for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
The tragedy of 9/11 continues to resonate for Boston College coach Tom O'Brien, as it will for many Americans, in the observance today of the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
JERUSALEM - Israel's sophisticated new spy satellite has begun transmitting images from space, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.  Israel launched the Ofek-7 satellite into orbit Monday, giving it a new tool in its efforts to collect intelligence on Iran and other regional adversaries.
At least 12 Iraqis, 11 of them National Guardsmen, are killed in a car bomb explosion, the US military says.
Angelina Jolie has gone public about  the start of her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, saying she  never wanted to ruin his marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston  -- but she also has no plans to marry him.
A Dutch newspaper said Wednesday it has received an anonymous letter giving details of where to find the body of missing toddler Madeleine McCann.
After catching five passes for a season-high 83 yards in a blowout victory over the Vikings Nov. 30, it appeared Doug Gabriel was emerging as the dangerous wide receiving threat the Patriots needed.
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Shares of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest maker of mobile networks fell 24% after announcing a drop in third-quarter profit amid weaker demand for equipment in Europe and the U.S.
It is often said, mostly by broadcasters who have more time to fill than salient details, that the most important moment in a baseball game can come at any time.
Coach Dave Wannstedt's tenure, which lasted four and a half years, was marked by a winning record but an abrupt recent decline.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a staunch defence of his record on Iraq Thursday after announcing a major troop withdrawal, and also insisted there is &quot;no planning&quot; under way for an attack on Iran.
WASHINGTON - Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that
The great Moroccan reveals hidden depths to fit the final piece into a reign that was lacking just one achievement, reports Len Johnson.
U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday,   with investors hesitant to make big bets on equities before   Friday's jobs report and as retailers posted mixed sales.
INTEREST rates went up and down regardless of which party was in government, Labor said today. Prime Minister John Howard yesterday said he could guarantee interest rates would be lower under the Coalition
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EA announced today that it will be releasing a free online version of its Battlefield franchise, driven by advertisements and micro-transactions, called Battlefield Heroes.
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MOSCOW. Dec 10 (Interfax-AVN) - The flight of the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS) is aimed at considerably increasing the capabilities of the station, Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) spokesman Igor Panarin said.
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A European team of astronomers has discovered a planet only 14 times more massive than the Earth. This is the smallest extra-solar planet discovered so far, and it lies at the threshold of the largest possible
Russia will return so-called trophy art taken from Nazi Germany during World War II only on a case-by-case basis, an official said Friday, arguing that most of the cultural treasures Moscow retains were seized as compensation for huge Soviet wartime damage.
Blackstone Group's initial public offering is seeing heavy demand from investors vying for shares of the biggest U.S. IPO in five years, which is expected to price on Thursday.
Ford Motor Co  on Thursday posted a 9 percent decline in U.S. sales for December.
The highest-ranking US Army reservist charged in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandals has been sentenced to eight years in prison. During a court martial in Baghdad Thursday Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick was
Apple gave Apple Developer Connection members a mostly complete version of their latest OS last Friday. Are they getting close to unchaining Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?
Air France-KLM reveals that its offer for the Italian airline Alitalia is to be structured as a share swap.
Last week, for the first time since Ehud Barak defeated Benjamin Netanyahu in the contest for prime minister, the left wing was radiant with joy.
Shares of Rite Aid (RAD:NYSE - news - research) were among NYSE&#39;s losers Tuesday after the company warned that 2005 earnings and sales would fall short of expectations.
President Bush says he can save Social Security, which is due to go bust in 2053, without cutting benefits to those who are now or will soon be retired, and also without raising the payroll tax.
Microsoft has revised its anti-spam specification Sender ID following the spec&#39;s near-death in the technical community. The software giant said Monday that it has rewritten Sender ID -- a specification for
At least ten Maoists were killed in separate clashes with security forces in three western districts of the kingdom, a security official said.
Busted for a &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; lip-synch gone awry, her manager-father said Monday his 19-year-old daughter used the extra help because acid reflux disease had made her voice hoarse.
A report that a voting company employee dismantled an election computer before Ohio's recount last week has a congressman calling for an FBI investigation into vote tampering. But an election official behind the report says her words are being misinterpreted. By Kim Zetter.
Credit Suisse First Boston maintained an &quot;outperform&quot; rating for Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) after the company expanded its line of consumer electronics (CE) products.
Four days of sometimes hostile deliberations over the rightful owner of a $4 million scratch ticket ended yesterday with a mistrial after a weary Barnstable jury said they were ``hopelessly dead-locked.&#39;&#39; ...
Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
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The Interior Department yesterday announced $2.6 billion in winning bids from companies seeking to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's Chukchi Sea despite protests from environmental groups and members of Congress that oil and gas exploration would endanger polar bears.
It's probably the last thing most people think about when buying roses. But by the time the velvety, vibrant-colored flowers reach a Valentine's Day buyer, they will have been sprayed, rinsed and dipped in a battery of potentially lethal chemicals.
Politics: 13 November 2004, Saturday. Public anger against the traffic of heavy trucks spread on Saturday from Sofia suburban district of Knyazhevo to the town of Pernik and the village of Malo Buchino.
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North Korea said on Thursday a planned visit by U.N. nuclear monitors was on hold because it had not received unfrozen bank funds, shaking hopes Pyongyong would start disabling its atom bomb program soon.
MINDEN, Nev., Sept. 13 -- The emptiness that adventure pilot Steve Fossett disappeared into at 10:30 a.m. on Labor Day appears almost endless from the air, a rugged moonscape of mountain ridges that deepen from brown to purple before dissolving into the horizon itself. There are mountains and more...
WASHINGTON - Three Palestinian activists, including a political leader for the Hamas militant group, were indicted in Chicago on charges they participated in a lengthy racketeering conspiracy to provide money for terrorist acts in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, U.S. officials said Friday...
Comedian Jim Carrey returned to the top of the North American box office with the grim children&#39;s movie &quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
General counsel insists still committed to Europe Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith has given the company's first response to the rejection of its appeal against the European Commission's anti-trust action.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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In a twist, security researchers have discovered a group of hackers who are exploiting a new category of victims -- aspiring Internet scammers.A Moroccan group called &quot;Mr. Brain&quot; is offering free phishing kits on a Web site hosted in France, said Paul Mutton, Internet services developer at Netcraft, a security company in Bath, England.The software packages make it easy to quickly set up a fraudulent Web site mimicking a known brand in order to trick people into divulging credit card details or bank account numbers. Templates for spam e-mail are also included, targeting brands such as Bank of America, eBay, PayPal, and HSBC.Mr. Brain&#39;s Web site lists the kits and what kind of details each one is capable of collecting, such as usernames, passwords or Social Security numbers. Netcraft posted screenshots on its Web site.But what the aspiring scammer doesn&#39;t know is that the phishing kits are designed to send any sensitive information that&#39;s collected back to e-mail accounts controlled by Mr. Brain, Mutton said.&quot;Obviously, that&#39;s why they are offering this stuff for free,&quot; Mutton said. &quot;I was impressed by it.&quot;Mr. Brain hides the special e-mail function in a blend of PHP scripts, one of which is encrypted, Mutton said. Just in case someone decrypts it, Mr. Brain has written at the top of the file &quot;Don&#39;t need to change anything here. Created by Mr. Brain Morocco Team.&quot;The scheme seems to be targeted at new phishers, Mutton said. Mr. Brain benefits since other wannabe scammers shoulder the cost and risk of finding an ISP (Internet Service Provider) to host the phishing site, Mutton said.&quot;Essentially, they&#39;re exploiting all these novice phishers -- basically getting them to do all the hard work,&quot; Mutton said.It&#39;s difficult to tell without further research how many of the free phishing kits linked with this latest scam are live on the Internet, but Mutton said Netcraft noticed one earlier this month targeting Bank of America.&quot;Clearly, these are actively being used in phishing attacks,&quot; Mutton said.
La 7.a giornata della Serie A vede l\u00e2\u0080\u0099exploit del Lecce, che travolge il domicilio con un sonante 4-1 e vola al secondo posto. Momento importante anche per Parma e Livorno, che ottengono la loro prima vittoria
Drug firms force a judicial review over government plans to  encourage GPs to move patients onto cheaper drugs.
There are about 1,400 administrative law judges in the federal government, and they're pretty powerful.
MANAMA: The Gulf Cooperation Council conference opens Monday amid an increasingly unstable security situation in Iraq and a trade disagreement between Saudi Arabia, its largest member, and
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If not for Cub Scouts in Houston, Army Spc. Joseph Lowit would find it next-to-impossible to celebrate Hanukkah.
Police search for a rapist after he walks out from an open prison near Usk, south Wales.
Health authorities are drawing up plans to ban public gatherings and close international airports and schools as part of a global strategy in the event of an influenza pandemic.
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President Bush&#39;s performance evaluation is underway now, and his scores will be determined by the voters who are weighing whether he has met the goals he set for himself four years ago.
The first two at-bats were the kind of moments he'd like to forget. Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek looked, for lack of a better word, wobbly in his initial appearances against Anaheim fireballer Bartolo Colon.
Jeane Kirkpatrick, a key player in former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died, the American Enterprise Institute, where she was a senior fellow, said on Friday.
Microsoft on Monday formally opened a new software development campus in India that is Microsoft&#39;s largest campus after its Redmond, Wash.
Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser continues to steal market share form Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer around the globe. According to a report released by a German Internet
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah starts a six-day official visit to Britain for talks expected to focus on defence and economic matters.
A new anti-discrimination rule could permit conjugal visits for gay inmates in Mexico City prisons, a city official said.
Pakistani security forces arrested more terrorist suspects yesterday, a day after killing the country&#39;s leading al-Qaida figure and most wanted terrorist.
Video game addicts,  rejoice: U.S. researchers have found that playing is actually  good for your eyes, and despite all those dire warnings from  your parents, it won't make you blind.
Fireworks exploded and the faithful knelt in prayer as Ethiopia finally greeted a new Millennium on Wednesday.
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Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.
A human rights activist and journalist has died in prison in Turkmenistan, according to a rights group whose director blamed the government Thursday for what he said appeared to have been her violent death.
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A Boeing Co.-led team has succeeded in firing a laser beam for the first time as part of a ballistic missile defense shield, the Pentagon and the Boeing Co.
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The open-seat contest for Vermont\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s at-large House seat may not have as high a national profile as the state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s open-seat Senate race, as the state heads into its primary elections Tuesday. But unless the dynamics change greatly over the final eight weeks before the general election on Nov. 7, the House race may have a stronger bearing on the partisan battle for control of Congress.
What in heaven&#39;s name is going on with painkiller drugs? One day, we&#39;re told they&#39;re safe; the next day we&#39;re told they&#39;ll kill us.
Overcoming ordinary reviews, comic adventure National Treasure found quite a fortune across North America, digging up an estimated $35 million in three days.
Pakistan accused al Qaeda of killing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination has plunged the nuclear-armed country into crisis and triggered bloody protests.
The US military judge hearing the Abu Ghraib abuse case suggested Tuesday he would compel top military intelligence commanders to testify unless the prosecution moves
Gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, a study suggests.
In the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new ad campaign, 18 women step up to deliver a unified message: We\u00e2\u0080\u0099re athletes, so ditch the female modifier.
U.S. Senate leaders battled to hold together a fragile immigration compromise on Thursday as President George W. Bush, in an impassioned plea for the bill, insisted 12 million people could not be sent home.
Novell kicked off Brainshare Europe in Barcelona by outlining its strategy to make identity management the basis of all IT systems.
Apple may be close to developing a Wi-Fi enabled iPod if new patent applications recently filed provide any indication of its future plans.
Former Indonesian general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has become Indonesia first directly elected president in a landslide victory. Yudhoyono, who promised to inject fresh life into
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said that during his visit to Sri Lanka, he would check on reports of a stepped-up child recruitment drive by rebel Tamil Tigers in the wake of the tsunami.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard remained upbeat after his return to the San Siro ended in a 1-0 Champions League defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday.
THERE IS MORE TO REPORT ABOUT THE FLU SHOT SHORTAGE HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE US, AND THE WORLD. THE ERIE CENTER ON HEALTH AND AGING NOW SAYS THEY WILL HAVE TO CANCEL ALMOST ALL OF THEIR COMMUNITY FLU SHOT DISTRIBUTIONS NEXT WEEK.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- A protein called Stat3 sets skin cancer development in motion, says a study by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:DRI) today reported quarterly sales of $1.23 billion for the second quarter ended November 28, 2004, and diluted net earnings
Lo spagnolo precede Rasmussen, sempre piu' in maglia gialla
Bank of England policymakers voted 9-0 to cut UK interest rates to 5.5% earlier this month, minutes show.
President Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.
He&#39;s a California surfer dude, an air guitar virtuoso -- and the US Olympic team&#39;s resident class clown. Toby Stevenson also happens to be very good at what he does: the pole vault.
Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and EU officials said Thursday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Britain had offered to ensure the safety of Japanese troops in southern Iraq after the Dutch soldiers currently protecting the Japanese contingent pull out.
An Arabic website posts images of what it says are the executions of 12 Nepalese citizens taken hostage in Iraq.
He was a stern-faced sniper &amp;#151; and a soft-hearted Marine who handed out candy to kids in Iraq. He was a warrior who wrote poetry about life and death.
Contract talks between General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union resumed late Sunday morning after negotiators talked all day Saturday, a person familiar with the talks said.
A delegation from the Vatican is in Vietnam for another round of talks on establishing diplomatic ties.
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Decine arresti compiuti fra il Trentino e la Lombardia.
Oscar De La Hoya, whose golden smile typically shines throughout fight week, ain&#39;t smiling much right now. Perhaps it is because reality is finally setting in that Saturday
Thumbplay jumps on the social networking bandwagon with unlimited storage for user-generated content. It's also planning two sweet-looking Facebook apps for uploading and sharing images between Thumbplay, Facebook, and your phone.
Australia's largest steelmaker BlueScope is to build three manufacturing plants in India, as part of an ongoing expansion across Asia.
A federal jury in Chicago acquitted two men yesterday of charges that they were part of a long-running conspiracy to finance Hamas activities in Israel -- marking the latest defeat for the Justice Department in cases involving support for radical Palestinian groups.
The music industry group dangles fat settlement offers in front of 50 Ohio University students who face lawsuits for allegedly sharing music illegally. By the Associated Press.
The bridge of the starship Enterprise is filling up. Chris Pine, who had been in talks to join the cast of J.J. Abrams' \
An audio recording purportedly by Osama bin Laden, in which he mentions a Dec. 6 attack in Saudi Arabia, was posted on the Internet on Thursday.
A cutting-edge way of repairing  dangerously enlarged blood vessels in the belly is better than  the traditional treatment, Dutch doctors said on Wednesday, but  a U.S. doctor immediately called the finding premature and  possibly wrong.
Convicted teen sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced Tuesday to two terms of life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to murder and attempted murder.
Arab and Islamic countries on Thursday condemned Israel for declaring the Gaza Strip an \
A study has found that autism cases continued to climb even after thimerosal, which some people blame for the disorder, was removed from routine childhood shots.
The asset manager held up well despite adversity in the markets.
U.S. investment firm Lone Star   has stopped talks with Singapore&#39;s DBS Group Holdings Ltd.   to sell Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), Yonhap news quoted  Lone Star&#39;s chairman as saying on Sunday.
A man is charged with the murder of a teenager who died after being attacked in a west London park.
(InfoWorld) - Two Moroccan men have been jailed for releasing the Zotob computer worm, which wreaked havoc on an estimated 250,000 Windows PCs last year. Farid Essebar, 19, of Morocco was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday by a Moroccan court, according to a report by Agence France-Presse. An accomplice, Achraf Bahloul, also of Morocco, received a one-year sentence, the report said. A third man, 22 year-old Atilla Ekici, of Turkey has been charged with financing the attack, which shut down PCs in a number of major corporations in mid-August 2005. The worm primarily affected Windows 2000 systems, taking advantage of a bug in the operating system's Plug and Play service that had been patched by Microsoft just days before the outbreak. Though it did not infect as many computers as more widespread worms such as Sasser or MyDoom, Zotob did take out systems at media outlets, including Cable News Network LP LLLP (CNN), prompting widespread publicity. Ekici and Essebar, known also by their hacker names of \
Clemson and Iowa face potential turning points less than a month into the season.
Port Adelaide Power beat the Brisbane Lions by 40 points in the Australian Football League grand final to win its first premiership, ending the Lions&#39; run of three titles.
Win or lose last night, the Yankees were committed to starting Orlando Hernandez in Game 4 tonight.
LEMONT, Illinois  - Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker shared the early third-round lead with Australia's Aaron Baddeley at the BMW Championship on Saturday.
THE Renault team have parted company with Italian driver Jarno Trulli with three races in the 2004 world championship still to go.
Early childhood development may seem like an odd topic for a Federal Reserve Bank president. But as a regional Reserve Bank in a federated central banking system like the Fed, we spend a good deal of time trying to understand the economies that make up our district, which includes Maryland, D.C.,...
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for talks on how to stop illegal immigrants using the north African state as a springboard for entry into Italy.
BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas \
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, urged the United Nations yesterday to do &quot;whatever it takes&quot; to make sure democratic elections come off as planned in January.
Economists said the report was a welcome sign at a time of significant uncertainty.
The largest window built for use in space has been completed, promising a spectacular view from the International Space Station.
Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in August while construction spending dropped sharply in July, data showed.
The question of who is best qualified to lead the US war on terror and douse the flames of insurgency in Iraq has taken over the presidential debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
The bank said it lost about $854 million, exceeding analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 fears about how badly it would suffer from its subprime mortgage bets.
The New York Yankees picked experience over popularity, offering the manager's job to Joe Girardi yesterday at the risk of watching Don Mattingly walk away from the franchise.
Parcel-shipping giant UPS, among one of the nation&#39;s largest employers, can&#39;t refuse to consider deaf workers for truck driving jobs, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled.
L'amministratore delegato del Milan, Adriano Galliani, commenta la richiesta di rinvio a giudizio ne...
In his first start since the slugout in the dugout, Carlos Zambrano leads the Cubs to a 6-2 win Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Brazil for talks on its space programme and the sale of fighter planes.
News Corp chief executive and chairman Rupert Murdoch received a bonus worth $US12.5 million for the year to June 30, 2004, taking his total remuneration to more than $US20 million.
RALEIGH, NC (Sports Network) - Julius Hodge poured in a game-high 21 points as 19th-ranked North Carolina State routed Elon, 71-45, in the semifinal round of the BCA Invitational at the RBC Center.
South Korean mobile phone maker   Pantech&Curitel Communications Inc. 063350.KS said on Tuesday   it has signed a deal to sell 30 million handsets to a unit of   U.S. wireless equipment maker UTStarcom Inc. UTSI.O
Crucial DNA evidence tested by defense experts in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case might have been contaminated, prosecutors said in a court filing released Wednesday.
Death row Scot Kenny Richey spends his first day of freedom being reunited with family in the US.
President Bush&#39;s drive to deploy a multibillion-dollar shield against ballistic missiles was set back on Wednesday by what critics called a stunning failure of its first full flight test in two years.
The United States has barred diplomatic convoys from leaving Baghdad's heavily fortified \
An airport security company is offering $500,000 to anyone who can figure out how to speed up security lines. Can you build a better screening system?
Quentin Richardson poured in 37 points, including eight three-pointers, and Shawn Marion added 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-99 thrashing of the host Portland Trail Blazers Sunday.
Four suspected al Qaeda fighters will be formally charged with war crimes this week as the US military opens the first legal hearings for foreign
As more display technologies hit store shelves, Don Reisinger thinks it adds unnecessary confusion to an already confusing industry. According to Don, it's time we find one technology that works and stick with it.
Alberta&#39;s auditor general is raising questions about contracts awarded to a former aide to Alberta Health Minister Gary Mar. Kelley Charlebois was paid nearly 400-thousand dollars over three years for consulting work.
Blog: Music industry group that collects royalty payments has offered a compromise, but it's unclear whether it will go far enough to please disgruntled Webcasters.
A Planned Parenthood clinic was charged Wednesday with providing unlawful abortions and other crimes by a county prosecutor who had engaged in a high-profile battle with the clinic when he was Kansas attorney general.
A prescription drug benefit of the  U.S. Medicare program is a \
Montoya wins Brazilian GP, last race of Formula One season
Media conglomerate News Corp.  said on Wednesday its quarterly sales rose helped by higher \
The Iranian retreat appeared to salvage a nuclear agreement reached Nov. 15 between Iran and France, Britain and Germany.
This important book points out that the Bush White House has repeatedly sought to expand its powers, often doing so in secret, while sidelining Congress and the judiciary.
At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday,  as investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N reported  smaller-than-expected revenues, while a slew of data gave a  mixed picture of the economy.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
The Newton-based Smash Volleyball's 18-and-under girls' squad won a gold medal in the recent East Coast Championships at Penn State University. In a riveting semifinal game against the Flash 18s from Centerville, Pa., the Smash rallied from a 24-15 deficit for a 28-26 victory in game one; dropped the second game, 26-24; then closed with a 15-6 victory. In the ...
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Nina Kulikova) - On December 22 state-owned Rosneft purchased 100% of Baikal Finance Group, the mystery bidder that purchased a 76.6% stake in Yuganskneftgaz at auction.
Ernesto, downgraded to a tropical   depression as it crossed into Virginia, knocked out power   service to about 263,000 customers in Virginia and the   Carolinas on Friday.
The Economist is currently reporting the results of a survey of professional economists. When asked the majority seemed to feel that the economy was safer in Kerry's hands than in Bush's. The Bush tax cuts seem to have gone down particularly poorly with this group.     On the more positive side for Bush, a significant number of the economists say they don't think the problems of the US economy are entirely his fault.
Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time and analysts said Tuesday that prices could keep rising because of a sharp rise in global demand, tight supplies and threats to output in petroleum-producing nations such as Iraq and Nigeria.
Journalist Derek Pringle will refuse to sign a declaration that commits him to cover only cricket in Zimbabwe.
Yahoo Inc announced on Wednesday an  exclusive partnership with Bebo to manage display advertising  on the social networking Web site in Britain and Ireland,  giving it access to more than 11 million sought-after users.
Captain Stephen Fleming completed a superb double century as New Zealand tormented Bangladesh in the second Test at the MA Aziz Stadium on Wednesday.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 7--OSAKA -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Japan's largest drug maker,  is planning to build a new laboratory by March 2011 to enhance its development  of new drugs, company sources said Thursday.
Il 77,3% dovuto a conflitti per rinnovo contratti
The Consumer Electronics Show has always been a hardware-focused, but this year software, information and entertainment content edged toward center stage.
Most pubs do not want to stay open 24 hours a day and would be happy with one more hour, BBC research suggests.
A North Carolina man and his sister became the first two people convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail.
By PAUL GEITNER    BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision...
AUSTIN - Texas took care of its fiercest in-state rival and ensured at least one more week of bickering about the Bowl Championship Series.
England captain David Beckham is happy to operate in a central role in the World Cup qualifier against Austria if Steven Gerrard is not fit to play.
Iraqi elections should go ahead as planned in January despite mounting violence unless the United Nations says it is not feasible, interim President Ghazi al-Yawar says.
Illegal stunts in cars, joyriding,  bullying and political dissent -- video-sharing Web site  YouTube has taken off in Saudi Arabia.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Google&#39;s long-awaited kickoff as the largest Internet IPO of all time is likely to take place as early as Wednesday after the controversial Dutch auction process wraps up after the bell.
I used to live in Charlotte, NC, where a standard get-to-know greeting was, which church do you attend? Six years ago I moved to Seattle, and nobody&#39;s asked the question even once.
Iranian boats harassed US navy ships at the weekend with a threat to blow them up, US officials say.
Florida State and Miami will still play in prime time, just four days later than planned.
England prop Phil Vickery says fans who boo Andy Robinson's struggling team are not \
The US has become a major importer of illegal ivory, according to a report by a UK animal welfare charity.
Xbox owners can rejoice as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally gets confirmed for the Xbox. &quot;Take Two took the opportunity presented by the results announcement to reveal a number of changes to their release
A new survey finds that 51 percent of baseball fans in the city call the Yankees their favorite team.
NORTON -- There was a warm twilight some 10 hours after the golf had begun, and after a day filled with birdies, eagles, and red numbers, it had come down to this: David Duval standing over a 2 1/2-foot putt to make the cut, while in the fairway some 200 yards away, Vijay Singh waited anxiously for a chance to ...
Michael Vaughan&#39;s team need 49 runs today to make cricketing history, but they owe their chance of immortality mostly to Simon Jones after the fast bowler scuppered South
The remains of the mother of Russia's last tsar are being buried in St Petersburg, in line with her last wishes.
Dopo aver esordito in serie A con una vittoria (3-1 al Messina), Roberto Donadoni \u00c3\u00a8 gi\u00c3\u00a0 concentrato ...
Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez said here Friday his country supports an increase in the number of nonpermanent members of the Security Council in the ongoing reform process.
Islamabad, October 31: In the face of strong domestic criticism over his new formula to resolve Kashmir problem with India, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said that Pakistan has not given up its principled stand on the issue and a solution could be
WIESBADEN, Germany  - Germany stepped up calls on Friday for NATO talks on creating a missile defense shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.
After turning down the school that made him a Heisman Trophy winner and a feared coach, Florida icon Steve Spurrier accepts South Carolina&#39;s coaching job.
Polizia: 25mila partecipanti.Casarini: oltre ogni previsione
Mosca. &#39;&#39;Non tutti in Occidente hanno la stessa consapevolezza del governo italiano circa la necessita&#39; delle riforme in Russia per assicurare la stabilita&#39;&#39;&#39;. Gianfranco Fini preannuncia cosi&#39; la benevolenza
NEW YORK Higher oil prices and lowered profit forecasts weakened stocks Monday, with investors hesitant to buy in ahead of an interest rate-setting meeting of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday.
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Steve Finley&#39;s two-run single capped a five-run ninth inning, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in the second contest of a four-game series.
New tests show that the multiple-drug-resistant TB is still dangerous, but susceptible to more drug treatments.
Could it be that the \
Ex-US President Bill Clinton joins events to mark 50 years since the integration crisis at Little Rock Central High.
Women with shorter legs may have an increased risk of contracting liver disease, a UK study suggests.
A Brazilian pop producer who was  killed earlier this month when he slammed his motorcycle into a  car after leaving the Latin Grammy awards was under the  influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, a coroner's  spokesman said on Tuesday.
According to league sources, Colts assistant coach Ron Meeks will interview with the Redskins for a second time Monday for the team's head coaching position.
Fossil hunters have uncovered the greatest rodent that ever lived -- a one-tonne behemoth that bestrode the swamplands of South America some four million years ago.
WASHINGTON - Americans' supply of flu vaccine was abruptly cut in half Tuesday, prompting the government to ask most healthy adults to delay or skip flu shots so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies.    British regulators unexpectedly shut down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday, prompting a record shortage in this country just as flu season is about to begin...
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood calmed fears there would be a takeover of the London club and was adamant the Gunners would remain in safe hands for the long term.
The space program Sean O&#39;Keefe is leaving behind - probably before the second anniversary of the shuttle accident that will define his tenure - is far different from the agency he stepped into three years ago.
The board of Air India's charter airplane operation has approved a plan to acquire 18 Boeing airplanes in a deal that could be worth more than &#36;1 billion at list prices.
Fred Taylor runs for 111 yards and the Jaguars rout the reeling Raiders, 49-11, to clinch the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs.
OTTAWA (CP) - Sheila Copps's scorching new portrayal of Paul Martin suggests he would have had Canadian soldiers fighting in Iraq while he was undermining medicare and the CBC at home.
Three U.S. soldiers were killed and four others wounded in an explosion at a building in Iraq's Diyala province, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
A Steffen Iversen penalty was sufficient to secure the points for Norway at Hampden on Saturday. James McFadden was ordered off after 53 minutes for deliberate handball as he punched Claus Lundekvam&#39;s header off the line.
Researchers find that by weakening a transplant patient's immune system, then providing bone marrow from the donor, the body is more likely to accept the new organ without the need for long-term drug use.
Microsoft Corp., world&#39;s largest software maker, announced yesterday that it will release the next version of Windows operating system, code-named Longhorn, in the second half of 2006.
Democratic nominee John F. Kerry accused President Bush of evading responsibility, and Bush said Kerry was making unsubstantiated charges.
The body of Tiffany Johnson, one of four people killed in two shootings in Colorado, was returned to northern Minnesota, where she was remembered as a young woman well loved by friends and family.
Help! An attempted burglary of a Liverpool sports store was foiled after a vulture-eyed viewer of a Beatles-related webcam alerted police.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
InfoWorld - Taiwan&#39;s High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) has taken the wraps off a thinner, faster version of its Touch smartphone.
A pin suspension system used to keep an artificial lower-leg in place can disrupt circulation within the remaining limb, leading to skin sores, investigators report. They suggest prostheses that use suction attachment are a better choice.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is donating &#36;750 million to pay for wider vaccination programs in developing countries, British newspapers said on Tuesday.
In an era of widespread media consolidation, Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  believes television networks, movie studios and music companies should look to it as a partner rather than a merger candidate, Yahoo Chief Executive Terry Semel said on Tuesday.
TAMPA, Fla. - Animal control authorities are not amused by a fast food chain's marketing stunt encouraging customers to dress their cats in a special take out bag.  Tampa-based Checkers Drive-in Restaurants Inc.
Scientists meet  this week to decide if Montserrat's Soufri\u00c3\u00a8re Hills Volcano still poses a major threat to the island's inhabitants.
Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president of Cuba and commander-in-chief of Cuba's military on Tuesday, according to a letter published by state-run newspaper Granma.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone expected to reshape the mobile industry.
Delta Air Lines Inc., which is transforming its business to reduce costs and attract more fliers, blamed high fuel prices, low fares and hefty charges as it reported a $2.2 billion fourth quarter loss that was much steeper than a year ago.
The Chicago Bears have made a living out of winning ugly as of late, taking victories any way they can get them. On Sunday, Chicago invented another way to
It appears that yet another muscular government is having its way with Western oil companies.
The Venezuelan mother of major league baseball pitcher Ugueth Urbina is kidnapped near Caracas.
DESPERATE survivors of the Asian tsunami saw their first signs of hope today as aid finally started getting through to some remote regions.
The leader of an opposition party has called for the withdrawal of Canadian troops fighting a &quot;George Bush-style counterinsurgency war&quot; in Afghanistan, saying the conflict kindles insecurity here.
Two men are charged with murdering a former British heavyweight boxer who was shot  in a row over smoking.
London 2012 Olympic bid chairman Sebastian Coe will visit Scotland next month to discuss the benefits of helping to stage the Games with the Scottish Executive.
Exxon Mobil Corp.  posted lower fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday on weaker natural gas prices and shrinking gasoline profits, but earnings for the full year 2006 were an eye-popping $39.5 billion, the highest in U.S. history.
Victoria Beckham accepted undisclosed damages Monday from a celebrity magazine that claimed the crew of her U.S. TV show considered her \
The Spanish government responded to diplomatic pressure from Britain yesterday by starting a search for fans who racially abused England players during a &quot;friendly&quot; football match with Spain.
Amare Stoudemire was a reluctant center when the season began. Shaquille O'Neal is liable to remind him why.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are battling for last place in the AL East - and it showed Sunday. Vernon Wells homered in Toronto&#39;s five-run third inning and the Blue Jays beat the Devil Rays 9-7 in an error-filled game.
Mexico's stock market has had a solid run-up this year, far exceeding forecasts.
GHENT, Belgium -- Gert Steegmans won the second stage of the Tour de France in his home country Monday, with many riders left cut and bruised following a crash minutes before the finish.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - A judge and six lawyers were among 15 people killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack on a courtroom in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday, the city's police chief said.
Bank of America Corp. laid off an unspecified number of employees Wednesday at hundreds of Fleet Bank branches, a byproduct of the merger of the two banks, a company spokeswoman said.
Pentagon Chief Robert Gates, in his push for a coordinated assault against the Taliban in Afghanistan this spring, is enlisting Pakistan's help and vowing better military coordination along the troubled border between the two countries.
By MELODIE N MARTIN  The public will receive an update and have opportunities to ask questions this evening regarding plans to repair a dam on the Chickahominy River that was breached last month.
The rape case against Kobe Bryant finally fell to pieces shortly after 11 am Wednesday, when his accuser called District Attorney Mark Hurlbert to say she&#39;d had enough and would no longer co-operate.
Three U.N. workers held hostage in  Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai Wednesday and appeared  happy and well despite a kidnap ordeal lasting nearly four  weeks.
Latest addition to the Zoho suite of online applications lets users aggregate text, audio, video and images.
Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit rose 40 percent, trouncing expectations as most of its trading and investment-banking businesses achieved record results.
Nuovo stralcio di 20 metri, poi barriera arrivera' a 160
Slumping Cleveland lost a three-run lead while Derek Jeter homered and stole two ninth-inning bases as New York sent the Indians to their ninth consecutive loss, 5-4, Tuesday.
North Korea wants sanctions dropped and the United States to free its overseas bank accounts as preconditions for dismantling its nuclear program, a news agency said on Wednesday, terms likely to become a sticking point in negotiations.
By Laura Hancock Deseret Morning News  EAGLE MOUNTAIN -- A Web site formerly used by Pony Express Elementary's PTA became entangled in a phishing scam.  Sometime recently, hackers got access to software that parent Gerald Banks used for www.ponyexpresselementary.org.
Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, pushing May to the brink of becoming the deadliest month for U.S. forces this year.
A Norwegian helicopter rescued all 12 crew members of a Russian freighter that lost power and struck rocks in a strong gale Tuesday off the Arctic port of Murmansk, officials said.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- By signing center fielder Steve Finley instead of Carlos Beltran, a more expensive alternative, did the Anaheim Angels move into prime position to make a deal for Arizona ace Randy Johnson?
BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany have opened talks with Iran to reach a long-term deal on nuclear, economic and strategic co-operation.
The head of a visiting U.S. Presbyterian Church delegation called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and said Monday that his church is studying the possibility of withholding investments to increase pressure on Israel.
Republican presidential candidates can't be any more clear: President Bush isn't welcome on the campaign trail.
Since her return to singles play in September in Bali, Indonesia, with baby and nanny in tow, Lindsay Davenport has won 18 matches and lost only 1.
com October 4, 2004, 9:13 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
Palestinian searched through the rubble of their demolished homes Sunday, hours after Israeli troops ended a two-day operation in southern Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens.
The Times is to ditch its broadsheet edition and publish in a compact-only format starting on Monday. Almost a year ago, The Times followed in the footsteps of The Independent
A couple of years ago Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahyan, the emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) patronized the translation and publication of an old Islamic text about the \u00e2\u0080\u009cideal prince\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
The main union at Caterpillar Inc. said  its members voted on Sunday to reject the construction  equipment maker's contract proposal, the second time this year  the workers have voted against an offer.
News of an effective vaccine against malaria being developed is certainly a shot in the arm for the fight against this disease which kills over a million children and infects an estimated 300 million annually.
ROME : Italy&#39;s support for a conservative with outspoken views on gays and women as Europe&#39;s justice chief looked increasingly untenable as incoming EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso indicated he would bow to pressure to reshuffle his team.
Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam and holy war that have angered much of the Muslim world are in line with his efforts to spare religion from violence and extremism.
Secondo Sun avrebbe mandato suoi assistenti in Cambogia
The talk-show host plans to appeal the decision on the seizure of his medical data. WEST PALM BEACH - For months, Rush Limbaugh and his lawyers argued vigorously that Limbaugh&#39;s privacy rights had been violated
Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defence minister today said he could not rule out suing the British government over the purchase of four second-hand submarines.
Lyon beat Real Madrid and AC Milan start well, plus a round-up of the rest of Wednesday's ties.
Californians braced for another round of fierce winter weather on Saturday, a day after strong winds, heavy rains and snow prompted evacuations and left more than 1 million homes without electricity.
By Patricia Poist  Anti-gay church group, picketing high school play about gay man, finds itself outnumbered.
You probably know someone who&#39;s had the symptoms. Perpetually thirsty or hungry. Unexplained weight loss. Fatigue. Frequent trips to the restroom.
Large U.S. farms that sell eggs will  be required to adopt stricter food safety measures to reduce  the risk of chicken egg shells being contaminated with  salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on  Monday.
The loan servicer is raising some serious cash.
The going-away party for Tom O'Brien had just finished, with a small circle of O'Brien's friends and colleagues at Boston College. Lots of laughs, mixed with tears, that a 10-year stay was coming to an end.
Springfield, Illinois - Christina Kim followed up her career best round with a six-under 66 here on Friday to increase her lead to four strokes in the $1,2-million (about R8-million) State Farm Classic.
The business of hockey as we know it may be on its last wobbling legs. But the people who play the game of hockey showed just how entertaining the sport could be last night at the Bell Centre.
Higher U.S. gasoline prices may slim more than just wallets, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.
A weakening Tropical Storm Jeanne sloshed into north Florida today after pounding areas of the state&#39;s east coast ravaged by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - In a will signed on July 30, 2001, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith left her estate to her late son, Daniel, and appointed her lawyer and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, as the trustee.
Beginning Tuesday, the World Business section and the daily stock market tables will be combined into the main Business Day section.
Lance Ulanoff  includes Apple, in general, and iPhone, in particular, among his Seven Wonders of the technology world. He calls Apple a \u00e2\u0080\u009ctechnology company that bears little to no resemblance to its counterparts,\u00e2\u0080\u009d one that \u00e2\u0080\u009chas an unmatched ability to create product buzz and then back it up with buzz-worthy products.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Like, for example, the iPhone. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe iPhone takes over for the 80GB widescreen iPod with Video in the world of wonder. This hybrid device (yes, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a phone and an MP3 player) recalls the black monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Ulanoff indicates that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe iPhone reaches \u00e2\u0080\u0098wonder\u00e2\u0080\u0099 status, though, because of its one-of-a-kind interface. The effortless multitouch screen has no equal.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
PARIS : European steelmaker Arcelor said net profit in the third quarter surged by more than sixfold and forecast a strong fourth quarter amid &#39;healthy&#39; growth in the global steel market, driven by Chinese demand.
FORT COLLINS, CO -- Hurricane forecaster William Gray expects an above-average Atlantic hurricane season next year. Gray said he thinks next year will continue a trend of increased hurricane activity in the
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LSU coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position.
For those who have wondered why they like or dislike certain things, or how they decide what to order from a menu, a team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder says it&#39;s dopamine.
French film director Jean-Claude Brisseau is sent to trial for the alleged sexual harassment of four actresses.
WASHINGTON-- US Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., member of the Senate Select Committee on intelligence, delivered a statement to the Senate regarding the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fl.
A new contrast agent could help those for whom mammography is ineffective.
His victories Tuesday makes eight in a row and show he's eroding Clinton's core constituencies.
Lawrence Tynes kicked a 47-yard field goal in overtime to belatedly and unexpectedly send the Giants to Super Bowl XLII where they will play the undefeated New England Patriots.
Dozens of weather-beaten New Yorkers have managed to find salvation in curatives as varied as oatmeal, olive oil and pedicures.
Torino, 9 set. (Adnkronos)- Marcia della pace sabato sera a Torino per chiedere la liberazione di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari, le due volontarie italiane rapite martedi&#39;a Bagdad insieme a due colleghi iracheni.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 5--Ever wonder how Teddy Roosevelt persuaded so many of those flinty Western types to surrender control of millions of acres of land so they could remain untamed indefinitely as national forests?   He cut the local folks a deal.
The family of a Briton held hostage in Iraq are waiting for news after a deadline set by his captors passed. On Saturday, the kidnappers said they would kill Ken Bigley, from Liverpool, and two Americans unless
Police are waiting today to speak to a seriously ill teenage girl who apparently entered into a suicide pact with a friend who died.
Six Spanish tourists and one Yemeni were killed in an attack by a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomber in the Yemeni province of Marib on Monday, security sources said.
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices bounded higher for the fourth day in a row yesterday, with further declines in US supply expected as petroleum producers disrupted by hurricane Ivan continue to regroup.
The most unlikely element in one Iraqi nuclear physicist's quest may be his decision to undertake it in the first place.
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The United States wins three more swimming gold medals and Brazil's Thiago Pereira sets a Pan American Games record in the 200-meter backstroke Thursday in Rio de Janeiro.
Baseball&#39;s hot stove is heating up with a flurry of rumors and gossip. To keep you up to date, we&#39;ve created a special edition of Hot Stove Truth and Rumors.
Blog: Thunderstorms overtake Manhattan as the line outside the Fifth Avenue Apple Store extends to 14 people.
JUBA, Sudan  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew in to south Sudan's capital Juba on Tuesday to try to speed implementation of the 2005 peace deal that ended Africa's longest civil war.
The UK must do more to help the thousands of people fleeing violence in Iraq, Amnesty International says.
InfoWorld - Oracle at the OpenWorld conference on Tuesday is making several product rollouts, including a new version of its database and grid computing enhancements.
Predrag Lezaic was tired of traveling four hours from Ely to Minneapolis to get the food from his native Croatia that he craved.
Crude oil prices rose for the second day Thursday as traders worries that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) might trim excess oil output.
Our internal roundup networking news on the Internet goes public.
Roger Federer did exactly what was expected in the second round of the French Open. If he hadn't, the 10-time Grand Slam champion would have been even more upset than usual. The top-ranked Federer advanced to the third round at Roland Garros by beating Thierry Ascione of France 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (8) Wednesday. He breezed through the first two sets, but as the conditions worsened and the sun began to fade, so did his control of the match.
A 56-year-old Hudson resident and former Alvirne football coach known for bringing big-name jazz musicians to the Nashua area was arrested in Florida on Friday for allegedly
Ex campione del mondo e' un finto straniero
GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin's candidate has won  Chechnya's presidential election but faces an uphill struggle  to subdue a resurgence of a separatist rebellion that has  frustrated Russian leaders for a decade.
OAKLAND, Calif. (Sports Network) - On the day that Jose  Guillen and the Anaheim Angels were to appear in front of an  arbitrator, the two sides reached an undisclosed financial  settlement Friday.
The Glastonbury rock and pop festival kicked off Friday with Arctic Monkeys and Bjork headlining as heavy rain transformed the vast countryside venue into a mud bog.
The African nation's first free elections in four decades were remarkably peaceful, but disputes over a run-off could reignite chaos and conflict
Microsoft has told a judge that the European Commission must be stopped from ordering it to give up secret technology to competitors.

DRESDEN, Germany  - Russian experts working by night removed a large quantity of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era reactor in Germany on Monday and flew it to Russia for processing.
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The influential filmmakers create a $285 million fund for Asian films, hoping to expand audiences and maybe save some money too
Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker criticises TV talent shows, saying the winners never have \
Apple Computer Apple announced Thursday that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes Music Store since its launch in April of 2003.
Private equity group Carlyle is poised  to launch an $8 billion bid for Britain&#39;s Virgin Media  , the cable company whose largest shareholder is  Richard Branson, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said, citing  City sources.
A tidal wave of aging Baby Boomers   will overwhelm many U.S. communities with special needs such as   handicapped access and long-term care, but fewer than half of   cities and towns have begun to plan for it, according to a   report released on Wednesday.
American banking heir Matthew Mellon decided not to give evidence against claims he paid a private detective agency to electronically snoop on his estranged wife.   His barrister, Nicholas Purnell QC, told London's Southwark Crown Court he was not calling witnesses.
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A version of the Windows operating system designed for small devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs) (or Handheld PCs in the Microsoft vernacular).
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Johnny Damon speaks the truth. Quoth the hairy one after Game 5, &quot;We&#39;re going in there with no pressure. It&#39;s something we&#39;re not supposed to do.
Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.
Coby Electronics is turning into a world-class electronics innovator, one that can compete head to head with the Sonys and Samsungs of the world.
RICHMOND, Jan. 29 -- The Virginia Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to phase out the use of artery-clogging trans fats in food sold at public schools, from the cheese pizza in the cafeteria to the chips in the vending machine.
Greece&#39;s two top athletes have pulled out of the Athens Olympics and apologised to the Greek people for a scandal over missed dope tests that has tarnished the Games&#39; return to their birthplace.
Initial public offerings of stock are starting to look like an attractive exit strategy for startups, after a lull of three years. In an echo of the dot-com bubble, some companies are even going public before becoming profitable.
Playing with an intensity born of embarrassment last season, the No. 14 Utes turned New Mexico into a threadbare red carpet at University Stadium on Friday night, running over the Lobos
U.S. blue chips rose on Thursday, led  by tobacco stocks, while technology share were under pressure  by a warning from Applied Materials Inc. AMAT.O, the world's  biggest semiconductor-equipment maker.
A U.S. House of Representatives   panel on Wednesday extended its probe into Hewlett-Packard   Co.'s use of private telephone records by subpoenaing five   private investigators to testify at a Thursday hearing.
A study ranks Norway as the most peaceful country and Iraq as the least in a survey of 121 countries.
The trial of media tycoon Lord Conrad Black is due to begin at a US federal court in Chicago.
Computer Associates has acquired PestPatrol, a company that markets antispyware software, for an undisclosed sum and plans to incorporate PestPatrol's products into its eTrust Threat Management software suite.
Thailand's interim government lifts a ban on political party activities imposed after last September's coup.
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The Bush administration has dozens of intercepts of Mohamed ElBaradei's phone calls with Iranian diplomats and is scrutinizing them in search of ammunition to oust him as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to three U.S. government officials.
Young blacks walk to a city polling place, only to be blocked by a menacing white cop. Businessmen unwillingly parachute into Iraq. When Americans begin disappearing from their jobs, actor Matt Damon says, \
Bankitalia: rispettivamente +11,4% e +6,8% ad aprile
The world&#39;s major economic powers were far apart Saturday on agreeing how to provide debt relief for Iraq and the poorest nations, as finance officials began broader discussions about the global economy.
In passerella le monoposto Renault e molti calciatori
By Lydia Martin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 18--Six years ago, a sleepy little wine-tasting event on the North Miami campus of Florida International University was reinvented as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival.
Britain's Andy Murray starts the season with an impressive 6-0 6-2 victory over Olivier Rochus in the first round of the Qatar Open.
US Congress negotiators agree on the text of a landmark nuclear deal with India before it goes to vote.
TV critic James Poniewozik picks the medium's greatest. See who makes the cut, with video clips of each
The US urges Burma to include opposition parties and minority groups as its National Convention reopens.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an informal probe into stock sales by Countrywide Financial Corp  Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.
A federal judge struck down controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act in a ruling that declared them unconstitutional yesterday, ordering the FBI to stop its wide use of a warrantless tactic for obtaining e-mail and telephone data from private companies for counterterrorism investigations.
African Union-sponsored talks between rebels from Sudan's Darfur region and government officials from Khartoum resumed, expected to focus on the key issue of restoring security in the war-torn area.
A new cancer care centre is to be built using funds raised by women who powerwalked wearing decorated bras.
Another indication of lacklustre job creation in the United States is likely to keep stock markets static this week, but the Canadian dollar could get a boost if the Bank of Canada decides to hike interest rates tomorrow.
The mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp said that it would cut its work force by 24 percent.
Shotgun pellets and other ammunition left in carcasses are giving many of the nearly extinct vultures lead poisoning, a new study shows.
Volunteers work on inflating the Sponge Bob Square Pants balloon Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 on 81st Street near Central Park in New York.
Arsene Wenger has pledged to keep faith with stand-in keeper Manuel Almunia for the crunch week which could define Arsenal&#39;s season.
A spokesman of the Himachal government told rediff.com on phone from Shimla that unless that word is removed from the film, it would not be allowed to be screened in cinema halls of the state.
City managers and planners say traffic must be managed in a crowding world, but how do you have a prosperous city and not have it choke on its own wealth?
The fear of attack kept most vehicles off roads leading to Nepal&#39;s capital for a second day on Thursday as authorities sought talks to end a siege called by Maoist insurgents.
A critically ill Wisconsin teenager who was bitten by a bat recovered after being put into a drug-induced coma and being given antiviral drugs.
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Allenamento differenziato per il Modena dopo la sconfitta con il Chievo. Per chi non ha giocato ieri...
The international relief effort in Indonesia finally sprang into action just before a major conference of donors in the Indonesian capital.
The Wizards likely will face a depleted group of Denver Nuggets when the teams meet for the second time in less than a week Monday night at Denver's Pepsi Center.
An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen charged with plotting attacks on American troops in Iraq appears in a US court.
Britain's Prince Charles on Thursday savaged plans to erect more odd-shaped towers in London, saying they would \
Blog: Photo of the news trucks lined up along 5th Ave. for the iPhone.
The founders of Portus Alternative Asset Management were charged with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering, among others.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected on Tuesday a call from one of her ministers that the country's utility firms shut down their seven oldest nuclear reactors by the end of 2009.
When technicians examined the PCs of 329 respondents, they found 80 percent loaded with dozens of spyware programs that track the user&#39;s browsing habits.
INDIANAPOLIS \u00c2\u00b7 Aaron Peirsol, who swept the backstroke events at the Athens Olympics, won the 100-meter backstroke at the Short Course World Championships on Friday night.
Two US soldiers were killed and four wounded when their patrol came under attack in the northwestern city of Mosul, the military said Sunday.
Louis Saha's second-half goal gives Man Utd a crucial Champions League win against Benfica in Lisbon.
Soldiers searched for bodies in  treetops, families wept over the dead lined up on beaches and  rescuers scoured coral isles for missing tourists as Asia  counted the cost on Monday of a tsunami that killed at least  12,600.
Tens of thousands of people poured   into Budapest's parliament square on Saturday in the biggest   rally so far against Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany   over his admission that he lied to the electorate.
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Despite investor optimism, it could be a scary year for Panera.
Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson calls on Tesco to ensure its fruit suppliers abroad follow working laws.
Physicists have dreamt about it for decades: harnessing the fusion process that powers the sun to make clean, safe and limitless energy. A multinational pact signed Tuesday may bring that dream a step closer to reality.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz left here Monday for Nepal on the first leg of his four-day visit to three South Asian states aimed at boosting political and economic
Two weeks before his trial on aggravated burglary and weapons charges, former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett does not have an attorney.
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy opposition figures gained more clout in Hong Kong&#39;s legislature with three new seats, but they fell short of expectations and resumed grumbling yesterday about a system they said was unfairly rigged.
Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.
Syria's President Bashar al- Assad wins another seven year term in a ballot in which he was the only candidate.
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US armored vehicles were seenmoving toward Fallujah late Sunday, as Iraq&#39;s interim governmentdeclared a state of emergency for two months.
WHILE India was celebrating its Independence Day, another important event was taking place on the other side of the world, in Venezuela.
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, the wife of former US President Lyndon B Johnson, dies aged 94.
An NHS trust chief says the Welsh health service is failing to solve problems after a nurse highlights concerns.
PRISTINA, Serbia  - An explosion killed two people and injured 11 when it tore through shops early on Monday in the capital of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province.
Despite more aggressive discounts, Ford Motor Co.  and Chrysler Group on Tuesday reported lower U.S. sales for June, underscoring the drag on the U.S. auto industry from high gas prices, fierce competition and a weak housing market.
A 38-year-old Birmingham man pleads guilty to plotting to kidnap and kill a British soldier.
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First came word that the running mate picked by GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez had compared same-sex marriage to bestiality. Then Beauprez apologized for overstating the abortion rate among blacks.
The BlackBerry 7100 Series handsets are the first wireless devices to feature SureType with large, &quot;optimally placed&quot; keys that allow one-handed or two-handed operation.
Tsunami survivors on the isolated Andaman and Nicobar islands told harrowing tales Thursday of going without food after fleeing mammoth waves that smashed their villages
Airbus handout released shows a computer generated image of the Airbus A350 XWB.Comment
Apple Computer finds problems in the way stock options were granted, an internal investigation shows.
Assailants fired a rocket at an American helicopter taking President Hamid Karzai on a rare foray into Afghanistan&#39;s troubled provinces Thursday, but it missed and he escaped injury.
A vehicle packed with rockets exploded across the street from the Kabul police headquarters Saturday, killing five civilians and injuring at least 24 others.
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India's Tata Motors reveals that its $2,500 car, the world's cheapest, is a four-doored model called the Nano.
Documentaries on the effects on children of the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the Indian Point power plant will be broadcast back-to-back by HBO.
Description: The World Trade Organization tells US trading partners they can retaliate against the United States over the so-called Byrd Amendment.
Italy has allowed U.S. private equity firm MatlinPatterson to re-enter the auction for airline Alitalia  after fears arose that one of the two final bidders may quit.
IT SEEMS a long way from a family jewellery business operating from a garden shed 36 years ago in Orkney to decorating the delicate wrists and necks of the celebrity elite at Sunday - s British Academy of Film ...
A genetic test that can determine the origin of ivory could help combat the illegal trade in elephant tusks and their products.
It isn't the smell of a Douglas fir or baking cookies that reminds Renee Zellweger of Christmas; it's the smell of cigars. For Tom Hanks, it's the smell of banana bread. He says he always took the bus to visit his mom on Christmas, and if he was lucky, he'd sit next to an old lady who'd give offerred him dessert.
Operations of global software companies, financial institutions and government offices in India's main technology hub shut on Wednesday after activists called a strike over a border dispute with a neighboring state.
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The Java Embedding Plugin is a utility that allows other web browsers than Apple's Safari to use the most recent versions of Java (1.4.X) on Mac OS X. When used together with an updated version of Mozilla's MRJ Plugin Carbon (included in this distribution), the Java Embedding Plugin's functionality is currently available to recent versions of Mozilla, Firefox and Camino. But in principle any web browser could use one of the Java Embedding Plugin's two APIs to add support for Java 1.4.X. Version 0.8.4 now fully supports Apple's recent minor update to their JVM -- Java 1.4.2 Update 2. It substantially improves handling of keyboard and mouse events when browsing applets in tabs in Carbon browsers (like Mozilla and Firefox). And it fixes several other bugs.   For more information see  http://javaplugin.sourceforge.net/  The latest release can be found here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=107955&package_id=116499
Oil rallied to a fresh record high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran and gunmen shut more oil production in Nigeria.
10 December 2004 - One day after the United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth gave his full backing to Secretary-General Kofi Annan - who had heard calls for his resignation from certain quarters in that country - a UN spokesman
A Norfolk animal sanctuary is called in to rescue horses, ponies and donkeys on land in Buckinghamshire.
Fred Thompson rolled out his presidential candidacy this evening with a guerrilla-style entry into the race that sought to take the spotlight from the Republican debate.
A local militia leader said Saturday he had surrendered to the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive Nord-Kivu province, agreeing to calls to disarm his forces.
Yahoo Inc. is buying e-mail service Zimbra Inc. for $350 million in an all-cash deal that may open a new revenue channel for the slumping Internet icon.
Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a   prison for Palestinians where life is \
Andy Murray is looking to step up a gear when he faces Jonas Bjorkman in round two of the US Open on Thursday.
Defeated Texas Congressman Martin Frost is among potential candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee who are telephoning members about the situation, a leading Democrat said Monday.
As he sat in a hospital, watching blood ooze from his son Colin's gunshot wounds, Andrew Goddard negotiated with a higher power: Let my son live, and I will do what I can to spare another parent this torture.
Burmese security forces storm monasteries and arrest scores of monks after days of protests, witnesses say.
Blog: Cleantech venture capitalist says U.S. is 20 years behind and  better get on board if they want to take the lead and cash in
An Iraqi delegation is going to Najaf to try to end  a stand-off between US-led forces and Shia militants.
The prospect that Chinese exports will soon overwhelm the worldwide clothing market was thrown into doubt yesterday after Beijing announced it will tax its shipments of textiles and apparel once the global market is liberalized Jan. 1.
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon believes he can persuade LA Galaxy-bound David Beckham to stay.
Madame Morrible, the crafty headmistress of \
An appeals court should throw out a $500m (\u00c2\u00a3260m) patent infringement judgement against Microsoft because a lower court failed to recognise that the patent was not invented by the company awarded the money, a Microsoft lawyer claimed yesterday.
Another defeat for President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan's Supreme Court has narrowed the options for the U.S.-allied military leader as he seeks to extend his rule.
Todd Woodbridge ruled out any thoughts of retirement after his quest for back-to-back US Open men&#39;s doubles titles ended with a third-round defeat at Flushing Meadows today.
THE FREED: Cuba unexpectedly releases for health reasons three political dissidents: economics writer Oscar Espinosa Chepe, who has a liver ailment, Marcelo Lopez, who has a neurological
Stocks tumbled across Asia as panicky investors feared a U.S. recession could derail global economic growth, and a sharp drop in U.S. stock index futures pointed to heavy selling in New York later on Tuesday.

Malaysian doctors have reattached a man's nearly severed penis after his first wife, enraged by his comparison of her sex skills with those of his younger second wife, decided to chop it off with a kitchen knife.
A toddler dies after being attacked by a family's pet rottweiler in the yard at a relative's home.
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Terrell Owens is thinking of the all-time greats on the hardwood when it comes to talking about Randy Moss.
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The Leipzig school of painting has become a phenomenon by eschewing art trends.
The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with right-hander Gil Meche on a five-year deal worth about $45 million on Thursday as baseball's winter meetings neared a conclusion.
Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, sought on Wednesday to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, arriving in Jerusalem for a two-day visit
U.S. feedlots and packers could import Canadian cattle within months now that new U.S. rules aimed at guarding against mad cow disease are up for approval, Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Saturday.
George W. Bush ran for president in 2000 as a &quot;compassionate conservative.&quot; He promised to be a uniter, not a divider. Four years later, we know he has been neither compassionate nor conservative
A former KGB agent who passed Soviet secrets to Britain during the Cold War received a top award from Queen Elizabeth II Thursday.
Five candidates squared off Sunday for the presidency of breakaway Abkhazia, all vowing to keep the separatist Black Sea resort area independent of Georgia, which dismissed the election as illegal.
When he was re-elected, Mayor Ray Nagin promised to act quickly on housing, crime, debris removal and other issues in the first 100 days of his new term. As that mark arrives Friday, his results appear mixed.
Nobody ever made an illusion towards the fact that Sean Fanning, founder of the popular music sharing program back in the ol days Napster, would make it back in the software world.
Adnan al-Ghoul, the Hamas military leader assassinated in an Israeli missile strike Thursday, had long eluded Israeli forces through a mixture of stealth and luck.
Navigating his police cruiser through the streets of Holyoke, Mass., Officer Lonnie Westbrook yesterday scanned the landscape for signs of trouble as he braced for his second cousin, Brian, trying to ambush the Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl.
Sport: Darren Bent has rejected West Ham's reported offer of a mammoth contract to hold out for a club challenging in Europe next season.
YouTube is one of the top 10 sites on the Web; here's how to use it to benefit your bottom line.
SYDNEY : Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt was devastated by his break-up with Belgian fiancee Kim Clijsters. Clijsters announced through her web-site Friday that she and Hewitt had broken off their relationship
GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 25, 2004 - A thunderstorm drenched homeless people living on rooftops and sidewalks early Saturday, adding to the woes of Tropical Storm Jeanne&#39;s survivors who have been looting aid
Sales of portable digital audio players like Apple Computer Inc.&#39;s trendy iPod are booming and are expected to generate $58 billion in revenue worldwide by 2008, according to a research report released Tuesday.
Toy retailers across the country have largely pushed sleds and toboggans off their shelves and out of their catalog pages, victims of warmer weather and the changing taste of children.
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MOSCOW Sept. 14, 2004 - Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring $5.4 billion in additional funding into its security agencies, the first concrete new step in the anti-terrorism battle that President Vladimir Putin has called the country&#39;s No.
B y the time Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) took his turn early yesterday afternoon, Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker had been seated at the witness table for well over three hours. Most members of the Foreign Relations Committee had already left for lunch. Even the war protesters...
Norris Edgecombe doesn't have a fireplace in his Dorchester home, but he builds 10 to 20 roaring fires a night.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Andrew Walter threw 4 yards to Matt Miller -- his fourth touchdown pass of the night -- with nine seconds to play last night to give No. 23 Arizona State a wild 34-31 victory over Stanford.
IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  on Tuesday made a sweetened merger proposal for CBOT Holdings  continuing the saga for control of the parent of the No. 2 U.S. futures exchange.
Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine criticises Tony Blair for taking Britain to war with Iraq.
The U.S. military commander in Iraq has suggested he will recommend a cut in U.S. troop numbers around March when he delivers long-awaited testimony to Congress next week.
Taiwan&#39;s TPV Technology Ltd. has agreed to buy the unbranded computer monitor and entry-level flat-screen television manufacturing operations of Dutch consumer electronics giant Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV.
The Science Museum cancels a talk by American DNA pioneer Dr James Watson who claims black people are less intelligent than white people.
Search firm has to be told twice Copiepresse, the French and German language news agency in Belgium, has for the second time won the support of the Belgian courts in its battle to stop Google including snippets of its articles on the Google News search pages.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee slipped past ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the second ballot at the West Virginia Republican presidential nominating convention, taking a narrow majority to overcome Romney's first-round plurality and claiming the state's 18 at-large national convention delegates in the winner-take-all contest.
Rapid HIV tests lead to more  people getting tested and receiving their results, according to  a study by the US Department of Veterans Affairs presented at  the 16th International AIDS Conference.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  is actively working to open its first small-scale grocery stores in Arizona, according to city planning officials, as the world's largest retailer looks to fend off competition from British supermarket rival Tesco .
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An avalanche in central Russia on Monday killed at least four children and seriously injured nine others, RIA news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's emergency ministry as saying.
Despite an impressive Holiday Bowl win over Arizona State, the No. 17 Texas Longhorns had a season that fell well short of expectations.
Many Americans have seen Astro Boy on TV, but this is the first time anime fans in the United States are being exposed to the genius of its creator, Tezuka Osamu, the god of manga.
A California seller of servers and other computer components has pleaded guilty to selling products to Iran in violation of federal export controls, the U.S. Attorney's office in San Francisco reported Tuesday.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
Christian Brando and his ex-wife have settled dueling lawsuits alleging domestic violence.
By ANDY SMITH  The Taliban are making a comeback in Afghanistan. Chevron discovered a massive oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. And -- by the way -- Katie Couric anchored the news.
By JESSICA MINTZ REDMOND, Wash. - Sticky notes. White boards. Videogame consoles. For a Microsoft Corp. event designed to show off cutting-edge software inventions, there are a lot of familiar tools on display.
The small, boxlike objects dropped in the water by Iranian boats as they approached U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday posed no threat to the American vessels, U.S. officials said yesterday, even as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff charged that the incident reflects Iran's new t...
com October 7, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. Potty talk could be just what the fledgling satellite radio industry needs to become a viable, mainstream business, industry analysts said Wednesday
A treasury plan to distribute baby bond vouchers worth almost \u00c2\u00a31 billion weeks before the likely date of the next election was condemned by the Tories last night as a &quot;cynical bribe&quot;.
The much-anticipated merger between Sirius and XM brings up some important issues. Plus: 10 gadgets for writers. In Gadget Lab.
Police were questioning a Manchester United player Wednesday arrested after a woman claimed to have been raped in a hotel where the football team held a Christmas party, reports said.
06.20: I negoziati per l&#39;ingresso della Turchia nell&#39;Unione Europea cominceranno il 3 ottobre 2005. Lo ha deciso ieri sera il Consiglio europeo riunito a Bruxelles che ha per\u00c3\u00b2 chiesto ad Ankara di riconoscere Cipro.
U.S. proven crude oil reserves fell  last year for the first time in five years, as energy companies  replaced just over half the oil they took out of the ground,  the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
DHAKA, Bangladesh The organizers of Bangladesh&#39;s first women&#39;s tournament on Wednesday said play would continue, despite protests by a Muslim group that termed the event &quot;indecent and against Islamic norms.
If you weren't able to make it to this year's just passed php|works conference in Atlanta, you missed out on the keynote that Marco Tabini, founder of php|architect gave at the start of the conference. Fortunately, he's posted the video of it on his blog:   What they didn't tell me, however, is that they had arranged for a simple (but, as you will see, very effective) web-based system that allowed members of the audience to submit \
Will John Walker Lindh take the stand?
What a mess! Instead of the war in Iraq, the economy, the health-care crisis, the environment and leadership qualities -- which should be the key issues in this year&#39;s presidential election campaign -- the
Shares of Delta Air Lines soared after the troubled airline said Monday it entered into a commitment letter with American Express Travel Related Services Co.
The EU could seek free trade agreements with leading Asian economies as part of a radically revised trade policy.
A wrongfully convicted man once known as the \
Young men clad in black track suits keep a close watch over the bridge that divides rival Kosovo Serbs and Albanians, just days before the province's anticipated declaration of independence from Serbia.
Imprisoned uprising leader Palestinian Marwan Barghouti pulled out of the race for presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat.
Officers have raided at least one home, picked up the son of a clergyman for an unpaid ticket and scoured vacant lots with a leave-no-stone-unturned intensity akin to a manhunt in a murder case. But the search has nothing to do with a fugitive killer.
(InfoWorld) - Vodafone Group and the Essar Group could\u00c2\u00a0lock horns\u00c2\u00a0over the Indian company's demand to share management of Hutchison Essar, a large Indian mobile phone network operator. Essar claims it has the right to first refusal for any sale of equity in Hutchison Essar by Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (HTIL), a claim denied by both Vodafone and HTIL. \
The Southern California Trojans did not look at all like a team distracted by a scandal on Saturday night as they rolled over Nebraska, 28-10.
Japan called Thursday for the world to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, proposing a successor to the Kyoto Protocol it hopes will win over top offenders the United States and China.
Children born from donated sperm have a great curiosity about their biological fathers and would like to contact them, but they are not likely to turn up on the doorstep and insist on being part of their life, a new study shows.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
New York City prosecutors on Tuesday endorsed the United States' first proposed law to ban registered sex offenders from social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, officials
The opposition Kuomintang party won a landslide victory as President Chen Shui-bian resigned as chairman of the governing Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for the loss.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
Supporters of Ivory Coast&#39;s President Laurent Gbagbo criticized on Tuesday a United Nations decision to impose an arms embargo on the world&#39;s top cocoa grower but rebel leaders welcomed the move.
Dopo il rifiuto di Salvatore Di Somma, il Giugliano (C2/B) ha affidato la panchina a Antonio Porta. ...
Andre Agassi's glittering career came   to a tearful conclusion when he lost in four sets to German   qualifier Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open third round on   Sunday.
In the early 1990s, Michael Eisner, Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Co., had a &quot;Get Shorty&quot; dark-side encounter with New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Units of giant private equity firm Blackstone Group LP  surged more than 20 percent in their stocks market debut Friday, a day after pricing at the top of the initial public offering's forecast range.
The U.S. trade deficit in October narrowed by the biggest amount in nearly five years, as oil import prices plunged for a second consecutive month and exports edged up to a new record, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
The next few weeks will decide whether Joe Torre\u00c2\u0092s batting order was a master psychological ploy or merely a clubhouse version of pin-the-tail-on-the-cleanup-hitter.
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it won a court order to shut down illegal advertising for six companies accused of profiting from thousands of X-rated e-mails directing people to their online pornography sites in the government's first legal case involving adult Internet spam.
News flash: Kids like playing with toys. No one is stopping the presses over that observation, but it could help turn around the slumping toy industry this holiday season as it battles video games, cellphones and iPods for coveted spots on children's wish lists.
Leg spinner Anil Kumble captured seven wickets for 48 runs as Australia were dismissed for 235 on the first day of the second test on Thursday.
TOKYO - Jake Shimabukuro is perched on the verge of stardom. He still does the little clubs, but he can also fill arenas, pulling in thousands of raptured admirers...
On the eve of the United States Open, where he won his first major 13 years ago, Ernie Els is trying to come to terms with the dings to his mind and body.
British officials are set to question Facebook over its data retention methods after a user complained that personal information remained on its severs after he deactivated his account.
Shares on Wall Street looked set for a  flat to slightly higher start on Thursday with key economic  data ahead constraining trade.
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The Adler Planetarium's collection of remarkable globes, star charts and moon maps suggest that the modern planetarium is just another reflection of ancient cosmological impulses.
Ashlee Simpson says she relates to her role as fame-hungry Roxie Hart in the London run of the musical \
University students are more demanding of academic staff than previous generations, lecturers say.
A watchdog group sued Friday to try to stop Cuyahoga County's elections board from rejecting thousands of provisional ballots until they are hand checked against voter registration cards.
Procuratore Lauro: istituito se esami Ris saranno inutili
The Patriots are renowned for throwing new defensive twists at opponents. Here's one they'd like to show on Sunday: stopping long drives and getting the ball back into Tom Brady's hands faster.
Darrell Arthur scored 6 of his 19 points in overtime, Julian Wright had a career-high 21, and 10th-ranked Kansas played sterling defense when it mattered to hold off No. 1 Florida, 82-80, in the Las Vegas Invitational last night.
Daily diversions: Birgit Fischer won her first Olympic gold medal in flat-water kayaking as a teenager in 1980 for East Germany. In Athens, at 42 and the single mother of two teenagers, she goes for her eighth gold medal.
Where's the fire? Fasthosts, the UK's largest web hosting company, suffered a four hour outage to its service yesterday evening.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A pensioner was robbed twice in the space of a few days by the same gang, an SDLP assembly member believes.
French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains.
Ministry of Agriculture expresses hope temperature drop and change in wind\u00e2\u0080\u0099s direction would assist in overcoming problem. After millions of locusts invaded southern Israel on Sunday, the Ministry of Agriculture
Memory chip maker Infineon Technologies yesterday pled guilty to breaching US antitrust laws for price fixing in its dynamic random access memory (or DRAM) chip business.
HALIFAX -- A Canadian submarine with 57 crew on board was adrift in heavy seas off Scotland yesterday after an electrical fire knocked out power to the boat as it was making its maiden voyage to Canada.
A planned $3.1 billion takeover of satellite operator Intelsat Ltd. appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the company said an electrical problem had ruined one of its satellites.
The European Union (EU)&#39;s Court of First Instance will decide between 18 and 20 December whether to suspend the European Commission&#39;s sanctions against software giant Microsoft
A boy who had a gun held to his head as he and his mother were carjacked speaks about their ordeal.
The images are searing, violent. Smoke and flames pouring from the World Trade Center towers. Bullets ripping through military protective vests.
Ordine del giorno discusso in un plenum con Napolitano
For decades, journalists seeking Freedom of Information requests have been stymied by agencies that flout the law through recalcitrance or ineptitude.
Lockstep suburban conformism enforced with fascist severity is the ugly (but admittedly sometimes funny) joke driving Joe Roth's family comedy.
Say this about Cleveland manager Eric Wedge : He's consistent. A few days ago when his club had been in possession of a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series, Wedge said he didn't think it mattered where Game 5 was played.
WASHINGTON Aug. 26, 2004 - The White House has drafted executive orders aimed at implementing the Sept. 11 commission&#39;s recommendations for a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center.
A health and safety expert is banned from driving after being caught shaving as he overtook a police car.
Un velo ha coperto Botticelli e Picasso al Metropolitan
Alessandra Ramadori di Milano e Carlo Manti di Albenga, difensori di Luigi Gallo, hanno deposto nel ...
Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi says elections will take place in January as scheduled, despite continuing violence.
E' il debutto di Eleftheropoulos la novit&agrave; dell'Ascoli in vista della sfida di domani con il ...
Television has been something of a great white whale for Microsoft. The company has tried to sell WebTV and build software for TVs and cable boxes.
PRETORIA, Sept 10: South Africa will next week brief the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency about recent arrests in connection with an international nuclear smuggling ring with ties to Libya, a senior official said on Friday.
After the second Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association winter carnival of the season last weekend, there's really only one question: Who can catch Dartmouth?
Transport officials meet in Manchester to unveil proposals for the city's congestion charge.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday acknowledged tensions between the U.S. and Mexico over illegal immigration but stressed that both countries have an interest in ensuring their citizens can cross the border legally and safely.
Security forces are on highest alert in Indonesia's restive Central Sulawesi province following warnings that militants may be planning attacks, the region's police chief said on Friday.
The Scots Guards are on stand-by to become the second British regiment to be deployed to areas of Iraq formerly occupied by the Americans.
BISHKEK, Jan 29 (IPS) - The central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan has  adopted a new constitution specifically banning all taking of  life and lawyers are now drafting revisions to its legal code  replacing the maximum criminal sentence of death by firing squad  with long prison terms.
Doppio allenamento dell'Empoli, con lavoro diviso tra atletica e tecnico-tattica. Differenziato in m...
Smoking will be banned on boats and ships in British waters, the government has said in new proposals.
Last spring, Kris Thorsness got to thinking about her former teammates on the 1984 US Olympic gold-medal winning rowing team. When the team got together before those Games, they put on skits &quot;to break the tension,&quot; and Thorsness remembered that the skit she was involved in was about a 20-year reunion. Why not bring it to life? she figured.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif  - A U.S. Marine assigned to move the bodies of civilians who died in Haditha told a military court by videotape on Wednesday that he assumed the dead Iraqis at the grim scene were mistakenly killed rather than massacred.
French government officials are planning to raise their concerns over China&#39;s exchange-rate policy at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers and declared yesterday that Iraqi fighters will avenge women and children killed in US strikes on the guerrilla stronghold of Fallujah.
Lo ha deciso riunione capigruppo maggioranza al Senato
Iomega is including is Never Down backup and recovery software with its newest generation of eSATA desktop hard drives.
Liverpool make a \u00c2\u00a33.5m offer for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes.
D.J. Trahan isn't dreaming of chasing Tiger Woods or any of the PGA Tour's top players as he competes in the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. He has a more important target &#151; Omar Uresti at No. 125 on the money list.
born out of a former gulag north of the Arctic Circle - come to be a key player in South Africa&#39;s gold industry? There used to be a lot of talk about foreign companies running off with Russian resources.
The dollar teetered within sight of the previous day&#39;s record low against the euro on Tuesday as the market remained confident central banks would not stand in the way of the greenback&#39;s decline.
A U.S.-born woman who faced deportation from Scotland despite living there for 78 years said Thursday she will be allowed to stay in Britain.
InfoWorld - Dell president and CEO Kevin Rollins indicated that the company is actively considering including AMD processors in its server roster in the foreseeable future.
Squad leader Michael Marks kneels, hidden by trees, surveying   his target through the night-vision scope on his weapon, a paintball gun modded to look like an M4 rifle.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister declared Sunday that January elections would be held on schedule and asserted that American and Iraqi government troops were winning the war against an increasingly bold insurgency.
TWENTY-one Iraqis have been killed when a bus carrying gasoline exploded into a fireball after colliding with a car northeast of Baghdad.
Il G14 &egrave; contrario alla proposta del presidente della Fifa Joseph Blatter, che di recente ha ...
Louisville came up with one of its biggest victories even though it lost Heisman Trophy hopeful Brian Brohm to a hand injury.
For the second game in a row, the Red Sox made four errors. It made no difference after Curt Schilling beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2, in Game 2 of the World Series.
Five countries announced a plan Tuesday to raise $300 million from airline ticket taxes to provide impoverished children worldwide with AIDS drugs.
A grilled cheese sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary has been sold for nearly \u00c2\u00a315,000 on eBay. Florida jewellery designer Diana Duyser auctioned off the ten-year-old toastie saying it was time to share her &quot;miracle&quot; with the world.
Orders placed with US factories fell for the second consecutive month in September, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, with demand dropping sharply for manufactured goods other than defense materials.
BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (IPS) - European heads of state have agreed to cut   greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from  1990 levels by the  year 2020.
Astronomers plan to slam an armchair-sized \
Il difensore del Palermo Andrea Barzagli smentisce le voci di un suo trasferimento, parlando a margi...
Donovan McNabb is throwing his support behind Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid and backup quarterback Jeff Garcia.
A telephone call to the technical support hotline, or an online chat session with a technician, may not be the best ways to solve computer problems.
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers  said quarterly profit fell 79 percent, hurt by the U.S. housing slump, but its shares rose along with those of other builders on Thursday after government data showed a better-than-expected rise in new home sales.
NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive comments on oil prices also encouraged investors...
NAJAF, Iraq - Militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr surrendered the sacred shrine of Imam Ali on Friday and then surrendered weapons as well, bringing a largely peaceful end to a ferocious three-week battle with US forces that challenged the
Texas withstood foul trouble and the 3-point shooting of Chris Reaves for an 84-62 victory over Chaminade on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
BOSTON - In keeping with the family motif established by Pedro &quot;Who&#39;s Your Daddy?&quot; Martinez, the Boston Red Sox must now address another relative question.
Teva's lupus drug fails to meet its primary endpoint in its phase 2 trial.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Brazilian doctors who  infused a stroke victim's brain with stem cells contained in  bone marrow said on Friday they would try the treatment in  others after seeing signs it may have helped the patient  recover.
A U.S. soldier who served in Iraq was so moved by the story of Youssif he had to do something.
Eta says its campaign of violence will continue until it achieves self-determination for the Basque region.
Sawing through the door of an abandoned laboratory, scavenging for oxygen machines at the airport and crafting makeshift IV medicine bag hooks out of tent pegs.
Ethiopian scientists said on Tuesday they have discovered hominid fossil fragments dating from between 3.5 million and 3.8 million years ago in what could fill a crucial gap in the understanding of human evolution.
The New York Times Co will eliminate  100 newsroom jobs, the company confirmed on Thursday, as it  girds for a weaker economy and an overall decline in print  advertising and circulation revenue.
Germany&#39;s Bernhard Langer celebrates his victory over Fiji&#39;s Vijay Singh in the 1st round of the World Match Play tournament at Wentworth Golf club in Virginia Water, England Friday Oct. 15, 2004.
With its key product line in deep trouble, the carmaker has been forced take some dramatic action to salvage its turnaround plan
Surgery to separate two German twins who are joined at the head was halted on Saturday evening due to complications affecting one of the girls, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute said on Sunday.
A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.
TOKYO Wal-Mart Stores is considering taking a stake in the heavily indebted Japanese retailer Daiei, a move that could greatly expand the presence of the world&#39;s largest retailer in the world&#39;s second-largest retail market.
Advert-powered 'iTunes killer' takes to the stage It had to happen. A new legal music download service will be launched in December which will offer MP3s free at the point of delivery. New York-based Spiralfrog says its site will be fully funded by advertising.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Arguing for marriage equality for everyone, an activist group started by furniture designer Mitchell Gold seeks to remind Americans that interracial marriage was banned just a few decades ago.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is reaching out to fellow blacks in his first advertising effort in South Carolina, a minute-long spot scheduled to begin airing Wednesday on 36 radio stations with predominantly black listenership.
Congress to lick Bush at last? The battle over domestic electronic surveillance returned to prominence last week with fresh hearings in Congress and the usual Cheney administration demagoguery. In a clear attempt to shape the debate, on Wednesday the President took to the bully pulpit at NSA headquarters in Fort Meade to demand that Congress stop pussy-footing around and make the six month FISA statute passed in August permanent. Chop, chop.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Villari, parole inaccettabili, si scusi con il governo
Bad weather hampered a new festival held near Aviemore, according to the event's organisers.
Glen McGowan scored 29 points to lead Pepperdine to its fourth straight win, a 75-61 victory over No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday night.
By Cassandra Kimberly kimberly@yourappealcom  Junk cannot go in or out of Simpson Auto Salvage in Arlington until owners identify unknown materials on the property, a judge has ruled.
England captain Michael Vaughan was taken to hospital after being hit on a finger of his left hand at nets before the start of play on the second day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands.
Motorola needs a successor to its  successful RAZR phone to hold on to market share, and BenQ  Mobile is set to make gains when new products kick in, market  research group Gartner said in a survey on Wednesday.
College guide books describe the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as a lockstep environment where fraternization is prohibited and everything is scrutinized for good order and discipline.
So-called FairUse program breaks copy protection on Windows Media Player.
The Football Association intends to act after crowd trouble marred Wednesday&#39;s Carling Cup tie at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and West Ham.
A roadside bomb probably intended for Afghan or NATO forces killed five civilians in southern Afghanistan, while militants killed six Afghans driving a convoy of trucks to a NATO base, officials said Sunday.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will have two 8s on his new car. NASCAR\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular driver will be in the No. 88 Chevrolet when he moves to Hendrick Motorsports next season, the team announced Wednesday.
The agreement is a critical step in rebuilding Iraq's devastated economy and an important precedent for other creditors.
TV host Richard Madeley says he and wife Judy Finnegan are 'livid' about problems with a quiz on their Channel 4 show.
IBM&#39;s Blue Gene/L takes the top prize, proving it&#39;s not the size of your computer, but the number of teraflops. In the computing drag-race, IBM&#39;s new Blue Gene/L is greased lightning.
Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund and stock research provider, on Friday said it may face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund.
High Fidelity Music Store supports the SLS format to lure digital audiophiles.
The recording industry is dusting off an old tactic in its never-ending effort to crack down on pirated music: Target the college kids.
Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when the arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory, The Associated Press has learned.
The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, received her award Friday to the beat of drums and
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Monday it had decided not to strip Nikko Cordial Corp.  of its share listing over an accounting scandal, a surprise decision that could weaken Citigroup's  $10.8 billion takeover bid for the brokerage.
South Africa will play in the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup as one of two guest teams.
Turks elect a new parliament on Sunday in what has been billed as one of the most important polls of their recent history following a clash between the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party and the nation's secular elite.
South Africa's president is in DR Congo for talks in an effort to keep the country's shaky peace process on track.
NAJAF, Iraq   An Iraqi Cabinet minister said Thursday that Iraqi forces could begin an offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr within hours, despite the firebrand cleric&#39;s acceptance of a cease-fire proposal.
&quot;Looks like some of you out there could be going cabin crazy over the next few days,&quot; said the man on a US weather station yesterday.
A bomb explodes at an opposition rally in Bangladesh, killing at least one person, witnesses and police say.
The leaders of Cyprus's divided communities failed to make progress on Wednesday in relaunching stalled peace talks harming Turkey's EU accession bid.
E' cominciato in Lega il secondo incontro tra le componenti del mondo del calcio in vista dell'assem...
Republican Sen. John W. Warner, the former chairman of the Armed Services Committee, on Monday endorsed Sen. John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination.
Continental Airlines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots might offer to revamp their pensions after a United Airlines threat to terminate its pension plans to save money sparked worker fears that a trend might be starting.
Three candidates for Zimbabwe's presidential election next month submit their papers on deadline day.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Egypt rejected Israeli complaints about weapons smuggling into Gaza on Wednesday, after talks between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
If New Yorkers were not already aware their beloved Yankees had completed the worst post-season collapse in Major League history, their media quickly reminded them on Thursday.
U.S. Army officials said they are conducting an extensive review and analysis of thousands of contracts that were performed at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait over the past four years, as allegations of procurement fraud and bribery at the base have erupted.
By john ross  SCOTTISH Natural Heritage yesterday confirmed its objection to a huge wind farm planned for Lewis.   SNH board members reiterated their previous view that land covered by special protection area status might be harmed by the development.
Games giant Electronic Arts buys a stake in smaller French rival Ubisoft, the maker of recent hit game Prince of Persia.
Mobile World Congress outing? Dell will unveil a smartphone based on Google's Android platform and it'll do so at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) show in Barcelona next month.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A poche ore da incontro Solana-Larijani a Madrid
H-P is funding a project to investigate how electronic waste can be disposed of in a safer and more environmentally friendly way.
ZURICH, Switzerland N-H-L player Todd Bertuzzi (bur-TOO'-zee) has been barred from playing in Europe by the International Ice Hockey Federation for his violent conduct on the ice.
Traders are panicky. You should get greedy.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops, backed by artillery, tanks and gunships, tightened their grip on al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of a military assault to crush the gunmen.
New York -- The quarterfinals&#39; forgotten men Thursday were Lleyton Hewitt and Tim Henman, but they will toil in relative obscurity no longer.
'Roma vuole i soldi, tutto il resto sono storie'
WASHINGTON - Il segretario alla Difesa americano Donald Rumsfeld ha ammesso che non ci sono &quot;prove formali&quot; di un legame tra il leader di Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, el&#39;ex dittatore iracheno Saddam Hussein.
CBS's U-turn over 'Jericho is a sign that networks are reassessing niche shows and how to retain loyal viewers.
By Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep.
Cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott says England should be proud of their achievements this summer.
The case of a Muslim woman fined for wearing a veil has created a dispute involving politicians, civil rights groups and a fashion designer.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert balked on Thursday at committing to a total freeze in settlement activity, a key demand of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for advancing U.S.-backed peace talks.
John Terry made up for Chelsea&#39;s attacking deficiencies by scoring in a third straight Champions League match and helping shut out CSKA Moscow in a 2-0 win.
Budget airline Ryanair signs a deal to buy 27 planes from Boeing worth a possible $1.9bn (\u00c2\u00a3960m).
Indian Army will begin its troops reduction in India-controlled Kashmir from Wednesday to coincide with the maiden visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tothe region, the Press Trust of India reported Tuesday.
Danforth&#39;s resignation and calls for Annan to step down push personnel and leadership to the fore. No sooner did the United Nations release what it called &quot;the most comprehensive blueprint for change in its
A proposed settlement in a federal antitrust suit could raise NCAA limits on financial aid and allow schools to pay athletes for other expenses such as travel, health insurance and laundry.
Amazon.com Inc. launched a digital video downloading service Thursday, ending months of speculation that the Internet retailer would be getting into the online TV and movie business.
A bomb near a Shi'ite shrine and an  outspoken attack on Iran by an Iraqi minister fueled fears of  sectarian strife as campaigning began on Wednesday for Iraq's  first free election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
John Malkovich has virtually cornered the market on portraying aesthetes in the thrall of demonic visions. \u00e2\u0080\u009cKlimt\u00e2\u0080\u009d adds to his gallery of elegant monsters.
Previsioni invariate rispetto alla nota congiunturale
Kristine Lilly scored on a penalty kick late in overtime to give the United States a 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday night in the championship game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The judge also charged the aged former dictator with nine counts of kidnapping and one of murder.
BP Plc, Europe&#39;s largest oil company, said it evacuated 500 non-essential workers from offshore rigs near Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Ivan approached the Caribbean country.
Santa and his high-tech elves have drummed up a great selection of gizmos to please tech lovers on your gift list this year.
The pace of international climate negotiations need to be \
Were the Iraqi police in on the killing of five American soldiers?
Russia opened a new military base in Tajikistan Sunday, the second in Central Asia since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported.
The Phoenix airport on Friday became the first in the United States to test new X-ray technology that can see through people's clothes and show the body's contours with blush-inducing clarity.
Police in The Hague faced a standoff early Wednesday after three officers were injured by a grenade during an anti-terror raid on a house, the BBC said.
Fierce fire fights have erupted in the south of Fallujah as trapped enemy fighters make a last stand against US and Iraqi forces. In areas of Fallujah now under US and Iraqi Army control, US forces are taking
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- DeMarre Carroll, a highly regarded transfer and nephew of Missouri men's basketball coach Mike Anderson, was shot in the ankle early Thursday during a disturbance outside a downtown nightclub.
The amount of opium produced in Afghanistan has broken records again, official figures are due to reveal.
Democratic challenger John Kerry turned President Bush's own words into a weapon on Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in Iraq, disqualifying him from being commander in chief.
Accade proprio quando una recente legge anti-spam pareva stesse rimanendo lettera morta. I capi d&#39;accusa vanno dall&#39;invio di e-mail indesiderate, al furto di numeri di carte di credito per acquisti on-line
Two more cases of illness were blamed Sunday on the outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, raising the number of people sickened to 173, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
An Indian man is rescued 25 days after being thrown by the tsunami on a remote island, the navy says.
Saddam Hussein had no relationship   with al Qaeda, including Iraq-based guerrilla Abu Musab al   Zarqawi, despite claims by President George W. Bush and other   administration officials, a Senate report released on Friday   said.
A man wielding a chain saw and a knife attacked residents at a homeless shelter where he was staying, leaving two people in critical condition and injuring two others, police said Sunday.
British officials intensified the hunt Sunday for what they called an al-Qaida-linked network behind three attempted terrorist attacks, announcing a fifth arrest and conducting pinpoint raids across a country on its highest level of alert.
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it has upgraded the wireless networking capabilities of its Centrino line of notebook computer chips to allow broader network access with improved security.
Tending the kettle is part of the required fieldwork for students at one of the state's newest colleges, the Salvation Army School for Officer Training.
Record companies' revenue from digital music sales rose 40 percent to $2.9 billion over the past year, but the growth is still failing to cover losses from collapse of international CD sales, the music industry's global trade body said Thursday.
Elton John was hailed in the glittering Kennedy Centre Honours - but was upstaged by actor Robert Downey Jr. The star introduced rock legend Elton as &quot;the other first lady&quot; when he received his award at the Kennedy Centre in Washington.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd touched down in East Timor Friday for a lightning visit designed to show support for the tiny nation's government after the shooting of its president this week.
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And when a child struggles with depression, their concerns and worries multiply exponentially as they try to get their child some help.
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The U.N. climate chief predicted Wednesday that the world will reach the goal of cutting greenhouse gases 50 percent by 2050 and said the U.S. economic slowdown should spur governments to take bolder action in confronting global warming.
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Mark Martin joined the growing list of longtime drivers easing their way out of NASCAR, announcing Thursday that the 2005 season will be his last as a full-time racer.
Stock index futures rose briskly on Friday, signaling a higher market open, after a government report showed job growth in February was nearly in line with Wall Street's expectations and the unemployment rate fell, easing worries about the economy.
WASHINGTON - China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s embassy in Washington sowed confusion on Monday about an election-eve attack on President George W. Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s policies that raised questions about whether Beijing was trying to gain favor with Democrat John Kerry.
The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western al Anbar province are dim and that there is almost nothing the U.S. military can do to improve the political and social situation there,...
Germany woke up to fears that the political tremors sparked by state elections in Saxony and Brandenburg on Sunday could lead to deeper division within their country and scare off investors.
FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov 8  - US forces began intense shelling across the city of Fallujah on Monday after Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi gave the go-ahead for an all-out assault on the rebel enclave.
Up to 1,000 people may have died in more than a week of riots and post-election violence in Kenya, opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Monday.
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MONTPELLIER, France  - South African Robert Hunter won a crash-hit bunch sprint to take the 182.5-km 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
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A new moon is spotted orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's latest moon tally up to 60, Cassini scientists say.
Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) thrashed the ruling DPP in legislative elections on Saturday, strengthening its bid to recapture the presidency in March and heralding better relations with China.
The most dangerous roads in Scotland are revealed in a new survey of fatal crashes and accidents.
All Hail Alexander the Great, the great military genius who set out to conquer the world and came perilously close to getting the job done.
Al-Jazeera screens a video showing British hostage Kenneth Bigley accusing Tony Blair of ignoring his plight.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Strong aftershocks shook northern  Japan on Sunday after the country's deadliest earthquake in  nine years killed at least 18 people and injured some 1,500 as  houses collapsed, roads crumbled and rail tracks buckled.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is paying a visit to the Indian-administered Kashmir region, left here for Jammu Thursday morning for a one-day visit.
Taiwan said on Saturday it regretted  U.S. comments criticizing the island's planned referendum on  U.N. membership and hinted that Washington should not to give  in to pressure from China on the matter.
Awash in red ink, the federal government has torn up its credit card to keep the national debt under the legal $7.384 trillion ceiling.
African countries have agreed a deal on the immediate future of the ivory trade.
Interim President Hamid Karzai has won Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election, the spokesman for the election commission said.
EU powers urged Iran on Wednesday to embrace a U.N. idea of a \
A millionaire businesswoman is jailed for eight years for trying to arrange the contract killings of her former lover and his new wife.
The Japanese website Yahoo Music said Thursday that it had tied up with Apple&#39;s iTunes music store to allow iPod users to download songs and other content.
Slobodan Milosevic&#39;s court-appointed lawyers today called the first witness in his defense, as the ex-Yugoslav leader blasted the war crimes tribunal&#39;s decision to appoint lawyers for him and demanded he be given back the right to represent himself.
With many Iraqi journalists slain since 2003, the Iraqi Journalists Union is planning to offer martial arts and survival courses to help its members cope with the risks of life in this country.
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Eleni Daniilidou of Greece beat Japan's Ai Sugiyama in the final of the Korea Open on Sunday, securing her fourth career singles title.
The Backstreet Boys are saying goodbye to the oldest member of their band, according to a statement posted on the group&#039;s Web site Saturday.
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The Israeli occupation army yesterday renewed its invasion of Nablus city to the north of the West Bank and imposed curfew, while the Israeli military vehicles were deployed intensively in several areas of the city.
Two astronauts from the US shuttle Atlantis ventured out for the first space walk of their mission Monday to begin installing power-generating equipment on the International Space Station hundreds of miles above the Earth.
While intelligence officials caution that there is no evidence to prove that the suspect in Mr.
The United States space agency Nasa has salvaged precious solar dust from the $260-million Genesis capsule that crashed to Earth three weeks ago.
At least 27 people are reported to have died of malaria in Alindra, India and 293 are seriously ill with the disease which broke out after the heavy rains and floods.
Bernard Hopkins knocks out Oscar de la Hoya in round nine of their middleweight title showdown.
Question: Lennox, you said last week you are happy to be out boxing. What do you do now? How do you spend your day? Lewis: For me, just sorting out my life really.
The incoming European Commission is to fight for jobs and growth at the expense of red tape, Peter Mandelson, the Trade Commissioner designate, promised business leaders on the first morning of the Confederation of British Industry&#39;s annual conference here
Wayne Gretzky found himself talking about Mario Lemieux possibly playing in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin when ... whoa! &quot;Are you suggesting that you&#39;re holding
Roger Federer fends off Serbian teenager Novak Djokovic, 6-3, 6-7 (8-6), 6-3, on Thursday to reach the Dubai Open semifinals.
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered on Monday further consideration of a challenge by Democrats and minority groups to a controversial Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan in Texas.
Bankrupt US Airways is one step closer to relieving financial problems and emerging from bankruptcy as a low-cost carrier. The airline and the Transport Workers Union Local 545, which
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Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets yesterday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.
In a high-tech age of instant communication, old-fashioned history is enjoying a renaissance in U.S. popular culture.

The people who remember the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 are not as fearful as they were then, with scientists predicting a less powerful eruption.
Police have arrested a farmer in northern China for hacking eight members of a family to death with an axe after serving a sentence for raping a woman who had just married into the family, the China Daily says.
A 66-year-old Romanian said to be the world's oldest mother defends her decision to give birth.
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President Bush said Tuesday that a plan to bolster Iraqi security forces in Baghdad will better address the violence there as he pledged to be a \
Europe started 2008 with a raft of new laws against smoking, air pollution and even junk food adverts, but some grumbled that the New Year's resolutions from the \
(AGI) - Roma, 20 ago. - Tocca il nuovo record di 42,60 dollari al barile il paniere Opec. Lo ha annunciato l&#39;Opecna, l&#39;agenzia di stampa del cartello petrolifero. Il record precedente era stato toccato mercoledi&#39; a 42,07 dollari.
U.S. stocks finished little changed on  Wednesday after comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve left  investors expecting a rate increase in December, while  technology stocks slid following disappointing earnings from  bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O.
The FBI (website) has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings from terrorism and espionage investigations, despite large increases in money and personnel for translations since the 2001 terror attacks
A U.S. Air Force major missing since Tuesday in Kyrgyzstan has been found alive, the military said Saturday.
Oil prices held strong on Friday not far below the &#36;55-a-barrel mark as traders worried time is running out to top up low heating oil inventories before winter.
A group of 44 people, at least some of them North Koreans, entered the Canadian Embassy yesterday, using ladders to scale a spiked fence in what appeared to be one of the biggest recent asylum bids by refugees from the North.
It seems so very long ago, almost a lifetime in fact, that Marat Safin sat behind the same table at the National Tennis Center, a Sahara-wide smile on his face, as his coach and manager opened the interview room door and wheeled in a cart filled with shot glasses and magnums of vodka, a surprise celebration for ...
Fifa fines the Spanish FA \u00c2\u00a344,750 after several England players are racially abused by fans in last month's friendly.
The rebel Sudan Liberation Army was solely responsible for restarting the fighting in north Darfur, the chief UN envoy for Sudan, Jan Pronk, said yesterday.
All alcoholic drinks will carry new warning labels by the end of next year under a government scheme announced yesterday.
Stock futures fell on Monday after another sharp fall in Chinese stocks raised concern, but the resilience of other global equities and a steady stream of deal-making may limit losses.
In an earlier tip, you learned that by pressing the Tab key while holding down the Command key, you get a giant Dock-like window that lets you quickly cycle through your open apps. But there&#146;s much more to this handy Mac OS X feature than that. Read this week&#146;s tip to find out what else you can do with the application switcher. [Jan 05, 2005]
SAMARRA, Iraq  - The acting police chief in the  northern Iraqi town of Samarra was killed Sunday, a police  official said.
China, the world's third-largest gold producer, is likely to surpass the United States to become the second-largest producer of the precious metal in 2007, a senior Chinese industry official said on Friday.
Playbill - The K of D, An Urban Legend, Laura Schellhardt's multi-character solo play performed by Kimberly Gilbert, plays Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's Melton Rehearsal Hall Jan. 16-Feb. 10 in Washington, DC.
Dr. Jerome Kassirer served as editor of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine for eight years during the 1990s. During that time, he says, doctors&#39; conflicts of interest became an increasingly evident problem.
Reporting a new crop of variants, a security firm warned that the Cabir cell phone malware is becoming more of a threat. Earlier versions of Cabir, which spreads through phones running the Symbian operating
Rusty Wallace takes shelter under an umbrella as rain canceled qualifying for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s NASCAR Southern 500 Friday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC NASCAR set the grid for the race by car owner points.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - State and federal regulators need to widen their probe of the US insurance industry in order to protect consumers and the economy, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will tell a congressional panel Tuesday.
Howard Schmidt, now at eBay, will chair Homeland Security Dept.'s Computer Emergency Response Team.
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The dollar fell to an eight-month low  against the euro on Thursday and set multi-month lows versus  the yen, sterling and the Swiss franc amid worries the U.S.  economy was not growing enough to support its currency.
WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Thursday it has opened a preliminary investigation into whether baseball all-star Miguel Tejada lied to federal authorities when he denied taking steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. Oct. 6, 2004 - Weeks or months of occasional steam blasts and possibly some eruptions of fresh volcanic rock and ash are the most likely scenario at Mount St.
The governor of the northern Russian region of Karelia blames migrants from the Caucasus for ethnic violence.
Pop singer Michael Bolton was unaware of tabloid claims that his fianc\u00c3\u00a9e Nicollette Sheridan was pregnant until his daughter asked him if the rumours were true.
William S. Lerach, one of the nation's best known and wealthiest plaintiff lawyers, is preparing to plead guilty as early as today to a single criminal conspiracy charge that could send him to prison for up to two years, according to sources familiar with the case.
The pace of sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.
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Oil futures prices rose slightly Monday despite assurances from Middle East countries that they were committed to keeping the market well supplied as a strike began in Africa&#39;s largest exporter of crude.
Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during a match against Dundee United.
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FOR some Americans, to be mistaken for a Canadian is the ultimate humiliation, yet hundreds of US citizens travelling abroad have willingly acquired a disguise of a T-shirt with a Canadian flag.
Dell, the computer maker, said Tuesday that its chief financial officer was stepping down as the company faces two federal investigations into its accounting practices.
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Shuttle revises its small form-factor X100 by... um... removing the AMD GPU Review We gave a brief rundown of the Shuttle X200 at the beginning of January and now it's time for a proper look at the new media centre PC. Externally, the X200 is near-identical to the X100HA that we previously reviewed as it uses the same sleek case. So it's still absolutely tiny, with dimensions of 21 x 30 x 6cm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: The software maker names Craig Eisler, a former Softie who rejoined the company in February to head its Apple efforts. Roz Ho shifts to an unspecified role in Robbie Bach's Entertainment and Devices unit.
Scotland run in six tries as they crush Romania in their World Cup Pool C clash in Edinburgh.
At least seven people are killed when a car careens into a crowd at an illegal drag car race in the US.
Georgia Tech raised its Final Four banner before the game, then played like a team that could win it all. The fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets took control with a 20-0 run, led by 27 points at halftime and went on to rout Michigan 99-68 Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
A federal advisory panel yesterday recommended expanding the groups considered a priority for receiving flu shots if vaccine is available.
Although a Congressional ethics panel said GOP lawmakers were negligent in monitoring former Rep. Mark Foley, they found that no rules were broken
The government on Thursday set the date and starting price of an auction for its remaining stake in LUKoil and officially confirmed that US oil major ConocoPhillips will participate.
Police in Arizona arrested a former member of the U.S. Navy on charges of spying and providing material support to terrorists, authorities said on Wednesday.
Intel has stopped development of a display chip for large-screen television sets. The cancellation is yet another product setback this year for the world&#39;s largest chipmaker, which has struggled with several product delays.
Huge gifts to charity from U.S. billionaire Warren Buffett and others have won widespread praise, but some say the same economic process that helped earn those fortunes is leaving billions more in dire poverty.
Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - The New England Patriots Friday released veteran safety Je&#39;Rod Cherry. Cherry, who primarily played on special teams during four seasons with New England, had been a key member of New England&#39;s kick coverage teams.
'Hectic negotiations' with bankers Capgemini shares moved up 11 per cent today on reports that Wipro, the Indian IT services giant, wants to buy the company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A 15-year-old girl from the German town of Goerlitz will be jailed for two weeks as punishment for persistently skipping classes, the education ministry for the eastern state of Saxony said on Wednesday.
US consumer goods and food giant Sara Lee plans to either sell or spin-off businesses with annual sales worth $8.2bn (\u00c2\u00a34.4bn).
The drug giant Merck suspends trials on an HIV vaccine that was regarded as one of the most promising.
No World Series appearance again for the Cubs. This time, not even a spot in the postseason, thanks to a monumental final-week collapse.
American Evangelicalism seems to defy unity, let alone hierarchy. Yet its members share basic commitments. TIME's list focuses on those whose influence is on the rise or who have carved out a singular role
A thousand retired people tried to block the road to a Moscow airport Saturday as 10,000 others jammed the avenues in President Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg to voice their anger over a law that stripped them of some key welfare benefits. It was the largest show of discontent since the Kremlin leader took power nearly five years ago.
A solar-powered hydrogen car is here, with some fine print.
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In an enormous blow to its credibility, CBS News has said it had been deliberately misled over the authenticity of documents it aired in a story challenging US President George W. Bush&#39;s military service.
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Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce added 18 points and the Boston Celtics beat the New Jersey Nets 86-77 on Friday night for their 30th win of the season.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - A commander of Colombia's  largest rebel army was handed over to U.S. authorities at a  Bogota airport for extradition to the United States Friday on  cocaine smuggling and kidnapping charges.
With two fruitless negotiating sessions behind them and only one month left before an NHL lockout, the league and the players association will return to the bargaining table on Tuesday.
JACKSON, Mo. - A man who fled from court authorities while facing charges of domestic and animal abuse was found a short time later in a doghouse...
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended that a planned Middle East peace conference should put them firmly on the road towards statehood.
Washington scholar Haleh Esfandiari was allowed to leave Tehran early this morning, ending an eight-month saga of imprisonment and virtual house arrest that heightened tense relations between the United States and Iran.
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem yesterday, killing two people and wounding 15.
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WINNIPEG (CP) - An intensive care nurse working on the night an 83-year-old patient died of a potassium overdose told an inquest Tuesday she didn&#39;t immediately suspect a medical error.
CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers  Thursday picked up the team's 2005-06 contract option on  forward Drew Gooden.
Federal prosecutors contend a businessman known for pledging money to help track down criminals has pocked $3.2 million of income over the past several years while not paying federal taxes since 2000.
Romanian police tore down a fascist banner that Bulgarian supporters had put up at Steaua Bucharest's stadium before the UEFA Cup first round first leg tie against TSKA Sofia, local media said on Thursday.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a  flat-to-lower start on Thursday, with shares of Goldman Sachs  Group Inc. GS.N lower after the investment bank reported  smaller-than-expected revenues, while a slew of data gave a  mixed picture of the economy.
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CBS and Fox agreed Monday to pay $8 billion for NFL games through 2011, launching a new round of rights increases that could boost the NFL&#39;s take from over-the-air and cable TV rights to a staggering $3 billion per year.
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Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Police found Lori Hacking's body in a landfill Friday after picking through the trash for weeks in a search for the young Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.
The Syrian army carried out Saturday a limited redeployment in Lebanon, pulling army intelligence troops out of the Beirut airport, the southern suburbs of Beirut and northern Lebanon, a Lebanese army officer told AFP.
Greensboro, NC -- John Kerry is using the latest prediction of a record election year budget deficit to attack the president&#39;s economic record.
Some 56 people were killed and another 100 were reported missing in a coal mine blast in central China, state media said Thursday.
Leaders of the rival Hamas and Fatah groups headed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending factional warfare and forming a unity government that could end a crippling Western embargo.
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Romanian centrist Traian Basescu scored an upset presidential win Monday and vowed to replace the ruling ex-communists with a reformist team in the run-up to European Union entry in 2007.
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A NASA spacecraft with a Hollywood name &#151; Deep Impact &#151; blasted off Wednesday on a mission to smash a hole in a comet and give scientists a glimpse of the frozen primordial ingredients of the solar system.
Primedia Inc.  said on Thursday that it has sold its hunting, fishing and shooting magazines to private-equity firm InterMedia Partners LP for $170 million in cash.
end-quote, and compared it to prostitution and illegal gambling. I couldn&#39;t disagree more,&quot; Bush. said on Monday, in reference to a comment by Kerry in The New York Times Magazine.
With opening presents and eggnog and family visits and eggnog and Christmas caroling with the neighbors and eggnog, the last thing to worry about today is exercise.
Symantec Corp. is leaving open the possibility that it may compensate Chinese computer users whose systems were crippled by a flawed antivirus update last week.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp reveals he has turned down the chance to manage Newcastle.
A judge on Wednesday doubled the bail  for former football star O.J. Simpson after ruling he violated  a previous agreement when he tried to contact a defendant in  his Las Vegas armed robbery case.
Decaffeinating: Starbucks (nasdaq: SBUX - news - people ) President and Chief Executive Orin Smith on Tuesday said he plans to retire early next year, because he wants to &quot;slow down.
HTC announces the HTC P3470 smartphone at GSMA 2008.
Oil prices dipped on Thursday after leaping to a lifetime high of $100 the day before amid a new-year rush of investor demand fuelled by expectations of thinning U.S. stockpiles, the falling U.S. dollar and geopolitical risks.
INSPECTOR Hacker of the Yard has fingered the collar of a UK man suspected of stealing source code from Cisco Systems in May. Cyber plods from the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit swooped on houses
It turns out the common practice of using stents to open the heart may not be right for some patients.
Commuters used to using the East Gate at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, should be prepared for traffic disruptions later this week.
A UN committee asks the UK to review its policy of detaining terrorism suspects without trial.
Authorities on Monday dedicated a new park in the home village of the late president, Saparmurat Niyazov, part of lavish birthday celebrations for the self-proclaimed \
Images of Saturn sent back to Earth by the Cassini spacecraft reveal a newly discovered ring and at least one new moon, scientists say.
La situazione dell&#39;Alitalia continua a deteriorarsi. Secondo quanto riferiscono fonti sindacali, l&#39;amministratore delegato Giancarlo Cimoli, nel corso dell&#39;incontro odierno, avrebbe reso noto che nei primi
California governor's support emerges as Romney and McCain battle in final debate before Super Tuesday
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is ordering foreign oil companies to pay much higher taxes, in a move to tighten state control over his country&#39;s vast petroleum resources.
Illinois coach Ron Turner walks the sidelines during the first quarter against Northwestern, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, in Evanston, Ill.
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In the most trying year of Colin Montgomerie&#39;s professional life, it was the perfect ending. Montgomerie got to hole the winning putt yesterday that secured Europe&#39;s victory in the 35th Ryder Cup Matches.
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Vigilante hacker claims scalp after six year legal wrangle A former senior judge from California has been jailed for 27 months for possession of child pornography in a case initially based on evidence from a vigilante hacker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The pound remained near day lows after a raft of British economic data cemented expectations that interest rates may not rise again in this cycle.
Hormone-fueled songbirds are steadily forcing out a rival species in North America's Northwestern fir forests and threatening the more timid warblers with extinction, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
POL Pot, the man who oversaw the extermination of one fifth of the Cambodian population, had a lovely smile. Boyhood friends found him good company - quiet but fun.
WILLIAM Rehnquist, the 80-year-old chief justice of the US Supreme Court, is not well. He entered Bethesda Naval Hospital and had surgery for thyroid cancer.
President Bush says violence in Iraq and Afghanistan may increase ahead of elections there, but vows to persevere.
While the list has dwindled in the search to replace David Cutcliffe as the Ole Miss football coach, one name has risen to the top.
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About 70,000 BT business broadband customers have had trouble connecting to the internet on Friday due to a technical fault.
(InfoWorld) - U.S. technology vendors submitted five patent applications for last Friday's launch of a Web site that allows the public to review proposals before patents are granted. Less than a week later, the public had submitted claims of previous inventions that could invalidate each one. The prior art submissions may not pan out, but if they do, that's OK with the technology vendors. Prior art refers to existing inventions. \
Washington - The United States on Thursday refused to wish arch-foe Fidel Castro a speedy recovery from bone fractures sustained in an accidental stumble, saying the Cuban leader&#39;s injuries were of &quot;little concern&quot; compared to the suffering of the Cuban
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Exit polls and the campaign of the opposition challenger, Viktor A. Yushchenko, predicting an indisputable victory.
Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war,  celebrated his election win on Sunday after voters enjoying the  fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
China is seeking to put technical Internet management issues on the agenda of the next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting, a U.N.-run forum concerning the development of the Internet.
Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd  briefly jumped more than 5 percent on Friday after robust holiday sales of Wii and DS game machines helped more than double its quarterly operating profit and prompted it to raise its outlook above market expectations.
So, has Anna Kournikova married Enrique Iglesias or not? Reports seem to suggest that she has, but they both refuse to confirm it.
U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.   said on Friday the $6 billion buyout offer from Apollo  Management&#39;s Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. is superior to the  previously accepted deal offered by Basell .
QUINCY -  Elizabeth Boles is the newest millionaire in Quincy, thanks to good luck playing the Lottery's \
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Shoppers visiting HomeDepot.com have been able to search for and view detailed content on home appliances on the site - now, they can order directly from the site as well.
Defiant Nigerian union leaders took a nationwide general strike into a second day, determined to force President Olusegun Obasanjo to back down over his refusal to stem rising fuel prices.
Micah Garen, a 36-year-old American journalist who was taken hostage on Aug. 13 outside a gun shop in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya
The Internet telephony marketplace is sizzling hot these days, with traditional phone carriers hoping to fend off cable firms and a host of other upstart rivals.  All the buzz prompts the question: Is telecom back? -washingtonpost.com
IT&#39;S a risky business to predict the decline of the American empire. Ask Paul Kennedy, the Yale historian, who issued such a forecast in his 1987 book, &quot;The Rise and Fall of Great Powers,&quot; only
Phialdelphia's Andre Iguodala puts up a triple double but the Iverson-less Sixers still fall to Milwaukee, 98-94, Wednesday night thanks to 32 from Michael Redd
Una bambina di quattro anni \u00c3\u00a8 ricoverata in coma al policlinico Gemelli di Roma dopo che un cancello scardinato le \u00c3\u00a8 caduto addosso, provocandole un grave trauma cranico. E&#39; successo oggi nel cortile dell
Cleveland, OH -- LeBron James scored 22 points and came one rebound shy of his first career triple double, as the Cleveland Cavaliers fought off the pesky New Orleans Hornets, 100-91.
NEW YORK  - The Fox Business Channel will launch in the fourth quarter in at least 30 million homes, News Corp. confirmed Thursday.
An Israeli missile strike at Palestinian militants in Gaza City has left three people wounded. Residents said the target was a local Hamas commander.
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The company's fancy ultracapacitor may not hit until 2008.
CBS Corp will see growth in 2008 in  \
Fresh concerns are raised over the \u00c2\u00a36.8bn upgrade after it emerged there were 110 glitches in the last four months.
JUTIAPA, Guatemala  - In towns along Guatemala's drug corridor between El Salvador and Mexico, drug traffickers flush with money see this year's elections as a new way to extend their power.
Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday as it headed for Bermuda, where residents installed storm shutters and hauled their yachts onto beaches.
com November 2, 2004, 4:35 PM PT. With the latest version of iTunes, Apple has disabled an add-on program that let people transfer songs off of their iPod.
The launch of the first Space Shuttle since the Columbia disaster has been delayed because of the impact of hurricane damage and the implementation of new safety measures.
Quick! Send choppers to get everybody off that North Sea oil rig! -- Oh, um, never mind.
Russia's chief prosecutor ruled out on  Tuesday any extraditions to Britain over the poisoning in  London of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko but said he would  help British police in their inquiries in Moscow.
Management and unionized newsroom workers at Philadelphia\u00c2\u0092s two daily newspapers agreed to resume their talks Friday morning.
Rafforzata la vigilanza sugli obiettivi sensibili
Sprint Corp., the No. 3 US mobile-phone company, and Nextel Communications Inc. are in talks about a possible merger, people familiar with the matter said.
Experts raise concerns that flawed analysis of drug levels in corpses could affect the outcomes of court cases and inquests.
In what is being called a \
A US diplomat in Cyprus who vanished four days ago is found dead on a remote part of the island.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki describes the killers of 14 policemen are \
U.S. stocks fell on the first trading day of the year on Wednesday, with the Dow slumping about 2 percent to dip below the 13,000 level, after U.S. manufacturing data showed signs of contraction and oil hit $100 a barrel, raising the possibility of a recession in 2008.
For anyone wondering what it might be like to bow in a huddle with Tom Brady, ESPN NFL 2K5 is the game for you. In the game&#39;s first-person mode, players can maraud about while viewing the action from behind a face mask.
The AP-Yahoo News Poll is a unique study that will track the moods and opinions of a group of people throughout the presidential election campaign. The third wave of this study included reinterviews between Jan. 18-28 of 2,016 people who originally were interviewed in November or early December. The extensive national survey was conducted by Knowledge Networks of Menlo Park, Calif., under the direction and supervision of AP's polling unit.
Pakistan supports Afghan President Hamid Karzai but democratic polls in its neighbor will not influence Pakistan's political processes, President Pervez Musharraf said in remarks published here.
The Tennessee Titans must allow Steve McNair to work out on their property as long as he has a contract with the team, an arbitrator ruled Wednesday.
Just days prior to a tremendous loss by Microsoft in a jury trial over the MP3 format sent warning signs about the uncertain structural integrity of MP3's intellectual property, a previously unknown Texas-based firm filed suit ten days ago in federal court in defense of patents it claims it acquired from one-time MP3 chip powerhouse SigmaTel.
NTL Inc., the British-based cable television operator, is reportedly trying to sell its unprofitable Irish unit just five years after acquiring it.
Within hours of the announcement that antivirus maker Symantec (SYMC:Nasdaq - news - research) and software storage vendor Veritas (VRTS:Nasdaq - news - research) would merge, skeptical investors shaved about a billion dollars off the value of the all
''Devo ringraziare la curva dell'Atalanta che mi ha salutato. Per me giocare a Bergamo non &egrave; ...
The White House is telling federal agencies to expect lean budgets next year, with congressional aides and lobbyists saying President Bush appears ready to propose freezing or even slightly cutting overall domestic spending.
Company bosses around the world see a global recession as a major threat, a survey suggests.
New rules on heavy duty diesel emissions helped pollution control speczialist Johnson Matthey deliver double-digit growth in full- year profits yesterday.
Reports of a tentative deal with Europe over Iran's nuclear programme are given a cautious welcome.
Claims perfect cost/performance storm Cisco today took the dust sheets off some new high-end ethernet switching gear for data centres.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oil prices fell on Monday, on expectations of higher U.S. refinery production and after remarks by OPEC that it is ready to pump more oil if needed.
Two former executives at America Online and four executives at a now-defunct Las Vegas software firm pleaded innocent Tuesday to stock fraud and other charges in federal court.
Mayor Richard Daley hasn't said if he will seek re-election, but if he does, he has an opponent: the Cook County Circuit Court clerk.
Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to buy Web application security specialist SPI Dynamics Inc., just two weeks after IBM Corp. announced plans to buy SPI&#39;s rival Watchfire Corp.
BUENOS AIRES  - At least 169 people have been killed and 375 injured in a fire at a Buenos Aires discotheque packed with some 2,000 teenagers celebrating the end of the school year, a city official said early Friday.
BAGHDAD -- A heavy gunfight broke out yesterday on a dangerous street in central Baghdad within blocks of the country's most fortified facilities, including the US Embassy and interim Iraqi government headquarters. Five more American troops were killed in the volatile Anbar province.
 cigarette suit certified as U.S. class action
Fast and easy? Er, maybe not yet Google's new Checkout Service debuted in the UK the month before last to the usual fanfare: \
(HealthDayNews) -- Methamphetamine abuse is a dangerous, yet growing practice. So it's important for parents to discuss the problem with their children, the National Institute on Drug Abuse says.
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Clinical psychologist Mindy Kronenberg says she couldn't tell the difference between a running back and a quarterback if she had to.
As police continued their search Sunday for a gunman who killed five women at a suburban Chicago strip mall a day earlier, passers-by erected a memorial of five white crosses and flowers to the victims.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell gave understated praise Thursday for preparations the United Nations is making to support elections in Iraq
Import duty contains battery-powered pensioner menace RoTM The EU has moved to restrict the number of mobility scooters available to a machine uprising on the UK streets by slapping import duty on the vehicles, the Telegraph reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prime Minister Tony Blair, who steps down in a month after 10 years in power, is leaving a legacy for Britain that has &quot;exasperated and frustrated&quot; Queen Elizabeth II, a newspaper reported Sunday.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, October 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Following an agreement between Vodafone UK, Starhome and General Wireless, Vodafone&#39;s business customers can now send and receive text messages (SMS) in their MS-Outlook and Lotus Notes.
Samson\u00c2\u0092s Zoom H4 is aimed at podcasters and anyone else who needs to make high-quality digital recordings with what is known as a field recorder.
Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died Tuesday, three days after collapsing on the field during his team's Spanish league game against Getafe.
The ambassadors of the European Union (EU) member states agreed here Wednesday to lift the bloc&#39;s 18-year-long arms embargo on Libya.
A franchise long labeled a wasteland among the otherwise fertile fields of the NFL finally has a home of its own. And this is no one-bedroom fixer-upper. This is a $465 million palace.
About 200 activists swarmed into New  York's Grand Central Station on Thursday, hung banners and  chanted \
Running back Emmitt Smith is expected to announce his retirement tomorrow, according to media reports.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After a three-year hiatus,  Destiny's Child is picking up where it left off: at the top.
UB40's lead singer Ali Campbell is to leave the group after almost 30 years, the band confirms.
Stocks were set to open higher on Friday as signs of continued strength in the job market eased concern about economic growth and the outlook for corporate profits.
Islamic republic says draft resolution presented by EU countries to IAEA is contrary to Paris accord. TEHRAN - A draft resolution presented by European countries to the board of the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog runs
Tabare Vazquez, a cancer specialist and former mayor of the capital, won Uruguay&#39;s presidential election, becoming the nation&#39;s first leftist leader and strengthening a regional shift toward left-leaning governments.
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PARIS  - Glasgow Rangers&#39; hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup suffered a major setback when they went down to a 1-0 defeat against AZ Alkmaar.
Perhaps you got the memo? Or was it an e-mail? Maybe you were among the lucky members of Boston College's student body or alumni, or one of the many football, hockey, or basketball season ticket-holders who checked their voicemail recently and found a 30-second recording from the most valuable player of BC's football team: Paul Peterson.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was not aware of any US plan to launch a military attack on Iran over fears it is developing nuclear weapons.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant has a unique way of preparing for games. He imagines the players that line up across from him are the men who beat her over the years, the employers who took advantage of her or the people who ran out on her.
The winning brother doesn't want a rematch. The emotional toil of facing his younger sibling is just too much to take.
Madonna is among a host of female stars to perform on a charity single by singer Annie Lennox.
Foreign students visiting Britain are to be educated in the etiquette of queuing for buses, after local users complained about them not observing the conventions of standing in line.
Incontro a Palazzo Chigi tra Prodi e Giordano
The European Commission President rules out a compromise on planned cuts to carbon emissions.
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  and Qwest Communications International Inc. Q.N asked a  federal appeals court Tuesday to block temporary rules by the  U.S. Federal Communications Commission forcing the companies to  lease phone lines to rivals for at least another six months.
French telecommunications equipment vendor Alcatel on Friday snapped up two US technology firms in acquisitions that will add wireless switching and IP conferencing technology to its portfolio.
Authorities evacuated about 100 families from the slopes of a volcano in central Ecuador which began showering villages with flaming rocks and ash last month.
NEW YORK  - Investigators have found that children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI) prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age of 9 years than other children of the same age.
Courtney Love pleaded innocent Friday to a felony assault charge for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend's home in April.
Australia overturned a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite heartfelt arguments against from both Prime Minister John Howard and the new leader of the opposition.
England bid to win an eighth successive Test for the first time, against South Africa.
One of the last frontiers of semiconductor technology -- environments where electronic devices have to run at high power, in fierce heat or at lethal doses of radiation -- may be about to fall.
The list of candidates for Paul Tagliabue's job as NFL commissioner is down to 11, although with two weeks to go until the final selection meeting, a majority of the owners still don't know who is on it.
Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won singles championships at the Kremlin Cup yesterday, then teamed with compatriots to capture the women&#39;s and men&#39;s doubles finals for a Russian sweep of all four titles.
The North Korean claim, which was synchronized with the arrival of a shipment of fuel oil from South Korea, marked the first step toward reversing a confrontation with the U.S.
Kidnappers who seized a three-year-old UK girl in Nigeria have threatened to kill her, her mother tells the BBC.
Five weeks after Wayne Schenk was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, he hit a $1 million state lottery jackpot on a $5 scratch-off ticket.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPraying With Lior\u00e2\u0080\u009d documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s son with Down syndrome.
Palestinians retrieved belongings from the rubble of dozens of homes and work crews patched up roads and water pipes today - the aftermath of Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 17-day military offensive, the deadliest in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting.
An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  leader Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to wage holy war against  U.S. forces and the government in Iraq, saying they would be  committing \
Lazar Hayward scores a career-high 23 points and No. 17 Marquette holds off an upset bid by South Florida for an 62-54 victory Tuesday night.
Dwight Freeney gave the Indianapolis Colts a brief scare Tuesday. The three-time Pro Bowl defensive end watched the team's morning practice after complaining of a sore shoulder, then was cleared to practice in the afternoon for a light workout in which the Colts didn't wear pads.
Two Albanians who held 23 passengers hostage at gunpoint inside an Athens bus apologise for their actions.
Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie came down to earth with a bump on Friday when he missed the cut at The Heritage. There was better news, however, for forgotten
Chipset details emerge too Intel's first 'Nahelem' desktop processors will be aimed at gamers, the latest update to the chip giant's product roadmap has revealed. Expect a set of four-core Extreme - Core 3? - parts codenamed 'Gainstown' and 'Bloomfield'.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United Church of Christ, one of the nation&#39;s most liberal Christian denominations, accused CBS and NBC yesterday of rejecting a commercial it had produced about religious
With more concerning everyone's favroite imagne hosting service (well, at least the one everyone's talking about), Jeff Moore has a new posting about a \
Microsoft next month plans to distribute an updated beta version of its Visual Studio 2005 development tool that includes the first fruits of the company&#39;s ambitious initiative for team development.
An 11 September rescuer whose identity was only recently revealed describes the part he played that day.
Fannie Mae, the largest source of money for the mortgage market, said former Chief Executive Officer Franklin Raines will receive benefits including an annual payment of $1.37 million after his ouster last week.
Condoleezza Rice gave little ground  to senators lambasting U.S. policies in Iraq on the first day  of her confirmation hearing to be secretary of state and will  return on Wednesday for a second round of questioning.
Analysis: The arrest of a senior FSB officer over the killing of Anna Politkovskaya is no guarantee that justice will be pursued
By Gutierrez, Lorna  E-mail addiction has joined the ranks of the12-step recovery programs.  For many people, there's a rush associated with a new message.
A vaccine developed to protect woman from a virus responsible for most cervical cancer cases has shown promising results in clinical trials.
\u00c2\u00b7 Three men questioned by police over bombing \u00c2\u00b7 Campaign to continue despite threats
Kevin Costner&#39;s Water World might have bombed at the box office, but the real stuff is all set to force-grab world attention. The most comprehensive scientific report to date on global warming conducted by
Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock dives  into the Joni Mitchell songbook on his new album, &quot;River: The  Joni Letters,&quot; due in stores September 25.
Tired of the same old turkey and taters? Plan a thoroughly modern holiday meal that's easy to prepare, promotes good health and leaves your guests smelling great. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
British medical fraternity is rather cautious in its assessments but Dr Rosy Daniel has had no hesitation in declaring that she has &quot;seen walking miracles&quot;.
Performance monitoring group WatchMouse tracked load time and error tallies for 104 social media sites, and has deemed Facebook the top culprit for poor performance. But it's just one survey, and results may be suspect.
Williams Cos. Inc. WMB.N has  scrapped efforts to sell its power business as the depressed  wholesale market has damaged prospects for selling the unit,  the natural gas company said on Thursday.
Considerati i volumi su un fabbisogno di 339TWh
The former chairman of Derby County, businessman and journalist Lionel Pickering dies aged 74.
Sono venti i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Lazio per la gara con l'Ascoli. Il tecnico bianco...
Bracy Walker got one of the game balls and rightfully so. Needing intravenous fluids to fight off dehydration, Walker rescued the Detroit Lions from the NFL&#39;s longest road losing streak Sunday.
Nepal&#39;s government imposed an indefinite curfew and appealed for calm Wednesday after thousands of demonstrators ransacked a mosque
India&#39;s exclusive satellite for educational services -- Edusat -- was successfully placed into the Geostationary Orbit (GSO) on Monday.
An analysis of thousands of skulls shows modern humans originated from a single point in Africa and finally lays to rest the idea of multiple origins, British scientists said on Wednesday.
Adobe Systems, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest maker of design software, reported quarterly results and targets ahead of Wall Street expectations on strong sales of its updated suite of products.
BASRA, Iraq  - British forces have clashed with fighters loyal to radical Shi&#39;ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra for a second day, trading gunfire in the streets for about 90 minutes, witnesses say.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met leaders of an anti-Zionist Jewish group on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.
Nevada authorities are scaling down the search for U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett after an intensive two-week effort, officials said on Monday.
European defense companies know they must unite to keep up, as the gap in military spending between the United States and its NATO allies continues to widen.
New European Union president Slovenia said on Tuesday it wanted Serbia to take a key step towards future membership this month, but acknowledged some EU states needed to be convinced.
The Beijing municipal government has apparently given in to mounting domestic criticism and withdrawn its recent order for computer operating systems and office suite software from United States giant Microsoft.
The debate in Washington, DC, has started over the reformation of Social Security. The 1935 plan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a safety net Americans have come to depend on.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  said on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half as revenue was boosted by video games such as \
The high-definition DVD format war  has not been won, at least not in the minds of the retailers.  Last week, Time Warner Inc's  Warner Bros studio said it  would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Blu-ray  format instead of Toshiba Corp's  competing HD DVD  technology.
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The city is suing 21 of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest banks and financial institutions, accusing them of knowingly plunging it into a financial crisis.
Giovedi' serata a inviti a Roma per la presentazione
U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton  collapsed while giving a speech in Buffalo, New York, on Monday  morning, but recovered enough to resume her day's public  appearances, her office said.
NAIROBI : Much has been done to rid the world of landmines since a ban was born in 1997, but major challenges, many of them financial, must be overcome to wipe the devices off the planet, a conference in Nairobi heard.
Advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in \u00e2\u0080\u009capology payments\u00e2\u0080\u009d if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that Mifepristone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s label will be changed to acknowledge that there are risks associated with any abortion, and that physicians prescribing the drug should instruct their patients to contact
An Islamic school is set ablaze in what appears to be another attack against Muslims in the Netherlands.
Scientists are nearer the creation of tiny artificial blood vessels after growing miniscule tubes out of stem cells.
Zach Plante is close with his parents &#151; he plays baseball with them and, on weekends, helps with work in the small vineyard they keep at their northern California home.
David Beckham has said he is fit and ready to play for England next week despite having no competitive action since November.
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OAKVILLE, Ontario (CMC)-Trinidad and Tobago&#39;s Stephen Ames exited the Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Club after carding a two over-par 73 on Friday morning to miss the cut, as his rocky recent form continued.
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is very much on the nation's radar screen. The disastrous effects of last year's storms on the Gulf Coast fishing industry stand out as a need that is yet to be met.
BAGHDAD -- Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi wants no confusion: He stands for tough leadership, law and order.
A planned jury inquest into the death of Daniel Smith may be canceled if tests show that that the son of reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith died of natural causes after all, a legal official in the Bahamas said Wednesday.
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SANTA MONICA, California  - Relatives of murder victim Ron Goldman won a court order on Tuesday seizing any money O.J. Simpson earns for lending his name and likeness to a football video game with a fictional team called the Assassins and a knife-wielding mascot.
A Labour donor says he will almost certainly stop giving money because of Cabinet disunity and overseas concerns.
Programmi piu' visti 'Ris' e Striscia'
Severe thunderstorms and at  least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped  through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds,  toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.
Madison Square Garden Chairman James L. Dolan said that he fired Anucha Browne Sanders without talking to her supervisor or reading the report of an investigation into her claims.
The US military has begun an investigation into an alleged shooting of a wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a mosque by a US Marine. The incident was videotaped by a news crew from the US network NBC who say the
Explosions and gunfire have rocked the Iraqi city of Najaf, with US forces battling militants loyal to a Shiite cleric. Witnesses say the militants attacked US troops with mortar rounds and the troops fired back.
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan promised on Friday to deliver surprises and insights about the future in an eagerly awaited book, but he gave little away for now beyond saying interest rates were low.
Ministers were today accused of failing to properly plan for the number of eastern Europeans workers coming to Britain as new figures showed that the number of those given national insurance numbers rose by 16% last year.
Dr. Lester Crawford, acting FDA commissioner, authorized the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to sponsor the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the drug safety system with emphasis on the post-market phase.
CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho yesterday refused to talk about shamed striker Adrian Mutu ahead of tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.
Microsoft Corp is talking to Facebook about buying a minority stake in the fast-growing online social network that could value the company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.
Charles Lane, the prolific  character actor whose lean, bespectacled face was far better  known to moviegoers than his name, died Monday in Los Angeles  at 102.
Latin American leaders wrap up a summit in Bolivia with a call for more regional initiatives and integration.
When it comes to the pitfalls of celebrity, Brad Pitt knows a thing or two more than Jesse James, the 19th century outlaw he portrays in his new movie.
Up to 300 jobs are going at a County Antrim factory which makes cabinets for computers and generators.
In the realistic portion of their brains, the Indiana Pacers know they aren&#39;t supposed to be all that good right now. But they also know they aren&#39;t supposed to be this bad.
The LinEx operating system is more than a localized  Debian version; it's an essential part of a much bigger project.
Great Britain's chances of qualifying for the World Group of the Davis Cup were evaporating rapidly after Austria moved into a 2-1 lead following the doubles.
Description: With Hurricane Ivan approaching, oil companies evacuate hundreds of oil workers from drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Underdog mobile operator Sprint Nextel Corp. quietly rolled out an emerging technology on Monday to give customers a strong cellular signal and flat-rate calling at home.
Europe's online gaming  industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on  Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law  on the free movement of services.
WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security With Advanced Technology, Inc.
By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts have been so productive that they have only one more item to complete from their original spacewalk to-do list.  A circuit breaker pushed today's spacewalk back by about 45 minutes; it's now due to start at 6 a.m. EDT.
You need to adjust your asset allocation as you get older. Why not just let a fund do it for you? NEW YORK (MONEY Magazine) - If you feel overwhelmed by the dozens of different investing options out there
When Ali started blogging that he was  Sudanese and gay, he did not realize he was joining a band of  African and Middle Eastern gays and lesbians who, in the face  of hostility and repression, have come out online.
China goes on the offensive against its critics on Darfur, dubbing Steven Spielberg's Olympics resignation \
Harold Brown is on a buying spree. Brown, one of Boston's most storied landlords who was struggling to reorganize his bankrupt real estate empire in the early 1990s, is on pace to do $80 million in property acquisitions this year, up from $47 million in 2003, according to his company.
Primi segnali di disgelo tra Alinghi e Oracle sul nuovo regolamento della Coppa America di vela. I r...
Both gadgets sport 3X optical zooms, swiveling LCD screens, and can function as a camcorder, a digital camera, a voice recorder, a Webcam, and an MP3 player. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
I once thought that worrying about what we should broadcast to extraterrestrials made as much sense as fretting over the small talk I'd venture with King Carl XVI Gustaf if I won the Nobel Prize. I reckoned there was no need to dwell on the problem, as it was both hypothetical and irrelevant.
At least 6 Palestinians were killed and 24 were wounded today in an Israeli army raid near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The raid was designed to end days of mortar
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that the increased effort to provide security in Baghdad had gone exceedingly well so far.
Taiwan&#39;s shares ended higher Monday, with traditional stocks gaining following the transfer of military leadership in rival China to its president, Hu Jintao, analysts said.
JERUSALEM -- Israel's army chief said yesterday that he expected to pull his troops out of Lebanon by the weekend, which would meet a key requirement of the cease-fire that halted a 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas.
With digital music players and digital cameras being two of the hottest sellers in consumer electronics, it's a wonder that it has taken so long for hardware makers to marry the technologies.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSmokin\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Aces\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a Viagra suppository for compulsive action fetishists and a movie that may not only be dumb in itself, but also the cause of dumbness in others.
Burning cash festival Cisco tossed the market another curve ball over the weekend, when it swooped on Utah Street Networks, the San Francisco-based outfit behind soap dodger-friendly social network Tribe.net.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 13--TOKYO -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will sharply reduce capital  expenditures for its semiconductor operations over the next three years as  part of its efforts to focus on money-making products.
Security managers at this week's Computer Security Institute conference said they spend too much time dealing with software flaws and virus threats to develop more strategic approaches to safeguarding corporate information.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest Jewish movement is preparing to adopt a new prayer book intended to offer something for everyone, including people who do not believe in God.
Let the arguments begin. The first Bowl Championship Series rankings are due out in a few weeks and the number of unbeaten teams is shrinking rapidly.
Fuzzy PDF menace Spammers have turned a widely-used anti-spam trick - fuzzy text that computers cannot recognise - to their own advantage, according to the head of an anti-spam software developer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The Nasdaq ended 1 percent higher on  Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but the  blue-chip Dow was knocked down to a fresh two-month low by a  fall in industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.
A federal appeals court Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that awarded &#36;88.5 million to former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith from the estate of her late husband, an oil tycoon who died at age 90 just over a year after they wed.
Nine athletes and a coach at Iona College contracted an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, which has spread through schools nationwide
Io presidente del Palermo Maurizio Zamparini ha confermato l'interesse per il romanista Aquilani. \
Prince Charles tells Euro MPs the biggest ever public-private partnership is needed to tackle climate change.
La prima rete Rai e' stata la piu' seguita nel 'prime time'
An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas militant in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said.
The Baltimore Ravens expect Jamal Lewis to play Sunday night against the Washington Redskins. However, they already are preparing for the possibility an NFL suspension would take away their star running back for up to four games.
Washington is seeking a pragmatic relationship with President Hugo Chavez's government that will allow for cooperation on trade and other issues despite deep political differences, the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela said Tuesday.
Apple shares rose 4.9 percent on Monday after analysts said they expected the company to introduce a smaller, cheaper iPod in January.
David Beckham will play for Real Madrid at Zaragoza on Saturday despite a left ankle injury. \
A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the
Anselm Kiefer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s work, which will go on display Thursday, will be the first permanent contribution to the Louvre\u00e2\u0080\u0099s d\u00c3\u00a9cor since 1953.
JEDDAH, 16 October 2004 - Sheikh Saleh Al-Taleb, one of the imams of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, yesterday called upon Muslims to outdo each other in righteous deeds to win rewards during Ramadan.
At least 50 Italian military personnel pulled up on the Lebanese shore in small motor boats Saturday prior to the departure of approximately 800 Italian troops from their destroyer ship poised vigilantly nearby, video of the scene showed.
L'Ordine dei Giornalisti del Lazio, dopo il consiglio odierno, ha sospeso Aldo Biscardi, Franco Mell...
(InfoWorld) - IBM's India Research Laboratory has developed technology for retrieval and integration of information from both structured and unstructured data. The new technology integrates data that is currently stored in separate silos, Mukesh Mohania, lead researcher on the project, said on Wednesday. \
BEIJING - China&#39;s largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd, announced on Wednesday that it is buying control of IBM&#39;s PC-making business for US$1.25 billion, capping the US tech giant&#39;s gradual withdrawal from the business it helped pioneer in
PORT-AU-PRINCE  - Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue warned members of exiled president Jean Bertrand Aristide&#39;s Lavalas party that &quot;violence would lead them nowhere,&quot; and invited them to &quot;join the electoral process which would be scrupulously
Google is offering beefed up web programs to businesses in a clear shot at rival Microsoft.
The space shuttle Atlantis has its Wednesday landing delayed after an unidentified object is seen floating near the vehicle.
By Evelyn Ryan, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Jan. 31--Westover Shop 'n Save owner Paul Mascioli spends a lot of time at the store, so he knows personally just what his customers think.  \
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dodged a dispute over the government's plans to conduct military trials for Osama bin Laden's former driver and other foreign terror suspects, avoiding another clash over the president's powers.
Some fear that American consumers will pull back from their exuberant spending, cooling demand for goods worldwide and dragging down the global economy.
Police today released CCTV pictures showing the last moments of a British backpacker before she was murdered in a \
He was chosen today as one of five finalists for college football&#39;s most prestigious individual title. Joining Smith for Saturday&#39;s award ceremony in New York will be Oklahoma teammates Jason White and Adrian
By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 8--SANTA ROSA BEACH   -- The controversy over Gulf Cemetery has yet to be resolved.
The S.E.C. suspended trading in 35 stocks promoted in recent spam campaigns and said further investigation could lead to arrests.
Microsoft Corp. has released the latest preview versions of two members of its System Center 2007 family of management software.
Scientists in Hong Kong say they may have found a series of chemicals that could counter the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and other viruses.
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Deval Patrick, a former top U.S.  civil-rights enforcer, will try to become Massachusetts' first  black governor and break a 16-year Republican hold on the  office after winning the liberal state's Democratic primary on  Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Closer Eric Gagne avoided a  salary arbitration hearing with the Los Angeles Dodgers on  Tuesday as he agreed to a two-year contract worth $19 million.
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Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances.
An Iraqi-born American citizen was acquitted Friday of being an informant for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, but was convicted of immigration violations, his attorney said.
The latest turn in the Russian poisoning saga carries ominous signs for the West.
Rattled by reviews savaging his latest film, &quot;Les Parisiens&quot;, Oscar-winning French director Claude Lelouch has said he will give nationwide free screenings Friday so the public could make up its own mind.
Political motives suspected in the matter of a Venezuelan/U.S. citizen's visit with a cash-stuffed case.
John O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Shea has warned Manchester United supporters not to expect miracles from returning hero Rio Ferdinand. Alex Ferguson is expected to waste little time in restoring his star defender to the Red Devils
OAO Gazprom, the world&#39;s biggest natural-gas company, will borrow $10 billion from six banks led by Deutsche Bank AG to help finance a bid for OAO Yukos Oil Co.
Financial markets on Wednesday will pore over the results of an unprecedented $20 billion cash auction conducted by the Federal Reserve in a search for signs it is helping soothe troubled credit markets.
Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle SuperSonics activated center Vitaly Potapenko and guard Ronald &quot;Flip&quot; Murray from the injured list prior to Saturday&#39;s game against the Boston Celtics.
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AN EXPLOSION ripped through a school in south-eastern Afghanistan, killing nine children and one adult . An Afghan official insisted the blast on Saturday evening in Paktia province was caused by a bomb,but this has not been confirmed by the military.
I Na report that the incumbent President, Mr George W Bush, is expected to go to town with, the Labour department said that the economy picked up in August adding 1,44,000 jobs only slightly less than the 1,50,000 figure forecast by economists.
It has been clear to investors for some time that eBay Inc. has been losing the luster that turned the online auctioneer into an e-commerce bellwether. Now, CEO Meg Whitman is finally acknowledging things have been off kilter and is hoping to set things right by raising fees on the online stores that had been diverting traffic from eBay's auctions.
Seven-term Maryland Democratic Rep. Albert R. Wynn, faced with by far the toughest challenge of his congressional career, maintained a 2,991-vote lead over lawyer Donna Edwards in Tuesday\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s primary \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 50 percent to 46 percent \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 as authorities in suburban Washington\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 4th Congressional District finally concluded a prolonged vote count late Wednesday.
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The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Eleven Iraqi suspects have been arrested for involvement in the killing of a Sunni Arab tribal leader who helped push al Qaeda fighters from much of Anbar province, his brother said.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Israel is prepared to make \
President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the \
The title character of \u00e2\u0080\u009cCharlie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an impulsive, abusive, self-destructive lout. But he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s also magnetic and funny, and more self-aware than his swagger suggests.
The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on United Nations membership, while China urged Washington to help block the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
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Police forces test a new DNA technique which scientists say will boost crime detection rates.
Urgent: Shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Kennedy Space Center    WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:21 a.m.
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The most genuinely apian aspect of \u00e2\u0080\u009cBee Movie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is that it spends a lot of its running time buzzing happily around, sniffing out fresh jokes wherever they may bloom.
Tens of thousands of mourners marched in a funeral procession Thursday for a prominent anti-Syrian legislator killed by a car bomb in a new blow to the stability of Lebanon.
By PIPPA GREENWOOD  FRIED green or red and juicy, tomatoes are nutritious, tasty, versatile and low in calories. And none is more delicious than those you've grown yourself.   You don't need much room.
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Former Computer Associates International Inc CEO Sanjay Kumar yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he was involved in CA&#39;s multibillion accounting fraud and then tried to cover up the scam from federal investigators.
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Mike Dunleavy can empathize with the Orioles and Blue Jays, and perhaps the Devil Rays. His Los Angeles Clippers play in the American League East of the NBA.
OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Ford Canada&#39;s $1-billion expansion of its plant in Oakville, Ont., was promised $100 million each from the federal and provincial governments Friday, a deal that the automaker says will save jobs and boost the economy.
Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. raised its full-year net profit forecast by 20 percent on Monday, citing a stronger dollar and solid demand for software titles for its handheld GameBoy Advance machine.
Kusol Wetchakul offers prayers for the soul of his sister Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at dawn along the beach near Khao Lak, Thailand.
As plaintiffs sobbed but Cardinal Roger Mahony sat silently in court, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and victims of clergy sex abuse on Monday finalized their record $660 million settlement.
MySpace's parent company has agreed to buy Photobucket, the largest photo sharing site in the U.S.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. A camera phone -- and its quick-thinking owner -- are being credited with solving a robbery. The victim is a limo driver who was washing his car in Nashville, Tennessee, today.
Darfur rebels suspended formal peace talks in Nigeria on Monday to put pressure on the government to halt an offensive in the vast desert region, delegates said.
The case of a Houston man who advertised for a new liver has prompted the United Network for Organ Sharing to recommend that hospitals discourage patients from soliciting organs and, if possible, to refuse to perform such transplants.
EMILIO Botin, chairman of would-be Abbey National owner Santander, and Spain&#39;s highest-profile businessman, was yesterday ordered to stand trial on allegations that he helped clients evade taxes in the 1980s.
A California judge has cleared the way for next month&#39;s scheduled start of Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation trial. A defense request for charges against Jackson to be dropped has been denied.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi insisted elections will go ahead as scheduled in January despite a surge in violence, promising Sunday that the vote would be a \
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  said on Thursday fourth-quarter earnings fell 11 percent, as the credit market crisis triggered write-downs, and the company said further write-downs were possible.
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Four years after publishing a daft human genetic sequence, researchers reach the halfway point in producing the \
The massive cranes that towered over Berlin for much of the past decade, an omnipresent symbol of the city's renaissance, no longer dominate the skyline.
Bernie Bickerstaff accepted a new role with the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, a move that could lead part-owner Michael Jordan to hire a general manager.
Fearful that President Bush plans to shift more Medicaid costs to the states, the nation&#39;s governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on the program.
Opera&#39;s latest browser release (Opera 8 Beta) features some new things like speech recognition and support for RSS: While the next release had been on track to be Version 7.60, the Oslo, Norway, company announced a change in plans.
British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.
China on Tuesday said that a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Dalai Lama had damaged ties between the two nations, and called for Berlin to quickly fix the problem.
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's Supreme Court stripped General Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution yesterday, paving the way for possible trial of the former dictator on charges of human rights abuses.
Harrison agreed to a six-year, $66 million contract with the team on Wednesday that includes a $22 million signing bonus, according to a league source who requested anonymity.
Legendary rock group Led Zeppelin's concert promoter Harvey Goldmith sparked   rumours saying that the group might reunite for the first time in 27 years.
The drug maker's difficulties are evident, but its productivity may make it worth a second look.
French telecommunications equipment provider Alcatel says it plans to buy Canadian firm Nortel's third-generation mobile telephone business and related assets for 320 dollars (410 million euros).
Locust plagues may predate biblical times, but today scientists still struggle to fully understand and control the swarms that can bring famine to thousands.
For only the third time in his career, he had squandered a lead in the final round of a PGA event and Retief Goosen didn&#39;t need a second invitation.
A man is charged with the murder of a father of two who was stabbed in his own home.
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American Skiing Co. said yesterday that it has agreed to sell Maine resorts Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA to a Michigan company for $77 million, passing on a competing bid from its former chief executive, Les Otten .
President Bush has asked Congress to  send an extra $3.1 billion to Florida to help with relief  efforts for Hurricane Frances, the White House said on Tuesday.
Triggit founder Zach Coelius tells how secured the initial funding for his startup when he started playing poker in a game frequented by Silicon Valley venture capitalists. The web publishing tool launches Thursday.
Stocks opened higher on Monday, boosted by expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week.
MedImmune's FluMist nasal vaccine  should be included in the U.S. government's Vaccines for  Children program, expanding its distribution to children over  the age of 5 and teens, federal advisers said on Thursday.
Guinea's worried neighbours ended talks with its President Lansana Conte in a bid to resolve the political crisis in the west African nation that threatens regional stability.
New Jersey's multimillionaire governor gave his ex-girlfriend, a powerful union leader, more than $6 million when they broke up in 2004, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
President George W. Bush and close ally British Prime Minister Tony Blair will consider the future course in Iraq a day after a report said the current U.S. military and diplomatic strategy was not working.
A lot of Bush haters are United States citizens.  Many feel they must now leave their country and renounce their citizenship, and feel trapped that they can't.  Many Bush supporters are taking glee in encouraging them to do so, knowing full well many have no options for emigration.  The problem is both \
United States President George W. Bush surprised his listeners at a campaign rally by seeming to oppose, then favour, then oppose replacing the all-volunteer US military with a draft.
PARIS  &#151; The transgender sportscaster wears a miniskirt, the porn is gay, lesbian and bisexual, and Wonder Woman will be on every night at seven.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Heavy fighting has broken out between US troops and Shi&#39;ite militiamen in the Iraqi city of Najaf after a peace delegation failed to broker a truce to end nearly two weeks of clashes.
JAPANESE electronics giant Sony has reported a quarterly profit gain thanks to the hit movie Spider-Man 2, while rival Matsushita, owner of the Panasonic and Technics brands, benefited from bumper sales of flat-screen TVs.
Reports score mid-tier officers for Abu Ghraib, but also reprove higher-ups for handling of insurgency.
By The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 11--When David Moreno looks around, he sees all the evidence of an illegal dump.
In June, Venus Williams will turn 27, the approximate age of a full-blown tour stateswoman, the role she appears to be embracing right on time and, not surprisingly, on her own terms.
Gregory Mankiw has resigned as chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke is a top contender to replace him, an administration official said.
A BBC radio presenter drugged and raped a man he met at a New Year party, the Old Bailey is told.
Slobodan Milosevic refused to work with two court-appointed lawyers yesterday as they called the first witness in his war crimes defence case.
Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its eye passed just offshore.    Ivan has killed at least 60 people across the Caribbean and was expected to strike western Cuba, where residents have dubbed the storm \
SEPTEMBER oil prices rose yesterday on US economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in check in July. However, continued disruption in Iraqi supplies and strong world fuel demand and ongoing trouble at Russian oil giant Yukos underpinned ...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice scolded the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency on Wednesday over its Iran strategy and called for diplomacy with \
In an unannounced policy shift, Washington has given its approval for the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to the New York Times.
China&#39;s President, Hu Jintao, and Premier, Wen Jiabao, are due to meet North Korea&#39;s number two leader as part of efforts to revive stalled talks on the nuclear standoff.
A female zookeeper at Denver Zoo in the US dies after being attacked by a jaguar in its enclosure.
AUSTRALIAN Shane Warne claimed the outright world Test wicket-taking record today with his 533rd scalp. Warne reached the mark during the first session on day two of the second Test against India when he had
IBM&#39;s ascension to the top of the world&#39;s supercomputing ranks marks the emergence of a platform that would make its way into a wide variety of customer environments, executives said Wednesday.
France finally got a goal, didn&#039;t get a win and now is in danger of another early exit from the World Cup.
Watchit Media, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WMDA), a leader in news, information and entertainment for digital media platforms, today announced their new show featuring the world's top oddsmakers, Las Vegas Sports Consultants (LVSC). Sports news will begin on Monday June 25, 2007.
A Dubai-based developer announced on Sunday that it plans to build a new Russian city on 44,000 acres near Moscow.
Skill games redux GIGSE 2007 Two more pieces of legislation designed to reform the American gaming market found their way into Congress last Thursday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Eight people were killed and 40 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a police recruitment center at a US-Iraqi base in western Iraq on Saturday, police said.
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Herndon-based information technology security company TrueSecure is merging with New York-based Betrusted Holdings, creating what the companies say is the largest privately held IT security company with $160 million in annual revenue.
Treasuries prices were under pressure  on Tuesday just hours before the Federal Reserve was expected  to raise U.S. interest rates for the fifth time this year.
Vampire thriller 30 Days of Night enters the US box office at number one, with takings of $16m (\u00c2\u00a37.8m).
SYDNEY, Australia  - Militants behind the deadly  bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group  poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra  said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made  bomb-proof.
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A third of first-time home buyers may cut their offer for a property at the last minute, a survey finds.
Computer forensics and an anonymous tipster helped police find an infant girl who was taken from her dead mother&#39;s womb -- and to the arrest of a suspect.
Ohio seemed to be the focus of this election until John Kerry conceded to George Bush, but the Ohio count will continue. Unofficially Bush wins Ohio, but voters won&#39;t know the official count for a few weeks.
To help users find media files of all kinds, Yahoo and Blinkx this week went live with video search tools, adding to a cluster of services that includes the SingingFish streaming media offering.
Blog: Barring a last-minute industry compromise, new royalty rates--which Internet radio operators argue could cripple their services--are slated to kick in Sunday.
Surgical treatment of migraine reduced missed work days by 73 percent and significantly lowered the annual cost of migraine care for patients, according to a study in the
NAGAREYAMA, Japan - After a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime - and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow.    Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new \
Ralph Nader is again off Florida's presidential ballot, at least for now.
AT&T launches a service giving parents wide-ranging control on most all its 63.7 million subscriber lines. Parents can limit when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrict text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads.
A statement released Sunday in the name of an al-Qaida-linked group said the Italian government has \
U.S. House of Representatives  Republican leaders pushed ahead on Thursday with plans to pass  their version of a spy agency overhaul despite warnings that  controversial immigration provisions could snarl the bill in a  showdown with the Senate.
Advertising Week organizers have canceled the \u00e2\u0080\u009cWalk of Fame\u00e2\u0080\u009d parade down Madison Avenue, which featured popular brand characters like Charlie the Tuna.
The newly crowned sultan of Sulu in the  southern Philippines said Sunday he will fight to get back the  state of Sabah from Malaysian control, claiming territorial  rights over the North Borneo territory.
Science News, Iceland, What are the words used by indigenous peoples in the Arctic for &quot;hornet,&quot; &quot;robin,&quot; &quot;elk,&quot; &quot;barn owl&quot; or &quot;salmon?
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A doctor alleged Wednesday that Pope John Paul II violated Catholic teaching against euthanasia by refusing medical care that would have kept him alive longer &#151; a charge immediately dismissed by Vatican officials.
Arts & entertainment: Here & Now, a package tour of artists big in the 1980s has become a music industry phenomenon
The New York City Ballet has opened its winter repertory season with Balanchine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cJewels,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which serves as an ideal introduction to what dance theater has to offer.
China will launch its first unmanned mission to the Moon later this year, a senior space official confirms.
New Prime Minister Gordon Brown&#39;s Labour Party has its biggest opinion poll lead for nearly two years, a survey out Sunday showed, raising the prospect of a snap general election.
Iran is suspended from all international football activity because of government interference.
THERE ARE three myths in the politically charged controversy over stem cell research. One myth is that all stem cell research involves only embryonic stem cell research.
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The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam is at Carnegie Hall this week, showing off its chief conductor and offering three concerts of classical music\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest hits.
A dispute that has pitted Jew against Jew in Lithuania may be headed to the courts.
Police said Wednesday a woman who lives at the home found the intruder Sept. 27 and called police. A police dog tried to track the intruder but the person got away.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Montenegro is set to become the 204th Olympic nation after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) cleared its application on Wednesday.
An official of Macedonia&#39;s ruling coalition says Sunday&#39;s referendum challenging ethnic Albanian autonomy will go down to defeat for lack of sufficient turnout.
Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.
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A 39-year-old man is due in court charged with murder after a man dies following an assault in Belfast.
Police were today investigating links between a woman&#39;s murder and the killing of student Marsha McDonnell amid fears that a serial attacker could be on the loose.
Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlvin and the Chipmunks,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.
Two Indian soldiers are paraded naked for allegedly attempting to rape a girl in Indian-administered Kashmir.
LONDON (Ticker) - The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it has begun its investigation of doping allegations against American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones.
UK officials attempt to obtain access to the site where five Britons were kidnapped in Ethiopia.
Some sites with bomb-grade uranium have no more security than a night watchman and chain-link fence, researchers said on Wednesday, warning against complacency in deterring nuclear theft and terrorism.
The United States has imposed sanctions on four Chinese entities, including a state-run firm, and one North Korean company for selling weapons or cruise and ballistic missile technology and equipment to Iran, the State Department said.
Moving beyond Google, variants of the Santy worm are now spreading on the Internet riding on other search engines such as AOL and Yahoo to identify exploitable Webpages.
Shaquille O'Neal doesn't expect to make his debut for the Phoenix Suns until after the All-Star break.
TEMPE, Ariz. - The duel in the desert ended with clearer choices for Americans, but no clear political advantage for either President Bush or Sen. John Kerry 19 days before the election.
Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist.
KIEV -- The bitter political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two weeks eased dramatically yesterday as parliament overwhelmingly approved a compromise package of laws strengthening safeguards against electoral fraud while weakening presidential powers.
NL batting leader Freddy Sanchez matched a career high with four hits, Shawn Chacon outpitched Greg Maddux, and the Pittsburgh Pirates played the spoiler's role again Wednesday night, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4.
Jim Boeheim rarely leaves the Syracuse area early in the season. This trip to New York was well worth it. The fifth-ranked Orange beat No.
A little-known leftist rebel group in Mexico says it has carried out recent attacks on oil installations.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he wants Japan&#39;s economy to recover ``at a steady pace&#39;&#39; as the central bank released redesigned Japanese bank notes for the first time in 20 years.
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on  Tuesday pledged a renewed drive to get countries like China to  adopt flexible currency rates so that U.S. trade deficits do  not continue to swell.
TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s chief public health officer defended on Friday the right of the country&#39;s flu vaccine manufacturer to sell surplus supply to the United States.
Electronics firms will showcase their  latest whizz-bang gadgets, many in some of the smallest  computers ever, as they try to push recovery into higher gear  this week at Taiwan's Computex, the world's No.2 computer fair.
Mayra Nieve is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe.
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John Peel, the BBC radio DJ and presenter has died suddenly on holiday in Peru. Send us your memories and tributes.
An 18-year-old woman was charged on  Tuesday in connection with an alleged failed attempt to bomb  London in July last year, two weeks after the July 7 attacks on  the capital's transport network, police said.
All sides in Ivory Coast's conflict have agreed on measures to revive a moribund peace plan and speed up its implementation, South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Monday at the end of a mediation mission.
Pakistani security forces and militants in the Swat Valley begin an unofficial ceasefire after days of fierce fighting.
By now if you are investing in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, you know that the ups and downs of the stock market or economy can affect the returns of your investment portfolio.
Polish rescuers found 13  more bodies overnight from Tuesday's coal mine disaster, taking  the death toll so far to 21, the television news channel TVN24  reported on Thursday.
Non cambia la posizione della federazione dopo l&#39;incontro al Tribunale con i giudici ei rappresentanti delle istituzioni. Allo studio una nuova versione del Lodo Petrucci per iscrivere la squadra in terza serie.
The attorney for Kevin Federline says he wants to depose Britney Spears soon, the latest step in the former couple's ongoing child-custody battle.
Pittsburgh, PA -- Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the third quarter with a rib injury, and Pittsburgh avenged its only loss of the season with a 20-7 victory over Baltimore at Heinz Field.
Lucy, the world's most famous human ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.
The Irish Republican Army on Wednesday withdrew its offer to disarm, deepening the deadlock in a Northern Ireland peace process hobbled by the IRA's alleged robbery of a Belfast bank.
A Nepali army rescue team located on   Monday the wreckage of a helicopter chartered by conservation   group WWF, two days after it went missing in bad weather with   24 people on board, an airport official said.
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Vulnerabilities could allow attackers to gain remote control of a system, security company says.
Greetings. My name is Angel Raich. Since you&#39;re a supporter of the Drug Policy Alliance and ending our nation&#39;s &quot;war on drugs,&quot; you may have heard of me.
A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a Web site peddling personal pictures, videos, diaries, and other items that heiress Paris Hilton once kept at a storage facility.
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Most people associate lead poisoning with paint chips and toxic dust. But in a case report published last week, doctors identified a more unusual source of exposure, gunshot wounds.
Software, hardware, and sea fare will color in the week that lies ahead.
Keynote Kathy Sierra gives designers the antidote for apps that can't read faces, movement, tone or anything: Give users a way to express themselves. Plus: TV panel goes rogue. In Listening Post.
Clan imponeva 'pizzo' a imprese per ricostruzione paese
BRIGHTON : A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied the Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005.
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LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Rescuers who pulled six  bodies from the mud and debris of a huge southern California  landslide said on Tuesday that 13 people might still be trapped  under the rubble.
GERMANY - European factories of General Motors Inc. launched a massive strike protesting against the planned major job cuts. The automaker has recently released its plans to reduce the number of jobs by 12
Umaru Yar'Adua took office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday, promising to tackle a catalogue of crises in Africa's most populous nation and conceding that his own election was \
A French Web site offering soft porn and sex toys now wants to sell itself to investors in what would be France's first porn-industry stock market listing.
Iran's support for anti-U.S. extremists in Iraq should not go unchallenged, despite U.S. hopes of avoiding confrontation with Tehran, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.
HoroscopeForecast for today: Saturn and Neptune are both powerful outer planetary influences taunting one another from opposite sides of the solar system. It's like they're superheroes and each has named the other as an evil nemesis. Only neither is evil. Both are just jealous.
Tiger Woods turned in his most complete round of a difficult year, missing only two fairways and one green in closing with a 5-under-par 66 for a two-shot victory over Ireland&#39;s Padraig Harrington in the Target World
Jeremy Brown from Northern Ireland may rue the day he decided to change his name to Crazy Horse Invincible, partly because he did so after one too many drinks, but mainly because his new identity is causing more hassle that it may be worth.
It wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t all that long ago that golf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ryder Cup was an obscure country-club weekend of drinking and revelry against the backdrop of an American rout of the outmanned British.
So, the governor of New Jersey is gay. After reading through chat rooms of New Jersey residents, I was apparently the only one who did not know this.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks were back in rally mode Tuesday, with all three of the major indexes marking fresh 42-month highs on news of a surge in consumer confidence to its best levels since July.
Michael Jackson's accuser told a grand jury that the pop star closed his eyes tightly while molesting him on a bed, according to an ABC News report that quotes from transcripts of the testimony.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has arrived in Seoul to discuss South Korea&#39;s nuclear experiments after last month&#39;s two intrusive inspections.
The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has announced that the second round of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election would be held.
Despite indications that yet another painkiller can lead to heart attacks and strokes, some Utah doctors say the drug should remain on the market until the government completes further investigations.
The widow of Albania's last communist leader is in dispute with the government over her husband's war record.
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Third quarter U.S. corporate earnings are expected to show a lower increase next week, weighed down by consumer and financial sectors, Reuters Estimates said on Monday.
RealNetworks has found another manufacturing partner to distribute devices that are compatible with its Rhapsody service, announcing Monday that iRiver would produce a new clix Rhapsody model.
The New York State attorney general said on Thursday that he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp.  over a decades-old oil spill in New York City.
Former President Clinton tearfully escorted a flag-draped casket Saturday carrying former Gov. Ann Richards into the state Capitol, where she will spend the next two days lying in state before her funeral and burial.
Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-biggest mobile phone maker, missed expectations with a 55 percent jump in quarterly profits after it shifted focus to sales of lower-priced phones to gain market share.
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On the eve of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said that he has an open mind on the agenda of the meeting.
With the ink barely dry on Microsoft's acquisition of antispyware company Giant Company Software questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought.
Londra annuncia l'invio di altri quattrocento soldati
Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a debt waiver, cash grants, increased market access and &quot;pragmatic cooperation&quot; with war-ravaged Mozambique on the last major stop of his current African tour.
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(Sports Network) - The Dodgers hope to avoid being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals, as they head into Game 3 of their National League Division Series today.
Apple Computer is still the apple of its own eye, but the company is trying to take a more modest tack with the public. [Missing Links]
Thousand Oaks, CA (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie eagled the 16th and birdied the 17th Saturday en route to a four-under 67 and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Target World Challenge.
ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...
Dollar and oil price weakness pulled  Asian export and resource shares down on Monday and knocked  Toyko shares lower, but strength in some bank and technology  issues underpinned broader stock markets.
The widow of Rwanda's former president Juvenal Habyarimana, whose murder sparked the 1994 genocide, has had her plea for asylum turned down by France because she may have played a part in encouraging the killings, officials said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's  biggest retailer, and Aeon Co. (8267.T), Japan's No. 2  retailer, are in talks to buy shares in smaller rival Daiei  Inc. (8263.T) from Marubeni Corp. (8002.T), the Nihon Keizai  business daily reported on Wednesday.
Indagini in corso per chiarire cause episodio a Grumo Appula
Washington and Brussels say they will not escalate a dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.
Partenza positiva per piazza Affari. Il Mibtel fa segnare +0,60%, il Mib 30 +0,76%, il Midex +0,28%, il Numtel +1,02%. In rialzo tutte le altre principali Piazze europee: positiva la Borsa di Francoforte con il Dax che, in avvio di seduta, segna +0,88%.
The bottler posted fourth-quarter net income of $158 million, helped by increased volume and prices in North America and Europe, and raised its annual dividend.
Lycos made headlines during the past several days by distributing a screensaver designed to swamp the sites of those deemed responsible for spam with traffic, in effect giving spammers, at least the companies that bankroll them, a taste of their own
The Jacksonville Jaguars playoff dreams may well have been dealt the biggest blow they could have imagined. Quarterback Byron Leftwich, who once played a college football game with a fractured shin, has sustained
It wasn't long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign scoffed at the notion that young voters would deliver an election. How quickly things can change.
Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.
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A search for a missing helicopter carrying a top Orthodox leader finds wreckage and bodies.
La Conferenza e' prova grande coesione internazionale
Fred Thompson said Saturday he's not consumed with winning the White House and that a president with too much fire in the belly is not necessarily a good thing in a dangerous world.
A new report advises companies to prepare strategies that take into account their goals and projected costs before foraying into virtual worlds.
(InfoWorld) - The battle between advertisers and online search networks over the pervasiveness of click-fraud continues to grow more heated with researchers claiming rapid growth of automated ad impressions and outside observers noting an overall lack of transparency in the space. According to a research report issued on July 19 by Click Forensics -- which markets services used by advertisers to analyze online advertisement traffic -- the average click-fraud rate for Web ads was 15.8 percent across the industry during the second quarter of 2007. The result indicates a 14.1 percent increase in click fraud when compared to the same period last year and a 14.8 percent gain over the first quarter of this year, based on the company's numbers. Further, Click Forensics contends that the fraud rate within pay-per-click networks run by industry leaders, including Google and Yahoo, accounted for 25.6 percent of all traffic during the second quarter, representing a 21.9 percent gain over the same timeframe in 2006 and a 19.2 percent leap in fraudulent hits compared to Q1 2007. Contributing heavily to the significant gains in contested impressions, Click Forensics maintains, was the increased use of hijacked botnet PCs to manipulate online traffic. While not offering concrete statistics on the trend, Click Forensics' research showed that such activity roughly doubled over the second quarter. Market watchers have been trumpeting massive growth of the online ad sector in 2007, and rightfully so, said Tom Cuthbert, chief executive of Click Forensics. However, if the online space is going maintain credibility with advertisers going forward, Cuthbert said, those who control the largest networks must begin working harder to track and eliminate inflated results. New York-based market research firm eMarketer has predicted that the North American online advertising segment alone will grow by more than $3 billion in 2007 to reach $19.5 billion by the end of this year. \
RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Polish officials said on Wednesday they feared the worst as rescuers battled to reach 15 miners trapped with little or no air in a deep coal mine after an explosion killed at least eight others.
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A Chinese woman was convicted Tuesday of spying on a major French car parts maker while on a student internship near Paris.
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. -- Family members and ministers kept vigil Sunday at hospitals while federal and state investigators exchanged notes behind closed doors in a Chicago tour bus crash that injured or killed all 31 people aboard.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena, con il tecnico Zoratto che ha fatto svolgere un leggero lavor...
BERLIN, Germany -- Kaiserslautern eased the pressure on the underfire coach Kurt Jara with their first win of the season at Hansa Rostock on Sunday.
Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was confirmed as Indonesia's next leader as final counting from the country's first direct presidential polls gave him a landslide victory over his predecessor.
Fastest Sony console sales ramp Sony has sold more than a million PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe, Australia and other territories that use the PAL TV standard, the head of the company's European entertainment operation, David Reeves, has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Storm season may be tapering off, but the botnet still managed to push out 15 million audio-spam messages flogging a pump-and-dump stock scheme this month.
West of the Iraqi capital of Bagdad, US forces launched attacks Thursday in the Sunni insurgent strongholds of Fallujah and Ramadi, killing up to 60 insurgents, a military statement said.
Human remains estimated to be more than 10,000 years old will be returned to southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes 11 years after they were found in a cave in the Tongass National Forest.
A Norwegian commission has proposed a law that would punish spammers, or senders of junk e-mail, with fines and up to three years in prison.
Serbia cautioned its Balkan neighbors on Sunday that independence for the breakaway Kosovo province would destabilize the entire region and seriously undermine its potential for economic growth.
Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, reaches to return a shot against Carlos Moya, of Spain, during the third set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 in Houston.
Libya's leader tells a conference on migration that the world should not try to restrict international migration.
ROME  - Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne was to lay out a settlement proposal over an options dispute with U.S. auto giant General Motors at an extraordinary board meeting Sunday, an indication that the protracted wrangling between the two carmakers may soon be over.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Airborne searchers found the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane on Saturday that crashed a day earlier in Amazon jungle with 155 people on board and the chances of anyone surviving were slight, officials said.
France has criticized unofficial negotiators for complicating release efforts for two French hostages held in Iraq, the BBC reported Saturday.
After settling a portion of a 5-year-old lawsuit involving its pension plan, Armonk, NY-based IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) will take a $320 million charge on its third-quarter earnings.
America Online, the world's largest  Internet service provider on Monday launched an overhauled  online shopping center it hopes will help it keep pace with  competitive offerings by Yahoo Inc., Google Inc. and  Shopping.com, executives said.
Telecoms network firm Ericsson  on Sunday signed a framework agreement to provide $1 billion worth of networking equipment to China Mobile Communications Corp.
Sinusitis and bronchitis take a significant toll on a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ability to participate in everyday life and have a sizable economic impact, accounting for more than 30 million missed workdays each year, according to survey results released by Berrylin J
Turkey will send its first deployment of peacekeepers to Lebanon next week by dispatching about 260 soldiers to join the international force, private NTV television reported on Thursday.
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The Motley Fool - Firefox is catching fire -- pardon the pun -- and for good reason. Web surfers looking for a reliable alternative to Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Internet Explorer have been busy over the last month downloading the new version of the Web browser. The Mozilla Foundation, a network of programmers jointly developing open-source technology, reports more than 8 million people have downloaded the program since early November.
A powerful southern New Jersey politician was paid for a no-work job at a scandal-ridden state university while helping the school garner millions of dollars in new state funding, according to a report released Monday.
Brad Greenspan, the former chief executive of Intermix Media, leads an investment group that he says is willing to spend $1.25 billion to buy 25 percent of Dow Jones.
At an unusual school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries.
MOSCOW A senior Russian official said Thursday that China&#39;s state oil company could be offered a 20 percent share in the giant subsidiary of Yukos that was confiscated and auctioned off in December.
Allstate Corp , the largest publicly traded U.S. home insurer, said on Tuesday that net income fell 37.3 percent in the fourth quarter, hurt by higher catastrophe losses.
Wall Street soared yesterday, propelling the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs as bright spots among generally sluggish retail sales allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy.
Again, yesterday Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) warned about newly found security flaws in Windows that could allow an attacker to steal data on your PC.
'Hypersonic tech vehicles' for test in 2009 DARPA*, the wacky Pentagon research bureau where it's always white-coat-and-propellor-hat Friday, has doled out $6m (as part of a $40m \
Dr Gary McCallum, Washington state, has been accused of giving 55 patients out-of-date flu vaccines. He used last year&#39;s vaccines, says the Medical Quality Assurance Commission of Washington State.
Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology
Apple Computer&#39;s lovely little music player dominates the market, and its design and simplicity make it hard to beat. But let&#39;s face it - the iPod is the luxury car of hard-drive music players.
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European stock markets have steadied ahead of a pre-budget report by British finance minister Gordon Brown and on the eve of interest-rate decisions by the ECB and Bank of England.
Tony Blair claims the NHS is the \
Taiwan shares ended lower Monday on concerns a new videotape of Osama bin Laden threatening the United States could spark panic selling on Wall Street on the last trading session before America&#39;s presidential election day.
Richard Branson of Virgin plans to invest in efforts to find renewable, sustainable energy sources.
Justin Timberlake is on a mission to bring sexy back to MTV's Video Music Awards, which returned to the Big Apple on Thursday night after a two-year excursion to Miami.
Si avvicina il debutto in campionato di Spencer Nelson. L'ala della Upim Bologna dovrebbe rientrare ...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced that it has been selected by the editors at CNET Webware as a finalist in the first ever \
Germany was plainly not amused yesterday by Prince Harry's decision to attend a fancy-dress party clad in the uniform of a Second World War Nazi Afrika Corps soldier with a swastika armband.
BOHMTE, Germany -- Like countless other communities, this west German town lived for years with a miserable traffic problem. Each day, thousands of cars and big trucks barreled along the two-lane main street, forcing pedestrians and cyclists to scamper for their lives.
Microsoft is replacing parts for the steering wheel control on its Xbox games console after users reported overheating and smoke.
Severe weather howled through much of the nation's eastern half Sunday, producing damaging tornadoes in the South and treating winter-weary parts of the Midwest to freezing rain, snow and flooding.
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said on Wednesday he feels \
Mobile communications company Nokia and game developer Electronic Arts have inked a collaboration deal that will see EA becoming a major supplier of games for Nokia mobile devices.
IBM is releasing a new line of ThinkPads that will include embedded fingerprint readers to amp up security. The new reader will be on a wrist rest below the arrow keys on select models of the T42.
KLERDEY, Burma -- For a repressive police state, Burma has borders that are curiously porous.
Media & professional: In a summer of floods and terrorism, the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston was a rare piece of good news. John Simpson and Rageh Omaar celebrate.
WELSH householders were faced with the heartbreaking job of clearing up yesterday after their homes had been flooded for the second time in under a year.
Celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan has taken his $25 million Florida Gulf Coast mansion off the market after six months.
The U.S. government and a Christian group on Tuesday announced an advertising campaign aimed at deterring American tourists from sexually exploiting children overseas.
Celtic captain Jackie McNamara admits even if his team-mates produce their best on Wednesday night it might not be good enough for victory.
No one will pitch Game 6 of the National League Championship Series while wearing a special knee-high boot, an industrial-strength ankle brace or a hard-to-scrub Thanksgiving turkey gravy stain.
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The 140,000 sq. ft. facility will produce 170,000 tons of heat treated plate each year.
Peru's interior minister said Wednesday that police acted in self-defense when they killed three coca farmers who were part of a group that hurled rocks and tried to burn a police lieutenant alive to protest U.S.-backed eradication of their cocaine producing crop.
Ziff Davis - Lexmark International is shipping new color laser printers with faster speeds, enhanced media-handling capabilities and cost-saving features.
Liverpool, England - Steven Gerrard scored one of the finest - and most dramatic - goals Anfield&#39;s famous Kop have ever witnessed to fire Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a gut wrenching 3-1 win over Olympiakos on Wednesday
La commissione disciplinare di Appello dell'Aia ha prosciolto l'arbitro Mario Mazzoleni della sezion...
Luis Posada Carriles is a Cuban militant linked to an airline bombing and other political crimes. But after a federal court ruling on his immigration charges, he may go free
The center of Hurricane Ivan passed to the south of the Cayman Islands, and appears headed for a direct strike on Cuba. The storm has killed more than 50 people as it passes through the Caribbean.
Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 37 people in Pakistan on Thursday, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of radical mosque in Islamabad earlier this month.
Matt Doherty is waiting for his moment. The former North Carolina basketball coach is enjoying work as a broadcaster and spending time with small business ventures, but he admits it's getting harder to ignore the pull of the sidelines. Nearly two years after he went from one of the nation's hottest young coaches to a castoff, Doherty wants to coach ...
The commander of US forces in Iraq says violence has decreased, but the country still faces many problems.
Eight people arrested over failed car bombings in the UK all have links with the National Health Service.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged help in rebuilding war-ravaged Lebanon during his first visit to Beirut but was confronted by angry protests over his stance on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
BANGALORE, India  - Indian police have seized hundreds of pirated copies of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, a police official said on Monday.
No changes are being made to the programme for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's visit to Libya this week despite Islamist threats, Italian government sources said.
Switzerland says it will hand back to Nigeria $500m allegedly embezzled by the late military ruler Sani Abacha.
Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online.
WASHINGTON  - Medication to reduce heartburn-causing gastric acids has been linked to increased risk for pneumonia, a group of Dutch researchers has concluded.
President Bush is cutting short his stay at this year's Asia-Pacific summit, but the fact that he's going &#151; at a pivotal moment in the debate over his Iraq policy &#151; is meant to show he's not neglecting the neighborhood.
The Metropolitan Opera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s high-definition transmissions to movie theaters add crucial elements of live theater and collective excitement to the experience of opera on screen.
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. Feb 5 (Interfax) - The crew of the Japanese fishing boat, the Zuishe Maru 38, except the skipper, have been turned over to Japanese coastguard officials, spokesman for the Federal Security Service's Sakhalin coast guards Yevgeny Lazarev said.
Investor's Business Daily - Brisk buying of video games and DVDs gave online retailers a leg up this holiday. But while they didn't end up with the lump of coal that offline stores got, their sales growth likely fell short of last year.
Symbian OS/Series 60 UI malware Skulls has been put to further use, this time masquerading as a version of the game Metal Gear Solid.
Famous podcaster Violet Blue tells how you can still use iTunes for your erotic audio show without violating the terms of service. In Sex Drive Daily.
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American Airlines, the world&#39;s largest  carrier, is pinning its hopes for growth in the New York market  to a $1.3 billion terminal, unveiled on Wednesday, that could  net 50 percent more passengers at John F. Kennedy International  Airport.
BETHESDA, Md.  - A new Sanofi-Aventis  meningitis  vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their  college years is safe and effective but should undergo  longer-term studies if approved, a panel of U.S. experts  concluded on Wednesday.
New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.
The current push to secure peace in Northern Ireland is too good an opportunity to miss through petty political point-scoring, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said.
U.S. stocks shot higher on Tuesday,  reversing a four-day losing streak, as earnings from companies  like Johnson & Johnson and positive consumer confidence data  pleased Wall Street.
A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector on Wednesday after jurors said for a second time that they were unable to reach a verdict.
Built on a sprawling complex developed by Saddam Hussein in a failed bid to bring the Olympic Games to Baghdad, the so-called judicial Green Zone brings together courts, police and cells &#151; all behind tall blast walls topped with razor wire.
The Internal Revenue Service has banned a year-end investment strategy used to get around the so-called wash sale rules on harvesting tax losses.
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When Apple first launched its G5 computers, some disputed its claim to be the fastest personal computer in world. Faster computers may well be on the market now, but few wield their power
An 11-year-old boy who had been taken from his school by a convicted child molester was reunited with his family Saturday while dozens of police searched for the kidnapping suspect in Georgia.
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Another 1 million doses of a nasal  spray influenza vaccine will be available in the United States  this year, Bush administration officials said on Thursday as  they sought to calm concerns about a flu shot shortage.
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Michelle Wie struggled to an 8-over 79 Friday at the European Masters, missing the cut at a men's event for the ninth time in 10 attempts.
ARSENAL begin their Champions League campaign tonight against Guus Hiddink\u00e2\u0080\u0099s PSV Eindhoven at Highbury. As the English champions\u00e2\u0080\u0099 central defender Sol Campbell is still unavailable through injury, Pascal
New search engine Accoona launched with great fanfare last night, but hold the applause. It's a promising start, but testing shows Accoona isn't yet ready to play ball in the big leagues.
The IRA is denying Northern Ireland a huge peace process breakthrough by refusing to allow photographs of disarmament, a Democratic Unionist MP has warned.
Apple Inc.  said on Tuesday  its hotly anticipated iPhone could cost as much as $3,000 with  a required two-year service contract, but a handful of eager  fans still lined up early to spend their money.
The pound remained buoyed by last week's surprise quarter point rate hike to 4.75 percent from the Bank of England.
PITTSBURGH - University of Pittsburgh alumni have won the Nobel Prize, played in the National Football League and unlocked the secrets of DNA. On Wednesday, the university celebrated a less prestigious but equally sweet accomplishment - the banana split...
President Bush pledged on Saturday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.
Which?, formerly known as the Consumer Association, warns against buying 3G handsets in the UK due to a limited network.
President George W. Bush is expected to endorse plans on Thursday for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.
Fighting between NATO troops and Taliban fighters killed eight soldiers, including six Westerners, and 10 militants in eastern and southern Afghanistan, where insurgent attacks are running at their highest level since the US invasion, officials said yesterday.
The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of bird flu, amid warnings that it poses a significant threat.
The author of the &quot;Harry Potter&quot; books said another character will die in the next installment of the popular series. JK Rowling refused to say who that will be.
University of Florida coach Billy Donovan is leaving to accept a five-year deal worth 27.5 million dollars to coach the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association, ESPN and the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday.
SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has declined to reveal any timetable for a possible withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq following a statement by Poland that it is aiming for a pullout by the end of next year.
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As expected, TiVo Series3 and HD units are beginning to see support for the DVR's TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing features with the arrival of software update 9.2. The capabilities had been disabled due to concerns about sharing copy-protected HD content.
Israel stepped up its campaign against Hamas Islamists on Saturday, killing five militants in Gaza in a wave of air strikes, while Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian gunmen in Arab East Jerusalem.
U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday in thin holiday trading as a rebound in steel shares and  end-of-year buying provided some support.
Watchdog rules Celebrity Big Brother contravened broadcasting code over alleged racist bullying.
Il Siviglia denuncer&agrave; il comportamento del Tottenham. Il club inglese ha annunciato ieri l'ar...
British billionaire Richard  Branson said on Wednesday he was hoping to trace Steve Fossett  through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data  provider Google as the search for the missing U.S. adventurer  resumed.
Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, yesterday backed France&#39;s European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, and said he had no regrets over his handling of a dramatic showdown with MEPs last month.
Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN&#39;s top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.
GAZA, Gaza Strip  - An explosion wounded a senior  Islamic Jihad field commander in a Gaza refugee camp Thursday  in what the Palestinian militant group called an Israeli  assassination attempt.
Tiffany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s weak holiday sales sent jitters through the luxury-goods industry, which had seemed invulnerable to the economic slowdown.
The euro rose above 1.32 dollars for the first time, reaching 1.3201, as the US currency buckled under the strain of imbalances in the American economy.
Some days, killer whales just wake up on the wrong side of the pool. A 2 1/2-ton orca that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld may have been put out by a spat with another whale, grumpy because of the weather or just irritable from a stomach ache, according to marine mammal experts.
Turkey&#39;s main opposition party will recall parliament from its summer recess on Sept. 28 to consider a revamped penal code that the European Union has linked to the start of accession talks, said Deniz Baykal, the party&#39;s leader.
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Thursday he had extended for 30 days emergency laws that give his government special powers to crack down on insurgents trying to derail Jan. 30 elections.
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According to the British daily The Independent, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is willing to back a Middle East peace conference planned for early next year by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
General managers Kevin Lowe and Brian Burke sat stonefaced in adjacent suites in the press level of Honda Center, their private cold war still simmering while their respective teams settled their differences in a shootout.
A two-year-old toddler has been pulled alive from a car that had been buried under tonnes of rock and mud for four days after a deadly earthquake in Japan.
A deadly suicide bombing in Jakarta has pushed terror onto Indonesia&#39;s election agenda, with both candidates in next week&#39;s polls explaining how they would prevent further terror attacks.
Chairman Sumner Redstone was displeased that Viacom had not severed ties with Tom Cruise.
Philadelphia's 4-1 loss Thursday night to the Atlanta Braves left San Diego with a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL wild-card race over the Phillies and San Francisco Giants.
That ability to catch, store, move and release light could be used in future computers to process information encoded in the light pulses.
Karl Rove, architect of President George W. Bush's re-election, took a victory lap around the US talk shows, relishing the victory he had stage-managed from the shadows, and saying Bush will seek a ban on gay marriage in his second term.
BPI: You don't have to show us any stinkin' personal data Analysis Internet users in the UK can safely ignore this week's EU Courts of Justice ruling on data protection for filesharing: it's already irrelevant.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mobile phone giant Vodafone   unveiled plans to return an extra 3 billion pounds (&#36;5.6  billion) to investors and hiked its dividends on Tuesday,  spicing a well-flagged new strategy to cut costs and embrace  new technology.
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Australia&#39;s Lauren Jackson, the WNBA&#39;s reigning MVP, came to the Olympics hoping aloud to meet the United States in the women&#39;s basketball gold-medal game.
A storm accompanied by violent gusts of wind, heavy snowfalls and chilling temperatures knifed into the center of Europe after earlier causing major disruption in Scandinavia and Poland.
On CodeSnipers.com today, there's a new book review posted of the APress book \
On Monday President Vladimir V. Putin announced he would strip Russia&#39;s 89 regions of much of their authority and electoral legitimacy.
By next year, more than half the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s population, 3.3 billion people, will for the first time live in towns and cities, a report said.
A new type of premium DVD player has emerged, converting a disc's images to greater resolution to take advantage of high-definition TV sets. A comparison of offerings from five makers.
Briton Paddy Ashdown, the international community's former envoy to Bosnia, withdrew his bid to be the United Nations' new representative in Afghanistan Sunday, citing insufficient support from Kabul.
The Chicago Cubs waited nearly nine months to see Kerry Wood pitch. For an inning, he looked like the ace he used to be. Wood walked off the mound after the first inning of his latest comeback, and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Eight pitches and two strikeouts were all it took to retire the Washington Nationals.
The Bank of England leaves rates on hold at 4.75%, though analysts predict an increase later this year.
A Chicago Tribune editor who was on the Vietnam mission for which John Kerry received the Silver Star is backing up Kerry's account of the incident.
President George W. Bush sharpened his jabs against Democratic challenger John Kerry, who called for an end to the nasty advertising war that he said was scaring off voters three days before the rivals' first televised debate.
Israel is pressing foreign donors to finance the construction of a web of roads through the occupied territories - made necessary by the building of the vast &quot;security&quot; barrier and Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Tempers flared on Iraq among Democrats on Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fielded criticism from an anti-war congresswoman over liberals' concern that the party is not doing enough to end the war.
President Bush said Sunday that he was &quot;disappointed&quot; at Congress&#39; failure to pass a bill to restructure US intelligence agencies.
NHS trusts slash funding for homeopathic services amid concerns about efficacy and the need to cut costs.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has prepared a special programme for Viktor Yushchenko, who is believed to have won Ukrainian's presidential election but who has not been officially proclaimed the ...
The Atlanta Braves poked doom in the eye in Houston on Sunday, and now they have a chance to win their National League division series at home.
Three U.S. Open chair umpires were dismissed from the tournament after an investigation into their improper handling of credentials at the Olympics.
Photo from the CEATEC technology showcase in Tokyo.
A scare triggered by a vibrating sex toy shut down a major Australian regional airport for almost an hour Monday, police said. The vibrating object was discovered Monday morning
Description: NPR&#39;s Jason Beaubien reports on Sudanese refugees suffering from mental illness. Many of Sudanese refugees say that people have gone crazy because of the horrors they witnessed at the hands of Islamic militias. Being mentally ill in much of ...
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland  - Stephen Gallacher beat  fellow-Briton Graeme McDowell in a sudden-death playoff for the  Dunhill Links Championship title Sunday, his maiden European  Tour victory.
A growing lake of hot mud forces thousands of Indonesians to flee their homes on the island of Java.
Nine children have died of flu this season in Alabama, an unusually high number that has some experts worried, a pediatrician said on Thursday.
Members of midwives union consider holding ballot for the first time in its 125-year history.
Accertamenti su iter giudiziario violentatore recidivo
Nero's Golden Palace will partly reopen to visitors next week, offering rare insight into archaeologists' efforts to preserve the first-century imperial residence from decay and humidity.
England's commissioner for children and a civil liberties group joined in a campaign Tuesday to ban high-frequency devices intended to drive away kids who congregate outside shops and in other areas.
The Shadow knows what you want -- a simpler smartphone with many capabilities. That's T-Mobile's Shadow, announced on Monday as the first in a new product line that the company said \
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NFL fined Carolina defensive end Al Wallace $7,500 Friday for his fourth-quarter hit on Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms.
Iraq&#39;s footballers extended their fairytale run at the Athens Olympics Saturday, beating Australia 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men&#39;s tournament.
ANKARA, Turkey Aug. 31, 2004 - Turkish troops have killed 11 Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey during the past three days, an official said Tuesday.
Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin indirectly criticises President Putin's decision to increase his powers.
A survivor of the 7 July bombings is suing the government saying she has been \
A car bomb blew up in a town north of Baghdad, wounding three Iraqi civilians, a local government official said. The explosion occurred in al-Khalis, 60 kms north of the Iraqi capital.
A former Hewlett-Packard Co.   board member has asked U.S. prosecutors, as well as  U.S. trade and communications regulators, to review an HP  investigation in which directors' and journalists' private  phone records were accessed.
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly was summoned by the match referee for a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for showing dissent during the second test against South Africa on Wednesday.
The movie is too sanitized and not on par with the book. It ignores much for the sake of a PG-13 rating. The book &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; still stirs up anger in Odessa, Texas, for tackling the themes of racism and winning-is-everything.
Police begin a  murder probe after a man is found stabbed to death behind a house in County Tyrone.
The Belgian press paid tribute to Raymond Goethals on Tuesday, describing him as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe magician\u00e2\u0080\u009d and looking back on his teams\u00e2\u0080\u0099 many victories.
LOS ANGELES  In some of the harshest cutbacks in the public broadcaster&#39;s 89-year history, the BBC announced plans on Tuesday (Dec. 7) to cut roughly 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years.
A Marine reservist was found guilty Thursday of dereliction of duty and abuse of prisoners at a makeshift detention camp in Iraq.
Ieri sera nelle campagne con colpo fucile al petto
Chelsea finalised a deal to sign Lokomotiv Moscow defender Branislav Ivanovic on Monday.
Portraits of former US president Richard Nixon which were hung in the Norwegian parliament have been removed after a number of the country's parliamentarians complained that the paintings were &quot;shocking&quot;, officials said.
ATLANTA, Sept. 27 -- The New York Mets are limping toward the playoffs with one very big problem: Pedro Martinez.
The United States and Britain Thursday urged Japan to renew a mission to refuel coalition ships in the Indian Ocean as fierce opposition in parliament dimmed prospects of securing an extension before the deployment expires next month.
A top European Union official said Monday that recent Turkish reforms would be considered in the country's bid for bloc membership, and appealed to the nation's leaders to avoid violence in dealing with the Kurds.
Howard Stringer, the first foreigner to head Sony, tried to allay investor worries about the future of the Japanese electronics and entertainment company Thursday by pointing to a budding recovery in its core electronics business.
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FC Porto played to a 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain but still keeps its aspirations for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, in spite of being seeded at the bottom of Group H. After four rounds
Two gunmen who hijacked a bus and threatened to blow it up released the six remaining hostages and surrendered shortly after midnight Wednesday, report agencies.
German leaders on Friday scrapped a proposal to create an extra working day by moving the holiday marking German reunification, bowing to a swell of criticism that the government had lost respect for the nation&#39;s history.
An apparently moderate earthquake  rattled northeast Taiwan on Thursday, but there were no  immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.
ROMA, 26 novembre 2004 - Arriva l&#39;ancora di salvataggio per Volare, la compagnia aerea schiacciata a terra dal 19 novembre scorso da un improvviso crac. Il Consiglio dei ministri ha detto si&#39; infatti al decreto
MPs overturn a Tory move to set up a \
NEW DELHI: &quot;Who could say some 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall would be a thing of the past,&quot; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had told his Pakistan counterpart Shaukat Aziz on his arrival on Tuesday.
A second Colorado evangelical leader in little over a month has resigned from the pulpit over a scandal involving gay sex, church officials said on Tuesday.
Meglio non accavallare date due grandi appuntamenti cinema
South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament.
President Bush called 10 members of the US military around the world and in the United States on Friday to thank them for their service and share holiday greetings.
La nostra economia fa meglio invece di quella giapponese
Donald Tusk's center-right party won a decisive victory in Sunday's elections.
PYRGOS, Greece  - Greeks besieged banks on Thursday, clamoring for state handouts aimed at helping people hit by the country's worst wildfire disaster, with fires still raging a week into the crisis.
An explosion damaged an Islamic  school in the southern Dutch town of Eindhoven Monday, police  said, the latest attack on a Muslim institution following the  murder of a filmmaker critical of Islam last week.
TWO French hostages held in Iraq were shown in a video today urging their government to revoke a ban on the Islamic scarf, while their kidnappers extended their deadline.
Former Rangers captain Craig Moore signs for Borussia Moehchengladbach.
A British soldier died Saturday after a road accident in southern Iraq, the defence ministry in London said in a statement.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.\u00e2\u0080\u0094A deflated-looking Blue Jays pitcher Josh Towers sat staring at his locker and idly stirring a plate of food after this latest defeat.
Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware on  Wednesday joined the crowded field of Democratic contenders in  the 2008 White House race but his campaign quickly ran into  controversy after his comments about a potential rival, Sen.  Barack Obama.
Once upon a time there was a lonely old man. He lived with seven cats in a village near Rome, and rarely saw his globe-trotting daughter.
Michael Jackson's defence teams fails in an attempt to have child abuse charges thrown out of court.
With less than seven minutes remaining in the third period, Andrew Alberts lined up Sergei Brylin and steamrolled the New Jersey forward with what he thought was a legal hit.
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GATINEAU, Que. (CP) - Transport Minister Jean Lapierre described Canada's ports Friday as \
As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the
A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said.
Police begin a murder inquiry after a 15-year-old boy is killed at his house in south-east London.
A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.
Disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal contempt charges stemming from his failure to turn over complete DNA testing results during the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
In an effort to win Pennsylvania, the President backed Arlen Specter in the Republican Primary. Specter won by fewer than 16,000 votes and Pennsylvania went for Kerry anyway.
African countries will pay 49% more for imported cereals this year, causing  \
For the second year, the Department of Homeland Security awarded more than a hundred math, science and engineering students full tuition and a monthly stipend to pursue academics aimed at improving the nation's security. [Security Blog]
NEW ORLEANS - More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years.    Residents streamed inland in bumper-to-bumper traffic in an agonizingly slow exodus amid dire warnings that Ivan could overwhelm New Orleans with up to 20 feet of filthy, chemical-polluted water...

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Wednesday after storming into north Gaza for the third time in as many months to quell Palestinian rocket fire into Israel.
Tony Kanaan was locked into first place when a crash brought out the yellow caution just past the midpoint of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Five laps later, he headed back to his garage for a nervous wait after rain halted the race.
Open registrations began this week for .mobi top level domain names -- a space on the Internet designed exclusively for sites catering to mobile phones and other wireless devices.
Nokia and Handango announced that Handango will be a key content provider through the Preminet Solution, recently announced by Nokia.
Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.
Any day now China will have more web users than the US, but the net has been tamed by Beijing's iron grip
A would-be Canadian thief proved himself lacking in key skills like reconnaissance and driving after he tried to pull a heist beside a police-dog training site and then got stuck in the snow trying to flee.
Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.
The Indian United Breweries group has bought a major French wine producer in the west-central Loire region, the US investment company Starwood Capital said.
Ed Seitz, a State Department security officer was killed near a US base close to Baghdad International Airport, the US Embassy announced.
Serbia is telling Serbs in Kosovo to ignore an Albanian declaration of independence early next year, raising the prospect of an ethnic partition of the breakaway province that the West has long ruled out.
And so we said goodbye this year to an illusion -- that the drugs we need will be waiting for us when we need them, safe and sound.
Andy Roddick served 22 aces and hit 41 winners -- including a passing shot played between his legs -- and beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5, today to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
The mother of rapper ODB said her son was the &quot;the kindest, most generous soul on earth.&quot;. She said he was more than a rapper -- he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son.
A University of North Carolina professor said Friday that John Edwards' campaign demanded that he pull a student reporter's television story that focused on the upscale location of the campaign's headquarters.
The U.S. Congress intends to approve money on Thursday that President George W. Bush sought to continue the war in Iraq, marking a failure by Democrats to impose a timetable for withdrawing troops from an increasingly expensive and unpopular conflict.
WHAT MICROSOFT DID: Paid $536 million cash to rival Novell Inc. to settle potential antitrust complaints over Microsoft&#39;s alleged actions toward Novell&#39;s Netware operating system, which competes with Windows software.
Two car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy Monday as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq&#39;s beleaguered security forces.
Former Boeing Co.  Chief Financial Officer Michael Sears pleaded guilty on Monday to one felony count of aiding the illegal hiring of a U.S. Air Force official for a top job at the company.
The Czech Republic's rightist minority  government is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament  this week, nudging the EU member closer to an interim  administration followed by early elections.
Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips used in wireless phones, said Monday that its third-quarter earnings rose 11 percent as demand for analog chips and lower manufacturing costs overcame a drop in revenue.
President George W. Bush praised the part-time soldiers of the National Guard, thousands of whom are in Iraq, while steering clear of controversy over his own service 30 years ago.
President Bush tersely countered Osama bin Laden&#39;s videotaped attack ad yesterday, saying Americans won&#39;t be ``intimidated or influenced&#39;&#39; by the enemy - even as John F. Kerry
A young, up-market coffee and sandwich chain has used a steady sales rise and promising economic growth in host countries Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic to defend its policy of working at a loss to ...
The cable operator reported fourth-quarter net income of $602 million on solid revenue gains as customers spent more for cable TV. The company also said it will start paying a quarterly dividend.
The first minister is to call for decision making by the European Commission to be spread out further to the regional governments.
Mike Baker discusses the  row over grammar schools and educational selection within the Tory party.
VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, will buy the medical nutrition unit of pharmaceutical company Novartis for $2.5 billion, the companies said Thursday.
In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.
Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.
John F. Kerry and his supporters are adopting President Bush's strategy of playing on the public's security concerns as voters get a heavier-than-ever dose of speeches and television ads from both candidates designed to convince them the other ticket would make the world more dangerous.
Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching
IBM and Sybase have agreed to add support for Sybase's database software on IBM's eServer OpenPower Linux servers, and the two companies will jointly sell and market each other's products.
The long lines of frustrated tourists were finally beginning to ease yesterday at area airports swamped by holiday travel snafus. But that was little consolation to a furious Carol Burns, who
Iniziativa dopo ventilata astensione da 27/2 al 2/3
Confronto serrato con le Regioni per legge delega su fisco
Sony dropped the price on its PlayStation 3 in July - from $599 to $499 for its 60-gigabyte model - and got a bump in sales, but Nintendo&#39;s Wii continued to dominate by posting its largest monthly sales figure of 2007.
THE popular gated concept is steadily and surely pervading the northern states. This is evident from the launch of Sutra Parkhomes by developer Kejora Harta Bhd that will bring this style of living in a private and secure enclave to Bandar Amanjaya in Kedah.
Italian police arrest at least 10 suspected Islamists allegedly linked to blasts in Algeria in April that killed 23.
After nearly five months of testimony, the prosecution in the Scott Peterson trial tried to connect all of the dots for jurors in closing arguments on
Detectives confirm arrest in Moscow of mafia boss wanted by both US and UK
British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s Mideast peace push suffered a setback on the eve of his visit when Israel said it would not attend the Mideast conference he&#39;s proposing
When Bette Midler opens at Caesar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Palace in Las Vegas with \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Showgirl Must Go On,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the stage will reflect this pop diva\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reputation for extravagance.
The top two Democrats in the Congress vowed on Wednesday to work with President Bush, but also slammed him on key issues like Iraq and his bid to revamp the Social Security retirement program.
Pacers 74, Bobcats 71: Jermaine O&#39;Neal propelled visiting Indiana last night with 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Pacers over Charlotte.
The star of the long-running hit TV show \
Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Saturday, a flight already tense over worries that foam could fall from the external fuel tank and endanger the mission.
The brother of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq said he was encouraged about a possible release after two Italian aid workers were freed after three weeks, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British government was trying to contact the man's abductors.
HAMBURG - Champions Werder Bremen run into Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga&#39;s top clash on Saturday highlighted by a showdown of in-form strikers Miroslav Klose and Roy Makaay.
Cell phone customers are increasingly complaining--and suing--over mysterious, hard-to-cancel charges on their monthly bills.
(AGI) - Roma, 9 dic. - La riforma del risparmio deve contribuire a restituire la fiducia dei risparmiatori nei confronti delle banche. Lo ha sottolineato il Ministro dell&#39;economia, Domenico Siniscalco, nel corso del question time alla Camera.
Bemoaning an election-year leak,   President George W. Bush on Tuesday said he would declassify a   secret terrorism document that included a judgment the Iraq war   had spread Islamic extremism.
Police and fire officials escorted Richmond residents and business owners into their flood-ravaged homes and shops Wednesday, but only to allow them to retrieve pets and essentials such as prescription drugs.
Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment fell sharply following a denial by media giant Vivendi Universal that it was considering a bid for the French videogame maker to thwart a takeover by Electronic Arts of the United States.
Entreranno Ermotti, Scaroni e Munari
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that moving to inspect and close facilities behind North Korea's nuclear weapons program would be complex as the two sides seek to rebuild severed ties.
The prime minister announces that Gurkhas who have served in the Army are now entitled to citizenship.
Two whales lost in the Sacramento River encouraged biologists Monday by making progress toward their ocean home, but then abruptly halted their journey at a busy bridge.
Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD.N rose  before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest  home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in  second-quarter profit.
A man in his 60s dies after being trapped when fire takes hold of his County Down home.
Democrats and Republicans both came out with tough talk on Bush's plan, but conditions exist for a compromise.
Of the 40 Welsh MPs, 25 vote for a ban on hunting, six are against, and the remaing nine fail to vote.
Hollywood's Golden Globe nominations did little to define leaders in the Oscar race as experts on Friday said the sweepstakes for the world's top film honors remained confined to a narrow list of contenders.
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REDS coach Carlos Quieroz believes Wayne Rooney has received an excessive amount of criticism due to being a Manchester United player.
Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits.
Real Madrid - Roma 4-2, Juventus Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0. Questi i risultati delle squadre italiane nella seconda giornata della Champions League. La Juventus a Torino supera gli israeliani con un gol di testa di Camoranesi al 37&#39; del primo tempo.
Peptides are chains of amino acids. They form the proteins that are the basis of living cells. Scientists have had little success in demonstrating a plausible chemical reaction that could have formed peptides
Australia's flagship airline Qantas accepts an improved takeover bid by a consortium led by Macquarie Bank.
A thin winter green  carpets Australia&#39;s southeast hills and plains, camouflaging  the onset of a drought catastrophe in the nation&#39;s food bowl.
Boston Scientific agreed to pay $195 million to settle claims related to a potentially flawed defibrillator made by it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s subsidiary, Guidant.
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States distributed a draft UN resolution yesterday that threatens consideration of sanctions on Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum fails to stem violence in its Darfur region or blocks the deployment of thousands of African monitors.
British terror suspects in a plot linked  to security alerts at U.S. financial targets made their first  court appearance Wednesday inside a high-security prison, and  were ordered to remain in custody.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Some U.S. military aid kept from Latin American nations that did not agree to exempt American troops from the International Criminal Court will start flowing again when President George W. Bush signs waivers, a senior defense official said on Sunday.
Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection.
WASHINGTON -- Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries.
A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan drilled the Gulf Coast on Thursday with 130-mph winds that inflicted far less damage than feared everywhere except Florida's Panhandle, where residents were left with surge-ravaged beachfronts, flooded streets and homes ripped apart by deadly tornadoes...
Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling dollar.
That would be the iPod touch, according to Tim Gideon, whose Five (out of five) star review appears on pcmag.com.  The iPod touch \u00e2\u0080\u009cis a thing of beauty,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he says. \u00e2\u0080\u009cFactor in the slick interface, elegant Web browser, the beautiful glass display, the seamless integration of the WiFi music store, and the iPod touch is worth the price. No portable media player has ever done this much so easily, or looked so good doing it.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 20 biggest economies were meeting in Berlin on Saturday on the global economic outlook, denying they would focus on a slide in the dollar&#39;s exchange rate.
The man suspected of killing Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is a suspected radical Islamist with alleged terrorist links, the Dutch authorities say.
Actress Mischa Barton was arrested  overnight for driving under the influence, possession of  illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license,  celebrity Web site TMZ reported on Thursday.
Thailand's military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.
New Year celebrations across Southeast Asia will be turned into remembrance services for those killed or affected by the quake and tsunamis, with some events canceled outright.
Tom Lehman fires a 62 to take a one-shot lead after the opening day of the Buick Invitational in San Diego.
Japanese prosecutors have sought a maximum life in prison sentence for the alleged killer of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, news reports said.
HOUSEHOLDERS in the west Suffolk district of Forest Heath have suffered one of the highest council tax rises in East Anglia since Labour came to power, according to figures published today by Conservative ...
Jaxtr is the latest in a new crop of VoIP start-ups that is attracting venture capital.
There was a 3% drop in the amount of money lost to card fraud in 2006.
The simple part involves the rocket ship rise to the majors, the cover of Sports Illustrated at 20, the injuries, the unrealized potential, the fall, the move to managing, the road back to the majors, and now, a reappearance in the spotlight.
Per famiglia la spesa annua in bollette aumenta di 48 euro
The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave overwhelming final approval to a bill that would ensure millions of middle income taxpayers do not become ensnared by a tax originally designed for millionaires.
Brussels - Opium growing in Afghanistan leapt by two-thirds this year, according to a new UN report on Thursday that warns the former Taliban stronghold could relapse into a &quot;narco-state&quot; and terrorism haven.
Two portraits emerged Monday of Spc. Ryan G. Anderson, the Washington National Guardsman accused of passing military information - including the best way to kill US troops - to men he believed to be al-Qaida terrorists earlier this year.
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Nato is to expand its mission in Afghanistan to cover the whole of the insurgency-hit country.
NEW YORK - Nasdaq plans to list itself on its own National Market by the end of the year, President and Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said Wednesday.
Tony Blair led the tributes to the murdered hostage Ken Bigley yesterday at a memorial service in Liverpool which was also attended by Cherie Blair and the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw.
Apple computer is facing an inquiry by the Office of Fair Trading after it was criticised for selling music downloads to UK customers at higher prices than in other European countries.
Germany's jobless rate rose to nearly 11 percent in December, the government's labor office said Tuesday, the same day that France said its growth stalled in the third quarter.
R.I.M.  has released a new version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, along with a new social-networking client that ties BlackBerry into a growing array of collaboration applications.
Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra is set to lead the 27th India Day Parade as Grand Marshal in New York in August to celebrate the country's 60th Independence Day.
Ha ricevuto il titolo dal presidente Napolitano
THE US space agency has given a green light for the resumption of space shuttle flights in May 2005, more than two years after seven astronauts died in the mid-air disintegration of space shuttle Columbia.
A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the main Basque city of Bilbao, injuring a policeman, news reports said.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.
WASHINGTON: New York and New Jersey authorities have said they will join a lawsuit suing Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden and other Islamic institutions that allegedly raised money for terrorism.
TORONTO (Sports Network) - Vince Carter drilled a  tiebreaking three-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift  the Toronto Raptors to a 101-97 victory over the Portland Trail  Blazers at Air Canada Center.
Playbill - The award-winning 3Graces Theater Co. will stage the world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein&#39;s a Good Farmer Sept. 25-Oct. 20 at the Bank Street Theater in Manhattan.
The McLaren Formula One team has moved to quell claims of an internal feud following Lewis Hamilton&#39;s maiden championship victory at the Montreal Grand Prix last weekend.
Snow is serious business in New Hampshire, and it's not just the weather that can get ugly this time of year.
To the morbidly obese, a sniff is worth a thousand bites. So says Compellis Pharmaceuticals, a Somerville start-up that believes it has a breakthrough product to prevent overeating: a nasal spray that turns off smell receptors inside the nose.
The ITU has officially certified mobile WiMax as a 3G technology, despite claims by some that it is overhyped.
Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win Friday.
Sophia Young scored a season-high 22 points to lead sixth-ranked Baylor to its eighth straight victory, 74-58 over Washington on Wednesday night.
A wave of defections from Pakistan's ruling party ahead of parliamentary elections is compounding the woes of Pervez Musharraf at a time of rampant Islamic militancy, soaring food prices and anger over the U.S.-backed president's maneuvering to prolong his eight years in power.
Halliburton Co. on Monday said its  subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have  exited bankruptcy.
Two MPs have demanded an inquiry into claims that a British-based security firm operating in Iraq withheld intelligence from British troops, The Guardian newspaper reported Monday.
A man has been charged with the murder of an Israeli drug dealer whose body was found in a London hotel.
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New Delhi, Sep 3 India today said it had no hesitation in discussing Jammu ad Kashmir or any other issue with Pakistan at the Foreign Ministers&#39; talks between the two countries here on September five-six at which it would ask Pakistan to fulfil President
YANGON, MYANMAR - The military government of Myanmar promised Thursday that it will release another 5,000 prisoners, including some people who have been jailed for political activity.
IRVINE, Calif. -- Broadcom Corp., a supplier of chips used in communications devices, said Friday it may need to record expenses starting at $1.5 billion for stock option accounting flaws, double what it had estimated in July.
Princess Diana's driver was drunk the night she and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed died in a car crash in Paris, a bartender told the court investigating the princess' death.
Stocks rose yesterday after better-than-expected earnings from Apple and American Express eased concern that the housing slump has depressed consumer spending.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (D05.SG) Friday said its exposure to China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. (C47.SG) was &quot;modest,&quot; and that it didn&#39;t own any shares in the Chinese aviation fuel supplier.
Air France offre 35 cent ad azione, Toto solo 1 cent
The Philadelphia Flyers edged Boston 2-1 on Saturday in a game that saw the Bruins' Patrice Bergeron taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious.
Blog: Walt Mossberg interviews the YouTube founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley.
Mastercard must drop fees it charges for cross-border transactions or face daily fines of 3.5 percent of daily global turnover, European Union regulators said Tuesday.
Nell'ultima gara del girone H di Champions League il Milan &egrave; stato battuto al Meazza dal Lill...

the Sun found out, police feel the number excludes too many while libertarians argue the danger of the bank having them at all. The fingerprint examiner gingerly opens another Purolator bag containing DNA
Grieving relatives and villagers buried a slain Pakistani radical cleric on Thursday, but almost 70 followers killed with him when troops stormed Islamabad's Red Mosque were interred without ceremony in unmarked graves.
NEW YORK  - Screening elderly adults for signs of abuse may catch many more cases than otherwise would be, a new study suggests.
The Bush administration said on Tuesday problems in the treatment of wounded U.S. war veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan need to be fixed, after reports that many face neglect in the Army's medical system.
US planes fire a missile into rebel positions in the Iraqi city of Falluja for the fourth day, killing a civilian.
AN AXE-WIELDING passenger who attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane in an apparent but failed bid to crash it was to be placed today in police detention for four weeks, police said.
The brother of Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage being held in Iraq, said today that Prime Minister Tony Blair should resign. \u00e2\u0080\u009cTony Blair is a gentleman and a statesman,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Paul Bigley told BBC television.
Yasser Arafat is suffering from ``exhaustion,&#39;&#39; his aides said, as teams of doctors were brought to his headquarters in the West Bank amid reports the 75-year-old Palestinian leader is critically ill.
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China&#39;s president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country&#39;s military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, state media announced, completing the first orderly transfer
Relax NG Compact Syntax validator   This release brings the patches from RNV 1.7.9's Debian package upstream. Besides the addition of a man page this includes build related fixes only. If RNV 1.7.9 worked for you there is no need to update.   Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=194726  Changelog: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=574334&group_id=194726
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Sports Network) - The New York Jets and  defensive end Shaun Ellis have agreed to a long-term contract  extension. Terms were not disclosed, but Sunday's Newark  Star-Ledger reported the deal to be worth more than $15  million.
Commessa da 1,2 miliardi di euro per 51 elicotteri A129
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that iPhone(TM) will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when iPhone was unveiled in January.
So you're under attack. What's your first move? According to a Microsoft official who survived the massive attack on that company in 2000, start by getting control of yourself -- or run the risk of freaking out the entire chain of command.
By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe  Feb. 19--To the true technophile, personal digital devices are more  anatomy than accessory, and the physical world is kind of a nuisance. A simple  trip to the mall can be a distraction: You actually have to look up from your  screen.
What do you do when you evoke the ire of the ad industry's largest trade organization? You launch an editorial-cartoon contest about it, of course. That's what Talent Zoo, the Atlanta-based job-recruitment and -placement specialist for the ad business, did last week after that nasty spat with the 4A's over a column on the Talent Zoo Web site criticizing Advertising Week.
South African President Thabo Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a deal to end a political crisis was imminent.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  mortars attacked areas of Falluja on Monday as diehard  insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle and  heavy clashes broke out in the Iraqi cities of Mosul and  Baquba.
HOBART : A second pod of 17 whales has died in a mysterious mass beaching on King Island in the Bass Strait off Australia&#39;s south coast following the fatal stranding of 80 whales and dolphins at the weekend.
Violent clashes are continuing in the Gaza Strip on the fifth day of Israeli attacks in the region. At least three Palestinians were killed in early morning raids launched shortly after Israel&#39;s army chief
Lebanese troops captured the spokesman for Fatah Islam and three other militants early Saturday, about two weeks after the army crushed the al-Qaida-inspired group in a northern Palestinian refugee camp, a military spokesman said.
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died, doctors said, three weeks after being mysteriously poisoned in what critics alleged was a Soviet-style sting by Moscow's secret services, a charge denied by the Kremlin.
The Clinton Foundation has helped create an affordable single-pill treatment and negotiated lowered price for 19 other pediatric AIDS drugs
The big deal with the Treo 650 is its beautiful, sharp screen and a color liquid-crystal display that offers four times the resolution as the Treo 600's LCD.
Actor Peter Fonda is auctioning off some of his memorabilia from \
Attorneys for class action suits accusing the telco of illicit NSA cooperation say a senior intelligence official's recent statements bolster their arguments. The feds disagree.
CAIRO   Rebels from Sudan&#39;s Darfur region will go to peace talks in Nigeria demanding that militias accused of atrocities be disarmed and those responsible for committing crimes against civilians be tried, a spokesman said Thursday.
The Royal British Legion launches its annual poppy drive with a hard-hitting campaign for funds to support troops and their families
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Shooting erupted on  Wednesday outside Haiti's presidential palace while Secretary  of State Colin Powell was inside talking with the interim  leaders of the violence-plagued country.
Merck & Co. is making a third try to sell the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs without a prescription.
Dopo il 7% opzionato stamani con contratti 'shere swap'
Asian stocks rose after oil prices fell from a record on Friday, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peacemaking  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
The CAPS community thinks this stock will get some more love.
WASHINGTON Sept. 11, 2004 - A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.
ISLAMABAD: Government and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) both Monday denied that bail grant followed by the release of former Senator and spouse of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was outcome of any deal between government and PPP.
FORT DODGE, Iowa  - From snowy Iowa to the bright lights of comedian Jay Leno's studio in Burbank, California, Republican Mike Huckabee's upstart presidential campaign was taking a roundabout route on Wednesday.
Iranian Majlis deputy and member of foreign policy and national security commission Elham Aminzadeh said Monday the forthcoming trip of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to Iran ushers in a new chapter in bilateral relations.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain pressed ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.
Indonesia will declare bird flu a national disaster following a fresh flare-up in the country, which has the world's highest human death toll from the virus, the planning minister said on Wednesday.
A 6-under-par 66 on Friday gives Joe Ogilvie a two-shot lead at 23 under after the third round of the Bob Hope Classic.
CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp  and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on  Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while  President Bush touted his tax reform.
Business: 26 November 2004, Friday. A Christmas Crafts Bazaar opens in the Bulgarian capital Friday, bringing under the same roof 8,500 works by 145 craftsmen from across the country.
By Gomes, Bruno; Cabral, Marilena Djata; Gallard, Alexandra; Savignac, Magali; Et al  Rationale: Ca2+ signaling controls the production of T helper (Th) type 2 cytokines known to be deleterious in asthma.
CBS was hot as a pistol in the primetime ratings derby for the week ending Dec. 5, with six of its series hitting their best numbers of the season: \
SYDNEY : Australia&#39;s cricket team will wear black armbands in the second Test against India in Madras in respect for one of Australia&#39;s greatest cricketers Keith Miller, Cricket Australia said.
By Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 5--Dwarfed by the towering, dark dome of Bethlehem Area School District's planetarium, teacher Bill Safranek flipped to a slide depicting what used to be the nine planets of the solar system.
Kian Tajbakhsh, an urban planner with ties to the Open Society Institute, was arrested in May and released early Thursday, but he is not allowed to leave the country yet.
The evil Dr. Diabetes leaps from a hospital window, crashing through the glass, determined to infect anyone in his path with the chronic, debilitating disease from which he takes his name.
Israel has proposed leaving a Gaza settlement intact to be used as a hospital after an Israeli pullout, and wants to sell an industrial zone on the edge of the coastal strip to international bodies, Israeli officials said.
Annika Sorenstam could only manage a level-par 72 on day three of the ADT Tour Championship in Florida but it was enough to maintain a one-stroke lead.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) maintained a decisive advantage over the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in fundraising over the 2005-06 election cycle, as confirmed by the organizations\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 periodic reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Tony Bastable, one of the original presenters of children's TV show Magpie, dies aged 62.
US and Iraqi troops have seized much of the troubled city of Falluja from insurgents, the US military has said. Send us your comments.
The militant group al-Qaida in Iraq purportedly called Friday for the release of the kidnapped executive of the CARE charity, Margaret
Presidente Partito Popolare, serve nuovo partito di centro
Tests by regulators of two   California food-processing plants linked to an outbreak of E.   coli in bagged spinach found no contamination by the toxic   bacteria, a top officer with their operator said on Thursday.
A car bomb killed three civilians after detonating Saturday near a US military convoy south of Baghdad, and the death toll rose to nine from an apparent truck
A judge on Tuesday ordered a retrial for the only person to be convicted of involvement in the 1998 bombing in Omagh \u00c2\u0097 the deadliest terror strike in Northern Ireland history.
ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa was the manager of the Oakland A&#39;s almost two decades ago when he helped revolutionize baseball. La Russa and his pitching coach, Dave Duncan, took a washed-up starting pitcher, Dennis
French author Francoise Sagan, who shot  to fame with her first novel \
Leading physicians call for more sports medicines specialists to help UK athletes and to help tackle obesity.
Scotland Yard feared attempt to stop suspected war criminal would lead to gun battle at airport
Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit can be a lot more productive.
New hard drive technology developed with Tohoku University could increase areal density to 1Tbit/sq inch and beyond.
RFID-enabled asset management and supply chain solution provider Fluensee was named Rookie of the Year at the seventh annual Apex Awards, one of the nation's largest annual technology award events. Fluensee was selected for the Rookie of the Year top honor out of 115 total Apex Award nominations.
For years, Thom Mayne was known as L.A.'s countercultural, hard-to-work-with architect. Now he's the government's go-to guy. The evolution of an anti-bourgeois builder.
President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.
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They were playing the role of spoilers, heavy underdogs to a Southern California team that wants to prove it is the best college football team in the country this season.
NEW YORK - Top Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie the Kerry campaign to disputed documents used by CBS News for a story examining President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas National Guard and called for a congressional investigation.    Meanwhile, CBS News president Andrew Heyward promised to work harder to answer questions about the veracity of memos it believes were written by the president's late National Guard commander...
A fire engulfed portions of a central North Carolina nursing home Monday night, killing one resident and injuring 19 others, a county official said.
So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will start to see the gain.
Computer giant Sun offers vast processing power and storage rental for 69p an hour.
The British government pledged 15 million pounds (21.3 million euros, 28.9 million dollars) for the aid effort to help survivors of the tidal waves which have devastated Asian coastlines.
Steven Gerrard has warned Liverpool he will seek a transfer in the summer if the club do not start winning trophies.
Diplomats who visited the scene of a mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a hydroelectric construction project, and one envoy said more blasts were planned, Kyodo news agency reported.
Generic drug maker Mylan Laboratories Inc. reaffirmed on Wednesday its planned $3.37 billion purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  KKD.N fell more than 17 percent before the bell on Thursday  after the doughnut chain posted sharply lower quarterly  earnings and signaled that the second half of the year would be  weak.
Talks on the future of North Korea's nuclear arms program entered a fifth day on Monday with negotiators scrambling for progress after Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation were rejected.
Mr. Gerber created Howard the Duck, the dour, dyspeptic, utterly disagreeable and therefore wildly popular comic-book hero of the 1970s.
XIAMEN, China -- By the hundreds of thousands, the urgent text messages ricocheted around cellphones in Xiamen, warning of a catastrophe that would spoil the city's beautiful seaside environment and foul its sweet-smelling tropical breezes.
Brandon Backe&#39;s arm and Jeff Kent&#39;s bat have gotten the Houston Astros within a game of where the franchise has never been before - the World Series.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Wynton Marsalis is a man with a  mission.
E&#39; stato liberato e sta bene l&#39;operatore umanitario italiano rapito ieri nelle Filippine. Andrea Cianferoni, 29 anni, agronomo toscano che lavora da due anni per l&#39;organizzazione non governativa &#39;Movimondo
Stock futures indicated a strong market  open on Monday, extending the previous week&#39;s gains, with  General Motors  in focus as the struggling automaker  faces the prospect of its first strike in almost a decade.
The country should have been better prepared for the summer floods in England, an independent review will say.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, an act of violence that shredded U.S. hopes for democratic elections in the country that is a key ally in Bush's war on terrorism.
Il legale, Alberto non sta bene e spera di uscire presto
Former Scotland Office minister Brian Wilson is to stand down at the next general election, it emerges.
CIT Group Inc. , a consumer and commercial finance company, posted a second-quarter loss on Wednesday and cut its earnings forecast for the rest of the year as it exits home lending.
WWDC 2007 - Responding to feedback from developers, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday that the company would open up the iPhone platform for third party application. The initial concern with such a capability was security, but Jobs says Apple came up with \
Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors treating the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as Yushchenko returned home Sunday to campaign for this month's presidential runoff vote.
NEW YORK - The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time Friday amid concerns about tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.    On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for November delivery settled at a record $50.12 per barrel, up 48 cents...
While Everton fans are aghast at the loss of Wayne Rooney to Manchester United, for some children in far-off Liberia there is an unexpected bonus - a mass of unwanted Everton football shirts bearing the teenage star's name.
Questa la nuova classifica mondiale stilata dalla Fifa. Il Brasile mantiene la prima posizione, la F...
With the glamorous lifestyle that comes with having a pop star wife, Ashley Cole seems to have everything going for him as a highly paid soccer player. He recently picked up a 50 percent pay raise by joining two-time English champion Chelsea and now earns $170,000 a week. He's even being hailed as the world's best left-sided defender and his autobiography is being serialized in The Times of London.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kurt Busch explained what the Daytona 500 is all about in one simple declarative sentence.
In pushing for a bipartisan plan, they seek to avoid 'ownership' of the Iraq war.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc.  reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, inching past Wall Street estimates, helped by strong demand for a variety of holiday items.
(AGI) Milano, 7 nov. - Finito 1-1 il posticipo tra Milan e Roma a S.Siro con gol di Shevchenko al 6/0 del primo tempo e di Montella al terzo della seconda frazione. Questi i risultati del pomeriggio: Atalanta
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that third-quarter net profit fell eight percent but still reached almost 6.4 billion dollars (4.5 billion euros) on the back of record high oil prices.
The top two U.S. intelligence officials made a secret visit to Pakistan in early January to seek permission from President Pervez Musharraf for greater involvement of American forces in trying to ferret out al-Qaida and other militant groups active in the tribal regions along the Afghanistan border, a senior U.S. official said.
Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start appearing on supermarket shelves, sources in contact with the agency said yesterday.
Being the biggest dog might pay off at feeding time, but species that grow too large are likely to be be more vulnerable to extinction, new research suggests.
A seguito della sospetta morte del bimbo di 18 mesi
Science & environment: A European-wide ruling to increase wheat supply could have a 'devastating effect' on Britain's already threatened farmland birds, RSPB warns.
Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment and cuts in social programs handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, projections showed.
Outsourcing is seen as an increasing problem and UK firms should not move more jobs abroad, a survey finds.
Eastman Kodak EK.N said on Monday it  would buy printing technology firm Creo Inc. CREO.O CRE.TO  for about $980 million in cash to bolster its strategy to push  more aggressively into commercial printing.
Kingston upon Hull receives quarter share of \u00c2\u00a38m in recovery grants but Leeds is handed \u00c2\u00a3100,000.
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Colgate-Palmolive is to cut about 4,440 jobs -12 per cent of the workforce - and close roughly one-third of its factories amid fierce competition from Procter &amp; Gamble.
 Fails to Conquer Box Office
Hasheem Thabeet had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots and Connecticut beat No. 13 Marquette 89-73 on Sunday, snapping the Huskies' seven-game losing streak against ranked teams.
Nel bergamasco, donna porta bimbo fuori dalla casa in fiamme
A lawsuit filed this week claims that Google, Yahoo, AOL, Amazon.com, Borders and IAC/InteractiveCorp violated a patent for an automatic message routing system held by Polaris IP.
Craig Gordon: Could not be faulted for the loss of the goal and made a tremendous save at the beginning of the second half to deny Serghei Dadu.
Bolivia seizes control of the country's largest tin smelter complex, as the government nationalises the facility.
Two injured in Berkshire A second letter bomb exploded in the UK this morning injuring two men.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Potrebbe nascere colosso da 187 miliardi di dollari
0530 GMT - US Treasury prices little changed in Asia as market shifted focus to a policy-setting meeting of US Federal Reserve later in the week, which market expects to raise interest rates by 25 basis points.
In Giappone il marchio e' anche a Tokyo, Fukuoka e Hiroshima
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Brussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.
Hard-hitting ads to encourage smokers to quit, particularly those who are parents, will appear on TV screens from Boxing Day.
A trial offers hard evidence to back the assumption that the opiate morphine can calm a long-standing cough.
La norma applica cos\u00c3\u00ac le disposizioni della Finanziaria Previsto un gettito aggiuntivo di 1,1 miliardi di euro                                           Fisco, rincarano i bolli Pubblicato il decreto
Da questa sera Loredana e Raffaella Lecciso, diventano veline di &#39;Striscia la notizia&#39;. Le sorelle pi\u00c3\u00b9 &#39;chiaccherate&#39; della tv saranno infatti al fianco di Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker per una settimana.
A 10-year-old was treated last year for alcohol-related illness at a Northern Ireland hospital, it has emerged.
Halliburton Co. HAL.N, once run by  Vice President Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found  information suggesting that members of a consortium it helps  lead considered bribing Nigerian officials to win business.
Legions of rescuers spread across Asia Monday after an earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that ravaged coasts across thousands of miles and killed at ...
DirecTV Group, the largest satellite television programmer, said its loss widened considerably in the third quarter because of a one-time charge to pay for new satellites.
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An attempt to stop scientific research into human-animal \
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared Indonesia&#39;s next president today and now faces the tough task of rebuilding a country plagued by attacks from al-Qaida-linked terrorists, separatist conflicts and an economy still reeling from
French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s government on Thursday unveiled details of a costly masterplan to &quot;shock&quot; the economy back to life, the first part of his ambitious economic and social reform drive.
William M. Griswold, the director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, was a curator at the Morgan for six years.
Virgin has been told it is the frontrunner to take control of troubled bank Northern Rock, the BBC learns.
OVIEDO, Spain  - Director Woody Allen held a secret premiere of his new film \
About a quarter of U.S. women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, according to a new study.
Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt &amp; Scruggs will be among this year's five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday.
It is the home of Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole and Camelot -- or so legend has it.
Europe will enter the 12 singles matches Sunday holding a 11-5 lead and needing to finish with only 14 points to retain the Ryder Cup.
Patrick Kluivert struck twice for Newcastle United in a 2-0 victory over Bnei Sakhnin of Israel, thefirst Arab team to play in the UEFA Cup first-round, first-leg match on Thursday.
Clear Channel Communications Inc.  , which has agreed to be acquired by two private equity  firms and the company's founding Mays family, on Friday posted  a lower profit from a year ago, before it spun off its  entertainment unit.
A car bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 16, but the U.S. State Department said no Americans were hurt by the blast.
You know, Bridget Jones? A fellow diary-writing fiend whose endearingly screwed-up life inspired a 2001 movie based on her misadventures.
Bee Staff Writer. If misery loves company, the baseball fans of Chicago are in big trouble. They don&#39;t have the Boston Red Sox to kick around anymore.
Health workers in northern Nigeria's Kano state began a four-day house-to-house oral polio immunisation exercise of four million children less than five.
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Icelandair Group said Friday it had bought an 8.4 percent stake in budget airline easyJet PLC, whose share price has soared during two days of hectic trading.
Charges have been dismissed against the former commander of a detention facility where an Iraqi prisoner was dragged by the neck and later died.
Security guards look over posters promoting the upcoming Iraqi national elections in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. Voter registration for the January balloting officially began Monday.
Analysts have estimated the medium-duty truck unit, which includes the GMC TopKick and Chevrolet Kodiak, to be worth about $500 million.
Luciano Pavarotti said he will remain optimistic until his death that he can overcome pancreatic cancer, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Tuesday. The interview published in Corriere della Sera quoted Pavarotti as saying that the cancer was punishment for his good fortune.
Viewpoint: The former President has cheapened the Democratic race, says Joe Klein, and is in danger of spoiling his wife's chances
By any standard Philip Roth is a major American writer. His 26 previous books have won a Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Awards, a National Medal of the Arts and a Gold Medal in Fiction, a PEN/Faulkner Award and a National Book Critics Circle Award.
Treatment with cholesterol-lowering \
TOKYO : The Japanese government has outlined plans to cut its spending for the next fiscal year. This comes as it projects that the world&#39;s second largest
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In a few weeks, after a seven-year journey across the solar system, a robot spacecraft bristling with British instruments will plunge into the atmosphere of the mysterious, methane-shrouded world of Titan.
Bode Miller was far from his best in the slalom portion of yesterday's World Cup super-combi, and that might be why the American won both the race and clinched the discipline title.
Mark Stuart broke a tie in the second period, Phil Kessel and Matt Lashoff added insurance goals in the third, and the Boston Bruins ended a six-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday.
Sophomore running back Jeff Smith's academic status has not been a problem, Boston College officials said yesterday.
Hospitals will be told exactly how to clean their wards under new guidelines hoped to cut MRSA deaths.
The trial of eight South Africans accused of plotting a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea is due to open in Malabo with claims of torture and denial of due process casting doubt over the proceedings.
The Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of an injury to Pittsburgh All-Star Sidney Crosby to cruise to a 3-0 victory on Friday, snapping the Penguins' seven-game home winning streak.
BT Group PLC is trying for a third time to crack the US market with the purchase of Infonet Services Corp. for a massive US$965 million.
A group of English cricket fans watching their team play in Australia were so desperate for a curry from their favourite chef that they ordered one from Britain, and the restaurant's managers promised to deliver.
The guy going to the mound for the Minnesota Twins tonight may not be the best player on the team, but he is the most important.
The US Bureau of Land Management said on Friday its preferred plan for the rim of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado is to defer oil and natural gas drilling until 80 percent of anticipated wells are drilled below the rim.
About 60 experts meeting at the Geneva-based World Health Organization have agreed on a strategy to try to prevent and contain a global influenza outbreak that they say could kill millions of people.
You would quite literally have to be from another planet, analysts say, not to see what Sony Corp. fancied about Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
''Devo ringraziare la curva dell'Atalanta che mi ha salutato. Per me giocare a Bergamo non &egrave; ...
Merchant and Ivory try filming a period piece in one of the world's most futuristic cities.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Bud Welch, who lost a daughter in the Oklahoma City bombing, went from wanting to kill bomber Timothy McVeigh to becoming a leading opponent of the death penalty. And along the way, he came to know and have sympathy for McVeigh's father, Bill McVeigh...
The man behind a plan to build a visitor's centre at the Giants Causeway is a member of the DUP.
Reports on factory orders and the labor market portrayed an economy that is skirting recession as attention shifts to government figures on employment to be released Friday.
Russia said Friday it regrets Iran's decision not to halt uranium enrichment by a U.N. deadline, underscoring the growing impatience of one of Tehran's key allies on the Security Council.
Sports officials have dismissed the head of Iran&#039;s soccer federation over the country&#039;s poor showing at the World Cup, state-run television reported.
As it cools its heels waiting for a response from BEA Systems, Oracle announces plan to buy the operational planning software maker.
U.S. and Iraqi security forces may  have come close to capturing Iraqi al Qaeda leader Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi in the past two weeks and are weakening his support  network, Iraq's interior minister said on Thursday.
A Canadian who was 15 when he was captured in Afghanistan and a Yemeni accused of chauffeuring Osama bin Laden confront terrorism charges Monday under a reconfigured military tribunal system that critics say remains unconstitutional.
Ossie Davis, the actor distinguished for roles dealing with racial injustice on stage, screen and in real life, has died, an aide said Friday. He was 87.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Despite absorbing three straight years of double-digit increases in retiree health-care costs, more than half of employers that offer retiree health and drug coverage plan to keep it when the Medicare prescription drug benefit
A large majority of Britons think a US election victory for John Kerry is the best outcome for global security, according to a new poll in a Sunday newspaper.
Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins are somewhat relieved, yet mostly mystifed over the rookie left-hander's latest test results.
Yahoo Inc.  late on Tuesday launched Personals Premier, a premium online dating service aimed at attracting serious relationship seekers with deeper pockets.
Heath Ledger's death engenders blog threads trying to determine the science behind his apparent drug overdose.
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French energy groups Gaz de France and Suez said they have proposed five measures including asset transfers in reply to the EU Commission about anti-trust concerns raised by their controversial tie-up.
An Indian supplier to clothing retailer Gap has been found using child labour to produce items for Gap Kids branches in Europe and the United States, the Observer newspaper reported here on Sunday.
PETALING JAYA: Virus experts at British software security firm Sophos Plc have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a Trojan horse which infects cellphones.
Shares of DaimlerChrysler climbed yesterday after media reports that General Motors was in talks to buy the German firm's Chrysler division.
Russian and Iranian nuclear officials failed for a second day Thursday to resolve a dispute over the construction of a Russian-built nuclear energy plant that has fallen behind schedule because of what Moscow said were delays in payments.
A major employers' group claims plans to impose rates on NI industry will devastate the economy.
As call levels return to normal, the ambulance service says its 'special emergency' status is no longer in place.
Sean Penn, winner of an Academy Award as an actor and recipient of praise as a director, was named on Thursday the president of the jury of the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
BRITISH police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham&#39;s Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during the weekend&#39;s 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.
While football players pride themselves on their stoicism, the Giants tend to advertise their emotions, body language experts said.
Amsterdam has the world's busiest  Internet exchange, thanks to nuclear physicists and  mathematicians who in the 1980s connected their network needs  with the academic belief that knowledge needs to be free.
US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday inspected the shattered remains of U.N. buildings destroyed in twin car bombing in Algiers that killed at least 37 people including 17 U.N. staff, witnesses said.
The Oscars are still two months  away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself  embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two  decades.
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Cincinnati outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. will miss the remainder of the season with a groin strain, the team said on Thursday.
In quattro anni industria riciclo cresciuta del 5%
U.N. police pulled out of a Kosovan border post that was destroyed on Tuesday by Serbs who vow never to submit to the authority of Kosovo's Albanian government and its Western backers.
Catalyst patched for Windows, Linux ATI has posted the latest incarnation of its Catalyst driver package for Windows and Linux, and with it official confirmation that CrossFire now works on Intel's P965 chipset - for Windows systems at least.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Vince Carter will miss the Toronto Raptors' next two preseason games while he fights a lawsuit from a former agent.
A radio station owner who sent a tape to federal investigators last week confessing he stole millions from investors also swindled his widowed mother, she says.
President Bush is preparing to finish an agreement with Brazil to promote the production and use of ethanol throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
LONDON  - Fuelling persistent rumours that Tony Blair considered resigning this year, an acquaintance said Tuesday the prime minister had come under \
Media & professional: From Stewart Purvis to Andrew Neil, leading industry figures examine Tessa Jowell's legacy.
'Sara' difficile spiegare nuovi aumenti' dice rapporto 2007
Viacom Inc.  has ruled out bidding for social networking site Facebook, despite suffering a stinging defeat in losing a deal to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to purchase MySpace.com, chairman Sumner Redstone told U.S. journalist Charlie Rose in a televised interview.
Two blasts have killed up to 18 people, including an American soldier, in Baghdad hours before US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents. The death penalty, free speech and prison sentences are back on the agenda, along with new topics such as medical marijuana and out-of-state wine purchases that are likely to produce significant disagreement...
Eli Lilly and Co. on Thursday  reaffirmed it expects its 2006 earnings to rise 8 percent to 12  percent, but projected disappointing profit growth for 2007  even though its revenues will grow at a faster pace next year.
While the amount of money the State Department pays to private contractors has soared, the department conceded that it has added few new officials to oversee contracts.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday called the view that President Bush has been perfect in fighting terrorism an illusion and urged Democrats to challenge the Bush administration's policies.
US forces launched airstrikes against insurgent positions in the Iraqi city of Fallujah and Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City late Monday. Witnesses say US warplanes fired missiles into northern Fallujah in the latest in
With iPhone, Apple's Steve Jobs applied his revolution-by-design mind to cell phones. An inside look at innovation in action
Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The decision, issued late Friday afternoon by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, came one day after Lewis pleaded guilty in Atlanta to using a cell phone to try to set up a drug transaction more than four years ago.
Nokia Oyj, the world&#39;s largest mobile- phone maker, plans to introduce more than 20 handsets featuring cameras with at least 1 megapixel resolution next year in a bid to regain lost market share.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected on Monday to urge Hamas Islamists to agree to early elections, cede control of the Gaza Strip and hold talks with his Fatah faction, a Palestinian official said.
Lawyers for Kevin Federline, ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, went to court on Friday seeking to strip the troubled singer of visitation rights to their sons hours after she was hospitalized following a fit of hysterics.
A report card on the state of higher education nationwide gave Illinois generally high marks but warned that the affordability of college here had slipped.
Blog: A case pitting a trademark \
Il riacutizzarsi di una tendinopatia mette ko Christian Vieri. L'attaccante della Fiorentina non sar...
Gigi Del Neri non si sente di rimproverare nulla alla sua squadra, che ha incassato la prima sconfit...
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A group loyal to terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has &quot;slaughtered&quot; a second American, according to a report posted Tuesday on an Islamist Web site.
Internet engineers are unhappy with Microsoft's plans for tracing where e-mails come from.
Anti-poverty and anti-globalisation campaigners meeting at a parallel forum to counter the G8 summit on Wednesday took industrialised nations to task over unfulfilled pledges made two years ago to the world&#39;s poorest.
Sri Lankan warplanes bombed a Tamil Tiger base in the far north on Friday, a day after ground troops killed 30 rebels in clashes across the region, the military said.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s interim successor escaped injury in a Gaza gunfight triggered by hostile militants on Sunday as Palestinian officials set Jan. 9 for elections to replace
If G.P.S. made it harder to get lost, new cellphone services that track whereabouts are now making it harder to hide.
An Oklahoma lawsuit filed on Thursday charges that Merck &amp; Co. misled patients about the safety of its arthritis drug. The case may signal many more such lawsuits against the drugmaker
By PAT FLANAGAN  THOUSANDS of tonnes of raw sewage are polluting Ireland's historic fishing rivers and holiday resorts, it was revealed yesterday.   Almost a fifth of human waste is discharged with little or no treatment, the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed.
Ellen MacArthur enters the new year boosted by the best day so far of her round-the-world attempt.
POSTOJNA, Slovenia  - Elka Strojan and her 30-strong Roma Gypsy family, forced to swap a house for three rooms in a former army barracks, highlight the precarious existence in the Balkans of Europe's largest minority.
Robert De Niro rises to a formidable challenge in this sufficiently unsettling thriller: he holds his own against the scene-swiping 10-year-old actress Dakota Fanning.
Astronomers find a strange new world that has them pondering again the essential properties of a planet.
Warner Bros. will donate money from the sale of DVDs featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to help efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction, an Australian official said Saturday.
Around 13,500 people plan to space passengers on Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson says.
Colin Montgomerie shot a 5-over-par 77 and missed the cut at The Heritage yesterday, five days after making the winning putt for Europe at the Ryder Cup.
A senior German official acknowledged her country's \
President George W. Bush fielded questions about family from popular TV psychologist Phil McGraw in an interview, in a warm-and-fuzzy wooing of the coveted undecided woman's vote.
Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty in a Cape Town court to charges of bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
MAUI, Hawaii (Sports Network) - Jeff Horner scored 18  points and Pierre Pierce added 16, as Iowa knocked off  12th-ranked Louisville, 76-71, in the opening round of the Maui  Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Rio Ferdinand saw his return to Manchester United colours overshadowed by defensive colleague Mikael Silvestre who powered home the goals that beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Teenager says he hacked an iPhone and uses it on T-Mobile's wireless network. Surprisingly, shares rise for the phone's parent firm on the news.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Militants burst into a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat on Sunday, firing from their assault rifles for several minutes and forcing security guards to hustle away the Palestinian leader&#39;s temporary successor, Mahmoud Abbas.
MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou temporarily were suspended Wednesday by track and field&#39;s world governing body, pending hearings on their doping cases.
Sen. Hillary Clinton congratulated her rivals in the Iowa Democratic caucuses on Thursday after losing to Sen. Barack Obama and said, \
US Marines of the 1st Division prepare for a patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. American forces are preparing for a major assault on Fallujah in an effort to restore control to a swath of
On Friday, Oct. 15, the American Cancer Society will join other health organizations in observing National Mammography Day, encouraging women age 40 and over to have an annual mammogram.
Daniel Gibson scored 18 points and No. 15 Texas used a sharp performance from 3-point range to open Big 12 play with a 79-60 victory over Baylor on Sunday.
Mexican authorities on Tuesday cautiously opened a canal through an enormous landslide that blocked a major river in southern Mexico in November and swept away and entire community.
The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten regulation of tobacco and discourage smoking and states have not spent nearly enough to battle cigarettes, the American Lung Association said on Thursday.
Last time we checked the Pitpass statistics, David Coulthard had driven in 175 Grands Prix, covering almost eleven seasons. In that time the Scot has accumulated 475 points, an average of 2.714 point a race, 13 wins, 12 pole positions and 18 fastest laps.
Please, please, please say I didn't hit 'Quick Erase'... Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has begun volume shipment of the Travelstar 7K200, a high-capacity, high-performance laptop hard drive with new optional data encryption technology. The new drive features up to 200GB capacity, a 22 per cent overall performance improvement over its predecessor, and improved shock tolerance, among other technical improvements. The 7200RPM Travelstar 7K200 has power consumption, heat emission, and acoustics comparable to its 5400RPM counterparts and features a Serial ATA 1.5GBps, 1.5GBps encrypted, or 3GBps interface.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Remember when the CIA was a dark, malevolent force lurking in the shadows of our lives, tapping our phones, reading our mail, and planting explosive devices in Castro's cigars? Well, they're baaaack. Only now it's the National Security Agency, and they're snooping into your e-mail, cell phone conversations, and Lord knows what else.
Blog: After some flase starts unlocking an iPhone now seems to be a reality.
With Syria defying international pressure to withdraw from Lebanon and with tensions over Iraq still high, the Bush administration is weighing new sanctions on some Lebanese officials.
[Business India] Los Angeles, Oct 5 : IBM has introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader that can recognise the user of the computer, reports Xinhua.
\u00c2\u00b7 Catholic leader demands NHS block on terminations\u00c2\u00b7 Communion challenge to pro-choice politicians
Skye Sweetnam has been named an AOL Breaker, making the Capitol Records pop-rocker the latest in a pool of emerging recording artists chosen by America Online for their star potential. She therefore is on the same promotional path that boosted such previous Breakers as Avril Lavigne, Josh Groban, 50 Cent and Jet.
David O. Russell's high-wire comedy captures liberal-left despair with astonishingly good humor: it's \
EUGENE, Oregon  - The clock is ticking for Asafa Powell, and not just when the world record holder runs 100 meters.
Television executive Judy Girard, who led the Food Network to prominence, announced Monday she will retire as president of sister cable network HGTV.
(New York-NBC/AP) Dec. 3, 2004 - It looks like Tom Brokaw went out with a bang after nearly 23 years. He left &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; on a ratings high Wednesday night as nearly 15.5 million people tuned in to watch him sign off.
As Islamist gunmen routed his last forces in Gaza, Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Palestinian government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency after six days of bloody faction fighting.
The world's biggest drug makers unveiled  plans on Thursday to publish more data about clinical trials of  their medicines in a bid to reassure patients about their  safety.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Lebanon went through such a terrible civil war that after 14 years it still remains so politically fragile that when it finds a political formula that works, it changes the laws to suit the politicians.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that he had pressed his fellow EU leaders to bolster troop contributions for Afghanistan, but would not be drawn on whether any offers had been made.
A question of TRUSTe Sites handed the TRUSTe seal of approval are twice as likely to host malware or engage in spamming as those not endorsed by any security certificate, according to a study by spyware researcher Ben Edelman.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
IBM&#39;s personal computer business, which it is selling to Lenovo Group of China, has lost money for the past 3 1/2 years. International Business Machines Corp.
Political violence and general strikes following a recent grenade attack on an opposition rally may frighten foreign investors away from Bangladesh unless the situation is quickly resolved, a government official said Tuesday.
Friday Night Lights, HG &quot;Buzz&quot; Bissinger&#39;s nonfiction best seller about a Texas town&#39;s obsession with high school football, could have been made into several different movies.
Il tecnico del Parma Stefano Pioli ha convocato 22 calciatori per la sfida di Coppa Uefa contro l'He...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 17 -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan was hospitalized Sunday after falling in her home but is doing well, her spokeswoman said.
Orthodox Patriarch Alexiy has hailed the return of a Russian icon thought &quot;lost forever&quot;, kissing a Catholic envoy dispatched to improve centuries of strained ties and possibly paving the way for a papal visit.
MADRID: Spanish police suspect that one of four Moroccans arrested in the Canary Islands is a leader of a Moroccan Islamist group that is believed to have ties to Al-Qaeda, two daily newspapers said on Sunday.
South Korean's Foreign Minister, Ban Ki-Moon, won Monday's crucial informal poll for the next U.N. secretary-general, with no opposition from any of the five veto-bearing council members.
By Jack Komperda  jkomperda@@dailyherald.com  The intersection of North Avenue and Morton Road isn't exactly considered a real estate hotbed in DuPage County.
Continuous tremors rocked Mount St. Helens for 90 minutes overnight, geologists reported Monday, and that sustained activity foretells what could be a volcanic eruption within the next few minutes or months.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has attended a moving memorial for Britons killed in recent terrorist attacks abroad, with families calling for his government to set up a fund for victims.
Fraudsters have developed a potent new computer program that steals Internet banking customers&#39; details by duping them into opening up
BAGDAD - La Tv satellitare araba Al Jazira ha trasmesso questa sera l&#39;appello di Gabriella e Guido Baldoni, i figli del giornalista italiano rapito in Iraq. I familiari di Baldoni si sono rivolti ai sequestratori per chiedere la liberazione del padre.
A reconnaissance team is to visit the area around Baghdad where UK forces could be sent to provide US back-up.
A new government report says there are now more than three quarters of a million names on the U.S. government's terrorist \
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball suspended San Francisco Giants closer Dustin Hermanson for three games on Tuesday for an incident that stemmed from a game against the Astros last week.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - U.S. captain Hal  Sutton, looking for a final-day miracle in the Ryder Cup,  predictably packed the upper order of his singles list with his  biggest guns for Sunday.
KUOW Seattle&#39;s Tuesday evening business/politics program, &quot;The Works,&quot; had an entertaining interview last night with Steven L. Kent, author of &quot;The Ultimate History of Video Games&quot; and a video-game reviewer for newspapers including this one.
Bruised and bandaged, college baseball players stood in a circle and put their arms around one another Wednesday at the funeral for one of their four teammates killed in a bus wreck. Scott Harmon, a 19-year-old freshman at Bluffton University, was remembered as being passionate about sports and as a prankster who was the life of the party.
Complaints by US airline passengers about lost and mishandled luggage jumped 39 percent last year, fueled in large part by an increase in checked bags following last summer's ban on carry-on liquids.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  as oil prices retreated and tech stocks showed strength on the  opening day of the fourth quarter.
Former US president Bill Clinton will visit Zambia this weekend to boost an UN-backed HIV/AIDS drugs programme which is helping treat some 13,250 children, UNITAID said Thursday.
Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies' wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.
THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial discrimination can spur depression and behavior problems in adolescents, but it can also be counterbalanced by support from homes, friends and school, a new study finds.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard called a general election for October 9 with his conservative government trailing well behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.
L'Istat conferma la sua stima preliminare. In rialzo i generi alimentarie anche le tariffe (ma quelle aeree sono in controtendenza)                                          Inflazione in crescita a settembre Antitrust: istruttoria sui prezzi del pane                                                                                  Nel mirino i produttori di Roma e provincia: \
London - Men beware: A new study has found that male laptop users could be damaging their reproductive health. Researchers found that laptops, combined with the thighs pressed-together posture needed to balance
The St. Louis Blues, who have an NHL-worst 18 points, fired coach Mike Kitchen Monday and replaced him with Andy Murray.
The yen hovered near a five-week low  against the dollar on Friday after minutes from a U.S. central  bank meeting reinforced expectations that measured rate rises  would continue, and as oil prices closed in on record highs.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she wanted quick results in North Korean disarmament talks that resume next week, setting a two-year time frame to dismantle Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Time is running out for the two billionaires bickering over the America's Cup to resolve their differences and make sure sailing's most prestigious regatta is fought on the water and not in court.

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Ariel Sharon said yesterday that an assault on the Gaza strip that has claimed more than 60 lives and injured 250 people - the bloodiest of the intifada - will be expanded until it puts an end to Hamas rocket strikes against Israel.
QUINCY, Mass. - John Russo has been a victim of identity theft. So when he was asked to fork over a photo ID just to be seated at an IHOP pancake restaurant, he flipped.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Sunday said the threat of diplomatic action from Tokyo would not stop his government from gathering evidence against Japanese whalers to help stop the slaughter of the animals.
Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus said it had accepted a revised take-over bid from Tata Steel of India worth 5.7 billion pounds including debt (8.4 billion euros, 11.1 billion dollars).
''Stiamo provando simulazioni e tabelle per mettere insieme le varie esigenze di tipo economico, per...
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Azzurri non brillanti nella gara di fossa olimpica della quarta 'tappa' di Coppa del Mondo di tiro a...
A former New Rochelle man locked in a bitter international custody dispute after his wife took their 4-year-old daughter to France and refused to bring her back was awarded custody of the girl by a French ...
We have seen it all in the movies. Asteroids coming towards the earth promising devastation of the kind we have experienced before.
Dave Mattio has known Rodney Harrison for a long time, going back more than 15 years to when Harrison, then a sophomore at Marian Catholic High School in suburban Chicago, was called up late in the season to play for the varsity. \
A woman who went into a vegetative state in November of 2000 awoke this week for three days, spoke with her family and a local television station before slipping back on Wednesday. \
Joel Chaky teaches social studies to middle and high school students Monday through Friday. On weekends, and some nights, he cooks at a restaurant.
The incoming House Speaker already made a questionable move backing the losing candidate in the race for Majority Leader. Will she stumble again by choosing a member with a checkered past to lead the House Intelligence Committee?
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says the situation in Iraq is getting worse, as US forces continue to battle insurgents.
MUMBAI: When rookie Aussie off-spinner Nathan Hauritz got one to rise at Harbhajan&#39;s midriff to induce a short-leg catch, the Wankhede stadium pitch confirmed the fears that it would turn out dry and dusty.
By JULIAN BROUWER  MISCHA Barton's crazy party girl lifestyle was too much to deal with even for a rock star, it was claimed yesterday.
Greg Kramer, author of The Sims 2: Prima Official Game Guide, will be online to talk about the latest release of the video game.
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Comincia con una vittoria l'avventura dell'Italia nelle finali della Coppa del mondo di tiro a volo ...
Da joint-venture con Iran nessun problema occupazione Italia
John Stanhope, chief financial officer of Telstra Corp., speaks at a news conference from Melbourne about the company&#39;s offer to buy back shares for as much as A$4.
Researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that smoking causes asthma after a study of 1,444 people.
Hamid Karzai&#39;s chief rivals in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election conceded defeat yesterday, a day after the US-backed interim leader was declared the winner.
ANOTHER Island woman has received international rugby recognition - just weeks after Lake's Nikki Buckingham was chosen for the England under-19s. Ventnor Middle School PE and maths teacher Hayley Kemp has been ...
\u00e2\u0080\u009cLast week, the Players made a major proposal to reach a negotiated deal with the League. We had proposed an immediate 24% rollback on all existing contracts, other concessions in favour of the Owners and real revenue-sharing.
The University of Illinois football team was looking for a turnaround Saturday at windswept Memorial Stadium. Instead, a potential upset of No.
On bicycles and on foot, some with children in tow, hundreds of thousands of people moved through areas of Manhattan on Sunday in rallies or mass demonstrations, carrying messages against war and the Bush administration.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season Monday by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car.
A year of rhetoric, lobbying, veto threats and negotiations ended yesterday as the House of Representatives voted 314 to 100 to pass an energy bill that President Bush is to sign this morning. The bill will raise fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, order a massive increase in the use of...
BAGHDAD  - Iraq&#39;s landmark January polls looked set to take place as planned although the violence that prompted delay calls remained rife, as an anti-rebel sweep south of Baghdad claimed its first victims and five US troops died in western Iraq.
Property investor GE Real Estate  is seeking to buy a large property portfolio in Finland, including the possibility of buying a local firm, its chief executive was quoted as saying.
Social  networking Web sites have fired up industry deal headlines the  past couple of years -- from News Corp.&#39;s ground-breaking  acquisition of MySpace to the recent purchases by the Walt  Disney Co. and Viacom Inc.&#39;s Logo network of Club Penguin and  DowneLink.com, respectively.
Ofcom legalises the use of FM transmitters which allow iPods and other MP3 players to play through car radios.
The first test since 2002 of the Pentagon&#39;s $25 billion defense against long-range missiles ended in failure early Wednesday when a computer safety system shut down the launch of an interceptor rocket 23 seconds before liftoff.
Il nuovo stadio della Juve nascer&agrave; solo se ci ''sar&agrave; l'aiuto del governo e un finanzia...
Nintendo Co Ltd zipped past Sony Corp. in  market value on Monday and became one of Japan's top 10 issues  for the first time ever as it elbowed the PlayStation maker out  of its decade-long dominance in the game industry.
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French experts say 4,000 chickens found dead at a farm in north-eastern France did not die of bird flu.
From a British perspective the big story from Group F is that Celtic bow out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
Lee Dixon and Nigel Winterburn tell BBC Sport David Beckham was right to come clean over his England booking.
Pakistani police issue a sketch of a second man they say tried to kill former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
BBC Click investigates claims of the internet collapsing under pressure from the YouTube generation.
David Ortiz was frustrated as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won the first three games against his Boston Red Sox. Five players in the outfield in a severe shift against the left-handed slugger had him 2-for-10 with a solo homer and six strikeouts. He broke out Thursday night with his 28th and 29th home runs, the latter a grand slam in the ninth inning of Boston&#039;s sweep-avoiding 12-5 victory Thursday night. Nobody could argue with his strategy.
MOSCOW The Russian oil giant Yukos has said that it would immediately reduce some of its rail exports of crude oil to China in what appears to be the first time that Yukos&#39;s ability to transport oil has been affected by its tax dispute with the Russian
WASHINGTON - It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
Canadian PM says his government will not help the convicted tycoon restore his citizenship or return to Canada from the US.
The net giant has released a preliminary version of a desktop program that will search computer hard drives, as well as the web. &quot;We think of this as the photographic memory of your computer,&quot; said Marissa
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest cross-border financial services deal in recent years was given a significant boost over the weekend when Mario Monti, European Union competition chief, in effect confirmed that EU regulators would approve the \u00c2\u00a38.
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to endorse former rival John McCain, reports say.
In light of concerns that an ingredient in Aleve may drastically increase heart problems, several Wichita Falls residents have been asking about the situation.
Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold  medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four  individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter  butterfly final Friday.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.
Iraqi officials have ordered police to round up the indigent from the streets of Baghdad to prevent them from being used by insurgents as suicide bombers
A company that fixed a mangled freeway worked so fast that some residents have recalibrated their respect for the California Department of Transportation.
Pierre and Christiane Lebrun warmly welcome you to Shenval organic Bed & Breakfast near Loch Ness and Glen Afric in the Highlands of Scotland
Scientists have identified the gene that controls a baby's first breath.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has settled antitrust disputes with Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a Washington, DC-based trade organization that had supported the European Union's antitrust case against the software giant.
John Edwards has the best approach  to fighting climate change of any 2008 Democratic presidential  contender, according to an online straw poll of members of the  liberal activist group MoveOn.org.
NASA appears on track to return the space shuttle to flight in May or June 2005 as planned, says an influential oversight panel. The independent task force - set up to oversee NASA&#39;s efforts following the
WORKING as a remote health nurse in the far-flung post of Nhulunbuy, at the top of the Northern Territory, Patricia Hansen has spent most of the past decade educating aboriginal communities about malnutrition, vaccinations, lice, and the other health
Blog: New 70-300mm lens, due in September, also will work on Panasonic and Leica SLRs.
U.S. and Iraqi forces swooped on the Health Ministry on Thursday, seizing a deputy minister accused of funneling millions of dollars to Shi'ite militias in the first major sign that a crackdown in Baghdad has begun.
The last time Robert Gates sought U.S. Senate confirmation to a government post, that of CIA chief, his interrogation lasted three weeks.
Open source pioneer, OpenAds, is shaking up the online advertising community, one web publisher at a time.
All eyes &amp;#151; and ears &amp;#151; are on North Korea. Military and intelligence agencies of the United States and its allies are spying from land, air, sea and space to learn whether the communist nation is preparing to test fire a long-range missile that may be capable of reaching the western U.S.
Chiron Corp. of California says contamination concerns will delay the release of its flu virus vaccine until October. A spokesman said Thursday a final internal release procedure
(CBS/AP) &quot;Preppy Killer&quot; Robert Chambers, who was released from a New York prison last year, has been arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license and criminal drug possession.
Iranian boats were involved in two previously undisclosed incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official says.
Police have issued a public warning after four men collapsed after apparently taking recreational drugs
Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. reported a third-quarter profit Wednesday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as asset sales and cost containment helped offset a further decline in sales.
The Swiss voted Sunday to continue their close cooperation with the European Union by approving a law to give the 10 newest EU members 1 billion Swiss francs ($800 million) in economic aid.
An express train ran into a jeep in southern India on Wednesday, killing five people, a day after two passenger trains collided head-on in the north of the country.
Most Americans say the United States itself bears at least some blame for the rash of unsafe products from China, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released yesterday.
Il Lilla, avversario del Milan marted\u00c3\u00ac in Champions League, &egrave; stato battuto 4-1 dal Lione nel...
Within sight of Delhi's gleaming new metro train, Nawal Kishore slips the body of a baby into the waters of the Yamuna, one of the world's filthiest rivers.
Two British soldiers serving with Nato have been killed fighting the Taleban in southern Afghanistan.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The world&#39;s most-powerful earthquake in 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra yesterday, triggering tidal waves up to six metres high that obliterated villages and seaside resorts in seven
Diplomats who visited the scene of a  mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a  hydroelectric construction project where they were told two  explosions had been conducted, Kyodo news agency reported.
Russia will pay $2 billion to acquire 60 German high-speed trains, The Moscow Times reported Wednesday. The deal was announced Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir
E\u00e2\u0080\u0099 una vera e propria dichiarazione di guerra a Israele, agli ebrei ea un po\u00e2\u0080\u0099 tutto l\u00e2\u0080\u0099Occidente, Stati Uniti in testa, quella lanciata dal numero due di al Qaeda attraverso la solita Al Jazira. Il medico
USC defensive lineman Shaun Cody could hoist the 35th Rotary Lombardi Award tonight as the nation&#39;s top college football lineman or linebacker, but there is another trophy he would like to get his hands around.
David Coulthard has been given a one-year contract to drive with the newly formed Red Bull racing, reports suggest. The Scot was in danger of being without a drive after leaving McLaren at the end of the season
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) is making its iTunes service a little more user friendly, by teaming up with eBay&#39;s (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal to facilitate payments.
Why running water may mean a better education for some Afghan children.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- New Afghan President Hamid Karzai is preparing to meet tribal leaders in a bid to step up the fight against the country&#39;s drug trade.
DALLAS - A month before the video game&#39;s scheduled release this coming Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action title &quot;Halo 2&quot; were already circulating on the Internet.
Chien-Ming Wang improved his record to 16-5 in the first game of Wednesday's day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, allowing three hits over seven and two-thirds innings.
If you're trying to keep your weight steady this holiday season, learn in today's Lean Plate Club column about a convenient morning-time ally. Eating high-fiber cereal appears to be one tool in helping to control calories eaten, according to a new study at the University of Rhode Island. It's......
(AGI) - Milan, Italy, Oct. 5 - A preliminary court hearing in the Parmalat case was held today. Judge Tacconi scheduled the next hearing on October 29.
Austria's army scrambled two military jets to protect a helicopter carrying Israeli President Moshe Katsav after a private plane briefly appeared to be on a collision course, officials said Thursday.
A kidnapped Colombian dog held for $350,000 (170,600 pound) ransom was recovered on Friday after his abductors dropped him off at a veterinarian's office, saying he needed a bath.
Fans of action movies will find much to appreciate in this symphony of flying limbs, breaking bones and elaborately staged chases and confrontations.
A US rights group expresses concern at the move to deploy the army before elections in Bangladesh.
Flu viruses must be able to pick a very specific type of lock before entering human respiratory cells, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, offering a new understanding of how flu viruses work.
Longtime Gonzales County rancher Jim Selman, who raises calves in the biggest cattle county in the nation&#39;s biggest cattle state, sees 2004 as a year to remember.
A man is believed to have died when a van carrying welding equipment exploded in County Durham.
Huawei Technologies and ZTE, the leading Chinese telecommunications equipment makers, say they are in discussions to become sponsors of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
A two-man delegation from Britain&#39;s biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq yesterday on a quest to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic militants Sept.
SACRAMENTO, California  - Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged California lawmakers on Wednesday to help his government address the volatile issue of illegal immigration in a way that will benefit both countries.
Argentina have returned to the top of FIFA's world rankings after winning their first two qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Nobody would ever confuse R.E.M. for Metallica, but the guitars have definitely been turned up for the Georgia group's 14th studio album, \
US forces launched a series of air strikes in Fallujah overnight, killing four Iraqi civilians and wounding 12 others, the city hospital said Sunday.
One of the UK's leading child protection officers came under fire from children's charities yesterday after saying that some paedophiles should receive treatment rather than face prison.
In an effort to create a global wireless alternative to cable and telephone Internet service, Intel said on Monday that it would collaborate with Clearwire, a wireless
Some relatives of a woman convicted of allowing her three children to drown inside a car in a lake said they would seek mercy for her Thursday at her sentencing for child endangerment.
The German government agrees to a 1.5bn euros rescue package for struggling bank IKB.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cYou\u00e2\u0080\u0099re Gonna Miss Me\u00e2\u0080\u009d follows Roky Erickson, the lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators and maybe the most influential 1960s pop star that most folks haven\u00e2\u0080\u0099t heard of.
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler suffered a stinger during Sunday&#39;s game against Arizona, a 24-23 last-minute loss that left the club just 1-8 for the year.
Iraq: US forces launched air strikes on Fallujah Monday after eight US marines were killed in weekend clashes with Iraqi rebels in Al-Anbar province despite claims that the insurgency was being defeated.
For months the question dominating English rugby union has been 'when's Jonny Wilkinson coming back?'.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Embassy on Wednesday began offering tens of thousands of dollars in payments to the victims of the Sept. 16 shootings in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide security guards, according to relatives and U.S. officials.
NEW YORK (Sheryl Crow Fans Website) - A love-struck fan who ardently pursued singer Sheryl Crow for 15 months has been found not guilty of stalking and burglary charges.
Courtney Love's trial on drug possession charges was postponed Thursday, but her financial woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed court claims that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.
The Miami Heat were losing night after night with Shaquille O'Neal on their roster. They hope they can reverse their fortunes without the big man.
VIENNA, Austria  - The United States accused Iran  Wednesday of threatening global peace with its plans to process  37 tons of raw \
Alltel Corp. AT.N, the leading rural  telephone company, on Monday said it would buy Western Wireless  Corp. WWCA.O for about $4.4 billion to help it compete better  in the rapidly consolidating U.S. wireless industry.
The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit.
US senators fail to proceed to an early vote on a landmark immigration bill, in effect scuppering the measure.
City officials are promising to be gentle when it comes to enforcing the first-in-the-nation ban on trans fats, which restaurants will have more than a year to rid from their food.
Dustin McGowan took a no-hitter into the ninth inning and finished with a complete game one-hitter as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 5-0 win on Sunday.
Guard Reggie Miller was activated from the Indiana Pacers' injured list Friday, and the franchise's career scoring leader will make his season debut this weekend after serving a one-game suspension.
The entertainment industry is pondering its next move in the wake of a legal setback delivered Thursday, August 19. On that day, a Federal appeals court in San Francisco
HOUSTON, United States : Second-ranked American Andy Roddick switched tactics to defeat British nemesis Tim Henman here at the ATP Masters Cup while Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin beat foes returning from long layoffs.
ATLANTA The Houston Astros battered their postseason nemesis, the Atlanta Braves, to win the opening game of their National League division series.
WASHINGTON -- The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package today that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow and arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with international
BEIJING, China : Dec 16 (SADA) - Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is a potential base for manufacturing and export of goods besides having a good domestic market.
com December 20, 2004, 5:36 PM PT. Oracle appears to be putting its money where its mouth is after sealing its merger with PeopleSoft last week--acting quickly to reassure uncertain new customers of its good intentions.
By Madeline Baro Diaz, Jerome Burdi, Jennifer Gollan and Juan Ortega, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 3--The message was clear: No child molesters allowed.   The 2005 rape and murder of a 9-year-old Central Florida girl at the hands of a convicted sex offender shocked the nation.
Panda Bear provides a dizzying solo album, rapper Turf Talk stretches braggadocio over thwacking beats and in a year with shockingly few big albums, Feist made the best small one.
An investigation into U.S. insurers  and brokers rattled insurance industry stocks for a second day  on Friday as investors, shaken further by subpoenas delivered  to the top U.S. life insurer, struggled to gauge how deep the  probe might reach.
The numbers of HIV/AIDS cases in China and India are reaching crisis proportions and could threaten the world economy, a UN expert says.
One of the big stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime by Georgi Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Thousands of election workers began the long process of tallying the results of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election on Sunday, even as controversy swirled over the vote's legitimacy.    What was supposed to be a historic day in the war-ravaged nation turned sour Saturday when all 15 challengers to interim President Hamid Karzai withdrew in the middle of voting, accusing the government and the United Nations of fraud and incompetence because of faulty ink used to mark voters' thumbs...
Create Multiple Sites in Google Page Creator The Google Operating System blog (not associated with Google) has published some tips on creating up to five sites on Google Page Creator using one single Google Account. First, enable &#8220;experimental features&#8221; in Site Settings. Then go to the page manager and click on &#8220;Create a site with a different [...]
Cingular Wireless, the largest US wireless telephone company, said on Tuesday it would upgrade its network to handle high-speed data transmissions next year.
Austrians get ready to head for the polls in a parliamentary vote that could force a new coalition government.
Britain is &quot;not playing games&quot; by insisting on its &quot;red lines&quot; at a crunch EU summit, Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s spokesman said Friday, reiterating that he is ready to block a deal if necessary.
FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - World number one Vijay  Singh stayed two shots clear of the field after struggling to a  level-par 72 in the third round of the $4.2 million  Pennsylvania Classic Saturday.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize  Friday for aiding the continent's poor with a campaign to plant  millions of trees to slow down deforestation.
The Russian computers that help keep the International Space Station in orbit were out of commission for the second day, a glitch that could imperil the $100 billion orbiting laboratory if it is not corrected.
Rudy Giuliani clearly has a love/hate thing when it comes to the Mafia: celebrates the fictional characters, incarcerates the felonious ones, keeps mum about those in his own family tree.
The United States increased pressure on Australia to reconsider last-minute amendments to their free trade agreement, with Washington's top trade official warning a stand-off could delay the deal indefinitely
Turkey's president vetoes a constitutional change which would have let the public elect the head of state.
Kmart (KMRT) has just pulled the rough equivalent of a refrigerator out of its hat. Make that a Kenmore brand refrigerator from Sears (S).
Dal Ministero Interno: 'minacce accertate contro il Paese'
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return home on October 18 after more than eight years in exile, a senior aide said on Friday, but the government said she had to face corruption charges.
Boston forward James Posey was suspended by the N.B.A. for one game yesterday for pleading no contest to reckless driving stemming from an incident in April.
The US and UK knew of the possibility of a coup against the government of Equatorial Guinea, the Sunday Times reported, citing unidentified officials at the Pentagon and UK government.
President Bush spent part of Monday at his Texas ranch monitoring devastation from a deadly earthquake in Southeast Asia &#151; a replay of his post-Christmas vacation last year when he was monitoring damage from an earthquake in Iran.
US transportation officials on Monday launched a probe into the holiday air travel mess at US Airways and Delta Air Lines&#39; Comair that left thousands of passengers stranded and others without luggage.
Less than a week after Hawaii\u00e2\u0080\u0099s appearance in the Sugar Bowl, which was a high point in the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sporting history, Coach June Jones accepted the coaching job at Southern Methodist.
Patricia C. Dunn, Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u0092s chairwoman, acknowledged that some of the techniques used to stop news leaks from the company\u00c2\u0092s boardroom had been \u00c2\u0093sloppy.\u00c2\u0094
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND) - The last time Notre Dame had a freshman play as big as Darius Walker did in his first game on Saturday would have to be Ron Powlus when he threw four touchdowns in his first game.
Fast Search & Transfer ASA has developed an application designed to help providers of online business directories and of online classified advertisements improve the content, presentation and navigation of their listings, the company announced Thursday.
Blog: Novell takes a lot of heat for its patent deal with Microsoft, and rightfully so.  But there is much that the company is doing to advance the cause and state of open source in the industry.  In this second installment of the \
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The tension long brewing around a radical mosque in Pakistan's capital burst into street battles yesterday between security forces and masked militants who challenged the government by mounting a vigilante anti-vice campaign.
A group of Iraqis in brown-and-tan camouflage uniforms huddled around an American officer yesterday as he gave them orders for setting up a checkpoint along a dangerous stretch of highway on the outskirts of Mosul.
Quality DRM-free tunes sell well, says 7digital, which plans to drop copy-protection this year.

NEW YORK - There won't be any turkey for Patrick Bertoletti on Thanksgiving - he got his fill the day before.
Most of the turkeys gracing the nation's dinner tables today have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds, and sex is no longer possible.
Airbus parent EADS said Tuesday that the flagship A380 superjumbo jet will be delayed for another year and Virgin Atlantic and Emirates &#151; the plane's biggest customer &#151; hinted that the new setbacks could lead to order cancelations.
The place known as much for its &quot;airball&quot; chants as the winning basketball that is played there was silent when Shanika Freeman&#39;s shot failed to hit the rim Wednesday night.
Getting children to switch off the  television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S.  researchers said on Monday.
President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it the West would act.
Hoping to stir up thirst for milk, officials installed advertisements in several San Francisco bus shelters on Monday that give off the scent of freshly baked cookies.
Typhoon Durian swept into southern Vietnam killing at least 38 people, sinking hundreds of fishing boats and damaging houses, days after it killed hundreds in the Philippines, government officials said on Tuesday.
More than four million DVDs of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ are sold on the first day of release in the US.
American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a restructuring of its business travel unit and the
By Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 24--When Google Inc. opened its office in Ann Arbor last week, it didn't just bring the buzz that comes with the world's most popular search engine.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog has approved a Brazilian inspection plan that allows it to ensure nothing is diverted from a uranium enrichment plant in Brazil to an atom bomb program, the agency said Thursday.
Baseball brought Felipe and Moises Alou together more than a decade ago in Montreal, and now father and son are reunited again. The San Francisco Giants finalized a two-year
Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.
A naked intruder who broke into the home of actor Nicolas Cage is ordered to undergo a six-month drug rehabilitation programme.
Lo spettacolo in scena domani sera al Palais des Sport
An analyst runs through the numbers and shows just how far Yahoo has slumped. Will its poor stock performance make it a takeover target?
Vijay Singh is not satisfied. After dominating the PGA Tour this year the way Tiger Woods used to do it, the Fiji native wants more.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans in South Carolina
new assessment of Iran&#39;s nuclear program by the United Nations&#39; International Atomic Energy Agency says that, as early as 1995, Pakistan was providing Tehran with the designs for sophisticated
Farnesina, firmato provvedimento scarcerazione
A huge explosion in North Korea last week  may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a  power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea's spy agency  said on Wednesday.
Kidnappers release a Turkish driver in Iraq, a day after his employers said they would pull out of the country.
Ebay says its Paypal system is slowly getting back to normal after breaking down six days ago.
Britain's newest biodiesel plant, capable of turning recycled cooking oil and animal fats into fuel for cars, is due onstream in Scotland this spring, boosting output of the green fuel by up to 35,000 tonnes a ...
Winston Salem, NC (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored a game-high 25 points and handed out six assists to lead No. 2 Wake Forest to a 97-76 victory over George Washington in an opening round Preseason NIT contest at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan last night produced a gutsy display to set up a final showdown tomorrow with Cuba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympic champion Mario Kindelan - the man widely regarded as the best lightweight on the planet.
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it auctioned $20 billion in a special operation to thaw credit markets at an interest rate of 4.65 percent, a higher-than-expected rate that suggested banks were eager to pad their cash reserves.
Cut and polish The UK Patent Office has proposed a new set of rules (PDF) which it says will modernise its processes. The rules are open for consultation until June.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JERICHO, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on a new push for Middle East peace, said on Thursday talks on a unity government with Hamas had reached a \
A Nov. 4 special election date is now in place for the U.S. Senate seat vacated in late December by Mississippi Republican Trent Lott and currently held on an interim basis by Republican Roger Wicker. That date was permitted Wednesday by the state's Supreme Court, ruling in a partisan dispute over the scheduling of the contest.
The European Union and the United States should try to reach a deal quickly on the way financial transactions are monitored to help the fight against terrorism, the European Commission's security chief said.
Time Warner Inc. has reached a settlement deal with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) concerning accounting issues with its America Online Inc.
MIAMI - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful Hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after Hurricane Charley's rampage. It would be the worst double hurricane strike on one state in at least a century...
A grief-stricken Anna Nicole Smith threw herself over her son's body last fall as he lay in a coffin in the Bahamas, wailing, \
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is heading to the high-tech city of Bangalore, on the second day of his trip to India, after ruffling feathers by rebuffing New Delhi's hopes of a veto on an enlarged UN Security Council.
Crude oil futures traded near a record after rising above $51 a barrel yesterday on concern hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter demand.
U.S. forces have found the bodies of 13 men in a mass grave in Iraq's restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, police said on Tuesday, the latest such grisly find in recent months.
Novell&#39;s Linux Desktop 9 includes an end-user operating system, office applications and productivity tools. It boasts the same levels of security and reliability as the SuSE Linux Enterprise
In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes &#151; the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.
Mr. Dusenberry oversaw the 1980s Pepsi commercial in which Michael Jackson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hair was accidentally set on fire.
The U.S. military said on Sunday there had been a dramatic drop in the number of Iranian weapons being smuggled into Iraq but no let-up in Tehran's training and financing of Iraqi militias.
Iraqi lawmakers said on Saturday that Washington should take responsibility for the turmoil in Iraq and stop blaming Baghdad, Iran and Syria.
U.S. private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. said Friday that it is in talks with Northern Rock PLC about a possible takeover bid for the troubled mortgage lender.
OPEC oil ministers yesterday backed steps to end overproduction when members of the oil cartel meet in Cairo today. Saudi Arabia and others were authorised to open the taps in August as
The Fire Brigades Union rejects official statistics which suggest attacks on crews in England and Wales are down.
'Qui ti votano soprattutto se fai proposte convincenti'
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections.
L'incidente e' avvenuto in un cantiere edile nell'Avellinese
Chris Drury scored a power-play goal and added an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves for the Rangers in a victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
Union members among Virgin Atlantic's cabin crew vote in favour of strike action in the new year.
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is charged with 16 offences including 10 of soliciting the murder of non-believers.
A suicide car bomb in the town of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan killed a young child and an Afghan soldier and wounded several people, police said.
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Baoshan City in southwest China&#39;s Yunnan Province at 6:11 am Tuesday, leaving five people injured, according to the State Seismological Bureau and local government.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Portland-based musical act NU SHOOZ announced the release of a new take on their classic '80s hit single.
Fifteen people have been killed in  southwest China in a 16-hour thunder storm that caused serious  flooding and brought air, road and rail traffic to a halt,  state media said on Wednesday.
Philippe de Montebello, who has led the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years, announced Tuesday that he planned to retire at the end of the year.
Six unnamed Defense Department employees are renewing their legal battle to stop Pentagon officials from administering mandatory anthrax vaccinations, claiming that the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the shot was flawed and puts people at risk.
The dollar posted broad gains on  Friday for the third straight session, as traders took more   year-end profits in other currencies in anticipation of higher  U.S. interest rates after next week's Federal Reserve meeting.
The U.N. climate panel issued its strongest warning yet on Friday that human activities are heating the planet, adding pressure on governments to do more to combat accelerating global warming.
A British hostage threatened with death by a militant Islamic group appealed to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain yesterday to save
General Motors Corp. GM.N on  Wednesday said its earnings fell 37 percent due to growing U.S.  health-care costs and bigger losses from its European  automotive operations.
The vast majority of Americans surveyed say they associate China with unsafe toys, and they are divided on whether they trust major toymakers to ensure products on store shelves are safe, according to a MSN-Zogby poll released on Monday.
JERUSALEM   Israel came under new pressure Friday to move its West Bank barrier closer to the 1967 barrier after the attorney general warned of international isolation and the Supreme Court ordered the government to explain its position in light of ...
In their simple convent, where rows of chairs are arranged in front of a television and a crucifix, the 23 nuns of the Salesian Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province put aside their pleas for the sick and the poor to pray for the San Antonio Spurs.
Gas and electric utility Entergy Corp. Thursday said it expects to post third-quarter earnings about 15 percent below last year&#39;s results, citing soft demand for electricity and lower income from energy trading.
The evidence, investigators say, reveals the workings of the kind of cell most feared by officials in Europe -- young Muslims planning an attack at home with help from outside terrorists.
MOSCOW: Russia forged ahead yesterday with the weekend auction of the core asset of crippled oil giant Yukos despite a US court order barring the sale, as the state-controlled gas monolith Gazprom entered the bidding.
At least five people have been killed in severe floods in Indonesia's capital and surrounding areas with more than 100,000 left homeless after days of torrential rain, a disaster official said on Saturday.
Routine physiotherapy seems to be no  better than expert advice at relieving mild lower back pain,  British researchers said on Friday.
Japan's Tokyo Electron Ltd , the world's No. 2 maker of semiconductor equipment, said on Monday it was planning an alliance with consumer electronics and panel maker Sharp Corp  in the solar cell market.
To fight the meth epidemic, states go after legal sniffle remedies at the corner drugstore
Spain's world number two Rafael Nadal is   expecting another tough clash with Italy's Andreas Seppi when   the two meet on Friday in their Davis Cup world-group playoff   in Santander.
Inquiry launched into allegations young soldier was sexually assaulted by six men at an army barracks.
Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda warns action is needed to tackle the growing risks to the world economy.
Lori Robinson was excited when she learned that her health club had another gym catering to children &#151; she thought it was an excellent idea for her two teenage daughters, who were slightly overweight.
LOS ANGELES  - CBS Paramount Network TV and 20th Century Studios terminated production deals as a result of the Hollywood writers strike on Monday.
Gunmen have seized six people in Iraq after a gun battle in which one guard and one of the assailants were killed. The kidnappers stormed the compound of a Saudi company in an
The soldiers of the October 2004 class of the Fifth Division of BH Federation Army, pledged their allegiance to the Country's defense at the 'Grmec' military base in Bihac.
A Circuit Court jury had found Freightliner liable for shifting assets among several of its divisions in a bid to avoid a legal judgment.
Iraqi authorities routinely torture  prisoners, a leading human rights group said on Tuesday, citing  examples of abuse which will sound all too familiar to those  who suffered under Saddam Hussein.
UConn freshman guard AJ Price was in intensive care Tuesday after being hospitalized in critical condition with flu-like symptoms, the Hartford Courant reported.
Getting past Stony Brook proved to be a rocky task for the Boston University men's basketball team at the Case Center last night after the Terriers shot 38 percent and missed 11 of 25 free throws but used the hot hand of sophomore forward Etienne Brower in the second half to win, 57-50.
Roger Federer cranked up his U.S. Open  challenge with a majestic victory over Fabrice Santoro on  Saturday to move into the last 16, while there were shock  third-round exits for Carlos Moya and Maria Sharapova.
With the threat of a tightening economic squeeze and military probes by Washington hanging over its head, the Iranian government agreed November 14 to suspend all uranium enrichment activity
U.S. dairy producers will have to stop pitching the idea that drinking more milk spurs weight loss, the Federal Trade Commission told a physician's advocacy group in a letter made public on Friday.
The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge  What: On March 14th, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge will  host discussions with four expert panelists at the cutting edge of  digital media.
The all-new, improved Marat Safin  showed yet more signs of his growing maturity on Friday when he  survived a potentially tricky encounter with Mario Ancic to  reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
T-Mobile USA, the nation's fourth-largest cell phone carrier, has received approval for its $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless, a regional carrier that primarily serves the southeastern United States.
An Apple exec has told Reuters that the company will be expanding its European iTunes Music Store in October. Vice president Eddie Cue told the news service
GarageBand \u00e2\u0080\u009908 earns 4.5 stars from Christopher Breen , a self-confessed \u00e2\u0080\u009crabid GarageBand fan.\u00e2\u0080\u009d In his review, Breen calls attention to the \u00e2\u0080\u009cprogram\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major new features\u00e2\u0080\u0094Magic GarageBand, multi-take recording, arrangements, broader automation capabilities, and Visual EQ,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and he notes that they \u00e2\u0080\u009cnicely augment the music-making process.\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cThose musicians who\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve previously enjoyed GarageBand as a musical sketchpad and rehearsal tool will find more to like in the current version.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin reiterated France's support for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union but warned Ankara might not yet be ready to accept Western values, in an interview ...
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) avoided a revolt at its annual meeting on Wednesday, when shareholders voted down a proposal requesting that the company&#39;s board adopt a policy of revoking executive
Geoffrey Wright\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brutal and thrilling new version of \u00e2\u0080\u009cMacbeth\u00e2\u0080\u009d envisions the thane of Cawdor as a longhaired, drug-addled gangster.
Lynne Spears says her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is \
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.
BATON ROUGE -- If you had asked me a few weeks ago about Nick Saban and his coaching future, I would have told you he&#39;d be back coaching at LSU the next two seasons.
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.N,  one of the world's largest telecoms equipment makers, promised  again on Thursday that it would \
Arts & entertainment: Backstage bickering put aside as European capital of culture year kicks off
Thousands of people waved machetes and burned down homes as tensions flared over the slow return of results from the closest presidential election in Kenya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history.
A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb
Ford Motor Co.  said on Friday U.S. May vehicle sales fell 6.8 percent from a year earlier as higher gas prices and a weaker housing market hurt consumer demand and the automaker cut back on fleet sales.
Assassinated Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel will be buried on Thursday and his allies have called for a large turnout to strengthen their hand in a political struggle with the Hezbollah-led opposition.
Ford Motor Co.  will offer  zero-percent financing for three years on all 2007 Ford,  Lincoln and Mercury models and additional cash on some vehicles  as it tries to clear showroom floors at the end of the month.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s successors promised swift elections to replace him Saturday as Palestinians flocked to his tomb to pay last respects to the ex-guerrilla who symbolized hopes of a state.
The new Mac Pros run on dual Intel Quad-Core Xeon CPUs and a system architecture with \
ATHENS, Greece -- There were 17 seconds left, and it was finally time for the change. The US women&#39;s basketball team had clinched the Olympic gold medal Saturday for the third time in a row.
MEXICO CITY - Mexicans are setting aside their differences on Wednesday, declaring a break from political bickering and fears of crime to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem by launching a worldwide rendition.    The international call to song was for 12 p.m...
Turkey&#39;s parliament speaker, Bulent Arinc, has called members back for a special session on Sunday to adopt crucial penal code reforms that are essential to the country&#39;s bid for European Union membership.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been cited for driving under the influence after losing control of her Mercedes convertible, the Beverly Hills Police Department said on Saturday.
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InfoWorld - The Software &amp; Information Industry Association (SIIA) received more than $1 million for software piracy settlements in December, the group announced Friday.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair  has converted from Britain's established church, Anglicanism,  to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on  Saturday.
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of special items -- think pink! -- goes to support breast cancer research.
CLEVELAND The Cavaliers have suspended guard Eric Snow for one game following an altercation with coach Paul Silas Thursday night in Detroit.
Authorities in Montenegro on Sunday arrested a former Serbian police general wanted for murder and persecution of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, a spokesman for the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal announced.
European shares snapped higher on Wednesday after a two-day losing streak thanks to gains for the financials sector.
County Mayor Shelvy Linville could only shake his head at the horrific toll left by a deadly series of tornadoes that pounded across the South
Republican Fred Thompson said Saturday people around the world are looking for any signs the U.S. is relenting in combating Islamic radicals.
The Israeli communications ministry said Sunday that it had amended licenses for cellphone operators to restrict access to pornographic services.
LANCE ARMSTRONG has left the question marks hovering over his participation on next year&#39;s Tour de France. Armstrong claimed a record sixth yellow jersey in July when he eclipsed Tour legends Miguel Indurain
A House of Representatives panel on  Wednesday extended its probe into Hewlett-Packard Co.'s use of  private telephone records by subpoenaing five private  investigators to testify at a Thursday hearing.
Wrong approach to student single ID? UK plans to build an education super-database in which everyone from age 14 is given a single ID number should be put on hold, according to a collection of academics, businessmen and local government officials.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The acquisition of Respironics, which makes medical devices that assist or monitor breathing, is one of a steady stream of takeovers of U.S. companies by Philips\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medical arm.
Lingering concerns about the job market, geopolitical turmoil and soaring energy prices did unexpected harm to consumer confidence in August, according to a report from an independent economic watchdog.
Anna Nicole Smith was a high school dropout, but she's been a fixture at law schools for years and now, more than ever, she has something to teach aspiring lawyers.
Serse Cosmi &egrave; il nuovo tecnico del Brescia. Prende il posto di Mario Somma, esonerato ieri.
Twenty years after the all-star charity single &quot;Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?&quot; raised money to provide famine relief to Ethiopia and inspired the star-studded Live Aid benefit concert, some of today&#39;s top British acts plan to record a new version of the
Bengals receiver Chad Johnson pulled groin muscles during minicamp Friday and was taken off the field on a cart.
Iraq\u00c2\u0092s leader unveiled a plan to defuse sectarian crises, but it was unclear whether it could stem the increasingly brazen violence.
By Claudia ParsonsNEW YORK - Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said isolating Iran was a risky strategy and he would meet President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later on Wednesday because it was vital to leave no ...
Roma, 28 agosto 2004 - Spunta anche il mistero di una scena che potrebbe essere censurata in &#39;Film privato, il reality-film realizzato dalla coppia Paola Barale e Raz Degan che andr\u00c3\u00a0 in onda marted\u00c3\u00ac prossimo su Italia 1 in prima serata.
MIAMI -- For almost six months, Fort Myers police have puzzled over the eight skeletons discovered in the spring in a forested wetland.
Arabic language al-Jazeera television is reporting that militants in Iraq have taken 10 more people hostage. Video footage broadcast Thursday shows three hostages, who were not identified, and two masked men pointing guns at the captives.
For centuries they have been forbidden to work outside the home, but a  sensitive developer has helped create careers for Siwan women based on  traditional craft
Ziff Davis - An online publishing company is arguing that it owns the code behind the open-source Mambo content management system and says it is prepared to pursue the matter in court.
Luxembourg&#39;s Gilles Muller stunned top-seeded Andre Agassi 6-4 7-5 to reach the final of the Washington Classic on Saturday, depriving the American veteran
So the New York Jets won their first two games. Big deal, right? For this franchise, it is huge. The Jets are 2-0 for just the eighth time since the team&#39;s inception in 1960.
A human rights group says Egypt has tortured HIV-positive men before they are subjected to unfair trials.
Powerset, a startup building a search engine that understands ideas rather than just words, has opened an online lab to tap into the brainpower of a limited number of humans.
FOXBOROUGH - Chris Chambers took the blame, but Philip Rivers didn't want him to have it.
Dozens of pop stars rocked big crowds at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.
Forget about things improving with age. Some officials here are saying French wine needs to be made more appealing to their not-so-vintage countrymen.
Novartis AG failed to give the government prompt, accurate reports about deaths of dogs treated with a painkiller in the same class of medicines now linked to heart problems in humans, US regulators have charged in a letter.
VATICANO - Il Papa all\u00c2\u0092Angelus: \u00c2\u0093Colui che noi stessi abbiamo trafitto con le nostre colpe non si stanca di riversare sul mondo un torrente inesauribile di amore misericordioso. Possa l\u00c2\u0092umanit\u00c3\u00a0 comprendere che soltanto da questa fonte \u00c3\u00a8 possibile attingere l\u00c2\u0092energia spirituale indispensabile per costruire quella pace e quella felicit\u00c3\u00a0 che ogni essere umano va cercando senza sosta\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Entriamo nel tempo quaresimale con lo \u00c2\u0091sguardo\u00c2\u0092 fisso al costato di Ges\u00c3\u00b9\u00c2\u0085 Durante questi giorni di Quaresima non distogliamo il cuore da questo mistero di profonda umanit\u00c3\u00a0 e di alta spiritualit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094 ha detto il Sant...
ASIA/INDONESIA - La Chiesa cattolica di Padang in prima linea nelle operazioni di solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 per i terremotati di Sumatra, soprattutto musulmani. Il Vescovo: \u00c2\u0093La carit\u00c3\u00a0 \u00c3\u00a8 senza confini\u00c2\u0094 Padang (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Stiamo facendo il possibile. Tutte le nostre risorse sono mobilitate per la solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 verso i terremotati, ma anche nella preghiera\u00c2\u0094, dice in un colloquio con l\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides Mons. Martinus Situmorang, Vescovo di Padang e ...
Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time on Thursday after a U.S. government report showed a steep slide in crude inventories in the world's biggest energy consumer.
US House and Senate negotiators agreed on a $146 billion tax-cut plan that includes the renewal of four breaks for middle-income families and 23 business provisions.
As part of its fight against software piracy, Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0on Tuesday said it filed lawsuits against eight resellers for allegedly buying and selling fake and used Certificate of Authenticity labels.
Mexico and Japan signed an Economic Association Agreement (EAA) here on Friday aimed at promoting the gradual liberalization of trade between two countries.
DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned euro1.0 billion (&#36;1.27 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its commercial vehicles division and its U.S. Chrysler arm, rebounding from a large loss a year ago.
It started as a well-planned settling of scores between rival political factions. But by the end of last week Palestinians seemed on the brink of civil war as two conflicting governments vowed to defeat each other.
Amare Stoudemire had 30 points and 11 rebounds as the Suns won their 10th straight game, downing the Memphis Grizzlies 109-102 in Phoenix on Thursday.
A Pentagon report on claims of sexual assault says US air force commanders failed to recognise the problem.
An improved ability to share medical records electronically via IT systems is still many years away, according to health care industry officials who testified at a U.S. House hearing.
I'm outraged, but not surprised, that the state is funding the stadium deal for Real Salt Lake. It's typical Utah state government corruption and cronyism. Help the wealthy. I've run a business in Utah for years and have never received a cent.
AFRICA/GHANA - I 50 anni dell\u00c2\u0092indipendenza del Ghana: i Vescovi affidano il Paese al Sacro Cuore Accra (Agenzia Fides)- Il Ghana celebra oggi, 6 marzo, i 50 anni d\u00c2\u0092indipendenza. Si tratta di un evento significativo per tutta l\u00c2\u0092Africa perch\u00c3\u00a9 il Ghana fu il primo Paese sub-sahariano ad affrancarsi dal dominio coloniale.  \\
CANNES, France  - The Cannes Film Festival pulled it off in its 60th year, picking a popular winner from an eclectic competition lineup that had many more hits than misses.
U.S. index futures pointed to a firm start on Wall Street on Wednesday after sharp losses in the previous session on mounting concerns that the U.S. mortgage crisis could lead to a slowdown in the world's biggest economy.
Arrest warrants have been issued for five men accused of causing a Malibu fire that destroyed more than 50 homes and caused over $100 million in losses, authorities said Thursday.
The price for Onex Corp., Canada's biggest buyout firm, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to buy Raytheon Co.'s aircraft unit is about $3 billion, a person with knowledge of the agreement said.
When you're Jewish and you fled the Nazis, it's not easy to return to Germany 60 years on and donate a spectacular art collection, but Heinz Berggruen sees it as a step toward tolerance in Europe.
An Afghan Boeing 737 with more than 100 people on board goes missing near Kabul in a heavy snowstorm.
Previously unreleased footage of John F. Kennedy's fateful motorcade in Dallas moments before he was gunned down was released on Monday, a surprising new detail in a saga that has gripped the United States for four decades.
L'Italia &egrave; stata sconfitta 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-20) dal Brasile nella partita della seconda ...
The vote by the union representing almost all the Broadway stagehands is a necessary step before a strike.
The penalty phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial resumed Thursday with testimony from a high school friend who described Peterson as &quot;truly sincere, very, very gracious and very, very thoughtful.
29 August 2004 -- Russian investigators are continuing their probe into the near simultaneous crashes of two airliners on 24 August after finding traces of explosives at both wreckage sites.
Oil prices eased on Monday as top world  exporter Saudi Arabia slashed prices for its westbound crude  sales in an effort to shift the large volumes it is offering to  cool world markets.
Materiali inusuali sulle sonorita' delle 'Vibrazioni'

A British company has released a video game re-creating the assassination of President Kennedy. A spokesperson for the president&#39;s brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, called the game &quot;despicable.
Oltre 500 chiamate a numero emergenza Corpo Forestale
Oliver Perez outpitched Los Angeles Dodgers ace Brad Penny, and the New York Mets got a dazzling all-around performance from David Wright in a 5-2 victory Friday night.
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica  - The hazards of this hostile continent include ice, fire, wind and whiteout. And then there's the Crud.
US troops backed by warplanes have killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after facing a fierce coordinated assault by two suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military say.
Esito positivo per le visite mediche dell'ultimo acquisto della Juventus, il difensore portoghese
NEW YORK - Computer and server maker Dell Inc. said Thursday it is delaying the filing of its full third-quarter results as the company and regulators continue to investigate some of its accounting practices.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new release of its premier virtualization management software that adds powerful new capabilities for simplifying the management of virtual and physical systems across multiple platforms.
Yahoo Inc confirmed on Friday that Chief Marketing Officer Cammie Dunaway, a member of the Internet media company's executive team, was leaving the company, effective November 2.
(AGI) - Berlino, 20 set. - &quot;Una controrivoluzione dell&#39;est&quot;: cosi&#39; &quot;Der Spiegel&quot; ha definito il tracollo di Cdu e Spd in Sassonia e Brandeburgo nelle elezioni svoltesi ieri, a ridosso del quindicesimo anniversario della caduta del Muro.
The Taliban kidnappers of 23 Korean hostages on Sunday extended the deadline for the South Korean government to agree to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by 24 hours to 1430 GMT on Monday.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. pledged to make safety its top priority as company employees bowed their heads in a moment of silence Tuesday on the anniversary of a fatal accident linked to a vehicle defect.
Animated films enjoy an all-time box office high thanks to hits such as The Incredibles and Shrek 2.
The fate of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former minister of defense will turn on the ability of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fractious sects and political alliances to work together.
FRANKFURT/DETROIT  - DaimlerChrysler AG  shares rose more than 4 percent to their highest level since August 2001 on Monday amid continued speculation it could sell or spin off loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler.
A strike paralyzed Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province after the controversial burial of a top rebel leader whose killing sparked days of deadly rioting.
Facing criminal child molestation  charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has  reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention  that would have ensued if he had gone to court.
Between five and eight U.S.  companies are vying for the U.S. port assets of Dubai Ports  World in a second round of the sales process, the official  overseeing the sale said in a letter to U.S. lawmakers obtained  by Reuters on Friday.
Research In Motion shares have been fluctuating amid anticipation that a ruling over a hotly contested patent infringement case may be near--and that it could be bad news for the BlackBerry maker.
What seemed like the perfect football marriage is suddenly splitting at the seams. Ajax and Ronald Koeman are no longer a couple, although they still live in the same apartment.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday strongly defended the purchase of Yukos oil company assets by a state-owned firm, saying the state was just getting its due in moving to get control of the second largest oil production facility in Russia.
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Oil explorer Cairn Energy has said that it had again delayed the expected date for starting production at its largest Indian oil field to 2009.
Washington: The United States on Friday declined to join a row over the potential burial of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, adding that his death would not change US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Dutch parliament asked the government yesterday to draft legislation compelling mosques to employ only imams who have studied Islamic religion in the Netherlands.
President George W Bush led the United States into a quagmire in Iraq as he was dazzled by the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cblack gold,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Osama bin Laden said in the full 18 minutes of his most recent video, of which only excerpts have been broadcast on TV.
&quot;It is nice,&quot; said Miami coach Frank Haith after the Hurricanes beat Appalachian State 80-63 Thursday for their seventh consecutive win.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.  -- It's easy to understand why Notre Dame is 0-3 for the second time in school history. The Fighting Irish are last in the nation in rushing offense and total offense, are among the worst teams at stopping the run and have nearly twice as many punts as they do points.
A conservative group isn't entitled to a media exemption that would have let it run election-time ads promoting a book that criticizes Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, election officials ruled Thursday.
A bone-chilling Arctic cold wave with temperatures as low as 38 below zero shut down schools for thousands of youngsters Monday, halted some Amtrak service and put car batteries on the disabled list from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes

Russia delivers its first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr plant, Russia's foreign ministry says.
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Tuesday   as Chevron Corp. CVX.N gained after news the company   successfully drilled for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, offsetting   a drop in Viacom Inc. VIAb.N after its chief executive quit.
The San Antonio Symphony named Ken Masur, the son of longtime New York Philharmonic music director Kurt Masur, its new resident conductor.
The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 306.95 points Thursday as investors confronted new chapters of a well-worn story: the economy is in trouble.
The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.
L'ufficio indagini della Figc ascolter&agrave; il presidente della Lega Antonio Matarrese in merito ...
NORTEL Networks plans to slash its workforce by 3500, or ten per cent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits.
US military officials in Iraq say US warplanes carried an air strike early Friday against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah, an insurgent stonghold west of Baghdad.
The film's creators dispute a finding that election rules apply to their promotional ads. Next stop: the Supreme Court.
A peek at companies that overpromised and underdelivered.
Canon Inc. said Tuesday it will inspect and provide free part replacements for 1.87 million personal copiers worldwide because of a risk some may catch fire.
talks to reporters as Aleta St. James, 56, holds her twin babies Francesca (L) and Gian, during a news conference at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, November 10, 2004.
McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  posted a 42 percent rise in quarterly net income on the  strength of its U.S. turnaround, but the company said sales in  Europe are weak and laid out plans to revitalize that market.
One of the factors that could put a damper on the server virtualization market is the lack of formal commitments by software vendors to support their applications on virtual systems.
Police raid three professional football clubs as part of an investigation into alleged corruption.
LOS CABOS, Mexico  - While Mexican residents and   foreign tourists rushed to take shelter from Hurricane John   roaring toward this beach resort on Friday, two American   extreme weather enthusiasts were loving it.
North Korea is fully prepared to shut down its nuclear facilities and allow inspections, a South Korean official said in New York, where envoys from Pyongyang and Washington are set to begin rare talks on improving ties.
With the game on the line, all Big Papi could manage was a soft popup. Jim Thome came through, though, reaching 500 homers in style.
The Dow Jones industrials rose while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq traded off its lows on Thursday after comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke raised expectations that Fed policy-makers will make further interest rate cuts.
With their products cast aside by children in favour of video games or television, the makers of traditional toys are facing a miserable Christmas.
Shopping online after a libation or two is far less dangerous than drinking and driving but there is the potential for reckless spending.
JAKARTA : Five executives of US-based mining firm Newmont who have been detained for a month as suspects in a pollution case will be released from custody, their lawyer said.
Western Digital has boosted the capacity of its My Book line of external drives.
In Hanover, the candidates begin the fall march toward the primary elections in the winter.
Exclusive A CD lock-in tech that only annoys P2P traders?
And The Associated Press reports police in Helsinki, Finland, confirmed this week that hundreds of pieces offered for sale at a purported exhibition of works by Salvador Dali were forgeries, as were other ...
Environmentalists see some of their worst fears playing out as President Bush moves to cement a second-term agenda that includes getting more timber, oil and gas from public lands and relying on the market rather than regulation to curb pollution.
Miguel Tejada lifted his major league-leading RBIs total to 150, and the Baltimore Orioles closed their most successful season since 1999 by beating the playoff-bound Boston Red Sox 3-2 Sunday.
L'Italia ha battuto il Venezuela 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-21, 25-15) in un incontro valido per la quint...
HOUSTON Back from three weeks on the sidelines, Roger Federer beat Gaston Gaudio (GAS&#39;-tawn GOW&#39;-dee-oh) in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup tennis championships.
The Astros have counted Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott and Randy Johnson among their postseason starting pitchers. Though Backe didn&#39;t get the victory in the Astros&#39; 3-0 win over St.
China risks damaging its global credibility if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official newspaper said on Monday in a rare admission amid a series of health scares over tainted products.
Nokia ha annunciato l&#39;uscita del nuovo Communicator 9300, fratello del 9500. Uno smartphone con sistema operativo Symbian e interfaccia utente Serie 80. Nokia annuncia l&#39;arrivo sul mercato del nuovo smartphone
Germany warned politicians in Bosnia on Monday not to undermine the Dayton Peace Accords by resisting an international peace envoy's efforts to streamline government decision-making.
WARSAW, Sept. 14 -- Poland announced Thursday that it would send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the first positive response to an urgent NATO appeal. But it said the soldiers would not reach the country until February.
More than 100,000 people are expected in central Moscow at an &quot;anti-terror&quot; rally amid mounting rage across the country over the bloody hostage siege in southern Russia.
In a limited ruling, the highest U.S.  military court said that under certain circumstances, the  military's ban on sodomy was constitutional, the New York Times  said on Tuesday.
Rasheed Marshall threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Chris Henry in overtime to lift No. 7 West Virginia to a 19-16 victory over No. 21 Maryland on Saturday.
A security researcher establishes his own exit nodes on The Onion Router network and sniffs e-mail of foreign embassy workers around the world.
The New York Police Department has identified 23 suspects since January through a trial expansion of DNA testing to crimes other than rape and homicide.
Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
 on Iraq
The family of a young girl who disappeared during a vacation in Portugal called Tuesday for an end to the rampant speculation surrounding the case and said the focus should return to the search for her.
Regulatory News:  Technip (Paris:TEC) (NYSE:TKP) (ISIN:FR0000131708) announces the filing  of its 2006 Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  (SEC) on June 20th, 2007.
Gordon Brown&#39;s reputation suffered a blow yesterday as the International Monetary Fund urged him to cut spending or raise taxes, just days after his
KIEV - Nessun accordo concluso a Kiev tra l&#39;opposizione e le forze attualmente al potere in Ucraina sulla riforma costituzionale. Lo ha riferito il presidente Kuchma, secondo il quale lo scioglimento della
'Ma ha torto', aggiunge il presidente del partito
Big Brother's Nicky Maxwell is the fifth housemate to be evicted from the reality TV show.
Games maker Nintendo Co Ltd   on Wednesday said it will launch a new physical fitness game  product called Wii Fit for U.S. shipping in May.
Twins strengths: The best defensive team in baseball, they give you nothing. Their outfielders, Shannon Stewart, Torii Hunter and Jacque Jones are a show unto themselves.
OTTAWA (CP) - The country's top civil servant says former prime minister Jean Chretien wasn't legally accountable for the way federal sponsorship money was spent.
American forces in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul say they are restoring calm in the city, despite fresh violence.
Three days after Benazir Bhutto's killing, driving through her home province is a perilous experience. Charred vehicles, felled trees and rocks litter the highway, and nervous travelers paste her portrait to their cars to appease prowling mobs.
The board of the country&#39;s largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president said the airline industry is using the bankruptcy process to threaten workers&#39; livelihoods.
La serba Ana Ivanovic, testa di serie numero 6, si &egrave; qualificata per i quarti di finale di Wi...
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For lovebirds nesting in the upper branches of the socioeconomic tree, weddings have become a way to trade your marquee appeal for free or discounted favors.
By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Mar. 5--Three Benton County sites that long have been known to be contaminated are now on a state Department of Ecology list of hazardous sites planned for cleanup.   The Benton City Maintenance Yard, Chevron Chemical Co.
Having a large network of friends and family may help surgical patients experience less anxiety and pain before their operations and a quicker recovery afterward.
A new law in France makes it a crime for anyone who is not a professional journalist to film real-world violence and distribute the images on the Internet.
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger introduces the Katine project.
Michael L. Eskew, chairman and chief executive of United Parcel Service, discussed friction with some of his franchisees, advancing technology and the Christmas season.
Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the strip on Friday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.
If you want to spot offbeat and unique innovations in snow sports, don't bother searching at an industry trade show or in the pages of some glossy ski magazine. Anything deemed worthy of being slickly marketed is already too close to mainstream to be considered cutting edge.
Batting practice barely had started Tuesday evening, but the Astros already had killed one bird. Although it was an accident when Chris Burke&#39;s hard grounder killed a pigeon
Cambodians prepare for the coronation of King Sihamoni, amid an array of official festivities.
Britain's grass season claimed its first ATP tour victims on Monday when seeds Julien Benneteau, Lee Hyung-Taik and Fernando Verdasco fell at Queen's.
Clemson&#039;s players and coaches showed little emotion when the Tigers were picked Monday as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. No cheers, no wild celebrations &amp;#151; not yet.
The American Tower Corporation sued the head of a rival claiming he had impersonated its chief by sending a negative article about it via e-mail to two large investors.
According to a relative, one of the three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan by Taliban splinter group Jaish-e Muslimeen (Army of Muslims) has telephoned a friend in her home town and said she is well and not being badly treated.
Sir Paul McCartney is one of three celebrities vying to be named the nation's greatest living icon.
A suicide bomber blew up a room full of policemen eating lunch at a southern Afghan checkpoint Thursday, killing 10 officers and wounding 11, while three NATO soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan, authorities said.
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Dec. 18--Our opinion:: Enterprise involves imagination, risk and courage.   Entrepreneurship is a wonderful thing, and Sunday's Herald presents three wonderful examples.   One is familiar. A town hopes to attract additional residents.
Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's rule on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces as he prepares to secure another term.
The European Commission has again criticized Microsoft's response to a 2004 antitrust ruling, opening up the possibility of further fines for the company. The regulator said that the software giant proposes overcharging for vital interoperability information needed by rival software makers to allow their products work properly with the Windows operating system.
Manufacturers at Europe's biggest  consumer electronics touted their green credentials in vain to  customers more interested in bigger and brighter screens.
The pound has received a boost from higher-than-expected retail sales figures for November.
European equity markets surged on Wednesday following the US Federal Reserve&#39;s move to cut its main interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.75 per cent.
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Probiotic supplements reduce the  infections suffered by long-distance runners, research finds.
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Unions at Volkswagen have rejected an offer to freeze management pay as a \
The CD will remain the dominant format for music distribution in Europe at least until the end of the decade, according to a new study.
A teenager jailed over the death of sixth-former Ben Bellamy wins his appeal against a manslaughter conviction.
Portions of Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma are most at risk of being hit with tornados late this evening, the National Weather Service reported.
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Rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley is still struggling to communicate after a stroke earlier this month. But he has been humming and listening to country music on the radio in hopeful signs of a recovery, his longtime manager and friend said on Tuesday.
A suicide car bomber struck Wednesday at an Iraqi military camp northwest of Baghdad, killing 10 Iraqis and wounding more than 20, Iraqi officials said.
SBC Communications Inc. plans to offer IP (Internet Protocol) TV over a fiber-based network by the end of next year, the carrier announced Thursday.
A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced four men to prison terms of between seven and 14 years for the racially motivated killing of a Congolese student.
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A bizarre hairless rodent living underground in Africa may offer clues about the links between stress and human infertility, scientists said on Monday.
An Eritrean Christian singer, held without charge for two years before fleeing into exile, takes asylum in Denmark.
Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister told British media in an interview published on Monday he wanted elections to go ahead as planned in January even if violence prevented some Iraqis from voting.
The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the Italian Government's decision to allow 13 Turkish asylum-seekers - who had been stranded for almost two weeks aboard a commercial freighter in the ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 3 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Thursday vehemently denied that he or his government played any role in the death of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and instead he blamed her for not heeding warnings to take extra precautions.
In her first interview since being released from jail, Paris Hilton told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday that she has never used drugs, isn't a big drinker, and although she feels her incarceration was unwarranted, God had a reason for putting her there. \
The San Antonio Spurs have signed French  power forward Ian Mahinmi, the team said on Thursday.
Oracle Corp. said on Wednesday it has  taken control of PeopleSoft Inc., now that about 75 percent of  shareholders of the rival software maker have tendered their  shares.
Sony BMG has withdrawn a Deep Purple  album after complaints from lead singer Ian Gillan that it had  been released without his knowledge, a spokesman for the label  said on Tuesday.
It was clear that rock was on a Grammy roll when the award for best country album went to a disc produced by a long-haired punk from Detroit. Jack White produced and played on Loretta Lynn's winning \
Good morning, and welcome to &quot;Name That Apple!&quot; Fingers on buzzers? All right, let&#39;s begin. For 100 points: It&#39;s a compact rectangular slab that plays great-sounding music from a built-in hard drive.
TOKYO -- A pledge by North Korea yesterday to conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States dramatically raised tensions in the region and marked the communist government's first unambiguous public threat to demonstrate itself as a nuclear power.
Big banks have pulled the plug on a Treasury Department-backed plan to rescue troubled investment vehicles leveled by the subprime mortgage crisis.
Two Palestinian militants were killed on Monday as Israeli Apache helicopters hit their car, Palestinian witnesses and medical sources said.
DENVER -- Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Tyler Hamilton says he will clear his name during a January hearing in Colorado, asking critics and supporters for patience after he tested positive for blood transfusions last month.
The average US retail price for regular-grade gasoline rose 4.2 cents the past week to $2.035 a gallon and diesel reached a record as crude oil rallied to an all- time high.
The Cornell University junior was in his dorm between classes when the text message came in from a friend. Check out JuicyCampus.com, it said.
JUPITER -- Hurricane Frances&#39; eye moved slowly inland over parts of Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie counties this morning as storm-weary Florida residents braced for more hours of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and damage.
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It just so happened that Lisa Merton and Alan Dater were working on a documentary about Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai when she won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize last week.
Gore urges Silicon Valley to promote environmental efforts.
When introducing former vice presidential candidate John Edwards at a book signing this week, a family friend mentioned a bumper sticker she'd seen around town: \
TechWeb - The Project on Emerging Nanotechnology updated its online catalog of products incorporating nanotech, ranging from the Apple iPod Nano to Zellens Fullerene C60 Night Cream.
MOJAVE, CALIF. - A privately built and operated spacecraft roared out of the atmosphere on Wednesday with a historic flight that brings the team one step closer to winning a $10-million US prize.
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Cisco Systems Inc  gave a  weaker-than-expected revenue growth forecast and said its U.S.  and European customers were being increasingly cautious,  sending its shares down 7 percent on Wednesday.
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iPod maker Apple Inc.  said on Monday it has settled a disagreement with The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. over the use of the brand, in a new deal that now gives the computer maker control of the name.
Carnegie Hall played host to a communal sing arranged by the Juilliard School to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the terror attacks.
MOSCOW Aug. 27, 2004 - Traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage of one of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously earlier this week, the Federal Security Service said Friday, a
Paris Hilton's mandatory makeover &#151; from designer duds to jail-issued jumpsuits &#151; is fast approaching.
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Britain is considering a request to shift some of its forces in Iraq to allow an attack on rebels in Fallujah, Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s spokesman said, denying the move was related to the US presidential election.
US consumer spending is on the rise again, a sign the economy may be emerging from an early summer decline.
\u00a1\u00a1WARSAW, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- A road accident in the central Iraqi city of Hilla killed two Polish soldiers and injured five others in the wake of an ambush near their Babylon base in southern Iraq, Polish news agency PAP said Thursday.
CIZRE, Turkey  - The rocky hills of Sirnak province echoed with the boom of tank shells fired by Turkish troops on Thursday in military exercises near the Iraqi border.
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A loud explosion rattled the Afghan capital early Friday, the day before historic elections, and an international peacekeeper said the blast occurred several hundred yards from peacekeeping headquarters.
Are we starting to find that our prosperous economy was built on a shaky foundation?
TBS has renewed its  freshman sitcom &quot;The Bill Engvall Show&quot; for a second season,  giving the comedy series a 10-episode order.
Staff Sgt. Ivan L. &quot;Chip&quot; Frederick, the highest-ranking of eight soldiers charged with abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison last year, was sentenced to eight years in
Win-win? That could be the case for Ronald W. Dollens if Johnson &amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) has its way. Dollens is president and chief executive of Guidant (nyse: GDT - news - people ), J&amp;J&#39;s takeover target.
Thousands of website bulletin boards have been defaced by a virus that used Google to spread across the net. The Santy worm first appeared on 20 December and within 24 hours had successfully hit more than 40,000 websites.
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Sen. John McCain led the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney in early results on Super Tuesday, while Sen. Barack Obama was ahead of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Honda Motor Co., Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-biggest car maker, reported a 9.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit thanks to improved domestic and Asian sales and raised its full-year forecast by 7 percent.
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger signed a bill on Friday creating a single  statewide market for cable television by eliminating  city-by-city franchises, opening the market to competition from  telephone companies.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants to get the bottom of the &quot;Soupgate&quot; affair. Ferguson was forced to change clothes after United&#39;s 2-0 victory Sunday over Arsenal.
The emotional climate of Bjorn Runge's harrowing drama, which eviscerates the rot of three middle-class marriages, is harsh enough to produce frostbite.
Our urban future, from Third World slums to the virtual Panopticon.
NEW YORK, December 31  - Analysts at Wachovia Securities maintain their &quot;market perform&quot; rating on Hormel Foods Corp (HRL.
A car bomb attack in central Baghdad and an ambush in southern Iraq killed at least a dozen Iraqi police officers yesterday as insurgents continued their violent campaign against the country&#39;s security forces.
Allan Houston was the last player left on the practice court as the hours ticked close to Christmas Day. Almost 7 pm, with his children already wondering whether Santa might beat him home, Houston was still working.
The two top officials running the CIA&#39;s clandestine service resigned this morning, following a series of clashes with director Porter J. Goss&#39;s chief of staff.
WASHINGTON, June 11 (Dow Jones) \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Justice Department said on Monday that the proposed merger between Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings and Chicago Board of Trade Holdings would not pose a threat to competition.
A NATO aircraft crashed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, but it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties, a spokesman said.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton made one thing very clear to Iowa voters Friday: She's serious about campaigning in their state. \
Some police officers are taking unnecessary risks in high speed chases, a watchdog has warned.
Qantas Airways Ltd , Australia's  largest airline, said on Monday it would raise its fuel  surcharges on international routes, the second increase in less  than a year.
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The new 3D concert film uses 3Ality's technology to showcase Bono and the boys.
Valerie Bertinelli, whose life spans the different worlds of television and rock 'n' roll, is working on a memoir.
NAJAF, Iraq - Guns were largely silent in Najaf for the first time in weeks and thousands of Iraqis thronged the revered Imam Ali shrine Friday after Iraq's top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to this holy city and won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end the fighting between his militia and U.S.-Iraqi forces.    The renegade Muqtada al-Sadr accepted the proposal in a face-to-face meeting Thursday night with the 75-year-old Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani...
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The government rules that BSkyB must reduce its share holding in ITV from 17.9% to below 7.5%.
BELGRADE, Dec. 12 (IPS) - A new debate has broken out in Croatia over freedom  of expression after two editors with the  state television were  suspended for airing a clip from an old speech by President Stipe  Mesic.
Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. \
The bird flu virus has killed a nine-year-old girl in Thailand, raising the country&#39;s death toll from the disease to 11. Health officials say the girl had touched dead chickens at her home.
LONDON, Sept. 27 -- An elementary school janitor was found guilty Thursday of a series of letter-bomb attacks this year, which he testified he carried out to protest Britain's being \
Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce hits out at Manchester City over a cash wrangle delaying Joey Barton's move to St James' Park.
England left to rue disallowed Mark Cueto try as their reign as world champions ends in France
O.J. Simpson was questioned by Las Vegas police after a sports memorabilia dealer accused the former star athlete and murder defendant of robbing him at gunpoint, police and others said on Friday.
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The hardest part about making a film  with animals is waiting for them to show up.
SAN DIEGO - Two different novel targeted therapies can produce strong responses in patients who have become resistant to Gleevec(tm), the standard therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
New contract expands partnership to include Microsoft's Windows Live products for Verizon's DSL, Fios customers.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Vince Spadea needed  three sets to end young Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili's run in  the second round of the Millennium International Tennis  Championships at Delray Beach, Florida Wednesday.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned attacks against African Union (AU) peacekeepers in Somalia and urged all Somali parties to foster an &quot;inclusive political process.&quot;
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The company on Tuesday announced that it&#39;s acquiring privately held security equipment maker Net6 for $50 million in cash. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2004, will thrust
Crude oil futures may rise in New York on speculation Hurricane Ivan could disrupt output from platforms in the Gulf of Mexico as the storm nears the US mainland this week.
The US warns Afghanistan could become a failed state unless Nato countries remain actively involved.
Shares of SuperGen Inc. SUPG.O  jumped more than 24 percent in trading before the market opened  on Wednesday after MGI Pharma Inc. MOGN.O said it would take  a $40 million stake in the company as part of a cancer drug  license deal.
Why China's about to give India a run for its money.
By KELLEY BOUCHARD Staff Writer  Portland's historic Eastern Cemetery isn't the first place you'd think to go read a book, take a stroll or have a picnic under a flowering crab apple tree.  With good reason.
WASHINGTON Oct. 7, 2004 - Democrats sought election-year gain Thursday from Majority Leader Tom DeLay&#39;s latest brush with the House ethics committee, while the powerful Texas lawmaker drew widespread expressions of support from fellow Republicans.
The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan  and Brazil&#39;s statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the modern  day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million  online voters, organizers said on Saturday.
University of Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino appears ready to stop speculation about his candidacy for coaching jobs at other schools.
NBC Universal has dropped its breach of contract lawsuit against former \
Credit Suisse will on Monday announce a wide restructuring that will integrate its volatile Credit Suisse First Boston investment banking operation much more closely into the parent
Israel pressed ahead with an air offensive in Gaza on Saturday, killing five Hamas militants, and arrested another Palestinian cabinet minister in the West Bank as Gaza militants fired more rockets into Israel.
MIAMI (Sept. 24, 2004) -- Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was ordered to repay the team more than $8.6 million for breaching his contract when he suddenly quit before training camp.
DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets sent forward Reggie Evans and the draft rights to forward Ricky Sanchez to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday in exchange for swingman Steven Hunter and forward Bobby Jones. The trade is the second between the teams since December, when Allen Iverson joined the Nuggets in...
Mobile services to include customizable MyAOL, redesigned AOL.com portal, new search technology for mobile phones.
Most Florida voters had no problem casting a ballot on Election Day and many say they are confident their vote was counted correctly, a poll shows.
Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.
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The trustee firm representing employee pension funds at United Airlines sought a court order today that the carrier be required to make up hundreds of millions of dollars
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
The U.S. Copyright Office says it should be legal for you to crack lockout codes that keep you from porting your cell-phone to another carrier. And retro-gamers will be able to crack copy protection on abandoned titles -- for \
A group of American military deserters publicly embraced their new lives in Canada on Saturday with the support of &quot;peace mom&quot; Cindy Sheehan, who said she wished the son she lost in Iraq was among them.
[Sports India, Cricket]: New Delhi, Oct.31 : The Centre has decided that it will not hike oil prices inspite of the spiralling international cost of crude.
Crude oil futures plunged almost 5 percent in New York, the biggest decline in five months, after an Energy Department report showed that US inventories rose more than expected.
Readers have been angrily calling newspapers with complaints almost since the first telephones were installed. Now, the San Francisco Chronicle is turning some of those calls into podcasts and posting them on its Web site for all to hear.
A hospital building programme in South Africa is put back to help pay for the 2010 football World Cup.
Kenya's opposition is due to begin three days of mass rallies against the disputed election result.
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Shares of Clearwire Corp., a wireless Internet services provider founded by cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw, edged up about 2 percent Thursday after the company raised $600 million in its initial public stock offering. The IPO had valued the entire company at more than $4 billion.
Last week, listeners in Boston and Sacramento heard a commercial for Floorone.com, a small Internet company that aired its first radio ad with the help of Google Inc.
Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Chelsea remained perfect and became the first team to clinch a spot in the knockout phase of the Champions League competition Tuesday with a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow.
The commander of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton has been relieved of his command amid an inquiry into misconduct by crew members, the U.S. Navy said Friday.
David Beckham, the English midfielder of Real Madrid, recognized the important role played byhis compatriot and teammate, Michael Owen, and acknowledged he hasnever had doubts about his performance.
Consumers shelled out for electronics, especially TVs, but growth over the previous year slowed.
IBM Corp. has agreed to acquire content integration software maker Venetica Corp., a move that continues IBM's pattern of snapping up its business partners to augment its software portfolio.
The German and French financial watchdogs said on Thursday they were looking into recent trading by U.S. financial services group Citigroup (C.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) in European government bond and ...
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Yahoo! has announced the debut of a new suite of search services for mobile users at the CTIA conference. This new search offering enables mobile consumers to search for local information, images and Web resources on mobile devices.
Four Canadian soldiers were killed in a major anti-Taliban operation in southern Afghanistan, the defence ministry said, as NATO said the rebel death toll over two days was around 200.
One in 14 adults cannot answer a maths question aimed at eight-year-old children, a survey suggests.
MPs urge business tax update MPs are urging Revenue and Customs to update its multiple helplines and complex paper registration systems for new business taxpayers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Pentagon backs a pause in the drawdown of troops next summer to assess its impact on Iraqi security
Others were spotted heading from Libya to Lampedusa in a rubber dinghy, according to an Italian coastguard quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
A Palestinian militant was sentenced life in prison Tuesday for his role in the assassination of an Israeli Cabinet minister in 2001, and for planting car bombs and explosive devices in a Jerusalem neighborhood.
Il Parma \u00c3\u00a8 stato inserito nel gruppo B della fase a gironi della Coppa Uefa. Dopo la pesante sconfitta rimediata nella gara d`esordio contro il Bilbao, la sfida contro la Steaua Bucarest ha rappresentato il suo secondo impegno nella manifestazione.
Software giant releases just which programs are having issues with its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP.
The Football Association will investigate the crowd violence that marred Chelsea&#39;s 1-0 win over West Ham in the League Cup. Mateja Kezman, who scored the only goal Wednesday night at Stamford
NORTH ANDOVER -- Middlesex overcame a late charge from Rhode Island/Southeastern Mass. to post a 7-5 win in yesterday's Hockey Night in Boston quarterfinals.
A tendency to over-protect children is preventing them from enjoying their childhood, it is claimed.
A recall of canned meat products and dog food made at a Georgia plant due to botulism fears could involve tens of millions of cans that pose an urgent public health threat, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Denver forward Carmelo Anthony had marijuana charges dropped by the city district attorney Wednesday.
The US cancels all the debt owed to it by Iraq and calls on other countries to do the same.
Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.
MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - President George W. Bush linked the U.S.-led war on terrorism on Monday to the country's struggle for independence led by George Washington more than 200 hundred years ago.
Vivendi Universal SA, owner of the world&#39;s largest music company, said it will sell a 15 percent stake in Veolia Environnement SA to cut debt and focus on its media business.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as a scarcity of profit warnings fueled optimism over the corporate reporting season, enabling the market to regain its footing after a sharp drop the previous session.
Blog: The term mind share gets thrown around quite a bit these days. The essence of the term may be confusing, but whatever it means, Sony somehow seems to have it.
London - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is refusing to panic but admits his side are going through a dip after witnessing their English Premiership and Champions League campaigns stutter.
New Delhi, Sept. 23 (PTI): The BJP today appreciated Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s emphasis on resolving all issues with India peacefully but objected to his contention that bilateralism was being given the last chance.
Despite its critical  drubbing, Victoria Beckham&#39;s NBC special pulled in OK numbers  Monday night.
New York City is on course to mark the fewest homicides since records have been kept, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced Wednesday.
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California files a lawsuit against the US government, in a dispute over greenhouse gas regulations.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters...
In New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., National Geographic's Photo Camps this summer paired underprivileged students with seasoned photogropaphers. With photo gallery.
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No other buyer will be willing to pay more for Yahoo. Since Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s management will not be able to justify turning down that sort of premium, Microsoft is likely to win the prize.
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As promised months ago, the Russian cabinet has approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, opening the way for the climate treaty to finally come into force.
Unlike his boss, Bill Parcells didn't need to go to Costa Rica. He stayed right at home and decided Cam Cameron had to go, along with just about everyone else on the Miami Dolphins.
The main suspect in the London murder of  ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko said on Wednesday that Britain  was trying to cover up for its poor detective work in the case  by complaining about Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite him.
The US reaches agreement with Iceland on how to end its military presence in the country.
Tom Sizemore's 16-month prison sentence for violating probation in a drug case was dramatically reduced Tuesday.
It's the kind of holiday mail that might have been tossed aside, discarded like any other piece of junk mail: a special offer for a facial at a local spa.
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The man at the center of a trading scandal at Societe Generale said that his activities could not have gone undetected by the French bank.
President Thabo Mbeki should publicly clear his name amidst claims that he had allowed deposed Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide to incite violence from South Africa, says the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP).
European stock markets have powered ahead following strong gains by US and Japanese shares, with London's FTSE 100 leading the charge as heavyweight miners soared over 3.0 percent.
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Invesco Funds Group will become part of a sister mutual-fund family, ending a 74-year-old Denver institution and opening a door to changing the name of the city&#39;s football stadium.
CA's latest acquisition target rolls out a new version of its identity and access management software.
NEW YORK  - Exposure to polychlorinated   biphenyls (PCBs) -- chemicals widely used in industry --   apparently reduces children's immune response to vaccinations,   according to a report.
L`arbitro Anders Frisk avrebbe deciso di non continuare la partita perch\u00c3\u00a9 non si sentiva protetto nel proseguimento della gara. Lo ha confermato nell`immediato dopopartita di Roma-Dynamo Kiev, gara valida
North Korea warned the South on Friday   against joining international moves to apply sanctions against   Pyongyang and said ties would suffer and a war could break out   if Seoul cooperated with the United States against it.
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A British Airways plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, officials said, and the ambulance service said three people were slightly injured.
Project BioShield, a $5.6 billion effort to expand the nation\u00c2\u0092s medical stockpile, has largely failed to deliver, critics say.
IT&#39;S HARD TO SEE how the country&#39;s drug safety agency will emerge unscathed from a string of failures -- nor should it. Devastating scandals, touching millions of lives, demand a tough appraisal of a fumbling agency that has lost its way.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were paired for the first time in Friday&#39;s opening match of the Ryder Cup, a dynamic twosome that hoped to get the United States rolling toward bringing the chalice back to this side of the Atlantic.
Seven thousand fewer girls are born in India each day than the global average would suggest, largely because female fetuses are aborted after sex determination tests, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
On Thursday, the former Dolphins running back rejected a proposal that would have allowed him to serve a four-game drug suspension this season, re-enter the league&#39;s drug program and return to the NFL next year.
The U.S. death rate from cancer has  continued a steady decline that began in the early 1990s but it  will still kill a projected 565,650 Americans this year, the  American Cancer Society said on Wednesday.
DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 25 -- UN Security Council diplomats appealed to Rwanda for restraint Thursday after Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to renew Central Africa&#39;s deadliest conflict, claiming his
The parents of a 4-year-old girl have been charged with deliberately poisoning their daughter by giving her overdoses of prescription drugs to sedate her.
Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis prepared for a walk in space on Monday to add a giant new piece to the International Space Station, and NASA engineers pondered whether a bump in the ship's heat protection system needs repair.
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Only two seasons after they won the World Series for the first time since 1917, the White Sox incurred the largest dropoff in victories in the major leagues last season.
With Yasir Arafat apparently near death, Palestinian politicians have moved rapidly to prevent a visible vacuum of power.
India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s benchmark stock index dropped 4 percent in the first 10 minutes of trading and Hong Kong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s market slid 4.7 percent by midday.
A CANADIAN submarine, in which a crewman died during a fire in the Atlantic, was towed into Faslane Royal Navy base near Helensburgh, yesterday.
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Having George W. Bush question your military record must feel not unlike having Anna Nicole Smith question your intelligence. Surely, there is a weightless moment of disbelief, a struggle with a level of gall that just does not compute.
La Cina ha battuto la Russia 3-0 (25-23, 27-25, 25-22) in un incontro valido per la quarta giornata ...
Microsoft will issue six security patches next Tuesday, of which at least two will have a rating of critical. Missing from this list is a patch for a recently discovered zero-day flaw in Word: no updates are scheduled for the Office suite.
The Federal Reserve Board is weighing whether it should ban some mortgage lending practices that fueled the recent housing market boom, Fed governor Randall Kroszner told a panel of lawmakers Wednesday.
The Kurdish leader who hopes to become Iraq's next president pledged to try to bring the country's disaffected Sunni Arabs into the political process even though many of them stayed away from the polls in landmark elections.
Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Labour Party voted today to join Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ruling coalition, a move that makes it easier for the Israeli leader to implement his Gaza withdrawal plan.
Serial numbers and other markings on bombs suggest that Iranians are linked to deadly explosives used by Iraqi militants, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday in some of the administration's first public assertions on evidence the military has collected.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticized Israel on Friday for mounting a major military sweep in the West Bank, saying such intervention was ruining a Western-backed internal Palestinian security plan.
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EU-Iranian talks to get Iran to suspend uranium enrichment in order to avoid possible UN sanctions have hit a snag, even as deadlines are beginning to fall towards resolving the crisis, diplomats told AFP Wednesday.
More than 1,100 laptop computers have vanished from the Department of Commerce since 2001, including nearly 250  from the Census Bureau containing  such personal information  as names, incomes and Social Security numbers, federal officials said yesterday.
Marat Safin eased into his fourth Paris Masters final by beating Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-3 7-6 on Saturday. The Russian sixth seed powered past his 13th-seeded opponent in 95 minutes.
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Il menu&#39; &#39;media&#39; dell&#39;utente medio italiano sta cambiando cos\u00c3\u00ac come la quota tempo destinata ai diversi mezzi da parte del target - ha dichiarato Daniele Sommavilla, direttore Sud Europa Nielsen/NetRatings.
(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems\u00c2\u00a0on Wednesday will begin donating its Solaris clustering code to the open-source community, the latest move in the company's\u00c2\u00a0ongoing strategy\u00c2\u00a0to eventually make all of its software freely available. It has been more than two years since Sun\u00c2\u00a0released OpenSolaris, an open-source version of its Solaris 10 Unix operating system. Since June 2005, the vendor has made other pieces of its software freely available, notably its\u00c2\u00a0core Java platform\u00c2\u00a0starting in November of last year. Sun hopes opening up its software will enable its products to enter new markets and lead to more customers for its servers, storage, and paid support services. Known as Open High Availability Cluster, Sun will release its Solaris Cluster source code over the next 18 months through the High Availability (HA) Clusters community on the OpenSolaris Web site. Developers can use the code to help them build clustered and high-availability applications and services. Sun will make the clustering source code available under its own open-source license, CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License), said Paul Steeves, director of Solaris marketing at Sun. There are no plans to also provide the code under the GNU general public license (GPL)\u00c2\u00a0as Sun did with Java. That situation might change, if, as rumored, Sun decides to also provide\u00c2\u00a0OpenSolaris under GPLv3. The third version of the GPL is due to be finalized later this week. OpenSolaris is currently offered under CDDL. Sun will make three major contributions to the clustering code, according to Steeves. The first donation, due out this week, is focused on application modules or agents that allow open-source or commercial applications to become highly available in a clustered environment. Sun will make the code available for 24 of the high-availability agents it offers with its commercially available Solaris Cluster software. Among the agents are modules for Sun's Solaris Containers virtualization technology, BEA Systems' WebLogic application server and the open-source PostgreSQL database. \
(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems\u00c2\u00a0has released a new version of its Java Enterprise System (Java ES) set of subscription-based enterprise middleware with the emphasis on making the offering more modular. The vendor unveiled Java ES 5.0 Thursday, the first major release of the bundle\u00c2\u00a0since October 2005. The offering brings Sun's infrastructure software, support and training together into a single product and is aimed at companies looking to purchase the vendor's middleware at a gradual, predictable rate. Java ES is also available in the form of individual software suites known collectively as Java System Suites. \
A simple question yields a surprising answer.
Three Russian policemen were charged Wednesday with criminal negligence leading to the deaths of more than 350 hostages seized at a school in Beslan.
Anti-terror funding to New York and Washington was cut in favor of protecting suburban areas, Congressional investigators say
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KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers - basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher.    Only a few artifacts linked to New Testament figures have ever been found in the Holy Land, and the cave is potentially a major discovery in biblical archaeology...
Raw image editing and cataloging software gets support for Windows Vista and Adobe file formats.
A statue of the notorious colonial king Leopold II is removed hours after being re-erected in DR Congo's capital.
U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Computer Inc is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet, court documents showed last Friday.
Friends and colleagues pay tributes to jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson, who has died aged 82.
Wyeth  said on Monday it will  sue Teva Pharmaceuticals USA  for alleged patent  infringement and said it received an approvable letter from U.S  regulators for bazedoxifene, a drug that helps prevent  post-menopausal osteoporosis.
A Turkish man kidnapped in Iraq and held for 50 days was freed Wednesday by his captors, a Turkish official said. Meanwhile, the bodies of three beheaded Iraqi civilians were discovered
ASX Ltd , Asia-Pacific's second-biggest listed stock exchange, said on Tuesday there was no basis to support market speculation that it was intending to buy Nasdaq Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc  at this stage.
When Sprint and Nextel Communications merge, they will be competing against their much larger rivals, Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.
Kenya's opposition accused police of killing seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators protesting against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.
Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes.
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T-Mobile, the mobile arm of German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, has beaten rival Vodafone in the battle to win the marketing rights for Apple&#39;s iPhone in Germany, the regional daily Rheinische Post reported on Wednesday.
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: President Ilves, Foreign Minister Swarzenberg, and distinguished guests: Laura and I are pleased to be back in Prague, and we appreciate the gracious welcome to this historic hall. Tomorrow I will attend the G-8 Summit, where I will meet with the leaders of the world's m...
EILAT, ISRAEL - Six Egyptian students were freed by Israel on Sunday in exchange for the release of an Arab-Israeli spy. The students had sneaked into Israel in August and were arrested on suspicion that they
U.S. communications regulators are  expected to approve on Tuesday a plan to loosen media ownership  restrictions, despite objections from consumer groups and a  threat by some U.S. senators to revoke the action.
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Homebuilder Lennar Corp. beat third-quarter Wall Street estimates by 2 cents per share Monday, helped by strong quarterly profit and a stable economy, leading it to raise guidance for fiscal 2004 and 2005.
Near 100 whales and dolphines have commited mysterious &quot;mass beaching suicide&quot; from last week on Australia&#39;s south coast.
(InfoWorld) - What if there were a giant database that contained your hidden insecurities, embarrassing medical questions, and the fact that you still think from time to time about your high-school girlfriend? Well, such a data store does exist -- if you've ever plugged such private topics into a search engine. The fact is, search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Live Search all record and retain in their vast data banks any term that you query in addition to the date and time your query was processed, the IP address of your computer, and a cookie-based unique ID that -- unless you delete it -- enables the search engine to continue to know if requests are coming from that particular computer, even if the connection changes. Microsoft Live Search also records the type of search you conducted (image, Web, local, etc.), while Google additionally stores your browser type and language. And when you click on a link displayed on Google, that may also be recorded and associated with your computer's IP address. While Google recently announced that it would make its search logs anonymous after 18 months' time by deleting part of the IP address and obfuscating cookies associated with search queries, Microsoft and Yahoo haven't yet made their retention policies public. AOL stores this data for just one month. The upshot: If someone were to ask one of these search engine companies to produce a list of IP addresses or cookie values that searched on a particular search term, they conceivably could. Or, conversely, given an IP address or cookie value, the search engine firm could produce a list of terms searched by the user of that address or cookie value. Don't worry; be happy Some people say there's not much to worry about because the server logs don't associate these search terms with personally identifiable information, such as your name or e-mail address. However, if you have an account with or have registered for any of the additional services on a search engine site -- e-mail, social networks, calendars, shopping lists -- it's feasible that that connection could be made, says Brad Templeton, chairman of the board at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group that protects liberties and privacy in cyberspace. In the case of Microsoft and Yahoo, that information can be extensive because of how much personal information these search engine firms ask for on their account registration forms, including your occupation, job title and marital status, and the number of children in your household. According to Whitney Burk, public relations manager at Microsoft, \
The United States and others will consider imposing a range of punitive measures against Sudan for its refusal to accept an international force into Darfur region, the State Department said on Tuesday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged on Friday to press ahead with plans to overhaul ties with NATO and launch a Mediterranean Union in 2008, shrugging off criticism of his foreign policy since he took office.
KHARTOUM, Sudan  - The United Nations said on  Wednesday it was concerned by Sudan's lack of progress in  bringing security to Darfur, where more than a million people  have fled their homes for fear of militia attack.
A high school aviation teacher earning $1,500 a month became a celebrity by making a fake bid to buy Alitalia as a protest against years of mismanagement.
Tony Blair heads to Germany this week for his last G8 summit as prime minister, hoping to secure greater commitments on aid to Africa and movement on a new deal to tackle climate change.
BUCHAREST: Romanians voted for a new president on Sunday with fighting corruption and joining the EU the main themes in a run-off round pitting Prime Minister Adrian Nastase against Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.
Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 26 people in the northern Philippines, disaster officials said Tuesday, a week after storms left about 160 dead or missing.
Sir William Deakin, a historian who founded St. Antony's College at Oxford University, helped Winston Churchill write about World War II, and led the first British mission to Marshal Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia, has died at the age of 91, his family said.
NASA said on Tuesday it would extend the space shuttle Discovery's mission by one day to allow for a closer inspection of a flawed rotary joint that turns the solar arrays aboard the International Space Station.
Chelsea&#39;s Dutch winger Arjen Robben is set to sign a new deal with the Premiership side that will keep him at the club for another five years, his father and agent said Friday.
Developers urged to avoid built-in backdoor Microsoft plans to bundle a cryptographically flawed pseudo random number generator in its upcoming service pack for Windows Vista.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.
Thousands of anti-war campaigners have taken to the streets of London calling for an end to the &quot;illegal occupation&quot; of Iraq by US-led coalition troops.
 cooks up lukewarm box office win
AUTUN, France  - Race favorite Alexander Vinokourov lost ground in his bid to win the Tour de France when he failed to recover fully from a crash towards the end of the fifth stage on Thursday.
Lebanon prepares for the funeral of leading anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel who was killed on Tuesday.
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Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a  roadside bomb attack on their convoy in eastern Baghdad on  Tuesday night, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
The state is providing $200,000 in grants to help eight communities and nonprofit organizations restore damaged wetlands, Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles announced this week.  Plymouth and the Cohasset Center for Student Coastal Research are among the recipients.
Launches in-depth investigation The European Commission (EC) has launched an in-depth investigation into the merger of Sony and Bertelsman AG, despite having given the deal its blessing back in July of 2004.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Avoidance, education, awareness, and preparedness are the four keys in the management of a peanut allergy. Avoidance is the main key in managing a peanut allergy.
Chinese fans packed out Beijing&#39;s 17,903-seat Capital Stadium for the capital&#39;s first taste of live NBA action Sunday night.
The winners of the Golden Globe awards are being revealed at a press conference in Los Angeles.
Three men were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb London's transport system on July 21, 2005 in a botched attempt to replicate Islamist suicide bombings that had killed 52 people two weeks earlier.
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Jeff DaVanon became the fourth player in Anaheim Angels history \u00e2\u0080-nd first in more than 13 years \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -hit for the cycle, accomplishing the feat Wednesday night against the Kansas City Royals.
Four Infineon (Quote, Chart) executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conspired to fix prices in the computer memory sector, officials said Thursday.
By ERIN McCLAM This is a story about love. About inscrutable complexity and remarkable simplicity, about the promise of forever. It is about obsession and devotion, and grand gestures and 4,000-word love letters.
Former Vice President Al Gore touted the promise of stem-cell research for curing debilitating and deadly diseases on Friday &#151; using his pitch to stump for fellow Democrats Christine Gregoire and Dave Ross.
Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities. He was arrested earlier this month by South African police for breaching South African laws and was released after posting bail.

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GENEVA, May 18 -- A boy born in San Marino, a tiny republic surrounded by Italy, will likely live to age 80, the world's longest male life expectancy, but newborn girls in Japan and 30 other countries have even better prospects, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Lobbyists and members of Congress have managed to hold off the enforcement of a five-year-old law that required country-of-origin labeling on meat, fish and produce.
A federal prosecutor made a comment suggesting that a Virginia man held in a Saudi Arabian prison had been tortured.
Afghan presidential candidate Yunus Qanooni adjusts his glasses during an interview in Kabul on Sunday, Oct.17. 2004. Hamid Karzai&#39;s closest rival in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election refused to concede defeat
The brokerage\u00e2\u0080\u0099s move would be a blow to downtown and its supporters in Albany, including Gov. Eliot Spitzer, and it would hobble efforts to re-establish ground zero as a financial center.
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ConocoPhillips says  that a decision not to accept a minority stake  in Venezuelan oilfields may cost it $4.5bn.
The government will seek a 60% cut in UK carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 in its plan to tackle global warming.
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Michael Jackson made his first public appearance since being acquitted on child molestation charges, choking up as he thanked Japanese fans at an award ceremony Saturday.
The day is coming when the Social Security system won&#39;t be able to pay retired Americans, a nationally known economist warned Wednesday while visiting Decatur.
The dollar clung to small gains on  Thursday as traders adjusted their positions and held tightly  to whatever profits they have made this year.
Here is a comparison of Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and upcoming products from Symantec and McAfee.
More than 40 miners who were trapped underground Wednesday by a fire in an Australian gold mine have been rescued, local media reported.
Race appears to be a factor in how doctors communicate with their patients, according to a new study of primary care visits conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and School of Medicine.
Double murderer Ian Huntley is to receive legal aid to fight a civil case alleging sexual assault on a girl of 11.
The US oil giant got a good price, Russia&#39;s No. 1 oil company acquired a savvy partner, and Putin polished Russia&#39;s image.
Blog: At iMeme conference, CEO sidesteps questions about how much his predecessor had to do with company's success.
(OfficialWire) -- 10/30/04 -- New evidence emerged in the United States on Friday that appears to contradict claims by George W. Bush and his administration that
An underground steam pipe explosion tore through a Manhattan street near Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, swallowing a tow truck and killing one person as hundreds of others ran for cover amid a towering geyser of steam and flying rubble. New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said the explosion was not terrorism.
OCTOBER 01, 2004  - After his company announced that it&#39;s acquiring security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to bolster its software arsenal (see story), Red Hat Inc.
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While hardly a no-risk environment, New Orleans presented the N.B.A. with the chance to literally build up its image, with an I-Had-a-Hammer photo-op weekend.
Singer Liza Minnelli passes out on stage during a performance in Sweden, according to concert organisers.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia&#39;s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday declared three days of national
Soybean rust has spread to   Arkansas, the first major U.S. soybean-producing state infected  with the contagious fungus that slashes crop production,  Arkansas officials said on Monday.
Medical tests show that the actress has lost weight
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, just seven weeks after heart surgery, received a rousing welcome back to the campaign trail on Monday at a rally to rev up core Democratic support before next week's election.
For \u00e2\u0080\u009cYouth without Youth,\u00e2\u0080\u009d his first film in ten years, Francis Ford Coppola returned to self-funded, low-budget filmmaking and to longtime collaborator and Oscar-winning film editor Walter Murch. It took six months for Murch and crew to edit the film, and they depended on Final Cut Studio throughout the six-month editing process. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the final stages of editing the film, we were working with the ultimate resolution of the film,\u00e2\u0080\u009d says Murch. \u00e2\u0080\u009cSo really, the final film, other than the color correction, came out of our editing rooms on Final Cut Pro\u00e2\u0080\u0094in this case Final Cut literally was the final cut.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times reported.
The mayor of Britain&#39;s farthest flung Pacific colony, Pitcairn, pleaded innocent to 10 charges of rape and sexual assault Wednesday, the BBC reported.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Britain's Nick Dougherty, taking advantage of rain-softened conditions, fired a two-under-par 68 to forge one shot clear in the U.S. Open first round on Thursday.
China has gently urged Burma's military rulers to ease the strife that has seen tens of thousands take to the streets in protest, diplomats said Tuesday, even as Beijing said publicly it would stick to a hands-off approach toward its neighbor.
Jason Williams had a season-high 27 points and six assists Friday night to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 89-84 victory over the New Jersey Nets, who were short-handed after their earlier trade for Vince Carter.
Italy's lower house backs funding for peacekeepers in Afghanistan, an issue over which the PM initially quit.
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Marguerite Dorima, seven months pregnant in a faded yellow sundress, sloshed through the muddy, fetid waters that still occupied the heart of Gona\u00c3\u00afves last
Sybase said today that it has struck a deal with IBM in which Big Blue will market and distribute Sybase&#39;s Linux database management software.
The design twist will let the company increase the performance of its processors.
Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya gestures during the UN Security Council vote at the United Nations in New York, Sept.
ARE SHELBY COUNTY RESIDENTS fed up enough with crime to consider a dramatically different solution to the problem?  At this point, they should be.
The justices decline to rule on a lower court decision that says terminally ill patients have no constitutional right to be treated with experimental drugs that have not been thoroughly tested, effectively letting the ruling stand.
Exactly 145 years after the USS Monitor faced the Confederate ship CSS Virginia in the first clash of ironclads, a $30 million center dedicated to the Union vessel opened Friday.
In June 1998, Merck was falling behind in a high-stakes race to get Vioxx on the market ahead of its rivals, and Edward Scolnick, the company&#39;s chief scientist, was showing the strain.
President Bush's planned ballistic  missile shield suffered another setback on Monday when an  interceptor missile again failed to launch during a test of the  U.S. missile defense system.
Michael Waltrip finally had something go right at Daytona. The two-time Daytona 500 champion raced his way into NASCAR's biggest event in a backup car Thursday afternoon, under a black cloud of controversy after NASCAR disqualified his primary Toyota in a cheating scandal.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - Hurricane Lane fizzled out on   Sunday after leaving a trail of destruction on Mexico's Pacific   coast that killed two people, washed away roads and knocked   down flimsy homes.
President Bush reacted sharply yesterday in Toledo to comments apparently made by Osama bin Laden on a newly released videotape claiming more terror attacks will follow if US troops remain in Muslim countries of the Middle East and America continues its
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Oil prices fell on Monday to an 8-week  low under $47 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United  States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon left the door ajar for east Jerusalem Arabs to take part in the election of a new Palestinian Authority chairman, saying Sunday that the cabinet will have to meet to discuss the issue.
By MIKE BAKER RALEIGH, N.C. - Was it live ... or was it just a stunt for YouTube? A one-time college couple say their melodramatic Valentine's Day breakup - complete with singers, hundreds of spectators and a profanity-laced tirade - was real.
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Pope Benedict is coming under mounting criticism from his former German theologian colleagues, one likening the Catholic Church's doctrinal office, that the pontiff once headed, to a 19th century censorship bureau.
Zhao Ziyang, a reformist toppled as  China's Communist Party chief in 1989 for opposing an army  crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, died in  hospital on Monday, his family said. He was 85.
Sales are flat for the company, but the valuation still appears to be fair.
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Number of divorces down in England and Wales as Scotland sees 20% surge.
Insurgents set off explosives at an outdoor market and a cafe popular with Americans inside Baghdad&#39;s heavily fortified Green Zone
The campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry tentatively have agreed to a series of three debates that both sides hope will give them momentum in the closing weeks of the presidential election, a person familiar with the debate negotiations said Sunday night.
The death of the Palestinian President, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Fatah revolutionary council, has left a large political vacuum, which is in dire need of mending.
Talks between Iran and three European  Union heavyweights ended on Saturday without an agreement on  Tehran's nuclear program, a source close to the negotiations  said.
Nobody respects coach Joe Gibbs more than me, but this week I see the Cowboys and coach Bill Parcells having the upper hand. I&#39;m sure Gibbs is going to get the Redskins back to an elite level, but this is just his first season.
Prosecutors said Friday they closed criminal investigations into Yulia Tymoshenko and her family shortly after she was named to become Ukraine's next prime minster.
Death rates among elderly U.S. patients have shown little change since the long hours worked by doctors in training were cut in 2003 under a major effort to reduce hospital errors, a study said on Tuesday.
The world's two most populous nations  promised on Wednesday to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a  disease that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil  confined to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
Back in 1991, a president named George Bush basked in a quick, low-cost victory in Iraq and declared, &quot;By God, we&#39;ve kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all.
Scientists identify a protein that helps detect DNA damage in eggs which could help treat female infertility.
A caller claiming to be from a rebel group Sri Lanka's military says is a wing of the Tamil Tigers on Monday warned of bomb attacks on Independence Day celebrations due to take place in the capital Colombo within hours.
TORONTO - Stock markets could find it tough to find traction this week as a blunt warning from Alan Greenspan rings in investors&#39; ears.
AHMEDABAD, India  - India's Hindu nationalists were headed for a strong majority in a key state election on Sunday, a verdict that was expected to influence national politics ahead of parliamentary polls.
NEW YORK - Merck &amp; Co. Inc. has adopted a severance benefits plan aimed at protecting key managers in the event the company is taken over - a growing possibility since the withdrawal of arthritis drug Vioxx sent shares tumbling.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to pass a binding spending resolution Jan. 31 that NASA says would jeopardize the agency's chances of fielding a space shuttle replacement by 2014.
Thousands of American and Afghan troops unleashed a new offensive against Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday in an effort to expand the government's reach into the volatile Pakistani border region.
The United Nations Security Council will meet in emergency session Sunday afternoon at the request of Russia, which opposes Kosovo's declaration as an independent nation and bid for international recognition.
Services and software to be introduced Monday at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment trade show in San Francisco are aimed at giving enterprises greater control over their mobile systems and extending mobile data capabilities to more employees.
Ryan Giggs joined an elite band of Manchester United players in chalking up his 600th appearance for the club. Giggs, 30, joined Sir Bobby Charlton (759) and Bill Foulkes (688) among United players to pass the landmark in the 2-1 defeat of Liverpool.
Doctors are performing amputations without electricity or running water while waste from this city's shattered sewage system contaminates mud and floodwaters, infecting wounds that threaten to turn gangrenous.
Package delivery company FedEx Corp  on Thursday reported a lower quarterly profit, citing weak U.S. economic growth and high fuel costs, but the results beat analyst estimates.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Mexico's capital on Wednesday night to protest at a surge in tortilla prices that has put new President Felipe Calderon under intense pressure.
Analysis: Bin Laden's group appears weaker, organizationally and politically, at a moment when Muslim anger at the West is greater than ever
An ex-con accused of two sexual assaults linked to the Baseline Killer case that has terrorized the city is facing three more criminal counts.
IBM will donate key speech-recognition software to the open-source Apache Foundation in hopes of promoting standardization in speech-enabled applications.
First lady Cristina Fernandez claimed victory in Argentina\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election Sunday, with early results and exit polls suggesting she had avoided a runoff.
A federal judge in Idaho has ruled that former attorney general John D. Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of a U.S. citizen arrested as a \
LandAmerica Financial Group Inc,  a title insurance company, said on Tuesday it was eliminating 1,100 jobs as mortgage loan volume in the United States declines.
Sudan's cabinet meets to discuss the UN's latest threat of sanctions over the crisis in Darfur.
John Kerry on Tuesday condemned a television ad that criticizes President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard, even as prominent veterans linked to the Democratic presidential campaign echoed the commercial's accusations.
Twenty-six people, including women and children, were killed and over a 100 injured in two powerful bomb blasts which rocked the railway station and a nearby market in quick succession in Dimapur on Saturday, in the first such acts of violence in recent
Arsene Wenger stopped short of declaring Arsenal back to their best but the Gunners boss does believe his side are on the road to recovery ahead of Sunday&#39;s Premiership summit meeting with Chelsea.
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The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retailer said it has decided to sell only Blu-ray DVDs and hardware in its 4,000 U.S. stores and no longer carry rival HD DVD offerings.
Sam Hornish Jr. stole the spotlight again at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This time, it was an accident &amp;#151; literally.
Jamie Broback scored 28 points to help Minnesota defeat UNLV 77-69 Sunday in the first game of the WBCA Classic.
Universal said HD DVD can deliver enhanced picture and sound quality, greater storage capacity and increased interactivity. An additional benefit is backwards compatibility, allowing existing
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The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Business Objects founder Bernard Liautaud resigned his posts at the firm following the closing of SAP's deal to buy the firm this month.
- Reinsurer XL Capital Ltd  said its board authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of its Class A ordinary shares.
Space shuttle Enterprise was born to be an astronautical bridesmaid, never a bride. Built in 1976 as one of the first trio of US shuttles, Enterprise never left Earth&#39;s atmosphere
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Although Brett Favre is the media darling for the Green Bay Packers, he is no longer the offensive focus. All-Pro running back Ahman Green has become the
Google said it fixed a bug yesterday in its Web-based e-mail service, Gmail, that allowed users to read the contents of other people's messages.
Shabnam Paryani becomes the first Big Brother contestant to be evicted from the house by public vote.
A medical aid group says they can't handle any more tsunami donations. Zurich, Switzerland -- People who want to give money to the tsunami relief effort should skip over the aid group Doctors Without Borders.
Computer Associates getting IBM veteran John Swainson as CEO - a move generally considered nothing less than brilliant - makes other ex-IBMers wonder how John managed to dodge the IBM border patrol and escape outside of a body bag.
The biggest surprise of Wednesday's meeting about the N.H.L. lockout was the unexpected presence of Lou Lamoriello, the president and general manager of the Devils.
Charles Robert Jenkins, the former US soldier who defected to North Korea, was given a 30-day jail sentence Wednesday by a military judge after testifying about four decades
Asia's surging economic growth is helping to cut the region's poverty levels, but some areas are lagging behind, a report says.
New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leaders have said that they are not under any pressure from Pakistan to be included as a third party in talks with the Centre.
Simply declare your undying devotion to the console of your choice and behave completely irrationally on the message boards. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Isis Pharmaceuticals, expect to announce Friday an equally owned joint venture to develop drugs that work by blocking so-called micro-RNAs.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai takes the oaths of the new cabinet members in a ceremony in Kabul.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting says England simply &#39;outplayed&#39; his team in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final. England ended a 14-match losing streak against the world champions with a six-wicket thrashing
Holder Roger Federer was at his dominant best as he crushed Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-0 6-3 to take his place in the Madrid Masters quarter-finals on Thursday.
Nokia Corp. unveiled new services and cell phones Wednesday that customers can use to download music and play games, a bid by the world's largest mobile phone maker to challenge Apple Inc.'s higher-end iPhone, as well as iTunes and the iPod.
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MARION, Ark., Oct. 9 -- The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator veered off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago area travelers, many of them family and friends of the tour company&#39;s owner.
Brazilian striker Cristiano de Lima Jr. died Sunday after scoring his second goal and collapsing on the field during a club tournament.
A tanker that spilled 265,000 gallons of oil into the Delaware River may have hit a large anchor and a concrete slab in addition to a hunk of metal already considered a possible culprit, Coast Guard officials said Tuesday.
The Bush administration has so far failed to generate serious traction behind its latest Middle East peace effort, with the opening session of its Washington conference of Arab and Israeli leaders tentatively scheduled for Nov. 15, according to senior Arab and U.S. officials and former U.S. envoys.
An all-party security meeting held in Iraq after two days of extreme violence is a success, says the president.
Senate Democrats said Tuesday that Condoleezza Rice lied to them, misled Americans about the Iraq war or served as an apologist for Bush administration failures in Iraq, but she remained on track for confirmation as secretary of state.
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IBM trails Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard in server sales, mostly because IBM&#39;s servers are too big and costly for smaller companies.
The National Guard is no longer just a weekend warrior service for soldiers expecting to serve a Saturday and Sunday each month and two weeks a year.
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Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N,  the largest maker of chips for cellular phones, on Monday said  quarterly profit rose about 26 percent on demand from handset  makers even as it struggles with a nagging inventory problem.
He claims he doesn&#39;t need the attention, but for weeks actor Don Cheadle has been meeting people, shaking hands and doing some Hollywood politicking to persuade
In the sands of a dry riverbed in northern Darfur, rebel leaders squatted with their weapons, drinking mint tea and trying to forge a united front in their struggle for independence from Sudan.
British, American and Iraqi authorities were trying last night to secure the freedom of Margaret Hassan, the Irish-born aid worker kidnapped in Baghdad early yesterday.
Emperor Akihito impresses President Halonen with broad knowledge of Finland On the second full day of her first official visit to Japan, Finnish President Tarja Halonen met with His Majesty Emperor Akihito and ...
Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday that U.S. regulators had approved wider use for its colon cancer drug Eloxatin, lifting shares in the world's third-largest pharmaceuticals group.
President Bush yesterday signed executive orders expanding the authority of the CIA director in what aides said was a first step toward enacting the intelligence reforms recommended by the bipartisan Sept.
Apple Computer Inc. on  Thursday said it had reached agreements with Ford Motor Co.  , General Motors  and Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) to  make it easier to connect its popular iPod music player to car  stereos.
The BBC refuses to comment on reports that Blue Peter's cat was not given the name chosen for it in an online poll.
As image spam declines, a new type of pest takes its place.
The final curtain yesterday came down on the Greek tragedy which has overshadowed the first week of the Athens Olympics when the sprinters Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou withdrew from the games.
Clima rilassato in casa viola alla vigilia dell'ultima di campionato con la Sampdoria.
Stars of High School Musical 2 attend the European Premiere of the film at London's O2 Arena.
Atomic weapons are back on the agenda in British politics with a vengeance, as the government prepares to outline its plans to replace the country's US-built Trident missile nuclear deterrent.
Europe News, CRAWFORD, Texas, President George W. Bush says that a $35 million (18.3 million pounds) US pledge for victims of the Asian tsunami is only the beginning and any suggestions America was stingy are &quot;misguided and ill-informed&quot;.
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Broadcaster refuses request by princes to remove photographs from documentary about crash.
ATHENS, Greece - Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its top rival in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games...
Indonesia's health ministry puts the number of people killed by the tsunami at more than 166,000.
Vice President Cheney will assume the presidency on an acting basis  Saturday when President Bush undergoes general anesthesia for a routine colon examination, the White House said today.
John Edwards said Saturday his chief Democratic rivals for the White House offer \
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission this week that takes him one step closer to running for president.
Jason Richardson scored 25 points and the hot-shooting Charlotte Bobcats overcame Jason Kidd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third consecutive triple-double to beat the Nets on Tuesday night.
Twin car bombs exploded near Saudi Arabia&#39;s interior ministry and a security unit on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest strike by al Qaeda militants in the world&#39;s biggest oil exporter.
DULUIYA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces surrounded  the town of Duluiya north of Baghdad overnight, raiding homes  and arresting dozens of suspected guerrillas, the Iraqi  National Guards said on Tuesday.
One-touch GPS gagdet updated Satellite navigation specialist TomTom today found its way to releasing the successor to its TomTom One GPS gadget, rolling out two versions of the next-generation product: one for pan-European travellers, the other for drivers motoring around Britain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Medicare patients&#39; monthly premiums for outpatient care will jump a record $11.60 next year, while deductibles for hospitalized patients will rise $36, the biggest jump in 14 years.
Stocks bounced back on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that the economy was set to grow moderately, a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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Ministro illustra la politica estera del governo
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday its Sam's Club unit will start selling Dell Inc.  notebook computers for $899 each at more than 580 U.S. stores beginning in mid-June.
NEW YORK  - Targretin (bexarotene), a drug  that is used to treat lymphoma of the skin, also appears useful  against the scaly skin condition psoriasis, Dutch researchers  report.
NHL owners carried out their threat to  lockout players on Wednesday, shutting down the league after  the two sides were unable to reach a new labor deal.
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Faget designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and played a role in the design of every US human spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle.
Avega Systems was all the rage at CES last year. Now, its wireless speaker system is finally ready to ship.
WASHINGTON -- A psychologist treating John Hinckley Jr. told a federal judge Monday that the man who attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan in 1981 is no longer a danger and should be allowed out of confinement
And on the eighth day, Michael Phelps actually got to rest. After swimming some 18 races in Olympic competition, Phelps was a mere spectator last night, watching his teammates cap a terrific week for the US swim team.
The new Court of Military Commission Review has ordered a military judge to reopen the terrorism case against a 20-year-old Canadian accused of killing a U.S. serviceman in Afghanistan, ruling that the judge's decision earlier this year to dismiss the case was in error.
A medical journal has apologised to a drugs firm after reporting confidential papers on anti-depressant drug Prozac went missing during a murder case.
Washington has been added as a host city for this Saturday's worldwide series of Live Earth concerts, former Vice President Al Gore, a co-organizer of the shows, said on Friday.
Hong Kong stocks closed higher Tuesday as investors took their cue from gains on Wall Street following a drop in oil prices. The key Hang Seng Index rose 119.
ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha consegnato due medaglie d&#39;oro in onore dei carabinieri caduti a Nassiriya, in Iraq, nell&#39;attentato del 12 novembre 2003. Si tratta dei marescialli
The Bush administration announced plans Tuesday to cut Medicare payments to cancer doctors, saying taxpayers have been paying the physicians up to twice what they should for certain medications.
Chinese President Hu Jintao announced new development aid for Namibia on Monday, promising an interest-free loan and money for schools in the sparsely populated, mineral-rich desert country.
Google Inc.'s  strong revenue growth prompted analysts to raise targets for the share on Thursday, but a drop in the stock showed that some investors question its potential for further rises in the near term.
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LONDON - Media tycoon John Malone&#39;s Liberty Media Group has secured an equity swap deal with Merrill Lynch, which could double its 9.15% voting stake in Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation.
U.S. and Iraqi forces met little resistance as they swept through Baghdad on Friday in their biggest crackdown on sectarian militias and the U.S. military said it had no sign that the al Qaeda leader in Iraq had been hurt.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004  - PHILADELPHIA -- Information technology managers embarking on grid computing projects could get some tips from the candidates in this election season.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is close to victory with almost 90 percent of votes counted in Indonesia&#39;s presidential election that took place on Monday, the General Election Commission said.
Monique Currie scores a career-high 25 points as the Mystics win their first game of the year, 86-69, over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.
Ah Day , the star horse of the Winter Sprintfest weekend, will not run Monday in the Grade II $300,000 General George Breeders' Cup Handicap after suffering a muscle tear in his right shoulder.
Americans eligible for tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 under the new fiscal stimulus act will not receive their payments until they file a 2007 income tax return, even if they make too little to owe any taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday.
Inside a tiny sports apparel store on the 16th Street Mall are racks of jerseys, from the dark blue of the Denver Broncos to the golden tinge of basketball's hometown Nuggets. Tucked in a back corner are the crimson jerseys of the Colorado Avalanche, largely forgotten in a lost National Hockey League season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored a  team-high 23 points and dished out six assists as No. 7 Wake  Forest escaped with a 92-89 win over fourth-ranked Duke at  Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
An Iranian-Iraqi film set in the run-up  to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and starring an amateur cast  of war-scarred children won the top \
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana vowed on Monday to push for a political solution to the four-month-old power struggle in Lebanon as he started a visit to the Middle East.
A day after being appointed Japan&#39;s first-ever female defence minister, former TV presenter Yuriko Koike said on Wednesday she was worried about what to wear.
Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.
(InfoWorld) - The annual Demo conference, where startups vie for the attention of VCs and established technology firms with fat wallets and a yen to buy something, is once again a reflection of what's hot in the high-tech industry. Access to and the sharing of information is this year's theme with companies demonstrating tools for team collaboration, tracking online information, information filtering, and a technology that is harder to explain than use: Turning the Web in a participatory medium for bookmarking, clipping, and discussion sharing. Diigo is both the name of the product and the company that turns a Web site into a \
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For cats, the act of stepping over an object can make for a long-lasting memory of it.
MOSCA, 17 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il leader separatista radicale ceceno Chamil Basaiev \u00c3\u00a8 l&#39;uomo che ha deciso la morte dei bamibini di Beslan. Con una una lettera pubblicata oggi sul sito internet vicino agli indipendentisti
The swelling in his sprained right ankle nearly gone, Carmelo Anthony feels ready to play against Memphis on Friday night. That doesn't mean he will.
The University of Colorado could face serious NCAA sanctions if private donations for a summer football camp were used for recruiting, an attorney said.
Oliver Letwin sets out the Conservatives' plans on tax as the party's conference gets under way in Bournemouth.
China has set up a money broker joint venture with ICAP, the world&#39;s largest inter-dealer broker headquartered in London, state media said Friday, providing a tool for domestic banks to hedge risks.
Teen rapper Soulja Boy&#39;s breakout  single &quot;Crank That (Soulja Boy)&quot; began a second week atop the  U.S. pop singles chart Thursday, and the three subsequent  tracks held their same positions from last week.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 22 -- Members of a U.S.-funded volunteer security force in western Baghdad on Saturday threatened to abandon their partnership with the American military after an explosion killed four of their men, a blast they blamed on Shiite militias and Iraqi security forces, according to two...
The National Post in Canada recently criticized Naomi Klein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Shock Doctrine,\u00e2\u0080\u009d yet the paper bought excerpts from the book to accompany each critical essay.
In a twist on the old Watergate question, the Republican Party is struggling to answer: What did GOP leaders know of a congressman's salacious exchanges with underage male pages and when did they know it?
Just over a week after vowing to get anger management help, he lashes out in interview, calling writer &#39;an Uncle Tom.&#39;. By Bill Cizek.
A draft United Nations resolution on the Sudan crisis is scheduled to be discussed by security council members in New York today. It has been drawn up by the US and calls for the African Union monitoring force
A state of emergency is declared in a city in southern Peru, after protests against the local government.
Cancer patients treated with Genentech Inc.&#39;s colon cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) along with the chemotherapy regimen FOLFOX4 lived longer than patients treated with the chemotherapy alone in a late-stage clinical
The Pantone Color Institute announced its choice of blue iris, No. 18-3943, as the color of the year.
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Veggie Booty, a snack particularly popular among small children, may carry Salmonella food poisoning and should be thrown out, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Stock prices are near the highest  level ever, but instead of triggering giddy euphoria, the rise  is inspiring doubt and concern that stock values might be too  high.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - Three Iraqis were killed on  Wednesday when a suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. convoy in  the northern city of Samarra, a local police official said.
Wesley Snipes surrendered to authorities Friday on tax fraud charges, two months after he was indicted, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation.
Malaysia&#39;s most prominent dissident politician, former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, arrived home to a restrained welcome amid tight security on Sunday, after an overseas trip to receive medical treatment.
Myanmar and Somalia have been ranked as the most corrupt nations in Transparency International's 2007 index, released Wednesday &#151; adding pressure to the Southeast Asian country's military regime as it faces the biggest anti-government protests in nearly two decades.
The Ugandan government has announced a truce with Lords Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in the north which could mark the end of the 18-year conflict there.
Twelve people including one of the founders of the Basque separatists ETA have been arrested in pre-dawn raids in Spain and France, in a crackdown on illegal financing of the armed group, police in both countries said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to name opposition leader Shimon Peres as his deputy in a coalition deal.
Michigan plays at Ohio State earlier in the day, and a win by the Wolverines would wrap up the conference title and Rose Bowl berth.
By Courtney Sherwood, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 7--If you haven't downloaded the latest upgrades for your computer by this weekend, watch out when Monday rolls around.
Nearly 160,000 turkeys were being culled in Britain on Sunday after the country's first confirmed outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The seven-astronaut crew of NASA&#39;s shuttle Atlantis is hoping to beat the weather to make a Florida landing today after a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton are leaving the $5 million to $25 million liquidated from their trust in cash.
The results of large study of US residents infected with HIV show that the majority of them refrain from sexual activities likely to spread the virus to others who are not infected.
Britain, France and Germany will offer Iran nuclear fuel and economic incentives Thursday, giving Tehran one last chance to abandon uranium enrichment and avoid the threat of U.N. Security Council sanctions, diplomats said.

LONDON--Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, speaking to a gathering of reporters here, didn&#39;t pass up the opportunity to take several digs at archrival Apple Computer.
Scientists move swiftly to quash reports that a possible contact has been received from  extraterrestrial life.
The famed voices of Bart and Homer  Simpson could be silenced across Latin America by a dispute  between a Mexican actors union and the firm that dubs the U.S.  television show's dysfunctional family into Spanish.
Printer that uses re-writeable plastic paper could help firms cut carbon emissions, claims Toshiba.
Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens released five of the captives. Police are in negotiations to free the remaining hostages, a spokeswoman said.
Britain's biggest broadcasters are getting together to encourage people to give time and money to charities.
A diet rich on low-fat dairy food may make it harder for some women to conceive, research suggests.
It did not look as if No. 1 was playing against No. 240 in Arthur Ashe Stadium last night. Roger Federer of Switzerland might have expected to cruise in
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Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is to face terrorism charges in the UK , which will take precedence over US extradition requests.
The 50th anniversary of a plane crash that devastated the Manchester United soccer team has occasioned a wave of nostalgia in Britain.
The Consumer Electronics Show is on in full force in Las Vegas. Here are just some of Tuesday's highlights from the giant gadget show.
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Ministers say they will legislate as soon as possible for \
Luciano Pavarotti, battling pancreatic cancer, recently completed medical treatment and is looking forward to resuming his concert tour next year, but won't attend a ceremony this week to receive an award, his manager said Tuesday.
A bomb explosion in an upscale shopping mall in the Philippine capital Manila on Friday killed eight people and wounded more than 100, police and local officials said.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Ten White House hopefuls scoured the small towns of Iowa for undecided voters on Thursday, pleading for support one week before the state opens a too-close-to-call presidential nomination race.
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Latest camcorders enable users to record on formats ranging from mini-DVDs to memory cards to hard drives. With Hitachi, users get all three.
Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah says he believes it will be impossible to hold elections in Iraq if what he calls the current state of chaos continues.
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NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and a new spike in oil prices sent stocks sharply Wednesday as worries over third-quarter earnings increased and investors decided to cash in some recent profits. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 100 points...
The Bush administration forecasts a strong US economy in 2005, with inflation and unemployment expected to decline. The official projections were released Friday, on the heels of a two-day
Using a high-resolution X-ray telescope, Japan's new Hinode spacecraft captured some unique and beautiful images of last week's Transit of Mercury.
California firefighters made headway in reining in 18 wildfires on Wednesday as hot winds abated and San Diego said it hoped to let some of the 500,000 evacuees start returning home.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Time Warner shareholders hope they won&#39;t get a &quot;November surprise&quot; when the world&#39;s largest media company releases its third-quarter results Wednesday.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed US Rep. Porter Goss as the nation&#39;s new CIA director, a daunting role that places the Florida Republican in the middle
Operations at Kia Motors Corp.'s main factory were returning to normal Monday after workers at the South Korean carmaker urged their colleagues at Kia subcontractors to end a lengthy sit-down strike, the company said.
President Bush approves Pentagon plans for a US military command centre for Africa.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Shawn Johnson led an American sweep of the podium in the women's artistic gymnastics individual all-round final at the Panamerican Games on Monday, as the U.S. medal machine continue to rumble along.
Spansion, the flash memory joint venture between AMD and Fujitsu has laid out its plans to develop 8Gbit memory parts based on 65nm lithography.
Britain's Kelly Holmes storms to a sensational Olympic 800m gold in Athens.
Canadian police were investigating on   Tuesday after an Air India flight turned back to Toronto after   reports of a suspicious package aboard.
(InfoWorld) - Jeff Jonas, the chief scientist and distinguished engineer at IBM Corp.'s entity analytic solutions group, has developed a means of sharing corporate data without revealing what that data contains. This technology, called anonymization, effectively \
Saturn's moon Titan is covered by \
Text of report by Afghan independent Pajhwok news agency website  Lashkargah, 22 February: Private Ariana TV has started broadcasting to [southern] Helmand Province.
There is something wonderful about being 35,000 feet in the air, looking down on the earth, that gives an artist a new perspective.
Genta and Corgentech are both facing the music of test results.
Sales may be light, but ThermoGenesis's wallet is heavy.
Todd Helton had always wondered what it really, truly felt like. Yes, he'd been sprayed with champagne and doused with beer in celebrations this October - they come about once every 12 years for the Rockies, and he wasn't around for the first. But this one was different from the wild-card clinching win over the Padres and the ...
Crowds taunted soldiers and police sealing off central Yangon behind barbed-wire barricades on Friday in anticipation of fresh protests against 45 years of military rule in Myanmar and deepening economic hardship.
The latest and lamest version of Don Siegel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1956 pulp classic \u00e2\u0080\u009cInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u00e2\u0080\u009d might have been an accidental camp classic if its politics weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t so abhorrent.
By the time he soon leaves, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham will have led his department longer than any of his predecessors. His greatest disappointment, though, is his failure to deliver on the Bush administration's high priority of getting Congress to enact a broad energy agenda.
JOHANNESBURG -- Rwanda denied yesterday it had sent troops into neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, despite repeated threats from Rwandan President Paul Kagame to attack ethnic Hutu militias that have harassed his nation from the area.
Andras Schiff starts playing those sonatas, even the ones without nicknames.
Deepening worries about the economy and their personal finances put Americans in a sour mood this month, with more voters fearing a recession, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Three 4,000-year-old marble and  alabaster seals looted from the Iraq National Museum and seized  by U.S. Customs from an American scholar were returned on  Tuesday to Iraq's U.N. ambassador.
The sheer enormity of the \u00c2\u00a322million Northern Bank robbery in Belfast on Monday night is still difficult for many people to comprehend and pertinent questions will need to be answered before investigating detectives have a complete picture of the crime.
Young black gang members wanting to escape criminal life should have access to \
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Socialist members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to back the European Union's new constitution on Wednesday despite deep splits on the issue in the French Socialist party.
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The new production of Maeterlinck\u00e2\u0080\u0099s play at Urban Stages suffers from common genre maladies like heavy-handed messages, overly black-and-white plot elements and unimaginative fantastical elements.
Danish midfielder Jesper Gronkjaer is about to join Atletico Madrid from English premier league side Birmingham next week, the Spanish club announced on Thursday.
An American institution is in danger of fading away.
Oil prices held steady early on  Monday with trade muted by the U.S. holiday and dealers braced  for several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear issue after the  European Union gave Tehran up to two weeks to clarify its  stance.
The Apache Software Foundation and the Debian Project said they won't support the Sender ID e-mail authentication standard in their products.
Former Enron Corp.  Chairman Ken Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked a federal court to move their trial out of Houston, arguing in a filing on Monday that any jury in Enron's hometown would be biased.
Delta Air Lines planned to cancel about 200 flights into and out of Atlanta late Wednesday and early Thursday as freezing rain and sleet were forecast for Georgia, a Delta spokeswoman said.
Edgardo Alfonzo's two-run double capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning, and the San Francisco Giants tied the Chicago Cubs for the wild-card lead by beating the Padres, 7-5, last night at San Diego.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - At least four people were killed and 52 injured on Thursday when a bomb destroyed a military vehicle in a southeastern Turkish city, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said.
Despite a sensitive political climate, Britain&#39;s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced that hundreds of British soldiers will be redeployed in Iraq in response to a US request.
Indian police said Sunday they had seized CDs containing &quot;radical materials&quot; from the homes of two suspects held over the failed British car bombings.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Phil Mickelson was  relegated to the Ryder Cup sidelines by U.S. captain Hal Sutton  on Friday after the Masters champion and partner Tiger Woods  slumped to two defeats at Oakland Hills.
A persistent morning storm blanketed Coors Field in snow Sunday, but by 1 p.m., the snow had melted, supplying more evidence of the region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s famously irregular weather patterns.
Esame di laurea per il Bologna. La capolista del campionato cadetto affronta domani al Dall'Ara la J...
NAJAF - L&#39;esplosione di un&#39;autobomba ha ucciso oggi cinque civili in una cittadina fra le citt\u00c3\u00a0 sante di Najaf e di Kerbala, a sud di Baghdad. Lo ha riferito la polizia. Il capo della polizia di Najaf ha
American money has helped maintain security in Iraq, but now budgetary constraints are slowing the flow of cash
Japan scrambled on Friday to check a report that an Asian body had been found in Iraq after a deadline expired for the beheading of a Japanese man whose
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - The New England Patriots extended their perfect season with a 31-20 divisional playoff victory over the hard-charging Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
It is 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, and my wife, Sara, and I are driving up Georgia Avenue toward Olney. Our destination: Shoppers Food Warehouse on Route 108. Our mission: to get our flu shots. The big question: Will we arrive in time?
If you take a break from something, it's called a \
Millions of Hotmail users face having to pay to access their messages using the Outlook e-mail program.
InfoWorld - Online criminals looking for new areas to attack in the next few years will find green fields in the Internet infrastructure and the digital home, researchers with McAfee&#39;s Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team (AVERT) labs said Tuesday.
The international community needs to offer incentives to North Korea rather than just apply pressure for it to return to six-party talks aimed at dismantling its nuclear program, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday.
Iran's president warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday against imposing more sanctions on Tehran, saying it was like \
An Indian teacher has been arrested for using electric shocks to discipline his students, TV news channels reported on Wednesday.
Saboteurs have bombed two oil pipelines  transporting crude from northern and eastern Iraq to Baghdad's  Dora refinery, officials said on Saturday.
In this gated world of great riches, wealth is protected behind high stone walls, intercoms, security cameras and warning signs. And still burglars are managing to break into the mansions of Greenwich.
Rangers slip to second spot in Uefa Cup Group F after losing to an early goal in Holland.
Sidney Sheldon, an Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter who went on to become one of the world's most prolific novelists, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 89, a publicist said.
Tony Blair is set to urge America to reach out to the rest of the world in the campaign against terrorism.
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Five Palestinians were killed in two overnight Israeli airstrikes carried out separately in northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian witnesses said Thursday.
Mayor Richard M. Daley, reelected Tuesday in a landslide, overcame little-known opponents and whiffs of scandal.
Buoni semestrali al 3,830%, il massimo dal 2001
In an apparent attempt to ease tensions in the South, the government has revoked the curfew in Narathiwat province, scene of last week&#39;s violence, and freed hundreds of detained protesters.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009c4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.
From the adoration of Yasser Arafat, you\u00e2\u0080\u0099d think he was a notable humanitarian instead of a cold-blooded killer, -- a statesman instead of the head of a fascist gang willing to wade through an ocean of blood, and climb a mountain of corpses, to arrive
The dollar posted modest gains on  Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal  Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in  U.S. interest rates this year.

Three weeks after Christopher Reeve's death, his family and friends celebrated him Friday at a place that was central to his life: the Juilliard School, where he first honed his acting skills and later returned to receive an honorary doctorate.
OZZY OSBOURNE declared Los Angeles to be safer than rural Buckinghamshire yesterday as he announced a \u00c2\u00a3100,000 reward for his wife\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stolen jewelery.
With Web ad spending set to grow by as much as 20 percent in 2007, after expanding 30 percent this year, according to eMarketer, digital shops are finding it hard to find new employees with the necessary skill set to serve clients who are shifting budgets online. For traditional agencies adapting to the digital world, it can be a downright challenge.
Shigeki Maruyama recorded a  hole-in-one on the way to a two-under-par 68 which gave him a  one-shot lead over American Brett Quigley after the third round  of the $4.8 million Sony Open Saturday.
L'ex presidente del Verona, Giambattista Pastorello, &egrave; da oggi ufficialmente il nuovo vicepre...
NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday it is suing Jeppesen Dataplan Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Co., claiming it provided secret CIA transportation services to shuttle three terrorism suspects overseas, where they were tortured.
An Australian movie fan on his way to pose for a Star Wars 30th anniversary photo shoot was arrested by police after his replica laser pistol was mistaken for a more earthly machine gun, media reported on Friday.
The Mexican champions from Matamoros used home runs from Jose Segoviano, Josue Barron and Roberto Guajardo in an 11-0, mercy rule rout of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, in Wednesday's International semifinal at the Little League World Series.
The Walt Disney Co.'s first non-Hollywood movie made more than US$1 million (euro740,000) at Chinese box offices in its first week, but \
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq -- A Marine involved in the fatal shooting of a wounded and apparently unarmed prisoner in Iraq has been pulled off the battlefield.
The USS Arizona Memorial's visitors center was designed to accommodate 750,000 people a year when it was built in 1980, but today it's jammed with crowds more than twice that big &#151; and it's literally bursting at the seams.
WASHINGTON -- At some time down the road, there may be a new type of nonhormonal contraceptive available to men -- and it&#39;s one that would be injected.
They wore natty blazers and resplendent ties. They did not wear long faces. \
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The world's biggest  earthquake in 40 years hit south Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India and swamped  tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives, killing more than  6,300 people.
Democratic challenger John Kerry unleashed a new attack on President George W. Bush on Tuesday over a huge cache of deadly high explosives missing in Iraq.
Like last year (and, unfortunately, probably next year), terrorism and civil liberties battles remain fixtures in the legal headlines.
Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest already saddled with flooding. Some of the heaviest rainfall accumulations were expected over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.
In CBS's procedural crime show, F.B.I. agents use mathematical equations the way CSI investigators rely on forensic science.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 5, 2004 - A car bomb exploded outside an air base used by US forces near Dijiel, about 25 miles north of Baghdad, the US military and police said.
US technology stocks gained on Thursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast, but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 per barrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
A storm with hurricane-strength winds has swept across northern Europe, leaving at least four dead in Denmark and three killed in Sweden, police said.
Grammy-nominated rapper Busta Rhymes will face a string of trials for assault and driving violations after prosecutors lost a bid on Tuesday to consolidate four cases against the performer into one case.
By Joe Estrella, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 7--A private school that taught court reporting, television closed captioning and computer skills closed its Boise campus Aug.
Russian bomber aircraft approached a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific on Saturday and were intercepted by American fighter jets, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.
NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - An attack on a U.S. military  convoy wounded 20 Marines in western Iraq on Saturday, a Marine  spokesman said.
The decision not to apply the watershed ruling to past cases has the potential to shut out thousands.
SBC Communications Inc. will use a Microsoft Corp. software system to transmit television over high-speed Internet connections like the ones SBC will offer after replacing the local arteries
Channel 4 has sparked an angry reaction by deciding to screen graphic images of the car crash which killed Princess Diana next week, the Observer newspaper reported Sunday.
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NORTH VERNON, Ind. -- A 69-year-old bowhunter was treated for injuries he said he suffered during a wrestling match with an angry deer.
About 10 percent of U.S. nursing homes  were found to have consistently inadequate quality since the  year 2000, Consumers Union said on Tuesday.
Tracing the elusive footsteps of the Taliban's Supreme Leader\u00e2\u0080\u0094and bracing for what may be their bloodiest drive yet
405 years, unmolested by science Scientists have dredged up the oldest known living creature and have called it Ming.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ex presidente fa chiarezza su inchiesta intercettazioni
Egypt has decided to increase transit fees for ships using the Suez Canal by an average of three percent next year, the canal authority revealed.
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Pay more to pay less Intel and Google have taken it upon themselves to lead yet another \
An African Union summit devoted to integration ended on Tuesday without agreement on a firm timetable on the establishment of a government for the continent after deep division emerged among leaders.
By Jon Ericson, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Dec. 10--CEDAR FALLS -- The City Council will consider changes in how it  deals with problems related to crowded student housing in residential areas.
Carlos Beltran has hit home runs and taken them away with leaping catches above the center-field wall. These days, he is creating dreams.
Presenti anche Mariano Apicella e l'ex presidente Cossiga
Those characters, as well as more familiar Marvel comics stars like Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk, are going mobile. Publisher Mforma Group Inc.
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Project, a public-private project to build a telescope to detect dark matter and dark energy, says it received gifts from Microsoft veterans Charles Simonyi and Bill Gates.
Despite leading the Cardinals to the best regular-season record in baseball (105-57), Pujols and Rolen finished far behind Bonds, whose team didn&#39;t make the playoffs.
Amy Winehouse, right, the British soul singer, will perform via satellite for the 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday despite an unexpected reversal of the State Department\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rejection of her visa, her spokesman said Friday. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security issued a waiver that in effect overturned a decision by the United States Embassy in London to deny her visa request, according to an administration official. But the shift came too late for Ms. Winehouse, who recently entered a rehabilitation clinic after a video purporting to show her using drugs surfaced online, to prepare for a live performance in Los Angeles. Her spokesman, Chris Goodman, said, \u00e2\u0080\u009cUnfortunately, due to the logistics involved and timing complications, Amy will not be traveling to the U.S. to perform at the Grammys in person.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Ms. Winehouse, who is nominated in six categories, including album of the year for \u00e2\u0080\u009cBack to Black,\u00e2\u0080\u009d will join a long list of performers on the broadcast, which grew longer on Friday with the announcement that Kanye West, whose eight nominations are the most for anyone, will take the stage at the ceremony. John Mayer and Bebe Winans will also perform on the live CBS broadcast. Organizers previously announced a lineup including Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9, Rihanna, Kid Rock and the Foo Fighters.
Affianchera' Armeni da prossima settimana in 'Otto e mezzo'
THE Pill does not increase the risk of breast cancer, and can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and heart disease, according to the largest study conducted into the oral contraceptive.
The economic benefits of global warming Pessimists convinced that global warming will eventually bring about the destruction of humanity should take note that there's one piece of cheering news to come from the inexorable retreat of the polar ice caps: we won't be short of top-quality zinc as we all go to hell in a handcart.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
First lady Laura Bush was treated for the second most common type of skin cancer on her leg last month, her spokeswoman said on Monday.
Frigid weather most likely caused a pipe to burst in Paul Newman's new restaurant, damaging part of the dining room and forcing the restaurant to close for repairs, fire officials said.
Austria&#39;s Stefan Koubek toppled French Open champion Gaston Gaudio of Argentina 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors.
WASHINGTON -- Factories saw orders for big-ticket goods jump 5.9 percent in July, the most in 10 months, an encouraging sign that many manufacturers are holding up to the stresses caused by a housing slump and a credit crunch.
Today, as Florida homeowners continue with the cleanup from their second big hurricane in less than a month, they are finding that they are bearing a greater share of the cost themselves than they would have in the past.
Barry Virkler tosses an apple while sorting Cortland apples before they are put in cold storage at North Star Orchards Tuesday, Sept.
Pesano i dati sulle vendite al dettaglio negli Usa
Israeli soldiers and helicopter gunships operating inside the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip killed at least 10 Palestinian gunmen on Thursday, the highest militant death toll in two months, medical workers and militants said.
With most organizations that planned to move already moved to Microsoft Server 2003, OS migration has dropped to the bottom ranks after making its mark on IT Professional&#39;s top five priority last year.
Finnish manufacturer Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, said Monday it would release a touch-screen handset for the first time in the second half of this year.
A suicide attacker exploded a car bomb Thursday outside the mayor&#39;s office in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad, police said.
The grip on the steering wheel will be a little tighter, aggressions will run a little higher and emotions will be flowing stronger than ever.
Three Gulf countries -- the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia -- promised Sunday to increase their oil output capacity to help stabilize world prices, the official WAM news agency reported.
A boy has died of bird flu virus in Thailand&#39;s central Prachinburi province, bringing the death toll from the epidemic in Asia to 28, the official Thai News Agency reported here on Thursday.
A false door at the back of a cramped New York City store swings open to reveal a secret room lined with fake Prada, Gucci and Fendi bags and wallets.
GREATER LAWRENCE Coach: Steve Berard (fifth year, 12-30). Last year's record: 2-8. Returning starters: N/A. Returning lettermen: N/A. Strength: Numbers. Weakness: Lack of winning tradition. Outlook: After a tough season in which the Reggies picked up just two victories and went winless in league play, things can only get better. Steve Berard's squad was often mentioned as a sleeper in ...
US stocks rose as the biggest decline in oil prices in three months allayed concern that fuel costs will curb spending, damping earnings and economic growth.
Britain, a nation known for its love of animals, is spending a small fortune on its pets, a survey revealed.
Granite Construction Inc. said Tuesday that it received two contracts, with a total value of about $274 million, for maintenance and improvement work on roadways in Orange County, Calif.
Carla Katz is a union president described as smart, dedicated and tough &#151; a relentless and passionate negotiator who's at home at the bargaining table.
Bush may get to fill as many as three Supreme Court openings, remaking the court for a generation. Democrats have become experts at blocking nominees they oppose, but they can't stop them all
Sport: Andy Gomarsall declares England have \
President Bush [related, bio], seeking an end to the bitter infighting over John Kerry&#39;s medals before the start of his convention today, called Kerry&#39;s war record ``more heroic&#39;&#39; than his own.
The online brokerage said that it sold $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds, with a modest realized loss of $5 million.
Just when it looked as if fabulous freshman Adrian Peterson was the front-runner for the Heisman Trophy, Oklahoma teammate Jason White bolstered his own case for a second bronze statue.
I won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have time to comment on the Leno announcement until Wednesday. Till then, here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s my page one story as well as a link to Dave Bauder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s AP story quoting yours truly.
Ex-Houston Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon is becoming as celebrated in Houston\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s real estate circles as he was on the basketball court.
Four more men's quarter-final berths are up for grabs at the French Open on Monday as the business end of the tournament begins.
Internet radio gets ready for a fight after the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board quietly releases a retroactive rate hike that could mean financial disaster from music streamers. By Eliot Van Buskirk.
Though uncertainty still surrounds prospects for a fourth session of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue, the United States appears to be making greater efforts toward
Federal officials are trying to prosecute operators of Web sites that recruit terrorists, raising alarms among civil libertarians.
Scientists have discovered why eating a  Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and particularly  olive oil can help to protect women from developing breast  cancer.
The California Senate's health committee effectively killed an ambitious proposal to create a near-universal health-care system, dealing a major political defeat yesterday to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a setback to similar efforts nationally.
Asian shares rose on Thursday, led by exporters such as Honda and Samsung and resource stocks, after upbeat U.S. growth data eased worries about the health of the economy in Asia's biggest export market.
Opposition to restart protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election
We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.
Tokyo - Japan&#39;s top three automakers Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Honda Motor said on Friday that global production rose sharply in November on the back of strong overseas demand.
A study finds that weight-loss surgery works much better than standard medical therapy as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes in the obese.
L'Uci (unione ciclistica internazionale) ha ribadito il no alla Spagna alla partecipazione al Mondia...
In giro per Chieti serpenti, rospi e tritoni crestati
Thailand's post-coup government decided to lift martial law in the capital and nearby provinces on Tuesday to deflect international criticism after a September 19 putsch, Defense Minister Boonrawd Somtas said.
WASHINGTON - The White House has pounced on the disclosure that a CBS producer put the source of discredited documents about President George W. Bush&#39;s national guard service in touch with a senior adviser to Senator John Kerry.
Microsoft moved up the availability of Windows Vista SP1  for TechNet and Microsoft Developer Network subscribers to tomorrow at the latest.
Dopo l'innalzamento del rating da parte di Citigroup
Hollywood scrambled on Tuesday to assess the fallout from the decision to scrap the glittering Golden Globe movie and TV awards ceremony and hold only a news conference that few stars are likely to attend.
FSA warns City on risks The French software developer turned rogue trader who cost French bank Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale an estimated \u00e2\u0082\u00ac4.9bn ($7.2bn) used co-workers' access codes to set up fraudulent transactions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
External storage support is on deck, followed soon thereafter by TiVo To Go and Multi-Room Viewing.
The Houston Rockets were finishing up one of their worst performances of the season when a chant rang out from behind the bench.
A Pistons fan who was charged with trespassing during the brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills filed suit yesterday against the Indiana Pacers and players Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson . O'Neal and Johnson already face assault and battery charges for allegedly attacking Charles Haddad during the Nov. 19 fight between Pistons fans and Pacers players. The suit was ...
ABU DHABI Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates vowed Sunday to go on expanding their production capacity to deflate record oil prices of above $53 a barrel, and Saudi Arabia, the biggest exporter, said it could bring on 1.5 million barrels a
Iran bought blueprints of a nuclear bomb from the same black-market network that gave Libya such diagrams and continues to enrich uranium despite a commitment to suspend the technology that can be used for atomic weapons, an Iranian opposition group said Wednesday.
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Presidente Usa, \
An astronaut drove 900 miles and donned a disguise to confront a woman she believed was her rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot, police said. She was arrested Monday and charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts.
Fourth-quarter profit rose, driven by a gain from the sale of some forestlands and strong results from its industrial packaging unit.
Business software giant Oracle Corp. said Tuesday that first-quarter earnings rose 16 percent driven by new database license sales that rose 19 percent.
Stocks were little changed on Thursday as a weak outlook from economic bellwether FedEx and sharply lower profit from investment bank Bear Stearns helped stall a rally that followed this week's aggressive interest rate cut.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq will return to The Oval later this week to face disciplinary charges arising from his role in the team's sensational forfeit of the fourth Test against England at the south London ground last month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich says his administration has negotiated a tentative agreement to purchase at least 30,000 flu vaccinations from British wholesalers, but federal regulators must still approve the deal.
Testing times Mozilla released an alpha version of Firefox 3, targeted at developers, on Friday in a bid to make sure the foundations of the next version of its browser are solid well before putting on all the bells and whistles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For all the frenzied speculation, the new independent has plenty of reasons not to make a Presidential bid
US Treasury Secretary John Snow said that Washington was committed to reducing its budget deficit, which he acknowledged was &quot;too large&quot;.
A federal laboratory off Long Island, known as the \
Travel: Audio slideshow: See how Ethiopians celebrated their new millennium in London and Addis Ababa.
THE US and the EU are not backing the move by some least developed countries (LDCs) to stall the abolition of apparels&#39; export quota regime slated for January 1, next year.
The French government says it is cautiously confident two journalists kidnapped in Iraq will soon be released.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez receives the backing of Reds co-owner Tom Hicks after their 2-1 Champions League defeat at Besiktas.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Associazioni promotrici dell'obiezione di coscienza pubblicano un decalogo per offrire criteri pratici ai genitori che non intendono far seguire ai figli le lezioni di \u00c2\u0093Educazione per la Cittadinanza\u00c2\u0094 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Alla vigilia dell'inizio dell\u00c2\u0092anno scolastico, le 31 associazioni e piattaforme civili promotrici dell'obiezione di coscienza, hanno elaborato un decalogo al fine di offrire criteri pratici ai genitori che si trovano di front...
Tronchetti Provera, 'Su Tyre spazio per accordo con banche'
A boat carrying 400 illegal migrants was finally allowed to dock in Mauritania on Monday, after being stranded for 10 days in international waters off the northwest African country's coast.
RICHARD Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said today it was jumping into the market for online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 US cents ($1.
Pizza chain Domino's is planning to add to its handful of stores in Northern Ireland.
Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan remained much of a mystery despite a close reconnaissance by the Cassini spacecraft. Pictures taken through the thick, hazy atmosphere as Cassini
The U.N. nuclear watchdog begins a  meeting Monday to consider a European draft resolution on  Iran's atomic program, which Washington says is a cover for  developing a nuclear weapon.
WASHINGTON, Sept 7  - President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival for the White House, John Kerry, clashed Tuesday over the Iraq war and the US economy as a new poll showed Kerry falling behind in public ratings.
French magistrates charged a third person in connection with a dirty tricks scandal that has become known as the Clearstream affair, just two weeks before Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was due to testify in the case.
Jorge Lorenzo precede a sorpresa Valentino Rossi nell'ultima giornata di test della MotoGP sul circu...
Athletes who test positive for drugs should receive tougher punishments said Britain's world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe.
European Parliament members today criticized the European Commission for proceeding with an \
Two new national polls are giving widely divergent views as to whether President Bush&#39;s post-convention bounce has solidified or evaporated.
Science & environment: Government expected to approve building of coal-fired power station without emissions limits
LINZ, Austria Oct 29, 2004 - Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo eliminated defending champion Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 6-4 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies Open.
NEW YORK -- Free-agent center fielder Carlos Beltran will get to meet George Steinbrenner on Tuesday. Beltran will travel to Tampa, Fla.
A sharp rise in global temperatures about 50 million years ago may have been responsible for the evolution of bats, Science magazine reports.
Australia will deploy a ship fitted with machine guns to monitor Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, a report said Tuesday.
Every year before the annual Texas-Texas A&amp;M game, Longhorns students, players and coaches gather for the campus 'Hex Rally' to put the voodoo on the Aggies. Recent history bears evidence of some pretty strong magic.
Google on Wednesday rolled out a beta version 5 of its Desktop product, which includes a desktop search, sidebar and Google Gadgets. It could be said that Google Desktop 5 has been \
U.S. consumer sentiment rose in May as consumers remained resilient despite record high gasoline prices, according to a poll published on Friday.
Titolo sale del 2%, ma smentiti contatti ufficiali
Hiram L. Fong, 97, a Hawaii Republican who served in the US Senate from 1959 to 1977 and rose from poverty to become a venerable figure in Pacific politics, died of kidney failure Aug. 18 at his home in Honolulu.
Henri Salvador, the velvet-voiced French musician credited with inspiring the bossa nova, bringing rock 'n' roll to France and helping create the music video, died Wednesday, his record label said. He was 90.
CARSON, California  - With new signing David Beckham looking on from the sidelines, the struggling Los Angeles Galaxy were thumped 3-0 by Mexican club Tigres UANL in a friendly on Tuesday.

Microsoft Corp.  is in talks  to buy privately-held Tellme Networks, a maker of Web-based  voice technology, for about $800 million, the Wall Street  Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.
Chickadees, cardinals and titmice are common visitors to a snowy bird feeder. But hummingbirds? That's what Janet Allen saw last year in her yard in suburban Syracuse. For several days in dreary November, a young ruby-throated hummingbird shivered on a snow-laced feeder, sipping sugar water when it should have been flitting among tropical blossoms in sunny Mexico.
The two men accused of attempting to blackmail an unidentified member of the royal family, were named Monday as Ian Strachan and Sean McGuigan.
British troops will be moved to a more dangerous part of Iraq the defence secretary Geoff Hoon has confirmed. He told other MPs that 850 British troops would be moving to a part of Iraq that is controlled by the US.
AMHERST -- Steve Baylark is determined to get every last yard out of his storied college career.
Gaetano Papalia, presidente della Nuova Amg Sebastiani Basket Rieti, recentemente promossa in serie ...
Getting too hooked on a daily bacon sandwich may increase the risk of bladder cancer, research suggests.
Arsenal set a new all-time unbeaten record of 43 games after beating Blackburn.
The Audi wagon had us at \
Governor Kim Jin-sun said on Wednesday that he would achieve his dream of uniting families divided by the North-South Korea border by Pyeongchang winning the right to host the 2014 Winter Games.
The Anaheim Angels will now be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Team officials admit it is about money.
French companies Areva, Total and Suez are involved in plans to build two third generation nuclear plants in the United Arab Emirates, Jazeera Television said on Sunday.
The US secretary of state is due to meet Palestinian and Israeli leaders as part of a new diplomatic effort.
Detaining foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest court ruled on Thursday. In a blow to the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s anti-terror measures, the House of Lords ruled by an
On Thursday, new regulations designed to speed up the check-processing system took effect. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act lets financial institutions exchange electronic images of consumers&#39; checks
Former U.S. prisoners of war who blamed their years of captivity in Vietnam on activists such as John Kerry are the only voices in a documentary that Sinclair Broadcasting has decided not to air in its entirety.
British advertising company WPP said on Sunday it won an auction for US rival Grey Global, with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about $1.
An Australian man has paid S$152,898 (49,728 pounds) for two first class tickets for the maiden commercial flight of the world&#39;s biggest passenger plane, Singapore Airlines said on Tuesday.
E-mail users inundated with unsolicited \
Pixar&#39;s ``The Incredibles,&#39;&#39; the animated superhero film distributed by Walt Disney Co., opened as the top movie at US and Canadian theaters this weekend, with $70.
The European Union's executive arm  will rule on Wednesday that MasterCard's  method of  charging fees for international purchases violates EU antitrust  rules, a source familiar with the situation said.
It has been a year of international accolades for Bollywood hunk John Abraham - first the screening of and critical acclaim for Kabul Express at the Toronto Film Festival and, now, the Oscar nomination for Deepa Mehta's Water.
Rapidly growing Chesapeake recently held its 15th annual meeting.
Pasquale Marino non dimentica. Il tecnico dell'Udinese vuole una grande prova con il Napoli per risc...
GOOGLE\u00e2\u0080\u0099S already soaring stock price rocketed even higher after reporting strong growth in its first quarter as a public company, prompting sceptics to again caution against Googlemania getting out of control.
U.S. voters, if they could spend a  Memorial Day picnic with any of the leading presidential  choices for 2008, would pick Republican Rudolph Giuliani and  Democrat Barack Obama, a poll released on Friday said.
With all the talk about Microsoft's stepped up efforts to curb piracy through Vista's new activation methods, it may all be for naught after some crafty hackers figured out a way to crack the Vista Activation Server.
You know who's responsible for that financial angst you're suffering &#150; that uncomfortable feeling that you should be earning, and spending, more, only you can't? No, not your stingy employer or the IRS, but worse. People who are theoretically on your side: your friends, co-workers, and neighbors. Your financial satisfaction, research shows, has less to do with your own bank ...
The president who said he looked into Vladimir Putin's soul three years ago and liked what he saw may take a dimmer view of the Russian president now. How to deal with the increasingly authoritarian leader is giving the Bush administration a second-term headache.
MFORMA Group and Marvel Enterprises announced that the companies will bring content based on Marvel&#39;s brands to mobile phone users.
Australia, one of Israel's staunchest supporters welcomed the Israel-Palestinian ceasefire announced overnight, as a \
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The open-source development tools consortium fills out its projects for Ajax-style Web development.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) posted a  2.6 percent rise in underlying profits on Thursday, beating  analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil  prices.
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran bishop Ilkka Kantola tendered his resignation on Tuesday after allegations that he had cheated on his wife for years with a woman pastor, who is also married to a preacher, were ...
ATHENS, Greece - Sheryl Swoopes made three big plays at the end - two baskets and another on defense - to help the United States squeeze out a 66-62 semifinal victory over Russia on Friday. Now, only one game stands between the U.S...
ST. GEORGE&#39;S, Grenada\u00e2\u0080\u0094The most powerful hurricane to hit Grenada in a decade killed more than a dozen people, damaged 90 per cent of its homes and destroyed a prison, leaving criminals on the loose, officials said yesterday.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Michael Jackson believes he &quot;won God's smile of approval&quot; for bringing youngsters to his Neverland ranch, he said in his first television interview since being indicted on child molestation charges.
The warnings from the United Nations, Europe and the U.S. are dire: The war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan is headed toward disaster, and Sudan's government must allow in peacekeepers to prevent it.
The man at the center of a trading scandal at Societe Generale said that his activities could not have gone undetected by the French bank.
Comedian Bruce Daniels once opened a show with a rant against the video game Grand Theft Auto: &quot;There&#39;s this game that encourages you to pick up hookers, engage in sex, beat them then rob them
A poll carried out by the Associated Press reveals that 34% of Americans with a high-priority flu vaccine need relative are worried about the present flu vaccine crisis that has hit the USA.
The death of actor Jerry Orbach will not affect plans for the latest &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; spinoff, &quot;Law &amp; Order: Trial by Jury,&quot; the producers said yesterday.
UN Security Council envoys are to meet Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to discuss deploying troops in Darfur.
President Bush welcomed the feuding leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the White House last night for an unusual round of personal diplomacy aimed at forging better relations between two key partners in U.S. efforts to hunt down members of al-Qaeda and other Islamic terrorists.
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Brandon Routh, who has starred in ABC soap opera \u00e2\u0080\u009cOne Life to Live\u00e2\u0080\u009d, will don an \u00e2\u0080\u009cS\u00e2\u0080\u009d on his chest in the new Superman film that is in development by Warner Brothers.
Ukraine have lost the bronze medals they won in the women&#39;s quadruple sculls on Sunday after crew member Olena Olefirenko tested positive for a prohibited stimulant.
Efforts by countries like China to restrict the exchange of information on the Internet are ultimately doomed to failure, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told an audience of Stanford University students Tuesday.&quot;I don&#39;t see any risk in the world at large that someone will restrict free content flow on the Internet,&quot; he said. &quot;You cannot control the Internet.&quot;China has grappled with the issue of Internet censorship&#160;in recent years and Microsoft, along with several other U.S. companies, has come under fire for aiding in this effort. In late 2005,&#160;Microsoft shut down the blog of journalist Zhao Jing, also known as Michael Anti, when he blogged about a newspaper strike in the country.In the long run, however, free speech will win out, Gates said.That&#39;s because of business requirements. Restrictions on free speech will curtail business activity and so commercial forces will work against censorship, Gates said. &quot;If your country wants to have a developed economy... you basically have to open up the Internet,&quot; he said.Gates made the comments following a talk on &quot;Software, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Giving Back,&quot; which focused mainly on his two favorite topics: the future of technology and the philanthropic goals he has set for himself following his retirement from day to day work at the company he founded in 1975.Microsoft&#39;s founder will step down&#160;from his daily work at the company entirely in July, but he has set some big follow-up goals for himself: including the fight against HIV/AIDS and a campaign to eradicate polio and malaria.Another ambition is to find new ways to&#160;drive innovation that will benefit the world&#39;s poorest countries.This is a major problem, Gates said. Today, with millions still dying from malaria, 90 percent of the world&#39;s medical research relates to conditions that occur in the world&#39;s richest countries. &quot;Consider how much money should be spent on baldness versus malaria,&quot; he said.Fifty times the amount spent on researching malaria goes to finding a cure for baldness, he said.&quot;We have this disparity where, as great as our system is, if there&#39;s not a market need, it doesn&#39;t drive innovation.&quot;Gates would like to see that change.&quot;One of the things I&#39;ll be spending time on is reaching out to both universities and companies and encouraging them to get more involved in this,&quot; he said.The 52 year-old Gates seemed apprehensive about his upcoming career as a philanthropist. Stepping down from Microsoft &quot;could be traumatic for me,&quot; he said. &quot;I was 17 years old when I started working full-time on Microsoft and I&#39;ve done it basically every day of work since then. So who knows what it will be like to make the change.&quot;&#160;
Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world.
During a two-game series in Vermont the week before Thanksgiving, Boston University averaged 6.5 goals against the Catamounts as the teams split.
Former world number one Tiger Woods  fired a final round four-under 68 to claim the Buick  Invitational by a three-stroke margin over Americans Tom Lehman  and Charles Howell III and Britain's Luke Donald.
A landmark exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York tackles surprising contemporary issues.
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Top Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo (9437.T) said on Thursday it would launch a 3G phone equipped for use overseas and including a video conferencing function, getting a leg-up on its closest rival, KDDI Corp. (9433.T).
The suspected ringleader of abuse in  Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is among two U.S. Army soldiers  scheduled for court-martial this week over wartime actions.
Tycho:  Hopefully you had time to grab the new Devil May Cry demo, taking an opportunity to put the new Devil Bringer to use.  The purpose of the Devil Bringer is, we believe, self-evident.  We played the demo on the 360, almost purely for novelty purposes, but since the game began life as a Playstation 3 exclusive the two are likely to be identical.
A lawyer for Phil Spector said on Wednesday he has been asked to bring the rock producer to court next week and fears his client has been indicted by a secret grand jury for the 2003 murder of a B-movie actress.
The Oakland Raiders cornerback read Brad Johnson&#39;s intent, raced back toward him as the Tampa Bay play developed, picked off the pass in the left flat and skirted untouched 32 yards down the sideline for a third-quarter touchdown.
Bolton teenager Amir Khan has lost the final of the Olympic lightweight boxing competition to defending champion Mario Kindelan. The 17-year-old claims the silver medal for Great Britain but his Cuban opponent&#39;s experience showed.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N, the  world's number-two PC maker, said on Friday it has launched a  3,999 yuan ($483) computer in China, turning up the heat in the  intensely competitive market.
A massive army of volunteers wearing protective plastic bags over their flip flops is taking the Thai Prime Minister&#39;s battle against bird flu to its source: Thailand&#39;s chicken coops and live markets.
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An Italian journalist taken hostage in  Baghdad made an emotional appeal for her life and called on  foreign forces to withdraw from the country in a tape released  by insurgents Wednesday.
China is looking into claims of a herbal weight loss patch which its makers said helped former U.S. President Bill Clinton&#39;s daughter, Chelsea, shed 12 kg (26.5 lb) in under a month, state media reported on Monday.
Singer Damon Albarn says celebrity culture \
Police in Mozambique intercepted a lorry carrying 39 youngsters as they were about to be smuggled across the border into Zimbabwe by suspected child traffickers, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
The US says Guantanamo inmates will be tried fairly over 9/11 but some groups criticise the use of military tribunals.
Thousands of workers take control of one of Egypt's biggest textile factories in a protest over pay.
In all likelihood, US troops and the nascent Iraqi military will storm the rebel city of Fallujah in the very near future. The so-called &quot;City of Mosques&quot; has been under sustained air assault
Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been arrested in connection with a plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
Description: A study released Monday that says that global warming is particularly intense in the Arctic. The melting of glaciers, thinning sea ice and changes in permafrost have acute impacts on Arctic residents
CHICAGO  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Sara Lee Corporation posted a quarterly profit on Wednesday, in contrast to a loss a year earlier, as the weaker dollar, new products and increased spending on marketing helped sales.
NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia, June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Movavi today launched Movavi Online, a web-based service that enables users to convert video from one format to another -- for sharing, podcasting, cellphones, iPods, and more -- for free.
Moscow next week introduces a city-wide label to identify GM-free foods, a move ecologists hail as ground-breaking but which foreign producers say is complex and costly.
Eating just a quarter of a grapefruit every day may increase the risk of breast cancer, scientists say.
A BBC radio presenter from Liverpool has a gun pointed at her while filming a TV documentary in Croxteth.
The optimism felt by Jonny Wilkinson following his successful comeback for Newcastle in Galway this week was echoed yesterday by a buoyant Sir Clive Woodward, who can now look forward to welcoming his prize asset back into the England fold next month.
It&#39;s the fight computer gamers have been waiting for. But the latest duel between wise old master Nintendo and challenger Sony is not taking place on a TV screen.
NEW YORK  - The cost of treating patients  with moderately severe to severe Alzheimer's disease with the  drug memantine are more than offset by overall savings,  European researchers report in the journal Clinical Drug  Investigation.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Xinhua Finance Limited filed a $30.5 million initial public offering Thursday in Tokyo as the China-based financial services and media firm marks a rare foray into Japan.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yassir Arafat&#39;s failing health is the number one topic in the Mideast today, and sources say his is getting worse.
TORONTO (CP) - News that Martin Brodeur was fit to play Tuesday gave the World Cup of Hockey final a classic goaltending matchup - the proven Brodeur for Canada against the promising Miikka Kiprusoff of Finland.
In what was billed as the biggest federal crackdown ever on Internet crime, the Justice Department announced Thursday it arrested or convicted more than 150 people across the country.
ATHENS - By any measure \u00e2\u0080-etric or otherwise \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - performance here by the United States softball team was Olympian, and one for the gods.
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings across the region, officials said.
L'autista: circondati da uomini armati in mercato Bakara
Secretary of State Colin Powell encouraged Chinese leaders on Monday to resume a dialogue with Taiwan but suggested Beijing was not prepared to do so because of strong concerns about President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s policies.
Former Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign heard but did not pursue allegations about George W. Bush's Air National Guard service, similar to the information in discredited documents aired by CBS News this month, a former campaign official said Tuesday.
(AGI) - Milano, 4 dice. - Il ministro Roberto Castelli andra&#39; oggi a Verona a &quot;portare solidarieta&#39; umana e politica ai ragazzi&quot;, militanti della Lega, condannati per razzismo dopo le proteste contro un campo nomadi.
Kate Allen produced a stunning run to overhaul long-time leader Loretta Harrop in the last 150 meters of the women&#39;s Olympic triathlon Wednesday and win Austria&#39;s first gold medal at Athens.
Britain&#39;s Queen Elizabeth II began her first state visit to Germany in 12 years on Tuesday with a speech in which she recognised &quot;the appalling suffering of war on both sides&quot;.
All the G20 countries are responsible for boosting growth and correcting trade imbalances US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Sunday, adding the United States was playing its part and Europe should too.
By the numbers: a snapshot of development's impact on water usage in the basin.
During halftime Monday night, a man wearing a No. 31 Kansas City jersey put on some nice moves as he ran on the field. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, that wasn&#39;t the real No.
Blackstone Group LP , which is preparing to go public, said on Friday that proposed U.S. Senate legislation on the taxation of private equity firms could materially increase its tax liability and lower the partnership's value.
The Army of Heaven moved in more than a decade ago and gained strength after Saddam
Italians took to the streets on foot and bicycles on Sunday in seven major cities including Rome, as authorities banned cars and even scooters in an effort lower the levels of smog sullying the skyline.
People who suffer from job burn-out may be prone to developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
Iran will not beg world powers for its right to develop nuclear technology and has shown it will not retreat from the \
Primo intervento del genere in Italia, al S. Carlo di Milano
An estimated 3 million gays, lesbians and transvestites paraded down the main avenue of Brazil's business capital Sao Paulo on Sunday, showing their pride in a blaze of color and festive music, organizers said.
At least 10 security personnel die in an ambush by Maoist rebels to the north-east of Kathmandu.
TONY JONES: First to Indonesia, where police have announced the arrest of two people whom they believe were connected with last week&#39;s suicide car bombing outside the Australian embassy building.
A hearing at Guantanamo Bay for a man accused of being an al-Qaeda paymaster is postponed.
Several artists are experimenting with offering new releases on USB devices packed with extras like videos and ringtones.
Randy Johnson couldn't stay awake long enough to watch the New York Yankees sweep the rival Red Sox in a doubleheader to open a rare five-game series.
Exelon and PSEG have agreed on a merger that would create a new firm called Exelon Electric &amp; Gas with revenues of $27 billion and assets of $79 billion.
Serena Williams ended Amelie  Mauresmo's hopes of grabbing the year-end number one ranking by  beating the Frenchwoman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the  WTA Tour Championships Sunday.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell called on Europe Wednesday to reconcile with Washington following their bitter division over the US-led war in Iraq.
Fabian Estoyanoff scored in the 33rd minute to lead Uruguay past Northern Ireland 1-0 on Sunday in an exhibition game between teams that failed to qualify for next month&#039;s World Cup.
PITTSBURGH -- The Steelers nearly followed form in their playoff-opening 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets yesterday.
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BAGHDAD: Fifteen people were killed and eight others injured in an explosion that hit a hotel last night in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, police and hospital officials said.
Staff are to receive counselling to help them cope with the ordeal, which involved the families of two employees being held hostage for over 24 hours.
Carlos Beltran waited until the final hour Saturday night before telling the Houston Astros whether he would re-sign. New York Mets officials also awaited an indication from the 27-year-old center fielder. While he faced a midnight EST deadline to re-sign with Houston because he finished the season with the Astros and became a free agent, the deadline doesn't apply to any talks he might have with the other 29 major league teams.
Top executives of Verizon   Communications VZ.N, Sprint Nextel Corp. S.N, Cingular and   T-Mobile USA have been invited to testify Friday at a U.S.   House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing into the use of   deceptive measures to obtain personal information, known as   pretexting, the panel said on Monday.
Dudley Hart lives in Buffalo and is a big hockey fan, so it was fitting that he thrived in the chilly opening round of the FBR Open.
Eseguira' il brano duettando con Simone Cristicchi
Near the heart of the war zone, the Dana Hotel &#151; once a weekend getaway from the hubbub of Beirut &#151; was empty, both swimming pools drained and not even a caretaker around.
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Donald Trump&#39;s troubled casino business, is to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after reaching agreement with bondholders to recapitalize debt.
Amazon is selling the folding Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard, which works with most PDAs and smartphones, for just $29.99 shipped. Regular price: $149.99.
Credit Suisse First Boston raised estimates on Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) and raised the target price. CSFB said the company&#39;s latest fiscal fourth-quarter results were the strongest since
Nike Inc. on Thursday said its second-quarter earnings rose a surprisingly large 46 percent on strong sales in the United States and in emerging markets like China
Victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks received $38.1 billion in compensation, with insurance companies picking up the largest portion of the tab, according to a study released Monday.
The powerful Islamists in Somalia warn they will fight peacekeepers, after the UN backs a peace force.
Braving queasy stomachs, a team of French doctors took to the skies Wednesday for the first operation on a human being in zero-gravity conditions, removing a cyst from the arm of a man as the aircraft soared and dived to create weightlessness.
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They had championship belts (a gift from Rasheed Wallace) draped around their waists before Tuesday night&#39;s game against Houston.
Both HP and Sun claimed they were the worldwide leader in storage systems. Sun Microsystems announced that its Network Storage division took the leading position in UNIX disk storage systems factory revenue
WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.
The world's richest are getting  younger and richer with more Russians and Indians cropping up  among the 946 people on Forbes magazine's 2007 billionaires  list unveiled on Thursday.
Homeland Security Secretary pushes for fingerprint and iris scans at airport checkpoints.
Three decades after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter experimented with solar panels on the White House roof, grim U.N. warnings about climate change may kick-start wider global use of renewable energy.
Police armed with a search warrant raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch on Friday as part of the child molestation investigation against him, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's spokesman said.
The self-proclaimed leader of the Aryan Nation in Nevada has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly sending threatening e-mails to newspapers in Reno and San Francisco.
By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 17--Even as the project to ship water from Nacimiento Lake to homes and businesses in the North County and San Luis Obispo is nearing construction, some property owners are resisting plans to lay the pipeline across their land.
Epiphanny Prince scores 19 points and Rutgers uses two threes to pull away late and win its 12th straight game with a 63-54 victory over Villanova.
Telecommunications regulator OPTA, which is responsible for regulating spam in the Netherlands, issued three separate fines on Tuesday, the first since the Dutch government agreed
STOCKS surged today as investors shrugged off a fresh indicator of rising inflation and welcomed an $US11 billion deal that combines retailers Kmart Holding Corp and Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Israel will allow exiled Palestinian leader Nawef Hawatmeh, responsible for an infamous attack on an Israeli school more than 30 years ago, to attend a meeting in the West Bank summoned by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman said.
The British Consulate General in Istanbul reopened on Monday some one year after the suicide bombing attack that caused massive damage to the building, Anatolia News Agency reported.
U.S. President George W. Bush plans on Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former Soviet states like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Georgia Tech Headed to Orlando, Fla., for Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 21 to Play Team From Big 12. Georgia Tech quarterback Reggie Ball throws an incomplete pass on fourth down in in the final moments of Tech&#39;s 19-13 loss to Georgia Saturday, Nov.
Mutations in the gene that regulates body weight have a significant impact on obesity, says a German study in the current issue of the Journal of Medical Genetics.
ALBANY, Sept. 26  \u00c2\u0097 Eliot Spitzer, the New York attorney general, sued the mutual fund manager J. & W. Seligman & Company on Tuesday, contending that it owes investors $80 million in compensation for improper market-timing trades.
Canton, OH (Sports Network) - Former All-Pro quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young, both first-year eligible candidates, are among the 25 semifinalists for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame&#39;s Class of 2005.
The Red Sox used their fourth different leadoff batter in the last four games last night as manager Terry Francona unveiled a lineup that had J.D. Drew at the top of the order, and suggested that variety may be the norm for a while.
A federal appeals court has dismissed Qualcomm's request to stall a ban on its chips over the Broadcom patent dispute.
World number one Roger Federer will meet second seed Andy Roddick in the final of the Thailand Open after both claimed three-set victories on Saturday.
Game publisher's purchase of a chunk of rival Ubisoft caps a year of aggressive business moves.
Israeli bulldozers start clearing the ground for the southern section of the West Bank barrier.
Breakfast broadcaster GMTV is fined \u00c2\u00a32m by media regulator Ofcom for failings with its phone-in quizzes.
RICHMOND, Va. -- People have told investigators that Michael Vick was involved in a dogfighting operation at a house he owns in Surry County, the sheriff said Wednesday, and Vick will be charged if investigators can find evidence backing those claims.
Actress Suzanne Pleshette is undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer that was caught at an early stage, her agent said Friday.
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums rose 11.2 percent this year, registering the fourth consecutive double-digit annual increase and pushing the cost of family coverage under the most common type of plan past $10,000, according to a new survey.
Two weeks of negotiations at a U.N. conference ended with a weak pledge to start limited, informal talks on ways to slow down global warming.
Gordon Brown is to attend a summit of the British-Irish Council on his first visit as prime minister to Northern Ireland.
Sirius Satellite Radio said Monday it surpassed its full year 2004 target of 1 million subscribers, boosted by the holiday shopping season.
An attempted live broadcast of childbirth on British TV will be too \
PARIS Sept. 28, 2004 - Extremists will have the upper hand in Iraqi elections if voting is held amid the current violence, Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday, voicing profound
LOS ANGELES  - TBS has unveiled details  of its new reality show \
The lessons learned in the cattle fields of Burns, Ore., will come in handy Sunday in Baltimore if Kellen Clemens is called upon to make his first N.F.L. start.
A federal judge recently denied Google's request for dismissal of American Airlines' suit.
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Nokia holds on to its No. 1 position, as new buyers and upgraders stoke demand for handsets.
The Iraq Study Group began two days of intensive behind-closed-doors deliberations yesterday as the White House conceded that Iraq has moved into a dangerous new phase of warfare requiring changes in strategy. In a sign of the growing global concern about Iraq's fate, U.N. Secretary General Kofi...
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A new British mobile service called Blyk will offer subscribers some free calls and text messages in return for their agreeing to accept advertising on their phones.
Music and film stars joined top political figures and tens of thousands of tearful fans to honour opera legend Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral Saturday.
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International researchers launched the first worldwide health research summit Tuesday in a desperate bid to revive research on the so-called &quot;forgotten diseases,&quot; the illnesses of the poor that account for one-half the world&#39;s deaths.
Not everyone wants the market to keep going up.
The Nikkei average sagged 0.47 percent on   Friday as a government downgrade of its view on private   consumption and exports spurred selling, but Advantest Corp.   and other chip stocks rose, curbing market losses.
On the surface, new announcements from Hewlett-Packard and Intel bode well for the future of the 64-bit Itanium platform, which should be good news for the channel.
The dollar fell to a fresh four-week low versus the euro on Monday after a widening of the U.S. trade gap to record levels raised worries about capital inflows in the United States and a possible slowdown in the economy.
Applied Materials Inc. ,  the world's largest supplier of equipment for making  microchips, posted higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, topping  estimates, although revenue was less than expected.
He builds his campaign in the state on lessons from his run in 2000.
Four Globalstar telecommunications satellites were launched by a Russian Soyuz rocket shortly after midnight (2000 GMT Saturday) from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the RIA Novosti news agency said.
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Getting aid to those who need it remain a big problem in storm-ravaged Haiti, where up to 1,500 were killed in flooding and 300,000 people were left homeless.
Issuing a blunt warning to Democrats, the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, said Thursday that the newly strengthened Republican majority would not allow filibusters to
A French tax official cheated the government out of 600,000 euros (407,000 pounds) by creating a phantom identity as a university professor and claiming a salary for some 15 years, the government said on Monday.
Three animal-rights activists convicted of using their Web site to incite threats and harassment against a company that tests products on animals received prison sentences ranging from four to six years Tuesday.
Svetlana Kuznetsova has won back-to-back titles at the US Open and Bali, and the strain is starting to show during her fourth consecutive week of play.
Two powerful bombs exploded minutes apart at a crowded railroad station and a market in India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s north-eastern state of Nagaland today, killing 26 people and injuring 84, the state government head said.
Reading come from behind to secure a draw with Man Utd in the FA Cup fifth round.
A microphone picked up an unaware U.S. President George W. Bush saying on Monday Syria should press Hizbollah to &quot;stop doing this shit&quot; and that his secretary of state may go to the Middle East soon.
With the competitive Bollywood movie industry making hundreds of films a year, new releases need a selling point -- and the people behind India and Pakistan's first co-production hope they're onto a winner.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is confident of parliament&#39;s support Wednesday for compensation payments to settlers leaving the Gaza Strip in an important step
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Denmark's military secretly evacuates about 200 Iraqi aides and translators who had been helping its troops.
Arriva decreto ministeriale definito d'intesa con PT
FOXBORO, Mass. - With a little more than two minutes to play and the New York Jets driving for a go-ahead score, the New England Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defense huddled on the sideline.
Memory was little help to Munich, Germany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Infineon Technologies AG in its now closed fiscal Q4. The company reported Q4 revenues of $2.
Bangladesh's political crisis deepened further on Sunday after the interim government said it would investigate reports that key state officials attended a secret late-night meeting hosted by a former ministry adviser.
A 17-year-old charged with murder by police investigating the killing of a mother in south London is due in court.
Adam Morrison scored 24 points, Derek Raivio added 21, and No. 22 Gonzaga knocked off third-ranked Georgia Tech in convincing fashion, 85-73, in the nightcap of the Las Vegas Showdown.
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Nella riforma dell&#39;ordinamento giudiziario il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi rileva &quot;motivi di palese incostituzionalit\u00c3\u00a0&quot;. Sono quattro i punti &quot;palesemente anticostituzionali&quot; nella riforma
Bam Margera is a step closer to opening a theater in his hometown.
A federal judge avoided a potential mistrial in the CIA leak case Monday by dismissing a juror and sending the other 11 back to continue deliberating the fate of former White House aide I. Lewis \
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BAGDAD - Visita a sorpresa, per la vigilia di Natale, del segretario alla difesa americano Ronald Rumsfeld a basi Usa in Iraq. Prima tappa, la base americana di Mosul (nord iracheno), che ha subito marted\u00c3\u00ac
Wall Street rose modestly in early trading as investors, keeping an eye on surging oil prices, traded cautiously ahead of the Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s meeting on interest rates.
The officials weren't talking. But Randy Wittman sure was. The Timberwolves coach was livid over a reversed call in the first overtime of yesterday's 124-117 Celtics victory, a decision that, Wittman said, \
Fashion chain French Connection says it is sticking with its controversial FCUK brand, after announcing a 12 percent increase in first-half profits.
Saudi security forces surrounded a Riyadh mosque and helicopters clattered overhead Friday amid calls by a London-based Saudi dissident for demonstrations against the royal family, but worshippers dispersed peacefully after prayers.
Key DuPage County Republican leaders are lining up behind a political unknown vying to succeed retiring Coroner Richard Ballinger, a four-term officeholder who has long been one of the county&#39;s most popular politicians.
Dell Inc. (DELL.O), the world's largest PC maker, said on Monday it has left the low-end consumer PC market in China and cut its overall growth target for the country this year due to stiff competition in the segment.
A suicide bomber killed 13 people on Tuesday outside a court in the Pakistani capital Islamabad where the country's suspended chief justice was due to speak, police and officials said.
The Turkish parliament recessed until October 1, leaving a penal code reform vital to Turkey's European aspirations in limbo as the EU warned that failure to pass the bill by October 6 &quot;will have an impact&quot; on a key EU report on whether to start accession talks with Ankara.
Airbus has withdrawn a filing that gave support for Microsoft in an antitrust case before the European Union&#39;s Court of First Instance, a source close to the situation said on Friday.
The excellent young Chiara String Quartet played at Rose Live Music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, seated in the center of what must once have been a ground-floor railroad flat.
Iraqis were out all day on New Year's Eve buying cakes, balloons, party decorations and new clothes to celebrate the holiday in the hope of a more peaceful 2008.
Apple has revealed that it has sold more than 150 million songs trough its online music store, iTunes. The company said that iTunes users are now downloading more than four million songs a week, a rate of over 200 million songs a year.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe 39 Steps\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an absurdly enjoyable, gleefully theatrical riff on Alfred Hitchcock\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1935 film.
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Il famoso cuoco di Labico sa creare pietanze raffinate con ingredienti umili, lasciandone intatto il gusto deciso
Amazon CEO says that the company's Web services program makes it easier for small entrepreneurs to do business online.
The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.
Several large international supermarkets, with square footage rivaling the big U.S. chains, have opened in the region, replacing small family-run businesses.
Federal Reserve policymakers held short-term interest rates steady today, but indicated they remain ready to raise borrowing costs if strong economic growth fuels inflation pressures.
Vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Tuesday sought to blunt growing support for President Bush among women voters and others concerned about national security by campaigning with a Sept. 11 widow in two states that suffered losses in the terrorist attacks.
Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono  defeated Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri in a  historic direct election but now has to deliver on promises of  tighter security, better government and more jobs.
HANOVER  - Management and unions at German auto maker Volkswagen announced that they had reached an agreement that will bring an end to their long-running wage dispute and probably stave off strike action.
President Bush is asking embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at their summit in Jordan how best to train Iraqi forces faster so they can shoulder more responsibility for securing the nation torn ...Comment
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By RASHA MADKOUR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two spacewalking astronauts Tuesday began installing the first big addition to the international space station in more than 3 1/2 years, and NASA pronounced the outing a success, even though a small bolt floated off and got lost.
Wal-Mart Canada will close one of its  two Quebec stores that won union certification last year after  failing to reach a labor agreement, the retailer said on  Wednesday.
Guerrillas carried out a series of raids in the city of Samarra on Wednesday, stealing weapons from a police station, blowing it up, and exchanging fire with police and US troops.
A shopping list written around 300 years ago has been discovered in an 18th-century Chinese vase in Britain, the cleaner who found it said Thursday.
Hey, great place, said Phil Mickelson. The free-swinging lefthander spent a couple of days in Kennebunkport early last week, had a choice seat at Fenway Park when rookie Clay Buchholz fired his no-hitter Saturday, and yesterday he survived an electrifying round of cat-and-mouse with Tiger Woods and scampered out of TPC Boston with $1,260,000 worth of Deutsche Bank ...
A new mobile trojan is doing the rounds, reportedly disabling Nokia 7610 handsets. The trojan may affect some other phones using the Series 60 User Interface of the Symbian OS.
Specie con un debito cosi' alto e i tassi in crescita
Even before the balloons had stopped falling, President Bush hurried back to the campaign trail Friday to peddle the main message of his Republican convention speech: that he has the steadiest hand to guide the nation in perilous times.
Blog: Party recap from the gaming convention in Santa Monica.
Rosie O'Donnell says she may never speak to Elisabeth Hasselbeck again.
Global internet watchdog, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), at the weekend announced the commencement of its new inter-registrar domain name transfer (DNT) policy, just as it has settled over 10,000 domain name disputes
AT&T Inc.'s  incoming chief executive said on Wednesday that the top U.S. phone company was open to overseas acquisitions, but it was less interested in such deals in the United States.
Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) look pricey despite the company&#39;s new five-year, $500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program
The continent-sized wound created by the tsunami that devastated large swaths of coastal Southern Asia has opened the door to some of nature&#39;s deadly opportunists, with disease threatening to double the death toll, health experts warn.
PAAIN - Routinely adding folic acid to foods like flour and pasta would significantly reduce the number of babies born with birth defects such as spina bifida, research showed.
It may have been beyond expectation for Berti Vogts to include an outright apology within yesterday&#39;s resignation statement, but the failure to accept any blame brought a suitably unsatisfactory end to his reign.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Minnesota Vikings running back Michael Bennett is likely sidelined two more games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Monday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel will highlight  the robust economic and human ties between Germany and Turkey  on a visit this week, but also deliver a firm message to Ankara  on its troubled bid to join the European Union.
Premier turco a Teheran incontra presidente Ahmadinejad
NASA's departing boss, Sean O'Keefe, said Friday he does not regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope &#151; or anything else during his three years on the job.
HCA Inc.HCA.N, the largest U.S.  hospital chain, reported on Friday lower third-quarter profit  due to unpaid patient bills and hurricanes that hurt admissions  at the company's hospitals in Florida.
Philips Electronics   said on Monday it had completed the sale of 800 million shares  in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (2330.TW) valued  at about $1.5 billion.
Britain said on Wednesday it would begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, triggering a new political standoff in Washington over U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to deploy thousands of extra U.S. soldiers.
Stock index futures indicated a weaker market open on Friday, with the technology sector seen hit by results, while China increased interest rates in the latest of a series of tightening steps.
Another year is ending, with very little to commend itself beyond the continuation of violence alongside the escalation of debates on disengagement, social equity, and personal freedom.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who ordered the Beslan school siege, warns he is planning further attacks.
Oprah Winfrey? Barbara Walters? Matt Lauer again? The stubble is barely rising on Britney Spears' head and the speculation is swirling over where she will go for her tell-all interview.
Il Napoli metter&agrave; in vendita domani altri 4 mila biglietti per la sfida di domenica con il Le...
Violence marred Iraq&#39;s first official day of parliamentary election campaigning Wednesday as interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced his candidacy for the Jan. 30
APN News and Media, the Australian media group, reported a 7 per cent rise in annual profits yesterday, as expected, and reaffirmed its support for a A$2.8bn ([pound]1.1bn) takeover bid from a consortium led by Independent News and Media, publisher of The Independent.
Women who attempt normal deliveries after previous Caesarean sections run a very low risk of uterine tears and other complications, doctors leading a nationwide study said Tuesday.
Shakira joined with fellow Colombian and Nobel Prize laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Tuesday to launch a star-studded foundation to fight child poverty in Latin America.
Robert K. Steel is a Washington oddity. He holds two high-powered jobs, one inside and the other outside government.
Sprint Nextel has agreed to provide departing customers with the code necessary to unlock their phones\u00e2\u0080\u0099 software so the handsets they own can be used on competitors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 networks.
President Bush asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who directed American military forces in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to remain at the Pentagon and he agreed to stay, a senior administration official said Friday.
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The music of Bon Jovi battled with the din of saws and drills in the Prudential Center as the New Jersey rockers prepared for 10 shows at the downtown Newark facility.
Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has been dropped from England&#39;s squad for the friendly international against Spain because of a stomach upset.
Veteran Eduardo Romero continued to defy Old Father Time by powering into contention for his third European Masters title in 10 years on Friday.
WASHINGTON  - Secretary of State-designateCondoleezza Rice criticized Venezuelan populist leader HugoChavez on Tuesday for autocratic moves to stifle opposition inthe major U.S. oil supplier.
The FedEx Corp., the huge package delivery courier, reported Thursday its second quarter earnings soared due to a strengthening economy and continued growth in overseas and ground shipping.
The continental divide in terms of culture and the style of play between North Africa and West Africa is evident on the field and in the stands.
MOSUL, Iraq - \u00e2\u0080\u009cThey come up in their Opel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, attack and leave,\u00e2\u0080\u009d says a business owner in the heart of Mosul, explaining how insurgents operate in Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s northern capital.
Pakistan has boosted security at nuclear facilities but there is no chance of Islamist militants getting their hands on atomic weapons, the official in charge of the country's strategic arsenal said on Saturday.
Deputy leadership hopeful Hilary Benn today criticised  Russia and China for obstructing a concerted  international response to the Darfur crisis.
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Hollywood star Lindsey Lohan is arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, months after spending time in rehab.
From the instant Aaron Boone's home run cleared the left-field wall last October, the Yankees and Red Sox have been building to this.
STOCKHOLM: Thieves who broke into a delivery truck in a parking lot in southwestern Sweden made off with about 150,000 pairs, or about three tons, of low-cost reading glasses, reports said on Wednesday.
Saracens head coach Rod Kafer stands down from the Premiership club.
Add domain name registration to the portfolio of Google specialties. Google Inc. is now an official seller of Internet addresses following approval from the Net's key oversight agency, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
WLOSZCZOWA, Poland -- For two years, Poland has been ruled by the Kaczynski brothers, identical twins with a talent for making enemies. With one perched in the presidential palace and the other in the prime minister's office, they have unapologetically picked fights with the European Union, Germany,...
Blog: The search giant shares its running tab of solar power production since turning on its panels.
With the city of Boston planning a municipal Wi-Fi system that could interfere with fabled Fenway Park's own Wi-Fi hot spot, Boston Red Sox IT Director Steven Conley is bracing himself.
Microsoft will introduce its long-awaited Internet search engine on Thursday, a person knowledgeable about the announcement said.
Two American soldiers were killed Saturday in Baghdad, seven Shiite construction workers were gunned down and five Sunni civilians were blown up, deepening the capital's security crisis. Shiite politicians called on the prime minister to cancel his visit to Washington to protest Israel's attacks in Lebanon.
Lourdes 'Disneyland of God' expects record 8m visitors for 150th anniversary of first vision
France's emblematic left-wing daily Liberation, crippled by falling reader numbers and mounting losses, may be forced to shed up to a third of its workforce as part of a last-ditch rescue plan to be unveiled on Wednesday.
Fifty thousand pamphlets pleading for the life of UK hostage Ken Bigley are handed out in Iraq.
Eye-popping profits earn respect on Wall Street but the billions big oil companies reaped in the fourth quarter are raising the wrath of U.S. presidential candidates trying to cater to voters' pocketbooks.
Not just Windows - Mac too Microsoft has warned of a serious - and as yet unpatched vulnerability - in Word. Hackers (albeit to a limited extent) are exploiting the zero-day flaw in its ubiquitous Office application, Redmond warns.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Frenchman Alain Robert (ah-LEN&#39; roh-BEHR&#39;) climbed to the top of a 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan on Christmas. The feat is part of a week of media events leading up to the official inauguration of the 16 hundred 79 foot tall building.
&quot;Harry Potter and the  Order of the Phoenix&quot; opened a powerful No. 1 on the  international circuit during the weekend, setting a record for  the franchise by grossing an estimated $190.3 million from more  than 12,000 screens in 44 territories.
Franz Ferdinand reportedly have turned down an offer to play a gang of witches called the Wyrd Sisters in the forthcoming \
Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. said on  Wednesday it would launch on October 15 its new Fox Business  Network, a cable channel that aims to rival General Electric  Co.&#39;s CNBC.
The European Commission plans to raise  the ceiling of future fines on Microsoft  to 3 million  euros (&#36;3.8 million) a day if the company continues to defy an  antitrust decision, a diplomatic source said on Monday.
Iraq: US planes pounded Najaf&#39;s cemetery and historic centre near the Imam Ali shrine on Monday, dimming hopes of a peaceful end to a near three-week stand-off between US-led Iraqi troops and Shiite militia.
TASER and iRobot join forces. Does a new era of RoboCops await?
New Delhi, Nov. 6 (PTI): It is not often that India&#39;s famed batsmen end up with an average of less than 28 in a full-fledged Test series but the four-match rubber against Australia amply reflected the collective failure of the stars.
ROMA - La Farnesina ha reso noto che al momento non dispone di alcuna conferma dell&#39;uccisione di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, annunciata dalla &quot;Organizzazione Jihad&quot; su un sito internet. Ma emergono alcuni dubbi sull&#39;autenticita&#39; del messaggio.
North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, with Washington saying it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program.
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Sono un milione e cinquantamila le firme raccolte per abrogare l&#39;attuale legge sulla fecondazione assistita. Lo ha comunicato il segretario dei radicali Daniele Capezzone. Per gli altri quattro referendum, promossi
Iran said Sunday a U.S. military strike against it would be a \
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell met Monday with China&#39;s foreign minister and the two countries&#39; delegates to six-nation talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program during a visit that also was expected to include discussions on Taiwan.
[Johannesburg, 7 October 2004] - Computer Associates International, Inc (NYSE: CA) today announced general availability of eTrust Antivirus for Microsoft Windows XP Embedded - the industry&#39;s first virus protection solution designed specifically for
La Spagna ha battuto la Lettonia 2-0 in un incontro del gruppo F delle qualificazioni agli Europei d...
A German judge on Saturday allowed the continued detention of three men suspected of planning an attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi while he was in Germany, prosecutors spokesman Hartmut Schneider said.
Many drivers are ignoring the ban on using phones while driving, a survey suggests as tough new measures are expected.
Greek firefighters started to get to grips with countrywide forest fires on Wednesday after six devastating days, but warned that a coming heatwave could reignite the flames that have killed at least 63 people.
Typhoon Xangsane has wrought destruction across the Philippines causing widespread flooding, closing schools and financial markets, disrupting transport and leaving at least two people dead.
Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign issued a stinging attack on GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney's stance on abortion Wednesday.
In un'intervista al quotidiano brasiliano 'Folha de Sao Paolo' Kak&agrave; dice che il fallimento de...
Most British commentators called an attack by departing prime minister Tony Blair in which he likened the British media to a \u00e2\u0080\u009cferal beast\u00e2\u0080\u009d hypocritical.
Trevor Paglen's subjects are good at keeping secrets - and their distance: Many miles of secure federal land frequently surround the off-limits military installations that he goes to great lengths to photograph.
Averting the worst impacts of a warming world is the theme of a high-level UK scientific conference starting on 1 February.
Sudan said Wednesday that peace negotiations held in Nigeria to find a settlement in war-torn Darfur in west Sudan have collapsed.
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A breakthrough in contract talks has been reached between Hollywood studios and striking writers and could lead to a tentative deal as early as next week, a person close to the ongoing negotiations said Saturday.
As the United States Postal Service struggles through the holiday season and its busiest time of the year, John V. Jose, like many mail carriers around the country, has noticed a difference in his deliveries.
AT least 13 people were killed and about 60 injured when a car bomb exploded outside the emergency unit of one of Baghdad&#39;s main hospitals, medical officials said today.
Album sales in the U.S. plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, as the recording industry had another weak year despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks.
AFRICA - La privatizzazione del peacekeeping in Africa: una conferenza a Nairobi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- Mentre infuriano le polemiche sul ruolo delle Compagnie Militari Private (PMC) in Iraq, a Nairobi, in Kenya, si \u00c3\u00a8 tenuta una conferenza su come impiegare i \u00c2\u0093contractors\u00c2\u0094, ovvero i mercenari, nelle operazioni di peacekeeping i...
Don&#39;t be surprised if missing that cup of morning coffee gives you a headache or makes it difficult to concentrate at work. It&#39;s all part of caffeine withdrawal, say Johns
Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold has asked the NHL to hold off its consideration of a deal to sell the team to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie.
The African Union announced that Kofi Annan, the former secretary general of the United Nations, will try to broker a truce in Kenya.
New Orleans' St. Charles streetcar rumbled and clanked through the Big Easy on Tuesday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina shut down the world's oldest continuously running line 16 months ago.
A cold snap forecast for the U.S.  Northeast is expected to start on Friday and last about a week,  but it could last longer in the southeastern part of the  country, weather forecasters say.
Eyes like Katie Holmes, the sultry pout of Angelina Jolie and a body like Jessica Biel make the perfect woman -- at least in the opinion of plastic surgery patients in Beverly Hills.
''Comportamento straordinario, un tifo straordinario. E' quello che dovrebbe succedere ogni domenica...
Agreement to settle government charges that companies denied or limited phone service to hundreds of thousands of customers they considered credit risks without notifying the consumers of their rights.
BAGHDAD -- The foreign ministers of Iraq and Syria formally announced the resumption of diplomatic relations yesterday, with pledges to strengthen communication and security between the two neighbors.
Bush won. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the bad news for stem cell researchers. The good news: California&#39;s Prop. 71 passed. The science is already seeing the election&#39;s fallout.
Anti-nuclear groups have criticised plans for a new atomic power station to replace ageing plants in Switzerland.
Two golf course managers and a tournament organizer were sentenced to house arrest for hosting two competitions featuring prostitutes and strippers stationed along the putting greens.
Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.
Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O on Monday said  it is in talks with Time Warner Inc. TWX.N to explore a  possible deal to acquire bankrupt cable company Adelphia  Communications Corp. ADELQ.PK
Ariel Sharon insists settlers and troops must leave Gaza as a stormy debate begins in Israel's parliament.
By RASHA MADKOUR Associated Press  They will provide about 25 percent of the power when the outpost is completed.
Attacking several tons of woolly mammoth with stone-tipped spears must have taken extraordinary courage &#151; and ancient people left paintings to prove they did it. Now, scientists are approaching mammoths in a different way, extracting DNA from their dense coats in an effort to learn more about them.
After years of tension between two communities mourning the second-worst airline disaster in U.S. history, the city announced Friday that it will build a memorial nearly a mile from the crash site.
Disagi anche a Fiumicino, protesta il Codacons
Gen. David H. Petraeus, who will testify before Congress today, has recommended deferring decisions on reducing the main body of troops in Iraq.
Johan Santana became the second 20-game winner in the major leagues with his 13th consecutive victory, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Indians, 8-2, in Cleveland last night.
Pari a 129 milioni di franchi svizzeri
DreamWorks SKG on Tuesday defended its upcoming animated film \
After four decades of delays, the European Union is expected to give Turkey the green light on Friday to start accession talks that could lead to full-fledged membership in the exclusive club.
Hewlett-Packard found itself under increased legal and political scrutiny over the use of private investigators to trace the source of news leaks in the board.
Trekkies will be setting their phasers  to &quot;bid&quot; this fall when Christie&#039;s holds the first official  studio auction of memorabilia from all five &quot;Star Trek&quot;  television series and 10 movie spinoffs.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 19 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he is pushing ahead with early elections despite factional fighting that intensified after his initial call for a poll, and he appealed for international help in restarting peace talks with Israel.
After years of relative calm on the inflation front, Americans are being battered by &#36;2-a-gallon gasoline, rising food prices and higher medical bills. And there are fears that price pressures could worsen in 2005.
Al bando riviste, teme che figlia abbia un cattivo esempio
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Black people living in Switzerland say they are the victims of daily discrimination and racism, and are rejected by the population at large.
DHAKA: Bangladesh opposition leader and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina had a narrow escape as a powerful blast at a rally of her Awami League party killed 14 people and injured 200 here on Saturday.
India's most wanted criminal Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, accused of more than 100 murders and on the run for decades, has been shot dead after driving into an elaborate police trap, officials said.
Britons typically drinking a third more than earlier surveys suggested as government issues re-think
Saudi Arabia remains tight-lipped over 10 terror funding arrests, but relatives say the men are pro-reform activists.
The United States and Europe's three main states reached agreement in Vienna on a UN draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, a US official said.
A PRIVATE jet en route to Houston to pick up former US president George Bush crashed in fog yesterday, killing all three people on board.
From a cramped motor home in a Montana campground where Internet access is as spotty as the trout, Richard Barlow wakes each morning to battle Washington.
TURIN, Italy  - Olympic chiefs Thursday called on  their fellow International Olympic Committee members to throw  vice-president Kim Un-yong out of the organization.
Car bombs killed at least a dozen persons in Baghdad and another major city yesterday as kidnappers of a British-Iraqi aid worker threatened to kill her.
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Eager to cast its fundraising total for the second quarter in a positive light, the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) said it expects to report raising less than Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), taking in about $27 million, roughly equivalent to what Clinton drew in the first...
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The Dutch subsidiary of Swiss temporary-employment agency Adecco SA has been approached by Dutch taxation authorities, as part of an industrywide investigation, its chief finance officer said Friday.
The planned handover by Nigeria to Cameroon of the disputed region of Bakassi looks certain to be delayed.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai was forced to cancel a trip to a provincial capital after a rocket hit near the landing site for his helicopter.
Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, argued with leading real estate analysts who concern that potential buyers have become victims in a speculative property bubble that Federal Reserve is partly in charge for such situation.
Residents of a Florida development built by Habitat for Humanity say that their houses are crumbling and infested, and that the charity has been unresponsive.
Addio vecchio biglietto d&#39;auguri. Per il Natale 2004 gli auguri hanno viaggiato sull&#39;etere e sul web con mezzo miliardo di sms e 130 mln di mail. Secondo i primi &#39;numeri&#39; forniti dai consumatori, ogni italiano
When Alison Eastwood decided to follow in the footsteps of her famous father Clint and direct a movie, she got some odd advice from dad.
For Michelle Wie, the last four months away from golf have been a rest, a reality check, and a chance to enjoy her last taste of high school without cramming it into her normally frantic schedule.
Actions demanded by U.N. human rights mission on Sudan's Darfur region:
EU ministers ended 18 months of squabbling on Tuesday over new rules for organic farming and came up with a labeling system that will tell consumers exactly what they are buying.
An Indian professor is awarded the Ramanujan Prize, which honours mathematicians in developing countries.
Prices for single-family homes fell in more than half of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest metropolitan areas in the last three months of 2006.
U.S. blue-chip stocks inched higher on  Monday as the price of crude rose to near $49 a barrel and  helped energy companies' shares, but technology shares slid,  pulled down by a drop in chipmakers.
NEW YORK -- Investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. and Chinese bank Citic Securities Co. said Monday they will form a strategic partnership that includes $1 billion in cross-investments and the creation of a new Asian joint venture.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a flat market open on Thursday, with investors cautious a day after the Dow closed at an all-time high for a second straight day and before employment data on Friday.
George Galloway was the subject of a sectarian attack at Glasgow airport, the Respect MP claimed today.
Mobile phone provider 3 launches a pre-paid handset that will allow users to make free calls using Skype.
Microsoft on Thursday will launch its long-awaited internet search service that is expected to compete with market leaders Google and Yahoo, The Wall Street Journal said.
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A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. permission yesterday to tap a government loan to fund daily operations -- a move expected to allow
Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails \
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IBM's confidence in the opportunities for tech firms doing business in emerging markets was unmistakable to anyone listening in on the company's fourth-quarter earnings call last week. But does the nascent \
South African President Thabo Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a deal to end a political crisis was imminent.
A Louisiana federal judge has ruled many New Orleans homeowners whose houses sustained water damage after Hurricane Katrina are not excluded from coverage under their insurance policies, a judgment that represents a loss for the insurance industry.
Chelsea travel to Werder Bremen while Liverpool host PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League.
Germany has arrested three men it suspects of belonging to an Islamist terrorist group and planning attacks on Frankfurt international airport and a major U.S. military base, German officials said on Wednesday.
Titolo in rialzo fino al 4 per cento alla Borsa di Londra
Anaheim Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero claimed the American League MVP award on Tuesday, turning what was supposed to be a tight race into a runaway victory.
IAC/InterActiveCorp's Ask.com Internet  search service could grow its share of the market to 8 to 10  percent from a current level around 2 percent, IAC Chief  Executive Barry Diller said on Tuesday.
Montrell Jones caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a score, and No. 7 Louisville clinched its third Conference USA championship since 2000 with a 70-7 rout of Cincinnati on Saturday.
The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
Two to 3 percent of children treated with antidepressants had suicidal thoughts or behavior as a result of the drugs, officials said today based on the Food and Drug Administration's most comprehensive analysis of past clinical trials of the widely used drugs.
In provvedimento competitivita' risorse Tfr e ammortizzatori
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman isn&#39;t taking signs of dissension within the player ranks very seriously. &quot;I view it as a part of the process,&quot; Bettman told TSN in an interview broadcast Monday night.
Environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday issued the first quarterly update on the technology industry&#8217;s performance on environmental issues. While the group recognized many companies are improving Apple does not appear to be among them &#8212; Apple remains in last place.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the United States of trying to &quot;isolate&quot; Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics.
The Redskins meet Thursday with Colts assistant Ron Meeks and  Daniel Snyder flys to Seattle to meet with Seahawks assistant Jim Mora.
Motorola Inc. is acquiring MeshNetworks Inc., a developer of a Wi-Fi based technology in which a person&#39;s mobile device doubles as a network relay point that can transmit a signal between other devices.
A storm heading from the Atlantic towards the UK prompts authorities to issue new flood warnings.
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The printer maker's courtroom setback may mean consumer electronics companies won't try to use the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as an all-purpose competition shield anymore. By Katie Dean.
While political protests blight Kenya,  Ghana will polish its image as a tourism and investment  destination when it hosts the 2008 African Nations Cup soccer  finals starting on Sunday.
Often in sports, athletes talk of climbing the mountain. Tonight at Allstate Arena outside Chicago, Monte Barrett will have to fight one.
Citigroup was fined $250,000 for failings in its hedge-fund business yesterday and agreed to close its Japanese trust banking arm as its regulatory problems continued.
With a big new boost promised from the nation's busiest airline, Southwest Airlines Co. , a long-brewing revolution in US air traffic control is finally poised for takeoff.
The Internet has taught major league sports teams that scalping was never really the problem. The problem has been the ridiculous amount of effort expended trying to stamp it out.
In seguito all'infortunio che terr&agrave; fermo David Beckham per almeno un altro mese, i Los Angel...
 leads foreign box office for 3rd weekend
Swiss voters go to the polls after a campaign marred by riots and accusations of racism.
Lo ribadisce l'ad Radamacher durante audizione Senato
Birmingham's supposed striker crisis disappeared for 90 minutes with a 3-2 humbling of Premiership strugglers Fulham.
Roma's Egyptian striker Mido pledges to sign a deal with Tottenham.
Republican Fred Thompson, an actor and former U.S. senator who has taken an early step toward a 2008 presidential bid, will deliver a foreign policy speech in London and meet with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher this week.
Two dozen people are still being treated for injuries after the derailment of a high-speed train in south-east Queensland overnight.
In soccer there is no way of avoiding a villain&#39;s tackle from behind, and when those come from icons of the Champions League there is little hope that we can shield the young from witnessing such bad examples.
WILMINGTON, Del. Oct. 5, 2004 - PeopleSoft Inc., which has resisted hostile takeover advances from Oracle Corp. for 16 months, is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft&#39;s board said Tuesday.
If there are college kids at your Thanksgiving table, don't encourage them to gobble so much. New research suggests that the typical student leaves the holiday weekend as stuffed as the turkey, gaining more than a pound during the short break.
Oprah Winfrey is mourning the death of her 2-year-old golden retriever, Gracie.
U.S. forces have captured a man  described as a senior commander of a militant group linked to  al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Iraqi government said  on Wednesday.
Minutes after he finished his third round at the 84 Lumber Classic yesterday, DiMarco found fault with the threesomes that were used, the slow pace of play, life
Khin Nyunt has been ousted as prime minister of military-ruled Myanmar and is under house arrest, a Thai government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Help! How can we downsize Christmas with extended family?
All public-sector purchasers of office equipment in Europe will in future be obliged to buy brands that carry the\u00c2\u00a0Energy Star\u00c2\u00a0logo, the environmental quality standard agreed on by the U.S. and the European Union, following a vote in the European Parliament Tuesday.
The United States finally showed signs  of coming together as a team but still needed a late surge to  beat Australia 89-79 in the men's Olympic basketball tournament  Thursday.
One of Boston's oldest and largest law firms, Ropes &amp; Gray, is acquiring the New York intellectual property firm Fish &amp; Neave, joining what is shaping up to be a record number of consolidations in the legal community in 2004.
Venezuelan troops are cracking down on the smuggling of food and gasoline along the border with Colombia, seizing truckloads of contraband amid a bitter feud between the two countries' governments.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Millions of people on  Indian Ocean shores scrambled for food and clean water on  Thursday, as disease, thirst, hunger and panic threatened  survivors of the most devastating tsunami on record.
The threat of terrorism against the United States remains chillingly lethal five years after 9/11, and officials predict another massive attack is not a matter of if &#151; but when.
Government critic Alan Simpson is to stand down as a Labour MP at the next general election.
Mitt Romney captured his first win of the Republican presidential race on Saturday, prevailing in Wyoming caucuses for a much-needed boost to his candidacy three days before the New Hampshire primary.
US factory growth stayed strong in September according to reports on Friday, while construction spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh month
The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the largest Protestant party in Northern Ireland, is to hold his first political talks with Irish Prime Minster Bertie Ahern in Dublin later this week, party ...
A newspaper editor in Yemen gets a year in jail for reprinting Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Wall Street deal makers were shocked by statements in a letter to investors from Stephen Feinberg, the secretive founder of Cerberus Capital Management.
here was a time when adding just under 150,000 jobs a month, three years into an economic recovery, would have been considered a disaster.
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DRIVERS can look forward to cheaper petrol in the new year, with price cuts expected of up to 10c a litre. Oil ministers of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed in Cairo on Friday
The Anchor Behaving Badly show seems to be in reruns.
Yahoo's gossip site OMG is gaining traffic on AOL's TMZ. But all it has is content from others.
Consumer goods company posts flat 1Q, warns that 2Q profit will come in below Wall Street&#39;s views. CHICAGO  - Sara Lee Corp.
Falling crude oil prices this week suggest that Americans might dodge the surge in gasoline prices that experts had predicted for the weeks leading up to the Labor Day weekend.
The president of the European Central Bank quashed hopes that it might follow the United States Federal Reserve in cutting interest rates to contain an economic slowdown.
In its latest move to restructure and shore up its stock, Sprint Nextel yesterday announced the immediate departures of three top executives, including Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh.
A &quot;frustrated&quot; chief executive of US Airways Group Inc. told employees yesterday that despite recent assertions from the airline&#39;s chairman, the carrier could survive a second bankruptcy filing -- but only with revised labor ...
U.S. banking regulators on Tuesday urged mortgage servicers to be proactive and contact borrowers at risk of default to help them avoid foreclosure and keep their homes.
It's called the book of life but mice, and perhaps humans, can still thrive even when chapters are missing, scientists said Wednesday.
Saturdays at Jack&#39;s Drum Shop on Boylston Street are usually the slowest. But with the Red Sox victory parade passing by this morning, the shop will
Per 87 mln euro, domani la firma davanti all'Alta Corte
Russia will revamp its security forces  and seek international cooperation to hunt militants in the  wake of a school siege which killed more than 300 people nine  days ago, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.
Tiger Woods is faltering on the PGA Tour these days, while Vijay Singh has taken over the No. 1 ranking in the world. If only Woods could play like his video game character in &quot;Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005.
Corbis, the online stock photo company founded and owned by Bill Gates, plans Monday to introduce a Web site that allows anyone to upload photographs for sale.
Navy barracks in Southern California that resemble a swastika from the air is to get a $600,000 make-over after spawning myriad conspiracy theories and concerns by Jewish groups.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans to provide temporary homes for at least 10,000 families -- the equivalent of rebuilding a city the size of Fort Pierce.
China Mobile ferma i colloqui con Apple per la vendita
After 14-month delay The US government has appointed a cybersecurity chief after a 14-month gap that left observers questioning the Government's commitment to the post.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SeaDour writes &quot;CNET News has an interesting perspective on the changing face of technology on campus. These days, students are showing more interest in the tech perks that campuses have to offer, and universities are taking notice.
Iraq&#39;s Shi&#39;a spiritual leader rushed back from abroad on Wednesday to &quot;save Najaf&quot; after American forces smashed militia defences to trap hundreds of supporters of rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the city&#39;s shrine.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 -- American soldiers are leaving their sprawling fortress-cities and establishing many small outposts in the capital's most violent neighborhoods in a major tactical shift under the two-week-old Baghdad security plan.
GAZA - Un&#39;altra giornata di sangue e di violenza a Gaza. Almeno due israeliani e un palestinese sono rimasti uccisi nella sparatoria seguita a un&#39;imboscata lungo la strada che collega gli insediamenti ebraici
Forty-three maternity units across the UK are under threat, the Conservatives have warned.
MIAMI, FL. Tuesday Oct.12.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Sunday night&#39;s Source Hip-Hop Music Awards belonged to Kanye West and Lil Jon.
Manhattan and mad cow may seem an unlikely combination, but Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell will be mixing the two today when he travels to New York City to meet his American counterpart to lobby for an end to the costly mad cow crisis.
In one huge move, the Kremlin has created a global giant, may have resolved the question of Yukos&#39; fate, and has undone another part of Yeltsin&#39;s legacy.
A POLISH-Iraqi woman has been kidnapped in Baghdad, the Iraqi interior ministry confirmed after Arab television station Al-Jazeera broadcast a videotape of the hostage.
When June Flowers woke up in her small Ohio town one winter's morning, unable to move because of back pain, she never dreamt she would fly to the other side of the world to undergo surgery that she couldn't afford at home.
Just past the Oval Office, in the private dining room overlooking the South Lawn, Vice President Cheney joined President Bush at a round parquet table they shared once a week. Cheney brought a four-page text, written in strict secrecy by his lawyer. He carried it back out with him after lunch.
The United States wants the U.N.   Security Council to begin talks next week on a draft resolution   that sets out sanctions against Iran for its nuclear   activities, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on   Friday.
The owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died after Hurricane Katrina were acquitted Friday of negligent homicide and cruelty charges for not evacuating the facility as the storm approached.
It was, as Boy George said, as if everyone had deflated their egos for the evening when the biggest stars in British pop music squeezed into a London studio and recorded Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?
Pfizer Inc. on Friday said its popular  Celebrex arthritis drug more than doubled the risk of heart  attack in a large cancer-prevention trial, a setback that comes  just weeks after Merck & Co. recalled its similar Vioxx drug  due to heart safety risks.
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The leading offshore driller's backlog is as dynamically positioned as its drillships.
Fingers in both pies !!!!! Some of Yahoo!'s institutional investors are keen for the proposed Microsoft takeover to go ahead, not because they're pleased with the offer price but because they own shares in both Microsoft and Yahoo!.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2004. Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Reuters.
DALIAN, China  - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's   Warren Buffett said on Wednesday he is looking to buy large businesses anywhere in the world, but that he is doubtful about finding a good buy in China, as the market is currently too hot.
Eating dark chocolate may not leave you with the feeling of guilt anymore. Greek researchers say they have evidence that shows chocolate improves the function of blood vessels, which in turn helps prevent
The House has scheduled votes this week on open-government bills. They would:  - Require organizations established for the purpose of raising funds for presidential libraries to disclose the sources of contributions of $200 or more.
A remote controlled bomb struck a police vehicle on a joint patrol with NATO forces in southeastern Afghanistan Thursday, killing six policemen.
Adrian Fernandez scored his third career IRL IndyCar\u00c2\u00ae Series win this afternoon, claiming victory in the Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.
Marion Jones should lose all her Olympic and championship medals if she is found guilty of taking illegal drugs. That is the view of World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) chief Dick Pound, who feels that the triple
The team hasn't won a league game since 1985, but this school is more about rocket science than rebounds.
Bring us TSMC Sun Microsystems' long, wafer-wrapped embrace with TI will start coming to a close. Earlier today, Sun announced that TSMC will manufacture future versions of its UltraSPARC processors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ministero precisa, trasferimento proposto da ispettori
Taliban-linked militants holding three kidnapped United Nations workers, including a British woman, are demanding the release of 26 prisoners, some possibly held at Guantanamo Bay, in return for sparing the hostages\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lives.
An Islamic school in the Dutch city of Eindhoven was hit by an explosion but no one was injured, ANP news agency reported, as police said the blast could be linked to the murder of a controversial filmmaker.
Big phone and cable companies are reluctant to expand in rural areas, leaving millions without high-speed access.
Comedy Little Miss Sunshine leads the nominations for the Independent Spirit film awards.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Police found what appeared to be human remains yesterday at a landfill where investigators have been searching for the body of Lori Hacking, the Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.
He&#39;s all sinew and cut muscle in perhaps a slightly smaller frame than he once was as a dominant NBA center for the Heat. It&#39;s as though the stunning diagnosis of four years ago - four years!
Dato inferiore alle previsioni degli analisti
Tra i motivi del rinvio da parte del presidente della Repubblica figurano due errori materiali: l\u00e2\u0080\u0099insufficiente copertura finanziaria delle Scuole superiori della magistratura, la violazione dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099art.
Google's informal corporate motto is \
Online advertising marketplace lets marketers buy premium ad space on Web sites six months in advance.
Freshman Danielle Hood scored a game- and career-high 20 points to lead four players in double figures as Hartford defeated Vermont, 79-66, yesterday at Burlington, Vt., to move into first place in the America East Conference.
AT least 250 people died in massive floods across northern Haiti after Tropical Storm Jeanne hit the crushingly poor Caribbean nation over the weekend, a UN spokesman said today.
An Israeli missile strike killed at least two Hamas gunmen in Gaza City Monday, a day after a top commander of the Islamic militant group was killed in a similar attack
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Britain will run out of world-leading scientists unless the downward spiral in science education is stopped, says Professor Colin Pillinger.
Yes, no, maybe. Can you repeat the question? Xerox has become the latest established IT company to join a chorus of complaints about how the credit crisis has begun to rock spending in the tech sector.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wading into a potential political minefield, President George W. Bush yesterday pledged to improve conditions for National Guard personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and said
Marion Oltman spent the last eight months of World War II in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, and tears still fill his eyes when he recalls those desperate days.
Sanzione 2 euro in Umbria-Abruzzo, poi in tutte le Regioni
INDIAN WELLS, California  - Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray reached the fourth round but sixth seed James Blake was knocked out of the Pacific Life Open on Monday.
The peace process will continue despite the attack, with Pakistan's foreign minister expected in New Delhi Tuesday.
Stava giocando un'amichevole per allenamento in Toscana
The number of jobless young people worldwide has reached an all-time high of 88 million, fueling frustration and possibly boosting crime and even terrorism in hard-hit poor nations, the United Nations labor agency said Wednesday.
With two new office suites going free, can Microsoft maintain its high price tag on Office?  Don thinks it can -- and will.
India are already in massive trouble, losing two wickets straight after lunch as they chase an unlikely 543 for victory against Australia in the third Test in Nagpur.
Highfields Capital Management's bid for Circuit City is either the latest example of a hedge fund jumping into the leveraged buyout world, or a ploy to put Circuit City in play.
ATHENS, Greece -- Gunmen have seized a public bus near the Greek capital of Athens and are holding about 25 passengers hostage. Authorities have surrounded the Athens-Marathon bus that was seized early Wednesday morning, Greek police told news agencies.
Indian police have rounded up 60 suspected rebel sympathisers in the capital of the troubled state of Manipur, as authorities broaden a major sweep against insurgent groups, officials said on Sunday.
Twelve homosexuals who were expelled from the military because of their sexual orientation are mounting a legal challenge to the Pentagon's 11-year-old \
Kenya's opposition on Saturday said it would resume protests next week over a disputed election, just having finished three days of demonstrations in which at least 23 died.
An influential rebel commander in  Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta has ordered the suspension  of peace talks with the government because of military  incursions and the arrest of another commander.
The U.S. government began the 2005  fiscal year with a budget shortfall, right after posting a  record $412.28 billion budget gap for all of the 2004 budget  year, a report on Wednesday showed.
Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will be free to face Newcastle next month after sitting out last night&#39;s comfortable Carling Cup triumph at Crewe.
Japan's health minister raised the possibility on Tuesday that someone had deliberately contaminated Chinese-made dumplings imported into Japan with pesticide in an incident that made 10 Japanese sick and sparked a food scare.
Al-Qaida released a video Monday showing what it claimed to be an April 1 ambush on an Afghan police convoy driving between two major cities in Afghanistan.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--A post-1997 price record was set Tuesday at a Hong Kong government land sale, reflecting the bullish outlook of property developers for the residential market after several lean years.
A man wielding a shotgun killed a security guard at the Illinois state capitol in Springfield on Monday shortly after scuffling with a gun shop owner from whom he stole a shotgun a week earlier, police said.
What stock price does and does not tell you about a company.
A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was looted by Nazis during World War II reportedly sells for a record $135m.
Merce Cunningham and colleagues have presented a retrospective series of evenings about his choreography called \u00e2\u0080\u009cHistory Matters.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Harry Richard Landis, who enlisted in the Army in 1918 and was one of only two known surviving U.S. veterans of World War I, has died. He was 108.
Iran's judiciary has ordered 2003 Nobel  Peace Prize winner and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi to  appear before the feared Revolutionary Court or face arrest,  Ebadi said on Thursday.
Findings show that watching television by oneself is a very enjoyable way to pass the time, and that taking care of children is often about as much fun as housework.
Yes, officials will do as instructed this season and crack down on clutching-and-grabbing tactics by defensive backs. That was the early message from the New England Patriots&#39; 27-24 triumph over
Ivan Rodriguez was supposed to get a day off. Unfortunately for Kansas City, the Tigers catcher had to play.
Convegno 2004, Asia e' unica nuova frontiera per il mercato
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Wednesday criticized developed countries for their lack of commitment to environmental protection.
BOSTON -- The Gakkel Ridge, encased under the f
By Nigel Stirling  The amount of office space available to let on Tyneside is at its lowest level for more than 20 years, reinforcing the high probability of a further shift upwards in rents to pounds 24 per sq ft by the end of this year, according to local property agents.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to New Hampshire voters Thursday, then headed west to seek a victory in the Iowa caucuses that would allow him to return with a winner's momentum.
The Jones Apparel Group, a $4.3 billion clothing company with a middle-brow reputation, is close to making a deal to buying the Barneys chain.
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Il Catania ha completato cinque operazioni di mercato nell'ultima giornata della sessione di mercato...
Paul Pierce scored 33 points and Kevin Garnett had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists Sunday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Il Torino ha ceduto in prestito alla Pro Sesto (C1) il difensore della Primavera, Serhiy Predko. Lo ...
A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges.
(InfoWorld) - Six men have been charged with orchestrating a phishing scheme that targeted AOL users, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. The men are accused of harvesting thousands of AOL e-mail addresses and then infecting victims' PCs with malicious software that would prevent them from logging on to AOL without entering their credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and other personal information. Under the scam, victims would receive fake e-mail greeting cards that would silently infect their computers with the log-on software, according to a grand jury indictment. Victims were also spammed with phoney e-mail messages that claimed to have come from AOL's billing department. \
A former New York Times reporter, who was jailed during the CIA leak investigation, testified Tuesday that Lewis \
Antoine Walker hit a fallaway jumper with 2.3 seconds left, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 80-79 on Monday night despite blowing a 12-point lead in the final five minutes.
COLUMBUS -- Troy Smith predicted earlier this season something severe would happen and he&#39;d finally get his shot to quarterback the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Fly-half Charlie Hodgson got 27 points as England beat South Africa 32-16 to record a sixth successive victory against the Springboks.
Out of death may come a rebirth. The alternative is much more likely to happen. And if it does the consequence will be a living hell that will go on and on and on.
Il difensore della Fiorentina Tomas Ujfalusi centrer&agrave; domenica con il Torino le 100 presenze ...
Governor Doyle is expected to make an announcement Tuesday afternoon about the state&#39;s flu vaccine supply. Reports say the governor will make the flu vaccine available to more people.
 on North Korea talks
The dollar falls below the $1.35 level to a new record low against the euro as data fuels new concerns about the US economy.
Michael Jackson fails in his bid to have the man leading his child abuse prosecution thrown off the case.
A Polish woman who grew marijuana to calm the nerves of her cow has been charged with cultivating a narcotic by police in the western town of Lobez.
More than 150 individuals have been arrested or convicted in a US-wide crackdown on internet fraud and abuse, according to an announcement from Attorney General John Ashcroft on Thursday.
A record low primary turnout and voter disgust for politics could spell trouble for Republicans trying to keep control of the House and Senate.
Fishing crews from Kilkeel in County Down finally return to port after a rough night at sea.
Wellies and pizza keep servers running We're getting reports of rampant heroism from IT support staff in flooded Sheffield. The city received about two months rainfall in a matter of hours yesterday. Three people have been killed by the floods and thousands forced to leave their homes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nervosi i sindacati, basta stare in surplace
There's nothing wrong with drug reps schmooze with doctors.
International sanctions alone will not  prevent Iran making enough high-grade uranium for a nuclear  bomb, according to an internal European Union study leaked on  Tuesday.
The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing claims the UK Government is trying to interfere with his appeal.
The head of Microsoft's Business Division is leaving the company, to be replaced by former Juniper Networks COO Stephen Elop in September.
Blackstone Group LP priced its initial public offering at the top end of the range on Thursday, even as lawmakers pushed for its delay, raising $4.13 billion in the largest U.S. IPO since 2002.
urban slang for targeting sarcastic jokes at someone - is coming to television with a reality show hosted by Ralphie May of ``Last Comic Standing.
LONDON - An armed man went on a stabbing rampage in north London Thursday, killing one person and critically injuring five others, police said.
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has appointed a domestic coach to take over Italian Marco Tardelli who was sacked earlier this month after a surprise defeatto Libya, a spokesman said Thursday.
Il protagonista di vallettopoli, campionando le sue parole a Matrix, lancia con il rapper Kalief la canzone per l'estate, summa del Corona pensiero
After a hotly debated vote, Ranbir Singh Mahendra has been elected as the new head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, 16-15, ahead of federal agriculture minister Sharad Pawar.
The Anaheim Angels clinched the American League West title Saturday. They scored three runs in the eighth inning to edge Oakland, 5-4, and knock the Athletics out of the playoffs.
Oil tumbled more than 2 percent on Wednesday as persistent worries of a recession in top consumer the United States battered markets.
An international court has  ordered Guatemala to pay a record sum of almost $8 million in  compensation to survivors of a 1982 army-led massacre of  hundreds of civilians in the country's Maya Indian heartland.
US President George W Bush is sworn in for a second term promising to help end tyranny and uphold freedom.
Fast food outlets are common inside U.S. children's hospitals, leading more patients to consume hamburgers and fries and encouraging them to view the fare as healthier than it probably is, a study said on Monday.
Scam images sent as stationery backgrounds are the latest tactic in ducking antispam filters.
It's shiny. It's new. It might be just for you.
Israeli troops killed two Palestinian  teenagers and a gunman in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as the  Israeli army pressed ahead with its biggest and bloodiest  offensive in Gaza for four years.
The British Grand Prix has a July 3 slot on the FIA calendar for next year&#39;s F1 World Championship, but it&#39;s one of several events which aren&#39;t yet firmly fixed.
India News, Bhopal, That cold night 20 years ago in this capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh changed Chiraunji Bai&#39;s life forever, just as it did for tens of thousands of others.
President George W. Bush visited the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz.
BRUSSELS/COLOMBO  - The Sri Lankan government and   Tamil Tiger rebels have told Norwegian mediators they are   willing to return to peace talks without conditions,   international peace mediators said on Tuesday.
Stock index futures indicated a weaker start for Wall Street on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation risks remain to the upside, suggesting equity investors shouldn't look forward to a rate cut any time soon.
By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Dec. 17--THE GREAT LAKES WATER WARS. By Peter Annin. Island Press. 304 pages.
General Mills Inc.  on Thursday  said quarterly profit edged higher, though increased marketing  spending and higher commodity costs tempered the increase.
A police sergeant was killed when his car flipped over while chasing a handcuffed suspect who had managed to drive away in another squad car, the authorities said.
Baghdad - Iraqi authorities struggled on Monday to clear up confusion over whether the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein&#39;s ousted dictatorship had been nabbed in a shootout north of Baghdad.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  positive company earnings helped extend the previous session's  rally and the three major indexes tried to post two consecutive  days of gains for only the second time this year.
A woman says her stillborn baby was put in a supermarket bag and left with her while she waited in A&E.
The European Union braced for a knife-edge vote to decide the fate of its new executive arm with incoming EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso hardening his stance against rebel legislators.
The U.S. government could demand that  DaimlerChrysler AG's Dodge recall 600,000 Durango and Dakota  four-wheel drive vehicles on concerns over their safety, CBS  News reported on Thursday.
Israel's divided parliament ratified  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday,  a pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from  occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
The US government will send prescription drug discount cards to 1.8 million poor Medicare patients who have yet to sign up for $1,200 in savings offered over the next 14 months, officials said on Wednesday, in the wake of criticism
A committee of the House of Lords has claimed that Value Added Tax (VAT) carousel fraud is out of control.
The discount retailer goes generic and buys back shares. Will that really help?
Taliban fighters downed a NATO military helicopter which crashed in Afghanistan, the militant group said in a statement on the Internet on Thursday.
When Edward Dusinberre read Philip Roth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s  novel \u00e2\u0080\u009cEveryman\u00e2\u0080\u009d he was struck by what he perceived as its richly musical qualities.
The Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will   begin on Sunday morning in Egypt, the most populous Arab   country, the office of the mufti said on Friday.
Web sites often used by al Qaeda-linked groups said on Monday they would soon show the abduction of three Americans, apparently referring to three U.S. soldiers who went missing in Iraq last month after a clash.
A new Trojan horse aimed at smart phones using Symbian operating system galloped in earlier this week, just in time to spoil the holiday season for uninformed wireless gamers.
Gunmen who held more than 30 hostages inside a Venezuelan bank for over 24 hours negotiated their getaway in an ambulance Tuesday and sped off with five captives, leaving the others inside
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The globe-trotting tuberculosis patient moved up his flight to Europe after health officials urged him to stay put &#151; but the Atlanta lawyer, in defiant testimony from his hospital room Wednesday, insisted he wasn't ducking anyone.
Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers have requested a six-week trial delay in order to wade through the 14,000 pages of evidence filed by the prosecution in the last two months.
Crude oil was little changed in London after a three-day slump fueled by the biggest rise in US fuel inventories in four months. Oil prices in London had fallen about $5 a barrel since
A former Australian cowboy accused of attending an al-Qaida training camp and fighting alongside the Taliban pleaded not guilty to all charges in a makeshift military courtroom yesterday.
Former chairman Sir John Hall has backed Mike Ashley to take Newcastle to &quot;a new dimension&quot; after agreeing to sell his 41.6 percent stake in the club to the billionaire businessman.
EVANSTON, Ill. - Virginia wanted to run. Northwestern wanted to walk. The Wildcats got their wish, but the 24th-ranked Cavaliers adapted well enough to claim a hard-fought victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
WHEN they agreed to pay up to \u00c2\u00a330 million to sign Wayne Rooney from Everton in August, Manchester United knew that they were not only getting arguably the most talented teenager in world football
Le due volontarie italiane, Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, &#39;&#39;sono state rapite in Iraq da organizzazioni malavitose&#39;&#39; che &#39;&#39;potrebbero averle vendute ai membri del gruppo di al Zarqawi&#39;&#39;. Ad affermarlo e&#39; il
E' stato colpito alla testa con una spranga di metallo
Twenty families in a small Israeli farming community deep in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday became the first Jewish settlement to agree to move inside Israel under Ariel Sharon&#39;s disengagement plan.
JERUSALEM - An Israeli military satellite fell into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday after a botched launch from southern Israel, military officials said.    The Defense Ministry said that \
The Madain Saleh killings were the first of foreigners since 2004 A French teenager has died of his wounds after a shooting in Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll to four.Comment
A racism watchdog calls for a Tintin adventure to be removed from the shelves of a leading bookshop.
An Indian zoologist said Monday he has found a new species of limbless lizard in a forested area in the country's east. \
Deciding whether to take Celebrex, Pfizer&#39;s popular arthritis drug, means choosing between pain relief and the risk of heart problems and strokes, area doctors say.
Maybe it should be called the Resurrection Party of the Century.
Boston Scientific announced an investment in \u00c2\u0097 and strategic partnership with \u00c2\u0097 REVA Medical, which is working on a polymer successor to today\u00c2\u0092s metal stents that would be biodegradable in the body.
Senior executives at business software group PeopleSoft unanimously recommended that its shareholders reject a 8.8 billion dollar takeover bid from Oracle Corp, PeopleSoft said in a statement Wednesday.
A general in the Iraqi National Guard is  held by the US military over  suspected links to militants.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano  formally dissolved parliament on Wednesday, a spokesman said,  putting the country on the road to a snap election that will  most likely be held in mid-April.
President Bush would veto legislation championed by Democrats and labor groups that would make it easier to organize unions by eliminating employer rights to demand secret-ballot elections, the White House said Wednesday.

By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 10--TROY -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a risky bet on an Internet startup, and it paid off to the tune of $3.3 million.
Spanish police have arrested eight suspected Islamic militants. Authorities say they were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the center of the capital.
la Cdl lascia l'Aula per protesta contro senatori a vita
RYE BROOK, New York  - Joe Torre says he was insulted by the incentives attached to the New York Yankees contract offer he rejected this week, thereby ending his 12-year spell as manager.
World champion Michael Schumacher has admitted that his poor performance in the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix a fortnight ago played its part in helping him to win a sixth Japanese GP crown.
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Microsoft said Wednesday that it did not need to buy Yahoo to gain scale in online advertising, because it had \u00e2\u0080\u009call the pieces\u00e2\u0080\u009d to build a successful ad business.
Il due volte campione del mondo di pattinaggio artistico, Christopher Bowman, &egrave; stato trovato...
The Commonwealth suspends Fiji's membership in protest at this week's military coup.
Protesters and onlookers arrested  during the Republican National Convention sued New York City on  Thursday and said police had violated their free speech and  other constitutional rights.
Four former Microsoft Corp. employees were charged with stealing $32.4 million worth of software and selling it on the side.
Six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions enter a third day on Friday after envoys settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year, rather than a disarmament timetable.
Want to get some VC funds? Come up with a cool energy-storage concept like the flow battery from Deeya Energy.
Ministro, ''spostare tre miliardi direttamente alla scuola''
A man is charged with the killing of a care worker and the attempted murder of her colleague at a nursing home.
A 21st century visionary? A failed adventurer abroad? Six scholars suggest how history will judge George W. Bush's first term in office--and compare him with his predecessors
Sharp has announced that it plans to switch completely to Blu-ray on all its domestic Japanese video recorders by 2011, in the continuing effort to muscle HD DVD out of the market. The company will soon launch several new Blu-ray Disc recorders in that country.
A key Iranian nuclear facility which the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.
Despite violence at the polls, Iraq completes its historic election. Now, all the stakeholders face new choices
Ferrari wants technical documents back The McLaren Formula One team has suspended one of its top engineers while it investigates allegations that the engineer had a stash of high-level technical information from rival F1 team Ferrari.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco sales and advertising is set to come into force.
Rebels greeted Alvaro Uribe's first inauguration as president in 2002 with an audacious mortar attack on the governing palace. But violence and crime are down sharply as Washington's closest ally in Latin America gets sworn in for a second term Monday.
WASHINGTON - Victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have received $38.1 billion US in compensation so far from insurance companies, the US government and charities, according to a study released Monday by the Rand Institute for Civil Justice.
The Miami-Dade state attorney\u00c2\u0092s office has filed a first-degree misdemeanor charge against the former owner of a Miami correspondence school that provided fast and easy grades to top high school athletes.
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In response to this recent article from the Hiveminds website, Marco Tabini has a few choice words about some of the topics they cover in the article, and cover incorrectly.   Over the last few years, I've made it a point of trying to respond to at least some of the \
JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat's expulsion is \
TIGER Woods will lock horns with the man who replaced him as world No. 1 when he plays his first tournament as a married man in the US PGA Tour Championship starting in Florida tomorrow.
Is the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmidlife crisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d the newest excuse for poor behavior?
Time Warner Inc.&#39;s CNN and Google  Inc.&#39;s YouTube said on Wednesday they will co-sponsor upcoming  Democratic and Republican presidential debates, enabling people  to submit questions to candidates via videos sent through the  YouTube online video community.
Volkswagen is to buy a 15% share of  truck firm MAN, as it seeks to create a three-way alliance in the industry.
EMI will have to sing its private equity financed tune.
Tempi piu' rapidi nelle nomine con il sistema informatizzato
US soft-drink giant Coca-Cola said it will equip all its vending machines in Japan to accept payment through mobile telephones, an increasingly popular money option in the country.
(InfoWorld) - Whitfield Diffie has been credited with making privacy possible in the digital age. As a co-inventor of public key cryptography, he is one of the most respected contributors to the field of computer security and is in constant demand as a speaker. In his day job as Sun Microsystems' Chief Security Officer, he works out of a corner office in the Sun Labs. He's just down the hall from where scientists are working on Java-based sensors and Sun's next-generation Proximity Communication processors, which seek to do away with wire connections. Though he describes his job as a \
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his campaign for the presidency Wednesday after twin fourth-place finishes that showed his impressive credentials could not compete with his rivals' star power.
Drug giant Pfizer is to stop advertising its best-selling arthritis pain reliever Celebrex after a study showed high doses of it were associated with an increased heart attack risk.
Tripler Army Medical Center has received enough vaccine to resume flu shots for high-risk military personnel and their dependents and is offering clinics for children and adults this month, officials said yesterday.
Greg Rund survived massacre at Columbine High School but was killed by small-arms fire from Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah.
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Hurricanes have crippled the campaign season in Florida, and candidates are only now starting to make up for lost time.

This coming week could mark the beginning of a brave new world for individual investors as the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext NV move closer to forming the first trans-Atlantic stock market.
THREE German executives and an American with microchip giant Infineon Technologies face jail terms and fines under plea agreements to settle a US probe into price-fixing, according to the Justice Department.
People who suffer from severe psoriasis die younger than people with mild cases or without the disease, for reasons that are unclear, researchers said on Monday.
A first RAF aid plane has delivered 50 tonnes of supplies to Indonesia, the country worst hit by the Asian tsunami.
Actor Christopher Reeve, left, who plays Superman, and co-star, comedian Richard Pryor arrive for the black-tie supper and dance celebrating the New York premiere of &quot;Superman III&quot; at the Pierre Hotel, in this June 15, 1983 file photo.
Scrub down and spruce up Deutsche Messe AG yesterday outlined the restructuring of its CeBIT 2008 trade fair in Hanover, which next year will focus more on B2B and less on novelties.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'incidente sulla Creta Verde, vicino a Monte Croce Carnico
Prime minister refuses to be drawn on speculation about an autumn poll.
When the Santy.a worm started spreading on Tuesday, Mikko Hypponen knew he had a way to stop the worm in its tracks. The only problem: He had trouble finding the right people to talk to at search giant Google.
NAJAF, Iraq - Followers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Friday they were prepared to hand control of the revered Imam Ali Shrine to top Shiite religious authorities, and Iraq's interim prime minister said he would not storm the holy site.    The moves came after a day and night of fighting in Najaf that killed 77 people and wounded 70 others, as al-Sadr militiamen mortared a police station and U.S...
Much of the stuff that comes out of Hong Kong-based Brando ranges from the curious to the bizarre, but every once in awhile there's something that tickles our fancy. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Senator Tom Daschle, the Democratic leader of the Senate and a fixture of South Dakota politics for more than a quarter century, lost his seat Tuesday
Marty Turco stopped 25 shots for his 26th career shutout and Mike Modano scored a power-play goal before leaving with an injury in the Dallas Stars' 1-0 victory that ended San Jose's season-high five-game winning streak.
An appeals court should throw out a half-billion-dollar patent infringement judgment against Microsoft because a lower court failed to recognize that the Web browsing patent was based on a technology that was not invented by the company awarded the money
SACRAMENTO, California  - California will become the first U.S. state to try to measure how its residents are absorbing chemicals from common products under a \
Amazon.com has reported fourth quarter sales of $3.99 billion, up significantly on the $2.98 billion it achieved a year previously. Although revenue growth continues to be fast despite Amazon's large size and relative maturity, profits are a different story.
Renault bring in Finn Heikki Kovalainen to replace reigning world champion Fernando Alonso for the 2007 season.
Middlesbrough celebrated the biggest night in their history in terrific style, outplaying and outclassing their famous visitors to take the early lead in Group E. Two goals from Bolo Zenden
Iraqi officials say at least 12 people were killed and 16 wounded in more incidents of violence across the country Wednesday. They say 10 people were killed and six wounded in an exchange of gunfire between
British finance minister Gordon Brown renewed calls for a lasting peace in the Middle East based on a two-state solution.
Hungary's government will not allow  itself to be blackmailed by opposition street protests, Prime  Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said on Tuesday.
ROMA - Nuova bufera doping nel calcio italiano. Sei giocatori sono stati trovati positivi nel calcio e tutti per la stessa sostanza, il betametasone. Tra loro anche il centrocampista della Reggina Santos Mozart
With Hurricane Jeanne being downgraded to a tropical storm this afternoon, Gov. Jeb Bush remarked that in the last six weeks, as four
After almost two months of deliberation and voting, the Wikimedia Foundation has now officially launched the Wikinews project in English and German editions. More languages will follow soon. Wikinews aims to be to news media what Wikipedia is to encyclopedias: a free, comprehensive and, eventually, reliable source of information, collaboratively created by volunteers around the planet.  Wikinews explicitly allows original reporting, making it somewhat similar to Indymedia, while adhering to a strict Neutral Point of View policy.    Read on to find out what the Wikimedia community has accomplished so far, what challenges it faces, and how Wikinews can become successful.
PARIS: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is gravely ill but alive and there is no question of switching off life-support equipment, Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said on Tuesday, dismissing reports of his death.
He was the George Washington of the NFL, the father of the league, but George Halas could tell a lie. In fact, the coach and owner of the Chicago Bears, it seems, told many.
Home Depot said it would invest $2.2 billion in the company this year, even though it expects a housing slump to lower earnings and curb sales growth.
Ringo Starr is known for being the amiable Beatle, but the rock star showed his tough side Tuesday when he walked off the set of \
Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block
OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Mike Weir&#39;s wedge cut through the bushy rough and caught the ball perfectly, sending it briefly into the air before it rolled into the heart of the cup.
The man heading Paraguay's response to a dengue fever crisis is fired over the use of expired fumigation chemicals.
AUSTRALIAN airline Qantas has upped its prices for the second time in three months, blaming rising oil prices, while budget airline Ryanair insists it will not impose fuel surcharges on customers.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft launched new air  strikes in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at  killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a  campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.
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Gli aerei restano fermi in pista oggi per 4 ore a causa di uno sciopero dei controllori del traffico aereo che incrociano le braccia dalle 12 alle 16 per protestare contro il progetto di costituzione di un unico centro di controllo per i servizi al
A British couple die in a helicopter crash hours after they marry in Spain, the Foreign Office confirms.
Some of the world's most prominent diplomats are in Kenya trying to prevent an all-out ethnic war from plunging east Africa's most important economy into chaos
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Shares of Barclays PLC rose more than 4 percent yesterday after an investment analyst advised clients that Bank of America Corp. may be interested in bidding for the London-based banking company.
Two men have been charged with the murder of a former British boxing champion, who was shot after a smoking row in a London bar.
Republican Sen. John McCain's standoff with the White House over treatment of detainees &#151; an issue the former POW knows intimately well &#151; threatens to exacerbate his already contentious relationship with conservatives.
The Spanish Football Federation have been fined 100,000 Swiss francs (\u00c2\u00a344,750) by Fifa for the racist chanting at the friendlies involving England last month.
Google's PC search software is vulnerable to a variation on a little-known Web-based attack called anti-DNS (Domain Name System) pinning, that could give an attacker access to any data indexed by Google Desktop, security researchers said this week.
24-year-old sought babysitting job A Minnesota woman was killed after answering a nanny job advertised on Craigslist. It is the first murder on the site, which offers free classified ads hawking just about anything you can imagine.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The overwhelming congressional approval of sweeping reforms to the country\u00c2\u00b4s intelligence gathering has marked a significant victory for Maine\u00c2\u00b4s Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who led negotiations surrounding the legislation.
The rapid growth of hedge funds could pose risks to financial stability if market participants fail to strengthen risk management practices, Federal Reserve Board Governor Kevin Warsh said on Wednesday.
The US president is to ask Congress for an extra $82bn to pay for military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The bus from Anuradhapura to Vavuniya sits empty in the weak dawn sunlight, until Kapila Hemantha boards. Slender, smiling
Mark Thatcher and his lawyers fought a call to answer questions on his alleged role in a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, saying any trial in the oil-rich west African state would amount to a &quot;military tribunal.&quot;
Palestinian leaders reacted cautiously to remarks by the Foreign Ministry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spokesman and argued that Israel should \u00e2\u0080\u009dunconditionally\u00e2\u0080\u009d re-open peace talks under the US backed road map plan.
Like Hollywood starlets, smartphones are becoming thinner and thinner. The Palm Treo 755p is less than an inch thick and has a 320-pixel-square color touch screen.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair   urged his party in an emotional farewell speech on Tuesday to   put aside squabbles over who succeeds him and focus on winning   Britain's next election.
Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the Web: Redesign Top 10 Do's Don'ts; How Much Text Is Needed?; Will Google Penalize You for Linking to Non-related Sites? and more.
Almost 40 percent of land held by Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank is privately owned by Palestinians, a left-wing Israeli group that monitors and opposes settlement-building said in a new report on Tuesday.
Ichiro Suzuki did not sustain a concussion when he was hit in the head by a pitch, but the Seattle Mariners&#39; star still felt slightly dizzy Thursday and was held out of the lineup against Kansas City.
A late Ronaldinho penalty earned Primera Divisi\u00c3\u00b3n leaders FC Barcelona a point at home to champions Valencia CF, enabling Real Madrid CF to close the gap at the top thanks to Zinedine Zidane&#39;s last-gasp winner at Real Racing Club Santander.
South African President Thabo Mbeki is in travels to the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, for mediation talks.
Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed a &#36;220,000 indecency fine against the owner of two Kansas radio stations for broadcasting a \
President Bush told shell-shocked survivors of Hurricane Ivan on Sunday that \
A chicken in every pot. More open space and more affordable housing. The benefits of free trade without outsourcing. More manna from Washington, to be financed by that other guy behind the tree.
England and Chelsea captain John Terry has said he would one day like to become the country's international manager.
ARLINGTON Coach: Dan Hirsch (second year). Last year's record: 5-5. Playing surface : Artificial turf. Football website: arlington.k12.ma.us/home Returning starters (7): Jimmy Roche, S, 6-3, 190, Sr.; Andrew Roussinos, LB, 5-9, 185, Sr.; Matt Duggan, DE, 6-2, 195, Sr.; Dan Downing, G/DT, 6-2, 225, Sr.; Brian Flynn, C/DT, 6-1, 225, Jr.; Blake Yee, G/DT, 5-10, 220, Jr.; Colin Willey, S, ...
Some New York firefighters resent the way the former mayor treated the department before and after Sept. 11.
Clay has never been the favorite surface for the United States in Davis Cup play, but the American pair pulled out a win as they tried to defend their title.
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China raises interest rates in a move to dampen inflation and stop the economy overheating.
Solid-state drives may replace hard drives as future storage devices on computers, but not until their price plummets. Alienware has SSDs and other cool hardware on its latest PCs, the Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX desktops, but its prices rise with the SSDs. Innovation is also the appeal of Plantronics&#39; Calisto Pro Series, a sophisticated hands-free telephone system that merges wired, wireless, and online communications into one system. Moving to the kitschy, Saitek allows users to personalize PC scrolling by inserting a printed picture on a mouse top.The future of PC storageAlienware provides a glimpse of future PC storage with its Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX desktop PCs, which come with 64GB SSDs (solid-state drives).Boot and program load times are quicker with SSDs and they are more reliable, Alienware says. They also consume less power than hard drives, the company says.However, SSDs are expensive. An SSD-free Aurora ALX system with Windows Vista Ultimate, running Advanced Micro Devices&#39;s Athlon 64 X2 6000 64-bit processor, a Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card, 2GB of memory, a Logitech gaming keyboard, and a 320GB hard drive costs $4,099. The price jumps to $5,799 when the hard drive is replaced with two 64GB SSDs.Hard drives provide more storage capabilities than SSDs, so it&#39;s smart to hold off until SSDs become competitive on price and storage capacity.Both PCs are available at Alienware&#39;s Web site.AAA to the rescue, againThere may be a Chinese restaurant a few blocks away, but is it good? AAA Mobile&#39;s GPS-based travel guide for mobile phones not only provides directions to the restaurant, but also shows how it rates. The ratings feature gives it a leg up over GPS services that provide only locations and directions.The service also gives hotel ratings and point of interests recommended by the AAA service. That is helpful for tourists and pedestrians wiggling around big cities in search of places to eat and sleep. Users can bookmark the locations.The 100,000 listings provided by the service may be tiny, but it could start a trend of more GPS systems adding recommendations and ratings.It works only on mobile phones in the United States with Verizon Wireless&#39;s service and is available for $9.99 a month.Make the mouse your ownInnovation on mice hasn&#39;t hit a wall -- Saitek&#39;s Photo Mouse lets people customize the top of a mouse with printed pictures, making it fun to use. A hatch on the top of the mouse opens up, where a picture can be inserted. The idea is to personalize a mouse, said Mark Starrett, Saitek&#39;s director of marketing, in a statement. But then pictures of loved ones can be placed on a mousepad or as PC wallpaper too, so pick your choice. The kitschy $19.95 wired optical mouse works with Windows and Mac systems.Converged communicationsPlantronics&#39; Calisto Pro Series is a hands-free telephone system that combines wired, wireless, and online communications into one unit. The system can take landline, mobile phone or VoIP calls either through a wireless handset or Bluetooth headset.A desk-based base station houses and recharges the wireless handset and a Bluetooth headset. The handset operates at a range of up to 300 feet (91 meters), according to Plantronics. Users can also download up to 200 Microsoft Outlook contacts from a PC to the handset.A Bluetooth headset not only takes calls from landlines, it also directly connects to a Bluetooth-compatible mobile phones. A PC connects to the base station through a USB port to accept VoIP calls.Despite a clunky base station, Calisto Pro is a productive device to have for multiple forms of communication. It became available in the United States in September for $279.95.
Stocks jumped the most in four years on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates and raised hopes the economy could ride out a prolonged housing slump and turmoil in the credit market.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Indonesian police say they have captured the head of the Islamist group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombs.
China plans to build reactors on a scale and pace comparable to the peak of the United States' nuclear energy push in the 1970's.
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SOUTH KOREAN CHRISTIANS: 23 South Korean Christian aid workers are taken hostage while traveling by bus from Kabul to Kandahar on July 19. Two of the hostages were shot and two women were freed. The Taliban agree to free the remaining 19 in exchange for a promise from South Korea to end missionary work in Afghanistan and withdraw its troops from the country by the end of the year, as previously planned.
The close presidential race nudged even closer in the latest ABC News tracking poll, with 49 percent of likely voters favoring George W. Bush and 48 percent for John Kerry - a
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The dollar struggled to keep above a record low against the euro and its lowest in nearly five years against the yen on Friday in a holiday-thinned market.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, takes the arm of Home Secretary David Blunkett, with his seeing eye dog, Sadie, in Sheffield, England, in this Thursday, Dec. 9 2004, file photo.
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Dato primo trimestre supera la previsione degli economisti
Footy fans to get pushed advertising Footy fans at a number of clubs will soon be able to enjoy adverts downloaded direct to their mobile phones over a Bluetooth connection, courtesy of promotional company Bluepod.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tick, tock, tick, tock. For 3,600 seconds Tuesday, reclusive Colts receiver Marvin Harrison sat patiently and fielded questions he wouldn't think of availing himself for on a normal day. But this is the Super Bowl, and this was media day. And only under auspices as grand as these would one of the NFL's best receivers consent to talk.
The portal giant rounds out its online music offerings and gets a backdoor to the desktop.
US Airways and its pilots&#39; union reached a tentative agreement yesterday on $300 million in annual wage and benefit cuts, after weeks of debate inside the union over whether to grant concessions to the troubled airline.
How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they have forgotten some important event or errand? Well
With monitor lizards, snakes, and bats prowling their parks, residents of tropical Singapore are no strangers to the occasional animal ambush.
Even more worried than Americans One in five (22 per cent) European businesses expect to have to cope with \
The U.S. military pressed an  investigation on Sunday after a warplane bombed the wrong house  in northern Iraq, inflicting a heavy civilian death toll and  fueling anti-American anger three weeks before an election.
Foreign tourists from Phi Phi Islands arrive in Phuket, December 26, 2004 after the area was hit by a devastating tsunami. One of the most powerful earthquakes in history hit Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami

The first images that hide a virus inside them have been found in a pornographic newsgroup on the net.
MOSCOW: The Vatican returned a much-venerated icon to the Russian Orthodox Church yesterday in a symbolic gesture by Pope John Paul aimed at easing strained Orthodox-Roman Catholic relations.
AMERICA/BRASILE - XXVI Incontro Carismatico Cattolico Latino-Americano per commemorare il 40\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario della nascita del Rinnovamento Carismatico Cattolico: un momento per ascoltare  Dio, dare testimonianza ed elevare preghiere al Signore S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - Si celebra dal 24 al 28 luglio il XXVI Incontro Carismatico Cattolico Latino-americano nella sede della Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 di Can\u00c3\u00a7\u00c3\u00a3o Nova, a Cachoeira Paulista (SP). Questo Congresso \u00c3\u00a8 il maggiore evento promosso dal Rinnovamento Ca...
One NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
The Teamsters union heated up the debate over reshaping the labor movement yesterday by proposing to slash the AFL-CIO&#39;s budget and finance a four-year campaign of political and union
Two positive drug tests and Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi playing as if they were on tranquilisers. India had a nightmare day at the Olympics today.
Toymaker Playskool and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall Friday of about 255,000 of its \
China Development Bank and Temasek help with Barclays' bid for ABN.
The video game industry intends to establish a political action committee to donate money to game-friendly politicians and candidates.
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2 December 2004 -- The European Union began its largest military operation today, formally taking over NATO&#39;s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina with 7,000 troops.
A Darfur rebel group said on Sunday it was planning an assembly of fighters, supporters and displaced families to work out demands ahead of peace talks with Khartoum set for October.
SpaceShipOne on Monday captured the $10 million Ansari X prize when it made a second flight in less than a week to the edge of space.
China is devoting more resources to its military and the Pentagon wants Beijing to be more open about its intentions.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The US military said Tuesday it is investigating the videotaped fatal shooting of a wounded man by a US Marine in a mosque in Fallujah.
An English hospital suspends its plan to halt treatment of Welsh patients waiting more than three months.
As this country&#39;s largest political party holds its general assembly and party elections in the cavernous convention hall of the Putra World Trade Center, challenges on the
Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick powered into the third round of the Australian Open with straight set victories on  Wednesday on their way to a potential quarter-final showdown.
London - A decision on whether Liverpool and Everton move to a new shared stadium could be made by the end of this month, British sports minister Richard Caborn announced after talks with both clubs on Wednesday.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - His recovery was slowed because of an infection, but a man who once weighed half a ton may soon leave a hospital after losing more than 450 pounds.  Patrick Deuel, 42, is scheduled to go home to Valentine, Neb., on Jan. 22.
A U.S. district court has dismissed an   antitrust suit filed by microchip maker Broadcom Corp. BRCM.O   against Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O, although Broadcom said it would   continue to pursue the case.
Zurich, Switzerland - England and Manchester United teenage sensation Wayne Rooney has made it on to the shortlist for Fifa&#39;s 2004 Player of the Year award.
The new measures are due to AT&T's retreat from selling services to consumers, the company said today.
Trucks carrying aid rolled into Karachi after violent storms and flooding killed at least 228 people in the southern Pakistani port city, officials said.
European steelmaker Arcelor said it would buy Russian company Severstal in a 12-billion-euro (15.3-billion-dollar) deal that according to analysts could thwart a hostile raid by Mittal Steel.
THE Tories last night claimed that ministers had &quot;let the cat out of the bag&quot; after reports that the government was considering slapping a 50% inheritance tax on Britain&#39;s super-rich during a third term in government.
Cricket&#39;s TV rights dispute has reared its ugly head again, renewing fears that Australia&#39;s tour of India will have to be cancelled.
Four years ago in Barcelona, when Spain won the Davis Cup for the first time, Carlos Moy\u00c3\u00a1 cut a rather sad and slightly dejected figure, an outsider who was forced to watch from the periphery because of an injured back.
US President George W. Bush told visiting Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf he would make the creation of a Palestinian state a central priority of his second term in office.
An upgraded GNOME desktop environment for Linux and Unix is due for release this Wednesday, with its authors pitching enhanced features for end-users and a commitment to make hardware &quot;just work&quot;.
Group including Amazon, Google, and TiVO lobbies for a national broadband policy that would provide affordable access for all.
A group of foreign tourists, mostly from France, reportedly go missing in a remote part of Ethiopia.
Beatles legend Paul McCartney appeared cheerful Thursday as he attended court for a preliminary divorce hearing with estranged wife Heather, reportedly seeking a multi-million pound settlement.
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In the USA a new study has found that trainee doctors who work long hours make more mistakes in their work than doctors who sleep properly.
Martha Stewart released a statement today saying she is headed to a federal prison Alderson, W.Va., to serve her five-month sentence.
Don't mention the word open, ok Microsoft pumped out its service pack 1 (SP1) for the 2007 Office suite yesterday, which it said should cheer up customers unhappy with the number of system failures in the previous release.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said oil prices are now being driven by fundamental factors rather than speculators. Hedge funds and other large speculators last week cut their bets
Capacity at Japanese plant to increase 7.5% to meet demand from digital camera, cell phone makers. TOKYO  - Toshiba Corp.
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Corporate computing software giant Computer Associates International Inc. said yesterday it will pay $430 million in cash to acquire Waltham data security firm Netegrity Inc.
The General Synod of the Church of England is to discuss a move to allow the sacking of incompetent or lazy priests.
Paris Hilton found herself somewhere she never thought she'd be: Harvard. \
GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - U.S. scientific advisers  began hearing evidence on Wednesday about the benefits and  risks of pain killers taken by millions of Americans as  regulators weigh moves following Merck & Co. Inc.'s recall of  its arthritis pill Vioxx.
Sir Nicholas Stern, author of a major report on the economic impact of global warming, said the latest review of the scientific evidence by United Nations experts had demolished the chief argument of so-called ...Comment
SANTIAGO, NOVEMBER 21: US President George W. Bush increased the administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pressure on Iran on Saturday, saying that there were indications that the country was speeding forward in the production of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons fuel, a
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will begin new testing this week to determine if the unused portions of television transmissions can be used for high-speed wireless Net transmissions.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton spent more on her re-election than any other candidate for Senate this year.
Michele Lehto left her 11-year-old son's side yesterday and, with her hand covering her mouth, walked alone toward her husband's coffin.
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It will take more than tough talk from politicians or changes to federal law to catch Canadian doctors who co-sign Internet pharmacy prescriptions, say medical and pharmacy watchdogs.
Sony Corp 6758.T launched its first MP3-compatible flash memory digital music players under the Walkman name on Monday in the latest bid to reclaim the lead in a market it has lost to Apple Computer&#39;s iPod.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape, whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, a Saudi newspaper said on Monday.
President George W. Bush recognized on Tuesday the independence of Kosovo from Serbia and said it would bring peace to the Balkans.
Steve Francis\u00e2\u0080\u0099s return on Saturday would make him the No. 3 guard, behind Stephon Marbury, who has been dealing with knee problems, and Jamal Crawford.
Scorecards for consumer electronics makers The Greening of Wal-Mart, America's least popular popular retailer, continues apace. This time it is putting the squeeze on consumer electronics suppliers, with a scorecard to assess the \
Law enforcement officers searched an opposition group's office in Moscow, an activist said.
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Laci Peterson's mother took the stand Tuesday in the penalty phase of Scott Peterson's murder trial, rising out of her seat and screaming at her former son-in-law: \
Pull over, show your index finger Ten police forces in England and Wales are to test handheld fingerprint checking devices on the roadside.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia, arrested twice in recent weeks, will not participate in the Gamecocks' upcoming spring practice.
Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen took the first giant slalom World Cup win of her career Friday and dashed Anja Paerson&#39;s hopes of a triple success this weekend.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf is due in London to hold talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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The FTSE 100 closed in the red, hurt by a mixed performance on Wall Street and a decline in heavyweight energy stocks, though a rally in telcos and beverages did offset some weakness, dealers said.
AT the rate Chelsea are picking up the points in the Premiership, manager Jose Mourinho&#39;s bold prediction of securing the title with two matches to spare inches closer to reality.
If Serena Williams, an aspiring actress who also plays tennis, is ever cast as Lady Macbeth, she may rework one of Shakespeare's more familiar lines by declaring, \
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(CBS/AP) The Justice Department has reached agreement with a US citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to be sent to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently made sweeping political changes to consolidate his power in the name of a more effective anti-terrorism strategy.
Denver Broncos suffered a small setback on Monday Night Football when they were utterly outplayed by Cincinnati Bengals. The AFC West division leaders dropped to 5-2, although remain unchanged in the Superbowl
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; about the war in Iraq and other world hot spots, as he delivered his annual Christmas Day message to thousands of followers in Rome&#39;s St Peter&#39;s Square.
The last movie made by stripper-turned-celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, a sci-fi comedy titled \
It was very much unlike John Fox, normally a steady and conservative coach: a trick play that cost the Carolina Panthers a seemingly safe one-touchdown lead and, eventually, a game in Minnesota.
Hip-hop duo OutKast led the field on  Wednesday when nominations were announced for next month's MTV  Europe awards in Rome.
The Spanish government agreed Friday to contribute up to 1,100 troops to the strengthened U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon and lead one of its multinational brigades.
The U.N.'s counterterrorism body said Wednesday countries may be reluctant to show it all their intelligence but that was the only way the United Nations could help prevent future terror attacks.
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. said Tuesday it was recalling packages of fresh mushrooms after it a routine inspection revealed the possible presence of the deadly bacteria E. coli.
AFC Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: AFCE) has filed a lawsuit against Arthur Andersen LLP, two of its former partners and a former audit manager charging that the defendants violated generally accepted auditing
Overpeer, an anti-piracy technology firm best known for flooding Internet file-sharing networks with bogus music and movie files, is expanding into Europe, the company said on Wednesday.
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Those who know the Florida Gators&#39; new football coach say he&#39;s the type of person who will unite fans, boosters and alumni, pointing his compass toward national prominence.
Toyota, Honda and Nissan rode a slew of new products to double-digit gains in October, while General Motors and Ford, the nation&#39;s two largest automakers, said demand for new vehicles
MARWAHEEN, Lebanon -- The Israeli army abandoned almost all of its positions in Lebanon early yesterday, a key step toward fulfilling a major condition of the truce that ended a month- long war against Hezbollah.
Anu Malik will be performing live at the MTV Lycra awards to be held this year.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said yesterday that the mission of private security contractors guarding individuals in Iraq is fundamentally at odds with the broader U.S. military objective of stabilizing Iraq, and that changes would be required to reconcile them.
Fundraisers in Wales step up efforts to help victims of the Asia disaster as survivors reflect on its impact.
Two years after the killing of highly popular anti-immigration populist Pim Fortuyn, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is thought to have died a politically motivated death.
The Kellogg Company said that it would cut about 220 jobs at its factory in Manchester, England, to counter rising expenses for fuel and commodities. Eliminating the hourly and salaried positions will cost $60 million, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The jobs will be eliminated through severance and voluntary retirement, Kellogg said. The chief financial officer, Jeffrey M. Boromisa, said cost cuts including the reductions in Manchester would lower 2006 earnings by about $90 million, or 15 cents a share. Kellogg, based in Battle Creek, Mich., employs more than 1,000 people in Manchester where it makes corn flakes and other of its cereals, said Sam Fulton, a spokesman for Kellogg in Britain.
Despite some progress, armor for vehicles and parts for repairs still fall short, leaders say. BY JOHN HENDREN AND MARK MAZZETTI. WASHINGTON - Prewar forecasts that failed to account for a lengthy and bloody
A doctor who admitted hastening the deaths of two dying babies is cleared of misconduct.
European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment
The euro sets yet another record high against the dollar, following last week's cut in US interest rates.
Concern about the US housing market returns as a key survey shows sales have fallen to a near five-year low.
Media & professional: Last week an extraordinary editorial in the New York Times demonstrated the limits of the press in a diffuse media age. Paul Harris reports.
SAN ANTONIO -- Doctors say a newer class of drugs is showing better results in preventing the return of breast cancer than the more traditional drug, tamoxifen.
Amnesty International has implicated four permanent members of the UN Security Council in the supply of arms to Sudan. In a report released yesterday at a Nairobi hotel, the organisation
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Voters hold a critical view of President Bush's record, but they have reservations about Senator John Kerry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
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British police on Friday charged a first suspect in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
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SAN FRANCISCO - John Walker Lindh asked President Bush on Tuesday to commute his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the Taliban.    His lawyer, James Brosnahan, said that Lindh was fighting alongside the Taliban in a civil war against the Northern Alliance, that he is not a terrorist and that he never fought against U.S...
Beijing persuaded the World Bank to cut from a report findings that pollution has caused about 750,000 premature deaths in China each year, the Financial Times reported.
Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain&#39;s HBOS spearheading the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic banking peer Abbey.
The Minnesota Gophers&#39; chances of making it to the Rose Bowl took a severe hit with their heart-breaking 27-24 loss to Michigan.
Pregnancy has been an engaging experience for Jessica Alba.
CBI director-general Digby Jones is knighted after five energetic years at the helm of the business leaders' group.
By Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jan. 30--When a new billboard in San Francisco scrolls the message \
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - A federal judge has upheld an  arbitrator's ruling that reduced the suspension of Indiana  Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal to 15 games.
US consumers were more upbeat than expected in May, a survey says, helped by a strong stock market.
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Shares of Genta Inc. GNTA.O soared  nearly 50 percent on Monday after the biotechnology company  presented promising data on an experimental treatment for blood  cancers.
The head of VNU's largest unit, which monitors television watching and Internet use, has resigned to seek the top spot at another company, the world's top research group said on Friday.
The Department of Veterans Affairs used prewar data to estimate the cost of caring for veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, a mistake that contributed to a $3 billion budget shortfall since 2005, government investigators say.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Three weeks after glass doors were shot out at a Bush-Cheney campaign office, volunteers have discovered chalk outlines of two bodies in the parking lot.
Rangers forward Petr Prucha scored the game-winner, a power-play goal with 5 minutes 14 seconds left, to put themselves in a tie for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Forklift leads to unplanned downtime Say what you will about cooling issues, disgruntled admins and memory failures. There are times when it's the guys in shipping that cause the most harm to a data center.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union agreed Monday to lift penalties that have cost American exporters $300 million, following the repeal of a US corporate tax break deemed illegal under global trade rules.
President Bush, preparing for this week's much-anticipated campaign debate on foreign policy, is insisting Iran will not develop a nuclear weapon on his watch.
A US judge refuses a request to combine thousands of lawsuits involving the painkiller Vioxx into a class action.
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WORLD No.3 Ernie Els was upstaged on his home patch yesterday by a 23-year-old rookie playing in his first event on the European Tour.
Congress's bid to renew a program for poor children revives debate over healthcare.
When all is said and done, Michael Moore&#39;s &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; may end up best remembered for a profound silence -- the seven minutes President Bush remained, after learning that the country was under attack, in front of a Florida elementary school class
A police officer drowns on holiday in Australia helping to save two children swept out to sea.
British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen  escaped a near-riot at an American rodeo while filming his  satirical \
The keenly anticipated Mitchell Report on steroids usage in Major League Baseball will be issued on Thursday, fueling hope the record will be set straight on a suspected doping era in the sport.
Houston-based oil company ConocoPhillips and Russia&#39;s largest oil producer, Lukoil, jointly announced Wednesday in Moscow that ConocoPhillips will become a strategic equity investor in Lukoil.
The champion at Cog Hill, the front-runner for the FedEx Cup. Indeed, Tiger Woods is where most everyone figured he would be heading into the final week of the PGA Tour Playoffs.
A leading German bank official signals that further rises in eurozone interest rates are likely, starting next week.
No one knows where Jason Giambi goes from here, now that he has come clean about the dirty business of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs.
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Following Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sell-off, investors still faced questions about the strength of the economy and the soundness of upcoming corporate earnings reports.
Team confident they can manage without him PlusNet CEO Lee Strafford has stood down about three months after the firm was sold to BT for \u00c2\u00a367m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tiger Woods's wife Elin has issued libel proceedings against an Irish magazine for publishing fake nude pictures of her during September's Ryder Cup tournament in Ireland, a court official said on Friday.
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American Julia Mancuso is single-handedly taking on the mighty Austrian women as the Alpine ski World Cup races to an exciting finish.
Israel's PM steps up efforts to rebuild his coalition after suffering a setback in parliament over his Gaza plan.
KIDNAPPED aid worker Margaret Hassan, in a video aired on Friday, begged British Prime Minister Tony Blair to save her life by scrapping a planned redeployment of troops and pulling them out of Iraq.
New Delhi/Mumbai Oct 17: A day after winning the mandate in Maharashtra assembly elections, alliance partners, Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, were today locked in a tussle for chief ministership parties as hectic parleys began to sort out
A senior business figure is appointed to improve the running of MI6 in response to last year's Butler report.
British bank Barclays said Tuesday that it plans to cut 630 call-centre jobs at Barclaycard, its struggling credit card division, and move some of the work to India.
Likely to miss SEC deadline, could de-listing follow? Dell will once again hold back filing its 2007 financial statements to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) because it is yet to complete an internal investigation into its accounting practices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Durban: South Africa won the toss and sent England in to bat in the second Test at Kingsmead. South Africa on Sunday made four changes from the team that lost the first Test in Port Elizabeth by seven wickets.
The best of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pop music includes the intricate vamps of Iron and Wine, Lupe Fiasco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hooks, the architectonic hard-rock of Queens of the Stone Age and the gimmick-free Radiohead.
The Food Standards Agency says it is probing whether bird flu-infected meat could have got into the food chain.
SHANGHAI : Michael Schumacher is expected to dominate again at China&#39;s first-ever Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. But with this year&#39;s championship title
No loss grated on the Terrapins more than their regular season defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech, which is why Maryland enjoys getting revenge with a 75-59 drubbing of the Yellow Jackets in the ACC Tournament.
Two Buddhist men have been shot dead by unidentified assailants in Thailand&#39; s south, hours before a trip by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to the region, police said.
FBI thwarts audacious criminal masterplan Four inmates of Oklahoma's El Reno federal prison were yesterday indicted for what must rate as the most audicious prison break scheme in history, the Washington Post reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shock jock Howard Stern, a lightning rod for furors over broadcast standards, won&#39;t have to take network heat much longer. The trash-mouthed provocateur is ditching over-the-air radio to claim his future in orbit: via satellite radio.
The Afghan Government has said it believes that three kidnapped UN workers are in the hands of criminals and not the Taliban-linked militants who have threatened to kill them.
This week, MisShapes will select the music for either the shows or afterparties of Calvin Klein, Tory Burch and L.A.M.B, the label of Gwen Stefani.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7  Indian group attacks 'licence to underperform' \u00c2\u00b7  Claim that money for good causes is 30% short
Hundreds of thousands of applicants are competing for 3,000 temporary jobs at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, hoping for lucrative wages in an otherwise weak labor market.
The government plans to delay its decision to put the polar bear on the endangered list until after it leases 30 million acres near Alaska for oil and gas drilling. What gives?
Frustrated doctors say they too often find themselves jury-rigging adult medical devices to fit children's tiny bodies and special needs. Now pediatric experts have begun a major push to fill the gap.
US embassy warns terrorist groups are developing &#39;near-term plans&#39; for attacks in Kuwait in near future. KUWAIT CITY - The United States warned on Wednesday that &quot;terrorist groups&quot; were preparing to carry
Gunmen abducted two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in southern Gaza on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of kidnappings of foreigners in the Palestinian coastal strip.
Senate Democrats signaled on Wednesday that they might oppose President Bush's nominee to the Federal Election Commission over his views on voting rights and criticism that he politicized his office at the Justice Department.
NEW YORK Sept. 27, 2004 - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the &quot;Tonight&quot; show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by &quot;Late Night&quot; host Conan O&#39;Brien in five years or thousands of jokes from now.
Open-source database vendor Ingres Corp. is hoping that its newly released Icebreaker database and Linux combination will help it win new customers and enter fresh markets.
&quot;Shrek&quot;, the CGI animated feature film that broke box office records worldwide and spawned an even more successful sequel, is coming to Broadway as a stage musical.
BANGALORE: India&#39;s first innings was not exactly what would be expected of the world&#39;s best batting line-up. Most of the Indian batsmen were as shaky as a blade of grass in a strong wind, barring a couple _ Irfan Pathan and wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel.
Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed as prime minister or must be replaced.
Food safety officials were last night trying to establish how 23 tonnes of organic free-range chicken sold from stores around Britain and Ireland contained a cancer-causing chemical banned in livestock since 1995.
In this article we will look at a means to bypass the access control restrictions of a company's router or firewall.  This information is intended to provide help for those who are legitimately testing the security of a network (whether they are in-house expertise or outside consultants).
NHL star Todd Bertuzzi pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an assault charge for an on-ice attack that left a player with a fractured neck and shocked the sporting community.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb yesterday outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, killing nine people and wounding 173 in a strike at a key US ally in the war in Iraq.
Morocco's former interior minister, Driss Basri, who was associated with a time of repression, dies in Paris.
But that's what the Bush family is. So just how has America's most enduring political family endured, and who's next in line?
Beijing chief organizer Liu Qi will   back the freedom of media to report \
As the N.F.C. title approaches in a week, a peculiar mix of confidence and fear is certain to keep Philadelphia on edge.
The negative reaction President Bush got Thursday in Brazil at the start of a weeklong visit to the region doesn't surprise experts in Latin American affairs. \
The Baltimore Ravens&#39; locker room was quiet following their 24-3 loss Sunday to the New England Patriots, as the players tried to quickly get out of their wet uniforms and get on their way home.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers released two female Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S...
While the debate rages on the economics of deploying and operating WiMax networks, a U.K. start-up is quietly building what it hopes will be the country's first network based on this emerging high-speed broadband wireless technology.
The next generation of software players prep for public offerings.
The House Wednesday approved by a 422-0 vote legislation named for the late Georgia Rep. Charlie Norwood, that organ donor groups say could lead to many more kidney transplants each year.
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DETROIT - Joey Harrington sat out last night&#39;s pre-season game against Buffalo so that Lions coach Steve Mariucci could get a look at backup quarterback Mike McMahon working with the No.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential contenders led by Mike Huckabee and John McCain ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday in the first of two back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's nominating contest.
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Rafael Benitez turned up the pressure on Deportivo ahead of the clash with Liverpool by insisting: &quot;They need the points more than we do&quot;.
Removing salt from sea water to overcome  a worldwide shortage of drinking water could end up worsening  the crisis, environmental group WWF warned on Tuesday.
The ninth tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic, but it was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.
A senior United Nations official is warning that Sudan could quickly descend into total anarchy, with warlords ruling large areas and the government unable to control its forces.
The US government has decided to release an American citizen classified as an enemy combatant and allow him to return to Saudi Arabia without facing charges.
A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, he said in an interview aired on Friday.
A key witness in the murder of Rwanda's former leader says he will no longer co-operate with a French inquiry.
Ronny Turiaf and Adam Morrison each scored 22 points to lead No. 17 Gonzaga over Santa Clara 92-75 Saturday.
The tentative agreement sets a 60-day deadline for North Korea to disable its nuclear facilities and to allow inspectors back into the country.
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U.S. Mid-Atlantic factory activity  retrenched for the first time in over three years in September,  the latest sign of a rapidly-slowing economy.
Wailing relatives gathered around dozens of bodies on beaches in southern India Sunday after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake in distant Indonesia killed about 2,000 people.
The fate of Yuganskneftegas - the Russian oil firm sold to a little-known buyer on Sunday - is the subject of frantic speculation in Moscow.
PETALING JAYA: Sophos Plc is urging Mac OS X administrators to arm themselves against an &quot;anti-security&quot; worm known as &quot;Renepo.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger laughs during a visit to an after-school program site at PS 129 in New York&#39;s Harlem neighborhood in this Wednesday, Sept.
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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long ago established themselves as the best of the best in men's tennis, far ahead of anyone else in the game these days. Then, firmly entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2, they began meeting regularly in tournament finals. Now they finally have produced the other element any great sports rivalry needs: a scintillating showdown on the biggest of stages.
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Tiger Woods will lose money but gain a greater prize in his latest trip to a golf course. Richard Alleyne reports from Barbados. If you are the world&#39;s richest and most obsessive golfer, where better to get
Evidence backing the health promoting benefits of chocolate continues to mount bringing dynamism to slacking sales.
A man is found guilty of the murder of special needs teacher Jane Longhurst in Sussex in 2003.
Private equity firm Blackstone Group has emerged as a leading contender to buy the troubled U.S. division of German automaker DaimlerChrysler AG , The Detroit News reported on its Web site on Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation.
&quot;I never want to go through this again,&quot; said eight year-old Katie Waskiewicz, who yesterday checked out the fallen trees and broken roof tiles in her Florida neighbourhood after riding out Jeanne with her family.
Tagging is catching on as people realize the convenience of categorizing sites and files online, and as large Internet players like Google and Yahoo, which owns Flickr and del.icio.us, offer tagging features in their services.
Age crackdown on fashion industry aims to end 'size zero' crisis.
Brazil's government suffers a major blow as the Senate  refuses to renew a key revenue-raising tax.
Tunisi. Il presidente della Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali&#39; e&#39; stato rieletto capo dello Stato per un quarto mandato della durata di cinque anni con il 94,49% dei voti (4.204.292 preferenze), secondo i risultati
Homeowners in a neighborhood steps from downtown Bethesda face a tantalizing possibility: A developer wants to buy all 60 houses in their community, potentially turning many residents into millionaires.
After Feb. 17, 2009, full-power television stations will broadcast a digital signal only, meaning people who do not have a digital-ready TV and watch programs with an antenna will need a special converter box.
SEATTLE -- Storm guard Sue Bird is expected to play after having surgery Monday on her broken nose. Bird was injured during Game 2 of Seattle&#39;s first-round series against Minnesota.
He doesn&#39;t know, or care, what it will cost, how big it will be or even where it will be located. All he wants to do right now is move his wife and five young boys to a new life.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - Militants stormed the  heavily fortified U.S. consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid on  Monday and at least nine people died in gunbattles before  security forces regained control.
WASHINGTON  When Republicans gather in New York City in 10 days for their national convention  just a few subway stops from where the World Trade Center once stood  there is little doubt they will stage a tribute to the thousands ...
Science & environment: Clean energy and reversing ageing among the biggest challenges of the next 50 years, say leading thinkers
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - South Carolina Democrats voted on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry him to a needed victory.
NORTON, Mass. - How appropriate was it that the man considered by most as the single hardest worker on the PGA Tour should also become the world&#39;s top-ranked player on Labor Day.
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Rights group 'uncovers bid to skew poll' but attorney general denies recorded voice is his
Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.  HPQ.N is pushing aggressively into television sales this year  as it rolls out full lines of TVs, projectors, and home media  servers, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said on Tuesday.
Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland&#39;s second-largest bank, said Tuesday it will combine its US-based Credit Suisse First Boston investment unit with its retail and private banking business within two years.
Rafael Nadal moves closer to a third straight French Open title Wednesday, beating 1998 champion Carlos Moya, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0, in the quarterfinals.
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The little black dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the film &quot;Breakfast At Tiffany's&quot; went under the hammer for 410,000 pounds at Christie's auctioneers in London, some six times the reserve price.
An appeal by the Sri Lankan community in Cardiff saw an immense response, with donors swamping volunteers.
Some gay activists want to track down those who engage in risky behavior and try to stop them before they can infect others.
The European Union on Monday ended 12 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms embargo to reward the North African country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
Election officials in one Ohio county found that about 2,600 ballots were double-counted, and two other counties have discovered possible cases of people voting twice in the presidential election.
Tony Blair says the US-led attack on the Iraqi city of Falluja would stop now if terrorists give up their arms.
Prostitutes in eastern England are  being offered financial help to stay off the streets as police  step up their hunt for a serial killer feared to have murdered  five prostitutes, officials said on Friday.
GULF SHORES, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan slammed ashore early Thursday with winds of 130 mph, packing deadly tornadoes and a powerful punch of waves and rain that threatened to swamp communities from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle...
A US nuclear monitor shows satellite images of an Iranian weapons facility which may be working on nuclear weapons.
Ukraine's authorities raised the stakes in a face-off with their liberal opposition on Wednesday as they prepared to announce results of a disputed election that are likely to infuriate thousands of protesters ...
Security forces in Nepal have been placed on high alert as a deadline set by rebels for business shut down ends on Tuesday.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's  move to accelerate vesting on previously awarded stock-based pay to employees could add to the huge fourth-quarter loss already expected by analysts.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Mike Nugent's 55-yard  field goal as time expired lifted the ninth-ranked Ohio State  Buckeyes to a dramatic 24-21 win over the pesky Marshall  Thundering Herd in the first-ever meeting between the teams.
Ottawa Senators goaltender Ray Emery has been suspended for three games for slashing Montreal Canadiens center Maxim Lapierre, the NHL announced Monday.
Nintendo Co. has permanently slashed prices on its Game Boy Advance SP portable video game system as the company tries to entrench its No. 1 position in the handheld game market.
President Bush on Sunday signed a stopgap spending bill that keeps the government running while Congress sorts out remaining issues related to a more permanent federal spending package.
German Chancellor pushes Green agenda at the European Union Summit. Plus: Congress proposes a pricey Great Lakes cleanup plan and TiVo steadies its losses.
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Planes shuttled tourists from island resorts in a desperate airlift yesterday as Hurricane Felix bore down on Honduras and Belize. But thousands of Miskito Indians were stranded along a swampy coastline where the Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall.
China's top oil firm, PetroChina, is expected to raise more than $9bn (\u00c2\u00a34.88bn) for its listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
THROUGH THE different stages of his life as chief of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and president of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat&#39;s one consistent principle has been to keep the reins of power wrapped tightly around
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Guerrillas attacked a U.S. patrol in Mosul on Saturday, killing two American soldiers and wounding four, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid ended a two-game winless slide with a 5-0 Spanish league victory over seventh-placed Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Pulsing transplanted heart cells with electrical current helps them grow into mature cardiac cells, bringing doctors closer to a grow-your-own heart patch, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
America's late-night TV comics returned to the air on Wednesday with dueling politicians, newly grown facial hair and expressions of sympathy for striking screenwriters whose labor dispute threw the shows into reruns for two months.
A 59-year-old man has been drinking breast milk in an effort boost his immune system and help him fight off his prostate cancer.
InfoWorld - IBM on Wednesday formally announced the next major release of WebSphere, code-named Vela, which company officials see as an integral building block for both its ongoing SOA (service-oriented architecture) and On Demand strategies.
A large, blue Patriots duffle bag was ready to be packed in front of Tedy Bruschi's locker yesterday at Gillette Stadium, signifying that Bruschi will make the trip to East Rutherford, N.J., for tomorrow's game against the New York Jets. But whether Bruschi plays will be determined shortly before kickoff.
Federal judge Michael Chertoff, who  testified against torture and preached the need to protect  civil liberties, won unanimous Senate confirmation and was  sworn in on Tuesday to head the U.S. Homeland Security  Department.
China issued emergency flood warnings for central and eastern parts of the nation Tuesday, after torrential downpours led to the deaths of at least 127 in the past eight days.
Jessica Alba, who is pregnant with boyfriend Cash Warren's child, is dealing with complications in her love life caused by the pregnancy.
A Colombian drug kingpin was convicted of narcotics and money laundering charges on Friday for smuggling $100 million worth of cocaine into the United States on speedboats and in cranes.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Freshman Chad Henne threw two touchdowns in a surprising start for Michigan, helping the eighth-ranked Wolverines to a 43-10 victory over Miami of Ohio on Saturday that ended the nation's longest winning streak...
Alexey Zakhlestin has announced on his blog today the fact that his PECL package - Syck - has officially gone beta.   This is an extension for reading and writing YAML-files. YAML (rhymes with \
England hopeful Danny Cipriani admits he is on a steep learning curve as he tries to oust Jonny Wilkinson from the number ten jersey for the Six Nations opener against Wales on February 2.
One of four Britons still held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba claims in a letter released by lawyers that he has been subjected to &quot;vindictive torture&quot; and death threats.
British bands swept the NME music awards on Thursday, with last year's champions the Arctic Monkeys doing it again in 2007 with two more prizes.
Charles Schwab Corp. , the largest online brokerage, on Friday said it would cut online stock-trading commissions by 35 percent for small investors, the latest volley in a price war among brokers and a move that will reduce the firm's revenue.
Al-Saadi Kadhafi, the football-mad son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, is turning his energy to building a financial hub of his own to bolster economic progress in the oil-rich north African nation.
The new version of Apple's operating system hits stores Friday with a wide array of new features to check out, from Time Machine to Cover Flow to iChat Theater.
Microsoft has tweaked its antipiracy software to show when it can't quite decide whether the operating system is authorized or not.
A start-up founded by a group of  successful European entrepreneurs is set to bring e-mail,  instant messaging and other communications services to low-cost  mobile phones, its chief executive said on Tuesday.
Alan Voskuil scored a career-high 30 points and Texas Tech beat No. 18 Kansas State 84-75 on Wednesday night to give Pat Knight his first win since taking over for his father.
Researchers have identified three variations of a gene called COMT that influence sensitivity to pain and the risk of developing a chronic pain condition.
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Swedish-Dutch chemicals and paints group Akzo Nobel's announced Wednesday that it had completed the purchase of British peer ICI.
WAYNE, PA, November 19, 2004 De Lage Landen Financial Services has recently formed a Mergers & Acquisition department and appointed Christiaan Bouhuys to the newly created position of Vice President.
Britain's latest foot-and-mouth outbreak is the same strain as last month's, according to initial test results Thursday that gave farmers hope the disease could be contained in a small region.
Vulnerabilities in Apple's widely used QuickTime media player software can expose both Macs and Windows PCs to attack.
OJIYA, Japan  - Rescuers who saved a toddler  buried for four days by Japan's deadliest earthquake in a  decade were unable perform a second miracle for his sister on  Thursday, as close to 100,000 people remained in makeshift  shelters.
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  May 25--GULFPORT -- A section of Bayou View Apartments on Jody Nelson Drive were evacuated briefly around 12:45 p.m. as a fire destroyed the kitchen and living room of one residence.
The US election system failed to choose a winner on voting day for the second straight presidential contest, raising the possibility that the courts may have to break a deadlock between George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry.
Description: Game reviewer Robert Holt explains the new Xbox game Halo 2, released Tuesday. It&#39;s expected to bring in an estimated $80 million; the original Halo lured many gamers into buying Microsoft&#39;s Xbox in the first place.
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Sen. John McCain made it official on  Wednesday that he is seeking the 2008 Republican presidential  nomination and said he plans a formal announcement in April.
YES, YOU KNOW THAT JOHN MCCAIN IS A SENATOR FROM ARIZONA AND THAT HE WAS HELD PRISONER IN THE VIETNAM WAR, BUT YOU MAY NOT KNOW . . .
Tomas Plekanec had two goals and an assist, and Andrei Kostitsyn had a goal and two assists in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
SAN`A, Yemen A court has convicted 15 Yemeni militants on terror charges including the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker and plotting to kill the US ambassador.
Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto were on the verge last night of forming an alliance under which he would step down from the army but continue as president and she would return to Pakistan after eight years of exile to try to win back her old job, officials on both sides said.
An explosive-laden truck cut into a coalition convoy in central southern Iraq killing one and wounding three Bulgarian soldiers, a report said Sunday.
Description: President Bush focused his campaigning Saturday on Florida, a state he won with the help of a Supreme Court decision in 2000.
Indonesia signs an agreement with a US firm over a human bird flu vaccine in a move that stirs controversy.
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The Grand Prix Drivers Association (GPDA) has greatly improved the safety of Formula One and saved lives, seven-times champion Michael Schumacher said on Tuesday.
Fake user said: 'World would be a better place without you' A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has subpoenaed MySpace and others in connection with a teenage girl who hanged herself after receiving cruel messages on the site from people posing as a 16-year-old boy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to Houston on Wednesday and was to undergo mental evaluation at Johnson Space Center after her arrest on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival for a fellow astronaut.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his senior military brass talked for the first time this week about the secret plans for &quot;Operation Gathering of Brothers&quot; \u00e2\u0080-he uprooting
David Lee, Anthony Roberson and Matt Walsh each scored 18 points to lead Florida past No. 11 Alabama 85-54, its largest victory ever against a ranked opponent.
Two self-appointed negotiators who led a bizarre, independent attempt to free the two French journalists held hostage in Iraq were accused yesterday of &quot;communicating with a foreign
A virtualization option will be available for the systems, which are based on 1.5- or 1.6-GHz Power5 processors. By Darrell Dunn. IBM on Monday introduced a new line of Linux servers intended to compete with
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. Powell plans to step down from the job he's held for four years, two agency officials said Friday.
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ADELAIDE, Australia: Two great white sharks attacked and killed a surfer while his friends watched in horror Thursday off a popular beach in the southern Australian city of Adelaide, authorities said.
The Knicks do not have a reliable point guard on the roster without Stephon Marbury, a problem not only for the final three months of a lost season, but for the foreseeable future.
A man has been charged over the Glasgow murder of Polish student Angelika Kluk, it emerges.
As the initial shock dissipates, the victims of Hurricane Charley are left with the realization that months may pass before they can resume normalcy.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c58990)  has announced the addition of \
SHANGHAI : China&#39;s largest manufacturer of personal computers Lenovo Group said it is in negotiations with a major information technology company, believed to be US-based IBM.
A UN telecommunications agency has approved WiMax as a global standard for mobile devices, which will pave the way for widespread adoption of the platform as a method for next-generation cellular data transfer.
MILAN News Corp. on Tuesday said that it agreed to buy the 20 percent of Sky Italia, the satellite-television broadcaster, that it does not already own from Telecom Italia for E88 million.
The Tour de France will have revamped rules and a slightly less mountainous but hopefully more exciting course in 2008, organizers announced on Thursday, looking to inject fresh enthusiasm into cycling\u00e2\u0080\u0099s doping-battered showcase race.
Peter Lipscei rescued Hungarian side Ferencvaros from embarrassment in the UEFA Cup with a 1-1 draw at unfancied English side Millwall at The Den.
Japan has asked the British army to help protect its troops in southern Iraq after Dutch soldiers withdraw from the area in March next year, a Japanese newspaper says.
The Motley Fool - What a strange week it's been for Google (Nasdaq: GOOG - News). Earlier this week, the company announced an international advertising alliance with eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY - News). Now we learn that Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) has warmed up a seat on its board of directors for Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Sola International SOL.N, an  eyeglass lens maker, said on Sunday that it had agreed to be  bought by Germany's Carl Zeiss AG and European private equity  firm EQT for about $815 million in cash.
Actually, the funeral took place a while ago. What happened Friday night merely was the posting of the official death notice. Honestly, were you shocked, shocked, shocked, to see Argentina knock the golden gloss off Team USA?
Israel detains more than 30 senior Hamas officials, including the Palestinian education minister.
OTTAWA\u00e2\u0080\u0094Prime Minister Paul Martin kicked off the first ministers&#39; meeting yesterday by announcing $700 million to improve aboriginal health.
Fellow Fool Alyce Lomax and I need to debate Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR). Between Alyce covering the company warnings and me advising not to jump off the pier, there has been little good news to report. Is Pier 1 ready to get ...
British comedian Rowan Atkinson, known for playing the bumbling television and movie character Mr. Bean, made a mistake of his own when he backed an SUV into an Aspen woman's car.
AP Wire . 10/22/2004 . Late WWII POW Honored With Medal in Ark. A four-part series on the people who make up the homeless population in Duluth.
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Mr. Alonso was a Cuban-born dancer, ballet master and choreographer who received political asylum in the United States in 1993.
With a twinkle in her eye, Coco tore up the green carpet at Madison Square Garden.
Doctors treating Indonesia's elderly former dictator Suharto said Saturday his condition was \
Iran rejected European demands that it halt all uranium enrichment activities and described a proposal aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear standoff with the international community as &quot;unbalanced.&quot;
Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, yesterday won the big majority from MEPs he needed for his new team of commissioners, as a three-week political crisis ended.
The main candidates in Serbia's presidential election:
Pope Benedict XVI met Wednesday with the parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old girl who disappeared in Portugal nearly a month ago, and said he would pray for her safe return.
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A defective track may have caused a highspeed train crash in northern England in which an elderly woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured, according to investigators and the train company boss.
Jose Maria Olazabal says he has settled his differences with Colin Montgomerie ahead of this week's Ryder Cup.
At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured when a mine in the southern Siberian region of Kemerovo exploded Thursday morning. The blast tore through the coal mine at about 9:30 am local time, with about
A major eastern province of Ukraine called a referendum on autonomy yesterday in response to the impasse over a disputed presidential election, and the opposition demanded that
A financial-services executive tracks down information needed for a patent infringement case.
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'Il governo e' a rischio ma ce la puo' fare'
January starts data throws cold water on hopes for recovery.
Sudanese troops and helicopter gunships launched another offensive against rebels in the Darfur region yesterday, breaking a deadline for fighting to end.
Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Thursday it would not disband the national police despite a report by an independent U.S. panel that will recommend scrapping and reorganizing the force.
U.S. experts studying what to do next in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three months are critical and Baghdad's government must make more progress toward controlling the violence and rebuilding the nation.
Delta Air Lines Inc  Chief Executive Officer Richard Anderson has told the airline's board he will waive compensation in the event of a merger.
The world is on the verge of a water crisis as people fight over ever dwindling supplies, experts told the Stockholm Water Symposium.
Navistar International Corp.  said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co.  for breaching a diesel engine contract covering F-150 pickup trucks, marking an escalation of a legal battle between the two.
Sub-Saharan Africa is still bearing the brunt of the HIV/Aids epidemic, a UNAids report reveals.
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Porsche, the German maker of luxury sports cars, wants to further increase its stake in Europe's biggest car maker Volkswagen, Porsche chief Wendelin Wiedeking has said.
From troops on the ground to members of Congress, Americans increasingly blame the continuing violence and destruction in Iraq on the people most affected by it: the Iraqis.
Police investigating a triple shooting which left one man dead trace a car they believe is linked to the crime.
THE night Oasis were signed, they weren't even supposed to be there. Two bands from Creation records, Eighteen Wheeler and Boyfriend, were playing and that's why Alan McGee was there.
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The Indian family of British terror plot suspects Kafeel and Sabeel Ahmed say they are suffering from severe media harassment, according to the family&#39;s lawyer.
Stocks cut early losses on Wednesday as financial companies gained in the aftermath of Tuesday's interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
By JEFF BARNARD  GRANTS PASS, Ore. - A San Francisco man who got stranded with his family in the snowy wilderness had taken a wrong turn in the car down a logging road that is normally blocked by a gate, but vandals had cut the lock, authorities said Friday.
The European Union and the United States agreed Tuesday to defer pursuing complaints with the World Trade Organization while they attempt to settle their dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing through bilateral talks.
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) plans to cut about 2.5 percent, or 4,500 jobs from its workforce, and it&#39;s unclear how those cuts will affect Austin employees.
The African Union peacekeeping force is almost out of money and lacks the ability to stand up to the Sudanese government.
Arizona farmers cite tighter border security and limits on guest workers. They're paying field hands $2 more per hour.
Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians, mostly gunmen but also a 12-year-old boy and other civilians, on Wednesday in the deadliest raid in the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized the territory, medical workers said.
The House yesterday approved plans to halt funding for the development of a new generation of nuclear warheads as House leaders called on the Bush administration to provide a post-Cold War nuclear strategy that would detail the future size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
A CBS News correspondent critically wounded by a car bomb in Iraq that killed two colleagues was heavily sedated and breathing through a ventilator Wednesday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany, a spokeswoman said.
Nicaragua has found thousands of anti-personnel mines left over from its 1980s-era civil war, ending hopes of declaring the country safe from the weapons this year.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A team of kidnappers grabbed two Americans and a Briton in a dawn raid on their home on a leafy Baghdad street Thursday - a bold abduction that underlines the increasing danger for foreigners in the embattled capital as violence soars ahead of national elections planned for early next year.    West of the capital, U.S...
The president of Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. shrugged off the threat from rival Sony&#39;s entry into the handheld video game business Thursday, saying his company is targeting a different market of novice players.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia is a perilous place to be an Abyssinian lion - so perilous that an Italian aid group brought two orphaned cubs to  the Italian Embassy, where the wife of a diplomat has been caring for them  inside a fenced garden.
In his career as a game reviewer, Ghislain Masson has been to Russia twice, and once to Chernobyl for a promotion of a computer game set in that area's nuclear meltdown zone.
President George W. Bush signs into law a bill designed to improve fuel economy and reduce US demand for oil.
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Patches address flaws in Microsoft Agent in Windows 2000, Windows Services for UNIX, Visual Studio, MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger.
In the last week, as \u00e2\u0080\u009cKid Nation\u00e2\u0080\u009d came under scrutiny, CBS has been taking pains to assert that the show was, in fact, crawling with adults: child psychologists, pediatricians and paramedics, all of them closely watching over the children.
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KERRY O&#39;BRIEN: So, the worm has had its say - scoring an overwhelming victory in last night&#39;s election debate to Labor leader Mark Latham.
A UN probe into Rafik Hariri's death reinforces the view that a suicide bomber may have killed the ex-Lebanese PM.
Hurricane John, located off   Mexico's Pacific coast, was upgraded to an even more powerful   category 4 hurricane, the U.S.-based National Hurricane Center   said on Wednesday.
Former CIA Director Robert Gates was officially sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense on Monday, replacing embattled Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, who was under fire for his handling of the Iraq war.
A German archbishop sparks anger by calling modern art \
FBI agents take items including a computer from the warehouse of magician David Copperfield, US reports say.
Microchip maker Intel Corp. on  Tuesday reported its highest-ever quarterly revenue and boosted  its budget for factory and manufacturing investments by more  than $1 billion as profits exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Japan's Nikkei ended down half a percent  on Friday as caution set in ahead of U.S. jobs data and banks  and drug firms succumbed to profit-taking.
Regulators  cleared the way for Verizon Communications to sell its phone lines in three New England states for $2.7 billion to FairPoint Communications Inc.
Shark Tale, the animated underwater comedy, continued to rule theaters this weekend, bringing in $31.7 million, according to box office tracking firm Nielsen EDI.
When Craig Hansen opened the message from his brother and found a link to a website, he was puzzled by what popped up on the screen: a house in Colorado, and the fact that it was for sale.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist is in hospital after undergoing throat surgery for thyroid cancer.
Hollywood actor Johnny Depp insists that he never called America \
The Qaeda network accused by Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government of killing Benazir Bhutto is increasingly made up not of foreign fighters but of homegrown militants.
Live 8 hero Bob Geldof has been forced to cancel two concerts in Italy because of lack of public interest, after only 45 people turned up to see him perform in Milan.
QUEBEC (CP) - Beef and dairy farmers brought cows to the front lawn of the legislature Monday, saying Premier Jean Charest's Liberal government hasn't done enough to help them through the mad cow crisis.
First-place Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 Sunday on a 30th-minute goal by Damien Duff and kept its five-point lead in the Premier League.
Film star Tom Cruise spent more than two  hours signing autographs and greeting fans in London on Monday  at the world premiere of his new movie \
Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated the country's top judge on Friday in an historic ruling that dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf, who had suspended him four months earlier.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican Mitt Romney, facing an unexpected battle against Sen. John McCain in his own backyard of New Hampshire, headed straight to the ski slopes of that state this week instead of flocking to Iowa with the other presidential contenders.
Victor Martinez went 5-for-6 and Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner each hit two of Cleveland&#039;s six home runs, powering the Indians to a 19-1 rout of New York on Tuesday night to spoil Yankees owner George Steinbrenner&#039;s 76th birthday.
France's prime minister defended thousands of job cuts at European planemaker Airbus on Thursday, but unions threatened to vent their anger during upcoming French elections while factory stoppages spread in ...Comment
Slovakia and Colombia are the countries who have improved their business climates the most in the past year, a World Bank report says.
Iran has charged three Iranian-Americans with spying, officials said on Tuesday, just a day after Washington and Tehran held their most high-profile talks in nearly 30 years.
Granger rattles sabre Richard Granger, the director general of NHS IT, is warning iSoft and CSC that if they don't sort out their differences he will consider ripping up contracts and finding alternative suppliers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Scott Richardson;srichardson@pantagraph.com  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the state's anglers and its aquaculture industry have something extra to be thankful for today.  The U.S.
Harold Benjamin, who established the Wellness Community network of support centers for cancer patients after his wife was treated for breast cancer, died Thursday at his home in Marina del Ray, Calif.
On the PHP-Coding-Practices.com blog, there's a tutorial posted from Tim Koschuetzki in his \
An American Airlines pilot made rudder movements that were ``unnecessary and too aggressive&#39;&#39; in the November 2001 crash of an Airbus SAS plane in New York that killed 265 people, a US safety board investigator said.
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Both Oregon men were Marines who fought in Vietnam. Both are divorced, single -- and struggle three decades later to put the war behind them.
LONDON - The controversial Brian Clough, who led Nottingham Forest to two European Cups, died aged 69 yesterday. A great motivator and tactician who managed Forest to the 1979 and 1980 wins, he was universally
Germany's federal prosecutor on Thursday rejected calls to investigate allegations that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was guilty of war crimes over the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal.
Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent, saying it wanted to wait until after this month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elections to reassess the economy. The decision matched expectations of analysts who predicted that the Bank of Japan did not want to risk rattling markets or the public by tightening credit before the July 29 parliamentary polls. The bank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s governing board voted 8-to-1 on the decision, which came at the end of a two-day policy meeting, increasing the chance that the central bank will raise rates in August. The bank lasst raised its benchmark interest rate in February, when it lifted it from 0.25 percent.
Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people Monday as water swallowed swaths of central England in the worst flooding to hit the country for 60 years. Officials said some rivers were still rising, with the western section of the rain-swollen River Thames on the verge of bursting its banks.

Police on foot patrol in one of the world&#39;s largest pedestrian islands -- St. Peter&#39;s Square -- got some welcome relief on Friday when new golf-cart style electric vehicles arrived just in time for Christmas.
The European Commission says the organizations that collect royalties for songwriters in Europe are restricting competition in the field of music distribution over the Internet.
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MC Hammer hasn't topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him \u00c2\u0097 only this time around he'll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
A pile of unfinished business awaits the Republican-led Congress when it returns today, and a pile of unfinished business is likely to remain when lawmakers adjourn for the year, presumably on Friday.
A first look at the most eagerly anticipated gizmo ever.
Thousands of soldiers and police took over Honduras&#39; main cities on Saturday in a show of force to prevent new attacks by youth gangs after gunmen murdered 28 people on a public bus earlier this week.
George Perez lost his leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq more than a year ago, but despite the phantom pains that haunt him, he says he is determined to prove to the Army that he is no less of a man &#151; and no less of a soldier.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
A fifth teenager is charged with the murder of Garry Newlove, who was killed outside his home.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 -- A $75 million project to build the largest police academy in Iraq has been so grossly mismanaged that the campus now poses health risks to recruits and might need to be partially demolished, U.S. investigators have found.
Gaborone - Voters in Botswana, one of Africa&#39;s most stable countries, head to the polling stations on Saturday for a general election which is expected to see the party in power since independence in 1966, win victory and set in motion a leadership change
The insula is a long-neglected brain region that has emerged as crucial to understanding what it feels like to be human.
Obese men may get falsely reassuring  results on prostate cancer screening tests, U.S. researchers  said on Monday.
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The International Olympic Committee  stripped a third Athens Games champion of his gold medal on  Sunday but its chief praised organizers on the final day for a  fantastic Games.
Crude oil fell on skepticism that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will enact promised production cuts.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks to end faction fighting which an envoy said had created a \
President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $81.9 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.
Gregorio Evardome knows exactly what he wants for Christmas dessert: a Philippine favorite of young coconut brimming with fruit cocktail, jelly and cream.
Abortion opponents on Monday marked the 32nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion with a day of rallies, protests and other activities as the issue takes on new urgency with the likelihood of a high court vacancy during President Bush's term.
About 39,400 laser printers made by  Lexmark International Inc. LXK.N and sold by IBM IBM.N and  Dell Inc. DELL.O are being recalled in the United States  because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer  Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
A new study looking at aggressive attempts to lower cholesterol in patients who had just suffered heart attacks generated a dispute yesterday as top researchers disagreed sharply over the results.
A cheaper and safer treatment for heroin addicts is found to be as effective as methadone, a study claims.
Kenya's leader rejects a law passed by MPs that could have stopped probes into corruption before 2003.
British troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving appalling care in British hospitals, according to families who have made complaints similar to those leveled against Walter Reed Army Medical Center ...Comment
Undisputed super-middle weight champion Joe Calzaghe has admitted he may retire after his next fight.
No. 8 Oklahoma will be without star tailback Adrian Peterson when it faces No. 19 Nebraska in the Big 12 championship game Saturday.
The world's largest beermaker, Inbev, agrees to a deal which will give it near-total control of Russian brewer Sun Interbrew.
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Last year's influenza vaccine was far from a perfect match against the virus that sickened people, but it offered more protection from the illness than experts had previously thought.    In very young children, the shot was found to be 25 percent to 49 percent effective in preventing influenza-like illness, which is a suspected case of flu that wasn't confirmed in a laboratory...
The number of migrant workers in rural England has grown by more than 200% in the last three years, a report says.
Leading politicians praise England's efforts after their defeat by South Africa in the rugby union World Cup final.
Seeing Both Sides Blog Boston-based VC and serial entrepreneur Jeff Bussgang blogs that entrepreneurs can learn a lot from Sacha Baron Cohen. Like Cohen/Borat, entrepreneurs need to take risks, without fear for personal repercussions. They must be bold and audacious and yet remain credible enough to not lose anyone along the way. And they must remain in character, persuading partners, ...
For the second straight year, the Vikings lost a game in which they could have wrapped up the NFC North title -- failing in December to a Packers team that has the best December record of any team in the NFL the last decade.
Cristian Chivu &egrave; ad un passo dal Barcellona. La stampa spagnola considera ormai conclusa la t...
After several days of speculation, North Korea said on Monday the 4-kilometer (2 miles) wide cloud spotted on satellite images by South Korea&#39;s Yonhap agency was the result of a deliberate demolition of a mountain for a power plant.
U.S. security company Brink's Co.  may this week be urged by yet another major investor to sell part or all of itself, according to Barron's.
Securities regulators are probing several brokerage firms dealing with collateralized mortgage obligations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Dry heaving Twitterites For several days, many Twitter users in the US were unable to digitally vomit with their T-Mobile phones.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
David Blunkett defends himself over revelations on his private life, saying he is not saying one thing and doing another.
Amid all the mystical, psychological and historical significance of the Red Sox win in the World Series, let&#39;s not overlook one of the most fascinating distinctions of this team.
(Panama City Beach, Florida-AP) Sept. 14, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan&#39;s winds have weakend to 140 miles-per-hour, but that&#39;s not stopping some Gulf Coast residents from getting out of the way of Hurricane Ivan.
Shefali Shah has got another feather in her cap. She has just won the best actor award at the recently concluded Tokyo Film Festival for playing Kasturba in \
Iran and Venezuela sign a host of agreements, as Iran's president visits the Latin American country.
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President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee, Dr. James Holsinger, disputed claims by critics that he holds \
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Polemico come sempre il numero uno della Fifa Sepp Blatter, contro le grandi squadre d'Europa: \
A family waiting for news of a man missing in Thailand in the wake of the tsunami are told his body has been found.
An ingredient in a blood thinner linked to four deaths was made at an uncertified plant in China that was not inspected.
Moviegoers were only too happy to Meet the Fockers this holiday, ringing in the biggest Christmas Day ever. By Tracy Bennett, Universal Studios.
Watching from the bullpen as his teammates mounted a rally, Florida Marlins closer Joe Borowski looked away for one pitch and missed a three-run homer.
As one of the world's most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes pumped out at least 10 million e-mails a day with the help of 16 high-speed lines, the kind of Internet capacity a 1,000-employee company would need.
BRUSSELS (SwissInfo) - The European Union's top justice official has proposed tougher anti-terror measures, including gathering data from airline passengers flying into the 27-nation union. But EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said to avoid any \
Kroger Co., the largest U.S. grocery chain, said on Thursday that it would start selling a cholesterol reducing, fat-free milk in its stores this week.
VATICANO - Benedetto XVI presiede la prima stazione quaresimale all\u00c2\u0092Aventino: \u00c2\u0093la preghiera di supplica colma di speranza \u00c3\u00a8 il leit motiv della Quaresima, e ci fa sperimentare Dio quale unica \u00c3\u00a0ncora di salvezza\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093All\u00c2\u0092inizio di quest\u00c2\u0092itinerario penitenziale, vorrei soffermarmi brevemente a riflettere sulla preghiera e sulla sofferenza quali aspetti qualificanti del tempo liturgico quaresimale\u00c2\u0094: con queste parole il Santo P...
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Store group challenges Tesco view on prices\u00c2\u00b7 Pledge to give a better deal to smaller suppliers
Protesters urged ticket-holders outside a Toronto cinema on Tuesday to boycott a documentary about a vicious animal cruelty case in which three friends filmed the skinning of a live cat as an alleged art project.
Dante Cunningham made two free throws with 10 seconds left and No. 17 Villanova then forced another turnover for a 64-63 victory over No. 13 Pittsburgh on Sunday.
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Today is the American Cancer Society&#39;s 28th Great American Smokeout. The event is certainly a smoke-out -- clean air laws kick smokers outdoors for their nicotine fixes.
More famous for Learjets and limousines than green living, pop stars performing at Saturday's Live Earth environmental concerts face widespread cynicism from fans, commentators and campaigners alike.
WILBRAHAM -- Friendly Ice Cream Corp. said yesterday it has agreed to sell itself to Freeze Operations Holding Corp. for $337.2 million in an all-cash transaction expected to close during the third quarter of 2007.
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St Petersburg - There&#39;s a new warning out about another popular pain pill that could be dangerous for your heart. Drug maker Pfizer says recent studies show an increased risk of heart problems in people who take Celebrex.
Crude oil prices set fresh records as  US light crude tops $50 a barrel in Asian trade and Brent sticks close to $46.
Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during a match against Dundee United.
A United Nations envoy tells the UN Security Council that Sudan has failed to meet targets for disarming pro-government militias.
A strange illness has descended on Japanese living in Paris, tipping many of them in a state of profound culture shock after realising their ideals about the French capital were unrealistic, a study said.
Former \
That's what Jane McGonigal predicted in her keynote on serious games at the Game Developers Conference Tuesday. Photos: The wisdom of game crowds
FALLUJA, Iraq  - Gunmen captured 21 Iraqi  policemen and shot them in cold blood on Sunday, a day after  attacks on security forces that killed 34 people, police said.
Canadian authorities have raided the offices of Imperial Tobacco in their hunt for evidence of cigarette smuggling during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, wearing his red AL pennant-winning T-shirt and dripping in champagne, might have felt at peace for the first time since 2004.
Through two postseason games, the St. Louis Cardinals have shredded the Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; starting pitching. Odalis Perez surrendered six runs in Game 1. Jeff Weaver was touched
The computer and printer maker turns to hum-drum corporate data centers in an effort to turn its size into sizzle.
L'Osservatorio nazionale sulle manifestazioni sportive riunitosi oggi al Viminale, ha stabilito il m...
Liberal activists, disgruntled that the Democratic Party takeover of Congress has not expedited an end to the Iraq war, have threatened to sponsor 2008 primary challenges to House Democrats who they believe haven't been tough enough in standing up to President Bush.
Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.
Zaccheroni in bilico dopo 5 sconfitte cerca il riscatto a Verona. Napoli in testa alla B dopo il 3-1 con la Triestina
Tyler Hicks was named the newspaper photographer of the year by the Missouri School of Journalism\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Pictures of the Year International contest.
LOS ANGELES - Eddie Van Halen has said he will enter rehab for unspecified reasons.
With series and season finales in the midst, CBS hasn't made any official comments, but is believed to have dropped \
JOHN Kerry has accepted the help of seriously ill former US president Bill Clinton to put his campaign for the White House back on track, after disastrous polling results showing George W.Bush has established a double-figure lead over his opponent.
WARSAW, Poland -- A railway worker who emerged from a 19-year coma woke to a radically altered Poland and thinks \
President Bush on Monday said an agreement among leading Iraqi politicians is a promising sign of political progress, but that the pact on some issues that have blocked national reconciliation is not enough.
The Israeli Knesset last night dealt a staggering political blow to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, rejecting on a 53-44 vote his report on the
French, US and German rights groups said Friday they had filed suit for \
Businessman Richard Branson made a multi-billion-dollar pledge to fight global warming under pressure from US media mogul Ted Turner and former vice-president Al Gore.
The online video site had been blocked because it had carried material seen as insulting to the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s king.
The U.S. government has sued a New  Hampshire man in its first attempt to crack down on Internet  \
The State Department said Thursday it was disappointed with the way the Kremlin handled the purchase of Yukos oil assets, contending the action sends the wrong signal to foreign investors.
World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Calcio e basket uniti per un giorno nel nome di Filippo Raciti il poliziotto ucciso a Catania. Doman...
The agency strikes down the state's tough new rules on carbon emissions, in a move environmentalists call a crippling setback
The year about to end has certainly been an eventful one for these islands. After years of debate, which grew in intensity until it reached a climax in the landmark referendum and general election last year, ...
Cisco Systems Inc., the world&#39;s largest maker of computer-networking equipment, said first- quarter profit rose 29 percent amid demand for Internet phones and devices that link homes to the Web.
BALACLAVA, Ukraine  - Britain's Prince Philip and sabre-waving cavalry re-enactors commemorated the charge of the Light Brigade on Monday, 150 years after the doomed British assault against Russian cannons in a Crimean War battle immortalized by the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson.
The U.S. embassy in Jakarta received a bomb threat on Thursday relayed by police, an embassy spokesman said.
Gerd Schauffelberger writes on the PHP-Tools Blog today about the contents of the latest issue from the German PHP Magazine, specifically an article covering the PEAR package HTML_AJAX.   This article's target is (1st) to give a brief introduction to AJAX and how things work from Javascript an PHP side in contrary. Also (2nd) I wanted to show that you actually don't have to muck around with a mess of Javascript (browser compatibility issues and such) because it's it is all done by the Joshua Eichorn's HTML_AJAX framework.    The article doesn't build up an entire application (as Gerd mentions) but it does provide you a good base to work from and gives you a good direction to head from to learn more about this powerful package.
Quintessa winemaker Aaron Pott has no intention of allowing seasonal heat spikes to take a toll on the prized estate vineyard he oversees.
More than a day and a half after a deadly gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest China, rescuers are losing hope of finding 141 people still trapped underground.
Mark Wahlberg remained invincible at the box office over the long Labor Day weekend. Disney's \
As a police officer, Luigi Marzano was used to being in command. He still walks ramrod straight, but at 97 and deep into retirement, his memory is weakening and he has turned over command of his household to a virtual stranger half his age.
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will increase oil production capacity to 11 million barrels per day (bpd) within weeks in a bid to curb record prices, Oil Minister Ali Al Nuaimi said yesterday.
No one at CBS News  was more intimately involved in helping Katie Couric shape her evening newscast and get it on the air each night than her executive producer, Rome Hartman.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Luke Johnson pays initial \u00c2\u00a310m for 70 shops\u00c2\u00b7 Staff to get private-equity style bonus scheme
Like other fashion bloggers, Em Hall dispenses advice on matters such as the appropriate cut for ankle boots, pairing floral patterns with polka dots and how to wear a three-piece suit.
REGINA, Saskatchewan - Angry fans trashed the house of a Canadian Football League kicker after he missed a short field goal in overtime of a playoff game.
Newborns face little risk of birth defects from antidepressants taken by many women early in pregnancy, say the reassuring findings of the two biggest studies of this controversial link.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (UNI) India and Italy will sign a plethora of agreements in diverse fields, including fishery and aquaculture production and cooperation in conservation of paintings of Ajanta and Ellora ...
U.S. pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc.  said on Monday it was offering to buy rival Caremark RX  for about $26 billion, threatening to break up a deal struck last month with drugstore chain CVS Corp. .
The Iowa caucuses apparently won't outrank shuteye for President Bush.
SILVERADO CANYON, California  - Cool weather and calm skies helped thousands of firefighters beat back Southern California wildfires on Saturday, although flare-ups in some places meant the battle was not yet over.
Inside the mobile matrix, part 3 In this, the third and final installment in our series looking at a trio of potential, new mobile development platforms, I'm going to focus on what I view as the real dark horse in this race: the iPhone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The world&#39;s largest gold producer, Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Wednesday that higher gold prices drove up quarterly profit by 12.
A California congressman&#39;s report criticizing teaching kids to be abstain from sex is hardly a surprise to family advocates. A new government report claims abstinence
Madonna, Elton John, Nelly, Kenny Chesney and other musicians converged on an NBC Universal studio Saturday for a hastily arranged TV benefit concert for tsunami victims.
The mammoth earthquake that ravaged northern Japan this week did more than take lives and trigger radioactive leaks. It nailed some of the most important industries undergirding growth in the world's second-biggest economy.
Ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic denies Serbs committed war crimes he is accused of orchestrating.
The vast Sahara has long sheltered rebels   and bandits but security experts fear its remote oases and   mountain hideouts may also be an ideal recruitment and training   ground for al Qaeda-linked militants.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland 6-1, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Korea Open.
NEW YORK  - New research suggests that obese adults with diabetes often say they eat less than they actually do -- a problem that can hinder management of the disease, according to researchers.
The New England Patriots will look to  pen the perfect ending to a magical season on Saturday when  they take on the New York Giants in a regular-season finale  that could land them in the NFL record books.
Ministers are to tell councils to find more sites for travellers amid continuing rows over a string of unauthorised encampments.
Through all the recent warnings about antidepressants and children, one of the drugs seemed somehow above the fray: Prozac. But is it really that different?
ST KITTS - Britain&#39;s junior minister for international development Gareth Thomas lashed out yesterday against Jamaican dancehall DJs whose music has been blamed for promoting violence against gays, and urged regional governments to remove the buggery laws
Firefox 1.0 appears to have sparked new activity in the Web browser market. The release of the open-source Web browser by the Mozilla Foundation last week prompted Microsoft Corp.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won the endorsement of two fellow Democratic senators from the heartland \u00c2\u0097 Ben Nelson, a popular moderate in largely Republican Nebraska and Claire McCaskill from Missouri, historically a bellwether in presidential contests.
Nintendo's Wii outsold rival Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) three-fold in Japan last year, helping the country's multi-billion dollar video game market to notch up its best ever year, a survey showed Monday.
Gold surged to a historic high above $910 an ounce on Monday as investors rushed to buy the metal on further weakness in the dollar and expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates.
Since Shell slipped up so badly under an Englishman, it was always likely that the Dutch would press their advantage and wrestle control of the world's third-biggest oil company.
LOUDON, N.H. -- Well before the green flag dropped on yesterday's Sylvania 300, signaling the start of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr. expressed concern about how the other 33 drivers would race the top 10 in contention for the title.
Siemens AG, Germany's largest engineering company, said first-quarter profit rose 38 per cent, helped by the automation and car-parts units.
Punches have been exchanged, video played and, now, charges filed.
CLEVELAND - Vice President Dick Cheney likely will portray his debate opponent Tuesday night as a smooth-talking trial lawyer without much government experience while Sen. John Edwards is expected to repeat the H-word - Halliburton - and question whether voters still want Cheney-style leadership...
Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
Joining the European Union has proved profitable for sugar farmers in Poland, but this could be about to change.
Ruby Dee, who won the Screen Actors Guild\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Award for best supporting actress for her role in the Denzel Washington film \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster,\u00e2\u0080\u009d is taking time out from various appointments for a reading in White Plains.
The family of Jean Charles de Menezes take legal action to prevent a delay to his inquest.
Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown passes as the New England Patriots set a National Football League record for consecutive wins by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in Foxboro on Sunday.
The new iPod Photo is surely cool, but it's Apple's new music deal with U2 that might set off big waves in the e-music business. -washingtonpost.com
The cable net dropped the controversial Jamaican dancehall star from a pre-Video Music Awards concert in Miami this weekend after coming under fire from gay-rights groups.
Tropical Storm Helene gained strength and   became a hurricane again on Saturday as it raced across the   Atlantic Ocean far from the U.S. coast on a track that could   eventually take its remnants toward Ireland, forecasters said.
Move over, Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free lunches and energy-efficient laundry.
Costco Wholesale Corp. , the  largest U.S. warehouse club operator, on Wednesday posted  lower-than-expected quarterly profit, hurt by higher taxes and  soaring oil prices that pressured margins at its gas stations.
Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film \
Broadway veteran Stephen Sondheim swept  the board at one of Britain's top theater awards on Sunday,  sending the big-budget Monty Python musical \
Filmmaker Sofia Coppola, who won a screenwriting Oscar for \
(InfoWorld) - Google's flagship search site accounted for just over half of all online searches in the U.S. in August, according to a survey by Nielsen/Netratings. The search giant played host to just over 3 billion searches during the month, and its search traffic grew 30 percent year-on-year. Yahoo placed second with 24 percent of all searches, but also enjoyed strong, 23 percent year-on-year growth. Microsoft's\u00c2\u00a0revamped Windows Live\u00c2\u00a0trailed in third with 10 percent market share and just under 600 million searches. AOL's search suffered the biggest dip in growth. Although AOL Search finished fourth with over 328 million queries, its traffic fell 18.2 percent compared to the same month in 2005.
Julie Briody scored 15 points and helped No. 23 New Mexico score 14 straight points in the first half en route to a 77-41 victory over Sam Houston State in the first round of the Southwest Airlines Shootout on Friday night.
Deaths among children infected with HIV in Africa could be almost halved if all those with symptoms were put on a simple, cheap and readily available antibiotic, new research has established.
Six processors on two computers began crashing on the Russian side of the international space station Tuesday, limiting the spacecraft's ability to maneuver and produce oxygen. By Friday evening, four of the six processors were up and running again.
Investigators picked through the scattered wreckage today of two Russian passenger jets that crashed nearly simultaneously Tuesday night after leaving Moscow, and reported
Some of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest companies will announce a new program meant to make health insurance available to their former employees ages 55 to 64.
The Basque terrorist group Eta yesterday gave its second violent reminder in four days that it was still active by exploding bombs in seven cities on Spain&#39;s constitution day public holiday.
Tokyo's Nikkei fell nearly 1 percent to a one-month low by Thursday afternoon as stocks like NEC Corp. dropped after disappointing earnings from U.S. companies fanned concern over profit trends and sent Wall Street lower.
L'Arsenal ha preso dal San Paolo il giovane centrocampista Denilson, 18 anni. L'affare &egrave; stat...
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been in a coma since Wednesday night in the intensive care unit at a military hospital in Paris, a senior Palestinian aide in the French capital told CNN.
and hopefully so are your shopping and wrapping - now is the time to just enjoy. New films have filled the multiplexes - and there&#39;s something for everybody from the
Irish budget airline Ryanair has hiked profits guidance for the 2006/2007 financial year, thanks to weakening crude oil prices and rising passenger numbers.
Can the co-founder of the Blackstone Group emerge as a credible voice in favor of fiscal constraint in Washington?
Microsoft, Yahoo and Google have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling.
DAMASCUS, Syria - A car bomb killed an operative of the Palestinian militant group Hamas as he turned the ignition Sunday, and Israeli security officials acknowledged that the Jewish state was involved.    Sunday's killing was the first by Israel of a Hamas member on Syrian soil and came after weeks of Israeli warnings that members of the Islamic militant group would not be safe anywhere...
(CBS) &quot;The Polar Express&quot; has delighted children for 20 years, since Chris van Allsburg penned the tale about a train ride to the North Pole.
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will open Jan. 28 with a preview of Woody Allen's \
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Indonesia's military has made fresh accusations against separatist rebels in the tsunami-devastated province of Aceh, saying they had made attempts to interfere with humanitarian efforts.
The Iraqi government yesterday brushed aside Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Jan. 30 election, and a spokesman for the majority Shiite community called the date ``nonnegotiable
'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' will probably reap a fresh fortune. And as summer franchise superhero flicks go, it's mostly tolerable.
Rescue workers with chronic illnesses they attribute to exposure to the rubble at the World Trade Center site demanded long-term support from the government on Wednesday, and one advocate feared it could become \
LONDON -- European and Asian stock markets rallied Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, received a boost in local elections on Sunday, in what was widely seen as a referendum on his first two years of government.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  - Hurricane Ivan,  raking a trail of devastation through the Caribbean, bore down  on the tiny Cayman Islands on Sunday after wrecking Jamaica and  Grenada.
Recent talks between a U.S.-led team of nuclear experts and North Korea were \
France's trade deficit hit a record 29.2bn euros in 2006, hit by high energy costs, official figures show.
Candice Dupree matches her career high with 25 points and the Chicago Sky get an 82-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx, which has lost its first four games for the first time in franchise history.
Deirdre Naughton had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead visiting DePaul to an 81-80 victory against No. 11 West Virginia on Saturday, ending the Mountaineers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 winning streak at nine.
Russia's leading aluminum firm, RUSAL,   will take over its main competitor SUAL and the aluminum assets   of Glencore to create the world market leader, two sources   close to the deal told Reuters on Wednesday.
Aston Martin is one of three British companies that Ford may sell as part of its effort to finance a turnaround in North America.
David Ortiz has yet to steal a base for the Red Sox. He&#39;s unlikely to score from first on anything but a homer. For him to triple, something pretty awful has to happen to at least two outfielders.
The Loews Corporation said yesterday that its third-quarter profit fell 12.5 percent as investment losses and a legal settlement at its commercial insurance unit offset better results in tobacco, drilling and oil pipelines.
With the Democratic presidential race tied to a complex delegate system, the Clinton and Obama camps went after each other Sunday over \
A man who served as a driver for Sinn Fein leader and former IRA commander Gerry Adams secretly worked as a British spy, a party official said Saturday.
MOSCOW (CP) - Russia's once-mighty Communist party, battling internal strife and facing electoral extinction, has embraced a surprising late-life mission: to champion democracy against the encroachments of an increasingly authoritarian Kremlin.
There is a growing appreciation among the federal authorities for the American Indian art of tracking.
FALLUJAH - US marines in Fallujah have found a body which may be that of a Western woman, Associated Press reported Sunday. AP cited a Marine officer who who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Shuttle repairs, gaffer tape and loose nuts NASA has postponed a shuttle launch planned for 15 March after the space vehicle was damaged by a launch-pad hailstorm on Monday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NATO will assume responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan from Thursday when it takes command in the east from U.S.-led coalition forces, a senior NATO official said on Tuesday.
European soccer&#39;s governing body is opening disciplinary cases against Hungarian champion Ferencvaros and Czech club Banik Ostrava for racist abuse and missile throwing in their respective UEFA Cup matches this week.
Software maker PeopleSoft Inc. announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. in a $10.3 billion deal, ending one of the longest and nastiest takeover battles in recent corporate history.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has welcomed David Beckham&#39;s apology following the midfielder&#39;s admission that he got himself intentionally booked during the World Cup qualifier against Wales on Saturday.
The attention to the dispute illustrates that politicians are acutely aware that a jet-setting image can be dangerous.
DECEMBER 10, 2004 -- Southwest Airlines this morning said it will submit a bid to the federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis today for certain assets of bankrupt ATA Airlines.
Lebanon said on Tuesday its army killed at least 222 Islamist militants from an al Qaeda-linked group in a 15-week battle at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
Movie ticket sales in Russia rise, with new multiplexes tempting Russians to the cinema.
Eli Lilly and Co.  said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell sharply, hurt by a $495 million charge to cover a settlement with former users of its Zyprexa schizophrenia drug.
Sul suo blog l'ex pm illustra le proposte dell'Idv
 somber but never grim
Dopo la doppietta col Livorno l&#39;olandese si ripete in Champions League contro lo Shakhtar segnando la rete della vittoria. Ucraini in dieci dal 9&#39; della ripresa. DONETSK (Ucr), 14 settembre 2004 - Il Milan lascia Donetsk con tre punti preziosi.
WASHINGTON -- The nation's budget deficit will drop to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September, less than half of what it was at its peak in 2004, according to new White House estimates.
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian  militant were killed in Gaza on Tuesday in a resurgence of  violence that could threaten efforts to instil calm for a  Palestinian election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
A prominent member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is shot dead in the southern Gaza Strip.
A Dallas native, Pletcher won his first Breeders&#39; Cup race in the first Breeders&#39; Cup race run in the state of Texas when his filly Ashado captured the $2 million Breeders&#39; Cup Distaff on Saturday at Lone Star Park.
Business & money: Which? calls for offenders to be named and shamed.
Bob Baker has seen the worst of the worst in his 27 years as an animal cruelty investigator.
''Nessun nostro corridore professionista &egrave; stato oggi oggetto di una perquisizione''. Lo prec...
The leftist rebels behind huge pipeline bombings in Mexico this week are from a small guerrilla group held together by family ties that has long personal and political grudges against the government.
The trial of 14 men accused of plotting to topple Equatorial Guinea's president opens in Malabo on Monday.
US President Bush says he is ready to put pressure on Middle East peace negotiators, during his first visit to Israel.
The parent company of the Sweetwater Kmart, Kmart Holding Corp., announced on Wednesday that they are acquiring department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Co.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The European Commission accepted a settlement of its five-year antitrust investigation of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
The Peace Train is leaving the  station again, after almost 30 years in storage.
Scientists capture a beam of light and make it reappear elsewhere, potentially leading to advances in computing.
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel faces the prospect of massive resistance to the government&#39;s plan to expel about 10,000 Jews from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank in 2005.

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to hold a rare meeting in Nairobi next month to promote a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and southern rebels that the United States says also is crucial to ending the conflict in the Darfur region.
At least 1,400 villagers are stranded in northern Romania amid heavy rains that caused rivers to overflow.
Il disegnatore americano Harry Lampert, creatore del super-eroe dei fumetti &#39;&#39;Flash&#39;&#39;, \u00c3\u00a8 morto in un ospedale di Boca Raton, in Florida, all&#39;et\u00c3\u00a0 di 88 anni sabato scorso. La notizia della scomparsa e&#39; stata
(InfoWorld) - BEA Systems' planned next-generation application platform, called Project Genesis, will feature an open source component and accommodate scripting languages such as Ruby and Perl, BEA officials said at the BEAWorld San Francisco conference on Tuesday. Open source has been great for proliferating knowledge in the marketplace, said Alfred Chuang, BEA chairman, CEO, and president. In addition, he mentioned that development technologies will be open-sourced as part of Genesis and that BEA already offers open source technologies to the Eclipse Foundation. \
Apple's new notebook is 0.76 inches thick, which is probably the second thinnest ever.
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In a high-tech age of instant communication, old-fashioned history is enjoying a renaissance in U.S. popular culture.
Martin Brodeur made 27 saves, and Brad Richards, Kris Draper and Joe Sakic scored goals to help Canada beat Russia 3-1 last night in the World Cup of Hockey, giving the Canadians a 3-0 record in round-robin play.
Children exposed to passive smoking have a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than other youngsters, according to new research.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal moved closer to a Wimbledon final repeat on Friday while marathon man Novak Djokovic hammered home his credentials as the All England Club dangerman.
Israeli divers found the bodies of two sailors missing in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, 12 hours after their cargo ship sank in a collision with a passenger liner, police said.
A suicide car bomber struck an entrance  to Baghdad's Green Zone government compound Tuesday, 24 hours  after an almost identical attack at the same checkpoint on the  first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's arrest.
Il premio Nobel per la medicina \u00c3\u00a8 stato assegnato agli americani Richard Axel della Columbia University di New York e Linda Buck del Fred Hutchinson cancer center di Seattle per le loro scoperte sui recettori del sistema olfattivo.
Ford Motor Co.  said on Thursday the automaker's chief marketing officer and nonexecutive chairman of Volvo Cars, Hans-Olov Olsson, will retire effective January 1, 2007.
Istat, a luglio il saldo e' stato negativo per 584 mln
Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.
Triple champion Roger Federer and two-times winner Venus Williams took different paths to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins yesterday gave himself up at an American army base in Japan. Picture:AP. US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins gave himself up a US base in Japan
Security for US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been ordered stepped up in Kabul on news the Taliban has plans to disrupt his visit, The Telegraph reports.
Clocks up 3.8 billion searches in April Google accounted for 55 per cent of all search queries carried out in the US in the month of April, according to Nielsen/NetRatings data released Tuesday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wii affected? Super Mario and friends are facing legal action from a US-based semiconductor intellectual property company over an alleged patent infringement - potentially within the Wii games console.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Love your gadgets, like the wilderness too? Fear not, CrackBerry addicts, there's at least a glimmer of hope in the Eureka N!ergy Tent.
At least 1.8 million people living in makeshift shelters and tents are at risk from the Himalayan winter a year after an earthquake ravaged northern Pakistan, the international aid agency Oxfam said on Wednesday.
The arrest of a Catholic priest drew criticism from human rights groups Thursday, who charged that the US-backed government was illegally trying to suppress support for ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Sony Corp (6758.T) said the operating  margin at its electronics operations is expected to beat its  target for the year to March, but operating loss at its  videogame unit will likely be double its initial forecast.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with top Israeli officials on Sunday to try to iron out a cease-fire and a deeper political solution to underlying disputes with Lebanon that have long vexed Middle East leaders and exacerbated nearly a month of fighting.
The National Guard and Reserves don't get enough money or equipment and are left out of important planning for national emergencies, an independent panel concluded Thursday, long after the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina exposed serious stresses on the services.
Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks to Elian Gonzales Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004, in Santa Clara, 300 kms (about 186 miles) east of Havana before a speech to celebrate Cuban Culture Day.
First-round screening tests returned  \
Scotland's gold medallists Chris Hoy and Shirley Robertson support a health campaign to drink more water.
Despite the recent spate of takeovers in the beleaguered newspaper industry, analysts are skeptical that many more will follow.
Actress Lindsay Lohan is to serve 24 hours in jail after pleading guilty to drink driving and drug charges.
The chief of Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said Tuesday the Legislative Council election process was clean and fair.
INDIANAPOLIS, US -- Michael Phelps has pulled out of the 400 meters individual medley at the world short course swimming championships with a sore back.
A causa di 'due infarti e grave insufficienza cardiaca'
Raytheon Co.  on Saturday filed a protest with the U.S. government over its award of a U.S. cargo contract to rival contractors, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
PARIS  - The film almost doesn't need an introduction: Affleck (times two), a director and cast with a few Academy Award wins among them, a best-selling novel and a gripping story -- all sealed by the Miramax label.
A man who disguised himself as a tramp and sexually assaulted six teenage girls is jailed for 13 years.
Celina Jaitley has always been B-town's favorite oomph girl and when the bombshell is seen wearing a   bikini, all hell breaks loose.
Thanksgiving weekend travelers crowded airports, bus and train stations and highways Wednesday, putting up with tight security and bad weather that included heavy snow in the nation's midsection, rain in the Northeast and thunderstorms in the South.
Yet more rage for British motorists Supermarkets in the south-eastern UK presented a fresh target for motorist anger today, as reports circulated that the grocery chains had been selling contaminated fuel.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
While Ichiro Suzuki is closing in on a big record, the Anaheim Angels keep stumbling in their effort to gain ground in the playoff chase.
The president of the nation&#39;s largest flight attendants union yesterday vowed that its members would go on a nationwide strike if US Airways and United Airlines are allowed to nullify their labor contracts in bankruptcy court.
Green show houses are appearing across the country, spreading a message about environmentally conscious building.
With recession looming, there are pitfalls and opportunities.
P&amp;O is to cut up to 1,200 jobs and slash services in a plan to salvage its loss-making ferry business, which has been hit by competition from low-cost airlines.
Nuove vittime durante repressioni odierne a Yangon
European equities sank on Tuesday, with British defence company BAE Systems leading the fallers in London after it was hit by an anti-corruption probe in the United States, dealers said.
We've gushed over Razer's gaming equipment before, having been particularly fond of its mouse designs. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
'Are you nutso?' That was a question one reader posed to me recently. He thought I was wrong to advise a young woman not to transfer $13,000 of student loan debt to a credit card offering a very low interest rate.
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Minnesota Democrats announced Tuesday they will join Republicans in moving their caucuses up to Feb. 5, when two dozen states are set to hold presidential preference contests.
The Bush administration on Tuesday upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered U.S. shrimp producers.
DaimlerChrysler paid a $30 million fine in 2007, the most ever by an automaker, for failing to meet federal fuel-efficiency standards.
You can flip off your widescreen TV with the remote control. Power down your computer to standby. Unplug your cellphone from its charger. But as you leave the room, the \
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first satellite-borne rubidium clocks have been in orbit for over a year.
Nessun coplotto, stabilisce inchiesta britannica dopo 3 anni
The number of Americans known to  have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and  hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin  Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia  approached 40,000 people.
A first win on the European Tour is a notable feat in any golfer&#39;s career - but the one by South African Richard Sterne in the Madrid Open deserves special mention.
Yi Jianlian might be seen as the new Yao Ming but Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard warns he faces huge challenges to be successful in the NBA.
There is plenty to play for in the final three weeks of the season -- regardless if a team still is officially alive in the playoff chase.
Threats of U.S. military action inside Pakistan to counter al-Qaida militants have highlighted the shaky relationship between these two key players in the war on terror and could escalate anti-American sentiments in this Islamic nation.
The US Consulate compound in the Saudi city of Jidda was attacked on Monday morning that left five consulate employees and four attackers dead.
At least 20 people are killed and 80 injured in a car bomb explosion in northern Iraq, police say.
AMD has fleshed out its mobile chip catalogue this week by shipping the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 3000+ processor. It joins a range of mobile models, from 2800+ to 3400+, but is the first to be built using 90nm technology.
Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a \
World number one golfer Vijay Singh of Fiji has captured his eighth PGA Tour event of the year with a win at the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pennsylvania.
The speculation on Yash Chopra's next film, right from its title to theme to treatment is rising by the day keeping in Yash Raj's tradition of grand mystique.
Trombe d'aria, temporali, neve e grandine fuori norma
The gradual slide from the top of women's golf began at the major championship that brought Annika Sorenstam so much satisfaction.
Il Dow Jones guadagna lo 0,04%, SP500 -0,04%, Nasdaq -0,21%
TOKYO: Fujitsu Ltd and Cisco Systems Inc have agreed to form a strategic alliance, focusing on routers and switches that will enable businesses to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
Barbra Streisand's European tour has created a mild economic boom for the pool of musicians left behind in New York.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Gunmen abducted a U.S. female aid worker on Saturday in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, the provincial governor said.
The public sector net borrowing worsened unexpectedly in May, just a week before Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown becomes prime minister.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - English rock band Radiohead will perform its new album, \
From crowds at Alan Greenspan's Wall Street book signing, you would have thought it was Robert Rubin's second coming
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Bondi: scelta riformista per chi non ama l'Italia
Turkey's leaders are coming under severe public pressure to act against Kurdish rebels, after an attack on troops.
Rumor says e-commerce provider may soon allow game downloads to iPod.
AT&T Corp. will cut more than 20 percent of its workforce this year, ratcheting up its planned layoffs from a previously estimated target of 8 percent, the long-distance telecommunications carrier announced Thursday.
The dollar inched higher on Wednesday,  supported after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates  as expected and repeated its commitment to tightening -- albeit  at a \
Canadian students pit the Nintendo console's virtual exercise against traditional cardio programs.
Finalmente una buona notizia, una boccata d&#39;ossigeno per il boccheggiante circus della Formula 1. A partire dal 2006 al plotone sempre piu&#39; scarno delle scuderie del Mondiale si unira&#39; una nuova scuderia, la Midland F1.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday they would release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have been holding for nearly six weeks.
Microwave frequencies vital for Earth monitoring are being lost to commercial uses, weather forecasters say.
In an effort to capture more readers and advertising dollars, Dow Jones & Co. is launching a Saturday edition of its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, beginning in September 2005, the company announced Wednesday.
Fangshan Geopark is rich not just in the geological sense, but also in its rare species of fauna and flora.  The park is located in the temperate zone, where vegetation has strong temperate features. The plants are diverse, ancient and continuous.
On the steamy banks of the Nile, busy modern docks and gleaming giant warehouses bustle with boats, while businessmen relax in the luxurious green gardens of a five-star luxury hotel.
A senior military leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, or Hamas, was killed late Thursday in an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said.
A full-scale emergency is declared over at the scene of a ruptured gas pipeline in Belfast.
Netflix is set to announce the end of watching limits for their online video service on Monday.
Outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday that &quot;dangerous and constitutionally questionable&quot; rulings by federal judges that challenge the president&#39;s powers in wartime are jeopardizing national security.
US Medicare patients&#39; monthly premiums for outpatient care will jump a record US$11.60 next year, while deductibles for hospitalized patients will rise US$36, the biggest increase in 14 years, reported Monday&#39;s China Daily.
The European Union regrets Russia's refusal to extradite a murder suspect to Britain but wants to prevent the standoff further damaging already strained EU-Russia relations, an EU presidency official said on Friday.
Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement of a $6.2 billion investment set off a small rally in financial shares.
IT PRIDES itself on being the beating liberal heart of Europe, but the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh has convinced many in the Netherlands that the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s legendary tolerance has now reached its limit.
Seattle - Software giant Microsoft is hoping to repel a challenge from Internet rivals Google and Yahoo by launching its own search engine on Thursday, according to reports on Wednesday in the American technology press.
In this issue, my colleague Chad Dickerson unveils his \
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines rallied round a  comrade under investigation for killing a wounded Iraqi during  the offensive in Falluja, saying he was probably under combat  stress in unpredictable, hair-trigger circumstances.
TORONTO (CP) - The NHL Players&#39; Association delivered a strong offer as promised Thursday, enough for the NHL to agree to meet again next Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Top-seeded Vincent Spadea and second-seeded Mardy Fish won Tuesday night in the first round of the Millennium International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Thursday to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan  despite his own party's humiliating rebuff of his bid to forge  a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.
Lezioni-spettacolo in onda su RaiTre dal 19 settembre
An Army investigation into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal has found that military police dogs were used to frighten detained Iraqi teenagers as part of a sadistic
EBay Inc. on Wednesday missed  Wall Street's earnings expectations for the first time in at  least three years, sending its shares down nearly 12 percent  and taking other Internet stocks lower.
Sudan dismissed on Thursday British Prime Minister Tony Blair's threats of sanctions and a \
Rescue efforts to find three missing sailors feared drowned in the River Clyde have resumed today after thick fog suspended the search last night
Andrew Strauss is likely to be recalled to England's Test squad on Friday for the summer tour of New Zealand.
Warnings to drink sensibly will be introduced on alcohol by the end of 2008 under a voluntary agreement.
Troubled German retailer KarstadtQuelle AG said Monday it is selling its 82 percent stake in a three-year-old joint venture with coffeehouse chain Starbucks Coffee International to the U.S. company.
Who were the wise men? What about that star? And is it possible Jesus was born in Nazareth? How the story of Christ's birth came to be
SAMARRA, Iraq -- Iraqi security forces are patrolling the Sunni Triangle city of Samarra after US and Iraqi soldiers claimed victory in retaking the city from insurgent forces.
The UN secretary general asks world leaders to make an unprecedented response to the Indian Ocean disaster.
President Bush said Monday that he hopes Iran's claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but \
A man loses his life and a woman is seriously injured in a fire at a house in Fife.
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Wolfgang Clement, the German economics minister, will host his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy, in Berlin on October 14, seeking to bury the hatchet after a string of French decisions that offended German ...
Roy Romanow called on Prime Minister Paul Martin and the premiers to stop fighting and stalling and come up with a concrete plan to fix health care in Canada soon.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Angry crowds gathered around a hospital Thursday in the Iraqi city of Fallujah and chanted anti-US slogans after an airstrike on an alleged militant safe house.
Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn  cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a  serious muscle condition more than a year before it added a  warning to its label, according to a prominent medical journal.
Russia's Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday.
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will be cited for failure to wear a helmet and failure to operate in his license class for a traffic accident last week in which he collided with a car, police said Monday.
Sony Corp said on Thursday it would stop  making rear-projection televisions, becoming the latest company  to distance itself from a technology once seen as a promising  rival of LCD and plasma displays in the flat-TV market.
Trial, which is voluntary, aims to enroll 2,000 travelers on selected routes to and from the U.K.
The New York Rangers returned from a five-day layoff with a bang, getting a goal from Steve Avery just 10 seconds into the game before crushing the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Saturday.
The outback drifter convicted of killing British tourist Peter Falconio has launched an appeal against his life sentence for one of Australia's most notorious murders.
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Bouna Coundoul, a 25-year-old goalkeeper who has spent the past 11 years playing in the United States, is the only M.L.S. player at the African Cup of Nations, which begins Sunday in Ghana.
Advertising executive Philip B. Dusenberry, who oversaw the Pepsi television commercial in which Michael Jackson's hair caught fire and who helped coin some of the industry's best-known slogans, has died.
Inter Milan finally played up to preseason expectations Sunday, with Adriano netting two fantastic goals and Christian Vieri ending his long scoring drought in a 3-1 win against Udinese at San Siro.
Three Japanese banks that have been asked to provide $5 billion each to a subprime support fund planned by U.S. banks have balked at what they see as an unreasonably high figure, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
CANNES, France  - Critics are struggling to pick a winner ahead of Sunday's award ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival, but several are tipping a hard-hitting Romanian picture to walk away with the coveted Palme d'Or.
U.N. nuclear agency governors on Thursday approved cuts in technical aid to Iran to uphold U.N. sanctions implemented over concern that Tehran may be trying to master the means to build atom bombs.
Property repossessions rise 9% in the second half of 2006 while annual repossessions hit a six-year high.
U.S. security contractor Blackwater said on Wednesday it supports recommendations by a State Department panel to boost oversight of contractors in Iraq.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A Montreal ad agency offered an emergency generator to help out during the 1998 ice storm that paralysed Quebec - then charged the government nearly &#36;11,000 for the favour, a public inquiry heard Wednesday.
Steven Spielberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Dolly Parton are among stars honoured for contributions to US culture.
Election for the third term of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region started here Sunday morning.
A military-appointed council was set Friday to approve its final draft of a new constitution that is meant to guide Thailand back to democracy after last year&#39;s coup.
At least 43 people were killed and more than 400 are missing in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan after heavy rains caused a large dam to burst, sweeping villagers into the Arabian Sea, officials said Friday.
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Australia's prime minister assures visiting President George W Bush that Canberra will not withdraw troops from Iraq.
Operazione della polizia contro cosca Crea di Rizziconi
AUSTIN, Texas  - Friends and family buried Ann   Richards in a private ceremony on Monday and then joined in a   memorial service where New York Sen. Hillary Clinton led   mourners praising the life and recalling the humor of the   former Texas governor.
With a sound preliminary round on Monday, American Troy Dumais easily advanced to the semifinal of the men&#39;s 3m springboard competition.
he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let&#39;s put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.
Solomon Islands lawmakers elect Derek Sikua prime minister, replacing ousted leader Manasseh Sogavare.
Su pensioni: 'integrativa era unica parte buona riforma'
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An Israeli missile hit the house of a local Islamic Jihad leader in a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least two people, Palestinian medics said.
LONDON - Dogs can be trained to sniff out a tell-tale scent of bladder cancer from urine, early experimental results suggest. The canine&#39;s keen sense of smell allows them to identify those with bladder cancer
BAGHDAD, Sept. 17 -- A U.S. State Department motorcade came under attack in Baghdad on Sunday, prompting security contractors guarding the convoy to open fire in the streets. At least nine civilians were killed, according to Iraqi officials.
Top Hollywood studios have launched a wave of court cases against internet users who illegally download film files. The Motion Picture Association of America, which acts as the representative of major film
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Hip-hop duo OutKast and R&B sensation  Usher shared top honors on Thursday, scooping a combined five  prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome which was  broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide.
Adrian Mutu is offered a coaching role days after being banned from playing for failing a drugs test.
By John Dell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 4--As the clock wound down and I was certain that Steve Bartman wasn't at Soldier Field on Jan. 21, it hit me that the Chicago Bears were going to the Super Bowl.   After a 21-year wait, my Bears were back in the big game.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia ordered an inquiry Wednesday to determine the cause of death of former leader Yasser Arafat.
InfoWorld - Google's Orkut social networking site appeared to have been hit by a relatively harmless worm, but one that demonstrated the continuing vulnerability of Web applications.
A small town police chief who won his campaign for sheriff despite being charged mid-race with raping two young girls nearly 20 years ago was sworn into office Monday.
There was no decisive moment, no seismic shift, no ceremony when James Gandolfini put \
A draft U.N. resolution on Iran circulating among the world's major powers calls for new sanctions against the elite Quds Force and a top Iranian bank as well as \
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Only about 47 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins may be left in Philippine waters, the World Wildlife Fund said Thursday.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cSix weeks into using the iPhone,\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports Chris Maxcer (MacNewsWorld), \u00e2\u0080\u009cI can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t imagine going back to anything else.\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cIf you choose contacts, you can scroll through your address book, find the person you want, and add him or her to the call. So three-way calling is wicked-easy.\u00e2\u0080\u009d  Though filled with \u00e2\u0080\u009ccomplex features,\u00e2\u0080\u009d using iPhone \u00e2\u0080\u009cis extraordinarily intuitive,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he reports, particularly when it comes to reviewing voicemail. He considers visual voicemail \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe best.\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cListening to a voicemail is easy\u00e2\u0080\u0094tap the caller\u00e2\u0080\u0099s name or number and you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re one more tap away from listening to it, calling the person back or deleting it.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Martin Straka\u00c2\u0092s goal with 2.2 seconds left in overtime gave the Rangers a 2-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
The Boston Red Sox are going to the World Series, and the Yankees aren't, because Joe Torre selected the wrong pitchers and Terry Francona chose the right pitcher.
The Motor City Madman is officially turning Texan. Michigan rocker and hunting activist Ted Nugent says he plans to get a Texas driver's license soon. He said in a phone interview Wednesday that he'll officially become a Texas resident in 2005, after moving his family to Crawford, Texas, about 18 months ago.
The European Commission wants a cut of 18% in the CO2 produced by new cars within five years, Reuters says.
VALLETTA/ST. JULIAN'S, Malta  - The European Commission may cut its growth forecast for the euro zone economy this year, Luxembourg's prime minister said on Saturday, as other EU leaders voiced concern about the euro's strength.
Oil prices today hit a new high amid fears over low fuel stocks as winter approaches and renewed concern about the security of supplies.
A couple who say they warned authorities about one of the Columbine High School killers more than a year before the massacre want the Jefferson County district attorney and four other lawyers disbarred.
Russia's refusal to cooperate with the West to ensure a fair election in Ukraine signals that Moscow is slipping back to Soviet-style tactics, a senior Polish diplomat was quoted Wednesday as saying.
Email leak exposes stealth P2P honeypot MediaDefender vows to protect the big-name movie studios and record labels from attack by P2P file sharers. But it seems to have trouble protecting itself.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wal-Mart Stores Inc's  Canadian unit has discontinued business with toymaker Lego Group after disagreeing on pricing after a rise in the Canadian dollar, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The charity Christian Aid blasted on Sunday British policy in the Middle East, accusing the government of exacerbating the unrest in the Middle East by refusing to engage with the Islamist group Hamas.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cLars and the Real Girl\u00e2\u0080\u009d is part comedy, part tragedy and 100 percent pure calculation.
Who needs soap operas? The scandal in Costa del Sol -- involving an affair, corruption charges,  a hunger strike and Basque separatists -- puts Spain's telenovelas to shame
Inter Milan, Chelsea and AC Milan maintained their perfect records on Wednesday in the European Champions League group stage on Wednesday.
At 20 years old -- &quot;still young and fertile,&quot; she says, laughing - - Christina Kim has blazed through her two years on the LPGA Tour as a hyper- active, hyper-aware kid who oozes life, flittering hither and thither with a chatty swagger innate to the
The Times found 121 cases in which veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan committed a killing in this country, or were charged with one, after their return from war.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan has become the target of escalating attacks in the United States over suspected corruption in the body&#39;s now-defunct oil-for-food humanitarian programme for Iraq.
BANGKOK Thai military aircraft dropped 100 million paper birds over southern Thailand on Sunday in a gesture intended to promote peace in mainly Muslim provinces, where more than 500 people have died this year in attacks by separatist militants and
The annual conference of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund where India was represented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, ended in Washington with no consensus among developing countries on three vital issues, including representation in the
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THE DAY after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, headlines declared a &quot;New Middle East&quot; and commentators described his passing as &quot;a window to peace&quot; and &quot;a great opportunity.
MINSK, Belarus -- Belarusians overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission announced today, allowing the authoritarian leader of this former Soviet republic to seek a new term in 2006.
Domani il decreto, cosi' si risparmiano soldi e incomodo
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An increase in flu incidence among children and adults in recent years in Britain revealed trends and problems with an initially successful vaccination program, according to researchers.
Dr. Judah Folkman, a giant of cancer research who discovered that tumors generate a network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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Two police officers who shot dead an unarmed man must remain suspended, the new Met Police Commissioner says.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said British troops would stay in Iraq \
&quot;If you are showing the new Afghanistan, you cannot do it with a photo of a cemetery!&quot; explains an exasperated worker with the media production house guiding Afghan presidential candidates into the murky world of political marketing.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Voters in New Hampshire choose candidates for U.S. president on Tuesday, with Hillary Clinton at risk of seeing her once high-flying Democratic campaign buried under rival Barack Obama's surge.
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VANCOUVER: An Ontario judge added another wrinkle to the controversy enveloping Hollinger and press baron Conrad Black, ordering a probe into the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s byzantine finances.
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Supporters of Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader and top contender for the presidency Viktor Yushchenko, seen on poster behind, wave campaign posters during a rally in downtown Lviv, western Ukraine, Monday.
Zimmer lowers its forecast for the fourth quarter, but reports a solid Q3.
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have developed a way to produce a truly carbon-neutral fuel using carbon dioxide removed from the air as the raw material.
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FOXBOROUGH -- Jay Heaps started 21 games before losing his position with the Revolution. But Heaps returned to central defense last night as the Revolution took a 6-1 victory over Colorado, their highest goal total in a Major League Soccer match.
Aug. 23, 2004 -- The number of adults in the US with high blood pressure increased by nearly a third during the last 10 years, according to the latest government figures.
Virgin Group Ltd. is looking to launch mobile operations in China and India within the next 18 months, through joint venture deals, the London-based company said Tuesday.
SEOUL -- North Korea urged its impoverished people yesterday to rally around Stalinist leader Kim Jong Il, after Washington rebuffed the communist North's demand that the two sides hold bilateral talks to curb nuclear tension.
Eight people are arrested under the Terrorism Act after early morning raids in Birmingham.
WASHINGTON -- The part of the American dream that says a man's children will be better off than he was, has become a dream, not reality, according to an analysis of Census data released yesterday.
Man Utd legend Norman Whiteside backs Wayne Rooney to thrive on the pressure at Old Trafford.
Police detained two bodyguards of pop star Madonna on Friday after a brawl with photographers waiting for the singer outside her Tel Aviv hotel.
LONDON -- Shares in British online gambling companies, including Sportingbet PLC and PartyGaming PLC, dived Monday after the U.S. Congress passed legislation prohibiting the use of credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers for online gaming.
Teams of top medics were to carry out further bedside tests on ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday who was said to be in a critical condition at his West Bank headquarters.
Alicia Silverstone will appear nude in a television commercial set to debut Wednesday in Houston.  The 30-year-old actress, who appeared in movies such as \
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Baghdad, 13 novembre 2004 - Abu Musab al Zarqawi, il terrorista giordano affiliato ad Al Qaida, e il leader della guerriglia locale, Abdullah al Janabi, &quot;sono scappati&quot; da Fallujah. Lo ha detto oggi il consigliere
La Football Association inglese ha aperto un'inchiesta sul turco Belozoglu Emre, accusato di insulti...
Blue Waters Movie Makers' Nenjathai Killadhae, directed by Ahathian is a love-story that's a jumble of cliches and silliness.
I rossoneri battono il Siena 2-1. Segna l&#39;ucraino, pareggia Argilli, fissa il risultato il bomber di Ancelotti che raggiunge quota 100 gol in serie A. MILANO, 14 novembre 2004 - Tutte le strade portano a Sheva.
Queen Elizabeth II led ceremonies nationwide to remember the dead of World War I, World War II and other wars, as historians rush to record the memories of a fast dwindling group of old soldiers.
Officials investigate the plight of Britons left in legal limbo after their relatives went missing in the Asian tsunami.
Chris Taft scored a career-high 25 points and Carl Krauser adeptly ran No. 16 Pittsburgh's fast-breaking offense while playing one of his best defensive games of the season, leading the Panthers over visiting Providence last night.
Nel Trapanese, la piccola si truccava per recita natalizia
ONE major Test win has enabled Australia to unearth a potent new weapon against India ... India. Or, more specifically, Indian fans and critics who get as angry about any loss as they get excited by any victory.
AUSTRALIAN troops have suffered their first direct attack since the Iraq war began, with three Australian soldiers injured in a suspected suicide bomb assault by al-Qa&#39;ida on an armoured vehicle convoy in Baghdad.
Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.
Brazil's Senate has rejected a proposal to expel its leader, an ally of President Lula, following a corruption scandal.
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Gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms seized 14 people from a computer store in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
Iraq war opponent Silvestre Reyes  will become chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives  intelligence committee when Democrats take control of Congress  in January, Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi said on Friday.
Brazil equalise in the dying seconds to rob England of victory on their return to Wembley.
A 64-year-old American who disappeared into North Korea for four decades was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in prison for desertion, closing a Cold War mystery.
Refusing to be brushed off by Democratic opposition in the Senate, President Bush plans to nominate for a second time 20 people who did not receive up or down votes on their nominations for federal judgeships.
Iran could acquire a nuclear bomb in the next one to four years and would become more willing to aid terrorist groups once it has an atomic
US Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights has met with a senior Sudan official on Saturday, who explained why a UN rights delegation was not allowed to visit.
-- Texas Rangers infielder Jerry Hairston Jr.'s name surfaced Friday and a ninth person was arrested in a widespread steroids investigation out of upstate New York.
U.S. Treasury prices added to previous  gains on Thursday after a regional manufacturing index slipped,  as expected, and its employment component plunged.
Harman International Industries Inc  said its private equity buyers are pulling out of their $8 billion buyout, a severe blow to the company whose shares fell 25 percent on Friday.
How spyware, a program that creeps onto a computer\u00c2\u0092s hard drive unannounced, is wrecking the Internet.
ROME : Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A to six points after they scraped a 1-0 home win over Fiorentina and closest rivals AC Milan were held to a goalless draw at Brescia.
Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.
The union representing Hollywood directors has agreed to open formal contract talks with major film and television studios on Saturday in a move seen as a potential blow to striking screenwriters.
The minimum wage system could be imperilled by a law banning age discrimination, a business group warns.
HELENA, Mont., July 6 -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust.
Having forgotten what other managers sound like, some longtime Yankees are anticipating what Joe Girardi will say when he holds his first team-wide clubhouse meeting Wednesday morning.
History suggests the spy technology we build to catch terrorists will eventually be used to bust minor scofflaws. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a step that may bring the global warming treaty into force after parliament endorsement.
L'Arsenal ha acquistato un attaccante di 15 anni, grande speranza del calcio inglese. Si chiama Luke...
A senior German minister has said that the country, which staunchly opposed the US-led war to oust Saddam Hussein, could eventually send troops to Iraq, although he ruled out any such move for now.
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Russia has staged a first test launch of a new multiple warhead intercontinental ballistic missile designed to avoid missile defense systems, Interfax news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying on Tuesday.
NASSIRIYA, Iraq  - A two-meter shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 160 miles from the sea.
When the United States invaded Iraq more than four years ago, war opponent David Gross asked his bosses for a radical pay cut, enough so he wouldn't have to pay taxes to support the war.
A Sergio Garcia-inspired Spain swept past England on Saturday to take a one-shot lead at the WGC-World Cup. Garcia, playing with Miguel Angel Jimenez, fired two eagles and five birdies to take the hosts and favourites to 24 under for 54 holes.
If the main plot was Barry Zito pitching to pad Oakland&#39;s lead in the American League West, perhaps the subplot was Zito pitching to earn a spot in the postseason rotation.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that Korey Stringer's widow can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the NFL and equipment maker Riddell Inc. over his heatstroke death.
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A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options &#151; both online and in stores &#151; than ever this Thanksgiving.
Airbus unions threatened strikes over job cuts at the troubled planemaker on Tuesday, dampening efforts by European governments to calm the fears of its 55,000 staff on the eve of a key restructuring plan.
The government will not send Sudanese citizens or officials suspected of committing war crimes in the western province of Darfur to any international court, Sudan's vice president said Saturday.
Hundreds of people, many weeping and some holding photos of lost loved ones, stood under umbrellas Friday in the quiet Queens neighborhood where Flight 587 crashed three years ago.
Procura: non adeguato metodo perito,Zornitta resta indagato
An investigation is launched by police after a 17-year-old boy is shot in the face on Christmas Eve.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Insurgents stepped up attacks on Iraq's fledgling security forces, killing seven Iraqi police and guardsmen Monday in a suicide bombing hours after storming a police station north of the capital. The military reported five new U.S. deaths.
Algeria\u00c2\u0092s official Oscar submission for best foreign language film is a damn good war movie.
BOSTON (Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez confirmed Tuesday  that he has agreed to a contract with the New York Mets.
Fuel cell maker Ballard Power Systems Inc. on Friday said it exercised its right to call a 55 million Canadian dollar ($44.6 million) investment from DaimlerChrysler AG and Ford Motor Co.
Baseball Umpires are livid that Major League Baseball has sent investigators to their hometowns, allegedly asking neighbors a series of questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan. World Umpires Association president John Hirschbeck and union spokesman Lamell McMorris said yesterday that Tom Christopher , the Milwaukee-based supervisor of security and investigations in the commissioner's office, ...
SYRACUSE, NY Syracuse athletic director Jake Crouthamel (KROWT&#39;-ham-el) will retire at the end of June. During his career he was instrumental in the formation of the Big East Conference and the building of the Carrier Dome.
Bulgaria has declared a state of disaster around its Black Sea port of Bourgas because of an infestation of millions of mice.
Most forecasts run 5 to 6 percent above 2005, promising a lift for the US economy.
Most young men can be forgiven for not knowing what they'll be doing two days from now, much less two years. Not the three siblings who comprise the hit trio the Jonas Brothers. The superstars-in-the-making have every day mapped out for the next 24 months.
Iran's judiciary confirmed on Tuesday the detention of an Iranian-American social scientist on charges of spying, one of a number that U.S. officials and think-tanks had reported held.
The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to announce a new TV rights agreement covering the period from 2006-2009.
It's usually a familiar sight during Hollywood's awards season: miles of red carpet dotted with scores of superstars in their finest designer duds.
When woken numerous times throughout the night, healthy volunteers had trouble regulating their blood sugar.
The death toll from a violent storm and  torrential rain lashing Australia&#39;s east coast rose to six,  police said on Saturday, as residents braced for a second  turbulent night.
Cue the hues for the Great Emancipator. A new $5 bill, with splashes of color surrounding Abraham Lincoln will go into circulation March 13, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Federal Reserve announced Thursday.
Il nuovo presidente dell'Athletic Bilbao &egrave; Ana Urkijo, la prima donna a ricoprire l'incarico ...
Hamas vowed revenge for the targeted killing of another of its members on Monday - launching a Qassam rocket that hit the Israeli city of Sderot on Monday without causing any injuries.
ROME -- A bullfight, an act of bravado, a brush with death. A newly discovered story by a young Ernest Hemingway has all the elements to delight fans and scholars -- but it can't be published.
The school's baseball manager tires of seeing his catchers getting skulled by the ball, and he comes up with a solution that revolutionizes the game.
(InfoWorld) - Online criminals have launched a widespread Web attack that has turned tens of thousands of legitimate Web sites into weapons, security vendors said Monday. The attack began late last week, and by Monday morning, more than 10,000 Web sites had been compromised, according to security firms Trend Micro and Websense. Although attackers have hit targets around the world lately, more than 80 percent of the infections are on Italian Web sites, said David Perry, global director of education with Trend Micro. \
Thanks to your rush to kick off a new season of 60 Minutes II on Sept. 8 with big ratings, your bungling of what the pro-war blogosphere has dubbed &quot;Memogate,&quot; your hesitation to admit the error of your ways
Coach: Tim Murphy (73-46, 13th year). 2005 finish: 7-3 (5-2, tied for second)
Franco Tancredi, 52enne ex portiere della Roma di Liedholm, sar&agrave; con Fabio Capello alla nazio...
Dwayne Wade has recorded his first career triple-double to help the Heat beat the Pistons 89-78 in Detroit. Wade scored 31 points and had 10 assists and 10 rebounds, while Shaquille O&#39;Neal added 21 points
City officials finalized a $1.82 billion deal Wednesday allowing a private consortium to operate for the next 99 years the Chicago Skyway toll road - a shortcut between the city and northwest Indiana.
Rick Wagoner and Carlos Ghosn met for their first talks since agreeing to explore a potentially historic alliance.
Leap Wireless International Inc.   said on Sunday its board of directors had rejected an  unsolicited bid from larger rival MetroPCS Communications Inc.  .
The former London and North Western Railway could be recreated under government plans, a report says.
Apple&#39;s iTunes store will stock the new Band Aid 20 single, Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas? as it was believed that the download store were unable to sell the charity single due to technical difficulties.
The Chinese government has rejected a call by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian for peace talks and warned against moves towards formal independence.
Thousands gather in Bam to mourn some 30,000 victims of the earthquake that flattened the Iranian city a year ago.
A man whose lawyer says he can testify that O.J. Simpson asked him to bring guns to a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers told a judge on Monday that he'll accept a plea deal and testify against Simpson and two other men.
Taiwan electronics components maker Delta Electronics Inc said on Friday a recall of power adapters for laptop computers would cost it less than T$50 million ($1.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia told aid  workers helping tsunami victims in its worst-hit region, Aceh,  on Tuesday not to venture beyond two large cities on Sumatra  island because of what it said were militant threats.
Ignoring the recommendation of his staffers, EPA head Stephen Johnson denies California's request for a waiver that would have allowed the state to impose tougher emissions standards on automakers.
Mibtel in progresso dello 0,2%, SP/Mib dello 0,11%
Three suspects Taliban members have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside Kabul, officials said on Friday.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- For the second consecutive day, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wasn't in the locker room or at practice when reporters and cameramen were allowed inside Friday.
 to TV debates
Heavy fighting raged in northern Sri Lanka on Monday, the defence ministry said, reporting that 49 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers were killed in weekend battles.
Going green, crowded, but green Storage unstart-up Pillar Data Systems has contracted a case of the market's green fever, but focusing its appeal to data centers worried over skyrocketing operational costs through power and cooling, but the size of their box.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It looks a bit like a small Batmobile  but George Jetson might also have enjoyed taking it for a spin  through the galaxies.
BEIJING -- A Chinese doctor who exposed the cover up of China's SARS outbreak in 2003 has been barred from traveling to the United States to collect a human rights award, a friend of the doctor and a human rights group said this week.
Amaranth Advisors LLC, the Connecticut   hedge fund that lost billions of dollars in natural gas trades   in recent weeks, on Wednesday took steps to disband, forging   agreements to sell its energy assets and holding talks to sell   other parts of the business, people familiar with the situation   said.
Fashion Wire Daily - Oversized handbags, candy colored patent leather, delicate gold filament jewelry, vintage brass and plastic or enamel cuffs were just some of the major accessory trends at the Accessorie Circuit tradeshow this week, held Jan. 7-9 in New York.
By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Supporters of VenezuelanPresident Hugo Chavez celebrated Columbus Day on Tuesday bytoppling a statue in Caracas of the explorer whom Chavez blamesfor ushering in a \
Campaigning began on Thursday for a Japanese upper house election on July 29 that could cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe his job and usher in a period of policy stagnation if his ruling bloc loses big.
President Lech Kaczynski signaled  on Monday he wanted a fresh start in Poland&#39;s strained  relations with Moscow when he visited the Russian forest where  thousands of Polish officers were executed in 1940.
Volcanoes on Mars have been active within the past 2 million years and could erupt in the future, according to an analysis of images from the European Space Agency&#39;s Mars Express orbiter.
Lockheed Martin Corp. yesterday reported a 41 percent increase in profit during its third quarter as fighter jet and information technology demand continued to drive growth.
Before the federal appeals judges: What rights does a noncitizen legal resident have when the government names him an enemy combatant?
New York City joined Illinois' effort  on Wednesday to acquire hundreds of thousands of doses of  scarce flu vaccine from Europe, though U.S. regulatory approval  of the transaction was still up in the air.
Hundreds of thousands of Turks living abroad have been voting early as they arrive at Turkish airports or borders, anxious to play their part in an election they see as key to Turkey's future direction.
Chelsea face a nervous Christmas as goalkeeper Petr Cech waits to learn the extent of a hip injury sustained during Sunday's 1-0 win over Blackburn.
Rescuers pulled bodies from floodwaters yesterday that raged through parts of Haiti&#39;s third-largest city, sweeping people from their homes and driving survivors into trees, atop cars and onto rooftops after Tropical Storm Jeanne.
Employers added 97,000 workers, and the jobless rate ticked down to 4.5 percent from 4.6 percent.
Private equity firm Blackstone Group  has emerged as a leading contender to buy the troubled U.S.  division of German automaker DaimlerChrysler AG  (DCXGn.DE), The Detroit News reported on its Web site on  Saturday, citing people familiar with the situation.
Vitamin supplements do nothing to prevent gut cancers and may shorten life expectancy, research suggests. A review of 14 trials involving more than 170,000 people found antioxidant vitamins, like vitamin E, offered no protection against these cancers.
Citigroup Inc is abandoning its plans to open as many as 100 U.S. branches a year, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.
Images from Ground Zero as the US commemorates five years since the 11 September terror attacks
Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday.
Le migliori 'paparazzate', dal ministro scatenato alla festa di Briatore al bacio fra Sophie Marceau e Cristophe Lambert. E poi la Herzigova in dolce attesa, Lecciso e Tina Turner
Nell'ultima giornata di finali ai mondiali di canottaggio, l'Italia conquista due medaglie d'oro e u...
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Thailand's demand that foreign retailers halt all plans for expansion could spark legal challenges or disputes with the kingdom's European trade partners, experts say.
Sir Alex Ferguson warns players they face the axe if they step out of line again following the club Christmas party.
KHARTOUM, Aug 18, 2004 (Financial Times) -- The number of military observers deployed in the Darfur region of Sudan is not sufficient to monitor whether the Sudanese government fulfils its pledges to the United Nations, a senior UN ...
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo hopes  his new solo album will be the first in a series of releases  that unearths material left off his band's albums.
Sony has set a price of 19,800 yen (US$186) for its new multimedia handheld games console, the Playstation Portable -- a much lower price than analysts had predicted.
Adriano Galliani, dopo la bella vittoria in Champions League e gli elogi a Kak&agrave;, definito mer...
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip since March, was handed over by his Islamist captors to ruling Hamas officials in the early hours of Wednesday, Reuters journalists who saw him said.
The claim of responsibility in a lethal attack at a shopping center signaled a possible end to a self-imposed moratorium on such attacks by the Islamic group.
TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Current smokers are 50 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia than people who don't smoke or who gave up smoking, a Dutch report says.

Matthew Klein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bright swindling-scam comedy is set in the world of the Internet nouveau-riche.
The Conservatives ask Gordon Brown to explain his \
Appello del Pontefice contro consumismo, distacca dai valori
HOUSTON, United States : World number one Roger Federer outlasted Marat Safin in a tie-breaker that matched the longest in tennis history to book a date against Lleyton Hewitt in the ATP Masters Cup final.
LONDON  - Oil prices remained stubbornly above 54 dollars, creeping up towards new record summits on worries of a winter supply crunch after a fifth straight weekly fall in US heating fuel stockpiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.
The number of companies having trouble recruiting adequately skilled staff has risen, a survey says.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over fears it hopes to produce an atomic bomb.
Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world
PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s board of directors said Saturday it will not accept Oracle Corp.&#39;s bid to buy the company for $24 per share, even after 61 percent of the Pleasanton firm&#39;s investors endorsed the offer.
Singapore Airlines says it has agreed to buy up to 31 long-range Boeing B777-300ER aircraft in an order potentially worth $7.35bn (\u00c2\u00a34.
Come hanno affrontato la vicenda Baldoni i media di tutto il mondo. Se Al Jazeera, come detto, non publica le immagini dell&#39;uccisione, il NYT traccia un parallelo tra la vicenda di Baldoni e quella del giornalista americano Micah Garen.
The Black Caps are in a commanding position, following day two of the second cricket test against Bangladesh in Chittagong. At stumps the home side was 82 for three, chasing New Zealand&#39;s 545 for six declared.
Democrat Hillary Clinton, already  riding high in the 2008 White House race, rolls out one of her  most powerful campaign weapons this week -- husband and former  U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Desperate Housewives actor Kyle MacLachlan and his wife, Desiree Gruber, are expecting their first child, their rep confirms to PEOPLE.  The baby is due in July. \
Islamic militants claim they are holding three foreign election workers kidnapped Thursday from a UN vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Armed with a Palm Pilot and stacks  of political fliers and registration forms, Michael Smith is  hunting for voters the old-fashioned way -- by knocking on one  door at a time.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Asia-Pacific leaders promised  on Sunday to try to revive world trade talks and fight  terrorism after a summit marred at the end by spats over the  security of President Bush.
Iraqi officials say the bodies of 51 Iraqi soldiers have been found on a remote road in the east. The soldiers were apparently victims of an ambush as they were headed home on leave.
Militants appear to have planned their seizure of a Russian school carefully, starting months earlier and sneaking weapons into the building in advance. Still, some of the raiders may not have known what they were getting into and were appalled to find they were holding children hostage.
Televisions big enough to cover  living-room walls and postage stamp-sized hard drives for  playing movies on mobile phones were among the gadgets unveiled  as the year's big U.S. electronics show kicked off on  Wednesday.
This was no miracle, but you could not tell by the amount of elation surrounding the Dream Team&#39;s trip to the woodshed Sunday.
Some stores could close, but popular merchandise could be more widely available in Arizona after Wednesday&#39;s announcement of Kmart Holding Corp.
The UK's fertility regulator is set to rule that stem cell medics can recruit women to donate eggs for research.
A UN Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned
A small group of Muslims in the Netherlands are preparing a lawsuit to block a sequel to Submission, the movie scripted by a right-wing lawmaker and directed by a slain Dutch filmmaker.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat has a large gallstone, a Palestinian hospital official said yesterday, as the weakened Palestinian leader broke his Ramadan fast and underwent more medical tests at the urging of his doctors.
An unmanned Russian rocket carrying a Japanese communications satellite malfunctioned after liftoff Thursday and crashed in Kazakhstan, officials said. Nobody was hurt, but the crash triggered concerns in Kazakhstan about environmental damage from toxic rocket fuel.
LAFAYETTE, Colo. - After festooning his house with 17,000 Christmas lights, Alex Komarnitsky wanted more than just drive-by gawkers to be able to enjoy the spectacle.
ROMA,7 DIC - Un vaccino biotech contro la malaria, a base di un parassita geneticamente modificato, e&#39; stato testato con successo sui topolini. E&#39; stata Ann-Kristin Mueller dell&#39;Universita&#39; di Heidelberg in
Yesterday's market is today's chalkboard.
After months of planning, two alternative-fueled shuttle buses were added Tuesday to this Great Smoky Mountain tourist town&#39;s transit fleet for a six-month demonstration.
In this new post to the SitePoint PHP blog, Troels Knak-Nielsen talks about some of the advancements (and diagreements) that have happened around adding lexical scope to the create_function functionality.    The main argument against approving the patch, seems to be, that one would expect static scoping rules to apply to the anonymous function. After all, this is the case in similar languages, which support anonymous functions. One could only assume, that changing PHP to support this, would be a major undertaking.   One would be wrong, it seems.    A patch has been made to add the functionality (from Christian Seller) adding a new keyword, lexical, to make it all work.
The Minnesota Twins\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Carlos Silva shut down host Detroit for seven and two-thirds innings in a 2-0 victory last night that put the Tigers on the brink of being eliminated from the playoff race.
A train carrying an explosive material derailed Monday in a city neighborhood, forcing homes and three schools to be evacuated, fire officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
(InfoWorld) - Veritas Software has agreed to pay $30 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges that it engaged in fraudulent accounting practices and aided Time Warner's America Online (AOL) in committing fraud. Veritas, which\u00c2\u00a0Symantec purchased\u00c2\u00a0on July 2, 2005, agreed to pay the fine \
Oil prices slipped to their lowest level   in five months before recovering slightly on Thursday as   dealers took a pause from a three-day decline ahead of U.S.   data expected to show healthy fuel stocks.
Most of the condos in the newly converted Plaza Hotel are empty, although nearly 100 apartments have been sold.
Francesca Schiavone si &egrave; aggiudicata il derby italiano del primo turno nel torneo Wta di Barc...
a hostile Muslim state develops nuclear weapons, throwing the Middle East and the world into turmoil. American officials warn that fear could soon turn into reality with Iran.
For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
For much of its core 20- and 30-something male audience, Michael Bay's \
Pope John Paul II said Sunday that faith can be helpful during catastrophes like the Indian Ocean tsunami by reminding sufferers of God's continued presence.
PARIS - A young man who stole a plane and took a joyride in the night sky over France then slipped from the grasp of police has been found and detained for questioning, police said Thursday.    Despite strict anti-terrorism measures at airports all over the country, a young man in a \
Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio has decided to dissolve parliament and call early elections amid a crisis provoked by the resignation of the minister for youth and sport, Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes said.
The Kansas City Chiefs played their kind of game on Monday night in Tennessee, and they wound up pulling out a victory over the Titans in the offensive shootout.
IBM\u00c2\u00a0has updated its Medical Assessment Workstation, which now allows health-care providers to set up two monitors for viewing patient information such as digital images and records at the same time, and also has released a new version of its Medical Archive Solution for data storage.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
More than 1,000 prisoners are to be freed later ahead of schedule as part of a move to ease prison overcrowding.
US industrial giant General Electric says its profit in the last three months of 2007 rose 4% to $6.7bn.
Austrian Stefan Koubek, the world number 60, said on Wednesday he had been banned from competition for three months for doping. Koubek blamed an injection from an Austrian doctor
Nella sua abitazione nel Sassarese era scoppiato un incendio
The increasing acidity of the world's oceans could banish all coral by 2065, a Danish marine expert warns.
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Vittima a Prato un immigrato dell'Est di 30-40 anni
Liberal Democrat leader's keynote speech to denounce parties for 'cosy, complacent' agreement.
Blog: PureMobile.com says it will sell unlocked versions of the iPhone.
roundup Plus: Microsoft ships Virtual PC 7...SGI warns of lower revenue, deeper loss...SAP taps search technology.
Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.
David Ortiz, whose two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 12th inning revived the Red Sox at 1:30 am yesterday, this time delivered the goods with a two-out single in the bottom
Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
A Briton whose US murder conviction was quashed after 18 years on death row has spoken of his anger.
Israeli troops moved out of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza on Saturday night, the army said, ending a two-day raid that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded
Lindsay Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday after her convertible struck a curb, and investigators found what they believe is cocaine at the scene, police said.
 in Gaza to continue
Nepali linguists have come across an 82-year-old woman who they believe is the last speaker of the Dura language, and hope to record the language before she dies.
Users and analysts fear that Oracle Corp.'s planned $3.3 billion purchase of Hyperion Solutions will cut the negotiating leverage of customers and result in fewer product upgrades.
LONDON -- Kosovo's chances of fielding a separate team at the Beijing Olympics are \
The prime minister, Tony Blair, has been working to persuade the US to sign up to an alternate agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions, it emerged today.
Connecticut is going high-tech to lure young voters to the polls. Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz announced Thursday that her agency's Web site will offer a video showing how to use the state's recently acquired optical scan voting machines. The 90-second video can be downloaded onto personal recording devices, including iPods.
US Airways (UAIR) CEO Bruce Lakefield says management prefers to negotiate concessions from workers rather than use its legal powers in bankruptcy protection to impose them.
AKA Semi-Coherent Computing Audio interview: It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to a new age - the age of Semi-Coherent Computing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thai after tsunami Quake Thai Boy BANGKOK, Dec 29  A four-year-old Thai boy has been reunited with his parents after the monster wave that hit southern Thailand left him stranded in a tree without food and water for more than two days.
WEST PALM BEACH \u00c2\u00b7 Blasting President Bush for undoing the &quot;good things&quot; her husband did in office, US Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged hundreds of Democratic women to vote early
DAVIE \u00c2\u00b7 As the lone offensive player remaining from the 1999 Dolphins, fullback Rob Konrad already was part of a unit that allowed the most returns for touchdowns in the NFL.
Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis hurt his left ankle in the first quarter Sunday, and backup Musa Smith broke his leg later in the period.
Retailers such as H&amp;M and Lombok which import goods from countries affected by the Asian tsunami have been contacting suppliers to gauge its effects.
Indonesia has given up trying to issue precise figures for the tens of thousands of people killed in an earthquake and tsunami at the weekend, the health minister said.
Serbia's government seeks support from parliament for its 2005 budget, which includes tax breaks, more welfare benefits and a \
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will today announce more changes to his Cabinet, his office said late yesterday, after he appointed former Health Secretary Alan Milburn to a policy-planning post before the next election.
Verizon Communications Inc.'s lead lobbyist said the company is likely to abandon efforts to pursue federal rules to ease the sale of television service if pending legislation fails this year.
Roger Federer helped himself to a pair of bagels. As a result, Lleyton Hewitt was allowed to hang around the US Open final barely long enough to have a cup of coffee.
If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re a chief executive under siege, Martin Lipton is the lawyer to call.
Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. But Seattle is actually doing it.
What does one look forward to this Diwali? Fireworks, of course! With Eros announcing a 2,000 + screen release for SRK and Farah Khan\u00c2\u0092s Om Shanti Om,
LONG ISLAND, United States : Thailand&#39;s Paradorn Srichaphan moved Wayne Ferreira one step closer to next month&#39;s planned retirement, taking a 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 win to reach the quarter-finals of the 380,000 dollar ATP Long Island event.
Afghan and foreign officials were at odds on Sunday over the civilian death toll from a U.S.-led airstrike that a local investigating team said killed more than 100 people.
It appears likely that Major League Soccer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 16th team will be playing in Chester, Pa., near Philadelphia, in 2009 or in early 2010.
By Bill Hanna and R.A. Dyer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 25--SEA RIM STATE PARK -- A year after Hurricane Rita slammed into Southeast Texas, little has changed at this state park that sits along the Gulf of Mexico.   The path to the beach is overrun with grass.
Hungry refugees in Tanzania are eating chimpanzees and other endangered species in order to supplement their meager diet, an international conservation group said on Tuesday.
Content and advertising soon will become indistinguishable, and viewers won't mind.
US Airways Group Inc. will consolidate reservations centers in Winston-Salem, a move that will keep hundreds of jobs in North Carolina, the airline said Wednesday.
What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favor in the new year.
U.S. factories picked up their pace in December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment, a report showed on Monday.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a university as Moktada al-Sadr said a security plan would fail since it involves U.S. troops.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (IPS) - The 192-member U.N. General Assembly is expected to  vote, perhaps by early or mid-November, on one of the most  divisive political issues before the world body: a moratorium on  the death penalty.
Confusion surrounded presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's appearance on Jay Leno's show and Hillary Clinton was set to appear with David Letterman as TV's late-night funnymen prepared to return to the air Wednesday night.
UK fishing fleets have praised new EU fishing quotas which will keep open areas that were threatened with closure.
A man is stabbed in a fight at the Vibe hip-hop awards, where rapper Dr Dre was punched in the face.
Lutto nel mondo della musica e del cinema. \u00c3\u0088 morto infatti la notte scorsa, nella sua abitazione romana, il maestro Carlo Rustichelli, il compositore, candidato per due volte all&#39;oscar che scrisse le musiche per il grande cinema.
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Summary - (Oct 24, 2004) The ninth crew to man the International Space Station safely returned to Earth on Saturday. Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Science Officer Mike Fincke landed in the steppes of
In the battle against cancer, saving two patients out of 17 may seem modest enough. But researchers see hope that using genetically altered immune cells to attack tumors -- as was done in this study -- may hold the key to eventually defeating various cancers.
Try 24 issues - 6 days a week for 4 weeks - at no cost and with no obligation to continue. The Financial Times delivers global insights that give you a competitive advantage in business.
Germany&#39;s Bayer has reported second-quarter profit that has beaten average forecasts thanks to a strong showing at agrochemicals, chemicals and polymers.
A man holding a knife to his own  throat and screaming in Chinese in front of the entrance to the  United Nations, was arrested by New York police on Saturday,  U.N. officials reported.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will be cremated on Tuesday after a funeral at the military college in Santiago where he began a career that made him infamous around the world for human rights abuses.
England captain Andrew Flintoff says the third Ashes Test in Perth is the biggest match of his players' careers.
5650011 An Iraqi woman walks past armored US military vehicles in the Dora section of Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday. (AP /Khalid Mohammed) CAPTION 1 EDWARD HARRIS.
RICHFIELD, Wis. _  If you spend any time hunting from a tree stand _ or someone on your Christmas list does _ you might want to consider an innovation called the Hunter Safety System.  The system is a combination hunting vest and safety strap.
Raising the retirement age to 68 will avoid shifting the tax burden onto the young, minister John Hutton will say.
Amid an otherwise tepid Nevada faceoff, a sign that voters are fed up with discussions of race dominating the campaign
Smokers across the country will put out their cigarettes for a day, as the American Cancer Society hosts its Great American Smokeout today.
Apple fans, industry experts and even PC users like the look of the Mac mini.
Alla ripresa dopo due giorni di riposo, Didier Deschamps ha fatto sostenere alla Juventus una doppia...
A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that prosecutors did not violate Rush Limbaugh&#39;s privacy rights when they paid a surprise visit to his doctors and seized his
Is racial bias still keeping black  artists from being recognized when Hollywood hands out its  annual Academy Awards?
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SHENZHEN, China -- From a fortress-like corporate campus in this southern city, retired army officer Ren Zhengfei is building one of China's most successful experiments in capitalism. A mammoth operation with 70,000 employees and strong backing from the state, Huawei Technologies brags that its goal...
Just because Firefox is free and open source doesn&#39;t mean developers aren&#39;t cashing in on the popularity of the Mozilla Foundation&#39;s new browser.
Microsoft is expected to enter the online song store market this week, which should put the software giant head-to-head with Apple Computer in the music business at last.
A federal judge refused Friday to toss out FBI wiretap evidence in the Jose Padilla terrorism support case, rejecting an attempt by defense attorneys to prevent jurors from hearing conversations about Osama bin Laden and other well-known Islamic extremist leaders.
A new postage stamp celebrates jury duty as an important way for Americans to serve their community.
Princess of Wales repeated words \
It may not be the foundation of youth, but nothing has replaced it yet.
A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that  could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got slowly under way on  Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with  the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.
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Laksamana.Net - The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Bangkok-based Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) have joined the chorus of condemnation over Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (16/9/04) conviction of Tempo magazine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief editor Bambang
Lasciato in una borsa a Marradi nell'alto Mugello
By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- How could NASA improve on a week that saw a successful space shuttle launch against bad-weather odds, the unveiling of an exciting new mission to the moon and a tantalizing discovery on Mars?   With a Nobel Prize, of course. NASA scientist John C.
Amazon.com said Monday that its Web site was experiencing slowdowns, and the company didn't immediately know when the problem would be fixed.
Prosecutors in Germany say they will not pursue a war crimes lawsuit against US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Kyle Orton is no rock star, but he's starting to feel like one. As the wins and big numbers pile up for ninth-ranked Purdue, Orton and his teammates are receiving considerable attention.
When bankrupt cable operator Adelphia Communications begins eyeing bids for some or all of its cable systems, one heavyweight contender is likely to be a joint offer from Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable, sources familiar with the situation said Monday.
JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman went on trial on Monday for kidnapping two black men murdered in Mississippi in 1964 in a case that highlights white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.
The Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into the department\u00e2\u0080\u0099s procedures for selecting outside monitors to police settlements with large companies.
Farmers who provide \
Martedi' il governo presentera' la proposta sullo scalone
Scotland tops a European league table of countries providing specialist support to victims of crime.
A slumping stock price led to the ouster of Viacom Inc. chief executive Tom Freston yesterday, company executive chairman Sumner M. Redstone said, only eight months after Freston entered the job as a ballyhooed media baron on the rise.
Motorola posted a loss from continuing operations of $38 million, or 2 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.35 billion, or 54 cents per share, a year earlier.
A lackadaisical Ramirez error followed by a Keystone Cops Ramirez error costs the Boston Red Sox two runs in the top of eighth inning, allowing the St.
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery docked at the International Space Station on Thursday on a mission to prepare the orbital outpost for new European and Japanese laboratories.
Pope Benedict said on Wednesday that Christians faced persecution, torture and death in some parts of the world and continued to be made martyrs for their faith.
HP gives Latin lessons in building P2P grid software Brazilian boffins have developed a peer-to-peer grid computing system called OurGrid, which enables members to freely donate and use spare compute cycles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Pakistan leader Benazir Bhutto vowed yesterday to return from exile after admitting that power-sharing talks with President Pervez Musharraf had stalled, writes Tracy McVeigh.
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A Senate panel advanced a bill Thursday to curb the Justice Department's power to replace federal prosecutors indefinitely, after seven forced resignations sparked accusations of political favoritism.
Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan will see his first action since June in a one-day match with England's Academy side.
Volvo, the world's number two heavy duty truck manufacturer, said Wednesday its third quarter profits had been boosted by a strong performance in Asia following its acquisition of Nissan Diesel.
Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday despite fist fights in Congress and angry protests from leftists who say he stole July's election and had vowed to prevent him from taking office.
There are things you can do now to reduce your impending tax bill.
Birmingham City cruised to their second Premier League derby win in six days, crushing bottom side West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to leave manager Bryan Robson still seeking his first win.
India&#39;s government gave the green light Tuesday for its cricket team to start a tour of Bangladesh after officials checked out security precautions in Dhaka, following a threat from a militant group.
Draft guidance advises schools in England how to search pupils for weapons without consent.
ZURICH, Switzerland - Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland&#39;s second-largest bank, said Tuesday it will combine its US-based Credit Suisse First Boston investment unit with its retail and private banking business within two years.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Jan. 30--TOKYO -- Sanyo Electric Co. said Tuesday its group net balance  in the three months to Dec. 31 sank into the red as it booked an 11.9 billion  yen one-off expense to pay special retirement allowances under its workforce  downsizing program.
Netflix Inc will not cut its price for online DVD rentals to match lower fees set on Wednesday by rival Blockbuster Inc.  in an escalating battle for online subscribers, Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings said.
Two new books provide ambitious overviews of complicated topics.
Su multa 152 mln tribunale decidera' direttamente nel merito
Jose Padilla, a Chicago gang member once accused by the Bush administration of plotting a radioactive bomb attack, was sentenced by a U.S. court on Tuesday to 17 years and four months in prison for supporting terrorism.
ROME  - Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne was to lay out a settlement proposal over an options dispute with U.S. auto giant General Motors at an extraordinary board meeting Sunday, an indication that the protracted wrangling between the two carmakers may soon be over.
The battle for Japanese beer maker Sapporo Holdings , which faces a takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners, fizzed on Friday with newspapers reporting that bigger rivals Asahi Breweries Ltd.  or Kirin Brewery  may integrate Sapporo.
NEW YORK  - People with inflammatory bowel   disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative   colitis, are frequently not immunized against   vaccine-preventable diseases, researchers report.
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The mother of a young British soldier  killed in Iraq plans to sue the government for breaching its  duty of care to her son by not supplying key defensive  equipment, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES, CA Tuesday Nov.16.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- On Sunday night, Usher added more trophies to his ever-growing stash.
Tre arresti, sgominata organizzazione di albanesi
Though\u00ef\u00bf\u00bdMicrosoft&#39;s Web site appears to indicated otherwise, the company has acknowledged that, going forward, critical Internet Explorer security updates will only be available for Internet Explorer\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd(IE) running on Windows XP.
JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Consolidation in the gold mining sector was shaken awake Monday as Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY), the world&#39;s sixth-biggest producer by output, launched
NASA -- A NASA-funded study has found the human body's ability to fight off disease may be decreased by spaceflight. The effect may even linger after an astronaut's return to Earth following long flights...
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094World oil prices rose yesterday as concerns over a supply shortage after Hurricane Ivan persisted despite news the United States will lend some oil from its reserves to refineries to make up for lost production.
Two movies about the Iraq war and its impact on Americans back home are among 22 competition entries at the Venice Film Festival this year, lending political weight to a cinema showcase laden with Hollywood productions.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva&#39;s left-leaning Workers&#39; Party posted significant wins in nationwide municipal elections Sunday and expanded its reach into Brazil&#39;s mammoth interior.
If clear skies break over southern California tomorrow, a B-52 bomber will take off from Edwards air force base and head out over the Pacific.
European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy welcomed US congressional approval of a bill that ends export subsidies deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization.
Poems written by Guantanamo prisoners about their lives as captives of the United States have been compiled in a book that will be published this summer with an endorsement from a former U.S. poet laureate.
Online retailer Amazon.com   posted a sharp rise in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday,  helped by robust domestic and international sales and the  latest Harry Potter book.
The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.
The 8.9-magnitude quake was centered off Sumatra, Indonesia. The death toll, now put at 7,000, was expected to rise dramatically.
The yen hovered near a five-week low  against the dollar on Friday after oil prices approached record  highs and minutes from a U.S. central bank meeting reinforced  expectations that measured rate rises would continue.
The United States says it will continue to slap duties on countries it claims dump their goods on the US market, despite a World Trade Organisation ruling Tuesday that authorises seven nations and the European Union (EU) to impose sanctions against
Those of us not raised with the comforts of religion must make do with denial. It&#39;s not a great trade. The overwhelming probability that all of us, our successes and failures notwithstanding, will wind up
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A prison guard named in a note left by two inmates who escaped from a New Jersey jail commits suicide.
It's your typical Italian coffee bar, with espressos for less than a dollar and plenty of gelato in stock. But the location can't be beat &#151; it's perched on the roof of St. Peter's Basilica.
The UN nuclear agency says it is investigating reports of uranium smuggling in DR Congo.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems\u00c3\u00a2 today announced a new line of integrated services routers, the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first routers to deliver secure, wire-speed data, voice, video and other advanced services to
South Africa's former Deputy President Jacob Zuma makes a public apology after offending the gay community.
Pedro Martinez confirmed Tuesday that he has agreed to join the New York Mets. \
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany  - World champion Mario Matt of Austria won a World Cup slalom race on Sunday with two classy runs down a steep and difficult course.
Tifosi del Foggia hanno danneggiato gravemente i bagni della curva sud dello stadio di Taranto duran...
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the largest American tire maker, posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit Thursday as it benefited from higher pricing and a focus on more profitable branded tires.
NEW YORK  - Loss of a tumor suppresser gene  called Rb may be the first step in the development of prostate  cancer, according to findings from experiments in mice.
Candice Dupree scores 28 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun, 87-74, Sunday, giving the team more wins this season than it had all of last year.
West Palm Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Annika Sorenstam carded a four-under 68 on Friday to extend her lead to three strokes through two rounds of the ADT Championship.
A new film, which portrays the human side of Adolf Hitler, is causing controversy in Germany.
Shares in SCO Group Inc. SCOX.O  rallied as much as 34 percent on Thursday after the small  software company won a legal victory in its multibillion dollar  lawsuit against IBM over computer software code used in Linux.
he police focused on the Westchester cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon yesterday in their search for a man who they say shot and killed his estranged wife on Saturday at a Mamaroneck park and
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail early and put under house arrest on Thursday, drawing fire from prosecutors and court officials and sparking public debate about celebrity justice.
Cardholders have been surprised to find that the MBNA Corporation has switched their accounts from Visa or MasterCard to American Express, MBNA's new partner.
A small explosion detonated near the Camp Zama U.S. military base in Japan but there were no injuries, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has died of bird flu, Egypt's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro does not have cancer, but is fighting a \
When Andre Agassi withdrew from Wimbledon with a hip injury earlier this year, it seemed as if the career of one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game was nearing its end.
Indonesians voted on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.
Autopsy results for rapper O.D.B., who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days while authorities conduct medical tests, officials said Sunday.
Fast food giant McDonald's has won approval to award nationally-recognized qualifications based on training courses for its staff, the British government said Monday.
WASHINGTON -- Antitrust regulators at the Justice Department have given their blessing to the acquisition by Cingular Wireless of AT&amp;T Wireless Services.
Artie Shaw, a clarinetist and bandleader who symbolized the Big Band era of the 1930s and 1940s, died today in California, the Associated Press reported, citing his manager Will Curtis.
Grabs hold of Amazon and appliances Red Had has answered the virtualization bandwagon's call in a major way by ushering in a new era that could be described as \
Thousands of people were told yesterday that they might have been infected with the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy through contaminated blood plasma products.
Domani dalle 7 alle 15, chiamati alle urne 10 milioni
Fiji's military chief says he wants the government to stand down by Monday and vows to name a new one.
Aie, calo produzioni eccedentarie, livello minimo nel 2012
Need a cheat sheet on the candidates in the race for Illinois&#39; US Senate seat? Here&#39;s a look at where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Alan Keyes stand on 10 key issues as they head into Tuesday&#39;s vote.
Alex Rodriguez picked up right where Shelley Duncan left off. Rodriguez hit career homer No. 497 and drove in four runs, helping the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 17-5, last night to complete a sweep of the day-night doubleheader in the Bronx.
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s ruling coalition was in tatters Wednesday night after he tossed his main political partner out of the government for defying him on a key budget measure.
Further complicity between UK abortionists and the Spanish abortion clinic, Ginemedex, is revealed in The Sunday Telegraph (UK) today.
Troubled pop star Britney Spears compounded her problems when she failed to appear in court at the appointed time, prompting her lawyers to quit her case.
Wall Street stocks were set to slump on Tuesday after the US services industry contracted last month for the first time in almost five years, raising new fears for the health of the US economy.
Trembling, haggard and weeping into a tissue, Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped British aid worker who has spent nearly half her life delivering
Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting will miss next month&#39;s first Test against India after breaking his thumb, making him a doubt for the four-match series.
House Democratic leaders are backing away from a plan to scale back U.S. involvement in the Iraq war by using Congress' most powerful tool &#151; withholding money in the budget.
CHICAGO - Dr. Bennett Leventhal, a leading child psychiatrist and specialist in autism, has been removed as chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Chicago for undisclosed reasons.
Exam board Edexcel defends the threshold for GCSE maths which saw students needing less than half marks for an A.
U.S. President George W. Bush has written to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi saying further strengthening of ties hinges on Libya's adherence to agreements under which it scrapped weapons of mass destruction programs, the White House said on Tuesday.
SYDNEY: Players were delighted to share in the new five-year US$323 million SANZAR broadcasting rights deal with Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Ltd, the players&#39; advocate said yesterday.
NEW YORK  - Inhaling a compound that is  normally produced in the lungs but is lacking in people with  cystic fibrosis seems to be helpful for such patients, results  of a pilot study indicate.
DES MOINES, Iowa Sept. 9, 2004 - President Bush is playing politics with the war on terror in a &quot;shameful and irresponsible&quot; effort to scare voters into re-electing him, Democratic challenger John Kerry said Thursday.
Tony Batista and Val Pascucci hit three-run homers to lift the Montreal Expos to a 10-4 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.
A Montgomery County hospital threatened with state fines and loss of Medicare funding after a patient's death from malnutrition is back in compliance with state and federal regulators.
L'Atletico Madrid ha chiesto un risarcimento di due milioni di euro a Jos&egrave; Antonio Reyes. Il ...
HAVANA - With Ra&#xFA;l Castro in charge, Cuba has raised payments to milk and meat producers, is paying off its debts to farmers, and has stopped blocking the import of parts needed to keep vintage cars rumbling along.
Saudi Arabia, the nation with the largest proven oil reserves and a daily output of 8.4 million barrels, reported having an extra production capacity of 2 million barrels a day, according to the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil minister Ali al-Naimi.
Rivals of the No. 1 insurance broker are desperate to replace the highly profitable contingent commission revenue they were forced to jettison in the wake of the probe by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
America Online ha annunciato l&#39;introduzione di un dispositivo di sicurezza per proteggere le reti dall&#39;intrusione di crackers. Il progetto di Aol prevede il lancio di Aol PassCode un apparato di sicurezza
Tons of companies out there are trying to recapture mid-century chic. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
A top Islamic cleric rushed from the West Bank to Yasser Arafat's hospital bedside Wednesday in what an aide to the Palestinian leader called the \
At the start of yesterday&#39;s practice, Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell jogged from sideline to sideline while throwing passes to Tim Hasselbeck about 10 yards away.
The proposed reform of the US's crisis-hit immigration system was in tatters today after a comprehensive defeat in the Senate.
Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu claimed victory today in Romania\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential run-off, pledging to fight corruption and prepare Romania to join the European Union by 2007.
Bloggers are scoring rich paydays by  turning their online diaries into books, but some publishers  say the craze could fizzle out with a glut of new titles  destined to yield disappointing sales.
MANFREDONIA (Foggia) - &#39;&#39;Non e&#39; vero niente che mia sorella aveva una relazione con questo animale. Questo e&#39; sposato, ha due figli, una femminuccia di sette anni e un maschietto di due anni&#39;&#39;. Lo ha dichiarato
The Black Watch battalion has begun moving from Basra to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.
We review releases by Paul McCartney, Maroon 5, and Bruce Springsteen.
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Germany on Monday by saying was he open to talking about ways to solve the conflict in Chechnya.
Routine, universal testing for the AIDS virus as recommended by a federal agency will likely cost the United States $900 million, but will pay off in terms of lives and money, experts said on Wednesday.
The town of Rumbek in southern Sudan is getting used to a sound never heard before -- the ringing of a mobile phone.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at least 2,670 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,124 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Plans designed to cut the number of people who go to hospital instead of their GP are set to unveiled.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, a leading candidate in Ukraine's presidential election, was taken to hospital on Friday after a protester threw an egg at him in nationalist western Ukraine, reporters said.
Democratic challenger John Kerry roared back to the campaign trail, piling more scorn on President George W. Bush's Iraq policy, as he shot for a comeback in the race for the White House.
Google plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for computers that run Apple Computer&#39;s Mac operating system, Google&#39;s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said Friday.
The media giant is resurrecting the dormant CBS Records music label
Director Michael Moore is planning  a sequel to \
U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday as sharply higher oil prices lifted the energy sector and Motorola Inc.  shares jumped after investor Carl Icahn said he will seek a seat on the board.
Punished by March and investors Strong sales led Network Appliance fourth-quarter profits higher 51 per cent over the same period last year. Despite such a solid haul in Q4, the company expects a sales slump to lower revenue sequentially in the current quarter.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Scots had the better of the first half but they found themselves a goal down in 28 minutes when Serghei Dadu swivelled and scored from six yards.
The last heart-pounding race of the Summer Games ended Sunday in a white marble arena in the heart of Athens, bringing the modern Olympics full circle - back to the precise spot where they were revived 108 years ago.
Money's too tight for air-con? An investigation has been launched at Leeds' famous St James' hospital after a server room disastrously overheated, permanently frying a new computer system for storing patient x-rays.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An ingredient found in cocoa beans was nearly a third more effective than cough medicine in stopping persistent coughs, researchers at Imperial College London found.
Princes William and Harry announced plans on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley Stadium.
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice was resting comfortably in Georgetown Hospital Friday afternoon after undergoing routine minor surgery today.
LOS ANGELES  Longshore union and port shipping officials yesterday sifted through 300,000 applications submitted as part of a special lottery for 3,000 lucrative temporary dockworker jobs at the nation&#39;s largest port complex.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Wild Oats' online critic unmasked as rival's chief\u00c2\u00b7 Consumer agency lawsuit threatens $565m merger
World Bank President Paul  Wolfowitz toured schools and clinics on Tuesday in the lush  northern Amhara region of Ethiopia where foreign donors plan to  plow aid directly into local communities.
SANKASAR, Iraq  - Since Turkish warplanes turned her village home into a heap of rubble last week, mother of eight Aziya Rasheed says she has lost all hope for the future.
LONDON  - A 1,000-year-old stone carving that spent years marking the grave of a couple's pet cat was sold at auction Friday for more than &#36;465,000 Cdn.
Oggi al via a Milano, Roma e Palermo, previsto +40% acquisti
An aging weather satellite crucial to accurate predictions on the intensity and path of hurricanes could fail at any moment and plans to launch a replacement have been pushed back seven years to 2016.
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Little Rock, Arkansas) The state of Arkansas will appeal a court ruling that struck down a regulation barring gays from becoming foster parents.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A car bomb exploded in front of  the headquarters of interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's  party in western Baghdad Monday, witnesses said.
The U.S. is growing impatient for a response to its incentive plan aimed at slowing Iran's nuclear program. But Tehran may have another move up its sleeve
Imperial Tobacco said Tuesday it had handed shareholders in Franco-Spanish cigarette maker Altadis an extra week to accept its takeover bid worth 12.8 billion euros (18.8 billion dollars).
Sears Holdings has come under fire from privacy advocates for making the purchase history of its customers publicly available on its Managemyhome.com Web site.Manage My Home is a community portal where Sears shoppers can download product manuals, find product tips, and get home renovation ideas.The Web site has a feature called &quot;Find your products&quot; that lets users look up past purchases. Ostensibly, this is designed to help customers keep track of items they&#39;ve bought from the retailer, but the site also lets them look up the purchase histories of other people.&quot;Sears offers no security whatsoever to prevent a Manage My Home user from retrieving another person&#39;s purchase history by entering that person&#39;s name, phone number, and address,&quot; wrote Ben Edelman, an assistant professor with Harvard Business School, in a blog posting.This is a violation of Sears&#39; own online privacy policy, which does not allow the company to share users&#39; purchase history with the general public, Edelman said.The information could be misused by scammers, said Benjamin Googins, a CA senior engineer who has also written about the issue. &quot;A potential burglar or scam artist could quite easily sit at home with a phone book, checking to see what people in a given neighborhood had purchased,&quot; he wrote.Googins said that he was able to track purchases as far back as 1978 on the site.One Sears customer said he was upset by the disclosure.&quot;It&#39;s pretty amazing that in 2008 a major corporation such as Sears Roebuck can show such blatant disregard for the privacy of its customers. It definitely will make me think twice before ordering from them again,&quot; said Doug Fuller, an Oakland, Calif., realtor. &quot;It&#39;s not like it is some rinky-dink company. This is a major corporation. And with all the identity theft going on, this is the best they can do?&quot; he said via instant message.A Sears spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment. Sears Holdings, the owner of the Sears Roebuck and Kmart department stores, is the third-largest retailer in the United States.This is the second time Sears has come under fire for privacy concerns in recent weeks. In December and early January, Googins and Edelman blasted Sears for&#160;downloading invasive comScore Web tracking software&#160;to some users of its MySHCcommunity.com Web site without adequate disclosure.Sears has defended its use of the tracking software, pointing out that users are notified of the software&#39;s features before they download it.
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Relations between Britain and Russia take sharp dive over Litvinenko case.
Deron Williams scored a season-high 23 points and had seven assists to lead top-ranked Illinois to a 105-79 victory over Longwood on Monday night.
The World Bank is ready to fund development projects in Kashmir if that helps bring peace to the insurgency-wracked region, President James D. Wolfensohn said Thursday as he pledged US$9 billion in aid to India over the next three years.
Wall Street may be shunning the stock, but Quiksilver has a long-term plan.
The two planes that crashed with the loss of 90 lives in Russia last week were both brought down by explosions in twin terrorist attacks, Russian officials said.
CONYERS, Ga. - A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to force his estranged wife into an oven on Thanksgiving in front of their five children.
MCKINNEY, Texas, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for the family of a Collin County school teacher have filed a lawsuit over the October 2006 automobile crash that claimed the woman's life.
MOSCOW  - Russian inflation was 11.7 per cent in 2004, slower than the 12 per cent rate for 2003 but still above government's target, Russia's Federal Statistics Service said Tuesday.
Asian stocks bounced in early trade on Wednesday after the strongest rally in the Dow Jones index since June, but gains were trimmed after an earthquake jolted northern Japan and chip-related stocks slumped.
Iraqi judges began questioning two former aides of Saddam Hussein Saturday, including the notorious general known as Chemical Ali.
ATLANTA - Tiger Woods fired a 6-under-par 64 Friday to surge into contention at the $6 million Tour Championship. Despite a cool breeze at East Lake Golf Club, Woods carded six birdies and no bogeys.
Software giant's deal with Sun has raised some questions.
A new version of the Zafi e-mail worm is spreading Christmas wishes along with its malicious code, according to antivirus software companies.
Takeo Spikes waited seven years to play a meaningful game in December. Finally given the chance, he made sure it counted. Spikes returned an interception 62 yards for a pivotal touchdown against his former team, and the Buffalo Bills turned another dominating defensive performance into a 33-17 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals.
U.S. car parts maker TRW  plans hardly any job cuts should Germany's Siemens  sell automotive electronics unit VDO to the U.S. company, a German weekly reported on Sunday.
A soldier who generated front-page headlines by asking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about a shortage of armored vehicles in Iraq got advice from a reporter before posing the question.
People who want to give up smoking and lose weight are to be given expert help, funded by the NHS.
Poor farmers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 simple methods have helped lead to millions of newly tree-covered acres in a dust-choked region.
The contest calls for entrants to land a rover on the moon that will be able to travel at least 550 yards and send high-resolution video, still images and other data back home.
Domani vedra' Putin e presiedera' consiglio italo-russo
Film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled cancer in recent years, was in serious but stable condition Sunday following an emergency operation to repair complications from a previous cancer surgery.
Athority sul sito web presenta scheda per confronto tariffe
Expensive toys for very rich boys Feature So you've finally done it. You had an idea, or successfully nicked one; you wrote some code, or had it written. The customers flocked to buy licences, or perhaps the unpaid Web-2.0 peon hordes spewed content in an endless stream while you booked ads on the eyeballs and waxed fat. Maybe that last bit never actually happened, but you managed to convince people it would and walked away after the IPO/buyout laughing and laughing and laughing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Arsenal defender Sol Campbell is desperate to face Rosenberg in the Champions League on Wednesday. Campbell played his first game of the season at Manchester City after recovering from an Achilles injury and is ready for a heavy workload.
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The United States claims EFPs are coming from Iran, but it looks like they could be homemade in Iraq. Plus: The U.S. military turns out discs that allow soldiers to make their own EFPs. In Danger Room.
NASA announces that the main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship&#39;s air supply next week.
ROMA, 26 dicembre 2004 - Claudio Lotito, presidente della Lazio, sembra aver finalmente scelto il sostituto dell&#39;esonerato Mimmo Caso: salvo sorprese dell&#39;ultimo momento, dovrebbe essere Giuseppe Papadopulo, ex tecnico del Siena, a guidare i biancocelesti
MOULAMEIN, Australia  - A thin winter green carpets Australia's southeast hills and plains, camouflaging the onset of a drought catastrophe in the nation's food bowl.
A German brother and sister who live as a couple and have children take their fight to be together to the courts.
Australian leg spinner Shane Warne was today ruled out of the fourth and final Test against India starting on Wednesday after fracturing his right thumb during the team&#39;s net practice.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops unleashed barrages of artillery fire at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Thursday after al Qaeda-inspired militants killed two soldiers there.
Cheap telephone calls made using broadband internet connections came a step closer yesterday when Ofcom, the industry regulator, laid out its plans to help the take-up of the new technology.
Fannie Mae's board of directors has proposed releasing millions of dollars of incentive payments to current and former employees based on the company's performance since 2003, including periods in which earnings were misstated and regulators allege the company was mismanaged.
US Airways Group Inc.  has given its machinists, flight attendants and ground workers until the middle of November to reach long-term concession agreements or the bankrupt airline will seek court approval to throw out their contracts, court documents show.
In what&#39;s being billed as a first,  Bon Jovi is bundling a digital iTunes copy of the band&#39;s  upcoming album, &quot;Lost Highway,&quot; with advance tickets for  October concerts in Newark, New Jersey.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday brushed off threats of military action and sanctions over the Iranian nuclear drive, a day after his new negotiator held his first talks with the European Union.
YOU have read about the alternative Internet browser that is known as Firefox. Here&#39;s an easy guide to it. Nothing. Firefox is the collective product of volunteer programmers in what is known as the open-source community.
Suspended NFL player Adam \
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KAESONG, North Korea  - An industrial park  offering cheap labor, handy transport links and next door to  major Asian markets should be a powerful lure for manufacturers  looking for a competitive edge.
The former lover of British interior minister David Blunkett wants to testify before an inquiry into allegations he fast-tracked a visa application for her Filipina nanny, a London newspaper reported Sunday.
ATHENS, Greece -- There were 17 seconds left, and it was finally time for the change. The US women&#39;s basketball team had clinched the Olympic gold medal Saturday for the third time in a row.
One was running to put a final stamp on his team's championship, the other to pull his squad near the top of the point totals.
Per la prima volta va all'asta una macchina di un santo. Secondo le stimedovrebbe superare ampiamente la quotazione di un milione di euro                                          In vendita la Mercedes appartenuta a Padre Pio                                                                                  di VINCENZO BORGOMEO
China accused the United States of hypocrisy on Thursday in its annual response to Washington's criticism of Beijing's human rights record, saying it had no right to blacken the name of other countries.
Militant Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, in hiding since the war at the end of 2006 that ousted his movement from southern Somalia, appeared on Thursday at a conference in Eritrea.
HALIFAX (CP) - Canada&#39;s problem-plagued submarine fleet was hit by another major setback Tuesday when a small electrical fire broke out aboard HMCS Chicoutimi as it was making its maiden trip to Canada from its former base in Scotland.
LONDON: A British housewife has inherited one of the most important books in English literature from a distant relative she never knew existed.
Even as he was dogged by claims of sexual abuse, the founder of the Legionaries of Christ religious order remained a favorite of Pope John Paul II. On Friday, Pope Benedict XVI showed a bold willingness to correct his beloved predecessor by disciplining the Mexican priest.
Hundreds of people marked the 100 days in captivity of two French reporters in Iraq with a silent march through a western French town, while the family of one of the kidnapped men appealed for their release before Christmas.
A bipartisan panel recommended to President George W. Bush on Wednesday that the United States directly engage with Syria and Iran to help resolve the Iraq conflict, the White House said.
If the Jets are to make a serious run at the Super Bowl next season, they must assemble a better team than the reigning Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.
By Joanne Clodfelter Contributing Writer  DAYTON -- The class of 2007 has grown up using computers in ways that were yet unheard of in their parents' generation. Computers connect them to their communities and to their world.
Britain is to ban smoking in most public places, according to reports ahead of the launch of an ambitious goverment effort to legislate its way to better public health.
The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this
Arab countries are eyeing the chaos in Gaza with alarm, fearing that the Palestinian fighting could spread to the West Bank and further destabilize the region. The Arab League chief on Thursday called for a cease-fire, warning of disaster otherwise.
A local court in the Philippines has   freed a British man on trial for sexually abusing young girls   after three witnesses disappeared, a Roman Catholic priest said   Wednesday.
Brands, buys, and bulk products will color in the week that lies ahead.
British authorities evacuated part of London's Heathrow airport on Sunday while police investigated a suspect package, airport operator BAA said.
Experts tell lawmakers the broken patent system chills innovation and feeds lawyers and trolls. Will something finally be done? Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; A bill aimed at blocking states from issuing driver's licenses to illegal immigrants appeared headed for passage today in the House of Representatives, aided by a strong endorsement from the White House and broad support within the Republican majority.
Four Iraqi highway patrolmen looted their patrol station on the road connecting Jordan and Baghdad Thursday, even as a top US general said the back of the insurgency has been broken.
A customer-satisfaction study of E-business Web sites says Google has a huge lead among search-engine sites but will face still challenges from portals.
Costituente a inizio marzo, laicita' entra in codice etico
Not yet in uniform, Grant Hill rolled up the sleeve of his dress shirt to reveal a scar running from the back of his left elbow to the top of his triceps.
Fulham striker Papa Bouba Diop's injury-time header condemned bottom of the table West Brom to a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage.
From one perspective, the workouts Patrice Bergeron started this week - 6-12 minutes on an elliptical machine - are baby steps.
Republican Rudy Giuliani didn't wait to hear how badly he fared in New Hampshire before pressing onward to what he hopes will be friendlier territory.
Il Liverpool conferma di aver accettato la mega-offerta di circa 260 milioni di euro fatta dai tycoo...
As a web developer, it's important to know how search engines work. While the details are complex, we'll look into the basics of crawler-based search engines (this involves a certain amount of speculation as the exact calculations are a closely guarded secret). By Lee Underwood. 0909
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended 2006 with $11 million in her Senate account, money she can transfer to the presidential bid she began in January.
President Bush has chosen Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Leavitt to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, government officials told The Associated Press on Monday.
Describing her as &quot;Africa&#39;s staunchest defender of the environment,&quot; the United Nations green agency today hailed the awarding of this year&#39;s Nobel Peace Prize to Prof.
The worldwide server market continued to expand in the second quarter, analyst firm IDC said in a report Friday that mirrored findings by Gartner Inc.
Villari, parole inaccettabili, si scusi con il governo
Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will not play the final three games of the season and will have surgery to strengthen the bruised sternum that has plagued him most of the year.
France has ended a decades-old system of inequality by bringing lagging pensions of war veterans from former colonies into line with those of their French counterparts whose retirement payment is two-thirds higher.
Tre coltellate al torace, irreperibile uno dei due fratelli
Blog: MJ Safety Solutions has developed what it says is the first full-size, lightweight ballistic protection backpack that's affordable and practical for kids.
(National-NBC) Sept. 8, 2004 - About one-third of American adults are obese, which can cause many health problems. A new study shows lack of physical fitness is an even more important predictor of heart problems.
Blog: Intel researchers are using motion sensors to help people set goals for weight loss or track patients who are rehabilitating injuries.
A car explosion in Damascus killed a Hamas militant and injured three others Sunday morning, the official SANA news agency confirmed.
It wasn&#39;t pretty, but it worked, sort of. The Prime Minister and premiers made a deal. They had to, since &quot;let&#39;s make a deal&quot; was the agenda for the meeting and the PM had said no one could leave until a deal was reached.
Pfizer Inc.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disclosure of a study linking Celebrex to heart attacks, such as Merck &amp; Co.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s withdrawn Vioxx, means demand for the drugs once known as \u00e2\u0080\u009csuper aspirin
As many as 300 Hindu pilgrims, including  women and children, may have been crushed or burned to death in  a stampede and fire near a temple in western India Tuesday, the  district's top official said. A fire broke out in roadside  stalls when more than 150,000 people were on an annual  pilgrimage to the popular Mandher Devi temple, on a hilltop  near Wai, about 160 miles southeast of Bombay, witnesses said.
Microsoft Corp. plans to unveil new versions of its Dynamics GP and SL ERP software that improve integration with Office applications and SharePoint Server tools.
South Africa win the final one-day match to claim the series 4-1 despite another Kevin Pietersen ton.
Co-op mainframe down The Co-operative Bank has apologised to customers unable to get their hands on their cash this morning because of computer problems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wireless networks should soon be safer to use as their in-built security systems get an overhaul.
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is heading for re-election in Sunday's poll, preliminary results suggest.
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The West Indies beat England by two wickets to win the Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament with seven balls to spare on Saturday thanks to a record 71-run ninth-wicket partnership between Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne.
Iraq's government imposed a one-day curfew on the capital Baghdad on Saturday without explanation, ordering all cars and pedestrians off the streets.
Cindy McCain, the wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, said Tuesday she's proud of her country \u00c2\u0097 a comment seen as a veiled reference to Michelle Obama's recent remark on patriotism.
A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.
Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday it would  replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the  third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony Corp. in less  than 40 days.
Sport: Athletics: Douple amputee world-record holder Oscar Pistorius will race the world's best able-bodied 400m runner next month.
A drug developed by Merck helps people lose weight by inducing an reverse-marijuana effect: decreasing appetite.
The U.S. military said that at least 10 American service members and two Iraqi soldiers had been killed in the assault.
A simmering steroid scandal that has plagued baseball for nearly a year began to boil over Thursday, with the promise of more eruptions tonight.
BAQUBA, Iraq -- Forty-nine Iraqi army recruits and their civilian driver were gunned down in a bloody ambush northeast of Baghdad, officials said on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks ever against the country&#39;s fledgling security forces.
COLUMBIA -- The Lou Holtz era at the University of South Carolina will soon come to an end. The 67-year-old South Carolina coach plans to officially announce his retirement Monday morning, ending one of the
US war planes kill about 20 insurgents attacking police in Baquba as the Falluja assault enters its second week.
Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera AB on Friday reported an 11 percent rise in its fourth-quarter net profit, but said it would slash 2,900 jobs, or 9.3 percent of its work force, to cut costs.
Studio Unicredit, non emergono grossi problemi restituzione
No, they haven't announced it, but yesterday's reorganization makes it pretty clear.
The leader of Zimbabwe&#39;s largest opposition party was acquitted of treason charges Friday by a High Court in Harare. The judge said their was not enough credible evidence to convict the politician, Morgan Tsvangirai.
While the major record companies continue to discount new releases, some labels are pushing tricked-out versions of big titles that carry their highest prices ever.
Indian-born conductor Zubin Mehta is reportedly keen to take up the baton in Iraq in the belief that music can unite warring peoples.
Growth in the 25-nation EU was better than the US and Japan in the second quarter of the year, figures show.
Aer Rianta chief executive Margaret Sweeney is to leave the company. A statement from the board of the airports operator said the Department of Transport had failed to give the company clarification on her role ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Playing loud and loose like they had never been away, the Police kicked off their first world tour in more than 20 years on Monday, delivering a two-hour set for 20,000 fans in Canada.
NBC Universal cuts new content partnership days after a rift emerges with Apple.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFace the Nation\u00e2\u0080\u009d anchor Bob Schieffer paid a musical tribute to his boss, Sumner Redstone, at a gala honoring the media mogul.
Israel tightened its closure of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday in response to cross-border rocket fire by militants, preventing even U.N. humanitarian supplies from getting in, officials said.
belmolis writes &quot;As they promised, Novell has filed suit against Microsoft over WordPerfect. Here&#39;s the complaint, and here is Microsoft&#39;s press release in response.
More than 100 fibreglass &quot;reefs&quot; have been planted in the seabed off Thailand's coast to replace tsunami-damaged coral and revive the area's diving industry, the government said.
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has struck back at Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the escalating political bickering over which president &#151; Bill Clinton or George W. Bush &#151; missed more opportunities to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks.
A funeral service was held Thursday for Bertram \
Aldo Spinelli, presidente del Livorno, oggi a Milano per la riunione della Lega Calcio, ha confermat...
United Airlines on Friday said it has  agreed with its creditors' committee to a 30-day extension,  subject to court approval, of the period during which it can  exclusively file a bankruptcy reorganization plan.
England captain David Beckham thought he was being &quot;clever&quot; by deliberately getting a yellow card. The ploy could backfire and land him in trouble with his coach and soccer&#39;s governing body.
On the eve of Kosovo's declaration of independence, can it escape its legacy of violence?
Police are investigating allegations of widespread cheating by students taking a key South Korean exam.
President Bush on Thursday blamed the nation&#39;s health care woes on a &quot;litigation culture&quot; protected by Democratic rival John Kerry, and accused him of planning to
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The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a \u00e2\u0080\u009ca massive rollback,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and called on their members to continue their walkout.
Peace talks aimed at ending four years of bloodshed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur open here on Saturday but without most of the rebel groups involved in the conflict.
Tata Steel of India and rival CSN of Brazil battled for control of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in a takeover auction which pits two emerging economic superpowers against each other for a major chunk of the European steel industry.
Le vendite sono cresciute del 7,3% a 6,21 miliardi
A businessman whose alleged ties to Russian mafia groups fueled the ouster of Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas will get his Russian passport back, a court ruled Thursday.
President Bush signaled Friday the United States will press ahead with a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe despite Russia's heated objections. Poland's president expressed support for installing interceptor rockets in his country.
An Arab television station says hostage Margaret Hassan is facing a new threat -- a possible transfer to a deadly militant group. Al-Jazeera television cites a newly-released videotape from the people currently holding Hassan.
Detroit shoots 69 percent in the second half Tuesday to remain perfect all time against Chicago with a 92-84 win.
Sidney Crosby has a new contract before his 20th birthday and his eye on the Stanley Cup for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The NHL MVP and scoring champion signed a five-year extension through the 2012-13 season worth $43.5 million. The deal leaves room for the team to re-sign other young stars, such as Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal, in the coming seasons.
China&#39;s leaders vowed Sunday to sustain steady economic development and control investment in fixed assets in 2005, state media said.
GWEEK, England  - A stocky British construction  surveyor appears an unlikely savior for three plump bundles of  white fur named Rush, Nettle and Sweetpea.
WEEI never shelved its \
A vaccine developed to protect woman from a virus responsible for most cervical cancer cases has shown promising results in clinical trials.
Officials fear that an infiltrator may have tipped insurgents that the unarmed soldiers were heading home on leave. BY ROBERT H. REID.
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will not be running for president for Nigeria's ruling party next April.
NEW YORK -- Retiree Gene O'Brien hurried to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, and volunteered to help shuttle supplies to police and fire workers. Some days, his only identification to get into the disaster site was a tattoo on his forearm.
In Australia, if you pick up a box of Lean Cuisine's chicken pomodoro you'll find a small blue and white symbol on the label that lists the product's glycemic index in addition to the usual facts about calories, carbohydrates, fat, protein and sodium. Some 150 other product carry the symbol, too.
Half brothers Julian and Sean Lennon have begun speaking to each other again.
4 November 2004 -- Afghan President-elect Hamid Karzai today pledged to use his five-year term to crack down on commanders and the country&#39;s drug economy.
(AGI/AFP) - Teheran, 15 nov. - Il programma nucleare iraniano e&#39; stato solo &quot;sospeso&quot; e non fermato. Teheran mette i puntini sulle &quot;i&quot;, dopo l&#39;accordo raggiunto nella serata di ieri con l&#39;Unione europea grazie
A vast police operation in France and Spain netted at least 18 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and large stocks of weapons, authorities said.
A Detroit la Michelin presenta la prima gomma senza aria
Despite a record number of toy recalls and promises of more-aggressive testing by toymakers and retailers, toys with high levels of lead and dangerous small magnets are still for sale in stores, two public interest groups said yesterday.
Japanese media have mobilized for the   expected birth of a royal baby who conservatives hope will be   the first imperial male heir in more than 40 years.
'Sono vittima di errore giudiziario, lo stato mi risarcisca'
Mastella non ha partecipato.Chiti, non ricorreremo a fiducia
Ousmane Semb\u00c3\u00a8ne, by consensus the father of African cinema, pointed an angry, often satirical finger at the failures and excesses of modern African governments.
Editrice Nie diffida acquirenti a rispettare impegni presi
Description: More changes are coming at the CIA, where new director Porter Goss has been in the process of cleaning house since his arrival last fall.
Philadelphia radio station WBEB-FM has been honored at the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards as this year's Legendary Station.
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Hearing scheduled for next week may be first step in addressing widespread complaints about new federal spying powers signed into law earlier this month.
La squadra ciclistica T-Mobile dell'ex-maglia rosa del Giro 2007 Marco Pinotti, ha ufficializzato og...
Hoping to spur interest among video game enthusiasts, creative types and students, Microsoft Corp. said it plans to offer a consumer version of the professional software tools used to create video games for its Xbox 360 console.
The e-mails, often forwarded by friends, vary in wording, but the underlying message is always ominous: Soon, all cell phone numbers will be made public to telemarketing firms.-The Washington Post
The faces of people trapped behind   windows high up in the World Trade Center just before it   collapsed five years ago still haunt Michael Puzziferri but the   image has only stiffened his resolve as a New York firefighter.
Nicole Richie surrendered to authorities on Thursday to begin serving a four-day sentence for driving under the influence of drugs, but spent a little more than one hour in jail, an official said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan and demanded he end all military operations in the holy city of Najaf, according to a video, Al-Jazeera television reported. The authenticity of the video could not immediately be verified...
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
The persistent and dramatic decline in the snowpack of many mountains in the West is caused primarily by human-induced global warming and is not the result of natural variability in weather patterns, researchers reported yesterday.
The filmmaker Tyler Perry says he has a message of healing; others say he glorifies racial stereotypes.
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 7 -- The former chairman and chief executive of the world's largest insurer initiated a deal that led to five former executives being charged with participating in a scheme to manipulate the company's financial statements, a federal prosecutor said Monday during opening...
Queensland Transport Minister Paul Lucas says the black box recorder from the Tilt Train that crashed north of Bundaberg overnight will be recovered and sent to Brisbane.
Global stock markets rebound on hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month.
The Sudanese government has signed an agreement with the UN&#39;s migration agency ensuring that more than 1 million people displaced by the 18-month Darfur conflict will have the right to voluntarily return home, but only once they feel the situation is
Iran said on Tuesday it did not need U.S. advice about how to deal with Iranian-Americans Tehran has detained and said Washington should focus on its own cases of human rights abuses.
As the first signs of winter push into the Northeast, Cornell University researchers have some good news for fair weather fans _ spring is coming a week earlier than it did 40 years ago.
This eau de snake  acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone.
Maryland forward Crystal Langhorne is selected to the all-ACC women's basketball first team, becoming only the third Terrapin to earn first-team honors twice.
Actor Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton are among the stars at Tom Waits' first UK concert for 17 years.
The new prime-time television season officially starts this week, and more than bragging rights to ratings supremacy will be on the line for the broadcast networks.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted their latest PHP Abstract podcast today hosted by Ed Finkler and focusing on security and development environments.   Topics discusses include:   Ruby on Rails Security Blog Top Ten Security Vulnerabilities: Part One SQL Injection @ .Net Developers Journal CERIAS home page   As always, you can directly grab the show from here or subscribe to the podcast feed to keep up with the latest articles.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. planes unleashed a fierce  attack on rebel targets in Najaf early on Thursday, a Reuters  witness said.
Representatives for Australian Aborigines confirmed plans Friday to launch the first compensation lawsuits since a landmark government apology earlier this week for past abuses
Five-year-old Brittany Fish wanted to visit a neighborhood friend early one evening. So she hopped on her scooter for a two-black ride to her friend's house. Brittany never made it. Nor did she return home that night.
Playbill - Don't expect Broadway producers to strike up the band for the arrival of the Republican National Convention, which will inhabit Madison Square Garden and many Manhattan hotels beginning Aug. 30. What was once thought by many  as a potential boon to box-office business is now widely accepted by Times Square cognoscenti as a coming neutron bomb, destined to leave midtown free of human traffic.
Twelve people died when Muslim militants stormed the US consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah Monday, officials said. Saudi security officials said four of their men were killed by the assailants.
Security for US Vice-President Dick Cheney has been ordered stepped up in Kabul on news the Taliban has plans to disrupt his visit, The Telegraph reports.
LLEYTON HEWITT was supposed to be playing defending champion Andy Roddick in the US Open semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, not the longtime boyfriend of his little sister.
US President Bush speaks at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak). HALIFAX, Nova Scotia Dec 1, 2004 - President Bush asked Canadians on Wednesday to move beyond
Now where did I leave my dentures? There may be more meaning to the word \
Two suicide bombers killed 10  civilians, including four U.S. nationals, on Thursday in one of  the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, an  attack claimed by America's top enemy in Iraq.
NEW YORK: A 57-year-old New Age mystic is pregnant and could tie the record for the oldest American to give birth to twins. Aleta St James, a former actress whose website describes her as a healer and success
PARIS, Jan. 15 -- President Nicolas Sarkozy announced Tuesday that France would establish a military base in the United Arab Emirates, making it the only Western power other than the United States to have a permanent defense installation in the strategic Persian Gulf region.
UNDATED One of his doctors says Christopher Reeve taught him two four-letter words: cure and hope. Doctor Wise Young says he&#39;s &quot;heartbroken&quot; at the news of Reeve&#39;s death.
In his final game, Aaron Polanco embarrassed the nation&#39;s eighth-best rush defense. He ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy&#39;s
COLUMBIA, Conn., Dec. 13 -- A winter storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the nation's most heavily traveled highways.
Washington - Dietary supplements of vitamin E, recommended by some doctors to reduce the risk of heart disease, can be dangerous in high doses, according to a study published on Wednesday.
India's Sensex passes 20,000 points for the first time amid optimism about the economy and a US interest rate cut.
NEW DELHI: The BJP today cautioned the Manmohan Singh government against lowering the guard in the terrorism-afflicted Jammu and Kashmir, even as it welcomed the Prime Minister\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace initiative.
A Massachusetts police department posts a surveillance video clip on YouTube to help ID two men using allegedly stolen credit cards on tape. By the Associated Press.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit Asia Sunday, unleashing a tsunami  which devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia  and tourist isles in Thailand, killing more than 11,300 people.
&quot;La coalizione va bene, lasciatemi lavorare&quot;. Cos\u00c3\u00ac il Premier Silvio Berlusconi ha risposto ai giornalisti che gli chiedevano quali fossero i rapporti nella maggioranza dopo l&#39;affondo di Gianfranco Fini.
Top European central bankers expressed concern on Friday about the success of a concerted action plan to grease the wheels of seized-up money markets, as U.S. banking giant Citigroup faced fresh strife.
LG alleged that manufacturer Quanta has been using the infringing technology in products supplied to U.S. customers.
London's Notting Hill Carnival which is celebrating its 40th year was due to swing into action with a steel band contest setting the tone for three days of Caribbean music.
Pakistan's finance minister, a close ally of President Musharraf,  is sworn is as the country's prime minister.
Rossoneri sconfitti 2-1 al Camp Nou: gol di Serginho, Giuly e Iniesta. Nel finale espulso Gattuso. Grande spettacolo sugli spalti. BARCELLONA, 25 agosto 2004 - Doveva essere una festa del Bar\u00c3\u00a7a, e festa \u00c3\u00a8 stata.
China's second manned space flight  will carry two astronauts into space and will orbit the Earth for five days.
Mike Baker ponders the latest announcement about new Diplomas and the A-level review.
Iran said on Friday that it might extend  its partial freeze of uranium enrichment, a process that can  make fuel for nuclear power plants or weapons, in a gesture  aimed at easing Western fears about its atomic plans.
The company, which publishes TV Guide magazine, hired UBS Investment Bank as a financial adviser. It gave no timeline for making a decision.
Flagging social network introduces new way for bands, celebrities, organizations to create profiles on the site. Unfortunately, it probably won't ameliorate its problems.
Under pressure from opponents of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's elections council has adopted safeguards for the country's electronic voting machines to prevent tampering in Sunday's election &#151; conditions so strict that experts say they surpass some standards in the United States.
Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, spiega i motivi che lo hanno indotto a scegliere Giuseppe Papadopulo sulla panchina biancoceleste. &quot;D&#39;accordo con il il dg Martino, abbiamo ritenuto opportuno optare
Ad agosto crollo del 14%, decimo mese di fila in flessione
Wade Boggs might have to get used to a new routine Tuesday: life as a Hall of Famer. The five-time AL batting champion, known for his array of pre- and postgame rituals, is the top newcomer on the Baseball Writers' Association of America ballot, joining holdovers Ryne Sandberg and Bruce Sutter.
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.
Su barcone in difficolta' c'erano 43 immigrati nordafricani
Early in the first period, and about a dozen years into a dream that began when he was a Saskatchewan teenager, Jeremy Reich last night scored his first NHL goal.
Description: South Korea reveals it extracted small amounts of plutonium in a 1982 test and performed a uranium-enrichment experiment in 2000.
James Bond film Casino Royale storms to the top of the UK box office, taking \u00c2\u00a313.37m in its opening weekend.
Evo Morales, Bolivia&#039;s first Indian president, is hoping for a big win by his socialist backers in elections Sunday to chose an assembly to rewrite the constitution.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a call from a key political rival from his own Likud Party for a national referendum on his plan to withdraw all Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
France's economy minister said Societe Generale, reeling from losses blamed on a rogue trader, is in crisis and may need to ditch its chairman.
As Microsoft Corp.   Chairman Bill Gates prepares to step back from the company he  founded, the task of finding new sources of growth for the  world&#039;s largest software company falls to Chief Executive Steve  Ballmer.
Four retiring Senators with 111 years of combined experience in Congress -- Democrats Ernest (Fritz) Hollings of South Carolina and John Breaux of Louisiana and Republicans Don Nickles of Oklahoma and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado -- sat down for a last debate with TIME's Michael Duffy and Douglas Waller
The former boyfriend of schoolgirl Jodi Jones is found guilty of her murder at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Joe Dolan, one of Ireland's first pop music stars who entertained audiences for decades with Vegas-style showmanship, has died from a brain hemorrhage, his family announced. He was 68.
Cadence Design Systems, a maker of the software used to design computer chips, is in talks about a possible sale of the company, two people said yesterday.
German train drivers' union GDL said Sunday it did not plan further strikes in its bitter battle for a new wage deal and was confident about reaching an accord with employers by the end of the month.
A commuter van and a tractor-trailer collided early Friday on a Mississippi River bridge, killing four people and injuring four others, authorities said.
Sen. John Kerry on Saturday blamed Republicans for squelching Senate debate on the Iraq war and warned that President Bush's plan for more troops in Iraq is a mistake.
Six countries added Brief Verizon is extending ethernet access to its private IP network to business customers in six more countries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON, July 20 -- They all inhaled. Eight members of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet admitted this week that they had smoked marijuana, in an unusual cascade of confessions that led to newspaper headlines such as \
An elite Serbian police unit has stepped up the search for a top war crimes suspect after government officials ordered his arrest in the face of Western pressure, a senior security officer said Tuesday.
A former BBC cameraman has been questioned by secret police in Kabul about his role in negotiating the release of three kidnapped UN workers.
A judge denies a request to force Michael Jackson's child abuse accuser to undergo psychiatric tests.
AMBOSELI, Kenya  - With the world poised to enter an urban age when more people will live in cities than in the countryside, Josiah Tobiko sees no need to move from his cow dung-covered hut in rural Kenya.
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BOONE, N.C. -- Armanti Edwards ran for 110 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score as defending national champion Appalachian State beat Youngstown State, 49-24, yesterday to reach the Division 1-AA title game.
LONDON/NEW YORK  - The seventh and final Harry Potter book flew off the shelves on Saturday as fans the world over poured into stores or waited for the first post to discover the fate of the boy wizard.
Lou Hudson, one of only three Atlanta Hawks players to have their numbers retired, has suffered a stroke, team spokesman Arthur Triche said Saturday.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai was forced to cancel a trip to a provincial capital after a rocket hit near the landing site for his helicopter.
Nunatak, the house band at a research station on the frozen continent, will play 'Live Earth.' Outside. In fingerless gloves.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana denied a BBC report that he had met secretly with the Palestinian group Hamas, which is on an EU list of banned militant outfits.
First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader, but her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, is expected to stay active behind the scenes.
Readers remark on education reform, the free market and the opinion of a man named Steve Jobs. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.
The Iowa caucuses, which are held in the evening and do not allow absentee voting, leave out categories of voters.
Pakistani troops attacked militants in the North Waziristan region on the Afghan border with helicopters and artillery in Wednesday, killing up to 40 of them, a military spokesman said.
Chicago rapper Kanye West, who  survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that  ranked among the year's biggest sellers, led the field of  Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories,  organizers said on Tuesday.
Seven U.S. soldiers were killed  Thursday when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an explosive  device on a road in northwestern Baghdad, the U.S. military  said in a statement.
Everyone else gets a decent wage - why shouldn't we? Letters There's a reason why the Australians call us whinging poms, and this bunch of letters illustrates it well.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON - FBI counterintelligence agents are investigating whether several Pentagon officials leaked classified information to Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, according to a law enforcement official and
RADICAL Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir could face the death penalty if convicted of charges over the Bali bombings, which killed 88 Australians.
U.S. tanks pounded targets in the rebel-held Sunni Muslim town of Falluja west of Baghdad on Tuesday and U.S. warplanes could be seen flying overhead, witnesses said.
Beverage giant Coca-Cola Co.  on Tuesday denied market rumors that it plans to buy its largest bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CEE) .
Larry Silverstein, developer of the  World Trade Center site, says he is building the safest  building in America.
Yes, UFOs do exist, Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday.
ESSEN, Germany  - President George W. Bush's plan to combat climate change got a cool reception on Friday in Europe, where the European Union's environment chief dismissed it as unambitious and the \
Failure to approve the launch of European Union membership talks with Turkey would amount to \u00e2\u0080\u009cinstitutional racism\u00e2\u0080\u009d, it was claimed today.
China's economy grew by 11.5% in the three months to the end of September, official figures show.
WARSAW (BBC News) - People in Poland are voting in general elections called two years early, after the collapse of the ruling coalition in a row over a corruption investigation. Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's conservative Law and Justice Party is being challenged by the Civic Platform, led by centre right rival Donald Tusk.  Both parties have their roots in the anti-communist Solidarity movement. Some Poles still believe a coalition between them would give Poland its best chance of stable government. Some are calling these elections the most important since the fall of Communism in 1989. Swiss Votes Being Tallied BERN, Switzerland (SwissInfo) - The rightwing Swiss People's Party and the Greens look set to make the biggest gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections, according to a first nationwide exit poll. The centre-left Social Democrats will most likely be the big losers for the first time in nearly 30 years, according to a survey commissioned by SwissInfo's parent company, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Switzerland's system of proportional representation means the party cannot hope for an overall majority.  But the campaign has caused deep unease among the large immigrant community. One single issue dominated the election campaign: foreigners. Twenty percent of Switzerland's population is foreign and the now notorious poster from the right-wing Swiss People's Party, in which three white sheep kick a black sheep out of Switzerland, was widely regarded as racist.
A start-up founded by a former telecom regulator hopes to someday build a nationwide network offering free high-speed Internet with family-friendly content filters.
Scientists have discovered fossils of an ancient, tiny species of human in an isolated part of Indonesia. They are bones from what they say is a smaller version of the now extinct immediate ancestor to modern humans.
A British tourist drowns in South Africa as she rides a horse along a beach.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Sunday said the United States should step up it's war on drugs as part of efforts to secure the country's borders.
CRAIG LEVEIN delivered it straight from the heart yesterday. It was not the first time this week, let alone the first time this season that he had done so.
Two Chinese engineers were kidnapped in a remote Pakistani tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, officials said.
Greggio scambiato a 67,75 dollari al barile
Internet portal Yahoo reveals profits more than tripled to $253m, boosted by a jump in online advertising and soaring sales.
Firm follows AOL as second high-tech company to depart recently from Washington region.
After years of false starts, state lawmakers voted Tuesday evening to reduce the steep mandatory prison sentences given to people convicted of drug crimes in New York State
Television cameras are unlikely to be allowed into British trials, the Lord Chancellor says.
A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed 28 Iraqi policemen doing their morning exercises at their base north of Baghdad on Monday, police said, in one of the deadliest strikes on security forces in months.
Nel 2008 nuovo slancio e piu' potere d'acquisto per stipendi
Dg Zadra: +10,8% mutui per prima e seconda casa
Italy&#39;s Giorgio Rocca won a men&#39;s World Cup slalom on the Hermann Maier course Wednesday, beating out local favourite Rainer Schoenfelder thanks to a flawless second run.
(InfoWorld) - Social networking site Facebook has bought Parakey, a tiny startup that had been developing software it bills as a Web-based operating system. The Mountain View, California, startup has not actually shipped a product, but is in the process of developing technology it says combines the best of the desktop and Web-based software world. In a November 2006 interview Parakey founder Blake Ross described the company's eponymous product as \
ROMA, 4 OTTOBRE 2004 - \u00c2\u00abNon cerco pi\u00c3\u00b9 di lavorare in nessun film e nessuno cerca me. Voglio fare qualche altra cosa\u00c2\u00bb. Cos\u00c3\u00ac Richard Dreyfuss, il protagonista di &#39;American graffiti&#39; e &#39;Lo squalo&#39;, premio
Chiara Simionato ha vinto la gara dei 1000 metri valida per la quarta tappa della Coppa del Mondo di...
Oct. 11 - Christopher Reeve was largely unknown, when he made his big screen debut as Superman in 1978. Handsome and athletic, the 6&#39;4&quot; actor insisted on performing his own stunts.
France stepped up efforts to restore confidence in the banking system as Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over why it failed to prevent the biggest financial dealing scandal in history.
UK BUILDING materials firm and world market leader RMC has agreed to a \u00c2\u00a32.3 billion takeover bid from the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third largest concrete-maker, Cemex of Mexico.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stayed on the offensive in swing states Sunday as the presidential race entered its final full week. In a television interview, Bush said it is \
A FATHERS&#39; rights activist dressed as Batman, who clambered onto a ledge at Buckingham Palace, has ended the protest after five-and-a-half hours.
Digg.com founder cites 'solid' source Apple's upcoming iPhone will go on sale next month with two memory capacities and no ties to a specific network, it has been claimed. The 'small as s**t' handset is based on a slider form-factor, it's said - presumably to better match the iPod design ethos.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ukrainians on Sunday choose a new president in a landmark poll offering a choice between the ex-Soviet state&#39;s prime minister, backed by Russia, and a liberal rival seeking gradual integration with the West.
Home improvement retailer Lowe&#39;s Cos. (LOW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it expects diluted earnings per share to rise in both 2005 and 2006 as it benefits from increased remodeling activity and home ownership.
France&#39;s Sebastien Loeb stands on his Citroen and raises an arm in triumph after clinching the world rally championship title.
German automaker BMW AG said Tuesday it will introduce the world's first hydrogen-powered luxury performance car.
WPP, the world&#39;s second largest advertising company, warned of an uncertain 2005 yesterday as it disclosed that its third-quarter revenues were better than analysts had expected.
A patent approved for Apple for a docking station to hold a portable computer seems to support rumors that Apple will build an ultramobile PC.
ATHENS -- The tears rolled down the bruised cheek of Devin Vargas last night. They were not there because his injured left knee was throbbing, although it was. Vargas cried for a dream, and a fight, lost.
Web search leader Google Inc is  planning to boost its presence in China by tying up with a  Chinese online music company to provide free music downloads,  The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
1 September 2004 - The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced the former prominent Bosnian Serb political leader Radoslav Brdjanin to 32 years in prison for torture, wilful killing and other crimes.
While a jury will not decide Kobe Bryant&#39;s future, a jury of a different sort - voters - will decide District Attorney Mark Hurlbert&#39;s.
Former Pakistani Test star Sarfraz Nawaz said that match fixing was still rife in his homeland, sparking a sharp retort from national coach Bob Woolmer on the eve of the second Test against Australia.
Go ahead, be contrarian -- just make sure you're right.
Democrats are using President Bush's request for &#36;77 billion for conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to criticize his war policies and soaring federal deficits, but congressional approval of something very much like the request seems inevitable.
President Bush yesterday nominated Edward T. Schafer, who served two terms as governor of North Dakota, to head the Department of Agriculture, an agency with a broad mandate including administration of the federal food stamp program, aiding economic development in rural America and enhancing food...
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri condemns the UK for giving novelist Salman Rushdie a knighthood.
Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc   on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss of $3.3 billion  after recording massive credit derivative write-downs and  setting aside more money for credit losses.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 19 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday hosted talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders on ways to build an independent Palestinian state, but the summit appeared to yield little but a pledge to meet again.
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells are on opposite sidelines for the first time in nearly 14 years when the Washington Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night.
(InfoWorld) - Hitachi Data Systems\u00c2\u00a0(HDS) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to acquire online storage management software vendor Archivas to strengthen its content services business. On Monday, storage hardware vendor\u00c2\u00a0HDS revealed plans to buy Archivas\u00c2\u00a0in a brief media advisory but the vendor held off providing more color on the move until Tuesday. Being able to store data securely for long periods of time and also have quick access to that content is becoming key to all sizes of companies as they have to comply with increasing amounts of regulation. Archivas particularly targets the needs of the finance, health care and oil and gas industries as well as governments. Archivas aims its software, Archivas Cluster (ArC) at companies that need to store, archive, protect and access digital content such as e-mail, images and audio files. The software isn't tied to a particular vendor's storage hardware and is designed to scale from a small repository to a huge archive containing hundreds of terabytes of data. By storing their data in ArC, users can apply protection and retention policies to the content as well as authenticate it with digital signatures. In June 2006, the two vendors entered into a worldwide OEM (original equipment manufacturer) relationship with HDS building its Content Archive Platform (CAP) combination of software and storage systems on technology from Archivas. At the time, HDS stressed the importance it placed around CAP as marking the vendor's entrance into the \
The Montreal school shooting has exposed a persistent fascination with the 1999 Columbine massacre among many young people, with some students modeling themselves on the Colorado killers and citing the bloodbath as a sick source of inspiration.

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A Qatari firm could pay as much as \u00c2\u00a31bn to snap up Nasdaq's stake in the London Stock Exchange.
Sole 24 Ore, a maggio su base annua aumento del 7,6%
BEIJING President Hu Jintao replaced Jiang Zemin as China&#39;s military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, completing the first orderly transfer of power in Chinese Communist Party history, state media announced.
Turkey has rejected a request from the European Commission to recognise Cyprus ahead of a key summit on Ankara&#39;s bid to open European Union accession talks.
Federal Labor has re-established a significant pre-election lead over the Government, according to a combined analysis of major opinion polls.
Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he has considered lowering his company&#39;s $7.7 billion hostile offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
Lo statuto degli studenti e' stato registrato da Corte Conti
Impatiently, Gopur Samat stood at the ready as a nurse stripped the bandage from his right eye and steered his attention toward a chart 20 feet away.
Human rights violations and outright atrocities are growing more rampant by the day in Haiti as police, former soldiers, and rebel groups wreak
Oil prices held firm around $51 per barrel on Wednesday, hovering near record highs amid the sluggish recovery in US Gulf oil production and an anticipated decline in key winter fuel stocks, dealers said.
He&#39;s no longer reigning PGA Player of the Year or the No. 1 golfer in the world, having yielded both titles this year to Vijay Singh.
Most French and Americans would   support military action against Iran as a last resort if other   means fail to stop it acquiring nuclear weapons, a major   transatlantic opinion survey showed on Wednesday.
A powerful aftershock rattled Central California yesterday, two days after a magnitude-6.0 quake struck one of the state&#39;s most seismically active areas.
Rescuers recovered more bodies from flooded homes and mud-swamped villages on Saturday, raising the death total from Typhoon Durian to over 300, with up to another 300 people missing.
The British government on Wednesday issued a warning for its citizens against traveling to Indonesia over the coming Christmas and the New Year period because there is a &quot;heightened risk of attacks&quot;.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi met Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi for talks on how to stop illegal immigrants using the north African state as a springboard for entry into Italy.
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who has made a name for himself aggressively prosecuting white collar criminals, has announced that he will run for governor of New York in 2006.
Some 20 million people tried to register to see Led Zeppelin soon after they announced their reunion, promoters say.
You can do it without a venture capital fund.
Blog: Popular add-ons could have their update process hijacked by man-in-the-middle attacks.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that the Taliban&#039;s fugitive leader should come out of hiding and face justice. An audio tape allegedly made by Mullah Omar and aired Sunday by a Pakistani television station said the U.S.-led coalition and the Afghan government do not have the ability to solve Afghanistan&#039;s escalating violence.
MARTIN O&#39;NEILL reckoned Celtic were set to continue Rangers&#39; run of misery in Old Firm showdowns. O&#39;Neill was convinced that John Hartson&#39;s 66th-minute header might just be enough to clinch a place in the last four of the CIS Cup.
Ohio University&#039;s Computer Services department was running seven-figure surpluses and spending on generous benefits for employees while it was failing to make adequate investments in firewalls and other computer security measures, according to an outside consultant&#039;s report.
Ousmane Barro is becoming a force down low for Marquette. The junior forward had a career-high 21 points and tied a personal best with 13 rebounds to help No. 8 Marquette to an 83-67 victory over Northwestern State in the Blue &amp; Gold Classic on Friday night.
Steve Sullivan scored a power-play goal and assisted on another as the Nashville Predators beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 Thursday night.
Raisin farmers meet yak herders? Must be the Slow Food f te. Raisin farmers meet yak herders? Must be the Slow Food f te.
The Rangers tried to knock the Devils off their confident, stubborn game as they threw a little nastiness into their cross-river rivalry, until it ended like so many other Rangers heartbreaks.
Petrolieri rispondono a polemiche consumatori
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Advocates working on behalf of illegal immigrants said they learned a lesson from the immigrant rights marches that fizzled over the Labor Day holiday: It's time to start driving.
Risveglio con forti esplosioni, questa mattina a Baghdad. Nella notte Sadr City \u00c3\u00a8 stata nuovamente bombardata dagli aerei americani, che hanno preso di mira postazioni dei ribelli sciiti, con almeno due morti e 47 feriti.
IAN POULTER held his nerve yesterday to see off Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sergio Garcia in a dramatic play-off to land the Volvo Masters at Valderrama.
Dell, HP, and others launch souped-up PCs to support Windows Vista.
For your inner entomologist: Insects that appear plucked from a future in which artificial intelligence has triumphed over the natural world.
A cruise operator ferrying U.S.  residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut  back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and  concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
WASHINGTON - A chimp-sized human ancestor walked upright 6 million years ago, far earlier than anyone had been able to show before, researchers report.
Somalia's new president  asks the African Union to send 20,000 peacekeepers to secure the country.
The trial of Saddam Hussein, facing   charges of genocide, and six co-defendants resumed on Wednesday   in a central Baghdad courtroom.
An attack on Iraq&#39;s main southern pipeline has seriously hampered critical oil exports in the struggling country, Iraqi officials say.
So, two months into Lockout II, how are you enjoying the 2004-05 hockey season? Sure is quiet around the rink, and given that no one is sashaying up to the bargaining table, it sure looks like it's going to remain quiet for a lot longer.
The Olympics turned ugly when  unforgiving Greeks, incensed that fallen hero Costas Kenteris  was missing from the 200 meters, delayed the final by booing  and chanting for five minutes.
If there was ever a doubt as to why Takeo Spikes wanted to leave Cincinnati, it was played out in front of him yesterday. As the Bengals were guaranteeing a 14th consecutive season without a playoff berth, one
Questions filled the air Monday as the mobile industry geared up for one of its biggest U.S. trade shows on Monday by focusing on entertainment.
The post-Arafat era will be the latest test of a quintessentially American article of faith: that elections provide legitimacy even to the frailest institutions.
Oil at more than $90 a barrel is concentrating minds in the shipping industry. Higher fuel costs and mounting pressure to curb emissions are leading modern merchant fleets to rediscover the ancient power of the sail.
It seems San Jose State is the football-team equivalent of a morning person, doing its best work Saturday at Spartan Stadium when many people were still in bed.
The Asia-Europe Meeting, ASEM, will hold its fifth summit in Hanoi in October amidst a recent crisis over the inclusion of Myanmar.
The Pentagon has released the names of the following US service members killed recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to an Associated Press count, at least 2,901 members of the US military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003. At least 21,921 have been wounded, the military says. In Afghanistan, 291 US personnel have died and 1,051 ...
President Nestor Kirchner has tapped his wife take his place as the ruling coalition candidate in October presidential elections and will not immediately seek a second term, the government news agency said Sunday.
By Darin Fenger, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Mar. 5--There's profit in poo.   Just ask a local organic fertilizer dealer like Dugan LaRose, a fellow who can testify that it all sure does stink, but it sure is the smell of success.
Internet-centered programs that compete with Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s core products are an overlooked driver of its bid for Yahoo.
A MANNED private rocketship burst through the Earth&#39;s atmosphere into space today after a hair-raising ascent, putting it half-way towards winning a $US10 million ($13.
German lawmakers are considering changes to laws on stem cell research as pressure grows for an easing of restrictions that local scientists complain prevent them from keeping up with global advances.
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The Zend Marketing team is looking for more feedback about the use of the Zend Framework out in the PHP community (according to the Zend Developer Zone):   Thanks to all the hard work the community has put in we are just about ready to release Zend Framework 1.0 As part of this release we will be doing significant updates to the website and other outreach. This should help make people aware of the power of Zend Framework and all the efforts going on in the community.   As a part of this, they're looking for any and all projects out there using the framework in their sites or applications to let them know via a survey they've created.
Israel's latest blockade of Gaza is threatening to destroy the territory's commercial sector and drive more people into the hands of extremists, according to a report published yesterday.
Commissioner Bud Selig and other baseball owners should be thrilled. The luxury tax on payrolls has inhibited George Steinbrenner's spending.
Prepare celery trenches, digging in plenty of compost   Move deciduous trees or shrubs provided the soil is fit to work.   Take root cuttings from oriental poppies, Primula denticulata, brunnera, gaillardia and many other plants.
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.
Deposed Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was flown out of the capital Suva on Wednesday, local radio reported, a day after the military exercised a bloodless overthrow in Fiji's fourth coup in 20 years.
A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status. And the task is daunting, many Democratic consultants and leaders agree.
Cattle culled at a second farm in southern England have tested positive for foot and mouth disease, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
Gianni Amelio's quietly unassuming tear-jerker works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head.
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Another of Roman Abramovich&#39;s football investments paid handsomely last night, unfortunately for Rangers whose plunge from fat cats of Scottish football to poor relations of the European game
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Here's a look at new and interesting developments at the major shopping search and comparision sites during 2004. Today: NexTag, PriceGrabber, Shopping.com/Dealtime and Yahoo Shopping.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Sunday faulted Democrats, including presidential  candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, for moving away from former  President Bill Clinton&#39;s embrace of globalization.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Falklands war veteran  Marcelo Torres was so desperate to escape the battlefield  horrors that still plagued his dreams two decades after the  conflict that he put a gun to his temple and pulled the  trigger.
Gunmen killed a newspaper photographer as he and his family ate in a restaurant in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, the home turf of nearly all of Mexico's top drug bosses, authorities said Monday.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - California fertilizer  salesman Scott Peterson, 32, was found guilty on Friday in the  Christmas Eve 2002 murder of his pregnant wife, in a  family-next-door case that captivated America.
A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least eight people in the vicinity and wounding more than 130, witnesses and officials said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 19 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York courted black voters considered crucial to securing the Democratic presidential nomination in a series of campaign stops in South Carolina on Monday in which she cast the 2008 election as a chance to make history.
The results for the current quarter came in slightly below expectations and the company sounded a note of caution on the global economy.
A rapidly growing group known as the Compact aims to reduce the environmental toll of the American consumer lifestyle.
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As first assault on Google&#39;s leading position in the market, Microsoft&#39;s newly launched search engine encountered some technical problems on its first day.
In his latest post, Stoyan Stefanov introduces a new project he's working on, the implementation of CSS sprites:   This is a simple technique used for page load performance purposes. Since HTTP requests are the most expensive thing you can do in regards to front-end performance, you strive for making as little requests as possible. So instead of having the browser download 4 rounded corner images for example, you create one image that has all four. Then you use CSS' background-position to only show the part of the image you want.   He explains briefly how the system works and includes a simple example in PHP (showing how to use the imagemagik utility to create the custom image).
Bethany Donaphin hit a turnaround jumper with .5 seconds remaining to lift the New York Liberty a 66-64 victory over the defending WNBA champion Detroit Shock on Tuesday night and into the Eastern Conference finals.
Some 150 Maoist guerrillas died in fierce fighting with security forces in Nepal's remote southwest, a top army official said.
Zach Randolph and Eddy Curry were supposed to be the Knicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 hulking saviors, and their best candidates to make the All-Star Game.
The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday condemned Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's removal of an opposition TV station from the airwaves, accusing him of seeking to tighten his grip on the media.
British and Irish leaders published a detailed plan Wednesday for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland -- a peace-building project still on hold because of unsolved arguments about IRA disarmament.
Yao Ming and his Houston Rockets entertained Chinese basketball fans with two real NBA games this weekend, though they were just two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings.
The contemporary art world's brightest stars, including Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, have aligned to provide AIDS relief in Africa with a special auction in New York conceived by Hirst and rock star Bono.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig scheduled a conference call for Friday for owners to vote on the proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington.
Anna Nicole Smith arrived Friday at a federal courthouse in San Francisco to continue her legal battle over her late husband's fortunes.
Sono circa 27 milioni gli italiani che hanno accesso alla rete Internet dalla propria abitazione, per una percentuale pari al 47% della popolazione. Il 56% delle famiglie possiede invece un Pc domestico. Sono
President George W. Bush thanked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for pursuing a military offensive in a remote area where Osama bin Laden may be hiding, senior US officials said.
Two bus bombings and a series of other blasts yesterday killed four people and wounded 54 in a surge of violence that police blamed on separatist rebels in India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insurgency-wracked Assam state.
After ambling in the Atlantic for days, Hurricane Jeanne began a trek toward Florida&#39;s east central coast Thursday, increasing the history-making odds that the Sunshine
Lebanon's parliament speaker said on Thursday the U.N. Security Council had ignored the country's constitution in voting to set up a tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
U.S. intelligence officials have  concluded an audiotape on which Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to  boycott January's elections is likely genuine, an official said  on Monday.
Sweeney Todd, starring Johnny Depp, goes to the top of the UK and Ireland film chart in its opening weekend.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Farida Nekzad began receiving menacing calls on her cellphone a half hour after arriving at the funeral of a fellow female journalist assassinated by gunmen.
A police official says it&#39;s &quot;absolutely nuts&quot; that a dispute over a hunting location apparently led to the shooting deaths of five people in Wisconsin.
NEW YORK -- It's not often you can compare Internet addresses with clothing, but a growing practice comes close, contributing to a global shortage in good names.
The technology giant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly profit \u00e2\u0080\u0094 up 24 percent \u00e2\u0080\u0094 may not be as reliable an indicator of broader trends in the American economy as in the past.
BAYONNE, France Two of Spain&#39;s most wanted terrorism suspects and at least 16 others suspected of being members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA were captured Sunday in a French-Spanish police operation, the authorities said.
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Mr. Jones\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nautilus fitness machines helped transform the fitness industry and the way ordinary people exercises.
Countries taking part in a conference on Iraq differ on how to assist the nation but strongly support the interim government&#39;s
Dust storms raging on Mars pose the worst threat yet to Nasa's robot rovers, the US space agency says.
The former boss of the NHS trust where a superbug led to the deaths of 90 people will receive a \u00c2\u00a375,000 pay off.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cComic Book Club,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a weekly stage talk show, covers all things comic book, which these days also includes the worlds of video games, television and film.
Ofcom proposes changes to old mobile frequencies to boost the take up of 3G services.
President Bush held a one-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry nationwide but Kerry gained a slight advantage in the showdown state
World number one Roger Federer was stretched to the limit by fourth-seeded Thai Paradorn Srichaphan before edging a 7-5 2-6 6-3 victory in the Thailand Open semi-finals on Saturday.
Supermarket chain Morrisons reports strong festive trading, with same-store sales increasing by 9.5%.
President Hugo Chavez's ambitious project to bring \
Giant waves triggered by a massive earthquake have killed at least 3,000 people in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
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ATLANTA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it is shifting responsibility to distribute most of the country&#39;s remaining doses of flu vaccine to state health departments, which will decide who in the high-risk groups will get
ATHENS, Greece If you followed the Summer Olympics closely, you&#39;ll remember that Greece&#39;s top two sprinters were involved in a doping scandal that embarrassed the host country.
WASHINGTON - President Bush never was disciplined while serving in the Texas Air National Guard, never failed a physical and never asked his father or family friends for help to get him into the guard during the Vietnam War, the White House said Wednesday.    The White House answers came in response to a dozen questions submitted by The Associated Press in light of new records detailing Bush's Guard service and allegations that have surfaced this election season...
Norwegian police on Tuesday arrested four  men suspected of firing shots at an Oslo synagogue last  weekend, the national news agency NTB reported.
Although Red Bull Racing&#39;s Tony Purnell and David Pitchforth were in a talkative mood at yesterday&#39;s Christmas lunch, neither was in a position to give even the slightest hint as to the team&#39;s driver line-up in 2005.
Troubled pop star Britney Spears, who was scheduled to reunite with old flame Justin Timberlake to produce a comeback track, has pulled out of recording a duet with him at the last moment.
A grand jury has charged a former Massachusetts bishop, Thomas Dupre, with raping two children in the 1970s, a state court said on Monday, in the first such action against a high-ranking member of the US Roman Catholic Church.
Climate experts and politicians are discussing policies to extend the Kyoto Protocol and tackle global warming. The Protocol was established in 1997 and sets targets for industrialised countries to cut their
L'azzurro si e' imposto a Park City, e' al 32/mo successo
By Erika Ray, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Dec. 10--When flames erupted from a barn stocked with bales of straw and hay east of Findlay in October, the Vanlue Volunteer Fire Department was notified of the emergency.   Six firefighters responded out of the 24 on its roster.
Insurers seek to calm fears that they face huge losses after an earthquake and giant waves killed at least 23,000 people in southern Asia.
Blog: The rain has stopped, but it's hot now -- really hot.
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Tropical Storm Gaston dropped sheets of rain on South Carolina on Sunday, flooding scores of roads, while another row of storms moved through the nation&#39;s midsection.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In a sharply worded challenge to President Bush, Democratic Sen...
For the first time in its 80-year history, the venerable New Yorker magazine endorsed a presidential candidate, urging readers Monday to vote for Democrat John Kerry in next week's election.
Courtney Love's trial on drug  possession charges was postponed on Thursday, but her financial  woes mounted as creditors on both coasts pressed court claims  that the singer-actress was dodging unpaid bills.
In seguito a presunti torti arbitrali, il presidente del Rende, Franco Chiappetta, aveva annunciato ...
Inter favorita, Mancini accetta la sfida: ''Se ti chiami Inter sei sempre condannata a vincere - ha ...
SKOPJE, Macedonia A weekend referendum on self-rule for ethnic Albanians in Macedonia met democratic standards, international monitors declared Monday, despite claims of fraud from opposition parties.
Seduta di rifinitura per il Treviso in vista della trasferta di Avellino. Al termine il tecnico Pill...
Two young heirs to the Pritzker family empire can go forward with claims that relatives looted their trusts of more than $1 billion, a Cook County judge ruled yesterday.
Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention.
Wall Street retreated Thursday after the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, forecast a \u00e2\u0080\u009csluggish\u00e2\u0080\u009d economy until later in the year.
Taxpayers who endure excessive expense or drain on their time when the I.R.S. mishandles a case should receive payments of up to $1,000 each, the National Taxpayer Advocate told Congress.
Economic growth is booming in countries like India and China where American popular culture does not dominate.
BEIJING : Maria Sharapova will have Russian pride as well as a small measure of revenge in mind when she faces fellow Grand Slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova Saturday in the semi-finals of the 585,000 US dollar China Open.
Playbill - The relationship between a screenwriter and a university professor under investigation for a grisly murder is intriguing audiences so much at Playwrights Horizons' intimate Peter Jay Sharp space that Spatter Pattern is being extended an extra week, to Oct. 31.
SYDNEY, Australia  - Qantas profits soared to a record 648.8 million Australian dollars (US$463.8 million, euro 376 million) in the past fiscal year, thanks to rising passenger numbers despite fears of Iraq war-related terrorism and the aftermath of ...
French Defense Minister Michele Alliot- Marie said French citizens living in Ivory Coast won&#39;t be repatriated because the situation there is getting calmer.

roundup Plus: PalmSource settles Digeo patent suit...Maxtor loses its CFO--again...Profits, revenue climb at Rambus.
This firm's valuation prices in big results from an as-yet unproven resource.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas defended his unity deal with Hamas in talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday after U.S. and Israeli threats to shun a coalition government.
Jason Gillespie produced a superb spell of pace bowling to rout India for 104 but Anil Kumble grabbed a five-wicket haul to lead the fightback on the second day of the fourth and final test on Thursday.
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The head of one of the world's largest funders of biomedical research is has said that he's set to substantially increase funding.
Detroit Tigers outfielder Craig Monroe has agreed to enter a diversion program to settle charges that he shoplifted a &#36;29 belt from a department store.
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Rapper Young Buck was charged on Monday with stabbing a fellow performer in a dispute over an autograph that touched off a melee at a Los Angeles-area hip-hop awards show last month, prosecutors said.
Today's leading companies are creating opportunity through recognizing and negotiating change. This is the subject of \
Local public health officials expect to ration flu shots after British health officials took away the license of a major maker of US vaccine.
Spacewalking astronauts aim to repair a damaged thermal blanket on the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday as U.S. and Russian controllers struggle with a worrying computer failure on the International Space Station.
Afghan refugees living in Pakistan are registering to take part in next week's landmark presidential elections.
Dead stingrays with their tails cut off are found in Australia, amid fears Steve Irwin fans may be avenging his death.
Boeing prepares to unveil its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner which it has so far received 642 orders for.
President Bush said on Wednesday that a $35 million US pledge for victims of the Asian tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was stingy were &quot;misguided and ill-informed.
President Alejandro Toledo declared a state of emergency in a remote highland province late Saturday after gunmen demanding his resignation seized control of a police station there and took several officers hostage, authorities said.
David Ortiz and Manny Ram\u00c3\u00adrez roughed up Roy Halladay early, Tim Wakefield won his third straight start and the Boston Red Sox opened the second half with a 7-4 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays last night.
Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known but whose crotchety persona and roles in hundreds of films made him instantly recognizable to generations of moviegoers, has died. He was 102.
While the iPod has largely been responsible for Apple&#39;s recent revival, especially among investors, Forbes believes the company could be worth more if it were to spin-off its iPod and iTunes operations.
The number of civilians killed in Iraq jumped to nearly 2,000 in May, the highest monthly toll since the start of a U.S.-backed security crackdown in February, according to figures released on Saturday.
Wearing a bib reading &quot;Feisty Fighting Franci,&quot; breast cancer combatant Franci Finkelstein propelled herself across the finish line of yesterday&#39;s Run for the Cure with tears in her eyes, raising clasped hands in the air with her friends.
A prominent Jewish rights group on  Monday gave Germany an &quot;inadequate&quot; rating for the first time  for sluggish prosecution of suspected Nazi war criminals after  previously topping the annual rankings of 26 nations.
A developer who illegally reduced a 200-year-old pub to rubble \
Unseeded Alicia Molik of Australia upset No. 3 Anastasia Myskina of Russia 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Olympic women&#39;s singles tennis bronze medal.
Recent revelations about the crisis of faith suffered by Mother Teresa will not hamper her path to sainthood, her successor said Sunday at a ceremony to commemorate the 97th anniversary of her birth.
PADANG, Indonesia  - Rescue teams headed for Indonesia's Sumatra coast on Thursday as aftershocks pounded the region where a powerful earthquake killed six people and perhaps many more the night before.
Photo-sharing Web sites are getting better at handling pictures based on where they were taken. My top pick is Flickr, with SmugMug and Google's Picasa tied for second.
Sony cuts full-year forecast by 3%, Matsushita warns on effects of high oil prices and competition. TOKYO  - Sony Corp. Thursday reported a quarterly profit gain thanks to the &quot;Spider-Man 2&quot; hit movie
More a prank than a threat Hackers have created Trojan horse malware targeted at Apple's much-hyped iPhone device.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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BAGHDAD -- A US journalist with Boston-area ties who was abducted by militants in Iraq and threatened with death said in a video aired yesterday that his captors were treating him well, while an Italian journalist also was reported missing in the war-torn country.
China must step up the pace of economic reforms because the rest of the world is growing impatient for it to do so, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday.
The ads posted around town promised \
President Bush touted his approach for cutting gasoline consumption Thursday, highlighting differences with Democrats as the Senate debated their proposals.
It was known as Operation Kaboom: Police investigators posed as apple growers and secretly built a 2,400-pound truck bomb to determine how easy it would be for homegrown terrorists to launch an attack with homemade explosives.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat waves, greeting Palestinian women who packed into his compound to mark the International Women&#39;s Day with him, outside his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, in this March 8, 2004 file photo.
Asia-Pacific nations, including China and the United States, will accept for the first time global goals to reduce emissions, according to a draft statement prepared for an APEC summit on Saturday.
Blog: IGE CEO Brock Pierce says the margins for virtual goods are shrinking rapidly, due in large part to Chinese competition.
NEW YORK, November 12  - Dell Inc (DELL.NAS), the world&#39;s largest PC maker, has reported 25% growth in its third-quarter profits this year, boosted by continued market share gains and reduced PC component costs.
Reviews and commentary on the Derek Lam, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodgriquez, Rodarte and Thom Browne fall 2007 collections.
Sony says sales of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console in the US hit 1.2 million over the Christmas period.
Mobile search is set to explode with the entry of the iPhone and its competitors to the market. Is your site ready for mobile search?
Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast president, is committed to implementing peace deals struck with rebels who hold the north of the world&#39;s top cocoa grower, President Thabo Mbeki said today.
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CHICAGO -- Carlos Guillen isn&#39;t surprised that Bobby Higginson hit two home runs using Pudge Rodriguez&#39;s bats. He&#39;s been suggesting for weeks that Higginson try a different bat.
Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody and Ryan Brown look like the kids next door. Despite their down-to-earth demeanor, however, the five pianists have a story that has already catapulted them onto \
Campaigners urge ministers to back a groundbreaking study into childhood obesity, at risk through lack of funding.
A female pharmacist sacked by Wal-Mart wins $2m in damages after a jury found she was  discriminated against.
OTTAWA - On his first official visit to Canada, President Bush on Tuesday faced a frosty public critical of many of his policies, most notably the war in Iraq, and his meeting with Prime Minister Paul Martin yielded little progress on trade issues that
An Iraqi police unit is removed from Baghdad because of accusations of complicity with death squad killings.
A charity is asking British tourists to think carefully before bringing animal souvenirs back from holiday.
HANOVER - Management at Volkswagen and union leaders Wednesday agreed to a 28-month pay freeze as part of plans by the giant German-based carmaker to drastically cut costs.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday urged South Carolina voters to pressure Congress to stay the course in Iraq, saying Democrats are heading down a \
Plans for a satellite TV service with no subscription, known as Freesat, are provisionally approved by the BBC Trust.
The 24 member policy making group of the International Monetary Fund met Saturday in Washington and failed to reach consensus on implementing a more generous debt relief program for the world&#39;s poorest countries.
Heavy rain and winds have begun to lash Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan roared closer, after ravaging Grenada and killing 27 people on a track that could make it the third big storm in a month to hit Florida.
Dovranno rispondere meglio alle esigenze dei consumatori
Of the 2008 Democratic presidential contenders who voted to give President Bush authority to wage war in Iraq, only one will have no chance to make a very public U-turn when resolutions opposing the president's new war plan come before Congress in the coming days.
Maila Nurmi, the cult actress credited as TV's first horror-movie hostess, has died at her Hollywood home. She was 85. The actress created her Vampira character \u00e2\u0080\u0093 complete with revealing black gown, smoky eyes and blood-red lipstick \u00e2\u0080\u0093 to host horror mo...
WASHINGTON One day after President George W. Bush touted his efforts to help the elderly cope with increased medical expenses, US officials announced the largest premium increase in the Medicare program&#39;s history, raising the monthly expense $11.
An enthusiast site notes that nearly everything in Microsoft's $10 a month MSN Premium offering is available for free via Windows or Windows Live.
Ukraine held an \
Four Britons who were freed after being detained for up to three years at the U.S. military camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, returned to Britain on Tuesday and were immediately arrested.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
A terminally-ill Indian chess champion who has been the focus of a euthanasia debate, dies in hospital.
The top-seeded Agassi was eliminated in the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Saturday in Washington by unseeded Gilles Muller.
nervous energy built up -- Americans Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin had to wait several minutes as the Greek crowd vented.
Christopher Bowman, the former U.S. figure skating champion dubbed \
Armenia to send its troops to Iraq by Maria Kozhushko RusData Dialine - Russian Press Digest September 8, 2004 Wednesday SOURCE: Nezavisimaya Gazeta, No 192, p.5 Armenia has become the second, after Ukraine, ...
KABUL - At least 17 people including children were killed in a bomb attack in Kabul on Sunday and another blast overnight at a religious school in the southeast.
Altri stop dal 13 al 18 novembre e dall'11 al 16 dicembre
A court ruled Tuesday that the British government should hold an independent inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian who was allegedly killed by British troops.
Actor Christopher Reeve, left, who plays Superman, and co-star, comedian Richard Pryor arrive for the black-tie supper and dance celebrating the New York premiere of &quot;Superman III&quot; at the Pierre Hotel, in this June 15, 1983 file photo.
Efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunamis accelerate, as millions remain at risk from hunger and disease.
Yes, Cobol is dying -- just not yet. In that gap, some wily coders see opportunity for a career, or at least a secure job.
N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
Andre Agassi said on Thursday he will play at least another full year of professional tennis, as long as he stays healthy. After powering past fellow American Vince Spadea to reach
It's the mid-1990s, gigabyte hard drives are starting to become commonplace, and that fact is great news for this pilot fish with a storage problem.
The American co-chair of a U.S.-Russian commission working to determine the fate of missing servicemen said that a more extensive search through Russian government archives is needed to determine if any American prisoners from the Korean and Vietnam wars were taken to the Soviet Union.
A man who befriended Robert Blake testified in his murder trial Wednesday that the actor was \
A Marine drill instructor has been charged with 225 criminal counts connected to abusing recruits, a Marines spokesman said Thursday.
A man has eaten his first solid meal in nine years after his face was rebuilt using a pioneering jaw-bone graft.
From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.
Roma, 30 dicembre 2004 - E mentre in India viene lanciato un nuovo allarme maremoto, anche in altre parti del mondo, in maniera molto pi\u00c3\u00b9 leggera, la terra trema. Una scossa di terremoto \u00c3\u00a8 stata registrata
To protect two rare species of cactus, federal officials Wednesday banned off-road vehicles from a large swath of southern Utah's badlands.
The court commissioner who placed Britney Spears under conservatorship held a closed-door hearing on an unspecified emergency motion on Thursday.
Ask Jeeves Introduces Yet Another Desktop Search Tool  Ask Jeeves yesterday joined Microsoft in introducing a beta desktop search application. Ask Jeeves states that its Desktop Search makes it easy for people to find information on their computers or the Internet. Upon installation of the small (750K) application, Ask Jeeves Desktop ...
Steve Patterson has resigned as president and general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers, the club said on Thursday.
Guitar Hero groupies, get ready: A third entry in the musical franchise is on the way, and it will have a wireless controller!
Leonardo Piepoli non ha preso il via alla 12/a tappa della Vuelta. Il corridore italiano della Sauni...
The Los Angeles prosecutor who  accused Paris Hilton of enjoying celebrity favoritism was under  investigation on Friday for his own conduct in a scandal over  driving violations and personal use of city resources.
Billionaire Donald Trump told Miss USA  2006 Tara Conner on Tuesday she would be given a second chance  after reported misbehavior.
Seville - A magnificent display of precision putting from Paul Casey brought England only their second-ever World Cup win on Sunday and spoiled the party for home favourites Spain.
Genetically modified (GM) foods should be a concern for those who suffer from food allergies because they are not tested, regulated, or required to be labeled.
Snoopy has left the building. Well, almost. MetLife Inc. , the insurance giant that employs Charlie Brown's dog in ads, is close to completing a deal to sell its State Street Research and Management investment arm to BlackRock Inc. for about $400 million. Everyone involved will be better off for it.
ASIA/CINA - La riconciliazione fra i cattolici e la formazione del clero sono state le principali preoccupazioni di Mons. Pietro Paolo Li Panshi, Vescovo di Kongmoon (Jiangmen), spentosi a 95 anni Zhongshan (Agenzia Fides) - Il 4 gennaio 2007 \u00c3\u00a8 deceduto Sua Ecc. Mons. Pietro Paolo Li Panshi, Vescovo di Kongmoon (Jiangmen), nella provincia di Guangdong (Cina Continentale), situata a 100 chilometri da Canton. Il Presule aveva 95 anni: era nato i...
Hopes that Islamic militants will soon free two French hostages in Iraq are rising, despite confusion over which group is now holding them.
When Edinburgh International Festival commissioned Glasgow's Tron Theatre two years on the trot, first in 2003 with David Greig's San Diego, then this year with Anthony Neilson's The Wonderful World Of ...
Republican presidential candidate John McCain warned Saturday that U.S. failure in Iraq would eventually pull America into a \
Hundreds of thousands of people fled China&#39;s eastern coast as Typhoon Aere hit the mainland after battering Taiwan. Aere came ashore in Fujian province, south of Shanghai, late Wednesday afternoon.
From the luxury suites adjacent to the 18th green of the Westin Innisbrook Resort&#39;s Copperhead Course, Vijay Singh made it look so easy.
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Mohamed Al Fayed tonight vowed to continue his campaign to see three photographers who took pictures of Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi at the scene of their deadly crash, convicted of invasion of privacy.
Cat Stevens, the pop artist best known for his songs &quot;Wild World&quot; and &quot;Morning Has Broken&quot; in the 1960s and 70s, was detained onboard a flight from London to Washington when US transportation
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Players have rejected a new bid by management to end a three-month lockout, increasing fears the National Hockey League could lose an entire season to a labour dispute for the first time.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, nursing a deep head wound and limping, was sent to hospital on Tuesday when he arrived at court with dozens of others arrested during political protests.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed his two most likely replacements in parallel positions in government to give them an equal chance ahead of expected presidential elections in 2008, Russian newspapers have said.
EarthLink Inc.'s current contract to build a municipal Wi-Fi network in San Francisco appears to be dead follow...
TVGoHome The row over US \u00e2\u0080\u0098white space\u00e2\u0080\u0099 spectrum continues, with the newly formed Wireless Innovation Alliance stepping up its campaign to convince the FCC and the industry that wireless devices can be used in these areas without interfering with digital TV signals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
VENICE (Italy) Sept 12 - A foreign clean sweep of the top awards at the 61st Venice International Film Festival, including the Golden Lion for British film ``Vera Drake&#39;&#39;, disappointed Italian critics who had campaigned for the first ``home&#39;&#39; Golden Lion
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain tied in the race for the White House two weeks before the Nov. 2 election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
PITTSBURGH -- Police charged two men yesterday with shooting five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance, and they accused a 19-year-old sophomore of helping six men into the dance despite knowing some were armed.
Half of the scheduled doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay was postponed Monday after the Devil Rays had trouble leaving Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
Il Bayern Monaco torna alla vittoria superando di misura l'Arminia Bielefeld in uno dei posticipi de...
British mobile phone giant Vodafone  Group Plc  beat market forecasts for quarterly customer  additions on Wednesday, and reiterated its annual forecasts for  revenue growth and profit margins.
Continua ad Appiano Gentile la preparazione per l'Inter di Roberto Mancini in vista della ripresa de...
ROMA, 13 OTTOBRE 2004 - Il senato votera&#39; domani mattina la fiducia che il governo ha posto sul disegno di legge di delega per l&#39;ambiente . Ma all&#39;accelerazione dell&#39;iter di questo importante provvedimento
Kyrgyz leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev looks set for a landslide victory in elections, early results show.
A tentative deal between News Corp.  and Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  would give an independent board the power to approve the hiring and firing of top editors at The Wall Street Journal, three sources said on Thursday.
InfoWorld - Next month, FaceTime Communications plans to release new software that will make Skype a little easier to manage.
E' un Didier Deschamps soddisfatto quello che accoglie la prima vittoria in B della Juve ottenuta a ...
Ji-Sung Park and Darren Fletcher score a goal each as Man United beat Charlton.
D-Day is looming for James Crosby. Whether it is this week or next, the chief executive of HBOS does not have very long left to decide whether to launch a counter-bid for Abbey National.
Regulation of doctors by doctors has been highly-prized by the medical profession for 150 years. Now serious and continuing failings exposed by the Shipman Inquiry could spell its end.
By Don Mayhew, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--Paris Hilton's arrest last week for suspicion of drunken driving has put breath analyzers back into the news.
Oil prices eased on Monday after rebels  in Nigeria withdrew a threat to target oil operations, but  lingering concerns over stretched supplies ahead of winter kept  prices close to $50.
The acute sense of smell that makes dogs useful for detecting illegal substances at airports might also be used to help doctors diagnosis bladder cancer, researchers reported this week in the British Medical Journal.
One of Thailand's new military rulers pleads for international understanding of the reasons behind the coup.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. launched a version of its Safari Web browser for Windows-based PCs on Monday, pitting it against Microsoft Corp.'s dominant Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.
A consignment of US weapons-grade plutonium began a north-south road journey across France to be turned into fuel to make electricity by Areva SA, the world&#39;s biggest maker of nuclear reactors, Greenpeace France said.
A leukemia vaccine has been successful enough in its first trials to warrant larger studies that will include hundreds of patients, researchers report.
The Pentagon prepares fresh charges against three men held at the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
KIEV : Ukrainians voted for a new president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and their pro-Russian prime minister, in a bitterly-fought contest that many fear could provoke turmoil and even ...
Swirling winds and 252 yards of a confounding downhill shot created quite a backup at Brae Burn Country Club's par-3 17th hole yesterday, player after player having to pursue shots that were blown off line. But when he got to the tee, Ron Philo Jr. wasn't about to complain about the delay.
Affiliates get physical More than happy to let the people of New York avoid paying vast amounts of internet sales tax, Amazon.com has spoken out against a new net tax plan from Governor Eliot Spitzer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sony is not exactly going mega with the launch of its handheld gaming system named PSP on December 12. Instead, critics already fear that getting hand on one would be a very tough affair.
The NHL has partnered with Sling Media Inc. for its upcoming video clip-sharing service, signaling a professional sports league's support for an emerging technology that has some media companies on edge.
Herman Edwards did the best thing possible for his Jets the day after they suffered arguably the toughest loss of his four-year regime.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - Fresh fighting broke out in the  Iraqi city of Falluja Monday after U.S. forces attacked  suspected rebel targets with air strikes, artillery and mortar  rounds, a Reuters correspondent in Falluja said.
WASHINGTON Nov 5, 2004 - Buffeted by criticism, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would appoint a director of drug safety and take other actions to assure the safety of medications it approves.
I logged hundreds of miles on runs this summer, carrying up to four gadgets simultaneously for tracking speed and distance. All in the name of giving each product a fair test, I endured endless ridicule from fellow runners who wondered about all the straps around my arms and the devices stuffed into my pockets.
US reality TV star Nicole Richie is released from prison after serving 82 minutes of a four-day sentence.
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A US marine is sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a woman in the Philippines, while three men are cleared.
For those who associate soapbox racing with Boy Scouts, the latest generation of build-it-yourself car enthusiasts may come as a surprise.
WATERLOO, Ont. - Research In Motion, which has seen demand for its BlackBerry wireless e-mail devices soar this year, reported another strong quarter today with revenues more than doubling to $310.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Rescuers recovered the first two bodies from the wreckage of a crashed Brazilian passenger plane in the Amazon jungle on Sunday and reported that none of the 155 people on board had survived, the Brazilian Airforce said.
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said he&#39;ll establish a program to help people in the state to order prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the UK, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Workers exposed to the pesticide chlorpyrifos may have an elevated risk of lung cancer, US government researchers reported Tuesday.
By Andrew L. Wang, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 14--Worried employees of a plant on Waukegan Harbor turned out by the dozens Wednesday night to vent their frustrations and try to get answers about a dredging project that could mean the elimination of their jobs.
Securing the Itanic HP this week moved to bulk up the security tools available with its HP-UX operating system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Clashes break out between protestors and police in Thailand's troubled south, with reports of three dead.
Long before Richard Branson dreamed of becoming the latest billionaire with a reality TV show, before he started his cell phone company, his airline and his record label, he sold music from the Virgin Record Shop on Oxford St.
Permesso speciale, dopo la paura per il gigantesco maremoto, per Gianluca Zambrotta, il difensore della Juventus rientrato nel cuore della notte dalle Maldive insieme al milanista Paolo Maldini. La societ\u00c3
Sleek GPS handset revealed Pharos, an upcoming GPS-enabled HTC smartphone, has made an unscheduled early appearance on the web. The handset is also known as the P3470.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Navistar International Corp. NAV.N   is on track to deliver its goal of $15 billion in sales by   2009, and is working diligently to complete its previously   announced earnings restatement, the U.S. truck and diesel   engine maker said on Wednesday.
PRAGUE, Jan 26 (IPS) - The possibility of Kosovo gaining independence has  sparked a debate in minorities-ridden central-eastern Europe on  whether the Serbian region could set a precedent in prioritising  the right to self-determination over state sovereignty.
SanDisk Corp. has doubled the maximum capacities of its SanDisk miniSD and SanDisk RS-MMC memory cards to 512 megabytes. The popular cards are used in a variety of electronic
LAKE MEAD, Nevada  - Two wooden piers that once extended into Lake Mead, Nevada, now loom over a desert landscape, monuments to the insatiable need for water in nearby Las Vegas and other parts.
The Senate passed a bill early Friday to increase aid to college students. The bill would give more money to Pell grant recipients, who are among the poorest
The Democratic Party said Monday it will examine reports of voting problems in Ohio, where President Bush's victory clinched his re-election.
Fighting continues in Najaf even though Iraq&#39;s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has made a final call to Shi&#39;ite militants to lay down their weapons and leave the holy Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. Militants threaten to kill a Turkish hostage and missing American ...
Symantec's identity-protection software is designed to make Web surfing safer.
Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?
Explosives have been found in two places in the Albanian capital of Tirana, one close to the US Embassy, days before the US president is due to visit, police say. via The West Australian
Pratima Kumari becomes the first Indian athlete to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition.
OTTAWA (CP) - The international Bovine Genome Sequencing Project has posted the first draft of the genome sequence of cows into free public databases for use by medical and agricultural researchers.
Atkins devotees count carbs. Followers of Weight Watchers stay within their daily allotted food points. The South Beach Diet preaches a balance of meat, fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a drug that may eventually be used to treat children with a severe and fatal type of muscular dystrophy.
Corey Brewer scored 18 points, Al Horford added 17 and top-ranked Florida stretched its winning streak to 15 games Wednesday night, pulling away in the second half for a 71-61 victory over Georgia.
La Despar Perugia ha vinto lo scudetto femminile di pallavolo, il terzo della sua storia. Perugia ha...
Scientists reported yesterday that flu vaccine given in lower doses appears to provide as much protection to younger adults as regular-strength shots and could
The newly-appointed head of the Iraqi National Guard in a key province in the so-called Sunni triangle has been arrested by US forces.
Il terzino della Fiorentina Federico Balzaretti sar&agrave; disponibile per la gara di domenica cont...
A year of rhetoric, lobbying, veto threats and negotiations ended yesterday as the House of Representatives voted 314 to 100 to pass an energy bill that President Bush is to sign this morning. The bill will raise fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, order a massive increase in the use of...
Reserve Asjha Jones scored a season-high 16 points and the Sun clinched the Eastern Conference title for the first time in their six-year history with an 80-60 win over the Indiana Fever yesterday in Uncasville, Conn.
CHICAGO (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox signed  right-handed pitcher Luis Vizcaino to a one-year deal worth  $1.3 million on Tuesday and avoided arbitration.
Armstrong might not compete in 2005 Tour de France: In his strongest comments yet on next year&#39;s Tour de France, Lance Armstrong said he is unsure if he will ride in the sport&#39;s showcase event because he would like to compete in other races.
Singer Terri Clark has been honored for promoting country music during the past year. Clark received the Connie B. Gay Award from the Country Music Association Wednesday for advancing media exposure of the CMA Music Festival and the CMA Awards.
Ever since June's national elections, why have Belgium's politicians been unable to form a government?
Facing shareholder anger, top executives of Computer Associates International (CA) this week pledged to add 150 new employees to aid its channel efforts and to overcome distractions created
This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.
Prosecutors raided UFJ Holdings Inc.&#39;s banking unit Friday as they investigate allegations that the bank lied to government authorities about bad debts, an official told The Associated Press.
The unbeaten U.S. women's basketball  team had their sternest test of the Olympic tournament so far  Friday, needing an eight point run in the third quarter to pull  away and beat Spain 71-58.
China&#39;s annual inflation rate dropped sharply in November, providing further evidence that steps to cool the economy are working and reducing the chances in the near term of a fresh rise in interest rates.
Un secondo boom del digitale, sta scuotendo i mercati e il mondo del lavoro. Ecco come diventer&agrave; la Rete nei prossimi anni. E come diventaremo noi. Su Affari e Finanza
This gold medal comes with a broken heart. This victory - as dominant as the Olympic Games have seen in years from any sport, any team, any nation - comes with a searing sense of loss.
A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group&#39;s latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday.
Ailing Travis Hafner had a pinch-hit grand slam Saturday night that tied a Cleveland record and rallied the reeling Indians to a 12-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 index rose slightly on Wednesday, helped by aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. , but investors were mostly staying on the sidelines before the Federal Reserve's statement on interest rates.
An agreement on a tax package Thursday moved Congress closer to opening a vast area in the Gulf of Mexico, 125 miles south of Florida's panhandle, to oil and gas drilling.
A quick impression from watching the debut of ESPN\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cE:60\u00e2\u0080\u009d news magazine on Tuesday is how much the show wants to emulate the gravitas of HBO\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 12-year-old \u00e2\u0080\u009cReal Sports.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
FedEx and UPS are being hit by fuel costs and a soft economy. Is it time to shelve them?
Troops stepped up patrols in many  parts of India on Saturday, especially in the restive northeast  and Kashmir, as the government prepared to host French  President Nicolas Sarkozy for its Republic Day celebrations.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker sped up to a U.S. military convoy outside Fallujah and detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on Monday, killing seven Marines and three Iraqi soldiers, U.S...
MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.
Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong has been offered the top job in a government advisory body, dimming his allies' hopes that he might one day become president, sources with ties to the leadership said on Thursday.
The region's fixation on the West Nile virus began with the sighting of a dead crow in Baltimore in 1999, and it mushroomed three years later, when the virus killed 11 people in the District, Maryland and Virginia.
West Ham complete the signing of striker Craig Bellamy from Liverpool for a club record \u00c2\u00a37.5m.
CHARLTON gave their fans an early Christmas present as they saw off the challenge of London rivals Fulham to record a 2-1 win at The Valley early this morning.
The only walking C.C. Sabathia did was to the dugout after each scoreless inning. Cleveland's ace left-hander pitched his fifth career shutout and the Indians kept rolling at home, defeating the Kansas City Royals 1-0 Tuesday night.
Pan-European exchange operator Euronext   ENXT.PA on Monday denied it planned to postpone an   extraordinary general meeting set for December, at which its   shareholders are due to vote on a $10 billion plan to merge   with NYSE Group NYX.N.
Investigators searched through heaps of mangled bodies and metal strewn over dozens of miles of fields and birch groves in two Russian regions
Stephen Maguire edges Ronnie O'Sullivan out of the Masters with a thrilling 6-5 first-round victory.
Security and surveillance efforts could be bolstered by a simple imaging tool, a scientist claims.
Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.
President Hugo Chavez' deputy welcomes a call by the American administration for improved ties with Venezuela.
President Bush on Monday tapped the manager of his reelection campaign, Ken Mehlman, to head the Republican Party. Mehlman, a protege of chief White House strategist Karl Rove, is Bush&#39;s pick
Mahmoud Abbas, who is expected to win the Jan. 9 elections to succeed Yasir Arafat as Palestinian president, praised Mr. Arafat&#39;s legacy today in a speech marking the
LONDON, England -- Sheep have shown researchers why stressed-out people are comforted by the sight of a friendly face. Scientists at the Babraham Institute in the eastern English city of Cambridge discovered
Hong Kong media reported Tuesday that journalist Ching Cheong, who was jailed in mainland China on spying charges, has been released and will return to Hong Kong
Southwest Airlines Co  has created a \
Preparations are on schedule for NASA's first nighttime space shuttle launch in four years, managers said Wednesday.
U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins was released from military jail on Saturday after serving 25 days for abandoning his squadron in 1965 and defecting to North Korea, where he lived for nearly four decades.
Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) faces a lawsuit from angry investors who allege they were defrauded in a &quot;massive scheme of deception&quot; when they
Malware purveyors earlier this week cracked part of the CA web site and redirected visitors to a site known to be serving malicious software.
Vista, schmista. If you're not interested in switching, just follow our tips for optimizing and maintaining your Windows XP setup -- and yes, even getting some of Vista's security and interface improvements in XP.
- Ceramics maker Ceradyne Inc  said it received an order from the United States Special Operations Command for supplying body armor with a maximum contract value in excess of $400 million.
South African police chief Jackie Selebi has resigned as president of Interpol to fight corruption allegations, the world police organization said on Sunday.
Japan&#39;s Defense Agency Director General Yoshinori Ono said Sunday Japanese troops may withdraw from Iraq in late 2005. &quot;The mandate for the multinational force (in Iraq) will
DHAKA: Two Bangladeshi policemen were due to be hanged early today for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in 1995, an official said yesterday.
On the day Jerome Bettis and Curtis Martin went over 13,000 yards rushing, Bettis will be remembered most for, of all things, his passing.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 25, 2004 - An Australian cowboy accused of fighting with the Taliban against US and coalition troops in Afghanistan appeared before a US military commission convened Wednesday to hear the charges against him.
Russia wants more concrete reasons from Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Former All-Star forward Jamal Mashburn will miss the entire 2004-05 NBA season because of a knee injury that could end his career.
Hurricane Katrina loosened the fragile social restraints in New Orleans, making the city perhaps more dangerous.
CAMP ZAMA, Japan  - US Sergeant Charles Jenkins, 64, tearfully told a military court that he walked into North Korea scared of dying on patrol and stayed in the Stalinist state for 39 years through beatings and fear.
Cardiff's airport reports no delays despite  enhanced security after attacks in Glasgow and London.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday urged Congress to adopt a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration laws and challenged critics to offer a better alternative.
Ultima volta sulla panchina della Juve per Giancarlo Corradini. ''Voglio fare bella figura'', ha det...
Cassonetti in fiamme ad Agrigento. Le imprese aspettano di incassare 300 milioni di euro dall'AtoIvan Lo Bello: \
Still riding on residual profits from the \u00e2\u0080\u009cLord of the Rings\u00e2\u0080\u009d trilogy, New Line Cinema is going back to the basics.
By Mike Prager, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 14--A 39-lot clustered housing development is being proposed along Newman Lake and Lakeview Road.   It is one of three large-acreage developments recently proposed across the county.
American researchers have revealed that women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes and gaining weight.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of filing fictitious reports that misstated contributions for a Hollywood fund-raising gala for the senator, the Justice Department said Friday.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. shares were whipsawed on Friday amid conflicting reports that a change in the insurance broker&#39;s top management was imminent.
The government has delayed a decision about whether to allow women to buy the morning-after birth control pill over the counter but hopes to act soon, the manufacturer said Friday.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Once they got their chance to go head-to-head, the Anaheim Angels showed Oakland which team was best in the AL West...
Microsoft has introduced pricier higher-end versions, as other PC components have fallen in price. So how does it all add up?
Even in the context of current outrage against corporate malfeasance, the tone of a report released this week detailing financial self-dealing by Conrad Black and his top lieutenant at Hollinger International Inc.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson, in his first major outing since taking over the post,  heads for Wall Street on Tuesday to share his views about key  challenges facing the economy.
What you learn about people \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and yourself \u00e2\u0080\u0094 when you need them to donate an organ.
PARK CITY, Utah  - Paramount Classics on Thursday  signed a deal to acquire the movie \
The world's focus on Iran's nuclear program, which many fear could produce nuclear weapons, has made it ignore human rights abuses there, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi said.
The book publishing community is upbeat as it faces life without Harry Potter, along with an immediate future bereft of sure-fire blockbusters.
Anche Pdl in simbolo elezioni, candidati scelti ai gazebo
Ireland has become the first country on earth to cut off direct-dialed calls to entire nations in a bid to crack down on Internet-based fraud.
As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service.
Oil closed above $55 a barrel yesterday for the first time as traders worried about low stockpiles of heating oil and strong economic growth in China.
The Larry Brown coaching carousel will apparently come to a stop in Detroit, one team and one move short of Manhattan.
President Bush praised Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as a \
A powerful bomb exploded outside a  courthouse in Spain's Basque region in the early hours of  Friday and caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles  but no injuries, police said.
P\u00c3\u00a1draic Brady has a quick update today pertaining to the PHPSecInfo project - a new manual (currently in development).   I'll keep adding to it over the days, weeks and months ahead. The current form is going to be mainly a draft. When it's done, I'll go through it and do some serious editing. Next priority is getting in the material on actually using and implementing PHPSpec...   You can find the manual at http://dev.phpspec.org/manual/ with quite a bit of content already filled out. Topics currently covered include installation guides, your \
Aston Villa manager David O&#39;Leary is close to agreeing and finally putting pen to paper on a new deal with the Birmingham club.
Green might be in for marketers, but does it go any further than that?
By John Schwartz New York Times News Service  HOUSTON -- Two astronauts made spacewalking look easy on Tuesday as they hooked up the newest part of the International Space Station, a 35,000-pound truss with a solar array that will provide additional power to the station.
As Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s performance at the Jazz Standard proved, the trio continues to mine the deeper subtleties of harmony and form.
The family of a Briton found dead in Sweden are trying to get the inquiry into his death re-opened.
Mr. Know-It-All Clive Thompson metes out the tough calls on breast-feeding, buying fame in WoW and opting out of the social web. From Wired magazine.
New York -- &quot;Perseverance&quot; is a wonderful word in any language. Just now, it sounds best in Russian. The best word for American women&#39;s tennis is &quot;pain,&quot; delivered in any form you would like.
Il lancio e' avvenuto in orario, staccati serbatoi ausiliari
Google Inc  is in early talks to join a group looking to lay a high-speed, trans- Pacific undersea cable that could potentially lead to the Internet company becoming an investor in the project, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Linux operating system is based on source code that is freely shared among developers worldwide. The Free Standards Group is touting the agreement as a milestone in Linux&#39;s march into the mainstream.
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.  said on Thursday June sales at its department stores open at least a year fell a smaller-than-expected 1.5 percent, helped by strong early back-to-school sales, sending shares up 3.3 percent.
Per famiglia la spesa annua in bollette aumenta di 48 euro
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says global warming poses at least as big a threat to the world as war.
Attacks and explosions mount as Iraqis go to the polls in the first multi-party elections for half a century.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Urban rescue teams, insurance adjusters and National Guard troops were scattered across Florida to help residents rally from the brunt of Hurricane Charley, the worst storm to hit the state in a dozen years...
DAVIS CUP captain John Fitzgerald believes moulding the all-court games of young players on clay is the answer to the worrying lack of depth in Australian tennis.
Numbingly low Nielsen ratings for last week made it clear why NBC this week hired a new team to oversee its prime-time entertainment department.
Rudolph Giuliani may be coy about his presidential ambitions. His recent itinerary isn&#039;t. The former New York City mayor campaigned for Arkansas Republican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday, then planned to travel to Illinois and Pennsylvania for appearances with GOP candidates Judy Baar Topinka and Sen. Rick Santorum.
President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq \
Woot.com takes an unusual approach in the crowded field of Internet retailing. It sells just one item each weekday, starting at midnight local time in suburban Dallas, where the company is based, until it sells out.
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start selling songs online without copy protection software known as digital rights management (DRM).
The Knicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Nate Robinson is playing in his third straight summer league, a signal that he is committed to improving his game, if not necessarily changing his persona.
Asian stocks raced to a record high on Friday as a weaker yen boosted Japanese exporters such as Canon Inc.  and a spike in oil prices pushed energy shares higher.
Lithuania and Poland are to sign a deal to link their power grids - an important step in Baltic-EU integration.
Many public services are less reliable on weekends. But does that apply to medicine as well?
Ty Conklin's breath poured out of his mask in the cold air at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
LaBranche & Co. Inc. , which runs one of the largest specialist trading operations on the New York Stock Exchange floor, may consider selling all or part of itself, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Decomposition of the Soul\u00e2\u0080\u009d tackles the unsettling topic of the East German Stasi in a way that might make your flesh crawl.
Iraq&#39;s interim government Friday cautiously welcomed the possibility of an agreement with rebellious Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr to disband the cleric&#39;s militia.
CAIRO, Sept. 2 -- An American thought to be an al-Qaeda activist appeared in a videotape with the network's deputy leader Saturday and called on his countrymen to convert to Islam.
A country club sued the city after it was fined for refusing to extend spousal benefits to the partners of two gay members.
Costa in media a ogni italiano 5.564 euro, top in Ue
Iran, responding to Western debate about the possibility of war over its nuclear plans, said on Wednesday it would use any means to defend itself if attacked and could bomb Israel if the Jewish state launched a strike.
The NFL Network began airing its series of eight Thursday and Saturday games on Thanksgiving. It wasn't auspicious.
Militants in Iraq are threatening to kill 10 Iraqis they are holding hostage unless their U.S. company leaves the country, according to a video tape aired by Arabic television channels on Sunday.
Pakistani police released a photograph of the reconstructed face of a second man suspected to have been involved in a suicide attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto that killed 139 people, police said on Friday.
When Booz Allen Hamilton, the big McLean technology and consulting firm, wants to demonstrate the art of the possible, it invites visitors into a room it calls the \
Michael Jackson wants everyone to know that he's the real victim.
The former C.I.A. operative at the heart of the leak scandal sued the agency today over its refusal to allow her to publish a memoir.
European regulators testified in Luxembourg yesterday that before settlement talks with Microsoft broke down last spring, the company had agreed to antitrust sanctions it now
John Martyn gets a Radio 2 lifetime achievement award, with Martin Simpson among other folk awards winners.
Republican John McCain's campaign criticized rival Mitt Romney's abortion record anew Wednesday, circulating a video showing the then-Massachusetts governor reiterating his vow to uphold the state's abortion-rights laws.
President Bush and Democrat John F. Kerry vied for advantage Thursday on the closely watched issue of health care, with the challenger demanding
An anti-terror deal struck between the United States and the European Union gives U.S. law enforcement access to passenger data on U.S.-bound flights. The agreement was deadlocked for months as the EU held out for privacy rights.
ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger last night insisted he didn&#39;t have tunnel vision at Old Trafford but Ruud van Nistelrooy came clean over his part in Sunday&#39;s Manchester meltdown.
The number 1 U.S. automaker slides on 5.2% reduction in December sales.
squiggleslash writes &quot;IBM has big plans for the 970, Apple&#39;s so-called &quot;G5&quot;. The CPU will support partitioning, similar to IBM&#39;s mainframe systems, allowing multiple operating systems to run at the same time on a single CPU.
A defective component in one of Nokia's flagship business phones has limited availability, the company has acknowledged.
A federal appeals court Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that awarded &#36;88.5 million to former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith from the estate of her late husband, an oil tycoon who died at age 90 just over a year after they wed.
Smiling Yasser Arafat with his doctors from Tunis, Egypt and Jordan, Oct.28. Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has agreed to be flown to Paris for medical treatment on Friday morning, Palestinian officials said on Thursday.
EAGLE, Colo. - The Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because his accuser no longer wanted to participate...
As expected, Mozilla Corp. has released an update to Firefox that eliminates 11 vulnerabilities, including four ranked as \
The question seems academic: When does Clay Buchholz , author of the first no-hitter ever by a Red Sox rookie, make his next start?
Highlighting a more conciliatory mood since President Bush was re-elected, the United States and the European Union agreed Tuesday to try to amicably settle the decades-old trade dispute over billions of dollars in subsidies to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing.
News Corp is considering a bid for  broadcaster ATV and Sabah newspaper to expand its presence in  the promising Turkish market, the media conglomerate&#39;s No. 2  official Peter Chernin said on Tuesday.
Annan, ma presidente ha ribadito disponibilita' a negoziare
Business & money: Investors say firm is now byword for corruption despite breakthrough after whistleblower amnesty
Indonesia is preparing to swear in former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as its sixth president at a heavily-guarded ceremony in Jakarta attended by international leaders.
The Spanish government wants to almost  double its stake in EADS  and bring more of the  European aerospace group&#039;s production to the country, El Pais  reported on Tuesday, quoting an Industry Ministry report.
Scientists meet  this week to decide if Montserrat's Soufri\u00c3\u00a8re Hills Volcano still poses a major threat to the island's inhabitants.
Israel unveiled plans on Sunday to build hundreds of new homes on occupied land near Jerusalem next year, drawing protests from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the eve of renewed peace talks.
Rescuers recovered the bodies of 15 more workers killed in a Polish mine explosion early Thursday, bringing the death toll to 21 and leaving little hope that the remaining two missing men would be found, a mining company spokesman said.
Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a new GI Bill of Rights for men and women in uniform, arguing that Democrats can do a better job of protecting and providing for U.S. troops than the Republican administration
Wireless operator says its telecommuter services package won't be confused with OpenOffice.org's open-source suite.
Vola Merrill dopo indiscrezioni ingresso fondo Singapore
Serbia's parliament approves a new constitution claiming sovereignty over the UN-run province of Kosovo.
Inchiesta di 'Sorrisi e canzoni' durante sfilate milanesi
Eisner has said that Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger would be his choice as successor, but the Disney board is expected to consider many candidates.
Compensatory bills continued to rally Friday lifting Bulgaria's stock index to a fourth consecutive all-time high in a week.
Arsene Wenger will remind his players of their 4-0 demolition of PSV when he takes his weary team to Eindhoven for what could be the defining moment in this latest Champions League campaign.
Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, the first Democrat who entered the race for president in 2008, today became the first candidate to withdraw. He said he couldn't raise enough money.
Families and friends of three teenagers who took their own lives within a month attend a support meeting.
Shares of Google Inc., the Internet search engine that first sold stock to the public in August, surged 15 percent after profit more than doubled, and the company said online advertising sales show no signs of slowing.
Six-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong will decide in May whether he will return to defend his title in 2005.
A tiny provider of open-source e-mail exchange software takes on Microsoft and other large providers of proprietary e-mail service technology.
E&#39; Valerio Onida il nuovo presidente della Corte Costituzionale. La sua elezione e&#39; avvenuta alla terza votazione, al ballottaggio con Carlo Mezzanotte. Onida, sessantotto anni, e&#39; il 28esimo presidente della Consulta, e succede a Gustavo Zagrebelsky.
 among group's top award picks
PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian militant in the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel, the Islamic Jihad group says. An Israeli army spokeswoman could not confirm the death but
The stormy saga between the United States and Iran takes one of the most unusual turns since the 1979 revolution as former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami arrives in Washington to give a major address on Thursday, the same day that the Bush administration holds talks in Europe on new U.N....
There are some Indications that statins aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t all they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re cracked up to be.
Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases.
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Boris Johnson is being considered as a possible Tory candidate to run for mayor of London, the BBC has learned.
Survey shows 14% of respondents play games during business meetings or conference calls -- but they claim it's not just all about fun.
A British trawler stuck in Antarctic ice for a week has received a vital engine part from a US Air Force plane.
Consiglio si e' espresso sui piani editoriale e industriale
Hot laptop computers may be a factor in the decline of male fertility, according to newly published research from the State University of New York.
Sen. Larry Craig continues to work against his own Sept. 30 deadline -- he might want to give himself some wiggle room on that -- for having his guilty plea to disorderly conduct revoked.
John Kerry is adding some of the Democratic Party's most experienced strategists to his team for the stretch drive against President Bush, including hometown allies from Boston and top advisers of former President Clinton.
Iran is six months away from having the knowledge to build a nuclear bomb, Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said on Wednesday.
Five aid workers have been arrested by Sudanese authorities in the troubled Darfur region but two of them have since been released, the Kirkens Noedhjelp (Norwegian Church Aid) humanitarian organization said.
Apple has begun an effort to convince networks and studios providing it video content to allow it to cut prices in half, meaning most television shows sold through iTunes would retail for 99 cents.
OutKast become the first act to be awarded a multi-platinum award for paid-for music downloads.
PARMA, 20 GENNAIO 2004 - Sacchi-Real, c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 molto di vero. In un intervista telefonica al quotidiano spagnolo &quot;As&quot;, Arrigo Sacchi parla del suo possibile trasferimento al Real Madrid nelle vesti di direttore generale.
With just minutes to go until the official launch of Halo 3, those playing at the pre-launch event in Silicon Valley were in high spirits.
There&#39;s no denying that the PSP is a slickly designed gadget with a certain fashionable cachet. The images are breathtaking. Not that there&#39;s anything new here in terms of graphics, but seeing
Sudanese opposition groups and a government delegation on Friday held the first full day of peace talks in Cairo with both sides optimistic about a deal, sources close to the negotiations told Egypt&#39;s MENA news agency.
Tata Steel of India appears set to become the world's fifth-largest steel producer after beating its Brazilian rival CSN in an auction to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus with a 13.7 billion-dollar bid.
Flu vaccines are being distributed for people considered most at risk this flu season according to new criteria released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Zero Gravity Corporation    has been given the thumbs up by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to    conduct &quot;weightless flights&quot; for the general public, providing the    sensation of floating in space.
Orders for manufactured goods at American factories rose only slightly in November, falling short of expectations.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, unbowed by a third-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, hailed a \
When \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Darjeeling Limited\u00e2\u0080\u009d is released nationwide on Friday, moviegoers will first see a short film, \u00e2\u0080\u009cHotel Chevalier,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which the studio hopes will boost ticket sales.
With Iraq near all-out civil war, the Bush administration is renewing efforts to break the cycle of violence there by enlisting the help of moderate Arab nations while also seeking to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
CAIRO, Egypt  - Thousands of students rallied across Egypt on Sunday in the third consecutive day of protests over Israel's accidental killing of three Egyptian policemen on the Gaza border.
Steve Schwarzman's private-equity IPO sees a modest rise. Is it a sign of a market top?
A car which paramedics use to quickly reach patients having heart attacks has its sat-nav system stolen.
Henrik Zetterberg capped Detroit's three-goal third period with a power-play score, and the Red Wings overcame Dominik Hasek's shaky start to beat the New York Rangers, 4-3, last night.
(InfoWorld) - Hackers have discovered a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer, and they've released code that could be used to attack users of Microsoft Corp.'s popular browser. The vulnerability is similar to a bug that\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft patched last month in a multimedia component of Internet Explorer, according to Vincent Hwang, a group product manager with Symantec's Security Response team. Though a sample exploit of the vulnerability was posted Wednesday by hackers on the xsec.org Web site, Symantec has yet to see the code used in any attacks, according to Hwang. To take advantage of the exploit code, attackers would first need to trick users into viewing a maliciously encoded Web page, but they could then run unauthorized code on a victim's computer. It is unclear right now which versions of Windows and Internet Explorer are affected by the vulnerability. Researchers at Secunia said they were able to create a \
Brazilian-born striker Kevin Kuranyi scored the equalizer to earn Germany a 1-1 draw with Brazil in an exhibition game Wednesday that was a rematch of their 2002 World Cup final.
Nobel Prize-winner James Watson is suspended by his research institution after making comments on the subject of race and intelligence.
Call for end to 'death ray myth' A Pentagon science-advisory panel's report on the near-term prospects for American raygun weapons has declared that energy-beam blasters would be pretty handy but difficult to make.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South African Retief Goosen, who has dropped out of the world's top 20 after an indifferent season last year, is looking to get his career back on track when he defends his Qatar Masters title this week.
Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it, calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.
Los Angeles Times - NEW YORK &#8212; More than 100,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of Manhattan on Sunday in a strong show of opposition to President Bush and the war in Iraq as this city geared up for the Republican National Convention.
A confessed serial killer was convicted of murder Wednesday in case brought by prosecutors in a desperate bid to keep him from getting out of prison in less than two years.
Michael Jackson leaves hospital following treatment for \
A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by a former boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to have a Florida court decide a paternity fight over Smith's 5-month-old baby daughter, Dannielynn.
Taliban militants killed five people in an ambush Sunday while U.S.-led coalition troops moved deeper into Afghanistan&#039;s southern mountains in an offensive that has killed about 90 insurgents in less than a week, officials said.
An experimental anti-obesity drug was shown to help people lose weight in the first year, and keep it off in the second, researchers said Tuesday.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,  in a scathing attack on US President George Bush, says he should face trial over Iraq.
The US government selects the design for the country's first new nuclear warhead for nearly two decades.
A 20 year old Russian man is the first person to be convicted for taking part in cyber attacks against Estonia.
Palestinian security agents arrested a militant in Gaza on Thursday in connection with the killing of three schoolboys, prompting his group to kidnap a security officer in retaliation.
Il neo-presidente dell'Uefa, Michel Platini, commenta la decisione italiana di far disputare a porte...
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Reliever Antonio Alfonseca signed a revised contract with the Florida Marlins on Friday after a physical disclosed a herniated disc in his back.
Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigns for personal reasons, the government announces.
Hershey Foods Corp. HSY.N on  Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent on strong  sales of new products like Reese's snack bars and Ice Breakers  liquid breath mints.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Jeremy Ito kicked three field goals and Ryan Hart threw a late touchdown pass to help Rutgers hold off Temple, 16-6, in an error-filled game yesterday.
Sir Tom Hunter, one of the UK's most successful entrepreneurs, pledges to give away at least \u00c2\u00a31bn to charity.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  May 24--TOKYO -- Information services firm Recruit Co. said Thursday it  will set up a joint venture with French broadcaster Television France 1 and  Paris-based investment firm Artemis Group to publish a free magazine in  France.
'Letta e' molto sul tema, e i servizi stanno operando'
Travel: David Whitley tells you everything you need to know about planning a working holiday Down Under.
North and South Korean sports officials met Thursday to discuss fielding a joint team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and marching under a \
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would have preferred to stay on the Supreme Court for several more years, until she was ill and \
As Iraqi leaders Sunday trumpeted a swift victory in Fallujah, insurgents pressed their claim on the northern city of Mosul, which is fast becoming Iraq&#39;s newest front.
Baseball fans across Japan Saturday honored Ichiro Suzuki, the Seattle Mariners&#39; Japanese player who broke major league baseball&#39;s record for a season&#39;s hits.
E' Wayne Rooney il calciatore meno attraente del mondo secondo un sondaggio condotto dal sito ingles...
Whole Foods surprised investors by announcing a proposed merger with Wild Oats Markets.
A Russian spaceship blasted off on Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low, Interfax news agency reported.
Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq, appears in this image made from television in a videotape aired by the Arabic television station Al-Jazeera, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.
Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp.  warned on Friday that it will miss its own deadline for filing delayed financial reports, prompting the New York Stock Exchange to say it will begin procedures to delist the stock.
A \
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A massive car bomb exploded Monday on the outskirts of Fallujah, killing seven U.S. Marines and wounding several others, a U.S...
Sir, If the Turkish attitude towards Cyprus is to be so key to its European Union entry talks, should not some thought now be given to the fact that the Cypriot Republic is a totally artificial construct?
The French president throws his weight behind Turkish EU membership ahead of a key summit decision.
MCP73 to be followed by DirectX 10-capable MCP79, apparently Analyst claims that Nvidia is close to releasing low-cost chipsets targeting Intel processors gained weight this week when Far Eastern moles detailed the single-chip products' - said to be codenamed 'MCP73' and 'MCP79' - specifications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mr. Ferguson was a former ambassador to Kenya, the president or chancellor of three universities and, for a brief time in the 1980s, the president of Lincoln Center.
Coldplay and Robbie Williams reportedly are among the artists invited to record a 21st century remake of the Band Aid classic Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?
Yusuf Islam, the former superstar once  known as Cat Stevens, performed on stage before a live U.S.  audience on Tuesday for the first time in nearly three decades  as he promoted his first pop album since leaving the music  world for life as a devout Muslim.
The president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association has agreed to testify in front of a House panel investigating the effects of performance-enhancing drugs.
One of the prosecutors in bombing conspirator Terry Nichols' murder trial was arrested in a police prostitution sting, officials said Friday.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday it did not expect tropical cyclone formation over the next 48 hours.
Spain's hottest film star Javier Bardem  is to join his compatriot Penelope Cruz in Woody's Allen's new  movie, he told Spain's El Pais newspaper on Thursday.
Cruise operator, Victoria Clipper, started offering flu shot cruises to Canada for Americans desperate to get their vaccine soon after it was announced that the USA had lost 48% of its flu vaccine doses.
The economy lost steam in the late summer but not nearly as much as first thought, a hopeful sign the country is weathering the housing slump.
Dr. Emmanuel Mignot has devoted his career to studying narcolepsy, a disease caused by a deficiency of the brain cells that make the neurochemical hypocretin.
Tropical Storm Karen gained strength on Wednesday and could soon become a hurricane in the open Atlantic while a new tropical storm was expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico, U.S forecasters said.
There were nine kids in the home of the Sicilian immigrants at 2047 Taylor St. in the North Beach section of San Francisco. Dad Giuseppe was a fisherman, mom Rosalie a former schoolteacher, and three of the five boys would become major league baseball players -- one of them rising to the level of American icon, celebrated in literature by ...
Today, author Dariush Derakhshani shows you how to create a 3D representation of our solar system and the mechanics of animating orbits. You'll learn about creating simple objects, setting simple keyframes, and stacking your animation to get planets and moons to orbit each other and the sun. By Sybex. 1101
What makes a great game? A development team with a cohesive artistic approach. Otherwise you end up with the dread design-by-committee  -- and an ultimately forgettable experience). Commentary by Clive Thompson.
President Bush continues to lead rival Sen. John F. Kerry among likely voters despite surging enthusiasm for Kerry among Democrats and new doubts about whether the president
The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration needs more staff and funding to fix its   monitoring of drug safety after medicines are on the market,   the Institute of Medicine (IOM) said on Friday.
Major labels have begun demanding a cut of concert earnings or T-shirt, ring tone and merchandise revenue from new artists seeking record contracts.
President Bush gestures as he speaks to supporters at the Office Depot Center during a campaign rally Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 in Sunrise, Fla.
California running back JJ Arrington, right, evades the tackle of Arizona State defender Chris McKenzie (8) during the first quarter Saturday night, Oct. 30, 2004, in Berkeley, Calif.
Walter Zenga &egrave; il nuovo allenatore della Dinamo Bucarest. L'ex giocatore dell'Inter, 47 anni,...
Last Thursday, MSN announced the official beta launch of their search engine. Although a preview had been available on their sandbox site, the launch marked the official unveiling of the company&#39;s proprietary search technology to the general public.
EBay Inc.  will roll its  China site into a joint venture run by a Chinese partner, a  source said, in the latest example of a Western media firm  ceding control of its China operation in the face of a tough  market.
President John Kufuor led Ghana's people on Tuesday in an exuberant celebration of their country's independence 50 years ago, which changed the face of Africa.
Ben Wallace, left, and the Bulls allow Gilbert Arenas, right, to score 36 points but they shut down the rest of the Wizards and roll to a 105-90 victory Friday night.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from jail on Thursday for medical reasons after serving just three days of a three-week term, but was confined to her home with an electronic ankle bracelet for 40 days.
The jury in the criminal trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff may be asked for some good faith as they prepare to deliberate the charges against I. Lewis \
India and Pakistan resolved to widen their peace dialogue yesterday as they discussed festering issues including their decades-old dispute over Kashmir.
Dopo i casi di famiglie sul lastrico per le scommesse sul 53il ministro dell&apos;Economia lancia un appello e respinge le accuse                                           Lotto, Siniscalco ai giocatori &quot;Cervello e senso del limite&quot;
Milano, 14 settembre 2004 - Solito, implacabile Adriano. E&#39; ancora una volta il brasiliano a togliere le castagne dal fuoco a Roberto Mancini e permettere all&#39;Inter di bagnare con una vittoria l&#39;esordio in Champions League.
The Athens Olympics have proved a \
Andy Murray knows his return of serve will be severely tested by Ivo Karlovic in Sunday's San Jose final.
Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, ha voluto 'salutare' Ivan Ruggeri, presidente dell'Atalant...
President Francois Mitterrand had his glass pyramid at the Louvre, his Great Arch at La Dfense and his modern opera house at Bastille.
KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's central election  commission meets Tuesday to sign off on the final paperwork  from last month's presidential election, which could see winner  Viktor Yushchenko's victory formally declared at last.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomb attack killed at least 22 people, most of them policemen, in Pakistan on Thursday, deepening a sense of insecurity weeks before an election that could weaken President Pervez Musharraf's grip on power.
A new computer game which allows players to recreate the assassination of John F Kennedy has been condemned as &quot;despicable&quot; by the former US president&#39;s family.
Comedy Central\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert returned to the air Monday pointing barbs at their own management and at the striking union.
Sceso a 36,4 mld dai 58,323 mld dello stesso periodo 2005
Captano Milan ha giocato 861 gare con i rossoneri
The former London and North Western Railway could be recreated under government plans, a report says.
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday ahead of the climax of a holy festival for Shi'ite Muslims, security officials said.
SRINAGAR: Police detained a separatist leader and fired tear gas shells to scatter protesters in Kashmir yesterday, the fourth straight day of protests against the alleged rape of a young girl and her mother by an Indian soldier.
Ricky Williams rejected a deal that would have allowed him to serve a four-game drug suspension this season and return to the NFL next year.
Blog: As company battles accusations that it aids copyright violators, TorrentSpy founder launches filtering system.
President Bush yesterday renewed the nation's commitment to help victims of last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes and thanked U.S. troops fighting abroad.
Wm Morrison chiefs have accelerated plans for replacing Safeway fascias after the chain, bought for \u00c2\u00a33 billion in March, slipped into the red and suffered a deepening sales decline.
Three British soldiers are killed and a fourth injured in a roadside bombing in the Iraqi city of Basra.
Chertoff to Boeing: 'You don't own this border' The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accepted into service its first section of SBInet virtual border fence, but it clearly isn't very happy with the state of the new technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON - Relatives of soldiers who refused to deliver supplies in Iraq say the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in poor shape.    The Army is investigating up to 19 reservist members of a platoon that is part of the 343rd Quartermaster Company, based in Rock Hill, S.C...
TRENTON, N.J. - The wisdom mothers have been dispensing for ages - wash your hands, eat your vegetables, go to bed earlier - turns out to be great advice for avoiding the flu...
Fedex Corp  said on Friday  that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service found that its FedEx  Ground independent contractors should be reclassified as  employees for tax purposes and that the company faced related  taxes and penalties of more than $319 million for 2002.
Nearly lost in the news about the&#160;U.S. Federal Trade Commission&#39;s (FTC) approval on Thursday of Google&#39;s acquisition of DoubleClick&#160;was another action by the agency: The publication of a proposed set of privacy principles governing online behavioral advertising.
A British film crew says it has found the last American defector still living in North Korea &#151; an Army private who crossed over to the Stalinist state in 1962 and says he is glad he did.
The judge in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case has ruled that a hearing about allegations of past sexual misconduct by the singer will not be held behind closed doors.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is once again being dogged by events in Iraq as he faces the last conference of his Labour Party before next spring&#39;s expected national elections.
Boss Martin Jol still believes he can turn around Tottenham's season, despite the loss at Newcastle leaving his side in the drop zone.
With a city-issued broom in his hand, Boy George started his court-ordered community service early Monday, sweeping leaves and trash off the sidewalks of New York.
When friends check out Aaron Priest's new Acura TL sedan, the oohs and aahs start on the inside.
Tropical Storm Lisa became a hurricane again Saturday in the northern Atlantic, but forecasters said it didn't threaten land and expected it to weaken over the day.
President Bush vowed on Tuesday to   prevent al Qaeda from setting up a violent, radical Islamic   empire based in Iraq, which he said was Osama bin Laden's   ultimate goal.
Robert Gates, sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Monday, said he understood the desire to bring troops home from Iraq but that failure would be a \
Opec producers agree to keep output levels unchanged at 27 million barrels a day.
Derek Griest, a former track, cross-country, and soccer athlete at Bellingham High, is now a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, where he is on the varsity cross-country team.
BT announces a tie-up with Irish broadcaster Setanta, allowing it to show live Premiership football next season on its new TV service.
(InfoWorld) - With Microsoft's monthly patch release expected on Tuesday, scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's computers. The e-mail messages claim to describe a \
In a move he says is necessary to trim the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
By Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep. 14--Tech Data Corp., the Tampa Bay area's largest public company, on  Wednesday named a company outsider and a veteran technology executive  experienced in financial turnarounds and global operations to succeed its  longtime chief executive.
Oprah Winfrey is the world's most powerful celebrity according to business magazine Forbes.
Microsoft Corp.  picked two  well-respected technical minds to fill the void from founder  Bill Gates&#039; pending departure in two years, but it also  identified a next tier of leaders charged with reinventing the  software giant to compete against younger, agile rivals.
For someone who revels in solitude in \u00e2\u0080\u009cInto the Wild,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Chris McCandless is remarkably good at making friends.
The enormous crowd wasn't behind leader J.B. Holmes. But he wasn't alone.
Internet fraudsters have developed a sophisticated new method of using e-mails to capture internet banking customers&#39; details.
Coco Crisp made a spectacular, diving catch to preserve Curt Schilling&#039;s 10th win and the Boston Red Sox stretched their winning streak to 12 games Thursday night with a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets.
Pakistani police released a photograph on Saturday of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.
GUWAHATI, India  - A fresh wave of bombs ripped  through streets and marketplaces in India's northeastern state  of Assam on Sunday, killing four people and wounding 40 in  escalating violence blamed on tribal separatists.
Veteran Vinny Testaverde will return to the Cowboys&#39; starting lineup Monday at Seattle, and rookie Drew Henson will back him up.
Otellini is buttoned-down and urban. He has handled much of Intel&#39;s communication with Wall Street analysts and he peppers his interviews with friendly comments and jokes.
Explosives have been found in the second  of two Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week  killing 90 people, investigators said Saturday, having already  announced the same discovery in the first aircraft.
Bookmark this page for continuous updates from Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote speech at Macworld 2008.
U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  a strong opening as declines in health insurers offset  better-than-expected earnings from tech bellwethers IBM Corp.  IBM.N and Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N.
Congolese Tutsi rebels and Mai Mai militia clashed on Monday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, breaking a ceasefire signed last week aimed at ending A  long-running conflict in the east, the two factions said.
The lawsuit between coupon company Valassis and direct-mail marketer Advo will go to trial in December.
Lost TV star Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is arrested in Hawaii for a traffic violation.
Google is pronounced in a variety of ways abroad, reflecting its international popularity. In France, the search engine is &quot;GooGEL&quot; while Japanese say &quot;GOOgaru.
There are some people who feel that Michael Phelps has been overpraised at these Olympics, that the attention on his medals came at the expense of others.
THE Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) says the government&#39;s &#39;Get It Right&#39; policy in regards to IT contracts is total nonsense.
A new report from Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and the minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform, The Content of Federally Funded Abstinence-Only Education Programs
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Beslan, Russia - Funeral processions snaked through this grief-racked town as relatives buried victims of the school siege in southern Russia in rows of freshly dug graves Sunday.
We may soon learn if there will be any professional hockey played in Buffalo this season. Today the NHL&#39;s players union and team owners are meeting in Toronto.
Czech patients are to start paying doctors for visits, in a controversial healthcare shake-up.
'Proccupa posizione estrema sinistra su politica estera'
U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue  YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his  music in a bid to &quot;reclaim his art on the Internet.&quot;
EDMONTON - A comprehensive scientific study of the Arctic climate has confirmed what Canadian Dene and Inuit have been saying for years: the North is melting, and faster all the time.
Sri Lanka's prime minister admits that a Tamil Tiger attack on an air force base caused far more damage than previously acknowledged.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 Sequestered in a gated resort, House Democrats are considering the direction their caucus will take on issues including the minimum wage, global warming and Iraq.
In 1918, Albert Einstein proposed that large objects bend the space around themselves while turning on their axis. In 2004, NASA scientists confirmed that the Earth bends the time and space around it while
New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&amp;M University.
Can there be such a thing as an excess of moderation? Mutual-fund investors seem bent on finding out. They have poured huge amounts of money lately into old-fashioned conservative stock-and-bond mutual funds.
27/12/2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Un violento terremoto (8,9 gradi della scala Richter), con epicentro al largo di Sumatra (Indonesia), ha colpito una vasta zona compresa tra la Cina el\u00e2\u0080\u0099Australia provocando una serie di maremoti che hanno inondato Thailandia, India, Sri
Work begins on a new James Bond stage at Pinewood Studios after a fire destroyed the last one in July.
They arranged for the Foreign Office to distribute 50,000 leaflets around the streets in which he is most likely to be incarcerated.
A speech by the president criticizing Iran came as Tehran agreed to answer remaining questions about its nuclear programs.
World crude prices rose Thursday after Russian oil company Yukos said a Moscow court&#39;s decision to effectively freeze its bank accounts threatened its ability to continue production.
&quot;&#39;Chang&#39;e&quot;&#39;, is one of the most talked about names among the Chinese, this is not only because it is the name of a beautiful angel in ancient Chinese legend, who is living in the moon, but more importantly, it has become a code name of the moon- probing
A major polio epidemic in West and Central Africa is inevitable in coming months, but the disease could be eradicated worldwide next year by mass immunizations, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
USA Track and Field chief executive officer Craig Masback today declared victory over dope cheats. At the group&#39;s annual meeting, he said &quot;our clean athletes took the sport back from the cheaters&quot;.
Michael Vick never had been to Arrowhead Stadium, most of whose patrons presumably were seeing him in person for the first time, as well.
Hugo Chavez's arms build-up in Venezuela is goading the Brazilians into upgrading their own military. Is this good for the region?
The mother of six of the seven children killed in a fire told family members that she did everything she could to get the kids out, but she was overwhelmed by the smoke.
Nintendo Co.&#39;s (7974.OS) Wii game console  outsold Sony Corp.&#39;s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 by more than five  to one in Japan last month, according to XFN-Asia.
The ex-president of Peru is facing multiple-court proceedings. Already found guilty of abuse of power, he faces murder charges that could see him in prison for 30 years
New Pentagon estimates of the Iraqi insurgency&#39;s numbers and funding reveal a military challenge vastly more daunting than anything planned for.
Major creditor nations of Iraq reached an agreement here on Saturday to write off 80 percent of the country&#39;s debts, officials said.
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THE multimillion-dollar investment by Norilsk Nickel, the Russian mining giant, in Gold Fields could be set to give the group a 10 per cent stake in the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest gold mining company.
Michelle Wie might start her 2008 season in Hawaii, but not at the Sony Open. Wie, who has played the PGA Tour event every year since 2004, did not receive one of the four unrestricted sponsor exemptions, tournament director Ray Stosik said Thursday.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 10 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to bring up the issue of German firms doing business with Iran.Comment
Prime Minister Tony Blair stood firm Thursday on Britain&#39;s &quot;red lines&quot; which must not be breached in a new EU treaty, saying there would be &quot;tough&quot; talks as he arrived for a crunch summit.
Gp a Monza: il tedesco accorcia le distanze dallo spagnolofermato dal motore andato in fumo. Ora \u00c3\u00a8 a soli 2 punti da lui                                                  Schumi, trionfo e addio alle corse Alonso ko, costretto al ritiro                                                                                                  Intanto \u00c3\u00a8 ufficiale: a fine stagione il tedesco lascer\u00c3\u00a0 la F1di VINCENZO BORGOMEO
The federal government, contractually obligated to bury the waste, is at least 20 years behind schedule.
Raggiunto sulla linea che colleghera' Parigi a Strasburgo
Growing demand for resources in Asia is being served by a group of big Western companies.
The expansion Charlotte Bobcats won on the road for the first time, getting 21 points and 11 rebounds from rookie Emeka Okafor in a 90-87 victory Wednesday night over the Houston Rockets.
Indagato per omicidio Giorgio Giorni, accuse per la madre
Tra luglio e Capodanno 2006 consumati piu' di 12 kg
Prime mosse della procura di Roma dopo l'uscita del film di DeaglioSaranno messi a confronto i verbali dei seggi con i dati arrivati al Viminale                                          Brogli elettorali, i giudici riconteranno le schede bianche
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said new coach Mariano Garcia Remon will be allowed time to make his presence felt and was under no pressure to obtain instant success.
ATHENS, Greece  -- Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel won her fourth Olympic gold on Wednesday to cap a topsy-turvy career marked by victories, eating disorders and an almost insatiable desire for success.
The Georgia Board of Education voted Thursday to uphold a local school board's decision to leave Harry Potter books on library shelves despite a mother's objections.
Four people are arrested in the United States for allegedly passing secret information to China.
The four-hour HBO miniseries focuses on the British ruler's affairs of the heart.
Nepal's government vows to improve conditions in camps in which former Maoist fighters are being held.
British and French leaders pledge joint action to end 'humanitarian disaster' in Sudan.
Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp., the world&#39;s fifth-largest media company and owner of the Fox broadcast network and Fox News Channel, adopted a plan to thwart any hostile takeover after John Malone&#39;s Liberty Media Corp.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday forecast a 1 percent to 2 percent rise in February sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, continuing its run of tepid sales gains.
BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main rebel group on Monday criticized a government proposal to swap jailed guerrillas for kidnapped politicians, soldiers and three American contractors, saying any deal should allow its freed comrades to return to the
An untethered, autonomous robot rummaging around a geothermal sinkhole may herald the future of deep ocean -- and deep space -- robotics. By Emmet Cole.
Vietnam's military-run telecom company Viettel has received a license to offer mobile telephone services in neighbouring Cambodia, the company has said.
Livelli tremore medio-alti, flusso lavico da bocca a 2800 mt
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised today to find the truth behind the deaths of nearly 80 Muslims in army custody this week, and punish any &#39;&#39;wrongdoers&#39;&#39; with the full force of the law.
GOLFER Tiger Woods was reportedly close to tying the knot last night with his Swedish fianc\u00c3\u00a9e, Elin Nordegren, as guests were seen gathering at a Caribbean resort.
Ancora dubbi su quanti spettatori potranno entrare al MeazzaDomani gli osservatori del Viminale in visita nella citt\u00c3\u00a0 toscana                                             Coppe, notturna e porte aperte all'Olimpico San Siro spera, Livorno ancora sotto esame                                                                                      Lo stadio di Catania resta sotto sequestro per un mese almeno.
Salesforce.com looks to make its developer platform a \
Top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt of Australia won his 18th straight match in the Sydney International, beating Max Mirnyi of Belarus 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals Friday.
In a defeat for President Bush, rebellious House Republicans on Saturday derailed legislation to overhaul the nation's intelligence agencies along lines recommended by the Sept. 11 commission.
North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Friday, Japanese media reported
Il portiere del Palermo, Alberto Fontana, conosce bene il prossimo avversario dei siciliani, ovvero ...
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli, close to the north coast of Sicily, begins spewing lava.
The anti-wrinkle shots that paralyzed four people with botulism contained a large dose of raw, unapproved toxin that an Oakland Park clinic bought from a California laboratory, according to federal documents released on Monday.
When it comes to communication, commercial airline passengers go from the Internet Age to the Stone Age once a plane takes off.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 12 -- Israel's high court ruled Tuesday that Palestinians have the right to sue the Israeli military for damages caused by some of its operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, overturning parts of a law that had given the security forces broad immunity to such claims.
It was improbable that a game less than one-third of the way into the NBA season could live up to the hype. But the first head-on collision between the Corvette and the Diesel, err, the brick wall, came pretty close.
Ivan Basso insieme all'avvocato Martelli, &egrave; presso stamattina agli uffici della federazione c...
If doubt and indecision plague your travel dreams, Cork may be the cure. Not only is this southern port wearing the green of Ireland, it is serving as the European Cultural Capital throughout the year 2005.
When an analyst speaks of 90% market share, does it make a sound?
Israel resumed building one of the  most controversial parts of its West Bank barrier, deep in  occupied land, in a move Palestinians said Monday clouded new  President Mahmoud Abbas's efforts to revive peacemaking.
In a policy reversal, Israel said Monday it might co-ordinate next year&#39;s Gaza pullout with the Palestinian Authority if it cracks down on militants, the first indication it is reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser
The demand for vaccine has fallen so sharply that millions of doses remain available across the nation.
Srinagar: Al-Mansoorian militant outfit today claimed responsibility for the &#39;suicide attack&#39; on a cafeteria at Sulaman shopping complex in Dal Gate area of the city.
Iran's judiciary has tried a number of  arrested al Qaeda members and verdicts have been issued, a  senior judiciary official was quoted as saying on Monday.
Nine US basketball players have been suspended after an on-court brawl spilled into the stands and nearly turned into a riot. One player, Ron Artest, has been handed the longest
By Katie Burford SANTIAGO, Chile  - When 30-year-old Jose Bermudezabandoned Lima for the promise of a job in Chile, he was amongthe last in his family to leave Peru.
Anne Heche will join the cast of \
It has been a long slog between the dissolution of Yugoslavia and Slovenias membership in the EU, though, on a historical scale, not too bad.
Reso noto il programma della decima giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A di domenica 18 mar...
Blog compares various stats on the oratories of the two tech titans. Of note, Gates' keynote requires comprehension at the ninth grade level, while Jobs' speech could be understood by an above-average elementary school student.
Entusiasmo per 'Le Chanteur de Mexico' a Chatelet di Parigi
A series of bomb blasts have killed 20 people and wounded more than 50 in northeastern India. This is the deadliest attack since a ceasefire with the main separatist group in Nagaland began seven years ago.
One in seven Mexican workers have left their country and are working in the United States, an immigration study said on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old, famous for his role in Home Alone, spent a night in jail after police found the drugs in his car during a traffic stop in Oklahoma.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
President Putin's top economic aide blasts the state's pursuit of oil giant Yukos as 'incompetent interference'.
Product road mac Apple is secretly working on a GPS unit for cars with Mercedes owners likely to get hold the technology long before lesser drivers, a German magazine has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australia name an unchanged squad to face England in the second Ashes Test.
Any Russian citizen suspected in the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko will be tried in Russia, not Britain, Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday.
Blog: The software giant follows through on better support for dynamic, or scripting languages for Web development.
BEACHES and wildlife in eastern Mexico were covered with oil after an explosion in a pumping station ruptured a pipeline, dumping 5,000 barrels of crude into a river that flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
A Senate committee is scheduled to  take action next week on President George W. Bush's pick to  head the Food and Drug Administration, the panel's chairman  said on Wednesday.
Alison Louise Kennedy was awarded one of Britain's most prestigious literary awards on Tuesday for \
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   said on Thursday he believed his dispute with the West over his   country's nuclear program could be resolved through   negotiations and that he was open to \
Michael Frontzeck &egrave; il nuovo allenatore dell'Arminia Bielefeld. Il tecnico subentra a Ernst M...
The masters of the world economy head to Washington this week for a historic gathering that will include China for the first time at a dinner after formal Group of Seven business concludes.
LONDON/NEWYORK  - Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.
Chances are, most of the 110,000 fans at the Big House had no idea exactly where Appalachian State is located. By the time they saw a blocked field goal in final seconds, this much was certain: The little Mountaineers pulled off one of the greatest upsets in college football history.
CNET Car Tech covers the Volkswagen Passat CC launch at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
The megastar at Mannat in a recent interview dodged some sawaal-jawaab. We serve you snippets from the freewheeling interview where the actor blends mischief, madness and masti. Shahrukh unplugged.
Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton stressed the importance of playing this year&#39;s 135th Ryder Cup in the &#39;right spirit&#39; when the US captain met Langer and his 12-man European team at Detroit&#39;s Metro Airport on their arrival from London on Monday evening.
The Genesis sample-return capsule hits the ground at high speed after its drogue parachute fails to open.
Yesterday, the biggest pay cut in American history took effect: The Bush administration&#39;s overtime pay cut became official. It&#39;s a new federal rule that could strip up to 6 million workers of overtime pay
U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday demanded the immediate release of Myanmar activists detained by the army and called on the ruling junta to stop \
ALTHOUGH both sides claimed victory, John Kerry again outpolled George W. Bush after a feisty clash over issues ranging from Iraq to abortion at a &quot;town hall&quot; style presidential debate in St Louis.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the target of never-ending presidential speculation despite his repeated insistence that he's not running, admitted in a magazine interview that the buzz is favorable, even if it's not serious.
In a new book seen as a prelude to a presidential bid, France's finance minister is taking up the thorny question of how to reach out to an increasingly assertive Muslim minority and integrate it into a largely secular society.
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Saturday took her bid to become the first female US president to Iowa, where the party will hold its first election to pick the 2008 candidate.
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government's Parliament base fragmented yesterday with the defection of a hard-line Shi'ite bloc.
Internet media magnate Barry Diller fired back at his longtime partner and new nemesis John Malone yesterday, calling Malone's attempts to take over his company \
An American imprisoned in Afghanistan for running a private jail for terror suspects has left the prison where he was held for almost three years and departed the country, the chief of the prison said Wednesday.
As a founding member of Sun&#39;s J2EE organization, Tegan-Padir managed the creation of specifications, compatibility test suites, blueprints and guided implementations of Java in the enterprise.
THE brother of the British hostage held in Iraq today said he had received information that engineer Kenneth Bigley was still alive.
Should the hero  die at  the end  of  Mani Shankar's intriguing and authentic espionage  drama
Ofcom, the United Kingdom&#39;s regulatory agency for telecommunications, revealed plans to facilitate voice over IP in the residental market, including a new prefix for broadband numbers.
A limited, potentially frustrating Democratic ballot combined with a fresh blanket of snow held down Michigan voter turnout in Tuesday's presidential primary.
(Santiago, Chile-AP) Nov. 20, 2004 - President Bush says North Korea&#39;s neighbors are united in sending a blunt message to the man who rules it, &quot;Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.
Flooding chaos which forced the closure of key rail and road routes in northern England is set to ease.
Sequestrate oltre 200 confezioni a Piana degli Albanesi
Per la sfida di domani con la Roma, Novellino dovr&agrave; rinunciare a Pieri, fermato da un infortu...
The nasty fight between American  Airlines and Europe's Airbus over a New York crash in 2001 that  killed 265 people has escalated as the U.S. government nears  its determination on Tuesday on the cause of the second-worst  air disaster in U.S. history.
The two rock musicians spend their days walking around New Orleans, the city they love, and serving as each other\u00e2\u0080\u0099s creative soundboard.
At the new women-only beaches, veiled women can don swimsuits, tan, and swim while remaining pious in God's eyes.
ATHENS -- A wild comeback lifted the United States from the brink of defeat against an inspired Greek team yesterday, putting the Americans in the Olympic volleyball semifinals for the first time in 12 years.
TechWeb - Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom now all have local versions of YouTube.
Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.
Research In Motion Ltd. , which popularized wireless e-mailing with its thumb-operated BlackBerry, launched a new version of the device on Wednesday with a smaller, revamped keyboard.
No matter what sort of spin Arsenal put on their mega-buck sponsorship deal with Emirates Airlines, the bottom line is that they were the last club one would have associated with the arrangement to have the sponsor be the name of their new stadium.
Survivors of devastating flooding in Haiti wandered mud-clogged streets in search of food on Tuesday as officials said more than 700 people had been killed and at least 1,000 were missing.
Chinese President Hu Jintao has consolidated his position at the top of China&#39;s hierarchy by assuming authority over the country&#39;s armed forces, in addition to his political posts.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- They&#39;d roared and swayed nearly non-stop for four hours, but as Ty Branyon&#39;s final Hail Mary heave sailed toward the end zone, the 81,125 spectators at Kyle Field couldn&#39;t have been more quiet.
The information commissioner questions new rules telling Cabinet Office staff to delete their old e-mails.
Haute cuisine is going green in a program that recycles restaurant and household food scraps into high-grade compost for Northern California farms and vineyards.
Sales at Apple's online music shop  iTunes Music Store fell off a cliff in the first six months of  2006, according to a recent survey.
A newborn brother and sister were nestled in a hospital bed with their 56-year-old mother on Wednesday, a day after their history-making arrival.
Save, Delete. Who can tell the difference? AMD vs Intel You say 'tomato.' I say 'troubling and flawed document retention policy.'\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The military contractor Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to pay a former employee $2.5 million to settle a racial discrimination case.
FIFA will hold an investigation and demand answers from the Spanish Football Federation after home fans hurled racist abuse at England&#39;s black players in the friendly international between the two countries in Madrid last night.
WASHINGTON - Drafts of a report from the top U.S. inspector in Iraq conclude there were no weapons stockpiles, but say there are signs the fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people familiar with the findings...
Following revelations that a high-ranking member of Wikipedia's bureaucracy used his cloak of anonymity to lie about being a professor of religion, the free Internet encyclopedia plans to ask contributors who claim such credentials to identify themselves.
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson won millions of hearts world over with her portrayal of Hermione Granger in the Harry
Alleged Afghan warlord Faryadi Zardad is to face a retrial in the UK on torture and kidnap charges.
Chris Rock riffed on race, money and politics on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden.
In major concessions to international demands, Iran has agreed to answer lingering questions about its nuclear experiments and will let U.N. inspectors return to a plutonium-producing reactor it is building, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday.
Several thousand protesters at one of Cairo&#039;s main mosques called Friday for holy war against Israel to help the Palestinians in their conflict with the Jewish state.
INTER Milan coach Roberto Mancini believes the club&#39;s lavish (northern) summer signings will enable them to mount a serious Serie A challenge this season.
European equities ended a seven-session rally on Tuesday, reflecting losses on Wall Street overnight as investors resorted to some profit-taking amid weak US housing data.
Former Fannie Mae chairman and chief executive Franklin D. Raines, accused of manipulating the housing finance company's earnings, is challenging regulators to make their case against him beginning Feb. 16 instead of waiting until the end of the year.
By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 22--Faced with a court order to revise its pollution standards, the federal government announced yesterday that it will toughen soot limits.   The decision, announced by the U.S.
E' successo in un istituto tecnico di Bologna
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after leaving behind flooding and torn rooftops throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas Convicted killer Frances Newton of Houston is in line to be the third Texas woman in modern times to be executed.
Another Olympics and another massive disappointment for Paula Radcliffe - and the dark clouds that once billed her as a flop when it mattered will be gathering again.
Croatian pianist Maksim will give Filipinos a rare glimpse of his modern classic style as he performs at The Podium's Lounge area on Saturday, Dec.
Former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Edward F. McLaughlin Jr., who became close friends with President John F. Kennedy while the two served together in the Navy during World War II, has died. He was 84.
A North Carolina man who deserted the U.S. Army for North Korea nearly 40 years ago was greeted by cheering crowds Tuesday in his wife's hometown on a remote island in northern Japan, where he said he plans to live his \
BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. government medical  reviewer told an advisory panel Monday that new findings  confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain  antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among  children and teens.
The Office of Fair Trading refers Apple's iTunes service to the European Commission on the grounds that it over-charges UK customers.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Noisy, orange-clad opposition protesters on Wednesday blockaded Ukraine's government headquarters and prevented Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych from convening a cabinet session.
An easy way to protect shell scripts from creating havoc when they go wrong due to a missing directory is to replace the shell's cd command by a function declared at the start of the script:  cd(){     if ! builtin cd $1     then    echo \
LOS ANGELES University of Texas officials are working on a belated Christmas gift for football coach Mack Brown as the Longhorns prepare for their first-ever Rose Bowl appearance.
Eva Longoria says she's done with television after \
There is no secret that time is running out to save the hockey season. How the NHL and the players' association are working to prevent that has become a very big mystery.
In a story headlined &quot;Bombshell for Bush,&quot; The Independent calls news that nearly 380 tons of explosives went missing from an Iraqi weapons base after the war &quot;a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair   will urge his ruling Labour Party on Tuesday to focus on   winning re-election, hoping to end a succession row that has   overshadowed its annual conference.
Il vicepremier boccia l'ipotesi di 'grande coalizione'
La Bipop Reggio Emilia ha preso in prestito dalla Climamio Bologna l'ala-pivot Tomas Ress, 26 anni, ...
Risultati del torneo Wta di Pechino (600mila dollari di montepremi, cemento).
Johnny Depp reckons he's no great movie pinup &#151; he just has a \
Alitalia has reached agreement with the Italian government on a 400m euro (\u00c2\u00a3275m) loan to aid the restructuring of the struggling airline.
Photographer Jayesh Seth discusses his documentary tribute to the great film
In April 2005, police swarmed the U.S. Capitol to confront an erratic Australian man, carrying two suitcases, who they feared was a suicide bomber. After blowing up one of the bags, officers realized he was harmless.
-- MUMBAI, India _ U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson praised India on Monday for allowing market forces to dictate the rupee's value and said the currency's rise has not dented the country's growth.
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. expects the \
Survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were set to file a suit in a French court demanding financial compensation from the United Nations for &quot;abandoning&quot; the Muslim enclave of Bosnia.
Pope Benedict XVI on Friday prayed at a sanctuary in this village in central Italy that holds a veil some Christians believe was used to wipe blood and sweat from Jesus' face on his way to his crucifixion and bears his image on the cloth.
StarBand is hoping to provide temporary dial-up access to affected customers.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is following the Recording Industry Association of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (RIAA) footsteps by filing lawsuits against BitTorrent clients.
The wife of former Democratic vice   presidential candidate John Edwards says she has recovered from   breast cancer, which was diagnosed the day her husband conceded   defeat in the 2004 election.
Chile's former military ruler General Augusto Pinochet has died at the age of 91, a Santiago hospital announces.
The United Nations released its annual population report on Wednesday, and it said it needs more money for population programs. A top United Nations official says if more money isn&#39;t found for population programs
Computer Associates International Inc. will acquire Netegrity Inc. in a $430 million cash deal that will merge the computer security software makers, the companies said Wednesday.
Ted Lilly tossed a complete game  three-hitter and struck out a career-high 13 batters to help  the host Toronto Blue Jays blank the Boston Red Sox 3-0 in the  American League Monday.
Tom Ridge, the former U.S. Homeland Security chief, is to work as a consultant to Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha on security, NATO and investments.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chief Executive Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the company was looking into private phone records as part of its leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.
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MEXICO CITY -- A Wal-Mart -owned discount store rising a half-mile from the ancient temples of Teotihuacan has touched off a fight by a small coalition that doesn't want to see the big, boxy outlet from the top of the Pyramid of the Sun.
The Christmas season brought Martha Stewart one fond memory of her stay in a West Virginia prison.
PARIS: The Islamic Army in Iraq has given France 48 hours to revoke the controversial ban. As French leaders scrambled to strategy meetings on Sunday morning, it seemed unlikely they would revoke the ban which has wide support among French voters.
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday proposed requiring sex offenders to register their e-mail and instant messaging addresses with law enforcement authorities in a bid to protect children using popular social Internet sites like MySpace.
A grave containing the remains of several thousand Jews executed by the Nazis is found in southern Ukraine.
A US judge reimposes curbs on sonar which aim to protect whales, overturning a waiver by President Bush.
The prime minister of the Bosnian Serb-run half of the country resigned Friday, a day after the US government and Bosnia&#39;s top international administrator sanctioned
BAGHDAD -- Umm Hussein stands near the rubble and wearily waves off the perky woman thrusting a microphone in her face. She is tired of telling reporters how American troops blew up her house.
U.S. playwright Arthur Miller has died after battling cancer, pneumonia and a heart condition, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Friday.
Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.
Gol realizzati da Floccari, Mascara, Spinesi e Cordova
Sanjay Kumar, former CEO of New York-based software giant Computer Associates, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors by fudging records.
A New York painter, Steve Mumford, has been embedded with military units in Iraq on and off since April 2003.
Description: Iran says it will continue tests that could eventually provide it with enriched uranium, the key element in a nuclear weapon.
President Bush said Saturday his newly enacted changes in the nation&#39;s intelligence community will &quot;improve America&#39;s ability to find, track and stop dangerous terrorists
Roger Clemens sounded like a relieved pitcher who had thrown his last fastball after easily winning an unprecedented seventh Cy Young Award.
The vaccine targets the two most common types of cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV-16 and HPV-18. In a randomized, controlled trial, US researcher Diane Harper from Dartmouth Medical
Germany's drive for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council threatens EU unity, Italy says.
NASA postponed the return of Atlantis for at least a day and examined the shuttle for damage that could prevent it from making the journey home after a mysterious object apparently fell off the ship in orbit Tuesday.
Education experts say children should be allowed to talk more in class.
There is an intriguing theory making the rounds; it argues that a second term Bush presidency will address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict more energetically and aggressively.
Uganda's northern rebels boycott peace talks in Sudan after it accuses the army of killing three fighters.
Australian tennis player Wayne Arthurs has lost his first round match at the Stockholm Open, losing in three sets to Swedish veteran Jonas Bjorkman.
Around 350 local residents and former hostages were taken to hospital after being wounded in the hostage siege here, Inferfax reported.
The chancellor says he will deliver his pre-budget report on 2 December - widely predicted as the last before the election.
Windows XP Home and free 4GB SDHC card instead Asus has formally launched its bonsai laptop, the Eee PC, in Japan, pre-installing the machine with Windows XP Home Edition rather than Linux.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The National Army of the Ivory Coast withdrew from their offensive against rebel-controlled villages after French forces destroyed the small Ivorian air force.
Contaminated wells may be the source of the mystery illness that has stricken more than 1,000 visitors to an Ohio island getaway in Lake Erie, authorities said on Friday.
MOSCOW - Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports.    The high explosive hexogen was found on the Tu-134 airliner that went down Tuesday south of Moscow, said Sergei Ignatchenko, spokesman for the Federal Security Service, or FSB, Russia's domestic security agency...
WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.    The new rules take effect Monday after surviving many efforts by Democrats, labor unions and worker advocates to block them in Congress and kill them through public and political pressure...
The increased risks are small, but doctors said that the increased risk did not outweigh the benefits of the drugs.
Plans to combine new compulsory ID cards with passports and driving licences are dropped by the government.
Cosi' presidente Marzotto replica a voci vendita
Asia's insatiable appetite for oil  coupled with tight supplies has triggered the start of a global  bidding war for oil from the Middle East, the head of  ChevronTexaco Corp. said on Tuesday.
The South Korean government is drawing up an ethical code to prevent humans abusing  robots and vice versa.
The F.D.A. ordered drug companies to add strong warnings to antidepressants, saying that they can cause suicidal thoughts and actions in children and teenagers.
HARLINGEN, Texas -- Once down to about 15, the world's only wild flock of the statuesque whooping crane has continued its comeback, now numbering a record 237 birds in its Texas Coastal Bend wintering ground. U.S.
Thousands of mourners poured onto the streets of the Philippines capital for the funeral of film star-turned-presidential contender Fernando Poe Jr.
When it comes to funding the search for a cure for breast cancer, there&#39;s no shortage of Londoners willing to stand up and be counted.
Militant groups holding an Israeli soldier seized a year ago said on Monday he was alive and well and would remain a captive until Israel freed thousands of Palestinian prisoners.
Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.
Turkish warplanes and ground troops attacked Kurdish rebel positions just inside northern Iraq between Sunday and Tuesday evening, military sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
FRANKFURT AN DER ODER, Germany  - A German woman sentenced to prison for killing eight of her babies and burying some of them in flower pots said on Thursday she could neither understand nor explain her actions.
DALLAS, Oct 21, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Texas Instruments unveiled plans Thursday for the industry&#39;s first cell phone capable of receiving high definition TV broadcast signals.
HVALER ISLANDS, Norway -- The frostbitten fishermen along this coast of broken clouds know that killing seals requires deft public relations.
World oil prices climbed on Monday as companies operating in the US Gulf of Mexico braced for output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
Large-sized LCD panel pricing fell faster than expected last month, due to disappointing demand, rising supply and swelling inventories that created a near-term headache for suppliers, but also paved the way for stronger sales during Q4, according to
IT&#39;S TIME for Major League Baseball -- and its players union -- to agree to get tough on steroids by adopting a zero-tolerance policy that requires more frequent testing and ever-harsher penalties for those who use -- and continue to abuse -- such
U.S. retail sales rose a sluggish  0.1 percent in February amid unusually cold weather and despite  firm auto sales, government data showed on Tuesday, raising  expectations of an interest rate cut later this year.
Pupils at a County Antrim school are told to take a second day off as their teachers remain on strike.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering opening two new stores in Prince George's County, including what would be the chain's first inside the Capital Beltway, according to retail brokers and county officials.
General Electric Co.  and Microsoft Corp.  discussed joining forces for a competing bid for Dow Jones & Co.  in recent weeks, but the idea was abandoned, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
If you&#8217;re a small company trying to compete against the big dogs in the PPC space in a competitive market, you&#8217;re probably either spending a huge chunk per month to reach the top positions or about to quit and choose other avenues.  We&#8217;ve all heard using other PPC search choices besides Google, Yahoo, and MSN [...]
The family of Nicole Brown Simpson wants a piece of the rights to O.J. Simpson's \
Bodies and debris lay in Kenyan streets on Tuesday as Western powers pressed President Mwai Kibaki to investigate a disputed re-election that has triggered days of riots killing at least 150 people.
ANZ reported a record rise in post tax operating profit today, announcing a 20 per cent jump to $2.8 billion for the year ending September 2004.
Urban Chinese men spend 8.6 minutes a day gazing at themselves in the mirror and shell out 80 yuan (5 pounds) a month on beauty products, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a survey.
He's been seen squiring around a dazed looking Britney Spears, at times acting as her spokesman, referring to himself as her manager and friend, and insisting all the while that her best interest is his only concern.
Iraq&#39;s interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday to quell violence gripping the country ahead of January elections.
Seoul (dpa) - South Korean electronics giant Samsung said Monday it plans to invest 25 trillion won (24 billion dollars) in the production of semiconductors over the next six years.
A three-judge court acquitted 19 executives and consultants accused of fraud in the collapse of Switzerland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former national carrier, Swissair, and ordered the government to pay them compensation totaling more than $2.5 million. The defendants denied charges that included damaging creditors, mismanagement, making false statements and forging documents. Some have blamed the big Swiss banks and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for the airline\u00e2\u0080\u0099s downfall. Swissair was grounded Oct. 2, 2001, after months of financial problems. Prosecutors sought prison for Mario Corti, the last chief executive of the parent SAirGroup, which is now defunct, and a range of suspended sentences for 18 other airline executives, board members and consultants.
VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Ernie Els beat Lee  Westwood 2&1 in a gripping final at Wentworth Sunday to win a  record sixth World Match Play Championship and claim the  biggest first prize in golf.
Two Palestinian children are shot dead by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources say.
Air travelers should not expect authorities to ease restrictions on gels and liquids in carry-on luggage until sometime next year when new technology may give screeners the ability to more easily spot potential explosives in bags, according to federal security officials who are nearing the one-year...
Fred Thompson's easygoing, no-nonsense style is clearly his strength and undoubtedly has helped him soar in presidential polls. It may only get him so far.
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Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nephew Nasser al-Kidwa announced after receiving the late arch terrorist\u00e2\u0080\u0099s medical records that no poison known to French officials was detected in Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bloodstream.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged more funds on Monday to tackle some of Britain's worst flooding for nearly 60 years as rising waters made thousands homeless and plunged entire towns under water.
The CIA had some low-level spies  inside al Qaeda in the three years before the Sept. 11 attacks,  but none who could provide advance information about the  group's movements, according to testimony released on Wednesday  from a closed-door intelligence briefing in 2002.
Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday said that it is looking for ways to work more closely with developers of the Open Office open source project, while at the same time, apparently reserving the right to sue them, according to a legal agreement between Microsoft and Open Office's major sponsor, Sun Microsystems Inc., made public this week.

(InfoWorld) - BEA Systems this week offered a rare glimpse of its upcoming SOA (service-oriented architecture) tool set, called WorkSpace 360, with a demonstration of a prototype tool currently under development. \
A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat less sugar.
This is a new release of squashfs, a highly compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. Squashfs compresses both files, inodes and directories, and supports block sizes up to 64K for greater compression. It is implemented as a kernel module under VFS.   Squashfs 3.1 has some major improvements to the squashfs-tools, a couple of major bug fixes, lots of small improvements/bug fixes, and new kernel patches.  You can download squashfs from this page: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=63835
The Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep interest rates steady at 4.75 percent earlier this month, but analysts say another
Il ministro si attende un'ipotesi condivisa su tempi e modi
The dream of a free Iraq is alive, but 22 months into the U.S.-led fight for their native country, Iraqi Americans speak of how complicated and painful the equation has become.
Red Hat Inc vice president for open source affairs Michael Tiemann has come-out in favor of open sourcing Java to cultivate innovation and help defend against Microsoft Corp&#39;s .
Ricercato Giovanni Strangio, ritenuto autore della strage.
Toronto's Nik Antropov, Philadelphia's Michal Handzus and Pittsburgh's Steve McKenna became the latest NHL players to head to Europe during the lockout.
A KILLER ladybird spotted in Britain for the first earlier last month has today arrived in Ipswich.
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A star of Ireland's Gaelic football league was exposed Thursday as a director of an illegal dog-fighting club, an underground gambling activity that has wrecked the reputation and career of Atlanta Falcons football player Michael Vick.
The United Nation&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency demanded Iran cease all uranium enrichment activities and said it will decide on Nov. 25 whether to take steps to ensure the country&#39;s atomic
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A computer firm is criticised by the Kennedy family for producing a game recreating the president's death.
Alcan Inc. , the big Canadian  aluminum maker, said on Friday that a $28.6-billion hostile  takeover offer from Alcoa Inc.  remains inadequate, and  that it is pursuing alternatives such as talks with other  groups.
Oil giant Exxon Mobil reports $40.6bn net profits in 2007, a record for a US company.
Industrialised nations update privacy laws made obsolete by the increasing volume of data on the net.
Israeli forces closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas suicide bombers blew up two buses next to each other in the southern city of Beersheba, killing 16 passengers.
BEIJING : Rising energy and raw material prices are pressuring inflation and will push up the consumer price index next year, state press cited the country&#39;s top statistician as saying.
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Dozens of people  are reported dead, as the devastating floods in East Africa spread to Rwanda and Malawi.
A Georgia dentist pleaded guilty Friday to killing his wife in 2004 and shooting to death a girlfriend 14 years earlier while he was in dental school.
British campaigners Saturday stageda demonstration against a ban on hunting with dogs outside the 50th birthday party of prime minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie.
NEW YORK  - Quite often, people with heart   failure have some degree of blockage of the coronary arteries.   In such cases, those who undergo surgery to clear to arteries   have markedly better survival than those treated with   medication, researchers from Canada report.
The innocuous Twinkie is one of many high-carb treats that has proved the downfall of US wholesale baking giant Interstate Bakeries Corp.
With its endorsement of Obama, Rupert Murdoch and The New York Post tack in a different direction.
Ministro stamani alla Camera, per Castelli forse dimissioni
The companies could have been partners, but are now music rivals, report says.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday repeated his vow to keep about 550 troops in Iraq after the government confirmed that the decapitated body found on a street
MOSCOW  - Human Rights Watch urged Russian authorities on Wednesday to take action against the vicious hazing that plagues the country's military, saying the abuse that kills dozens of conscripts every year and traumatizes thousands more can be prevented.
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A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.
Ipr, esecutivo promosso dal 38% degli intervistati
Top seed Maria Sharapova pulls out of her semi-final against Ana Ivanovic at the Pan Pacific Open with a hamstring injury.
Reazioni inevitabilmente opposte quelle che si registrano dopo la sentenza del Tribunale di Torino che ha condannato il responsabile sanitario della Juve Riccardo Agricola e assolto l&#39;amministratore delegato Antonio Giraudo.Gli avvocati difensori dei due
Some reaction to President Bush's decision Monday to commute the sentence of former White House aide I. Lewis \
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday said there is an excess of oil on the world market and proposed a minimum price for crude at &#36;50 a barrel. OPEC members have no intention of increasing their oil production despite demands from a number of industrialized nations, Chavez said as he spoke at the group&#039;s meeting in Caracas.
Executive minister Ian Paisley Jnr is criticised for allegedly saying he was \
LOS ANGELES -- Officials at the University of California Los Angeles alerted about 800,000 current and former students, faculty and staff on Tuesday that their names and certain personal information were exposed after a hacker broke into a campus computer system.
Sometimes, it is only when the patient is halfway out the door that important information spills out.
Coverage of former Playmate Anna Nicole Smith's death has gone overboard according to U.S. consumers, but media experts warn there is more to come.
The telecommunications company said it had no interest in looking into how its customers use its broadband services in an attempt to filter pirated content.
Hyatt Corp. on Thursday said it agreed to buy AmeriSuites, an upscale limited-service hotel chain that it said would complement its full-service portfolio.
AFTER two and a half years under the investigatory microscope, the great black cloud of scandal that has hung over Computer Associates International (CA) began to clear last week when the company reached a settlement with the authorities.

BAGHDAD: A statement in the name of 13 militant groups, including that of al-Qaeda frontman Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, vowed Saturday to take the battle for their bastion of Fallujah to all corners of Iraq.
Sony Corp.  said on Friday it will eliminate a key microchip from the European version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, reducing production costs as well as its compatibility with PS2 games.
Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has been diagnosed with lung cancer and began chemotherapy treatments Wednesday.
Kashmir will be the focus of the first talks between India's Manmohan Singh and Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf.
A landmark exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York tackles surprising contemporary issues.
Democratic candidate John Kerry  warned black Americans on Thursday to beware of George W.  Bush's overtures and called the Republican president a wolf in  sheep's clothing who \
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Raytheon Co. reported a third-quarter  net profit on Thursday after a loss in the year-ago quarter.
Jeff Goldblum won a permanent restraining order Wednesday against a woman he claims has stalked him for years and appeared outside his house numerous times.
Oil prices charged toward $50 a barrel Monday as petroleum output in the Gulf of Mexico returns at a slower-than-expected rate in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan and geopolitical unrest keeps traders on edge.
The director of Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July is making his fourth movie about the Vietnam War. But this one, he tells TIME, is just as much about Iraq
Rangers fall to second in Uefa Cup group F after losing 1-0 away to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. The home side looked impressive as their slick passing opened up the Rangers defence early on allowing Danny Landzaat to fire home past Stefan Klos.
Description: NPR&#39;s Julie McCarthy reporters about Tuesday&#39;s vote by the Israeli legislature that could lead to the pullout of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
Napster, one of the world&#39;s most well known music downloading services, has signed a lucrative deal with Dwango Wireless that could see a mobile phone capable of downloading ringtones from Napster by 2005.
Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko told orange-clad supporters that his opponents are preparing to disrupt Sunday's presidential runoff, and appealed to them to be ready to defend their vote now that victory is near.
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Dutch authorities have informed that the suspect in the heinous murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh is linked to a network of Islamic terrorists.
Jonny Wilkinson says Sir Clive Woodward will be a hard act to follow as England coach.
Online spending on clothes and footwear in the UK tops \u00c2\u00a31bn for the first time in 2006, analysts Mintel say.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had planned to develop weapons of mass destruction, despite a new US report saying he had no such weapons nor concrete plans to make them.
FPGAs, zonemaps, and a strong roadmap Comment I have recently returned from Netezza's second annual conference. This was well attended, with nearly all of the company's customers (around 75) being represented, as well as a significant number of both prospects and partners.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The last active leader of Peru's Shining Path guerrillas proposes to stop fighting in return for an amnesty.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (CBS.MW) -- While families come to Yellowstone to look at wild animals, economists come every August to look at Federal Reserve officials.
Il centrocampista dell'Atletico Madrid Thiago Motta si &egrave; infortunato durante la partitela d'a...
Doctors should defer giving booster shots of a widely used childhood vaccine in the wake of a voluntary recall last week of 1.2 million doses by Merck & Co Inc, U.S. health authorities said on Wednesday.
Investors gave new McDonald&#39;s Corp. Chief Executive Jim Skinner a vote of confidence Tuesday, driving the company&#39;s shares up 72 cents to $30.10, a 2.45 percent gain, the day after Charlie Bell resigned the top job.
In a provocative speech citing the concept of jihad and referencing  the Muslim prophet by name, Benedict sends the world a signal that  it's time for hard questions --not hugs and handshakes
Najaf and Karbala 2004, Srebrenica 1995: two bloody conflicts, miles apart, both the result of events more than 80 years ago. Few places demonstrate as vividly as the former Yugoslavia and Iraq that today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
Experts are terrible at forecasting the future, but crowds of amateurs turn out to be pretty good.
Software kits make it easy for novice hackers to earn a living by sending out malware-laden spam.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a government of national unity to end post-election violence that has killed 300 people and forced 250,000 to flee their homes.
KIEV, Ukraine  - President Viktor Yushchenko urged  investors Tuesday to take seriously his plans to haul Ukraine  into the European mainstream, saying his ex-Soviet state was no  child \
Sick leave levels among Roads and Water Service staff in NI are unacceptable, an MPs' committee says.
NBC, struggling through its first  season without powerhouse sitcom \
Pay comparisons almost always leave someone feeling dwarfed, and none more so than the CEO-to-worker pay gap. But even CEOs have reason to feel seriously dwarfed these days, thanks to the outsized paychecks of private equity and hedge fund managers.
Three days of talks aimed at breaking a two-year deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process ended yesterday without a deal, but with officials
L'ex ct azzurro conferma di non gradire il calcio del tecnico campione di Spagna. 'Il gioco del Real &egrave; stato poco convincente ma lui &egrave; bravo a creare motivazioni e compattare il gruppo'
Oil fell on Monday, extending the previous session's decline on profit taking from record highs, but hovered near $88 on simmering geo-political tensions and a weak dollar.
The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.
The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.
UAL Corp , parent of United Airlines, and low-cost rival JetBlue Airways Corp  both posted better-than-expected results on Tuesday as each flew fuller planes and collected higher fares.
Six French aid workers were sentenced  to eight years of hard labor each after a court in Chad found  them guilty on Wednesday of trying to kidnap 103 children from  the African country.
Last week, with exit polls showing an independent candidate had won the presidential election, Hreshchyshyn was happy for her relatives still in Ukraine.
Seany O'Kane is the second housemate evicted from Channel 4's Big Brother reality show.
ALGIERS: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Saturday gave strong backing to Algeria&#39;s promised democratic reforms, including greater rule of law, and praised its efforts to overcome
ADELAIDE, Australia  - Third seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland will take on Frenchman Michael Llodra in the final of the Adelaide International after both came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday.
Joe Calzaghe's next fight is against the runner-up on a reality show.
Britain was separated from mainland Europe after a big flood about 200,000 years ago, a sonar study confirms.
A class of hormone-blocking drugs called aromatase inhibitors was more effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women past menopause than was tamoxifen, a medication now prescribed
Robert Downey Jr. will star as the latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen. Downey will play the title character in \
PARK CITY, Utah  - Thirty years after director Roman Polanski fled the United States and a conviction for unlawful sex with a minor, a U.S. filmmaker has reopened the sensational case in a documentary that is shaking up the Sundance Film Festival.
A little serendipity can take you places, including where you want to go.
The lawyers trying to defend Slobodan Milosevic have asked to be relieved of their duties, creating new hurdles for the troubled and drawn-out war crimes trial in The Hague.
Wi jammin', and I hope Yu like jammin' too The US has confirmed China has successfully blocked one of its spy satellites using a ground-to-space laser.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Enriched uranium fuel is ready to be shipped from Russia to Iran's first nuclear power plant, state television on Sunday quoted Iran's foreign minister as saying.
A long struggle between the world&#39;s two largest aircraft-makers escalated into a new trade war between the United States and Europe, just as France&#39;s Airbus stepped up plans to challenge Boeing for lucrative US defense contracts.
Blog: Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster estimates that AT&T is paying Apple about $3 out of each iPhone user's monthly data plan, and more per month for new subscribers.
The Boston Celtics were without starters Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen for Tuesday's game in Miami. Garnett has a strained abdominal muscle, keeping him sidelined for the second straight game. Allen missed the game because of the flu, coach Doc Rivers said.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 12--North Carolina leaders have gone along with financial incentives to lure business relocations largely out of fear.
The killing of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi by a US marine, videotaped by an embedded reporter from NBC on Saturday and broadcast
AT&T said Wednesday that it had reached a deal with Wal-Mart to offer its high speed Internet service in 570 stores across 13 states. Consumers would be able to learn about and purchase services from Wal-Mart's \
With a covetous eye on the success of portable music players, mobile phone makers are going after would-be iPod buyers by building high-quality players into their handsets.
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BOSTON Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston were looking for a better understanding of melanoma. What they&#39;ve come up with so far is a new explanation of why hair goes gray.
British and Irish officials were last night preparing a final response to DUP and Sinn Fein queries over their peace paper, before calling on the parties to make &quot;a momentous decision&quot; on its proposals.
Washington -- The debate over US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry&#39;s record in the Vietnam War continued yesterday after the resignation of a veteran working to help re-elect George W. Bush.
Moretti conferma gli aumenti su l'alta velocita' ed eurostar
The bodies of 21 cockle pickers who drowned in England have been returned to their families in China.
Immatricolazioni a +1,3%, non si risolleva mercato 50cc
The expansion in gross domestic product came in below economists' forecasts forcasts, but was still up from 3.3 percent in the second quarter.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said here Wednesday that the international peace conference scheduled in February 2005 in London would help revive the stalled roadmap peace plan.
Automotive supplier Delphi Corp. (NYSE: DPH) posted a $114 million third quarter loss, which the company said reflects lower North American vehicle production and higher material costs.
The Bush administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit choices of some patients in a small trial program of managed health care under Medicare, congressional investigators said.
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The American Cancer Society said on Monday it was dropping its usual emphasis on stopping smoking and other prevention messages to focus on a need for U.S. healthcare reform.
An African Union summit devoted to integration ended Tuesday without agreement on a firm timetable on the establishment of a government for the continent, according to the final declaration.
CLEVELAND (Billboard) - Kings of Leon singer/guitarist Caleb Followill says the band had one rule while it recorded its third album, \
German engineer Michael Bosch is not fazed by the lack of a gym and other creature comforts at his budget hotel in a converted Shanghai office building. He's stayed at such hotels on nearly a dozen trips to Chinese cities.
Suicide bombers ripped through a Shi'ite market in northern Iraq on Friday and mortars crashed on rival Baghdad neighborhoods, ramping up sectarian tension a day after the bloodiest bombing of the conflict killed 202 people.
Two aides of Iraq's most senior Shia cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, have been shot dead in separate incidents.
Peter R. Dolan\u00c2\u0092s troubled five-year term as chief executive of the drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb appears to be near an end.
Human-rights activists are using high-resolution satellites to keep watch over imperiled villages in the Darfur region of Sudan and posting the images online to enlist help preventing violence.
ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded at least 35 soldiers in an Israeli training camp for new conscripts.
'Sara' occasione per importanti riforme strutturali'
By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Ohio State is maturing on the road -- just not as fast as Michigan State's students think.   The raucous \
So, which was the worst incomplete pass by the Giants during their miserable 22-10 loss to the Washington Redskins Sunday night in the cold and bitter winds of Giants Stadium?
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. PBG.N, the  largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly  profit rose on volume growth in the United States and Europe.
\u00c2\u00b7 Survivor plays down talk of heroism \u00c2\u00b7 Foreign secretary updates casualty figures
The Taliban and their al Qaeda allies are  stepping up plans to disrupt Afghanistan's first direct  presidential election on Oct. 9, the head of the U.S.-led  coalition said on Saturday.
9.30am, 17 September The European Court of First Instance has confirmed it will deliver its verdict on the Microsoft case on 17 September.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ray Durham hit a two-run single off closer Derrick Turnbow's glove in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants turned a couple of lucky bounces Wednesday into a 7-6 win over Milwaukee Brewers.
Britain ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats on Monday over Moscow's refusal to hand over the main suspect in the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, further escalating tension between Russia and the West.
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters Life!) - U.S. researchers said   on Tuesday they are starting trials of a new vaccine aimed at   wiping out childhood ear and sinus infections and many cases of   bronchitis in adults.
Short-staffed for the holidays but still game, the GeekDads grill their guest on his geek cred and other esoterica.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A close associate of popular Fatah leader Marwan Barghuti was visiting him in jail to discuss his plan to run for the presidency in January despite the party&#39;s choice of another candidate.
A bitter election campaign in the Ukraine has ended with the possibility that neither major candidate will have the 50 percent needed for an outright victory.
When the notion of creating high-definition, commercial broadcast television in the US first arose in the 1980s, few were ready for it.
Multimedia suite Nero has received an update which enables authoring of both Blu-ray and HD DVD.
Venture capitalists have a pressing new question for high-tech entrepreneurs who come looking for money: What's your India plan?
BAGHDAD, Nov. 16 -- The Iraqi government on Thursday ordered the arrest of the country's most influential Sunni cleric for allegedly inciting violence and supporting terrorism, a move by the Shiite-led administration that could inflame the sectarian tensions already disfiguring the capital and other parts of Iraq....
Government plans to expand the number of wind farms could be compromised because aircraft flying over them can become invisible to radar.
The Russian Gazprom Company and the Ukrainian Naftogaz concluded on Wednesday an agreement on interaction at the investment phase of the work of the International Consortium for the management and development ...
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the U.S. commander in Afghanistan has launched a review of the American mission there with a major focus on counterterrorism, a senior U.S. military official said Sunday. U.S. intelligence shows that al Qaeda has carved a safe haven in the region, and attacks by the Taliban have increased.
The world is the warmest it has been in the last 12,000 years  because of recent rapid warming, a study suggests.
The Eclipse Project (who recently announced, in conjunction with Zend, the release of the PHP IDE PDT 1.0) are putting on a live webinar covering the software and its release.   This webinar will include a short history about the PHP Development Tools framework project, some statistical information (downloads, committers, bugs) and a demonstration of the project. The demonstration includes the different perspectives (PHP and PHP Debug) and the different views under each perspective. We will go through the creation of a PHP project, a PHP file and a debug session, where we will illustrate the debug features. During the presentation we will also see the relations to the WTP project which the PHP project is based on.   The event will be happening October 2nd (2007) at 9am PDT/12pm EDT/4pm GMT and will run about an hour. To attend, head to the event's page and click on the \
The creator of Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, applied for a human cloning license Tuesday to study how nerve cells go awry to cause motor neuron disease.
China will sign an agreement today endorsing Russia&#39;s bid to enter the World Trade Organization, China&#39;s Foreign Ministry said on the first of a two-day visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The BBC, Britain's internationally renowned television and radio broadcaster, has failed in its mission of impartiality and is guilty of a pro-European bias, according to an independent report it commissioned.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday made her closing argument to female voters in a message that could be reduced to three words.
The dollar rallied across the board on  Tuesday, extending gains after minutes of a December Federal  Reserve policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S. central bank  remains on track to continue raising interest rates, analysts  said.
BESLAN, Russia - Camouflaged security agents carried babies to safety after militants holding hundreds of hostages at a school released at least 31 women and children Thursday, and officials expressed hope that negotiations would bring more progress in the standoff in southern Russia.    But a crowd of hostages' relatives keeping vigil outside the school was shaken when a pair of explosions went off just ahead of the release...
A team of computer industry veterans including a former Microsoft executive are launching an open-source company that aims to be the Dell of the software industry.
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South Korean starting pitcher Chan Ho Park has reached an oral agreement on a one-year deal with the New York Mets, his management company said on Friday.
NEW YORK Sept. 29, 2004 - Mel Brooks will shoot the film version of his hit Broadway musical &quot;The Producers&quot; at a new movie studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
How to improve a city plaza where a wispy Gothic spire towers over exquisitely preserved medieval guild houses, a market square that writer Victor Hugo, a one-time resident, called Europe's most beautiful?
Insurgents unleashed two attacks against the Somali government and its foreign allies in Mogadishu on Tuesday, just hours after Ugandan peacekeepers assigned to tame the anarchic city landed.
ABOARD THE USS JOHN F. KENNEDY - In a cramped war room below deck, Defense Secretary Donald H...
Prince William is joining the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals, following his brother, Prince Harry, into the unit, Clarence House announced Thursday. William, 24, will train to be a troop leader in an armored reconnaissance unit, just like his brother.
As 11 time cup winners Manchester United prepare to replay Exeter, the little non-league club that pulled off the shock result of the FA Third Round by holding the Red Devils to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford, Sir ...
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Dirty Harry's .44 pipped to the post A Jedi knight's lightsaber has been voted the top movie weapon, pipping Dirty Harry's Magnum .44 to the post in a 20th Century Fox poll of 2,000 film buffs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Federal Reserve chops another half point off interest rates - to 3% - in bid to head off economic recession
The biggest comeback in postseason baseball history began when David Ortiz had one of the greatest days in baseball history.
The Czech Green party has a presence in parliament for the first time after elections to the Senate.
American casualties in Iraq are mounting as the U.S.-led offensive in Fallujah unfolds. Monday's death toll of 11 was among the highest for a single day in Iraq since last spring, though most were killed elsewhere in the country.
PALM BEACH, Fla.\u00e2\u0080\u0094John Kerry&#39;s campaign professes to be unconcerned about the multiple national polls that have shown a small but discernible downward movement for the Democratic nominee since the third presidential debate.
Dinosaurs may not all have been the terrifying creatures portrayed in blockbuster films but could have had a more caring, loving nature.
MADISON, Wis. - Tommy Thompson gave a long-awaited answer Friday to his plans for life after the Bush administration. Thompson, who served as Wisconsin&#39;s governor for 14 years before heading to Washington, DC
U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Wednesday, but energy shares, including ChevronTexaco Corp.  CVX.N, lent support after crude oil prices jumped above $48 a  barrel.
At least 16 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants near the Afghan border, officials say.
Ministro Lavoro: portare il limite minimo sotto i 60 anni
We need not be deceived by Chiquita. After reading Jenn Abelson's article, it occurred to me that this company is simply trying to improve its profits (\
Philadelphia won a fourth consecutive NFC East title as Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns Sunday and the Eagles&#39; defense made life miserable for Eli Manning in a 27-6 victory over New York.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday most Palestinian militant groups would halt their rocket fire against Israel if the Jewish state stopped its attacks against the Palestinians.
RICHMOND, Virginia  - U.S. football star Michael Vick pleaded guilty and publicly apologized on Monday for his role in a dogfighting case that will land him in jail and already has prompted his suspension from the sport.
CHENJIASHAN MINE, China : The death toll from a blast in a north China coal mine rose to 50 after more than 20 bodies were found as hopes of finding alive another 116 trapped workers all but vanished.
Carpooling won't do much to reduce U.S. highway congestion in urban areas, and a better solution would be to build new highways and charge drivers fees to use them, the White House said on Monday.
Lew Ford homered and drove in two runs to back a strong outing by Brad Radke, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night and a sweep of the four-game series.
No sign of mad cow disease was found in an animal the Agriculture Department had singled out for further tests, officials said Tuesday.
An Afghan polling official shows a UN worker, left, a sealed ballot box at a collecting station in the southern city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
SYDNEY  Australia on Wednesday hailed the arrest in Indonesia of key suspects in the Sept. 9 bombing of its embassy in Jakarta as a &quot;major breakthrough&quot;.
Disney's Pirates hits the screen in a major way.
A secret deal is struck to allow the US to station Son of Star Wars missiles in the UK, claims a newspaper.
Hopes for a healthy rise in US employment levels prompts a rise in the value of the dollar after days of sharp declines.
Microsoft said its Zune music player will include wireless technology that will allow owners to share songs and playlists easily.
The shoe tariff come at a time of profoundly mixed feelings in Europe about the rise of Asian economies.
The morning commute can be a lot more hazardous to your health than you might think. Researchers in Germany say people prone to heart attack face triple the usual risk just after they&#39;ve commuted.
It's almost as if people can barely stand the thought of President Bush and Congress anymore. Bush reached his lowest approval rating in The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on Friday as only 30 percent said they like the job he is doing, including an all-time low in his support by Republicans. Congress' approval fell to just 22 percent, equaling its poorest grade in the survey. Both marks dropped by 4 percentage points since early January.
A 97-year-old woman credited with saving 2,500 Jews during the Holocaust was honored by parliament Wednesday at a ceremony during which Poland's president said she deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
The NBA most likely will wait until Monday before ruling on penalties resulting from the brawl between the Nuggets and Knicks.
Il Palermo non prender&agrave; Amelia. Lo ha detto il direttore generale rosanero, Rino Foschi, inte...
China promises to double subsidies for pig farmers to ensure pork supplies and stabilize surging food prices.
GAUHATI, India Suspected separatists hit nine targets a railroad station and eight markets with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India yesterday, killing more than 40 people.
Il velivolo era in fase di atterraggio a Miroslawiec
Media giant Viacom Inc. said Thursday that it is buying a Sacramento, Calif., CBS affiliate from Sinclair Broadcast Group for $285 million.
Il francese S\u00c3\u00a9bastien Loeb (Citro\u00c3\u00abn C4) ha vinto il rally del Messico, quarta prova del mondiale pre...
The Department of Homeland Security yesterday named a technology lobbyist as the nation's top cyber-security official, a key post that has been vacant since Congress created the position more than 14 months ago.
A new history book causes controversy in Switzerland because of its treatment of the Swiss role in WWII.
Il Catania ha ripreso gli allenamenti oggi pomeriggio al centro sportivo di Massannunziata, Archivia...
Gold hit another record high above  $898 an ounce on Monday on speculative buying as uncertainties  in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate  cuts raised the metal's safe-haven appeal.
Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.
The European Commission told EU  newcomers Bulgaria and Romania on Wednesday they have made  insufficient progress in fighting corruption and that they risk  sanctions in the future if they do not meet detailed  benchmarks.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados Sept. 6, 2004 - Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and stock up on supplies as the fourth major hurricane of the season churned closer to the Caribbean, packing sustained winds of 105 mph.
FRIDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An international epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis may be more widespread than previously thought, says an article in this week's issue of The Lancet .
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Police investigators have charged a Kansas woman in the murder of a Missouri mother, whose baby was taken from her womb after she was killed.
The most bang for the buck in a simple vinaigrette I know, and a version I've been making since I learned it (at the time it seemed a miracle -- I think I'd never used a shallot!) in 1976.
Sudeep's second directorial venture has pleasing visuals, melodious music and first-rate performances.
If you are trying to quit smoking, you will be in good company today as the American Cancer Society sponsors its 28th annual Great American Smokeout.
Blue Dart Express Ltd. said on Monday that the Indian promoters and Newfields Holdings Ltd. have decided to sell their shares, collectively constituting 68.
A criminal profiling unit is called in to help investigate the murder of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim.
The Miami Dolphins plan to play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday despite the threat of Hurricane Jeanne.
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EDINA, Minnesota  - A Minnesota judge said on Wednesday that he would make no immediate decision on U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's bid to take back the guilty plea he made after a sex-sting arrest, and the Idaho Republican left it unclear whether he would resign next week as he said he would.
US consumer sentiment rose in early December, according to a survey released on Friday. The University of Michigan&#39;s preliminary reading of its consumer confidence index for December was
NAUDERO, Pakistan  - The body of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto arrived in her family village for burial on Friday, hours after her assassination plunged nuclear-armed Pakistan into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.
Viminale, aumento del 5,74% rispetto all'anno precedente
L'Empoli riprender&agrave; ad allenarsi domani pomeriggio (solito orario, le ore 15) in vista del de...
Crawford. Il presidente americano George W. Bush ha annunciato che Stati Uniti, India, Australia e Giappone hanno dato vita a una coalizione internazionale per coordinare gli aiuti e gli sforzi per la ricostruzione
Clonavano codici carte di credito, cinque arresti a Catania
NEW YORK  &#151; There is no musical-theater performer more determined than Patti LuPone.
Bird flu has killed a nine-year-old Thai girl, raising the country's death toll from the disease to 11, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
PTI Islamabad Aug 28: Banker-turned-politician, Mr Shaukat Aziz, a loyalist of Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, today took over as Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister and won the vote of confidence in the national assembly with the entire Opposition
Investigators are to begin an examination of a site where two people died in a collision involving two aircraft.
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The Supreme Court, for now, watches west and east go opposite directions on alleged racial bias in voting laws.
New on PHPBuilder.com today, there's a review of the Eclipse architecture pertaining to its use with PHP.
Legendary director Steven Spielberg declared his support for Hillary Clinton&#39;s 2008 White House campaign Wednesday, in a further sign that Hollywood is increasingly lining up behind the former first lady&#39;s bid for the presidency, analysts said.
Cubans saw President Fidel Castro in a wheel-chair on Sunday in television images that showed the Cuban leader looking rested after shattering his left knee and fracturing his right arm in a fall on Oct. 20.
BOSTON Massachusetts is the least-prepared of all states to handle a bioterrorist attack, according to a study released yesterday.
The United States will host Croatia on March 4-6 in the first round of the 2005 Davis Cup. In Thursday&#39;s draw, the Americans and Spanish -- this year&#39;s finalists -- were
An Italian journalist taken hostage in  Baghdad made an emotional appeal for her life and called on  foreign forces to withdraw from the country in a tape released  by insurgents on Wednesday.
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For those fed up with the family photos where one person is perpetually frowning, a new Japanese camera is said to automatically weed out pictures when a person isn&#39;t smiling.
JERUSALEM -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in next Sunday's elections, appears to be winning support of a key constituency: Palestinian militants and their supporters.
Firms and local authorities which &quot;ban&quot; Christmas, fearing that celebrations or references could offend other faiths, risk triggering an anti-Muslim backlash, religious leaders have warned.
The four main supermarkets say they will \
Il Celtic Glasgow ha acquistato dal Milan il centrocampista Massimo Donati, 26 anni, la scorsa stagi...
In an unusual arrangement, ABC News will cooperate with WNET, New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s public television station, to produce the broadcast.
Members of the Indiana Pacers gave the league a black eye Friday when they charged into the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills and fought with Detroit Pistons fans, so Stern hit them with a blow that was even more fierce.
Tra le vittime una bambina di 7 anni, altri due feriti
LONDON, November 11  - Germany witnessed a slowdown in its economic growth momentum during the third quarter this year, with the nation&#39;s GDP growth rate declining to 0.1% from the relatively robust growth rate of 0.4% in the first two
La Legea Scafati 8erie A) ha ingaggiato l'ala-pivot statunitense Marco Bernard Killingsworth, 25 ann...
Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.
PARIS, Oct. 18 -- French public transportation workers staged a one-day strike on Thursday, bringing rail, bus and subway service across the country to a standstill and delivering a vivid warning to President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose plans to reduce generous but costly public pensions face stiff...
Wall Street stocks were set for a sharply lower start on Monday as the global sell-off in equities moved apace and the shares in troubled subprime mortgage lenders plunged after the initiation of a criminal investigation.
Although the Miami Dolphins doubled their victory total, there were no real winners. The NFL's two worst teams played a game every bit as wretched as their records.
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are set to find out if they will face criminal charges.
After a four-year wait, billions of pounds spent on licences and numerous delays, Vodafone finally rolled out mass-market third-generation (3G) mobile telephone services on Wednesday.
Mike Matheny&#39;s two-run single highlighted a three-run fifth inning rally which lifted the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Divisional Series Thursday.
The Indian government withdraws a controversial report questioning the existence of the Hindu god Ram.
Microsoft is introducing a new line of keyboards and mice this week, including some with fingerprint readers that lets users scan a finger instead of having to enter a log-in name and password when accessing online services or logging on to the PC.
Andy Roddick defeated Joachim Johansson 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3 Friday to give the United States a 1-0 lead over Sweden in the Davis Cup semifinals.
The government's 'scramble to build new prisons' threatens to move the UK towards a system of 'large-scale penal containment' which would mean worse as well as more jails, the chief inspector of prisons warns today
Luke Donald shot a 4-under-par 68 Saturday for a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Links Championship.
Devices used in an alleged plot to attack London's transport system were only meant to go \
On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present &#151; a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank. Els won the tournament for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1 Sunday to capture golf's biggest payday &#151; &#36;1.8 million.
Turkey prepared a muted welcome for Pope Benedict on Tuesday as the pontiff embarked on a highly sensitive visit to a mostly Muslim country still smarting from controversial comments he made about Islam.
The control of a reorganized  and potentially profitable U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp.   may come down to a fight between its two largest  shareholders.
La Lazio raggiunge il Parma nella fase a gruppi (sorteggio a Nyon marted\u00c3\u00ac 5 ottobre).L&#39;Udinese non riesce a completare la rimonta sui greci del Panionios Lazio-Metalurg Donetsk 3-0 All&#39;Olimpico tutto facile per la Lazio.
ESTANCIA ANCHORENA, Uruguay, March 10 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Of all of the Latin American nations President Bush is visiting this week, this one is the smallest, with a population that is roughly half that of New York City.
October 19 2004 1945CET - The Care International Charity says that Maragaret Hassan, its chief of operations in Iraq was kidnapped in Baghdad.
The Gooners take their first step into European football this season tonight by welcoming Dutch league runners-up, PSV Eindhoven, to Highbury.
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John Burdett, a 56-year-old former lawyer turned novelist, has spent the past seven years chatting up hundreds of bar girls as inspiration for his trilogy, soon to be a quartet, of detective thrillers set in Bangkok\u00e2\u0080\u0099s netherworld.
'Sapere gia' come andra' a finire e' vizio tutto italiano'
The U.S. economy showed signs of  strength with the release of stronger-than-expected retail  sales data on Monday that helped cement views the Federal  Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
It is hard to say what the turning point was, when Rep. Ron Paul, the elfin libertarian from Texas with the penchant for lonely stands in the Congressional Record, became Ron Paul, beacon to disaffected Americans and accidental instigator of one of the more memorable grass-roots campaigns in hist...
An American and a Norwegian won the Nobel prize in economics for research into how new technologies and financial \
BERKELEY - Mysterious tremors deep beneath the San Andreas Fault could portend future earthquakes, according to University of California, Berkeley scientists.
Money designed to bring foreign investment to Wales creates a third fewer jobs than forecast, the BBC finds.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt humbled eighth- seeded Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to secure a spot in the semifinals at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup.
BlackBerry fans can now own a handset that also does WiFi. But you will find, as with other hybrids, that switching between cellular and WiFi service is hardly seamless.
Haiti announces polls to fill the power vacuum left after President Aristide was controversially ousted.
Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has offered to buy a three-story penthouse for &#36;44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan apartment if the deal goes through.
Automotive parts supplier Delphi Corp. said Wednesday it received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission in late July related to agreements with Electronic Data Systems Corp.
A Welsh baby is missing in New Zealand after her father fails to return her when her mother wins custody.
Sci/Tech News, New York - British tycoon Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said on Monday it was jumping into the market for online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.
More than 15,000 Americans get sick  from carbon monoxide every year and the odorless, toxic gas  kills 480 people, the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention said on Thursday.
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica said it has lost contact with its reporter in Afghanistan, and a spokesman for the Taliban claimed Tuesday the group had captured a Briton posing as a journalist who previously worked for that paper.
Because President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry were deemed too divisive for the annual Alfred E. Smith political dinner, the crowd heard from former President Bush and former New York Gov. Hugh Carey instead.
Where there's a will, there's a  way. And no one knows that better these days than  singer/songwriter Will Downing, who is about to release his  first album since being diagnosed with the rare muscular  disease polymyositis.
 victim cooks up new TV project
You may be surprised by the real leaders and laggards.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho fired a broadside at referee Rob Styles for his decision not to award a penalty when Didier Drogba was brought down under a challenge from Ulises de la Cruz.
MORE than 100 people were hospitalised with smoke inhalation after a major fire today during the premiere of a horror film at a movie complex in an Istanbul shopping mall.
South Africa&#39;s national blood service is to meet to discuss whether to stop treating blood donated by black people as high risk.
Gateway's new motherboard design helps machines run cooler and more quietly than other Gateway desktops.
TORONTO, Sept 26 (Reuters Life!) - China is one of the   easiest places for recruiters to lure expatriate executives,   but is also one of the hardest places for them to succeed,   according to a study released on Tuesday.
Eta says its campaign of violence will continue until it achieves self-determination for the Basque region.
At least one U.S. official has been indicted on espionage-related charges involving efforts to provide secret military technology to China, officials close to the case said.
Two of Britain's high-speed trains that are supposed to travel at 110 mph had a disappointing debut Monday, after two of the brand new trains broke down.
New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer will file a lawsuit as early as Friday against an  insurance company, the second suit stemming from his sweeping  probe into bid-rigging in the industry, Spitzer told Reuters on  Friday.
BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel urged  regulators on Tuesday to require a \
Red tape vs Redmond...the never ending story The European Commission has hit back at suggestions it has got it in for Microsoft over security features built into the heavily-delayed Windows Vista.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Explorers have discovered a century-old shipwrecked ore carrier that sank mysteriously during a Lake Superior storm less than two months after it was launched.
Washington - Nasa administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe is expected to resign his job at the helm of the US space agency this week, according to news reports on Sunday.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people familiar with the talks said.
Now that Peyton Manning has set the record for touchdown passes in a season, the debate will begin. \u00e2\u0099\u00a6 Where does the record stand among the NFL\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top single-season marks?
US stocks had a lacklustre start on Tuesday as some better-than-expected durable goods orders were offset by a record fall in US house prices and a sharp decline in consumer confidence.

Noting that it's hard to be an author when you're spending 40 percent of your time plugging away at a day job, Vint Cerf is leaving the internet's oversight agency. Nevertheless, he'll remain Google's \
Contrari anche La Malfa e Benvenuto (commissione Finanze)Domani alla Camera l'audizione del presidente della Tfa Stock                                          Offerta sui bond argentini la protesta dei risparmiatori                                                                                  Sedici associazioni dei consumatori il 17 in piazza a MontecitorioChiedono una maggiore tutela al governo e al Parlamento
Scientists find an enormous empty swath in space. How does it change what we know about the origins of the universe?
An impending update from Facebook will make it possible for you to make your profile look a whole lot neater by hiding excess applications.
Continua il confronto sul piano industriale. Svolta sui rinnovi contrattuali. I sindacati chiedono \u00c2\u00abun $assetto societario senza figli e figliastri\u00c2\u00bb. E chiarezza sugli esuberi. Balzo del titolo in Borsa (+7,2%).
Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee, delivered a populist message to this long-suffering industrial region yesterday, visiting a picket line and telling
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed  for 224 yards and a touchdown, Courtney Taylor caught four  passes for 89 yards and a score, and No. 2 Auburn overcame a  slow start to beat Southeastern Conference rival Alabama,  21-13, in the 69th Iron Bowl.
The Star Trek icon chats with Wired News about the franchise's staying power, video games and the unintelligible language of Esperanto fans. By Lore Sj\u00c3\u00b6berg. Plus: My Love Affair With Star Trek
In an effort to pressure Iran into suspending uranium enrichment, six key U.N. ambassadors began a week of negotiations on possible new sanctions but agreement was still elusive.
Former NFL football player Tommy Kane pleaded guilty Tuesday in Quebec Superior Court to manslaughter in the death of his wife. Kane, a receiver for the Seattle Seahawks from 1988-92, will have a sentencing hearing Sept.
A Belgian court sentenced a former Rwandan army major to 20 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of 10 Belgian peacekeepers and an undetermined number of Rwandan civilians at the start of the 1994 genocide.
The United Auto Workers union agreed to extend its contract with General Motors Corp. on an \
Third-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic beat Lubomira Kurhajvoca of Slovakia 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-1 Sunday in the first round of the Moorilla International tennis tournament.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist disclosed yesterday that his thyroid cancer was being treated with both chemotherapy and radiation, and he did not
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden leads a national ceremony in Stockholm to remember Swedish tsunami victims.
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To get parliamentary majority for his Gaza Strip plan israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is planning to create a new coalition by joining main opposition Labour party leaded by Shimon Peres.
After nearly making history in the N.C.A.A. tournament, the paths of two coaches have drastically diverged, showing how a single shot can change lives.
October 17, 2004 -- &quot;The impact of the current surge in oil prices, though noticeable, is likely to prove less consequential to economic growth and inflation than in the 1970s.
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian Authority organize January elections and improve its security forces to crack down on terrorism, US officials and diplomats said yesterday.
A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists say.
Microsoft have let the public use a beta of their tool for some months while testing continues. The last few days have seen a new release of the beta which seems to be getting closer to bringing back consistently sensible results.
Uccisi due palestinesi, che fanno in tempo ad ammazzare anche tre soldati israeliani. Inoltre 7 feriti a Khan Younis. GAZA - Cinque morti per un attacco a un insediamento ebraico nella parte meridionale della Striscia di Gaza.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards celebrated snagging two coveted labor union endorsements during a stop Monday in central Iowa on Labor Day, while continuing to tout himself as the candidate who cares most about labor issues.
British retail sales fell in October for the first time for three months, official figures showed, raising worries about a subdued start to the crucial Christmas trading period.
Vendors announce a slew of new games for Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's Playstation, and Nintendo's Wii.
Global warming is increasingly rendering Inuit and other Arctic peoples at a loss for words. They simply do not have names in their languages for the temperate species flocking up from the south.
The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them.
A sprained ankle can increase the risk of developing a potentially deadly blood clot, research suggests.
The Angels release Shea Hillenbrand on Wednesday after he clears unconditional release waivers.
The Consumer Electronics Association is rallying for free trade agreements during CES, saying barrier-free trade with other countries is crucial to the growth of U.S. jobs.
A REVERSIBLE coma has left Yasser Arafat between life and death, but he is not brain dead, a senior Palestinian official insisted today.
In their Dec. 9 op-ed piece, &quot;Darfur: Where Is Europe?&quot; Christian WD Bock and Leland R. Miller suggest that the European Union&#39;s lack of military action in Darfur is a result of a foreign policy mechanism by which &quot;inaction is virtually automatic.
Secondo un sondaggio condotto dalla Fia tra giugno e luglio, Michael Schumacher &egrave; il pilota p...
Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.
At the same time it cut the price of its 1Gb iPod shuffle to $49, Apple Inc. also announced plans to launch a $69 2GB model later this month.
Billionaire Barry Diller, the entertainment mogul who ran some of the world's media giants and helped create Fox Broadcasting, said yesterday he will turn to Wall Street to create a new publicly traded online travel company anchored by the Expedia franchise.
Dopo termine indagini su presunto insider trading
Fashion Wire Daily - It may be one of Spain's best-selling designers, but Custo Barcelona's looks are a hard sell to its American neighbors. Not one to shy away from the ordinary, brothers Custudio and David Dalmau showed a collection Thursday that exemplified just that - their love for the extraordinary.
Michael Phelps wins more golds in Athens than Holland, New Zealand, Spain and Canada.
Eminem's new album debuted atop the charts, following a decision by the rapper's record label to move up the album's sale date amid piracy concerns.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday defended his relentless assault on corporations and special interests, dismissing criticism that his pointed populist message is too divisive.
In response to a specific Irish Stock Exchange query made today, Elan Corporation, plc has advised that it is not in negotiations ordiscussions with Biogen Idec, Inc.
Seven candidates running for Palestinian president, led by front-runner Mahmoud Abbas, kicked off a 15-day electoral campaign yesterday
Curt Schilling pitched 6 2/3 innings and Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer in a seven-run fourth frame to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the host Anaheim Angels in their American League Divisional Series opener Tuesday.
Victoria Beckham has Monday won undisclosed libel damages at the High Court after a magazine claimed she was coming over as a &quot;grade A bitch&quot; in the United States.
Islamic militants detonated a bomb near a Jewish settlement in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing an Israeli civilian and wounding three soldiers, the Israeli army said.
A passenger jet was hijacked Thursday shortly after takeoff from Mauritania, but the incident ended after the plane landed in the Canary Islands, where it was raided by security forces and a suspect was arrested, Spain's Foreign Ministry said.
Javier Vazquez won for the first time in more than a month Wednesday, throwing seven shutout innings as the New York Yankees downed Kansas City, 3-0.
Sistema elettronico e gomme Bridgestone come la Ferrari
The BBC has acquired the option to develop a \
Scientists discover a new group of giant apes in central Africa, which could be a new species of primate.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday the international community has pledged anddisbursed around 500 million US dollars for relief efforts in tsunami-hit
A brief glance at the life and accomplishments of Shimon Peres:
Al momento la nuova pertubazione punta sulle Antille Olandesi e sulla GiamaicaE' gi\u00c3\u00a0 stato classificato di categoria 2, ma potrebbe passare a tre tra pochi giorni                                            L'America centro-meridionale minacciata dall'uragano Felix
Gunmen shot and killed South African reggae star Lucky Dube in front of his children in one of the country's highest-profile murders, uniting political rivals to call for action against violent crime.
SBC Communications Inc. on Monday announced it would offer customers wireless high-speed Internet access for $1.99 a month if they also purchased a DSL service the company delivers in partnership with Yahoo!
The Minnesota Vikings shut out Detroit in the second half and overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the sliding Lions 22-19 Sunday, ending their three-game losing streak.
Blog: Now you can send text messages to mobile phones from Yahoo Mail and send IMs to people using Windows Live Messenger.
Hungary passes a law to severely restrict the planting of genetically modified crops (GMOs).
LOS ANGELES  - There aren't many composers whose music is immediately identifiable after just a couple of whistled notes. Such is the influence of Ennio Morricone that all it takes is a bit of whistling to evoke the Italian composer's masterful, genre-defying work on the spaghetti westerns he scored for Sergio Leone -- films such as 1967's \
Barbra Streisand canceled her concert in Rome next month &#151; a move that followed protests by Italian consumer groups angered by what they said were excessively high ticket prices.
In part 1 of this entry, I discussed how to use Calc's page styles to control how spreadsheets print. However, although page styles are one of the most useful tools for the task, they are far from the only ones. How you setup pages for printing and the printer or export options are also part of the arsenal. None of these tools is useful on every occasion, and you may have to mix and match them to get the results you want, but, the more you know about them, the less of a nightmare printing a spreadsheet becomes.
ZIMBABWE international goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro was red carded on Thursday night as his Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin went down 1-5 against English premiership giants Newcastle in the Euefa Cup.
Schwarzenegger and Bloomberg are pushing efforts to bridge the political divide.
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Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.
Barry Bonds is still looking for No. 700. It was Corey Patterson who came through with the biggest home runs of the night.
A Pakistani government printing press in the city of Quetta is churning out large quantities of counterfeit Indian currency, The Times of India reported.
An Australian production company has apologized to Mexico for a segment of a \
Mitt Romney and John McCain traded attacks in a state that could produce a Republican front-runner before a virtual national primary next week.
Police and rioters clashed on the   streets of Budapest early on Wednesday for the second   consecutive night after an anti-government protest sparked by   the prime minister's admission of lying to win an election.
A referendum on Burundi's new constitution, due to take place next week, is postponed.
Royal Dutch Shell  and its partners in the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project have accepted cash and a promise of future cooperation with Gazprom  in a deal to let the Russian firm into the venture, a source close to talks between the companies said on Tuesday.
Explosions damaged churches in Baghdad yesterday and the US military reported the deaths of four more American troops in bomb attacks elsewhere in Iraq.
The Egyptian government has banned the Muslim Brotherhood's largest annual social gathering for the first time in 20 years, part of a concerted crackdown against the country's opposition, the group's leadership said Sunday.
Microsoft today said human error, not a hardware failure or outage, disrupted its Windows Genuine Advantage validation service last Friday and Saturday.
The San Diego Padres clinched the NL West title Sunday as Trevor Hoffman held on in a rough ninth inning for a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Every sports collectible dealer knows the key to profit is getting in early. And the hounds are suddenly on the scent of Kyle Orton.
Returning to New Hampshire's town halls, John McCain sought to remind people Saturday why they liked him during his first presidential run and why his troubled 2008 campaign is not done.
When it comes to education in Hollywood, getting a role trumps having a major.
Throughout the US election campaign, now finally and mercifully concluded, paranoid passions flared and faltered. On the Republican side, many of the most fanciful theories focused on billionaire currency
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I can't urge you strongly enough to read the article entitled How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In. It details how Microsoft has built into Vista the \
ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Incontro fra leader religiosi di Nord e Sud Corea: costruire speranze di dialogo Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Dieci anni di relazioni, dieci anni di speranze per un futuro di dialogo e di pace: con questo spirito una delegazione di leader religiosi della Sud Corea si \u00c3\u00a8 recata di recente a Pyongyang, capitale delle Corea del Nord, per i...
Google&#39;s Desktop Search application, released as a preview this month for Windows XP and 2000 PCs, searches the hard drive of your PC using the same algorithms that have made its Internet search engine fast, accurate and popular.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Smartphone maker Palm Inc. will sell a 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation Partners for $325 million, the company said Monday, and announced that the former technical guru behind the iPod will become chairman.
PAKISTAN all-rounder Shoaib Malik will go into the Test series against Australia with significant question marks over the legality of his bowling action.
The BAR F1 team has been put up for sale but don&#39;t bother whipping out the ol&#39; chequebook because the listing is only procedural.
In 1942, the Gestapo circulated posters offering a reward for the capture of \
Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island has decided not to vote for President Bush in November.
On the PEAR blog today, they're asking for thoughts on some of the standards for the coming PEAR2 development environment:   Please read the following document and post your comments on the wiki using the discussion page. Comments are opened for a period of two weeks. It is very important that you comment as these standards will define PEAR2.   The standards can be found here and include everything from the base requirements and package approach down to specific package-related rules (for things like directory structure, class-to-file conventions and handling dependencies).
As of Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, 1,037 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 787 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.
Strong consumer spending helped to drive Japan's economy at the end of 2006, figures show.
Domani giornata calda, si riunisce il cda e occhi su opa
Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a week&#39;s worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the
L'uomo aveva parlato di interrogatori senza difensore
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is set to undergo a second scan on his side injury.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Two U.S. pilots should be allowed to go home after being forced to stay in Brazil for more than two months over their role in the country's worst air disaster, a Brazilian court ruled on Tuesday.
Sharp says it will withdraw its Linux-based PDA, the Zaurus SL6000, from the US market. Both Sony and Toshiba have already stopped selling their personal digital assistants in the United States.
Quirky characters, raucous music, jazz funerals, a warm climate and plenty of service-industry jobs made New Orleans an ideal base for writers and a rich backdrop for their work.
I think the world would be a better place if every fallen American soldier received the same media attention that Barbaro has enjoyed over the past year.  Seems like good horse sense to me.  Todd DeGroff  Grand Prairie, Texas  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
New research may advance a longstanding debate about whether the brain can block access to painful memories, like betrayals and childhood sexual abuse, and suddenly release them later on.
Liberty Media Corp. (LN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted an eight-fold gain in quarterly net profit following the purchase of a majority stake in shopping network QVC and a large gain on the sale of assets.
A single genetic defect inherited solely from mothers may play a key role in a range of disorders linked to a Western lifestyle, such as high blood pressure and obesity.
LOS ANGELES -- The NASA spacecraft Cassini, which is carrying a European Space Agency probe, cut off communications with controllers on Monday as it prepared to peer beneath a veil of smog shrouding Saturn&#39;s moon, Titan.
A Saudi Arabian detainee died Wednesday at Guantanamo Bay prison and the U.S. military said he apparently committed suicide.
While most teams will rest their starting quarterback as much as possible in the final exhibition game this week, the San Diego Chargers are still trying to figure out who theirs is.
Robin Baird's research team members stare at the horizon for hours, searching for rarely seen beaked whales.
William Hague challenges Foreign Secretary David Miliband to a televised debate on the EU treaty.
Traditional Broadway overtures \u00c2\u0097 several minutes long, made up of melodies heard later in the show and played by an orchestra before the curtain goes up \u00c2\u0097 are disappearing.
Il gruppo australiano sta realizzando nuovo stadio Wembley
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Trying to get past its recent execution setbacks, Intel demonstrated a working chip using its next-generation manufacturing technology Monday, and also stated that it is on track to continue with Moore&#39;s Law, doubling the number
Hydrogen peroxide, the chemical that the German police say two terrorism suspects planned to use to make bombs, is a common substance in diluted form, but at greater concentrations can be used to make bombs.
British net firms are starting to put in place defences that can spot and stop attacks on websites.
'Mi faranno saltare in aria se saro' liberato con la forza'
Google has launched a new Google Scholar search service, providing the ability to search for scholarly literature located from across the web.
Lindsay Davenport dropped out of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament Monday with a wrist injury.
In an attempt to prove it can still influence the global oil market, OPEC boosted its production target by 1 million barrels a day and began lobbying oil producers that aren&#39;t part of the cartel to follow suit.
U.S. apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.  said on Wednesday that it will cut up to 800 jobs and consider its options for 16 apparel brands under a plan to cut costs.
CORAL GABLES - The University of Miami women&#39;s basketball team is new to the Atlantic Coast Conference, but by no means is star guard/forward Tamara James unknown in conference circles.
Xstrata&#39;s $4.97-a-share cash offer is the same price rejected by WMC&#39;s board a few weeks ago when the Swiss company made its initial approaches.
Botnet surprise A critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe's Acrobat and Reader software which affects Internet Explorer users.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.
With a flag, parliament, and prime minister, this 'country' is all dressed up but has nowhere to go.
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and  the other Democratic presidential contenders battled for black  support on Thursday with attacks on the ravages of racism and  promising to lift up the poor.
President Bush sought backing from female voters Friday, asking them to look beyond rising violence in Iraq to a day when a democratically elected leader will lead the nation.
Greece&#39;s top two sprinters pulled out of the Olympics Wednesday after inflicting six days of embarrassment on their country over a hide-and-seek contest with anti-doping enforcers.
''Ci possono essere tanti motivi, un portiere quando fa un errore si vede. La concentrazione e' la c...
First lady Laura Bush on Tuesday called for Myanmar's military rulers to release imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the U.N. Security Council to issue a swift resolution condemning the junta.
The U.S. space agency is planning a mission to better understand a mysterious form of energy in the cosmos and an ambitious unmanned journey to the outer solar system, NASA officials said.
A spotted owl perches in the Tahoe National Forest in California, July 12, 2004. The timber industry group that sued to have the threatened species status of the northern spotted owl reviewed says it does
China is insisting that all new army recruits first obtain a clean bill of mental health to ensure they are &quot;suited to a military career&quot;, state media reported on Monday.
Northwest Airlines Corp. and its pilots reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that includes $265 million in labor concessions, the Air Line Pilots Association said.
Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006.
It seemed like a fair deal from the CIA: Spy for us and get lifetime financial support in the United States. But years after working as spies during the Cold War, a former Eastern-bloc diplomat and his wife, who now live in Seattle, say the U.S. government is trying to freeze them out.
Miguel Angel Jimenez&#39;s 66 gave the Spaniard a one-shot lead Friday at the BMW International Open, where European players are in a last-minute scramble to make the Ryder Cup team.
Mattia Pasini &egrave; stato il pi\u00c3\u00b9 veloce nelle seconde prove libere della classe 125 del Gp di San...
Oil prices hit fresh records on Monday, pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65 percent to the cost of crude this year.
Southwest Airlines Co  and Continental Airlines Inc , two of the largest U.S. carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.
British number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week's Davis Cup tie against Argentina with a knee injury.
Four decades after he barged onto Northern Ireland&#39;s rancorous political stage vowing never to compromise, Protestant cleric Ian Paisley holds the key to striking a new deal to seal peace in the province.
The proposed accounting standards would allow auditors to do less work \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and charge less money \u00e2\u0080\u0094 when assessing internal controls over financial reporting.
STMicroelectronics and Intel announced a delay in the merger of their unprofitable memory units.
Iraq's interim government seeks to play down concerns over the disappearance of materials from nuclear sites.
The Chicago Bears said on Friday that tackle Tank Johnson will sit out Sunday's game against Tampa Bay following his arrest on gun charges.
The Eagles shackle Michael Vick while Donovan McNabb presses Philadelphia through to its second Super Bowl appearance by downing Atlanta, 27-10, Sunday.
Incrementi del 3% per Autostrade per l'Italia
Thousands of slogan-chanting protesters have rallied to push for the resignation of Taiwan&#039;s embattled President Chen Shui-bian before a key vote on his political fate this week.
Herkimer, NY (Sports Network) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Justin Strzelczyk was killed in a collision with a tanker truck after leading police on a highway chase for 40 miles in upstate New York Thursday morning.
Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a registered sex offender accused of abducting, raping and murdering a 9-year-old central Florida girl by burying her alive.
The video is dead. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s official, although I imagine the mourning period will go on for several years yet. Dixons, the big UK electrical goods chain, has announced it will sell its existing stock of VCRs and then call it a day.
WASHINGTON  - Authorities near Philadelphia battled to contain an oil slick after a Cyprus-flagged tanker on its way to a Citgo refinery spilled 30,000 gallons (114,000 liters) of crude into a nearby river, the US Coast Guard said.
WASHINGTON - Twenty-seven members of an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison either requested or condoned certain abuses of Iraqi prisoners there, an Army investigation found.   \
U.S. stocks opened a touch higher on  Thursday after data on unemployment claims offered a dose of  cheer for the job market, while investors drew comfort from a  fall in crude oil prices.
ATHENS, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- A female weightlifter from Myanmar and an Indian female lifter, who both failed in out-of-competitiondrugs tests, had been suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), bringing the ...
(Asca-Afp) - Kabul, 23 nov - Dopo quattro settimane nelle mani dei rapitori, sono stati liberati i tre impiegati della Nazioni Unite in Afghanistan, mentre il governo locale assicura che non c&#39;e&#39; stato nessun accordo con i sequestratori.
Rain storms and floods have killed at least 23 people across southern China in recent days and made thousands homeless, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
La Corte del processo Biagi e' riunita in camera consiglio
SEOUL -- At a glance, Julie Sa would seem a most unlikely candidate to become the economic chief of a special development zone in North Korea.
Insurgents distributed a video Tuesday  showing a U.S. hostage pleading for his life, and militants  assassinated a senior judge in Baghdad, pressing their campaign  of violence ahead of Sunday's watershed election.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s  pact to import InBev  brands such as Stella Artois gives the U.S. brewer high-end beers it needs to compete, analysts agree, but Wall Street is unsure how much the deal may help Bud's profits.
Sir Menzies Campbell says he has no intention of stepping down as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
Doppio allenamento dell'Empoli, con lavoro diviso tra atletica e tecnico-tattica. Differenziato in m...
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (IPS) - European Union officials were this week branded  \
Kuwait\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said Saturday that the Kuwaiti- Palestinian dispute was over and welcomed a visit by the PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) who is leading a Palestinian delegation to the six-member GCC countries
Tom Cruise returned to the Venice Film Festival Friday with ``Collateral.&#39;&#39; It was his first appearance on the Lido since teaming with Nicole Kidman for the ``Eyes Wide Shut&#39;&#39; European launch.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The U.S. military, a  leading force behind relief efforts in tsunami-hit nations,  said on Saturday it expected to end major work in Thailand and  Sri Lanka within two weeks but to stay longer in Indonesia.
A heat wave swept southern California for a sixth day on Sunday, claiming the lives of an elderly couple, setting record temperatures and leaving thousands of customers without power.
Pakistani jets have destroyed a suspected training camp used by foreign militants, military officials say.
Spain's prime minister outlined on Sunday his government's program to resolve troubles in the Basque region during his first visit there since the armed separatist group ETA shattered a cease-fire in December.
Danish Muslim preachers sought to  soothe Muslim anger on Friday after newspapers reprinted a  drawing of the Prophet Mohammad which caused outrage in Islamic  countries two years ago.
U.S. manufacturers expect the economy to  slow in 2007, as the weakening housing market continues to take  a toll on business, according to data released on Thursday.
Giuseppe Bonetti era scomparso da ieri in cantiere Moneglia
Angry mobs loyal to ousted Gov. Ismail Khan burned half a dozen international aid compounds, looted their contents and stoned national army troops sent to keep order
Tourists in South African are left hanging in mid-air near the top of Table Mountain after a power cut.
Gunmen ambushed an Iraqi police checkpoint in northern Iraq before dawn Wednesday, killing six officers in a sophisticated attack on fledgling Iraqi security installations, police said.
At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida linked group has threatened in a videotape to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents have carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two American soldiers.
S-League striker Kim Grant has lodged a complaint with football&#39;s world governing body FIFA and the Singapore FA after being sacked by his club for swearing.
ISLAMABAD: The Indian government will invite Pakistani journalists to visit held Kashmir after the successful tour of a team of Pak mediamen to India that returned home the other day.
SHANGHAI : Ferrari and Michael Schumacher might be world champions but the constructors battle for second is very much alive and Renault have an ace up their sleeve at the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops and aircraft hit hard at Palestinian militants this weekend, killing at least 11 in a massive Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip's largest refugee camp, as masked Hamas gunmen vowed more rocket attacks on Israeli towns.    About 2,000 soldiers have taken control of a 5-mile-deep chunk of northern Gaza to counter militants firing homemade rockets into Israel...
A rare 11th century rock crystal ewer, misidentified as a 19th Century French claret jug, has sold for 220,000 pounds ($428,800) at auction, more than one thousand times its pre-sale estimate, the Art Newspaper said on Monday.
Confusion at a critical moment over a malfunction to the phone system in the Astros&#39; bullpen caused the Braves to play Game 2 of the Division Series under protest.
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Stephen Jackson scored 29 points off the bench to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 93-92 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in preseason action at Conseco Fieldhouse.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and a touchdown, Courtney Taylor caught four passes for 89 yards and a score, and No.
L'ad del Milan Adriano Galliani, a margine del Consiglio federale, ha confermato di avere la scorta:...
Paul Martin scored two goals in an N.H.L. game for the first time and the host Devils routed the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-1, on Saturday night.
By Priscilla Frulla, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 10--BILOXI -- Two major shopping centers may be coming to D'Iberville and Gulfport and new retailers are coming to existing centers.
A suicide car bomber rammed a paramilitary checkpost killing four people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region on Friday, the latest attack in a wave of violence sweeping the country in recent weeks.
Two suspected incendiary devices are found by a member of staff at an Oxford University college.
HOUSTON -- Maxime A. Faget, a pioneering NASA engineer who designed the original spacecraft for Project Mercury and whose work helped create every human spacecraft the agency has launched since, has died.
Venture capitalists continue to pour money into the IT security segment as emerging attacks and compliance demands pave the road for future spending among customers.
The signal is clear: In the tug of war betweeen Big Telecom and little governments, the powerful telecommunications lobby is winning, which could have major implications for how wireless Internet and other high-speed Internet service is doled out countrywide.
A private space rocket launched from New Mexico malfunctions before it reaches space.
Rescue helicopters airlift 37 passengers from stranded yacht Romance off the north-east coast of Australia
One of the year-old conjoined twin girls who underwent surgery to separate their heads died shortly after the procedure was completed in a Boston hospital today.
Yusuf Islam, the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he has received \
Scientists are one step closer to a vaccine against one of the world&#39;s most devastating diseases. Malaria causes more than 300 million cases of illness
Bobby Crosby barreled over catcher Vance Wilson for the winning run in the 10th inning, and just like that the Oakland Athletics had their second straight victory against the team with the best record in baseball. Not a bad lift for a club that got swept by the lowly Arizona Diamondbacks just last weekend.
By STEPHEN SINGER MERIDEN, Conn. - Who says cats and dogs don't get along? Workers at the Meriden Humane Society are marveling at a short-haired mother cat who has willingly adopted a six-day-old Rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother.
Homing pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate their way home over long distances, scientists claim.
George W. Bush ran for president in 2000 as a &quot;compassionate conservative.&quot; He promised to be a uniter, not a divider. Four years later, we know he has been neither compassionate nor conservative
A man and woman are found guilty of inflicting years of cruelty and humiliation on seven children.
A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.
Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Sospettata la figlia di 24 anni con problemi psichici
Nuova sconfitta, la quinta di fila, per il Gaziantepspor di Walter Zenga, battuto 4-1 sul campo del ...
In this article we look at SSH Port Forwarding in detail, as it is a very useful but often misunderstood technology. SSH Port Forwarding can be used for secure communications in a myriad of different ways.
Parents battling to save their desperately-ill baby today listened at the High Court as a procession of doctors said their child should be refused life-saving treatment if her condition seriously deteriorates.
The Islanders finally found free agents willing to join them, signing the All-Star forward Bill Guerin to a two-year contract and center Mike Comrie to a one-year deal. Guerin, a four-time All-Star, scored 36 goals last season while splitting time between St. Louis and San Jose. He joins a team that lost forwards Ryan Smyth, Jason Blake, Richard Zednik, Viktor Kozlov and defenseman Tom Poti since the free-agent signing period began Sunday. Comrie had 20 goals and 25 assists with Ottawa.
FLORIDA - The Florida Supreme Court has rejected efforts to keep Terri Schiavo alive by feeding tube. The woman who doctors say has been in a persistent vegetative state for 14 years.
Gold eased on Wednesday and silver prices steadied after hitting a six-month high as a recovery in the dollar prompted light selling by investors.
It's a testament to Jeffrey Tambor's talent that despite being one of the most respected and well-liked actors in the industry, he's best known for playing jerks.
As US and British influence in Southern Iraq wanes, rival Shi'ite militias are vying to assert their supremacy
By defeating Marat Safin in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, Argentina's David Nalbandian evened the Davis Cup final with Russia at 1-1.
Bobby Brown claims in a lawsuit that Whitney Houston has kept him from seeing their teenage daughter.
MISSOULA, Mont. - The federal government broke the law by not addressing flaws in a study it relied on in allowing maintenance of roads in grizzly bear habitat in parts of Montana, Idaho and Washington, a judge ruled Wednesday.  The U.S.
My daughter's doctor said she should learn to give herself breast exams. Is breast cancer really a threat at age 16?
OAO Rosneft, Russia&#39;s state-owned oil company, bought the winning bidder for the confiscated unit of OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s largest petroleum exporter, Interfax reported, citing an unnamed Rosneft official.
European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet attacks France for being the \
The number of US workers applying for unemployment aid grew more than expected last week. Thursday&#39;s Labor Department report says initial jobless claims grew by 14,000 - to 350,000 - mostly due to the hurricanes
Taser stun guns used by police are potentially deadly and must be controlled, a human rights group says.
Stocks looked poised for a lower open on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal article cast doubt on the chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on Wednesday.
Mortgage approvals in the UK slumped to a record low in December according to figures published yesterday, signalling grim times ahead for the weakening property market in Britain
E' ferito alla gamba, a sparare il titolare del negozio
A teacher corrected coursework by pupils to make a good impression in her new job, a disciplinary hearing is told.
Oxford prof cites Google and Wikipedia as proof A pair of sociologists have produced a piece of research in which they claim that graduate engineers are statistically over-represented among jihadi terrorists. They go on to suggest that engineers have a \
WHITEHORSE, Yukon Territory - An exuberant dog left in a truck while the owner watched Canada win the World Cup of Hockey managed to throw the vehicle into gear and coast down a city hill.    A man out for a walk called police after seeing the vehicle coast by with a black Labrador retriever behind the wheel...
Oil rose more than a dollar on Thursday in response to a big fall in crude oil stocks in top consumer the United States and the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in a gun and bomb attack.
New report on offshoring points to greater acceptance among Australians.
Manchester United today issued a terse response to protesters who disrupted last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reserve team match in Altrincham. Supporters seeking to block a projected takeover bid
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog,  Mohamed ElBaradei, said Thursday he hoped Iran would fully  suspend its uranium enrichment-related activities and that his  agency was working with it to do so.
[India News]: London, Oct 22 : A new study published in bmj.com has revealed that children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life.
THE EUROPEAN UNION said that despite the fact that two of its key witnesses in its anti trust dispute against Microsoft have pulled out, it still has enough evidence to bring the monopolist to book.
A bus packed with passengers caught fire after colliding with a truck carrying a flammable liquid in southern Pakistan early Friday, killing at least 31 people, police said.
Q&A: Alec DeSimone, senior manager of internal audit at Del Monte Foods Co., talks about his firms efforts to limit access to the company's BI tools and spreadsheets.
Homeowners across America were more likely to report declines in their home values than at any time since 1992, according to the The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers for August released on Friday.
Iraq&#39;s Shi&#39;a spiritual leader rushed back from abroad on Wednesday to &quot;save Najaf&quot; after American forces smashed militia defences to trap hundreds of supporters of rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the city&#39;s shrine.
After 11:00am, the coffin of former IDF Chief of Staff and former Minister of Agriculture Rafael (Raful) Eitan arrived at his home community of Tel Adashim.
Don't you just hate it when you can almost remember something, but then it slips away? And then it nags at you until you get it settled? Well, we're here to create that experience for you.   Here's a quote from a movie that was popular sometime in the past 100 years.
The columnist who \
Breaking his silence on missing Iraqi explosives, US President George W. Bush called Democratic rival John Kerry's attacks on the subject &quot;wild charges&quot; levelled in desperation.
Prison officials and Home Secretary John Reid will meet to draw up plans to deal with prison overcrowding.
New scientific research in Britain has indicated that drinking tea regularly could help improve memory. Scientists at Newcastle University say laboratory tests show that both green and black tea may even help
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety rated the Kia Spectra poor in its latest series of frontal crash tests. In the 40-mile-an-hour frontal test crash, a test dummy&#39;s head, chest and legs were injured.
CCTV images show two Asian men being subjected to a racist attack by England football fans.
More than 250,000 qualified teachers no longer work in schools, according to research by the Tories.
Most polls project first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will crush 13 rivals Sunday to replace her husband as Argentina's president. But no matter how easy her win, what follows will be tough: easing poverty, inflation and unemployment.
Images of the faulty track in the Cumbria crash were taken by an inspection train but not viewed at the time.
BEIJING (China): Body of the slain Chinese engineer, Wang Peng who lost his life during operation against the al-Qaeda linked captors in the tribal belt of Pakistan reached here on Saturday by a special plane, which was arranged by Islamabad as an
Alonzo Mourning doesn&#39;t know if he&#39;ll cry. But you can bet he&#39;ll scowl and shoot menacing glares at just about anyone and everyone tonight when he continues his comeback from a kidney transplant.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - The Spanish Football Association issued a letter of apology to its English counterparts Friday for the racial incident during Wednesday&#39;s friendly in Madrid.
Univision Communications Inc., the  largest U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, has agreed to sell  the company to a group of private equity firms and media mogul  Haim Saban for &#36;12.3 billion, a person familiar with the  situation said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was in good spirits Saturday, walking around his hospital room in street clothes and buoyed by thousands of get-well messages as he awaited heart bypass surgery early this coming week, people close to the family said.    Clinton was expected to undergo surgery as early as Monday but probably Tuesday, said Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who said the former president was \
Jerzy Chojnowski scanned the pictures of bloated and bloodied faces posted on the bulletin board and turned away relieved. &quot;My father was not there,&quot; said
About one in four Americans holds anti-Muslim views, such as a belief that the religion teaches violence and hatred, according to a survey an Islamic advocacy group released Monday.
One of the best-known US senators says he has been misidentified as someone on a terrorism watch list at airports in recent months.
The massive federally funded program for rebuilding hurricane-damaged Louisiana homes is short nearly $3 billion largely because Louisiana officials are compensating thousands of homeowners who were not originally supposed to benefit, according to an analysis by the Bush administration.
Arrowheads that turn up in the mud after a heavy rain are common here, but now archaeologists are digging up broken bits of fine china, parts of military uniforms and even charred firewood, relics of one of the biggest Army camps in the earliest days of the republic that went unnoticed for two centuries.
La Corte di giustizia federale ha accolto parzialmente il ricorso del Torino e ridotto da due a una ...
Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister raising the specter of war with Iran, and Washington said diplomacy was key to ending a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program.
The maker of hits like Dead Ringers and Crash is back with Eastern Promises, an excruciatingly violent and engagingly tender film about the bottomless cruelty we humans are capable of.
Voters in Washington state rejected both a sales tax increase for education and expanded gambling off Indian reservations that would have cut property taxes, according to election results on Wednesday.
HANOVER, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions on Iran and Iraq in a debate on Thursday as they sought to undercut her status as the campaign front-runner.
No immediate counter offer is expected in the bidding battle for the London Stock Exchange. The pan-European stock exchange Euronext is, however, weighing up the prospects of such a move, according to sources close to it.
Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc.  said on Wednesday that it plans to launch a $100 million equity offering largely backstopped by majority owner Ronald Perelman, and refinance an existing credit agreement.
England captain David Beckham was forced to leave training early on Monday after failing to shake off a rib injury just two days before he is due to face Poland in a World Cup qualifier.
The Bush administration said that it would simply send the cards to 1.8 million people with low incomes who are eligible but have not applied for Medicare.
Australia has mobilised the army as some of the worst bushfires in 70 years threatened homes and shrouded Victoria state in thick smoke that closed the airport and grounded firefighting aircraft.
New Hampshire authorities said Wednesday they cannot prosecute former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre on charges he abused two teens in the 1970s because it wasn't a crime at the time to have sex with youths their age.
They sounded awfully convincing, those Big Tobacco lawyers, when they told a federal judge this week their clients had reformed, indeed, had transformed their very corporate souls.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - There was no evidence of a crime involved in the death of Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, and it was not possible to know yet what caused her death, authorities said on Friday.
At least five Palestinian fugitives were killed today in the West Bank city of Nablus during a fierce gun battle with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian security officials and witnesses said.
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan's election  bandwagon creaked into motion on Tuesday with a regional  strongman attracting the biggest gathering of the campaign.
Per motivi strettamente personali, Claudio Benedetti ha lasciato la panchina dell'Edilesse Cavriago....
A small parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, slightly injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials said they had no clues to the motive.
While some statistics suggest improvements have been made, others point to disturbing developments--and to the weakest link in the security chain.
Brian Roberts homers twice in the first three innings but it's not enough as Los Angeles\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0bounces back to beat Baltimore, 8-4, Wednesday afternoon.
The United States circulated a new draft resolution on Sudan today, seeking to overcome opposition on the Security Council by modifying a threat to put sanctions
HSBC Holdings, Europe&#39;s biggest bank by market value, said Monday that David Eldon would retire as chairman of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.
CAIRO, EGYPT-December 16, 2004 - Osama bin Laden has purportedly praised an attack this month on the a US consulate in Saudi Arabia.
Pitcher Vicente Padilla and the Texas Rangers have agreed to a three-year, $33.75 million deal, the Major League Baseball club announced on Saturday.
Britain announced a &quot;significant&quot; increase in pensions for Gurkha veterans following prolonged protests from the Nepalese veterans who fought alongside British troops in two world wars.
Lettera solidarieta' del vicepresidente Csm a pm Papalia
Il difensore del Liverpool, Jamie Carragher, &egrave; preoccupato per la scarsa forma della squadra ...
Cavaliers fans are outraged and dismayed that after a preseason rife with optimism, Virginia fell flat in its season opener at Wyoming.
This lively, if maddeningly reductive documentary examines the influence of the low-budget 1972 film \
It was the final of the forgotten. Those who raced it, this weirdest of women&#39;s 100-metres dashes, were a largely unknown lot; the winner, Yuliya Nesterenko, ran into history from the comfortable starting blocks of near-total anonymity.
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The man behind the Athens Olympics' opening ceremony is reluctant to call his work a success, despite worldwide acclaim for his evocative tableau of 3,000 years of Greek history and culture.
KANDAHAR -- A roadside bomb tore through a NATO vehicle yesterday, killing six soldiers and their Afghan interpreter in a southern Afghan region that has recently seen heavy fighting, a NATO statement said. NATO did not release the soldiers' nationalities or the location of the attack, but Afghan police said it happened in Kandahar Province's Zhari district. The majority of ...
It appeared the Mets were suffering from the same bad karma as the Red Sox last week, having dropped six of seven after Thursday's hideous 8-7 loss to the Marlins. But the Mets were able to catch themselves by winning within 19 hours Friday night and yesterday, delaying and possibly halting what would be an embarrassing fall out of first ...
Reports of a takeover approach continues to surround ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster.
Poland considers using 20,000 prisoners to help build stadiums and venues for the Euro 2012 football tournament.
By LEE BERGQUIST  Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has removed Wisconsin from a group of states that are challenging the Bush administration over pollution controls on aging industrial plants.
AT THE DNC and during his entire campaign, John Kerry&#39;s four months of Vietnam service served as a defining theme. Therefore, his service should be closely scrutinized since he has promoted it as a key element of his ability to lead the country.
The merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States.
Langi Martinga, 50, a tsunami victim from the from Car Nicobar island, looks on at a relief camp in Port Blair, in India&#39;s southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.
Accordo ne limita traffico per paura uso da parte terroristi
Police discovered two bombs near the Sardinian villa of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, just hours after he met his British counterpart Tony Blair on the island, the Ansa news agency said.
Gordon Brown admits mistakes were made over Iraq and that the issue is divisive for the nation.
West Indies will play England in the Champions Trophy final after beating Pakistan by seven wickets.
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to stop sending oil to the United States if it continued to attack Venezuela as he said it had done through an Exxon Mobil  lawsuit that has frozen the assets of the OPEC nation.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that his opposition to same-sex marriage should not be interpreted as intolerance of gays, who served in his administration when he was Massachusetts governor.
Italy has raised the stakes in a spat with the United States over the killing by a U.S. soldier of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq, saying Washington must set things right by assuming responsibility for the death.
Europe and the US agreed to moves to curb Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear ambitions tonight, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text.
The United States army will withhold payment of up to $60m (\u00a332.8m) a month on future invoices submitted by Halliburton, the firm formerly run by vice-president Dick Cheney, due to a continuing dispute over work done in Iraq.
The House Agriculture Committee voted Thursday night to require country of origin labels on meats beginning next year, striking a compromise as reports of tainted food from China raise consumer awareness about imported food safety.
Hundreds of flights were canceled and many  others delayed on Friday due to a four-hour air traffic  controllers' strike in Italy, when unions protested against  plans to centralize control of central Europe's upper-airspace.
A suicide bomber killed 11 people when he blew himself up in the Algerian town of Batna on Thursday shortly before a scheduled visit by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, residents said.
San Diego - Led by quarterback Chad Pennington and record-setting running by Curtis Martin, the New York Jets beat the error-prone San Diego Chargers, 34-28, in the Chargers&#39; home opener Sunday in front of 57,310.
Congress considers protecting journalists from being forced to reveal their sources, while punishing government workers who leak secrets to reporters. Here's why that schizophrenic approach actually makes sense. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Mar. 6--The U.S. Forest Service expects to run the Four Rivers Lottery by Friday and mail notifications to successful river runners by sometime next week.
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie guard Luke Jackson underwent successful back surgery Thursday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Conquista ben 8 statuette, tra cui quella di miglior musical
Despite the well-established danger from urinary catheters, a new study finds that hospitals are doing very little to reduce the risks of infection.
NEW YORK  - Patients undergoing treatment  to clear blocked arteries in the heart who have a  moderate-to-high risk of a recurrence of the blockage appear to  have a better outcome if they undergo heart bypass surgery  rather than a less invasive procedure, according to new study  findings.
The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.
Israel declared psychological war on  hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners on Monday, saying it  would barbecue meat outside their cells to try to break their  spirit.
Piero Sandulli, presidente della Corte Federale in occasione del processo su calciopoli, commenta il...
Concerns arise that the massive bomb-resistant vehicles may not be practical outside Iraq.
Francis Mayer, chairman and chief executive officer of French state-owned bank CDC, has died at age 56 in Paris.Comment
The ancient remains of hundreds of Indians unearthed at a massive bridge construction site have state officials ready to cut their losses &#151; millions of dollars and months of delays &#151; and find another site.
San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds told a grand jury last year that he unknowingly  used substances at the heart of the BALCO steroid scandal, the  San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday.
\u00c2\u00b7 \u00c2\u00a350 fine each time an excluded child roams \u00c2\u00b7 New law part of drive to improve school discipline
A Malawian official is given leave to visit London and assess Madonna's suitability to adopt a child.
Gli ho proposto un programma elettorale alla vaticana....
E' sempre lei la pi\u00c3\u00b9 veloce. Anche stamattina, con il tempo di 1.26.90, la svedese Anja Paerson, vin...
By the day of its release last week, Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox 1.0 had already garnered 3% of the Web-browser market. Not bad for a new product competing directly with Microsoft&#39;s widely entrenched Internet Explorer.
NEW YORK An Army captain is going to court in an attempt to keep from being sent to Iraq. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York, Jay Ferriola contends he resigned after completing eight years of service in the Army and Army Reserve.
Amelie Mauresmo made a powerful start in her bid to end the year as world number one with a 6-1 6-0 rout of Vera Zvonareva at the WTA Championships on Thursday.
Liberal teaching methods in the 1960s and 1970s, were \
Hewlett-Packard was the first company to offer a grid storage device, but others are moving to catch up.
Cedric Benson ran for 165 yards and a touchdown to lead the Longhorns over the Aggies in Austin, Texas. Vince Young added a touchdown run and 224 yards total for the Longhorns (10-1, 7-1 Big 12), who earned
The United Transportation Union on Tuesday endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president, the first national union endorsement of the 2008 campaign.
La Fiorentina non cambia per il derby con l'Empoli. Prandelli sembra orientato a mandare in campo la...
Il Mondiale si chiude nel modo migliore per l\u00e2\u0080\u0099Italia. Bettini, oro ad Atene, conquista la sua terza coppa del Mondo consecutiva. Cunego, dopo la vittoria nel Giro d\u00e2\u0080\u0099Italia, conquista anche il Giro della Lombardia. Meglio di cos\u00c3\u00ac non poteva andare.
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Peace talks on Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region are deadlocked, a mediator said yesterday, as the chief of the African Union appealed to the Sudanese government and rebels to compromise.
The European Commission plans to delay Turkish accession talks until Ankara adopts a new penal code.
A Briton was tonight missing with two American colleagues after they were seized by gunmen from their house in Baghdad. The three were hauled away by militants without a shot
Actress Lindsay Lohan will take a short class at a morgue as part of her sentence for drunken driving and cocaine possession, her lawyer said on Friday.
For smokers, getting a good night's sleep is no slumber party, scientists said on Monday.
Dura presa di posizione del presidente dell'assocalciatori Campana dopo lo sfogo del presidente del ...
The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
The balding young man with the black beard raised his hands to cover his face as three visitors entered the room.
An Islamic militant involved in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf a year ago has escaped from custody, triggering a nationwide hunt, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES  - Oprah Winfrey is adding a cable network to her media empire through a deal with Discovery Communications.
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 27 -- Posters plastered on walls of the capital and songs blaring from cars and loudspeakers proclaimed \
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will cut about 4,400 jobs and close a third of its factories under a program aimed at fighting rising costs and focusing
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom Hezbollah has called a &quot;killer&quot; over his stance during the Shiite group's war with Israel, is due in Beirut for talks on Monday, and the capital is bracing for protests.
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt describes bringing up his four children as \
Republicans hoping to win the White House in 2008 appear to have called a truce of sorts in their frequently harsh attacks on France ever since Nicolas Sarkozy won the presidency there.
Mariah Carey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1999 hit song \u00e2\u0080\u009cThank God I Found You\u00e2\u0080\u009d is being questioned for plagiarism. Songwriter Seth Swirsky claims that the song is a re-doing of a song he wrote called \
Rick Neuheisel's lawyers can present evidence showing NCAA president Myles Brand ignored his own staff's advice to stop talking publicly about an investigation into the coach's gambling.
British Airways  expects to announce a major plane order by late summer, Chief Executive Willie Walsh said on Friday.
Lost in the all the hype over frosty weather and frosty relationships was the Jets turning an expected blowout into a real game. But the Patriots eventually polished off the Jets to move to 14-0.
It is hard to picture Hollywood's  favorite Latin hunk as the director behind \
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  said  on Friday it sold its remaining 5.3 million shares in London  Stock Exchange Group Plc  for 18 pounds a share.
Stephin Merritt, best known as the guiding light of the Magnetic Fields, is a man of broad tastes.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Actor Wesley Snipes surrendered to police on income-tax evasion charges early on Friday at Orlando International Airport and is due to appear in court, the U.S. attorney's office said.
Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry dig in for a crucial one-on-one televised debate, with the Democratic challenger aiming to turn the tables on Bush's lead in recent in opinion polls.
Per i saldi nascono percorsi 'chic', 'trendy' e 'romantico'
The Baltic state of Estonia plans to become the world's first country to allow voting in a national parliamentary election via the Internet next month -- with a little help from the forest king.
Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.
Political motives lay behind the decision of Serbia's second-largest city to declare Vladimir Putin an 'honorary citizen'
An uncorked champagne bottle in his right hand, held hip-high as if he were waiting to slip it into a toolbelt, Trot Nixon repeatedly slipped back to his first days in a Red Sox uniform.
A new TiVo Inc. service set to debut Thursday will let some fantasy football fans stay glued to their televisions even while making changes to their team rosters.
Consumer confidence is at a standstill one week before the presidential election, unchanged from last week and hovering near its all-time average, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Fox Interactive Media debuts free mobile access to MySpace and prepares similar launch for its other Web sites, as part of a move to an ad-supported mobile platform.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. Two climbers who had refused offers to be helped off the face of Yosemite National Park&#39;s El Capitan relented today and are back on the ground at this hour.
Space debris, sudden illness and  even errant commands from Houston could jeopardize the  International Space Station's mission, but back-up plans and  equipment have most of the threats covered, according to a  report released on Tuesday.
A drug wholesaler accused of overcharging for flu vaccine agreed Wednesday to turn over its remaining inventory - a total of five vials - and to no longer buy or sell it.
The editors of 11 top medical journals shook up the staid world of academic publishing this past week when they decided to stop printing results of drug trials that aren&#39;t registered in a central database.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Friday a military attack on Iran was not currently on the  agenda and played down differences with Europe in policy toward  Tehran.
When 2012 hits, stores will no longer be able to sell the cheap but inefficient incandescent light bulbs that are fixtures in most homes.
A man has gone on trial accused of planning to crash a plane into the mausoleum of modern Turkey&#39;s founder. Metin Kaplan faces life in prison if he is convicted of a plot to destroy the tomb of Mustafa Kemal
NEW DELHI: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and leaders from Russia, China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Italy and other countries have sent messages of condolence and support to the government and people of India.
Australians mourned the death of actor Heath Ledger, describing him Wednesday as one of the country's brightest stars.
Now that first impressions are often made on the internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.
Is what you know true? And what does that mean for your investments?
Jamie Dimon waited less than three months after becoming president of JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. to install as finance chief a banker he worked with for more than a decade.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon acknowledged Wednesday that many of the illegal migrants from Central and South America who pass through Mexico on their way to the United States are abused by criminals and by authorities.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was grateful that his players traded nothing more deadly than passes as they rediscovered their champagne football after a Champions
V. S. Naipaul (Photograph: Eamonn McCabe/Camera Press) A quick hike through the Sunday (and a few non-Sunday) book review sections. The Times of London William Dalrymple reads V.S. Naipaul\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new book of essays, \u00e2\u0080\u009c A Writer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s People: A Way of Looking and Feeling,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and calls it \u00e2\u0080\u009ca grand old man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book: meandering, ponderous and pedantic, full of narcissism [...].
More than 600 Egyptian antiquities flew back to Egypt from the UK four years after they were stolen.
Insurance, not race, seems to play a role in the risk of developing a burst appendix, a new study shows.
By TOM ROEDER THE GAZETTE  An anti-satellite missile test carried out by China last month created the biggest debris cloud Air Force Space Command has seen in years and steeled determination of its commanders to get a clearer picture of objects in orbit.
Padoa-Schioppa, prelievo fiscale netto tra 5 e 6 mld
Google claimed that Vista thwarted computer users who wanted to use search software other than Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
Tony Blair sends a personal message to Bill Clinton wishing him well amid reports of the former US President's heart problems.
A middle-aged Alaskan woman who died in Harborview Medical Center with dementia hinting of an ailment similar to mad cow disease appears to have succumbed to an unknown kind of neurodegenerative disease.
FedEx Corp FDX.N, charting a steady  course with its new U.S. advertising campaign, is relying on  more of the humorous sketches of office life that helped make  it the world's largest air-express shipper.
British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a mockup of his Virgin Galactic civilian spaceship, vowing to do his part to make space travel a reality for millions of people.
Victoria Beckham, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Jessica Biel and Bruce Willis were among the celebrities poised to pass the popcorn at Sunday's 16th annual MTV Movie Awards, but Lindsay Lohan planned to pass the show.
A senior Italian politician says ransom of $1m was paid for the release of two hostages held in Iraq.
MOUNT ST. HELENS -- In a sudden explosion of steam, ash and gas, Mount St. Helens erupted yesterday, following weeks of tense seismic speculation.
For the United States Junior hockey team, Wednesday&#39;s loss at the hands of upstart Belarus was by no means devastating. But that doesn&#39;t mean the Americans wouldn&#39;t like to have it back.
Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, will be flown to Paris and hospitalized for the mysterious two-week-old ailment that has seriously weakened
Vittime due giovani di 17 e 19 anni, 3 gravemente feriti
In a town southeast of Jerusalem, a slate of candidates called the Reform Bloc campaigned hard in last month's municipal elections. The Reform Bloc ultimately swept seven of the town council's 11 seats, including that of the mayor.
Officials estimate that counterfeits of life-saving drugs may be a factor in up to 200,000 deaths each year.
It tastes better than cough medicine, and now researchers think it may be better at relieving coughs, too. Dark chocolate may have health benefits to weigh against fears of tooth decay or putting on weight.
Magnus Hedman admitted he was lucky not to hand Hibs a point on a day when nerves got the better of the Celtic goalkeeper. In the end he had two-goal hero John Hartson to thank for putting Celtic back on top
Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a host of upgrades to its Integrity server product line, including faster Intel Itanium 2 processors, new virtualization capabilities, and new production releases of the OpenVMS and Linux operating systems.
Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare breast flash earlier this year during the nationally televised Super Bowl football game will cost 20 CBS stations that aired it a combined &#36;550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S. communications regulators said on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. released tools to help companies deploy Windows Vista, acknowledging that there are deployment and application-compatibility pains enterprise IT managers face when updating business desktops to the new OS. The company unveiled the new tools, Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs and Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) Test Drive, at\u00c2\u00a0the TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando Tuesday. The first helps IT administrators set encryption policies for laptops in an enterprise using the encrypting file system and new Bitlocker features of Windows Vista, said Stella Chernyak, a Vista product manager at Microsoft. The second is a file that can be downloaded from the Internet that allows enterprises to run a virtual version of Vista on PCs for a 30-day evaluation period to see how it will interact with other applications in their systems. The VHD Test Drive is available online, and more information on the Data Encryption Toolkit can be found on Microsoft's Web site. Business adoption of Vista has been a big concern since the OS was released to business customers last November. Many companies said they would hold off on fully deploying the OS longer than they usually do mainly because of concerns about application compatibility. Indeed, Chernyak acknowledged Tuesday in an interview that lack of application compatibility is the biggest challenge enterprise customers face when they deploy Vista. She said this is why Microsoft released the Vista Application Compatibility Toolkit simultaneously with the general availability of the OS instead of some time after, which it has traditionally done. The VHD also gives enterprises a chance to see what applications will be affected by the new OS so they can make compatibility adjustments before investing in Vista. Three of Microsoft's large enterprise customers, Continental Airlines, Charter Communications and health-care company Cerna Corp. also will have major Vista deployments in their enterprise by the end of the year, Chernyak said. Microsoft claims most enterprises are on schedule to a full rollout of Vista 12 to 18 months after its release, which is about normal for a new Windows OS, she said. Still, not everyone is rushing to deploy Vista, and smaller companies in particular are wary of adopting the OS until making certain it will work with everything in their systems. TechEd attendee Ryan Engh, infrastructure manager at 130-person mutual funds company Wasatch Advisors in Salt Lake City, said his company is still about 12 months from beginning a Vista deployment, though two IT staff members are \
Ensuring that nursing home  staff get their flu shots may help prevent potentially deadly  outbreaks among elderly residents, a new study suggests.
Scientists have made important progress in their quest for a malaria vaccine, showing for the first time that childhood shots can prevent nearly one-third of cases and reduce the risk of severe, life-threatening attacks by almost two-thirds.
A Chilean appeals court rejected claims yesterday that General Augusto Pinochet was too ill to face charges of murder and kidnapping.
Spanish police boarded an American treasure-hunting ship on Thursday that Madrid believes may have taken gold and silver worth millions from a sunken Spanish galleon.
Though unregulated money primarily fueled liberal causes during the first half of the presidential campaign, 527 groups supporting Republicans outspent those backing Democrats 3-to
La vittoria nel Masters di Madrid consente a David Nalbandian di entrare tra i primi 20 della classi...
John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday just hours after it hit land as a hurricane in the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying.
Free software advocates rallied   against certain limits on copying music and films on Tuesday in   a global \
Dopo la seconda sconfitta consecutiva in campionato il Bari cerca il riscatto e cerca di farlo sabat...
Home Depot Inc.  forecast a bigger decline in 2007 profits on Tuesday, citing weakness in the U.S. housing market and the sale of its supply unit.
UBS, shaken by the mortgage crisis, said that it was walking away from a proposed takeover of Standard Chartered Bank of India.
While CBS Corp. is doubling the amount of bandwidth available for viewing NCAA tournament games this year, it will still restrict the number of viewers to keep the system running smoothly.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Gripping the podium with both hands, Benazir Bhutto spoke in a shout that filled the cavernous park and echoed into the streets beyond.
Half of Army recruits have the literacy or numeracy skills of children leaving primary school.
Spain's prime minister calls for international efforts to resolve divisions between the Western and Muslim world.
Polish teen Agnieszka Radwanska pulls off a stunning upset, beating No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova as the defending U.S. Open champion falls apart in the third set.
Boston Scientific Corp.  posted lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as sales of its flagship drug-eluting heart stents fell by 32 percent.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who fainted on Sunday while addressing a rally, will stay in hospital until at least Wednesday for further checks, his doctor said on Monday.
a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite &quot;Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.
According to a story in \
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Newcastle fly-half Jonny Wilkinson pledges his future to the club after signing a new two-year deal.
The Football Association&#39;s Board has insisted that Sven Goran Eriksson retains its &quot;full support&quot; as it dismissed the idea of his eventual successor being a part-time coach.
Operazione dei carabinieri a Cosenza e nel Napoletano
Rock band Razorlight postpone their UK tour as singer Johnny Borrell develops vocal problems.
Il fantasista del Palermo Franco Brienza &egrave; a un passo dal passaggio alla Reggina. Questa matt...
Sinclair Broadcast's program featuring material from a documentary critical of John Kerry aired Friday night, devoting as much coverage to the controversy as the film that sparked the uproar.
Oil prices hit fresh highs on Friday,  lifting U.S. crude above $49 a barrel, driven by escalating  violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth from China and  India.
In an effort to cut costs, game developer EA said late Monday that it is reorganizing the company into four divisions. Each unit will focus on a specific group of games.
The National Weather Service on  Thursday predicted above-normal August temperatures for the  Southeast, Rockies and Western regions.
In deciding whom to endorse in the 2008 Presidential Election, close friends Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou seem to agree to disagree.
IPMItool provides a simple command-line interface to IPMI-enabled devices through an IPMIv1.5 or IPMIv2.0 LAN interface or Linux/Solaris kernel driver.   This release of ipmitool 1.8.9 was community driven:  \\
President Nicholas Sarkozy might have  just got re-married, but his love affair with the French  electorate appears well and truly over.
If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.
The warning label on the abortion drug is changing as the result of problems predicted by pro-life activists. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is strengthening the warning
The row between China's largest drinks maker, Wahaha, and French food firm Danone takes a new turn.
Sharper Image Corp , the store and catalog retailer whose products include air purifiers and massage chairs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, saying declining sales and three straight years of losses led to a shortage of liquidity.
The European Union said Friday it supported a swift transition to full democracy in Hong Kong while it expressed concerns about the territory&#39;s copyright policy.
South Korean business confidence rose for the first time in four months in August because of rising exports and expectations of a recovery in consumer spending ahead of the Thanksgiving Chusok holidays later this month.
Fassino, subito proposte Governo; Maroni, no alla svendita
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The world is making scant progress toward  an aim of halving the number of hungry people by 2015 but could  still succeed if efforts are redoubled, the United Nations said  on Wednesday.
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Canadian scientists at an international symposium on climate change say a new report shows the Kyoto Protocol agreement on limiting fossil fuel emissions is not enough to slow the potentially disastrous warming of the planet.
His teammates charged onto the Lambeau Field grass like high school kids who&#39;d just captured a state championship, basking in the glory of Ryan Longwell&#39;s game-ending 33-yard field goal.
President Hamid Karzai says Afghans are running out patience over cross-border violence from Pakistan.
'Mi sembra un buon lavoro preparatorio a vendita'
Israel holds the preemptive wildcard, but experts doubt Osirak-style repeat.
Florida coach Ron Zook was fired Monday after two-plus years and a stack of embarrassments on and off the field, satisfying a growing groundswell for his ouster that began the day he replaced Steve Spurrier.
Flashy as ever, Richard Virenque has climbed off his bike on the stage of the most famous music hall in Paris to bring the curtain down on his 14-year career.
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Both Sudan's government and Darfur rebels criticized a UN report that accused the government and allied militias of atrocities in the country's western region but that stopped short of calling the violence genocide.
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Merv Dillon takes 5-29 as West Indies brush aside Bangladesh by 138 runs at the Rose Bowl.
Stem cell technologies could be used to cure diseases and heal injuries within 10 years, a Japanese scientist who recently broke new ground in the field said Wednesday.
Ministro al Senato: progetto in ritardo di quattro anni
Schering-Plough Corp.  said on Monday that second-quarter earnings rose sharply, fueled by growing demand for its Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol drugs and treatments for arthritis and allergies.
Crude oil futures fell in New York, extending the biggest two-day decline in 19 months, amid concern China&#39;s first interest-rate increase in nine years may slow growth in fuel demand in the world&#39;s second-largest oil consumer.
Responding to customer requests for less preinstalled software on its machines, Dell will now offer its customers an option to select \
Asia's greenhouse gas emissions will treble over 25 years, a report commissioned by  the Asian Development Bank warns.

Whether a woman is living with her partner or not when she conceives seems to influence the sex of her child, new research reports.
Mel Bamel, 81, has been in the coronary unit of the hospital for just over a week. He's feeling a little better today. He was able enjoy the artichokes his daughter Liz brought over for dinner last night.
New Zealand kept an eye on the weather to save them as they frustrated Australia&#39;s efforts to wrap up another fast-tracked victory in the second cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.
Congressional Democrats are spoiling for their second veto fight of the spring with President Bush, this one centered on embryonic stem cell research and its disease-fighting potential.
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American Airlines will defer delivery of all but two Boeing Co. aircraft scheduled for deliver between 2006 and 2010 in order to defer billions in spending, it said Monday.
People in the Russian town of Beslan mark the end of 40 days of mourning for those who died in last month's school siege.
England's Test life under the Robinsons truly gets underway here Saturday when new coach Andy takes charge for the first time and new captain Jason leads the team out at Twickenham against Canada.
Belgio e Bulgaria hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'andata dei play-off per gli Europei under 21. Belgi in v...
Deer probably spread a brain-destroying illness called chronic wasting disease through their saliva, concludes a study that finally pins down a long-suspected culprit. The key was that Colorado researchers tested some special deer.
Seven mobile operators spanning both the GSM and CDMA worlds have teamed up to create a common set of requirements from network and handset providers for when they evolve to fourth-generation technology and beyond.
Publishers and webmasters will be able to specify through a site map the articles they want Google News to index.
Russian authorities say they will not use force to rescue hundreds of hostages held in a school in North Ossetia.
General Motors Corp. GM.N, in the  midst of reassessing its unprofitable European operations, is  not ruling out closing a plant there and is likely to cut some  jobs, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday.
Retailer Bon-Ton Stores Inc.  reported a wider quarterly loss on Thursday as bad weather resulted in lower-than-expected sales in April.
The World Trade Organization authorized the European Union, Canada and five other countries today to impose about $150 million in trade sanctions on the United States in
Scientists have discovered the underground remnants of an ancient lake in Sudan's arid Darfur region, offering hope of tapping a precious resource and easing water scarcity, which experts say is the root of much of the unrest in the region.
Iranian lawmakers have urged the  president to review ties with Denmark and the Netherlands over  reprints of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in  Danish and Dutch newspapers, state radio said on Monday.
A post mortem examination is due to take place on the body of a  girl from Belfast who died in County Donegal.
The governor of Helmand province in Afghanistan says up to 700 insurgents have crossed over from Pakistan.
MySpace is getting into the book business.
Weapons flooding into Sudan&#39;s Darfur region have turned the already bloodied area into a &quot;time bomb waiting to explode,&quot; African Union ceasefire monitors said Friday.
A Florida-based missions agency reported Friday that most of its missionaries have been able to leave the war-torn Ivory Coast, while the remaining few are expected to be out by Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The New Orleans Hornets are  going to have their work cut out for them in the 2004-05  season. When the NBA approved its realignment plan, the Hornets  became the newest member of the Western Conference as the  expansion Charlotte Bobcats were placed in the East, giving  each conference 15 clubs comprised of three divisions of five  teams.
LOS ANGELES  - Samaire Armstrong, who  has appeared in the Fox soap \
No. 2 U.S. beermaker SABMiller's  move to combine American operations with No. 3 Molson Coors  will likely be approved even though it will increase market concentration, antitrust experts said.
Huge demand for the second tranche of Beijing Olympics tickets overwhelmed the booking system, jammed telephone lines and caused lengthy queues when sales opened on Tuesday morning.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di football: San Francisco 49ers-New Orleans Saints 10...
NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. Ltd. sold 500,000 Nintendo DS video game devices during the first week of sales in US stores for the new handheld featuring two screens for game playing, the Japanese game maker said Wednesday.
SHREVEPORT, La. (Sports Network) - Freshman quarterback  Bret Meyer passed for 113 yards and rushed for 121, leading the  Iowa State Cyclones to a 17-13 victory over the Miami-Ohio  RedHawks in the 29th annual Independence Bowl.
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Italy's leader Berlusconi heads for Libya to discuss how to stem the flow of migrants trying to reach Italy.
National Treasure: Book Of Secrets plays out like a repeat ride on an exciting rollercoaster. It is still fun the second time around but with nowhere near the excitement and mystery that accompany a 'first time'.
China&#39;s elimination from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers has prompted calls for reform of the country&#39;s scandal-tainted football bureaucracy.
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will play one game tonight for the American League pennant. The Red Sox pulled even in the series last night with a 4-2 win as Boston won its third straight after losing the first three. Derek Lowe (14-12) goes for Boston tonight against either Kevin Brown (10-6) or Javier Vazquez (14-10) for New York. This afternoon, Pete Munro (4-7) pitches for the Houston Astros against Matt Morris (15-10) for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Astros lead that series 3 games to 2.
Iran announced Monday it has suspended uranium enrichment, and the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said he believed all Iran&#39;s enrichment activities have stopped, the central part of an agreement with Europe designed to head off possible UN
Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters' latest left wrist problem is a new injury that is expected to end her season but probably won't require surgery.
SUNDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Here's some back-to-school meal and snacking advice to help protect your children from tooth decay -- the single most common chronic childhood illness, affecting more than half of children aged 5 to 17 years.
A dozen years have passed since a behind-the-scenes NBA power broker named Gary Bettman stepped off the fast track at what was then the hottest pro sports league and signed on as commander in chief of the coldest.
Chris Gorog is convinced people won&#39;t continue to pay $1 a song for online music. By Evan Agostini, Getty Images. That is despite Apple&#39;s (AAPL) record string
Unpredictable winds played tricks with firefighters trying to extinguish a once-massive wildfire, tamed the night before by a driving rain
hexene writes &quot;In an open letter to the IETF MARID Working Group, the Apache Software Foundation has rejected the patent-encumbered Sender ID specification.
In the last presidential debate, the candidates are unlikely to dwell on the cost of their own proposals, which analysts put at roughly $1.3 trillion each over 10 years.

Amazon is attempting to drum up interest among developers for its Web Services offering by sponsoring a contest which looks for the best business venture that makes use of its technologies.
Risultati della ventunesima giornata della Ligue 1, il massimo campionato francese: Lorient - Paris ...
Tuesday, our scouts filed their advance advance scouting report on this week&#39;s matchup between the Packers and Vikings. Now they&#39;re back with a second look.
Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton was released from jail on Thursday after being granted bail by a judge at Liverpool Crown Court.
roundup Plus: BMC looks to simplify network operations...Data center firms settle cookie suit...nStor sells off telecoms management unit...Nortel lowers expectations.
MOSCOW ConocoPhillips won 7.59 percent of the Russian oil giant Lukoil for $1.988 billion on Wednesday in a largely symbolic auction that still ranks as the Russian government&#39;s most lucrative post-Soviet privatization.
Ushering in New York City's fourth-generation high-speed wireless internet, Sprint Nextel taps Samsung to provide WiMax infrastructure for the city. The same duo will create infrastructure and equipment for similar networks in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Boston.
Arguing that Libby deserves jail time, Fitzgerald says Plame was a covert agent
MELBOURNE, Australia  -- Fifth-ranked Maria Sharapova put an end to new mom Lindsey Davenport's strong comeback, taking a 6-1, 6-3 victory Wednesday to reach the Australian Open third round.
BUCHAREST: Dacia's compact Logan model hits Romanian streets on Thursday before heading to countries on four continents in a global test of Eastern European, developing nations and Middle East's industrial ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia Sept. 16, 2004 - One&#39;s dubbed &quot;the demolition man,&quot; a low and high explosives expert. The other&#39;s known for his skills in recruiting suicide bombers for the deadliest al-Qaida-linked terrorist
Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez may never be easy for baseball fans to embrace, but they showed Friday night that they will always have one another.
Look at the evidence: The man promoting the recently opened &quot;Alexander&quot; is not the real Oliver Stone. Granted, the man who greeted me last week at a Chicago hotel room is a fast-talking
Sri Lanka's armed forces launched airstrikes and fired artillery as they advanced Monday on a strategic Tamil Tiger-held enclave, killing at least 28 people, the military and rebels said.
Bausch & Lomb , which has been  struggling to recover from a sweeping recall of its ReNu with  MoistureLoc contact lens solution, said on Tuesday it had  initiated a recall of certain lots of its ReNu MultiPlus  contact lens solution.
The European Union said Wednesday it was looking forward to including Florida oranges and other U.S. products in its system of protecting traditional regional foods following a World Trade Organization ruling on the issue.
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Redmond's 'open' standards approved Massachusetts is back on the Microsoft bandwagon. Nearly two years ago, the US state unveiled a policy that required its agencies to abandon Microsoft's Office applications in favor of apps that use \
Campaign promises have changed little in the run-up to the presidential election, but the rhetoric has intensified.
The tragic story that began with a sick joke on the Internet is coming to a close as a Riverhead, New York, jury deliberates the fate of 53-year-old John White, on trial for killing a friend of his son.
MULTAN, Pakistan  - A crowd of men whistle and cheer as a pretty young woman in a revealing red top and tight jeans dances on stage in a run-down Pakistani neighborhood.
A Chechen warlord has confirmed government suspicions and taken responsibility for the bloody Sept. 1 takeover of a school in Beslan.
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Interpreters have long been the cogs in the wheel of international diplomacy. They make headlines only when they mess up, as when President Jimmy Carter's interpreter spoke of the Polish people's \
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During hearings before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee this morning, former HP general counsel Ann Baskins -- who resigned her post earlier today -- refused to answer questions, citing her rights under the Fifth Amendment of the US constitution.
TOKYO : A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale has injured 13 people in northern Japan in a new sign of seismic activity a month after the country&#39;s deadliest tremor in a decade.
Shares of Marsh & McLennan rose Thursday following a report that a key executive at its insurance brokerage unit had resigned and that a reorganization of the group was imminent.
The lab home of Linux founder Linus Torvalds hires an intellectual-property attorney and says hello to Beijing.
Bank of America says it is to cut about 3,000 jobs as it restructures its loss-hit investment bank division.
How to avoid some of the key mistakes that small investors make.
Backpackers rejoice Serial entrepreneur Michael Robertson extended his Gizmo Project this week with a Flash-based browser plug-in. This means no installation is required, and the service offers five-minutes free calls to anyone in the world, or 10 if you register with an email address.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MOSCOW - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week has confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and stoked speculation that the disasters were linked to bloodshed in Chechnya.    A Web site connected to Islamic militants claimed the crashes, which killed 90 people, were retaliation for Russia's protracted civil war in the troubled republic, which holds an election Sunday to replace its assassinated Kremlin-backed president...
With oil prices rising people are turning to wood heat, raising concerns about the environmental impact of some older devices that are being used.
Children of mothers who eat lots of apples while pregnant are less likely to develop asthma, research suggests.
Guardasigilli avverte alleati in caso di caduta governo
Is it possible to have a sane schedule and still be a mom working in the video game industry? In Sex Drive Daily.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Charles Grant has a unique way of preparing for games. He imagines the players that line up across from him are the men who beat his mother over the years, the employers who took advantage of her or the people who ran out on her.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry leads President George W. Bush by 6 percentage points among likely voters in Michigan, according to a Gallup poll conducted for Cable News Network and USA Today.
Mobile phone firms lose their legal fight to reclaim tax they said they paid to acquire expensive licences in the UK.
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - Hundreds of homes in northwestern Indiana county were swamped by rising floodwaters after a storm dumped up to 5 inches of rain within a few hours, a county official said Thursday.  At least 1,000 homes in Lake County, including more than 800 in East Chicago, were hit.
One of the hottest holiday gifts this year is the Apple iPod, the digital-age equivalent of the Sony Walkman. The iPod, which stores music files downloaded from a computer
MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- An ideological aide to Chechen rebel warlord Shamil Basayev was convicted yesterday of involvement in a 1999 raid in the southern Russian region of Dagestan.
A report aimed at rejuvenating France's economy has been presented to president Nicholas Sarkozy.
After the violinist Isaac Stern died, pieces of his legacy, including autographed photographs, a music collection and violins and bows, were auctioned off.
The world should rethink its emphasis on unfettered economic growth and boost efforts to create environmentally-friendly sources of fuel, a draft statement by oil and gas giant Russia ahead of a G8 summit says.
Russia produced amendments on Wednesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear ambitions but said none appeared to block any final agreement.
Ernie Els has pulled out of this week's  Chrysler Championship in Florida due to a finger injury, the  world number two said on his official Web Site.
Upscale department store operator  Saks Inc.  on Tuesday said its board of directors  declared a special cash dividend of $4 per share.

Scientists will comb data sent back from Titan by the Huygens probe for the chemical signature of life in a bid to identify the moon's source of methane.
Third-quarter net income rose 7.4 percent to $960 million, helped by strong demand in international markets. The company also raised its full-year profit outlook.
Nessun interesse per Commerzbank e Deutsche Postbank
Zach Randolph had 40 points and Jarrett Jack added 12 of his 20 points in overtime to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 108-100 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
Nazi officials planned to move the Auschwitz gas chambers to a concentration camp in Austria as the Germans retreated westward from the Soviet army near the end of World War II, a magazine reported Sunday.
Far from the Carnival balls, parades and raucous crowds of New Orleans, Cajuns in St. Martinville held their last \
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric urged followers on Monday not to seek revenge against Sunni Arabs on the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that has pitched the country to the brink of civil war.
This chemistry lesson takes a strong stomach: It starts with grinding up fish in a big blender.
Some say stricter measures endanger wildlife, but others argue those concerns are smokescreens for pro-immigrant sentiment
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Does it yell out when it's been nicked? Supermarket trolleys have always been pretty basic - until now. Microsoft is co-developing a new one featuring an integrated display that tells you what to buy, what isle it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s in and how much you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve spent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The New Jersey Nets signed former Toronto Raptor forward Jerome Moiso on Tuesday after placing guard Ron Mercer on the injured list.
The Washington Post\\\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
Over the last decade, the use of angioplasty and coronary artery bypass grafting to treat elderly heart patients has increased, and outcomes of these procedures have improved.
RENTON, Aug. 19 - The effort to force embattled Gov. James E. McGreevey to leave office in time to schedule a special election appeared to collapse on Thursday, as Democratic leaders indicated they feared an escalating and ...
Reclusive billionaire Joseph C. Lewis, who made his fortune trading currencies, has taken a 7 percent stake in Bear Stearns Cos Inc , snapping up the investment bank's sagging stock to become one of its largest shareholders in less than a month.
Private groups have reported raising more than $337 million for tsunami relief in what may be the greatest outpouring of donations for a foreign disaster in American history.
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The Washington Post on Thursday examined India&#39;s growing &quot;medical tourist industry,&quot; which provides lower-cost surgical and other procedures to foreign patients.
In setting limits on chemicals in food and water, the Environmental Protection Agency may rely on industry tests that expose people to poisons and raise ethical questions.
Russia is developing a new nuclear missile system unlike any weapon held by other countries, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, a move that could serve as a signal to the United States as Washington pushes forward with a missile defense system.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock skyrocketed 135 percent in 2007, and its sleek retail gadget emporiums are a large part of that  success.
Shares rise after CEO Hayward outlines plan to simplify structure and increase efficiency after difficult 2007.
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has completed a double defensive swoop for Real Madrid's Jonathan Woodgate and Chelsea's Robert Huth.
New talks aimed at halting Friday's national postal strike end without any progress, the CWU says.
PARIS Utility crews in Northern France are trying to restore power to thousands of people without electricity following a massive storm.
The drive to develop legal peer-to-peer online music services, where consumers share songs over the internet, received a boost this week when three of the four major record
Five comedians, including one woman, are nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Perrier Comedy Award.
Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Sunday he expects that Russia, China and other U.N. Security Council members will support Belgrade's stand that the negotiations on the future status of Kosovo province ... via People's Daily Online
Intel has dropped out of the One Laptop Per Child initiative, and OLPC's CEO says that he's disappointed in the chipmaker's contributions.
The number of pending US home sales falls by 1.5% in December, as the housing market deteriorates further.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister says US and Iraqi authorities are working together to arrest and prosecute Iraqi politicians and top officials suspected of links to armed extremist groups.
Alex Salmond is to hold face-to-face talks with Gordon Brown for the first time since the two men took on their new roles.
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The Vatican says the Pope did not intend to offend Muslims, after he is accused of anti-Islamic remarks.
Maybe it's the law of averages or maybe it's a slight slip, but Tiger Woods isn't as intimidating in majors as he once seemed to be.
European nations led by France were evacuating their nationals from Ivory Coast on Thursday, where an explosion of anti-French violence has made even long-time residents rush to pack their bags.
The layoffs are expected to come by November First, with most coming at Belo&#39;s flagship newspaper, The Dallas Morning News. Belo also says it&#39;s reassessing the future of its Dallas-based Texas Cable News television operation.
(Korolyov, Russia-AP) Dec. 26, 2004 - Workers at Russia&#39;s space agency are applauding Sunday&#39;s successful hookup of a Russian cargo ship with the international space station.
By SETH SUTEL NEW YORK - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., rivals in the fledgling satellite radio industry, have agreed to combine in a deal that investors hope will result in lower costs, assuming it overcomes significant regulatory hurdles.
A British Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday won a libel action against Britain&#39;s Daily Telegraph newspaper which alleged the MP had received money from Saddam Hussein prior to the US-led war on Iraq.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer has found new financial backers for his takeover bid of UK soccer club Manchester United (UK:MNU) , according to the BBC.
Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he saw no need to hang his successor's portrait in his office once he steps down as Russia's president.
Lawyers for former Panamanian strongman Gen. Manuel Noriega asked a U.S. court in Miami on Monday to block his extradition to France after his release from a Florida prison in September.
Jurors convict a US woman who strangled an expectant mother and cut the baby from her womb with a knife.
Arsenio Hall is adding the title documentary filmmaker to his resume.
There is something almost spectral about the vision of the new bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau. It is almost as though it is not connected to the normal laws of gravity.
Muslims in the country are outraged by revelations, uncovered by a TV sting, that clerics take money for their religious rulings
Indian mobile phone users outnumber fixed line customers for the first time, the country's telecoms regulator says.
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Epifani: 'l'Inps e' un paravento, voglio garanzie'
Six months before the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in June, a senior al-Qaeda figure warned him in a letter that he risked removal as al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq if he continued to alienate Sunni tribal and religious leaders and rival insurgent groups.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell insisted today that the US has not been &quot;stingy&quot; in its response to the Asian tsunami disaster but admitted that much more international aid would have to be given.
In a move that would finally separate it from the tobacco business, Loews said it planned to divest its interest in Lorillard Tobacco, the maker of Kent, Newport, Maverick and True.
Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been charged with planning to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
Darrell Hair has apologised for the e-mail he sent offering to resign as an umpire in exchange for 500,000 dollars after the ball-tampering row which cut short the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval.
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BRUSSELS : European Union fisheries ministers battled to carve out a compromise on hard-hitting plans designed to restore what Brussels says are dangerously low levels of several species including cod.
The Senate Foreign Relations  Committee on Wednesday approved the nomination of Condoleezza  Rice to be secretary of state.
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Finally, there's just the man and his looming loneliness. He could end it right now.
Chinese President Hu Jintao began his  second African tour in a year on Wednesday to boost ties with a  continent that has many of the oil and commodity reserves the  Asian giant needs for its ballooning economy.
The Supreme Court will decide whether a $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Exxon Corp. -- now Exxon Mobil -- for its role in the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska was excessive.
Threatened with kidnap or death, European journalists are reducing coverage of the Iraqi election process to a strict minimum.
Democrats and Republicans take up fight over wiretapping measure.
Greg Maddux broke his slump in the desert and San Diego took a one-game lead in the NL West. Maddux extended his streak without a walk to 49 1-3 innings over seven starts, and won for the first time in Phoenix as San Diego routed Arizona 10-2 on Monday.
The arrest of the Indian-born chief of Baazee.com, the unit of eBay that is India&#39;s largest Internet auction site, has raised an uproar, prompting calls for clearer
Avram Grant insists Chelsea are not considering a bid for Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Patto su distribuzione di soluzioni di e-business
Sony BMG Music Entertainment will become the last of the big four majors to drop copy protection software on music downloads.
SEPTEMBER 03, 2004  - IBM is recalling about 225,000 AC power adapters for its laptop computers due to concerns about possible fire and electrical shock hazards.
A month after distribution began, the over-the-counter version of the morning-after pill is now available at pharmacies nationwide. Planned Parenthood celebrated Wednesday with a free giveaway of the emergency contraceptive, while critics insisted that Plan B's accessibility will soon be a cause for regret.
Famed American composer Elmer Bernstein passed away at his home in Ojai, Calif on Aug. 18, 2004, his publicist said on Thursday. The family said Mr.
The parliament of Spain's autonomous Basque region has voted in favour of a proposal to loosen ties with the central government in Madrid.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Lexmark, today recalled nearly 40,000 laser printers. According to a company statement, these printers can short-circuit, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers.
IHOP Corp.  said on Monday it plans to buy bar-and-grill chain Applebee's International Inc.  for $25.50 per share to expand beyond its iconic pancake houses, sending IHOP's shares up as much as 12 percent to an all-time high.
Four photographers are arrested after chasing Britney Spears' car on the outskirts of Los Angeles.
(InfoWorld) - Samsung Electronics\u00c2\u00a0has begun shipping its first hybrid hard-disk drives that mix conventional magnetic storage with flash memory, it said Wednesday. The drives are designed for use in laptop PCs and will\u00c2\u00a0work with the ReadyDrive feature\u00c2\u00a0in the new Windows Vista operating system. Under ReadyDrive, the flash memory acts as a temporary cache enabling the number of disk accesses to be cut. This means the drive spends less time in motion and so uses less power. Samsung claims a 70 percent to 90 percent cut in power consumption thanks to the system. Because data can quickly be stored and retreived from the flash memory, ReadyDrive should also allow PCs to wake up faster from sleep mode. The first three drives from Samsung are 80GB, 120GB, and 160GB models and have either 128MB or 256MB of flash memory. That's the same flash capacity as prototypes Samsung unveiled at last year's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Seattle in May. In July of last year\u00c2\u00a0Samsung followed up with a prototype\u00c2\u00a0that included 4GB of flash memory. Software support for ReadyDrive exists in Windows Vista only so PCs running other operating systems won't benefit from the technology. Intel\u00c2\u00a0has a competing system that is\u00c2\u00a0code-named Robson. It has the flash memory on the PC motherboard and will be included on Intel's new Santa Rosa laptop platform that is due in the second quarter of this year. \u00c2
The state of California is suing six carmakers for damages, accusing them of contributing to global warming.
We know pill-popping is risky business, but we take the leap of faith. We trust our doctors and our doctors trust the drug makers.
Unprecedented IRA disarmament is in the balance over a refusal by Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists to compromise at the Northern Ireland peace talks.
Fashionistas who want the latest in couture can go to Paris or Milan, but for real cow-ture, the place to be is Chicago.
A growing number of contemporary musicians and techno enthusiasts have reignited interest in the Moog, which can synthesize any sound imaginable.
Il presidente del Palermo Maurizio Zamparini accoglie con sarcasmo la notizia che il giudice sportiv...
Juniper Networks reported a second-quarter profit of $86.2 million, on a more-than-expected revenue increase of 17 percent.
Busta Rhymes must face a string of trials for assault and driving offences, a judge rules.
Important details in little-seen government reports.
Former all-star pitcher Jeff Zimmerman agreed Tuesday to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, pushing ahead with his comeback attempt from elbow problems that sidelined him the last three seasons.
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Columbia professor Richard Axel, CC &#39;67, is the recipient of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel Assembly announced yesterday.
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When authorities raided a traditional shrine and found blood-drenched magic charms along with a register listing young girls sold into prostitution, they were closing in on Nigeria's first conviction for human trafficking.
David Hempleman-Adams crosses Atlantic in world's longest flight for helium balloon.
Merrill Lynch is expected to suffer $15 billion in losses stemming from soured mortgage investments, almost double its original estimate.
Thailand's military rulers swore in a former army chief as interim prime minister on Sunday and unveiled a stop-gap constitution, keeping a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their September 19 coup.
Mongolians celebrated the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan&#039;s march to world conquest on Tuesday with festivities that mixed commercialism with appeals to nationalism.
The US led assault on Fallujah has begun. Two US Marines have been killed along with dozens of Iraqis insurgents. The military said it happened when their military car flipped into the Euphrates River.
Glamis Gold Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Kevin McArthur said he never expected to make yesterday&#39;s $3.4 billion hostile bid for Goldcorp Inc.
At least 22 people, including women and children, were killed and over 100 injured when two simultaneous landmine blasts ripped through the busy railway station in Dimapur and a crowded
The second presidential debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry was framed by lingering questions on Iraq and the economy.
Pope Benedict was opposed to Bob  Dylan appearing at a youth event with the late Pope John Paul  in 1997 because he considered the pop star the wrong kind of  \
Two Italian military intelligence officers kidnapped in Afghanistan were freed on Monday during a raid by NATO-led troops in which nine kidnappers and an Afghan hostage were killed, Italy's defense minister said.
WASHINGTON -- The popularity of health savings accounts for the poor will be put to the test in Indiana under a program approved Friday by the Bush administration. Under the plan, someone making $20,000 a year could get health coverage for about $19 a week.
So instead of phoning home, it could have been more energy-efficient if ET had inscribed information and physically sent it, because radio waves disperse as they travel.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  - An Islamist group  has given El Salvador 20 days to pull out troops from Iraq or  it would strike inside the Central American country and against  its forces in Iraq, according to an Internet statement posted  Monday.
If Egyptian dentist Raouf Hindy would only deny his Baha'i faith, he could get his children the identity documents they need to enrol in Egyptian schools and later to marry, drive a car or open a bank account.
Newcastle ensured their place as top seeds in Friday&#39;s third round UEFA Cup draw after holding Sporting Lisbon to a 1-1 draw at St James&#39; Park.
Robert Alner left Kempton Park a contented man after seeing Kingscliff turn in a brave performance to finish second to Kicking King in the Stan James King George VI Chase on Boxing Day.
Three young people - two men and a woman, all in their 20s - die in separate weekend road accidents.
Buoni risultati soprattutto nel Centro-sud e in Veneto
Forty-four North Korean men, women and children scaled the walls of the Canadian embassy in Beijing in a likely bid for political asylum, an embassy spokesman said.
Washington -- The Bush administration, moving to lend political support to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a time of political turmoil, has signaled approval of growth in at least some Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, American and Israeli
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart Jack Straw held telephone talks on the upcoming discussion of Iran's nuclear program in Vienna Monday, Russia's foreign ministry said.
EASTON - The following local students are on the Southeastern Regional Vocational-Technical High School honor roll for   second term:   SHARON  SENIORS - Jonathan Deneault.  JUNIORS -  Regina Dallaire.  FRESHMEN -  Angelia Onyskow, Natasha Young.
The CIA has not been able to gauge whether a videotape threatening catastrophe against the United States is really from al-Qaida. ABC News said it paid $500 to Pakistani
Surgeons have used stem cells from fat to help repair skull damage in a 7-year-old girl in Germany, in what&#39;s apparently the first time such fat-derived cells have been exploited to grow bone in a human.
It was before sunrise on Thanksgiving morning and a U.S. Marine sat on a frigid concrete curb, reflecting on a holiday spent in his violent patch of western Iraq.
The grieving father of 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin speaks out against a state funeral in Australia for his son.
WASHINGTON : The line of people filing new claims for jobless benefits grew last week, hurt by damage to businesses caused by Hurricane Charley, a US government report showed.
Peers are expected to clash over Northern Rock amid claims its best assets have been 'hived off' to a private firm.
MADCAP Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu has offered to sign shamed Chelsea star Adrian Mutu. The Romanian international striker is facing a possible two-year ban from football after
All aboard a night train pulled by a great black locomotive that clanks and sighs as it materializes like an immense and restless wraith from a cloud of mist and steam.
Nato's secretary general will meet top officials in Russia, at a time of strained relations between the two sides.
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Prosecutors said they were ready to charge Jacob Zuma with graft on Thursday, even as he took over leadership of South Africa's divided ruling party with a vow to restore unity and encourage investors.
A woman tells a high court murder trial about the night she found the body of her granddaughter Jodi Jones.
A spectacular 20-metre volley from Patrick Vieira gave Arsenal a 1-0 win at Newcastle United on Wednesday as the champions kept the pressure on league leaders Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Since late summer, the U.S. economy has demonstrated an enduring power to surprise. And not for the better.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. While attention focuses on Florida, where election chaos reigned four years ago, voters in many other states also have begun voting.
Otto anni di reclusione per associazione mafiosa
Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
Customers who purchase or lease a designated Volkswagen model from the new line will get a customized electric guitar.
Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.
Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric clears the air over Harry Redknapp's transfers.
Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged a central square in Tel Aviv on Thursday night, calling for the release of three Israeli soldiers being held by Arab militants in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
Milos Forman left documentaries behind early on. Or did he?
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Blog: Panel approves slight changes to divisive patent proposal applauded by Silicon Valley firms but leaves key sticking points intact, signaling more political battles lie ahead.
In a new attempt to get some of the estimated $40 million O.J. Simpson owes it, the family of Ron Goldman subpoenaed several Hollywood groups Monday for information on payments he may have received for \
Three people are killed in Haiti's capital as the continuing violence threatens to disrupt much-needed food aid.
CHENJIASHAN MINE, China The 141 miners trapped inside a mine in northern China following a gas explosion have no chance of survival and are presumed dead, a local Communist Party secretary said Monday.

Prime Minister John Howard has vowed to use his government's expanded control over parliament to push through legislation that reports say amount to the biggest crackdown on trade union power in Australian history.
With his considerable experience, personality and public profile, Daniel Barenboim seems a logical candidate for music director of the New York Philharmonic in 2009.
Blog: Have the Xbox, want the HD-DVD player? This one plugs right in, and we just found you a discount.
With HIV rates almost doubling among teenagers and young adults since 2000, the District will emphasize prevention and education in a three-year initiative involving community groups, the public schools and strategies geared to a video- and cyber-savvy generation, city leaders said yesterday.
Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite.
The Pentagon is planning deep  reductions in spending on the costliest fighter jet ever built,  the Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor, amid rising spending on the Iraq  war, U.S. defense officials said on Wednesday.
James White and Armein Kirkland both chipped in 18 points for the Bearcats (10-0), who have won each of their last three games by at least 20 points.
US forces continued to battle Iraqis in the insurgent bastion of Falluja on Wednesday as the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers in central Baghdad prompted workers for foreign charities workers to consider leaving Iraq.
El Paso has reported its fifth death this summer that City-County Health and Environmental District officials are blaming on the West Nile virus.
Business: 7 November 2004, Sunday. Bulgarian computer hardware aces were challenged Sunday by a unique contest for PC assembling.
Who would have thought that the latest design trend for iPod docks would be tubes? And no, we don't mean the Internet(s). From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
European Union foreign ministers sought Friday to present a united front over the status of Kosovo, playing down divisions over how much autonomy the Serbian province should win.
One of those charged yesterday was Dhiren Barot -- known publicly until yesterday as Eisa Hindi -- who is suspected of conducting surveillance of US financial buildings that was detailed in computer files seized recently in ...
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas have said they&#39;re willing to meet and try to revive the stalled peace &quot;road map.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to reporters after casting his ballot at the Likud party meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004.
SAINT-DENIS, France -- Heikki Kovalainen of Finland beat world rally champion Sebastien Loeb of France to win the Race of Champions on Saturday.
Turin, Italy (Sports Network) - Valentino Castellani, the chief organizer of the Turin Winter Olympic Committee, has resolved a dispute with government officials over control of the games and changed his mind about resigning.
In November, Microsoft representatives began to comment that the enterprise search market had reached &quot;a tipping point&quot;; on Tuesday, the company backed up that claim with a bundle of cash,&#160;offering to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer (FAST)&#160;for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion).Analysts and other search firms said Tuesday the move means that enterprise search has truly arrived as a software category, and also that further consolidation will likely occur in the space, creating opportunities for niche players.No immediate stumbling blocks appear to be in the way of Microsoft buying FAST, which is based in Oslo. The company&#39;s board has recommended that shareholders accept the offer, which represents a premium of 42 percent over FAST&#39;s share price at close of business on Friday. The companies expect the deal to close in the second quarter.&quot;It&#39;s a great bit of technology acquisition for Microsoft,&quot; said Mike Davis, senior analyst with Ovum Group.Microsoft is buying FAST as a way to break into the high-end enterprise search market and also offer customers a full range of search products. In November, it&#160;introduced Search Server 2008 and Search Server Express 2008. Microsoft is pitching Search Server 2008 as a cheap entry into enterprise search, while the Express version is free for single installations.FAST&#39;s rivals include Autonomy -- which recently acquired Meridio and Zantaz -- and Endeca.Davis said it would not surprise him if a rival vendor, such as Oracle, follows up Microsoft&#39;s move with a high-end search acquisition of its own.He and another analyst suggested Tuesday that Microsoft has not only scooped up a solid company but got a bargain in the process.Guy Creese, an analyst with Burton Group, argued on his blog that FAST&#39;s recent financial troubles, which led to layoffs last year, probably helped drive down its price tag.&quot;While the operational wheels fell off, the FAST technology is strong at its core,&quot; added Creese, who called the pending deal &quot;a huge coup&quot; for Microsoft.But cost was not the driving factor in Microsoft&#39;s choice of FAST over other high-end search vendors in the space, according to Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft&#39;s business division.Raikes insisted during a conference call Tuesday afternoon that FAST simply had the best people and technology.The executive didn&#39;t shed much light on the negotiation process that led up to Tuesday&#39;s announcement, but did indicate one aspect of Redmond&#39;s immediate plans, assuming the deal closes as expected.&quot;I can simply say that part of what we will look at ... will be to marry the strengths we have with our software-plus-services model with what FAST is doing.&quot;Raikes said FAST&#39;s technological strengths, such as its scalability and domain-specific searching capabilities, proved attractive to Microsoft.He declined to say whether the FAST acquisition will have any impact on Microsoft&#39;s Internet search products, but did not rule out the possibility.Raikes asserted that Microsoft will emerge as the go-to vendor for enterprise search customers once the deal is finalized.&quot;We think most customers are recognizing that they don&#39;t want their enterprise search to be fragmented across the organization,&quot; he said. &quot;Customers are going to want to choose a search strategy and the offerings from one vendor.&quot;Despite that view, Tuesday&#39;s news had smaller, specialized enterprise search vendors, such as Brainware, brimming with confidence, at least publicly.&quot;We&#39;re excited because it really heightens the importance of enterprise search applications,&quot; said Brainware&#39;s CFO and general counsel, James Zubok. &quot;But the biggest reason we&#39;re excited is that technology like ours is highly complementary [to broader offerings],&quot; he said.Brainware claims its search software can return useful results even when search terms are misspelled, or from illegible documents.Robert Tennant, CEO of Recommind, a search company that focuses on e-discovery, said Microsoft&#39;s move foretells a changing role for search. &quot;We believe that search is really important to the next generation of all software,&quot; he said. &quot;It provides information access with context. We believe that you&#39;ll see search ... woven within the fabric of other applications.&quot;Tennant also predicted it will be &quot;many years&quot; before Microsoft will produce specialized, vertical search products like those offered by Recommind.Raul Valdes-Perez, CEO of Vivisimo, which makes the Velocity Search Platform for enterprises, echoed the notion that Microsoft&#39;s investment is good for the market overall. &quot;I think we will have, eventually, one less competitor and many more partners,&quot; he said.But he also argued that the real beneficiaries of such consolidation could be companies like his own. &quot;I think there&#39;s a lot of uncertainty, and in this environment enterprise customers are going to look for predictability.&quot;Microsoft&#39;s stock was down $1.14 in late trading Tuesday to $33.47, on a bad day overall for the market.IDG News Service&#39;s Peter Sayer contributed to this report.
Pakistani commandos blasted holes in the walls of a mosque compound on Sunday with the aim of helping hundreds of women and children escape from the site where Islamist gunmen are in a standoff with security forces.
French bank Societe Generale defended its handling of the world's biggest trading scandal on Sunday, but admitted its risk systems had failed to detect a 50-billion-euro ($73.3 billion) market bet by a lone trader.
United Parcel Service shrugs off sputtering U.S. economy to top third-quarter expectations.
Many government officials and housing-industry executives had said that a nationwide decline would never happen.
By Lynn Elber THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Rick Haskins, marketing chief for the fledgling CW network, does more than talk about reaching prospective viewers one at a time.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, meets with Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir at the palace in Khartoum, Sudan Oct. 6. Blair began his three-day visit to Africa by pushing for an end to the ethnic conflict in Darfur.
State-owned Dubai Ports World said on  Monday it had agreed to sell its U.S. port operations to an  American International Group  unit after relinquishing  control of them to allay concerns about U.S. national security.
Militants detonated a car bomb near a  Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Friday, the Muslim holy day,  intensifying efforts to drive a wedge between Iraq's religious  communities ahead of elections nine days away.
The woman accused of murdering pregnant Skidmore resident Bobbi Jo Stinnett and taking her baby has waived her preliminary hearing in US District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, and will appear in federal court in Missouri next week.
Barclays declines to comment on a report it may sweeten its \u00c2\u00a344bn offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro.
It&#39;s one thing to win Wimbledon, the biggest trophy in tennis. Quite another to live with it. By Anja Niedringhaus, AP. That is the tricky road of risk
Blog: A Cisco engineer behind the promising new DomainKeys Identified Mail standard warns it isn't immune to exploitation by cybercriminals, but is instead more like \
&#39;I hope we have accomplished creating an entirely new museum, rooted in the old museum, where the collection shines as never before.
The company touts the Rokr E8 music phone and Moto Z10 video phone as part of its plan to broaden its portfolio of products.
Li Yi squirmed a little as she searched for the right words. Using condoms is important to staying healthy, she wanted to say, but pleasing men is also important if she wants to stay in business.
Iraqis arrive at a destroyed car after a roadside bomb exploded on the highway leading to the airport of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct 18, 2004.
Workers at the Bochum factory of German car maker Opel voted to return to work after paraylsing assembly lines for six days in protest at plans by Opel's US parent, General Motors, to slash 12,000 jobs in Europe.
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America Online Inc. said Monday that its users reported receiving more than 75 percent less junk e-mail this year as the overall volume of spam blocked by the Internet service provider declined by half from 2003.
It may seem, from a distance, just one small step. But in a few months, it should prove to have been a giant leap. NASA plans today to roll out from an assembly facility near New Orleans a redesigned fuel
Closing a factory is never popular, but it's the right thing to do.
TWENTY-FOUR hours to the fuel price strike called by the Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has restated that the action will be total and indefinite.
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Kenya's leader reshuffles his cabinet, after heavy UK pressure to tackle high-level corruption.
US coffee-shop chain Starbucks agreed to credit Ethiopia&#39;s unique bean varieties on its labels, in a deal signed Wednesday to ending a long-brewing trademark dispute.
Prosecutors in the rape case of US basketball star Kobe Bryant try to discredit defence DNA evidence.
(InfoWorld) - A new application from Raketu Communications\u00c2\u00a0aims to integrate IPTV (Internet Protocol television) with social networking, two of the Internet's hip technologies. Raketu.tv, which became available in beta mode on Tuesday, delivers IPTV and VOD (video on demand) programming. The social-networking component factors in when using the IPTV or VOD services with Raketu's other communication and entertainment application, which shares the company's name. Raketu, which debuted last September, aims to integrate separate communication and entertainment programs that should be combined into one client, said Raketu CEO Greg Parker. It includes VoIP, instant messaging, and file-sharing. While simultaneously using other applications and Web sites accomplishes the same tasks as Raketu, Parker said that his software eases communicating and information gathering by combining several services into one program. Users no longer have to use multiple programs and Web sites to accomplish the same task that one application provides, said Parker. For example, friends could use Raketu to watch a video on surfing while discussing it via VoIP or instant messaging. The friends could then use a travel search feature in Raketu that locates airfares in an effort to plan a surfing vacation. \
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 30 -- As federal authorities continue their investigation into Sunday's Comair jet crash that killed 49 people, independent safety experts said it is likely that a series of seemingly small events and decisions -- rather than any large single blunder -- led the pilots to...
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. - You would think the Americans could pair Tiger Woods with Carrot Top, maybe have him hit alternate shots with Gerald Ford, and still reel in one Ryder Cup match after another.
Now that the College World Series is underway in Omaha, Neb., AP writers will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports during college baseball&#039;s main event:
Three Palestinians and an Israeli were  shot dead in separate incidents of an upsurge of violence in  Gaza and the West Bank on Wednesday, military sources and  witnesses said.
A rescuer carries the recorder found in the wreckage of a Russian Tupolev Tu-154, one of two planes to crash after taking off from the same airport 40 minutes apart.
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This eau de snake  acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone.
At least 25 people were killed and over 120 injured in three bomb explosions that ripped through a crowded hotel and a beach resort in Egypt&#39;s Sinai peninsula in attacks which neighbouring Israel said bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda.
The Department of Homeland Security has given up on one of its broadest anti-terrorism data-mining tools after investigators found it was tested with information about real people without the required privacy safeguards.
The Navy has put off until at least January a decision on the contract to replace the aging Marine One presidential helicopter fleet, giving both prospective contractors more time to lobby for the prized job.
The Iraqi kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni killed him because Italy refused to heed their earlier deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq, says Al Jazeera television.
Ryan Giggs will try to tie Manchester United team mate Gary Neville in knots and score a goal to send the Old Trafford crowd home in tears when Wales side play England on Saturday.
Al Leiter pitched two-hit ball for six innings to earn his first win in six weeks, and the Mets beat the Cubs, 3-2, on Sunday.
By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired from NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was charged with trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.
Northern Irish drug maker Warner Chilcott says it has received an approach from a second party interested in bidding for the company, raising the prospect of a 1.5-billion-pound takeover battle.
ASHEVILLE, NC John Edwards has kicked off a farewell tour as a North Carolina senator -- while promising he&#39;s not saying goodbye to politics.
The wave of joy that swept through Israel as windsurfer Gal Fridman won the Jewish state&#39;s first ever Olympic gold medal crashes onto the pages of the press.
Cardinal Health, the drug wholesaler, said Monday it would cut 4,200 jobs, or 7 percent of its work force, and close 25 manufacturing and distribution locations as part of a plan to reduce costs.
Daniel Libeskind became one of the world's best-known architects when his emotionally charged plan for the World Trade Center site was chosen. Then, according to most versions, he was shunted aside when the developer brought in his own architect to redesign Libeskind's signature Freedom Tower.
La Federazione Internazionale di Canottaggio (FISA) ha deciso di sospendere per un anno tutti i dele...
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The African Union is brokering peace talks between Sudan&#39;s warring government, rebel armies and regional power-brokers, aiming to head off a mounting humanitarian crisis in the Darfur province.
SEOUL -- North Korea suggested yesterday that it would not participate in further six-party negotiations over its nuclear program because of recent revelations that scientists in South Korea had illegally experimented with producing fissile material for nuclear weapons.
La polizia francese ha deciso che la Boulogne Kop, l'area dello stadio \
The bodies of all 17 men trapped underground after a mine explosion in southern Poland have been found, bringing the death toll to 23 in the country's worst mining disaster in three decades, the mining company ...Comment
67 people are dead after separate suicide car bombings in the cities of Najaf and Karbala. Analysts say the bombers could be attempting to spark a civil war between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, since a large majority of Shiites populate the two holy cities.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales denied Tuesday that he and former White House chief of staff Andy Card pressured then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to recertify President Bush's intelligence-gathering program during a now-famous 2004 hospital visit.
Italian football could restart on Sunday, according to the commissioner of the Italian Federation.
For three sloppy quarters, retirement couldn't come soon enough for BC High football coach Jim Cotter. But the final 11 minutes of the game showed why it will be tough for the 41-year veteran to walk away after this season. The Eagles scored twice in the last quarter, including a 3-yard touchdown run by Mike Duffy with 1:34 ...
By Will Elliott  Lake Ontario fishing could become even better if plans to restore that lake's fishery are carried out.
JERUSALEM, Oct 21  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looked Thursday to maximise his majority in next week&#39;s crucial parliamentary vote on his Gaza pullout plan, buoyed by predictions that he was assured of victory.
Harsh Chhaya, who was seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate, will play a gay fashion designer in his next movie titled Fashion.
Rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria overnight, bringing the toll to eight dead with many still missing, a security source said on Tuesday.
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. on Thursday said it has extended and expanded its partnership with SBC Communications Inc. to transform their Internet access service into a multimedia platform connecting Web, television and wireless phone services.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Jerusalem last night from Iraq, and constrained by a very tight schedule this morning will meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Sven-Goran Eriksson has described his year out of football as the most stressful of his career and vowed that he can handle the challenge of resurrecting Manchester City as a force in English football.
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As Michael Nifong reported to jail to serve a 24-hour sentence, the three students he accused of rape were negotiating a financial settlement and a series of reforms.
Separatists are suspected of bombing a crowded market, a tea plantation and other sites yesterday, killing seven people in a second day of explosions and gun attacks that have
Andy Pettitte may provide key testimony to the House oversight committee investigating his former teammate\u00e2\u0080\u0099s challenge to the Mitchell report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was arrested Monday after a woman called 911 from his home saying she had been assaulted.
Seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong says cycling's premier race can recover from a series of doping scandals and come back even stronger.
Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
PALM DESERT, California  - American Justin Leonard eagled the par-five 14th on his way to a commanding four-shot lead in the Bob Hope Classic fourth round on Saturday.
China is extending a ban that virtually locks out all foreign cartoons from airing between 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in a bid to protect its fledgling domestic cartoon industry
A Pittsburgh research center will buy a Red Storm system and an Indian physics institute is getting an XD1.
A Lufthansa plane heading to the United States from Germany made an unscheduled landing in Ireland on Friday after the airline received a call saying there was a suspect device on board, Dublin airport authority said.
For the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympians, Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air is a performance issue. For the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
The face of a man who died and was mummified in Egypt 3,000 years ago has been modeled, using special CAT scans and without unwrapping his bandages, Italian researchers said on Wednesday.
Military hospital officials said in a statement on Sunday that Pinochet was no longer in critical condition after a minor stroke on Saturday.
Gunmen killed the governor of the Baghdad province, Ali al-Haidari, and six of his bodyguards on Tuesday, officials said. Earlier Tuesday, several Iraqis were killed when a suicide bomber rammed a fuel truck into a checkpoint near the fortified Green Zone.
Out on DVD for Valentine's Day across Russia is a heartwarming drama about a man and a woman who love each other and their country \u00c2\u0097 and who bear an uncanny resemblance to Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila.
A nationally renowned cardiac surgeon who worked tirelessly to extend the lives of young heart patients at Arkansas Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Hospital apparently took his own life early Sunday morning in
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Beefy American Tim Herron birdied two of his last four holes to grab an early one-shot lead in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am second round on Friday.
Sport: Zat Knight scores on his Aston Villa debut to inflict first league defeat on Chelsea in seven months.
Federal agents hauled the former pop singer and convert to Islam off a Washington-bound plane after diverting it to Maine yesterday, and plan to boot him out of the country today because he turned up on a US watch list.
When elephants were removed from a research site in Kenya, a mysterious decline in the colonies of good ants and a growth in the colonies of bad ants emerged.
Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.
Sport: Steve Coppell and Roy Keane back plans for Premier League games to be staged overseas
New Delhi, Nov. 24: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today came out strongly in favour of going ahead with the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline regardless of other issues, but India adopted a more
Jelena Jankovic exploited Elena   Dementieva's weak serve to upset the fourth seed 6-2 6-1 on   Tuesday and advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
Ha esordito sabato scorso con la maglia della Juventus, Antonio Mirante &egrave; il vice Buffon: \
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An Iraqi militant group said it beheaded  an Iraqi man it accused of collaborating with U.S. forces and  posted pictures of the killing on the Internet.
As Red Hat Inc. prepares to launch the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system on Wednesday, the question is again being asked whether a robust and feature-laden operating system is really needed for some computing situations.
He's a mean one, but he isn't always wrong.
Television news coverage of Hispanics was more favorable in 2003 &#151; largely because of reports on the wartime service of Hispanic troops &#151; but America's largest and fastest-growing minority remains mostly ignored, according to an annual study being released Monday.
PARIS, Sept. 2 -- North Korea agreed to disclose all of its nuclear activities and disable its nuclear programs by the end of the year, a senior U.S. official said Sunday after negotiations this weekend in Geneva.
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DoubleClick's law firm deleted Web pages hinting at a conflict of interest with the head of the Federal Trade Commission, which is reviewing the merger. The law firm says the Web pages were \
A court in Indonesia has sentenced the editor of a leading media group to a year in prison for libeling a controversial businessman.
Early results Friday showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals in Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic presidential election after a quarter-century of war.
A suicide car bomb exploded on Wednesday close to the Australian embassy in central Baghdad, police and witnesses said.
Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers' rookie quarterback, is going to try to play the American Football Conference championship game barehanded.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a conciliatory tone at a European security conference Saturday, saying the American-European alliance could withstand its current differences and calling for unified efforts to defeat terrorism and weapons proliferation.
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A rescue plan for the Hubble Space Telescope is in doubt after reports that its funding has been rejected.
A bomb blast killed two people  when it ripped through shops in the capital of Serbia&#39;s  breakaway Kosovo province early on Monday in what police said  was probably a showdown between criminal gangs.
Former US president Bill Clinton was expected to make his first election campaign appearance today since undergoing heart surgery, urging Americans to vote for Senator John Kerry.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran was \
European shares fell sharply in early  trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed,  and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the  euro.
WASHINGTON - An inventory has found another case of missing data involving nuclear weapons, this time at the Energy Department's regional office in Albuquerque, N.M., the department disclosed Thursday.    The Energy Department said that an \
Dutch bank ABN AMRO can go ahead with its $21 billion sale of U.S. subsidiary LaSalle Bank to Bank of America, the Dutch Supreme Court said on Friday, boosting the chance that Barclays could succeed in its all-share bid to buy ABN for 64 billion euros ($88 billion).
UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle agrees to be bought by Heineken and Carlsberg for \u00c2\u00a37.8bn.
Riguardera' le violenze nelle aree metropolitane
The Indianapolis Colts and the city have agreed in principle on a new stadium and a 30-year lease by the NFL team, reports Sunday said.
Britain's national academy of science urged the United Nations on Monday to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of human cloning.
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia has no objection to Ukraine joining the European Union. ``If Ukraine wants to enter the EU and is welcomed there, then we can only be pleased,&#39;&#39; Putin
Atlas Copco Group has agreed to sell its electric tools business, including Brookfield-based Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., to Techtronic Industries Co.
A federal judge handed Oracle Corp. a major victory Thursday when he ruled that the software giant&#39;s $7.7 billion hostile bid to gobble up rival PeopleSoft Inc.
Within hours of the first iPhones going on sale, fans scrambled to be the first to discover what makes the devices tick, posting photos and videos of disassembled phones on the Internet.
Mark Mulder has lost his edge, and the Oakland Athletics are in ever-greater danger of losing their spot atop the AL West. Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer off Mulder, and the Texas Rangers kept creeping back into the playoff chase with a 10-3 victory over the A's on Wednesday night.
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Teenage girls are more likely than boys to have engaged in creating most kinds of online content, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Jacksonville holds Peyton\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Manning to one touchdown pass, but Indianapolis finds other ways to score\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0to maintain\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0its dominance in the AFC South with a 21-14 victory.
Few things could be more romantic than gazing at the Taj Mahal by moonlight - which is now possible for the first time in 20 years thanks to a ruling by India&#39;s supreme court yesterday.
Ukraine's two rivals for power failed in nearly three hours of talks Friday to resolve the political stalemate over who will lead the bitterly divided nation, and opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko told a huge rally that he was insisting on a new election.
Contatti violenti tra no global e forze dell'ordine Padova
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. Food and  Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they  were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine  despite their reservations about the drug's risks or  effectiveness, according to documents made public on Thursday.
NEW YORK Sprinters, weight-lifters and other athletes who push themselves to the limit of exertion are familiar with muscle fatigue, and many of them blame that sore, sluggish feeling on lactic acid.
President George W. Bush, facing Democratic pressure to begin pulling U.S. troops from Iraq, urged Congress on Friday to wait for a crucial assessment of his strategy before making any judgments about the war.
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Georgia is likely to have a dismal season on the basketball court.
A couple who tortured a man they had befriended are each been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
Roy Makaay almost single-handedly led Bayern into the second round of last season&#39;s Champions League with seven of Munich&#39;s eight goals in the competition and Bayern&#39;s reliance on the Dutch striker looks set to continue this year.
Two Polish soldiers serving in Iraq were killed and five injured on Thursday in a car crash as they sought to escape an ambush, a military spokesman in Warsaw said.
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At times like this, it is important to remember a simple truth: No matter how much they have improved, no matter how much promise they may show at times, there is something they have yet to escape.
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s currency rose steeply against the dollar this week, feeding speculation that Chinese authorities were allowing their currency to appreciate more rapidly.
An artist who made a film about President Bush&#39;s home town, has been awarded the Turner Prize, Britain&#39;s top honor for modern art.
L'Italia nella morsa del gelo, citt\u00c3\u00a0 imbiancateneve sulle coste adriatiche, nel Lazio e in Sardegna                                                  L'inverno rigido arriva ovunque nevicate in pianura, scuole chiuse                                                                                                  Record in Alta Val Venosta: -27 nel paese di SoldaAllerta meteo della Protezione civile per le prossime 36 ore
Via libera all'apertura della causa di beatificazione
The tally of billionaires around the globe reached a high of 946, their combined wealth growing 35 percent to $3.5 trillion
Apple has taken steps to take ownership of the iTunes.co.uk domain name from its current owner, with the company formally complaining to Nominet, the UK domain name registrar, that it is entitled to the domain.
Chinese police have captured a man accused of holding workers in virtual slavery, state media reported on Sunday amid a national uproar over teenagers and men forced to work in brutal, furnace-like brick kilns.
Tokyo - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open-ended Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday and officials issued tsunami warnings, broadcaster NHK reported.
Georgians pay their last respects to the late Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who died earlier this week.
The outgoing Secretary will not be a tough act to follow. But many veterans feel they need a better advocate
Nov 1, 2004 - EATING RIGHT: Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government said Monday.
A previously unknown Islamic militant  group said on Monday it set fire to a Jewish soup kitchen in  Paris, but French investigators treated the claim with caution.
Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are \
Gunmen holding a three-year-old British girl hostage in the Niger Delta make a ransom demand, her mother says.
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The UK's security could suffer if investment in defence research is not increased, a committee of MPs says.
Rabi Mimi is a strong supporter of leading Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas. But when the polls open Sunday, Mimi won't be voting.
ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired &amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola said Tuesday that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related
The U.N. Security Council voted  on Monday to extend the mandate of a peacekeeping force in  Ivory Coast until January to help create peaceful conditions  for elections that have been repeatedly delayed.
At least 3,000 people have fled more violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur province in the past few days, the UN says.
Democrat John Edwards said Tuesday that honesty and openness were essential qualities for a president, and that he was proud to acknowledge his 2002 vote authorizing the invasion of Iraq was a mistake
One of the nation's most familiar \
The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann are to launch an advertising campaign across Europe to try to shift attention back to the search for their daughter, a family member said on Saturday.
Cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and a block of ice, are the mascots for the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Although they fell short of the 60 votes needed to bring the no-confidence resolution to a vote, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales\u00e2\u0080\u0099s critics mustered a majority with some Republican support.
Britain&#39;s Darren Clarke shared the lead with Jay Haas and Jerry Kelly after Thursday&#39;s wet first round of the $6 million season-ending Tour Championship.
Oil held around $60 on Friday, as traders weighed OPEC's plans to cut production against overflowing stockpiles in top consumer the United States.
Broadband speed and price varies greatly across some of the world's most developed nations, says a report.
The arcane rules governing Thursday's Iowa Democratic caucuses will test even the most organized campaign, but mastery of the process could launch a candidate on a path to the White House.
Production staff - now standing at 1000 - will be cut by two-thirds as News International, the UK newspaper unit of News Corp, moves its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield.
Reuters Group PLC said Monday it is acquiring Moneyline Telerate, a market news provider, for &#36;100 million in cash and the transfer of its 14 percent stake in Savvis Communications.
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the second-largest U.S. equities exchange, posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a gain from the sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange.
Insurance commissioners nationwide, including those from Virginia, Maryland and the District, waded into the growing industry scandal yesterday, holding a teleconference to coordinate
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House and Senate candidates have spent at least &#36;487 million this election cycle, &#36;130 million more than congressional candidates had poured in by this point in the 2002 races.
The rapper received 10 Grammy nominations, while Alicia Keys and Usher received eight. Ray Charles, who died in June, has seven.
The European Commission said on Wednesday it was recommending a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after Ankara failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.
By James Coates  Q. I am at my wits' end with my two sons' IBM laptop computers that are riddled with spyware and viruses to the extent that the computers are almost unusable.   They use these computers a lot for gaming, surfing the Web, instant messaging and, of course, schoolwork.
We uncover the candidates' views on Internet taxes, privacy, and other tech hot buttons.
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Demobilized soldiers rioted at a retraining center in northeastern China overnight, the latest in a series of apparently coordinated protests against living conditions, a teacher and a human rights monitoring group said Friday.
Bill Gates kept his ranking as the richest person in the United States, boosting his worth to $48-billion. But investor Warren Buffett has edged closer to the top of the rich list, Forbes magazine said on Friday.
Intel is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers.
Walt Disney Co.'s \
Clashes between the Sudanese army and former rebels have broken out in southern Sudan over recent days, in one of the worst incidents since a north-south peace deal was signed two years ago, the United Nations has said.
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NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- He sat beside Terry Francona in the Red Sox dugout, wearing shorts, not a hoodie.
Hyperactive children suffer from a genuine inherited disorder that in serious cases can cause severe mental illness, an expert said today.
Yahoo! makes alliances to fend off Google.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama makes his first visit to the political proving grounds of New Hampshire on Sunday, stoking the growing buzz about a possible 2008 White House run by the rising party star.
SHARES in Kidde soared more than 17 per cent yesterday after it emerged that the fire equipment group had rejected an indicative \u00c2\u00a31.
The liberal challenger in a closely fought  presidential election in Ukraine threatened on Friday to bring  his supporters onto the streets if the authorities tried to  deny him victory by cheating.
Sven Jaschan, the alleged author of the Sasser worm and several variants of the Netsky virus, was charged this week by German police, but the informant who led authorities to the suspect will have to wait for a promised $250,000 reward, Microsoft
MONTREAL (CP) - Molson Inc. shares gained ground Friday after the brewer announced its shareholders will get a special premium if they agree to a proposed merger with Colorado beer maker Adolph Coors Co.
Danish MPs cancel a trip to Iran after Tehran demands they apologise for the Muhammad cartoon row.
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This article was reported by Barry Meier, Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack and written by Mr. Meier. In the mid-1990&#39;s, the medical community reached an inescapable conclusion.
For the BBC and commercial broadcasters  across Britain, their problems right now are all summed up in  one word -- trust.
By Kirsten Stewart, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 11--Utahns lost their food stamps last month under a new policy that  anti-hunger advocates say they would have opposed had they known about it.    That's fewer than 2 percent of the 54,750 households on food stamps in  any given month.
European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases, diplomats said Tuesday.
An official from the Palestinian  militant group Hamas was killed on Sunday when a bomb exploded  in his car in Damascus, Hamas spokesmen and witnesses said.
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A federal judge has dismissed a civil case against a military contractor accused of improperly billing Iraq reconstruction authorities for tens of millions of dollars worth of security services that it did not provide.
A truce between warring Palestinian factions entered its third day Thursday, marred by sporadic shootings.
CUPERTINO, California\u00e2\u0080\u0094October 14, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094Apple\u00c2\u00ae today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 150 million songs from the iTunes\u00c2\u00ae Music Store, marking another major milestone for the online music business.
Fishnet stockings and high heels are not the norm for riot police, but this is Afghanistan.
The Minnesota Timberwolves rebounded from their worst game of the season with one of their best. Wally Szczerbiak&#39;s 23 points led four starters in double figures as Minnesota routed the Washington Wizards 109-74 Sunday.
The MP3 design modification is a major move for Sony, which has been criticized for a product that only allows its own format to be played.
The pastor who said the funeral Mass for Victoria ``Torie&#39;&#39; Snelgrove yesterday blasted the riotous acts of a rowdy post-Red Sox pennant crowd for the circumstances surrounding her all-too-soon death.
U.S. home foreclosures fell in June after jumping to a 30-month peak in May, but default rates will escalate as a horde of mortgages resets at higher loan rates, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Thursday.
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A cruise ship carrying British tourists has collided with a Greek oil tanker in fog off southern Spain.
Gaza hospitals will run out of drugs and fuel for generators within a few days unless Israel eases the border blockade it imposed to curb Palestinian rocket attacks, international organizations said on Monday.
Isiah Thomas spent two hours today denying every accusation made about him by Anucha Browne Sanders, the former Knicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 senior vice president of marketing who is suing him for sexual harassment.
The Bush administration lobbied Chinese economic officials on Thursday to overhaul a currency regime that American manufacturers contend gives China a huge competitive advantage.
Two New York state troopers were in critical condition Friday after being shot with what investigators believe was a high-powered rifle fired by an escaped convict.
The trial of a neo-Nazi accused of plotting a bomb attack on a Jewish cultural centre is to start in Munich.
Indians pitcher Kyle Denney will never complain about having to dress like a cheerleader again. The white go-go boots that went with the outfit might have prevented a bullet from seriously injuring his leg.
EU and US negotiators strike a deal on sharing passenger information for transatlantic flights.
Altri tre riconoscimenti a NY, Barcellona e Shanghai
The scientific journal Nature has corrected a press release regarding an article claiming that embryonic stem cells could be made without destroying an embryo.
The car rental company takes a major hit because of problems with IT, including high costs associated with an ERP project.
Counting began in Afghanistan's first  direct presidential election Thursday, five days after the poll  took place, an official for the Afghan-U.N. Joint Electoral  Management Body said.
While Greenspan &amp; Co. hinted that growth could be more robust, it didn&#39;t stop the anticipated quarter-point rate increase.
National League MVP runner-up Matt Holliday agreed Friday to a $23 million, two-year contract Friday with the Colorado Rockies that avoided arbitration.
(InfoWorld) - The latest status report on Microsoft Corp.'s compliance with an antitrust settlement in the U.S. has cleared the company of a separate accusation of not complying with orders to disclose information to make its products more interoperable. An expert witness in a class-action suit filed in Iowa, Comes v. Microsoft, testified that the company had not documented APIs (application programming interfaces) as required by the 2002 settlement with the Justice Department and states. The plaintiffs from the 2002 settlement met with the expert witness in the Iowa case and examined material, concluding that \
The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter&#39;s production and drive world oil prices even higher.
More than 1.4 million domestic  airline flights, nearly 20 percent of all arrivals, were late  in 2004, according to figures released on Thursday by the U.S.  government.
The state that launched George W. Bush on the road to the White House and rejuvenated John F. Kerry&#39;s presidential hopes took
Moscow plans to erect a new statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, returning his once-ubiquitous image to its streets after an absence of four decades, a top city official said Wednesday.
journalists they are holding hostage to try to force Paris to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools. Baldoni, has given Paris 48 hours to rescind the ban due to apply from the start of state schools on Thursday.
US STOCKS were narrowly mixed yesterday as investors digested a jump in second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.
Grieving Hendrick Motorsports employees returned to the racetrack Friday determined to honor those killed in a plane crash last weekend by continuing the team&#39;s legacy of winning races and championships.
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Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Americans are more likely to get their news from local TV and newspapers than national sources, according to a Gallup Poll released today. But of all sources, only news on the Internet is gaining in popularity.
Computer retail chain PC World is dropping floppy disks from sale due to plummeting demand.   PC World will no longer stock the computer storage devices once its existing supplies have been sold.
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As the number of children who return to live at home after college increases, the best situations are built on financial rules that encourage responsibility.
Shares of Micrel Inc. MCRL.O fell  6.3 percent before the bell on Wednesday, a day after the maker  of analog microchips said fourth-quarter revenue would miss  earlier targets due to weak demand from computing and  communications equipment makers.
Microsoft Corp's  upcoming  Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology  that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully  functioning, the software giant said.
Real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith  will be acquired by real estate company Tishman Speyer and investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings  for $22.2 billion, including debt, the companies said on Tuesday.
Bobby Robins scored 1:23 into overtime last night, giving UMass-Lowell a 3-2 win over Providence at Tsongas Arena in Lowell.
All'altezza di un cantiere tra Cavenago e Trezzo sull'Adda
World&#39;s leading software developer Microsoft has announced that it will promote its cheaper and simplified version of WindowsXP in Russia and soon launch a series of marketing
The rescue package includes rebates for taxpayers and tax breaks for businesses that lawmakers and President Bush hope will set off a rush of springtime spending.
CLEVELAND - This squirrelly newcomer caused quite a stir at Jacobs Field. A brown squirrel ran onto the field in the bottom of the third inning Wednesday night and ran circles around the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians...
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The space shuttle Atlantis dodged an approaching weather front and rumbled into space, carrying the European science laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.
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Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie refused to blame striker Andy Johnson after his penalty miss in the defeat to Charlton. &quot;I wouldn&#39;t blame Andy Johnson as he has been fantastic like he has been all season,&quot; said
A man caught with plans for a missile on his computer was sentenced Tuesday to 3 1/2 years in a British prison after being convicted of a terrorist offense.
The MP3 design modification is a major move for Sony, which has been criticized for a product that only allows its own format to be played.
The parliamentary election in Moldova is set at March 6, 2005. The decision was made at a session of the republican parliament on Friday.
U.S. President George W. Bush warned Iran on Wednesday of \
A new massive rocket commissioned by the US government and eyed by NASA to deliver heavy cargo into orbit fell short of its target during a long-awaited inaugural mission late Tuesday.
New police powers to prosecute offenders for possession if they test positive for drugs when they are arrested, even if the only drugs they have are in their bloodstream, are to be announced this week.
Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence that they accumulate in food chains, scientists say.
Here on PHPDeveloper.org, we're always trying to do whatever we can to help out the PHP community, so to further that effort we're going to start posting a weekly \
An eerie calm prevailed on the streets of this battered city on Saturday, as hundreds more foreigners awaited flights to Paris that would spirit them away
Business & money: Ford's decision to consider the possible sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover brands has alarmed unions and politicians who fear that UK jobs are at risk.
The court's ruling puts a chink in campaign finance law, but it also shows the ideological limits of the Roberts Court
THE imminent appointment of Walter Smith as Scotland football manager has been given a glowing endorsement by leading figures in the game.
An embarrassed Keith Richards says  he was merely sitting on a tree stump rather than climbing up a  lofty palm tree when he fell and hit his head while on vacation  in Fiji in April.
OLBIA - A ventiquattr&#39;ore circa dal suo viaggio in Libia il premier Berlusconi oggi pomeriggio a Villa Certosa, in Sardegna, ha visto il ministro dell&#39;Interno Beppe Pisanu. Al centro dell&#39;incontro i problemi legati all&#39;emergenza immigrazione.
Pop idol Madonna, fresh from her  acclaimed \
With its hip new ads and even hipper marketing deal with rock band U2, the iPod has revived Apple Computer Inc.&#39;s image as a cutting-edge company.
An arsonist set five fires in a high-rise building in the south-western Austrian city of Klagenfurt early today, forcing authorities to evacuate 40 people.
Sources say agreement bars Coca-Cola from manipulating retailers to give its products an edge. BRUSSELS  - Coca-Cola and the European Commission were poised to settle a long-running antitrust case Friday, people familiar with the situation said.
Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was indicted Monday for the kidnapping of nine dissidents and the killing of one of them during his 1973-90 regime.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he hopes that a conference in London early next year will be a bridge back to the stalled road map to Middle East peace.
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Some US troops could be sent home if security conditions improve, president says.
Hollywood's striking writers have made a key breakthrough in contract talks with film and television producers, leading to what could be a deal between the two parties by the end of next week, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
A Los Angeles jury on Friday  cleared Irvine, California-based pharmaceutical company  Allergan Inc. and a prominent dermatologist of claims that they  poisoned the wife of former movie studio head Mike Medavoy with  Botox injections.
McLaren team chief Ron Dennis denied vehemently that his team had broken any Formula One rules by favouring defending double drivers world champion Fernando Alonso against Lewis Hamilton in Sunday&#39;s Monaco Grand Prix.
A frail but determined pope delivered his traditional Christmas sermon in Rome's St.
IN A major strategic reversal, Sony plans to add support for MP3 music files to some of its portable music players. The shift to support the widely used MP3 music format would end Sony&#39;s long-standing insistence on its proprietary Atrac format.
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano can transform West Ham into one of English football's leading forces, Hammers boss Alan Pardew has said, urging fans to ignore the uncertainty over the future of the Argentinian World Cup stars.
This Tamil film directed by Puri Jagannath is a big dud. Watch it if you have nothing better to do.
An Arizona man who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp finds he lived next door to an SS camp guard.
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Funeral processions snaked through this grief-racked town as relatives buried victims of the school siege in southern Russia in rows of freshly dug graves Sunday.
A think-tank calls for soldiers to be retrained as teachers to tackle indiscipline in the classroom.
Biotech giant Inc. Amgen and the pharmaceuticals division of health-care products company Wyeth said Tuesday the Food and Drug Administration approved their arthritis treatment Enbrel to induce a major clinical
Sudan will not accept a peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region but may agree to extra monitors being deployed, its foreign minister says.
A British embassy group of five people captured almost two weeks ago in northeast Ethiopia and released Tuesday in Eritrea, left Asmara on Wednesday afternoon, a diplomatic source said.
Merrill Lynch (MER:NYSE - news - research), despite a checkered history in the energy sector, is jumping back in with its acquisition of the energy-trading business of Entergy-Koch.
Actress Jessica Alba has no plans of following in the footsteps of Demi Moore, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera who posed naked during pregnancy.
DHARMAPURI: After hunting down his prize catch, Tamil Nadu Special Task Force chief K. Vijaykumar rushed straight to the Bannari Amman temple in Sathyamangalam in Erode district.
Voting ends in Romania's election with exit polls showing a dead heat between the presidential candidates.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, matching each other with magical shot-making and seven-under-par 64s, surged into contention at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday.
Amazon.com Inc.'s holiday sales set a record on strong demand for electronics and books, while Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said December sales at its US discount stores are rising about 2 percent as shoppers completed their Christmas purchases.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned yesterday his patience is running short over efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully.
 Padre Giuseppe Ambrosoli missionario in Uganda - Tipografia Vaticana
TEHERAN - Iranian officials are preparing to hold talks with Germany, Britain and France on over its controversial nuclear programme with Teheran torn between willingness to compromise and the urge to maintain national pride.
Two senators on Wednesday threatened  to introduce bipartisan legislation that would block the U.S.  Federal Communication Commission from acting quickly to ease  rules governing media ownership.
By Frank D. Roylance, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 7--American astronauts undergo a psychological assessment when they join NASA but face no further evaluations during their careers unless issues arise during their annual flight physicals, the space agency said yesterday.
South Africa said on Tuesday it had ordered an inquiry following reports that participants in the clinical trial of a microbicide gel to help prevent HIV infection among women had instead contracted the virus.
TOKYO Nov 7, 2004 - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked northern Japan on Monday, injuring at least eight people, near the area where the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in years struck last month.
Alexander Popov, twice a double sprint freestyle swimming gold medallist in the Olympics, said on Thursday it was unlikely he would compete again.
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has appealed after a Tokyo court rejected his bid to halt deportation procedures from Japan, a fate he is also trying to escape
Stunned fans of the North Texas-based heavy-metal rock band Damageplan jammed the group's Web site Thursday after a gunman's attack on the band during an Ohio concert left its guitarist and four other people dead.
Brand it anyway you want, but tonight&#39;s vice-presidential debate between Democratic challenger John Edwards, the first-term North Carolina senator, and the sitting Republican Vice-President Dick Cheney has suddenly become much more important in the wake
HAMISH ROBERTSON: But first to Moscow where the future of Russia&#39;s largest oil company, Yukos, isn&#39;t looking too bright this weekend.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, absent for Manchester United&#39;s last four games with a calf problem, may miss the next seven over the busy holiday period if United manager Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s &quot;worst case scenario&quot; is confirmed.
President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged Friday to send thousands of extra police and more than $700 million in aid to neglected, heavily immigrant neighborhoods that exploded in riots in 2005 and 2006.
President Bush took the last bus tour of his campaign on Tuesday through rural stretches of Wisconsin, urging Democrats to split with their party and rely on him to save their farms and keep the country secure.
Britain yesterday began to clear up the chaos caused by summer downpours across much of the country as forecasters promised a brief respite from the rain before the wet weather returns this week.
American forces unleashed an air strike against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah on Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks aimed at associates of guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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State officials said a 49-year-old woman from Lancaster County has been diagnosed with West Nile virus. This is the fourth human case of the virus in Pennsylvania confirmed by state officials this year.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad brings new interior, economics and information ministers into the cabinet.
Zing lets satellite subscribers connect wirelessly to music programming via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Apple and Microsoft take note. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
The software giant is selling Media Center, its new version of Windows, to PC makers at a new, lower price, CNET News.com has learned.
Company unveils two new music phones in its popular Walkman range, as well as two new camera phones.
The Bank of England raised its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75 percent, the fifth increase this year, in an attempt to curb inflation.
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A FARMER may be ordered to replant a small forest after chopping down the trees to use as firewood.   Alan Whiteford felled more than half of the young wood before forestry officials caught him.
EXPLOSIVES have been found in the wreckage of one of the two Russian airliners that crashed near-simultaneously this week. The confirmation that at least one of the aircraft was brought down by a terrorist
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Iranian front companies were exploiting industrial nations\u00c2\u0092 banking systems.
Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T)  is  on track for a 3 percent increase in U.S. sales in 2007, an  executive said on Friday, but he also called on the Federal  Reserve to cut interest rates to boost consumer confidence.
Heinz chief executive William R. Johnson discusses product quality and the influence of shareholder activist Nelson Peltz on the company.
The world's most-premature baby leaves a Miami hospital, four months after weighing in at just 280 grams.
Iraqi interim leader Iyad Allawi is to meet EU leaders, but France's president says he is too busy to attend.
Business lobbyists believe lawmakers will ultimately strip from Senate minimum wage legislation any sanctions against companies caught hiring illegal immigrants. Whether they can keep it out of immigration law is another matter
A t-shirt with Roger Clemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099s name, the No. 22 on the back and the question \u00e2\u0080\u009cGot Rocket Fuel?\u00e2\u0080\u009d has taken on an unintended connotation since Clemens, known as the Rocket, was linked to steroid use.
U.S. factory growth stayed strong in  September, according to reports on Friday, while construction  spending hit a record high in August for a seventh month in a  row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid.
Iran yesterday stepped up its confrontation with European countries as its Supreme Leader threatened to break off negotiations over its suspect nuclear weapons programme.
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A chef who took over her family's seafood restaurant after the death of her father became the fourth woman to win the highest accolade from France's Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy.
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Manufacturing activity in New York  State factories rose in June to the highest level since March,  with a steep rise in the prices paid component -- a sign of  inflation pressures -- the New York Federal Reserve said on  Thursday.
Novartis AG  cut its full-year results outlook as generic competition pressured sales of a key blood-pressure drug, and said U.S. regulators had delayed the approval process for an important cancer treatment.

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HALIFAX, Canada  - President Bush, on a  fence-mending trip to Canada, called on Wednesday for an  international consensus in a new quest for peace in the Middle  East that he said must start with Palestinian steps toward  democracy.
Yoko Ono said hat she was still mourning the death of her husband John Lennon more than 25 years on from his murder.
Nine people were killed in two pre-dawn raids by US planes on suspected reel targets in Fallujah, west of Baghdad today, according to a local hospital.
Now that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has switched his team, his number, his sponsors and his car colors, Nascar waits and watches with anticipation.
The public has an unprecedented interest in an otherwise obscure medical technology. But is it getting an accurate message?
U.S. Food and Drug Administration  staff first questioned the possibility of a link between  antidepressant use and suicidal behavior in youth as far back  as eight years ago, a senior U.S. lawmaker charged on Thursday.
Thailand's new military rulers sideline allies of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra in an annual army reshuffle.
The European Union will resume  direct aid to the Palestinians as part of efforts to support  President Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s emergency cabinet, EU foreign policy  chief Javier Solana said on Monday.
OJIYA, Japan  - More than 100,000 exhausted  survivors of Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade woke up  in makeshift shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain  threatened to hamper relief efforts and trigger further  landslides.
4 October 2004 (NCA) -- Polish Foreign Minister Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz today distanced the government from a statement by the country&#39;s defense minister that Poland would pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of next year.
By Jefferson Graham  LOS ANGELES -- The music industry is looking ahead to life without copy protection.
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Former Prime Minister Charles Haughey received more than $15 million in secret payments and lied about his knowledge of the funds, according to an official report released Tuesday into Ireland's biggest political scandal.
Complaints assert that health officials are failing to distribute the remaining flu vaccine supply quickly or equitably.
TORONTO (CP) - Six people were charged by police Wednesday following a sit-in at the lobby of the Toronto offices of CSIS to protest the detention of five Muslim men.
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) earnings fell sharply in the third quarter and warned of a steep fall-off in wafer shipments and capacity utilization rates to come.
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Controversy erupts at internet site Wikipedia as one of its editors is found to have falsified academic credentials.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush of being \
A few hours later, she said she felt guilty staying seated for her final round of Olympics interviews. She just didn&#39;t have the energy to stand.
A Salvadoran soldier was killed in Iraq on Thursday, the second soldier from this Central American nation to be killed in the conflict in eight days.
Russia's banking sector is maturing, despite the brutal killing of a top government reformer last month.
InfoWorld - Triple plays are rare in baseball. But Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers plans to do one better Wednesday by promising to pull off a \
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan  - Pro-Taliban militants shot dead a tribesman who confessed on video to being a U.S. informer, a witness and officials in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region said on Saturday.
A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq&#39;s prime minister Wednesday warned the people of major insurgent bastion Fallujah to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action.
Crude oil rose for a fourth day in New York after OAO Yukos Oil Co. said it will halt shipments to China&#39;s biggest oil company because its bank accounts have been frozen in a tax dispute with the Russian government.
The car of the future could be in your driveway in 2005. At least one company promises it will deliver, and advances in materials technology could contribute. By John Gartner.
Yukos has lost its main asset, Yuganskneftegaz, sold in an auction held by the Russian Fund of Federal Property, for $9.35 billion.
The lineup was loaded with guys who won&#39;t be playing in next week&#39;s playoff games. Not one of the relievers who came out of the bullpen has a shot to make the postseason roster.
New Orleans&#39; mayor urged the Big Easy&#39;s half-million residents to evacuate, and residents of low-lying Gulf Coast communities were ordered to leave Tuesday as Hurricane Ivan moved toward the northern Gulf Coast with 140 mph
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.
The music industry has taken its battle with peer to peer networking down under. The Australian subsidiaries of the major record labels, including Universal, EMI, Sony BMG, Warner and 25 others are suing Sharman
The same leftist rebels that released two long-held hostages three days ago have kidnapped six people from a tourist group at a remote beach on Colombia's Pacific coast, a spokeswoman for the Colombian navy said Monday.
More people live in Los Angeles County than in the state of Michigan.
Microsoft adCenter Contextual Advertising Heating Up JenSense has the scoop on the Microsoft answer to Google AdSense and Yahoo Publisher Network, Microsoft ContentAds beta. Jen says that Microsoft is looking for a few good advertisers who are interested in testing out the contextual ads on Microsoft&#8217;s BIG MONEY channels; &#8220;Selected advertisers just received invitations to participate [...]
When BT announced its first EU1bn contract for enterprise global services - with Unilever, the consumer goods giant - in 2002, to some it marked a sea change in how telecoms operators were serving corporate customers.
How far would you go to get rich quick  or clear a mountain of debt?
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Although Motorola Inc. announced it is cutting 1,000 jobs at its facilities worldwide, Chandler economic development officials Tuesday said the city should not see a negative impact at the company&#39;s two sites.
Congressional Gold Medal recipients from 1776 to present:
An obscure government website that became an Internet conflagration
By Diana Moskovitz, The Miami Herald  May 27--After years as a NASA engineer, Earl Driscoll left the space program and never looked back. He was content taking over the family janitorial business -- a job where his mistakes didn't cost lives.
The winner of the presidential election could reshape the Supreme Court and could have a long-lasting impact on important issues such as abortion, gay marriages and church-state separation.
The crewcut young man stares into the video camera and recites a plan to kill his mother, her husband &#151; and anybody else affiliated with The Family International, a church with roots in the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter series made her the first billionaire author, said on Tuesday she was surprised at the fuss surrounding her announcement the boy wizard's head teacher, Albus Dumbledore, was gay.
NEW YORK - The TV lights were on, the cameras rolled and the symphony of cameras flashing in his face blinded Pedro Martinez - but not for long.
The troubled electronics maker, already reeling from a string of embarrassing manufacturing glitches, takes another hit. Now Toshiba is recalling 340,000 Sony-made laptop batteries because they might fail to recharge.
Japan&#39;s central bank said on Friday that consumer prices would turn higher in 2005, if only by a sliver, heralding a possible end to the deflation that has plagued the nation for more than five years.
Ivorian TV urges protesters angry at the dumping of toxic material to give doctors access to the waste sites.
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Sione Pouha, a defensive tackle with the Jets, learned about determination and perseverance on a two-year mission for the Mormon Church.
The mystery of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may have gotten a little less murky: British researchers say a high level of a protein in a developing fetus corresponds
David Whelan, the founder of JJB Sports, sells his 29% holding in the sporting goods firm for \u00c2\u00a3190m.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that Osama bin Laden is \
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said that it will hold a lunchtime press conference on Tuesday to discuss the controversial public spat between its leader Zwelinzima Vavi and the African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson
An oil company controlled by the Russian government said that it had bought the company that had won Sunday's auction for the largest subsidiary of Yukos.
In a move to save an infant, doctors sought a device they had never tried before: a miniaturized pump called the Berlin Heart.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors enrolled in Medicare plans that charge higher co-pays for brand name or non-preferred medications fill almost 15 percent fewer prescriptions than their peers who have a flat co-pay for all prescription medications, a new study finds.
When it comes to kidney problems, is there a difference between colas and other kinds of soda?
Also: UN warning on e-waste 'mountain.' Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has arrived in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials, saying the White House is determined to capitalise on a new opportunity for peace.
Japan's Cabinet on Thursday approved a plan to keep Japanese troops in Iraq for another year, the trade minister said.
AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; The most massive black hole in the universe tips the cosmic scales at 18 billion times more massive than the sun, astronomers suggest today at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
See who's interested in whom, says Valleywag Facebook staff can not only look at any profile on the site, they can also see which other profiles that user has been looking at.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle consumer fraud charges by posting online both negative and positive results from its clinical drug trials, a practice that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said should have been made
Nope, Steve Jobs shows no signs of retiring any time soon, but Jess McMullin, who runs the great Business plus Design blog, thinks ahead and preemptively wraps his head around Apple's succession planning.
ZAHARO, Greece, Aug. 25 -- Fires pushed by gale-force winds tore through more parched forests, swallowed villages and scorched the edges of Athens on Saturday, with ashes raining onto the Acropolis. The death toll rose to at least 49 as the government declared a nationwide state of emergency.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has embarked on one of the more ambitious fundraising efforts, with a goal of raising $15 million by the end of March and amassing more than $75 million before 2008.
President Bush criticized Democratic challenger John Kerry on Monday for suggesting that the anti-terror battle should reduce terrorists to &quot;a nuisance&quot; from the current full-time crisis.
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BUCHAREST  - Romanians rang the end of an era as they voted for a president to succeed Ion Iliescu and lead them into the European Union, hoping the change will also spell an end to rampant poverty and graft.
The number of newly diagnosed HIV  infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many U.S.  states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked  concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.
Two men are released by anti-terror police who have been searching a number of sites in the South East.
Iraq announced on Monday it had withdrawn the license of a U.S. security firm and would prosecute employees it said were involved in a Baghdad shooting in which 11 people were killed.
The Duke of York criticises Bush administration for failing to listen to Britain on post-invasion tactics
A photo of a child in Morocco is to be studied by experts examining the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Forest Laboratories Inc.'s   Lexapro proved more effective than Eli Lilly and Co.'s   newer antidepressant Cymbalta in treating moderate to severe  depression in a small head-to-head study of the two medicines,  Forest said on Wednesday.
Ratcheting up the pressure on Tehran, the United States on Thursday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Qods force a supporter of terrorism.
Phil Johnson was a candidate for the Nuggets&#39; coaching job in 2002, when it went to Jeff Bzdelik. Now that Bzdelik is gone, maybe the Nuggets are having second thoughts.
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China is calling on Canadian diplomats to hand over 44 people believed to be North Korean asylum seekers. The group stormed into the Canadian Embassy in the Chinese capital on Wednesday.
Officials said the measures would greatly disrupt public life, but argued that they would provide the time needed to produce vaccines and would save lives.
Just as patients should avoid doctors who recommend radical surgery for every ailment, voters should be wary of politicians eager to treat every economic ill.
Suicide vests, not car bombs, are latest shift in Al Qaeda tactics in Iraq, says US general.
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Terrorists set off a bomb at the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. At least nine people were killed and one-hundred-eighty wounded.
NATO's secretary-general has warned that a proposed U.S. missile defense system risks splitting the alliance between those the program would protect and those it would not, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
The rapper Nas and Universal draw fire from a state assemblyman and civil rights activists.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-Logie&#39;s contract as Windies coach terminated October 5, 2004 16:19:02 LONDON, Oct 5  - West Indies coach Gus Logie has had his contract with the team &quot;terminated by mutual consent&quot;, the West Indies Cricket Board has said.
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Musings about what might Apple announce at Macworld in January.
Palestinians looked to their leadership to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a French hospital on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the icon of the fight for a state. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said privately that he was dead.
WORKERS on London&#39;s underground railway today averted New Year&#39;s Eve travel chaos by calling off a planned strike after reaching a deal with managers over hours, pay and conditions, a union spokesman said.
By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK -- Katie Couric led the \
Earlier this year, Wada Farms, which grow more than a billion potatoes a year, dramatically changed the labeling on its packaging.
Gap Inc.  said on Thursday that sales at stores open at least a year fell 4 percent in February.
American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways  doubled their fuel surcharges to $40 from $20 on domestic roundtrip tickets over the weekend, matching a move by Continental Airlines  last week.
Another run-up in oil prices, some earnings warnings and anxiety over Tuesday&#39;s Federal Reserve meeting have stocks slipping in early trading Monday.
After four launch delays in as many days, a rocket carrying a spy satellite blasted off Tuesday.
Pierre Salinger, who was press  secretary to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson,  died of a heart attack on Saturday at a hospital near his home  in Le Thor, France, his wife told The Washington Post.
A proposed law mandating that makers of wireless Internet gear warn buyers to protect against unauthorized access was on the desk of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Japan's prime minister-in-waiting Shinzo   Abe on Monday chose party heavyweight Hidenao Nakagawa as   secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the   party's No. 2 post and its de facto campaign manager as the LDP   prepares for a critical upper house election next summer,   public broadcaster NHK reported.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected demands on Wednesday by Hamas rivals for control of the breached Gaza-Egypt border and told the Islamist group to \
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric urged followers on Monday not to seek revenge against Sunni Arabs on the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that has pitched the country to the brink of civil war.
Qatar's build-up to the three-billion-dollar Asian Games was overshadowed when their million dollar man Saif Saaeed Shaheen pulled out.
US stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with beaten down shares offering bargains to investors and oil producer stocks bolstered by crude oil prices breaking through the $50 a barrel mark.
Saluting and standing at attention, accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins surrendered to U.S. military authorities Saturday to face charges that he left his army unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea.
Homeland Security's Automated Targeting System tracks all international travelers and ranks their risks, secretly storing the results for four decades. And it's been going on for years. In 27B Stroke 6.
World powers agreed on Monday to work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear program but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.
Security forces from the Hamas Islamist movement took up positions in the Gaza Strip on Friday ahead of possible rallies by the rival Fatah faction, in defiance of a ban imposed after clashes in recent weeks.
Three months into their mission of enforcing a cease-fire, U.N. peacekeepers have succeeded so far in keeping the peace at an Israeli-Lebanon border that previously had been a Mideast flashpoint for decades.
No Place to Hide tells how a nationwide obsession with preventing a terrorist attack has drawn lobbyists, cutting-edge technologists and government officials into a new industry. By Ryan Singel.
There were protesters as President Bush landed Monday in this seaside city for a visit &#151; but they were far outnumbered by Colombians thankful for the aid Washington has poured into their country to combat drug trafficking and guerrillas.
The announcement of an effective malaria vaccine announced this week could become a life saver in areas of the world where deadly malaria claims millions of lives each year.
LONDON\u00e2\u0080\u0094British Prime Minister Tony Blair undergoes a procedure to correct heart palpitations today - hours after dramatically announcing that he wants to serve no more than a third term in office.
Americans turned out in the hundreds to cast absentee ballots in Cape Town Tuesday, taking consular officials by surprise and indicating high expatriate interest in the U.S. presidential election.
Taiwan&#39;s President Chen Shui-bian says he plans to make a key announcement that he hopes will improve the island&#39;s relations with China.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
Hackers compromised dozens of Department of Homeland Security computers, moving sensitive information to Chinese-language Web sites, congressional investigators said Monday.
Darin Erstad doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, lifting the Anaheim Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The win pulled Anaheim within a percentage point of Boston and Texas in the AL wild-card race.
A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island erupted Thursday, sending ash raining down on at least one village and spewing smoke about 1,500 metres into the air, an official said.
Sen. John McCain stumbled in the first elections since becoming the apparent Republican nominee for president, losing the Kansas caucuses as another round of states voted Saturday.
The Bangladeshi government has announced a 160,000-dollar reward in a bid to catch the assailants who killed 20 people and injured hundreds in a grenade attack on an opposition rally last weekend.
A suspected car bomb found in central London was packed with nails and petrol and could have caused &quot;significant injury and loss of life&quot; if it had exploded, British police said Friday.
European shares rose sharply on Friday,  driven by news of a U.S.-Chinese stake in mining giant Rio  Tinto, while currency and bond markets focused on pending U.S.  jobs data as a guide to the state of its world-leading economy.
A baby gorilla neglected by her mother was heading for a new home on Monday after undergoing emergency treatment for dehydration and hypothermia in a German hospital. via Earth Times
SEOUL -- China has pledged to try to revive talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programs after the isolated, Stalinist state's declaration that it has atomic weapons and is boycotting disarmament negotiations.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's defense minister gave  Shi'ite militiamen in the holy city of Najaf hours to surrender  on Wednesday, saying troops were preparing for a major assault.
Many meteor showers tend to disappoint, but the annual Geminid shower is relatively reliable. And this year's version, which peaks tonight, is expected to be a great one.
A look at how independents compare to Republicans and Democrats, according to Associated Press-Ipsos polling conducted this summer.
Running back Corey Dillon won't be returning to the Patriots, but fullback Heath Evans will be in the fold. The team and Evans have agreed to terms on a two-year contract, according to a league source.
International Hockey Federation sent a formal invitation on Tuesday asking India to take part in this year&#39;s Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Pakistan following Australia&#39;s withdrawal from the event on security grounds.
(InfoWorld) - Novell is expanding\u00c2\u00a0its Zenworks software lineup\u00c2\u00a0to span from the desktop to the data center, unveiling three new products and an update to another tool. The rollout announced Tuesday included Zenworks Virtual Machine Management, which the company said will work in data centers using disparate virtualization systems, including ones from VMware Inc., XenSource and Microsoft. Novell also introduced Zenworks High-Performance Computing (HPC) Management, which manages Java applications and distributes workloads for parallel execution, and Zenworks Orchestrator for overall policy-based automation. Also Tuesday, the company introduced Zenworks 7.5 Asset Management, which provides information about IT assets including Windows Vista and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10. Even as hardware and software virtualization has cut costs and increased flexibility, data centers have been sprawling and their overall cost is going up, said Joe Wagner, general manager of Novell's system and resource management business unit, on a conference call Tuesday. Enterprises need tools to simplify, automate, manage and secure their systems, he said. Novell, once king of the network-management hill, is struggling with tough competition and under fire from the open-source community for\u00c2\u00a0a recent technology and support deal with Microsoft. A possible delisting from the Nasdaq also looms amid an ongoing review of stock-option grants. By aiming to make sense of virtualization, the company may tap into a growing trend. Zenworks Virtual Machine Management is the first product of its kind for heterogenous virtual machine environments, Wagner said. The HPC Management tool can move large volumes of data to remote locations where resources are available to process it. Under the Orchestrator software, the product line can use policies to schedule jobs, reserve resources and change priorities on the fly when needed, according to Novell. The product announcements don't change Novell's\u00c2\u00a0relationship with Virtual Iron Software, said Alan Murray, Novell's vice president of product management. Earlier this year, Novell began providing support and application certification for Virtual Iron's virtualization and management software in Suse Linux. Novell's new products will interoperate with Virtual Iron's and the relationship is ongoing, he said. Zenworks 7.5 Asset Management is available now for $33 per user or managed device. The new products announced Tuesday will be available in early December, and pricing for them will be disclosed at that time, Novell said.
The CIA's former No. 3 official and a defense contractor were indicted on Tuesday on charges stemming from a federal contracts investigation that landed former Republican congressman Randy Cunningham in jail.
Brian McCann homers and drove in four runs off Curt Schilling, who endures his first strikeout-free start since 1993 in Atlanta's 9-4 victory over Boston.
The dollar held near a record low against  the euro on Friday after the currency succumbed the previous  day to weak U.S. economic data including disappointing housing  figures.
By Scott D. Pierce Deseret Morning News  When an 18-year-old walked into Trolley Square and started shooting on Monday evening, it quickly became huge news locally, big news nationally and also news around the world.  The BBC covered it. So did Swedish radio.
Lenders want a place in your kid's wallet. Maybe you should let them in.
Shares of Apple Computer Inc.   on Wednesday fell to an eight-month low after a Wall Street  analyst said updated versions of the popular iPod digital music  player may be delayed.
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Two US soldiers were killed and another was wounded in Afghanistan Wednesday in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred in central Afghan
The risk of dying on a marathon course is twice as high if you drive it than if you run it, researchers in Canada have found.
It's just one win, but Joe Klein says January 3rd, 2008 may mark the end of the politics of race  -  and baby boomers
Not great software, but certainly good enough Comment Google is now head-to-head with Microsoft in the Office Apps market, as you may have guessed from the recent Google Apps announcement. What you get from Google is word processing, spreadsheet, calendar, chat, web page creation, and email.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Corel Corporation has expanded its software portfolio with the acquisition of Jasc Software, which produces the Paint Shop family of image editing and digital photography programs.
Nervous OPEC oil producers on Wednesday  sized up how fast this week's ministerial meeting should rein  in a supply surge that has helped cut crude prices by a quarter  in barely six weeks.
Life & style: Summer salads are all very well, but sometimes a hot day calls for indulgence. Nigel Slater revels in the tongue-tingling combination of cream and berry.
It shapes up as a late-November treat: San Antonio at Utah, coming next week. The Spurs haven't lost on the road. The Jazz are nearly perfect no matter where they play.
Pakistani commandos raided the compound of a mosque on Sunday where militants are holding out, blasting holes in a perimeter wall in the hope hundreds of women and children can escape, the military said.
Sep. 10th, 2004 -- Michael Eisner has seen his shares of ups and downs as the head of the Walt Disney Company. He led the company through some of the greatest increases in profit the company had ever seen.
Sports manufacturer Nike withdrew an advert featuring young girls trying to impress a male tennis coach from Australian television after morals groups complained it trivialised paedophilia.
Apple announced Wednesday that its promised software update to the Apple TV has been released; the update enables Apple TV users to watch video from the popular YouTube Web site. What&#8217;s more, Apple revealed that when it ships on June 29th, the iPhone will include a special YouTube viewing application too.
Nucor Corp. NUE.N, one of the top  U.S. steelmakers, raised its quarterly profit forecast as much  as 44 percent on Thursday due to surging steel prices, sending  its shares to more than 20-year highs.
&quot;Death to America!&quot; chanted Iranian lawmakers after a unanimous vote Sunday to allow their government to resume uranium enrichment activities.
A flaw in the way the Firefox and Opera browsers handle an image file could allow an attacker to see what Web sites a person has visited.
Why the actress does a great job in Jhalak Dikhlajaa.
The Northwestern University team had previously shown patients with back pain had decreased activity in the same brain region called the thalamus.
The Nets lose forward Richard Jefferson for the rest of the season after the Olympian suffers a ruptured ligament in his left wrist.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Make no mistake about it: Nelly is  not releasing a double album like his fellow hip-hoppers  OutKast and Jay-Z.
Apple Inc. has agreed to scrap its online pricing policies across Europe for its iTunes music downloads
Eight of the nation's largest technology companies have agreed to embrace open technology standards as the building blocks for a national health information network.
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Blog: This curvy, futuristic, Harman-made system used to be listed at three times the price.
Last night at midnight, Microsoft put its latest successor on sale.
The Cleveland Browns released quarterback Jeff Garcia on Monday after an injury-plagued 2004 season.
SYDNEY Westfield Group, the world&#39;s largest owner of shopping centers, on Thursday offered \u00c2\u00a3585 million, or $1.1 billion, in cash for Elliot Bernerd&#39;s Chelsfield, which is building London&#39;s largest mall.
SoonR, a provider of mobile computer file access and management services, this week received US$9.5 million in Series B funding led by Cisco.
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The war in Iraq last night cast a pall over Tony Blair&#39;s hopes for using the Labour Party conference in Brighton as the springboard for his ambitions for a third term.
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A couple are found not guilty of causing the death of a three-year-old boy they planned to adopt.
This is what passes now for perspective in college football. Where the fire-the-coach Web sites pop up by his third game, and the boosters circle like sharks.
The mail must get through, but sometimes it takes a little time &#151; in this case, 54 years. A letter mailed on Sept. 22, 1950, in Oslo, made it to Halden, less than 55 miles away, this week, the local newspaper Halden Arbeiderbladet reported Thursday.
The cruise line reports a wider fourth-quarter loss and missed estimates.
UNITED NATIONS - Hundreds of tonnes of high explosives are missing and probably looted from a former Iraqi military facility, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
No more lost luggage? In September, Heathrow Airport will become the largest in Europe to trial RFID-based tags for tracking passenger luggage, comparing accuracy and read rates against their existing barcode-based systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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NEW YORK -- The David and Goliath storyline is not holding up for Game 1 of this American League Division Series. True, when the Minnesota Twins play the New York Yankees it is a one-sided match from the standpoint
At 18, Andrew Orr is one of the youngest farmers in the country. While his friends sit in Macroeconomics 101, he grows corn.
US military doctors working in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, an article in the British medical journal The Lancet said on Friday.
The Ohio Supreme Court rejects former Indians outfielder Milton Bradley's appeal of a three-day jail sentence he received after driving away from police who were trying to give him a speeding ticket.
Tim Duncan watched the final agonizing seconds sitting on a cooler near the end of the bench, a place he seemed to spend most of the Olympics.
Chicago Cubs manager Dusty Baker's four-year contract will not be renewed, team officials announced Monday.
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Germany's SAP, the world's largest maker of business-management software, reported Thursday a third-quarter rise in revenue and net income, boosted by strong sales in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and continued growth in the U.S.
Australia win the first Test against New Zealand by an innings and 156 runs.
Leaders of a bipartisan panel on Iraq defended their call for a new war strategy Sunday, saying it embraces President Bush's goal of an Iraq government that can defend and sustain itself.
Officials are worried that the efforts of the political parties to promote absentee balloting could taint the general election.
Fabio Cannavaro si raduna oggi con il Real Madrid con l'obiettivo di prepararsi bene e vincere la Ch...
President Vladimir Putin criticized Washington's plans for an anti-missile system in Central Europe and said on Thursday Russia would come up with a \
The Supreme Court entered into a free-speech dispute Friday involving a high school student suspended over a \
Terry Semel will hand over the reins to Jerry Yang in Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest attempt to regain investor confidence.
GUWAHATI, India : Five people were killed and scores wounded in northeast India when militants blew up two buses, threw a grenade into a market and triggered twin blasts on a railway track, officials said.
Wall Street and world markets celebrated President Bush&#39;s re-election with a solid rally yesterday, surging higher as investors welcomed continuity in Washington, DC, and shrugged off higher oil prices.
Miles of demonstrators carrying anti-Bush placards and chanting &quot;RNC get out of town&quot; and &quot;no more war&quot; flowed past Madison Square Garden on Sunday in a mostly peaceful protest
The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a stinging blow to the entertainment industry.
The amount of conventional explosives missing from an Iraqi storage facility may be substantially less than the 377 tons reported by Iraqi officials, ABC News reported late on Wednesday, citing documents obtained by the network.
Children with cancer often get the  wrong dose of chemotherapy or are given the drug at the wrong  time, and many require treatment because of the errors, U.S.  researchers said on Friday.
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AID agencies attacked the Umited Nations Security Council yesterday for not agreeing to impose tough sanctions against the Sudanese Government if the violence in Darfur is not stopped.
Alla Vuelta della Comunit&agrave; Valenciana, l'italiano Daniele Bennati ha vinto la terza tappa, 15...
Paid beats free Tough talking is a way of life in the airline business, a sector over-stuffed with suppliers teetering on the brink of extinction, and with a reputation for costly and poor service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ROME -- For more than three centuries, the Jews of Rome were kept behind locked gates in the city's Jewish ghetto, treated as pariahs by the Vatican and the majority Catholic population. Today, Jewish community leaders say, their problem is the opposite one, as the neighborhood's few remaining Jewish residents find themselves being driven out.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (S63.SG) reported a 17% rise in third-quarter net profit Friday because of stronger earnings from its ship-repair and shipbuilding activities.
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BAGHDAD -- Last Feb. 7, a sniper employed by Blackwater USA, the private security company, opened fire from the roof of the Iraqi Justice Ministry. The bullet tore through the head of a 23-year-old guard for the state-funded Iraqi Media Network, who was standing on a balcony across an open traffic...
Campaigning was a family affair for the Obamas on Tuesday \u00c2\u0097 and the Clintons, Edwardses and Romneys, too.
KUFA, Iraq - A mortar barrage slammed into a mosque filled Iraqis preparing to march on the embattled city of Najaf, killing 27 people and wounding 63 here Thursday hours before the nation's top Shiite cleric was expected to arrive in area with a peace initiative.    The attack on the main mosque in Kufa - just a few miles from Najaf - dampened renewed hopes for a rapid resolution to the three-week crisis in Najaf...
Maccabi Haifa e Espanyol hanno pareggiato 0-0 (0-0) nel match di andata degli ottavi di finale di Co...
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Who's afraid of looking foolish if their precious, penny-ante prophecies don't come true? Weaklings, that's who. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
The exiled former president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, angrily denied accusations on Wednesday that he was fomenting violence in his homeland and accused Haiti&#39;s interim leader of brutally suppressing dissent.
&quot;It&#39;s almost impossible to get him for negative yardage. He hardly ever loses yardage when he carries the ball.&quot;. FOXBORO, Mass.
The T.S.A. has approved a machine that scans air passengers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 shoes, while on their feet, for suspicious metal and signs of potentially explosive material.
Record purchases of gift tokens and online presents drove up preliminary consumer spending estimates in the US on Monday but clouded attempts to predict retail store sales.
VIENNA, Austria  - Whether big or small, high in  the sky or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb,  someone in the Austrian capital will find out.
General Motors Corp  will  step up consolidation of dealerships handling its three luxury  brands in a bid to shore up profitability, the automaker's  chief executive said on Saturday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel angers China with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama in Berlin.
THE COMPETITION that Rangers love so much finally ended their Old Firm heartache last night, as Shota Arveladze decided a pulsating Scottish League Cup quarter-final in extra-time to record their first win in eight fixtures against Celtic.
WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William Rehnquist may be back on the job next week, although some physicians questioned whether his treatment for thyroid cancer would sideline him longer.
At least 27 people are reported to have died of malaria in Alindra, India and 293 are seriously ill with the disease which broke out after the heavy rains and floods.
IL CASO. Allestito a Palazzo Chigi il deposito per i doni chepremier e consorte non potranno trattenere. Come da recente decreto                                          E Flavia consegna allo Stato le parure di diamanti e rubini                                                                                   di CARMELO LO PAPA
I partiti di Di Pietro e Mastella ancora una volta si distinguono dall'Unionee la maggioranza va sotto anche alla Camera. Un deputato della Rnp non arriva in tempo                                          Idv e Udeur votano con la Cdl Salta la commissione d'inchiesta sul G8
Investor Kirk Kerkorian said he may  consider buying up to 12 million additional shares of General  Motors Corp.  common stock, according to a filing on  Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
MOSCOW, Feb. 14 -- In his valedictory presidential news conference, Vladimir Putin claimed credit for Russia's rise from the ashes, accused the West of reviving Cold War fears and said he hopes for a long tenure as prime minister after he leaves the presidency in May.
America's favorite deep-sea sponge is coming to the surface.
The Denoxium product family developed by Kemira (HEX: KRA1V) helps to reduce the nitrogen emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines to a level compliant with the European Union's new strict limit values and to ...
MOSCA, 22 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Il consiglio municipale di Kiev ha chiesto al parlamento dell&#39;Ucraina di non riconoscere il risultato del voto presidenziale: il Comitato Elettorale Centrale ha dato per ora vincente il premier Viktor Yanukovych.
About 300 women gathered on Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Tuesday to protest the suspected rape of a 14-year-old girl there by a U.S. Marine, calling for U.S. troops to leave, media reported.
Macau was suspended from international soccer because of political interference by authorities in the former Portuguese colony.
Steve Stricker birdies four of his last five holes Sunday to win the Barclays, his first tournament title in 6 1/2 years and 146 events.
West Indies ended a 25-year wait for a major one-day title by pulling off a dramatic two-wicket victory in the ICC Champions Trophy final against England here at The Oval.
Australian journalist Ben Hills has lashed out at the Japanese government, likening it to North Korea, after a publisher backed down on releasing his biography on Crown Princess Masako.
LONDON/NEW YORK  - British advertising company WPP  WPP.L said on Sunday it has won an auction for U.S. rival  Grey Global GREY.O, with what sources familiar with the  matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about $1.34  billion.
Salim Khan, Shashi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor remember Nirupa Roy.
Spam deluge eclipses virus email threat The number of viruses hitting Irish inboxes has fallen but spam continues to rise, according to figures from IE Internet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roger Goodell officially takes over from Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner on Friday.
knew they needed help for their rotation. They found it on their own roster in. Eckersley as the only pitchers with seasons of 55 saves and 20 wins.
Scottish-born actress Deborah Kerr, best known for her performance as the adulterous wife alongside Burt Lancaster in the 1953 film \
Five tips to help investors identify stocks that are set to trounce the market.
India gave a cool reception on Tuesday to fresh proposals by Pakistan&#39;s president to end a decades-old dispute over Kashmir, saying it expected such ideas to be discussed in an ongoing dialogue and not in the media.
A young hiker whose body was found in northern Georgia was probably alive for three days before she died from blunt force trauma to the head, an autopsy found, and the man charged with kidnapping her faces a murder charge when he returns today to court.
By The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb. 8--Kristin Crabtree has joined 3D Corp.'s administration team.   Crabtree will be responsible for assisting Chief Financial Officer John Jaworski, as well as providing customer care for current clients.   3D Corp.
Ecuador&#39;s Edison Mendez, left, celebrates his goal beside of Brazil&#39;s Kaka during their World Cup South American zone qualifying soccer match at Atahualpa stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004.
Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
On Tuesday night Mumbai witnessed a strange and shocking event. The producers of the forthcoming film Musafir hosted an \u00c2\u0091item- bomb\u00c2\u0092 contest to find a fresh young and needless to say, voluptuous dancer to perform a sizzling item number in their film.
A report into the Buncefield oil depot explosion says victims of major incidents should get more government help.
Euro gamers complain A European lawyer has threatened to initiate a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft in the light of complaints from 800 Xbox 360 customers that their discs are being scratched by the console's DVD drive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US and European astronauts are preparing for their second spacewalk of the current shuttle mission.

KRT) - Souad Morabet and Sadia Belrabet would seem to have a lot in common. Both emigrated from Morocco to France at a young age; both are now married and live in Paris.
President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has a commanding lead ahead of Russia's presidential election with 63 percent support, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
Two people die in a car bombing apparently targeting a provincial official in the Iraqi town of Baquba.
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Steam, the online distribution platform for videogame content, signs up more than 13 million users.
Business in Indian Kashmir&#39;s main commercial hub halted Friday as traders heeded calls by Islamic militants to strike over Britain&#39;s award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie.
Eugene Plotkin pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and eight counts of insider trading, admitting he plotted to steal more than $6.7 million.
Chief Executive Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video, and increasing competition from the likes of Google.
The British-Iraqi director of CARE International who is being held hostage in Iraq made a televised plea for her life today and urged the British government to withdraw its forces from the country.
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President George W. Bush spared the life of the nation&#39;s Thanksgiving turkey Wednesday after an election to name the bird, which he reported was &quot;neck and neck.
After a judging error that cost South Korea a gold medal in the men&#39;s individual gymnastics all-around competition, the South Korean delegation in Athens said it would ask the Court of Arbitration for Sports to review the case today.
FOXBORO -- The circumstances were much different, but the result was the same -- another win for the New England Patriots. Six days after getting torched by Kansas City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s powerful offense, the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defense
The US House of Representatives on Friday approved a Republican-written US spy agency overhaul, setting the stage for a battle with the Senate over controversial immigration measures and the new national intelligence director&#39;s power
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(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria&#39;s Rick Say.
If everybody always agreed with me, there wouldn&#39;t be any sense in writing a column. So in the true Olympic spirit, it&#39;s your turn.
Researchers think they have found the modern whale\u00e2\u0080\u0099s closest evolutionary ancestor.
A long-awaited Senate showdown on the war in Iraq was shut down before it even started yesterday, when nearly all Republicans voted to stop the Senate from considering a resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send 21,500 additional combat troops into battle.
JAPAN N. Korea missile said poised for launch TOKYO -- The United States and Japan have detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile capable of reaching almost anywhere in Japan, Japanese and US government sources said yesterday. The preparations were detected after the reclusive communist state declined to participate in a fourth round of six-party ...
US equipment maker Caterpillar  reports a rise in quarterly profit on strong international sales.
Nicole Snyder isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t old enough to have a driver\u00e2\u0080\u0099s license, but she is in control when it comes to piloting a 7,000-horsepower jet tractor.
Short-term U.S. Treasury debt prices  turned lower on Wednesday after an auction of two-year notes  drew only modest demand, particularly from indirect bidders.
Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
Palm OS developer PalmSource Wednesday reported a profitable quarter on increased sales compared to the same quarter a year ago. By Mobile Pipeline News.
Drug-resistant bacteria are infecting more people in community settings such as prisons and public housing, and not just in hospitals where such \
Gunmen seized two Egyptians from their  Baghdad office, the third in a new series of audacious  operations to kidnap foreigners in the Iraqi capital this  month.
com. Victor Conte, the founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) who faces federal charges of illegally distributing performance-enhancing drugs, attempts to shed light
Iraq's prime minister said his forces   should control most of Iraq by the end of the year, as   President George W. Bush launched a round of pre-election   speeches on Thursday urging Americans to back U.S. engagement.
DC's hardcore lobbyists go to work The internet ad giant has hired hardcore Washington lobbyists the DCI Group to give it more clout inside the Beltway, blogger Josh Marshall reminds us today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on   Monday stressed the need to avoid a confrontation with Iran   over its nuclear ambitions, a day after Tehran told him it was   determined to negotiate an end to its standoff with the West.
Vote counting has finally started in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election, held last weekend, after a probe into fraud allegations halted the process.
World number one Roger Federer will begin the defense of his Australian Open title against Argentine Diego Hartfield after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.
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Michele Scarponi ha firmato un contratto di un anno con l'Acqua & Sapone Caff&egrave; Mokambo. (N...
A top U.S. commander met with Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday, as Pakistani forces repulsed an attack by Taliban fighters close to a fort in a restive tribal region.
The arrest Saturday of Abu Dujana, who was implicated in the 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali, points to Indonesia's aggressive new police tactics.
A man was being held Wednesday after a bloody rampage at a state maintenance garage. The man's estranged wife and two others were killed, and two others were wounded.
MINNEAPOLIS - The itsy bitsy spider came crawling out of Dottie Brown's kitchen sink, but she was just happy it didn't happen while she was eating the grapes that carried the black widow into her home. \
NEW YORK  - American Airlines, posting a big loss with bleaker prospects immediately ahead, announced Wednesday it will squeeze passengers in tighter to make more money.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would enter the hospital for an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat that was first diagnosed a year ago and has recurred in the last two months.
A college to provide training for the Internet games industry has been opened in Beijing. China&#39;s Ministry of Information Technology, the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council, and a Beijing Internet company devised the new college as a joint venture.
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation of Britain's BAE Systems Plc  over the defense firm's compliance with anti-corruption laws, including its dealings with Saudi Arabia.
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File-sharing is being seen as both a threat and an opportunity by the entertainment industry.
For months, homeland security officials have privately debated how to blunt criticism of their planned aviation screening system that passengers and airlines complained was overly intrusive.-The Washington Post
Over the course of this five-part series, CRM Daily examines areas that tend to develop into financial black holes for companies launching or updating a CRM project.
By SUSAN HAIGH HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut and at least a dozen other states are considering whether to require convicted sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses as part of efforts to combat online sexual predators.
The death toll from Sunday&#39;s Indian Ocean tsunami could top 100,000, and relief workers from around the world feared Wednesday
Second seed Lleyton Hewitt beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday, turning back the French teenager&#39;s bid for a second upset at the ?
President George W. Bush and Poland's president on Monday emphasized the need to build a missile defense system in Europe that has strained relations with Russia.
The first wave of about 800 National Guard soldiers will head to the U.S-Mexico border as early as next week, including planners and leadership personnel who will stay longer than the planned 21-day missions, the National Guard chief told lawmakers Wednesday.
Opponents and supporters say new Forest Service environmental review rules are expected to have little impact on the amount of timber harvested from the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie
Here's what makes a great Father's Day for me.
Suspense quickly gave way to domination, as Team New Zealand took a 2-0 lead over the Italians in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
DONG HA, Vietnam  - In the same week that dozens of countries declared plans to ban cluster munitions, a boy was killed by the explosion of a steel ball he picked up and threw while tending livestock.
KUALA LUMPUR - Three children exposed to the carcasses of culled chickens were hospitalised with flu-like symptoms on Wednesday as Malaysia mulled whether to widen a quarantine to cover an entire state near the Thai border to contain a spreading bird flu
Robert S. Mueller III embraced responsibility for the lapses. But his apologies failed to defuse the anger of lawmakers in both parties.
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Kelly Holmes has still to confirm whether she will attempt to repeat her Olympic double at this weekend&#39;s World Athletics Final after clearing the first hurdle with a victory in the 1500m yesterday.
Some of the best gaming fun is still to be had on the small screen.
KABUL, Dec. 9 -- The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating and, if they continue to teach, must be killed.
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican federal officials said yesterday that an alleged drug trafficker linked to the country's largest seizure of drug cash has been arrested in Maryland.
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Former International Olympic Committee  (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch is in no danger  following his collapse on Wednesday, but will spend another day  in hospital to conclude his treatment for high blood pressure.
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BELGRADE, Feb 5 (IPS) - The long awaited United Nations proposal on the  status of the southern Serbian province Kosovo takes it towards  independence, but not all the way.
Telecom Italia SpA has taken time off from a reorganization that has plunged the country's politics into turmoil by paying 675m euros ($870m) cash for Time Warner's AOL Germany internet access business in a deal that will make it Germany's second largest ISP.
European equities were sharply lower on Monday after engineering group Caterpillar reported on Friday that the US housing slowdown was hitting the wider economy.
DHAKA, Bangladesh  - A series of bombs exploded at an opposition rally in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.
The productivity of America&#39;s workers grew at a 1.8% annual rate in the third quarter, the slowest pace in nearly two years, the government reported Tuesday.
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The Islanders prevailed in a testy game against the Devils by scoring three goals in the final period.
England skipper David Beckham has denied reports he will quit playing for his country after the 2006 World Cup. The 29-year-old Real Madrid star says he hopes to reach 100 international caps and has no plans to retire from international football yet.
He was 17 and terrified. The Taliban had indoctrinated him well. Nothing we do in Afghanistan will stop people like Farhad
The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved projects that could add nearly 400 residences in the city, including an expansion in Charles River Park. The BRA gave the green light to developer Equity Residential to move forward with the West End Residences at Emerson Place. The residences plan 306 rental apartments, 15 percent of which will be affordable. Equity said the project ...
A court rejects claims that California's burgeoning stem-cell agency is plagued by conflicts of interest. Once all legal hurdles are cleared, the agency can seek Wall Street funding. By the Associated Press.
Bangkok - Myanmar&#39;s prime minister has been ousted and put under house arrest after a lengthy power struggle that has tightened the grip of hardliners in the military government, Thai officials and diplomats said on Tuesday.
With the US election campaign now in its final days and the race too close to call, President Bush is stepping up his attacks on his Democratic Party opponent John Kerry.
Same-sex marriage was legal here for less than 24 hours before the county won a stay of a judge's order on Friday, a tiny window of opportunity that allowed two men to make history but left dozens of other couples disappointed after a frantic rush to the altar.
(AGI) - Napoli, 16 ott. - Superlavoro per i vigili del fuoco della Campania che per tutta la notte e nella mattinata hanno dovuto rispondere a centinaia di chiamate a causa dell&#39;abbandonate pioggia che si e&#39; abbattuta su quasi tutta la regione.
Precisazione del ministero sulle indennita' ai superstiti
Three months after prosecutors dropped a sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant, attorneys for the NBA star prepared to return to court for the first hearing in a civil lawsuit filed by his accuser.
While outlining an ambitious and aggressive agenda for his second term yesterday, President Bush didn&#39;t provide new detail that would help bring more definition to the generally hazy plans that he framed during his campaign.
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Microsoft led the market in the third quarter for operating systems used in personal digital assistants, surpassing for the first time the Palm OS that dominated the handheld-computer segment for years.
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav  Kostunica greeted the resumption of suspended talks with the  European Union on Wednesday by urging the EU to back down on  its support for the independence of Kosovo.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on student loans and college affordability on June 6, the panel said on Friday.
Oct. 25, 2004 -- Drunken worker bees may not produce much honey, but their behavior under the influence may help researchers understand the effects of alcohol in humans, according to new research.
BRIGHTON, England - Britain&#39;s treasury chief - widely believed to harbor leadership ambitions - urged Labour Party members Monday to support embattled Prime Minister Tony Blair and not let the Iraq war derail their annual convention.
Dmitry Tursunov beats American Andy Roddick to send Russia into the Davis Cup final.
The threat of animal diseases spreading to humans is increasing and governments must improve coordination to prevent them from becoming pandemic, world health officials and vets said on Thursday.
Famously, now, there was no scoreboard at the 18th green at Oakland Hills so Colin Montgomerie had no idea his putt was for the Ryder Cup.
La Fluminense ha vinto per la prima volta nella sua storia la Coppa del Brasil\u00c3\u00b2e battendo la Figueir...
Any assets in Britain of the group which kidnapped and murdered British engineer Ken Bigley are to be frozen.
Some researchers in a study said they found Aleve could increase the risk of heart attacks or strokes. But others say the results are not conclusive.
The Taliban and their al Qaeda allies are  stepping up plans to disrupt Afghanistan's first direct  presidential election on Oct. 9, the head of the U.S.-led  coalition said on Saturday.
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elix Trinidad Jr.&#39;s scintillating career seemed to end two years ago with a fourth-round technical knockout of Hacine Cherifi.
The U.S. military attache in Cyprus was found dead on Monday in a remote mountainous region of the Mediterranean island, four days after disappearing, the American embassy said.
Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state spews ash and steam thousands of feet into the sky.
Japan agreed Saturday to resume imports of some American beef after a 10-month ban that shut United States cattle ranchers out of their most lucrative foreign market.
Sir Alex Ferguson billed Cristiano Ronaldo as the equal of David Beckham after seeing the Manchester United winger score a spectacular free-kick as the reigning champions returned to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Portsmouth.
Connecticut's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift an order protecting a serial killer and clear the way for New England's first execution in 45 years to take place early Saturday.
(ARC-CPOD) Dec. 11, 2004 - Recent allegations of steroid use have prompted baseball fans in the United States to consider direct action from their legislative branch, according to a poll by Gallup.
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The steady decline in distillate fuel inventories comes as traders remain jittery about the world's strong demand and limited crude oil supply cushion.
UNITED NATIONS -- President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan asserted Wednesday that the fight against terrorists is being won, but that the &quot;ultimate war&quot; will be lost if the world&#39;s major powers don&#39;t work to resolve injustice in the Muslim world.
But the leaders _ from central, southern and eastern Europe _ came to no conclusion on how to resolve the debate over Kosovo should be granted internationally supervised independence as an U.N. envoy has ... via PR-inside.com
Threats and economic sanctions will not stop Iran's technological progress, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Saturday at a large parade of missiles and other weapons aimed at showing off the country's military might.
Mexico will start the final stage of CONCACAF&#39;s marathon World Cup qualifying competition with a tough fixture in Costa Rica. The Mexicans, who have so far faced only modest opposition
Jerusalem - Israel has presented its apologies to Egypt after three of its policemen were killed overnight on the border with the Gaza Strip, a source within Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s office said on Thursday.
Authorities have ruled out murder-suicide in the deaths of six people whose bodies were found Wednesday in a rural area outside Seattle.
PITTSBURGH -- Arizona manager Bob Melvin made a great last-minute move by putting Micah Owings into his lineup. Pitching him was a good idea, too. Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop a three-game losing...
The Duchess of Cornwall's decision not to attend a memorial service for Princess Diana has met with approval.
Stocks were set to open higher on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc. and fellow tech leader EMC Corp  helped ease worries about third-quarter earnings.
A Republican Party campaign committee that received $20,000 in 2003 from a man now accused of helping terrorists has donated the money to a foundation that comforts families of wounded soldiers.
TORONTO -- The NHL rejected last week&#39;s proposal by the players&#39; association and then had its own counteroffer turned down Tuesday during a 3\u00c2\u00bd-hour negotiating session.
Lo Slavia Praga, club impegnato in Champions League, scarica il figlio di George Weah: \
Ultimatum del mondo politico al calcio in tema di diritti tv. \
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday will take center stage at Los Angeles&#39; Shrine Auditorium, home of the Emmy Awards, to herald his vision for the next big thing in computing.
DR Congo's Supreme Court rules that the second round of landmark elections can go ahead as planned.
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Sometimes George says he drives a cab. Other times he passes himself off as an Agriculture Ministry employee. He feels that anything is safer than the truth, that he&#039;s a translator for the U.S. military.
LONDON: Porto suffered the agony of being by outwitted by their former coach today as the Champions League soccer holders slumped to a 1-3 defeat at Jose Mourinho&#39;s Chelsea.
Iran will continue preparing raw  \
An inmate injured in a deadly Afghan prison shootout Friday will be questioned to determine if he and four comrades, all once suspected of belonging to al Qaeda
&quot;Team America: World Police&quot; can declare mission accomplished in the war against tastefulness. Its pledge to hunt down and kill all political cliches has been honored; its promise to not stop
Vodafone could pay up to $10bn (&pound;4.9bn) to take full control of Vodacom, South Africa&#39;s largest mobile group.
 stole $1.4 million: police
Sir, With reference to your reports headlined &quot;Island drift: Cyprus moves upmarket&quot; (FT Weekend December 18-19) about the sale of properties in the Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus: Anyone
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band \
A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up in Tel Aviv&#39;s Carmel Market yesterday morning, killing three people and wounding about 30.
The United States is the richest nation on Earth, the world&#39;s biggest beneficiary of the global economy. But will it last? Not that long ago, the ``global economy&#39;&#39; meant that routine factory jobs were going overseas.
LONDON - Eight men accused of plotting to commit murder and cause mayhem with radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives appeared in court Wednesday in a case linked to a U.S. terror alert this month...
Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Teenage sensation Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United handled Newcastle at St. James Park Sunday, 3-1.
Howard Keel, who sang and danced to stardom in the heyday of MGM musicals, died Sunday of colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif.
Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf on Monday amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine here as negotiations
An audio tape from al Qaeda ally Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi urged insurgents in Falluja to resist U.S.-led  attacks on the rebel city, saying victory was certain.
Tim Thomas was airborne one second and a chalk outline the next. That&#39;s how quickly Jason Collins, the Nets&#39; center, knocked Thomas out of last year&#39;s playoffs and revealed a softer, gentler
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. The weather is apparently cooperating in the search for 13 hikers missing after an intense California storm. It dumped snow and rain across the Sierras over the past two days.
German business confidence dipped in August, reflecting worries about the strength of the country's economic recovery, a survey of German executives showed Thursday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is  trying to involve the United States in an new international  treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday.
Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and stock up on supplies as the fourth major hurricane of the season churned closer to the Caribbean, packing sustained winds of 105 mph.
Cambodian and foreign judges announced rules Wednesday clearing the way for a U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal to begin investigating Khmer Rouge leaders
Representatives of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , plan to meet with News Corp.  chief Rupert Murdoch on Monday to discuss his $5 billion bid for the company, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Nearly a year after Mikhail Khodorkovsky, founder of YUKOS, was arrested it is increasingly likely the oil firm&#39;s prime asset will end up in state hands while foreigners may play a role in the carve up.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in Brussels yesterday. Meetings planned beforehand and regarded as &quot;unnecessary&quot; by many people, gained great importance after the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) crisis.
After months of negotiations both intense and quite frankly far too boring to discuss here previously, the future of MGM - one of the greatest studios in Hollywood history \u00e2\u0080-ooks to have been decided today, after Time Warner pulled out of the bidding
Spanish authorities said Tuesday they disrupted a plot by a cell of Islamic radicals to blow up a Madrid court complex that serves as the home for the country&#39;s top anti-terrorism investigators and judges.
The Semiconductor Industry Association, based in San Jose, Calif., says worldwide sales of semiconductors grew 1.1 percent to $18.
AN Italian journalist missing in Iraq was set on reaching the holy city of Najaf and obtaining a personal interview with radical Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, a colleague was quoted as saying today.
Two people in their 50s who are being treated for botulism in Florida may have contracted the illness after receiving injections to reduce wrinkles, the Associated Press reported, citing
Gran Mufti di Palestina condanna gli attacchi alle chiese
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Lebanon&#039;s already shaky economy could suffer long-term harm if the Israeli air and sea blockade continues, economists say.
The New York Times Co. told investors yesterday that its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings would miss Wall Street estimates on weaker-than-expected advertising in the fourth quarter and higher costs for promotion, printing, distribution, and newsprint.
Inflation in China reached a 27-month high last month, but separate figures for growth in the money supply and loans suggested that the broader economy was not yet overheating.
The United Nations Security Council  told Congo's leaders on Monday they must hold the country's  first postwar elections next year as planned and speed up  preparations to make sure they happen on time.
French companies Snecma and Sagem announced a planned 7 billion euro ($8.9 billion) merger on Friday, in a deal that analysts said was driven by political rather than shareholder interests.
Hurricane Frances battered the southeastern Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on Wednesday as it roared toward the United States and put millions of people on alert along Florida's heavily populated east coast.
France said Thursday it would appeal to Chad to hand over six French charity workers convicted and sentenced to eight years forced labor for trying to kidnap 103 children from the central African country.
This week you'll learn about real-time validation, when and where to inject this functionality into your own applications and how to validate popular data types such as phone numbers, dates and email addresses. By Michael Morrison. 0712
Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.
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Centrica, the owner of British Gas, reports a 5% fall in operating profits despite the benefit of higher fuel bills.
Early diet may play an important role in protecting against childhood leukemia, according to new Loyola University Medical Center research.
Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that the Justice Department will likely appeal a federal court ruling declaring unconstitutional
Costs associated with taking over a Swiss rival dent net profits at German drug firm Merck.
LONDON - Oil prices hit $47 a barrel yesterday, the highest level in a month, as China showed no let-up in its strong import growth and US Gulf producers reported damage to offshore rigs from Hurricane Ivan.
In a year voters say they crave fundamental political change, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking a gamble: arguing that her years of experience working within the political system make her the best candidate to change the system.
BRUSSELS - NATO said on Thursday it would boost its fledgling military training mission in Baghdad after several European countries responded to US appeals to send trainers to Iraq.
Expecting the resurgent Taliban to stage a spring offensive, the U.S. military is moving a brigade of troops into Afghanistan, instead of Iraq, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
Support for Prime Minister Tony Blair's policy of keeping British troops in Iraq until a &quot;stable democracy&quot; is ensured has increased over the past three months, according to an opinion poll published.
Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking -- and the searching.
US Medicare premiums will increase by 17 percent in 2005, an increase unequaled in the history of medicare. Monthly premiums will increase by $11.
Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday denounced President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Europe and Asia as \
Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies Inc. is looking to collect about $230 million in incentive fees at the heart of a bid-rigging probe by New York authorities as a way to help fund a possible settlement over the questioned fees.
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By Tom Angleberger   tomangleberger@yahoo.com
Nasa scientists have recovered some intact materials from the wreckage of the Genesis space capsule that crashed in the Utah desert this week and are hopeful the mission to gather solar atoms may be salvaged.
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NEW YORK, December 28  - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc (SIRI.NAS) announced yesterday that it had surpassed its year-end target of one million subscribers.
In return for access to American technology, India must now open its nuclear program to international inspection.
A cross-party group of Japanese MPs drafts a bill proposing a four-year moratorium on the death penalty.
Bird flu has killed a nine-year-old Thai girl, raising the country&#39;s death toll from the disease to 11, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
The boozy teen comedy \
PCs using the new standard should be quieter, thanks to fewer fans.
A federal judge on Wednesday  dismissed the cases of seven Guantanamo Bay prisoners who  sought to challenge the lawfulness of their continued  detention.
A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be brought under tight government control with a more balanced sectarian makeup.
Kimberly-Clark Corp  on Monday posted a 24 percent increase in quarterly profit as the weaker dollar and strong sales volume in Huggies baby wipes and Kleenex tissue helped offset rising pulp costs.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Torrential rain and a  crashed plane blocking a key airport hampered relief efforts on  Tuesday, but the United Nations hailed what it called  extraordinary progress in getting aid to Asia's tsunami  victims.
Fans who can&#39;t get enough of NBC&#39;s &quot;The Apprentice&quot; can visit a new companion Web site produced by Yahoo and watch an extra 40 minutes of video each week that will not be shown on Thursday&#39;s reality TV show.
George W. Bush predicted he will be  re-elected president next week, saying in a newspaper interview  that the contest hinges on trust and he has proven he can lead  in tough times.
Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians freedom of  movement to enable them to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's  successor.
Blackburn Rovers have approached the Football Association of Wales (FAW) for permission to speak to Wales manager Mark Hughes, Welsh soccer&#39;s ruling body said on Wednesday.
President George W. Bush selected domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings, an education aide when he was governor of Texas, to replace Roderick Paige as the secretary of education.
The Red Sox have the title. Now they want the ball. Backup first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz caught the ball for the final out of the World Series, ending Boston's 86-year championship drought.
ATHENS, Ga. - It's news that would make Jackie Gleason shout out his trademark \
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Stop &amp; Shop and Shaw's, two of New England's largest grocery chains, said yesterday that they responded to reports of a salmonella outbreak by ordering their stores to pull all Peter Pan peanut butter off their shelves.
Sen. Sam Brownback took his budding presidential campaign to prison this weekend, spent a restless night among inmates and pressed his message that faith can work even to improve the lives of hardened criminals.
AT&amp;T Corp., the largest US long-distance telephone company, will eliminate 20 percent of its work force this year and write down $11.
The space shuttle Atlantis has blasted off after nearly two weeks of delays, heading to the International Space Station on the first NASA construction mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
People with chronic back pain showed measurable shrinkage of their brains when they were given MRI scans, researchers reported yesterday.
Barry Zito scattered four hits over eight shutout innings, leading the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-0 on Saturday night.
Coca-Cola will open its fridges to its rivals after it reached a landmark antitrust settlement on Tuesday with the European Union, China Radio International reported on Thursday.
International action king and martial arts expert Jackie Chan is in the country.
CHICAGO - Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
La lingerie italiana? Un omaggio alle consumatrici cinesi
Israel is taking special steps to insure a merry Christmas in Bethlehem, an Israeli military official said Thursday, raising hopes for a gentler holiday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus after four years of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the campaign arm of the Democratic Party majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, has announced its initial roster of candidates in a program that will provide them with enhanced fundraising and strategic assistance -- most of them for efforts to take over Republican-held seats in this year's elections.
When the Red Sox were paired up with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 100th World Series, there was no way that Johnny Pesky could avoid being an integral part of the story line.
The orchestra offered a sublime program of Schubert and Bruckner, a weird but instructive all-Bartok program and a collection of Wagner\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest hits over the weekend.
Dow Jones guadagna lo 0,32%, lo SP lo 0,22%
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary in the semiconductor business, Samsung announced plans to invest $24 billion into semiconductor production over the next six years, an expansion that will create 10,000 new jobs.
Sen. John W. Warner, for decades one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on military issues and a key player in the debate over Iraq, will announce Friday whether he will seek a sixth term next year.
American factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods rise only marginally in November, underscoring the strains to the economy from housing and credit problems.
MANHASSET, NY - In yet another sign the semiconductor industry is in for a rough quarter, National Semiconductor Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  , the No. 2 microprocessor maker, warned on Monday that  it will likely miss its quarterly revenue target as it loses  market share among computer resellers, a traditional bulwark of  its business.
Army-ruled Myanmar announced a commission on Thursday to draft a new constitution as part of its \

Scientists have discovered a molecule that plays a key role in the development of sperm.
Three of America&#39;s largest airlines have reported a combined 906 million dollars US in third-quarter losses. The largest by far was at Delta Air Lines, where bankruptcy looms unless it can quickly win concessions from its pilots and debt holders.
Is IBM ready to cash out its chips in Lenovo, the world's third-biggest personal-computer maker?  That's a question many Lenovo investors must now be asking themselves following the news that Big Blue is dumping a sizable chunk of its Lenovo equity stake.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - In a surprise announcement yesterday, Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised that former officials in Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime will go on trial next week, before elections scheduled for January.
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But trend provokes industry unrest; panel makers call for drop in retail markups to move units. By Evan Ramstad and Gary McWilliams.
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia  - President George W. Bush, in a battle with Congress over spending legislation, vowed to veto any tax increase.
Video surveillance has become a fact of everyday life. Each time you withdraw cash from the corner ATM, travel through an airport or visit a national monument, your image is probably being recorded.
UK bank HBOS says it will not proceed with an offer for Abbey.
Several explosions struck a field in the eastern part of Gaza City, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, hospital officials said.
Apple escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of television shows by announcing it would not sell any of NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s programs for this fall season on iTunes.
 Guantanamo inmates
Gunmen on Tuesday assassinated Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.
Not many companies report record sales and earnings and then watch their share prices fall. But that is what happened to Wal-Mart Stores yesterday.
Montreal Expos first baseman Nick Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a broken right cheekbone and is probably out for the rest of the season.
Iraq News, BAGHDAD: The US army said eight of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)&#39;s jailed lieutenants were refusing food, but a short time later stated that the men had given up their protest.
NEW YORK -- Chicago blues guitarist Buddy Guy is among the 15 finalists for enshrinement in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Grandmaster Flash &amp; the Furious Five becomes the first rap act to be nominated -- joining
The United States has placed in isolation a man who may have exposed fellow passengers and crew on two May trans-Atlantic flights to a tuberculosis strain that is extremely hard to treat, officials said on Tuesday.
The death toll from the wild storms lashing Australia&#39;s east coast rose to at least eight Sunday as hundreds of people prepared to evacuate their homes with flooding expected to worsen.
Celera Genomics Group of Rockville announced an agreement Tuesday to provide potential targets for cancer drugs to biotech giant Genentech Inc. -The Washington Post
SYDNEY, Australia - Police discovered scores of reptiles, including deadly snakes and three crocodiles, in a suburban Sydney home, officials said Saturday.    David O'Shannessy of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said his staff found three baby crocodiles, and snakes including death adders, taipans, red bellied black snakes and pythons among more than 100 animals in the house...
The heirs of J R R Tolkien sue New Line Cinema over $ 6bn.
Benedetto XVI, 'Europa ripensi al suo laicismo'
Irate drivers to favour new Nav-U's gesture control? IFA 06 Sony will update its Nav-U GPS-based route-planning product in November, the consumer electronics giant said today. It promised the upcoming widescreen NV-U80 and NV-U81T gadgets will deliver better-than-the-rest accuracy for speed and location.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Bill Gates is right about one thing: asking people to use a two-factor form of authentication would go a long way toward alleviating a lot of the password problems that plague computer security today.
TOKAMACHI, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and  strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least six  people, injuring more than 500 while knocking out power and  phone services and forcing thousands to evacuate, media said.
For many of the broadcast networks' new fall shows, interested fans don't have to wait until they actually appear on television. How old-fashioned.
Further proof New York's real estate market is inflated: The city plans to sell space on top of lampposts to wireless phone companies for $21.6 million a year.    The equipment would be attached to 18,000 of the city's 200,000 lampposts...
Sushmita Sen's new film is very badly made.
Wolfsburg fell out of the Bundesliga lead for the first time in a month Sunday, losing 3-1 to Hamburg SV despite a goal by Thomas Brdaric after only 19 seconds - the fastest goal this season.
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Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko said  on Sunday he was certain Ukraine's authorities had poisoned him  with dioxin and hoped prosecutors would establish the truth  after this month's re-run of a rigged presidential election.
His flight to the Washington area yesterday was diverted to Bangor, Maine, where sources say he was questioned by the FBI and Immigration officials.
For the Patriots this weekend, it's back to Cleveland, where Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli first got together years ago.
Cue the music: Microsoft has officially thrown its headphones into the ring in the contest to bring legal music downloads to the masses. -washingtonpost.com
Analysis: There's less difference than it may seem in how Republicans and Democrats want to manage Iraq
Efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunamis accelerate, as millions remain at risk from hunger and disease.
Finance Minister Peter Robinson is \
Elvis look-alikes across the globe will  squeeze into their rhinestone-studded jumpsuits, fix their  sideburns and slick back their quiffs for the King's 70th  birthday bash on Saturday.
Google Desktop for Mac has been updated adding support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, among many other changes.
THE federal election was as &quot;close as it gets&quot;, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Commenting on the latest Newspoll, Mr Howard said he believed the October 9 poll would go down to the wire.
Top-ranked Roger Federer reached the second round of the Thailand Open on Tuesday in a bid for his 10th title this season, winning 6-4, 7-6 (4) against France's Nicolas Thomann, who is ranked 507th.
AOL, a unit of Time Warner Inc, said  on Monday it will move its corporate headquarters to New York  City from Dulles, Virginia, amid a realignment of its  advertising business.
Hollywood screenwriters went on strike Monday for the first time in 20 years, threatening the production of TV shows and films in the world capital of the entertainment industry.
Angry supporters of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto took to the streets of Pakistani cities on Thursday, from the Himalayas to the southern coast.
Indonesian police on Friday identified the man they suspect was the suicide bomber in an attack on the Australian Embassy in Jakarta last month, and said the 30
Iraqi insurgents have attacked several U.S. military dining hall tents in recent months and the Pentagon was finishing a hardened bunker to replace the dining tent at the base near Mosul attacked Tuesday, military officials said.
Insurgents fired mortars at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad. The Defense Ministry says four people were killed and dozens of others were injured.
Rod Smith was on the sideline with a concussion, Jake Plummer was having an awful day and nothing Mike Shanahan and his offensive staff came up with seemed to work. Javon Walker bailed them all out. He led Denver to a 9-6 win over Kansas City on Sunday by grabbing a 24-yard jump ball to set up Jason Elam's 39-yard field goal 5:10 into overtime at Invesco Field.
Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... diet! Two companies are ready for this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s round of resolutions, sponsoring electronic billboards in Times Square.
Washington needs to provide more security for Poland if it wants Warsaw to host a U.S. missile defense base, the Polish defense minister said in remarks published Saturday.
Julia Roberts, who is pregnant with twins, plans to take a break from movies. In fact, she's throwing most plans out the window.
China had a trade surplus of $85.72  billion in the first five months of 2007, up more than 80  percent from the same period a year before, a commerce ministry  official said on Saturday.
Forget the Super Bowl. Oprah Winfrey has her eyes on Super Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, March 1 -- Iraqi security forces backed by Sunni tribesmen killed dozens of suspected Sunni insurgents over several hours of fighting Wednesday in a village in western Iraq, Iraqi police officials said Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) Auto major TVS Group's UK subsidiary TVS Automotive Europe Ltd has formed a new joint venture with Transcoma group of Spain for accessing the Spanish market with customised supply chain ...
com October 12, 2004, 3:15 PM PT. It was a beautiful day for Apple Computer on Tuesday, as the company kicked off a new advertising campaign featuring rock superstars U2.
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The atmosphere was festive, ambience perfect, and conditions not too bad for good running after heavy showers had washed the city clean on Saturday night.
A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of a custody battle is due to learn if she can remain in Pakistan with her father.
As December comes to a close, the group that launched the upstart Web browser application Firefox can look back on 2004 with satisfaction. Mozilla has seen the Firefox browser downloaded over 13 million times since its release in November.
The same three smiling faces that stacked the podium following Friday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup giant slalom were back on top Saturday after the first of two women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slalom races on Aspen Mountain.
A high-speed tilt train that derailed in eastern Australia, injuring more than 120 people, was probably travelling too fast when it jumped its tracks, slamming into trees and tossing passengers from their seats, the train operator said today.
England skipper Jonny Wilkinson will miss at least the first two games in the Six Nations tournament after sustaining a knee injury playing for Newcastle against French club Perpignan in the European Cup on Saturday.
Milwaukee County Zoo workers are trying to help scientists slow the spread of a fungus that has killed millions of frogs and expunged species.
By Stephanie Eddy, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 16--More than 100 people recently participated in Vineyard Boise's annual water baptism in the Boise River at Ann Morrison Park.
A strike at the engineering company Pohronske strojarne in central Slovakia was called off on September 7 after overdue wages for June were paid to employees.
It's been 22 years since Craig Stadler had a season like this. Stadler won his second straight tournament and fourth of the season Sunday, firing a 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Jay Haas at the inaugural First Tee Open.
Follow the money UK-based consumer finance website MoneySavingExpert.com has been forced to pull most of its services as a result of an ongoing denial of service attack.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iran is probably three to eight years away from producing a nuclear bomb if it so chooses, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has handed over his controlling stake in oil giant Yukos to a close business partner, a Russian newspaper reports.
The New Acropolis Museum is a quiet work, especially by the standards of its flamboyant Swiss-born architect, Bernard Tschumi.
A judge denies a request to force Michael Jackson's child abuse accuser to undergo psychiatric tests.
FLACHAU, Austria  - Canadian Thomas Grandi stretched a pre-Christmas explosion of form, winning his second race in 48 hours with a World Cup giant slalom victory.
In a promotion for his soon-to-open play \u00e2\u0080\u009cNovember,\u00e2\u0080\u009d  David Mamet will continue to write a blog from the perspective of his leading character after the premier.
ANKARA, Turkey -- The government backed off its plan to outlaw adultery after criticism within the European Union, strident protests from opposition politicians, and a march on parliament yesterday by hundreds of outraged Turkish women.
After playing a negative character in Aitraaz, Priyanka Chopra is getting very conscious  about her screen image.
Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond&#39;s condition was said to be stable last night (18.10.04) after his horrific motorcycle crash. The 45-year-old singer had been classed as critical after suffering severe head injuries
China responded to Iraqi insurgents'  demands that it ban Chinese from going to Iraq saying on Friday  it had already warned its nationals against traveling there and  called for the safe release of eight Chinese hostages.
A scientist working at the US Food and Drug Administration accuses the agency of \
MIAMI - Holding its festivities for the first time in the city of skin, Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards was sizzling, energetic and colorful - yet tame, by MTV standards.    There were no wardrobe malfunctions (sorry TiVo)...
Japan hopes new pledges to rebuild Iraq  will emerge as international donors meet in Tokyo from  Wednesday, but it sees broader participation in stabilizing the  war-torn country as even more important than fresh funds.
The Indian government and its  communist allies said on Wednesday they had constructive talks  to resolve their row over a nuclear deal with the United States  but more negotiations were needed to try and find a solution.
First-round Gold Cup matches produce predictable results for the US national team, especially in Norfolk County. The US team defeated El Salvador, 4-0, last night, improving its record to 21-0-1 in first-round games and to 15-1-4 at Foxboro and Gillette stadiums since 1991.
The assessment of Kovalchuk\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and attitude \u00e2\u0080\u0094 has been turned upside down since he entered the N.H.L.
Madeleine McCann's parents released the last video clips taken before their daughter went missing in Portugal.
Within a few years, a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that looks a little like a cross between the space shuttle and a corporate jet.
Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai said she hopes being the first environmentalist to win the prize will help others understand that the struggle to protect the Earth's resources is linked to the promotion of peace.
Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen is dropped by Denmark's cycling team in a row over drug testing.
Poretti (Rnp), ministro ha dovere di rivedere la normativa
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Procter & Gamble Co.  and its smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co.  posted slightly better-than-expected quarterly sales and profits on Tuesday and signaled that their businesses look good for the rest of 2007.
An al Qaeda video posted on Islamist Web sites Friday shows armed fighters meticulously planning and executing an operation against what they say are U.S. and Afghan forces at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan.
As members of OPEC ready for a key meeting on whether to adjust oil prices, some petroleum companies and analysts are wondering if the cartel is becoming irrelevant in the modern, global economy.
A UN team will go to North Korea on Saturday to monitor the shutdown of a nuclear reactor, the IAEA says.
One of the hottest, most energetic mergers of two colossal galaxy clusters has been imaged in exquisite detail by an X-ray observatory in space, astronomers announced on Thursday.
Jim Newman, an Army captain during the Vietnam War, stared at the Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter. \
Reggina emergenza per la gara di Parma. Agli squalificati Lanzaro e Barreto si aggiungono gli infort...
CHARLOTTE, NC - His immediate future in limbo, Jermaine O&#39;Neal gave everything he had with 24 points and 17 rebounds as Indiana earned successive wins for the first time in December.
FULLSTRETCH: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot in the first set against Lleyton Hewitt in their Tennis Masters Cup finals match on Sunday.
The number of U.S. troops wounded in Iraq since military operations began in March 2003 has topped the 8,000 mark, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.
The survivors of the tsunami in South Asia face a long and fairly predictable list of threats to their health, starting with injuries sustained in the event itself, progressing to water- and
Company announced Thursday that it is giving away software designed to help protect Windows users from spyware, prompting analysts to suggest that the company would eventually enter the market for computer security software. -The Washington Post
'Turbo-folk' - a musical style identified with the Milosevic era - is still all the rage in Serbia, Matt Prodger reports.
Marks & Spencer PLC shares plunged on Wednesday after the food and fashion company reported a drop in Christmas sales, confirming fears of weakened consumer spending in Britain.
Tomas Plekanec dishes two assists and scores one of his two goals in a Canadiens dominated first period as they beat the Hurricanes, 7-4, Friday.
A new humanitarian catastrophe like the one in Darfur could hit Chad, UK aid agency Oxfam warns.
Blog: New behavior-monitoring protection for the desktop is designed to compliment features in existing Symantec products.
Gal Fridman closed his eyes and enjoyed a sweet sound never before heard at an Olympic Games \u00e2\u0080-he strains of Israel&#39;s national anthem playing in honor of the winner of a gold medal.
BAGHDAD, 13 September 2004 - Fifty-two people, including three Polish soldiers, were killed and scores wounded in a fresh surge of violence in Iraq yesterday.
Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday, died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.
NEW YORK  - Researchers analyzing more than a century of data have found no evidence that people are more likely to commit suicide in spring and summer due to the hotter weather.
Eva Longoria says she has no plans to have children. At least not at the moment.
European Central Bank (ECB) Governing  Council member Christian Noyer said in an interview released on  Sunday euro zone growth might be weaker than hoped as a result  of market turmoil but he saw no \
To gauge the impact Wes Welker has had on the Patriots' run to the Super Bowl, look no farther than the Red Sox, who offer second baseman Dustin Pedroia as an example of the impact an undersized player with an overachieving attitude can have on a championship-driven team.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee blasted Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney as running a \
Investors were reminded of the uncertainty plaguing Wall Street.
At the end of every month, staff columnist Rick Carpiniello gives his unique perspective on the world of sports for the previous four weeks.
Samsung Electronics said today that it has made a memory manufacturing breakthrough that allows it to produce a graphics memory chip that is faster than any other on the market.
In this Morgan Freeman film, a movie star gets a ride home with a beautiful young woman.
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A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine yesterday when passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens \u00e2\u0080-as found to be on a government watch list and barred from entering the country, two federal officials said.
Domenica prossima il Cagliari giocher&agrave; la prima partita amichevole del'estate. Nel campo di S...
President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a U.S. ally in the war on terrorism, said Saturday he would run for another term in September because of &quot;the people&#039;s pressure&quot; to reverse his earlier decision to step down.
Blog: Microsoft wants to declare its independence from one of open source's biggest licenses, the GPL.  Here's why it will fail.
FEW global companies have managed to make themselves as unpopular as Microsoft. Its defence consists of variations on: &quot;The reason nobody loves us is because we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re so successful.
The truth is, Washington&#39;s decisions affect us more than those taken in Canberra. By Jonathan Freedland. There&#39;s a reason every newspaper in the world will have the same story on its front page on November
The government faces pressure over plans to send UK troops to an area south of Baghdad, to assist US forces.
The UN urges an end to the war in northern Uganda, where thousands of children are caught up in the fighting.
The NBA has numerous ills, but after last weekend&#39;s brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich., players jumping into the stands to fight fans probably is off the list.
Social conservatives want House Speaker Dennis Hastert and other GOP leaders to resign over the scandal.
Eddie Lampert is looking for Target-type valuations in the merger of Kmart and Sears.
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&#39;&#39;Prima pensiamo ai lavoratori disoccupati italiani, poi agli immigrati&#39;&#39;. A ribadirlo, con forza, e&#39; il ministro del Welfare, Roberto Maroni, che oggi in occasione del convegno sulla &#39;&#39;Imprenditorialita&#39; immigrata
Fishermen are famed for overstating the size of their catches, but science has found an instance in which anglers have apparently underestimated their prowess.
Esplosione in un appartamento nel centro storico di Vidalengo, abitato da una donna di 84 anni, Angela Gatti, rimasta ustionata in diverse parti del corpo, anche se in misura non grave. \u00c3\u0088 ricoverata all&#39;ospedale di Treviglio.
Children as young as two should be put on diets low in saturated fat, provided they are not underweight, the FSA says.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.
American rockers The Killers will headline the second day of the Glastonbury music festival Saturday, where muddy conditions are failing to dampen the spirits of music fans.
UK companies lag behind their European counterparts in offering flexible working, a report suggests.
Pope Benedict led the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics into Christmas with a midnight mass on Tuesday, urging people to find time and space for God, the needy and the suffering.
More than 100,000 people participated in a complex study to measure the effects of rich fruit and veggie diet on cardio vascular system.
Argentines voted for a new president on Sunday with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised to succeed her husband and become the country's first elected woman leader.
Dieters may find some welcome assistance  from a new nasal spray that could help resist the appetizing  aromas of cinnamon bun stands, pizza parlors or tempting  bakeries.
Chinese inflation rose in February on  the back of higher food costs, but economists said they did not  expect price pressures to get out of hand despite breakneck  growth and plentiful cash in the banking system.
And hits 3Q targets Vodafone is mounting a legal challenge to Ofcom's call for mobile operators to allow their customers to shift their number to another network within two hours.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The interim Palestinian leader promised to set a date for internal elections in the ruling Fatah movement, a Cabinet minister said Friday, in an apparent attempt to persuade the head of Fatah&#39;s restless young guard to drop out
Parliament defused a 24-hour constitutional crisis Thursday by halting the deportation of rejected asylum seekers and stripping the hard-line immigration minister of responsibility for most immigration policy.
William Mapother is happy to have made it through the week. Well, actually to have made it through Tuesday night&#39;s premiere of &quot;The Grudge,&quot; the Sarah Michelle
BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The president of CBS Entertainment on Thursday disputed actor Mandy Patinkin's explanation for quitting the hit show \
MARIETTA, Ga. Sept. 22, 2004 - The family of hostage Jack Hensley received confirmation of his death Wednesday, on what would have been his 49th birthday, a family spokesman said.
Survey by Cyber-Ark Software indicates that IT staff routinely snoop on users and mismanage password security.
Police holding a man over the murder of pregnant schoolgirl Amy Williams have only a few hours left to question him.
Colin Montgomerie will never forget September 2004 but his accountant may not look at it so fondly. Monty had the glory of holing the winning putt at the Ryder Cup but by the traditional
The presidential debate clearly demonstrated why John Kerry is what America needs. Time after time Kerry provided specifics and helpful information in response to the various questions while all George Bush
Imad Mughniyeh, one of America's most wanted terrorist suspects, is killed by Israeli agents
The Atlanta Falcons signed former Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich on Tuesday, giving the team immediate depth and a potential contender for the starting job.
The NHS is facing a blitz of inspections as a health watchdog uses new powers to crackdown on infections.
A gourmet rat was the big cheese Friday, winning 10 Annie Awards, which recognize achievements in feature film and television animation.
The Japanese government downgraded its  view on the economy slightly on Tuesday, citing weaker exports  and output, but it said a recovery was continuing due to steady  domestic demand, in terms of both personal consumption and  capital spending.  \
A Friday vote was seen as a regional test for political Islam in the Arab world.
U.S. and Mexican law enforcement agents executing simultaneous raids discovered a recently completed smuggling tunnel linking the two countries, officials said Friday.
The global concert series was a target for cynics, but it should be measured by its political impact, not its carbon footprint
Experts urged the Food and Drug Administration to ban over-the-counter, multisymptom cough and cold medicines for children under 6.
(InfoWorld) - Symantec's attempt to make amends with Chinese users who saw their\u00c2\u00a0computers crippled by its antivirus software\u00c2\u00a0is off to a rocky start, with critics saying the company's\u00c2\u00a0compensation offer\u00c2\u00a0isn't good enough. \
Tropical Storm Lisa inched north Monday in the open Atlantic, and appeared to stay on a track that would keep it far from land.
Crude oil prices have jumped to $50.00 a barrel in after hours trading in New York. The psychologically significant level was reached in electronic trading after the close of the markets Monday.
Rilevera' la quota di maggioranza del retailer HomeWay
Allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have raised objections to a power-sharing deal he is negotiating with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, casting fresh doubt on the future of the embattled president.
C'mere you Vodafone is to be the first operator to make use of Facebook's new Mobile Operators Platform, and has also signed a deal with dating site Match.com.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Police chiefs have called an urgent meeting after the third fatal shooting of a teenager in London in less than two weeks, fueling mounting fears over gun culture in the capital.
Beleaguered Russian oil giant Yukos on Monday faces a court-imposed deadline to pay a multi-billion dollar tax bill.
SALMON, Idaho  - Black bears in search of food are wreaking havoc across the western United States, with wildlife managers reporting a record number of conflicts with people and a rise in the number of bears killed to protect the public.
Red Hat on Thursday announced the opening of its first office in China, in the capital Beijing. The company said it will be working with industry partners such as HP, IBM, Intel and Oracle, as well as with
By Steve Keating  JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - The image of three men  huddled together in the euphoria following the New England  Patriots' 24-21 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles  will be remembered as the defining moment of the NFL's newest  dynasty, and perhaps its end.
I.B.M. has introduced new procedures to evaluate its staff in India with an eye to improving quality, with staff that don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t make the grade being asked to leave.
An inquiry into the sinking of a trawler is re-opening to hear evidence that it may have been dragged under by a submarine.
MEXICO CITY - A woman who fumbled a few phrases of Mexico's national anthem while singing the song before a soccer game in Guadalajara has been fined $40 for the blunder.  Guadalupe Madrigal acknowledged she got the words wrong while singing before an Oct.
By DAVID HIGGERSON  BEATLEMANIA could sweep the charts again later this year - with every song in the top 10 from the Fab Four, it was claimed last night.
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Scientific Corporation  (BULLETIN BOARD: PTSC)  confirmed today that SanDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash storage card products, has purchased a Moore Microprocessor Patent(TM) (MMP) Portfolio license.
U.S. efforts to secure a global treaty banning the cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell research, were dealt a major setback on Thursday when U.N. diplomats agreed to work for a political declaration on the issue instead.
Lucifer knows, he's miserable now In a new book published this week, author Philip Pullman looked back with nostalgia at post-war austerity - and advocated the state cutting off your power as soon as you exceed your Carbon Ration. He also expressed his hope that Polar Bears would kill and eat lots of humans.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bryan Gardiner  reports that Google has optimized its popular Picasa photo service for the iPhone. He quotes Google software engineer Joe Walnes as saying:  \u00e2\u0080\u009cToday, I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m happy to tell you that we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve just released this new iPhone interface for Picasa. After you go to Picasa on your iPhone and log in, you can quickly see all your albums that you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve uploaded to Picasa web. If you click on any of the albums, you can get a full view of your picture with comments from your friends.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
ROME, Jun 6 (IPS) - With the help of a new monthly magazine,  'Yalla Italia' (Come On, Italy), some young  second-generation Egyptian, Moroccan and Tunisian immigrants are  attempting to explore and address the stereotypes considered an  obstacle to their full integration in this predominantly Catholic  European country.
Last year&#39;s US Open runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero lost 7-6, 4-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 to Stefan Koubek of Austria Friday, sending his ATP Ranking into a free fall.
Seven doctors and pharmacists went on trial Wednesday for the deaths of more than 100 young people who died of a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones.
Boston Beer takes a 15% plunge on a brokerage firm downgrade.
Residents of a small Jewish settlement said Sunday they&#39;ve struck a deal to move to a village inside Israel, giving a boost to the government&#39;s contentious Gaza pullout plan by becoming the first community to agree to be
Underprivileged students in charter schools do worse in reading and math than their peers in mainstream schools, but children of the same race or ethnicity do as well in either type of school, according to a limited government study of fourth-graders.
Giordano rassicura: supereremo difficolta' e ci sara' intesa
Marvin Harrison is remaining with the Indianapolis Colts as Peyton Manning's primary target. Harrison agreed to a six-year, $66 million contract with the team yesterday that includes a $22 million signing bonus, according to a league source who requested anonymity.
In pressing on with her civil suit against NBA star Kobe Bryant, the woman accusing him of rape will not have to meet the higher standard of proof required in a criminal case.
U.S. retail gasoline prices declined for the ninth week in a row and truckers are enjoying the cheapest diesel fuel in almost four months, the Energy Department said on Monday.
The biggest polio eradication campaign ever launched in Africa kicked off simultaneously in 23 Sub-Saharan countries Friday, with the goal of immunizing 80 million children under five over the next four days, organizers said.
ATHENS: China, the dominant force in world diving for the best part of 20 years, won six out of eight Olympic titles in Athens and prompted speculation about a clean sweep when they stage the Games in Beijing in 2008.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States is likely to keep a high threat designation for the airline industry because militants still see air travel as a target, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Residents of Washington's outer suburbs endure some of the nation's longest commutes, according to a U.S. Census survey released yesterday that also showed clogged roads and high gasoline prices are pushing a growing number of people onto mass transit.
TOOTENHAM boss Jacques Santini today denied that his refusal to attend a post-match press conference was an insult to the memory of former boss Bill Nicholson.
Medina: A French teenager wounded in an attack that killed three compatriots in Saudi Arabia died on Tuesday.Comment
Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.
Some of the most famous games in N.F.L. history are remembered as much for the weather conditions as for the outcomes.
JERUSALEM Sept. 26, 2004 - Armed settlers who resist evacuation could face five years in prison under a law proposed Sunday before next year&#39;s planned removal of all 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and four in the West Bank.
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell told Congress on Tuesday that Major League Baseball's players and owners must come together \
Operai, aumenti salariali o braccia incrociate
Cgia, 2 mld di costi aggiuntivi per 25 mln di contribuenti
Incidenti in Germania in occasione di una partita a livello regionale in Sassonia. Un gruppo di circ...
Africa News, ABUJA - The African Union said Sudan began withdrawing troops in Darfur before a Saturday deadline to end fighting in the western region, but Khartoum said the pull-back was conditional on rebels halting attacks.
Britain warned its nationals against all but essential travel to tsunami-stricken areas of Thailand and Sri Lanka which the Foreign Office said were at risk from disease.
Presidential politics and partisan resentments reached a boil in the Senate Wednesday night, as a heated exchange between Sens. Barack Obama and Lindsey Graham erupted on the chamber floor and continued in a nearby corridor.
Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin didn&#39;t give the huge crowd what it wanted to see. The trio finished 1-2-3 in the men&#39;s 200 meters Thursday in a big night
Per il mancato varo di misure contro l'effetto serra
Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities. He was arrested earlier this month by South African police for breaching South African laws and was released after posting bail.
Clippers guard Shaun Livingston suffers a gruesome knee injury Monday against the Bobcats, tearing three of four ligaments and dislocating his kneecap.
JERUSALEM - Israeli troops closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas blew up two buses, seconds apart, in the desert town of Beersheba, killing 16 Israelis and ending a months-long lull in suicide attacks.    The twin bombings shattered hopes in Israel that the period of suicide attacks - more than 100 in four years - was over...
When Ali started blogging that he was  Sudanese and gay, he did not realize he was joining a band of  African and Middle Eastern gays and lesbians who, in the face  of hostility and repression, have come out online.
At least seven people, all understood to be civilians, have died when a car bomb exploded at a military checkpoint in Baghdad today.
Help! The geeks are coming! Here's a poser for you: could there be anything more frightening than a bunch of open source geeks (proud ones, at that) milling around the mean streets of Edinburgh? Well, yes. How about if you put some of them in special Debian kilts?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.
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Henrik Larsson bowed out of Old Trafford on Wednesday with a reminder of why Manchester United had been so desperate to keep him until the end of the season as Sir Alex Ferguson's side stumbled into the last eight of the Champions League with a 1-0 win over Lille.
For decades, photos of what appeared to be a huge, face-shaped rock formation on Mars &#151; or even a statue of Elvis &#151; fueled theories of intelligent life on the Red Planet.
The families of hundreds of HIV positive children in Libya received a $460 million financial settlement on Tuesday, opening the door for a judicial panel to free six foreign medics condemned to death for infecting them.
The Nationwide Building Society is fined \u00c2\u00a3980,000 over security breaches following the theft of a laptop.
Anthrax has picked an unknown singer to be their new frontman.
Facing a diagnosis of cancer with a \
Fast forward five billion years Our sun will probably look very much the same for the next few billion years, plodding happily along the main sequence, bathing our solar system in its friendly yellow rays. All very nice for us living on Earth, of course, but not terribly exciting.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Internet service providers have to walk a fine line between fairness and profitability. Users want maximum service, and are entitled to honest contracts. Maybe there's a way to help everyone at once.
On the eve of Ukraine's hotly contested presidential vote, the nation's highest court on Saturday threw out some of the election law changes aimed at battling fraud, a possible setback for opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
Japanese stocks fell Thursday as traders sold real estate and shipbuilders amid concern about the slowdown of Japan's economy.
Nigerian rebels fighting government  troops in the southern Port Harcourt area are poised to launch  an uprising across the entire oil-producing delta region to  force political reforms or gain sovereignty, a rebel leader  said on Sunday.
Baseball America came out last week with its list of the Red Sox' top 10 prospects, and for the second straight year, shortstop Hanley Ramirez is at the top, a reminder of why the Sox may not pull the trigger on re-signing Orlando Cabrera. Ramirez appears on track for a 2006 arrival in the big leagues, which would seem to ...
Il presidente del Torino Urbano Cairo, assieme al direttore generale granata Stefano Antonelli, ha i...
Tony Blair sets out a list of no-go areas for an EU treaty - and says that means no referendum will be needed.
Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor who recently completed was on a three-month world tour on his motorbike, has revealed that that he felt refreshed after getting involved with charity on his travels, and was looking forward to get back to work.
In a first of its kind, independent movie distributor Lions Gate Films is releasing \
Latvia accuses Belarus of a serious provocation over the treatment of one of its diplomats.
Bishop International Airport was evacuated for about four hours and several flights were diverted after nine bomb threats were phoned in, authorities said.
Great Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best scientists are standing up to American government pressure to get a worldwide ban on all types of human cloning by backing an international campaign against American efforts.
World Health Organization experts helping Vietnam to battle a recurrence of bird flu said governments should be cautious about prematurely announcing they had beaten the disease, which has killed 27 people this year.
A new study has found that Aleve, a popular over-the-counter painkiller made by Bayer, could increase heart problems.
Rex Grossman had his best game as a pro, and the Chicago Bears' defense silenced Detroit's Roy Williams and the Lions. Grossman set career highs with 289 yards and four touchdown passes to lead the Bears to a 34-7 victory over Detroit on Sunday.
Today is the 17th Annual World AIDS Day and this year&#39;s focus is on the number of women who contract the disease. The Dublin AIDS Alliance says women are now more likely to contract the virus and are more
The main asset of Yukos, the crippled Russian oil company, will not be integrated into Gazprom, the state gas monopoly, but will remain as a separate state-controlled group, the Russian government said on Wednesday.
The permanently frozen subsoil, known as permafrost, upon which Newtok, Alaska, rests is melting.
The party vibe established at MTV's Video Music Awards continued long after the last moon-man trophy was presented.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Authorities have arrested one man over a suicide attack at a mosque in northwest Pakistan that killed 48 people, and said they suspect Islamic militants in an Afghan border region were involved.
Two sponsors of the nation's campaign finance law sued the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday for failing to block the spending of unlimited donations in the presidential race, the second lawsuit the FEC has faced over the issue this month.
Voeller non inserisce il barese tra i titolari per la sfida di questa sera e il giocatore lascia Trigoria contrariato. La Roma minimizza: &quot;Era autorizzato dalla Societ\u00c3\u00a0 in quanto non inserito nella lista
A court in Calcutta bans touts from the famous Kalighat temple following charges of harassment.
Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. will begin testing on Wednesday a service that lets users watch videos rented or bought over the Internet directly on televisions, as part of a trend to link personal computers and TVs.
Russia plans to stop giving American astronauts free rides on its spacecraft to the international space station beginning in 2006, the head of Russia's space agency said.
The 256 MB memory allocates 215 MB as storage for the user, with 55 MB as program memory and 160 MB as the internal flash drive. The flash memory in the Tungsten T5 is still large enough to
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Urinary incontinence in women can be corrected by transplanting the patient's own muscle-derived stem cells into the urethra to strengthen it, scientists said on Monday.
Washington netminder Olie Kolzig celebrated victory in his 700th NHL game on Sunday after Mike Green scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Alex Trebek is on the mend after suffering a minor heart attack last week.
The BBC's Steve Kingstone profiles Spain's colourful, much-loved King Juan Carlos as he turns 70.
Tony Blair dined with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday, beginning his first working visit as the international community's new envoy to the Middle East.
The games industry could benefit from scientific \
Forty-four North Korean men, women and children scaled the walls of the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday in a likely bid for political asylum, an embassy spokesperson said.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  - A U.S. trade agency on Thursday banned imports of future advanced cellphone models using Qualcomm Inc.  chips, potentially hurting the country's biggest wireless services.
Major shake-up will slash 10,000 jobs Airbus yesterday rolled out its \
African Union mediators called on the Sudanese government to halt a military offensive in Darfur to allow the immediate resumption of stalled peace talks with rebels, delegates said on Wednesday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia warned it would  crack down hard on anyone exploiting the tsunami disaster by  diverting aid for their own enrichment.
David Eckstein agreed Thursday to a $10.25 million, three-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, completing a trio of shortstop switches.
Masdar City, a nearly self-contained mini-municipality designed for up to 50,000 people, is intended to be a hub for research on nonpolluting energy technologies.
The U.S. military shot down a target   ballistic missile over the Pacific Friday in the widest test of   its emerging antimissile shield in 18 months, a witness to the   test told Reuters.
(InfoWorld) - The world's largest contract laptop computer maker shipped over 2 million notebook computers in the month of January, an all-time high for a single month, due to strong orders ahead of the launch of\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft Windows Vista, the company's president said Friday. Taiwan's Quanta Computer, which counts Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard among its clients, also expects its sales this year to exceed NT$500 billion (US$15.2 billion), said Michael Wang, Quanta's president. Last year, its sales were NT$461.5 billion. This year, Quanta expects to ship over 25 million laptop computers, up about 30 percent over last year. The company believes the notebook computer industry will experience strong growth over the next three years. Despite strong laptop computer shipments, Quanta has seen profit margins fall as stiff competition among PC vendors forces pricing down. There are also several contract laptop makers for vendors to choose from, ensuring competitive bidding for big orders. To combat lower margins, Quanta has expanded its product offerings to include mobile phones, smartphones, and Apple iPods.
Un consorzio con base a Dubai &egrave; pronto ad offrire 450 milioni di sterline (670 milioni di eur...
God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office.
Electrical stimulation of areas deep within the brain could lead to improved memory, research suggests.
Ukrainians voted in presidential elections Sunday for the third time in eight weeks in a fiercely fought contest between Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych.
Giving a bear hug to his surgeon and a thumbs-up to other hospital staff, a 14-year-old boy went home for Christmas &#151; the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.
British researchers working in an East African village say that a single dose of an antibiotic appears to stop infections that cause trachoma, the world&#39;s leading preventable cause of blindness.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- If current government policies stay as they are, emissions of carbon dioxide from energy production activities will grow by about 60 percent between now and 2030, a report released by the International Energy Agency on Tuesday said.
When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
BEVERLY HILLS, California - The stars of &quot;Wimbledon&quot; prove it doesn&#39;t matter if you win or lose. It&#39;s looking like you know how to play the game that counts.
Someone seems pretty desperate to reinflate this hissing balloon.
Houston, December 12- Peyton Manning broke one of Dan Marino&#39;s touchdown records in the Colts 23-to-14 road win against Texas.
A 59-year-old great-grandmother is pregnant with twins and will deliver next month, three decades after she had her tubes tied. &quot;They came untied,&quot; Frances Harris said Thursday.
Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier is \
Get ready for some cast changes &#151; all Broadway debuts &#151; in the New York company of \
A team at Toronto University found immature cells in the pancreas of adult mice that were able to develop into cells that produce insulin.
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day 8 of joint Exp.9/Exp.10 operations. Tonight, Expedition 9 returns to Earth, accompanied by the VC7 guest cosmonaut.
By GARANCE BURKE KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Inside Winnwood Skate Center, the air conditioning blows a mirrored disco ball around as benches of female skaters pull mouthguards and hot pants from duffel bags.
Lithuanians and Jacko's chimp top suspects Miscreants have created a worm that uses the chat function built into Skype to spread.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nvidia&#39;s new chip is a version of its existing mainstream GeForce 6200 PCI Express chip - but with the added bonus of TurboCache.
Second-seeded American James Blake eased through to the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday, but former world number one Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik.
Quasi 150 mila coloni manifestano davanti alla KnessetStriscioni contro \
Opera Software Thursday launched the beta of its next browser for Windows, temporarily dubbing the new software Opera 8. The final, which is scheduled for release in early 2005, has not yet been given an official name, said Opera executives.

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President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain deadlocked in the White House race going into their final debate, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government colleagues had serious doubts about the invasion of Iraq, a former top aide said in diaries published this week.
The US Internet portal Google has posted on its Belgian websites an earlier copyright ruling by a Belgian court that went against the giant online information provider.
Korea will have a lot to gain from closer ties with Singapore&#39;s advanced service and financial sectors, while Singapore can capitalize on Korea&#39;s efficient logistics system following the inking of the bilateral free-trade agreement, a Singaporean business
Pros Sizzlin' Sisk The New England Pro Golf Tour is off until next week's Bonjour Quebec at I'lle de Montreal. Geoff Sisk of Marshfield has four NEPGT victories and is atop the money list with $78,078, a whopping $30,292 ahead of the next player, Eric Egloff . The tour will complete its 2006 schedule with events at the Pinehills GC ...
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira will miss the champions&#39; crunch game against Premier League leaders Chelsea next month through suspension, the Football Association said on Monday.
Insurgents trying to attack African Union peacekeepers hit a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu with a rocket-propelled grenade, killing at least nine people in the building, residents said on Thursday.
War is not an option against Iran and no one expects the standoff over Iran's nuclear program to lead to an \

DETROIT -- Contract talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp., the nation's largest vehicle manufacturer, got under way Monday.
The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would provide $23.5 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority to help conduct elections
Fans of The Incredibles looking for another fix from director Brad Bird can look no further than The Iron Giant, out on DVD Tuesday. The little-seen 1999 animated adventure shows off the early talent of the director, who is the force behind this holiday season's animated superhero smash.
The troubled Italian airline Alitalia is to reveal a rescue plan to avoid bankruptcy to unions. Ahead of the announcement expected on Monday afternoon, Italian media reported that the proposals include cutting the workforce by a quarter.
Two men, 20 and 17, have been charged in connection with a roadside assault on a family of four.
The company will announce Thursday plans for several hundred new clinics at its stores, using a standardized format and jointly branded with hospitals and medical groups.
Google engineers must have breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when rival Microsoft Corp. rolled out a new search engine that proved glitchy and failed to wow reviewers.
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A cameraman working for an Iraqi Shi'ite satellite television channel and his driver were killed by a roadside bomb attack north of Baghdad on Tuesday, an official from the channel said.
The &quot;scare&quot; issues drawing headlines in the presidential race include flu shots, Social Security and the draft. But terrorism dwarfs all of them, in scale and ferocity.
Strong links between alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour are providing fuel for a &quot;sexual health crisis&quot; in Britain, a government advisory body report said Friday.

Srinagar, Nov 17: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday promised to flood Kashmir with Rs. 24 thousand crore ($ 5 billion) reconstruction plan, but didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t announce a much-expected political package for the conflict-ridden state.
A man is arrested in connection with the murder of a baby in County Down 40 years ago.
Diego Della Valle promette un colpo di mercato ai tifosi della Fiorentina. ''Il regalo per Firenze a...
CANBERRA - Australia&#39;s Government cemented the most powerful mandate in nearly 25 years by winning control of the Upper House, freeing it to push ahead with reforms such as the full sale of telecommunications group Telstra.
By FRAZIER MOORE   Associated Press writer  NEW YORK -- With the first reports of trouble at the World Trade Center, Americans began a process of remembering, recovering and trying to understand what can never be fully understood.
Ministers from countries with troops in southern Afghanistan are set to meet in Scotland to discuss the country's future.
India gave a cool response Tuesday to fresh proposals by Pakistan&#39;s president to end a decades-old dispute over Kashmir, saying it expected
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoirs will be published in Britain and the United States by Random House Inc., the world's biggest book publisher said on Thursday.
L'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara di stasera con la Ju...
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An online casino won the eBay bidding for  a decade-old cheese sandwich bearing what some people consider  a likeness of the Virgin Mary and immediately began hawking  Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese T-shirts.
Rebel groups in Nigeria's Delta region have agreed to stop hostilities against the government, officials confirm.
The Oakland Raiders lost their case in California\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top court after contending in a lawsuit that the N.F.L. sabotaged the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s effort to build a stadium at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. The case dates back more than 20 years when Al Davis, the Raiders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 managing partner, accused the league of purposely not doing enough to help the team move from the antiquated Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to a new stadium. The Raiders returned to Oakland in 1995 after spending 13 years in Los Angeles. The N.F.L. won a 9-3 verdict in 2001, but a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ordered a new trial amid accusations that one juror was biased against the team and Davis, and that another juror committed misconduct. A state appeals court overturned that decision, and the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld the ruling.
Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
The Earth's rapid warming has pushed temperatures to their hottest level in nearly 12,000 years and within a hairbreadth of a million years, a study by the US space agency showed.
Author Salman Rushdie and his model wife play down rumours of a split.
Moving against Internet crime, the Justice Department on Wednesday disrupted a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted files and was engaged in a series of arrests against purveyors of e-mail \
The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has challenged the entertainment industry on denigrating lyrics, on Monday supported a state senator's idea to pull public investments from companies that won't clean up their act.
A leading human rights group accuses Italy and Libya of abusing African migrants trying to enter Europe.
Federal regulators yesterday announced nearly $7.7 million in settlements with six companies accused of calling people on the national Do Not Call list.
The Red Cross warns that more rain could be 'catastrophic' for flood-hit Mozambique and nearby countries.
Strong economic news from Germany helped drive the euro to a 5&frac12;-month high against the dollar as the greenback continued to lose ground on Thursday.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. PPC.N Corp.,  the No. 2 U.S. poultry producer, on Monday raised its quarterly  earnings estimate, citing lower feed costs and better results  in its prepared foods unit.
Yahoo aside, Redmond isn't known for throwing money around, but in recent years it has grown more willing to spend big bucks.
They won their final six games of 2005, acquired a big-name quarterback in Daunte Culpepper in the offseason, and were set to enter their second year under well-respected coach Nick Saban.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 17 -- A suicide bomber detonated her explosives in a commercial area in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on Sunday morning, the latest in a string of attacks by female bombers in Iraq.
Ichiro Suzuki broke George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league record for hits in a single season with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3.
Secret meeting last month The European Court of First Instance could deliver its verdict on Microsoft's appeal of its anti-trust ruling before the summer recess.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In the two weeks since a student reported she had been raped by two football players, Montclair has been struggling to sift through the fallout and move on.
The FBI is wrapping up its two-week search of a suburban Detroit horse farm after finding no trace of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa&#039;s remains, a local prosecutor said Tuesday.
A US military judge Monday rejected a defense motion to bar evidence gained from a key suspect&#39;s computer in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
When campaigning for president in a country as large as the United States, it helps to have famous friends to share the campaigning.
MINNEAPOLIS - The dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota is leaving to become dean of the business school at Emory University in Atlanta.
The ability to manipulate matter on a tiny scale could lead to environmental breakthroughs. Billions of dollars are being spent, but the most exciting green nanoproducts are still on the drawing boards.
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Jerry Rice is hoping to keep his career alive with his move to Seattle. While it might give him a few last gasps of being productive, he likely won&#39;t deliver enough statistically to help most fantasy teams.
Crude oil futures contracts topped the psychological milestone of $50 per barrel for the first time Tuesday, surging to new record levels that could unsettle oil importing nations.
Singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald knocks Radiohead off the number one slot in the UK album chart with This is The Life.
Pakistani call centres swindle customers Cable and Wireless, the former owner of ISP Bulldog, has blamed a sacked employee for the illegal use of a database containing 100,000 customer details.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board decided that Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues the company, people involved said.
Dozens of ABC affiliates were refusing to air Thursday&#39;s broadcast of the movie ``Saving Private Ryan,&#39;&#39; citing indecency concerns.
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Americans are being bombarded by a blitz of films and books alternately attacking and praising US President George W. Bush as rival parties wage a desperate battle for voters' hearts and minds.
Lawyers for R&B singer Bobby Brown asked a California judge on Friday to throw out his divorce from Whitney Houston and reopen the question of custody over the couple's 14 year-old daughter.
Although the Mets' manager is not an orator, he apparently gave his team a reason to keep playing Friday night.
High winds and filthy water embarrassed Panamerican Games organizers on Monday, prompting the postponement of the softball and forcing water-skiers on a polluted lagoon to keep their mouths shut.
Joe Torre all but stated the obvious after sending Mike Mussina out to face the Twins in Game 1 of a doubleheader yesterday at Yankee Stadium: He will be sending Mussina out next
Investor's Business Daily - U.S. home prices declined 1.4% in Q1 compared with Q1 &#39;06, the first year-over-year drop since 1991, according to the S&amp;P/Case-Shiller index. It could take years for housing prices to rebound, said David Seiders, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders. He predicted that new-home construction won&#39;t return to last year&#39;s level for at least 4 years.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia  - Cambodian King Norodom  Sihanouk has abdicated, sick and dismayed at political  infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover  from the \
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A 6-year-old Palestinian girl may be about to experience at first hand the gulf between care of spinal injuries in the rich world and developing countries.
Just about. The only time on record that anything like this happened before was in 1947, when two hurricanes and one tropical storm hit Florida within five weeks.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych told NATO on Thursday that he was putting moves toward membership in the alliance on hold, but he said the former Soviet republic still wanted to join the European Union.
Saddam Hussein uprooted Assyrian  Christians from their ancient homeland in northern Iraq. Now  militants in Baghdad are forcing some to flee again.
Russia's foreign minister warns Moscow will stand firm on \
A family from Layton and more than a dozen other Americans have been stranded on Grand Cayman Island for five days without much food, clean drinking water or electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
Cars are trapped after there is serious flooding in Londonderry following heavy thunderstorms.
At least 22 people in southern Bangladesh have been killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a lorry, police say.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.
Xerox Corp  on Monday launched a multimillion dollar brand overhaul, aiming to cement its image as a technology and services provider and finally shed the notion that it simply makes copiers.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp  on Monday posted a better-than-expected 38 percent rise in first-half operating profit, helped by strong sales of power systems and elevators to emerging nations, and it raised its full-year outlook by 17 percent.
WILMINGTON, Del. - Wilbur L. Ross Jr., who became a billionaire by investing in bankrupt steel companies, offered to pay at least $435 million for a unit of American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. and said he plans to \
WASHINGTON - New public opinion surveys paint a very different picture of the presidential race, with a poll Friday showing President Bush with a commanding 13-point lead over challenger John Kerry coming a day after two other surveys showed the race
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New version comes as competition looms from VMWare, which plans to release the latest beta of its Fusion product on Friday.
TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel's army will operate in the northern Gaza Strip until all Palestinian rocket fire against Israeli towns is halted, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said late Saturday in an interview on Israel Radio.    Sharon spoke as his forces ended the fourth day of an invasion in which 50 Palestinians and five Israelis have been killed...
Juniper Networks' former general counsel has been charged with violating SEC rules.
An Air Force sergeant who oversaw  a spy case that fell apart against an airman at the U.S. base  at Guantanamo Bay, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for  raping a pre-teen girl and mishandling documents, the Air Force  said.
He says he feels fine and is throwing the ball well, but clearly he is not. Something is wrong with Javier Vazquez, but pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre crossed some potential issues off the list.
Multiplex, the Australian developer of the Wembley Stadium project, is being eyed as a takeover target.
They want to strip the intelligence gathering operations from both agencies and put them under the control of a new national intelligence director.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has undermined hopes for his powerful chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, to succeed him and may have opened up the leadership battle to a new generation, newspapers said.
CARE chief, a Briton with dual citizenship, has worked in Iraq for 30 years. Mortar attack kills five Iraqi national guardsmen and hurts 80.
A suicide bomber killed three British troops and wounded eight others at a British checkpoint in central Iraq, Britain&#39;s armed forces minister Adam Ingram told reporters on Thursday.
The African Union, the United Nations and the Sudanese government opened talks here Monday on the deployment of a hybrid AU-UN force of up to 20,000 peacekeepers to Sudan&#39;s war-torn region of Darfur.
The U.S. military said on Sunday it had evidence Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias in Iraq were increasingly using secret weapons stores to attack U.S. and Iraqi forces.
Shaun Alexander has always had a knack for getting into the end zone. Lately, Seattle's offensive line has been making it easy for the Seahawks running back to find the open lanes and open field, too.
By Sabine Vollmer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 13--Cornerstone BioPharma is trying to bounce back after layoffs cut the Cary company's work force in half.
NHS trusts are struggling to meet key hygiene standards, according to data submitted to the NHS watchdog.
High Street and catalogue retailer Next reports a better-than-expected rise in sales and profits for the first half of 2004.
German anti-monopoly authorities on Friday approved plans by mobile phone operators T-Mobile, O2 and Vodafone to create a joint technical platform to bring television to mobile phones.
afrol News, 13 December - There are &quot;very alarming reports&quot; from Congo Kinshasa&#39;s North Kivu province of fights between different fractions of the Congolese armed forces, according to UN peacekeepers here.
Radiosophy's HD100 pulls in HD Radio signals, a digital format that is broadcast alongside standard radio by more than 1,200 stations in this country.
Hours before the polls opened in Illinois and minutes before Barack Obama glided into the ballroom of a downtown hotel, his supporters already
They mapped Bill Clinton&#39;s path to the stage in Center City so that he wouldn&#39;t have to climb too many stairs, which was thoughtful, because he looked like what he was: a guy
The blast ripped through the stands just as Shahrukh Khan ended a three-hour performance on Saturday. The Indian star and his troupe were unharmed, police said, quoted by the Agency France Press news agency.
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson launched a blistering attack on referee Graham Poll after seeing Alan Smith sent off and his side denied two clear-cut penalties in a dismal 0-0 draw against Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Coach Duncan Fletcher believes England will receive overdue public recognition if they beat West Indies in the Champions Trophy final.
Dozens of military vehicles headed toward the Iraq border and protesters demanded tough action against Kurdish rebels on Monday, a day after 12 soldiers were killed in an ambush. The attack has pushed Turkey closer to a possible incursion into Iraq to target insurgents hiding there.
Sprint Nextel Corp  on Tuesday  named the head of Embarq Corp , its fixed-line spin-off,  as its chief executive, hoping the telecom industry veteran can  turn the No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider around.
UAL Corp. , parent of bankrupt United Airlines, on Tuesday reported a November net loss of &#36;87 million, including a &#36;158 million gain from the sale of Orbitz Inc. shares and &#36;20 million of reorganization expenses.
Anyone who&#39;s spent hours struggling to find a missing document on a computer hard drive will love Google&#39;s new desktop search program.
Daunte Culpepper threw two touchdown passes to Randy Moss and ran for another score, helping the Vikings hold off the Bears 27-22 on Sunday.
La Francia garantista e progressista sta per diventare sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 un ricordo: il ministro della Giustizia francese Dominique Perben ha annunciato che dall&#39;inizio del prossimo anno sar\u00c3\u00a0 sperimentata in Francia la castrazione chimica per delinquenti
Tra i romanzi, Orgoglio e preveggenza riscrive Jane Austen, Odio San Valentino fa il verso a Bridget Jones. E tra gli incontri, Gianni Morandi e il suo Diario di un ragazzo italiano
Detectives link a gun attack on a County Antrim police station to the hostage taking of a family of five.
In part two of an exclusive conversation with Elizabeth and John Edwards, \u00e2\u0080\u009cToday\u00e2\u0080\u009d host Katie Couric talks to the Senator and his wife at their home in Washington DC about what it was like to face both a grueling presidential campaign and a frightening
Dutch voters are going to the polls in tight elections, with the ruling Christian Democrats tipped to win narrowly.
President Bush's former New England campaign chairman was indicted Wednesday on charges he took part in the jamming of the Democrats' get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002.
On this third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on American soil, a bold action by the leader of the transitional government of Afghanistan indicates the hard decisions that are still to be taken before victory can be announced in the war against
Yasser Arafat is in a coma but is not brain dead, his spokeswoman said today, acknowledging the ailing Palestinian leader was ``between life and death.
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By Alex de Marban Anchorage Daily News  ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The days of state-sanctioned sea lion hunts are long gone in Alaska, but fishermen and hunters who gunned down the sea lions are suspects in the latest study about the animal's crash.
The sons of a first-term congresswoman and Milwaukee's former acting mayor were among five Democratic activists charged Monday with slashing the tires of vans rented by Republicans to drive voters and monitors to the polls on Election Day.
Slobodan Milosevic's paramilitary commander and 11 other men were convicted and sentenced Wednesday in the assassination of Serbia's first democratically elected prime minister, Zoran Djindjic.
Indonesian Cleric Abu Bakar Bashir says he is innocent of terrorism charges related to the Bali bombings and the bombing of the Marriott hotel in Jakarta last year.
US disc jockey Howard Stern gets engaged, despite publicly vowing not to marry again after divorcing  his first wife.
Berlino, 19 set. (Adnkronos/Dpa) - Come era stato annunciato dai sondaggi, sia i socialdemocratici che i cristianodemocratici tedeschi hanno perso terreno nelle elezioni che si sono tenute oggi nei lander di Sassonia e Brandeburgo.
Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland dug in with Northern Ireland's rival Catholic and Protestant parties for a second day of talks aimed at restoring the province's power-sharing government.
Swiss voters today overwhelmingly approved a new law permitting research on stem cells, rejecting a repeal initiative by an alliance of conservative Christian, left-wing and green groups.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.
After talking up its new line of blade servers for months, Dell went ahead today and delivered some product. Dell, not surprisingly, is touting its new blade server as a space and cost-saving improvement over standard 1U rack servers.
We don't need NPfIT, we need Google Tory leader David Cameron used a speech in Trafford yesterday to make another attempt to gain credibility for his party's management of the NHS.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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British mobile telephone operator mmO2 announced the signing of a deal with NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile phone operator, to launch i-mode mobile Internet services in Britain, Germany and Ireland.
Saudi Aramco and U.S. oil firm  ConocoPhillips signed a deal on Wednesday for a new 400,000  barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in the Gulf state.
Online retailer Amazon.com  posted a sharp rise in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday, helped by robust domestic and international sales and the latest Harry Potter book.
Lily Vasquez, a marketing manager from Clifton, New Jersey, spent nearly eight years trying to break into the music business as a singer before she stumbled across SellaBand.com.
Plus: Golden nano-artwork unveiled. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Joe Girardi lobbied more strongly than ever yesterday to stay as manager of the Marlins.
Tax breaks have brought Hollywood's movie industry to Louisiana. Now, the state wants to lure Hollywood's video game industry.
The dollar continues its recent declines, falling against the euro as concerns grow about the US economy.
The openly gay Episcopal bishop whose ordination threatens to fracture the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;genuinely and deeply regrets&quot; the pain this caused
SHAPLEIGH, Maine - For the past decade, a bikini-clad Katharine Schultze has parked her 1953 Ford pickup at the corner of routes 11 and 109 where she hawks hot dogs and lemonade from a small red-and-white cart.    She may not be back next summer...
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005 forecast.
The Bakery has a new CakePHP tip posted today showing how to improve the unbindModel handling on the model side of things (versus in the controller as mentioned previously).   The problem with that solution is that it requires you to change the way you define your model relations. [...] Rather try to change your code to suit your needs, and let CakePHP do what it does best: act as a framework.   The technique approaches the associations differently - loaded and called when you make the call to expects() versus just automatically. They include the code to make it all work for an extension to the Model (AppModel), and extension to the AppModel (Title), and finally the TitlesController that shows the deliberate calls to expects to pull in the models.
The interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi insisted that Iraq's looming elections would put an end to the country's bloody violence.

Dr Mariwan Majid I was born in the city of Halabja in northern Iraq. It was attacked with chemical weapons by the Iraqi regime.
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HILLA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed 15 people  at a police academy graduation Wednesday, part of a wave of  killings aimed at stopping landmark Jan. 30 elections, but  Iraq's prime minister vowed the vote would go ahead.
People in the breakaway region of Azerbaijan vote in the hope their bid for independence will be boosted.
Countrywide Financial Corp  is working to structure another strategic investment similar to the deal Bank of America Corp  struck last month, the New York Post reported in its online edition on Tuesday.
The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate end to military operations in Gaza and a pullout of Israeli forces.
A French police officer has shot dead a Paris Saint Germain (PSG) football fan and seriously injured another after witnesses said he was targeted by a racist mob following the team's defeat by Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Paul Martin and Canada&#39;s first ministers are expected to turn their attention to the problem of reducing waiting lists, following an acrimonious first-day summit meeting over proposed funding to fix Canada&#39;s health care system.
[World News]: Oslo, Oct 8 : Kenya&#39;s environmentalist Wangari Maathai has won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize &quot;for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace,&quot; the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.
A rare December tropical storm causes floods and landslides in the Caribbean, killing at least 13 people.
White House press secretary Tony Snow announced his resignation yesterday, the latest in a series of departures that have reshaped the upper echelons of the administration with the addition of more low-profile replacements well versed in the ways of Washington.
A recent census of the world's primate population finds that many of them are in danger of disappearing
A senior operative for al Qaeda in Iraq who was caught this month has told his U.S. military interrogators a prominent al Qaeda-led group is just a front and its leader fictitious, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
A group of 10 Guantanamo Bay  prisoners who are waging a legal battle over their detention  have no constitutional right to do so, U.S. government lawyers  said on Wednesday and urged a judge to dismiss their cases.
Vivendi's recovery is almost complete, the French media and telecommunications giant declared Tuesday, despite a massive second-quarter net loss bloated by the effects of the weaker U.S. dollar.
At this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Bill Gates promoted Microsoft products and partner offerings and presented his vision of a digital lifestyle.
The US economy generated 144,000 jobs in August, the Labour Department said, in a sign that the labour market was improving slightly after two sluggish months.
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Communist guerrillas said Monday they are observing a unilateral four-day truce over Christmas and hinted of a longer ceasefire if the Philippine government met certain conditions.
By Samantha Thompson Smith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 18--With the official start of bathing suit season Thursday, the question you need to be asking yourself isn't bikini or one-piece.
Spain&#39;s government and soccer federation have condemned racist chanting during a friendly in Madrid between Spain and England, blaming a small group of fans for behavior that has stirred outrage in Britain.
The Bush administration said yesterday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible, but the savings to consumers
NHS star ratings are set to be replaced by a five-level worded grading system under new proposals.
The Mavericks-Spurs series took another wild turn Thursday, with Dallas guard Jason Terry getting suspended from Game 6 for punching former teammate Michael Finley while chasing a loose ball in the closing seconds of Game 5.
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The game designer, Scottish company Traffic, is also sponsoring a contest in which the person who most closely matches Oswald&#39;s shots will win up to $100,000, depending on how many people download the game.
School's been blown to pieces 7,500 UK schools using the email services of RM Plc, the UK's largest education technology supplier, have been without communications this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Cosmetics manufacturer Estee Lauder  Cos. Inc. EL.N on Tuesday said quarterly net income jumped 51  percent, bolstered by new product sales and an improving U.S.  retail market.
The number of children dying worldwide has dropped below 10 million a year for the first time, UNICEF said Thursday.
The Conference Board reported Tuesday that US consumer confidence fell for a third consecutive month in October, suggesting growing concerns over the economy before the presidential election.
Tokyo stocks were higher early Friday as the U.S. dollar rebounded against the Japanese yen, following through its strength in New York where players reduced heavy dollar-bearish positions.
Police are questioning four drifters and a former psychiatric patient in a French hospital bloodbath the ended with one nurse beheaded and another stabbed to death, officials say.
The suspected murder of British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq was widely condemned here as a wave of unrest across Sunni Muslim hotspots killed more than 20 people, many of them women and children.
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Britain could be asked to contribute troops to a 10,000-strong UN peacekeeping force for Sudan under a draft resolution being discussed in the security council, government officials in London indicated yesterday.
Malaysia's highest court freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in jail on Thursday, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister.
President Bush and his Democratic Party challenger Senator John Kerry traded barbs Friday on terrorism and domestic issues. The criticisms are growing sharper with less than two weeks left in the presidential campaign.
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The company said third-quarter profit rose more than expected, boosted by higher aircraft deliveries, but it scaled back next year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s forecast due to delays on its  787 Dreamliner.
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MONTREAL - Molson Inc. has served up a warning of disappointing summer-quarter earnings, saying sales have been slow in Canada and profitability has been squeezed in Brazil.
Sending the right message is central to our justice system and Ontario Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno did just that in his sentencing yesterday of two brothers involved in the 2000 Walkerton water tragedy.
Stocks rallied yesterday after the software maker PeopleSoft accepted Oracle&#39;s $10.3 billion sweetened buyout offer and other big deals fueled expectations for more takeovers.
Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney arrive at London's High Court for a five-day hearing to settle their divorce.
Police are investigating whether several items found in the enclosure of a tiger who fatally mauled a 17-year-old man show that the animal was attacked or taunted, San Francisco Zoo spokesman Sam Singer said Wednesday.
Novell has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications at the time Novell owned the WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications.
Sir Menzies Campbell is too old to be leader of the Lib Dems and should be replaced, Lord Owen says.
Adriano Galliani, vicepresidente del Milan, &egrave; arrivato all'hotel Hilton di Fiumicino dove son...
Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cwardrobe malfunction,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which exposed the singer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s breast during this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Super Bowl halftime show.
Dec. 3, 2004 - Of the six teams the Packers have beaten during their winning streak, only Minnesota has a winning record. The Packers get a true gauge of their standing Sunday at Philadelphia.
Texas power company TXU Corp.   has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Kohlberg  Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group   for about $32 billion in the largest leverage buyout in  history, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
Roman Catholic bishops in England and Wales rejected as \
Google Inc., the world's most popular  Web search engine, on Wednesday slashed the price range on its  eagerly awaited initial public offering (IPO) to between $85  and $95 per share from between $108 and $135 per share.
A barren, grassless wicket in the middle of rain-soaked Bangalore is where skipper Sourav Ganguly expects India to overwhelm top-ranked Australia and enhance its reputation as masters of subcontinent conditions.
com Staff. Astronomers have produced the first truly useful image ever of something in space using gamma rays. It&#39;s a picture only an astronomer could love, but it appears to help solve a century-long mystery.
Imagine a delicious dinner of pasta with meat sauce and grated parmesan. Add a salad of fresh mozzarella and Roman tomatoes sprinkled with Tuscan olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Maybe you'll wash it down with some Amaretto liqueur.
How the fight was marketed \u00e2\u0080-s &quot;Once and For All&quot; \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -gested finality, and it was Marco Antonio Barrera who achieved it here last night in the third and arguably most compelling bout in boxing&#39;s most fiery series.
European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.
A Cambodian court has sentenced the Indonesian Islamist known as Hambali and three others to life in jail for planning bomb attacks in Phnom Penh.
Ukraine's supreme court begins hearing a final appeal over a rerun presidential election, with the justices widely expected to confirm Viktor Yushchenko's victory in the historic vote, enabling him to assume power.
Con un anestesista in ospedale, sul posto anche arcivescovo
With the company's reserves running dry, investors might want to dip into a different well.
A new United Nations report says the AIDS epidemic will claim more than three-million lives this year. The UN report says an estimated thirty-nine million people worldwide are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - Undercutting the Bush&#39;s administration&#39;s rationale for invading Iraq, the final report of the chief US arms inspector concludes that Saddam Hussein did not vigorously pursue a program
Secondo il domenicale inglese 'News of the World', c'&egrave; un problema nell'organizzazione del ma...
The shuttle Discovery crew spent their first day in space on Sunday scouting their ship for heat shield damage that might have occurred during their launch in darkness on Saturday night, the first night-time liftoff since the 2003 Columbia accident.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Drew Tate threw two touchdown passes and Iowa forced five turnovers and blocked two field goals in a 23-21 victory over Purdue yesterday.
German government plans to spy on terror suspects by deploying malicious e-mails draw sharp criticism.
A federal judge has postponed his decision on PeopleSoft&#39;s last hostile takeover defense against Oracle until next month. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine said he would need more information from both
Seguono il primo cittadino di Terni e quello di Reggio C.
Steve Irwin's father said on Wednesday  he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the  \
A man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing is due to go on trial in NI.
Scotland defender Andy Webster insists there is no point dwelling on the defeat to Norway when their World Cup qualification campaign can still be salvaged.
Some 850 British troops and support personnel will move to patrol areas closer to Baghdad following a U.S. request, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on Thursday.
US computers users know more about Janet Jackson&#39;s breasts than about security software on their own PC. A survey found that 90% of those asked could remember when Ms Jackson suffered her &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot;.
Sono 160 mila di cui 50 mila i romeni. Allarme per il flusso dall'est che cresce mese dopo meseIl dossier dell'Opera nomadi e un allarme sociale evidente, da Appignano a Roma, da Napoli a Milano                                          Fra cronaca nera e integrazione Fotografia della realt\u00c3\u00a0 nomade in Italia                                                                                  Almeno tredici ceppi diversi suddivisi in tre grandi famiglie: italiani, ex jugoslavi e romeniSolo il 10 per cento dei bimbi arriva alla terza media. Ventimila minori non vaccinati. Oltre 500 campi abusivi di CLAUDIA FUSANI
NEW YORK Two New York celebrities are being allowed to move back to their home at a chic Manhattan building. But the celebrities aren&#39;t people -- they&#39;re red-tailed hawks and their home is a nest perched on the Fifth Avenue building.
PARACATU, Brazil  - Moacir de Mello's small farm is squeezed on one side by bulldozers belonging to a Canadian mining firm and on the other by a rancher trying to make him leave. \
COLUMBIA, Conn., Dec. 13 -- A winter storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the nation's most heavily traveled highways.
European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo's independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.
Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo advanced to the Advanta Championships final Saturday after reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from their semifinal match with a strained right shoulder.
Verizon Communications Inc. said Wednesday that it was dropping a \
United Airlines management says it is &quot;substantially accelerating&quot; its restructuring plans to add lucrative international routes, strengthen its hubs, and cut back on other domestic service.
It turns out that Steve  Jobs has a soft spot in his heart for PC guys.
New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.
Nove milioni di euro netti a stagione per 5 anni. Sarebbe questa, secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'As...
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Indonesia's Supreme Court quashes the conviction of a pilot found guilty of murdering rights activist Munir.
After unveiling plans to revamp Netscape.com into a more traditional news portal, AOL is saying it will migrate its social news to a new site, Propeller.com.
We have grown taller and heavier since the 1960s, according to a new study, but compared with a newly discovered human species, we are really, really huge.
Ariel Sharon, Israeli prime minister, yesterday looked set to end a six-month government crisis that threatened his plan to withdraw from Gaza, despite last-minute delays likely
Vonage has teamed with NETGEAR Inc. to develop a suite of broadband telephony devices incorporating the latest version of Texas Instruments&#39; VoIP and WLAN chipsets.
Sprint Corp and Nextel Communications have tentatively agreed on key terms in a $US35 billion ($47billion) merger deal that would create a giant mobile phone carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers.
Republican presidential hopefuls court evangelical kingpins that could determine the 2008 nomination.
Will steep discounting save Christmas? Retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) Chief Executive Lee Scott, will be forced to slash prices this week to spur sales that got off to a weak start this holiday season.
Sigle diventano Aise-Aisi, Agenzia informazione e sicurezza
KRESTENA, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting criticism of incompetence on Tuesday as villagers fled fierce forest fires that have killed 63 people.
Thousands of Palestinians tried to force their way through Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Thursday in a melee in which one man suffered a fatal heart attack and five people were wounded by gunfire, medics said.
HBO, cable\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular premium channel, is carefully entering the arena of Internet video.
A team of Indonesian scientists refuted on Friday a claim that the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species recently found on the remote island of Flores would rewrite the evolutionary history of mankind.
Apple thinks do-it-yourself PC repair is the wave of the future. But another PC maker has other ideas.
Risultato dovuto a maggiori vendite all'estero
Opposition lawmakers from Taiwan  visiting Beijing gathered on Monday to discuss charter flights  between China and Taiwan over the Lunar New Year holidays,  possibly the first direct flights in more than 50 years.
State police believe alcohol may have played a role in the death of former NFL player Justin Strzelczyk, but said Friday they may never know what pushed him to lead troopers on the highway chase that led to his death.
The dollar firmed against the euro but eased against the yen on Tuesday when market players were cautious before publication of US retail sales data, dealers said.
La banca centrale ha annunciato che avra' sede a Kigali
Commerzbank, Germany's fourth-biggest bank, said that the head of its investment banking division, Mehmet Dalman, has quit.
When the Chase for the Nextel Cup was implemented in 2004, it was the intent of NASCAR officials to inject some excitement into what had been a lackluster championship run by Matt Kenseth the previous year.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is briefing top Pakistani officials of his talks with India&#39;s premier on Kashmir. A meeting of the country&#39;s national security council, comprising military and political leaders, is under way in the capital Islamabad.
Top-sseded Juan Carlos Ferrero pulled out of the Heineken Open Shanghai Monday because of wrist and knee injuries. Ferrero, the former world No.
New York's most dangerous sex offenders will be locked up in psychiatric centers after their prison terms end if a court determines they continue to pose a threat to the public, Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced Thursday.
The US Federal Trade Commission last week filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell their owners spyware-blocking software.
Nearly 18 million Romanians are eligible to vote Sunday in the first round of a presidential election to replace Ion Iliescu and lead the former communist state into the European Union.
Once they get their back up, there&#39;s no backing down. They are governed by rules, regulations and, it would seem, by rockheads.
A few years ago, the Cardinals\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Rick Ankiel was one of the best young left-handed pitchers in the major leagues. Now he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hitting and fielding in the minor leagues.
Australia called on Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday not to let commercial or national interests stand in the way of creating bird flu vaccines before a pandemic breaks out.
Research in Motion has confirmed web reports that Vodafone is to offer its mobile phone form-factor Blackberry 7100 - aka &#39;Charm&#39; - in Europe.
Pakistani troops kill six  militants in a shoot-out near the Afghan border, the army says.
Jacques Chirac&#39;s presidential immunity  expires at midnight on Saturday, opening the way for judges to  question him over a string of investigations into alleged  corruption and other scandals in France.
The average circulation of the nation&#39;s newspapers fell in the six months ended in September, as new federal restrictions on telemarketing and a more conservative approach by some publications
Expect linebacker Jermaine Lemons and his surgically repaired knee to spend plenty of time on the field in Saturday's season opener.
Mike Fratello said he saw something in the seven years he coached Doc Rivers in Atlanta. He saw a future NBA head coach.
Philippine troops killed a senior Islamic militant wanted by the United States after they raided his safe house in the restive south of the archipelago, officials said on Sunday.
Kenyans pleaded on Wednesday for an end to violence that has killed 850 people and created unprecedented horror in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.
A man accused of driving an SUV into a crowded plaza at the University of North Carolina, injuring nine people, was sent for a mental evaluation Monday after an outburst in court.
Eta' massima 30 anni, hanno segni d'arma da taglio
Ten people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-packed vest blew himself up inside a central Baghdad hotel used by foreigners and Iraqi officials, police said.
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air on Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes.
Position created more than a year ago finally gets filled.
Bernhard Langer beat Vijay Singh on the first extra hole Friday to knock the world&#39;s top-ranked player out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round.
A northerly flow of surface winds should develop over the next couple of days as the remains of Gaston move north. The result is expected to be slightly lower rain chances for the first part of the workweek.
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Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of debilitating migraine headaches.
NATO must do more to help train and equip Afghanistan&#39;s national army, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said here Friday.
Defence Minister Geoff Hoon is due to address the British parliament on his country's troop deployment in Iraq, amid widespread reports that some forces are to be moved from the relative calm of southern Iraq into areas around Baghdad, thereby freeing up US forces for attacks on cities like Fallujah.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist and author who gained international fame for her landmark work on death and dying, has died in her suburban Phoenix home.
Oil prices continue to fall back from recent record highs, after a US report showed an unexpectedly large rise in crude stocks in America.
MIAMI (Reuters Life!) - Miami Dolphin defensive end Jason Taylor is to put on his dancing shoes and become the first currently playing American football athlete to feature in the television show \
Four kidnapped expatriate staff members of Franco-American oil services group Schlumberger were freed late Saturday in the south of Nigeria, an industry source said.
An official at Fox News Channel said that one of its political reporters has been disciplined for posting a fake news item on its website about Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.
A federal judge wants a prominent lawyer involved in a Hurricane Katrina insurance case charged with criminal contempt for what he said was circumventing his order to give up documents secretly copied by two whistleblowers.
Oil prices settled under $41 for the first time since July Friday as dealers took profits on a widely expected move by the OPEC cartel to curb production in excess of its official output ceiling.
A protein produced by immune cells could lead to more effective treatments for HIV, researchers believe.
A diet rich in a type of fatty acid found in salmon and other types of oily fish might help protect the brain from Alzheimer&#39;s, according to new study of mice.
Britain&#039;s beleaguered deputy premier said Wednesday he would give up his official country residence after recently acknowledging an extramarital affair with his secretary.
Separatist Kurdish guerrillas killed seven Turkish soldiers and wounded two in stepped-up attacks against the military in southeastern Turkey, local authorities said Saturday.
The Ukrainian parliament voted Thursday to hold President-elect Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration this Sunday, capping a months-long presidential election marked by fraud allegations, mass street protests and ...
Armed men raid a private American school in northern Gaza, setting fire to buses and stealing computers.
Dubai, a swiftly rising city on the Persian Gulf that recently sponsored a weeklong film festival, has highly ambitious plans for the silver screen.
Alternative e-mail client will compete with Outlook Express and Eudora.
The Web site of identity-fraud suspects operating as the Shadowcrew has been replaced by information about alleged members' arrests.
The first wild condor chick to take flight in California in 22 years sailed into the skies over Ventura County last month. The young bird was hatched April 9 near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied Sunday in the Georgian capital to protest what they denounced as massive vote fraud that helped U.S.-allied Mikhail Saakashvili win a second presidential term.
Attentato durante un comizio dell'ex premier a Rawalpindi. Oltre alla leader dell'opposizione, uccise altre quindici persone, numerosi feriti
A former employee of KBR , the Pentagon's largest private contractor in Iraq, was sentenced to a year in prison by a federal judge late last week for taking kickbacks from a Saudi company to which he awarded dining subcontracts in Iraq.
TEHRAN -- Iran executed a defendant by hanging after a court convicted him of a bombing last week that killed 11 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Nasrollah Shanbe Zehi was executed at the site of the attack in Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, the report said. The sentence was ...
Australia bowled out India for 185 to take a 213-run lead on day three of the third cricket Test at Nagpur, edging the top-ranked team closer to a first series win in India for 35 years.
In the endless daily battle against the fear and isolation of life under lock-down, the people of Baghdad have found a way to keep their city alive: moving it online.
KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, \
Lo compongono, Aie, Afi, Agis, Anes, Anica, Fimi e Univideo
A command centre for a joint US-Iraqi offensive to restore security in Baghdad is ready to go into operation.
S\u00c3\u00ac del Movimento per la vita, perplesse le AcliDon Mazzi: \
Ernest Gallo si e' spento nella sua casa all'eta' di 97 anni
President Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
Islamabad: Wang Peng, a Chinese engineer, who was killed in Pakistan&#39;s tribal region, during a rescue operation by Pakistan military on Thursday, was airlifted to China in a special military plane on Saturday, officials said.
LOS ANGELES  - George Clooney will  direct and star in the McCarthy-era drama \
Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament, the president's office said.
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie arrives in Iraq on a surprise visit as a United Nations goodwill ambassador.
Dutch international defender Khalid Boulahrouz joins Chelsea from Hamburg.
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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is expected to hold talks in Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran in dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
The United Nations said Tuesday it will send 350 more peacekeepers to Haiti in the latest effort to flush out armed gangs from the capital's slums.
Is MARIGOLD, Salman Khan's first international project, stalled? The Hollywood project, directed by Willard Carroll, made news right from its inception, but the film is yet to take off.
Cromwell, CT (Sports Network) - Corey Pavin holed out for an eagle on the second hole, then chipped in for birdie at 18 en route to an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday and the first-round lead at the Buick Championship.
The Dolan family&#8217;s pursuit of Cablevision Systems remained up in the air Tuesday night as some big shareholders, which previously were against the $10.6 billion takeover indicated they may vote in favor of the deal, The New York Post reported. Shareholders are expected to vote on the deal Wednesday. Harris Associates and Anchor Capital Advisors, which [...].
Germany&#39;s Ralf Schumann claimed his third Olympic gold medal on August 21 when he won the men&#39;s 25m rapid pistol event with a score of 694.
Low-key and businesslike in the grand, gilded, central hall of the royal palace, a nine-member Throne Council named Norodom Sihamoni, a dancer and choreographer
Microsoft suffered a humiliating legal defeat Monday when it lost a court appeal\u00c2\u00a0to overturn the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against it.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  raised doubts about consumers' holiday spending and Google Inc.  dropped after Barron's newspaper said the stock was overvalued.
All those failed start-ups from the dot.com boom will nevertheless live on, because the University of Maryland and the Library of Congress (LC) see value in saving their records for posterity in a massive digital archive.
Imagine an oil drum the size of a school bus with an antenna on top. That description paraphrases how Cassini points mechanically at Saturn and its moons.
A former education minister seeking to become Paraguay's first female president held a narrow lead on Monday in a race for the ruling party's presidential nomination, partial results showed.
World-famous author Chinua Achebe rejects a national award, criticising the \
KHARTOUM, Dec 22, 2004 (KUNA) -- Darfur rebels called upon the African Union Wednesday to refer the Sudanese Darfur crisis to the UN after peace talks held in the Nigerian capital of Abuja failed.
From New York Attorney General to New York Governor. That&#39;s the path Democrat Eliot Spitzer hopes to take. Spitzer announced he is running for governor in 2006.
VIENNA - Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Europe's tragic past and warned of its uncertain future yesterday as he honored Jews killed in the Holocaust and urged the continent to accept its Christian heritage.
More than 200,000 customers of the internet company could lose telephone access and money paid in advance now that it has gone out of business.
Sparatoria con guardia giurata in una zona industriale
The company's next Fedora Linux will include the new approach to carving Linux systems into multiple virtual machines.
What did Bill Belichick say to Ted Johnson? Remember? It was just before that fourth-and-a-half-yard situation the Steelers had in the first quarter. Bill Cowher had called a timeout. Belichick seized the occasion to beckon Johnson to the sideline. I remember thinking, \
CINCINNATI, Ohio - While there were 32 active players on the Chicago Cubs roster Thursday night at Great American Ball Park, it was the Aramis Ramirez show with which folks were treated to in the Queen City.
Howard Dean's hard-charging race to head the Democratic National Committee is gaining early momentum that recalls the streaking start of his 2004 presidential campaign.
The United Auto Workers union on Monday called the first national strike against General Motors Corp since 1970 after contract talks stalled, sending more than 73,000 factory workers to picket lines.
Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani opposition leader, who returned from exile today. Ms. Bhutto was unhurt, but at least 50 were reported killed.
The US-led invasion of Iraq has had a negative impact on efforts to stop Islamic terror groups such as Al-Qaeda, a former senior British intelligence official has said.
A Spanish court is to try an ex-soldier accused of killing dissidents during Argentina's \
In simultaneous blasts, insurgents detonated two car bombs Saturday at a police station near the fortified headquarters of the US Embassy and interim Iraqi
In passerella laccature, stampe floreali e intarsi
The Scream, which was stolen from a gallery in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, by armed thieves yesterday, was not insured against theft because it was impossible to put a price on paintings by Edvard Munch, it emerged today.
BEIJING, Feb. 26 -- Communist Party propaganda chiefs have issued a stern new warning to China's broadcast executives, saying news reports and entertainment should promote socialist loyalty and soothe tensions as the country enters a sensitive political season.
Mike Miller and Rudy Gay each had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Chicago Bulls 104-90 on Monday.
ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Tropical Storm Henriette swept by Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, killing six people in the resort of Acapulco before moving out to sea, where it could become a hurricane.
Kuala Lumpur: Umno Youth chief Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein called on the organisation to close ranks against its most prominent dissident - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim - branding the former Deputy Prime Minister a traitor.
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America Online is building alliances with mobile phone manufacturers and wireless carriers in an effort to build its share of the emerging mobile instant-messaging market.
Mike Fincke&#39;s new baby is on the astronaut&#39;s mind as he returns to Earth today, though she might not know it. &quot;I&#39;m very concerned she doesn&#39;t know who her father is,&quot; Fincke told reporters
Microsoft has released details about a new version of Windows Mobile, the software behemoth's operating system designed for devices such as smartphones and PDAs. The OS, called Windows Mobile 6, will be available in the second quarter of 2007, offering an interface that resembles the recently launched Windows Vista.
To keep tabs on its content online, Reuters joins Associated Press in signing a deal with Attributor.
Billy Crystal's long, sentimental show about growing up on Long Island is the most unabashed paean to family values outside of a Hallmark shop.

Columbine High School, the site of a 1999 shooting spree, was evacuated today after officials received at least one call about a bomb threat, authorities said.
The Calgary Health Region says it still doesn&#39;t know what made about 140 people sick at the Drop-In Centre. Health officials say that more people could also become ill.
The CAPS investors have spoken. Here's what they said.
Germany&#39;s economy is back on a &quot;stable path of growth&quot; after three years in stagnation and is not immediately threatened by the surge in oil prices, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday.
The potential US mad cow case renews interest in more public data and tracking of animals. By Mike Lee -- Bee Staff Writer. Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news.
The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
Chicago - A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.
Tiger Woods will face fellow American   Shaun Micheel in the first round of the World Match Play   Championship on Thursday.
Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra has a tear in his left quadriceps and won't be in the lineup for Game 3 of their NL playoff series Saturday when Los Angeles tries to avoid getting swept by the New York Mets.
Jack Nicklaus returns from a long layoff following back surgery to take the Champions Skins Game on Saturday, winning 11 straight skins and a career-high $340,000.
Per il questore di Messina, Santi Giuffr&egrave;, non ci dovrebbero essere problemi nel far disputar...
No 10 rejects a report Cherie Blair angrily said \
Amid financial setbacks in the music industry, the Zomba Label Group is on a hot streak, with hits from performers like Justin Timberlake, R. Kelly and T-Pain.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy's late equaliser gives Real Madrid a 2-2 draw while Barcelona concede a last-minute goal to draw 2-2 with Espanyol.
The UN Security Council took an unusual step last week to end the longest conflict in Africa: For only the fourth time in UN history, the Council left New York, going to Africa to meet with two sides in Sudan&#39;s 21-year civil war.
There are some business stories that read like steamy novels. The torrid, and often sordid, affair that has been the imbroglio between database king Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and
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Palestinian guerrillas sneaked into a heavily fortified Israeli army post under cover of morning fog Thursday, killing three Israeli soldiers in a 45-minute firefight.
British celebrity journalist Tina  Brown is writing a book about Bill and Hillary Clinton, aiming  to repeat the success of her best-selling biography of Princess  Diana, her publisher Doubleday said.
It has emerged that police in Northern Ireland were told about men acting suspiciously outside the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city centre from which \u00c2\u00a322m was stolen on Monday.
The Eclipse Foundation will debut technologies from 21 open-source projects simultaneously.
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Estonia&#39;s seaside capital on Thursday on their first-ever visit to a former Soviet republic.
Presidente Partito Popolare, serve nuovo partito di centro
Russia has tested the world&#39;s most  powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave  with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on  Tuesday, dubbing it the &quot;father of all bombs.&quot;
Homicide figures released by the Scottish Government reveal a rise of 27% in the last year.
A RUSSIAN spacecraft has delivered three astronauts to the International Space Station, overcoming docking system problems which had delayed its launch.
Bill Belichick was going old school, back to his NFL coaching roots. Using a chair as a prop and extending his arms with the tips of his thumbs touching, the Patriots coach was detailing the finer points of blocking a punt. Later, he dropped into a 3-point stance, took two steps forward and then thrust his arms in ...
A rocket caused the blast that killed dozens of Americans. It happened at a military base in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Hundreds of troops were at lunch in a mess tent when the rocket hit.
Roughly half of the money spent on all federal contracts in 2006 was awarded with little or no competition, according to a congressional report released yesterday.
A Saudi blogger arrested in December could be freed soon, a spokesman for the kingdom's Interior Ministry said Wednesday, but no details of any charges against him were released.
Forecasts for a warm winter may spell relief for households and businesses in the U.S. Northeast dealing with record high heating oil prices.
Director Michael Mann ushers \
Armed special forces police surround the bus at the end of a hijack siege in eastern Athens early Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004 in this image taken from television.
Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment
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Defendants at the center of the  BALCO steroid scandal asked a court to drop charges against  them on Friday, claiming misconduct by prosecutors in a case  that has tarnished some of the top names in sport.
Vasyl Fylosov and Sofiya Kirichenko came to Kiev from different regions to join round-the-clock protests in support of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
SHANGHAI  - Thousands of retired textile factory workers in an eastern Chinese industrial centre blocked traffic in a weekend protest over the failure of their pensions to keep pace with rising prices, officials and labour advocates said Monday.
Enron Corp.'s (ENRNQ.PK) former director of investor relations has agreed to pay &#36;1.49 million to settle fraud charges related to the bankrupt energy company, U.S. securities regulators said on Wednesday.
A top aide to Gov. Mitt Romney said Friday the Republican was unaware that several of the workers employed by a lawn care company hired to take care of the grounds at his suburban home were illegal immigrants.
New world No1 Amelie Mauresmo beat Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of tennis&#39;s Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany.
The spring of hope, and the winter of despair. These are the mixed emotions that enunciate the prevailing paradox of our present society.
The public, Major League Baseball players and the league would benefit if the names of players listed on a search warrant for former Arizona pitcher Jason Grimsley's home were revealed, The Associated Press argued in court papers filed Thursday.
A group of environmentally concerned friends spent a year off the \u00e2\u0080\u009cconsumer grid\u00e2\u0080\u009d and spawned a new sort of abstinence movement.
Crude oil prices vaulted to a record high near $80 a barrel on Wednesday as dealers focused on tight inventories in top consumer the United States ahead of peak winter demand.
A Catholic priest is abducted and killed by gunmen in the southern Philippine island of Tabawan.
Spanish police made the simplest of 'fair cops' in arresting a young French drug dealer who offered them cocaine before realising he was dealing with the long arm of the law.
InfoWorld - Sun will unveil compiler and tool technologies on Monday that leverage multicore chip architectures and extend to Linux application development.
Man Utd will be without Park Ji-sung out for three months after a scan confirmed he has suffered ankle ligament damage.
Those patients also showed healthier cholesterol levels and glucose tolerance. Most of the fat loss was from the waistline. Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Australia did the study.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's participation in a meeting next week of independent and centrist politicians is renewing the \
A series of e-mails and telephone calls related to two high-profile environmental decisions in California has prompted criticism that business interests may be gaining too much influence over the US Interior Department.

'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' will probably reap a fresh fortune. And as summer franchise superhero flicks go, it's mostly tolerable.
com. Once again, the Blue Jays are out of the arbitration business. Toronto reached agreement with Justin Speier and John McDonald on Monday, avoiding the lengthy process altogether.
Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima won't pitch for several days because of a tired arm.
Morocco's King Mohammed calls on the EU to help his country tackle the problem of illegal migration to Europe.
InfoWorld - The\u00c2\u00a0One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC)\u00c2\u00a0and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on laptops aimed at kids in developing countries, the head of OLPC said in an interview Tuesday.
It should have been an occasion for the Tampa Bay Lightning to bask one more time in the glow of winning the Stanley Cup.
British police feared a serial killer could be on the loose after finding the naked bodies of three prostitutes and reports two others were missing on Monday.
Ferrari expect Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen to be fighting for victory in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix despite McLaren's recent dominance.
Delphi Corp., the world&#39;s largest automotive supplier, is among six big companies being examined by federal regulators to determine whether they manipulated earnings by using inaccurate estimates to calculate pension costs.
Iran is close to a deal that would   include a temporary suspension of uranium enrichment and clear   the way for nuclear talks but Tehran wants to keep the   agreement secret, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.
Caron Butler's three-point play with 1:04 remaining helped the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 96-95 on Tuesday night.
Hungary's parliament passed a law late  on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil  partnership with many of the rights and obligations of  marriage.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's presidential race may go to a second round, according to the latest voter intention polls to be released shortly on Globo TV's prime-time news hour, the network said.
The film version of Thomas Rockwell's 1973 book proves refreshingly free of the customary blights that affect most modern children\u00c2\u0092s movies, notably adult condescension.
Releases from Rich Boy, the Naked Brothers Band, Sugababes,Tego Calder\u00c3\u00b3n and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba.
This is welcome news for researchers as their favorite web search engine Google will now scan the entire collections of seven prestigious libraries and make these pages available to Google users.
Anglican leaders, striving to stop their  loose association of churches falling apart, urged North  American Episcopalians on Monday to ban same-sex marriages and  the consecration of gay bishops.
Oracle Corp.  posted a  quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped Wall Street estimates  as new business software license revenue rose, sending its  shares up 13 percent to their highest in four years.
Guerrillas shot dead 17 Iraqis working  for U.S. forces north of Baghdad Sunday and killed six other  people, including three Iraqi National Guards, taking the toll  from three days of violence to more than 70.
OPEC President Edmund Daukoru said  Nigeria decided to cut oil exports this month because the world  market was slightly oversupplied and said he hoped other OPEC  members would follow suit.
As the Raptors were falling 90-86 in overtime to the defending champion Detroit Pistons last night before a sellout crowd of 22,076 at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.
A court Tuesday backed Turkey's long-held position that the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarch is only the head of the city's tiny Greek Orthodox community and not the spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians.
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Risultati dei play off della major league di baseball (serie al meglio delle cinque gare).
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World power foreign ministers should agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany on January 22, a French diplomatic source said on Monday.
The story about an aging Knicks great with two bum knees, a stifling contract and a low approval rating is nothing we haven&#39;t heard before.
President Vladimir Putin accused the  West of indulging terrorists on Friday, just hours after a  Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly  attacks in Russia and threatened more.
 filming locations draw mobs of fans
NBA Scottie Pippen wants to return to the NBA, but only if he will have a chance to win his seventh championship ring. \
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) declares a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, a pro-Kurdish news agency says.
The company just recently acquired by EchoStar has a new Slingbox model just in time for the holidays.
Two Picasso paintings worth 50 million euros are stolen from the home of the artist's granddaughter in Paris.
Michael Vick should not be allowed to play in the National Football League again, most professional football fans said in a poll that underscored how far the celebrity quarterback's star has fallen.
Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leader\u00e2\u0080\u0099s yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps.
Police investigating the Berkshire rail disaster believe the motorist involved may have driven on to the track to commit suicide. Police sources said the man&#39;s car looked as if it had been deliberately parked
Teresa Halbach was one of 206 people killed in Wisconsin in 2005. The 25-year-old's case likely would have gotten scant attention &#151; except that the man who was charged had been exonerated by DNA evidence after spending 18 years in prison for rape.
What happens when a boy with cerebral palsy goes to kindergarten like all the other kids.
HIGH ISLAND, Texas - Making an encore appearance in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Ivan swirled toward the Texas coast Thursday with a potential for up to 10 inches of rain over the weekend.    Florida residents also had that oh-no-not-again feeling as 105-mph Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be zeroing in this weekend for what would be the state's fourth thrashing this season...
GREAT Britain&#39;s drive to reduce obesity now includes cutting larger chocolate bars down to size, the food and drink industry said today.
Auto workers' union says it will walk out of GM factories at 11 a.m. today.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts wrapped up the third and final spacewalk of their flight Friday, completing installation of a 17 1/2-ton piece of the international space station and doing some other fix-it jobs on the outside.
La Reggina ha ufficializzato l'arrivo in prestito dal Palermo di Franco Brienza.
Chiron Corp. (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , barred from shipping its flu vaccine after it was found to be contaminated, on Wednesday posted a quarterly
The dollar rose in Asia after China gave the Group of Seven no timetable to move to a flexible exchange rate, resisting a US government effort to stop Asian nations weakening their currencies.
Our genes and not just our upbringing may play a key role in our food likes and dislikes, UK researchers believe.
Yahoo is launching a  celebrity-oriented Web portal in a partnership with TV gossip  show &quot;Access Hollywood.&quot;
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Florida residents and tourists fled the Atlantic coast by the thousands Friday as Hurricane Frances - weakened but still dangerous - wobbled toward the state...
Selective online disclosure A Microsoft spinout is adding to the social networking detritus with an ads-free service intended to challenge MySpace for internet traffic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.
The University of Massachusetts knows the feeling. It was glad Boston College experienced it last night.
Their naked corpses showed no signs of struggle, raising questions of whether a suspected serial killer may have drugged the five young women &#151; all addicts and prostitutes &#151; before killing them and dumping their bodies on the outskirts of an English port town.
The Bush administration will delay for at least six months a rule that Americans present passports when crossing the U.S. border by land or sea, officials said Wednesday. The announcement marks the second time in a month that officials have scaled back security plans in response to complaints.
What a mess. Weeks after Merck &amp; Co. (MRK ) yanked its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx off the market, the furor is still raging.
About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican presidential candidate and last year's national front-runner.
AstraZeneca Plc suffered its third setback in two months on Friday as lung cancer drug Iressa failed to help patients live longer in a major clinical trial, sending its shares down as much as 9.2 percent.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's call Tuesday for a televised debate with President Bush is not the first time the hard-line leader has made such a direct overture.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Lazily roasting chestnuts over an open fire was clearly not on the agenda for millions of shoppers Friday, and that fact provided a ray of hope for retailers hoping either to salvage or bolster holiday sales results.
Video of rats scampering across a New York City restaurant floor may have disturbed viewers worldwide but some experts say the rodents are less dangerous than other creatures drawn to restaurants -- humans.
HOUSTON -- NASA mission managers are weighing plans to address a stubborn solar array left half-exposed above the International Space Station (ISS), and lauded a successful Thursday spacewalk to rewire the orbital laboratory.
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Canadian actress Kelly Rowan, who played a wealthy wife in television teen drama \
A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.
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Blog: A controversial company that promises to rent, rather than sell, solar panels could announce its plans in the fall.
Mary Beth Dolecki walked briskly toward the home of Joyce and Lee Davidson, ice crunching beneath her feet. Dolecki's mission: to persuade the couple to attend their local precinct caucus Jan. 3 and vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The weakening economy coupled with recent curbs on illegal immigration are steering immigrants away.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 24 -- In a debate here Thursday, Republican White House hopefuls called on President Bush to embrace deeper tax cuts to stimulate the economy, as each sought to portray himself to Florida voters as the true conservative in a race that will shift to a nationwide test in less...
Sven Goran Eriksson has urged Newcastle United to stick with Sam Allardyce after the Manchester City manager helped increase the mounting pressure on his beleaguered counterpart.
L'interrogatorio davanti ai Pm di Parma e' stato secretato
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Hoverspeed files a \u00c2\u00a350m damages claim against Customs & Excise over \
GANDER, N.L. (CP) - The wife of a man charged with drowning their twin daughters has told a jury he was frantic after he returned home to tell her one of the children had fallen into a Newfoundland lake.
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In April 2006, a small group of Darfur activists -- including evangelical Christians, the representative of a Jewish group and a former Sudanese slave -- was ushered into the Roosevelt Room at the White House for a private meeting with President Bush. It was the eve of a major rally on the National...
Pronto il piano europeo che applica il protocollo di Kyoto: la Commissione lo discute a dicembreEsclusi i velivoli militari di Stato e quelli privati di piccole dimensioni                                            Contro l'inquinamento voli pi\u00c3\u00b9 cari La Ue: aumenti fino a 39 euro a biglietto                                                                                      Gli Stati Uniti pronti ad aprire una battaglia commerciale in casodi un ok di Bruxelles. In rivolta anche le compagnie low costdi ALBERTO D'ARGENIO
Awash in a sea of public opinion polls &#151; national and state, telephone and Internet, independent and partisan &#151; voters must be seeing double by now. And it's about to get much worse as the presidential campaign heads into the home stretch. Those trying to make sense of the swirl of numbers need a \
An internal survey finds about two-thirds of FDA scientists lack confidence in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now on the market.
SYDNEY - He may have failed to unseat Prime Minister John Howard in Saturday&#39;s election, but opposition leader Mark Latham looks set to remain head of the Labour Party, his colleagues said Sunday.
NHS inspectors have issued their first warning to hospital bosses for breaching the NHS hygiene code.
Strade e citt\u00c3\u00a0 sommerse dall&#39;acqua. Oltre 300 i feriti. La stima del funzionario dell&#39;Onu: le vittime destinate a salire. HAITI - Sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 pesante il bilancio di vite umane legato all\u00e2\u0080\u0099opera distruttiva di Jeanne.
Sylvester Stallone wants new film to deepen character's motivations, illuminate humanitarian crisis in Burma. &raquo; William Booth
Pumpkins, Halloween rings and politics were on Judith Giuliani's hands Sunday as she campaigned in New Hampshire with her husband, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani.
Prince William says that if he joins the Army when he finishes university he would not shirk danger.
La Lazio vince 2-0 al Sant'Elia, si piazza al quarto posto in classifica e strizza l'occhio alla Cha...
California filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing the brokerage house Edward D. Jones &amp; Co. of accepting $300 million in improper payments to push its clients toward certain mutual funds.
DALLAS (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points  and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks overcame an  early 17-point deficit for a 101-98 overtime victory against  Golden State at American Airlines Center.
U.S.-based Motorola unveiled a range of new handsets on Monday that will be built around its popular RAZR model, and showed a long-awaited music phone with Apple's iTunes music player software.
Israeli forces thrust into Gaza's largest refugee camp on Thursday, killing four Palestinians including a 9-year-old boy, as the army tightened its grip on the northern part of the coastal strip.
Il Palermo ha ceduto a titolo temporaneo quattro giovani della Primavera. Il centrocampista Noel Cas...
A Dutch reality show that claims to be trying to draw attention to a shortage of organ donors said Tuesday it would go ahead with a program in which a terminally ill woman will choose a contestant to receive one of her kidneys.
Iranian negotiators have responded to a deal struck with EU nations last week about the Islamic state&#39;s nuclear programme, reports say.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Judicial proceedings will begin next week against some of the most senior leaders under former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister said Tuesday in a surprising announcement that put the past government&#39;s crimes
Fernando will be gunning for a podium finish at Interlagos, to round off the season in the style he started it.
Japanese shareholders wield their power for the first time to block a merger that had been approved by the firms' boards.
The trial of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the estranged husband of Britain's culture minister opened Tuesday with both men facing charges of false accounting, embezzlement and tax fraud in the purchase ...Comment
Peru midfielder Nolberto Solano helped Aston Villa to a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, handing the London club sixth straight league defeat Monday in the PremierLeague.
It's time to add new money to your portfolio. What will you do?
Wall Street is still on course to end 2006 in the plus column, but it's too early to pop the champagne corks. Investors will comb through next week's jobs report for November and other data to see if the U.S. economy and corporate profits will be able to withstand the fallout from a slowdown in housing and the dollar's slide.
Echoing pledges by the leaders of France and Australia, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi emphasized his county's long-term commitment to Afghanistan in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the presidential palace said
Robert Zoellick, almost certain to be the next head of the World Bank, on Saturday took aim at Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, warning that his oil-fueled socialist revolution was headed for trouble.
Peoplesoft forecasts stronger-than-expected sales as it prepares to fight a takeover bid from Oracle in court.
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Democratic Republic of Congo's first  freely elected parliament in more than 40 years convened on  Friday, with President Joseph Kabila's coalition poised to  appoint a prime minister.
A South Carolina man who lived a few hundred yards from a kidnap victim's home was captured after a massive manhunt, investigators said. The teenaged victim spent 10 days in a \

LAS VEGAS - The company that produced the Siegfried & Roy magic show has refused to turn over video to federal authorities investigating the tiger attack on illusionist Roy Horn, The Associated Press has learned.    The U.S...
Dopo Volandri anche Potito Starace &egrave; stato eliminato al primo turno dell'US Open (cemento, mo...
Oil prices hit a record high Thursday of more than $90 a barrel after reports indicated that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has no plans to increase production.
Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc.  said on Monday it had accepted a $4 billion takeover bid from private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP.
NEW YORK - Uh-oh. This might fire up Donald Trump...
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Bill Clinton was joined by three fellow presidents Thursday on a rain-pelted stage by the Arkansas River for the dedication of his presidential library, an event that
Buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management LP  has hired Chrysler's former chief operating officer to advise it on a possible bid for the U.S. carmaker, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Medford will induct 14 former athletes into its Mustang Hall of Fame Nov. 19 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. The inductees include Marsha Cullinane , Class of 1991, cross-country, indoor and outdoor track, and gymnastics; Tom Ryser , 1971, basketball and soccer; Vincent Zampell , 1945, football and track; Lauren Lennerton , 1979, track, field hockey, and basketball; Armon ...
Sony Corp. said Thursday it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24 and have 1 million units ready for sale in the first week.
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Delonte West underwent surgery on his broken right hand yesterday at New England Baptist Hospital. Dr. Drew Terrano and team physician Arnold Scheller performed the operation in which a fracture of the fourth metacarpal was reduced and held with two screws.
PDA and smartphone maker Palm on Monday announced a recapitalization plan that will plant two former Apple executives on the company&#8217;s board of directors and will infuse $325 million in funds into the company. In return, Palm&#8217;s selling a 25 percent stake to Elevation.
Iraq's prime minister pleaded for   Iraqis to \
DECEMBER 17, 2004  - Two 21-year-old Michigan men were sentenced -- one to nine years and one to 26 months in federal prison -- for conspiring to hack into the IT systems of national home center chain Lowe&#39;s Companies Inc.
DECEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Rumored merger talks between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday were met with a &quot;no comment&quot; from Sprint.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday repeated accusations that France was implicated in his country's 1994 genocide in a television interview one day after Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with its former ally.
The first winds and rains whip the southern US coast as the devastating Hurricane Ivan heads inland.
Instrumentum mensis Januarii pro lectura Magisterii Summi Pontifici Benedicti XVI pro evangelizatione in terris missionum Con la celebrazione in San Pietro della Santa Messa nella Solennit\u00c3\u00a0 di Maria SS.ma Madre di Dio, in occasione della 41a Giornata Mondiale della Pace, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha santificato il primo giorno del nuovo anno. Nell\u00c2\u0092omelia ha richiamat...
Bulgarian teenage star Valeri Bojinov scored twice for Italy&#39;s Lecce, drawing Inter 2-2 in Serie A on Wednesday. Inter had led 2-0 after goals by Adriano and Obafemi Martins, before the 18-year-old equalized.
Cuba releases four political prisoners in what diplomats call a positive move by acting leader, Raul Castro.
She has released 25 albums that have sold more than 100 million copies and has enjoyed a career that has included concerts, recordings, Broadway, TV, film acting and directing, and books. Now she's taking her show to Vegas.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The country is not getting its money's worth out of the international space station, John Glenn said Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of the day he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
Delio Rossi non nasconde i problemi presenti in casa Lazio. \
The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Monday it had decided not to strip Nikko Cordial Corp.  of its share listing over an accounting scandal, a decision that could weaken Citigroup's  $10.8 billion takeover bid for the brokerage.
Blog: Many of the patches address flaws within Quicktime for Java.
The cut block is back in the news this week after an incident on Monday Night Football. Cincinnati Bengals DT Tony Williams suffered a broken ankle on a cut block from Denver Broncos RT George Foster.
Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, steroids, MVP. OK, folks, are those enough hot buttons for one week? The mailbag runneth over in response to my take on the great Bonds.
L'indice Dj Stoxx 600 nell'anno nuovo segna perdita 3,466%
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The reported capture of the former Taliban defense minister will probably boost Pakistan's antiterrorism credentials and deliver a setback to the insurgent movement, but some doubt it will curb militant violence.
The grisly ending to Jay-Z's \
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Rather than roll the dice on where 160-mph Hurricane Ivan might strike, Gulf Coast residents from Florida's Panhandle all the way to the bayous of Louisiana spent Monday boarding up their houses, tying up their boats and making plans to evacuate...
Coldwater Creek is on fire. How's management doing it? Find out through an analysis of the company's latest earnings conference call.
At first glance, July&#39;s muted price data seems to undercut inflation fighters&#39; rate-hike strategy. But the softness isn&#39;t likely to stay ...
Diversified, international growth is the key to GE's future.
Nicolas Massu from Chile reacts after making a point against Slovakia&#39;s Karol Kucera, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, during their first round match of the BA-CA tennis trophy in Vienna.
Santander, Spain - Shareholders of Spain&#39;s largest bank, Banco Santander Central, on Thursday approved the \u00c2\u00a38,5-billion takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.
Britons are the world's biggest fans of fast food, just ahead of Americans, while famously gastronomic French are the least attracted by quick meals, according to a study published Wednesday.
Progress is slow but sure as New York continues to rebuild after 9/11.
Theatre critics appeared less than impressed by Hollywood star Kevin Spacey&#39;s debut as artistic director of London&#39;s Old Vic Theatre.
A co-owner of a small Russian private bank was gunned down in an apparent contract killing in central Moscow, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Sheep Poo Paper A Welsh company has won a \u00c2\u00a320,000 Millennium Award for turning sheep droppings into \
Get some earplugs Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is hitting stores, and the sound from cash registers ringing up copies of the video game could be deafening.
Surgeons perfect a way to build up the size of very small penises, enabling proper urination, and a full sex life.
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Olympic leaders vote Thursday to create a Youth Olympics meant to drag kids from computer screens and onto the playing fields.
MOGADISCIO - Con il passare delle ore si delineano i contorni delle conseguenze che il maremoto ha avuto anche lungo le coste dell&#39;Africa orientale. Vittime si registrano alle Seychelles e in Kenya, ma - secondo
Twenty-nine North Koreans cut their way through a wire fence and fled into a South Korean school in Beijing on Friday to seek asylum, a news report said, exactly one week after an earlier group defected in similar circumstances.
This week we have seen numerous reports (a href=&quot;http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=352&quot;&gt;see here) in the trade press referring to Gartner UK analyst Annette Jump claiming that pre-installing Linux on PCs encourages piracy of Windows.
California rock band Incubus earned  its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, though  sales were less than half those of its previous release.
Members of the Bank of England have voted unanimously to freeze interest rates this month amid signs of a slowing housing market and falling inflation.
Guy Lacombe &egrave; il nuovo allenatore del Rennes. Prende il posto di Pierre Dreossi, che si era d...
Presidente consiglio Campania, indagine piena di falsita'
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno. In mattinata riscaldamento e lavoro in palestra, nel po...
Napolitano interrompe la sua visita a Bologna
It is 4:45 p.m. West Coast time: It is like a nuclear bomb went off here in San Diego. We have been evacuated from our home early this a.m.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Andrea Collins was not due with her second child until Dec. 29. Maybe the only person more expectant was her husband, who has been due for, like, 10 years.
Planetary scientists expect to be &quot;pleasantly bewildered&quot; tonight when the first close-up pictures of Saturn&#39;s haze-shrouded moon Titan are beamed back to Earth from NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft.
U.S. housing starts unexpectedly  rose 0.6 percent in August to their highest level in five  months as low mortgage rates encouraged construction, but  permits fell more than anticipated, a government report showed  on Tuesday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   said on Thursday he believed his dispute with the West over his   country's nuclear program could be resolved through   negotiations and that he was open to \
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COVERCIANO (Firenze) - Giornata di trasferimento per la nazionale italiana. Gli azzurri lasciano il centro federale di Coverciano per raggiungere Palermo, dove domani affronteranno la Norvegia nel primo incontro di qualificazione ai mondiali 2006.
Pitcher Javier Vazquez and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to a $34.5 million, three-year contract extension through 2010.
The bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas was  a &quot;coup against legitimacy,&quot; Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak  said on Saturday, two days before he hosts a regional summit  seen as an attempt to isolate the Islamist group.
LONDON : Formula One was thrown into turmoil after US auto giant Ford announced that it was pulling out of the sport from the end of this season.
The row between South African President Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Desmond Tutu worsens.
Asda investigates allegations that long hours and low pay breach industry codes.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President George W. Bush will seek Russian President Vladimir Putin's support for wider sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, during weekend talks in Maine where Bush hopes to rekindle a friendship with the Russian leader.
More than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are plagued with obesity,. The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight.
I sogni di Pitt e le promesse del viceministro. E poi Scarlett Johansson, i Nobel e gli altri protagonisti
The software giant addresses three vulnerabilities within the Windows operating system.
Steve claims 3G is a battery drain Apple has finally confirmed that O2 has won the exclusive rights to carry the iPhone over its UK network from next month. Steve Jobs made the announcement at its flagship UK store in London this morning. The firm added that the must-have handset will also be available from Carphone Warehouse, in addition to Apple and O2's own stores.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Google Inc. said on Friday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could each sell almost 20 percent of their holdings -- stakes individually worth more than $1 billion at current
Heath Ledger turned down more teen movies after starring in the romantic comedy \
Huge crowds welcome Ellen MacArthur back to Falmouth after her record-breaking round-the-world journey.
Syracuse has received permission from the Buffalo Bills to interview defensive coordinator Jerry Gray for their head coaching position.
Changes Microsoft will make to its business practices to comply with the 2004 European Commission antitrust ruling will &quot;profoundly affect the software industry,&quot; European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said Monday.
Rajiv Joseph\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new play, about the overthrow of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan by the military in 1977, is so timely that daily headlines have made sick jokes of some of its lines.
The disorganized remnants of Hurricane Charley dropped rain across the Northeast and whipped up choppy seas Sunday as the weakening weather system sped off toward the North Sea.
A British deep-sea fishing boat wedged in Antarctic pack ice for two weeks was running again last night after receiving an emergency airdrop
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign following disclosures of mass firings of federal prosecutors and a report the FBI improperly obtained information on private citizens, top Democratic senators said on Sunday.
A dozen years after his death and more  than three decades after he left the White House in disgrace,  Richard Nixon is alive as never before in the grand opera  world, which can&#039;t seem to get enough of the him.
Luciano Spalletti dovr&agrave; rinuciare a Juan probabilmente per alcune settimane. Il giocatore bra...
Rafael Nadal, who has tendinitis and inflammation in his left knee, quietly gritted out a first-round victory, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, that cast a shadow on his remaining Open path.
Dda indaga su nomina consigliere Covi come avvocato Fusaro
Actress Sean Young entered rehab for treatment related to alcoholism Monday, PEOPLE has learned.  Young, 48, voluntarily admitted herself, according to a statement released by her rep, which read: \
Database revolt Hundreds of thousands of people will refuse to sign up to the UK Government's planned identity register, according to just-published research. Around eight per cent of those surveyed said they would refuse to sign up to the database even if they are fined.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new method of diagnosing heart disease takes only seconds to conduct, but critics say the technique is ripe for overuse.
Human rights groups criticized Brazilian authorities on Friday for endorsing a new police offensive against urban crime in which a dozen people were killed in Rio de Janeiro and security forces were deployed around the capital Brasilia.
DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Oracle Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. for $26.50 per share, or about $10.3 billion, the companies said today, ending an acrimonious
BROOKLYN, N.Y.  So this is truth: About eight nanoseconds ago Williamsburg was the national-magazine-certified coolest hood in America, with more vaguely employed white hipsters per square inch than anywhere on the continent. There are 22 clubs and 61 art galleries and enough pubs pouring fine Belgian beers to pitch any 22-year-old into a state of bleary-eyed ecstasy. ...
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President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to give up office next year as dictated by the constitution. But will he give up power?
Six men are jailed for up to 12 years after a shopkeeper was kidnapped and a ransom demanded for his release.
Science & environment: Bad science: Christmas is a time for harmless lies, the chocolatey indulgences of the thought world
CBS won Christmas week  in total viewers, while \
Rebels in south-eastern Ethiopia's Somali region say they will observe a truce for a week-long UN visit.
Una delegazione di Pianura all'udienza generale del Papa
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Two United Nations agencies have warned that bird flu is &quot;a crisis of global importance&quot;. A joint statement from the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Organisation for Animal Health says the
Less than 36 hours before the presidential election, John Kerry had pumpkins on his mind. It was Halloween and the man who hopes to be the next leader of the free world wanted to carve jack o'lanterns.
With influenza season just around the corner, the East Bay maker of half the nation&#39;s 100 million flu shots has temporarily halted distribution after tests found that up to 4 million doses of unreleased vaccine might have been tainted.
The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a key tool to tackle global warming.
By Blatchley, Ernest R III; Gong, Woei-Long; Alleman, James E; Rose, Joan B; Et al  ABSTRACT:  Wastewater disinfection is practiced with the goal of reducing risks of human exposure to pathogenic microorganisms.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore because of a rib fracture.
First of two parts Spring training can be dull and mundane, but in Mesa, Ariz., watching the new and improved Chicago Cubs should provide plenty of entertainment value.
Microsoft Corp. said it will release three versions of its Office 2008 for Mac suite in January, with the most expensive of the bunch aimed at creative professionals overwhelmed by the task of organizing their digital media files.
It began as a fashion statement in pink bursting from the start at the racetrack onto the streets of Del Mar. Bleary-eyed Friday morning commuters smiled at the feather boas, the cowboy hats decorated with bras and rhinestones.
With ten new members added into the fold and a new draft constitution working its way through capitals for ratification, the European Union (EU) is in the midst of unprecedented political and geographic ...
As the numbers keep getting worse, the housing industry feigns surprise and tries to put on a happy face.
A militant group threatened to kill a Western journalist if US forces did not leave the holy city of Najaf within 48 hours, Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.
MANILA -- Philippine President Arroyo vowed Tuesday the country will never default on its debt repayments, as she found herself embroiled in a public row with key economic advisers following her declaration that Manila was in a &quot;fiscal crisis&quot;.
BEIJING - A small commuter jet headed for Shanghai crashed in northern China Sunday, killing all 53 people on board and two people on the ground, government officials said.
Texas A&amp;M is trying to show its critics that it belongs in the top 10.
Randy Moss was fined &#36;5,000 by the NFL for his role in a scuffle during last Sunday's game between the Vikings and Chicago Bears.
Crude oil futures shot past $90 a barrel, adding to concerns as the latest indicators on new home sales and manufactured goods continued to point to a weakening U.S. economy.
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More than 8,000 people were reported dead across southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the Indonesian coast Sunday morning.
Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James is questionable for Sunday's game against Green Bay.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said on Monday he was launching a probe of air travel disruptions over the Christmas holiday weekend at US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Line Inc.'s regional carrier Comair.
JBoss Application Server 4.0, middleware recently certified for J2EE, is ready for enterprise production deployment, according to JBoss.
The United Nations is calling on Sudan to exercise restraint in Darfur and not do anything that would escalate the situation following recent rebels attacks.
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Oracle  will release 46 patches on Tuesday for products including its Oracle Database 10g, Application Server and E-Business Suite.
Indian police have detained about 350 people for questioning in connection with the Bombay train bombings, officials said Thursday, amid suspicion that Kashmiri militants could be linked to the attacks that killed at least 200 people.
Mothers who fear their babies suffer from food allergies are largely wrong, research has found.
Bargain hunters tracking down sought-after toys and electronics flocked to the Web ahead of \
PARIS -- One French presidential contender wants you to chuckle at his expense with a website that shows a virtual version of the usually straight-laced candidate disco-dancing.
US novelist Sidney Sheldon dies aged 89 of complications from pneumonia.

The Nationals overcome a two-run deficit in the eighth only to go on to lose to the Rockies, 10-5, after Colorado puts up five runs in the bottom of the same inning.
Scientists have identified human immune system genes that may play an important role in fighting HIV, says a study in the Dec. 9 issue of Nature.
Maine has long banked on its&quot;brand&quot; of natural, unspoiled beauty. That image, along with Maine's ability to make visitors feel as if they've stepped back in time to a slower-paced, more quaint time, has borne economic fruit.
Militari hanno circondato abitazione del primo ministro
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.
Authorities in Nepal appealed to   villagers on Monday for help in finding a helicopter chartered   by conservation group WWF, nearly two days after it disappeared   in bad weather with 24 people on board.
(InfoWorld) - Oracle has released a technology and policy blueprint for how organizations can exchange sensitive identity information among applications. Oracle has given the\u00c2\u00a0Identity Governance Framework\u00c2\u00a0(IGF) to the Liberty Alliance, a consortium that develops standards for Web-services applications, said Brett McDowell, Liberty's executive director. It was developed with support from vendors such as CA, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Novell. The IGF will be used to develop technical standards for how identity information is stored and shared across systems. Over the coming months, Liberty will gather more technical requirements from users, McDowell said. \
Scott Peterson&#39;s defense attorneys began their much-anticipated case Monday, striking out at a key prosecution theory that Laci Peterson had stopped walking for exercise weeks before she vanished.
A Belfast court sentenced a former  Protestant guerrilla to life imprisonment on Thursday for the  murder of Catholic lawyer Pat Finucane, one of the most  controversial killings in 30 years of sectarian conflict in  Northern Ireland.
You may not have heard a great deal about the Suffolk University men's team, given the competition for attention in this busy sports town, but the Rams are worthy of notice.
 draws another lawsuit in New York
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The uniform of murdered policeman Keith Blakelock has been removed from Scotland Yard's crime museum for forensic examination.
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A third German train drivers' strike in the space of a fortnight caused fresh havoc Thursday although the union ruled out continuing their action on Friday, the national railway Deutsche Bahn said.
Segolene Royal shuns party politics, extols law and order, and doesn't mind being seen in a bikini. Is this France's next President?
By SANDRA MURPHY IRISH record companies have fired the opening salvo in their legal battle with music fans who illegally share tracks on the internet.
Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouthi has pulled out of a Jan. 9 presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, a close aide said on Sunday.
When the weather is warm, all New York is a reading room, from Brooklyn stoops to the Sheep\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Meadow at high noon to dusk on benches with a Hudson River view.
Twenty-eight Chinese sailors are missing after their ship sank in rough seas off the northern Philippines, the coastguard here said Monday.
EcoMotors is concocting an engine with two pistons in one honking cylinder. It harks back to what plane engineers tinkered with in the 1930s.
Ai microfoni di Sky, Luciano Spalletti non &egrave; del tutto soddisfatto nonostante il 4-0. \
Bernie Williams homered twice and drove in six runs, and Derek Jeter also hit two home runs Sunday as the New York Yankees ended their longest road trip of the season with an 11-8 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The US-based oral care and personal products company Colgate-Palmolive Company is drawing a blueprint to restructure its operations.
Hillary Clinton may or may not be the best candidate for president. But having read through her three thoughtful and meaty speeches on health-care reform, I can tell you one thing: She'd certainly make the best secretary of health.
Formation of a national unity government in Baghdad has cleared the way for proposed direct talks between the United States and Iran about the situation inside Iraq, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Sunday.
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The Milwaukee Brewers finally got their offense going again, with Prince Fielder leading the way. The big first baseman homered, doubled and singled to help the Brewers snap a five-game losing skid with a 10-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
Actor Owen Wilson, the star of \
A US judge reimposes curbs on sonar which aim to protect whales, overturning a waiver by President Bush.
'Contro persistenti e ingiustificati attacchi' dei media
We're back to bow to three more cash-flowing rulers of Fooldom.
HAVANA -- China hopes to expand its growing economic and political clout at the Nonaligned Movement summit, influence that analysts say will come at the expense of the United States, which passed up an invitation to attend as an observer.
Jesus Aguais was working as an AIDS counselor for Latino patients when a woman from his native Venezuela entered his New York medical center office with a desperate plea.
He had a crush on her, but Alyssa Milano doesn't mind &#151; she thinks \
Insurgents in Iraq ambushed a British military convoy in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, a spokesman for the British army in Iraq said.
Flogging cheap mobiles is easy Nokia's swallowed an estimated 39 per cent of the global mobile phone market in its third quarter, sending profits rocketing 85 per cent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.
 policy has mixed result
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JAPAN is preparing to extend its humanitarian troop deployment to Iraq after its current commitment expires on December 14. The undertaking -- which Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi offered to Iraq&#39;s interim
Sen. Barack Obama pushed through surging crowds and hurtled down roads lined with screaming fans Saturday before settling into the calm of a quiet meal with his grandmother in the Kenyan hamlet where his father grew up and is buried.
Showgirl smentisce anticipazioni su suo nuovo legame
Boeing confirmed an order of four 7E7-8 airplanes from Vietnam Airlines yesterday, saying the $500 million order is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2005.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, meeting this weekend in Indonesia, issued a collective, official recognition of China as a full market economy.
Big brother is listening Compliant Voice has received Vodafone Certification for its voice-recording application, which can catch calls made from mobiles and commit them to the memory of an intercepting server.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Friends and admirers of Luciano Pavarotti joined in a chorus of grief as the world paid homage to the thrilling voice and exuberant personality of the great Italian tenor who died Thursday.
Diplomatic posts at the State Department and U.S. embassies worldwide will be cut by 10 percent next year because of heavy staffing demands in Iraq and Afghanistan, Director General Harry Thomas informed the foreign service yesterday.
Tra Occidente e Oriente, per la pace e contro il terrorismo
Matthew Turland has posted some of his thoughts about a topic that's being tossed around in the programming world these days - that PHP is \
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 9  /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced that it has joined the partner ecosystem supporting Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP) technology.
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush said yesterday the death of Yasser Arafat provides &quot;a great chance to establish a Palestinian state&quot; and a broader Middle East peace.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks to end faction fighting which an envoy said had created a \
DreamWorks&#39;s &quot;Shark Tale &quot;, taking in $22 million to finish No. 1 for the third weekend, has approved again the charm of the virtual figures is no less than Hollywood stars.
Amichevole infrasettimanale per il Livorno, che ha affrontato una rappresentativa under 20 bulgara. ...
The six world powers meeting to discuss how to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions have started drawing up a new draft UN Security Council resolution, a British Foreign Office official said Monday.
Ethiopia's Meseret Defar upsets favourite Elvan Abeylegesse to grab the women's 5,000m final.
Sri Lanka's military says it has come under attack from Tamil Tigers the day after the rebels agreed to peace talks.
Blog: YouTube accounts featuring videos of children getting suspended with no reason given.
Amare Stoudemire poured in 42 points  and Steve Nash added 19 and dished out 18 assists as the  Phoenix Suns won a 136-128 shoot-out over the Utah Jazz on  Monday, to reclaim top spot in the NBA standings.
University de Los Andes (ULA) lecturer Jutta Schmitt writes: In the wake of the Presidential recall referendum and as soon as the preliminary results had been announced by the National Elections Council (CNE) in the early morning hours of Monday, August 16
Per investigatori presunto killer e' tornato in Calabria
Five outs -- five measly outs. That&#39;s how close the Boston Red Sox came to going to the World Series last year and perhaps ending an 85-year championship drought.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling will be nominated to head the Republican Study Committee next year, according to a letter sent Tuesday by eight of the most active RSC members.
Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.
Japan&#39;s Sony Corp. said on Friday it was in talks to sell more electronics goods in North America through discount retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Voting begins in elections in Ghana with \
Just two years ago the Royal Mail was losing over one million pounds (1.4 million euros, 1.9 million dollars) every day.
Foreign Affairs Minister Ban Ki-moon sent a letter of comfort to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, regarding the murder of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda in Iraq.
Ask Jeeves Inc.  posted sharply higher quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday but its shares fell almost 5 percent as its Web search business grew slower than some analysts expected.
English Channel galloped away with the $3 million Turf race Saturday at Monmouth Park, a special highlight for his owners, Jim and Terry Scatuorchio.
A Republican U.S. senator  who admitted to &quot;serious sin&quot; after he was linked last week to  a Washington escort service apologized for the sex scandal on  Monday, but said he will go back to work.
Islam Karimov, the only president since independence from Soviet rule, received 88.1 percent of the vote in a weekend election.
British three-day eventer Caroline Pratt is killed after falling at Burghley.
As Boise State has proved in finishing its regular season 11-0, its program has transcended a quirky marketing gimmick: the installation of its blue turf.
Willis McGahee, Lee Evans and Nate Clements all score touchdowns to lead the Bills to a 31-13 victory that hurts the Jets playoff hopes.
Sarajevo opened its annual film festival with the help of such guests as John Malkovich, Mike Leigh and Gerard Depardieu.
The United Nations&#39; World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a dramatic warning that bird flu will trigger an international pandemic that could kill up to seven million people.
If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for \
UNITED NATIONS Sept. 24, 2004 - China on Friday welcomed a Russian draft resolution to draw up a new list of terror suspects who would be subject to extradition in a stepped-up global campaign against terrorism.
SRINAGAR, India  - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan  Singh took his proposals for peace to the Kashmiri people on  Wednesday, holding out the promise of further troop withdrawals  on his first visit to the region.
Colorado Rockies pitcher Joe Kennedy was suspended Friday for five games and Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Jason Kendall four for their parts in a bench-clearing brawl Sunday.
BAGHDAD, Mar. 5 -- Two firemen emerged from the thick curtain of black smoke that covered the pavement on Monday, carrying a soft, shapeless corpse wrapped in a green tarpaulin.
With the latest update to Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows XP operating system, personal computers join parents, bosses, teachers and spouses as a source of nagging in your life.
The Scot is regarded as one of the finest young coaches in the country, and he has handed the Toffees a huge boost by agreeing a deal that will keep him at Goodison until the summer of 2008.
West Virginia University's neurosurgery department has launched a new system to help surgeons view brain disorders and diseases more precisely.
Some 2,500 people forcibly sterilised by the Nazis will see their compensation payments almost double under an overhaul of state pay-outs to Hitler's German victims.
Todd Collins appears to be the front-runner for the backup quarterback job behind Mark Brunell as Coach Joe Gibbs remains effusive in his praise of the veteran Friday.
It took only one look for voters to pick this year's class of Hockey Hall of Famers.
BAGHDAD - An audacious cross-border ambush by Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers yesterday, ratcheting up pressure on the Turkish government to launch a military offensive into Iraq.
Being fit but fat isn&#39;t good enough. Excess weight, all by itself, can take years off your life, even if you get plenty of exercise, a study found.
An official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas was killed on Sunday when a bomb exploded in his car in Damascus, Hamas spokesmen and witnesses said.
Here\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s how fast the money chase has accelerated in the still-early contest for the 2008 presidential nominations: The amounts raised individually between April and June by each of the two leading aspirants for the Democratic nomination appear likely to match or exceed the totals raised in the parallel period by the top five contenders for the party\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 2004 nod \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 combined.
Kenneth Bigley poco prima di essere decapitato, ha lanciato un appello a Tony Blair che e&#39; stato registrato in un video insieme all&#39;esecuzione dell&#39;ostaggio britannico e pubblicato oggi su un sito internet.
A scientific report released today suggests that older men with high lead concentrations in their bodies have a much higher risk of developing cataracts, the leading cause of blindness.
Attention all top-flank recording artists: One of music&#39;s top-flank producers needs a little help for a great cause; he wants to make history - again.
Oilman Tom Pawel, trim and silver-haired, was an ambassador of international good will who was always ready to tell a joke rather than talk about his significant contributions to San Antonio's economic ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday newly-appointed prime minister Viktor Zubkov might be a contender for next head of state if he performs well in his new job.
L'attaccante della Fiorentina, Reginaldo, &egrave; soddisfatto per la rete messa a segno domenica: \
In order to get back in this series with the Yankees, the Red Sox don't need divine intervention or a roster turnover. They need base runners.
Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday as several OPEC ministers called for the cartel to stop producing more oil than its official target.
Insurgents have killed 49 recruits of Iraq&#39;s National Guard in an ambush as the men were traveling home to visit relatives after completing training.
Bombs killed more than 40 people in   Iraq on Wednesday, including 24 at a market in Baghdad, where   insurgents defied a U.S.-backed security clampdown in its   fourth week.
Microsoft chairman sits down for an interview ahead of farewell speech at CES, and presidential candidate Ron Paul is the favorite of a group of Googlers.
U.S. health officials are trying to track down 44 people who sat near a woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis aboard an airliner from India to determine whether they have been infected, authorities said on Friday.
For a number of years, Microsoft has allowed government entities in most of the world access to the source code for Windows; as of today, Microsoft is expanding this so-called Shared Source Initiative to include Office.
Iran says it has uncovered spy networks run by the US and its allies in various parts of the country.
The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, is in China for talks expected to focus on the deadlock over North Korea&#39;s nuclear programme.
Lawmakers scrambled to approve a &#36;14 billion package to aid hurricane and drought victims Thursday, driven by warnings that relief money was running out and a need to pass legislation before the planned departure of Congress at the end of this week for the election.
THE Al-Qaeda-linked Army of Ansar al-Sunna has executed 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard it had abducted, the group said in a statement on its website along with photographs.
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer pays \u00c2\u00a317m to increase his stake in Manchester United for the second time in three days.
To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Melissa Thorpe of the National Academy of Public Administration, +1-202-347-3190   WASHINGTON, June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report by a National Academy of Public Administration panel urges the U.S.
By Georgia Evdoxiadis Daily Herald Staff Writer
A minister says RAF St Athan could close if it fails to win more contracts, as he confirms 500 job losses.
2nd LD Writethru: Astronauts complete multitask in third spacewalk    WASHINGTON, June 15 (Xinhua) -- While Russian and U.S.
Coastguards searching for a plane missing off the Blackpool coast find the wreckage of a light aircraft.
Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, experts warn.
Being happy in a job is more important to women than having a good salary or their marital status, according to an assessment of well-being by a Nobel Prize winner, Prof Daniel Kahneman.
New Delhi (IANS) Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi will visit India in February as Rome takes a fresh look at the potential for trade and commercial ties with one of the fastest growing economies in the ...
Simply making the choice to buy organic food can induce a sense of well-being, according to research.
The move comes just more than a week after his country&#39;s Parliament voted to ratify the document. Mr Putin&#39;s signature clears the way for the United Nations (UN) environment pact to come into force early next year.
La Lega Calcio ha ufficializzato il tabellone della seconda fase della Coppa Italia. In base ai risultati della prima fase queste sono le squadre che vi accedono: il Torino vincente del girone 1, l&#39;Atalanta
Sport: Tennis: Andy Roddick succumbs to irresistible force of world No 1 in US Open quarter-finals.
When the wind came in, a family in the San Diego suburbs woke up to find the catastrophe virtually at their doorstep
Scientists are none the wiser about what awaits the Huygens space probe on Saturn's moon Titan when it lands, despite a close flyby by Cassini.
A visit to church may be good for the soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows. Scientists from Maastricht University in The Netherlands found that burning candles and incense in church can release
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged help in rebuilding war-ravaged Lebanon during his first visit to Beirut but was confronted by angry protests over his stance on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
Step aside Annika and Michelle. Lorena Ochoa showed who's the LPGA Tour's true star attraction at the Ginn Tribute. Ochoa shot a 5-under 67 Friday to move to 9 under through two rounds, three shots ahead of first-day leader Angela Park (72) and four in front of Paula Creamer (71).
Sperm could help explain how diseases like cancer and HIV spread through the body, a study  suggests.
Moneta unica vale 1,2717 dollari e 149,56 yen
Colombia's vice president acknowledged he was wrong for suggesting that three slain union leaders were tied to Colombia's rebels, after prosecutors rejected the army's version of events and charged three soldiers in the killings.
A mine fire in China&#39;s Hebei Province has left 33 people dead and 61 missing, reported Xinhua, China&#39;s main government-run news agency.
The Treo 650, which builds on the design of the Treo 600, features a 320 x 320 display, non-volatile memory, and a removable battery together with integrated Bluetooth.
No single error led to the capture of 15 sailors and marines by Iran in March, Britain's defense chief said Tuesday, but he acknowledged the ministry was wrong to let them sell their stories to the media after their release.
THE FLOOD: Heavy rain inundated swaths of central and western Britain, the country's worst floods in 60 years. No deaths or serious injuries; London not affected.
Mary Pierce pulled out of Wimbledon with a foot injury Tuesday, joining Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport as former Grand Slam winners out of the tournament that begins Monday.
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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Monday pressed North Korea to come clean on its nuclear program, told Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and said UN inspectors should return to Iraq.
INDIANAPOLIS Some high school athletic administrators are saying that sportsmanship took a beating in the Indiana Pacers&#39; brawl with rowdy fans in Detroit.
Tiger Woods finally confirmed Friday what everybody's known for the last three days: He married Swedish nanny Elin Nordegren in Barbados.
Singer Russell Watson, who had brain surgery this year, will return to TV to defend his title on Just the Two of Us.
Scientists in Uruguay have found the  fossil remains of a 2,000 pound (1,000 kg) rodent that lived 2  million to 4 million years ago -- the largest rodent ever  found.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush goes to his  third debate with Democrat John Kerry this week looking to  accuse Kerry of shifting positions for political purposes and  portray him as an out-of-the-mainstream Massachusetts liberal,  top Bush aides said.
THE family of an Iraqi civilian who was beaten to death allegedly by British soldiers while in their custody won a landmark case in the High Court yesterday that will have
Mexican President Felipe Calderon, battling rampant organized crime, launched a wide-reaching justice reform plan on Friday to give police more power, protect witnesses and speed up court cases.
Sri Lanka said on Tuesday the death toll from a tsunami that slammed into the Indian Ocean island rose to 12,212 people.
Positive study results are a load off the company's mind.
KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, at a checkpoint on the Iraqi-Iranian borders on Friday, Iraqi security force officials said.
Officials from India and Pakistan agree on draft plans for breaking the Kashmir deadlock.
Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis insists the team did not tamper with the ball during the Oval Test.
Ten-year-old Germans chatter and fidget  like children in any classroom, seemingly unaware that they  will soon be segregated by an education system with profound  implications for their lives.
President Bush charged on Thursday that Democrat John Kerry's health care plan would give the government sweeping powers to decide \
The Czech Republic will not allow  Russian soldiers to be stationed at a planned U.S. radar base  in the country but might permit Russian inspections, Prime  Minister Mirek Topolanek said on Thursday.
Aug. 31, 2004 - American astronomers say they have discovered the two smallest planets yet orbiting nearby stars, trumping a small planet discovery by European scientists five days ago and capping the latest
November 12, 2004 - Going all the way to the official launch of the Nintendo DS system, we&#39;re going to break the new handheld hardware down to its individual parts and talk about specific elements that make the Nintendo DS so darn cool.
Orlando, Fla. - Larry Blakeney could see it in his eyes: Nick Saban knew he had escaped, that his season had flirted gamely with a premature demise.
WASHINGTON - US factories saw a sign that the economy is emerging from its early-summer funk. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that orders for durable goods \u00e2\u0080-ig-ticket items expected to last
A damaged car perches on a brick wall December 27, 2004 after a quake-triggered tsunami hit Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, near the epicentre of the quake off Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island.
 in custody: lawyer
Thayer Capital Partners, a DC private-equity partnership that buys companies, agreed to a deal that will give it a 24 percent stake in one of Canada&#39;s largest trash haulers.
Il leader di al Fatah Marwan Barghouti ha annunciato in una lettera dal carcere che non si candider\u00c3\u00a0 alle elezioni presidenziali palestinesi del 9 gennaio e ha chiesto a tutti i palestinesi di sostenere la candidatura di Abu Mazen.
UK bookmaker William Hill reports a 35% increase in annual profits thanks to stronger betting during the football World Cup.
Quik Drop and NuMarkets Services Sell eBay for You  After cleaning out my parent's garage the other month, I was thinking about selling off some of their junk on eBay. Unfortunately, I was overwhelmed over the amount of trinkets and toys that we had pulled out of the garage. So overwhelmed ...
Analysis paralysis: part two Teams can get stuck wallowing in trivial details when modeling in UML. Sweating such details can lead to frustration and premature, and rash, decisions on using UML later in a project. But how do you know when a particular nuance is inconsequential and when it's an important item to specify?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A second New York-bound Olympic Airways plane was diverted today after a bomb warning. The Airbus A340 with 295 passengers and 12 crew on board had left Athens airport at 1.10pm local time.
Richard Fields grew up in the Bronx but dreamed of being a cowboy. \
The lawyer for actress Kristie Alley, a Scientologist, has sent a letter to a magazine for carrying a fashion expert's joke about the religion.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - When Robert Kraft pondered the lowest of lows in the Patriots' roller coaster journey to tonight's Super Bowl, he did not immediately think of Spygate.
Il Queens Park Rangers ha accettatoo l'offerta  di acquisto presentata da Flavio Briatore e Bernie E...
It is the first rule that every aspiring pitcher learns. Without a balanced delivery, nothing works. For a right-hander, the right ankle is the foundation.
AstraZeneca PLC and Cambridge Antibody Technology Group PLC announced on Monday a US$175 million five-year research and development alliance to discover and develop human antibody therapeutics in inflammatory disorders.
Sirius Satellite Radio agreed to buy larger U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock on Monday in a deal that gives all subscribers access to entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern.
The pressure of meeting a work deadline can produce a sixfold increase in the risk of suffering a heart attack over the course of the following day.
According to the International Ice Hockey Federation, 276 N.H.L. players have signed with European teams. Could hockey be headed for a new world order?
JOHN TOSHACK is expected to be confirmed as the new manager of Wales today after G\u00c3\u00a9rard Houllier, his only serious challenger for the job, pulled out of the running on the eve of yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interviews.
The Bush administration on Monday gave a guarded response to Gov. Blagojevich&#39;s request to buy flu vaccine from Europe. Illinois has agreed to purchase as many as 87,000 doses from wholesalers in the United
The number of Americans without medical insurance reached a record 45 million in 2003, highlighting what many analysts say is a deepening crisis in the way the nation pays for health care.
KANSAS CITY -- President George W. Bush says John Kerry&#39;s latest attacks over Iraq have taken on the angry tone of his primary foe Howard Dean.
The Food and Drug Administration told Merck &amp; Co. that it would approve the company&#39;s successor drug to the now defunct pain reliever Vioxx if it provides further safety and
Some executives warn that current fuel shortages could become a long-term problem, leading to higher gas prices.
Five search companies plied their wares at a VC-focused event in New York this week.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Janet Yellen said on Thursday that current U.S. interest rate policy should promote a gradual drop in inflation, but the recent rapid deceleration in price pressures could be hard to sustain.
Mario Danelo's brother isn't convinced the Southern California kicker fell to his death last month, despite the findings of law enforcement.
While the opium poppy is the source for compounds needed to make potent painkillers such as oxycodone and other medicines, it is also the source for the illegal drug heroin.
The troubles of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who pleaded guilty on Monday to dogfighting conspiracy charge, could hurt the team both on and off the field, analysts said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif  - California's attorney general on Wednesday filed felony charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for spying on journalists and the company's own board of directors and executives.
Halle Berry is pregnant with boyfriend Gabriel Aubry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s baby, the 41-year-old actress confirmed to \u00e2\u0080\u009cAccess Hollywood's\u00e2\u0080\u009d Nancy O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Dell in an e-mail on Tuesday.  \u00e2\u0080\u009cYes, I am three months pregnant! Gabriel and I are beyond excited, and I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve w...
Two psychoanalysts became friends after bad facelift operations, and wrote a book about their experiences.
Trapped and running out of air on the smoky 83rd floor of the World Trade Center, Melissa Doi begged the 911 operator not to hang up. \
Well this weekend we dropped the engine out of the red MR2, tore it down to the shortblock, changed out the headgasket, and put it back together.  I had a restful sleep and the next day we took the 5SFE engine out of the white one and bolted the 3SGTE into it. I started it up, pressed the gas, and drove to the moon on the 10 billion horsepower I had. Then my penis got really big from working on cars and I had a lot of sex while drinking and smoking.  If you haven't been following the Diary Section, the tag for the back story is Kuro5hin Chopper.
If there is no rest for the wicked, then there is none either for the tormented, as represented by those members of the US Tour who are not Vijay Singh.
Actor Matthew Broderick breaks his collar bone after falling from a horse while on holiday in Ireland.
South Korea fired warning shots on Saturday after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into its side of their heavily defended border, adding to mounting tension after Pyongyang said this week it planned a nuclear test.
India skipper Sourav Ganguly pointed the finger of blame at his batsmen after Pakistan dumped his side out of the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston.
The trial has resumed of a key suspect in Northern Ireland's 1998 Omagh bombing -- the single worst atrocity in the province's conflict.
Vacuum cleaners kill fleas just as well as any poison, surprised U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Canadian authorities will begin a criminal investigation into financial accounting woes at Nortel Networks , the company said today.
ASHBURN, Virginia  - Gerald Rubin is looking for  someone who can take a picture of a thought.
The German government reverses a decision to ban Tom Cruise from filming at a national monument.
Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey host a concert paying tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
World oil prices surged nearly $2 on  Friday on worries the stormy season in the Gulf of Mexico would  continue to hamper energy production and imports, delaying  vital stock building ahead of the coming winter months.
Georges St. Pierre won to take the interim welterweight title Saturday night in the mixed martial card UFC 79, while Chuck Liddell won a light-heavyweight showdown by unanimous decision.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 2004-09-07 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Samsung Electronics, the world&#39;s third-largest handset maker, recently announced its plans to launch the first mobile phone with a stamp-sized hard disc drive that would expand the memory capacity by 15 times.
Lawyers are mobilizing to press the rights of victims of a Chinese slave labor scandal that has unleashed widespread outrage, while prosecutors vowed on Wednesday to punish officials tied to the exploitation.
A few weeks ago, Eddie Jordan flew to  Beijing. After barely half a day on the ground, talking  business, he returned home.
President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
Film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis will buy financially troubled Napoli for \u00e2\u0082\u00ac29.25 million (US$35.3 million). De Laurentiis reached an agreement with an Italian court to buy the club
Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.
Efforts to investigate and punish those responsible for mistreatment of detainees in Iraq are hampering current military intelligence-gathering operations, prompting extra caution by interrogators
Congress is intent on showing it feels your pain at the pump. The House yesterday voted 284 to 141 to pass a bill that would make gasoline price gouging a federal offense.
A Pew poll on Muslims in America painted a positive picture. So why was the coverage so negative?
Britain's incoming leader Gordon Brown will unveil a raft of new hardline anti-terrorism measures when he replaces Prime Minister Tony Blair later this month, British newspapers reported Sunday.
Despite generally less interest in politics during the summer months and for midterm elections, Americans were as likely to look up political news and information online in August as they did during the peak of the 2004 presidential campaign.
Blog: Michael Jones, chief technology officer of Google's geography software, counts Google Earth as fifth among the most populous nations.
EDMONTON (CP) - Ralph Klein has taken an indefinite leave from the campaign trail to be with his ailing mother, his campaign chair said Saturday.
Time for that nuke ferry across the Mersey The initial results of the government's consultation on the future of nuclear power are in, and broadly supportive of the government's position - to revive the moribund nuclear industry because it's now \
Fidel Castro appeared more vigorous on Sunday in the first images of the Cuban leader to be broadcast on state television in four months, backing up reports that he has put his health crisis behind him.
U.S. stock futures added to early gains on Wednesday as economic data showing slightly lower-than-expected U.S. labor cost growth in the fourth quarter calmed inflation worries.
The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is \
Schoolfriends of murdered Rhys Jones mark the new term at his old school with a minute's applause.
U.S. industrial output dropped unexpectedly in January as automakers slashed production, while new claims for jobless rose sharply last week partly due to winter storms, data released on Thursday showed.
An Israeli report is expected to criticize Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday but his allies said he would not quit and ruled out a snap election.
The Bank of England offers to inject \u00c2\u00a310bn into money markets to bring down three-month interest rates.
KIGALI, Rwanda, Feb. 3 -- Two earthquakes struck hours apart Sunday in Rwanda and neighboring Congo, killing at least 39 people, including some who were in a church that collapsed, officials said.
A judge said it would be wrong to suggest London Mayor Ken Livingstone was &quot;anti-Semitic&quot; at the start of a hearing into whether Livingstone's Nazi jibe to a Jewish journalist warranted a one-month suspension.
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The stage is set for a family meeting of the Ambanis in Mumbai on Monday on the ownership issue in the Rs 80,000 crore Reliance group as Mukesh Ambani has returned from the US while Anil is understood to have authorised his mother to
Global banking giant HSBC donated 50 million pounds (73.5 million euros, 98.8 million dollars) Wednesday to set up a &quot;green task force&quot; to tackle climate change worldwide.
Ancora un colpo di mercato per il Torino. Il club granata ha ingaggiato dal Chievo il difensore Salv...
The latest hole drilled into a collapsed mine where six men are trapped broke through an area too small for the men to survive, a lawyer for several of the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s families said.
By Anonymous Stora Enso and Neste oil have agreed to join forces to develop technology for producing new-generation biofuels from wood residues. Stage one comprises the construction of a Euro 14 million ($19 million) demonstration plant at Stora Enso's Varkaus mill in Finland.
HSBC Holdings is in talks to buy Korea First Bank from controlling shareholder Newbridge Capital, a senior South Korean official says, in a deal reportedly worth up to $3.
Famiglie italiane contestano governo e minacciano vie legali
While the Giants lost Tiki Barber\u00e2\u0080\u0099s star power, they have replaced it will full constellations of lower-wattage performers and have won five games in a row.
Home Depot Inc. HD.N, the top home  improvement retailer, on Tuesday reported a 15 percent rise in  third-quarter profit, topping estimates, aided by installed  services and sales to contractors.
[Business India]: New Delhi, Dec. 11 : In a big upsurge on the export front, India&#39;s merchandise exports in the month of November have registered a record increase of 26 per cent over the same month last year.
To: SCIENCE EDITORS  Contact: Tabatha Thompson, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 3895; Whitney Clavin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., +1-818-354-4673; both of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration   WASHINGTON, Feb.
U.S. consumer confidence fell in May,  weighed down by concerns over rising gasoline prices and  diminished optimism about short-term economic conditions, a  survey showed on Tuesday.
Germany urged world powers to show a united front when they meet on Tuesday to discuss new punitive measures against Iran for its nuclear work but said a deal to ratchet up sanctions was not guaranteed.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Syria was setting an \
Boston College hired Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski, a former BC assistant, to be its head coach and signed him to a five-year contract.
FBI agents in the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, witnessed abuses of prisoners that included being left in their own feces, chained in ice-cold or super-hot cells
For the 26 women who take the stage each week on the NBC hit game show, life is not all glamour and sequins.
EBay Inc. said Thursday that it shuffled the positions of three senior vice presidents, promoting each in title and creating new heads for PayPal, eBay International and eBay North America.
HOUSTON/NEW YORK  - Oil and gas service company National Oilwell Varco Inc  said on Monday it would buy peer Grant Prideco Inc  for about $7 billion to broaden its product range for customers in fast-growing international markets.
HALIFAX (CP) - After a harrowing ordeal in a burning submarine, about half the crewmen from HMCS Chicoutimi were expected to fly home to an emotional reunion with their families late Friday.
Vodafone&#39;s new Text Centre service allows users to send text messages from PCs, just like sending an e-mail. Text messages can be sent to a single recipient or to a broader list, and the sender
Switzerland's interior minister, Pascal Couchepin, has begun a week-long official trip to China, starting with a visit to Tibet.
Former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) is hitting the airwaves in New Hampshire, the most tangible sign yet that his campaign is seeking to change the perception that he is pinning his presidential hopes almost solely on success in Iowa.
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday accused Democrats of trying to rush a vote on immigration reform, casting doubt on the fate of the White House-backed bill that would tighten border security and legalize millions of illegal immigrants.
\u00c2\u00b7 Reinstatement of law brought in by Tories\u00c2\u00b7 We feel betrayed by New Labour, say officers
In SMB de-duper stupor Hitachi Data Systems is introducing three pre-configured midrange Virtual Tape Library (VTL) packages to help coax the mainstream towards its de-duplication wares.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rasmussen Reports - Senator John McCain (R) has regained a bit of lost ground in the Election 2008 sweepstakes.
Oleg Maskaev stopped Hasim Rahman in the 12th round Saturday night with a dramatic last-minute rally to win the WBC heavyweight title.
A followup to my recent story    The Happiness Broker.
The Indianapolis Colts opened the defense of their Super Bowl title with a ruthless 41-10 win over the New Orleans Saints in the NFL season opener on Thursday.
Domani moglie Mastella si presentera' all'interrogatorio
The EU and the US are among those accepting flawed votes for political expediency, Human Rights Watch says.
A lungo chiuso il traffico a Parma e a Valmontone
 a tiresome family drama
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retail brokerage said stronger investment banking results and fees from stock transactions helped boost profit to $2.07 billion.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) has announced that Thomas Cech, Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1989) and president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), has been selected to receive the 2007 Othmer Gold Medal.
NHS Lothian is criticised for failing to reveal details of the contract for the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Through Manmohan Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit to the US, our media will be obsessed about the prospects of India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s admission to permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
(Ottawa-AP, November 30, 2004) - As they try to mend fences, President Bush and the prime minister of Canada are talking openly about their differences.
Ever since Steve Jobs began prefacing Apple's product names with a lower-case ``i,\
One of the most familiar media agency executives is making a career change that underlines the growing importance to Madison Avenue of analyzing consumer behavior.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Kidnappers have freed the  mother of one of Brazil's most exciting young soccer talents,  Santos forward Robinho, 40 days after they seized her at  gunpoint from a party, the player's agent said on Friday.
A fertility technique that repairs a woman&#39;s faulty eggs using DNA transferred from elsewhere in her body has led to the births of 20 children, scientists have revealed.
The product combines development on the Win32, Delphi and .Net platforms, accommodating legacy Windows and new application development.
Officials of Sibir Airlines, Russia&#39;s number-two carrier, appear to be suggesting a suicide bomber brought down a Tu-154 in one of two almost-simultaneous airliner crashes on Tuesday.
Ci sarebbero motivi di gelosia alla base dell&#39;omicidio di una donna di 55 anni, avvenuto due settimane fa a Sannicandro Garganico, in provincia di Foggia, e di cui si e&#39; accusato questa notte il marito 60enne, confessando di averla gettata in un cassonetto
John Abraham and director Kabir Khan talk about Kabul Express.
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By Neil Johnson and Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 5--TAMPA -- Florida is issuing a collective thanks to Barry for dousing wildfires, giving Tampa's water customers a break and soaking thirsty lawns.
Belgium was on \
Defence minister triggers political storm when he suggests protecting Iraq's huge oil reserves was a reason for continuing deployment of troops.
White was the dress code at a star-saturated party thrown by Sean \
Angelina Jolie has gone public about the start of her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, saying she never wanted to ruin his marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston -- but she also has no plans to marry him.
Indeboliti dai dati sull'inflazione Usa, male Intel
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Despite praise from Redskins players and coaches, Al Saunders may not be back in 2008 as the offense has yet to turn the corner.
The people of Belarus know oppression. They know hardship and misfortune on a scale far beyond most corners of the world. So it should be no surprise to learn that an entire country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s great
Foreign secretary raises doubts about fairness of US military tribunals for 9/11 accused
The following is the full text of Resolution 1564 (2004) adopted by the United Nations Security Council which threatens sanctions against Sudan if violence continues in the western region of Darfur.
Adding Herceptin to hormonal therapy increases significantly the length of time certain women with advanced breast cancer live without their disease progressing, researchers said on Monday.
Non e' sede adatta per mandato Governatore, dice Follini
 Friday opening: $22.8 million
Computing gong for Fran Allen The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named Frances E Allen as the recipient of the 2006 A M Turing Award.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, unveiled a program to woo customers of its rival PeopleSoft wary about future technical and maintenance support for PeopleSoft products now that the company has been taken over by Oracle.
Mike Mussina will take the mound for the Yankees on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, his first start since Aug. 20.
The United Nations elected five new members of the UN Security Council for two-year terms starting on January 1 -- Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania.
The transmission of the Fab Four's 'Across the Universe' to the North Star marks the US space agency's 50th anniversary.
Israeli police re-arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu seven months after he was released from an 18-year jail term for leaking secrets about Israel&#39;s nuclear program.
Description: NPR&#39;s Alex Chadwick talks to Bob Moon of Marketplace about a new study showing that in 2004, health insurance premiums rose five times faster than the salaries of US workers.
The Philippines on Monday vowed to exhaust all diplomatic means to secure the safe release of Filipino UN worker Angelito Nayan kidnapped by Taliban militants with two others in Kabul.
British military forces in Afghanistan are using up missiles, rockets and spare parts at a faster rate than expected, a newspaper has reported.
By ERIN CARLSON NEW YORK - In most boldface-name paternity disputes, men deny they're the baby-daddy. But in a he said/he said twist to the Anna Nicole Smith tabloid saga, two guys are claiming to be the father of her baby girl. Smith's lawyer and boyfriend, Howard K.
The Belgian public television station  RTBF shocked viewers late on Wednesday with a dramatic -- but  fake -- news report that the Dutch-speaking half of the nation  had declared independence.
US mortgage finance company Fannie Mae on Friday said it would make public information about some securities it issues to comply with new Securities and Exchange Information rules.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sending a top aide to Sudan to press his case for bolstering an African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur with substantial U.N. resources, a spokesman said on Monday.
The massive cranes that towered over Berlin for much of the past decade, an omnipresent symbol of the city's renaissance, no longer dominate the skyline.
A United Nations human rights body  called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to immediately end its system  of male guardianship which it said severely limits the basic  freedoms of women in the kingdom.
The murder case against record producer Phil Spector went to the jury Monday after Spector's wife sparred with the judge over a gag order and Spector himself publicly denied he had criticized the judge and jury pool.
A defeat in parliament for Romano Prodi raised new worries Friday about the stability of Italy's center-left governing coalition and prompted opposition calls for the premier's resignation.
Turkish PM Erdogan tells the EU not to meddle in his country's internal affairs over delays in passing reforms.
Sprint and Nextel&#39;s plans for a &quot;merger of equals&quot; will recast the US wireless competitive landscape, creating a new number-three player that could have far reaching effects
What recourse is there when you get stuck with a lemon?
Il Procuratore federale ha chiesto all'Ufficio Indagini di valutare le dichiarazioni del giocatore ...
Kostas Kederis and Ekaterina Thanou could be facing the end of their careers after the International Association of Athletics Federations last night suspended them following a series of missed drugs tests.
Palestinians in a village at the centre of violent weekly protests against Israel's controversial West Bank barrier won a Supreme Court battle on Tuesday to have it rerouted.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBefore the Devil Knows You\u00e2\u0080\u0099re Dead\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a chronicle of destruction \u00e2\u0080\u0094 physical, spiritual and moral.
India and Pakistan began two days of talks Monday aimed at curbing narcotics smuggling, less than a week after the nuclear-armed rivals failed to agree on a bus service across the divided Kashmir region.
President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America's new strategy had reversed Iraq's descent into mayhem and the United States was on track to complete the withdrawal of 20,000 troops by mid-year.
Tens of international aid organizations in Iraq have been considering to leave the war-torn country since two Italian women were kidnapped Tuesday.
In a matter of days, Verizon Wireless will unveil a service that, for the first time, lets cell-phone users watch programming from the likes of Comedy Central, Fox, and MTV right on their handsets. If TV via handset takes off, wireless carriers and cell-phone makers will win big.
The already ubiquitous coffee chain hopes to triple its outlets--without diluting its boutique-y culture
North Korea has apparently decided against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected nuclear arms programs until after the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Riguardava i beni di arabi non residenti a Gerusalemme
AWG, the owner of Anglian Water, accepts a \u00c2\u00a32.2bn takeover bid from a group led by private equity firm 3i.
Two days after he pulled the plug on the Best of Both Worlds Tour, Jay-Z has announced that it&#39;s back on, but without R. Kelly.
Nicole Kidman has won a temporary battle against two freelance photographers. The Waverly Local Court issued the orders following the discovery of a electronic listening device outside her Sydney mansion. Magistrate Lee Gilmore ordered the photographer...
Afghan police have arrested three suspects in the kidnapping of a Briton and two other foreign election workers and are concentrating their search for the victims in a valley north of Kabul, a government source says.
The driver line-up for the 2005 Formula One season is beginning to take shape with only six seats still available. Two teams, Williams and Red Bull Racing, each have one seat open, while both Jordan and Minardi
Retailer Laura Ashley announces that its chief executive Ainum Mohd-Saaid has resigned for personal reasons.
BBC radio DJ Andy Kershaw pleads guilty to breaching a restraining order and drink driving.
BUSINESS travel kindles my imagination. The experiences that I have on the road spark my creativity and become a part of my designs.
Steven Gerrard&#39;s glorious strike against Olympiakos on Wednesday night was so good that Sven-Goran Eriksson watched countless reruns of it in his Soho Square office yesterday.
Only two berths will be available in the FedEx Orange Bowl, where the Bowl Championship Series national title will be determined Jan. 4. By Mark J. Terrill, AP.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Bayer (BAY) (DE:575200) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX) said its Phase II study on a kidney cancer drug met its primary endpoint, with 70 percent showing tumor shrinkage or disease stabilization.

Apple has begun offering a $1.99 USD software patch that would enable use of 802.11n wireless networking on select Intel-based Mac models. However, the update has not come without controversy.
The video game company Atari Inc. said yesterday that it had appointed David Pierce as its president and chief executive.
Dell's new servers, which use 96-port TS270 switch and other networking equipment, will be available by Oct. 31, Dell said.
Space expert Professor Stephen Hawking says mankind must move to another planet to safeguard its future.
Chelsea secure a Carling Cup final meeting with Tottenham thanks to a Joe Cole strike that sees off the challenge of Everton.
October 15, 2004 - Thanks to Eurogamer for the head&#39;s up that Bungie posted a FAQ on Bungie.net regarding the Halo 2 leak: Is it true?
The owner of a dry cleaning shop in Oceanside, Calif., says that two military uniforms that have hung unclaimed for two years will be kept until the Iraq conflict is over.
Hundreds of Indian paramilitary troops resumed an operation to flush out militants who had stormed a stadium complex in Indian Kashmir's main city of Srinagar, police said.

Hundreds of U.S. bird-lovers have  flocked to a New England resort island to catch a glimpse of a  rare falcon that appears to have made a wrong turn, ended up  half a world away and may never find its way home.
African Union Chairman John Kufuor quit Kenya on Thursday without a deal to end a political crisis that has killed 500 people, leaving the president and opposition leader accusing each other of wrecking talks.
Martinsville track can be difficult: Midway through their 10-race playoff, the Nextel Cup Series contenders are at the shortest and slowest oval on the NASCAR circuit - a place four-time series champion Jeff Gordon insists can be as damaging to title
Israel's military is to cut off electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip in response to continued rocket attacks from Hamas.
Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.
Another education and library board reveals it faces financial hardship because of a shortage of funding.
Republican Senator Norm Coleman calls on UN head Kofi Annan to quit over the oil-for-food scandal.
The warning came during its earnings report and on a day when Shell said it would merge the two entities that make up the company, unifying the boards and management.
Kenan Cole scores 15 points as No. 20 George Washington holds off a late Auburn rally for a 62-51 victory Saturday at Smith Center.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- After investing roughly $500 million and spending years of development time on its next-generation operating system, Sun Microsystems Inc. today will reveal an aggressive price for the software: It's free.
Among the things that have occurred frequently at the 2004 Olympics: Weird happenings, and success by American athletes. In the final event of the Games last night, both were in evidence.
China&#39;s biggest computer maker said it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure that comes amid reports it might buy IBM&#39;s personal computer business.
Sri Lankan war planes bombed suspected Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka after the rebels allegedly blocked an irrigation canal, a government minister said.
A contentious campaign to bump up the bandwidth bills of spammers by flooding their sites with data has been dropped. Lycos Europe&#39;s Make Love, Not Spam campaign began in late November but its tactics proved controversial.
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Collections for the mother of a man who was seriously injured in a car crash in Swaziland, Africa, are being made.
Giving a woman an infusion of Epsom salts when she goes into premature labor can help protect her baby from cerebral palsy, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won a multibillion-dollar contract yesterday to build a vehicle to replace NASA's space shuttles, put a human on the moon for the first time since 1972 and be the precursor to a manned spaceship to Mars.
U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they had warned seven pharmacies selling \
The Irish Republican Army is probably bluffing and won't disarm or disband in support of revived Northern Ireland power-sharing, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble told his party's annual conference Saturday.
THE moment that all Australian cricket fans had been anticipating for 35 years came at 4.20pm local time. It had been delayed by a frustrating last-wicket stand of 52 in seven overs, but when Zaheer Khan swung
Sal Bartolo removed his gloves, took off his jacket and slipped right into Richie Firicano's red leather barber chair Thursday morning &#151; no waiting.
Nintendo plans to release its new Wii video game console in North America and South America in November.
California is enacting environmental legislation that could shape the U.S. auto market.
The Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla group Saturday urged Lebanese people to protest a UN Security Council resolution on the country. Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah
CBS braces for a report from investigators that could be sharply critical of the outgoing anchor. By Scott Collins and Sallie Hofmeister / Los Angeles Times.
Business & money: Two 'green' stores will include a series of eco-features aimed at reducing their carbon footprint.
Tory MP suspended for 10 days over 'misuse' of funds used to employ his son Freddie
Britain has requested the extradition of Rashid Rauf, a Briton arrested in Pakistan earlier this month in connection with the alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound jetliners, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.
WASHINGTON - Four detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base who will face US military commission proceedings next week are expected to claim the government obtained confessions and other evidence through coercive techniques, including ...
On Thursday night at Safeco Field, Jose Lopez busted out of a 0-for-10 skid in a big way. The rookie shortstop went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a two-run home run to lead the Mariners past the Red Sox, 7-1.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two years after an explosion tore apart the Sago Mine and killed 12 men, prompting Congress to pass legislation strengthening mine safety standards, many of those standards have yet to be implemented.
Eladio Jimenez clinched the 10th stage victory of the Tour of Spain on home soil Monday while American Floyd Landis retained the overall lead.
Bernard B. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, has been picked by President Bush to replace Tom Ridge.
Like the rest of the world, we were shocked to learn that Russell Jones, the rapper best known to the world as Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, died suddenly on Saturday (November 13) afternoon.
North Korea received a huge boost from Soviet technology to develop its ballistic missiles and still relies on foreign suppliers for key components, a report obtained on the weekend said.
Microsoft Windows is still the dominant OS, but Linux is becoming a popular development platform.
Massachusetts will impose some of the nation's most stringent regulations on the mortgage industry in an effort to curb practices that have led to record numbers of foreclosures.
Yahoo Inc. will enter the desktop-search field in early January. According to the company&#39;s top search executive, Yahoo expects to quickly integrate its various online services into the product.
Sean Singletary scores 20 points and J.R. Reynolds adds 18 to lead Virginia to an 81-64 drubbing of  UNC Asheville on Wednesday night.
Arts & entertainment: Meg Rosoff's uncompromising novel about a 15-year-old's identity crisis, Just in Case, has won the 70th Carnegie Medal for children's fiction.
Two Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, apparently when explosives they were carrying were detonated by Israeli gunfire.
High oil prices will probably brake US growth but will not derail the economy provided they do not rise sharply from current levels, top Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed eight South Korean hostages in two separate batches on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release.
MasterCard  has six months to change how its sets its fee for international card transactions or face daily fines for violating EU competition rules, the European Union's top antitrust watchdog said on Wednesday.
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Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile technologies, has launched a new wireless content solution that will prove to be beneficial to many consumers worldwide.
American diplomats resumed travel in convoys escorted by Blackwater USA, less than a week after Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government banned the security contractor.
North Korea and Japan briefly resumed talks Thursday as part of a deal aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme, a day after they nearly collapsed over the North's abductions of Japanese citizens.
Viacom's MTV Networks Group has signed deals to make videos available on five online video services and Comcast Corp's broadband site, as the company aims to increase its presence on the Web.

Exxon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-quarter earnings of $11.66 billion are the highest-ever operating profit by a U.S. company.
A Georgia private eye involved in the Hewlett-Packard pretexting brouhaha is the target of a suit by Cingular. The company wants him to pay for obtaining customer info under false pretenses.
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Apple is releasing an unlocked version of the iPhone that will allow users to run it on various cellular networks. But you have to live in France to get it.
Rich McKay likes what he sees among today's NFL rookies.
The two Ukrainian presidential re-runoff candidates continued their campaigning just three days before the polls amid Russia's criticism of the West's double standards on Ukraine and the Ukrainian security ...
Secretary of State Colin Powell stunned many people when he told a Senate committee that the Bush administration has concluded that the slaughter of black Africans by government-backed Arab militias in Sudan&#39;s Darfur province is genocide.
The U.N. climate panel issued its toughest warning yet on Friday that human activities are to blame for global warming and said that temperatures are set to rise sharply this century.
Justice Department attorneys will pursue the death penalty against a former U.S. Army soldier accused of raping and killing an Iraqi teenager and slaying her family members last year, according to papers filed yesterday in federal court. It could be the first capital case to proceed against a U.S....
SALT LAKE CITY -- In her battle to legalize polygamy, the only thing Valerie hasn't revealed is her last name. The mother of eight has been on national TV; her photo along with that of her two \
US prosecutors have found a possible translation error in a key piece of evidence against two leaders of an upstate New York mosque accused of supporting terrorism, US officials said on Wednesday.
In a tug of war over the skyrocketing costs of medical technology, the makers of implantable defibrillators are opposing a plan by Medicare to track the health outcomes of patients who get the devices.
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won the Louisiana Republican primary on Saturday, notching up another Southern victory in his bid to become the party's presidential candidate in the November general election, CNN projected early Sunday.
KHARTOUM : Sudan has condemned as &quot;unfair&quot; a new UN resolution calling on Khartoum to restore security to the crisis-wracked Darfur region or face possible sanctions, but said it would abide by the UN&#39;s demands.
US property and casualty insurers paid out $21.3 billion for hurricane damage, mostly in Florida, during the third-quarter, according an industry group called ISO.
U.S. forward Clint Mathis entered as a substitute and scored late in the second half Saturday, leading Hannover 96 to a 1-0 upset of Schalke for its first victory this season in the German league.
On Sunday voters rejected government-backed plans to simplify naturalisation procedures for second-generation foreigners. They also turned down a proposal to grant children born in Switzerland to foreign parents the automatic right to a Swiss passport.
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William Makepeace Thackeray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seminal 1848 novel, \u00e2\u0080\u009cVanity Fair,\u00e2\u0080\u009d was filmed in the silent era, in 1932 with Myrna Loy, and in 1935 with Miriam Hopkins.
Brazilian mining giant Vale  said on Monday it has held talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata  about a potential acquisition that have yet to lead to a formal bid.
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One rebel group in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region Thursday pledged to fully respect a truce with the Sudanese government amid contradictory statements and international concern about an escalation in fighting.
Tiago, 26enne centrocampista portoghese della Juve, &egrave; ormai ad un passo dal Tottenham. Daniel...
Americans with prostate cancer are traveling out of the country to receive a treatment that is not approved in the United States.
By Aranee Jaiimsin, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb.
One particular finding of a new analysis of baseball fielding prowess will make Red Sox fans gleeful: Yankees captain Derek Jeter, a three-time Gold Glove winner, ranked dead last among major league shortstops.
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a measure that would  grant immunity to telecom companies for their role in assisting government surveillance programs.
As many as 60 National Hockey League agents, including those representing the top players in the game, will descend on a Chicago hotel meeting room Wednesday for a t\u00c3\u00aate-\u00c3\u00a0-t\u00c3\u00aate with executives
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Drug company Pfizer said today it is continuing to promote its arthritis drug Celebrex to doctors despite reports it more than doubles the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Vodafone is expected to say next week that its core profit margin will continue to fall in the current financial year, as the world&#39;s largest mobile phone group by revenue fights fierce competition in its European markets.
EREZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip -- Israel fired missiles and sent tanks on a foray into Gaza on Wednesday, killing four Palestinians in the first military action since Hamas militants took control.
EAGLE, Colo. Sept. 2, 2004 - The sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant has been dropped, but his accuser whose reluctance to participate derailed the criminal trial before it ever really got started isn&#39;t letting the NBA star off the hook just yet.
Business & money: Larry Elliott: The Bank of England's support for Northern Rock has rekindled memories of the secondary banking crisis of 1973.
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A Scottish teenager who survived the Dunblane school massacre wins the US Open tennis boy's title.
Comment is free: Mary Riddell: Yes, we keep poultry in squalor, but what about young people held in battery conditions?
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Intel Corp. fired a pair of technical salvos at smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday, announcing a November launch date for its next generation of chips and showing off its momentum in manufacturing technology.
Security was stepped up immediately, with armed police guarding the chamber in place of the usual footmen and stewards.
Teams from around the world will vie for the Google Lunar X-Prize by building lunar missions complete with robotic rovers.
Five days after a fire knocked out power to the Canadian Submarine in the Atlantic Ocean, the HMCS Chicoutimi and its 54 crew members arrived in Feslane Scotland.
Kremlin critic and former Russian PM Mikhail Kasyanov submits a petition supporting his presidential bid.
Apple may have failed to anticipate early adopters' anger over a $200 price cut, but the radical move reveals Steve Jobs' audacious plan to rocket the mobile device into the mainstream. Cult of Mac commentary by Leander Kahney.
Revenue from the tourism sector, crucial in financing the current accounts deficit, has passed its target for the year within the first nine months.
Summer anthems. Every year has at least one. It's the song that, no matter where you go or what you do, you can't escape hearing its familiar refrain. The summer of 2004 is no different ... or is it?
ROMA - Il giordano Abu Musab Al Zarqawi \u00c3\u00a8 considerato dall&#39;amministrazione Bush uno dei massimi leader di Al Qaeda nell&#39;area del Golfo e nel Medio Oriente. Il cui gruppo terroristico Tawhid wal Jihad (Unificazione
South Africa&#39;s Retief Goosen looks to be heading for his first Nedbank Golf Challenge victory halfway through the final round at the Garry Player Country Club course on Sunday.
A public memorial service for naturalist Steve Irwin will be held at Australia Zoo next Wednesday, his widow says.
Scientists on Tuesday announced the discovery of the remains of 10 people, one dating back to 1,300 B.C., providing evidence of prehispanic cultures in Mexico City's sprawling Chapultepec Park.
Arts & entertainment: Need to learn a Welsh or American accent in a hurry? Stephen Moss dons a Stetson and modulates his 'Oxford-in-the-50s' tones for a crash course that promises just that
As if the daily struggle to dodge  bullets and bombings is not enough, many Iraqis now face a  freezing winter shivering by candlelight as persistent attacks  keep the power out for more than 12 hours a day.
Harry Moses\u00c2\u0092s entertaining documentary portrays the debate between connoisseurship and science as a culture war.
By Jason Webb SABANA CRESPO, Colombia  - Coca leaves, the rawmaterial of cocaine, should speed you up and give you a buzz.But you'd never know it to look at the Arhuaco Indians ofColombia's Sierra Nevada, who must be strong contenders for thetitle of World's Most Laid-Back People.
Corporate IT users are getting caught in the middle of another spin war between Microsoft Corp. and the Linux and Unix communities, most recently Novell Inc.
Apple has pulled the beta of Boot Camp, the application that lets Mac users run Windows XP or Vista on their Intel-powered machines, from its servers in preparation for Friday's launch of Leopard.Although a Boot Camp 1.4 beta page remains live, clicking on the download link brings up an error message that reads: \
Describing his new film, &quot;Silver City,&quot; as part murder mystery and part political satire, director John Sayles has made it very clear which politician the movie is satirising.
A teenager bagged more than he bargained for when he bought a PlayStation game console on the Internet auction website eBay, discovering about 65,400 euros (90,200 dollars) in cash in his delivery.
Doctors at a private Austrian clinic have confirmed what Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has claimed all along -- that he was poisoned.
Senators frustrated by scant details on the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program on Wednesday rapped FBI Director Robert Mueller for refusing to show how it has curbed terrorist activity in the United States.
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CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish troops killed 20 Kurdish guerrillas on Sunday in a major operation against separatist rebels in eastern Turkey, army sources said.
We have seen it all in the movies. Asteroids coming towards the earth promising devastation of the kind we have experienced before.
NEW YORK  - For people with low levels of  \
A superb late strike from midfielder Xavi gave leaders Barcelona a 2-1 victory away at Albacete in the Primera Liga on Saturday. Andres Iniesta opened the scoring for Barca in only the second minute, before
A man is charged with murdering his wife and three children after being arrested following an international manhunt.
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Heavy rains in northern California knocked out power to at least 144,000 customers on Tuesday and forced the evacuation of 200 residents, many in areas where wildfires burned as recently as a week ago.
A Mexican judged sentenced Benjamin Arellano Felix, a top member of one of the country's most notorious drug clans, to another 22 years in prison on Tuesday for drug trafficking and organized crime.
Consumer prices calmed down in November, helped by smaller increases in energy and food. That means the Federal Reserve probably will continue raising interest rates only gradually to keep inflation under control.
The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers are reporting.
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Being either too thin or too heavy may lower a man&#39;s sperm count, in some cases enough to impair fertility, researchers report.
A 19-year-old with learning difficulties was stripped and tortured after being kidnapped in Aberdeen, a court hears.
Pro-immigration activists took to the   streets of Chicago on Friday, in the first of a week of marches   nationwide to step up pressure on a returning U.S. Congress to   move forward with a stalled immigration overhaul.
Police in St Petersburg find explosives, detonators and a gun in a city cinema closed for repairs.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Call it silence of the Lamb. The church-owned Great Western Forum has canceled an April 9 concert appearance by the heavy metal band Lamb of God because church leaders were offended by the group's previous name, Burn the Priest. \
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in their car in Gaza City Thursday, witnesses and medics said. The army had no immediate comment on the attack.
The White House on Tuesday said it disagreed with rulings by U.S. military judges to drop all war crimes charges against two Guantanamo prisoners facing trial, and that the Defense Department was considering whether to appeal.
U.S. regulators have issued a public health alert for about 14,800 pounds of missing ground beef products that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.
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Indianapolis - NBA commissioner David Stern on Saturday indefinitely suspended four players who took part in Friday night&#39;s ugly melee between the Indiana Pacers and host Detroit Pistons and their fans.
Dwayne De Rosario and Craig Waibel each scored, and Landon Donovan had an assist to lead the San Jose Earthquakes over the Kansas City Wizards 2-0 on Sunday night
Summary - (Sep 24, 2004) The da Vinci Project, a Canadian team of amateur rocket scientists, has pushed back the launch date of its Wildfire rocket.
The judges should also be judged. That thought was probably running through the minds of the outraged crowd watching the Olympic gymnastic competition, which was stained by misjudgment.
Dec. 28, 2004 - The gigantic Asian sea quake, the most dramatic seismic shock in more than 40 years, made the earth wobble on its axis and permanently changed the geology of the surrounding area, scientists said Tuesday.
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The World Food Programme scales back its projects in Darfur in Sudan because of worsening security.
A writer claims a campaign to keep open Burberry's Rhondda factory could hurt the firm's remaining UK workers.
A gunman opened fire inside a downtown   Montreal college on Wednesday and at least four people were   taken away by ambulance, television networks said.
By SCOTT DYER  A national consortium has donated four high-tech mobile classrooms worth $52,000 each to help East Baton Rouge Parish public schools deal with the influx of displaced students resulting from Hurricane Katrina.
Countrywide Financial Corp , the battered mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter loss, hurt by mounting defaults in a sinking housing market.
As supplies to help 37,000 families in Sri Lanka were leaving London on a charter flight, Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites )'s government reiterated that it was right for the United Nations ( news - ...
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A man accused of stomping a pet tropical fish to death during a dispute with a girlfriend faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. Anastacio Molina Jr., 40, was charged Wednesday in Sheboygan County Circuit Court.
McLEAN, Va. -- Auburn picked up two more first-place votes but remained third in the latest ESPN/USA Today coaches&#39; poll, released Sunday.
Taco Bell said on Sunday it had temporarily closed one of its fast-food outlets and was working with New Jersey health authorities seeking the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly a dozen people.
Pete Rose never expected baseballs bearing his autograph and a printed apology for betting on baseball to be sold publicly, his business agent said Monday.
Relatives of the Bosnian teen who shot and killed five people in a Salt Lake City mall said the boy's early life was marked by war and upheaval
By Cutmore, Jason  Ever since I learned Granados' sixth Spanish Dance, Rondalla Aragonesa, as a teenager, Spanish music has been a passionate interest for me.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Iran said on Saturday it was surprised by proposed new sanctions over its nuclear program and said major powers should have waited for the verdict of a United Nations watchdog in March.
A funny thing happened on the way to the Mona Lisa. Visitors to the Louvre museum in Paris, home of the world's most famous painting, started quizzing tour guides about Dan Brown's best-selling novel \
ARSENAL became the first side in English football to go 43 league matches unbeaten when they beat Blackburn 3-0 at Highbury last night to return to the top of the Premiership.
Top managers of German car giant Volkswagen were aware of a system set up to provide labour leaders with favours in exchange for peaceful relations, witnesses told a court here Tuesday.
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Doppia sfida Russia-Italia, a Mosca, e il tennis si unisce oggi in gemellaggio alla pallavolo. Stase...
The FCC leads the campaign to rein in 'indecency' on the airwaves. But in a world of unlimited spectrum, some think shackling the First Amendment is what's obscene. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
LOS ANGELES - When cable channel HBO tried to woo the Emmy Awards away two years ago, the networks fought back and won. Network executives could be rethinking the victory in light of the poor ratings posted by Sunday's ceremony, watched by the smallest audience since 1990...
Federal officials Wednesday backed away from the findings of two major studies on birth control pills, saying the research was flawed and that a new analysis shows there is no evidence that oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease.
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his hot start to the 2004-05 campaign with a career-high 37 points, as the Miami Heat improved to 3-0 on the young season with a 118-106 win over the Washington Wizards.
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German maker of car parts and electrical household goods Robert Bosch said it would invest 10 billion rupees (217 million dollars) in India to take advantage of the country's fast-growing vehicle market.
John Terry's brace helps Chelsea move five points clear at the top of the table.
Orion Multisystems Inc. will emerge from stealth mode on Monday with news of its workstation product. The Santa Clara, California, company hopes to bring back the days of the technical workstation, when engineers
The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team will buy their home stadium, the SkyDome, from closely held Sportsco International for C$25 million ($21 million), team owner Rogers Communications Inc.
A puppy is put to sleep after being left blind and brain damaged after being thrown around by youths in a Tyneside park.
Elijah Page first to die in 60 years South Dakota yesterday executed its first prisoner in 60 years, 25-year-old Elijah Page, who succumbed to a \
Struggling Japanese electronics maker  Sanyo Electric Co. said on Friday it now expects to fall into  the red this business year as it unveiled more job cuts amid  weak sales of digital cameras and mobile phones.
Political parties are the public institutions most marred by corruption, an international watchdog group said Thursday in a new global survey
At his worst, Allen Iverson has been seen as selfish and sullen; contentious and contradictory, a magnet for trouble away from the court.
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Police officers are being investigated for allegedly shooting a video of two girls being sexually abused by a man, evidence they intended to use against him in court but which instead sparked a public outcry after the tape was released to the media.
PHILADELPHIA : American Jennifer Capriati rallied to beat Meghann Shaughnessy in the second round of the 585,000-dollar WTA indoor tournament here Wednesday, also keeping her hopes of reaching the WTA Tour Championships alive.
By JOHN DOBBERSTEIN World Staff Writer  Natural methods slow to catch on in Oklahoma   Stubbornness drove Sam Jorgenson into organic farming.
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By Tim Huber CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Underground coal mines must provide up to four days of breathable air to keep miners alive in emergencies such as an explosion or a tunnel collapse, federal regulators announced Thursday.
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- President Bush's new budget proposal would cut $196 billion over five years from both Medicare and Medicaid --  programs that provide health care to millions of poor and elderly, federal officials announced Monday.
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - President Bush wants to work with Republican Sen...
If a financial portal falls in the woods, it doesn't make a cash register-ringing sound.
Michael Jackson offered to give the boy at the centre of his child abuse case a house, a court hears.
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Buoyed by big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday counting on momentum to propel them toward the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.
Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed mentally handicapped Palestinian during a raid on Tuesday on a West Bank refugee camp on the fourth anniversary of a Palestinian uprising.
After four years of trading subprime mortgages, Jason Rew jettisoned his job at the investment bank Goldman Sachs and founded an off-shore business.
By Kovsky, Eddie  Financial analysis Web site StreetInsider is reporting that two brokerage firms have downgraded their rating of Micron Technology stock.
After more than a year of trying, Oracle officials have convinced PeopleSoft&#39;s board members to accept a deal to merge the two companies.
Watching a big soccer match can strain a fan's heart -- not just figuratively, but literally, German researchers reported on Wednesday.
Denmark's RAUNCHY have scheduled an appearance at the Hollywood Club in Tallinn, Estonia on January 29.
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French President Jacques Chirac gestures while speaking during a final media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday March 9, 2007.Comment
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Oklahoma struggled, rallied, faced adversity and needed to play hard for every last second to beat Texas A&amp;M.
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A memo at the World Health Organization expressed concern that the growing dominance of malaria research by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation could stifle a diversity of views among scientists.
The graphic novel that changed comics forever may enter production this summer. But who's in the picture? That's up to you. Post your dream -- or nightmare -- cast on Underwire.
Facing criminal child molestation charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention that would have ensued if he had gone to court.
Dave Wallace met Pedro Martinez in a sugar-cane field in the Dominican Republic. Wallace was looking for live arms for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his search bringing
Malcolm Glazer, the American business mogul and owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is preparing a fresh assault on Manchester United having informally approached the board of the Premiership football club last week.
A firefighter fell from the roof of a burning building in Brooklyn, officials said.
An appeals court said Monday it retains jurisdiction to decide military-custody issue.
A Russian bank says it has transferred $25m to North Korea, removing an obstacle to nuclear disarmament.
Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. could miss its end-March target for the European launch of its new handheld game machine PlayStation Portable (PSP), a company source told Reuters on Friday.
This past Sunday night (or Sunday afternoon Eastern Standard Time), my roommates and I hung our heads in defeat as Colin Montgomerie put away the Americans in the Ryder Cup.
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IN THE HEADLINES ... Republicans scramble in South Carolina after three big races with three different winners ... Romney's Michigan GOP presidential win helped by party, Bush loyalists.
Fifty years after Hanover Street was bulldozed to make room for the old elevated Central Artery, Barbara Maldero can once again stroll all the way down it from her home in the city's North End to City Hall.
Jarno Trulli made the most of the conditions in qualifying to claim pole ahead of Michael Schumacher, while Fernando finished third.
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Russia and Finland are ready to build up volumes of bilateral trade and to encourage investment in high-tech industries, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a news conference here upon the results of talks ...Comment
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - The Middle East diplomatic quartet is to meet on the sidelines of the international conference on Iraq being held in Egypt, a Western diplomat said.
Nissan Motor Co. plans to sell a hybrid  vehicle developed in-house in 2010, limiting its licensing ties  with Toyota Motor Corp. to the Altima sedan due in the United  States next year, Japanese daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported on  Saturday.
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The Court of Appeal rejects a challenge to  a decision to allow a mobile phone mast near three Yorkshire schools.
U.S. airlines may start charging passengers separately for jet fuel as oil prices inch past $100 per barrel.
Amnesty International calls on the Royal Bank of Scotland to monitor its investment in China more closely.
In the end, the most expensive radio was the best (mysterious fatality aside), the second most was the second best but came with compromises, and the cheap one definitely had some issues. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Blog: New blog site, started by political veterans and bloggers, is trying something new--allowing Net roots activists to help write legislation.
Nokia , the world's biggest  mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday the ongoing patent battle  with Qualcomm Inc.  may work against the uptake of  \
Tourists moved out of a luxury hotel in Nepal on Tuesday, a day after a bomb attack blamed on Maoist rebels, while a leading tobacco firm also prepared to shut down in the face of rebel threats.
Yukos Oil Company , Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest oil exporter, which currently struggles to pay off staggering tax bills, has announced on Monday, September 20 that it will lower crude oil deliveries to China this month, and supply no oil in October, Bloomberg
A Lebanese Sunni preacher led thousands of anti-government Shi'ite protesters in prayers on Friday, in a show of Muslim unity designed to dispel fears of sectarian strife.
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Lawmakers return this week for a  pre-election push to overhaul U.S. intelligence services as  Republicans strive to strengthen their hold on a closely  divided Congress and Democrats battle to retake control.
Scotland's health minister is expected to lose his job when Jack McConnell unveils a reshuffle of his cabinet.
Was the man in black a Democrat or a Republican? The son of the late singer Johnny Cash, who captured the hardscrabble life of those on the margins in songs such as \
Left-hander Aaron Fultz agreed Monday to a &#36;550,000, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Dozens of top baseball stars including Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.
Paychecks all over the country could be going up or shrinking as a result of new changes to the nation&#39;s overtime pay rules. The new laws took effect August 23.
A new wide-field sky survey known as SuperWasp discovers two planets orbiting far-distant stars.
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Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson&#39;s alleged stalker, who has reportedly spent a good amount of time in several mental hospitals has been now ordered to stand trial.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Aug. 28 -- The threat of a hurricane forced NASA on Monday to postpone plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis for at least a week, a decision that could lead to an extended delay and that underscored the daunting challenge the space agency faces in trying to complete construction...
BUDAPEST, Aug 15 (IPS) - The European Union has agreed on a document to  reform itself institutionally, but Brussels is beginning to  understand it will have to get used to tough opposition from some  of its Eastern European member states.
Russia has formally joined the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, after President Vladimir Putin signed Russian ratification into law earlier this month.
West Virginia, Clemson, Air Force and Mississippi State were seeded No. 1 Sunday night in the revamped NIT, a postseason tournament that was little more than a consolation prize for some of the teams that were snubbed by the NCAA.
Smoking killed almost 5 million people around the world in 2000, researchers have calculated.
European Space Agency -- 'Consensus on conditions in the cloud of interstellar gas surrounding the Sun from several in-situ observation methods'     Through coordinated observations with instruments on several ESA and NASA spacecraft and a collaborative analysis effort hosted by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) an international team of scientists has compiled for the first time a consistent set of the physical parameters of helium in the very local interstellar gas cloud the surrounds the solar system.     Careful analysis of data from three complementary observation methods produced a reliable set of physical parameters for the local cloud which can be used to model the interaction between the Sun and the surrounding interstellar gas and establish dimensions of the solar system...
At least 11 people die as a twin-engine aircraft crashes in the mountains of central Angola.
Presidente esprime grande soddisfazione dopo omaggio a Nagy
Compaq two-one-three-three to challenge Eee HP's going after the Eee PC with a compact laptop that sports an 8.9in display and more connectivity options than the elfin Asus machine currently offers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A French military jet carrying an ailing Yasser Arafat landed Friday at an airfield outside Paris, bringing the Palestinian leader for treatment of a mysterious illness.
The United States voiced strong concern on Thursday over the December 16 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan and said the poll was marred by widespread irregularities.
Four UK church leaders are to make a pilgrimage to Bethlehem just before Christmas.
The Federal Government has lowered its forecasts for economic growth, although it is now expecting a bigger surplus this financial year than it predicted three months ago.
Britain faces 'losing a generation' of children to obesity-related disease, the Duchess of York warns.
DASHTAK, Afghanistan -- The village of Dashtak sits on a bumpy, washed-out specter of a road, an hour's drive off the main highway between Kabul and Afghanistan's lawless southeast.
Tiger Woods was sensationally knocked out of the World Matchplay Championship here at Wentworth by fellow American Shaun Micheel 4 and 3.
The fight with renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is not over and the US military must retake his stronghold in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City slum, a top US commander said Thursday.
Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan early next year unless NATO sends in significant reinforcements, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as foot-dragging by allies.
German business confidence dipped in August, reflecting worries about the strength of the country's economic recovery, a survey of German executives showed Thursday.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama will give $16,500 in contributions linked to an indicted donor to charity, part of the Democrat's effort to distance himself from a former friend and fundraiser.
At the center of the Norman Hsu mystery is the question of how he evolved from a bankrupt swindler to a wealthy political donor.
HE WAS a brilliant and handsome doctor from New Jersey who had won a coveted fellowship and once been an Episcopalian altar boy and high-school football star.
LOS ANGELES: MGM, which is in the process of being sold to a group headed by Sony, has insisted on a business-as-usual stance, but that business no longer involves the immediate production of a new James Bond movie.
Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist announces his retirement from cricket.
The producer of the Oscars said Monday he was not concerned by comments from comedian and first-time host Chris Rock that belittled the event.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator is to have talks with the EU's foreign policy chief on its nuclear programme.
By Christian Berg, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 18--On Sept. 8, a Lehigh County jury found a North Whitehall landowner partly responsible for injuries to a woman who was hit by a stray bullet fired by a hunter on his property.
Shop online for tomorrow's fighting technology - today Comment Anyone who likes gadgets should give some thought to joining the infantry. Okay, the pay is peanuts, the work is grim, you'll have to live in a baking fortified camp in Southwest Asia, where you might easily get blown up, shot, or have to strip naked and fight your buddies with rollmats. But you will get some neat toys. Already the soldiery have thermal imagers, night sights, headset radios, and a military wireless network called Bowman.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tuesday night the marquee  of every Broadway theater will be dimmed at exactly 8 p.m. for  one minute in memory of the great Betty Comden, who teamed with  the late Adolph Green to write the books and lyrics for some of  the most acclaimed and beloved musicals on stage and in film,  including \
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that the IOC had rejected South Korean requests for the awarding of duplicate gold medal to South Korean Yang Tae-Yong, who lost the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics gold to American Paul
Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee, a frequent foe of President George W. Bush's policies,   beat a conservative primary challenger on Tuesday in a race   crucial to Republican hopes of retaining Senate control in   November's election.
Contradicting fears that the semiconductor industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pace of development is slowing, Intel Corp. announced it has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of
The American actor Jefferson Mays is back in rouge and petticoats for \u00e2\u0080\u009cMemoirs of My Nervous Illness,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a punctilious account of madness and womb envy.
Classic cartoons like the Road Runner and Bugs Bunny are extinct. No really, take a look at the bones of these once-great specimens of anvil and rocket comedy. By Daniel Dumas from Wired magazine.
A gunman, possibly a parent, who said he   had explosives opened fire at a Colorado high school on   Wednesday, holding two girls hostage and prompting the   evacuation of hundreds of students, police said.
Oil prices fell yesterday after rising nearly $2 the previous session after two car bombs in Saudi Arabia rekindled fears over the security of Middle East supplies - one of the factors behind this year&#39;s overall 32 per cent rally.
House committee demands answers from the agency after investigators turn up dozens of intrusions last year with ties to Chinese Web servers; IT contractor says it wasn't at fault.
The United States Congress risks a presidential veto if it approves a multibillion-dollar disaster aid package for farmers and ranchers, the White House said on Tuesday, ahead of a Senate vote on the question.
While Saddam Hussein spent a second New Year's Eve in a jail cell, a Southern California rock band known for such albums as \
Prime Minister Tony Blair said that he would make the revival of the Middle East peace process his &quot;personal priority&quot; after the US presidential elections.
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Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards received  38 percent of the vote to win an informal poll of Texas  Democrats conducted online, the state&#39;s Democratic party said  on Monday.
Three is the magic number for Playboy magazine's March issue.
Ukraine headed into a third week of  turmoil on Monday after presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko  told supporters to keep up street pressure on the Moscow-backed  authorities before the re-run of a rigged election.
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Light crude for October delivery dropped 68 cents to settle at $43.31 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil prices slid for much of last week despite confusion about the status of Iraqi exports.
LOGAN, Utah - A woman is fighting the City Council in Providence to issue her a permit to run a colon-cleansing service out of her home.  Colon hydrotherapy is a licensed procedure in other states, but in Utah is considered only a homeopathic method.
A judge indicted 32 people Friday on charges of belonging to or collaborating with a militant group working in Spain to recruit fighters for al-Qaida in Iraq.
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PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Astronomers will present new findings from NASA&#39;s Hubble Space Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope at a listen-and-logon news briefing, Thursday at 10 am Pacific time (1 pm Eastern time).
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that ruling party lawmakers will conduct a fresh investigation into the Japanese military's alleged forced sexual slavery of women during World War II
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Sun Microsystems Inc ,  the world's fourth-largest server-computer maker, said on  Thursday that quarterly profit doubled amid strong growth in  emerging markets.
NEW YORK  - Smokers can double the  likelihood of kicking the habit by using the antidepressant  drug nortriptyline along with a nicotine patch, new research  indicates.
Police confirmed Friday that a body found at the county landfill was that of Lori Hacking, the Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.
Promotions for quartet of bright, young highflyers
The tax would pay for a $35 billion expansion of the Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Health Insurance Program over the next five years.
A miniseries about the events leading to the Sept. 11 attacks is \
\u00e2\u0082\u00ac10bn funding could bring two hour London-Sydney flights The European Union (EU) has agreed further funding for a European civil hypersonics project whose goal is to achieve passenger flights from Brussels to Sydney in \
Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence &amp; Space has proposed splitting a contract with Boeing to supply aerial refueling tankers to the US Air Force, the company&#39;s chief executive for North America said.
LONDON: Oil prices fell to seven-week lows below $47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in US oil and natural gas inventories.
The armed Basque separatist group Eta says it is ready to enter dialogue with the Spanish government.
Russia&#39;s parliament drafted proposals for an anti-terrorism law Monday, the day it began an inquiry into the Beslan school siege that killed more than 320 hostages, half of them children.
The US atom bombs dropped on Japan were inevitable to end World War II, Japan's defence minister says.
Asian shares fall sharply in Wednesday trading due to renewed fears about the health of the US economy.
Two motor-cycle borne youths threw glass bottles at actor Amitabh Bachchan's residence in the wee hours on Monday in the wake of Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) attacking the superstar for alleged negligence of Maharashtra.
PALACE&#39;S leading goal-scorer Andy Johnson was jubilant last night after giving the Eagles Premiership lift-off. The Selhurst Park forward drew first blood eight minutes after half-time with his fifth league goal of the season.
Tim Duncan poured in a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight game, 88-80 over the 76ers in Philadelphia Thursday.
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The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question.
&quot;National Treasure&#39;&#39; dug up more box-office loot over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, taking in US$32.2 million to remain the nation&#39;s top movie.
CD burners, jukebox programs and Wi-Fi routers are just a few of the technologies that could be threatened under a new version of the Induce Act, critics say.
More than a hundred thousand fans are expected to descend on the city this weekend to watch some crew races. A playoff game kicks off on Saturday evening
An explosion and massive fire at a chemical storage facility near downtown Kansas City forced an evacuation and closed nearby roads, authorities and local media reports said on Wednesday.
Rio Ferdinand wore a black armband last night as a mark of respect to a football legend. Perhaps no one told him that it was Brian Clough&#39;s fervent belief the 25-year-old should have been strung up by his
The United States and European Union revived talks on an &quot;open skies&quot; deal to deregulate transatlantic air traffic, two months after Washington threw a large spanner in the works.
Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web
President Bush said Tuesday that insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan are violent, yet vulnerable, and urged U.S. troops to march on in the fight for freedom so Americans can celebrate Independence Day year round.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. Saint Paul Travelers Companies says it has been subpoenaed by the New York attorney general for documents relating to its business practices.
Co-opted by predators, undermined by profit-seekers and bandwagon jumpers, adrift without a moral compass -- to hear some observers tell it, times have never been worse for the open source movement. It is a victim of its own success?
Republicans say filmmaker Michael Moore should be prosecuted for offering underwear, potato chips and Ramen noodles to college students in exchange for their promise to vote for John Kerry.
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(AGI) - Roma, 28 ago. - Il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, al lavoro in mattinata a Roma, dove era arrivato ieri pomeriggio dalla Sardegna. A palazzo Grazioli e&#39; giunto il sottosegretario alla presidenza del Consiglio, Gianni Letta.
'If I'd known I'd never have written that piece of code' The man who invented the internet's most popular email routing system says he would never have done it had he known how much trouble it was going to be.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ministro, abbiamo co-firmato a Nairobi testo del trattato
Freckles speckle his pink wrinkly skin. Ginger whiskers sprout only between his veiny ears, beneath his gummy chops and at the end of a rat-like tail.
Peugeot Citroen unveils an aggressive restructuring which includes trimming its European workforce by 8,000.
The first shipments of Chrysler cars  built by China&#39;s Chery Automobile Co. could reach the U.S. or  Europe within 30 months, Chrysler said on Wednesday, opening  the door for Chery to be the first mainland auto maker to do  so.
Brighton and Hove Albion FC is given planning permission to build a 22,000 seater stadium in Falmer.
LONDON - A British minister faced an inquiry on Monday into claims he abused his position to speed a visa for his lover\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Filipina nanny in an embarrassing case for Tony Blair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government months before an expected election.
Dialogo con la maggioranza, concertazione prioritaria
A U.S. court has ordered  DaimlerChrysler AG and its heavy truck-making unit Freightliner  LLC to pay more than $800 million in a tangled multinational  fraud case, The Oregonian newspaper said on Saturday.
Two French journalists held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq appealed late Monday for their countrymen and president to save their lives by giving in to their captors' demand to rescind a ban on Muslim head scarves in French schools.
Mother India gives birth to 43 million children a year. Biotech companies on the verge of the world's largest stem-cell bonanza may create a market that would tempt poor families. By Scott Carney.
Alcohol abuse among Australia's aborigines is claiming a life every 38 hours, new research finds.
US stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday after MBIA (NYSE:MBI) helped alleviate some of the concerns about troubled bond insurers at the end of the worst January for equities since 1990.
OGGI SU INTERNET/INDIA - Il governo indiano premia una religiosa del Sacro Cuore di Ges\u00c3\u00b9 New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Il governo indiano premia Suor Karuna Mary Braganza, religiosa del Sacro Cuore di Ges\u00c3\u00b9, del Sophiya College a Mumbai, con il \u00c2\u0093Padma Shri Award\u00c2\u0094 per il suo lavoro con i poveri. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 31/1/2008)...
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow predicted on Sunday skyrocketing oil prices were set to  go down and said Middle Eastern finance ministers had responded positively to his request to boost output quotas.
Iraq must push ahead with Jan. 30  elections despite relentless bloodshed, voter intimidation and  attacks on electoral staff, the chief U.N. election official in  the country said Sunday.
Far from the spreading slums of the Haitian capital, past barren dirt mountains and hillsides stripped to a chalky white core, two woodcutters bring down a towering oak tree in one of the few forested valleys left in the Caribbean country.
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JERUSALEM  - The political mouthpiece of the settler movement was poised to resign from Ariel Sharon&#39;s coalition government Tuesday after the Israeli prime minister refused to bow to demands to put his Gaza pullout plan to a national referendum.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will use a \
Five-times major winner Seve Ballesteros announced his retirement from golf on Monday, ending one of the most glittering careers in the modern game.
The decision comes as plastic bags are increasingly being discouraged or banned by governments and retailers because of concerns about their environmental impact.
Democratic former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez held a strong lead Tuesday over Republican incumbent Henry Bonilla as they battled for a congressional seat in a runoff election.
The US this evening launched a third ``precision&#39;&#39; strike on suspected terrorists in Fallujah in a 24-hour period, and at least 53 people died in violence across Iraq today, the US military and the Iraqi Health Ministry said.
Putin promises action It appears the Russian government has agreed to shut down popular music site AllofMP3.com in order to appease US objections to it joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Caixa Economica Federal and TAM Linhas Aereas launched a partnership today making it possible to pay for airline tickets at lottery ticket outlets.  Passengers will have to make reservations online or by calling the company.
Faster than an Olympian on steroids You horrible cynics out there looked at Intel's mushy Montvale chip and scoffed. \
Nicole Richie was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence. In addition to the single count, the case contains an allegation that Richie had a prior misdemeanor DUI conviction in June 2003, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.
Since the dawn of the musical era in radio, broadcasters have been free from paying royalties to musical performers. Radio was once the bands' ticket to the big leagues. That may change if two congressmen have their way.
Want to have their cake and blog about it SXSW Professional bloggers have demanded to be taken still more seriously by mainstream media and have current measures of their blog-induced fame reassessed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
He&#39;s already been credited with the remarkable insight of Winston Churchill and the steadfast resolve of Ronald Reagan. Oh, and the hopeful vision of Abraham Lincoln, America&#39;s first Republican president.
A British soldier killed during an attack at a UK base in Iraq on Sunday is named as L/Cpl Dennis Brady.
Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi awaited sentencing after he pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday, more than nine months after slugging Colorado forward Steve Moore from behind during a game.
Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who developed the Muslim world's first nuclear bomb and later confessed to leaking weapons technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, is battling prostate cancer, the government said Tuesday.
North Korea agrees to declare and disable its nuclear facilities by the end of 2007, a top US official says.
Feeding on fat cats A researcher has uncovered malware that targets commercial bank customers by logging into their online accounts and wiring large sums to accounts under the control of criminals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The party backing Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has suspended campaigning for January 8 elections, a spokesman said Sunday, adding that a 12-week delay in the vote was \
To cries of &quot;Death to America&quot; and &quot;God is Greatest&quot;, Iran&#39;s hardliner dominated parliament passed a bill on Sunday obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme.
The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent \
Tens of thousands of protesters made a sweaty but jubilant five-hour march through the streets of Manhattan on the eve of the Republican National Convention for a demonstration that wound up being largely peaceful despite fears of violent skirmishes with police.
Quattro tifosi del Livorno sono stati arrestati per aver fermato e danneggiato alcune auto sulla Mes...
Business & money: Europe's largest bank warns investors it could face further write-downs of assets because of the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Some of the biggest secrets of World War II have been revealed in a new book.
Il 3 ottobre prevista anche una manifestazione a Milano
A couple  of  years ago Aishwarya Rai had agreed   to  do  the Kajra re number   on Aditya
&quot;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow&quot; will make your eyeballs do a happiness jig -- while your emotions watch wistfully, waiting for someone to ask them to dance.
A Pordenone 'Lo sguardo dei maestri' su linguaggio filmico
WPP releases 2006 results and says its presence in China will help it take advantage of the 2008 Olympics.
WASHINGTON -- Japan, Germany and many other large industrialized countries face long-term population slowdowns or declines as more young adults have fewer children or delay child-rearing, demographers say.
November 11, 2004) A group of Iraqi political leaders says the kidnapping of relatives of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will have no impact on the policies of his government.
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art  said on Wednesday it had bought a rare, and tiny, early  Renaissance Italian masterpiece in what could be the most  expensive purchase in the Met's history.
This tropical island nation that has long been an ethnic cauldron of disagreement and violence remains one today, even in the face of a national tragedy that&#39;s seen 12,500 people perish in monster tidal waves.
Are shorts trying to make short work of these stocks?
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball execs \
The stands of these 2008 presidential candidates on a selection of issues:
Two-time major champion Dottie Pepper is moving to the broadcast booth next year, signing a contract with The Golf Channel to be a lead analyst for its tournament coverage.
More than 30% of North America's bird populations are in \
Google considers a bid in the forthcoming wireless spectrum auction in the US, if certain conditions change.
Mexico's army has arrested a leading member of one of the country's most notorious drug cartels, the attorney-general's office said on Monday.
Charles Nelson Reilly, the Tony Award winner who later became known for his ribald appearances on the \
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LONDON, December 27  - Electronics equipment manufacturer Samsung Electronics (SSUN.FSE) announced today that production at its second production line for the new generation Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) units may begin six months ahead
BAGHDAD - Gunmen in Baghdad have killed a Muslim cleric who was a member of a group which interceded in the past to win the release of foreign hostages, hours after a radical Islamic group released footage showing the beheading of an American civilian.
A leading Indonesian human rights campaigner who died mysteriously in September was poisoned, it emerged yesterday. Munir suddenly fell ill on a flight from Singapore
La partita di questa sera tra Italia e Polonia, decisiva per il proseiguo degli azzurri agli Europei...
Medication that alters the brain&#39;s response to alcohol could change the treatment of problem drinking so that it more closely resembles the type of care now routine for diabetes, high cholesterol and depression.
Ultimatum della Fifa alla federcalcio portoghese in merito al 'caso Mateus': Gil Vicente pronto a ri...
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho got the challenging Champions League draw he said he wanted when the Blues were paired with Spanish league leader Barcelona on Friday.
Richard Zoglin wasn't looking forward to Broadway's revival of the breakthrough musical. Now he's cheering
As expected, Intel\u00c2\u00a0introduced its tri-mode wireless chip Thursday with several software enhancements to the product to help improve security and reliability, it said during a Webcast.
India and South Africa, two of the world's leading emerging markets, hope to boost business links as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits the African nation this week to build on their historic ties.
Pakistan's ruling general confirms he will run for a new five-year term, as police sealed off the country's capital to prevent a planned protest.
The grisly murder of a white suburban housewife has overshadowed the motor city's terrifying murder rate
Prosecutors in Anne Arundel County said yesterday that they will not file charges against a driver who was hauling a trailer that became unhitched from his SUV on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in May, causing a seven-vehicle crash that killed three people.
Akash Mehta has posted a list of suggestions he has for developers wanting to move up and enhance their skills in the language:   So, you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re an up-and-coming PHP developer, you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re spending a lot of time learning new tricks and you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re always on the bleeding edge when it comes to using technologies in your web applications. What\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s next?  His four answers to \
A bomb exploded outside the office of Dubai-based Al Arabiya television in western Baghdad Saturday, wounding half a dozen employees.
According to various professional snooping outlets, the world&#39;s most popular golfer got hitched. The alleged venue was beach-adjacent in Barbados, which would seem to frame Tiger with an unbeatable sand trap.
They were the first to leave the mothership. Now Howard Stern is joining their orbit. What's life like for shock jocks in the zero-gravity atmosphere of satellite radio?
Ford is understood to have chosen three investment banks to help it sell Britain's Jaguar and Land Rover.
It began as a fashion statement in pink bursting from the start at the racetrack onto the streets of Del Mar. Bleary-eyed Friday morning commuters smiled at the feather boas, the cowboy hats decorated with bras and rhinestones.
Slovak students have average knowledge and skills in mathematics, reading, natural sciences and problem-solving, according to the newly published survey by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon says he is determined to find new partners for his coalition government after suffering a major defeat in parliament.
Sono esplose, come annunciato dall&#39;Eta, le bombe piazzate a Le\u00c3\u00b3n, \u00c3\u00bfvila, Ciudad Real, M\u00c3\u00a1laga, Santillana e Alicante. Tutti gli ordigni erano di scarsa potenza. Due persone sono rimaste lievemente ferite a Santillana e una a Ciudad Real.
Marlon Brando's former business manager filed a &#36;3.5 million claim against his estate, alleging the Oscar winner sexually harassed her and breached their contract by removing her as a co-executor of his will days before his death.
British energy giant BP, reeling from fatal safety errors and a boardroom scandal, said Tuesday that third-quarter profits slumped owing to lower output, weak US gas prices and refinery outages.
The president of the United Arab Emirates, who helped forge a federation from seven Persian Gulf states and ruled it since its creation, has died, Abu Dhabi TV said.
Shares of Gap Inc.  fell 2 percent on Friday morning as analysts questioned what's next for the casual clothing retailer after a two-year turnaround.
The company announces a huge four-year restructuring plan.
SOUTHAMPTON, England - The US cricket team is heading home after two humbling defeats in the Champions Trophy that set records for futility.
MONTREAL - Infection rates from 2003 indicate the Clostridium difficile bacterium may be more widespread in Quebec hospitals, and more deadly, than previously thought.
Buck Showalter was fired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
These two shows, both debuting Monday at 9, deal with identity quests.
Al primo biglietto vincente vanno 5 milioni euro
Researchers create digital paper that emits recorded sound in response to a user's touch.
Yahoo Inc  is planning to  announce cutbacks later this month that will likely lead to  hundreds of job losses at the nearly 14,000 employee company, a  source familiar with the plan said on Monday.
Insurgents in Iraq have launched a series of attacks which killed 23 people on Sunday. This brings the total death toll from three days of violence to more than 70.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Haiti's interim prime  minister said on Saturday his government would not talk  directly with former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, but he  welcomed foreign efforts to persuade the ousted leader to help  end violence in the country.
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With so many troops fighting in the Middle East, members of the military could play a huge role in deciding the next commander-in-chief in this dead-heat presidential contest. But Democrats and Republicans alike fear that reforms enacted by Congress after 2000 have not fixed the problems associated with overseas voting.
Almost any iPod owner will tell the same  story: they wouldn't swap the iconic device for any  alternative. But the battle is wide open for the hearts -- and  pockets -- of the vast majority who still have no MP3 player.
Hakim Hill, the ASU football team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oft-controversial running back, will be back on the field when the Sun Devils travel to face California, head coach Dirk Koetter announced Tuesday.
Contrariamente a quanto si era appreso in precedenza, il pm di Milano Carlo Nocerino non ha chiesto ...
Paris Hilton has been released after serving three days of a 23-day jail sentence in Los Angeles, a celebrity news Web site reported on Thursday.
The United States is set to overtake France in the next five years as the world's largest wine market, according to an annual study published on Tuesday.
Fourth seed Ana Ivanovic beats Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
ALAN SHEARER believes Graeme Souness is the man to end Newcastle United&#39;s long wait for silverware. While the appointment of the 51-year-old has provoked a mixed response from supporters, the Geordie skipper believes the new boss is &quot;a winner.
Bruxelles. Sia il piano industriale di Alitalia, sia le recenti manovre aziendali della compagnia italiana &#39;&#39;sollevano seri dubbi circa la loro compatibilita&#39; con le condizioni&#39;&#39; fissate dalla Commissione europea in materia di aiuti di stato.
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.

Blogger Om Malik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s heart attack \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and his blogging about it \u00e2\u0080\u0094 raises the issue of what happens when a blogger becomes a name brand.
Contestants in this year's Miss America pageant made their debut in Atlantic City on Sunday, dressed in fashions from the 1950s.
One day after being told by the Diamondbacks' front office that he would not be back next season, OF Luis Gonzalez says he understands the decision and is ready to move on.

Institutional Shareholder Services is recommending that Lear Corp.  shareholders vote against Carl Icahn's $2.86 billion proposed takeover of the U.S. auto-parts maker because of its price, according to a copy of the report obtained on Thursday.
Last-minute shoppers flocked to the Internet, leading online retail sales to surpass estimates for the holiday season.
Shares of software maker McAfee Inc  MFE.N. were on the rise in extended trading on Thursday after  it reported third-quarter financial news, and raised its  revenue projection for the fourth quarter.
Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign lagged in raising money in the past three months, prompting staff reductions and pay cuts, McCain's campaign announced on Monday.
&quot;They certainly understand as a group that there have been breaches of our team guidelines which says team members shouldn&#39;t talk disparagingly about other team members,&quot; said Australian Olympic chief John Coates.
An escalation of ethnic violence is threatening to plunge the country into chaos.
Two women are recovering in hospital after they are injured in a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast.
The husband of the late British pianist Joyce Hatto, who passed off recordings by other artists as those of his wife, says he would do the same thing again but would not release the recordings to the public, according to a newspaper interview.
&quot;THE CRISIS IS NOW,&quot; President Bush declared of Social Security at the economic conference called by the White House last week.
Americans are getting taller on  average but they are much heavier too, according to government  figures released on Wednesday showing that the U.S. population  is, literally, growing.
A spokeswoman for rapper Mos Def said police overreacted when they ticketed him for an impromptu performance outside the MTV Video Music Awards this week.
An entrepreneur beats back depression and begins to develop a new product.
At least 10 people were killed and  nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter  trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the  tracks in what authorities called an aborted suicide attempt by  a \
Chinese film director Xu Jinglei shows her &#39;Silver Shell&#39; award for the Best Director during the closing ceremony of the San Sebastian&#39;s International Film Festival late September 25, 2004.
Kansas senior Wayne Simien will miss four to six weeks after having surgery on his left thumb Monday evening, head coach Bill Self announced in a press release.
Asset management firm BlackRock Inc.   said it agreed to acquire the fund of funds business of Quellos  Group LLC for up to $1.7 billion.
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- He spared Terry Francona the trouble of naming an Opening Day starter by matter of factly mentioning he's planning to pitch that day.
Tourists coming to Britain often rave about drinking in traditional English pubs. Now they've got another type to choose from -- the traditional Polish pub.
Bank of England policymakers voted by 7-2 to keep British borrowing costs steady at 5.25 percent in February, minutes of their latest meeting showed on Wednesday.
Upset with marks given to American Mary Sanders in qualifying yesterday, the US team filed an inquiry with the International Gymnastics Federation seeking a review of her hoop routine.
Free agent shortstop Omar Vizquel has agreed to terms on a $12.25 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, a person close to the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity.
So, the long-postponed offensive in Fallujah is finally under way, though it&#39;s unclear to what end. Hundreds, probably thousands, of insurgents will be killed.
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is ruled out of the defending champions' first World Cup match after twisting his ankle in training.
 conference in Netherlands
Google Inc. is trying to establish an online reading room for five major libraries by scanning stacks of hard-to-find books into its widely used Internet search engine.
Nel pomeriggio il presidente incaricato inizia le consultazioniUn percorso molto stretto che inizia dalla prima proposta di riforma                                          La missione impossibile di Marini riparte dalla prima bozza Bianco                                                                                  Il testo dell'11 dicembre aveva l'ok di Pd e Fi. Udc e Rc chiedevanocorrezioni. Contrari tutti i piccoli partiti. La variabile referendum di CLAUDIA FUSANI
The government is doing everything it can to help free hostage Ken Bigley, Jack Straw tells his family.
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked an appellate court to keep its arguments secret for a case in which privacy advocate John Gilmore challenges federal requirements to show identification before boarding commercial flights.
One of the nation's most familiar \
The Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle will be renamed for just one night Thursday when Queen Elizabeth II ( news - web sites ) entertains French President Jacques Chirac with a special performance of Les ...
Two members of the Iraqi interim prime minister&#39;s family were abducted from their Baghdad home, his spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
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Reporters from Congressional Quarterly and Bloomberg News will serve as the newest members of the congressional Standing Committee of Correspondents.
Barnsley boss Simon Davey is jubilant after Brian Howard's last-gasp winner gave his side a famous FA Cup fifth-round victory over Liverpool.
BUENOS AIRES (Argentina) - Marcelo Bielsa abruptly resigned on Tuesday as coach of Argentina&#39;s national soccer team, only weeks after leading the country to the Olympic gold medal.
A Croatian art student wakes to a note from his girlfriend,
A Democratic president would raise taxes and ravage the economy, GOP hopeful candidate Rudy Giuliani said Saturday.
A Norwegian peace envoy has kicked off a fresh initiative to save Sri Lanka's faltering peace process as the rebels' chief negotiator returned from London to join crisis talks, officials said.
A US nuclear submarine grounds south of the Pacific island of Guam, injuring several on board - one seriously.
Rivoluzione rosa per i videogame: un giocatore su tre \u00c3\u00a8 donna. Il 35% degli appassionati italiani ha piu&#39; di 25 anni, mentre gli over 30 in un solo anno sono passati dal 6,7% al 18,4% del totale del popolo delle console.
Actor Glyn Owen, who was best known for his role as Jack Rolfe in Howard's Way, dies after a short illness.
The ivory-billed woodpecker supposedly spotted in a patch of Arkansas bayou has remained scarce, as has the economic upswing its admirers might have brought to the local community.
Trovati in valigia non meglio precisati 'prodotti proibiti'
Two British artists took critics on a  virtual tour around Osama bin Laden's abandoned Afghan home on  Tuesday to see a work that could land them one of the art  world's most controversial awards -- the Turner Prize.
Arts & entertainment: Edmund de Waal challenges the philosophy of potting as functionalist and ruralist to turn ceramics into art.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  - Democratic presidential  contender Sen. John Kerry on Friday vowed to \
MOSCOW, November 15 (RIA Novosti) - Shamil Tarpishchev, President of the Russian Tennis Federation, believes that the American tennis player Serena Williams stands a better chance of winning the WTA Tour Championships final match than does her opponent
Italy will not bow to the kidnappers of two Italian aid workers in Iraq who are demanding that it withdraw its forces from Iraq, an Italian envoy said today.
Health-insurance premiums paid by US employers rose 11.2 percent this year, five times as fast as wages, according to a study that may reinforce voters&#39; concerns over rising medical costs.
Forest fires ravaging southeastern Australia have burned 800 square miles, but that could rise to 2,300 square miles within days, firefighters said Saturday.
The British Broadcasting Corp. apologized Friday for falling victim to a hoax in which a fake corporate spokesman claimed to take responsibility for a deadly cyanide gas leak at a Union Carbide subsidiary in India two decades ago.
Summertime arrived apologetically late at Wimbledon on Saturday just as Venus Williams burst once again from the shadows to walk off with the silverware.
Electrical systems maker American   Power Conversion Corp. APCC.O said on Friday it will cut 4   percent of its global work force, or about 330 jobs, as part of   an ongoing cost-cutting bid.
Greek mythology, that&#39;s where Paula Radcliffe wanted to stick that nasty 3-month-old memory from Athens. Remember how she fell apart in the Olympics, sobbing in the gutter like a schoolgirl dumped at the prom?
Masdar City, a nearly self-contained mini-municipality designed for up to 50,000 people, is intended to be a hub for research on nonpolluting energy technologies.
The Bush-Cheney reelection campaign has barred people outside the United States from viewing its Web site following an electronic attack that took down the campaign&#39;s Internet address for six
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Prime Minister Tony Blair called for an end to paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland, but warned he would not continue to push for peace without compromise from the region's rival political parties.
Sun Microsystems and the University of Texas have teamed to create an UltraSparc-powered giant that will crunch 3D tasks for the school.
Gene Upshaw was taken aback when he first saw the list of retired NFL players applying for financial help under a new program to help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.
European Union officials kept up pressure Tuesday on the United States to curb its deficits to help bolster the sagging dollar amid fears a strengthening euro would stifle Europe's fledgling economic recovery.
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday he is confident of winning Germans over to his reform plans and rebuilding his party&#39;s support after avoiding major new losses in local elections in a traditional stronghold.
La Francia ha battuto la Grecia 58-50 (27-19) nella prima giornata del gruppo C (lo stesso dell'Ita...
JAKARTA, Indonesia Sept. 16, 2004 - One&#39;s dubbed &quot;the demolition man,&quot; a low and high explosives expert. The other&#39;s known for his skills in recruiting suicide bombers for the deadliest al-Qaida-linked terrorist
Ukrainians will go to the polls today to vote for a new president, as a last-minute court decision overturns some sections of a recently-adopted electoral law.
Gary McKinnon, the Briton faced with extradition to the U.S., is charged with hacking into U.S. military systems.
Home Depot\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new chief is working to return the chain to its humble retail roots and erase the perception that it has lost its focus.
Drinking tea appears to affect the brain in a similar way as drugs prescribed for Alzheimer's disease, UK researchers report.
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A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report published today.
Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson , who hyperextended his left knee in the second quarter of Sunday's victory over the Colts and did not return, said yesterday an MRI revealed no further damage. Tomlinson thinks he'll play against the Patriots in the AFC Championship game.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.
European equity markets staged a modest rally on Friday as financial and technology stocks rebounded, but gains were tentatvie, with the previous session's violent swing lower still on the minds of investors.
Children from broken marriages are twice as likely to be prescribed attention-deficit drugs as children whose parents stay together, a Canadian researcher said on Monday, and she said the reasons should be investigated.
Non-profit groups developing new drugs  and vaccines for neglected tropical diseases urgently need more  than $1 billion in additional funding, according to a report on  Friday.
It&#39;s only been less than a week since Britney Spears&#39; whirlwind marriage to back-up dancer Kevin Federline, and already people are saying it was a sham.
With Halo 3 being released tomorrow, some are wondering what the future of the video game console war looks like.  Don Reisinger thinks the Xbox 360 will take the day.
Iran begins converting raw uranium into gas used in the process of making nuclear weapons, defying the UN.
Cagliari, 9 dicembre 2004 - Continua l&#39;emergenza in Sardegna a causa della abbondanti piogge che si sono abbattute sull&#39;isola per tutta la notte. Un pastore di 44 anni, di Pattada, Salvatore Campus, e&#39; morto
President George W. Bush visited the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz.
Dozens of middle school students in southern China were sickened in a hepatitis A outbreak that authorities linked to contaminated well water and poor sanitation, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday.
Sudan&#39;s government on Saturday ruled out discussion of an African Union proposal to send peacekeepers into the conflict-ridden Darfur region during the latest peace talks with rebels.
La Eldo Napoli (serie A) ha ingaggiato l'ala statunitense Jamel Thomas, 31 anni, 198 cm, la scorsa s...
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A Zimbabwean archbishop who was an outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe before becoming embroiled in a sex scandal said yesterday he has resigned, but vowed to continue championing his countrymen facing political and economic crises.
The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $21.5 million capitalization.
During the age of dinosaurs, tiny squirrel-like creatures climbed trees and jumped into the darkness. Then they spread their limbs and glided away &#151; the first known mammals to take to the air, a new report says.
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in an attack on Tuesday on the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan where Vice President Dick Cheney had spent the night after an unannounced visit.
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Roger Clemens has added only one win to his career total this season, but the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 offense has not given him much to work with.
Sport: England midfielder to head to join Manchester United on July 1 after signing from Bayern Munich for fee believed to be around \u00c2\u00a317m.
Incremental fixes Microsoft pushed out a series of five patches for Vista early this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LANSING, Mich. - Republicans say filmmaker Michael Moore should be prosecuted for offering underwear, potato chips and Ramen noodles to college students in exchange for their promise to vote...
Talk about it being a small world. Bill Coen took over as men's basketball coach at Northeastern in May. The former assistant at Boston College brought two BC alums, Dana Barros and Uka Agbai , with him to be assistants, as well as Eagles student assistant Steve Scalzi to be director of basketball operations.
Viewpoint: The Nigerian pastor chosen by Virginia's breakaway Episcopalians faces a tough choice
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Krispy Kreme is offering to reward students with a doughnut for every A on their report card, but the plan seems a little flaky to some officials trying to fight childhood obesity.
Islamabad. Uno dei due ostaggi cinesi sequestrati sabato scorso in Pakistan e&#39; stato ucciso el&#39;altro e&#39; rimasto ferito nell&#39;operazione compiuta per liberarli questa mattina dalle forze di sicurezza pachistane.
LONDON - A German man was able to chow down on a brastwurst sandwich after surgeons grew a new jaw bone on his back muscle and transplanted the bone to his mouth.
Iraq's ousted leader Saddam Hussein has had a hernia operation at a Baghdad hospital, officials reveal.
Thousands of villagers are displaced and hundreds stranded  as floods hit eastern Angola.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- His grandmother's bones went missing two years ago, not long after the rains stopped. \
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - Malaysia's best known Christian convert, Lina Joy, lost a six-year battle on Wednesday to have the word \
Few PSAs are as harrowing as the new work by the Brooklyn Brothers for the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the organization devoted to ridding the world of landmines. One new spot, which you can see at www.stoplandmines.org, shows a bucolic afternoon gone haywire as a girl playing soccer steps on a mine, triggering a huge explosion and widespread panic. \
DAVID MOYES will attempt to rid Everton of Wayne Rooney hysteria and focus on keeping the momentum going after last weekend&#39;s win at promoted Crystal Palace.
OCTOBER 28, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A new fuel cell for notebook PCs, more compact and powerful than competing technologies, could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around $90, its Japanese inventors said this week.
You won't believe it when you see it.
The U.S. military has begun an investigation into possible war crimes after a television pool report by NBC showed a Marine shooting dead a wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a Falluja mosque, officials said on Monday.
Two Russian passenger jets crashed within minutes of each other Tuesday night, one of them sending out a hijack or seizure signal just before crashing.
A Spanish judge has revoked the parental visitation rights of a man who took his 10-year-old son running with the bulls in Pamplona.
Infielder Jose Hernandez and the Cleveland Indians agreed to a &#36;1.8 million, one-year contract Monday.
A January report by JPMorgan Chase said growing revenues from online advertising would in part lead to a great year for Internet stocks.
OMAHA, Neb. - Lucy was drowning and turning blue, so Randy Gurchin recalled his Air Force training on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
About 50 percent of the children in Bangladesh are malnourished while 36 percent of the babies are born underweight. The country has around six million working children and about 2.5 lakh children die every
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed more than 40 insurgents in a 12-hour battle in a restive southern province, taking the guerrilla death toll to nearly 200 in a fortnight, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Ramallah: Yasser Arafat was laid to rest amid scenes of chaos at his West Bank headquarters as thousands of Palestinians packed into the compound to catch a last glimpse of their leader.
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The White House on Thursday confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Congress on an economic growth package and said President George W. Bush was expected to make a statement later in the day.
Wall Street's stocks are set for a flat  start to Thursday trade as investors sit tight ahead of key  inflation data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke.
Microsoft announced the release of its MSN Desktop Toolbar Suite beta yesterday, including a new desktop search capability aimed at making it faster and easier for Windows computer users to find the information on their local systems.
Rusty Pierce has received lessons in pragmatism since joining the Revolution four years ago. Pierce has performed for teams that have inevitably turned to a direct, linear game, with little emphasis on creativity or imagination. The style paid off the last two seasons, but the Revolution might have overly relied on direct play in spending most of this ...
Sul crack societario per i reati di truffa e bancarotta
Euro Disney shares leapt on Wednesday after the French theme park operator clinched a long-awaited deal to restructure its debt, but analysts say big challenges loom for Chairman Andre Lacroix.
Third-quarter profit, helped by sales of jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, beat Wall Street expectations, but the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s forecast for next year was slightly below analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 estimates.
George W. Bush's presidency was meandering along until the Sept. 11 attacks gave it a purpose, and his vigorous response, drawing world praise that dissipated over his invasion of Iraq, ultimately shaped his quest for re-election.
Facebook.com has introduced a  version of the site for Spanish-language speakers, the first of  several languages beyond English the social network site plans  to offer, the company said on Thursday.
An American and a Russian astronaut got some belated Christmas turkey and vital supplies on Sunday when a pilotless cargo ship docked at the international
RAFAH, Gaza  - Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday, allowing tens of thousands of Palestinians to cross freely into Egypt, witnesses said.
The 2004 Summer Olympics are underway in Athens and the web is home to plenty of information that makes watching the games even more interesting.

A Chinese court upholds the sentencing of a Hong Kong journalist jailed in mainland China for spying.
In the long, winding tale of Barry Bonds and steroids, we have reached the part where Bonds plays dumb. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, he effectively told a grand jury a year ago that he used steroids
Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio posted double-digit percentage gains on Friday, one day after the company said former Viacom President Mel Karmazin would become its new chief executive.
Chief Executive Bruce Chizen places his bet on new software called Apollo and says a hosted version of Photoshop is in the cards.
Britons are finding it increasingly difficult to juggle full-time jobs with caring for their families despite government legislation aimed at cutting hours spent in the office.
Mehmet Okur forced overtime on a layup with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Derek Fisher scored with 3 seconds left in the extra period to give Utah a 104-102 win over New York on Saturday night.
Kenya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s countryside seems to be settling into a state of lawlessness that is more reminiscent of the checkpoint culture in Somalia or Darfur, Sudan.
NEW YORK  - Smokers with knee arthritis suffer quicker joint deterioration than non-smokers with the condition, a new study suggests.
Steve Thompson is to undergo neck surgery and will miss England's World Cup campaign.
About 15,000 households are still without power following strong winds across Northern Ireland.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush&#39;s chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
The United States has placed in isolation a man who may have exposed fellow passengers and crew on two May trans-Atlantic flights to a tuberculosis strain that is extremely hard to treat, officials said on Tuesday.
An Australian security expert suggests Americans should focus on training national forces and meeting such basic needs of citizens as food and jobs in Iraq.
Al Senato poche modifiche ma su sicurezza si fara' qualcosa
In a drama that gripped Japanese watching on live television, a two-year-old toddler was pulled alive from a car that had been buried under tons of rock and mud for nearly four days after a deadly earthquake.
The Murdoch family&#39;s long-term control of its media empire is less certain this week after News Corporation&#39;s largest investor moved to almost double his voting stake.
Daniel Kraus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cMusician\u00e2\u0080\u009d feels radically fresh: It simply observes its title character in the manner of a 1960s fly-on-the-wall documentary.
(InfoWorld) - AT&T\u00c2\u00a0is positioning itself to become a key provider of global communication services in China, India and Vietnam, three of the world's fastest growing economies, executives said at a telecommunications event in Hong Kong. \
A history professor from Ohio beat the collective efforts of 10 investigative commissioners and some 80 Washington wonks to win the National Book Award for nonfiction Wednesday night.
A bodyguard protecting Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed said on Tuesday the couple's last days were marred by a string of security problems.
During the 1990s, Manchester United got the habit of going all the way in knockout competitions. Now, though, Manchester United the company is resigning itself to several more rounds in its increasingly bitter fight with Malcolm Glazer.
Britain on Monday urged Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to ensure next month's delayed elections pass without incident, saying the country's stability was vital for the whole of south Asia.
L'autista del veicolo rinchiuso nel carcere di Venezia
SEATTLE -- Betty Lennox and the Seattle Storm withstood a record-setting performance by Connecticut's Nykesha Sales and forced a decisive third game in the WNBA Finals.
President Bush held his fire on Saturday to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks but Democrat John Kerry paused only briefly before assailing his rival on everything from the economy to Iraq.
U.S. economic growth is expected to slow in 2005 due to rising interest rates and high crude oil prices, according to a forecast of participants at a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago conference released on Monday.
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EU officials press on with tariffs on Chinese and Vietnamese leather shoes despite member states' opposition.
A radio contest that asked female studio guests to remove their bras from under their clothes and pose for a video Web cast prompted a fine by Singapore media regulators, who called the competition exploitative and inappropriate.
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Chelsea skipper John Terry believes it is only a matter of time before Mateja Kezman ends his goal drought for the club. Kezman has yet to hit the net for the Blues since his arrival from PSV Eindhoven in the summer.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Toyota Motor Corp. , Japan's biggest automaker, boosted US sales 14 percent in May, outselling Ford Motor Co. in its home market for the third time in seven months.
All'Einaudi a Cremona, dato fuoco a rotoli di carta igienica
This month, our man in Asia also looks at new Sony Walkmans, Samsung's SGH-X830 cell phone, and instant juice for your iPod.
The PalmOne Treo 650 Smartphone with high-resolution screen, Bluetooth, swappable battery and extended multimedia capabilities was officially announced today.
SIMSBURY, Conn. - A 12-year-old boy hung onto his pillowcase filled with Halloween candy despite being beaten and dragged nearly 100 feet by two teenagers who tried to steal the loot, police said.
Rescuers were praying for &quot;individual miracles&quot; of survival as they combed the beaches and islands of southern Thailand on Wednesday for thousands of missing tourists and locals swept away by tidal waves.
Singapore is allowing 22 blacklisted   anti-globalization activists to enter the country, following   withering criticism of the ban from World Bank President Paul   Wolfowitz.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has written off Chelsea's chances of winning four trophies this season but Jose Mourinho's right-hand man Steve Clarke believes the best is yet to come from Chelsea.
Tehran, Nov 30, IRNA -- Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Hassan Rowhani said on Tuesday that Tehran&#39;s commitment to freeze its uranium enrichment activities would be good only for as long as it was engaged in talks with Europe.
Yankee Group senior analyst Zeus Kerravala told the E-Commerce Times that CleanMachines is a good fit for Cisco&#39;s Network Admission Control (NAC) architecture.
PALERMO - Tra poco ci sara&#39; il responso medico su Francesco Totti, ma Marcello Lippi il giorno dopo la vittoria sulla Norvegia non ha fretta: &quot;Ho parlato ieri con Francesco, valuteremo insieme ai medici le condizioni della sua caviglia.
Iraqis aligned with the Medhi Army have started trickling into police stations in Baghdad to exchange their weapons for coupons they can later use to get cash from the Iraqi government.
Bazoli, patto di Milano si scioglie con la fusione
For three nights, succumb to the lullaby of Broadway, as PBS devotes six buoyantly entertaining hours to Broadway: The American Musical.
If the Santa wish list isn't working out, let Uncle Sam help you find a holiday gift.
KIRKLAND - Mike Holmgren reported at his Monday press conference that Shaun Alexander is listed as day to day this week after injuring his right knee in Sunday&#39;s game at New Orleans.
Forensic officers searched a wooded area Thursday after witnesses reported finding suspicious materials near where terror suspects were arrested in an alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners in August.
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U.S. officials who just weeks ago  worried that the nation's flu shot supply would run short said  on Friday they are expanding the group of people who should get  the vaccine so that doses do not go to waste.
A teenage girl who had an abortion without her mother's consent is pregnant again.
Spanish film star Javier Bardem is being sued by a woman who claims he broke her nose in a  nightclub.
InfoWorld - The Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA) on Nov. 30 plans to announce the addition of Dell, UBS Investment Bank, and value-added reseller Avarsys to its fold.
Director Richard Linklater says his new  movie based on the 2001 bestseller &quot;Fast Food Nation&quot; might be  seen by the restaurant industry as something of a threat to its  bottom line.
A woman in Minnesota, dressed in scrubs and a lab coat, has been arrested for illegally selling flu shots. Michelle Lynn Torgerson was arrested Friday on suspicion of theft and drug possession.
These low rated picks show that a stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.
Part of Mount St. Helens\u00e2\u0080\u0099 crater floor has risen 50 to 100 feet since Tuesday during a stretch of low seismic activity, a sign that
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Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko used an expletive during a live postgame interview with NBC after the Panthers upset No. 24 Notre Dame 41-38 Saturday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan and her six crewmates for the upcoming space shuttle Endeavour mission flew to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday for a final training run before liftoff.
The heart of the Yukos oil empire will be auctioned by the government next month for what could be a bargain price to pay back a mounting multibillion-dollar tax bill  --  a dramatic finale to a relentless 18-month official probe that could destroy Russia's largest oil producer. A top Yukos manager slammed the plans as \
Nancy, 7 novembre 2004 - Un attivista antinucleare \u00c3\u00a8 morto dopo che il convoglio di scorie nucleari che cercava di bloccare insieme ad altri manifestanti, lo ha travolto, tranciandogli le gambe. \u00c3\u0088 accaduto
Tony Blair will undergo a catheter ablation operation which will correct his heart&#39;s abnormal rhythm - a condition the Prime Minister has suffered from in the past.
Devil costumes are top sellers this Halloween \u00e2\u0080\u0094 for family pets, that is.
Mary Kay LeTourneau -- a former Washington state teacher -- is reportedly moving forward with the relationship that landed her behind bars.
Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati&#39;s hopes of qualifying for next week&#39;s lucrative season finale were crushed by quarter-final defeats at the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Friday.
Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities.
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Ask Canadians under 30 about the name Mulroney, and chances are they will think not of the former prime minister, Brian Mulroney, but of his son, Ben, the Ryan Seacrest of the North, host of \
Anyone copying the Buckingham Palace protesters risks being shot, a senior police officer warned last night. Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, said demonstrators who
Direttore Confindustria su interventi fisco del governo
Disabling fatigue in children  is not simply a symptom of depression, but appears to be an  illness in its own right -- one that may be inherited, a UK  study of twins hints.
Cease, and desist Today we bring you the surprising news that space elevators are not yet a viable business concern, as the Department of Financial Institutions Securities Division (DFISD) in the state of Washington issued a cease and desist order against LiftPort.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Japanese dolphin is squealing with delight after receiving a prosthetic tail to replace one amputated due to a skin disease.
A British firm wins a prestigious Artificial Intelligence prize for the second year running.
Stocks rose on Friday, after data showed new home sales unexpectedly rose in July and new orders for durable goods surged, reassuring investors about the economy's health, although credit concerns remained.
The FBI has asked to interview a  whistle-blowing Army contracting official as part of an  investigation into billions of dollars of Iraq-related  contracts awarded to Halliburton Co., her lawyer said on  Thursday.
The specter of an all-New York November 2008 was raised when Bloomberg, a titular Republican since his 2001 mayoral run, announced last week that he was quitting the GOP to become an independent
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson aired a new ad in Iowa and New Hampshire on Wednesday, demanding that all U.S. troops come out of Iraq and calling on Congress \
Hulu.com, the online video venture from NBC Universal and News Corp., has launched a private beta program. Early reports suggest it's far from being a YouTube killer.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie  marked the anniversary of a Palestinian uprising on Tuesday by  urging his own people and Israel to rethink tactics that have  brought four years of bloodshed.
Homeowners have had to cut spending on holidays and other luxuries because of the rise in interest rates., research suggests.
By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  May 30--A bill introduced in the S.C. House designed specifically to short circuit actions by the York County Council would set a bad precedent if approved.   The bill recently was introduced by state Rep.
PESHAWAR - A tribal leader with links to Al Qaeda threatened to execute one of two Chinese hostages on Monday unless Pakistani authorities allow them to flee their base, an intelligence official said.
US shares see their biggest drops in more than four months as worries about the housing market increase.
U.S. consumers will pay more for gasoline in the weeks ahead as fuel demand picks up going into the spring driving season, but a slowing economy may keep pump prices from rising as much as normal, energy experts said on Monday.
No motive has been established for the shooting, which was perperated by a an 18-year-old with a nonviolent juvenile criminal record.
A protest by hundreds of youth activists turned violent early Sunday, with protesters setting fire to street barricades and cars and smashing shop windows, police said.
Lawmakers look to strengthen their role after the most polarized term in a half century.
Sixty years ago, 20-year-old Ralph Long of Blacksburg was shivering in the bitter cold on a battlefield in Europe during World War II.
A newspaper advertisement for AstraZeneca Plc&#39;s cholesterol drug Crestor that touts patient safety is misleading and should no longer be published, regulators warned in a letter released on Wednesday.
Blog: In an article about African American leaders' reactions to the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, an MSNBC reporter quotes a satirical blog by mistake.
A group representing technology industry executives yesterday called on the Bush administration to step up efforts to protect the nation's computer and Internet infrastructure, and it proposed that the top official in charge be given a higher profile.
Millions of investors are making this mistake right now. Are you?
Clarifying a controversial comment in his new memoir, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he told the White House before the Iraq war that removing Saddam Hussein was \
SBC will design, build and manage the Internet phone system for Ford&#39;s headquarters in Michigan. The project -- valued at an estimated $100 million -- is likely to be completed in the next three years.
By Jennifer Toomer-Cook Deseret Morning News  Give more money to schools, give education money to parents -- Thursday's Utah Foundation forum on improving school funding brought some diverse views.  Perhaps some of those could form into recommendations to the Legislature.
Three people have been referred to a  special clinic for radiological tests following the death of a  former Russian spy in London, a spokeswoman for Britain's  Health Protection Agency (HPA) said on Monday.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad denied interfering in the management of state-controlled automaker Proton after the company's chairman quit over his role in the firm's affairs.
Richard Jefferson capped the highest scoring night of his career by sinking an alley-oop layup off an inbounds pass with 0.8 seconds left, giving the New Jersey Nets a 92-90 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON Dec 3, 2004 - In a move that could chill excitement about experimental drugs to treat female sexual dysfunction, federal advisers refused to endorse a new testosterone patch for women.
then vowed he is off the penalty rota for Saturday&#39;s game with Celtic. The Croatian striker fired the only goal at Easter
Sanofi-Aventis is withdrawing its  application to sell obesity drug rimonabant -- its biggest new  drug hope -- in the United States, dealing a further blow to  its pipeline hopes.
A supporter of Presdient Bush uses a campaign sign to shield herself from the rain as she listens to presdient&#39;s campaign speech at a rallly Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, in Hershey, Pa.
Movie studios and the Motion Picture Association of America said on Thursday they would sue individuals suspected of illegally distributing movies over the Internet.
Stocks rose in early trading Monday after a fresh round of buyout news offered evidence that Wall Street's penchant for dealmaking hasn't disappeared.
Three European powers and Iran have begun talks on a long-term agreement on nuclear, economic and security cooperation with both sides seeking to build trust amid continuing suspicion over Tehran&#39;s atomic programme.
Florida and the Bahamas prepare  for Hurricane Frances, the second to hit the region in less than a  month.
BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- The test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a promising method of finding colorectal. A non-invasive test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of screening for colorectal cancer.
Missione con tre ministri, 300 imprese e l'Abi
As President George W. Bush begins a big campaign to restructure Social Security, Democrats and a host of interest groups are mobilizing to fight his private account
Protests take place for a second day at Airbus plants after it said it wanted to cut 10,000 jobs while strike action remains possible.
It's not just trendy to be environmental, it's easy. So says a new book that features everyday tips for greener living, plus advice from celebs -- from Jennifer Aniston to Owen Wilson -- who've already gone green.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, had a cancerous growth removed from his face today at Sloan Kettering Hospital, the Daily News has learned.
Description: The Russian government announces the sale of many of the most valuable portions of the oil company Yukos, the firm built by embattled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Many cancer survivors gobble down vitamins, but research shows that sometimes supplements can do more harm than good.
Chip equipment veteran takes over the corner office. New round of funding would likely help Miasole move to volume manufacturing.
Russia's Yukos has sent the Lithuanian Economy Ministry a written request to use its first option to increase its stake in Mazeikiu Nafta.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants killed four Lebanese soldiers on Thursday in fierce battles at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.
The two makers of household and personal care products both reported higher quarterly profits on Thursday, relying on sales in emerging markets as the United States economy slowed.
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Scientists believe they have identified a protein which could be the key to developing a new treatment for allergies.
Jeff Hamilton had his second career hat trick and added two assists to lead the the Chicago Blackhawks to a 7-5 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.
Netflix executives told analysts during a conference call Thursday that it was slashing its monthly fees by 18 percent and postponing its plans to expand in Europe so it could focus on meeting the threat from Amazon.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/10/04) - The former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, has been sacked in what he says is the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s response to his open criticism of the use of British intelligence gained by the torture of prisoners by Uzbek
Eco-wives, buoyed by Al Gore, lobby on climate change.

DS2 is one of dozens of CES vendors showing off powerline home networking over standard electrical wiring. But powerline isn't nearly as quick as WirelessHD, an emerging wireless home networking technology embraced by Panasonic.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed two members of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service, most of whom are loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, near Ramallah in the West Bank on Friday, hospital officials said.
NEW YORK At the moment, at least eight different Web browsers reside in my computer. There&#39;s no earthly reason to have so many except for the slightly obsessive fun of it.
Children born to older fathers may have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia ( search ) than those with younger dads, according to a new study.
Solaris agents no longer secret Sun Microsystems will make its Solaris clustering code available to the open-source community - the latest effort in the company's OpenSolaris project.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australian tennis player Alicia Molik stormed to her second title in two weeks with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russian Dinara Safina in the final of the WTA event in Luxembourg overnight.
Former vice presidential aide Lewis \
He was 14 when the girl entered his grass-covered hut and placed a plate of steaming fish in front of him. Like all men on this African isle, Carvadju Jose Nananghe knew exactly what it meant. Refusing was not an option. His heart pounding, he lifted the aromatic dish, prepared with an ancient recipe, to his lips, agreeing in one bite to marry the girl.
DOVER, Del.  -- Chemicals maker DuPont said Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings fell 37 percent from a year earlier, when one-time items bolstered the bottom line.
Microsoft and Eolas\u00c2\u00a0have settled their long-running legal battle, according to a letter sent to Eolas shareholders.
South Korea urged North Korea on Wednesday to act quickly to end its nuclear arms programme when the rival states met for their first high-level talks since Pyongyang's missile and nuclear tests last year.
An ambitious, if flawed, show at the National Museum of American History is billed as this country's first comprehensive exhibition of its military history.
WASHINGTON - This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view...
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced a new model of its ubiquitous smartphone on Tuesday, this one able to operate on both cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
By Dan Springer, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 12--TOWN OF SHELBY, Wis. -- A home in the town of Shelby had to be  demolished Sunday afternoon after fire destroyed the ranch-style home earlier  in the day, according to a Shelby fire official.
Defence company BAE Systems led the fallers on the FTSE 100 after it was hit by an anti-corruption probe in the United States, dealers said Tuesday.
When China's late leader Deng Xiaoping dreamt up the \
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 13--Nearly 100 people were killed or found dead in a series of bloody incidents throughout the Iraqi capital over the past 24 hours, authorities said.
Kevin Pietersen&#39;s Test-best score of 189 not out put England in a commanding position against West Indies in the second Test at Headingley here.
Sudanese government officials  responsible for the slaughter in Darfur and U.S. officials tied  to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq should be held  accountable and prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said in its  annual world survey released on Thursday.
The Nigerian film Ezra takes the top prize at the biennial African Film Festival, Fespaco, in Burkina Faso.
A scientist using the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has found a way to forecast solar radiation storms.
Perhaps no director has dramatized revolution with as much vigor and intelligence as Gillo Pontecorvo, now 84, who is currently experiencing an unexpected and gratifying revival.
German business confidence fell to its lowest in over a year in November as the euro&#39;s surge to new highs and strong oil prices clouded the outlook for exports.
Shaquille O&#39;Neal has the Heat off to their best start ever after scoring 20 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and blocking 3 shots in a 103-93 victory over the Washington Wizards last night in Miami.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an \
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Somalia's parliament overwhelming approves Ali Mohammed Ghedi as prime minister, 12 days after sacking him.
Prosecutors filed formal charges Tuesday against O.J. Simpson, alleging the fallen football star committed 10 felonies, including kidnapping, in the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in a casino-hotel room. Simpson was arrested Sunday after a collector reported a group of armed men charged into his hotel room and took several items Simpson claimed belonged to him.
Tony Blair is expected to make the case for compulsory ID cards during his regular news conference on Monday.
Microsoft announced on Thursday its first software licensing deal under a program mandated by a 2004 European Commission anti-trust ruling.
The New York Yankees withdrew Tuesday their request that a postponed game with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays be forfeited, and Major League Baseball announced the game would be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Two earthquakes, measuring 6.6 and 4.9 on the Richter scale, have rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido within a space of 19 minutes,  but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
TOKYO/DETROIT  - General Motors Corp.  on Tuesday posted a steeper-than-expected 24 percent drop in June sales, as U.S. automakers lost share to Japanese brands and overall vehicle sales sputtered in the face of high gas prices and a weak housing market.
Democratic Senators seek federal probe of plan to air anti-Kerry film 2 weeks before election day. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - At least 18 Democratic senators are seeking a federal probe of Sinclair Broadcast Group&#39;s
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Not long ago, workers in their 40s were closer to the end of their careers than the beginning, already hearing retirement's siren song. Today, by choice or by chance, many 40-somethings (and 50- and 60-somethings) are starting over, seeking new jobs or even new careers.
An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son unless Germany withdraws its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, pan-Arab television stations reported on Saturday.
The Manchester United captain also denied criminal damage and threatening and abusive behaviour when he appeared before Trafford magistrates.
Four French tourists are killed by gunmen in an attack in the west African country of Mauritania, police say.
Wii splat Nintendo's Wii gaming console could be at risk from vulnerabilities within Adobe's Flash software, incorporated in the console's Opera-based web browser, security firm Symantec has warned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The man who created the Kalashnikov automatic rifle exactly 60 years ago said on Friday his conscience was clear, even though his invention has been used to kill many thousands of people.
The Netherlands would support European Union sanctions over Iran&#39;s nuclear programme if the UN Security Council fails to agree on new measures, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said Monday.
TABA, Egypt - Investigators lifted fingerprints, swabbed dust and collected tissue from the sites of three car bombings Saturday and detained dozens of Bedouin tribesmen, including quarry workers who could have provided the explosives that killed at least
French bank Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over how it failed to spot the biggest dealing scandal in history in which a lone trader triggered a $7 billion loss under the noses of top executives.
A unique subspecies of fox that is about the size of a house cat is back from the brink of extinction on Santa Catalina Island and can survive on its own thanks to a captive breeding program, the head of a nonprofit group that manages most of the island said Tuesday.
The risk of suffering a heart attack increases by six times in the 24 hours following a high-pressure work deadline, researchers have warned.
China spurned Taiwan President Chen  Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of only  paying lip service to easing tensions.
Description: We take a trip out to Saturn&#39;s moon Titan. The Cassini space probe paid a close call to the moon this week, and sent back some pictures of the mist-covered planet that have scientists puzzled.
While Apple and its iPhone were not officially present at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, one might say it was possible to feel the company's touch.
Parts of a ship thought to have lain in the Thames Estuary for 500 years are recovered intact.
Commerce Bancorp Inc. , under  fire for its business dealings with insiders, on on Friday said  that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vernon Hill is  leaving the company, and that it has settled two federal  regulatory probes.
The pace of the semifinal game between Johns Hopkins and Delaware in the N.C.A.A. men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lacrosse tournament on Saturday fluctuated between languid and lethargic.
India and the United States are close to sewing up a landmark but controversial nuclear energy deal although some hard work needs to be done to bridge major differences, a top U.S. official said on Thursday.
Stocks dropped sharply in morning trading as a familiar scourge \u00e2\u0080\u0094 losses stemming from subprime home loans \u00e2\u0080\u0094 struck two prominent players in the financial industry.
British police are continuing to make arrests in the failed Glasgow and London car bombings. The question now is whether the plotters are really linked to Al Qaeda.
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  said on Friday it sold its remaining 5.3 million shares in London Stock Exchange Group Plc  for 18 pounds a share.
Cuba's communist government rejected calls from the European Union for negotiations to improve relations on Friday and said talks can only happen when the EU scraps sanctions imposed on the island in 2003.
In testa contribuenti del Lazio seguiti da quelli lombardi
ROMA, 14 dic - Anche una diva come Sharon Stone non ha saputo resistere alla tentazione di affidarsi alle abili mani di un chirurgo per dimostrare qualche anno in meno. Peccato che il dottore in questione, un
MANAMA, 21 December 2004 - Saudi Arabia yesterday called on Gulf leaders to strengthen their ties and unite their voices. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe (the Gulf leaders) meet under one roof in Manama in disturbing regional and
US forces launched renewed attacks against Falluja on Saturday, striking targets from the air and clashing with militants on the southeastern edge of the city.
The postmaster of tiny Pitcairn Island has pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of a 12-year-old girl, the first outcome in a series of trials at a makeshift court set up on this remote Pacific outpost to handle charges of sex
A member of an international crime ring which bought fake Viagra and drugs against baldness from factories in Asia before selling them on to unsuspecting customers at a huge profit has been jailed in Britain.
A former rebel leader appeared headed to easy victory Monday in the first elections in Aceh province since the government and the separatists signed a peace deal in the tsunami-ravaged region last year, according to a sampling of votes tallied by two respected local pollsters.
SYDNEY, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - They've gone without food  or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has  found that some Australians are mobile phone junkies.
Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights of her sons, her attorney said Sunday.
Wyoming, with its wide-open spaces and crisp, clear vistas, is starting to worry it has made itself too attractive in one respect: Convicted sex offenders from out of state are moving in, apparently because the laws are less restrictive.
Eddy Curry scored 26 points and the Knicks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 98-90 on Monday night for just their second home victory of the season.
By Jenifer K. Nii Deseret Morning News  An e-mail purportedly sent by Utah Community Credit Union is an attempt by \
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Titeuf, the comic-strip prankster who has amused both youngsters and adults in France for over a decade, is now available in English thanks to a Serbian-born cartoon enthusiast based in South Africa.
Lance Armstrong says his three children don't waste their time playing video games: He makes sure they get out and get physical.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Chris Simon was thrown out of the New York Islanders' loss Thursday night after striking Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick.
Eurosceptics UKIP suspend a candidate for allegedly suggesting the criminally insane should be killed.
Lord_Slepnir writes &quot;Cnet is reporting on a consortium of compainies that wish to develop a Serial ATA hard drive interface for Miniature hard drives called CE-ATA.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The NBA slapped the Minnesota Timberwolves&#39; Latrell Sprewell with a one-game suspension on Tuesday for yelling a sexual vulgarity at a female fan.
Halliburton Co., once run by Vice  President Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found information  suggesting that members of a consortium it helps lead  considered bribing Nigerian officials to win business.
The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday prepared to raise the nation's debt ceiling by $800  billion, taking the new limit to $8.184 trillion.
US Airways files for protection from its creditors after failing to get staff on board for  a cost-cutting deal.
Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony left Friday&#39;s game against Miami in the third quarter with an apparent ankle injury. Anthony drove down the lane and attempted a layup, then appeared to roll the ankle after
BANGKOK : At least 14 people were killed and two injured in an explosion at a fireworks factory at Thailand&#39;s ancient capital Ayuthaya, officials said.
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JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip  - Palestinians  picked over the rubble of more than two weeks of fighting in a  refugee camp on Saturday after Israeli tanks quit northern Gaza  to end a crushing offensive.
InfoWorld - The practice of manipulating stock options grants to make them more favorable has come back to haunt yet another round of high-tech executives. A former Monster Worldwide Inc. executive is expected to agree to a plea deal in New York Thursday, just a day after the founder of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pleaded guilty to a state felony related to backdating.
Oracle Corp. reported second-quarter 2005 earnings that beat analyst expectations on Monday, thanks to new software revenue and continued gains from license updates and product support.
TALLINN : The frosty relations between Estonia and Russia thawed slightly this week when Russian Patriarch Alexius II organised a path-breaking meeting between Estonian President Arnold Ruutel and his Russian ...
Russian state TV airs an interview with an alleged hostage-taker, as two days of national mourning begin.
A website that allows whistle blowers to anonymously post sensitive  documents is taken offline in the US.
Sprint Nextel Corp.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday and its shares rose 6 percent after the company reassured investors by repeating its forecast for a turnaround in subscriber losses.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Tuesday announced a new television ad in New Hampshire, part of his focus on improving his standing in the first primary state.
In an emotional ceremony just a few miles from where Columbia should have landed five years ago Friday, NASA officials, astronauts, schoolchildren and family members of the lost shuttle crew gathered to remember the seven who died while returning from space.
Labour is understood to have offered Plaid Cymru at least three cabinet seats as a Welsh assembly coalition looms between the two traditional rival parties.
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Britain will work with Turkey to solve the problem of Kurdish PKK rebels.
The European Union and China have announced plans to introduce &quot;smart and safe&quot; trade lanes in a bid to enhance trade while countering the threats of piracy and terrorism.
SHARES in Manchester United will come under pressure after the apparent collapse of a controversial \u00c2\u00a3780m bid by American sports mogul Malcolm Glazer.
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Two groups of tourists, including at least seven French nationals and five Britons, are believed to have been kidnapped in a remote and inhospitable area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate.
ATHENS, Greece -- Paula Radcliffe&#39;s emotional exit from the women&#39;s marathon on Sunday was not due to an injury, the British Olympic team said on Monday.
By RITA SHERROW World Television Editor  You remember those Alpha girls in high school? You know, the ones with the perfect hair, perfect outfits and sporting GQ-model arm candy?   Theyre fabulous but evil in Mean Girls airing at 8 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m.
Kevin Durant is the cornerstone of the Seattle SuperSonics' future. P.J. Carlesimo gets the first opportunity to teach Durant the ways of the NBA.
L'Arsenal ha battuto il Chelsea 1-0 nel secondo posticipo della 17/a giornata della Premier League i...
E' la citta' con piu' spettatori e recite,Torino perde quota
 smokers seek billions in damages
Roger Federer is now two away from another of Pete Sampras's records. The Swiss virtuoso beat Jarkko Nieminen , 6-3, 6-4, yesterday in Basel to win his second straight Swiss Indoors, clinch the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive year, and close in on Sampras's record of six straight years as the world's top player at season's end. ...
The U.S. economy will see a mild slowdown as the once-surging housing market cools but overall growth will soon bounce back, White House economic adviser Al Hubbard said on Thursday.
The guys now possess drama and style as they glide sleeveless and hip into the United States Open.
A seven-year-old Palestinian girl was killed yesterday as she was eating lunch in her home. Israeli troops had opened fire in response to a mortar attack which wounded four residents of a nearby Jewish settlement.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's \
A senior police officer in charge of road policing for chief constables is facing prosecution for speeding.
The U.S.\u00c2\u0092s biggest cellular providers look ready to expand their reach, reducing the chance that a new entrant might bring down prices.
Technology stocks led a tumble in  Asian shares Tuesday as a gloomy outlook from LG.Philips LCD  and record high oil prices fueled investor concerns about a  slowdown in corporate profits and global economic growth.
The lead singer of British band UB40 has quit the band after nearly 30 years, citing management problems for his split from a group which rose to fame in the anti-Thatcher culture of the 1980s.
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie could return from injury in Wednesday's League Cup semi-final against north London rivals Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium.
Boeing on Thursday said regulators are seeking information on its pension-fund accounting, the same day it announced it landed its first domestic order for its new 7E7 aircraft from a carrier that&#39;s far from a household name.
Democrats hope to win over more Republicans with revisions that would tighten eligibility for the State Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Health Insurance Program.
Mobile phones could be used as concert tickets, money and car keys using new wireless technologies.
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in Gaza Strip clashes. Near the Kissufim junction in central Gaza, two gunmen shot and moderately wounded an Israeli army officer before being killed Monday.
Britain&#39;s government said on Thursday it  had launched an inquiry to see what new legal measures may be  required to protect children from the impact of violent video  games and Web pornography.
Altria Group Inc., the owner of cigarette maker Philip Morris and Kraft Foods Inc., may separate into two or three units after tobacco litigation dragged down the stock.
The giant discount retailer said that, after it introduced a revised health plan last fall, the number of workers who signed up reached 50.2 percent of its 1.4 million employees.
US consumer spending climbed 0.6 percent as expected in September and inflation remained benign, government data showed on Monday, as shoppers splashed out after showing restraint the previous month.
The deaths of five labourers at the construction site of the new airport terminal in Dubai will renew questions about conditions in which migrant workers toil in the United Arab Emirates.
Guidelines released Monday by  the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) indicate that  at present lung cancer screening with CT scanning and other  methods is generally not warranted outside of research studies.
Napoli, anziano colpito da un giovane con una testata
The family of a British engineer facing execution in Iraq at the hands of Islamic extremists awaited news of his fate as Iraqis distributed pamphlets in Baghdad containing a heart-rending plea from them for information.
Portugal's prime minister said legislation relaxing the conservative Roman Catholic country's strict law on abortion could be approved by the end of March, a newspaper reported Saturday.Comment
Continua la faida, si cerca anche un settimo uomo
President Bush today assailed the Democrats for pulling a defense bill after a troop withdrawal proposal failed.
Mastella punto di non ritorno,Parlamento non voti sue parole
A former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover sobbed on the witness stand Monday that he accidentally struck her when she wouldn't let him out of her house.
Woods averaged 3.2 points and 3.5 rebounds in 38 games for the Miami Heat last season after spending the previous two years in Minnesota.
Microsoft is providing a free virtualized copy of Windows XP SP2 to assist developers in migrating IE6 applications to IE7. However, it will only work until April 1, 2007.
A sure sign that an industry has matured is when the pioneers begin to sell up. Is that what&#39;s happening after a period of explosive growth to hedge funds?
Most of the health problems reported  after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory  difficulties and mental distress, according to a U.S.  government report published on Wednesday.
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A new study claims to undermine the key argument used by people sceptical of climate change.
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Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani announces he is endorsing fellow candidate John McCain
ANKARA: Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul said yesterday Ankara would not recognise Europe Union member Cyprus &quot;directly or indirectly&quot; while there was no final agreement on reuniting the Mediterranean island.
Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Washington Governor-elect Dino Rossi, right, listens to a Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, address by Homeland Security
Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks because of a lower left leg injury.
Danny Flores, who played the saxophone and shouted the word \
According to The Unofficial Apple Weblog, one of the television firms that works with Apple is gearing up for a late February event on behalf of the company.
Peter Robinson says he does not believe the murder of Paul Quinn was ordered by the IRA's central command.
Luxury car business Aston Martin has been sold to a British-led consortium.
Employers in the United States added fewer workers than forecast last month and the jobless rate rose, evidence of an economy growing at the moderate pace predicted by the Federal Reserve.
Sport: Brian Ashton has said that the six minutes of madness that cost England against Wales were a one-off
Veteran actor Charles Durning is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas will meet Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as   early as Monday to try to revive stalled talks on a unity   government, aides said.
Computer memory chip maker Micron said on Wednesday it had indications that demand for DRAM memory chips, used mainly in personal computers, would be robust enough to soak up rising supply in 2005.
Nagpur - Australia&#39;s 35-year wait for a Test series triumph on Indian soil ended Friday when its pace bowlers ripped through the Indian batting line-up to clinch a massive 342-run victory in the third Test.
Authorities call pilot test an important milestone for remote electronic voting.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- First Albany lowered its stock price target for Intel (INTC) to $24 from $30 following the chip sector bellwether&#39;s lowered third-quarter revenue and margin outlook.
Two proven superstars \u00c2\u0097 on the music charts and on the football field \u00c2\u0097 were no match for some young patients at Cook Children's Medical Center.
Thirty-two North American racetracks, including Laurel Park and Pimlico, will participate in a pilot program to standardize statistics for on-track injuries.
Prospective jurors in the trial of the co-owner of a Rhode Island nightclub, where a fire killed 100, were told the trial could last three or four months.  One hundred nine people appeared in Kent County Courthouse, the first of four groups over two days.
Why are there no fewer than 500 different Wiki implementations?  MoinMoin, Jot, JSPWiki, InterWiki, MediaWiki, SocialText, Twiki, Team Notepad, PhpWiki, WikiDoc, Project Forum, xWiki, AspWiki, SnipSnap, AsWiki, eGroupware Wiki, Hiki, MiniWiki, MyWiki, ParseWiki, PHP Groupware Wiki, Trac, Usemod Wiki, Wiliki, Zope zWiki... I'm sure I could go on...  Aren't most of these Open Source?  Can't some of these projects merge?  For god sake *stop it*!  The world doesn't need another wiki applications.  None of these are getting links because they don't deserve the PageRank.  Did I miss anyone?  If I did please add a comment.
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia  - A federal jury on Wednesday began reviewing evidence in Verizon Communications Inc's $197 million patent infringement case against Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp..
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WASHINGTON FBI agents have searched files and served subpoenas at the offices of the major pro-Israel lobbying organization in Washington.
Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., violated ethics rules by giving reporters access to an illegally taped telephone call involving Republican leaders a decade ago, the House ethics committee said Monday.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Royal Dutch Shell led a handful of petroleum companies in bidding Wednesday for leases in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska\u00e2\u0080\u0099s northwest shore.
By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Feb. 10--STRATFORD -- About 45 people voted Thursday night at St. Joseph's National Catholic Church to give the Legislature three goals to help free the state from an electricity price crisis.
Morocco is to elect a new parliament, with a moderate Islamist opposition party expected to make large gains.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- RSA Conference -- Impulse Point, the leading network access control solution provider for large enterprise networks, announced today the availability of an innovative 802.1x Service Module Offering (SMO).
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones should be flattered her image was used for advertising and promotion on the Web site of a Nevada topless club, a spokesman for the club said Monday.
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): McLaren&#39;s Kimi Raikkonen and BAR-Honda&#39;s Jenson Button upstaged Michael Schumacher in yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nominee for attorney general declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture or to be illegal when used against terrorist suspects.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A police chase came to an abrupt end when the suspect's car struck a deer, Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said. Sheriff's deputies arrested Videll A. Hicks, 57, of Chiloquin after she passed semi-trucks in a no-passing zone before dawn Sunday, Evinger said.
Gunmen shot and killed a Somali radio journalist in the south of the country Friday, a colleague said, in the third violent death of a journalist in two weeks.
FrontBridge Technologies today announced the acquisition of MessageRite to broaden the company&#39;s service portfolio to include e-mail and instant message archiving.
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Substitute teacher Adam Banse wanted a summer job with flexible hours, so he signed up to knock on doors in suburban Minneapolis and register people to vote. He quit after two hours.
Israel has wrapped up a two-day raid on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza. 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 40 wounded during the military operation.
Britain&#39;s top honor for modern art, The Turner Prize, has been awarded to a London artist who videotaped scenes from US President George Bush&#39;s hometown.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad on Friday to shut down camps run by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and to hand over guerrilla leaders.
Lockheed Martin Corp. will build the new presidential helicopter fleet, the Navy announced Friday, putting an end to a fierce competition that had both political and international overtones.
A man struck Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi with a camera tripod Friday in a Rome piazza, giving him a slight bruise but no further injuries, reports said.
The biggest-ever takeover battle in Japan got even bigger today as Sumitomo Mitsui sought to disrupt a rival's expansion plans with a $29 billion hostile bid for UFJ.
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama launched a new Web 2.0 campaign effort Wednesday, using LinkedIn's professional networking site to solicit comments from the network's 14 million users about business topics.
The World Health Organisation last night confirmed that it was examining a probable first full case of human-to-human transmission of bird flu in Thailand.
The Force is strong in the east London docklands as Star Wars fans flock to the second day of the giant European convention Saturday celebrating 30 years of the epic sci-fi saga.
The move is likely to inflame China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s critics, who have called for a boycott of the 2008 games to protest human rights abuses.
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Online retailer Amazon.com broadened its Web services efforts on Monday by releasing additional guidelines and data designed for use by people and companies building links to its site.
Wall Street stocks fell sharply on Friday after weak employment data raised fears that the US economy could tip into recession, capping a torrid start to 2008 for US equities.
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OAKLAND - Jason Richardson thought the Golden State Warriors forgot about him on offense two games ago in Cleveland. They couldn&#39;t have missed him if they tried this time.
Doctors can reduce the risk of gonorrhea patients reacquiring the sexually transmitted disease by arranging to provide antibiotics to their sex partners, researchers said on Wednesday.
Competition usually means better odds for the gambler. Here's a case where the game got worse.
A teenager who apparently killed herself in a suicide pact was 'bullied extensively' at school, her family say.
Scott Peterson continued to pursue his former mistress even a week after his wife disappeared and the search for her continued, according to telephone recordings played for jurors Monday at his double-murder trial.
The administration must answer questions about the destruction of CIA interrogation videos of two al-Qaeda suspects
The European Union head office said Tuesday it had concerns over Italian budget deficit figures, only a week after Greece was challenged over alleged sloppy bookkeeping and possible underreporting of deficit figures.
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday that Germany would propose a debt moratorium for tsunami-hit nations Indonesia and Somalia when the Paris Club of sovereign lenders next meets on Jan. 20.
A California meat company issued a recall of 143 million pounds of beef, some of which was used in school lunch programs.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan appeared to be sceptical about the efficacy of any central bank intervention to prop up the dollar.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has set its infrared sight on a major galactic collision and witnessed not death, but a teeming nest of life. The colliding galaxies, called the Antennae galaxies, are in the process of merging together.
Antonio Migliardi nominato Accountable Manager
Real estate mogul turned TV star Donald Trump is turning his next prime-time boardroom from a battle of the sexes into a contest between \
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was among seven players suspended on Monday for their roles in an ugly brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
The Tequesta resident accuses her of attempting to extort millions from him by threatening to publicly accuse him of abuse. By Missy Stoddard.
In addition to paid search, retailers should pay attention to SEO and shopping search engines, according to a new study from TrafficLeader.
Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the august group of entertainers known as the Rat Pack, led by Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his longtime friend and publicist, Warren Cowan, said on Thursday.
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The United States has vetoed an Arab-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council that demanded an end to Israel&#39;s military operations in the Gaza strip.
Australia's new PM Kevin Rudd visits Kabul to pledge support, hours after French leader Nicolas Sarkozy also visits.
The dispute over Indiana's voter identification law that is headed to the Supreme Court next week is as much a partisan political drama as a legal tussle.
DaimlerChrysler AG reported third quarter profits of almost 1 billion euros on Thursday, rebounding from a year-earlier loss, thanks to a strong performance from a Chrysler division rejuvenated by new models like the 300C sedan and Dodge Magnum wagon.
A baby who was given a 1% chance of survival when she was born four months prematurely goes home.
Optimismand &quot;natural stuff&quot; were the inspiration behind Sir Paul Smith&#39;s spring/summer 2005 collection, which was paraded yesterday on a real turf catwalk at the Royal Horticultural Hall in west London.
Environmentalists have cautioned that four wheeled drives designed for use in the deserts or the open countryside should now come with cigarette packet-style statutory warnings.
Hillary Clinton seeks to slow Barack Obama as three more contests for the Democratic nomination for president loom.
Media & professional: On-demand broadband TV catch-up service to start on July 27.
TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Head of Majlis National Security and foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Borujerdi here Wednesday urged promotion of economic cooperation with Russia through the efforts of he two countries&#39; officials alongside with their growing political
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice joined British and German allies pledging Friday to help Israel and the Palestinians seize an opening for peace in the Middle East. They also said diplomacy can neutralize a nuclear threat in Iran.
China voiced deep concern on Saturday  over Japan's sweeping overhaul of defense policy that eased a  decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a  defensive posture in place since its World War II defeat.
Rock star Bono urges Labour to \
Hingham and Wareham haven't played each other in 15 years. Tomorrow, the Harbormen (9-2) take on the Vikings (10-1) at Greater New Bedford at 7 p.m., with the winner advancing to the Division 2A Super Bowl Saturday.
In a new post today, Arnold Daniels has posted about another method for running PHP4 and PHP5 on the same server at the same time - running them as CGIs.   You simply can't have PHP4 and PHP5 both run as Apache2 module in the same process, because they use a lot of the same internal symbols (variables, function names, etc). If you would change that, nobody would be able to write any extensions which run both on PHP4 and PHP5. However you can run multiple PHP versions as CGI modules and there is no patch required for that.   He points out an article from Giunta Gaetanos that handles it similarly, but requires the filename to match a certain pattern to determine which to use. He suggests a slightly different alternative, namely using different IPs for PHP4 vs PHP5 and use DNS to route the domains to the right locations.
Federal regulators proposed guidelines Wednesday on the amount of commercial real estate loans that banks can hold without drawing further oversight.
Vienna, Austria -- The UN nuclear watchdog agency says it&#39;s concerned tons of missing explosives in Iraq &quot;could have fallen into the wrong hands.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
The online DVD rental service said that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 6 percent as it gained subscribers and its operating expenses fell.
A search for six coal miners trapped in the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah is over after 25 days, an official with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said on Saturday.
After 18 months of leaks, slurs and broken reputations the biggest doping scandal in sports history took its most dramatic twist yesterday when the man at the centre of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative investigation claimed he had devised and
A group of MSPs call for tougher laws regarding sex offenders following a campaign by a victim's mother.
Pitcher Keith Foulke underhanded a throw to first-baseman Doug Mientkiewicz for the last out, and New England rejoiced.. Decades of baseball agony ended for Boston Red Sox fans Wednesday night.
HypervisorShield, a new service of Catbird\u00e2\u0080\u0099s V-Security suite, extends security protections to the hypervisor layer in a virtual environment.
A federal judge ordered the rapper T.I. released on $3 million bond Friday, but he must remain in home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman said the singer must remain under house arrest at a ...
Pollen from a genetically modified grass can travel up to 21km away from its experimental planting site.
Memories of past scandal will resurface in China this month when Chinese versions of Monica Lewinsky's 1999 book \
Frances Harrison meets Tamil Tiger teams clearing corpses in the northern Sri Lankan town of Mullaitivu.
Retailers opened their doors before the sun rose yesterday, the official start of the holiday shopping season, tempting early risers with specials on a variety of items including flat-screen TVs and toys.
The Spice Girls, who burst on to the  music scene with &quot;girl power&quot; and attitude in the 1990s, have  reunited for a world tour, their Web site said on Thursday.
LaDainian Tomlinson was one of 40 members of the San Diego Chargers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County.
The Chicago court judge presiding over the fraud trial of Conrad Black hands the case to the jury.
Clenching his fists as he walked into the hearing, Congolese pop star Papa Wemba appeared in a French court on Monday to face charges of involvement with an illegal immigration network.
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  Chief Financial Officer said on Friday that the company will moderate the growth of its supercenter stores \
Council Rock High School-North choir members prepared for their trip to Eastern Europe by rehearsing with a German maestro.
By Hilary Burke BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Beach vacationchecklist: swimsuit, sunscreen and, if you're in Argentina,proof you paid your taxes.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- New research by two University of Tennessee professors could help us better understand hurricanes by looking to an unusual source: tree rings.
People who live in sprawling communities tend to suffer more health problems, according to the first study to document a link between the world of strip malls, cul-de-sacs and subdivisions and a broad array of ailments.
Il Consiglio degli Ulema (studiosi) sunniti iracheni ha lanciato un appello per la liberazione delle due volontarie italiane rapite a Baghdad. Gli Ulema chiedono, insieme a quella di Simona Torretta e Simona
Stocks fell on Friday after stronger-than-expected inflation data fueled concerns the Federal Reserve will stop cutting interest rates, dimming the outlook for the economy and corporate profits.
Rolling Stone has named Bob Dylan&#39;s &#39;Like a Rolling Stone&#39; the Greatest Rock &#39;n&#39; Roll Song of All Time in a new special edition of the magazine.
Price declines for U.S. consumer electronics accelerated in August, fueled by discounted price cuts for the popular iPod digital music player and traditional DVD players, according to an industry study prepared for Reuters.
The plumes of water that erupt from Saturn's moon Enceladus are traced back to a radioactive \
Anna Nicole Smith's body was finally back Friday in the Bahamas, where mourners from three camps battling over her estate were to bury her following what an organizer described as an \
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An Iraqi investigative panel has launched an independent probe into the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl allegedly by American soldiers currently in U.S. custody, who will be tried in absentia if necessary, an official said Tuesday.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.
Rafael Nadal powers past Novak Djokovic and will play world number one Roger Federer in Sunday's French Open final.
BANGALORE, India - Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Indian computer software firms to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.
AMARA, Iraq They came with their regimental colors, embroidered flags recording battles in 18th-century India, in the Napoleonic wars, against Ottoman legions in Iraq in World War I, on the Normandy beaches, and in Malaya, Kenya and other colonial
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands  - The Muslim woman adjusted her head scarf and gazed wearily at her daughters' elementary school Friday, one of many Islamic sites attacked since a Muslim radical allegedly murdered a Dutch filmmaker who criticized Islam.
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Fool analyst Shannon Zimmerman discusses how to manage your mutual fund in uncertain times.
RUPERT Murdoch is literally buying back the farm - and the art and other myriad investments worth more than $50 million. As part of the proposed move of The News Corporation Ltd to the US, Mr Murdoch and his
Robert Zoellick, picked by U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday to head the World Bank, said his biggest challenge would be to \
Police investigators inspect the meat section of a public market in General Santos city in southern Philippines following an explosion Sunday Dec. 12, 2004 that killed at least 13 people and wounded 53 others.
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After FoI request denied by FBI A privacy group is suing the US Government for information about surveillance programmes after the FBI failed to respond to a freedom of information request.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Legal action against train operator after footage uploaded to Youtube and Chinese video-sharing websites
Tidal waves wash through houses at Maddampegama, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004.
The new lava lobe inside Mount St. Helens' crater has sprouted a piston-like protrusion the size of a 30-story building &#151; glowing red at night.
Commissario Dumas annuncia multe, produttori replicano
A New Underwood woman says she can&#39;t afford Republican senatorial candidate John Thune&#39;s support of President Bush&#39;s Medicare prescription drug plan.
It's not a tablet, OK, it's a pad Emanotec's newly launched MedTab has at long last realised the predictions of the future of mobile computing made years ago by Xerox Parc.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An important ally when George W. Bush first won the presidency, the Christian Coalition of America says it's poised again to help a conservative win the White House. Whether it can back up that pledge is an open question.
Raiuno: maggior numero di telespettatori nella prima serata
From the opening kickoff, it seemed all coach Mike Mularkey needed was to wind up the Buffalo Bills and watch them go. Actually, he encouraged them to wind down in Seattle.
Dec. 11--A marriage of Nextel Communications and Sprint could mean significant change for Kirkland-based Nextel Partners as well. Sprint and Nextel Communications are reportedly close to a deal that would create the third-largest US wireless carrier.
The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, found herself at the centre of a row over the government's record on crime yesterday after telling a newspaper that she would not feel safe walking the streets of London late at night
A growing estrangement between Sumner N. Redstone, the media billionaire, and his daughter Shari has called into question who will inherit control of the CBS and Viacom empires.
Shares in HMV jump 15% after the music and books retailer reports \
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Deutsche Telekom will continue to lose customers in its home market of Germany, the company's new chairman Rene Obermann.
Lo scrive Le Figaro: riduzione non superera' i 300 euro
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary last month, said on Tuesday that the family was the core of society and urged greater consideration for the vulnerable and marginalized.
At least 100 people have been killed in Indonesia after a huge earthquake triggered a tidal wave that washed people out to sea and tore children from their parents&#39; arms in coastal cities.
I'm in my 50s with considerable savings. I'm also pretty good at my sales job. Like many, however, I know how to save but have no idea how to pragmatically prepare for retirement income. Is a $1 million investment portfolio going to send me dividends that will pay the bills? Can I generally anticipate a return of 6 percent a ...
Her former University of Pittsburgh professor described her as &quot;bright, bubbly and a very good biologist.&quot;. Government officials in Kenya, however, vilified her
India and Russia are put final touches to new visa, energy, banking and space research pacts to be signed during Russian President Vladmir Putin's December visit to New Delhi, officials said.
Like a lot of consumers, Paul McAleer focused on comfort when he recently went car shopping. Adjustable seats, a tilt steering wheel and extra height were all important.
Fifth seed Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic beat seventh seeded American Taylor Dent in three sets to win the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
Il 25 settembre 2005 moriva Federico Aldrovandi. Oggi Ferrara si prepara alla manifestazione di sabato: per non dimenticare, per chiedere \
BBC correspondents report scenes of chaos as a battle erupts at the besieged school in the Russian town of Beslan.
By David Hughes  Civil servants have been ordered to destroy documents about expensive Government IT projects, it was claimed yesterday.
. Grandi, who had never won in 12 years on the circuit before Sunday&#39;s victory in the Italian resort of Alta Badia, beat first-leg leader Didier Cuche of Switzerland by 0.15sec with a time of 2min 15.90sec.
Going into Miami's final game before Saban takes over, Bates is 3-3 as interim coach. He can finish with a winning record by beating Baltimore on Sunday, even though the best the Dolphins can do is 5-11, their worst year since 1969.
Stocks fell in early trading after the assassination of the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and after the U.S. government reported a weak increase in durable goods orders.
Using a creature as hideous as any sci-fi monster, scientists have produced a one-minute horror movie starring a menacing, spidery virus swooping in on a hapless blob of bacteria.
A Mercedes Benz which for years was kept in a farm building has become the second most expensive car in the world after it sold for 4.1 million pounds.
WHY are Telstra shares yielding about 9 per cent on a gross dividend basis, even though revenue and profits are rising at an annual rate of about 4 per cent?
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Il ministro dell'Economia illustra ai deputati a Montecitorio i contenuti della manovra economica del Governo. La diretta sulla Finanziaria e il dibattito online
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In a key vote, senators agree to reopen debate. But the fate of 27 amendments will determine whether the measure wins final passage.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. rose more than 6 percent Friday, after adjusted fourth-quarter earnings exceeded Wall Street's expectations. But financial analysts wondered whether the world's biggest video game publisher was becoming overvalued.
Nov. 30 - For millions of Americans each year, it&#39;s the treatment of-choice for getting rid of wrinkles and furrows. Now, health officials in Florida and New Jersey say they&#39;re investigating whether four people
An American jailed in Saudi Arabia on suspicion of terrorist ties may have a right to challenge his detention in an American court if evidence shows he was arrested at the behest of the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- RadioShack Corp. said Monday that it is selling mobile phones at more than 500 Sam&#39;s Club locations to drum up sales and stretch its lead in wireless retailing.
The French capital's riposte to the sea-side -- Paris-Plage, an artificial beach on the river Seine -- took down its parasols and emptied its pool after four million people took advantage of the popular Parisian attraction.
Bobby Petrino was hired yesterday as the football coach at Arkansas, capping a whirlwind day in which he stunningly resigned from the Atlanta Falcons after just 13 games.
John Force didn&#39;t score his fifth victory in the National Hot Rod Association&#39;s biggest event Monday at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
United States coach Peter Thorburn refused to blame the World Cup schedule for his team's 25-15 loss to Tonga on Wednesday.
In the search for riches beyond the dreams of most Cambodians, hundreds of gem diggers plunge daily down dangerous hand-built shafts hunting for amethysts and zircons.
A bill that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa appeared on Friday to have died a quiet death, but other copyright bills sought by the entertainment industry continued to advance.
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Airbus parent EADS EAD.PA announced   further delays in A380 deliveries on Thursday, but said it was   too early to gauge the delivery schedule or any financial   impact from the latest setbacks to the superjumbo.
China said Sunday it will begin reporting its armed forces budget to the United Nations and rejoin a global register of conventional arms amid foreign pressure for greater military transparency.
As the White House search for NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe&#39;s successor began Monday, the emerging list of candidates indicated that the next space chief will have fewer
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Rental housing in the Green Bay area and elsewhere in Wisconsin is more affordable than the national average, but an advocacy group says many poor Americans are still paying more than they can afford because salaries haven\u00e2\u0080\u0099t kept up with rent and
Sony's new game console may be chock-full of features, but here are some choice accessories for maximizing the experience.
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Allan Ray poured in 27  points, including 20 in the second half, as Villanova crushed  second-ranked and previously-unbeaten Kansas, 83-62, at the  Wachovia Center.
Official statistics are expected to show a fall in UK unemployment figures when they are released later.
The new Czech Prime Minister, Stanislav Gross, faces a knife-edge confidence vote in parliament.
It's that time of year when the K5 community shares its culinary secrets with each other by inundating the queue with a flood of recipes sectioned under culture. &#160;However, many of them may seem too difficult for the beginning chef. &#160;So I present to the novice cook a good starter project for the gourmet chef to be. &#160;It's a classic dish that will provide you with plenty of calories without offering too much nutrition.
WASHINGTON: A new research to be published in the journal Cancer Research has found the polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer.
Facebook Inc., the owner of the Internet's second most popular social networking site, said Thursday that it bought Parakey, a startup run by two of the engineers that helped build Firefox's popular Web browser.
Ministers are expected to signal the go-ahead for the controversial electronic medical records system.
If the Montreal Expos move to Washington, they would eventually play in a 400-million-dollar stadium on the Anacostia waterfront near South Capitol Street.
Merck said it earned $1.68 billion, or 77 cents per share, compared with $1.50 billion, or 69 cents per share, a year earlier.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British immigration ministers were urged on Wednesday to ease restrictions on Bangladeshi migrant workers in an attempt to help avert a shortage of kitchen staff in the nation's \
The search for six crew members missing from a wrecked cargo ship off an Alaska island has been suspended, and authorities are focusing on the cleanup of spilled bunker fuel oil from the vessel, an official said on Saturday.
Hargrove, 54, previously managed at Cleveland and Baltimore. His record in 13 years as a manager is 996-963. &quot;I am very pleased to name Mike Hargrove as our new manager,&quot; Mariners
Premier israeliano incontrera' Papa, poi Prodi e Napolitano
Reports show cells can help correcting faulty heart rhythms and fighting vision-destroying diseases.
GUWAHATI, India, Oct 2  - Forty-four people were killed and 118 wounded in a spate of attacks Saturday in India&#39;s remote northeast, police said, in one of the deadliest eruptions of violence in the revolt-racked region in years.
Microsoft's decision to reposition its .Net Passport identification system comes as Monster.com is dropping support for the authentication service.
President Bush honors veterans today with a wreath laying ceremony and a speech at Arlington National Cemetery. He`s paying tribute to Americans who have served their nation in uniform and those who are fighting
A champion Australian boxer who left Sydney abruptly weeks ago is one of four men being held in Lebanon on suspicion of terrorist activity, reports said Wednesday.
Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix was a hit topping the weekend box office by taking in $77.4 million. Adding that to the amount this movie has made since it's opening on Wednesday brings it's total intake to $140 million in the U.S. alo...
Oxfam warns it will pull out of Darfur if the situation gets any more dangerous, after attacks on aid workers.
By RON HARRIS Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO -- If you've ever wondered whether the neighbors are taking a dip in your pool while you're at work or how the baby sitter is really treating your kids, the LukWerks Spy Camera might be for you.
Ukraine's pro-Western foreign minister resigned Tuesday, saying a monthlong struggle between him and the government dominated by a Russia-leaning party risked damaging the country's international reputation.Comment
Sun Microsystems has posted a prerelease, &quot;snapshot&quot; version of Java 2 Standard Edition 6.0, codenamed Mustang, which represents the next generation of the Java platform.
While most iPhone owners couldn't wait to try out their pricey new gadgets, a few raced to break them apart.
In vendita in Gran Bretagna, 30 euro per 30 cerotti
The F.D.A. cleared the way for a company to market implantable microchips that would provide easy access to medical records.
At this year's film festival, nonfiction films outshine the usual angst-ridden, quirky indies.
A majority of Americans do not approve of U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to send another 21,500 troops to Iraq, according to new polls released as the U.S. House of Representatives takes up a nonbinding resolution condemning the troop increase.
Women who have a male twin are less likely to marry and have children, perhaps because of being exposed to their brother&#39;s testosterone for nine months in the womb, researchers reported on Monday.
A Sept. 11 charity backed by a big celebrity-fueled telethon will close its doors Wednesday, having raised more than &#36;500 million, officials said.
Los Angeles -- One by one the Pac-10 basketball coaches stepped up to the podium Thursday and assured the assembled media the conference would be stronger than last season.
To have the most children, men should  find a partner six years younger and women a mate four years  older, Austrian researchers said on Wednesday.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped on Wednesday, mirroring losses in Asia, after a weak performance by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
A vaccine that prevents infections known to cause cervical cancer could be available to women within three years, UK experts believe.
The secret may be more obvious than you think.
Real Madrid&#39;s home match yesterday against Real Sociedad was abandoned in the 87th minute after a bomb hoax, the Spanish soccer club said.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker market open on Friday after China's central bank made a surprise announcement that it will increase bank's reserve requirements, potentially sending U.S. materials and industrial shares lower.
Some schools are spending more on putting pupils through exams than on books, head teachers say.
Circuit City is phasing out the sale of T-Mobile wireless service as it prepares to focus on launch of Verizon Wireless stores within its own walls.
Freddie Mac will shut down the market-making operations of its securities sales and trading unit as it restructures some mortgage-securities operations, the government-sponsored home-mortgage company said Monday.
Anastasia Myskina capped a magnificent  year for Russian tennis by leading her country to their first  Fed Cup title with a dramatic win over holders France.
THE number of job advertisements in major Australian newspapers and on the internet rose 4.1 per cent last month compared with July and heralded a pickup in hiring, ANZ Bank economists said yesterday.
The Baltimore Ravens reached a  five-year agreement in principle with defensive tackle Haloti  Ngata, their first-round pick in the 2006 draft on Friday.
The US economy slowed even more than first thought in the second quarter, as pricey imported oil widened the trade gap. The Commerce Department cut its estimate yesterday of second-quarter
A cleric's order to freeze a Shia militia's operations may free US forces to tackle al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US says.
The Supreme Court considered on Monday whether sick people should not be prosecuted under federal law for growing and using marijuana with a doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recommendation.
Robert Fazekas is to be stripped of discus gold after trying to switch his urine sample during a drugs test.
LONDON, Oct 16 (IPS) - The meeting on 'The Faultline in British  Politics' at the opening of the European Social  Forum in  London Friday came to resemble at least a little the frontline in  Iraq. Civil  society seemed at civil war.
NATO thwarted overnight a bid by Kosovo Serbs to assert their authority in a northern slice of the newly independent republic, restoring control on the border with Serbia where crowds had burnt down two crossing points.
Vodafone will launch it tomorrow Palm's new Euro-centric smartphone, due to be announced tomorrow, is indeed based on the design that's been doing the rounds of the rumour sites since June. It will be released by Vodafone, under the Treo 500v moniker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rumours that the Internet would witness a sustained and devastating cyber-attack by Islamic \
In the finale of the current series of hearings, sheriff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deputies who participated in the huge search last November are likely today to challenge the accounts of Jackson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-time employees who said they co-operated with the search until deputies
Lithuania's Central Electoral Committee said on Monday that the opposition Labor Party, established by Russian-born millionaire Viktor Uspaskich last year,captured 28.66 percent of the vote in the first round ...

&quot;It is extremely pleasing to see that additional benefits have already started flowing to both BHP Billiton and its Chinese partners as a result of the Wheelarra joint venture,&quot; BHP Billiton Iron Ore president Graeme Hunt said in a statement.
A top level report on artic climate change spurred by global warming has outlined possible oil industry benefits, but also many potential pitfalls.
An investigation has been ordered into whether the media was tipped off before a car bombing that caused Australia's first casualties in the Iraq conflict, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
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SHAWNEE, Okla. - Policeman Jon Arnetts was just doing a good turn when he pulled over a car to alert the driver there was a black bag on top of the vehicle...
A poll finds more than eight in 10 people in Scotland believe asylum seekers should be allowed to work.
The Pentagon is preparing to alert eight National Guard units that they should be ready to go to Iraq or Afghanistan beginning late next summer, The Associated Press has learned
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - One of the strongest sellers  among music releases during the fourth quarter may be a dark  horse title.
Cuban President, Fidel Castro, says he&#39;s &quot;in one piece&quot; after taking a tumble off a stage. Castro, who&#39;s 78 years old, had just finished a graduation speech yesterday in Santa Clara, Cuba when he walked away from the podium and tripped.
German automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it will cut investment in auto operations by 6 percent over the next two years and reshuffle its management board as part of an overall reorganization process meant to trim costs.
As John Kerry paused and uttered the word lesbian in last week&#39;s presidential debate, the dials started to turn. Frank Luntz, a former Republican pollster who now has corporate clients, was
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. _ The famously crisp blue skies above this mountain lake retreat made a strong if tentative return Wednesday as still air confounded dire wind warnings and helped fire crews cinch a grip on the 3,100-acre Angor Fire.
Google made the list of the World's Most Ethical Companies, but Microsoft, Apple and Sony did not. In response, Don asks a simple question: why?
In a year, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl has gone from taking questions from David Letterman on \
By Bloomberg News. Edward D. Jones &amp; Company said yesterday that it had agreed to pay $75 million to settle regulators&#39; accusations that it did not disclose hidden marketing deals with mutual funds.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has raised $3 million for his presidential campaign in the 24 hours since the first polls closed on Super Tuesday night.
There's a light bulb inside the supremely awesome metal UFO on top, which illuminates the windows and the mysterious aliens inside. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
In a few weeks, after a seven-year journey across the solar system, a robot spacecraft bristling with British instruments will plunge into the atmosphere of the mysterious, methane-shrouded world of Titan.
Britannico della McLaren precede Raikkonen, Alonso e Massa
Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is been banned from driving for six months for driving at more than 100mph on a Scottish road.
A British judge ruled Wednesday that the bulk of a brokerage firm's 240 million pound (&#36;433 million) damages claim against the Financial Times newspaper cannot proceed.
AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland  has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.7 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.
Authorities in Malaysia's capital have ushered in the Year of the Rat by offering a bounty on rats to help fight the city's age-old rodent problem, a newspaper said on Saturday.
South Korean mobile phone makers continued a rapid move up the global market rankings during the third quarter, while growth in the wider mobile phone market slowed, a survey found on Wednesday.
Take it from Peyton Manning: He's ready to get some advice from his kid brother.
What would you bid for these two auctioneers?
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Risks to global expansion have recently increased due to tensions in the U.S. subprime mortgage market and there are fears of growing spillovers to other segments, the European Central Bank said on Thursday.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Petroleum &amp; Chemical Corp. (SNP), the country&#39;s second-largest oil and gas producer, Monday reported a 51% jump in first-half earnings and said it plans to boost its refining capacity by about one-fifth over three years.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes launched  airstrikes on Falluja Tuesday and insurgents fought American  troops in the Iraqi town that has been a hotbed of resistance  to Iraq's U.S.-backed government, witnesses said.
Next month's Royal Film Premiere has been cancelled amid protests over the chosen film, Brick Lane.
As of Friday, Aug. 20, 949 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 708 died as a result of hostile action and 241 died of non-hostile causes.
\u00c3\u0088 stata una notte lunghissima alla Muqata, il quartier generale di Yasser Arafat a Ramallah. Una notte al termine della quale il leader palestinese, considerato dalla radio israeliana \u00c2\u00abin bilico fra la vita
Linux maker acquires security, authentication tools from AOL.
VIENNA -- The world has tapped only 18 percent of the total global supply of crude, a leading Saudi oil executive said yesterday, challenging the notion that supplies are petering out.
About 1,000 contractors have been killed in Iraq since the war began and nearly 13,000 have been injured.
If Dr. Barth Green had his way, there would be no space program. His idea of a moon-shot is curing paralysis, and while he's at it, poverty.
Actor Nick Nolte has been sued by the parents of a teenage girl who said she was raped during a party in his absence at his California home after she was drugged by Nolte's security guard.
As owner of a beachfront home in Hernando County, Cheryl Labbe has gotten used to rising rates for her homeowners&#39; insurance. During Florida&#39;s four-hurricane barrage, letters
Mexico pleaded with President Bush on Monday to veto a Senate proposal to build a new fence to keep illegal immigrants out, saying it could backfire by making the border more dangerous.
UPS likes to do things big way. Last year, the company garnered a place in the InfoWorld 100 with a wireless project that will ultimately replace 55,000 scanning devices. This year, the company takes the coveted top slot, thanks to a nine-year, $600 million package flow initiative that as of October 2004 has successfully transformed 250 of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1,500 package centers.
For the past 18 months, SAP has been knocking on the doors of PeopleSoft customers, extending maintenance and licensing incentives to lure them over. Now that Oracle has acquired PeopleSoft, SAP is pulling out a fresh weapon from its arsenal in the battle to win customers -- new technology.
Four ex-Microsoft employees were charged with stealing $32 million worth of software from the software company and selling it online to software retailers.
New York Giants free safety Omar Stoutmire is going to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Leaders of the Shiite and Kurdish parties that govern Iraq have disparaged the Iraq Study Group report. Sunni Arabs said they agree with the report's prognosis of Iraq's problems &#151; but not the proposed cure.
Chad authorities detain seven Spanish crew members of a plane chartered to fly more than 100 children to France.
A Sunni Arab-led bloc ends its three-month boycott of Iraq's parliament - the last of several groups to return.
Shares of Allergan Inc. slipped 4 percent Tuesday on reports that health officials are investigating whether two people being treated for botulism contracted the disease after receiving injections of the company&#39;s Botox wrinkle treatment.
A study published in today&#39;s Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that elderly men who have been exposed to high levels of lead are 3.2 times morely likely to develop cataracts than those who have not had similar exposure.
CANNES, France  - The leaders of Sudan, Chad and Central African Republic met on Thursday and declared they would not back rebels attacking each other's territory -- repeating a pledge that has failed to stop fighting in the past.
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NEW YORK -- Regis Philbin has lived a lifetime on television. Logging 15,188 hours on the tube has yielded him fame, fortune -- and now a place in the record books.
Jarome Iginla scored midway through the third period to give Canada a 2-2 tie with Slovakia in a World Cup of Hockey exhibition game Saturday night.
OSLO, Norway - After putting up with pangs of conscience for 24 years, a Norwegian finally settled a hotel bill he skipped out on in 1980.
Hezbollah distributed leaflets on Monday congratulating Lebanon on its \
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that more than 1 million copies of Safari(TM) for Windows were downloaded in the first 48 hours since the free public beta was made available on Monday.
DENVER - In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, John Kerry tried to tie President Bush to record oil prices while the president charged that his Democratic opponent has totally misunderstood the war on terror.    On the way to the debate that will range over domestic issues from the economy to health care, Bush is reaching out to military supporters in Colorado Springs, where the war in Iraq is the chief concern...
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The music industry is the latest target to attract the attention of New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer, the New York Times reports.
A tough derby battle left Atalanta bottom of the table and still without a win. Brescia came closest to a breakthrough with a claim for a penalty when Andrea Caracciolo was brought down inside the area and
Hundreds of passengers aboard a luxury British cruise liner heading for the tropics instead found themselves contemplating the wind-swept skyline of industrial Southampton after the vessel broke down.
Typhoon Utor thundered out of the Philippines killing four people, including three children, and stranding thousands on Monday after high winds and waves tore up power lines and communication links in the archipelago.
Atlas Copco Group has agreed to sell its electric tools business, including Brookfield-based Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., to Techtronic Industries Co.
President Bush's call for a simpler tax code could mark the next step in a gradual move toward a system that places more of a tax burden on consumption and less on savings, analysts say, a direction critics think would put a bigger burden on working Americans.
Ancient bacteria are able to survive nearly half a million years in harsh, frozen conditions, researchers said on Monday in a study that adds to arguments that permafrost environments on Mars could harbor life.
A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000. The copy of the hardback first edition of \
BROCKTON Coach: Peter Colombo (first year). Last year's record: 7-3-1. Returning starters (14): Arthur Dias, LT, 6-1, 300, Sr.; Manny Garcia, LG, 5-11, 240, Sr.; Peter Towle, C, 6-1, 215, Sr.; Khari Louis-Jeune, RT, 6-1, 295, Sr.; Jason Vega, TE/DE, 6-5, 255, Sr.; Richard Johnson, RB, 5-11, 195, Sr.; Junior Penn, LB/FB, 6-1, 220, Jr.; Johnny Ray Barnes, LB, 5-10, ...
Ideally, Israel would be withdrawing from the Gaza Strip as part of a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians. Ideally, there would be no suspicion that the withdrawal is part
short for &quot;Weblog&quot; -- was the most-frequently requested definition at Merriam-Webster&#39;s online dictionary site, the publisher says.
You would love to know how optimistically Harry Redknapp might be talking now had his first game in charge of Southampton lasted just 89 minutes instead of 93.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court Thursday  stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from  prosecution in a notorious human rights case, raising hopes of  victims that he may finally face trial for abuses during his  17-year regime.
STUART, Florida  - For nine years Pedro Zapeta did nothing but work and save.
Roma- La Costituzione Europea \u00c3\u00a8 realt\u00c3\u00a0: questa mattina a Roma, al Campidoglio, nella sala degli Orazi e Curiazi, i capi di Stato e di Governo ei Ministri degli Esteri di 29 Paesi hanno firmato, davati al Capo di Stato italiano Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, il
Sprint Nextel Corp.  and Clearwire Corp.  plan to build a U.S. nationwide mobile broadband network using WiMAX technology that will be five times faster than current wireless networks and cost less.
Human rights advocates from Russia are awarded the 2004 Olof Palme Prize.
Dutch grocery giant Royal Ahold NV yesterday settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its Columbia food distribution unit, US Foodservice, and other subsidiaries fraudulently
Led Zeppelin and  Janis Joplin--who amazingly never won a competitive   Grammy--lead the list of recipients of this year's Lifetime Achievement   Grammys, the Recording Academy announced Tuesday.
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - The Soyuz spacecraft carrying a US-Russian crew pulled away from the international space station early Sunday, ending a six-month mission in orbit and starting a fast journey back to Earth.
Michael Vick ran for 104 yards and threw two first-half touchdown passes to Alge Crumpler, spoiling Eli Manning's first start.
As reports FinanceGates.com, the largest Web search engine Google Inc. is going to reach $1.67 billion in its initial public offering on Thursday selling 19.6 million shares at $85 each. Still, analysts consider shares to be overpriced.
The Sun says Mutu, 25, has confessed to soccer chiefs he is a regular user and has been addicted to the drug since early this year.
About 80 Taleban are killed in a battle with US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, coalition officials say.
(InfoWorld) - It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s virtualization to the rescue again -- this time with large-scale SOA deployments. Tibco Software on Monday launched Tibco ActiveMatrix, a service virtualization platform to help enterprises deal with SOA as deployments grow larger. The new platform includes a service grid, policy management software, and a UDDI-based registry, derived from Tibco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Project Matrix initiative. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWith SOA, the challenges that companies are facing are really around the deployment, management, and ultimately the virtualization of services,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Matthew Quinn, vice president of product strategy at Tibco, said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIf you have two services, you know where those services are and what platform they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re built on. If you have 500 to 1,000 services, you lose a lot of that control.\u00e2\u0080\u009d ActiveMatrix provides foundation technology for deploying an SOA. Virtualization enables communication with vast numbers of services without having to know what machine they exist on or what type of software container they use. Governance is enhanced because service and policy configuration and management are done centrally for each application server, enterprise service bus or orchestration engine, Tibco said. A centerpiece of the rollout is Tibco ActiveMatrix Service Grid. It serves as a distributed platform for deployment and managing Java, .Net and other services as composite applications. ActiveMatrix provides an integrated vision for application and integration platforms, builds in virtualization layers and addresses composite application programming, said analyst Randy Heffner of Forrester Research. The product also makes the protocols used in an SOA transparent, Heffner said. The three products are available now. Prices for a single product start at about $40,000. Tibco plans to expand its ActiveMatrix product line next year, though company officials declined to provide specifics.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
Having someone's name permanently etched into your flesh is considered by some to be the ultimate testament to a relationship. But wouldn't it be great to make that commitment without really making it ... forever?
Three-dimensional movies at home, without the silly glasses, have been a science-fiction dream for at least as long as Dick Tracy's wristwatch cell phone and the household robot.
Shares in Diageo Plc DGE.L fell on  Thursday as the world's biggest spirits firm said tough  European markets and a weak dollar will hold back growth after  an expected 1 percent rise in annual earnings.
A legal row over software ownership could hinder Microsoft&#39;s ability to offer products based on technology from its latest acquisition, anti-spyware company Giant Company Software.
Security is tight in Bangladesh after a strike call by the opposition party whose rally was targeted by bombers.
No one can say that Grammy Award organizers aren't quick learners when it comes to scheduling. This year they were rewarded for it.
In their first public interview since attacking gay college student Matthew Shepard, his killers said they were motivated not by homophobia, but the prospect of robbery to fuel a methamphetamine binge.
Dopo la sconfitta col Bayern &egrave; un Massimo Moratti arrabbiato ma non troppo con la squadra e c...
(InfoWorld) - The European Commission Friday approved the planned sale of AOL LLC's U.K. Internet access business to Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (CPW) of the U.K. The deal follows recent similar sell-offs in Germany and France. The Commission said that its month-long examination of the proposed transaction showed that in the sectors where the companies' activities overlap, Internet access services and fixed-line telephony services, the combined entity's share of the relevant market \
In 50.000 bar d'Italia, con falsi bollini 'gioco sicuro'
By Anick Jesdanun THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK -- The operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages.
Although Marshawn Lynch tore up most of the Pac-10 during his first two seasons in the league, the California tailback still hasn't done much to Arizona State.
A New York federal judge on Friday  issued a temporary injunction preventing Northwest Airlines  Corp.  flight attendants from striking, and said he  needed more time before ruling on the matter.
Latvia&#39;s government resigned Thursday after lawmakers refused to pass the 2005 budget that had been proposed by Prime Minister Indulis Emsis.
Il norvegese Ole-Einar Bjoerndalen ha vinto la 12,5 km inseguimento di Oestersund, in Svezia, valida...
GLASGOW, Scotland -- A British company says it&#39;s releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.
BETHESDA, Md.  - The use of some antidepressant  drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in  some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded  on Tuesday.
The yen fell against other major  currencies on Friday on a surprising downward revision to  Japanese growth, while the dollar hit three-week lows against  the euro on worries about the U.S. trade deficit.
The Senate's No. 3 Democrat said Sunday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign because he is putting politics above the law. Sen. Charles Schumer cited the FBI's illegal snooping into people's private lives and the Justice Department's firing of federal prosecutors.
ISTANBUL, October 4 (Reuters Life!) - A 15th century Ottoman fort built by Mehmet the Conquerer to attack Christian Constantinople is again in battle -- this time over whether its grounds should be used to rebuild a mosque or be kept for summer concerts.
US buyout specialist Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is buying Masonite International (MHM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (MHM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Canadian-based maker of building products, in an all-cash deal worth C$3.1
The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.
A single-engine plane tried to take off from the wrong runway less than three months after a deadly crash in which a jet mistakenly took off on the same strip, the Federal Aviation Administration told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
MANCHESTER, England : Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson looked defiantly forwards rather than back ahead of his 1,000th game in charge of the club, saying he would see it as a failure not to win another Champions League title before retiring.
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European plane maker Airbus faced flak from trade unions and scepticism from investors on Thursday, a day after unveiling a radical restructuring plan which labour groups hope to shoot down with strikes and demonstrations.
Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin sarebbe scampato a un attentato. La notizia viene riportata dall&#39;agenzia di stampa Interfax. La polizia ha arrestato un uomo e trovato due autobombe che erano parcheggiate
LOS ANGELES  - The weather gods might  make the studios' transition into fall a more difficult  proposition during the Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Frances  heads toward southern Florida.
In the past 24 hours sources claiming to be working on the alleged IBM deal have named Lenovo -- China&#39;s largest maker of personal computers -- as the probable buyer.
Italian automaker Fiat chief Luca Cordero de Montezemolo denied on Saturday rumors that US car giant General Motors is planning to pull out of the Italian carmaker.
(HealthDay News) -- Proper self-esteem can help your children make healthier decisions and avoid negative pressures. Children with good self-esteem also have an easier time dealing with problems and conflicts, the Nemours Foundation says.
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Despite an impressive win over Georgia on Saturday, undefeated Auburn remains third in the latest BCS standings behind Southern California and Oklahoma.
Twin suicide car bombs blew up outside  a police station near Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday, killing  seven people and wounding 57 in the latest deadly strike  against Iraq's shaky security forces.
CONGRESS DENIED: President Bush invoked executive privilege Monday to deny requests by Congress for testimony from two former aides about the firings of federal prosecutors.
Japanese electronics rivals Toshiba and Sharp are joining forces in the liquid crystal display business, company officials said Friday, the latest development in the intensifying competition in flat-panel TVs.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 4 -- India and Pakistan agreed Saturday to widen peace talks that focus on eight festering issues, including the decades-old dispute over the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Top global miner BHP Billiton Ltd.    named insider Marius Kloppers as its new chief  executive, replacing Chip Goodyear, as markets bet on a rash of  mega-mergers amid an unprecedented commodities boom.
Sun Microsystems will integrate drivers for S2io&#39;s Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter into the Solaris operating system for Sparc, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon servers.
District inmates held in federal prisons are now eligible to have a year shaved off their sentences for completing an intensive drug-treatment program.
These two shows from PBS and Fox each promise to keep viewers interested.
British celebrity journalist Tina  Brown is writing a book about Bill and Hillary Clinton, aiming  to repeat the success of her best-selling biography of Princess  Diana, her publisher Doubleday said.
Minnesota starter Johan Santana is a walking optical illusion. He&#39;s not particularly imposing at his program guide dimensions of 6-feet, 206 pounds, or especially menacing with
John Kerry came to last night&#39;s debate caricatured as an indecisive windbag, but he went after President Bush with a flurry of oral punches that put Bush on the defensive.
Playbill - Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana, considered by many to be the last major work by the playwright, gets a six-week revival in New York City Feb. 21-March 30 in the respected conservatory setting of T. Schreiber Studio.
Javier Valentin doubled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 12th inning and the Cincinnati Reds played spoiler again, sending the Chicago Cubs to a crushing 2-1 defeat Thursday.
McLEAN, Va. -- XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which last week announced plans to combine with rival Sirius Satellite, on Monday reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss as a larger subscription base led to a 45 percent boost in revenue.
Prosecutors alleged Friday that a Syrian-born doctor had blueprints for a suburban Washington overpass in his Brooklyn apartment and tried to help a suspected al Qaeda associate enter the United States.
The name was familiar. So was the charge. The highlight of Ryan Palmer's rookie season on the PGA Tour came seven months ago across town at Bay Hill, when he met Arnold Palmer for the first time. That changed yesterday in the Funai Classic, where the 28-year-old rookie made a name for...
Roland Schoeman of South Africa won the 50-meter freestyle Wednesday at a short-course swimming World Cup meet, one day after setting a world record in the 100 individual medley.
Tom Cruise says he respects the right of entertainers to participate in political campaigning, but his vote in the upcoming presidential election will remain private.
American fashion designer Geoffrey  Beene, whose simple designs made him a department store  favorite for decades, died on Tuesday at his Manhattan home. He  was 77.
Gold futures hit a 16-year high Monday, continuing a bull run that has gold companies &quot;living the dream,&#39;&#39; according to one industry analyst.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat  remained in a critical condition on Saturday, a senior aide  said, despite a media report that he might have opened his eyes  and talked to doctors.
A Canadian submarine that sent a distress signal yesterday will probably be towed to Scotland tomorrow night by the UK&#39;s Royal Navy, the head of Canada&#39;s Atlantic fleet said.
Sometimes complications from the flu can lead to pneumonia. With the recent flu vaccine shortage in the US those at high risk for the flu should ask their doctor for a pneumonia vaccine to help protect their health this winter.
Industry experts say that the financial trouble of one of the biggest Chinese makers of television sets will not affect the market much.
The Magic couldn&#39;t stop Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter Friday night, but they discovered something many NBA teams may be learning this season -- they didn&#39;t have to.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Workers in a small adobe house   in a gritty area of downtown Santiago are quietly producing   what many musicians consider to be the world's best clarinets,   carving out a niche in a global trade dominated by two or three   big manufacturers.
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MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian team Midland F1 will participate in the Formula-1 world championship in 2006. Boris Yeltsin Jr.
Canadian television viewers will get  the chance to select the actress who will play Maria von Trapp  in the North American premiere of &quot;The Sound of Music,&quot; the  producers said on Wednesday.
'Black box' for police vehicles Data recorders should be fitted to all police vehicles, says a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roger Clemens, fighting to save his tarnished reputation as a great baseball pitcher, issued a fresh denial on Tuesday that he used steroids and urged the public \
Tiger Woods will be looking for only his second victory of the season when he heads a strong overseas field at the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan this weekend.
Al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin-Laden has threatened new attacks on the United States in a new videotape aired on al-Jazeera television.
A professor who vehemently opposes wind power has dealt a blow to Germany's powerful Green lobby after winning nearly a fifth of the vote in key regional elections.
Since taking office in January, Bolivian President Evo Morales has tried to hold onto millions of dollars in U.S. aid contingent on the eradication of coca, without losing the support of its growers. But keeping both sides happy has proved difficult.
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Casa giapponese batte Detroit su produzione ultimi 9 mesi
More than 2 million children under the age of 15 are living with HIV, almost all in sub-Saharan Africa where there is no access to treatment and death almost certain, seven leading child advocacy organizations said.
Sun Microsystems, the large U.S. seller of open-source software, said it would buy MySQL, the world leader in open-source database software, for $1 billion.
A day of delicate backtracking for media organizations that, two weeks earlier, had breathlessly announced the news that John Mark Karr had been arrested in the death of JonBenet Ramsey.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni ordered the arrest of the thugs who took hostage state minister Maria Mutagamba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s aides after security briefed him on the rescue plan.
New York authorities unveiled the country's first city-themed condom to mark Valentine's Day and National Condom Day, in a bid to reduce sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
Comitati di protesta 'la nostra buona fede e' stata tradita'
The questions were different yesterday, sterner and far more interesting than a week ago. Whereas the South Africans came and crumbled, Australia came and played.
Having a former president on your side is a blessing that can cut both ways.
The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector is dismissed after failing to reach a verdict.
Singer George Michael cancels a concert in Prague after a truck carrying his stage equipment crashes.
Interrogation practices prohibited in the House bill, which would apply Army Field Manual restrictions to the CIA:
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Corey Pavin set the PGA's scoring record for nine holes when he shot a 26 on the front at the U.S. Bank Championship on Thursday.
Halliburton Co. , the world's second-largest oil services company is seeking stakes in emerging Gulf Arab firms to expand its operations in the region, pan Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Monday.
Takefuji Corp., Japan&#39;s third-biggest consumer-finance company, may buy 100 billion yen ($945 million) of stock from founder Yasuo Takei in a bid to foil a takeover by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
People should limit eating liver to once a week and be careful about other sources of vitamin A, say food experts.
Slovak police have said traces of a World War I nerve gas have been detected for a second time in a Bratislava post office.
A journalist posing as a workman managed to breach security at the Queen's official residence in Scotland, less than two weeks after an intruder climbed onto Buckingham Palace in London, police said.
An American woman and a young Afghan girl have died from their wounds after a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. A Taliban suicide fighter blew himself up in the attack.
South Korea and the United States closed  a round of defense talks in Seoul on Friday aimed at scheduling  a reduction of U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula without  agreeing on the timeline of the realignment.
By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats dismissed as \
CHARLESTON (South Carolina): The United States closed out a 4-0 Davis Cup World Group semi-final victory over Belarus on Sunday and started looking toward the final in Spain in December.
Attorney General Bill Lockyer announced he has launched a formal investigation into possible antitrust violations and fraud by insurance companies and brokers, and said the probe&#39;s initial focus will be on bid-rigging and other anti-competitive conduct in
On the day that Great Britain embarked on an Olympic gold rush, the nation&#39;s cricketers caught the mood immaculately with a clinical performance at The Oval.
Hundreds of airline flights were canceled yesterday and thousands of passengers endured lengthy delays after a winter storm showered rain, sleet and rain over major hub airports in the Southeast.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai broke off from a speech and was taken away from a ceremony in Kabul's sports stadium on Sunday after apparent gunshots were heard in the vicinity, witnesses said.
Motorsport.com. Jimmie Johnson performed the season sweep of both NEXTEL Cup races at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway, by scoring the win in the UAW-GM 500.
In solemn ceremonies in New York; Geneva; Amman, Jordan; and Baghdad, UN staffers and relatives of the 22 victims lighted candles and shared a moment of silence.
The US economic outlook has suddenly darkened in the wake of data showing a stalling of the job growth machine, raising risks that a housing slump will lead to a full-blown recession, analysts say.
The United Nations refugee agency and Nigerian officials appealed to recalcitrant Liberian refugees to go back home, warning that time and hospitality were fast running out for them.
SPL champions Celtic demolish a porous Hearts side in Glasgow.
KABUL - Yunus Qanooni, Hamid Karzai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief rival in Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election, said Wednesday he will accept the outcome, as Karzai swept the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s south and southeast en route to outright victory.
DJ Aqueel has already made brother-in-law Zayed Khan and Amrita Arora dance to his tunes for the music video of his latest album.
Sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, who carried the hopes of their native Greece upon them, have withdrawn from the Summer Games amid a torrent of speculation and potential scandal.
The striking Hollywood writers guild likely will bar its members from working on next month's Grammys telecast, a union spokesman said Tuesday. Grammy organizers have yet to ask for a waiver allowing writers to work on the show \u00c2\u0097 and if requested, \
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Princes William and Harry share memories of their mother, Diana, in their first US television interview to be aired weeks before the 10th anniversary of her death, NBC News said Tuesday.
Republican John McCain, his campaign reeling from staff departures and money woes, accused Democratic presidential candidates of advocating a perilous Iraq policy and singled out Hillary Rodham Clinton as she and her husband courted voters elsewhere in New Hampshire.
Congressional Democrats on Monday singled out presidential adviser Karl Rove for questioning about the firings of eight federal prosecutors and whether the dismissals were politically motivated.
Intel dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice. The Commission is the latest agency to weigh in with allegations Intel is using its rebates to reduce, or shut out, competition in t
Former finance minister Simba Makoni pledged to heal the wounds of Zimbabwe on Wednesday as he unveiled his manifesto for next month's election battle against veteran President Robert Mugabe.
At the opening of a recent cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked his ministers not to refer to the road map anymore. This despite the fact that he promised President George W. Bush that his plan
Playing as if this were the first round in Marseille instead of the biggest match of his life in Melbourne, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga coolly, beautifully kept the pressure on Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the Australian Open.
A man stands amid the debris Monday Dec. 20 2004, following a powerful explosion Sunday in the Shiite Holy city of Najaf. The Najaf car bomb which was detonated Sunday in central Maidan Square, where a large
Madonna and Gucci sponsor at fund-raiser at the U.N. for Unicef and Malawi.
A Sunni Arab-led bloc ends its three-month boycott of Iraq's parliament - the last of several groups to return.
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Get to know Nikon's mid-range digital SLR camera better through one user's shooting torture tests.
By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind.  Mar. 8--MICHIGAN CITY -- The city hopes to lure more business to downtown  by setting up free high-speed Internet access in the Franklin Street corridor.
The retailer, led by the hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, warned that falling sales would force it to post fourth-quarter earnings well below analyst estimates.
The world&#39;s richest soccer club Manchester United says it has received a takeover approach from an unnamed suitor, sending its shares higher and fanning speculation that
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WASHINGTON-The Justice Department late this afternoon said Cingular Wireless LLC agreed to sell mobile-phone properties in 13 markets to win approval of its $41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
Yoggie Pico offers baker's dozen Security startup Yoggie Systems has squashed 13 security applications - covering functions such as personal firewall, anti-spam, and anti-virus - onto a USB stick.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
John Mark Karr, the schoolteacher suspected in the 1996 slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, met with two attorneys ahead of his first appearance in a Boulder courtroom.
Weeks after the launch of its Firefox 1.0 Web browser, the Mozilla Foundation on Tuesday is set to release version 1.0 of its Thunderbird e-mail client.
Copper prices stage a dramatic fall on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on fears of falling demand from key markets in China and the US.
La banca e' stata travolta dalla crisi dei mutui subprime
Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton defended the bank's management in an interview published Saturday, saying the rogue trader scandal was not the fault of strategic errors.
A mysterious Syrian military facility that was reportedly the target of an attack by Israeli jets last month has been razed, according to a new satellite image that shows only a vacant lot in the place where Syria was recently constructing what some U.S. officials believe was a nuclear reactor.
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For the first time in nearly 20 years the Metropolitan Opera presented Verdi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s breakthrough early masterpiece in a stylistically eclectic, grimly effective and, at times, intriguingly playful production.
As it winds on, this year's Toronto Film Festival feels both utterly chaotic and at the same time governed by some strange, complex principle of symmetry.
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An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion, a source  familiar with the situation told Reuters on Sunday.
TOKYO - The government has begun studying the feasibility of allowing a woman to ascend to the Chrysanthemum throne as no male heirs have been born into the imperial family in almost 40 years, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported Wednesday.
An accused US Army deserter has surrendered at a US military base near Tokyo to face charges filed in 1965, the Kyodo news service reported.
Get a sneak peek at selected photos of United States rivers, and learn more about the country's vital waterways.
Israel is prepared to transfer withheld tax revenues to the Palestinians through a mechanism that guarantees none of the money will go to the Hamas-led government or militants, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
Mexican President Vicente Fox sacks the capital's police chief over a mob attack that killed two officers.
Flaw made it possible to remotely access home networks Apple has patched a security hole in its Apple TV box that made it possible for remote hackers to access a user's network and spy on traffic passing through it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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More than three-quarters of residential Web users got on the Internet using a high-speed broadband connection in November, according to a study released Tuesday.
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China&#39;s state media have again issued a release stating that local governments have closed 1600 Internet cafes between February and August this year.
Fannie Mae, US largest mortgage provider, has announced Thursday that its regulator approved a December preferred stock dividend that could assist shore up the mortgage leader&#39;s capital levels.
Kenneth Bigley made a last, desperate appeal to Tony Blair to save his life before he was beheaded, a videotape revealed yesterday.
The state Senate's top Republican resigned his leadership post Wednesday after criticism for asking a trash hauler to threaten a man he believed had abused his granddaughter.
Puerto Rico claim a surprise 92-73 victory over the USA 'Dream Team'.
Politicians in Spain slammed the use of models to be stand-in ball girls for the Madrid Masters. The 19 to 28-year-olds, who are likely to be in action when Tim Henman plays tomorrow, were drafted in to replace
Blog: Put down the Wii, gentlemen. This is a board meeting.
Osama bin Laden said that the best way for the U.S. to avoid a repeat of 9/11 was to stop threatening Muslims' security.
Planned U.S. layoffs rose 11 percent  in November from the previous month, led by a heavy round of  job cuts in the automotive industry, an independent report  showed on Tuesday.
Flash underwear, cop fine A Louisiana town council has unanimously passed an ordinance aimed at tackling the public decency menace of low-slung trousers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
2,9 mld euro contro 5,7 mld del 2003, pesa deficit energia
The 15-member U.N. Security Council expects to have a draft resolution next week on additional sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, barring last minute snags, the council's president said.
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A very high quality package of printer drivers for Ghostscript and CUPS. This project also maintains the Print plug-in for the Gimp from the same code base.   Welcome to Gutenprint 5.1.4!  Please read these release notes carefully.  Gutenprint, formerly named Gimp-Print, is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or others.  These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX (including Macintosh OS X 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5) and Linux systems that in many cases equal or exceed proprietary vendor-supplied drivers in quality and functionality, and can be used for demanding printing tasks requiring flexibility and high quality.  This software package includes an enhanced Print plug-in for GIMP that replaces the plug-in packaged with GIMP, and Ghostscript and CUPS drivers, as well as Foomatic data supporting the Ghostscript driver.  Gutenprint has been renamed in order to clearly distinguish it from GIMP.  While this package started out as the original Print plugin for GIMP, it has expanded into a collection of general purpose printer drivers, and the new, enhanced Print plugin for GIMP is now only a small part of the package.  Furthermore, the name Gutenprint recognizes Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable type printing press.  Finally, the word \
The young Jets, who have made a habit of finding a way to win, did so again Sunday, eking out a victory on Doug Brien's 38-yard field goal with 58 seconds to go.
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Three years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is the target of escalating attacks in the United States and a US senator has called
One need look no further than the heated political and moral arguments about the United States led intervention in Iraq to see that forceful involvement in the affairs of a distant nation
The transfer of North Korean funds in a  Macau bank, whose delay has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal,  should be completed this week, Yonhap news agency on Wednesday  quoted a senior South Korean official as saying.
The Western Sahara independence movement reserves the right to take up arms against Morocco but for now seeks a peaceful solution to one of Africa&#39;s longest-running
Here's how to find the stocks that can make you rich.
The league and its players association have begun a program to certify manufacturers whose nutritional supplements include no banned ingredients.
LOS ANGELES  - Here's a prediction for  2005: Showtime is going to make some noise with its musical  remake of an agitprop cinema classic, \
Singer Marc Anthony surprised a few people when he dedicated a special song to his wife Jennifer Lopez at a concert in Los Angeles.
US troops vowed yesterday to seize total control of Fallujah within 48 hours, as kidnappers threatened to kill at least two members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi&#39;s family unless the assault was stopped.
The kickoff to Milwaukee&#39;s annual flu shot campaign took a blow Tuesday as the manufacturer of half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine said it would not ship nearly 50 million doses.
School roundup Whenever St. Sebastian's and Tabor meet for the annual Travis Roy Cup, it's usually a close and hard-fought hockey game. So it was no surprise when Tabor toughed out a 5-2 victory in front of an enthusiastic home crowd yesterday.
Two teenage girls are forced to walk naked through the streets after a gang of older girls steal their clothes.
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana's attorney general can't sue the Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of Hurricane Katrina victims who don't have lawyers.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz cast doubt Tuesday on Afghanistan&#39;s wish for independent monitoring of an upcoming summit between the two nations aimed at quelling Taliban-led violence.
A section of a Chinese scientific satellite that was returning from orbit crashed into an apartment building, wrecking the top floor but causing no injuries, a newspaper said Sunday.
EBay\u00c2\u00a0is on a drive to put its brand everywhere people experience the Internet, and it wants outside Web developers to help get it there.
An online map pinpointing possible terrorist acts in real time is on its way to a renowned New York City museum as a display of the wedding of technology and human behavior.
North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said after a team of U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in Pyongyang.
As federal health officials investigate a deadly outbreak of bacteria-tainted bagged spinach that has killed one person and sickened dozens more, restaurants and grocery stores around the country are temporarily pulling spinach off menus and shelves.
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The U.S. Supreme Court questioned on  Wednesday whether world opinion against the death penalty for  juveniles should influence its decision on the  constitutionality of executing those who committed murder at  age 16 or 17.
He warns of 'totalitarian' terrorists - as other officials attack his critics as 'defeatists' and 'appeasers.'
Life & style: Does the Middle East present the next frontier for the record-breaking Giorgio Armani?
Shares rose the most in about a month yesterday as investors bet that falling oil prices would propel consumer spending and lift corporate profits while easing inflation.
Barney Frank opens hearings on investor protection amid growing scrutiny of the financial services industry.
From IBM selling its PC unit to users going gaga over Google, here's what made headlines this year.
Philosopher Glenn Albrecht has coined the term \
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Hitachi, Canon and Panasonic have agreed to a wide-ranging collaboration that will see the three companies shar...
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OTTAWA\u00e2\u0080\u0094Premier Dalton McGuinty says the upcoming health summit will likely be the first of many meetings between the federal government and the provinces as they attempt to &quot;move the ball down the field&quot; on improving health care.
Increased life expectancy, higher taxes, falling investment returns and Government tinkering have all contributed to the mess our pensions system is in today.
torture&quot; on prisoners at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, the New York Times has reported. on the prisoners, the newspaper said on Tuesday.
Viagra and other impotence drugs are about to bear new warnings that users may experience sudden hearing loss.
Former Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith has been hired by ESPN as a studio analyst for its NFL pregame coverage.
With the Johan Santana, and Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez already on the roster, the Mets opening-day starter is anyones guess.
Pakistan successfully test-fired Tuesday an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads as parts of its efforts to boost its defenses, a military statement said.
Fernando Alonso says the race to win the Formula One world championship is still wide open.
Lleyton Hewitt beat Morocco&#39;s Mehdi Tahiri in straight sets to become Australia&#39;s most successful singles player in 104 years of Davis Cup tennis, passing the mark of 24 wins he shared with Adrian Quist.
LOS ANGELES  - The Producers Guild of America will honor the eco-documentary \
The chief of the United Nations&#39; nuclear agency appealed to Iran Monday to suspend its nuclear activities and expressed concern that efforts to halt

WASHINGTON, DC - Meteors will shoot across the sky in all directions on Monday night, the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower.
Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy call for intense action to secure a ceasefire in Darfur.
America's employers added 146,000 jobs in January -- a pickup from the previous month but still a somewhat lackluster pace that underscores the slow recovery as the nation's labor market tries to get back to full throttle.
WASHINGTON - California researchers fiddled with a single gene to create mice hypersensitive to nicotine, pointing to a single molecule partly to blame for nicotine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s addictive allure.
Marriott International Inc. (MAR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US hotel operator, on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 45 percent as business travel continued to perk up after three years of stagnation.
In a highly anticipated move, Red Bull Racing announced today that it has signed David Coulthard to a one-year contract. Coulthard, by no means a spring chicken as far as F1 goes, is lucky to have gotten this
American sprinter Maurice Greene very publicly proclaimed a few months ago that he would prove at these Olympics that he is the greatest of all time, the best 100-meter dash man ever.
After winning Britain&#39;s second gold medal in two days of competition, taking cycling to the top of the British medal table alongside the sailors, Bradley Wiggins was dazed but upbeat as he slumped in a chair in the velodrome centre, to reflect on the 256
By Kevin Smith, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Calif.  Jun. 13--MONROVIA, Calif. -- In the world of Internet data transfers,  speed is king.    Slow downloads can be both frustrating and costly for businesses that  want to remain efficient.
SYDNEY  - In a blow to the Australian  film industry, production on the Russell Crowe-Nicole Kidman  romance \
After the buildup to the opening night of the season, you can expect a certain falloff. But the second night of the Metropolitan Opera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s season on Tuesday was terrific.
Internet service provider's subscribers will be able to buy its premium services individually through Valista's technology.
U.S. President George W. Bush heads for the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran.
Despite confirming the successful sale of both Jaguar Racing and its Cosworth engine company to new owners, Ford Motor Company has stressed that it remains committed to supporting motorsport at all levels.
Princess Diana was in discussions with Mohamed Al Fayed about setting up a worldwide network of hospices, her inquest hears.
NEW YORK - Police braced for a day of civil disobedience Tuesday after an ugly turn in relations between convention protesters and the thousands of officers assigned to police them.    A march from the United Nations to Madison Square Garden ended in violence Monday after a protester attacked a plainclothes detective on a scooter, knocking him unconscious...
The picture is grainy and the technology won't last, but TV programming is here to stay.
India builds helicopter landing pads in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands to speed up tsunami relief efforts.
Despite a thriving economic partnership, political ties between Japan and China are at their lowest ebb in years. The two countries are locked in disputes over World War II history, natural gas exploration and now a bold incursion by a Chinese nuclear submarine.
Everton said it rejected bids from Premiership soccer rivals Manchester United and Newcastle for England forward Wayne Rooney. ``Newcastle United submitted an increased offer for Wayne
Audio message warns Iraq militants to \
Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw is being asked to reveal how much ministers know about the extent of bugging in jails after a newspaper alleged Saturday that lawyers were being \
By Ernst, Jeremy V; Clark, Aaron C  The need for America's students to develop a deeper knowledge of the nature, creation, and potentials of technology and its symbiotic role in human society, as well as develop a broader range of technological skills, is progressively more important.
Founder of the Body Shop Dame Anita Roddick has died at the age of 64 from a major brain haemorrhage.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- It was no garden party in Cleveland Tuesday night, as Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards each attempted to put the verbal smackdown on his opponent in a tense and often contentious debate.
President George W. Bush is expected on Monday to estimate the costs for the Iraq war at nearly $300 billion over the next 2 1/2 years and propose limiting domestic spending for fiscal year 2008.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won an endorsement from the Nevada chapter of the Service Employees International Union, boosting his prospects against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in Nevada's upcoming Democratic caucuses.
Owens will miss the rest of the regular season and the NFC playoffs while recovering from ankle surgery. He could return if Philadelphia makes it to the Super Bowl.
A former employee of the Whitney Museum of American Art pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling about &#36;850,000 by voiding valid ticket sales over a 2 1/2-year period and pocketing the cash.
The former US high-ranking official in Iraq has said that the United States failed to deploy enough troops in the country and curb the violence and looting soon after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi president.
Even as she plays the role of cultural ambassador, Yoko Ono has fought fiercely to protect the sanctity of her home.
A mysterious disease is killing off U.S. honeybees, threatening to disrupt pollination of a range of crops and costing beekeepers hundreds of thousands of dollars, industry experts said on Monday.
U.S. consumer confidence fell more sharply than expected in September while the pace of existing home sales slowed in August, according to reports on Tuesday, supporting the view the Federal Reserve would soon cut benchmark interest rates again.
Sean Penn's road trip movie Into the Wild gets four nominations for next year's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Environment pressure group Greenpeace said on Monday it welcomed news that leading crop technology company Bayer had pulled out of genetic modification trials in India to focus on conventional plant breeding.
More than 13.3 million viewers watch the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.
Ninety-five Chinese riot police,  including 13 women, left Beijing for Haiti on Sunday, the first  Chinese troops to be deployed to the Western Hemisphere.
Here's the very latest information about hormone therapy and its effect on different groups of women. What's right\u00e2\u0080\u0094and what's wrong\u00e2\u0080\u0094for you.
Mubarak held talks with his Italian counterpart Carlo Azeglio Ciampi shortly after his arrival for a two-day visit to Rome which will be followed up with talks with President Jacques Chirac in Paris on Tuesday.
Iraq holds a national conference on Saturday designed to halt mounting sectarian violence that has raised fears of civil war and been a major issue behind U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to review his strategy.
THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Elderly people who are abused are much likelier to die sooner than are their peers who are not mistreated, but medical professionals are in a powerful position to detect cases and even intervene.
President Bush's campaign is urging election regulators to allow it and rival John Kerry to raise unlimited individual donations to cover costs for a possible recount, as Bush and rival Al Gore could in 2000.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Saturday that he would not accept North Korean conditions for resuming the six-way talks.
And developers into AIR-heads Adobe Systems today lets loose beta code for Apollo, a software developer platform that runs web applications such as Flash, HTML and Javascript on a browser and integrates them with applications running on a desktop PC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan lashed Jamaica with monstrous waves, driving rain and winds nearing 155 mph Saturday, killing at least two people as it washed away homes and tore roofs off houses and trees from the ground but unexpectedly spared the island from a direct hit.    In the Jamaican capital, Kingston, sporadic looting and gunfire erupted overnight and continued Saturday morning...
HUNTSVILLE, Texas  - Texas executed a former   addict on Tuesday for the 1991 murder of a 52-year-old Houston   paint contractor who refused to hand over money for the man's   drug habit.
One of the world's most powerful telescopes will be trained on the skies on Friday, searching for planets similar to our own from a mountaintop on one of Spain's Canary Islands.
Courtney Paris has 25 points and 17 rebounds for her 81st consecutive double-double as the No. 10 Sooners beat Missouri, 64-57.
RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat was both the symbol of the Palestinian aspiration to a viable, independent state and the prime obstacle to its realization.
London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed that he had not seen any food thrown in the tunnel after Sunday's 2-0 Premier League defeat by Manchester United.
Orange and T-Mobile announce a joint pilot of a multi-channel mobile TV service in west London.
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Israel agreed to a Palestinian request to bury Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and top Cabinet members on Wednesday overruled military chiefs who said that burying the Palestinian Authority
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Pen tablet maker Wacom has introduced Mac and PC-compatible pen tablets for home users.
Lawyers representing the former Iraqi leader say they will boycott his trial in protest at government interference.
Talks between the United Automobile Workers and General Motors appeared close to an impasse Sunday.
Because of injuries, tailback Clinton Portis and linebacker LaVar Arrington will not play in the final regular-season game for the Washington Redskins on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings at FedEx Field.
JAMAICA Prime Minister PJ Patterson was preparing to take a helicopter trip to the rural parish of Clarendon yesterday afternoon to survey the damage done by Hurricane Ivan.
Many dialysis patients get too much of the drug Epogen, a problem that not only may harm some patients but leads to the wasteful spending of hundreds of millions of dollars a year, a House committee was told Wednesday.
Fredrik Ljungberg admitted today that Arsenal have yet to find the balance to become a force in Europe. The Swedish midfielder, whose goal in the 1-1 draw
An agreement reached Saturday pushes debates on U.S. participation into the administration of a new president.
Fifty Marines got a special thanks for their service from the NFL's Cleveland Browns &#151; a free trip to the Super Bowl.
Crude oil futures fell in London, ending the week 7.7 percent lower after a report two days ago showed an unexpected gain in US inventories of distillate fuels such as heating oil.
BRISBANE - A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people jumped the rails and crashed in eastern Australia, injuring most of those on board, officials said.
Tokyo&#39;s key stock index edged lower Tuesday morning as investors took profits from hefty gains the day before. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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Stocks rose on Thursday, led by industrial and pharmaceutical shares, as investors turned defensive ahead of jobs data that could show how much housing and tight credit markets may have damaged the economy.
Roma, 10 novembre 2004 - Secondo successo consecutivo per la Climamio Bologna che al Paladozza ha sconfitto per 92-71 (37-11,53-51, 75-49) l&#39;Efes Pilsen Istanbul in un match valido per la seconda giornata del Gruppo A della prima fase di Eurolega.
U.S. President George W. Bush's fellow Republicans in the Senate on Wednesday blocked a Democratic proposal to force him to withdraw American combat troops from Iraq after a rare round-the-clock debate.
SIRNAK, Turkey  - Helicopter gunships bombed Kurdish rebel positions in southeast Turkey on Monday and the government flexed its military muscle with big national day parades and flypasts in major cities.
After 18 months of rancor, Oracle makes PeopleSoft an offer it can't refuse.  Also: IBM, AMD find ways to boost the performance of silicon chips & hellip;.  Survey ranks the most IT savvy countries; U.S. slips to 7th place & hellip;. and more.
Ascoltati suoni luna di Saturno grazie a strumento italiano
An impatient Tony Blair yesterday warned that Northern Ireland&#39;s political parties had their last chance to reach a compromise as he began three days of intensive talks to revive the peace process and rescue the Good Friday agreement.
WASHINGTON -- Iran is developing more advanced ballistic missiles that could deliver nuclear weapons to targets as far as Berlin and is also shielding from international inspectors two military complexes believed to be part of its clandestine atomic bomb program, American intelligence officials, international diplomats, and an Iranian opposition group claimed yesterday.
Somewhere there's an America that's full of neighborhoods where black and white kids play softball together, where biracial families e-mail photos online and where Asians and blacks dance in the same nightclub.
AT LEAST five people are dead and more than 300 people, including children have been injured after commandos stormed a school in southern Russia where up to a thousand hostages were being held, news agencies have reported.
Human rights activists who want to take  the lead on bringing North Korean refugees to the South could  end up hurting the people they are trying to help, the South  Korean government said on Wednesday.
The US National Institutes of Health said a study suggesting that the use of oral contraceptives lowered women&#39;s risk for heart disease was flawed and that there is no evidence to support that claim.
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline and Anglo-Swedish peer AstraZeneca are being investigated over bribes allegedly paid to Saddam Hussein's deposed Iraqi regime, they confirmed Saturday.
A proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Michigan failed Monday to win certification that would put the issue before voters in November.
A KGB agent turned Kremlin critic who was poisoned three weeks ago is in intensive care
Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points to help the Denver Nuggets pull away in the fourth quarter and beat the Hawks 100-87 for a rare win in Atlanta on Tuesday.
When the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra (INSO) holds a concert in Baghdad, organizers don't like to advertise: in fact they would prefer as few people as possible know about it.
A key figure in Ukraine&#39;s opposition movement says there&#39;s little authorities can do to stop Viktor Yushchenko sweeping to power in a re-run of the presidential election.
Test infrasettimanale per il Treviso, che ha affrontato i dilettanti del Meolo. La formazione di Pil...
AG Alberto Gonzales asks Congress for legislation requiring ISPs to preserve customer records for government investigations. He insists internet data is needed in order to curb child porn.
Three companies that manage and market Pimco stock mutual funds have agreed to pay a total &#36;20.6 million to settle allegations that they failed to disclose their use of fund assets to pay brokerages for steering customers to the funds.
Police in Pakistan have re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for failing to appear at a court hearing in a murder case.
Frank Lampard sent Chelsea into the League Cup semi-finals as his deflected strike set up a 2-0 win against 10-man Liverpool on Wednesday.
La prima prova della Coppa del mondo di Sci alpino &egrave; a rischio. Tra un mese (il 28 e 29 ottob...
Suspected drug gangsters murdered eight people execution-style in and around the Caribbean beach town of Cancun this week as a wave of brutal killings hit Mexico.
A new road crossing is required over the Firth of Forth, according to a report received by ministers.
Music inspired and made by Spanish Gypsies, Colombians grappling with the effects of war, and internacionalistas making music for the age of globalization had one thing in common this year: fusing old and new ...
Inail, 'Sempre alti costi sociali, 45,4 mld in un anno'
Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion raised the specter of civil war.
Prince William is to join the Royal Air Force on Monday for a four-month intensive pilot training course, RAF chiefs said Friday.
A South Korean company sold more than 100 tonnes of a nerve agent component to the North, South Korea says.
Scientists are perfecting a technique which they hope will improve detection of mad cow disease (vCJD).
Sui prezzi pesa scarsita' offerta per generi di prima necessita'
VATICAN CITY -- A Vatican handbook released yesterday laid out Roman Catholic Church teaching questioning preventive war and denouncing the ''horrendous crime&quot; of abortion. But Vatican officials sidestepped questions on whether the war in Iraq was illegal or whether Catholics can vote for candidates who back laws permitting abortion.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to repeal the Internal Revenue Service's authority to contract with private companies to collect federal income taxes.
The London Stock Exchange says first-half turnover rose as trading activity on its electronic platform grew despite mixed market conditions.
The leader of a Nigerian rebel militia,  whose threats to the nation's oil industry have lifted world  oil prices, said peace talks would resume on Thursday following  a truce agreed with the government.
JAKARTA : Indonesian police hunting militants behind a deadly attack on Australia&#39;s embassy in Jakarta named the suspected suicide bomber and revealed he sought consent from his pregnant wife to die a martyr.
HELSINKI: Nokia, the world&#39;s largest mobile phone maker, plans to bring 40 new handsets to the market next year as it seeks to expand its already dominant market share amid increased competition from rivals Motorola, Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson.
Can worrying about terrorism be just as bad for your health as terrorism itself?
Police and militants clash in the  Iranian city of Zahedan following an explosion, state media report.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is currently out on interim bail, Monday   got temporary relief for a month as he will get a copy of his court verdict only Sep 27. He is   supposed to surrender once he gets the copy.
From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.
French bank Societe Generale says it has uncovered a huge fraud by a Paris-based trader, who has been suspended.
QUINCY - Quincy Community Action Program will hold a free home- buyer workshop from  5:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 1, 6 and 8 at 1509 Hancock St., fourth floor.  Real-estate professionals will discuss Mass. Housing mortgages and down payments,  closing-cost assistance and more.
A general strike called to protest a recent grenade attack that killed 20 people at an opposition political rally brought Bangladesh to a near standstill Monday.
An internal survey found that about two-thirds of FDA scientists lack confidence in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now on the market.
Ingram Micro Inc. , the world's largest computer products distributor, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by a legal settlement and a lower tax rate.
For almost three decades the College  Music Journal Music Marathon has been a place for up-and-coming  bands like R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Killers to be  discovered and signed by top New York record executives.
A homeless man says he went back to his old high school and posed as a student for three weeks, sitting in on classes, showering in the locker room and sleeping in the theater.
Spending by Americans shopping  online during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent from a  year earlier to $8.8 billion, with sharp gains in purchases of  clothing and entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. VRSN.O  said on Thursday.
Newcastle United cruised into the last 32 of the Uefa Cup with a thoroughly convincing victory over in-form Sochaux in France. The Magpies hit four - with goals from Lee Bowyer and Shola Ameobi either side
In autunno prevedeva un +2,1%, prezzi sotto controllo
The incoming European Commission president is to meet parliament heads to defuse the crisis over his proposed justice commissioner.
Turkey&#39;s Renay International Transportation Company announced to withdraw from Iraq on Sunday, after one of its employees was kidnapped in Iraq Saturday, Anatolia News Agency reported.
General Motors Europe will chop 12,000 jobs over two years -- around a fifth of its workforce -- to lop 500 million euros ($673 million
Sometimes home isn't the easiest place to be. Just ask Jason Place . Playing 20 minutes from his hometown of Easley, S.C., the 19-year-old hasn't exactly overwhelmed in his first full year of professional baseball. But it's not what he terms the \
Possibly playing his final home game in D.C., Alfonso Soriano homered in his first at-bat Thursday, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 for their season-high sixth consecutive victory.
Paris, France (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Marat Safin advanced to the semifinals of the $3.092 million BNP Paribas Masters after upsetting second- seeded Lleyton Hewitt in Friday&#39;s quarterfinals.
Nigerian rebel warlord Mujahid  Dokubo-Asari said on Wednesday he had agreed a cease-fire with  the government while talks take place on his demands for  autonomy in the country's oil-rich Niger Delta.
U.S. retailers are starting their  holiday Internet marketing campaigns earlier this year, rolling  out promotions as much as two months before Christmas,  according to a study to be released on Wednesday.
Yearender: Is 2006 another landmark for media development in Africa?    by Yi Gaochao   DAR ES SALAAM, Dec.
A department in the Australian government is holding back a RIM BlackBerry rollout due to concerns about the impact on staff work/life balance.
During a performance of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPeter and the Wolf,\u00e2\u0080\u009d with Kevin Kline, it seemed as if a storyteller and his musical accomplice were re- enacting a favorite bedtime story.
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its  new term on Monday, with two hours of arguments on federal  sentencing rules and the rejection of some 1,800 appeals,  including a challenge by telemarketers to the government's  popular do-not-call list.
A charitable campaign created last year by a New York boutique agency is arriving next month in more than a dozen other cities.
Il campione svizzero eguaglia il record di dodici vittorie di Roy EmersonAdesso \u00c3\u00a8 a due sole lunghezze da Pete Sampras, il tennista che ha vinto di pi\u00c3\u00b9                                            Us Open, Federer batte Djokovic in tre set E' la quarta vittoria consecutiva a New York
Lord Conrad Black ran a &quot;corporate kleptocracy&quot; for his own benefit at Hollinger International, the owner of the Telegraph papers in London and The Chicago Sun-Times, and the board of directors
CHEVY CHASE, Md., Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers based partly in South Africa has identified a key set of immune system molecules that helps determine how effectively a person resists infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
PalmOne Inc. PLMO.O on Monday unveiled a new version of its popular Treo that adds a removable battery and short-range wireless technology to the device, which combines a mobile phone and digital organizer.
Lotus Development founder Mitchell Kapor will begin to phase out his involvement and investment in the Open Source Applications Foundation.
The German foreign ministry will tighten its control over visa-granting to strengthen safety and eliminate irregularity in the field, local media reported Sunday.
'Fool's Gold' is an unabashed Hollywood moneymaking vehicle. It only rarely succeeds as a form of real entertainment.
It bothers me that so many standards are taking off using hex encoding vs base64+filesafe encoding.  Encoding is necessary for binary data or else you'll end up with corrupt XML documents and broken protocols.  For example FOAF uses the SHA1 hashcode of your email address but then hex encodes it.    Base64 is much more compact and works on all filesystems and in URLs without modification.  The key issue though is to use Base64+filesafe which I'm not sure most developers know about.  I think people are selecting hex encoding because they know without a doubt that the range of characters is only {0-9a-f} and so should work within URIs, XML, and filesystems without any problem.  The trouble is  ...
James Blake put a nightmare year behind  him Tuesday, helping the U.S. make a winning start to their  defense of the Hopman Cup against the Netherlands.
A top Microsoft executive defended desktop application software, the source of the company&#39;s revenue for three decades, arguing on Tuesday that even services-based companies such as Google still need it.
By Middle East and North Africa Business Report, Amman, Jordan  Mar. 4--Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, has expanded its presence in the GCC with the launch of its direct operations in Qatar, it was announced today.
Just when the Iraq (news - web sites) war looks to be at its worst, just after Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) has died and the Israelis are still attacking Gaza, just
The Taliban gunmen who murdered two teachers in eastern Afghanistan early Saturday were only following their rules: Teachers receive a warning, then a beating, and if they continue to teach must be killed.
Two Iraqi women were shot to death north of Baghdad after coalition forces fired on a vehicle that failed to stop at an observation post, the U.S. military said Wednesday. Iraqi police and relatives said one of the women was about to give birth.
FALLUJA, NOVEMBER 6: US forces poised to assault Falluja bombarded the rebel stronghold on Saturday, while, insurgents detonated four car bombs and attacked police stations in the Iraqi city of Samarra, killing at least 37 people and wounding 62, police
Cutting class at IDF Editors' Blog Today, I successfully unlocked two iPhones, and they weren't even mine...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TRENTON - A former aide at the center of the sex and political scandal in New Jersey said he was told by associates of Gov. James E. McGreevey to be quiet or face deportation, according to his attorney.
PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed  to terms Thursday with closer Jose Mesa on a one-year contract,  with a club option for 2006.
Forget the candidates. South Carolina's Democratic Party stands to be the big winner in Saturday's first-in-the-South contest.
The Arctic is experiencing the effects of human-induced climate change, according to a four-year report commissioned by eight nations with territory in the region.
Vettore transalpino sui ritardi di consegna dei colossi
An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian  militant in Gaza on Sunday, the 11th day of an offensive Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon hopes will defuse internal resistance to  his plan for withdrawing from some occupied land.
These aren't your teenager's social networking sites.
JAKARTA : At least eight people were killed and almost 50 injured Tuesday when a passenger plane crash-landed in Indonesia&#39;s Central Java province, hospital staff and reports said.
Will Smith waltzes into the press conference as if he were the living embodiment of his character in his latest film, \
A leading human rights group in India questions why police had to kill the country's most notorious bandit, Veerappan.
Hamas Islamist fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday, rejoicing at the rout of their well-armed, secular rivals from the president's Fatah faction.
(HealthDayNews) -- Chlamydia is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While complications among men are rare, the infection can damage a woman's reproductive organs and cause infertility.
Japan&#39;s finance minister became the first  to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling  party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe&#39;s shock resignation.
Palestinian guerrillas sneaked into a heavily fortified Israeli army post under cover of morning fog Thursday, killing three Israeli soldiers in a 45-minute firefight.
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison by an anti-graft court on Wednesday, more than six years after he was ousted from office in an army-backed revolt.
Schools lag behind much of society in using technology, but students are seeing benefits and clamoring for more access to computers, the government says.
Russia will delay work on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor because Tehran is behind with payments, a source in Russia's nuclear agency said on Monday.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission did not declare effective Google Inc.'s registration statement for its multibillion-dollar initial public offering by the close of the agency's business day on Tuesday, an SEC official said.
The foreign ministers of seven key Muslim nations were due to arrive in Pakistan late Saturday for talks on a collective push to end the turmoil in the Middle East.
If you want to look fashionable next fall, follow the flock.
Alla vigilia della trasferta di domenica a Livorno, Roberto Guana, tuttofare del Palermo, trova una ...
Pegah esce da centro di detenzione di Yarl's Wood
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis will not take part in this year's race so he can concentrate on fighting doping charges on one front rather than two.
European Union regulators said Wednesday they're investigating France's proposed tax break for video game makers to see if it's an illegal subsidy.
Danny Ainge, never a candidate for the All-Defensive team, stopped by the Celtics' morning shootaround yesterday and offered some advice to his team. As in, \
How do four-legged legacies like the one left behind by Leona Helmsley work? Estate lawyer and pet specialist Rachel Hirschfeld explains.
Confermate invece le previsioni sul deficit/pil
Clint Eastwood, that most American of actors and directors, has a film nominated for a best-picture Oscar, \
InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard unveiled late on Wednesday five new iPaq handheld devices, two 3G mobile phones, a GPS device it calls a personal navigation device, and two traditional PDAs, without cellular connectivity.
On the sign outside his restaurant, a Pennsylvania man has railed against illegal immigrants, gas prices and the Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s policies on Iraq.
Nicole Kidman is the queen of Hollywood when it comes to money. The Oscar winner, who earns as much as $17 million per movie, tops the fifth annual list of highest-paid actresses released Wednesday by The Hollywood Reporter.
Doppio allenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Arezzo: in mattinata lavor...
FEMA abruptly closed down a site housing Hurricane Katrina victims Sunday because of health and safety concerns, and its weary residents said they were being left in the lurch once again since losing everything in the storm.
While shoppers are still lining up to buy Nintendo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Wii, its older portable sibling, the Nintendo DS, is the best-selling game machine in the United States.
The decline is world oil prices may be over already. Hawaii gasoline prices, moving more slowly than mainland prices, never lost most of the increase registered while crude prices were rising.
The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday involving 10,000 soldiers, in one of the single biggest operations against the Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq.
JAKARTA - Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Saturday to launch negotiations for a free trade agreement in April next year, Japanese officials said.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - After meeting with the Board of Governors Wednesday, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announced that a lockout of the players will begin at midnight (et) when the collective bargaining agreement expires.
Fresh from winning his fourth successive U.S. Open title, Roger Federer was looking forward to another challenge next year -- the Olympics Games in Beijing.
Canadian financial services firms, buoyed by a strong Canadian dollar and low interest rates at home, are expanding their international ambitions and increasingly finding New England the place to launch them.
LaVar Arrington strained his right knee in practice Monday, a setback for the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker hoping to play this week after missing four games.
Il 7 dicembre l'opera di Verdi apre la stagione lirica
Nashville couple Faith Hill and Tim McGraw have broken the record for the highest-grossing country music tour.
Car bombs killed at least a dozen persons in Baghdad and another major city yesterday as kidnappers of a British-Iraqi aid worker threatened to kill her.
CONCORD -- Standing on the neatly trimmed greens at the Nashawtuc Country Club yesterday, Sean Lewis dug a left cleat into the turf and unleashed a powerful swing that cut through the muggy air.
Vincent Clerc's hat-trick of tries gives France enough daylight to beat Ireland despite the visitors' brave fightback.
NEW YORK  - Hormone therapy should still be offered and can benefit younger women going through menopause, members of the International Menopause Society (IMS) conclude in updated treatment recommendations.
Angry villagers stoned a tsunami warning siren in Aceh province after it accidentally went off, triggering panic in the region hardest hit by the 2004 killer waves, an official said Thursday.
Alan Alda almost died in 2003. He was in a remote area of Chile, doing an episode of \
Library officials in two southern Mississippi counties have banned Jon Stewart's best-selling \
France called for a new start to relations with the United States on Wednesday after a long chill over the Iraq war and said the countries' leaders should talk more often.
European stocks dipped on Friday as oil prices hugged 6-week highs, stoking concerns that higher energy costs will squeeze corporate profits, with Germany's Epcos leading the way down after saying it may miss its 2005 sales and earnings targets.
Workers in factories that make flat screen televisions could suffer long-term health damage, say scientists.
The London police are holding discussions about possibly mooring a prison ship on the River Thames in a bid to ease pressure on the spiralling inmate population, a police spokesman said.
Democrats say they will have a rapid and simple response to the Republican National Convention that starts next week: Mission not accomplished.
Caterpillar trains Peruvian miners with digital simulators, complete with tasks and tests.
TORONTO, Nov 22 (Reuters Life!) - An Israeli university is taking the notion that laughter is the best medicine seriously, setting up a Bachelor of Arts degree in medical clowning to help legitimize the profession.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
A car bomb exploded Friday near an American armored vehicle in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, wounding five U.S. soldiers, the military said.
GEE'S BEND, Alabama  - Their story is a heartwarming tale gone sour. In an obscure village in rural Alabama a group of women toiled for decades to make a living.
Guerrillas stormed a Baghdad police  station and ambushed an American patrol, killing a soldier and  wounding nine in daylight attacks in the capital on Saturday,  defying efforts to crush a Sunni Muslim revolt.
DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC plans temporarily to close four assembly plants and to shut down one shift at another due to the bankruptcy filing of one of its plastic parts suppliers, the automaker said Monday.
Newcastle's England international defender Jonathan Woodgate was in Madrid for his medical examination before his transfer to giants Real could be completed, radio station Cadena Ser revealed.
Three teenagers to serve minimum jail terms of between 12 and 17 years for killing father of three
Shares on Wall Street looked set to open  flat on Monday following last weeks dollar weakness that raised  questions about the continued attractiveness of U.S. equities  to foreign buyers.
Members of the public who visited areas frequented by the late Russian ex spy Alexander Litvinenko shortly before he fell ill have been asked to contact health authorities.
Britain announced on Sunday the nationalisation of troubled bank Northern Rock six months after it was hit by the global credit crunch, in an embarrassing blow for Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government.
Svetlana Kuznetsova stepped closer to claiming her third title in four weeks after thrashing Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-4 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Friday.
Mozilla works to fix a Firefox browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's PC.
An Argentine former navy captain on trial in Spain for genocide said on Monday he invented a story about pushing drugged political prisoners out of planes to provoke an investigation into the country's dirty war.
Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday officially nominated Robert Zoellick, the former U.S. deputy secretary of state, to be new World Bank president, describing him as a \
Cardiac problems like an abnormal heartbeat are exacerbated by rigorous exercise in a way that can be fatal in athletes, and regular testing for the problem could save lives, doctors at a heart conference said Sunday.
Financial markets on Wednesday will pore over the results of an unprecedented $20 billion cash auction conducted by the Federal Reserve in a search for signs it is helping soothe troubled credit markets.
Some drugs that drop blood pressure can  help prevent heart disease from getting worse in patients with  lower blood pressure who would not routinely be given such  medicine, researchers reported on Tuesday.
A senior aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been released from US detention, an aide to Sadr, Sheikh Mahmoud Sudani, says.
Seven people drowned and one was missing after severe floods following heavy rains in eastern Romania, the interior ministry said Friday, updating the toll.
PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Friday  fired Chief Executive and President Craig Conway, citing a loss  of confidence, and the software company's shares jumped on  expectations that the move could pave the way for a deal with  hostile bidder Oracle Corp.
The Ofsted chief says specialist schools are showing \
Of the 467 things that should be considered on a major IT purchase, market share data should come in at about 468.
The United States announced a training program to help Indonesian farmers battle cocoa bean-eating pests and boost exports to one of America's largest chocolate manufacturers.
Martha Stewart's attempt to trademark \
Afghans accuse US troops of insulting Islam after footballs bearing the name of Allah are handed out.
Military vows not to halt monk protests in biggest challenge to Burmese junta for a decade
Charley, Frances and the specter of Ivan wreak havoc on industry assumptions. One, sure, but two? Three? By JEFF HARRINGTON, Times Staff Writer.
Anyone waiting for the marches, the demonstrations, the fits of pique over rampant use of illegal drugs in sport is waiting for a train that isn&#39;t even on the schedule.
A journalist who chronicled Russian military abuses against civilians in Chechnya, garnering awards and accolades from around the world, was found shot to death Saturday in her apartment building. Prosecutors suspect her killing could be connected to her investigative reporting.
Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk bought   a video camera in 1981 with the proceeds from the sale of three   soapstone sculptures and the purchase kick-started his   movie-making career.
Oil surged above $70 on Monday on news a cyclone was headed towards the oil-producing Arabian peninsula with a potential to disrupt shipping and output.
La funzione alle 14.30 nella Basilica San Magno
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Continua a far discutere il secondo rigore assegnato dall'arbitro Bergonzi al Napoli in occasione de...
Don Cardwell was a right-handed pitcher who helped propel the Mets to their stunning 1969 World Series championship as he neared the end of a long major league career.
CINCINNATI A federal appeals court ruled today against former employees of a manufacturer of steel bar products who say they should be paid &quot;shutdown benefits&quot; because the company closed.
If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.
Health officials said on Friday they had dropped plans to keep a public list of prescription drugs with emerging safety concerns, one of the measures proposed after Merck & Co.'s 2004 withdrawal of its arthritis drug Vioxx.
The ongoing celebration in the Ukrainian capital is beginning to take on a tinge of nostalgia.
Voters trickled into the polls on a chilly Saturday morning for a runoff to determine the fate of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose long tenure was threatened by a federal bribery investigation.
Abi, nel giro di due anni sono saliti a 1 mln e 410 mila
Just when it looked as though coach Nick Saban would go out a winner at LSU, the Iowa Hawkeyes came up with a miracle finish. Drew Tate threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Warren Holloway on the final play Saturday, and No. 11 Iowa stunned No. 12 Louisiana State 30-25 in the Capital One Bowl.
At least eight people are killed as fighting between Hamas and Fatah rages in Gaza, scuppering a three-day truce.
With an 82-71 victory over North Carolina, the Huskies answered questions about whether they could hold their own against an elite team after losing two key starters to season-ending injuries.
U.S.-based Alcoa may face a rival for global dominance if a tentative merger of two Russian aluminum companies and a major Swiss commodity trader comes to fruition.
(InfoWorld) - As if Yahoo didn't have enough trouble already in social networking, a company public relations representative tipped a New York Times reporter by mistake about a new, unannounced service called Yahoo Mash. Recounting the faux pas in a New York Times blog Wednesday, Brad Stone reported that a Yahoo PR representative sent him an e-mail saying he had set up a profile for Stone in Yahoo Mash. After Stone clicked on an e-mail link to visit the profile, he couldn't get past a log-in page. Yahoo representatives later acknowledged to Stone that the service isn't yet open to anyone outside of Yahoo and that the invitation was sent by mistake. They didn't provide him with more details about Yahoo Mash. Considering that the service apparently includes the creation of profiles for individuals, it would be safe to assume it is some sort of social network, an area where Yahoo officials have acknowledged the company is weak. TechCrunch, a technology news site that focuses on the Web 2.0 space, reported in July that Yahoo has been secretly working on a new social-networking project called Mosh. What's not a secret is that the Yahoo 360 social network, introduced in March 2005, has been a disappointment. Several times over the past year, high-ranking Yahoo executives have publicly acknowledged this and indicated the service needs a major overhaul. Yahoo 360 doesn't appear in a top 10 list of social-networking sites in the U.S. released Thursday by Nielsen/NetRatings. That list of the most popular social-networking sites with U.S. users during August, is topped by News Corp.'s MySpace with 60.3 million unique visitors. Facebook, which Yahoo reportedly tried unsuccessfully to buy last year for $1 billion, came in second with 19.2 million unique visitors, a robust 117 percent increase over August of last year, outpacing MySpace's 23 percent growth clip. Yahoo's weak position in social networking is baffling and has been a source of sharp criticism for the company's top managers. They have been blamed for being asleep at the wheel while MySpace, initially as a startup, went on a tear in the social-networking space; for launching a weak product; and also for being unable or unwilling to buy Facebook or another strong competitor. Yahoo does have other, more successful social-media sites like social-bookmarking site Delicious, photo-sharing site Flickr, and question-and-answer search engine Yahoo Answers. However, it is generally agreed that it needs a strong contender in social networking, one of the hottest types of online services in recent years. Yahoo didn't immediately reply to a request for comment.
The Australian government stopped an Indian doctor on Monday from being released on bail on terrorism charges linked to British car bombings by cancelling his visa and ordering him into an immigration detention centre.
Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Halonen came away much impressed with the Emperor's in-depth knowledge of this country and its culture.
Nortel Networks Ltd. (NYSE/Toronto: NT - message board) today fleshed out its staff reduction plans by announcing that 3,250 posts will be cut, down from the expected 3,500 (see Nortel Cuts 3,500 Jobs ). North
The European Commission decided on Wednesday to recommend a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, EU sources said.
By Rita Savard, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 15--CHELMSFORD -- The 2007 Town Election ballot is formed -- and it won't take long to fill out.
China chose its first Miss Artificial  Beauty on Saturday, giving the crown to a 22-year-old from the  northeastern city of Jilin who couldn't have done it without  the help of her plastic surgeon.
Butch van Breda Kolff, a happy-go-lucky nonconformist, coached more than 1,300 college, professional and high school basketball games.
The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions with a focus on Aids and climate change.
KBR will pay $8 million to settle six-year-old claims that it overcharged the Army for construction and services in the Balkans.
The processes for growing crops as raw material for fuel and converting it to liquids are in their infancy, so expect ethanol and
Growing up amid war, a new generation of Serbian stars has taken to the tennis courts and surprised the world
By Erik Lacayo, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--ARMONA -- In an attempt to save their Armona farm from becoming a water treatment plant, members of a Texas family pleaded their case before the local water district Wednesday night.
Flooding in Haiti kills at least 556 people in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne, UN officials say.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Woody Williams filed for free agency yesterday after the team told his agent it will decline his $8 million option and pay him a $900,000 buyout.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday proposed to reduce farm payments $18 billion over the next five years
The United Nations appealed to  the world's prosperous nations on Thursday for $3.9 billion in  donations next year to address humanitarian emergencies  touching 27 million people in 29 countries, with most of the  money targeted at Africa.
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Researchers at The University of Alabama at Birmingham are telling hundreds of patients participating in a dozen clinical studies to quit taking Celebrex while authorities determine whether the arthritis medication is safe.
A peer to peer study on you Reg Technology Panel The Reg Technology Panel Barometer study, our bi-annual trawl through your priorities in tech, returns this week with a batch of new questions to map your focus, concerns, and initiatives for the next 12 months (you can see past studies here).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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MIAMI Election tensions are on the rise in hotly contested Florida, where charges of voter intimidation are flying and thousands of absentee ballots are being re-issued in one big county.
Taking a trip to the library may take little more than a computer&#39;s Web browser. Working with major libraries, Google is hoping to scan millions of books and periodicals into its popular
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Misty margin-filled memories SanDisk's second quarter profits sunk 71 per cent as the #1 flash memory manufacturer suffered through declining prices, but promised market stabilization is in the cards.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Iran slammed UN efforts to rein in its nuclear programme Wednesday but both the United States and Europe called for tough action at a UN atomic watchdog meeting that brought new sanctions closer.
LONDON : Spurs new manager Martin Jol got off to a winning start as they beat Championship side Burnley 3-0 in their League Cup fourth round clash.
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Colorado is a long way from the South Pacific, but the two places are linked by a water bottling company from Basalt that was honored this week by the US State Department for its exemplary civic work in Fiji.
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U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday, rallying to beat British Open winner Padraig Harrington in a playoff despite making a dreadful start to the second and final round.
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GUATEMALA CITY - Two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum began an eight-week sprint yesterday to convince Guatemalans that the ballot box could rescue their troubled country.
More than a week after  being dealt a potentially mortal blow by the defection of  Warner Home Video to the Blu-ray Disc camp, HD DVD developer  Toshiba is striking back.
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Pope John Paul II cancels all appointments over the coming days to recover from a bout of influenza.
The parents had tried with little success to cope with their son's accelerating deterioration. Unable to concentrate, he had dropped out of college and moved back home. When he could no longer function at the job he had held briefly, his parents kept him sequestered in their house, his condition ...
After taking the Internet by storm, soon YouTube will be available on televisions.
Curt Schilling's 20th win was just a start for the Boston Red Sox.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into Krispy Kreme, the company announced Friday.
Qantas Airways said it will increase the number of flights from Australia to Britain with stopovers in Hong Kong and Singapore.
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A cybersecurity advocacy group has called on President George Bush to focus more resources on computer issues and to elevate the top IT security position at the US Department of Homeland Security to the assistant secretary level.
Toshiba is to replace 340,000 laptop batteries, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony since mid-August.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a historic trip to Iraq sometime before March 19, state media reported Monday, the first such visit ever by an Iranian leader.
More than 100 Swiss towns and cities have been taking part in this year's international car-free day, which has met with varying degrees of success.
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Italian authorities say they have lost contact with two of their soldiers serving in western Afghanistan.
Rescuers search for thousands still missing in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Walgreen Co. WAG.N, one of the  largest U.S. drugstore chain operators, on Monday posted a 30.5  percent jump in quarterly profit, its largest increase in four  years, boosted by higher sales of prescription drugs and  general merchandise.
New York State tax officials have settled their case against the Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who they said owed three years\u00e2\u0080\u0099 worth of resident income taxes.
A medical experiment aiming to help end Scotland's reputation as the \
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants a planned Middle East conference to result in a framework agreement for peace with Israel and set a timeline for implementation, a senior aide said on Sunday.
Rising political interference in the courts is harming justice in Argentina and Russia, a corruption watchdog says.
The News sports editor. HOUSTON - The Houston Astros weren&#39;t the only team in the Bayou City toasting a watershed achievement Sunday afternoon.
Pope Benedict began a highly charged visit to mostly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday hoping his calls for understanding between religions would soothe anger over his recent comments seen here as insulting to Islam.
The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens has expressed surprise at his deportation from the United States after being denied entry into the country Wednesday.
Days after the Steelers wrapped up a 6-10 season that matched the worst record in his 12 years on the job, coach Bill Cowher said in January his team wasn't that far from contending again.
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D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee announced yesterday that she will seek a contractor to upgrade the cafeteria menus with more nutritious and tasty food, saying the in-house program lost $30 million in three years partly because students refuse to buy meals that don't taste good.
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WASHINGTON For once, the West has found something to unite on and rally around. Ukraine's election was a transparent fraud engineered by Moscow, a masquerade of holdover bureaucrats from the old communist ...
A top Microsoft executive defended desktop application software, the source of the company&#39;s revenue for three decades, arguing on Tuesday that even services-based companies such as Google still need it.The comments by Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft&#39;s business applications division, come as Microsoft is trying to position itself as a company capable of delivering applications over the Internet as well as on PCs, its traditional distribution model.&quot;It&#39;s interesting some our competitors who like to espouse the idea that software is dead,&quot; said Raikes said. &quot;I think they&#39;re worried that actually people like a lot of what they have at their fingertips and the real success is to use a combination.&quot;Microsoft has come under increasing pressure from companies such as Salesforce.com, which specializes in Web-based CRM (customer relationship management) applications and Google, whose&#160;Docs suite is an online alternative to Microsoft&#39;s Office suite. Web-based applications tend to be cheaper, easier to update and require little installation since applications are delivered through a Web browser.Raikes claimed during a keynote to about 3,300 customers and partners at its Convergence conference that only Microsoft can deliver &quot;the best of the traditional software model in combination with software as a service.&quot;Later, Raikes said Google realized its Web-based applications need further enhancement on the desktop by introducing Google Gears, a set of open-source tools to build applications that can run offline and then sync when a computer comes back online.&quot;It&#39;s fascinating to me to see that even some of those companies now are trying to backtrack on what we&#39;ve been saying and to offer things like Gears in order to be able to be offline and or take advantage of global computing power,&quot; Raikes said.Microsoft is using the desktop products such as Outlook e-mail and Internet Explorer as the user interface for hosted versions of its business applications. The big push at the Convergence conference is for the forthcomingrelease of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, previously known by its code-name Titan. It will come in both on-premise and hosted versions.Microsoft, which started its business applications division in 2001, now has 475,000 users of its CRM products in 11,000 customer companies, Raikes said. In its fourth quarter, Microsoft added 85,000 new users, he said.&#160;
The pace of ever-rising college costs has slowed somewhat this year, and students are relying more on private loans rather than grants or other federal sources to finance their education, according to two new studies.
Chased from their homes and practice fields by deadly wildfires, the San Diego Chargers will be back at home to play the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium Sunday as scheduled.
A powerful group of Sunni Muslim  clerics threatened Sunday to call a boycott of Iraqi elections  planned for January if U.S. forces launch a widely expected  full-scale assault on rebel-held Falluja.
Rock godfathers The Who took to the main stage late on Sunday to close the Glastonbury festival, capping three days of rain, mud and music at the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival.
British Energy Plc, producer of a fifth of Britain&#39;s electricity, said it will de-list its stock to prevent shareholders from blocking a plan intended to save the company from bankruptcy.
A plane with 21 people on board crashes as it take off from Yerevan, leaving four in hospital.
PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro  - Most Serbs  boycotted a general election in Kosovo on Saturday which the  Albanian majority hopes will lead the U.N. protectorate out of  five years of political limbo to eventual independence.
ST. LOUIS - Don&#39;t look now, but there&#39;s a bit of drama building in the &quot;other&quot; league championship series. Answering a devastating game-winning homer in Game 5 with one of their own, the St.
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A lawyer infected with a contagious and deadly strain of tuberculosis claimed today that he returned to the US in defiance of a flight ban because he had been abandoned to die in an Italian hospital.
Two Pentagon contractors and a Baltimore businessman have been indicted in a scheme to rig bids for supplying aircraft fuel to the military.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iTunes online music store is one of the largest music stores currently with over one million downloads thus far. The company has launched its online store\u00e2\u0080\u0099s subsidiaries in 14 countries including
Rock trio the Police played their first major public show in more than 20 years on Sunday, when they opened the Grammy Awards ceremony, whetting fans' appetite for an expected world tour.
$16.5 billion was set aside for salaries, bonuses and benefits, or an average of $622,000 for each employee.
INGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 18 - The capital seemed abuzz Wednesday with the expectation of unprecedented victory. Customs agents, hotel workers, taxi drivers, even the Anglican minister who gave the pregame invocation, hoped, prayed, believed ...
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A venture led by the Microsoft co-founder has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of wireless airwaves, along with Google, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and Qualcomm.
Cardinal James Aloysius Hickey, head of the Washington Archdiocese for 20 years, died at a Washington nursing home Sunday, the Washington Post reported.
Justine Henin-Hardenne won in her first match of the year, rallying past Emilie Loit of France 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Gaz de France tournament.
A commuter jet has crashed into a frozen lake in northern China seconds after takeoff, killing all 53 people aboard and one on the ground.
Did you know you can download SourceforgeEE for 15 users for free. You'll find it on Sourceforge.net and it comes in a VMWare appliance. That version will accommodate 50 users if you want to pay for more than 15 seats. From an enterprise point of view, the cost is quite reasonable.
Another potential delay for Vista looms from the security front, as European Union regulators and Microsoft square off over planned features in the upcoming operating system.
The Golden Globes are shaping up as a reprise of \
Chelsea&#39;s assistant manager Steve Clarke insisted it was vital the side kept up the pressure on wobbling Arsenal by going top of the Premiership.
Aircraft brake and landing gear maker  Goodrich Corp. GR.N on Tuesday posted higher quarterly sales  and earnings and raised its full-year forecasts as an improving  market for aircraft equipment boosted demand for its products.
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India and Pakistan&#39;s senior foreign ministry bureaucrats began talks on Monday aimed at nudging along a slow-moving peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals, but major breakthroughs were not expected.
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John Kerry's Democratic election campaign accused Vice President Dick Cheney of making money from the Iraq war through his links to the Halliburton company, in a new television advertisement.
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Accused Australian Taliban fighter David Hicks on Wednesday denied war crimes charges when he appeared before a US military tribunal.
Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N, the No. 1  U.S. video rental chain, on Tuesday threatened to launch a $1  billion hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. HLYW.O  if its smaller rival decides to stick with a previous offer  from a buyout firm.
British pop star Elton John got involved in a shouting match with local paparazzi on arrival for his first performance in Taiwan, media reports said.
Overpeer, an anti-piracy technology firm best known for flooding Internet file-sharing networks with bogus music and movie files, is expanding into Europe, the company said on Wednesday.
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A dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey's school for disadvantaged girls in South Africa has been suspended amid allegations of serious misconduct.

By Missy Diaz, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 22--Almost two years after 16-year-old Jerrod Miller was shot and killed by a Delray Beach police officer, his estate filed a negligence suit Wednesday against the city, the former police officer and a host of other officials.
A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes.
A British startup invents a new kind of chewing gum that, its makers say, won't stick to sidewalks, the undersides of tables or hair.
Georgia's president cancels his visit to Russia, amid growing tension between the two former Soviet republics.
Before the season, the most important thing on Bruins coach Claude Julien's to-do list was to improve his team's goals-against average.
OpenAjax Alliance has put forth an aggressive roadmap that recognizes the growing trend toward mashups.
As one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite faction leaders visited the White House on Monday, the United States made an urgent plea to Iraqis to resist a cycle of violence that will \
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U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Mirant Chief Executive S. Marce Fuller plans to step down from the bankrupt energy merchant, the company said in a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is due to open his much-delayed defence when his trial restarts at The Hague on Tuesday.
Finland&#39;s Kimi Raikkonen can be Michael Schumacher&#39;s heir as Formula One champion, according to Ferrari&#39;s Ross Brawn. &quot;Raikkonen has shown he is, more than anyone,&quot; the British

A militant group in Iraq said it had killed two Macedonian hostages whom it accused of spying for the United States, Arabic television Al Jazeera said Monday.
Researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that smoking causes asthma after a study of 1,444 people.
Transport plans for London's Olympics rely too much on hopes 600,000 will flee the city for the games, MPs warn.
Title insurer First American Corp.  said on Tuesday that it expected to reduce personnel by about 1,300 in the third quarter, citing rapidly changing economic conditions.
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MGM Mirage, the world's No.2 casino operator, opens a 600-room, Las Vegas-style resort in Macau on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a Chinese gambling haven increasingly crowded by global players.
Great expectations have lifted the company's shares -- but is it time to cash out?
Rimini. &#39;&#39;Sarebbe una persona che darebbe lustro al panorama politico italiano, in qualsiasi schieramento si andasse a collocare&#39;&#39;. Cosi&#39; Maurizio Gasparri, ministro delle Comunicazioni, ha risposto ai giornalisti
What is AIDS? Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome weakens the immune system, leaving the person vulnerable to infections, cancers and other health problems.
SYDNEY -- Telstra Chairman Mr Donald McGauchie AO announced today that following discussions between Telstra Chief Executive Officer Dr Ziggy Switkowski and the Board, the Board and Dr Switkowski have agreed that Dr Switkowski will step down as CEO on 1
Britney Spears opens an MTV awards ceremony with a lacklustre performance - billed as her \
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La prima giornata di preghiera per la pace avvenne ad Assisi il 27 ottobre 1986. Allora vi parteciparono 50 rappresentanti delle Chiese cristiane (oltre ai cattolici) e 60 rappresentanti delle altre religioni.
ATHENS - So now it&#39;s official. Right there in black and white and bronze. Well, maybe not even bronze. But the facts of life are now stark and simple for US men&#39;s basketball in the Olympics.
New York's Museum of Modern Art reopened to the public on Saturday after a two-year, &#36;825 million renovation and expansion that about doubled its size.
Hang the DJ marketing agency A startling claim lands on the desk of Vulture Central. Research from London-based marketing agency Frukt raises the verbless question, \
Asian stocks and currencies fell on Monday after tsunami waves triggered by the world&#39;s worst earthquake in 40 years killed nearly 15,000 people and wreaked havoc on tourist beaches.
Bangladesh goes all out to find a naval officer missing after a storm kills at least 64 people in the Bay of Bengal.
TULSA, Okla. - Saint Francis Hospital, a Tulsa heart-care center, announced on Monday that with the aid of GE Healthcare it has installed of a new information technology system to handle hospital files.
More troops and sophisticated equipment are needed to bolster Afghanistan's security forces, but it is not clear whether more U.S. troops will be deployed there, U.S. and Afghan defense officials said Tuesday.
Russia on Tuesday told Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal it will try to influence Western powers into lifting an aid embargo on the Palestinian administration.
We already have Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, well, by George,   why not President Clooney?
London: West Indies captain Brian Lara kept his emotions in check after his side carved out a fairy-tale win in the Champions Trophy final at the Oval on Saturday.
Per restare giovani e&#39; bene non lasciarsi tentare troppo dalla poltrona e dalla tv. La &#39;ricetta&#39; arriva dal ministro della Salute, Girolamo Sirchia, a margine dalla presentazione a Milano del V anno scolastico
A former nuclear materials courier with top secret clearance was indicted Wednesday on charges that he used his position to obtain restricted items and sell them over the Internet.
Israel killed the top commander of the  Islamic Jihad militant group in a Gaza airstrike on Tuesday,  drawing vows of revenge that could complicate efforts to end a  massive Israeli offensive into the strip.
British police said on Saturday they had   arrested 14 men in a major new anti-terrorism operation in the   capital just three weeks after uncovering a suspected plot to   bring down U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic.
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Chief executive David Gill says Man Utd twice rejected the chance to sign Argentine Javier Mascherano, who has joined West Ham.
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has refused to stay the release of
Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?
Amare Stoudemire had 30 points and 15 rebounds and played stifling defense against Chris Kaman to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 108-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Republicans battled Democrats last night for renewed control of the the US Senate and House of Representatives. Republicans captured Democratic seats in Georgia and South Carolina last
A man who was left brain-damaged after a car accident in 1997 is awarded \u00c2\u00a33m in High Court damages.
No. 1 video rental chain says price would be $11.50 cash for each share of Hollywood, possibly more. NEW YORK  - Blockbuster Inc.
The US Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the medical use of marijuana.
By MARK WILLIAMSON  SHARES in Emap slumped 4-per cent after the company, which owns radio stations including Radio Clyde, issued its third profit warning in a year.
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A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, revelling in her newfound fame after winning a British reality television show, personally thanked Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday for his support following a racist bullying row.
A &#36;100 million supercomputer being built to analyze the nation's nuclear stockpile has again set an unofficial performance record &#151; the second in just over a month.
Sept. 27 - British billionaire Sir richard Branson announced today (Monday) his latest venture will be out of this world. Branson is launching &quot;Virgin Galactic&quot;, which will build 5 space craft capable flying more than 80 miles above the earth.
Leaders from the main industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.
NAJAF, Iraq  - At least five loud explosions on Thursday echoed from near holy sites in the Iraqi city of Najaf where a radical Shi&#39;ite cleric has remained holed up despite earlier agreeing to leave a sacred shrine.
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are running neck-and-neck in California, New Jersey and Missouri two days before the sprawling \
Apple's marketing has been so focused on growing its iPod/iTunes business that it had been four years since the company put some national ad gusto behind its Mac computer line.
The Iraqi government yesterday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish-run areas in the north as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on rebels in Fallujah.
Peace appeals are heard as Palestinian leaders join Christmas festivities in the town of Bethlehem.
Brian Cashman didn't lose his job because the Yankees lost control of the American League Championship Series. Owner George Steinbrenner has told the team's general manager that he will not be fired before next season. Cashman, who expected to be summoned to Tampa for meetings soon, believes he knows what he needs to look for in the offseason. &quot;It'll be ...
LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - Parents anxious to have souvenir ultrasounds photographs or film clips of their unborn child in the womb should make sure they are done by professionals who follow strict safety guidelines.
Oil Ministers representing countries in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met in Cairo, Egypt, and agreed to end the over quota production.
Sprint and Nextel Communications agreed Wednesday to a merger that will create the third largest US wireless company. The stock-cash deal has an estimated value of more than $35 billion, depending on the value
WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade...
Visa, the world's largest credit card network, on Tuesday said it hired Hans Morris from Citigroup Inc.  to become president of Visa Inc., which is planning to go public by early next year.
The pound has fallen to an all-time low against the euro as the outlook for the UK economy darkens.
A group led by investment bank Goldman  Sachs  raised its bid for Associated British Ports   to 2.58 billion pounds (&#36;4.75 billion) on Thursday,  after a rival team said it might make a counterbid.
The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week but the overall level of applications still points to a recovering job market.
Bear Stearns Cos  is being  investigated by Massachusetts securities regulators over  whether the bank improperly traded with two in-house hedge  funds that collapsed last summer, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Friday.
Medical teams in south India vaccinate thousands of tsunami survivors to try to prevent diseases spreading.
Four out of five times these teams meet, there's something on the line: playoffs, league titles, etc. But even without something big at stake, there's always something to play for in this border rivalry -- playing for pride, for keeps, and for bragging rights.
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France's new first lady said in an interview published Tuesday that despite her whirlwind romance with President Nicolas Sarkozy, she expects the marriage to last a lifetime.
One recent accomplishment in Baghdad would make for awkward fodder for tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s State of the Union speech.
The latest update for Microsoft Office 2003 disables the application's ability to read files from older versions of Word and Excel. It's sure to cause headaches for corporations and institutions storing older files.
Kenya's opposition party called Friday for a rerun of the country's disputed election, as political deadlock between the president and his chief rival ground on after a week of spiraling violence
Former Southampton Manager Lawrie McMenemy has hit out at Chairman Rupert Lowe after Saints boss Paul Sturrock left by mutual consent.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps ended his magnificent Olympics with a magnanimous gesture. He matched Mark Spitz's record of four individual gold medals in the pool, then gave up a coveted spot on the 400-meter medley relay team to Ian Crocker - whom Phelps had just beaten...
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HARARE, Zimbabwe - Things have gotten so bad in Zimbabwe that people have taken to telling a wry joke: \
Crude futures rose Tuesday as traders awaited US oil inventory data, and analysts said the market fundamentals were pointing to higher prices in the coming weeks.
A group of Canadian co-workers will finally receive C$5.75 million ($5.75 million) in prize money, three years after their winning lottery ticket was allegedly stolen and cashed in by a retailer.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that his team's past failures in the Champions League is driving their glory quest this season.
Fresh off a stinging round of criticism at the Open Source Business Conference for its licensing deal with Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc. made an effort to change the discussion Wednesday, announcing a deal with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to reform patents worldwide.
Sony confirms that the $500 version of its PlayStation 3 won't be able to play Blu-ray movies at their full resolution. From the Game|Life blog.
In a city brimming with pageantry under fortress-like security, President Bush said Wednesday he felt the weight of history for his second inauguration. He paused to reflect on treasured historical documents, including George Washington's handwritten, first inaugural address.
A panel of biologists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service says sage grouse should not be listed as an endangered species. The recommendation has environmental groups threatening to sue.
Although they&#39;ve committed the world&#39;s biggest all-cash robbery in peacetime, the audacious raiders of a Belfast bank face an uphill struggle to use most of their $42 million haul -- because their Northern Ireland-produced bills are easy to track and hard
Jameson whiskey-to-Mumm Champagne producer Pernod Ricard reports a lower-than-expected rise in net profit.
Britain&#39;s government is willing to talk to the kidnappers of a British engineer, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday, but officials stressed
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New research shows how a part of the brain helps us recognize fear in other people's facial expressions. The discovery may one day aid people with autism.
Apple Computer reports a 50% jump in fourth quarter profit, driven by strong demand for its iPod music player.
Padma Lakshmi has been seeing a lot of billionaire Ted Forstmann.
Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago were freed on Tuesday and are safe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
A once-thriving coal mine in northern England was closing down, leaving just nine deep coal mines in Britain, the pale remains of an industry that once employed a million people.
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Dell is expected to expand its line of line of consumer electronics this week, possibly taking the wraps off of a challenger to Apple Computer&#39;s iPod Mini music player.
From department stores to discounters, the nation's retailers reported sluggish August sales yesterday as consumers cut back spending during the generally lucrative back-to-school shopping month.
President Bush says Iraqis can expect more violence ahead of next month&#39;s planned election, but he says the US military will help ensure that vote takes place as scheduled.
Fast forward some 20 years or so and Germany might very well witness a historic event: the very last mass-market passenger car rolling off one of its assembly lines.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez threatens to nationalise supermarkets that raise food prices.
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has signed an agreement to acquire Germany's mobile mapping and navigation equipment producer, gate5, for an undislosed sum.
US oil giant Unocal signs a deal with Bangladesh's government to develop the country's largest gas field.
Australian Rod Pampling, above, capitalizes on some deft bunker work on the back nine\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0as well as a 40-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole Saturday to fire a 4-under-par 68 to take a three-shot lead at the Memorial in Ohio.
Actor and civil rights activist  Ossie Davis, whose career spanned more than half a century, has  died in Miami while working on a new movie, his office said on  Friday.
British intelligence agents held secret talks with Taliban leaders on several occasions this year, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Wednesday.
Jacques Kallis and Mark Boucher slammed half-centuries as South Africa posted a competitive 263-9 in the first one-dayer against Sri Lanka at the Premdasa Stadium here.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said on Tuesday he was sending envoys to neighboring countries to seek help in improving security in Iraq and would call for a conference of regional states on the issue.
The City of London is lobbying China's 200-billion-dollar foreign exchange investment agency to set up a branch in the leading international financial centre, state media said Friday.
Toys ``R&#39;&#39; Us Inc.&#39;s third-quarter loss narrowed to $25 million after the No. 2 US toyseller shut its Kids ``R&#39;&#39; Us chain.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there are still disagreements with Poland before new EU treaty talks.
BMW's UK chief launches a scathing attack on the men who own MG Rover, branding them \
A suicidal car driver may have caused the train crash which killed seven people and injured 150, it emerged yesterday. Police are investigating whether a man who stopped his car on an unmanned level crossing
Glenmorangie Plc, the maker of malt whisky of the same name, is in talks with possible buyers after putting itself up for sale. The shares rose to a record.
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TIGER Woods went scuba diving yesterday while the world waited to hear if he was going to tie the knot. On a yacht, anchored off Barbados&#39; most famous resort, Sandy Lane, was his Swedish fiancee Elin Nordegren and other guests.
European equity markets were higher on Monday, buoyed by Friday&#39;s strong session on Wall Street and some snippets of bid activity.
It was supposed to have been Bobby Bowden's night, but Florida's Ron Zook stole the glory. On an evening Florida State was naming its field after major college football's winningest coach, the underdog Gators presented their fired coach with the ride of his life.
Nine Saturdays ago, the answer was Maria Sharapova, the 6-foot Siberian who made the opposition at Wimbledon seem like seven female dwarfs.
MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, said it has exposure to $30.6 billion in complex mortgage securities that it insures, an amount that eclipses its entire net worth.
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans in poverty and those without health insurance each rose by more than 1 million in 2003, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
US Defense Department officials say an anti-missile defense system test failed early Wednesday when an interceptor missile shut down on its launch pad in the Pacific Ocean.
A majority of the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve  Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless  Services Inc., a source familiar with the matter said on  Wednesday.
On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss for flooded homes, schools, snowball stands, old-time hairstylists and hardware stores doesn't seem to subside.
MOZAMBICANS HAVE their sights on the future as they cast votes for a new president following the retirement of Joachim Chissano. Chissano, who has been in power for 18 years, has led one of Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poorest
Indian spinner Anil Kumble takes his 400th Test wicket but Australia reach 316-5 at the close in Bangalore.
World number one Roger Federer says his title defence at the ATP Masters Cup in Houston will be the stepping stone to his 2005 campaign.
LONDON, September 25 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Prominent British Muslim activist Yusuf Islam, formerly known as famous pop singer Cat Stevens, said Friday, September 24, he began a legal action against the US government over its refusal to
'Erroneous' testimony to the rescue Julie Amero, the substitute teacher convicted of four felony counts when a computer in her classroom subjected seventh-graders to pornographic images, has been granted a new trial in light of fresh forensic information that came to light following her first trial.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The FDA has approved the use of an antidepressant for the treatment of diabetic pain - pain associated with nerve damage suffered by diabetic patients.
CarMax Inc. KMX.N on Friday posted  lower quarterly profit, but the used-car retailer said its  sales have been steadily improving, sending its shares up as  much as 14 percent.
The Tory leader Michael Howard will outline his plans on Monday for an overhaul of the immigration system. Send us your views.
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St. Louis - Jim Edmonds reacted with conclusiveness. On contact, he punched both fists in the air. Then he ran around the bases and into the waiting arms of a relieved city.
(InfoWorld) - What a world. We have to fight off viruses, zombies, bots, phishing, and on and on. Can you believe how many just plain evil people there are in the world? And what is their point? Simple thievery? To prove they are smarter than the rest of us? And think of all the money that's spent on defending, as best we can, against these miscreants or in cleaning up the mess when they get the better of us? Indeed, what a waste. While viruses have appeared on mobile devices, they are, thankfully, few and far between. Part of the reason for this has been a lack of standardization of software environments on handsets, and part is due to the minimal functionality that is typical on these products. It's hard for the socially challenged to overwrite boot sectors, corrupt data, or otherwise run amok on most cell phones today. Apple's decision to limit local software execution on the iPhone is undoubtedly due, at least in part, to a fundamental fear of hackers. While the Macintosh hasn't been much of a target for the hacker community, the iPhone could be a lot more tempting. There will be far more iPhones than Macs in the world in just a few years. Plus, Apple partner AT&T doesn't need the support headaches that come with having a large number of users jamming its 800 numbers with reports of bizarre symptoms on their iPhones. Regardless, being a Web services guy, I absolutely applaud Apple for moving the Web services art forward a notch or two with a very capable platform that might indeed replace PCs for many of us over the next decade or so. We don't need to run a lot of local code to have a meaningful IT experience while on the go. Of course, the iPhone will be hacked over time, requiring updates and fixes, just as is the case with the PC. There are already reports of hackers working diligently to unlock the phone so that non-AT&T SIM cards can be used, and to avoid cellular activation so that the device would be used only Wi-Fi networks -- with VoFi services, of course. Any programmable device runs this kind of risk, and defending against unauthorized code will remain a challenge for some time to come. Which brings me to a really obscure but very important, shall we say, \
(InfoWorld) - Vonage lost less money in the fourth quarter of 2006 than a year earlier, but it didn't attract as many new subscribers to its VoIP service despite heavy marketing. The company, a pioneer in selling phone service that uses packet data networks instead of traditional circuits, now faces competition from cable operators and the established telecommunications carriers. The big players recognize the potential cost benefits of the technology as well as its flexibility, including the ability to give subscribers a browser-based portal for using voice mail and changing service preferences. But those big players are also bundling VoIP with other services, such as broadband Internet access and TV. Vonage ended the fourth quarter with a net gain of 166,267 subscriber lines, bringing its customer base to more than 2.2 million. But that was less than the 204,591 subscribers it gained the previous quarter as well as its gain in the fourth quarter of 2005, when it added 207,252 subscribers. Revenue soared to $181 million, up 91 percent from a year earlier, and the company's net loss narrowed. Vonage lost $65 million, or $0.42 per share, compared with a loss of $72 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The company's margins also improved, according to a statement Thursday. But Vonage has built its business on being an early mover and drawing a big base of customers that can later drive profits. The company's marketing costs still amounted to 53 percent of revenue in the fourth quarter, although this was down from 71 percent a year earlier. Vonage still expects to reach its goal of making an operating profit, adjusted for certain factors, as early as the first quarter of 2008, the statement said. The company's stock (VG) dropped sharply after its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange last May at $17. Among other things, investors worried about the company's losses and growing competition. On Thursday afternoon, the share price was down $0.42 at $5.42. \u00c2
By Kris Wernowsky, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 9--HANOVER TWP. -- Hanover Area School District recently purchased nine Apple laptop computers for its school board members.
'Migliorare la legge elettorale rafforzando il bipolarismo'
Darrell Rasner, the starting pitcher, worked six innings and gave up just one run for his first major league victory in his first Yankees start.
Jason White has a chance to join Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman Trophy winner.
The DNC chairman's efforts to punish state Dems for an early primary could hurt the party when it counts most
A trip to the Super Bowl may be at stake but Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will treat Sunday's clash with the New York Giants as simply another game.
The strong acting, spectacular dance routines and culturally specific details in \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow She Move\u00e2\u0080\u009d turn clich\u00c3\u00a9s into catharsis.
JAKARTA - Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono remained on track yesterday for a landslide victory in Indonesia&#39;s first presidential elections, with about two-thirds of the votes counted.
When young Tyler Reab got his autographed Michael Vick football for Christmas in 2005, he was shaking with excitement. Who knew it would end like this: his pet dog, Otis, munching on the once-cherished ball until it popped, its slobbery remnants hawked on eBay.
Nearly $23 million meant to bring  the worldwide web to rural America instead will underwrite fast  Internet service to affluent Texas suburbs represented by House  Republican Leader Tom DeLay, a situation Democrats and rural  critics called outrageous on Thursday.
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on August 19th that Grokster and StreamCast could not be held responsible for copyright infringement, because they exercised no control over the
Police call in race hate unit to join hunt for vandals after \u00c2\u00a3100,000 windows smashed at memorial
Lewis Libby, a top former White House aide, is given 30 months in jail for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Embraced by governments hungry for the cash of multinational firms, the world's growing number of special export zones are havens of exploitation for millions of workers, union leaders say.
Yi Jianlian, the 7-foot power forward from China who was selected by the Milwaukee Buck in the N.B.A. draft, will \u00e2\u0080\u009cdefinitely not\u00e2\u0080\u009d join the Bucks, according to a report in Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Beijing News.
GLENDALE, Ariz.  -- The University of Phoenix, the nation's largest private university, will pay $154.5 million over 20 years for naming rights on the Arizona Cardinals' new stadium.
Islamic officials intensified calls for Israel to abandon a controversial dig in Jerusalem on Sunday, saying they were upset they had not been told sooner about a discovery of relics at the site three years ago.
Paul Hamm can keep his Olympic gold medal. Sports' highest court rejected a South Korean appeal Thursday, ruling that Hamm is the rightful champion in the men's all-around gymnastics competition at the Athens Games.
The US shortage of flu vaccine has been so troublesome to health officials that the World Health Organization has called a summit to help prevent it from happening again.
By Dr MIRIAM STOPPARD  Dear Miriam I 'M in love with a wonderful man I met on the internet but I fear my parents won't approve.   We've been seeing each other for 10 weeks and I'm sure he's right for me.
Such is the nature of the Raiders&#39; season that the one time they needed Denver&#39;s first blizzard of the season to do it worst, it stopped.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de  Hoop Scheffer opened a potentially fierce tug-of-war over the  future of the alliance on Saturday, urging members to agree by  2009 on a new \
The Baltimore Ravens have named Philadelphia Eagles secondary coach John Harbaugh as their new head coach, the club said Friday.
Rachel Caraviello of Pepperell, Craig Martin of Manchester, N.H., and Megan Varnum of Dracut are three of the first five recipients of a $5,000 college scholarship awarded by Chelmsford-based Brooks Automation Inc. to children of Brooks employees. Caraviello is a marketing major at Cornell University, Martin is an engineering major at the University of New Hampshire, and Varnum is a ...
Bowman skewered Another UK defence procurement project has been excoriated in yet another damning Parliamentary report.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Premiership footballer Jermaine Pennant is arrested after driving a Mercedes into a lamppost in Buckinghamshire.
A motorist accused of hitting two pedestrians while driving drunk and making it home with one of them lodged in his windshield was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.
World No. 3 and Australia&#39;s top tennis player Lleyton Hewitt on Thursday criticized the court surface of Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open will be held between Jan. 17-30, 2005.
The Walt Disney Company and its home video division, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, said yesterday that they would release films in the next-generation high-definition DVD format being developed
The International Atomic Energy Agency says there are many open questions on the nature and aims of Iran&#39;s nuclear program, which could soon include uranium conversion suitable for the building of atomic bombs.
The IMF and World Bank accuse Singapore of breaching a deal allowing activists to attend their annual meetings.
Shoot 'Em Up has no back-story. Instead, what it has is lame-brain wit, wooden acting, regular directing and a loud soundtrack. But it's still awesome!
Cameron Diaz says sorry to the people of Peru for wearing a bag with a \
Beating its own and market expectations, software major Infosys Technologies on Tuesday reported a 48.64 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 447.
It's what executives of SBC Communications Inc. (SBC) call their vision for the future: combining voicemail, e-mail and incoming fax messages in one system that can be accessed on the Web or on the phone...
Tom Hanks used experimental technology to morph into a little boy, a train conductor, a hobo and Santa Claus for the new Christmas adventure The Polar Express.
General Motors Corp said on Friday it is recalling 275,936 Cadillacs, Pontiacs and Saturms sold in the United States because of a fluid leak that could lead to loss of control of the vehicle.
Radiation treatments routinely given  after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be  necessary for women over 70 if they are taking the cancer drug  tamoxifen, according to researchers.
Radio One yesterday restated its financials for 1999 through 2005, reducing profit by about $10.1 million because of inaccuracies in recording stock options in those years. The company also said it was increasing its 2006 loss by $246,000 for the same reason.
The personal touch can be a pivotal item in the diplomatic toolbox. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, time and again, have reached for just the thing to improve one of the world's most crucial partnerships.
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Secondo il domenicale inglese 'News of the World', Sven Goran Eriksson sarebbe vicino all'accordo co...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber slammed into a line of police cars sealing off a Baghdad neighborhood Friday as American troops rounded up dozens of suspected militants, including many foreign fighters, capping a day of violence across Iraq that left at least 52 dead.    The car bombing, which killed three people and wounded 23, was the second this week targeting the capital's beleaguered police forces...
ConAgra Foods Inc  said on Tuesday that earnings in its third quarter, ending February 24, would come in higher than expected, thanks to strong performance of its trading and merchandise segment and its food and ingredients unit.
La Sparkling Milano ha vinto la coppa Italia di serie A2 maschile di pallavolo battendo in finale la...
ROMA - Il gruppo Fiat perde quota sul mercato europeo: nell&#39;Ue, in agosto, ha immatricolato 48.874 autovetture con una flessione del 3% rispetto allo stesso mese dell&#39;anno precedente. Lo rende noto l&#39;Acea, ricordando
Five years ago, after two NASA missions to Mars were doomed by elementary mistakes - a software glitch and a mix-up between English and metric units - the space agency devised more elaborate
Australian &amp; New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. Tuesday reported a 20 percent increase in net profit to 2.82 billion Australian dollars (US$2.
Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region holds its first ever multi-candidate elections, in a vote for president.
Boston police said Saturday they are giving up the pepper-spray gun that killed a college student during a rowdy Red Sox celebration, switching to a weapon that fires the pellets at a lower velocity.
Adobe late with Photoshop Elements for Mac...iStockphoto tightens model release requirements...Canon 5D Mark II rumor...PDF now an ISO standard
Dataupia Corporation today announced that Dr. Michael Zisman, a technology industry veteran and former IBM executive, has joined the Company's Board of Directors.
Il celebre attore americano, nella Capitale per inaugurare la mostra dedicata al genitore scomparso nel 1993. Artista sconosciuto in Italia, nel suo paese \u00c3\u00a8 un noto pittore e scultore. Roma, 10 dicembre 2004
A parked car bomb detonated Tuesday in Baghdad's upscale Mansour neighborhood, killing at least six people and wounding 18 others as violence continued unabated in Iraq.
Bulawayo: England bowled out Zimbabwe to win their fourth ODI by 74 runs on Sunday to complete a 4-0 series whitewash. Darren Gough took four for 34 as England bowled out the hosts for 187, having set them a victory target of 262.
A Russian plane diverted to Iceland on Saturday after a drunken man tried to start a fight with the crew and his fellow passengers, an Aeroflot spokeswoman said.
French troops killed about 20 people in Ivory Coast during unrest earlier this month, the Defense Ministry in Paris said on Tuesday, as controversy grew over the French military's handling of the crisis.
US rap star Snoop Dogg is arrested on weapons and drugs charges after a TV appearance in Los Angeles.
According to coach Dave Lewis's original game plan, Tim Thomas was supposed to make his 22d straight appearance last night.
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday lowered the terror warning level a notch for financial institutions in the New York metropolitan area and Washington, saying
A simple chalkboard is Sen. Joe Lieberman's latest television ad prop while Democratic rival Ned Lamont opts for a fairy tale in a new radio ad.
WINDSOR, Ontario  - The Canada-U.S. border stretches a full 8,891 km (5,525 miles), touches three oceans and is a crossing point for a trading relationship worth C$1.6 billion ($1.4 billion) a day.
David Ortiz homered twice and Kevin Youkilis added a three-run shot as the Boston Red Sox routed the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night to take both ends of a split doubleheader.
A clergyman liaising with three suicide victims' families says there is no evidence they made a pact.
BAGRAM, Afghanistan - The trail has gone cold in the hunt for suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden three years after the audacious attacks, but the al-Qaida chief and his No...
Il Settore Tecnico della Figc ha diramato l'elenco degli ammessi al corso per allenatori professioni...
Ziff Davis - Mozilla is kicking off a campaign to promote Firefox and its supporters in a New York Times advertisement. Meanwhile, downloads keep climbing for Web browsing alternatives to Internet Explorer.
Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin kept alive France&#39;s hopes of retaining its Fed Cup title by crushing US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 6-1, in the second reverse singles on Sunday.
Tiger Woods never liked tournaments where birdies were required simply to keep up. He managed just fine Saturday at the Tour Championship, where a 6-under 64 only allowed him to keep his three-shot margin at the pushover known as East Lake.
Italia-Serbia, esordio degli azzurri nella fase finale dell'Europeo Under 21, in programma luned\u00c3\u00ac a ...
Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who started an environmental movement that has planted 30 million trees in Africa and who has campaigned for women&#39;s rights and greater democracy in her home country, won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize yesterday.
Business & money: Spending binge looks likely to be followed by a big rise in personal insolvencies and falling house prices
England stuttered into the second round of the World Cup after late goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard handed them a flattering 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
Russia will start paying its debts to Germany in 2005, German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference after negotiations with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin , in
As previously announced, the popular social-networking site joined other sites in opening its platform to outside developers -- and potentially opening it to applications that could reach into enterprises.
(Atlanta-AP) Dec. 10, 2004 - In its first study of seasonal spills the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 5800 people end up in US emergency rooms each holiday season because of decorating injuries.
Mr. France transformed Nascar into a multibillion-dollar enterprise after taking it over from his father.
US express mail operator United Parcel Service Inc. will take direct control of a large share of its joint venture operations in China next year, the company said Thursday.
Nearly half of the pregnant teens in  China&#39;s financial hub, Shanghai, met their partners on the  Internet, state media said on Tuesday.
Greg Maddux pitched seven shutout innings for his 302d career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Expos last night in Montreal.
Imposition of emergency rule would  be a step backward for Pakistan and the United States hopes  President Pervez Musharraf doesn&#39;t take such action, a senior  U.S. official said on Thursday.
The versatile actress, who projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, died today.
Maoists in Nepal agree to hold  \
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President Bush, who didn't veto a bill for nearly six years, is now embracing the power to constrain the Democratic-controlled Congress even as his popularity remains low
President Bush said he will spend  political capital to force a debate in Congress on his  immigration reform proposal, adding in an interview published  on Wednesday that it will be a big agenda item in his second  term.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd. said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc., an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion.
I giocatori del Taranto (serie C1, girone B), reduci dalla trasferta a Castellammare di Stabia (Napo...
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown will today be urged to risk the wrath of wealthier voters by reforming the tax laws on inheritance so as to close loopholes on gifts that allow the better-off to escape the Treasury&#39;s grip.
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Ninety-six percent of Finns have access to broadband Internet and 50 percent to third-generation (3G) mobile telephony, a study published by the communications ministry showed.
The Bush administration, after being ridiculed by Democrats for an overly optimistic jobs forecast this year, on Friday significantly reduced its forecast for new jobs that will be created in 2005. It slightly boosted its estimate for overall economic growth.
Tiger Woods was 2 years old when Jay Haas won his first golf tournament and 17 when he won his last. On Sunday, though, the two men will play together in the final group in the
Ukraine's Supreme Court moves on Wednesday into the final phase of prolonged legal challenges to liberal Viktor Yushchenko's presidential election victory, with a ruling likely to clear the way for his inauguration.
Sony has a 27-inch OLED TV prototype. Didn't we see this last year?
Whether because of his public love life or his economic policies, French voters seem to be souring on their new president
A man dressed in a long coat and carrying an automatic rifle shot people on a college campus before being killed.
Formula One rookie Lewis Hamilton has fanned the flames of his row with teammate Fernando Alonso by claiming that McLaren would prefer him rather than the Spaniard to win the world championship.
The Planning Service is inundated with a flood of applications for new housing developments.
A strained right hamstring might cause Randy Moss to miss his first NFL game, but the Vikings won&#39;t make a decision on the receiver&#39;s availability until Friday at the earliest.
Leaders of the world's major powers agreed today to pursue \
A Taliban suicide bomber killed up to 12 people at the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday in an attack the rebels said was aimed at Dick Cheney, but the visiting U.S. vice president was not hurt.
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched past the Madison Square Garden site of the Republican National Convention today, chanting, blowing whistles and carrying anti-war banners as delegates gathered to nominate President Bush for a second
One socially crushing moment -- think schoolyard bullies -- can challenge the survival of new nerve cells in the brain and may even lead to depression, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
TORONTO (CP) - Magna International Inc. has made a bid to take its three publicly traded auto parts subsidiaries private. The big auto components maker said Monday it has made separate proposals to the boards
Six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday after a \
A bitter battle to control Sri Lanka&#039;s cricket establishment has wrecked the schedule for next month&#039;s limited-overs tri-series against India and South Africa.
Arts & entertainment: Andrew Clements watches the opening gala at the renovated Royal Festival Hall.
Australian Lleyton Hewitt won his second straight title with 6-3, 6-1 one-sided victory over Peru&#39;s Luis Horna to capture the 380,000-dollar ATP event in Long Island of New York on Saturday.
InfoWorld - MontaVista Software planned to announce on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based mobile phone operating system, expected to be available in November.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the Internet search giant said Wednesday it had lowered its estimated price range to between $85 and $95 per share, down from its earlier forecast of between $108 and $135 per share...
Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles?
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The initial public offering window, largely shut to technology firms for years, is beginning to creak open.
Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe will not fight in Saturday&#39;s scheduled bout in Louisville after injuring his left shoulder, the fight promoter said Thursday.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--BAY ST. LOUIS -- The Bay City Council on Monday formally asked City Hall to freeze construction of a new beachfront bistro on Washington Street and force a pair of investors back through sometimes-brutal public hearings.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats warn Paul Murphy's return to the cabinet could mean a \
More than 60 people die of a fever in the centre of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, health officials say.
ENGLISH stayer Distinction is a &quot;big gentleman&quot; ready to roll up his sleeves for an old-fashioned stoush with the locals in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.
Prolific spinner Harbhajan Singh struck it rich as India seized control of the second and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
Israeli windsurfer Gal Fridman raced across the Saronic Gulf waves Wednesday and then jumped into them after giving his nation its first-ever gold medal. Fridman went into the decisive race in second place in the Mistral class. He placed second, then benefited from the surprise collapse of overall leader Richard Santos of Brazil, who finished 17th.
Democrat Barack Obama criticized John Edwards on Saturday as an unconvincing populist who passed up chances in the Senate to curb the power of lobbyists and is tolerating presidential campaign tactics that he claims to oppose.
Pakistani troops and Islamic militants skirmished overnight in a tribal region near the Afghan border. The clashes came a day after Pakistani forces said they smashed a suspected al-Qaida training camp, killing 50 fighters.
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California-based Target Technology alleges patent infringements in PS3 maker's latest optical disc technology.
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Two teenagers are charged with murder after a 43-year-old man is kicked to death in an Oxfordshire town.
It's so easy we can't believe you haven't started yet.
Il rialzo segnato sul mercato americano e' stato del 2,4%
American oil giant ConocoPhillips has acquired the Russian government&#39;s 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, one of Russia&#39;s largest crude producers, for $1.
James Dearth and Chad Johnson are bonded by the same number, but Dearth is the anti-Ocho Cinco. He is down-to-earth, a serious, steady long snapper in his seventh season with the Jets.
Lleyton Hewitt battled his way into  the Australian Open final with a typically tenacious 3-6, 7-6,  7-6, 6-1 win over Andy Roddick on Friday to become the first  Australian men's singles finalist in 17 years.
Chevrolet asks web users to make their own video spots for its Tahoe SUV. A case study in customer-generated advertising. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
Newly opened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, South Plaquemines High won for the first time ever last Friday, but the team lost a major-college prospect in the process.
Tra capoluoghi primato a Siena, seguita da Firenze e Milano
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Growth in American manufacturing slowed in August while construction spending dropped markedly in July.
A Canadian soldier was killed Friday in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, while an insurgent attack on a police checkpoint left three dead, officials said.
Newspaper editor Jerzy Urban is fined by a Polish court for making fun of Pope John Paul II.
SERENA Williams showed she had learnt from the Andre Agassi school of fashion yesterday, donning denim in her first-round match. Teaming the pleated skirt with a midriff-baring studded black vest and matching
On Wednesday, IBM made an announcement that got the tech world talking about Web conferencing again. Big Blue bought WebDialogs, a Web conferencing and communications services vendor that boasts more than 500,000 users worldwide.
Russia plays down reports a draft UN resolution on Iran's nuclear programme calls for new sanctions.
If the Oakland Athletics make it all the way to the World Series, the Raiders may have to shift the dates of two home games. The teams share the Coliseum and the Raiders have home games scheduled for Oct. 22 against Arizona and Oct. 29 against Pittsburgh. Those are the scheduled days for Games 2 and 7 of the World Series, which will be hosted by the American League team because the AL won the All-Star game.
A second MyDoom offshoot is taking advantage of an unpatched security hole in Microsoft's Web browser to spread.
Sebastian Vettel (Bmw), Rubens Barrichello (Honda), Takuma Sato (Super Aguri), Adrian Sutil (Spyker)...
Sebastian Coe laughs off reports that his London bid team expect to lose out to Paris for the 2012 Olympics.
Chelsea needed late goals from Dutchman Arjen Robben and England&#39;s Joe Cole to earn a 2-0 win at Portsmouth and extend their lead in the Premier League to eight points on Tuesday.
Justin Timberlake knocked Beyonce and  Jay-Z off the top of the British pop charts on Sunday to claim  his first solo UK number one with \
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) survey says that the high-tech job market showed a modest 2 percent increase in the first quarter of 2004, but that the market is expected to shrink over the rest of the year.
L'Istituto nazionale di statistica fotografa l'Italia elaborando dati del 2005Unica fonte di reddito nel 27,5% di famiglie del Sud contro il 21,2% del Nord                                          Pensionati, 1 su 3 con meno di 1.000 euro Istat, 21.000 famiglie solo con la sociale                                                                                  Domani proclamata la \
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Lawmakers said federal officials failed to protect ground zero workers as they clambered over the smoking pile of toxic debris and have not properly cared for them in the years since.
A judge refused Thursday to impose a gag order in the case of a man accused of dragging his girlfriend to death behind a vehicle, despite defense claims that heavy publicity could prevent a fair trial.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Israel Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to revive the long-stalled road map peace plan.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat is \
Around 50 Iraqi soldiers were killed execution-style after insurgents intercepted minibuses carrying them home on leave, officials said today.
French Muslims sue Charlie Hebdo magazine for reprinting cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
In an election where most voters have already chosen sides, the presidency could be decided by a small slice of America in the mushy middle &#151; wavering voters who are more likely than others to question President Bush's honesty and think the war in Iraq was a mistake.
Three Austrian conscripts are charged in connection with a video showing young soldiers exchanging Nazi salutes.
The Australian government Sunday upgraded its travel warning for Britain, saying there was a high risk of a terrorist attack.
President Bush has gained ground on Democrat John Kerry in the month of August because of \
A report into fish stocks in the seas around Europe is expected to say there has been a slight recovery.
AUSTRALIA will arrive in Mumbai tomorrow night for their pivotal Test showdown with India jarred by the disappointment of their heaviest one-day loss for two years.
BAGHDAD - A US journalist kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago was released Sunday. In an interview with Al-Jazeera television, Micah Garen, 36, thanked representatives of radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for working to secure his release.
Consumer borrowing rose in August at the slowest pace in five months, reflecting weaker demand for auto loans.
Britain&#39;s Barclays  is in  talks with the governments of China and Singapore to raise 10  billion pounds ($20.6 billion) to help fund its planned  purchase of Dutch bank ABN AMRO , the BBC reported on  Monday.
TOKYO -- Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that they have signed a licensing agreement, but the deal won&#39;t cover the Asian electronic companies&#39; key technologies.
China must pursue democratic reforms to defuse economic and social imbalances threatening the country's stability, a former editor of the People's Daily said in a rare open call for political reform.
Investors from six Arab states will  put up $200 million to finance the production of more than a  dozen big-budget Arabic movies in English, an Arab-American  film producer told Reuters on Wednesday.
Fresh from changing the climate in Defra Ian Pearson has been named as the new minister in charge of science in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK NOV 11, 2004  - In a study conducted in North America and Brazil, a bivalent vaccine was effective in preventing infection with the two most common oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types -- HPV-16 and HPV-18.
New orders at U.S. factories tumbled by a greater-than-expected 5.6 percent in January, the biggest decline in more than six years, on a big drop in aircraft orders, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
NATO should be ready to play a major role in supporting any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, if the two sides ask for its help, the alliance's top diplomat said Saturday.
Attorneys for class action suits accusing the telco of illicit NSA cooperation say a senior intelligence official's recent statements bolster their arguments. The feds disagree.
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Militants in Iraq kill Italian reporter Enzo Baldoni, Arabic TV channel al-Jazeera reports.
Dell has issued a recall notice for more than 4 million AC power adapters used with many of its notebook computers. The company says the adapters sometimes overheat, which could lead to a fire or electrical shock.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on why inspectors say citizenship lessons in England's schools are inadequate.
If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.
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Britain has declined to accept the return of nearly all of the former British residents held at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, because they have no legal right to return, The Guardian reported.
A few miscalculations can wreck a lifetime of saving and investing.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Now comes another reason to stay put in the La-Z-Boy: A man sitting in his easy chair was shot in the head by his wife, but the sturdy recliner absorbed most of the bullet's force and left him virtually unscathed.
Shannon Burke is a former night-shift paramedic whose experiences with life and death on the streets of Upper Manhattan inspired him to write a novel.
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President Laurent Gbagbo has called on the United Nations to name and impose sanctions on countries that helped rebels wage a civil war
Quotes from Republican lawmakers about having Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., as the Republican presidential nominee:
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to allow a Wisconsin anti-abortion group to run political ads this fall that criticize Democrats.
Four years ago, presidential candidate George W. Bush promised a record tax cut. He delivered income-tax cuts of $270 billion a year - a statistic he loves to cite.
The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka&#39;s coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.
Carolyn Kepcher, who sat by while her boss Donald Trump dismissed one would-be apprentice after another, has now felt the full force of his iconic phrase: \
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Everyone knows that Microsoft is probably the single most powerful software company in the world. How strange it is therefore, to discover that the mighty giant is being shamed by a group of geek-like programmers
Underwear underpins the spread of Western culture, with discarded underpants ranking alongside the invention of printing in the spread of literacy, according to a medieval historian.
The bond between President Bush and Bernard B. Kerik was a key factor in Mr. Bush's decision to nominate the former police commissioner to head homeland security.
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A Chinese woman was convicted Tuesday of spying on a major French car parts maker while on a student internship near Paris.
Armed kidnappers seized an American missionary as he left his church near Haiti's capital and have demanded a ransom for his release, U.N. police said Monday.
The 19 South Korean Christians freed by Afghanistan&#39;s Taliban after six weeks in captivity will arrive home on early Sunday, foreign ministry officials said.
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted of treason yesterday in a stunning decision from a court system that routinely favors President Robert Mugabe&#39;s government.
The government faces calls to overhaul the way banks are monitored after a report into the  Northern Rock crisis.
Resistance to the South\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elaborate system of racial segregation long predated the onset of traditionally celebrated civil-rights initiatives in 1954-55.
BOSTON Elderly women in treatment for early-stage breast cancer may safely forgo radiation therapy - which is expensive, inconvenient and often difficult - without substantially increasing the prospects for the return of the disease, researchers reported
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lashed out on Sunday at U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who had called for him to be replaced.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - Costa Rican authorities seized almost two tonnes of cocaine on two speed boats on Monday, the latest capture in a series of large, U.S.-backed drug operations in the Central American country.
OFTERSCHWANG, Germany  - Denise Karbon overcame a thumb injury to win her fifth giant slalom of the World Cup season on Saturday.
A selection of the best sports photography from the past week
Fifty people are recovering in temporary accommodation after being rescued from landslides in central Scotland.
Jane Fonda praised a studio executive's recent scolding of Lindsay Lohan for her absences on the set of their film, \
The Internet hath no fury like a gamer scorned. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the lesson Fox News and a self-help author learned this week after a program on that channel featured a discussion of the sexual content of the hit video game Mass Effect.
VIENTIANE : ASEAN leaders have started arriving in Laos for the 10th ASEAN summit. Several are taking part in a Business and Investment Summit on Sunday before the summit begins on Monday.
Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, reported its smallest quarterly profit in four years after steep declines in computer memory chip prices overshadowed improvements in flat screens.
European stocks rose Wednesday, shaking off declines on U.S. stock indexes the previous day, as U.S. investors sought bargains.
A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.
Defending champion Tiger Woods is grouped with former winner Paul Lawrie and Justin Rose for the first two rounds of The Open.
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Sir Paul McCartney will provide the half-time entertainment at the Super Bowl - the slot filled by Janet Jackson last year.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  - High oil prices will probably  brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided  there is not another sharp spike upward, a top Federal Reserve  policymaker said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Three days after ABC took a  pass on renewal of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), Fox took  the ball and signed a four-year agreement to televise the BCS  and a new college football championship game.
Despite the threat of new sanctions, Iran is advancing work at its largest nuclear facility and has informed international inspectors in writing that it will not comply with a U.N. order to suspend the program, according to U.S. and European diplomats familiar with the inspectors' latest findings.
Two days before the New York City Marathon, Midtown Manhattan was flooded with leaner-than-usual tourists.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Thousands of bodies remain sprawled, unidentified on lawns and streets of battered Sumatra island Wednesday as the number killed in a mammoth earthquake and tsunami soared above 60,000 with tens of thousands still missing.
American swimming superstar Michael Phelps said Sunday he was about to take a week off for the first time in his entire career. &quot;It will be the first week off I have ever had
South Africa's finance minister will seek to balance calls for raised social investment with sustainable spending when he tables the first budget surplus for a quarter of a century on Wednesday.
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s central bank said it would gradually promote reforms of the yuan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exchange rate regime and improve its foreign exchange management this year.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Most cancer specialists do not respond to the emotional concerns of their patients with verbal expressions of empathy and support, a new study reveals.
Angelina Jolie has gone public about the start of her relationship with actor Brad Pitt, saying she never wanted to ruin his marriage to actress Jennifer Aniston -- but she also has no plans to marry him
JOHANNESBURG-- A decision by the African National Congress this week to investigate a murky, multibillion-dollar arms deal has reopened a deeply divisive affair that has dogged the government of President Thabo Mbeki and his onetime deputy Jacob Zuma for nearly a decade.
Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers.
OTTAWA (CP) - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says he did not check with his caucus, nor did he have to, before suggesting ways to change how country is run.
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By Traci Watson  Anyone with a cottage at the beach or a cabin in the woods can sympathize with astronaut Jeffrey Williams. After waving goodbye to one batch of houseguests Sunday, he will barely have time to tidy up before receiving the next.
Japanese games firm Nintendo is recalling more than three million straps for its new Wii console.
Description: Army Spec. Armin Cruz pleads guilty to maltreatment of prisoners and conspiracy to maltreat prisoners in a hearing related to the Abu Ghraib prison-abuse scandal.
Il terzino sinistro del Deportivo la Coruna, Joan Capdevila, passa al Villarreal. Ha firmato un cont...
A double suicide car bomb attack has rocked the relative quiet around Baghdad&#39;s &quot;Green Zone&quot; -- killing at least seven and wounding 57 others.

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European astronomers sighted the planet orbiting a Sun-like star, mu Arae, in a southern constellation called the Altar and which is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.
In the spring, when Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez was signed by the Yankees after missing the 2003 season, it was an insurance policy for the already deep pitching staff.
Like its predecessors, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third National Design Triennial is a crazed affair that illuminates a volatile, contradictory, ever-expanding field but fails to call it to order.
The lead expert retained by CBS News to examine disputed memos from President Bush&#39;s former squadron commander in the National Guard said yesterday that he examined only the
Ukraine has agreed to pay 30% more for natural gas supplied by Turkmenistan.
Amaro e polemico Felipe Massa a fine gara. Il sorpasso di Alonso a 5 giri dalla fine proprio non l'h...
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Changes to tax code would drastically cut, if not eliminate, taxes on savings and investment.
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A car bomb exploded near a police station in a town east of the Algerian capital Wednesday, killing at least four officers and injuring 20 people, officials and witnesses said.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a U.S. government report showed heating fuel stocks in the world's largest energy consumer remained tight ahead of the winter, despite a small build in distillate supplies.
Blyth Valley Council is to apply to have Blyth and Seaton Sluice beaches included in the Quality Coast awards scheme run by national environment charity ENCAMS.
With her third-place finish Thursday night in women&#39;s 3-meter springboard diving, Yulia Pakhalina now has a matched set of Olympic medals - one gold, one silver, one bronze \u00e2\u0080-o show for trips to Sydney and Athens.
No injuries reported, and damage is light; but the jolt triggers painful memories of a deadly Dec. 22. BY RYAN HUFF. San Luis Obispo County emerged virtually unscathed from a magnitude 6.0 earthquake Tuesday
IBM IBM.N, Sony Corp. 6758.T and  Toshiba Corp. 6502.T on Monday revealed their plans for the  powerful new \
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Twice before, Annika Sorenstam has ruled a tournament for three years running. This weekend, she looks for a third consecutive title in the Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore.
Republicans will revive their effort to overhaul Social Security after the November elections, a \
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The European Union has asked Bangladesh&#39;s military-backed government for information on individual human rights cases, reports said.
Continental is the first major US airline to purchase Boeing&#39;s new, efficient 7E7 wide-body airliner. Boeing will build 10 of the fuel-efficient jets for the carrier, with initial delivery scheduled for 2009.
Iran is to stop making purely petrol-driven cars and move to dual-fuel vehicles, in a bid to reduce petrol subsidies.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Baghdad on Tuesday to see top Iraqi officials after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.
Cyclist Michael Rogers could benefit for the second time in a month from a crackdown on drug cheats, this time by picking up an Olympic bronze medal.
A Moroccan court sentenced 51 Islamists of the Ansar El Mahdi group to between two and 25 years in jail Friday for plotting to overthrow the government here and install an Islamist regime.
A contract employee at a nuclear material cleanup site pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he stole classified equipment used in enriching uranium and sold it to an undercover FBI agent posing as an official for the French government.
Profit margins at Oxford Industries Inc.'s  Tommy Bahama brand of tropics- inspired clothing are expected to keep rising thanks to increasing sales of a new women's line, expanded men's products and international growth, the brand's chief operating officer said on Monday.
Financial analyst Edouard Morin slid from his lunch seat at the swanky Harry's Cafe around the corner from Wall Street and sized up the latest merger talk that has the business world abuzz.
Maria Sharapova brushes aside Russian compatriot Elena Likhovtseva in Tokyo.
Mike Potter shines a spotlight on a new web conferencing system created by Vyew that's being set up as a competitor to Adobe's Acrobat Connect.   Vyew allows you to share and collaborate on documents, including Microsoft Office files, photos and videos. However, unlike Connect, Vyew is based on Flash and PHP, and uses AMFPHP for messaging between the client and the server.   They (Vyew) compare themselves to Adobe's product in an included comparison chart. You can also check out video demos of the application in action or check out some screenshots to get a feel for how it works.
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Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, in his longshot bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, advocates what he calls his \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ccompassionate brand of conservatism.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d
A decade after Texas tripled its prison  capacity, the state is once again facing a shortage of space in  its penal system as the number of inmates continues to grow.
All is not quiet on the speech front.
The way Larry Lester sees it, there wouldn't be any ups without the downs. The triumphant highs just wouldn't be worth savoring without first having experienced the devastating lows.
The NBA takes a major step toward reforming oversight of monitoring officials, hiring former referee Bernie Fryer as assistant director of officials and crew cheif coordinator.
Princess Diana&#39;s sons William and Harry have appealed to British TV company Channel 4 not to broadcast photos taken after the fatal car crash, terming it a &quot;gross disrespect&quot; to her memory, officials said Tuesday.
India and Pakistan have ended two days of talks on a popular proposal to start a bus service linking the capitals of divided Kashmir.
Parents should not use bath seats and bath rings to bathe their infants, according to a Canadian child health organization. Their survey findings show that the risk of injury and drowning associated with these products is too great for parents to continue using them safely.
Film-maker Roman Polanski will no longer direct a screen adaptation of the Robert Harris novel, reports say.
Sydney: Nada Hassan, the Sydney-based sister in-law of CARE Australia worker Margaret Hassan held hostage in Iraq, has made a dramatic plea to the kidnappers to set her free.
Parents should not give sniffling babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines \u00c2\u0097 they're too risky for tots so small, the government will declare Thursday.
Sven-Goran Eriksson may gamble by playing goalkeeper Paul Robinson and striker Jermain Defoe in Poland.
Former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar believes enemies of the Russian state tried to poison him.
Liberty took advantage of No. 19 Kansas State without Kendra Wecker, snapping the Wildcat's 35-game regular-season home winning streak.
You can look at a U.S. map with a marker for each IT facility and receive instant reporting if there is a problem with the availability, performance or security of one of your systems.
A proposed $50m fine for an explosion at a BP plant in Texas is too low, lawyers for the victims' families say.
It's a poppy, an international symbol of remembrance for veterans of war. Each year, the Royal British Legion, the United Kingdom's most prominent veterans' welfare organization, gives red paper poppies to ...
Beyonce Knowles attended a Sports Illustrated party where guests may have been exposed to hepatitis A but she was not at risk of catching the illness because she didn't sample the food, her publicist said Wednesday.
US authorities are investigating British arms manufacturer BAE Systems&#39; compliance with anti-corruption laws, including those regarding lucrative Saudi contracts, BAE said Tuesday.
The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been sending back &quot;beautiful new images&quot; after swooping over the surface of Mars overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday.
Apple, the maker of iPods and owner of iTunes, settled a trademark dispute late Wednesday with rival Cisco Systems over the use of the name &quot;iPhone,&quot; a vital deal for the US technology group as it prepares to enter the handset market.
InfoWorld - If you curse your &quot;tier-one&quot; IT management solution as too cumbersome, too complex, and too expensive, you&#39;re not alone. In arecent Gartner study that declares the &quot;Big Four&quot; -- BMC, CA, HP, and IBM -- increasingly vulnerable to SaaS (software as a service) and open source alternatives, surveyed users gave their vendors mostly C&#39;s and D&#39;s, and a good number of incompletes.
HARRISON, New York  - South African Rory Sabbatini fired eight birdies in a flawless round of eight-under 63 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Barclays Classic on Thursday.
A BERKSHIRE-based email archiving company, KVault Software, has been bought for $225m (\u00c2\u00a3125m) by Veritas Software, a leading US security specialist.
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NEW YORK - English playwright Bryony Lavery has been accused of plagiarizing passages from a criminal psychiatrist and a magazine writer in her Tony Award-nominated play about a serial killer and his psychiatrist.    Dr...
By John Florez  Why is it that public assistance seems to work well for business people but seldom for the poor or the average taxpayer? And some Utah legislators appear willing to change the rules suggested by business lobbyists.
November 11, 2004. WASHINGTON \u00e2\u0080-aced with the impact of labor&#39;s political loss on Nov. 2, the AFL-CIO Executive Council decided on Nov. 10 on a timeline for changes in the union movement
(Pasadena, Calif.-AP, December 25, 2004) - Scientists at NASA&#39;s jet propulsion lab are anxiously awaiting to see if a probe will make its rendezvous with Saturn&#39;s largest moon.
RICHARD GOUGH, the new Livingston manager, insists he has already made his best-ever signing for the club by convincing Archie Knox, the former Rangers and Manchester United coach, to be his No 2 at Almondvale.
Bright flashes in the sky had residents in the Washington region calling 911 Saturday night for what was actually the annual Geminid Meteor Shower.
By Susan Abram and Dana Bartholomew STAFF WRITERS  The seas are rising, swallowing the Malibu shoreline. Snow falls on Mammoth Mountain later each year, leaving skiers in the lurch.
Sir Tom Stoppard's epic The Coast of Utopia and musical Spring Awakening dominate New York's Tony awards in New York.
Research firms rode high during the high-tech boom, advising businesses to use technology to cut costs and boost efficiency.
Motorola Inc. is the latest company to move towards adding a payment function based on Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to its line of cell phones, the company announced Tuesday.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.
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Rich Harden pitched seven solid innings, helping the Oakland A's extend their winning streak to eight games with a 7-2 win over the White Sox last night in Chicago.
Technology is bad, m'kay Column The idea that Britain is the worst place in the developed world to be a child has been popping up in comment pieces ever since February this year, when The Children's Society announced its new website. This month for the first time, computer games were added to the list of demons tormenting British youth.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Women whose breast cancer is detected by physical examination are about three times more likely to receive chemotherapy than women whose breast cancer is detected by mammography, a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center study finds.
The Justice Department seeks $280 billion, but companies say they've already made appropriate changes.
A Russian-built rocket carrying a new U.S.-Russian crew for the international space station, along with the world's first female space tourist, was set for blastoff from the desolate steppes of Kazakhstan on Monday.
Capt. Scott Southworth knew he'd face violence, political strife and blistering heat when he was deployed to one of Baghdad's most dangerous areas. But he didn't expect Ala'a Eddeen.
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The Bank of England keeps UK rates on hold for the second month in row, following recent evidence of cooling house prices  and consumer spending.
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Israeli attack helicopters, warplanes and tanks hit a training camp in Gaza, used by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Palestinian sources say 14 militants were killed and another 30 people injured.
CELTIC stars Bobo Balde, Henri Camara and Didier Agathe are steeling themselves to face a barrage of racist hate at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
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Oil prices continue to climb, with a record of $48.98 reported overnight for US light crude. While prices have fallen back to $48.56 a barrel, with Brent crude oil at $44.43, crude seems destined to climb to $50 a barrel for the first time.
Finnish mobile giant Nokia is losing the head of its networks division, the second senior executive to leave the unit in two weeks.
HOUSTON, May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company  today announced that it will offer $500 million of 10-year, senior unsecured notes.
Sprint Nextel and its hardware partners today sought to convince a small CES audience that their WiMax plans are solid.
Procter & Gamble Co.  on Thursday backed its quarterly profit outlook, helped by sales of new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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Eta Carinae in a previous life? NASA astronomers think they have identified one of the most extreme binary systems ever, containing two extremely massive stars in very tight orbit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man has apologized for setting fire to the van driven by a team of Marines who had come to his house to tell him his son was killed in Iraq.
RAMADI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomber blew up outside the Iraqi army headquarters in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Wednesday, wounding many but causing no deaths, police said.
A new version of the Bagle computer virus is spreading rapidly around the internet.
President Hosni Mubarak and his son promised sweeping reforms at the ruling party's convention Tuesday, but neither gave specifics on what Egyptians could expect before next year's elections.
A majority of people in 30 of 35 countries want Democratic party flagbearer John Kerry in the White House, according to a survey released showing US President George W. Bush rebuffed by all of America's traditional allies.
Former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington is released from the hospital two weeks after breaking his right arm and severely cutting his leg in a motorcycle accident.
Unofficial count finds increased Chinese presence in Tibet.
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has  applied to adopt a Vietnamese child, a top Vietnamese adoption  official said on Saturday.
Iraq holds a national conference on Saturday designed to halt mounting sectarian violence that has raised fears of civil war and been a major issue behind U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to review his strategy.
A federal judge scolded the Justice Department yesterday for failing to stop leaks describing former Army scientist Steven J. Hatfill as a &quot;person of interest&quot; in the investigation of the anthrax attacks.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell appealed to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat on Thursday to step aside for the sake of achieving his lifetime goal of a Palestinian state.
BAGHDAD - Una autobomba \u00c3\u00a8 esplosa oggi in via Sadun, una strada commerciale nel centro di Baghdad. Secondo fonti ospedaliere, almeno 7 persone sono state uccise e 28 sono rimaste ferite. L&#39;esplosione \u00c3\u00a8 avvenuta
On the eve of leaving Iran, a reporter reflects on this summer's crackdown on dress and behavior--and on her family's and friends' dreams for an easier future
Putting your applications and data in a partition separate from Windows' system files makes your backups faster, and reduces the risk of a virus attack.
The two French journalists held by Islamist militants in Iraq are safe and could be freed at any time, the most influential Sunni Muslim organisation in Baghdad said yesterday.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
You better watch out. The Christmas Day collision between Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant has sent visions dancing in the fans&#39; heads of the former sending the latter into the third row of
TIME is running out for organisers of the British Grand Prix to save the race for the 2005 season, according to Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone.
SADO. Japan -- A North Carolina man who deserted the US Army for North Korea nearly 40 years ago says today is the first day of the last chapter of his life.
A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, injuring dozens and prompting calls for thousands of homes to be evacuated.
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the \
Barclays PLC, which is competing with Royal Bank of Scotland PLC to buy ABN Amro Holding NV in the largest takeover fight in the financial industry's history, said Monday it received approval from Dutch regulators to delay its proposed takeover.
A campaign is launched to get members of the public to report any side-effects from medicines.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.'s  $1.3 billion bet on subprime lending hit a sour note on Monday, when the world's largest brokerage confirmed job cuts at its First Franklin Financial Corp. unit.
France is extending a smoking ban to bars, cafes and restaurants - but after New Year parties.
The junta is so illogical that it used numerology to schedule its last crackdown. That makes the outcome of the current violence impossible to predict and raises doubts about whether even China can influence the country's military rulers.
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Afghanistan makes it clear it does not want Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy to the country.
Two NATO soldiers were killed on Wednesday in separate clashes with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement.
North Korea will not dismantle its  nuclear programs or improve ties with South Korea until  questions about the South's nuclear experiments are clearly  answered, Pyongyang said on Sunday.
Ryan Palmer surges to 3-shot victory over Singh, rest of field for 1st title on PGA Tour. The name was familiar. So was the charge.
Some 250 British soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq over the next four weeks as part of a plan to reduce troop levels by 500 to 5,000, the defence ministry said Saturday.
Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low and Republican support is beginning to waver, a poll published Tuesday found. In the latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, 69 percent of those polled believe things are going badly in Iraq, and anti-war sentiment among Republican poll respondents has suddenly increased.
Guillermo Coria, a professional tennis player from Argentina, said Universal Nutrition made a contaminated multivitamin that led to a positive steroid test six years ago.
Clashes between rival tribes in the Kenyan capital killed at least three people on Sunday in a fresh flare-up of ethnically-motivated violence after President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.
She may have missed out on an Oscar nomination, but Beyonce Knowles is the No. 1 fantasy girlfriend, according to AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2007.
For Rainer Kinnunen, life has been a bit of a blur since he signed up for a superhigh-speed Internet service three years ago.
MILAN, Dec 29 (SW) - Italy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been forced to step down as AC Milan President to comply with a new law on conflicts of interest.
Scientists find the gene behind a psychiatric disorder that causes compulsive hair pulling.
If you thought nobody could get more spam than you, think of Bill Gates. The chairman of Microsoft (MSFT) gets 4 million pieces of e-mail a day, most of it junk, says Steve Ballmer, Microsoft&#39;s chief executive.
British health officials said Friday that US officials were warned in mid-September that ongoing problems at California-based Chiron&#39;s flu vaccine manufacturing plant in Liverpool, England, &quot;could disrupt influenza vaccine supplies to the United States
IBM has handed over speech technology to two open-source groups to boost development of speech-recognition applications, which proponents say will eventually become common in customer-service call centers, automobiles and elsewhere.
Steve Irwin, the daredevil wildlife documentarian, is killed in a stingray attack while filming on the Great Barrier Reef
Saab chief executive Ake Svensson fires his deputy Ingemar Andersson.
A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
Remains of a mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - are found in northern Greece, including gigantic tusks.
Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.
A woman is found guilty of stealing from two men after spiking their drinks with a date-rape drug.
JUNIPER Networks Inc has appointed Mick Martin as its Asia- Pacific director of government business development.
Mark Blount scored 22 points, Paul Pierce had 21, and Kendrick Perkins shattered his career high with 13 rebounds on Wednesday night as the Boston Celtics turned back the division-leading New York Knicks 114-109.
L'Italia ha battuto l'Ucraina 2-0 (0-0) in una partita del gruppo B di qualificazione a Euro 2008. I...
(InfoWorld) - Avaya may become the next major technology firm purchased by private equity, a report Tuesday indicated. The Basking Ridge, New Jersey telecommunications gear maker's relatively high cash flow and low debt have made it a target of private equity firm Silver Lake and rival networking company Nortel Networks, the Wall Street Journal said Tuesday, citing anonymous sources. The company, which has a market capitalization of $6.18 billion, may be open to a partial or complete buyout, the report said. Along with a healthy balance sheet, the company also has a wealth of patents, some leftover from its days as the telecom equipment arm of AT&T.
LOS ANGELES -- The California Supreme Court ruled today that employers may fire workers who test positive for marijuana even if a doctor has recommended its use for medical purposes.
Howard Stern says he was pulled off four radio stations this week for using a pair of newly forbidden words: Satellite radio.
Danish state TV on Friday aired amateur video footage showing young members of the anti-immigrant Danish Peoples' party engaged in a competition to draw humiliating cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
Moved by a stream of images and their own worries, children collect teddy bears, letters, and $1 per pillow on your bed.
About 1,000 people gathered downtown Sunday, many with their mouths covered by yellow stickers reading \
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Colombian prosecutors on Friday ordered the arrest of a prominent political boss for alleged involvement in a kidnapping at the heart of a scandal tying Colombia's political elite to right-wing paramilitary groups.
New Zealand on Wednesday asked retailers and consumers to dispose of 11 brands of Chinese-made toothpaste after tests confirmed they contained toxic chemicals.
Talisma recently released Version 6.0 of its multichannel CRM suite, updating its base for managing customer relationship basics, including SFA, marketing, and customer service interactions.
Of all the illegal activities that animate the streets of Bangkok \u00e2\u0080\u0094  pirated DVDs and fake watches, brothels that call themselves saunas \u00e2\u0080\u0094 roaming elephants stand out more than others.
The Pennsylvania governor's race tightened slightly from August to September but Gov. Ed Rendell still holds a lopsided lead over Republican challenger Lynn Swann, a poll released Wednesday found.
Marriage keeps you healthy, even  though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on  Wednesday.
Broaching the subject of weight can be difficult. \
LG Electronics releases a Symbian, GPS-enabled smartphone called the LG KT610 at GSMA (3GSM) 2008 Mobile World Congress.
The French finance ministry has launched &quot;an investigative procedure&quot; to probe value-added-tax (VAT) fraud between European Union countries that could involve billions of euros annually.
WASHINGTON - Jihad Ali Ballout, portavoce negli Usa della Tv al Jazeera, ha comunicato che l&#39;emittente &quot;ha confermato la propria politica editoriale indipendente mandando in onda il messaggio di Osama bin Laden malgrado le pressioni Usa per rinviarne la
Jose Mourinho's achivement in leading Porto to successive victories in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League will be recognised by an award from the Portuguese government at a Lisbon based ceremony on ...
The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.7  percent annual rate in the third quarter, below expectations  but still bolstered by healthy consumer spending that was  accompanied by the lowest inflation in decades, the Commerce  Department said on Friday.
It was the sort of commonplace misbehavior that raises blood pressure across the nation's roads: kids, out after midnight, egging cars along a busy thoroughfare.
Not lost in space If you have been hoping to take a hiking holiday on Mars, but have found your plans spoiled by the dreadful lack of detailed maps, fear not: the European Space Agency has come to your rescue.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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3Com CEO and president Edgar Masri says his customers are looking for high-quality, low-cost networking equipment -- and 3Com is well positioned to provide them with just that.
WASHINGTON - Republicans expanded their Senate majority in Tuesday&#39;s US elections, picking up as many as four more seats and knocking off Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in the process.
She arrived at 6.15 am, Friday at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp, according to an announcement by the US Bureau of Prisons. She put out the news first, on her Marthatalks.
World champion Michael Schumacher was quickest in a rain-soaked first practice on Friday for this weekend&#39;s typhoon-threatened Japanese Formula One Grand Prix.
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It was shortly after 8am when the nondescript green Army truck drew up outside school number one in Beslan, North Ossetia, a far-flung republic in southern Russia.
The Mets beat the Braves in dramatic fashion, taking an early lead and blowing it late, then winning on Shawn Green\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eighth-inning single.
The European Commission is to back former EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Half of all  people with advanced or terminal cancer suffer from depression, anxiety or adjustment disorders and could use their oncologist&#39;s help getting treatment, according to a new study.
Il ct dell'Under 21, Pierluigi Casiraghi, ha convocato venti giocatori per l'amichevole contro il Be...
A video circulating in Somalia's capital shows a masked man firing a surface-to-air missile &#151; a graphic but unsubstantiated claim that Islamic insurgents in the country are capable of shooting down planes.
Health officials in Glasgow are to meet to approve plans to centralise heart and lung surgery in the region.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - On the verge of losing Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons were determined to keep their star quarterback around for a long time.
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Detectives arrest two men after the remains of a woman were dug up in a graveyard in Staffordshire.
Desperately trying to mollify its restive customers, Blockbuster Inc. said yesterday that it plans to effectively eliminate late fees on game and movie rentals, starting Jan. 1.
Six Palestinians died in renewed violence across the Gaza Strip and West Bank on Thursday, according to Palestinian officials, as a private group
The odds that adolescents will smoke, drink or use marijuana may have a lot to do with their physical development, regardless of their school grade level or how old they are, a new study shows.
AMSTERDAM  - The Dutch electronics group Philips said that it is selling its low-brand flat screens business group to TPV Technology of Taiwan as part of a strategic change of direction, and in line with a trend by big groups to use Asian partners to
The announcement supplied Wall Street with the biggest missing piece in Boston Scientific\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategy for meeting its promises to cut expenses and increase profits.
Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.
Plans to send Internet broadband signals  down mains electricity cables rather than telephone lines could  hit the radio hams whose transmissions were so vital in the  aftermath of the Asian tsunami, New Scientist magazine reported  on Wednesday.
Pope Benedict has given his backing to Beijing's new state-approved Catholic bishop, the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said on Friday, hours after Li Shan was installed in the Chinese capital.
The Yahoo photo-sharing site plans to make it easier to print multiple photos in one fell swoop.
The head of an al Qaeda-led group in Iraq  offered $100,000 for the killing of Swedish cartoonist Lars  Vilks over his drawing depicting the Prophet Mohammad.
By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 23--A national animal-protection group has sued the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, contending the agency isn't doing enough to stop the accidental trapping of bald eagles, Canada lynx and gray wolves.
A woman whose life was saved by her local hospital co-ordinates a national campaign against NHS cuts.
MADRID, Spain -- A bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate about 75,000 spectators from Madrid&#39;s Bernabeu stadium during a match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
Bloomberg - Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Former Governor Jeanne Shaheen said today that she will challenge incumbent Republican John Sununu for a U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire next year.
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Lucent Technologies Inc. LU.N, among  the world's largest makers of telecommunications equipment, on  Wednesday said quarterly earnings rose, helped by improvement  in its wireless networks business, which makes base stations  and other products.
Democrats and Republicans rush to beat deadlines to register voters for the presidential poll.
Scientists have salvaged intact materials from the Genesis space probe that crashed in the Utah desert last week after its parachutes failed to deploy, the US space agency said.
AMMAN, Jordan -- President Jalal Talabani of Iraq arrived in Jordan for medical tests yesterday after suffering low blood pressure, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said.
By TANIA SOUSSAN For the Journal A six-year battle over a patch of southern New Mexico known as Otero Mesa took a turn recently with calls from the state's congressional delegation for a moratorium on oil and gas development.
Rite Aid Corp. reported a second-quarter profit of $9.8 million on Thursday, citing better cash flows and a reduction in inventory expenses.
The European Union&#39;s 27 governments gave the final OK Thursday to a law that will slash the cost of using a mobile phone abroad by around 70 percent, the German government said.
Il premier esclude che se ne parli nell'incontro con Sarkozy
The Army is dismissing the equivalent of a battalion of soldiers every year for taking drugs, a report says.
Il greggio e' scambiato a 88,84 dollari al barile
For years, boxing fans have dreamed of mythical matchups: &quot;What if Joe Louis fought Sonny Liston?&quot;
Every effort should be made to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, but failing that, the world could live with a nuclear-armed regime in Tehran, a recently retired commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Monday.
It looked like a textbook training exercise, but there was something amiss.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , buoyed by stock and bond trading in the third quarter, extended the longest streak of earnings gains on Wall Street.
10 billion years old Italian astronomers have detected a planet that survived the red giant expansion of its home star. The researchers say that the discovery could be a sneak peek at the fate that awaits the Earth, some four or five billion years from now.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wal-Mart amasses more data about the products it sells and its shoppers' buying habits than any other company.
Good news on economic growth discourages investors hoping for interest rate cuts.
The year 2007 has drawn to a close and a myriad awards will decide the superlative films in various   categories. But to pay tribute to this spectacular year at the movies, we decided to formulate our own   award categories and winners. Join in the fun and let us know your personal favourites.
The company&#39;s planned 4-GHz design, already delayed once, will be scrapped in favor of hyperthreading, security, and on-chip memory improvements.
Memphis Grizzlies reserve guard Antonio Burks will be sidelined at least six weeks with a broken right pinkie finger.
When her daughter started high school, Susan Jaquet took a hard look at the basement of her American University Park house.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will sponsor two household hazardous waste collection events in central Illinois in September.  Each event will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, today accused the Tories of \
The number of Americans filing new  claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a  government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing  the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.
England international midfielder Michael Carrick has joined Tottenham on a four-year contract.
Houston hits six free throws in the final 40 seconds to beat Seattle, 81-76, on Thursday.
Rookie catcher Matt Wieters, the Orioles' most highly regarded prospect, is successfully easing his way into his first spring training.
Darija, the language Moroccans use in everyday life, is coming to the fore in media and music and prompting calls it be declared a national language as some in the North African country ask for the first time: \
A former chief financial officer of information security company SafeNet Inc was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison for manipulating employee stock option grants.
A LARGE explosion in North Korea said several days ago was a planned demolition for a hydro-electric project, the country said in a BBC report.
LOS ANGELES -- Another pretrial hearing will be held Friday in Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation case. Thursday, a Santa Maria judge rejected a defense effort to remove the Santa Barbara County district attorney prosecuting the pop star.
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John Malkovich has virtually cornered the market on portraying aesthetes in the thrall of demonic visions. \u00e2\u0080\u009cKlimt\u00e2\u0080\u009d adds to his gallery of elegant monsters.
Stock futures added to gains on Friday  after a report on July personal income and spending showed  moderation in one of the Federal Reserve&#39;s favored consumer  price inflation gauges.
Samsung says there is too much overlap, buying Motorola's mobile phone unit is not a good idea.
U.S. forces killed more than 50 Shi'ite militiamen Wednesday in a significant advance into a Baghdad suburb that is a powerbase for radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the military said.
EVERETT, Washington  - Boeing Co.  unveiled its lightweight, carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday in front of 15,000 cheering employees, customers and suppliers, capping a weekend of hype and a flurry of orders for the new fuel-efficient plane.
Advertising spending at U.S.  newspapers will rise 1.2 percent in 2007, driven by gains in  internet advertising that won't overcome flat sales in print  editions, an industry group said on Friday.
The most powerful Shia parties in Iraq unveiled an electoral pact yesterday under which the majority of Shia leaders would stand together during the election set for 30 January.
ROMA - Oltre al Real Madrid, nell&#39;ultima giornata della fase a gironi di Champions League, festeggiano anche Monaco, Liverpool e Bayer Leverkusen. Questo l&#39;elenco completo delle squadre qualificate agli ottavi di finale di Champions League.
ROSTOCK, Germany  - Protesters and police clashed in the northern German port city of Rostock on Monday on a third day of demonstrations against the Group of Eight (G8) summit that will take place nearby later in the week.
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The world's seven leading industrial nations called on Friday for freezing debt payments owed by countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami.
Sen. John Kerry's four-corner plan for the Southwest has been reduced to a tri-state strategy, with New Mexico his best hope for success.
Reading fans knew Middlesex League rival Woburn had a sensational player in Boston College-bound running back Mike McLaughlin. Yesterday, the host Rockets learned Woburn also has Hart.
A group of Saudi religious scholars have signed an open letter urging Iraqis to support jihad against US-led forces. &quot;Fighting the occupiers is a duty for all those who are able,&quot; they said in a statement posted on the internet at the weekend.
Wall Street resumed its year-end rally, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
The state of Virginia and Fairfax County each pledged &#36;600,000 to entice International Business Machines Corp. to bring 1,250 high-paying new government contracting jobs to Fairfax.
Apple's Steve Jobs urges top record companies to begin selling songs online without copyright protection.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was grateful that his players traded nothing more deadly than passes as they rediscovered their champagne football after a Champions
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Economic woes took a back seat at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today with meeting participants focusing on corporate responsibility and playing down the possibility of a recession. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates set the tone by announcing grants of $306 million to develop farming in poor countries -- a new direction for his charitable foundation.
Gunmen still patrol the centre of Iraq's holy city of Najaf  after 16 days of fighting and delicate talks.
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Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as sales rose.
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Gas prices have dropped by nearly 25 percent since mid-July, putting the issue at the forefront of the midterm elections.
Early Palestinian elections will lead to unrest, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday after accusing President Mahmoud Abbas of trying to force his Hamas movement out of all government positions.
The National Rifle Association mocks John Kerry's attempts to portray himself as friendly to hunting and other gun sports, putting the Democrat in its sights with a &#36;400,000-a-week television ad buy in several presidential battleground states.
At Spaceport America in New Mexico, UP Aerospace successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday.
Germany could modify a law that forbids the distribution and display of Nazi symbols after a court fined a man for using crossed-out swastikas to protest far-right extremists, the justice minister was quoted Monday as saying.
The University of New Hampshire football team will be without its most dynamic playmaker in today's NCAA Division 1-AA quarterfinal matchup against Montana.
Be aware of the Medicare drug plan's gaps.
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has replaced Tom Cruise as the world's most powerful celebrity and jailbird Paris Hilton has dropped off the annual Forbes magazine list of the 100 most influential stars.
Herzliya - Israel has agreed to attend a Mideast conference in London early in 2005, backing off its earlier reluctance to participate in the gathering, a senior official said on Thursday.
RAMADI, Iraq, Oct 6  - A suicide car bomb ripped through a queue of young national guard recruits in western Iraq Wednesday, killing 10 of them as Iraqi and US forces pursued their crackdown on the country&#39;s insurgency.
FITCHBURG -- At 5 feet 9 1/2 inches and 145 pounds, Jacob Rytlewski couldn't have been an imposing physical presence as a high school quarterback. But he sure learned how to carry out a game plan, because it worked to perfection at the 48th Fitchburg Longsjo Classic.
A Belgian court convicted five Islamist militants on Thursday of belonging to a group that recruited suicide bombers in Belgium to go abroad, including a female convert who blew herself up in Iraq.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. Wednesday said profit for its latest quarter jumped 55 percent, as sales surged at its Pottery Barn and outlet stores.
The union representing flight attendants on Friday said it mailed out more than 5,000 strike authorization ballots to its members employed by US Airways as both sides continued talks that are expected to stretch through the weekend.
from Britain, Australia, America, and countless other countries -- will be in action to make Iraq safer. In
Secure USB tokens used to verify a child's age before allowing him to chat.
The British Racing Drivers&#39; Club tried to play hardball with Bernie Ecclestone and lost, the diminutive impresario revealed after dumping the historic Silverstone race.
Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko demands a re-run of the second round of the disputed election.
Charlene Smith, a journalist, has enraged President Thabo Mbeki by writing of the prevalence of rape in South Africa.

Fifty soldiers from the 14th Signal Regiment are back at their base after completing six months in Afghanistan.
SAN FRANCISCO - To handle the demands of the next-generation Internet, a new layer of intelligent nodes and services needs to grow over the existing Internet structure, said Intel Corp. Chief Technology Officer Pat Gelsinger, during his concluding address at the Intel Developer Forum Thursday.
Seventeen suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA were arrested throughout Spain in pre-dawn raids Tuesday, the EFE agency reported.
Andy Murray says he has never been in better shape for a Grand Slam after beating Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 6-4 6-2 at the Kooyong Classic.
Visits to England's museums and galleries that scrapped entry fees three years ago rise slightly again.
Ethiopia is a perilous place to be an Abyssinian lion &#151; so perilous that an Italian aid group brought two orphaned cubs to the Italian Embassy, where the wife of a diplomat has been caring for them inside a fenced garden.
Chadian troops and Darfur rebels launch an attack in Sudan's western region, diplomatic sources say.
I carabinieri di Lecce ne hanno trovato 90.000 tonnellate
Alla final four di Eurolega, in svolgimento a Milano, la Pro Recco ha battuto i greci
Il Bolton ha respinto un'offerta del Chelsea per Nicolas Anelka. I Blues erano pronti a un important...
Playbill - Crossroads Theatre Company, the Tony Award-honored African-American theatre of New Brunswick, New Jersey  announced three plays of a planned four-play 2004-05 season.
During the third period, while Milan Lucic was back in the dressing room getting part of his face cobbled back together with six stitches, the rookie heard the horn and the cheer of the TD Banknorth Garden crowd, signaling that the Bruins - namely, Zdeno Chara - had scored an insurance goal.
Motorsport.com. Bernie Ecclestone said the British Grand Prix is unlikely to go ahead in 2005, as an agreement cannot be reached with the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club (BRDC).
Rival technologies that baffle consumers  will run more companies out of business in the nascent music  download market than will head-to-head competition, one of the  lead creators of MP3 playback technology warned on Wednesday.
The UN war crimes court jails a Bosnian Serb general for life over the Sarajevo siege, increasing his earlier 20-year-sentence on appeal.
Jason Giambi homered twice and drove in five runs, hitting a solo shot to lead off the 10th inning on Sunday night and giving the New York Yankees an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox that extended their lead in the AL East to a season-high 5 1/2 games.
Rescuers have struggled to reach three Philippine towns devastated by landslides and floods that killed at least 327 people as a powerful typhoon stayed on course to hit the same area within 48 hours.
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Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop cosmetics chain, died on Monday evening after suffering a major brain haemorrhage, her family said.
It would be much easier to compare Joe Hill\u00e2\u0080\u0099s witty horror novel about a haunted suit to the work of Stephen King if Stephen King were not his actual father.
German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse is offering to manage its derivatives business Eurex from London as a sweetener to convince the London Stock Exchange of the advantages of a merger, according to informed sources.
Denmark's Royal Theater has commissioned a new opera based on Lars von Trier's 2000 film, \
Ryan Miller was all set to put Martin Brodeur on the wrong side of a 1-0 decision.
Though it has its share of carnality, Bill Condon's wise and witty biography of the sex researcher Alfred C. Kinsey is, above all, an intellectual turn-on.
Stage 15: Foix to Loudenvielle-Le Louron, 121.7 miles. Stage winner: Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan), Astana, in 5 hours 34 minutes 28 seconds.
Labor talks in Detroit intensified yesterday, with the United Auto Workers selecting General Motors as lead company in contract negotiations that analysts and auto officials say could determine the survival of the Big Three automakers.
The spotlight item from Creative this year was the inPerson, a WiFi video phone device.
President Bush misled the country by switching his focus to Iraq instead of Osama bin Laden, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said on Friday, in a departure from his usual campaign focus on domestic issues.
GREENSBURG, La. - These eager beavers had a whole new slant on money laundering. A bag of bills stolen from a casino was snapped up by beavers who wove thousands of dollars in soggy currency into the sticks and brush of their dam on a creek in eastern Louisiana.
One of two oil tankers that went missing laden with crude oil has been found, says the Nigerian navy.
When Mount Prospect native Jeff Bzdelik became head coach of the Denver Nuggets in 2002, the team was supposed to be a lost cause - and it was, going 17-65 that first season.
The Church of England on Wednesday urged the people of Japan to join its campaign against a violent Sony Corp. computer game that allegedly uses a British cathedral as a backdrop.
A device for repelling teenagers stands out at the spoof Nobel awards ceremony - the Ig Nobels.
Another senseless tragedy occurred in the world of entertainment this week as &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrel Abbott and three others were killed as the results of a shooting by an obsessed fan 25-year-old Nathan Gale at a Columbus, OH nightclub on December 10.
By The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Feb. 27--No matter what they are called, \
Jamaica was battered by its worst natural disaster in half a century yesterday as Hurricane Ivan inflicted howling winds and floods from torrential rain and gigantic waves on the island.
The Bush administration says it is not alarmed by Russia&#39;s announcement it is developing a new nuclear missile. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the program is part of efforts to improve Russia&#39;s armed forces.
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Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, aiding research into a vaccine or cure.
Two Palestinian presidential election candidates are still awaiting Israeli permission to leave the Gaza Strip and campaign in the West Bank, the central election commission said on Wednesday.
A primary school considers making  pupils wear tags because of a shortage of lunchtime supervisors.
France has sent about 150 supplementary troops to Chad as a \
Three tsunami aid workers in Indonesia are buoyed by the courage of survivors as they help in the recovery.
Ian Paisley Jr confirms he is receiving a salary as a researcher for his North Antrim MP father.
Iraqi police found 47 bodies around the   capital Baghdad in the past 24 hours, most of whom appeared to   have been the victims of sectarian violence, police said on   Saturday.
For the last 35 years, Mr. Hoch was a fixture of Ellery Queen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mystery Magazine, which published a story of his every month from 1973 until his death.
Ukraine's government, prevented from meeting at its headquarters by protesters denouncing Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, held a session elsewhere on Wednesday but without the premier.
Fueled by coverage of the first three nights of the Summer Olympics, NBC handily won primetime in the week ended Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.
Steve Carell proved not nearly as all-powerful as Jim Carrey.
Il Milan non ha snobbato il Catania e tantomeno la Coppa Italia. Lo afferma con decisione il Pallone...
About 100 people were taken to a hospital in the Egyptian border resort of Taba on Thursday after a huge blast tore through an Egyptian hotel, a hospital source said.
Queen Elizabeth II and her family bade farewell to Princess Alice, who died a week earlier at 102, believed to be the greatest age ever reached by a member of the British royal family.
Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday it was withdrawing its application to sell obesity drug rimonabant -- its biggest new drug hope -- in the United States.
Hyatt Corp. on Thursday said it agreed  to buy AmeriSuites, an upscale limited-service hotel chain that  it hopes will complement its full-service portfolio.
A 24-hour strike that could be extended began at 8 p.m. to protest plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy to overhaul early retirement plans for a limited group of public-sector workers.
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Iran state radio said Saturday the government would reject a proposed U.N. resolution to suspend uranium enrichment by Aug. 31 or face the threat of international sanctions.
A suicide car bomber killed 18 people  near a hospital south of Baghdad on Saturday amid a surge of  violence by Iraq's mostly Sunni Muslim insurgents ahead of  Ashura, the holiest festival on the Shi'ite religious calendar.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday denied a new trial to owners of the U.S. marketing rights for Winnie the Pooh after dismissing the firm's lawsuit against The Walt Disney Co. last year.
I have come like a pilgrim to this modest Fort Lauderdale neighborhood, nestled conveniently between the flight path of a major airport and an Indian gaming casino, to witness a miracle - in marketing, if nothing else.
Coldiretti, in famiglie consumi in aumento del 10%
By Scarborough, Robert  FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THE GLOBALIZATION OF the American economy is a challenge and an opportunity.
If your sister has breast cancer, there&#39;s a new way you can help fight for a cure. The National Institutes of Health is looking for 50,000 sisters of breast cancer patients for a study that will look at genetic
A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to the evacuation of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip proposed by the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, turned out in a show of force across Israel last night.
JERUSALEM -- Hamas dealt Israel its first combat death in nine months yesterday during an Israeli Army raid on a stronghold of the movement's military wing in the Gaza Strip.
An analysis of men with early  prostate cancer treated at the Cleveland Clinic found that  those treated with external beam radiation therapy had poorer  overall survival than those treated with radioactive seed  implants (brachytherapy) or by surgical removal of the prostate  (radical prostatectomy).
President Bush on Sunday signed a stopgap spending bill that keeps the government running while Congress sorts out remaining issues related to a more permanent federal spending package.
The search giant is rumored to be planning a social-networking announcement the week of November 5 related to Orkut, TechCrunch says.
Stefan LeFors, who played high school ball in nearby Baton Rouge, threw for one touchdown and ran for another to lead No. 7 Louisville to a 55-7 victory over Tulane on Saturday.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.7 percent  to a seven-month closing high on Thursday as brokerages rallied  on news of a possible merger between Daiwa Securities and  Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army has replaced al Qaeda in Iraq as \
Egyptian worker shines the tables November 21 at the conference room at a five-star star hotel in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where Egypt hosts an international foreign ministers&#39; conference on Iraq to secure consensus on the embattled country
Thomson, the world&#39;s largest supplier of television set-top boxes, said Monday that it would buy a stake in ContentGuard, a US maker of anti-piracy software, in a deal that would make it a partner with Microsoft and Time Warner.
World leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday to confront an agenda dominated by new terrorist threats, a humanitarian disaster in Sudan, turmoil in Iraq
The founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path insurgency raised a defiant fist and proclaimed \
Media & professional: Interview: Nick Basing, a successful steak-frites boss whose brand 'touches the emotions'.
The United States does not have to  wait until Iraq \
A federal court on Tuesday ruled that former Enron Corp. chairman Ken Lay should be tried alongside former executives Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey on charges linked to the disgraced energy company&#39;s collapse.

One in 10 Europeans knows nothing about the new EU constitution, a study suggests.
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA, the world&#39;s largest luxury-goods company, agreed to buy Scotland&#39;s Glenmorangie Plc for 300 million pounds ($545 million) to add the company&#39;s malt whisky to its stable of brands.
Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.
A federal grand jury on Thursday  indicted an aide and a contractor to former Connecticut Gov.  John Rowland, who left office earlier this year amid a  corruption scandal.
After the FCC dismissed applications to use a bandwidth segment as a nationwide wireless network, the future of the band is uncertain.
A gay rights group on Monday urged Barack Obama to cut ties with a gospel singer who it says spreads false information about homosexuality being a choice.
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By Marc Silvestrini, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.  Dec. 19--MacDermid Inc., a Denver-based company that was founded in and  still maintains a sizeable presence in Waterbury, has been sold to a private  group headed by the company's chairman and chief executive officer.
Tom Boonen e Filippo Pozzato saranno le punte della Quickstep-Innergetic alla Parigi-Bruxelles, in p...
The United States handed over to Pakistan a unique collection of 2,000-year-old Buddhist artefacts which had been smuggled out of the country two years ago.
By Mike Woten, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 16--GULFPORT -- In a game played in a setting like the \
New Delhi, Sept. 15 (PTI): International Institute of Fine Arts and the University of London have signed a MoU for teaching, developing and promoting fine arts in India and the United Kingdom.
Average U.S. home prices rose 0.5 percent in the first quarter from the prior quarter and 4.3 percent from a year earlier, but price appreciation was the slowest in a decade, a federal regulatory agency reported on Thursday.
IBM introduced on Monday its inexpensive OpenPower line of servers based on Power5 microprocessors and the Linux operating system.
Some Connecticut hospitals are reporting an increase in the number of women seeking mammograms following Gov. M. Jodi Rell's announcement that she has breast cancer.
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The new Turkish army chief, Gen Buyukanit, says defeating Kurdish separatism is a top priority.
After his weeklong trip, the Vice President says countries in the region back the U.S. on Iran. But he claimed the same \
SYRACUSE, Sept. 17  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Two fired executives of the Penn Traffic Company, a regional grocer, have been charged with fraud, federal regulators said Monday.
US President Bush signs a law to pay for a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border in a bid to stop illegal immigrants.
Two health agencies will conduct the largest-ever study of potential heart risks from medicines used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), officials said on Monday.
One need look no further than the heated political and moral arguments about the United States led intervention in Iraq to see that forceful involvement in the affairs of a distant nation
Boeta Dippenaar's 85 helps South Africa to a five-wicket win in the first of three one-dayers against Zimbabwe.
Golf ultimately is defined by winning and losing. The year will be remembered in the record books for Tiger Woods missing the cut in a major for the first time in his career, then rebounding to win the next two and finishing the year with six straight victories on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson slipped his arms into a green jacket at the Masters, then buried his head in his hands at Winged Foot after a colossal collapse at the U.S. Open.
Warren Buffett, who last year  generated a 24 percent return for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) shareholders, may this week tell investors  and followers to lower their sights for 2007.
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takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul&#39;s Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.
A British man with a long history of impersonating police officers pleaded guilty to tricking his way into private quarters at a royal palace by pretending to be a senior officer.
France pressed on with efforts to save  two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a  deadline to rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves in state  schools passed without word from the kidnappers.
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D.C. officials were told last year that lax enforcement of security procedures made it possible for a handful of contract employees to steal tens of thousands of dollars in lottery tickets and prize money, according to records released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request...
France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday.
Four days after a deadly earthquake rocked parts of Japan, a woman and her two children have been pulled from the rubble alive. The 39-year-old woman and her two young children had been trapped in a car buried by a landslide.
Saddam Hussein was hospitalized Sunday and fed with a tube on the 17th day of a hunger strike to ensure he was healthy enough to continue with his trial, the chief prosecutor said. The procedure came as the ex-leader's troubled trial nears a verdict that could lead to his hanging.
The Queen is attending a commemoration service marking the 90th anniversary of the WWI battle of Passchendaele.
Some 100 German tourists are still missing in disaster region two days after the tsunamis in Asia, foreign minister Joschka Fischer said here on Tuesday.
Ninth-inning leads weren't safe in the National League, as some of baseball's best closers found out. New York's Billy Wagner, Arizona's Jose Valverde and Houston's Dan Wheeler blew saves Thursday, and Jonathan Broxton of the Dodgers coughed up a four-run lead in the ninth on a day of wild finishes.
The European Union is considering a  shift in policy toward Cuba that would get it back on speaking  terms with President Fidel Castro's government, diplomats said.
Madison area cable provider Charter Communications is set to complete the &quot;telecom triple play&quot; with the addition of phone service.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's government has dismissed as &quot;utter nonsense&quot; and &quot;gross caricature&quot; a Muslim's claim that the country was a &quot;police state&quot; for Muslims after he was arrested in anti-terror raids last week.
LONDON  - The former lover of Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett is ready to testify before an inquiry into claims Blunkett abused his position, her husband said Sunday.
US and Iraqi forces say they control of three-quarters of Falluja after two days of fighting with insurgents.
The couple received a prize of Rs 20 lakh.
Senator John Kerry said that the plan to move 70,000 troops out of Europe and Asia was ill-advised in view of the North Korean nuclear threat.
Ukraine's political rivals agreed early Tuesday on legislation to ensure a fair vote during the rerun later this month of the fraud-ridden presidential runoff but remained divided on constitutional amendments trimming presidential powers.
A.J. Feeley breaks his hand in the Eagles' 13-11 loss to the Jets but Philadelphia's backup quarterback may not miss any time.
LONDON, September 13 (New Ratings) - Analyst Norbert Barth of DZ Bank maintains his &quot;buy&quot; rating on Bayer (BAY.ETR). The fair value is set to \u00e2\u0082\u00ac25.
The judge questioned why the government ordered the Serious Fraud Office to stop investigating claims of corruption related to a 1990s arms deal with Saudi Arabia brokered by BAE Systems.
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG  - Shareholders of China Eastern Airlines  on Tuesday rejected a deal to sell a 24 percent stake in the country's third-largest carrier to Singapore Airlines  for US$920 million.
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[World News]: Kabul, Oct.9 : Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic election has been thrown into confusion after it was announced that most presidential candidates were boycotting it.
Iranian journalists meet to protest against the arrests of eight webloggers and press journalists.
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Sony Corp  needs to establish an  unwavering marketing strategy for its PlayStation 3 game  machine to drive growth of its console business, the head of  Japanese videogame publisher Square Enix Co Ltd  said.
IRAN again ruled out a total suspension of uranium enrichment today as a second round of talks with European negotiators ended without an agreement on incentives to get the Tehran regime to abandon the practice.
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Sprint Corp.&#39;s agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc., in a $35 billion deal unveiled yesterday, will shake up the mobile phone market and create the third largest US wireless service provider.
Paris Hilton has been transferred from a medical ward at a Los Angeles County jail and returned to the all-women's facility where she began her sentence for a probation violation more than a week ago, a sheriff's official said Thursday.
American software giant PeopleSoft remained defiant against Oracle&#39;s hostile $9.2billion (\u00c2\u00a35billion) bid yesterday despite PeopleSoft shareholders backing the offer over the weekend.
A multi-billion pound auction of  airwaves for a new wave of digital services is announced by Ofcom.
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President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.
North Korea on Monday reportedly told a visiting British diplomat in Pyongyang that a billowing cloud of smoke caused by an explosion last week was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, according to news reports.
The government says it will not oppose any legal move by the Countryside Alliance to delay the ban on hunting.
Fabio Capello was Thursday given a green light to begin plotting England's renaissance in international football after the  Football Association (FA) agreed in principle to his appointment.
Libya's Supreme Court upheld death sentences on Wednesday against six foreign medics for infecting Libyan children with HIV, but officials said they could win a reprieve next week.
Eighteen Pakistani immigrants were taken off a boat carrying more than 200 people and carried ashore in a lifeboat at this port south of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, an AFP journalist witnessed.
Eminent filmmaker Shyam Benegal on Monday alleged that there was a political hand behind the   protests held against Ashutosh Gowariker's epic romance Jodhaa Akbar in several cities.
Andrei Kirilenko will not return to the Utah Jazz's lineup Saturday as previously planned after coach Jerry Sloan decided to give his All-Star forward another week of practice and rehabilitation for his injured knee.
Plug and RAID SGI has popped out a new low-end storage system that it bills as its \
Minister Ariel Sharon ordered his army to press on with a week-old offensive that has killed 75 Palestinians. briefed him on Israel&#39;s biggest and bloodiest military campaign in the Gaza Strip in four years of open conflict.
Italian prosecutors on Tuesday cleared a physician who disconnected the respirator of a paralyzed man who had asked to die, a patients advocate group said.
Saying the city had created its \
Pratima Kumari and Sanamacha Chanu become the first Indians to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition.
T-Mobile UK and 3 UK are combining their third-generation networks to save money.
Marion Jones's drugs disgrace has been a wake-up call for U.S. athletics, IAAF vice-president Sebastian Coe said on Sunday.
Scott Peterson&#39;s own claim that he was out fishing near where his pregnant wife&#39;s body later turned up is proof enough to convict
By Christopher Snowbeck, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 9--Shares of Bloomington-based MGI Pharma advanced more than 7 percent Thursday after the company provided an upbeat assessment of the market for its top-selling drug to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Venus and Serena Williams served their way into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with impressive straight-sets victories on Sunday, setting up a possible clash between the American sisters in the final four.
Sixteen of the two dozen amendments the Senate will consider attaching to a revived immigration bill come from senators who helped derail the legislation earlier this month.
Software maker Salesforce.com Inc. said it reached an agreement with Google to make Web-based software applications that help businesses improve sales and marketing.
NOW Technology Group (www.nowtg.com), the developer of industry leading web-to-print and creative asset management software, today announced enhancements to its flagship NOWeCentral print on demand, licensed software application.
By Charles J. Hanley  JINJA, Uganda - At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just 6 feet deep - and dropping. \
The US Supreme Court wrestled yesterday with a question of interest to millions of Americans mired in debt -- whether tax-deferred Individual
Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams speaks with NPR&#39;s Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about the growing unrest in the Ivory Coast, a former French colony.
Former president Suharto, hailed as the father of development by some Indonesians during his 32 years in power and accused of corruption and rights abuses by others, died on Sunday after a long illness.
The latest machine for helping the Energy Department model nuclear explosions has become the world&#39;s most powerful computer. An IBM Corp.
LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - British teenagers will  be able to get text messages about contraception and safe sex  as part of a campaign to reduce the high number of unwanted  pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, a charity  announced.
Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday for the first time in eight sessions as investors bought high-technology stocks on upbeat earnings reports by Texas Instruments and IBM. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
&quot;Spam is a major security problem,&quot; acknowledges Microsoft founder Bill Gates, but he maintains that progress has been made in the fight against unsolicited e-mail.
Biopharmaceutical company Human Genome Sciences Inc. said Monday that it named H. Thomas Watkins as chief executive officer and a director to succeed William A. Haseltine, founder and former chairman and CEO, who retired from the company effective Oct.
Officials declared victory Sunday over a wildfire that just missed two upscale subdivisions in the Sierra foothills west of Reno.
Columbine High School was evacuated Thursday after officials received at least one call about a bomb threat, authorities said.
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Japan's trade surplus in October rose 8.8 percent as exports hit a record high on strong demand for ships, automobiles and steel even as export growth overall slowed.
US forces launched a fresh assault on Shi&#39;ite rebels in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday after talks on transferring control of the mosque at the center of a two-week siege ran into difficulties.
JERUSALEM\u00e2\u0080\u0094Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon toppled another hurdle on his long and winding road to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip yesterday, winning cabinet approval for a bill to compensate Jewish settlers who leave and punish those
Viewpoint: Can security be increased without turning schools into armed camps? An expert on disaster preparedness tells how it can be done
BEIJING - Former President Jiang Zemin turned over his last major post as chairman of the commission that runs China's military to his successor, Hu Jintao, the government said Sunday, completing the country's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.    Jiang, whose term was to have run until 2007, handed in his resignation during a meeting of the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee, the official Xinhua News Agency said...
Unseasonably heavy downpours have triggered landslides and submerged large areas in northeastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal the past three days, leaving at least 144 people dead, officials said Saturday.
Lord Michael Levy, a close ally of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, was grilled anew as part of an inquiry into claims of shady financial dealings by the governing Labour Party.
Capitol police set up roadblocks and swarmed the corridors yesterday when President Bush stopped in for lunch with Senate Republicans, but the show of force seemed to miss the point: The biggest threat to the president's well-being probably came from his lunch partners.
David Letterman's longtime sidekick, Paul Shaffer, is stepping into the spotlight with a memoir about his show business career.
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh  - Walking on the world's longest stretch of beach on a balmy Saturday morning, one would expect to find the shimmering sands filled with sunbathing tourists and the calm blue sea with swimmers.
FA Cup giant-killers Oldham and Huddersfield discover their fourth-round opponents in Monday's draw live on BBC Sport.
A fire at a mental hospital in Siberia kills eight people on the day a fire at a Moscow clinic kills 45.
The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold Attorney General John Ashcroft&#39;s power to stop Oregon doctors from helping terminally ill patients
An Olympic Airlines flight from Athens to New York was diverted Sunday to London &quot;on a full emergency,&quot; a spokeswoman for London&#39;s Stansted Airport said.
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Sir Richard Branson, the British businessman, and mining magnate Cyril Ramaphosa were at the Cida campus in Braamfontein today to launch two projects to fight HIV/Aids in South Africa.
Il prezzo giornaliero del paniere Opec scende a 41,43 dollari al barile, in calo di 84 centesimi rispetto ai 42,27 di lunedi. Lo annuncia l&#39;Opecna, l&#39;agenzia di stampa ufficiale del cartello, che ha sede a Vienna.
LONDON - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0is ramping up its efforts to sell software as a service by teaming with U.K. telecommunications giant BT Group PLC to provide a platform for the delivery of its business applications.
On the campaign trail,  Christian conservatives speak their minds about the field of G.O.P. candidates and what matters to them.
The Kentucky Derby winner will skip the Belmont Stakes and a rematch with Curlin, the colt who ran him down in the Preakness.
Runako Morton&#39;s 82 not out was the centrepiece of West Indies&#39; 289 for five against England in the third and final one-day international at Trent Bridge here Saturday, as they looked to come from behind to clinch the series 2-1.
Florida linebacker Travis Harris last played in the Georgia Dome as a freshman in 2000, when the Gators beat Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game.
Merck & Co Inc  said on Thursday the New Jersey Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that had granted nationwide class-action status to insurers seeking reimbursement for past spending on Vioxx, the drugmaker's withdrawn arthritis treatment.
President Bush on Tuesday thanked Canadians who waved a welcome to him &quot;with all five fingers&quot; on his first official visit to their country, but he also appeared defensive
Retired General Augusto Pinochet was indicted and ordered placed under house arrest yesterday by a top Chilean judge on charges connected with
The sub-$200 PictureMate Dash and PictureMate Zoom are both shipping.
Joining super models and business moguls who have made the leap to reality TV, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and network CBS on Friday unveiled a contest series to pick a new clothing trendsetter.
Science & environment: Death of female golden eagle with fledgling chick prompts calls for crackdown on rogue gamekeepers.
With Alcatel-Lucent having been awarded $1.5 billion from Microsoft by a Jury in San Diego yesterday, the other hundreds of companies who hold Fraunhofer/Thomson licenses to the MP3 audio format whose names aren't \
When asked if OPEC will discuss a possible cut in output in the second quarter of 2005 at its meeting next month in Cairo, OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said: &quot;We do not know yet.
ATHENS : Inge de Bruijn and Jenny Thompson take a last Olympic plunge as the swimming competition concludes without an appearance by the twin kings of the Athens pool, Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.
NAIROBI -- The modern, media-savvy political campaign has arrived in sub-Saharan Africa.
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is buying Rancho Bernardo&#39;s Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden Yahoo&#39;s appeal to consumers who buy music off the Web.
Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday  it will buy Medstory Inc., a California-based start-up company  that develops Web search technology for medical information.
New York, September 25: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hailed a new era in often-fraught relations between the two countries and agreed to study a joint pipeline project and pursue solutions to the Kashmir
When finance minister Gordon Brown  stands up to make his pre-budget speech next week, aging  rockers Cliff Richard, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones might  do well to tune in.
TONY EASTLEY: Australia&#39;s Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has begun a diplomatic mission to North Korea, aimed at helping to resolve the standoff over the regime&#39;s nuclear weapons program.
Foundation offering \u00c2\u00a35m to charities The Vodafone UK Foundation has got five million quid burning a hole in its pocket, and is looking for consortia of charities that can help 16-25 year olds who might be excluded from society; presumably not by giving them mobile phones or broadband.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Seeking opportunity in a market clouded by fear.
AT&T says it activated only 146,000 iPhones in the first two days the device was for sale.
Vladimir Guerrero made such a huge impact during the final week of the season that voting for the American League most valuable player award wasn&#39;t even close.
President George W. Bush on Friday tried to calm financial market turmoil from the credit crisis by announcing proposals intended to prevent homeowners from defaulting on risky mortgages.
Here's what an NBA team in the market for a former MVP would get with Allen Iverson:
A suicide car bomber killed at least  seven Iraqis outside Baghdad's government compound on Monday,  the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.
In the latest sign of corruption problems for Republicans, a corporate executive testified Friday that his employees worked for months to remodel the Alaska home of Sen. Ted Stevens.
Ever more companies see climate change as a threat, though there are also firms that see it as an opportunity, a report finds.
On Scene: The cease-fire may be holding and Beirut's residents may be returning to normal life, but they know all too well that it may not last
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The Democratic presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George W. Bush.
In April 1976, Ted Landsmark stumbled into a crowd of whites demonstrating against the city's desegregation school busing and was speared with the pointed staff of an American flag. A photo of the attack won a Pulitzer Prize and branded Boston as racially intolerant.
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Police looking for a missing mother-of-four have yet to identify a woman's body found on wasteground.
WASHINGTON - Seeking to void the nation&#39;s only right-to-die law, outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft asked the Supreme Court yesterday to give federal agents the authority to punish Oregon doctors who help their dying patients end their lives.
President Bush's special envoy for Sudan, Andrew Natsios, resigned Friday and was replaced by a former U.S. diplomat to the United Nations amid questions about the administration's policies toward the vast African nation.
Malaysia's ruling coalition wins  a key by-election, dashing hopes by Islamic hardliners for political comeback.
A court was expected to hear a plea for bail Tuesday by the head of eBay&#39;s Indian subsidiary, who was jailed in connection with the online sale of a sex video involving teenagers.
Malaysia appears to delay the deportation of hundreds of thousands of illegal foreign workers.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A forest fire raged out of control for a second day on Monday in the popular California resort of Lake Tahoe, destroying at least 220 homes and forcing up to 1,000 people to evacuate, officials said.
Dozens of high-level officials joined in a White House drill Saturday to see how the government would respond if several cities were attacked simultaneously by the type of the roadside bombs used against American troops in Iraq.
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N said on  Wednesday it would cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs, or about 10 percent  of its work force, over the next 18 months and drop Dallas/Fort  Worth as a hub as it tries to avert bankruptcy.
Preview of the show featuring products ranging from humungous TVs to home entertainment servers, smart cars, portable music and video players, and wireless devices.
Japan's farm minister resigned on Monday over illegal dealings at a farmers' group he headed, delivering a fresh blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet to try to revive his popularity.
In Thailand, more than four thousand people are now listed as missing following the weekend tsunami, a big jump on earlier estimates of 15-hundred missing.
WELLLINGTON  - Whether it's Edmund Hillary, the beekeeper who became the first man to conquer Mount Everest, or director Peter Jackson, who went from B-movie auteur to A-list Oscar winner, New Zealanders pride themselves on their underdog status.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine accused of leading troops who Iraqi witnesses say massacred 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha will appear on Thursday for proceedings to determine if he should face court-martial.
FIVE thousand Israeli police and thousands of soldiers will help evacuate Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip in what is expected to be the most violent confrontation ever between Israel&#39;s authorities and its own citizens.
PIAGGINE (Salerno) - E&#39; stato trovato e salvato dalla Protezione civile un cucciolo di lupo appenninico sul monte Cervati, in localita&#39; Piaggine, nel salernitano. L&#39;animale, una femmina di 3 mesi, era fortemente disidratato ma secondo il veterinario che ...
UMM QASR, Iraq -- Iraq regained sovereignty over its territorial waters yesterday, with the US-led coalition handing over responsibility for safeguarding adjacent seas to the country's navy.
BusinessWeek is reporting that Apple is near to closing agreements with all of the top studios.
Cisco Systems Inc. , the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger demand for gear such as wireless networks and Internet telephone equipment.
Dallas-based Match will announce Thursday the launch of Little Black Book, a new way to link Facebook users with Match.com daters.
Alida Bosshardt, who spent more than 50 years working for the Salvation Army and established a center in Amsterdam's Red Light District for prostitutes and drug addicts, died Monday, the Christian organization said. She was 94.
James Dobson, the conservative leader who used his radio program to call on millions of Christians to vote in the November election, warned in a letter that some senators \
Blockbuster Inc. , the No. 1 U.S. video rental chain, reported lower quarterly profit on Tuesday due to store closures and higher costs associated with growing its online business.

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New claims for U.S. jobless aid fell by a bigger-than-expected 17,000 last week to the lowest level since mid-July, government data showed on Thursday, but the four-week average of claims changed little.
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The number of U.S. workers signing  up for first-time jobless benefits surged a  bigger-than-expected 44,000 last week as wintry storms in the  Midwest and Northeast put more people in the unemployment  lines, the government said on Thursday.
American troops are facing resistance in rebel strongholds in northern Fallujah despite claiming they have trapped the insurgents in the south of the city.
If New York can turn its back on a football stadium, then New York can also be magnanimous about welcoming the Giants home.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1  /PRNewswire/ -- Oasis TV, a cable channel and Internet TV provider of holistic news, information and entertainment encompassing the popular Body-Mind-Spirit lifestyle, today announced the appointment of investment banker and social activist Azim Khamisa as Chairman.
Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, the top pick of the 2007 draft, needs to have his tonsils removed and will miss the rest of the summer league, the NBA team said Tuesday.
Iraqi government forces carried out a series of assaults in Saddam Hussein&#39;s home region yesterday that were followed by conflicting reports that his former right-hand man was captured.
German finance professionals grew sharply more pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, fearing that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will weigh on exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.
After an unprecedented span of just five days, SpaceShipOne is ready for a return trip to space on Monday, its final flight to clinch a $10 million prize.
Barry Bonds knows it's real now. His worst slump is over and Hank Aaron's record can't be far behind.
In 1986, Robert Hansan was about to graduate from college, his girlfriend was pregnant and he didn't have a job. But he did have an idea. Encouraged by a brother who worked for a printer, he decided to publish a directory of members of Congress and sell it to trade associations as a kind of party favor.
A reggae festival created to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian advocacy groups for allowing performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics.
A mentally ill paraplegic man filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a hospital that dumped him in a gutter on Los Angeles' \
Investors may pack up and leave town  this week as the Republican National Convention begins in New  York and many on Wall Street take vacation -- draining U.S.  markets of volume and leaving stocks with little direction.
Chairman Linda W. Cropp adds baseball to the agenda to Tuesday's D.C. Council meeting, clearing the way for a possible reconsideration of the private funding legislation.
, Kremlin silent as journalist killed
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo's government wants France to leave the UN-mandated peacekeeping force in the west African country, the ruling party's representative in Britain told the BBC.
(InfoWorld) - If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, then Mohammed will come to the mountain, goes the saying. Now, the high-tech version of that saying might read: If the iPhone won't come to the enterprise, then enterprise will come to the iPhone. The announcement this week that NetSuite, a Web-based-only service provider for ERP and CRM to the midmarket, runs on the iPhone without any major tweaking almost as well it runs on a desktop has a lot of people rethinking the capability of the iPhone as a business tool. To make matters even more interesting, NetSuite didn't spend one day in Cupertino to figure out how SuitePhone, as it's now called, would run on Apple's new device, though the two companies worked together in the past to ensure that NetSuite's SaaS (software as a service) solution ran well on Apple's Safari desktop browser. \
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In an interview with The Washington Times on January 11th, President Bush stated, \
QUITO, Ecuador  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld, who has urged Latin American states to do more to  fight terrorism, on Wednesday raised the touchy issue of using  the military to combat terrorism and organized crime.
U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue  YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his  music in a bid to \
Talks between Alitalia and the unions were continuing on Tuesday as hopes rose of staving off bankruptcy at Italy's troubled national airline.
The Internet giant might need a kick from private equity investors--and a new CEO.
The Spanish Football Federation led the way, sending a letter of apology to the Football Association. General secretary Jorge P Arias condemned the fans&#39; behaviour and reiterated his federation&#39;s position against racism in football.
Health care costs have risen much faster than the increases in social Security benefits, says John Kerry. He says the elderly of America will have a much better deal if he becomes President.
Andrei Lugovoi, named by Britain as a suspect in the killing of the former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko in London, claims UK's special services tried to recruit him.
Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world&#39;s biggest telecom equipment makers, again delayed the release of its long-awaited restated
TUESDAY, Jan. 1  (HealthDay News) -- Children who get less than nine hours of sleep a night are more likely to be overweight or obese, new research shows.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stuck a toe in the presidential race Friday, taking strong issue after Republican Mike Huckabee accused the administration of having an \
A NEW miracle pill that helps people to lose weight and stop smoking could be available within two years, scientists have claimed.
Cuba announced Monday that U.S. dollars will no longer be accepted at businesses and stores on the communist island starting next month in a move that will radically change the way cash transactions have been done there over the past decade.
The Wizards hope to take advantage of the slumping Pistons on Wednesday before the defending champions can get their act together.
InfoWorld - The CEO of Japan&#39;s leading social networking site, Mixi Inc., said Wednesday he hopes the country&#39;s law will be changed to allow users more freedom in sharing and viewing copyrighted content on the Internet.
HOUSTON - Wall Street brokerage house Lehman Brothers has agreed to pay $222.5 million to a class-action lawsuit alleging that it and other banks and brokerages helped Enron Corp.
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New York Jets safety Erik Coleman got his souvenir football from the equipment manager and held it tightly.
September was one of the deadliest  months for U.S. troops in the 18-month-old war in Iraq, and the  death toll for the first time has risen four straight months.
Violence continued in Baghdad one day after insurgents carried out a brazen attack on American troops.
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil.    The rise in the Consumer Prices Index, the government's most closely watched inflation barometer, came after prices edged up by 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday...
Johannesburg - Harmony on Monday accused Gold Fields Limited of diverting attention from its own shortcomings by trying to stop a hostile take-over bid in the United States courts.
Much of the stuff that comes out of Hong Kong-based Brando ranges from the curious to the bizarre, but every once in awhile there's something that tickles our fancy. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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President Bush and his left-wing nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez embarked on dueling tours of Latin America on Friday as they stepped up competition for the region's hearts and minds.
About 70 wounded soldiers a day have arrived at a U.S. military hospital from Iraq, about double the average before the beginning of the battle to oust Islamic militants from their former Fallujah stronghold, the hospital commander said Sunday.
New Orleans. Home of the Po&#39; Boy sandwich, gumbo and drive-through daiquiris. And, for most of this week, temporary home to 26,000 cardiologists and heart-care professionals
India&#39;s foreign minister says modest progress was made in two days of peace talks with his Pakistani counterpart in New Delhi.
The new Walkman will be compatible with Japan's \
High levels of testosterone in foetuses are linked to a higher chance of developing autistic traits, scientists say.
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Canada tells the US that it will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan unless Nato deploys more troops there.
KABUL, DECEMBER 7: Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first popularly elected President on Tuesday, promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and end the economy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dependence on narcotics.
In a move to save an infant, doctors sought a device they had never tried before: a miniaturized pump called the Berlin Heart.
Baby boomers and their books--it's a love story where nobody ever said he was sorry. Except, perhaps, for 'Love Story' itself.
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Friday rebuffed Western critics of a cooperation deal it has struck with Iran as \
PRISTINA, Serbia  - UN police in Kosovo fired teargas and rubber bullets during clashes on Saturday with ethnic Albanians protesting against a UN plan they say falls short of full independence from Serbia.
Excerpts of comments purportedly by terror leader Osama bin Laden in an audio tape posted on the Internet Tuesday.
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The CIA estimates that prior to Sept. 11, Al Qaeda was spending about $30 million per year. Since then, the US has seized some $265 million in assets linked to the group.
A tentative deal between News Corp.  and Dow Jones & Co Inc.  would give an independent board the power to approve the hiring and firing of top editors at The Wall Street Journal, three sources said on Thursday.
MARTINSBURG, West Virginia  - U.S. President George W. Bush, trying to tap into Independence Day patriotism to rally support for an unpopular war, appealed on Wednesday for American patience and resolve in Iraq.
NEW YORK, November 15  - The US dollar modestly strengthened its position versus the euro this morning, after the US Treasury Secretary said that the government supported a &quot;strong dollar&quot; policy.
The Northern Bank robbery severely damaged trust between NI political parties, Archbishop Sean Brady warns.
Lycos claims to have come up with a novel solution to spam by letting the public get their revenge on the spammers. The company has developed a downloadable screensaver which generates traffic on the websites of known spammers.
Delays in readying Discovery again for a Saturday launch attempt pushed back NASA's decision on whether to begin fueling the space shuttle.
Media & professional: Corporation to admit to a series of other mistakes that have come to light in the wake of the controversy over its Queen documentary.
Myanmar&#39;s prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led Southeast Asian nation.
Martha Gerry bred and owned the three-time Horse of the Year Forego and was the first woman to be honored as an Exemplar of Racing by the Hall of Fame.
A new attention deficit drug made  by Shire Plc and New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. is \
Microsoft reported quarterly sales and profit gains that surpassed Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expectations, and delivered an optimistic outlook.
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The OPEC producers' cartel would  consider cutting formal output limits by 1 million to 1.5  million barrels per day (bpd) at its end-January meeting if  U.S. crude prices fall below $40 a barrel, an OPEC source said  on Friday.
CHICAGO - This was one baby who couldn't wait to land. A 42-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy girl late Wednesday aboard a plane destined for O'Hare International Airport from Mexico, officials said Thursday.
Maria Sharapova will play for Russia against Spain in the first round of next year's Fed Cup, the first time she has played for her nation in the top team event of women's tennis.
Not to use too many technical gymnastics terms here, but Bruno Grandi started with a double-wienie. Then he went with an impressive buck pass.
The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-heavy &quot;no-go zones&quot; to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.
Poland expects to sign an agreement with  the United States by October to allow parts of a U.S.  anti-missile shield to be built on Polish soil, a Polish  official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Frankie Laine, the full-voiced singer who became one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s with such hits as \
Hezbollah demanded the return of a truck carrying munitions seized by Lebanese authorities on Thursday and said the supplies were heading to its fighters in south Lebanon.
Given the prevalence of emotional difficulties on campus, it pays to find out, before choosing a college, what mental health services are available.
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A new tropical storm is heading for the Philippines,  threatening to disrupt relief efforts in the aftermath of Typhoon Xangsane, which killed 76 and left millions without power and drinking water.
CLIVE, Iowa - President Bush said Monday that rival John Kerry's foreign policy stands \
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has appealed to his EU counterparts to apply heavy pressure on the Sudanese government and rebels to stop the civil war in Sudan's western Darfur region.
LONDON, December 1  - Bombardier Inc (BBD.B.TOR) announced today plans to cut 2,200 more jobs at its train manufacturing unit, while reducing the production of its 50-seater regional jets, after having reported lower-than-expected third
The Dodgers scored five unanswered runs off Mets starter Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez to exact a slice of revenge against the team that swept them in the division series last October.
An MP says people could have been killed when a train carrying commuters hit an object placed on the track.
Cuba will continue to build up its defenses against the United States and Cubans should be prepared to make more sacrifices to remain independent, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in an editorial published on Monday.
With a new festival presented by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein will loom prominently on New York's music scene next fall.
Phil Simms was a heck of a quarterback. Won a lot of games, threw a lot of touchdowns, even won a Super Bowl. Troy Aikman was a heck of a quarterback.
President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry accused each other on Wednesday of fundamental  failures of leadership and vision in Iraq and the war on  terror, and claimed the world would be more dangerous with  their opponent in the White House.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez hopes to sign Fernando Morientes on Wednesday.
Charlotte rookie Emeka Okafor has nailed a pair of free throws with five second remaining in the match against the New Orleans Hornets, to hand the Bobcats a 94-93 overtime victory.
Quotes from an Associated Press interview with Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders.
Controversial films The Passion of the Christ and Fahrenheit 9/11, two of the year&#39;s hottest films, have been ruled out of the prestigious Golden Globe awards for this year.
In the grisly video game Manhunt, players lurk in the shadows and use plastic bags, shards of glass and hammers to murder their enemies.
The European Union and China pledged to boost relations Wednesday, but the EU said there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales until Beijing improves its shaky human rights record.
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The government rejects a leaked report which allegedly says Kenya's former president stole millions of dollars.
Voters of Utah, it's time to take names!  Polls say a majority of us were disrespected by our elected representatives when they gave away $35 million of our dollars to Real. That's un-real. Find out how your elected representative voted and dis-elect him or her, along with the governor.
Rolls-Royce says a deal to supply engines to Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines could be worth more than $500m.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest insurance broker, on Tuesday said it will reform its business practices and stop
NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) _ The stock of Star Gas Partners LP plunged 80 percent Monday after the distributor of heating oil and propane said its inability to pass on the full impact of high heating oil prices to customers may lead to bankruptcy.
An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car in Gaza City late Sunday, residents said, killing a senior Hamas militant leader, the latest Israeli attack in the territory it plans to leave next year.
Kicking off Oct. 16 in Seattle, this is the social network's first official concert tour--and further differentiates MySpace from rivals by branding it as a pop culture hub.
After years of self-doubt and housecleaning in the wake of Enron, corporate America has gotten a bit of swagger back in its step.
Italy moves a step closer to resolving its pensions crisis, which has been a key political issue.
NACO, Ariz  - Canadian retiree Penny Macdonald and husband Stew have spent winters in the United States for 25 years, but never before have vacations been such good value for \
The Moon offers a unique preserved laboratory free from the weathering that ages the record of how life arose on Earth. Studying radiation and polar craters may be targets for the next human or robotic missions.
Mark Philippoussis has been forced out of Australia&#39;s Davis Cup World Group playoff with Morocco next week because of a hip injury.
Nurtured by billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments, nanotechnology companies are getting ready to go public.
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Redskins coach Joe Gibbs is resigning, according to Redskins sources. The team is planning a news conference this afternoon to discuss the Hall of Famer's decision to leave as both coach and team president.
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U.S. blue chips stayed firmly lower on  Wednesday hurt by a fall in airplane manufacturer Boeing Co.  BA.N after China said it will not approve new aircraft  purchases next year in an effort to curb overheated growth in  China's airline sector.
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Several hours after Bradford C. Bleidt, an investment manager who owns Boston radio station WBIX, drove home from a festive station party last week at
Santander Central Hispano SA, the largest bank in Spain and Latin America, almost doubled third- quarter profit on gains at its European consumer lending business and the sale of a stake in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
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WASHINGTON The CIA has reportedly moved as many as a dozen prisoners out of Iraq in the last six months, which could violate international treaties.
The stripped-out shell of a heart has been made to work again - using brand new cells planted inside it.
German publishing executive Dieter von Holtzbrinck has resigned as a director of Dow Jones & Co. to protest the board\u00e2\u0080\u0099s endorsement of a deal to sell the company to Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s News Corp.
Visa USA issued $880,000 in penalties against a bank that processed transactions for TJX Cos. , after an investigation of a computer hacking incident at the retailer.
The British government says that forgery of their new biometric passports is inconceivable, but a security expert has demonstrated a successful crack of the embedded RFID chip and its info. And he did it without taking the document out of its mailing envelope.
Carrying luggage and infants, a couple hundred Lebanese and foreigners stepped around craters left behind from Israeli airstrikes and debris from a destroyed immigration office as they fled war-torn Lebanon for Syria on Tuesday.
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 10 -- The leading Republican presidential candidates used a Fox News debate Thursday night to draw contrasts with their rivals on the economy, U.S. relations with Iran, immigration and political change in advance of two primaries next week that are expected to winnow the ...
Greensboro, North Carolina - Tom Lehman called a one-stroke penalty on himself during the final round of the Greater Greensboro Classic on Sunday, and he wasn&#39;t even sure of the infraction.
KTTV leads the pack of  nominees for the 59th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards with  17 mentions.
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.
An extra \u00c2\u00a320m is to be put directly into schools in Northern Ireland next year, the education minister says.
A three-judge panel of the Santiago Court of Appeals today voted unanimously to uphold the indictment and house arrest of former dictator Gen.
By Mark Patrick Grandstaff, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Jun. 18--About 70 South Middle School students suited up for a day at a  space mission simulator recently at Wheeling Jesuit University.
Cooperation between Estonia and China has been fruitful in various fields since they established diplomatic ties, Estonian President Arnold Ruutel said Monday while meeting a top Chinese official.
The technology business has a reputation for innovation, but three things have stayed constant for years: The computing world revolved around Microsoft, your wireless carrier controlled what your cellphone could do, and the record labels locked your legal music downloads with software to limit wh...
Eliot Spitzer said he wanted to wait until after the elections of 2004 to decide whether he might try for the state&#39;s top job in 2006.
Four states concerned about Microsoft Corp.'s market power are pressing a federal court to extend by five years its oversight of the software company, which began in 2002 as part of a landmark antitrust settlement.
NEW YORK US stocks were little changed Thursday, recovering earlier losses after an upbeat earnings report from the chip maker National Semiconductor sparked some buying.
Providing psychological services for millions in Asia will become critical in the coming weeks.
Five behaviors in elderly men are associated not only with living into extreme old age, a new study has found, but also with good health and independent functioning.
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The pound was weaker after comments from the Bank of England's rate-setter Kate Barker, who said the UK economy is not moving back to a high inflation environment.
New Brunswick (dpa) -Johnson &amp; JOhnson, one of the world&#39;s largest pharmaceutical and medical devices producers, is buying Guidant Corporation for 25.4 billion dollars, Johnson &amp; JOhnson said Thursday.
Scientists say a bacterial disease that can affect mammals, including humans, may be behind an increase in sea lions found dead on Oregon beaches recently.
Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that sparked a wave of sectarian killing.
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The death toll rose to 28 and more than 70 were wounded in heavy clashes between the US-Iraqi forces and insurgents in Iraq&#39;s northern town of Tall Afar.
Sport: Paul Robinson will continue in goal against Israel but the pressure remains firmly on England's number one, says Kevin McCarra.

The diary of a reluctant Muslim at Ramadan.
The client version of Mac OS X 10.5 isn't the only Leopard release slated for October 26. There's also the new version of Mac OS X Server. John C. Welch previews the latest version of Apple's server software and lets you know what to expect.&lt;br /&gt;
LONDON - MSN is upping the stakes in the battle for online and desktop domination with the launch of a new set of communication services to include blogging and picture sharing.
SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador -- Behind the huge black gates of the Parque Residencial Riverside sit four-bedroom brick houses with air conditioners and washers and dryers shipped from the United States, a clubhouse, basketball courts and a barbecue area. It's a bit of Americana unexpectedly plopped in the middle of this city's Spanish-style houses.
MANCHESTER City boss Kevin Keegan has hailed Premiership record-breakers Arsenal as the best-ever English club side. Keegan was part of the legendary Liverpool side that was just an FA Cup final defeat by
The National Gallery has acquired a Salomon van Ruysdael painting: \u00e2\u0080\u009cFerry on a River\u00e2\u0080\u009d of 1649, one of his classic landscapes.
Clippers point guard Shaun Livingston will be out 8-to-12 months after tearing three of the four ligaments in his left knee while driving to the basket against Charlotte.
Japan&#39;s prefecture of Niigata, struck on Saturday by the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake since 1995, was rocked by fresh tremors strong enough to sway buildings in Tokyo, more than 100 miles away.
As supermarkets clear pumps of contaminated petrol, an industry group says prices could rise by   2p a litre.
The announcement came from eight different departments of the Chinese Government. According to reports, CERTNET2 is now being called the biggest network running the next generation Internet since it connects 25 universities in about 20 cities.
Paris - A diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and a daily glass of red wine could help people in developed countries extend their life span by five years or more on average, a study says.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded north of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, killing two people and injuring four others, including a deputy provincial governor, police said.
Fears of disease gripped Indonesia's flood-hit capital on Friday with thousands of people living in cramped emergency shelters and some streets still inundated a week after the city's worst floods in five years.
There's a light bulb inside the supremely awesome metal UFO on top, which illuminates the windows and the mysterious aliens inside. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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Brad Pitt, who plays Jesse James in his latest film, says being a celebrity in America today is not that much different from in the days of the legendary outlaw &#151; then and now there was all that hype.
Spanish papers express their anger and contempt for the Basque separatist group Eta, which detonated several bombs across Spain on Monday.
A police officer was killed Friday when fans rioted at a Serie A game between Sicilian sides Catania and Palermo, prompting the Italian soccer federation to postpone all league matches this weekend and cancel ...Comment
The first paying female space tourist said Friday she felt a little queasy on her rocket ride to the international space station but she since has been enjoying every minute of her cosmic trip.
In American military parlance, it's gut-check time for NATO in Afghanistan, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy appears ready to answer allies' calls for more forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida.
The University of California said on  Friday that Lehman Brothers has agreed to pay $222.5 million to  settle a class action suit for the bank's role in the sale of  Enron Corp. securities to it and other plaintiffs.
Saleforce.com CEO Marc Benioff says corporations shouldn't wait for politicians to put in place a pro-environment agenda.
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Gordon Brown says he has learned his lesson about \
Vladimir Guerrero easily defeated his competitors on the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees yesterday to win the American League Most Valuable Player award.
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Prime minister damaged by apparent indecision over a possible election as Tories hold five-point lead.
Calpers President Sean Harrigan was ousted from the No. 1 pension fund on Wednesday after spearheading a controversial corporate reform drive that drew the system into pitched political and boardroom battles.
The duo tied the knot at a Western-themed wedding Saturday afternoon at Costner&#39;s Aspen ranch with &quot;300 close friends and family&quot; looking on, according to Costner&#39;s publicist, Paul Bloch.
Former US president Jimmy Carter expressed fears that there could be vote cheating in battleground states in the US election on November 2.
The four original members of Motley Crue -- vocalist Vince Neil, bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist Mick Mars -- announced their first tour in six years at a Hollywood press conference Monday.
Citigroup bid $10.8 billion for Japan's scandal-hit Nikko Cordial Corp. on Tuesday, hoping to secure its biggest Asian deal and mark its resurgence in the world's second-biggest economy.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accepts a request from President Bush to say in his job, a senior official said.
Bird flu, transmitted last season by migrating wild birds, is increasingly spread through the poultry trade, a U.N. expert said.
The Post doesn&#39;t plan any major changes to Slate and doesn&#39;t intend to interfere with its editorial content, which tends to advocate the liberal side of politics.
NEW YORK, September 20  - Nike Inc (NKE.NYS) exceeded market expectations with 25% year-over-year profit growth for 1Q FY05.
A federal appeals court dismisses an anti-domestic spying case, saying the plaintiffs can't prove the Bush Administration spied on them.
Italy's culture minister said Tuesday that he has sent the J. Paul Getty Museum a proposal to resolve a dispute over allegedly looted antiquities, and threatened the Los Angeles museum with sanctions if a deal is not reached by the end of this month.
Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO - message board) is ending 2004 in typical fashion -- by acquiring yet another security specialist.
Russia formally notified the United Nations on Thursday of its acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, starting a three-month countdown for the long-debated 1997 pact on cutting greenhouse gas emissions to come into force.
The Virginia-based missionary group WorldHelp, which announced this week that it planned to place 300 Muslim \
Ukraine&#39;s outgoing president, Leonid Kuchma, gave tentative blessing Monday to the idea of holding new presidential elections, paving the way to a possible solution of
Better oral hygiene, including good regular toothbrushing, may lessen nursing home residents&#39; chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study
It is unclear whether Gov. Bill Richardson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s supporters will gravitate to Senator Barack Obama or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
House price growth remains strong despite concerns about interest rate rises, Land Registry figures show.
Emlyn Hughes, the former England and Liverpool captain whose distinctive voice and infectious laugh endeared him to a generation of television viewers on A Question of Sport, died yesterday from a brain tumour at the age of 57.
A senior arms expert who lost his job after criticising the use of intelligence says he has no regrets about speaking out.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Donovin Darius was slapped with a $75,000 fine for the vicious forearm shot he delivered to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson this past Sunday.
President Bush said on Monday his Democratic rival John Kerry had shifted his positions on Iraq so many times he could &quot;debate himself&quot; at the prime-time face-off between the two candidates in three days.
Police on Thursday broke up a rally of 2,000 entrepreneurs protesting moves by the authoritarian government of Belarus to increase the burden on private business in the former Soviet republic.
Russian firms bought about 30 percent  of the oil sold under Iraq's now-defunct oil-for-food program,  according to a U.N. investigator's extensive list of companies  that did business with Saddam Hussein's government.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought pitched battles with al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday, as the death toll from Lebanon's worst fighting since the civil war rose further.
VIENNA -- France, Britain, and Germany told Iran yesterday that if Tehran had not reached a final agreement to freeze key parts of its atomic program by tomorrow, they would not stop moves to seek sanctions against Tehran, diplomats said.
Olympic hero Amir Khan overwhelms Michael Evans 35-13 in his first competitive outing since Athens.
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Iraq&#39;s electoral commission says it will consider a call by top political parties to delay January elections because of violence gripping the country.
Many others have tried to replicate various parts of the seminal show's sets, but Sekulow wasn't satisfied with reproductions--so he went after the real thing in building the ultimate Star Trek home theater. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
More than 500,000 notebook power adapters sold by IBM are being recalled to offset the threat of melting plastic and even fire. IBM and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, saying
It may look like a barn, but its star power makes it feel like the center of the opera universe.
The US says it will lift sanctions against Palestinians once a new cabinet without Hamas is sworn in.
Russia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol - aimed at curbing global greenhouse gas emissions - on Thursday. In doing so, it triggered a 90-day countdown to bring the international climate treaty into force.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, which could lead to new strategies for combating the disease.
LONDON: World oil prices surged into new record territory above $50 a barrel Tuesday as traders took fright at a multitude of supply threats, including unrest in Nigeria and recent hurricanes.
AC Milan made sure there was no Liverpool comeback this time. The Italian club won the Champions League final yesterday, defeating Liverpool, 2-1, behind two goals by Filippo Inzaghi for its seventh European Cup title.
Dolomiti e Sila a -18,chiuso porte di Genova per forte vento
Patrons are lining up to get the first public look at the Clinton Presidential Library. The reviews from the first visitors without invitations are favorable.
The rock group Babyshambles has had to postpone the rest of its British tour to allow frontman Pete Doherty more time to recover from treatment for drug addiction, his record company said.
When Edith Isabel Rodriguez showed up in the emergency room of an inner-city hospital complaining of severe stomach pain, the staff was already familiar with her.
It wasn't a smooth launch for Yahoo's Live video-streaming site last night as an onslaught of early traffic caused it to crash.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The main opposition candidate in Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election backed off a boycott of the vote, saying Monday that he would accept the findings of an independent commission to look into alleged cheating.    Ethnic Tajik candidate Yunus Qanooni, considered the likely runner-up to interim President Hamid Karzai, made the announcement at his Kabul home on Monday, a day after two other candidates also peeled away from the boycott...
Jean-Claude Trichet said euro-zone monetary authorities remain focused on inflationary pressures in the 15-nation bloc, dashing hopes of any short-term rate relief on the Continent.
An unexplained and unprecedented rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere two years running has raised fears that the world may be on the brink of runaway global warming.
France rejected an asylum appeal from the widow of late Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana on Thursday, saying she was at the heart of the regime responsible for her country's 1994 genocide.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPraying With Lior\u00e2\u0080\u009d documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s son with Down syndrome.
A chlorine leak at a waterfront chemical plant injured 12 people who inhaled fumes, and prompted authorities to evacuate the area overnight.
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US President George W Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao have agreed to push for a diplomatic end to the crisis over North Korea&#39;s nuclear programs.
Due donne palestinesi di Gaza arrestate da Shin Bet
The island of Car Nicobar has been devastated by the tsunami, with around half its population unaccounted for, as the BBC's Jonathan Charles discovered.
I risultati dopo il lancio della linea superveloce
North Korea, which declared last week it has built nuclear weapons, has marked the birthday of supremo Kim Jong-Il with a pledge to continue bolstering arms against the United States.
Jamaal Charles ran for a career-high 290 yards, 216 and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and carried No. 17 Texas to a 28-25 win over Nebraska on Saturday, sending the Cornhuskers to their fourth straight loss.
Nationwide violence since a disputed presidential poll may have cost the Kenyan economy close to a billion dollars, the finance ministry said Tuesday.
Tom Brady scoffed. Plaxico Burress wondered what all the attention was about.
InfoWorld - Microsoft hopes to better meet the back-office needs of smaller businesses with a new take on enterprise resource planning (ERP) software called Dynamics Entrepreneur Solution.
AMSTERDAM  - A Dutch company said Thursday it will sell the once-mighty Commodore computer brand to U.S.-based Yeahronimo Media Ventures Inc. for &#36;33 million US.
Legal experts are split in their evaluation of Google's defense strategy in two copyright-infringement lawsuits, particularly regarding the company's arm-twisting attempts to extract confidential information from uninvolved competitors.
Gordon Brown faces the test of his political life as he sets out his vision as a potential PM to the Labour conference.
Toshiba announced this week that it is aiming to sell laptop computers loaded with its next generation DVD drive by next year. Toshiba&#39;s next generation standard, called HD DVD, is in competition with the
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday criticised Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for ruling out redrawing the border along the Line of Control ahead of talks on the Kashmir dispute next week.
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr...
The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.
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Four new models get the green light Four HTC Windows Mobile 5.0 handsets were unveiled today, following months of speculation and various leaks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Home buyers and home sellers alike can  find more innovative and useful features than ever on real  estate Web sites, which are nimbly adapting to the U.S. housing  slump.
Pfizer stock closed at $25.95, rising 4 percent. The stock began a rally earlier in the week on word that the US Food and Drug Administration had issued a warning of potential heart problems for naproxen.
'Auto-sex' Slovak pile-up A Slovak driver who ignored a give way sign and crashed into a bus was subsequently extracted from his car unconscious, half naked, and \
By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 25--It's one of the oldest historical sites in Minnesota. But that doesn't mean folks are lining up to own it.   A decade after the federal government closed the U.S.
After you kill off President George W.   Bush in a fictional film, what do you do? How about make a   deal.
Forensic experts have exhumed 100 bodies from a single mass grave in northwestern Bosnia dating to the 1992-95 Bosnian war, an official said Thursday.
In this new post to the PHP Security blog, Stefan Esser points out that an issue that was previously marked as corrected - a problem with the chunk_split function - hasn't completely been corrected.   This [bugfix] fixes the chunk_split() overflow (found by SEC-CONSULT) that was according to the PHP 5.2.3 release notes already fixed. The original fix was however not only broken but complete nonsense. If you can read C you will see that the integer overflow was not fixed in PHP 5.2.3 but simply moved into a separate line and an additional bogus if clause was added.   Stefan includes a simple four line code example to illustrate his point.
An effort by Venezuelan President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez to build $20 billion pipeline has generated political and environmental controversy at home and abroad.
New York beverage conglomerate Constellation Brands said Tuesday that it has offered $1.3 billion -- $970 million in cash and $333 million in assumed debt -- to acquire Robert Mondavi Corp.
United States Army medics have been accused of being complicit in the abuse of Iraqi inmates at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
Zurich Financial Services Group has suspended several employees in its U.S. specialty business following an internal review of business practices in the wake of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's ...
The stars may be aligning for John McCain. The question is whether the Republican presidential candidate can hitch a ride to success.
Twenty-eight US soldiers have been named in an Army investigation into the December 2002 deaths of two Afghan detainees in American custody in Bagram, Afghanistan.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0has been quietly adding to the cache of reference applications it hopes will help transform Microsoft Office 2007 from a mere productivity suite to a collaboration tool. Aiming to help users access data from various enterprise sources through the most common Office tools, Microsoft has\u00c2\u00a0created add-ons to Office 2007\u00c2\u00a0that it calls Office Business Applications, or OBAs. They add business processes and intelligence to applications such as Excel and Outlook. Last week, the company quietly unveiled an OBA reference application designed for the health-care industry, and the company is gearing up to make OBAs a core focus at its Worldwide Partner Conference, which will be held next week in Denver. Microsoft hopes partners and customers will enhance the existing Office applications to take advantage of data and processes stored on the back end -- in places such as SQL Server and CRM and ERP applications, said Daz Wilkin, a program manager for Microsoft's platform strategy group, in an interview in New York this week. Microsoft built Office 2007 and created tie-ins to Microsoft server software such as SQL Server specifically with this in mind. To help companies build OBAs, Microsoft has been releasing reference applications that provide technical documentation and information on how to build the new functionality using Office 2007. The reference application released last week, Consumer Engagement Reference Architecture for Health Plans, details how health care providers and employers can work together to connect employees with personal trainers using Microsoft Office and Microsoft server software. The key to the application is how easily it can automate schedules using Office applications such as Outlook, Wilkin said. Improved communication lets a personal trainer handle more clients than he or she normally could, Wilkin said. Microsoft is encouraging partners to build OBAs as well, since they have already been building custom functionality to help business users access data stores through front-end applications such as the ones in Office, Wilkin said. \
Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.
American scientists say that a protein deep in the ear is crucial for normal hearing - they say this protein could be the route for treating and curing an enormous number of deaf people.
They don't put their money where their mouths are.
Billboard magazine has picked Reba McEntire for its first \
Former Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign heard but did not pursue allegations about George W. Bush's Air National Guard service, similar to the information in discredited documents aired by CBS News this month, a former campaign official said Tuesday.
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J'accuse dell'autore di Gomorra: la tragedia\u00c3\u00a8 che Napoli si sta rassegnando all'avvelenamento                                          Imprese, politici e camorra ecco i colpevoli della peste                                                                                  Gli ultimi dati dell'Oms parlano di un aumento vertiginoso, oltrela media nazionale, dei casi di tumore a pancreas e polmonidi ROBERTO SAVIANO
Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscience\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.
A substantial internal cultural shift is under way at I.B.M. so that it can remain a leader in innovation and better serve its customers.
Roma, 17 novembre 2004 - Si \u00c3\u00a8 conclusa con un nulla di fatto e con un clima tendente al brutto la colazione tra il premier, Silvio Berlusconi, e il vicepresidente del Consiglio, Gianfranco Fini. All&#39;ordine del giorno la riforma fiscale.
British police are investigating a claim that Ken Bigley, the British engineer held for more than two weeks by a militant Islamic group in Iraq, will be freed if the UK government releases around a dozen high-profile detainees.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was banned for three matches on Thursday after admitting a charge of violent conduct. The ban will start immediately, a Football Association
The world&#39;s two most populous nations have promised to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a disease that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
An executive charges that Google and other Web services still need rich functions on clients.
The United States won both of its opening singles to move within a victory of its first appearance in the Davis Cup final since 1997, while Spain stumbled in trying to reach its third trip to the championship in five years.
A US senator who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct is set to resign from the Senate, officials say.
Wigan striker Emile Heskey is injured and ruled out of the England squad for the friendly against Switzerland.
Shoppers persevered at the nation's stores and malls in August, buying skinny jeans and other back-to-school fashions and giving many retailers solid sales gains for the month. The outlook for the rest of the year nonetheless remained unclear amid higher energy costs and interest rates and a deteriorating housing market.
NEW YORK  - Without enough exercise, even  those impossible bodies on display at the Olympics are in  danger of rapidly morphing into the shape of a couch potato, a  study of endurance athletes shows.
Six leaders of Anderson&#39;s Ark and Associates, a company that made millions purportedly teaching people how to duck taxes by setting up offshore accounts, were convicted of tax fraud and conspiracy in federal court in Seattle yesterday.
Subhash Ghai's Kisna has been renamed once again.
Shares in record company EMI plunge more than 16% as the company issues a profit warning after lower-than-expected sales.
AUSTRALIAN home owners can breathe a sigh of relief: stable interest rates are predicted well into next year. The Reserve Bank issued a glowing report card on the Australian economy yesterday, now that the
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Explosions sent fireballs hundreds of feet into the air as flames gutted an industrial chemical recycling plant Friday morning.
Macedonia's parliament Thursday formally accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Hari Kostov, who stepped down earlier this week following tensions with minority Albanian politicians in his government.
The Browns placed center Jeff Faine on injured reserve Tuesday, the 18th player and ninth starter Cleveland has lost for the season.
A small plane crashed near a high school Tuesday, killing the one person aboard, officials said.
A critically ill Wisconsin teenager who was bitten by a bat recovered after being put into a drug-induced coma and being given antiviral drugs.
President Bush said Wednesday that the White House will shore up the sliding dollar by working to cut record budget and trade deficits and overhaul Social Security.
Even the staunchest congressional supporters of lifting U.S. sanctions against Cuba are not optimistic any changes will occur while policy toward Havana is tied up in U.S. electoral politics.
A Russian automatic base may be established on the Moon in 2020-2025, an official of the Russian Space Agency said. Speaking in Washington at a NASA conference on the International Space System program, Nikolai
The son of a pensioner found battered to death describes the man accused of her murder as her \
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Let&#39;s face it, there are not a lot of attractive matchups these days in boxing&#39;s heavyweight division. There are four different champions, and, arguably, only one of them can be considered legitimate.
As Republicans and Democrats snipe at each other a day before the New Hampshire primary, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is starring at a bipartisan sideshow where the underlying message is that he could launch his own independent run for the White House.
British advertising company WPP Group  Plc. has won the auction for U.S. rival Grey Global, agreeing  to pay about $1.34 billion, sources familiar with the situation  said on Sunday.
La divisione ci ha impedito di vincere,basta alleanze contro
Vietnam veteran and former Sen. Max Cleland Wednesday plans to deliver a letter to President Bush at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, asking him to publicly condemn attack ads that dispute Democratic
Spanish energy group Gas Natural reported on Monday a 2006 net profit of 854.5 million euros (1.12 billion US dollars), a 14.1-percent increase over the outcome the previous year.
Non solo giovani, donne e meridionali: hanno un lavoroa tempo determinato anche 500 mila ultraquarantenni                                          L'esercito dei precari a quota 2 milioni Crescita costante, Italia in linea con l'Europa                                                                                   di LUISA GRION
Looking to improve transatlantic ties strained by the war in Iraq, US President George W. Bush has promised to visit Europe &quot;as soon as possible&quot; after his inauguration in January.
Creative has declared war on Apple, aiming to capture a 40 per cent share of the MP3 music player market. Part of this campaign includes spending $100 million to market its digital music players.
Non-leaguers Havant and Waterlooville might have a trip to Anfield against Liverpool should both win their FA Cup third round replays, following the fourth round draw on Monday.
Cash couriers and more sophisticated  international counterfeiting are emerging issues in the  struggle to cut sources of funds for terror groups and others,  a U.S. official said Wednesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hamid Karzai was officially declared Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever popularly elected president today after a weeks-long fraud probe found no reason to overturn his landslide victory.
Novell Inc. of Waltham is getting a half-billion-dollar check from Microsoft Corp. to settle an antitrust case that&#39;s never been filed.
I funerali di Simone Cola a Ferentino, forse martedi'
Top seed Justine Henin and 12th seed Nicole Vaidisova are early winners on day five of the Australian Open.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - \u00c2\u0093No alla divisione del Congo, s\u00c3\u00ac al rispetto della volont\u00c3\u00a0 popolare\u00c2\u0094: documento dei Vescovi congolesi in occasione dell\u00c2\u0092apertura della Conferenza di pace di Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)-Per risolvere la crisi dell\u00c2\u0092est della Repubblica Democratica del Congo bisogna risolvere i problemi di fondo \u00c2\u0093in tutte le loro dimensioni: umanitarie, fondiarie, storiche, economiche, politiche, etniche e giuridiche\u00c2\u0094 afferman...
Freshman Darius Walker had two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Notre Dame upset the No. 8-ranked Wolverines, 28-20, on Saturday.
Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy this weekend, giving the star-studded \
Sudan has agreed to African Union (AU) plans to deploy an enlarged force of 3,500 troops to the troubled Darfur region, an AU official for conflict management told Reuters on Friday.
The ACC is close to finalizing a deal that would send Virginia to the Dec. 28 Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., where they would likely play Oklahoma State.
In the end, NASCAR got what it wanted and the fans got what they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know they wanted. With the inaugural 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup now in the proverbial rearview mirror, even the naysayers
ALTAR VALLEY, Ariz  - U.S. Border Patrol agent Galen Huffman leans over the saddle to look at faint tracks in a cattle trail leading up from the Mexico border.
Several years ago, the manager of a big insurance company received an odd request from a counterpart at Marsh &amp; McLennan, the world&#39;s largest insurance broker.
Nella riunione della cabina di regia \u00c3\u00a8 stato individuato un'plafond aggiuntivo' per affrontare i nodi irrisolti della manovra                                            Legge Finanziaria al Senato  Nuove risorse tra 350 e 400 milioni                                                                                      La cifra \u00c3\u00a8 stata indicata dal capogruppo del Prc al Senato Russo Spena
Citigroup,  under pressure to cut costs and boost revenues, named investment banking head Robert Druskin as chief operating officer.
Sport: Fabio Capello has told his inner-circle that David Beckham lacks the fitness required to play for England
Spain abounds in humorous stereotypes: party-loving southerners, street-smart Madrid people and dour, workaholic Catalans. Here, the joke goes, a man asking an attractive woman passerby for the time actually wants to know. But things get serious Sunday when semiautonomous Catalonia votes in a referendum offering it even greater autonomy &amp;#151; something conservatives fear will gravely wound the Spanish state.
Google Inc  said on  Tuesday it is testing a new interactive service that lets  advertisers measure users&#39; responses in advanced ways using  video or images on Google&#39;s vast base of affiliated Web sites.
EAGLE, Colo. - The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape told investigators the NBA star ignored her entreaties to stop and said there was no doubt he heard her \
CONCORD, NC -- Jimmie Johnson thought he needed a victory to get himself back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship. He got it, and it still wasn&#39;t enough.
A family displaced by Sunday&#39;s tsunami sleeps on the floor of a school converted into a relief centre in Kalmuni, Sri Lanka December 30, 2004.
Jets Coach Eric Mangini said that Chad Pennington will start this Sunday against Buffalo, but he would not commit to the quarterback beyond this week.
With polls showing Americans desire of space exploration, NASA has received the green signal from Congress to carry out voyages to Moon and eventually to Mars.
Hires new chairman, continues looking for elusive CEO IT services group LogicaCMG admitted today that it needed to improve \
DALIAN, China  - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett said on Wednesday he is scouring the world for big businesses, but is doubtful about finding a good buy in China because the market is too hot.
Gaza, Gaza, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Palestinian officials have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s statements that Israel will expand Jewish settlements on the West Bank.
Sunni and Shi'ite heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed on Saturday to fight the spread of sectarian strife that threatens to spill over from their neighbor Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister said.
A three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday launched an rival bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro, already the target of a friendly takeover bid by Barclays.
Students who fell ill at summer conference are cleared to go home as university administrators work to make sure there will not be a repeat outbreak.
Coca-Cola Co. on Thursday reported a sharp drop in quarterly net income due to weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in Germany and other key markets.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - A summit of major powers in Germany will not agree to any firm targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday as G8 leaders gathered on the Baltic coast.
Caron Butler scored 21 points Monday night as Washington beat host Boston, 88-83, for the Wizards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 second victory against the Celtics in three days.
Le quattro protagoniste hanno firmato. Da settembre iniziano le riprese del film tratto dalla celebre serie tv. Mentre le dive scoprono il fascino della mutanda corazzata
Turbulence roiled world stock markets again Tuesday, with Asian stocks down for a second day on fears of recession in the US
UT helps build online library of Southeast plants  A large library of information about plants in the southeastern United States will one day be available on the Internet, with help from the University of Tennessee.
Four senior Pakistani policemen are suspended over alleged failures in a rape case involving girls aged between five and  seven.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida linked group has threatened in a videotape to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents have carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two American soldiers.
The largest planet ever found orbiting another star is so puffy it would float on water, astronomers said Thursday.
NEW YORK - Firefighters responding to a burning New York City home found more than smoke and flames. Inside a set of plastic containers, they discovered five poisonous snakes.
Somehow\u00e2\u0080\u0094talent, maybe?\u00e2\u0080\u0094Martin Cruz Smith has found a way to make his Arkady Renko series always live up to the promise of 'Gorky Park.'
The Utah Jazz had a little trouble getting to their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and few difficulties once they arrived. Deron Williams had 21 points and eight assists to help the Jazz beat the Timberwolves 109-83 Friday night, shaking off a weather-induced travel delay to win their third straight road game.
TOKYO Sept. 27, 2004 - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday, in hopes of solidifying his power and boosting his ability to carry out reforms.
Researchers say they have found a way to produce hydrogen with far less energy than other methods, a development that would move the country closer to the goal of a \
Master guitar-maker Arcangel Fernandez has stopped taking orders. He's been at it for 50 years, fashioning delicate wooden shells into lacquered beauties, and at age 75 he has enough work for the rest of his life.
One French presidential contender wants you to chuckle at his expense with a Web site that shows a virtual version of the usually straight-laced candidate disco-dancing.
'Allargare gli orizzonti della politica estera italiana'
I biglietti estratti nel corso dello show \
Robbers bulldozed their way into a bank on the Greek holiday island of Crete and ran off with a safe filled with more than 200,000 euros, police said.
The sound of bell ringers has always been heard at Target stores, but this year the bells have been silenced, and that silence is having tremendous effects.
Steve Nash reminded the Dallas Mavericks how impressive a National Basketball Association player he can be, scoring 17 points and adding 18 assists to lead Phoenix in a 107-101 triumph here.
By Mary Lane Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 4--BELLINGHAM -- Karin Colgrove is hankering for greens, and she hopes her recent move didn't cause her to miss her first weekly vegetable delivery of the summer.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Chelsea are \
The U.S. military raced into the streets of Mosul to root out bands of rebels. Also, a kidnapped aid worker is feared dead.
Tailback Quentin Griffin's strange season came to an end Wednesday, when the Denver Broncos placed him on injured reserve with a torn ligament in his right knee.
NEW YORK  - Previous research has  established a moderate relationship between marijuana abuse and  depressive disorders. Now researchers report that the  association between marijuana use and major depression probably  arises from a combination of shared genetic and environmental  vulnerabilities.
Flight attendants at bankrupt US Airways Group Inc.  have authorized their union to call a strike should a federal court allow airline management to void their contract, the Association of Flight Attendants said on Monday.
Nicole Kidman, who is expected to wed Keith Urban this weekend, said she planned a &quot;boring&quot; 39th birthday with family Tuesday.
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Ted Lilly's three-hit shutout against the surging Boston Red Sox was barely the best pitching performance in the American League.
Her long black hair, pale skin and beautiful red lips have long made her the fairest of them all, at least so far as visitors to Dresden's reknowned Christmas market are concerned.
Alcatel-Lucent reported higher sales but a net loss for the fourth quarter due to a big writedown in its CDMA (code division multiple access) and IP (Internet protocol) multimedia services businesses.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- From an advertising industry perspective, 2006 has been a tumultuous year.  Consumer generated content garnered the lion's share of the spotlight with YouTube, MySpace, Second Life and bloggers taking center stage.
The broadcast networks haven't had much recent success with comedy series because they're spending too much time \
The study suggested that a widely used heart-surgery medicine might increase the risks of death and stroke.
The widow of TV \
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most common cardiac malfunction is increasingly being treated with expensive procedures.
NEW YORK Nov 3, 2004 - In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game Wednesday because of the lockout.
FIFA today launched an inquiry into the disgraceful scenes of racist chanting which marred last night&#39;s clash between England and Spain in Madrid.
ALAN SHEARER and Patrick Kluivert fired Newcastle into the group stage of the Uefa Cup in Tel Aviv last night. United skipper Shearer claimed the second European hat-trick of his career and Kluivert helped
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AFRICA/REPUBBLICA DEMOCRATICA DEL CONGO - Un\u00c2\u0092epidemia del virus Ebola \u00c3\u00a8 stata confermata nella provincia occidentale di Kasai; si sospettano morti per dissenteria da Shigella Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - La sera di luned\u00c3\u00ac 10 settembre il Ministro della Salute congolese ha confermato ufficialmente un\u00c2\u0092epidemia della febbre emorragica del virus Ebola nella provincia del Kasai occidentale, nel cuore della Repubblica Democratica...
Former British pop singer and Muslim convert Cat Stevens has called on kidnappers in Iraq to release unharmed British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
Congress is moving to put all armed contractors operating in combat zones under military control, acting on a Pentagon recommendation that could run into resistance at the State Department.
WASHINGTON The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.
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The U.S. agency charged with investigating allegations of waste and fraud by contractors involved in rebuilding Iraq is itself the subject of four government probes, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
Half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of flu vaccine disappeared without warning earlier this week after Chiron Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest producer of flu vaccine, announced it won
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Britain&#39;s Luke Donald celebrated his wild card selection to the European Ryder Cup team with an emphatic victory in the European Masters in Crans-Sur-Sierre on Sunday.
Friday is the first day of the rest of Martha Stewart&#39;s life. It is the day she&#39;s due at a minimum-security federal women&#39;s prison in West Virginia to start her five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale.
KILKENNY, Ireland : British Open champion Todd Hamilton proved he deserved to be playing with the big boys when he shot a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the seven million dollar WGC American Express Championship.
Shares of Nokia (NOK1V.HE) are likely  to extend gains as the world&#39;s leading cell phone maker expands  its share of the growing global market, financial newspaper  Barron&#39;s reported in its September 17 edition.
Esce parzialmente ridimensionato il Lecce di Zeman dall&#39;insidiosa trasferta sul campo del Chievo: i veronesi hanno vinto per 2-1 con i goal nel secondo tempo di Baronio, Tiribocchi e Vucinic. I veronesi si
The energy regulator says it will \
ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Sweden's Carl Pettersson and Henrik Stenson, boosted by four birdies in a row around the turn, snatched the lead from overnight pacesetters Argentina in the WGC-World Cup third round on Saturday.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid...
PARIS - Leila Shaheed, the Palestinian Authority envoy in Paris, lashed out at what she called false reports by the Israeli government and some Israeli media outlets announcing the demise of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, who is in a deep coma at a Paris
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The Jones Apparel Group, a $4.3 billion clothing company with a middle-brow reputation, is close to making a deal to buy the totally trendy Barneys chain.
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A double rejection for Buttiglione in Brussels. The justice and security commission of the European Parliament has rejected by just one vote, the first resolution that accepted the candidature of Rocco Buttiglione
Opera Software's H&#229;kon Wium Lie says Microsoft's recent letter about IBM undermining standards contradict its own track record.
Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile technologies, has launched a new wireless content solution that will prove to be beneficial to many consumers worldwide.
By Jim Balow  After decades of downsizing and plant closings, a few signs emerged recently that indicate the worst may be over for the Kanawha Valley's chemical industry.   Dow Chemical Co. announced plans in January to expand a unit at its Institute plant.
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British and U.S. authorities are investigating alleged price-fixing in passenger fares and fuel surcharges by British Airways PLC and other airlines, the carrier said Thursday, and two senior executives have been placed on leave.
Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto said late Tuesday extremists were trying to derail upcoming general elections after she received a death threat supposedly from a \
BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug offenders and high crime rates have contributed to the United States having the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world, according to criminal justice experts.
Browns general manager Phil Savage strongly backed coach Romeo Crennel on Thursday, temporarily snuffing speculation the club was on the verge of another coaching change.
Israeli aircraft struck at Arab terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip overnight. The strike occurred just hours after an Israeli missile killed two prominent Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Kim Clijsters will not compete in next January&#39;s Australian Open because of her persistent wrist injury. Last year&#39;s runner-up in Melbourne has decided to spend more time resting instead of rushing back her return.
President Roosevelt&#39;s words to Congress a day after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor are burned in the nation&#39;s consciousness.
Metal detectors form part of increased security at a Mozart opera showing a beheaded Prophet Muhammad.
By Anne Krishnan, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 2--Rumors are swirling among tech aficionados that Cree will light up the next generation of Apple MacBook laptops.
The suspected leader of a Muslim cell that allegedly plotted to blow up Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s National Court in Madrid hoped to kill senior judges and destroy massive case files on Islamic terror probes, officials said today.
MRI scans are far better than mammograms at spotting a type of precancerous growth before it becomes invasive breast cancer, a German researcher said on Sunday.
ELEANOR HALL: To Iraq now and US-led forces are poised on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold city of Fallujah, awaiting the go ahead to launch a major assault on the city, as reports emerge that American and Iraqi government forces have already seized
Eisner, one of Disney&#39;s largest individual shareholders, with 14 million shares, said Friday that he&#39;s leaving the door open to serving on Disney&#39;s board through fiscal 2007, possibly beyond.
Hundreds of third-graders who failed the required reading test were moved on to the fourth grade anyway because of a loophole in the law that was supposed to end social promotion in Texas schools.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday suspended all phone-in and interactive competitions after admitting faking a string of them.
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MADRID, Spain  - Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho said the team&#39;s star players will spend more time on the bench this season.
That&#39;s when Arsenal and Manchester United are set to meet again in the Premier League. The bitter rivalry between the two giants of English soccer grew even nastier after Sunday&#39;s 2-0 United victory at Old
The world's most polluting nations must seek a consensus on tackling climate change, John Howard urges ahead of talks on the issue.
Russia has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on Tuesday, dubbing it the \
A confirmed bachelor believed to be the oldest person in the world dies at the age of 116 in his Ukrainian village.
Now that Microsoft&#39;s (Quote, Chart) two patent efforts regarding e-mail authentication are publicly available, anti-spam advocates are raising even more questions about how the patents might impact an industry-wide anti-spam protocol effort called Sender
Britain marked the first anniversary of  the London suicide bombings with flowers, candles and a  2-minute silence on Friday as the city&#039;s police chief said  another attack now looked more likely.
A Senate committee rebelled against  President George W. Bush on Thursday, passing a bill it said  would protect the rights of foreign terrorism suspects and  repair a U.S. image damaged by harsh treatment of detainees.
D.C. United releases English midfielder Kasali Yinka Casal on Monday after Casal refused a roster demotion from senior level to developmental.
Europe's bigger economies register yet more productivity growth, while the UK starts to fall behind.
It may not be the Tour de France, but Houston Dr. Ted Yang hopes to garner just as much attention this week as he pedals with a team from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, to raise awareness for cancer research.
Danny DeVito will receive a special award for his outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the 42nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained cases of male infertility.
Not all communities are created alike.  Nor should they be, as Actuate shows.
Sleepycat Software this week announced the general availability of Berkeley DB XML 2.0, a major upgrade to its open source database for telecommunication infrastructure and enterprise data centers. This release adds support for XQuery 1.0, an emerging standard for XML data access, as well as improvements in performance and usability. Other enhancements include support for XPath 2.0, which allows the selection of a portion of an XML document, and support for the PHP API, which enables developers using the PHP scripting languages to work with XML documents.  ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
The US economy grew at a 3.9 percent annual pace from July through September, faster than initially estimated last month, as consumers spending strengthened.
By Anonymous  Anyone who has watched an old arthritic horse chew on willow branches-the bark of which has long been used by humans to ease pain- can attest to the instinct for any somewhat intelligent species to find in the natural world a cure for what ails them.
A teacher sacked for throwing a bag at a pupil wins his job back after an appeal is partially upheld.
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WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman beat out Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win a $400 million contract to help NASA design the proposed multibillion dollar Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission.
Money manager Eaton Vance Corp.   said on Wednesday its quarterly profit fell 42 percent as it  spent millions to launch a closed-end stock fund that helped  boost its assets under management.
John McCain sought to keep his momentum going strong. Mitt Romney looked to keep his candidacy afloat. And Mike Huckabee simply wanted to keep defying expectations.
Iran is sending mixed messages on enrichment, and international powers have been slow to join and push sanctions.
Patent infringement decision leads to one of the largest patent decisions in history.
Under a cold, steady drizzle, the Amish drove in horse and buggy to a farmland cemetery Friday to bury the fifth of five girls shot to death by an intruder as new details emerged of heroism inside their schoolhouse.
LONDON Yes, that was the head of the British Airways helping out at London&#39;s Heathrow Airport today, as the airline scrambles to recover from a week of chaos.
Free downhill riders, typically men in their 20's to mid-30's, often spend close to $10,000 on customized bicycles designed to withstand violent landings.
French &quot;Spiderman&quot; Alain Robert, a dare-devil climbing ace, plans to scale the world&#39;s tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan capital on Christmas Day, the building&#39;s management said Friday.
Scientists have used computer analysis to read evolution backward and reconstruct a large part of the genome of an 80-million-year-old mammal.
BOSTON - John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group \
FREEPORT, Bahamas A meteorologist with the Bahamas weather service is predicting two of the chain&#39;s islands will be hit hard by Hurricane Jeanne.
Eric Gordon scored 22 points and No. 15 Indiana beat No. 14 Purdue 77-68 on Tuesday night in the Hoosiers' last game before the completion of the school's investigation into accusations that coach Kelvin Sampson committed major rules violations.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - A pilot was questioned by  the Secret Service on Saturday after a small plane violated  President Bush's restricted airspace during a campaign rally in  Melbourne, Florida, the Secret Service said.
Australia crush England by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 as both teams go through to the Super Eights.
Apple Computer Corp. is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group said on Wednesday.
Experts are cleaning up toxic waste dumped in Ivory Coast which killed seven people and poisoned thousands.
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Eddie Lampert became a billionaire with his hedge fund. But combining Kmart and Sears may be his biggest challenge. By Ron Insana.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A posting on an Islamic Web site claimed Tuesday that the al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has slain a U.S. hostage in Iraq, just 24 hours after grisly video showed the terror mastermind beheading another American captive...
Last year's game against Cornell, was both a win and a loss for the Harvard football team. The Crimson defeated Cornell, 27-0, but lost quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the fourth quarter because of a fracture in his right hand that bumped him out of the lineup for two games.
NEW YORK  - The NFL Network said Monday it would accept Time Warner Cable's offer to carry the channel on a digital tier for a week beginning Christmas Eve.
A gang of thieves is likely celebrating their dubious distinction today, after making off with a record $48 million Cdn. from a bank in Belfast.
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Dads across the globe have united to  return the Traveling Wilburys to chart success on the back of  huge Father&#39;s Day sales.
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According to this new post on DynamicWebPges.de and a message from Derick Rethans on the php.internals mailing list, there's an issue with PHP 4.4.5 where sessions are causing segfaults when register_globals is set to \
Vital research into avian flu, environmental pollution and food safety could be cut to save money, say scientists.
Alla vigilia dell`inutile match di Champions League tra la Juventus el`Ajax (in programma marted\u00c3\u00ac alle ore 20.30, diretta su Sky Sport 1) il tecnico Fabio Capello dice: &quot; E` una partita importante, visto che l`Ajax \u00c3\u00a8 tra le migliori squadre d`Europa
The DP World sale is the final chapter in a contentious deal that some say drove Middle East petrodollars away from the U.S.
A specially-written ballet will be performed in Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of  Gianni Versace's death.
President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.
Nagpur, October 27: Laxman was out for 13. India were reduced to 75 for four in reply to Australia&#39;s first innings 398 on the second day of the third Test on Wednesday.
Among the five Academy Award directing nominees, one name seems to be on everyone's lips: Martin Scorsese.
The body of a woman is found in suspicious circumstances in the grounds of a prison in Kent.
Eight Hewlett-Packard executives alleged to have been involved with insider trading.
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WORCESTER -- Everybody was a winner, but not everyone was happy, and nobody celebrated. That was the scene yesterday at Worcester State College as BC High and Algonquin battled to a 0-0 tie and were crowned MIAA Division 1 soccer cochampions.
President Bush meets today with Tony Blair, his most important ally in the Iraq war, a day after the president received recommendations from the Iraq Study Group that included the withdrawal of most U.S. combat troops by early 2008. Bush's chief spokesman, meanwhile, told CNN the president may be able to \
Italy's highest court partially cleared seven-time prime minister Giulio Andreotti of colluding with the Mafia ending more than a decade of legal battles for the 85-year-old statesman.
Politics: 31 August 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's authorities are trying to speed up the transfer of the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya from the Judeyda prison to the special building build for ...
Nigeria's general strike is set to go ahead on Tuesday despite the government's decision to reduce the price of cooking fuel.
QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory after Sunday's run-off to elect the country's eighth president in a decade, three exit polls showed.
Apple's much-anticipated iPhone will hit US stores on 29 June, at a cost of $499 for the entry product.
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A founding father of molecular biology and a surgeon who developed the standard operation for removing cataracts are among the winners of this year's Lasker awards for medical research.
SAP (NYSE: SAP) has ratcheted up its wooing of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) and JD Edwards customers with its acquisition of TomorrowNow, a provider of maintenance and other support for enterprise applications, including PeopleSoft and JD Edwards suites.
Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a \
Mondlane will join in some eight million Mozambicans Wednesday morning to cast a ballot for their future -- a new president will be chosen to lead the country for the next five years.
Plus: At 80, fractal discoverer Benoit Mandelbrot says he has much math work left to do. [News.com Extra]
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LONDON - The re-election of President Bush dominated British newspapers Thursday, and many cast impartiality aside in reporting the result. \
NEWARK, New Jersey  - Federal prosecutors in New Jersey said on Thursday they have reached a $311 million settlement with companies in the medical device implant industry.
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(CBS/AP) A former brokerage assistant who helped Martha Stewart make her fateful stock trade and later emerged as a key government witness was spared both prison and probation Friday for accepting a payoff during the government&#39;s investigation.
The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the death row population fell for the third year in a row, the government reported Sunday.
CLIVE, Iowa - President Bush said Monday that rival John Kerry's foreign policy stands \
U.S. retail gasoline prices declined  for the ninth week in a row and truckers are enjoying the  cheapest diesel fuel in almost four months, the Energy  Department said on Monday.
Palestinians began registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
Flaming skulls, cheesy acting, satanic motorcycles -- what's not to like? In Table of Malcontents.
More than 600 million people worldwide work excessively long hours, with Peruvians topping the list and Britons the worst offenders amongst rich nations, the International Labour Organisation reported on Thursday.
If the Mets and Padres meet in the playoffs, it might be hard to match the back-and-forth excitement of this week's series. Both teams could probably expect much more from their star closers, though. Adrian Gonzalez homered in the 10th inning and San Diego edged New York 9-8 on Thursday night at Shea Stadium in a wild game that included blown saves by Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman.
A female worker on a North Sea oil platform at the centre of a security alert is to appear in court, police say.
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President Chirac orders an inquiry into a leaked French intelligence memo claiming Osama Bin Laden had died.
Moscow, Russia, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Russia has warned the former Soviet republic of Georgia it won&#39;t get involved in the South Ossetia conflict, the Interfax news agency said Tuesday.
It had to happen. A Web site set up to encourage anonymous leaks of controversial government secrets has been exposed before its launch.
Il vicepresidente del Milan, Adriano Galliani, ai microfoni di Sky Sport manifesta tutta la propria ...
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Police arrested a radical Muslim cleric Thursday on suspicion of preparing or instigating ``acts of terrorism,&#39;&#39; a move that could delay US attempts to extradite the suspect
(AGI) - Roma, 30 set. - Lanciare un referendum abrogativo della quota maggioritaria della legge elettorale e tornare al sistema proporzionale. Questo lo scopo di una iniziativa trasversale che vede impegnati
Another lot of lottery money for school sport goes out - but most of the \u00c2\u00a3750m total has not been spent.
The success of the Wii has helped Nintendo treble its half-yearly profits to 188.78bn yen (\u00c2\u00a3810m).
Seven British soldiers will stand trial on charges of murder for the killing of an Iraqi civilian in 2003, Britain's attorney general said Thursday.
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RSS feeds, search alerts and other information monitoring technologies are great, but often end up providing too much of a good thing.  PubSub is a 'matching engine' that offers a promising new way to keep up to date while alleviating information overload.
Governor Mitt Romney, Senator Edward Kennedy, and members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation met with Air Force brass in Ohio to lay out their plan for a $410 million expansion of Hanscom Air Force Base. During the meeting, which was part of an effort to keep the Pentagon from shutting the base, the group had to fend off concerns that ...
A newly published memoir by Luciano Pavarotti's manager paints a less than flattering portrait of the great Italian tenor as a spoiled superstar whose ego was matched only by his girth.
Readers sound off on stem cell research, the new Blackjack and the death of CNET editor James Kim. Plus: Links to our most popular blogs!
WASHINGTON  - Clint Eastwood is the inaugural recipient of the Motion Picture Association of America's Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, the trade association announced Thursday.
Marchionne: lo stabilimento deve arrivare a 230 mila auto
MIAMI Election tensions are on the rise in hotly contested Florida, where charges of voter intimidation are flying and thousands of absentee ballots are being re-issued in one big county.
The European Union and the United  States said on Monday they still hoped to seal a long-delayed  global trade deal in 2008, and trade ministers this week could  help pave the way for a breakthrough soon.
Global oil prices slipped on Thursday  as perceptions of a supply overhang outweighed concerns that a  hurricane in the Caribbean could hit U.S. offshore oil and gas  production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sven-Goran Eriksson may be fired as England soccer coach if his team loses to Poland in tonight&#39;s World Cup qualifying match, newspapers and bookmakers said.
The Tories are expected to propose tax cuts while the Lib Dems will outline their key themes for the election.
Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief.
Philadelphia Phillies&#39; Eric Milton throws against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning in Philadelphia, in this July 25, 2004 photo.
A new skyscraper in London popularly dubbed the &quot;erotic gherkin&quot; for its curvaceous shape has won one of Britain's top architecture prizes, organisers announced.
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test.
Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who made stars of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, dies, aged 83.
Russia admits it gave refugee status to wife and son of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.
Apple Inc. on Monday warned iPhone owners who have used unauthorized programs to unlock the cellular service feature of their handsets that they may end up with a phone that doesn't work after the company's next software update for it.
Swedish truck and construction equipment group Volvo said that it had landed contracts from the US government worth about 30 million dollars (24.4 million euros) to deliver construction equipment to Iraq.
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Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
Robert M. Gates testified that the U.S. was not winning in Iraq and that failure could ignite \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0093a regional conflagration.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0094
Sean Coates has created a simple version of a popular bit of Perl functionality and shares the code in hi slatest post - the \
Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - In the three decades that there&#39;s been an Endangered Species Act, a single principle has reigned supreme: If a critter is heading toward extinction, protect
A male jeweller who was taken hostage during an attempted robbery in Belfast is released unharmed.
Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in September for the second consecutive month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
Japanese stocks rose 1.9 percent by midsession on Monday as a strong performance by US semiconductor-related stocks gave a push to Japanese peers such as Advantest Corp.
Il ferrarista Kimi Raikkonen  commenta le prime due sessioni prove libere del Gp de Giappone, che si...
Airline stocks moved slightly higher Tuesday on hopes fuel costs might become more manageable after the head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said crude oil prices would likely retreat in the next few months.
Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group has reached a tentative agreement with German media company Bertelsmann AG to acquire BMG Music Publishing for $2.05 billion, a person familiar with the deal said Tuesday.
Royal Mail is asking for a 6p rise in the price of UK stamps to stem losses and help ensure its future.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., and PARIS, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Envivio Inc. and GlobeCast announce that they have reached a deal with Orange to deliver high-quality MPEG-4 television broadcasts to its mobile TV subscribers in France.
Tony Blair speaks of his 'absolute horror' at the tsunami, as donations from the British public reach \u00c2\u00a350m.
Italian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there.
The world's first female astronaut  Valentina Tereshkova, marking her 70th birthday on Tuesday,  says she still dreams of flying to Mars -- even on a one-way  ticket.
Millions of Floridians began to emerge from cover Monday as a weakening Frances pushed slowly north, after drenching most of the state with up to 13 inches of rain.
Soldiers often complain, but usually not in public, on TV, to the secretary of Defense. By Patrick Baz, AFP. That changed Wednesday, as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors focused on Asian stock market gains, setting aside for now worries of a potential U.S. economic recession that had knocked prices 3 percent lower late last week.
Sports agent Tommy Tanzer dropped his lawsuit Friday against the Colorado Rockies over negotiations for a 2000 draft pick.
On the face of it, the worst appears to be behind Bashar Assad. There's much less talk of regime change in Damascus, or of prosecuting the Syrian president over the murder of a Lebanese politician.
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The militants who blew up the border wall to allow nearly one in five desperate Palestinians to go shopping in Egypt have confounded the U.S.-Israeli policy of isolating the Islamists
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Jerry Springer needs a pep talk. A good one. The TV ringmaster/radio talk-show host/former mayor of Cincinnati is dreading his debut on the third season of ABC's \
LeBron James helped break the game open late in the second quarter by driving baseline for a windmill dunk, one of three crowd-pleasers among James&#39; 19 points in Cleveland&#39;s 106-89 victory Thursday night over Charlotte.
The political upheaval in Pakistan and emergence there of a new military leader has revitalized the Bush administration's long struggle to develop a coherent strategy for uprooting al-Qaeda from Pakistan's western tribal areas, U.S. officials said yesterday.
Mixed in with daily updates on national security, President Bush receives a quick campaign overview from Karl Rove.
The battle followed an ambush in Baghdad where insurgents tricked the Iraqi police into raiding a booby-trapped home.
Two new studies suggest that what&#39;s not happening in the bedroom may be a key factor into why so many of us are gaining weight.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Working fishing boats cram this city's docks, brightly painted vessels with names like \
The Napster Mobile service will launch in the US and Canada in 2005 and will utilize a special Napster interface. Users will be able to download ringtones and earn credits redeemable on Napster PC-based service at the same time.
If anyone can talk turkey, it is Richard Scalise, head of ConAgra Foods' refrigerated group in Downers Grove, Ill., which includes the Butterball brand, the nation's best-selling whole bird. For Thanksgiving, Scalise and his wife plan to prepare a low-carb dressing, which has less bread than traditional stuffing and is loaded with vegetables and sausage. The man who eats a ...
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There&#39;s a growing number of nonfiction films on current affairs, which usually means politics in this election year. They&#39;re diverse enough to prove Moore&#39;s brand of muckraking isn&#39;t the only way to bid for attention.
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As Americans battled in Iraq, President Bush went to Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday to honor those now in combat, those who served previously, and those who &quot;did not live to be called veterans.
A woman who outlived her children and was thought to be England's oldest inhabitant, dies at the age of 111.
Four people are shot dead at a concert by US rock group Damageplan, which contains ex-members of Pantera.
Huge bursts of water have been shooting out of the ground in homes and at least one abandoned restaurant hundreds of metres away from swathes of land submerged by a mud volcano on Indonesia&#39;s Java island.
Egyptian police took the 70-year-old leader of the opposition Kefaya movement from a protest in central Cairo on Thursday and dumped him in a desert suburb about 20 km (12 miles) out of town, he said.
Comdex veterans ponder freedom from the annual computing trade show, which normally would be happening in Sin City right about now.
Austria's opposition Social Democrats won nationwide elections on Sunday, the government said, swinging the country to the center-left after more than six years of influence by the extreme right.
TIME lays out the facts behind what both candidates said during the first match-up
Attacks and attempted attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion:
Britons nervously waiting to tie the knot are increasingly heading to the capitals of eastern Europe for alcohol-fuelled final flings with their best friends, otherwise known as stag or hen weekends.
The number of workers seeking jobless aid fell more than expected last week and the service sector grew steadily in August, according to data on Thursday that pointed to economic strength despite credit market turmoil and a slumping housing market.
Jerry Orbach, who earned plaudits for his versatility as a Broadway actor-singer in musicals and dramas but who achieved his most lasting fame in 12 seasons as Lennie Briscoe, the shrewd, wise
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's military prosecutor indicted 13 alleged Muslim militants Sunday, including Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi - one of the most wanted insurgents in Iraq - for an al-Qaida linked plot to attack targets in Jordan with chemical and conventional weapons, officials said Sunday.    Al-Zarqawi and three others from the group remain at large and will be tried in absentia, officials said...
The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe&#39;s biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier&#39;s shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.
MySpace will open the doors of its developer Web site on Tuesday and make available there the necessary tools to build applications for the world's most popular social-networking site.
Accounting regulators adopted rules yesterday requiring publicly traded companies to treat the stock options they give to employees as normal business expenses.
Nokia showcases its sat-nav system for pedestrians as the Mobile World Congress opens in Barcelona.
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Anil Kumble became the second Indian cricketer and ninth player in total to get 400 Test dismissals as his three wickets helped restrict Australia to 316-5 on day one of the opening Test at Bangalore.
The British government condemned racist taunts by fans in Spain aimed at black players on England&#39;s team during an exhibition game, and soccer&#39;s governing body ordered an investigation Thursday.
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Not content to direct a mediocre historical epic, filmmaker Oliver Stone marshals all of his talent as a provocateur to direct a colossally bad one in &quot;Alexander,&quot; starring Irishman
Rain delayed the start of the third and final one-day international between India and South Africa at Stormont here Sunday.
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MODENA, Italy  - Thousands of mourners filed past the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his Italian home town on Friday, in an emotional farewell to the singer whose death prompted tributes from around the world.
Spazzina per punizione, dara' vestiti ad asta benefica
Men wearing traditional daggers at their waists and women in head-to-toe black dress cast ballots Wednesday as Yemen's long-ruling president faced a serious challenger at the polls for the first time.
Ritalin increases brain activity in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and in children with a reading disorder, says a Yale University study
Militants in Afghanistan holding three UN workers hostage said on Saturday they were hopeful their demands would be met in negotiations but there were conflicting reports on whether the talks had started.
Floridians are being urged to drain  standing pools of water to cut the risk of an outbreak of West  Nile or other mosquito-borne disease in the wake of Hurricane  Charley, an official with the state health department said on  Thursday.
Crude oil fell more than $1 for the first time in a month after reaching a record $54.45 a barrel in New York on speculation that demand doesn&#39;t warrant prices at this level.
The spotlight is likely to be on Pfizer on Wednesday when federal drug regulators begin hearings on cox-2 drugs, the medicines that include Celebrex and Bextra.
Britain's Paddy Ashdown says he has withdrawn his name from the list of possible UN envoys to Afghanistan.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s official: Yuta Tabuse is the first Japanese player to make an NBA team. The Suns put the 5-foot-9 guard on the active roster, part of the 14-man roster submitted to the NBA on Monday afternoon.
Il russo Mikhail Ignatiev, della Tinkoff Credit Systemsue, ha vinto la terza tappa del Giro del Medi...
The UN has chosen former US President Bill Clinton to be its tsunami relief envoy, reports say.
Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke expects the US economy to rebound, even as the housing slump continues.
Three grains of pollen might help solve a 27-year-old murder mystery. To try to identify a teenage girl found slain in a western New York cornfield in 1979, investigators have turned to a pollen-analysis technique rarely used in the United States.
A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal faced an American military judge in Germany yesterday seeking to move his pending court martial from Baghdad.
Ward Weaver, a toolmaker with a history of violence against women, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing and sexually abusing two Oregon City girls in 2002.
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A car bomb exploded near a police patrol in busy central Baghdad on Thursday, killing 17 people and wounding 20, police said. A police source said the blast missed a convoy
A lethal new form of MRSA is reported to be more prevalent among the gay community in the US.
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell considers the main items on the EU's agenda for 2007.
The founders of the PBHG mutual funds  agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines, and  to accept a lifetime ban from the securities industry to  resolve allegations they facilitated improper trading in the  funds, regulators said on Wednesday.
The Iranian foreign ministry said Monday an Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Iraq more than a month ago was released and safe. &quot;The release of Freedon Jahani came as a result of
Orbitz Inc., the Internet travel agency that is being bought by Cendant Corp., Wednesday posted a 30 percent jump in third-quarter profit, aided by a surge in hotel business.
A behind-the-scenes Burlington telecommunications company that barely survived the dot-com bust will today seek final approval from its shareholders for a deal that will place it among the top five international long distance providers.
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The big fight on economic stimulus will be over whether to put more money in the hands of low-income families who paid little or no income tax last year.
Television broadcasts of opera have been around for a long time and have done much to demystify the art form. Still, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mostly recorded opera broadcasts that are seen on television these days.
In working with his code recently, Tim Koschuetzki noticed something odd with a block of try/catch code:   I just noticed today, that PHP's try catch blocks require curly braces. Anybody has an idea why it is like that? I have used curly braces by default up until now, so I just stumbled upon this weirdness today.   He includes two examples, one with a curly brace after the catch clause and the other without. This is different than several other control structures (like ifs) that don't require the curly brace when there's only the one line following it.
Talk show host Jay Leno is accused of breaking a strike agreement by writing his own jokes.
Una mamma di 33 anni e il suo bambino di un anno sono morti la scorsa notte in un incendio sviluppatosi per cause in corso di accertamento da parte dei Vigili del fuoco, in un villino di due piani a Ripa Teatina (Chieti). Secondo i primi accertamenti le ...
A program in Brooklyn helps low-income or unemployed New York City residents become bus or truck drivers.
Nearly two-thirds of  Britons think the fiery Italian sauce Arrabiata is a sex  infection, according to a survey on Friday.
India's Tata Advanced Systems said on  Saturday it planned to form a partnership with an arm of  European plane-maker EADS  to bid for the Indian Army's  $1 billion tactical communications system project.
L'Italia Olimpica ha battuto 2-1 l'Under 21 dell'Olanda in un'amichevole giocata a Ferrara. Azzurri ...
At least 64 people burned to death after a blast aboard a train from India to Pakistan that officials said was intended to damage the peace process between the two neighbours.
A developer of peer-to-peer file-sharing software is taking record-company giants to court, charging them with unfair business practices including collusion and monopoly-building.
On October 13th, two days after the official Vote for Change finale in Washington, DC, Bruce Springsteen will bring the tour to his home state of New Jersey.
The Material Girl made the most money touring this year.
NBC Universal and the News Corporation can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to catch a break when it comes to a name for their new video-sharing service.
LOS ANGELES  - In a first for the U.S.   market, the struggling Mobile ESPN network is offering live and   complete football games for viewing on cell phones.
The pound stabilised after falling due to continued weaknesses in British economic data.
Germany's stubbornly high unemployment rate spiked even higher in December to 10.8 percent, the Federal Labor Office reported Tuesday.
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BRUSSELS, November 5 (Itar-Tass) - The European Union \u00e2\u0080\u009cshould forget\u00e2\u0080\u009d its internal differences on Iraq and give a \u00e2\u0080\u009csignal\u00e2\u0080\u009d about readiness to participate in the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s restoration, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said at the EU summit in
By day Sandra Martinez works at a New York law firm, but by night she  throws off her conservative image and becomes \
New Delhi, 12 (PTI): India today condemned the bomb blast at Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan&#39;s concert in Colombo and said all Indians, including the wife of former cricketer Ravi Shastri, who suffered minor injuries, are safe.
Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a top New York hospital on Friday for heart bypass surgery after experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath.
New P2P software lets musicians collaborate in real-time on the web without the familiar digital hiccups of the past. By Mike Kobrin.
By Jennifer Tan SINGAPORE  - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday itwill begin shipping a low-cost version of its Windows XPoperating system to three Asian countries and Russia byearly-2005, tapping developing markets as growth slowselsewhere.
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Chad and Steve (and their investors) have to be glad they don&#8217;t own YouTube anymore. After failing to reach an agreement (apparently) with Viacom, YouTube said it will comply with the company&#8217;s request and pull the 100k videos. From the WSJ article: YouTube, a unit of Google Inc., said it will comply with the request. &#8220;It&#8217;s [...]
The area planted with genetically modified crops in Europe has grown by 77% since last year, figures show.
N Korea is expected to ask the South to resume aid shipments, when officials from the two sides meet later.
Urban warfare drills are taking place in and around Falluja, Iraq, where the Marines expect to lead an all-out attack soon.
A Kentucky utility has agreed to pay the largest-ever fine for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act's acid rain program, the Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.
SEATTLE (Sports Network) - Seattle Seahawks starting  quarterback Matt Hasselbeck sat out Sunday's game against Miami  with a nagging thigh injury.
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By Molly Willow, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 13--Hope you don't have plans next week: Your television needs you.
La recente sentenza Corte di Cassazione sull\u00e2\u0080\u0099illegittimit\u00c3\u00a0 della capitalizzazione trimestrale degli interessi passivi, ovvero il ricorso al cosiddetto anatocismo, comporta per le banche non solo rilevanti spese per il rimborso degli utenti che ne
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama expanded his lead on rival Hillary Clinton to 15 points heading into South Carolina's bitterly contested presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
A teenager whose girlfriend died when he crashed into her on a water bike in Cyprus speaks of his responsibility.
Now is the time for drivers to start taking it easy. The U.S. Army Europe and Installation Management Agency-Europe are teaming up to provide comprehensive driving tips with a Winter Safety Campaign, which runs ...
The New York Stock Exchange is investing in x86-based Linux servers to power its Hybrid Market trading system, at the expense of Unix machines.
The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.
Maria Sharapova edges out unheralded American Lindsay Lee-Waters in Melbourne.
French Open winner Anastasia Myskina and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova are just two talented players that are carving a Russian foothold in the top tier of women's tennis.
Like actors in an amateur stage play, the large, mostly all-star \u00e2\u0080\u0094 or has-been star \u00e2\u0080\u0094 cast of \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale\u00e2\u0080\u009d look, rather dazedly, to be playing dress-up.
Stocks surged on Friday after a speech by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spurred speculation for a benchmark interest rate cut next month and President Bush said he would help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure.
These stocks have recently received higher ratings from investors. Will they be a flash in the pan, or are they ready to shine?
If U.N. nuclear inspectors want to  return to Iraq to check for missing equipment and materials,  they are welcome, a government minister said on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he cannot rule out an attack against Iran, which much of the world believes is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.Comment
Lithuania's prime minister backed early elections on Friday as his minority government struggles with rising inflation, a delayed project to decrease energy dependence on Russia and a restive opposition.
A federal jury awarded $260,000 on Monday to one of two men who sued NBA star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington nightclub.
Steve Jobs' strategic headache About 27 per cent of the iPhones sold in 2007 are being operated on unauthorized wireless networks, according to research released today. That works out at about one million handsets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A British investigation into a controversial arms deal with Saudi Arabia was stopped because Riyadh threatened to withdraw all co-operation on security and intelligence, a newspaper reported.
Vegetable oils, salad dressings, crackers and other oil-containing foods made by PepsiCo Inc.'s Frito-Lay unit will now carry claims that products with unsaturated fat can curb heart disease risk, U.S. regulators said on Friday.
Calling all future Taylor Hicks, Kelly Clarksons and Ruben Studdards: &quot;American Idol&quot; wants you.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband condemned the \
Britain's Prince Harry will not be allowed to fight on the front line in Afghanistan, The Mail on Sunday newspaper said, citing senior sources in the prince's regiment.
President George W. Bush prepared for an Asia-Pacific summit in Australia, saying on Friday the United States would consider a peace treaty with North Korea if it gave up nuclear arms.
Environmental groups prepare to lobby a public inquiry into plans to expand airport.
US Airways Group and Delta Air Lines are both looking to their executive ranks in their latest round of cost cuts.
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Ghanaian President John Kufuor will visit Kenya to mediate between the violently opposed political factions within the next two days, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told BBC television Sunday.
Business leaders in the West Midlands are bracing themselves for the potentially disastrous impact of any decision to close the local Jaguar factory.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's legacy will be inseparable from the issue of performance-enhancing drugs.
Dell (Quote, Chart) officials announced Wednesday an agreement with Linux distributor Novell (Quote, Chart) to distribute and support SUSE Enterprise Server 9 on its single- and dual-processor line of servers.
Better sit down for this one. Just in case you faint easily (although if you&#39;ve been following this story, over the past few months, that&#39;s unlikely): ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP
ABC has pulled its latest contract renewal offer with the Bowl Championship Series, a move that could result in the Orange, Sugar and Fiesta bowls moving to another network starting in 2006.
Chile's Supreme Court places ex-Peru leader Alberto Fujimori under house arrest ahead of an extradition ruling.
The first Japanese-born pitcher to appear in the World Series appeared unimpressed by his own historic moment last night. But then, that has been the demeanor reliever Hideki Okajima has adopted since he made the decision to follow his more celebrated countryman, Daisuke Matsuzaka, to this strange and wonderful ballpark, where everything seemingly has a nickname: the Wall, the pole, ...
The lawmaker poised to cause the Bush administration's biggest headaches when Democrats take control of Congress may just be a grocer's son from Watts who's hardly a household name off Capitol Hill.
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JERUSALEM, Aug 24  - An Israeli cabinet minister hailed the French government&#39;s stance on anti-Semitism Tuesday as Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom headed to Paris for talks on a growing spate of attacks on Europe&#39;s largest Jewish community.
About 45 suspected North Koreans climbed over a wall into the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, the latest in a rash of diplomatic mission break-ins by people seeking asylum outside the isolated Communist country.
NASA releases a dramatic satellite image depicting the fires burning in Greece. Huge plumes of smoke drift across the southern part of the country into the Mediterranean.
It has been an emotional week for Boston University's hockey team. Five days after three Terrier players were attacked in an incident following a house party in Allston, the squad was on the ice at Agganis Arena last night, playing Providence College.
When Magglio Ordonez joined Frank Thomas on the disabled list in July, the Chicago White Sox fell apart. They won just eight times during a 28-game stretch and plummeted out of first place.
Scientists apparently freed a young whale from more than 150 feet of lobster-fishing gear Friday after riding alongside the animal on a Coast Guard cutter for nearly 24 hours.
Slesarenko cleared 2.04m at the first attempt which none of her rivals could match and she went on to set a new Olympic record of 2.06.
Mike Fratello is hired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies as a replacement for Hubie Brown, who unexpectedly retired for health reasons.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- If not for Chucky Atkins' long-range prayer, the Memphis Grizzlies would never have gotten a chance to snap their six-game losing streak.
Chittagong (Bangladesh), Dec. 17 (PTI): India put themselves in a commanding position after centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid ensured the visitors another huge total against Bangladesh in the second and final cricket Test here today.
JabRef is a graphical application for managing bibliographical databases. The main focus is on BibTeX databases, but other database formats will be supported as well. JabRef runs on all platforms and requires java 1.4. The new JabRef version is finally out. Highlights include (configurable) preview with and without abstract, remote Medline search, CiteSeer support, a new dialog for easily creating entries from plain text, a new panel for the Abstract in the entry editor, and numerous usability improvements. And, as usual, many bug fixes.   You can find the latest release here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=92314&package_id=97632
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LANDOVER, Md.--They&#39;re now 63-year-old grandfathers, but the 21st-century versions of Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells aren&#39;t your father&#39;s coaches anymore.
A Japanese-backed draft resolution to sanction North Korea for its series of missile launches has &quot;broad and deep support,&quot; despite some differences in the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Thursday.
The sale and redevelopment of St. Louis Centre is one more reminder of an urban planning scheme that never quite lived up to its promise.
Russia's prosecutors study a complaint accusing Coca-Cola of insulting Orthodox Christian beliefs in an advertising campaign.
Citigroup Inc  and Merrill Lynch  & Co Inc  said they raised another $20 billion of  capital from investors in Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere,  as the subprime mortgage crisis forced additional massive asset  write-downs and devoured more of banks' capital.
Eastman Kodak Co  and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (MEI)  agreed to settle their patent infringement claims, Kodak said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
PROVIDENCE  -   Governor Carcieri will join with the families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks at the State House tomorrow for a 10 a.m. remembrance of the tragedy.
The police inquiry into Madeleine McCann's disappearance is almost over, Portugal's justice minister says.
Cutting down on fossil fuel pollution could accelerate global warming and help turn parts of Europe into desert by 2100, according to research to be aired on British television on Thursday. \
The iPhone and Apple Inc.&#39;s   desktop computers may be vulnerable to hackers due to a flaw in  their Web browser, according to a security firm, which said it  found a way to hack into the iPhone.
Ukraine's outgoing leader offered his  opponents some concessions on Tuesday but not enough to end a  crisis that has plunged the country into turmoil and driven a  wedge between Russia and the West.
Basim Hamed crafted shrapnel from car bombs into a memorial to 34 children killed by an attack in Baghdad.
SALEM, Ore.   Accusations of dirty tricks are rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader&#39;s presidential campaign has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.
KarstadtQuelle, Europe's leading department store operator, said it planned to sell &quot;as quickly as possible&quot; 77 of its 181 department stores around the country as part of a massive restructuring programme aimed at pulling it out of its current financial crisis.
Low-end DS3300 gets virtual protocol The latest wave of data center virtualization has made the iSCSI protocol an increasingly appealing prospect for the SMB market, and naturally vendors are obliging customers with fresh gear.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A PALESTINIAN angered by Israeli-Palestinian violence plotted and then died in the nearly simultaneous car bombings of a hotel and tourist camp in the Sinai that killed at least 34 people, the Egyptian government said.
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TORONTO - A pair of conjoined babies from Zimbabwe are being assessed for separation surgery at Toronto&#39;s Hospital for Sick Children.
The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team&#39;s ballpark, for about $21.24 million. The 50,000-seat stadium, which opened in 1989, cost about $375 million to construct and was mostly funded by taxpayers.
Georgia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pro-Western president narrowly won re-election, according to official results released Sunday, but the main opposition candidate contested the outcome.
Rescuers on Thursday airlifted food and medical supplies to about 135 people cut off for at least four days by flooding in the mountains above Los Angeles.
Much like man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best friend, the rough-hewn Filipino movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bet Collector\u00e2\u0080\u009d chases its protagonist from step to step, misery to misery, all but nipping at her heels.
Somali immigrants who fled their homeland to escape violence find black South Africans less than welcoming
A pair of software companies linked with the Kazaa peer-to-peer network are claiming that they hold patent rights to technology behind much of the world's Internet song-swapping and are demanding that several smaller file-sharing networks obtain licenses in order to continue operating.
Sono 29 i giocatori della Fiorentina convocati per il mini ritiro a Marbella, in Spagna. La squadra ...
Seven of the world's leading tech companies collaborate on the development of next-gen chips.
Examining cellphone data has become a standard tool in the investigative arsenal of the police and prosecutors.
Troubled former baseball star Ken Caminiti, the first major league player to admit he used steroids in his playing days, died of an overdose of cocaine and opiates, the medical examiner ruled Monday.
Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan will have to work dead hard for her next community service stint.  The \
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A small step for the budding social network's quest to be the anti-Facebook: Plaxo has opened up a portion of its source code dedicated to helping users manage their various social networking identities.
FRIDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. Hispanic children, a lack of health insurance often decides whether they see a doctor or go without regular check-ups, a new study finds.
For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. fertility rate has climbed high enough to sustain a stable population, solidifying the nation's unique status among industrialized countries.
(InfoWorld) - Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, has endorsed a wireless spectrum auction proposal from Frontline Wireless, saying its plan represents the best chance for U.S. public safety agencies to get a much-needed interoperable communications system. Frontline's proposal would allow private investments to build a national wireless network for public safety agencies, such as police and fire departments, said Freeh, who served as head of the FBI from September 1993 to June 2001. Frontline is asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)\u00c2\u00a0to require that the winner of part of the spectrum in the 700MHz band to be auctioned by early next year build a nationwide wireless network to be shared by public safety agencies and commercial providers. \
AES is moving into wind power, an area that is poised for steady growth.
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp.   said on Friday that it received a subpoena from the  U.S. Department of Justice as part of an probe into potential  antitrust violations involving graphics processing units and  cards.
Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest cellular-phone maker, said growth in subscriber numbers for faster wireless services is more rapid than the increase in users in the early 1990s when digital mobile services were ...
Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan is charged with perjury in police probe following defamation case.
US antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless&#39; plan to acquire rival AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier.
Two years ago, Minneapolis, known for its civic diversity and tolerance, made national headlines for naming Bonnie Bleskachek the first openly lesbian fire chief of a major U.S. city.
ATLANTA -- It came down to simple math. Three teams trying to squeeze into two slots. No computer printout, no voter bias, no pleas by coaches could solve that problem for the Bowl Championship Series.
News Corp. (NWSa.N) is willing to go  further than it has before in acceding to tighter safeguards of  editorial independence as a condition of buying Dow Jones & Co.  Inc. , The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing  sources close to News Corp.
Kate Moss is back at Burberry. The fashion house scrapped a campaign featuring the supermodel last year following tabloid accusations that she had used drugs.
NEW YORK - The judge presiding over the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) attempt to block Oracle Corp.'s proposed takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. ruled in Oracle's favor on Thursday, removing one obstacle preventing the hostile acquisition.
La serva Jelena Jankovic (numero 2) si &egrave; qualificata per la semifinale del torneo Wta di Pech...
UMM AL-HAIMAN, Kuwait  - A Saudi gunman was killed  and two Kuwaiti policemen wounded when security forces clashed  with militants in southern Kuwait on Saturday, security sources  said.
Hurricane Humberto rumbled onto the upper Texas coast on Thursday with 85 mile per hour (135 kph) winds and heavy rains that threatened widespread flooding.
SYDNEY, Australia -- A passenger train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday, injuring more than 120 people as cars slammed into trees and plowed through nearby fields.
The Redskins expect Mark Brunell to play against the Jaguars on Sunday, although Shawn Springs will miss the game and probably the next one in Giants Stadium.
Are rich and powerful nations seeking to protect their own  interests through a new UN climate initiative?
Tech types, send your folks to MAKEzine to find something you can improve on this Christmas. From cool toys with a high hackability quotient to endless electronic projects, this gift list for the nerds in the family is a winner. In Gear Factor.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC will remain nationalized until adverse market conditions change.
Phase One has released its new version of a venerable program used to edit raw images from higher-end cameras.
A curtain of snow fell on London Fashion Week on Friday as top designer Julien Macdonald sent fur-clad models gliding through a wintry wonderland for the last show.
In coma un giovane di Conegliano che aveva appena partecipato ad una partita di calcioLa Usl potrebbe decidere la profilassi obbligatoria per tutta  la popolazione a rischio                                          Meningite, nuovo focolaio in Veneto Forse sar\u00c3\u00a0 vaccinazione di massa                                                                                  di NICOLA PELLICANI
Cuba took over leadership of the Nonaligned Movement Friday, but with Fidel Castro too sick to promise an appearance, his younger brother and his close friend Hugo Chavez of Venezuela were left to mete out the anti-American invective.
Poland's conservative Kaczynski twins were heavily defeated in a parliamentary election on Sunday by a centre-right opposition party ready to speed economic reforms and mend relations with EU allies.
A lot of things are happening in the Ruby world right now, and I wanted to highlight a few of them here:  At FOSCon this year, Amy Hoy has asked people to start writing more instructive articles about parts of Ruby or Rails so that newbies would have more \
The founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian spent more than $250,000 in institution funds over the past four years on first-class transportation and plush lodging in hotels around the world, including more than a dozen trips to Paris.
A series of car bombs killed 30 people and wounded 95 in a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday and gunmen mounted an audacious daylight raid on a Shi'ite-run government ministry.
Over on the SecurityFocus website, there's an interview posted with Stefan Esser of the Hardened-PHP Project (as interviewed by Federico Biancuzzi.   Federico Biancuzzi discussed with him how the PHP Security Response Team works, why he resigned from it, what features he plans to add to his own hardening patch, the interaction between Apache and PHP, the upcoming \
Il ko di misura con la Lazio (2-1) nell'andata dei quarti di finale di Coppa Italia riesce a mitigar...
Last week, it was freshman Jeff Smith who dazzled with five kick returns for 213 yards, including a 96-yard touchdown. Yesterday, Boston College may have discovered another star in the making in sophomore wideout Brandon Robinson .
GUWAHATI, India: At least 46 people died and 118 were wounded in India&#39;s northeast in one of the deadliest waves of violence in the insurgency-infested region in years.
At the rate he's progressing, Joey MacDonald will average a start per week with the Bruins.
Couch potatoes, start your engines. For those who can't seem to get the recommended 60 to 90 minutes of daily physical activity, new guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association have just set the bar lower. How low? The groups recommend 30 minu...
Matt Clement heard all about curses while playing for the Chicago Cubs, who have the longest title drought in baseball. So when Clement saw the Red Sox win the World Series this fall, it made him think about playing in Boston. \
It was a high drama at the Indian cricket board&#39;s annual general meeting (AGM) here this morning as the elections to the crucial post of the president was delayed following a stay order passed by the Madras High Court.
Bruce Springsteen has plugged his guitar into a political amplifier, launching a series of concerts with some of the biggest names in rock music aimed at ousting President George W. Bush.
Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood&#39;s England record fifth-wicket stand carried the hosts to a morale-boosting series victory over India in the NatWest Challenge at The Oval on Friday.
Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon Iraq
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip -- Mohammed Wahdan, a 20-year-old Palestinian farmer, waited until his mother's four-day funeral had ended, until the last mourner had left his family's crumbling farmhouse on the edge of the Gaza Strip.
RCN Corp., a provider of cable television, phone and Internet service in Chicago, filed a plan to exit bankruptcy that will exchange $1.
Maria Sharapova si &egrave; qualificata per gli ottavi degli Us Open. La russa, che finora non ha ce...
Iran's first nuclear power plant Bushehr  will not be operational until at least the end of 2008, Russian  news agencies quoted the head of the company building the  facility as saying on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he is confident the interim Iraqi government will find a way to retake cities now in the hands of insurgents...
TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Your toddler's been up half the night, crying and tugging on his ear, and by now you know the routine. Call the doctor, get a prescription for an antibiotic, race to the pharmacy and get him on the road to recovery from that ear infection.
A list of things about climate and energy that are not in dispute.
Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe  plans to attend a summit despite  Gordon Brown's boycott threat.
France's president is heading for a showdown with European finance ministers over its budget deficit.
Oil fell on Monday, extending the previous session's decline, as the market mulled over gloomy U.S. economic data and the impact on demand should the world's top energy consumer slip into recession later this year.

Six of the 19 principal performers in the revival of \
China has allocated nearly 1.6 million tickets to more than 300,000 people for next year's Beijing Olympics in the first round of booking, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
President Bush on Tuesday defended his management of the economy and \
SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's Marlies Schild was poised to collect the women's slalom World Cup on Sunday after setting the first-leg pace in the discipline she has dominated all season.
Yoshihide Fujii, president and chief executive officer of Tokyoba Digital Media Network Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004.
At their national convention, Republicans were short on specifics on how to pay for an economic agenda in a second Bush administration. One reason is that President Bush could end up having to back a tax increase, just as his father did.
The European Commission gave Bulgaria and Romania the go-ahead to join the European Union in January, but with the closest monitoring system ever imposed on new members.
Veteran left wing Gary Roberts has waived his no-trade clause so the Florida Panthers can deal him to the Pittsburgh Penguins, his agent said Tuesday.
Now that he has taken over as chief executive officer of the company he co-founded, Jerry Yang has plenty of problems to fix. The new CEO of Yahoo! (YHOO) isn't going to find any quick Google-(GOOG)slayer.
The search continues for the body of a British man who was beheaded after an escape bid. BAGHDAD -- Shiite militia loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons
Sport: Craig Pickering registers an emphatic 100m victory at the European Cup in Athens.
The global body regulating the wildlife trade votes to protect red and pink corals widely used in jewellery.
A convoy of fuel tankers is making its way to Nepal's capital under armed police guard in an attempt to break a crippling blockade which has led to shortages of petrol and food, officials said on Tuesday.
Senior Iranian leaders know about the operations of Iran's Qods Force in fomenting violence in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday, in some of the most direct accusations yet against Tehran over the chaos in Iraq.
[World News] London, Sep 27 : British billionaire Richard Branson Monday announced his company Virgin Atlantic airlines would launch the world&#39;s first commercial space flight in the near future, Xinhua reports.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/11/04) - The new head of the CIA and former Republican chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee, Porter Goss, has begun a major shakeup of the main US foreign intelligence service, offending some critics, including many in
NEW YORK  - A cluster of cases of bleeding  in the lungs involving four infants in the Boston area looks  like it may be associated with a common genetic blood-clotting  defect, a federal investigation shows.
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Fujitsu Limited and NEC Corporation has jointly developed a messaging software that implements the Web Services Reliability (WS-Reliability) standard and will be releasing it as an open source.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has failed to show up in court on assault charges relating to an incident earlier this year in which she allegedly threw a cell phone at her housekeeper.
By BRISTOW, Robyn  Eight mature beech trees have been felled in the Hanmer Forest park and carted away for firewood.
Ahead of nuclear talks between senior Iranian and EU negotiators, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Tehran on Thursday to heed the U.N. Security Council and freeze uranium enrichment, saying Washington was ready for wide-ranging talks if it complied.
A short-term dose of hormone therapy coupled with radiation significantly increases survival for many prostate cancer patients - compared to radiation alone - says a new study by Boston researchers.
Top executives say they fear persecution as a result of the company's continuing dispute with the Kremlin.
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon plays down fears of further UK troop re-deployments in support of US forces.
A three-story building collapsed in   Manhattan on Monday morning after what may have been an   explosion, resulting in injuries, officials and witnesses said.
AMMAN, Jordan -- At least 10 tourists, most of them British nationals, have been killed in a bus accident in southern Jordan, officials said.
Florida elections supervisors want to give voters several days to elect candidates, a proposal offered after early voting in last month's presidential election apparently helped avoid a repeat of the 2000 election debacle.
TV Azteca, a leading Mexican broadcaster, said that its fourth-quarter net profit was up more than seven times from the year-ago period, when earnings were hurt by the restatement of some assets. The company, owned by the media and retail tycoon Ricardo Salinas, said it earned 692 million pesos ($64 million) in the quarter ended in December, up from 93 million pesos a year ago. Quarterly revenue rose 3 percent, to 2.6 billion pesos. Sales from its United States venture, Azteca Am\u00c3\u00a9rica, totaled 118 million pesos, up 20 percent from the fourth quarter of 2005.
Liverpool striker Neil Mellor scored a stunning winning goal deep in injury time to take his side to a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield.
increasing, marketing director for world number four gold miner Harmony (HAR) Ferdi Dippenaar said on Wednesday. However, Dippenaar wouldn&#39;t disclosure the exact level of acceptances received from Gold Fields&#39; shareholders.
From jobs to taxes to health care, Bush and Kerry are making lots of promises. TIME crunches the numbers for you
What to watch for coming down the track that could indicate the R word is in sight.
Internet crime is becoming a major commercial activity, a report by security firm Symantec says.
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By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON - More than 1 million computers - possibly yours, too - are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users' personal information, the FBI said Wednesday.
There was no dancing around by the challenger this time, no late rallies to steal rounds and -- most significant for the undisputed middleweight champion of the world -- no upset.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  may call early elections if an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party  fails to join a coalition for his Gaza pullout plan this week,  he said in an interview published Monday.
The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are \
Israel is prepared to transfer withheld tax revenues to the Palestinians through a mechanism that guarantees none of the money will go to the Hamas-led government or militants, officials said on Thursday.
An armed man threatening to commit suicide breached security at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and was loose on the grounds inside, police said Thursday. Embassy spokeswoman Karen Kauffman said police were invited into the embassy compound and were seeking to deal with the situation. There were no reports of any shots fired.
Michigan health officials have made it a crime this flu season to vaccinate anyone not considered at &quot;high risk&quot; due to the supply shortage of flu shots.
WASHINGTON - The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the Death Row population fell for the third year in a row, signaling the continuation of a slow trend away from state- and federally ordered executions, according to
The Supreme Court of Japan on Tuesday overruled a 2003 Tokyo High Court decision and decided that \u00e2\u0080\u009cMapplethorpe,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a book of erotic photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-89), shown at right in a self-portrait, did not violate obscenity laws, The Associated Press reported. The decision should pave the way for sale of the book in Japan for the first time in eight years. Although it decided that the book was not indecent, the Supreme Court rejected a demand by the publisher, Uplink, for government compensation of $20,370, according to Takashi Ando, a spokesman for the court. Takashi Asai of Uplink had been contesting the confiscation of the book in 1999 and his voluntary suspension of its sales in 2000 in response to police warnings. In the Supreme Court decision, by a majority of the five-judge bench, Justice Kohei Nasu wrote that the 384-page volume of black-and-white portraits, including 20 close-ups of male genitalia, \u00e2\u0080\u009ccompiles work from the artistic point of view, and is not obscene as a whole.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Mr. Asai sold about 900 copies of the Japanese version of \u00e2\u0080\u009cMapplethorpe,\u00e2\u0080\u009d originally published in Japan by Random House in 1994 without objection from the authorities. But airport customs officials, declaring the book obscene, confiscated Mr. Asai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s copy when he returned from a trip to the United States in 1999. He called the Supreme Court decision \u00e2\u0080\u009cgroundbreaking\u00e2\u0080\u009d and said it \u00e2\u0080\u009ccould change the obscenity standard\u00e2\u0080\u009d used for banning foreign films that depict nudity and for censoring photographs in books.
Kicks previous ruling into touch The maker of a video game that improves player control has been granted a patent despite the European Patent Convention stating that \
Treatment with antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients age 24 and younger, according to proposed changes to the drugs' labels unveiled Wednesday by federal health officials.
American students often get the impression from history classes that the British got here first, settling Jamestown, Va., in 1607. They hear about how white Northerners freed the black slaves, how Asians came in the mid-1800s to build Western railroads. The lessons have left out a lot.
At least four workers die as a site under construction at Dubai airport collapses, trapping workers.
Eleven fans were arrested after clashing with police during Chelsea&#39;s 1-0 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Compared with many adults hit by bipolar disorder, Jane Pauley got off lightly with a rare midlife diagnosis and rapid symptom relief after three weeks in a top-notch hospital, say
The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it was still talking with Brazil about inspecting its uranium enrichment plant despite Brazil&#39;s assertion an inspection deal had been finalized.
La Sampdoria ha vinto la 12/a edizione del trofeo \
MARTINSVILLE, Ohio -- Tucked away in the den of his 127-year-old farmhouse, Ed Winkle huddles over his computer. The screen's soft glow lights up his eyeglasses, reflecting messages about tractors, corn hybrids and crop insurance.
The beaches of the east coast&#39;s barrier islands seemed as calm as they could be on Monday. Just one day after Hurricane Frances wobbled through, only
Luis Gonzalez doubled in the 11th inning off Andy Pettitte and scored on Johnny Estrada's sacrifice fly to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 win Friday night over the Houston Astros and Luke Scott, who hit for the cycle.
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Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s labor troubles.
Senegalese R&B artist Akon entered a  second week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with  \
The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its key interest rate at a five-year high point of 5.00 percent, opting against a further rise after last month's quarter-point increase.
Singer-actress Beyonce, star of the  movie musical \
Vijay Singh, 41, shot a final-round 76 but still won the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis.
The end of the high-definition disc war seems in sight, say industry observers, with major studio Warner Bros. jumping to the Blu-ray Disc camp and leaving the competing HD DVD format with a dwindling base of Hollywood support. But ahead lies the real uphill battle: selling high-definition discs - in any format - to consumers who appear more than satisfied with the DVDs they've already bought over the past few years.
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NEW YORK -- AT&amp;T Corp. expects to have one million voice-over-Internet customers by the end of next year, while cable TV giant Comcast Corp.
Analysis: Air strikes have taken out some Hamas leaders and crews firing rockets at Israel. But many Palestinians perceive the Israeli actions as support for Fatah
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Smangele Mngomezulu worked for 15 years at South African mining giant Anglo American, but apartheid-era laws banned her from donning a hard hat and shoveling ore.
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are charged with avoiding a drug test on the eve of the Olympics.
Gadget maker Sling Media Inc. said it  plans to announce on Thursday that it has hired two former MTV  Networks executives to head a new interactive programming  division.
Under the glare of the port lights, federal agents watched as the GMC Yukon approached the immigration booth. Two years of legwork &#151; interviewing sources, listening to wiretaps and watching just as they were watching now &#151; had led to this. Aurora Torres, the suspected smuggler, was behind the wheel.
When Toyota Motor Corp. wanted to promote its new Scions to young buyers, it turned to one of the growing number of digital design companies doing business in the popular online universe \
Humana, the biggest manager of health plans for the United States military, said yesterday that third-quarter profit rose 36 percent on higher revenue from Medicare and medical cost controls.
A debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is putting the Democratic presidential candidates views in the spotlight. CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute are hosting the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, discussion.
The government is ready to listen to a message from the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley but will not enter into negotiations with them, the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said today.
The US presidential candidates did some late cramming for their high-stakes televised debate, with George W. Bush seeking to lock in his lead in the polls and challenger John Kerry hoping to stage a comeback.
Juan Manuel Fangio, the great five-time Formula One champion, made a name for himself winning that race, 10 years before his first Formula One grand prix. He drove a modified '39 Chevrolet coupe, a crude car for driving on pavement, much less the dirt, mud and other assorted slop competitors had to conquer in the Norte.
Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe have returned as co-artistic directors of the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut.
Fighting between rival Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 17 people, as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.
TAIPEI - Taiwan&#39;s pro-independence parties led by President Chen Shui-bian have suffered an upset defeat in parliamentary elections.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (29/11/04) - Jordan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s King Abdullah announced yesterday that his half-brother, Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, had been stripped of his title in an abrupt change of succession plans described as a move designed to allow the prince
The oil giant finds the fastest way to profits may be through the Kremlin's top leadership.
HYDERABAD, India  - The bombings in a south Indian city that left at least 40 people dead could have been the work of Islamist militants based in Pakistan or Bangladesh, the state's chief minister said on Sunday.
Nearly three decades after Washington area faith leaders founded a movement for affordable housing, there is a new push -- particularly in the District -- to revive the effort and get the clergy to see housing as an urgent mission field.
E&#39; morto Giovanni Raboni, poeta e critico letterario. Raboni era nato a Milano nel 1932. Esordi&#39; come poeta all&#39;inizio degli anni Sessanta con due brevi raccolte, &#39;Il catalogo e&#39; questo&#39;, e &#39;L&#39;insalubrita&#39; dell&#39;aria&#39;.
Google Inc. on Saturday published on   its Belgian website a court order which forbids the Internet   search engine to reproduce snippets of Belgian press on its   news amalgamation service.
Hockey tough guy Tie Domi confirmed for the first time on Thursday that his marriage had failed, but made no mention of a rumored affair with a high-profile politician that put him in the media spotlight.
Russia's prime minister-designate, Viktor Zubkov, told lawmakers on Thursday he planned changes in the cabinet line-up, and newspapers predicted Economy Minister German Gref would be the chief casualty.
Himesh Reshammiya talks about his 5 favourite love songs.
A watchdog is to quiz defence officials after a laptop with personal details of 600,000 people is stolen.
Curious polygon shapes on the surface of Mars are among the latest evidence clearly suggesting the presence of water, and some of it may have appeared there even after the surface was bombarded by objects from distant space.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.- Astronauts guided into place and bolted down a  2-ton addition to the international space station Tuesday, making the first  of three difficult spacewalks during space shuttle Discovery's stay.
Presentata oggi l'iniziativa della Lazio che, in vista del rush finale di campionato, riapre la camp...
John Madden scored two goals and goalie Martin Brodeur made several important saves in the final minutes Sunday to help the Devils hold off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (UNI) What was External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh chewing at his joint press conference yesterday with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri after their two-day talks?
Oracle Corp. , the largest database software maker, said on Thursday it would buy Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion to boost its position in the fast-growing market for performance management software.
Producer Shri Gulshan Rai passed away this morning in Mumbai.
HOUSTON, June 12 -- The international space station deployed  a new power source Tuesday, unfolding a pair of 115-foot-long solar wings like an accordion window blind.
Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock each filed divorce papers Monday seeking to end their marriage of less than four months. Anderson's representative would not comment on the reason or any particulars of the divorce. Anderson and Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, each cited \
Troy Glaus homered for the first time since May 11 and Garret Anderson and Bengie Molina also hit home runs to power the Anaheim Angels to a 10-5 win over the Indians at Cleveland last night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Glaus homered on the first pitch of the sixth inning to give Anaheim a 6-0 lead. He was playing ...
An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued to defy the Vatican when he installed two married priests as bishops on Sunday.
'Sara' un kolossal che nascera' in California'
Desperate to get answers from a terrorism suspect who is refusing to talk, steely eyed U.S. intelligence agent Jack Bauer bursts into an interrogation room and shoots the prisoner in the leg.
Ministero parla di esecuzione da parte dei miliziani sciiti
Nearly two million survivors of the 2005 Pakistan quake are to spend a second winter in camps, Oxfam says.
By Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times  Mar. 10--The recreational salmon fishing seasons off the coast will be limited for chinook, but it could be a more rosy picture for coho this summer.
As politicians pay tribute to a fallen leader, the country's Pakistanis are trying to come to terms with what her death means for their homeland
WASHINGTON - They came with their wraparound shades, hair-styling tools and other items essential for a shot at fame. Thousands of people, many appearing to be teenagers or in their twenties, flooded into the Washington Convention Center this week to audition for Fox's popular \
Carlos Checa took pole position for Saturday&#39;s inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with the quickest lap in the final qualifying session on Friday.
InfoWorld - NEW YORK - Hosted CRM (customer relationship management) evangelist Salesforce.com Inc. began a new branding campaign this week to draw attention to its customer-service support functionality, launching a new Web site at Supportforce.com and announcing a batch of partnerships with top call center infrastructure vendors.
THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Forty percent of American women of childbearing age now get enough folic acid to help prevent birth defects, according to a new March of Dimes survey.
Troops are on the streets of the Philippine capital ahead of a rally set to demand President Arroyo's resignation.
Only 28 miles separate a mosque in Harlem from one on Long Island. Yet a vast gulf divides them.
Labour chairwoman Hazel Blears urges the party to regain its \
The Federal Communications has approved the transfer of the broadcasting license of WLVI-TV (Channel 56) to WHDH-TV (Channel 7), the last major hurdle to the sale of Channel 56 to Channel 7's parent company.
The UK drugs regulatory agency warned yesterday that the SSRI class of anti-depressant medicines had been too widely prescribed by doctors for the treatment
Chiuderemo con un disavanzo 2006 tra 5-6% del pil
Partecipera' venerdi' a conferenza stampa Melandri sul tema
Venezuela plans talks with Panama next week on the possibility of pumping oil from the Caribbean to the Pacific through an existing pipeline, Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said Wednesday.
Although he considers it \
Scientists have worries about the Arctic warming as they have determined that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting too rapidly .

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By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 15--AUSTIN -- The high cost of the vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer is becoming a key issue in opposition to Gov. Rick Perry's order that schoolgirls receive the shots.
1 September 2004 - The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced the former prominent Bosnian Serb political leader Radoslav Brdjanin to 32 years in prison for torture, wilful killing and other crimes.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested the   second most senior figure in al Qaeda in Iraq, National   Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said on Sunday.
The former United Nations secretary general has spent the past week trying to nudge Kenya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government and opposition leaders toward a compromise.
Bill Clinton insisted yesterday that he never &quot;disgraced this country&quot; or &quot;lied to the American people about my job.
Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Thursday urged wanted East Timorese rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, surrounded by Canberra-led troops, to surrender.
Goldman Sachs  is selling its 30.48 percent stake in South Korean cable TV operator C&M, valued at $970 million, a newspaper said on Monday, in the latest sale of Korean assets by foreign investment firms.
Khoya Khoya Chand's premiere at the Rome Film Fest.
Il tecnico della Sampdoria, Walter Novellino, presenta la gara contro l'Ascoli nel solito segno dell...
Avast! Microsoft is taking action to thwart a possible hole in its Vista anti-piracy measures.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.
President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country. But his tough tactics risk alienating the public support he needs, and allies abroad seem to be ignoring his pleas to crack down on Chechen separatists.
After months of speculation, Vivendi announces that Half-Life 2 has officially gone gold and will be on shelves in less than one month.
The Atlanta Hawks waived center Jelani McCoy Tuesday and activated guard Royal Ivey from the injured list.
Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz, one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best song, best record and best album.
The first case of Spanish infuenza is reported. Unfortunately, it won't be the last. Compiled by Tony Long.
Putin firma il decreto per uscire dal patto. In aprile aveva annunciato una moratoriaL'ultima versione del Cfe non \u00c3\u00a8 stata ratificata da Usa e dalle repubbliche baltiche                                            Mosca sospende il trattato sulle armi convenzionali
KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday, while a separate attack in an eastern Afghan province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan...
Oscar-nominated actor Owen Wilson is &quot;doing very well&quot; following a suicide attempt last week, Wes Anderson, the director of the star&#39;s most recent film, said here Monday.
Deutsche Bank shuffled the ranks in its executive suite on Tuesday, putting more power into the hands of two prominent investment bankers based in London, but also naming
A suicide bomber kills eight people in north Iraq as suggestions emerge of a major change in US thinking.
Crouched and holding a football between his legs, a center in the N.F.L. faces crucial split-second decisions before each snap.
SAINT-QUENTIN, N.B. (CP) - A major highway in northern New Brunswick  remained closed to almost all traffic Monday, as local residents protested planned health care cuts.
Chien-Ming Wang worked seven innings and held Boston to one hit. Curt Schilling pitched six innings, allowing two runs, both on opposite-field home runs by Robinson Cano.
PEOPLE across Wales have been warned to brace themselves for Wet Wednesday, as the worst of the rain and strong winds hit tomorrow.
Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs &#151; and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies &#151; despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.
Prescription only, sadly California residents with a genuine need to skin up can now avail themselves of marijuana vending machines, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16 -- Barry Bonds&#39;s weight trainer said on a secretly recorded tape that the San Francisco Giants star took an undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 season, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.
Non saranno sospese forniture di greggio, ma compagnia paghi
US special envoy Joseph DeTrani will visit South Korea and Japan on the nuclear issue of the Democratic People&#39;s Republic of Korea (DPRK), State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said at a briefing on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, a native of Cuba and now the chief executive officer of Kellogg Co.
Not many companies report record sales and earnings and then watch their share prices fall. But that is what happened to Wal-Mart Stores yesterday.
Diego Armando jr sar&agrave; a Buenos Aires la prossima settimana per incontrare la sorellina Giana,...
With an acceptance speech that included a dig at the Cannes Film Festival, Mike Leigh&#39;s &quot;Vera Drake&quot; won the Leone d&#39;Oro for best film, closing out a controversial edition of the Venice Film Festival marked with some organizational snafus.

New Delhi, December 15: Police were looking for two railway stationmasters blamed for a head-on collision between two passenger trains which killed at least 38 people and injured dozens, officials said on Wednesday.
Former Japanese defense minister Fukushiro Nukaga will become finance minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled cabinet, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.
Apple should be pushing its Mac OS X software aggressively into corporations running Windows, says a Microsoft solution provider in Massachusetts, but others claim that Apple might be missing
Police investigating three terror attacks in the UK are searching a number of addresses across the country.
Actress Bridget Moynahan, former girlfriend of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, is pregnant and Brady is the father, Moynahan's publicist said Monday.
Human remains dating from the 1st Century AD suggest TB may have killed off leprosy in Europe.
La Roma non ha intenzione di cedere Mancini. Lo ha ribadito il ds giallorosso Prad&egrave; replicand...
for $61,000 - went to a person involved with four spam e-mails, including one message that praised Hitler&#39;s book &quot;Mein Kampf&quot; and was disguised to appear as if it came
Cigar Aficionado, the glossy magazine for lovers of expensive cigars, criticized the U.S. Treasury Department for continuing to spend federal funds chasing people for buying Cuban cigars.
France's Frederick Bousquet caused a surprise by winning the men's 100m freestyle in 47.52sec at the European short course swimming championships.
Three years on, experts and participants are looking back to try and glean the war's lessons.
A cause del caldo record (oltre 40 gradi) che ha gi&agrave; provocato 18 morti nel paese, la Federa...
Air France-KLM could invest 6.5 billion euros (9.4 billion dollars) in Alitalia under a takeover plan which would see up to 2,000 jobs cut at the struggling Italian flag-carrier, a report said Friday.
The government's abandoned police  force merger plans cost taxpayers millions, the BBC learns.
Il ritiro precampionato del Messina si svolger&agrave; a San Giovanni in Fiore (Cosenza), da domenic...
Tests on three more London hotel workers have shown they were exposed to low levels of polonium 210, the radioactive poison that killed former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, health authorities said on Tuesday.
ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.
L'ex dittatore, 91 anni, e' in condizioni gravi ma stabili
Senegal's president appeared to have won the country's election outright Wednesday, according to nearly complete results released by regional vote-counting centers and reported by the state-run news agency.
A few weeks ago people in San Diego were screaming for a change at quarterback. Now it seems that sort of talk has been quieted by the play of Drew Brees.
Nearly 300 communist prisoners escape in an armed jailbreak in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say.
Evangelist Billy Graham, 85 years old and recovering from surgery, is planning what is likely his final crusade in New York City, his representatives said Thursday.
ANKARA/BRUSSELS  - Turkey signaled growing unease  on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special  conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and insisted  it must be treated in the same way as any other candidate  country.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno in vista della sfida di domenica all'Olimpico con la Rom...
A Romanian judge on Wednesday resigned after being accused of starring in an X-rated video, officials said.
Video54 says new intelligent-antenna technology can make wireless networks reliable enough to carry video.
Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.
Eli Lilly &amp; Co. warned doctors Friday to stop using the attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or who show signs of liver problems.
Pfizer Inc.  shares  tumbled as much as 15.6 percent on Monday, wiping out nearly  $30 billion of market value, after the world's biggest drug  maker unexpectedly ended development of its most important  experimental medicine.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm tensions with Moscow on Thursday ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany.
Welcome to the Daily Peloton's coverage of Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia. Sunday, May 23 the peloton will say arrivederci to Italy in the morning, and move into foreign territory for the only abroad stage ...
Finarvedi S.p.A, la holding di partecipazioni che fa capo al Cavaliere del Lavoro, Giovanni Arvedi, ...
Marco Tabini (of php|architect magazine) has posted some of his thoughts on why PHP just might be the \
Microsoft has unveiled the first public beta of Windows Live OneCare 2.0, a major upgrade of its consumer security suite that was last updated in January.
Warner Bros Entertainment has agreed with United Arab Emirates\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Aldar Properties and Abu Dhabi Media to set up a film and video game production firm.
Ghana, with the hopes of the home nation resting on their shoulders, will be strong favourites to get their record equalling fifth-title bid off to the best possible start against Guinea here Sunday.
Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens released five of the captives. Police are in negotiations to free the remaining hostages, a spokeswoman said.
N.F.L. officials, and their often game-changing decisions, are under scrutiny like they never have before.
Pakistan said on Wednesday there was no threat of a pandemic from bird flu, as World Health Organization experts visited the country's northwest which reported the first human death from the virus.
The successful Airbus tests involved communications to and from several different types of GSM mobile phones onboard to mobile and fixed telephones on the ground, and to another mobile phone on the plane.
LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 25 -- This time around, the Little Rock Nine pulled up at the high school in three white stretch limousines.
A US Federal Court judge yesterday ordered that military commission proceedings against an Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate be stopped immediately.
The United States and European Union called a temporary time-out on Thursday in a cross-Atlantic dispute over government support for aviation rivals Boeing  and Airbus .
The outcome was the same though it was the imperious tennis of Justine Henin everybody was talking about this time when the Belgian top seed outclassed Serena Williams at Roland Garros on Tuesday.
Roberto Mancini ha convocato 19 calciatori per la gara di serie A di domani sera dell'Inter contro l...
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko starkly accused the government Thursday of poisoning him in a 'political murder' to knock him out of the presidential race, saying his massive dioxin dose probably came from ...
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts used   cameras on a robot arm to inspect their spacecraft on Wednesday   to see if a mystery object seen falling near the ship posed a   threat to its safety.
Angelina Jolie was expected to arrive in Vietnam late Wednesday night to adopt a 3-year-old boy, adoption officials said.
It has happened every year since the BCS was formed in 1998. One way or another, whether by blowing its chance or by another team not providing help, Texas finds itself at the Cotton or Holiday bowls.
Tiger Woods eagled The Grove's 18th hole for a third successive day to increase his WGC American Express Championship lead to six strokes in Saturday's third round.
Anticipate a sabato le partite delle squadre impegnate in ChampionsCorsa per il quarto posto: Lazio in trasferta a Catania e Empoli a Udine                                            Inter, Roma e Milan in campo domani Domenica il derby tra Palermo e Messina
IBM has a new supercomputer which is currently world&#39;s fastest. The new Blue Gene/L is capable to do 36.01 teraflops. The ex world&#39;s fastest supercomputer, the Earth Simulator from NEC, is able to do 35.
Five German far-right extremists charged with planning a bomb attack on a Jewish community centre and attempting to set up a Nazi-style dictatorship went on trial in Munich yesterday, more than a year after a ...
A key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland on Wednesday warned that the Irish Republican Army may resume disarmament in secret, rather than allow the process to be photographed as demanded by Protestants.
It makes no sense for so many Americans to be angry with basketball star Ron Artest, a man whose approach to life and professional sports epitomizes the new American philosophy of self-defense, defiance and pre-emption.
Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide clues to infertility in humans, researchers believe.
Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries proposed Tuesday to toughen Germany's anti-terrorism laws by making it a crime to train for an attack or to obtain weapons or other substances in order to carry out an attack.
Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher died Saturday in a Seattle hospital of a reoccurrence of leukemia after a recent stem-cell transplant, her doctor said. She was 51.
Michael Eisner and Frank Wells transformed Disney by revitalizing its dormant animation efforts, expanding the theme parks and, most dramatically, by purchasing Capital Cities/ABC in 1995, thus
Subhed: Q&amp;A: A new book on 'The Gospel of Judas' reveals sharp divisions among early Christians on issue of death as a validation of faith. TIME's David Van Biema discussed the issue with author Elaine Pagels
Oriana Fallaci, the Italian writer and journalist best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, officials said Friday. She was 76.
Southeast Asian ministers have wrapped up preparations for ASEAN&#39;s 10th summit, which starts Monday. Free trade and expanding ties with Asian neighbors China and India are high on the agenda.
Tottenham coach Martin Jol says Arsenal firebrand Robin van Persie is already a calmer player than he was at Feyenoord! Jol said: &quot;At 18, Robin was in the first team at Feyenoord.
Hurricane Frances may have almost doubled the estimated recovery cost for Florida as relief officials gear up to deal with
BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 -- The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, in which he was sentenced this month to death by hanging, was marred by flaws so serious that they undermined the trial's fairness and called into question the verdict, an international human rights watchdog group said in a...
As numerous European banks assess whether to make a bid for Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale, regulators in Brussels warned France against any effort to thwart open competition.
The Boston Red Sox reached agreement with volatile left-hander David Wells on Saturday to bolster the rotation and join the frat house full of &quot;idiots&quot; who rebelled against baseball tradition and won the team&#39;s first World Series title since 1918.
A senior Pakistani soldier is killed in the latest clash with Islamist students barricaded in an Islamabad mosque.
Poland's parliament is widely expected to pass a motion on Friday triggering an early election pitting the ruling conservative Kaczynski brothers against the main, pro-business opposition party.
CANNES, France  - A hard-hitting Romanian movie set towards the end of the communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on Sunday.
By 2020, the United States will emit almost one-fifth more greenhouse gases than it did in 2000, according to a government report. By the Associated Press.
A SENIOR cleric belonging to a Pakistani extremist party was killed today when a man shot him as he answered his door, police and party officials said.
The International Gymnastics Federation is reviewing a protest by South Korea that a scoring error cost its contestant a gold medal in the Olympic men&#39;s individual all-around competition.
East Boston's Jermaine Wiggins has roamed from college team to college team, NFL team to NFL team. He fills perfectly the role of nomad tight end.
A round up of quotes from prominent politicians around the world after Benazir Bhutto's assassination
ROME, Sep 19 (IPS) - The Vatican, seat of the Roman Catholic faith,  launched a diplomatic drive this week to explain the Pope's  controversial references to Islam.
Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.
Blog: Music controller manufacturer Jazz Mutant releases their Dexter controller this week.
British sports minister Richard Caborn and Manchester United football club have called for urgent action after United fans appeared to be crushed on a safety barrier in their Champions League match.
Also: Congress OKs private spaceflight bill. [News.com Extra]
Rap musicians and top  record label executives defended the hip-hop business Tuesday,  telling lawmakers it is wrong to single out the genre for  congressional reprobation.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel's  parliament for his withdrawal plan.
Central front in the anti-terror war or diversion, democratic success or cauldron of chaos: the US presidential candidates offered starkly different visions of Iraq but neither had any convincing exit strategy.
Capitals forwards Donald Brashear and Brian Sutherby\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0decline to voice regret over the actions that caused them to get suspended.
Russian President Vladimir Putin  dismissed his prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for  him to appoint a new premier who is likely to become the  leading candidate in an election for president next March.
Analysts are concerned that North Korea may see an opportunity to deepen the wedge between the allies.
Ted Lilly thoroughly enjoyed ending Boston&#39;s six-game winning streak with a record performance. Lilly struck out a career-high 13 in a three-hitter, pitching the Blue Jays past Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 3-0 Monday night.
Skivvy sales did, so designers stole Victoria's secrets.
Google plans to begin converting the holdings of leading research libraries into digital files that would be searchable online.
Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
U.S. officials tag elements from Tehran but can't seem to finger their Iraqi cohorts.
New applications for U.S. home loans eased last week for the second week in a row even though 30-year mortgage interest rates decreased slightly, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Long, hot, summer at -190\u00c2\u00b0C The south pole isn't where you'd ordinarily think of going for your summer holidays, but that is because you are from Earth, not Neptune.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Louisiana State coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position.
A disappointing November employment report helped push mortgage rates lower this week, according to Freddie Mac&#39;s weekly mortgage survey.
CALGARY, Alberta  - Overweight people with diabetes have as much success dropping pounds using a colorful dinner plate that measures food portions as they do on many weight-loss drugs, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
Poor watch lists and a centralized architecture are still issues.
Diversi operai intervenuti nel corso degli incontri hanno chiesto un atteggiamento maggiormente critico nei confronti del governo                                            Mirafiori, alle assemblee sulla Finanziaria contestati Epifani, Angeletti e l'Ugl
Freight company MK Airlines confirmed on Thursday that one of its Ghanaian-registered Boeing 747 cargo planes crashed in Halifax, Canada, killing all six crew members aboard.
Attracting investors without putting the charitable focus at risk.
Police charge a second man with the murder of Nottingham teenager Danielle Beccan.
By eamonn holmes  DROP-dead gorgeous Kate Moss crashed the internet last week as t ho usands of men logged on to view her short film promoting a delightfully naughty underwear catalogue.
Vince Young had a perfect opening quarter and the Tennessee Titans led the Indianapolis Colts 7-3 in the second quarter Sunday night.
Ronaldo non fa nulla per smentire il suo interesse ad un trasferimento al Flamengo. L'attaccante bra...
Peterson case shows that jurors can make decisions based on personal demeanor.
Lo ha stabilito l'autopsia, Legambiente parte civile
October 12, 2004 - By taking advantage of a hole in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer web browser, hackers have been able to introduce \u00e2\u0080\u009cspyware\u00e2\u0080\u009d or \u00e2\u0080\u009cadware,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which is downloaded on to hard drives without owners&#39; knowledge.
Robert B. Zoellick, the new chief of the World Bank, will need to smooth ruffled feathers left by his predecessor Paul D. Wolfowitz.
North Korea's delegate to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program said on Friday there had been agreement on some issues with the United States.
Judge scolded the Justice Department for failing to stop leaks describing scientist Steven J. Hatfill as a \
Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.
In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPod Touch.
As part of its bid to emerge profitably from bankruptcy, United Airlines announced plans Wednesday to slash its domestic flight schedule, increase its more profitable international schedule and reduce the size of its fleet over the next six months.
Cherilyn Anderson is a $45-a-month, small-town council member in southwestern Pennsylvania with no appetite for the partisanship of national politics. She won't even set aside $1 in her tax returns to help pay for presidential campaigns.
CENTRE ISLAND, N.Y. - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel married his fiancee, 23-year-old Kate Lee, in a ceremony Saturday at his Long Island mansion, his record label said...
Two major Darfur rebel groups said Friday they plan to boycott upcoming peace talks, a major blow to negotiations the U.N. hoped could reach a new agreement for the Sudanese region torn by years of fighting.
A WOMAN who found a footballer's lost mobile phone is selling the numbers of some of the world's top players.
Shares in Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury plunge 30% after the firm issues a profit warning.
Stocks fell modestly Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded a warning over the nation&#39;s spiraling trade deficit.
US marines come under sustained attack from several directions in their makeshift HQ in the Iraqi city of Falluja.
A 26-year-old man facing terrorism charges, including that he travelled to Pakistan for weapons training, has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in London.
By Bruno Domingos and Andrei Khalip RESENDE, Brazil  - U.N. nuclear experts visitedBrazil's new uranium enrichment plant on Tuesday to try tobreak an impasse over nonproliferation inspections, althoughhow much they would be allowed to see remained at issue.
Preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympics are well on schedule but pollution is still a concern, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.
Politics: 1 January 2005, Saturday. Bulgarian alpinists Doichin Vassilev and Lyubomir Ivanov have topped the 1111m Zograph Peak on the Antarctic island of Livingston.
Critics tie the Hariri assassination to Syria's efforts to keep control over Lebanon
Consumer prices rose the most in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's third-largest automaker, posted a 3.2 percent drop in quarterly operating profit as a worsening product mix favoring smaller, cheaper cars hit margins, and kept its full-year forecasts unchanged despite the weaker yen.
The dollar fell in choppy trade on  Thursday as traders tried to sort out what a surprise interest  rate hike from China meant for currencies.
Exercise and a diet fortified with  vitamins, fruits and vegetables helped older dogs learn new  tricks and kept them spry in an experiment that scientists said  could teach humans a thing or two.
What could be better? John Kerry condemned the independent ad calling on President Bush to condemn the independent ad questioning John Kerry&#39;s service in Vietnam.
A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima wound up with the bronze - and a special award for sportsmanship - and the former priest was arrested.
Fewer people are living in extreme poverty in the East Asia-Pacific region, the World Bank said Tuesday.
The company accepted a Harvard professor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposal that the chief executive\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pay be subject to approval by three-quarters of the independent directors.
Seventy-five NHL players met with union leaders Tuesday to get an update on a lockout that shows no sign of ending. Among those players was Montreal&#39;s Pierre Dagenais, who has said he would be willing to disobey
Warner Bros. has scheduled a movie for release next year, and guess what's in it? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Charlie Villanueva had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Connecticut closed the game with a 9-1 run for a 74-66 victory over No. 8 Syracuse on Monday night, ending the Orange's 16-game home winning streak.
In her career as a film director, Mira Nair is best-known for work that captures the vibrant intricacies of modern-day India (&quot;Salaam Bombay!
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Artie Shaw, a clarinetist and bandleader who recorded the Big Band hit &quot;Begin the Beguine,&quot; is dead at age 94, according to the manager of his orchestra.
The marking of papers online is contributing to inaccurate exam results, a head teachers' group believes.
WASHINGTON, Oct 5  - More than 135 people have been arrested in an international crackdown on fraudulent telemarketing operations that may have netted hundreds of millions of dollars from unwary victims, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko speaks to members of the media during a press conference in Kiev, in this Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 file photo.
Inversione di tendenza in Italia per quanto riguarda gli omicidi volontari: dopo che per anni il fenomeno ha segnato nel nostro paese un andamento decrescente, nel 2003 si registra un notevole incremento, in particolare per quanto riguarda gli omicidi di
They are slick and gaining popularity, but voice over internet protocol and AJAX have some big security problems that will probably get worse before they get better. Quinn Norton reports from San Diego.
The main suspect in the Amsterdam slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh has links to a radical Islamic terrorist group, the BBC reported Thursday.
Josh Horton broke a tie with an RBI single in the 13th inning and North Carolina beat Cal State Fullerton 7-5 on Friday night in the second-longest game in College World Series history at 4 hours, 53 minutes.
A new survey indicates the number of foreign graduate students enrolling for the first time at American universities is down 6 percent this year &#151; the third straight decline after a decade of growth. Educators worry the trend is eroding America's position as the world's leader in higher education.
A new report says a genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy -- and who won't. It could help 80,000 women a year make better choices about their treatment.
Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as \
'Ho 9 giocatori inamovibili', dice il tecnico Mourinho, fa capire che l'ucraino non &egrave; tra questi, ma conclude: 'Gli daremo il tempo'
Arsene Wenger has promised to keep faith with his Arsenal youngsters for their League Cup final showdown with Chelsea.
ASIA/HONG KONG - Cinquecento cristiani hanno partecipato alla Preghiera per l\u00c2\u0092unit\u00c3\u00a0 dei cristiani Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - L\u00c2\u0092Adorazione della Croce \u00c3\u00a8 stata al centro dell\u00c2\u0092Incontro di preghiera per l\u00c2\u0092unit\u00c3\u00a0 dei cristiani che si \u00c3\u00a8 svolto nella parrocchia cattolica del Rosario, nella diocesi di Hong Kong, il 19 gennaio scorso, sul tema della Setti...
Iran's state broadcaster will launch a 24-hour English-language satellite news channel next week to rival dominant Western services, a senior official said on Tuesday.
''Adesso basta. Con queste polemiche tra i due capitani di Lazio e Roma si sta alimentando un clima ...
Nearly eight weeks have passed since the last tropical storm in the Atlantic-Caribbean region faded away, but banish any notion the 2007 hurricane season has been unusually slow and beware the coming months, experts say.
One domain, &quot;.mobi,&quot; will be set up for websites trying to work with the restrictions of Internet surfing on cell phones.
Under pressure from former  President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party, ABC scrambled  on Friday to make 11th-hour changes to a miniseries suggesting  he was inattentive to the Islamic militant threat that led to  the September 11 attacks.
He calls himself \
Howling winds and severe flooding brought by Hurricane Frances pounded the Bahamas for two days, leaving at least two people dead, homes destroyed and yards littered with mangled trees.
Wall Street has shifted its  allegiance in the 2006 election cycle by donating more to  Democrats than Republicans who have been the investment banks'  usual benefactors, U.S. Federal Election Commission data show.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Ryder Cup rookies  Paul Casey and David Howell blunted a spirited U.S. fight-back  Saturday, collecting Europe's only full point in the morning  fourballs with a nerveless display.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says Alan Shearer is the 'perfect' candidate to become the next Newcastle manager.
WASHINGTON - President Bush is urging Congress to create a strong national intelligence director to control the nonmilitary portions of the nation's intelligence community, a position similar to what was envisioned by the Sept. 11 commission...
Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are expected at the Bridget Jones premiere in London.
EU ministers agree to set up five pilot reception centres in Africa to process asylum applications.
Anheuser-Busch is using cutting-edge technology to launch its online television channel that will beam Budweiser-themed shows to personal computers and cell phones.
Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els,  the world's top three players, have the chance to establish an  early psychological advantage for this year's majors at the PGA  Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.
Is Turkey ready to officially become part of Europe? The world will know the answer in another 10 years. A decade may sound a long time, but the ball is finally rolling on Turkey&#39;s European Union membership after 40 years of wavering talks.
Sue Bird had 10 points and 14 assists a day after having surgery on her broken nose, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals last night.
Violent protests swept Guinea on Monday, killing at least nine people and disrupting the crucial bauxite mining sector as unions resumed a general strike against President Lansana Conte's government.
Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Good news, office warfare fans - the USB Missile Launcher is back, in a new, flashier wireless version that makes for the strategic siting of remote batteries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With customers leery of buying toys made in China, makers of wooden toys say in the U.S. they can barely keep up with demand and are hiring extra employees.
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on their first playoff berth in eight years. Beating the San Francisco Giants for the National League West title would make it that much sweeter.
The sense of being an outsider still drives Ted Nolan, the coach of the Islanders, whose mystique includes nine full seasons without a job in the National Hockey League, amid rumors that he was blackballed.
CELJE (SLOVENIA), 8 ottobre 2004 - Mancano 24 ore alla partita contro la Slovenia, la gara che sancir\u00c3\u00a0 il ritorno di Francesco Totti in azzurro dopo quattro mesi. Un immagine da ricostruire quella del capitano azzurro e un nuovo ct da conquistare.
Scientists are studying dog genetics to understand a rare form of epilepsy which in humans strikes down the young.
Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes yesterday in Thomastown, Ireland, and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title beginning today in the
Israel will allow Palestiniansecurity forces to take charge of security arrangements duringArafat&#39;s burial in Ramallah, local newspaper Ha&#39;aretz quotedDefense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying Thursday.
(Teleborsa) - Roma, 13 dic - I clienti delle banche preferiscono sempre di pi\u00c3\u00b9 fare operazioni con la banca via telefono o sul web, lo si apprende da una ricerca effettuata dall&#39;Abi. Nel triennio 2001-2003
BOSTON -- When the clock runs out on 2007, Boston will quietly mark the end of one of the most tumultuous eras in the city's history: The Big Dig, the nation's most complex and costliest highway project, will officially come to an end.
Cameroon's painful opening game loss to Egypt spurred the team into the African Nations cup quarter-finals, defender Andre Bikey believes.
KIRKLAND, Wash. - Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is expected to play when Arizona visits next weekend, though his sore throwing elbow will require treatment and he&#39;s not expected to practice until Wednesday.
The number of people living with HIV has reached 39.4 million people worldwide - with high increases reported from EU&#39;s neighbouring Russia and Ukraine, according to an annual AIDS report.
Police and border guards in Finland have dismantled a prostitution ring run from St Petersburg in Russia, officials say.
Sears, Roebuck and Co. has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve federal allegations that it failed to report known defects on riding lawnmowers, federal safety officials said Friday.

Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging the British prime minister to abandon Iraq.
It was a frigid January day a decade ago when the first gray wolfs bolted out of crates and into the wilds of Idaho.
The deadline is approaching for broadcasters Virgin Media and BSkyB to resolve their bitter row over TV rights.
Every year, a new online  service seems to creep out of nowhere to capture the public's  imagination, causing at once havoc and opportunity for the  entertainment industry.
Why the campaign against U.S. News & World Report's college rankings reeks of self-serving censorship.
WASHINGTON -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay $3.4 billion in the largest tax settlement in IRS history, resolving a dispute from the 1980s over the multinational company's U S profits.
Jonathan Zebina dovr&agrave; stare fermo per una decina di giorni. Il difensore della Juventus ha su...
Andy Yosinoff and the Emmanuel women's basketball team stared at their opponent in a packed gym filled with 1,500 eager fans in Guangzhou, China. They knew they were playing the Jinli company-sponsored all-star team.
The shuttle blasted off with the rattling roar of more than seven million pounds of thrust into a stunningly clear evening sky on Friday.
IDC projects that worldwide PC shipments will increase by 16.7% in the fourth quarter of this year, bolstered by the strong laptop sales.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The state-funded British Broadcasting Corp. said Tuesday it would eliminate close to 2,900 jobs, mainly in administration, hoping to achieve annual savings of 320 million pounds ($624 million) within three years.
Risponde a Fini: 'Inconsistenza? Lui superbo e superficiale'
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 4: Peeved at what he called a deliberate attempt to dilute the success of his visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin today backed India for full veto power in the enlarged UN Security Council, and found no reason why New Delhi should
BOURNEMOUTH, England: The Liberal Democrat party, for decades a distant third force in British politics, ended its annual get-together yesterday with stirring predictions that policies such as opposition to the ...
Every country in the world must come up urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.
After a weak June quarter, Weatherford rode improvements in Canada to a solid September quarter.
China signed a free trade pact with old ally Pakistan on Friday as visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to bolster ties to a new level.
THE PROBLEM with phpBB software, which we reported on this time yesterday is over. And it&#39;s thanks to Google, it appears. F-Secure said that the Santy worm, which defaced web sites and used a Google search
US President George W Bush is set to defend his Iraq policy at the  annual debate of the UN General Assembly.
Racalbuto dirigera' invece il posticipo Cagliari-Juventus
Super Tuesday isn't just draining campaigns of much-needed money and challenging their organizational mettle. Feb. 5 also is turning out to be a \
Shakira may get high grades in singing and swiveling her hips, but what about ancient Western history? For the past month, the Colombian pop star has attended a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called \u00c2\u0093Introduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843.\u00c2\u0094
China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
Police detained eight-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater early Saturday after a scuffle with photographers who were trying to take pictures of him with an Israeli supermodel, police said.
Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania got the silver. Libor Capalini of the Czech Republic won the bronze. Modern pentathlon combines shooting, fencing (one duel against every other competitor
NEW YORK The dollar rose against most European currencies on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve on Tuesday will lift its overnight lending rate and signal plans for more increases.
By Kent, Joan  Development in La Crosse, from possible parking ramps to accommodate business expansions to building a transit center downtown, should dominate much of' the city government's 2007 agenda, city officials said.  Logistics Health Inc.
Jeromy Burnitz's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat host Los Angeles, 4-1, last night to slow the Dodgers' drive to their first playoff berth in eight years.
If you live in New York, California, or Nevada, you have the biggest chance of being an identity theft victim.  However if you're a Wyoming, Vermont, or Montana resident, the opposite is the case, a new study says.
John Edwards got some campaign help Monday from baseball groupie Annie Savoy and pitching phenom Ebby Calvin \
Reggie Sanders picked up Jason Isringhausen and the streaking St. Louis Cardinals. After Isringhausen blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning, Sanders had a pinch-hit single in the 11th to give St. Louis a 6-5 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday.
Typhoon Meari left 17 people dead, eight missing and 70 injured in its wake after ripping through Japan yesterday, dumping heavy rain and causing mudslides and flooding, weather officials and police said.
Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 2-1 victory over the United States Tuesday night in the World Cup of Hockey opener for both teams.
OLPC America plans to combat digital divide by distributing low-cost laptops to needy students in the U.S.
Soldiers patrolled the largest city in India's volatile northeast and frisked bus passengers on Wednesday after a series of grenade attacks blamed on a powerful underground group killed a man and wounded 50.
By beating Slovakia, 5-2, on Sunday night at the Air Canada Center, Russia set up at least one rematch with a top rival in the World Cup of Hockey.
Nigerian unions have clashed in court with the oil giant Shell as the labour movement flexed its muscles ahead of a nationwide general strike.
Hollywood's big question \u00c2\u0097 which movies will compete at the Academy Awards? \u00c2\u0097 is about to be answered.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O announced on   Tuesday U.S. prices for Windows Vista, the long-awaited new   version of the operating system that sits on more than 90   percent of the world's PCs.
Australia's Glenn McGrath is determined to make sure England are forced to follow on in the first Ashes Test.
As Iraqi leaders Sunday trumpeted a swift victory in Fallujah, insurgents pressed their claim on the northern city of Mosul, which is fast becoming Iraq&#39;s newest front.
Air France-KLM's  bid for Alitalia  includes a share swap and a capital hike of 750 million euros ($1.09 billion), with up to 1,700 job cuts, Air France's Chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta was quoted as saying.
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(CBS/AP) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he would push ahead with a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip despite a stinging setback to the plan from his Likud Party.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) says the weekend elections and referendum in Belarus were seriously flawed.
The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.
One NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
A four-month strike by Norway's offshore oil workers was set to end after their union announced they would return to work.
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman filed papers Monday that will allow him to petition his way onto the November ballot if he loses the primary election, his campaign said.
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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
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The European Commission is considering introducing a voluntary code of conduct on energy efficiency for datacenter operators.
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By IAIN MAYHEW  THE only snowballs are those sickly-sweet cocktails. The only skis are the ones that whizz across the clear, turquoise water.   This is the Caribbean in winter - a necklace of sunshine islands a world away from the cold, grey UK skies.
A painting attributed to cult graffiti  artist Banksy fetched more than 200,000 pounds ($391,000) in an  online auction on Monday. Now the lucky owner will just have to  work out how to get it home.
The European Commission proposes tough import tariffs on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.
HAMPTON, N.H.  - Democratic challenger John Kerry  on Monday broadened his attack on President Bush to include  stem cell research when he accused his rival of ignoring  science that could offer millions of sick Americans a chance at  a cure.
In insular Bhutan, a learn-by-doing film industry is beginning to emerge.
For 11 years, Pedro Zapeta, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, lived his version of the American dream in Stuart, Florida: washing dishes and living frugally to bring money back to his home country.
Actors Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie are due at the UK premiere of Alexander in London on Wednesday.
Michael Owen hasn&#39;t scored yet for Real Madrid, but he&#39;s sure he can still contribute for England. Owen, who picked up a lower back injury in Real Madrid&#39;s 1-0 weekend loss to Deportivo
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BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Palestinian presidential  frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas canceled an election rally in  Jerusalem on Friday, objecting to Israeli security, and his  main rival was detained at a holy site in the city.
He warns of 'totalitarian' terrorists - as other officials attack his critics as 'defeatists' and 'appeasers.'
Although it doesn't say so on the invitation, every job interview is really a Bring Your Own Success Portfolio -- BYOSP -- event.
Condoleezza Rice's televised job interview to be the next secretary of state presents a rare opportunity for senators to ask President Bush's most trusted foreign policy confidante to explain her views and her role combatting terrorism and waging war in Iraq.
Ofsted's annual report also praises the schools that are doing particularly well.
Blog: A developer writes that virtualization represents a threat to Microsoft's control of the desktop and licensing restrictions are one way to try to maintain its grip.
The Prison Officers Association delivers a vote of no confidence in the governor of a youth prison hit by riots.
In a new blog post Richard Thomas takes a deeper look (well continues his ) at the performance of the Zend_Loader component of the Zend Framework.   When you use Zend_Loader your files are wrapped in conditional statements. These statements prevent APC and all other cache/accelerator programs to have problems properly caching your file. [...] Now here is the catch-22. Depending on the size of your application and how often different classes are used you can run into problems.   His result doesn't have much to do with the component, though - he points out that conditionals of any type can slow things down in an application and that \
Vodafone launches its third-generation services for mobile phones, offering video calls, music downloads and games.
Sir Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty Thursday to unwittingly helping to finance an foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in exchange for a fine and a suspended jail sentence.
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The rivalry between the New England Patriots and New York Jets may lack the animosity of the Red Sox-Yankees, but it is nonetheless one of the fiercest in the NFL, dating to its AFL ori- gins.
The last hurrah for Ellis Burks began with a simple procedure. The Red Sox activated the venerable 40-year-old before Thursday night&#39;s game against the Orioles.
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The burst tyre which led to yesterday&#39;s coach crash tragedy in Jordan was the second tyre problem suffered by the vehicle that day, a couple who survived the tragedy said today.
A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in western Anbar province in recent fighting.

For people with type 2 diabetes, taking an inhaled form of insulin before meals and a single daily injection of long-acting insulin provides blood sugar control comparable to that of a conventional all-injection insulin regimen, researchers report.
The plan circulated by top Democrats would provide $10 billion in loans for plants that make diesel fuel from coal.
Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Marilyn Monroe. In the issue of New York magazine on sale Monday, the 21-year-old star of \
At the start of his recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening, the pianist Lars Vogt produced a quiet, controlled sound that at first seemed the picture of refinement but eventually grew unnerving.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, Iraqi and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, and Tehran blamed the U.S. military and demanded his immediate release.
Chelsea terminated Romania striker Adrian Mutu&#39;s contract, citing gross misconduct after the player failed a doping test for cocaine and admitted taking the drug, the English soccer club said in a statement.
Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking.
Leaders of the rival Hamas and Fatah groups headed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending factional warfare and forming a unity government that could end a crippling Western embargo.
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Rafael Nadal bounced back from a sluggish start and moved into the next round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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South Africa are to to discuss whether it is safe to continue their your to Pakistan after the bomb attack in Karachi.
Intel Corp.  will unveil next year a bundle of chips designed for home entertainment computers, and support the move with a branding campaign modeled on the successful launch of its Centrino chips for notebook computers, a person briefed on the matter said.
Counterfeiters learn to make convincing copies of the shiny, embossed stickers that certify everything from software to baseball cards. By Marty Graham.
Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting  Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet  neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a  power base after he steps down next year.
Boston airport authorities cannot   stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet   service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal   Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the   matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
Rebel groups and Sudan's government are to hold talks to try to end the conflict in the Darfur region.
Authorities released nearly 1,000 pages of new documents from the Columbine High School massacre Thursday, including step-by-step plans written by the two killers as they gleefully plotted the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.
The AMD Opteron-based supercomputer achieves considerable energy savings over the university's current machine.
Milan's world-famous opera house La Scala re-opens after a three-year closure for renovation.
Pakistan slumped to 131 all out in the Champions Trophy semi-final, their lowest ever score against the West Indies. The Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, won the toss and amazed everyone when he decided to
Companies can fire employees who use marijuana for medical reasons even if California law allows such use because federal law prohibits it, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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Superior Court judge Leland Harris has ruled there is enough evidence to try 34-year-old Zack Sinclair with stalking. Sinclair, who was arrested in September, is alleged to have repeatedly gone to the gate
Critics question the effectiveness of US intelligence operations, and whether the threat of terrorism has been exaggerated.
Pregnancy has been an engaging experience for Jessica Alba.
The State Department and other government agencies are having trouble filling great, career-enhancing jobs in Baghdad as part of the new Iraq reconstruction push. Many agency employees are hesitant to sign up for these new \
Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday outside the White House to demand an end to the Iraq war as counter-protesters rallied to meet them on a planned march to the Capitol.
LINCOLN, Nebraska  - Kansas City Federal Reserve   Bank President Thomas Hoenig said on Wednesday a cooler pace of   U.S. economic growth should help bring down core inflation over   time.
In a six-month study of elderly people, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) significantly reduced abdominal fat and improved insulin action.
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The Dallas Cowboys have been saddled with a three-game losing streak at a time when owner Jerry Jones is desperate to win because Arlington voters will decide Nov. 2 if he is going to get a new stadium.
(Sports Network) - Rasheed Wallace poured in 24 points, including 18 in the second half, leading the defending champion Detroit Pistons to an 87-79 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the season-opener for both teams.
General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the   world's second-largest maker of breakfast cereals, on Thursday   reported a 6 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating Wall   Street estimates, as stepped-up marketing efforts helped boost   sales of Cheerios and other products.
Slowing activity in the US economy and a possible sudden cooling of overheated property markets are the main threats to the world economy in 2007 after vigorous recovery this year.
Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was drawn yesterday to face Max Mirnyi in the second singles match. The doubles match in the best-of-five series is tomorrow, with the reverse singles Sunday.
North Korea declared Thursday for the  first time it possessed nuclear weapons and pulled out  indefinitely from six-party talks on its atomic ambitions,  saying it needed a defense against a hostile United States.
For $250 a night in a city where Super Bowl rentals are topping out at $250,000 a week, Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery can offer a crash pad for football fans this weekend.
A segregationist preacher is  arrested for the notorious 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.
Hundreds of ethnic Georgians confronted Russian peacekeeping forces in the breakaway region of South Ossetia on Thursday, throwing paint and gasoline on the troops and forcing them to stop blocking a road project, officials said.
In a smart blue tunic and red  ribbons in her hair, 12-year-old Komal's laughing eyes hide a  fear of death that stalks every student in her village school.
Saddam Hussein lasted two hours in   court on Monday before the judge threw him out of his genocide   trial for the second time in as many sessions, as the former   Iraqi president's lawyers boycotted proceedings.
Microsoft Corp.  on Monday  appointed company executive Ralph Young to the newly created  role of vice president of the software maker's worldwide public  sector business.
Authorities were considering criminal charges Wednesday against the Dave Matthews Band and one of its tour bus drivers for allegedly dumping human waste from a bus into the Chicago River, dousing a tour boat filled with passengers.
Hummer shows off the HX concept at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
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Norsk Hydro and Aker Kvaerner have signed the main installation contract for the Ormen Lange onshore plant on the north west coast of Norway.
England captain Paul Collingwood has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for a slow over-rate during India&#39;s nine-run win in the second one-day international here at Nevil Road.
The Iraqi cabinet approves a draft law allowing Iraq's oil revenues to be split between ethnic groups.
Hamid Karzai's inauguration as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president opens a new chapter in the battle to rescue this impoverished country, which became a haven for international terrorism and now risks turning into a narco-state.
TWO months ago, after Charlton Athletic had been jeered off at the end of a 2-1 defeat at home to Middlesbrough, Alan Curbishley, their manager, felt that unreasonable expectations had been
A plaque commemorating Notre Dame&#39;s 1946 national championship football team caught lineman Bobby Morton&#39;s eye earlier this week at the university&#39;s football facility.
(InfoWorld) - In a world where Web-based applications have dominated the discourse lately, does the desktop still matter? Presenters at the appropriately named Desktop Matters conference in San Jose, Calif. on Thursday afternoon argued that it does. Billed as \
Heavy rain stops play with England 102-1 on day four, needing 418 to avoid an innings defeat.
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Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.   posted a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, dragged  down by a restructuring charge and a settlement with the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service.
Surgery to transplant a woman&#39;s entire ovary to her upper arm is feasible and can preserve fertility in patients undergoing radiation treatments that leave
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidates said on Thursday the U.S. economy was going through a difficult slowdown but an election-year recession could be avoided with the right mix of policies.
There have always been problems with distributing urgent public safety information. These problems show up, over and over, with every hurricane, tornado, flood and wildfire. At this moment in history, problems fall in three areas of responsibility (and, for that matter, responsiveness):  The old official channels (radio, TV, newspapers) are scaling back on live news coverage (or on news coverage, period) The new official channels (web sites and services, &quot;reverse 911&quot;) are still, as we've been saying since 1995, &quot;under construction&quot;.  The new unofficial channels (cell phones, blogs, RSS feeds, phone trees) are still no substitute for the Real Thing, whatever it will become. \\
President George W. Bush's official re-election website was down and inaccessible for hours, in what campaign officials said could be the work of hackers.
A top Gazprom executive voiced opposition on Wednesday to foreign ownership of Russian energy reserves, saying it could deprive Russian consumers of much-needed natural gas, news agencies reported.
The United States said it had \
Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes.
A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music officials meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.
By John Hill, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 3--The campaign of gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides broke no laws when it obtained a damaging audiotape from the Web site of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to an investigation released Friday.
Boston's Seaport Hotel (left) this week will unveil an Earth-friendly wedding package, offering everything from a ceremony- and reception-ambiance set with energy-efficient lighting and soy-based votive candles to an entire menu - from the appetizers to the wedding cake - whipped up with organic, locally grown ingredients. All leftovers will be scraped into the BioX Decomposing System, one of the ...
By Frank Norton, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--Johnston County is telling towns, utilities and residents to cut back on water use this weekend after a volunteer fire department used about 10 percent of the county's reserves overnight.
Troops are massing for a huge parade and guests are arriving from around the world to celebrate Fidel Castro's 80th birthday. Now the question is: Will the ailing guest of honor make an appearance?
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MSPs are in Blair Atholl to hear from whether the area should be included in the Cairngorm National Park.
Life & style: Sarfraz Manzoor on growing up in a traditional Pakistani family in Luton - with the prospect of an arranged marriage weighing heavy upon him.
Move over, MoveOn.org. The liberal-leaning group that has raised millions of dollars to run negative ads attacking President Bush now has a competitor on the right with a somewhat similar name.
The most requested online definition this year was &quot;blog&quot; - a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says.
A barber, a high school debating coach and a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist are among the recipients of this year's awards.
A Chinese engineer held hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan was killed on Thursday but his colleague was rescued in a commando assault that killed their five kidnappers, officials said.
Saboteurs attacked a key oil pipeline in northern Iraq, setting it on fire, police said Tuesday.
Carlos Beltran led off the bottom of the 16th inning with a home run Tuesday night, lifting the New York Mets to a 9-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the longest game in the major leagues this season.
LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for nearly $3 billion, MGM said late Monday.    The deal marks the last chapter in the history of two of Hollywood's most storied names - MGM, once best known for its musical hits like \
Jailhouse letters passed under food trays and doorways to a female inmate offer glimpses into the attention-seeking, flirtatious musings of a man who killed and dismembered his wife.
President Hu Jintao pledged a new  level of cooperation between Beijing and its third-largest  African trading partner at the start of the Chinese leader's  first visit to Sudan on Friday.
The white sand beaches of this resort community are usually filled with families and children strolling and playing in the surf. But on Tuesday, they were empty
Justices expressed little inclination to view drug policy as an issue by which states can displace regulation of homegrown marijuana.
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South Asian rivals Pakistan and India discussed steps to avert misunderstandings over their nuclear arsenals on Tuesday including a draft accord to notify each other before missile tests, a Pakistani official said.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama opens his 2008 White House run on Saturday in a setting rife with symbolism and historic links to Abraham Lincoln's fight to end slavery.
One of the world's largest cases of  great ape smuggling will draw to a close next week when around  50 orangutan rescued from a Thai amusement park fly home to  their native Indonesia, a wildlife campaigner said on Thursday.
Pope Benedict was opposed to Bob Dylan appearing at a youth event with the late Pope John Paul in 1997 because he considered the pop star the wrong kind of \
MILAN, Italy - Bank of America Corp. said Friday it had filed for damages against former officials and auditors of collapsed dairy giant Parmalat at a preliminary hearing in Milan, as the bank attempts to avoid blame in the massive fraud scandal.
Josh Scobee's confidence grew with every kick. So did his chances of becoming the Jacksonville Jaguars' kicker.
WASHINGTON If past presidential election debates are a guide, public re- action to the debate Thursday near Miami will not be fixed in people&#39;s minds in the hours immediately after the 90-minute encounter, but instead will evolve for days, in possibly
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The Supreme Court let stand a lower ruling Monday that said the California Public Employees' Retirement System must proceed with its securities fraud lawsuit on behalf of WorldCom Inc. bondholders in federal, rather than state, court.
By Louise Egan BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - On the cusp ofArgentina's historic $102.6 billion debt restructuring, thegovernment on Wednesday warned investors the offer is final andwill never be improved or repeated.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the gunmen refused demands they give themselves up.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies  campaigned for him Saturday ahead of presidential elections  seven days away, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to  Germany to collect an international award.
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Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona finally departed for Cuba Monday where he will resume his treatment for cocaine addiction. Maradona boarded a plane bound for Havana, telling fans he would return in a month&#39;s time.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Spaniard David Ferrer rolled into the U.S. Open semi-finals for the first time in their careers with dominating last-eight victories on Thursday.
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RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday.
Blog: Alex Welch tells CNET News.com that there had never really been any plan to become a MySpace division--Fox Interactive was the prospective buyer the whole time.
Many of the new chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees have a lot in common with the Republicans they will succeed.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50496)  has announced the addition of Computer Hardware in the Czech Republic to  their offering.
Australian actress Nicole Kidman wants to improve her work-life balance -- by making films that her children can enjoy.
An Antarctic honeymoon, an iceberg, and questions about climate change.
A SMILING, contented Vijay Singh said he couldn&#39;t wait to celebrate his ascension to the top of the world yesterday. And, by rights, the entire golf world should be joining the celebration, for this is one
MOSUL, Iraq  - A top police officer and two guards were killed in Mosul as US troops battled to restore order in Iraq &#39;s third city, where gunmen roamed the streets in response to a US-led assault on Fallujah.
An Indian government agency has been accused of promoting landmines, banned under international law, at Britain's biggest arms fair this week.
At least 10 people were killed when a boat carrying around 100 would-be illegal immigrants sank early in the Mediterranean off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, local authorities said.
MOSCOW: Russia said on Friday terrorists were behind one of the passenger-jet crashes as an Islamic group, which previously claimed an attack on prime minister-designate Shaukat Aziz, claimed responsibility for the twin plane crashes to avenge the killing
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Starbucks Corp.  on Tuesday  promoted the head of its international business to the new post  of chief operating officer, part of a slew of management  changes focused on the rapid global development of the  U.S.-based coffee shop chain.
The nationwide manhunt for a Marine wanted in the brutal slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape focused Sunday on Louisiana and Texas, after he was apparently seen at a bus station.
Caribbean islanders are braced for Hurricane Ivan, scrambling to put up storm shutters and buy water just days after Hurricane Frances tore across the region.
Curtis Martin ran here and dashed there, leaving Carson Palmer to watch the veteran running back ruin his NFL debut. Martin ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, and added another score on a 3-yard TD reception to help the New York Jets beat the Cincinnati Bengals 31-24 Sunday.
Commission expected to resume probe over proposed deal after suspending it in April, source says. BRUSSELS  - The European Commission is expected to resume its probe of software group Oracle Corp.
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Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that he doesn't think it's a big deal that he borrowed lines from his friend Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, although he probably should have given him credit.
The federal government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada and Germany, but
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Blog: Barely two years ago, the search giant had a public policy team of one. Now angling for ever broader influence, it unveils a new spot for publicizing its goals and gleaning feedback.
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Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick offered an abject apology to his constituents Wednesday, but remained adamant that he would not resign following a newspaper report that he exchanged romantic text messages with his chief of staff.
Johnny Damon homered and tripled, Melky Cabrera added a three-run triple, and Chien-Ming Wang delivered eight effective innings, leading the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Tigers last night in Detroit.
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A couple will appear in court accused of trying to extort money from the parents of missing Madeleine McCann.
Public sector workers could have salaries set for three years under new government plans to be announced.
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A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a dummy ballistic missile in a test about 100 miles
Newmont Mining Corp. is suing three environmental activists in Indonesia, claiming they falsely accused the company&#39;s gold mining operations there of causing disease and death.
Sir Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne will DJ on BBC Radio 1 to mark the station's 40th anniversary.
In a likely attempt at turning its fortunes around there, Microsoft will begin selling the Xbox 360 Elite in Japan starting October 11. The company hopes its feature set will attract discerning Japanese gamers.
PepsiCo Inc. reaffirmed on Thursday  its 2007 earnings forecast of at least $3.30 per share.

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Spanish police boarded an American  treasure-hunting ship on Thursday that Madrid believes may have  taken gold and silver worth millions from a sunken Spanish  galleon.
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Motorola Inc. may have gotten a Christmas present from rival cell phone maker Samsung -- the Asian company was slow to beef up its product portfolio in time for the holiday season, giving Motorola's newest feature-rich phones an edge, analysts said.
Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that a far-reaching revision of its faulty financials will not require accounting changes for sales of certain fiber optic equipment.
It's sort of a mushy number, but Apple said Monday that it thinks 250,000 of the 1.4 million iPhones sold so far were bought with the intention of unlocking them from AT&#38;T's network.
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The insurance giant Norwich Union today announced plans to move 7,000 jobs abroad by 2007. Aviva, which owns Norwich Union, announced the transfer of the jobs - servicing its UK businesses - to an angry response from unions.
South Africa alerts police after patients with incurable and infectious tuberculosis escape from hospital.
Possible deal revives debate over whether tech firm will reinvent itself or become a target.
U.S. Internet advertising surged 38  percent to a record &#36;3.9 billion in the first quarter as  marketers moved additional dollars to the Web, according to  data released on Tuesday.
Thousands of Bangladeshis gathered on Thursday at a memorial for intellectuals and professionals killed during the independence war but the country was focused on its present day strife ahead of elections next month.
BOULDER , Colo. -- NASA announced Wednesday the suite of US science investigators for its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project, as well as a Russian scientist.
Despite political uncertainty and the pressure on artists to blend genres, Venezuela's salseros are keeping it real
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco, who became a special representative for UNAIDS on Friday, vowed to promote prevention of the killer disease and combat discrimination against people who suffer from it.
UN diplomats express growing concern over Burma, after days of protests in the military-ruled nation.
The Social Democratic-led opposition demanded Thursday that Denmark's prime minister apologize for backing the U.S.-led war in Iraq and for contributing Danish troops.
The Detroit Red Wings' sleeping power play appears to have woken up.
It might sound like a space-age case of sour grapes, but Rod and Randa Milliron say they&#39;re glad they don&#39;t have to think about the $10 million Ansari X Prize anymore.
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A bugging device has been discovered at Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in&#39;s offices in west Belfast, the party said today. The listening equipment was found after staff searched all premises following an earlier find at the home of a member of Gerry Adams&#39;s staff.
'Data Center 3.0' initiative gets rolling Cisco is selling a new obscenely large switch, tapped as the lynchpin of its \
Delta Air Lines Inc. will begin offering up to 50 hours of HBO content and programs, including \
Top tenor Roberto Alagna, who stormed off the stage at Milan's La Scala after he was booed in mid-performance, said on Tuesday he would sue the famed opera house if they did not let him return.
(InfoWorld) - Toshiba will unveil in Taipei on Tuesday a slim HD DVD rewriter suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L912A, which will be unveiled at the Computex trade show, can read and rewrite to single and dual-layer HD DVD-RW discs and also read and write to recordable HD DVD, DVD, and CD media, Toshiba said Monday on the eve of the Computex trade show in the Taiwanese capital. Sample shipments of the drive to PC makers will begin in July. A single-layer HD DVD-RW disc can store up to 20GB of information, which is just over\u00c2\u00a0four times the capacity of an equivalent DVD. Toshiba expects the drive will find favor among manufacturers of multimedia laptop computers. Applications like digital television recording or high-definition video editing are pushing up storage demands and leading many users to store data on optical discs or external hard-disk drives. The drive is compliant with the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (ROHS) directive. Pricing information was not immediately available. Toshiba plans to offer the drive on an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) basis to PC makers and not as a drive direct to consumers.
Nearly four decades ago, psychologist Stanley Milgram had a volunteer stand stock still on a busy New York sidewalk and look up at the sky. About one in every 25 passersby stopped to look up, too. When five volunteers were recruited to sky-gaze, nearly one in five passersby stopped to look up.
The long-awaited inquest in the Bahamas into the death of the son of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith will begin on October 30, and could last two months, a senior judge in the Bahamas said on Monday.
Wall Street, which forced Google, the Internet search engine, to sharply lower the price of its shares in its initial public offering in August, has decided that the company is worth a lot more today than it was then.
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Blog: Skype announced today that its application will come preloaded on select Toshiba laptops.
LONDON -- Some artificial food colorings may stimulate hyperactivity in children, and parents may gain some benefit from preventing their children from consuming them, a government agency said Thursday.
Salomon Kalou scored twice as Feyenoord beat Schalke 2-1 in UEFA Cup Group A in Rotterdam on Wednesday. Feyenoord of Rotterdam played host to Bundesliga high-flyers Schalke 04 at their De Kuip Stadium in the
Sweden's Ambassador Christofer Gyllentierna here Saturday underlined the need to further expand scientific cooperation between Swedish and Iranian universities.
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Russia shuts down a vital railway link to Georgia's breakaway republic, Abkhazia.
Littoral countries of the Adriatic Sea agreed late Saturday to establish an electromagnetic wave monitoring and earthquake early-warning system for the region, the Albanian newspaper Korrier reported Sunday.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The music industry, searching for   ever-expanding ways to promote acts and generate new revenue   streams, is getting increasingly creative in its use of mobile   technology.
Mitt Romney said Friday that presidential rivals Fred Thompson and Mike Huckabee need to raise a jaw-dropping $20 million in the next few months to join him in the top tier of the Republican GOP field, raising the stakes in a nomination fight altered by a tumultuous week.
E' fallito il tentativo di conciliazione tra la Figc e Lotito. ''Niente conciliazione, parola all'ar...
Northern Europe and key Asian countries remained home to the most competitive economies worldwide, cementing their ranks among the top 10 in an annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum.
Jawad Williams and Sean May each scored 17 points and No. 6 North Carolina gave Virginia Tech a rough welcome to Atlantic Coast Conference basketball Sunday, beating the Hokies 85-51.
Global stock markets saw some relief from the mayhem of the past few days as the US Federal Reserve's surprise rate cut helped stem the massive losses seen around the world.
Russia will continue its nuclear energy cooperation with Iran, a senior Russian official said Thursday, despite international concern that Tehran might be trying to develop atomic weapons.
Newest cell phones sports a 3.1-inch widescreen display plus digital TV reception.
Ten years after Chechnya descended into war, and less than four months after its president was assassinated in a bomb blast, Chechens are voting for his successor Sunday in an atmosphere of violence and suspicion.
Dubai pays $100m to buy the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner which it will turn into a floating hotel.
Big tire manufacturers are formally  opposing portions of a proposed regulation that would require  tire pressure monitoring systems on all passenger vehicles,  saying the government's current plan could actually increase  the risk of tire failure.
GAZA CITY -- Palestinian militants fired five homemade rockets into Israel yesterday, defying the calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the attacks.
The Web used to be a place where we went to seek information. But with the rise of social networks, we're barraged with a constant stream of data, requested or not
Police fired tear gas at dozens of protesters hurling gasoline bombs, rocks and powerful fireworks near the main square of this southern Mexican city troubled by months of unrest.
LOS ANGELES  - ABC and CBS split the  nightly win on another active Wednesday in primetime.
A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.
The value of goods imported into the United States last year was $763.3 billion more than the value of what was exported.
Ma per i vertici Yahoo offerta e' 'solo una delle tante'
Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Tuesday expressed happiness over the gunning down of forest brigand Veerappan, saying his menace had ended.
A group of retired federal drug enforcement agents sued NBC Universal on Wednesday, saying the movie \
Kern: porteremo 12 modelli sul mercato, piu' presenti in Usa
Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements Tuesday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
An Australian man was convicted on  Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a  metal drum in his garage for 23 years.
Nel recupero di gara 3 del posticipo della 6/a giornata di ritorno (ultima della prima fase) del cam...
Eleven ministers lose their jobs in a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Cuban authorities deport a suspected head of cocaine cartel Norte del Valle back to Colombia.
MILANO, 21 DICEMBRE 2004 - Rivoluzione nel mondo del basket. Dopo il dirompente inserimento delle telecamere di Sky, la tecnologia ha prodotto un nuovo modo di &#39;vedere&#39; il canestro. Telecom Italia e Lega Basket
Thai authorities say victims of the tsunami disaster will be DNA tested to avoid confusion over their identity.
Switzerland's Nestle  bought  U.S. weight-loss company Jenny Craig for around $600 million,  it said on Monday, expanding its high-margin nutrition and  health business.
A trio of newly discovered worlds are much smaller than any other planets previously discovered outside of the solar system.
MANCHESTER, England  - The fall-out over the Old Trafford tunnel brawl between Manchester United and Arsenal continued with news that United were preparing to ask the Football Association to take action.
An Islamic Web site posting in which Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s militants declare loyalty to Osama bin Laden has been deemed credible by US officials.
Cigar Aficionado, the glossy magazine for lovers of expensive cigars, criticized the U.S. Treasury Department for continuing to spend federal funds chasing people for buying Cuban cigars.
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Major League Baseball  Players Association announced Tuesday it would work toward a  new agreement with owners for tougher steroid testing.
Sammy Sosa ha messo a segno stanotte il suo 600\u00c2\u00b0 fuoricampo in carriera nella MLB, trascinando alla ...
Sparked by a TIME report, the military investigation of the deliberate killings of as many as 24 Iraqi civilians by a group of Marines may yield criminal charges, including murder. And new revelations suggest superiors may have helped in a coverup
A 66-year-old Romanian woman gave birth to a baby girl Sunday after years of fertility treatment and was claimed by Romanian media to be the world's oldest mother ever.
ERNST &amp; YOUNG, one of the four largest US accounting firms, has agreed to pay $125 million (\u00c2\u00a365 million) to settle claims arising from its audits of a failed Illinois savings bank, American regulators revealed on Christmas Eve.
The suit is back, and America's  boardrooms and bars are looking smart again.
Japan&#39;s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura has urged the captors of Shosei Koda in Iraq to set him free. In an interview to Aljazeera&#39;s correspondent in Tokyo on Wednesday, he said, &quot;Koda is a civilian who
Above-normal temperatures prevailed across the U.S. heartland last week, helping late summer crops mature.  The U.S. Agriculture Department Tuesday said temperatures were mostly below normal along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, the eastern Corn Belt, Southeast and Rocky Mountains.
Buon andamento ordinativi da estero, grazie a dollaro debole
Lo ha annunciato il ministro dei Trasporti Bianchi
Paula Radcliffe arrived at the Olympic Stadium tonight determined to bury the ghost of Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marathon by winning a medal in the 10,000metres final.
Irish PM Bertie Ahern faces more pressure after saying he took \u00c2\u00a38,000 for a speaking event 12 years ago.
Blog: Interest in digital documents continues with a New York state bill proposing to study preservation of electronic documents.
Lo dice il rapporto sulla congiuntura dell'Istituto Diw
President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry head toward their final debate on Wednesday night pursuing divergent strategies, with Bush seeking to discredit
German car maker BMW announced on Friday a plan to shed thousands of jobs in its German workforce to boost profitability, following in the tracks of Daimler and Volkswagen.
When I think about the Cardinals and the Red Sox playing each other in October, I see dead people. That&#39;s a line from a movie, of course, and I shamelessly used it to grab your attention rather than tell the truth.
This manufacturing company replaces a lot of large, high-speed printers in the factory and decides to lease instead of buy. One key requirement: They must be PostScript compatible.
GENEVA/NEW YORK  - Swiss-based banking giant UBS  AG has agreed to buy Charles Schwab Corp.'s capital markets  unit for $265 million in cash, making UBS a leading player on  the U.S. Nasdaq exchange, the companies said on Tuesday.
Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, has been named as Miss World 2004, at the beauty pageant held in China. Miss Mantilla Garcia, 20, beat 14 other finalists which included 22-year-old Brisbane resident Sarah Davies.
All that was missing was the dry ice. The shiny white plastic and anodized aluminium box rose slowly on a pedestal from a stage as if from the bowels of the earth to ecstatic whooping and applause at 10.
The Feb. 6 death of legendary singer/songwriter and artist manager Merle Kilgore draws the curtain on one of Music Row's most popular figures.
A stork called Max has achieved a world record after spending more than seven years under satellite surveillance, the longest ever duration for an animal, scientists in Switzerland said.
In a move certain to highlight the growing importance of China to both the National Basketball Association and the sport, the N.B.A. plans to announce Wednesday the formation of a Chinese subsidiary.
Seattle's top two rookies, Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, are both nursing ankle injuries as the Sonics prepare for their season opener.
A protest vigil at a parish scheduled to be closed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston ended Sunday when the police sealed off the 114-year-old
The U.S. Supreme Court will eventually have at least as many female justices as it does male, Justice Samuel Alito told a university class Wednesday.
The U.S. Capitol was shut down on   Monday after a man was arrested for racing past security into   the building, Capitol police said.
Kevin McHale already has had an impact on the Minnesota Timberwolves: They're listening to their coach for once.
Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday lamented the sour tone of the presidential campaign, but insisted he and his wife have created a protective bubble around their two young daughters.
Many U.S. clothing retailers think the skirt may be the next dress. A strong seller since 2006, the dress has delighted retailers, but buyers at the Magic Marketplace apparel trade show this week wanted to be ready when the trend inevitably ends.     Some think the skirt may be next.
Three men charged under Britain's anti-terrorism laws on suspicion of seeking to obtain radioactive material to make a nuclear device made a brief first appearance Saturday before a London court.
Shares in Airbus parent EADS fall sharply after Deutsche Bank advises investors not to buy the stock.
Unlike most charities, Google\u00c2\u0092s new philanthropy will be for-profit, greatly increasing its range and flexibility.
DUBAI: A group calling itself the Jihad Organization said it had &quot;slaughtered&quot; two Italian female hostages in Iraq, in a statement posted today on an Islamist website.
Prison officers notice murderer's 'discomfort' A lag at Swaleside Prison on the Isle of Sheppey was caught with an entire phone charger up his jacksie after officers noticed his \
The fate of Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan today remained unclear as the commanders of a rebel group reportedly denied kidnapping her.
UN humanitarian chief, Jan Egeland says sexual abuse in the DR Congo has become \
Organisers of the Open are set to give women the chance to qualify for golf's oldest major.
A rural Wisconsin town was reeling Monday after five people were shot and killed and three others injured in a dispute over a deer hunting platform.
Liverpool`s new manager left the Valencia team in fine shape after two championships in three seasons, but insisting he was the victim of internal politics at the Mestalla that undermined his position.
Amazon shares are back in the stratosphere, propelled this time by improved profit margins and swelling revenues.
The rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who has twice won People magazine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s award for sexiest rock star, can lay claim to an unofficial new title these days: the Garden State\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elder statesman.
Israeli missile strikes hit a succession of militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing two, while Hamas fired more rockets toward Israel. Palestinian factions met to discuss a possible truce with Israel.
NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers, uninspired by this season's fashions and rattled by high gas prices and the weak housing market, shopped gingerly last month, extending the misery of retailers who have struggled with a spending slowdown since February.
NOVEMBER 19, 2004  - Networking and Linux vendor Novell Inc. reported a profit of $57.1 million for fiscal 2004, which ended Oct. 31, compared with a loss of $161.9 million in the prior fiscal year.
University of Cincinnati senior quarterback Gino Guidugli could miss Saturday&#39;s game at No. 7 Louisville with a broken hand. Guidugli broke a bone in his right, throwing, hand this weekend, UC coach Mark Dantonio said.
Thousands of people called Capitol Hill this week after receiving an anonymous, recorded message that said their representatives support \
Atomic radiation levels are beginning to decline in the Arctic, years after Soviet nuclear weapons tests and the Chernobyl nuclear accident spewed their fallout over the region, according to a study released Tuesday.
Senatore rilancia candidatura Lega per Regione Lombardia
International Business Machines&#39; possible exit from the personal computer business would be the latest step in what amounts to a long goodbye from a field it pioneered and revolutionized.
BRUSSELS, Oct 19  - The European Union&#39;s executive arm said Tuesday it had virtually wrapped up a settlement to a long-running dispute over anti-competitive retail practices by Coca-Cola.
A 14-year-old girl is the victim of a serious sexual assault in Belfast city centre, the police say.
Milano:arrestato extracomunitario di 36 anni con precedenti
The vast, high-end Paris antiques gallery has planned a three-city sale this fall to auction 1,000 of its antiques with Christie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
MADRID, Dec 30 (IPS) - The Fair Trade movement is growing in Spain, where  it  now enjoys government support. But the momentum is not strong  enough to  compensate for the unfair practices that keep the  markets of the wealthy  industrialised North largely closed to  the developing South.
Data speeds could get a boost from an Intel breakthrough into processors that make and manipulate light.
Arnold Rieder, 30 anni, gigantista della nazionale italiana, ha subito in allenamento un grave infor...
Construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site is to be suspended, the city's mayor says.
The Senate plans to begin debate next week on President Bush's decision to send 21,500 more troops to Iraq. Here are proposals the Senate is expected to consider:
The top House Republican, under fire for his handling of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday but new questions arose about when he was told of a former congressman's troubling behavior toward teenage boys.
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - XV Incontro dei Catechisti: la loro responsabilit\u00c3\u00a0 nella costruzione di una nazione pi\u00c3\u00b9 giusta e fraterna, nel bicentenario della nascita della nazione argentina Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Si sta celebrando, dal 12 al 16 febbraio, il XV Incontro dei Catechisti nel Centro di Spiritualit\u00c3\u00a0 di Santa Mar\u00c3\u00ada, a Buenos Aires (Argentina), sul tema \
Jolie's punishing fitness regime leaves her with bulging veins!
La proposta viene dal Ministro dell'Ambiente Altero Mattioli
Lo ha reso noto il comando americano nella capitale irachena
Rapper Foxy Brown is sentenced to a year in jail in New York for violating her probation terms.
Da segnalare i guadagni di Merrill Lynch
Global Marine Ltd. (Pink Sheets:GLBM) announced today that the Company would open a Spain-based subsidiary to resume marine archeological, investigation and the search and recovery of numerous shipwreck targets ...
Il francese Sebastien Loeb resta saldamente al comando del Rally del Messico, quarta prova del mond...
Los Angeles welcomes the newest additions to its firmament of A-list stars as David Beckham and his pop-star wife Victoria arrive in the city this week.
After years of struggling to make anti-retrovirals available in the developing world, medical authorities have been startled to discover that many people in the advanced stages of AIDS are reluctant to take them -- or accept the treatment only when death is so near that the medication can no longer reverse the slide.
Britain said on Tuesday that Russia&#39;s  refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoy, the main suspect in the  murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko, was  &quot;unacceptable.&quot;
The Mets could not hold on to a five-run lead, and lost to the Nationals as they threaten to suffer a record-setting late season collapse.
The run-off vote for the position of president of Romania is expected to produce a narrow victory for either the outgoing prime minister Adrian Nastase or centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu.
NEW YORK -- Two blocks south of Madison Square Garden, in a microcosm of what New Yorkers have been experiencing all week in this busy midtown neighborhood, a few feet of pavement told a tale of two cities.
DETROIT -- A man who walked into a home licensed day-care center on Detroit&#39;s west side Tuesday morning and started shooting is being sought by police, according WDIV-TV in Detroit.
DOUGLAS, Arizona  - Building a fence to try to secure the U.S. border with Mexico is impractical and would simply lead illegal immigrants to cross elsewhere, according to former Customs and Border Protection agents and other experts.
Though technophiles are the one who usually like to brag about their electronic toys, recently, even tech novices have started crowing about their digital video recorders.
World Bank President James  Wolfensohn told the Bush administration on Monday that he will  leave his post at mid-year, triggering a hunt for a replacement  for the top job at the global lender.
Authorities say they used computer forensics to zero in on a Kansas woman accused of killing another woman and stealing her unborn baby.
Allenamento prevalentemente tattico per la Fiorentina in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Atala...
I diari dalle tourn\u00c3\u00a9e estive, da Gazz&egrave; a Silvestri; la musica da scaricare gratis; suoni e volti da Glastonbury, il festival tra rock e fango. E il ritorno degli White Stripes
Two morning TV show anchors apologized on-air for a movie promotion that involved giving away a jacket riddled with fake bullet holes.
Four men face grievous bodily harm charges in connection with a stabbing incident in north Belfast.
The abrupt withdrawal last week of the best-selling painkiller Vioxx is an event rich in ironies and lessons that may ultimately lead to a rethinking of the way drug safety is evaluated in the United States.
Ten months ago, government safety officials warned about the vulnerability of the nation's 60,000 pressurized rail tank cars.
Prima vittoria per la nazionale femminile al torneo Internazionale 'Good Luck Pechino', quadrangolar...
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.
IRAQ:Fighting also continues in Fallujah and 60 Iraqi police recruits may have been abducted by insurgents. BY ANTHONY SHADID. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy Wednesday in
Johhny Warren, who captained Australia in 1974 in its only World Cup soccer appearance, died from cancer Saturday at 61.
Mahima Chaudhary hasn't tasted success for a while now. But, of late, the actress has signed a couple of films. Perhaps, they might resurrect her career.
Boeing Co. said Thursday it has a preliminary agreement with Libya's Buraq Air to buy as many as six airplanes in a deal that could be worth nearly &#36;370 million.
Two Muslim women blocked from a Goteborg swimming pool for refusing to change their clothing won more than $3,100 each in damages Tuesday.
Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians Thursday as tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip, while a senior Israel official said Israel must follow up the Gaza pullout with a much larger withdrawal from the West Bank.
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The opposition has taken a five-point lead over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party in the latest opinion poll to confirm a growing trend of Labour falling behind.
The Ramones&#39; punk guitarist Johnny Ramone died at his Los Angeles home after suffering from prostate cancer for the past five years.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded a suspected hide-out of al-Qaida-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 29, officials and witnesses said...
Over the next week or so, the value of your stock portfolio could depend on the rate at which banks around the world make short-term loans to one another.
U.S. banking regulators plan to issue eagerly awaited guidance on the subprime mortgage market as early as Thursday afternoon, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
A person's life could one day be recorded by a network of intelligent sensors, according to a scientist.
The controversial awarding of a key Iraqi oil contract to US giant Halliburton is now being investigated by the FBI, it has been claimed.
MILANO - Sara&#39; tutto esaurito domani sera lo stadio Mezza di Milano per la partita di Champions League tra Milan e Barcellona. La societa&#39; rossonera ha reso noto che i biglietti sono stati tutti venduti e
Tucked away in Section 3032 and 3033 of H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004, is an \
By Alina Simon  KUALA MUDA: Endangered mangrove forests must be preserved by every available means, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Luned\u00c3\u00ac il 30.4% di audience, marted\u00c3\u00ac il 30.3%. Due presenze di Diego Armando Maradona e due vittorie...
Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal because of a laboratory error, but the Marblehead cyclist still may face a two-year ban for blood doping after another positive test this month.
BEIJING: China said Thursday it is opposed to planned US duties on Chinese bedroom furniture imports despite the US Department of Commerce having removed many of the tariffs on several producers.
About 700 people were evacuated as a volcano erupted Wednesday in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash.
Text of report by Kenyan KTN TV on 7 September  The cabinet has today approved the sourcing of an under-sea fire- optic cable connection between Mombasa and Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman.
Anyone with dreams of being a talk radio star -- ranting about sports and politics, chatting with callers, sharing recipes or car-buying tips -- can play host on their own show, right on the Web.
Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett claimed progress on international action over global warming as the US agreed to further talks next year.
Greater flexibility in China&#39;s exchange rate is in the nation&#39;s best interest to help the central bank better manage the effects of inflation and should be pursued ``without undue delay
Residents of a Baghdad district cowered inside their homes on Friday, too afraid to go into the streets where al Qaeda militants and rival Sunni Arab insurgents have fought fierce battles in the past two days.
Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister called on Saturday for the return of all officers of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army in a political overture to disaffected Sunni Arabs aimed at reducing sectarian violence.
The government has missed all its key targets for GCSE-level exam performance in England this year.
The mayor of tiny Pitcairn Island - home to the descendants of the 18th-century Bounty mutineers \u00e2\u0080-esterday became the first of seven island men to stand trial for sex abuse, in a case that has split the isolated community.
A laid-off funeral home worker was arrested for allegedly arranging phony funerals that included carrying caskets in a sport utility vehicle and having his girlfriend act as a priest.
MILWAUKEE -- Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, three-run double in a seven-run eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat Milwaukee 9-3 Wednesday to send the Brewers to their seventh loss in eight games.
Dow Jones +0,56%, Nasdaq +0,55%.Euro in calo, a 1,3133 dlr
High levels of carbon monoxide forced the evacuation of a day care center Friday and sent at least eight people to hospitals.
Gallery v1.4.4-pl1 is an update to Gallery 1.4.4 to resolve several issues found after the release. Most of these issues are fairly minor, and the one security issue fixed in this release requires a fairly unusual Gallery configuration and a bit of effort to exploit.  This is still a recommended upgrade due to the bug fixes, but if you want to keep your Gallery secure without a full upgrade, a small patch to fix that issue is available separately. Gallery is a slick, intuitive web based photo gallery with authenticated users and privileged albums. Easy to install, configure and use. Photo management includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, etc. User privileges make this great for communities.   Download 1.4.4-pl1 from http://sf.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7130  Visit http://gallery.sourceforge.net/article.php?sid=134 for more details.
A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election approached 250.
Two young brothers were missing from a home near a fast-moving stream Wednesday, while across the state, six people were evacuated when their home was threatened by a river swollen by Tropical Storm Ernesto.
Ukraine's top judges declared the ex-Soviet state's presidential election invalid on Friday and called for a new vote on Dec.
Though his documentary won an Oscar and he now has an Emmy, Al Gore doesn't rate his chances high for a Grammy. \
Revelations that nearly 400 tons of conventional explosives have disappeared in Iraq have experts worrying that other weapons might also be in jeopardy of falling into insurgent or terrorist hands.
If you are short sighted and spend nine hours or more each day in front of your computer screen you are significantly increasing your chances of developing glaucoma - an eye disease which can eventually make you blind.
Deadly car bombs ripped through several neighborhoods in and around Baghdad Thursday killing more than 40 people, many of them children.
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Lift off, at last Dawn, NASA's mission to the asteroid belt, has at last launched successfully. At the time of writing, NASA mission managers were still waiting for the Delta II's second and third stages to fire, but so far it is all looking good.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A lawyer and two ex-convicts remained in jail Wednesday after being arraigned on charges of trying to use a videotape of a fistfight to blackmail Denver Nuggets basketball star Carmelo Anthony for $3 million.
p2pnet.net News:- A large international network of hackers who stole computer programmes, films and music and then sold them on the black market has been broken up by Polish police.
Blog: Microsoft said it is teaming with Website Pros to offer an $80 monthly service to help small businesses set up and maintain their Web site.
mEgo thrown out of the semi-annual DEMOfall conference after it was learned that the company broke the show's rules.
Rick DiPietro made 38 saves before stopping Jarome Iginla and Owen Nolan in a shootout and Richard Park scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Islanders in a 5-4 victory over the host Calgary Flames.
Good news for fans of Scott Turow's \
Robert Gates is unlikely to rein in the Pentagon's controversial post-September 11 expansion into intelligence, despite concerns the U.S. military is ill-suited for espionage outside the battlefield, experts say.
Former Duke star Jay Williams signs on Friday with the Austin Toros of the NBA's Development League and is slated to begin practicing with the team on Saturday.
Il pari di Firenze come punto di partenza. Carlo Ancelotti chiede al Milan i tre punti contro il Cat...
Over the life of a two-year contract, AT&T is paying Apple more per iPhone than it now costs to actually buy one, according to a financial analyst.
LONDON, Nov 17  - On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac says he is &quot;not at all sure&quot; that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Developers, gamers and investors are among the 700 who registered for pre-launch event.
Google raises antitrust concerns in first public comment about Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo.
SACRAMENTO - Assemblyman Guy Houston and a firm in which he was involved borrowed $1.24 million for a telecommunications venture that failed, eventually costing investors millions, Oklahoma bankruptcy documents show.
Microsoft on Thursday cited \u00e2\u0080\u009can unacceptable number of repairs\u00e2\u0080\u009d to its Xbox 360 for the charge, and announced an extended warranty for the video game console.
Michael Schumacher &egrave; sicuro: \
Algeria's state oil and gas company and KBR Inc., a former Halliburton Co. subsidiary, signed a $2.88 billion deal Saturday for a liquefied natural gas plant.
Prince Fielder hit home run No. 44 of the season to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, putting them back into first place in the National League Central on Tuesday.
Wall Street stocks edged higher on Wednesday in choppy trading as investors pondered how to respond to one of the biggest point falls since 2001.
Un ordigno \u00c3\u00a8 stato fatto esplodere con un radiocomando al passaggio di una pattuglia di militari italiani, la scorsa notte a Nassiriya. Non ci sono stati feriti. Lo si apprende da fonti del Comando del contingente.
WASHINGTON - The reddish bacterium to blame for this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shortage of flu vaccine has a colorful history. Until the 1960s, Serratia marcescens was considered harmless - so safe, in fact, that the military
Attempts will be made later to remove the stricken Portrush lifeboat from rocks on Rathlin Island.
NEW YORK  - Premenopausal women who undergo surgical removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) have an increased risk of developing neurological disorders, including cognitive decline, dementia, and parkinsonism, a team of researchers reports in two studies published in the online edition of Neurology.
BESLAN, Russia  - The people of Beslan marked the  end of a 40-day mourning period on Tuesday, turning the Russian  school where their children were killed into a shrine with  gifts and flowers, as many warned of reprisals.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The nation's largest drugstore chains say they are working to better protect patient privacy after an investigative TV report turned up sensitive information about hundreds of customers in trash bins in cities around the country.
Guillermo del Toro is  only 42, but judging from the list of nominees vying for  attention at Saturday's Spirit Awards -- the arthouse world's  version of the Oscars -- he's the old man of American indie  cinema.
AN Australian journalist was held hostage in Baghdad for 24 hours at the weekend before being released unharmed, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
A three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday launched an official rival bid of 71.14 billion euros (95.64 billion dollars) for Dutch bank ABN Amro, already the target of a friendly takeover by British bank Barclays.
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Congolese authorities on Monday blocked an ex-rebel chief from entering the capital to take up duties as a deputy minister under a peace deal, but promised they were still adhering to the &quot;principle&quot; of his inclusion in the government.
Anguished pleas to save hostage Kenneth Bigley have taken their toll on his family and piled more pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The editor of T looks at the matronly style seen thus far at New York Fashion Week.
KHOST, Afghanistan  - Six Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, part of a convoy of U.S.-led forces in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial police official said.
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President Vladimir V. Putin, meeting with Russia&#39;s defense officials and military commanders here, said today that the country would soon deploy new nuclear missile
Zucker succeeds veteran television executive Bob Wright, who will become a vice chairman at GE after more than two decades of running NBC
Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni propped up India&#39;s total of 153 for five in a Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights group E match against South Africa on Thursday.
Shares of Manulife Financial Corp.  MFC.TO fell on Friday, a day after Canada's biggest insurer  posted third-quarter results that fell short of expectations.
The Pentagon&#39;s investigation into the actions of a former Air Force official who admitted giving preferential treatment to Boeing Co.
Gaza's tiny Christian community is keeping a low profile this Christmas, traumatized by the killing of a prominent activist in the wake of Hamas' takeover of the coastal territory.
The creation of the  Defense Department Africa Command, with responsibilities to promote security and government stability in the region, has heightened concerns among African countries and in the U.S. government over the militarization of U.S. foreign policy, according to a newly released study by...
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The chairman of mining company Rio  Tinto Ltd/Plc  wrote to shareholders on Sunday,  urging them to take no action on a bid for the company by rival  miner BHP Billiton .
Paris -- Iran has announced that it has begun converting tons of uranium into gas, a crucial step in making fuel for a nuclear reactor or a nuclear bomb, rejecting an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution calling on the nation to suspend all such
In many cases, product specifications may mean something different from what they appear to, or mean nothing at all.
The minister coordinator of the government general secretariat, Eugen Bejinariu, launched another absurdity so that the circus be complete.
Warren Moon became the first black  quarterback of the modern era to be inducted into the Pro  Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, headlining a ground breaking  day at the Canton, Ohio shrine.
By NANCY ZUCKERBROD, AP education writer  The House approved legislation Tuesday intended to boost the number of highly qualified math and science teachers in U.S. schools.
CBS News has fired the producer responsible for interrupting the last five minutes of a hit crime drama with a special report on the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a network source said on Friday.
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Microsoft yesterday officially acknowledged -- albeit two weeks after its discovery -- that a vulnerability in Windows Media Player found by security research team eEye Digital Security could indeed become an exploitable problem. Thankfully, no exploit seems to have turned up yet.
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Australia showed all their famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champions 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat on Saturday.
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Scientists say they have made a major step forward in understanding the causes of the skin condition psoriasis.
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pollution problem, like the speed and scale of its rise as an economic power, has shattered all precedents.
Heckuva few weeks for Bill Wright, concertmaster violinist in high school turned biblical literature major turned chief executive of a lawn-mower company.
Teri Hatcher, Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron have taken it off, taken it all off, for a cause. These Hollywood celebrities, and dozens of others, have given the clothes off their backs to help provide relief to the countless victims following the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that rocked southern Asia.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon was in the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur on Wednesday, admitting the international community has not done enough to end four years of war and human suffering.
Have children lost their fondness for Lego's colourful plastic building bricks in this age of high-tech, interactive computer games and electronic gadgetry? It would appear so.
British Airways introduces its new excess baggage charges, but says some rules will not be enforced until September.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study may finally explain how a key compound found in the U.S.-banned insecticide DDT accelerates the growth of breast cancer tumors.
settlement, and the third after cornering him hours later in its greenhouse area. Israeli Army Radio carried live. Polls show most Israelis favour Sharon&#39;s drive to quit Gaza and part of the West Bank.
Labor Day is one of those terms, like driveway and parkway, that means the opposite of what it seems to mean. Honoring the nation&#39;s workers, Labor Day is not for working but for picnics.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - The violence in Sudan&#39;s western province of Darfur, where more than 30,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced, is widely portrayed as an ethnic-cleansing campaign by Arab militias ...
NBA, Players&#39; Union Go Before Arbitrator to Debate Suspensions of Four Players Over Mich. Brawl. A fan wearing a T-shirt with a message about the Indiana Pacers watches a large television screen during the
KALMUNAI, Sri Lanka (CP) - There is nothing to indicate that the dusty expanse of soil behind this fishing community's main mosque is a mass grave.
La battaglia scatenata da Legambiente contro i Suv, le potenti jeep che stanno invadendo anche l&#39;Italia, ha convinto il ministero dell&#39;Ambiente a intervenire con una legge per penalizzare questo genere di veicoli.
By James Proffitt  It's only about a half-inch long and flies less than a mile in its life.  But the emerald ash borer has raised alarms across the region, with forestry officials closely watching for the arrival of the destructive beetle.
Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a $12.4 million, one-year contract yesterday, avoiding salary arbitration by striking the deal just before their scheduled hearing.
RESICA FALLS, Pa., Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today said visitors and residents will benefit from a $1.3 million investment in recreation and conservation projects designed to help revitalize communities and protect natural resources in Monroe County.
Rupert Murdoch finally met face-to-face with the controlling family of Dow Jones yesterday, attempting to woo the wary owners into taking his $5 billion bid for the company and its crown jewel, the Wall Street Journal.
Delta Zeta attracted controversy when it evicted two-thirds of its DePauw members late last year.
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U.S. and Iranian officials began their most high profile talks in almost three decades on Monday to discuss Iraq's spiraling violence, which Washington says is fuelled by Iran.
Pirated copies of the American version of Rockstar&#39;s &quot;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas&quot; for PlayStation2 are showing up the Internet weeks before the game is set to go on sale.
Tight end Jeff King has 14 receptions this season and 11 of them have resulted in first downs for the Hokies.
Tests on H5N1 bird flu viruses found in Britain and Hungary showed they were genetically almost identical and the most likely transmission route was from poultry to poultry, Britain said on Tuesday.
While Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President Bush have long differed on key issues, the California wildfires have made them political allies.
Word of a US Supreme Court justice&#39;s battle with cancer raises curiosity about a type of the disease we hear little about. There&#39;s not a lot of information on the degree of Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s
BECKWITH, W.Va. - A burglar broke into a police officer's home and stole handcuffs, a 40-caliber Glock service pistol, a police radio and a duty belt.
Electronic Arts will reorganize the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest video game publisher into four units, in an efficiency drive by its new chief executive.
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Al Qaeda used the fifth anniversary of   September 11 to urge Muslims to hit Western interests and said   U.S. allies Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be the next   targets in a campaign to seal the West's economic doom.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met leaders of an anti-Zionist Jewish group on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects to offer $4 prescriptions for some generic drugs in most states this year after expanding the low-cost program from a test market to all of Florida ahead of schedule, the world's largest retailer said Thursday.
Privacy groups are raising new concerns about an apparent conflict of interest in the FTC's investigation of Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.
The forensic pathologist who examined the body of Michael Harper Jr. testified Thursday he had never seen a body so mutilated and perforated with knife wounds.
Northern Ireland lawmakers are gaining a role in the parliament of the Republic of Ireland for the first time since the island's partition 86 years ago.
Abortion-rights protesters and the first Republican delegates descended on President Bush's heavily fortified convention city Saturday as campaign officials said their boss would use the nomination spotlight to defend his hawkish foreign polices and offer a second-term agenda for health care, education and job training.
TELSTRA has announced a $750 million off-market share buy-back as part of its capital management program. Telstra expects to return $1.
Brad Friedel is missing the party, and not just Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in Carnival-crazed Trinidad. Friedel announced Monday that he is retiring from the U.S. national team, leaving Kasey Keller as the favorite to be in goal through the 2006 World Cup.
Manchester United, the world&#39;s richest soccer club and 15 times English champions, are being approached again: American billionaire Malcolm Glazer, owner of the NFL franchise Tampa Bay Buccaneers and No.2 United shareholder with 28.1% stake, is to make a
The USDA tests for another potential case of mad cow disease, and the fact we all know about it infuriates some local ranchers. \u00e2\u0080\u009cInconclusive\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports of another case of mad cow disease is driving the
Microsoft should keep Windows XP available until at least 2009, not end the majority of sales on June 30 as currently planned, said analysts at Gartner and The Burton Group. ?A good rule of thumb in any OS transition is that you have to have the original and new products available for at least two years to handle customer [migration] needs,? said Richard Jones, a Burton Group vice president and service director. But Microsoft gave customers just 11 months in its original plan, in which new XP licenses would have ended on Dec. 31, and even the additional six months that Microsoft granted when it changed the date to June 30 is not enough, he said.?It would be wise for XP to be available until the end of 2008,? concurred Michael Silver, a research vice president at Gartner. Even though Microsoft does a good job of addressing application compatibility, those efforts miss homegrown applications and applications from minor and defunct software companies. That?s why a two-year transition period is more sensible, Silver said.[Learn whether you can get XP after the June 30 cut-off sales date ]Jones said Microsoft may have pushed a too-aggressive transition schedule because of how long it took to release Vista, a delay that deprived it of new earnings. ?Microsoft is up against a rock, with Vista coming out seven years after XP?s release. But it?s their fault it took seven years, not my fault,? he said, adding that users should not be forced to rush their transition because of Microsoft?s internal delays.Microsoft says it?s listening Microsoft has not rejected the possibility of extending XP?s availability beyond June 30, saying it will listen to customer and partner feedback. \
MONTGOMERY, Alabama  - Ousted HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy, acquitted two years ago in a major corporate fraud case, and former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman were both sentenced to prison on Thursday for bribery.
Five years after more than 800 people were taken hostage in a Moscow theater, survivors and relatives of the 130 who died commemorated the attack Friday with a mix of grief and anger over a rescue operation they say was botched.
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Crude oil futures were little changed after surging 4.5 percent yesterday, the biggest increase in two months, as the US Energy Department reported a bigger-than- expected decline in the country&#39;s oil supplies.
By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--Normal June weather gets back on track starting Friday. After a very chilly start this morning (some areas may dip into the 30s), that strong June sunshine will warm us into the 70s.
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Soldiers patrolled Bangladesh's towns and cities yesterday to end weeks of often violent opposition protests, a deployment that prompted unease over the country's democratic future.
Previously available only in beta, the Symbian version of the SlingPlayer is now available for sale at the company's Web site.
OAKVILLE, Ontario  - Joey Sindelar grabbed the  first-round lead at the 100th Canadian Open on Thursday while  new world number one Vijay Singh spent most of a rainy day  signing autographs in the clubhouse.
PITTSBURGH - Two upstart ketchup companies are offering an alternative to consumers who want condiments with a GOP flavor.    Sellers of W Ketchup and Bush Country Ketchup say their products are a fun way for the Republican faithful to dress up their freedom fries without using a product labeled by the H.J...
BAGHDAD, Iraq The military says insurgents in the Iraqi city of Ramadi have used a hospital to ambush US soldiers. However, officials for both the Ramadi General Hospital and Medical College rejected the claims.
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The first wave of hurricane hunter planes penetrated and circled Hurricane Frances on Sunday as scientists employed every tool at their disposal to learn more about an intense
This high-ranking GPS device is offered refurbished at less than a third of its original price.
Shares of US airlines declined in Monday trading activity, led lower by an analyst downgrade on Northwest Airlines Corp. and crude oil prices that rose well into the $53-per-barrel level at midday.
Gemma Arterton and Olga Kurylenko had never even thought that they land up with a role in the forthcoming James Bond flick 'Quantum of Solace'
Ground beef sold at Albertsons and Save-A-Lot supermarkets in 10 Western and Midwestern states is being recalled because of possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- After breaking through for his first Busch Series win at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway two weeks ago, Mike Bliss is in a position for more.
Ballot boxes have been emptied and votes are being counted at 600,000 polling stations across the country. Many are being counted in the open air, attracting large crowds of onlookers.
With Congress moving hurriedly to respond to the Sept. 11 commission, a bipartisan group led by Henry A. Kissinger urged Congress to slow down.
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While keeping the interest rates unchanged, RBI has reduced the GDP forecast for financial year 2005 from 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent.
It was a Test match with a surprise in every corner. Chasing a victory target of 107 runs, Australia were blown away for 93 runs to hand India a 13-run win on the third day of the fourth Test
A beaming Riyo Mori, Japan's first Miss Universe in nearly 50 years, savored her hard-earned triumph Monday and said she was sure she would win.
A confession by the former No. 2 Air  Force arms buyer that she steered contracts to her future  employer, Boeing Co. BA.N, could spur legal challenges to old  contract awards, legal experts said on Monday.
Tropical Storm Isaac formed Thursday in the central Atlantic, but was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.
Apple Inc. sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as improvements to its iTunes Web store.
A close ally of new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has hinted at a change to Britain&#39;s relationship with the United States, saying a nation&#39;s strength should no longer be measured by military might.
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.
A Hamas leader says the group will consider stopping attacks ahead of elections if Israel does the same.
Europe's two biggest low-cost airlines, Ryanair and easyJet, are busily competing for business in Spain. via Bangladesh News
Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress,  unable to practice this week due to ankle and knee injuries,  took part in New York's final practice before the Super Bowl, a  50-minute walk-through session on Saturday.
The assembly government is taking court action to recover a grant from a dairy firm, which closed its plant last year.
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Australian pop superstar Kylie Minogue, who has battled cancer, admitted that she goes to Google to find out any famous men that she might like.
KERRY Packer has taken a first step to forging a global gambling empire by teaming up with Hong Kong tycoon Stanley Ho to enter the lucrative casino land of Macau.
A Moroccan who was blown up in a Casablanca Internet cafe was part of a gang of suicide bombers who planned to attack landmarks in Morocco's commercial capital, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Two car bombs tore through a packed shopping area of a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 60 people in the worst attack since U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a crackdown in the city five days ago.
Cisco said that its IP Phone allows unconstrained Gigabit Ethernet-enabled bandwidth from the network to desktop phone. Cisco&#39;s Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 has been enhanced to allow customers to enable
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Finance ministers from the Group of 20 rich or emerging countries have wrapped up a two-day summit in Berlin without making explicit reference to the sagging value of the US dollar against the euro.
Iraq was scrambling to confirm on  Monday whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run had been captured, after a day of government confusion with  top officials making contradictory statements.
The African Union can quickly mobilise up to 5,000 troops to help end the looting and killing in western Sudan, but it needs hundreds of millions of dollars to deploy the force, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has said.
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LA PAZ, Bolivia  - Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales and opposition governors struggled to overcome their bitter differences at talks early on Tuesday but he said that South America's poorest nation should stay one country.
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported yesterday that by using cells harvested from rats, they have grown dime-size swatches of
As many as 12 United Nations agencies have expressed serious concern about a looming humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The organisations - including the United Nations Development
South Yorkshire's chief constable escapes censure from his police authority despite a driving ban.
A federal judge Wednesday halted an import ban on mobile phones by Qualcomm Inc., a rare legal victory in a long-standing patent dispute with rival Broadcom Corp.
Miniature mobile phones, which already double as cameras, Internet devices and music players, are poised to merge with the largest of home appliances, the television.
John Henry is shopping for a cool new toy to go with his baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, and his 164-foot yacht, the Iroquois. And he may have found it.
This weekend, the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency called on Tehran to freeze its efforts to produce nuclear fuel, since this would enable Iran to come within days of having a nuclear arsenal.
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A battle erupts in North Ossetia as Russian troops storm a school where hundreds of children had been taken hostage.
Union leaders voice concerns about Ford's decision to put its UK luxury car firms Jaguar and Land Rover up for sale.
Forty-nine pitches. Joe Nathan hadn&#39;t thrown that many in more than four years. It didn&#39;t matter that Torii Hunter hit a go-ahead home run in the 12th inning, Nathan couldn&#39;t hold the lead.
Following in the footsteps of her politically-prominent parents, former first daughter Chelsea Clinton hit the campaign trail for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry this weekend, delivering her first-ever political speech on the stump in Florida.
SYDNEY  - British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.
Former champion and unabashed Hawaii fan Jim Furyk has always loved playing at Waialae Country Club and is excited about his prospects for this week's Sony Open.
Move over, Denis Leary, Lenny Clarke, Dane Cook, Steven Wright, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and Paula Poundstone. There is a new Boston comedian, and his name is Scot Pollard.
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Amelie Mauresmo is beaten by Patty Schnyder in the last eight of the Australian Hardcourt Championships.
Sonya Rinker was looking for a guy: someone who was kind, respectful and had a special place in his heart ... for tractors. She wanted a man who could share the thrill of a good tractor-pull show, who could see beauty in a shiny row of green and yellow of John Deere tractors.
The banking industry is proposing to  members of the U.S. Congress and the White House that some of  the risk of troubled mortgages should be shifted to the federal  government, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on  Thursday.
Andre Agassi is beaten by Jurgen Melzer in the SAP Open in San Jose.
Race hate preacher Abdullah al-Faisal has been deported from Britain, the home secretary says.
Jeff Sluman was eight shots worse and walked off the final green with a share of the lead. Paul Azinger was seven shots better and left Innisbrook in a state of shock.
Washington, DC - If you own a Dell laptop, you might want to check out the type of AC adapter that it uses. That is because the company has decided to recall nearly a million AC adapters because of a potential fire and electrical shock hazard.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the \
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Parents' living arrangements at the time of conception may help determine a baby's sex, research suggests.
Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in as Palestinian president on Saturday, already embroiled in crisis.
Was he a powerful politician, forcing himself on a young aide? Or was it consensual? A day after New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey made history by announcing his resignation over an affair with another man, Golan Cipel gave his side of the story.
Prince joins The Police to fight mouse pads In yet another battle for control of his name, image, and funkadelic music catalog, the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has launched an attack on the internet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested a former rebel leader and presidential candidate with alleged ties to drug traffickers, Haitian radio reported.
The courts-martial of three U.S.  military police charged with abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu  Ghraib prison begin this week under tight security in the Iraqi  capital.
The latest road map change involves two of AMD's quad-core chips for desktops, and will result in the company focusing on triple-core chips and energy-efficient quad-cores in the first quarter.
The couple is all set to star in Karan Johar's new film to be directed by Rang De Basanti writer, Rensil D'Silva.
As part of a new law designed to encourage more people to save for retirement, the US Department of Labor has proposed rules to guide companies that automatically enroll workers in certain retirement savings plans, including a 401(k).
Iraqi security forces killed dozens of al Qaeda militants who attacked a village in western Anbar province on Wednesday, during fierce clashes that lasted much of the day, police officials said on Thursday.
The senior United Nations envoy to Sudan today began his last mission to the war-torn Darfur region ahead of next week&#39;s meeting of the Security Council, which will decide whether the Government is making good on commitments to restore security and disarm
Muhammad Yunus warned that the globalized economy was becoming a dangerous \u00c2\u0093free-for-all highway.\u00c2\u0094
A terror attack in London on the scale of the Madrid bombings has been thwarted, says the Met Police Commissioner.
Willis McGahee likes to refer to himself as the NFL's best running back. Let's see how he does replacing Jamal Lewis in Baltimore.
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Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard is refusing to reveal to the Celtic support if their former hero Henrik Larsson will start Tuesday&#39;s match.
Sri Lanka's military carried out air attacks inside rebel-held territory as the United Nations and Norwegian truce monitors voiced grave concern for 35,000 civilians trapped by the fighting.
The Delhi High Court will hear Delhi Police tomorrow on the bail application of Bazee.Com CEO Avnish Bajaj, who pleaded innocence in the Delhi Public School MMS scandal.
Israel held out the prospect on  Monday of coordinating a planned unilateral Gaza pullout with  the Palestinians if a new leadership succeeding Yasser Arafat  cracked down on militants.
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Their country was largely responsible for both the construction and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
AUSTRALIA could again use a four-strong pace attack in tomorrow&#39;s Champions Trophy semifinal as it bids to stretch its winning streak against England in one-day internationals to 15 matches.
GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s  multimillion-dollar contract with Michael Ovitz was  unreasonable and one of the most generous ever, a compensation  expert testified on Monday for shareholders suing the board to  recoup as much as $200 million.
As Barry Bonds spoke Friday night about strength and concentration, his 5-year-old daughter, Aisha, clutched his bulging right biceps as if she were squeezing her favorite stuffed animal.
All signs point toward Tiger Woods being ready to go on another roll.
World powers sought common ground Wednesday to confront Palestinian Hamas militants who are politically emboldened by a new power-sharing pact with moderates.
Videos showing attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq have migrated to Internet video-sharing sites like YouTube.
PRETORIA -- Ranbaxy Laboratories in India withdrew seven antiretroviral drugs for AIDS patients last month from the World Health Organization list of prequalified medicines. The company acknowledged that it did not complete proper lab tests to make sure its copycat drugs were equivalent with brand-name ones.
By Mike Jones, Tulsa World, Okla.  Dec. 17--Dear Santa,   While mulling over my wants and needs for Christmas I couldn't decide between a big-screen plasma HDTV with a new surround sound system or enough cash to pay off my credit card debt.
Tim Henman kept his dream of a first grand slam title alive with a straight sets defeat of journeyman Victor Hanescu at the Australian Open here.
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered immediate jury trials in more than 40 sex-abuse lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego.
12-month inflation rose to 1.6 percent in December from 1.5 percent in November, boosted by Christmas shoppers and theatre-goers, official figures showed.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday in a further escalation of their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
(InfoWorld) - YouTube\u00c2\u00a0furthered its attempts to offer legitimate footage on its video-sharing Web site this week by announcing deals that will provide users with music video and professional basketball content. On Tuesday, YouTube and Wind-up Records, a division of Wind-up Entertainment, said that a majority of Wind-up's music videos will be shown on the site. The arrangement also allows for the use of certain preselected music tracks in user-created videos. Artists signed to the label include Evanescence and Scott Strapp, who was the lead singer of the band Creed. As with its other media partners, a revenue-sharing model will give both companies money from the advertising sold on the pages that display Wind-up's content. This follows Monday's announcement that the National Basketball Association has teamed with YouTube to create an \
NASA&#39;s three-year effort to bring some genuine star dust back to Earth is set for a dramatic finale Sept. 8 when Hollywood helicopter pilots will attempt a midair retrieval
After dealing with health problems, fractured relationships and homelessness, Sylvia Harris now has relative peace of mind and a successful career as a jockey.
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I announce... good news regarding the release soon of the two French journalists, Fadhel al-Rabii, a spokesman for the Iraqi National Forces, told the Dubai-based television station Al-Arabiya from Damascus.
A woman is charged with three counts of murder over the deaths of patients at a West Yorkshire hospital.
Record labels typically view peer-to-peer networks like pirate ships &#151; plundering their profits through illegal song swaps. They have sued the networks. They have sued file-sharers. Now this ironic twist: Record companies are hopping aboard a new generation of paid peer-to-peer networks.
(Sports Network) - Curt Schilling&#39;s career postseason record is 5-1, and when you consider his ERA of 1.66 in those 11 games he is one of the most dominating starters in the playoffs.
NOVEMBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Countering the latest salvo of Microsoft Corp.&#39;s &quot;Get the Facts&quot; campaign against open-source software, Novell Inc.
An iconic portrait of Mao Zedong,   founder of Communist China, has been spared the auction block   and will be permanently preserved in a museum, state media   reported.
Thursday marked the beginning of Verizon Wireless' V CAST mobile TV service in twenty US markets, with more markets to be added before the end of the first quarter, with the aim of giving potential competitors such as DVB-H and mobile IPTV a run for their money.
The first wave of tickets for the Diana memorial concert sell out within minutes of going on sale.
The sentences have been handed out after two brothers pleaded guilty in the Walkerton water disaster. It&#39;s one year in jail for Stan Koebel and nine months house arrest for his brother Frank.
Three tons of hashish went up in smoke Friday, incinerated by Dutch authorities after a van carrying the illicit cargo crashed and scattered it across the road.
&quot;Six Feet Under&quot;  writer-producer Jill Soloway has closed deals to develop a show  with producer J.J. Abrams (&quot;Lost&quot;) and to work on Shonda  Rhimes&#39; hit ABC drama &quot;Grey&#39;s Anatomy.&quot;
Brian Haw lives in one of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in London, albeit in a makeshift tent, with a statue of Winston Churchill as his neighbour and one cause in mind.
US President Bush says other Nato nations must do more in the battle against Afghanistan's Taleban.
Dr. Howard Stark's office is quiet. Very quiet. No patients sit in his waiting room. No receptionist answers the telephone. Stark does not have a receptionist.
BRUSSELS, Mar 1 (IPS) - A growing number of people are getting addicted to   tranquillisers and other prescription drugs, and this abuse is  set to  exceed illicit drug abuse, the International Narcotics  Control Board  (INCB) warns in a report published Thursday.
Si tratta di due veterani delle due ruote, Alex Barros proveniente dalla HRC e di Troy Bayliss ex pilota Ducati. Entrambi i piloti avranno a disposizione le gialle Honda RC211V, gommate Michelin. Barros continuer\u00c3
As part of a campaign to upgrade its image by changing the way it does business, Wal-Mart has pledged to cut the energy used by many of its products by 25 percent.
The International Criminal Court's  chief prosecutor has nearly completed an investigation into war  crimes in Sudan's Darfur region and has sufficient evidence to  file charges soon, he said on Thursday.
Two celebrations separated by Sundays on either side of the Irish Sea could not have looked more different. Nor could they have been more emotionally connected.
President Bush called on Congress today to provide $30 billion toward battling the global AIDS crisis over the first five years after he leaves office, a doubling of the current U.S. commitment.
Indian-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon, already accused of sexually assaulting a dozen women and girls,
A man possibly carrying a machine gun entered the headquarters of the Miami Herald newspaper on Friday, forcing some workers to evacuate the bayfront building in downtown Miami, police and newspaper officials said.
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The United States headed into Sunday's Ryder Cup finale with captain Tom Lehman defiantly insisting his side could overturn a 10-6 deficit and prevent Europe lifting golf's most treasured trophy for a third straight time.
VMware, reporting its first financial results since its I.P.O., said third-quarter profit more than tripled on demand for software that makes computers more efficient.
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has hired a new music director, who will begin a four-year contract in September 2008.
President George W. Bush on Friday condemned the attacks in Egypt that killed at least 28 people and offered help to the Egyptian government as it seeks those responsible.
This is not more sycophancy to Al Gore, I promise. In fact, his enemies could even consider this a heads-up. In short: WHOEVER WINS THE PRESIDENCY, AL GORE HAS WON EVERYTHING ELSE. Sure, the Nobel/Oscar/Emmy trifecta is impressive. But look at what else Gore has netted. As unlikely as it seems for such a [...].
LAHORE: United Kingdom-based Pakistani singer Raja Kashif, trained by acclaimed composer Ravi Shankar, has announced the completion of a duet album with film singer Alga Yagnik.
Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities during seven terms in the House, died Saturday near Daytona Beach, friends said. She was 80.
North Korea's top envoy to six-party talks on its nuclear programme has told former U.S. officials Pyongyang wants more than half a million tonnes of fuel oil a year in return for suspending its atomic reactor, a Japanese daily said on Sunday.
Ex-UN chief Kofi Annan is meeting Kenya's president after rival Raila Odinga agrees to call off mass protests.
The western Afghan city of Herat was calm Monday following bloody clashes between supporters of the powerful ousted governor and U.S. and Afghan forces sent to keep the peace.
Stavano partendo per Bergamo con bastoni e manganelli
com. Orlando Cabrera has already figured out how to part the Red Sea. With a three-run double in the top of the ninth, Cabrera sent waves of red-clad Angels fans to the exits.
Dozens were injured in the suicide attack on a building crowded with Shiite Muslims in eastern Pakistan. SIALKOT, PAKISTAN -- A suicide attacker detonated a bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern
Clinton secured more than $340M of special home-state projects in spending bills, while Obama had $91M; McCain rejected earmarks entirely.
Borsa. Piazza Affari resiste alle tensioni sui listini per il caro petrolio: -0,23%. Euro a 1,25 contro il dollaro. Piazza Affari ha chiuso la seduta di oggi in territorio negativo, con il Mibtel in calo dello
A West End musical about Oscar Wilde, written by radio DJ Mike Read, closes after one night following bad reviews.
President Bush will again nominate 20 persons for federal judgeships, even though Democrats previously used tactics such as filibusters to prevent them from being confirmed, the White House announced Thursday.
The Environmental Protection Agency ignored the advice of its employees in rejecting California\u00e2\u0080\u0099s request to set rules on automotive carbon dioxide emissions.
Insurgent commanders in the Iraqi city of Falluja say they are not holding hostage Margaret Hassan, an aide worker who holds British and Iraqi citizenship, and condemned her kidnapping.
North Korea threatened on Saturday to  double the size of its nuclear deterrent if the United States  did not drop what Pyongyang sees as a confrontational policy  aimed at unseating the communist leadership.
KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 22 -- Ukrainian prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened a criminal investigation into the alleged poisoning of a leading candidate in presidential elections scheduled for next month.
Cigarette makers lied and tried to  confuse the public about the dangers of smoking for 50 years,  the U.S. government said on Tuesday as its $280 billion case  against the industry went to trial.
U.S. and Iraqi forces raided the Health Ministry building in central Baghdad on Thursday and arrested the deputy health minister, a ministry spokesman and witnesses said.
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Human genome scientist Craig Venter says he has taken a major step towards creating life from scratch in the lab.
In their hearts, it seems, men and women really are different.
The only Jewish dating site you'll ever need. Information, special services, e-ticketing & online booking.
Many California residents are ruggedly obstinate about the choice they have made to live with the constant threat of fire.
Double Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has been signed up to play the villainous Lex Luther in the new Warner Bros version of 'Superman', the trade magazine 'Variety' reported.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may be in talks with the founding family of top Japanese consumer finance firm Takefuji Corp. for a stake of over $2.
While on most late fall days the clouds obscure new growth, the meters on the mountain don&#39;t lie: Mount St. Helens continues to build a new mountaintop at a rapid rate.
Japan's central bank left its super-low interest rates unchanged for a 12th straight meeting Thursday due to concerns that the US subprime loan crisis and a housing slump will curb economic growth.
A British diplomat returning from North Korea says it remains unclear whether there will be a fourth round of nuclear disarmament talks this month.
Aids activist Zackie Achmat has joined the chorus of calls for TB treatment to be combined with HIV testing and anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, echoing claims that it could save the lives of up to 500 000 HIV-infected Africans a year.
The United States, Germany and other G7  nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of  Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt in a move that could pave the  way for a wider international accord, officials said.
Driving the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s loss, which amounts to $31.85 a share, was a $5.21 billion write-down on its portfolio of credit derivatives.
Among the promoters of electronic voting machines are advocates for disabled voters. But critics say money connections between disability groups and voting-machine companies suggest the groups may be concerned with more than independent access for the disabled. By Kim Zetter.
Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a female co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, his lawyers said on  Thursday.
Banamex and a group of Mexican investors said they planned a 1.67 billion peso ($150.7 million) counteroffer for the airline Aerom\u00c3\u00a9xico, which is currently the target of a takeover bid by two businessmen.
Marsh & McLennan Cos., the insurance  broker at the center of a bid-rigging scandal, on Tuesday said  it will lay off 3,000 employees, or 5 percent of its work  force.
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Activist investor Carl Icahn has made a $2.43 billion offer for auto parts supplier Lear Corp. , the two parties said on Monday.
SALT LAKE CITY - If you can't stand the heat, don't pour gasoline down the toilet. An apartment tenant made that $75,000 mistake Tuesday...
SARA&#39; certamente utile tentar di ricostruire le fasi del rapimento di Enzo Baldoni sulla terribile strada che da Najaf e Kufa porta a Bagdad: strada di mine, agguati di miliziani, posti di blocco di improbabili poliziotti, scorrerie di banditi senza
For Isiah Thomas, the state of Indiana provided a stage to prove his greatness. For Jared Jeffries, it was a place to grow. The Knicks begin the next phase of their season in Indiana on Friday.
The Altria Group said Wednesday that it would spin off its international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue cigarette sales more aggressively outside the United States.
IBM Corp. on Wednesday said it has developed the world&#39;s fastest computer - a 16,000-processor version of its BlueGene/L supercomputer.
Exiled former Pakistani PM says unrest over Nawaz Sharif's deportation must not be used to defer forthcoming elections.
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Andrea Camilleri ha annunciato che le avventure del commissario Salvo Montalbano si concluderanno con il decimo romanzo. La dichiarazione dello scrittore, nato a Porto Empedocle (Agrigento) il 6 settembre
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- &quot;Very definitely, we're still in this,&quot; maintains Pat Noonan of the bandaged and bruised but still playoff-hungry New England Revolution.
By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 1--DENVER -- No one was more surprised than Rep. Cory Gardner when a House panel approved his measure Wednesday to extend the state's Make My Day Law to businesses.
May return it No, Apple didn't send us an iPhone. Newsweek got one. And The Wall Street Journal. And The New York Times. But Jobs and Co. have a very different attitude towards El Reg. We weren't likely to get an official review unit even before our very own Ashlee Vance publicly questioned the sanity of the company's PR staff. We had to wait in line like everyone else.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The little house on the edge of the desert is on the other side of town - and reality - from where Mike Tyson had his tigers and fountains and flunkies.
European stocks were slightly lower by mid-day in holiday-hit trading on Monday, with crude oil rises weighing on shares, though Sanofi-Aventis gained on the result of trials of an anti-obesity drug.
Lingering concerns about the job market, geopolitical turmoil and soaring energy prices did unexpected harm to consumer confidence in August, according to a report from an independent economic watchdog.
Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi photographer who helped the Associated Press win a Pulitzer Prize last year, is now in his sixth month in a U.S. Army prison in Iraq. He doesn't understand why he's there, and neither do his AP colleagues.
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VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Oct. 9, 2004 - Fire swept through an aviation museum hangar that housed vintage aircraft, destroying the building and the planes inside.
Najia Hamad watches as medical personnel treat her son Jassim today after he was injured by shrapnel during a clash between US troops and insurgents in the Iraqi town of Ramadi.
Anyone born deaf and mute faces a challenge playing in a soccer team -- it's hard to communicate on the pitch, players cannot hear the referee's whistle and few coaches know sign language.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden Oct 25, 2004 - Former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson came back from an early deficit to edge Xavier Malisse of Belgium 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1) Monday to reach the second round of the Stockholm Open.
Home Depot will hold a free NASCAR-themed Kids Workshop at all of its stores on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. This program is a how- to clinic for children ages 5 to 12 accompanied by an adult. Children will be building their own wooden replica of the No.
Probiotics, the potentially beneficial bacteria and yeasts available as diet supplements, may not be as helpful as widely believed.
KUWAIT CITY - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld expressed hope Monday, but did not explicitly predict, that American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second term.
Playbill - New York City Opera&#39;s spring 2008 revival of Ragtime has been postponed, the company announced March 12.
The latest movies from Paul  Verhoeven, Ridley Scott, Anthony Minghella, Douglas McGrath and  Patrice Leconte will get the red carpet treatment at the  Toronto International Film Festival next month, organizers said  Tuesday as they released the full 352-film lineup.
Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS  Kirov, 5 September: A state commission today accepted the first stage of a chemical-weapons-disposal facility in the village of Maradykovskiy, Kirov Region.
Public-space artist Christopher Janney wants you to hear colors in the most unexpected places.
Previste vendite record, leader Nokia e Motorola
A powerful explosion rocked the  Australian embassy in central Jakarta on Thursday, killing at  least three people in the vicinity and injuring more than 100,  witnesses and local radio said.
Egyptologists say they have identified the 3,000-year-old mummy of Egypt's most famous female ruler.
About three dozen people rallied outside Philadelphia's venerable Union League to protest the organization's decision to honor departing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon Iraq
Neither President Bush nor Democrat John Kerry has been invited to this year's Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a traditionally lighthearted affair held just before the elections, because issues in the presidential campaign could detract from the spirit of the event, its sponsor, the Archdiocese of New York said Thursday.
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane must like former Kingsway Regional High School left-hander Dan Meyer an awful lot. The highly-regarded GM traded ace right-hander and two-time American
Attualmente ricoverato a Potenza, sara' trasferito a Napoli
The Israeli army hands over 15 bodies to the Palestinian Authority, amid continuing peace efforts.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is fuming over the Arsenal chief\u00e2\u0080\u0099s allegation that Van Nistelrooy is a \u00e2\u0080\u0098cheat\u00e2\u0080\u0099. The Dutchman was also a Wenger target after his part in Patrick Vieira\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dismissal at Old Trafford last season.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The question simply had  to be posed after Bernhard Langer's Europeans completed their  record rout of the United States by 18-1/2 points to 9-1/2 at  the 35th Ryder Cup.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam The last time a US passenger plane landed there, it was Saigon. Today, the first US commercial flight to Vietnam in nearly 30 years arrived in Ho Chi Minh City.
Comedian Jon Stewart will host the  Academy Awards next February, the New York Times reported on  its Web site on Tuesday.
Actor Robert Earl Jones, a fixture in Broadway shows and movies and the father of actor James Earl Jones, has died.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - The Taliban on Saturday denied accusations by Afghan leaders the group was being sponsored by Pakistan, an issue souring relations between the two nations.
Lorena Ochoa birdied three of the last four holes Sunday to overcome a five-stroke deficit and win the Wachovia LPGA Classic. Ochoa shot a 7-under-par 65, beating Grace Park by two strokes. Ochoa finished at 19-under 269 for her second career victory.
In Guatemala's worst political violence since the end of its civil war, almost 50 people have been killed in campaigning for this weekend's election, giving an ex-general who promises to crack down on crime a lift in the race for president.
Deepening worries about the economy and their personal finances put Americans in a sour mood this month, with more voters fearing a recession, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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NGHE AN PROVINCE, VIETNAM -- ''They tell me to dig a hole,&quot; said Derek Benedix, ''and I dig a hole.&quot;
Former Philadelphia mobster Ralph Natale, the nation's first reigning Mafia boss to turn government informant, was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday for drug dealing, racketeering and bribery.
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wilmington, del.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Oracle Corp. director Joseph Grundfest testified yesterday that the company&#39;s $21 (US) per-share hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc.
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One of two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq said Thursday they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite receiving what they called \
RICHARDSON, Texas - Hackers might have obtained the personal information of 6,000 people who worked for, applied to or attended the University of Texas at Dallas, school officials said Wednesday.  The information includes names and Social Security numbers, the school said.
US soldiers patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, Friday Nov. 26 2004. In Fallujah, insurgents ambushed US troops as they entered a home during house-to-house searches in the former rebel bastion, killing two Marines
A closely watched index of business sentiment slipped in September, but the leader of the group that reports it said Monday the results showed a moderate recovery was still under way in Europe's largest economy.
St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Wild and defenseman Nick Schultz agreed to terms on a one-year contract Tuesday. Per club policy, financial terms were not disclosed.
VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, made a vain last-ditch attempt to challenge his rival\u00e2\u0080\u0099s election victory yesterday as opposition supporters blocked him from meeting his own Cabinet.
Alitalia. Ultime ore per raggiungere un accordo con gli assistenti di volo. Il nodo restano gli esuberi. Ancora nessun passo avanti nella vertenza sugli assistenti di volo tra azienda e sindacati di categoria.
As Sven-Goran Eriksson appeared in Vienna\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Intercontinental Hotel, dozens of camera flashes went off and one caused the Swede a slight moment of surprised discomfort
Drinking a small amount of wine appears to extend men's life expectancy by a few years, Dutch researchers said on Wednesday in the latest study to find benefits in moderate drinking.
Wearing nuns' veils,  condom-shaped hats and all kinds of silly headgear, Brazilians  partied in the beer-slicked streets of Rio de Janeiro on Friday  as its Carnival started in earnest.
(AGI) - Roma, 29 ott. - Una bambina di sei anni, di origine rumena, e&#39; morta ieri sera a Roma, a seguito di un grave attacco cardiaco, dopo essere stata ricoverata nell&#39;ospedale Sandro Pertini. I medici hanno
Description: After months of stalemate and the loss of 400 games, players make a new offer to the National Hockey League involving acceptance of a 24 percent salary cut.
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Microsoft is campaigning for Novell NetWare users, again. This time Microsoft is wooing Netware users with a migration package that contains several incentives ranging from tools, prescriptive guidance, training
Two years after he made a case against Iraq over unconventional weapons that were never found, President Bush faces global critics at the United Nations this week to
Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.
TEL AVIV - Yasser Arafat \u00c3\u00a8 praticamente morto, tenuto in vita com\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00c3\u00a8 dalle macchine. Lo ha ammesso il ministro degli Esteri palestinese Nabil Shaat, commentando anche il fatto che un esponente religioso
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer says Turkey's entry to the EU would be almost as important as the D-Day landings.
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A law banning headscarves in schools will stand, despite demands by a group holding two journalists in Iraq.
Militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages in Afghanistan allowed four days for negotiations on their demand that the United Nations withdraw from the country.
A bitter row between America and the European Union over alleged subsidies to rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus intensified yesterday.
Echoing pledges by the leaders of France and Australia, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi emphasized his county's long-term commitment to Afghanistan in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the presidential palace said.
A Hyderabad a causa di pioggia e forse materiali scadenti
LONDON : Bolton&#39;s El-Hadji Diouf was banned for three matches after pleading guilty to a charge of improper conduct for spitting.
Circuit City Stores Inc.  said on Thursday it plans to shift some 640 store managers and trim its headquarters staff, the latest step in the consumer electronics retailer's turnaround plan.
Australia will issue its first formal apology its indigenous people next month, the government announced Wednesday, a milestone that could ease tensions with a minority whose mixed-blood children were once taken away on the premise that their race was doomed.
Pari senza reti tra Watford e Aston Villa nell'ultima partita del sabato in Premier League. Questi i...
ATHENS, Aug 17  - Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore loves cricket as much as any Indian, even if the national obsession with ball and bat can make it hard for the country&#39;s Olympic athletes to get a look in.
Twelve dollars may not seem like a high medical cost, but it is enough to deter many women from getting a mammogram, a new study finds.
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Michael Klein, the chief executive of Pacificor,  was killed along with his daughter and their pilot in the crash in Panama. A 12-year-old girl survived.
Tugboats pulled, the Hudson River churned, and with no pomp and little ceremony, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid was on its way from Manhattan to New Jersey for needed repairs after being stuck in the mud for a month.
A US Army Black Hawk helicopter clipped wires supporting a TV tower and crashed in foggy weather in central Texas on Monday, killing all seven soldiers on board, witnesses and military officials said.
If you are an Army doctor caring for patients, you do your duty, complete your mission.
By Carrie Peyton Dahlberg, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 9--Geerat Vermeij pulls one shell, then another, from a nest of plastic boxes, rarely pausing to check the Braille labels curled beside them. His long fingers dart into each shell's opening.
The Utah Transit Authority launched a new Web site Friday with less text, more graphics and a simpler layout.  UTA spokesman Chad Saley said the new site should be easier for people to navigate and find information about things such as bus routes, business proposals and expansion plans.
The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets will play the first outdoor game in modern NBA history during the 2008-09 preseason. The exhibition game on Oct. 11 at the 16,000-seat Indian Wells Tennis Garden will be televised by TNT.
Purses overflowing with cash, exotic locales, manicured golf courses. The World Golf Championships have it all. Except for totally committed players, that is.
Labour-supporting actor Richard Wilson says he suffered a nasty loss of heart in Tony Blair over the Iraq war.
Rwanda: alleged mastermind of the genocide still insists he was 'a victim of ignominious propaganda'.
Cazenove is getting serious over its courtship by at least two US investment banks, and the 180-year old UK brokerage could tie the knot with a suitor in a matter of weeks, sources close to the situation said on Monday.
STRASBOURG, France  - Bulgaria and Romania were   set to get the green light on Tuesday to join the European   Union in January, rather than a year later, but the executive   European Commission has set unprecedented entry conditions.
Jane Wyman, the Oscar-winning Hollywood actress who was Ronald Reagan's first wife and went on to star on the popular 1980s television drama \
&quot;Someday, for all countries that are entering the World Trade Organization, somebody will come and look for money owing to the rights for that intellectual property,&quot; Steve Ballmer said.
Retailer posts wider operating loss; revenue slips from year earlier, as US same-store sales fall. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Beleaguered toy retailer Toys &#39;R&#39; Us, in the midst of a major restructuring of its
Osama bin Laden said for the first time that he ordered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a tape made public today.
Republican presidential contenders on Sunday stepped up their drive to broaden their support in the hard-hit blue collar state of Michigan as the specter of economic recession took center stage in the US presidential race.
Vijay Singh's flying start to the new  season continued on Saturday, firing a four-under 69 to take a  one-stroke lead over Jonathan Kaye into the final round of the  $5.3 Mercedes Championship.
Suresh Ramasubramanian oversees the development of junk e-mail countermeasures for tens of millions of Internet users.
The Government&#39;s chief scientist has warned the world must act fast to combat global warming or face the dire consequences. Professor Sir David King said climate change cannot be avoided and that &quot;action is affordable, inaction is not&quot;.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of film producer and director Steven Spielberg, ending a tug-of-war between Clinton and Barack Obama for the Hollywood heavyweight's affections.
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama appealed for the hearts and votes of female voters in Washington state Friday, part of the state-by-state struggle that could determine who becomes the Democratic nominee for president.
An image of an exhausted U.S. soldier in a bunker in Afghanistan by Britain's Tim Hetherington for Vanity Fair magazine won the top World Press Photo prize for news photography on Friday.
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Partners get tools, encouragement to put applications online.
Yemen foiled two suicide attacks on its   oil and gas facilities on Friday, days after al Qaeda urged   Muslims to target Western interests, especially oil   installations.
Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The NBA announced on Tuesday that the 55th annual All-Star Game will be played in Houston&#39;s Toyota Center during the 2006 season.
When the controversial Dutch artist and filmmaker Theo van Gogh was slain in an Amsterdam street last week by a Muslim suspect, it was more than a murder story.
Billie Joe Armstrong swung his microphone around a few times, and that&#39;s the only thing last night&#39;s Green Day show had in common with the Who.
Celebrato il centenario con Napolitano e Rutelli
Wife of Sen. John Edwards had postponed a doctor&#39;s visit to finish his vice presidential campaign. By Ron Fournier and Randolph Schmid The Associated Press.
This interview is the beginning of a series on search engines. We'll briefly look at their history, and delve into some of the techniques of optimizing Web sites for search engines. By Lee Underwood. 0812
Bogot\u00c3\u00a0, 6 ottobre 2004 - Il nuovo romanzo dello scrittore colombiano Gabriel Garcia Marquez che uscir\u00c3\u00a0 nelle librerie verso la fine di ottobre col titolo di &#39;Memorias de mis putas tristes&#39;, avr\u00c3\u00a0 per protagonista un anziano che ricorda tutte le sue
NEW YORK - Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday.    The Consumer Confidence Index dropped 7.5 points to 98.2 from a revised reading of 105.7 in July, according to a report from The Conference Board...
A highly sensitive new test could lead to a different way to diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease, possibly helping find the illness in its early stages when there might be time for treatment.
Although the economy as a whole is in its best shape in three decades, improved growth is threatened by disparities between wealthy nations and the developing world as well as rising oil prices.
The operators of a Spanish-based Web site that sold music downloads have agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by several recording companies.
President Bush yesterday called for &quot;full disclosure&quot; of the United Nations oil-for-food scandal, although he declined to join Republican demands for the ouster of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Norway's foreign minister is due in Sri Lanka in a fresh attempt to revive the stalled peace process.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard Thursday rejected UN secretary-general Kofi Annan&#39;s claims that last year&#39;s Iraq war was &quot;illegal,&quot; while a British
Crude oil rose to a two-week high on concern that heating oil supplies may be insufficient as the winter heating season approaches in North America and Europe.
JAKARTA - INDONESIAN authorities have launched a nationwide security clampdown after warnings by several countries that terrorists are preparing to strike again in the run-up to Christmas.
The Bush administration is working to combat the country's severe housing crisis but there is no simple solution, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Monday
British Prime Minister Tony Blair began talks with Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday about steps to revive Middle East peacemaking after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
The EU and China announce plans for talks on a treaty to cover their growing political and economic ties.
BAGHDAD, Iraq British Muslim officials are asking for the release of a British man being held in Iraq, saying he shouldn&#39;t be held responsible for Britain&#39;s participation in the Iraq war.
Analysis: Prime Minister Maliki has suspended an entire brigade to cleanse it of corruption. But is it any more than a political gesture?
Il Livorno ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della sfida di domenica con la Reggina. La seduta si ...
NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe will resign this week, a government official said Sunday, and a spokesman for Louisiana State University said O&#39;Keefe is a leading candidate to become a chancellor there.
A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.
Italian officials said Wednesday they were tracing the movements of an American man infected with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis who honeymooned in Rome for two days despite being told to turn himself in to health authorities.
PC World&#39;s first tests of NVidia&#39;s just announced high-end mobile graphics chip, the GeForce Go 6800, show that it is one of the first notebook graphics components to support performance rivaling that of desktop boards.
President Bush signed a directive this month that expands the intelligence community's role in monitoring Internet traffic to protect against a rising number of attacks on federal agencies' computer systems.
Barcelo Crestline Corp., a privately held McLean hotel company, said yesterday it plans to acquire a Missouri-based firm that is one of the country&#39;s largest independent owners and operators of hotels.
The next Catholic bishop of China's capital will be installed this week, church sources said on Monday, but it is uncertain whether the sensitive appointment will have the approval of the Vatican.
On Oct. 15, a volunteer assistant coach made arguably the most important decision of Boston University's 2004-05 hockey season.
La Spagna ha battuto il Portogallo 82-56 in un incontro valido per la prima giornata del gruppo b de...
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Veteran actor Ian McKellan remembers the 25-year-old Brad Renfro, who died recently.
A US man with a rare form of TB is moved to a special clinic as calls widen for anyone in contact with him to be checked.
Syria has agreed \
The Maternity Unit at the Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn will close within a year to 18 months, it is reported.
TBILISI, Georgia -- The U.S. Secret Service and Georgian police are investigating an international counterfeiting operation that stretches from a separatist enclave in this former Soviet republic to Maryland, where fake $100 bills have been seized, according to senior officials and investigators...
Microsoft once again is looking to eat the lunch of longtime rival Apple Computer, this time in the digital music arena. Some observers
ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is axing up to 7,000 jobs, cutting employee wages and shedding its Dallas hub as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at helping the nation's third largest carrier cope with high fuel costs and competition from low-fare rivals.    But even with those changes - part of a $5 billion cost-saving program - CEO Gerald Grinstein warned on Wednesday Delta would seek bankruptcy court protection if Delta can't slow the pace of pilot retirements by the end of September...
Varato il pacchetto di iniziative del ministero della Pubblica Istruzione. Le novit&agrave;: numero verde, sito web e sanzioni. Ogni regione avr&agrave; un osservatorio permanente
In a case that would seem unthinkable in the Jewish state, police said Sunday they have cracked a cell of young Israeli neo-Nazis accused in a string of attacks on foreign workers, religious Jews, drug addicts and gays.
The January sales failed to help the UK High Street recover from a poor Christmas season, a survey by the British Retail Consortium finds.
Mainframe or only frame? IBM has dropped a patent infringement suit on upstart mainframe house Platform Solutions accusing it of a raft of IP-related transgressions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio disputate nella notte.
Politicians must start to bear responsibility for the spiralling violence in Iraq, the country's prime minister says.
WASHINGTON -- Four executives of PeopleSoft Corp. were replaced by officers of Oracle Corp., which is working to complete a $10.3-billion acquisition of its business software rival, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.
AFRICA/CONGO BRAZZAVILLE - Scheda del Paese Roma (Agenzia Fides)- La Repubblica del Congo (chiamata anche Congo Brazzaville, per distinguerla dalla Repubblica Democratica del Congo o Congo Kinshasa) confina a nord con il Camerun e la Repubblica Centrafricana, a est e a sud con la Repubblica De...
Merck & Company said it had signed a deal for an authorized generic form of its blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax to become available in February.
The economy ambled into the fall steadily but unstartlingly, with fresh signs of a slowdown as consumers watched spending more warily.
Baghdad, Sept. 19 (NNN): Militants have threatened to kill 13 Western hostages, including two Americans and one Briton, unless all female Iraqi prisoners are set free by Monday.
London has increased its lead over Paris as the best city in which to locate a business in Europe, a survey by an international property firm has shown.
An Iraqi-American businessman, accused of pocketing millions of dollars through the U.N. oil-for-food program with Iraq, pleaded guilty Tuesday to acting as an illegal agent of Saddam Hussein's government.
Former schoolchildren who sang on Pink Floyd&#39;s 1979 single Another Brick in The Wall have begun action for unpaid royalties. Royalties expert Peter Rowan said he was appealing on behalf of one former pupil and was working with others.
Winning the rights to broadcast premiere  league football matches will help France Telecom step up its  transformation into an integrated multi-media group, analysts  said on Thursday.
Iraq said on Saturday it was ready to track down and arrest Kurdish guerrilla leaders responsible for cross-border raids into Turkey in an effort to avert a major incursion by the Turkish military.
All of the human embryonic stem cells available to federally funded scientists under President Bush&#39;s three-year-old research policy share a previously unrecognized trait that fosters rejection
PeopleSoft Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Craig Conway was shown the door on Friday by the company&#39;s board of directors, who immediately replaced him with Dave Duffield, PeopleSoft&#39;s founder and chairman.
 stars get pay rises
LONDON (CP) - Britain gave the strongest signal yet on Tuesday that it will agree to a United States request to move its troops in Iraq to support American military operations as pressure builds on Prime Minister Tony Blair to reject the overture.
Justin Langer plans to heap more misery on Pakistan after his opening-day unbeaten century revived Australia in the first Test at the Waca.
For a town still fighting an impression of hopelessness, the arrival of a big-time network television show has been both welcome and somewhat anxiety inducing.
Brian Binnie, a veteran US Navy aviator and one of four pilots trained to fly SpaceShipOne, piloted the spacecraft. &quot;Flying this vehicle is literally a rush,&quot; he said after the historic flight.
Sidney Crosby scores the deciding goal in the shootout as the Penguins celebrate the announcement that they're staying in Pittsburghwith a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Phil Mickelson reiterated Wednesday that his performance at the Ryder Cup would not suffer because of his recent switch to using some Callaway golf equipment.
Fort Riley officials have \
The feeding frenzy begins this week at the Senate Finance Committee.
Il calciomercato ha date precise (anche se le trattative vanno avanti lo stesso): i due periodi di m...
The admission by two German riders is another blow to the credibility of professional cycling.
Businesses are having difficulty recruiting staff with the right skills, say the British Chambers of Commerce.
Tony McCoy wins his appeal against a 10-day ban imposed for failing to ride out at Bangor.
NEW YORK  - As many people gear up for   their celebration of Halloween, which often includes pranks   like throwing raw eggs at strangers, a team of UK researchers   warns about the potential eye damage that can be caused by this   practice.
Chanting demonstrators carried photographs of a teenager who died at a juvenile boot camp as jury selection began Monday for the manslaughter trial of seven guards and a nurse charged in his death
By the fourth quarter, Lakers coach Phil Jackson could sit calmly on the bench in his Zen state of choice, knowing the longest losing streak of his coaching career (six games) would soon end.
eBay silliness with a purpose It's hardly an image of Our Lord in a Romanian wardrobe door, but one eBayer is punting what he believes is the UK's mineralogical equivalent to the sheet metal Messiah - the Essex God pebble.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There was no dancing around by the challenger this time, no late rallies to steal rounds and -- most significant for the undisputed middleweight champion of the world -- no upset.
Tesco is to sell own-brand PC software, pitching the supermarket giant against the likes of Microsoft.
With Iraq's crucial election coming up on Jan. 30, people still have strikingly different views on the vote.
Opinion: SIPphone&#39;s one good point is that Vonage-only router/terminal adapters must say Vonage on the box\u00e2\u0080\u0094and Vonage seems to be hurrying to do that consistently.
Before talks could begin, big issues - such as Palestinian unity - need resolution.
Mobile phone maker Nokia reports a smaller-than-expected drop in earnings following strong demand over Christmas.
Investor's Business Daily - Radvision's star is rising. The Israeli firm's expertise in video networking gear is getting it roles in new launches from tech stars such as Cisco  (NasdaqGS:CSCO - News) and IBM  .
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer's plans for a controlling interest in Man Utd are reportedly close to collapse.
England close 411-8 on a rain-hit second day of the fourth Test with South Africa.
Singer Michael Jackson arrives in Japan to meet fans who have paid up to  $3,500 (\u00c2\u00a31,800) to meet him.
Researchers using computer analysis have traced the origin of the famed Hope Diamond, concluding that it was cut from a larger stone that was once part of the crown jewels of France.
A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photographs of a suspected nuclear industrial  site in Iran demonstrated its intention to develop atomic  weapons, an allegation Tehran dismissed as \
A Republican House aide was the prime mover behind a provision letting more lawmakers look at Americans' income tax returns, a spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee said Friday.
PERTH, Australia -- Finland&#39;s Marcus Gronholm holds the early lead after the first stage of the Rally of Australia. Double world champion Gronholm&#39;s Peugeot was fastest around the 2.34km city circuit in the
A plane which plunged into a frozen lake in China killing 54 people was flying erratically moments before it crashed.
Pavel Telicka was offered the role of Czech EU commissioner by Vladimir Spidla. Then Spidla quit as prime minister, and took over Telicka s job himself in November.
(InfoWorld) - Vodafone and High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and market 3G (third generation) smart phones in Japan, the companies said Thursday. The deal makes Vodafone the second major mobile operator to work with HTC, the world's the largest maker of handsets that use Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0software. In July, HTC\u00c2\u00a0inked a deal with NTT DoCoMo\u00c2\u00a0to sell Windows Mobile-based smart phones. HTC is a key partner for Microsoft in its battle to win more market share with its mobile phone OS, and Japan is an important market for several reasons, mainly because of the early adoption of 3G services in the country.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.
The United Nations said Tuesday that 1 million refugees have returned to Bosnia, a landmark in recovery from the war &#151; but for many, coming home was just the beginning of a struggle for a normal life.
President George W. Bush and his advisers like to say that sovereignty has been returned to the Iraqis. But the heart of the Iraqi capital, where the symbols of power are most concentrated, belongs to America.
Treasury prices rallied on Friday in  technical buying and talk of possible foreign central bank  buying that overshadowed a rising stock market and stronger  U.S. retail sales and consumer sentiment.
Israel has stepped up preparations for a possible military incursion into Gaza over concerns that fighting between Palestinian factions may lead to renewed attacks on Israel, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation&#39;s capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide
The U.S. economy is showing early  signs of stagflation as growth threatens to stall while food  and energy prices soar, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan said on Sunday.
Czech firm aims to maul Panda and other critters Czech anti-virus firm GRISoft is targeting the small and medium sized business market with revamped versions of its network security products.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A slowing economy weighs on the employment software company.
Shares of Sallie Mae tumbled more than 13 percent as investors reacted to the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disclosure that it would cut back on its core business of making student loans.
The first fall weekend  is sometimes a surprise at the North American box office.
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan  - Time flies in Samarkand. This weekend the ancient Silk Road city marks its 2,750th anniversary in grand style, a mere 11 years after celebrating its official 2,500th anniversary.
Sales of items from Warcraft and Everquest are now a no-no, but eBay gives the OK for items from Second Life.
Nearly 500,000 of the returnees went back to areas where they were ethnically in a minority - especially Muslims, but also Serbs and Croats.
Benni McCarthy seals victory for Porto and consigns Chelsea to their first defeat of the campaign.
Israel killed the top bombmaker and rocket  engineer of the Hamas militant group on Thursday in an  airstrike in Gaza City, days before a key parliamentary vote on  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan.
The music channel is trying to make its way in a multidevice, multiplatform, multichannel world and has suffered a decline in ratings and cultural cachet.
Test debutant Nathan Hauritz took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar to give Australia a slight advantage on day three of the fourth and final Test against India in Mumbai.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue was among the celebrities decorated in Queen Elizabeth II's New Year Honours List, published Saturday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack Friday\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a moving and exhausting work of angry humanism.
Questions, questions, questions The third annual Care Record Development Board get-together got underway yesterday (Thursday), bringing together \
David D. French resigned over his involvement in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s past stock option grant practices.
BHP Billiton, the mining company, chose the head of its copper and aluminum division, Marius Kloppers, to succeed its American chief executive, Charles W. Goodyear, when Mr. Goodyear steps down Oct. 1. Mr. Goodyear has overseen a wave of record-setting earnings since taking charge of the company in 2003 as the company benefited from a China-led boom in demand for iron and other metals. But in the last two years, soaring prices for copper have fueled BHP\u00e2\u0080\u0099s results. Mr. Kloppers, a 44-year-old South African, played a crucial role in BHP\u00e2\u0080\u0099s merger with Billiton in 2001 and in the $7.6 billion takeover of WMC Resources in 2005.
A senior Italian politician says ransom of $1m was paid for the release of two hostages held in Iraq.
An Indonesian court has rejected a motion to free a Muslim cleric accused of heading the Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah. The decision clears the way for Abu Bakar Bashir to be tried under tough new anti-terror laws.
Sexy, sure - but is it any good? Unwired Video Review When you think of laser printers you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t exactly think \u00e2\u0080\u0099sleek and sexy\u00e2\u0080\u0099 - more like \u00e2\u0080\u0098beige and bulky\u00e2\u0080\u0099. But this new model from Samsung, the ML1630, is something that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s really quite different.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il film di Canale 5 batte Castrocaro
Disgraced British ex-rocker Gary Glitter, imprisoned in Vietnam for sexually molesting two young girls, is on a list of inmates to be possibly released this month, his lawyer said on Friday.
King Abdullah spares the \
An attempt by Israel to launch a sophisticated spy satellite into space failed Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry announced. According to a statement, the rocket, known as a Shavit I, failed in its third stage.
Is the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmidlife crisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d the newest excuse for poor behavior?
Taking a page from major enterprise software providers like Oracle and SAP, Microsoft announced this week Business Ready Customer Care, an initiative that includes major enhancements to its maintenance and support program for Microsoft Dynamics, ERP and CRM, applications.The customer support initiative does three things: Extends for five years the time over which Microsoft will support its products; offers more creative financing solutions for buying its CRM and ERP products, and promises to create a more transparent environment for its channel partners and their customers about future upgrades and products.Industry analyst Josh Greenbaum, principal at Enterprise Applications Consulting, said the fact that Microsoft is offering an additional five years of software support is in recognition of how well Oracle's extended support program is working for its customer base.Under the new Microsoft program there will be a total of five years of \
PARIS, Feb. 12 -- European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday that their 27 member countries will impose limited sanctions on Iran in an effort to pressure the Tehran government to halt its uranium enrichment program.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- It was no garden party in Cleveland Tuesday night, as Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards each attempted to put the verbal smackdown on his opponent in a tense and often contentious debate.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell expresses the sympathy of the American people and President Bush for the loss of life in the tsunami tragedy, as he visits the Embassy of Thailand, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.
The server giant failed to deliver what customers asked for, execs tell a confab crowd. But that's all changed, they promise.
com. For all of the words spilled on the now-fading Palace brawl between the Pacers and Pistons fans, why have so few understood that everyone involved got what they deserved.
Alan Anderson is playing so well that his hard-to-please coach is praising his play and making flattering comparisons.
Despite heavy rain and wild weather lashing Canberra&#39;s racecourse, another $1 million was expected to be bet on other races. ACTTAB chief executive Sue Baker-Finch said $1.
Verizon announced Thursday it is digging up streets and stringing wire in six states, including Maryland and Virginia, to deliver high-speed Internet service and cable-style television to customers.
Jenna and Barbara Bush, the president's rambunctious 22-year-old twin daughters, joked about being \
The NFL coaches whose job security is under the most intense scrutiny these days are the Cleveland Browns' Butch Davis and the New Orleans Saints' Jim Haslett.
Fifty years ago today, the 70-foot (21-meter) tall Juno 1 rocket, a modified Redstone missile, launched the Explorer I satellite, marking the first U.S. built payload to enter Earth orbit. Three of the booster's four stages fell into the ocean while the fourth, which was used to boost Explorer I's velocity, entered orbit behind the satellite.
American warplanes have flattened Falluja&#39;s most popular restaurant overnight, killing two security guards, in what the military said was a &quot;precision strike&quot; aimed at its top enemy in Iraq.
A suicide car bomber plowed into  policemen waiting to collect their salaries at a police station  west of Ramadi Monday, killing 12 people in the latest  insurgent attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces.
The 30-year-old has fallen out of favour at Inter Milan after a bright start to his San Siro career following a move from Bologna in summer 2003.
Greek firefighters started to get to grips with countrywide forest fires on Wednesday after six devastating days, but warned that a coming heatwave could reignite the flames that have killed at least 63 people.
Security has been beefed up in the Valley following reports that the LeT plans to step up violence in the state during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit.
Democratic challenger John Kerry held his own in the first nationally televised debate with President George W. Bush on Thursday as he carpet-bombed the latter&#39;s approach on Iraq and declared: &quot;I can do a better job.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts on the International Space Station will make a spacewalk next week to find out if a micro-meteorite strike damaged a critical part of the outpost's power system, officials said on Thursday.
KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count passed the 80 percent mark with Hamid Karzai holding on to his clear majority, but any potential celebrations were cut short by a Taliban suicide bomb in Kabul.
U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
The next time you walk by a shop window, take a glance at your reflection. How much do you swing your arms? Is the weight of your bag causing you to hunch over? Do you still have a bit of that 1970s disco strut left?
Reuters is reporting that rock producer Phil Spector was indicted for murder on Monday. Spector is charged with shooting B-movie actress Lana Clarkson with a handgun in his home 19 months ago.
Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a mosque attack last year which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.
'Stati condividano progetto per contrastare fenomeno'
WASHINGTON - A biopsy has shown that a lump in Elizabeth Edwards\u00e2\u0080\u0099 breast has not spread, a family spokesman said, as the wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards commenced chemotherapy.
A gunman who killed four people in two shootings did not send hate mail to a Christian missionary training center where some of the victims were shot, authorities said Friday, backing off from their earlier statements.
She supports same-sex marriages and decriminalizing abortion, and admits to smoking pot one time &amp;#151; and inhaling. The chances are next to nil that plainspoken feminist Patricia Mercado, Mexico&#039;s most liberal presidential candidate, will win election. But some say she may ruin the main leftist Democratic Revolution Party&#039;s best shot at the presidency.
With the fifth  anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaching, several  new DVDs touch upon the tragic events of that day.
Police in Burkina Faso arrest 14 people for carrying out female genital mutilation on young girls.
SAN FRANCISCO - For the second morning in a row, there is a major development in the on-going scandal involving steroids and star athletes.
British novelist Doris Lessing will receive her Nobel prize for literature on Wednesday, having been unable to attend the prize ceremony in Sweden last year due to ill health.
Scientists discover how the skin of the fingertips protects itself against a common bug that causes diarrhoea.
MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that diabetes -- not obesity -- puts people at risk of developing critical illness and dying early.
MADISON, Wisconsin  - A 15-year-old student   critically wounded his school's principal in western Wisconsin   on Friday after telling another student \
Titan and Dione, two of the moons orbiting Saturn, apparently aren&#39;t exactly what researchers had previously believed. Photographs taken during a flyby of the Cassini space probe this week may clarify and
Some industry analysts say an ongoing insurance bid-rigging scandal -- combined with rising health-care costs -- will build demand for online bidding on insurance policies.
By DENNIS MCCANN  Fifield  There was nothing too dramatic in the look of the old tower. It wasn't majestic, like the Sears Tower, or leaning, like the Tower of Pisa, and in truth it didn't look much more substantial than something created from a child's erector set, only bigger.
Richard Branson plans to fly the first commercial passengers into space. Let&#39;s hope we experience delays. This week Sir Richard Branson announced his plans to fly the first commercial passengers into space.
Bank of England policymakers were widely predicted to freeze British interest rates at 4.75 percent after a surprise hike to borrowing costs last month, experts said.
President Bush's &#36;2.5 trillion budget is shaping up as his most austere, trying to restrain spending across a wide swath of government from popular farm subsidies to poor people's health programs.
Operatori, pesa prestito per acquisizione Macquarie
Sprint Nextel , the No. 3 U.S.  mobile service, said on Friday it would cut about 4,000 jobs  within the company, close 125 stores and reduce its use of  outsourced services to improve its financial performance.
SUBANG JAYA: IBM (www.ibm.com) has released the beta version of its latest enterprise-grade integration software to Malaysian customers.
This would-be thriller shows no fearsome new way of presenting a haunted house and elicits not one palpitation from audiences paying for a few good jolts.
Rapper Nelly takes both the number one and two spot in the US album charts.
By Benjamin J. Romano, Seattle Times  Feb. 3--Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer did a little market research, recruiting and philanthropy in one appearance before an audience of high-school students from around the country Friday.
Description: The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates for the fifth time since June. The quarter-point increase will put the federal funds rate at 2 1/4 percent.
I bianconeri hanno offerto 17 milioni per il giovane talento olandese dell'AmburgoGli inglesi allenati da Eriksson tra il club di Moratti e il brasiliano del Cska Mosca                                          Juve a un passo da Van der Vaart per Carvalho duello tra Inter e City                                                                                  Cobolli Gigli conferma l'interesse per Amauri, ma rischia di perdere Palladino
Luxury handbag maker Coach is suing Target Corp., alleging that the discounter sold what it believed is a counterfeit Coach bag in at least one of its stores.
The San Francisco 49ers hired Mike Martz as their offensive coordinator Tuesday, landing one of the NFL's top offensive minds. The team hopes Martz will reinvent a unit that finished last in most statistical categories last season.
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The Bush and Kerry camps have launched attack ads questioning each other&#39;s record on national security just days before the first presidential debate.
International Business Machines Corp (IBM) said it created the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer and is using it as the model for smaller, less costly systems due next year that can handle trillions of calculations a second.
Courtney Conlogue has stood out at the elite level in amateur surfing for more than her talent.
A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq may allow victorious Muslim extremists to exend their reach into other countries
Shaquille O'Neal sees this as just another test. His average of 14.3 points per game is by far the lowest of his career. His Miami Heat are 7-17, one of the worst records in the NBA, and look nothing like the team that won a championship 18 months ago. His leg hurts, his pride aches, and he knows ...
December 16, 2004 -- Sprint Corp. agreed to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a transaction that would leave three companies in control of 70 percent of the US mobile-telephone market.
Leader FI tornera' in Italia per il prossimo weekend
Il Siviglia denuncer&agrave; il comportamento del Tottenham. Il club inglese ha annunciato ieri l'ar...
This is a good time of year to be thinking of your IRA plans.
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Several of the tax provisions that expired at the end of 2005 and may be renewed in tax legislation being considered by Congress:
When giant robots attack New York City, the military calls in &quot;Sky Captain&quot; Joe Sullivan (Jude Law) to save the day. Armed with his trusty plane and his weapons inventor, Dex (Giovanni Ribisi), Joe is forced
Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is lying low in London, mulling his options after flying in for a &quot;private&quot; visit following the military coup in his homeland.
For a week, attorneys battling for the remains of Anna Nicole Smith have fought with one another, fought off the media and fought for a chance to speak. Now their biggest fight is against the clock.
McKenzie, Robert W., Sr.  Services held at our funeral home. CHURCH AND CHAPEL  (c) 2006 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
The longer-term solvency of the US fund that insures traditional pensions is at risk, the director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Playbill - The U.S. premiere of British playwright Helen Edmundson&#39;s Mother Teresa is Dead will kick off the 33rd season of City Theatre in Pittsburgh Oct. 4.
Along with several large concerts in the planning stages, artists around the world are putting on their own benefit shows or donating to funds for the victims of the recent tsunami in Southern Asia.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA Finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 Sunday behind Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 18 points to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals...
Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians on Tuesday in separate incidents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
(Xenia, Ohio-AP) Oct. 16, 2004 - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry promises Ohio voters that he will work his hardest to generate new jobs to replace those that have been lost overseas.
GENOA, ITALY - More than two dozen Italian police officers accused of beating protesters at the G-8 summit in Genoa must stand trial, a judge has ruled.
Chad Pennington was moving as well as he has all week, increasing speculation that he will try to persuade Coach Eric Mangini to allow him to start.
ASIA/INDIA - Perch\u00c3\u00a8 il radicalismo e lo pseuso-nazionalismo indiano sono un pericolo non solo per le minoranze religiose ma per l\u00c2\u0092intera nazione, per tutto il mondo e per lo stesso induismo. I credenti in Cristo alleati con la grande maggioranza dei fedeli ind\u00c3\u00b9, moderati e pacifici. New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Il radicalismo nazionalista che minaccia oggi i cristiani in India, sulla base dell\u00c2\u0092ideologia dell\u00c2\u0092hindutva (\u00c2\u0093induit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094), non costituisce solo un pericolo per le minoranze religiose in India, siano esse cristiane (2% della ...
Suspected al Qaeda militants have stepped up attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as a spate of bombings in the north of the country killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
Williams Industries, the Manassas construction firm and manufacturer of steel girders, reported a net loss yesterday of $2.3 million (63 cents per share) for fiscal 2007 compared with a profit of $93,000 (3 cents) the previous year and said it was uncertain whether it can remain viable as it stru...
NEW YORK - Another drop in oil prices and belated reaction to last week's employment report sent stocks higher to start the holiday-shortened week Tuesday as investors saw the news as a sign of new economic strength.    Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over, boosting the chances for an autumn rally in stocks...
Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other countries.
Yao Ming is expected to play for the first time in almost three months when the Houston Rockets face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, team officials said.
THE Israeli Justice Minister warned right-wing rabbis yesterday that they risked sparking civil war with their incendiary remarks against the looming withdrawal from Gaza and could face prosecution.
The state offers the most diverse contest to date in the Democratic Party\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nominating season.
Ever since her dramatic weight loss, Star Jones Reynolds has refused to confirm or deny that she had gastric bypass surgery.
The homeland security secretary said the increase were tied to efforts to stop smuggling and illegal immigration.
Russian officials investigating the crashes of two passenger planes have discovered the remains of two Chechen women thought to be &quot;Black Widows&quot; - suicide bombers given that name
Japan's Nintendo Co. on Tuesday raised  its 2006/07 net profit forecast by 20.5 percent, beating market  expectations, thanks to strong sales of its DS hand-held video  game player and a weaker-than-expected yen.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Rookie Carlos Delfino&#39;s 3-pointer with six seconds to play gave the Detroit Pistons a 105-103 preseason victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Britain's Paddy Ashdown says he has withdrawn his name from the list of possible UN envoys to Afghanistan.
Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S. retailers' January sales, as consumers snapped up cold weather clothes left on the shelves from the holiday season.
Pakistan responded Monday to Indian  charges of cease-fire violations in Kashmir by accusing New  Delhi of small-arms fire across the Line of Control that  divides the Himalayan region.
The massive military operation to retake Fallujah has been &quot;accomplished&quot;, a senior Iraqi official said. Fierce fighting continued in the war-torn city where pockets of resistance were still holding out against US forces.
The Dow Jones index hits a record closing high of 12,471, prompted by rising oil prices.
His driving was too swift, but his thinking wasn't. A 28-year-old man who blew up a speed camera, hoping to destroy evidence of his speeding, was sentenced to four months in prison on Wednesday.
Taiwan's Foreign Minister Mark Chen left  on a trip to Grenada three days early in order to see what help  Taiwan could offer the Caribbean island devastated by a recent  hurricane, a Taiwan spokesman said on Sunday.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Coach Jack Del Rio was disappointed with the Jacksonville Jaguars&#39; practice Thursday as his team prepared for an opportunity to make its first playoff appearance since 1999.
A military jury began deliberating at Fort Meade this afternoon in the only case against an Army officer to arise out of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
Although Microsoft had planned to release a patch today for a OneCare flaw that eats Outlook and Outlook Express e-mail files, user complaints prompted it to actually put out the fix on Sunday.
In a major setback for public health  groups, congressional tax negotiators on Tuesday blocked a plan  to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco,  but a $10 billion package for tobacco farmers was set to be  approved.
The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.'s  proposed &#36;7.7 billion hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc. , clearing the last antitrust hurdle to the deal.
NFL Bears nose tackle Tank Johnson is cooperating with police investigating the fatal shooting of his friend inside a nightclub early yesterday morning, authorities in Chicago said. Police talked to Johnson at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where Willie B. Posey , a friend of Johnson's, was pronounced dead after a fight inside a club in the River North neighborhood. Johnson was ...
Citing weak January sales and a difficult retail environment, the retailer said it also expects fourth-quarter revenue to fall short of expectations.
Acer, the world&#39;s third largest PC vendor, is taking aim at Japan this year as a key place to grow its booming business, the company chairman said.The Taiwanese company plans to extend its business model of working closely with, and sharing profits with, distributors, to Japan, where companies such as Sony and Toshiba dominate the market, Acer Chairman J.T. Wang told local media in Taipei. An Acer representative confirmed the statements.Acer also plans to release new products in the second or third quarter of this year aimed at ultra-mobility and the low-cost segment of the PC market, Wang said.The Acer representative declined to provide further details on what kind of devices the company may launch, but local media in Taiwan speculate that Acer is planning an ultra-low cost laptop PC to compete against&#160;Asustek Computer&#39;s Eee PC laptop.Asustek created the Eee PC to sell in emerging markets such as China and India. It carries an Intel Celeron processor, weighs less than a kilogram, has a 7-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) and can connect to the Internet wirelessly. The lowest-priced version costs NT$7,999 (US$248).The Eee PC has garnered so much attention for Asustek, which forecast it will sell 3.8 million of the devices this year, that many of its fellow Taiwanese&#160;competitors are developing rival devices. Taiwan&#39;s Micro-Star International&#160;(MSI) has said it&#39;s working on an ultra-low cost notebook&#160;that will use an extremely low voltage, low-cost microprocessor from Intel called Diamondville. Intel has said it will formally unveil the new chip at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai this April.Acer also believes its&#160;first quarter sales will be far better than last year, despite global economic worries. Wang told local media that Acer&#39;s sales will rise 15 percent to 20 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, which ends March 31.&#160;
In the convoluted political atmosphere of the Capitol, where lawmakers worry about re-election, it may not be so easy for the Republicans to steamroller the Democrats.
Former First Republic Bank shareholders sued Merrill Lynch & Co  on Friday accusing the Wall Street investment bank and brokerage of hiding billions of dollars of losses related to subprime mortgages while the companies' merger was pending.
Supermodel Rachel Hunter became paranoid about her weight after she was asked to promote a slimming product.
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The chief theater critic for The Times shares his favorite moments in theater in 2004.
Free-agent third baseman Pedro Feliz agreed to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, a deal worth about $8.5 million. The deal includes a team option for 2010, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.
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Hungary's new prime minister looked to have scored a major victory on Sunday when the opposition failed to garner enough votes to pass a referendum giving citizenship to millions of Hungarians abroad.
Iran's new generation of advanced centrifuges have begun processing small quantities of the gas that can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks fell  on Thursday as  disappointing earnings reports from companies including  Caterpillar and Amgen combined with higher oil prices to turn  investors cautious after two days of gains.
Antoine Ughetto has posted an easy way to find a file inside any series of subdirectories with PHP:   I've made a previus post on SPL using RecursiveIterator to parse Array. Today we will use this same RecursiveIterator with a DirectoryRecursiveIterator.   The code is pretty simple and straight forward - a DirectorySearch class that takes in the directory name and recurses through the files and subdirectories to locate the file you're looking for.
The Hubble Space Telescope, arguably one of the greatest achievements of the space program, needs to be rescued. And astronauts should be sent to do the job.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan  al-Bashir, under international pressure over wartorn Darfur,  said on Sunday his government would impose a travel ban on U.S.  officials that would confine them to the capital Khartoum.
The Dutch banking and insurance group ING said it had reached an agreement in principle to sell its troubled German unit ING BHF-Bank to the German private bank Sal. Oppenheim.
A federal jury in New York has ruled that Sun violated several patents held by Eastman Kodak when it developed its Java technology.
Pakistan continued the trend for one-sided matches in the opening week of the ICC Champions&#39; Trophy by completing an emphatic victory over unfancied Kenya between the showers here.
A powerful storm system pounded a large swath of the nation's midsection on Tuesday, spawning everything from heavy snow and numbing cold to hail and possible tornadoes, and forecasters warned more could be on the way.
A divided Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved Alberto Gonzales as U.S. attorney general, rejecting Democratic complaints about his role in formulating administration policies blamed for contributing to the torture of detainees.
In what has become the year of the flip-flop, U.S. presidential candidates have been accusing each other of switching positions on policy issues as often as they change their clothes.
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Barclays Bank announces a record pre-tax profit of \u00c2\u00a37.14bn in 2006 - up by 35% on the previous year.
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Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of major league baseball players have taken steroids in the last few years. Yet no player has ever been suspended for steroid use.
At least 20 people die after a blast rocks an illegal mine in northern China, state media reports.
Sport: England's second half collapse allowed brilliant Wales to clinch their first win at Twickenham for 20 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a number of concessions for a strengthened friendship with Germany, even a supporting role for Europe in solving the Chechnya conflict.
A prototype artificial skin which can be used to heal wounds has been developed by British researchers.
There&#39;s no sign Jay-Z is racing to the rescue of a rap groupie facing criminal charges for allegedly dousing R&amp;B master R. Kelly with pepper spray during the singers&#39; Madison Square Garden show.
[Health India]: London, Nov 14: In a new study, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rendered monkeys infertile by a vaccine aimed at their sperm.
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During his Macworld Expo keynote address on Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air Tuesday, a computer that the company billed as the world's thinnest notebook -- small enough to fit inside an interoffice mailing envelope. It's priced starting at $1,799.Sporting a silvery finish, the MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display -- it saves power and provides \
It seemed like a good idea at the time. A gang of burglars decided in December 1977 to break into the home of Tony Accardo, one of the most powerful men in organized crime history, and rob his basement vault.
A longtime member of the O'Jays has sued his former partners and record label over royalties.
Japan&#39;s relationship with North Korea had never been an easy one. During the long Cold War period the two adversaries were locked in verbal battles, in which North Korea was always on the offensive by accusing
The market didn't react well to Cat's warnings about U.S. markets, but its overseas performance softens the blow.
By DENNIS MCCANN  They come to the marsh in flocks at this time of year, first the avian flock in down and feathers, then the human flock in down and denim.
Hundreds of Hamas fighters firing rockets and mortar shells captured the headquarters of the Fatah-allied security forces in northern Gaza on Tuesday, scoring a key victory in the bloody battle for control of the seaside strip.
A federal judge yesterday ordered Iran to pay more than $2.6 billion to nearly 1,000 family members and a handful of survivors of a 1983 bombing of a Marine barracks in Lebanon that killed 241 soldiers. The ruling brought cheers and tears from survivors but faces long odds of being fulfilled.
KABUL - Three UN workers freed after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday as they prepared to head home to be reunited with their families.
Boeing Co.  announced new orders  for 47 planes from unidentified buyers on Thursday, worth more  than $4 billion overall, including 16 for its new carbon and  titanium 787 Dreamliner.
MIAMI : Tech giant Hewlett-Packard unveiled its own branded iPod music player as in introduced a revamped lineup of digital consumer products.
The announcement means a multi-million dollar economic boost for Charlotte.
The international community is being asked Monday to take a very expensive leap of faith in approving a huge new injection of aid to the Palestinians.
Eight Chinese miners are missing after another coal shaft was flooded, this time in southwest China, local media reported on Friday, a week after a mine flood in eastern China trapped and likely killed 181 miners.
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Ukrainians voted for a new president on Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could degenerate into turmoil.
SAN DIEGO - On his first birthday Thursday, giant panda cub Mei Sheng delighted visitors by playing for the first time in snow delivered to him at the San Diego Zoo. He also sat on his ice cake, wrestled with his mom, got his coat incredibly dirty, and didn't read any of the more than 700 birthday wishes sent him via e-mail from as far away as Ireland and Argentina...
U.S. lawmakers and the White House have reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus plan, an aide close to the negotiations said on Thursday.
By SETH BORENSTEIN  HOUSTON - Atlantis' six astronauts completed two inspections of the space shuttle Wednesday to make sure it wasn't damaged from mysterious objects found floating outside the spacecraft and made preparations for a landing attempt on Thursday.
Trade through the Port of New York, which was shrinking or flat a decade ago, has grown faster in the last five years than at any point since just after World War II.
He may be second in line to the British throne, but Prince William is considered unsuitable for a vice-regal job in Australia because he has the wrong background.
TORONTO -- Lamond Murray scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon, and the Toronto Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets, 110-99, for their first victory of the post-Vince Carter era.
MOJAVE, Calif. - A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and appeared to blast through the Earth's atmosphere for a second time in two weeks Monday to capture a $10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism...
London, England (Sports Network) - England midfielder Steven Gerrard injured his groin late in Thursday&#39;s training session, but is hopeful he will be ready for Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Austria.
A group of attackers stormed the American Consulate in Jidda today, using explosives at the gates to breach the outer wall and enter the compound.
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Saudi security forces killed Wednesday night seven militants suspected of involvement in twin car bombing attacks in Riyadh, police sources said.
Wall Street stocks declined on Tuesday, after major retailers lowered their sales forecasts, house prices fell at their sharpest pace for sixteen years and existing home sales fell to a five-year low.
Some contestants in the largest annual celebration of bodybuilding starting on Friday will likely be on steroids, highlighting how hard it is to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of sport, Arnold Schwarzenegger said of the contest that bears his name.
DOHA : Al-Jazeera news channel aired footage of a US journalist taken hostage in Iraq reading a message from his captors in which they call on the American people to strive to &quot;stop the slaughter&quot; in the Shiite holy city of Najaf.
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Nearly 40 percent of the 128 million babies born worldwide every year are not officially registered, and two thirds of deaths also go undocumented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Cleared for release after four years, lawyers demand London man be able to join family in UK.
It was a staple of 1960s science fiction that the future would involve flying cars and holidays on the moon. While the mass-production flying car hasn&#39;t yet hit the showrooms, the prospects for space tourism have taken a few steps closer.
The Senate vote on the detainee bill shows that party leaders believe the president\u00c2\u0092s power to wield national security as a political issue is diminished.
The Detroit area had the highest rate of US homes facing foreclosure in 2007, with California close behind.
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com September 22, 2004, 4:00 PM PT. Most IT Managers won&#39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
28 new planets orbiting distant stars beyond our solar system are detected by an international team.
Hundreds of protesters hurled Molotov  cocktails at French gendarmes in a rebel-held Ivory Coast town  on Saturday, demanding the former colonial power intervene  after government planes bombed rebel positions.
A suicide car bomber killed 13 people  in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, a  government spokesman said, after a night of U.S. air strikes  around the rebel-held city of Falluja that killed scores.
Shawn Marion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debut was strong. It just was not enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Jack McConnell is to place education at the heart of Labour's manifesto for next year's Scottish election.
MODENA, Italy  - Rock stars, political leaders and grieving music fans joined the family of Luciano Pavarotti on Saturday at the funeral of one of the greatest tenors in opera history.
Suzuka - Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn said on Sunday the temporarily enforced format of qualifying and racing on the same day at the Japanese Grand Prix was not as difficult as had been expected.
Sixteen people were killed when a Venezuelan military plane crashed in a mountainous region near Caracas on Friday, a top government official said.
Nike Inc. NKE.N, the world's No.   1 sport shoe and apparel maker, on Thursday posted quarterly   earnings above Wall Street targets, boosting its shares nearly   6 percent and easing some fears that pricey styles bearing its   signature swoosh were losing their luster.
The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee unveiled a radical proposal to place most of the nation's major intelligence-gathering operations directly under the control of a new national intelligence director.
After being noticed in films like Awara Paagal Deewana and Shaadi No.1, actress Aarti Chhabria will be
FASLANE, Scotland - As HMCS Chicoutimi limped back to port yesterday, towed through still waters and under gloomy skies, the events leading to the fire on the submarine that claimed the life of a fit young sailor, remained shrouded in mystery.
If waiting for e-mail to download onto your cell phone drives you nuts, try dialing in with one of the new devices available that tap into a speedier, next-generation network.
A 2003 Soldier's Guide to the Republic of Iraq, issued by the Army on the eve of the U.S. invasion, tells troops that Arabs see \
Lawyers for Michael Jackson say the singer's child molestation case should be dropped.
com. With Windows NT 4.0 Server support due to end on December 31, Microsoft is prodding customers to migrate as soon as possible, but also extending its custom support plan for another year to get them through the move.
At a hearing next week, a panel plans to ask Homeland Security officials to explain how a move to expand use of powerful surveillance tools will jibe with Americans' privacy rights.
American International Group Inc., the  world's largest insurer by market value, said it received  subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the  Securities and Exchange Commission regarding products that  might help companies smooth earnings or hide losses.
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California may be losing its chance to set the U.S. agenda for providing health care to millions of uninsured as lawmakers on Friday said a bill supported by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to do just that is on its deathbed.
Patients with type 2 diabetes are less likely to reach target blood sugar levels on Novo Nordisk's long-lasting insulin Levemir than on shorter-acting products, researchers said on Friday.
Dinara Safina will find herself in the firing line when she faces Serena Williams in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Organic became the nation's fastest growing food segment largely on claims that it's safer and healthier than conventional fare, but according to a new report such conclusions are premature.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s movie and TV directors have agreed to a new contract with production companies in a settlement that also sends a message to striking screenwriters.
Zurich - Football&#39;s world ruling body Fifa has extended worldwide a seven-month ban handed out to disgraced former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu on Friday.
Jean-Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood showed in their latest ready-to-wear collections that they have lost none of the cutting edge that has made them the enfants terribles of fashion since the punk years in the 1970s.
Jim Leyritz, a former Yankee, was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after a crash that killed another driver.
An internal investigation has found no evidence of heavy drinking or drunkenness among astronauts before space missions, NASA officials said.
Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief this week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.
El Salvador&#39;s national team began yesterday&#39;s World Cup qualifier at a disadvantage, conceding size and speed to the United States and fielding far fewer top-level professionals.
The Eagles are back with their first studio album in 28 years, and, for better or worse, it appears the legendary U.S. rockers have barely changed.
Pennsylvannia woman sues Prince after he demands that her home movie posted to YouTube be removed for violating his copyright.
They are members of an unusual fraternity. There are not many equivalents in professional sports to a major league knuckleball pitcher. But, much like National Hockey League goaltenders, they understand each other better than anyone else understands them.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates's foundation and the government of Norway yesterday gave grants of more than $1 billion to immunize children in poor countries against common diseases -- a blockbuster philanthropic gesture intended to save hundreds of thousands of lives in Africa and Asia.
The Bush administration will announce today that states will have more than five additional years to comply with its controversial nationwide Real ID program, the second such delay in a year, people briefed on the plan said yesterday.
The president of the United States, known for his good health, is officially overweight, according to the standards of the National Institutes of Health.
Jarvis, the stricken former private finance initiative (PFI) group, warned shareholders yesterday that it could cease trading in a matter of weeks if a refinancing deal is not agreed with its banks.
US drug maker Pfizer Inc has lost a bid to win the right to a popular Chinese translation of its male impotency drug Viagra, the Chinese High Court said on its website.
&quot;Transformers&quot; triggered  box-office fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday,  &quot;Ratatouille&quot; successfully competed against family barbecues,  and &quot;Live Free or Die Hard&quot; continued to wave its flag.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Protesters angry over toxic waste dumping blamed for six deaths set fire to a port official's home yesterday, beat a former Ivory Coast transport minister, and blockaded streets in Abidjan, the country's commercial center.
Federal officials ignored a host of privacy issues raised during a public comment period on the controversial Real ID Act, ACLU officials charge -- hoping apparently to palm off the problems on the next administration.
The Sicilian Mafia faces a revolt by local businessmen who refuse to pay the protection money.
U.S. News & World Report - Of the senators in the incoming Congress, 17 Democrats and two who say they will caucus with the party represent states that will have a Republican governor as of January. Because governors have the temporary power of appointment for Senate vacancies, if any of the senators listed below should vacate their seat before the next Senate elections in November 2008, the balance of power in the Senate could shift. The 19 (with their ages listed) include:
update Craig Conway has been fired as president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft and will be replaced by founder Dave Duffield, the company said Friday.
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The campaign of presidential hopeful John Edwards has a ready answer for all the criticism about his expensive haircuts and expansive home: A man can be wealthy and care about the poor, too.
Activists opposed to eBay's upcoming fee and policy changes are readying for a weeklong site boycott starting on Monday, with buyers and sellers waiting to see if this strike will succeed where past protests have failed.

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A startup working in Microsoft&#39;s backyard is taking aim at the software giant&#39;s entrenched project management software with a new hosted service.LiquidPlanner&#39;s offering went into public beta on Monday. Despite the popularity of programs like Microsoft Office Project, such applications don&#39;t deal with project uncertainty well enough and don&#39;t even get used much, said Charles Seybold, CEO of LiquidPlanner, based in Bellevue, Washington.&quot;We think Microsoft Project is the world&#39;s greatest shelfware,&quot; Seybold said.Instead of predicting a project&#39;s completion date by adding up fixed, estimated times for the various tasks involved, LiquidPlanner has users enter ranges based on best-case and worst-case scenarios. The company has developed what it calls a &quot;probabilistic scheduling engine&quot; that it claims can judge the likelihood a given task or project will be done by a certain date.&quot;We don&#39;t think people are going to schedule any way besides probabilistic in the future,&quot; Seybold said.The application, built with the popular Ruby on Rails Web development stack, displayed a streamlined, Web 2.0-style interface during a demo. Users get personalized dashboards for viewing updates, managing tasks and receiving problem alerts.It also incorporates facets of social networking, including a wiki-like commenting feature and document sharing. Since the service is hosted, it is easy for project teams to grant access to third-party or offshore workers as well, LiquidPlanner said.Seybold formed the company along with Jason Carlson, its vice president of engineering, in March 2006. Both men previously worked at Expedia.com, which used project management tools developed in-house.Forrester Research analyst R. &quot;Ray&quot; Wang praised the startup&#39;s effort.&quot;They&#39;ve really gone to the trouble of allowing users to enter more realistic upstream estimates so that downstream project scheduling is accurate. This means accurate promise dates, easier tracking and reestimation, and better forecasts,&quot; Wang said.As LiquidPlanner debuts, however, it is entering a space crowded not only by Microsoft but other offerings, such as Basecamp and Vertabase.Its work to bring a viable product to market has been the subject of an ongoing, behind-the-scenes chronicle by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. LiquidPlanner is showcasing the application at this week&#39;s DEMO conference, a key stop for venture capitalists, in Palm Desert, California.The software will be free during the beta period. Following that, the service will remain free for the creator of a &quot;project space&quot; on LiquidPlanner&#39;s servers, but additional members will have to pay $24.95 each per month.
To: PHOTO EDITORS  Contact: Erika Viltz of the World Wildlife Fund, +1-202-778- 9542, erika.viltz@wwfus.org   WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Skip the traditional chocolates and flowers for your sweetie this Valentine's Day.
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In a few weeks time families and tourists will flock to Frankfurt's old town centre for the annual Christmas fair in front of the town hall.
Two years after a major study revealed the risks of hormone replacement therapy, few women remember the pros and cons of this treatment.
A divided United Nations on  Friday rejected a U.S.-led campaign to ban all cloning of human  embryos, including for stem-cell research, as a General  Assembly committee opted instead for a nonbinding declaration.
Shares of Cott Corp. (BCB.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (COT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) sank as much as 16 percent on Wednesday after the world&#39;s largest
London, England (Sports Network) - Legendary Nottingham Forest coach Brian Clough died Monday from the effects of stomach cancer. &quot;It is with the deepest sadness that we announce that Brian Clough has died
Ventuno iracheni sono morti e altri 35 sono rimasti feriti in seguito agli scontri armati avvenuti nella notte tra l&#39;esercito americano e le forze ribelli a Samarra, a 125 km. a nord di Baghdad. Feriti anche tre soldati americani.
Nasa says that it will delay the launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm damaged the fuel tank.
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401(k) credit card would give millions of American workers the chance to borrow their own money from their retirement savings plans.
The former New York Stock Exchange chairman lost his bid to have the lawsuit over his controversial $187.5 million pay package moved from the New York court where it was filed by state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
com December 13, 2004, 12:16 PM PT. The emerging field of synthetic biology--creating organisms in the lab that act like those found in nature--received a big boost Monday in the
Indonesian police say they have arrested Abu Dujana, alleged leader of the group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombs.
Houston retires Jeff Bagwell's No. 5 jersey before Sunday's game and then uses commemorative bases against the Pirates.
By Kafia Hosh, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.  Dec. 7--Typing an e-mail is just like writing any traditional letter.   Or is it?   Unlike written correspondence, e-mail isn't sealed in a protective  envelope as it floats through cyberspace to its destination.
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Albertsons Inc. (ABS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US grocer, on Tuesday reported a substantial drop in its quarterly profit as heavy promotions
Israel said it was forging closer ties with the European Union but stopped short of suggesting that the Jewish state should apply for full membership of the 25-nation bloc.
Andre Agassi is trying not to let emotions get the better of him during his 14th and final Wimbledon.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - We may soon be thanking Michigan State University chicken No. 256 for better treatments or even new vaccines for the flu and other human ailments.
NEW YORK A roaring river of demonstrators surged through the canyons of Manhattan on the eve of the Republican National Convention in the city&#39;s largest political protest in decades, a raucous but peaceful spectacle that pilloried George W. Bush and
International Business Machines Corp.   said on Monday that it would buy Canada&#39;s DataMirror  Corp.  for about $163.5 million, continuing its push to  expand software revenue through acquisitions.
And finally, after 50 matches, 542 days and claims of invincibility, Arsenal have been beaten in the Premiership. Typically, the latest skirmish between English football&#39;s biggest two clubs was not without
Europe's three heavyweight states are to give Iran a last chance prove it is not secretly developing atomic weapons, offering valuable nuclear technology as a carrot and possible UN sanctions as the stick.
Investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein aims to slash IT systems management and database support costs by investing in asset management software.
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New PC indexing tools such as Google Desktop Search pose security risks to businesses that use\u00c2\u00a0SSL remote access because the tools copy material accessed during SSL sessions and make it available to unauthorized people who later use the same PC.
Alvarion Ltd., the leading provider of wireless broadband solutions worldwide, today announced that the Company has expanded its long-term relationship with Iberbanda, an emerging Spanish carrier.
Brandes Investment Partners said yesterday that it had taken a 7.9 percent stake in Countrywide Financial, becoming its second-largest investor.
The funeral of ousted Communist leader Zhao Ziyang goes ahead in Beijing, with mourners strictly vetted.
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett was due to meet President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistani officials here Monday for talks on the fight against Taliban militants on the Afghan border.
Neanderthals survived for thousands of years longer than scientists thought, with small lingering bands finding refuge in a massive cave near the southern tip of Spain, new research suggests.
Last year's runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero goes out of the US Open after a five-set battle with Stefan Koubek.
Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, has appealed to a Beijing court against a decision to overturn its China patent for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
Gunmen seize a secondary school in the southern Russian region of North Ossetia, taking several pupils hostage.
The United Nations on Tuesday urged Israel to hand over detailed information about cluster munitions it used in Lebanon during the war with Hezbollah, saying at least 350,000 unexploded bomblets still pose a deadly risk.
WASHINGTON : The United States reminded Pakistan&#39;s leader General Pervez Musharraf of his pledge to embrace democracy, but declined to criticize the adoption of a law by parliament prolonging his dual role as president and army chief.
LISLE, Ill  - Selena Collins can hit a grand slam,   catch a 70-mph fastball and was named an All-Star in the   fledgling National Professional Fastpitch softball league last   year but she has no illusions about her future as a   professional ball player.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son, Mark, was arrested in South Africa early Wednesday in connection with the alleged plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
By Bobbi Roquemore, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 9--The most controversial NBA rule in recent memory, which required potential players to be at least 19 before entering its draft, was met with a collective groan when it was put in place in 2006.
Arriving in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he would press both sides to take steps to enable Palestinians to elect a legitimate successor to Yasser Arafat.
Stocks extended their gains into a second day yesterday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.
The Korean government reconfirmed it cannot consent to a manner, set by the Kyoto Protocol, which forces countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to below 1990 levels.

Blog: Grouper, the site Sony paid $65 million to acquire last August, is switching names and business models.
U.S. soldiers have seen a sudden lull in violence in a neighorhood that has been a hotbed of sectarian attacks. Now the unnerving question is: Where is the enemy?
Hollywood&#39;s movie studios will announce today that hundreds of copyright infringement lawsuits will be filed against people they allege are illegally distributing feature films online, a
General Motors Corp. could take a $1 billion charge in the second quarter in relation to its financial exposure to Delphi Corp , GM spokeswoman Renee Rashid-Merem said on Thursday.
THE highly competitive animated film market just got more lively as the two leaders in computer-animated production announced shifts in their lineup of movie releases.
Until their resurgence this week, the No. 25 U.N.L.V. Rebels had not been ranked in the Associated Press top 25 in 14 years.
AMSTERDAM, Nov 2: Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who recently made a controversial short film about women and Islamic culture, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday, police said.
Surveyors' report predicts further decline in pipeline as interest rate rises and slow wage growth deter buyers
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China sentenced a former top drug safety official to death and disclosed an investigation into cellphone batteries after one reportedly exploded, killing a man.
US troops powered their way into the centre of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Tuesday, overwhelming small bands of guerrillas with massive force, searching homes along the city&#39;s deserted, narrow passageways and using
Time magazine once called him &quot;the genius who gave voice to the common man in the 20th century,&quot; comparing him (not entirely unseriously) to Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi in influence.
Tens of thousands of fans gather in the heart of Buenos Aires as ballet star Julio Bocca performs for the last time.
Oil prices eased on Monday as  speculative funds continued to take profits but a tight global  supply picture stopped the selling from gaining much momentum.
Cesare Romiti sarebbe pronto a lanciare un&#39;offerta su Wind la prossima settimana. E&#39; stato lo stesso Romiti ad annunciarlo nel corso di una conferenza a Pechino, secondo quanto riferito da un portavoce. Il
US metal band Motley Crue's guitarist Mick Mars is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
(InfoWorld) - While most large networking and telecommunication vendors use acquisitions to add new technologies and products, a senior executive at Samsung Electronics ruled out buying to expand the company's fledgling enterprise networks division into new areas. \
Several people are trapped as the roof of an airport building on the island of Menorca collapses, Spanish reports say.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was taken to a suburban Los Angeles hospital \
Alberto Loddo (Tinkoff) ha vinto la quarta tappa del giro del Qatar, 131 chilometri dallo stadio Kha...
The UK yesterday made it clear that it would not deal with Islamic extremists in Iraq holding engineer Kenneth Bigley, despite a dramatic appeal from the hostage begging Prime Minister Tony Blair to intervene and save his life.
Appleton - US security officials say there is no evidence that al-Qaeda is planning an attack on America in the run up to Tuesday&#39;s presidential election.
Inside the P2P talks Exclusive The record industry is pressing the UK's ISPs for a deal that would see persistent illegal file sharers automatically booted off the net.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Amid the stormy gloom in Gotham, the rain-idled Yankees last night had plenty of time to gather in front of their televisions and watch the Red Sox Express roar toward them. The national telecast might have been enough to send a jittery Boss Steinbrenner searching his Bartlett's Familiar Quotations for some &quot;Little Engine That Could&quot; metaphor.
The British racing driver Jenson Button has lost his legal battle to leave BAR-Honda at the end of this season and return to Williams-BMW.
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NORTON -- Most of the players on the PGA Tour can drive it a mile, dial in approach shots with radar-like accuracy, and get up-and-down out of a trash can.
A guide to some of the alternative social networking sites available to meet and greet this Christmas.
This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.
New model spells new legal issues Software houses must create a whole new kind of service level agreement (SLA) if they start selling their software as a service rather than a product, according to a body which represents software developers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Conservatives brand the government \
as well as its most-loathed - cars, Rover yesterday confirmed a takeover deal by a Chinese state-owned company that marks
Two economists, who began working together three decades ago as student and teacher at Carnegie Mellon University and who are known for asking the right questions
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The Miami Heat brought an end to their  miserable 15-game losing streak with a 98-96 home victory over  the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child  of former president and famously proud father Harry Truman who  became a author of popular murder mysteries, died on Tuesday at  age 83, the Truman Library said.
[Business India]: New Delhi, Oct 17 : Ahead of a India-Asean business summit here Tuesday, a report said that diversification of the export basket and more joint ventures could boost trade between India and the southeast Asian regional grouping.
Mark Stuart broke a tie in the second period, Phil Kessel and Matt Lashoff added insurance goals in the third, and the host Boston Bruins ended a six-game skid with a 5-2 victory against the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday.
Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts.
The energy generated by British soccer dynamo Wayne Rooney as he sprints around the pitch during a match is enough to boil water for 16 cups of tea, according to research published on Tuesday.
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons.
Leta Lindley birdied seven holes Saturday to shoot a 6-under 65 and take a one-shot lead over two-time champion Juli Inkster after three rounds at the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge.
Mastercard's sponsorship of the football World Cup is brought into question after a US court ruling.
Three civilians were killed by separatists on Tuesday morning in Thailand&#39;s violence-plagued deep south, while village security guards were robbed of weapons.
The Roman Catholic archbishop of St.  Louis has issued an order denying the sacraments to leaders of  a rebellious parish in a dispute over control of the parish and  its millions of dollars in assets.
A wildfire sparked by lightning burned about a mile from homes Friday but posed no immediate danger, officials said.
HONG KONG -- China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos _ including those posted on video-sharing Web sites _ to sites run by state-controlled companies and require providers to report questionable content to the government.
European share indexes opened a touch firmer on Wednesday as a deluge of company updates flooded the market, with mobile phone giant Vodafone leading the way higher after posting a big rise in subscriber numbers.
But that is the margin the University of Texas trails California by in the BCS standings. The deficit in the numbers released Monday is what would put Cal in a BCS bowl if the bowl bids were awarded today.
Shares in online gambling companies listed in London lost half their value after a dramatic move by US authorities to ban gambling on the Internet.
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The greenhouse gas methane is bubbling from Siberian lakes in greater volume that scientists had believed.
Patients switching from Pfizer's branded cholesterol pill Lipitor to Merck & Co's Zocor -- now available as a cheap generic -- are more likely to have a heart attack or die, according to a Pfizer-backed study.
Metrowest will soon make a concentrated push to become an upscale shopping epicenter, but it will have a difficult time unseating the Newbury/Copley district, especially after its banner 2006. Start your Black Friday shopping tour of Boston's new openings at Copley Place. In March, Barneys New York opened its first new store in 11 years at Copley (100 Huntington Ave., ...
A stolen computer storage device contained more than twice the number of taxpayers' identifications than had been previously reported, Gov. Ted Strickland said Wednesday, but he emphasized there is still no indication the data have been compromised.
Prosecutors say that Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site, helps others violate copyright laws by linking providers of pirated songs and films with people searching for the same material.
Eleven Shia militants are killed in a raid in the Iraqi town of Kut, south-east of Baghdad, US officials say.
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac will pay $50 million to settle federal charges that it fraudulently misstated earnings over a four-year period.
Il Livorno potrebbe giocare la sfida di coppa Uefa con l'Espanyol a porte aperte. ''Sar&agrave; il s...
TORONTO - Nortel Network&#39;s ongoing work on its financial restatements means the transfer of its Montreal manufacturing facility to Flextronics will be delayed until early 2005.
At least 13 people were killed and about 160 injured when a speeding train derailed on a bad section of track and tumbled down a ravine in Quezon province before dawn yesterday, officials said.
German media giant Bertelsmann said it had agreed to sell its BMG Music Publishing arm to French group Vivendi for 1.63 billion euros (two billion dollars).
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Serena Williams rallied for a three-set victory over Amelie Mauresmo to reach the final of the WTA Championships at the Staples Center.
The fundamentals of Europe's economy are sound, but more transparency is needed in markets in light of recent turmoil, five key European leaders said after a mini-summit.
Portuguese police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have a copy of her mother Kate's diary, the BBC learns.
When a man removed an eight-ton rock from the Ohio River, those on the opposite bank objected.
The radical Islamic Hamas movementdid well in the first round of the Palestinian municipal elections,official results which was announced in Ramallah on Sunday showed.
The Bush administration would like to throw cold water on the idea of doing anything substantive about global warming. But the heat should be on the president until the United States limits emissions of greenhouse gases.
Oil prices made fresh gains above $55 a barrel led by record-breaking heating oil prices amid fears of winter supply shortages across America.
David Beckham's recent performances for Real Madrid have improved his chances of a recall to the England team.
Mystery surrounds the missing 10th Earl of Shaftesbury after it emerged he spent a night in a hotel after he was last seen in France.
The software giant will defend itself against claims surrounding \
RENO, Nev. Anyone planning on flying in or out of Reno tomorrow (Thursday) is advised to call their airline before heading to the airport.
Patty Hewes keeps the audience guessing, like everyone around her.
The keenly anticipated Mitchell Report on steroids usage in Major League Baseball will be issued on Thursday, fueling hope the record will be set straight on a suspected doping era in the sport.
Adrian Mutu is reported to have walked out on Chelsea after a row with manager Jose Mourinho.
Rod Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher who notched 286 saves during a 13-year Major League Baseball career, has been found dead at his Phoenix home, police said on Sunday.
GOP operative Nathan Sproul makes no apologies for sending his canvassers out to register Republicans, not Democrats, in battleground states. And if powerful Democrats like Ted Kennedy are demanding the Justice Department investigate him, well, he considers that a badge of honor.
As an autopsy report comes back inconclusive, the neighborhood he lived in mourns for the young actor and asks why and how he died
(HealthDay News) -- Physical therapy is an effective way to strengthen and improve muscles, tendons and ligaments that have been impaired, injured, or surgically repaired.
New pop act 3 Of A Kind beat cult band The Libertines to number one in the UK's singles chart.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has told parliament he is meeting his fiscal rules but analysts say he is cutting it too close with public finances to call his approach prudent.
NEW YORK  - Hostility is associated with reduced lung function in young adults, according to a report in the journal Health Psychology.
Un gommone con 14 clandestini \u00c3\u00a8 stato soccorso a 35 miglia a sud di Lampedusa. Gli immigrati, in precarie condizioni di salute, come ha riferito la Capitaneria di porto di Palermo, sono stati trasferiti su
Clinton and Obama advocate similar visions for what has become the biggest issue for voters.
THE million-dollar question is whether or not the Indian cricket fan will be able to enjoy the on-field action when Australia takes on India during its tour beginning October 6. With Zee Telefilms approaching
Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera put on another battle for the ages Saturday night, with Barrera barely coming out on top.
The Japanese government approved a new edition of its key defense document which features more proactive use of force and deeper involvement of the self-defense-oriented troops
Megastar Liza Minnelli was hospitalized yesterday after she fell from her bed apparently intoxicated, police said. Minnelli is reported to have fallen out of her bed and hit her head, knocking herself unconscious.
We help you save money, time, and headache by examining how online shopping comparison engines gather prices for you and make money for themselves.
One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do much to clarify risk.
A US warship is moving into position to try to shoot down an out-of-control US spy satellite as early as Wednesday before it tumbles into the Earth's atmosphere, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
Attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq with bombs believed linked to Iran -- known as explosively-formed penetrators (EFPs) -- have risen sharply in January after several months of decline, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.
Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in the United States in September for the consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said.
JAKARTA : Indonesia faces testing times ahead in a month when the country&#39;s top concerns of terror and politics have come to a head, with a deadly suicide bomb attack just days before the last leg of mammoth elections.
The New York Philharmonic is paying a great deal of attention this season to the Italian avant-garde composer Luciano Berio, who died in 2003
KABUL - NATO-led peacekeepers and US-led forces in Afghanistan are stepping up security for Tuesday&#39;s swearing in ceremony for President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.
Moneta unica in rialzo nei primi scambi di oggi
The Geminid meteor shower is one of the annual meteor showers that pull professional and amateur astronomers alike out into the cold night air.
Swiss populist Christoph Blocher helped his right-wing People's Party (SVP) to another election win on Sunday by lending his face to the cause.
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Bollock-bothering boffin moves from mice to men US medi-boffins believe they may have developed a new way of obtaining potentially useful stem cells, which could be key to a range of therapies in future. The catch is that they plan to harvest the basic material from human testicles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Lithuanian officials warned the country's 3.5 million citizens on Friday to be on the lookout for a missing radioactive U.S. &#36;100 bank note.
Not three weeks ago, Sean Harrigan launched his crusade against corporate malfeasance from one of the most powerful pulpits of all: the presidency of CalPERS, America&#39;s largest pension fund with some $177bn in assets.
LISTENING to the saber-rattling emanating from western countries that are angry about the humanitarian crisis in the western Sudan region of Darfur, one would conclude that strong international action is about to be carried out on behalf of the more than
Preliminary results so far of Senate races held Tuesday in the United States showed a tie between Republicans and Democrats, with each side winning five states.
The Business Software Alliance scores a record settlement in a copyright infringement case.
Japan's Yusaku Miyazato became the first golfer to make two holes-in-one in the same round of a PGA Tour tournament when he aced a pair of par 3s Friday at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
Thousands of demonstrators are expected at a \
Fighters in the Gaza Strip are proud to  show off the latest addition to their arsenal of homemade  rockets -- the \
A fire raged through a congested slum in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people, including 10 children, a police official said.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday, with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his U.S. presidential bid.
Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its eye passed just offshore.
MILAN - An Italian judge indicted 25 suspected CIA agents and a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel Friday in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric who had been under investigation for recruiting Islamist ...Comment
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Japan's NTT DoCoMo will join hands with Cingular Wireless of the United States, aiming to unify technical specifications for third-generation (3G) cellphones and services.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter will today urge Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Football Association to take action against England&#39;s players for refusing to talk to the media last week.
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Blog: Apple confirmed statements by Sun's Jonathan Schwartz that Leopard will use ZFS, correcting an executive who Monday suggested otherwise.
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips was released from jail on his own recognizance Friday following his arrest for allegedly physically abusing his live-in girlfriend.
Former Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni is killed in a road-car crash at the age of 67.
Cats can suffer from a feline form of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research by scientists.
Stansted airport is the designated emergency landing ground for planes in British airspace hit by in-flight security alerts. Emergency services at Stansted have successfully dealt
The Utah Department of Transportation is advising motorists of the following road restrictions:  -- Today: The northbound I-15 onramp at the Layton Hills interchange (Exit 331) will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for paving.
As the new man in the middle of the Chicago Bears' defense, Hunter Hillenmeyer will be calling the signals, trying to disrupt the NFL's most potent offense while matching football wits with Peyton Manning.
Science & environment: Ben Goldacre: Brain Gym continues to produce more email than almost any other subject
In vista del recupero Brescia-Mantova, il giudice sportivo ha squalificato in serie B per un turno t...
London: NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal-owned Ispat International on Monday emerged as world&#39;s largest steelmaker as it announced its merger with The Netherlands-based LNM Holdings and US International Steel Group to form Mittal Steel Corporation.
GEORGETOWN, Del. - Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.&#39;s former president, defended his record Tuesday as the entertainment giant&#39;s second in command, saying he was undercut a number of times by Chief Executive
Much of the credit for Vonage's success goes to its acerbic-tongued CEO, Jeffrey Citron.
One of Britain&#39;s top government ministers, under fire over allegations he fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny, may have made a fatal mistake -- breaking into song.
Undercover investigators were able  to slip explosives and weapons past security screeners during  tests at 15 U.S. airports, according to a 2003 investigation by  the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
RAMAT GAN, Israel  - A new system is using virtual reality scenes of surfing and jogging to help physiotherapy patients improve their balance and, for some, even to learn to walk again.
Shares of insurers and manufacturers with damaged operations fell while construction firms rose.
Secondo la stampa inglese, Juventus e Arsenal hanno messo gli occhi su Obafemi Martins. L'ex attacca...
In California, mice peer from their cages with human brain cells firing inside their skulls. These are not outcasts from &quot;The Island of Dr.
Wigan defender Titus Bramble scores a brilliant late equaliser to further dent Liverpool's title hopes.
Brazilian U.N. peacekeepers will remain in Haiti until presidential elections are held in that Caribbean nation sometime next year, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday.
At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured when a bus hurtled into a deep gorge in Peru&#39;s southeastern Andes, police said on Saturday.
RYDER Cup hero Sergio Garcia mastered the blustry conditions to grab a share of the first round lead of the Volvo Masters today. The 24-year-old played near-flawless golf in the tricky conditions, the swirling
Some mine disasters happen in a flash, like the Utah cave-in last month that apparently entombed six coal miners. Others unfold in slow motion.
The UK experiences its second warmest winter since records began in 1914, Met Office figures show.
THE PROBLEM: Bare dirt and prairie dog mounds on land where South Dakota ranchers say their cattle should be growing fat on grass.
Lawyers for two Americans facing charges of kidnapping in Afghanistan release a video showing them being greeted by senior officials.
Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 70 percent from results a year ago that included gains on the sale of its consumer health business.
NEW YORK - Former Computer Associates International Inc. chief executive Sanjay Kumar has been charged with securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice in connection with a multibillion dollar accounting scandal at the software company...
Negotiations on Russia&#039;s admission to the World Trade Organization broke off Saturday with no agreement. Trade officials blamed the failure on an impasse over Russian barriers to U.S. beef and pork exports.
Oil and gas producer Kerr-McGee Corp. (KMG) on Wednesday reported a fall in quarterly profit, citing a writedown related to a pigment plant and higher environmental charges.
Taller women are more likely to have   twins, according to a U.S. study.
Drinking red wine every day can cut the chances of getting lung cancer by 13 per cent, researchers claim. But ros\u00c3\u0088 and white wine make no difference in warding off the disease, the most common cancer in Britain.
The creation of the country&#39;s biggest utility is designed largely to make three troubled nuclear power plants in southern New Jersey more profitable, executives from Exelon Corp.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try to launch   the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after clearing a technical   problem with a power generator that forced a two-day delay,   officials said on Thursday.
In their general-election battle for New York State attorney general, it is clear that Andrew M. Cuomo and Jeanine F. Pirro want to shred each other.
Clamorosa iniziativa di don Alessandro Santoro, che annuncia lo sciopero della famedavanti a Palazzo Vecchio. \
Although Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive posted big jumps in quarterly profits, only P.& G. issued a cautious outlook in the face of rising commodity costs.
Michael Reardon, an internationally renowned rock climber who climbed without a rope or safety equipment, is presumed dead after he was swept away by a wave Friday off the coast of Ireland.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed suit Thursday against flu vaccine suppliers ASAP Meds Inc., doing business as Meds-Stat, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
La Germania ha battuto San marino 13-0 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del ...
Clint Malarchuk watches tape of Richard Zednik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s throat being slashed and is thrown back almost two decades, when he had his own gruesome moment on the ice.
The UK strawberry crop may be under threat due to a shortage of migrant workers, the farmers' union warns.
Egypt's largest Islamic opposition group is asserting itself as the main challenger to President Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime, overshadowing secular reform groups a year after winning nearly one-fifth the seats in parliament.
JENIN, West Bank  - Borne aloft by cheering  gunmen, Palestinian presidential hopeful Mahmoud Abbas cut an  unusual figure in his gray business suit.
England go into day four of the second Ashes Test knowing a placid surface is likely to thwart their victory chances.
Walter R. Smith\u00e2\u0080\u0099s identity as a psychologically injured veteran shaped the way his murder of the mother of his children was handled.
Bollywood's attempt to produce a box-office hit with children's subject matter has been dashed. \
Concerns about side effects discourage many women at high risk for breast cancer from taking tamoxifen, says a study in the Dec. 14 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Israel plans to build more than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington signaled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
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Company will use technology from Digital Resolve that builds lists of Web sites and their legitimate IP address.
By ROBERT TRAWICK  June marks the beginning of hurricane season, and it's important to understand powerful hurricanes can affect the entire state - not just the southern portions.
By TACON, Terry  By Terry Tacon Farming Editor   `Make sure the way you farm is fun. If it isn't, then   it is not sustainable' -- Marise James   THE F-WORD -- when is it acceptable? When it stands for farming, according to Taranaki dairying identity Marise James.
Space shuttle Atlantis safely touched down in Florida on Wednesday following a 13-day mission to the International Space Station, NASA television images showed.
It's still in the discussion phase, but Google is negotiating with YouTube with an eye to acquiring the popular online video site, according to the Wall Street Journal.
While Democrats try to restrict how President Bush can spend the $100 billion he wants for Iraq, they also hope to load his measure up with $10 billion in add-ons &#151; from aid for avocado growers to help for children lacking health insurance.
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Intel cut the prices of its premier mobile chips by up to a third on Sunday, as it prepares for the holiday season. The Santa Clara, Calif.
Arts & entertainment: Errol Morris is a fearless documentary-maker. But is his new film too soft on US army abuses?
Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.
La Sampdoria ha pareggiato 2-2 (1-1) con i danesi dell'Aalborg nella gara di andata del primo turno ...
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
A car bomb aimed at a U.S. military  convoy killed two Iraqi civilians and wounded four in Baghdad  on Wednesday, a police official said.
Controversial rocker Courtney Love believes no one consumes more drugs than   singer Amy Winehouse.
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Snow is expected in parts of the Rockies on Thursday, moving into the Plains later in the day as the system moves eastward.
A ringleader of a gang which smuggled thousands of illegal immigrants across Europe was jailed in London on Wednesday.
TAMPA, Fla  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the   world's largest retailer, said on Thursday it would cut the   prices of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per prescription   starting in the retirement haven of Tampa, Florida.
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Armonk-based IBM Corp. has lost a $5 billion contract to provide technology outsourcing services to JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. New York-based JPMorgan plans to rehire 4,000 workers whose jobs
Alan Curbishley had threatened to be the Grinch who stole Christmas, moaning about Charlton&#39;s hectic programme of four games in eight days, but will sit down for dinner on Saturday full of the joys of the festive period.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist has undergone throat surgery after a diagnosis of thyroid cancer, but is expected to be released from the hospital this week, according the Supreme Court.
A US air strike aimed at foreign militants led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed 11 people in the Iraqi city of Falluja Friday and insurgents later said a British
(Albany, NY-AP, October 18, 2004) - State health officials said Monday an investigation found nothing unusual about the number of people who died of a rare, brain-wasting disorder in the Hudson Valley in the past year.
Fifteen years after the end of the 1991 war with Iraq, a Texas researcher is in line to get as much as $75 million in federal funding to press his studies of \
A US Congress vote to label the wartime killings of Armenians in Turkey as genocide is mothballed.
Sydney, Australia - Possible strong winds and heavy seas could play a role in the 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers said on Saturday, on the eve of the start of the annual blue-water classic that runs to the island state of Tasmania.
So what now? USC and Oklahoma, having just survived their high-profile weekends, in the fast lanes to the Orange Bowl? Yes, USC has a relentless nature that wears opponents down -- outscoring
A Presbyterian minister has been charged with breaking church law for performing a marriage between two women.
The republic of Chechnya&#39;s election won by Russian-backed presidential candidate Alu Alkhanov had ``serious flaws,&#39;&#39; the Bush administration said.
Yesterday was the first day in many years that Janet Nichols didn&#39;t smoke a cigarette. She tried to quit smoking several times before but the habit always got the best of her.
China launched its first lunar probe on Wednesday as the Communist Party moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambitions of one day reaching the moon.
Concussions must be contagious. Drew Brees sustained one yesterday afternoon, and suddenly those responsible for his safety appeared to lose their minds.
Khaled Meshaal, the political chief of the Palestinian Hamas movement who is at the head of Israel's most-wanted list, has surfaced in Egypt, Cairo airport sources revealed.
L'ad del Catania, Pietro Lo Monaco, al suo arrivo al Viminale per la riunione in programma alle 17,3...
India's West Bengal state appeals for help to cull up to two million chickens in bird flu scare.
Denmark's Michael Rasmussen went it alone for victory in Tignes to secure the Tour de France yellow jersey.
Islamabad, Dec 20 (UNI) Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan, today met President Pervez Musharraf and discussed bilateral and regional issues, officials said.
What the New York mayor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to leave the GOP behind means for the 2008 presidential race.\u00c2
Baghdad, vittime sono addetti alla sicurezza di quartiere
Patrick Kluivert si &egrave; accordato con il Psv Eindhoven e firmer&agrave; un contrattio per il cl...
Tired of parents pulling their kids out of school for a ski trip or a visit to Disneyland, the local school system is billing them for the missed class time at $36.13 per day.
Anyone who grew up in a football town will find Friday Night Lights dead on, as actor-turned-director Peter Berg portrays the subculture of the Texas high school gridiron.
Aaron Baddeley and Jonathan Byrd were well on their way to the top of the leaderboard Friday at the BMW Championship when Tiger Woods figured he better get going if he didn't want to be left behind. That's about the time he started losing his swing and finding his putter, which wasn't a bad combination at Cog Hill.
HANOI, Vietnam  - An Asia-Europe forum accepted  Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit  strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of  democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
The world's premier consumer electronics show wouldn't be complete without the fanciful and outlandish: A smart oven preserved and cooked meals based on remote commands, while a 102-inch plasma TV &#151; taller than the 8-foot walls in many homes &#151; inspired ooohs and aaahs from couch potatoes.
A growing number of first-year coaches have something that not even Pat Summitt can boast on a r\u00c3\u00a9sum\u00c3\u00a9: W.N.B.A. playing experience.
L'uomo, 57 anni, colpito in testa da cassonetto con rottami
A French court is to rule on a couple accused of failing to stop a drunk friend driving home and killing a family in a crash.
Hoobastank, nominated for three Grammy Awards, postponed the remaining dates of its tour because lead singer Doug Robb has bronchial pneumonia.
President Hamid Karzai is among four candidates who submitted complaints about Afghanistan's disputed elections ahead of the start of counting, now expected on Thursday, officials said.
WASHINGTON _ Environmental Protection Agency officials on Monday defended their decision to close several agency libraries and replace them with online research collections. \
Gordon became the third hurricane in the 2006 Atlantic season late Monday, forecasters said. The storm, with top sustained winds of 75 mph, was destined to remain over open waters, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Congress has taken the lead in bringing needed fiscal discipline to the economy, West Virginia's governor said Saturday. \
Matteoli: Amato riferisca.Gasparri: Napolitano intervenga
SAN DIEGO -- A total of 130 American troops have been punished or charged in cases involving the abuse of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon said yesterday.
After producing \u00e2\u0080\u009cAn Inconvenient Truth,\u00e2\u0080\u009d executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral.
Cingular Wireless LLC has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will allow the company&#39;s proposed $41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless to proceed on schedule.
Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.
Bloated with inventory and mired in the  red, the digital camera business of Japan's Olympus Corp.  underscores how making money in the cut-throat market is  getting tougher.
Sony is focusing its TV business strategy on liquid-crystal displays and rear-projection television sets, but will continue to assemble and sell plasma display sets for now, the company said Monday.
U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income businesses and record investment banking revenue.
Although this past season was crowded, a sizable chunk of Broadway is going to be dark by the end of the summer.
The new M-Cell Hyper-Drive from DTS adds 1GB of DRAM cache for faster operation.
ATHENS, Greece -- Paula Radcliffe&#39;s emotional exit from the women&#39;s marathon on Sunday was not due to an injury, the British Olympic team said on Monday.
At New York's Soho House boutique hotel, female models show off psychedelic swirls on swinging dresses while milling about on rugs and cushions, tapping on guitars and swaying in a 1960s hippie-inspired set.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Sunday's draw between Arsenal and Chelsea gives his side a window of opportunity in their Premiership match at Fulham.
In calo vendita componenti, accuse di concorrenza sleale
Up to 44 inches of snow had fallen in parts of the Sierra Nevada and some residents were isolated by flooding after a levee broke early Saturday in Nevada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Lyon County.
Il settore si riprende dopo crisi causata da ascesa diesel
This election's potential impact on the Supreme Court has seemed to be an afterthought, but the stakes for the court and the law are even higher now than they were in 2000. The prospect of a change on the court is greater and the replacement of one justice could affect the law on hot issues.
(InfoWorld) - A newly identified malicious program not only messes up its victims' computers, it taunts them too. The program, called the BotVoice.A Trojan was first spotted by security vendor Panda Software last week. It is a Trojan horse program, which the victim must download first. But once installed, it gets nasty. The Trojan soon sets to work trying to delete everything from the victim's hard drive, while at the same time endlessly repeating an audible message, apparently designed to taunt the victim. \
A High Court judge rules that Zambia must pay a substantial sum to a so-called \
Facing a major assault in Fallujah, insurgents struck back Saturday with suicide car bombs, mortars and rockets across a wide swath of central Iraq, killing over 30 people and wounding more than 60 others, including two dozen Americans.
Officials are examining the possibility of cancelling tomorrow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s running because of the poor conditions, while Schumacher went fastest of the day.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is gradually recovering from serious illness after a weekend of treatment and tests at a French military hospital.
By Ian Herbert  There is no shortage of natural wonders on the picturesque low- lying coastal plain running east from the former smugglers' haunt of Lymington, in Hampshire to the far side of Southampton Water, 15 miles away.
Chiarito il caso Kutuzov. La federcalcio della Bielorussia ha informato il Parma che il giocatore &e...
By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 12--GULFPORT -- City officials issued a boil water notice for residents who live on Plummer Circle and Ollie Road in Oakleigh Manor Subdivision.   People in the area should boil water vigorously for one minute and let it cool before drinking.
Nearly 10,000 emergency housing trailers that were intended to be sent to the Gulf Coast to help Hurricane Katrina victims have been freed up for other uses.
An unexpected number of deaths among patients receiving intense therapy to lower their blood sugar forced the National Institutes of Health to abruptly cut short part of a major study on diabetes and heart disease
A teenage American girl, tall, athletic and from Compton, Los Angeles, coached by her father who defeats a seeded player at the US Open.
A grim Mayor Anthony Williams said today that he was deeply pessimistic that Washington would be able to salvage its deal with Major League Baseball to bring the Montreal
A suicide bomber attacked foreign troops in central Afghanistan on Friday, killing three child bystanders and wounding two soldiers, a local official said.
Forty Brazilian employees of a roofing company lost their jobs Tuesday after eight former coworkers filed a lawsuit in Middlesex Superior Court alleging that Superior Roofing Industries Inc. of Shirley did not pay its immigrant staff more than $1 million in overtime pay and wages.
America&#39;s earliest space explorers bid farewell Friday to fellow Mercury 7 astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, whose toothy grin became a symbol of confidence and graceful daring as his country struggled to open a new frontier.
A European Union judge said Thursday he will continue to take into account testimony from the EU&#39;s biggest former allies in its antitrust case against Microsoft, an indication their desertion would not affect the case.
Giorgio Rocca finisce 17mo nello slalom speciale disputato in Alta Badia ma non giudica negativo il ...
Don't let your young ones throw their money away.
Russia hailed its winning bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday as proof of the country's return to global prominence following a post-Soviet slump, and as a personal triumph for President Vladimir Putin.
WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) banned the import of two male sexual stimulant diet supplements sold on the Internet, saying they contain an undeclared prescription drug ingredient.
Senior diplomats from 26 countries sought to give momentum on Friday to deployment of a peacekeeping force in Darfur and cease-fire negotiations but divisions remained over who would supply the troops.
Producing a sellout of all 91,665 seats at FedEx Field for Saturday's game No. 1 USC and Virginia Tech has surprised everyone except the more than 30,000 Hokie faithful who are set to set to attend.
Top Chinese leaders have showed enormous concern over a deadly gas explosion which took place at the Chenjiashan Coal Mine in northwest China&#39;s Shaanxi Province at 7:20 am Sunday, according to official sources.
One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent black supporters said Sunday he was insulted by the characterization by rival Barack Obama's presidential campaign of her remarks about the civil rights movement.
are ahead of Larry Bowa&#39;s team in the chase for the wild card. The Phillies. have 19 games to play, including 12 against teams with under-.
Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rt. Hon. Helen Clark is visiting India on a four-day tour aimed at strengthening business and cultural ties between the two nations and highlighting New Zealand's attractiveness as a film
Ignazio Abate &egrave; fiducioso in vista di Napoli-Empoli di domenica. ''Siamo in ottima condizione...
The Science Museum cancels a talk by American DNA pioneer Dr James Watson who claims black people are less intelligent than white people.
The SFA have tried to play down speculation Smith had been offered the job on Monday but his appointment would come as little surprise.
Sarebbe deceduto per soffocamento, forse tragico incidente
Jarome Iginla scored his team-leading 24th goal and Miikka Kiprusoff made 36 saves to help the Calgary Flames beat the host Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-1, last night and extend their winning streak to a season-best sixth in a row.
Un razzo da segnalazione nautica lanciato dai tifosi del Livorno ha sfondato un vetro di uno dei pul...
E a 155,82 yen nei primi scambi della mattinata
Shares of Possis Medical Inc. (POSS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled as much as 41 percent on Tuesday after the company cut its earnings outlook due to the failure of its AngioJet
Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs \u00e2\u0080\u0094 his 23rd and 24th of the season \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and drove in five runs as the Yankees overpowered the Pirates on Sunday.
There are an estimated 300 shamanistic temples within an hour of Seoul\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bustling city center, and in them, shamans perform their clamorous ceremonies every day.
A suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed into a minibus carrying security personnel, detonating a blast Monday that killed at least six people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, police said.
As we exclusively predicted earlier this week Honda has bought into British American Racing. David Richards will now stand down and Nick Fry will take over.
Google Inc  is planning to  expand its staff by a third, with most of the new hirings in  Europe, the Financial Times reported on its Website.
Candidato anche Fidel Castro che ha votato in luogo segreto
Arsenal&#39;s Ashley Cole is ready to start talks about a new contract, despite reported interest from Real Madrid. Cole, 24, is under contract until 2007, but Arsenal are said to be keen to offer him a pay rise to keep him.
Washington, Dec 5 (PTI) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, whose country&#39;s army is hunting for Osama bin Laden, has said the search for the al-Qaeda leader has gone cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding
Per lanciare la nuova linea e' stata scelta 'Independent Ideas'
Guadagna 1,75% in attesa incontro Wagoner-Marchionne
Allen Iverson scored 28 points to lead the 76ers to a 106-104 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday, as the city of Philadelphia prepared for even bigger success in Super Bowl XXXIX.
MG Rover will unveil pre-tax losses this week of about \u00c2\u00a350m as it struggles to survive in the British car market. The losses are down from \u00c2\u00a395m for the previous year, but sales fell to 144,000 last year, compared
It is Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in a decade, and the Oscar-winning director said Saturday that audiences should be in no hurry before deciding if \
U.S. officials have arrested two men  for allegedly participating in a 15-year racketeering  conspiracy to help finance the Palestinian militant group  Hamas, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Justine Henin beats Serena Williams in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
The future of medicine in the UK is at risk due to the closure of university science departments, doctors say.
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brian Shackelford was arrested early Thursday on suspicion of third-degree sexual assault.
A key gauge of core U.S. consumer  prices rose a moderate 0.2 percent last month, but  inflation-adjusted spending advanced just 0.1 percent as energy  prices pressured shoppers, a government report showed on  Friday.
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The former police commissioner has filed a lawsuit claiming he was wrongfully fired last week after law enforcement officials met with federal authorities to discuss an ongoing probe into city corruption.
At least nine people are killed as a series of explosions hit a busy shopping area in Baghdad, reports say.
A landslide on Mount Etna triggered killer waves along the Mediterranean coast from Italy to Egypt, likely wiping out entire Stone Age settlements, a new study says.
Apparently, Macaulay Culkin really is a Party Monster.
A consumer advocacy organization says companies and institutions have collectively fumbled roughly 93,754,333 private records in the last two years.
Specialist Charles A. Graner Jr., who was accused of being the ringleader in the prison scandal, was found guilty on all charges.
Britain&#39;s triumphant Olympic gold-medallists - headed by Kelly Holmes, Matthew Pinsent and Tanni Grey-Thompson - are celebrating their inclusion in the Queen&#39;s New Year Honours List.
SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc. unveiled the new version of its Web search service on Wednesday in a move that could portend a long-anticipated clash between online retailers and search providers like Google Inc.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - U.N. talks in Bali headed for a deal on Saturday to launch negotiations on a global pact by 2009 to fight climate change after the EU and the United States settled a row over greenhouse gas curbs.
Good software designers get out of their bodies and become users of software. Because ultimately you don't design software to express yourself, you design it to be useful. The point of news, as with software, is to be useful to the person using it. Sorry, it's not about employing editors. Scott Rosenberg, a writer and editor of news can be forgiven for seeing it from his own point of view, but we users of news don't share that point of view. To me, as a software designer, it's no surprise that there are lots of ways to view news. That there used to be one main way to do it is also not a surprise, there were technical limits, that aren't there anymore.  The skill of laying out a paper presentation of the day's news on a big sheet of paper is now an obsolete craft. The only reason we needed people to do that in the past was that was the only way to get written news to massive numbers of users of written news. Now that computer monitors are cheap, and we have little computers that can get us news that fits in our pocket, we can try out lots of ways of arranging it, and maybe we'll even discover something new.
Formigoni: vediamo i piani, temo sia una svendita
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - An Indonesian woman whose husband lost his three daughters in the 2004 tsunami has given birth to three healthy baby girls, hospital staff said on Friday.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski tried out a new touch-screen voting machine that was displayed at a local festival and got an erroneous result, an aide said.
Serena Williams says nobody will be able to beat her at Wimbledon this year if she hits top form.
Stocks dropped on Monday, with the Nasdaq losing more than 1 percent, as worry about a possible recession hurt economically sensitive stocks like energy and financial shares.
Peter Mandelson, the incoming EU trade commissioner, yesterday found himself at the centre of a transatlantic trade war over multi-billion dollar subsidies to Airbus and Boeing, the civil aircraft manufacturers.
 Il microfono ai cittadini del Pd
India need another 210 runs to win the Chennai Test after ending the fourth day at 19-0. Virender Sehwag was batting on 12 and Yuvraj Singh on 7. Earlier, Anil Kumble claimed 6-133, his 26th fifth-wicket haul, to help India bowl Australia out for 369.
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Friday  said 61 percent of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O shares were  tendered for its $24-a-share offer, strengthening Oracle's  hostile bid position as it waits to see if PeopleSoft's board  will remove the final barrier to a deal.
Two aftershocks measuring magnitude 5.0 and 4.5 hit Parkfield on Wednesday morning, among the strongest of the more than 500 aftershocks roiling the area where a 6.0 earthquake occurred the day before.
The Wii game console will go on sale in Europe on 8 December, says Nintendo.
An armed man is in the compound of the British embassy in Tel Aviv, the Foreign Office confirms.
US software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.
OGGI SU INTERNET/VATICANO - La morte dell\u00c2\u0092Arcivescovo di Atene, \u00c2\u0093un ponte con la Chiesa cattolica\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Nella particolare situazione dell'ortodossia greca, Christodoulos rappresentava un ponte con la Chiesa cattolica.\u00c2\u0094 Parole di mons. Vincenzo Paglia, Vescovo di Terni e Presidente della Commissione Cei per il dialo...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two of the largest racetrack owners in North America _ Churchill Downs Inc. and Magna Entertainment Corp. _ have joined forces in an attempt to reach more fans.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - The Federal Reserve on Friday reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages.
BA is expected to launch services flying direct between the US to continental Europe.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange, the  largest U.S. options market, said on Tuesday that  second-quarter profit after taxes rose 31 percent on increased  option volume and expanded product offerings.
Elephants emerged safer and tigers won a vote of support, but sharks and corals failed to win protection at a two-week wildlife trade conference that ended Friday.
Norwegian police said Friday they were  closing in on gunmen who stole Edvard Munch's masterpiece \
AFRICA/CENTRAFRICA - \u00c2\u0093Una passione missionaria iniziata in tenera et\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094: il ricordo di Suor Ilaria Meoli, morta in un incidentale stradale nella Repubblica Centrafricana Bangui (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Una passione missionaria iniziata in tenera et\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094: cosi Sr. Marisa Bordiga, Segretaria Generale delle Suore Carmelitane di S. Teresa di Torino ricorda Suor Ilaria Meoli morta in un incidente stradale nella Repubblica Centrafri...
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in California and Missouri one day before crucial \
Manchester United fans have been urged to snap up shares in the club to scupper a projected takeover bid by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer.
ST. LOUIS _ The problem for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was not its offense Monday night. It was the defense, specifically the pass defense.
Reggae stars Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel lose their Music of Black Origin award nominations.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Ticker) -- Ohio State proved it knows how to win in the face of adversity. Playing without starting quarterback Troy Smith, 22nd-ranked Ohio State dominated Oklahoma State, 33-7, in the Alamo Bowl.
Ci sarebbe una relazione tra Giorgio Gori e Simona Ventura all&#39;origine della rottura del matrimonio della regina dell&#39;Isola dei famosi con il marito Stefano Bettarini. L&#39;insinuazione bomba \u00c3\u00a8 stata lanciata
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 -- U.N. weapons inspectors stumbled upon evidence of Saddam Hussein's elusive weapons of mass destruction: a vial of potentially lethal chemical gas that was stored in a U.N. shipping crate in Midtown Manhattan more than 10 years ago and forgotten, U.N. officials announced...
The football team trudges on, one cleat in front of another, one opponent after the next. Yesterday is of no consequence, and tomorrow is irrelevant. It is today, here and now, that matters. So goes the mantra of the New England Patriots.
Developing countries chastized the IMF and the World Bank for what they said had been a failure to give them greater decision-making power in the two institutions and urged that the next World Bank president be chosen regardless of nationality.
Cio' non significa necessariamente che Pd entrera' nel Pse
By PETER PRENGAMAN LOS ANGELES - A frantic pregnant woman told a 911 operator she had been hit and was in pain shortly before actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested for alleged assault and firing a weapon in an altercation with his son.
Kostas Kenteris testifies in Athens in connection with the doping affair that led to his departure from the Olympics.
If you're not ready to feverishly debate Iraq or the deficit in this bitterly divisive election year, you can always surf the Web, where politics is frequently nothing but a big joke.
A Jordanian doctor charged with participating in foiled car bomb plots in London and Glasgow made a brief court appearance Friday.
Small fire at Harper:  About 200 people were evacuated Monday from Harper College in Palatine after a small fire started in one of the school's buildings, according to the Palatine Fire Department.
AT&T and the government tell an appeals court that the case against the telecom for allegedly helping the government spy on Americans is too secret for any court, despite the Administration's admission it did spy on Americans without warrants.
British Pianist Jools Holland, once of  pop-rock act Squeeze and long known for his versatility as both  a musician and broadcast personality, has released a country  music album.
An Israeli drone aircraft fired a missile into a car carrying two Hamas militants in Gaza on Tuesday but both escaped without serious injury, witnesses said.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte:  Phila...
Boeing&#39;s happy confirmation of a $4 billion order from Singapore Airlines for 18 777s yesterday was tempered by the disappointing news that the prestigious carrier will not be among the first customers for the all-new 7E7.
DOUAR ESCUELA, Morocco  - Neighbors of a Moroccan suspected suicide bomber portray him as a religious man who tried in vain to lift his family out of poverty after his release from a prison term for membership of a militant group.
The loan exhibition at this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s San Francisco Fall Antiques Show includes Frances Elkins chairs, a lacquered vase by Jean Dunand, a Fritz Henningsen armchair and contemporary seating by Frank Gehry.
IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is looking to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion, The New York Times reported
Toyota's reports a strong rise in quarterly profits despite sales being stagnant in its home market.
Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to  protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense  Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on Friday.
A man dies six days after contracting MRSA during a visit to Wrexham Maelor Hospital for injections.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel tops Forbes magazine's list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the second year in a row, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice slipped to fourth from second last year.
Chien-Ming Wang won his fifth straight decision and Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer, leading the New York Yankees to an 8-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Ethiopia and Eritrea used a U.N.   General Assembly debate this week to accuse each other of using   illegal tactics to block the stalemated peace process launched   in 2000 to end their two-year border war.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - BP unit BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc has agreed to pay $379 million to settle a dispute over outstanding corporate income taxes charged between the years 2000 and 2002, Gov. Sarah Palin said on Monday.
The conclusive discovery by a pair of wheeled robots that Mars once had vast pools of water and possibly could have harbored life was chosen by the editors of the journal Science as the most important scientific achievement of 2004.
A string of gloomy data has clouded some of the optimism surrounding the South African economy, raising fears of another interest rate hike and casting doubt on government growth forecasts.
Microsoft will give free access to some of its development, design and gaming software to students worldwide to help spark their creativity and prepare for high-tech careers -- and, perhaps, to improve the company's reputation with young people.
Now that an Ontario couple has been given Canada&#39;s first same-sex divorce, experts are divided over just how easy it will be for gays and lesbians in other provinces to end their marriages.
STAFF WRITERS. REDWOOD CITY - Some yelled &quot;Justice is Served!&quot; Others shook their heads in dismay, while some stood silently as the they learned
Hopes of finding 15 Polish coal miners alive appeared to fade, a day after they were trapped deep underground by one of Europe's deadliest mining accidents for years.
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Wall Street futures crept higher on Wednesday, as investors looked to build on the previous session\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fresh highs and attention turned to the $35bn merger between telecommunications
Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, arrived in Iraq on Monday for a fact-finding visit as he weighs Britain's future involvement in a four-year-old war that has angered voters and led to calls for a speedy pullout.
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Onions may do a number on your breath, but new research finds they also help fight cancer. The study found onions slowed the growth of colon cancer cells in test tubes.
Australia will be looking to prey on the anxieties of Pakistan&#39;s batsmen when the second Test gets begins in Melbourne on Boxing Day.
STUTTGART, Germany  - Lewis Hamilton expects McLaren to be a far more harmonious team now that Heikki Kovalainen has replaced Fernando Alonso.
In its third presidential election, the Internet has finally reached political adolescence. Candidates use it to raise millions and rally their followers.
A deputy chairman of Russia's central bank was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in the Russian capital on Wednesday, officials said.
When Hisashi Negishi retired, he paid off  his mortgage and bought himself a $6,000 flat panel TV and a  new car to last the rest of his life. That was two years ago.  Since then, he hasn&#39;t bought much of anything.
There's more to No. 16 Rutgers than Ray Rice running. There's also Tiquan Underwood catching and Mike Teel throwing.
By LAWRENCE SUSSMAN  Town of Grafton  Ken and Marjorie Helms have lived on a farm along I-43 here for most of their 60 years of marriage.  But the days of Ken, 86, and Marjorie, 84, handling the rigors of farm life passed long ago.
A number of polls have suggested that the Democratic caucus could end up more or less a tie.
U.S. architect Michael Adlerstein, who has helped renovate buildings ranging from the Statue of Liberty to the Taj Mahal, will take over the lagging project to restore U.N. headquarters, the United Nations said on Monday.
Flaw-proof election machines. Easy-to-read ballots. Registration systems that catch double-voters or dead voters still on the rolls.
A former network engineer and technical services manager at a San Diego nonprofit was convicted of hacking into his former employer's computer system and sabotaging patient data.
There is a new man in Jennifer Aniston's life - British model Paul Sculfor who has bowled her over with his chivalry.
La tragedia potrebbe esssere stata causata da fitta nebbia
Nortel Networks, one of the world&#39;s biggest telecommunications gear makers, has again delayed filing its restated financial results mainly because of revenue reporting issues, the company said Thursday.
Mike Huckabee said Monday he wouldn't run a TV ad he'd prepared blistering Republican rival Mitt Romney as dishonest. Then he showed it to a room packed with reporters and cameramen.
A US Army soldier watches from atop his armoured vehicle as smoke rises in background after his unit destroyed a seized Katyusha rocket in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday Oct. 17, 2004.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Voters began casting ballots Monday in the state synonymous with the election fiasco of 2000, but only a few glitches were reported on a day that marked the start of early voting in several states...
The court-martial of an Army officer who refused to deploy to Iraq ends in a surprising legal stalemate
BAGHDAD, June 2 -- Insurgents blasted a gaping hole in a major bridge on the main highway from Baghdad to northern Iraq on Saturday, part of a growing effort to target Iraq's infrastructure and immobilize its people.
A US court  will rule on whether to block the forced auction of Yukos assets on Thursday,  the company says.
A military jury on Wednesday convicted a Marine of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi man in a bungled attempt to abduct and kill a suspected insurgent in Hamdania.
Kuwait's parliament rejects a bill that would have seen the government write off its citizens' private debts.
Gordon Brown launched his maiden visit to China as prime minister Friday, hailing Chinese investment and outlining an ambitious target to boost bilateral trade by 50 percent by 2010.
Ukraine's supreme court ruled that contested presidential elections were tainted by fraud and must be repeated, handing a historic victory to pro-Western opposition forces challenging a ruling establishment beholden to Moscow since Soviet times.
Mark Thatcher, who denies funding a  foiled coup in Africa, has agreed a plea bargain with a South  African court in return for a lighter sentence, a family source  said on Wednesday.
Britons, slaves to some of the longest working hours in the European Union, are suffering growing levels of stress, back strain and other work-related injuries, the country's trade unions said on Friday.
The United Auto Workers union set a Monday morning deadline for reaching a contract deal with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.
Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif will return home on 10 September to challenge President Pervez Musharraf.
Former world number one Tiger Woods has  married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at the luxury Sandy Lane  resort in Barbados, the Barbados Daily Nation newspaper  reported Wednesday.
But they don&#39;t expect competition to cause violence as it did on Sunday in Wisconsin. Tensions are growing among Iowa hunters, who say they are having more trouble finding places to hunt because more land is being set aside for private use.
Kona, Hawaii may never again conjure   up visions of a vacation spot for former Hewlett-Packard Co.   Chairman Patricia Dunn.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. expect their merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.
About 80,000 to 90,000 low-income students will not be qualified to receive Pell Grant scholarships under new calculation formula.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday again denied the agency had any early indications that there were serious problems at a British vaccine company that was supposed to supply half of the US flu vaccine.
I risultati dell&#39;indagine 2004 condotta dal &quot;Sole 24 ore&quot;. Comanda Bologna, mentre la Capitale perde due posizioni ed esce dai primi dieci. Nel capoluogo emiliano le &quot;voci&quot; ok sono tempo libero, affari e lavoro.
The US economy will grow solidly in 2005 despite high oil prices, no matter whether President George W. Bush or John Kerry is in the White House, top business economists said.
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We both left the Catholic Church when we were teenagers, conscious that the Vatican&#39;s faith-based bigotry was a toxin in our young gay lives.
Most parts of the country managed to enjoy moderate economic growth in the late fall despite troubles in the housing market and the automotive industry.
French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France agree to merge, creating a global energy firm.
WASHINGTON It&#39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year.
Vandals painted swastikas on more than 100 Jewish and Tatar gravestones in a central Russian city and overturned many others &#151; the latest in a string of anti-Semitic, racist and hate crime vandalism across the nation, police officials said Wednesday.
Some fear that doctors will steer patients to I.M.R.T. radiation therapy because it has higher profit potential.
Chief Executive William Weldon&#39;s Johnson &amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) on Friday said it&#39;s warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of the blood cancer lymphoma.
MOJAVE, Calif. -- Burt and the billionaire kept their eye on the prize yesterday, collecting $10 million and symbolically launching a new era in private space exploration.
Jakarta (VNA) - The 36th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting closed in Jakarta on Sunday after three days, approving a draft framework agreement on strengthening the economic cooperation among ASEAN member countries.
How&#39;s this for creative thinking? A cafe has opened with pyjama-clad servers pouring cereal day and night, topping it off with everything from fruit to malted milk balls, and
US lawyers refile a lawsuit against the deputy ruler of Dubai for allegedly enslaving boys for camel racing.
President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he would hold Iran responsible if it hit American ships and warned the Islamic Republic not to behave provocatively in Gulf waters.
A drug rehabilitation center has sued Courtney Love, claiming the singer has repeatedly refused to pay her $181,000 bill for her stay there 1 1/2 years ago. The lawsuit, filed March 1 in Orange County Superior Court, said Love paid $10,000 when she entered Beau Monde, an oceanfront retreat in Newport Beach, in August 2005, but she still owes $181,286.
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WASHINGTON -- About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled after three children became entrapped in their cribs and died of suffocation, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.
Racing fans will have many questions  when the NASCAR season kicks off Sunday with the Daytona 500  race, but automakers only wonder whether the sport will retain  its popularity and keep driving vehicle sales.
Rispettivamente +66,9% a 62 mln e +18,6% a 2,02 mld
Rifinanziamenti -27,3%, effetto rialzo tassi di mercato
AP sports writers at the U.S. Open will be filing periodic dispatches from one tennis' greatest spectacles:
The FDA thinks those &quot;wild thing&quot; ads for Viagra need to be domesticated. The ads feature a balding middle-age man with a beautiful blond woman and a voice-over asking, &quot;Remember that guy who used to be called &#39;Wild Thing&#39;?
Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh received death threats after a recent movie criticized the way women are treated under Islam. Yesterday, the threats became reality.
Must be kept as secret as Oscars clips As YouTube cleanses itself of unofficial Oscars footage, tennis fans report that home edited videos of match highlights are also being removed from the site. These homemade highlights, often the only way fans can see video from distant, smaller tournaments, are being taken down at the request of organisations such as Tennis Australia and the United States Tennis Association, which run two of the sport's four biggest annual events.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
China's Liang Wen-Chong held his nerve in a sudden-death playoff to edge out Malaysia's Iain Steel for the biggest victory of his career at the joint-sanctioned Singapore Masters on Sunday.
In the second half of the 90s the idea developed of establishing a special website devoted to the Roma minority in the Czech Republic.
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been handed a record fine of six weeks' wages after the English Premiership side found him guilty of gross misconduct at their annual Christmas party.
For the buoyant would-be owner of Dow Jones, the game's afoot.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday  as investors hoping for a year-end rally bought shares.
The European Union has agreed to lift its long standing sanctions against trade with Libya. The move was taken today by foreign ministers of the 25 member union.
The powerlessness of Beijing's estimated 65,000 taxi drivers goes to the heart of a complaint that has arisen repeatedly as China's economy moves toward free-market liberalism while its one-party government retains a monopoly on power.
Navy hopes it can keep a disciplined Utah defense off balance Thursday night when the two face off in the season's first bowl game, the Poinsettia Bowl.
A show of stitched work at the Museum of Arts and Design moves beyond pure politics.
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Growing market share in a growing market and shareholder-friendly use of money makes this company a great investment.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for foreign terrorism suspects should be immediately closed and its inmates moved to the United States.
A Directors' Guild agreement and the approaching Oscars seem to have broken the logjam on Hollywood's labor impasse
John McCain called Mitt Romney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attempt to brand him as a liberal, \u00e2\u0080\u009cparticularly entertaining.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
(InfoWorld) - The head of the cellular industry association sent a letter to President Bush, asking him to strike the U.S. International Trade Commission's recent\u00c2\u00a0ban on the import of Qualcomm phones in the U.S. The ban, issued by the commission on June 7, can be vetoed by the president within 60 days of the ruling. Historically, presidents have rarely overturned such a decision from the ITC. The ban will \
Consumers paid sharply more for fruits, vegetables and gasoline last month, the government reported yesterday, suggesting that inflation may be stirring again after being dormant for several months.
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Former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble said there should be no return to local self-rule until the Irish Republican Army ( news - web sites ) (IRA) had completely disarmed and halted all ...
Manchester United defeated archrival Arsenal 1-0 to advance to a semifinal with Chelsea in English soccer&#39;s League Cup. Liverpool beat Tottenham in a shootout and will play Watford for a final berth.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani forces arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists plotting to launch suicide attacks on government leaders and the US Embassy, the government said today.
A new robotic device is designed to help stroke patients regain motion in their arms
In his concerts with the Met Chamber Ensemble, James Levine takes musicians from the Met Orchestra about as far as you can get from the opera repertory that occupies them night after night.
The final curtain yesterday came down on the Greek tragedy which has overshadowed the first week of the Athens Olympics when the sprinters Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou withdrew from the games.
The leaders of Britain and Pakistan say the world cannot defeat terrorism by force alone and that it must move quickly to remove its &quot;root causes&quot; such as poverty and political grievances.
All US airlines will soon be ordered to turn over a months&#39; worth of passenger itineraries to the government for testing of the newest version of a passenger prescreening system, Homeland Security officials announced Tuesday.
By quickly administering a steroid to a young child suffering from the seal-like barking cough of croup, doctors can shorten the illness and cut down on return visits to the doctor&#39;s office, a new study shows.
By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 10--COLUMBIA -- Negotiations restored most of the money for Horry and Georgetown county projects in the $7.4 billion state budget except $5 million for Interstate 73/74 and a cut of $1 million in funds for beach drainpipe removal.
A Chilean court rejected an appeal by former dictator Augusto Pinochet seeking a dismissal of charges for crimes allegedly committed during his 17-year regime, a court spokesman said.
PGA Tour veteran JL Lewis reeled off seven birdies and an eagle to race into a one-shot lead after the second round of the $4 million Las Vegas Invitational on Friday.
General Motors and DaimlerChrysler announced plans yesterday to collaborate on fuel-saving hybrid gasoline-electric propulsion systems, which analysts said could reduce the costs of their
Operazione da 285 mln sterline, cresce nel settore calcio
AMERICA/ECUADOR - In cammino verso il Terzo Congresso Missionario Americano (CAM 3): celebrato a Quito il Primo Simposio di Missionologia sulla missione nel mondo contemporaneo Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In preparazione al Terzo Congresso Americano (CAM 3) la cui celebrazione \u00c3\u00a8 prevista nell\u00c2\u0092agosto 2008, si \u00c3\u00a8 svolto a Quito (Ecuador) il Primo Simposio Internazionale di Missionologia cui hanno partecipato 90 delegati di 14 nazi...
A group of 29 people suspected of being North Korean defectors forced their way into a Japanese school in Beijing on Wednesday, Japanese news reports said.
Shepherds of the Transylvanian peaks face EU rules that may rob them of their traditional work.
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MAMARONECK, NY - NCAA champion Ryan Moore was among 32 golfers who advanced with match-play victories Wednesday at the US Amateur.
German retail sales post a surprisingly strong rise in December, driven by a jump in household goods sales.
50 Cent captained an all-star team during his pre-game Super Bowl concert.
&#39;What a waste of money...&#39; That was the tongue in cheek chant at Old Trafford on Wednesday night as \u00c2\u00a327million striker Wayne Rooney marked his long-awaited debut with a hat-trick in the 6-2 Champions League victory over Fenerbahce.
The Bhopal disaster in India in 1984 was the world&#39;s worst chemical disaster. Toxic gas leaked from the poorly maintained and understaffed plant owned by Union Carbide, killing up to 20,000 people and leaving 120,000 chronically ill.
November 19, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - Some disturbing revelations that Iran is trying to adapt its advanced ballistic missiles to carry nuclear warheads could mean that the fanatical Islamic nation is far closer to becoming a nuclear power than had been
Even if the U.N.-imposed cease-fire holds beyond its implementation Monday, the road to truly ending the Hezbollah-Israel conflict is fraught with difficulties. A dizzying set of conflicting interests could quickly fracture the truce.
Funk rock veteran Prince will perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February.
Clinton Portis will miss the rest of the preseason and perhaps more. Junior Seau is done altogether. Portis, who set a Redskins record with 1,516 yards rushing last season, partially dislocated his left shoulder making a tackle in an exhibition game Sunday. Coach Joe Gibbs said Portis' shoulder was sore and he would begin rehabilitation once the soreness abates.
Sarebbe salito a 50 il numero delle vittime nel Peloponneso
Young actor Daniel Radcliffe won wide praise from critics Wednesday for shedding not only his alter ego Harry Potter but his clothes as he took the lead role in the play &quot;Equus&quot;.
Eighth-seeded Vince Spadea advance to the second round of the SAP Open with 6-3, 6-4 victory over Danai Udomchoke of Thailand on Tuesday.
The decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs is likely to further reduce sales of Avandia, which have fallen steeply since a medical journal questioned the drug\u00e2\u0080\u0099s safety.
Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain rallied past ninth-seeded Jelena Kostanic of Croatia 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Monday at the Gaz de France Stars, where Kim Clijsters will make her comeback this week from a five-month injury layoff.
Five boys are found guilty of killing a father who was pelted with stones on an outdoor sports pitch in London.
That the Lakers are now bumping up against the N.B.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top tier \u00e2\u0080\u0094 with Kobe Bryant firmly at the controls \u00e2\u0080\u0094 is a surprise to everyone except perhaps Bryant.
A man who told authorities two decades ago that he killed 13 women but was never charged with murder stands trial Monday for the stabbing death of a 14th woman, whose body was found in an alley in 1979.
Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
Pilots at ATA Airlines are expected to begin voting today on short-term concessions that could cut pay for some of them by up to 15 percent.
BOMBAY, India  - Unidentified men threw crude  bombs at two mosques as worshippers ended Friday prayers in the  western Indian state of Maharashtra, wounding at least six  people, police said.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as  Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a  ceremony attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense  Minister Donald Rumsfeld.
The recent news that a substance in red wine might help protect mice against obesity -- and help extend their lives -- has a lot of corks popping. But before you start imbibing more, you may want to take a closer look at the facts.
Bestselling books don't always make great blockbuster films, agents and producers warned authors selling rights at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week.
In the middle of the first act of a packed English National Opera performance of Donizetti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cLucia di Lammermoor\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Saturday, a chest infection claimed the voice of the bass Clive Bayley, who was singing the leading role of Raimondo, Lucia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tutor. Could the show be saved? Yes indeed, Reuters reported. Out from the audience came Paul Whelan, 38, who just happened to have been studying the role and was scheduled to take over from Mr. Bayley in a few weeks, through he had had no chance to rehearse. As the performance continued, Mr. Whelan sang from the wings and Mr. Bayley mimed the action. At the conclusion Mr. Whelan, wearing suit and tie, joined the cast for a bow onstage, above. The performers received a standing ovation. \u00e2\u0080\u009cI\u00e2\u0080\u0099m just so glad I was wearing my Armani tie,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he said.
TORONTO - Ontario will get an additional $7 billion for health care under the agreement reached, early Thursday morning, between the prime minister and the premiers and territorial leaders.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday rejected a move by Ralph Nader to get on the Ohio ballot, further reducing the chance that his third-party presidential candidacy will be a factor in the battleground state.
Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer several hundred million dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency government, a measure designed to undercut Hamas Islamists controlling Gaza.
Thomas Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive convicted of stealing from the company, may have to go to prison after an appeals court said his house-arrest sentence was too lenient.
'I never intended those postings to be identified with me. Gosh, I'm cute' Court documents reveal that organic grocer Whole Foods CEO John Mackey was an internet forum troll intent on undermining his main competitor through chatter.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prince let his music do the talking on Thursday when he faced the media at a news conference covering Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show.
ARBIL, Iraq  - Thousands of Kurds, many of them students, marched on the U.N. offices in the Kurdish capital Arbil on Thursday to protest the Turkish parliament's authorization of military incursions into northern Iraq.
A truck driver was charged Thursday following a collision with a train that killed 11 passengers at a southern Australian rail crossing, police said.
Hurricane Ivan killed at least two  people on Wednesday as it began battering U.S. shores with  tornadoes, heavy winds and ferocious surf as officials worried  about greater loss of life from the monstrous storm.
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Arsenal Football Club forward Thierry Henry is one of three players nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. The Frenchman enjoyed another successful year with the Highbury club, his goals leading them to the Premiership title last season.
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Amr al-Far, the suicide bomber of the attack in Tel Aviv was identified as an 18-year old young man from Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus.
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India resumed their crisis-hit cricket tour Wednesday as Australian officials brushed aside criticism of the national team, saying the world's top side plays tough Test cricket -- \
Fired up after his convention, President Bush raced through three states he lost in 2000, on a drive Friday to spur his backers to the polls in November. \
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A US military judge sentenced Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick to eight years in prison on Thursday for sexually and physically abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad.
Point guard Daniel Horton was suspended from Michigan's basketball team Tuesday, a day after being charged with domestic violence for allegedly choking his girlfriend.
The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.
Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska beats second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Australian Open.
The chief executive of business software services company Smart Online , his brother and four brokers were arrested on Tuesday and charged with participating in scheme to pump up the company's stock, prosecutors said.
NAIROBI, Kenya Kofi Annan (AN&#39;-nan) has called on the UN Security Council to give &quot;the strongest warning&quot; to forces fighting in Sudan to end its civil wars.
Kuwaiti FM says his country is producing oil at maximum capacity to try to stabilise oil prices. NEW DELHI - Kuwait&#39;s foreign minister said Wednesday his government was pumping crude to maximum capacity to
80 mln in piu', si cercano risorse per autoferrotranvieri
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
A lieutenant of Iraq's most feared terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was captured a few days ago in Mosul, and Iraqi troops searching suspected terrorist hideouts in Fallujah discovered a laboratory with manuals on manufacturing explosives and toxins &#151; including anthrax, Iraq's national security adviser said Thursday.
An Ontario judge ordered the removal of three Hollinger Inc directors on Thursday as part of an investigation into financial transactions at the holding company of fallen newspaper tycoon Conrad Black.
Former Beatle star Paul McCartney had a secret heart surgery last autumn, it has been revealed Wednesday.
METZ, France  - France's Richard Gasquet brushed  aside American Jeff Morrison 6-1, 6-4 in the Metz Open on  Saturday to reach his first final of an ATP Tour tournament --  an all-French affair against Jerome Haehnel.
Atlanta Hawks have been ordered to replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game against the Miami Heat after the league upheld an appeal from the Florida team.
BEIJING -- Scanning the headlines in the Chinese press, it's easy to conclude that the global brouhaha over product safety is not about China -- but about America.
Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce  said on Friday it had suspended work on the Trent 900 engine for the Airbus  A380 superjumbo for about 12 months.
Marc Jacobs' show on Monday night seemed to reflect a young person's curiosity about the designs of Rei Kawakubo and Romeo Gigli.
Schools are under orders to make sure no child is left behind, but that can be tough to do when so many children are moving. At least four in 10 students change schools one or more times by the time they are 17, on top of their normal progression from elementary and middle schools to high school.
Climbing the ranks in public health can be a frustrating business. Nobody knows your name when bird flu is under control, when pets are not poisoned, when bacteria-laden burgers aren't making kids sick. But a run of really bad crises can launch your career.
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Interim President Hamid Karzai appeared almost certain of becoming Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected leader yesterday after preliminary results showed he had won 55 percent of the vote.
Tens of thousands of people marched through the northeastern Italian city of Vicenza under heavy police guard on Saturday to protest a planned U.S. military base expansion.
Sete Gibernau si e&#39; aggiudicato la pole position nel Gran Premio della Repubblica Ceca nella classe MotoGP. In una sessione nuovamente condizionata dal maltempo, lo spagnolo della Honda ha girato in 2&#39;09&#39;&#39;782
Kevin Sheekey spent months preparing political power brokers to see Michael R. Bloomberg as a viable candidate.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the administration and federal regulators are closely monitoring financial markets in the wake of the biggest sell-off in stock prices in more than five years but so far the markets appear to be \
An attempt to intensify the campaign against Aids will be made by the special envoy to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Tiger Woods married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at an exclusive resort in Barbados during a sunset ceremony that reportedly cost &#36;3 million, according to witnesses.
Chasing a huge target of 457 runs, India was struggling at 105 for six against Australia at the end of the fourth day of the first Test at Bangalore.
At a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, China National Space Administration chief Sun Laiyan urged peaceful use of outer space and closer international space co-operation.
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Rwandan Foreign Minister Charles Muligande said here on Monday that the government is likely to endwar threat to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) if the international
England will meet Australia in next week&#39;s Champions Trophy semi-finals after heavy rain in Southampton gave them a 49-run win over Sri Lanka under the Duckworth/Lewis system in their Group D decider on Saturday.
Sun has agreed to purchase Ashburn, Va., IT services company SevenSpace, the companies announced Monday. With the purchase, Sun takes a further step away from its traditional focus on supporting only its Solaris
A Greek aircraft diverted to England after bomb threats were received in Athens was cleared Monday to resume its flight to the United States.
WASHINGTON -- The economy grew at a 2.9 percent annual rate in the spring _ better than first estimated but nowhere near the brisk pace logged in the winter, another sign of slowing business growth. Inflation marched higher.
President Bush says Iraqis can expect more violence ahead of next month&#39;s planned election, but he says the US military will help ensure that vote takes place as scheduled.
The United States has agreed to cut its maximum agricultural subsidies in a \
Best Buy Co Inc  cut its fiscal 2008 profit outlook on Friday and said it expects its 2007 fourth-quarter sales to miss its own target on lower-than-expected January sales growth, sending its shares down 4.5 percent.
[Business India]: Mumbai, Dec 27 : Anil Ambani, the Vice Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), on Monday virtually created a divide between himself and his elder brother Mukesh, the chairman of the group, by saying that the group&#39;s announcement
Never before had this feat occurred in the Breeders&#39; Cup Classic: a father and son won the race in a span of six years, both with the same owner, who also owned the track.
Israeli ministers have approved a compensation package to entice Jewish colonists who have illegally settled in Gaza to leave. Sharon&#39;s security cabinet, comprising his most senior ministers, voted nine to
Iran yesterday stepped up its confrontation with European countries as its Supreme Leader threatened to break off negotiations over its suspect nuclear weapons programme.
Stock prices are gaining some ground in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 23 points in today&#39;s early going.
L'allenatore del Siena, Mario Beretta, l'amministratore delegato del club, Giovanni Lombardi Stronat...
Irish inventor Michael Killian's bizarre bicycle uses a complex chain transmission and innovative steering to let riders face perpendicular to their direction of motion.
Computer company IBM releases market-beating sales and profits figures, boosted by foreign demand.
They're no longer the dinky little siblings of hard drive MP3 players. These tiny machines hold up to 8 gigs.
Investors are now searching for a holy grail that symbolizes wealth in both profits and what\u00e2\u0080\u0099s good for the environment.
Charles G. Taylor, once one of West Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most feared men, dismissed his defense lawyer today and refused to appear at the opening of his long-awaited war crimes trial.
British police said on Thursday hundreds of extra officers had been drafted in from round the country in a manhunt for a serial killer they suspect murdered five prostitutes in an English town in two weeks.
British, French and German foreign ministry officials resumed talks with their Iranian counterparts in Paris today in a bid to ensure Iran&#39;s nuclear program is limited to peaceful uses, the French Foreign Ministry said.
Roma, 24 ago. (Adnkronos) - Ancora una giornata all&#39;insegna dei Giochi di Atene, con Raidue che vince sette fasce su otto: nel prime time con il 25.47% di share, in seconda serata con il 30.73% e nell&#39;intera giornata con il 29.53%.
Charles Clarke is set to start work as Home Secretary after David Blunkett's shock resignation in a visa row.
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Chelsea&#39;s Eidur Gudjohnsen celebrates after scoring during the Premiership game between Arsenal and Chelsea FC, London, Sunday Dec. 12, 2004.
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Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from a controversy over race Monday night, agreeing that a prolonged clash over civil rights could harm their party's overall drive to win the White House.
Two minutes before his introduction on stage yesterday, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt walked across the ballroom of the Willard Intercontinental Hotel unnoticed by most of the pinstriped crowd dining on crab cakes and tenderloin.
A new doll hitting retail shelves is familiar in many ways, but this Barbie is a roundabout way of charging for online content.
The presence or absence of a protein in   lung cancer cells can help doctors predict whether chemotherapy   will help patients live longer after surgery, European   researchers reported on Wednesday.
Mortar bombs killed 15 people in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad on Sunday in fresh violence after a truck bomb killed 135 people in a Shi'ite area in the worst single bombing since the U.S.-led 2003 invasion.
LONDON : British Prime Minister Tony Blair was admitted to hospital for minor surgery to treat an irregular heartbeat, London police said.
There's the poor, 32-year-old mother of seven who says it would cost her at least $50 to vote in person. There's also the 92-year-old woman who's voted for decades in the same polling place, but now can't vote there because she let her driver's license expire when her eyesight began to fail.
A national referendum to scrap Portugal's strict abortion law appeared headed to defeat Sunday because of low turnout, even though a majority of voters approved it.
Hilly Kristal, the founder of New York punk rock club CBGB, which helped make the Ramones, Blondie and Talking Heads stars, has died at age 75, his daughter said on Wednesday.
An international team of scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new human genetic map, or \
The leader of the Canadian Auto Workers warned against private-equity control of Chrysler, calling it the \
Plans to restore the ancient tradition of living and working in woodland areas are being submitted in the Highlands.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
How many times have children heard, &quot;Look how tall you&#39;ve grown over the summer!&quot; While such comments may be annoying, it turns out rapid growth might also be a health hazard.
The Lebanese people have made remarkable progress rebuilding their small, war-shattered country over the past decade. The economy has grown past the $40 billion mark and Beirut, once known as the Paris of
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The auto parts retailer remains strong despite slower than expected growth.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday defended London's support for Kosovo's independence, saying it was less dangerous than stifling secessionist feeling in the breakaway Serbian province.
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New York will be forced to abandon its bid to host the 2012 Olympics if a deal is not reached soon on a $1.4 billion stadium for the New York Jets, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday.
A new study presents stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles...
Finishing what Antonio Tarver started last November, Glen Johnson may have ended the career of one of the most accomplished boxers of the last 25 years by knocking Roy Jones Jr.
Scotland earn three vital Euro 2008 qualifying points with victory in the Svangaskard Stadium, Toftir.
Muslim countries Monday denounced the kidnapping of French journalists in Iraq, saying there is no link to a veil ban in France. A group calling itself the &quot;Islamic Army
Stung by a crackdown on unproven claims about the safety and effectiveness of medications made by pharmacies to treat menopause, supporters of the drugs have launched a lobbying campaign aimed at the Food and Drug Administration.
Richard Branson says he remains confident that a deal to rescue Northern Rock can be done.
WEIRTON, WV -- The news came down early Monday morning: ISPAT International Group and LNM Holdings merged into a giant steel company called Mittal Steel Company.
The United States plans to be &quot;very responsive&quot; to Asian countries lashed on Sunday by a powerful earthquake and the giant waves it generated, the Bush administration said.
Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man to win an ATP title in 16 years by upsetting top-seeded James Blake, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, on Sunday in the International Tennis Championships final.
Dopo il successo sul Messina Gigi Cagni &egrave; felice ma frena: ''Siamo quasi salvi ora, lo ammett...
TAMPA -- Winky Wright can't predict his future. He just hopes it includes a fight against Oscar De La Hoya.
At least two people are injured as the roof of an airport building on the Spanish island of Menorca collapses.
Formalizzata ieri dopo ricusazione da difesa Berlusconi
NEW YORK -- The stretch of 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues is jammed shoulder to shoulder these days with office workers and tourists. Families catch a production of \
In April 1976, Ted Landsmark stumbled into a crowd of whites demonstrating against the city's desegregation school busing and was speared with the pointed staff of an American flag. A photo of the attack won a Pulitzer Prize and branded Boston as racially intolerant.
Problemi di infermeria per Livorno impegnata domenica a Teramo. Mentre Jason Rowe ha ricominciato a ...
Greek sprinters Katerina Thanou and Costas Kenteris and their former coach Christos Tzekos had no links with the BALCO laboratory at the centre of U.S. sport's biggest doping scandal, their lawyers said on Tuesday.
Volkswagen resumed crucial wage talks with its workers Tuesday, with the two sides haggling over the automaker's push for a two-year wage freeze in return for a no-layoff pledge.
Alan Smith repaid the seven million pounds he cost Manchester United with generous interest as Alex Ferguson's side marched into the money-spinning group phase of the Champions League.
The Federal Reserve Board&#39;s quarter-point increase Tuesday in its key short-term interest rate is welcome news to savers who have seen their returns shrivel in recent years.
A California appeals court on  Monday upheld the legality of a voter-approved program to sell  $3 billion in bonds to support stem cell research.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region dominated the African Union summit yesterday, undermining Sudan's bid to lead the bloc as the UN chief said scorched-earth military policies are \
Google Inc fired back on Sunday  at Microsoft Corp's $44.6 billion bid to acquire Yahoo Inc,  accusing Microsoft of seeking to extend its computer software  monopoly deeper into the Internet realm.
Scarlett O'Hara, the onetime Georgia peach who refused to be gone with the wind, played defense by declaring, &quot;Tomorrow is another day.&quot; But for the venerable Andre Agassi, gusted and busted by the winds of Flushing Meadow, there is no another day at the US Open.
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Ex-Nigerian military ruler Ibrahim Babangida will not be the ruling party's candidate in next year's polls.
DURHAM, N.C. -- DeMarcus Nelson matched a season high with 23 points and No. 9 Duke shook off a slow start to beat Cornell 81-67 on Sunday night. Kyle Singler added 14 points for the Blue Devils (11-1), who were coming off a 16-day layoff and eventually pulled away for their NCAA-best 58th straig...
Rescue workers pulled 24 survivors from the wreckage of a mountain village in Taiwan Thursday after a torrent of mud and rock triggered by a typhoon buried the area, leaving 15 people feared dead.
23 September 2004 - Heart diseases and strokes kill 17 million people every year - more than any other cause - and are increasingly likely to afflict people in poor countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today as it published
DWARKA, India  - A few weeks ago, the crew of an  Indian fishing boat in the Arabian Sea thought they had the  biggest catch of their lives. A 40-foot-long unsuspecting whale  shark had entered their nets on a still night.
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Piles of un-decomposed, waterlogged plant material known as peatlands cover about 3 percent of Earth's land and freshwater surface area. But scientists and conservationists are just beginning to fully understand the role of peatlands in the environment.
The chief negotiator for the city of Falluja said Monday that he had called off peace talks with the Iraqi government on the orders of guerrillas who control
First car bomb has detonated at the entrance to the Green Zone, area of the US and British embassies and Iraqi government building.
Sony, IBM and Toshiba on Monday disclosed some of the first details of their Cell chip, jointly developed by the three companies, that will form the basis of the next generation of PlayStation game consoles.
U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
By ANN S. KIM Staff Writer  When the two plastic crates at Tom Wiest's home fill up, it's time to head to the downtown recycling station. His desire to help the environment makes him a regular visitor.
Lawyers for Michigan and New York argued yesterday that the direct shipping bans are not discriminatory because the Constitution&#39;s 21st Amendment, which repealed Prohibition in 1933, also permits states to regulate the alcohol industry.
The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including with Iran and Syria, to prevent \
(InfoWorld) - A hacker claims to have discovered a cryptographic key that can be used to circumvent copy restrictions on HD DVD and Blu-ray movies. The key, which was published Sunday on the Doom9.org discussion forum, is a further step toward undermining the next-generation AACS (Advanced Access Content System) encryption system used to copy-protect high-definition media. The hacker, going by the name of Arnezami, said he discovered the key by examining what was happening in his computer's memory while it processed an HD DVD video. A spokeswoman for the group that sets the AACS specification, called the AACS Licensing Administrator, said Arnezami's claims were being investigated but declined to provide further comment. In late December, a different hacker, named Muslix64, posted a software program that could decrypt high-definition movies. Users needed to first enter another type of encryption key, called the \
HOUSTON Dec 7, 2004 - Houston was awarded the 2006 NBA All-Star game Tuesday, the second time the city will host the midseason event.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS (Michigan) - After humiliation, came the excuses. The Presidents&#39; Cup has suddenly become the US players&#39; punching bag after America&#39;s worst defeat in the Ryder Cup&#39;s 77-year history.
The funeral of West End musical star Pat Kirkwood, who died at the age of 83, will take place later.
Several Britons are among a group of tourists missing after kidnap reports in Ethiopia, the UK government says.
A car blew up in front of a bank in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah on Saturday on the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United States, the Al-Arabiya satellite news channel reported.
Serena Williams reached the 19th grand slam quarter-final of her career on Sunday with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 defeat of Russian Dinara Safina.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., June 1 -- In the week after Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, an angry group of townspeople went to the local military base alleging a \
The maker of corporate data storage equipment forecast better-than-expected 2008 revenue, but its shares fell after the VMware unit missed growth estimates.
Iraq's interim government vowed on  Wednesday to disarm insurgents bent on derailing January  elections and drive foreign militants from Falluja, where the  latest clashes with U.S. forces killed eight people.
Human rights organisation Amnesty calls for tougher action against countries who seek to repress online freedoms.
People wanting to settle in Britain must conform to its tolerant values or stay away, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday.
Nessun caos al Milan dopo il ko casalingo con l'Empoli. Lo garantisce Adriano Galliani, secondo cui ...
ROMA - Alto rischio per i carabinieri a Nassiriya. Quattro attacchi con razzi e kalashnikov in pochi giorni. Nell&#39;ultimo, luned\u00ec notte, tre militari italiani sono rimasti feriti: due, Bruno Azuni, 40 anni e Luigi Massari, 28 anni, in modo lieve; il ...
The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers ended two days of peace talks Monday with promises of more negotiations on trust-building measures but no sign of progress toward resolving their pivotal dispute over Kashmir region.
Iran would not object to Washington joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has admitted that he had a disagreement with teammate Lauren after the Champions League tie against Rosenberg on Wednesday.
President Vladimir Putin was thoroughly justified in his outrage at the Beslan atrocities, but there was an ominous tone to his suggestion that part of the problem was that Western powers were mucking around in the Caucasus, or that Russia was vulnerable
China's largest manufacturer of personal computers Lenovo Group said it is in negotiations with a major information technology company, believed to be US-based IBM.
Just as the Patriots paved the way for the Tom Brady era by trading quarterback Drew Bledsoe to the Bills after the 2001 season, Buffalo is prepared to pave the way for the J.P. Losman era -- and again Bledsoe is the odd man out.
It&#39;s the scam of the 2004 presidential campaign. The emergence of new political groups this election cycle -- such as the Republican-funded Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the Democratic-bankrolled America
A friend and colleague reflects on the deceased CNET editor's bravery, confidence and compassion. By Eliot Van Buskirk.
roundup Plus: Friendster hires ex-AOL ad exec...HP inks deal with energy firm...Holiday Inn welcomes Priceline.
Nintendo's head of game development serves up juicy details about the future of the little console that could.
I recently took part in a conference in Belgrade entitled \
Nedo Sonetti ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara contro il Catania in programma domani.
More than 50 pubs and clubs in Swansea work with police to exclude troublemakers in a crackdown on yob behaviour.
SpaceShipOne is one flight away from clinching the Ansari X Prize, a &#36;10 million award for the first privately developed manned rocket to reach space twice within 14 days.
Lawmakers who watched as a near-total ban on abortions failed in South Dakota voting booths last year have revived the legislation with changes that may make the difference in public acceptance. But the bill's success is far from assured.
FARMINGTON, United States : Vijay Singh shot a three-under par 69 to win the 4.2 million dollar PGA event and capture his eighth title of 2004.
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President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top counterterrorism advisers acknowledged that the strategy for fighting Osama bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leadership of Al Qaeda in Pakistan had failed.
How Americans in different financial situations would fare under the rebate plan proposed by House leaders and the White House.
It's not easy playing a prank on Samuel L. Jackson, star of the box-office hit \
Disdaining environmentalism in the battle against global warming.
Investor's Business Daily - Asset managers appear poised for another year of strong earnings growth as equity markets encourage investment in mutual funds and managed accounts.
An experimental eye disease drug has been a boon to Eyetech Pharmaceuticals. But as the drug nears approval, many doctors are questioning its effectiveness.
A Pennsylvania man was killed following a crash on the New York State Thruway near Utica. The accident had closed the highway in both directions between exits 30 and 31, Herkimer and Utica.
Government is tightening control over sector once dominated by private enterprise
U.S. and Iraqi troops raided a suspected al Qaeda prison camp north of Baghdad and freed 41 men, some of whom said they had been held for four months, the U.S. military said on Monday.
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There are worrying contrasts between the high standards of private mental hospital wards and the Victorian realities of the public sector, a report found today.
A TV review of Thursday's presidential debate could have mostly been written before airtime. And it was, by many critics.
NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops unleashed a  fierce barrage of shelling Monday on Iraq's rebel-held town of  Falluja, where U.S. troops are poised for a major offensive, a  Reuters witness said.
China's largest fixed-line company,  China Telecom Corp., and Shanghai Media Group launched a joint  internet TV service on Friday, as companies in China's maturing  telecoms market forage into Web-based areas.
Executives at Microsoft didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t receive the Christmas present they were hoping for this year. The European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Court of First Instance upheld an earlier record fine and sanctions imposed by the EU against Microsoft.
Ricardo Oliveira sogna di imitare al Milan quanto fatto da Kak&agrave;: ''Magari riuscissi a fare co...
Reading keeper Adam Federici forced Manchester United into an unwanted FA Cup fifth round replay with a stunning late save to deny Henrik Larsson as the two sides fought out a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Biological and genetic weapons should take cue from online viruses and worms, British doctors say.
President Bush is giving Congress a fresh assessment of the troubled economy as he prepares to sign a $168 billion stimulus package into law.
Analysis: To promote the popularity of its Solaris operating system, Sun must entice developers and mend rifts.
President Bush and John Kerry continue to skip through battleground states today, as each candidate uses increasingly strident language to attack the other with the presidential election slightly more than a week away.
People want their leaders to move boldly to help the environment but give them dismal grades for their actions so far, according to a poll released Wednesday that highlighted rampant pessimism on the issue.
The diabetes drug Actos cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, but raises the risk of heart failure, according to one study published on Tuesday, while a second confirmed disputed findings that rival Avandia raises heart risks.
U.S. market regulators charged Walt Disney Co.  on Monday with failing to disclose a web of relationships between the entertainment giant and some of its directors and their family members.
PAGE 3 is complete and Madhur Bhandarkar is already thinking of his next move.
A leading Chinese economist, Justin Yifu Lin, is a front runner for the World Bank's top economist job, Bank sources said on Thursday.
Physicists take a key decision on the technology to be used in the International Linear Collider, one of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century.
Bonanni, niente soldi a manager poco brillanti
So much of what Georgetown has done so far has been to prepare itself for starting their Big East schedule at No. 16 Pittsburgh.
Il big assicurativo rivede al rialzo i risultati dell'anno
Plans to close maternity units at four Greater Manchester hospitals are backed by the health secretary.
H.P.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first-quarter net income grew 38 percent to $2.1 billion, as revenue climbed 13 percent to $28.5 billion, beating the muted expectations of Wall Street analysts.
Adrian Peterson, meet ... Adrian Peterson. With the Chicago Bears due at the Metrodome for Monday night's meeting with the Minnesota Vikings, these two players with the same first and last name were set to face off as featured running backs for their respective teams for the first time.
Microsoft has unveiled its security bulletin for December, including a critical patch for Windows XP with SP1, and fixes rated as important for SP2.
U.S. Treasuries prices were a shade  firmer on Thursday, though gains were tentative at best as a  drought of major data left the market at the mercy of volatile  oil price changes.
Citing &quot;an urgent need&quot; at a time of flu vaccine shortages, Illinois asked for federal permission Monday to buy at least 62,000 vaccine doses from Europe for the state&#39;s nursing home residents.
The photo on the front page (Feb. 13) is Pulitzer quality. I suggest you nominate Mike Terry for that award. The photo has urgency, drama, composition and is alive with tense action. It is one of the best photos you have published.
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Only 12 percent of hospitals conduct posttransfusion blood tests on all recipients as required by a government guideline, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Saturday in its first nationwide survey on the issue.
Watching contestants eat dead rats on NBC's gross-out stunt show \
Oracle at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco next week plans to focus on its \u00e2\u0080\u009cData Hub\u00e2\u0080\u009d technology for business intelligence, content management for the masses, grid computing, and integration, an Oracle official said on Thursday.
Scott McCarron made four birdies in 12 holes, moving into a four-way tie for the lead in the second round of the Reno-Tahoe Open on Friday before thunderstorms forced play to be suspended.
Amazon Inc., a popular online retailer, extended its reach on the Internet by introducing its search engine on Tuesday. The search engine was launched earlier this week and is the first project from Amazon&#39;s
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon remains \
The nation's chief of homeland security said Sunday that the U.S. should consider reviewing its laws to allow for more electronic surveillance and detention of possible terror suspects, citing last week's foiled plot.
Namibians lined up in front of polling stations in capital Windhoek on Monday, casting their votes to choose a new president and parliament for the country, with the ruling
Blog: Security was reportedly tight as the iPhones get ready to make their stateside debut this Friday.
Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's \
BAGHDAD - At least 60 people have died in attacks staged by Iraqi militants in other parts of the country as US and Iraqi troops carry out a major offensive in Fallujah.
DNA tests on British men shed light on a mystery surrounding the ancestry of Thomas Jefferson, America's third president.
Vladimir Guerrero had such a powerful presence during the final week of the season that voting for the American League Most Valuable Player Award wasn&#39;t close.
Under the agreement, the troubled bond insurance firm, ACA, will be restricted in issuing dividends to its parent company.
The dollar held on to its latest gains on  Friday after a positive batch of U.S. economic data prompted  speculators to buy back the currency before trade trickles down  ahead of the year-end holiday season.
Geotagging, which allows photographers to embed GPS locations into their photos, is opening up a whole new way of using digital images. As GPS devices become more commonplace, the practice of geotagging is expanding and being used by a variety of people from naturalists to trip planners to archaeologists.
Their ranks include former state police officers, FBI agents, Secret Service personnel, street cops, even postal inspectors. Some work for large national or international companies. Others operate as freelancers. A few have jobs in law firms.
BEIRUT -- Four Cabinet ministers resigned yesterday to protest the extension of President Emile Lahoud's term, part of a bruising political battle that divided allies and drew the attention of the UN Security Council. The ministers' resignations were not expected to bring down the 30-member government of Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But they prompted Lahoud to convene a meeting with ...
Look for better modularization, imaging, Pre Environment installation help and Windows Deployment Services over the network.
Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.
At least 60 people are now known to have died in an explosion in Lagos when thieves tried to siphon fuel.
WASHINGTON - In a surprise announcement, UN Ambassador John C. Danforth said Thursday that he is leaving the key diplomatic post he has held for just five months to return to life in St.
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced after 11 years of marriage, dealing a severe personal blow to the French leader just six months after he was elected to power.
GROZNY: Dozens of people were killed in a weekend Chechen rebel offensive on the eve of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, officials said on Monday.
What can last year's rookie of the year &#151; Alex Ovechkin &#151; do to get better? That very question stumped Washington Capitals coach Glen Hanlon, who paused 5 seconds before giving an answer.
Johnny Ramone didn&#39;t give off much of a rock-star aura. Neither did his bandmates, for that matter. Johnny&#39;s hacked-off mop top made him look sort of like a stretched-out Moe from the Three Stooges.
Syringes are loaded with influenza vaccine at a Chiron facility in Liverpool, England, in an undated photo provided by Chiron Corp.
Parents are being advised to give a dummy to newborn babies every time they sleep to reduce the risk of cot death.
CLEVELAND -- Eric Snow served a one-game suspension last night, missing the Cavaliers' game against the Celtics at Gund Arena and forfeiting $54,000 (1/90th of his $4.875 million salary this season). The punishment stemmed from a confrontation between Snow and Cleveland coach Paul Silas during the second quarter of a game Thursday against the Detroit Pistons.
The fact that few Britons could pass the test has again raised criticism that the bar is set too high.
A report coming from the Inside Facebook blog today details 3 new features that may be making their debut in Q1 2008.
By GENE JOHNSON  SEATTLE - A federal jury found the city of Seattle liable Tuesday for the unlawful arrests of a group of protesters during the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999, a ruling that could cost the city significantly.
Women and girls are being raped, violently abused and humiliated in war zones around the world, but national authorities do little or nothing to punish offenders, Amnesty International reported yesterday.
Joe Girardi turned down the opportunity to become the next manager of the Baltimore Orioles, saying it was not in the best interest of his family at this time.
Il direttore di Rai1 invita lo showman al prossimo Sanremo
Rarely has the oil price fallen so far so fast. Crude futures have dropped more than 15 per cent in only four sessions sending prices to three month lows.
&quot;If I did take away Silverstone and a British Grand Prix, I&#39;d be seen as a bad guy but that wouldn&#39;t bother me.&quot; -- Bernie Ecclestone.
A Sunni group that had called for a delay in voting quietly files its slate for balloting. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Seven Iraqis were killed Thursday in clashes in Baghdad and the volatile city of Ramadi.
The shortage of flu vaccine that caught US health officials by surprise two weeks ago was both predictable and preventable. It was predictable because some health officials have warned for years that reliance
CALGARY, Alberta  - Imperial Oil Ltd and Exxon Mobil Corp turned heads in the oil industry in July with a nearly $600 million bid that won them a big exploration block in Canada's Beaufort Sea.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi urges supporters to kill those trying to reverse the gains of his revolution.
Cardiologist Punit Ramrakha explained in a detailed statement why he is treating British Prime Minister Tony Blair for heart palpitations.
The United States claims EFPs are coming from Iran, but it looks like they could be homemade in Iraq. Plus: The U.S. military turns out discs that allow soldiers to make their own EFPs. In Danger Room.
LONDON Royal Dutch/Shell Group said Thursday that it was merging the two publicly traded entities that make up the company and unifying their boards, ending a nearly 100-year-old corporate structure.
U.S. troops from Iraq are being  trained by the Israeli army in urban and guerrilla warfare  tactics at a military base in Israel, a local newspaper said on  Wednesday.
Five years ago, when Northern Ireland&#39;s Darren Clarke last played in a Ryder Cup on American soil, he looked a bit different. His critique of his appearance is a bit harsher.
President Bush's nominee for surgeon general sought to distance himself yesterday from his controversial 1991 paper on homosexuality and health, saying that it was not a scientific study and that many issues it raised are outdated.
World No. 1 Roger Federer confirmed his  fitness with a dazzling 6-3, 6-4 late night win over Lleyton  Hewitt Wednesday, providing a bright finish to a miserable  rainy day at the Masters Cup.
Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins has been charged by Miami police with attempted murder stemming from an alleged burglary attempt.
The fall-out from Sunday&#39;s ill- tempered game at Old Trafford began yesterday, as Ruud van Nistelrooy was charged by the Football Association, who have also asked Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger to explain his post-match comments.
Some outlets are reporting that Sony has decided to add native mp3 support to its digital music players, but the electronics giant says it has not yet made a final decision.
Coach Eddie Jordan says he has no plans to lower the heavy minutes being logged by primary scorers Caron Butler, Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison.
Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found. Experts from the New York Academy of Medicine followed 42 adults who had been admitted to hospital with the disease following an outbreak in 1999.
By Joe Morris  morris@wvgazette.com  The DuPont plant chemical leak and fire that spread a fishy odor over much of the Kanawha Valley on Saturday evening posed no health threat, according to plant officials.
RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees.
Quasi undici milioni di spettatori hanno seguito ieri la finale dell&#39;&#39;Isola dei famosi 2&#39; che ha decretato la vittoria di Sergio Muniz. A vedere il reality sono stati 10 milioni 977 mila spettatori con il 46,02% di share.
Troubled pop star Britney Spears was recently spotted trying on a wedding dress.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Ten White House hopefuls scoured the small towns of Iowa for undecided voters on Thursday, pleading for support one week before the state opens a too-close-to-call presidential nomination race.
Apple Computer Inc. has introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a colour display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2&#39;s songs.
It is typically easier to weave a product into an episode of a reality show like \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d than into a scripted series like \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Anatomy\u00e2\u0080\u009d or \u00e2\u0080\u009cTwo and a Half Men.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
South Korea is to boost state spending next year in an effort to create jobs and kick-start its sputtering economy.
Alfred Nobel created the peace prize more than a century ago, but it is the Norwegian Nobel Committee that decides who gets it.
Google on Friday moved to combine two of its separate personalization features in order to make searching a bit more friendly for its users. When signed into the site, Google will automatically custom tailor search results based on search history and preferences selected for the personalized homepage.
Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and centrist opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged neck-and-neck from the second round of presidential elections on Sunday, exit polls showed.
Kabul: A murky Taliban splinter group which has held three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan for three weeks said it would decide on their fate Wednesday, as the US military expressed hope they would be released.
LONDON: Tony Blair&#39;s combative deputy warned potential leadership rivals yesterday they would not be forgiven for challenging Britain&#39;s prime minister and threatening electoral success.
Children under 2 years old should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health authorities advised on Thursday.
A GoDaddy.com Inc. customer is seriously concerned that this domain registrar and hosting company may not be ready for the switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST) on Sunday.
Thousands of anti-war campaigners took  to the streets of London Sunday calling for an end to the  \
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Cambodia has moved closer towards selecting a new monarch to replace abdicated King Norodom Sihanouk, with the country's Senate approving a bill needed to appoint his successor.
Classic soul man Percy Sledge was sitting on the floor at Atlanta&#39;s bustling Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Monday when he got the news.
Pat Dobson, one of four pitchers to win 20 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1971, has died. He was 64.
Blog: Help alternate-reality game designer Jane McGonigal send secret greetings to her husband, who has gone to Burning Man without her.
Mazak, violate norme su appalti per acquisto di elicotteri
The price of oil looks set to grab headlines as analysts forecast that its record-breaking run may well continue.
Anna Netrebko says it is a high note of another kind: She is pregnant and she's getting married. The 36-year-old star soprano and her fiance, Uruguayan baritone Erwin Schrott, are expecting a child this autumn, Netrebko's management company said Monday.
Il direttore di Rai Fiction ha 5 giorni per rispondere
Colorado voters will decide on Nov. 2 whether the state will change the way it allots its nine Electoral College votes and the change could decide whether George W. Bush or John Kerry wins the presidency.
Measures banning same-sex marriage passed by wide margins in all 11 states that had them on Tuesday&#39;s ballot, in what conservative groups described yesterday as a sweeping popular rejection
La loro leader - Wangari Maathai - ha vinto il premio Nobel per la pace ea Nairobi sono pazzi di gioia. Soprattutto nella sede del Green Belt Movement (GBM), l&#39;ong ambientalista kenyana che, indirettamente
This beaten-down industry shows a lot of promise to one value investor.
We chose 40 pictures submitted by fans to commemorate Star Trek's anniversary. From childhood facination to mature obsession, readers give a better idea of the show's lasting impact than we ever could.
Microsoft debuts a preview of its long-anticipated desktop search as part of a toolbar suite that integrates with Windows, Internet Explorer, and the company&#39;s Outlook e-mail client.
The tsunami of 2004 triggered the biggest humanitarian response in history, feeding the hungry, heading off epidemics and engendering the hope that out of a calamity that took 216,000 lives, a better Indian Ocean rim would emerge.
Many people are just getting used to snapping pictures, listening to music, watching videos, sending text messages and getting e-mails over their cell phones.
After years of capturing the imagination of wide-eyed daredevils, dreamers and would-be entrepreneurs, space travel for ordinary people may finally be taking flight.
Corey Maggette had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and Rick Brunson hit a key 3-pointer with 21 seconds left to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 102-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
$8bn wedding ring Avaya is close to selling itself to private equity firms Silver Lake partners and Texas Pacific Group for more than $8bn, bumping Nortel as top bidder.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has embarked on another crusade against an industry whose wealth-fueled influence makes most politicians cower.
Software maker SAP AG   admitted a subsidiary had carried out \
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday not to meddle in Turkey&#39;s domestic affairs after an EU Commission spokesman expressed concern over a delay in key penal code reforms.
Even at an Internet company, information travels fastest on the ground.
SUZUKA, Japan It&#39;s an ill typhoon that does no one any good. After the sellout crowd of 160,000 had been cheated of all of the action the previous day when qualifying was canceled, the capacity crowd at Suzuka
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Even though online advertising is growing fast, that growth is being stunted, industry executives say, because nobody can get the basic visitor counts straight.
Barricaded in a small garrison in a Baghdad neighborhood, U.S. soldier Aaron Larson keeps an uneasy eye on the traffic for suicide car bombers.
French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm on Sunday he will not seek reelection, bringing the curtain down on more than 40 years of frontline politics.
The viral video 'The Story of Stuff' provides a new internet platform for the issue of environmental sustainability and best practices.
As the technology takes off, the choices for consumers increase. Here's a rundown of some of the top Skype phones on the market. By Rob Beschizza.
The US today drafted a resolution to the UN security council, threatening Sudan with sanctions on its oil output if does not rein in Arab militia fighters in the Darfur region.
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British actor David Morrissey is to star opposite Sharon Stone in the sequel to Basic Instinct.
Lawyers for ex-Tyco bosses Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz told an appeals court on Thursday that a key prosecution witness prejudiced the jury that found them guilty of using the conglomerate as their own piggy bank and stealing more than $150 million.
The Internet is catching up, but aside from the perhaps predictable 18-29 age group, most still favor TV networks--and even their daily newspaper--for information about the 2008 race.
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The veteran guardians of the wall, who are called at all times to rally round the hasbara flag when the enemy once again brings up the anti-Israel canard regarding the application of the
Everyone was buzzing about Barry Bonds. National League manager Tony La Russa had just posted his lineup for Tuesday night's All-Star game and Bonds, baseball's prodigy and pariah, was batting second, rather than his customary cleanup spot.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has been banned from fighting by the New York State Athletic Commission, according to published reports.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Oct. 1, 2004 - Arguing over who can best lead the nation in war, Sen. John Kerry charges that Americans have been left with &quot;this incredible mess in Iraq&quot; while President Bush says US
Two Black Hawk helicopters swooped down into the makeshift base in the middle of a Taliban hotbed, and U.S. soldiers snapped salutes to the mission's top general &#151; an Afghan, not an American.
Negotiations on $295 million in concessions between US Airways Group Inc. (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union appeared back on track on Saturday
PRESIDENT George Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military record has come under fresh scrutiny, after new memos revealed he refused a direct order and failed to meet the standards expected of him during his time in the Texas air national guard.
Forty-five nations answered France's call Saturday for a new environmental body to slow inevitable global warming and protect the planet, perhaps with policing powers to punish violators.
Children of mothers who ate more fish and other seafood while pregnant are smarter and have better developmental skills than kids of women who ate less or none, researchers said on Thursday in findings they called surprising.
The coffin of Yasser Arafat, draped with the Palestinian flag, was bound for Ramallah in the West Bank Friday, following a formal funeral on a military compound near Cairo.
Two-way filtering is touted as a new security feature, but Preston Gralla discovers it's impossible to practically configure effective outbound filtering.
Osama bin Laden urged sympathizers to join the \
Nov. 18, 2004 - An FDA scientist says the FDA, which is charged with protecting America&#39;s prescription drug supply, is incapable of doing so.
Police say the suspect in the killings at a Salt Lake City mall is dead but they're still trying to find out why he shot nine people.  The reason for that is there were five people killed. We're not going to just stop our investigation here.
L'uomo sarebbe scivolato battendo la testa sulle rocce
A plan aims to offer Comcast subscribers a nearly limitless supply of movies and TV shows that can be viewed on demand and through the Internet.
Israel says about  20 rockets have been launched into Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza, causing no injuries.
Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and its  partners in the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project have accepted  cash and a promise of future cooperation with Gazprom   in a deal to let the Russian firm into the venture, a source  close to talks between the companies said on Tuesday.
Washington's XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. plans to announce a deal worth as much as $650 million with Major League Baseball today that will enable the company to carry most regular and postseason games over the next several years beginning with Opening Day 2005, said a source familiar with the deal.
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Caterpillar Inc, the world's top maker  of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines,  posted disappointing quarterly earnings on Friday and cut its  full-year profit forecast, sending its shares down nearly 4  percent.
A brother and sister who were separated in 1975 during the Mexican government's crackdown on leftist activists have been reunited after 30 years, authorities announced Tuesday.
With tonight&#39;s light heavyweight fight between Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson not bearing the championship sanction of any of boxing&#39;s jurisdictions, think of it as the Roy Jones Jr.
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Merck &amp; Co. withdrew the popular drug Vioxx from the market in September, after data from a clinical trial supported claims the medication was associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
John Terry set Jose Mourinho&#39;s side on the way to their third successive victory in the competition with a close-range header after nine minutes.
Japan has revised down second-quarter economic growth to 0.3 percent from an initial estimate of 0.4 percent, defying widespread expectations for an upward revision and sending the yen and stocks lower.
The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index   .SPX soared to a fresh five-year high on Wednesday as U.S.   stocks rallied on optimism that the Federal Reserve will keep   interest rates steady, helping to underpin companies' profit   growth.
DUBLIN The United States backs a strong dollar, US Treasury Secretary John Snow reiterated Monday. But he added that it was up to the market to determine exchange rates based on economic fundamentals, leading
The U.S. government could demand that  DaimlerChrysler AG's Dodge recall 600,000 Durango and Dakota  four-wheel drive vehicles, on concerns over their safety, CBS  News reported on Thursday.
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Randy Johnson struck out 14 batters in  8 1/3 innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game  losing streak with a 2-0 win over the host New York Mets in the  National League Sunday.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 14,000 for the first time today before giving up much of its gains late in the trading session.
Applications to buy and refinance homes dropped last week, an industry trade group said on Wednesday, the latest sign that U.S. housing remains mired in a downturn.
NEW YORK  - Middle age and elderly women  whose diets include a lot of red meat appear to have an  increased risk of developing diabetes, according to a report in  the medical journal Diabetes Care.
A post-mortem examination is to be carried out on a decapitated body found wrapped in a bloody duvet.
For the third time since he took office in 2001, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has made changes to his Cabinet. The premier installed a team of ministers and top party officials whom he expects will back his key reform efforts.
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American Apparel, known for its tight-fitting jersey T-shirts and brazen attitude, is getting political, running an ad campaign for immigration reform.
Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY.N, the top  U.S. electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent  rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the  period.
hailed as heroes by a British commander five days after an electrical fire on board killed one of their crewmates and left their vessel adrift on the stormy North Atlantic.
The sequel to the funny Meet The Parents falls short.
For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding.
Umaru Yar&#39;Adua was sworn in Tuesday as president of oil-rich Nigeria, Africa&#39;s most populous country, succeeding Olusegun Obasanjo who stepped down after eight years in office.
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The technical challenge of sharing massive movie files over the Internet has kept the problem of P2P file sharing to a minimum for the movie industry.
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones returns to U.S. federal court for sentencing on Friday, three months after she broke down in tears and begged for forgiveness for her steroid use.
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple introduced online movie rentals and the MacBook Air, a laptop small enough to fit in an manila envelope. The three-pound laptop is the \
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A British man held at Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo Bay has alleged that he saw US soldiers kill two men in Afghanistan. Moazzam Begg, 36, who has been detained for 2 years without charge or trial, complains in the first letter
Somali militiamen are building a mosque on the site of an Italian cemetery, which they desecrated last week.
Former French President Jacques Chirac refuses to be quizzed about an alleged plot to discredit his successor.
Bulgaria in Brief: 15 November 2004, Monday. The mayor of coastal municipality Avren who was beaten up by unknown assaulters last week has left hospital, Varna medical officers announced.
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Butch Davis resigned as head coach of the Cleveland Browns yesterday after a nearly four-year tenure filled with bizarre on-field incidents, lingering quarterback controversies and unmet expectations.
The 2007 holiday shopping season is turning out to be the weakest in years after retailers across-the-board reported deep declines in their December sales Thursday.
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Sri Lankan Air Force Squadron Leader Chaminda Wickramaratne is battling monsoon rains and flooded roads as he oversees relief operations along a stretch of coastline where Sunday&#39;s tsunamis
The outgoing commander of all Marine forces in Iraq said an Iraqi victory ---- not an American one ---- is essential to ensure the legitimacy of the new Iraqi government and to speed the eventual withdrawal of US forces.
Crude oil prices on Thursday extended the US inventories-inspired declines from the previous session, as imports to the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest consumer helped stockpiles higher than most had expected.
An Indonesian police team, accompanied by a human rights activist, is visiting the Netherlands to seek more information about the death of outspoken human rights crusader Munir, after a Dutch autopsy concluded ...
During a strike, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s enemies by day and friends by night.
For the Broward County Democratic chairman, Bill Richardson's presidential campaign has meaning far beyond how well the New Mexico governor fares against better known 2008 rivals.
KANO, Nigeria -- The pasta factory that Umar Sani Marshall's family owns on the outskirts of this ancient city had not churned out so much as a single piece of macaroni in more than a year. The other former titans among Kano's once-mighty manufacturers were doing no better, producing mostly cobwebs...
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A Soyuz capsule made a soft landing in complete darkness in the steppes of Kazakhstan early on Sunday, bringing a US-Russian space trio back to Earth from the International Space Station.
eEye Digital Security has alerted Microsoft's bug team about a remote code vulnerabilityin Office 2007. Microsoft confirmed that  it's looking into the report.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound thinks allegations that Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones used steroids are serious enough to warrant a hearing.
A ministero Giustizia spettano istruttorie per grazia
A memory card that wirelessly sends pictures from a digital camera to a computer \u00c2\u0097 letting you skip the tedium of plugging the camera in to upload images \u00c2\u0097 got bragging rights Wednesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show.
: Brown minister
Satellite radio companies Sirius and  XM invested billions in infrastructure and millions more in  marketing to differentiate themselves from one another. Now,  they&#39;re spending millions more in an attempt to merge.
The union representing Hollywood's striking writers said it reached a \
More than 3,000 firefighters are battling some of Australia's worst wildfires in 70 years, as flames fanned by strong winds and searing temperatures destroyed one home and threatened dozens more.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, under pressure to bring new focus to his campaign, added a veteran political strategist to his travelling campaign entourage, rounding out changes to his senior staff.
Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman leader.
Millionaires' club sets genome target A $10m carrot is being dangled at biotech firms to encourage them to redouble efforts to make genome sequencing available to individuals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Commission said it had approved the acquisition by Spain's Repsol YSF of most of the Portuguese products and businesses belonging to Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell.
Good teaching and leadership help to cut truancy rates and boost school attendance, says an Ofsted report.
Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar, who was due in Paris on Sunday to start a European tour, has postponed his visit to France due to the ongoing hostage drama involving two French journalists, Arab diplomats said Friday.
By The Associated Press  Today is Saturday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2007. There are 331 days left in the year.
Ukraine's parliament voted to dismiss the government of pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who is locked in a bitter battle with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko over the presidency.
The dollar tumbled to eight-month lows against the euro and six-month troughs versus the yen on Monday as worries persisted about the outlook for the U.S. economy.
The authorities in Mogadishu lift a curfew imposed in June in honour of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
A Colombian congressman and member of President Alvaro Uribe's coalition was sent to jail for six years on Wednesday for his links to illegal right-wing militias, the first lawmaker to fall in a spreading scandal.
Blog: Google street-level view on maps can help San Franciscans avoid parking tickets by remotely monitoring street signs
Private equity investor KKR ,  which acquired Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 (PSMG_p.DE) with  Permira  in December 2006, is placing its bets on the  success of old media and will stick with ProSieben, it said.
A packed school bus plunged into the ocean after crashing into a car on a seaside road in southern Brazil Friday, injuring all 26 children aboard, authorities said.
Delaying Iraq's elections beyond  Jan. 30 would give insurgents a tactical victory and provide no  guarantee that security there would improve, Bush  administration officials said on Wednesday.
The United States reopened its embassy in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday but its consulate in Jeddah remained closed two days after it was attacked by al Qaeda militants, a spokesman said.
Alamosa Holdings Inc.  said on Monday it made an unsolicited bid for AirGate PCS Inc.  worth about &#36;380 million, which would create one of the largest sellers of wireless telephone service under the Sprint  brand.
Thousands of demonstrators supporting and hundreds opposing Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took to the streets in Iraq on Friday as US soldiers fought insurgents in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City and near Falluja.
At least nine Somalis were killed when a rocket fired at African Union (AU) troops hit a restaurant in an ambush that inflicted the first casualties on the peacekeepers, officials said on Thursday.
President George W. Bush sharpened his jabs against Democratic challenger John Kerry, who has called for an end to the nasty advertising war that he said was scaring off voters three days before the rivals' first televised debate.
Heads turned when Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc. purchased Jordan's Furniture in 1999. What made the folksy Midwesterner, considered the world's preeminent investor, seek a small operation in the Boston market? Forbes magazine lists Buffett as the second-richest man in the world with a net worth of $42.9 billion, below Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Buffett recently spoke with ...
Yahoo Mail Fixes Security Flaws  Yahoo reportedly fixed two flaws in Yahoo Mail which had the potential to allow a hacker to read a victim's browser cookies and change the appearance of some pages, Yahoo told news services. A Yahoo representative said the flaws were fixed last month by making changes ...
France's losing presidential candidate, Segolene Royal, is the spotlight again over the end of her relationship.
Saudi Arabia has indefinitely banned the distribution of a leading Arab newspaper, days after the paper disclosed that a Saudi extremist had played a key role in a violent Iraqi al-Qaida front group.
Japan's struggling electronics maker JVC  has agreed to a capital tie-up with audio equipment maker Kenwood Corp.  and the two companies said on Tuesday they would consider integrating their operations.
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands -- Five European Union defense ministers signed an agreement Friday to set up a law enforcement group to provide support for international peacekeeping missions.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has breast cancer and will be hospitalized for several days after undergoing a mastectomy this morning, her spokesman said Monday.
GARDEZ, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai had to abort a rare campaign rally Thursday in this town southeast of the capital when a rocket was fired over his helicopter as it began to land.
Unilever (UNc.AS) violated  corporate governance rules when it said in 2004 it would  convert some preference shares into common shares, Dutch  shareholder activist group VEB has concluded from an  investigation commissioned by the enterprise chamber of the  Amsterdam court.
Sweden shut out defending champion Czech Republic 4-0 Sunday to win hockey&#039;s world championship, becoming the first country to win that title and Olympic gold in the same year.
HONOLULU, (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning picked up right  where he left off in the regular season, passing for 130 yards  and three touchdowns to lead the AFC to a 38-27 victory over  the NFC in the 35th Pro Bowl on Sunday.
(New York, October 12, 2004)-At least 11 al-Qaeda suspects have &quot;disappeared&quot; in US custody, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
KATMANDU: Nepal&#39;s King Gyanendra postponed his 11-day visit to India on Thursday due to the death of former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, his office said.
A team of Spanish neuroscientists has shown that a well-trained rat may be able to determine what language you are speaking.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried   on Thursday to stifle a growing revolt in his Labour Party by   pledging to quit within a year, but his critics said a change   of leader was needed sooner to win back voters.
Kevin Garnett scores 26 points and Paul Pierce, above, adds 19 as the Celtics improve to 27-3 to match the best 30-game start in the shot-clock era with a 97-93 victory over the Rockets.
Zhang Yimou, director of 'Hero,' returns with another martial-arts movie laced with soul and poetry.
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Dana Quigley made a 3-foot par putt on the third playoff hole and beat a faltering Tom Watson on Sunday to win the season-opening MasterCard Championship for the second time in three years.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.
Burma&#39;s military rulers will free 5,311 more prisoners after the government said earlier this month thousands of others would also be released, according to state media reports.
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Pierluigi Collina ha deciso di cambiare la terna arbitrale di Napoli-Livorno. La decisione &egrave; ...
British-based mobile phone giant Vodafone Group said Tuesday that it was not in talks with US partner Verizon Communications about a possible bid for US rival Sprint.
The Cuban President this week, according to wire reports, stood unassisted for several minutes at a time while greeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who paid a visit to the island earlier this week.
Animoto has turned this lazy late adopter into a video-creation evangelist.
Mandy Moore, the angel-faced actress and sometime singer, interrupted her recent concert in Manhattan to grumble for a moment about the men who did her wrong.
Ministro assicura, coperture economiche ci sono
The Venezuelan government rejected comments by a senior U.S. official who called President Hugo Chavez a threat to democracy, saying they revealed that Washington's overtures for rapprochement were insincere.
John Lennon would have been 64 on Saturday, so Yoko Ono is celebrating with \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cA Bloody Aria,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the Korean director Won Shin-yun, is a sort of Asian \u00e2\u0080\u009cDeliverance.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Britain's biggest water supplier, Thames Water, planned to slash one quarter of its workforce as part of a massive cost-cutting programme, according to an email sent to staff which was just published.
Kobe Bryant kept Staples Center bragging rights on the Lakers' side of the hallway.
In an interview with the BBC, ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet says there is no reason to doubt the underlying health of the European economy.
A family meeting of Ambanis to resolve differences over the ownership issue in India&#39;s largest corporate house - Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is likely to take place tomorrow in Mumbai.
Police arrested a reputed Israeli underworld figure Monday on an international warrant for smuggling drugs from the European Union to the United States, authorities said.
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As Californians, and most Americans, grow accustomed to seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the role of governor, it turns out that selling politics is not that different from selling movies.
President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert have agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it meets international conditions, an official in Olmert's office said on Saturday.
Jurors reached no verdict Thursday on whether former White House aide I. Lewis \
Who's battery was in that ThinkPad? Sony has revealed it is investigating the recent self-immolation of a Lenovo ThinkPad T43 at Los Angeles Airport. The fire was apparently caused by the notebook's battery, which may have been a Sony-made component.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Copernic Spins Off Coveo Enterprise Search  Copernic Technologies Inc. today announced the creation of a new separate company, Coveo Solutions Inc. The company will focus exclusively on providing easy-to-use, powerful and secure enterprise search software to businesses, organizations and government entities.  The creation of Coveo is in response to overwhelming market demand ...
But it&#39;s not good for you, according to a new study in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Meir Stampfer of the Harvard School of Public Health said, &quot;Women who were drinking sugar-sweetened
Stocks closed down for a third session on Tuesday as higher bond yields raised concerns about borrowing costs and more fallout from the subprime mortgage market kept investors on edge.
BERLIN - NATO is backing away from establishing a combat force that would be capable of moving rapidly into conflict areas because it lacks the money, the troops and the equipment, officials said yesterday.
Airbus on Monday postponed a major announcement on job cuts planned for Tuesday, saying European nations could not agree how to share the work on the planemaker's next aircraft, the wide-body A350.
Health workers are holding a series of rallies and marches across the UK in protest at cuts to jobs and services.
Washington's Brandon Roy blocks Julius Hodge's game-tying field goal attempt in the final seconds as the Huskies beat N.C. State, 68-64.
Doctors treating Indonesia's critically ill former president Suharto were considering weaning him off a ventilator if he remained in a stable condition on Wednesday, they said.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  May 25--TOKYO -- All Nippon Airways Co. said Friday it will raise fuel  surcharges by between 300 yen to 1,000 yen per one-way flight on its  international services starting July 10, in a move that follows a similar  decision by rival Japan Airlines Corp.
UN Security Council nations met to look for common ground on a disputed US draft resolution pressing Sudan to rein in Arab militias behind the bloodshed in Darfur.
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co., responding to reports that it's putting its Volvo unit up for sale, said it is not negotiating with anyone to sell the Swedish automaker.
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. on Monday won a court order against the sale of small game machines that run pirated versions of its classic games such as &quot;Donkey Kong&quot; and &quot;Mario Brothers.
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It'll take more than last week's victory over a highly ranked opponent to restore Notre Dame's lost luster. That makes Saturday's game at Michigan State a big one for the Fighting Irish.
Jimmie Johnson wins for the second time at Darlington this year and moves to within 18 points of Nextel Cup leader Kurt Busch with one race left in the chase for the title.
Sammy Sosa grabbed his 568th career homer and Aramis Ramirez followed up with another third-inning blast to guide the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 win over the Houston Astros in the National League (NL) Thursday.
EMC reported a 74% rise in quarterly profit and doubled its stock buyback program to $2 billion, sending shares up 4% today. The stock was also boosted by strong results yesterday from business software maker VMware Inc.
SEATTLE - The way things have gone for the Seattle Mariners this season, perhaps something like this was bound to happen. The Anaheim Angels took advantage of two errors by Gold Glove second baseman Bret Boone
DreamWorks SKG, the studio that created the &quot;Shrek&#39;&#39; films, said yesterday that Helene Hahn would step down as chief operating officer.
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Auburn has put together one of the greatest years in school history, claiming a spot in today&#39;s Southeastern Conference title game against No.
Many Bosnians ignored local polls Saturday in which the main Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist parties are expected to remain dominant nine years after the end of the 1992-5 war.
ABU DIS, West Bank : Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  - Thousands of soldiers and  police took over Honduras' main cities on Saturday in a show of  force to prevent new attacks by youth gangs after gunmen  murdered 28 people on a public bus earlier this week.
Fears grew on Saturday that panic among  savers at British bank Northern Rock  will see a run of  withdrawals after reports that 1 billion pounds had already  been taken out.
Mount St. Helens has calmed down and is no longer likely to erupt at any moment, the US Geological Survey announced Wednesday. A day after telling residents of the Pacific
In living rooms, church services and on the stage of the Lincoln Theatre in the District, people across the region yesterday celebrated the first day of Kwanzaa, a holiday that honors African
Marc Rothman, senior vice president for finance and business development in Motorola's networks and enterprise division and John DeFeo, corporate vice president for enterprise mobility products,, talked about the coming $3.9 billion acquisition of Symbol Technologies.
YouTube investors, executives and its founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, have filed to sell as much as $1.53 Billion in Google stocks which were received when Google bought YouTube last year. Sequoia Capital is making out quite well on the deal also, with $504.4 million coming their way. Chad Hurley and Steve Chen are expected [...]
Sony is dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business to focus on two flat panel technologies -- liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode.
The mobile device company responsible for the Sidekick smart phone, and originally co-founded by Andy Rubin -- who now heads up an open source project at Google -- will be joining the Microsoft arsenal in the mobile space.
NASA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mars rovers have had their missions extended by a further six months after weathering the Martian winter solstice, NASA announced on Tuesday.
Archaeologists excavating a sprawling prehistoric fortress in southern Greece have discovered a secret underground passage thought to have supplied the site with water in times of danger.
Martin Scorsese, the creator of \
The homebuilder said its fourth-quarter loss ballooned to $772.7 million as home sales slowed, prompting it to book charges to write down unsold inventory and for a tax allowance.
Sesto posto per Fabio Cerutti nella finale dei 60 metri agli Europei indoor di Birmingham.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests.
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A 13-year-old Moore County girl is among 31 people in North Carolina with confirmed cases of E. coli infection, according to state public health officials.
[Hollywood News]: Los Angeles, Dec 3 : A man who was allegedly stalking Mel Gibson, director of the controversial religious hit movie &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot;, has been ordered to stand trial on a felony charge.
A month after federal regulators adopted sweeping new rules for mutual fund oversight, fund trustees remain concerned about their ability to serve as watchdogs over fund managers and others who handle investor money, a new survey shows.
(andPOP) - Last year all they had to their credit was a lot of buzz, but now the members of Franz Ferdinand are legitimate rock stars, after they won the Mercury Music Prize yesterday.
LOS ANGELES - \
Fans of the Montreal Expos prepared to  bid adieu on Wednesday, as Canada's first big league baseball  team appeared set to move to Washington.
THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number three Ernie  Els overcame difficult weather conditions to fire a sparkling  eight-under-par 64 and move two shots clear after two rounds of  the WGC-American Express Championship Friday.
MOSCOW - Russian police on Thursday freed several hostages being held by twin brothers fleeing the army who earlier killed two police officers.
She came of age as the only girl in a tradition-bound family, and is now the first woman to lead Harvard.
- Ultralife Batteries Inc  said it received a follow-on order of about $40 million to supply advanced communications systems and expects 2008 revenue to reach at least $230 million.
Da nord a sud, 18 gradi a Bolzano come a Palermo
X10's ActiveHome Pro modules let you turn your ordinary household lamps and appliances into smart devices that go on and off according to your habits. Product review by Amit Asaravala.
Matt Leinart Tosses Two Touchdown Passes As No. 1 USC Holds on to Beat No. 7 California 23-17. Southern California&#39;s coach Pete Carroll watches his team warm up before their game against California in Los Angles, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004.
Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, helped by sales of new software.
The EU is due to begin is largest peacekeeping operation, taking over from the Nato mission in Bosnia.
Per estendere banda larga nel territorio nazionale
Madre bimbo morto, 'Da oggi non staremo zitti e fermi'
SYRINGA, Idaho - It was a ricochet nearly 50 years in the making. At age 8, Terry Jackson gave up his prized .22-caliber Winchester short-barrel rifle to get his grandmother a washer. Recently, the 57-year-old got the gun back through a series of chance encounters and conversations.
Eagles fans have almost come to expect it, that late-season injury that ruins their anticipated trip to the Super Bowl. In 2001 it was cornerback Troy Vincent who was hobbled in the NFC title
TORONTO (CP) - MRI scans detect breast cancer at twice the rate of traditional screening procedures, says a Canadian-led study that suggests only the most at-risk women consider the costly procedure because of its tremendous false positive rate.
Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as  Britain&#39;s prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting  and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore  trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.
Arts & entertainment: Francisco Goldman discusses his first non-fiction book and overcoming his own grief
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Mobile service provider Cingular  Wireless, which is buying AT&T Wireless Services  Inc. AWE.N,  said on Wednesday third-quarter operating profit fell on merger  expenses and increasing costs for signing up new customers.
U.S. officials in Baghdad fear that violence between Sunnis and Shi'ites in some areas will erupt into \
Steps up for gong, trips on way down UK taxpayers will have been spluttering into their keyboards today to see HMRC's self-assesment website praised to the skies by the judges of an e-government awards ceremony.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bank of Montreal  said on Wednesday it will cut about 1,000 jobs and take a C$135 million ($115 million) charge in the first quarter as it tries to rein in costs to help meet its 2007 financial targets, a move that took analysts by surprise.
The U.S. Secret Service is working with police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia to investigate an international counterfeiting operation that produces fake $100 bills that have been seized in the United States and Israel, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
As first pick in the 2003 draft and now in his first year starting, quarterback Carson Palmer has the poise and talent to deliver the Bengals a playoff spot.
New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on Friday.
Band Aid co-founder Bob Geldof will be given a lifetime achievement honour at the 2005 Brit Awards.
The freshman hit series \
Maurice Papon's lawyer has said that the French Nazi collaborator would be laid to rest with the Legion of Honour even though he was stripped of the order for deporting Jews to Nazi death camps.
The move could defuse a confrontation with the Bush administration, which is considering a limit on clothing imports because of fears that China's textile industry will swamp producers in the United States.
Utah used an unstoppable offense to break through the walls surrounding college football's big bowls. Now the unbeaten Utes are expected to do more than merely win the Fiesta Bowl. They are supposed to win big over Big East champion Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
To ease Florida's gasoline supply  concerns after being hit by two hurricanes and with another  storm approaching, the Bush administration said it will extend  a wavier from federal requirements for selling clean-burning  motor fuel in the state.
TEHRAN -- The Palestinian prime minister vowed his Hamas-led government will never recognize Israel and will fight for Jerusalem, telling a crowd at an Iranian mosque yesterday that he will resist US pressure to moderate.
France's first lady was in Libya on Monday for a second day of secretive talks to try to secure the repatriation of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor
Gonaives - Devastating floods unleashed by tropical storm Jeanne are feared to have killed more than 2 000 people in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives, the city&#39;s mayor said on Monday, as searchers keep discovering more bodies 10 days after the storm
What the Oakland Athletics lacked in star power, they made up for in depth and savvy on their way to a major league-best 42-20 record from July 26 on to win the A.L. West.
The collapse of an Antarctic ice shelf two years ago has accelerated the flow of glaciers into the nearby Weddell Sea.
Mr. Market's got his numbers all screwy on this misunderstood multibagger in the making. Thank you, Mr. M.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Wednesday it had signed a five-year technology outsourcing agreement with Nokia worth $100 million per year, finalizing a deal first flagged in February.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Age of Turbulence\u00e2\u0080\u009d is really two books, one of which I suspect Alan Greenspan preferred writing and one of which he understood his audience would prefer reading.
Azienda friulana curera' arredamento per catena 'citizenM'
And there was certainly much to discuss around the campfires of Martinsville Speedway Saturday morning. Is moody Kurt Busch worthy of a Nextel Cup title?
Over half a million passengers could be  left stranded at a railway station in south China on Monday  ahead of the biggest holiday of the year after snow cut power  to more than 136 trains, state media said.
President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s radical proposals to bring an end to the long-festering Kashmir dispute with India has taken people on both sides of the border by surprise.
Lawrence Ellison, the chief executive of the Oracle Corporation, said that he had had more discussions about lowering rather than raising his hostile bid for PeopleSoft.
Home Office parrots MICAF good news Mobile phones stolen in the UK are locked from their own network within 48 hours, and 98 per cent of them are locked from all (UK) networks within 48 hours. Despite that 800,000 were stolen last year, according to government figures.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Indonesia&#39;s new president says he&#39;ll outlaw an al-Qaeda-linked group blamed for a number of deadly attacks - if he can be shown it exists and that its members are terrorists.
Forget pushing the envelope: Apple is likely to take it easy on its allegedly forthcoming phone, an analyst predicts. In Gear Factor.
Pakistan has boosted security at nuclear facilities but there is no chance of Islamist militants getting their hands on atomic weapons, the official in charge of the country's strategic arsenal said on Saturday.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Tuesday that he wants to keep the Iraq war front and center in the final weeks before the New Hampshire primary.
Vivisimo this week unveiled Clusty.com, the first full-service search engine site powered completely by Vivismio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s breakthrough clustering technology.
Sudanese government officials responsible for the slaughter in Darfur and U.S. officials tied to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq should be held accountable and prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said in its annual world survey released on Thursday.
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Ethiopia's Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebels said they killed 140 government soldiers in a weekend assault targeting a visiting senior official.
The display offers information like a download and upload \
Con dipendenti, familiari e rappresentanti Thyssen-Krupp
The Chicago Bears on Tuesday suspended  defensive tackle Tank Johnson for one game following his arrest  on gun charges and the nightclub shooting death of his best  friend.
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems&#160;on Wednesday will begin donating its Solaris clustering code to the open-source community, the latest move in the company&#39;s&#160;ongoing strategy&#160;to eventually make all of its software freely available.
Jeff Sufflock plays soccer with Brady, a golden retriever that's white, at the Sports Complex in Tempe, Ariz., on a sunny Saturday. Temperatures reached the mid-60s.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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By Carolyn Shapiro, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Mar. 1--Hey, all you local Redskins fans: You can now watch your NFL team in high-definition on cable TV.   After at least two years of talks, cable television provider Cox Communications Inc.
Isolde Kostner, ex grande azzurra della velocit&agrave;, fa i complimenti all'amica di Denise Karbon...
President Bush signed legislation Monday that gives the Department of Homeland Security about &#36;33 billion to shore up the nation's borders, inspect incoming cargo, protect potential terror targets and train first responders.
scoring runs. Their top order was meek in the opening encounter at Bangalore and another lacklustre performance here will see the series slip from their reach.
Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc.  said on Monday it will sell a 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation Partners for $325 million, in a deal that adds a former Apple Inc. executive to its board.
It was the first double-digit victory for the Knicks since Dec. 19, but Stephon Marbury sat out the game, sparking another round of questions with no answers.
Colpite isole zona orientale, epicentro a 146km da Tual
As antitrust pressure against Intel appeared to ease today, the European Commission filed complaints against France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland saying they unfairly
Tiny bubbles injected in mice delivered potent cancer drugs to tumors without harming surrounding tissue, a U.S. researcher said on Tuesday, in a finding that may lead to new targeted cancer therapies.
The handwriting on the wall was written in glaring neon: Consumers don't want an incomplete solution for an expensive technology. So with the format war still being billed as a Las Vegas prizefight, do mainstream consumers even care now?
Almost a year ago, Brad Hodge wondered if he might be another Jamie Siddons - &quot;a good player but unfortunately didn&#39;t get a chance at the next level&quot;.
Bmw e Daimler hanno gia' fatto ricorso alle vie legali
A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia&#39;s West Papua province Friday, killing at least 13 people and causing dozens of buildings and homes to collapse, officials said.
GX, a magazine that began publication in March 2004, seeks to celebrate the experience of members of the National Guard.
Former President Bill Clinton has   dismissed as \
SAN SALVADOR -- The first patient of the day was a plump 16-year-old wearing sparkly barrettes, Mary Janes-style shoes and a shy smile.
Another shock hit the drug sector Friday when pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced that it found an increased heart risk to patients for its blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex.
The Toronto Blue Jays and manager John Gibbons reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract extension for the 2008 season, the team announced on Monday.
Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets just about put away the Braves with a three-game sweep in Atlanta. Beltran hit two homers, including his third grand slam in July, and New York completed its first sweep of at least three games in Atlanta in 21 years by beating its longtime nemesis 10-6 Sunday.
CHICAGO -- It&#39;s make or break time for Intrinsa this week, as the embattled FDA reviews the data on it and decides whether or not it can be marketed.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Paul Martin joined world leaders and Malaysian opposition figures yesterday in welcoming the surprise release of former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after six years in jail.
(Oct. 11, 2004) -- It is only Oct. 11, but for all practical purposes, the loser of this game faces a mountain too big to climb to make the playoffs.
Fires burning across southern Greece that razed dozens of villages and killed at least 49 people were stabilized Sunday, but fire officials worried thick smoke and strong winds might hamper emergency workers' efforts.
LONDON Air France and its unit KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, as well as British Midland Airways, announced new fare surcharges on Wednesday as a result of higher fuel costs. They follow similar moves by British Airways and Deutsche Lufthansa.
MIAMI - (KRT) - Police filed kidnapping and aggravated child abuse charges Wednesday against the caregiver for long-missing foster child Rilya Wilson, contending Geralyn Graham tied the girl to a bed and kept her in a cage in a laundry ...
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Thousands of university applications are thought to have been delayed by computer problems.
Aereo con Moro e Passarin atterrato nella notte a Ciampino
Women who take oral contraceptives should not smoke, and women who smoke should not take the Pill. But doctors in the IDF Medical Corps, who analyzed some 16,000 questionnaires filled out over two decades
President George W. Bush on Wednesday issued an executive order that will allow cases against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to move forward and be considered by military tribunals, the White House said.
Tradotte quasi 3 mln di pagine, ogni anno la spesa aumenta
AMIR KHAN shrugged off a hectic build-up to make a stunning return to the ring in Liverpool last night. The 17-year-old\u00e2\u0080\u0099s life has been one non-stop whirl since he returned from Athens three months ago with an Olympic silver medal.
OTTAWA (CP) - Federal officials have confirmed Canada's second case of mad cow disease in 10 days - a development that could threaten U.S. plans to reopen the border to Canadian beef.
WASHINGTON  - US President George W. Bush has urged Northern Ireland&#39;s leaders to accept an Anglo-Irish proposal aimed at ending political deadlock between Protestants and Roman Catholics, the White House said.
The AL West champion Los Angeles Angels left Texas with a few more bumps and bruises, and their most lopsided loss of the season.
An ongoing battle between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a House committee investigating Iraqi government corruption and the activities of the Blackwater security firm erupted into another skirmish yesterday as Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) accused Rice of interfering with the committe...
Marchionne: iniziata l'ultima fase del risanamento
It was yet another black day for Thaksin Shinawatra&#39;s premiership. When more than 80 Thais perished at the hands of Thai troops in the deep South on Monday - six in the clash between protesters and security
DePauw University announced Monday it has severed ties with the Delta Zeta sorority, where a mass eviction of members left people questioning whether looks and appearance were valued more than academics and other contributions.
CHINA has closed 1,600 internet cafes and fined operators a total of $US12 million ($16 million) for letting children play violent games and for other violations, the government said.
MURRAY HILL, NJ - Lucent Technologies has released a software upgrade for its wireless equipment that will allow operators to support high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) connections in 3G networks.
Film: For her new tennis-themed romantic comedy, America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sweetheart Kirsten Dunst had to get in touch with her assertive side.
A new essay by ailing leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. presidential candidates of \
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Phil Bredesen announced yesterday that the state plans to dissolve TennCare. Up to 430,000 people will be cut from the financially troubled supplemental Medicaid program barring a reprieve.
Indian star Sachin Tendulkar is ruled out of the three-match NatWest Challenge Series against England.
Hotwire.com leads all independent travel websites for customer satisfaction, according to a new J.D. Power and Associates survey of 6,800 consumers that rated sites for competitive prices and ease of booking. Expedia , Travelocity, and Priceline followed. Lowest-rated sites were, from bottom up, Hotels.com, Orbitz, and Yahoo.com's travel site. Notably, while half of travelers now book online, websites of individual ...
U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.
The Lexington-based Haydenettes are preparing to represent the United States at the World Synchronized Skating Championships in London, Ontario, this month after recently winning their unprecedented 16th national title in Colorado Springs. \
The John Abraham-Deepa Mehta mutual fan club now threatens to spill over into several films. After Oscar nominated Water, the NRI director had signed him to play a pivotal role in Exclusion, which has now been put on hold, and a mainstream Hollywood film Luna.
An investment banking firm proposed recapitalizing Bell Canada as an alternative to the three competing privatization offers and one takeover bid for the company.
Computer peripheral maker Belkin said Friday it has settled a patent infringement complaint\u00c2\u00a0brought against it by software giant Microsoft.
Stunned fans of the North Texas-based heavy-metal rock band Damageplan jammed the group's Web site Thursday after a gunman's attack on the band during an Ohio concert left its guitarist and four other people dead.
President Bush and challenger John F. Kerry were still searching early this morning for the crucial edge in a handful of battleground states in an election
Paris Hilton has been transferred out of a medical ward at a Los Angeles County jail and returned to the all-women's facility where she began her sentence for a probation violation more than a week ago, a sheriff's official said Thursday.
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Business & money: Bradford & Bingley says it is not planning a bid for any part of the stricken bank
Among the bodies of victims and debris left when a killer tsunami slammed into the Sri Lankan coast, rescuers found a baby still alive.
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market posted a small gain Thursday, pushed higher by the gold sector, but drug company Merck &amp; Co.
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling's right shoulder was normal, according to an MRI exam, but the Boston Red Sox likely won't take his next turn in the rotation following a cortisone shot.
GUWAHATI: At least 44 people were killed and 118 others were injured in a wave of attacks in India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s revolt-hit northeast on Saturday, police said.
Charlie Weis, the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, is moonlighting as the head coach at Notre Dame.
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$21 per share? You're having a laugh Oracle scoffed at BEA last night, describing the middleware's self-set $21 per share price tag as \
A Jordanian who commanded foreign mercenaries in Chechnya and was reportedly al-Qaida's top emissary in the troubled North Caucasus died Sunday in a shootout with police, security officials said.
Key opposition figures are arrested in Pakistan, ahead of protests against President Musharraf's re-election.
France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s newest wonder, a British designed bridge that pierces the sky above the verdant hills of southern France, was officially inaugurated today as jet fighters roared overhead leaving a trail of red, white and blue smoke.
A string of Indian islands were rattled by aftershocks today while emergency aid was rushed to survivors of the tsunami waves that killed at least 4,300 people along the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s south-eastern coast.
Record labels are suing the firm behind leading file-sharing software Kazaa, in the latest round of the fight over copyright. Sharman Networks, based in Australia but registered in the Pacific island state
India fail to bridge differences with the US over a proposed deal on nuclear co-operation after three days of talks.
JAKARTA - Indonesia&#39;s next president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, will not deliver a victory speech until his defeated opponent concedes, a spokesman for the former general said on Monday.
It\u00c2\u0092s not often that the background score of a film makes a lasting impact on music listeners of this country.
Google has announced a long-term project to put 15 million books from seven of the world&#39;s top libraries online. The libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library
Outspoken U.S. conservative  columnist Ann Coulter is drawing fire from Republicans and  Democrats alike after publicly using a derogatory gay slur in  reference to Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards.
The alleged political leader of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and his partner were arrested Sunday along with 19 other accused ETA members during a police sweep in southwestern France, Spanish authorities said.
The head of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative lab charged with distributing steroids to top athletes vowed yesterday to tell all in an upcoming
India&#39;s only budget carrier Air Deccan agreed on Tuesday to buy 30 A320 planes from Airbus in a deal the European planemaker said was worth USD$1.8 billion at list prices.
A federal judge in Tennessee has granted class-action status to a 2006 case against heavy construction vehicle maker Caterpillar Inc regarding insurance benefits, the lead attorney representing more than 4,000 retirees and surviving spouses said on Friday.
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The 40-year-old sanctions imposed by the US against Cuba is illegal and inhuman, China&#39;s deputy representative to the UN Zhang Yishan told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said that President Bush should appoint an attorney general willing to challenge the White House on legal issues and able to rebuild a damaged Justice Department.
A local authority is asking the High Court if a chronically ill woman can be helped to travel abroad for an assisted suicide.
LAKE BUENA VISTA - It&#39;s true. Nothing puts more smiles on more faces than a trip to Disney World. If there was any doubt, just take a look at this week&#39;s Funai Classic leader board.
Clerics differ on who was responsible for the kidnapping in Baghdad.
A UN report says key goals to improve clean water and sanitation by 2015 will fail  unless the world acts.
Apex Digital, the electronic goods company accused by a Chinese television maker of causing it huge financial losses, has fought back against the charges.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena, con il tecnico Mutti che ha fatto lavorare sulla tattica. Han...
The company that makes nearly half  the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it  will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because  of problems at its plant in Britain.
A roof, two tanks, and a pump are key tools for one Atlantan's do-it-yourself rain harvesting.
L'operazione da 150 mln deliberata per acquisti Pipex
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&amp;T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.
L'austriaco Benjamin Raich &egrave; al comando dello slalom di coppa del mondo di Kranjska Gora. Rai...
Hollinger International has renewed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against its former chairman Conrad Black, who earlier announced plans to step down from his leadership posts at the newspaper group&#39;s parent company.
The news that a tape showing the murder of his wife was probably genuine came as a shattering blow to Tahseen Hassan. His hope that Margaret Hassan was alive and may be freed had been growing recently.
A man and two women were shot dead by  Afghan and U.S.-led troops after their vehicle ran through a  checkpoint on Saturday, a U.S. military statement said.
AMSTERDAM -- Authorities announced a major crackdown on organized crime in Amsterdam's Red Light District yesterday , for the first time allowing national police investigators and tax authorities to see the extent of what had long been seen as a local problem.
It has cut a $300 million deal with the Justice Dept. and wants a similar pact with the SEC, but it&#39;s likely this saga still has a ways to go.
Stephen Dodd of Wales won the China Open Sunday by three strokes over Thomas Bjorn. Dodd shot a 4-under-par 68 in the last round to finish in 12-under 276.
A few hundred yards from Olympic Stadium is a cream-colored monolith that is the 2004 Games&#39; International Broadcast Center. Inside is NBC&#39;s Games headquarters and Dick Ebersol.
Tim Henman resumes his epic opening match against Carlos Moya at Wimbledon on Tuesday, while Amelie Mauresmo begins the defence of her title.
Every day hundreds of Kenyans from every walk of life visit the Hope Center at the Coptic Hospital in Kenya's capital to meet with doctors and receive life-prolonging HIV drugs, compliments of the United States.
A U.S. intelligence satellite has lost power and could fall to Earth sometime in February or March, a government official said on Saturday.
Conservative Party leader David Cameron has called on incoming prime minister Gordon Brown to call a general election immediately, insisting the new leader of the Labour Party had no mandate to govern.
That&#39;s according to the Lundberg Survey. It cites an increase in crude oil supplies combined with the recovery of US offshore oil production after Hurricane Ivan.
The waiting is almost over for the Los Angeles Galaxy with their biggest signing, England midfielder David Beckham, scheduled to arrive in the world's entertainment capital on Thursday afternoon.
The Jacksonville Jaguars managed to go 3-0 despite scoring only 35 points. With Indianapolis coming to town Sunday, the Jaguars might need 35 just to keep pace with Peyton Manning.
China has executed a 25-year-old university dropout for killing six men, four of whom had raped him after getting him drunk, the Beijing Youth Daily said on Sunday.
Grande emozione, anche Ciampi si stringe alla famiglia
Intel gave its Centrino laptop package a speed boost this week with the release of a new, faster Pentium M processor. The Centrino package includes a Pentium M processor, a PC chip set, and a WLAN (wireless LAN) chip set.
Three beheaded bodies were found Wednesday on a road near the town of Dujail, 60 km north of Baghdad, Iraqi police said. The police said they discovered tattoos on the bodies
Churchgoers and priests risk lung disease from air pollution caused by candles and incense, Dutch scientists say.
Il doriano Francesco Flachi &egrave; stato squalificato per 16 mesi dalla Commissione Disciplinare. ...
Eurostat: tra i 15 e i 64 anni il tasso e' pari al 46,3%
Matthew McConaughey, who is regularly  photographed without a shirt exercising on the beach, was named  &quot;bachelor of the year&quot; by People magazine on Thursday.
International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
Spears is looking forward to the ultimate joy of having a baby.
A top Ukrainian opposition leader, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine news agency, said supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko had withdrawn from talks on last week's disputed election.
NFL Coach of the Year Mike McCarthy has signed a new five-year deal with the Green Bay Packers, the team said on Tuesday.
YouTube's deals with the traditional media companies continued to unravel, with the Wall Street Journal saying Wednesday that CBS is the latest casualty. At issue were disagreements on the language of the deal.
The definitive first-person shooter? Forgotten Tech Doom, the game that defined the first-person shoot-'em-up category, turned 13 yesterday - an appropriate anniversary to mark the debut of the SCI-FI and horror-themed title. The game was made available to the public, via an FTP site, on 10 December 1993.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
\u00c2\u00b7 General Dannatt calls for homecoming parades\u00c2\u00b7 Alarm at growing gulf between army and nation
US animated film Shark Tale breaks the record for opening box office takings in October, say estimates.
On Friday, PeopleSoft announced the Board of Directors&#39; decision to terminate Craig Conway as President and CEO of the Company, effective immediately.
A Japanese whaling ship on fire off the  coast of Antarctica has sparked fears of an environmental  disaster if the ship's 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and chemicals  leaks.
The suit claims that the three companies illegally shared information on their way to scuttling Guidant\u00c2\u0092s agreement to sell itself to Johnson & Johnson.
British Airways' advertisements used to style it \
[Health India]: Washington, Nov 17 : A new study has found that an antioxidant abundant in apples and some other fruits and vegetables protects brain cells against oxidative stress, a tissue-damaging process associated with Alzheimer&#39;s and other neuro
Some 1.3 million Americans slid into  poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor rose 4 percent to 35.9  million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the U.S.  government said on Thursday in a report sure to fuel Democratic  criticism of President Bush.
Jimmie Johnson locked up his spot as the favorite for the Nextel Cup title, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. was locked out of Nascar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chase for the championship.
Tennis Australia yesterday called 20-year-old rookie Todd Reid into the Davis Cup team to play its relegation tie against Morocco in Perth next week following the withdrawal of Mark Philippoussis with a gluteal muscle injury.
President Bush evoked the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Friday in an emotional appeal for support in a tight White House race, but Democratic
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team this evening announced that French-Canadian Jacques Villeneuve will test for the team at Silverstone.
Pakistani security forces entered the compound of a mosque in Islamabad on Tuesday, after launching an operation to clear it of militants, the military said.
THE annual flourish of metallic tinsel and glitter has fallen foul of strict health and safety regulations in Welsh hospitals.
With the introduction of new software to manage Internet-based calling systems in the enterprise, Microsoft has added a key component to its unified voice-data communications strategy.
Il saluto del piccolo Alessio, le parole della figlia
Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has barred the use of mobile phones with built-in cameras, blaming them for \
The United States won both of its opening singles to move within a victory of its first appearance in the Davis Cup final since 1997, while Spain stumbled in trying to reach its third trip to the championship in five years.
OK, let&#39;s think cakes. An unlikely way to start a golf column, we know, but all will become clear. We hope. Ask any Mom across the whole wide world and she will tell you that she needs all sort
European Union ministers met Friday to consider how to salvage the project to build a satellite navigation system that would rival the U.S.-run GPS system.
OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Sing Me Back Home pulled away in the stretch to win the $60,000 Decathalon Handicap at Monmouth Park yesterday, equaling the track record for 5 furlongs.
Auto contro alberi nel Salento, un altro e' gravissimo
A mangled ankle and broken leg have sidelined Terrell Owens since Dec. 19, but the Philadelphia Eagles' outstanding wide receiver said yesterday that he'll play Sunday in the Super Bowl -- in part because of successful physical therapy, in part because it is God's plan, and in part because of the ample swigs of Noni Juice he's ...
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush has nominated White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as attorney general.
The Taoiseach and British Prime Minister will travel to Belfast this afternoon resigned to the collapse of their efforts to strike a political deal in the North because of a deadlock over visual proof of IRA ...
Georgia's defense made up for a lackluster offensive showing, holding Marshall to 160 yards and seven first downs in a 13-3 victory Saturday.
Yahoo made e-mail, Internet search and other services available on mobile telephones with Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating systems.
In a move that could boost the aviation sector in India, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to hike Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ceiling in civil aviation from 40% to 49%.
Signaling he is poised to take a tough line with Democrats over the budget, President George W. Bush met on Wednesday with congressional Republicans and renewed a threat to veto spending he considers excessive.
Creators of the TV show 'My So-Called Life' are partnering with MySpaceTV to Webcast the new series \
By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 6--The Social Security Administration will have offices on the first floor of an approximately $2 million office building to be constructed on the former site of King Cinemas at 216 Seventh St. S.
The company continues to benefit from the worldwide cement shortage.
A month of fasting and spiritual contemplation began yesterday for the 30,000 members of London&#39;s Muslim community. The start of the holy month of Ramadan was signalled Thursday night by sighting of the new crescent moon.
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A US soldier seen in some of the most widely-aired photos of Iraqi prisoner abuse will face a general court martial early next year.
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There's one way to sift through all it has to offer.
Rally driver Colin McRae and his five-year-old son were among four people killed in a helicopter crash this weekend in Scotland, police said Sunday.
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U.S. forces hunted for the body of an F-16 pilot who was killed on Monday when his warplane came down in a Sunni insurgent stronghold northwest of Baghdad.
By Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Mar. 11--Today we re-visit the Consumer Action Line Web log at http://blogs.mercurynews.com/ consumer actionline/ just in case you haven't visited.   Ms. Jekyll, Ms.
At least six people, including two Americans, die in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
Oil prices eased on Tuesday as fears of  supply disruptions in Venezuela and Russia receded following a  convincing referendum victory for Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez and after Russia's YUKOS said it had received an  assurance on September exports.
Japanese researchers say they have produced rubber from a natural substance extracted from an edible, wild mushroom commonly found in the country.
Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday it would deliver selected video clips from YouTube to cell phones starting in December in a bid to increase subscriptions to its mobile media service.
The U.S. Army has dropped all  charges against a colonel who served as an intelligence officer  at the Guantanamo prison and had been accused of trying to take  classified material from the base, officials said on Thursday.
Weeks before President Bush announced a plan to protect African babies from AIDS, top U.S. health officials were warned that research on the key drug was flawed and may have underreported severe reactions including deaths, government documents show.
A bodyguard for Lil' Kim who admitted firing a gun at least 20 times in a shootout as the rapper left a hip-hop radio station was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison.
A 26-year-old woman is seriously injured when she is attacked by a dog, thought to be a rottweiler.
IBM and Cray each get multimillion-dollar awards to keep working on completing supercomputers, but Sun is left out of the running.
ORLANDO, Florida -- Replanting boot prints on the Moon. Hurling expeditionary crews to distant and dusty Mars and other destinations. Executing a 21st century outreach campaign to faraway worlds demands a safe, sustainable, and affordable transport vehicle system.
NEW YORK, September 2 (New Ratings) - eBay (EBAY.NAS) intends to continue with its expansion in Asia with an increased stake in Internet Auction Co.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell for the first day in four. Nintendo Co. and Sharp Co. slid after brokerages cut ratings on the companies on concern that earnings growth may slow.
Technology exchange Irish mobile games developer Upstart Games is to be acquired by Sun TV Shop (STVS), the online and mobile arm of China's second largest privately held media firm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The orchestral conductor of a  Southern California cathedral barricaded himself inside the  building and shot himself dead on Friday morning after efforts  to persuade him to surrender failed, police said.
Osama bin Laden's face and ominous words loomed over the U.S. terrorism trial of former \
Franco Baldini, direttore sportivo della Roma, si augura che Cesare Prandelli possa tornare sulla decisione di lasciare la squadra giallorossa. &#39;&#39;Qui alla Roma le porte per Cesare Prandelli saranno sempre aperte - spiega il dirigente giallorosso -.
The US and EU nations recall their ambassadors to Nepal in protest at the king's takeover of power.
A spokesman says Martha Stewart is pleased that a judge has ordered an &quot;early date&quot; for her prison sentence. Earlier today, a judge lifted the stay on her sentence after Stewart said she wanted
Joyce Hatto: the greatest pianist no-one has heard of Gramophone magazine has unearthed what one sound recording expert describes as \
The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.
The Leipzig school of painting has become a phenomenon by eschewing art trends.
When Jose Luis Cabrera had coronary by-pass surgery after a heart attack five years ago, his wife had to bring food and clean sheets to him in the hospital. The operation itself didn't cost the Cuban couple a cent.
Halliburton Co. said an internal probe uncovered information suggesting that members of a consortium it helps lead considered bribing Nigerian officials to win business.
Judge Michael Mukasey's nomination for attorney general ran into trouble Thursday when two top Senate Democrats said their votes hinge on whether he will say on the record that an interrogation technique that simulates drowning is torture.
THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods is overwhelming favorite to win his eighth title of the year at the Target World Challenge but wary of a Sherwood Country Club layout where danger lurks on virtually every hole.
A month of US airstrikes on rebel-held Fallujah has killed more than 100 suspected insurgents, taking a heavy toll on the terror network of
MADRID A contested plan to turn the troubled Basque region into a virtually sovereign state was assured passage through the regional parliament on Thursday when a pro-independence party that had opposed the proposal as insufficient said it would vote in
A man who decided to swim to safety after the boat he was on capsized about 15 miles offshore was rescued Sunday after spending 24 hours in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard said. His four fishing companions also were rescued.
Centurion Herschelle Gibbs sets South Africa up for a 108-run victory over England.
THE enduring mystery of why the chicken really did cross the road has come a step closer to being solved definitively, following a detailed analysis of the bird\u00e2\u0080\u0099s genetic blueprint.
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on  Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc. and J.P. Morgan  Chase & Co. disappointed investors with quarterly reports, and  high oil prices rekindled worries about the impact on profit  margins.
China will buy more American-made products and crack down harder on people who steal intellectual property, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said yesterday amid growing discontent in the United States over a soaring trade deficit with Beijing.
Several senior politicians are arrested in Bangladesh as part of the government's anti-corruption drive.
Malaysia&#39;s former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim asked the nation&#39;s highest court to set aside a corruption conviction for which he has already served jail time, seeking to clear his name and pave the way for a return to politics.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  will convene top cabinet deputies on Thursday to debate  offering goodwill gestures to Palestinians in advance of a  summit next week in Egypt to restart long-stalled peace talks.
TBS has given a pilot  script order to a half-hour family comedy starring Bill  Engvall, one of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour comedians.
Bleary-eyed shift workers have had their suspicions confirmed. A new study has found working as many as one-in-four night-shift workers develop sleep disorders.
The Dolphins terminated the contract of starting safety Antuan Edwards on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Apple will show off new MacBook Pro notebooks along with a full demonstration of the next operating system, Mac OS X 10.5 (a.k.a. Leopard), at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a Wall Street analyst predicted Wednesday. PiperJaffray analyst Gene Munster rejected rumors that Apple will tout its iPhone at the conference, which opens June 14 in San Francisco. Instead, Apple will launch the new cellular phone in late June. At WWDC, Munster wrote in a note to investors, CEO Steve Jobs and crew will flesh out the remaining undisclosed features of Leopard, announce updated or new MacBook Pro models, and perhaps unveil a revamped iMac desktop lineup. \
Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.
Key nations trying to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions are hoping Tehran will agree quickly to suspend uranium enrichment and return to negotiations, but they are planning for sanctions if it does not, diplomats said Friday.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - There was no evidence of a crime involved in the death of Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, and it was not possible to know yet what caused her death, authorities said on Friday.

By Zulf Khan Afridi with Hayyan Faisal at Pakistan Times Foreign Desk. SHAKAI (South Waziristan): Fierce clashes were going on in the Karvan Manza areas of South Waziristan between security forces and miscreants.
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Troubled pop superstar Britney Spears seems to be continuing her wild ways.
Aftershocks beneath the Indian Ocean  continued to rattle Indonesia but none have been strong enough  to stir powerful waves, let alone spawn another tsunami, the  U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.
Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won at least 14 delegates in Nevada's Republican caucuses Saturday, extending his overall lead in the race for delegates, an AP analysis of caucus results showed. Nevada still had 17 Republican delegates to award.
THE SIGHT OF Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill parading Neil Lennon in front of the Celtic end at Ibrox, like some sort of prizefighter, sealed the verdict.
Chelsea Newton scored 16 points to lead No. 17 Rutgers to a 77-53 victory over Oregon State in the second round of the Paradise Jam tournament on Friday.
The Carlyle Group isn't accustomed to failure. Over the past 15 years, it has built itself into one of the world's biggest and most successful private-equity funds by seeing value where others didn't. For most of that time, its risks have been carefully calculated, its timing nearly impeccable.
A screensaver and social network for people with Alzheimer's wins a Microsoft-led software design prize.
Retailers must take advantage of virtual worlds and mobile technology to stay competitive.
By Christopher Andreae | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Since &quot;The Scream&quot; by Norwegian angst-artist Edvard Munch was stolen by armed robbers last Sunday, the media have been asking every art expert in sight, Why does this keep happening?
Botswana&#39;s ruling party has won by a landslide in Saturday&#39;s general elections, assuring President Festus Mogae of a second and final term in office.
InfoWorld - SpringSource, the keepers of the popular Spring Framework for Java application development, this week introduced Spring Integration, a framework to ease enterprise integration.
Hundreds of people queued on Monday to pay their last respects to Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, whose body lay in state in New Zealand ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.
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Intel is updating its low-cost Classmate PC laptop with upcoming Silverthorne CPU and a sleeker design.
JOHN Kerry supporters have a welcome omen for their US presidential candidate: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins yesterday.
Eastern Bank is betting on the Super Bowl but not on who wins or loses.
Electrolux, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, says third-quarter profits have been hit by the rising price of raw materials.
Ana G. Mendez University System has chosen IBM (NYSE: IBM) to develop and install a system that allows students to pay tuition and fees faster and easier.
The poor could have a harder time moving up the income ladder as the higher education gap widens, a report said.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne&#39;s reign as US Open champion and world number one came to an abrupt and surprise end when she lost 6-3 6-2 to Russian Nadia Petrova in the fourth round on Monday.
Makybe Diva won the 144th running of the A$4.6 million (1.9 million pounds) Melbourne Cup to become only the fourth horse and the first mare to capture Australia&#39;s richest and most famous race two years in a row.
A man has been charged after a police inquiry into a string of sex attacks in West Sussex over the past decade.
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Investigations have been launched in Switzerland to find out why the authorities almost allowed a top terrorist suspect to slip through their fingers.
VIENNA, Austria Aug. 30, 2004 - Some nuclear technology ordered by Libya for its former weapons program is missing, while the origin of other material is unclear, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday, raising
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Why the physics of small caps lead to greater returns.
Democrat Bob Kerrey said Wednesday that he won't enter the race to replace retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday, with the Nasdaq off 1 percent, as worries about the sustainability of technology companies' profits offset earlier gains after at least $82 billion in corporate takeovers were announced.
Palestinian gunmen fought gunbattles with   Israeli soldiers inside the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, witnesses   said.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead on rival Hillary Clinton three days before South Carolina's presidential primary, aided by a huge edge among black voters, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Airlines have agreed to cap the number of flights going in and out of New York's John F. Kennedy airport during peak periods and are negotiating to do the same at New Jersey's Newark International airport, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday.
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The telecoms watchdog Ofcom is considering how to regulate firms that let you make calls via the net.
A stamp honoring former U.S.  President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5, was unveiled by the  U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday.
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader did not collect enough signatures to make the ballot in California as an independent presidential candidate but his spokesman said on Sunday the campaign would keep trying.
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In the four hours it took Alaska State Troopers to arrive at the Eskimo village of Nunam Iqua, a man choked and raped his 13-year-old stepdaughter in front of three younger children. He had already beaten his wife with a shotgun and pistol-whipped a friend after an evening drinking home brew.
Georgia's Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of a young man who has been imprisoned for more than two years for having consensual oral sex with another teenager.
Police on Friday said they found the remains of a badly decomposed body in a landfill at which they were searching for Lori Hacking, a Utah woman whose husband has been charged with her murder.
He is an aspiring rock star, but Yu Zhenhuan's claim to fame for now is that he is the hairiest man in all of China.
LONDON - William Morrison, Britain&#39;s fourth largest grocery chain, said Monday it had agreed to sell 114 stores to rival Somerfield for 260 million pounds (375 million euros, 479 million dollars).
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Apple's iTunes Music Store is  introducing a new original programming feature designed to  promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world,  Billboard has learned.
Mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy increase their babies' risk of developing colic, those vexing, inconsolable crying spells that affect up to 20 percent of U.S. babies in their first few months of life, researchers say.
David Beckham remains Britain's wealthiest footballer in list of the sport's richest people.
Halliburton said on Monday the U.S.  Army had decided to give the company more time to resolve a  billing dispute before withholding payment of up to 15 percent  of the company's bills in Iraq and Kuwait.
By Georgia Tasker, The Miami Herald  Dec. 18--Throughout all seasons, they color our skyline in cerise, orange, pink, yellow. Flowering trees sprout in South Miami, along Interstate 95 and are riotous at Metrozoo.
Frank Lampard scored with two minutes remaining as Chelsea defeated Fulham 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of English soccer&#39;s League Cup.
Iran said Sunday an international conference in Baghdad where it held direct talks with the United States for the first time in years was a constructive \
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 22--WELLINGTON -- Residents worried about development crowding western Palm Beach County got more bad news Wednesday, with word that GL Homes formally submitted plans for 12,235 homes on Loxahatchee citrus groves.
With cots and pillows as well as pleas and warnings, the Democratic-led U.S. Senate debated through the night a plan to end the Iraq war.
A high-level United Nations delegation arrived Tuesday in Sudan to press a reluctant government to accept a large force of U.N. peacekeepers in the strife-torn Darfur region.
An Egyptian Muslim preacher allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italian city and taken to Egypt has been released, his lawyer and a security official said Monday.
German unemployment falls to 10.1% as improving economic prospects allow firms to hire more workers.
Notre Dame became the first team to crack the century mark in the Carrier Dome in 10 years. After missing their first three 3-pointers, the No. 21 Irish went 10-for-14 from behind the arc to close the opening half and beat the Orange 103-91 on Tuesday night.
An elderly Sri Lankan man was found alive under the debris of a southern town nearly two weeks after it was decimated by giant tsunami waves, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Chelsea scored three first-half goals and beat struggling Norwich 4-0 on Saturday to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
NASA reported major progress on glitches in a critical computer system on the International Space Station on Friday as astronauts repaired insulation damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a spacewalk.
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An emergency communications service just launched in Dallas will allow police, fire departments, law-enforcement agencies, and airport officials to talk over their existing networks and equipment.
South Africa finished day 1 of the first test match against India in Kanpur at 230 for the loss of 4 wickets. The proteas were in comfortable position at one stage with the loss of 2 wickets and Jacques Kallis playing alongside Andrew Hall.
David Trezeguet, attaccante della Juventus, lancia un nuovo messaggio alla dirigenza bianconera: \
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Microsoft officially launches a set of tools that it hopes will become a kind of YouTube for videogames.
UN Security Council ambassadors were still quibbling over how best to pressure Sudan and rebels to end two different wars in the country even as they left for Kenya on Tuesday for a meeting on the crisis.
North Wales Police Authority reveals how much motorists paid in fines from speed cameras last year.
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Dozens of dogs seized in an investigation into possible dog fighting on land owned by Michael Vick could be euthanized.
Venezuela's President Chavez signs a decree on land reform, which he says will bring justice to the poor.
Russia&#39;s president, on a state visit to India, arrived in Bangalore Saturday to talk with the area&#39;s information technology executives.
Enlightened Conservatism The Conservative Party launched its campaign against the government's ID card scheme today, juxtaposing a libertarian stance on identity against a tough stance on crime, punishment and immigration.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For Willie Nelson, picking and singing to raise money for relief efforts from the Asian tsunami is a natural gesture.
The Nikkei average gained 0.74 percent on   Thursday, recovering from Wednesday's five-week closing low, as   investors were lured to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. 4063.T,   Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and other companies with earnings   prospects.
BAE Systems plc has announced that its wholly-owned US subsidiary, BAE Systems North America, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire DigitalNet Holdings Inc.
Barbers in a Pakistani tribal  region have received Taliban-style warnings from religious  zealots warning them against cutting or shaving beards,  residents said on Monday.
Bosnia's main Muslim, Serb and Croat  nationalist parties led Sunday in an early count for local  polls, but voter turnout fell below 50 percent for the first  time.
A woman accused of killing her daughter by microwaving the newborn in an oven told police she was drunk, but couldn't recall doing anything that caused the child's burns, according to testimony Thursday.
The rapper Young Buck pleaded not guilty Friday to an assault charge for allegedly stabbing a man during a melee at the Vibe Awards after Dr. Dre was punched.
Legendary singer Shane MacGowan is to play a mini-residency at London's famous Ronnie Scott's jazz club.
Red Hat Inc. has announced the general release of the third update to its Enterprise Linux operating system, as well as a new partnership with recent Linux convert Unisys Corp.
Haldi completed 8-of-24 passes for 146 yards, and also rushed for nine yards on six carries with a pair of rushing touchdowns. The Trojans of Troy (7-5) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words \
InfoWorld - Antivirus software is frequently tested for performance, so picking a top product should be straightforward: Select the No. 1 vendor whose software kills off all of the evil things circulating on the Internet. You&#39;re good to go then, right? Not necessarily.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.
You can be sure that Jets coach Herm Edwards is spending this week making certain his players know the Patriots [stats, news]&#39; stunning loss in Miami on Monday was the exception, not the rule.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
TSKHINVALI. Aug 20 (Interfax) - Russian peacekeepers deployed in South Ossetia plan to collect weapons from militia units in Ossetian and Georgian villages in the self-proclaimed republic.
Tory leader Michael Howard has moved to reassure Northern Ireland's nationalists and republicans that a Conservative government would uphold their rights and work for peace.
The U.S. foreign service, stretched by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffers from morale problems and has about 200 unfilled posts abroad due to staff shortages, said a study released on Tuesday.
As Jon Stewart tells it, he and his staff of 13 writers at The Daily Show  were looking for a project.\
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New bills to strengthen law and order and fight terrorism are expected to be the focus of the Queen's speech. What would you like to see included?
PalmSource Inc., which has seen its share of the handheld computer market plummet, said on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire China MobileSoft Ltd.
Here are some of the technologies that power devices to control everything from home entertainment to security:
The US women&#39;s soccer team won the gold medal at the Athens Olympics, beating Brazil 2-to-1 in overtime. Lindsay Tarpley scored in the 39th minute to give the US the game&#39;s first goal.
Collection agencies land kick in the box The robot-powered music streaming service Pandora will close its UK operation next week. The company blames high royalty demands from the two main UK collection agencies. The site will continue to stream to what it recognizes are US-based IP addresses, but will block connections to UK addresses from January 15.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Last season, they hauled in the big one. Led by hustling, gritty scorers Mike and Zak Borowski, Derek DeCoste, and Tom Salah, the Fishermen of Gloucester captured their first Division 2 title since 1998. The team's 22-3-0 season included a battle with rival Danvers, in which Gloucester erased a three-goal, third-period deficit to win with four seconds left; some double-overtime ...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Wednesday to expand the training of Iraqi security force officers at a facility outside Baghdad in preparation for planned elections in January.
The withdrawal of Vioxx by competitor Merck has given Pfizer&#39;s two top arthritis drugs a huge share of the world market. But some of the same issues that forced the Vioxx withdrawal still swirl around Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex and Bextra.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - There were probably fewer  orphans than originally thought in Asia's tsunami-hit areas,  the head of the U.N. Children's Fund said, and efforts should  be directed toward uniting children with family members.
Not so very long ago, on a gray, dark and thoroughly unpleasant weekend, I curled up in an armchair and read the first three Lemony Snicket books, which had arrived on my desk under rather mysterious circumstances.
Vietnam hopes Myanmar will make active contributions to the activities of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan said on Thursday.
BERLIN Nov 8, 2004 - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet expressed concern Monday about the growing strength of the euro, saying a rally that sent the shared currency to an all-time high of US$1.
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Quarterly sales of servers running the Linux operating system topped $1 billion for the first time during the third quarter of 2004, analyst company IDC reported Wednesday.
ARLINGTON, Va. US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield says the airline will ask a bankruptcy judge to impose large temporary pay cuts on its union workers.
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.
Former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis admits using the banned blood-booster EPO during his career.
Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day.
US death penalty opponents hope that Democrat John Kerry, a former prosecutor who opposes executions, wins the presidency from George W. Bush, who strongly supports the death penalty.
The British poultry company hit by a bird flu outbreak denied on Friday it had broken rules by importing meat from parts of Hungary that were off limits because of an outbreak there.
Brazilian police killed 13 suspected gangsters during five hours of gunbattles in a Rio de Janeiro slum on Wednesday in a show of force before next month's Pan American Games, a security official said.
The Russian government will sell its stake in the nation's largest steel mill, Magnitogorsk Iron &amp; Steel Works, at an open auction next month, the Russian Federal Property Fund said Friday.
Giant kangaroos and wombats bigger  than cars which once roamed Australia were killed by climate  change and not human hunters, Australian scientists said on  Thursday.
VANCOUVER (CP) - An Iranian refugee claimant who spent almost three years in sanctuary in a Vancouver church before being arrested on the weekend is suddenly a free man.
For years, Saddam Hussein showed himself to be a master practitioner of the big bluff. Everyone outside Iraq and just about everyone inside believed that he harbored a secret stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.
China and the United States are close to ending a 15-year-old dispute over nuclear technology transfers that has prevented US companies from selling nuclear reactors
Anil Ambani, the Vice-Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), said on Monday that he was not consulted by the company&#39;s Board on the proposed share buy-back.
Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.
German automaker BMW Group expects the United States to be its top global market for new vehicles in 2004, cashing in on an expanded portfolio that continues to grow, the company&#39;s chairman said Monday.
The BBC says it is concerned for the safety of its correspondent Alan Johnston, who is missing in Gaza.

5 December 2004 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed today that the country is not obliged to allow UN nuclear inspectors to visit military sites allegedly involved in covert nuclear-weapon work.
By Shaun BishopSTAFF  A San Mateo County beach has the second-most-polluted coastal water in Northern California, according to a report card released Wednesday by a conservationist group.
Wimbledon stars have fallen victim to a sneak thief who has made off with thousands of pounds in cash and personal property, it was reported here on Saturday.
The race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood on Capitol Hill appears headed to a runoff.
Advertising-supported video from April Mobile media company (aka: network operator) 3 will start giving away video content in April, paying for it with carefully-placed advertisements from companies such as Microsoft and Unilever.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Charles Arntzen received a $7.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop medicine to prevent HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
yetech Pharmaceuticals&#39; drug to treat the leading cause of blindness in the elderly appeared to move closer to a broad government approval yesterday after an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration spoke favorably about it.
The substitutes saved the day for Spain, carrying it into the next round of the World Cup.
Rafael Nadal books a fourth-round meeting with Lleyton Hewitt at the French Open, as Novak Djokovic survives a thriller.
PUTRAJAYA: No country should issue statements which can increase tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said: \u00e2\u0080\u009cRelations between Asia-Pacific countries should be
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United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.
Former No. 1s and French Open champions Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moya will lead Spain against the United States in next month's Davis Cup final.
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Voters who want to catch Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in the next few weeks won't even have to take off their fuzzy slippers.
The 36th Ryder Cup is under way at the K Club in Ireland, with Colin Montgomerie and Tiger Woods straight into the action.
By Anonymous  Virgin Radio is set to reveal a revamped web site featuring a stronger focus on music.  The new site aims to position Virgmradio.co.uk as \
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Cantor Fitzgerald LP, one of the two largest Treasury bond brokers, will split off its original business of person-to-person sales to focus on more profitable activities such as institutional equity sales and trading.
The maker of Kool cigarettes agreed Wednesday to pay $1.5 million and cut back on hip-hop themed advertising to settle charges the company&#39;s promotions targeted African-American youths.
Maryland's list of accomplishments over the past nine seasons includes an Atlantic Coast Conference title, nine appearances in the NCAA tournament, two trips to the Final Four and the 2002 national championship.
Persistent rain triggers fears of fresh landslides in the wake of earthquakes that have shaken northern Japan.
Maria Sharapova posted a convincing 6-3 6-4 victory over seventh seed Venus Williams in their first-ever meeting at the Swisscom Challenge indoor tournament in Zurich.
Cesar Farias &egrave; il nuovo commissario tecnico del Venezuela: subentra a Richard Paez. Lo ha com...
Germany said on Wednesday it had foiled a plan by Islamist militants to carry out \
Some broad facts about the role of illegal immigrants in the economy seem to be emerging, and they may upset some preconceived notions.
Sky News reports its undercover look at security shortcomings at London&#39;s Heathrow Airport has sparked a government investigation.
3Com Corp. (COMS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it will buy network security firm TippingPoint Technologies Inc. (TPTI.
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko calls for a general strike as he rejects the presidential poll result.
U.S. troops were on alert at bases  across Iraq on Thursday after concluding that a suicide bomber,  probably in Iraqi military uniform, was behind the deadliest  strike on Americans since they invaded last year.
The menacing row of concrete towers where four of Katie Sistrunk's children were shot is almost all gone now, replaced by weeds and fields, mud and memories.
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BOSTON -- Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston were looking for a better understanding of melanoma. What they have come up with so far is a new explanation of why hair goes gray.
Cautious optimism greets church report that offers road to reconciliation after US wing approved a gay bishop.
The City of Light wants to soon become a city of bicycles. Paris City Hall announced it has selected French outdoor advertising firm JCDecaux SA to operate a new free bicycle service in the capital.
KIEV, Ukraine  - A key figure in Ukraine's  opposition movement said Sunday there was little the  Moscow-backed authorities could do to stop Viktor Yushchenko  sweeping to power in a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's rigged  election.
An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel in the central area of Pakistan&#39;s capital Islamabad, slightly injuring five people, but the government says it was not a terrorist attack.
With Serena Williams&#39; victory against Amelie Mauresmo, she not only reached the final but also assisted Lindsay Davenport in finishing the year as the No.
Dual-core microprocessors won&#39;t mean doubled software license fees, according to an announcement by Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Sir Alex Ferguson criticises the Old Trafford atmosphere after Manchester United's win over Birmingham City.
Nato chiefs discuss sending more troops to Afghanistan,  where a British general says fighting is worse than in Iraq.
Brian McCann, Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur homered to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
Gateway said yesterday it is backing away from selling TVs and other consumer electronics - essentially shelving the strategy that founder Ted Waitt championed for two years to turn the money-losing company around.
Stockland, Australia&#39;s fourth-biggest property trust, asked that its shares be halted from trading before it makes a proposal involving General Property Trust, which is subject to a takeover offer from Lend Lease Corp.
A television host who says she was groped by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger four years ago and then libeled by his aides can take legal action in a British court, a judge ruled.
LAS VEGAS Speaking to National Guard members and veterans at a politically charged moment, President George W. Bush acknowledged the hardships the war in Iraq had caused Guard members and their families, and assailed Senator John Kerry for arguing that
Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the cornerstone of the Supreme Court\u00e2\u0080\u0099s conservative bloc, is being treated for thyroid cancer but will return to work next week
The new Band Aid record has become the year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest selling single after just one day. Do They Know It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Christmas has sold more than the rest of the Top 30 combined.
SAN FRANCISCO -- BALCO founder Victor Conte and Barry Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, are expected in court to determine whether they can keep evidence prosecutors turned over to them from the government's investigation of steroids in sports.
Luca Pancalli, commissario straordinario della Figc, riunir&agrave; domani a Roma tutte le component...
Ingram Micro is shelling out $493m cash including assumption of debt for Tech Pacific, an Australian distie. The deal will see Ingram&#39;s Asia Pac operations double in size.
Centrodestra scatenato con la decisione del gip di Milano&quot;Ha sdoganato il terrorismo&quot;. &quot;E&apos; una pronuncia politica&quot;                                          Casini sui magrebini prosciolti &quot;E&apos; una sentenza incredibile&quot;                                                                                  Ma il giudice si dice serena: &quot;Ho seguito legge e coscienza&quot;
Open-source software company Red Hat, now trading on the NASDAQ, has applied to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
Death squads and terrorists have ramped up attacks on civilians in Iraq, killing more than 1,600 people in cold-blooded \
Ford Motor Co. F.N posted its seventh   consecutive decline in U.S. monthly sales on Friday,   underscoring pressure on the automaker as it readies an   accelerated turnaround plan driven by a collapse in the market   for trucks and sport utility vehicles.
U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy.
Futuro gruppo petrolifero annunciato da consigliere di Putin
Arizona State tailback and leading rusher Hakim Hill will be available Saturday when the 20th-ranked Sun Devils face No. 7 California on the road, after being benched last week.
Celtic manager Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill has condemned the actions of Rangers duo Peter Lovenkrands and Nacho Novo during his side\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2-0 defeat.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOut of the Blue,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.
I campionati di serie C1e C2 della stagione 2007/08 cominceranno il 26 agosto alle 15. Lo ha reso no...
Exit polls showed Lee Myung-bak winning South Korea's presidential election by a landslide Wednesday
He was known as Barry Obama, and with his dark complexion and mini-Afro, he was one of the few blacks at the privileged Hawaiian school overlooking the Pacific.
Google is 'in talks' with Apple over video content for the recently announced iTV device, say reports.
For three weeks, Italians across the country marched, held vigils and lit candles, and politicians united to promote freedom for a pair of humanitarian aid workers held captive in Iraq.
Four-time champions Cameroon got their 2008 Africa Nations Cup campaign back on course with a comfortable 5-1 trouncing of Zambia as star striker Samuel Eto'o matched the tournament's all-time scoring record.
A judicial review body ruled today that a former Libyan intelligence official jailed for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing is entitled to challenge the verdict against him.
NEW YORK - Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets Thursday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.
IBM will put a collection of its On Demand-related products and technologies to this test next week at the U.S. Open tennis championships, implementing a grid-based infrastructure capable of running multiple workloads including two not associated with the tournament.
Could the search-engine giant actually be cheap?
Most economists agree that the dollar will continue its post-election decline, but there are at least three schools of thought on the nation\u00c2\u0092s huge foreign indebtedness.
The Blackwater founder defends himself-and his company.
Two Syrians have been sentenced to death and another two to life in prison for their part in an April attack and gunbattle that killed four people in Damascus, one of their lawyers said on Thursday.
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President Bush arrived in Jordan on Wednesday for crisis talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki but a dinner involving the two leaders was canceled at the last moment.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, one of President Bush&#39;s closet allies, on Tuesday became his country&#39;s second-longest serving leader.
Il Settore Tecnico della Figc ha oggi informato il Vicenza che l'allenatore Angelo Gregucci, se lo v...
Flimsy bandwagon collapses as dunces crowd aboard Analysis In the wake of Pentagon leaks suggesting that the Chinese military has conducted network attacks against US military systems, some in the UK are clearly feeling left out.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A portrait of President Bush using  monkeys to form his image led to the closure of a New York art  exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests on Monday  over freedom of expression.
Flessione del 24,8%, piu' cara in Sicilia meno al Nord
The world must take immediate action against the real threat of nuclear terrorism to prevent a September 11-style outrage, the head of the UN's atomic energy watchdog agency warned.
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There's not much consensus over the significance of Republican Mitt Romney's victory in Michigan's primary on Tuesday. The only thing that's clear is that the race on the GOP side is still a muddle.
Thailand&#39;s King Bhumibol Adulyadej said police and soldiers must increase cooperation to prevent killings and unrest in three Muslim-majority southern provinces.
Jobs, health care and other concerns of daily life are the focus Wednesday as President Bush and challenger John Kerry meet for their third and final debate at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, each hoping to stamp a last favorable impression on millions of voters before
ACA Capital Holdings Inc. has received an additional month to unwind an estimated $69 billion of credit exposure stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis.
US President George W Bush calls for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, as he continues his African tour.
Description: Rodney Dangerfield, the comic who got laughs out of getting no respect, died Tuesday. He passed away at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center where he had heart surgery in August.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di football (NFL) giocate nella notte: Minnesota Vikin...
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger today criticised Manchester United&#39;s approach during their controversial Old Trafford win on Sunday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, where residents were marking the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, a day after city leaders suspended peace talks and rejected the Iraqi government's demands to turn over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
L'annuncio di Ferrero, 'all'estero hanno salvato molte vite'
Sir Alex Ferguson has defended Wayne Rooney after his teenage striker clashed with Bolton&#39;s Tal Ben Haim in today&#39;s 2-0 win for Manchester United.
Asset societa' francesi conferite a controllata Lussemburgo
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Iraq to thank troops for their efforts, days before leaving office.
Boise State impressed Fresno State coach Pat Hill more than any of those big conference teams he has faced the past couple of seasons.
Still searching for a Valentine's date? Have a penchant for muscular torsos, crew cuts and tattoos?
Il ct del Per\u00c3\u00b9, Julio Cesar Uribe, ha ufficializzatoi 22 convocati per la Coppa America che comincer...
The Angels suffered a huge blow to their playoff chances Tuesday when they learned that second baseman Adam Kennedy suffered a season-ending knee injury in Monday night&#39;s game.
Democrats looking for money to pay for health care priorities renewed their focus on insurers Thursday.
 after Gaza rout
The men who wear Perry Ellis might need a tutorial in fabrics when they go to buy their spring clothes.
Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field after the Iowa caucuses may rise yet another opportunity for Senator John McCain, whose candidacy all but collapsed last year.
By Lee Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald, Ga.  Mar. 7--Oconee County will join Walton County in a $353 million water  reservoir and treatment plant on Hard Labor Creek, the Oconee County  Commission decided Tuesday night.
Zimbabwe's last white farmers can stay on their land to harvest their crops although a deadline has passed, a minister says.
German industrial orders in December fell a larger-than-expected 1.7 percent from November, official figures showed on Thursday.
Daniel Evans throws three touchdowns to help North Carolina State come from behind for a 24-20 victory over No. 17 Florida State on Thursday night.
Two blasts rocked a wholesale market in the northern suburbs of Ukraine's capital Kiev on Friday, wounding 13, two seriously, an Emergencies Ministry official said.
Jamie Moyer won his Phillies debut for his first victory in five starts, leading Philadelphia to a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
Shropshire&#39;s water supplier Severn Trent today announced a multi-million pound drop in profits - but is hoping to get the go-ahead this week to halt the decline by increasing household bills.
(Source: MessageLabs) This free whitepaper examines the growth of the online black market that produces new, unique threats to businesses and employees every 45 seconds. Learn about these entrepreneurs of Internet crime and how to keep your business and employees safe.
Gone from the 2004 East Division winning Braves are Jaret Wright, Paul Byrd, and Russ Ortiz. The voids have been filled with a couple of former 20-game winners.
Copyright infringement suit Former Ramones drummer Richard Reinhardt today filed suit in US federal court in Manhattan claiming that his music publisher never had the right to \
ARNOLD Schwarzenegger is an old pro at promoting consumer goods in Japan. He has helped sell beer, instant noodles and even energy drinks.
The two companies vow to optimize virtualization servers and directories, with an interoperability and testing lab planned.
Il centrocampista egiziano Hosni Abd Rabou &egrave; stato premiato come miglior giocatore della Copp...
Affrontati approfondimenti su temi gia' noti in inchiesta
A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of retired football players by former Cleveland Browns defensive back Bernie Parrish.

El Nino, a weather anomaly which typically wreaks havoc but was a key factor for a mild 2006 hurricane season, will peak this winter and gradually vanish by spring, a U.S. government agency predicted Thursday.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Livorno sotto la pioggia battente in vista della gara con la Reggina:...
The big news in digital audio recently was Sony&#39;s NW-HD3, the company&#39;s first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.
An earthquake which shook an Antarctic penguin colony was the strongest on earth in four years, seismologists say.
EVERY occupation entails answering certain frequently asked questions at parties. If you&#39;re a jeweler, it may be, &quot;Do you ever give discounts to friends?
WASHINGTON -- The House, eager to do something about record high gasoline prices in advance of the Memorial Day weekend, voted narrowly Wednesday to approve stiff penalties for those found guilty of gasoline price gouging.
Paul Hamm stated his case for the all-around gold medal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland. Now the waiting begins.
Richard Hamilton caught an inbounds pass under the basket and banked in a shot with 1.3 seconds left, giving the Pistons an 78-77 win over Miami last night at Auburn Hills, Mich., as the Heat lost for the first time in nine games against Eastern Conference opponents.
OJIYA, Japan -- Overturned cars, crumbled homes and shattered roads greeted rescue workers Sunday after Japan&#39;s deadliest earthquake in almost a decade stunned residents used to bearing up through the nation&#39;s frequent tremors.
Greg Maddux stopped his six-game losing streak, Aramis Ramirez and Jacque Jones hit consecutive homers and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-7 Monday night.
Delio Rossi si gode i successi ottenuti su Chievo e Atalanta: \
ATLANTA - If Reggie Jackson is forever baseball&#39;s Mr. October, Vijay Singh has become golf&#39;s calendar boy for August. And September.
An exhibition of Federico Garc\u00c3\u00ada Lorca-inspired installations in Grenada, Spain, includes works by 30 international artists.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body on Monday authorized the dispatch of monitors to North Korea to verify a promised shutdown of its atom bomb program, diplomats said.
Senior British government minister David Blunkett, a trusted ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair, resigned on Wednesday, a government official confirmed.
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Aerospace firm EADS Astrium says it will build a plane to take fare-paying passengers on sub-orbital space rides.
The farms served by the Central Valley Project, the country's largest irrigation system, get about 20 percent of California's water supply.
CONCORD, NC - Ryan Newman shattered the track record at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway while winning the pole for the UAW-GM Quality 500.
A federal judge Thursday ruled against the government's ban on so-called partial birth abortions, saying the measure signed into law last year by President Bush was unconstitutional.
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UPDATE: Yahoo user names and passwords can soon be used to access Web sites that support the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework.
Around the country, some families still wait by bedsides, wondering which foods they could ever again feel safe giving their children.
Despite enduring his worst season  since turning professional nine years ago, Tiger Woods says he  is on track to overtake Jack Nicklaus's haul of 18 major  championship victories.
Description: An investigation into the loss of Britain&#39;s Beagle 2 spacecraft last December suggests the cause may have been unusual Martian weather.
Two-thirds of those aware of the scandal believe Republican leaders attempted a cover-up, according to a new survey
Democrat Barack Obama promised better days to disenchanted voters, Bill Clinton debuted as Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign sidekick, and Mitt Romney reminded people about the laundry list of Clinton pardons &#151; all of them crowding critical Iowa on Tuesday.
The F.D.A. cleared the way for a company to market implantable microchips that would provide easy access to medical records.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Iraq's Culture Minister on terrorism charges, Iraqi police say.
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. offered more mixed results for investors, saying its fourth-quarter profits dropped by half as sales jumped 34 percent during the crucial holiday shopping season.
The beheading of a Sudanese editor who  had angered some Islamists might mark the start of a gruesome  new trend, commentators said on Thursday.
U.S. securities regulators are probing  Taser International Inc.'s TASR.O claims about the safety of  its stun guns and a recent order from a distributor, the  company said.
France sent its Foreign Minister Michel Barnier to Egypt on the first stage of a visit to the Middle East to discuss the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Hundreds of French citizens fled their former colony Ivory Coast on Wednesday after days of anti-French riots and looting in a country once seen as a model for Africa of post-independence prosperity.
A cosmetic face cream used by fashionable women in ancient Roman times has been analysed by scientists at Bristol University, UK, and now reproduced.
Federal health officials announced a distribution plan yesterday for the remaining 10.3 million doses of flu vaccine, divvying it up to states based on how many high-risk people each has and the number of doses already received.
A New York Times decision to block  British online readers from seeing a story about London  terrorism suspects raises new questions on restricting the flow  of information in the Internet age, legal and media experts  say.
A \u00c2\u00a320 note passed at an ice rink is one of the notes stolen in the Northern Bank robbery, a council official says.
IBM on Monday will announce the creation of an Eco-Patents Commons --shared innovations geared at environmental sustainability.
AOL Europe Drops Overture for Google AdWords  AOL Europe and Google today jointly announced a new multi-year agreement that will provide users of the AOL European services with targeted advertising from Google's AdWords advertisers. What does this mean? IT means when AOL Europe users do searches on AOL Europe, Google Adwords ...
Dario Nicoli - \u00c2\u0093IL MOVIMENTO FIDEI DONUM\u00c2\u0094 Tra memoria e futuro - Ed. EMI Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il movimento Fidei donum che \u00c3\u00a8 in atto nella Chiesa italiana dal 1957 ha manifestato sin dalla partenza i caratteri propri di un dono di Chiesa. Il presente volume vuole essere uno strumento prezioso per la conoscenza del movim...
Sean Penn flouted no-smoking laws this   week at the Toronto film festival but a hotel is paying the   price.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday, escalating their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak hiring tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
North Korea appears to have received funds it demanded be returned before closing a nuclear reactor and now needs to move quickly to shut down its source of bomb-grade plutonium, a top U.S. nuclear envoy said on Monday.
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Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
Larry Gelbart, whose writing for the war sitcom \
Dean McCarron of Mercury Research said console designers are focusing on multicore, multi-threading technology that can allow multiple programs to run efficiently at the same time.
The best of Howard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Hodgkin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paintings are, in a sly, almost deceptive way, what serious abstraction ought to be about.
States will be issuing bonds to cover unfunded retiree obligations. When that happens, buy.
A KEY building in the history of British democracy is facing ruin unless campaigners find a means of repairing it soon.
Leopard, the latest update of the Apple Mac operating system OSX, goes on sale worldwide from 1800 GMT.
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Doctors at a private Austrian clinic have confirmed what Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has claimed all along -- that he was poisoned.
The UK's MRSA problem may be due to the emergence of highly contagious clones of the superbug, says a scientist.
CAIRO: The United States helped train and arm rebels from west Sudan who rose up against the Sudanese government last year, Sudanese President President Omar Hassan Al Bashir said in remarks published on Thursday.
Gordon Brown pledges to keep Britain \
A suicide bomber has killed two Iraqi police and a US soldier after he blew up his car west of Baghdad, the US military says. An Iraqi doctor said on Thursday around 60 people were wounded.
London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is expected to sign a contract extension sometime this week. The Frenchman&#39;s current contract runs out at the end of this season, but the new deal
ROMA, 27 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Una videocassetta contenente confessioni intime della principessa Diana, nella quale parla della propria vita sessuale col principe Carlo d&#39;Inghilterra e suggerisce che un proprio amante sia stato &quot;eliminato&quot; verr\u00c3\u00a0 diffusa
Wendy&#39;s International Inc.&#39;s stock tumbled 6 percent Wednesday, the day after the company reduced its 2004 profit forecast citing higher beef costs and fallout from the hurricanes.
The Massachusetts Hospital Association is expected to unveil an ambitious program today to improve patient safety in the state's 105 hospitals, including public posting of nurses' workloads at individual hospitals and the number of hours each day they spend directly caring for patients.
Arjen Robben&#39;s deflected strike eventually beat a stubborn Portsmouth defence at Fratton Park as Premiership leaders Chelsea moved eight points clear of title rivals Arsenal.
Harley Granville Barker's play, in a canny new adaptation by David Mamet, has received a crisply acted, largely engrossing revival at the Atlantic Theater Company.
The German chancellor recalls the Nazi horrors of Auschwitz and urges vigilance against anti-Semitism.
Parents of children with asthma are failing to clear their homes of substances that can cause an attack.
SYDNEY - Lawyers for the file-swapping service Kazaa argued in an Australian court yesterday that their software is analogous to the old Betamax videocassette recorders.
Avvio di seduta incerto a Piazza Affari. In apertura il Mib 30 e il Mibtel, in lieve rialzo, segnano rispettivamente +0,11% e +0,09%. In ribasso il Midex a -0,04%, mentre il Numtel e&#39; in parita&#39;. Apertura
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  said  on Tuesday second-quarter net earnings surged 31 percent on  strong investment banking activity as well as trading credit  and interest rate products.
U.N. troops, backed by armored vehicles and helicopters, fought their way into a lawless slum in the Haitian capital on Tuesday in their first attempt to end a killing spree by warring street gangs.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Iowa.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday no decision has yet been taken on a pricing scheme for Britain's roads, but insisted action must be taken against rising congestion.
Grandi problemi di gestione dello spogliatoio, non crisi tecnica. Cos\u00c3\u00ac il presidente del Cagliari Ma...
People displaying symptoms of the norovirus - vomiting and diarrhoea \u00e2\u0080-re being asked to stay away from the emergency department at Christchurch Hospital.
'Not quite as good as it used to be' Those among you who've ever fancied roasting young toffs over an open fire should get yourselves down to eBay where the pupils of one seat of learning have decided to put their beloved alma mater on the market:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La Reggina ha raggiunto un accordo preliminare con il Manchester City per la cessione dell'attaccant...
A Milano, Cortina e Portofino, ma anche a Tokyo
BT Group must provide rivals with equal access to its national telecoms network and make radical changes to the way it does business, Ofcom, the industry regulator, announced yesterday.
European stocks lost ground on Wednesday as merger speculation surrounding Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale failed to offset more subprime writedowns by two leading European banks and nervousness ahead of a US interest rate decision.
When the toss is perceived to be important enough to be able to influence the match, there is a moment when the coin seems to hang in the air, and the possibilities of the day ahead are crystallised in the minds of all who are present.
Shares of Obie Media Corp. rose 40 percent Monday after the billboard advertising company said it is being bought out by larger rival Lamar Advertising Co.
Director E Niwas's film has the simplicity and comedy of Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, as well as cool chase scenes we saw in Ram Gopal Varma's Satya.
This month, the overseer of the Internet's addressing system will begin deciding what company will run the .net domain. The stakes are high, and so is the responsibility. -washingtonpost.com
Despite confirming the successful sale of both Jaguar Racing and its Cosworth engine company to new owners, Ford Motor Company has stressed that it remains committed to supporting motorsport at all levels.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- With Apple Computer&#39;s stock trading at more than twice where it was a year ago, Piper Jaffray raised the bar for the shares even higher due to an anticipated benefit from increased iPod sales.
Marco Amelia, campione del mondo e portiere del Livorno, cerca di tranquillizzare i tifosi del Livor...
Bagarre quando il presidente del Senato d\u00c3\u00a0 la parola al ministroMarini ironizza: ''Un applauso preventivo cos\u00c3\u00ac fa nascere gelosie''                                          Finanziaria, il governo mette la fiducia E Chiti polemizza con l'opposizione                                                                                  \
SINGAPORE: Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government, plans to reduce its operating asset exposure at home to just one third over the next decade, while steadily increasing its exposure to Asia and other developed economies.
The White House sharply criticized a US senator's trip to Syria &quot;not helpful&quot; and &quot;not appropriate&quot; and warned Damascus not to see the visit as an indirect overture from Washington.
Vince Carter scored 21 points, Jason Kidd had 13 points and nine assists, and the New Jersey Nets spoiled the return of Paul Pierce with a 92-78 victory over Boston on Friday night, extending the Celtics' franchise-record losing streak to 17.
In una gara valida per la seconda giornata del gruppo C della coppa d'Africa, l'Egitto ha battuto il...
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out the state law that allowed Gov. Jeb Bush to order Terri Schiavo&#39;s feeding tube re-inserted, saying legislators overstepped their authority.
Optical links will be cheaper, quieter, and smaller than copper ribbons, company says.
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Joey Harrington tossed three touchdown passes, including two to Roy Williams, as Detroit posted a 28-16 victory over Houston in the Lions&#39; home opener at Ford Field.
A new report into an E.Coli outbreak in which a boy, five, died makes a number of recommendations.

The Miami Heat battled back from a 12-point deficit with eight minutes to play to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-89 on Thursday.
A fiery Islamic leader called on his fellow Israeli Arabs and Muslims around the world Thursday to rise up in protest of Israeli construction work near a holy site in Jerusalem.
Delta Air Line&#39;s pilots negotiation committee last night reached a tentative cost-cutting agreement with the Atlanta-based airline.
Four U.S. soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison face pretrial hearings before an American military judge in Germany. Two are slated to face the court Monday, with the other pair scheduled to appear the following day.
David Alan Grier is the father of a new baby girl, according to published reports.
Berlin - Chelsea&#39;s German international defender Robert Huth is the talk of German football after his impressive full debut in the 1-1 draw with Brazil in Berlin last Wednesday.
Companies that have invited consumers to create advertising often find it to be more stressful, costly and time-consuming.
Five Sunni tribal leaders opposed to al Qaeda were killed when a suicide bomber drove a minivan packed with about half a tonne of explosives into a house north of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
Romanians, angered by poverty and corruption, started voting on Sunday in a closely contested election to decide who will lead the Balkan country through two years of hard European Union-dictated reforms.
The collapse of the Tube maintenance firm could jeopardise plans for the 2012 Olympic Games, union leaders warn.
Times Square soars with glittering buildings that pulse and wink with outsized video screens. MTV\u00c2\u0092s new high-definition screen raises the ante.
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Ministero Economia e Finanze fissa il termine al 23 luglio
10.000 da Pianurastudio prodotta dal gruppo romano
Rocky Balboa &#151; or more specifically, a statue of the Hollywood palooka, boxing gloves raised in triumph &#151; is being restored to a spot outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the winner by a split decision in a bout between fine art and pop culture.
A local investigation into airstrikes that slammed into Afghan homes where Taliban fighters sought shelter found that 62 insurgents and 45 civilians were killed, two Afghan officials said Sunday.
Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has vowed that elections will go ahead as scheduled in January, even if some Iraqis are unable to vote.
Disgraced Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou made a winning return to big time athletics with a victory in her women's 60m heat at the European Athletics Indoor Championships here Saturday.
BHOPAL, India -- Civil rights activists, survivors, and other protesters converged on Bhopal this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the world's worst industrial accident and demand justice for hundreds of thousands of people still suffering in the aftermath.
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Jedi Knight saves the world The Register's favorite light-sabre-wielding school board candidate has stared down an army of YouTube-hating Viacom lawyers, defending the rights of internet users everywhere.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Manned missions will inspire the nation People must be at the heart of the UK's space exploration efforts, according to a report published today. The report's authors contradict the UK's long-held policy that robots are where it is at, both scientifically and financially, when it comes to touring the solar system. They argue that it is time for a new vision.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a Nov. 10 product review of the Mozilla Firefox browser, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Internet Explorer browser from Microsoft Corp. does not have a pop-up blocker. The summer release of Service Pack 2, a security update available only for Windows XP computers, included a pop-up blocker.
European Union foreign policy chief   Javier Solana and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator were due to   meet in Berlin on Wednesday for talks aimed at resolving the   dispute over Iran's nuclear program, the Iranian embassy said.
AT&T Corp. on Thursday reported a &#36;7.1 billion third-quarter loss due to an &#36;11.4 billion writedown of its assets after its retreat from consumer services and other restructuring charges.
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Blog: Flickr says it is being blocked in China, while blogger Violet Blue says her Flickr images have been put behind a members-only wall
Il giudice dell&#39;udienza preliminare Bruno Fasciana, accogliendo la richiesta avanzata alcune settimane fa dal Procuratore aggiunto di Palermo Giuseppe Pignatone e dal pubblico ministero Nino Di Matteo, ha oggi rinviato a giudizio Salvatore Cuffaro.
Rx Depot, a company that helped customers buy cheaper prescription drugs in Canada, gave up its legal battle Friday to reopen its storefronts that were ordered closed last year by a federal judge.
A data storage device with the Social Security numbers and other personal information on all 64,000 Ohio state employees was stolen from a state intern's car last weekend, Gov. Ted Strickland said Friday.
TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new study adds to growing evidence that antipsychotic drugs raise death rates among elderly people, who are sometimes given them when their behavioral problems become too much for doctors or families to handle.
Some of America's staunchest allies &#151; the former communist countries of \
Despite short-term woes, Home Depot's still going strong.
Yusuf Islam, the singer-song writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, Friday demanded an inquiry into why the United States labeled him a security risk and deported him.
NetSuite Inc. priced its initial public offering at $26 per share Wednesday, raising $161 million for its online business software service and showering its largest stockholder, billionaire Larry Ellison, with still more riches.
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Afghan teenager Fatima Mohammadi huffed and panted to finish last in the women&#39;s 100-metres heats at the world championships Sunday -- but sent a message that her country is on the right track.
Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon is pregnant with twin boys.
Twice champion Venus Williams overcame early jitters to beat nemesis Jelena Jankovic 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday and secure a clash with world number one Justine Henin in the U.S. Open semi-finals.
A new line of digital picture frames features lower prices, more pixels and the inevitable glitches.
Lewis Hamilton describes Fernando Alonso's claim that McLaren are favouring him as \
CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, posted a 2.7 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications and greater use of generic drugs, which are more profitable for pharmacies.
An increasingly acrimonious meeting over health care is starting to raise questions about the stability of Canada&#39;s new minority Liberal government, but one minister
VAL D'ISERE, France -- Bode Miller put his go-for-broke style temporarily in check yesterday and won a World Cup giant slalom for the second time this season.
A bug in version 11 of RealPlayer was found by a Russian security firm over the holiday and has been confirmed by US-CERT.
Barry Bonds barely missed his 751st home run. That fifth-inning at-bat was the only chance he got, too. The San Francisco slugger settled for an RBI double and also walked three times in the Giants' 4-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, which snapped a three-game skid.
By Sheena McFarland, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 7--Utah Valley State College on Wednesday broke ground for its new  180,000-square-foot library.    The $48 million building, called the Digital Learning Center, will  provide learning technology to both students and community members.
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The penetration of an unmanned spy plane into northern Israel on Sunday has seriously worried the IDF command, which is bracing for a flare-up on the border as disengagement approaches.
A handful of genes in a morphine free poppy could hold the key to producing improved pain management pharmaceuticals. Norman, the &#39;no-morphine&#39; poppy, is superior to morphine producing poppies as it produces
The European Union is narrowing its innovation gap with the United States and Japan, although performances vary widely among the bloc's members, a study found Thursday.
Fire broke out high in a downtown office building Monday evening, sending flames shooting from windows as firefighters escorted workers through blinding smoke to safety.
Manchester United and Arsenal does not seems to play well together. Last year saw a fight between the players after the match ended.
Singer Amy Winehouse is \
Phoenix from the flames The people behind Blue Security, the anti-spam firm brought down by a rogue spammer earlier this year, have launched a new social action firm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The judge in the Robert Blake murder case delayed opening statements Monday for two weeks because of the theft of his defense lawyer's computer, and a defense lawyer disclosed that a key prosecution witness was admitted recently to a psychiatric ward following an episode of paranoia.
Italian scientists have developed a pill that expands in the stomach to make dieters feel full.
KIEV - Hundreds of Canadian election observers arrived in Ukraine Wednesday in anticipation of the Dec. 26 runoff presidential election.
The Boston Red Sox found themselves with a little extra time this October, and they wanted to use it well. So general manager Theo Epstein set out to project how baseball's offseason would go &#151; staging mock general manager and winter meetings, complete with members of the team's front office playing the role of agents and opposing GMs.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Recent missteps by a Canadian bank&#39;s incursion into US territory aren&#39;t dampening the momentum of an invasion from the North.
By Amanda Ricker, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 14--An Oklee, Minn., teacher is flying high -- all the way to space camp.
General Electric plans to sell its WMC Mortgage sub-prime lending business that it bought in 2004.
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
Electronics vendors are working to push through a legislative mandate that will make it easier for consumers to recycle consumer electronics.
The medical institute built from Howard Hughes's fortune is spending $500 million to build a research center in Virginia that will seek to encourage top scientists to do hands-on creative work.
By Mark Kellner, The Washington Times  Feb. 27--Research In Motion's BlackBerry Pearl, a $400 list price cell  phone/personal digital assistant, is smaller than older BlackBerry models,  smaller than Palm Inc.'s PDA/phones.
A majority ownership stake in 454 Life Sciences could pay hefty dividends.
Having lost five of the past seven presidential elections, the Democrats have to decide whether to reinvent their party and who should lead it forward
The only white on the field for Sunday's AFC and NFC championship games were numbers and hash marks.
Democrats claimed another  seat in the House of Representatives on Tuesday in a runoff  election that pitted two Latinos against each other, capping  the party's recapture of Congress last month.
Out at the airport in this dusty outpost in western Sudan, a group of Rwandan soldiers, sent by the African Union (AU) to
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Phoenix Natural Gas is to increase its prices for the third time in a year, with the average bill \u00c2\u00a312 a week.
When it comes to cars, Michele likes the cachet without the commitment.
Singer James Brown, dubbed the Godfather of Soul, underwent surgery to treat prostrate cancer on Wednesday. Dr James Bennett said the 71-year-old soul star was &quot;resting comfortably&quot; after surgery at the Midtown
QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after promising broad reforms in the unstable Andean country.
Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the animals, scientists said on Thursday.
A road trip detour to the Mall of America offers a look at some remarkable feats of modern engineering. Marvels range from genetically modified glowing fish to roller coasters that no sane human should ride after lunch. Michelle Delio reports from Bloomington, Minnesota.
Two years after experimenting with subscriptions, newspaper announces all content is available free of charge.
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Shares fall on renewed fears about the health of the US economy after weak US service sector figures.
The cable operator reported fourth-quarter net income of $602 million on solid revenue gains as customers spent more for cable TV. The company also said it will start paying a quarterly dividend.
According to The Associated Press' Matt Kelley, America funneled $65 million into Ukraine in two years, with the money directed at dethroning the regime of President Leonid Kuchma, defeating his prime minister ...
U.S. chain store retail sales saw a slight decline of 0.3 percent on a week-over-week basis.  However, on a year-over-year basis, the sales momentum remained strong at 3.5 percent, a report said on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD: Omega-3 fatty acids, found in soy, fish and other oils and known to provide a range of health benefits, may help protect against Alzheimer&#39;s disease, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
AKRON : American Stewart Cink captured his second title of the year with a wire-to-wire win at the US$7 million World Golf Championship Invitational on Sunday.
Hurricane Ivan kills at least 14 in Jamaica and gains in strength as it powers on to the Cayman Islands and Cuba.
The crowd following Tiger Woods around the TPC Boston grew steadily throughout the morning sunshine until it lined the length of the 18th fairway as he finished his pro-am Thursday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.
The United States and North Korea haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions as six-party talks looked likely to straggle into an extra day.
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A judge ruled Friday for Michael Jordan in a legal battle between the former NBA star and a woman who claimed Jordan reneged on a promise to pay her $5 million in hush money when she claimed she was pregnant with his child.
A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.
Lewis Hamilton dedicated his maiden Formula One race victory to his father Anthony after cruising to an assured, cool and measured triumph in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security.
The chilling video of a U.S. Marine shooting and killing a wounded and apparently unarmed man in Iraq dominated the Arab world's media Wednesday, overshadowing the slaying of a British aid worker who had been kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.
Bollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala has roped in none other than Hollywood stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Beyonce Knowles to star in his next magnum opus Kambakth Ishq.
Salim Sdiri of France, the long jumper who was struck in the back by a javelin last year at a Golden League meet in Rome, is still coping with the freak injury.
KISH ISLAND, Iran _ Travel brochures advertise this Iranian island as \
Canada is interested in investing in Russia, the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister, Paul Martin, said on Tuesday. Russia and Canada are two great northern countries rich in natural resources, Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.
The Harvard football team, already racked by the dismissal of its captain for alleged domestic assault and the five-game suspension of its quarterback for an unspecified transgression, plays its Ivy League opener at Brown today amid yet another controversy: the dismissal of a wide receiver over a sketch he performed on the team's traditional Skit Night.
Countrywide Financial Corp ,  whose shares have tumbled amid worries about the largest U.S.  mortgage lender's survival prospects, on Wednesday said it made  more loans than it expected in the fourth quarter, though  homeowner foreclosures and delinquencies rose.
The International Criminal Court is close to launching prosecutions against war crimes suspects in Sudan's Darfur region, the chief prosecutor said Thursday.

Madison, WI (U-WIRE) -- After a convincing home victory over Minnesota last week, No. 4 Wisconsin (9-0, 6-0) launches the final leg of its 2004 campaign on the road against Michigan State (3-3, 4-5).
Merck &amp; Co. Inc. on Wednesday provided earnings guidance for 2005 that is below the current expectations of Wall Street, while indicating that sales of its key choloesterol drug would soften next year.
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Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer defends the prospect of the country selling uranium to India.
If anyone wasn&#39;t quite sure whether 22-year-old A&#39;s righty Rich Harden is ready for prime time, they got their answer on Friday night.
WASHINGTON - The US army said it had suspended its decision to partially withhold payments to Halliburton, the biggest US contractor in Iraq.
Bill Parcells still isn't impressed with everything Tony Romo does.
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Azy and Indah are about to go off to school, but they certainly are not ordinary students. They're orangutans, long-limbed, long-haired, bright-eyed primates who will become the first residents of the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, where Rob Shumaker and his associates will study their behavior and learning capabilities.
The South African government has cautioned that an early withdrawal of peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo could reverse gains made since the end of a five-year war in 2003.
Record Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has reported his 17-year-old granddaughter missing, police said late Thursday. Family members had not seen or heard from Brandi Lasha Bragg since 9 p.m. Saturday when she was at her Hurricane home, Putnam County Sheriff's Sgt. Lisa Arthur said.
The public record has been eclipsed by a faster result yet to be announced, CNET News.com has learned.
Drug maker AstraZeneca Plc  AZN.L on Thursday said it has sued generic drug maker  KV Pharmaceutical Co KVa.N over one of its branded high blood  pressure medications.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Under pressure from the Chinese labor federation, the world&#39;s biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores, said Tuesday it would permit branches of the official Communist Party-controlled union in its Chinese stores if employees requested it.
The mayor and two of his bodyguards happened upon a house fire and ended up rescuing a cat, helping a victim and warning neighbors, officials and witnesses said.
The political and social crisis that has engulfed Hungary for almost three weeks intensified on Thursday as the main right-wing opposition party Fidesz announced a massive street rally for Friday.The rally, ...Comment
Ukraine&#39;s rival presidential candidates staged overlapping campaign trips to the eastern industrial city of Kharkiv on Friday, sparking fears of heightened tension ahead of a December 26 re-run election.
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Republican Mitt Romney, trying to prevent a potentially crippling New Hampshire primary loss, cast himself as a change agent Saturday as he tried to repel rival John McCain and answer Iowa caucus voters who showed they have tired of the status quo in Washington.
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Fearful that growing pressure for development could cause the loss of vital plants and animals, biologists and conservationists are trying to rally new interest in protecting tropical forests and the keys they may hold for vital medicines.
Blog: For the first time, IBM launches an open beta for AIX 6 in an effort to attract new customers.
Tadd Fujikawa misses the cut for the ninth straight time since turning pro last summer, a year after making history last year at the Sony Open when he made the cut at age 16.
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Drinking does not appear to be  associated with the overall incidence of prostate cancer,  according to findings published in the International Journal of  Cancer. However, men who drink alcohol may have a lower risk of  having an aggressive prostate cancer and dying from this  cancer.
Congolese singer Papa Wemba is to appear before a French court on people smuggling charges.
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A state lawmaker wants to give members of the armed forces younger than 21 the right to buy alcohol even though it's in stark contrast to the military's efforts to diminish underage drinking and related accidents.
CA continued to move toward a turnaround in its business with an uptick in its fourth-quarter revenue driven by software subscriptions and professional services.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!
Germany sends a violent youth to Siberia in the hope that a tough environment will help improve his behaviour.
Sudan said Monday that rebels  kidnapped eight U.N. and Red Crescent workers in the country's  western Darfur area, where aid agencies are struggling to feed  and house one million villagers displaced by fighting.
Chronic noise exposure may increase your risk of heart attack, according to German researchers who interviewed more than 4,000 heart attack patients admitted to Berlin hospitals between 1998 and 2001.
For the first time in the 36-year history of the Booker prize, the award has gone to a book with a strong gay theme, The Line of Beauty.
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Blackstone Group LP raised its cash offer for Equity Office Properties Trust to $39 billion with assumed debt to thwart rival bidder Vornado Realty Trust a day before shareholders vote on what would be the largest-ever leveraged buyout.
Radiotherapy can be a better option than surgery for people with bladder cancer, say experts.
The recent $41-billion health-care deal with the federal government will help solve some of today&#39;s problems, but does little to address inevitable challenges in the future, New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord said today.
Congress was pushing on Friday to finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but at the last minute lawmakers added provisions to prohibit Internet gambling.
A school apologises after a four-year-old girl spent more than six hours locked in a minibus when she was overlooked as pupils got off.
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NEW YORK  - Showtime became an unlikely supplier of strike content when CBS picked up the pay-cable network's acclaimed drama \
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Elderly clients thought they had every reason to trust Michael DelMonico as a financial counselor. After all, the Massachusetts insurance agent had become a \
Travel, lodging and real estate  services company Cendant Corp. CD.N on Monday posted higher   earnings in the fourth quarter on a strong performance in the  company's real estate and travel units.
News that actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is suing the Spice House in Reno for using her image on its Web site was reported in newspapers worldwide on Tuesday.
Brazil accepts an offer from Abbott Laboratories to cut the price of an anti-Aids drug by 30%.
Time was that clinching the League and Cup double at White Hart Lane was as good as it got for any fan of Arsenal. Relegation to a Manchester City goal at Old Trafford was Red Devil Hell to a United supporter.
PITTSBURGH - The Steelers couldn't have designed a more Pittsburgh-perfect day for an important December home game. They received everything a warm-weather opponent wouldn't want: snow, swirling winds, chilly temperatures, and a marshy field.
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Wednesday that it's time for an end to what he labeled skirmishes over vouchers.
Bank of America Corp. is close to a deal to put its own name on the FleetCenter, executives said yesterday.
(CBS) CBS has news about the questions surrounding documents aired on the evening news broadcast, and on the Wednesday edition of 60 Minutes on Sept.
FARMINGTON, Pa. (SportsTicker) - Vijay Singh had a rare bad round. Chris DiMarco could not capitalize. Singh&#39;s par 72 was good enough to maintain his two-stroke lead after Saturday&#39;s third round of the $4.
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France's Alain Robert, renowned for climbing the world's tallest buildings, wasn't going to let 15 days in a Chinese jail deter him from an attempt at scaling China's tallest building.
Belgian-Brazilian brewing giant InBev is to sell some Belgian and Dutch real estate assets to Belgian property manager Confinimmo for 419 million euros (560 million dollars), the company said late Friday.
Ten or more years of mobile phone use  increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma, a benign  tumor on the auditory nerve, according to a study released on  Wednesday by Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired its first major contemporary African sculpture, a shimmering tapestry sculpted mostly from discarded liquor-bottle caps and stitched together with aluminum and copper wire.
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The Air Transport Association says, due to cutbacks, industry labor expenses are about the same today as they were a decade ago -- at about 34 percent of total costs.
Another three Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers on the second day of an Israeli incursion into the Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza.
NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. took great pains to improve security in its newly released computer operating system, Windows Vista, redesigning it to reduce users' exposure to destructive programs from the Internet. Outside researchers commend the retooled approach -- yet they say the changes won't make online life much safer.

Activists and asthma patients urged federal environmental officials Thursday to go further in tightening smog standards to protect children and others from ailments caused by dirty air.
Britain's Prince Charles and his  long-time lover Camilla Parker Bowles will marry on April 8 in  St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, his office said on  Thursday.
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Southern California's Daniel Hackett sat forlornly in front of his locker, a blank expression on his face.
President Bush will announce plans on Friday to help homeowners with sub-prime mortgages avoid defaulting.
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The U.S. economy is in good shape,  with growth moderating to a more sustainable pace from the  rapid expansion in the early part of the year, U.S. Treasury  Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday.
So far, one entrant, SpaceShipOne of California, seems likely to win the prize for a successful manned spacecraft launch. But three other teams say they're still in the running. By Dan Brekke.
The suspect in a fatal shooting rampage at a Jewish charity deeply disappointed his parents because he had dropped out of dentistry school, and had been getting psychiatric help for 10 years, a family friend and his lawyer said.
Florida Congressman Porter Goss was approved Wednesday by the US Senate to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Goss replaces George Tenet, who resigned amid criticism about its handling of intelligence prior
LAWRENCE -- The 6,000 letters offering to lock in prices for a season's worth of heating oil were mailed a couple of weeks ago to customers of Haffner's Service Station Inc. But even though the prices being charged are about a third higher than last year, the contracts are a crapshoot for Peggy Willett.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to congratulate him for winning the Palestinian presidential elections, the latest sign that the two sides are eager to restart peace efforts after years of stalemate.
ROME, Italy -- Italy&#39;s foreign minister has flown to the Middle East in an attempt to secure the release of two female aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
Surgical treatment of migraine reduced missed work days by 73 percent and significantly lowered the annual cost of migraine care for patients, according to a study in the
CLARKSTON, Michigan  - President George W. Bush   reiterated to Ford Motor Co. F.N Chairman Bill Ford Jr. that   he would meet with him and the other two top U.S. automotive   executives after the November elections, the White House said   on Friday.
The Dow soared about 280 points to a record close Thursday, posting its biggest gain in nearly 5 years, on a flurry of takeover activity and some upbeat retail sales numbers.
As it winds on, this year's Toronto Film Festival feels both utterly chaotic and at the same time governed by some strange, complex principle of symmetry.
By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 12--MINNESOTA   Five federal recreation areas on northern Minnesota lakes could be managed as state parks under a proposal being negotiated by state and federal officials.   Under the plan, the U.S.
It was always going to be a mighty effort for Europe to win the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline with seven rookies in their side. And their task appeared even harder as the only new boy on the American side was world number two David Duval.
DAMASCUS Syria&#39;s state media lashed out on Thursday at US pressure for a United Nations resolution telling Damascus to stop interfering in Lebanon&#39;s presidential election.
Frankie Dettori wins his second Derby in two days as Lawman wins the Prix du Jockey Club in France.
Sen. John F. Kerry jumped on the flu-vaccine shortage yesterday with a new television ad blaming the situation on President Bush. In what may be the first presidential campaign commercial dealing
A Greek airliner diverted to Ireland by a bomb threat resumed its flight to New York after a search did not find anything suspicious onboard.
There's a quick mention on the PHP-GTK Community website of a tool that developers looking to get into developing PHP-GTK applications might want to check out - Anubis.   Anubis generates PHP-GTK code from your user interface designs and enables you to save and edit them later, including the sources. Unlike UI-only designers (think Glade), you can call the php-gtk interpreter from the IDE just by pushing F9 key once the location of PHP is configured.   Check out the screenshot to get an idea of what it looks like or just head over to Zendrael.com to check it out.
NEW YORK Marsh and McLennan Companies said today it was suspending its practice of using &quot;market services agreements&quot; with insurance carriers, which the New York attorney general claims were used to rig bids, thereby cheating customers.
BUCHAREST - The presidential election in Romania is too close to call. Both candidates are claiming victory after exit polls showed a virtual dead heat.
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Have mobiles increased productivity? Mobile Clinic Our mobile clinic returns today, this time looking to get some clarity on whether or not we really have become more efficient since the advent of the mobile phone, and if we have, by how much, and why. As before our panel of experts provide their opinion, something which you can do to via the comment forms at the bottom of the article.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The newest program for training Iraqi security forces, embedding 11- to 15-member U.S. transition teams in Iraqi battalions, represents a \
(InfoWorld) - Just weeks before launching its new Centrino notebook platform, Intel\u00c2\u00a0said Wednesday it had cancelled plans to provide wireless access with an HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) module built by Nokia. Instead, the next-generation Centrino Duo platform, code-named \
The United States softball team came  into Athens on a simple mission -- take home their third  straight gold medal or call the trip to the Olympics a failure.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 19 -- The walk to the Democratic caucus room in the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort began at the Ferrari store, skirted the Baccarat Lounge and ran straight past the Tower Suites, which start at $389 a night.
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Britain is expected to give the go-ahead  to a new generation of nuclear power stations next week,  sparking a frenzy of deal-making by nuclear firms as well as a  fresh challenge from environmental campaigners.
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Spain&#39;s SCH plans to cut around 3,000 jobs at takeover target Abbey National to meet its goal of reducing costs by 450 million euros (302 million pounds) at the bank within three years.
The critical base of the ocean food web is shrinking as the world's seas warm, new NASA satellite data show. The discovery has scientists worried about how much food will grow in the future for the world's marine life.
Aid agency Oxfam warned Thursday of the risk of a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan unless Western countries make a \
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including an American soldier, and wounding 16, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, as Defense Secretary Donald H...
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On Wednesday September 29, a private company in California plans to launch a craft known as SpaceShipOne into near-earth orbit in an attempt to win the so-called &quot;Ansari X-Prize.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland  - What are the words used by  indigenous peoples in the Arctic for \
Running back Eddie Moss has resigned from the Air Force Academy after a cadet honor board found him guilty of cheating, coach Fisher DeBerry said.
Mike Richards scored his first goal of the season early in the third period Friday, helping the Philadelphia Flyers beat Columbus 3-2 and spoiling former coach Ken Hitchcock's debut with the Blue Jackets.
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HSDPA connectivity for the PCMCIA-less First Review Announced last August and shipping today, Vodafone's Mobile Connect Modem is pitched at anyone who owns an Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro or, indeed, any other modern notebook made by a manufacturer whose products don't have old-style PC Card slots. ExpressCard is all very well, but it won't accept Vodafone's 3G Broadband data card, so the carrier has stepped in with a USB-connected alternative...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

The future of Italian flagship carrier Alitalia is at stake in a meeting with unions Monday to reveal the number of planned job cuts as part of a restructuring plan aimed at averting collapse.
U.S. chain stores sales rose in the  fourth week of June, with some help from buying of seasonal  goods as the week included the first day of summer, a report  said on Tuesday.

SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
WINNIPEG - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress has asked the federal government to help send as many as 1,500 observers to monitor the Dec. 26 election in Ukraine.
At a special Pentagon ceremony in late 1996, then-Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall honored a top aide, Darleen Druyun, who was responsible for shepherding multibillion dollar
ASIA/INDIA - Oltre 100 episodi di violenza subiti nel 2007: le minoranze religiose cristiane scendono in piazza a Delhi per chiedere tutele e diritti New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - I cristiani manifesteranno in massa, in un pacifico corteo di preghiera, il 29 maggio prossimo a Delhi per chiedere al governo del paese il rispetto dei diritti fondamentali di espressione e di culto, della libert\u00c3\u00a0 di cosc...
A new tool seeks to make your searches more private by hiding them in plain sight. TrackMeNot periodically sends fake, innocuous queries to search engines, making it harder for someone to glean your actual search habits by reviewing the companies' logs that contain your queries.
If one hardened cockpit door is good, would two barriers be even better?
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In this image taken from pool video provided to the Associated Press by NBC News, a US marine is seen, left, raising his rifle in the direction of Iraqi prisoners lying on the floor of a mosque in Fallujah, Iraq Saturday Nov. 13, 2004.
&quot;The theater? They&#39;ll just  take some stinkeroo movie ... throw it on a stage, and call it  a show.&quot;
Based on Intel&#39;s mobile architecture, the new Intel Pentium M processor 765 processor features 2MB of integrated, power-managed Level 2 cache and a frequency of 2.10 GHz.
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and Louis Boccardi, retired head of The Associated Press, will conduct an independent investigation of CBS&#39; handling of disputed documents concerning President Bush&#39;s National Guard service.
Movie critics cite Get Carter, the 1971 gangster film starring Michael Caine, as the greatest British film.
Jackie Irwin introduces her family, still living in a caravan after this summer's floods in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Anche re Juan Carlos di Spagna boccia Capello. In un incontro col vice-presidente del club 'merengue...
Despite 30-degree temperatures and biting wind, Carl Williams was up at sunrise Thursday to prepare turkey legs, bratwurst, hamburgers and hot dogs on an outdoor grill in Detroit before the city&#39;s annual Thanksgiving Day parade.
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) left here Sunday after concluding a week-long investigation into South Korea&#39;s past controversial nuclear experiments.
Days after forcing out the head of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday moved ahead with long-held plans that he says will streamline the agency, make it more efficient and save tax dollars.
Britain&#39;s Tony Blair will urge Europe and the United States on Monday to bury the hatchet over Iraq and focus their energies on global challenges such as lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Definito il quadro delle otto squadre qualificate ai quarti di finale della Champions League: Rom...
All the injuries and Ron Artest's benching finally caught up with Indiana. Elton Brand had 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers took control of the lethargic Pacers from the start in a 102-68 win last night, the worst home loss in franchise history.
Two Metro newspaper officials who made racial slurs at company meetings in 2003 resigned yesterday as the international publishing company tried to extinguish a controversy in advance of closing a $16.5 million deal with The New York Times Co.
La  VidiVici Virtus Bologna &egrave; stata battuta in Polonia dal Prokom Trefl di Sopot 79-59 nell'u...
Within the next few weeks, workers  are likely to find a little something extra in their paychecks.  No, sorry ... it's not money. Those fat envelopes will be  stuffed with the paperwork that goes with new benefit plans.
Italian group Fiat has until midnight on Tuesday 1 February to settle a contested agreement to sell itself to US car giant GM.
Britain&#39;s highest court ruled today that the British government cannot indefinitely detain foreigners suspected of terrorism without charges or trial, calling
The district attorney prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges can stay on the case. That ruling came down Thursday from Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville in Santa Barbara County, California.
Officials threatened that Iran would shoot down the pilotless American spy planes if they came within close range.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group announced Wednesday that it would spend US$1.8 billion on exploration and production in the North Sea, including building a pipeline to transfer gas from Norway to Britain.
A balloon on Titan, the hazy Saturnian moon, is an idea being discussed by the European space agency.
New York - Sudan&#39;s government has not stopped attacks on &quot;terrorised and traumatised&quot; civilians in the Darfur region, United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has said.
PRINCETON, NJ (Dow Jones/AP) _ Biopharmaceutical company Medarex Inc. said Wednesday its Hodgkin&#39;s disease treatment was granted orphan drug designation by the Food and Drug Administration.
AFRICA/NIGER - Erezione della Provincia Ecclesiastica di Niamey e Nomina del Primo Arcivescovo Metropolita Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in data 25 giugno 2007 ha elevato la Diocesi di Niamey (Niger) al rango di Sede Metropolitana, con la Diocesi di Maradi quale unica Sede suffraganea. Il Santo Padre ha nominato primo A...
Intel hopes to stay profitable by producing new chip designs faster than its competitors, according to the company's president.
Residents of Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons yesterday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope
At least 13 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire in a Nairobi slum and ethnic groups clashed during protests against the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
China on Friday defended a decision last week to stop the wife of a blind, jailed activist going to the Philippines to pick up an award on his behalf, saying she was suspected of \
At least five people die and 15 others are injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in southern India.
SEATTLE, United States  - Vietnam Airlines has agreed to buy four wide-bodied Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner jets with a sticker price of around 500 million dollars.
Arms have always been twisted during close congressional votes on major legislation, but an ethics report rebuking House Majority Leader Tom DeLay added something the public rarely learns: what lawmakers really say to each other.
Sir Paul McCartney sacks his longtime publicist and friend Geoff Baker over his \
A German submarine that was sunk off Norway at the end of World War II will be buried in special sand to protect the coastline from its cargo of toxic mercury, the government announced Tuesday.
Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams speaks with NPR&#39;s Eric Weiner, reporting from Miami, about Hurricane Frances. The storm, now downgraded to Category 3 strength but still deadly, is headed directly for Florida&#39;s lower East coast.
Malawi's chief social welfare official has paid a visit to Madonna's London home, part of a long-delayed assessment into whether the pop idol can adopt a little boy from the African country.
A forest fire is contained near the French resort of St Tropez - but three firefighters die in a crash.
Whether by design or sheer coincidence, the day of the Roger Clemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099 and Brian McNamee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hearing was also the first day as manager for Joe Girardi.
Plus, Disney's movie treasure, Chico's glows, and investing in dogs.
American Elizabeth Bolden, officially recognised as the world's oldest person, dies at the age of 116.
Oil wealth can often lead to corruption, according to the latest survey by anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International.
A substance found in oven cleaner could improve standard glaucoma treatments, US research suggest.
Il piccolo ha 3 mesi. La madre non ha interrotto la gravidanzaanche se i medici le avevano detto che non ce l&apos;avrebbe fatta                                          Malata di cancro, non si cura  e muore per far nascere il figlio                                                                                  La donna era gi\u00c3\u00a0 madre di due ragazzi, di 10 e 12 anni di ROBERTO BIANCHINI
Iran has invited an International Atomic Energy Agency team to Tehran to draw up a concrete plan for clearing up suspicions about its nuclear program, an IAEA spokeswoman said Monday.
The bodies of 14 policemen are found near Baghdad, hours after militants said they seized 18 men in the area.
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IBM has reached an agreement in principle to sell its personal computer business to Lenovo Group, China&#39;s largest PC maker, in a deal valued at $1 billion to $2 billion, people close to the negotiations said.
By PAUL FOY  SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday rejected a bitterly contested plan to create a nuclear waste stockpile at an American Indian reservation in Utah's west desert.  Sen.
Allenamento facoltativo questa mattina a Milanello. Carlo Ancelotti, infatti, ha voluto concedere un...
BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution yesterday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring UN calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.
Selami Aydin&#39;s words will comfort many Dutch people if opinion polls are to be believed. &quot;I&#39;m thinking of going back to Turkey.
From Moscow to Washington to New Delhi and points in between, dismay and condemnation poured forth Thursday over the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto
Michael Schumacher has no plans to retire after winning his seventh world title, says Ferrari boss Jean Todt.
Prosecutor Jack McCoy is getting a promotion to New York district attorney on \
A stampede at an Indonesian punk rock concert left 10 people dead and dozens more injured, most of them teenagers, police said Sunday.
By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer  How interesting that a major media outlet suddenly recognized there's money to be made from an outdoor sport.
Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on  Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss as it kept a tight  rein on expenses and sales of digital televisions and notebook  computers rose, sending its stock up 5 percent.
CARACAS  - A car bomb killed deputy attorney general Danilo Anderson, who had been prosecuting politically sensitive cases, in Venezuela&#39;s first assassination in 40 years, officials said.
Jack Nicklaus figures at least one of his major championship records is safe. Tiger Woods left Oakmont having squandered another chance to win a major while playing in the last group, unable to make but one birdie in the final round of the U.S. Open despite having a short iron for his approach to the green on a half-dozen occasions.
A policeman stands in front of the Milstein Building of the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia 03 September, 2004, where former president Bill Clinton was admitted.
MILANO - E&#39; morto Francesco Mercuriali, l&#39;ex primario in pensione rimasto in servizio nel reparto di immunoematologia dell&#39;Ospedale Niguarda di Milano, coinvolto in un&#39;inchiesta sulle tangenti nella sanita&#39; milanese.
Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, has become the latest German firm to try to take on unions as it seeks to make major cost cuts.
The NCAA didn't show the UCLA Bruins much respect by dropping them to a No. 2 seed. But they showed them some love by letting them stay in California. The bottom line is that the Bruins will do just fine and will be on track to make a re-appearance in the Final Four in Atlanta.
Porn and internet access did not increase the rate of sex crimes in Croatia, nor does it appear to be related to divorce rates in America. In Sex Drive Daily.
The X-Prize Foundation offers \
Pakistani singer Ali Haider turns down the lead role in a Bollywood film called Osama after receiving threats.
Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday praised Jiang Zemin, who retired from the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday, for easing in a new era of Chinese leadership and for his &quot;noble character
Dalla prossima stagione di F1, sar&agrave; il compagno di team di Fernando Alonso. Si tratta di Nels...
Democratic candidate John Kerry accused President Bush on Tuesday of hiding bad decisions and raised the specter of bad news still to be revealed.
NASA said it will fix a worrying rip in space shuttle Atlantis' heat shield system and spacewalking astronauts hooked a giant metal truss to the International Space Station on Monday.
The top Republican White House candidates in 2008 are standing firm against quick troop withdrawals from Iraq -- while trying to distance themselves from an increasingly unpopular President George W. Bush any other way they can.
Guerrilla marketing has become more popular but the Turner Broadcasting campaign left the network scrambling to apologize.
In a showdown of two of the state's premier rushers, the defenders dictated the pace of the game.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi leans on a lectern in the Rose Garden, a swagger in his pose. He&#39;s side by side with President George W. Bush, a man who knows something about swaggering.
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A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cflesh-eating\u00e2\u0080\u009d MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.
Verizon Communications on Tuesday launched its Iobi service that merges regular telephone lines with Internet-based features such as voice messages available through e-mail and automatic call forwarding.
Two controversial films that defied the odds to earn millions at the box office joined a familiar green ogre to take top honors at the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards on Sunday.
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A foetus is found in a sewage drain, prompting a search for the mother by health officials and police.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it would build a $1.3 billion assembly plant near Tupelo, Mississippi, the latest step by the fast-growing automaker to keep pace with American demand for its light trucks and cars.
Police arrested a man on suspicion of terror links, and news reports identified him as as radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, already held here on a U.S. extradition request alleging terror ties.
Officials played down the significance of President Jacques Chirac\u00e2\u0080\u0099s comments, saying they were of a general nature.
A judge sentenced six French aid workers to eight years hard labor Wednesday after convicting them of trying to kidnap 103 children in the central African country of Chad.
Bolton's Gary Speed is to join Sheff Utd, BBC Radio Sheffield reports.
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to examine a lower-court ruling that forces music-industry investigators to file a lawsuit to uncover the identities of people who may be copying their songs online.
While patients are panicking over a shortage of flu vaccine in the United States, vaccination programs in Europe are progressing smoothly with a good supply of medicine, health authorities say.
The father of a 3-year-old who was beaten to death during an attack on her day care center was arrested Saturday, a day after he was named as the suspect in the rampage that also left two women hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
Bayrou in difficolt\u00c3\u00a0, comunisti in via d'estinzione. Socialisti divisiIl presidentepunta a rafforzare ulteriormente la sua posizione di leader                                            Francia, effetto Sarkozy sul voto Oggi le politiche: centrodestra favorito                                                                                      dal nostro corrispondente GIAMPIERO MARTINOTTI
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RUDA SLASKA, Poland - Rescue workers planned to resume efforts early on Thursday to reach 15 miners trapped underground in a Polish coal mine, but local media said it may be too late to save ...Comment
A Chinese car model is absent from the Frankfurt motor show after a legal threat over alleged copying.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- The European Union unveiled a new anti-smoking campaign that calls on governments to put both horrific and humorous pictures on cigarette packs to deter people from smoking.
Samsung Electronics has developed a 8Gb NAND flash memory adopting technologies of processing chips with circuit width of 60nm, the first of its kind in the industry.
UNITED NATIONS -- President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez of Venezuela denounced President Bush yesterday as ``the devil himself\
Unusual options activity pegged to the  shares of Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  ahead of the  announcement of a buyout offer for the gambling operator is  raising eyebrows among some market options players.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month grounding to repair the ship's hail-battered fuel tank.
A doctor accused of indiscriminately prescribing painkillers that prosecutors say led to seven patient deaths has pleaded guilty to lesser charges and agreed to give up his medical license.
The Environment Agency launches a \u00c2\u00a330m online map on Thursday telling, for the first time, homeowners in England and Wales what risk of flooding they face.
The so-called Beckham Rule has a Spanish accent in Chicago. The Fire's signing of Mexican star Cuauhtemoc Blanco as a designated player has paid off by improving the team's level of play while tapping into a huge Latino fan base at a relatively low cost.
The United States does not believe Russia has hostile intentions toward it, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, downplaying concern about a Russian bomber mission near a U.S. aircraft carrier.
This week, the descendants of several world figures turned up in the headlines with challenges of varying levels of seriousness.
Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton faced increasing pressure from French officials to answer for the rogue trader disaster rocking the bank ahead a meeting Wednesday of its board of directors.
Roberto Luongo stopped 28 shots for his sixth shutout of the season Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks extended their home unbeaten streak to 13 games.

A television show in which a woman would donate a kidney to a contestants was revealed as a hoax Friday, with presenters saying they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws.
Oil prices soared to another record high of almost 55 US dollars a barrel on Thursday as Washington reported another fall in heating fuel stocks before winter.
Life & style: Animal rights campaigners are turning their attention to aquariums. Harry Pearson investigates.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell ends  his tour of Asia by once again asking North Korea to resume nuclear talks.
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Twelve footprints found in the bed of an ancient lake in northern Spain have thrown up the first compelling evidence that some land dinosaurs could swim, researchers reported Thursday.
French President Jacques Chirac says talks, not UN sanctions, are the way to resolve the Iran nuclear crisis.
The threats came in a blizzard around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks &#151; a series of videos from al-Qaida's No. 2 warning of more strikes to come.
DOJ announces arrests, convictions for online fraud and other Net-related crimes.
A 60-year-old Fayette County man is recovering after spending a week in an area hospital early last month for treatment of West Nile virus, a potentially serious illness that affects the central nervous system.
WASHINGTON -- The Army secretary has rejected a recommendation to permit female soldiers to serve alongside combat units and asserted that recent changes to one Army division do not depart from a longtime prohibition against women operating side by side with front-line fighting forces, according to officials and documents.
Underneath the homes and ragged streets of the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan lie the remnants of a glorious Jewish past: coins, seals, a water tunnel hewn by a Judean king 2,700 years ago, a road that led to a biblical Temple.
The judge in the Scott Peterson trial Monday rejected a defence request to move the case to another community and pick a whole new jury to decide whether Peterson should get the death penalty for killing his pregnant wife.
ISTANBUL, Turkey Turkish authorities say a grenade might have caused last night&#39;s explosion that injured at least 13 people attending a pop concert.
Micah Garen, the 36-year-old US journalist who was taken hostage Aug. 13 in the Iraqi city of Nasiriya, is expected to be freed, Shiite militia group representatives said yesterday, according to the New York Times.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the largest seller of food in the United States, slashed prices on hundreds of grocery items on Tuesday, putting more pressure on mainstream grocers just two days before Thanksgiving.
Ethnic violence in Kenya's Rift Valley is undermining attempts by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to mediate a crisis that has killed more than 700.
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A car bomb killed three Iraqi National  Guards and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul  Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin  Powell that Iraq's insurgency was worsening.
Michael Clarke smashed a superb debut century to help Australia into a formidable position on the second day of the opening Test against India in Bangalore.
A group of 38 Ethiopian opposition leaders found guilty of links to violent election protests is to be sentenced.
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A selection of California hotels balance luxury and sincerity in their environmental friendliness.
Little things are important. Consider the matter of tires and this week's subject car, the 2008 Mazda RX-8 sports coupe that really isn't a coupe, because it actually has four doors and seats for four people.
All too often, the ring of Debi Faris-Cifelli&#39;s cellphone means there is another abandoned newborn at the morgue, another forsaken child for her to name and bury in a shoebox-size coffin under a white cross in the California desert.
A Nottingham school is holding a vigil to support British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who is being held in Iraq.
Isaiah Washington, bouncing back from his \
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila gives the forces of his rival 48 hours to leave the capital or face removal.
ATLANTA - Scientists hope a high-tech virtual experience that mimics the battlegrounds of Iraq can be used to help veterans recover from the trauma of war.
Southeast Asian leaders met on Monday to agree a landmark tariff-cutting deal with China, the first flesh on the bones of what will be the world&#39;s largest free trade deal within a decade.
E! Entertainment has recently announced it's new reality show featuring Snoop Dogg. The show will follow Snoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus and his sons around in an attempt to show how he manages a family and rap career. The president of ...
President George W. Bush pledged Friday to work with Congress to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling after the international trade agency gave the go-ahead to other nations to impose anti-dumping duties on US goods.
WSJ.com to become worth what you pay for it.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops and aircraft hit hard at Palestinian militants Saturday, killing at least 10 on the third bloody day of a massive Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip's largest refugee camp, as masked Hamas gunmen vowed more rocket attacks on Israeli towns.    About 2,000 soldiers have taken control of a 5-mile-deep chunk of northern Gaza to counter militants firing homemade rockets into Israel...
Blog: The Milwaukee Brewers hit a home run this year, landing the 10th ranked spot on the Harris Interactive Poll's America's favorite baseball team list.
BOSTON (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox have  reportedly agreed to a four-year contract with catcher Jason  Varitek.
European governments should focus more of their efforts on boosting their countries' technological prowess by funding large - oenational champions - rather than small companies whose expansion possibilities are ...
Justin Kemp's defiant maiden century and Shaun Pollock's four wickets spurred South Africa to a 106-run victory in the third one-day international against India on Sunday.
The top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite  cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Thursday that Shi'ite  militiamen would hand over their weapons as part of a peace  initiative in Baghdad's Sadr City and other areas.
President Fidel Castro tripped and fell after leaving the stage at a graduation ceremony, possibly breaking bones, but later returned to say that he was \
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 BST.
Software maker BEA Systems Inc's  board said on Monday it is holding out for a $21-a-share takeover offer, a day after its larger rival Oracle Corp  withdrew its $17-a-share offer.
WASHINGTON - A gap in the airline passenger-check system permitted the former Cat Stevens to board a London- to-Washington flight even though he was on a federal no-fly list for suspected ties to terrorists, a Bush administration official said yesterday.
The cover of the official game program, being hawked by vendors for several blocks around Lincoln Financial Field here on Monday night, seemed to augur what was about to
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Think Secret, &quot;through highly reliable sources&quot;, has confirmed that this week in January Apple will unveil a $499 Mac designed to attract consumers already enamored of its iPod
Shares in Sainsbury's rise by 16% on rumours the supermarket could become the target of a takeover bid.
Albany-- Just days after an Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld addressed a complaint about he lack of armor for military Humvees, Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss is speaking out about the issue.
Children who were bottle-fed or used pacifiers as babies are at risk of dental problems in preschool, a new study suggests.
IndigoSkies writes &quot;NASA today successfully launched the Swift Observatory into Earth orbit for an intense two year study of GRBs (gamma-ray bursts) to determine whether there is a connection between them and the evolution of black holes.
La Benetton Treviso ha sollevato dall&#8217;incarico, con effetto immediato, il team manager Andrea ...
The U.S. current account deficit  grew to a record $164.71 billion in the third quarter, less  than had been forecast, the Commerce Department said on  Thursday.
Australia on Sunday marked 40 years since a historic referendum granted Aborigines citizenship, but celebrations were muted by stark reminders of the hardships facing the continent's original inhabitants.
Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized an anti-war movement with her monthlong protest outside President Bush's ranch, says she's done being the public face of the movement.
A boy with no immune system being treated with pioneering  gene therapy has developed leukaemia, his doctors say.
Tesco has reported a slight slowdown in sales growth for the first quarter of 2007.
An Indonesian cleric appeared in court today accused of leading the militant Islamist group responsible for a series of attacks including the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people.
U.S. growth will be tepid until mid-year but should get a one-two punch from tax rebates and lower interest rates to boost the economy, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez predicted on Tuesday.
Policies to help society adapt to climate change are badly needed, says the chief of Britain's science festival.
The New York Yankees observed the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by wearing commemorative hats with an American flag on the side.
Leading U.S. Democrats vowed on Sunday a push to revise President George W. Bush's 2002 authorization to wage war in Iraq, as a way to raise pressure for a change in strategy.
Paul Hamm of the United States won the gold medal Wednesday in all-around gymnastics.
BOGOTA, Colombia -- An investigation by the Colombian Defense Ministry has found that drug traffickers and rebels from the country's largest guerrilla group infiltrated the U.S.-backed military here, paying high-ranking officers for classified information to help elude capture and continue smuggl...
His trip this week addresses sensitive security issues in two countries - Afghanistan and Iraq.
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry \
The Kansas City Royals activated left-hander Jeremy Affeldt from the disabled list Saturday and optioned right-hander Jorge Vasquez to Double-A Wichita.
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U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O limited  gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may  reduce pretax income.
The crisis is in Rome, not Madrid. Michael Owen watched from the bench as Spain&#39;s `Galacticos&#39; emerged from the gloom in devastating style, coming from behind to defeat AS Roma 4-2 with
After years of resisting the newsroom cuts that have hit most of the industry, The New York Times will bow to growing financial strain, the executive editor said Thursday.
Chinese is the key foreign language in Russia's Far East where people look across the border for goods and jobs.
A suicide attacker killed himself and  wounded at least seven others, including three members of the  NATO-led peacekeeping force, in a grenade attack on a busy  shopping street in central Kabul on Saturday.
Parmalat's administrators file a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Bank of America, claiming damages over the food giant's collapse.
Shameka Christon had 16 points and a franchise playoff-record 15 rebounds to lead the Liberty to a 73-51 victory over the defending champion Detroit Shock.
The schedule of financing this week includes Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a rising star in national Democratic politics and one of the nation's top Hispanic elected officials.
OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - The Breeders' Cup came to a thrilling but tragic end on Saturday.
Their sales of nanotech equipment to leading universities is a positive sign.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana tells the BBC he met Hamas, a Palestinian militant group on the EU's terror list.
Sony&#39;s PlayStation Portable may ultimately live up to company promises of a &quot;Walkman for the 21st century&quot; that revolutionizes entertainment, but that&#39;s not going to happen next week.
An inquiry into allegations of racism against the Zimbabwe Cricket Union will begin in Harare on Wednesday.
A tribunal awards a transsexual ferry crew member compensation after she suffered jibes at work.
Blog: The last time energy took up this much of your income, you were listening to the Cure.
A U.S. magistrate judge urged a federal judge yesterday to order the White House to preserve copies of all its e-mails, rejecting arguments by the Bush administration.
Two previously unknown types of meat-eating dinosaur have been identified from Sahara desert fossils.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Nov 07 (PID) - During his stay in the Afghan Capital Kabul, the President would felicitate President Hamid Karzai on his election as President of Afghanistan.
Weekly data come in line with expectations, feeding hopes for a rate cut while limiting recession fears.
Satellite radio wins the market's straw poll by landing its two key players into the Nasdaq-100 Composite.
Spain's Socialist government offers an amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from today despite concerns it could make it an even more attractive destination for migrants.
Spam makes sense. Sure, most of it reads like filthy gibberish. But the authors of this dreck are not semi-literate perverts. They're cool, rational business folk who have found a sleazy but effective way to make a buck.
About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.
Nasdaq Stock Market  is willing to extend its initial Friday deadline for receiving expressions of interest in its 31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Goombah (http://www.goombah.com/), a free desktop application for intelligent music recommendations, offers these thoughts for Valentine's Day. We've all been there--a bad break up, a broken heart.
An Indian doctor is jailed for life for secretly filming his patients while naked and selling the footage online.
The EU has welcomed the approval of a rescue plan for Italy&#39;s Alitalia, but shares in the loss-making airline have fallen as union and competitor
Like a holiday sing-along with familiar tunes and good cheer, President George W. Bush and a workshop of cabinet secretaries, economists and small business leaders Wednesday
Conservative activist Randy Graf, the Republican nominee in Arizona\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0080\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0099s open 8th Congressional District, has drawn the open opposition of the retiring 11-term Republican incumbent, popular moderate Jim Kolbe.
At one time, the more megapixels a digital camera could capture, the bigger the box needed to house them. But that's not so any more, as Olympus and others are demonstrating in a new crop of compact seven-megapixel digicams.
Blaming recent run-ups in the prices of natural gas and oil, Massachusetts Electric Co. sought permission yesterday to raise rates by nearly 10 percent for 425,000 of its customers starting in November.
SEATTLE - After weeks of earthquakes and steam eruptions, Mount St. Helens has a new lava dome that could even eclipse the volcano's old one...
Bernie Ecclestone might find himself with fewer powers in Formula-1 if a court ruling is to be believed. A judge ruled that the consortium of banks controlled the board of Formula One Holdings (FOH), which runs the grand prix circuits.
Germany's jobless rate rose to nearly 11 percent in December, the government's labor office said Tuesday, the same day that France said its growth stalled in the third quarter.
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A 77 year-old woman in the Swiss city of Lausanne who illegally fed pigeons starved by Switzerland's legendary cleanliness has been fined 8,000 Swiss francs (5,160 euros, 6,760 dollars).
New York, September 25: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hailed a new era in often-fraught relations between the two countries and agreed to study a joint pipeline project and pursue solutions to the Kashmir
A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday.
A cascading computer failure in the nation's air-traffic control system caused severe flight delays and some cancellations Friday along the East Coast.
China and Cuba sign a multi-million dollar nickel deal as the communist nations seek closer ties.
Three years after the disaster, normality is creeping back in Banda Aceh, but the underlying economy hasn't yet healed
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A murder inquiry is under way after a man was stabbed to death following a row at a greengrocers in south London.
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More than 100,000 children who have been abused or neglected by their biological parents are languishing in foster care, waiting to be adopted. The explanations are practically universal, with nearly every state facing the same problems in running its child welfare agency, a report finds.
(InfoWorld) - Dell\u00c2\u00a0and Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0rolled out a new storage system on Wednesday for file and application data that integrates hardware and software from both vendors. The system pairs Dell's PowerVault NX1950, a serial-attached SCSI (SAS) back-end storage array that can use up to 45 drives, with Windows Unified Data Storage Server 2003, a file server and package of management tools. The companies said the paired products are aimed at the midrange and include advanced management tools. Together, the products eliminate the need for separate licenses for additional features such as snapshots, replication and resource management. The system starts at $17,000 with a configuration for 4.5TB of storage at $24,000. It will work with Windows, Unix, Linux, and Macintosh systems. Dell also announced a new member to its PowerVault line, the MD3000, aimed for high-performance tasks such as serving up video or applications with high transactional performance needs, such as databases and e-mail. The company said the product is the first external RAID (redundant array of independent disks) SAS array from a Tier 1 vendor. The MD3000 is capable of 1,400MBps of throughput and approximately 90,000 input/output operations per second, Dell said. Pricing for the MD3000 starts at $6,499. \u00c2
Kate Golden rolled in a long eagle putt on 18 to cap a bogey-free 8-under 64 Saturday and move into a tie for the lead with Grace Park after two rounds of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic.
The bigger the stage, the bigger the problem. One of the biggest weaknesses on the BC Lions was exploited by quarterback Damon Allen and exposed for the Grey Cup audience to see when they lost 27-19 to the Toronto Argonauts.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a  person's home or business for a private development project  intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
DURHAM, N.H. - Kevin Regan has been a mainstay in the University of New Hampshire goal for going on four seasons, but earlier in the week coach Dick Umile announced that sophomore Brian Foster would get his first start of the season last night.
By Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 11--If you want to run for office with a human touch, try using a little technology.   At his gubernatorial campaign Web site, Republican challenger Dick DeVos regularly posts video logs that let him talk directly to online visitors.
The jumbo-screen specialist hopes to regain its footing with a new deal in Brazil.
By David Moon  When Google announced a couple of weeks ago that it was paying $1.64 billion for YouTube, all sorts of issues came to mind.  For the folks who don't trade funny videos, YouTube is a free video-sharing site that lets users upload, view and share video clips.
Left-hander Erik Bedard was acquired by the Seattle Mariners from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday in a long-delayed trade for five prospects.
Thousands of people clung to rooftops, huddled inside waterlogged homes or hunkered down in shelters Thursday in an attempt to survive the worst flooding the low-lying Gulf state of Tabasco has seen in 50 years.
WOOLWORTHS has begun to play hardball in the fight to take over Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality, saying its 17 per cent stake in the group would be enough to vote down a higher-priced bid
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against digital music service BurnLounge Inc., accusing the company of operating an illegal pyramid scheme, the FTC announced Tuesday. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California June 6, asks the court to permanently shut down the alleged illegal pyramid practices, the FTC said in a press release. BurnLounge recruited customers through the Internet, telephone calls and in-person meetings, the FTC said. In its sales pitch, BurnLounge told customers they were likely to make substantial income if they would buy one of its product packages, ranging from US $29.95 to $429.95 per year. The more expensive packages purportedly provided participants with an increased ability to earn rewards through the BurnLounge compensation program. BurnLounge, based in New York, called its business model \
Four Israeli troops are dead after Palestinian Militants set off a bomb in a tunnel underneath an Israeli Military checkpoint near the Egyptian border Sunday.
Treatment with methylphenidate, better known as Ritalin, may reduce attentional and social problems in kids who've survived leukemia or brain tumors, according to researchers.
The Google Operating System Blog has the scoop on a new Google tool called &#8220;Presently&#8221; will let users convert documents into PowerPoint style presentations including slides and full screen capabilities. A screenshot of the message code is available. And here is some text as captured by the GOS blog: var MSG_DOC_TO_PRESENTATION=&#8221;Convert document to presentation&#8221;; var MSG_DOC_TO_PRESENTATION_HINT=&#8221;Once your document is [...]
BATON ROUGE -- LSU tailback Alley Broussard scored three touchdowns and the LSU defense reeled in three interceptions as the Tigers showed no ill effects from last week&#39;s heartbreaking loss to Auburn by walloping Mississippi State 34-0 in the first half
Elections in emergency-rule Bangladesh have been put on hold indefinitely until reforms to strengthen democracy are carried out, the interim government chief said.
National health spending soared above $2 trillion for the first time in 2006 and has nearly doubled in the last decade.
American officials are praising the Brazil-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti as an example of beneficial security cooperation among Latin American countries, even as the U.N. operation faces criticism for not doing enough to secure Haiti.
American Airlines and United Airlines became the latest carriers on Thursday to say sky-high oil costs are hurting them and worsening a three-year industry downturn.
With no clear-cut favorite, the women's  sprints at the Athens Olympics will be more exciting than they  were four years ago when Marion Jones dominated, according to  Caribbean sprinters Debbie Ferguson and Veronica Campbell.
The Pentagon&#39;s internal watchdog is looking into claims by a top Army contracting official that a Halliburton Co. subsidiary unfairly won no-bid contracts worth billions of dollars for support services in Iraq and the Balkans.
Taliban fighters killed three NATO soldiers in an attack in southern Afghanistan Thursday, a NATO spokesman said. The insurgents attacked the soldiers with rocket-propelled grenades near a school on the outskirts of the city of Kandahar, a NATO statement said.
US actor Roy Scheider, best known for playing the police chief in the first two Jaws movies, dies at the age of 75.
Online journals, or weblogs, have put together a series of developments which suggest that the search engine is developing new web tools.
Mike Mussina's season continued to unravel while Justin Verlander pulled his together, tossing seven shutout innings as the Detroit Tigers mauled the New York Yankees 16-0 on Monday.
After returning from the hospital at around midnight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko met with the press to discuss his eighth-round knockout victory over Danny Williams Saturday night on HBO Pay-Per-View at Mandalay Bay Resort &amp; Casino, his
An Israeli Arab man critically wounded in a rocket attack during last year's Lebanon war dies from his wounds.
The IRA again describes calls for photographic proof of decommissioning  as an \
After bolting to a 4-0 record and its highest ranking in five years against opponents with a collective 7-13 record, Virginia begins its football season
The Labour government rejected plans for ID cards 30 years ago, records released under the 30-year rule reveal.
WASHINGTON Oct. 19, 2004 - Federal health officials said Tuesday that another 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine will be available in January to augment existing supplies as they sought to calm fears about the shortage.
The chief executive and chief financial officer of embattled building products company James Hardie Industries have stood aside in the wake of the findings of a special inquiry into the company&#39;s asbestos liabilities.
US movie star John Travolta, better known for his dance moves than his literary talent, is to pen an autobiography revealing details of his friendships with Princess Diana and Marlon Brando.
Swiss reinsurance group Swiss Re said it had nearly doubled its net profit in the first half of the year thanks to a better-than-expected investment result.
Steve McNair is hurting, frustrated and just wants to finally get healthy. For now, the Tennessee Titans will only say he's day to day.
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Fresh writeoffs at big European and  Japanese banks on Wednesday threw the investor spotlight firmly  back onto the credit crunch after days gazing at Societe  Generale's stunning losses, which it blames on a junior trader.
England's school exam system costs more than \u00c2\u00a3610m a year and could be streamlined, a report finds.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chileans opposed to the Iraq  war have accused President Bush of war crimes in a criminal  complaint lodged on Tuesday, less than a month before he is  scheduled to visit the country.
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A criminal probe of Boeing Co.'s dealings with the U.S. Air Force is widening to include a &#36;100 billion Army program it oversees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The Dutch brewer Heineken NV reported its profit fell 27 percent due in part to the weaker dollar despite a rise in sales in the first half of the year.
Rescuers were searching through rubble  for survivors Thursday after Japan's deadliest typhoon in a  decade triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 31  people and left 39 missing.
The New York Times Co. has rejected a proposal by a group of Boston businessmen to buy The Boston Globe.
Stationed in a remote corner of Iraq, Marine Corps reservist Karl Linn's only means of communicating with the outside world was through a computer. Several times a week, the 20-year-old combat engineer would log on and send out a batch of e-mails and update a Web site with pictures of his adventures.
PORTLAND, United States  - USA Track and Field chief executive officer Craig Masback declared victory over dope cheats at the group&#39;s annual meeting, declaring &quot;our clean athletes took the sport back from the cheaters.
Analysts chopped their fourth-quarter  profit estimates for WestJet Airlines Ltd. WJA.TO on  Wednesday and warned of turbulence in its share price, mainly  because of computer woes that hurt its online bookings.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - Ozzy Osbourne is more  than just the most famous befuddled father in the world.
The Republican National Convention has more than 40,000 miles of cabling to operate high speed computer systems, telephone lines and live television broadcasts.
SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Michelle Wie withdrew from the U.S. Women's Open after nine holes of her second round on Saturday because of her injured wrist.
A federal judge said he was considering questioning C.I.A. officials who watched tapes, later destroyed, of harsh interrogations.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived on Tuesday for the first major diplomatic foray that includes talks with US President George W Bush, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and address to the UN General Assembly.
IT management is firmly anchored at number six, with outsourcing, cost control, and process improvement the order of the day. The America Online unit of Time Warner is reorganizing itself into four operational
Colombia accuses Diageo, Pernod Ricard and other spirits firms of selling to drug networks and thus helping them launder money.
Statoil ASA sought government permission Tuesday to resume partial production from two North Sea oil fields after a Nov. 28 natural gas leak shut them down.
Police in Tehran have closed two dozen barber shops and hairdressers in a fortnight.
After 25 years of internal autonomy, the icy Danish territory of Greenland has set its sights on true independence, hoping that talks on the modernization of a US military base on the island may have helped nudge it closer to its goal.
Russia edged defending champion France 3-2 to claim its first Fed Cup title Sunday, with Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva beating Marion Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the decisive doubles match.
Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana on Tuesday signed the condolence book opened at the embassy of the Russian Federation in Bucharest in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Beslan, North ...
The chemical compound in the abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and ovarian cancers, researchers found.
WASHINGTON : Four former Merrill Lynch bankers and a former Enron executive were convicted by a Texas jury on criminal charges for carrying out a fraudulent deal that helped the notorious energy trader inflate its earnings.
Jewel will host the fifth season of USA Network's \
FREDERICK, Maryland  - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday that figures on inflation excluding food and energy prices have fluctuated, and it is hard to say if 'core' inflation is on a downward path.
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Applying a topical anesthetic half an hour beforehand reduces pain for children getting a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot, according to a report by Canadian researchers.
A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
ICC boss Malcolm Speed tells BBC Sport the success of the World Twenty20 will not lead to fewer 50-overs-a-side games.
Actor Richard Dreyfuss withdraws from the UK run of Broadway hit The Producers because of injuries.
Pro-life activists mark the 40th year of the Abortion Act with a rally and march in Westminster.
Investor's Business Daily - Despite a year of negative headlines, the investing public doesn't understand the mutual fund scandal, couldn't care less and hasn't lost much confidence in the fund families where they invest, says a new study released this week.
A man accused of driving a car that struck two sisters and their three small children outside a McDonald&#039;s restaurant hit them intentionally, authorities said Wednesday. One of the children died later Wednesday at a hospital, a relative said.

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants killed four Lebanese soldiers on Thursday in fierce battles at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.
By John McGonigle  John McGonigle           The Susquehanna River Waterfowlers Association formed after several organizational meeting in the 1980s, with the goal of conserving waterfowl and habitat, and of educating the public about wildlife and its needs.
To former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, supporting a national retail sales tax is more than a policy proposal. It has provided much-needed muscle for his campaign, filling rallies and events with fervent supporters hoping to replace the entire income and payroll tax system.
A team of researchers from Cornell University, in a study to be summarized in the Nov. 3 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found pungent onion varieties like New York Bold, Western Yellow
Detectives are expected to reveal more information about a fatal shooting near to a Glasgow primary school.
A police station on the outskirts of Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone has been attacked by a suspected suicide bomber driving a truckload of explosives.
AMBLER, Pa. - The secret at one McDonald's wasn't just in the sauce...
BOSTON - The New York Yankees had a record-breaking Saturday night on offense and forced the Boston Red Sox to focus on trying to pull off a history-making comeback in the AL championship series.
Stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation risks remain to the upside, suggesting equity investors should not count on an interest rate cut spurring stocks higher in the near future.
BOGOT&#xC1; -- President Bush gave a vote of confidence to Colombia yesterday, promising to secure more aid and a trade deal for his close ally President Alvaro Uribe as he fights a rebel insurgency and drug traffickers.
A Cleveland judge scolded rapper Yung  Joc for being late to court on Wednesday but allowed him to  remain free on bond on a charge of having a gun in his carry-on  bag at the city's airport, authorities said.
Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators  swept aside objections from some Democrats that she be held  accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed close to $51 per barrel and kept stocks mixed Tuesday as investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at a record high $50.80, up 89 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N posted  a narrower quarterly loss from continuing operations on Friday  but said the outlook was cautious for the current quarter,  which includes the key holiday season.
A congressional panel investigating steroids in baseball on Wednesday postponed until next month an appearance by pitching great Roger Clemens, who denies claims he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Four youths were arraigned by the Police in Court this Monday morning. The four male youths, three from Ibragg - two of whom aged 20 and the other aged 17 along with another 20 year-old youth from Imsida were ...
The record discrepancy came in light trading, but currency analysts say it&#39;s a sign of things to come. By Associated Press. BERLIN - The US dollar hit an all-time low in thin preholiday trading Thursday against
Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has a television ad ready to air featuring praise from his late boss Ronald Reagan &#151; and Nancy Reagan called on him Friday to cancel it.
Santiago: US President George W Bush sharply warned Iran about reports that the Islamic republic has accelerated production of uranium material that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
Jupitermedia forges ahead with the purchase of MediaBistro.com.
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Pampered Chef(R) founder Doris Christopher donated a new building to house a program for healthy families at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Of all the absurdities currently guiding UK government health policy, the notion that an intensive inquiry into the work of Britain&#39;s first GP serial killer provides the basis for
U.S. average retail gasoline prices  fell over the last two weeks and are poised to slip even  further as crude oil prices continue to tumble, an industry  analyst said on Sunday.
Gustavo Chacin walked into Yankee Stadium for the first time, looked around at the fans and the monuments and the pinstripes, and felt like any other nervous rookie.
Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.
The musket blast was sudden and deadly, the killing nearly 500 years ago of what may have been the first gunshot victim in the Western Hemisphere.
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The scenes are legendary and occur with disturbing frequency in the nation's operating rooms: doctors yelling at nurses or berating residents, and nurses sniping at their colleagues. Now a growing body of research suggests that such tantrums and insults negatively affect patients by impairing...
An explosion that ripped through the main gas pipeline in the southern Russian region of Dagestan was caused by sabotage and prosecutors have opened a criminal case on terrorism charges, the regional Interior Ministry said today.
The year is new, but some things never change.
Former president Bill Clinton on Monday helped launch a new Internet search company backed by the Chinese government which says its technology uses artificial intelligence to produce better results than Google Inc.
Secondary schools have been told to allow pupils to carry water and consume it during lessons because of evidence that it improves their health and academic performance.
The European Union head office called for closer coordination Monday among all member governments to hunt down and prosecute those illegally spreading unsolicited e-mails across the 25-nation bloc.
InfoWorld - Vendors supporting HD DVD are cutting prices to boost their products, which are vying with Blu-ray disc technology to replace current DVD movie discs.
Pop group The Beautiful South announce they are to split up after \
The new European Commissioner for Enlargement, Olli Rehn, who will be dealing with the Western Balkans countries - Albania, BiH, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro and Kosovo, has taken on this duty today, ...
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal court asked the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to put pressure on Sudan because of its refusal to hand over two suspects charged with war crimes.
OGGI SU INTERNET/KENYA - ISRAELE OGGI SU INTERNET/KENYA - Padre Latorre: situazione molto critica Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)  - Il missionario racconta i tentativi fatti insieme ad altri confratelli di mettere in piedi una trattativa di pace, anche mediante una proces...
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Retailers in the United Arab Emirates say stations may run dry of petrol as costs rise but prices remain fixed.
Consumer goods giant Unilever today denied that investors were pushing for the abolition of its dual-chairman structure.
European Union leaders on Friday endorsed binding targets to cut greenhouse gases and ensure a fifth of the bloc's energy comes from green power such as wind turbines and solar panels.
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A quarter of China's CO2 emissions are produced making goods exported to the West, a report finds.
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The maker of hand-held computers has hired a top software designer to respond to the challenge posed by Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPhone.
Publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co.  TRB.N on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings would lag Wall  Street estimates, hurt by lower-than-expected political  advertising at its television stations.
As expected, the PC industry is ready with new Vista computers after years of delays. But the immediate impact on the PC market could be muted.
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MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) --The National Institute on Aging has launched a landmark study aimed at finding a way to use imaging technology to reduce the time and cost of clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease medications.
Israel accused Syria on Monday of  \
Chris DiMarco carries a burden into the final round of the 84 Lumber Classic today, beyond trying to chase down Vijay Singh. Sitting two shots behind the No.
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - Key allies in the war   against Afghanistan's Taliban militants pledged to stay the   course on Tuesday as a suicide bomber killed 18 in the south   and a blast killed an Italian NATO soldier.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is refusing to let the drug scandal surrounding Romanian striker Adrian Mutu overshadow his side&#39;s game with CSKA Moscow.
A TEENAGE girl\u00e2\u0080\u0099s parents are suing film star Nick Nolte and others claiming she was drugged and sexually assaulted at the actor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s California home.
Apple Inc  beat Wall  Street targets with a 67 percent rise in quarterly profit on  Monday, led by strong sales of its Macintosh computers and a  big first full quarter from the iPhone, sending its shares up  nearly 6 percent.
83 high-risk offenders charged with a further serious offence last year while under supervision.
Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac will hold talks on Thursday after a period of cool relations between Britain and France.
Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto launched the book she completed days before her death, hailing it a manifesto on religious tolerance \
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It's a long way from the Manhattan office of psychoanalyst Sherman Pheiffer to the Cambridge, Mass., practice of psychologist Jaine Darwin. But both are in blue states that voted heavily for John Kerry, and on the day he conceded, they heard plenty of distress about the election.
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A second chance has finally come for Todd Bozeman, the former California basketball coach who was embroiled in a recruitment scandal in the mid 90s.
A noted storm forecaster offered Floridians some good news on Friday as they mopped up from an unprecedented four hurricanes in six weeks by forecasting that the disastrous Atlantic hurricane season will go out with a whimper rather than a bang.
ST. LOUIS _ The safety of a chemical that's probably in your cell phone, eyeglass lenses, car, computer, baby bottles, microwaveable dishes _ and hundreds of other popular products _ will face public scrutiny Monday.
A naked Pamela Anderson will beckon from Chinese billboards in a new anti-fur campaign &#151; if the former \
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Amid a tight election contest and reminders of Sept. 11, 2001, the Republican National Convention opens in New York with a script designed to portray President Bush as a warrior against terrorism and a centrist with a forward-looking domestic plan.
Aid agencies taking part in the largest relief effort in history struggled Thursday to get food, water and medicine to survivors of this week&#39;s massive earthquake and tsunamis that officials said likely killed more than
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Police reinforcements have been assigned to the Palace of Westminster as the House of Lords prepared to deal with a bill to ban fox-hunting and hare-coursing in England.

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The Arab television network Al-Jazeera announced that two Italian aid workers kidnapped earlier this month were released Tuesday in Iraq.
Contrary to messages from the music industry, not all file sharing rips off artists. Weed, a peer-to-peer file sharing program, provides a way for people to share music and pay artists. By Katie Dean.
World powers named Tony Blair as their Middle East peace envoy on Wednesday, handing the outgoing British prime minister a daunting new challenge on a day Israeli forces killed 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
ABUJA, Nigeria Aug. 23, 2004 - A senior Sudanese official on Monday rejected an immediate wider role for African Union troops in the troubled Darfur region, saying security there was the responsibility of Sudanese forces.
Sidney Green could only watch from the sideline as his team got picked apart -- by his own son. Freshman point guard Taurean Green sparked No.
NEW YORK -- Insurance giant American International Group Inc. said yesterday it has received subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the Securities and Exchange Commission related to nontraditional insurance products and ''certain assumed reinsurance transactions.\
The chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday denied a newspaper report that he will urge President George W. Bush to cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq next year.
For some time now, taking hormone replacement therapy has been almost synonymous with embracing the dark forces of evil. Scientific studies showing that HRT could be linked to increased risk
Mobile handset maker Nokia today announced the Nokia 9300, a new high-end smartphone. Dubbed by the company its \u00e2\u0080\u009csmartest smartphone,\u00e2\u0080\u009d with voice and data capabilities, the Nokia 9300 is meant to be an all-in-one device for users.
Dick Jauron has no concerns that the Bills just got younger after announcing yesterday that rookie linebacker Paul Posluszny and second-year guard Brad Butler will start the regular season.
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lashed out on Sunday at U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who had called for him to be replaced.
A new study has found compelling evidence that companies often tinker with their earnings to make themselves look more attractive.
Wind gusting to 50 mph knocked out power to thousands, damaged buildings and felled trees across the Northeast on Wednesday, killing at least one person.
A Christian video game has become the latest battleground in America's \
In 1996, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command determined that its expeditionary forces needed an agile and mobile weapon to fire over the enemy's front lines, a concept quickly dubbed Dragon Fire.
New service offers spam, virus filtering for small and mid-sized businesses.
J. C. Flowers & Company has told its investors just how much money they may lose in the private equity firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s battle over the buyout of Sallie Mae.
KINSHASA, Congo -- On this day, the first sunny day in a while, Omer Waka decided to stake it all on bamboo wall calendars, a calculated gamble in a city of hustles.
A Sunni insurgent group on Monday posted video of the military identification cards of two missing American soldiers in Iraq.
The early-season dominance that set the bar so high for the Patriots has eased and they have found themselves in more close calls in the last month.
GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca are co-operating with a probe into breaches of Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries here Monday kicked off a two-day closed-door talks on Kashmir and the peace and security in South Asia, which is part of the second
Never mind the tablets - heart disease could be cut by 76% and men could expect to live more than six years longer if they simply ate the right meal once a day, doctors said yesterday.
-- Bryan Randall threw for two touch downs and ran for a third as 15th-ranked Virginia Tech thumped Maryland, 55-6, to maintain its lead in the ACC.
Mac users seem quite excited about Microsoft's long-awaited-but-little-anticipated Vista. The new Intel Macs are great machines for running it. In Cult of Mac.
Shares in AstraZeneca fell 109p to \u00c2\u00a325.10 yesterday on news that its potential blockbuster drug offering stroke prevention, Exanta, might face delays in getting American approval.
Armed with a new form factor and its clustering management software, Penguin Computing on Wednesday launched an aggressively priced Linux-based blade server targeted at the lower end of the market -- a market recently entered into by Dell Computer.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
It will be a brilliant Christmas party: Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant are to meet face-to-face as opponents as Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers are due to appear on the court at the Staples Center in the second of two Christmas NBA Contests.
Cuban authorities transferred a jailed dissident suffering from a herniated disc to a military hospital on Thursday after his wife staged an unprecedented protest in Havana's Revolution Square.
The UN Security Council has approved a resolution threatening oil sanctions against Sudan unless it halts atrocities in Darfur. The resolution also orders an investigation into charges that the terror in Darfur constitutes genocide.
British Airways reported Friday a 22.4-percent increase in net profit over the first nine months of its financial year to 623 million pounds (1.2 billion dollars, 830 million euros).
For environmentalists hoping to turn anger at President Bush into electoral votes for John Kerry, the biggest and perhaps only field of dreams is a nuclear waste dump site in Nevada.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Valeriy Demyanenko sipped his morning coffee Sunday inside the sprawling opposition tent camp in the heart the Ukrainians capital, grimaced at the bitter taste - and smiled.
Utile trimestrale in crescita (+5,4%), ma meno del previsto
(InfoWorld) - Google has improved Google Maps with immersive views of streets from a handful of U.S. cities as well as with miniapplications that can be embedded on a map. The Street View feature places users at the road level, giving them the perspective of drivers and pedestrians and thus offering a deeper and more detailed experience of the location than aerial images provide. So far, Microsoft has been at the forefront of immersive online maps imagery, introducing so-called bird's-eye views in late 2005 that allowed users to tilt aerial images and view them from an angle. In November of last year, Microsoft unveiled 3D views of 15 U.S. cities, a feature that lets users zoom in and out of these urban areas and get a three-dimensional view of buildings, terrain, and the like. On Tuesday,\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft increased the number of cities available\u00c2\u00a0in 3D in its Live Search mapping site. Google debuted Street View on Tuesday with major roads in San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Miami, and Denver and promises to add more cities \
Cameo Hicks scored 14 points to help Washington upset No. 14 Minnesota 72-67 in overtime Monday night. In the final game of the WBCA Classic, the Huskies&#39; pressure defense forced the Gophers into 28 turnovers that led to 20 points.
Chechnya&#39;s notorious warlord ShamilBasayev is behind the school hostage-taking in southern Russia that has led to the deaths of over 100 people, Russia&#39;s Federal Security Service (FSB) said.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan holds   talks with Jordan on Thursday in a drive to cement a   Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire before traveling to Damascus to   press Syria to help stop arms smuggling across its border.
Sara McMann came through even as the rest of her supposedly strong team was stumbling, leaving her as the Americans&#39; only chance for an Olympic women&#39;s wrestling gold medal.
A report about a pandemic planning exercise in the financial services industry says operations should be able to continue. But it also cites some challenges, including telecommuting limitations.
The footwear retailer looks to expand its business following a strong Q1.
The US economy performed better than initially thought in the second quarter of 2006, revised data shows.
A nuclear engineer at Egypt&#39;s state-run  Atomic Energy Agency was convicted by an Egyptian court of  spying for Israel on Monday and sentenced to life in prison.
Problemi per Novellino a due giorni dalla sfida con il Siena. Oggi si &egrave; fermato Parola (dolor...
The Pakistani computer specialist whose arrest led to the unearthing of one of the biggest troves of information on Al-Qaeda was a quiet youth who yearned to participate in jihad, or \
The death toll from Thursday's ferry fire in Indonesia rises to 41 as rescuers find 21 bodies, officials say.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's new public health agency should have been headquartered in Ottawa to avoid the problems the United States experienced when it located its own agency away from Washington, D.C., says a Health Canada briefing note.
The Polar Express: Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fantasy. Starring Tom Hanks and Nona Gaye. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. (Rated G. 93 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.
Top diplomats from India and Pakistan will hold another round of talks this week to discuss Kashmir and other disputes between the nuclear-armed rivals, officials said Sunday.
Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell is giving evidence at the inquest into her death.
Gordon Brown ducks out of table tennis showdown with the Chinese prime minister
A federal judge dismissed yesterday a challenge from Osama bin Laden's driver over his more than four years of detention at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, saying a new anti-terrorism law approved by Congress this fall removes the lower court's jurisdiction in the matter.
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Come on over for a little Bot Roast Federal law enforcement agents targeting botnets recently recorded a grim milestone, identifying the millionth potential zombie victim, the FBI said Wednesday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The No. 1 rule of doctors and Ryder Cup captains is &quot;Do no harm.&quot; It&#39;s way too early to tell if Hal Sutton is guilty of golf malpractice but he&#39;s flirting with it.
Uganda's security forces routinely torture suspects, the Human Rights Commission says in its annual report.
By Joe Orso, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 4--On one side of the stage is a cross, on the other an American flag. In front of the cross, a white woman and a black man stand together, singing about Mount Zion.
Tokyo: Japan on Thursday ended a year of disasters on a happy note with the royal family announcing that the emperor&#39;s only daughter Princess Sayako will marry, a piece of good news delayed twice by tragedy.
If you&#39;re a tea toddler, there&#39;s good news, new research suggests green or black tea could help improve your memory and possibly protect against Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease.
Shah Rukh Khan has been conferred an award for being the most searched Indian on the internet in 2004.
The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
RFID World attendees were interested in flexing the uses of RFID beyond tagging pallets in the stock room, including using RFID with cell phones to read blood sugar levels or to pay for fuel.
The latest album from pop singer Jesse McCartney could make David Goldberg a star. Goldberg is general manager of online music sales for Internet giant Yahoo Inc. , and his Yahoo Music Service is selling McCartney's ``Right Where You Want Me\
Former Socialist French prime minister Lionel Jospin said on Thursday he would not be a candidate in the 2007 presidential election.Comment
The number of HIV-positive women has increased rapidly worldwide over the past two years, according to a new United Nations (UN) study, but Pakistan is among countries where prevalence is low.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Police announced the arrests yesterday of four suspects in the Sept. 9 suicide bombing at the Australian Embassy.
Since April, baseball fans attending San Francisco Giants home games at SBC Park have enjoyed wireless internet access if they bring a portable computer with them.
Britain&#39;s Tony Blair said on Friday talks next week designed to restore a deal that shares power in Northern Ireland between the divided Protestant and Catholic communities were a final chance to salvage the accord.
Amricans are kindly asked to trace their family medical history, as one of the best way to ensure one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s longevity. US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their
A survey shows that more workers are relying on technology to do their job while on the move.
The Soay sheep of St. Kilda, a group of small Scottish islands, have been living free and unfettered for millennia. While these primitive sheep are still unmanaged, detailed records have been kept on them for the past 20 years. That makes St. Kilda a kind of natural evolutionary experiment, an island-scale Petri dish where sheep, not fruit flies, are the subjects.
Kirk Hinrich scored 32 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 100-95 victory over the Washington Wizards in an exhibition game delayed by a fight Monday night.
Following are a group of figures of the 12th Athens Paralympic Games which opened here on Friday: The 11-day Paralympics was covered by more than 3,000 media representatives
Congress said it would investigate business practices at nursing homes owned by private investment groups, after staffing at many of the homes was shown to be cut severely.
Wall Street was expected to open  slightly lower on Friday but United Technologies Corp. may  climb after its chief executive gave an upbeat outlook.
Forecasts for a warm winter may spell relief for households and businesses in the U.S. Northeast dealing with record high heating oil prices.
Apple introduced a range of new machines on Tuesday, as it gears up for the annual christmas shopping season. As part of the launch, it cut the price of its entry-level iBook G4 notebook computer and boosted chip speed across the line.

A Dutch priest confesses to making a hoax bomb threat to try to stop a Madonna concert in Amsterdam.
While a new intelligence estimate offers a gloomy assessment of Iraq&#39;s future, President Bush talks instead about brighter days ahead under
A British tourist killed by a gunman in Jordan is identified as a 30-year-old man from Greater Manchester.
The New York State insurance superintendent, Eric R. Dinallo, has been working with banks on rescue plans for several bond insurers, which guarantee $2.4 trillion of debt.
Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
For years, economists have taught their students a simple maxim: As employers hunt for workers, they want to get the best talent at the lowest price.
Iran has agreed to a full suspension of uranium enrichment in an effort to avoid referral to the UN Security Council. Diplomats are waiting for a formal letter to arrive from Tehran.
One person is believed to have been killed and another injured in a suspected armed robbery at a bank.
Brett Favre and Michael Strahan, both headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, have struggled during recent off-seasons trying to clearly color in their years after football.
A car bomb targeting police exploded yesterday in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people, police said. FALLUJAH, Iraq - US-led troops occupied most of Fallujah and aimed to take full
(InfoWorld) - As any developer can tell you, creating interoperability between SOA components and existing IT environments isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t trivial. It requires a lot of effort and coding. But IBM says it has the antidote for the IT headache: composite business services in the form of wrappers around existing IT applications. Big Blue\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategy to create reusable SOA services is largely built around technologies and tools that the company received from its August acquisition of Webify Solutions, a vendor of SOA software and services. Webify provides hundreds of industry-specific, prebuilt standards-based accelerators, tools, and frameworks. Its offerings help solve business problems that are specific to a given industry, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance for the health care industry and ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) standards in the insurance industry. Within IBM, Webify\u00e2\u0080\u0099s technology provides the basis for WebSphere Business Services Fabric (IBM\u00e2\u0080\u0099s SOA platform for modeling, assembly, and deployment of business services), says Brett MacIntyre, vice president for composite services development at IBM.                                                     \u00e2\u0080\u009cWebify (software) has given us the fabric, the view across the industry of common services used within the industry, and the tools and the methods with which to build these composite business services,\u00e2\u0080\u009d MacIntyre says. Webify also brought relationships with customers in the health care and insurance industries, and a portfolio of about 12 composite business services in the insurance and health care industries, MacIntyre says. Composite business services built by IBM will interoperate through the standard framework from Webify, with ontologies and data models associated with an industry added on top of the WebSphere Business Services Fabric to create a particular component, MacIntyre says. \u00e2\u0080\u009cFor example, a core data model that the insurance companies in the U.S. work with is part of the overall business fabric,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he says. Webify tools, processes and methodologies will also play a key role at SOA Solutions Centers in Beijing and Pune, India, says Jeby Cherian, the head of IBM\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Global Business Solutions Center, one of three organizations IBM set up to create reusable software assets.
Both business and labor lobbyists plan to keep up fight over Bush administration's eligibility rules for overtime pay, despite doubt that legislation can pass this year.
Kenny Rogers matched a career high with his 17th win and Eric Young hit his first homer in more than a year, a three-run tiebreaker, leading the Texas Rangers over Oakland 5-3 Wednesday night to move three games back of the Athletics.

2,360 suspects Austrian investigators have uncovered a child porn network involving an estimated 2,360 suspects in 77 countries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sunday morning, a voice that could easily be considered a gift from God will resonate through the sanctuary of a local church.
One in 10 British citizens may now live overseas, according to a study of people coming in and out of the UK.
Fabio Capello will be appointed as the next England manager later on Thursday, BBC Sport understands.
Pakistan conducted another test of a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Wednesday as part of its efforts to boost defenses, an official statement said.
HUNTINGTON, Utah, Aug. 26 -- Despite three weeks of drilling and digging that have revealed no signs of six men trapped inside a collapsed coal mine, officials said Sunday that the search is continuing.
Goldman Sachs is close to completing a 15 billion pound ($29.5 billion) financing package to be used by suitors for UK lender Northern Rock , the Sunday Times reported, adding details may be unveiled this week.
Gunmen attacked a car in the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Friday, killing three foreigners and their Iraqi driver before cutting off the head of one of the victims in a daylight attack.
Halftime of Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Super Bowl XLII will last 28 minutes. It will feature a 12-minute concert by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and probably some pyrotechnics and commercials to fill the gaps.
Since when does the White House care about puppets? Ever since the guys from &quot;South Park&quot; started pulling the strings. Trey Parker and Matt Stone&#39;s movie &quot;Team America: World Police&quot; features
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion  project to build the world's largest computer database of  biometrics to give the U.S. government more ways to identify  people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on  Friday.
A Feb. 5 vote brings candidates to the state, as intended. But fundraising still trumps issues.
The flaw exploited by the most recent versions of the worm such as Santy.C or Santy.E is more general than the original, and can occur anywhere a site designer has left the door open for the inclusion of arbitrary files into PHP scripts, reports IDG News
Unless you're HP The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insatiable appetite for storing compliance data, viral emails and jpegs of Britney helped the external storage market boost revenues another 7 per cent in the third quarter.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TALLAHASSEE - Since Florida State joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1992, rarely have the Seminoles lined up without a decided advantage in talent over their conference opponent \u00e2\u0080-t least until Miami showed up this year.
The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 released a cryptic statement Thursday wishing the hospitalized pontiff a speedy recovery and urging him to tell the world that its end was near.
Il Saragozza, prossimo avversario del Real Madrid nella Liga spagnola, ora al quinto posto e gi&agra...
A senior member of Lebanon's governing coalition said on Sunday military action was not on the table for ending a standoff between the Lebanese army and militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp.
More than 100 people have died in a remote part of Congo, including all those who attended the funerals of two village chiefs, in what health officials fear is an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever.
An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq because he considers the war illegal abandoned his soldiers and disgraced himself and the service, prosecutors said Tuesday at his court-martial.
TRAPANI, 11 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Nessuna traccia finora di Denise, la bimba di quattro anni scomparsa il primo settembre scorso. Le ricerche si allargano anche nelle campagne attorno a Mazara del Vallo: polizia
Offices, schools, shops and businesses across Bangladesh shut down Saturday for the second strike in less than a week called by the main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader.
Once again, it appears the United States is the favorite -- at least on paper -- to win the 35th Ryder Cup matches, which unfold this weekend at Oakland Hills in suburban Detroit.
The Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 comeback victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 3 was just the first of several games, most of them away from home, that sprung up as tests to the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resolve.
Croatians voted in a presidential  election on Sunday, and liberal incumbent Stjepan Mesic was  expected to win a second term and help take the former Yugoslav  republic into the European Union in 2009.
Belgian bank Fortis warns that its losses connected to the sub-prime sector could be as much as 1bn euros.
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La Federcalcio spagnola (RFEF) ha organizzato per l'11 ottobre una amichevole tra le furie rosse e l...
Apple Computer introduced on Tuesday its next generation iPod music player, which has the ability to display digital images as well as play songs.
Italy will not bow to the kidnappers of two Italian aid workers in Iraq who are demanding that it withdraw its forces from Iraq, an Italian envoy said today.
A service is held in Budapest to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the ghetto in Budapest.
For two decades, the PBS documentary series \
American Scott Sterling won the South Australian Open at Kooyonga on Sunday by a shot from local player David Lutterus.
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A terror suspect accused of a bomb plot tells a jury he is stopping giving evidence over fears for this family.
Zimbabwe begin their reply to England's 188-9 in their World Twenty20 match in Cape Town.
The drugstore chain gradually increases sales, and catches up to the big boys in one way.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Tornadoes and thunderstorms flattened the land and shattered lives across the U.S. South on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest such storms in nine years.
Nearly seven out of 10 Britons want to see smoking banned in restaurants, pubs and offices, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
Utah State University has secured a &#36;40 million contract with NASA to build an orbiting telescope that will examine galaxies and try to find new stars.
The father of a newly-wed bride found shot at her home in Nottinghamshire is charged with her murder.
Val Gardena, Italy (Friday, December 17, 2004) - Michael Walchhofer led Austrians to fill the podium in today&#39;s World Cup Super G in the Italian ski resort of Val Gardena.
The defendants include former and current employees at major Wall Street firms such as Morgan Stanley and Oppenheimer.
Warner Music Group Corp. said on  Tuesday it decided against bidding for rival EMI Group Plc, two  days before a deadline to submit an offer.
A scheming conman walked off with a bagful of cash from Barclays, by posing as its chairman, the bank admitted Thursday.
Dopo aver messo in fila due sconfitte e un pareggio nelle ultime tre partite, il Palermo cerca il ri...
When Algeria's Islamic militants dubbed themselves Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa this year, it was more than just a name change: Fresh recruits also have been deployed in suicide bombings, a new tactic in the 15-year insurgency.
Each of the 32 victims gunned down in the Virginia Tech massacre will be honored with a $100,000 endowment fund and their families will decide how the money will be used, the university said Wednesday.
Rafael Furcal hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 4-2 to even their first-round National League playoff series at one game apiece.
Mount St. Helens belched more steam Monday following several days of tremors and low-level earthquakes that have raised fears that the mountain might blow at any moment.
American actor Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films, has died aged 52.
NATO pressed its allies at a summit Tuesday to deploy more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, but Germany resisted any permanently expanded presence and Canada complained of bearing the brunt of an increasingly bloody mission.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was confirmed as Formula One champion, pending an appeal, on Sunday after Brazilian Grand Prix stewards cleared BMW Sauber and Williams of alleged fuel irregularities.
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Gunmen assassinated Baghdad&#39;s deputy governor on Monday, and voter registration for vital January elections began as fresh American soldiers arrived in the capital - reinforcements
Bird sleep is so mysterious that scientists are considering several answers, all intriguing.
The eastern Pacific gray whale may not have recovered to its pre-hunting population as has ben believed.
John Lackey and the Los Angeles Angels clinch their third AL West title in four years, with Lackey pitching them to an easy win over Seattle.
Having bade farewell to his creation Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen, is turning to Vietnam War politics to portray Abbie Hoffman, a co-founder of the quintessential 1960s protest group the Yippies, in a Steven Spielberg film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Trial of the Chicago Seven.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Steven Gerrard scores to hand Liverpool a Carling Cup semi-final first leg-lead over Watford.
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NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 3: Former US President Bill Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Friday for heart bypass surgery, a statement from his office said.
Super rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw for a touchdown and Jeff Reed kicked four field goals to help the Pittsburgh Steelers slip past the New York Giants 33-30 and collect a team record 12th consecutive win.
 Ma poi il Cavaliere smentisce Feltri
U.S. manufacturers benefit greatly from a cheaper dollar, one major reason why the Bush administration has taken a relaxed attitude toward the slide in the U.S. currency.
''Da quando ero bambino sognavo un gol cos\u00c3\u00ac''. Ronaldinho racconta con queste parole lo stupendo gol...
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan helicopter mission to rescue three hostages held for years by Colombian rebels in jungle camps was delayed again on Saturday because guerrilla leaders have not given the final go-ahead.
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
Another candidate in the growing list of exploits on instant messaging clients and servers arrived in the wild. Called W32.Funner, the worm on Monday circulated to attack on the Windows Messenger platform.
Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday took back his threat to withdraw from the governing Likud Party, but a minority religious party quit Prime
Two rockets ripped through Baghdad Sheraton hotel, which houses foreign contractors and journalists late Thursday. Outside Baghdad, roadside bomb exploded killing two American soldiers.
Palestinian presidential candidate Mustapha Barghouti say has been beaten up by Israeli soldiers.
The U.S. attorney for the District halted efforts to seize money and land owned by former Riggs Bank vice president Simon P. Kareri, an indication the government is preparing criminal charges against him.
Campaigns are spending more on ads in Iowa in hopes of swaying undecided voters.
No matter how much prosperity they enjoyed, no matter how many championships they won, did anyone really think that Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant could co-exist forever?
Jes Overmaat, a mother of five,  thought she had bought a sweet old-fashioned Teddy bear for a  present, when it suddenly started talking.
It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.
LONDON - A British soldier's postcard to his sweetheart has finally arrived - 92 years after he sent it from the trenches of World War I.  Pvt.
With the 3GSM World Congress winding down, and with global broadband technology leaders Vodafone, Sierra Wireless, and Novatel Wireless all having demonstrated HSDPA and complementary HSUPA (for uplinks) cards and adapters apparently to very receptive audiences, Nokia decided this morning that its investment in a technology alliance with Intel to develop HSDPA chips for future Centrino Duo notebook computers may not pay off after all.
Bolton boss Sam Allardyce wants the FA to greater use of video technology.
Egypt, where Yasser Arafat began his  political life and where biographers say he was born, will host  a military funeral for the Palestinian president on Friday  before he is buried in the West Bank, officials said.
OfficeMax Inc.  Chief Executive Christopher Milliken resigned on Monday after less than four months on the job, the second top official to leave the office products retailer amid a billing scandal.
THE SITUATION: Squeezed by rising materials and health care costs and lower vehicle production, No. 1 auto supplier Delphi Corp. plans to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide next year after eliminating more than 9,000 in 2004.
German chemicals giant BASF is hoping to receive the green light from the European regulatory authorities for a genetically modified potato this year, a top executive said in a newspaper interview published Monday.
Bloomberg - Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Michigan's hard-hit economy occupies center stage as two favorite sons, Mitt Romney and John McCain, square off in a potentially decisive contest for the Republican presidential nomination, with an outsider, Mike Huckabee, gaining ground.
The second powerful earthquake in as many days shook western Indonesia Thursday, collapsing buildings in a coastal city and triggering tsunami alerts around the region. The latest quake was also felt in Malaysia and in Singapore where tall buildings swayed. It triggered at least one strong aftershock.
Thailand's new health minister said Friday he would keep the country's controversial generic drugs programme but stopped short of saying whether the new government would expand the scheme.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc said on Monday it has settled a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group and hopes to reach deals with the other music companies.
OPEC oil producers on Thursday weighed up  whether heavy recent price falls were severe enough to warrant  cutting back excess supply at Friday's ministerial meeting.
Transport secretary says data drive unparked Personal details of three million British driving test candidates are currently enjoying an extended fly drive holiday in the US, the transport secretary Ruth Kelly was forced to admit this evening.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Decisione dopo incontro con presidente Regione, Vendola
La Phard Napoli (serie A femminile) ha ingaggiato la guardia/ala californiana Adia Barnes, 30 anni, ...
HOUSTON -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed suit against two distributors of the scarce flu vaccine for allegedly charging exorbitant prices to hospitals in Houston, Dallas and Sherman, in violation of state law.
American Airlines reported Monday that it will defer the delivery of 54 aircraft in order to postpone capital spending and allow the airline more flexibility in its restructuring.
The popularity of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has grown since the Labor leader's election late last year, according to a new poll published Tuesday.
Hormel Foods Corp  posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by lower pork costs and strong sales of Spam processed meats, while maintaining its fiscal-year outlook amid soaring grain costs.
WASHINGTON -- Hours before it once again became legal to sell military-style assault weapons, Democratic Sen. John Kerry sharply criticized President Bush on Monday for supporting an extension of the 10-year gun ban while doing little to make it happen.
A battle erupted near a mosque in  northwest Falluja Friday just hours after U.S. Marines said  insurgents were now trapped in the south of the city.
A doping probe which has dogged the host  country's Olympic Games staggered toward farce on Monday when a  hearing involving Greece's two top sprinters was postponed  again.
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NEW YORK The sci-fi thriller Minority Report has aged well. At five years old, its depiction of a world saturated with super-targeted ads has proved prescient as real-world digital technology has begun to deliver on its promise. One thing not addressed in the Hollywood flick: Who would create all these customized ads?
Incidente in gara oggi durante il Superg femminile di Cortina per la tedesca Maria Riesch, che dopo ...
A 21-year-old man freed from custody for a murder he committed at age 11 has apologized to the victim's family, with help from Oprah Winfrey.
Steve Foley non ricever&agrave; l'ingaggio annuale da parte dei San Diego Chargers. La franchigia ca...
Weather forecasting just isn't what it used to be. With thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, with astronauts living in the international space station and perhaps venturing later to the moon and Mars, and with nations utterly dependent on space-based assets for their communications, navigation and spying, those responsible for the safety of all these moving parts need to know about a whole new world of weather conditions. ...
Hurricane Frances is expected to be  less costly for insurers than feared, though high winds and  flooding generated billions of dollars in damage in Florida and  brought the state to a virtual standstill during a three-day  holiday weekend.
A Danish intelligence officer and four military police sergeants will stand trial for abuse of Iraqi prisoners at a Danish camp in southern Iraq, the Danish army said on Friday.
The Scottish Executive vows to protect Scotland's salmon farming industry from foreign imports.
Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N ESPN  sports television network is launching its own brand of mobile  telephone service in a deal with Sprint Corp. FON.N catering  to sports fans with news and game highlights on a  next-generation network, the companies said on Wednesday.
SAN ANTONIO -- A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
Serbia's government proclaimed Thursday that any unilateral act by Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leadership to declare independence would be invalid and illegal.
AFP/File - Jason White was named Scotland captain for the forthcoming Six Nations Championship by coach Frank Hadden on Tuesday.
Associated Press Television News footage showed large flatbed trucks carrying armored British vehicles up a road through Iraq's southern desert.
The Minnesota Timberwolves put forward Mark Madsen on the injured list with a broken left thumb Monday and signed John Thomas to a 10-day contract.
China is drafting laws governing outer space, state media on Monday quoted the country's first astronaut as saying at a time when Beijing's space drive is drawing growing international concern.
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SOUTHFIELD, Michigan  - Mitt Romney scored a breakthrough win over rival John McCain in Michigan on Tuesday, reviving his struggling campaign and scrambling a chaotic Republican presidential race with no clear front-runner.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s last days on earth, a subject of intense interest throughout much of the world, have evoked mixed emotions in the country that was his life&#39;s obsession: Israel.
The last time Trudy Spira was in Auschwitz, she was 12 years old. The day of liberation is my second birthday - I was reborn on that day, said Spira, who came from Venezuela with her son Ernesto, 48, to show ...
Prince Charles will hit back on Monday at government accusations that he is old-fashioned and out of touch in his views on ordinary people&#39;s aspirations.
By Laura Elston, Deputy Court Correspondent, PA News in Istanbul. The British Consulate General in Istanbul reopened today almost a year after it was devastated by a deadly suicide bomb attack.
Mohammad Ashraful felt no joy despite scoring a Bangladesh record of 158 not out in the second test against India on Sunday after his team collapsed to be on the verge of another big defeat.
Great Britain pulled off a huge surprise as they took the men's 4x100 metres relay for only the second time in Olympic history and first since 1912.
NEW YORK  - Ovarian cancer is much more curable if detected early, but the disease doesn&#39;t usually produce symptoms until it is advanced and current blood tests are not very sensitive in picking it up.
A National Kidney Foundation panel will assess whether hundreds of thousands of patients with kidney disease are being dangerously overtreated with anemia drugs.
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Harvard University has launched a drive  to recruit more female faculty and promote the careers of women  already at the school after its president sparked controversy  with negative remarks about women in the sciences.
Western retailers such as H&M have been contacting suppliers in  areas affected by the tsunami to gauge its effects on supply chains.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat in their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against West Indies at the Rose Bowl here.
Threat to imperial measures to be lifted after European commission climbdown.
Out-of-hours GP services are suffering because of a lack of funding from regional health bosses, doctors say.
BEIJING -- In the fall, U.S. authorities announced a massive raid against underground suppliers of steroids, human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs. Investigators had cast their net wide, arresting 124 people in 27 states.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R&B singer Ciara's second release is expected to top the U.S. pop album charts when sales data are issued Wednesday.
The UK needs to plan well ahead for the 2012 Olympics to ensure a lasting legacy, two leading think-tanks warn.
COLUMBUS -- Troy Smith predicted earlier this season something severe would happen and he&#39;d finally get his shot to quarterback the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Mexico City -- The cop, surrounded by an enraged mob, shouted into his cell phone: &quot;Look, we need help! ... We&#39;re in Tlahuac, and the people are beating us up.
Almost half of nurses feel their sex lives are being damaged by the emotional stress of their job, a poll suggests.
(New York- WABC, October 31, 2004 ) - Controversial singer R. Kelly spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News about his pepper spray ordeal during Friday night&#39;s &#39;Best Of Both Worlds&#39; tour.
Does Social Security cheat black Americans? Yes, President Bush insisted last week. But some Social Security experts say the answer is clearly \
The currency matching system of news and  information provider Reuters Group Plc suffered a temporary  outage on Monday, forcing some traders to switch to alternative  venues or trade over the phone.
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Steve McClaren's England coaching debut was a success, with Peter Crouch scoring twice in a 4-0 win over European champion Greece on Wednesday.
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(InfoWorld) - An executive at Samsung Electronics, the world's largest manufacturer of DRAM (dynamic RAM), has agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for participating in a global price-fixing conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday. The DOJ said Thomas Quinn participated in a price-fixing conspiracy in his position as vice president of marketing for memory products at Samsung Semiconductor Inc., Samsung's U.S. subsidiary. The DOJ charged Quinn with violating the U.S. Sherman Act, which lays out antimonopoly regulations. The DOJ alleged that he helped engineer an agreement to fix DRAM prices and to coordinate bids in a Dec. 5, 2001 Sun Microsystems Inc. auction. Under the plea agreement, which must be approved by the U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Quinn has agreed to serve an eight-month prison sentence and pay a US$250,000 fine. In addition, Quinn has agreed to assist the DOJ in its ongoing investigation, which it is pursuing in conjunction with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). \
Macerich Co. MAC.N on Thursday said  it will pay $1.45 billion to expand its East Coast portfolio  with the acquisition of the owner of such well-known shopping  malls as Tysons Corner Center in the Washington area.
The Murdoch family&#39;s long-term control of its media empire is less certain this week after News Corporation&#39;s largest investor moved to almost double his voting stake.
BEIJING - Chinese divers have recovered two flight recorders from a Canadian-built commuter jet that crashed on Sunday, killing 54 people.
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Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in India on Tuesday for peace talks, in a sign the bombing of an India-Pakistan train that killed at least 66 people had failed to aggravate ties between the nuclear rivals.
STUTTGART, Germany  - American gymnasts dominated the women's events at the world championships this week to give China a clear message that they have plenty of work to do if they want to win Olympic golds on home soil next year.
Finally, it was Europe's turn to take a giant leap into an unexplored world. After decades of running third in space headlines behind the U.S. and Soviet-Russian programs, the 15-country ESA last week captured center stage with the successful landing of the Huygens probe on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, after a seven-year voyage.
Al Dvorin, 81, was killed in a car crash on the way home from an Elvis convention in California, according to the BBC. He was in a car driven by longtime Elvis photographer Ed Bonja.
A hug today commemorated the first meeting of a female commander of the space shuttle and the International Space Station.
Stocks appeared set for opening gains Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average starting the day less than 34 points from its record closing high
Often dismissed as a quirky pipe dream, it took a thrill-seeking mogul to energize one of mankind's oldest desires. By James Lee from Wired magazine.
A Labor Department report showed that the economy lost 4,000 jobs in August, the first drop in 4 years, suggesting that turmoil in the financial markets could be spreading.
The 15th Asian Games was officially opened by Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani at the Khalifa Stadium here following a spectacular three-hour ceremony.
A former Northern Colorado punter accused of stabbing the starter testified Tuesday that he felt bullied while being interrogated by detectives and that he implied he wanted a lawyer, only to be ignored.
The official death toll from Kenya's post-election violence rose to nearly 500 on Monday as the opposition called off nationwide protests to give mediation a chance.
The Thailand Open\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top three seeds all moved into the quarter-finals yesterday, but none of them did so with any degree of comfort at the Impact Arena.
Government minister Peter Hain describes the phone-in activities at ITV as 'almost daylight robbery'.
Filmmaker Marc Forster, the man behind such acclaimed movies as racial drama \
By Simon Neville  IT is a site that has always entertained an audience of some sort, although the performers these days are very different from those in the late 1800s.
A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in a busy commercial area of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 40, police and hospital officials said.
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Jose Padilla\u00e2\u0080\u0099s detention became the centerpiece of a debate over the Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prosecution of terrorism.
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) Global Business Services unveiled its new report, \
WASHINGTON - Congress has passed and President Bush will sign a historic piece of legislation that will revamp the nation&#39;s intelligence system.
Indian police were looking for two  railway stationmasters blamed for a head-on collision between  two passenger trains which killed at least 38 people and  injured dozens, officials said on Wednesday.
Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai has been formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Ms. Maathai urged her audience at Oslo&#39;s City Hall to recognize that protecting
Playbill - The cream of the New York theatre community convened at Tavern on the Green Oct. 26 to honor a group of professionals they have known long and well. The occasion was the presentation of the  2004 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre.
John Bogle offers insight into his investment portfolio.
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Supporters of Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif vow to pursue his campaign against military rule despite his expulsion.
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Republicans have won a string of legal victories over recent days in cases involving important election disputes in battleground states such as Ohio, Florida and Michigan.
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SEOUL, South Korea Oct. 3, 2004 - The UN nuclear chief, acknowledging that South Korea&#39;s nuclear experiments appear to have been small, said Sunday that his agency nonetheless needs to ensure they are not repeated.
Scottish driver David Coulthard signed a one-year contract with Red Bull Racing for the 2005 Formula One season, the Austria Press Agency reported on Friday.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. , the world's leading provider of programmable chips, has been named a \
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i780 makes its first carrier appearance Samsung only launched its new i780 Qwerty handset a week ago at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but the phone's already appeared on Orange's website.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
California on Wednesday sued six   of the world's largest automakers, including General Motors   Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp., over global warming, charging   that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions   of dollars in damages.
African countries will pay 49% more for imported cereals this year, causing  \
If the cost of sequencing a human genome can drop to $1,000 or below, experts say it would start to become feasible to tell what diseases people might be at risk for.
New voters are flooding local election offices with paperwork, registering in significantly higher numbers than four years ago as attention to the presidential election runs high and an array of activist groups recruit would-be voters who could prove critical come Nov. 2...
By John McGrath, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 16--Mike Hargrove keeps a steadfast rule with the press: Give him a specific question. Don't ask him to \
Eirik Hoem has posted some of his thoughts on why the CodeGear software package Delphi for PHP should have gone with the Prado framework instead of their current choice, VCL4PHP.   This kind of tool is something that ASP.net has had for a long time (ie Visual Studio.net). Not only does it make the development process easier when it comes to building applications, but it also handles setup of applications, default configs etc. [...] My impression is that most PHP developers (at least above hobby level) works on Linux based workstations, so I imagine getting a strong user base could prove to be difficult.   That said, he has his reasons for why Prado should have been the framework of choice including the exception handling gap between the two (Prado on top), validation controls, how they use global variables and the rendering of HTML/XHTML by each.
Gunmen attacked an oil rig Wednesday in Nigeria's restive southern oil heartland and seized five expatriate workers, officials said.
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to fly to New Delhi on Friday, as the two Cold War-era allies look at expanding trade and cooperation in defence, energy and space.
Russia's top oil exporter, YUKOS, slid closer to collapse after a mystery buyer bought its main production unit in a forced auction and its crude oil shipments started to slow.
An Israeli missile struck a car in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, causing at least two injuries, the Israel army and Palestinian medical officials said.
CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, doctors said.
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg picked up another feather for his cap Sunday: France&#39;s Legion of Honour medal. French President Jacques Chirac bestowed the prestigious award on Spielberg
The G24 group of developing nations demands a bigger say at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
When Italian health officials came to  remove a woman from the apartment she has not left in more than  two decades they had to don respirators against the stench,  newspapers reported Sunday.
Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp  plans to lay off several thousand employees to prove to investors it is serious about keeping down costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the open-ended Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday and officials issued tsunami warnings, broadcaster NHK reported.
The more you know about the operations of today's widely trusted commercial computer networks, the more concerned you become about most electronic-voting systems.
An Iraqi-trained doctor appeared in a London court on Saturday in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
Hundreds of Xbox owners with modified consoles say they've been banned from the Xbox Live service in the past few days.
A coalition of small leftist political groups has sued President Bush and other U.S. government officials for the abuses against prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
The United States has reassured the European Union that it will continue to apply safeguards on the use of air passenger data until the two sides conclude a new agreement, an EU spokesman said on Wednesday.
The European Computer Telecoms Group (ECT), Europe's leading supplier of intelligent value-added services, is one of the most rapidly expanding technology companies in Germany.
The actor was convicted on three lesser charges and must pay up to $17 million of back taxes, penalties and interest.
Hamas fighters on Thursday raised the green flags of the Islamist movement over one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
How complacency is stunting the industry Industry Comment The power of television is undeniable. When gorillas were first introduced to Longleat Zoo's Gorilla Island and had to be quarantined and initially segregated from each other, the wardens came up with the rather smart idea of building TVs in their enclosures to keep them occupied. The gorillas loved it so much that when they came to take it away, they protested and sulked so violently that they were forced to put them back in. Now their living quarters come with Sky Digital satellite dishes fixed to the roof. According to the zoo officials, they are particularly fond of Spongebob Squarepants and other children's programmes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union approved on Wednesday the first biotech seeds for planting and sale across EU territory, flying in the face of widespread consumer resistance to genetically modified (GMO) crops and foods.
Yesterday morning, it went Mark to Mark. The Celtics' Mark Blount and his agent, Mark Bartlestein , chatted and the topic wasn't places to dine in Atlanta or the line in the AFC Championship game.
After a week of swimming, gymnastics, synchronized diving, and beach volleyball, the Olympic menu will offer a steady diet of its bread-and-butter sport beginning this morning.
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Nevermind the civil war debate -- the real question is why didn't the U.S. make a war declaration in the first place? That could bring an end to something that never should have been started
Two men are arrested in connection with the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri outside her home.
There is no unified voice speaking for Muslims, most experts on Islam claim, often regretfully.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told President Bush at a bilateral meeting in Chile on Saturday that a strong U.S. dollar is important for the global economy.
DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday, an apparent attempt to derail a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.
A Soyuz spacecraft with a replacement crew for the International Space Station docked with the orbiting complex early on Saturday, becoming its fresh lifeboat.
A passenger bus careened off a mountain road in Peru and plunged into a jungle river, killing 49 people and injuring 15 others, police said Monday.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday for leaving South Carolina in the run-up to the state's primary, saying residents should question whether the New York senator would return if she became president.
More than a dozen explosions shook central Baghdad at dawn on Sunday and heavy gunfire erupted in a street at the heart of the city, leaving a US armored vehicle on fire, witnesses said.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is bringing back its old leather ball after complaints from players about the new model, the NBA said on Monday.
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Floods and landslides have killed 55 people in southwest China in the past four days, washing away homes and roads, knocking down power lines and leaving at least one city cut off, state media said on Monday.
NEW YORK  - A drug used to restore the  strength of brittle bones by reducing the process of bone  resorption has been shown to benefit women 80 years of age or  older.
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German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler said it would axe 13,000 jobs at US unit Chrysler as part of a restructuring aimed at restoring its profitability by 2008.
Heavy rain, topped by thunder and lightning, returned to plague Wimbledon on Tuesday as the 2007 championships were declared the wettest for 25 years.
Like many discriminating shoppers, Sharon Burzan and her husband Vern want to find the best price for their prescription drugs - even if it means ordering them from Winnipeg, Canada.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Israel on a visit aimed at gauging the mood after the recent conflict.
Off-the-shelf software and NPfIT fuel growth New Kable research shows that national initiatives will underpin a steady growth in ICT spending by healthcare organisations around the UK.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 5.25%, but another rise remains a possibility.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock skyrocketed 135 percent in 2007, and its sleek retail gadget emporiums are a large part of that success.
China said Saturday it may allow Hong Kong's leader to be directly elected by 2017 but activists seeking quicker democratic reform in the former British colony criticised the decision.
NEW YORK - Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets Thursday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.
Prime Minister Paul Martin denied on Friday that Canada was trying to drive Internet pharmacies out of business, despite Ottawa&#39;s recent complaints over drug sales to the United States.
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'Concept might breach impartiality guidelines' The BBC has decided to can a planned Planet Relief TV special on climate change following senior executives concerns that it \
UK Gen David Richards is to hand over the control of the Nato force in Afghanistan to US Gen Dan McNeil.
Johnson Space Center -- It will be drilling for information first, then for resources, though oil is not likely to be among exploration targets.     The futuristic drilling rig, under development at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, is designed for use on the moon or on Mars...
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Fingerprints may soon replace passwords to log on to computers and Web sites, thanks to gadgets like Microsoft's Fingerprint Reader and Lexar Media's JumpDrive TouchGuard Pro. For those with cash on hand, Rollei's throwback MiniDigi digital camera could be a collector's delight, but Sony Electronics' Cyber-shot L1 is a better investment for performance and features. And CD labeling just became easy with Primera Technology's Signature Z1 CD/DVD.
Police have a suspect in the bold, daylight robbery of two Edvard Munch masterpieces, but declined Thursday to say how close they are to finding the priceless missing paintings.
Japan is expected to report fewer babies  born in 2007, a government report said on Tuesday, kicking off  the new year with a bleak reminder of the long-term risks the  economy faces as its population ages at an unprecedented pace.
The creator of the first privately financed craft to carry a human into space showed models of a new, bigger version.
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A hedge fund group is pressuring CNet for changes. Usually that means the investors think the company is undervalued and want to push management to sell.
Orders for long-lasting U.S. durable  goods slipped unexpectedly in August as civilian aircraft  demand plunged, but beat forecasts once transportation was  stripped out, government data showed on Friday.
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The Senate, eager to stanch the flow of illegal immigrants, signaled overwhelming support Monday for President Bush&#039;s plan to dispatch National Guard troops to states along the Mexican border.
Zimbra, acquired by Yahoo last year, updated its communication and collaboration suite.
FOXBOROUGH -- Does everyone in these here parts truly appreciate what's going on here? I mean, if football is your game, do you understand that you have hit the lottery? Stop worrying about whether the Patriots will win a third Super Bowl on the evening of Feb. 6, 2005. There are too many variables involved to start worrying about that. ...
Ivan Ruggeri, presidente dell'Atalanta, parla dell'esito dell'intervento subito da Bobo Vieri: \
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Japan's first female defense minister vowed on Wednesday to strengthen ties with Tokyo's close security ally, the United States, and improve working conditions for women in the nation's military.
Jerry Rice believes he could be traded by the Oakland Raiders before the Oct. 19 deadline.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFord at Fox\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.
afrol News, 20 September - The government of Sudan, while condemning the sanctions&#39; threat, has accepted this weekend&#39;s UN Security Council&#39;s resolution obliging it to protect civilians in Darfur.
By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 28--Betsy Markey, north central regional director and Zane Kessler, north central regional representative for U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., will conduct office hours in Greeley today.   The event, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Brawled-out yet? I guess we all are. We've all seen Ron Artest bolt off that table even more than we've seen Flutie roll to his right. But the fallout from L'Affaire Auburn Hills is enormous, and I don't just mean the South Carolina-Clemson dust-up that has resulted in each institution punishing itself by eschewing bowl bids.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Country veteran George Strait's  \
ATHENS As the sprinters walked out for the final of the men&#39;s 200 meters, the crowd in the packed Olympic Stadium began to boo.
A vehicle blows up at a police post in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, reports say.
China Southern Airlines will sign an order for five Airbus A380 \
Jennifer Love Hewitt doesn't really talk to the dead. Nor does she give spirits snagged in the physical realm a tender send-off to the great beyond.
Tony Soprano is welcome in the North Jersey town of Bloomfield.
The Wallabies have gained a massive boost with skipper George Gregan making himself available for the coming European rugby tour. The halfback, however, has left the door open to quit the tour should his son&#39;s
BERLIN : VfB Stuttgart continued their unbeaten start to the season with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium.
The pace of sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.
In shift of tone, White House says high energy prices are now dragging on US economy. CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush&#39;s economic advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag on
Austrian doctors dismiss claims by Ukraine's main opposition leader that he was poisoned by his opponents.
The choice between a bracing bank holiday walk or an afternoon in front of the television will soon be a thing of the past. Mobile phone owners are being targeted by a company that has developed technology
A new UN draft resolution on Sudan calls for agreement on peace accords, and offers promises of aid.
The Patriots concluded mandatory minicamp yesterday at Gillette Stadium, capping off a three-week stretch of various team-building workouts, and coach Bill Belichick was pleased with the progress.
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka -- Members of the Tamil Tigers, separatist rebels who control large swaths of Sri Lanka's north and east, are appealing to international organizations to bypass the central government and send aid directly to the tsunami-devastated regions within their territories, saying they have received little help in the 10 days since the disaster.
Vikki Jones says she has no regrets about losing both of her breasts to prevent cancer.
For many Harry Potter fans, the release of the final installment is a great excuse for a big shindig, from London to Los Angeles.
Major powers failed on Saturday to settle all their differences over a second U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear work but remain committed to passing one soon, the United States said.
Apple Inc.&#39;s widely anticipated music  and video playing iPhone will allow subscribers to wirelessly  stream material from Google Inc.&#39;s popular video sharing site  YouTube, Apple said on Wednesday.
Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief.
Figlio di diplomatica, ancora disperso il padre italiano
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was   expected to present a national reconciliation plan to   parliament on Sunday to curb Iraq's sectarian killing and the   Sunni insurgency that has crippled post-war reconstruction.
Rock singer and campaigner Bono is to be honoured in the US to mark his work to relieve suffering in Africa.
Oil prices took time out on Friday  from this week's succession of record highs but anxiety over  outages in the U.S. Gulf, Nigeria and Norway in the run-up to  winter left little hope of relief for consumers.
GREEN BAY, Wis. \u00c2\u00b7 Brett Favre threw three touchdown passes in his 200th consecutive start, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 45-17 win over the St.
A senior civil servant goes on trial accused of raping a woman in a government office.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki left Baghdad on Saturday for a medical check-up in London after suffering exhaustion, a government statement said.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cMaxed Out\u00e2\u0080\u009d examines why the most vulnerable segment of society is victimized by the lending industry and finds a simple answer: It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s obscenely profitable.
An Atlanta man with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis who sparked an international health alarm by flying to Europe and back for his wedding was discharged from an Atlanta hospital early today and flown to Denver for more specialized treatment, authorities said.
European Commission investigators have raided the offices of Intel Germany in Munich as part of a wide-ranging probe into alleged antitrust violations by the world's largest chipmaker. A European Union spokesperson said the raid is ongoing but refused to divulge the reasons.
Two US firms pay $2m after staging a \
COLOMBO: Over 23,000 people were killed and some 5,200 injured after a tsunami slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia... NEW DELHI: Huge waves that battered the Indian coastline after an earthquake in
The stocks of major antivirus software vendors were trading lower Thursday, after Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0announced the release of beta antispyware technology it bought in December and said it would begin giving away an improved tool to remove worms and viruses from its customers' computers.
Saudi Arabia does not object to OPEC raising the current price band when oil-producing nations meet Sept. 15 and is negotiating the level with other oil-rich Gulf countries, a Saudi oil official said Sunday.
Polling stations opened in Tunisia on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections boycotted by several opposition parties and seen as test to the U.S. administration's drive to boost democracy in the Middle East.
Speaking to the American Legion national convention Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said that despite an earlier statement by President Bush, the United States can and will win the war against terrorism
Cleveland Indians pitcher Kyle Denney on Thursday shrugged off being hit in the right calf by a stray bullet, and said he was grateful he may have been protected by a cheerleader&#39;s
Europe's main stock markets were mixed on Thursday, with Frankfurt lifted by news of a possible takeover bid for German truckmaker MAN, analysts said.
Shocked Australians were on Wednesday  mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York  apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said  the death was a tragic accident.
The 35-member board of governors of the UN&#39;s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began meeting in Vienna on November 25 to review Iran&#39;s compliance with the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).
BACHOK: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has collected RM7 million in fines from foreign vessels found encroaching on the country's waters off the Tok Bali beaches this year.
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk anointed his son with holy water yesterday to open a day of pageantry for the new king&#39;s coronation.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft launched a new air  strike in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at  killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a  campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.
VANCOUVER (CP) - High-pitched giggles and the clattering of plastic toys wielded by the granddaughters of an accused bomber eventually shushed as they learned how to play quietly behind the bullet-proof glass of the &#36;7-million courtroom.
Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's second-largest bank, said Friday it was selling its 19.9 percent stake in the operations of Warburg Pincus back to the U.S. private equity firm.
Online journals and camera phones are a \
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin on Monday expressed skepticism over the alleged new demands of the militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, saying they had yet to be authenticated.
Coach driver liberates Italian Riviera sun loungers A Brit coach driver successfully liberated Italian Riviera sun loungers from foreign occupation by setting fire to the towels traditionally used to denote German territorial sovereignty.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Alcan Inc.  shares rose 6  percent on Wednesday on speculation a counter offer could  emerge to Alcoa Inc.&#39;s  $28.4 billion hostile bid for the  big Canadian aluminum maker.
Breast cancer has risen sharply in  China's capital and its top financial centre during the last  decade due to unhealthy diets, a poor environment and increased  stress at work, state media reported on Tuesday.
Democrat John Kerry has taken to summarizing the presidential fight with a line that's both a dig at his opponent and an appeal to undecided voters.
The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
Fund raising and spending in the 2003-04 election cycle by President Bush, Democratic rival John Kerry and national party committees:
Embattled mortgage finance company Fannie Mae agreed to keep billions of dollars more in cash on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government regulator said today.
R.W. Apple Jr., 71 , a New York Times war correspondent who distinguished himself in Vietnam and became an influential political writer and roving epicure, died Oct. 4 at his home in Washington. He had thoracic cancer.
Up against a slew of challenges -- including deteriorating market share, a slumping share price and an impending recession -- it may be a matter of time before Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang hands over the reins to company President Susan Decker.
The pound eased back after the week's steep gains as rate hike expectations receded into the background slightly as the flow of data slowed today.
RealNetworks has kicked off what it claims is the biggest online music sale in history. For a limited time, every song in the firm&#39;s RealPlayer Music Store can be downloaded for 49 cents, with most albums available for $4.99.
Eiffel Tower ex-employees avoid jail after stealing hundreds of thousands of euros from ticket sales.
Men with prostate cancer that doesn't appear to have spread have better survival chances when they get short-term hormone treatment along with standard radiation, rather than radiation alone, a small study found.
Venezuela scrambled on Thursday to organize an air convoy for the handover of three hostages held in Colombia by Marxist rebels, but the Red Cross said logistical difficulties mean it could take days to complete.
Il cantautore presentera' l'ultimo album 'Elegia'
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Deep rumblings many kilometers (miles) below the San Andreas fault in California could offer a way to predict earthquakes, according to US scientists.
The move by the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $200 billion wealth fund comes as the government nears the end of a decade-long reorganization of the banking industry.
England one-day captain Paul Collingwood was happy to hear New Zealand would be without star bowler Shane Bond but insisted Monday the home side would still be formidable in the coming series.
The Education and Skills Bill - which proposes a school leaving age of 18 - is to have it Commons second reading.
LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS  - Microsoft Corp. lost a  European Union court appeal on Wednesday to delay sanctions  that will force it to change business practices and immediately  market a stripped-down version of Windows.
It's late morning at Manila's Jose  Fabella hospital and Maria Poud looks remarkably fresh  considering she has just delivered her sixth baby of the day.
President Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry square off Wednesday night in Tempe, Arizona, for the last in their series of what have been bare-knuckle debates.
Monday night, 20-year-old Jeremy Wariner and 21-year-old Otis Harris led an American contingent up the center of the track to claim gold and silver in the 400.
Satellite television broadcast company DirecTV Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to purchase stakes in Sky Brasil, Sky Mexico and Sky Multi-Country Partners from News Corp., Liberty Media Corp. and others for $579 million in cash, as part of a reorganization of the company's Latin American operations.
Vijay Singh is delighted at becoming the new world number one after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship.
JARUCO, Cuba  - Down on the ranch, the talk among the cattle hands is that help is on its way.
Sara' realizzato entro il 2010, tratto lungo 104 km
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon this week resumed efforts to change the make-up of his ruling coalition in the wake of an embarrassing 53-44 defeat in a largely symbolic Knesset vote Monday.
TOKYO : The brokerage arm of Japan&#39;s biggest lender, the Mizuho Financial Group, and Norinchukin Bank, the umbrella bank for farmers&#39; cooperatives, are considering expanding their ties, an official said.
Excerpts from Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton's interview Tuesday with reporters from The Associated Press:
Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (FCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a maker of chips used to manage power in electronics, on Wednesday said quarterly sales would reach the higher
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has requested information on how to integrate business rules engines and business process management software to modernize Medicare\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fee-for-service claims processing system.
'And better than Yahoo!' Microsoft yesterday used its Silicon Valley outpost, just down the road from Google, to unveil a \
Britain's heir-to-the throne Prince  Charles is to marry his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles,  his office announced on Thursday.
Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato i dilettanti del Montelupo. La squadra di Cagn...
The government's abandoned police  force merger plans cost taxpayers millions, the BBC learns.
Twenty-seven people are injured in blasts in Thailand's insurgency-hit south, ahead of the New Year holiday.
US troops and the interim Iraqi government faced an onslaught of car bombings, mortar attacks and gun battles yesterday during a series of insurgent attacks that began in the
Rival Nigerian politicians are arming militias in advance of April elections, in hopes of rigging the outcome and gaining control of millions in oil revenue at stake.
The Cabinet endorsed the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, making international implementation of one of the most far-reaching and controversial environmental initiatives a near certainty.
If Marwan Barghouti really wants to be chairman of the Palestinian Authority, he should withhold his candidature at this time and allow Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to take responsibility for the transition into the post-Arafat era.
The Conference Board said Thursday that the US leading economic index fell for the fourth straight month. The Conference Board, a New York-based research group, reportedthat
They see themselves as patriots who shed blood for their freedom in a rebellion that foreshadowed the demise of the Soviet Union.
Former Sen. Fred Thompson took aim at Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as he made a long-delayed entry into the Republican presidential race and immediately took good-natured jabs from rivals.
Just in time for its 25th anniversary, Warren Beatty's political epic \
Breast cancer patients who take a multivitamin or extra vitamin E experience a smaller decrease in important immune cells, a common side effect of chemotherapy, new research suggests.
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported a 5  percent increase in November sales at stores open at least a  year.
LONDON, Nov 18 (IranMania) - Iran warned Wednesday that its deal to suspend sensitive nuclear activities in order to ease fears it is seeking the nuclear bomb was subject to rapid progress in a new round of negotiations to begin next month.
Iraq's Kurdish leader criticises a report by the US Iraq Survey Group, branding it \
The inquiry into the Cumbria rail crash in which one person died will focus on a set of points, police say.
Sikhs from all over the world have begun arriving in the holy city of Amritsar, northern India, to commemorate the 400th year of the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, on 1 September.
Sagem, a maker of electronic equipment, and Snecma, a French state-controlled manufacturer of aircraft engines, plan to merge to create a company valued at more than 7.2 billion euros ($9.
Thousands of people have queued for hours to get a first glimpse at New York&#39;s beloved Museum of Modern Art, which reopened its doors after a two-year exile and a $US425 million facelift.
Italy is sending an envoy to the Middle East to work for the release of two women aid workers seized in Iraq.
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said Wednesday it had set or equalled record production figures for seven commodities in the six months to December.
Rio Ferdinand has been hailed as a potential England captain with Sven-Goran Eriksson tipping the Manchester United defender to follow in the footsteps of Bobby Moore.
Ma AirOne smentisce accordo con Air France
Shares of Apple Inc.  rose  more than 3 percent on Thursday as investors bet on strong  demand for its media-playing iPhone, almost a week after its  U.S. launch, and speculation mounted over plans to sell the  device in Europe.
Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save is expected to go into administration at midday BST, closing 90 stores.
Online advertising jumped 25 percent this year, raking in a cool $20 billion, but Internet executives say that figure could have been even higher if advertisers had reliable and consistent ways to measure online audiences.
A protest vigil at a parish scheduled to be closed by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston ended Sunday when the police sealed off the 114-year-old
Yasir Arafat, who has been confined to his battered compound in the West Bank for nearly two and a half years, has permission to visit a nearby hospital in Ramallah for medical
WASHINGTON -- Army Secretary Pete Geren ruled out extending troop deployments yesterday beyond the current 15 months, saying that longer tours in Iraq put stress on soldiers and their families and have contributed to an increase in suicides.
A Shi'ite Islamist bloc won Iraq's  first election since Saddam Hussein's overthrow, sealing the  political resurgence of the long-oppressed majority but leaving  the restive Sunni Arab minority in the cold.
Medicaid rolls declined in many states after Congress imposed new documentation requirements, but most of the drop-off appears to be among people eligible for coverage -- not among illegal immigrants.
Along with fighting alien menaces and criminal masterminds, the &quot;Green Arrow&quot; comic book will now feature a sidekick engaged in a more personal struggle -- this one involving HIV.
Krasimir Dimitrov was headed to lunch with friends at a restaurant on a busy street in Bulgaria's capital.Comment
SAN QUENTIN, Calif.  - Just the other day, Marc  Klaas received a letter explaining the latest delay in  executing the man responsible for his 12-year-old daughter  Polly Klaas' brutal 1993 kidnap and murder, a case that shocked  California.
Monique Currie had 21 points and No. 2 Duke held Holy Cross to 26-percent shooting in a 101-42 rout Tuesday night.
By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 11--BEAUFORT -- A proposed ordinance to preserve water quality in Carteret County's Down East communities won't get the endorsement of a citizens group that has fought for greater protection against development.
Monster Worldwide Inc. , owner of the most-used online job-listing service, said it overstated earnings by $271.9 million in the past nine years because of improperly recorded stock option grants.
his time, there was nothing subtle about Willie McGinest. He didn&#39;t creep, he sprinted. He didn&#39;t try to dupe the quarterback into thinking he would drop into coverage, he merely maneuvered
For all the talk of  Oscar gold, this year the best picture winner will have to look  to DVD to see a payout.
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., Aug. 26 -- Alan Camarillo&#39;s first homer of the series came at a perfect time for Mexico. Camarillo hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning on Thursday to propel Guadalupe, Mexico, into
Most Australian major newspapers have expressed their preferences on Saturday&#39;s federal election, endorsing the ruling coalition returning to government.
Washington (dpa) - US consumer prices rose 0.1 per cent in August, a mild increase that suggested inflation was in check despite rising oil prices, the government said Thursday.
World leaders end a conference on the future of Iraq with strong support for the January polls.
A bomb hidden on a Beirut highway hit a U.S. Embassy vehicle Tuesday, killing at least three Lebanese bystanders in the first attack in years targeting American diplomatic interests in the country.
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Guard Corey Benjamin was released by the Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday.
Rap star Jay-Z, who has little corporate experience, will become the chief executive for one of Universal's biggest divisions.
The Montreal Expos remain in limbo, already out of one home but not quite ready to move into a new one.
Mozilla's latest pre-release version of its browser remains buggy, but performance enhancements give us reason to get excited. In Monkey Bites.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre Dame tailback Darius Walker couldn&#39;t help but smile when asked about playing against Washington&#39;s suddenly porous defense.
Somaliland forces early Wednesday freed a German aid worker from gunmen who abducted him a day earlier, officials in the breakaway republic said.
'Unique' converged offering Orange today followed BT's lead in trying to flog a converged VoIP via Wi-Fi and mobile device to a so far non-plussed public.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dopo impianto organi di una sieropositiva a Careggi
WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.    The new rules take effect Monday after surviving many efforts by Democrats, labor unions and worker advocates to block them in Congress and kill them through public and political pressure...
The latest in ghastly corporate gaffes: mass firings by email.
Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo on Friday revived debate about AOL's plan to remake itself as an online advertising company and whether it might too become a target for acquisition.
U.N. police backed by NATO  peacekeepers were reopening two Kosovan border crossings on  Wednesday, a day after Serbs burnt them down in the first  challenge to the authority of the newly independent republic.
Sony is beating its own target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will begin promoting a sustainable lifestyle to consumers through its products, its chief executive said Friday.
Gianfranco Rosi ha annunciato il ritiro definitivo dal pugilato. Rosi, 49 anni, &egrave; stato battu...
Florida voters get to cast their ballots for president beginning Monday, and Democrat John Kerry planned to spend all day asking for their votes.
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, daughter of the late Democratic president John Kennedy, urged Republican President George W. Bush not to invoke her father's name in his campaigning against Democratic rival John Kerry.
By JILL SCHENSUL, STAFF WRITER OK, so maybe I was blind as a bat without my glasses on. Maybe I wasn't in military-grade health and could burst into status asthmaticus at any time. And, no, I haven't logged 1,000 hours behind the controls of a jet fighter.
US police arrest a Florida couple who went on the run after they were accused of torturing five children.
Asian stock markets close higher across the board Monday following gains on Wall Street, with key indexes hitting new record highs in Indonesia and Australia.
Iraqi President Ghazi Yawer postpones a visit to France over the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.
JACK BLACK is set to star in the remake of legendary 1933 HOLLYWOOD film \u00e2\u0080\u0099KING KONG\u00e2\u0080\u0099. The Tenacious D star and comedian will play the character of Carl Denham, who sets off to Skull Island to investigate legends of a giant gorilla named Kong.
An urbane, English-speaking former interior minister, tribal chieftain Nawab Akbar Bugti led a decades-long violent campaign for increased benefits for his impoverished southwestern province, Baluchistan.
Risultati e classifiche della 17/a giornata del campionato di serie C2.
Starting pitcher Curt Schilling  sparkled and Mark Bellhorn smacked a three-run homer to earn  the Boston Red Sox a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees Tuesday,  tying the American League Championship Series at three games  apiece.
Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 651,13 dollari l'oncia
Hollywood's stylish stars got right back to their red carpet routines Sunday night, even if they'd been a bit out of practice. Glamorous gowns \u00c2\u0097 especially strapless and metallic ones \u00c2\u0097 dominated the fashion show that preceded the Screen Actor Guild Awards.
West Brom play Middlesbrough and Reading host Man Utd in the FA Cup fifth round replays.
David Dellucci&#39;s two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Texas Rangers complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 win in the American League at Arlington Thursday.
Feels so magnified Britney Spears today issued an apology of sorts for plastering her panty-less crotch across the internet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AFRICA/SENEGAL - \u00c2\u0093Le elezioni di domenica sono un test importante per la vita del Paese\u00c2\u0094 affermano a Fides fonti della Chiesa locale, ricordando che il \u00c2\u0093Senegal \u00c3\u00a8 stato un faro di democrazia per tutta l\u00c2\u0092Africa\u00c2\u0094 Dakar (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Queste elezioni sono importanti per capire quanto \u00c3\u00a8 vitale il sistema democratico del Paese\u00c2\u0094 dicono all\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides fonti della Chiesa locale da Dakar, capitale del Senegal, dove domenica 25 febbraio si vota per il primo tur...
US securities regulators may file suit against Morningstar Inc., a provider of mutual fund and stock research, over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund, the company said on Friday.
Prime Minister Rudd has not ruled out using the military to collect data for an international court challenge
JetBrains on Monday is unveiling plug-ins enabling users of its IntelliJ Idea IDE to accommodate Groovy and Ruby programming.Rooted in Java development, the IDE is being expanded to accommodate newly popular dynamic languages. JetBrains now is offering its JetGroovy Plugin 1.0 for Groovy and Grails framework developers. Also available is Ruby Plugin 1.0 for Ruby development. These free, open source plug-ins previously were offered in a beta format.\
IF you want a peek into the fierce debate over whether too much sugar is bad for you, start at the final recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report.
BOISE, Idaho - The expiration Monday of a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s can now be legally bought - a development that has critics upset and gun owners pleased.    The 1994 ban, signed by President Clinton, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons...
Kham Promnich has been sleepwalking for the past four days. Yesterday, in a trance-like state, he paced up and down the patch of land where his house once stood, as if tracing the perimeters of his shattered life.
AFRICA/CONGO RD -Le attivit\u00c3\u00a0 della Chiesa per la promozione della donna e l\u00c2\u0092educazione dei giovani a una sessualit\u00c3\u00a0 corretta Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Si svolge a Kinshasa nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo, un corso di \u00c2\u0093alfabetizzazione per la presa di coscienza di s\u00c3\u00a9\u00c2\u0094 organizzato dalla Commissione Episcopale \u00c2\u0093Giustizia e Pace\u00c2\u0094 e rivolto a una sessantina di partecipan...
SGI's supercomputer sets a public record which has been eclipsed by a faster result yet to be announced.
The company claims to have developed a new technology that uses plastic instead of glass. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
For Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Mitt Romney, Thursday's debate presented a chance to step out smartly in the struggle for victory in next week's Florida primary.
On 26 October 2004, Cingular Wireless acquired AT&amp;T Wireless services after receiving final clearance from the US Federal Communications Commission.
Two men rammed a flaming sport utility vehicle into the main terminal of Glasgow airport Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance and sparking a fire, witnesses said. Police said two suspects were arrested.
Crude oil futures briefly surpassed $50 a barrel Tuesday before closing lower amid concerns about low US heating oil inventories ahead of winter.
BETHESDA, Maryland  - Local hero Fred Funk fired a three-under-par 67 to grab part of a four-way share of the clubhouse lead during first-round play at the AT&T National on Thursday.
John McCain courted the Cuban vote Monday and reminded Florida voters of his history in the state, though he may have alienated hurricane-weary voters with his opposition to national catastrophe insurance.
L'Irlanda ha battuto l'Italia 23-20 (10-13) in un'amichevole di preparazione ai mondiali di rugby. <...
The Canada Safety Council will not give up the battle to ban the importation into Canada of Alcohol Without Liquid vapourizers, says president Emile J. Therien.
A grandson of Mohandas Gandhi took the legendary Indian leader&#39;s doctrine of nonviolent resistance to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Thursday, pitching the pacifist creed to Yasser Arafat in his sandbagged
Nov. 16, 2004 -- Want to lose weight and keep it off for good? A low-fat diet might the best bet in the long run, according to new research.
Valentino Rossi is easily bored. He craves diversions and new challenges as much as track success. As motorcycle racing&#39;s great humorist, he has as much a feel for zany stunts as he does for flicking his rumbling MotoGP bike through chicanes.
The US Supreme Court considers if carbon dioxide is a pollutant and thereby subject to the federal Clean Air Act.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesians began voting on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.
Delhi police Friday arrested Avnish Bajaj, the chief executive officer of Baazee.com India Pvt. Ltd., an eBay Inc.-owned Indian online auction portal, for allegedly allowing the sale of pornographic
At least six policemen and a civilian are killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.
The World Health Organization (WHO)   urged small Pacific islands nations on Tuesday to do more to   prepare emergency plans for a possible birdflu outbreak and   human influenza pandemic, warning no nation could be immune.
The US military today said the most senior Iraqi national in the extremist group al-Qaida in Iraq had been arrested.
For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.
(InfoWorld) - IBM is unveiling Thursday a new virtual tape drive management system for mainframes that compares to similar technology introduced last spring by rival Sun Microsystems. The IBM System Storage TS7700 Virtualization Engine is the successor to its TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server and offers increased capacity, faster processing speed and improved disaster recovery features. Because copying batches of data onto a tape is a time-consuming practice, tying up server operations, virtual storage systems save the data into a disk cache for transfer onto tape at a later time. The TS 7700 offers 6TB of disk cache storage capacity, a four-fold increase over the 1.5TB of cache in the previous model, said Cindy Grossman, vice president of IBM tape storage systems. An available 3:1 data compression ratio enhances capacity further. Also, because it operates in a grid computing environment, the 7700 can simultaneously copy data to two different tape storage sites for improved disaster recovery, said Grossman. Data can be \
The world seems a smaller place when the pop idols and icons that you grew up with start disappearing. Johnny Ramone, guitarist of the legendary punk rock band The Ramones, died in his sleep at his Los Angeles
Europe's pro season may be in full swing, but fans are watching its stars play at the African Cup of Nations
Back in power, the Democrats are discovering that role reversal in the House isn't all it's cracked up to be
Points-based licenses reduce traffic deaths, but illegal point-selling helps some drivers avoid penalties.
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts  - Only a Super Bowl XLII victory against the New York Giants now stands between the New England Patriots and a perfect, unbeaten season.
Thematically, it is a very interesting conflict: a gangster villain who works in a scrupulously ethical manner, contrasted opposite a staunchly idealistic cop who just happens to be a womaniser with a failed-marriage behind him.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Friday there is a \
It's a disturbing narrative, the 19-page indictment of football star Michael Vick and three of his friends. Perhaps the details shocked people unfamiliar with the secretive world of illegal dogfighting: the breeding and training of pit bulls for savage, high-stakes combat and the brutal execution...
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry avoided jail time by pleading guilty Tuesday to a concealed weapon charge.
The new law turning clocks forward earlier may wreak havoc and has businesses struggling to make costly fixes. And the Department of Energy isn't even convinced the move will conserve energy
Bomb blasts killed at least 28 people and wounded 87 in north-eastern India yesterday in the deadliest attack since a ceasefire with the main separatist group in Nagaland began seven years ago.
British tennis enjoyed a rare day to savour as Alex Bogdanovic and Jamie Baker secured shock victories at Queen&#39;s club on Monday.
After crashing to the floor in a heap Saturday night, the oft-injured Jarvis Hayes flashed back to collisions that cost him the better part of the last two seasons.
Alex Rodriguez hit two more homers and drove in five runs, and Darrell Rasner pitched six impressive innings for his first major league win to lead the New York Yankees past the Minnesota Twins 10-1 on Sunday.
Wells Fargo Securities raised the target price on PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) to $26, following Oracle&#39;s increased bid of $24 per share for the enterprise software company.
RAFAEL BENITEZ cannot afford to feel too down-hearted this morning. Not with spirits to raise before Sunday&#39;s daunting encounter with champions Arsenal.
Iraq's civilian death toll falls in June to its lowest level since February, the Iraqi government says.
Africa News, KIGALI - Rwanda declined to confirm or deny whether its soldiers were inside Congo on Wednesday, but suggested that if they had not already entered the giant country, they would soon do so and attack Hutu rebels there.
Blog: A site for people who want to sell old electronic gear online but don't want to become eBay Power Sellers.
WASHINGTON - The Navy task force overseeing John Kerry's swift boat squadron in Vietnam reported that his group of boats came under enemy fire during a March 13, 1969, incident that three decades later is being challenged by the Democratic presidential nominee's critics.    The March 18, 1969, weekly report from Task Force 115, which was located by The Associated Press during a search of Navy archives, is the latest document to surface that supports Kerry's description of an event for which he won a Bronze Star and a third Purple Heart...
Madonna has invited Eugene Hutz, Gogol  Bordello&#39;s self-styled &quot;bandleader and agent provocateur,&quot; and  Sergey Ryabtsev, the New York gypsy punk act&#39;s violinist, to  perform with her at Live Earth on Saturday (July 7).
The latest round of polls in the US election race shows the presidential candidates more or less tied, with Democratic hopeful John Kerry trailing Republican president George Bush by two or three percentage points, a gap still within a margin of error.
With the biggest firms of Wall Street beginning to sputter, analysts are rethinking their predictions of a gradual cooling of the local economy.
The United States narrowed differences with European allies Friday on how to pressure Iran to renounce the development of nuclear weapons, but it hasn&#39;t yet won agreement to haul the country before the UN Security Council, a US official
India responded coolly yesterday to suggestions by the Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf, on how to solve the Kashmir dispute between the two countries.
Qualcomm posted a profit of $767 million, or 46 cents a share, for the period that ended Dec. 30, compared with $648 million, or 38 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.
Viacom Inc. on Friday demanded that Google Inc.'s online video service YouTube remove more than 100,000 video clips after they failed to reach a distribution agreement.
THE REPORT: Doctors are reporting that a new breast cancer drug, Arimidex, and others in its class outperform the tried-and-true tamoxifen at preventing recurrence in older women.
Mick Jagger says he drew on his life experiences when he teamed up with Dave Stewart to write music for the upcoming remake of \
(CBS) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry both visited the battleground state of Iowa on Wednesday with Kerry questioning the president&#39;s leadership on Iraq and Mr.
New international guidelines on  human embryonic stem cell research called for close scrutiny of  scientists and clear consent from people donating cells, but  did not settle the issue of paying women who donate eggs.
Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
Stronger financial institutions are purchasing weaker ones. Case in point: Bank of America has announced it will purchase Countrywide Financial.
India could consider Pakistani  suggestions for resolving the Kashmir dispute if they are made  formally, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said on Saturday after  Delhi announced it was scaling back its forces in the region.
The sequence was vast: A  long walk across war-torn France, with thousands of extras,  German bombers, tanks and artillery strewn across the landscape  -- the kind of scope that would have made David Lean proud.
A car police say was stolen by a man accused of pushing his way into a North Carolina domestic violence shelter and shooting his wife to death has been found in a Tennessee bus station parking lot, authorities said Tuesday.
Oliver Stone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eagerly awaited $160m blockbuster, Alexander, opened in America last week to a decidedly mixed critical response.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut underwent surgery for breast cancer today, her office announced. A spokeswoman for her office said the operation, involving a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
Former basketball star Calvin Murphy was acquitted on Monday by a Houston jury of sexually abusing five of his daughters. Murphy, 56, had denied the charges that he had abused the five
To New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, hearing a white man refer to a black woman using a certain vulgar term would be \
BERLIN, Germany -- A last-minute goal from Argentine striker Diego Klimowicz gave Wolfsburg a 2-1 home win over Kaiserslautern on Saturday to keep them top of the Bundesliga.
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Wednesday that he relied on advice from the company's top lawyer in determining that former Disney President Michael Ovitz couldn't be fired for cause.
Hamilton, Ontario -- Fun technology coupled with economical pricing fuel young adults' burgeoning use of text messaging, according to new research conducted by the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University.Worldwide users send over 1 trillion text messages each year.
The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi urged Palestinians on Thursday to rise up peacefully to demand an end to Israeli occupation, and said freedom was close.
Microsoft perde la prima battaglia davanti alla Corte europea di primo grado che conferma la sentenza Antitrust senza nessuna sospensione temporanea. Da Gennaio il Windows XP Reduced Media Edition. Microsoft
Media tycoon Conrad Black, known for his lavish parties and flamboyant personality, was found guilty Friday of fraud and obstruction of justice after being accused of raiding his company&#39;s coffers.
IQUITOS, Peru -- A few miles downriver from this city in the western Amazon jungle, Andres Alvarado hops off a boat and walks up a muddy path to a hollowed-out log resting on a wooden stand. He beats the log with a stick, sending a series of low-pitched tones into the rain forest.
The biologist had ignited an uproar with comments about the intelligence of people of African descent.
A survey of Internet vulnerabilities to be released Monday shows a sharp jump in attacks on Windows-based personal computers during the first six months of 2004, along
A federal appeals court on Thursday delivered a stinging blow to the anti-piracy efforts of major movie studios and music companies, ruling that several online file-sharing software companies are not liable for copyright infringement.
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Well, it seems that now folks are going to have to give the French at least a few make-up points. While the British company Chiron turned out contaminated flu vaccine, the French company Aventis Pasteur provided
A fire tore through a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing a complete evacuation including some patients undergoing operations.
LAHORE: Noted German jazz band 'Der Rote Bereich' will perform on the joint premises of the German and French centers at the Upper Mall on February 4. The jazz performers include Frank Moebus on electric ...
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Paris Hilton was arrested early Thursday for investigation of driving under the influence, police said.
Cal remained No. 4 in the BCS standings released Monday, and slight movements by teams ranked above and below the Bears are getting most of the attention.
The writers of a controversial docu-film which accuses former premier Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party of election fraud is being probed on suspicion of spreading false information.Comment
German media reported earlier that the dark-blonde toddler named Victoria had been living in a home in St.
Barely a year after an internal investigation into ESPN's boxing program led to the dismissal of its long-time boxing coordinator and a shakeup in its approach that left many small-time promoters losing money just to put a show on the network, ESPN has decided to fight for a niche in the sport long the property of HBO and Showtime.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Wednesday said its profit jumped 20 percent in the second quarter, as the nation's third-largest bank benefited from a surge in investment banking fees.
Mental health advocates and defense attorneys hope the public&#039;s mindset about mentally ill defendants has changed in the five years since Andrea Yates filled her bathtub with water and drowned her five children.
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants people who bought an artificial Christmas tree made by Polytree Hong Kong Co. this year to return it to the store after the holidays.
George Clooney cut short his first trip as a U.N. \
A NEW era of political dominance awaits John Howard when he gets back to business today. The Prime Minister will outline a fourth-term agenda knowing he is within striking distance of a majority in the Senate.
PRIME Minister John Howard was last night deciding whether to call an election today for October 9, with key advisers arguing there was no advantage in waiting.
Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet, using a Boeing 747.
Britain ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats on Monday over Moscow's refusal to hand over the main suspect in the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, escalating tension between Russia and the West.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell calls off a planned trip to the Olympic Games amid anti-war protests in Athens.
A radar breakdown in northern Brazil causes five flights between Sao Paulo and the US to turn back.
Stocks fell on Monday as a larger-than-expected decline in new home sales in December added to worries about the impact of a weak housing market on the economy.
European Union finance ministers considered the ever-strengthening euro against the dollar Monday amid appeals for Washington to rein in its budget and current account deficits to stop the slide of the US currency.
Naproxen, a common painkiller sold under the brand name Aleve, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the government said yesterday, making it the third major painkilling drug linked to heart problems in recent months.
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The European Court of Human Rights has  turned down a request from three former NatWest bankers to  delay their extradition to the United States to face fraud  charges related to energy trading group Enron Corp, a  spokeswoman for the three said on Tuesday.
Il fotogramma che mostra la morte di Enzo Baldoni potrebbe essere stato scattato in pieno giorno e, quindi, prima della scadenza dell&#39;ultimatum posto dai terroristi. Lo ha dichiarato il portavoce della emittente
The Philadelphia Flyers handed Stanley Cup champions the Anaheim Ducks a 3-0 defeat on Saturday, their sixth successive loss, with Mike Knuble scoring all three goals for his first career hat-trick.
Stato francese detiene 15% della casa madre di Airbus
LONDON  - A key but controversial plank of Britain&#39;s post-September 11 security policy was thrown into disarray as the country&#39;s highest court ruled that detaining terror suspects indefinitely without trial violated human rights laws.
The Ministry of Defence said yesterday a total of 790 British soldiers had been seriously wounded in Iraq but rejected claims that it had sought to cover up the figure.
'We will be known again' A sedate Dell posted fourth quarter results that didn't horrify investors even though its PC and notebook sales fell in dramatic fashion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Consumers worried about job prospects. Raises questions about whether Americans will be in spending mood during holidays. Worries about job prospects sent consumer confidence in the United States to a seven
Roger Federer had a rusty start at the Japan Open before overcoming unseeded Viktor Troicki 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) on Wednesday to reach the third round.
BEIJING -- China's drug watchdog announced Saturday it has suspended the sale of a drug used to treat acute leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis in the latest move to hit the country's scandal-ridden drug industry.
Women seeking an abortion should not need approval from two doctors, a British parliamentary committee says.
An Islamic site of the Ansar al-Sunnah Army is showing a footage which it claims is released by bombers who had attacked a US base in Mosul.
Getting fatter around the middle? Have a family history of heart disease or diabetes? You could be headed for the same trouble, especially if you're over 40 and female.
IBM Corp. is restructuring its hardware division around customer types rather than individual products, marking the biggest such realignment in the unit in 15 years.
Mahmoud Abbas apologises to Kuwait for the Palestinians' support of Saddam Hussein's invasion in 1990.
Kenyan media called on feuding politicians on Saturday to end a crisis that has killed 500 people since President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, forecasting dark days ahead.
Three U.S. Army Reservists are among those charged in an investigation into bid-rigging involving Iraqi reconstruction funds
European nations and the US government reacted swiftly and angrily to Wednesday night&#39;s announcement that the government-backed candidate had been declared the official winner of Ukraine&#39;s widely condemned presidential election.
ARM is one of several companies showing off a mobile phone prototype running Google's Android software.
France winger Robert Pires is relishing the challenge of a new battery of Arsene Wenger Gunners who he believes will help Arsenal clinch their fourth English Premiership title in seven years.
The struggling Houston Astros fired  manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura on Monday,  less than two years after the pair had guided the Major League  Baseball team to their first World Series.
Instead of advising the music industry to drop copying restriction, Apple should consider making its anti-piracy technology available to all, an industry group says. By the Associated Press.
The Senate on Thursday night dropped an amendment to the farm bill that would have banned fatty foods and high-calorie beverages at school snack bars, stores and vending machines, dealing a blow to its chances of passage.
BUCHAREST, Romania, July 2 -- An heir of Romania's former royal family put \
More than 200 sign-waving and chanting protesters were arrested Saturday after blocking a Columbus Day parade for more than an hour, police said.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday  that Arch Coal Inc. ACI.N may proceed with its bid to buy the  assets of rival Triton Coal Co. LLC, denying an emergency  request by the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, a  spokesman for the agency said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq It&#39;s been the bloodiest day in almost six months for US forces in Iraq. The military says eight Marines have been killed and nine wounded by a car bomb outside Fallujah, where American forces have been pounding guerrilla positions.
Undisclosed payment over rights violation claim Microsoft has settled a long-running patent infringement suit with Eolas and the University of California in a case which has been running since 1999. Microsoft will make an undisclosed payment to Eolas.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A law making UK producers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their goods finally comes into force.
Have you ever seen that Wendy&#39;s commercial with the guy who goes around advertising for Wendy&#39;s because he loves their food so much, even though he is not actually a Wendy&#39;s employee?
An Italian military court on Monday acquitted an 87-year-old former lieutenant in the German army of charges stemming from the 1944 World War II massacre of 48 civilians in a small town in Tuscany, Italian news agencies reported.
Reggie Campbell runs for 110 yards and Adam Ballard rushes for 122 on Saturday as Navy punishes Stanford, 37-9.
The country's top political adviser, Jia Qinglin, reiterated that the mainland would resolutely oppose \
The Court of Appeal is due to rule on whether airlines or airports have a duty to provide wheelchairs for disabled passengers.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa safe bet that smiles are showing up on Netscape devotees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 faces as Internet Browser War II broke out this week. They were a forgotten bunch, these loyalists, nursing their aging, once-dominant Netscape
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SINGAPORE : Singapore and India are now ready to sign a wide-raging economic agreement to boost trade and investment after resolving all outstanding issues, an official statement said.
Greivis Vasquez has 20 points and eight assists and Landon Milbourne adds a career-high 18 points as Maryland rallies past Florida State, 82-72, on Saturday.
The first trial of a commissioned officer who refused to deploy to Iraq starts Monday.
Twelve Nepalese abducted in Iraq by a shadowy Islamist group calling itself the Ansar al-Sunna Army have been executed, a website said Tuesday.
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Cyber criminals could soon be mounting sophisticated phishing attacks that are hard to detect warn experts.
The Munch Museum in Oslo, where thieves stole The Scream last month, is to upgrade its security in the wake of the raid.
A large blast wounded at least two children in Mogadishu on Monday near where a national reconciliation conference -- twice delayed over insecurity -- is due to be held next month, witnesses said.
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli said he was inspired by the late actress Natalie Wood for the embroidered loose cotton and chiffon shifts in his womenswear collection shown on Wednesday.
Iraqi children are haunted by dreams of bad guys wielding knives or kidnapping relatives. For some, like 13-year-old Zaman, the nightmares become reality. She was abducted, beaten and threatened with rape.
The U.N. chief got little satisfaction Sunday at the close of his trip to Tehran, snubbed by Iran's leader over international demands to stop enriching uranium and ignored in warnings not to incite hatred by questioning the Holocaust.
President Bush's chief strategist said Wednesday that Democratic Sen. John Kerry tarnished \
The number of U.S. workers signing up for unemployment aid edged down slightly last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday in a report underscoring stability in the labor market despite sluggish growth.
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting says the criticism aimed at Duncan Fletcher and Andrew Flintoff is unjustified.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A government official in Baghdad says the man known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; will be among the first figures from Saddam Hussein&#39;s former regime to be brought to court next week, in advance of their trials.
Business & money: Shares in London fall sharply following a plunge in Asia overnight amid growing fears over US economy
In what could be yet another chance at life for one of the most storied brands in the history of electronics, California investor Lap Shun Hui is about to complete the purchase of Packard Bell from NEC, The New York Times has learned.
MISSOULA, Mont. - A woman celebrated her 95th birthday with a ride around her neighborhood on a motorcycle...
Outlines plan to Monitise future Morse has confirmed details of its demerger and the separate listing of its mobile banking business Monitise on London's Alternative Investment Market (AIM).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Insurance broker Universal Life Resources (ULR) has agreed to cooperate with California authorities in their investigation of alleged insurance industry misdeeds, an attorney for the state said on Thursday.
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TOKYO - Japan on Wednesday downplayed North Korea&#39;s criticism of Tokyo for saying that ashes brought from Pyongyang by a Japanese delegation last month are not those of abductee Megumi Yokota as the North claims.
Baghdad was engulfed in violence yesterday as 21 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a car bomb attack and US-led offensives on Shiite and Sunni rebel pockets in the capital.
Singapore will encourage condom use by gays and men who pay for sex but will stop short of a high-profile campaign because it might encourage casual sex among youths, a senior official said.
Cabaret acts are superimposing a risqu\u00c3\u00a9 German style onto the performance art and theater scene below 14th Street.
Burger King Corp. said on Wednesday it has begun testing cooking oils free of trans-fats in its restaurants, with an eye toward a national roll-out by late 2008.
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U.S. Army Secretary Francis Harvey has resigned after reports that troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were being poorly treated at the Army's top hospital, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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A huge blast in an ammunition shop in the heart of the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed at least six people and wounded 10, officials said. A suicide attack killed six more in the country's southeast.
Actress Katrina Kaif has had a blast doing   comedy films but now thinks it is time to move   on.
Apple dunque, anche in seguito a numerose lamentele da parte di alcuni utilizzatori, vara un programma di ritiro e sostituzione di batterie agli ioni di litio. Queste batterie, vendute da gennaio 2004 ad agosto
McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first Formula One victory on Sunday, keeping his cool to win a chaotic Canadian Grand Prix and take an eight point lead in the world championship.
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Troy Glaus homered for the first time since May 11, and Garret Anderson and Bengie Molina also hit home runs to power the Anaheim Angels past the Cleveland Indians 10-5 Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. Feb 19 (Interfax) - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk District Prosecutor Yury Pozdnyakov has confirmed the indictment in the case of Kawatabe Takashi, the captain of the Japanese fishing boat the Zuishe Maru 38.
Final preliminary results showed Opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko had won Ukraine&#39;s drawn-out and divisive presidential election, while pressure built yesterday on his opponent, Kremlin favourite Viktor Yanukovych, to concede
Third time's the charm? Google is flirting with yet another effort to offer unfettered internet access over American airwaves, and as usual, it's facing endless back-and-forth with the FCC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japan&#39;s baseball players and owners averted a strike Friday, reaching a last-minute agreement that will allow teams to continue playing through the weekend, the Kyodo News service and national broadcaster NHK reported.
The head of Turkey's armed forces asks for guidelines for an incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas.
Germany continued to see a strong rise in cases of syphilis last year with a 20 percent increase in the number of people who contracted the sexually transmitted disease, a health institute said.
FREEPORT, Maine  - It's deer season in Maine and although the hunting department of outdoor retail specialist L.L. Bean is packed, this is no old-boy's club.
Profit rose for the first time in eight quarters after Gap Inc. eliminated jobs and reduced inventory.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has settled antitrust disputes with Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a Washington, DC-based trade organization that had supported the European Union's antitrust case against the software giant.
Lucy the elephant, believed to be the world's fourth-oldest African elephant in captivity, was euthanized Friday morning after staffers found her lying down in her stall, the Milwaukee County Zoo said.
SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers say they&#39;ve identified genetic mutations linked to a form of stomach cancer called hereditary diffuse gastric cancer.
CHICAGO: Telecommunications equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. on Thursday said it will open a research facility in Tokyo, a move designed to strengthen its position in the growing Japanese market for high-speed Internet services.
LAPEER, Mich. - A high school student who made a dress out of candy wrappers has claimed a top award in an art competition.
Earth, Wind & Fire shows no signs of slowing down after 33 years.
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BALTIMORE -- The Democratic National Committee filed a complaint Tuesday over a Maryland broadcast company, claiming that the company is bending the rules to smear Sen. John Kerry and help President George W. Bush.
Russia's military chief of staff said Saturday that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in preventive strikes to protect itself and its allies, the latest aggressive remarks from increasingly assertive Russian authorities.
O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday after a judge granted him $125,000 bail on charges he took part in an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.
A bill to regulate South Africa's 200,000 traditional healers is adopted by parliament.
Tim Carter, the Giants&#39; speedy but injury-bedeviled wide receiver, fractured his hip in Sunday&#39;s victory over the Cowboys and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Credit card company American Express  said on Thursday that a slowdown in cardholder spending and rising delinquencies would lead to a pre-tax charge of around $440 million for the fourth quarter.
Atlantis will stay in orbit at least a couple of extra hours today after rain showers delayed the landing.
A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq may allow victorious Muslim extremists to exend their reach into other countries
Insurgents in Iraq threatened Saturday  to kill 13 hostages, including two Americans and a Briton, and  staged car bomb attacks killing 23 people in Kirkuk and two  U.S. soldiers near Baghdad.
US-Iraqi forces persuade a remote town in Diyala Province to fight against Al Qaeda insurgents.
Washington Mutual Inc  shares fell 13 percent on Wednesday amid concerns that rising residential defaults could be worse that expected in coming months.
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has defended the attack on the rebel stronghold Falluja saying it would improve security across Iraq and pave the way for planned January elections.
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Last week Russian state oil firm Rosneft bought out the mysterious buyer of Yukos\u00e2\u0080\u0099 oil subsidiary Yugansk putting to rest for now, wide-scale speculation over the buyer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s identity.
ROME, Italy -- Juventus increased their advantage at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 victory over Sampdoria in Genoa on Wednesday to extend their 100 per cent start to the season.
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OSLO -- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai defended being chosen as the first environmentalist to win the award, saying yesterday that it would help others understand the importance of protecting the world's resources.
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia Council approved an amended financing plan for a ballpark for the Expos, adding provisions that major league baseball is likely to reject and could jeopardize the proposed move of the franchise.
The House passed a bill to provide health insurance for 10 million children on Thursday, but supporters did not have enough votes to override the promised veto.
The long-delayed trial of Slobodan Milosevic today restarted in the Hague as the former Yugoslav president launched his own defence against charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
China is to provide 4bn yuan of cheap loans to Chinese firms investing in the Caribbean, a report says.
Early voters hoping to beat the long lines on Election Day found themselves waiting more than 60 minutes to cast their votes in some parts of the state, according to reports.
TAIPEI/SEOUL  - A new generation of super-thin,  power-sipping displays is making its way to the market,  stretching battery lives to new limits and perhaps one day  posing a challenge to heavier, energy-gobbling LCDs.
A woman has officially denied stalking and making threats against movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones. Dawnette Knight pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to one charge of stalking and 24 of making criminal threats.
Four retiring Senators with 111 years of combined experience in Congress -- Democrats Ernest (Fritz) Hollings of South Carolina and John Breaux of Louisiana and Republicans Don Nickles of Oklahoma and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado -- sat down for a last debate with TIME's Michael Duffy and Douglas Waller
The global economy is set for another   year of strong growth, the International Monetary Fund said on   Thursday, but it warned that rising inflationary pressures and   a slowing U.S. economy were growing dangers.
The United States has toned down its threat of UN sanctions against Sudan, but said oil sanctions should be considered if the African nation does not stop the violence in the troubled Darfur region.
Holly Peterson is promoting her new book, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Manny,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by making a mock-rap video to push a friend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book.
Corus will cut 78 jobs at its Trostre plant in Llanelli over the coming year, workers are told.
President Bush's campaign is urging election regulators to allow it and rival John Kerry to raise unlimited individual donations to cover costs for a possible recount, as Bush and rival Al Gore could in 2000.
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The Boston Cannons lost their last regular-season game but it really didn't matter. They had already clinched a spot in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs. What mattered was that attackman Conor Gill went down with a left knee injury in the fourth quarter and was out for the rest of the game.
He was the starter in exile, the sixth man in a six-man bullpen. Still, all Derek Lowe wanted was a chance.
Amazon to Purchase Chinese Retailer Joyo.com  Amazon.com agreed to buy Joyo.com which is China's largest online retailer of books, music and videos. The agreed purchase will be at $75 million for Amazon to enter the world's second largest populated Internet market.  Amazon will pay $72 million in cash and assume employee stock ...
Impianti sci chiusi, mercatini e shopping per i turisti
Digital music, distributed online or by mobile networks, accounted for $2.9 billion in sales worldwide, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier, the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international trade group said.
Denver Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik studies the action on the floor as his team plays the Utah Jazz in the first quarter in Denver, in this March 14, 2004 file photo.
PUEBLO, Colo.  - Democratic presidential nominee  and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his  national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt  down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet  Cong.
Henrico Frank went from being just another of Germany's 4 million unemployed people to a media celebrity overnight.Comment
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Baghdad, 15 ottobre 2004 - Un nuovo attacco statunitense in grande stile \u00c3\u00a8 iniziato in serata a Falluja, la citt\u00c3\u00a0 del cosiddetto Triangolo sunnita iracheno dove gli americani credono si nasconda il militante giordano Abu Musab al Zarqawi.
Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was en route by plane to a French military hospital outside Paris for urgent medical treatment of what is said to be a potentially fatal blood disorder.
Britain&#39;s Law Lords has ruled that detaining terrorism suspects indefinitely and without trial violates their civil rights under the European Convention... Britain&#39;s highest court has ruled in favor of nine
BERLIN, Feb. 21--Traveling with the secretary of state is often a breeze. Reporters never stand in security lines, never go through passport control, never collect their bags and never have to change planes. They are whisked from the plane to the hotel in a high-speed motorcade that never stops for red lights....
But that&#39;s OK. Because after a 31-14 rout of the St. Louis Rams, they can&#39;t be called total losers either. ``It was a whole team effort,&#39;&#39; said quarterback Jay Fiedler
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The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled on Monday that the YUKOS oil company must pay RUR 39.113bn (about $1.34bn) as part of its back tax claim for 2001.
Lo conferma l'Istat,aumenti consistenti per alcol e tabacchi
Despite a drumbeat of anti-Americanism from the Kremlin recently, Russians have embraced imports of American television sitcoms.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day  after a sharp sell-off, as value investors picked up shares in  lagging sectors such as healthcare.
Apple's recipe for success continues to entice.
Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday.
Smoking-related heart attacks are not just the preserve of the older tobacco addict, according to new World Health Organisation research.
President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
Fear not, Cleveland and Miami fans. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade say they expect to be with your teams for a long time. For now, though, four more years is all the superstars will commit to. Classmate Carmelo Anthony went for more guaranteed money.
Walgreen Co. (WAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent on strong sales of prescription drugs, digital photo
Eurotunnel, the troubled operator of the Channel Tunnel rail link, faces decision-day when its creditors decide on a debt restructuring plan drawn up by the management.
It was rumored for some time but seems  finally to have been confirmed: Pierre Sarkozy, the French  president's eldest son, aged 22, is a hip hop producer.
WAYNE Rooney has to accept his three-match ban as a harsh lesson in life as a Manchester United player, according to boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Brutta avventura per Bobo Vieri. L'attaccante dell'Atalanta &egrave; stato derubato ieri pomeriggio ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Iran's response to a package of incentives for it to halt its nuclear program appears unsatisfactory. The response is missing a \
The release of the trial versions, which come on the heels of Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s unexpected entry last month into the market for virtualization software, is bad news for VMware.
Accusa, la giovane mori' per aver scoperto segreto di Stasi
President George W. Bush unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and set a global emissions goal.
Last week, Microsoft quietly launched a program to address piracy issues with their software. The new program called &quot;Windows Genuine Advantage&quot; is a new validation on Microsoft&#39;s download center.
West Palm Beach - Annika Sorenstam has captured her eighth title of the 2004 on Sunday, beating Cristie Kerr in a play-off for the season-ending LPGA ADT Championship with a bogey on the first play-off hole.
Mr. Sorenson overcame a learning disability and built a fortune in innovative medical devices and real estate.
These funds are going for a song, but are they worth the price?
Il giudice sportivo della Lega di serie C ha squalificato per una giornata, con obbligo di porte chi...
ISN SECURITY WATCH (25/11/04) - One Russian soldier has killed himself and his twin brother has surrendered to police after having deserted their army unit, killed two policemen, and taken several people hostage outside of Moscow.
The tomb complex is laden with artifacts ranging from studiously arranged human remains to extremely rare decorative knives that are Peru's national symbol.
LOS ANGELES  - With the $200 million mark expected to be reached Tuesday, \
Kevin Federline wants Britney Spears to pay some of his expenses in their divorce case, documents show.
Flagging social network introduces new way for bands, celebrities, organizations to create profiles on the site. Unfortunately, it probably won't ameliorate its problems.
One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do much to clarify risk.
UN chief says Iraq may not be able to hold credible elections as planned in January 2005 due to lack of security. By Robert MacPherson - LONDON.
China could host Major League Baseball games as early as 2008 but popularizing the sport in the country is a long-term challenge, MLB President Bob DuPuy said on Friday.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Potlatch Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its Minnesota oriented strand board plants and related assets to a British Columbia company for $457.
American sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years and must forfeit her 2003 world 200-meter indoor title for a doping violation linked to the the San Francisco laboratory that has the International Olympic Committee
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A U.S. judge on Monday gave a 29-month prison sentence to David Radler, one-time president of media giant Hollinger International Inc, whose trial testimony helped convict former press baron Conrad Black.
Blending diplomacy with American firepower, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is moving closer to bringing rebel areas under government
ON THE IRAQ-IRAN BORDER -- Since late August, British commandos in the deserts of far southeastern Iraq have been testing one of the most serious charges leveled by the United States against Iran: that Iran is secretly supplying weapons, parts, funding and training for attacks on U.S.-led forces in...
The world&#39;s top telecom equipment makers may have to settle for just a fraction of the multibillion-dollar orders they had expected when China builds its next-generation mobile phone networks.
Microsoft and Ask Jeeves both announced tools Monday that allow users to search their desktop computers, adding their names to a crowded field of Internet search companies that are focused on helping people more effectively scan their own hard drives for files and e-mail messages.
Spanish police arrest 66 people and seize computers containing 48 million child pornography images.
Industry analysts say more than a dozen doctors have brought out oral-care products in the last year or plan to this year, but are these products better because a doctor has designed them?
Scandal-plagued Mitsubishi Motors said it had agreed to compensate DaimlerChrysler for losses on investments in its truck business hit by a series of defect cover-ups, as the Japanese automaker sank deeper into the red.
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to life in prison in Libya for allegedly contaminating children with the AIDS virus left Tripoli Tuesday on board a plane with the French president's wife, France's presidential palace said.
Bloomberg - Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton, after suffering a 10th consecutive loss to rival Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential race, said ``it is time to get real'' about how the party can win the November general election.
A one-game suspension did wonders for Salim Stoudamire&#39;s attitude - and his picture-perfect shooting touch. The senior guard returned to coach Lute Olson&#39;s good graces and matched his career
Art Howe was fired as manager of the Mets, but decided to honor general manager Jim Duquette's request to stay in the dugout for the rest of the year.
Lancashire Police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham's Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during their 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.
Kidnappers beheaded hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which made a plea for his life to British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The Saudi announcement came after oil prices moved above the US$50 per barrel mark. Oil analyst Deborah White at Societe General bank, said: &quot;The Saudi announcement is not a surprise.
The American astronaut charged with attempting to kidnap her love rival is sacked by Nasa.
War crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has asked the UN court for the former Yugoslavia to refer the case of three Serbs suspected of a notorious 1991 massacre in Croatia back to a court in Croatia or Serbia, a spokeswoman said.
A woman was arrested after her two daughters were found stabbed to death, authorities said.
The BALCO scandal could cost Marion Jones her five medals from the Sydney Olympics. The International Olympic Committee opened an investigation Tuesday into the doping allegations against the American track star.
NEAR daily attacks on pipelines and pumping stations had pushed down Iraq&#39;s oil exports to their lowest point in nearly a year, Britain&#39;s Financial Times newspaper reported today.
The 35th Ryder Cup begins Friday, when the United States faces Europe at Oakland Hills Country Club.
The Palace in Auburn Hills bans two men from events for their involvement in last month's brawl between the Pistons and Indian Pacers.
The Shankill community is mourning the deaths of three members of the same family killed in a house fire.
In merito alle gare della prima giornata della serie C1, il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squa...
While in New Delhi for two-day peace talks with his Indian counterpart, Pakistani Foreign Minister Khursheed Ahmed Kasuri was allowed to meet with separatist leaders from Indian Kashmir in an effort to unite them.
LeBron James recorded 33 points to  guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, a  99-88 victory over the Golden State Warriors Monday.
Wayne County tobacco farmers are facing the loss of money they had been counting on for this year, an official says. Rick Tharrington, executive director of the Wayne County Farm Service Agency, said that
Two of its most prominent members were gunned down recently, but that didn't stop the Iraq's Communist Party from holding a campaign rally in downtown Baghdad, with supporters waving red flags and shouting leftist slogans.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - Pitcher Angel Garcia was  picked first overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in baseball's  Rule 5 Draft on Monday, but moments after it was over he was  traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for cash considerations.
Astronauts put the final touches on a new solar power unit for the International Space Station on Sunday in their last spacewalk before the scheduled departure of the shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday.
Forcing encryption keys out of defendants a little iffy The government's new powers to force the handover of encryption keys could be vulnerable to a legal challenge under the Human Rights Act's guarantee to a fair trial. People who refuse keys or passwords face up to five years in jail.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It's not the Internet it's the \
Russian President Vladimir Putin names a new cabinet but it offers few clues as to who may succeed him.
Napoli ha ripreso gli allenamenti a Castelvolturno in vista della sfida di domenica con il Livorno....
Gate Gourmet, an  airline catering company, announced yesterday that it would acquire deSter Holding of Amsterdam, one of the world's largest suppliers of cutlery, chinaware and amenity kits for passengers.
SEOUL: South Korea&#39;s leading home appliance maker, LG Electronics Inc., declared an all-out war on Japan&#39;s Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Homecountry favorite Sebastien Grosjean and former No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten have withdrawn from the Masters Series-Paris, the final ATP Masters Series event of the year beginning on Oct. 30.
Robert Mondavi plans to sell its winery in Napa and its high-end wine business to focus on its inexpensive \
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - The children of James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
The mother of a civil-rights worker killed in the 1964 \
NEW YORK  - The impulsive behavior that sometimes develops as a side effect of treatment with \
NYSE Euronext Inc.    has entered the competition for the Borsa Italiana by  submitting a preliminary bid to rival the London Stock Exchange  Group&#39;s  offer, according to the online edition of the  Wall Street Journal.
BAGHDAD, 26 December 2004 - The US military said yesterday it has captured two senior aides of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most feared militant group as police uncovered more bodies under the rubble a day after a suicide bomber blew up a gas tanker in an upscale Baghdad
The International Court of Justice, the UN's highest legal body, dismissed cases filed by Serbia and Montenegro accusing NATO ( news - web sites ) members of genocide during the alliance's 1999 air raids during ...
Natural gas producer El Paso Corp. on Monday said it reached a multimillion dollar settlement with the state of Arizona related to the energy crisis in 2000 to 2001.
The US men&#39;s basketball team finally got a convincing victory at the Olympic tournament on Monday, trouncing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary round Group B match.
President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
Both bills will likely need to be combined into one and then reconciled with similar bills that have originated in the Senate before they can start to make their way through both houses again.
Roma, 13 nov. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Gelsomino ha rivendicato la correttezza del suo operato. E io posso confermare che c&#39;era stata una sorta di intesa per raccogliere le impronte generali di una persona. Cosa che
Prosecutors say there is insufficient evidence to bring charges in the cash-for-honours inquiry.
Former England captain David Beckham told tens of thousands of jubilant Manchester United fans on Tuesday that his time at the club was &quot;the best of my career&quot;.
Her campaign manager says as the nominee she could win over many GOP women.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Ben Allen, a 6-10, 250-pound center from Melbourne, Australia, has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Indiana University, Hoosier head coach Mike Davis announced today.
This is a marriage that's meant to be. It will happen. But will it work?
Helene became a hurricane again Saturday as it moved quickly over the open Atlantic, and the storm will likely create hazardous surf conditions for Bermuda, forecasters said.
PARIGI - Il \u00c2\u00abmetodo francese\u00c2\u00bb marca il passo: malgrado la mobilitazione generale subito ordinata dal presidente Jacques Chirac, una frenetica missione del ministro degli esteri Michel Barnier in Medio oriente el&#39;unanime solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 del mondo arabo
Democrats in the U.S. Senate planned to begin debating on Wednesday a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq, but Republicans made clear they opposed the measure and would try to prevent its passage.
A U.N. conference ended early Saturday with a vague plan for informal new talks on how to slow global warming but without a U.S. commitment to multilateral negotiations on next steps, including emissions controls.
Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google.
Even as Britain's property market shows signs of struggling, one north London street is defying the gloom-mongers: houses on \
Office workers took their cigarette breaks on the street Monday after a strict law banning smoking in bars, restaurants, offices and other public spaces came into force in Italy.
Shares of Chiron Corp. (CHIR.O) fell 7 percent before the market open on Friday, a day after the biopharmaceutical company said it is delaying shipment of its flu vaccine, Fluvirin, because lots containing 4 million vaccines do not meet product sterility standards.
Far from soothing the savage breast, music is driving some of the world&#39;s largest companies into a frenzy of competition. At stake is participation in, if not command of, a multibillion-dollar
CONCORD, N.C. -- Because of the year-long dominance of Hendrick Motorsports, it was only a formality that one of the four vehicles with the bright yellow digits would have the Coca-Cola 600's checkered flag tucked in its cockpit.
Aging NFL retirees told Congress Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn't created.
Anton Balasingham, the chief negotiator for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, died Thursday of cancer in London, a pro-rebel Web site reported. He was 68.
Hearing aids can reduce brain strain and allow people to remember things better. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
Lamar Hunt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Texas oil fortune gave him the springboard to become a prime founder of the A.F.L.
Patients taking Merck & Co. Inc.'s  Vioxx arthritis drug had a 50 percent greater chance of heart  attacks and sudden cardiac death than individuals using Pfizer  Inc.'s rival Celebrex medicine, according to a large study  financed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Martin Scorsese brings the magic of the  Rolling Stones to the big screen with \
British author Alan Hollinghurst won the  Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary  awards, on Tuesday for the tale of a gay hedonist living in  Margaret Thatcher's Britain of the 1980s.
ST. LOUIS -- The Red Sox were the bold-faced headline on the 2004 season, the town crier in Kenmore Square. The long-suffering franchise fought its way through a cursed history to deliver a World Series triumph
Almost all young Japanese say mobile phones have changed their lifestyles, with nearly one-third of them confessing to spending three hours or more a day on their mobile, a survey says.
The family of a bank official who were being held hostage in north Belfast manage to escape.
NEW YORK  - Carbohydrate-rich diets are associated with slightly higher blood pressure than diets rich in monounsaturated fats, according to the findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Despite the market woes whipsawing Wall Street on Tuesday, the mood of many on Main Street was unfazed as people across the United States said the downturn was overdue and likely to be short-lived.
Mickey Mouse should be really worried about people like Shum Nai-ho.
Fighting an opponent doesn&#39;t always mean opposing his force. When faced with overwhelming power, good fighters often use their attacker&#39;s force to their advantage, as in judo, for example.
Almost 55 million people in Europe have broadband, with the web eating into TV viewing habits, studies show.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s cabinet has passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied Gaza, a day before he seeks approval from Israel&#39;s parliament for his withdrawal plan.
The proposed merger of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. and UFJ Holdings Inc., two of Japan&#39;s biggest banks, could involve the loss or transfer of as many as 10,000 jobs -- 13 percent
The day after the San Diego Chargers assured themselves of their first winning season since 1995, LaDainian Tomlinson made a pitch for the front office to bring back quarterback Drew Brees next year.
A portrait by Lucian Freud broke the record for a living European artist when it sold for \u00c2\u00a37.8m.
Osama bin Laden is unable to order operations from his hideout near the rugged Pakistani-Afghan border and spends all his time trying to evade capture, one of Europe's top anti-terrorism officials said Friday.
Fulham face Chelsea in Roy Hodgson's first game in charge as the Premier League kicks off in 2008.
Israel's Security Cabinet declared the Gaza Strip an \
Voters in Ukraine are choosing a new president in a run-off of a bitterly-fought knife-edge election.
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed to learn her son Mark had been arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea but was confident he would be found innocent, her spokesman said.
Il pubblico ministero De Paolis aveva chiesto per lui l'ergastoloSessanta persone furono uccise il 14 luglio 1944 vicino Arezzo                                           Strage nazista di San Polo assolto Hantschk, unico imputato
ZURICH/LONDON  - Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings on Citigroup Inc  debt by a notch, the latest embarrassment for the largest U.S. bank, and putting it under renewed pressure to shore up its shrinking capital base.
As it plans its return from bankruptcy, Air America has suffered defections of affiliated stations and faces the likely departure of Al Franken.
Il tecnico del Livorno, Giancarlo Camolese, carica l'ambiente in vista della gara con il Milan:  \
Israel has dropped its objections to Indonesia joining the U.N. peacekeeping force in south Lebanon, and the two sides are now discussing when Jakarta would send a promised 1,000 troops, a U.N. official said Friday.
NEW YORK _ Oil giant Exxon Mobil and Dallas lawyer Tom Luce are taking on concerns about U.S. math and science education with a national program to draw students to advanced courses and bring more skilled teachers to classrooms.
One hostage and five militants died when Pakistan army commandos on Thursday tried to free two Chinese engineers held by followers of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate linked to al-Qaida.
Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 in the Madrid Masters on Saturday with a powerful performance that underlined his recent return to top form and
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Microsoft Corp. on Thursday lost the first of six patent lawsuits brought by Paris-based telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, and a federal district court jury set damages at $1.5 billion.
Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics said  on Tuesday they had agreed to share patents on basic technology  to speed up product development and avoid adding to a growing  number of cross-border patent disputes.
The US tried yesterday to ensure that future additions to the Kyoto protocol on climate change should avoid committing nations to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, a
Libya is moving ahead with plans to modernise its oil industry and invited representatives from global companies to Tripoli on Sunday for talks.
Just more than one in four babies born in the United States in 2003 were delivered by cesarean section, the highest rate on record, according to a federal government report released Tuesday.
A top NATO alliance general said yesterday that Afghanistan's Taliban militia has lost its ability to control large swaths of territory, even if the hard-line Islamic movement remains strong in \
CHICAGO - William Kennedy Smith said Monday he has resigned from the humanitarian group he founded while he fights sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee.   \
WASHINGTON Oct. 14, 2004 - Don&#39;t expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation&#39;s health secretary cautioned Thursday.
Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq routinely torture detainees with methods including electric shock and hold them in overcrowded facilities without formal charges or access to legal aid, a human rights group said Tuesday.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday he was \
Republicans blocked the U.S. Senate on Saturday from considering a rebuke to President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup, but lawmakers vowed to continue waging a bitter struggle over war policy.
FORSMARK, Sweden  - It's not everyone's dream destination, but in Sweden thousands of visitors each year head to remote coastland to view the nation's nuclear power plants.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interline Brands, Inc.  (\
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A year ago, Brianna LaHara felt the full weight of the American music business when the terrified 12-year-old was accused of illegally swapping songs online and forced to pay $2,000 (\u00c2\u00a31,175) compensation.
A former NASA quality inspector tasked with checking maintenance work on parts for the space shuttle Discovery will be arraigned Friday on federal charges that he failed to conduct 83 &quot;critical&quot; inspections in late 2002 and 2003, federal
Licensing authorities start processing pubs' applications for extended opening hours from Monday.
Islamists from Britain, Sweden and Pakistan are killed in joint US-Somali operations, Somali officials say.
The US Senate easily gave final congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by repealing US export
Artim Sakiri believes Macedonia have ended the honeymoon period of new England coach Steve McClaren and exposed a side that will find it difficult to qualify for Euro 2008 from Group E.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman all but killed the 2004-05 season yesterday. Not only did club owners reject the players&#39; union offer to take a 24 percent pay reduction, but Bettman also put a
Belgian Kim Clijsters will spend the rest of the season on the sidelines because of a new injury to her wrist. The 21-year-old injured her left wrist at the Belgian Open but doctors said it is not as serious
Tre femmine e due maschi, la mamma ha 27 anni
The towns of Real, Infanta and General Nakar have been hard hit by typhoon Winnie in Quezon province, Vice-Governor David Suarez told ANC Wednesday.
RUBENS Barrichello celebrated his second victory in a row yesterday, winning the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai as Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher languished in 12th after starting from the pit.
A German court on Monday acquitted a jailed aide of the terrorist Carlos the Jackal of murder in a deadly series of bombings in France in the early 1980s.
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield is expected to make a full recovery from his heart valve replacement surgery but remained in intensive care Sunday, his publicist said.
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage clashed publicly with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday over whether Iraq&#39;s upcoming elections should cover the
The product is designed to help keep severely ill patients alive in the hospital while they are waiting for a heart transplant. The Cardiowest artificial heart uses tubes to pump blood inside the body, taking over the job for the entire heart.
On one hand there is the European Union, demanding Turkey reform its criminal code. On the other, a powerful group of conservative Muslims who insist such changes should include criminalizing adultery.
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The number of Americans who got sick  from swimming or bathing in tainted pools, spas and other  facilities jumped 21 percent to a record high during 2001 and  2002, the government said on Thursday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDoc,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - US warplanes launched strikes in the insurgent-held city of Fallujah today, hitting at suspected militant hide-outs used to plan attacks on American forces, the US military said.
Ten Turkish hostages held captive by a group in Iraq since last month have returned to their company&#39;s offices in Baghdad. &quot;We can confirm that the 10 Turkish hostages have been freed.
Rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, who died in a recording studio last month at the age of 35, had taken cocaine and a prescription pain relief drug before his collapse, the Medical Examiner&#39;s office said on Wednesday.
Pakistani electoral officials will  decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with  expectations it would be delayed by up to two months after  Benazir Bhutto's assassination plunged the country into crisis.
Sinn Fein accuses the police of trying to destabilise the peace process over raids in connection with a \u00c2\u00a322m bank robbery probe.
Pakistani police step up operations at a mosque in Islamabad, on the fifth day of confrontation with Islamists.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, whose fall from grace has been one of the most sudden in U.S. sport, will formally plead guilty Monday in a dog-fighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.
Thats right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's Groundhog Day At the curiously-named Gobbler's Knob, in the town of Punxsutawney, Philedelphia, just a few moments ago, the little furry form of Punxsutawney Phil cautiously emerged, sniffed around for a bit...and then, quietly muttered in Groundhogese that his own shadow he could see. So according to the seer of seers, the prognosticator of prognosticators, an early Spring is out of the question for 2008.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Pakistani who escaped from military detention after being convicted of involvement in an attempt to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf held a junior rank in the air force, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
LONDON, England -- Royal Dutch/Shell plans to boost exploration and production in a bid to restore confidence in the scandal-hit oil giant.
Suspected Muslim rebels stormed a jail in the southern Philippines early on Friday with grenades and rockets, blasted a hole in its wall and helped 46 prisoners escape, authorities said.
The man from nowhere appears to be of no help to his side, which may be a huge break for the invading Americans as they try to cope with a no-fun trap within an aged barn called Olympiisky Sports Complex.
Intel may deliver WiMax technology more quickly to mobile users by including it as an option for ultramobile devices based on the company&#39;s Menlow platform, according to an Intel executive.Intel&#39;s integration of WiMax technology will come in notebooks based on the company&#39;s Montevina platform, an upgrade to the mobile Centrino platform, due out in the second half of 2008. However, it is possible that Intel will also deliver WiMax technology to ultraportables and mobile Internet devices based on the Menlow platform sometime in 2008, said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager, Intel Mobile Platforms Group.Intel is already developing a WiMax silicon chip codenamed Baxter Peak for mobile devices. Last year, Nokia said it would use Baxter Peak on its WiMax-enabled N-series Internet tablets, expected to ship in 2008.&quot;Baxter Peak is not a &#39;required&#39; part of the Menlow platform,&quot; said Kari Aakre, an Intel spokeswoman. It will be an option similar to how Echo Peak is an option for Centrino notebooks based on the Montevina mobile platform, Aakre said. Echo Peak is a minicard that integrates WiMax and Wi-Fi technology on one chip.The Menlow platform is a set of components, including the low-power Silverthorne processor and Poulsbo chipset, that run ultramobile devices. Intel didn&#39;t release further details on the platform.Adoption of WiMax is expected to take off in 2009, and Intel wants to deliver WiMax clients quicker to boost adoption of the technology, Eden said. Intel is trying to move in parallel with wireless carriers, which expect WiMax-enabled mobile devices to hit the market as the networks are established.&quot;When you&#39;re trying to create a market, you always start at the infant stages,&quot; Eden said.Intel is already testing WiMax, including in Japan and Russia.&#160;A consortium including Intel and Japanese telecom company KDDI will receive one of two WiMax licenses to be awarded by the Japanese government. Intel is assisting Russian company Comstar UTS in building a nationwide WiMax-based network.Menlow-based devices will ship in the first half of 2008. Intel also said that it will display ultramobile PCs based on Menlow architecture from vendors including Asus, BenQ, and Lenovo at the Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas this week. The Menlow platform,&#160;announced at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing in April, will be followed in 2009 by the Moorestown platform, which Intel detailed in September.The company is also developing Diamondville, an ultramobile processor bearing features similar to the Silverthorne processor.Though WiMax has availability and power consumption issues, Intel is trying to get carriers building networks to establish WiMax as a standard, said Dean McCarron, founder and principal at analyst firm Mercury Research.&quot;Intel wants to make sure that there is a readily available platform that can use WiMax and that it&#39;s worth the while of wireless providers to support WiMax,&quot; McCarron said.If Intel can tackle the power-consumption issues and provide wide-area network access through its products, adoption of the technology may increase, McCarron said.
Found in the search marketing forums: Future of YPN?; Link Exchanges and Google's Opinion; Most Improved PPC Program; and more.
Despite Republican gains, President Bush's picks for potential vacancies on the Supreme Court will face \
Since the launch of BioCrossroads five years ago this month, Indiana's  life sciences industry has seen dramatic progress in key indicators of  growth and success.  BioCrossroads was formed to be a catalyst for the continued growth of  Indiana's robust life sciences industry.
Blog: Although it was announced back in April, the Internet video site, still in limited testing, is getting renewed attention this week.
A step-by-step guide to unlocking the iPhone's SIM card and making it available to other cell carriers' networks.
The Sonos Digital Music System lets you listen to the Rhapsody music subscription service, tagging any song for addition to your collection, using only a remote control as an interface. In Listening Post.
HAGAZ, Eritrea  - For 3-year-old Amira, a law banning female genital mutilation in Eritrea came too late.
The family of Australian \
Box office comparison of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Sivaji.
DaimlerChrysler AG   could lay off up to 16 percent of the workers in its North American truck operations next year due to an expected downturn in demand, the head of the automaker's truck operations said on Monday.
Operazione deve avere consenso da famiglia Bancroft
Formula One's governing body, countering  accusations of Ferrari favoritism, says it still wants a single  tire supplier and restricted testing.
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia, Jan 10 - Marxist rebels freed two women hostages from Colombia's jungle on Thursday in a deal brokered by Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, that could mark a breakthrough in peace efforts.
JERUSALEM Aug. 22, 2004 - Palestinian leaders reacted angrily on Sunday to Washington&#39;s apparent readiness to allow construction inside Israeli settlements in the West Bank, warning that it would destroy the peace process.
A battle group of British troops began to roll out of southern Iraq on a US-requested mission to deadlier areas near Baghdad in a major political gamble for Prime Minister Tony Blair.
WASHINGTON Senator John Kerry says his doctors have told him he&#39;s cured after a bout with prostate cancer almost two years ago.
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Your credit card may be in significant danger at the gas pump, and not (just) from high fuel prices. According to a Gartner analyst, point-of-sale terminals are emerging as a substantial security problem.
Linear Technology Corp., a maker of linear integrated circuits that transform analog signals into digital form, said Wednesday that chief executive Bob Swanson will shift to a new role after 23 years to become executive chairman.
SBC Communications Inc., the second-largest local phone company in the United States, said Monday it will offer wireless Internet service for $1.
Germany, France and Britain formally submitted a draft resolution Tuesday to the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA), setting a deadline for Iran to respond to concern about its nuclear program.
E&#39; &quot;inaccettabile&quot; una divisione dell&#39;Ucraina in due tronconi come conseguenza della crisi politico-istituzionale scatenata dalla recenti, contestatissime presidenziali: lo ha dichiarato il capo dello Stato uscente, Leonid Kuchma, dopo essersi incontrato
When Kevin Montgomery was presented with a newborn child, he said he believed his wife&#39;s story -- that the girl was theirs. He had no idea, he said, that an eight-months-pregnant
press baron, financier, philanthropist, member of the global elite. But as we learned this week from a Hollinger International investigative
IBM is moving forward with its Jazz application lifecycle management platform Monday, expanding access to the Jazz.net community and touting Project Bluegrass, which seeks a virtual world for developer collaboration.The company also is readying a second beta release of the first Jazz product, called IBM Rational Concert Express.\
Transforming the transformation agenda The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has appointed a new chief executive to lead its transformation agenda.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fire officers warn that having a festive tipple greatly increases the risk of causing a fatal house blaze.
By DAVE HOUGHTON  MICK JOHNSON has been in Ireland for his 30th annual holiday, but this time it was a 'freebie' after he won first prize in the Southport & District AA Centenary fishing match.
The film \u00e2\u0080\u009c300\u00e2\u0080\u009d could be construed as a thinly veiled polemic against the Bush administration, or be seen by others as slyly supporting it.
(InfoWorld) - Nokia Corp.'s patent licensing deal with Trimble Navigation Ltd. this week could give the phone maker an important boost in an ongoing dispute with CDMA developer Qualcomm Inc. The deal\u00c2\u00a0gives Nokia a license for 700 Trimble technologies for delivering location-based services, as well as exclusive rights to sublicense them to other companies in the wireless industry. That means any company that wants to license Trimble's patents must now do so through Nokia. Nokia officials stopped short of calling the deal just what it needs to end its\u00c2\u00a0acrimonious renegotiation talks with Qualcomm. But they acknowledged that it will strengthen Nokia's hand in licensing talks with all wireless companies that include GPS (Global Positioning Systems) capabilities in their products. \
Jefferson County Tobacco-Free Coalition will observe the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout Thursday. A smoke-free restaurant guide will be distributed at locations throughout Fairfield, including
possibly caused by grenades, were an assassination attempt on her. She escaped with minor injuries. The attack was the latest in a series in impoverished Bangladesh and the second deadly blast this month against the Awami League.
Head of the Central Election Bureau (BEC) Emil Gherut on Monday drew lots to settle the order the parliamentary parties and alliances are displayed on the ballot papers for the November 28 legislative ...
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Disney's interactive game unit said Wednesday it plans to publish \
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Labor Chairman Shimon Peres reached an agreement Thursday on the latter&#39;s title, paving the way for the establishment of a coalition
Top-ranked Roger Federer returned to action after missing three weeks with a torn thigh muscle and defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championships Monday.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise farewell visit to American troops in Iraq and told them U.S. forces must stay until the enemy is defeated.
Sponsors of an internationally backed Mideast peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
Viagra, Pfizer Inc's famous impotence  treatment, demonstrated promise in a late-stage clinical trial  for use in treating the often-fatal disease pulmonary arterial  hypertension.
The former White House counsel, Harriet E. Miers, defied a subpoena to appear at a House panel hearing on the firing of eight federal prosecutors.
It seemed like old times: Howard Dean lambasted the Republicans in a speech before 300 cheering supporters at a union hall on Sunday. But now he is running not for president but for the national chairmanship of the Democratic Party.
Analysts say makers sell consoles at a loss and profit on games, but Sony's loss is unusually high.
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A day before starring in the NBA&#39;s first China game, Yao Ming went back to school. All the way back. The 7-foot-6 center visited his old elementary school Wednesday as part of an NBA sponsored program to promote reading.
Britain launched an inquiry on Thursday  into the first storming of its parliament since 1647 after a  protest stunt revealed shambolic security at the heart of Prime  Minister Tony Blair's government.
Cautious optimism is building over the prospect of defeating the respiratory disease known as valley fever, largely because of $40 million in grants that will be used toward vaccine testing.
US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, said he was unable to return to work at the Supreme Court on Monday as he had initially hoped.
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Hiring PR hit men won't even slow down The Google.
In a reversal of 30 years of policy, the World Health Organization endorses DDT spraying for malaria control.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 23 -- The United States intends to invite Saudi Arabia, Syria and other Arab countries that do not have relations with Israel to a Middle East peace conference that will be held in the United States this fall, a senior State Department official said Sunday.
Newspaper issues a correction for Dec. 30 report that claimed the recording industry was trying to outlaw copying music onto a computer.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Just days after the arthritis drug Vioxx was pulled from store shelves, a class action lawsuit has been launched in BC Supreme Court alleging negligence by drug maker Merck and Co.
Clicking the fraudulent update could install malicious code on your desktop.
North Augusta, SC (Sports Network) - Grace Park, Kim Saiki and Silvia Cavalleri each posted rounds of six-under-par 66 on Thursday to share the first-round lead of the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship.
Emergency room doctors at Mary Washington Hospital have ended their contract with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the largest private health insurer in the state.
The mixed business success of Joseph L. Bruno, the New York State Senate majority leader, may have implications for an investigation into his financial dealings.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan At least ten people have been killed in an explosion that ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosque in an eastern Pakistani city during prayers today.
A federal appeals court on Monday opened the way for Missouri to resume executing condemned inmates, ruling the state's lethal injection procedure is not cruel and unusual punishment.
Hamid Karzai has a 45-point lead after the first million votes are counted in the country's presidential election.
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank held interest rates steady as expected on Thursday for the 17th month in a row, uncertain about how resilient the euro zone economy will prove to a strong currency and high oil prices.
Pakistan elections will be delayed by one month following the turmoil sparked by Benazir Bhutto's assassination, despite opposition threats of street protests unless the crucial vote is held Jan. 8
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Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff was awarded &#36;2.95 million in arbitration Monday for the upcoming season.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 20 -- A 13-year-old boy detonated an explosive vest he was wearing among a group of tribal leaders in western Anbar province Sunday, becoming one of the youngest suicide bombers since the American-led invasion, Iraqi police said.
Some of the most famous games in N.F.L. history are remembered as much for the weather conditions as for the outcomes.
(HealthDay News) - Depression that follows the birth of a baby is common, as new moms are overwhelmed by the changes in their bodies and routines.
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San Francisco Giants left-hander Barry Zito showed the Mets what they were missing on Wednesday, using a tantalizing curveball to stymie New York in a 3-0 victory over the National League's top team.
Hershey Co.  will cut 1,500 jobs, or about 11 percent of its work force, and reduce the number of production lines it operates by more than a third as it spends up to $575 million to overhaul its manufacturing, the company said on Thursday.
A combined 24 years and a recommendation to deport Three men have been jailed for their use of the internet to incite terrorism. The three were convicted after entering a late change of plea to 'guilty' earlier this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US-based Human Rights Watch warned that a libel suit against critics of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra filed by a corporation he founded, along with increasing government pressure on the media was threatening to stifle press freedom in Thailand.
Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
Militants holding three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them unless all Taliban and al Qaida prisoners are released from US custody by noon (0730 GMT) on Wednesday.
Jacques Santini's shock resignation as Spurs coach had nothing to do with any rumoured falling out with Tottenham's sporting director Frank Arnesen, the Dane insisted.
Brandon Erickson returned to the University of North Dakota this summer a changed man. The 22-year-old National Guardsman is back in school after losing his right arm in an attack that killed a fellow soldier in Iraq, and is struggling through rehabilitation.
Rescue operations Friday saved scores of people from two ships that ran aground in stormy waters off the British coast, but efforts to evacuate the injured captain of third distressed vessel had to be called off.
SAP admitted on Tuesday its TomorrowNow unit had carried out some \
A fashionable Manhattan bowling alley that boasts celebrity customers such as Rudy Giuliani and Harvey Weinstein says it is returning $1.3 million (675,000 pounds) reported to have come from Yasser Arafat.
Thailand's coup leaders are set to name their hand-picked prime minister, with television stations alerted to be on stand-by to broadcast the swearing-in ceremony, a station official said.
A spokeswoman said he was charged with two counts of illegally using his weapon, of obstruction of justice, conduct unbecoming an officer, and improper use of authority.
A lawyer whose nomination to the federal appeals court in Richmond triggered criticism from Virginia's two U.S. Senators has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House said yesterday.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has played an essential role in nudging New York City to gradually let go of its grief.
DaimlerChrysler&#39;s Chrysler division said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because of concerns about their safety.
Sydney - Australian researchers said on Tuesday they had developed a new skin test which can identify potential victims of Alzheimer&#39;s disease early.
A Muslim education leader says his community feels unfairly demonised by the head of Ofsted.
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European Union leaders opened a two-day summit on Thursday aimed at thrashing out a landmark accord to fight climate change despite divisions over the best way to choke off greenhouse gases.
David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television. CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the \
The new single-cell flash memory drives will be available in 73GB and 146GB capacities.
Europe's main stock markets rallied in morning trade, with support from heavyweight miners after a recovery on Wall Street overnight, dealers said Friday.
Michael Liedtke at the AP reports that Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt plan to sell some shares of GOOG. The co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million
Life & style: Mayor opens up historic venues as the backdrop to lavish anniversary party.
I am extremely glad to see the DUP standing firm on commitments made to the electorate. The DUP made its case clear to both governments and to the public time and time again.
A new study quantifies acceptance in Japan of technology launched in 2006 that enables cell phones and other mobile devices to receive and record television shows.
It reads like a VIP list of  failures -- Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Intel, and Philips.
Sri Lanka has asked peace broker Norway to suspend contacts with the island's Tamil Tiger rebels pending a review of relations with the guerrillas, a top Sri Lankan official said.
SHANGHAI - When the next flu pandemic hits - and it will, say experts - Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan fears the worst. Speaking at the World Health Organisation&#39;s Ministerial Roundtable in Shanghai yesterday
Intel is researching technology that weds memory chips to processor cores, and can yield impressive gains in speed and efficiency.
A woman is found guilty of stealing from two men after spiking their drinks with a date-rape drug.
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Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder yesterday purchased the company behind the Golden Globe Awards show and Dick Clark's \
The Rev. Christopher Coyne, spokesman for Boston's archbishops through much of the clergy sex abuse scandal, is resigning from the post, a newspaper reported.
No surprise at the top. The Everett football team finishes the 2006 season as the Globe's No. 1 team, after starting off as the preseason No. 3.
A popular cable car that scales the landmark Paris peak Montmartre is reopening after a months-long shutdown, authorities said Friday.
The city's development scene starts fresh after the dot-com crash, and the Future of Web Apps conference offers proof. Robert Andrews reports from London.
Roman Polanski and the Coen brothers are among 35 movie-makers directing short films for the 60th Cannes festival.
Rookie Vaughn Taylor claimed his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, rolling in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win a four-way playoff at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged yesterday to see through his controversial plan to pull troops and settlers out of Gaza despite kicking his last remaining coalition partner out of government.
The latest clash in the struggle among mainline Protestant denominations over gay clergy hits a critical point Wednesday with the church trial of a United Methodist Church minister who declared in a sermon last year that she is a lesbian living with her partner.
Apple said it would bring the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain in line with those on the Continent to settle an antitrust case.
Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's \
America's doctors-in-training are  committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work  over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the U.S.  medical community has been slow to tackle sleep deprivation in  its staff.
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett criticises the state of debate over the Iraq war as she addresses the TUC.
Britney Spears was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center for a psychiatric hold early Thursday morning, after being transported by ambulance from her Studio City home around 1 a.m.   An LAPD source tells PEOPLE: \
The search for a jury to decide whether or not actor Robert Blake murdered his wife got off to a halting start Monday with only 20 of the first 133 prospects saying they could be available to serve on a long trial.
The former MTV V.J. met the aspiring screenwriter met in Birmingham, Alabama at a fundraiser and were eventually unable to part with the city, or each other.
Microst says its Zune music player will cost $249.99 in the US when it goes on sale on 14 November.
Thousands of last-minute shoppers are breathing a sigh of relief and taking advantage of online discounts in their pursuit of the perfect gift for the space cadets on their list.
Postal workers are staging another 24-hour strike as part of an ongoing row over pay and jobs.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened a stormy debate in parliament yesterday with a passionate appeal to lawmakers to support his Gaza withdrawal plan - which has divided the country and weakened his government - as the only way to
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The U.N. Security Council authorized NATO-led troops to stay in Afghanistan for another year on Wednesday and gave the Japanese government support in its domestic dispute over refueling American and other ships in the Indian Ocean.
With 15 players cut since Monday and 23 on the way out by Saturday, the harsh reality of life as a fringe NFL player has hit several Redskins.
By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Mar. 11--The faded blue, yellow and green letters probably lost their meaning long ago, but Mary Sauve could soon be fined for them.
A 6.5-magnitude aftershock to last weekend's killer earthquake hit off the coast of Sumatra on Saturday, sending frightened residents running into the streets. No injuries were reported.
Israeli commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold deep in Lebanon on Saturday, engaging in a fierce gunbattle, and the Lebanese government threatened to halt further troop deployments to protest what U.N. officials called a violation of the 6-day-old cease-fire.
Russia will use dirty tricks to keep Ukraine within its sphere of influence after the expected victory of West-leaning candidate Viktor Yushchenko in weekend presidential elections, analysts say.
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Even though half the exhibitors for Maker Faire Austin still hadn't shown up with just hours to go before the gate opened, everyone was in place by mid-morning.
As France Air trials in-flight mobile use The French health ministry has issued a statement saying that mobile phones might not be safe, and recommending the use of a hands-free kit at all times to keep the phone away from the body.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and maybe more if his sperm, frozen for artificial insemination, yields championship-caliber puppies.
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Terrorist suspects in the UK will no longer be detained in prison without trial, and will instead face a new form of house arrest, it is proposed.
The European Commission proposed simplified food labels Wednesday highlighting fat, sugar and salt contents in an attempt to contain the spread of obesity and junk food in the 27-nation EU.
Dwight Phillips of the United States  completed a hat-trick of global long jump titles when he  crushed the field with his opening leap to take gold in  Thursday's Olympic final.
The government plans to build several local residential treatment clinics for child sex offenders, the BBC learns.
Prosecutors expand the probe into alleged game-fixing of German soccer games Wednesday, raiding homes of 14 players and four referees under suspicion.
GOTEMBA, Shizuoka Pref. (Kyodo) European Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke shot a solid 4-under-par 68 to capture his first victory of the season at the Mitsui-Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters on Sunday.
Joseph Kabila is to be inaugurated in DR Congo, following one of Africa's most significant elections for years.
Steve Jobs insists that songs on iTunes cost 99 cents and television episodes cost $1.99 because consumers crave simple pricing. Except, of course, when it comes to Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own products.
President Pervez Musharraf vehemently denied Thursday that Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies were behind Benazir Bhutto's killing, and implied she was partly at fault
Muslim Americans must meld into U.S. society before suspicion and mistrust lingering since the attacks on New York and Washington isolates them and sparks radicalism in their ranks, a study said on Tuesday.
TORONTO - The chief executive of Canada&#39;s pandemic influenza vaccine manufacturer says he believes the federal government will fund development and testing of a candidate vaccine for the avian flu strain known as H5N1.
Google's final share price was $85, far off the target range of $108 to $135 a share that the company projected last month.
And a nation of immigrants rediscovers the world.
Rep. Thomas Reynolds, head of the House Republican election effort, said Saturday he told Speaker Dennis Hastert months ago about concerns that a fellow GOP lawmaker had sent inappropriate messages to a teenage boy. Hastert's office said aides referred the matter to the proper authorities last fall but they were only told the messages were \
The US men&#39;s basketball team is in the unfamiliar position of trying to look forward after backing into the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament.
A surgeon at an English hospital says he is only allowed to operate on Welsh patients who have waited for 18 months.
Nine Muslim men arrested in Australia's biggest counter-terror raids are facing court in Sydney.
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Shane Costa doubled twice and drove in a run and Seth Etherton won in the majors for first time in more than a year in the Kansas City Royals&#039; 6-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.
Robert Gates, US defence secretary, on Sunday emphasised the direct threat posed to European security by extremists in and around Afghanistan in a speech reflecting growing American concerns that weak public support in Europe risked undermining Nato's mission in the country.
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MCI on Wednesday introduced a new fully managed data protection service based on disk backup designed to help companies with business continuity.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
A report says some councils spend five times as much as others on providing free personal care for the elderly.
Air conditioners are straining to beat triple-digit temperatures in the Southwest and highs in the 90s across the eastern half of the country, but energy experts say they don't expect to face summer blackouts.
DOHA - An Iraqi militant group paraded a captive Jordanian truck driver in a videotape aired by Al-Jazeera television Tuesday and threatened to kill him unless his employer pulled out of the country within 48 hours.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-Pakistan crumble to West Indies 09-22-2004, 13:18 SOUTHAMPTON, England  - Pakistan had a morning to regret after Inzamam-Ul-Haq had won the toss, chosen to bat in overcast conditions and then seen his side shot out by the West Indies for
Bud Selig was given a three-year extension as baseball commissioner through the 2012 season.
Craig McMillan has been recalled to the New Zealand team for the first test starting against Australia at the Gabba on Thursday. The 28-year-old all
Barry Manilow had so much success with the music from the 1950s, he's taking on another decade. In an interview with The Associated Press, Manilow said he plans to release \
Notorious Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi appears to be increasingly desperate, accusing Muslim clerics of betrayal in an audio recording released Wednesday.
The company's latest nanotech development could pay dividends over the long term.
NEW YORK - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain...
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U.S. troops arrested a top Sunni Arab   religious leader in the northern town of Tikrit on Saturday,   said a senior provincial government official.
Democrats asked the Federal Election Commission and Federal Communications Commission on Monday to investigate Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.
Virgin Electronics announced Tuesday its own portable digital music player weighing less than the Apple iPod mini with an additional 1 gigabyte of storage space.
After four consecutive losses in the Democratic presidential campaign, John Edwards said Saturday night that he is forging ahead to Super Tuesday with a belief that the 'dynamic could shift at any time.'
China has accused the United States of harbouring a &quot;Cold War&quot; mentality, while expressing deep anger over a tribute by US President George W. Bush to people who have died under communism.
Prior to the Patriots' 38-14 victory over the Chargers last Sunday, linebacker Junior Seau was asked about drawing extra motivation from the furor following the NFL's punishment for the Patriots' illegally videotaping signals in the season opener against the Jets.
Allan Houston hit the tying 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation, Kurt Thomas scored six points in overtime, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 113-107 on Friday night.
Italian Jews protested on Monday outside  the lawyer&#39;s office at which a 93-year-old Nazi war criminal  was starting work following a court ruling that allows him to  leave house arrest every day.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Giro di Lombardia (Tour of Lombardy), the closing event of the 2004 World Cup, also sealing the end of the current road season on European soil.
Crude oil futures continued to retreat from record levels of more than $54 US a barrel Wednesday as traders nervously monitored developments in strike-hit Nigeria and recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico.
Part of central London cordoned off after police discovered an explosive device.
Delta Air Lines Inc.&#39;s 7,000 pilots began 10 days of voting on a union contract proposal that would cut their salaries by nearly a third, while the company announced it secured another $500 million in financing to help the ailing airline stave off
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Arben Bitri, brother of Albanian singer Anita Bitri, who died Tuesday in her home in the Staten Island borough of New York, is consoled by Aurela Gaqe, left, during a memorial service in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that Yahoo's new financial advisors want it to chase down a merger with AOL to counter Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar bid. But can AOL parent Time Warner afford Yahoo's financial freight?
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RICHMOND -- Holiday shopping might not be enough to save the fourth quarter for struggling electronics retailer Circuit City Stores.
One of Saddam Hussein&#39;s top associates, Ali Hassan al-Majid -- better known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; -- will be the first member of the former Iraqi regime to stand trial, beginning sometime before the end of the month, an Iraqi Defense
The men gathered around the fire  under a clear sky studded with stars. Youssef Ali had checked  on his loaded Kalashnikov rifle as he prepared to spend another  night in the desert, his home for the past six years.
UN ambassadors agreed here unanimously on the text of a resolution aimed at restoring peace to war-ravaged Sudan, as the country's main foes promised to conclude talks on their 21-year-old conflict by the end of the year.
A look at the top movies stories this week.
WASHINGTON -- Relatives of Sept. 11 victims yesterday urged quick congressional approval of a national intelligence director and other reforms recommended by the federal commission that investigated the 2001 attacks.
President Bush signed legislation to send $300 to $1,200 rebate checks to millions of Americans as a \u00e2\u0080\u009cbooster shot\u00e2\u0080\u009d for the economy.
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Petty Officer Third Class Dustin E. Kirby and Marine Lance Cpl. Colin Smith were thrown together on a battlefield in Iraq's Anbar Province.
WASHINGTON - It will take pressure by President Bush on the Republican-controlled Congress to ensure passage of bottled-up legislation to overhaul intelligence agencies, the chairman of the Sept.
The military banned public gatherings and urged \u00c2\u0093farmers and laborers\u00c2\u0094 to stay out of politics.
Former NBA and Virginia star Ralph Sampson has agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud and serve two months in jail, his attorney said Wednesday.
Stanley Leisure, the UK&#39;s biggest casino operator, today announced plans to build a \u00c2\u00a3125m hotel and gambling complex next to Leeds United&#39;s Elland Road stadium.
The N.I.H. said it would sponsor a trial comparing two drugs that have sharply different costs to treat macular degeneration.
Top House Democrats today introduced wide-ranging legislation that would more than double the tax rate that private equity firms, venture capital funds and many hedge funds pay on their gains.
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Marketers will spend an estimated $1.6 million for a 30-second spot during the program, and many are planning to run ads previously unseen by consumers.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Biotechnology company Genentech Inc. received a subpoena from the US Attorney&#39;s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania requesting documents related to the promotion
The funeral of Colin and Johnny McRae is due to take place in a private crematorium service.
An Islamist Web site which has posted unsubstantiated claims about hostages in the past said on Saturday that a group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had killed a British construction engineer it is holding.
On the frozen streets of Kiev, the people of the Ukraine have risen up, demanding full democracy. But amid hopes of another European velvet revolution there are fears that Russia will yet intervene.
Eager for stable friends, China is making big loans for big projects, competing with the World Bank at its own game.
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(andPOP) - Jay Kay loves his cars, but he won&#39;t be getting his fix for months. The Jamiroquai singer was caught speeding at 169 km/h (105 mph) on a highway near Perth, Scotland.
Under a youthful media-savvy  leader, Britain's once-staid opposition Conservatives are  turning to blogs to grab the attention -- and they hope the  votes -- of the younger generation.
Oracle Corp. of Redwood Shores again extended its tender offer of $21 a share Thursday for Pleasanton software maker PeopleSoft Inc.
North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will raise with the leadership of Britain and the European Union next week India's concerns over cross-border terrorism in the backdrop of recent evidence that ...Comment
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Soldiers find major weapons caches, a bunker, and an insurgent expense report in Diyala Province.
AOL's got some new services they're showing off at CTIA today.
Mental illness is now the second largest cause for UK workers calling in sick, a report suggests.
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India gave a cool response Tuesday to fresh proposals by Pakistan&#39;s president to end a decades-old dispute over Kashmir, saying it expected
BOSTON -- It&#39;s likely the federal government will be handing down a set of rules for voice communication over the Internet. FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he will seek a broad set of rules to cover what
Saudi Arabia's top cleric told 2 million hajj pilgrims Wednesday that some of Islam's own sons had been \
MADRID, Spain -- A bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate about 75,000 spectators from Madrid&#39;s Bernabeu stadium during a match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
Internet security company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. said Monday that third-quarter net income rose to &#36;66.8 million, or 26 cents a share, from &#36;58.4 million, or 23 cents a share a year earlier, paced by a 25 percent increase in licensing revenue.
Ryan Getzlaf had two goals and an assist, Corey Perry and Dustin Penner each had a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
September 07, 2004 - NEW YORK - Verizon Online continues creating the best value in broadband by introducing a new DSL (digital subscriber line) speed option for consumers and businesses.
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In a Nov. 10 product review of the Mozilla Firefox browser, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Internet Explorer browser from Microsoft Corp.
LOS ANGELES -- Tom Capone, a Brazilian music producer nominated for five Latin Grammys, was killed in a motorcycle crash hours after being shut out at the awards show.
InfoWorld - Trend Micro announced a new service to help large organizations and Internet service providers (ISPs) fight networks of zombie machines, known as \
Coca-Cola, suffering from weak sales in North America and other important markets, said yesterday that it would sharply scale back its projections for the amount of beverages it expects to
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The European Union is to tighten sanctions against Myanmar after seeing no &quot;positive development&quot; on a list of demands on human rights and democracy, the EU Dutch presidency said.
An advocacy group and three blind state emoployees have filed a lawsuit against the state and Oracle Corp. seeking to have all software used by state employees accessible to blind workers.
Must protect customer data better in future TalkTalk and its parent company Carphone Warehouse have been slapped by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for failing to look after customers' data properly, in breach of the Data Protection Act.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By ALICIA CHANG  LOS ANGELES - A distant, icy rock whose discovery shook up the solar system and led to Pluto's planetary demise has been given a name: Eris.
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December 13, 2004 -- Researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ, have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a medical journal report.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The shuttle Discovery astronauts added a room to the International Space Station on Friday, extending the orbital outpost so Europe and Japanese laboratories can be linked in as well.
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George W Bush considers changes to his cabinet after winning a second term in office as US president.
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Elbow problems limited Kevin Millwood in 2004, but the Indians are gambling that their one-year deal with the pitcher lead Cleveland to a division-title shot.
The takeover of Abbey has cleared a major hurdle after shareholders in Spain&#39;s largest bank voted to approve the deal. At a meeting in Spain, Santander Central Hispano (SCH) investors backed all resolutions
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell spyware-blocking software.
The House of Representatives on  Friday approved legislation to keep the U.S. government running  through February 15 after the outgoing Republican-led Congress  failed to approve a series of regular spending bills.
Franco Zeffirelli, the legendary filmmaker who has directed greats like Elizabeth Taylor and Placido Domingo, will be the first Italian to receive an honorary knighthood from Britain Wednesday.
Hurricane Ivan, leaving a trail of  battered islands and at least 68 dead in a rampage across the  Caribbean, churned closer to Cuba on Monday with 160-mph winds,  on a path that could take it to U.S. shores.
The search for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has gone cold and there is no indication of his whereabouts, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told the Washington Post in an interview published on Sunday.
The inability to figure Steve Spurrier hasn&#39;t been this severe since Georgia dumped Ray Goff. During his 12-year coaching run at the University of Florida, no one ever knew exactly what he was
Here is an interesting way to keep heart disease at bay. Australian researchers have found that a daily meal of seven ingredients including wine and chocolate could cut heart disease by 76 per cent.
Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages claimed Wednesday the Afghan government has agreed to free some of their jailed comrades to prevent the killing of the foreign captives.
Cal Evans has posted his notes from the (just passed) Web Builder 2.0 Conference that happened over in Las Vegas. PHP had its presence there through Cal's \
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West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.'s \
On a day of big movement in baseball, the New York Yankees are on the verge of claiming the biggest prize of all. The Yankees closed in on completing a blockbuster three-team trade that would send Randy Johnson
Federal health advisers considered Monday whether strong warning labels were needed on antidepressants because they have been linked to suicidal tendencies among children who take them.
Photography equipment maker Kodak is to cut 600 jobs in the UK and close a factory in Nottinghamshire. About 350 jobs will be lost following the closure of its manufacturing plant at Annesley, while 250 posts will be shed at its site in Harrow, Middlesex.
Newcastle emerged as serious candidates to win the battle for Wayne Rooney last night after Everton rejected Manchester United&#39;s offer of \u00c2\u00a320m for the striker&#39;s services.
SEOUL -- By some accounts, it was a disaster of biblical proportions that afflicted North Korea in July.
U.S. forces in Iraq discovered nearly 19 tons of explosives in a weapons cache north of Baghdad this week, one of the biggest finds of its kind, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to 333,000, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, but the increase was lower than expected.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Sept. 17, 2004 - Michael Jackson was met with cheers Friday as he came to court to watch the mother of the boy who accused him of molestation undergo questioning by defense lawyers.
MILAN General Motors and Fiat on Wednesday edged closer to initiating a legal battle that could pit the two carmakers against each other in a New York City court room as early as next month.
Afghan soldiers have captured a Taliban leader who tried to flee a security operation in the south dressed in a burqa, NATO said on Wednesday.
Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to $100 a barrel two days in a row -- a level that has raised a red flag over global economic growth.
Kansas is better prepared than most states to handle a biological attack by terrorists, according to a new national study. But even the people who helped put Kansas in the top quarter
Eve Best on what it means to be self-conscious and vulnerable, qualities she has been praised for bringing to her character in the Broadway show, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Homecoming.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The information superhighway has been a one-way street in the 2004 presidential campaign,  with President Bush and Democrat John Kerry raising money on the Internet but spending very little to advertise online, according to a study released on Monday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will announce on Monday that they have hired Charley Steiner, a radio voice of the Yankees, to be their No. 2 play-by-play man.
Medicare and Medicaid chief Dr. Mark McClellan intends to resign, The Dallas Morning News reported Sunday. An announcement could come as early as Tuesday, the paper reported.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to examine a lower-court ruling that forces music-industry investigators to file a lawsuit to uncover the identities of people who may be copying their songs online.
Republicans, gloomy over Iraq and other issues, are contributing far less to their party's presidential candidates than Democrats are giving to theirs, raising questions about Republican prospects in 2008.
Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney finally end brave Exeter's resistance.
iTunes 'limited time' deal Brief Apple is to make Fox's latest DVD releases available for \
Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday accused the Kremlin of seeking to keep him behind bars after prosecutors filed new charges against him in what he termed a \
An American woman convicted of treason   and later pardoned for being \
Gunmen took hostage up to 250  Pakistani schoolchildren in the northwestern town of Bannu on  Monday after taking refuge in the school following a clash with  police, officials said.
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German luxury car group BMW might set up a fourth passenger car brand in addition to its current BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce lines, a press report said Thursday.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers re-signed reliever Doug Brocail to a one-year contract Friday. Terms were not disclosed, but Brocail reportedly received $1 million.
The Baltimore Ravens have put a lid on the trash talk this week. With an 0-1 record, a depleted offensive line and a thin receiving corps, the defending AFC North champs have more on their minds than merely trading barbs with their hated rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Estrogen treatment given to tall adolescent girls to reduce their height can lead to fertility problems, Australian scientists said on Friday.
Japan&#39;s Mizuki Noguchi captured the gold medal in the women&#39;s marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens on August 22. Noguchi, silver medalist in last year&#39;s world championships in Paris, took over the lead
LOS ANGELES  - A Hollywood actor with a small part in the comedy &quot;Dude, Where&#39;s My Car?&quot; who claims he was wrongfully jailed in Pakistan for drug possession has been released in time to celebrate Christmas with his family.
If you have a lot of stress, say researchers at the University of California, your cells will age faster, you will be at higher risk of age related diseases earlier in life - put simply, you will get old faster and more likely die earlier.
Global mining giant Anglo American on Wednesday said its 2007 net profit jumped 18 percent to 7.30 billion dollars (4.96 billion euros), boosted by high output and soaring metals prices.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands  - Tim Henman put injury  behind him to carve out a 7-5, 6-4, first-round victory over  Germany's Nicolas Kiefer at the World Indoor Tournament on  Tuesday.
MontaVista proposes a modification that could help boost the operating system for cell phones and GPS receivers.
Il Milan ha battuto in trasferta la Reggina 1-0 (1-0) nel recupero della 15/a giornata del campionat...
John McCain solidified his status as the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination with a Florida triumph, his candidacy having come full circle in little more than a year.
Ireland's prime minister apologized to lawmakers Tuesday for taking money in secret from businessmen more than a decade ago, a scandal that has threatened to end his nine-year term in office or trigger early ...Comment
Smoking during pregnancy can affect the   baby's immune system which may explain why asthma and   respiratory problems are more common in children whose mothers   smoke, Australian scientists said in a study on Thursday.
Officials call accusations of intrusions 'Cold War' thinking, according to reports.
InBev , the world's second-largest beer producer by volume, and U.S. Anheuser-Busch  are in talks that could lead to a merger of the two, Belgian business magazine Trends said on Thursday.
The Champions Tour will follow the PGA's policy on steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
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The tin-can-shaped Columbus science laboratory is the newest addition to the International Space Station and Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest contribution.
Fashion icon and award-winning singer  and actress Cher is clearing her Malibu home of its Gothic  contents and reshaping her life in a giant garage sale.
Advanced Micro Devices and IBM have collaborated on new strained silicon technology, which stands to boost transistor speed. In a statement ahead of the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco
A crackdown on prostitution in South Korea has netted 4,365 people in the month since it was launched, police said Friday.
Brazilians must show women more  respect by using condoms during sex, President Luiz Inacio Lula  da Silva said on Wednesday at an event to help women avoid  sexually transmitted diseases.
China will not allow any new Internet cafes to open this year, state media reported on Tuesday.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Microsoft Corp. agreed to obey key parts of a 2004 antitrust ruling upheld by an appeals court last month, EU regulators said Monday, cutting royalties for rivals and handing information over to open source developers.
Differences in the interpretation of the Beslan hostage drama by Russia and the West could well drive a wedge between the two sides, reducing relations to their lowest point since the demise of the Soviet empire.
Colombia's problems with violence \u00c2\u0097 particularly labor strife \u00c2\u0097 could get worse unless Congress approves a free trade deal with the country, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.
A corruption probe that brought down Shanghai's top leader is progressing further, and others might be implicated, a Communist Party anti-graft official said Tuesday.
A new space observatory is preparing for a mid-November spaceflight despite setbacks caused by hurricanes that washed across its Florida launch pad.
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InfoWorld - Google has released a new version of its desktop search tool, adding a preview feature to help find information more quickly and making some improvements to the interface design.
Radar Networks is testing a free, Web-based application, called Twine, that may provide some robotic secretarial help in organizing and retrieving documents.
Belgian police are holding an Iranian  who claimed to be involved in a plot to bomb a passenger plane  in Belgium but have found no evidence to corroborate his story,  the federal prosecutor's office said on Thursday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is keen to put aside controversy and concentrate on the third Test against India in Perth.
RUSSIA&#39;S President Vladimir Putin fired another blast at the West today, warning efforts to push its own interests in parts of the former Soviet Union, ostensibly in the name of promoting democracy, were discriminatory and destabilising.
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez turned down Alabama on Friday, telling his players that he'll be back for his sixth season with the Mountaineers.
A briefcase containing documents and personal items is stolen from the boot of a chief constable's car.
4pm: The UK's three biggest cinema chains have said they will not show an advertisement about Madeleine McCann in screenings of children's movies. By Mark Sweney
Netscape Navigator, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first commercial Web browser and the starting point of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.
Quanta Computer Inc., the world's largest contract laptop PC manufacturer, already has confirmed orders for one million notebook PCs for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, a company representative said Thursday.
Slap shots and body checks in frozen climes does not sound British, but Cambridge and Oxford say their annual ice hockey match is the sport's oldest rivalry.
Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue wants to help troubled pop star Britney Spears.
Bangkok, Thailand (Sports Network) - Former Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson of Sweden upended sixth-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in Monday&#39;s opening-round action at the $550,000 Thailand Open.
Gestational diabetes may be associated with a substantially increased risk for pancreatic cancer, a new study has found.
Company says new OS was changed after discussion with the European Commission; more revisions to be released in the first service pack.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding win in Sunday&#39;s referendum.
If Turkish security authorities needed a reminder of the challenge posed by Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey this week, Ibrahim Ak delivered it when he fired a pistol outside the Italian consulate in Istanbul and shouted that he wanted to strangle the pope with his bare hands.
Shoppers come to this upscale brick strip mall to pick up bouquets of cookies decorated like soccer players, or &#36;39.99 bottles of Chateauneuf du Pape. Soon, they&#039;ll be able to get emergency contraception, too.
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The Italian government said Thursday that the claims that two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq had been killed were unreliable.
Motorola and NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s top mobile phone operator, plan to jointly develop third-generation handsets, giving Motorola a way into a market largely out of reach for foreign manufacturers.
The pan-European stock market operator Euronext said that its shareholders were to vote on December 19 on whether to approve a merger with the New York Stock Exchange.
Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc said on  Wednesday that fourth-quarter net profit rose 76 percent on  favorable restructuring and tax benefits, offsetting lower  aluminum prices.
PARIS : French trade unions called on workers at France Telecom to stage a 24-hour strike September 7 to protest government plans to privatize the public telecommunications operator, union sources said.
Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck joked that power forward Al Jefferson looked a lot like Jessica Simpson these days. Don't worry, Jefferson has not traded in his size-18 Reeboks for a pair of Jimmy Choos. The comment, at a pre-training camp gathering of team business executives, media, executive director of basketball operations Danny Ainge, and coach Doc Rivers yesterday afternoon made ...
Whether it's lepers, Arab sheikhs, or Nobel Laureates, this charity executive knows how to work a room ... or a village.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, one of America's most renowned authors, is recovering in a New York City hospital after lung surgery, his editorial assistant said on Wednesday.
The European Commission on Friday suggested ways of revamping the EU\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Stability and Growth Pact and said change was vital to restoring the credibility of its much-flouted budget discipline rules.
France's Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal is shaking up her campaign team to boost her ratings.
The government's immigration policy is to blame for unemployment among junior doctors, academics warn.
Russia&#39;s permanent representative to the United Nations, Andrey Denisov, left, shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan while Kenyan Nobel Peace prize winner Wangari Maathai, right, look on after they signed the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
A Columbia man's computer fraud scheme allegedly involved more than 600 victims worldwide.
Justine Henin advanced to the Zurich Open semifinals by defeating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 6-2. Henin will play Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone and Tatiana Golovin will meet in the other semifinal.
Three British soldiers were killed by a bomb dropped by U.S. aircraft supporting them in a battle against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the British military said on Friday.
Stock futures pointed to a higher  market open on Wednesday, helped by Intel Corp.'s  better-than-expected earnings, while Wall Street waited for   U.S. oil inventory data for clues about energy costs.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- India and Pakistan have ended their latest round of talks on nuclear confidence-building measures, with progress made on on establishing a nuclear telephone &quot;hot line&quot; between the two nations.
UNITED NATIONS : The United States said it will push for a vote on its UN resolution on the bloodshed in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, and offered strong words in the face of a possible veto from China.
Cameroon and Egypt played in their opening group game, which Egypt won, 4-2, and it sees no reason why that result will not be repeated here at Ohene Djan stadium.
Why not use your powers for good, not evil?
Officials in New Jersey who are struggling to combat witness intimidation have long been concerned about cases involving one lawyer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s clients, many of them gang members.
LOS ANGELES  - Jason Lee, a frequent  collaborator with filmmaker Kevin Smith, has been tapped to  play the title role in the NBC comedy pilot, \
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is fined $10,000 by the NHL for his role in the brawl between Buffalo and the Ottawa Senators.
Pending home sales dipped in November, a trade group for real estate agents said, but the association expects sales to pick up in the second half of 2008.
A U.N. internal investigative  unit has found an unexpected amount of fraud and abuse at the  United Nations and is currently investigating 250 cases,  including alleged sexual and financial offenses.
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., Dec. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Dippin' Dots Franchising, Inc. presented area franchisees, Richard Jenkins and Randy and Becky Pritchard with three sales and operational achievement awards at the company's annual meeting recently.
President Bush brought together former presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton on Monday to launch an appeal for Americans to make a donation to help victims of the South Asia quake and tsunamis.
FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS Biotechnology Council, the desire for political access is also a prescription for political controversy.
Barack Obama is finishing the Iowa caucus campaign in the same position he started \u00c2\u0097 a prize fighter's defensive stance.
Angry villagers in Nigeria&#39;s restive oil-producing south have stormed and shut down three oil flow stations, preventing at least 107 oil workers from leaving two of the facilities
HOME Secretary David Blunkett has signalled that a third-term Labour government would impose sweeping new anti-terror laws amid fears of an al Qaida attack on Britain.
Director Spike Lee was named Tuesday as a winner of the annual George Polk Awards for his documentary on life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Companies moving to the Washington region face a sometimes bewildering variety of tax structures, regulatory environments and geographic features.
Venture capital investing, a key barometer of the entreprenerial economy, unexpectedly tumbled 26 percent to 4.3 billion nationally in the third quarter, from
A milk truck driver in Pennsylvania killed four young girls and wounded seven others before killing himself.
'Questione va vista in sistema welfare complessivo'
Floyd Mayweather pushed, prodded and provoked Oscar De La Hoya on Tuesday, setting the tone for what promises to be a bad-tempered title showdown in Las Vegas on May 5.
A London-to-Washington flight is diverted after a security alert involving the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens.
Two previously unknown types of meat-eating dinosaur have been identified from Sahara desert fossils.
The Scottish Parliament votes against the renewal of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Sunday introduced the long-awaited next version of its operating system, Solaris 10, which the network
The 86-year-old mother of a Briton held hostage in Iraq tells his captors: \
Nearly two-thirds of all U.S. searches were on Google during a four-week period in May, the online competitive intelligence service Hitwise said Tuesday.
If New York can turn its back on a football stadium, then New York can also be magnanimous about welcoming the Giants home.
A former tobacco industry executive testified Wednesday that top cigarette makers for years have chosen not to make their products safer despite knowing how to.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate).
The City Council on Wednesday upheld   Mayor Richard Daley's veto of the first \
Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive who helped turn the Walt Disney Co. into the world&#39;s second-largest media conglomerate but has come under fire recently for its financial slump, announced plans yesterday to retire in two years.
Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard, got everything he wanted. Isn't that what everyone said last summer?
The FTSE lost ground on Thursday as the Bank of England delivered the expected cut in UK interest rates but cautioned on rising inflation.
Microsoft has been forced to adopt a new strategy for a different kind of threat than it has confronted, and usually dispatched, in the past.
For the second time this year, an alliance of major Internet providers filed a coordinated group of lawsuits aimed at stemming the flood of online junk mail.
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JERUSALEM -- Hilda Shlick thought she lost nearly all her family in the Holocaust -- until her Internet-savvy grandsons located her 81-year-old brother in Canada.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- New research has convinced Medicare officials that doubling or tripling the use of implantable defibrillators to treat heart failure is economically justifiable.
Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.29  percent on Monday with airlines, exporters and banks under  selling pressure amid growing worries about higher oil prices  and the domestic economic outlook.
One of the two Marlo furniture delivery men shot by the No. 2 homeland security official in Prince George's County during a routine furniture delivery died overnight, police and the attorney for the men's families said today.
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Virginia Tech has distributed more than $8.5 million in donations to aid victims of the mass killings on campus in April, school leaders said Tuesday.
NASA yesterday released partial results of a massive air-safety survey of airline pilots who repeatedly complained about fatigue, problems with air-traffic controllers, airport security, and the layouts of runways and taxiways.
Iran on Saturday said it would reject any European proposal to drop its uranium enrichment, the state television reported. &quot;Any proposal which deprives Iran of its legitimate
Mortar bombs hit several parts of Mogadishu before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people in one of the fiercest bombardments since an Islamist movement was chased from Somalia's capital last month.
Negotiators from rival Northern Ireland parties began a final day of talks Saturday aimed at reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration for the British territory.
Asjha Jones scores 11 of Connecticut's first 15 points and finishes with 24 in the Sun's 76-67 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.
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By Fernanda Ezabella SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Matthew Barney haschoreographed dancing girls, filmed a demolition derby insidethe Chrysler Building and dressed up like Harry Houdini all inthe name of art.
It was the biggest free-for-all in corporate lobbying in nearly 20 years, and its final product was a tax bill with giveaways for almost every business.
Two of the UK's largest banks will this week boost the financial sector by increasing dividend payments, a report says.
NEW YORK - US share prices fell yesterday as the dollar slumped to a record low against the euro. The Dow Jones Industrials Average was down 50.99 points at 10,776.13, the Standard and Poor&#39;s 500 Index fell
The Seattle Seahawks have placed starting offensive tackle Chris Terry on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Israeli novelist Amos Oz, 65, has won Germany's Welt Literature Prize, the jury announced Friday.
Sam Hinga Norman, a former government minister on trial for allegedly overseeing a militia accused of torturing and mutilating civilians during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war, died Thursday at a Senegalese hospital, a court statement said.
Hurricane Ivan temporarily spun into a Category 5 monster with 160 mph winds on Thursday, but even more frightening, it continued churning toward South Florida with the potential for catastrophic destruction.
ISRAEL\u00e2\u0080\u0099S plan for a unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is intended to freeze the peace process and block the emergence of a Palestinian state, the top adviser to the prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said yesterday.
GRAND BLANC, Michigan  - American Brian Bateman rolled in a pressure-packed 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to clinch his maiden career PGA Tour win at the Buick Open on Sunday.
CHICAGO -- In this regard, the Red Sox were correct in their judgment about J.D. Drew , or so it appears. Outwardly, at least, the veteran outfielder is impervious to the criticism that comes with the territory when you play in Boston and don't perform to expectations.
Levi Strauss & Co. said on Monday  it has scrapped plans to sell its Dockers brand because  potential buyers would not meet the company's price for the  casual clothing line it had considered spinning off as part of  a turnaround plan.
Franchise films and aggressive cosmetology have Hollywood men opting out of growing up.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N, on  Tuesday said it will stop accepting fees at the heart of a  lawsuit by New York's attorney general accusing the world's  largest insurance broker of rigging prices.
The folks behind the open-source reference site that's challenging the encyclopedia industry decide to give journalism a go. Through the experimental Wikinews site, anyone can take a stab at being a reporter. By Joanna Glasner.
A 15-metre long wooden vessel containing some 240 migrants docks at the Italian island of Lampedusa.
A complaint against Cherie Blair, wife of Tony Blair, for motioning to slap a mischief-making teenage boy was dismissed as a storm in a teacup.
An Oregon senator is threatening to filibuster a must-pass spending bill if Congress does not extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging.
Maryland Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin became the consensus front-runner for the Sept.
SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania  - A U.S. flag flies outside the home of Pedro and Salvacion Servano, a symbol of their love for the country that's trying to eject them.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - A Norwegian and an American won the 2004 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for their work illustrating how the world&#39;s money supply affects international trade.
The bodies of 10 Muslim men found hacked to death were buried in the farming village of Pottuvil as the Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan forces blamed each other for the massacre.
It's usually a familiar sight during Hollywood's awards season: miles of red carpet dotted with scores of superstars in their finest designer duds.
Description: A shareholders&#39; lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. board members begins Wednesday. The suit concerns the expensive hiring and firing of former Disney President Michael Ovitz.
A court commissioner decided Monday to keep in effect an order suspending Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons and keeping them in the custody of ex-husband Kevin Federline.
While a binding global agreement would be the best way to cut back on carbon emissions, a more limited approach is wending its way through Congress.
A woman dies of cholera in Baghdad, officials say, the such first fatality there in the nation's recent outbreak.
Team America: World Police, the latest controversial offering from the producers of South Park, has had its US premiere. Matt Stone and Trey Parker were at Grauman&#39;s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard
The U.N. nuclear watchdog declared on Thursday that Iran failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment and Washington said major powers would meet next week to start writing a new Iran sanctions resolution.
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took aim at Democratic rivals on Sunday, calling them all unprepared to lead the country and comparing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's economic plan to that of Socialist Karl Marx.
The international Red Cross would never testify in a Darfur war crimes trial because of the group's long-standing pledge of neutrality, its president said Friday.
The technology promises download speeds of 1 to 1.5 MB per second, reaching peaks of up to 3.2 MBps. So far, Cisco, IBM and Nortel, all major sources of equipment to telecom service providers worldwide, have
ARCHOS, Inc., a global consumer electronics manufacturer and leader in portable digital entertainment, today introduced its new Generation 5 line of portable media players (PMP), featuring the new ARCHOS Content Portal and the easiest access to movies, TV shows, music and music videos.
ONE of the seven great unsolved mysteries of mathematics may have been cracked by a reclusive Russian who has no interest in the million dollar prize his solution could win him.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has claimed responsibility for the Beslan school siege, in which more than 320 hostages were killed.
An international investigation of telemarketing fraud schemes has resulted in the arrests of more than 135 people in cases involving more than 5 million victims, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Tuesday.
African countries agree to extend a ban on ivory exports, after a one-off sale of some ivory stocks.
The property market in Scotland is outperforming London, according to latest figures.
Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson says the firm is in talks with a Chinese company over starting a mobile phone service in mainland China.
Bolivia estimates some 60,000 families have been affected by floods, which show no signs of abating.
lthough jolted by the daring daylight theft of Edvard Munch&#39;s painting &quot;The Scream&quot; from an Oslo museum, New York museum and gallery officials said they had no plans to increase security or
Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.
Radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr withdrew his support for a security crackdown in Baghdad on Sunday, hours after a female suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 in a student college.
Rapper and producer Kanye West was last night nominated for 10 Grammy awards - the most since Carlos Santana in 1999. The hip-hop writer, producer and performer was shortlisted for best rap album with his
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Rebels and paramilitary fighters who have laid down their arms in Colombia could soon be slaughtering hogs and cultivating blueberries if a proposal by members of Congress succeeds.
England boss Sven Goran Eriksson was forced to hook Wayne Rooney before halftime in last night&#39;s 1-0 defeat in Spain. Rooney was hauled off before he was sent off, then swore at England No2 Steve McClaren.
Responding to requests, Microsoft will sponsor open-source project to build translators between older office formats and Open XML.
FALLUJA, Iraq Thousands of US marines and soldiers swarmed over a railroad embankment on the northern edge of Falluja, setting off a wild firefight and making significant advances into the city.
Mention of Social Security&#39;s future triggers anxious questions. Will it be there when you retire? Will benefits be cut or eligibility changed?
The award-winning producers of Thirtysomething take their latest project online after TV networks fail to pick it up.
By Heather Hamilton \
An Iraqi insurgency group says it has released two French journalists held hostage since August, delivering them to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language television network Al-Jazeera reported.
HANOI, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Vietnam has confirmed that three local people, who died of bird flu early this month, were infected with the virus strain of H5N1.
CALGARY (CP) - Oil giant EnCana Corp. is selling its British North Sea operations to Nexen Inc. for $2.1 billion US and wants to dispose of its businesses in Ecuador and the Gulf of Mexico as well to focus on North America.
Fire swept through the general hospital in this southern Iraqi city early Sunday, killing 14 people and injuring 75, said a spokesman for the Italian military forces based in the city.
Britney Spears is allowed to speak with her children on the telephone but still may not see them, according to court documents released Monday.  \
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc.  had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was  pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart  specialist told CBS News program \
ATHENS -- Conquering sweltering heat and a grueling course over steep hills, Japanese long-distance runner Mizuki Noguchi steamed ahead to win the women&#39;s marathon gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.
Computer, Internet and telecommunications stocks are suddenly enjoying a resurgence, and some of the biggest beneficiaries of the rally have been value-oriented mutual funds, which until very recently would never have gone near a technology stock.
Premiums for employer-sponsored health plans rose an average of 11.2 percent in 2004, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to a study released Thursday by the Washington, DC-based Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and
Israeli human rights group  says the number of deaths in Israeli-Palestinian violence fell sharply in 2007.
Fan voting for the Pro Bowl concludes a week from today, and six Patriots rank in the top five at their positions.
E&#39; Ulisse Guichardaz, gi\u00c3\u00a0 ascoltato dagli investigatori nei giorni successivi all&#39;omicidio del piccolo Samuele Lorenzi, la parte lesa del reato di calunnia per il quale la Procura della Repubblica di Torino ha inserito nel registro degli indagati Stefano
French President Jacques Chirac sent his  foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to try to win  freedom for two journalists held in Iraq by militants demanding  France end its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
A pair of new reports have delivered scorching judgments about how the State Department oversees work done by private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Anthony Elgindy, the San Diego stock adviser accused of gaining confidential government information from an FBI agent in a stock manipulation scheme, looked attentively at the jury yesterday as
Hedo Turkoglu scored 22 points, fellow reserve Pat Garrity added 16 and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Bobcats 111-91 Friday night.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell sought Japan's input on resolving the North Korean nuclear impasse after rejecting Pyongyang's demands to resume stalled talks on resolving the deadlock.
Sprint-Clearwire detente? There could be changes afoot in the world of WiMAX. One rumor-happy research firm is claiming that US WiMAX pioneer Clearwire may soon be purchased by Intel, while another is speculating that the company will soon resume its defunct WiMAX relationship with Sprint Nextel.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. government said on Friday that casinos and other poker tournament sponsors will have to start reporting most players' winnings to the Internal Revenue Service starting next year.
Children, parents and schools are being encouraged to work together to combat bullying. How should it be tackled?
Concerned about those heart-damaging trans fats in your food? Absolutely, Shelley Boisvert said. \
A suicide bomber blew himself up next to a NATO convoy in Kabul on Monday, wounding three soldiers and three civilians, officials said.
Pity actress Sharon Stone -- she  cannot return to the scene of the crime without getting  whacked.
Brian Burres pitched seven shutout innings last night to win for the first time since July 28, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-2 victory against the host Toronto Blue Jays.
Led by Maurice Ager&#39;s 19 points, No. 10 Michigan State scored more than 100 points for the third straight game in a 102-52 win over Nicholls State on Saturday.
Renowned value fund manager Jon D. Markman offers stock recommendations and investing strategies in his weekly newsletter, TheStreet.com Value Investor. Act now for a free trial.
A teenager has both legs amputated after falling from a train while playing a dangerous game.
WASHINGTON -- Michel Kazatchkine , France's AIDS ambassador and a Harvard-educated doctor specializing in infectious diseases, was selected yesterday as the new head of the $7 billion Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Swiss mining group Xstrata confirms that it has held merger talks but has not reached any agreements.
China&#39;s biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which follows reports it might buy IBM Corp.
A couple of New York producers have plans to bring a concert version of \u00e2\u0080\u009cJerry Springer: The Opera\u00e2\u0080\u009d to, of all places, Carnegie Hall.
No bullpen collapse by the Houston Astros this time. Brad Lidge was on the mound. The Astros closer allowed just one hit and struck out five in two innings Saturday, protecting a lead and helping Houston beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game 3 of the NL championship series.
Less than a week before its release, the wildly anticipated crime game has itself been stolen and republished on the internet. Less than a week after a pirated version of Halo 2 began appearing on the Web, another
ROME -- Catholics gathered at St. Peter's in the Vatican and in local churches last night to wait anxiously for word on the health of 84-year-old Pope John Paul II, who spent his second night in the hospital with breathing trouble triggered by a bout of influenza.
Burton Group report poses the question, and IT pros provide the answer.
From the porch of her mud hut, Vera Filonok saw tens of thousands of Jews shot, thrown in a ravine and set on fire. Many were still alive and they writhed in the flames \
We knew P2P would get its day in court, but did we think it would go this far? The key issue to be decided is whether file-sharing networks should be held responsible when their users copy works protected by copyright without permission.
Sheik Jamal al-Din Abdul Karim al-Dabban, Iraq's top Sunni Arab religious leader, died Sunday, an official said. He was 68.
Arsenal all but guaranteed themselves a place in the group stages of the Champions League after cruising to a 3-0 victory away to Dinamo Zagreb.
In the end, Sharon Stone baring her body outdid Nicolas Cage in a bear suit.
Excluding the one-time items, earnings per share more than doubled at the publisher as revenue rose nearly 20 percent.
InfoWorld - IBM&#160;hopes to bring BI to a wider audience of midmarket customers with a new software stack developed in partnership with Business Objects SA, industry sources said.
Canon Inc. unveiled a new digital camera  for professional photographers on Thursday in a bid to hold on  to its No. 1 position in the camera industry and spur demand  for its wide lineup of advanced lenses.
Andy Roddick staged a great escape to win his fourth Queen's Club trophy in five years with a dramatic 4-6 7-6 7-6 win over France's Nicolas Mahut on Sunday.
Ordinary citizens were expected to turn out in heavy numbers and hand most of their support to opposition politicians branded as troublemakers or even &quot;traitors&quot; by Beijing, but
Dhoom 2 director Sanjay Gadhvi reveals casting secrets.
Krispy Kreme&#39;s reputation crumbled yesterday as the US doughnut maker abandoned its earnings guidance after it reported a sharp drop in quarterly profit.
A museum dedicated to the life of a pro-Solidarity priest tortured and murdered by Poland's communist secret police opened Saturday, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the killing.
Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian telecommunications entrepreneur, jokes that his most recent business plan - a 25-year licence to provide mobile phone services in North Korea - is one born of desperation.
Anthropologists are not often giddy with excitement, but the unearthing of the skeleton of a meter-tall female who hunted pygmy elephants and giant rats 18,000 years ago has them whooping with delight the finding of another piece of the puzzle of the
Iraq&#39;s interim president held talks with the Italian prime minister in Rome Friday, as Italy is working on several fronts to try to secure the release of two Italian aid workers taken hostage in Baghdad.
Torino, 13 nov. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Ero d&#39;accordo con i pm di Aosta di completare con loro le indagini e di costruire una trappola, cioe&#39; un&#39;operazione di intelligence per far si&#39; che l&#39;assassino ci cascasse. Una trappola che era ben vista dalla Procura&#39;&#39;.
Tips for educators teaching racially sensitive literature:
DC's former mayor takes a new role in government
The Houston Astros opened this post-season without a bit of concern about the past. No wonder. They had Roger Clemens on the mound and a powerful lineup that took the burden off the Killer B&#39;s.
NEW YORK  - Feeling insecure in close relationships with others may take a toll on the immune system, preliminary research suggests.
The much anticipated release of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cStar Wars\u00e2\u0080\u009d trilogy on DVD finally comes this Tuesday. Devoted fans of George Lucas\u00e2\u0080\u0099s franchise \u00e2\u0080\u009cStar Wars\u00e2\u0080\u009d will be more than pleased on Tuesday when the popular trilogy is released on DVD for the first time.
President Bush acknowledged on  Thursday that the financial agenda for his second term,  including Social Security reform and spending curbs, will face  stubborn resistance in Congress.
Warner Brothers and director Bryan Singer officially announced Friday that actor Brian Routh will play Superman in a still untitled movie scheduled to be shot next year in Australia.
Madonna, Tom Cruise, Samuel L. Jackson and Angelina Jolie have arrived in the nation's capital, where they'll be among the stars of a big new attraction. One snag &#151; they aren't wearing any clothes.
Sixty years ago, Clayton David's plane went down over Holland, forcing the World War II airman to rely on civilians to escort him across Europe to the relative safety of Spain, and ultimately home.
Italy's president dealt a blow to the center-right government Thursday by vetoing one of its centerpiece reforms, an overhaul of the justice system.
The pro-western mayor of Bucharest caused a serious upset in the Romanian presidential election yesterday, defeating the country&#39;s former communist prime minister.
Think your job is  killing you? A humorous Web site set up by an online recruiting  firm shows you exactly how bad things are.
NEW YORK, July 17 -- Ailing rescue workers from the World Trade Center site filed a lawsuit Tuesday  charging that a $1 billion insurance fund set up after Sept. 11, 2001, violated a congressional mandate to pay their injury claims and instead spent millions of dollars fighting those claims.
LONDON  - World oil prices climbed on Monday as companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
NEW YORK Investors were unmoved by the Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s improved assessment of the economy or by a steep drop in oil prices, leaving stocks marginally mixed Wednesday in light trading.
BAGHDAD, 7 September 2004 - Seven US Marines were killed in a bomb attack near Fallujah yesterday in one of the worst days of US military casualties since the war in Iraq was declared over in May last year.
The OECD said on Tuesday it saw no case for raising Japanese interest rates at the moment or for renewing U.S. rate increases.
The chances of you finishing this article without getting interrupted or distracted are slim.
Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than nine years in November while industrial production and household spending declined.
Per quanto riguarda la loro azione sul risanamento
Russian Post has started delivering 4.5 tonnes of letters and parcels that were sent from the United States in 1999.
By April Bethea, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 6--WHAT DOES YOUR THERMOMETER READ? How cold was it supposed to get overnight?   Around 18, said the National Weather Service. Try 19, said the Weather Channel.   More like 15, said the Observer and its news partner, WCNC.
Despite charging that too many state insurance regulators have become &quot;industry captives,&quot; Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is rejecting calls for federal intervention in the regulation of insurance and instead urging more aggressive state
L'ad delegato dell'Inter Ernesto Paolillo non teme troppo il Valencia: \
How a residence for formerly substance-abusing students helps them stay sober
Two men were killed and a third was injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in southwest London, police said.
Asian and European leaders meeting in Helsinki were set to deliver a strong message to the world on what to do about global warming after the Kyoto Protocol on climate change runs out in 2012.
GRASSY KEY, Florida  - Deep in the heart of the Florida Keys, wildlife officials are laying bait laced with poison to try to wipe out a colony of enormous African rats that could threaten crops and other animals.
Business & money: Housing market still on the slide, falling as much as 6% in six months, as petrol prices spiral.
Scientists have discovered how we can hear a pin drop: a molecule that also enables us to feel cold and to savour pungent flavours such as mustard and cinnamon.
US president George Bush has paved the way for families of the Lockerbie bomb victims to receive compensation from Libya by lifting sanctions on the country.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Wednesday to the outlines of a military officer training program in Iraq, expanding the alliance&#39;s presence there after overcoming
How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten some important event or errand?
The package is expected to include more than $100 billion in one-time tax rebates for individuals and an opportunity for businesses to rapidly write off their capital investments.
Searching for a Senate upset on Nov. 2, Democrats are putting fresh money down in Kentucky in hopes of denying Republican Sen. Jim Bunning a second term.
The actress will star in Paul Mayeda Berges' directorial debut.
Workers in Moscow, self-exiled executives in London and Houston and industry watchers the world over are waiting for the death knell for Russia&#39;s second largest oil company.
Immersion, a small firm that develops and licenses touch-related technologies, has been awarded $82 million after winning a patent infringement lawsuit against PlayStation maker Sony.
Scientists working in China have discovered an ancient swimming predator with a neck nearly twice as long as its body. Neck ribs line the reptile\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 5.5-foot-long (1.
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Rolling Stones guitarist Keith  Richards and Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder will help induct the  class of 2007 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this  month, organizers said.
JERUSALEM Israel began releasing more than 130 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday in a move aimed at easing overcrowding in its jails, security officials said.
Rebuilding ravaged areas will take years, but experts don't see Andrew-style impact on insurance system.
After Franz Welser-M\u00c3\u00b6st\u00e2\u0080\u0099s concert with the Cleveland Orchestra on Tuesday night at Carnegie Hall, the first of three programs, I, like many others, am still trying to get a real fix on his work.
In an extremely rare exception, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein\u00e2\u0080\u009d will not be included in the report of weekly grosses for Broadway shows.
Fabian escaped serious injury twice this weekend &#151; first in a car crash, then in a concert accident.
The NFL is set to kick off the 2004 season with a rematch of last season&#39;s AFC Championship Game -- the Indianapolis Colts at the New England Patriots -- on Thursday night.
A suspect in the Madeleine McCann hunt criticises a police description of a man they are seeking as being too vague.
Michael Devlin received one final sentence Friday \u00c2\u0097 170 years \u00c2\u0097 for making pornography of a boy he kidnapped and sexually assaulted.
Like a patient staring wide-eyed as a doctor readies a syringe, Australian business owners and consumers are nervously watching global oil prices scale new heights -- and waiting helplessly for the pain to kick in.
Keeping an eye on vehicle tax evasion An NAO report has said the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) should consider using automatic number plate recognition to estimate the level of vehicle tax evasion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
If anybody knows about burnout, it&#39;s Johnny Miller. Now the straight-shooting color analyst for NBC&#39;s golf coverage, Miller had 18 PGA Tour titles before his 30th birthday, including two major championships
JERUSALEM -- In their first comment about the fate of two soldiers whose capture triggered a monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas last summer, Israeli officials said yesterday the two were seriously wounded -- raising the prospect they may no longer be alive.
Italy's reputation for religious tolerance was in the balance last week after a ban on women wearing burqas instigated in a tiny Alpine village began spreading across the country.
Voters in Wisconsin go to the polls today, beginning yet another critical lap for one-time frontrunner New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
NEW YORK: PeopleSoft yesterday sacked Chief Executive and president Craig Conway, citing a loss of confidence, and the software company&#39;s shares jumped on expectations that the move could pave the way for a deal with hostile bidder Oracle.
Police will ask prosecutors to press unspecified charges against the teen driver in last month's car crash that killed two 18-year-old passengers in Gary, Indiana, a spokesman said Wednesday.
New Wolves boss Glenn Hoddle watches from the directors' box as his side slumped to defeat against Millwall.
In moderation, it helps keep tissue slick and clear, study finds    HealthDayNews -- Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.    A heart attack results in reduced blood flow to a number of areas of the body...
A U.S. judge on Monday gave a 29-month  prison sentence to David Radler, one-time president of media  giant Hollinger International Inc, whose trial testimony helped  convict former press baron Conrad Black.
New Internet TV services such as Joost and YouTube may bring the global network to its knees, Internet companies said on Wednesday, adding they are already investing heavily just to keep data flowing.
France coach Raymond Domenech has kept faith with Arsenal duo Thierry Henry and Robert Pires for the World Cup qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus.
David Beckham's wife Victoria told of how she was wowed by meeting Tom Hanks at a Hollywood party, which she said she may never &quot;get used to&quot;, in an interview published on Wednesday.
A gas explosion Sunday killed 17 people and injured at least 40 others in eastern Algeria, the official APS news agency reported. The blast early Sunday was caused by a
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c57822)  has announced the addition of the new Frost & Sullivan Report \
The success of the Wii helps Nintendo to treble its half-yearly operating profits to 188.78bn yen.
Whirlpool Corp. , the world's  largest appliance company, on Tuesday reported lower  second-quarter net earnings as it incurred costs to integrate  its March acquisition of Maytag.
Environmental group Greenpeace launched a  fresh attack on genetically modified maize developed by U.S.  biotech giant Monsanto, saying on Tuesday that rats fed on one  version developed liver and kidney problems.
Dopo Trezeguet, tocca a Valeri Bojinov tendere la mano a Didier Deschamps, dopo le critiche il rendi...
BRUXELLES - Romano Prodi a tutto campo nell&#39;ultima conferenza stampa a Bruxelles come presidente della Commissione europea prima della fine del mandato che scade il 31 ottobre. I giornalisti internazionali
While poets and lovers ponder how to mend a broken heart, doctors now have a tool for repairing an enlarged heart. One of the more unusual medical devices yet developed, a mesh &quot;jacket&quot; can actually reverse this dangerous condition.
Perennial Super Bowl advertiser Anheuser-Busch Cos. is leaning heavily on humor in a raft of ads slotted for this year's game, which airs Feb. 3.
A new round of debate about Italy's role in the U.S.-led war against terror erupted after Britain's ambassador to Italy told a closed-door gathering of Italian and British diplomats that President George W. ...
Women whose breast cancer is detected  by mammography have a lower risk of the cancer recurring after  treatment compared to those who discover a tumor by other  means, a Finnish study said on Tuesday.
SEOUL, South Korea  - A huge explosion rocked  North Korea three days ago but U.S. and South Korean officials  said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons  test despite a report the blast produced a mushroom cloud.
By Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 20--One of the most egregious pieces of unfinished business from 9/11 is the continuing vulnerability of chemical plants to terrorist attack.
Steve Jobs will deliver his annual State of the Mac address at San Francisco's Moscone Center at 9 a.m.--and we'll be there to bring you the news.
Ian Botham urges the government to instruct the England cricket team to stay away from Zimbabwe this winter.
The truism that higher interest rates function as a tax on people who hold variable debt has been particularly apparent to homeowners holding adjustable-rate mortgages.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has warned his team-mates they will miss out on next season's Champions League if they do not quickly shake off a costly habit of drawing matches they should win.
Marriott International Inc. , the top U.S. hotel operator, on Thursday reported an increase in second-quarter profit on higher room rates and robust travel demand.
A rightist religious party voted on  Monday to quit Israel's ruling coalition if parliament approves  a withdrawal from Gaza or a bill to compensate settlers whom  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to evacuate.
By 6:45 p.m. Sept. 8, local tech executives were packed so tightly into the lobby of the Tower Club that late arrivals had to step sideways off the elevators to squeeze into the room. -Ellen McCarthy
U.S. Customs and Border Protection  officials have scrapped their 11-month-old policy of seizing  prescription drugs imported through the mail from Canada, The  Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
David Letterman isn't going anywhere. CBS Corp. announced Monday that the late-night funnyman has signed a contract to stay on the air until at least 2010. It was widely reported in September that Letterman had agreed to the deal.
Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho has resigned after the club&#39;s poor start to the season, according to reports in Spain. Cadena Ser radio said Camacho had told Real chairman Florentino Perez he was quitting
President Bush, defending his decision to invade Iraq, urged a vast assembly of world leaders Tuesday to stand united with the country's struggling government and said the proper response to spreading violence \
Pacers forward Danny Granger is taken to a hospital for X-rays after falling to the floor in the third quarter on Sunday against the Clippers.
Stagecoach is awarded a new seven-year contract to run services in the East Midlands.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/12/04) - Bosnian Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic has been banned from entering the US, as Bosnian Serb officials come under pressure for failing to arrest Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s two most-wanted war criminals, Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan
High-capacity fiber network for voice, data, and video will cut Lloyds bandwidth costs and let it offer new high-bandwidth apps. By Steven Marlin.
Mibtel +0,26%, All Stars +0,24%, bene le altre europee
Si parlera' di relazione clandestina tra Duce e Ida Dalser
The Detroit Red Wings acquired Todd Bertuzzi from Florida just before Tuesday's NHL trading deadline, adding the tough forward they wanted for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Democrat Ned Lamont is reaching for his hefty checkbook yet again. The multimillionaire businessman wrote a $750,000 check this week to help fund his campaign against Sen. Joe Lieberman, the three-term incumbent running as an independent after losing the Democratic nod to Lamont.
Brazilian-born striker Kevin Kuranyi scored the equalizer to earn Germany a 1-1 draw with Brazil in an exhibition game Wednesday that was a rematch of their 2002 World Cup final.
The board of Airbus parent EADS approved a restructuring plan for the troubled European aircraft maker Monday, breaking a weeklong deadlock over job cuts and future jet programs between France and Germany.Comment
L'Italia (Emanuele Canonica/Francesco Molinari) &egrave; al 13\u00c2\u00b0 posto con 68 colpi
Nigerian militants accused troops of razing a village in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday and threatened reprisals but a military spokesman denied an attack on the Elem-Tombia community had occurred.
Terrore in un campus alla periferia di Chicagol'assalitore armato con una pistola e un fucile                                          Uomo spara in universit\u00c3\u00a0 Illinois una ventina le persone ferite                                                                                  L'irruzione in un'aula, durante una lezione di geologial'autore del gesto \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso dalla polizia
(Source: AT&T) Optical network solutions from AT&T provide scalable, secure bandwidth to keep the health care provider and the patient connected, despite increasing network traffic.
There is no evidence for the Iranian president's announcement that Iran has 3,000 centrifuges running, which would allow it to produce significant amounts of nuclear fuel, diplomats familiar with U.N. inspections said.
The British soldier who died in an accident in Basra on Friday is named as a 23-year-old Fijian national.
Insurgents pressed their attack on US troops and Iraq&#39;s security forces Saturday, killing five Iraqi police officers and wounding 14 American soldiers in a relentless effort to derail next month&#39;s elections.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party lagged well behind the main opposition Conservatives in two opinion polls published Sunday.
Google Inc. has bought digital map maker Keyhole Corp., extending the search engine leader&#39;s bid to fend off rivals with a toolbox that can catalog almost anything in the world.
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TAMPA, Florida (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers  announced on Wednesday that Chris Simms will get his first  start at quarterback in Sunday's game against New Orleans.
The London Stock Exchange reiterates its opposition to the \
Taiwan sent officials to Malawi and  summoned its ambassador to save diplomatic relations amid  reports arch-rival China was aggressively courting the southern  African nation, a government spokeswoman said on Monday.
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Two men rammed a flaming Jeep Cherokee into the main terminal of Glasgow airport Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance in what appeared to be the third attempted terror attack on Britain in two days, witnesses said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - A car bomber rammed a Pakistani military convoy, killing himself and at least two soldiers on Saturday in an area of northwest Pakistan rife with support for the Taliban, police said.
Hurricane Ivan, with winds near 150 mph, moved toward western Cuba after ripping roofs from buildings and shutting down power in Grand Cayman.
Dhaka, Aug 30. (PTI):Fear of violence gripped Bangladesh as the country&#39;s two major parties faced-off on the streets today to protest the deadly grenade attack on the main opposition rally which killed 20 people and injured more than 300.
Lawmakers are to make a 11th-hour effort to get the government to stall the extradition of three British bankers who face trial in the United States for an Enron-related fraud allegedly committed in Britain.
False early expiry flap Symantec has apologised after a glitch with its software resulted in \
Apple Computer Inc. shares rose to a four-year high, erasing the slump triggered September 2000 by a disappointing profit forecast, as demand for the iPod digital music player surges before the year-end holiday shopping season.
With customers leery of buying toys made in China, makers of wooden toys say in the U.S. they can barely keep up with demand and are hiring extra employees.
Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko, branded Europe's last dictator, says there will be no people's revolutions in his country.
On Dec. 3, five small explosive devices detonated at Madrid gas stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, the Associated Press  reported.
A controversial anti-spam campaign by Lycos Europe appears to have been put on hold.
Crude futures prices seesawed Wednesday morning after the government and industry gave conflicting views on the nation&#39;s inventory of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
An Army inquiry into the death of Private Geoff Gray at Deepcut barracks has been launched, the MoD says.
A car bomb explodes in the Algerian town of Thenia, apparently outside a police station, reports say.
Michael Farese steps leaves his position as senior vice president of engineering at the smart phone maker to become CEO of a semiconductor company.
A gunman on Friday shot dead a top Sri Lankan judge who won fame in 2002 for sentencing shadowy Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran to 200 years' jail in absentia.
UK scientists on Tuesday said they are  looking at new ways of using soybeans as the key weapon to  combat breast cancer.
GUWAHATI, India  - Ten people, including a state  government minister and two lawmakers, were killed in a  helicopter crash in India's mountainous northeast on Wednesday,  officials said.
Confcommercio, tirano i tecnologici con asciugatrice e ipod
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.
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British archaeologists said on Tuesday they had excavated an \
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti's health worsens and he is in a \
Haitian officials are blaming South Africa for allowing Haiti&#39;s ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide to incite violence in the Caribbean nation.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - LPGA veteran Karrie Webb is pinning her hopes on experience winning out over emerging talent in the final round of the LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock.
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TWO Liverpool MPs last night piled pressure on Tony Blair to allow a Commons vote before British troops are sent into the so-called Triangle of Death in Iraq.
The Princess Royal was involved in what Buckingham Palace described as an \u00e2\u0080\u009cair proximity incident\u00e2\u0080\u009d yesterday morning, when an aeroplane taking her to Scotland was involved in a near miss with another aircraft.
The Boston Red Sox crushed the New  York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to complete an historic comeback  victory over their arch-rivals by four games to three in the  American League Championship Series.
Vietnam veterans supporting John Kerry for president made their case Friday in the heart of what was once enemy territory.
The British Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday said it would cut about 2,900 jobs, more than 10 per cent of its workforce, as a part of &quot;transformation&quot; of the world&#39;s biggest public broadcaster, aimed at saving 320 million pounds a year.
Agilysys Inc., a supplier of electronic components and computer systems, said Tuesday that it swung to a profit in the fiscal second quarter as acquisitions contributed to strong sales growth.
An investigation is under way after two people died when a 165ft (50m) high crane collapsed on to flats in London.
Youngsters are capable of expressing their angst in a 160-character SMS message.
BELFAST/DUBLIN  - Anglo-Irish attempts to seal a  lasting political settlement in Northern Ireland were halted on  Tuesday by a row over whether IRA guerrillas should allow  pictures to be taken of their arms being destroyed.
British billionaire Richard Branson announced Monday that his company Virgin Atlantic airline will launch the world&#39;s first commercial space flight in near future.
Walter Hodge scored a career-high 19 points, Nick Calathes added 15 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and Florida used a huge first-half run to beat No. 14 Vanderbilt 86-64 Sunday.
Struggling apparel giant Gap Inc. said on Thursday that fourth-quarter net profit fell 35 percent on lower or flat sales at its two main casual clothing chains and dependence on holiday season discounts.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cShine a Light,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the Rolling Stones concert documentary by Martin Scorsese, right, will open the 58th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 7. Mr. Scorsese and the Stones will be in attendance, Paramount Pictures announced. The film, derived from more than half a million feet of concert footage, captures the band in two concerts at the Beacon Theater in New York, on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, 2006, when guest performances were delivered by Christina Aguilera, Buddy Guy and Jack White of the White Stripes. The film will be released in North America by Paramount Classics on April 4.
Interstate Bakeries Corp. yesterday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as the maker of Twinkies, Devil Dogs and America&#39;s most famous white bread crumbled under rising costs and a move toward healthier offerings.
Some predict their imminent demise, but the dailies remain profitable, popular and powerful. Here's why they'll survive
BEIJING, China (Ticker) -- One day after top-seeded Carlos Moya of Spain lost in straight sets, his second-seeded compatriot followed suit.
The bearish argument against investing in Eli Lilly
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A day before flying to New York to speak directly to the American people, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a confrontational tone Saturday with a parade of fighter jets and missiles and tough warnings for the United States to stay out of the Mideast.
Sempre piu' confermata notizia sequestro a Kabul
Six men, who comprise half the adult male population of tiny Pitcairn Island, received up to six years in prison for rapes and sex attacks dating back 40 years on the
Canada escaped into Tuesday&#39;s World Cup final against Finland at the Air Canada Centre last night, thanks to the heroics of centre Vincent Lecavalier and goaltender Roberto Luongo.
Presentazione ufficiale al Palermo per Fabrizio Miccoli. ''Ho scelto Palermo - ha detto l'ex attacca...
John F. Kerry, ratcheting up his campaign rhetoric, said yesterday that President George W. Bush&#39;s middle initial should stand for &#39;&#39;wrong&quot; on
There&#39;s more at stake than just a trip to the final four in the US Open when Roger Federer and Andre Agassi clash under the lights tonight at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - \u00c2\u0093L'azione missionaria della Chiesa\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 il tema dell'Assemblea Plenaria dei Vescovi colombiani, dal 5 al 9 febbraio, alla ricerca di un maggiore impegno nella missione Ad Gentes Bogot\u00c3\u00a0 (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093L'azione missionaria della Chiesa\u00c2\u0094 sar\u00c3\u00a0 il tema della prossima Assemblea Plenaria dell'Episcopato Colombiano che si celebrer\u00c3\u00a0 dal 5 al 9 febbraio a Bogot\u00c3\u00a0. L'obiettivo dell'Assemblea sar\u00c3\u00a0 quello di \u00c2\u0093approfondire la riflessio...
Singer Courney Love exits state Supreme court following her hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in New York. She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was given a conditional discharge for throwing a microphone
Scotland great Kenny Dalglish believes it could take 10 years for the country to qualify again for a major tournament.
Scientists have decoded the complete sequence of all DNA in the bacterium responsible for potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease.
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German media company Bertelsmann AG has signed a \
Chile&#39;s Supreme Court has ruled that the country&#39;s former military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, should be stripped of immunity from prosecution.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued   a hurricane watch for a portion of coastline from South   Carolina to North Carolina on Thursday as Tropical Storm   Ernesto gained strength over the Atlantic.
As the price of energy resumes its upward march, ordinary Americans are getting in their pocketbooks.
Cisco Systems will add to its security portfolio with the purchase of Protego Networks, which makes software and hardware used to monitor threats to networks.
In a bold gambit worthy of the chess  champion he once was, Bobby Fischer plans to wed a four-time  Japan great in the hope of avoiding deportation home to the  United States, where he is wanted for breaking sanctions.
(CP) - The red hot Red Sox may have had their winning streak ended, but the New York Yankees&#39; cold bats made sure Boston stayed in striking distance of the American League East lead.
Ford Motor Co. F.N needs a new   business model in order to turn the automaker around, according   to a memo addressed to staff by its Chairman and Chief   Executive Bill Ford and seen by Reuters.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. NWS.N on  Monday said it would take full control of its Fox Entertainment  Group Inc. FOX.N  unit in a stock swap worth about $6  billion, which it said would simplify the media conglomerate's  structure.
February 19 2008: A round-up of the Champions League second round, 1st leg fixtures
Russia's Supreme Court upholds a 15-year sentence against a weapons expert convicted of spying for the US.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee looks set to cut interest rates, analysts say.
Britain charged eight men on Tuesday with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, two weeks after they were captured in raids that followed alerts in the United States and arrests in Pakistan.
CHICAGO - Despite years of public denial, New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi reportedly testified before a grand jury that he has used banned steroids and Human Growth Hormone to enhance his performance.
Tyran \u00e2\u0080\u009cTy Ty\u00e2\u0080\u009d Smith, a longtime friend of rapper/mogul Jay-Z, has been arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying crooner R.Kelly at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 29 during the Best of Both Worlds tour.
Ai Campionati del Mondo di ginnastica artistica in corso a Stoccarda, oro al cinese Yang Wei con il ...
Chittagong - Spin bowler Daniel Vettori claimed 10 wickets to guide New Zealand to the verge of victory on Thursday in the second Test against Bangladesh.
DAVID HARDAKER: It&#39;s barely out of the blocks, but the Federal Government&#39;s plans to boost the private health insurance rebate for older Australians looks doomed.
Plus: Shuttle docks with space station. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Reynolds out, 21CN in BT wholesale chief Dr Paul Reynolds, who had been tipped as a possible successor to CEO Ben Verwaayen, has quit the firm to become boss of Telecom New Zealand.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said for the first time Saturday he would not honor Mexico&#039;s commitment under NAFTA to eliminate tariffs on U.S. corn and beans if he is elected.
Shipments of ATI Technologies consumer-electronics related chips, mainly for handsets, HD TVs and set-top boxes (STBs), grew 215% on-year in the September-November period (first quarter of fiscal 2005) of this year, claimed sources at ATI Taiwan.
MILANO - Le brasiliane Adriana Behar-Shelda, teste di serie n. 1 del torneo, rispettano il pronostico e vincono la tappa italiana di Milano dello Swatch FIVB World Tour di beach volley. Le due sudamericane
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced   20 lawsuits against resellers allegedly engaged in the   distribution of infringing software and software components.
Is Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo even news at this point?
BEIJING -- Cisco Systems Inc. plans to open a research and development (R&D) center in Shanghai that will focus on developing VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology, the company's chief executive officer (CEO) said Thursday.
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VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI incontra gli universitari in preparazione al Santo Natale e conclude la V Convention europea degli studenti universitari Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Gioved\u00c3\u00ac 14 dicembre alle ore 17, nella Basilica di San Pietro, avr\u00c3\u00a0 luogo il tradizionale incontro natalizio degli universitari romani con il Santo Padre. Dopo la Concelebrazione Eucaristica presieduta dal Cardina...
The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its nuclear arms development program within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan criticizes President George W. Bush's administration in his memoir for putting political imperatives ahead of sound economic policies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Di nuovo insieme. Dopo 20 anni. Insieme per sancire, se mai ce ne fosse stato bisogno, un sodalizio artistico, un&#39;amicizia, la storia bella e appassionata di due tra i pi\u00c3\u00b9 grandi interpreti della canzone italiana: Gino Paoli e Ornella Vanoni.
The Palestinian president says Fatah and Hamas have agreed a new ceasefire after a week of violence in Gaza.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux was given the 14th Gold Glove Award of his career Wednesday. The honor came one year after his streak of 13 straight Gold Gloves had ended.
By most accounts President Bush is almost universally disliked, even reviled, around the world. Seven out of 10 French citizens would vote against him if they could.
Does the H in NHLPA stand for Hypocrites? Ex-Rangers netminder Corey Hirsch thinks so. The goalie rips so-called &quot;union&quot; members who&#39;ve pushed him and more than a hundred others out of European jobs.
Latvia is the second most corrupt European Union member state after Poland in the international anti-graft organization \
(CBS/AP) Prince Harry arrived back in London Friday amid reports that armed guards at the Argentinean ranch where was working had foiled a plot to kidnap him.
Everton soccer kit featuring the name of the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former hero Wayne Rooney are to be flown to Africa as part of a charity care package, it emerged today.
Gael Monfils, of France, celebrates his victory over Thomas Enqvist, of Sweden, at the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Monday Nov. 1, 2004.
Iraq's marshlands are about halfway restored to their 1970s condition, according to the United Nations.
Italy's Romano Prodi is to address MPs on Tuesday as the departure of an ally threatens his ruling coalition.
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At least nine people die after a cargo plane overshoots the runway in western Mexico, sliding onto a road.
Look for U2 to start its world tour on March 1 in Florida in support of its new album, the band's manager Paul McGuinness told Billboard.
The International Monetary Fund's  top policy-making group failed on Saturday to close divisions  over debt relief for the world's poorest countries.
Robbie Keane's late goal gives Tottenham victory after Braga had fought back from two goals down in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie.
A man is charged with the murder of Simon Turkov whose body was found at an exclusive London hotel.
Police confirmed a fatal shooting occurred outside a city government office Monday morning (Monday evening AEDT), but could not confirm the identity of the victim.
US cancer specialists issued an urgent appeal this weekend for more budget allocations for cancer research, which have been decreasing in the country for four years threatening to delay introduction of new treatments.
The three-year legal battle over ousted Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and his Ten Commandments monument ended quietly Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Moore's final appeal.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- New fighting has broken out in the capital of Haiti as supporters of the ousted president take to the streets.
Marsh &amp; McLennan, a subject of New York state Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer&#39;s investigation of insurance bid-rigging, said it will lay off 3,000 employees, about 5 percent of its workforce.
The Houston Rockets pocketed an 80-69 victory in an away game over the New Jersey Nets. The Rockets had a good beginning in the first quarter with 20-17, and the team went ahead
Canada&#39;s batting order collapsed Monday as Scotland eased to victory at the ICC Intercontinental Cup cricket final. Scotland won by an innings and 84 runs with more than
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An asylum seeker who was jailed for several sex attacks but allowed to stay in Britain is jailed for a further attack.
Alzheimer disease experts at Cardiff University lead a study involving the analysis of 14,000 DNA.
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Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
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RALEIGH, NC - Tropical Storm Gaston weakened into a tropical depression Sunday but was still expected to bring heavy rains and possible flooding to North Carolina.
France was torn between hope and doubt about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported French negotiator announced their imminent release but officials insisted they knew nothing about his efforts.
NEW YORK, Aug 18  - Insurer St. Paul Travelers Companies (STA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said a bankruptcy court approved a $502.5 million asbestos settlement for all pending asbestos court actions against its Travelers Property ...
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who had been suffering from pneumonia, was discharged from hospital late Sunday.
Qualcomm  Chief Executive Paul Jacobs said on Thursday that talks with Nokia  on renewing a technology license may be helped by AT&T Inc.'s  decision to use Qualcomm's mobile television technology.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt held off a strong fightback by French sensation Gael Monfils to move into the third round of the Paris Masters Series indoor tournament on Tuesday.
AUSTRALIA needed to be doing more than giving out fridge magnets in the war against terror, Labor&#39;s foreign affairs spokesman Kevin Rudd said yesterday.
Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday he suspected Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia was behind the abduction of five Britons from a government building in Baghdad.
At a local neighborhood grocery store, customers may soon be able to pay for their purchases with a quick wave of their cellphone, doing away with the need for wallets, loyalty cards and even cashiers.
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Somalia's presidential spokesman was shot twice at close range in the latest assassination attempt on government officials in the Horn of Africa nation, officials said on Tuesday.
Some elderly hurricane victims have missed out on meals, transportation and in-home care because federal officials, citing privacy laws, will not tell government aid groups where they live.
Mediators at the World Trade Organization made a bid to salvage a global free trade deal on Tuesday by proposing compromises to overcome impasses in the key areas of agriculture and industrial goods.
The United States is pursuing a two-track strategy with Iran that reflects the high stakes in any engagement with a nation President Bush accuses of bankrolling terrorism and building a nuclear bomb.
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Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi appointed a seven-term congressman, Roger Wicker, to fill the seat of departing Senator Trent Lott.
It's Duff time in Springfield, Vt., which on Tuesday was proclaimed the official hometown of TV's favorite dysfunctional family, the Simpsons.
PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Twice winner Fred Couples withdrew from the Nissan Open on Tuesday because of an unspecified injury, PGA Tour officials said.
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson  sparked a photographer frenzy at the Louis Vuitton show on  Sunday, as designer Marc Jacobs took Paris fashion week to its  final phase with shimmering, slim outfits.
HBO\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new series \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Treatment\u00e2\u0080\u009d checks into a psychotherapist\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office five days a week.
A small but potent group of voters is feeling slighted after getting no-shows from the top candidates at a major conference
'nam all over again On the face of it, rendering a simple smiley on a screen seems pretty straightforward. So Microsoft's excited revelation that the yet-to-launch Internet Explorer (IE) 8 has passed the Acid2 test might seem like a lot of fuss about nothing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: But details will have to wait until next week's Black Hat conference.
DALLAS -- Dell Inc.'s fourth-quarter profits plunged 33 percent because of weak sales of laptops and notebooks, and the computer maker still faces an unresolved federal accounting probe, customer service complaints, several shareholder lawsuits and stiff competition from rivals.
The European Commission has no objection to Oracle&#39;s takeover bid for PeopleSoft. That decision, coming after Oracle&#39;s antitrust victory in the US, means that Oracle faces no more regulatory impediments to its proposed takeover.
The U.S. factory sector and the job market showed surprising weakness in data released on Thursday, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may need to deliver more interest rate cuts to shore up the economy.
I.BM announced late yesterday the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, China&#39;s largest personal computer maker, a deal that reflects the industrial and economic ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.
Hours after telling a national TV audience he would, Barry Manilow took his newly won Emmy into the hospital with him on Monday as a good-luck charm for his hip surgery.
Sport: Jose Mourinho has put the pressure on big spenders Liverpool and Man Utd by claiming he doesn't need to bolster his squad to win the league.
Several people and corporations &#151; including Sears and Cracker Barrel &#151; were indicted Tuesday on charges of making illegal campaign contributions through a political action committee formed by U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N   Chairman Patricia Dunn on Tuesday agreed to step down in a   boardroom shake-up, as the No. 2 computer maker tried to defuse   a scandal over its investigation into media leaks.
An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report today in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.
Three years is an eternity to wait for a sequel. Early Tuesday morn ing, &quot;Halo&quot; fans received deliverance with the launch of &quot;Halo 2,&quot; one of the most anticipated video games of all time.
Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a  nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable  of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.
Rangers completed a dramatic rescue Thursday of two climbers from a snowy mountain and removed the ice-encrusted bodies of two other hikers who died on the peak in an unexpected early blizzard in the Sierras.
Blog: In a press call, executives from both companies will reveal their joint plan for handling video content from CNN's presidential debates.
BAGHDAD -- The US Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still unarmored, their commanding general said yesterday.
Yahoo is restructuring its operations and shuffling its management in the hopes of competing more effectively against nimbler rivals.
Gen. Francisco Franco is long dead, but his shrines continue to divide the generations.
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Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai, Monday spoke against widespread practices, such as forest farming, that, she says, are responsible for deforestation in her country.
An Australian company that manages Internet domain name registrations acknowledged that it was partially responsible for a Web domain hijacking that left Public Access Networks (Panix), a New York Internet hosting company, without an Internet address over the weekend.
The government is pressing to buy more flu vaccine despite a slow start to the flu season. The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of
A radio station Sunday denied a talk show host's claim that was fired because he criticized CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service.
Boston Scientific Corp. may forecast a drop in third-quarter sales of its Taxus heart stent after three recalls cut demand for the device, the company's top-selling product.
Despite the forcefulness of the Democratic opposition, Condoleezza Rice's confirmation does not appear to be in doubt.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA fueled the space   shuttle Atlantis for launch from Florida on Friday but a   problem with a sensor in the spacecraft's external fuel tank   may prompt another delay, officials said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian premier was to convene a meeting Sunday of Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s National Security Council, the latest in a flurry of sessions designed to show that institutions continue to function, despite Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s absence.
Reducing the levels of a certain protein may be as powerful a tool in preventing cardiac-related death as lowering cholesterol.
Having trouble staying in touch? Try the old phone trick: 'Did you get the check I sent?'
The New York Giants&#39; starting-quarterback competition has virtually nothing to do with Kurt Warner. It is all about Eli Manning, and whether the prized rookie demonstrates that he&#39;s ready to begin his first NFL season as a starter. Even ...
Soccer The face of Major League Soccer was grimacing in pain yesterday, not a pleasant sight for those who agreed to pony up millions of dollars for David Beckham to spend five years with the Los Angeles Galaxy beginning this summer. Beckham, 31, will have tests today to determine the extent of a possibly serious right knee injury he suffered ...
Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart is having trouble making up his mind. The USC junior quarterback is delaying an announcement whether he is going pro until Friday.
After two years of screening programs at the Gramercy Theater, the MOMA film department returns home this week with three series.
WASHINGTON -- Coalition personnel mounted two operations last month to rescue members of a group of three hostages held by Iraq, but they didn't find them, a US government official said yesterday.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. Army sergeant --  cleared of the drowning death of one of two Iraqis thrown off a  bridge but convicted of assault -- was sentenced to six months  in a military prison on Saturday.
The pace of growth in the U.S. service  sector accelerated unexpectedly in November, while employment,  prices paid and new orders also rose, according to a report on  Tuesday.
New worm spreads through Skype's chat feature, infects PCs with malware.
Prime Minister John Howard has again raised the prospect of Australian forces striking deep into neighbouring countries as the major parties try to strengthen their credentials in the war on terror before the October 9 election.
They lined up and waited for hours, and in some cases camped out overnight to be the first to own one of Sony&#39;s new handheld PlayStaion Portable devices (PSP) in Japan on Sunday.
Romanian President Traian Basescu on  Wednesday gave centrist Calin Tariceanu the mandate to form a  government, the first attempt to end political deadlock after  the country's inconclusive Nov. 28 elections.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Tuesday  unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding  features such as instant messaging and high-definition  television to a personal computer designed for the living room.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet as early as Friday to try to bridge gaps in talks over a document to be presented at a U.S.-run conference on Palestinian statehood, sources close to the talks said.

The Paris Club of rich lending nations is to discuss a proposed debt freeze for tsunami-affected countries.
AMERICA&#39;s chief communications regulator will seek broad regulatory authority for the US federal government over internet-based telephone services to avoid stifling the emerging market.
Senator Larry E. Craig backed away from his earlier decision to resign on Sept. 30 and said he would await a judge\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ruling on a motion to reverse his guilty plea in a sex sting.
La formazione brasiliana del Gremio si &egrave; qualificata per la finale della Coppa Libertadores n...
A popular Japanese comic announced yesterday that it would censor one of its own stories after nationalist anger about its portrayal of Japanese brutality during the Rape of Nanking.
If the plan survives legal challenges, it would force automakers to increase sharply the fuel efficiency of millions of vehicles.
Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey.
NEW YORK  - Many people with epilepsy --  even those with mild forms of the condition -- also experience  depression, but do not always discuss those symptoms with their  physicians, study findings show.
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Zimbabwe's governing party endorses Robert Mugabe as its presidential candidate for next year's election.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on  Thursday said it will expand a program offering generic drugs  for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and said  it may bring the program to other U.S. states by the end of the  year.
The Macedonian parliament accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Hari Kostov and his cabinet, leaving President Branko Crvenkovski 10 days to select a new premier.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton looked on Sunday toward the next battles in an unpredictable White House race after scoring tough wins in the first major presidential voting in the U.S. South and West.
A film about cartoon rat beats the return of Bruce Willis to the Die Hard franchise at the North American box office.
British Airways says restrictions caused by August's terror alert are still hitting business user numbers.
UNITED NATIONS, New York North Korea says its effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons is meant to serve as a deterrent against increasing US nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia.
Merchants marked down their inventories right before Christmas to bring in enough last-minute buyers for a decent 3.1 percent gain over 2003.
General Motors Corp  will step up consolidation of dealerships handling its three luxury brands in a bid to shore up profitability, the automaker's chief executive said on Saturday.
Dumped at this frontier outpost alongside hundreds of weary Afghan laborers, Khalil Jalil stepped out of Iran and back into Afghanistan only days after he said Iranian authorities beat him, threw him in the trunk of a car and locked him in a detention center.
Apple is already selling iPod like hot cake. Now, the latest news in is that they have now sold more than 200 million songs on their iTunes digital music store!
Smoking large amounts of cannabis for therapeutic reasons may increase rather than reduce pain, a US study suggests.
The high-end camera maker is ditching a medium-format hybrid camera that could shoot with either film or a digital sensor.
Regulators said on Thursday they had proposed penalizing three wireless carriers which the government says failed to meet new stricter standards for being able to locate cellular telephone callers in an emergency.
Authorities around the Asian region battered by the tragedy that killed more than 100,000 people scaled back or cancelled celebrations today.
Eddie Griffin scored a career-high 27  points and Latrell Sprewell returned from suspension to score  24 as Minnesota clobbered the Philadelphia 76ers 119-84 in  National Basketball Association play Wednesday.
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed more than 40 insurgents in a 12-hour battle in a restive southern province, taking the guerrilla death toll to nearly 200 in a fortnight, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
An underwater gas pipeline from Russia to Germany comes under fire from green groups and governments.
Executives told The New York Times the two companies may be set to merge.
Eight weeks after their writers went on strike and plunged their shows into reruns, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien returned to late-night television Wednesday with original shows in which both the Iowa caucuses and the new facial hair on two of the hosts loomed large.
Israel's military court system for Palestinian suspects in the West Bank produces almost automatic convictions, an Israeli human rights group charged Sunday.
World number one Roger Federer struggled through an unexpectedly tough opening win on Tuesday night against outsider Nicolas Thomann, finally grabbing a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory at the $550,000 Thailand Open.
Morocco began counting votes late on Friday after a record low turnout in parliamentary elections expected to show gains for Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message.
The head of United Airlines parent UAL  Corp. said on Thursday the airline's restructuring plan would  lead to a significant number of job losses, but it was not yet  clear how many.
Sweden greeted the new year with a day of mourning Saturday to honor 59 Swedes confirmed dead and 3,559 missing, while Italy raised its death toll from the earthquake and tsunami disaster to 18 and said more ...
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Monday  unveiled a new, preliminary version of its search tool for  finding documents, e-mail and other files stored on personal  computer hard drives.
U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system.
In the 18 months since America declared victory in the war against Iraq, the contrast in military styles of the two pillars of the coalition could not be starker.
Deconstructing a pretty good joke, and the investment lesson held within.
Blog: A report reviewing a handful of state bills endorsing open document formats finds that none has survived.
The government has begun testing a computerized screening system that compares airline passengers' names with those on terrorist watch lists, a Transportation Security Administration official said Thursday.
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said   on Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling   movies from Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N Disney, Pixar, Touchstone   and Miramax divisions as the iconic company makes it most   aggressive move yet into the digital home.
Nell'incontro che ha aperto la 26/a giornata del campionato francese il Tolosa ha battuto il Marsigl...
US presidential candidate John Kerry attacks the president for 'colossal failures' over the war.
Arianna Perilli si &egrave; confermata campionessa europa di tiro a volo. La portacolori dell'Eserci...
NASA is working feverishly to return the space shuttle to flight in May 2005, but it may fly without the capability to fix cracks or holes of the type that doomed Columbia in 2003, officials said on Monday.
France extradites a German ex-minister accused of corruption who had been a fugitive for five years.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  pledged on Monday to hold free elections as he began a  four-country European trip aimed at winning international  support.
SAN DIEGO (CBS.MW) - In light of Interstate Bakeries&#39; bankruptcy filing today, here&#39;s a rehash of something I wrote two weeks ago in Herb Greenberg&#39;s RealityCheck.
Aljazeera has appealed for the release of all abducted journalists, and called for guaranteeing freedom of the press. In a press release on Monday, Aljazeera denounced the killing, abduction and harassment
FaceBerry or BlackBook. Whatever combo-name is used, Research In Motion's new application for Facebook on the BlackBerry moves the company's popular mobile device further into the Web 2.0 world.
The lines were long. Democrats and Republicans were stuck standing together for hours, some outside in the sun. Tempers grew short.
David Blunkett is set to back plans to work closely with other European Union states on asylum and immigration.
Business & money: Swiss bank suffers a further \u00c2\u00a32bn writedown, pushing it into the first annual loss in its history
LEWISTON, Maine - The blood was gushing down his face. Brian Ellis just had his nose shattered courtesy of an Amherst College elbow as he went up for a layup.
Suspected Taleban militants have attacked a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, killing four Afghan policemen, police sources said.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 28--TOKYO -- Major convenience store chain Lawson Inc.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday played down a report al Qaeda was planning a big attack on the United States, saying there was no credible information about an imminent threat.
South Korea has admitted conducting experiments on nuclear materials in the past without the knowledge of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN nuclear watchdog.
An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.
Two of the top Americans in women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s windsurfing are competing in the RS:X world championships this week as part of their training for the Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
One of the last stands of dragon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment.
For most celebrities, getting smacked with a DUI is an instant image crisis. For Paris Hilton, it could be a career boost. \
Dopo il boom dei prestiti per la casa negli Usa
IBM--in a race with Intel--moves to make faster, smaller chips by building silicon transistors from a rare combination of metals.
Patrons are lining up to get the first public look at the Clinton Presidential Library. The reviews from the first visitors without invitations are favorable.
The men's marathon and volleyball final are among the highlights on the final day of the Olympics.
A Kuwaiti company with seven truck drivers held captive in Iraq said Wednesday that they have been freed by their captors. &quot;We just got custody of the drivers,&quot; Rana Abu Zaineh, a spokeswoman
German Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der arrived in Beijing on Monday for a three-day visit focusing on expanding trade ties and the European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ban on arms sales to China.
_ On a new videotape, British hostage Kenneth Bigley says he just wants to &quot;live a simple life&quot; -- moments before he is beheaded in Iraq.
Wireless users can query the search site via text messages.
Hewlett-Packard reports a slim rise in profits after increased sales across all of its business areas.
DETROIT Sept. 15, 2004 - Presidential candidate John Kerry, contending the Bush administration has created &quot;more excuses than jobs,&quot; said Wednesday the Democratic ticket would shore up the middle class.
The Goodman Company is recalling about 875,000 Package Terminal Air Conditioner / Heat Pumps (PTAC) due to possible fire hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its Integrity BladeSystems with a new model released this week that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intended to handle memory and CPU intensive applications.
Nintendo Co Ltd said it aims to launch  its Wii game console in China and South Korea next year,  helping accelerate its break-neck growth and cement its recent  lead over Sony Corp and Microsoft Corp.
WEIMAR, Germany -- German officials are trying to determine exactly what was lost in a blaze at a library housing some the country&#39;s most prized books.
The news that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer has raised a neglected but weighty factor this election: The next president will very likely choose one or more new Supreme Court justices.
Iran reiterated Sunday that it won't accept any proposal depriving it of the right to enrich uranium, saying it can't be bullied into giving up its nuclear energy program, state media reported.
Since when does the White House care about puppets? Ever since the guys from &quot;South Park&quot; started pulling the strings. Trey Parker and Matt Stone&#39;s movie &quot;Team America: World Police&quot; features
The Archdiocese of Boston is in talks with a Catholic hospital chain based in Denver to have it take over the church's ailing Caritas Christi Health Care system, according to three healthcare industry officials with knowledge of the discussions.
A French newspaper reported on Monday  that President Nicolas Sarkozy might have married his new  girlfriend Carla Bruni last week, but the mother of the former  Italian supermodel said she was unaware of any secret nuptials.
The new BlackBerry Pearl is a do-everything phone that comes closer to the perfect cellphone than anything before it.
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Blog: Seagate announces two drives with 1 terabyte of capacity, while Iomega expands its portable hard drive line.
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ARE, Sweden  - Liechtenstein's Marco Buechel wore the biggest smile in the finish area on Friday after clocking the fastest training run for Saturday's blue-riband men's downhill at the Alpine skiing world championships.
Blog: The Pirate Bay, a site accused of encouraging copyright violations, said Swedish authorities were preparing to accuse the site of distributing porn. Site operators suspect this was just the latest attempt to close them down.
Chris Bosh had 26 points and 13  rebounds as the Toronto Raptors extended the home court woes of  the New York Knicks with a 103-100 victory at Madison Square  Garden on Saturday.
The Church of Scotland officially opens its controversial Tiberias Centre close to where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount.
Hamas has pledged in the wake of its bloody seizure of the Gaza Strip to work to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston, snatched by gunmen more than three months ago in the volatile territory.
The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank, Calif., hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor. Ritter&#39;s wife, Amy Yasbeck, and his four children, including actor Jason Ritter
Singapore has picked Las Vegas Sands   LVS.N, the world's top casino operator, to build and run its   first casino, a project that will cost more than S$5 billion   ($3.2 billion).
Oil prices climbed above &#36;41 a barrel on Monday after Saudi Arabia cut January crude deliveries to clients in Asia, confirming that the top exporter was adhering to OPEC's agreement last week to curb excess supply.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said on Friday his probe into the insurance industry will now include Allstate Corp.'s  decision to stop writing new homeowners' policies in his state.
Democratic Sen. Joe Biden has been saying for months he's running for president. He makes it official on Wednesday.
The Saint Joseph's Hawks brought their mascot to Conte Forum last night to cheer on the women's basketball team. But all the big bird could do was stand on the sidelines and flap his brown wings hopelessly as the Boston College Eagles rolled, 65-41, before 1,007.
A U.S. study focusing on global sea turtle populations has found that half a dozen species are still endangered or threatened despite promising increases in the number of adult females and nests, U.S. wildlife officials said Thursday.
Due to the new advancements Google has made in their Analytics API (Datasource) functionality, the API changed slightly and the code that Felix Geisendorfer had created to work with a CakePHP install wasn't working anymore. He's corrected the problem with this new post with the new code and an example of its use.   In a very productive CakePHP session with nate a couple weeks ago in Atlanta I finally implemented some new HttpSocket stuff that was needed (minimal support for cookies / ssl) for creating the new API as a datasource. Now that its done I'm fairly happy with the outcome of the new API.   You can download the source here and follow his simple two-ish step process for getting it working on your site and with your Google account.
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British police said Thursday that interim tests indicate Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili, a presidential candidate in the ex-Soviet republic who claimed he was targeted for assassination, had died of natural causes.
Reviews of new releases by Kirk Franklin, Josh Groban, Einst\u00c3\u00bcrzende Neubauten and Joe Budden.
Facebook, a social-networking site that has become an open development platform, announced Thursday that it purchased startup Parakey for an undisclosed amount. The company, started by Mozilla Firefox cofounders Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt, has been creating products to unify and integrate desktop applications and the Web.
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099impennata del petrolio sembra inarrestabile. Sui mercati asiatici i prezzi del petrolio sono saliti a un nuovo massimo storico di 55,29 dollari il barile (durante le contrattazioni era arrivato anche a 55,44).
Commodore Gaming is making its entry into North America by opening a Stamford, Conn. headquarters.
The Sudanese government asked African Union peacekeepers to leave Darfur by the end of the month and said it would continue to deploy its own troops in the western region.
The nation's only liberal arts university for the deaf could lose its accreditation unless it addresses concerns about weak academic standards, ineffective governance and a lack of tolerance for diverse views, an education oversight group warned.
The US economy appears to be emerging from a period of sluggish growth but is &quot;uncomfortably close&quot; to the &quot;stall speed&quot; associated with past recessions, the International Monetary Fund said Friday.
A U.S. federal judge certified a class-action lawsuit against McKesson Corp on behalf of consumers who claim the drug wholesaler conspired to inflate the average wholesale price (AWP) of prescription drugs used to determine payments by Medicaid and insurance plans.
Four Florida police officers are suspended after tipping a quadriplegic man out of his wheelchair to search him.
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal says he can&#39;t wait to get back on the court. O&#39;Neal spoke at length today for the first time since being suspended on November 21st.
Continental Airlines on Wednesday said it became the first major US airline to order the Boeing 7E7, agreeing to buy 10 of the wide-body jets as a platform for growth on international routes.
Missouri is joining Illinois and Wisconsin in a new Internet program that helps residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban.
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The panel\u00c2\u0092s sweeping plan would mark an epochal shift for an industry that has fiercely resisted shrinkage.
I have never directed a major motion picture (although I created theatrical magic guiding my seventh-grade drama class production of Sally, the girl who hates Christmas.
The European Union is abandoning plans to force Britain to phase out the imperial measurement system.
Fire broke out on Thursday at a gold   mine in Russia's Eastern Siberia owned by London-listed   Highland Gold Mining, trapping at least 19 workers underground,   emergency officials said.
BOSTON, Nov. 27  - The Pass is still shown over and over on television - Doug Flutie's 48-yard heave through a misty night sky in Miami and into Gerard Phelan's hands and football lore.
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by pat c Monday, Nov 8 2004, 11:25am. A bomb explosion has hit an Islamic school in the Netherlands, as tensions run high after the murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh.
Parents who took food to their children at school in protest at a new healthy menu meet the head teacher.
Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs and cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.
Aircraft carbon dioxide emissions in the UK continued to increase between 2004 and 2005, official figures have shown, prompting claims that the government is not doing enough on green issues.
A strong earthquake centered near Parkfield in Monterrey County rolled through the West Side Tuesday morning. There were no reports of damage in the Taft area.
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said Saturday he had accepted the resignation of two ministers, following a corruption scandal that has shaken the centre-left government.
Pakistan faced the prospect of fresh clashes after a former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was deported as he tried to return from exile on Monday.
Stock futures jumped on Wednesday, suggesting the market would rebound from its worst slide since 2001 as investors hunted for opportunities to snap up attractively priced stocks.
Ukraine's parliament began a session on  Friday where deputies were expected to vote in Viktor  Yanukovich as prime minister and agree on the line-up of his  coalition cabinet.
MUNICH - A major new study by a Canadian-led research team has found that almost all heart attacks that occur worldwide are due to preventable factors rather than genetics.
Rubens Barrichello&#39;s start-to-finish win - holding off the double challenge of young guns Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen - enthralled genuine sports fans and undoubtedly had the marketing men rubbing their hands as the sport sunk its claws into China&#39;s
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Former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn had open-heart surgery this week.
Italians celebrated the freedom Wednesday of two women aid workers held captive in Iraq for three weeks, but the nationwide joy was diluted by questions about whether a ransom was paid, a capitulation to ...
US Airways Group Inc. pilots approved a plan Thursday to cut pay and benefits $1.85 billion over five years to provide savings the airline said it needs to emerge from bankruptcy-court protection.
Google&#39;s Android software platform for mobile phones&#160;is coming to life in Barcelona with a number of chip manufacturers showing it running on prototype or proof-of-concept phones at the Mobile World Congress on Monday.Freescale, Marvell, NEC Electronics, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments all had Android on show. Most of them expect to see Android phones based on their chips on the market in the second half of this year.The hardware ranged from bulky development boards with daughter cards sticking out at unlikely angles to more compact devices small enough to slip into your pocket. All were built around chips containing processor cores designed by Arm, a British fabless semiconductor company.One of the most polished prototypes is on the Texas Instruments stand -- although TI representatives insisted that it&#39;s just an example of how a finished product could look as the company only makes chips, leaving the development of phones to its customers. &quot;We don&#39;t do plastic,&quot; one said.TI actually had Android running on two different devices. One was based on its OMAP850, a single-chip device containing an application processor for Android and a baseband processor for controlling the phone&#39;s radio interface. The other contained TI&#39;s OMAP3430 multimedia application processor, capable of decoding high-definition television signals at a resolution of 720p. It requires a separate baseband processor, and is designed for high-end multimedia phones.Developing software for a new phone typically takes 14 to 18 months, said Ramesh Iyer, mobile Internet device product manager at TI. &quot;Android cuts that dramatically. It&#39;s a disruptor,&quot; he said.Google is shaking the market in other ways, Iyer said. &quot;Android is a single stack. You don&#39;t have to go looking for third-party solutions. Suddenly, they have defragmented the whole Linux ecosystem into one building block,&quot; he said.Android is entering an already crowded market for mobile phone software: To see how crowded, you only had to look at the NEC stand, where four prototypes containing its Medity2 processor were packed onto a narrow table. One was running Symbian OS, one Windows Mobile, one Android on top of Wind River Linux, and the last was running the same Wind River Linux but with a different application layer based on software from Trolltech and Esmertec.NEC staff expressed surprise at the level of interest in Android, saying they expected more attention for the completed phones based on the Medity2 at the next table. Manufactured for NTT DoCoMo, those phones contained the version of Linux promoted by the LiMo Foundation.The two systems are not necessarily in competition, though. With Android&#39;s focus on the application layer and Limo&#39;s work on the middleware, the underlying services needed to link applications to the Linux kernel, the two can be complementary, NEC staff said.Marvell took the prize for the most secretive Android demonstrations, refusing to allow photographs and declining even to say on which of its communications processors the software was running. The company showed a compact handset running the Android interface with a bare minimum of applications and a more complete installation playing video and browsing the Web on a bulky development board. Shrinking that down to a pocket-sized device will not take long, staff said. In fact, they had one ready -- just not loaded with the Android software.Android&#39;s Linux roots are likely to encourage the development of a wave of new handset applications, said Marvell&#39;s marketing director Vish Deshmane.&quot;You will see a lot more software to run on devices from people who want to exploit the commonality with desktop systems. It&#39;s going to be a boon for the 3G world because more applications means more data traffic, so operators will be happy,&quot; he said.Over at Freescale Semiconductor, staff showed Google Maps zooming in on the center of Barcelona on a development board built around Freescale&#39;s i.MX31 processor. This processor is not intended for mobile phones at all, and is more at home in GPS&#160;terminals or media players such as Toshiba&#39;s Gigabit and Microsoft&#39;s Zune.Qualcomm&#39;s demonstration of its 7201 combined baseband and application processor sparkled, but did not exploit the chip&#39;s full potential. The spinning globe of Android&#39;s Global Time application turned smoothly even without the assistance of the 3D graphics hardware acceleration, for which the drivers are not yet ready, said Rob Woodford.Android phones based on the chip will go on sale in the second half of this year, Woodford said -- but U.S. readers should contain their excitement: the Qualcomm display was overshadowed by a card warning that&#160;it may be prohibited from shipping the products on show to the U.S.&#160;because of a Dec. 31 court injunction obtained by chip rival Broadcom in a patent infringement case.The Mobile World Congress runs through Thursday at the Fira de Barcelona showground.
President Bush said Saturday he understands that Americans are disturbed by persistent scenes of bloodshed and turmoil nearly four years after the war began, but promised he is helping to put Iraq \
Children's jewelry containing lead should be banned in the U.S., the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.
London&#39;s Trafalgar Square was given an unusual makeover Thursday, when its familiar drab, grey paving slabs were covered over with lush green grass.
The worst attack was a car bomb explosion outside a police training center in Baghdad. At least 47 people, mostly new recruits, were killed and more than 100 wounded.
Russian authorities say a cancelled London exhibition of major Russian and French artworks should now go ahead.
Reformer Viktor Yushchenko, whose victory in Ukraine's presidential election was all but assured Monday despite his opponent's threat to appeal the outcome, is expected to move quickly to bolster ties with the West while trying to ease tensions with Russia.
The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the largest Protestant party in Northern Ireland, is to hold his first political talks with Irish Prime Minster Bertie Ahern in Dublin later this week, party sources said.
A man is jailed for at least 19 years after admitting hacking a 21-year-old woman to death.
Gundars Berzins will hold the office of minister of health in the government of Aigars Kalvitis (People's Party, TP), whereas Ainars Latkovskis (New Era, JL) - the office of the society integration affairs ...
BESLAN, Russia  - Gunmen held hundreds of children  and adults captive in a school gym into the night in turbulent  southern Russia Thursday, but the Kremlin remained silent about  an attack which amounted to a huge humiliation.
Amanda Congdon \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a droll, blond Rosalind Russell for the digital generation \u00e2\u0080\u0094 has at last landed at ABCNews.com.
British police were examining items of clothing on Thursday for possible links to the murders of five women, as the mother of a prostitute killed 14 years ago said she could have been the serial killer's first victim.
The last day Christina DiPasquale saw her best friend, he gave her Gabriel Garcia Marquez's autobiography, \
BANGKOK : Ten people including nine Buddhists have been killed in the past 24 hours in Thailand&#39;s mainly Muslim south in a spate of violence following the death of 87 detained Muslims last week.
The official awards this week for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility are all advocates of teaching evolution. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Troy Percival speaks to the media after a news conference in Detroit, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Percival and the Tigers agreed on a $12 million, two-year contract.
Latrell Sprewell of the Minnesota Timberwolves received a misdemeanor citation Tuesday after being involved in a verbal confrontation with a police officer.
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Actress Eva Longoria wished her honeymoon was longer and did not   want to come back to work very soon.
President Bush is expected to give  an outline of his vision for a Middle East without Yasser  Arafat on Friday, with his most loyal ally Tony Blair by his  side.
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The Russian commander of the  International Space Station and a NASA flight engineer floated  out of the station's airlock on Monday to dump overboard some  obsolete equipment and prepare the outpost for future assembly  missions.
A Trans-Atlantic row over European and American state subsidies to aircraft manufacturers has not \u00e2\u0080\u009csoftened\u00e2\u0080\u009d after a first meeting between EU and US trade negotiators.
Defending champion Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Oil prices rose on Thursday as Iran   looked set to defy the United Nations' deadline for halting   nuclear enrichment, raising the risk of sanctions against the   world's fourth-biggest crude exporter.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, set to start a two-game suspension Tuesday night, went to a hospital before the game against Detroit because of pain in his back and side.
The Bishop of Leeds today told people attending a mass for the charity fundraiser, who died of cancer, that she 'loved life and lived it to the full despite her own painful illness'.
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A US judge&#39;s decision to halt the trial of a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of being Osama bin Laden&#39;s driver may delay the case of Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks, lawyers for Hicks said.
Saying two terms is enough, Nigeria&#039;s president said Saturday that trying to uproot the corruption entangling Africa&#039;s biggest oil-exporting nation and making strides to transform the economy were the main challenges during his seven years in power.
Unlike last year when health officials urged more people to get flu vaccines, authorities are asking the public to save the supplies for those most at risk after half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of vaccine became unavailable last week.
A better-integrated Muslim population would better serve the United States as it navigates critical domestic and foreign-policy challenges involving Muslim populations, a new report argues.
European bond yields fell and crude oil  prices stuck stubbornly above $52 a barrel on Friday as markets  took stock of bomb blasts which killed at least 25 people in  Egypt and injured 10 in France.
Miners at the site of Sunday&#39;s coal mine blast in northwest China were forced to continue working after a fire broke out last week, reports said Tuesday.
Upmarket car dealership HR Owen says it has received an indicative offer for the company.
Sports minister Richard Caborn wants the fourth official to suspend matches if there is racist abuse from the crowd during games. He believes FIFA, football&#39;s governing body &quot;missed an
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America\u00c2\u0092s biggest corporations are increas- ingly funneling profits earned in the United States to tax havens around the globe, accord- ing to a new study.
OCTOBER 06, 2004  - Computer Associates International Inc. will acquire identity management software vendor Netegrity Inc.
The EU reform treaty is much the same as the rejected constitution, an architect of the constitution says.
A crucial gap in the chain of events linking David Blunkett to a visa for his ex-lover&#39;s nanny makes it impossible to establish the former home secretary&#39;s guilt
The Jacksonville Jaguars thought they could contain Indianapolis' high-scoring offense by playing keepaway. Good idea, but it didn't matter much to Peyton Manning and the Colts.
By JESSICA MINTZ SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. will change the program that helps Windows Vista users search their hard drives, in response to antitrust complaints from Google Inc., a person familiar with the issue said Tuesday.
British Airways has infuriated union leaders by admitting it was considering giving its non-executive directors free unlimited first-class travel anywhere in the world.
Internet executives and analysts are closely tracking the rise of identity theft over the Internet.
LONDON: USA skipper Richard Staple looked ahead to the daunting task of tackling world champions Australia and insisted his team will not go down without a fight in their ICC Champions Trophy clash.
Mercury program astronaut Gordon Cooper was remembered Friday by NASA (news - web sites) officials and fellow space pioneers as &quot;not too bad of a pilot, but a heck of a good astronaut.
GOOGLE, with whom I spend more time than with my loved ones, is planning to put the contents of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest libraries on line, including the Bodleian in Oxford and those of Harvard and Stanford in America.
Off-the-shelf lamps can be used as a cheap alternative to laser surgery, Israeli researchers claim.
Microsoft's attempt to get EU antitrust penalties against it suspended turns to the question of its media player.
Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador headed to court Sunday evening to file purported evidence of fraud that he hoped would overturn his conservative rival&#039;s razor-thin preliminary victory.
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The U.S. space shuttle  Endeavour was rolled out of a hangar on Monday and taken to an  assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center to be fitted with  a fuel tank and booster rockets for a scheduled August 7  launch.
One needn't look very far for an expert opinion on the United States men's volleyball team.
Putting new restrictions on H1-B visas in the United States would be a barrier to trade, the president of a large Indian trade association said Wednesday. The remarks come in response to an inquiry by two U.S. senators into alleged misuse of the visas.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!
Israel's divided parliament is widely  expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza  withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a pivotal step toward the first  evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a  state.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands Three police officers have been injured in what Dutch authorities say is a terrorism raid. The officers were hurt when suspects at a house in the Hague tossed a hand grenade.
The Earth Simulator, an NEC supercomputer, is surpassed, at last. IBM announced yesterday that its Blue Gene/L supercomputer had achieved a sustained performance of 36.
BAGHDAD, Feb 3 -- More than 100 people were killed and more than 200 injured by a truck bomb in central Baghdad late Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Record producer Phil Spector has been indicted on a murder charge in the shooting death of a B-movie actress at his mansion last year.
Two UN agencies warn that a decline in breastfeeding is lowering babies' survival rate in the Asia-Pacific region.
Poland wants a bilateral pact and  improved air defenses as part of any deal to become the first  ballistic missile-defense hub outside of the United States, its  defense minister said on Wednesday.
Iraq. Al Jazeera: decapitati un ostaggio turco e il suo interprete. Autobomba a Mosul: 3 morti. Due ostaggi, un cittadino turco ed il suo traduttore, un curdo iracheno, sono stati decapitati da un gruppo militante islamico, l&#39;Esercito Ansar al Sunna.
Donations pouring into SW China quake-hit area    KUNMING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Governments, companies, universities and individuals have been offering donations and assistance to the quake-stricken area in southwest China's Yunnan Province after the disaster happened on Sunday.
A Microsoft-Yahoo merger could threaten the openness on which the Internet is based, a Google executive says.
President Leonid Kuchma called on opposition demonstrators to end their four-day blockade of government buildings Sunday, saying compromise was needed to solve the political
A murder inquiry begins following the death of a father-of-three after he was attacked during a burglary.
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There are a number of lovely performances in The Paris Review's second set of selected interviews, and a somewhat greater proportion of duller ones.
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees is rebulding a career, and his old house, in New Orleans.
Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu became patron of national barbecue day Wednesday, declaring that the shared love of open air cooking was a unifying force between blacks and whites in a still divided country.
A pro-Russian breakaway region in Georgia said on Saturday it believed a Georgian plane crashed over its territory this week and dismissed Georgia's accusation that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India.
New 2007 editions of products promise improved protection and better use of computing resources.
Researchers at the Imperial College Of Science, Technology and Medicine are to explore the effectiveness of gingko, a complementary traditional Chinese medicine, as a treatment for early dementia.
The Rev. Al Sharpton called Sunday for an investigation of the district attorney prosecuting a group of black teenagers on serious criminal charges stemming from a high school fight involving a white classmate.
Chinese director Lou Ye has been banned from making movies in his home country for five years because his film \
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The British government on Monday condemned the purported killing of an American hostage in Iraq, stressing that this kind of &quot;appalling crime&quot; would only strengthen its resolve in Iraq.
The pledge by Iran to stop uranium enrichment has reduced the possibility of military intervention by the United States or Israel to destroy Iran&#39; s growing nuclear weapons potential.
A former community college coach charged with providing false information about athletes to several schools pleaded not guilty Thursday to 36 counts of embezzlement, fraud and theft of federal funds.
WESTWOOD - There is an ideal way to kick-start an offense: Give it a short field.
Nine children have died of flu this season in Alabama, an unusually high number that has some experts worried, a pediatrician said on Thursday.
Peace talks between Darfur rebels and the Sudanese Government have resumed after a 24-hour boycott by rebels who accused Khartoum of violating a ceasefire by killing 75 civilians in six villages.
SAN JOSE, Calif. Microsoft&#39;s software platform for personal digital assistants has taken over the market lead from PalmSource for the first time.
Digimarc Corp. said Wednesday that it received a five-year, $10.3 million contract from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for new driver&#39;s license cards that include security features designed to thwart copying or alteration.
It's the second-largest decorating holiday after Christmas and Hanukkah and merchants are catering to the Halloween crowd with a proliferation of high-tech wizardry -- voice-activated skeletons, smog machines and gory bleeding goblins.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said Monday India and Pakistan have decided to cooperate in exploring different energy sources in the South Asian region.
LeBron James had lunch with Warren Buffett. Here's hoping they'll do it again.
Jeweller Michael Hill International has seen its annual profit rise 30% due to increased sales, the company says.
WASHINGTON - The US pharmaceutical industry that exports billions of dollars worth of medicine around the world faced new scrutiny Friday after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs they
Madeleine McCann's parents will appeal for Irish people to scan holiday pictures for clues about her.
Cable network HBO, nominated for a  staggering 124 awards, got off to a fast start at the 56th  annual Primetime Emmys on Sunday as three stars of its marquee  shows grabbed three early acting prizes.
The United  States withdrew its last 30 military personnel from Iceland on  Saturday as it shut a naval air base that in its Cold War  heyday was the sixth largest town in the island nation.
Widely used antidepressants double the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, from around three cases per thousand to seven cases per thousand, according to a huge federal analysis of hundreds of clinical trials. It marks the first time regulators have acknowledged that the drugs can trigger...
ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways has assured customers they won't notice any changes following its decision to file for bankruptcy protection, the second time in two years the airline has sought such help as it struggles against lower-cost rivals...
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has congratulated Hamid Karzai for his victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. Mr Karzai, who has been head of Afghanistan&#39;s interim administration since the Taliban
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A US military official in Iraq said seven American marines have been killed Monday in a car-bomb explosion. Several other Marines have been wounded in the attack.
The first criminal trial involving former Enron staff is &quot;a case about cheating and lying&quot;, prosecutors say. Two Enron employees and four Merrill Lynch executives face charges relating to a transaction in Nigeria in 1999.
World number one Roger Federer produces a phenomenal display to see off a fired-up Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 6-2 in the US Open quarter-finals.
Yesterday's most amazing rides race into the present at Europe's best classic car show. By Bruce Gain.
Merrill Lynch plans to sell its capital lending business to General Electric's commercial finance arm.
- PacifiCare driver Bruno Junqueira assured that the chase for the Vanderbilt Cup would go down to the final round in Mexico City after closing his pre-race deficit to leader Sebastien Bourdais from 28 to 22 after winning the 57-lap Lexmark Indy 300 on
By Doug Stanley, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Sep. 11--Whether you're adding a deck, remodeling your kitchen or  designing a space ship, Google SketchUp can help you populate the world with  true 3-D objects.
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Navy warships and fishermen pulled 21 bodies from the Java Sea, more than doubling the death toll from an Indonesian ferry fire to 41, a navy spokesman said Sunday.
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Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0suffered paralysis\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0during Sunday's game against the Broncos,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0has voluntary movement in his arms and legs.
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Boston lead singer Brad Delp is found dead at his home by police in New Hampshire.
Novell Inc. shares slid Friday after the Linux software vendor swung to a fourth-quarter profit but still didn&#39;t meet analyst expectations during a period one Wall Street bank called disappointing.
For anyone who has watched the Giants' defense over the past few seasons, safety Brent Alexander's critique of his play in Sunday's victory seems laughable.
Firebrand uprising leader Marwan Barghouthi has decided to run for Palestinian president from his Israeli jail cell, an official of his Fatah faction said on Thursday.
MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Just 5 percent of Web pages devoted to breast cancer contain inaccurate information. But pages focused on complementary or alternative medicine are 15 times more likely to make misleading claims and contain other false information, a new study says.
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The City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, announced today that it has agreed a \u00c2\u00a3194 million compensation fund for investors who lost money in split-capital trusts four years ago.
LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities arrested a  former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern  Andean town and vowed on Tuesday to storm the police station  where his followers remained holed up unless they surrendered  soon.
Thailand confirmed its second death from bird flu Tuesday, and said the fatal case might have been transmitted by a human victim rather than a bird, according to published report.
DUBAI  - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, anointed by Osama bin Laden as Al-Qaeda&#39;s leader in Iraq , has topped a US wanted list since Saddam Hussein &#39;s capture but proved elusive despite a huge reward and relentless military pressure.
Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho may reconsider his resignation if he is cleared of a disorderly conduct charge to which he pleaded guilty last month, his spokesman told CNN on Tuesday.
Nato troops are hunting for three UN workers, one of them British-Irish, kidnapped in Afghanistan&#39;s first Iraqi-style abduction yesterday.
Torrential rain in southwest China triggered flash floods and mudslides that have left 21 dead, while a neighbouring region is suffering its worst drought in 60 years, state media reported Friday.
As Iraqi officials declared Fallujah liberated, U.S. forces continued intense combat operations aimed at securing the last section of the city.
KOIDU, Sierra Leone  - The battle for Sierra Leone's eastern diamond fields fuelled its 11-year civil war, but now the muddy pits are being returned to farming under a scheme funded by U.S. luxury jewelers Tiffany & Co.
Militants detonated a percussion bomb at a girls school in southeastern Iran and opened fire on an electricity plant before fleeing and hiding in a nearby house in Zahedan, according to a Iranian news agency's report.
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An attack on a patrol killed an American soldier, the third U.S. fatality this week in Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday, amid a flurry of attacks that wounded over a dozen Americans in the run-up to the Oct. 9 presidential election.
From special-teams demon to the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Super Bowl deity. From moonlighting drug dealer to born-again Christian. This is David Tyree\u00e2\u0080\u0099s version of his transformation.
The Zoroastrians fear that they are fighting the extinction of their faith, a religion that scholars say is at least 3,000 years old.
Six weeks after the end of the Lebanon war, the militant Hezbollah group is facing little on-the-ground pressure to give up its weapons and disarm &#151; despite a U.N. cease-fire resolution demanding just that.
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Sprint Corp. on Wednesday agreed to  buy wireless telephone company Nextel Communications Inc. in a  cash and stock deal worth about $35.17 billion to gain more  business customers and more wireless airwaves to transmit  calls.
Italy notch up their first away-win in the Six Nations rugby tournament, beating Scotland 37-17.
A former U.S. Marine staff sergeant testified at a hearing Monday that his unit killed at least 30 unarmed civilians in Iraq during the war in 2003 and that Marines routinely shot and killed wounded Iraqis.
The proposed legislation would scale back audits of wealthy taxpayers, including 18 people who work for hedge funds,  in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The US tax burden on businesses is much heavier than that in the European Union, driving investors away from US markets, the head of NYSE Euronext, John Thain, said Wednesday.
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NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart, in a Christmas message posted on her personal Web site, called Wednesday for sentencing reform and took a swipe at the &quot;bad food&quot; in prison.
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Bill Parcells reported to his new job Thursday and quickly put aside one theory about what ails the Miami Dolphins. It turns out they really do practice.
John Mellencamp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music still has the three-chord twang and gritty vocals he learned from the Rolling Stones, country and Motown. But he has traded a young man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bravado for grown-up disenchantment, wary determination and minor keys.
Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, finds research.
Insecurity is an issue even for those living in the fortified home of the US Embassy and Iraqi government.
MUMBAI, INDIA - The Indian army will start to reduce the number of troops stationed in the disputed state of Kashmir on Wednesday to coincide with a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an official said Tuesday.
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Utility operator and real estate  company Allete Inc.  on Friday posted higher 2006  full-year earnings compared with the previous year, when  charges from a power purchase agreement weighed.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
MOSCOW -- The butcher is still breaking spareribs with an ax across the aisle in the cavernous Moscow market, and Bafo Zhamurov is convinced that he will be selling his dried apricots here for a long time.
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Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is flying home as about 2,000 of his supporters are arrested.
Sling Media chief Blake Krikorian talks about the sale of his company to the maker of Dish Networks and what it will mean for their funky red trapezoid set-top box.
Rafael Correa\u00c2\u0092s rise in Ecuador points to how varied, and persistent, the leftist groundswell has become in Latin America.
Ciara projected a confident, aggressive but ultimately untouchable sexuality at the Nokia Theater on Sunday night.
TEL AVIV: The players of Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bnei Sakhnin set off on the greatest soccer journey of their lives on Monday when they travelled from their poor town in the north of the country to Newcastle United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s St James\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Park.
MARKHAYANOVA, Russia  - The Kolyma used to be a river of death for prisoners in some of the harshest camps of Josef Stalin's Gulag empire. Now the camps are long gone, but so too is the activity of a once-bustling Soviet Arctic outpost.
Andy Roddick displays his fighting qualities to beat Nicolas Mahut 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-2)  and win a fourth Artois title.
MUNICH -- Pope Benedict XVI returned to his homeland yesterday in what he described as a joyous personal journey, but one that highlights the decline of traditional Roman Catholicism in the heart of Europe.
It was something of a back-to-school night for the crowd of entrepreneurs, marketing officers and venture funders who showed up in droves at the high-end networking club at Tysons Corner.
Israel refused to give a U.N.-appointed investigation access to the officials who may have been responsible for the bombing of an observation post that killed four unarmed peacekeepers at the height of the conflict with Hezbollah, the United Nations said Friday.
Bayer AG's heart-surgery drug Trasylol can increase the risk of kidney damage, U.S. health officials warned on Friday, adding that more precautions may be needed in the future.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Justice Department gave conditional approval Monday to Cingular Wireless&#39; acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless, a $41 billion deal creating the nation&#39;s largest wireless carrier.
A UK fertility centre starts offering cut-price IVF treatment for women who donate their eggs to research.
Female activists in Zimbabwe are facing increasingly brutal treatment from the police, a report claims.
SEC upgrades investigation into vaccine manufacturer.
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The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries.
The Philadelphia Flyers landed one of the top prizes on the free agent market signing Daniel Briere to an eight-year $52 million deal on Sunday while the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks added another blue chip defenseman to their lineup.
Wireless baby monitors and headphones bought in one European country will work anywhere in the European Union, officials promised Thursday after setting EU-wide frequencies for short-range wireless products.
LONDON  - Cocoa futures on the International Financial Futures and Options Exchange rose sharply Monday because of fighting in the Ivory Coast, the world's No. 1 cocoa producer.
Paul Kenyon confronts the drive hunt fishermen of Taiji in Japan and the intermediaries who sell the animals to dolphinariums.
HOUSTON -- Enron Corp.&#39;s chief financial officer since a month after the energy company went bankrupt in December 2001 resigned effective Friday.
Pouty and unrepentant, unruly rocker Courtney Love yesterday pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for letting her microphone stand bash a fan&#39;s head during an East Village nightclub performance last March.
Top seed Justine Henin of Belgium battled past two-times champion Venus Williams 7-6 6-4 in a see-saw slugfest on Friday to line up a U.S. Open final against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after this country's January elections if security improves and local forces continue to expand and become more effective, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says...
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Could the awesome and seemingly limitless power of DNA be focused on a parakeet?  That question is intriguing historians who want to bring back the extinct Carolina parakeet - the only parrot species native to South Carolina.
United Airlines has begun reaching out  to potential lenders for financing to leave bankruptcy, the  company said on Friday.
Tuesday night, Robert Indeglia, a purebred human, pointed to an English springer spaniel named James, designating him Best in Show at the Westminster\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 131st edition, at Madison Square Garden.
LOS ANGELES: US authorities have seized a long-lost Picasso worth about $US10million ($13.4million) that was looted by Nazis during World War II.
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A tentative step was taken yesterday in the quest to finding lasting peace in the crisis torn Dafur region of Sudan when the Abuja peace talks unanimously adopted a four-point draft agenda.
The sand-toned, curved limestone walls of the new National Museum of the American Indian make it the most sensuous and serene structure on the Mall, a powerful and immediate sign
The school doesn&#39;t get the top recruits, doesn&#39;t get the major bowl games it believes is its birthright, and doesn&#39;t get the fact that the football program is just not a major power anymore.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown set out his plan to reform the international financial system and restore stability to markets around the world in a Financial Times comment piece Friday.
Older patients with similar chronic conditions receive treatment that varies widely, even among the top-ranked hospitals, according to studies released Thursday that suggest more expensive and frequent intervention does not make for better care.
Actor Jim Carrey attends the UK premiere of A Series of Unfortunate Events after fleeing a hotel fire.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER is back at his favourite race to claim a title demoralised opponents conceded to him months ago, an unprecedented seventh F1 crown.
At the end of the ninth round, Holyfield nailed Donald with a sharp right and Donald went back to his stool, shaken. At the beginning of the tenth round, Holyfield attacked once again and once again Donald appeared to be on wobbly feet.
UN refugees agency chief Ruud Lubbers said on Tuesday that the United Nations will work together with the Sudanese government to help Darfur refugees return home while
Republican presidential hopeful  Rudolph Giuliani, fighting to gain conservative support in the  2008 race, won the backing of a Southern senator on Monday  despite their disagreements on hot-button social issues.
He may have unlocked the secret of making his bat useful again, but Coco Crisp is still at his spectacular best with a glove on his wrist.
Crude futures rose Friday amid market jitters over possible production cuts by OPEC at their meeting in Egypt, as well as fears that winter weather will put pressure on supplies.

Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian both pulled out of the Paris Masters on Monday, meaning neither will play in the season ending Masters Cup.
Vietnam hopes Myanmar will make active contributions to the activities of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan said on Thursday.
A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000.
Extra armed police patrolled the streets  of the Bangladeshi capital and traffic was light on Sunday, a  working day, as shocked Bangladeshis woke up to the aftermath  of grenade blasts that killed at least 17 people.
On Friday, roughly a decade after Netscape's fortunes started to slide, AOL announced it is finally pulling the plug on the Netscape browser. \
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It can only remain aloft for three minutes but weighs less than an empty soft drink can -- and it can take and transmit pictures in flight.
Beleaguered pop star Michael Jackson, responding to a recent TV movie about his life and legal troubles, said in a statement he was tired of being &quot;vilified&quot; and taunted as &quot;Wacko Jacko&quot; in the public eye.
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Friends and adversaries of the United States voted overwhelmingly in the UN General Assembly on Thursday against the four-decade-old American economic, financial and commercial embargo against Cuba.
By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 16--At one of Houston's busiest intersections, developers are planning to bring a different sort of urban life to 37 acres of mostly vacant land where Town & Country Mall once stood.
Roger Clemens' meeting with a congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball was pushed back until Feb. 5.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday as candidates fanned out across the United States and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.
Charlie Sheen, star of the  television comedy &quot;Two and a Half Men,&quot; is engaged to marry his  girlfriend, aspiring actress Brooke Mueller, a representative  for the actor said on Thursday.
Portuguese police are expected to give prosecutors papers Monday outlining their case against Kate and Gerry McCann in the disappearance of their 4-year-old daughter, Britain's Press Association reported.
An investment fund for philanthropist Rachel Mellon contributed $495,000 to a labor-backed group that is running ads in Iowa in support of Democrat John Edwards' presidential campaign.
The number of people in Scotland diagnosed with HIV has risen to the highest quarterly total on record. Figures for July to September this year show 105 people were found to have the virus, which can lead to Aids.
The House passed $6.4 billion legislation Wednesday that would cut off U.S. aid to local governments in Afghanistan with ties to drug dealers, criminals or terrorists, a standard the White House says is unrealistic.
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate in November declined to a three-month low of 5.4 percent from 5.5 percent. Wall Street economists were expecting non-farm payrolls to rise by 200,000 -- nearly
Remember how Subhash Ghai had signed Madhuri Dixit for a dance number in Karma. When he saw the rushes, he realised Dixit was too good for just an item number and so signed her for the lead in Uttar Dakshin and Ram Lakhan.
(CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet Friday in a debate rematch as a new poll shows a shift toward the Democratic challenger and amid more troubling news on Iraq.
Up to 15 British troops were killed on  Sunday when a transport plane crashed near Baghdad in what  could be Britain's biggest single loss of life of the Iraq  campaign, a British military source said.
Searchers found the bodies of two young brothers in the Dan River on Friday, three days after the boys disappeared from their grandparents' home near the storm-swollen stream.
The Government must act swiftly to either charge or release the nine detainees who are being held on suspicion of links with terrorism, civil liberties campaigners said today.
NEW YORK -- Internal auditors at the United Nations failed to investigate allegations that Iraq siphoned billions of dollars in illicit profits through kickbacks from companies that bought more than $64 billion in oil and humanitarian goods, depriving the organization of a \
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The number of mortgages approved by banks fell 22% in August compared to the same month last year, figures show.
WEST PALM BEACH -- Hurricane Charley packed more punch than any storm not named Andrew, the Insurance Information Institute said Wednesday.
Sun's strategy of having two free-to-good-home dogs in the applications-suite hunt might be coming to an end, as the company quietly backs away from the StarOffice \
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CHENNAI: The elimination of forest brigand, Veerappan has certainly injected confidence into the Tamil Nadu government, boosted the morale of the state police and gave the businessman and public a reason to be relieved.
In my house, my children know they will receive a harsher punishment for a lie used to cover up a misdeed than for the offense itself.
Vodafone KK President Shiro Tsuda has said the company will stop offering new second-generation cell phone handsets in 2005 to force customers to switch to 3G handsets.
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US President George W Bush intervenes to stop convicted White House aide Lewis Libby from going to prison.
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The Central Intelligence Agency  has published hundreds of names of people, firms, political  parties and government officials Saddam Hussein purportedly  tried to buy off to get U.N. sanctions lifted.

Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who earned billions of dollars last year by betting against the housing market, said on Tuesday that former Federal Reserve board chairman Alan Greenspan will advise his firm.
Is the Oklahoma defense a notch below its predecessors? Is Texas&#39; offense a step-ahead? Why is Texas Tech feeling good about itself despite its recent loss?
Pope Benedict is due to visit Austria, where he will join Jewish leaders to pay tribute to victims of the Nazis.
Sasha Victorine and Arturo Torres scored for Los Angeles, and the Galaxy ended a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Offenses covered by a new European Union draft law on crimes against the environment:
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell visited injured Bills tight end Kevin Everett on Thursday morning, spending 90 minutes with the tight end who sustained a severe spinal cord injury.
Randeep Hooda, who is playing 19th century painter Raja Ravi Varma in Ketan Mehta's bilingual \
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There may have been gloomier, more depressing, and costlier days for a Boston College athletic team in the past 40 years, but I can't think of one.
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Leading-edge organizations find greater confidence and peace of mind for sorting through the tidal wave of data to weigh all risk factors in decision making. Learn more in this Computerworld report on Analytics.  This report is available free (a $195 value) compliments of SAS.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has termed meeting between president general Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh at New York a milestone and expressed optimism that both the countries will succeed in finding out a solution to lingering Kashmir
A fugitive Russian attorney has applied for political asylum in the United States after accusing Russia's security service of waging a vendetta against him, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- US venture capital investment and number of deals were down 4 percent with $4.56 billion invested in 467 deals in typical third quarter slow-down, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released by Ernst &amp; Young and VentureOne
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Wal-Mart Stores will experience the most negative impact from a plan for Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s to shift the composition of key index benchmarks over a phased, year-long transition, analysts said Wednesday.
at Yankee Stadium Records: Boston is 78-68 (second in the American League East, 11 1/2 games behind); New York is 89-56 (first in the AL East).
A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children&#39;s Hospital Boston.
Iran has arrested military officers, nuclear workers and others on charges of revealing its nuclear secrets to Israeli and US intelligence agencies, Intelligence Minister Ali Yunesi said.
After enduring the indignity of having to train at a nearby college track by herself while heats of the 100 and 200 meters were being run, Marion Jones finally made her grand
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A nationwide inspection shows Internet users are not as safe online as they believe. The inspections found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
In the final days before the world learns whether Harry Potter lives or dies, spoilers &#151; or those pretending to spoil &#151; are spreading on the Internet.
If you&#39;ve been eyeing Amazon.com (AMZN), you may wonder what got into the online heavyweight over the holidays. Shares shot up 8.5%, or $3.32, on the first trading day after Christmas, as Amazon said it logged a record 2.8 million orders in a single day.
Former vice presidential aide Lewis \
New technologies can find faces or products without text tags by creating 3-D models and digital signatures. By Elizabeth Svoboda.
OPEC oil producers said Thursday that  Friday's ministerial meeting would rein in oversupply to  bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce  output quotas early next year.
Core 2 Duo-based Mac support Apple has updated its Windows-on-Mac utility, Boot Camp. The latest release, version 1.1.1 and still a beta test incarnation, primarily incorporates support for the Apple's recently released Core 2 Duo-based iMacs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fidel Castro appeared more vigorous on Sunday in the first television images of the Cuban leader to be broadcast in Cuba in four months, adding weight to reports that he has put his health crisis behind him.
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Microsoft is applying for a patent for an operating system that starts out crippled.  You must pay to do things like take the throttle off network speed, disk access, install drivers, install software, and more.  Trust me, I rarely even visit Groklaw, even if this is my second consecutive blog entry with a link to a Groklaw article. My VarLinux.org readers posted the article, A Brave New Modular World, and I had to share it.
Pope John Paul was rushed to  hospital with breathing difficulties on Tuesday night after a  bout of influenza suddenly worsened.
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A false door at the back of a cramped New York City store swings open to reveal a secret room lined with fake Prada, Gucci and Fendi bags and wallets.
Tokyo's Nikkei made its biggest gain in  two weeks on Wednesday after unexpectedly strong Chinese growth  data prompted investors to return to Nippon Steel Corp. and  others doing business in China.
British hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewelry for doctors &#151; and their traditional white coats &#151; in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections, according to new rules published Monday.
At least two persons were killed and 18 injured when a bomb exploded at the fag end of a concert in Colombo by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Yahoo announces a restructuring drive, as it attempts to simplify its business and take on rival Google.
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Exit polls suggest Georgia's President Saakashvili is on track for re-election, in a vote seen as a test for democracy.
The Los Angeles Galaxy will officially introduce new signing David Beckham on July 13, the club announced on Thursday.
LONDON Two campaigners for fathers&#39; rights who penetrated Buckingham Palace dressed in Batman and Robin costumes were released on bail Tuesday, the police said.
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A big Texan with a blistering fastball, Boston Red Sox's Josh Beckett hurled himself into an elite group on Wednesday when he became only the third pitcher to strike out at least four batters to start a World Series.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called for cutting U.S. dependence on foreign oil in half by nearly 8 million barrels a day by the year 2025 &amp;#151; a goal she said can be met with more ethanol-based fuel and a &#36;50 billion research fund.
Dwyane Wade and Lamar Odom did some of their best work in overtime.
Renegade soldiers have advanced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking control of two more villages during clashes with government troops, United Nations officials said on Monday.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts -- the first time he has spoken of his possible retirement since he fell ill.
Just three years ago, newly crowned Miss America Kirsten Haglund was eating tiny portions of food and became so thin her concerned parents \
US President George W. Bush announced here on Thursday his five-step plan for reconstruction of Iraq, saying to help Iraq conduct national elections no later than next January is &quot;the most important step.
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WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--The New Zealand Exchange Ltd. (NZX.NZ) said Monday it has suspended Access Brokerage from trading in the stock market, and referred the matter to the Serious Fraud Office, the Securities Commission and the Minister of Commerce.
Strong explosions shook central Baghdad at dawn on Sunday and heavy fighting erupted in a street notorious as a rebel stronghold, in violence that killed
''Non ci sono aggettivi per definire una tragedia del genere: sono ancora commosso''. Lo ha detto il...
A fire in Yosemite National Park's Hetch Hetchy basin grew to 1,500 acres Saturday, and park officials were searching for a man suspected of setting the blaze.
There is no stopping the Rok Sako To Rok Lo makers.
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In some ways, they are still fumbling  about in the dark, except now at least there's a flashlight on  hand.
The service failed to gain much traction with users, especially when compared to a rival service by Yahoo.
Andreotti: proposta di Forza Italia e' una bizzarria
Sudan hopes to reach a peace agreement  to end fighting in its troubled Darfur region by the end of the  year, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said on Monday.
Europe's heavy-weight Ariane 5-ECA rocket, which exploded in 2002, will return to flight early next year.
Saad al-Hariri, son of assassinated Lebanese leader Rafik al-Hariri, was due to meet Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, apparently in connection with the return to Pakistan of a former prime minister.
Microsoft is paying out more than $1bn (\u00c2\u00a3497m) to repair chronic problems with its Xbox 360 games consoles, which break down in a fault known as the 'red ring of death'.
Spain approved new guidelines on immigration on Thursday, including a partial amnesty aimed at giving papers to some of the 800,000 illegal immigrants estimated to be living in the country.
Don't expect to see a Dell Labs that focuses on fundamental research or a major move into highly bespoke \
Ma Teheran chiede un calendario per ritiro truppe Usa
As Macedonian and Austrian Prime Ministers, Hari Kostov and Wolfgang Schuessel concluded at Wednesday's meeting in Vienna, Macedonia can rely on Austrian support on the road to EU and NATO, there are no open ...
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for a third time in three months Tuesday when policy-makers hold their final planned meeting before the November election.
A Connecticut man facing economic espionage charges says he wasn't serious about selling already-leaked Microsoft source code, but an undercover investigator for the software giant was determined to pay him something.
The lawyers behind a  record-setting sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart Stores  on Tuesday filed a new lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corp.  claiming it barred women from top store management jobs.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali   Larijani offered a 2-month suspension of its nuclear enrichment   program in weekend talks with European Union foreign policy   chief Javier Solana, an EU diplomat said on Sunday.
Nell'ultimo Angelus del 2007, folla in piazza San Pietro
Il nuovo anno scolastico si apre con molti cambiamenti nel cassettoIntrodotte le \
Firefighters were hampered by erratic wind and low humidity Monday as they made slow progress against a fire that had burned nearly 12,000 acres and four homes in the Northern California wine country.
Some unscrupulous vendors manage to worm their way into price comparison site listings. Knowing how these shopping engines work can help you avoid the bad apples.
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Hypervisor flash The rumors about VMware putting ESX Server on dietary supplements have been confirmed. The virtualization darling today revealed ESX Server 3i - a super-thin hypervisor that will be built into the memory of servers from companies such as Dell, HP and IBM.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BETHESDA, Maryland  - Australian Stuart Appleby held a four-stroke lead at the midway point of Saturday's third round of the $6-million AT&T National.
Mock rock legends Spinal Tap reunited for London&#39;s Live Earth concert on Saturday, performing spoof environmental single &quot;Warmer Than Hell&quot; that describes the Devil complaining about high temperatures in Britain.
Rain showers on Friday fouled up the third attempt in 24 hours by the US Atlantis space shuttle to return to Earth, leaving the seven member crew still stuck in orbit.
Londra, padre di famiglia accoltellato davanti casa
Hollywood marked the unofficial start of awards season with a parade of power couples: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Helen Mirren and husband Taylor Hackford, Jim Sheridan and ... 50 Cent.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears  linebacker Brian Urlacher, who has been plagued with various  injuries this season, was placed on injured reserve on  Wednesday because of a recent hamstring problem.
Cameroon football federation (Fecafoot) chiefs on Tuesday expressed their surprise that striker Samuel Eto'o has yet to be released by Barcelona for the African Nations Cup which starts on January 20.
The average resident of Minnesota stands a better chance of avoiding smoking, car accidents and obesity than a friend living 900 miles to the south in Tennessee.
US stock-index futures declined before Alan Greenspan&#39;s presentation to Congress, where the Federal Reserve&#39;s chairman may restate his commitment to a ``measured&#39;&#39; increase in borrowing costs.
Ethiopia has called on Queen Elizabeth to return the bones of an orphan prince buried at Windsor Castle after he was spirited from his homeland by British soldiers nearly 140 years ago.
Dopo il ritrovamento su sua indicazione di due granate

Russia said it would deliver a response on Tuesday to Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats, amid signs that it will not allow the diplomatic row to affect booming economic ties.
A BRANCH of al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the assault on the US consulate in Jeddah. Underscoring the menace Osama bin Laden&#39;s terror network still poses to US interests
BEIJING: IBM is selling its personal computer making business to China&#39;s largest PC producer, Lenovo Group Ltd, for US$1.25bil, marking the US giant&#39;s retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.
PARIS Despite its revelation that it has fired Tyler Hamilton, its leader and the winner of a disputed gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens, the Phonak team lost its appeal to be included in bicycle racing&#39;s reorganized structure, officials announced
House tax writers will consider more than $1.5 billion in small business tax cuts next week in hopes of freeing minimum wage legislation currently stuck in an impasses between the House and Senate.
WHEN it came, the end of the siege at School No1 in the small north Ossetian town of Beslan was the worst possible outcome. It was protracted, chaotic and bloody and a catastrophe not just for the families
The U.S. men's basketball team got their  first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament  Monday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary  round game.
Il vicepresidente del Milan, Adriano Galliani, ai microfoni di Sky Sport manifesta tutta la propria ...
An ailing Pope John Paul II is to miss Ash Wednesday services for the first time in his 26 years as pontiff.
E' il decimo in 3 mesi, carica vacante dal 24 novembre
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - The United States and  its allies on Monday found common cause with opponents of the  invasion of Iraq, encouraging Iraq to hold elections on time in  January even as some Arab states floated the idea of a delay.
Researchers are trying to understand how much vitamin D is necessary for optimal health. Are you taking enough?
A sailor from a sunken ship belonging to Oliver Cromwell's navy had the upper body of a trapeze artist but bowed legs, his recovered skeleton shows.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  said on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half, but the videogame publisher's outlook fell short of Wall Street expectations, and its shares fell 4 percent.
The DUP and Sinn Fein take the majority of first preference votes in the NI Assembly election.
Russia rejected as unacceptable  on Wednesday a new U.N. Security Council resolution drafted by  Europeans and the United States that paves the way to  independence for Kosovo in four months.
Premier, ma occorre prudenza perche' sono stime preliminari
A Roman Catholic priest was arrested on perjury charges Wednesday, accused of lying about his relationship with a mobster in testimony to a grand jury investigating a casino owner's possible ties to organized crime.
Asia-Pacific leaders conclude their summit by calling for a rapid conclusion to stalled global trade talks.
When the Denver International Film Festival, which starts tonight, announced a salute to the New German Cinema movement, I must admit to a vague panic.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration confirmed Thursday that it built a special chip used in a disputed demonstration of quantum computing in February. NASA engineers used their experience with submicrometer dimensions and ultra-low temperatures to build a quantum processor for Canadian startup D-Wave Systems, said Alan Kleinsasser, principal investigator in the quantum chip program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. D-Wave claimed to demonstrate a prototype quantum computer during a news conference Feb. 13 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. But industry experts became skeptical when D-Wave revealed it had left the computer at its Vancouver office, then conducted the demonstration over a Web link. \
The surface of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan may be covered by thick drifts of combustible organic &quot;snow&quot; floating on lakes of liquid methane or water and ammonia ice flows, NASA (news - web sites) scientists said on Friday.
There is a good deal of nail biting going on at the mostly picture-perfect campaign rallies held for President Bush. Terry Buck, a first-grade teacher from Cleveland, feels the nervousness.
Chicago Tribune - The bodies were under rubble and palm fronds, in rooms where people were trapped as the water cascaded in, and scattered along the driveway leading to the colonnaded lobby.
Prevista a breve stabilizzazione della redditivita'
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton released a plan for universal health coverage designed to avoid the political flaws in her failed proposal of 1993-94.
Il ministro degli Esteri: raggiunti gli obiettivi principali
Pet hamsters are a potential source of serious infection, U.S. health officials warned on Thursday.
U.S. sales of the seventh and final Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first 24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the fastest-selling book ever.
Blog: The former head of ATI Technologies, acquired by AMD last year, resigns amid troubled times for the chipmaker.
WASHINGTON -- A newly discovered fossil might be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.
A U.S. official died after a shooting  attack on Tuesday on his vehicle in Khartoum in which his  Sudanese driver was also killed, U.S. and Sudanese officials  said.
The Baltimore Ravens are excited about the prospect of having Deion Sanders come out of retirement and be a part of their defensive backfield. The question now is: Will he take them up on their offer?
A hedge fund manager who was among more than a dozen people accused of participating in an insider trading ring on Wall Street pleaded guilty on Tuesday to profiting from inside tips allegedly leaked by a former UBS Securities  executive.
BT launches a new mobile phone service, three years after spinning-off its MM02 subsidiary.
Cross a gecko with a mussel and what comes out is a new type of adhesive tape that can repeatedly stick and restick, even underwater.
NEW YORK - John Kerry issued a scathing and pointed criticism Monday of President Bush&#39;s Iraq policies, saying Bush had repeatedly misled the American public and had compiled &quot;a long litany of misjudgments with terrible consequences.
Computer games are integral to many youngsters' lives and should be studied in school, academics argue.
Con 'Orgia' al Theatre du Vieux-Colombier il 24/2
By Lawrence Mower  By LAWRENCE MOWER  REVIEW-JOURNAL  The former 32-year flute professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, accused of possessing more than 26,000 images of child pornography waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday.
A US jury convicts an ex-Ku Klux Klan member over the deaths of two black teenagers in 1964.
IF services conglomerate Cendant buys the third-largest US online travel company, Orbitz, as looks probable, then it will be widely seen as another step towards breaking down any lingering sense that business over the internet is &quot;special&quot; compared to
Author Susan Sontag, widely regarded as one of America's leading intellectuals, dies aged 71.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is making the case on behalf of his country today. The prime minister will address a joint session of Congress, and he will meet the press with President Bush.
Former American fugitive Marc Rich was a middleman for several of Iraq&#39;s suspect oil deals in February 2001, just one month after his pardon from President
A group of Internet security and instant messaging providers have teamed up to detect and thwart the growing threat of IM and peer-to-peer viruses and worms, they said this week.
Regular exercise may work as  well as medication in improving symptoms of major depression,  researchers have found.
Federal agents seized a Mercedes-Benz from an Army reservist who said the armor-plated, bulletproof luxury car probably belonged to Saddam Hussein.
Myanmar's military regime has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross out of key border areas and rejected moves to resume prison visits.
WASHINGTON Sept. 5, 2004 - A spotty job market and stagnant paychecks cloud this Labor Day holiday for many workers, highlighting the importance of pocketbook issues in the presidential election.
Iraq's government approves a draft law revoking private security contractors' immunity from prosecution.
2004-05: Because of slow over-rate during the BCCI\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Platinum Jubilee one-dayer against Pakistan at Kolkata, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly was suspended for two Tests against South Africa.
Germany's chancellor says the leaders of the G8 nations have agreed a compromise deal on climate change.
The father and uncle of a woman who was killed for rejecting an arranged marriage are found guilty of her murder.
Blog: GPLv3, for all its sound and fury, has not had much impact on the industry...yet.  Very few projects have adopted it.  Here's why.
Try telling Arsenal the Premiership is a marathon not a sprint. The champions have come out of the blocks at an extraordinary pace, racking up nine goals in two games and
Con alcuni omosessuali ha cercato di dar vita a un corteo
Viacom said on Tuesday it will sell a radio station to Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. in exchange for a 10 percent ownership of SBS and warrants to buy another 5 percent stake, marking Viacom's entry into the U.S. Hispanic radio market.
A Broncos victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday could elevate Jake Plummer to the level forecast for him when he left Arizona State almost eight years ago.
President George W. Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.
A Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Savo Todovic gives himself up for trial at the Hague court.
Third seed Novak Djokovic moves into the second round of the Australian Open along with David Nalbandian and Marcos Baghdatis.
Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s MRK.N withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
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The parents and in-laws of the man who set off an international health scare by flying to Europe and back for his wedding while infected with a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis stressed that he would never have traveled if he thought he was contagious.
Messaging specialist cut short Mobile messaging software company Empower Interactive Group has gone into administration. The company's SMS and MMS software is used by several mobile operators, including Orange UK, Wind in Italy, Singapore's Starhub, and Etisalat in the UAE.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tens of thousands of flag-waving Lebanese gathered in central Beirut on Wednesday to remember Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the former premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.
Israel on Tuesday ruled out negotiations \
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Hanging out with Ingrid Hoffmann, the Colombian-born star of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSimply Delicioso,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a Latin-themed cooking show on the Food Network.
Marianne Fredriksson, one of Sweden's best known and most translated authors, has died at the age of 79, Swedish media quoted her agent as saying on Sunday.
While AC Milan scored two late goals to see off Celtic 3-1 at the San Siro, Inter climbed to the top of Group G with a victory by the same scoreline away to Anderlecht.
Roma, 24 settembre 2004 - Accordo nella notte sul riassetto societario di Alitalia. Dopo una nuova maratona notturna, la compagnia ei sindacati, ad eccezione del Sult che oggi sottoporr\u00c3\u00a0 l&#39;intesa all&#39;assemblea
A flap with the United States over violence on Mexico's northern border does not threaten the two nations' strong relationship, though Mexican officials maintain Washington went too far with a travel alert, President Vicente Fox said Friday.
A coalition of conservative New England Episcopalians has split from the national church, forming four new congregations in part because of last year's consecration of a gay bishop.
Dow Jones +0,34%, SP +0,33%, Nasdaq sale dello 0,37%
Gli alimenti verranno donati agli enti legati all'iniziativa
The American Cancer Society is launching a new website designed to help you quit smoking. Thursday is the Great American Smoke Out, a day that ranks right up there with new years as a starting point for people to kick the habit.
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Given the shifting tides of the  recording industry, breaking in as a jazz bandleader poses  increasing challenges, not only in raising one's profile but  also in rustling up the funds to pay the support musicians.
World stocks and emerging market assets weakened on Wednesday while safe-haven government bonds rose as UBS  unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs, stirring fears the five-month-old credit crisis is deepening.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - The fish's long shadow slid under the ice, causing Darren Horness to blink. &quot;I was skimming some ice off the hole, and all the sudden I thought I caught a little bit of movement, and I had to kind of take a step back,&quot; said Horness, 36, of Howards Grove.
South African golfer Retief Goosen fired a 7-under par 65 today to grab a one-stroke lead over Fiji&#39;s Vijay Singh after the first round of the $A1.274 million PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Kauai, Hawaii.
IMS Health Inc  said on Friday  it will cut 10 percent of its work force, or about 1,050 jobs,  as part of a cost-cutting plan and take a pretax charge of $86  million to $90 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.
Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is on the mend Monday after a near-fatal bike accident. Almond, one half of the British duo best known for the 1981 chart-topper &quot;Tainted Love,&quot; suffered life
South Korea admitted it had conducted plutonium-based nuclear research in the early 1980s just one week after startling revelations emerged concerning enriched uranium.
Vienna State Opera Director Ioan Holender announced Wednesday that he will step down in three years instead of looking to extend his contract.
BAGHDAD, July 16 -- A massive truck bomb followed by two smaller blasts ravaged Kirkuk on Monday, police said, killing more than 80 people in the deadliest attack in the troubled northern Iraqi city since the war began.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated on Thursday that his country opposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program ahead of a meeting of major powers in London this week.
Two Picasso paintings worth 50 million euros are stolen from the home of the artist's granddaughter in Paris.
Dow Jones invariato, SP 500 a +0,14%, Nasdaq a +0,77
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 3 -- Deanna Nolan scored 20 of her franchise playoff-record 30 points in the first half to help the defending champion Detroit Shock advance to the WNBA Finals with an 81-65 victory over the Indiana Fever in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday night.
Varato il decreto legge del Governo sulla violenza negli stadi dal consiglio dei ministri, riunito d...
Iraqi insurgents hit the country&#39;s infrastructure late Thursday, carrying out a mortar attack on Baghdad&#39;s main oil refinery.
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Clinical tests of a product candidate to be a vaccine against malaria, the RTS/ASO2A, that were carried out by the Manhica Health Reaserach Centyre, in the southern Mozambican province of Maputo, revealed its efficacy and safety to reduce this disease
Former media mogul Conrad Black is guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice but innocent of racketeering, a U.S. jury found on Friday.
Iraq is considering building a $2 billion  petrochemical plant and could begin talks with potential  international investors in the project this year, the country&#39;s  industry minister said on Sunday.
Microsoft Corp. has offered to buy struggling internet search provider Yahoo for $44.6 billion, a merger that would combine two of the technology world's most well-known names into a potentially potent competitor for Google in the lucrative Web search and advertising market.
(RAMALLAH, West Bank) - Palestinian officials said they won&#39;t change succession laws in the event that Yasser Arafat dies. They said the Palestinian parliament speaker will become temporary president of the Palestinian Authority when Arafat dies.
A death in the family of Michael Jackson's lead defense attorney has delayed jury selection in the case by a week.
MOSCOW: At least ten people were killed and 51 others were injured after an explosion on Tuesday outside a Moscow subway station that the Russian security service blamed on a female suicide bomber.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, Abu Dhabi television reported Friday. The British Foreign Office said it could not confirm the report.
French conglomerate Bouygues reported a 47-percent surge in net profit in the first half of the year owing to strong performances across nearly all of its diversified businesses.
Spectators are evacuated from Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium following a bomb scare.
Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan says that the fallout from Friday's scuffle between centers Etan Thomas and Brendan Haywood is an unnecessary distraction.
France: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is &quot;not unconscious and not in a coma,&quot; his top aide Nabil Abu Rudeina told AFP on Thursday, amid swirling rumors about Arafat&#39;s precarious health.
Microsoft (MSFT) and watch maker Swatch are offering a new line of wireless data watches, the companies said Wednesday, bringing the era of Dick Tracy wristwatch radios one step closer.
NASA on Wednesday  cleared the space shuttle Discovery for launch from Florida on  December 7 on a mission to continue building the International  Space Station, a space agency official said.
Britain's finance minister said on Wednesday he was working on a set of measures which will allow the government to launch emergency rescues if other banks run into trouble similar to that experienced by Northern Rock.
Sar&agrave; Andrea Gervasoni di Mantova ad arbitrare domani sera alle 20:30 Brescia-Piacenza, recupe...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to file civil charges against Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  board member David Li over an insider trading probe linked to News Corp.'s  bid for the media company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Diablo Cody has a tough-chick reputation \u00c2\u0097 the tattooed, punkish sex blogger wrote a book about her year as a stripper, and the name of her blog is too risque for family newspapers.
World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Avrebbero concorso al dissesto aggravando il 'buco'
Although existing homes are selling at their slowest pace in four years, most Americans are confident their homes are worth more now than they were a year ago, according to a survey released on Thursday.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. may make more large acquisitions than it has done historically and become a more distributed company rather than moving key employees to its Redmond, Wash
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is taking a huge political risk in ordering the pullout of settlers from the Gaza Strip. It is a gamble worth taking.
The human beings behind the business headlines can sometimes become lost.
GLASGOW : Celtic manager Martin O&#39;Neill said he would not block Tommy Burns from becoming Scotland&#39;s next full-time coach.
Julian Wright and Mario Chalmers each scored 18 points, and No. 3 Kansas bounced back after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Oklahoma 67-65 Monday night. The Jayhawks (26-4, 13-2 Big 12) committed 12 second-half turnovers against Oklahoma's pressing defense, but rebounded with a late 11-4 run to win their seventh straight game.
Oil prices steadied on Friday,  stemming heavy losses this week, with a bout of cold weather in  the United States expected to keep up demand for heating fuels  over the weekend.
About 400,000 toddlers die every year in China mainly because of a lack of medical care, a member of a government advisory group said on Wednesday, urging greater investment in the health system.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.
A whale which hit the headlines around the world when it was stranded in the River Thames in London earlier this year was suffering from a painful form of arthritis, scientists have said.
Larry Walker needed three extra at-bats to get his postseason cycle. The newest addition to St. Louis' power-packed lineup hit a two-run homer off Pete Munro in the fifth inning of the Cardinals' 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 2 of the NL championship series Thursday night.
Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone.
Australian Nikki Garrett holed a bunker shot for eagle and finished with a 5-under-par 67 Friday to take a one-stroke lead over 10 players after the opening round of the ANZ Australian Ladies Masters.
Darleen A. Druyun, a former Boeing Co. executive, was sentenced Friday to nine months in prison for discussing a job for herself while she was an Air Force official in position
New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods fell surprisingly by 1.7 percent in September on a drop in transportation orders, a Commerce Department report showed on Thursday.
Chinese appliance maker Haier is trying to expand its presence globally and go upmarket.
This time last year, the OPEC members and a preponderance of analysts were fretting that new oil sources outside the Middle East would flood the market and collapse crude prices in the second half of 2004.
The killer of the \
The pharmaceutical company agreed today to release negative data on the safety and effectiveness of the antidepressant drug Paxil to settle a lawsuit.
Britain on Monday urged Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf to ensure next month's delayed elections pass without incident, saying the country's stability was vital for the whole of south Asia.
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $3 trillion budget has little chance of surviving in a Democratic Congress. But the problems it lays out will survive and grow.
A large concrete cow embossed with tulips stands sentry outside Jan Peter Balkenende&#39;s suite at the Brussels EU summit, where he spent last Friday \u00e2\u0080\u009cwriting history\u00e2\u0080\u009d by setting
CLIFFORD, Pa. - A 72-year-old Reading man was jailed on charges that he committed home invasions in far northeastern Pennsylvania in which other septuagenarians were struck on the head with a hammer and bound with rope and handcuffs.
Medical experts Friday hailed the birth of the first baby born to a woman after an ovarian tissue transplant as a highly significant achievement that could help thousands of cancer patients become mothers.
By Lightfoot, Marguerita Comulada, W Scott; Stover, Gabriel  We tested the hypothesis that a computerized intervention would be as efficacious as an in-person, small-group intervention in reducing sexual risk behaviors.
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Maybe Mack Brown isn't such a villain, after all. If No. 4 California was angry and frustrated after being snubbed by the BCS and denied a Rose Bowl berth, it had to have been flat out humiliated after No. 23 Texas Tech pulled a 45-31 upset in the Holiday Bowl on Thursday night.
Foreign Minister Milton Jimenez quits after being caught drink-driving and held by police.
Steve Nash believes in flow and \u00e2\u0080\u009cgiving back\u00e2\u0080\u009d and recycled shoelaces and the mind-opening opportunities of the global village. But what he really likes is to move the ball forward, fast.
Republican presidential candidate  Mitt Romney said on Wednesday Republicans in Washington have  hurt the party and have been acting like Democrats.
Rather than scrap the ailing Saturn brand, General Motors is drawing Saturn back into its corporate hive to cut costs and bolster a limited product lineup.
U.S. blue-chip stocks declined to the  lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil  prices touched $49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel  costs will erode corporate profits.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday,  weighed down by a number of negative reports from top drug  makers, including Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, and a $2 jump in the  price of crude oil.
Bill Belichick guided the Patriots to the first 16-0 regular season in the annals of the NFL. That unblemished record overshadowed any perceived blemish left by his team's illegal videotaping flap earlier this season, and yesterday he was voted the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year.
Up to 100 workers injured in an explosion at a sugar refinery in  Georgia
Immigration officials question eight Afghan boys found in the back of a lorry delivering supplies to a US air base.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists his team are still in the race for the Premier League title despite sitting 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.
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L'iniziativa: i volontari \
Former Indian cricketer and MP, Navjot Sidhu, is sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter.
Alberto Malesani ringrazia i tifosi dell'Udinese che hanno chiesto a gran voce al patron Pozzo la su...
Juliana Sasaki did not bother checking out Sony&#39;s digital music player in Tokyo before buying her iPod mini. &quot;I knew Sony and other companies had MP3 players, but they can&#39;t beat the mini,&quot; says Sasaki, 23, a language teacher.
The social networking Web site has agreed to include online protections and participate in a working group to develop age-verification technologies, according to an official familiar with the agreement.
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Tuesday  reaffirmed it expects 2004 earnings to be more than 20 percent  above last year, but warned that results in 2005-2007 will be  hurt by patent expirations on over a half-dozen of its  best-selling medicines.
GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Long-running rebellions cast a  shadow on Sunday over relief efforts in Indonesia and Sri  Lanka, nations badly struck by the tsunami two weeks ago.
A French appeals court was to rule whether three photographers who were part of the press pack that chased Princess Diana on the night of her death in Paris in 1997 took pictures that broke privacy laws.
In a new book, author Diana West argues that by refusing to grow up, American adults are creating a society without adequate role models for children.
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan jolted the race for the White House on Thursday, sending candidates in both parties scrambling for political advantage while condemning the attack.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - A Texas county has told  registered sex offenders to stay in their homes and not take  part in the festivities on Halloween, when costumed children go  from house to house seeking treats.
Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez failed to protect a 3-0 lead, so the Yankees lost a chance of clinching at least the wild card.
The weight of the Bobby Darin biopic \
Masai herders in Kenya have begun cutting fences and marching their livestock onto the private ranchland of white settlers, where wildlife thrives.
Nine days and counting Easynet has had intermittent email problems for over nine days and is still struggling to fix them.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pierre Danon, BT&#39;s most outspoken executive, yesterday revealed he was quitting the former phone monopoly for a better-paid job, saying he had grown frustrated at not running the whole company.
Citizens Financial Group's well-known ads showing bankers opening branches early or carrying groceries, and other acts of friendliness, have attracted new customers. But Citizens now must win business from tough competitor Bank of America Corp. after its merger with FleetBoston Financial Corp. Citizens' director of marketing, Theresa McLaughlin, spoke with Globe reporter Sasha Talcott.
The supervisory board of Societe Generale has voted unanimously to keep Chairman and Chief executive Daniel Bouton at the head of the French bank, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Paolo Bettini continua a ricevere grandi attestati di stima per la vittoria al Mondiale di Salisburg...
Whitehall sources accuse the home secretary of wading in too early on the issue of limiting EU migrant workers.
Advertising spending will climb faster than the global economy in 2005, two leading forecasters said on Monday, driven by marketing battles
Actors Al Pacino, Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp attend the Venice Film Festival despite protests.
Ecologist Wangari Maathai urges global action to save the planet as she picks up her 2004 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.
Frances, the second major hurricane to strike Florida in three weeks, has stung tourism, agriculture and other industries, but the state&#39;s economy is expected to
Och-Ziff files for IPO in wake of less-than-superlative Blackstone offering.
A 3-foot-diameter water main burst early Tuesday, gushing out thousands of gallons of water that crumbled pavement and turned a major street into a small lake.
Wasting no time, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has formed a committee to begin an international search for a replacement for Philippe de Montebello.
Spurred by the first terrorist killing in his country, the Dutch justice minister said Monday authorities need broader arrest powers to combat a growing threat from Islamic radicals in the Netherlands.
For the first time since he enticed the Montreal Expos to Washington, DC, with promises of a new stadium, mayor Anthony A. Williams went out among the local folks Tuesday, and he found that his largesse is not particularly appreciated.
Bruce Springsteen rocked concert-goers while trying to rock the vote Friday night, leading a band of top musicians in a rollicking show to help elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House.
A former Unix system administrator at Medco Health Solutions attempted to sabotage critical data, including individual prescription drug data, on more than 70 servers.
Curt Schilling won his major league  leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the  Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League  at Fenway Park Sunday.
Gigi Riva, neo vice commissario della Federcalcio, ha fatto visita alla nazionale under 21, che sta ...
A mortar attack killed two Iraqis outside a stadium in Baghdad's Sadr City where people were lining up to sell back their weapons to police on the last day of an initiative to disarm rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr's ...
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Mr Geert Linnebank, Editor-in-Chief and Global Head of Content, Reuters; Mr Kiran Karnik, President, Nasscom; and Mr N. Dharam Singh, Chief Minister of Karnataka, at the inauguration of Reuters&#39; new facility in Bangalore on Thursday.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan said on Monday he was \
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The House Appropriations Committee Thursday approved $153 million in pet projects, rewarding both powerful and not-so-powerful lawmakers alike with 377 cherished \
The Ukrainian Supreme Court may give its ruling today on charges of fraud in the Nov. 21 presidential election, as the outgoing president backed down on his refusal to hold fresh elections.
A chronology of events in the deadly outbreak of E. coli in the southwestern Ontario farming town of Walkerton. May 12, 2000: Torrential rains wash bacteria from cattle manure into Walkerton&#39;s shallow town well.
Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit  back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St.  Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game  Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium Thursday.
[World News]: New York, Dec 16 : India has once again proved itself as the land of contradictions as scientists have now discovered a new species of monkey in Arunachal Pradesh, despite the fact that India has some of the fastest retreating forest lands.
Samsung has developed a pair of chips that can receive and decode four mobile digital TV systems.
Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear  watchdog would like to visit a secret military site in Iran  that an exile group said was a nuclear weapons site, but they  lack the legal authority to go there, U.N. diplomats told  Reuters.
When Google meets kink A moment of narcissism by a blogger who covers kink, multiple sex partners and other topics has uncovered a sophisticated attack that secretly installed malware on end user machines by compromising thousands of websites maintained by a large webhost and ginning search results on Google.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Makinwa e Mutarelli, i due grandi ex del match, dovrebbero saltare la sfida dell'Olimpico della Lazi...
Drinking fruit and vegetable juices frequently may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.
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Scientists find a possible crater left by the biggest space impact of modern times - the Tunguska event of 1908.
Spain&#39;s civil guard said on Thursday  they had found a car containing explosives near the southern  Spanish city of Huelva.
Ten days after Dell's record-setting notebook battery recall, Apple Computer Inc. told its customers Thursday to return 1.8 million batteries that could cause their Mac laptops to overheat and catch fire.
A Dutch appeals court was set to hand down its verdict in the case of seven Chinese citizens accused of running a human trafficking ring which transported 58 illegal immigrants to their death in June 2000.
The board of Dow Jones & Co Inc has endorsed a $5 billion buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, sending the deal to the controlling Bancroft family for final approval.
Iraq announced on Monday it had withdrawn the license of a U.S. security firm and would prosecute employees it said were involved in a Baghdad shooting in which 11 people were killed.
Less than a week after concluding one of its least watched seasons ever, fourth-place NBC fired entertainment president Kevin Reilly, the network announced yesterday.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today announced the formation of an independent panel to look into what he called an \
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a call from Benjamin Netanyahu, his main rival in the Likud party, to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a referendum and vowed to carry it out on schedule.
An American Airlines pilot is likely to be blamed by government investigators for causing the crash of Flight 587, which plunged into a Queens neighborhood on Nov. 12, 2001,  but aircraft design is also likely to be cited as a  factor.
The US military plans to deploy robots armed with machine-guns to wage war against insurgents in Iraq.
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Capping an intense 10-day competition for Iowa's seven electoral votes, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards accused the Bush administration on Sunday of being captured by drug and insurance interests at the expense of working families.
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Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon said they back their teammate Andy Pettitte, but offered little insight on former Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens and his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973.
NEW YORK -- The rumors waft along the boardwalk, floating from the lips of gossipy locals, strong as the scent of ketchup and sauerkraut on frankfurters under the scorching Brooklyn sun. Didyahear? The rides may soon be closing. See, the go-karts, they're already gone. What's that you say? They'r...
Two-thirds of the world's polar bears will be gone by mid-century, a US government agency reports.
L&#39;ex patron della Cirio, Sergio Cragnotti, e il genero Filippo Fucile sono stati iscritti nel registro degli indagati dalla Procura di Parma nell&#39;ambito delle indagini relative al crack del colosso di Collecchio.
Total Mineral Resources at WMC Resources Ltd&#39;s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia have increased by 29.2% as a result of recent drilling and an improved long-term uranium price outlook.
The European Commission is to discuss changes to the Working Time Directive on Wednesday as it tries to limit the time spent at work.
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Citigroup Inc., the world's largest financial services company, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its consumer and investment banking businesses.
Politics: 10 September 2004, Friday. Bulgaria will support Georgia in full scale in its efforts to become party of the Euro-Atlantic Region, Foreign Minister Solomon Passy declared to his Georgian counterpart ...
President Bush was holding one-on-one talks Sunday with leaders of Chile and Mexico. He leaves Santiago Monday to return to Central Texas, where he will spend the remainder of the week.
A 17-year-old boy accused of storing an explosives manual and other documents connected to an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners was denied bail at a court appearance on Tuesday.
Google is continuing to turn into the MTV of search with more and more video additions to the Google experience.  Last week YouTube hosted videos began popping up in Google search results under Google Video Plusboxes and now Google Finance is hosting finanical news videos on its homepage.  Each day, you&#8217;ll find a variety of videos [...]
Mike Timlin&#39;s reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis&#39;s routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night.
The heads of senior executives at British Airways are on the block after last week&#39;s disastrous spate of delays and cancellations at London&#39;s Heathrow airport.
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Defensive specialist Bruce Bowen showed off his offense Friday night, scoring 15 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the New York Knicks 97-93.
HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe&#39;s biggest bank by market value, and Standard Chartered Plc are vying for control of Korea First Bank after neither of the UK-based lenders could agree a price with its biggest shareholder.
About 146,000 people using a jobs Web  site sponsored by the U.S. government have had their personal  information stolen by hackers who broke into computers at  Monster Worldwide Inc, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
Wildlife TV star Steve Irwin's grieving father has turned down a state funeral for a son he described as &quot;an ordinary bloke&quot;, as a global wave of mourning astonished Australia.
CHICAGO _ For the first time, Facebook.com is facing the realities of being used by would-be predators.
MIAMI : Courted by the candidates, some Florida residents headed to the polls in early voting instituted after electoral chaos in the state held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks.
If respect for an opponent can be measured in silence, then the taciturnity of Patriots left tackle Matt Light yesterday spoke volumes about his for Miami defensive end and Patriots nemesis Jason Taylor.
Two years ago the very idea that the Rev Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist party and Gerry Adams of Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in could sign up to a peace deal in Northern Ireland would have seemed sheer fantasy.
Da oggi le forze locali garantiranno la sicurezza
A Darfur rebel group said on Thursday it  refused to return to African Union-sponsored peace talks in the  Nigerian capital Abuja and rejected the pan-African body as  mediator to end the 22-month-old conflict.
NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks falling sharply Thursday as crude oil prices surged near $55 per barrel and General Motors Corp. issued a disappointing earnings report...
CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood &#151; a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate.
Captain Michael Vaughan believes England will be stronger for their forthcoming tour of New Zealand after their defeat in Sri Lanka.
Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound in the capital on Tuesday to clear it of militants after talks to end a week-long standoff broke down.
LOS ANGELES - With reality shows taking over TV, it was only natural that the Emmy Awards show would go unscripted - at least for a moment.   \
Tech&#39;s 51-14 Champs Sports Bowl romp over Syracuse was the stuff that dreams are made of for a Yellow Jackets team whose offense used to give Tech fans sleepless nights.
NEWS Limited shareholders have voted to shift the media group&#39;s corporate base to the United States. Rupert Murdoch&#39;s media group will likely move to the US after proxy shareholders voted in favour of schemes
The liquidator of Access Brokerage believes client money may have been propping up the business for some time. The small Internet broker collapsed on Friday, with a $5 million shortfall in its client trust accounts.
The Sri Lankan government said a wave of killings blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels was undermining confidence in the peace process which has been stalled since April 2003.
US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson has urged local officials to investigate reports of companies raising prices to exploit a flu vaccine shortage.
John Kerry returned to the U.S.  Capitol on Tuesday, vowed to fight on in the Senate for the  changes sought by supporters of his failed U.S. presidential  bid and did not rule out another White House run.
Questi i risultati delle partite della NHL disputate nella notte:
Insight into our sense of smell -- how we perceive and remember odors -- has won the Nobel Prize in medicine for American researchers Dr.
Iraqi and U.S.-led coalition forces clashed with gunmen northeast of Baghdad after armed Shiites attacked a convoy of Sunni villagers in retaliation for a suicide attack, officials said Friday.
North Korea ruled out Monday attending proposed six-way working-level talks on its nuclear arms programs and questioned the entire negotiating process, blaming hostile U.S. policy for Pyongyang's tougher stance.
Umpire Steve Bucknor is replaced for the third Australia v India Test at Perth.
Four games into Georgia Tech's season, it is hard to find a trace of the cowboy bravado usually associated with a program suddenly on the rise.
A videotape posted on Islamic Web site Wednesday showed a man identifying himself as British hostage Kenneth Bigley pleading for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.
Two British soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack Saturday in southern Afghanistan and a number of other troops were wounded, Britain's Ministry of Defense said.
The trustees of the Springvale Public Library are seeking support for Future Access, a technology sponsorship program.  Local businesses and organizations may subscribe to support a public computer station for a four-year cycle and will be recognized for their donations.
The social worker responsible for the welfare of murdered child Victoria Climbie intends to appeal her dismissal.
The new electoral register for Northern Ireland reveals that 82,000 voters have been wiped off the lists.
Lisa Simpson, the spiky-haired U.S. cartoon character, may just be the spark that revives an ancient language and fuels a tiny political movement at the tip of Britain's southwest coast.
Disappointing trial data regarding the AngioJet catheter takes a 38% bite out of Possis Medical's stock.
The Pacers and the Pistons expect an electric atmosphere on Saturday in their first game since Indiana players fought with Detroit fans on Nov. 19.
Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the
Israel has begun construction work on the southern section of its controversial West Bank separation barrier. At least two bulldozers could be seen on Sunday levelling land around the village of Sikka, 15km from the city of Hebron.
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Lists details of unhealthiest areas The Department of Health (DoH) has launched an interactive website to support efforts to raise life expectancy in deprived areas.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Great white sharks are among many endangered species to gain better international protection at a meeting of 166 countries in Thailand. Restrictions on black rhinos were eased.
London, Nov. 8 (NNN): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday out-rightly ruled out any third party mediation to resolve the 54-year-old Kashmir tangle with neighbouring Pakistan.
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Blog: If passed by the House, automakers' fleets will have to average 35 mpg by 2020.
Crude oil futures rose to a record $55.45 a barrel in New York after a report that the Chinese economy grew more than expected. Oil&#39;s rally lifted heating oil to a record and natural gas to a 20-month high.
MUNICH, Germany  - Planemaker Airbus' A380  superjumbo project is running 1.45 billion euros ($1.93  billion) over budget because of work to improve the efficiency  and weight of the aircraft, the co-head of parent company EADS  said.
(300 sec.) Putting some of your portfolio into fixed income can smooth out rough spots in the stocks.
WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine on Tuesday when it was discovered passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country, federal officials said.    United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration...
It's a historian's equivalent of stumbling across a long-lost sonata - a fingerprint on an ancient letter that experts say may have been left by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father.
CHICAGO Sept. 22, 2004 - The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer&#39;s disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn&#39;t be strenuous to be good for you.
(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has claimed victory in national elections. The vote will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq.
Martha Stewart may soon head to prison, but that likely won&#39;t free her namesake company of its troubles, investors and analysts say.
In a generation, a rough-and-tumble form of capitalism is eclipsing the remnants of socialism in China.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won primaries in New York and New Jersey and captured the biggest prize of all, California, while Senator Barack Obama strung together nearly a dozen victories.
A Texas researcher admitted he had leaked a sensitive and controversial report about the heart risks of diabetes drug Avandia to its maker, GlaxoSmithKline, days before the report was due to be released, the journal Nature reported on Wednesday .
New albums by Kenny Chesney and LeAnn Rimes brought a taste of country back to the top of U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday.
Blog: Kodak will use its own 5-megapixel CMOS sensor in the new $99 Easyshare C513 camera, due to ship this month.
Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. said Wednesday a strong performance at the company&#39;s aerospace division helped net income rise 23 percent in third quarter from a year earlier.
A Wisconsin teenager is the first human ever to survive rabies without vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday, after she received a desperate and novel type of therapy.
Using a computer day after day for hours at a time may be linked to the degenerative eye disease glaucoma, Japanese researchers reported in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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Citigroup Inc. was in 2004 Wall  Street's busiest stock and bond underwriter for the fifth year  in a row, amid the welcome resurgence in investor demand for  equities and surprisingly strong sentiment for bonds.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan&#39;s capital is under tight security for the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the country&#39;s first popularly elected president.
Google steps up its challenge to Microsoft's Office system with the $625m purchase of email security firm Postini.
WASHINGTON -- Big-ticket orders to factories shot up almost 11 percent last year, the best performance in a decade and a promising sign for beleaguered manufacturers who have lost 2.9 million jobs since mid-2000.
Barack Obama announced his bid for president Saturday, a black man evoking Abraham Lincoln's ability to unite a nation and a Democrat portraying himself as a fresh face capable of leading a new generation.
The Legislature completed its third special session of the year Tuesday, passing all but two bills on Gov. Bob Wise&#39;s agenda and approving its centerpiece, a resolution addressing prescription drug prices.
A mysterious death in London brings back bad memories--and disturbs the new dissidents who defend Russia's freedoms
This story can make you money -- if it's true.
VATICANO - VERSO IL SACERDOZIO a cura di mons. Massimo Camisasca - \u00c2\u0093Il sacerdote: amore per la verit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il sacerdote deve saper rendere conto della propria fede pi\u00c3\u00b9 degli altri, documentando nella propria esperienza il cambiamento di vita prodotto dalla sequela di Cristo. Il compito dell\u00c2\u0092annuncio del sacerdote, come...
Midsize digital cameras can offer features you generally don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get with S.L.R.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, like a movie-capture mode and a \u00e2\u0080\u009clive\u00e2\u0080\u009d back-panel screen, at a price often under $350.
NZ police investigate claims that a woman on an oxygen machine died after a firm cut her power supply.
Colombians are ecstatic that two of their countrymen are in the World Series &#151; a first for a nation better known for drug trafficking and its long-running guerrilla war than baseball players.
Learns that technology is no panacea Florida, the epicentre of hopelessly confused US elections, is chucking touch-screen ballot machines in favour of optical scanners, the Associated Press reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress registered record-low approval ratings in a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday, and a new monthly index measuring the mood of Americans dipped slightly on deepening worries about the economy.
The FCC is about to approve rules that could affect open access of wireless networks, including the portability of cell phones and applications.
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People with higher levels of vitamin D have a markedly reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published on Tuesday that may point to a promising way to protect against the disease.
OCTOBER 25, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Intel Corp. pulled back the curtain Friday on some of its future research projects to continue making transistors smaller, faster and less power-hungry out as far as 2020.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cWould you love me if I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t work out, or I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t change my natural hair?\u00e2\u0080\u009d It was Thursday at Roseland Ballroom, and the pop star better known as Fergie was singing those questions.
AT&T officially announces the white Palm Centro smartphone.
Duff note Stock spammers have abandoned PDF files and image spam with a new campaign featuring MP3 files.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Microsoft issues fixes for more than 20 holes in its software in its February security update.
straight to your cell phone, according to security experts. The experts, including Symantec Corp. and SimWorks, which specializes
We review kids' music from Girl Authority, Barney Saltzberg, and Ben Rudnick.
Cisco Systems Inc., whose core business is selling the routers and switches that direct data traffic over computer networks, said it has acquired a small social networking company that allows businesses to create MySpace-like communities on their Web sites.

Despite Arafat's flaws, area residents say the leader represented struggle of the state.
James E. O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Shea followed the path of his predecessor. He  refused to cut newsroom jobs, and lost his own.
_ Jason White threw for four touchdowns as Oklahoma overcame its own mistakes to beat Kansas State 31-to-21 today. Freshman star Adrian Peterson added 130 yards rushing, with all 26 of those coming in the second half.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- An anti-cancer protein that's naturally produced and secreted by the body can make the difference between a common mole and deadly melanoma skin cancer, a new study says.
WASHINGTON  -The U.S. economy added a stronger-than-forecast 132,000 jobs in November, the government reported on Friday, though the unemployment rate edged up slightly from October.
BERKELEY, Calif. California refused to run up the score or beg for poll votes. Maybe the Bears should have. Cal was left out of the Bowl Championship Series.
Britain's women continue to outshine the men in Osaka.
Paul Elliott argues that we have advantages over market pros.
Russia is considering an early repayment of its debt to the Paris Club group of rich lending nations.
Samsung Electronics Co. yesterday unveiled the industry&#39;s first 5-megapixel camera phone, which the company claims has similar picture quality as a high-end digital camera.
Derrick Low scored 20 points and Kyle Weaver had 18 to lead No. 7 Washington State to a 75-45 victory at Idaho State on Sunday.
Afghanistan was preparing on Tuesday to  count votes after rivals of President Hamid Karzai said they  had withdrawn their rejection of the weekend presidential poll.
Shares of Google Inc. rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of it cut-price IPO, after the Web search
Pump cash into industrials, take a chance on drugs and be selective with technology -- that is the opinion of some money managers on Wall Street as they look ahead to 2005.
A fairy tale in realist drag, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Pursuit of Happyness\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the kind of entertainment that goes down smoothly until it gets stuck in your craw.
Carabinieri sequestrano diverse migliaia di euro
ASIA/HONG KONG - La revisione del \u00c2\u0093Manuale Pastorale\u00c2\u0094 all\u00c2\u0092esame dei sacerdoti diocesani, con particolare attenzione alla pastorale matrimoniale Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Il sacramento del matrimonio: prima del matrimonio, dopo il matrimonio, questioni pastorali e matrimonio\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 stato il tema della seconda giornata del Seminario per i sacerdoti diocesani di Hong Kong celebrato all\u00c2\u0092inizio de...
Da Sydney a NY, concerto lungo un giorno. Il messaggio di Gore. Lo show di Shakira e Madonna. Musica anche in Antartide. La cronaca e i vostri commenti
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 6  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 A mortgage insurance provider, the MGIC Investment Corporation, has agreed to buy a rival, the Radian Group, for $4.9 billion in stock to form a mortgage and credit risk insurance company with total assets of nearly $15 billion, the companies said Tuesday.
President Bush has emerged from the presidential debates holding a slender lead over Democratic nominee John F. Kerry, and despite the challenger&#39;s strong performances, the nationally
The Airbus A380 superjumbo is five tonnes overweight but this is less than one percent of its maximum weight and airlines are not worried, John Leahy, commercial director at Airbus, said on Tuesday.
The makers of the handy spray lubricant WD-40 proudly list 2,000 uses for their product, from unsticking rusty screws or squeaky bicycle chains to polishing frying pans.
Marion Jones suffered another  humiliation in the worst season of her life Friday when she  left the Olympic stadium without a medal from her only two  events.
One-inch Microdrive capacity will jump to up to 10GB.
In Monday&#39;s national briefs, gas prices have climbed, find out which movies are topping the box office, some California beaches are closed due to a shark attack, and more.
Microsoft advised users of its Mac version of Microsoft Office that a security patch inadvertently issued through its software update service was not ready for release. It advised those that may have applied the patch to uninstall the update.
Fu arrestata nel 1993, per corruzione e favoreggiamento
Most communities that lose business in spite of offering companies tax breaks walk away, but one town is fighting back.
That foreign accent in the lift ticket line may be from a lot farther away than Texas this year as the faltering dollar is enticing international travelers and manufacturers to get more bang for their buck in ...
Colgate-Palmolive said today that it would close about a third of its 81 factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years in a major effort to increase profit margins pressured by global competition.
A blast rocked the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Tuesday at a court where the country's suspended chief justice was due to speak and at least four people were killed, Dawn TV reported.
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After reportedly having dinner with right-hander Pedro Martinez last Thursday, Mets general manager Omar Minaya has made an offer that tops the one the Red Sox submitted, The New York Times reported.
Empirix on Monday is adding collaborative load testing for Web applications and Web services to its e-Test suite.
Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with  liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no  better, a Palestinian official said, as Palestinian leaders  adopted in his absence a plan to restore order in their areas.
People who describe themselves as being optimistic have a lower risk of heart related death, compared to pessimists, according to the findings of a new Dutch study.
ATHENS - The Colombian judge suspended for giving South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young an incorrect score in the Olympic men&#39;s all-round event lives in gold medallist Paul Hamm&#39;s home state, International Gymnast magazine reported on Sunday.
Syria on Tuesday described as absurd a travel ban imposed by the United States on Syrian officials who Washington accuses of undermining the Lebanese government.
The Labour Party concluded its annual congress in Manchester, relieved that the week ended with a temporary truce between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown largely intact, but knowing that the issue will not go away.
Piercing the sky above the hills of southern France, a roadway bridge hailed as the tallest in the world was officially inaugurated yesterday.
English Premiership champions Chelsea denied suggestions they had deliberately damaged their pitch ahead of a Champions League clash with Barcelona.
A controversy over too much skin points to the chasm dividing puritan official morality from the lives of real Chinese.
continue,&quot; said Socialist leader Oleksander Moroz. &quot;(Yushchenko&#39;s) Our Ukraine bloc is trying to find a way. east, the heartland of his Moscow-backed rival for the presidency, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.
HOUSTON &#x2014; Two spacewalking astronauts helped deliver a new European module to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to boost the orbiting laboratory's research facilities.
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Scotland's first minister says Scottish Power customers and employees will be concerned at a takeover deal.
The United States accused its Arab allies Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar on Tuesday of being among the world's worst offenders in failing to prevent people from being sold into the sex trade and servitude.
What is a dead camel doing on the side of a highway in Sweden? That's what police are trying to find out after the unusual discovery Monday. Police thought it was a joke when they received reports early Monday that the carcass of a camel was spotted next to the E22 highway near Karlskrona, in southeastern Sweden.
A &#39;music thief&#39; (apparently) writes &quot;According to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft: &quot;The most common format of music on an iPod is &#39;stolen&#39;.
The man in charge of Iraq&#39;s massive oil sector promised to better protect infrastructure critical to production and exports as saboteurs underscored the difficulty of that task by blowing up a pipeline junction in northern Iraq.
A study shows culling badgers to curb cattle TB should be a low priority, a UK government science adviser says.
JERUSALEM - The Israeli army believes that al-Qaida carried out three car bombings in Egypt last week that killed at least 34 people, Israel's military chief said Tuesday.    Lt...
Presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Thursday the United States should talk with Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah as she outlined a plan for the Middle East that left open the possibility of military action against Tehran.
Bulgaria, one of Europe&#39;s poorest countries, will not heed a call by the Paris Club of creditor nations to forgive most of the $1.75 billion in debt it is owed by Iraq, its finance minister said on Monday.
Freshman Sean Singletary scored 25 points and Devin Smith had 23 Friday night as No. 24 Virginia overcame a huge game by Auburn freshman Toney Douglas and beat the Tigers 89-87.
Allergan Inc. said on Monday that its  Botox wrinkle treatment played no role in the case of four  patients who became ill after being treated by an unlicensed  physician in Florida.
The bodies of 11 Muslim civilians have been found in a remote area in eastern Sri Lanka, the military says.
Walt Disney Chief Executive Michael  Eisner on Friday said he will step down from the media  conglomerate in 2006, aiming to end his two-decade reign on his  own terms after a shareholder revolt nearly cut it short  earlier this year.
Green ran for two touchdowns and caught a third Monday night to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 24-14 victory over the Panthers, who became the sixth straight team to lose in the Super Bowl and their ensuing season opener.
Walter Novellino fatica a digerire la sconfitta interna contro l'Empoli. ''Stavamo giocando a meravi...
Israel will remain an occupying power in the Gaza Strip even if it carries out the disengagement plan, and should be treated as such, according to a legal document prepared by the Palestinian Authority.
I embarked on my executive pursuit of snowboarding determined to drop in, air it out and stomp a ride.
A 17-year-old youth is being questioned by police after a man is found dead in north Belfast.
Facebook is to be quizzed about its data protection policies by the Information Commissioner's Office.
If you haven't already, now's the time to set up a Christmas club account to help you avoid credit card debt.
As reported by the International PHP Magazine website, the results of the latest TIOBE Programming Community Index are in for the month and PHP is on the rise.   PHP has moved back up to take its spot back at #4 with (Visual) Basic falling back down to #5. As the trends graph shows, PHP had a sharp spike back up to overtake VB starting with the new year. If it continues the climb, it could be back up to levels it was during the middle of last year.   The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the worldwide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors.
Inconsueta ma bella iniziativa dei giocatori del Livorno, che subito dopo la vittoria con il Messina...
OPEC can do nothing about the high price of oil because factors other than crude supply have sent the market to near record levels, Qatar's Energy Minister said on Wednesday.
orth Korea's No. 2 leader pledged his country's commitment Thursday to giving up its nuclear program amid intensifying diplomacy aimed at implementing the nation's pledge to disarm
China&#39;s biggest television exporter announced major losses Tuesday stemming in part from declining sales in the United States and an unfolding financial scandal involving its biggest American customer.
Members of the Yahoo-owned website Flickr, the web's most unique and outspoken photo-sharing community, are still enraged at the thought of the property falling into the hands of Microsoft. The software giant's $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo is almost a week old, but Flickr's hatred for Redmond is still as fresh as day one.
Responding to frustration from customers and software makers, Apple has changed its policies to encourage independent developers to build programs for the iPhone.
Internet Security Systems has announced that it has preemptive protection available for the four high risk vulnerabilities announced by Microsoft on Wednesday.
Rispetto a ottobre 2007 la crescita e' stata dell'11%
A machine that assesses nerve fibers in the retina may offer a better way to measure the progression of multiple sclerosis, researchers said.
Instruments aboard the Cassini spacecraft have sent back the most detailed images ever captured of the surface of Saturn&#39;s giant moon, Titan.
Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir are told to move out of schools and hospitals.
The European Union sought on Wednesday to boost tight cereals supplies with a proposal to suspend import duties and freeze a requirement for farmers to keep land fallow.
Nokia today has introduced yet another one megapixel model in the UK - the 6670. Expected to be available in early October 2004, the Nokia 6670 phone will come in two variants; GSM 900/1800/1900 for Europe
Virginia should get 232,000 more doses of flu vaccine over the next three weeks, state health officials said Tuesday. The shots will go to nursing home residents and other people at high risk of getting dangerously ill.
Sulla statale 19 sono state colpite due vetture nella notteSu una viaggiava una coppia di ritorno da un concerto                                            Brescia, sassi dal cavalcavia contro due auto: tutti illesi
Malata da tempo di tumore, la Russo si \u00c3\u00a8 spenta la notte scorsa a Milano. Scoperta da Battiato, ha potuto contare su un solo vero successo. Malata da tempo di tumore, Giuni Russo (nella foto) \u00c3\u00a8 morta la notte scorsa nella sua casa di Milano.
Bangladeshi authorities are to name publicly hundreds of corruption suspects, including former ministers, as part of a major graft crackdown by the new interim government, according to an official.
AMERICAN Chris Byrd retained his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title in New York today with a 12-round split decision over compatriot Jameel McCline.
The online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster's programs to a worldwide audience in the site's first global content deal involving a major network.
There are times when it's needed but, particularly for advanced users, Linux or other solutions will mostly do the trick.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Orlando Hernandez left the New York Mets' spring training camp and returned to New York to have his neck examined.
The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
NHS to trace thousands of women given faulty pregnancy tests in UK hospitals.
Britain said Thursday it would work towards more UN Security Council measures leading to Iran's &quot;further isolation&quot; after Tehran failed to meet the council's demands to stop enriching uranium.
The Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Osi Umenyiora, who is tied for the league lead with eight quarterback sacks, was born in Golders Green, a suburb of London.
All stirred up. For anyone bemoaning voter apathy, the 2004 election may prove to be both balm and bane. Voter registration soared.
In visit to Britain, Chirac says he will help to rebuild Iraq -- but also panned war. LONDON -- President Jacques Chirac of France crossed the English Channel on Thursday to say his country was ready to cooperate
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16  - In the end, the St. Louis Rams looked more like a .500 team than a playoff spoiler.
Crude oil futures surged Wednesday as the US Energy Department reported US oil supplies fell more than expected. Crude oil for October delivery rose 1.68 dollars to 43.
The NI parties and the two governments continue attempts to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.
In a shootout befitting Mike Martz's return to St. Louis, Isaac Bruce catches a 5-yard touchdown pass with 1:56 to play as the Rams rally to beat Detroit, 41-34.
AGRA, INDIA - India on Monday began celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal, the world-famous example of Indo-Islamic architecture visited by millions of tourists every year.
All signs suggest that the European Union report on Turkey expected to be published tomorrow will be mostly positive and will lead to a European declaration on December 17, 2004, on a start of negotiations for Turkish accession to the union.
Despite some progress, the government's climate change research program is threatened by satellite and other cutbacks, a study says.
The family entertainment giant begins renting digital flicks through the Xbox marketplace.
Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow  dipping briefly below 10,000, as oil prices climbed,  threatening to shrink corporate profits, and a brokerage  downgrade hurt semiconductor shares.
Several relatives of British soldiers killed in Iraq this week have called on their Government to withdraw all troops from the country.
Environmentalists, who have recognized the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea as a wildlife refuge, are pressing to preserve it.
In a security analysts' conference this morning, Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's message did not exactly follow the holiday spirit. Another round of cost-cutting at what can now be called the world's #1 PC manufacturer will be under way. During the first stage, which began in July 2005, the company let go of 15,300 employees; thus far, layoffs have not been mentioned for the next round, though it's not unlikely.
WASHINGTON - Two supplements advertised to enhance sexual performance contain undisclosed prescription-strength amounts of the key ingredient in Pfizer Inc.
Best-selling author and journalist  Bebe Moore Campbell, who tackled social issues from an African  American perspective in books like \
Playbill - Callie Kimball's Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece, her adaptation of the Bard's epic 1594 poem, in which she weaves original dialogue into the narrative, will premiere Feb. 9 in a staging by Washington Shakespeare Company in Arlington, VA.
The 2004 Athens Olympics concluded Sunday (29 August) night with a spectacular ceremony under moonlit skies. More than 10,000 athletes from a record 202 countries participating in the 28th Olympiad joined
Hewlett-Packard  Co. on Friday said Chairman Patricia Dunn had resigned  effective immediately as pressure on the computer maker mounts  over an internal investigation into boardroom leaks.
Justin Chambers, who plays Dr. Alex Karev on ABC's \
Leisure group Rank has said it is thinking of selling its Deluxe film and video business as the firm announced a sharp drop in half-year profits.
Israel renewed its threat on Monday to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Mar. 8--Any region that gets deluged like we did late last week is going to find parts of itself under water.
In onda il 28 luglio, ospiti Moric, D'Alessio e Tatangelo
Burundi and Rwanda say they may move in if Congo doesn&#39;t root out extremist militias. BUJUMBURA -- Burundi and Rwanda warned yesterday they might send troops into neighbouring Congo if that country fails to disarm militias responsible for massacring more ...
I club di serie B vogliono far partire il campionato ma il nodo tv va sciolto al pi\u00c3\u00b9 presto: ''E' an...
BAGHDAD -- US warplanes unleashed devastating airstrikes on a suspected hideout where operatives from an Al Qaeda-linked group were meeting yesterday, and hospital officials said 20 people died.
George W. Bush and John Kerry charged into the final week of their presidential race scrambling to nail down key votes in half a dozen states that could turn an agonizingly tight election.
By Roxanne Todd  Penn Manor and Warwick school districts each had a first-place winner in the Ninth Annual Pennsylvania High School Computer Fair State Competition held May 22 at Dickinson College.
Eddie Sutton becomes just the fifth coach to win 800 games Saturday night as San Francisco rallies from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat Pepperdine 85-82.
Aboriginal groups in Canada block roads as part of protests to raise awareness of poverty in their communities.
A fire at a detention centre for foreigners in South Korea kills at least nine and injures 17.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against U.S. and Iraqi forces and is planning to join the political process in the coming days, an al-Sadr aide said Monday...
'Liberiamoci da ossessione che allunghino vita governo'
Tiger Woods Ryder Cup experience: 1997, 1999, 2002. Total matches: 15. Overall record: 5-7-3; foursomes: 2-3-1; four-ball: 2-3-1; singles: 1-1-1. Of note: He may not wave pompoms, but he'll gladly carry the anchor and tell you it begins with his performance. As an amateur in 1996, he finished T-82 at the US Open at Oakland Hills. He's not at the ...
With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is set to reshuffle his cabinet on Monday in order to gain the leverage to silence critics within his ruling party of his unpopular reform plan.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) president Lt Gen Syed Arif Hasan will brief President General Pervez Musharraf on a strategy to improve sports standards in the country on Saturday (today).
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named a new farm minister on Friday, four days after a scandal-tainted predecessor committed suicide, as opposition parties turned the heat up over mismanaged pensions and scandals.
The situation in Iraq is unlikely to  improve anytime soon, according to a classified cable and  briefings from the CIA, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are poised to resume, with hopes high for some progress.
A man and a woman who implanted cocaine inside two Labradors are sentenced to a total of 17 years in prison.
LONDON The BBC has apologized for falling victim to a hoax involving the deadly 19-84 cyanide gas leak at a Union Carbide subsidiary in India.
The designer of the Mercury space capsules that took the first Americans into orbit has died at age 83, NASA announced Sunday. Maxime Faget led the space agency&#39;s engineering and development branch
Padoa-Schioppa: entro estate forma patto stabilita' interno
After a warning from a government watchdog group, schools and families in Britain are scrambling to remove Wi-Fi systems.   In April, a chief health watchdog official called for a timely review of Wi-Fi technology and its possible radiation effects, the Independent on Sunday reported.
Era in carica da 5 anni, ora azienda in mano a Ignatius
At least 55 people were killed and hundreds injured Tuesday and Wednesday in the nation's deadliest barrage of twisters in almost 23 years
At least five Pakistani soldiers die  in a suicide attack near the Afghan border in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Rubens Barrichello took advantage of a warm afternoon track in his native city to record the fastest time in practice Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix, edging out Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher as the pair set the pace for
Even the looters had shown a measure of respect for the dead. They stole only valuables: cash, perhaps a few passports, wallets, and watches.
Louisville is going to try its best to make Jerry Eaves&#39; homecoming an unhappy one. The former Cardinals point guard and assistant coach returns to Freedom Hall tonight as head coach of North Carolina A&amp;T, which
LONDON- Regular tea drinkers may have better memories and could be helping to prevent the development of Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, according to a British study.
China will host a landmark joint military exercise with Russia in the second half of 2005.
So what if it's a week earlier than Oklahoma had hoped for? The eighth-ranked Sooners will still finish their season in Glendale, Ariz., and that's good enough for coach Bob Stoops.
Carolyn Kepcher's business how-to book covered how to handle a   difficult boss. Now it's time for a rewrite.
The first study of a large group of workers breathing air with very low levels of benzene shows that the chemical, even at levels below the threshold deemed safe under American law, reduces
An Israeli missile killed a Palestinian gunman in a car in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Israel army and a Palestinian militant group said.
The first word uttered on Nasir Jones' new double album, \
BRUSSELS - European Union governments gave a mixed blessing on Monday to plans for developing Europe&#39;s countryside that aim to weed out years of crippling red tape and give more prominence to the environment in farming and forestry.
Pil 2006 all'1,7-1,8%, ridurre debito e piu' produttivita'
\u00e2\u0080\u009cAs Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson has been a remarkable champion for the health protection of every American.
Third-seeded David Ferrer of Spain rallied to beat fifth-seeded Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4 in the Mercedes Cup final on Sunday.
E' il cognato della vittima, ha agito per antichi dissapori
If Michael Schumacher has been accused  of making Formula One predictable and boring this season,  Sunday's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix showed he was human after  all.
It's the battle of the Springfield's with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.
Three Afghan prison guards and two  prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda  inmates Friday and a shoot-out was going on between police and  another two, the chief of Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison told  Reuters.
A small home-made bomb exploded in front of a police station in Zemmouri town about 50 km (30 miles) east of the Algerian capital Algiers on Friday, wounding about eight people, residents said.
BIRMINGHAM, England -- Skipper Michael Vaughan hit his best one-day international score of 86 as England shocked Australia by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final.
Republican John McCain's top two aides left his struggling U.S. presidential campaign on Tuesday, dealing a sharp blow to the Arizona senator and casting doubt on the future of his 2008 bid.
Online auction king eBay (Quote, Chart) reported a better than 50 percent rise in quarterly revenue from last year and profits that jumped by about 77 percent compared to last year, thanks in part to its PayPal unit and growth overseas.
The number of U.S. consumers on  low-carbohydrate diets rose sharply in the first two weeks of  2005, but many Americans are likely to give up the diets as the  year progresses, according to a new survey.
Something strange is happening on Mars. It seems something or someone is cleaning the windows on one of two rovers probing the surface of the red planet.
Tampa Bay looked frustrated Sunday as Eli Manning meticulously picked apart the Buccaneers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defense during a 24-14 victory, a lesson in game management.
Arsenal confirmed on Saturday that they had reached agreement to transfer their star striker Thierry Henry to Spanish giants Barcelona.
KABUL, Afghanistan An international peacekeeper in Afghanistan&#39;s capital says a loud explosion has shaken Kabul early Friday -- the day before historic elections.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested the   second most senior figure in al Qaeda in Iraq a few days ago,   National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said on Sunday,   adding the group was \
By now, you know the story. Vijay Singh grew up poor in Fiji. Took up golf because of his father. Quit school to turn pro as a teenager but was kicked off the Asian Tour.
Photographic retailer Jessops says it plans to close 81 of its High Street stores and cut 550 jobs.
Opposition leaders alleged Friday that Georgia's local and regional elections were riddled with fraud, but international monitors said the balloting was conducted \
Online gaming group PartyGaming Plc and rivals Sportingbet and 888 warned on Monday they would be hit by legislation aimed at preventing gambling in the United States over the Internet.
FOXBOROUGH - There Tom Brady was, hanging out at his favorite haunt, otherwise known as the red zone. He hadn't thrown an interception in that sacred section of the football field since Jan. 14, 2006, the day Denver cornerback Champ Bailey leaped in front of one of his normally pinpoint missiles and punctured New England's playoff dreams.
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Jeffrey Nick, an IBM veteran who helped design the company's on-demand computing initiative and led its grid computing strategy, has been named EMC's new CTO.
The Internet search company Google plans to put millions of library books online and make them searchable. This week, Google announced a project with the New York Public Library and the libraries of four universities.
A Turkish Army official said that the U.S. had offered intelligence and clearance to enter Iraqi airspace.
Q How can two people share a computer and get their own music when they sync an iPod to the same copy of iTunes?
With Leopard pushed off until October, Apple is continuing to update Mac OS 10.4, with its tenth update to the operating system being released Thursday, including fixes for Bluetooth and USB issues, among others.
(InfoWorld) - With the latest beta of Skype for the Macintosh, released on Wednesday, Skype hopes to help bridge the barrier between Macs and PCs for video calling. Users of Skype for Mac 2.0 will be able to make video calls to both Mac and PC Skype users. Other options exist for such cross-platform video calling but not from the most popular instant messaging clients. The last Skype release for Macs, Skype for Mac 1.5, does not support video calling. Mac users with the free Skype software can view the video call within the Skype window or on the full computer screen. Users can also see how they appear to the person they are calling in a small window on the screen. Mac users already have the Apple iChat program, which enables video conferencing but is mainly limited to making calls with other Mac users. In 2004, iChat and AOL's AIM became compatible, allowing users to make video calls to each other. However, the most recent version of AIM, Triton, only supports video calls among Triton users. But an older version, AIM 5.9, is still available and supports video conferencing with iChat users. Other options from lesser-known providers are also available. SightSpeed offers free software that supports video conferencing between Mac and PC users. Mac users interested in the latest version of Skype must be running Mac OS X v10.3.9 Panther or newer and have a G4, G5, or Intel processor.
President Bush stops to shake hands with supporters at the North Iowa Fairgrounds-All Season Building during a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004 in Mason City, Iowa.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged Thursday that Venezuela will support Iran if it is invaded as a result of the Middle Eastern nation's high-stakes nuclear standoff with the United Nations Security Council.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Sharper Image shares plunged more than 17 percent Monday after the company cut its fourth-quarter earnings outlook due to &quot;disappointing&quot; holiday sales.
A U.S. military panel heard the case Wednesday of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of fighting for Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime, as a U.S. judge ordered the government to release records of alleged prisoner abuse at the American base.
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Few would pay Apple's $500 asking price for the iPhone, although it would be a big seller if it cost less, a survey has found found.
NAJAF, Iraq - Rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Thursday to a peace deal presented by top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city of Najaf, according to a top aide to al-Sistani.    Al-Sistani, the most influential cleric among Iraq's Shiite majority, reached the deal in direct talks with al-Sadr in the evening, only hours after making a dramatic return to Najaf...
Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal are hurting mentally and physically but he is confident his side will rise to the occasion in Wednesday's Champions League tie against AC Milan.
The New Zealand dollar has hit its highest level this year, propelled by a dramatic dip in the US dollar. As the greenback slumped against most global currencies, the kiwi rose to 71.
Meg Whitman will soon step down as chief executive of eBay Inc., the online auction company that went from wobbly startup to multibillion-dollar household name in her 10-year tenure.
Forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes in Suffolk accepts he could have been with the women on the nights they disappeared
Aumenta i poveri e lo sfruttamento del pianeta
Crude oil prices hit another milestone Wednesday, as the benchmark US crude touched $47 a barrel, with traders awaiting key inventory data due out later today.
The kid salvaged an otherwise tough night for the United States at Nagai Stadium.
Isaiah Washington, fired this month from \
CHICAGO Animal control officials in Chicago say the city has seen an outbreak of a canine distemper virus that can be fatal to dogs.
JOLIET - Adrian Fernandez had a difficult time in the pits but overcame his problems with pit strategy Sunday in winning the Delphi 300 Indy Racing League event at Chicagoland Speedway.
Forced to alter his looks with plastic  surgery and abandon his family and friends forever, \
A 71-year-old man is treated for shock after a blank shot is fired at him during an attack at his east Belfast home.
Experts push for cervical cancer vaccines to be made available to the developing world.
The European Parliament and EU governments strike a deal on legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals.
A Royal Navy frigate whose captain was relieved of his command returns to its home port in Plymouth.
With under six hours to go, some people in line for the iPhone in New York are seeing if they could make a few bucks off the product hype by selling their places in line. As far as I can tell, there have not yet been any takers. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Poles gave German-born Pope Benedict XVI an enthusiastic welcome Thursday as he arrived for a four-day visit intended to honor predecessor John Paul II and further German-Polish reconciliation from the wounds of World War II.
A major clinical trial found that children with sickle cell disease who are at high risk of having strokes should continue to be treated with periodic blood transfusions.
Citrix Systems and Microsoft announced this week a new technology cross-licensing deal meant to assure the continued enhancement of Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite for Microsoft Windows Terminal Services.
Forest fires raced across southern Greece on Friday, sweeping into mountainous towns and villages and killing at least 17 people, two found locked in an embrace and others outside cars overtaken by the flames.
Obstetricians, dentists and other specialists are gravitating to the beauty business, a $12 billion a year industry.
A Roman Catholic archbishop will ask officials of St. Louis University to take \u00e2\u0080\u009cappropriate action\u00e2\u0080\u009d against its basketball coach, who said in a television interview that he supports abortion rights.
Scientists hope a high-tech virtual experience that mimics the battlegrounds of Iraq can be used to help veterans recover from the trauma of war.
BCS officials are going to have some serious discussions in the upcoming months about going to a plus-one format, which could create a four-team major college football playoff.
MONTREAL (CP) - A 23-year-old Montrealer has been arrested after he posted a video on the popular YouTube website that allegedly features threats against francophones.  Ryan Smale was charged in Quebec court earlier this week with uttering threats and possession of a prohibited weapon.
Stocks rose on Friday as signs of continued strength in the job market eased concern about economic growth and boosted optimism about the outlook for corporate profits.
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday urged all Lebanese political parties to enter into talks to prevent a further deterioration of the political crisis there.
Business is up at multiplexes all over the district -- 25 percent, on average -- explainable by little but the first frosty weekend of the fall.
China&#39;s Legislature approved a revised version of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Saturday. The law, which requires the government guarantee funds
MILANO, 12 DICEMBRE 2004 - Alla lite in campo tra Mancini e Recoba dopo l&#39;allenamento di preparazione per la gara contro il Siena, che ha portato all&#39;esclusione dell&#39;uruguaino dalla lista dei convocati, si aggiunge un nuovo capitolo.
Envoys to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program ended a fourth day of haggling without agreement on Sunday, bogged down on Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation should it disarm.
Venerdi',al suo esordio in borsa aveva chiuso con un +13,1%
President Bush officially won the vote in Iowa yesterday, giving him 286 electoral votes to Sen. John F. Kerry&#39;s 252 in the 2004 presidential election.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 -- Iraq's former electricity minister, a dual U.S.-Iraqi citizen who was awaiting trial on corruption charges, escaped from a police station in the heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday with the help of private security agents, an Iraqi anti-corruption official said on Monday.
Protestant Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to meet Pope Benedict XVI before he leaves office next week in what media say involves his preparations for converting to Roman Catholicism.
Hackers broke into one of AT&T  Inc.'s  computer networks and stole credit card data and  other personal information from several thousand customers who  shopped at the telecommunication giant's online store.
Many parents fear the pressures of modern life cause children to be anxious or depressed, research finds.
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Lance Johnstone&#39;s (51) hits Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre causing him to fumble the ball during the first quarter Friday, Dec. 24, 2004 in Minneapolis.
Colombian police captured a regional rebel commander suspected of involvement in deadly attacks on government troops and a mass kidnapping in which one hostage died, authorities said Monday.
Sprint is near a deal to acquire Nextel Communications for more than $34 billion in a transaction that would lead to further consolidation in the rapidly changing telecommunications industry
More than 2,000 Egyptians have joined a discussion group on Facebook, the popular Internet social networking Web site, to ponder one overwhelming question: \
OTTAWA (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein stomped out of a first ministers conference on health Monday, a day after he skipped out early from a dinner with the prime minister and premiers.
A Monitor Breakfast with senior Kerry campaign advisers on the election outcome.
Victims of the spring&#39;s severe storms, which brought flooding to the state, have until Monday evening to apply for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
INSURERS face paying out millions of pounds after they failed in a legal bid yesterday to stop paying compensation to workers who developed a lung condition after they were exposed to asbestos.
Critics of the tactics that the Israel Defense Forces are employing against the terrorists of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa, which have also caused casualties among Palestinian civilians, ignore
AMSTERDAM Shares in Ahold, the Dutch retailer, gained more than 3 percent on Monday after it agreed to sell its Spanish assets to Permira Advisers, a venture capital group based in London, for E685 million.
US Marines backed by aircraft fought insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, six weeks after launching a major attack that aimed to quell revolt in the city before next month&#39;s election.
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Alexander, Oliver Stone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biopic of Alexander the Great, violates that rule spectacularly, not only because it nauseates us with repeated assertions of the king and warrior\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatness, but
Adrian Peterson rushed for 249 yards and Cowboys kicker Jason Ricks missed a 49-yard field goal with 11 seconds left, giving the second-ranked Sooners a 38-35 victory over their pesky instate rivals on Saturday.
Spam wars Spamhaus, the leading anti-spam organisation, has restored its site and services to normal after a distributed denial of service attack rendered its site temporarily inaccessible for several hours on Monday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry criticized President Bush&#39;s proposal to recall up to 70,000 foreign troops Wednesday as a hastily announced plan that would raise more doubts about US intentions than it answered.
The big man is going for the big prize - the biggest of all, actually. Michael Moore has removed his Fahrenheit 9/11 from the documentary Oscar category and will instead attempt to get the controversial film nominated for best picture.
(InfoWorld) - For all the buzz building about Apple's iPhone launch next week, success is not a sure bet, according to a survey released Tuesday. \
United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp  resumed negotiations for a new labor contract on Wednesday, five days past the expiry of the previous pact.
Alberto Zaccheroni, analizza il momento del Torino: \
GAGA REFUGEE CAMP, Chad Sometimes, the amiable professor feels lost here in this circle of sand and sun and interrupted lives.
Wall Street ended mixed Friday, with gains led by the energy sector and losses led by financial shares.
Tycho:  There are those who find something to love in the character of Div, persons who feel that our strip needs more drunken, mechanical bigot.  His origin as a disgruntled Divx player is most likely lost to time, particularly since Divx means something very different now.
Troops cleared the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, telling protesters they had 10 minutes to go home or be shot, as the Myanmar junta intensified its two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.
Vigili del fuoco in azione nell'area vesuviana e flegrea
Dow Jones cede lo 0,16%, Nasdaq lo 0,46%
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available...
World oil prices have shot to record highs as concern grows about even more expensive fuel at the petrol pumps. In London, Brent North Sea crude oil for delivery in November surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time in the contract&#39;s 16-year history.
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7 al 1/o turno, gli altri 3 al ballottaggio, tra cui Boutin
Michael Jackson admits paying people who threatened legal action in order to avoid embarrassment.
Joining the south in carbon un-sinking A decade-long study of the oceans has shown they are soaking up less and less carbon dioxide.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Have you been trudging through the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center? Or have you been obsessively following the gadget blogs all week?
Santiago: US President George W. Bush said Saturday after meeting with leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and Russia, that they had a joint message for North Korea: &quot;Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.
Every map in Sri Lanka is about one of two fantasies. The official one in the south shows an undivided nation, the picture-postcard tropical paradise of white-sand beaches and Buddhist shrines.
ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines said Wednesday that its third-quarter loss nearly quadrupled compared to a year ago despite a rise in revenue.
Allenamento mattutino per il Parma, nel tardo pomeriggio squadra in ritiro in vista della sfida di d...
Thailand - Unknown assailants on Tuesday beheaded a 60-year-old Buddhist plantation worker in the southern province of Narathiwat in an act of revenge for 87 Muslims slain in a government crackdown there in October.
AIDS experts immediately hailed the result of the study by the National Institutes of Health, saying it gave the world a new way to fight the spread of AIDS.
A low price and innovative controller could push Nintendo's Wii to the top spot in Japan.
Soviet prima ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova dies after a long illness at the age of 66, the Bolshoi announces.
Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone wants to be friends again with Tom Cruise. The actor's behavior over his romance with Katie Holmes and his aggressive defense of Scientology were reasons cited by Redstone when he broke ties with Cruise last year after a long and lucrative relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures.
la fiera si svolgera' negli Emirati arabi dal febbraio 2008
Poised to receive an award for fighting HIV/AIDS in rural China, Chinese activist Gao Yaojie said she feels like a failure.
Top seed Serena Williams of the United States has powered her way into the finals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing with a straight sets (6-2, 6-3) victory over fourth-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia.
Former US senator Thomas Eagleton, who was dropped as George McGovern's presidential running mate in 1972 after he admitted having undergone shock treatment for depression, died Sunday at age 77, his family said.
A judge has denied a bid to halt the execution scheduled this coming week of convicted cop killer Troy Anthony Davis, refusing to hear evidence the defense says would show he is innocent and identify another man as the killer.
Colleges The most seriously injured of five Duquesne University basketball players shot after a campus dance last weekend was upgraded from critical to serious condition yesterday and has begun to speak softly. Forward Sam Ashaolu is the only injured player who remains hospitalized. Family members said Ashaolu, sedated for much of the week, asked Thursday night about two of his ...
New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&amp;M University.
Parties on the far right and left made gains in two state elections Sunday in Germany, with voters delivering a rebuke to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrats as he tries to rein in German welfare programs.
About half of adults in middle-income families reported serious problems in paying for their health care while even those in more affluent circumstances said they had troubles with medical bills, a new survey found.
L'inglese ventottenne ha impiegato 71 giorni, 14 ore e 18 minutiFesta grande al traguardo a Ushant, nord-ovest della Francia                                                  Vela in solitario, Ellen MacArthur primato del giro del mondo                                                                                                  \
Rich in offensive treasures, and faced with signing key players to humongous contracts next summer, the Senators yesterday culled some salary by dealing left winger Peter Schaefer to the Bruins for fourth-line spare part Shean Donovan.
(InfoWorld) - Best known as an online retailer, Amazon.com has been gradually building up the number of Web services it offers to developers, with the ultimate aim of turning that operation into a profitable business. Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, dubbed the company's growing move into developer Web services as \
Three men being monitored by authorities under Britain's anti-terrorist legislation are believed to have absconded, police said Wednesday.
Drug companies which fail to disclose the results of clinical trials are harming the treatment of cancer patients, doctors say.
Filiberto Rivera, playmaker portoricano della prossima stagione &egrave; stato presewnbtato dall'Eld...
Danny Granger scored 29 points Saturday night, and the Indiana Pacers beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers, 101-93, for their second consecutive victory.
Josef Schwammberger, a former Nazi labor-camp commander who was known for his particular sadism and hid for 40 years in Argentina before being captured and returned to Germany for trial, has died in a prison ...
Two guys named Chuck and Larry edged out a teenager named Harry at the weekend box office.
United Business Media Chief Executive Clive Hollick plans to step down from the publishing, broadcasting and market research firm when he turns 60 in May.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on October 6, officials said Thursday, as the embattled US ally faced a declaration of war from Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings.
The leader of Poland's ruling Democratic Left Alliance has said he is in favor of general elections at the end of May 2005.
He has fallen out of love with politics. But friends, moneymen and an army of green activists are begging him to run
In the battle between Apple and Microsoft, two men are in charge of competing efforts to ensure that the PC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basic software stays relevant in a Web-centered world.
Three Canadian soldiers died in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when a roadside bomb blew up beside their small unarmored vehicle in what was meant to be a secure zone, a senior military official said.
New owners and a TV deal help top English clubs reach a record January spend of \u00c2\u00a3150m on players.
U.S. regulation of financial professionals is based on distinctions that date back to the early 1900s and does not address the complexity of today's industry, according to a report commissioned by securities regulators and released on Thursday.
Nicolas Massu from Chile reacts after making a point against Slovakia&#39;s Karol Kucera, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, during their first round match of the BA-CA tennis trophy in Vienna.
Entra nell'officina Bartezzaghi e scopri i giochi per allenare la mente. Sudoku e cruciverba. Fantaborsa e Fantacalcio
At least 22 people have been killed after two suicide bombers struck in Iraq. Up to 48 others have been wounded. In another development, the Iraqi husband of a kidnapped humanitarian worker begged for her release &quot;in the name of Allah.
Faulty data: Everybody has it, and it can ruin your business. Here are some tips for finding it, fixing it and keeping it clean.
And lays groundwork for almighty Net row The United States government has approved a revised contract for ownership of the dotcom registry, solving one of the biggest problems at the heart of the internet, but also lighting the fuse on an almighty international argument over Net control.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs, cell phones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed one to beat them all &#151; a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video.
The last film by slain director Theo van Gogh - whose death convulsed the Netherlands - is premiered.
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Is TV moving onto the Internet or is the Internet moving onto TV? As the lines between the two begin to blur, it's getting harder to tell.
The Sudanese Government has rejected a US-sponsored United Nations Security Council draft resolution, aimed at punishing the African nation over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.
Property developer Seymour Sweeney denies any special relationship with DUP leader Ian Paisley or his son.
&quot;We.&quot; It's always &quot;We,&quot; not &quot;They.&quot; &quot;I was really happy for the organization,&quot; he says. &quot;We've been trying to beat the Yankees for so darn long.&quot;
The CNN cable television news network  said on Thursday it would stop using the Reuters news service,  ending a 27-year relationship, to contain costs and invest in  its own news gathering operations.
The day after Super Tuesday, Barack Obama conceded that the term \u00e2\u0080\u009cunderdog\u00e2\u0080\u009d may no longer apply to him.
A YouTube video detailing how to manipulate foreigner hiring visas irks key senators. Giving the video a big down vote, they call for an investigation.
Sport: Lewis Hamilton insists he isn't in Formula one to finish second but as Monaco proved, he's getting quite good at it, writes Richard Williams.
Voters in Ohio delivered a second term to President Bush by a decisive margin. But the way the vote was conducted there, election law specialists say, exposed a number of weak spots in the nation&#39;s election system.
The doubts, the uncertainty, the  mud-slinging that have kept investors indecisive all year are  set to end one week from Tuesday when U.S. voters go to the  polls.
Blog: Amidst thousands of comments about whether Net neutrality rules are needed, media conglomerate urges FCC to stress that broadband providers must fight transfer of copyrighted works.
An exhausting day at Fenway Park ensured that the New York Yankees will leave Boston on top of the AL East. The Yankees will try to add to their division lead when they continue their five-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon.
Brad Friedel is retiring from the U.S. national team to avoid the kind of days Kasey Keller is going through this week.
The retrial of Peruvian guerrilla leader Abimael Guzman is halted for a second time in a week.
Finance chiefs from the biggest developing economies on Saturday pushed the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations for a seat at the high table of global economic policy making.
The Jets trek to Elmo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s imaginary crayon-colored world took the edge off the black-and-white, win-or-else scenario that quarterback Chad Pennington, in particular, faced in Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game at Minnesota.
The Solomon Islands' attorney-general is arrested in Papua New Guinea amid Australian child-sex charges.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ At the Golden Gate, the sea is rising.  In the Sierra Nevada, the snowpack is shrinking.  These developments, attributable to a warming climate, threaten one of California's most indispensable resources: water.
Your nose may be running, and you may not have been able to get a flu shot this year, but look on the bright side; you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re living in one of the healthiest states in the nation.
Russia opened a new military base in Tajikistan Sunday, the second in Central Asia since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported.
Blog: We know how to hold good meetings in the U.S., but Asia has us beat bad on getting to work.
The controversy over a 'journalist' adds to the buzz about message control in the capital.
By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 31--RALEIGH -- Human waste trickles out of a rusting single-wide trailer in Oak Hill Estates, draining to a rivulet that flows past children's toys before disappearing into head-high weeds.
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. Michael Jackson has voluntarily given Santa Barbara County prosecutors a sample of his DNA. it was reported today.
LucidBeast writes &quot;Consumer appliances requiring more computing power Sony, IBM and Toshiba started 2001 developing &quot;Cell&quot;-processor that comprises of multiple processor cores and should give performance ten times of conventional processors.
Arts & entertainment: First edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone fetches \u00c2\u00a319,700 at auction.
A U.S.-Iraqi campaign to stabilize Baghdad will begin soon and the offensive against militants will be on a scale never seen during four years of war, American officers said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi faced a confidence vote in parliament on Friday over his efforts to push through an unpopular budget he described as bitter medicine that Italy has to swallow to get its finances in order.
Altrimenti rapporti tra Italia e Bielorussia ne risentiranno
\u00c2\u00b7 Systems failure on busiest day of the tax year\u00c2\u00b7 Self-assessment deadline extended by one day
Grammy winners including Ludacris and Earl Klugh told Atlanta high school students that the music industry has plenty of different jobs to offer.
WEATHERFORD -- People form half a dozen clusters around tables in a meeting room, bringing their combined education, experience and intuition to bear on the problem before them: how to armor their astronaut against micrometeoroids and space debris.
Kenny Richey is due to return to the UK after reaching a plea deal which secured his release from death row.
The overwhelming majority of Ukrainian citizens said they have a positive attitude to Russia, while one-half of Ukrainians expressed regret about the disintegration of the Soviet Union, according to a poll.
A California law barring gay  marriage violates the state's constitution because it  discriminates, inhibits freedom of expression, and undermines  privacy, lawyers for the city of San Francisco and same-sex  couples argued in court on Wednesday.
Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.
IF ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies, a joint team made up of Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qurie and his predecessor Mahmud Abbas is likely to take the reigns of power, Palestinian officials said today.
Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad  Allawi has held private meetings with Iraqi insurgents in an  effort to persuade them to accept a government amnesty offer,  The Washington Post reported on Sunday.
A 16-year-old Palestinian blew himself up in a crowded outdoor market in central Tel Aviv on Monday, killing three Israelis and wounding 32 in the first such attack
An new era of uncompromising and perhaps harder line US foreign policy dawned yesterday as President Bush formally nominated Condoleezza Rice as his new Secretary of State, and promoted her former deputy, Stephen Hadley, to be national security adviser at
Dagli Usa la nuova moda per incoraggiare gli amori estivi, il 'fronte di liberazione' da Paris e la trovata dell'onorevole Selva. I vostri post
Without waiting for next week's Macworld conference, Apple announced a new eight-core Mac Pro and Xserve server. Both machines, the company said, are twice as fast as their predecessors.
Jeff Wilkens booted a clutch 31-yard  field goal to earn the St. Louis Rams a playoff berth with a  32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday as the  NFL postseason picture gained sharper focus.
[Frankfurt/London | Reuters News Service, 7 October 2004] - Google yesterday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.
Microsoft released a &quot;critical&quot; fix on Thursday for a security issue left unresolved by the Windows XP Service Pack 2. The configuration change closed a hole in the Windows firewall settings that could open
Airport-style machines would be used in  schools if it was the only way to tackle knife-carrying, says the education secretary.
Defence coach Mike Ford says England must starve South Africa winger Bryan Habana of possession to stop him in Friday's match.
Israel's first Olympic gold medallist  dedicated his victory on Wednesday to his 11 countrymen killed  in the Munich massacre of 1972, vowing he would visit their  memorial to show them his medal.
Business as usual despite legal limbo European Union and US negotiators have failed to reach a deal on sharing passenger data by Saturday's (30 September deadline), creating a legal vacuum over the Atlantic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Secondo il ministero, il marocchino scarcerato a Milanoera stato in contatto con l&apos;organizzazione di Atta                                          Daki, l&apos;accusa del Viminale &quot;E&apos; legato ad Al Zarqawi&quot;                                                                                   di FERRUCCIO SANSA
Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $1.2 billion bid for a Norwegian search software company is seen as an effort to add tools to its lucrative Office products and fend off Google.
GCSE pupils at private schools are three times more likely to score A and A* grades, a report suggests.
Tendenza nazionale di nuovo in linea con la media Ue
The first implantable treatment to  prevent sleep apnea has received approval from U.S. regulators,  the company that developed the procedure said Tuesday.
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Government warplanes and  helicopter gunships pounded rebel-held towns in northern Ivory  Coast for a second day on Friday, fueling fears of a slide into  all-out war in the world's top cocoa grower.
Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among resident.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees, their pride challenged by the success of the rival Boston Red Sox, fired the biggest salvo yet of the winter meetings Saturday, agreeing to terms with free agent righthander Carl Pavano.
Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet republic between the pro-Russia east and the
MADRID: When France walk out on to the clay court at Alicante's bullring for the start of their Davis Cup semi-final against Spain on Friday they will know just how the bull feels.
November is proving to be a bumper month for computer games - and it is not over yet.
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Baby steps Hands on I'll admit it. I'm an unashamed fan of the iPhone. I had an unlocked device in the UK running on my cheapskate Vodafone tariff before November's official launch.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Virgin Group will try to win over shareholders with a sweetened bid for Northern Rock on the eve of a speech by the British Chancellor to Parliament about the struggling UK bank, an unsourced Sunday Times report said.
The deployment of some 7,000 EUFOR troops across Bosnia Herzegovina on 2 December marks the launch of the EU&#39;s largest-ever peacekeeping operation.
Three strikes that threatened to paralyse some of the UK's top airports are called off after a deal is reached.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney says other states can replicate Massachusetts' program of universal health care if the federal government creates an environment in which private health insurance can expand.
Libya, citing cost and liability concerns, has informed the United States of plans to back out of a contract to destroy its mustard gas stocks as promised under a landmark 2003 agreement, U.S. officials said.
With an eye toward both consumer and enterprise needs, Sun Microsystems is reworking the plug-in architecture of Java in an upcoming update to Java Platform Standard Edition (SE) 6, company officials said Wednesday evening.Overall, Sun officials at a briefing in San Francisco stressed the company's new emphasis on not just the enterprise space but consumer systems as well, with the company extending Java and rich experiences to various devices.With the plug-in platform, a ground-up rewrite is under way, said Ken Russell, from the Java SE deployment team. \
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Monday announced that the economic team in her new Cabinet would stay for another term as the country is striving to solve its fiscal crisis.
The health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat deteriorated yesterday, and Palestinian doctors were rushed to his Ramallah compound in the
His first town meeting after announcing his candidacy was unusually restrained, with no hokey music and very little pandering. Joe Klein blogs from Iowa
The scientists measured the women&#39;s body mass index (BMI). BMIs of 18.5 to 24.9 are considered normal, 25 to 29.9 overweight, and above 30 obese.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Newmont Mining admitted Wednesday that it released mercury into the environment on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but denied the releases sickened nearby residents.
The Cassini spacecraft cruised on Tuesday to within 745 miles of Titan, Saturn&#39;s planet-size moon, for the first close encounter with it.
The majestic pyramids and temples of the ancient Zapotec kingdom of Monte Alban sit spectacularly atop a hill in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca.
Former Lost star Michelle Rodriguez has is released from jail 18 days into a six-month sentence linked to driving offences.
Russia's satellite navigation system is still taking shape, but President Vladimir Putin already has a plan for how to use it: to keep tabs on his black labrador.
Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of postwar violence, witnesses said.
Two people are killed in an explosion at a cinema in the Pakistani town of Mingora.
Risultati dei 16/esimi di finale della coppa di Lega francese (tra parentesi la divisione).
LOS ANGELES - 09/09/04 - For the third time in as many weeks, the World Trade Organization has handed down decisions against US ruling against US anti-dumping and cotton subsidy policies, and rejecting Washington&#39;s appeal of an earlier ruling upholding
A second California produce company   is recalling fresh spinach products as investigators hunt for   the source of an E. coli that killed one person and sickened   more than 100, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
As editor of The Magazine Antiques, Ms. Ledes brought a new focus on European, Asian and 20th-century decorative arts to a publication traditionally devoted to Americana.
 under investigation in Italy
The government has decided to establish an advisory council comprising intellectuals for deliberations on whether to grant female members of the Imperial family the right to ascend the throne, a question currently of extreme importance to the Imperial
In the long run, happy patients make happy shareholders.
Several U.S. financial firms have inquired whether China Life Insurance Co   would like to invest in them, Wan Feng, the president of the nation's biggest insurer, said on Wednesday.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is suing 761 people for alleged illegal filesharing. University students are a particular focus of the legal action with 25 people named for using university networks to distribute music.
Tired of 'A Christmas Carol'? Here are some 'new' holiday shows that are sure to warm hearts.
1st DENVER -- Yes, Roger Clemens said, 350 wins has a nice ring to it.
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: Sally Dickerson turned 85 last week and is not retiring anytime soon.
Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart was chosen as the Walter Camp player of the year Thursday.
As Newark struggles to revive itself, the killing of a young woman leaves the city one homicide short of a 1995 record.
(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the  column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at  lindastern(at)aol.com).
CIGS aren't on the market yet, but there's a lot of money floating around. And the Miasole layoff rumors aren't true, says company.
The Sudanese government agreed on  Wednesday to halt its military offensive in Darfur, mediators  said, raising hopes for the restart of suspended peace talks  with rebels.
New Delhi: The two-day India-Pakistan talks on starting a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad concluded on Wednesday. There was no official comment on the discussions between the two sides, but it
Customized cars that use commercial logos as a creative palette.
Chelsea assistant boss Steve Clarke paid tribute to Mateja Kezman after he scored his first goal for the club in the Carling Cup win over West Ham.
The Convent has issued a press statement confirming recent press reports about the forthcoming meeting between Jack Straw and Miguel Angel Moratinos.
Last year's show made a big deal about competing DVD formats and huge-screen TVs. Here's what's really came to pass.
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gained broad new powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill President Bush signed into law.
Top diplomats from Pakistan and India met on Tuesday for talks on disputed Kashmir but no breakthrough was expected on the issue. The South Asian neighbours have come a long way in patching up ties since going
Ukraine&#39;s third attempt at electing a president was successful, much to the joy of the almost 50 million citizens of this former Soviet country that wants to pull free from Russia&#39;s orbit and join the European Union.
Two defendants in the trial of Saddam Hussein made their closing arguments Tuesday before the judge adjourned the proceedings for nearly two weeks in an attempt to resolve a boycott of the court by the former Iraqi leader and his lawyers.
Le gare del quarto turno di ritorno del campionato di serie C1 saranno recuperate il prossimo 11 mar...
Justine Henin beats Serena Williams in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
MERAK, Indonesia  - Indonesia's rust-bucket ferries are a symbol of the decrepit infrastructure which has plagued Southeast Asia's biggest economy and prevented it from matching China's meteoric growth rate.
Yoko Ono, widow of slain Beatle John Lennon, issued a plea for forgiveness to the world's suffering people in a full page notice in Sunday's New York Times entitled \
The entry-level handset aims at home and office users. In Gear Factor.
GATUMBA, Burundi  - Mourners covered their faces  to block the smell of disinfectant and death Monday as they  buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked  and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi.
The United States told Israel it plans to tighten economic sanctions on Iran and assess their impact at year-end, a top Israeli official said on Saturday in comments that appeared to play down military options for now.
And in part, it&#39;s over spit up. Jackson is upset at Eminem - over the rapper&#39;s new video for the song &quot;Just Lose It.&quot;.
In Cloud Atlas David Mitchell makes writing a high-wire act -- brave, dazzling but too far aloft
It is the first rule that every aspiring pitcher learns. Without a balanced delivery, nothing works. For a right-hander, the right ankle is the foundation.
The former St. Louis Blues forward Mike Danton was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison Monday for trying to have his agent killed.
The Los Angeles metropolitan area led the nation in traffic jams in 2005, with rush-hour drivers spending an extra 72 hours a year on average stuck in traffic, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Italian retailers denounce Mafia rackets and say it is a business enterprise with an annual turnover of $120bn.
By DIRK LAMMERS SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - President Bush's proposed budget would put a land conservation program that protects some 35 million acres on hold in favor of boosting corn production to meet the growing demand for ethanol.
CALGARY (CP) - Natural gas pipeline company Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP is paying about $270 million to diversify its portfolio with a major ethane pipeline in Alberta.
Speculation surrounding the sale of part of the IT company IBM today intensified as the Lenovo Group, China&#39;s leading PC brand, said negotiations with another manufacturer were at an &quot;advanced stage&quot;.
Trend Micro said the agreement with Hotmail will allow them to provide anti-virus scanning and cleaning protection for the 187 million email accounts Hotmail currently hosts.
By Bruce V. Bigelow, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Dec. 14--As an employee-owned conglomerate that was tightly controlled  for most of its 37-year history, San Diego's SAIC was more or less immune to  what happened yesterday after it posted its first financial results as a  public company.
OSAMA bin Laden has urged Iraqis to boycott next month&#39;s poll, claiming the constitution setting up the new government is blasphemous to Muslims and only &quot;infidels&quot; would vote.
Workers at hair salons, restaurants, discount stores and other businesses are now speaking up and documenting the illegal practice.
Surging corporate profits -- and another big increase in corporate tax collections -- will shrink the federal budget deficit to its smallest number in five years, according to new White House estimates, which show the deficit falling to $205 billion in the fiscal year that ends in September.
If you want to hold tomorrow's winners, look where Mr. Market isn't.
Need a basic portable GPS? We found a great discount on the TomTom One.
After a day spent reviewing its spectacular but wild spaceflight Wednesday, aerospace visionary Burt Rutan&#39;s team is sticking to its plan to try to capture the Ansari X Prize with a second launch on Monday.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesians began voting on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
Socialite Nicky Hilton, 20, the  younger sister of reality TV star Paris Hilton and heiress to  the Hilton hotel fortune, married money manager Todd Meister in  a last-minute ceremony Sunday in Las Vegas, according to media  reports.
Kingston moves to contain flying rat menace The council of Kingston in Surrey is to carry out a \
Only 24 players finished the second round at Firestone South, but the forecast was for dry, cool weather the final two days.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores died in ethnic violence, complicating mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.
One of the most feared members of the Bosnian-Serb army, who was accused of decapitating between 80 and 100 Muslims in 1995 and of carrying out the Srebrenica massacre, was arrested yesterday on genocide ...
The attorney for American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh wants his client's 20-year prison sentence commuted, citing the nation's heightened anxiety when the plea deal was made in 2002 and the fact that another U.S. citizen captured on an Afghanistan battlefield may soon be released.
The proposed laboratory experiments would speed the development of drugs that could treat smallpox.
Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web site Thursday that Iraqi fighters will avenge \
Cingular Wireless today announced it has completed its previously announced merger with AT&amp;T Wireless, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier with the
The Act, which gained Royal Assent from the Queen last night, means hunting with hounds will be banned in England and Wales from February, after the Parliament
A former Rwandan army major is sentenced to 20 years for murdering 10 UN peacekeepers in the 1994 genocide.
The device also charges the iPod's batteries and enables you to integrate the iPod into a home theater system.
A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.
Italy&#39;s justice system began hearings into the Parmalat scandal which rocked the world&#39;s leading financial institutions, ruined tens of thousands of small savers and pushed Italian and EU regulators into imposing tougher rules on high finance.
Tim Wu and Rick Cotton respond to questions from readers in the latest installment of our week-long debate on copyright, piracy, and digital filtering.
A British court convicted a photographer Wednesday of assaulting Heather Mills in an underground passage as he tried to take her picture.
QUETTA: The police and law-enforcement agencies on Saturday claimed to have rounded up over a dozen suspects in connection with Friday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bomb blast, which killed 11 people at the busy Mezan Chowk here.
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has three Manchester United directors ousted from the board after voting against their re-election.
With 6,000 characters to memorize, Westerners shudder at the idea reading even the most basic street signs and instructions in Chinese.
Shares in French group Skis Rossignol, the biggest manufacturer of ski equipment in the world, sizzled upwards by 12.66 percent in the first trading session of the New Year on news in a newspaper interview that US sports group Quiksilver was stalking a stake.
About 18 million Romanian&#39;s are eligible to vote in Sunday&#39;s national election for a new president and Parliament. The ruling former communist Social Democrats, credited
Jane Lynch will play  Christine Taylor's mother in CBS's untitled comedy pilot, which  is being executive produced and directed by Ben Stiller,  Taylor's husband.
Portuguese clubs Benfica and Porto are set to put a dent in Manchester United and Arsenal's hopes of reaching the second round of the Champions League.
As expected, Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications announced their &quot;merger of equals&quot; Wednesday--with Sprint as the slightly dominant partner--and revealed some unexpected details of the combine: Nextel&#39;s
The Sri Lankan air force bombs a Tamil Tiger rebel training camp in the north, says defence ministry.
Paula Radcliffe wins the New York Marathon in her first race since the Olympics.
By DIKKY SINN  HONG KONG - A jailed Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets has joined a U.S. lawsuit claiming Yahoo Inc. helped the Chinese government convict dissidents, his mother said Sunday.
The Chinese stock is hurt by the rate hike and a mobile suspension.
The Russian government today set an auction date of Dec. 19 for the country's No. 1 oil producer, with a starting price at about $8.6 billion.
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp  said on Thursday that it is planning to acquire two businesses in Europe and Asia to expand its electrical systems business outside the United States.
William Gallas scores as Arsenal defeat Chelsea for the first time since February 2004 to reclaim top spot in the Premier League.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday that Congress and the administration need to agree quickly on a package of tax cuts as the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by three-fourths of a percentage point to reinvigorate the economy.
US President George W. Bush plans to cut spending in his upcoming budget, not just trim the rate of growth in government outlays, Treasury Secretary John Snow said Sunday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il1s eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, has been living in the Chinese territory for the past three years, according to a news report
BIRMINGHAM  - Birmingham thrashed West Brom 4-0 at St Andrews to leave their local rivals firmly rooted to the bottom of the English Premiership table.
LONDON - People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.
Armed with a soldering iron and a large supply of energy drinks, a slight, curly haired teenager has developed a way to make the iPhone, arguably the gadget of the year, available to a much wider audience.
German authorities have arrested three men on suspicion of planning attacks on Frankfurt's International Airport and Ramstein Air Base, according to a statement from the German Attorney General's office issued Wednesday.
As Terrell Owens underwent surgery to repair his right ankle last week, cyberspace crackled with the anguished cries of Philadelphia Eagles fans.
Malaysia&#39;s highest court is deciding whether it will review the graft conviction of opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim - just days after he was released from jail.
The controversial anti-war documentary &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; was available Monday on a Satellite TV and on the Internet on the eve of the US presidential elections.
No one died in Dehiwala, a village south of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, but hundreds have been left homeless.
Nokia on Tuesday said it has joined an industry group working on technical and specification standards for Secure Digital memory card applications.
Armed police arrest 14 people overnight in an anti-terror raid on a restaurant in south London.
Sun Microsystems on Friday will unveil more of its plans for OpenSolaris, the open-source project for the Solaris operating system.
The new Caltrans District 7 headquarters holds out the promise that downtown Los Angeles could reclaim its stature as one of the most vibrant urban experiments in America.
Abdul-Razzak Yousif arrives to a Baghdad hospital for treatment after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
From outside Nevada, it's hard to fully appreciate just how expansive, how desolate the truly wide open spaces of the state can be.
Ashley Wood, the 2004 Miss South Carolina, is locked in a dispute with the pageant over its failure to distribute the scholarship that was part of her prize.
Irish memories were stirred and Irish pockets were filled when the 3-1 favourite Kicking King triumphed in Kempton&#39;s Stan James King George VI Chase, the highlight of the Christmas racing festival.
Former Newcastle defender Frank Clark blasted the \u00e2\u0080\u009cridiculous scenario\u00e2\u0080\u009d which led to the Magpies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 dismissal of boss Sir Bobby Robson today.
AP Wire . 10/22/2004 . Late WWII POW Honored With Medal in Ark. Now online! Your favorite auto ads will be a weekly feature of Kansas.com. Late WWII POW Honored With Medal in Ark.
Astronauts placed the crown jewel of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s contribution to the International Space Station into its permanent setting on Monday with the attachment of the Columbus science module.
Jonathan Kaye eagled the ninth to join  world number one Vijay Singh on 20-under-par at the top of the  leaderboard halfway through the final round of the  season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii on Sunday.
The latest weekly summary for the PHP mailing lists has been posted over on the Zend Developer Zone. This week, discussions included:  Sandboxed semaphores Focus on *printf [continued] PHP 5.2.1 RC2 and PHP 4.4.5 RC1 It's all in the HEAD  Descriptions of each of the headings are provided, including code and a \
EL-HADJI DIOUF, who is in danger of becoming the most reviled player in the history of the Premiership, is set to plead guilty to his latest charge of improper conduct after Gordon Taylor, chief
Hoping to spark an offense that has struggled without the suspended Michael Vick, Coach Bobby Petrino said that he planned to keep Byron Leftwich as his starter for the rest of the season.
Indice Nikkei termina la seduta con un +0,88%
Unreliable test scores and other shaky data may be causing states to wrongly penalize some schools under federal law, congressional investigators have found.
A key prosecution witness is lying when he implicated one of the Sikh men charged with the mid-air bombing of an Air India plane that killed 329 people in 1985, the defense team argued in the closing arguments of the case.
Liam Black, the charismatic social entrepreneur and director of TV chef Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Foundation, has quit to develop a new business project
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  faces a $1.5 billion third-quarter loss on its fixed-income business, driven by $4 billion in asset write-downs connected to leveraged loans and mortgages, a Goldman Sachs analyst said on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - The Swedish Standards Institute has declared its recent vote in favor of Microsoft's Office Open XML format invalid. It means that Sweden will probably abstain from an important upcoming international vote on whether to make the format a standard. The reason given by SIS was not the controversial circumstances surrounding the vote, in which Microsoft was found to have offered companies \
Bulgaria's stock index SOFIX climbed by 1.57%, to 601.35 points Monday fuelled by a rise of the country's main oil refinery shares.
Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users.    Fair Trade Commission official Toshihiko Oizumi said investigators suspect more than 10 companies violated Japan's fair trade laws by preventing the Japanese mobile phone operators from offering the service...
David Weinberger's introduces an excerpt from his recently published book, Everything Is Miscellaneous.
Unknown gunmen kidnap 11 Nigerian ruling party officials, saying they were not paid to help rig elections in April.
Germany's papers report extensively on the opening in Berlin of a controversial exhibition featuring artworks bought by the grandson of a top German industrialist who worked for the Nazis.
Durante i Giochi asiatici in corso di svolgimento a Doha, in Qatar, sono state trovate 134 fiale di ...
Eating just a quarter of a grapefruit every day may increase the risk of breast cancer in women, scientists say.
The city's fire chief announced his retirement Friday amid a racially charged furor involving a black firefighter who was served spaghetti mixed with dog food.
Two-way filtering is touted as a new security feature, but Preston Gralla discovers it's impossible to practically configure outbound filtering.
Portuguese newspapers praised Porto&#39;s Benni McCarthy on Wednesday after a late goal by the South African striker sent Chelsea crashing to a 2-1 defeat and won the club a spot in the knockout phase of the Champions League.
Cloning sperm could enable men with very low sperm counts to become fathers, say US scientists.
Arsene Wenger tonight made thinly-veiled criticisms of Manchester United&#39;s bid to ensure action against his players as he insisted the Football Association must be left alone to rule on disciplinary matters.
Representative Roger Wicker, a conservative Republican from northern Mississippi, was named to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Trent Lott.
Also: AOL's mobile ambitions. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
A nightly news summary is to be launched at 8pm to bridge the gap between the Six and 10 O'Clock News shows.
A passenger jet has landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, according to media reports on Wednesday.
The chart-bursting singer walked away with a leading 11 awards at the music biz&#39;s biggest popularity contest, including trophies for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Confessions and
The founders of the PBHG mutual funds agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines, and to accept a lifetime ban from the securities industry to resolve allegations they facilitated improper trading in the funds
North Korea may slow the pace of disablement of its nuclear facilities, blaming a delay in the delivery of energy aid promised under a disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting a Pyongyang official.
MetLife Inc.  on Monday agreed to acquire Travelers Life & Annuity from Citigroup Inc.  for &#36;11.5 billion, bolstering its product reach while sounding Citigroup's retreat from the one-stop financial supermarket concept.
Variety - Three films aimed at young auds go head to head at the box office this weekend.
Country music icon Dolly Parton was honored for her songwriting on Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she made jokes about her famous big bust that she quipped would outlast her.
Defensive end Chris Kelsay signed a four-year contract with the Buffalo Bills on Monday, avoiding the uncertainty of becoming an unrestricted free agent.
Billionaire bond guru asks the White House, not Bernanke, to solve mortgage problems.
Sept. 9, 2004 - Like an onion cut in half, the concentric shells surrounding the Cat&#39;s Eye Nebula are visible in the newest image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
LOS ANGELES - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for about three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said.    The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI spokeswoman Cathy Viray...
Units of Blackstone Group LP  fell on Monday in their second day of trading, as concerns about valuation set in after the private equity giant's highly publicized market debut.
The dismissal of Burma&#39;s Prime Minister Khin Nyunt is causing concern that it may set back efforts to move the country toward democracy after more than 40 years of military dictatorship.
Queens can have it rough. Consider Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette -- removed by slices.
The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.
A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.
Carl Crawford and Rocco Baldelli cracked solo homers and rookie Scott Kazmir out-duelled Pedro Martinez to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 5-2 road win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.
Some 3,000 civilians are fleeing as heavy artillery duels in Sri Lanka's restive northeast killed more than 110 people, including 41 civilians, according to rebels and security forces.
Six people died and dozens were feared missing after a footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal, officials said. Hundreds of rescue workers were sent to the scene.
A British tourist who went missing in Venice while on a Valentine's trip with his girlfriend is found dead.
All schoolgirls should be routinely vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, the Lancet says.
Three people have been referred to a special clinic for radiological tests following the death of a former Russian spy in London, a spokeswoman for Britain's Health Protection Agency (HPA) said on Monday.
Rockets and mortars rained down Thursday on an upscale, mostly Shiite area of Baghdad, collapsing an apartment house, shattering shops and killing at least 31 people &#151; part of the rising sectarian violence President Bush has vowed to stop.
Delores Nikodinov, whose daughter, Angela, was a top contender at the United States Figure Skating Championships, was killed yesterday morning in an accident while riding in a shuttle minivan with her family from the airport to their downtown hotel.
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman and his film production company on Friday unveiled plans to make a movie starring Freeman as former South African president and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo won her fourth title of the year with a comprehensive victory over Elena Bovina at the Generali Open in Linz, Austria.
The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on U.N. membership, while China urged Washington to help oppose the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
The Kremlin-backed candidate Alu Alkhanov has got 73.48 percent of the ballots in Sunday&#39;s presidential election in Russia&#39;s Chechen republic, assuring his landslide victory, the election commission said Monday.
Sun launches products for web infrastructure on Solaris 10 Comment Sun Microsystems has announced a new set of products and services targeting developers, startups, and internet companies seeking to build and deploy their web infrastructure on Solaris 10.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stormy weather prevented NASA from launching Discovery for the second day in a row Sunday, extending a yearlong grounding of the space shuttle prompted by persistent trouble with fuel-tank foam.
European papers on Friday continue to weigh the pros and cons of the proposed Turkish membership as EU leaders meeting in Brussels offer to open talks in October next year.
Spain approves plans to deploy 1,100 troops in Lebanon as part of a UN peacekeeping force.
Mid-year speed bump Intel will update its four-core Core 2 Extreme line-up sooner than expected, it the latest roadmap reports coming out of Asia are to be believed. They claim the successor to the 2.66GHz QX6700 will ship in Q3.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MIQDADIYA, Iraq  - Gunmen killed a Sunni Muslim  cleric in the city of Miqdadiya Tuesday, the second such  killing in Iraq in as many days, witnesses and hospital  officials said.
Yankees star Gary Sheffield will not be penalized by the commissioner&#39;s office after his admission that he unknowingly used a cream two years ago that contained illegal steroids.
Scientists say a simple smell test may be able to help doctors identify certain people at risk for developing Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
Paint is poured outside a Berlin exhibition in protest at the artworks' owner, whose grandfather sold arms to the Nazis.
Pakistani security forces arrested more  suspected Islamic militants a day after they shot dead a key  suspect wanted in a failed bid on President Pervez Musharraf's  life and the killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.
Katie Douglas leads Connecticut to a 76-63 victory Wednesday in front of a sellout crowd in Seattle.
The incumbent Afghan transitional president Hamid Karzai is more convinced that he will go out of the first presidential elections triumphantly next Saturday, after his second and successful trip outside the capital Tuesday.
Montenegrins voted Sunday in the first parliamentary elections since their tiny Balkan state split from Serbia, while police announced a crackdown on an alleged ethnic Albanian terrorist group authorities said ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Hoping to prove that grid computing can work in the business world, Dell, EMC, Intel\u00c2\u00a0and Oracle\u00c2\u00a0on Tuesday announced a joint effort designed to show business users how to use the distributed computing technology.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
The agreement will allow passage of a bill to enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept. 11 commission.
HAMBURG - Top-of-the table Wolfsburg are looking to rebound from a 4-0 thrashing when they meet third-placed Stuttgart in Saturday&#39;s crunch Bundesliga game.
China is expected to pass its first anti-drug law this week to combat drug-related crimes and reduce the number of abusers, state media said on Sunday.
Israel carried out an air strike near the Gaza residence of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Friday, but insisted he was not the target.
Alitalia debole perde oltre il 2%, bene Fiat
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 22: The dollar slipped against the euro on Monday in thin trading after a weekend meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers in Berlin offered no concrete measures to stem the dollar&#39;s decline.
Kevin Garnett scored 20 points Thursday night to help the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 96-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Garnett hit a jumper with 8 seconds remaining making the Timberwolves&#39; advantage to 94:91.
THE prospect of George W. Bush spending four more years in the White House drew mixed reactions and a dose of caution in the troubled Middle East today.
PalmSource today promised a Linux version of its operating system, together with a cut-down offering for use in budget mobiles, after buying mobile phone developer China Mobilesoft.
Questions about popular medications may cause a consumer backlash against the tendency to take pills for \
Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors&#39; appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
East Timorese voted on Saturday in a parliamentary election that could put the impoverished young country on a new path after communal violence last year.
MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Russia sees no need for holding an international forum to settle the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Russia&#39;s Interfax news agency reported.
NEW YORK -- In a diversification move, online auctioneer eBay Inc. is buying the privately held Rent.com, which specializes in Internet listings of apartment and house rentals, for about $415 million in stock and cash.
China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.
You'll know television's mania for lists has gotten completely out of hand when C-SPAN counts down the 100 greatest Senate filibusters.
Sir Ian McKellen's debut as a panto dame is put on hold for one night due to problems with the show.
A French investigating magistrate placed British low-cost airline easyJet under judicial investigation in connection with possible violations of French labor law, a judicial source said.
PHILADELPHIA A federal judge has tossed out Pennsylvania&#39;s law that requires Internet service providers to block child porn Web sites.
Security checks, landscaping and cleaning are carried out at the Scottish Parliament in preparation for its opening.
Stocks fell for a third consecutive session on Friday as a further rise in oil prices stirred concerns about inflation and clouded the outlook for corporate profits.
Seven weeks after 2.8 million people voted to elect a governor for Washington state, the Democratic candidate took the lead by a 10-vote margin in an unprecedented hand recount, election officials said on Wednesday.
The president of Pakistan says the search for Osama bin Laden has gone cold and there are no signs of where he is, the Washington Post reported Sunday.
Zimbabwean riot police arrested the country's top opposition leader on Sunday as they crushed a planned prayer rally in a crackdown on protests against President Robert Mugabe.
Though polls show many Americans are unhappy with the direction of the nation, they seem likely in the Nov. 2 elections to keep Republicans in control of the U.S. Congress.
Italian club Lazio, England&#39;s Newcastle United and Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart are among the top group of seeds for Tuesday&#39;s UEFA Cup group draw.
The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent
Armed militants with explosives strapped to their bodies stormed a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, corralling hundreds of hostages &#151; many of them children &#151; into a gymnasium and threatening to blow up the building if surrounding Russian troops attacked. At least two people were killed, including a school parent.
Indiscrezioni, ricorso a cassa integrazione e mobilita'
(InfoWorld) - Software AG plans to unveil details of Version 7.1 of the webMethods business process management suite on Wednesday, along with a new enterprise service bus (ESB) and a supply chain performance optimization tool. When\u00c2\u00a0Software AG bought webMethods\u00c2\u00a0on June 1, it set ambitious targets for\u00c2\u00a0integration of the two companies' product lines. This is the first update to the webMethods BPM suite since the merger: Version 7.0 was launched late in 2006. \
Bunge Ltd. BG.N, the world's top  oilseed processor, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose a  higher-than-expected 5 percent even as the agribusiness and  food company grappled with volatile soybean prices.
All types of alcohol -- wine, beer or liquor -- add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday.
MADRID: Some 70,000 people have been forced to evacuate Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium minutes before the end of a league match after a bomb threat in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas.
The panel ruled that Qualcomm, a maker of cellphone chips, is infringing a Broadcom Corporation patent on a way to conserve handset battery power.
GAZA CITY -- Tens of thousands of Palestinians greeted a convoy of ambulances yesterday bringing home the bodies of 15 militants killed in clashes with Israelis -- an Israeli gesture understood by Gazans as the first concrete benefit of a new truce.
Stocks looked set to rise at the opening on Thursday after data showing the number of workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell, offsetting a larger-than-expected loss by Merrill Lynch & Co Inc .
Miojob: imprese alla ricerca di laureati e diplomati. Venditori telefonici, chimici, personale tecnico, designer ed esperti informatici
Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were today reunited with their families after being released and flown home from Iraq. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were
South-east Asian countries have agreed to hold an East Asia summit in Malaysia next year with China, Japan and South Korea, a move that could eventually shift the leadership of regional
The situation is deteriorating in the western Sudanese region of Darfur and an existing peacekeeping force is too small to deal with it, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
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Common respiratory and urinary tract infections play a role in triggering heart attacks and strokes, researchers say.
Pull faces, look younger Nintendo's creative department must be in overdrive as the Japanese console giant is poised to release software aimed at making users look younger.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Retailer Woolworths rejects a takeover offer from private equity group Apax, saying it is too low.
Who knew $325 million would buy so little?
InfoWorld - For midsize businesses seeking a relatively easy, inexpensive way to keep their servers running around the clock, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched a fully automated backup recovery system.
Russian prosecutors on Thursday launched their own murder investigation into the death of Alexander Litvinenko from radiation poisoning as the Russian former spy was buried at a rain-soaked ceremony in London.
An Internet browser feature meant to permit Web addresses in Chinese, Arabic and other languages could encourage online fraudsters by making scam Web sites look legitimate to visitors.
Eric Gagne avoided another salary arbitration hearing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, agreeing yesterday to a two-year, $19 million contract.
Ernie Els had his lead cut to one by Thomas Bjorn after five holes of the final round in the American Express world championship at Mount Juliet in County Kilkenny today.
Guard Antonio Daniels and forward Caron Butler praised Commissioner David Stern's decision to return to the original leather basketball on Jan. 1.
The US House of Representatives was to vote on a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's decision to deploy more troops to Iraq, the first major repudiation of the increasingly unpopular war.
Fan conventions aren't just for sci-fi buffs anymore. Films such as 'The Big Lebowski' and 'Napoleon Dynamite' are inspiring off-line communities, too.
US oil giants Conoco Phillips and Exxon Mobil reportedly fail to reach a deal on Venezuela oil nationalisation.
Si torna a discutere nel centrodestra. El\u00e2\u0080\u0099origine della discussione \u00c3\u00a8 una lettera del presidente della Camera, Pierferdinando Casini, a un altro presidente, quello della commissione Bilancio della Camera, il leghista Giancarlo Giorgetti.
Nearly 380 tons of powerful explosives are missing from one of Iraq&#39;s most sensitive former military installations, local media reported Monday.
Hoping to promote transatlantic tourism, French-born New York hotelier Raymond Orteig in 1919 pledged a prize of $25,000 -- worth about $750,000 today -- for the first nonstop flight between New York and France.
Contrari alla svolta Brasile, Argentina ed India
The Democrats triumphantly reclaimed control of the Vermont House on Wednesday, four years after they were swept from power in a backlash against the state's first-in-the-nation law creating civil unions for gay couples.
(InfoWorld) - Feeling that its partnership with Yahoo Inc. yields fewer benefits than in the past, AT&T Inc. wants to trim the deal's scope and seek more favorable conditions for itself, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Specifically, AT&T seeks a revision of how the companies share ad and Internet access revenue in their years-long agreement to sell co-branded broadband services to consumers in the U.S., the Journal reported, quoting anonymous sources. Negotiations have already begun for renewal of the pact, which ends in April 2008 and which Yahoo originally struck in 2001 with AT&T predecessor SBC Communications Inc. Back in 2001, AT&T needed Yahoo more than it does today to market its broadband services to consumers, because broadband is now in higher demand, the article states. Yahoo gets between US$200 million and $250 million in annual revenue from the partnership, and could see its bottom line affected if those payments were reduced, according to the Journal. The profit margins on these AT&T fees are generally higher than the margins Yahoo enjoys from its other operations, the paper said. More indirectly, traffic to Yahoo's Web sites and usage of its services could be affected if the pact is scaled back, the Journal said. The joint customers obtain, along with the AT&T broadband connection, a suite of Internet tools from Yahoo, including e-mail accounts, PC security software, a photo management application and exclusive videos. Industry analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group doesn't find the news surprising. \
'Parole presidente croato assolutamente ingiustificate'
'Cleaning Water the Natural Way,'  the 14th episode of the \
Climate experts and politicians  will discuss policies they believe may be needed beyond the Kyoto Protocol.
Sammy Sosa became the fifth member of the Major League's 600 home run club on Wednesday when he connected a solo homer to help the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over his old team, the Chicago Cubs.
Ferrari&#39;s Rubens Barrichello admitted he was relieved after his race strategy earned him his first victory of the season at the Italian Grand Prix.
A newly discovered fossil could be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.
A day after half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine was barred from the market, doctors, hospitals and senior citizens scrambled to track down scarce flu shots on Wednesday, but often were shut out.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama inched closer to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the race for delegates Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain's win in Virginia netted him a big prize.
Agrigento, 16 dicembre 2004 - Trecento migranti sono sbarcati la notte scorsa tra Porto Empedocle (Agrigento) el&#39;isola di Lampedusa, dove circa altri 90 extracomunitari sono in arrivo su un barcone avvistato all&#39;alba nel Canale di Sicilia.
Top Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama appear locked in a dead heat, two days before a key primary.
In just six short years since the dictator Suharto was ousted, the world&#39;s fifth most populous nation has seen three presidents, three major terrorist bombings by a group linked to Al Qaeda, three separatist uprisings, a 40 percent unemployment rate, and
KHOST, Afghanistan  - A roadside bomb killed four Afghan fighters from the U.S.-led coalition force on Friday in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said.
TORONTO - Kinross Gold Corp. said Monday that a change in the way it accounts for goodwill has forced it to restate its third-quarter results, resulting in a $133.
By JOHN ARNOLD Journal Staff Writer  Santa Fe National Forest acting supervisor Martin Chavez has rejected an appeal by environmentalists who are fighting a controversial forest-thinning project near Las Vegas, N.M.
With Pedro Martinez headed to the New York Mets and Curt Schilling&#39;s recovery from ankle surgery taking longer than expected, the Boston&#39;s newest acquisition might start the season opener against his former team at Yankee Stadium.
Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given was adjudged to have fouled Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Paul Scholes inside the area at a crucial juncture of Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s big Premiership encounter at St James\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Park.
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Think patience and perseverance. And then turn your attention to Indian cricket. There is one man, Anil Kumble, who instantly comes to mind.
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Releases from Troupe Majidi, Mikado Lab, Vinicius Cantuaria, Mia Doi Todd and Ocrilim.
The sound of heavy bombardments echoed across Baghdad from the poor Shi&#39;ite district of Sadr City on Tuesday morning, following a night of sustained US aerial attacks, residents said.
Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan in connection with the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, authorities said on Wednesday.
Thailand's coming polls revolve around a former Prime Minister who is not even in the country. Is this any way to hold an election?
LONDON - Manchester United is confident it can catch up nine points on Premier League leaders Chelsea. First it has to win its third match in a row for the first time this season.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Oklahoma City to charges of possession of marijuana and prescription anxiety pills.
Il dg del Catania, Pietro Lo Monaco, parla dello stato d'animo attuale dei giocatori rossoazzurri: \
ALEXANDRIA, VA. US Airways doesn&#39;t expect to turn a profit until 2007, even if it&#39;s able to enact steep pay cuts from its workers as it struggles through a second bankruptcy.
The disaster took more than 50,000 lives, and rebuilding could top $10 billion. However, Asia&#39;s economic growth may escape the worst.
By BRIAN BERGSTEIN BOSTON - A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves.
The Independent Spirit Awards celebrate the best in low-budget filmmaking. But within those honors, the John Cassavetes Award goes to the lowest of the low-budget films: those made for under $500,000.
Vi avrebbero passato gli ultimi sei anni di latitanza
August 29, 2004 - 1340CET - The Labour Party's policy paper on agriculture is full of contradictions and inaccuracies according to a counter press statement issued this morning by the Ministry for Rural Affairs ...
In a bid to halt Google's growing dominance online, Microsoft has offered to buy struggling Internet giant Yahoo for $44.6 billion, an acquisition that would unite the world's most influential software company with the Web's most-trafficked site.
Iran's hard-line president, who has berated the United States and refused to compromise on his nuclear program, is now softening his tone, saying Monday he wants dialogue rather than confrontation in Iraq. Tehran also denied it gave sophisticated weapons to militants to attack U.S. forces.
Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. WHR.N  on Wednesday said quarterly profit was about flat as it was  pressured by higher raw material and oil costs.
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MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. Michigan officials are questioning plans for a 350-bed hospital in suburban Detroit sponsored by an American Indian tribe.
The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate consumer spending and lift profits.
Operators have trouble finding customers for combined deals offering fixed and mobile services, industry executives said at a convergence conference in Amsterdam.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which promotes itself as a seller of clean music, deceived customers by stocking compact discs by the rock group Evanescence that contain the f-word, a lawsuit claims.
Martin Scorsese's biography of the famously eccentric empire builder Howard Hughes is visually sumptuous if disappointingly hollow.
Airbus may have to announce more delays to production of its A380 superjumbo, the boss of BAE Systems says.
Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. Then Wright beat Shane Mosley, and everything changed. Suddenly, his name was in the mix among the Trinidads, De La Hoyas and Hopkins who bring big money to the table.
Unarmed and headed back to their homes on leave, 49 Iraqi soldiers were ambushed this weekend in eastern Iraq and shot to death, many of them killed execution style
Michael Jackson's was not manhandled during his arrest on child abuse charges, an official investigation says.
By anyone's account, 2003 was a banner news year in this tiny town on the western edge of Texas's rolling hill country.
U.S. regulators said on Friday they would review whether to take action over Merck & Co Inc's  and Schering-Plough Corp's  popular cholesterol medicine Vytorin after a study showed it was no better than a generic drug in preventing the build-up of fatty plaque.
President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya in the first ever visit by a French head of state, confirming maverick leader Moamer Kadhafi's gradual return to international respectability.
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Major League Baseball, the NFL and the U.S. Olympic Committee each pledge $3 million to help curb doping.
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Cubans jammed banks and exchange kiosks  to swap their dollars for local pesos on Thursday, as the  communist government, retaliating for tightened sanctions,  moved to pull the U.S. currency from general circulation.
Freddie Mac , the nation's second-largest source of home loan funding, said on Thursday its second-quarter net income fell 45 percent from a year earlier as more borrowers defaulted on their loans.
Dutch  retailer Ahold's former chairman and its ex-finance officer are barred from executive posts as part of a US fraud case settlement.
A group of children from Gypsy and Irish Traveller families are to urge the government to do more to help find suitable sites for them to live on.
Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to revive long-stalled peace efforts in separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama will give $16,500 in contributions linked to an indicted donor to charity, part of the Democrat's effort to distance himself from a former friend and fundraiser.
Iraqi and US forces have arrested a man believed to be the most-wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run in a bloody raid in which 70 of his supporters
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Ukrainian MPs will make a new attempt on Wednesday to agree reforms ahead of the election re-run.
Undaunted by unseasonably high temperatures and rain, the Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest tourist draws, opened on Tuesday with some of its famous snow sculptures slightly the worse for wear.
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Air France-KLM Group, Europe&#39;s biggest airline, said second-quarter sales grew 6.4 percent as passengers generated more revenue.
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Nearly 380 tonnes of deadly explosives, powerful enough to shatter air planes, demolish buildings, make missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons, are missing from one of Iraq&#39;s most sensitive former military installations, the interim government has
A car bomb killed three Iraqi National Guards and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq&#39;s insurgency was worsening.
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Recently-merged Alcatel-Lucent  is stepping up job cuts to 12,500 after dipping into a fourth quarter loss and forecast a sales drop in the first quarter as tough trading and uncertainties related to the tie-up took their toll.
The Iraqi army captured a senior al Qaeda militant in a clash south of Baghdad on Thursday, a government security spokesman said.
Nobody can say billionaires aren&#39;t competitive: First Richard Branson announces he&#39;s going up against Paul Allen in consumer space travel.
BUKIT BUNGA, Malaysia  - Thailand and Malaysia opened a bridge over their restive border on Friday, a new artery for commerce between relatively prosperous Malaysia and poor Muslim communities on the other side.
Dr. Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who started an environmental movement that has planted 30 million trees in Africa and who has campaigned for women&#39;s rights and greater
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Baghdad was rocked by mortar fire and a suicide bombing on Wednesday, hours before the planned release a U.S. panel report expected to propose that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year.
The disgraced pop star Gary Glitter who is serving time for child abuse in Vietnam has been treated in hospital.
Deutsche Bank AG was the target of a renewed phishing attack late Tuesday extending into Wednesday, after facing its first-ever reported assault last week, according to a bank spokesman.
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The armed wing of Hamas rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's call for the deployment of international troops in the Gaza Strip, vowing on Saturday to attack them like other \
A judge declined to rule Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Republican voters challenging a decision that allows Iowans to cast provisional ballots outside of their home precincts. He said the challenge was premature.
Statoil, Norway\u00c2\u0092s largest oil company, will pay $700 million for stakes in two oil and gas finds and one exploration prospect in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico to offset an expected drop in domestic output. The company will buy 17.5 percent of the Caesar discovery and 12.5 percent each of the Big Foot find and the Big Foot North prospect from the Plains Exploration and Production Company of Houston, Statoil said. The discoveries are expected to increase production \u00c2\u0093significantly\u00c2\u0094 after 2010, Statoil said. It did not estimate the size of the reserves in the stakes.
England football star David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria jetted out of Britain on Thursday to start a new life in the Hollywood limelight.
South Africa&#39;s yachting crew, team Shosholoza, are making big waves at the second precursor to the 2007 America&#39;s Cup in Valencia in Spain.
RALEIGH, NC North Carolina health officials say an outbreak of E. coli cases appears to be bigger than first thought. The number of confirmed cases has jumped from 20 to 31 cases.
BMW , the world's largest premium car maker, said on Tuesday it sold 38 percent more cars in mainland China in the first half of 2007, as the country's growing ranks of nouveau riche snapped up the latest models.
Military supporters descended on Berkeley early Tuesday, demanding the famously liberal California college town rescind its vote that says Marine recruiters are \
A study of 95 urban areas in the US showed that a small increase of the smog level leads to a slight rise in deaths. A study of 95 US urban areas found that a small increase in the average smog level over
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands  - The Masters Series will be cut from nine to eight tournaments in 2009, with the end-of-year Masters Cup moving from Asia to Europe.
Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Tom Clements has emerged on a short list of candidates whom Notre Dame has targeted for its head coaching vacancy.
The UK government is told to pay a former spy \u00c2\u00a35,000 for breaching his human rights after a case that stopped him receiving book royalties
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New boss Avram Grant insists Chelsea must adopt a new attacking approach.
HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).
British authorities have formally arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on suspicion he had a role in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki is pressing Washington to give his military more weapons, with ordinary soldiers complaining they are often outgunned by heavily armed militants.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board considered on three occasions whether to break up the company, but each time directors unanimously concluded it would be best to keep HP together, chief executive and chairman Carly Fiorina said yesterday.
A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta said Thursday that a Lebanese hostage it reportedly freed had in fact escaped, and threatened retaliation against the Italian oil firm he worked for.
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is preparing to sweeten the terms of his bid approach for Manchester United, reports say.
The European Commission yesterday cut its growth forecast for 2005 and warned that nearly half of euro zone members were set to breach their own budget rules, as surging oil prices hit a fragile recovery.
Every 100th baby born in Guatemala grows up as an adopted American, making the Central American country the richest source of adoptees in the Western Hemisphere. But U.S. ratification of an international adoption treaty is likely to choke off the supply next summer.
The coral-and-sea-colored Athens 2004 banners had been raised. The ancient stadium that hosts the Olympic shot put competition today had been fitted with a security camera and hardwood stands for visiting dignitaries. The remodeled and air-conditioned archeological museum that featured the god-size sculpture of Hermes of Praxiteles had opened. Outdoor booths had been stocked with sharp cheese, ...
Viktor A. Yushchenko appeared headed for a resounding victory early Monday in a riveting presidential race.
Scientists develop a dental implant that doses patients with prescription drugs over time -- it's headed for clinical testing. In Gadget Lab.
Premiership leaders Chelsea kept their hopes of a domestic treble alive by advancing into the quarter-finals of the English League Cup with a 2-0 extra-time win away to top-flight rivals Newcastle.
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Lorin Maazel had a comparatively easy job last night in the first of this week's New York Philharmonic subscription programs. On the first half of the program, he led Mozart's Symphony No. 29 and the Horn Concerto No. 1 by Richard Strauss. He then ceded the podium to Xian Zhang, an assistant conductor at the Philharmonic since 2002, when she won first prize in the Maazel/Vilar Conductors' Competition. Ms. Zhang's task was more rigorous: she led the world premiere of
NASHVILLE  - Media consolidation doesn't play well here in Music City, USA as a roomful of singers and songwriters, from the famous to the unknown, gathered Monday to criticize government policy easing the rules that say who can own what media outlet where.
The 41-year-old auteur intends to recreate his experience of watching old-school kung-fu films with his next project. He tells Total Film magazine, he plans to shoot a martial arts film complete with Mandarin
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s Telecom Corp. (NZT) may yet team up with Australia&#39;s Telstra Corp. (TLS) in building a third-generation mobile network in New Zealand, but analysts
Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve current crisis.
By Susan E. Lindt  SUSAN E. LINDT           A Drumore Township man faces felony charges for allegedly possessing and disseminating child pornography.
North Korea set three conditions on Friday to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks on its nuclear programs.
A suicide blast in the Afghan capital has wounded three NATO soldiers and three civilians, while officials said 14 people had died in other attacks blamed on the extremist Taliban movement.
America&#39;s trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on record.
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Il Settore Tecnico della Figc ha diramato l'elenco degli ammessi al corso per allenatori professioni...
Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasayanov was nominated on Saturday by his opposition movement to run in next year's presidential election and promised to stop the Kremlin orchestrating the vote in its favor.
Tracy McGrady tallied 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Houston over the Los Angeles Clippers, 91-86, in an overtime contest at the Staples Center.
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The Packers said they had acquired quarterback JT O&#39;Sullivan, 25, and a second-round selection in the 2005 draft from the Saints in return for McKenzie, 28, and a future conditional draft choice.
Milan's womenswear shows hit their stride on Monday with leading designers Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani showing very different views of what they think women should be wearing next winter.
Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will lend his voice to the superhero in an upcoming animated TV and DVD series. The series is created by Stan Lee who also created Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the Hulk. Lee says, \
_ The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending but consumers faded by the long Thanksgiving weekend&#39;s close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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Mike Leigh's controversial film Vera Drake scoops the Golden Lion prize for best film at the Venice Film Festival.
A Silicon Valley start-up is gearing up to embed free, Web-based telephone services on a variety of popular social networking and blogging services, including MySpace, Friendster and Blogger.
Comedy writing duo Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir have sold the pitch \
Disgraced US lobbyist Jack Abramoff had wider links with the White House than it has admitted, an inquiry finds.
Five years after catastrophic floods and mudslides killed thousands along Venezuela's Caribbean coast, survivors in this town still see the signs of destruction - shattered concrete walls and tall weeds growing atop streets covered in dried mud.
Former Mexican pop superstar Gloria Trevi has been cleared of sex abuse charges after a court ruled there was not enough evidence against her.
NitroMed Inc., the maker of the BiDil drug to treat heart failure in African Americans, said Monday it plans to offer $65.2 million of its common stock to the public.
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Shrek creator DreamWork could raise $750m when it floats on the New York Stock Exchange, SEC papers reveal.
JOHANNESBURG The 51-year-old son of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, was arrested by the South African police on Wednesday and charged with helping to finance a failed coup against Equatorial Guinea&#39;s authoritarian ruler last March
Former All-Star forward Jamal Mashburn will miss the entire 2004-05 NBA season because of a knee injury that could end his career.
John Abraham is trying to essay a wide variety of roles.
Officials at a Japanese nuclear power station damaged by an earthquake report 50 separate malfunctions.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber attacked the office of a U.S.-owned security company in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killing seven people, including two Americans, a government and company official said.
The head of Bank of America says the banking giant is unexpectedly gaining northeastern customers just six months after its acquisition of FleetBoston.
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it expected to carry out the maiden launch of a robot supply ship to the orbital space station between February 22 and March 8 or 9.
ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways&#39; pilots union ratified a new labor contract that will cut their base pay by 18 percent and save the airline $300 million a year.
La Snaidero Udine ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio per la stagione 2007/08 la guardia Usa Nate Green. E'...
A ban on smoking in public places is being enforced in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the first time.
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Police probing the Ufton Nervet train crash are focusing on why a motorist parked his car in the path of the high-speed service.
Whether the Boston Herald's highly critical stories on a state judge were part of a libelous smear campaign or the largely accurate result of tough but fair reporting on a public figure is now up to a jury to decide.
Shouting crowds mobbed the ambulance driving Suharto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body from a hospital to his home as television stations maintained live coverage.
A man is rescued after being stuck up to his neck in mud after falling into a river in County Fermanagh.
Unsettled France midfielder Lassana Diarra has joined Portsmouth from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, the two clubs confirmed on Thurdsay.
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Hitachi and Intel are teaming up to add storage to more mobile devices.
Intuit's Scott Cook reveals why QuickBooks is not a popular Webware service.
A look at some of the positions of Republican President Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry:
Four French tourists abducted in Yemen have been freed, says an MP who has been mediating their release.
Read it, listen to it, but e-book fans won't be downloading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- at least legally. By the Associated Press.
Taiwan is to push ahead with plans for a referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name despite U.S. and Chinese objections, a ruling party official said on Wednesday.
Authorities have arrested a man found with radioactive cesium-137 in the trunk of his car, a state official said Monday.
CHICAGO -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc., seeking to clinch its deal for the parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, offered to pay a special dividend of $485 million to CBOT Holdings shareholders on top of the $10.19 billion it has offered for their shares.
KIEV -- Orange scarves, suspenders, turtlenecks, sunglasses, even diapers. Viktor Yushchenko's supporters have flooded the streets of the Ukrainian capital sporting the opposition candidate's color. It's a fashion statement with a political message.
A U.S. district court judge on Saturday  upheld a bankruptcy court order temporarily blocking Russian  gas monopoly Gazprom from bidding in the auction of Russian oil  giant YUKOS' main production subsidiary.
Syria on Wednesday suspended  diplomatic cooperation with France aimed at ending the  political crisis in Lebanon -- a move that mirrored earlier  similar action by Paris.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters Life!) - Picking up the kids from kindergarten after commuting from work and shopping for groceries sounds like a job best suited for a station wagon.
NEW YORK, August 25 (New Ratings) - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.NAS) has released its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) security update for its XP Professional users.
Alitalia bosses and union and government officials forged a deal early yesterday to save troubled Italian flag carrier Alitalia after thrashing out the details of redundancy payments
The Nigerian senate passes a bill  to curb the power of the trade unions, but amends the no-strike clause.
WASHINGTON - The steady advance of US-led troops into the rebel stronghold of Fallujah does not mean smooth sailing ahead either in that city or, more broadly, in Iraq as a whole as the American-led coalition seeks to rout the insurgents.
One step forward, two steps back. Welcome to Boston College basketball 2007-08. Yesterday coach Al Skinner's Eagles took those steps back as they proved again to be the University of Virginia's favorite team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
A Vatican handbook made public Monday questioned preventive war and denounced the \
TWO US marines and at least three insurgents died south of the Iraqi capital, the first casualties of a US-led sweep of the so-called &quot;death triangle&quot;, a marine spokesman said today.
South African David Frost continued to flourish on the European Tour when the 47-year-old moved to within two strokes of the early second round lead in the Wales Open on Friday.
MOLENAARSGRAAF, Netherlands _ Dutch farmer Nils den Besten wants to double the size of his 70-cow herd and begin using robotic milkers in three years.  He says he doesn't need government handouts to do his job.
President Bush on Wednesday reiterated his threat to veto Senate legislation that would substantially increase funds for children's health insurance by levying a 61-cent-a-pack increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes.
Former President Ford was admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on Tuesday for \
England win in uninspiring fashion against Italy at Twickenham.
The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (\u00c2\u00a3182m), for fraud and environmental violations.
Sri Lanka said its navy sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats, killing nine rebels on Thursday, on the fifth anniversary of a largely ignored cease-fire.
Thirsty San Francisco city workers will no longer have bottled water to drink under an order by Mayor Gavin Newsom, who says it costs too much, worsens pollution and is no better than tap water.
Cheaper clothes prices helped to lower the UK inflation rate in August, with the consumer prices index (CPI) down to 1.3% from 1.4% in July.
December 03, 2004 - Five former executives from Kmart and its vendor companies settled Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges this week stemming from a $24 million accounting fraud they oversaw at the retail giant, the
It was two hours after Olympic Airways flight 411&#39;s takeoff from Athens that an anonymous man telephoned a Greek newspaper and said calmly that a bomb was on board.
Auburn will enter Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s SEC championship game as a heavy favorite over Tennessee, and for good reason. While Auburn dominated opponents on its way to the SEC West title, Tennessee looked more vulnerable
Last year, in Marvin Lewis&#39;s first season as an NFL head coach, the Cincinnati Bengals regained respectability by rallying from a 1-4 beginning to win seven of nine games and contend for a playoff spot.
The UN calls for war crime suspects in Darfur - described  as \
World No. 1 Vijay Singh's failure to  win the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championship in  Hawaii was the biggest surprise of the week.
Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp  pressed deep into a fourth day on Tuesday after the contract expiration as the union told members it may be forced to set a firm deadline to complete talks if progress stalls.
IBM and top scientific research  organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to  tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve  complex social problems.
Parents want radical action to stop drugs and weapons getting into schools, a survey suggests.
A new hi-tech communications centre for Lothian and Borders Police is suffering from a \u00c2\u00a31.2m overspend.
NORTON - You have been privileged to be invited to a gourmet dinner hosted by three of the world's finest chefs. You arrive ripe with anticipation, fully expecting to be delighted by delicacies that reflect the unique talents and signature touches of the best at their profession.
A Habsburg heir is hoping someone will take a bite of his offer Monday to sell \
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By John Cramer, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jan. 31--A Botetourt County couple has put 265 acres into a conservation easement, joining a growing number of Western Virginia landowners who are protecting their property from development.
Gunmen used dynamite and  heavy machine guns to kidnap at least three senior managers of  Indonesian chemical company Indorama in Nigeria&#39;s southern  oil-producing Niger Delta, police said on Friday.
USADA bans Young for life: Sprinter Jerome Young, whose earlier doping case could cost the US 1,600-meter relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency yesterday after his second positive test for a banned drug.
Seoul shares briefly hit a record on  Monday but then headed lower as exporters fell after China  raised interest rates and on worries that troubles in U.S.  subprime mortgages would hurt the world&#39;s largest economy.
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan stages a second mock election as it takes steps to end 100 years of monarchy.
Coronation Street soap character Vera Duckworth is to be killed off early next year, producers reveal.
Bengie Molina went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer, Kelvim Escobar outpitched Kevin Brown and the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game sweep.
General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles that will help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota Motor Corp.
A UK company is ordered to pay out \u00c2\u00a3750 in damages for sending spam.
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OTASH CAMP, Sudan -- At 3 a.m., Garang Deng awoke to the crack of gunshots and the screams of women. About 300 Sudanese policemen with rifles had surrounded the camp and fired over the heads of the people, scattering them as police Land Cruisers rolled over their huts of sticks and wind-frayed cloth.
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The climax of the Cannes Film Festival looms, with the jury set to annouce this year's winner of the Palme d'Or.
The former Iraqi general known as Chemical Ali, who is accused of using chemical weapons attacks to kill thousands of Kurds, will be the first of Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cohorts to stand trial next week, a government official said today.
STRASBURGO - Il Parlamento europeo ha oggi dato la sua approvazione all&#39;investitura della nuova Commissione presieduta dal portoghese Jose&#39; Manuel Barroso. I voti a favore sono stati 449, i contrari 149 e le astensioni 82.
Ministers say citizenship should depend on good behaviour, passing English tests and knowledge of UK.
The Senate handed the White House a major victory by voting to give legal protection to phone companies that aided government wiretapping.
The Chicago Blackhawks provide a sharp contrast to the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s beloved Bears, who will play in the Super Bowl for the first time in 21 years on Sunday.
Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail pager, said yesterday that profit for the third quarter rose to $90.4 million and sales surged as it enlisted cellphone service
Bernhard Langer beat Vijay Singh on the first extra hole Friday to knock the world's top-ranked player out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother told a judge Wednesday she wants to exhume her grandson in the Bahamas and bring his body to Texas to be buried along with his starlet-mother in her native state. Smith's longtime companion, Howard K.
Iraqi authorities say a suicide car-bomb blast in central Baghdad killed at least seven Iraqis and wounded 19 other people Monday - the anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture by US forces.
CHESTER, Pa. -- On Nov. 15, 2001, Irshad and Masood Shaikh found themselves standing under the darkest cloud imaginable: The brothers had become suspects in the worst bioterrorism attack in American history.
Oil eased near $60 on Wednesday  following big gains the previous day spurred by disruption of  Alaskan crude exports and ahead of U.S. government data  expected to show declining stocks of heating and transport  fuels.
U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as recent signs of healthy economic growth drove fund managers to bet stocks would keep rallying into December, but a report on slower Midwestern business activity tempered that enthusiasm.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag from its Statehouse grounds, in part because the nation should unite under one banner while at war.
A Cache Valley egg producer will no longer pay a fine to the state of Utah for discharging wastewater from a manure-composting operation into the Cub River.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Limited Brands Inc. on Monday raised earnings estimates as well as the price on its share repurchase program.
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Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France&#39;s bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.
Description: Efforts are under way to arrange a ceasefire in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, where militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been battling US forces.
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Gordon Brown on Monday held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his first foreign visit as Britain&#39;s new prime minister, but the meeting was overshadowed by a gathering diplomatic storm with Russia.
Visiting U.S. lawmakers were told by Cuban officials that the ailing Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and will return to public life, but some of the legislators said they saw in the assurances of Castro's health a growing political vacuum on the Communist island.
What just last year generated legislative deadlock for a deeply divided Congress, has this year sailed through the House of Representatives after just a few hours of modest debate: H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, has passed the House with at least some measure of bipartisan support.
Google is famed for its Web search engine, but over the past few years it has acquired a different role: Microsoft's No. 1 foreign aid donor. First, Google fixed some of Internet Explorer's worst defects with its Google Toolbar, a free add-in that blocks pop-up ads and provides a shortcut to (naturally) Google's search engine and an auto-fill option to complete Web forms. Now it has released the Google Desktop, another free program that fixes an equally glaring weakness of Windows: its woeful file-searching capabilities.
InfoWorld - A new application from Raketu Communications&#160;aims to integrate IPTV (Internet Protocol television) with social networking, two of the Internet&#39;s hip technologies.
Drawing this special comb over a balding pate could restore some real hair &#151; according to a Florida company.
The United States said Monday it would widen access to some of its services to compensate the European Union, Japan and Canada to settle a WTO dispute over the US ban on online gambling.
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Stocks rose on Monday on hopes the Federal Reserve would keep slashing interest rates to prevent the housing slump from tipping the economy into a recession.
Some Italians want African illegal immigrants deported, others want them arrested, but theater director Marco Baliani believes one way to ease Italy's refugee crisis is with a long-nosed wooden puppet.
Every time this season that Curtis Martin has produced a bad game, he has followed it with a spectacular performance a week later.
The Shanghai-based manufacturer of a leukemia drug that was banned by China's drug watchdog after some patients reported leg pains and difficulty walking said Monday it was investigating the problem.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of  Orange in Southern California agreed to what sources said would  be a record U.S. financial settlement with 87 people charging  sexual abuse by priests and other church employees, the Los  Angeles Times said on Friday.
The 2008 White House race has  groundbreaking candidates, record-shattering spending and  crowded debates, but so far it lacks a more common feature of  recent campaigns -- negative and sometimes personal attacks.
A jury in Texas has ruled that Boston Scientific\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug-coated stents infringed a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million.

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, trying to mount a comeback in his presidential bid, on Monday won the endorsement of independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Google attacked European  parliamentarians and privacy advocates on Monday for trying to  have competition authorities consider the handling of personal  information in its $3.1 billion takeover of rival DoubleClick.
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A group of 30 scientists and nature lovers got lost in a maze of narrow underground tunnels in Spain's Canary Islands, and six of them died after apparently suffocating, officials said Sunday.
CBS thought it had a  novel idea, one that would resonate with viewers of all ages.
Bell Canada said it was discussing a possible merger with Telus, the leading phone company in western Canada.
Ever since last Friday night&#39;s NBA brawl in Detroit, I have tried to make sense out of the whole mess. I have watched replay after replay of the ordeal, hoping to come up with some sort of reason
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Bob Jones III, the current president of Bob Jones University (famous for it's only recently ended ban on interracial dating), wrote a short congratulatory letter to recently re-elected President Bush in which he extolls the president to stay the Christian course.    Below is the text of that letter:
Vietnam has released one of its best-known dissidents from prison, two weeks before its president is to make a historic visit to the United States, an official said Sunday.
Diane Swonk was in the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. &quot;At first, we thought it was an explosion,&quot; said Swonk, an Evanston resident who was at Ground Zero on Sept.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unveiled on Tuesday an accelerated timetable for his planned pullout of the Gaza Strip and said it should win parliamentary approval in early November.
British supermarket giant Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, has unveiled plans to sell its own range of computer software.
Consensus No. 1 Ohio State will have to endure a trying September as the Buckeyes must face three teams in the top 20, including two on the road.
MESA, Arizona  - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence in an Arizona court on Monday.
Eli Lilly and Co.&#39;s new antidepressant Cymbalta also may be sold to treat the chronic nerve pain caused by diabetes, the Food and Drug Administration says.
A computer geek who hid a video camera in a garbage can in order to spy on women in a hospital toilet for his sexual gratification was sent to gaol on for eight months.
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By TONY SPILDE  By TONY SPILDE  Sgt. Jason Horner was certainly overdressed for the occasion.  In a special suit designed to keep one safe from even the most hazardous chemicals or biological agents, the biggest danger Horner faced on Friday was bleaching his sleeves.
Over a million motorists think about sex  rather than the road ahead and millions more who don't indulge  in intimate thoughts are worrying about work or thinking about  their families, a survey said on Thursday.
After a Supreme Court decision overruling war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees, President Bush suggested Thursday he would seek Congress&#039; approval to proceed with trying terrorism suspects before military tribunals.
On Wednesday and Thursday the innovative, genre-mixing Wordless Music series will present the first American performance of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPopcorn Superhet Receiver,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lead guitarist.
Blog: Astronauts may one day pour themselves a liquid mirror to gaze at distant galaxies.
President Bush heads into the Republican National Convention next week with a small lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in the all-important Electoral College, according to a new CNN analysis of state polling, advertising buys and
The state that was intended to highlight union strength in the Democratic presidential nomination process instead is putting the spotlight on labor's largest fear: Picking the wrong horse.
InfoWorld - European car manufacturing giant PSA Peugeot Citro&#235;n has agreed to one of the Continent&#39;s largest-ever deployments of open-source Linux software on desktop computers.
Yet none made the breathtaking impact in his Man U debut as 18-year-old Wayne Rooney did Tuesday night. Support your favorite team with official Champions League gear from the FOX Soccer Shop!
When work deadlines loom or the pressure of office life is turned up a notch it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not uncommon for many of us to sit at our desks and stare at our computer screens for hours at a time without a break.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.
The Fed chief said he saw little cause for alarm in either the previous day\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock market plunge or new evidence of slowing economic growth.
Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.
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Legislation to create a director of national intelligence, with responsibility to improve cooperation among US intelligence agencies in the hope of preventing terrorist
Reality starlet Kim Kardashian is making sure she goes to all the big events happening Super Bowl week \u00c2\u0097 except the big game itself.
THE DAY after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, headlines declared a &quot;New Middle East&quot; and commentators described his passing as &quot;a window to peace&quot; and &quot;a great opportunity.
A woman is charged with the murder of 18-year-old Sian Simpson.
By Fiona Scott POLITICAL EDITOR  THE last major hurdle has been cleared for a huge development which could bring 2,000 jobs to Coventry.  Work could start next year on the pounds 160million business and science park next to car giant Jaguar's Whitley base in the city.
The disclosure that DaimlerChrysler might sell or spin off its Chrysler unit has put the spring back into its stock.
 as French move to pay-as-you-go
When it needed it most, Michigan relied on its stalwart defense to remain in the hunt for the Big Ten championship. Safety Ernest Shazor
Liberty Media&#039;s bid to buy the Atlanta Braves is facing new opposition from pro-family advocates because Liberty owns On Command, which sells adult movies in hotel rooms across the nation.
A village leader has been found beheaded in the troubled southern region of Thailand. Authorities indicate that the killing was in retaliation for the deaths last week of 85 Muslims from the same region.
Cazenove is getting serious in its courtship with at least two U.S. investment banks and the 180-year old UK brokerage could tie the knot with one of its suitors in a matter of weeks, sources close to the situation said Monday.
Some people collect electronic toys as avidly as other people buy antiques.  For a peek at what digital wonders people are buying this season, Amazon.com offers a look at some of the hottest sellers this holiday season. They include:  Apple 30 GB iPod Video.
Insurgents fought US troops in running street battles in the capital Saturday, assassinated three Iraqi officials and their driver, and detonated a car bomb in Baghdad&#39;s Liberation
Some of the earliest settlers of America may have been from Australia, southern Asia, and the Pacific, not northern Asia, research suggests.
There are intimations that the Seattle Seahawks are cheating by piping in canned noise to bolster the home fans.
World record holder Paula Radcliffe put the trauma of the Athens Olympics behind her on Sunday to win a dramatic victory in the closest finish ever to the women&#39;s New York City marathon.
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ATASCADEROS, Mexico - This remote farming town in northwestern Mexico has tried just about everything to rid itself of rats: cats, poison and even cash rewards for killing the thousands of rodents infesting businesses and destroying the corn harvest.
The bodies of 49 Iraqi army recruits are found shot dead near Baquba, northeast of Baghdad.
Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on  Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism  but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon  Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.
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Material from a man accused of killing five women matched that found on his alleged victims, a court hears.
More than 5,000 wild animals have been found abandoned and close to death on a broken-down fishing boat off the coast of southern China, state media reported Friday.
Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.
The maker of Palm operating systems for handheld computers plans to introduce Tuesday its first version designed specifically for so-called smart phones.
Commissioner Bud Selig asks Yankees' slugger Jason Giambi to talk steroids with George Mitchell, baseball's lead investigator on the subject.
Republicans Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani ramped up their presidential campaign spending in the second quarter of the year, with Romney outpacing his contributions with an aggressive media strategy.
Following is a summary of recommendations The Register-Guard has made to voters for the Nov. 2 general election. The editors are fallible human beings who stand an average chance of being wrong.
Many sellers and a few longtime analysts of eBay say the company is generating fewer of the bidding frenzies that once translated into profits.
VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahamad Badawi on Sunday hailed economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries out of
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacks Iran for its stance on its nuclear and rocket ambitions.
With timing as immaculate as the strike which earned Arsenal victory against a belligerent and energetic Newcastle team, Patrick Vieira prepares to enter 2005 as a player re-born.
Lord Stevens will on Monday announce the findings of his six-month investigation into football corruption.
Wallabies captain George Gregan has announced he will opt out of Australia's four-Test tour of Europe in November to concentrate on preparing for next year's World Cup.
Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of playing badly when they travel south after Alex Ferguson reignited a war of words with the former Porto boss.
Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack against the country over its nuclear activities, and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware that underscored the warning.
Natie Hennelly and Nita Vaughn are ordinary women who&#39;ve fought an ordinary disease: breast cancer. That&#39;s why they were among the kickoff speakers at yesterday&#39;s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Byrd Park.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said internal controls are usually enough to prevent banks from engaging in illegal \
SIM cards in mobile phones can survive heat at up to 450 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) and possibly beyond, a finding that should help probes into terror attacks and other crimes, scientists said on Wednesday.
KIEV -- Viktor Yanukovych announced his resignation as prime minister yesterday, handing Ukraine's pro-Western opposition a symbolic victory, but he pledged to continue his court battle for the presidency of this former Soviet republic.
Any San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers matchup usually has been a playoff preview between two teams favored to win the NBA championship.
They came from Russia with love to a  tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.
Burns steps into the job on a temporary basis to replace Berti Vogts, who resigned on Monday as national team coach after Scotland picked up only two points in three qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup.
Afghan authorities say they have arrested one of the Taleban attackers who stormed a top Kabul hotel.
They offered Brad Radke more money than he got from Minnesota. They were there, dollar for dollar, with the Yankees for Carl Pavano, but he opted for childhood loyalty and signed with the Bombers.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani plans to propose reducing corporate tax rates and cutting other individual taxes that his campaign said on Friday put a crimp on Americans' wallets.
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As of Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at least 1,229 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 957 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.
The Vatican's top official for family issues decried as a \
Business & money: World's largest mobile operator finds conditions 'very difficult' in Europe but looks to growth in emerging markets like India.
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan swept up the East Coast on Saturday after pounding the Gulf Coast in Florida and Alabama and spawning tornadoes and flooding across the Southeastern United States.
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Vladimir Guerrero emerged from his deep slump by driving in four runs, and John Lackey became the major leagues' first 10-game winner on Wednesday night, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds
Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: Tom Lehman and Briny Baird shared the third-round lead on Saturday at the 4.2 million-dollar PGA Funai Classic.
Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.
A WHO official noted that widespread, traditional Asian farming methods resulted in close contact between humans and animals, which meant a bird flu virus contagious among people was more likely to come from someone who caught avian influenza directly
An inspired European team was dominant Friday, while a fragile United States team was demoralized while falling behind, 6\u00c2\u00bd-1\u00c2\u00bd.
Israel agreed on Sunday to free another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials said.
Chinese President Hu Jintao underscored  the success of the \
A gunman attacks a Syrian checkpoint near the border with Lebanon, Lebanese media reports say.
Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.
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CHICAGO, Aug 18  - US airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago&#39;s O&#39;Hare International Airport at peak periods to stem record delays that have slowed aviation nationwide, federal officials said on Wednesday.
A man listed as one of the state's most dangerous sex offenders has won $10 million in the Massachusetts lottery, but the attention may have landed him in new trouble.
California became the first state Thursday to ban weeding by hand on most farms, saying the work is too backbreaking for laborers.
Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state.
A long-delayed upgrade to the airline watch list system faces another three-year wait, a top Homeland Security official says. But this time the government really has it figured out. In 27B Stroke 6.
LONDON, Oct 17  (IPS) - \
Gordon Brown opened today what could be the final chapter of his campaign to replace Tony Blair as Britain\u00c2\u0092s Prime Minister.
The California governor, in an interview with TIME, vows to overturn the EPA's decision against his state's clean-air rules
More women are lighting up cigarettes around the world even as the smoking rate declines for men, activists attending an anti-smoking conference said Thursday.
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KLM Air France , said on Wednesday it would slash ticket prices to all 66 European destinations from Amsterdam by up to 40 percent on January 1 in an attempt to compete more effectively with low-cost carriers.
In North Korea, portraits of Kim Jong Il have been taken down in what may signal significant and possibly far-reaching changes in the Stalinist leader&#39;s personality cult.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday  that President Bush was within his rights to appoint former  Alabama Attorney General William Pryor to its bench while the  U.S. Senate was on a five-day recess.
Oil prices hit fresh records again on  Monday, pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time  and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65  percent to the cost of crude this year.
Blog: Financial Times reports that the iTunes Store has inked its first deal with a third-party social network.
Procter & Gamble Co.  and its  smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co.  posted slightly  better-than-expected quarterly profits on Tuesday and signaled  that their businesses look good for the rest of 2007, but the  results failed to excite Wall Street, and their shares slipped  in morning trading.
Optical bull Shares of Infinera gained 52 per cent during its first trading day, giving the optical-networking gear maker the best tech IPO debut in 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
California firefighters made headway in reining in 18 wildfires on Wednesday as hot winds abated and San Diego said it hoped to let some of the 500,000 evacuees start returning home.
German police had to round up a cluster of crayfish after the crustaceans broke out of an Asian food shop and scuttled down the street, police in the southwestern city of Stuttgart said on Monday.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- The release of a video game a recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy has caught the attention of local authorities who say such things desensitize people to violence.
By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 25--The Queen of All Media begins her reign over satellite radio  today.   Oprah Winfrey's new channel debuts this morning at 11 a.m.
Lo Stato \u00c3\u00a8 il primo ad accettare gli accordi di Kyoto osteggiati da BushVia libera grazie al patto tra il governatore Schwarzenegger e i Democratici                                                  California, la svolta di Schwarzy Accordo contro le emissioni di gas
Sinn Fein is totally opposed to any return to conflict, Gerry Adams tells a group of party members.
The U.S. Army has denied The Denver Post  access to Fort Carson in Colorado to protest what it called an  unfair story about medical care for National Guard and Army  Reserve members, the newspaper said on Thursday.
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.
WASHINGTON -- Growth in worker productivity slowed sharply in the summer while wages and benefits rose at a rate that was far below a previous estimate.
Britain is ready to support an independent Kosovo and provide military back-up if required, the government said Saturday as the majority ethnic-Albanian province prepared to secede from Serbia.
By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Dec. 14--American networking giant Cisco Systems is building a research  and development centre and a factory in India to manufacturer internet phones.   The company has allocated $1.1bn (\u00c2\u00a3561m, E825m) to Chennai and Bangalore.
A third company joins the ContentGuard project to try to stop pirates. Also: Apple soars on the stock market.... Internal documents reveal North Korea's attitude toward cell phones.... and more.

The pound was firm in the wake of Monday&#39;s hawkish speech by Bank of England governor Mervyn King.
Minnesota starter Johan Santana is a walking optical illusion. He&#39;s not particularly imposing at his program guide dimensions of 6-feet, 206 pounds, or especially menacing with
Supermarket chain J Sainsbury buys convenience store chain Jacksons, which has 114 stores across the Midlands and north of England.
It seems appropriate to crown a \
Buoyed by a U.N. Security Council resolution sanctioning North Korea, the Bush administration said Sunday that the reclusive communist nation will have no choice but to ultimately return to nuclear disarmament talks.
An unidentified piece of debris pierced a radiator on one of the payload bay doors of space shuttle Atlantis during its recent mission, NASA has said.
David Beckham\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inconvenient sprained ankle seems to indicate what a dicey business it is to sign any athlete, since they have a tendency to get hurt.
Sergio Garcia had gained the upper hand over Miguel Angel Jimenez in the battle of the Spaniards on the third day of the Omega European Masters in the stunning Swiss mountains today.
Thailand's political parties got down to hard bargaining on Monday after voters roundly rejected last year's military coup but failed to give supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra an outright majority.
The main influenza virus circulating in the United States has shown raised resistance to Roche Holding Ag's Tamiflu, already found to be less potent in parts of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.
British troops have raided an office used by supporters of rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr in the southern city of Basra, seizing a large quantity of weapons and explosives, a military spokesman says.
Brazil will build a wall on a small portion of its border with Paraguay in an effort to combat contraband and smuggling, the government's official news agency said Tuesday.
Maryland's highest court ruled on Tuesday that marriage is between a man and a woman, overturning a lower court ruling and dashing the hopes of nine same-sex couples who wanted legal protection for long-term partners.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai hit the election trail on Tuesday for the first time  since an assassination attempt last month, telling supporters a  historic vote in four days would be a turning point for the  war-torn nation.
The head of Hyundai Motor  was sentenced to three years in jail for embezzling funds from the world's No. 6 auto maker, dealing another blow to a company battling a rising won and restive labor unions.
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A new survey indicates that CIOs are only hiring for positions that address long-term needs. By TechWeb News. Chief information officers in the US continue to take a cautious approach to increasing IT staff
Ford\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sales fell 9 percent in December, ending with a whimper a year that is expected to be the worst for the auto industry since 1998.
the kind that gives you heartburn, that is - before going on live television to perform last night. It was a day of damage control
Arsene Wenger praised Bolton following the 2-2 draw at Highbury but said his side&#39;s defending was &#39;naive&#39;. Thierry Henry put the home side ahead, but Sam Allardyce&#39;s men equalised through a Radhi Jaidi header.
Powerful Shiite leader says he plans to lead a mass demonstration today to end fighting. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Iraqi hostage: Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan
The Cassini spacecraft has sent back the first detailed pictures of the Saturn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest moon, Titan, showing a sharply-defined but nevertheless mysterious landscape of light and dark regions.
Medical textbooks skirt the topic, often avoiding any explanation. But as anyone who has ever complained of cramps will attest, lots of advice is circulating on how to avoid them.
WASHINGTON, Aug 19  - The United States on Thursday welcomed Georgia&#39;s decision to pull troops out of the separatist pro-Russia republic of South Ossetia and called for a political settlement to ease tensions in the region.
Harry Potter fans await the arrival of the stars of the latest film at the European premiere in London.
The new leader of Poland's ruling left said on Wednesday he was ready to resign as parliamentary speaker following an unfavorable ruling by a vetting court.
More travel chaos is expected at France's main airports as a strike by Air France workers continues.
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Gamer-friendly XPS M1710 gets next-gen optical format Dell has brought the Blu-ray Disc next-generation optical disc format to its XPS M1710 gamer-friendly notebook offering. The PC giant is now allowing buyers to configure the machine with a dual-layer, 50GB BD-R burner.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
To the rest of the world, they were the &quot;In Your Dreams&quot; Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.
Times Square soars with glittering buildings that pulse and wink with outsized video screens. MTV\u00c2\u0092s new high-definition screen raises the ante.
NEW YORK -- Whether they're rooting for him or against him, fans might get to see a lot of Barry Bonds on television. Fox and ESPN are discussing the possibility of expanding coverage of Bonds as he approaches Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, anticipating viewers will tune in _ out of admiration,...
A group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company and the Texas Pacific Group is near a deal to acquire the TXU Corporation.
BAGHDAD, March 5 -- A suicide car bomb exploded midday Monday at a open-air book market in central Baghdad, killing as many as 26 people and wounding dozens more, according to witnesses and police at the scene.
Michael Schumacher torna in pista. L'ex pilota della Ferrari &egrave; giunto oggi nel Salento per un...
Holder Juan Carlos Ferrero has suffered a 6-3, 6-1 setback against a Peruvian with a bad ankle, crashing out listlessly in his opening match at the Madrid Masters.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
Controversial proposals to remove benefits for three years from people who refuse their third offer of a job are to be announced by the Conservatives tomorrow
The White House is pushing for Prime Minister Tony Blair to be made a special envoy to work on forming a Palestinian state in the unstable Middle East after he steps down, reports said Thursday.
CQ&quot;&gt; Walt Disney Company shareholders might have done a double take when their chief executive, Michael D. Eisner, testified in court last week about the brief tenure of his friend, Michael S. Ovitz, as company president.
Sul Lago Vittoria, collisione tra lancia e battello
EMI Group PLC , the world's third-largest music company, on Friday said it and other music companies faced a New York probe into how music companies influence what songs are played on the radio.
Twenty-nine people are suspected of the terror bombings of commuter trains in March 2004 that killed 191.
The Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the \
Bulgaria's Telecommunications Company (BTC) share prices skyrocketed Friday propelling the country's stock index SOFIX 9.16 points or 1.34%, up to a fresh all-times high of 694.06 points.
Jason Blake and Alexei Yashin each had a goal and an assist Wednesday night as the Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes.
UNITED NATIONS, United States  - The United States has given UN Secretary General Kofi Annan a belated show of support but says the United Nations remains under a cloud over allegations of corruption in Iraq.
Surveys released this week show that nearly 50 percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip face dire poverty, while an increasing number of Israelis have also slipped below the poverty line.
Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie notched two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning to help the Baltimore Orioles pound the New York Yankees 14-8 in the American League (AL) Friday.
A new TV doctor uses old-school psychology to get to the hurt in 42 minutes.
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Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose 0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.
SHARM EL SHEIKH: The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main powers and the Middle East countries put on a rare show of unity on Tuesday to support January elections in Iraq that UN chief Kofi Annan termed \u00e2\u0080\u009ccritical\u00e2\u0080\u009d to quell rampant violence.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Keenan McCardell took his time getting dressed, carefully buttoning his bright fuchsia shirt and securing his striped tie.
BitTorrent Inc., makers of a technology often used to trade pirated copies of Hollywood movies, is launching a Web site that will sell downloads of films and TV shows licensed from the studios.
Squeezing his broken right hand into a fist, Terrell Owens saw how far he could curl his fingers and smiled.
Arianna Fontana &egrave; giunta quarta nei 5 mila metri nella prima gara di Coppa del Mondo, a Sague...
The Rev. Al Sharpton has brought his campaign to clean up hip-hop lyrics to Motown, and organizers hope to collect thousands of bars of soap as symbols of the effort.
The security threat posed by wireless networks has been a hot-button issue for years now. Are they still a prime target for hackers? Computerworld editors Preston Gralla and David Ramel take opposing sides on the issue.
The White House said Monday that the case of the Education Department paying a conservative commentator to plug its policies was an isolated incident, not a practice widely used by the Bush administration.
When mutineers from HMS Bounty were looking for a place to hide in the Pacific in the late 1700s, their leader, Fletcher Christian, exploited some sloppy map making to set up home on an island they knew was in the wrong place on
Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.
Faithful to Islamic law's prohibition against representing its title character, this movie gives a prophet's-eye-view on the story.
A trascinare la crescita e' stata in particolare la tv
Search giant launches Google Gears, open-source software that brings offline access and local storage to the Web browser.
Oil prices receded on Friday as dealers took profits from a record rally over $90 a barrel that was spurred on by winter supply worries and the weakening U.S. dollar.
PORT-AU-PRINCE: UN peacekeepers beefed up security today in the Haitian city of Gonaives where more than 1000 people died in floods, after desperate survivors fought each other to get at emergency food supplies.
Japan launches a rocket carrying its third spy satellite, increasing its ability to monitor North Korea.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Chief   Executive Peter Dolan stepped down on Tuesday after a special   federal monitor urged he be fired and a deal that would have   delayed rivals to its top product collapsed.
Sprint on Monday introduced the Mogul, the company's first Windows Mobile 6 device that will support its enhanced EV-DO Revision A network. However, the capability will require a software upgrade.
Republican Rudy Giuliani &#151; thrice-married, liberal on social issues and a consummate New Yorker &#151; seems an unlikely White House contender to be embraced by a Texas' GOP establishment rooted in the energy industry and dominated by religious conservatives.
With the deployment of a new financial accounting system for the IRS running a year late, officials involved with the project now say it will go live in October.
U.S. forest products company  Weyerhaeuser Co.  said on Friday its fine paper business,  which includes assets that will merge with Canadian Domtar Inc.   , posted fourth-quarter earnings of 37 cents  per share.
Apple does the right thing? Foxconn has backed down in its pursuit of the two Chinese journalists who claimed terrible working conditions in its Longhua iPod factory. It seems someone at Apple has had a quiet word in Foxconn's ear.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The winner of a pair of tickets and a meet and greet with X Factor star Shayne Ward is 11-year-old Zoe Sekan from Carmarthenshire.   The runners-up for the competition all won a pair of tickets for the concert at Cardiff International Arena.
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- American Express said Monday that in light of the Supreme Court&#39;s decision against Visa and MasterCard, it will seek partnerships with US banks.
Virginia Tech University officials should have been quicker to notify students and faculty about two killings on campus hours before the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, according to a state report obtained by The New York Times on Wednesday.
The United States and Europe's big powers -- Britain, France, Italy and Germany -- said Monday they would recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence, despite staunch opposition from some other EU members.
Online retailer Amazon had its best holiday shopping season ever, selling 2.8 million items on its busiest day. Sales of consumer electronics goods -- led by Apple&#39;s iPod -- surpassed books for the first time, the retailer says.
Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised on Thursday.
Canada&#39;s broadcasters are angry over a  new report commissioned by the country&#39;s top TV regulator that  complains their schedules are filled with American shows at the  expense of Canadian programming.
MONDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Distributing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) kits to schoolchildren is an effective way of getting parents -- who are the most likely to need the lifesaving skill -- to become trained in CPR, a Danish study suggests.
The New Orleans Saints returned to their lockers to find hats and T-shirts commemorating the franchise's first playoff berth since 2000. Most players hastily stuffed them in bags as they dressed and left the stadium looking frustrated.
Islamic militants distributed a video  in Iraq on Monday showing the killings of two men who  identified themselves as an Italian of Iraqi origin and a Turk.
Women who switch from the breast cancer pill tamoxifen to a newer class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors live longer, Italian researchers reported on Monday.
Gordon Brown, the chancellor, today launches an all-out onslaught on European commission proposals to axe Britain&#39;s EU rebate, claiming they will cost the exchequer an extra \u00e2\u0082\u00ac5bn (\u00c2\u00a33.
Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter, but how does honey fare?
Don't let tighter lending rules keep you from home ownership.
Research in Motion Ltd., , maker of the Blackberry email device, said on Monday it would restate its financial statements for fiscal 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the first quarter of 2007, following a review of stock options grants.
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is arrested for drink driving.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Warren Holloway has quite a story to tell at his next family reunion in Chicago.
Weary of being called a haven for money launderers and crooks, the PayPal competitor gets cozy with law enforcement and locks down suspicious accounts. If you've sent $17,000 to the Ukraine \
London, Sept. 20 (NNN): The ongoing violence notwithstanding, elections in the country will take place in January as scheduled, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has said.
Kosovo's president urged Serbia on Wednesday to give up its claim to the province and cast doubt that upcoming talks would yield progress with both sides refusing to budge from their entrenched positions.
Director Sharad Sharan talks about his new film, Kiss Kis Ko.
The companies that accept payment card transactions will eventually have to play by new rules being laid down by Visa to bolster data security.
SUDAN and its rebel enemies yesterday signed two &quot;landmark&quot; peace deals to try to bring stability to the region of Darfur amid United Nations warnings that the humanitarian situation was getting worse.
\u00e2\u0082\u00ac10bn funding could bring two hour London-Sydney flights The European Union (EU) has agreed further funding for a European civil hypersonics project whose goal is to achieve passenger flights from Brussels to Sydney in \
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Residents of about 200 southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds burned 500 acres near a hillside community, firefighters said.
BOISE, Idaho  - A 2-year-old boy in Idaho and an   86-year-old woman in Maryland who both died from suspected E.   coli infections raised to three the number of deaths from an   outbreak traced to fresh spinach, state health officials said   on Friday.
The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index  got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor  sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after  Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N warned about higher steel prices and  other costs.
Risultati della quarta giornata del campionaro argentino: Tigre 0, Colon de Santa Fe 2 Racing Club 2...
Conservatives may not like President Bush's nominee for attorney general, but they are not rebelling against Michael Mukasey.
JAMAICA&#39;S BID for a place in the 2006 World Cup finals suffered a major setback on Wednesday night when they picked up only one point against El Salvador at the National Stadium.
The new logo for the New Museum of Contemporary Art will be featured in a campaign to promote the institution\u00e2\u0080\u0099s move to a new home in downtown Manhattan.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.
It's not about Arnold, lawmakers indicated. But the California governor was certainly one of the rising stars on many minds Tuesday as a Senate panel talked about amending the Constitution to let immigrants occupy the White House.
National Basketball Association  Commissioner David Stern said on Tuesday he expects to sign a  new television deal, one that includes a \
Yahoo has acquired Maven Networks for $160 million in a deal that will help the search provider boost its video advertising capabilities.Media companies including Fox News, CBS Sports, and&#160;Sony BMG use Maven&#39;s platform to manage, distribute, and earn advertising revenue from their online video content. The platform includes an advertising insertion engine, as well as inventory management and reporting tools. Companies use it to post videos on their sites and insert interactive ads into the videos.On Tuesday, Yahoo&#160;said it plans to contribute its display advertising sales force and technologies to Maven&#39;s platform to help publishers display more targeted ads in videos. The deal means that advertisers can buy video, search, and display ads through Yahoo, which believes that video is a fast-growing segment of the online ad market.Maven has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo, which has established a Cambridge, Mass., office with the acquisition.Yahoo makes the acquisition in the midst of an increasingly hostile&#160;attempt by Microsoft to buy the search company. In response to&#160;Yahoo&#39;s rebuttal of its buyout offer, Microsoft on Monday said that it thinks its offer was fair and that it might&#160;take the offer directly to Yahoo shareholders.
New York -- It had to happen. A live-action movie has been created almost completely by computer. And if Kerry Conran had his way, a computer would have been credited with directing it as well.
Imagine how different the tech industry might have been had Gary Kildall accepted IBM's offer, back in 1980, to license his computer operating system for a top-secret project. CP/M would have been the OS that shipped with the original IBM PC, and the world might never have heard the name of Kildall's competitor, who eventually accepted the contract: a Mr. Bill Gates.                                                    For all the amazing advances that the computing industry has brought us over the years, some of its most pivotal moments are memorable for all the wrong reasons. Not every idea can be a winner, and not even Microsoft can avoid every misstep. But as they say, those who forget history are doomed to repeat it -- and then again, others just keep screwing up. In the interest of schadenfreude, then, here is a look back at the last 20 years' worth of blunders, fumbles, also-rans, and downright disasters that you may have forgotten about -- or wish you could.Top tech flops Nos. 21-25: PS/2, VR, compression wars, ... Top tech flops Nos. 16-20: Copland, Gnu Hurd, Oracle Raw Iron, ... Top tech flops Nos. 11-15: Palm OS Cobalt, Netscape 6, search engines, ... Top tech flops Nos. 6-10: Itanium, Mac clones, e-currency, ... Top tech flops Nos. 1-5: DRM, paperless office, iPod imitators, ...Tech's all-time top 25 flops: No. 21 to 25 25. IBM PS/2. The original IBM PC hit the market like lightning in 1981. Unlike earlier IBM computers, it was built with off-the-shelf parts instead of proprietary components, making it the most affordable business machine yet. But by the late 1980s, IBM found itself edged out of the market by Compaq and the other PC clone makers. Its solution? Try again with proprietary components, of course!     The Personal System/2 series, introduced in 1987, was meant to be \
If rising sea levels force the people of the Maldive Islands to seek new homes, who will look after them in a world already turning warier of refugees?
Il comandante Speciale 'si e' prestato a montare vicenda'
Contratto su Dow Jones avanza di 37 punti base
Fidel Castro revealed Thursday that he thought he was dying when he fell seriously ill in July 2006, and he hastily made plans to give up power as doctors fought to save his life.
A man wanted in at least 18 killings in Kenya &#151; including the deaths of a leading AIDS researcher and an American missionary &#151; was shot dead on Tuesday after a police raid on his house.
The New York Yankees wasted a six-run lead and were about to get swept by the Minnesota Twins until Gary Sheffield saved them - just as he has so often this season. Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 victory in Minnesota...
BANGKOK: Myanmar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military rulers freed about 500 prisoners from the notorious Insein Prison on Friday, witnesses said, but there was no immediate word on whether political detainees were among them.
Nick Symmonds is at the head of a rising U.S. running class and in the middle of a training renaissance that track officials hope will transform the sport over the next decade.
A Russian Soyuz capsule with space  tourist Anousheh Ansari on board undocked from the  International Space Station on Thursday and began its return to  Earth.
North Korea replies to President Bush's letter to Kim Jong-il, vowing to honour its pledge on a nuclear deal.
About 1,000 Louisville-area Muslims gathered at the Clarion Hotel off Hurstbourne Parkway yesterday to celebrate the largest festival of their religious calendar, Eid ul-Fitr.
Soldiers and armed police patrolled the Bangladeshi capital on Sunday, a day after more than a dozen grenades were thrown at an opposition rally, killing at least 18 people and injuring hundreds.
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, the televangelist who helped lead the PTL ministry before its collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died at age 65, her Web site reported on Saturday.
Blog: 17,000 of the pharmaceutical company's employees may have had their personal data exposed on a Web site.
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MELBOURNE, Australia : Dec 29 (PNS) - An unbeaten 116 runs second wicket partnership between skipper Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden led the Australians to easily defeat Pakistan by 9 wickets in the second Test and clinch the Series on the fourth day at
Il fratello dell&#39;ostaggio britannico in Iraq Kenneth Bigley, rapito il 16 settembre insieme a due americani gia&#39; giustiziati dai sequestratori, ha affermato oggi che il suo congiunto e&#39; ancora vivo e ha nuovamente attaccato il primo ministro Tony Blair
Before Derrek Lee even had a chance to look at the big, old-fashioned scoreboard at Wrigley Field, a helpful Cubs fan let him know what he needed to do.
Iniziativa per proteggere consumatori piu' deboli
Jury selection in Michael Jackson's  child molestation trial will be postponed for at least several  days due to the grave illness of his lead attorney's sister, a  court spokesman said on Saturday.
The incoming Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights.
Union members at Jaguar today voted overwhelmingly to oppose closure at the Browns Lane plant in Coventry and backed a call for an industrial action ballot.
The chairman of New York Times Co. has  been seeking advice from the head of a private equity firm  about arranging a takeover bid for the newspaper publisher,  Business Week reported on its Web site on Thursday.
Google's long-awaited initial stock sale, which appeared imminent today, has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the S.E.C.
The United Nations is closely following the situation in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is reportedly ill, a UN spokesman said Thursday.
Smoking not only damages health, it is  bad for the brain too, according to a Scottish study spanning  nearly 60 years.
Il colosso di Mountain View lancia enciclopedia \
Once Australia&#39;s largest and most influential lender, National Australia Bank reported earnings on Wednesday that exposed it as the disappointing exception in an industry thriving on the country&#39;s housing boom.
The Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, says the killing of an al-Qaeda militant by security forces is a major blow against terrorism.
Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words \
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After blowing out Louisville, the Connecticut Huskies didn't stick around to watch the second Big East semifinal. It didn't matter to them who they'd play for their third consecutive conference tournament title.
The U.S. military is investigating how guards failed to prevent the death last month of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, an apparent suicide in one of the most closely monitored detention camps for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban members, the top commander said Tuesday.
President Bush on Monday formally ended the broad U.S. trade embargo on Libya to reward it for giving up weapons of mass destruction but left in place some U.S. terrorism-related sanctions.
The dollar's jump against the euro on Friday reflected a possibly misinterpreted signal of higher interest rates and the desire of investors to own dollars.
Russia will auction control of OAO Yukos Oil Co.&#39;s main unit for as little as $8.6 billion in a government-run fire sale to collect back taxes that threatens to bankrupt the country&#39;s biggest oil exporter.
New research shows that exercise can help reverse the aging process at the cellular level. Strength training for the senior set.
Users should be wary of pressing the 'click here to remove' link on spam messages because it serves to confirm to spammers that junk mail messages are being read.
THE first seeds of Mr Jiang Zemin&#39;s decision to relinquish the powerful post of China&#39;s military chief were probably sown during a private retreat at Beidaihe in July.
Depending on how you look at it, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThree Lost Chords\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a single work in three loosely related acts, or three short, single-character operas yoked together.
N.Y. state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating possible violations of state and federal antitrust laws by Intel. The company says it hasn't broken any laws and blames the legal moves on competitor AMD.
Pakistan is expected to set a new date for elections on Wednesday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bloodshed and rage against President Pervez Musharraf's government.
An new maths A-level should be introduced to attract those who are not stretched, says QCA
The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned
Four million fewer viewers watch this year's Super Bowl, despite Sir Paul McCartney's half-time mini-concert.
Pearl Jam has promised to donate &#36;100,000 to several groups that focus on climate change, renewable energy and other environmental causes as part of an effort to offset carbon emissions the band churns out on tour.
MacCentral - Apple on Monday updated the firmware used by its AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme base stations. The new firmware is available for download from Apple's Web site, and is available in various forms for Mac OS X and Windows users -- as well as a \
To the alarm of animal rescue groups, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is rounding up feral cats that live in a colony deep in the secured cargo areas.
From afar, the ghostly warships recall a fierce phalanx ready for battle. A closer look, though, shows the rust and rot of ships unfit for duty or even dismantling, a quandary that is costing taxpayers millions of dollars and could cause environmental misery that will cost millions more.
BALTIMORE Sept. 23, 2004 - A twin who survived a surgical separation from her sister last week was in critical but stable condition Thursday after hours of reconstructive surgery on her head and scalp.
British health authorities on Tuesday suspended the manufacturing license of flu vaccine maker Chiron Corp., a major supplier to the United States.
Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko on Friday warned the government that it would be a grave error to allow \u00e2\u0080-r support \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - violence in this weekend&#39;s runoff election.
Republican Mike Huckabee, the former Baptist preacher, is depending on more than a leap of faith to win the Iowa caucuses.
HYDERABAD, Pakistan  - A Pakistani express train packed with holiday travelers came off the rails on Wednesday and at least three people were killed and about 100 were trapped inside, police said.
Nearly 500 drug addicts, alcoholics, orphans and vagrants kicked off the Homeless World Cup soccer tournament Sunday, opening a weeklong event aimed at helping society's most marginalized make a new start in life.
Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.
The leader of the British National Party was being questioned last night by police investigating racism in the organisation, the party said.
Ministro verso permesso soggiorno a chi denuncia gravi abusi
Hunt for deleted data escalates The latest version of the top computer forensics package will be the first to include a mobile phone component. The move signals how vital mobile data has become to many prosecutions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Despite this week's violence in Lebanon, both Hizballah and its enemies realize they have nothing to gain from being drawn into civil war
LSI Logic Corp's subsidiary Engenio Information Technologies Inc has got its foot in the door at Dell Inc, which has committed to taking on Engenio as a rival to EMC Corp in the supply of low-end disk arrays, according to sources close to the companies.
Dopo l'uccisione dei 3 figli di Balusha davanti alla scuola
Francesco D'Arrigo allener&agrave; la Pistoiese (C1, girone A) per la stagione 2007/2008. Il nuovo t...
Britain charged eight men on Tuesday  with conspiracy to murder and other terrorism charges, some  relating to plans for U.S. buildings such as the New York Stock  Exchange that were the subject of terrorism alerts this month.
By Ridzwan A. Rahim  MOST of us use plastic bags without considering the danger they pose to the environment and the eco-system.  Plastics are the primary substance in trash found in oceans today.
The trial of a man accused of the murders of 29 people in the Omagh bombing is expected to resume later.
OCTOBER 01, 2004  - After his company announced that it&#39;s acquiring security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to bolster its software arsenal (see story), Red Hat Inc.
The Philippine Social Welfare Department warned it had run out of money to pay for relief services for victims of a series of storms that left more than 1,400 people dead or missing last week.
One is accused of punching an Iraqi prisoner. Another faces allegations that he kicked, choked and humiliated captives.
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy  Johnson moved a step closer to his dream of joining the New  York Yankees Thursday, agreeing a two-year contract extension  worth a reported $32 million.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A phantom penalty and a nine-yard touchdown catch by Eddie Kennison on Monday night lifted the Kansas City Chiefs past the Tennessee Titans, 49-38.
Opinion: Whether they realize it or not, many people leave sensitive information out in plain view on Web sites. But sooner or later, a Google search will dig it up.
Big Brother's Jade Goody apologises to Indians and Bollywood's Shilpa Shetty during a visit to India.
The World Series has been over less than 48 hours and already I can&#39;t wait for the free-agent signing period to commence, for the Winter Meetings to unfold, for tensions between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to escalate to unprecedented levels.
The importance of willpower in promoting weight loss is becoming an obsolete notion. Is it worth saving?
How the diagnosis of a serious heart condition turned a jock into a beauty queen.
Sprint Nextel is trying to upstage the iPhone. A week before the much-anticipated launch of its rival's flashy music phone, the company is trying to stave off competition by touting a new red version of its UpStage multimedia phone. That's a tough task: Sprint has done little to impress Wall Stre...
The Army says it is on course for a bumper year for recruitment in Wales despite ongoing conflicts overseas.
Pope John Paul II ( bio - news ) met on Tuesday, September 7, with a group of pilgrims from Spain, who had traveled to Italy for the beatification of Father Pere Tarres I Claret, a priest of the Barcelona ...
Microsoft will indeed be trimming some things out of the initial release of the Longhorn client, the next version of the Windows desktop operating system.
Gia' annunciato il 25 gennaio, approvato bilancio del 2006
More than a third of \

NEW DELHI: Indian legislators called for the railway minister to resign yesterday, a day after two passenger trains hurtled head-on into each other killing at least 38 people and wounding dozens.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called crisis talks that may authorize a cross-border military offensive after Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush on Sunday near the Iraqi border.
Police arrested two men on suspicion  of plotting to bomb a New York subway station and other  targets, but the case had no connection with next week's  Republican convention or al Qaeda, police said on Saturday.
October 17 2004 1045CET - There are approximately 1,444 individuals seeking treatment for drug addiction in Malta. On
Timely acquisitions and cost savings add up to a big year for this consumer-goods producer.
Hamas made a strong showing in local elections in the West Bank, the first time the Islamic terrorist group competed at the polls, according to preliminary elections results obtained Friday.
The Australian bank which owns the Irish bank targeted this week in the largest cash theft in British history has insured the year ends on a bad note after announcing it was covered by \u00e2\u0080\u009cself-insurance\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Three people have undergone testing for possible radioactive contamination following the death of a former Russian spy in London, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.
Superblack material made from microscopic carbon nanotubes is produced in a US laboratory.

France is willing to further promote friendly ties with China and with the Chinese people, said French President Jacques Chirac in Beijing Sunday evening.
About 2 percent of people who bought  the keenly-awaited iPhone, launched on Friday by Apple Inc.  , have been experiencing delays in activating their  service, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
The Argentine government said Monday it had presented US regulators with specifics of a proposed offering intended for restructuring US$103 billion (euro80.
Text of report by Nepalnews.com website on 7 September  The visiting international media mission has recommended the government of Nepal for extensive amendments of media laws to strengthen the press freedom and democratic values.
A due giorni da Fiorentina-Roma Adrian Mutu incorona Francesco Totti. ''Merita il Pallone d'Oro - di...
(CBS) &quot;The Polar Express&quot; has delighted children for 20 years, since Chris van Allsburg penned the tale about a train ride to the North Pole.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has cancelled its fall developer conference, citing inconvenient timing for the show in light of the launch of important new infrastructure and developer-platform products. Microsoft dropped the bombshell about the PDC (Professional Developers Conference), which was to be held in October in Los Angeles, in a posting on its Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site late Thursday. \
Corrects spelling of village of Sixian in paragraph 7.
The sky's the limit for the most powerful online company, apparently, as investors help boost its overall market value by 30 percent in just two months.
VIENNA, Austria -- Giving Iran one last chance to avoid the threat of UN sanctions, Britain, France and Germany will offer undisclosed incentives at a meeting today in return for assurances that the Tehran regime will suspend uranium enrichment, diplomats
The American Cancer Society&#39;s Great American Smokeout took place yesterday, the third Thursday of November, challenging smokers to smoke less or quit smoking for that day.
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Tuesday France would release Yasser Arafat&#39;s medical dossier only to his family, despite a request for details by Palestinian leaders.
Chris Drury and the New York Rangers made their contribution to what proved to be a memorable Sunday for the Big Apple's pro sports teams.
With changing times, movie promotions too are turning at their innovative best.
Scores of bodies were scattered on streets and among trees in a scene of horror on Tuesday after tidal waves ripped through the Thai tourist resort of Khao Lak.
Portugal's parliament approved, as  expected, a law to lift the ban on abortion by a majority vote  late on Thursday.
Bruce Bowen scored a career-high 24 points, including five 3-pointers, and helped limit Kobe Bryant to 17 points in the San Antonio Spurs' 100-83 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
BANGKOK - A pair of bomb blasts in southern Thailand wounded at least 13 people on Friday. The first explosion at a food stall in Yala province hurt four people, including one police officer.
Deputati e senatori dimostrino essere sopra ogni sospetto

The nation&#39;s largest defense contractor will take a $110 million charge against its fourth quarter earnings after losing a court bid to salvage at least some of the money it pumped
Several thousand people marched in a candlelight vigil in Rome Friday, calling for the release of two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq.
Rafa Benitez finally got some good news as Steven Gerrard's hat-trick helped Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a 5-0 win against crisis ridden League One outfit Luton on Tuesday.
Nearly two-thirds of Japanese support the country's much-criticized whaling program, a poll showed Friday, reflecting growing sentiment in the country that the international anti-whaling campaign is fueled by Western cultural bias.
Americans born after Dec. 1, 1964, will have to get more secure driver's licenses in the next six years under ambitious post-9/11 security rules
Poco variati dopo dato ordini nettamente superiore attese
it does not go on for ever. The Blues have stormed to the top of the Premiership while Arsenal are battling to hang on to their coat-tails.
A Kurdish-backed list of candidates won a majority of seats on the regional council that governs this diverse northern city, a major political step in reversing the bloody course set by former president Saddam Hussein to make Kirkuk an Arab-dominated city.
Randy Johnson pitched seven strong innings and reached another milestone, and Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly that sent the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
The United States and Japan said there must be real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang that only sanctions and isolation lie down the other \
Oct. 26, 2004 - The US-European spacecraft Cassini-Huygens on Tuesday made a historic flyby of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon, passing so low as to almost touch the fringes of its atmosphere.
WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half actually get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.
Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrillas attacked an Israeli army patrol in a border attack on Sunday, killing an Israeli officer, the group's television station said.
NEW YORK  - Based on certain factors, one would expect Hispanics, Asians, and African Americans to be at greater risk for death following heart bypass surgery than Caucasians, but new research suggests this is not the case.
Amy Winehouse, right, the British soul singer, will perform via satellite for the 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday despite an unexpected reversal of the State Department\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rejection of her visa, her spokesman said Friday. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security issued a waiver that in effect overturned a decision by the United States Embassy in London to deny her visa request, according to an administration official. But the shift came too late for Ms. Winehouse, who recently entered a rehabilitation clinic after a video purporting to show her using drugs surfaced online, to prepare for a live performance in Los Angeles. Her spokesman, Chris Goodman, said, \u00e2\u0080\u009cUnfortunately, due to the logistics involved and timing complications, Amy will not be traveling to the U.S. to perform at the Grammys in person.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Ms. Winehouse, who is nominated in six categories, including album of the year for \u00e2\u0080\u009cBack to Black,\u00e2\u0080\u009d will join a long list of performers on the broadcast, which grew longer on Friday with the announcement that Kanye West, whose eight nominations are the most for anyone, will take the stage at the ceremony. John Mayer and Bebe Winans will also perform on the live CBS broadcast. Organizers previously announced a lineup including Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9, Rihanna, Kid Rock and the Foo Fighters.
Worms and viruses that pollute the Internet aren't new. What's new is the incredible magnitude of the problem and how it's growing.
By Brian Peach, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 14-- -- Feeding the ducks at Noble Park will soon violate a city ordinance, and visitors who break that or other rules might risk a ban from all city parks.
Conservative leader David Cameron has Tuesday withdrawn the whip from Derek Conway after the disgraced Tory MP was reprimanded over the misuse of his parliamentary allowances.
Students from across the country received an extra dose of holiday cheer this past weekend with the successful delivery of their experiment samples to the International Space Station.
Comcast may have shot themselves in the foot. Lawyers are already circling in the water, and the company could be looking at a world of pain for its sneaky BitTorrent filtering.
BOZIENI, Romania  - In the picturesque hilltop village of Bozieni in southern Romania, once home to 100 families, Ecaterina Serban is the last remaining resident.
The Conservative party promised to test immigrants from outside the European Union (EU) for HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases if it wins elections expected in May.
Does Microsoft's official trademark application for Excel signal an infringement crackdown?
Dodgy phone chat entertains pilots An Ulster used car dealer has had his dodgy cordless phone confiscated after airline pilots were entertained by \
NEW YORK It is tempting to believe that the threat of international crisis is suspended in the months preceding the US presidential election.
The Countess of Wessex is expecting a baby in December, Buckingham Palace announces.
Hot Fuzz Security hunters have discovered numerous bugs in a Windows version of Safari, hours after Apple released a beta version of the browser into the wild.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jon Stewart\u00e2\u0080\u0099s return on \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Daily Show\u00e2\u0080\u009d was a jarring display of solipsism from a performer famous for expertly tweaking the vanity and self-importance of others.
A spokeswoman said Friday that the Writers Guild of America would definitely take some action against Jay Leno, who is a member.
CBS News fired four employees on  Monday after an independent report critical of legendary anchor  Dan Rather found a \
Turkey has launched fresh air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says.
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission proposed yesterday binding rules to require carmakers to cut carbon dioxide emissions for new cars, provoking criticism from the European automobile industry as well as from environmentalists who said the regulations did not go far enough.
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HONDURAN police are investigating a massacre of 28 passengers on a bus strafed by gunmen who left a chilling message to President Ricardo Maduro and crime-busting politicians.
By Allen Houston, The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 16--Amid the holiday cards and junk mail, residents of Ash Creek Mobile Home Park got one letter they never wanted to receive.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Tuesday warned that deploying a U.S. missile shield in Europe  would turn the continent into &quot;a powder keg,&quot; Itar-Tass news  agency reported.
With Leopard's arrival later today, Apple's delivered five major upgrades to Mac OS X in six years, showing that small morsels can be more satisfying than biting off more than you can chew.
by Harry Bortman    In part 1 of this interview with Astrobiology Magazine editor Henry Bortman, planetary scientist David Grinspoon explained how Venus evolved from a wet planet similar to Earth to the scorching hot, dried-out furnace of today. In part 2, Grinspoon discusses the possibility of life on Venus...
Genetically altered mice that are  unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down  exactly how people become addicted to smoking, U.S. researchers  said on Thursday.
She was an equestrian, a disco princess and a black-clad rocker &amp;#151; plus she crucified herself on a mirrored cross &amp;#151; all in less than two hours.
BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.   \
Procter & Gamble Co.  posted a 36  percent jump in fiscal fourth quarter profit on Wednesday, as  sales of Tide laundry detergent and other products overshadowed  inventory concerns at Gillette.
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An Israeli panel investigating the conduct of the 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon publishes a final report on Wednesday that could rock Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government.
A year after investigators concluded that the space shuttle Columbia was lost because of a damaged wing and a flawed approach to safety at NASA, agency officials said
Svelati i progetti del dipartimento per le armi non convenzionaliNemici sbaragliati stimolando alitosi e flatulenze nelle truppe                                                  La guerra chimica del Pentagono tra bombe dell'amore e puzze                                                                                                  Nel 1994 la Us Air Force chiese un finanziamento di 7,5 milionidi CRISTINA NADOTTI
A group of Iraqis in brown-and-tan camouflage uniforms huddled around an American officer yesterday as he gave them orders for setting up a checkpoint along a dangerous stretch of highway on the outskirts of Mosul.
Newt Gingrich described the Bush administration as dysfunctional and its unpopularity as hazardous to those in the Republican Party.
The portable gaming device is finally available, and looks to be worth the wait.
An Arctic expedition proves that a vast underwater mountain range is a part of Russia, officials say.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- Ghostzapper made the rest of the field in North America&#39;s richest horse race disappear. In resounding fashion, front-running Ghostzapper romped to a three-length victory in Saturday&#39;s
The Motley Fool - For timeshare operator Sunterra (OTCBB: SNRR.PK - News), it's only a matter of time. The \
Bloggers offered mixed reviews of Nielsen/NetRatings decision to shift its key metric for measuring Web sites from page view numbers to the time spent by visitors.
In the opening days of the week-old assault on Fallujah, the Hadra Mohamadiya mosque was a major battleground. The rocket
US mortgage applications fell 6.3 percent last week, the biggest decline in more than a month, as fewer people filed to buy a home or refinance.
ST. LOUIS  - President Bush and Democratic  challenger John Kerry differed sharply on Iraq, jobs and taxes  in their second debate on Friday, with Kerry questioning Bush's  judgment and the president accusing Kerry of crumbling under  political pressure.
The whole film industry bemoans the lack of a &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot; episode to do for the current week what the trilogy did for the week leading into Christmas the past three years.
The most controversial provisions of the new anti-social behaviour act are coming into force.
The libraries of a number of American mosques feature Arabic-language writings published by the Saudi government or top clerics in the desert kingdom that virulently denounce Muslims from different traditions as well as Christians and Jews, and say devout Muslims should think of America as enemy territory, a new study said.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 26 -- When Maria Sharapova walked on court for the Australian Open final, she kept thinking about the sage advice of another champion.
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Trucks parked at Yashwanthpur in Bangalore on Saturday following the indefinite strike called by the All-India Motor Transport Congress.
The US economy grew at a slightly stronger rate than thought in the third quarter because imports were not as hefty as first estimated, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday, though corporate profits weakened.
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L'annuncio in una nota della stessa cordata. \
Mal di testa e mal di schiena, stanchezza cronica, senso di claustrofobia: ecco i sintomi di chi soffre di mal d&#39;ufficio, una sindrome che colpisce 7 impiegati su 10. Un malessere che, secondo uno studio della
Many companies are dropping their promise of health benefits for future retirees, who now might have to stay on the job longer and rely on government health care in their old age.
In Mira Nair's sumptuous, witty new version of \
Banca CR Firenze prende quota BNP Paribas e ora detiene 87%
BUCHALKI, Russia - Russian investigators labored Wednesday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jetliners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading anxieties about a possible bloody escalation of the Chechen conflict.    Officials stressed that no evidence of a terrorist attack had yet been found among charred wreckage and said they were looking at other possibilities like bad fuel, equipment malfunction and human error...
Congress overwhelmingly approved a 146-billion-dollar tax cut endorsed by both President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry but criticized by some economists.
Christina Norman, who rose from a freelance production manager to become president of MTV, is quitting at the end of the month.
Texas Instruments, the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and that sales reversed a yearlong decline.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The former federal prosecutor who oversaw the government's investigation into alleged performance-enhancing drug use by Barry Bonds and other professional athletes said Monday the nearly five-year probe could come to an end \
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson defended his striker Wayne Rooney, as a response to the slams from Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce after last night&#39;s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.
Japan's Nikkei stock average fell to a  one-week low by midsession on Thursday after some tech issues  were hit by a bearish outlook from U.S. chip maker Xilinx Inc.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 13, 2004 - US warplanes struck an alleged hideout where operatives from an al-Qaida-linked group had gathered Monday, flattening homes and hitting an ambulance ferrying the wounded in
'Cassandra's Dream,' starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell, explores the seamy underside of upper-class British culture. But what we're left with is more ordinary than horrifying.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The weak housing market could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressively, one of the country's most prominent economists warned on Saturday.
The House yesterday approved plans to halt funding for the development of a new generation of nuclear warheads as House leaders called on the Bush administration to provide a post-Cold War nuclear strategy that would detail the future size of the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
The White House on Tuesday said it disagreed with rulings by U.S. military judges to drop all war crimes charges against two Guantanamo prisoners facing trial, and that the Defense Department was considering whether to appeal.
The approval after a year-long investigation clears the path for more software industry mergers.
Crucial polls in India's largest state will be held in April, the election commission said Wednesday as the ruling party withdrew support to the national government to gain an early advantage.
Striking health workers aim for Labour support in their bid to block the sell-off of the NHS supply agency.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who doctors say may have leukaemia, was conscious and in &quot;good shape&quot; at a French hospital on Friday after leaving the West Bank for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.
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General Motors Corp.  and Ford Motor Co.  plan to introduce discount programs intended to boost sales during the last weekend of June, people familiar with the sales plans said on Friday.
ELEVEN people-smugglers were handed heavy jail terms by an Albanian court today for the murder of at least 19 would-be immigrants, who froze to death when their boat sank in the Adriatic as they headed to ...
Cassazione, pericolosita' imputato di Cosa nostra implicita
Bruce Boudreau was rewarded for engineering the Washington Capitals' success over the last month by being named coach on a permanent basis, the team said on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - In what may be the first action of its kind in the U.S., the Software Freedom Law Center has filed a lawsuit to enforce an open-source license. The SFLC filed the suit on Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Monsoon Multimedia on behalf of the developers of BusyBox, Erik Andersen and Rob Landley. The suit charges Monsoon with using BusyBox under the GNU General Public License version 2 but failing to publish its source code. Under the terms of the license, distributors of software that uses the licensed software must make their source code available. Failing to do so is considered copyright infringement. BusyBox, members of the public and the SFLC legal team notified Monsoon of its responsibilities, but Monsoon has not yet published the code, said Dan Ravicher, legal director at SFLC. While it's relatively common for licensees to neglect to share their code, parties typically work through the issue without having to go to court, he said. This case is a last resort after Monsoon failed to rectify the situation, he said. The suit is necessary because from a legal perspective, copyright owners can start to lose rights if they don't act to protect them, he said. BusyBox is a lightweight set of Unix utilities used in embedded systems. Monsoon develops digital video products, including a Slingbox-like device that enables remote TV viewing. If BusyBox ultimately prevails in the case, under copyright law the company is entitled to damages, an injunction prohibiting continued infringement and court costs, Ravicher said. He believes this is the first case filed in the U.S. in order to enforce an open-source license. The GPL Violations Project is a group that actively pursues license violators and has brought at least one case to court in Germany. Earlier this year, one of the project's team members publicly revealed violations that Cisco\u00c2\u00a0made in its phone previously called the iPhone. Cisco subsequently corrected the problem. Monsoon did not reply to a request for comment.
George Steinbrenner wants TV viewers to admire his cuddly side &#151; and his good hair days.
Money manager Legg Mason Inc  on Monday said it promoted Mark Fetting, a senior vice president, to chief executive, effective immediately, replacing Raymond Mason, who is retiring.
Storace: 'Intollerabile, il governo poteva andare sotto'
Ridurra' anche il costo dei prestiti, fermo da 9 anni
Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by US forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine, witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.
Massachusetts lawmakers are about to consider a bill that would require retailers to pay for losses when hackers and thieves breach their security systems to steal consumers' credit card and other financial information, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Pope Benedict XVI has stressed Europe's &quot;Christian roots... and values,&quot; two days after backing Muslim majority Turkey's bid for membership in the European Union.
US president to call for international peace conference including Israeli and Arab representatives.
Agenti sarebbero intervenuti prima della marcia anti-islam
According to the Boeing-Northrup Grumman announcement, the two companies plan to alternate as prime contractor should they win the bid to build the CEV.
Footage thought to show US planes firing on British troops may be shown to an inquest into the death of a soldier.
David Unsworth has revealed Portsmouth&#39;s players are &quot;devastated and massively disappointed&quot; by Harry Redknapp&#39;s exit from Fratton Park.
Downing Street denies connection with an internal memo that seems to admit the  government is seen as a \
PARIS, Nov 11 (IPS) - Nelson Mandela spoke for much of the world when he   praised Yasser Arafat in the preface of a biography as a leader  who  \u00e2\u0080\u009dtransformed the Palestinians' status from that of  refugees to that of a  nation in the most complete sense of the  term.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved a bill that sets a 2008 deadline for clearing broadcasters from wireless spectrum promised to public safety agencies.
By Greg Autry  China recently shot down an aging Chinese weather satellite  --  a signal that China will not abide by the doctrine of U.S. space superiority outlined in the new National Space Policy released in October by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
US carmaker Ford has sold Formula One team Jaguar and engine supplier Cosworth, it announced Monday. Cosworth was bought by Champ Car co-owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe, while Milton Keynes-based
PARIS The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development raised its 2004 growth outlook Tuesday for the world economy, forecasting further expansion in Europe and a robust upturn in Japan that would outpace the United States for the first time in
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London equities lost ground after the release of worse-than-expected US employment data.
The Hamptons International  Film Festival will bestow a career achievement award on Ellen  Burstyn, who reunites with her \
Britain scrambled to contain its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in domestic poultry on Saturday after the virus was found at a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.
The money-transfer company isn't taking a breather.
GEORGETOWN, United States : A law suit against the Walt Disney Co. over 140 million dollars paid to former president Michael Ovitz started, seven years after shareholders brought the action.
couldn&#39;t help laughing when he learnt he would be released on Sept. 1. On July 21, three Kenyans, three Indians and an Egyptian working for the Kuwait and Gulf Link company were kidnapped
Not a single German blue-chip stock made gains on Wednesday as European equity markets fell for a second consecutive session.
Il titolo registra un rialzo in Borsa dello 0,78%
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes near Indonesia's western province of Aceh.
Fresh plans which would allow more shops on the site planned for Cardiff City's new ground are being discussed.
Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson have begun casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a scion of the upper class, contrasting him with their more humble roots in hopes of undermining the richest candidate in a well-off group.
AN AGRICULTURAL chemical company has started up a website it says will help farmers and other people in rural communities connect online.
Mozambique's Catholic Church leader says that some European-made condoms are deliberately infected with HIV.
The New York Knicks appeared to be far out of contention midway through the third quarter against the Celtics last night.
Si allungano i tempi di vendita e aumenta lo sconto
Taking a trip to the library may take little more than a computer&#39;s Web browser. Working with major libraries, Google is hoping to scan millions of books and periodicals into its popular
Francia al secondo posto, la Germania segue ma a distanza
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the probability of a U.S. recession was now slightly more than a third, after he earlier in the year put the chances at one-third, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.
NEW YORK  - A report in the Journal of the American Dental Association clarifies the risk of jaw osteonecrosis associated with bisphosphonates, which are used to prevent or slow the progression of osteoporosis.
FOXBOROUGH -- Adam Vinatieri increased his consecutive field goal streak to 16 last night and his first extra point made him the only player besides Gino Cappelletti to score 1,000 points in his Patriots career.
The United States on Sunday began a new round of Mideast diplomacy after the death of Yasser Arafat, asking Israel to help with the upcoming Palestinian election for his successor.
Toshiba wants to play on everyone's team
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday that it revised its 2003 annual report to disclose the possibility that the company will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the near term.
Greek authorities try to contain growing hysteria over a supposed miracle cure for cancer based on olive leaves.
U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as  weaker-than-expected earnings from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  JPM.N, the second largest U.S. bank, dampened Wall Street's  mood.
The death toll from Saturday's truck bomb attack in a market in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmato may be as high as 150, local officials said on Sunday.
Two US and one Afghan soldier die in fight with \
Candidates for British universities have  been caught red-handed copying their applications from the  Internet after hundreds mentioned \
The sluggish pace of job growth in November hasn&#39;t changed the odds for a quarter point interest rate hike later this month, but maybe it should.
Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators have announced at least two vulnerabilities in the way the Apple iPhone opens a specially crafted Web page in Safari. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
A naked Pamela Anderson will beckon from Chinese billboards in a new anti-fur campaign - if the former &quot;Baywatch&quot; star can get past the censors.
Ron Guidry, dismissed as the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 pitching coach after two seasons, is still hoping to be invited to spring training, a role he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s had every year since 1988.
For months, homeland security officials have privately debated how to blunt criticism of their planned aviation screening system that passengers and airlines complained was overly intrusive.
Latvia&#39;s government resigned Thursday after lawmakers refused to pass the 2005 budget that had been proposed by Prime Minister Indulis Emsis.
Japan lost a bid on Wednesday to require the world body that regulates global wildlife trade to review the status of whales, a step that could have led to the resumption of commercial whaling.
For the first time in more years than I care to think about, I have been playing around with PCs that have no hard drives.
Apple Inc's  chief Steve Jobs said on Tuesday the company had sold 4 million iPhones.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - While world-class athletes were grunting and groaning on the other side of the Atlantic Sunday, \
GULF BREEZE, Fla. - When a hurricane makes landfall in the continental United States, Dave Prevatt and his colleagues in the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program are out evaluating which construction methods best protect homes from the tremendous wind forces the storms deliver...
Manchester United and Arsenal does not seems to play well together. Last year saw a fight between the players after the match ended.
ATHENS, Aug 24  - A member of Greece&#39;s Olympic judo squad who leapt from a third-storey apartment after an argument with her boyfriend just days before the Athens Games has died, a hospital source said Tuesday.
MIAMI (Ticker) -- In its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 11 Virginia Tech is headed to the BCS. Bryan Randall threw two touchdown passes and the Virginia Tech defense came up big all day as the Hokies knocked off No.
Police have spoken with Claudia Schiffer about controlling her two large dogs near her mansion in the countryside, authorities said Wednesday.
Dutch brewing company Heineken NV reported a 26 percent rise in first-half profit Wednesday, with strong sales in the Americas and a surge in beer drinking in Europe during the soccer World Cup. It also raised its earnings growth foreecast for the full year.
Guadagna 1,75% in attesa incontro Wagoner-Marchionne
Athletes from the former East Germany  who were victims of the state-doping scheme win compensation, officials say.
These red-hot investments won't burn your portfolio.
QUEEN OF THE SEA: Sri Lanka officials say 1,000 tickets were sold for an excursion Sunday from the capital, Colombo, to beach resorts on the train known as &quot;Samudradevi,&quot; or &quot;Queen of the Sea.
Reggie White, one of the top defensive ends in National Football League history, died this morning of a heart attack. He was 43. White, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green
Sales of new homes fell in June for the first time in four months, and the government also lowered figures for May, providing further evidence the high-flying housing market is losing altitude.
Astronomers have discovered the three lightest planets known outside the solar system, moving researchers closer to the goal of finding extrasolar planets that resemble Earth.
Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic are collaborating on an upcoming festival celebrating the late composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
For almost three years, the major automakers have shipped voluminous data to U.S. traffic-safety regulators: Eight million consumer complaints, 138 million warranty claims and 5 million field reports on product malfunctions. It's part of an \
A 45-year-old man lost part of his left arm when an alligator attacked him Wednesday, but he was alive after four sheriff's deputies jumped into muddy water and pulled him from the reptile's jaws.
The inventor of the world wide web receives one of Britain's most prestigious honours, the Order of Merit.
The final major-label holdout plans to make unrestricted songs available in the near future.
And slaps $1.3bn on Q2 bottom line Database giant Oracle said yesterday that it saw earnings jump by 35 per cent in its second quarter buoyed by strong sales of software licenses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Michael Kimsal points out an article posted recently concerning a new feature of the Symbain OS for mobile phones - a web server that could support PHP and MySQL.  From the article:  Jukka on the S60 Blogs is reporting that PHP and mySQL are going to be available for S60 devices in early 2008. [...] I (Johan Wikman) can now reveal that we at the CCNC conference in Las Vegas in January, 2008 will demonstrate and release what we call the PAMP stack.   The PAMP stack stands for \
Nikki Blue had 22 points and Noelle Quinn added 21 as No. 18 UCLA defeated Fresno State 92-76 on Saturday night.
Stava per essere operata al naso, inchiesta Procura Palermo
The anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture was marked with a day of violence when a suicide car bomber struck in Baghdad yesterday killing at least 13 people.
Several Taliban fighters were killed on Monday in an attack targeting a senior guerrilla leader closely linked to the Islamist movement's fugitive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement.
President Hugo Chavez wants Venezuelan clocks turned back half an hour and he wants it done in record time -- next Monday.
Syracuse ended the season with a rush, winning three of four behind a surging running game.
SAO PAULO -- President Bush announced a new energy partnership with Brazil yesterday to promote wider production of ethanol throughout the region as an alternative to oil, the first step in an effort to strengthen economic and political alliances in Latin America.
Tagliati del 5% prezzi rimborsati dal Servizio Sanitario
Hewlett-Packard said Friday that it would start selling its version of the iPod digital music player next month and would unveil flat-panel televisions, media-enhanced computers and photo printers.
Solo artiglieria pesante ieri sera, operazione anti ribelli
US President George W Bush and his challenger John Kerry prepare for what is set to be a critical second TV debate.
U.S. Treasury debt yields closed out  2004 on Friday barely an inch away from their starting levels  for the year despite the Federal Reserve's campaign to push  official interest higher.
Counting in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election has concluded, indicating the US-backed interim leader Hamid Karzai is the clear winner.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who ordered the Beslan school siege, warns he is planning further attacks.
SAP AG will unveil on  Wednesday a line of business management programs to be  delivered over the Web, becoming the first major software  company to make a big bet on software as a service.
Nomar Garciaparra , the Los Angeles version? Let Ned Colletti , the first-year general manager of the Dodgers, tell you about that Nomar.
The onus is on Catherine Ndereba, Margaret Okayo and Alice Chelangat to shore up team confidence when they lead Kenya&#39;s challenge in the women&#39;s marathon today.
It took thieves just three minutes to steal paintings by Pablo Picasso and Candido Portinari, worth millions of dollars, from the Sao Paulo Museum of Art
Reggae star Sizzla, whose 'anti-gay' lyrics sparked protest, is jailed in Jamaica for swearing on stage.
By Travis Fain, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Sep. 5--Macon City Council is moving toward a decision on how -- or whether -- to connect the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail to Rose Hill Cemetery, but an in-depth discussion on the issue has been delayed.
By Rob Schneider, The Indianapolis Star  May 24--Angela Huizer, 16, had to look longer and harder than she  expected before landing her first job at a fast-food restaurant.    Teenagers just starting to look for summer jobs likely face an even more  difficult search.
In an election where most voters have already chosen sides, the presidency could be decided by a small slice of America in the mushy middle &#151; wavering voters who are more likely than others to question President Bush's honesty and think the war in Iraq was a mistake.
After strong ratings in its first two weeks, ABC's new castaway thriller \
This photo provided the University of Chicago shows Ian Desai on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at the school in Chicago. Desai, of Brooklyn, NY, a graduate of the University of Chicago, was one of 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2005.
Incombe ombra secessione Kosovo albanese, Europa e' in gioco
The Florida Democratic Party accused Secretary of State Glenda Hood of violating federal law when she told elections supervisors across the state that they should reject incomplete voter-registration forms.
Allarme, con ondata nazionalista ritornano gli Ali Agca
A high school gym teacher was charged with sending nude pictures of herself and sexually suggestive cell phone text messages to a 14-year-old freshman at the school.
Gruppo cede partecipazione in Hvb, plusvalenza da 2,5 mln
Target-date funds make an old idea new again.
Bush's budget request Monday cut funding for renewable energy, but increased spending for science.
Russian gas company Gazprom rallied again Wednesday as investors said the upcoming easing of share ownership rules would make it a must-have stock in emerging markets portfolios.
Turkish women are on the street protesting as never before as the fight to preserve Turkey's secular status gives them a louder political voice that could translate into parliamentary seats in this summer's elections.
Nearly three hours later, I still don't understand Howard Hughes any better than when I sat down to watch \
Sept. 11 commission members are unhappy with the way House Republicans are handling legislation needed to implement some of the commission's terror-fighting recommendations.
The federal judge who will sentence former Olympic champion Marion Jones is considering punishing her twice \u00c2\u0097 once for lying about her steroid use and once for lying about her role in a check-fraud scheme.
ROCHESTER  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Eastman Kodak Company, the maker of photography products, reported on Wednesday a fourth-quarter profit of $215 million, a big increase from a year earlier.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Michael Clayton said Wednesday he wasn&#39;t surprised by the news that LSU coach Nick Saban is considering the Miami Dolphins head coaching position.

LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Reggie Bush ran for 204  yards and a pair of long touchdowns as No. 1 Southern  California edged UCLA, 29-24, in a regular season-ending Pac-10  showdown between cross-town rivals at the Rose Bowl.
The Internet is helping to drive the shift to fashionable bridal attendant wear, as Web sites offer a broad choice of styles and fabrics and ease of purchase.
Fernando Poe Jr., the Philippine actor who challenged President Gloria Arroyo in elections earlier this year, died after suffering a stroke on Dec. 11, Susan Tagle, a spokeswoman, said in a statement read out on GMA network radio.
Ivan Hlinka, a former Pittsburgh Penguins coach who led the Czech Republic to a gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, died Monday after being injured in a car crash.
The Bush rally roared into a second day yesterday, with a big assist from oil that pushed blue-chips to their biggest gain in 13 months.
A red jungle fowl is seen in this undated handout photo. Researchers have assembled the genome sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of all domestic chickens.
LOS ANGELES Jet Li&#39;s martial-arts epic &quot;Hero&quot; fought off the competition to top the weekend box office. &quot;Hero,&quot; which was nominated for the foreign-language Academy Award for 2002, took in 17-point-eight (m) million dollars.
Logs and tree limbs litter the steep slope behind the limestone and stucco Potomac mansion of Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder. In the otherwise unbroken ribbon of forest separating his and other handsome estates from the old C&O Canal, there is suddenly a yawning gap.
Presso la Camera di conciliazione e arbitrato per lo sport, il collegio arbitrale del Coni ha deposi...
Drea de Matteo, formerly of The Sopranos, picks up where she left off
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Tuesday to accelerate peace talks, despite differences over how quickly to tackle the thorny issue of Jerusalem, Israeli officials said.
West McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen will start tomorrow&#39;s Italian Grand Prix at Monza from seventh position whilst team mate David Coulthard is in tenth place for the last European race of the 2004 season.
E-Trade Financial Corp.'s third-quarter profit rose 29 percent, despite a sharp drop in investor trading at its online brokerage and signs of weakness in its banking business. The company also raised its fourth quarter outlook a bit.
Enron Corp. will pay $321 million from  the proceeds of its sale of its pipeline arm to fund pension  plans for thousands of former employees, a government pension  agency said on Monday.
Walt Disney Co. will triple the amount  of money it spends developing video games to benefit from  strong growth prospects in the global market, the entertainment  company&#39;s chief financial officer said on Friday.
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed captain Dave Andreychuk to a one-year deal. In accordance with team policy, financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.
La giunta del Coni ha oggi ufficializzato la decisione di assegnare una borsa di studio ai due figli...
According to Michelin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s F1 chief, the two tyre manufacturers have gone for very different approaches at Shanghai. It could make the race interesting.
When all else fails in Hollywood, blame it on \
Troy Aikman says he has no symptoms from his 10 concussions during his Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys. Defensive players, he thinks, are more at risk than quarterbacks.
&quot;The 40-Year-Old-Virgin&quot;  co-star Jane Lynch and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch have joined  the ensemble cast of the gay-themed coming-of-age independent  feature &quot;Tru Loved.&quot;
The eastern German state of Saxony sold a troubled state-run bank as the global liquidity crisis claimed its first major European victim.
You can forget about  \
Readers opine on the twits in tights and taking a bite out of Apple's iPod. Plus: Links to our most commented-upon blog posts.
Giovanni Tedesco non dimenticher&agrave; facilmente il derby vinto dal Palermo sul Catania in cui il...
TORONTO (CP) - Effectively raising a white flag in the place of the banished Maple Leaf, Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams says he's now willing to meet with federal officials to resolve its dramatic dispute over offshore oil revenues.
For 10 pulsating seconds, the fastest  men on earth take center stage on Sunday at the Olympics to run  for the ultimate prize -- the 100 meters gold medal.
The sudden reappearance of Osama bin Laden on a videotape has sent both US President Bush and Democrat John Kerry into a final round of arguments in the election campaign over which candidate can better defeat terrorism.
SANTA CLARA, California  - If globalization were put to a popular vote in the United States in the current political climate, it would lose, General Electric Co..  Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt warned on Friday.
Sar\u00c3\u00a0 dunque Italia-Lussemburgo la prossima sfida di Coppa Davis. Gli azzurri, che dopo la vittoria sulla Polonia sono rientrati nel gruppo I, giocheranno in trasferta dal 4 al 6 marzo del 2005. Il capitano
Triple alliance. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) on Friday announced that it will join with Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) to furnish the US Air Force with software and related tech support
Many Iraqis will be too scared to vote, the interim president says, as a rocket strikes the US embassy in Baghdad.
Oil prices spiked up above $51 a barrel on Wednesday as increasing signs of an electoral victory for US President George W. Bush raised the prospect of continued
Three people were missing after flash floods tore through a popular coastal tourist area in southwest England, sweeping dozens of cars into the sea and leaving hundreds feared trapped.
By Francis Fernandez  PLEXUS Corp, a US-based electronics contract manufacturer, plans to expand its operations in Malaysia by opening a third plant in Penang, company officials said.
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Il giovane difensore del Cagliari Giacomo Garau ha subito la rottura del legamento crociato anterior...
MANNHEIM - A US Army judge delivered two setbacks Tuesday to a soldier accused in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse case by rejecting defence motions, including one seeking Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as a witness.
Circa mezzo milione gli studenti impegnati da domani
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pledged to oppose a strict European Union limit on cars' average carbon dioxide emissions, arguing that different models should face different caps.Comment
The Motley Fool - Arguably the longest running soap-opera drama in the wireless industry has announced its final episode: Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ - News) announced plans to acquire assets of a reorganized NextWave Telecom (Pink Sheets: NXLCQ.PK - News), owner of 23 valuable PCS spectrum licenses around the country.
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Un fax arrivato da Madrid ha ufficializzato l'offerta del Real alla Roma per avere Christian Chivu. ...
In brief remarks to photographers, J\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00b4me Kerviel said that while he took responsibility for booking billions of euros in fictitious trades, he was \u00e2\u0080\u0098singled out by Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale.
A modest proposal for a better world through 'Borat.'
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are expected to open modestly higher Wednesday, as oil prices remain center stage but thin summer volumes are likely to continue...
The parliament on Friday asked the government to draft legislation compelling Dutch mosques to employ only imams who have studied Islamic religion in the Netherlands.
Irrfan Khan talks about his role in The Namesake.
Ford's new Edge crossover SUV earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's \
Mike Huckabee, a Baptist preacher turned politician, grabbed a slight lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Thursday night in the Iowa caucuses, first test in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards vied for the Democratic victory.
Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has suggested that Kosice, Slovakia's second largest city, should become a counterweight to Bratislava.
VIENNA OTT - Il prezzo medio del petrolio Opec e&#39; salito al nuovo record di 45,08 dollari per barile (159 litri), rispetto a 44,26 dollari di mercoledi&#39; scorso, secondo i dati del segretariato dell&#39;Opec resi noti oggi a Vienna.
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal yesterday sued insurance brokerage giant Marsh &amp; McLennan Inc. and a unit of the Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. insurance company for alleged illegal commissions in connection with an $80 million state contract.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday he wants an independent Iraqi investigation, or at least a joint investigation with coalition forces, into the alleged rape and murder of an Iraqi girl by U.S. troops.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was back this week in a place he intensely dislikes: the spotlight.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new genetic test that helps assess the risk of tumor recurrence and long-term survival for patients with relatively high-risk breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The first African Union peacekeepers arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday aboard a cargo plane, the AU said.
Istituto 'impegnato a correggere squilibri sui mercati'
Charles Giancarlo, 50, resigns as chief development officer at Cisco Systems, saying   the timing would never be right for him to succeed John Chambers as CEO.
Facing prison in late October, former star investment banker Frank Quattrone is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his obstruction-of-justice conviction.
More modest underwear is beginning to muscle out the thong panty, that racy totem of female sexuality once flashed by celebrities and rapped about on the radio.
(Pasadena, Calif.-AP, December 25, 2004) - Scientists at NASA&#39;s jet propulsion lab are anxiously awaiting to see if a probe will make its rendezvous with Saturn&#39;s largest moon.
US warplanes attacked Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah on early Friday, killing at least eight people, hospital sources said, as coalition forces pressed their assault on insurgents after rockets hit a Baghdad hotel used by foreign journalists and
VATICANO - Le risposte della Congregazione della Dottrina della Fede ad alcuni quesiti della Conferenza Episcopale Statunitense circa l\u00c2\u0092alimentazione e l\u00c2\u0092idratazione artificiale Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Sono state pubblicate le risposte della Congregazione della Dottrina della Fede ad alcuni quesiti posti della Conferenza Episcopale Statunitense circa l\u00c2\u0092alimentazione e l\u00c2\u0092idratazione artificiale, che sono state ap...
ConocoPhillips says  that a decision not to accept a minority stake  in Venezuelan oilfields may cost it $4.5bn.
Previste decisioni collegiali per direttorio e trasparenza
Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.
President George W. Bush selected Ken Mehlman, his campaign manager, to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mehlman, 38, who earlier worked as the White House director
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has formally announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, ending an \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cexploratory\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d phase that he began Jan. 3.
Milan Baros sealed Liverpool's first win in four Premiership games as Newcastle suffered a 3-1 defeat at Anfield after finishing the game with 10 men following Lee Bowyer's second-half dismissal.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat has resigned from his office and the federal cabinet has also been dissolved. The national assembly will elect the leader of the house on Friday while the new prime minister will take oath on Saturday.
Nascar wants the drivers in its premier Sprint Cup series to show more emotion this season as a way to lure back fans who may have soured on the sport.
Citibank  has made offers to  shareholders in Gulf Bank  to buy a significant stake  in the Kuwaiti lender, a newspaper said on Saturday.
DNA pioneer denies allegations of racism James Watson, the Nobel prize-winning scientist who caused an uproar earlier this week with his comments to a Sunday newspaper has been suspended by his research laboratory.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
''Una gara sfortunata? Una gara truccata all'inizio con quella decisione incredibile e poi il motore...
Colin Montgomerie insists the difference is clear between the European and U.S. Ryder Cup teams: The Europeans worked better as a team.
 reduces ovarian cancer risk
Former England striker Gary Lineker has called for David Beckham to return to the international fold on a short-term basis ahead of the crunch Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel on March 24.
The British Olympic Association will authorise its athletes to wear anti-pollution masks if they feel they are necessary during the Olympic Games in Beijing in August.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton has replaced her campaign manager with a longtime adviser, Maggie Williams, the campaign announced Sunday.
Along the expansive Canadian border, a lack of agents and antiquated motion sensors can make it difficult to distinguish between a would-be terrorist and a wayward moose, officials say.
Pfizer Inc. said its arthritis drug Bextra, which is in the same drug class as Merck\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just-recalled Vioxx medication, has more severe risks than previously disclosed.
Harry LeSage, a Mid-Wach League All-Star in football and baseball at Maynard High, was a versatile first-year player on the Framingham State College football team this fall. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound LeSage played fullback and tight end and was on all of the Rams' special teams.
Soldiers surround the home of Fiji PM Laisenia Qarase, as he tells the BBC that a coup is imminent.
Next week's BlueHat hacking conference will focus on virtualization, \
More than half of the leading figures in the UK were educated at independent schools, a study finds
As a battle to merge the London Stock Exchange heats up, attention is focusing again on a hotly debated issue: How many stock exchanges does Europe really need?
Confcommercio, saranno destinati oltre 6 mld di euro
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- After months of wrangling, Oracle said Monday that it has signed a merger agreement to buy rival business software maker PeopleSoft.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says President Bush&#39;s plan to redeploy up to 70,000 troops overseas will not help in the war on terror or relieve an overextended US military. Senator Kerry made the comments at the same veterans convention ...
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The French state-run company Areva has unexpectedly agreed to a $5 billion deal to build two nuclear power plants in China.
BAGHDAD - Gunmen killed at least 21 Iraqis and wounded 13 outside a US military facility in the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, on Sunday.
Australian police and customs officials have seized 820 kg (1,800 lb) of ecstasy tablets and powder stashed inside a bakery oven, in the country&#39;s biggest ever haul of the drug.
Blame it on the shots of limoncello. George Clooney says he woke up tipsy after a \
A boss tackles problems of the working poor while reducing turnover and increasing profits.
By Timothy Heritage PARIS  - France has formally proposed formerEuropean Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy as a candidate tohead the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lamy said on Monday.
The United States wants recruit Britain and other countries to share biometric data on terrorists and criminals, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.
Cesc Fabregas, centrocampista portoghese dell'Arsenal, ha confessato di essere un cliente abituale d...
Washington&#39;s nursing homes reduced their residents&#39; pain and used fewer physical restraints over the last two years. But the percentage of residents suffering from bedsores increased slightly.
A Glasgow (Ibrox Park), Auxerre bat Glasgow Rangers (ECO) 2 \u00c3\u00a0 0 (mi-temps: 1-0. Auxerre qualifi\u00c3\u00a9 pour les 16e de finale. Temps: froid.
A bomb near a Shi&#39;ite shrine killed eight people and a fierce attack on Iran by a minister fueled fears of sectarian strife when campaigning began on Wednesday for
CUMBERLAND -  Ashton Elementary School will receive more than $56,000 worth of new equipment from Hewlett Packard after it was again selected for the company's Technology for Teaching Leadership grant.
The chairman of sports retailer Sports Direct quits the business just three months after it floated on the stock market.
California is suing the auto industry over tailpipe emissions, marking the first time a state has sought monetary damages for the impact of global warming by vehicles.
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Il Catania &egrave; tornato ad allenarsi a 'porte aperte'.  Nei giorni scorsi, subito dopo i tragici...
Ron Gardenhire was given a two-year contract extension through 2007 by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, his reward for leading the team to three AL Central titles in three seasons as manager.
French forward Youri Djorkaeff joined Blackburn on a short-term deal Tuesday. The 36-year-old former World Cup winner, who has been a free agent since his contract with Bolton expired
Hundreds of residents fled their homes and spent the night out in the open after a volcano in southern Chile erupted, spewing lava and ash
Jordin is the youngest Idol winner so far.
A gun-wielding cartoonist dressed in camouflage entered The Miami Herald's building and demanded to speak with an editor Friday, prompting an evacuation of employees, police said.
The agreement to reduce global warming goes into effect tomorrow after seven years of wrangling, harangues, and dramatic entrances and exits by Russia and the United States, but the impact may be largely symbolic.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein will forgo his salary for the rest of year as part of a cost savings plan that will cut executive salaries by 10 percent, the floundering airline said Tuesday.
Abstract artist Edo Murtic, one of Croatia's most prominent painters, dies aged 83 after a long illness.
HELSINKI (AFX) - Nokia Corp said it and Motorola Corp, NEC Corp, Siemens AG, and Sony Ericsson have started an Open Mobile Alliance to enable broadcast services to mobile devices.
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Do human resource executives know their employees? Apparently not, according to a recent survey of professionals.
&quot;I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m happy we won, but I was kind of mad I got out there and I just didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do the job in the last inning,&quot; he said. &quot;That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m upset about.
Lia Roberts, the former chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party, has withdrawn from the presidential race in her native Romania.
Ethiopia and Bangladesh have offered to jump-start the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur by loaning it helicopters to fly troops and supplies around the vast region in western Sudan, officials said Tuesday.
It didn&#039;t take much coaxing from President Bush to get Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to croon some Elvis tunes Friday at the king of rock &#039;n&#039; roll&#039;s Graceland mansion.
Filippo Volandri si &egrave; qualificato per il secondo turno del Masters Series di Parigi (sintetic...
The European Union warned the US ambassador to the WTO Thursday that the EU had abundant proof that US aerospace subsidies are harming European competitors by undercutting prices and causing them to lose markets.
Israel plans to rezone land within existing settlements to allow for the construction of another 533 housing units, most of them close to Jerusalem, Israeli officials said today.
Macy's Inc.  on Thursday reported a 2.7 percent decline in June sales at stores open at least one full fiscal year.
Waitrose launches a green packaging initiative to cut down use of damaging plastic containers.
Nikolay Davydenko, the world number four from Russia who remains at the centre of an investigation into a betting scandal, on Tuesday described his treatment by the ATP as \
Pakistani authorities have detained  two relatives of a Pakistani-British man suspected of  involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound  airliners, after he escaped from police custody, the man's  lawyer said.
A German soccer referee admitted to fixing games and said Thursday he was ready to cooperate with prosecutors to clear up the sport's biggest scandal in the country in more than 30 years.
Foreigners could have a harder time  seeking asylum in the United States and illegal immigrants  would be barred from getting drivers licenses under a bill  approved on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Serena Williams served notice that her shaky knee is holding up just fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
Arriva il freddo e finalmente la coppa del mondo di sci pu\u00c3\u00b2 recuperare le gare rinviate nelle settim...
A family history website launches a new service to help track down people's unknown relatives with DNA tests.
SLOVAK Telecom's board of directors gave the go-ahead September 28 for the acquisition of the remaining 49 percent share of EuroTel - one of two mobile operators in Slovakia.
BAGHDAD - Two US army helicopters crashed in southwest Baghdad late Saturday, killing two soldiers and injuring two others, the US military said.
Alistair Darling defends his plans for Britain's railways as Tories accuse him of righting his own \
A floating warehouse and the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior are among the more unusual ways relief workers reaching isolated tsunami survivors on the west coast of Indonesia's Aceh.
Sir Elton John is to sell off part of his extensive photographic collection at an auction in New York.
Shares in US drugmaker Pfizer plunge after it halts development of its most important experimental drug.
ROMA 24 OTTOBRE 2004 - Termina 0-0 il derby della Madonnina. Milan e Inter si devono accontentare del pareggio dopo 90 minuti combattuti e spettacolari soprattutto nel primo tempo. Molte le occasioni da gol
icrosoft started selling music tracks yesterday on its MSN online service, taking on Apple Computer and a host of others in the fast-growing market for digital music.
Padoa-Schioppa: situazione era insostenibile
Seven Asian telecommunications firms are coming together to invest between $30m and $40m (\u00c2\u00a316.3m and \u00c2\u00a322m) in new mobile phone services and technology.
ASIA/AFGHANISTAN - Le Organizzazioni non governative cattoliche in Afghanistan; impegno a tutti i livelli della societ\u00c3\u00a0 per la costruzione della pace, l\u00c2\u0092affermazione dei diritti umani, la lotta alla povert\u00c3\u00a0, l\u00c2\u0092alfabetizzazione Kabul (Agenzia Fides) - Le Organizzazioni non governative cattoliche che operano in Afghanistan sono il Servizio Cattolico per i Rifugiati, la Caritas tedesca, la Caritas italiana, la Caritas irlandese e il Servizio Gesuita per i Rifugiati. Secondo l...
Two City Ballet dancers are part of the new terrain that has opened before me since I moved from London to New York in April.
The transition is underway as Joe Kernan and the Democrats who now run state government have already begun discussions with the Republicans who will take over in January.
People have long been the weakest link when it comes to protecting computers. The same applies to mobile phones, a security expert says.
Travel: How did some of Britain's finest art end up on a tiny outpost in the North Sea? Fiona MacLeod reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a summit with Chinese leaders at which he will seek a thaw in ties chilled by wartime history and will consult on North Korea's nuclear threat.
Scientists produce the first firm evidence linking the popular acne drug Roaccutane to depression.
Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a U.S.- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said on Tuesday.
Double-digit yields are elusive, but can be had by long-term investors.\
Ladbrokes have paid out on Band Aid 20 being Christmas number one, five days ahead of Sunday's charts.
If every dog has his day, consider the busy role-playing for the canine in Ned Lamont&#039;s campaign ad.
Anglican leaders acknowledged on Friday  how challenging it was to heal divisions over gay bishops but  hoped for \
A new Swedish study suggests that people who use a mobile phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone.
On Wednesday, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater paid tribute to Dudley Williams, who will end his 40-year dancing career with the company after its tour next year.
A suicide bomber rammed a car into a Pakistan election candidate's office killing 37 people
In some ways, the Pistons&#39; 98-93 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, was about closure. Both teams hope this puts an end, however temporarily, to
Intel&#39;s board has tapped Paul Otellini to replace Craig Barrett as CEO, starting next year, the company announced. By Edward F. Moltzen, CRN.
Piper Jaffray maintained an &quot;outperform&quot; rating and $70 target price on Genzyme (nasdaq: GENZ - news - people ), citing the FDA&#39;s approval of Clolar for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in patients between 1 and 21 years who
E&#39; polemica sulla proposta del ministro dei Trasporti Pietro Lunardi di introdurre tutti i giorni la circolazione a targhe alterne. In un&#39;intervista a &#39;Il Messaggero&#39;, il titolare del dicastero di Piazzale
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - The mother of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann left a police station in Portugal early on Friday after being interviewed for 11 hours, a lawyer for the family said.
British researchers have raised hopes for a potential cure for patients in the early stages of Type 1 diabetes as a human trial begins.
The Justice Department will ask a federal judge in Detroit to dismiss the convictions of three men in a high-profile terrorism case last year, saying it had uncovered serious prosecutorial misconduct in the case.
MacCentral - Apple and Pepsi have teamed up to offer a new iTunes promotion, the second in as many years for the companies. The promotion, offering a one-in-three chance of winning, runs from January 31, 2005 to April 30, 2005 and will include free iTunes songs and a sweepstakes for approximately 1,700 iPod minis.
Ecologists fear that global warming will make protected landscapes  inhospitable to prized species.
Using virtual-reality goggles, a camera and a stick, scientists have induced out-of-body experiences in healthy people.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday took a step toward allowing foreign public companies to choose international accounting standards or U.S. rules when filing data with the agency.
Wladimir Klitschko has admitted his fight against DaVarryl Williamson could decide whether he has a boxing future. Klitschko is hoping to get back to winning ways on Saturday after his second-round loss to
Top forecasters cut their outlooks  for U.S. growth this year and next but said inflation seems to  be leveling off and consumer spending should strengthen in the  months ahead, a survey out on Friday showed.
The Federal Reserve didn&#39;t surprise anyone yesterday, as its policy-making body increased its key interest rate by one quarter percent, to 2 percent.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
Michigan's top two health officials want tobacco companies to stop making flavored cigarettes, arguing that names such as \
Two eBay laptop sellers--one of whom ended up without either his laptop or the buyer's money for it--share their experiences.
It was big news in August this year. British police uncovered a massive plot by terrorists to blow up planes over the Atlantic.Comment
Venezuelan police on Monday said they are looking for two Americans and a Mexican suspected of involvement in a drug bust that netted 2.5 tons of cocaine.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- President Enrique Bolanos told US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday that Nicaragua would completely eliminate a stockpile of hundreds of surface-to-air missiles with no expectation of compensation from the United States.
Doppia allenamento per la Sampdoria in vista della gara di domenica prossima contro la Roma. Tutti a...
GAZA CITY: Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian gunmen in Gaza yesterday and Palestinians shot dead an Israeli in the West Bank.
Competitors wear ripped jeans and baggy  T-shirts but there is nothing amateur about a breed of  sportsmen who go to the extreme to entertain.
The Solomons government asks for a time-frame for the withdrawal of Australian-led peacekeepers.
Portavoce di Alumnia, si trovera' compromesso entro marzo
Singer Pete Doherty is charged with robbery and blackmail following an alleged incident at a London hotel.
A Forbes writer reportedly overheard that two New York-based hedge funds have infused the social network with something in the neighborhood of $250 million.
We're watching for the ultimate growth companies -- are you?
By Richard Mullins, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Sep. 16--TAMPA The Dallas-based outsourced call center company Stream  plans to expand its Tampa office by 300 employees, company officials said  Friday.
Eight of Saddam Hussein's 11 top lieutenants went on hunger strikes over the weekend to demand visits in jail from the International Committee of the Red Cross, but they were eating again by Monday, a U.S. military spokesman said. The former dictator had never joined the protest, the spokesman said.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson used a government event Wednesday to criticize Sen. John Kerry for his recent attacks on the Bush administration&#39;s management of Medicare.
CHICAGO - The somber sound on a gloomy day at Wrigley Field was a perfect setting for the Chicago Cubs&#39; performance of late. Mike Hampton went six innings and allowed just one run in a victorious effort over
Recently the rising stars of popular magazines, intellectuals are now being charged with 'elitism.'
Taylor Hicks might have won \
Crystal meth, predicted by some to become Britain's deadliest drug, has so far failed to take off in the UK because cocaine remains so cheap and popular, according to senior police officers.
Google says its cookies will auto-delete after two years in an effort to \
Aberdeen, on Wednesday evening, meted out Celtics first domestic defeat of season 2004/05, but theres little doubt that Martin O&#39;Neill will look back on this match as one in which all his sides woes were self-inflicted.
NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court in the MMS sex scandal case today granted bail to Bazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj, whose arrest had sparked off an uproar in industry and diplomatic circles.
Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spacecraft building corporation Energia has unveiled a life-size model of the new Russian space shuttle, the Itar-Tass news agency reports.
Incroceranno le braccia dal 18 al 23 settembre
LONDON, July 1 -- Five terrorist suspects were in custody Sunday after two men rammed a jeep into the entrance of the main terminal at Glasgow Airport on Saturday, sending a burst of flames into the air and terrifying bystanders.
ATOMIC CITY, Idaho  - In the early days of the  Cold War, a small team of U.S. scientists watched as nuclear  energy powered four light bulbs for the first time.
Loud talkers, lost books ... and the occasional sniper fire, rocket attacks, and death threats are what Saad Eskander is up against in rebuilding the National Library and Archive.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-most important track and field event could not fill a stadium with only 36,000 available seats in an affluent area of nearly 9 million people that has excellent public transportation.
The Law Lords&#39; ruling against the detention of foreign terrorism suspects without trial will have widespread implications - potentially affecting existing and planned anti-terror
Oleksander Zinchenko, deputy Verkhovna Rada speaker and the campaign manager of Ukrainian presidential candidate Victor Yushchenko, does not rule out the attempts to disrupt the election in the East, as well as ...
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 3--People attending a local class can learn how to create a rain garden during a two-part workshop being held this month in the town of Campbell.   Rain gardens divert rainwater from a roof or parking lot into soil instead of the street.
An Afghan vice president and cabinet minister escaped a bomb attack in the north of the country today, while one of their bodyguards was injured, the Associated Press reported.
NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and the party said it would take part in a Jan 8 election as Bhutto would have wanted.
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BEING THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO, according to one former team-mate, would eat himself if he were a chocolate drop, Graeme Souness might be rather peeved to learn that his picture is absent from
PALO ALTO, Calif.  - The U.S. economy is on track  for sustainable above-trend growth, and with monetary policy  still accommodative, interest rates will keep rising,  San  Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on  Friday.
Those who are engaged in the profit-oriented production and dissemination of pornographic materials through the Internet, mobile communication terminals and &quot;phone-sex&quot; services in China are subject to punishment as severe as life imprisonment, according
Bolton's Gary Speed is to join Sheff Utd, BBC Radio Sheffield reports.
At the Super Bowl next month, the music industry will be switching teams \u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Apple to Amazon.com.
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Organizzazione taglieggiava imprenditori e incendiava negozi
Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse gases Friday, all but ensuring the sweeping environmental pact will go into effect after years of delays.
Finland investigates a North Korean complaint that two of its diplomats were thrown off a train.
Israel should stop building its West Bank separation barrier if Palestinian militants halt attacks, Israel&#39;s president was quoted as saying Thursday, in the most high-profile criticism yet of the contentious project.
Around the world 300 million adults are now overweight, and the numbers are growing at an alarming rate, say experts at the International Obesity Conference, Sun City, South Africa.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd's  Panasonic unit said on Monday it will work with Google Inc to  develop televisions that will allow users to watch Internet  content such as photos and videos.
A British mercenary who conspired to buy a fighter jet as part of a plot to kill a Colombian drugs baron faces sentencing.
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A Census Bureau survey says 60% of revenue for IT services came from business in 2Q. Agency buys accounted for just 37%. By Eric Chabrow.
Iran said on Sunday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted to brief the U.N. Security Council about his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says are a covert attempt to make atom bombs.
Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie teamed with Padraig Harrington Friday morning to defeat Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson 2 &amp; 1 to the lead European squad to a 3 1/2 - 1/2 lead after the morning fourball matches at the 35th Ryder Cup
Second-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States defeated Gaston Etlis and Martin Rodriguez 6-3, 7-6 Saturday in an opening-round doubles match at the ATP Masters Cup.
Check Point's new product will create a sandbox around your browser, and also provide antispyware and antiphishing protection.
Two Americans and a Briton were abducted from their home in a plush Baghdad district at dawn, in the latest blow in Iraq's five-month-old foreign hostage crisis, the interior ministry said.
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started making funny faces and pushing away the apple juice he had ordered at Applebee's. The explanation came when she opened the lid of the sippy cup and was hit by the smell of tequila and Triple Sec.
The Yankees and second baseman Robinson Can\u00c3\u00b3 reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a contract that could pay Can\u00c3\u00b3 about $55 million over six years.
A flood of calls rapidly overwhelmed Marion County Health Department workers Tuesday morning as they attempted to make individual appointments for 350 shots of scarce flu vaccine.
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.25, down 47 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
Shoe company Crocs Inc. said on Monday it will launch a line of clothing for men and children using a form of the resin material it uses in its brightly colored clogs.
Police in Amsterdam have arrested a Dutch businessman on suspicion of supplying Saddam Hussein with chemicals for making the mustard and nerve gas used against Iraqi Kurds.
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cBeaufort,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the Israeli director Joseph Cedar has made a movie about the futility of war.
Artificial intelligences could soon be living and learning inside online worlds such as Second Life.
On his first birthday Thursday, giant panda cub Mei Sheng delighted visitors by playing for the first time in snow delivered to him at the San Diego Zoo. He also sat on his ice cake, wrestled with his mom and got his coat incredibly dirty.
Voting starts in Namibia's presidential poll, which will elect a successor to veteran leader Sam Nujoma.
ALTA BADIA, Italy  - Finland's Kalle Palander won the men's World Cup giant slalom here for the second year in a row on Sunday after a superb first run.
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Siouxland Affiliate has announced that grants are available for nonprofit organizations for use in fiscal year 2005.
For many Nextel Cup drivers, the real season begins today at California Speedway.
Some smiled, some were stoic and others hid their faces as Iraqis went to the polls Sunday, braving anti-U.S. insurgents determined to drown the historic vote in blood.
BRUSSELS: The European Union yesterday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidises Boeing Co and warned it would counter any US challenge targeting EU rival Airbus Industrie before the World Trade Organisation.
West Ham deny reports that striker Carlos Tevez is set to complete his move to Man Utd.
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Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed  Abdel-Rahman Shalgam will meet U.S. Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice in the United States on January 3, the two  countries said on Friday.
The federal budget deficit inched up in the first quarter of the fiscal year, congressional budget estimators said Monday, as the growth in tax revenues slowed along with the softening economy.
 Combs breached name deal, court says
The Steelers seemed more like a team relaxing at a preseason picnic than one preparing for the playoffs yesterday. Kicker Jeff Reed booted a soccer ball around with teammates in the locker room after practice and earlier in the week tossed a miniature football with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger .
A 20th century witch, a black murder victim, a punk icon and Queen Victoria have all found their place in a major publication chronicling the lives of people who have left their mark on society.
BOSTON -- Red Sox Nation is converging on Boston Saturday to celebrate their team&#39;s first World Series win in 86 years. The &quot;rolling rally&quot; begins near Fenway Park at 10 am It will continue down Boylston Street
Fans of TV thriller 24 complain after technical problems marred the latest episode.
After getting a first look at the widespread damage left behind by Hurricane Charley, Florida residents were faced with the arduous task of sorting through the wreckage, and for some, starting over again.
Il Bologna ha ceduto in prestito all'Avellino fino a giugno l'attaccante Giacomo Cipriani, 28 anni. ...
A UN official chides the US defence secretary for suggesting Iraq's elections may be limited by violence.
President Bush has signed an executive order giving the White House more say over how federal departments and agencies carry out laws approved by Congress.
World soccer&#39;s governing body Tuesday fined Spain&#39;s national federation $87,000 for racist taunting by its fans during a match against England.
Two French journalists are missing in Iraq and have not been heard from since Thursday, the Foreign Ministry in Paris says. George Malbrunot of Le Figaro and Christian Chesnot of Radio France
Japan's cabinet has approved additional   financial sanctions against North Korea, to put further   pressure on Pyongyang to return to six-party talks aimed at   dismantling its nuclear program.
A piano used by John Lennon on the night he died is put up for sale for $375,000.
A European laboratory that was the birthplace of the World Wide Web and home of Nobel prize-winning developments in understanding the origins of the universe celebrated its 50th birthday Tuesday. But French President Jacques Chirac warned that despite those illustrious achievements, European scientists are falling behind.
The emigration during the past few years of over two million Romanians hoping to find a well-paid job in the West is now forcing Romanian companies to look to neighbouring countries, and even as far as China, to counter a labour deficit at home.
ROMA - Sono otto gli italiani morti in Thailandia e Sri Lanka per il terremoto che sono stati identificati. In Thailandia ha perso la vita Piermario Della Valle, di Varese (e&#39; stato avvisato il fratello); Luigi
Zach Parise's overtime goal lifts New Jersey to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh and creates a three-way tie atop the Atlantic.
MOSCOW - Russian officials said yesterday that they have detected traces of a high explosive in the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners, branding it the work of terrorists.
Venduti 8,81 mln veicoli contro 8,68 rivale di Detroit
Russia refused to budge on its opposition to a new Western-backed draft U.N. resolution paving the way for Kosovo independence as the Security Council discussed the document for the first time on Friday.
Counting began on Monday after an  election in Pakistan which was far less violent than feared,  although it could result in a parliament set on driving U.S.  ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
Chip maker rolls out energy-efficient processors AMD is to sell low-wattage processors in a bid to join the campaign of many IT companies to be seen to be green.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Forecasters said Tuesday it&#39;s still too early to say how much of a threat Hurricane Ivan poses for storm-ravaged Florida. However, Ivan is already a Category 3 storm now heading toward the Windward Islands with sustained winds of 120 mph.
Asda has recalled more than 10,000 of its Christmas trees because of safety fears over their lights.
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Hitachi's got a notebook drive that can pack a terabyte, and Asus is going to put one in.
NAJAF, Iraq - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a \
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops fought to crush  resistance in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, but rebels  hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that  killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.
Gloucestershire police force admits illegally rejecting 108 job applicants because they were white men.
President Bush on Saturday described John Kerry&#39;s tour of duty in Vietnam as more heroic than his own service in the Air National Guard, saying his Democratic rival had been &quot;in harm&#39;s way.
Many Britons would give up sex and their favourite food to reach 100 years of age, a poll suggests.
The Baltimore Ravens won't soon forget the hit Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter leveled on an injured tight end Todd Heap during the second quarter of Sunday's 30-13 rout of the Steelers.
WASHINGTON - Contradicting the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991...
In an attempt to extend health coverage to uninsured workers, 60 large employers are joining together to sponsor an array of low-cost health insurance options.
UBS AG  said it cannot predict the final impact of the subprime crisis but that a new capital injection would strengthen its position as it called on shareholders to support its emergency capital hike.
The former king of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, dies aged 92, after a long illness.
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.
Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Wednesday  posted a quarterly operating profit well below analysts'  estimates even before $1.5 billion in one-time charges, as it  faced falling movie rental demand and higher costs to counter  competition.
Gas up the snowblower but don't put away your umbrella: The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a wild winter with heavy precipitation and dramatic temperature swings in the Northeast.
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The abortion pill RU-486 is safe enough to remain on the market with strengthened warnings, the government said Tuesday despite a third death after the drug's use.
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and Vodafone Group Plc have agreed to build a high-speed wireless phone network in Australia through their local
Web users are being enrolled in a scheme to scour Google Earth images for the missing adventurer.
and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation&#39;s biggest cellular provider. Cingular&#39;s $41 billion merger with AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
Raytheon Co. said it plans to increase its dividend and repurchase $700 million in shares. The Waltham-based aerospace and defense giant increased its annual dividend 10 percent to 88 cents a share from 80 cents, starting with the first quarter of 2005. Raytheon said its board also authorized $700 million in share repurchases, which it expects to complete over 18 ...
Bruce Springsteen belted an entire set of showstoppers straight from the gut at Madison Square Garden last night.
The 10 astronauts aboard the linked space shuttle and space station wrapped up their joint work on Sunday and got ready to say goodbye. With the hatches between the two spacecraft scheduled to be sealed around midday, the crew rushed to finish activating science racks inside the new Columbus module and packing the shuttle for the ride home to Earth.
US BLUE-chip stocks ended lower in very light holiday trade yesterday after steel shares fell as investors worried that weaker demand from China may depress prices.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian gold and tantalum producer Sons of Gwalia Ltd. (SGW.AU) on Monday said it had moved into voluntary administration after being unable to reach agreement with its creditors.
Matt Stover made a 42-yard field goal in overtime as the Baltimore Ravens overcame a 14-point deficit to beat the New York Jets 20-17.
You may be burning fewer calories as you sleep, but experts are still recommending more shuteye if you want to lose weight. A study, based on 1,024 volunteers in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, showed those
Fox has teamed with  writer-producer David E. Kelley for a legal-themed comedy.
A rock dubbed &quot;Uchben&quot; in the &quot;Columbia Hills&quot; inside Gusev Crater is seen in this photo released Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 taken by the Mars Rover Spirit.
Manca elettricita' e gas, circa mille fabbriche inattive
Jake Plummer broke out of his slump and kept the Denver Broncos in the playoff race. Plummer threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns and Reuben Droughns scored three TDs as the Broncos beat the Tennessee Titans
Children with disorders in what is known as the autism spectrum tend to be less irritable and hyperactive after a period of high temperature, a new study suggests.
A militant convicted of masterminding  the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people has released an  autobiography entitled \
Chiesto scambio tra prigionieri palestinesi e Gilad Shalit
Just a day after suffering a humbling 109-75 defeat at the hands of No. 3 North Carolina, Maryland focuses on Monday's game with Wake Forest.
KABUL - A man with six grenades strapped to his body killed himself and a 12-year-old girl on a busy street in Kabul Saturday, police said.
Polish leader Marek Belka tried to head off a controversy with Berlin over World War II reparations after Poland's parliament caused anger in Germany by declaring Poles were still owed for wartime losses.
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Two armed hijackers are holding 26 people hostage on board a Greek bus after seizing it near the capital Athens. Police are surrounding the bus stopped between Marathon and the capital.
TORINO - Secondo giorno consecutivo di protesta per i lavoratori della Embraco, la multinazionale brasiliana che produce compressori per frigoriferi e che lunedi&#39; ha annunciato l&#39;intenzione di chiudere lo stabilimento di Riva di Chieri, in provincia di
It may not be enough to tilt the championship this time, but Petter Solberg conjured a spectacular third consecutive victory at Rally GB to keep Sebastien Loeb waiting a little longer for the title.
A party linked to former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra unveils a coalition with five smaller parties after elections.
Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader may get all the glory, but a new Star Wars video game finally gives credit to the everyday grunts who couldn't summon the Force for help.
Ashley Cole's deft finish gives Arsenal victory over a spirited Man City side.
It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.
But 50 years later, integration hasn't led to income equality for the city's blacks.
Two men accused of involvement in July 21 London bombing plot will be retried after jury failed to reach a verdict, prosecutors say.
La quarta tappa del Giro d'Italia a vela, a Marina di Ravenna, &egrave; stata vinta da 'Friuli Venez...
Police secretly taped a woman's partner apparently admitting to his cats that he killed her, a jury hears.
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MANNHEIM: A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal wants his pending court martial to be moved from Baghdad as he believes he has no chance of a fair trial there, his lawyers said today.
RENO, Nevada  - U.S. millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who made record-breaking solo flights by plane and balloon, has disappeared over the Nevada desert after taking off in a small plane to scout sites for an attempt to set a world land speed record, authorities said on Tuesday.
Boeing says that the first test flight of its 787 Dreamliner has been delayed by about three months.
La storia. Oltre 30 gradi sotto zero, piaghe e congelamenti: nelle prove di libera atleti con il volto bendato                                                A cento all'ora nel grande gelo  i discesisti in pista come Diabolik                                                                                        dal nostro inviato MATTIA CHIUSANO
FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as it weakened to a tropical storm and crawled inland with heavy rain. More than five million people lost power.
The Russian government does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if the embattled company&#39;s assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
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Defying a White House veto threat, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to outlaw harsh interrogation methods, such as simulated drowning, that the CIA has used against suspected terrorists.
South Korea, once the world's  third-largest export market for American beef, said on Friday  it would open its doors again to U.S. beef and end a three-year  ban imposed because of mad cow disease.
BEA Systems Inc  shares fell 4  percent on Tuesday on concerns a $6.7 billion takeover bid by  Oracle Corp  will fall through after both sides refused  to budge from their positions.
The US military on Wednesday ended a 9-year peacekeeping role in Bosnia but kept on a small contingent to hunt down top war crimes suspects Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic.
The online recruitment site waited five days to tell its users about a security breach that resulted in the theft of confidential information from some 1.3 million job seekers.
Music and books retailer HMV warns that \
Only in Las Vegas: Beatles songs,  as portrayed by the acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil, will  replace animal training duo Siegfried and Roy at one of the  city's biggest tourist theaters, according to a deal announced  on Thursday.
Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato in serie B 17 giocatori per una giornata. Stop per Adriano Mezav...
BAND ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. Deputy Defense  Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Saturday that U.S. military  forces, in the forefront of the Indian Ocean tsunami relief  effort, would stay on to help rebuild shattered communities.
The Milwaukee Bucks have re-signed forward Toni Kukoc, a veteran who has spent two productive seasons with the team. Kukoc averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in the last two seasons.
Hollywood star Kevin Spacey on Tuesday  launched his new creative career at The Old Vic, one of  Britain's most famous theaters, and audiences were under strict  orders to behave.
The independent, bipartisan panel studying U.S. policy in Iraq has unanimously agreed to a report that will call for a gradual pullback of American combat troops in Iraq but stops short of setting a firm timetable for withdrawal, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
with physical problems to overcome and no certainty that they can do it -- and the heady optimism has been replaced by a harsh realism.
Prime indiscrezioni, Fassino 'sto abbottonatissimo'
A typhoon pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least one man and prompting a flood warning, while snarled transport and power cuts affected thousands.

Tyler Kennedy scored the winning goal and added two assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins, who snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday night with a victory over the Islanders.
A New Jersey painter was arrested Thursday on charges he pulled off what prosecutors say is the biggest fraud yet from a Sept. 11 compensation fund &#151; more than $1 million.
Nobody in the Green Bay Packers&#39; locker room had anything nasty to say about the Eagles. They didn&#39;t say anything about the fact that with the score 44-3 late in the fourth quarter yesterday, Donovan McNabb
VANCOUVER - BC Attorney General Geoff Plant says there will be no investigation of how the Crown handled the Todd Bertuzzi assault case.
LOS ANGELES - Janet Leigh's most famous scene was so terrifying it put her off showers for the rest of her life. Leigh, who died Sunday, insisted she always took baths after seeing the finished cut of Alfred Hitchcock's \
The Cup\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future comes down to races, and the races that resolve the issue in Valencia will be a rematch between Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand.
TEFEN, Israel  - Warren Buffett's investment   company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N is interested in   buying further utility firms in the coming years and seeks to   expand abroad, the U.S. billionaire said on Monday.
WASHINGTON - How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve forgotten some important event or errand?
Boston Scientific receives European approval for its defibrillator.
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In response, the Bush administration immediately pressed for more severe sanctions against the country.
Description: Troubled airlines have been trying to save on high-priced fuel by cutting back on extra weight. But it turns out the biggest problem is the passengers.
The young founder of Mixi, Japan's wildly popular Internet networking site, has said he is not worried about the arrival in Japan of international sensation MySpace.
Authorities believe they know what killed the 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith but are awaiting a toxicology report to confirm their findings, and are holding open the possibility criminal charges will be filed, the Bahamas coroner said Wednesday.
The latest social-realism drama to emerge from Romania's New Wave is about a women seeking an illegal abortion during the Ceau\u00c5\u009fescu regime.
General Motors Corp. will recall nearly  200,000 Saturn Ions in the United States and Canada to fix  front lights and turn signals, the world's largest automaker  said on Friday.
Google\u00c2\u00a0is acquiring Panoramio, a photo-sharing Web site based in Spain that lets people upload photos and identify where they were taken by placing them on Google Earth or Google Maps, where they can be viewed by the public.
Egg freezing should not be offered to women who want to put off motherhood for lifestyle reasons, say experts.
Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.
A hearse overturned when the horses pulling it to a south London cemetery stampeded, dragging the carriage and coffin past appalled relatives and sending floral tributes flying.
The iPhone will ship at the end of June as planned, Apple CEO Steve Jobs confirmed at a conference. It will run on the full-featured Mac OS X, but won't have any third-party applications for now.
CALGARY (CP) - A man convicted of assault for cramming a banana cream pie into the face of Alberta Premier Ralph Klein was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail.
Rap diva Lil' Kim made a triumphant   return to the music world on Thursday after nearly a year in   prison, appearing at the MTV Video Music Awards in an orange   jumpsuit and flanked by men dressed as prison guards.
Sharon Stone Attends the 2004 Princess Grace Awards Gala, October 27, 2004 in a New Yorkfile photo. Stone claims a Beverly Hills doctor slandered and libeled her by allegedly telling magazines that he performed cosmetic surgery on her famous face.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton announced last night that she will return $850,000 in campaign donations solicited by Norman Hsu, severing ties with a top fundraiser who was jailed last week after attempting to flee from criminal charges in California.
Authorities beefed up security at airports across Brazil on Thursday to protect airline workers from fist-waving passengers angered by flight delays, the latest problem to hit the country's aviation system.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm and executives from western and southeastern Michigan plan to head to Germany next week to try and get more high-end auto and health-related jobs for Michigan.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho dismissed criticism that the club lacked a scoring edge after their 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. Eidur Gudjohnsen scored a hat-trick as Chelsea took their Premiership tally this season from eight goals to 12.
By Bill Geroux, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 7--VIRGINIA BEACH -- A 24-year-old Marine intelligence specialist  from Virginia Beach was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday in Iraq's violent  Anbar province, the Defense Department announced yesterday.   Cpl. Joshua C.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun  called newly re-elected President Bush and won his agreement  that ending the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist  North should be a goal of his second term in office.
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 31  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micrel Inc., , an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced the hiring of David Chalmers Schie as the Company's new Vice President of Analog Design Engineering/R&D.  Mr.
The mother of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann will be questioned again Friday morning by police investigators following 11 hours of questioning the day before, a police source told the Portuguese news agency LUSA.
Millions of Chinese migrant workers remain separated from families as the Lunar New Year starts.
San Francisco-based company Second Life has opened up its virtual world to the mobile phone, and is looking for interested beta testers to put the application through its paces.
The chief justice, ill with thyroid cancer, will instead participate in certain cases only when necessary to prevent a tie vote, the Supreme Court announced Monday.
NEW YORK  - Over the past 20 years, the diets of American adults have become more consistent with most dietary recommendations for heart disease prevention -- but the trend may not be continuing, research suggests.
The United States wants to see a   \
Comment is free: Seumas Milne: Ministers set on locking people up without charge should listen to the Muslim mainstream.
In the first remarks to the outside world concerning last Thursday&#39;s mysterious explosion, North Korea reportedly has said the blast was part of a construction project.
Jamie Burnett re-writes the record books by compiling the highest break in the history of professional snooker.
Three days after Election Day, Democrat Christine Gregoire clung to a narrow lead Friday in the nation's last undecided race for governor &#151; a cliffhanger contest that could drag on for weeks while the votes are counted.
Mario Scaramella, an Italian contact of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, has been discharged from hospital.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delays a key speech, raising concern for a new power-sharing deal.
The U.S. military confirmed on Thursday that a body pulled from the Euphrates River near Baghdad on Wednesday was that of one of three missing U.S. soldiers abducted in an ambush two weeks ago.
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)  chief Mahmoud Abbas met militant leaders on Tuesday in a bid to  halt attacks on Israel and allow a smooth election for a  successor to Yasser Arafat next year, officials said.
Tempi duri anche per i cellulari, scoperto un nuovo Trojan per i telefonini con sistema operativo Symbian. Dopo la recente scoperta del primo Worm, ora F-Secure annuncia Skulls, un Trojan che blocca le applicazioni sui telefoni cellulari Smartphone.
U.S. chain store retail sales slipped   in the latest week while overall demand compared with one year   ago remained robust, a retail report said on Tuesday.
Cazenove said it had agreed to hive off its investment banking business into a joint venture with JP Morgan Chase and Co, in effect ending the independence of the 181-year-old British bank.
Oil&#39;s days at $50 per barrel look numbered, former Saudi oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani says, predicting that prices should ease unless politics or a tough winter get in the way.
The death toll in a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine rose to 64 on Friday and chances that 84 missing miners might still be alive were &quot;quite slim,&#39;&#39; the government said.
The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks early Sunday morning and could put on a delightful display for skywatchers with clear, dark skies.
Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of
Villarreal e Fiorentina hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-0) in un match valido per la prima giornata del giro...
LISBON - Portuguese voters were deciding on Sunday whether to legalize abortion in a referendum which could bring the overwhelmingly Catholic country closer into line with most other European ...Comment
The Federal Reserve is primed to push up borrowing costs for the fourth time this year at its meeting on Wednesday, and is unlikely to pause at upcoming meetings
Did the Justice Department dismiss eight prosecutors for cause? Or was it a political purge? The Democrats in Congress want to find out
RICK CROCITTO has owned Nu Yalk Pizza in Reno for 26 years, He feels his 120 employees deserve the security of heaving health insurance.
Ex capo polizia, ragazza poteva essere libera molto prima
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights (the Alliance) announced today that The Institute for Justice (IJ), who represented Susette Kelo in the U.S. Supreme Court's Kelo v.
The new Brother MFC-9000 series color laser printers can also fax and scan.
The Bears&#39; offense got a boost Thursday when quarterback Craig Krenzel made it through the entire practice without being hampered by his sore left side and running back Thomas Jones took another step toward returning.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has not endorsed a Democratic presidential candidate, but his son has.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised on Wednesday an agreement with Sudan on a large force for Darfur, but U.N. envoys acknowledged challenges over command structures and getting enough soldiers to the violent region.
H&R Block Inc.  shares rose as much as 5.4 percent after a UBS Investment Research analyst upgraded the largest U.S. tax preparer, and said it could be acquired by a buyout firm after it sells its money-losing subprime mortgage unit business.
LONDON  -- Everton striker Wayne Rooney is set to be ruled out of England&#39;s next two World Cup 2006 qualifying games in Austria and Poland.
Iron Mountain Tuesday said it plans to acquire Connected Corp. to enhance its online backup and recovery portfolio. The acquisition should help Iron Mountain protect, archive and recover data that is distributed throughout an organization.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants greater clarity on the cost of London's 2012 Olympics by the end of the month, senior IOC officials said.
Fourth seed David Nalbandian tamed the big-serve threat of Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to move into the final of the \u00e2\u0082\u00ac2.
The pound has remained firm, trading at 6-day lows against the euro after better-than-expected UK inflation data Tuesday morning increased expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates further in 2007, most likely in February.
If anyone had questions about Stewart Cink being chosen for the Ryder Cup team, he answered them with authority Sunday at the NEC Invitational, never letting anyone within two shots and becoming the first wire-to-wire winner this year on the PGA Tour.
A nationwide campaign to cut accidents on building sites is launched in Scotland.
NEW DELHI, India--Avnish Bajaj, chief executive officer of eBay Indian subsidiary Baazee.com was released on bail by local courts Tuesday, the company said.
Surprise -- you may not be allowed to take advantage of a vital retirement tool.
A post-mortem test on an elderly man, who was stabbed to death, shows his wound was self-inflicted, police say.
Mike Fincke&#39;s new baby is on the astronaut&#39;s mind as he returns to Earth today, though she might not know it. &quot;I&#39;m very concerned she doesn&#39;t know who her father is,&quot; Fincke told reporters
The U.S. Congress on Saturday gave  final approval to a $422 billion bill for defense programs that  backs next year's round of military base closings and kills a  proposed $23.5 billion Air Force deal with Boeing Co. .
AT&T Inc  on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit after better-than-expected wireless growth, sending its shares up almost 3 percent in pre-market trading.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli soldiers on Saturday shot and killed a Hamas militant whom the military said was responsible for a rocket attack that killed two Israeli preschoolers last week and triggered an army offensive in northern Gaza.
In a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday, the policy makers fulfilled the expectations of the analysts announcing a quarter-point rise in its target for the Federal funds Rate, bringing it 2% from 1.75%, the highest level since November
The Red Sox will savior their World Series title for a little while longer before dealing with the harsh realities of free agency.
Oil prices turned lower Monday as traders apparently shrugged off worries about whether production cuts by two key producing nations were harbingers of further restrictions by OPEC members.
Office for Mac 2008 has been released to manufacturing, meaning the suite of apps is on track for an official debut at next month's Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
Motorists are being warned as snow showers across much of the country are predicted.
Hungary's anti-government protests   entered their second week on Monday but appeared to be fading   in strength as more conventional politics come to the fore   ahead of Sunday's local elections.
A jury in Texas has ruled that Boston Scientific\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug-coated stents infringed a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million.
The Warner Music Group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement is the recording industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest move away from its reliance on digital locks to reduce piracy.
There's a new social class in town -- the \
Cameron Mathison is putting himself up for auction.
An Italian judge opened preliminary  hearings on Tuesday into the 14-billion-euro collapse of  Parmalat and immediately ruled that two former auditors of the  food group should stand trial in one of Europe's biggest fraud  cases.
AT&T reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, with net income rising 63 percent, due in large part to the growth in wireless communications.
(Source: Computerworld) This Computerworld IT Executive Summit explores how companies have effectively dealt with the challenges caused by wireless networks and how they've found solutions. It also outlines the questions IT needs to ask and answer to provide secure wireless networks to their enterprise infrastructure.
Coca-Cola, suffering from weak sales in North America and other important markets, said yesterday that it would sharply scale back its projections for the amount of beverages it expects to
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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Target Corporation said earnings rose 78 percent in the third quarter, boosted by one-time gains from the sale of its Mervyn&#39;s store chain.
Wall Street stocks were poised to open sharply lower on Thursday, erasing some gains from the previous day's tentative recovery, after the release of mixed economic data and weakness in global equity markets.
Blog: Now you can send text messages to mobile phones from Yahoo Mail and send IMs to people using Windows Live Messenger.
Central European Social Democrat parties rejected on Thursday a U.S. plan to build part of its missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, saying it threatened to bring about a new arms race.
The United Nations health agency said Friday that the death toll in refugee camps in the Darfur region of Sudan had reached 70,000, and that people would continue dying
A stunned Hollywood debated the future of one of its biggest stars Sunday as a sheriff's watchdog launched an investigation into a possible cover up of a leaked report that quoted Mel Gibson unleashing a tirade of anti-Semitic remarks during a drunken driving arrest.
A FORMER judge yesterday denied stealing a sample of his blood after he crashed his car. NSW Supreme Court judge Jeff Shaw quit last Friday and the NSW Police Integrity Commission is investigating how he got
Russell Carter scores a career-high 27 points Thursday night in host Notre Dame's 99-85 victory over the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide.
Kangana Ranaut's joy of shooting songs for Samir Karnik's \
The growing need for long-term care is remaking the home care industry, driving more of it underground.
Four Britons are sentenced to 20 years in jail plus hard labour in Ghana for plotting to smuggle cocaine, the Foreign Office says.
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President Bush has nominated Sam Bodman, deputy Treasury secretary, to succeed Spencer Abraham as head of the Energy Department. &quot;I know Sam Bodman is the right man to lead this
BALTIMORE -- Eli Manning and the bumbling New York Giants were no match for a Baltimore defense eager to atone for two straight poor performances.
JAKARTA -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to start free-trade negotiations with Japan and South Korea next year and expects to wrap up talks within two years, ministers said.
North Korea seems to be softening its  hitherto rigid personality cult around leader Kim Jong-il,  experts on the reclusive communist state said Thursday --  although they were still unsure why the changes had been made.
MSCI's world stock market index hit  its highest level in over three years on Friday as weaker oil  prices eased pressure on the global economy, while the yen  shrugged off soft Japanese GDP data to gain on the dollar.
By AMANDA FEHD  By Amanda Fehd  The Associated Press  MEYERS, Calif.
Delta Air Lines makes a $646m quarterly loss, increasing pressure on the airline as it attempts to ward off insolvency.
(CBS/AP) Vioxx, the blockbuster arthritis drug heavily promoted on TV and taken by tens of millions of people, was pulled from the market by its maker Thursday after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Public-space artist Christopher Janney wants you to hear colors in the most unexpected places.
Apple Inc.'s iTunes online store was the third-largest overall music retailer in the United States, leapfrogging ahead of Amazon.com and Target Corp. in units sold, a market research firm said Friday.
Petaluma, California, is the unlikely home of a small development team working to radically change cancer surgery and a host of medical and industrial applications with a cool new laser.
Hollywood\u00c2\u0092s tight-knit community of Oscar voters may find itself facing a difficult dilemma in the coming weeks: Will they consider Mel Gibson\u00c2\u0092s \u00c2\u0093Apocalypto\u00c2\u0094 for an Academy Award?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Part of an elaborate Japanese science laboratory has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its liftoff for the International Space Station, officials said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Though dieters often see their weight \
ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Oct 9 : Ernie Els admitted to having a few slip-ups on his third round at the Dunhill Championship which left him with a small mountain to climb in Sunday&#39;s final round.
NEW YORK -- Sears and K-mart say they will save $500 million a year if their merger goes through. Some of that will be in job cuts, though the companies aren&#39;t saying how many.
Barry Bonds' newly inked one-year, $16 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, further proves the theory that neither side could walk away from the flawed but mutually beneficial relationship
Palestinian witnesses say at least five Palestinians were killed during a gubattle with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus Wednesday.
Some of Europe's biggest train companies are teaming up to compete directly with airlines.
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Five people are injured, one seriously, in a multi-vehicle accident on the outskirts of Belfast.
APPIANO GENTILE (COMO), 18 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Un po&#39; di Inter di campionato e un po&#39; di Inter europea: ecco cosa si potrebbe vedere questa a San Siro contro il Palermo in termini di giocatori schierati. Un mix
Deciding how much to save for retirement and where to invest it is just a small piece of what's called \
MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has forwarded to NASA its suggestions regarding cooperation as part of the U.S. moon exploration program, Roscosmos spokesman Igor Panarin told Interfax-AVN on Thursday. \
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Oracle is now seeing the MySQL database user base as an opportunity, unlike two years ago, when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said users of the open source product are not the people who would buy Oracle because they did not have any money. \u00c2
Vince Carter scored 23 points in his debut with New Jersey but left in overtime with a cramp in his left hamstring, and the Nets fell to the Detroit Pistons, 100-90, last night.
Seed and biotech companies see a big opportunity in developing corn and other crops tailored for use in ethanol and other biofuels.
Chancellor sends a powerful signal that he will take a harder line on terrorism than Tony Blair.
State of emergency declared in Bangkok while tanks surround Prime Minister's office; King declared head of state
Officials say a private jet on its way to pick up former US president George Bush at a Houston airport has crashed in bad weather, killing the three crew members on board.
With the number of uncontained fires down to nine, state officials Saturday turned to what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called \
You'll be able to zip around about 10 feet off the ground at a speed of 50 miles per hour. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Israeli soldiers shot dead five   Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday on the bloodiest day   in the coastal territory in weeks.
Demonstrating the success of its reverse auction model for facilitating  radio ad buying and selling, Bid4Spots (http://www.bid4spots.com)  today reported that its terrestrial auction reached an all-time high for  the broadcast week of Feb.
French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy announced stepped-up security procedures in hospitals, as police continued to hunt for the killer of two nurses who were murdered in a horrific fashion two nights earlier.
A U.S. District Court judge in Galveston ruled on Friday that plaintiffs' lawyers can depose BP Plc.  Chief Executive John Browne as part of their case against the company for the explosion at its Texas City refinery in 2005, a plaintiffs lawyer said.
A fall on his vault landing sent Hamm stumbling into the judges&#39; table and all the way down to 12th place in the all-around gymnastics final.
Pakistani paramilitary forces killed one of the most wanted militants in the country Sunday, a government official said. Amjad Hussain Farooqi was killed in an early morning raid
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Verizon Communications Inc. and  Qwest Communications International Inc. asked a federal court  on Tuesday to block temporary rules by the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission forcing the companies to lease phone  lines to rivals for at least another six months.
Nepali King Gyanendra named two former royalist prime ministers as deputies of his ruling council, state radio said on Monday, in a move seen as further tightening his grip on power in the troubled Himalayan kingdom.
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Canada&#39;s health ministers failed Sunday to hammer out a way to measure surgical waiting times across the country at the conclusion of a three-day health summit in Vancouver.
MIAMI -- Two people who contracted West Nile virus in Georgia may have acquired the deadly infection while undergoing dialysis treatment, US health officials said yesterday.
The holidays brought no respite to air travelers like Sean Fox.
Japan and North Korea will resume talks on Thursday toward establishing diplomatic relations after discord over Japanese abducted by Pyongyang suspended the first day of discussions, Japan's chief negotiator said.
Bilancio positivo del comandante dell'Arma Siazzu
Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees of Blackwater -- a security firm hired by the State Department to guard U.S. staff in Iraq -- illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq, according to U.S. government sources.
U.S. House of Representatives  Democrats unveiled a resolution on Monday opposing a troop  buildup in Iraq, setting up a confrontation this week over  President George W. Bush's war strategy.
Extra soldiers and federal police were deployed to guard Mexico's oil wells and pipelines on Wednesday after a rebel group said it caused explosions at fuel pipelines as part of an anti-government campaign.
Denmark holds a national day of mourning for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster a week ago.
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has labeled North Korea and Cuba the worst countries in terms of press freedom, with Denmark being the best.
All U.S. troop reinforcements for Iraq to help restore security have now arrived, but it could take several more months before their weight is fully felt, the U.S. military said on Friday.
More than 200 people are feared dead as a result of flash floods and landslides triggered by a storm in the Philippines, officials say.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Big ol' cordovans is what I'd call 'em. Tom's shoes, that is.
The approach of Hurricane Ivan, with its impact on oil and the economy, is likely to send stocks lower at Wednesday&#39;s open.
Health insurer Humana Inc. HUM.N said  on Tuesday it agreed to acquire CarePlus Health Plans for $408  million to boost its Medicare-linked plans in Florida, the  latest union in the consolidating HMO sector.
AT&amp;T Corp. is testing Linux software as a replacement for Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows operating system, which runs the 70,000 personal computers used by its employees.
Media & professional: The BBC seeks to popularise corporate stories and take the consumer's point of view, according to an independent report published yesterday.
The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated federal or state antitrust laws.
Rumours are abuzz that all's not well between pop star Justin Timberlake and his girlfriend, Hollywood beauty Cameron Diaz.
Il centrocampista dell'Inter, Luis Figo, intervistato dal supplemento \
Emmanuel Eboue and Julio Baptista grab late goals as Arsenal fight back to beat Hamburg at the Emirates.
A former top Air Force acquisition executive today was sentenced to nine months in prison for conspiring to help Boeing Co. win a multibillion-dollar Pentagon contract.
A US couple admits to killing six members of the same family near the city of Seattle, police say.
Il tecnico del Torino Gianni De Biasi ha convocato 20 giocatori per la trasferta di Firenze. Ci sono...
A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, ABC television reported on Friday.
A Superior Court jury found that the Botox injections administered by a Beverly Hills dermatologist did not cause the ailments that a patient complained about.
Overstock.com isn't exactly Randy Moss.
The Vatican said Monday Pope John  Paul would remain in hospital for a few more days as his top  aide spoke openly about the possibility of the frail Pontiff  eventually retiring for the good of the Church.
Ferme con comitiva in attesa pullman, uomo le afferra
Alla vigilia di Palermo-Fiorentina, il tecnico viola Cesare Prandelli non vuol sentir parlare della ...
Anita Roddick, founder of the international Body Shop cosmetics chain, died Monday night after suffering a major brain hemorrhage, her family said. She was 64.
Schools could be ordered to close to try to curb an \
Calcutta: Shahid Afridi felt that the Saturday one-dayer between the arch-rivals will be a close one with no clear favourites. \u00e2\u0080\u009cAny team can win on the day,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the Pakistani allrounder said at a city hotel on Thursday.
Stocks fell on Wednesday after Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating outlook on several bond insurers, suggesting further potential turmoil in the financial sector.
Dodge Ball, the game in which children try to avoid getting hit by a rubber ball, may seem to have nothing in common with the business of developing medicines.
All bets are off, all speculation redundant, all sense of anticipation extinguished. Westlife and the St Winifred&#39;s Church Choir might as well take this year off.
Immigration and race relations are also prime issues for voters, the FT said Friday, citing a Mori opinion poll.
This island is so flat that residents say water did not just wash in from the sea during the tsunami that struck on Sunday morning, but came up through
Paris Hilton has not eaten or slept since arriving at the medical ward of a Los Angeles jail and is being given psychoactive drugs, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.
By Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Jun. 7--The sound of jets overhead, we take for granted. It's the sound, some like to say, of freedom.   The sight of an aircraft carrier, in drydock at Newport News or moving through the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, is what we're all about.
People should be scared about global warming, says David Miliband as he unveils plans to boost wind power.
TORONTO - A former US Marine staff sergeant testified at a hearing Tuesday that his unit killed at least 30 unarmed civilians in Iraq during the war in 2003 and that Marines routinely shot wounded Iraqis and killed them.
New York (Dec. 7, 2004) - As White House administration officials hint that Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will depart his post sooner rather than later, media reports are already swirling about who will be his successor.
The Nikkei average is expected to rise on   Wednesday, and could test 16,000 as heavyweight stocks such as   Advantest Corp. 6857.T lead the market higher following a   rally in U.S. shares.
Blog: The American Medical Association says it's not yet ready to hang the \
A Marine corporal who disappeared in June from a military camp near Fallujah, Iraq, and later turned up with relatives in Lebanon - claiming he had been kidnapped and held hostage - was charged Thursday with desertion.
More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have developed cancer as a result of the fallout of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, a new study says.
Piazza Venezia presidiata da polizia e Carabinieri
6 September 2004 -- Iraq says that medical tests conducted on a arrested man have proven he is not Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking former Iraqi government official still at large.
David Hasselhoff and ex-wife Pamela Bach have agreed on post-divorce terms that include joint custody of their teenage daughters, Hasselhoff's attorney has confirmed.
LAGOS  - More than 300,000 children in Nigeria could die between now and 2014 if the level of vitamin A in their food is not increased, according to a report by the United Nations (news - web sites) Children&#39;s Fund (UNICEF (news - web sites
Gabarone - The son of poor cattle farmers whose good school grades paved the way to Oxford University, President Festus Mogae describes himself as the &#39;CEO&#39; of diamond-rich Botswana, the southern African country he has lead since 1998.
L'Air Avellino (serie A) ha chiamato in prova Marco Sanders, ventisettenne pivot di 201 centimetri, ...
Britain has received a request from Washington to redeploy some of its troops in Iraq from their current base in the southern city of Basra into restive US-held areas but is still considering a response, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon told parliament.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A judge accepted a  plea bargain on Wednesday for National Hockey League star Todd  Bertuzzi, who pleaded guilty to assault for a brutal on-ice  attack last season while denouncing excessive violence in the  sport.
A last-minute attempt is made to halt the deportation of a Belfast-based Nigerian woman and her family.
Commercial real estate is positively smoking. That was made plain by two big deals this week, one of them (nominally) the biggest leveraged buyout in history.
Tuareg rebels attack a town in Niger, killing or abducting several people in the biggest raid in recent months.
The government has \
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 16 -- South African President Thabo Mbeki's firing of a top health official with strong ties to AIDS activists has undermined a fragile, year-old truce over how to combat the epidemic, an issue crucial to the future of Africa's most prosperous nation.
Nella versione integrale del suo ultimo messaggio video, diffusa oggi da un sito islamista sul Web, Osama bin Laden minaccia di vendicare i morti in Iraq. Le dichiarazioni sull&#39;Iraq non erano state citate
One of the best events in sports is happening this weekend, but I&#39;d be surprised if many of you know about it because I&#39;m not talking about a marquee college football matchup or the Yankees-Red Sox series.
Chinese President Hu Jintao left in Havana for home Tuesday after concluding his two-day state visit to Cuba. During his visit, Hu, who arrived in Havana on Monday, held talks with Cuban leader Fidel Castro
Japan, the land of sake, began popping the corks on a record order of Beaujolais Nouveau, as wine becomes part of a culture which prizes in-season trends.
A hand grenade was found in the grounds of the Hilton hotel in Jakarta, after warnings from Australia that extremists were planning to attack the chain's Indonesian hotels.
Bernard Hopkins told everyone who would listen that he had a foolproof plan for getting inside Winky Wright\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vaunted defense.On Saturday night, the 42-year-old Hopkins ended Wright\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seven-and-a-half-year, 13-bout unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision in their 170-pound matchup at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.Hopkins (48-4-1,32 knockouts) landed his biggest blow when he opened a gash over Wright\u00e2\u0080\u0099s left eye with a head butt in the third round. Hopkins spent the night picking at it while Wright (51-4-1) scrambled and counterpunched, his face showing frustration and fatigue as the fight slipped away.Hopkins abandoned retirement for a shot at the 35-year-old Wright, who had not lost since December 1999.
Some 20 firefighters have been sent to the hotel after fire in a food preparation area.
Don't trust NHS IT British doctors are almost unanimous in not trusting the government to adequately secure patients' medical records.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Eight families have filed a lawsuit against a school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution, claiming the curriculum violates the separation of church and state.
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has withdrawn his name from consideration for World Bank president, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.
China has been practicing an attack on  Taiwan's capital, Taipei, aimed at killing or capturing the  island's leaders in a \
(ANSA) - ROMA, 7 OTT - La nuova naufraga dell&#39;Isola dei Famosi e&#39; Carmen Di Pietro. Sostituira&#39; Paolo Calissano, che ha abbandonato il programma la settimana scorsa. La notizia si apprende dal sito di &#39;Sorrisi
A British banker who was questioned by U.S. authorities in connection with the Enron scandal has been found dead, British media said Wednesday. The man&#039;s body was found Tuesday in a park in east London, but police declined to identify him.
PORT-AU-PRINCE  - An intense gun battle broke out just outside Haiti&#39;s presidential palace, injuring eight people as US Secretary of State Colin Powell met with interim government leaders, authorities said.
Henry Paulson, the former chief  executive of Goldman Sachs, was sworn in as the 74th U.S.  Treasury secretary on Monday, inheriting challenges that  include pressuring China on its currency and soothing worries  about trade and budget deficits.
Airlines still have not agreed on how many hours confined passengers would have to wait before they can demand to be released from a plane.
P.J. Carlesimo was hired yesterday as the new coach of the SuperSonics, eight years after being fired from his last head coaching job and ending Seattle's search that lasted more than two months.
WATAUGA, Texas - Two teenagers were arrested after police found a video of them showing two children how to smoke marijuana, authorities said. Fort Worth Police found the video Feb. 22 while investigating Demetris McCoy, 17, and Vanswan Polty, 18, in connection with some burglaries.
President George W. Bush announced that 60,000 to 70,000 US troops would be brought home from bases in Europe and Asia over the next decade as part of a major defence reorganisation.
Giovedi' decidera' con lo staff la ripresa degli allenamenti
A senior Darfur rebel figure on Sunday condemned an attack last week by rebel forces in the neighboring Kordofan region which led to dozens of deaths among Sudanese security forces.
Lack of bidders forces largest US local telephone companies to terminate efforts in small markets. NEW YORK  - Verizon Communications Inc.
Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said.
Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games by the NFL for violating the league&#39;s substance abuse policy. The decision, issued yesterday afternoon by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, came one
Pfizer Inc.  on Friday said a Canadian federal court granted its request to prevent Novopharm Ltd. from launching a generic version of Pfizer's Lipitor cholesterol drug until a patent expires in July 2010.
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. -- The guests for the holiday week are already in the kitchen, whirring margaritas and toasting quesadillas as Gloria Gaynor tunes blast from the stereo. Nearly every window of Bruce Miller's house is filled with a view of the rolling surf, which at this moment late in the da...
Sydney - Global media giant News Corp on Wednesday announced it will spend \u00c2\u00a3600 million (R7.05 billion) over the next five years on new printing plants for its newspapers in Britain.
 cigarette suit certified as class action
Michael Jordan is back in the NBA, resuming his basketball career in the state where it started.
War crimes trials against senior lieutenants of Saddam Hussein will start in Baghdad next week, the interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday.
Two people are charged after an incident in which a baby was believed to be suffering from the effects of heroin.
A major shake-up in the way doctors are regulated in the UK is to be outlined by ministers.
Bruxelles, 7 dic. (Adnkronos/Aki) - La Commissione europea conferma la preoccupazione per i conti pubblici italiani. &#39;&#39;Non stiamo inventando un caso italiano&#39;&#39; ha detto il commissario europeo per gli affari economici e monetari, Joaquin Almunia.
For 10 pulsating seconds, the fastest  men on earth take center stage on Sunday at the Olympics to run  for the ultimate prize -- the 100 meters gold medal.
Britain agreed to a request from US commanders to redeploy 850 troops into a US-controlled section of Iraq, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon said.
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centers in northwestern Japan after a strong earthquake flattened hundreds of houses and killed at least seven people.
There's no denying that the Overseas territory is amongst the most fruitful territory today, provided a film works at the box-office.
A dog dying of cancer is tied in a sack and dumped at the side of a busy dual carriageway.
Britons may need to delay retirement to make up for a lack of pension savings, Work and Pensions Secretary Alan Johnson wrote in today&#39;s Observer newspaper.
I legali della Juve hanno formalizzato questa mattina la rinuncia al ricorso al Tar. E' stato invece...
Investigators probing the source of a listeria outbreak said Thursday the strain that killed three people was found at a dairy processing plant in central Massachusetts.
The British government has admitted the cost of introducing identity cards will be almost double its original estimate of three billion pounds (5.6 billion dollars, 4.3 billion euros)), the Financial Times reported.
The US Congress asked the Securities and Exchange Commission on Saturday to send lawmakers a report justifying a new rule forcing mutual fund boards to have independent chairmen.
The reporter was convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to disclose who leaked him an F.B.I. videotape on an investigation of government corruption in Providence.
(09/23/04)-- A mass grave in Haiti now holds more than 100 bodies -- and there may have to be many more such graves before the recovery from Tropical Storm Jeanne is complete.
HARTFORD, Conn.  - Connecticut officials put off  New England's first execution in 45 years on Monday after  serial killer Michael Ross changed his mind and admitted he may  be mentally incompetent.
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SAS unveiled on Monday a forecasting tool, SAS High-Performance Forecasting, targeted at industries that do large volumes of forecasts.
What happens when idealism becomes power? That question is the driving force of Jeremy Kagan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inert yet strangely compelling film \u00e2\u0080\u009cGolda\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Balcony.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
GOOGLE, with whom I spend more time than with my loved ones, is planning to put the contents of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest libraries on line, including the Bodleian in Oxford and those of Harvard and Stanford in America.
By PHIL MILLER ARTS CORRESPONDENT  SCOTLAND'S national orchestra has made an overture to the power of the internet, by opening a new online service linked to nearly 60,000 musical recordings.
President Bush ordered former counsel Harriet Miers to defy a congressional summons, even as a second former aide told a Senate panel Wednesday she knew of no involvement by Bush in the dismissals of eight federal prosecutors. Contempt citations against both women were a possibility.
Only 17 when software's 'hotties' video taken, plaintiff alleges
The British payments processor Neteller will forfeit $136 million but will not be prosecuted for conspiracy under a agreement with the United States government.
JERUSALEM -- Israel's defense minister, undaunted by growing resistance within the ruling party to a planned pullout from the Gaza Strip, said yesterday that the army's blueprint for the withdrawal will be ready next month.
AT&T Corp. would have to pay fees  for connecting calls made with some prepaid phone cards under a  plan U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael  Powell has circulated for a vote, sources close to the matter  said on Tuesday.
Tributes have flooded in from around the globe for legendary Australian &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin a day after he died in a freak stingray attack that was captured on film.
Hamas is serious about coalition talks with President Mahmoud Abbas and wants them to succeed, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday.
Italian trade union members -- from airport staff and postal workers to doctors -- walked off the job Tuesday in a general strike against Premier Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s economic policies, bringing much of the country to a halt.
40 milioni di dollari (27,7 milioni di euro) &egrave; la cifra che la Fifa investir&agrave; in un pr...
CRAWFORD, Texas - Former Republican Sen. Bob Dole suggested Sunday that John Kerry apologize for past testimony before Congress about alleged atrocities during the Vietnam War and joined critics of the Democratic presidential candidate who say he received an early exit from combat for \
Exposing diamonds to a simple UV test can separate the phonies from the genuine article, researchers at the Smithsonian say.
New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank has signed a multi-year contract extension, Nets President Rod Thorn announced on Monday.
He'd been spared the talk show torchings, the columnist wisecracks, and the wrath of the Nation. Like some of his teammates, Daisuke Matsuzaka was able to work through a June slump without getting much attention.
The Russian oil giant Yukos oil giant has asked US investment bank JPMorgan Chase to issue a second valuation of its top producer ahead of its expected auction by the state, the Interfax news agency quoted unnamed sources as saying.
In many respects, Michael Moore's new movie, \
American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed  a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear  victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old  gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the U.S. with China at 14 each.
Bruce Springsteen is to perform at John Kerry's presidential rallies in the days leading up to the election.
Thursday's presidential debate will draw a vast audience - and the strongest pressure is on Kerry.
Greek Cypriots razed to the ground a wall symbolizing Cyprus's decades-old division running through the heart of the capital Nicosia and challenged Turkey to respond by withdrawing its troops from the area.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
COLUMBUS, Ohio _ Ohio State coach Thad Matta said Greg Oden has lobbied for a tearaway jersey.  Even if such a uniform were allowed, the college basketball world probably isn't ready for that kind of exposure.
Un &quot;gruppo armato&quot; ha annunciato il sequestro di Margaret Hassan, direttore delle operazioni in Iraq dell&#39;istituzione benefica britannica Care International. Lo ha riferito la tv satellitare araba al Jazeera.
Iraq's prime minister pledged Saturday to protect and support the Christian minority that has been fleeing the chaos and sectarian violence in the country.
Modern urban growth means rethinking the modern city if city life is to remain comfortably sustainable, leading British architect Norman Foster has warned here.
TABA, Egypt  - Egyptian police have rounded up  some 15 Sinai Bedouin on suspicion they helped smuggle in the  explosives used to kill at least 32 people at Red Sea resorts  frequented by Israelis, security sources said on Sunday.
Troy Brown emerged from the training room wearing a white floppy hat and a Marshall University football shirt, as if he were auditioning for a \
By Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 2--After finding out he wouldn't be welcomed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson, a retired bishop from Detroit has canceled plans to speak here.   The Rev. Thomas J.
A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 21 near a vegetable market in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police said, as insurgents kept up a campaign of bombings despite a security crackdown backed by U.S. reinforcements.
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Per aiuti illegali all'export e discriminazioni all' import
At the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 final media day before the Super Bowl, defensive end Osi Umenyiora apologized for his criticism of the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Matt Light \u00e2\u0080\u0094 sort of.
Crohn&#39;s disease may be caused by the same bacterium that causes a similar intestinal disorder in animals, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.
If the Federal Reserve is unable prevent housing sickness from infecting the rest of the economy, will the Democratic and Republican parties make it to the 2008 elections without catching something?
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), the biggest telecoms both in Singapore and Southeast Asia, on Wednesday announced the start of a month-long trial for its third-generation
At Washington, Roy Hibbert scored 20 points, and No. 14 Georgetown dismantled a Top 25 team for the second time in three days with a 71-53 victory over No. 23 West Virginia last night.
Princess Diana said she had disturbing dreams following the death of a bodyguard with whom she had fallen in love, according to videotapes to be broadcast Monday by NBC.
Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimates of the number of calories they burn.
Dozens of pop stars rocked big crowds at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.
For weeks, Britons Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie have looked like sure bets to win the coveted best actor and actress Academy Awards, but in the days ahead of Sunday's gala ceremony, momentum has shifted.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia condemned an Israeli airstrike that killed 14 Hamas militants in unusually harsh terms Tuesday, warning the attack will invite a tough response from the militant group and saying retaliation will be \
Prosecutors detained on Thursday  Poland&#39;s recently fired interior minister, who has accused  Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski of using secret services to  spy on rival politicians.
Aggravamento della misura cautelare nei confronti dell'immobiliarista romanodopo l'evasione, il 6 dicembre, dall'ospedale di Frascati per concedere un'intervista a Sky                                          Danilo Coppola torna in carcere dopo la fuga revocati i domiciliari                                                                                  I carabinieri lo hanno prelevato dall'abitazione di Grottaferrata e trasferito nel carcere di Rebibbia
With maximum sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, Ivan is expected to make landfall late tonight or very early Thursday.
Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie turn out for the UK premiere of their latest film, the historical epic Alexander.
BOSSASSO, Somalia  - Six Islamist fighters, including foreigners from Western nations, were killed in U.S. air strikes and battles with local forces in northern Somalia this weekend, a regional official said on Sunday.
Nigeria's parliamentary speaker resigns after weeks of stalemate over a report into alleged graft.
Hollywood's highest-profile custody battle was back in court Friday, with Britney Spears and Kevin Federline going behind closed doors to work out custody arrangements for their two young sons. Spears arrived at the courthouse in her white Mercedes-Benz convertible and giggled when asked by reporters outside the courtroom if she was nervous.
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The remnants of Hurricane Ivan set off a two-mile-long mudslide that left at least three dead and a North Carolina community devastated.
The UK's oldest emigrant waves goodbye to his former home as he sets sail for New Zealand - aged 102.
Maxi-operazione delle forze dell&#39;ordine contro la camorra nel Napoletano. Oltre mille uomini tra Polizia, Carabinieri e Guardia di Finanza hanno preso parte questa mattina ad una operazione a Secondigliano
The success of the federal $150 billion emergency economic stimulus plan will hinge on whether American consumers do what they do best \u00c2\u0097 spend, spend, spend.
President Bush warned defiant Republican senators yesterday that he will close down a CIA interrogation program that he credited with thwarting terrorist attacks if they pass a proposal regulating detention of enemy combatants, escalating a politically charged battle that has exposed divisions...
BOLTON Wanderers have played down rumours that they were considering dismissing El-Hadji Diouf after the striker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest public disgrace.
''Il lavoro svolto in Federcalcio non solo deve essere continuato, ma anche rafforzato e accelerato....
After a series of political defeats in the Knesset Monday, including the passage of two no-confidence motions, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that early elections were
With Bewley's cafes, for generations an integral part of life in the Irish capital, set to close Dublin's first citizen pledged to continue to fight to save them.
Gangs of youths allied to feuding East  Timor police or army units went on the rampage in parts of the  capital on Saturday, torching houses and vehicles as Australian  and Malaysian peacekeeping troops stepped up patrols.
Michael B. Mukasey pledged to block political meddling at the Justice Department but did not distance himself from antiterrorism policies.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Chasing a herd of mule deer with a helicopter might seem less than sporting, but it's also a violation of federal law.  A South Dakota man was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for chopper-chasing a herd in a Nebraska national forest.
Hanging out with Ingrid Hoffmann, the Colombian-born star of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSimply Delicioso,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a Latin-themed cooking show on the Food Network.
Hours before Secretary of State Colin Powell was to arrive in Athens, Greece&#39;s communist party draped a large banner protesting his visit over a side of the ancient Acropolis hill near the Parthenon.
Disney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s animated film \u00e2\u0080\u009cRatatouille,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about a rodent who dreams of becoming a French chef, has become the highest-grossing film of 2007 in France.
Jamaican police today confirmed that the former Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered.
The Anglo-Australian mining giant unveils record profits of $3.4bn, helped by soaring demand from China.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - Salomon Kalou&#39;s first-half double propelled Dutch side Feyenoord to a 2-1 win over Schalke Wednesday in UEFA Cup action.
Kuwaiti logistics provider Agility   said on Saturday it was part of a group with U.S.  firm Dyncorp International  which won a $50 billion deal  from the U.S. military.
Oliver Stone's epic Alexander enters the US box office at number six,  taking just $13.5m (\u00c2\u00a37m).
At least 10 people are killed in the heaviest fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu this year.
A former Bosnian Serb general accused of terrorising the besieged city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s was transferred from Serbia to face war crimes charges at the UN tribunal at The Hague.
The Bush administration responded calmly yesterday to North Korean statements it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons.
Bank of America and audit firm Grant Thornton take legal action against insolvent Italian food group Parmalat.
A tropical cyclone could form during the next day or two as a tropical disturbance moves westward across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Wednesday.
Giancarlo Camolese conferma che domenica il Livorno vuole battere il Napoli per dare una grande sodd...
China and the United States have   discussed warning North Korea against conducting a nuclear   test, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said   in Beijing on Wednesday.
Concerned that the Government of Sudan had not fully met its obligations to protect civilians in Darfur, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday declared that it would consider taking additional measures, including sanctions, should the Sudan fail
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.  -- Major League Baseball owners gave commissioner Bud Selig a three-year contract extension through 2012 on Thursday, a move made two days after some congressmen were critical of his leadership is responding to the sport's drug problem.
Israel says it will show \
White House press secretary Tony Snow jousted with reporters in his final televised briefing on Wednesday, which turned raucous when reporters in back rows protested they were not allowed questions before it was called to a close.
President Bush signed legislation lifting a ban that for nearly a decade has prevented city officials from using local tax money for needle exchange programs.
By Barbara Grady  MATT MORGAN of Alameda said he plans to borrow an iPhone from a friend to check it out before he plunks down $500 for his own.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will yuk it up on CBS's \
Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato in C2 37 giocatori. Tre giornate di squalifica a...
Not so long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Chip Collier was on a mission. \
Nigeria's first human death from bird flu  has jolted some people into taking chicken off the menu, but  live poultry markets are still busy with buyers.
KDE'S developers unveil plans to make things easier for people with disabilities through their Linux desktop software.
Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq conclude that there were no weapons stockpiles but say there are signs that Saddam Hussein had dormant programs that he hoped to revive, according to people familiar with the findings.
With his arrival at Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 spring training, an off-season marred by grand-jury hearings, amphetamines tests and contract negotiations came to an end and the march toward the home-run record began.
A Chinese-developed vaccine against the H5N1 strain of bird flu in humans has been found safe in the first round of tests, a government news agency reported Monday.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Aug. 25 -- Puerto Rico's governor called for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on Saturday, earning a standing ovation from a conference of more than 4,000 National Guardsmen.
Shares of Home Depot Inc. , the largest U.S. home improvement retailer, may extend gains amid solid expected growth in sales of homes and home improvement products, according to the latest edition of Barron's, the weekly financial newspaper.
By Cecily Burt  OAKLAND -- Whether luxury view homes eventually dot the ridges at Oak Knoll is a question for another day.
In a bid to cut energy use, Maryland yesterday became just the fourth state in the nation to approve a plan that removes the incentive for electric utilities to sell more power in order to make more money.
Comedian Stephen Colbert signed up 1,000,000 Facebook supporters in less than 10 days in his comedic quest to become president of the U.S.
Pfizer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest drugmaker, said it will stop advertising its Celebrex painkiller to consumers after a study showed the drug more than doubled the risk of heart attacks when given in high doses.
The United Nations nuclear agency warned yesterday that nearly 400 tons of missing explosives could be in the hands of insurgents who have been targeting US-led forces in Iraq for months.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, which earlier this month requested information from Sallie Mae about student lending practices, is expanding the investigation by sending letters to \
NEW YORK  - Depression appears to increase the development of blood vessel plaques, known as atherosclerosis, a condition that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and a host of other cardiovascular problems, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
By Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 17--LINCOLN -- The University of Nebraska-Lincoln awarded degrees to 1,300 students during commencement exercises Saturday at the Devaney Center.   Sen. Chuck Hagel delivered the commencement speech.
Jared Zabransky and the No. 18 Boise State Broncos reduced Timmy Chang&#39;s bid to break the NCAA Division IA passing record to a footnote Friday night, routing Hawaii 69-3 for their 19th straight victory.
Macintosh owners are far more likely than PC owners to have recently paid for a music download.
WASHINGTON -- Women with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer that other treatments have failed to stop gained a new option yesterday with the approval of a novel drug -- but how much benefit it offers is unclear.
It all started with a deep loathing of \
Many of the world's poorest countries lamented at a U.N. ministerial meeting Monday that some of the least developed nations are experiencing increases in extreme poverty.
More than 100,000 exhausted survivors of Japan&#39;s deadliest earthquake in a decade huddled in makeshift shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper relief efforts.
Defending champion Maria Sharapova destroys Casey Dellacqua 6-1 6-0 at the US Open, as Martina Hingis and Svetlana Kuznetsova also advance.
Leggero stiramento per Adriano. Il giocatore brasiliano dell'Inter ha lamentato un risentimento musc...
A poco meno di una settimana dall'inizio del campionato di serie B, la Juve ha ricevuto oggi la visi...
Tony Blair was warned there could be post-war problems a year before the Iraq invasion, a newspaper reports.
Lance Berkman homered and had four RBIs, and Wandy Rodriguez won for just the third time in eight starts as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 12-0 on Sunday.
A month after a devastating legal ruling, The SCO Group says it's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it reorganizes.
TOKYO - A powerful earthquake with a magnitude 7.0 has jolted the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. Japan&#39;s Meteorological Agency warned the quake could create a tidal wave off the eastern shores of the island.
Some chief executives boost their companies in speeches. Addressing an IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people ) customer event, CEO Samuel Palmisano attempted to buck up an entire industry.
The buy high-sell low strategy may be a recipe for disaster for your average investor. But for companies, it has been a way to improve reported profits.
Paul Pierce scores a season-high 32 points on Friday as the Celtics overcome Ray Allen's absence to beat the Bucks, 104-82, matching a team record with a 12-0 start at home.
President Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush&#39;s second term to keep running the Iraq war and adapting the US military to face post-Cold
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s global trade surplus soared nearly 50 percent last year to a record despite an avalanche of safety warnings and recalls of Chinese-made products abroad.
which bows to no conference commissioner, has its own network and grazes from coast to coast for prestigious opponents -- could be changing its scheduling philosophy.
The Japanese electronics giant threw in the towel on its HD DVD technology, announcing that it would no longer develop, produce or market disc players for the format.
Literally putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.
One of the consumer electronics industry's biggest brands has had an ever-diminishing presence at CES, and the trend continued this year. It's Windows, which this year moved from the backseat into Microsoft's trunk.
Whirlpool Corp.  on Thursday said it would cut 730 jobs in manufacturing plants in Tennessee as part of an ongoing move to control manufacturing costs.
(CBS) Marionettes play all the roles in &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; a new movie comedy to open this weekend. But, as the movie&#39;s creators tell 60 Minutes Wednesday correspondent Vicki Mabrey, several major
Three men on Thursday became the first rabbis ordained in Germany since World War II, a milestone in the rebirth of Jewish life here decades after the Holocaust.
Stock index futures were pointing to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with Citigroup  gaining on a report banks are planning to sell assets to shore up capital.
Novell Inc. lifted the lid on forthcoming enhancements to its identity management tools at its Brainshare Europe customer conference in Barcelona, Spain,\u00c2\u00a0Monday.
Queen Elizabeth II used her televised Christmas speech to praise the virtues of religious and ethnic tolerance, telling the Commonwealth that diversity is \
Yemeni forces killed on Sunday two al Qaeda fugitives who had been sentenced to death for an attack on the French oil tanker Limburg in 2002, officials said.
The United States on Tuesday held out as a model for Iran a deal under which North Korea will take steps toward giving up nuclear arms, and analysts said it might bolster Iranians who favor talks with the West.
MBIA replaced its chief executive with its retired chairman, Joseph W. Brown Jr., who said he would consider splitting up the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insurance business.
Fabio Capello, ct dell'Inghilterra, lascia l'albergo che lo ospitava con la moglie Laura nel West En...
Gateway said Friday it had rejected a bid by the founder of the eMachines brand to purchase the retail portion of its business in a $450 million transaction, saying it \
NAJAF, Iraq -- Throughout the battle that smashed crypts, splintered memorial plaques, and scattered unexploded bombs across the Valley of Peace cemetery in Najaf, US troops painted the decision of the Mahdi Army rebels to fight among the graves as a sign of disrespect for the religion they say they defend.
Morgan De Sanctis &egrave; stato presentato questa mattina dal Siviglia: ''Sono felice di essere qui...
Guess what? The people in control of passes to the event don't take kindly to pranking.
The suit seeks $1 billion in damages and an injunction against further violations.
Collocazione a fronte di 7,5 mld di titoli in scadenza
Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato la formazione Primavera. La compagine di Cagni...
Andrew Lloyd Webber, who is known for his theater hits like \u00e2\u0080\u009cPhantom of the Opera\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cCats\u00e2\u0080\u009d was offered to sell the global entertainment group, Really Useful Group. This group was formed in 1977, and Webber is he sole owner of it.  This group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estim...
Confermati gli obiettivi del 2008, soddisfatto Montezemolo
US police arrested nine people charged with plotting to use rifles and rockets to overthrow the communist government in the southeast Asian nation of Laos, a prosecutor in California said Monday.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - John Brynjolfsson&#39;s advice to investors after the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates Wednesday - for the fourth time since June: Think like a squirrel, and put some acorns away for the winter.
Marx once referred to religion as the opium of the masses, but in today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s China it is the music promoted on state-monopolized radio that increasingly claims that role.
Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
Doppio allenamento per il Genoa in vista nel derby. In mattinata atletica: assente Juric che ha lavo...
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan urges his PKK followers to observe a new ceasefire.
The BBC apologized to Queen Elizabeth on Thursday for wrongly implying that she had stormed out of a photo shoot with American celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.
So often the poor relation of the EU family, the European Parliament has proved unusually resolute in taking on the might of Europe&#39;s governments in threatening to veto the bloc&#39;s new executive arm.
Gabe: The Penny Arcade store has been updated with some new items. First we've got a brand new zip up hoodie.    It's got a slick PA logo on the front and Tycho's speech from the comic strip \
Bank of America Corp. said yesterday it will add up to 900 jobs in Rhode Island with the opening of a call center in East Providence.
The head of Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB quits after a clash over the firm's strategy.
Science & environment: Britain will finally get a taste of Apple's heavily-hyped mobile phone this autumn, for \u00c2\u00a3269 plus a contract with O2.
The MoD grounds Nimrod MR2 aircraft as checks are carried out on possible fuel pipe problems.
Vietnam said two children who died of bird flu this month had tested positive for the H5N1 strain, bringing to three the number of fatalities from the latest outbreak of a virus that killed 24 people across Asia earlier this year.
People who were nearby when a nightclub doorman was murdered in his bed are urged by police to come forward.
'Elaboriamo degli standard per questo tipo di conflitti'
John Kerry: ``The obligation of a commander in chief is to keep our country safe. In Iraq, George Bush has overextended our troops and now failed to secure 380 tons of deadly explosives.
Incensed bird lovers intensified their  protests on Saturday outside the ritzy Upper East Side  apartment building that removed the nest of famed red-tailed  hawk Pale Male even as meetings were set to discuss bringing  back the hawk's home.
Italy's tobacconists see sales drop after a smoking ban came into effect, retail figures show.
Secondo indiscrezioni, i tecnici avrebbero verificato la mattina del delitto i due pc di Stasinon sono stati utilizzati. E il suo legale attacca la Procura: \
Mozilla's Firefox Web browser edged up slightly in usage at the expense of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, commanding nearly 11 percent of the U.S. market on a typical weekday, according to research by WebSideStory.
He's endured the toughest four months of his life, so it was about time Joe Andruzzi received some good news. It came last Monday when a test revealed the aggressive form of cancer he's been fighting - Burkitt's lymphoma - is in remission.
A new pro-Russian populist political party stumbled in elections Sunday, apparently failing to get enough support to win a stake in the government in the second and final round of parliamentary elections, a vote marked by record low turnout.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Islamabad for a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart, Pervez Musharraf. Each leader will offer his own agenda for the future of Afghan-Pakistan relations.
Half of Britain's pensioners are cutting back on other things to pay annual fuel bills averaging \u00c2\u00a31,100, a survey indicates.
Deciding to bear the wrath of NATO ally Greece, the United States has recognized the small Balkan nation of Macedonia under its constitutional name, the Republic of Macedonia.
MOSCOW -- Russia has increased pressure on ethnic Georgians living in Moscow, ordering schools to compile lists of children with Georgian surnames to detect illegal migrants and deporting more than 100 people, officials said yesterday.
Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis  packed up gear and checked out their spacecraft on Tuesday as  they prepared to come home from their 11-day mission to the  International Space Station.
US FORCES launched a large ground and air offensive against insurgents in Mosul yesterday in an effort to retake areas lost to the rebels in heavy fighting last week.
ROVIGO - Un pirata della strada \u00c3\u00a8 fuggito dopo aver investito due persone che camminavano a piedi lungo la strada provinciale 6 all&#39;altezza di Occhiobello, in provincia di Rovigo, uccidendo un uomo e ferendone un altro. Illesa una donna che era con loro.
U.S. wireless technology firm and  chip supplier Qualcomm Inc.  is talking to potential  Chinese partners to prepare for the launch of third-generation  services, but its chief executive questioned on Tuesday the  market prospects for a homegrown standard Beijing is pushing.
After opening the Samsung World Championship with a 10-under 62, she felt she might go just as low in the second round Friday. She left a few birdie putts short, but finished with a 67 to open a four-shot
Mr. Florio led Cond\u00c3\u00a9 Nast during a period of great change in the magazine industry, with many companies downsizing because of the growth of the Internet.
Though it is in constant, breathtaking motion, Zhang Yimou's gorgeous entertainment is not especially moving.
LONDON: Unable to get rid of obesity? Blame it on your genes as researchers from the University of Marberg in Germany have found that mutations in a body gene have a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index
Lo ha deciso il tribunale di sorveglianza di Roma dopo il verdetto sul Lodo MondadoriRevocato l'affidamento ai servizi sociali. I suoi legali: \
As the new head of the NSF's computer and information science and engineering directorate, Jeannette Wing hopes to expand the organization's computer research operation to cover very long-range issues.
The risk of intestinal damage from common painkillers may be higher than thought, research suggests.
Eric Gordon and Indiana stick it to Illinois again, as the freshman, who reneged on an Illini commitment to sign with the Hoosiers, leads an Indiana rally to a 62-58 win.
Conservatives are using the US senator's remark about judges to press a larger agenda.
The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on Saturday.
Partnerships to develop Dynamics enterprise apps highlight this week's conference.
Japanese Internet firm Softbank Corp  (9984.T), under pressure from both sides in Microsoft Corp's   bid for Yahoo Inc , may hold out for more  leverage but is unlikely to derail the bid.
ENFIELD, Conn.  - Connecticut prison officials  postponed the execution early on Saturday of serial killer  Michael Ross after his lawyer cited a conflict of interest and  requested the last-minute delay.
President Bush on Thursday took his  campaign to overhaul the Social Security retirement system to  the American heartland where he hopes to enlist the public to  help him bring skeptical members of Congress to his side.
Mika Hakkinen looks set to make a return to motor racing, however, should it happen it will be in the DTM touring car series and not F1 as had been rumoured earlier in the year.
MySpace is sued by the families of five girls who were allegedly assaulted by men they met through the site.
There's too much history &#151; quirky, gut-wrenching, heartbreaking chronicles passed from generation to generation &#151; for Red Sox Nation to get cocky now.
A coroner's jury on Thursday saw video of Dodi Fayed looking at jewelry in a swanky shop in Paris hours before he died, perhaps buying an engagement ring for Princess Diana.
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WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card says the Food and Drug Administration is doing a &quot;spectacular job&quot; of protecting the public.
A plan aims to offer Comcast subscribers a nearly limitless supply of movies and TV shows that can be viewed on demand and through the Internet.
Il Palermo &egrave; tornato a lavoro gi&agrave; questa mattina per cominciare a preparare il match d...
A fresh new face is confirmed as the party's presidential candidate, in a bid to shake up politics as usual. But can S&#233;gol&#232;ne deliver?
A grand jury has indicted Phil Spector on charges of murdering actress Lana Clarkson in February 2003. The producer, who was charged in November (see &quot;Producer Phil Spector Charged With Murder&quot;), again pleaded
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At least 17 Palestinians were injured when an Israeli helicopter fired a missile into a town in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, hours after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed two Israeli border policemen in Jerusalem.
Michael Coe wants what Danieal Manning has. Coe, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound cornerback from Alabama State, has looked at the career path of the Chicago Bears' rookie free safety, envisioning what it might be like to jump from a small school to starting defensive back in the NFL.
Allenamento di rifinitura per il Mantova a Messina, dove domani pomeriggio &egrave; in programma la ...
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Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is on the mend Monday after a near-fatal bike accident. Almond, one half of the British duo best known for the 1981 chart-topper &quot;Tainted Love,&quot; suffered life
BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has unveiled his candidacy for the general elections on January 30. His name appears at the top of a list of candidates submitted by his electoral alliance for seats in the 275-member National Assembly.
BM plans to announce today that it will invest $250 million over the next five years and employ 1,000 people in a new business unit to support products and services related to sensor networks.
LONDON\u00e2\u0080\u0094Rarely has a politician looked as beleaguered as Tony Blair, yet still poised for victory. Branded a liar by a majority of voters, detested by many in his Labour party and dogged by rumours of his
Toshiba joins partner SanDisk in government probe over alleged price-fixing in memory industry.
R&B star Alicia Keys and rock band Linkin Park join an MTV tsunami relief concert in Bangkok.
Triad Hospitals Inc.  has accepted a $4.7 billion takeover offer from affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners, after pressure for management of the hospital chain to improve its return to investors.
Eight oil pipelines feeding two oilfields in southern Iraq have been sabotaged in a bomb attack, Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV channel reported on Thursday.
Fratello, abbiamo mani legate.Giuliana aveva abiti non suoi
A French restaurant inspector who lifted the lid on the secretive inner workings of the Michelin guide has lost his claim for unfair dismissal, but says he will appeal the decision.
PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers were  without running back Duce Staley on Sunday because of a  hamstring injury, but their running game flourished under a  rejuvenated Jerome Bettis.
This cinematic season has already had two unique holiday offerings. Ben Affleck&#39;s black comedy Surviving Christmas died at the box office, while The Polar Express has soared with critics but stalled with viewers.
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La canzone Meglio cos\u00c3\u00ac scaricabile da un sito inglese di condivisione dei file musicali. Lo ha scoperto Gianluca Neri. Ma il regolamento non considera la presenza su Internet un motivo di esclusione
No more Japanese nuclear reactors need to  be closed for inspections, electric power companies said on  Wednesday after submitting reports ordered by the government  following a reactor accident that killed four workers last  week.
Indice a quota 96,8 rispetto al 97,1 di ottobre
The U.S. Senate has voted to outlaw  several favorite techniques of people who illegally copy and  distribute movies, but has dropped other measures that could  have led to jail time for Internet song-swappers.
Labour keeps Tony Blair's old seat in the by-election prompted by his resignation - but with a reduced majority.
Most states, including Utah, are not braced for a bioterror attack or disease pandemic, a report said Tuesday, focusing attention on what will be a key challenge for Mike Leavitt
The gap between US exports and imports hits an all-time high of $671.7bn (\u00c2\u00a3484bn) last year, official figures show.
U.N. peacekeepers deployed an additional brigade in eastern Congo amid reports that Rwanda was threatening to Rwandan rebels based in its huge neighbor, U.N. officials said Wednesday.
Per dipendenti niente piu' contratti con consulenti
There was a lot going on in this intriguing program presented by the Whitney Live program and Jonah Bokaer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chez Bushwick.
Ozzy Osbourne is offering an $186,000 reward for jewelry stolen from his British mansion early Monday, the Times of London reported Wednesday.
Incremento del 4,8% in tre mesi, secondo l'Istat
TOKYO -- The Red Sox have made an offer to pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka that Boston president Larry Lucchino describes as \
At their first gathering since  November's election thumping, conservative activists on  Thursday found little to cheer about in a 2008 Republican White  House field they largely viewed with skepticism and distrust.
Raya Archakova says she's afraid to send her 17-year-old daughter to English lessons after last week's school siege, but not because she's worried about another terrorist attack.
The Indonesian pilot of a budget airliner that crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket tried to land despite being warned of windshear threats, a Thai air traffic control official said on Tuesday.
iFone will introduce ring tones, games and screen graphics based on Rocky, the flying squirrel, and his sidekick, Bullwinkle.
A Pakistani minister being investigated in connection with the death of a Canadian woman resigns.
Doctors in Germany have rebuilt a man&#39;s face after growing a new jaw on his back, it has been revealed. By the fourth week after receiving the pioneering transplant, the patient was able to enjoy his first solid meal for nine years.
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. HET.N  and Caesars Entertainment Inc. CZR.N on Monday said they have  agreed to sell four casinos for $1.24 billion to privately held  Colony Capital in a deal aimed to cut anti-trust concerns for  Harrah's planned $5 billion takeover of Caesars.
Researchers are developing a vaccine that blocks development of the malaria parasite while it is still inside the mosquito.
During the interview, a man identifying himself as Jude Finisterra claimed Dow had agreed a multi-million dollar package of measures to compensate victims of the disaster, in
MILANO, 28 agosto 2004 - Per il secondo anno consecutivo la Juve vince il Trofeo Berlusconi. Decisivo il gol di Olivera ad inizio ripresa, bravo a sfruttare una giocata di Miccoli, appena entrato al posto di Del Piero.
Stelmar Shipping Ltd., a Greece-based oil transporter, Monday said it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC about $677 million.
When oil prices rise, public interest in alternative energy often does, too. But the logic is evidently escaping Wall Street.
Will Comcast be one of the many cable companies to go private?
Amare Stoudemire scored a career-high 38 points, leading the Phoenix Suns to a 95-84 victory over the winless New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.
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Veteran daredevil Evel Knievel is suing rapper Kanye West for trademark infringement over a music video that depicts the Grammy-winning recording star as \
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton got a boost to their campaigns for presidential nominations from an influential newspaper on Sunday despite setbacks in opinion polls.
In a proof-of-concept study published this week in The Lancet, researchers report that GlaxoSmithKline&#39;s RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine candidate protected a significant percentage of children against uncomplicated malaria, infection, and even severe forms
Taiwan celebrated the official opening of the world&#39;s tallest skyscraper today with a colorful opera performance and some of the island&#39;s top personalities taking elevators up to the 89th-floor observation platform.
Eason Jordan, a senior executive at CNN, resigned on Friday night, citing a tempest he touched off during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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A popular Myanmar blogger who belongs to Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party has been arrested in Yangon, apparently for violating the nation's tough Internet controls, a party spokesman said Wednesday.
Northern Ireland's police chief blamed  the IRA on Friday for a massive bank raid in Belfast, an  accusation that undermines efforts to hand back running of the  British province to its divided Catholics and Protestants.
BRUSSELS - Police have arrested a man suspected of smuggling material from chemical weapons through Antwerp port to Saddam Hussein.
Pope John Paul II warned against attempts to tamper with what he called \
Grinding talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions will shift to technical wrangling over disarmament steps, envoys said on Friday as they endorsed a broad plan lacking any deadline.
The PIMCO mutual fund group's  adviser and two affiliates will pay $11.6 million to settle  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges involving  improper \
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook.com, a fast-growing U S social network website has sparked a privacy backlash that has quickly become one of the broadest cyber-protests ever with more than 600,000 members signing an online petition by midday yesterday.
There are warnings of a serious outbreak of disease in Haiti following the recent devastating floods.
Vice President Dick Cheney waves as he and his wife Lynne leave the Washington University Hospital in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Confidence among leaders of the world's top companies has fallen for the first time in five years, with the specter of global recession now the single biggest factor keeping executives awake at night.
A family planning doctor told a woman she was possessed by an evil spirit during a routine appointment, a medical tribunal hears.
An advertising company is playing live video from a bar in online advertisements.
Switzerland&#39;s World Number One tennis player Roger Federer (L) is seen on a video link accepting from Samuel Schmid (R), Swiss minister for Sports, the athlete of the year award during the Swiss Sports Award ceremony in Bern, December 18, 2004.
With the owners' approval of the sale of the Milwaukee Brewers last week, George Steinbrenner became the senior owner in Major League Baseball.
The NATO force in Afghanistan said Friday it had killed insurgents in bombing raids in the mountainous northeast but rejected local claims that around 30 civilians were dead.
Solita emergenza all'Atalanta. Ancora una volta Delio Rossi \u00c3\u00a8 costretto a ricorrere ai ragazzi del s...
Storico autore di 'Stasera mi butto' e 'Sono Tremendo'
Sheryl Crow says it was difficult to be apart from ex-fiance Lance Armstrong after she was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.
Charlton Athletic winger Jerome Thomas admits he had to quit Arsenal to save his career. &quot;I needed a new challenge. I was playing reserve team football at Arsenal for three or four seasons and had to decide what to do,&quot; he said.
A 150-year-old Torah, hidden for a half-century in the former Soviet Union, was paraded through New York's streets Sunday on its way to its new home at a Brooklyn synagogue.
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Anton Zingarevich, the son of a Russian billionaire, is expected to confirm his \u00c2\u00a320m investment in Everton.
It was an off-Broadway rave, but this play has more trite than bite
Police were on Thursday investigating the \
International soccer&#39;s governing body said Wednesday it plans to boost training for the referees who will handle matches at the 2006 World Cup.
It was another hard luck story for Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill\u00e2\u0080\u0099s demoralised Scottish champions in the Ukraine tonight as an emphatic Francelino Matuzalem double and exquisite Brandao chip in the second half left their European dreams in tatters.
The International Committee of the Red Cross found &quot;cruel, inhumane and degrading&quot; treatment of detainees at the US military prison in Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo
InfoWorld - A startup founded by former JBoss developers will come out of stealth mode Monday to announce a new product designed to help businesses zero in on their best sales leads.
Computer security giant Symantec said Thursday it will buy storage program maker Veritas Software for US$13.5 billion in one of the world&#39;s largest software company mergers.
IL COMMENTO                                          L'anima perduta nella monnezza di Napoli                                                                                  di ROBERTO SAVIANO
When Johnny Weir traveled around the world throughout the month of November, the experience was so educational that it would be easy to overlook the results, which
A man who stuck his arm into the tiger enclosure at a zoo in northeast India bled to death Wednesday after two big cats tore off his limb as his family and dozens of visitors watched, a zoo official said.
Etero ed omosessuali saranno famiglia per legame affettivo
The photos sent back from the international Cassini spacecraft were taken during a flyby that took it within 745 miles of Titan. Scientists at NASA&#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory declared themselves
While Palestinians mourn Yasser Arafat, Palestinian forces are taking urgent measures to loosen Israel&#39;s tightening grip over Palestine.
NEW YORK -- Lecterns are so 2004. In the latest chapter of new Web-empowered debates and interaction with presidential candidates, social networking site MySpace and MTV will bring together 2008 hopefuls and young voters for real-time online conversations.
India's governing Congress Party suffers a setback in  state elections in Punjab and Uttaranchal.
By Elizabeth Gibson, The Miami Herald  Sep. 22--The Broward Sheriff's Office brought back smooth country accents to KISS Country by shutting down a radio station that had been broadcasting rap on the station's frequency.
Damiano, infondate le voci circolate sull'Inpu
US forces launch fresh air attacks on the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja after the collapse of peace talks.
U.S. phone company AT&T Inc.   said on Wednesday it began marketing its AT&T Homezone, a  long-awaited service that combines high-speed Internet and  satellite television in one set-top box.
Every year, Americans save billions in sales taxes by buying merchandise on the Internet rather than at retail stores. But state and federal legislators are working together to close the loophole and generate billions in new revenues for state coffers.
BANGKOK -- Terrorists are plotting attacks for next year at tourist resorts across Thailand, according to documents found in the house of a fugitive leader of the country's Islamic insurgency, a senior security official said.
WASHINGTON There&#39;s a health warning out for men who may be taking certain supplements to help boost their performance in the bedroom.
Oslo&#39;s Munch Museum could remain closed until June 2005 while officials upgrade its security system following a brazen daylight robbery in August of two Edvard Munch masterpieces.
PARIS Deep beneath the Eiffel Tower, Fabrice Fevai is dodging fat water drops, skirting slick pools on the concrete floor and ducking giant wheels and pistons.
Chiesto all'Authority di non accettare richiesta azienda
'Disinnescata guerra in corso tra Capriati e Strisciuglio'
There has been an epidemic of bullpen failures throughout baseball, with closers not immune, prompting the thought that relievers are worse than ever.
The European Parliament has approved the new European Commission, the European Union&#39;s executive body, after an unprecedented dispute during which the assembly managed to increase its institutional clout.
Jean Pierre Garnier, head of GlaxoSmithkline, says the FDA should have stronger powers - forcing pharmaceutical companies to carry out further tests on already approved drugs.
A new study has revealed that Implantable contact lenses (ICL) are safe, effective and have predictable results for correcting myopia or nearsightedness.
Colosso Usa continua a soffrire concorrenza Apple e Samsung
Scott Peterson was sentenced to death by a California jury for the murder of his 27-year-old pregnant wife, Laci, and for the murder of his unborn son.
A Piazza Affari attenzione su Telecom, Eni e Mediaset
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates signed an agreement Friday with a Spanish association for the blind to develop better software for people with visual impairments.
Single person nominated as suspect by 12 people after CCTV footage is released.
Street hawkers are history. Savvy resellers use the web to turn tickets into cash. By Steve Knopper from Wired magazine.
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Stanford allowed its third-lowest points total ever and Candace Wiggins scored 15 points in the Cardinal's 82-26 victory over Pacific on Sunday.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - The former No. 2 weapons buyer  for the U.S. Air Force, Darleen Druyun, was sentenced on Friday  to nine months in prison for negotiating a $250,000 job with  Boeing Co. BA.N while still overseeing billions of dollars of  its business with the military.
President Bush, hoping to salvage immigration overhaul legislation, has agreed to an upfront infusion of money for federal border security efforts in a concession designed to win over skeptical conservatives.
Description: Michael Eisner, the embattled head of the Walt Disney Co., is planning to step down as CEO when his contract expires in the year 2006.
A century after the first New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, thousands of revelers crowded the streets and sidewalks Friday to welcome 2005, even as the world mourned the devastation of the South Asian tsunami.
Keith Johnson scored a pair of goals, including the eventual winner as Maine defeated No. 11 Boston University, 4-2, last night in a Hockey East matchup at Alfond Arena.
A flaw in Microsoft Word 2000, and possibly Word 2002, could be used by hackers to crash PCs or run other code on the compromised machine.
A 12th person was charged in connection with the thwarted alleged terror plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets two weeks ago, police said.
Liberal Democrats say that any amnesty for illegal immigrants will have to be 'earned'.
Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets due to severe side effects left pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.
Struggling apparel giant Gap Inc.  said on Thursday that fourth-quarter net profit fell 35 percent  on lower or flat sales at its two main casual clothing chains  and dependence on holiday season discounts.
Amazon, the biggest online retailer, starts a TV and film download service in the US called Unbox.
Pakistan&#39;s use of violent  intimidation to quell political protests threatens U.S. and  Pakistani interests, and President Pervez Musharraf must be  encouraged to restore democratic processes, several U.S.  congressmen say.
A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad killed at least four National Guards and injured 80 others, officials said Tuesday.
ATLANTA - A suburban Atlanta school district under fire for placing stickers in biology books saying evolution is &quot;a theory, not a fact&quot; is expected to argue the disclaimers are simply a way to teach tolerance, not endorse religion.
Mississippi State defensive back Adron Chambers has been suspended from school after his arrest on charges that included assault, authorities said Thursday.
Bahman Ghobadi, the international face of Kurdish cinema, works in countries that are less than accommodating.
 Combs makes personal history at Sundance
Health authorities of Shenzhen in southern Guangdong Province have issued a notice banning the sales of civet cats and other wild animals at local restaurants in order to prevent the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. shares surged as much as 8.1 percent after Japan&#39;s corporate bailout agency agreed to help reorganize the builder with aid from banks and investment from Toyota Motor Corp.
Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens. Or, it is fueling greater use of ...
A new report finds evidence that onetime police hero Jon Burge used violence against suspects
Nove parlamentari e a Bonino capolista o ministero se vittoria
In a new post to his blog today, Felix Geisendorfer shares a method to make error handling in the CakePHP model functionality a bit more \
ALICANTE, Spain -- Paul-Henri Mathieu pulled off a remarkable 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory against Spanish No. 1 Carlos Moya to give France a 1-0 lead on the opening day of their Davis Cup semifinal on Friday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29 - United States troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon, the American military said.
A man who tried to pin his wife's brutal slaying on their 12-year-old daughter was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for first-degree murder.
The family of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley confirm that he has been killed by his captors in Iraq.
Rupert Murdoch is expected to turn on the charm on Monday to reassure the family that controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  that his $5 billion offer for the company will not undermine its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
The Prison Officer's Association says it is to indefinitely withdraw all overtime in a dispute over pay.
Colonnello servizi coinvolto inchiesta delitto Politkovskaia
Sid Evans, the successful editor of Field & Stream, has decided to leave the magazine to edit a fledgling publication, surprising his colleagues.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system.
HAVANA -- Cuban authorities yesterday freed dissident writer Raul Rivero, the best known of a dozen political prisoners released over the past few days in a move widely seen as intended to court favor with the European Union.
Super drug-resistant forms of  tuberculosis are at the tipping point of a global epidemic, and  only small changes are needed to help them spread quickly, U.S.  researchers predicted Sunday.
Alabama freshman Ronald Steele dished out a record 18 assists, and Earnest Shelton returned the favor by hitting shots and handing out compliments.
Four decades after Charles Robert Jenkins disappeared into the mists of the Cold War, the United States Army sergeant, now a frail 64-year-old, received a light sentence
Servers seized by the FBI from the Indymedia alternative media network have been returned.
Sudanese government and southern rebel officials will sign a permanent cease-fire deal and endorse a detailed plan on how to implement an agreement to end a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan, the Kenyan foreign ministry said.
GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but faces a struggle  controlling the warring region and subduing a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.
Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.
UNITED NATIONS : The UN Security Council was to discuss a new US draft resolution aimed at tightening the pressure on Sudan over the crisis in Darfur, including possible sanctions on its oil sector.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted Thursday  in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly  three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next  month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.
Voters began casting their ballots in Hong Kong's legislative elections, considered a test of feeling towards the city's authoritarian rulers in Beijing following a year of political strife here.
Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.
Imagine ancient Rome before its fall: The some 1,350 fountains still trickle with water, the 1,790 palaces haven't fallen to ruins and the 240 public latrines are still in business.
Enterprise support and that Sun \
Lo ha annunciato il sottosegretario Enrico Letta
Indagine di Help Consumatori, Lecce in coda alla classifica
Researchers claim to have solved the mystery of the people who simply do not count. It could be because they are lost for words.
US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income businesses and record investment banking revenue.
Paris Hilton found herself somewhere she never thought she'd be: Harvard. \
Nell'anticipo della seconda giornata di serie A, l'Inter ha vinto ad Empoli 2-0 (1-0). Decisiva una ...
For the last 24 years, Robin Congdon of Rutland has worked as a personal care attendant for a childhood friend, Cindy Purcell , who was paralyzed in a car accident. Congdon helps Purcell bathe, get dressed, make breakfast, and prepare for work.
LOS ANGELES, California  -- Bill Gates predicts a future for the entertainment industry in which traditional broadcast television is rendered irrelevant.
The Mayor of Chicago declares Tuesday Jennifer Hudson Day in honour of the Oscar-winning actress.
Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.
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Latin America is finally owning up to its \
Yorkshire Water, part of the Kelda group, yesterday became the first company publicly to accept industry regulator Ofwat&#39;s price determination published last week.
 filming locations draw mobs of fans
A fire which extensively damaged a bar in north Belfast is being treated as a suspected arson attack.
A shortage of doctors and nurses in Africa is now one of the biggest obstacles to providing life-saving drugs to AIDS patients, condemning untold numbers to an unnecessary death, a new report says.
BORDEAUX, France  - French surgeons plan to   perform the first zero-gravity operation on Wednesday aboard a   plane free-falling to create weightless conditions, in what   they hope can be a trial run for surgery on astronauts in   space.
Vladimir Putin's teacher recalls in a memoir how Russia's leader once rescued kittens and scoffed buns.
The Boston Red Sox have left 17-game winner Tim Wakefield off their World Series roster against Colorado because of the knuckleballer's ailing right shoulder, manager Terry Francona said on Tuesday.
Moretti:intero sistema alta velocita' pronto a dicembre 2009
Sudan rejected an offer of African troops  to disarm rebels in Darfur as peace talks began in Nigeria,  insisting it was capable of neutralizing both pro-government  and rebel militia fighting in the western region.
NEW YORK -- When Andy Roddick lost the first five games yesterday, to the groans of the multitude, you wondered if his new tutor, Jimmy Connors, would throw him a banana. Potassium Power was a big item around the US Open after Maria Sharapova seized the women's title Saturday night. She got the banana signal from her courtside posse, and ...
A few weeks before MPs left Westminster for the summer break at the end of July, a story got around that some members of Gordon Brown&#39;s inner circle had decided not to book any holidays this year.
An American contractor working for the State Department was killed in a rocket attack in Basra, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday.
A French court on Friday sentenced the French neo-Nazi who tried to shoot President Jacques Chirac during the Bastille Day parade in 2002 to 10 years in prison.
SEOUL -- The United Nations nuclear watchdog is investigating a secret uranium-enrichment experiment that South Korean scientists conducted four years ago, UN and South Korean officials said yesterday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone completely cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.
True love may conquer all, but it was still pretty cold in those wedding dresses Wednesday as more than 100 couples tied the knot on Valentine's Day under the Gateway Arch.
The contest for the White House was locked in a dead heat yesterday, with Republican and Democratic strategists looking to the third and last debate to score the convincing victory that could alter the dynamics of the race.
Iran is testing Western intentions by working with the U.N. atomic watchdog to resolve a nuclear row but the opportunity for such cooperation may not be repeated, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
The Toronto International Film Festival offered a snapshot of the variety of styles and sensibilities that characterize world cinema today.
Natalie Coughlin's run of bad luck  finally took a turn for the better when she won the gold medal  in the women's 100 meters backstroke at the Athens Olympics  Monday.
Five men are jailed for between 10 and 15 years for their part in a \u00c2\u00a353m raid at a Securitas depot in Kent.
Fresh off a major spectrum grab at the recent wireless frequency auction, T-Mobile USA plans to step up efforts to gain new customers and separate itself from its competition, which includes the exit of its celebrity spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones.
com November 22, 2004, 7:41 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning) and open source initiatives are on the horizon.
When Don DePasquale made his way among throngs of Ukrainians keeping vigil in the streets of Kiev Sunday, the Pittsburgh native sensed he was witnessing a turning point in history.
BEVERLY HILLS, California  - A low-key atmosphere enveloped the Golden Globes on Sunday in place of the usual red-carpet chaos as sponsors of the widely watched Hollywood awards headed to a news conference to announce winners.
Disability insurance can stave off financial calamity, but policies vary significantly.
Pagamenti da effettuare con bollettini inviati a domicilio
Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s request for the Football Association to look at Robin van Persie&#39;s alleged elbow at Kieran Richardson is set to be denied.
The United Nations said on Monday that,  as far as it knew, Iran had not diverted any nuclear materials  to a weapons program -- a verdict diplomats said undermined the  U.S. case for U.N. sanctions on Tehran.
Shopping in New Delhi requires a cab-driver's knowledge of the streets, and endless patience
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The latest advance in heart failure treatment is an elastic mesh sleeve that squeezes enlarged hearts into a more normal shape and could stall progression of the deadly disease, a study reported Sunday.
URBANA, Ill.  -- The University of Illinois' American Indian mascot, Chief Illiniwek, no longer will perform at athletic events on the school's main campus after Wednesday -- the last men's home basketball game of the season.
October 22, 2004 -- DALLAS - Texas charged two distributors of the scarce influenza vaccine yesterday with price gouging, saying they hiked the price of the medicine by more than 1,000 percent.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Sports Network) - David Greene threw three touchdown passes, including a pair to Leonard Pope, to lead the 10th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs to a 31-24 win over the Florida Gators in a Southeastern Conference battle at AllTel Stadium.
Jason Giambi did not fall on his sword. He did not say in crisp, clear tones, \
Professional wrestling star Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son before taking his own life earlier this week, passed a random drug test in April, the head of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. said on Thursday.
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Sara Errani si &egrave; qualificata per il secondo turno della \
Il ds della Fiorentina, Pantaleo Corvino, ha tenuto a rapporto la squadra prima dell'allenamento odi...
The amended stadium deal approved by the DC Council [front page, Dec. 22] is better than the original, but it is still so bad that it should never have been accepted.
Scientists trying to create life are more like engineers than biologists. They want to make stuff rather than learn about life.
President Bush says he doesn't envision a longtime presence of U.S. troops in Iraq similar to post-World War II deployments in Europe and South Korea that continue today.
Bosnia's main Muslim, Serb and Croat  nationalist parties were ahead in local polls, partial results  showed on Sunday, but voter turnout fell below 50 percent for  the first time.
This is release 0.3.1 of ReactOS, an open source effort to develop a quality operating system that is compatible with applications and drivers written for the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems (NT4, 2000, XP, 2003).   Mainly, the work focused on rewriting certain parts of the ReactOS Core (kernel, HAL, bootloader, etc). Read through the changelog, and you will see the amount of changes in this release!  Please don't forget this is an alpha-stage operating system, which means it is not suitable to replace your main OS. Also, this release is aimed to be run mostly in virtualizers / emulators (like QEmu, VMWare, Parallels, etc): because of the big amount of changes, our development team was not able to test/fix all problems which arise when running ReactOS on real hardware.  Press-release: http://www.reactos.org/en/news_page_34.html  Changelog: http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/ChangeLog-0.3.1  Download packages are here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6553&package_id=6629&release_id=492696  ReactOS website: http://www.reactos.org
On the eve of tennis&#039; grandest event, Venus Williams walked the halls wearing a chic white sweat suit, braids reaching nearly to her waist and gold earrings the size of tennis balls.
Vijay Singh -- the No. 2 golfer in the world -- shoots a 63 Saturday and takes the second-round lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship. A win would give Singh the No. 1 ranking.
Most people who have obesity surgery not only lose a lot of weight but also experience marked improvements in health problems that are part and parcel of being extremely overweight.
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush, facing pressure to act against groups attacking Senator John Kerry&#39;s war record, will pursue legal action against all &quot;shadowy&quot; outside groups that use unregulated funds to run political advertising, the White House
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The upbeat outlook from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has failed to convince many economists, who argue that the United States is likely to see tepid growth at best in the near future.
The pace of job creation picked up modestly in August and the unemployment rate edged down, the Labor Dept. said.
More than 350,000 people leave the country every year, up almost 50 percent from a decade ago.
Wall Street's push for record profits is ruining careers, tearing apart families and keeping drug dealers busy, mental health experts say.
Satellite television operator EchoStar Communications Corp  said on Tuesday that it was considering a spinoff of its technology and infrastructure assets into a publicly traded company separate from its consumer pay-TV business.
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The label for Merck & Co Inc.&#39;s  rotavirus vaccine will include reports of a serious illness  called Kawasaki disease in some children who received the oral  vaccination, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Al traino timori trimestrali inferriori alle attese
African Union-sponsored talks on the crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur have resumed in the Nigerian capital, attended by from the UN, the League of Arab States, the European Union and two main rebel groups.
The device designed for use in bile ducts is often placed in arteries and veins, even though it has undergone scant testing for such uses.
Brazil ended Ghana&#039;s scrappy World Cup debut Tuesday with three streaking goals, the first an early flash by Ronaldo that made him the most prolific scorer in tournament history.
Hundreds of Pakistanis jailed for fighting alongside the Taliban were released from an Afghan prison Sunday &#151; a major gesture meant to better strained relations between the neighboring countries.
Using baling wire, string, masking tape, wood, glass, sheet metal, aluminum foil, wax paper and many other materials, Emery Blagdon constructed snarly, extraordinarily complicated structures.
Eleven of 26 people who may have been in contact with bird flu in north Wales show flu-like symptoms.
An Australian court ruled Monday that a concert promoter cannot block eBay users from selling scalped tickets.
Borghesi (Idv): altrimenti si buttano 400 milioni di euro
Prime Minister Tony Blair pledges to \
Also plans droids to 'work on street corners' The Japanese robot industry is streets ahead of the competition when it comes to designing droids for peaceful uses (for war-bots, of course, the discerning purchaser shops in America). That said, Japanese robots have so far struggled to find a real, erm, killer application.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TONY EASTLEY: Japanese carmaker, Mitsubishi Motors, is nothing if not optimistic. In just six months, the battered company has lost more than $1.
Palestinian police search for an Israeli Arab employee of the CNN network kidnapped in Gaza at gunpoint.
Ci sara' il passaggio di consegne da Colao a Perricone
By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 23--All of a sudden, it's starting to feel a lot like winter.   Sacramento got a half-inch of rain on Thursday, and ski resorts near Lake Tahoe were on track to get at least a foot of fresh snow by this morning.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on  Wednesday raised interest rates for a sixth straight time,  extending a policy of gradually lifting borrowing costs to  levels high enough to ward off inflation pressures.
Compiling good time Users running Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system are getting something a little extra thrown into their contracts: developer support.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Steve Francis scored 22 points, and the Orlando Magic rode an early double-figures lead to a 109-103 victory Wednesday night over the Miami Heat in the preseason finale for both.
Atlantis's crew are set to begin another spacewalk, while the International Space Station's computer problems persist.
In the early 1970s, as Vietnam War-era protests swirled around the Washington area, local police borrowed riot equipment and received intelligence training from an unusual source: the CIA.
The newest version of Linux sports far fewer bugs than the average commercial code, a group of former Stanford University researchers said Tuesday.
A clothing factory in County Londonderry is to close with the loss of 260 jobs within five years.
Neurological disorders ranging from migraines to epilepsy and dementia affect up to one billion people worldwide and the toll will rise as populations age, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
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The UK&#39;s motorsport governing body has expressed its concern at the revelation that the British Grand Prix will not be on the provisional 2005 Formula One calendar, but has vowed to do what it can to get the event reinstated.
By SCOTT WILLIAMS  Any boater who ever scoured a shoreline looking for gas pumps or wasted an afternoon lugging fuel down to the dock will undoubtedly appreciate Mark Moertl's ingenuity - and his persistence.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A 79-year-old retiree who tussled with a man half his age over the man's foul language in a restaurant was sentenced to probation - but outside of that, he's been treated more like a hero than a criminal.
DRESDEN, Germany  - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder warned Germans not to forget their Nazi past Sunday as far-right supporters rallied in Dresden on Sunday to protest a devastating Allied bombing in Second World War that killed an estimated 35,000 residents 60 years ago.
English Premier League Saturday 11 December Final: Everton beat Liverpool for he first time in 7 years.
Chipper Jones' two-run homer helps the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 Friday night for their fifth straight victory.
Croatian President Stipe Mesic will face his main conservative rival in a runoff presidential vote later this month to decide who will lead the former Yugoslav republic's final push to join the European Union, election results showed.
Pakistan Times Federal Bureau Chief. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have agreed an early resumption of rail links between Khokhrapar and Monabao.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said President George W. Bush has a secret plan to call up more National Guard and Reserve troops after the Nov. 2 election.
LOS ANGELES -- Former NBA coach Tim Floyd is the apparent front-runner to get the job as Southern California coach. Floyd&#39;s agent, Bill Becknell, said Thursday that Floyd was contacted by USC on Monday.
Dal Dalai Lama pieno sostegno a protesta dei monaci
The World Series is headed there after two Red Sox victories at Fenway Park in Boston. And, while many Sox fans are convinced that the series won&#39;t be returning for games six and seven next weekend, here are a couple of facts to remember:
Perry Bacon on the political week in Washington
A US hostage in Iraq Micah Garen, appearing on a videotape, has called on the United States to stop the bloodshed in the Iraqi city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television said Friday.
ATLANTA, Sept. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Agilysys, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise computer technology solutions, recently concluded its IBM System i Partner Summit at the Westin Atlanta Airport.
Politicians faced extra security Monday at the Northern Ireland Assembly as they debated their failure to forge a Catholic-Protestant administration &#151; an argument dramatically interrupted last week by a Protestant extremist with a bag full of nail bombs.
Police investigating the deaths of three prostitutes say they are worried about a fourth missing woman.
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The driving range where Tiger Woods warmed up before playing 9-hole matches in high school is now a pad of dirt, the start of something he believes will be more significant than his career Grand Slam.
Embarcadero Technologies on Monday is unveiling its DBArtisan Workbench 8.0 database administration tool, featuring enhanced backup capabilities for Microsoft SQL Server databases and support for performance metrics in the Oracle10g database.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. for the Washington metropolitan area.
26 December 2004 -- The Iraqi militant group Ansar Al-Sunnah issued a videotape today apparently showing the 21 December bombing of a US Army base in northern Iraq.
Tino Martinez and the New York Yankees finalize a $3 million, one-year contract Friday.
Third-party fix available to repair a serious flaw in Windows for which Microsoft no longer provides security updates.
Greg Maddux didn't walk a batter for the sixth straight start and the San Diego Padres inched past Arizona and back into the NL West lead with a 3-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
RESTON, Va., May 25  /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines.  In April 2007, Google Sites captured 49.7 percent of the U.S.
VALDERRAMA, Spain  - Sergio Garcia had to undergo  an extensive investigation following a lost-ball incident at  Valderrama on Friday before being cleared to keep his  one-stroke lead in the Volvo Masters second round.
Workers at Volkswagen&#39;s Mexico plant agreed to end their three-day-old strike and accept a pay package close to the company&#39;s original offer, officials said after talks that stretched into the early hours of Saturday.
HP recently announced a definitive agreement to acquire Bristol Technology, a privately held provider of technologies that monitor business transactions.
President Bush's mission in New York is to tell Americans what they can expect of him during four more years in the White House &#151; and to begin his final drive to convince them that's what they want.
The Ministry of Defence investigates after Black Watch soldiers killed a suspected suicide bomber.
Police searching for a missing student in Cambridge say they have found a body in a military cemetery.
11/22/2004. Using your computer and Internet connection to make local and long distance calls has been getting a lot of attention lately.
Dave Williams pitched 6 1-3 shutout innings for his first victory in nearly three seasons and Jason Bay homered, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 on Tuesday night.
Indagato per morte poliziotto Raciti, accusa e' omicidio

The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday - but another rise is expected before too long.
Appello per adesione a campagna 'M'illumino di meno'
School officials on Thursday defended a decision to allow children as young as 11 to obtain birth-control pills at a middle-school health center, saying the new policy is aimed at a tiny number of sexually active students.
Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid named Italian Arrigo Sacchi asthe club&#39;s director of soccer on Tuesday. Sacchi, whose appointment was ratified at a board meeting, willarrive
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Wolfgang Heene, who helped communist East Germany build the Berlin Wall as a young soldier in 1961, has retired to a sleepy village on the Baltic shore -- which in turn is having a barrier built around it.
Juan Uribe homered and had five RBIs as the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Friday after the two central combatants in a brawl earlier this season chatted and shook hands.
England aim to get their World Cup campaign back on track against Samoa in Nantes.
As England&#39;s fortunes have gone from bad to worse during Steve McClaren&#39;s troubled reign, the beleaguered coach has increasingly resembled a gambler desperately trying to claw back his losses with one big bet.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday, driven higher by the automaking sector despite overnight losses on Wall Street.
A student fired a pellet gun in a courtyard during lunch at a high school Wednesday, leaving six boys with minor injuries, police said.
Study shows some federal employees spend chunks of time surfing porn and gambling sites.
At least 24 people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in three car bomb explosions and attacks by insurgents on police stations in the Iraqi city of Samarra, police and health officials said.
Liverpool chairman David Moores is considering his position because of constant takeover talks.
Leaders of US Airways&#39; pilots union late Monday rejected the carrier&#39;s latest contract proposal, a blow to the airline&#39;s attempt to avoid a second bankruptcy filing.
Dhaka - James Franklin became only the second New Zealander to grab a Test hat-trick, achieving the feat on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Wednesday.
Rival Palestinian forces clashed in the Gaza Strip and West Bank on Sunday, killing eight people, and wounding at least 100 in the biggest outbreak of internal fighting in months over unpaid wages and stalled unity talks.
The president of soccer's governing body wants Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi to make peace in person after the infamous World Cup head-butt.
A mob torched a church where hundreds had sought refuge Tuesday, and witnesses said dozens of people \u00c2\u0097 including children \u00c2\u0097 were burned alive or hacked to death with machetes in ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed election.
Oct. 21, 2004 - The world&#39;s population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organization WWF International warned Thursday in its &quot;Living Planet&quot; report.
The Dow Industrial average fell to a  new low for the year on Friday as oil prices jumped to a fresh  record and tech bellwether Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O weighed on  stocks after its revenue forecast lagged Wall Street  expectations.
Alviero Martini appropriately used his trademark travellers' map of the world design in outfits on the last day of womenswear shows here before the fashion crowd moves on to Paris next week.
ENVER, Aug. 17 - Victor Zambrano came to the Mets with radical movement on his pitches, fixable flaws in his delivery and a curious sore spot lingering around his right elbow.
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Social networks have made fortunes setting up Web sites that allow people to post profiles and trade messages. Now, the rank and file are getting the chance to make some cash from their contacts.
The evidence Brian McNamee has turned over to federal investigators will come under strenuous attack if the issue ever enters the courtroom.
Thailand, rattled by fears a girl passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the deadly H5N1 virus in the country.
Shares in Anglo-Swedish drug giant AstraZeneca drop more than 8% in value after the failure of its Iressa drug in a major clinical trial.
A US federal appeals court ruled in favor of peer-to-peer software makers this week, stating that the companies behind the Grokster and Morpheus services are not liable for copyright infringement due to the actions of their users.
Stephen Maguire faces Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final on Sunday.
Recuperati 22 naufraghi e tre cadaveri, almeno un disperso
Cynthia Jordan scored 20 of her 28 points in the first half to lead Temple to a 71-60 upset over No. 22 Rutgers on Monday.
The confessed killer of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had his life jail sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court Thursday after he appealed for leniency saying he was mentally ill when he stabbed her.
Hundreds of thousands of athletes,  officials and visitors waved goodbye to Athens in a  post-Olympics exodus on Monday, leaving city officials to probe  a doping scandal that tarnished an otherwise dream Games.
A tsunami striking the U.S. is not a question of if but when
The Bush administration plans to  give strategic advice, training and polling data to what it  deems as \
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems's Linksys division thinks SMBs should have some of the same features enterprises get, such as backup power and virtualization, when they attach storage to their networks. On Monday, the company rolled out its first NAS products for businesses, filling a need it found in smaller organizations when it started investigating the technology about two years ago, said Ivor Diedricks, a senior product marketing manager. The rollout includes two lines of NAS chassis, ranging in price from $999.99 to $2,499.99. NAS is common in enterprises and a fledgling category in consumer electronics, but neither of those types of gear suits enterprises with between five and 100 users, Diedricks said. The company's goal was to key capabilities of the large-enterprise systems into products that are affordable to SMBs. Linksys' well-known parent also serves some enterprises in that five-to-100-user range, Diedricks said. But those companies generally have an in-house IT staff and want a direct support relationship with Cisco, whereas Linksys customers generally turn to resellers for management and support. The NAS products are available with an optional redundant power supply unit to keep the NAS units running in case of a power outage as well as standard on-disk encryption, a system within the chassis for encrypting data. With on-disk encryption, disks can be taken out and moved, and the data will stay secure, Diedricks said. Linksys introduced four NSS (Network Storage System) chassis, each with four drive bays. The NSS6000 includes some advanced features that are not in the NSS4000, notably virtualization capability, Diedricks said. This feature lets a business organize more than one NAS chassis into a single virtual volume. An NSS4000 can be part of one of these virtual volumes, but the NSS6000 is required to run virtualization. Also, the NSS6000 can handle 75 simultaneous users, while the NSS4000 is limited to 15. Both the NSS4000 and NSS6000 also are available in versions that already include a set of 250GB RAID drives for a total capacity of 1TB. Also Monday, Linksys introduced its first stackable switches for SMBs. The devices are designed to help enterprises expand their networks as they grow. As many as eight can be stacked together and managed as one switch, and an optional redundant power supply can keep a stack of as many as six running in case of an outage. The switches range from a 24-port 10/100M bps device with four Gigabit Ethernet ports and two interfaces for fiber Gigabit links to an all-Gigabit Ethernet switch with four fiber interfaces and Power over Ethernet to run VoIP phones and other devices. They all have quality-of-service features to support VoIP. Estimated street prices range from $409.99 to $999.99.
Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing up to 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding along with women and children.
Howard Dean, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, called on the head of New York's Republican Party to apologize or resign Wednesday over remarks linking the Democrats to a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists.
LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange  is to buy its Italian counterpart for 1.6 billion euros ($2.15 billion), the two exchanges confirmed in a statement on Saturday, the latest step in a global consolidation of exchanges.
The Russian army says it has killed five Chechen rebels including a Turkish \
China pledged Tuesday to investigate a report that officials covered up the deaths of at least 10 workers building the main stadium for the August Beijing Olympics.
The elderly risk accidentally harming themselves by taking potentially lethal mixtures of medicines, an expert warns.
A former Bangladeshi minister is arrested a day after three politicians were held in an anti-corruption drive.
sierra-php is yet another PHP framework. It is compatible with both PHP 4 and 5. It provides a foundation of reusable object-oriented code for Linux/Unix PHP software implementations.   This version of sierra-php includes completely new REST and SOAP web services integration in the entity model (model/entity_model.dtd)
The mixed results in its latest earnings report may get lost in the wording.
Morocco is to elect a new parliament, with a moderate Islamist opposition party expected to make large gains.
Tens of thousands of people passed by the coffin of the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.
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Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Saturday the large turnout for the Iowa caucuses indicates Americans are looking for a Democrat to run the White House in 2008, but he added that the party still has to work to make that happen.
Proponents of the idea say such a step could restore confidence in the financial markets broadly, and specifically in the $2.6 trillion municipal bond market.
A fired-up opponent makes shots from everywhere while the Americans scramble around desperately looking for answers.
Police warn firms and the public to take care opening post as another letter bomb explodes in Swansea.
Google's estimated $3bn flotation has been delayed by at least a day as the firm awaits regulatory approval.
An Australian 419 fraudster who conned AU$5m from his victims was today jailed for four years on 10 counts of fraud and one of perverting the course of justice by the NSW District Court theage.com.au reports.
Executives at Siemens scrap plans for a 30% pay rise due to fears over the future of its former mobile phone unit.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in the war-torn Iraqi capital Baghdad for talks with his counterpart Nuri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani.
Goverment policies have been blamed for fuelling discrimination against people with HIV.
Thousands of people taking vitamins could be at risk of premature death, according to research published today. A review of antioxidant vitamin supplements, such as Vitamin E
The use of alcohol in TV soap operas could be desensitising teens to the dangers of alcohol, a report suggests.
A tiny unmanned NASA &quot;scramjet&quot; soared above the Pacific Ocean yesterday at nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or almost 7,000 mph, in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology.
P-Cube develops service control platforms, which help service providers identify subscribers, classify applications, improve service performance and charge for multiple services without costly infrastructure upgrades, Cisco said.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Peyton Manning threw for a career-high 472 yards and five touchdowns on 25-of-44 passing, but his last-ditch comeback attempt ended with an interception in the end zone in the closing minutes as Kansas City outlasted Indianapolis 45-35
CULVER CITY, California  - Sony Corp.   will launch a lighter, slimmer model of its PlayStation  Portable handheld video game console in September, a senior  executive said on Wednesday.
Ministro, altrimenti revoco parita' ed erogazione contributi
Tad Davis snapped awake at 4:30 am yesterday and slipped from beside his sleeping wife to pull off the ultimate surprise for their 10th wedding anniversary.
FederazioneModaItalia, incremento dal 5 al 15%
Protests continue in France in a bid to stop delivery of  weapons-grade plutonium from the US for recycling.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft partners introduced to the company's software-plus-services strategy this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) applauded the plan, though they noted a few challenges as the company makes the transition from selling business software to offering more hosted and Web-based services. Microsoft used its annual partner conference, held this year in Denver, as a coming-out party for the strategy, with CEO Steve Ballmer outlining the plan for the first time after other executives have been discussing it publicly for more than a year. It seemed fitting that the company's top executive was the one to deliver the message to thousands of partners who play a significant role in the company's success. \
A majority of Americans approve of U.S. plans for limited troop withdrawals from Iraq but are not more optimistic about the war after testimony last week from a top U.S. general, a new poll found on Tuesday.
Oil prices fall for a fourth day, in advance of US figures that are expected to show a rise in inventories.
A Bush-Cheney campaign office in Knoxville, Tennessee was hit by at least two gunshots apparently fired from a passing vehicle on Tuesday but no one was hurt, police said.
A variety of spider species built on one another's work to create a sprawling web that blanketed hundreds of yards of trees and shrubs at a North Texas park, according to entomologists who studied the unusual formation.
A U.S. court on Thursday barred  EchoStar Communications Corp. from retransmitting distant TV  stations, adding weight to a recent settlement between the  satellite television provider and broadcast networks.
The main opposition party in Bangladesh has called for another nationwide strike to protest a deadly grenade attack at a party rally in the capital, Dhaka, eight days ago.
Fueled by fierce fighting in Fallujah and insurgents' counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, the U.S. military death toll for November equalled the highest for any month of the war, according to casualty reports available Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will hold a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 20 to discuss the findings of an investigation into the agency's own problems in battling electronic attacks and IT systems intrusions. In a hearing labeled \
A suicide car bomber killed at least  seven Iraqis at an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone government  and U.S. diplomatic compound on Monday, a year to the day since  U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets of Beirut to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri
Russia left YUKOS and its investors guessing as to its next move on Monday after selling its main oil production unit to Baikal Finance Group, a mystery
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Israel&#39;s pro-settler National Religious Party (NRP) decided to resign from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s coalition government after Sharon refused to put his disengagement plan to a national referendum.
But if she looks as hot as she does here, her fans may demand more of her.
I leaped up from my desk vowing to commit the most sensational attack of revenge in the history of the personal computer industry.
Dimitar Berbatov confirms he is staying at Spurs despite speculation about his White Hart Lane future.
You're playing Russian roulette with multiple bullets if you don't take seriously the threat posed by wireless networks, says Computerworld editor Preston Gralla.
A book publisher that bought an ad on Don Imus's radio show is suing the shock jock and his former bosses at CBS Radio for more than $4 million, saying Imus insulted the book he was paid to promote.
Tom Lehman will be disappointed. The   captain of the American Ryder Cup team joked last month he   would not turn up to the event's opening ceremony in Ireland   next week if Irish rockers U2 were not there.
Invito a pensare a Medio Oriente e zone di guerra
His speeches cause outrage in the West and critics at home say his economic policies are failing, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad still rallies Iran's poor with his common touch and promises of state handouts.
London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was fined $29,000 Thursday by the English Football Association (FA).
The United States accused its Arab allies Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar on Tuesday of being among the world's worst offenders in permitting the sale of people into the sex trade and indentured servitude.
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It's a sweltering 90 degrees and soldiers Kevin Messmer and Kroften Owen are hunched in a rubble-strewn apartment. Peering from a window to avoid sniper fire, they see a bustling Iraqi city.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said yesterday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
Domani non parteciperanno a inaugurazione anno giudiziario
Federal prosecutors have widened their criminal case involving questionable tax shelters at the accounting firm Ernst & Young, adding two outside defendants.
The Justice Department is evaluating whether the merger of the only two U.S. satellite radio companies would hurt competition.
Actress Bipasha Basu is a fan of Pakistani singer Atif Aslam and she wants him to do the playback for her movie Race.
The New York Times on Thursday endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain for their party's nominations to contest the U.S. presidential in November.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc  posted a 2.6 percent rise in underlying quarterly profits on Thursday, beating analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil prices.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has vowed to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan despite a humiliating rebuff from his own party of his bid to forge a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.
Blog: Only 2 percent of Internet households have installed DVD-ripping software on their computers, according to NPD Group.
For comedian Ellen DeGeneres, this shaggy-dog tale has gone too far, and she has decided to take a long weekend to recover.
US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.
Representatives from German carmaker Volkswagen AG and a labor union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours, without any increase in pay.
The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in August to its second-highest level on record, fueled by the highest oil import prices in 23 years and record imports from China, the U.S. government said on Thursday.
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BESLAN, Russia  - President Vladimir Putin vowed  Thursday to do all he could to save hundreds of children,  parents and teachers held under threat of death by gunmen for a  second day at a Russian school near rebel Chechnya.
An Islamist Web site which has posted  unsubstantiated claims about hostages in the past said on  Saturday that a group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  had killed a British construction engineer it is holding.
This time, the Red Sox really had them worried. The Sox and their fans were certain of it. They finally had the Yankees on the run. The Sox were better. Even thewiseguys in Las Vegas made Boston a favorite in the American League Championship Series.
An al-Qaida-linked suicide bomber blew up his vehicle Monday near cars waiting to enter the Green Zone, home to the US Embassy and Iraq&#39;s
ALBANY, NY RS Investment Management agreed to pay 30 (m) million dollars to settle allegations it allowed &quot;excessive&quot; market timing in its mutual funds.
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 10--Roller coasters and resort hotels could replace the research labs and neighborhoods once planned on Mecca Farms, the first proposed site of The Scripps Research Institute.
By Bertrand M. Gutierrez, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Mar. 9--Clean tap water. Unclogged wastewater pipes. Modernized treatment plants.
The beautifully acted ensemble film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Witnesses\u00e2\u0080\u009d sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.
A suicide car bomber rammed into a Shi&#39;ite mosque in Baghdad during dawn prayers Friday, killing 14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.
Zimbabwe denies British journalists entry - but England's tour still looks set to go ahead.
Blog: The Army's Joint Robotics Repair Facility in Baghdad is an \
A prominent Boston-based real estate company has agreed to test for and remove any hazardous lead paint from nearly 10,400 apartments nationwide, including more than 7,000 in Massachusetts, under a consent agreement that federal and state officials plan to announce today.
First-quarter earnings were hurt by weak profits in China and increased sales of lower-margin products like notebook computers.
Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 maker  of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit more than  tripled, but growth in handset volumes disappointed Wall Street  and its shares fell 4.5 percent.
A jazz giant for more than  half a century, pianist Dave Brubeck has no intention of  quietly passing his golden years at home relaxing with his  wife, with whom he just celebrated his 65th anniversary.
They can be found rallying union workers, walking picket lines or helping sign up new members. Democrats running for president are after something else this time of year: the endorsements of the oh-so-important labor unions.
Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who started the namesake U.S. company Liz Claiborne Inc., has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.
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The deaths of more than 30 Togo and Zambia supporters overshadowed weekend African Nations Cup qualifiers in which superstars Didier Drogba and Sameul Eto&#39;o were among the scorers.
Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna and Aditya Datt's maiden directorial venture Ashiq Banaya Aapne have been nominated in three categories for the Bollywood Music Awards based on the votes polled by the people of Indian origin in the US, Canada and the Caribbean.
U.S. and Iranian officials began their most high profile talks in almost three decades on Monday to discuss Iraq's spiraling violence, which Washington says is fuelled by Iran.
This year is on track to be the second warmest since records began in the 1860s and floods in Pakistan or a heatwave in Greece may herald worse disruptions in store from global warming, experts said on Friday.
The Web\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest social network says it can tailor ads to the personal information that its 110 million active users leave on their profile pages.
TMZ.com usually traffics in salacious celebrity gossip. So its readers may have been confused when the site posted an item on Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.
On the PHP in Action Blog, there's a new post today that shares some tips for testing your web applications with some simple tests.   I just started listing the techniques I've learned when writing tests to exercise the web interface of a PHP application. This is from my experience and my personal preferences; it's not the final word or necessarily right for everyone.  He suggests:  Use SimpleTest's Web tester if you can Test the web output using regular expressions Use element IDs or names to test links, forms and fields Log HTTP requests in the application
Gordon Brown is told previous governments are to blame for neglecting Northern Ireland's economy.
A Pentagon spending spree aims to replace the vulnerable Humvee with more than 6,000 mine-resistant ambush-protection vehicles, or MRAPs, just as a stopgap. Then comes a different bruiser in 2012. In Danger Room.
The United States and Iran appear headed for a showdown over the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear program. Washington is reported to be pushing for the United Nations nuclear agency to adopt a resolution that would
BANGKOK - The future looked brighter for leaf-tailed geckos and great white sharks after a UN meeting on trade in wild plants and animals.
By Bulley, Henry N N Merchant, James W; Marx, David B; Holz, John C; Holz, Aris A  ABSTRACT: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is charged with establishing standards and criteria for assessing lake water quality.
Luol Deng scores 29 points, Kirk Hinrich delivers his second career triple-double and the Bulls beat the Knicks, 101-96, on Friday night, handing New York a fifth straight loss.
New findings suggest that some Neanderthals were fair-skinned and redheaded.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin  - Shocked Packers fans spilled into the frigid Green Bay night on Sunday still reeling from a 23-20 loss to the New York Giants and wondering if it was the last time they had seen Brett Favre at Lambeau Field.
In a ceremony isolated from the Arab throngs that loved Yasser Arafat best, kings and diplomats, presidents or proxies from more than 50 countries paid tribute Friday to the man who personified the Palestinians' aspirations for statehood.
A contract is signed that will lead to the building of the first four spacecraft in Europe's multi-billion-euro satellite-navigation network.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday,  extending gains, as oil prices fell sharply after a  higher-than-expected rise in crude stocks last week.
Fox and CBS have agreed to pay $8 billion for new Sunday afternoon NFL packages, six-year extensions that start when the current deals expire after the 2005 season.
The Apple-based System X supercomputer at Virginia Tech has been upgraded to run at 12.25 teraflops. The system placed third on the list of the world&#39;s most powerful supercomputers last
By David Carrick  The Jack Charlton Disabled Anglers Association's Children's Day at Sharpley Springs on Sunday attracted 42 entries and all the youngsters had a great day's fishing.
Calling him &quot;the worst kind of monster&quot; and undeserving of sympathy, prosecutor Dave Harris urged jurors Thursday to sentence double-murderer Scott Peterson to death for killing his pregnant wife.
Australian scientists are using the collective intelligence found in insect swarms to develop the next generation of hi-tech military hardware.
Bill Clinton&#39;s heartache may turn into John Kerry&#39;s heartbreak. The former President is still recovering from quadruple-bypass surgery six weeks ago, and his doctors deem him not quite ready to campaign for Kerry, Sen.
An Islamic cleric read from the Koran, the Muslim holy book, at the Paris military hospital bedside of the 75-year-old symbol of the Palestinian cause, who was in a deep coma, on life support, with bleeding in the brain and problems with other vital organs
(CBS/AP) Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Thursday that a new report finding Iraq had no stockpiles of banned weapons &quot;provided definitive evidence as to why George Bush should not be re-elected president of the United States.
BusinessWeek Online - In the post-Enron, post-WorldCom, post-Tyco era, ethics has become one of the hottest topics in the business world. Business schools have entire courses dedicated to the topic. Companies have instituted more rigorous ethics policies and set up global ethics offices. One of the fastest-growing employment categories is chief ethics officer, as evidenced by the creation of that post at the New York Stock Exchange , Nortel Networks , Marsh &amp; McLennan , and Hewlett-Packard .
Rape, killing and looting are  increasing as tribal tensions escalate in Sudan&#039;s troubled  Darfur province, the United Nations&#039; top envoy to the country  said on Wednesday, despite a peace deal he had helped broker.
The first thing one notices about Yasser Arafat is not his chequered headscarf, folded in the shape of the map of Palestine; not his surprisingly short stature; not even his trembling lips or pale hands.
Pakistan accused al Qaeda of killing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination has plunged the nuclear-armed country into crisis and triggered bloody protests.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's visit to China switches to environmental issues Saturday, as he seeks to boost co-operation between the two countries on tackling climate change, senior Downing Street officials said.
STAR CITY, Russia Sept. 23, 2004 - The new crew to the international space station will conduct experiments to research new AIDS vaccines and plant growth, and work on new space vehicles that will help future
For 12-year-old Anju Sharma, hope for a better life arrives in her poor farming village three days a week on a bicycle rickshaw that carries a computer with a high-speed, wireless Internet connection.
The Red Sox survived another shaky outing by Daisuke Matsuzaka. Matsuzaka nearly gave away a nine-run lead, but Mike Lowell hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to lead the Red Sox over the Toronto Blue Jays 13-10 Monday night.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to invest 25 trillion won (US$24 billion) in building new semiconductor production lines by 2010, the company said Monday.
By The Associated Press  Entertainment highlights during the week of Sept. 10-Sept. 16:  1955: \
By Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Jun. 8--HAMPTON ISLAND -- Hampton Island preserve, a vacation community  located off the coast of Georgia, has given a 1977 La France fire truck to the  town of Riceboro.
Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) is pushing further into the Linux domain by extending the code base of its SuSE Linux Enterprise Server into the data center, the supporting platform for most enterprise applications, such as ERP, CRM or SCM.
U.S. antitrust regulators said on  Tuesday they would not oppose a plan by Dow Jones & Co. DJ.N,  publisher of The Wall Street Journal, to buy online financial  news provider MarketWatch Inc. MKTW.O for $519 million.
The UK's first motorway lane dedicated to drivers carrying passengers is announced by the government.
Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Stumping in Colorado, President Bush is issuing a pre-debate warning about his rival John Kerry. He says the Democrat&#39;s debate statements &quot;simply do not pass the credibility test.
Alcatel-Lucent reported higher sales but a net loss for the fourth quarter due to a big writedown.
Connecting past to present, the History Channel's documentary about the War of 1812 tells a selective story.
Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf yesterday as militants left, handing the keys to religious authorities after Iraq&#39;s top Shia cleric
After an 18-year ban, four African states will put their ivory stocks on the market in a one-time sale as part of a hard-fought compromise reached early Thursday with other Africans who tried to block the sale.
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai faces a big hurdle in getting his reform-minded cabinet approved by a parliament likely to be filled with figures from Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s war and drugs tainted past, analysts said on Friday.
Intel dropped prices on a range of Pentium 4 processors by up to 35 percent on Sunday. The fastest version of the chip, the 3.6GHz Pentium 4 560, dropped by 35 percent from $637 to $417.
Investor's Business Daily - Femtocells sounds like the next big thing in biology, but it actually could shake up wireless phone services.
The supply of oil is still outstripping demand after OPEC, the producer of more than a third of the world&#39;s output, begins to reduce production to prop up falling prices, the Qatari oil minister said.
The new patches apply to a variety of products, including some versions of Microsoft&#39;s Windows operating system and server software, its Internet Explorer Web browser and Excel spreadsheet program.
There was widespread rejoicing on Tuesday night in Italy at the release of two Italian female aid workers who had been held hostage in Iraq.
``Shot a 73, my best round of the year,&#39;&#39; Spurrier said after walking off the 18th green at Heathrow Country Club. ``Three bogeys, two birdies and I should&#39;ve made more putts.
Business & money: Investors continue to pile into property market in spite of rising interest rates.
Nikolai maneuvered his bike through the ruts in a dirt road and shook his head in disgust. \
MGIC Investment Corporation and the Radian Group, scrapped their merger plan on Wednesday, the latest casualty of the turmoil in mortgage markets.
INDIANAPOLIS  \u00c2\u0097 Reggie Miller won't be chasing the NBA championship that eluded him during his 18-year career. He decided against a comeback bid at 42 years old with the Boston Celtics. Instead, the former Indiana Pacers star might announce some of their games.
The New York Yankees donated $1 million on Wednesday to a fund to aid the healing process at Virginia Tech following the mass killings last month.
Three people have died after an outbreak of cholera in a suburb of Zimbabwe's capital Harare.
Council needs racism coordinators A chilling illustration of the perils of copywriting by committee comes to us from West Sussex County Council human resources department. The engine of UK south coast municipal governance is advertising for two \
Shares of Biogen Idec BIIB.O climbed  6 percent before the bell on Monday, after better test results  for a multiple sclerosis drug it developed with Elan Corp.
Scientists have discovered a molecule that plays a key role in the development of sperm.
The widow of ex-Rwandan President Habyarimana is to hear if she can claim asylum in France in an appeal ruling.
Reports that CS gas may have contributed to the death of a police officer have been dismissed by the Metropolitan Police.
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Argentina&#39;s postponement of its International Monetary Fund loan program was &quot;very unadvisable&quot; as the country tries to regain access to international credit markets, a global banking group said on Tuesday.
A man accused of being an illegal immigrant while on holiday is paid \u00c2\u00a37,500 after he was wrongly put in prison.
The N.C.A.A. punished the Oklahoma football program for rules violations, stripping the team of its victories from the 2005 season and taking away two scholarships for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years.
A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report today that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits
An ingredient in a blood thinner linked to four deaths was made at an uncertified plant in China that was not inspected.
Police looking for missing Madeleine McCann are expected to search land where a letter claims she is buried.
US and European government bonds softened on Thursday as world equity markets continued to strengthen while the European Central Bank raised interest rates and left the way open for more increases.
Britain agreed on Thursday to a U.S. request for UK troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
Companies developing new drugs and biomedical devices got the biggest percentage of funds invested by venture capital firms in the third quarter, according to two new surveys.
With Halloween approaching, federal health officials on Friday warned that lollipops labeled \
Laurence Fishburne is  transforming the best-selling novel &quot;The Alchemist&quot; into a  feature film.
A controversial health centre where NHS patients will be treated by a private company is officially opened.
Ryan Giggs annuncer&agrave; oggi il suo addio al Galles. Secondo la BBC, il centrocampista del Manch...
Time Warner Inc. plans to launch a  test of its overhauled news portal on Tuesday, drawing  influences from the uncluttered design of popular Internet  blogs.
Sport: Football: James McFadden's spectacular goal gives Scots victory in France.
Coca-Cola Co.  Chairman and Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell received $7 million in salary and performance-based pay in 2006, nearly 17 percent more than he was paid a year earlier, the world's largest soft drink company said on Friday.
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Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman is not concerned about the disappointment Tiger Woods expressed over his selection to head the 2006 U.S. team.
Russian intelligence officers convicted in Qatar for the murder of Chechen ex-president  Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, return to Moscow.
AMR Corp.&#39;s American Airlines, the world&#39;s largest carrier, delayed the deliveries of 54 Boeing Co. planes to save $2.7 billion in spending over the next six years.
Nextel Communications is in advanced talks to merge with the Sprint Corporation, a deal that would form the third largest cellphone company in the nation.
Weatherford accelerated in international venues for a solid quarter.
Australian political leaders have gone into hot debate Monday as how to eliminate threat of regional terrorism, either through cooperation with local countries, or a pre-emptive strikes.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, seemingly isolated after New Zealand signalled it might join a Southeast Asian non-aggression pact, remained defiant on Tuesday, saying his country had no intention of attacking anyone.
A homeland security adviser to Rudy Giuliani came under fire Thursday for claiming there were \
Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert tried to smile when asked about Alonzo Mourning&#39;s first game back after a kidney transplant less than a year ago.
Three years after 9/11, Manhattan looks shiny and clean. But what has become of its icons: its money, its people and, of course, Rudy? An update on a mending metropolis
A top European Union official says Turkey needs to do more for its Kurdish minority. The EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Guenter Verheugen, was speaking during a tour of Turkey&#39;s predominantly Kurdish southeast region.
English second division side Leicester City have appointed former Hearts coach Craig Levein as manager, replacing Micky Adams who resigned earlier this month.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on Friday will unveil a range of products including its version of the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war between
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze has a form of leukemia, which is cancer of the blood and bone marrow, a person with the team confirmed Tuesday.
ALGIERS, Sept. 8 -- A car bombing killed 28 coast guard officers in Algeria on Saturday, just days after a blast ripped through a crowd waiting for the president.
Drug maker Merck & Co.  said on Wednesday it agreed to settle tax disputes with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service at a net cash cost of about $2.3 billion.
Efforts to free six foreign medics  sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with the HIV  virus have yet to result in a deal on compensation, a group  representing the families of the children said on Sunday.
Luxury Italian label Prada could be sold to a private individual or consortium, reports have said.
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HELSINKI\u00e2\u0080\u0094Nokia Corp.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new Nokia Remote Camera wireless home monitoring solution features an integrated motion detector and video capture with sound.
Russian President Vladimir Putin today said the explosions that brought down two airliners in Russia a week ago were the work of terrorists linked to the al- Qaeda terrorist network.
Body that paid thousands to minister's campaign 'has never held meeting'
Body Mechanics teaches kids how to avoid being overweight as they join forces with superheroes against villains like Col Estorol and Betes II. By the Associated Press.
BESLAN, Russia  - The sound of weeping mothers who  lost their sons and daughters in Russia's school siege drifted  out of the homes of Beslan on Sunday as the first burials were  held for some of the 338 people killed.
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Converting Chicago fans into Marlins&#39; supporters isn&#39;t an easy assignment. But team president David Samson gave it his best shot Monday morning.
An international group of corporate leaders calls for global targets on reducing greenhouse emissions.
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A village official in northern China cancelled classes at a local school for several days to honour the anniversary of his mother's death with on-campus performances of traditional opera.
Kodak and Sun Microsystems have reached a settlement in their patent dispute over Java technology, with Sun agreeing to fork over $92 million to settle the suit.
Il Consiglio dei ministri non ha affrontato l&#39;emendamento sulle tasse n\u00c3\u00a8 il decreto fiscale per l&#39;aggiustamento dei conti 2004. &quot;Si sta ancora lavorando&quot;. Lo ha detto il ministro Gianni Alemanno a margine di una conferenza stampa a Palazzo Chigi.
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(InfoWorld) - Dell\u00c2\u00a0on Thursday announced that Michael Cannon, the current president and CEO of electronics maker Solectron, will head a newly formed group that will oversee much of the company's operations, including manufacturing, procurement and suppliers. Cannon's appointment is the latest sign of a management shakeup underway at Dell, and underscores the seriousness of the challenges facing the company. Paul Tufano succeeds Cannon and will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a permanent replacement. Once the PC industry's superstar, Dell has struggled in recent quarters. The company\u00c2\u00a0lost its title of world's largest PC vendor\u00c2\u00a0to a resurgent Hewlett-Packard. The company also faces scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into\u00c2\u00a0its accounting practices, which forced the company to delay filing its financial results for the second and third quarters of 2006. In addition, Dell last year\u00c2\u00a0recalled millions of defective laptop batteries, after they were determined to pose a potential fire risk to customers. In a bid to turn things around, Dell CEO\u00c2\u00a0Kevin Rollins was replaced last month\u00c2\u00a0by Michael Dell, the company's chairman. Dell's return was accompanied by warnings that the company's financial results for the fourth quarter, to be announced March 1, will fall below analyst expectations. Cannon, who was president and CEO of hard-disk maker Maxtor\u00c2\u00a0-- now part of Seagate Technology\u00c2\u00a0-- before joining Solectron, will be responsible for improving Dell's manufacturing operations after he starts work on Feb, 26. His job includes the responsibility for opening factories that are closer to customers and improving the company's supply chain, Dell said, noting that plans are underway to add new factories in India, Poland and Brazil. The ultimate goal, according to Dell, is to improve product quality while shortening manufacturing times and reducing costs. \u00c2
SAP AG's first court meeting with rival Oracle Corp. over an industrial espionage lawsuit has been rescheduled for Sept. 11, the German company said Wednesday.
Yahoo Inc. plans to close its U.S. offices during the final week of the year, a cost-cutting measure that will require most of the Internet icon's 10,500 workers to use their vacation time if they want to be paid for the time off.
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Server maker drops UltraSparc IIIi+ processor to focus on other, higher-priority chips.
It's more than half a year &#151; and a few snowstorms &#151; until the first votes in Iowa, yet Democratic presidential hopefuls have already captured some of the delegates critical to winning the nomination.
Virus writers have begun distributing their wares in emails that pose as Lycos's abandoned \
Britain needs to redeploy troops closer to Baghdad so that the insurgency in central Iraq can be dealt with ahead of Iraqi elections, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday.
A line of storms stretching the length of the Plains marched east early Thursday, while both coasts were clear and sunny.
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The company said at MacWorld Monday that it will retool its all-in-one Google application for the iPhone, improving the UI and speeding up loading times.
*Neither captain expects a repeat of the last Ryder Cup played in the United States, when rowdy fans at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and the European Union's foreign policy chief may meet again in the next few days for talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear program, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Mexico has captured a drug lord  suspected of handling half of the illegal drugs smuggled into  the United States and who had a $2 million price tag on his  head, the government said on Monday.
Fastest Sony console sales ramp Sony has sold more than a million PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe, Australia and other territories that use the PAL TV standard, the head of the company's European entertainment operation, David Reeves, has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Germany's economy could be seriously damaged by further increases in oil prices, the central Bundesbank said Monday.
More than 35 Enquirer readers have called or e-mailed comments about the five drugs that were criticized Thursday by an expert with the US Food and Drug Administration.
On her deathbed, the mother of Fatah Islam leader Shaker Youssef al-Absi beseeched God to grant her son and his al-Qaida-inspired militants \
It wasn&#39;ta name. It belonged on a license plate. But Y4145 identified Bernard Hopkins for nearly five years. In some ways, it still does.
Mac gaming in Japan is in a slump: There are no Mac games. But a very unlikely savior has just stepped in to rescue gaming on the Mac. Nobuyuki Hayashi reports from Tokyo.
A red jungle fowl is seen in this undated handout photo. Researchers have assembled the genome sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of all domestic chickens.
Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.
Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  posted lower quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by a higher tax rate, but raised its full-year earnings forecast based on sales of new products and cost cuts.
Australian government bodies withheld billions of dollars from Aboriginal workers, stockpiling the money while children were dying of malnutrition, a study released Wednesday said.
The U.S. military on Saturday confirmed the arrests of 25 people linked to the assassination of the leader of the U.S.-backed revolt by Sunni Arab tribesmen in the western Anbar province against al-Qaida in Iraq.
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US troops are still fighting to crush resistance in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as rebels hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.
Freshman Bridgette Mitchell scores a season-high 20 points and has 10 rebounds Thursday night to lead top-ranked Duke past Boston College, 73-52, keeping the Blue Devils as the nation's only unbeaten team.
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Pakistani security agencies have detained a number of people for interrogation in a foiled bid to fire rockets in the vicinity of the parliament, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday.
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``I was standing in line behind Clint at the National Board of Review ceremonies around the time of `Boys Don&#39;t Cry,&#39; but I don&#39;t think that he noticed me,&#39;&#39; she said.
Erin Flanagan is a mother of three who beams at the sight of her children sledding and thoughts of their coming Christmas joy.
Insecure and antisocial networking A popular Facebook application that promises users privacy in exchange for opinions on their friends is acting as a stooly by offering the information for others to buy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
How three amateur journalists dethroned an icon and turned the mainstream media upside down, all without quitting their day jobs
LOS ANGELES  - The New Hollywood has become the old guard.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair began  a visit to Lebanon on Monday as troops and riot police deployed  in central Beirut to handle planned protests against his stance  during Israel's 34-day war with Hizbollah.
Mars Inc.\u00c2\u0092s new versions of CocoaVia, a line of \u00c2\u0093heart healthy\u00c2\u0094 chocolate bars may be less healthy than the originals.
A relatively unheard-of gut disorder is becoming much more common, say US researchers.
And France bans happy slapping Turkey has taken steps to prevent access to YouTube after a video insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, was posted on the site.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jason Richardson scored 24 points to help the Golden State Warriors keep the Charlotte Bobcats winless on the road with a 99-87 victory on Sunday night.
Alberto R. Gonzales's assurances on prisoner treatment and international treaties did little to placate Democrats.
Scotland's five-month old smoking ban is  hitting pubs and bingo clubs, two British companies reported on  Friday, giving investors more clues what to expect when similar  legislation comes into force in England next year.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's dog Winston Holly is the face of a new line of pet care products to be launched next month, the Rossman store chain announced.
European court rules government is breaking law by not forcing bosses to give staff enough rest between shifts.
The former head of a district in Chechnya has been charged as an accomplice in organizing the execution-style murder of a Russian investigative journalist, his lawyer said Friday.
BAGHDAD - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 10 Iraqis and wounding 16, police and hospital officials said.
KABUL  - Incumbent leader Hamid Karzai&#39;s chief rival Yunus Qanooni told AFP he would accept the outcome of Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election despite his allegations of fraud.
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Daniela Iacoboni, a genetic counselor, seeks to balance information about risk with caution about passing on serious diseases.
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau was taken to a hospital for X-rays on his left hand after being hit by a pitch from Cleveland starter CC Sabathia in the sixth inning on Sunday.
By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own daily talk show - and she won't have to worry about Barbara Walters this time.  Court TV said Wednesday it had hired Reynolds to run a show about criminal justice issues that intersect with the pop culture world.
Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai has been formally awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Ms. Maathai urged her audience at Oslo&#39;s City Hall to recognize that protecting
Tycho:  Otherwise engaged on Wednesday, Tokyo had a head start on us - its powerful newsings daring to accrue, even as we were being sodomized at the border crossing.  Much of this content was indecipherable.  But we can still point and shriek, like when a monolith descends.
There's no need to feel down when down markets hit.
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The Supreme Court announced that it will decide whether the Constitution permits governments to transfer property from one private owner to another in the name of creating jobs and tax revenue -- a case that could affect local economic development policy and individual property rights nationwide.
Yahoo! Inc. is going mobile on Nextel Communication Inc. handheld devices. A new partnership between the companies puts Yahoo! e-mail, instant messaging, games, news and more in Nextel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s products.
Hours will be extended the next two Saturdays at five post offices in Salt Lake and Weber counties.  While most post offices are open on Saturdays, those with extended hours are:  Ogden Ben Lomond, 221 N. Washington Blvd., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Salt Lake Cottonwood, 6890 S.
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Bulgaria in Brief: 21 December 2004, Tuesday. For the first time in Sofia's history a lady headed a police department in the capital.
An audio tape purportedly by Osama bin  Laden praises gunmen who attacked a U.S. consulate in Saudi  Arabia on Dec. 6 and warns Saudi rulers they could be toppled  like the Shah of Iran.
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Lewis Hamilton attempts to become the first driver to win the Formula One title in a debut season.
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TOKYO - A glittering bathtub made of gold worth nearly $1 million has been stolen from a resort hotel, an official said Wednesday.
More than a million people are being ordered from their homes in Florida -- in anticipation of Hurricane Frances. It could be Florida&#39;s mightiest storm in a decade, and residents
WASHINGTON (CP) - Attempts to lift the American ban on Canadian cattle could be facing a major setback with news Thursday that US officials may have discovered a second case of mad cow disease.
NEW YORK -- So maybe everybody got a little too carried away with this Red Sox resurgence. Maybe we forgot who these guys really are.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil will break patents on  some foreign AIDS drugs next year to escape the control of  multinational firms holding developing countries \
Hamas is demanding changes to the election system employed by the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the 1996 elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council (the parliament).
The top Israeli settler council called on Monday for settlers to resist evacuation under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan, but urged only non-violent action.
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MADISON, Wis. -- A bizarre statistical correlation shows that since 1936, each time the Redskins win their final home game before a presidential election, the incumbent president wins.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems\u00c2\u00a0has\u00c2\u00a0expanded\u00c2\u00a0a\u00c2\u00a0range of security mechanisms for wired LANs\u00c2\u00a0to the\u00c2\u00a0wireless side of enterprise networks. The dominant LAN vendor\u00c2\u00a0announceed\u00c2\u00a0on Wednesday it\u00c2\u00a0had upgraded its software and launched a set of guidelines for integrating wired and wireless security, called the Cisco Secure Wireless Solution. The new capabilities are available to any customer with current Cisco software, said Chris Kozup, manager of mobility solutions at Cisco. Customers can use the guidelines themselves to build a security architecture or enlist the help of Cisco's services organization or third parties. Enterprises are already able to bring wireless devices into Cisco's security system, which is built around ensuring any client is authorized and free of threats before it can hook up to the network. But bringing the same set of tools into the wireless domain can make that process easier, Kozup said. For example, if an enterprise wanted to secure wireless clients using Cisco's Network Access Control (NAC) appliance, the end user connecting via wireless would have to manually log into the NAC. Now that process can be transparent to the user, just as it is on the wired network, he said. In addition to the NAC, the architecture includes Cisco's ASA firewall, Cisco Security Agent (CSA), Cisco IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) software, Cisco Secure ACS (Access Control Server) and Cisco Secure Services Client. These long-time features of Cisco's wired security are being extended to wireless LANs as the company's latest step toward unifying wired and wireless into one network, Kozup said. The system makes the wired and wireless networks work together to bolster security. For example, if a notebook PC is connected to the LAN via a wired port, its wireless radio will be turned off automatically to prevent an attacker from using the wireless connection as a path on to the wired LAN. In addition, a Cisco wireless LAN controller, the mechanism in an appliance, router or switch that controls wireless infrastructure, can disconnect a wireless LAN client that poses a threat. The security built into all Wi-Fi products has improved in recent years and many vendors sell tools to secure wireless LANs, such as Aruba Wireless Networks Inc.'s technology that uses encrypted tunnels. Cisco's new approach may not be significantly more secure than those options, but it can simplify life for IT administrators, said Farpoint Group analyst Craig Mathias. For one thing, it's easier if security for both parts of the network uses a single directory of users, he said. Other approaches that are less expensive and more scalable can work just as well, according to Burton Group analyst Dave Passmore. \
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Chad Pennington expressed his frustration to the media this past week. He would like to end his frustration against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
LONDON (CMC) - Only six overs were possible in West Indies&#39; response before rain then bad light stopped play in their final ICC Champions Trophy Group-B match against South Africa yesterday.
This is the 20th year of observing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, educating people about breast cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment.
A custody hearing over a 4-year-old Cuban girl in the U.S. focused Friday on whether letters purportedly written to her by her father from the communist country had been faked.
'Avra' una dimensione qualitativa e quantitativa diversa'
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , hit by huge subprime mortgage losses, said on Monday it would boost its capital by selling up to $6.2 billion worth of discounted new stock to Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Davis Selected Advisers.
a pilot program targeting first-time and beginning computer users -- comes on the heels of a similar customized version for Russia.
The storybook musical career of Ronnie Tober, who grew up in Colonie and became a popular crooner in his native Holland, has taken another wondrous turn.
Google Inc  is in active talks  with number-two U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless about  putting Google applications on phones it offers, people  familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
There is no longer any reasonable doubt that human activities are warming the planet at a dangerous rate, according to a new worldwide assessment of climate science released today by the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously stated, as it struggled under an increasing trade deficit and a slowdown in consumer spending, the Commerce Department said Friday.
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OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - Preakness winner Curlin out dueled Kentucky Derby champion Street Sense to capture the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.
Forse usate per recenti omicidi nella Piana di Gioia Tauro
LITTLE ROCK -- Doctor Jonathan Drummond-Webb, Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery at Arkansas Children&#39;s Hospital in Little Rock,was found dead this morning of an apparent suicide.
The founders of the money management firm Pilgrim Baxter &amp; Associates agreed yesterday to each pay $80 million in a settlement that resolves a longstanding complaint that they improperly profited
Alexa.com can't keep itself up Alexa.com, the page ranking service owned by Amazon, has suffered a week of intermittent downtime.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned that he will not hesitate to sell any player who breaches club discipline.
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Traces of radiation have been found at several more sites in London during investigations into the death of a former KGB spy last week, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.
CHICAGO McDonald&#39;s President and CEO Charlie Bell is resting comfortably today after undergoing a second colorectal procedure.
Last season, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 19th in the Nextel Cup points standings, his mouth often ran faster than his sluggish No. 8 Chevrolet.
Previous studies have touted the health benefits of red wine because it contains antioxidants - vitamins and other organic molecules which can slow the ageing process.
A decision by the Bush administration to sanction two top Indian scientists for nuclear cooperation with Iran highlighted the risks of improving U.S. relations with the South Asian power.
German police raided a mosque in the northern town of Wismar on Thursday, searching for Islamic extremist videos and leaflets which state prosecutors said pointed to suspected militant activity.
The way people interact with PCs will change dramatically in the next five years, Microsoft chief Bill Gates says.
Having served 17 terms, Illinois Rep. Phil Crane is the most senior Republican in the House. His quest for an 18th is proving difficult and has party strategists scrambling to fend off a challenge from Democrat Melissa Bean.
The European Union agreed Monday to stop buying maize its farmers could not sell above a set price, as the 27-nation bloc&#39;s grain silos were close to bursting with unsold stocks.
Afghan and American troops seal off the diplomatic district in  Kabul after a rocket explodes in the area.
Newmont Mining Corp. , the world's second-largest gold producer, said on Thursday that fourth-quarter profit more than tripled on much higher gold prices.
Jerusalem- Pop diva Madonna made a midnight pilgrimage to a Jerusalem cemetery early today, holding a mystical candlelit ceremony at the grave of a Jewish sage.

Another Scottish regiment may be deployed to the dangerous US-controlled area south of Baghdad when the Black Watch leaves there before Christmas, it emerged today.
Company goes head-to-head with MySQL and PostgreSQL with a free version of its ASE database for Linux.
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At a key moment during a labor-sponsored debate in August, John Edwards laid down a marker against Hillary Rodham Clinton.
There is a rattle in the PGA Tour\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new playoff system, the FedEx Cup, and Commissioner Tim Finchem put all his political agility on display on Wednesday.
Nazi-era board games are being auctioned this week, including a game in which points were given for bombing UK cities. But what were British children playing during WWII?
Si tratta di due ragazze di 20 e 23 anni, feriti tre giovani
Rival Palestinian factions battled in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, raising the weekend death toll to at least three and 39 injured in the fiercest internal fighting since a ceasefire was declared nearly a month ago.
Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.
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By cutting WinFS from Longhorn and indefinitely delaying the storage system, Microsoft Corp. has also again delayed the Microsoft Business Framework (MBF), a new Windows programming layer that is closely tied to WinFS.
Olympic champions Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes were named winners of the prestigious Jesse Owens Awards yesterday (Mon 29 Nov). Gatlin, 22, the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 100m gold medallist in Athens, who took the bronze
A source close to the Egyptian Presidency said that a mini summit on Darfur will be held tomorrow Sunday in Libya to discuss reaching a political solution for the Darfur crisis.
Microsoft yesterday introduced a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.
Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre  is in a critical condition in a Milan hospital after suffering  neurological problems, a source close to Ferre said on  Saturday.
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Increased adoption of Sun's freely distributed Solaris operating system, its recently announced partnership with Intel and other strategic moves  will help the company grow revenue, Sun executives said.
London, Sept. 30 (NNN): Gurkhas, who have been fighting as part of the British Army for almost 200 years, will now be eligible for 'fast-track' citizenship in Britain once they retire from the Army.
U.S. video game publisher Electronic  Arts Inc  expects China to join Japan and South Korea  as one of its three largest markets by revenue in Asia-Pacific  in two to three years.
The National Consumer Council considers making a 'super-complaint' about the BSkyB-Virgin Media TV row.
As the Firefox browser prepares to pass its 10 million download mark, the New York Times ad that was supposed to follow its launch has yet to be seen.
As the United Nations officially disbanded its weapons inspections unit for Iraq on Friday, the United States again defended faulty intelligence it had cited to justify its 2003 invasion of the country.
A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.
Celebrated Canadian artist, Ken Danby, one of the world's renowned realist painters, has finally acquired ownership of his dot-com website domain name, www.kendanby.com, after 10 years of contention, frustration, and thousands of dollars in legal fees.
Sono un milione e cinquantamila le firme raccolte per abrogare l&#39;attuale legge sulla fecondazione assistita. Lo ha comunicato il segretario dei radicali Daniele Capezzone. Per gli altri quattro referendum, promossi
Decades before Super Bowl XLI, confrontations between African-American head coaches took place at the Orange Blossom Classic, the unofficial championship game for the all-black colleges of the segregated South.
'Shelton' not just a desktop platform Expect a flood of Eee PC-style cheapo mini laptops in Q3 when Intel sends out its 45nm 'Diamondville' processor to computer makers. Diamondville plugs into 'Shelton', The chip giant's low-cost PC platform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japan's rate of economic expansion is revised downwards for the three months to June amid falling government investment.
Sure, most of it reads like filthy gibberish. But the authors of this dreck are not semi-literate perverts. They&#39;re cool, rational business folk who have found a sleazy but effective way to make a buck.
The embattled security contractor is dismayed that the Bush administration hasn't come to its rescue in a Florida civil suit that  could set a dangerous precedent
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Bob Hattoy, an advocate for gay and lesbian issues who accused the former President Bush of doing nothing about AIDS during a nationally televised speech at the Democratic National Convention, has died. He was 56.
In search of the perfect caucus, Joel Stein joined Iowans in their bead-throwing, rule-morphing festival
DevShed is continuing their series on PHP security with this new tutorial focusing on the security surrounding user authentication.   So far we have covered security vulnerabilities that involve form data, databases and file systems. In this article we are going to look at authentication and the security issues around it. We will also look at some of the most common attacks in this field.   They start things off by describing two of the usual authentication methods - via a login form and through HTTP authentication. They start poking a few holes by looking at some of the common attacks for these approaches including two popular ones - brute force attacks and password sniffing.
Roy E. Disney, a nephew of Walt Disney, and his financial adviser, Stanley P. Gold, called on directors of the Walt Disney Company to search for a successor for Michael
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Looking every bit the Cinderella in a glittering tiara and an ivory sparkled gown, Samantha Marie Lynch entered center stage on a pale blue carriage pulled by four groomsmen.
White smoke rose from a Palestinian refugee camp Sunday as the Lebanese army resumed its bombardment of Islamic militants holed up there, the third day of a military offensive aimed at crushing the al-Qaida-inspired fighters.
Macromedia will ship Flex Builder this week, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the company&#39;s Flex presentation server.
Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburb   on Sunday, the fifth day of an offensive against the Hizbollah   guerrilla group and civilian installations in Lebanon that   shows no sign of ending soon.
As the mailbox storage space rivalry continues, Hotmail has now begun upgrading the email account of its users. According to reports the upgrade will be in a phased manner, beginning from the United States and Europe, and later moving on to other regions.
With the release of the Xbox 360 Arcade edition, Don Reisinger examines the impact it will have on the family gaming market and tries to come to grips with whether or not the new console will beat out Nintendo.
US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their family medical history is, as this can have a big impact on an individual&#39;s health and longevity.
IBM, Sun Microsystems, and Computer Associates have jumped aboard in support of the WS-Eventing specification for subscribing to Web services-based events, joining original developers Microsoft, BEA Systems, and Tibco Software.
Sony will no longer use the standard DVD format in its video recorders, instead moving to Blu-ray Disc for all future models in Japan.
The Samsung Blast is a T-Mobile exclusive, and costs $99.99 with a two-year contract.
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, whose fantasy film set in fascist Spain, \
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. Oracle has begun selling business applications software to small companies in conjunction
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with   the Standard & Poor's 500 index hitting a five-year high on   strong profit reports and optimism before the Federal Reserve's   interest rate decision.
The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading on Thursday in the stocks of 35 small companies linked to spam e-mail campaigns urging small investors to buy shares.
Due corridori dilettanti sono morti ieri nella Mezza Maratona di Medellin, in Colombia. Carlos Henao...
Remember how you lost all that money in the dot-com bubble while all those other people made off like bandits? Remember how angry that made you -- how you wanted to lash out at one of the winners?
Iran has rejected a UN resolution calling on the country to freeze uranium enrichment activities. It has also threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if Iran&#39;s case is referred to the UN Security Council.
The new rules are intended to protect would-be home buyers from unscrupulous lenders and, in a sense, from themselves.
ARACATACA, Colombia -- It had been a long time, seemingly as long as the epidemic of insomnia or the chaotic flood that struck the fictional version of this forlorn town.
NEW Zealand captain Stephen Fleming could be excused for wishing he was held up at customs a little longer last night before arriving at the SCG.
James Hickman made history on the final night of competition at the World Short Course Championships here when he won the 200 metre butterfly for an unprecedented fifth time.
Data released Thursday by a security executive at Microsoft appears to show that six months after Vista's release, the company has more vulns sitting open that it did at this point in XP's history. Jeff Jones' report was an effort to show how Microsoft's software development methodology, called the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), is yielding dividends.
ATHENS, Greece | Marion Jones began her Olympics on Wednesday, the 13th day of the Games, and got two pieces of good news: She easily advanced to the long jump final and she was chosen to
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At least 14 people are dead and 13 are missing in Japan as Typhoon Meari sweeps over the country, triggering floods and landslides.
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In the afterglow of a high-profile peace conference, Israeli and Palestinian leaders will try in the coming year to resolve issues that have defied solutions for decades.
The Federal Reserve Board said on Friday it has scheduled an open board meeting on December 18 to discuss proposed rule changes on mortgage lending to address unfair and deceptive lending practices.
Tornadoes swept through southern Missouri around dawn Thursday, damaging homes and businesses after another twister touched down in neighboring Kansas, authorities said.
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Yahoo is acquiring Bix.com, a site that allows users and advertisers to create, enter into and judge online contests.

Greenpeace says Apple's environmentally friendly MacBook Air \
US web browser developer Mozilla\u00e2\u0080\u0099s open-source browser Firefox has recorded over 10m downloads since it was launched in November.
The government is purchasing as many as 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from plants in Canada and Germany to help relieve the US shortage.
BRUSSELS: The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara.
A Japanese toddler was today pulled alive from his family car that had been buried in a landslide for four days after a deadly earthquake.
The state Department of Health Services plans to start shipping an additional 271,000 doses of vaccine as early as Monday. Of those, 3,830 have been allocated to Stanislaus County.
Ads for a new full-size pickup don't mention the auto maker's famous fuel economy or hybrid technology.
Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won re-election over the weekend according to official results, but opposition candidates contested the outcome.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Increased physical activity can't overcome the potentially deadly effects of obesity, a new study concludes.
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Northern Arizona&#39;s spate of fall storms could mean healthier winter vegetation, better stream flow and more moisture - at least in the short term, experts say.
The head of the Chinese space agency, Laiyan Sun, will meet for the first time with NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe Dec. 2 in Washington for an &quot;informal&quot; session.
At least 486 people have died in violent clashes following Kenya's disputed elections, the police say.
NEW YORK - Stocks slid further Monday as a fresh surge in oil prices set a new trading record and threatened to push past $50 per barrel.    After setting a new all-time record settlement price of $48.88 on Friday, oil continued its march higher on Monday, creating new worries on Wall Street that the slowdown in profits and the economic recovery would extend through the end of the year due to high energy costs...
The New York Yankees are trying to set up a meeting with Alex Rodriguez while they work on picking a manager. Rodriguez has until the 10th day following the World Series to decide whether to opt out of his record $252 million, 10-year contract and become a free agent. The Yankees plan to offer him an extension and say they would drop out of talks if A-Rod opts out.
U.S. stocks tumbled to fresh 2005 lows  on Thursday as oil prices climbed, stoking concerns of higher  energy costs squeezing corporate profits, while General Motors  Corp. GM.N provided a weaker profit outlook.
Some documents associated with the slaying of a famed Haitian journalist have disappeared, thwarting efforts to solve the case and angering rights groups.
DuPont has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit in which West Virginia residents accused the company of having contaminated local water supplies with an important chemical used to make Teflon products.
IT&#39;s Bill Frisbie, Michael Pearle and Clendon Ross give you their picks, and the reasoning behind those picks, in Saturday&#39;s game between Texas and North Texas.
ON THE one hand we had the Infamous Intern. On the other - phrase borrowed shamelessly from the tabloids - the Se\u00c3\u00b1orita of Sleaze.
Rispetto a giugno, +0,8% nominale sul luglio 2005
Regulators are apparently not basking in the spirit of holiday giving, at least where Wall Street is concerned. NASD, which is the regulatory arm of the Nasdaq stock market, and the Securities
TORONTO -- Calgary&#39;s 24 points represented an offensive explosion of sorts. But it wasn&#39;t nearly enough as the Toronto Argonauts lit up the SkyDome scoreboard in a 49-24 blowout win here last night.
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri  - Kofi Annan, in his last major speech as U.N. secretary general, urged the United States on Monday to shun go-it-alone diplomacy and collaborate on its world challenges, including the Iraq war.
A Turkish court blocks access to the video-sharing website YouTube amid a row over clips insulting Ataturk.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in a parliamentary election that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.
(HealthDay News) -- Wandering -- moving about without a definite purpose in mind -- is a common trait of a person with Alzheimer&#39;s disease and other forms of dementia. This can be dangerous for the patient, and be a source of great stress for worried caregivers and loved ones.
roundup Plus: Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down...IDC says external disk storage up...Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills.
New version of  Christmas story to be played out on the streets of Liverpool and broadcast live on BBC
Toy maker apologises for blaming Chinese suppliers over a spate of recalls of substandard products.
By Kelley, Kevin  In reviewing FairPoint
Jason Giambi of the Yankees issued a statement today that said he would meet with George J. Mitchell as part of his investigation into steroid use in baseball.
His interpreter, Jeff Yamaguchi , had just indicated that Hideki Okajima had spent time in the offseason working on new pitches and new techniques. What pitches? What was Okajima going to use to keep hitters off balance, the way he had throughout his stellar rookie year?
India batsman Rahul Dravid was voted Player of the Year at the International Cricket Council&#39;s inaugural awards ceremony in London after averaging 62 runs an innings for the national team.
Ten presidents of former Soviet republics said Thursday they would join hands to fight terror across the region.
Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.
Dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inability to capture sales in the booming notebook computer market was reflected in its fourth-quarter financial results.
The state and city of New York on Monday filed suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker concealed the risks of the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx.
His initial takeover was thwarted by Leeds after a failure to provide promised monies two weeks ago. Yesterday, Mr Sainsbury - the great-grandson of the founder of the supermarket chain \u00e2\u0080-evealed he had
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The Federal Reserve, working to combat the effects of a severe credit crunch, announced Friday it had auctioned another $20 billion in funds to commercial banks at an interest rate of 4.67 percent. Fed officials pledged to continue with the auctions \
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Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer wrapped up his closing arguments Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the California jury to begin deliberations.
Da 30 anni mamma Marisa ha solida clientela internazionale
Loudon, NH -- As the rain began falling late Friday afternoon at New Hampshire International Speedway, the rich in the Nextel Cup garage got richer.
Unions at Telecom Italia call a strike over plans to split the firm's fixed line and mobile businesses.
After an absence of a decade, Philips  Electronics is making personal computers again, the company  said on Thursday.  The Netherlands-based electronics  conglomerate, which abandoned the PC business in the early  1990s after suffering big losses, quietly introduced six models  together with British retailer Dixons earlier this week.
Driver jiggery-pokery? MSI has managed to get Intel's P965 chipset to support ATI's CrossFire, enabling the system on its P965 Platinum motherboard - an industry first, the company claimed today. So far, the multi-GPU technology has been limited to ATI's own chipsets and to Intel's 975X chipset.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The jury at the Jodi Jones murder trial is shown paintings by Marilyn Manson depicting an unsolved murder in 1947.
First-time mothers are at increased risk for mental disorders while fathers do not share that risk, Danish researchers said on Tuesday.
The F.C.C. relaxed rules that had required the nation's four large Bell telephone companies to give their rivals access to their networks at discounted wholesale rates.
Power is restored to rebel-held northern Ivory Coast, as British citizens are evacuated from the country.
James Crosby, chief executive of HBOS Plc, said yesterday he decided not to bid for Abbey National Plc, HBOS&#39;s largest mortgage-banking rival, because ``cold analysis in the head&#39;&#39; told him not to.
A senior United Nations official is warning that Sudan could quickly descend into total anarchy, with warlords ruling large areas and the government unable to control its forces.
As if $2 a gallon gasoline hasn&#39;t been bad enough, people now should be bracing for sharply higher heating bills this winter whether they use oil or natural gas to warm their homes.
British Energy (BGY.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it had applied for an injunction in the United States against a minority shareholder whose attempts
Cricket: New Zealand scramble last-ball single to tie with England after tourists set target of 340
Description: Colgate-Palmolive says it will cut more than 4,000 jobs and close a third of its factories worldwide. The company plans to use the savings for advertising and new product development.
These days, civil rights leaders are struggling to be heard. NAACP chairman Julian Bond has been trying, to no avail, to get the attention of one leader in particular: President Bush.
Hits 11,000ft in helium balloon stunt An Oregon man has undoubtedly set some kind of record by travelling 193 miles in a flying deckchair, the Bend Bulletin reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A head teachers' group believes online marking of papers is contributing to inaccurate exam results.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a summit with Chinese leaders at which he will seek a thaw in ties chilled by wartime history and will consult on North Korea's nuclear threat.
Thor Industries Inc., which manufactures recreation vehicles and mid-sized buses, on Monday said first-quarter income surged 48 percent over the year-ago period due to a rebound in RV sales.
Customers shop around when they buy an airline ticket or a new car, so why not when they need a hip replacement or treatment for a sore throat? An executive order being signed Tuesday by President Bush is designed to help people make more informed decisions about doctors and hospitals.
Marvin Davis, a former oilman who acquired 20th Century Fox in the early &#39;80s and then sold it to Rupert Murdoch in 1984, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills.
The pharmaceutical giant firm Pfizer Inc. fought back Tuesday over a massive lawsuit filed by Nigeria, which alleges the US firm tested an unapproved drug on Nigerian children with meningitis that left 11 youngsters dead and many more badly injured.
Stocks were mixed in post-holiday trading yesterday as Wall Street meandered through a shortened session. The major indexes ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the
In vista del match di domenica prossima al Flaminio contro l'Italia, per la seconda giornata del Sei...
ST. LOUIS - If that was Roger Clemens&#39; last game, he should be proud to have been a part of it. And angry to have made himself the goat of it.
Ramada Jarvis says smoking will not be allowed in most of its rooms and public spaces by next year.
The use of psychic powers adds a novel twist to the action in two new video games.
Plan to give away new Prince album free with the Mail on Sunday draws criticism from music retailers.
Nursing their vocal chords and trying to keep up their energy levels, President Bush and Senator John Kerry sprinted through several battleground states on the eve of Election Day, even though
Oil prices ticked lower on Thursday for the third day in a row as rising U.S. gasoline supplies countered a surprise drop in crude inventories in the world's largest energy consumer.
Porter Goss says the CIA needs an overhaul. But is he fixing what's broken -- or conducting a purge?
Ghana&#39;s president, John Kufuor, is thanking voters for giving him another four-year term in office. President Kufuor said Friday that Ghana has proven itself to the world as a model of democracy.
Bamir Topi was sworn in as Albania's president Tuesday, promising to help the poor Balkan country to become a member of NATO and the European Union.
The game wasn&#39;t very pretty, but the photos are nice. Check out this first of several galleries from the Denver v. Kansas City game.
Terrell Owens scored three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles amassed 35 first-half points on the way to a 49-21 drubbing of the Dallas Cowboys in Irving, Texas, Monday.
Per attivare un servizio o cambiare gestore non &egrave; sufficiente il consenso verbale o il 'silenzio assenso': &egrave; necessario mettere tutto per iscritto, altrimenti l'accordo &egrave; nullo
Hospital waiting lists are at their lowest level since the 1980s, the NHS chief executive is expected to announce. What is your experience?
A few of you have told me I did a disservice to readers by failing to discuss callable certificates of deposit, including their pitfalls, in a recent column mentioning brokerage CDs.
The United States and Europe are  drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force  in the aftermath of the Iraq war, a major transatlantic opinion  survey released on Thursday showed.
Investors looked past a spike in oil prices Friday, sending stocks higher on the strength of Ford Motor Co.&#39;s bullish profit outlook.
A Bayonne lawmaker is still hoping to save black bears in New Jersey from being shot by hunters, despite a court ruling issued yesterday that prevents the state&#39;s Department of Environmental
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops directed artillery and tank barrages at al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp on Sunday, the third day of an intensified assault to crush the gunmen.
WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) - DaimlerChrysler is recalling about 23,600 minivans in Canada over concerns that water could leak into a vehicle radio, trigger a short circuit and possibly start a speaker fire, the company said Monday.
TiVo and Netflix said Thursday that they plan to challenge cable operators and video retailers by launching a video-on-demand service in 2005 that will deliver movies to consumers via the Internet.
The iPhone is about to do for smartphones what the iPod did for digital music players: put one in everyone&#8217;s pocket.
The Iraqi government plans to phase out slowly subsidies on basic products, such as oil and electricity, which comprise 50 percent of public spending, equal to 15 billion dollars, the planning minister said.
Afghanistan's Taliban plan to abduct and kill more nationals from foreign countries whose troops serve under NATO and the U.S. military in the country, a spokesman for the Islamic movement warned on Monday.
The Washington Post\\\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
Struggling NBC is expected to oust its top entertainment executive, Kevin Reilly, and replace him with the man who helped bring \
This small medical laboratory has a real server room, complete with a UPS that has more than seven hours of runtime. Or at least that's what the departing sysadmin tells his replacement.
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I love wine. I love French wine, American wine, Australian wine, Italian wine -- I even drank a wine from Missouri I liked one night in St.
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Police arrested eight more suspected Islamic radicals Wednesday in the slaying of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized Muslim customs.
WASHINGTON -- With increasing signs that bird flu is becoming established in Asia and a shortage of flu vaccine in America, health officials from several nations and more than a dozen vaccine companies plan to meet this month for an unprecedented summit
The 800 meters is the forgotten race in the United States. Nick Symmonds is on a fast track from obscurity to change that.
A referendum on Burundi's new constitution, due to take place next week, is postponed for a month.
The stunning sale of a tiny antiquity has increased interest in the once-overlooked market for ancient coins, sculpture and pottery
Comedian George Carlin, who became a counter-culture hero in the 1970s with routines about drugs and dirty words, said on Monday he was voluntarily entering a drug and alcohol treatment program.

Everton have rejected Celtic's bid to sign Scotland forward James McFadden on loan.
A lavish film about the love between a Muslim emperor and his Hindu wife, played by Bollywood's most glamorous star Aishwarya Rai, has opened in India to angry protests.
The trophy from Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory at Dover was sitting on the conference room table when Ryan Newman entered Penske Racing South earlier this week with his dogs.
The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case tentatively ruled on Monday that more than three dozen items of evidence seized at the pop star&#39;s Neverland
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Paul Pierce has 19 points and Al Jefferson has his first career double-double to lead the Celtics to an 84-83 win over the Golden State Warriors.
MIAMI, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Bobby Jindal (R) became the nation's first Indian American governor Saturday, outpolling 11 rivals in Louisiana and drawing enough votes to avoid a runoff election next month.
'Quite normal' feature has been removed Skype has been spying on its Windows-based users since the middle of December by secretly accessing their system bios settings and recording the motherboard serial number.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Hundreds of people in northwestern China have been hospitalized with lead poisoning that was likely caused by pollution from a nearby smelter, state media and local officials said Wednesday.
Dichiarazioni polemiche da parte del presidente della Sampdoria, Riccardo Garrone, stamattina alla p...
Sprint (NYSE: FON) is taking its mobile-data services to the next level, targeting both consumers and business customers, as the carrier rolls out the Sprint TV multimedia service and adds the popular  BlackBerry e-mail application to its portfolio.
Sponsors of an internationally backed Middle East peace plan will send their foreign ministers to the region next week in hopes of restarting peace talks in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Thursday.
Brazil, Germany, Japan and India launch a joint bid for permanent seats on the UN Security Council.
It wasn't quite deja vu. The finish of yesterday's Camping World 200 was more like looking in a mirror -- the same thing, but in reverse.
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Vivian Green, a religious historian at Oxford University who was an inspiration for John le Carre's fictional spymaster George Smiley, has died. He was 89.
Filmmakers Yash Chopra and Ram Gopal Varma have been provided security cover by the Mumbai police in view of the underworld\u00c2\u0092s interest in obtaining overseas rights for their films.
The genealogy site is pairing with a DNA research firm.  WASHINGTON  -- For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, amateur historians will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.
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InfoWorld - Taking another step towards gluing together heterogeneous environments, IBM is building a new version of WebSphere that will better leverage Web services to tie together a patchwork of server-based environments.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47325)  has announced the addition of In-Depth Analysis: More Consumers to Tune  Into Digital Radio in 2007 to their offering.
Territory in Afghanistan taken in battles by British troops may have to be retaken, the Nato commander warns.
As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.
An arbitrator ruled yesterday that tailback Ricky Williams, who retired just before training camp, must repay the Miami Dolphins $8.
Are common cockroaches carriers of disease?
Tony La Russa will return for his 13th season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a two-year contract after a difficult season in which his team failed to play .500 ball.
Months before Hurricane Katrina hit, the Small Business Administration deliberately shunned disaster planning that would have sped aid to thousands of companies in dire need, saying it would yield only \
Todd Boeckman showed poise in the pocket Saturday, seeming unrattled by the crowd of 110,000 at Beaver Stadium as he lead the No 1. Buckeyes past Penn State.
Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo on Friday revived debate about AOL's plan to remake itself as an online advertising company and whether it might too become a target for acquisition.
Valuta comune scambiata a 167,32 contro lo yen
Canada is to protest formally to the US over the case of a Canadian deported to Syria over alleged terror links.
The Bush administration predicted on Friday that economic growth would slow next year but still be strong enough to reduce unemployment slightly.
News.com's Ina Fried finds herself agreeing with analyst Jeffrey Kagan, who said CES may have been even more massive this year, but it was short on big new ideas.
Center Mark Blount cans three straight three-pointers in the final 2:20 of regulation and Ricky Davis flirts with a triple-double in Minnesota's 2OT win.
Altre tredici societa' si sono fatte avanti
The London Stock Exchange has rejected a \u00c2\u00a31.35bn offer from German market Deutsche Boerse, but says fresh talks are possible.
A television re-make of Mary Shelley's classic horror story is being created for ITV1.
Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy maker, said on Monday second-quarter profit rose 15 percent, helped by strong sales of its Wheels toys and Barbie dolls abroad.
England&#39;s weary but confident team face their last match of a long schedule aiming to claim their first major one-day trophy and take their prize money total past the million
Call it Phase 3 of the greening of corporate America. Companies are looking at their supply chain as the next frontier for combating climate change.
Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a female co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, his lawyers said on  Thursday.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have launched a criminal investigation into the financial accounting practices of network gear maker Nortel Networks Corp. just days before the company is set to release some of its restated financial results.
The Egyptian ministry of the interior announced yesterday the detention of five Egyptians over involvement in the Sinai explosions on October 7th which resulted in killing 32 persons, at least, most of them are Israeli tourists.
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft&#39;s flyby of Titan, the largest Saturnian moon, provided scientists Tuesday with ringside seats to view the solar system&#39;s
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday met the leaders of the Sunni Muslim Waqf (religious endowment) ahead of the country&#39;s first free elections in decades.
The National Farmers Union launches a campaign to encourage young people to take up jobs in agriculture.
Ten U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Wednesday, a major blow on the same day a high-level panel in Washington recommended gradually shifting U.S. forces from a combat to a training role.
By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, says he expects global oil prices to come well off their current crippling highs.
Dopo ultimatum a servizi sicurezza, Egitto tenta mediazione
Stocks were little changed on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's latest warning about the risk of inflation countered a rise in energy shares on higher oil prices.
Barack Obama, until recently a little-known state senator from Chicago&#39;s South Side, rode a remarkable wave to victory. He swamped a field of six established candidates in the Democratic primary and overwhelmed
The portrayal of black women in popular music and videos is too often degrading and the black community must find a way to change these images, best-selling singer Jill Scott said Monday.
COMMUTERS packed aboard the few trains running and surgeons handled only emergency operations as strikes over job cuts and pay disrupted rail services and hospitals throughout France yesterday.
Women are better share tipsters than men, according to an analysis of 100,000 portfolios.
The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness.
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp will sign  a final agreement with the Russian government early next week  signifying its intention to assemble cars locally by mid-2010,  a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.
The weather anomaly La Nina could develop later this summer, but the National Weather Service said on Thursday it is unlikely to affect weather in the United States during the next few months.
Lawyers for former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega asked a federal judge Monday to block his extradition to France and order his return to his home country when he leaves a U.S. prison in September.
The Apple iPhone has enjoyed favorable reviews since its recent debut, but it came in for some rare criticism on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
A massive hack of several hundred legitimate Web sites is spreading malware to visitors' PCs using a new tack that makes detection \
'Sicko,' filmmaker Michael Moore's latest opus, has been leaked onto the Internet before its release. What kind of sicko would do such a thing?
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ Kurt Warner and Vinny Testaverde are scoring big points for all those over-the-hill NFL quarterbacks. The two old-timers will square off Sunday when the Giants and Warner meet the Cowboys and Testaverde in Dallas.
Newmont Mining Corp. NEM.N on   Wednesday cut its forecast for gold sales this year and next   because of a loss of business in Uzbekistan, lower output in   Ghana, and the sale of a Canadian unit.
The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11.
Stocks extended their slide on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 500 points as China's equity market sell-off fanned concerns about equity valuations there and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.
Claudio Ranieri &egrave; pronto alla sfida con la Roma. ''Loro sono pi\u00c3\u00b9 squadra di noi - ha detto l'...
Mel Gibson was arrested early Friday for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities said.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.
Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma vie for the top post as South Africa's ruling ANC elects its new leader.
Edo de Waart, chief conductor and artistic director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, was named Thursday as the next music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.
Importavano droga dal Marocco a quattro regioni, 10 arresti
One season after the Penguins finished last in the Atlantic Division for the fourth consecutive time, they are 10-7-3 (2 points out of first place) with a roster of fledglings who have drawn comparisons to the Edmonton Oilers when Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier were their young stars.
The deal contains provisions that will allow it to be superseded by any agreement ultimately reached with the major companies through their bargaining group, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Keith Ellison, who will become the first Muslim member of Congress next month, has offended some conservatives with his plan to use the Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in.
Oil prices were forced higher today by an outbreak of violence in Saudi Arabia and concerns that Opec may cut output. The cost of a barrel of light, sweet crude oil climbed to 43.31 US dollars after gunmen
What is risibly termed the adult-entertainment industry has come to permeate many aspects of the culture.
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 20--The Harrison County Coroner's Office today released the names of a capital murder victim from Gulfport and a pedestrian run over by a car in Biloxi.
Three people were killed and seven were injured Wednesday morning when a commuter van bound for Jet Propulsion Laboratory plummeted off the side of a fog-shrouded stretch of Angeles Forest
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he discussed the possible deployment of a multinational force in Gaza with the Security Council on Wednesday after the Israeli and Palestinian leaders raised the idea.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, died at his Dutch home overnight, a spokesman said on Wednesday. He was said to be 91.
\u00c2\u00a0Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday signaled its commitment to the Intel Corp. processor architecture and carrier-grade Linux for telecommunications infrastructure, announcing it will introduce a blade server based on those specifications as part of a new hardware, software and services strategy.
Philadelphia expanded free outdoor wireless Internet access on Tuesday as part of a multimillion-dollar plan to connect the entire city by early 2006.
Investimento immediato di almeno 750 milioni euro
Six Democratic presidential hopefuls courted party leaders on Friday with calls to end the Iraq war but offered divergent views on how to do it, saying the debate would be a crucial test of Democratic leadership.
Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions hours   before a U.N. deadline to stop work the West fears could lead   to atomic bombs.
UK Athletics (UKA) on Thursday launched a review of its anti-doping policy that could result in athletes who are caught using performance-enhancing drugs being banned from representing Great Britain for life.
Brad Delp, the lead singer of the 1970s and '80s rock band Boston was found dead at his home in southern New Hampshire on Friday, local police said.
Tempted by lower prices and a wide selection of goods, U.S. shoppers clamored to the Web this holiday season, spending $23.2 billion, or 25 percent more than in the previous year, according to a survey released this week.
NAGANO, Japan -- Canada&#39;s Jeremy Wotherspoon and world-record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan tied for first place Saturday in a World Cup speedskating event, finishing 500 meters at the in 35.20 seconds at the M-Wave arena.
A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt underlined  his determination to end the season with a third Masters Cup  title as he rallied past Spain's Carlos Moya 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to  complete their rain-delayed opening match on Tuesday.
UBS (NYSE:UBS) led European shares on a roller-coaster ride on Thursday when growing fears that losses at ailing bond insurers would pummell the banking sector capped the worst yet January for European stock markets.
The U.S. job market brightened in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
(InfoWorld) - Vendors supporting HD DVD are cutting prices to boost their products, which are vying with Blu-ray disc technology to replace current DVD movie discs. Next month, consumers can expect to find a range of entry-level players priced at around \u00e2\u0082\u00ac300 ($409), the HD DVD Promotional Group announced Friday at the\u00c2\u00a0IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin. The price is nearly half of what many entry models in Europe currently cost, said Oliver Van Wynendaele, a manager in Toshiba's HD DVD group. Canada's Venturer Electronics plans to launch its SHD-7000 player at around \u00e2\u0082\u00ac300 next month, while Toshiba will offer its HD-EP30 model for around \u00e2\u0082\u00ac350, Van Wynendaele said. Toshiba will also give buyers five free discs. Toshiba will begin equipping its notebook PCs with HD DVD drives in the fourth quarter, according to Yoshihide Fujii, Toshiba corporate senior vice president and president and CEO of the company's digital media network unit.
Aides to Fred Thompson, the actor-politician considered a likely presidential candidate, have had repeated conversations with Iowa Republicans about him possibly competing in the straw poll in August.
While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied corpse of James Brown says the soul singer is looking good.
DELL Inc. had started to recall power adapters for some of its notebook models because of a risk of overheating, which could lead to a fire or electrical shock, the American company announced on its Web site Friday.
That question now faces Roy Jones Jr. after being knocked out in the ninth round on Saturday night by Glen Johnson in a fight for Johnson&#39;s IBF light-heavyweight title.
The crew of the shuttle's next flight get a taste for life on board as they prepare for launch just weeks away.
We take the much touted PS3 Remote Play capability for a spin. Here's what you can and can't do when you connect the PSP to the PS3. In Game|Life.
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Entirely innocent supporters deported anyway Eight days ago the Sunday Times revealed the thwarting of yet another terror plot. In late January \
SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Compelling evidence from four studies confirms that a key change in DNA previously linked to prostate cancer also raises colon cancer risk, scientists report.
Description: A jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of first-degree murder. Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci.
By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 17--A Waldo fire that turned into an inferno on Friday is a frightening reminder that firefighters perform a dangerous job that requires considerable skill and training.
Oil fell on Thursday as traders took profits from a record rally that had pushed oil to $100 a barrel two days in a row -- a level that has raised a red flag over global economic growth.
The Los Angeles Clippers snapped a four-game losing streak and moved ahead of the Golden State Warriors in the tight Western Conference playoff race with a 103-90 win over the Warriors on Saturday.
Use Benjamin Graham's margin of safety to buy and sell stocks profitably.
BANGKOK -- Authorities will kill about 40 tigers believed to be sick with bird flu after 30 others died at a private zoo, officials said yesterday.
DRM-free service to roll out this year Presenting possibly the biggest threat to the dominance of iTunes so far, Amazon.com has announced it will commence an international roll-out of Amazon MP3, it's DRM-free digital music store, this year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Islamist militant group battling Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp said on Wednesday it was willing to resume talks to end the fighting, a move that came after it lost ground in a two-month-old battle.
NEW YORK  - After surgery for early-stage breast cancer, women may be treated with tamoxifen for 5 years. After that point, treatment with Aromasin significantly improves survival, according to a new study.
The group loyal to Al-Qaeda-linked militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed to have bombed an Australian convoy in Baghdad, in a statement posted on an Islamist website.
David Beckham revived England's chances of advancing to next year's European Championship, then said he's ready to commute from California for next June's tournament.
BUENOS AIRES -- Even by the standards of Argentina, where people like to joke that soccer is less a pastime than a pathology, a recent surge of fan violence has been exceptional.
Incontro su assetti occupazionali alla luce dela fusione
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is offering to send up to 500 observers to Ukraine for that country's re-run election Dec. 26.
Euro zone finance ministers on Tuesday stepped up pressure on the United States to show its strong dollar policy was more than just rhetoric, asking it to slash budget and trade deficits that undermine the dollar.
Robert Zoellick, picked by U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday to head the World Bank, said his biggest challenge would be to \
Employment statistics, sales tax collections, large construction  projects and other key economic indicators point to an accelerating  recovery --- and even growth -- in many Gulf  Coast communities damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Some filmgoers still snub animation, but it's their loss if they miss The Incredibles. This movie is an example of great filmmaking: gorgeous cinematography, smart writing and genuine feeling for the characters. Jason Silverman reviews Pixar's latest wonder.
It is unclear if Iran's nuclear  ambitions are entirely peaceful, but there is still no firm  evidence that Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons as  Washington asserts, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.
The net on your phone from 3pm The latest addition to the internet - new .mobi domains - will go on sale from 3pm today (GMT).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Kenya in an attempt to end the political crisis.
Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka expressed surprise Wednesday that they found no evidence of large-scale animal deaths from the tsunamis &#151; indicating that animals may have sensed the wave coming and fled to higher ground.
The war crimes trial of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor is to resume in The Hague after a six-month gap.
In an effort to increase accountability and better target its charitable dollars, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley will redirect about $3.6 million from the amount it provides traditional charities to new programs.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s hope of annexing West Bank settlements and keeping all of Jerusalem under a final peace deal is a disaster that could torpedo efforts to restart peace talks, interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas
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Sprint said today that it may begin to unlock its cell phones for use on other carrier networks.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with several major drug companies, is working on an initiative that would involve fitting medicine bottles with tiny antennas to prevent fraud and counterfeiting, the New York Times reported Nov. 15.
Maria Sharapova showed there was no room for sentiment on Wednesday when she led a trio of Russian seeds into the second round of the French Open.
The US has a new head of cyber security, a week after his predecessor suddenly resigned.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cI Am Legend\u00e2\u0080\u009d hauled in an estimated $76.5 million in its debut to capture first place in the weekend box-office rankings compiled by the tracking company Media by Numbers.
With the popularity of computer animation and the success movies that use this advanced technology have waves of new and innovative story-telling continue and thrive.
BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.
European equity markets were lower on Monday, but off their worst levels as heavyweight oil and pharma stocks partially offset losses for financial and mining stocks.
November 09, 2004 - I first viewed footage from The Polar Express a few months ago at a special Warner Brothers event. There, we viewed a little more than a half hour of the film, including a behind the scenes
Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Secretary of State Colin  Powell voiced shock at the devastation of tsunami-hit Asia  Wednesday, saying it was more horrible than the war he had  witnessed in his decades as a soldier.
Maria Julia (L) from Peru is crowned Miss World 2004 at the final of the 54th Miss World Competition held in Sanya, China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s southernmost Province of Hainan Dec. 4, 2004.
Still expects profits in Q3 '08 AMD says its chugging ever-closer to profitability. Perhaps it's right. The chip fabbing second-banana's losses shrunk in the fourth quarter of '07 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 well, sort of.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
While negotiators edge toward agreement on the thorniest issues in the 3-month-old writers strike, many in Hollywood are nurturing new hope that an end is near for the walkout that has brought their industry to a standstill.
Intel Corp. took a huge step Tuesday away from its usual strategy of pushing the need for speed, announcing that it will offer microprocessors with dual cores across all product lines starting next year.
China has submitted a draft law it says is aimed at peaceful reunification with Taiwan, but which the island&#39;s residents and the United States fear could ratchet up tensions across the Strait.
Britney Spears reportedly married Kevin Federline in a small, secret ceremony in California, a month before well-publicized nuptials were set to occur.
Mitt Romney wants voters to think about his business background and government experience when they go into the voting booth and make their pick for president. His wife wants them to know something else: \
In a candid interview with his time in office running out, Secretary of State Colin Powell is acknowledging differences with others in the Bush administration and suggesting
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After completing his four-week long shooting stint in the picturesque south Kashmir Pahalgam health resort, actor Rahul Bose took time off Saturday to teach rugby to Kashmiri boys and girls
Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed on Sunday to maintain a cushion of spare supplies of up to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to meet future demand growth.
Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp. AOL cited \
SBC Communications Inc., the second-biggest US local telephone company, was warned by the top communications regulator against using tariffs on Internet phone calls to hamper competition.
For a moment, the 25-year-old baker panicked when he heard that Fidel Castro was stepping down as Cuba's president. He flicked a switch to see if power had been cut, and turned a tap to check for water. He wondered whether the distribution center would come through with milk rations for his two kids.
Dan Brown, a West Point graduate and 2004 Olympian dominates the field onto his third consecutive Army Ten-Miler win.
Empoli subito al lavoro in vista della gara di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac contro la Juventus: defatigante per chi ha ...
His club lost a game on the field and lost ground in the standings yesterday, yet Philadelphia Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel chose to look on the bright side: at least his top relievers got some rest for the stretch run.
Parents urged to get children vaccinated after trebling in number of cases over last 11 weeks.
(InfoWorld) - A top Microsoft executive promoted the company's licensing of network security protocols at the\u00c2\u00a0Interop trade show\u00c2\u00a0on Wednesday, but not before taking time out during a keynote address to defend the company's patent licensing program for open-source software. Microsoft has licensed networking protocols to Juniper Networks as part of a program to make its network access protection software work with more networking vendors' products. It has also licensed protocols to Aruba Wireless Networks and network-attached storage vendor OnStor, said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's server and tools business. Before bringing up those licensing deals in his keynote address Wednesday morning, Muglia offered an explanation for the software giant's recent moves to\u00c2\u00a0license its software patents to open-source software distributors. \
Leadership failures at the highest levels contributed to an environment in which detainees were abused, a panel concluded.
Il Grosseto ha ingaggiato Virga, 21 anni, centrocampista proveniente dalla Roma. Il giocatore sar&a...
North Korean athletes will enter the 2008 Beijing Olympics with pluck, a soldier-like fighting spirit and a completely different concept of international sport to the one embraced by former Cold War allies.
LOS ANGELES--Although Maria Sharapova\u00e2\u0080\u0099s picture is in newspaper ads and billboards around Los Angeles, tennis\u00e2\u0080\u0099 teen queen said she usually could go shopping incognito.
Scientists from across the globe gather to learn more about the ways in which light can be used in medicine.
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday following Wall Street's weak finish last week. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen and the euro.
Winter iced romance across the northeastern United States on Wednesday as a Valentine's Day storm disrupted the annual hearts and flowers festival from the Midwest to the Atlantic shore.
A Kremlin-backed career police officer was set to be crowned leader of Chechnya in a vote Sunday that Moscow hopes will show progress towards peace in the embattled
A Los Angeles policeman filmed hitting a black teenager is awarded $1.6m in a race discrimination case.
Asian markets advance after the US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in four years.
Not a tool VMworld Buoyed by investor capital, VMware has struck out on the acquisition war path, taking Swiss virtualization company Dunes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The tone was upbeat, the sparks few in the last Democratic encounter before Super Tuesday. Mark Halperin reviews both performances
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
Critics say new rules to standardise funding of continuing care in England do not go far enough.
Makybe Diva won the 144th running of the A$4.6 million (1.9 million pounds) Melbourne Cup to become only the fourth horse and the first mare to capture Australia&#39;s richest and most famous race two years in a row.
A judge Friday refused to release Edgar Ray Killen from prison while the former Ku Klux Klan leader appeals his conviction in the 1964 killing of three civil rights workers.
Six prison employees were slain and their bodies dumped at the high-security federal prison in the border city of Matamoros, state officials said Thursday.
Learns to salsa, eats fried Puerto Rican balls with dressing Hack's Notebook The ICANN event ritual we most enjoy here at El Reg is the final press conference, in which leaders Paul Twomey and Vint Cerf field questions from assorted hacks about the week's events. With that press conference - and the ICANN San Juan meeting itself - now a week behind us, we thought the time was right to offer a final tip of the cap to the latest ICANN extravaganza.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
W.R. Grace & Co. and seven current or former executives were charged on Monday with conspiring to endanger residents in Libby, Montana, and concealing the health risks from asbestos-contaminated vermiculite, the U.S. Justice Department said.
On the eve of President Bush's Middle East trip, five Iranian patrol boats charged at three U.S. Navy ships entering the Persian Gulf Sunday in what the Pentagon described as a \

Statiscians reviewing a study on oral contraceptive use find the study&#39;s claims that birth control pills reduce the risk of heart disease and does not increase the risk of heart cancer are wrong.
Democratic Party activists, recovering from a stinging November election loss and a fresh round of soul-searching, rallied around Howard Dean on Friday and promised a grass-roots drive to make the party competitive in the South, Midwest and Mountain states.
By Pam Kowalik, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Jun. 10--NIAGARA FALLS -- Members of Grace Lutheran Church will celebrate the church's 100th anniversary today with a service of praise and thanksgiving.   The service starts at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary at Cayuga Drive and Pershing Avenue.
Thousands of British Muslims gathered Sunday evening for a charity peace concert dubbed \
Always in the courts for something, this time it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s writer and consultant to games makers Roger Avary who is involved in legal action with Microsoft.
After celebrating Christmas with his family on Friday, Anthony James will hop a flight to Los Angeles at 8 this morning. If the plane arrives on time and the traffic to downtown is light, James
Planes and artillery pound the rebel city to soften resistance as US troops move in. NEAR FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- US troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive yesterday to
Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.
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Sudan is obliged to ask for international support if it cannot protect the nearly 1.5 million people displaced by fighting in its remote Darfur region, the top UN envoy in Sudan said on Thursday.
Afghanistan's Taliban guerrillas  reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the  kidnapping of three U.N. workers and said they opposed the use  of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.
TORONTO -- He surely thought of it dozens of times and apparently said it at least once. Given the chance yesterday, though, Bill Belichick wasn&#39;t going to repeat out loud his opinion of Drew Bledsoe.
Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
Tossicodipendente e pregiudicato, probabile movente rapina
Unisys is opening two additional global service delivery centers in India as part of its plan to expand its offshore resources to 6,000 people by 2008.
Major suicide attacks in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in late 2001:
Iraqi troops backed by U.S. attack helicopters fought militants for several hours in central Baghdad on Friday as new figures showed a leap in the number of Iraqis killed in violence in November.
Displaced central Florida residents spent the night in shelters after a line of storms packing at least one tornado killed 19 people. A massive cleanup effort awaits them. Gov. Charlie Crist planned to tour the area Saturday with FEMA's director, assessing what one official called \
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.
L'acqua manca e l'agricoltura ne &egrave; vittima, ma la scelta di colture sbagliate &egrave; a sua volta causa del problema. Come correre ai ripari? La diretta di Repubblica Tv
The heavyweight showdown between Manchester United and Arsenal produced a suitably intense climax on Sunday as United emerged 2-0 winners to end the champions&#39; unbeaten run one short of the half-century.
The Senate appeared set to approve a trimmed-back energy bill that will bring higher-gas mileage cars and SUVs into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol.
DOmani, agitazione di 4 ore dalle 12 alle 16
The bodies of two Turkish hostages, apparently shot dead, have been found in Baiji in northern Iraq, Al-Jazeera television said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cAl-Jazeera learned from sources in the Iraqi police that the bodies of two
By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
One UK soldier is killed by a roadside bomb and two more injured in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
Pinch-hitter Jeff Cirillo's bases-loaded bloop single in the 12th inning lifts the Twins to a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Benazir Bhutto was killed by \
Roy Hibbert had 18 points inside, Jonathan Wallace added 14 from the outside and No. 12 Georgetown beat Providence 68-58 on Monday.
Asymptote (http://asymptote.sourceforge.net) is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language for technical drawing, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syntax. Asymptote provides for figures the same high-quality level of typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text.    Hatch widths for PDF output were fixed by disabling dynamic line width adjustment. A nurb-related bug in solid shading was also fixed.
Airline workers put Christmas trees on ticketing counters Monday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shortly after trees in public spaces were removed because of a rabbi's complaint that holiday decor did not include a menorah.
Israeli air strikes killed two Hamas militants in Gaza on Thursday just after the Islamic group renewed its threats to continue rocket attacks against Israelis despite a massive army offensive aimed at stopping them.
A paedophile is ordered to pay \u00c2\u00a350,000 towards the cost of bringing him to justice.
Secondary school education policy should be taken out of politicians' control, a leading head teachers says.
India test-launched an Agni II surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons yesterday. The trial, on the testing range on Wheeler Island off eastern Orissa state, was the third trial of the
FOGGIA - Si stringe il campo delle indagini per far luce sull&#39;omicidio di Giusy, uccisa a 15 anni a pochi metri dal mare a Manfredonia. Sono convinti gli investigatori di potere presto avere elementi utili per una definizione della vicenda.
Sean Penn made a disheartening discovery on his latest trip to Alaska this summer: Someone had walked off with a pair of boots that had sat in an old bus in the wilderness for almost 15 years.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took a big step on Thursday toward becoming the first black U.S. president when his campaign for change caught fire in Iowa and swept him past Hillary Clinton in the opening Democratic nominating contest.
In recent years, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) have entered public spaces to treat someone suffering what bystanders may assume is a heart attack: Clutching the chest, the victim collapses, unconscious.
Kobe Bryant had minor surgery on his right knee Saturday and is highly unlikely to play for the United States in the world championships this summer.
Captain Phil Vickery is expected to be fit to lead injury-hit England against Italy on Sunday.
The children of wealthier parents, particularly those with working mothers, are more likely to be obese or overweight, a study says.
PureVideo HD now on the GeForce 7600 GS Japanese add-in maker IO Data will this month ship an graphics card based on Nvidia's GeForce 7600 GS, this time with support for the HDCP anti-piracy technology. Alas, there's no HDMI connector to go with it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italy's leader Berlusconi heads for Libya to discuss how to stem the flow of migrants trying to reach Italy.
DENVER, Feb. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gasco Energy, Inc.  today announced a conference call with investors, analysts and other interested parties that is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, March 1, 2007 to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2006 financial and operating results.
Protezione civile, 'Timore di un bilancio non definitivo'
Residents of the Italian island of Stromboli were on alert Tuesday as a volcano began spewing lava down its west flank.
A pharming attack that targeted online banking customers in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific has been shut down.
Mary J. Blige, the resilient R&B star, led the contenders for the annual awards from the recording academy.
Zimbabwean fast bowler Douglas Hondo grabbed three quick wickets to put Bangladesh under pressure on the second day of the second and final cricket Test here.
MANZANILLO, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared past   Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday as a dangerous Category 3   storm, pummeling beach resorts with heavy rain and winds and   threatening flash flooding and mudslides.
When computers and furniture collide This Old Box The triumphant return of This Old Box! You begged and pleaded, and we listened.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mozilla Foundation releases new versions of two browsers and an e-mail reader, addressing vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to run malicious code on a user's PC.
Scientists say they have created a stem cell line from a human embryo that had stopped developing naturally, and so was considered dead. Using such embryos might ease ethical concerns about creating such cells, they suggested.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 12  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Two more investment advisory firms recommended Monday that shareholders of Caremark Rx reject a buyout offer from the drugstore operator CVS Corporation when it comes up for a vote next week.
A Milan judge on Tuesday opens hearings into whether to put on trial 32 executives and financial institutions over the collapse of international food group Parmalat in one of Europe&#39;s biggest fraud cases.
07.31: Il fumo a forma di fungo che ha fatto pensare ad un test atomico da parte della Corea del Nord sarebbe in realt\u00c3\u00a0 stato provocato da un&#39;esplosione, ma per la semplice costruzione di una diga. A fornire
French police in chemical protective suits evacuated the Canadian embassy in Paris on Monday when a member of staff fell ill after opening the mail.
Shares in Cognos Inc. CSN.TO COGN.O   jumped 8 percent on Friday, the day after the business software   maker posted second-quarter results that beat both its own   forecasts and analyst expectations.
Bill Clinton will make a dramatic appearance for John Kerry today in Philadelphia and later in Florida - and he says he would not have it any other way.
American researchers have found that stress tests may miss out latent atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease, and therefore, patients should undergo CT scans as well.
Players are to be given extra time to prepare for the 2006 World Cup a Fifa proposal is approved.
The Hutu rebel movement which has claimed responsibility for last week's massacre of about 160 Congolese Tutsis at a refugee camp in Burundi said it was ready to appear before an international tribunal.
Jewels which belonged to the late  Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas fetched 2.19 million  Swiss francs ($1.87 million) at auction, triple the pre-sale  estimate, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
Plot lines from recent books are written by a cast of hundreds, even thousands, of often anonymous contributors who congregate online to write, collaborate, read, analyze and edit each other's words in crowdsourced fiction and nonfiction.
Japanese pitcher Denny Tomori has agreed to a minor league contract with the World Series champion Boston Red Sox.
MUMBAI, India - Mumbai's fussy high-society dogs can now feast on gourmet cuisine specially adapted to their individual tastes and delivered to their homes.
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Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate.
A massive gas explosion killed three people and leveled two buildings at an industrial complex near downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, officials said.
MINNEAPOLIS\u00e2\u0080\u0094If anyone in the Minnesota Twins&#39; clubhouse had a right to be curt and ornery yesterday morning, it was their sleep-deprived manager, Ron Gardenhire.
Iraqi security forces arrested two Sunni clerics and more than a dozen of followers in two separate raids on mosques south of Baghdad, a Muslim cleric's group said Saturday.
On the day the Mets announced a new contract with starting pitcher Kris Benson, they had nothing to say about the staff standby Al Leiter.
After a fourth consecutive day of rain Sunday, 2007 barely missed becoming Atlanta's driest year on record. That dubious honor goes to 1954, when only 31.80 inches of rain fell
The next mission of the space shuttle Discovery set for liftoff Tuesday is critical to building the International Space Station, ferrying in the Harmony module key to installing the European lab Columbus and Japan's Kibo lab.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) new Wii  game console and related software will be profitable to the  company once sales begin in the United States in November, the  president of Nintendo of America said on Thursday.
Il 70% dei commercianti e' \
INDIANAPOLIS Dec 3, 2004 - Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
Many EU countries were aware of secret CIA jails and transfers of terror suspects, a report by MEPs says.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
Kiev, 27 novembre 2004 - Il Parlamento ucraino si riunir\u00c3\u00a0 oggi in seduta straordinaria per discutere la crisi post-elettorale, con i sostenitori del leader dell&#39;opposizione, Viktor Yushchenko, pronti a chiedere un voto di sfiducia per la Commissione
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Tuesday dismissed claims that rebels from the restive Ogaden region had defeated the military and caused one of his top aides to flee.
Israel's security cabinet approved  cash advances on Tuesday to entice Gaza settlers to evacuate  their homes, while police investigated death threats against  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sparked by his pullout plan.
The rescue package includes rebates for taxpayers and tax breaks for businesses that lawmakers and President Bush hope will set off a rush of springtime spending.
The government&#39;s pension agency moved to assume responsibility Thursday for United Airlines pilots&#39; pensions, acknowledging as unfortunate but inevitable the carrier&#39;s elimination of defined-benefit plans for its employees.
Arsene Wenger today renewed his attack on Real Madrid for the methods they use to sign players. The Arsenal manager sparked a row with the Spanish giants on the day the new
British national charity worker Margaret Hassan, murdered in Iraq, is honoured posthumously with a peace award.
For SBC Communications, Wednesday's deal with Microsoft for software to deliver television programming to homes over high-speed lines is the latest broadside in the company's battle to compete with cable companies.
California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday he would veto a bill that would   create a government-run health care system for the most   populous U.S. state.
MARK Latham attacked yesterday&#39;s Coalition policy launch as a &quot;willy-nilly&quot; spending spree aimed at buying votes, which would drive up interest rates.
NEW YORK  -Stocks fell in choppy trade on Wednesday, as pessimism about the U.S. economy mounted after Intel Corp , the world's largest chip maker, posted earnings and a profit forecast that disappointed investors.
A top U.S. nuclear envoy, who met South Korea's president-elect on Thursday, said it was possible to end North Korea's nuclear arms program this year despite Pyongyang missing a deadline in a disarmament deal.
L'italiano Filippo Volandri ha superato il primo turno al torneo Atp di Costa do Sauipe, a Rio de Ja...
Il tour al via dopodomani: Canada e Usa, poi l'Europa
A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years.
Winning robot for iRobot Create contest does many things you wish the company already offered in a home robot.
Veteran news anchor Forrest Sawyer was injured in a helicopter crash in Africa last week while on location for a Travel Channel series, ET Online reports.  The chopper carrying former ABC anchorman Sawyer, 58, and his production crew crashed into Lak...
Rubens Barrichello put Ferrari on pole position for race of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on September 25 while his teammate Michael Schumacher has to start from the back of the grid after a spin-off in Saturday&#39;s qualifying.
Oil prices fell 3 percent after setting  record highs above $55 a barrel on Monday as dealers took  profits on signs that energy costs are hitting economic growth.
Venus Williams, the former world No1, returned to competitive tennis with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 win over Russian qualifier Alina Jidkova in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova  has tested positive for a banned drug, Belgian regional sports  minister Claude Eerdekens said Monday.
By Froma Harrop  Some of John Edwards' helpers have been busy, busy, busy insulting about 44 percent of the American electorate. The Democratic presidential candidate should have fired the two bloggers who trashed Christian conservatives in general and Catholics in particular, but didn't.
OK. Listen up. It's hot. It's July. You'd rather be at the beach. But you're probably worried about your investments because some hyperactive managers with seven-figure salaries at Bear Stearns have made a mess -- perhaps for all of us -- by buying massive quantities of weird securities with borrowed money.
NEW YORK  - If there's any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research.
The real purpose of a protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed was to encourage terrorism, a court hears.
La maggioranza resta compatta e non ricorre alla fiducia
Aveva definito gli africani meno intelligenti dei bianchi
Romania and Bulgaria welcome the announcement that they will be admitted to the EU in January 2007.
A US air strike in Iraq destroyed a building in Falluja believed used as a meeting place by terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers.
federal judge in New York, complaining that the Bush administration &quot;shows an indifference&quot; to the freedom of information laws, has ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to produce a list
&quot;The Incredibles&quot; is simply the best. From Friday 5 to Sunday 7 November, its registered takings amounted to $70.7 million (Lm23.
Omar Vizquel&#39;s days with the Cleveland Indians could be dwindling. And although free agency beckons for the Gold Glove shortstop, he can&#39;t imagine playing for any other team.
There's a common determination between the Red Sox and Angels entering today's Game 3 of the best-of-five American League Division Series at Fenway Park, albeit for different reasons.
Israel is allowing hundreds of Palestinians from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to cross Israeli territory on their way to the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Israeli and Palestinian officials said on Sunday.
A United Nations official who  infuriated Washington by accusing the United States and Britain  of \
Turks elect a new parliament on Sunday in what has been billed as one of the most important polls of their recent history following a clash between the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party and the nation's secular elite.
Brazil's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in three years in December, according to the government.
In its second acquisition this week, Warren Buffett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy the NRG reinsurance unit of ING, the Dutch financial services company.
Americas Amber Alert News Center(BEIJING China) AP--BEIJING -- Chinese police have detained a man accused of hacking to death as many as nine boys as they slept in a high school dormitory in central China.
Salt Lake City - A star player officially falls into a slump when the opposing team&#39;s fans beg him to shoot. The small forward&#39;s accuracy problems Monday became acute enough at the Delta Center for Utah Jazz fans to taunt him as the Nuggets lost 102-91.
A study of thousands of federal court cases has found that judges appointed by President Bush are the most conservative on record in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties.
Company aquires some assets of Tribe.net, and expects to let the site remain independent.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - Defrocked priest Paul Shanley  was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for raping  a boy in the 1980s in one of the most high-profile cases to  stem from a U.S. Catholic clergy abuse scandal.
Description: US forces clash again in Najaf with fighters loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Efforts by the Iraqi government to reach a disarmament deal with Sadr are at an impasse, and his forces continue to hold the Imam Ali shrine.
WASHINGTON -- The national security adviser under the first President Bush said the current president acted contemptuously toward NATO and Europe after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and is trying to cooperate now out of desperation to &quot;rescue a failing venture&quot; in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Prince Harry's regiment, the Blues and Royal, is to be deployed to Iraq, according to Whitehall sources.
After a rollercoaster week, European stocks surrendered early gains as euphoria about central banks' moves to boost liquidity in the global banking system gave way to doubts over their likely effectiveness.
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment has released an alarming report on the impacts of climate change across the Arctic. The ACIA is a multiyear evaluation of the impact of climate change and increased ultraviolet radiation across the Arctic region.

As Pedro Martinez left the mound for the final time Tuesday night, he looked and pointed skyward. He had done in his first World Series start what Babe Ruth did in his back in 1916
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately determine the cause of death, a Florida medical examiner said.
A Malpensa questa mattina sono stati cancellati 16 voli
GIRLS J.V. TENNIS   RESULTS TUESDAY   EAST GREENWICH 5, CLASSICAL 0   Layson Raposa-Colleen Hart def. Rachel Zurier-Rebekah Page, 10- 2; Kat Primeau-Sam Scheer def. Alisa Zayas-Emily Felder, 10-1; Nicole Passa-Amanda Serino def.
The Thrift Savings Plan hopes to get faster and better.
Elliott Carter has touched on just about every musical format in his long and prolific career, but chamber music is where he has always seemed the most comfortable.
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 battle with al Qaeda: PM
The United States has unmatched military and economic strength, but is it losing its role as a force for global stability?
Zeroing in on Vanguard's best bets.
A Philadelphia jury found on Tuesday that Wyeth's hormone replacement therapy Prempro was a cause of a woman's breast cancer and awarded her and her husband damages of $3 million, the drugmaker said.
Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said a blast on Friday near Jakarta&#39;s embassy in Paris was a terrorist act, and called on France and Indonesia&#39;s outgoing president to take appropriate action.
A Colorado program may help with the balance and posture problems encountered by people suffering from Sensory Processing Disorder. In Bodyhack.
Crude-oil futures were little changed after plunging 6.5 percent yesterday amid speculation higher-than- normal temperatures in the US will reduce heating-oil demand.
Britain lobbied U.N. officials  on Thursday with a proposal for the world body to lead a  comprehensive &quot;campaign plan&quot; for peace in Afghanistan, where  NATO-led troops are struggling against Taliban insurgents.
Aberdeen, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic remained perfect in Scottish Premier League play this season with a 3-1 win over Inverness at the Pittodrie.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday and three soldiers died in the heavy battles, security sources said.
Victoria Beckham's bid to woo Americans has backfired with damning reviews of a reality TV show that she hoped would overturn her image here as a sour-faced diva.
&quot;There have been a lot of BS calls, just like that one,&quot; Scott said, referring to the new interpretation of the 5-yard rule.
Colonial rule, rapacious dictatorship and civil war have so ravaged Congo's economy and society that the streets of its cities swarm with homeless young people who numb their misery with drugs and alcohol.
by dip in oil prices. BY TOM VAN RIPER. A plunge in oil prices propelled stocks to big gains yesterday, with the Dow closing above 10,000 for the first time in two weeks.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday he was confident the country will be able to maintain a nine percent economic growth rate despite a possible global slowdown.
Sanitation equipment from the Oxfam charity set for Indian Ocean tsunami victims is loaded onto a plane at East Midlands Airport, central England, December 29, 2004.
At least nine people were killed in Myanmar on Thursday as soldiers and police cleared the streets of central Yangon by giving protesters 10 minutes to leave or be shot, tightening a two-day crackdown on the largest uprising in 20 years.
The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady on Wednesday and maintained a warning on inflation risks as it noted signs of stability emerging in downtrodden housing markets.
A military judge allowed Pfc. Lynndie England only one witness of her own in a hearing Monday to decide whether she should be court-martialed in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal.
General Electric Co.'s  energy unit will pay $603 million for a controlling stake in Regency Energy Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and processing equipment.
British man behind plans to bring famous stainless steel, gull-winged sports cars into production after 25-year hiatus
It was another great night for the US track and field team as it upped its medal count to 18, just two short of the Sydney Games. The highlight was the sweep in the 200 meters.
Ian Bell said he was delighted both he and Alastair Cook had been able to live up to Kevin Pietersen's rallying cry to England's junior players after the two young guns both made hundreds in the second Test against Pakistan here at Old Trafford.
A Los Angeles movie executive and his wife have been indicted on charges of paying $900,000 in bribes to a senior Thai tourism official to secure lucrative contracts to run a film festival in Bangkok.
Israel should take up a Syrian offer to renew peace talks, Israeli President Moshe Katsav said Thursday, rejecting claims by Israeli officials that the gesture is not significant.
A helicopter from the U.S.-led coalition force in Afghanistan crashed on Sunday after reporting engine failure, the coalition said, but it did not say if there were any casualties.
With most of the states having made up their mind on the presidential race in February, less than a quarter of them can truly be regarded as still in play.
Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio began moves Tuesday to dissolve parliament and call an election after deciding Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes could no longer continue in the job.
The four original members of R.E.M. gave a rare performance Saturday night as the group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.
Throughout the weeklong buildup to last night's touted meeting between burgeoning stars Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby, hockey pundits warned of a potential party crasher: Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Evgeni Malkin.
A TOSHIBA TV sparked an international rescue operation yesterday when it decided it had enough of watching bad American television and radioed for assistance.
(AGI) - Torino, 1 nov. &quot;Qui si divulgano notizie segrete senza il dovuto controllo e si determinano confusione e gravissimi danni per le persone interessate&quot;. Carlo Taormina, l&#39;avvocato di Anna Maria Franzoni
NATO called for closer ties with Russia  on Friday, a day after British warplanes scrambled to intercept  Russian bombers on patrol, and said it was up to the Kremlin to  spell out whether it had a &quot;different view.&quot;
Oversold technology, under-priced fees Citywide Wi-Fi was supposed to be the lifeline that would lead Earthlink to higher ground. With two of major deals suddenly declared dead and a third on suicide watch, it's starting to look like a ball and chain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australia's highest-ranked women's player Samantha Stosur was left out of the Fed Cup team named Wednesday for this month's Asia/Oceania zone group one competition in Bangkok.
Ireland bid for their third Triple Crown in four years when they take on Scotland at Murrayfield.
A PlayStation 2 version of the hugely-anticipated Resident Evil 4 will be released in Japan at the end of 2005, Capcom has confirmed, ending the long-term exclusivity arrangement it had previously signed with Nintendo.
A woman who allegedly sold flu shots then fled when her credentials were questioned was giving people the real vaccine, and was trying to raise money for her daughter&#39;s school fund-raiser, her ex-husband said.
By Anna Jeys BEACH lifeguards set a course for landlocked Birmingham to teach children the dangers of the sea. As thousands of families prepare for seaside holidays, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is touring city schools to teach youngsters how to stay safe.
President Bush defended the US decision to invade Iraq in a United Nations General Assembly address Tuesday in which he also urged the world community to fight terrorism and promote democracy.
Allied Domecq Plc, the world&#39;s second- largest liquor maker, said fiscal 2004 earnings rose on US demand for spirits including Malibu rum.
Iran&#39;s top nuclear negotiator said Wednesday the European Union (EU) opposes putting Iran under pressure and threats regarding the country&#39;s nuclear program, the official IRNA news agency reported.
By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 16--An oil pipeline spill on Feb. 2 in Rusk County -- one of the largest such accidents of its kind in state history -- has been found to have contaminated the local water table, officials confirmed Thursday.
Though the proportion of their donations is small in relation to the humongous totals raised in this money primary for 2008, members of the armed forces do not seem to be only opening their pockets for Republicans this time around.
The death toll in the five iron mines that caught fire Saturday morning in Shahe City in north China&#39;s Hebei Province has risen to 57, said an official with the leading group in charge of the rescue operation.
Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim failed yesterday in a final court bid to erase his criminal record and to immediately rejoin active politics, leaving a royal pardon as his only way back.
Doctors and the Ontario government have agreed to try to cut the taxpayer-funded prescription drug costs of the poor and elderly by $200 million over the next four years, the Star has learned.
Tengono conto dell'inflazione e del +2% dei prezzi a consumo
Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin.
The United States will press its European NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan's violent south in response to Canada's call for reinforcements, but the Pentagon said it will not commit any more of its own forces there.
Stafano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed the race leader with about three miles to
Have yourself a chilly little Christmas with the wintry bite of Mike Nichols\u00e2\u0080\u0099 \u00e2\u0080\u009cCloser.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Of course, this acid-etched satire has been released at this time of
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Foreign Affairs Minister Ban Ki-moon sent a letter of comfort to Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura, regarding the murder of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda in Iraq.
A sweeping new global report, released by the World Health Organization today in New York City, urges governments to get tough on the tobacco epidemic before it's too late
US Marines backed by aircraft fought insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, six weeks after launching a major attack that aimed to quell revolt in the city before next month&#39;s election.
HDMI, DisplayPort, UVD to be added to laptop chipsets Mobile Roadmap AMD's roadmap for its notebook-oriented has taken a decidedly avian turn as the chip maker gears up to battle Intel's Centrino, a plan that will see it support Flash-fitted hybrid hard drives, 802.11n Wi-Fi, HyperTransport 3 and DirectX 10.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

US actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in Everybody Loves Raymond, dies aged 71.
Taking a drug that boosts &quot;good&quot; cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.
Premier Silvio Berlusconi vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq even and condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage as an act
Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga's private plane was ready to leave Baton Rouge, La., when LSU coach Nick Saban boarded briefly, then got in his car and drove off. Huizenga returned to South Florida without Saban on Friday, but the coach might yet join the Dolphins.
CIBC revealed yesterday that it learned last month that faxes containing sensitive customer information were allegedly still arriving at a US junkyard two years after the bank thought the problem had been fixed.
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Mary Lou Jepsen stirred up a controversy when she left the struggling One Laptop Per Child nonprofit effort in December to start her own for-profit company, Pixel Qi, with the goal to create a $75 laptop using technologies she invented at OLPC.Jepsen&#39;s departure as CTO prompted critics to accuse her of taking advantage of OLPC&#39;s nonprofit inventions for personal gain, but supporters shot back, saying it was the right time for her to leave a listing ship. OLPC has been afflicted by production delays and rising costs over years, with the laptop&#39;s estimated price rising from $100 to $188. It is now beset by waning orders and competition from commercial vendors like Intel that threaten to sideline the nonprofit effort.Jepsen denied the allegations, saying her departure was put in place early last year and that she continues to work with OLPC on developing technologies for future XO laptops while selling it for a profit to commercial organizations.Technologies she invented at OLPC include the display system optimized for low-power operation, which has been implemented in the XO laptop.Retaining the OLPC spirit, Jepsen said Pixel Qi is developing inexpensive products like a power-efficient display that can be used in developing countries. She chatted with the IDG News Service about the new company, the $75 laptop, and her days at OLPC.IDGNS: How is Pixel Qi progressing?Jepsen: Things are going great. Pixel Qi is now a month old. I&#39;ve done a lot of startups before, but [Pixel Qi] is a very unusual startup. It&#39;s got products to ship already, so that&#39;s unusual. It&#39;s getting a lot of attention, which surprises me, but it is good that people are interested.IDGNS: Are you working on the $75 laptop right now?Jepsen: The $75 laptop -- maybe people are interested in it because it&#39;s a catch phrase -- but mostly it&#39;s about designing things for the billions of people who are joining the information age right now. That&#39;s what Pixel Qi strongly believes in.Right now I&#39;m starting this company ... to get a lot of the technologies in [OLPC&#39;s XO] laptop into other laptops and cell phones as a first priority. Then working with OLPC to focus on driving that next-generation laptop. But we just started shipping this generation [of XO laptops], we owe it to ourselves to see how the children use them ... and before we start in earnest the design and development cycle to have the feedback from children in different countries.I&#39;m focused on getting the screens and power management into other people&#39;s small laptops and cell phones right now. I think the [$75 laptop] will happen pretty soon, but again, I&#39;m not really focused on the $75 laptop right now, while the innovations that I&#39;m working on can go into that.That mimics what we did at OLPC. We thought a lot about [designing the XO laptop] before executing on it. It&#39;s a lot easier to redesign on paper. [We are] taking this time and really talking to a lot of who&#39;s who in technology about what [the $75 laptop] should be. But it&#39;s certainly possible to go lower price -- if you look, there are $10 CPUs around.IDGNS: There is a perception that you left OLPC to privatize the technology and make money out of it.Jepsen: I arranged it with Nicholas [Negroponte]. My departure has been well planned and organized with OLPC. It was in place since spring of 2007, and I was committed to delivering the XO into high-volume mass production. But as somebody who ... invents, develops, and gets hardware into mass production, there wasn&#39;t much more for me to do at OLPC after ... that.On some level, I was responsible for making a laptop ... and, I realized ... I should keep doing this. So I got access to the ... intellectual property and patents. Not because I was the inventor, and not even because the inventor has the really good chance of improving the price and performance of her invention, but because OLPC is the beneficiary as the licensee.I&#39;m still in spirit with OLPC, but now I&#39;m with Pixel Qi, and I am not working on just children, but adults and trying to get the cost down. That doesn&#39;t mean just Dell on a diet if you will, but [a laptop] that people are proud to own and proud to use at low cost and designed for different environments. The mass market -- there&#39;s literally billions of people who want to join this information age, and they need products too. They need interesting products, not stripped-down stuff. The XO is probably the first in that line.IDGNS: A $75 computer seems optimistic considering OLPC&#39;s inability to produce a $100 laptop. Can you walk us through the changes needed in component prices and system design to reach that target?Jepsen: I don&#39;t think it&#39;s that hard, frankly. If you look at the cost of flash and DRAM, they go down 50 percent year over year. You look at screens, they go down 30 percent every year. If you look at the cost of CPUs -- well, some of them stay expensive -- there are several companies working on the $10 CPU right now.There are pretty low-cost [parts], but using low power, guess what ... you don&#39;t use the same amount of ... processing power. Your battery is really inexpensive if you don&#39;t use a lot of power because it won&#39;t need as many cells, for example. I think it&#39;s very straightforward.There&#39;s ways to hit ...[the $75] envelope if you look at the mechanicals and the keyboards and everything else you need on the motherboard. I think we know how to ... integrate the components and work with manufacturers and producers to get there very quickly to lowering the price and increasing the performance. But then again, you have to redefine performance for a cow herder and pick your country.IDGNS: All of that still calls for performance. Is there going to be some kind of trade-off in capabilities relative to a mainstream notebook?Jepsen: There&#39;s two ways to be fast, one is the standard, more blah way, where you just heap on the megahertz and megahertz and then heap on the code. Vista&#39;s footprint is 12GB as opposed to our OS at OLPC, it&#39;s 0.1GB, it&#39;s 120 times smaller. You could do big code and big iron or skinny down the code and make do with a 500 megahertz processor ... that was a state-of-the-art laptop in 2000. All of the software has gotten bloated, and do you really need a little paper clip guy or doggy telling you what to do?The XO is ... an outdoor usable laptop. You can drop it, you can spill on it and the batteries last a long time. And it&#39;s green. Those are performance metrics that really matter. Making your batteries last a week is also a performance criteria. Intel has said for a number of years that it&#39;s not about&#160;one more megahertz anymore, it&#39;s about lowering the power consumption.IDGNS: Are inexpensive laptops a new category? IDC says notebook computers like Eee PC -- they don&#39;t take those laptops when they measure market share or measure unit shipments. They&#39;re calling the category &quot;notebook gadgets.&quot; How do you feel about that?Jepsen: It&#39;s funny. I don&#39;t feel much about the word. I just talked at a gadget conference, &quot;Greener Gadgets,&quot; but ... [Intel&#39;s] Craig Barrett, when he was trying to be derogatory toward the laptop project, called it a gadget. I think that we think of gadgets as things that don&#39;t really work for long, have a short life, and are transient, not real machines. The XO lasts two-and-a-half times longer than a standard laptop. That&#39;s not a gadget-like property of it. What is a gadget? Is it a learning machine or is your laptop a gadget or cell phone a gadget?IDGNS: Did Intel undermine the OLPC project with their Classmate PC?Jepsen: It&#39;s such a long story with them, especially for me because I used to work [at Intel]. It&#39;s hard for me to summarize. Certainly, there are so many individuals at that company on the technical side when we finally got working together, it was great. We were really pursuing an -- I think it&#39;s been announced -- Intel chip in the XO, that was something we were working well together on with their technical team. I think the difficulty was from the sales and marketing side as I understand it, and I really wasn&#39;t involved in that in OLPC. I would only hear from the ministers in the countries I would visit and from Nicholas and so forth. I wasn&#39;t that involved in it towards the end.IDGNS: Is there a release date for the $75 laptop?Jepsen: It&#39;s not that hard. It will take about two years. Realistically, it does need that time because what you have to do first is make the components and then you put them together. At OLPC, it took&#160;three years because we had to start with the disbelief, but now people believe. Now cut that down to about two years, it&#39;s about reasonable. It&#39;s 2010 we&#39;re looking at.
The move to the Emirates Stadium is starting to pay off financially for Premier League leaders Arsenal.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday  rejected an appeal by commercial telemarketers that said the  government's nationwide do-not-call list violated their  constitutional free-speech rights.
Direct Revenue LLC will pay $1.5 million to settle adware-related charges filed by the Federal Trade Commission.
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Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the tables on Republicans who call him unfit to be commander in chief and said on Tuesday President Bush failed the \
By DAVID JAMES South Wales Echo  Protests were today being held at the official opening a Valleys composting facility. Environment minister Carwyn Jones was opening the In Vessel composting facility at Bryn Quarry, near Caerphilly, this morning.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against Canadian-born Conrad Black, the former chairman and CEO of Hollinger International, accusing him of &quot;cheating and defrauding shareholders.
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The New Jersey-based Accoona Corporation, an industry pioneer in artificial intelligence search technology, announced on Monday the launch of Accoona.
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Much of the rise in the company&#39;s stock yesterday was due to Apple&#39;s outlook for the current holiday quarter. Apple said it expects to post a first-quarter profit of between 39 cents and 42
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One murder case has attracted special attention amid a debate over the safety of antidepressant use in children and teenagers.
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LONDON, Sept. 6 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, the second-longest-serving British leader since the 19th century, struggled to contain a growing political rebellion Wednesday, as eight  junior members of his government resigned amid new demands for him to set a date for his departure or step down now.
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The body of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is to be buried in a special air-tight coffin in London later.
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The 10th United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded Saturday with a weak commitment to future talks on the reduction of pollutant emissions.
SALT LAKE CITY, (Sports Network) - The Jazz announced  Tuesday that the club will retire John Stockton's No. 12 on  November 22, 2004, when Utah hosts the New Orleans Hornets.
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Israeli and Palestinian leaders said they will declare a formal end to more than four years of fighting during a summit Tuesday in this Egyptian resort &#151; a breakthrough in Mideast peacemaking that comes after both sides also accepted invitations to meet separately with President Bush at the White House.
A measure that would make it easier to sue online file-trading networks like Kazaa and Morpheus failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday because lawmakers said there was too much opposition.
Tony Blair will carry out a reshuffle of his ministerial team by the end of the week, he confirmed today. The Prime Minister was speaking less than a day after the surprise resignation
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek his help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah   group, whose chief allies are Syria and Iran.
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International courts tackling war crimes should focus on the most serious allegations and only allow accused to represent themselves if they can fulfill the role, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Divers and ground rescuers scoured an icy river and its banks in west Nepal on Thursday for 30 people still missing after a suspension bridge collapsed, leaving at least 16 dead and 80 others injured, officials said.
Sri Lankan warplanes on Saturday attacked a camp housing Tamil Tiger rebel suicide bombers in the country's north, the military said.
Along with a recent spike in deadly violence in Iraq, a classified US government report paints a bleak picture of Iraq&#39;s immediate future.
India said on Thursday it could consider giving a large amount of autonomy to the disputed region of Kashmir to help make peace with Pakistan, but said it was not willing to redraw its borders to settle half a century of enmity.
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New Century Financial Corp. , the largest independent U.S. subprime mortgage lender, said on Monday its lenders plan to halt financing, pushing the company closer to bankruptcy amid dwindling cash and $8.4 billion in obligations that could come due immediately.
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Alitalia took a step on Tuesday toward resolving the labor disputes that have threatened to push it into bankruptcy, agreeing to new contracts with its 2,300 pilots.
Fast-growing U.S. social network Web   site Facebook said on Friday it has adopted new privacy   controls following an unprecedented online backlash over a new   feature that let users track their friends online.
Indiana forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal has been given a 10-game reduction in his ban for fighting with fans during the 19 November game against Detroit.
Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. was under pressure Wednesday to come up with a takeover offer for UFJ Holdings Inc. that would fend off an unexpectedly generous $29 billion rival bid by Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.
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&quot;IBM plans to announce on Monday that the Blue Gene will be available immediately with a starting price of $1.5 million.&quot;.
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China dismisses reports that its military hacked into the Pentagon's computer network.
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France and Spain combined yesterday to derail plans to reduce migration into Europe by setting up EU asylum-processing camps in north Africa.
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BAGHDAD, NOVEMBER 19: A suicide car bomber attacked a police convoy in Baghdad on Friday as guerrillas kept pressure on Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s US-backed security forces despite a bloody rout of insurgents in Falluja.
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Several U.S. Supreme Court justices  expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical  marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they  smoke it for pain.
Liberal Democrats will put 500 extra community support officers on the beat if they win May's assembly poll.
A group claiming links to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it was responsible for setting an oil well in south Iraq on fire and vowed to attack the main southern oil pipeline if US forces do not leave Najaf.
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Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday reported a heavy loss for its fourth quarter, due mostly to charges connected to its acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI.
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The Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a widely watched gauge of future economic activity, rose in November, reversing a five month trend, a private research group reported Monday.
Buddhist nuns joined the growing  protests against Myanmar&#39;s ruling generals on Sunday, a day  after a dramatic appearance by detained democracy icon Aung San  Suu Kyi to pray with monks now leading the marches.
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Hopes for a speedy release of two French hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their release was posted on a Web site.
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BAGHDAD  Forty people were killed and scores wounded in clashes between US forces and Shiite fighters in the Baghdad district of Sadr City overnight, the health ministry said.
LOS ANGELES -- Detectives were negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is wanted for allegedly stabbing a man at the Vibe Awards, Santa Monica police said Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - VMware Inc. is pricing its upcoming new software to run Windows on a Mac similar to rival Parallels Inc.'s software announced last week. VMware said that its Fusion software for Macintosh computers can be pre-ordered beginning Tuesday for US$39.99, and $79.99 when it becomes generally available near the end of August. Parallels Inc. priced its Parallels Desktop version 3.0 at $79.99 when\u00c2\u00a0it became generally available Thursday, and $39.99 for users upgrading from a previous version of Parallels. Both make it possible for Mac users to run the Windows OS from Microsoft Corp. alongside the Apple Inc. Mac OS X operating system. It is for people who use a Mac but also want to use software applications written only for Windows. VMware released Fusion Beta 4 for Macs on Thursday. Besides running Windows OSes, Fusion also runs Linux and Solaris-based applications without having to reboot the computer to switch from the Mac OS to another OS. VMware says one key feature of Fusion, called Unity, allows for seamless transition from Mac to Windows applications. Icons for Windows applications will be displayed along with those of Mac applications in the dock at the bottom of the computer screen. \
Seek and ye shall find: Yahoo! (nasdaq: YHOO - news - people ) and Adobe Systems (nasdaq: ADBE - news - people ) have struck a deal to put Web search capabilities into Adobe&#39;s Acrobat Reader software.
President Vladimir Putin agreed Friday to a parliamentary investigation of the bloody school hostage siege in southern Russia, less than a week after he reportedly dismissed the idea by saying it might turn into \
Police called to a Long Island man's house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set.
Movimento integralista respinge proposta di Abu Mazen
As the climate warms, Greenlandic farmers are experimenting with vegetables that have previously never been grown in the country.
(CBS/AP) The tale of an aging actor and the starstruck con artist he married will take center stage Monday as jurors hear opening arguments in the murder case against Robert Blake for the 2001 death of his wife.
Ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto says she will never surrender to militants and will contest elections in January.
Andy Roddick takes on Carlos Moya on Sunday with the US trailing 2-1 to Spain in the Davis Cup final.
THURSDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The current chemotherapy regimens of irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and molecular-targeted treatments are helping patients with advanced colorectal cancer live several months longer than they did a few years ago, when these therapies weren&#39;t available, Greek researchers say.
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INDIANAPOLIS Peyton Manning has a shot at breaking Dan Marino&#39;s record for the most touchdown passes in a season when the Indianapolis Colts face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
Global stock markets  tumble amid growing fears of a recession in the US, and are heading for big losses.
DALIAN, China  - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday his country took food safety \
London - Britain started to plan the invasion of Iraq months before the conflict, even as Prime Minister Tony Blair was denying he was on a course for war, according to a report on Wednesday quoting a leaked Pentagon document.
There was no major chaos, but some devices did miss the memo from Congress and fell back a week too soon.
Oil prices retreated sharply after setting record highs above $55 a barrel on Monday as dealers took profits on signs that energy costs are hurting economic growth.
Hawaii is one of only three states that has not gotten any confirmed cases of West Nile Virus, but that might be about to change. State officials ordered crews to spray for mosquitoes at Kahului International
Film star Tom Cruise spent more than two hours signing autographs and greeting fans in London on Monday at the world premiere of his new movie \
US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade insults in South Carolina.
he weather played havoc with the United States Open schedule yesterday, but it did not affect Lindsay Davenport&#39;s game. In front of a sparse crowd of no more than several hundred people at
Assets of a murdered loyalist paramilitary leader exceeding \u00c2\u00a31m are seized in the first action of its kind.
Syndicate controlled '90 per cent' of all fakes A counterfeiting operation that Microsoft claims was responsible for 90 per cent of faked Microsoft software has been sent up the river in Taiwan.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Preliminary discussions have been held about a project that would provide Chrysler with a version of the big Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility.
A New York City police officer involved in the fatal 1999 shooting of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo wants to be allowed to carry a gun again while on the job.
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans' wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.
Greece hosts its second major sporting spectacle of the summer when the 12th Paralympics start on Friday.
Blog: Grouper, the site Sony paid $65 million to acquire last August, is switching names and business models.
Not that the hockey negotiations aren&#39;t going to proceed in utterly good faith, but the NHL owners piled up a $300 million war chest and the players union long ago warned its members to be ready to go 18 months without a paycheck.
Three or four times every minute, Mount St. Helens shivered. Sometimes the majestic peak even shuddered, the trembling beneath reaching a crescendo, a magnitude of 3.3.
Death, beauty and the persistence of art are the vast topics addressed in Heddy Honigmann\u00e2\u0080\u0099s frustrating documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cForever.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
An explosion tore apart a car in Gaza City Monday, killing at least one person, Palestinian witnesses said. They said Israeli warplanes were circling overhead at the time of the blast, indicating a possible missile strike.
Anche l'ex premier Sharif pronto a 'rivedere' sua decisione
Hundreds of US troops are diverted from Falluja to Mosul, as violence continues to spread to other areas of Iraq.
Pierre-Alain Joye is looking to clear up some confusion with his new blog post today surrounding the imagerotate function and some of its options:   imagerotate has special intern functions when the rotation angle is a multiple of 90 degrees, it actually only flips the image. The operation is quite fast as it is a two nest loops with a little copy operation. However it looks like the manual has a little mistake in the function description, which can lead to confusion.   The problem comes from a part mentioning the scaling down of an image to fit into the destination image. With a flip of 90 degrees, though, the resulting image contents will stay the same size as the original - the image only flips, not really rotates.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears  linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to undergo an MRI exam  this week to determine the severity of a left hamstring injury  he sustained in this past Sunday's game against Jacksonville.
Love your new dining room table ... but did you ask the salesman whether it's made from chopped up rainforest trees?
A Wisconsin man who had been sought as a potential witness in the shooting deaths of two camp counselors has been cleared by authorities after he made himself available to investigators.
A UK insurance firm that recognized an unfolding fraud pattern but did next to nothing to protect its customers has been socked with a record fine by the British Financial Services Authority.
Defending champions AC Milan were drawn against Arsenal in the last 16, knockout phase of the Champions League here on Friday.
A vaccine may work to protect women against a virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, US researchers reported on Monday. So far
Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool have dropped plans to share a new stadium.
Apple&#39;s overhaul of its iPod roster brings about several appealing developments: video on the Nano; a wireless version of the iTunes Store; and an iPhone without the, um, phone.
The Canadian government said that 44 North Koreans who entered the Canadian embassy compound will have to stay there &quot;for the time being&quot;.
Support groups that discuss health issues during pregnancy and after childbirth can help to reduce infant and maternal deaths in poor countries, researchers said on Friday.
Iraqi militants who kidnapped an Australian reporter in Baghdad and threatened to kill him \u00e2\u0080\u009dGoogled\u00e2\u0080\u009d his name on the internet to investigate his work before releasing him unharmed, the journalist\u00e2\u0080\u0099s executive producer said today.
Jose Mourinho sounded his most magnanimous as Chelsea opened a two-point lead at the top of the Premiership. &quot;I don&#39;t want the credit when I don&#39;t deserve it,&quot; the west London club&#39;s Portuguese
Cuba pulls its boxing team out of the world championships in the US in order to avoid defections.
Medical researchers will start  trials of an HIV vaccine in Sweden in October and expect to  extend the program to Tanzania next year, a senior member of  the research team said on Friday.
Gianfranco Zola \u00c3\u00a8 diventato membro dell&#39;ordine dell&#39;Impero Britannico. Ad insignirlo dell&#39;onorificenza concessa da Sua Maest\u00c3\u00a0 la Regina Elisabetta II \u00c3\u00a8 stato questa sera l&#39;ambasciatore britannico in Italia
Investimento 380 milioni, Saipem Fds 2 pronta a fine 2011
Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
Medaglia d'argento per Matteo Tagliarol nella finale del torneo di spada agli Europei di scherma di ...
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday said it has received a $500 million contract to provide global IT services for WestLB, a European commercial bank and financial services firm.
Sport: Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt both squandered decent chances as Liverpool were held at Eastlands
Cashback Sun and Unisys are going after South Korean memory chip maker Hynix for damages related to its role in a price-fixing cartel.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Opposition parties are not taking the film Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav too kindly. In the state capital, massive posters to advertise the film are coming up all over the place.
BBC presenter Nick Knowles is injured while filming in Kenya, forcing him to return to the UK for treatment.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Pak Se-ri has triple cause to celebrate being back at the Bulle Rock Golf Course for this week's LPGA Championship.
Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd avoid each other in the Champions League quarter-final draw.
Zoe R. Cassavetes's Broken English' and John Dahl's hit-man comedy You Kill Me' both arrive in theaters this week.
Russian police hold a third suspect over the theft of more than 200 items from the Hermitage art museum.
Four Senate bills offer market-based ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse emissions.
A bomb blast kills at least 18 people at a rally to mark Independence Day in the Indian state of Assam.
Il Palermo, nella prima uscita stagionale del nuovo corso, ha effettuato una sgambatura tionfale in ...
Three-year-old Caroline wanted nothing to do with her cardiologist.
Budget airline Ryanair sees profits grow 30% in the last three months of 2006, despite the impact of rising fuel costs.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who stripped embattled Rep. William Jefferson of his seat on a powerful tax committee last year, has decided to put him on the Homeland Security panel, infuriating some Republicans who charge he may be a security risk.
A new but unproven theory says body heat might explain Lance Armstrong's astounding victory over testicular cancer.
Four cases of possible botulism poisoning raise concerns about the market for do-it-yourself anti-aging compounds.
In Street Racing Syndicate, a video game scheduled for release at the end of the month, players can test their role-playing mettle in the illegal street-racing scene without the nasty risk of going to jail. A review by Chris Kohler.
US iPlayer in the works Just as the BBC is slashing jobs at home, its commercial tentacle is ramping up efforts to squeeze money from its programming and web content abroad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AN Australian executive of gold mining giant Newmont will be free for Christmas, as will five other Newmont managers, after an Indonesian court ruled their detention was illegal.
China's commercial center of Shanghai was evacuating 200,000 people on Tuesday ahead of the expected arrival of Typhoon Wipha, potentially the most destructive storm to hit the city in a decade, local media reported.
HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros have added new meaning to the phrase, &quot;score early and often&quot; in the National League Championship Series.
TEHRAN, Iran Sept. 21, 2004 - President Mohammad Khatami said Tuesday that Iran will continue its suspect nuclear program even if that means an end to UN oversight.
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Shares of Mexico&#39;s Cemex slumped on Monday after the world&#39;s No. 3 cement maker agreed to buy Britain&#39;s RMC Group in the largest ever acquisition by a Mexican firm.
U.S. Treasury debt was narrowly mixed  on Monday as investors proved reluctant to make any major bets  ahead of key events this week including a speech from Fed  Chairman Alan Greenspan and the crucial September jobs report.
The US economy accelerated in the third quarter as consumers rediscovered a penchant to spend, economists forecast the government to report this week.
THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases, including asthma, Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive problems, among others.
John Ritter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family has filed a wrongful death suit against the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. The suit from Ritter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wife, Amy Yasbeck, and his four children, alleges that
Two soldiers of the US-led coalition have been killed in a gun battle in south-eastern Afghanistan, the US military says.
Enraged Shiites burned people to death, torched mosques and denounced Sunni leaders and the United States a day after a bloody assault on Sadr City, the Iraq capital's Shiite bastion.
Lo sciopero di due giorni, contro il ddl Bersani,  parte dalle 19:30 di oggi fino alle 7 dell'8 giugno. Le organizzazioni annunciano per domani un presidio a Montecitorio
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Horizons Corp. , a strategic solutions and professional services company, today announced that the sales of Chimes, Inc.
Iran threatened today to resume uranium enrichment - an process vital to the manufacture of nuclear weapons, at \u00e2\u0080\u009dany moment.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Andy Murray extends his winning streak to eight matches with a comfortable win over Stefan Koubek in Memphis.
Not a lot of people know that... If you think eight hours a day sat in front of a computer screen is tough, try staring at a game of Space Invaders for over 38 hours. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just one of the historical gaming nuggets revealed in an edition of the Guinness World Records that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s devoted entirely to videogames.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scientists believe a select group of people can spot when someone is lying.
Two Egyptians have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, a day after an Egyptian woman died of the disease, Egypt's health ministry said on Thursday.
This good and nasty interpretation of \u00e2\u0080\u009cMacbeth,\u00e2\u0080\u009d starring Patrick Stewart, has enough flash, blood and mutilated bodies to satisfy a Wes Craven fan.
Problemi in attacco per la Reggina, impegnata domani a Verona contro il Chievo. Sono rimasti a casa ...
(InfoWorld) - When Windows Vista ships next year, customers might have a tougher time getting their security software to work properly, executives from Symantec said Wednesday. At issue are two new features being introduced with Vista: an enhanced Windows Security Center as well as a feature in the 64-bit version of Vista called PatchGuard. Microsoft says it is adding these features to lock down the operating system, but Symantec believes that they will be harmful to customers by making it harder for them to use third-party software. \
Web search leader Google Inc.   on Thursday posted an industry-leading 110 percent  rise in quarterly profits as the company dodged the slowing  growth trend that has hurt rivals Yahoo and eBay.
The protesters, wearing white T-shirts, managed to reach the floor of the Commons chamber and run toward the central box where government ministers and opposition leaders speak.
Pedro Martinez struck out eight to move into the top 20 on baseball's career list, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Saturday night to stretch their winning streak to five.
A blaze swept through a nursing home in Siberia yesterday, killing at least 10 people, officials said, the latest in a series of deadly fires in Russia, many of them caused by neglect of safety rules.
Doctors may be giving the wrong doses of adrenaline because of confusing labelling, a study suggests.
The most prolific comet-hunter in history recently made its 900th discovery of a frozen visitor to the inner solar system, a chunk of ice and rock hurtling precariously close to the Sun.
Denver Broncos running back Quentin Griffin will miss the rest of the season after an MRI showed he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Monday night&#39;s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a published report.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia sought to  reassure Western relief workers after a gunfire incident on  Sunday in a major tsunami aid base, but some organizations said  they were being vigilant in what they termed a zone of  conflict.
Ethiopian troops fired  rockets at a strategic town north of Somalia's capital, Islamist officials tell a rally.
Australia&#39;s election campaign, which offers some parallels with the US presidential election, entered its final week Monday with Prime Minister John
By Mark Ledsom BASEL  - Britain's world number four Tim Henmanwon his opening match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournamentwith little difficulty on Wednesday, beating Frenchman AntonyDupuis 6-3, 6-4.
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China&#39;s terracotta army is set to invade Britain on Thursday as the famous warriors go on show in London.
Il Parma fa pari col Chievo e Stefano Pioli &egrave; contento: 'Questa squadra sa lottare e soffrire...
TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japan Airlines Corp. said Wednesday it will sign a contract in the spring to buy 30 7E7 Dreamliners from Boeing Co.
The computer-animated family movie &quot;The Incredibles&quot; struck a resounding chord this weekend, taking in an estimated $70.
Eddie Johnson became the first player in Major League Soccer history to score three goals in consecutive games, leading the Wizards to a 3-2 victory over the New York Red Bulls last night in Kansas City, Mo.
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage and third wife Alice Kim are expecting their first child.
After spending months in remote northwest Florida swamps searching for the ivory-billed woodpecker, researchers say they have seen and heard the rare bird once believed to be extinct.
The US economy added an underwhelming 51,000 jobs last month, a report says,  another sign of slower growth.
Primo giorno con la maglia del Torino per Axel Cedric Konan, il 24enne attaccante ivoriano acquistat...
Candice Wiggins scored 18 points and No. 7 Stanford defeated Eastern Washington 91-50 Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout.
Sacramento Kings basketball player Ron Artest, who was involved in one of the most notorious brawls in U.S. sports history in 2004, was arrested on Monday on domestic violence charges, officials said.
Dovra' contrapporsi a quella da 5 miliardi di Rupert Murdoch
Following an asthma flare-up, children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go the
A study published in today&#39;s Journal of the American Medical Association, indicates that elderly men who have been exposed to high levels of lead are 3.2 times morely likely to develop cataracts than those who have not had similar exposure.
Swarming to the next new thing Over the past four years, venture capitalists have tossed huge amounts of cash at \
The software vendor rides Apple's growth.
His hat tilted off his forehead, New York Yankees manager Joe Torre slumped behind a microphone late Monday night. For the second time in 24 hours, he
NFL players will consent to a urine test for Human Growth Hormone once such a test is developed.
Breaking with Republican  lawmakers who oppose gun control and a Hollywood film career  filled with gun play, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has  signed a bill banning .50-caliber BMG rifles, an aide said on  Tuesday.
OTTAWA (CP) - With the holiday buying season in full swing, Statistics Canada reports that we spent a bundle last year on new electronic devices.
New York state launched a formal investigation on Thursday to determine if Intel Corp , the world's biggest chipmaker, violated state and U.S. antitrust laws to squeeze out rival Applied Micro Devices Inc.
MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.
The death of the video recorder comes a step closer as electrical chain Dixons says it will stop selling them.
Lawrence Ellison, the chief executive of the Oracle Corporation, said that he had had more discussions about lowering rather than raising his hostile bid for PeopleSoft.
For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
Gerry Adams meets Bertie Ahern for the first time since the IRA were blamed for a \u00c2\u00a326m bank raid.
Adjusted fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent on stronger results from cable TV and movies, but the company said it expected  growth to slow in 2008 to a range of 7 percent to 9 percent.
The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic  hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on  Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the  United States, U.S. forecasters said.
Prosecutors have sought a new capital murder trial after a man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s conviction was overturned by DNA evidence.
Democrats have tightened their grip on Hong Kong&#39;s legislature, but still have no mandate to push their agenda of universal suffrage in the southern Chinese enclave.
The Chinese government says detained former Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital.
Cosa accomuna Elisabetta II e il celebre cantante? Meryl Streep assomiglia a Paris Hilton. Gli incredibili accostamenti tra celebrit&agrave; a colpi di photoshop
IONE, California  - Convicted murderer Greg Rollo knows the brutality of life behind bars after 31 years in a prison. But he says life has grown much worse since he was moved to a triple-bunk bed in an open gym with 199 others.
Russia's top steel producer Evraz agrees a $2.3bn deal to buy US counterpart Oregon Steel Mills.
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty has said her vile tormentor on a British television reality show Jade Goody is a \
Francesca Schiavone si &egrave; qualificata per il secondo turno del torneo Wta di Gold Coast, in Au...
Cappon, impegno di Rai Sport contro violenza negli stadi
Upset with Bruce Springsteen's effort to oust President Bush from the White House, the New York Conservative Party's candidate for the U.S. Senate is launching a \
More jailbreaks than a spaghetti western The latest version of the firmware for Apple's iPhone has fallen to hackers less than a week after its release.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hoping to accelerate AOL instant messaging (IM) on mobile devices, America Online has launched the Mobile Developer Program. OZ, LG Electronics, Motorola, Samsung Telecommunications America and Siemens have signed on as charter members.
GULF SHORES, Ala. Sept. 16, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan slammed ashore early Thursday with winds of 130 mph, packing deadly tornadoes and a powerful punch of waves and rain that threatened to swamp communities from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest levels since midsummer amid worries about high energy prices, uncertainty about the labor market and anxiety about making major purchases like a car or a home.
The White House said Friday it would oppose any attempt by Senate Democrats to revoke the 2002 Congressional resolution authorizing the war in Iraq
Residents of an east London neighborhood on Thursday expressed shock and skepticism after several homes there were raided in connection with the alleged terror plot against trans-Atlantic planes.
There&#39;s nothing really horrible about Microsoft&#39;s new MSN Music Service; it&#39;s just that there&#39;s nothing really great about it, either.
Owens mocked Lewis with some nifty footwork after catching an 11-yard touchdown pass in the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles&#39; 15-10 victory over Baltimore on Sunday.
The Story: Silicon Valley businesses have long argued that changes in the immigration laws are needed to ensure a continuing supply of highly skilled workers. The current limit of 65,000 under the standard H1-B visas is not enough, they say. (The quota was filled in less than a month in 2007.)[ Slideshow: 2007's top underreported tech stories ]                                                    But that number obscures an important fact: The real total of visas issued to highly skilled workers is closer to 400,000 annually, according to the federal Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) agency. And that, say some critics, may mean that the law is being abused.There are two reasons the number is so large.First, the H1-B visa cap has a built-in exemption that allows an additional 20,000 workers who have graduated from U.S. universities with an advanced degree (master?s or higher) to enter every year.Second ? and the biggest reason ? is the use of L-1 visas, which are granted to executives and workers with specialized skills employed by multinational companies. Because there is no cap on L-1 visas issued each year, the numbers have soared. In the last three years, an average of 315,000 L-1 visas have been issued each year.Unlike the H-1B visas, the L-1 visas are not intended to be a springboard to possible permanent residency and a coveted green card. In essence, the L-1s are intended to allow multinational companies to rotate staff across national borders, so they can transfer foreign managers and specialists within the company to U.S. offices for a limited period of time.But the vast number of workers admitted with L-1 visas has critics suspecting that companies ? Indian outsourcing firms in particular ?are using them as a back door to bring in lower-paid workers to do jobs that could be performed by Americans, rather than for the intended purposes of staff rotation.\
U.S. employers added to payrolls at  the fastest clip in seven months in October, the Labor  Department said on Friday, spurred by rebuilding in the  hurricane-battered Southeast and brisk hiring in service  industries.
Cristiano Lucarelli sta meglio: Dopo l'infortunio nel match con il Milan. Sul sito Internet del gioc...
Spyware, those annoying programs that snoop on a user's actions, remain a Windows-only phenomenon.
The motorcade of Iraq's prime minister was pelted with stones on Sunday by fellow Shi'ites in a Baghdad slum when he paid respects to some of the 200 who died there last week in the deadliest attack since the U.S. invasion.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said  on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half as revenue was  boosted by video games such as \
Rimini, 20 set. (Adnkronos) - E&#39; stato dimesso questa mattina dall&#39;ospedale Infermi di Rimini il sottosegretario alla Difesa Filippo Berselli. Era stato ricoverato lo scorso sabato, nel tardo pomeriggio, dopo
Apple Computer says it has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles over the use of &quot;Apple&quot; as a name and logo, raising hopes that songs by the Fab Four might soon be available online.
More than 2,000 US and Iraqi troops are targeting insurgents in the northern section of Babil province, the US military announced Thursday.
BT lays out schedule for 21CN deployment BT has announced the first deployment of hardware for its much-touted new network, known as 21CN.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Giovanni Cisterna era ritenuto vicino al clan Vollaro
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., the second-largest US doughnut maker, had a fiscal third- quarter loss of $3 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with net income of $14.5 million, or 23 cents, a year earlier.
Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, on Tuesday reported its first quarterly loss in five years after its third quarter results were hit in the financial crisis caused by the ailing US home loans market.
Rodrigo de Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said he will step down in October for \
With music pumping in the background, the kids in Terry Wade's physical education class are in constant motion, going from sit-ups to jumping jacks to curls with light weights.
ith a half-eaten sandwich next to him and looking as if he were a kindergartner suddenly promoted to the sixth grade, the 5-foot-5 Olivier Rochus recounted how he chopped down a giant yesterday in the third round of the United States Open.
Senator John Kerry goes toward the election with a base that is built more on opposition to George W. Bush than loyalty to his own candidacy.
Palestinian gunmen trying to penetrate a Jewish settlement in Gaza killed three Israeli soldiers on Thursday, militant group spokesmen said, in the worst blow to troops in occupied territories for four months.
KABUL - Sarebbero state piu&#39; bombe a esplodere nel quartiere di Shar-i-Naw, a Kabul. Forse si trovavano all&#39;interno di un camion. Secondo le prime testimonianze, ci sarebbero 2 morti e 3 feriti, tutti afghani.
Stocks erased gains on Tuesday as earnings from Goldman Sachs Group Inc  failed to reassure investors that the financial sector has seen the worst of the credit market meltdown.
So when he walked up to the podium Monday to discuss starting the Minnesota Twins&#39; playoff opener against the New York Yankees, manager Ron Gardenhire warned him not to take unnecessary risks.
The state&#39;s Animal Health Commissioner, George Teagarden, says the inconclusive test for Mad Cow Disease didn&#39;t come from Kansas.
With all the terrible things going on in the world right now and the lack of leadership and security in our own country, I have never felt it more urgent to exercise my right to vote.
The pace of sales of pre-owned homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.
A Grammy-winning singer whose role in a Barack Obama campaign event riled gay activists served as master of ceremonies of a gospel concert promoting the Democratic presidential hopeful Sunday night.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Jazz legend Ornette Coleman collapsed from heat stroke during his performance Sunday at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. Sunday night he remained in a local hospital under doctor's supervision.
Thousands of native Americans --  some in buckskin and feathers, others in T-shirts and jeans --  joined a ceremonial procession on Tuesday to celebrate the  opening of the Museum of the American Indian.
All week, Jeremy Wariner and his two teammates planned their 400-meter Olympic final together. Wariner, Otis Harris and Derrick Brew did not know the order the three would finish
US Coast Guard officials still have not determined what caused a Greek-owned tanker to leak 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River Friday, but did reveal Monday
NEW YORK - The worst fears of the NFL&#39;s network partners were realized when FCC boss Michael Powell said he is sticking his beak into this Terrell Owens/Nicollette Sheridan &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; controversy.
Service package protects against viruses, spyware and fraud, and backs up and restores data.
Moderate drinking and a healthy active lifestyle may be the best recipe for a longer life, research suggests.
L'indice dell'Universita' del Michigan a febbraio e' a 93,3
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Business & money: Travelodge accuses Ryanair and easyJet of 'squeezing the life out of British tourism'
When stocks fell into their deepest  hole of the year last month, it was the little guys who  scrambled out the trenches the quickest.
&quot;Angels in America,&quot; the surreal HBO miniseries adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning play about New Yorkers affected by the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, received a leading 21 Emmy nominations Thursday.
After Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the party serves up Zell Miller and Dick Cheney.
A wave of Gordon-mania surged through the English seaside resort of Bournemouth this week, as the ruling Labour Party embraced its new leader with passion.
December 10, 2004 - In a surprising announcement that may have a ripple effect throughout corporate American, International Business Machines Corp.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  may call early elections if an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party  fails to join a coalition for his Gaza pullout plan this week,  he said in an interview published on Monday.
As investigators continued their probe into the scandal-tainted U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, the Associated Press learned on Sunday that at least two Swiss trading companies paid kickbacks to secure contracts to buy oil from Saddam Hussein.
The US' richest tycoons increased their wealth in the past year, with the top 400 worth $1.125 trillion, says Forbes magazine.
President Bush on Monday honored the celebration of Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday that commemorates religious freedom and the successful fight against oppression.
Blog: Apple has held iPod events in early September for two straight years. Is it about to extend that streak?
Challenges to file-swapping sites seem to be spurring the creation of new networks harder to shut down.
A man already serving two life sentences for murder has been charged with committing what prosecutors say is Washington state's oldest unsolved crime, the 1968 fatal stabbing of a pregnant teenager.
Indonesia says nearly 80,000 people died from Sunday's quake and sea surges, as relief reaches remoter areas.
China's sell-off presents a chance to scoop up attractive long-term buys. Here are three.
Samsung Electronics said today that it has made a memory manufacturing breakthrough that allows it to produce a graphics memory chip that is faster than any other on the market.
LONDON -- Andy O&#39;Brien&#39;s own goal allowed Charlton to earn a 1-1 tie yesterday with Newcastle, which failed to capture fourth spot in the Premier League standings.
WASHINGTON - A key Republican's proposal to break up the CIA and rearrange the Pentagon's spy agencies under a national intelligence director met immediate and broad resistance Monday. A top Senate Democrat called it a \
On one end of the phone line is Jason Campbell. He\u00e2\u0080\u0099s getting ready to play in one of the biggest Auburn games ever against Georgia.
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A 16-year-old girl's body is found in Bridgend, where police are reviewing the number of suspected suicides.
John McCain's presidential campaign has been likened to a pirate ship: A feisty captain, rhetorical saber in hand, leading a fiercely loyal crew against his Republican primary opponents.
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KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide bomber detonated his  vehicle near a police academy in the city of Kirkuk on  Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 36, police  said, in the latest attack on Iraqi security forces.
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Thousands of striking Airbus workers demonstrated Tuesday in Toulouse, the European aircraft maker's headquarters, to protest plans to cut 10,000 jobs and spin off or close six European plants.Comment
Online banking and brokerage firm  E*Trade Financial Corp. ET.N on Tuesday cut transaction fees  for small investors and some options trading accounts in a  strategy to attract more retail investors and options traders.
Apple Inc.'s  iPhone will have  a longer lasting battery than originally expected, exceeding  those in rival phones, the company said on Monday.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom was diagnosed Saturday with a left shoulder injury.
Anglo-Dutch food group Unilever said Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire Russian icecream maker Inmarko for an undisclosed amount.
The growing influence in the financial world of Dubai and its neighbors is raising political concerns in among U.S. lawmakers.
Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and a senior official of the former ruling party said an election was likely to be delayed.
One or more Iranians witnessed North  Korea's recent missile tests, deepening U.S. concerns about  growing ties between two countries with troubling nuclear  capabilities, a top U.S. official said on Thursday.
Barry Bonds agrees Tuesday to provide the Hall of Fame with an artifact when he breaks Hank Aaron's record with his 756th home run.
TORONTO, Dec. 7 -- Canada's House of Commons rejected a move Thursday by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reopen debate on a national law permitting same-sex marriages.
The family of kidnapped Northern Ireland woman Annetta Flanigan are gravely concerned for her safety, their minister has said.
A retired homicide detective told a  court on Thursday that actor Robert Blake asked him to help  kidnap or kill the woman Blake is charged with murdering, his  wife of six months Bonnie Lee Bakley.
A blast from a suspected car- bomb kills at least one US soldier and an Iraqi in Baghdad, the US military says.
Heeding warnings that terrorists could try to disrupt the fall elections, state and local election officials are aiming to coordinate communications and decision-making with governors and security officials so voting goes as smoothly as possible.
Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney spent a week hammering each other on the economy and national security heading into the Florida presidential primary that could solidify one man as the party's front-runner.
VLADIMIR PUTIN accused the West of fomenting \u00e2\u0080\u009cpermanent revolution\u00e2\u0080\u009d in Moscow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s back yard yesterday as he faced the prospect of Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pro-Western opposition leader winning the presidential election on Sunday.
Children's cable TV channels owned  by Viacom Inc. and Disney Corp. have agreed to settle  allegations they violated federal advertising restrictions for  children's programing, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - One of two soldiers who died Sunday in an attack in Najaf, Iraq, was a high school valedictorian from Bonner Springs, Kan., who was &quot;born to be a soldier,&quot; his father said.
For anyone living in Damascus these days, the fact that some Iraqi refugees are selling sex or working in sex clubs is difficult to ignore.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday invited Mahmoud Abbas to his ranch in southern Israel, and the Palestinian leader accepted, a senior Israeli official said.
Avery Johnson announced his retirement Thursday, officially ending his 16-year playing career and becoming a full-time assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks.
Italy planned to send back more illegal immigrants Monday, after hundreds of people arrived over the weekend on a tiny island off the coast of Sicily, news reports said.
Abnormal hormone levels could play a significant role in how multiple sclerosis develops, researchers suggest.
Under intense pressure to change course, President Bush on Tuesday rejected suggestions Iraq has fallen into civil war and vowed not to pull U.S. troops out \
Wholesale inflation rose last month at the fastest pace in more than 14 years, largely because of steep jumps in energy and food costs, the government reported yesterday, raising concerns that businesses may be under growing pressure to raise consumer prices.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday stood firm in his country's opposition to a U.S. missile defense system, saying it could lead to \
The Balance laptop is being marketed as an affordable, easy-to-use home machine and should appeal to lower-income households, students and people who would previously not have considered a laptop.
Lufthansa's supervisory board is scheduled to meet amid press reports that the German flag carrier is set to snub European aircraft maker Airbus and order the new stretched version of rival Boeing's 747 jet.
Steve Moore says he has been forever changed by Todd Bertuzzi's blind-sided punch to his head in an NHL game last season.
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says he won't be attending \
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(InfoWorld) - NetSuite's users can start accessing the company's hosted midmarket applications suite via their iPhones as businesses start to investigate the possibilities of using the\u00c2\u00a0much hyped Apple mobile device\u00c2\u00a0at work. NetSuite 2007.0, the latest version of the company's software-as-a-service online suite, includes native support for the most recent release of Apple's Safari Web browser, functionality that NetSuite has dubbed SuitePhone, the vendor said Thursday. The iPhone, which debuted in the U.S. on June 29, uses Safari as its Web browser. Unveiled last month, NetSuite 2007.0 is being rolled out to the vendor's existing customer base and will be available to new users in August. SuitePhone allows users to log into their NetSuite accounts on their iPhones and access the vendor's hosted ERP (enterprise resource planning), CRM (customer relationship management) and electronic-commerce functionality. Circle of Friends is giving NetSuite a try over iPhone. The 13-person company based in Santa Monica, California, specializes in personal care products for children such as shampoo, bubble bath and sunscreen. \
Blockbuster is raising prices for its Total Access service, which lets people rent DVDs by mail and in stores. It is also raising prices for some existing customers who use the service a lot.
Obesity levels in Scotland are the second highest in the developed world, according to new statistics.
LSU head coach Nick Saban announced on Saturday night that he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins beginning in the 2005 season.
The federal government should be barred from making health professionals pay for translators for their non-English-speaking patients, a physicians&#39; group maintained in a lawsuit filed in US District Court here yesterday.
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One US soldier was killed and four were wounded during an assault alongside Iraqi forces to regain control of the city of Samarra, an insurgent stronghold north of Baghdad, the US military said in an e-mailed statement.
Former Cold War foes NATO and Russia  on Thursday played down weeks of tension over rigged  presidential poll results in Ukraine and issued a joint call  for free and fair elections at the end of the month.
PARIGI - La Fia ha ratificato oggi il calendario del mondiale 2005 di Formula Uno. 19 i Gran Premi in programma, uno in pi\u00c3\u00b9 rispetto al 2004 con la novit\u00c3\u00a0 Turchia. Apertura il 6 marzo a Melbourne con il
SAN DIEGO - A man in his 50s has been confirmed as the first person in San Diego County to contract the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, county health officials reported today.
Blog: Kodak responds to consumer love of portability, large LCDs and enough megapixels for wall prints
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U.S. auto sales have been slipping as   domestic automakers have struggled to boost sales amid high gas   prices this year -- a trend that will continue into next year,   industry executives and analysts said.
Lakes, rivers and whole regions are drying up dangerously fast. And then there's the floods.
The European Union agreed on Monday to implement U.N. sanctions on Iran while holding the door open to new talks with Tehran.
Alicia Markova, one of the great ballerinas of the 20th century who founded and presided over the English National Ballet, died a day after her 94th birthday.
HALLE, Germany  - Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan upset Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-4 in one of two surprises in the first round of the Halle Open on Tuesday.
Insurgents have killed a U.S. Marine in  western Iraq, the U.S. military said on Friday.
Islamic militants holding two Chinese engineers hostage in Pakistan threatened to kill one on Monday unless security forces ended a siege of their hideout.
Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. rose on news that Ford Motor Co. will be installing the service at its factories for the first time.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is determined to show no weakness in a re-election race that's a possible precursor to a White House run. Her campaign is pummeling her little-known Republican rival.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 9--Five players finished with double-digit kills as the Northwest Nazarene volleyball team upset No. 30 Seattle University 3-1 late Thursday in Nampa in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener for both schools.
Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he is ready to meet Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. He told journalists in Cairo, after meeting Arab
NATO said on Tuesday its major offensive   to crush a revitalized Taliban in southern Afghanistan is   pushing the guerrillas into a corner as heavy fighting   continues.
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CHINA - making no bones of its intentions to overtake the Americans when it hosts Beijing Olympics 2008 \u00e2\u0080-evealed its secret programme to become the world&#39;s sporting powerhouse.
The World Health Organisation began a meeting with top pharmaceutical firms on Thursday to speed up development of human vaccines against bird flu and a looming deadlier strain of the virus that could kill millions of people around the world.
A scientific model of the North Sea's ecosystem suggests the total stock of fish has dropped from 26 million tonnes to 10 million t in just over a century.
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Motorola will test handsets that include wireless payment functions.
The U.S. Army will withhold payment  on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton Co.'s HAL.N  logistics deal in Iraq due to a billing dispute that could cost  the company $60 million a month, the military said on Tuesday.
IBM next week will begin shipping the second generation of its rack-mounted dual processor servers based on Advanced Micro Devices&#39; Opteron microprocessor.
Beijing: At least 170 miners were trapped underground after a gas explosion on Sunday ignited a fire in a coalmine in north-west China&#39;s Shaanxi province, reports said.
Congress is on the hunt for revenue raisers. Watch your wallet. Call your lobbyist.
Circuitous route to launch Comment IBM has announced its first computing solution based on the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE), namely the IBM BladeCenter QS20. This solution targets computationally intense workloads such as 3D animation rendering, compression, encryption, and seismic and medical imaging, to help companies create and operate highly visual, immersive, realtime applications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Zimbabwe will put 40,000 more people on life saving anti-retroviral drugs by the end of the year despite an economic crisis that has hobbled the country's health care, state media reported on Tuesday.
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The highest U.N. court cleared Serbia  on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia  during the 1992-95 war, but said Belgrade had violated its  obligation to prevent and punish the mass killing.
Musician, filmmaker and spoken-word artist is grateful to give-away promotion for raising his profile and says its too early to draw conclusions.
A UK-based analyst firm, Screen Digest, has issued a report saying that the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war is destined to not have a winner--it's going to end in a stalemate. But that's not necessarily the end of the world, the report suggests.
Martin Scorsese's long-overdue glory at the Directors Guild of America Awards clearly paves the way for his long-overdue glory at the Academy Awards.
Can you become master of your own time?
The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday that could make Maryland the 12th state to force carmakers to slash emissions thought to cause global warming.
The management and employees of American healthcare company Medex will receive $105m (\u00c2\u00a354m) as a result of its acquisition by Smiths Group, the British engineering concern.
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Blog: New legislation has been introduced in the Senate that could help expedite the process of transferring your existing phone number to another voice provider.
Youngsters participating in  federally funded abstinence-only sex-education courses  frequently receive inaccurate or misleading information, the  Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Questions remain over the  death of a Libyan journalist despite the conviction of three men, campaigners say.
Hollywood studios are about to take the long-anticipated step of firing a barrage of lawsuits at some of the most prolific Internet pirates, echoing the legal strategy that the recording industry already has used with limited success.
Investigators may have discovered what caused the Genesis spacecraft to crash into the Utah desert this September. Some crucial switches were installed backwards, because of an error in the instructions.
Kevin Durant and Jeff Green, the second and fifth overall choices in last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.B.A. draft, signed contracts with the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday.
Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris?
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Unexpected strength from weekly U.S.  jobless claims provided rare good news for the troubled U.S.  economy on Thursday, but a measure of buying demand in the  housing market continued to chill.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has launched a &quot;Real World Phone&quot; mobile handset designed to work nearly everywhere in the world.
The number of people in the UK who lost their homes rose to 27,000 in 2007 - the highest figure since 1999.
A team of international inspectors will travel to a North Korean nuclear reactor on Saturday, ahead of a planned shutdown as part of a nuclear disarmament agreement.
Peter W. Olson, the chief executive of Random House Inc., told employees that the company plans to sell books directly to consumers through its own Web site.
Intel&#39;s board of directors has elected current president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini as its next chief executive, succeeding Craig Barrett, who was named new chairman of the board.
Sun Microsystems has entered into a formal agreement with the Eastman Kodak Company to settle all claims in pending litigation regarding a software architecture based on the Java computer language.
Ericsson, the world's biggest mobile network maker, reported softer-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Friday but said the company continued to outperform the market.
By BOB PURVIS  A Greendale man could go to jail if he is convicted of charges contending that he rented a condemned east side Milwaukee apartment to college students.  Mazin J.
MANTES-LA-JOLIE, France -- Fernand Trigano stood beside a rack of $8 jeans and watched French presidential candidate Francois Bayrou work a street market in an immigrant suburb of Paris, shaking hands over baskets of dried fish, stacks of flat bread and mannequins modeling head scarves.
CHENNAI: The elimination of forest brigand, Veerappan has certainly injected confidence into the Tamil Nadu government, boosted the morale of the state police and gave the businessman and public a reason to be relieved.
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Washington's new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely yesterday as its move to the nation's capital teetered on the brink of collapse.
Government says new 'carbon price' will favour eco-friendly policy choices
Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media.
Once again, the Seattle Seahawks won with their dominant defense. This time, they ended an NFL record streak. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two touchdowns, Shaun Alexander scored three TDs and Seattle's defense was magnificent in a 34-0 win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Greece is safe in the eurozone despite revelations that it has been mis-reporting sensitive economic data for years, European Union officials said.
Warner Bros. will donate money from the sale of DVDs featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck to help efforts to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction, an Australian official said Saturday.
Thousands of delegates attend an economic forum in St Petersburg, as opposition groups also head for the city.
Religious organizations in Pakistan are  using the Internet to help Muslims in Western countries buy and  sacrifice animals for an annual festival.
A Metropolitan Police Community Support Officer is stabbed while on duty in central London.
As a completely managed service, FrontBridge is able to implement an encrypted email solution rapidly, without the typical implementation challenges or up front capital investment required from an organization.
Passengers faced confusion at airports as hand luggage restrictions were eased Monday, with some airlines and airports keeping the one-bag rule.
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. saw a 34 percent drop in profit during the latest quarter, mainly because of a lower contribution from the utility company's power-generating unit PSEG Power.
Britain on Friday called on Kenya's political leaders to allow the head of the African Union to visit the country to mediate in the violent post-election dispute after his scheduled trip was cancelled.
European and Asian shares fall on continuing fears of a US recession and slowing corporate profit growth.
As announced earlier, Microsoft today released the second beta of their upcoming Search Engine, which would replace the current version running on MSN website.
Negotiators from groups battling in Sudan's Darfur region opened their latest round of peace talks yesterday, with African mediators imploring the government and rebels to resolve their differences through ...
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The spectacular art collection of a German multi-millionaire goes on show Wednesday amid a raging debate about the source of his fortune: an inheritance from his grandfather, a top Nazi industrialist.

Dutch brewing giant Heineken reported a 25-percent increase in net profit in the first half of the year, driven by success of its Heineken beer brand.
Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the \
ISTANBUL, Oct 3  - Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Sunday he had confidence his country would get a favourable review from the European Commission when the latter issues a report next week on Ankara&#39;s efforts to join the European Union.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after his government lost a parliamentary vote on its foreign policy.Comment
ROSKILDE, Denmark  - A ship carrying the remains   of the mother of Russia's last tsar set sail on Saturday from   Denmark for Russia, where they will be laid to rest next to her   late husband in accordance with her wishes.
Work begins to repair two damaged internet cables in the Mediterranean Sea that were severed last week.
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When Paris Hilton was sprung from jail early, few were as outraged &#151; and as outspoken &#151; as the prosecutor who put her there.
University of Arizona researchers are trying to determine how much rain to expect based on how often lightning strikes.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warns private schools they face closure unless they adopt a socialist curriculum.
The battering that the hurricanes of the last month has inflicted on NASA centers could strain an already tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, but it is too early to tell how badly, experts said Thursday.
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a nationwide warning after having discovered residue of untested pesticides in ginseng imported by a New Jersey firm.
One of Hollywood&#39;s top fund-raisers was sentenced on Monday to 63 months in prison for skimming donations intended for charity galas to pay personal expenses, prosecutors in Los Angeles said.
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Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 28 points, Kyle Korver and Lou Williams added 13 apiece and the Philadelphia 76ers held off the pesky Miami Heat 96-85 on Wednesday night.
A look back at some of the more memorable elements of Oscar broadcasts past.
WHAT had been billed as a day of the long knives turned out to be bloodless for Berti Vogts. Yesterday came and went with the Scotland coach still in a job, but the reprieve should be temporary.
More than 80 foreign-trained suicide bombers are planning to attack Russia, a top security official told the country&#39;s parliament.
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It's a girl for Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard.
Mark Lawrenson's view on the weekend's Premiership games.
Stock index futures fell before the  start of Wall Street trading on Wednesday, which will see  quarterly earnings from bank Morgan Stanley , sport goods  group Nike  and software maker Oracle .
Abu Muhammad, an Algerian doctor, is one of eight former Guant&#225;namo detainees who were granted asylum in Albania.
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The US car giant Ford today announced the sale of its Jaguar formula one cars to Red Bull, the Austrian energy drink firm. Ford put the Jaguar team up for sale in September as it announced plans to reorganise
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The proportion of the Finnish population who belong to the countrys main religion, the Evangelical-Lutheran Church, has been declining.
US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage begins talks in Pakistan in his first visit to the region since Bush's win.
Tiger Woods finished second at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday in Norton, Mass., and lost his No. 1 spot in the world rankings to tournament winner Vijay Singh.
Proposals to reorganise hospitals across west Wales may be put back because of fierce public opposition.
Media software firm RealNetworks says it sold more than three million tracks thanks to an aggressive three-week price promotion in the US.
South Africa's civil service strike broadened on Wednesday as other union workers walked out, piling more pressure on the government in a dispute stoking political tensions in Africa's largest economy.
ATHENS -- Jason Estrada is in an unusual position for an American fighter facing a Cuban. He's not the fighter looking for revenge.
This stock gets nowhere near the respect it deserves, I tell ya. No respect.
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recaps issues and concerns that marred the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization's first birthday last month and looks at ways the group could go forward.
The 2008 African Nations Cup draw in Ghana has been moved forward one day to October 19, the organisers said Sunday.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- This past Thursday was a feel-good-about-America day here in the Arkansas capital. About 30,000 rain-soaked celebrities, politicians, foreign dignitaries, entertainers and just-plain-citizens
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khursheed Mahmud Kasuri said on Saturday it is time for Pakistan and India to show &quot;boldness and courage&quot; and he is going to New Delhi with full confidence.
Bradley John Murdoch was ordered to stand trial over the alleged murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio beside a remote Northern Territory highway three years ago.
Falling somewhere between film, animation and gaming, machinima is the art of producing films using graphics rendered by computer games.
TERROR chief Osama Bin Laden has made a blatant bid to destroy Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elections. In a chilling audiotape broadcast yesterday, the al-Qaeda leader urged all Iraqi Muslims to boycott the poll on January 30.
The European Union&#39;s chief of foreign affairs is travelling to Ethiopia and Sudan for talks on the troubled Darfur region. Javier Solana is travelling to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to meet African Union (AU) officials.
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post Co. said Tuesday it is buying Slate from Microsoft Corp. for an undisclosed sum, in an effort to boost the newspaper company&#39;s online traffic.
Asians flocked to temples, parks and Disneyland on Sunday to pray, play, eat, and celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Pig.
Tom Brady threw a franchise-record six touchdown passes and increased his season total to 27, one short of his career high with nine games remaining.
Dharmapuri, October 19: Vijayakumar, the chief of the Special Task Force, (STF) which hunted and eliminated the forest brigand Veerappan, on Tuesday appeared in his battle fatigues at a press conference but with his head tonsured.
Social news site has partnered with CBSNews.com, sharing content pertaining to the 2008 election.
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Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink.
Hours before wrapping up for its campaign break, Congress nailed down a 2.2 percent pay raise for the armed forces but left resolution of the federal employee raise to a lame-duck session next month.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a judge's order that a man avoid having more children while on probation for failing to pay child support.
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his hot  start to the 2004-05 campaign with a career-high 37 points, as  the Miami Heat improved to 3-0 on the young season with a  118-106 win over the Washington Wizards.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- UK bank Barclays said Wednesday it has agreed to buy credit-card issuer Juniper Financial from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $293 million in cash.
Lewis Hamilton will start from the pole position in the British Grand Prix, his first Formula One race in his home country. Hamilton had a fastest lap of 1 minute 19.997 seconds on the 3.2-mile circuit as time ran out in the qualifying session, edging Kimi Raikkonen by 0.102 seconds. Hamilton is trying to become the first Englishman since Damon Hill in 1994 to win the British Grand Prix.
The Storage Management Initiative Specification was created so that vendors could share application programming interfaces to allow interoperability between hardware through a single pane of glass. Users, small vendors and analysts say the standard falls far short because the most important APIs have been left out.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 10 -- In the span of 10 minutes Thursday, American warplanes dropped as much explosive south of Baghdad as they usually do in a month, a thundering barrage of more than 40,000 pounds of bombs intended to blow up stashes of insurgent weapons.
The film finds more to the 1960s idol than lounge singing and his marriage to Sandra Dee. BY BOB CURTRIGHT. Kevin Spacey comes up with the near-perfect answer to the burning question of why anybody would go to a movie about Bobby Darin.
We had some good times this season. Remember that time I sat in the press box in Norman and watched your freshman running back dazzle?
A. R. Gurney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s play, revived respectfully by the Keen Company, remains an insightful mood piece but one that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s perhaps best in its details.
BJP president LK Advani&#39;s attempt to put the party in order by admonishing erring leaders - surprisingly before TV cameras \u00e2\u0080-ackfired spectacularly on Wednesday.
Best Buy Co. Inc. said on Friday its comparable-store sales rose 1.5 percent in December on strong sales of video games and notebook computers.
South Korea's Yang Eun-yong shot a 3-over 75 in difficult conditions Friday on the rainy and windswept Jungmun course to take the second-round lead in the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship.
Banners hanging at Macworld Expo on Monday read, \
Canada's Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc.  said on Monday that European regulators upheld a patent related to its drug-coated coronary stents.
Incoming European Union Commission President Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Dur\u00c3\u00a3o Barroso has decided to keep his controversial new team of Commissioners exactly the way it is.
Spaghetti Western star Bud Spencer said Monday he would be hitching his wagon to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party and standing for election at a forthcoming regional ballot.
Unidentified gunmen killed three sons of a Palestinian intelligence chief loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Monday after shooting at a car dropping the children at school, police and hospital officials said.
Israel said on Friday it was easing a crushing offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians since tanks rumbled into northern Gaza 16 days ago to stop cross-border rocket attacks.
As policy makers around the world respond to the threat of accelerating inflation, The Bank of England yesterday raised interest rates for the fifth time in little less than a year and Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, hinted at a possible rate increase later this year .
Since the day he was thrown during a horse show in Culpeper in 1995, it seemed that Christopher Reeve had discovered his own destiny.
Saddam Hussein made a mistake that few Americans would ever make: He gave Washington politicians more credit than they deserved. He thought any US president would be able to see straight through his big bluff
A man admits having sex with four of five women he is accused of murdering, a court hears.
The Iraq War is center stage again in Connecticut's increasingly nasty Senate race. Ned Lamont, whose upset of Sen. Joe Lieberman in last month's Democratic primary was fueled in large part by his opposition to the war, took fresh aim at Lieberman's staunch support of the conflict in a new television ad Thursday.
L'Indesit Fabriano (Legadue) ha ingaggiato fino al termine della stagione l'ala-pivot americana Bran...
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed Saturday by retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who sought the party's nomination in 2004 and whose sterling military credentials could bolster her bid to be the first female commander in chief.
Police in the Indian state of Orissa shot dead at least three people on Thursday in continuing  violence, officials say.
The American Medical Association is working with a start-up company that encourages doctors to swap ideas online and charges investment firms to view postings that could serve as tip-offs to drug side effects and other market-moving medical trends.
More than 150 refugees, including many children, killed in Burundi are to be buried in mass graves later on Monday.
By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 17--ROCKY FORD - The Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District is looking at a long-term lease of 11 acres of land it would buy near the Colorado State University Agricultural Research Center near Rocky Ford.
The U.S. Navy is investigating  photos posted on the Internet that appear to depict abuse of  Iraqi detainees during their capture in May 2003 by Navy  special forces, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
North Korea will never dismantle its nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic programs unless the United States drops its hostile policy, the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.
By Larry Sandler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 21--Milwaukee would join hundreds of other local governments in a pair of environmental initiatives aimed at slowing global warming, under a measure backed Wednesday by a Common Council committee.
Bill Gates may not have had much of a pay rise this year but he did manage to add $2bn to his fortune to bring it up to $48bn and stay on top of the Forbes 400 list of wealthy Americans.
Manovra correttiva per il 2008 sara' pari a zero
Hopes that the U.S. Congress will  allow more oil and natural gas drilling off the nation's coast  this year dimmed on Wednesday, as a deal to reconcile key  sticking points eluded Republican leaders with only days left  before lawmakers go home.
InfoWorld - Google on Tuesday acquired&#160;Peakstream, a Redwood City, Calif., developer of&#160;software for multicore and parallel processors, the company said.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday, with traders reluctant to take new positions ahead of consumer price data that may influence the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
The new website WhatTheyPlay.com gives parents the information they need to decide which video games are right for their families.  Objective reviews spell out both game features and content, giving the details about storyline, sexuality, violence, gore a
On Tuesday, Illinois banned smoking inside bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, pool halls, casinos and in nearly every other public place.
A pair of top heart surgeons said President Clinton&#39;s prognosis for recovery is generally good. Dr. Sary Aranki of Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital said the fact that Clinton was hospitalized yesterday
Martina Hingis beat 16th-seeded Dinara Safina 6-2, 7-5 Sunday for her first title since coming out of retirement.
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Roma, 22 set. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Rivolgo al nuovo presidente della Corte Costituzionale, Valerio Onida, l&#39;augurio sincero per l&#39;alto e prestigioso incarico che ha appena assunto. Sono sicuro che la sua alta professionalit?
Hollywood directors reach a contract deal with film and TV studios after five days of talks, their union says.
L'ex funzionario del Sisde lo ha riferito a Sky Tg24
An unprecedented $163 million in private donations for tsunami relief is driven by media coverage and Web technology.
Egyptian-American sociologist and human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim said he is planning to stand in the process to elect Egypt's next president that kicks off in May.
England have their sights on a share of the one-day series in Sunday's fifth game against Pakistan at Edgbaston.
A proposed pro league that would compete with the NFL and play on Friday nights, long sacred to high school football, is in the preliminary stages.
British police arrested eight fathers' rights activists after an abortive attempt to scale a church on Queen Elizabeth's country estate.
Britain's top policeman has ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during the recent Israel-Lebanon conflict, police said.
Masonite International, which has agreed to aC$3.1 billion ($2.5 billion) takeover offer from US buyout firm KKR, will likely draw competing bidders and a sweetened offer, analysts said on Thursday.
The U.S. Marine accused of leading his unit in killing 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005 was arraigned on voluntary manslaughter charges on Wednesday and a military judge set his court-martial for February.
A nationwide arms amnesty will be held in Iraq, to be announced next week, according to reports. National security adviser Kassin Daoud told Reuters that the move is aimed at stemming the flow of arms to the
ABUJA -- The US declaration that Sudanese government-allied militiamen have committed genocide in the Darfur region is a ''big mistake&quot; that could hinder peace talks and undermine the role of African states mediating the 19-month conflict, Sudanese government officials said yesterday. The announcement by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday that the killing, raping, and displacement of black Africans ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs a review of the powers of the Scottish parliament, including taxation policy.
Stocks rose on Friday, with all three major Wall Street indexes poised to end the week higher, after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a stronger-than-expected jobs report indicated strength in the economy.
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DHAKA - James Franklin became just the second New Zealander to take a test cricket hat-trick as his team took firm control of the first against Bangladesh.
A Singapore Airlines plane from Frankfurt to New York lands in Manchester after a bomb scare.
A Web video posted by an al Qaeda-led group in Iraq showed pictures of what appeared to be ID cards of two missing U.S. soldiers it said it captured last month, suggesting they may have been killed.
Organizers of the Beijing Olympics unveiled the \
Sebastian Bergmann is attending this year's php/db|works conference happening in Toronto and has already posted some of his experiences and photos from the event to his blog today.   He summarizes both Monday (flights and sleep) and Tuesday, \
MOSS BLUFF - A voluntary evacuation order was lifted hours after natural gas from an underground storage cavern exploded near the Liberty-Chambers county line Thursday morning, sending flames 150 to 200 feet into the air ...
Washington issued a damning human rights report on Sudan, saying genocide in Darfur continued and blaming both government and rebel forces for attacks in the remote region.
The state is greatly expanding its program to screen newborns for potentially devastating diseases, officials said yesterday. The state Health Department is adding 33 rare genetic diseases to
Just hours after her second child was born, 19-year-old Helena Ferencikova&#039;s joy was dashed. In the recovery room, she discovered that the paper she had signed, not knowing what it said, had allowed doctors to sterilize her.
Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for a championship. He just might have gotten his wish by staying put.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, is expected to face a hearing at the Guantanamo prison camp within three months, a military official said Wednesday.
The head of the UK's biggest education authority says some children should have the option to leave at 14.
If NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) fireballs into Earth's atmosphere on its own, the reentry of that massive orbiting observatory violates the space agency's own safety standard.
(InfoWorld) - Strong corporate financials, eager venture capital, a liberal lending environment, and markets in transition continue to inspire buyouts and acquisitions in the IT world with Avaya and Palm being\u00c2\u00a0just two of the high-profile targets this week. The transition to new technology in telecom and the Web in particular opens up opportunities for vendors. Network equipment manufacturer\u00c2\u00a0Avaya announced a deal\u00c2\u00a0for a $8.2 billion cash buyout by private equity firms TPG Capital and Silver Lake Partners on Monday. \
Argentina have a shock lead over hosts France at the half-time stage of the World Cup opener in Paris.
Apparently R. Kelly&#39;s kiddie-porn problems are no big deal anymore for Jay-Z. The duo was supposed to embark on a heavily hyped tour two years ago in support of their joint album, The Best of Both Worlds. But once Kelly&#39;s infamous sex ...
Forty per cent of very premature babies have significant learning disabilities, a BBC Panorama report is set to reveal.
By The Associated Press  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. on Friday will join the crowded field of services registering Web site addresses in a move aimed at encouraging more usage of the online search leader's free software products.
THE ODDS: If Hillary Rodham Clinton wins Iowa's caucuses, it will be because of people who live in heavily Republican areas but plan to stand up for Clinton.
What's the cost of the perfect suburban lawn?
Three Sunni Muslim mosques were attacked and burned south of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said, in apparent reprisal attacks after suspected al Qaeda militants blew up the minarets of a revered Shi'ite shrine.
Dillard&#39;s Inc.  shares soared  almost 12 percent on Thursday after an activist hedge fund  unhappy with the department store operator&#39;s performance  demanded talks with management, saying the stock is  undervalued.
The announcement Monday that a preliminary agreement reached between Iran and the European Union&#39;s three big powers may be finalized soon is good news on several fronts.
AL-QAIDA deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri said yesterday the US was losing the war in Iraq and control of Afghanistan. &quot;In both countries, if they continue they will bleed to death and if they withdraw they lose everything,&quot; said Osama bin Laden&#39;s right-hand man.
The British government reportedly prepared a commando unit Monday to rescue five of its nationals kidnapped in northern Ethiopia, as Addis Ababa refused to back claims that Eritrean soldiers carried out the abduction.
Insurgents fired two rockets into the Ishtar Sheraton Hotel in central Baghdad tonight, setting rooms ablaze and forcing the temporary evacuation of scores of journalists
THE Federal Government&#39;s plan to boost security at regional airports was inadequate because it did not include permanent passenger screening, Victorian Premier Steve Bracks said today.
State and local officials Tuesday said nine people have died in Florida because of Hurricane Frances. The following describes those deaths: - A 15-year-old grandson and a former son
Shares in British Airways  dropped more than 6 percent on Monday after a newspaper report that pilots at its GB Airways unit were voting on industrial action over Easter, traders said.
Dr Klaus Stohr, an international expert, said the bird flu virus is the most probable cause of the next human flu pandemic. He believes it could affect one third of the world&#39;s population.
Search and rescue teams are still pulling bodies out of the mud and waters in the devastated city of Gonaives, following heavy rains over the weekend as Tropical Storm Jeanne passed over the north of Haiti.
Big-name Western bands head to Eastern Europe.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Sept. 18, 2004 - The Americans finally showed up at the Ryder Cup. Then two of the least heralded members of the European team stymied the comeback.
As DIY media reach ever deeper into our lives, more and more of us experience the phenomenon of being extremely well known not to millions but to a small group. If you have a Facebook account or post images on Flickr complete strangers likely know about you -- and maybe even talk about you. Even microcelebrities have to watch out for the cellphone paparazzi at parties.
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens has broken ground for a $12 million renovation featuring geothermal energy and recycled rainwater.
PeopleSoft says its quarterly revenues will beat analyst expectations, thanks to an increase in the number of orders of more than $1 million.
A former Harvard quarterback has developed a promising  technology to protect football players from concussions.
The U.S. government has halted civilian ground traffic out of Baghdad's Green Zone after a weekend gun battle between insurgents and private security contractors that Iraqi officials said left eight civilians dead.
Anti-Arab violence has unsettled Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean, for the past year.
Top telecommunications service  provider AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday said its profit and revenue  grew on an adjusted basis, helped by strong growth in its  wireless business.
By Peter Marteka, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 11--On an October day in 2003, two soldiers were doing routine maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq when the tire they were inflating with high-pressure nitrogen exploded.
A Russian army officer is jailed for selling a conscript to work as a slave labourer on a building site.
London 2012 leaders today called on their Madrid rivals to condemn the racist abuse suffered by black England players in the Spanish capital.
Motorsport.com. Mika Hakkinen will make his return to racing in 2005 with Mercedes in the German Touring Car (DTM) series, it was confirmed on November 6th.
Leona Lewis is among five acts included on the final shortlist for single of the year at the Brit Awards.
Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose novel \
Football matches and concerts may be banned if there is a flu pandemic, under  plans being considered by ministers.
Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II Sunday removed his half-brother, Prince Hamzah, as crown prince and heir to the Hashemite throne. The unexpected and brief royal court announcement
Surging oil prices are a mixed blessing for the environment, experts say. Clean renewable energy and recycling are getting a major boost from 100-dollar-a-barrel crude -- but so are coal, a massive contributor to global warming, and nuclear power, which remains shadowed by safety concerns.
Forte crescita dell'export e modesto incremento dell'import
Despite reports saying that Microsoft and the W3C have Eolas Technologies on the ropes in their patent battle over basic browser technology, Eolas sounded an upbeat note Thursday.
afrol News, 16 September - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the UN Security Council to &quot;act without delay&quot; regarding a resolution on Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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Business: 25 October 2004, Monday. The leading European satellite operator EUTELSAT SA - France thinks over rooting in Bulgarian market, as Monday's visit of the company's CEO Juliano Baretta has shown.
Vice President Yusuf Kalla warned of massive carnage when rescue workers reached isolated areas of troubled Aceh province on the island of Sumatra.
The European Union rushed more  peacekeepers to Congo on Tuesday as the U.N. and foreign  leaders struggled to end fighting between soldiers loyal to  President Joseph Kabila and supporters of his election rival.
If you write checks thinking you can beat them to the bank, you might want to rethink your financial strategy by Thursday. A new law that requires all banks to accept electronic images of checks
Yahoo Inc. has rebuffed Google Inc.'s attempt to learn more about its efforts to create digital copies of books, dealing the Internet search leader another setback as it prepares to fight against a copyright infringement suit.
When Yutaka Takahashi strolls around his neighborhood in Japan's capital, he sometimes wonders where all the children have gone.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday accused critics of the Bush administration's Iraq and counterterrorism policies of trying to appease \
Atto di indirizzo, cautele maggiori per programmi in diretta
Friday's papers provide vivid coverage of yesterday's ceremonies at the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
Former president Gerald R. Ford, who died in December, will be honored on a  postage stamp to be issued Aug. 31, the Postal Service announced yesterday.
The majority of U.S. college students favor Democratic challenger John Kerry over President Bush, according to a Harvard University poll released on Thursday that sees a dramatic rise in campus voter turnout.
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By J.D. Biersdorfer  [Q.] Instead of using a movie screen with my high-definition video projector, I want to put an even bigger image right on the wall.
Tony Blair tells Labour activists the party should focus on policy and not infighting.
Gene Upshaw does not believe there is a significant amount of undetected use of human growth hormone, but\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0is receptive to any proposed changes to the steroid-testing program.
A Russian spaceship blasted off on Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
Michelle Obama said Sunday her husband is the person America needs in the White House right now and criticized anyone who would dismiss his campaign as being built on illusion or fairy tale.
Il terzino del Torino Gianluca Comotto commenta l'esonero di De Biasi: 'Spiace ma meglio subito'. Il...
Iran's Foreign Ministry denied Sunday that radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was in Iran, calling statements by U.S. and Iraqi officials saying he had traveled to Iran \
Christopher Nolan's new film is worth a watch.
Veteran actor James Garner, whose career spans six decades and signature TV roles from \
Tropical Storm Felix could become a Category 3 hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Sea by the middle of next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf brushed off criticism of his leadership Friday and renewed a pledge that upcoming elections will be free and fair, as he faced protests in London.
Aretha Franklin will be the first female artist to receive the Award of Excellence from the United Negro College Fund. The 64-year-old singer will receive the honor at the college fund's \
BOSTON  - A food allergy is no worse than  other allergies at increasing the risk of stomach reflux in  adults, according to findings presented here this week at the  annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy,  Asthma, and Immunology. This runs counter to what has been seen  in children.
A mastodon tooth fossil found in an Ontario, Canada, attic remains a mystery, after a paleontologist concluded it does not belong with a skeleton here that is one of the world's most complete.
Taking antidepressants appears to raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults younger than 25, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in an analysis released on Tuesday.
Armed robbers stole a version of \
A congressional ethics committee approved about 50 subpoenas on Thursday as it launched a probe into disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley's contacts with teenage assistants in a sex scandal enveloping Republicans as they struggle to keep control of Congress.
SINGAPORE: Tremors were felt in parts of Singapore early Sunday from a massive earthquake that struck Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island, the local meteorological services division said in a statement.
A placid protest outside the Cumberland Theatre last night erupted in a row when the subject of the protesters&#39; ire, cat killer Jesse Powers, made an impromptu appearance outside the theatre.
The hearings could lead to one of the biggest corporate trials in Italian history, involving the dairy group&#39;s former executives, bankers and auditors.
Authorities in Iraq on Tuesday raided the home of the country's Sunni culture minister, whom they accused of killing two people during an assassination attempt two years ago.
Fiji's military has extended its deadline to Monday for the government to meet its demands or be toppled, embattled Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said as he and his ministers went into hiding.
The New York Yankees go into the  All-Star break 10 games behind the AL East division-leading  Boston Red Sox and with their string of 12 successive seasons  in the playoffs in jeopardy.
Asian stocks posted strong gains Monday but European shares closed flat after weakness on Wall Street following news of a record 3.1 trillion dollar US budget proposal.
Davie, FL (Sports Network) - The Miami Dolphins may be without linebacker Junior Seau for the remainder of the season, depending on the severity of his pectoral injury.
FLUSHING, N.Y., (Sports Network) - The New York Mets won  the popular Carlos Beltran sweepstakes this week and introduced  their new star outfielder during a Tuesday morning press  conference.
American Indian and Alaska Native youth 15 to 24 years old are committing suicide at a rate more than three times the national average for their age group.
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou's missed drugs tests will be investigated by the IAAF.
Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi said  Sunday she was ready to face arrest for refusing to appear  before the Islamic state's feared Revolutionary Court.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy and the need for unity against \
Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.
Violenti scontri tra guerriglieri e forze di sicurezza sostenute dai militari americani. A Burhiz attaccata stazione di polizia. BAQUBA - Almeno una ventina di ribelli iracheni sarebbero morti a Baquba in conseguenza
European plane maker Airbus said Wednesday it received 1,341 orders in 2007, slightly less than its US rival Boeing, which won 1,413.
DEVASTATED Paula Radcliffe was led out of the ancient Panathinaiko Stadium with only tears for souvenirs as her Olympic dream lay in tatters on an Athens roadside.
The Colombian government releases its most senior guerrilla in prison as part of a unilateral goodwill gesture.
Dominik Hasek made 19 saves for his second straight shutout, and 79th of his career, and Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal to lift the Red Wings to a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night in Detroit.
A suicide bomber killed 30 people and wounded 38 at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, shattering a New Year's day that had begun with hopeful celebrations of a kind unseen in years.
At least 3,000 people died after tidal waves caused by a massive earthquake hit India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, the territory's police chief said.
A UN officer is killed as Israeli forces trade cross-border fire with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Fidel Castro wrote Tuesday that President Bush is threatening the world with nuclear war and famine  -  an attack on Washington a day before the White House was to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism
Robinson Tejeda gave the Texas Rangers a big lift heading into a key series.
Conservative clothes found eager adherents on both sides of the party divide in 2004.
A video appeal to find the body of murdered hostage Ken Bigley is to broadcast on Arab television.
Glasgow MSP Mike Watson could be interviewed by police following an incident after a political awards ceremony.
WASHINGTON - Thirty-four percent of Americans with a relative who is at high risk of danger from getting the flu say they are worried about the vaccine shortage, according to an Associated Press poll about the crisis that has health officials scrambling
Two men are being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of a disabled Iraqi Kurdish man in Swansea.
British soul singer Amy Winehouse's personal issues again derailed her career on Thursday as U.S. officials rejected her application for a visa, causing her to cancel plans to attend the Grammy awards.
After a delay of more than a year, a government board appointed to guard Americans' privacy and civil liberties during the war on terror has been told the inner workings of the government's electronic eavesdropping program.
Memo to the Democratic presidential candidates: You can still beat Hillary Rodham Clinton, but you better act fast.
Gordon Brown says it would be wrong to dismiss any options over Northern Rock - including nationalisation.
Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson and Japanese electronics maker Sony are moving their business relationship well beyond cell phones into the mobile and broadband TV space.
The name of Court TV is getting disbarred. Turner Broadcasting said on Tuesday that it will rename its cable channel to reflect a more action-driven lineup. The new name won't be revealed until summer and will take effect at the start of next year.
Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar  urges supporters to continue the fight for Afghan 'independence'.
Sudan has accused Chadian aircraft of bombing its western Darfur region in what it called \
Australia&#39;s attorney-general, Philip Ruddock, says Australia&#39;s intelligence agencies are working hard to prevent associates or operatives of al Qaeda from entering Australia.
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. and Japanese camera maker Canon Inc. are investing 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion US) to set up a joint venture near Tokyo to make next-generation flat display panels for TVs.
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz sees profits rise more than expected as its clothes continue to sell well in the US.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who have worked for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. could go forward as a class-action suit.
The Vanguard Group said on Tuesday it has lowered expense ratios on six portfolios in its 529 College Savings Plan sponsored by the state of Nevada.
A Protestant firebrand will hand over the leadership of his Church,  but his grip on political power remains sound
Three US marines were today killed in action in Iraq&#39;s volatile western Anbar province, a military spokesperson said. The spokesperson would not say where the three had been killed, but their deaths were reported
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.
An unidentified assailant wielding a knife burst into a provincial Chinese high school early Friday and slashed eight people to death, authorities reported.
Sierra Leone's ruling party seeks an injunction to stop the electoral commission publishing presidential results.
The price of oil has fallen in New York after Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that the oil cartel&#39;s members were increasing production.
\u00e2\u0080\u009c30 Days of Night\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a series of gory set pieces that seems to have been edited with a meat ax.
Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, died early Thursday morning in a Paris hospital, a French military spokesman announced. Mr. Arafat, who was the symbol
A suicide car bomber killed 15 people yesterday in an assassination attempt on the head of Iraq&#39;s strongest Shi&#39;ite party before parliamentary
Dante Brown and nine other players were released by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who tried to trade the running back before Sunday's roster cutdown deadline.
BURGLARS were caught red-handed when a holidaymaker saw them break into his home on his laptop computer.   John Ellison, 52, was alerted to the intruders by an automatic call to his mobile phone while on holiday in Spain.
In a debate rematch, President Bush defended his invasion of Iraq and said &quot;I wasn&#39;t happy when we found there weren&#39;t weapons&quot; that prompted his administration to go to war against Saddam Hussein.
Winter coats and sweaters were the order of the morning Monday as approximately 200 senior citizens lining up at the Hart County Health Department, some before 7 am, to get flu shots.
New York does well in preparing students for college and seeing them complete college studies, but a national education group&#39;s state-by-state report card continues to say that New York, along
Prince's tour of North America makes him the continent's most lucrative live performer of the year.
Oracle Corp (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is likely to win clearance from the European Commission for its hostile takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc.
Ukraine&#39;s opposition presidential candidate, Viktor Yushchenko, has urged his supporters to keep up the pressure for a free and fair re-run Sunday as his rival, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, warned of the possibility of further unrest.
By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep. 22--Rain and cooler temperatures have calmed the Columbia Complex, the wildfire sparked a month ago by dry lightning near Dayton.
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Zimbabwe's president has approved laws easing restrictions on political rallies and the media ahead of upcoming presidential elections.
Britain's Tim Henman finished off his rain-delayed match in style here, beating Juan Martin Del Potro to reach the quarter-finals at the Japan Open.
A film about the prisoner abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq will become the first documentary to enter the competition at the Berlin International Film Festival when it is shown next month, Agence France-Presse reported. Made by the Oscar-winning director Errol Morris (\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Fog of War\u00e2\u0080\u009d), above, the documentary, \u00e2\u0080\u009cStandard Operating Procedure,\u00e2\u0080\u009d uses film, re-enactments and photographs that were published around the world to shed light on the treatment of inmates. Twenty-one films will vie for awards during the 58th Berlin film festival, running Feb. 7-17.
The Spartans upset No. 4 Wisconsin, 49-14, Saturday to open the door for the Wolverines to go to the Rose Bowl with an outright Big Ten championship.
Obesity surgery has helped many patients lose weight and improve their health, a panel of experts told US regulators Thursday, but they added there was not enough data on how well it has worked for elderly patients covered
Russians are observing a day of mourning Thursday for the 89 victims of two nearly simultaneous plane crashes Tuesday. Investigators say they have no evidence to prove whether the crashes late on Tuesday were caused by terrorism.
Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service Saturday in his hometown.
Britney Spears was charged with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license after an accident in August, prosecutors said.
Children's apparel retailer reports strong start to fourth quarter.
The President of Iran holds a news conference at the United Nations
Officials in India's Andhra Pradesh state say an HIV test will soon be compulsory before marriage.
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A car bomb explodes near a police checkpoint in the Iraqi Shia city of Najaf, killing at least eight people, police say.
The Oakland Athletics tied a major league record with their 15th straight win over Seattle, getting six shutout innings from Dan Haren in a 4-0 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday night.
LONDON: Jonathan Saunders brought Bauhaus to life yesterday in his third-ever showing at London Fashion Week, while veteran designer Paul Smith opted for sober lines brightened by a riot of flowers.
THE TEAM David S. Addington  {vbar}    Cheney's general counsel
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Rookie Ben Gordon scored a career-high 31 points, 16 in the fourth quarter to hold off a furious Minnesota comeback, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Timberwolves 99-88 Saturday night.
Hackers claim 'very significant progress' toward making Apple's iPhone work with carriers other than AT&T.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta Dec 4, 2004 - Hilde Gerg of Germany won the second women&#39;s World Cup downhill of the season Saturday, skiing to victory in heavy snow and fog to win in 1 minute, 36.01 seconds.
BAGHDAD A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside a police headquarters in a crowded district of Baghdad, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 90, an Interior Ministry official said.
By acquiring Manny Fernandez , the Bruins' assumption was that an upgrade in the goaltending tandem would be the first step in turning last season's 3.48 goals allowed per game into a more respectable number.
CAIRO, Egypt  - An audiotape purportedly from key terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi boasts that Islamic holy warriors have humiliated the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.
Of course, for those same three years, Venus owned pretty much everybody else, too, save for sister Serena. But of late, with Lindsay aging a lot more than just gracefully in what was assumed
An environmental scandal involving US mining giant Newmont in Indonesia has deepened, amid claims that it dumped tonnes of toxic mercury into the sea.
Salomon Kalou smashed a spectacular late equaliser as Chelsea recovered to earn a 3-3 draw with Tottenham in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has said he shook hands with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in New York last week &quot;by mistake&quot; and because it was &quot;dark&quot;.
Islamabad, Aug 24 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancelled a speech today due to a security threat during his two-day visit to Pakistan, according to Pakistani officials.
In a move considered to be a blow to the hardline politics of Iran's ruling party, the former president Hashemi Rafsanjani was today chosen to head the powerful clerical body that has responsibility over the country's supreme leader.
Britain&#39;s biggest commercial broadcaster  ITV said on Wednesday the performance of its main channel had  begun to stabilize as the decline in ratings slowed but  advertising revenue was still down 9 percent.
The future of nearly half of all European bird species is under threat because of man&#39;s impact on the environment, a report warns today.
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The Army general who once ran detention operations in Iraq said a \
Federal authorities Tuesday used the Patriot Act to charge a man with pointing a laser beam at an airplane overhead and temporarily blinding the pilot and co-pilot.
DUBAI\u00e2\u0080\u0094An Islamist group claimed yesterday to have killed two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq, as a separate militant group released a video apparently showing the beheading of a captive American man.
Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the Canadian government said, in what was the deadliest attack on NATO forces this month in the country.
US marines come under sustained attack from several directions in their makeshift HQ in the Iraqi city of Falluja.
ATHENS Greece has confessed to having been in breach of European Union budget deficit rules since 2000, leading to suggestions that it may not have been entitled to join the common currency after all.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is in hospital being treated for recurrent heart palpitations after a surprise pledge to serve a full third term if he wins an election expected next year.
Merrill Lynch is expected to suffer $15 billion in losses stemming from soured mortgage investments, almost double its original estimate.
Hulu, an online video service formed  by two U.S. media conglomerates, will begin a private test on  Monday with two new partners in one of big media's most  ambitious attempts to court viewers wherever they spend time.
Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad on Tuesday and the deaths of 10 U.S. soldiers were announced, making May the deadliest month for the U.S. military in more than two years.
Airbus introduced its 519-seat double-deck airplane to 200 members of the news media in a two-hour flight over France.
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Nov. 1, 2004 - US Embassy officials are confirming that an American is among four foreigners abducted during a bloody assault at their office in Baghdad.
Britain will host a key summit in a bid to bring the Middle East &#39;road map to peace&#39; back on track, Tony Blair has confirmed.
Europe\u00c2\u0092s biggest airline said Thursday that it had begun talks that could eventually lead to the takeover of Alitalia, the Italian carrier.
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Judges postponed their verdict in Saddam Hussein's trial Tuesday, a long-awaited decision that once held out the hope of healing Iraq's wounds but now threatens to spark even more sectarian violence.
(InfoWorld) - A U.S. government board looking for ways to improve the security of electronic voting machines has taken the first step toward requiring the machines to have independent audit mechanisms, a day after it rejected a different audit proposal. The Technical Guidelines Development Committee (TGDC), an advisory board to the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC), on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling on its Security and Transparency Subcommittee to draft requirements for independently verifiable voting records, such as voter-verified paper trail printouts, to be used with direct record electronic (DRE) machines. The new proposal, offered by TGDC member Ronald Rivest, a computer science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, calls on the subcommittee to write requirements for the next generation of e-voting machines that make them \
Sony decides not to cut the price of PlayStation 3 in Europe and instead offers a bundle pack with games.
British officials are arriving in Thailand along with relatives of those involved in a plane crash on the island of Phuket.
Apple Inc. sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as improvements to its iTunes Web store.
US stocks were firmer at mid-morning on Friday, as new data showed the labour market and manufacturing picking up in May and inflation pressures moderating during April.
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The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said Sunday that he would propose legislation to break up the Central Intelligence Agency and divide its responsibilities among three new spy agencies.
Comcast Corp  on Monday said it plans to offer residential phone service over Internet lines to about half of the homes in its territory by the end of 2005, raising the stakes in its fight against telephone companies.
Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co.  said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Bob Wayman will retire as CFO at the end of the month, ending a 37-year career with the company.
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The system eventually will lead to all patients having an individual electronic record. Online booking will mean doctors and patients can make hospital appointments at their convenience.
The NBA players' union filed an appeal Tuesday on behalf of Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal, who were suspended for their roles in a brawl with Detroit Pistons fans last week.
A San Francisco woman has been sent   back to Germany after admitting she took part in Nazi acts of   persecution as a concentration camp guard of female prisoners   during World War Two, U.S. Justice Department officials said on   Wednesday.
The effect of high crude oil prices continued to pinch consumers at the pump, with the average cost for gasoline rising 4.9 cents to the highest level in 14 months and diesel fuel soaring 6.3 cents to match the record set two years ago, the government said on Monday.
Last week, international law firm Salans announced its alliance with Szabo, K vari, Tercsak and Partners Attorneys (SzKT). SzKT, as the affiliated office of Salans, will primarily focus on cross-border real ...
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Public School student, who allegedly shot the video clippings of his amorous activities with his classmate, was arrested in the case in which two others who circulated the photos on the Internet have also been booked.
Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is said to be fighting for his life after a motorbike crash in central London. The star suffered severe head injuries after being thrown off the back of the bike when it collided with a car.
NEW YORK -- Investment portfolios are supposed to be beautifully proportioned things, designed just so to meet an individual's life situation and risk tolerance.
Nortel Networks Corp. says it will delay the restatement of financial results for at least another month, producing numbers for 2003 and the first two quarters of this year by the end of October.
No more tentative agreements--in what the two companies deem a &quot;merger of equals,&quot; Sprint and Nextel officially announced a definitive agreement to merge.
Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage company whose financial statements were strongly criticized in a report by its regulator last week, looks set to join Enron and WorldCom in the hall of accounting infamy.
Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank next week in the highest-level visit since Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, a Palestinian official says.
The West Indies has won the Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament in London by two wickets over England. The visitors scored 218 for eight in 48.
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ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Canadian ports will remain open to Danish vessels after Denmark backed down Friday in a dispute with Canada over shrimp quotas off the East Coast.
Motorola Inc , the world's  third biggest mobile phone maker, on Sunday unveiled two new  phones and a plan to buy Asian digital music service Soundbuzz  as it looks to stem recent market share losses.
Theo Epstein is one signing away from keeping a perfect record intact. The Red Sox are down to their last unsigned player eligible for salary arbitration after righthander Kyle Snyder agreed to a one-year, nonguaranteed contract worth $835,000 yesterday. He will get an additional $5,000 if he makes 50 appearances and $10,000 more for 60 games. He had been seeking ...
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld reached out to Democrats late Friday, opening up the door for them to retract their stinging indictment of him as Pentagon chief.
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As local officials struggled to account for the dead and missing, another challenge began to loom: heading off disease.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unsettled the retail industry Thursday, reporting a sales decline for the first time in 10 years and warning that its holiday sales would be disappointing. The discounter's news, coupled with a jump in unemployment benefit claims, raised concerns about the strength of the retailing sector at a critical time of the year.
Angelina Jolie brought her star power to Baghdad on Thursday on a mission as a U.N. goodwill ambassador to highlight the plight of Iraqi refugees.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  is  committed to keeping its fiscal 2008 capital spending at &quot;no  more than&quot; $15.5 billion, a company executive said on Thursday.
Middlesbrough's Steve McClaren admits a charge of improper conduct and requests a personal hearing.
A quilter in the African-American tradition, Ms. Ezell was renowned for her storytelling panels and for vividly colorful abstract works.
By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 14--A proposed long-term strategy for managing and developing water resources in El Dorado County may not be perfect, but a spokesman for a water advocacy group says it's time the plan, six years in the making, was adopted.
Alex Rodriguez rejoined the Yankees' lineup and showed off All-Star form Friday night, hitting a home run that tied him with Lou Gehrig on the career list and leading New York to a wild 14-9 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Environmentalists are objecting to a plan by Florida wildlife officials to downgrade the protective status of manatees from endangered to threatened.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed victory with a cry of \
Leader of Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, last night restated the resolve of his organisation to have what he called significant stakes in the control of the region&#39;s resources.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in his first television interview in more than three months on Friday, ending speculation that the ailing revolutionary had died or suffered a major relapse.
Mount St. Helens&#39; recent eruption may be replaying a scene straight from the geochemical drama that led to life on Earth. Besides ash and lava, most volcanoes
A vegan group is trying to force U.S. restaurant chains to warn California consumers about a cancer-causing chemical that forms in grilled meat, using a state law designed to protect consumers from toxins in drinking water.
When it comes to health care reform, Hillary Rodham Clinton epitomizes the old adage, \
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The number of Internet users in China soared past 200 million in 2007, a new report from the country's quasi-government Internet overseer said Thursday.
Senators supporting a large spending increase for a popular children's health insurance program hope that a wide margin of bipartisan approval will persuade President Bush to change his mind about vetoing the measure.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to redouble his efforts to make progress towards peace in the Middle East, saying he would view it as a &quot;personal failure&quot; if the process did not move forward.
The first test between India and Bangladesh has been postponed by a day to Friday after the Indian team&#39;s arrival was delayed because of a threat by an Islamic militant group.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Although the FX-55 runs at 2.6 gigahertz, AMD claims its efficiency makes it a rival of the 4 GHz Pentium processor that Intel dropped from development last week.
A Kenyan opposition MP is killed at his home in Nairobi as violence continues after disputed presidential polls.
At least 14 Iraqi police officers were missing and feared abducted after an al Qaeda-linked group on Friday showed pictures of 18 men it said were kidnapped to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.
Friday afternoon the faithful gathered in the parking lot at Desert Chapel in Palm Springs to secure a spot on one of the four buses traveling to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena to attend the Greater Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson should be charged by the FA.
Iraq's main Sunni bloc says it will boycott cabinet meetings because of legal action against one of its ministers.
Two patients given inaccurate test results have died after a hospital failed to diagnose cancer in three other patients.
Today's Web businesses say they're building on a strong foundation and don't fear a bursting bubble.
Crimson Chinese lanterns hang from the fluorescent lights in the classrooms, and a little Chinese flag perches on the principal's desk.
YUBILEYNAYA MINE, Russia  - A methane explosion killed 38 people at a Siberian coal mine on Thursday, just weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighboring mine operated by the same company.
SOME of Britain s leading universities are embroiled in a cash for degree courses row after accepting foreign students from a fee-paying tutorial college that claims to be in partnership with them.
Seimone Augustus scores 23 points, including the go-ahead jumper with five seconds left, to lead Minnesota to a 78-76 win over Seattle on Friday.
Janet Leigh, the actress best known for her portrayal of the young blonde in the shower stabbing scene in Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s &quot;Psycho,&quot; has died at the age of 77.
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NEW YORK - The stunning news Thursday that Merck &amp; Co. is withdrawing its pain reliever Vioxx from the market because of health risks is the latest in a series of blows to what only a few years ago was the
Real Madrid ended a miserable year on a low note when they lost 1-0 at home to high-flying Sevilla in the Primera Liga on Wednesday.
Two Russian cosmonauts climbed out of the international space station Wednesday to install protective panels designed to shield the orbiting outpost from dangerous space debris.
By Joseph Kahn  China imposed broad new restrictions on the distribution of foreign news inside the country Sunday, beefing up state regulations on the news media and raising more questions on the freedom of journalists to report.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
Netflix and Blockbuster make nice, but it can't be nice.
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Northern Rock is to lift the rates on its range of fixed-term mortgages to borrowers with patchy credit histories.
Brunei was laying out a lavish table yesterday for 5,000 high-powered guests to celebrate the marriage of its crown prince to a half
DARIO Franchitti won his second Indy Racing League event of the season in Colorado on a day of dominance by British drivers. The Scot was the man to beat all day in the Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, and only Mexican
Texas power producer TXU Corp. TXU.N  posted a quarterly loss, weighed down by restructuring charges  on Wednesday, but forecast growth in 2005 and 2006, propelling  its share price to an all-time high.
Pesano timori attacco turco ai ribelli curdi in Iraq

Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree to form a national unity government, officials say.
The Sprint/Nextel merger announced earlier this month is only the latest can&#39;t-miss-guaranteed-to-increase-profits combination to hit the airwaves.
ABU DHABI : President General Pervez Musharraf, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and Muslim leaders converged here on Wednesday to join the people of the United Arab Emirates in funeral prayer of Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al- Nahayan, president and
IBM, Google, Microsoft, Verisign and Yahoo have joined the corporate board of the OpenID Foundation, giving a boost to the group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s efforts to simplify the process of signing into Web sites.
Lebanon's army is on high alert a day after bloody clashes between troops and Shia demonstrators.
The U.S. military announced on Friday the deaths of six more soldiers in Iraq, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush predicted a bloody summer lay ahead.
Sweden's government presented a contentious plan Thursday to allow a defense intelligence agency to monitor &#151; without a court order &#151; e-mail traffic and phone calls crossing the nation's borders.
A radioactive substance that killed  former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has been found in  Italian contact Mario Scaramella but so far he shows no sign of  radiation poisoning, a British hospital said on Saturday.
The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus infection is growing more rapidly in women than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.
Prince Charles style move by ad colossus Noted bot-vs-bot information nexus Google has joined Prince Charles in swerving away from core business to offer environment strategies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The month-long public feud between the Ambani brothers has shaken investor confidence in the company, the best recognized symbol of Indian enterprise.
The following are comments from stock market analysts and strategists about the US Labor Department&#39;s report that US nonfarm payrolls expanded by a less-than-expected 96,000 in September.
Somehow, perhaps using his vast powers of persuasion, Josh Beckett managed to wrest control of the clubhouse stereo away from its traditional keepers, David Ortiz and Manny Ram&#xED;rez, before the start of yesterday's doubleheader. That was how country music thumped through the mess of the visitors' digs at U.S. Cellular Field, prompting J.D. Drew to lip synch along. ...
Divisions over Iraq extended to the presidential campaign during the Senate's all-night debate, with Republican John McCain steadfastly backing President Bush's war strategy as Democratic rivals demanded troop withdrawals.
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The FDA, which has been under criticism for its lengthy approval process, this week approved two new drugs for multiple sclerosis and cancer treatment.
The Yankees will sit down with free-agent outfielder Carlos Beltran and agent Scott Boras today in Tampa, and they had hoped to do so with Randy Johnson virtually in pinstripes.
Sept. 23, 2004 -- President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have both cranked up the rhetoric in an effort to sell their health care plans to American voters, both promising to ease rising costs and reduce the number of families without insurance.
Ma il profitto operativo accusa un calo del 56,8%
Nearly four in five young people arrested for juvenile crimes are involved with alcohol or drugs, and few are getting treatment, a study of the juvenile justice system finds.
'Per alleggerire le tasse nel nostro Paese come l'accisa'
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England put their World Cup disappointment behind them and proved there is life after David Beckham when they thrashed European champions Greece 4-0 at Old Trafford in Steve McClaren's first game in charge.
About all Wanga Guerra remembered about this village in eastern Angola was that it was home. And after 19 years as a war refugee in Congo, he said, he had been eager to return, build a house and raise his daughter in their ancestral village, just a few steps from the huts of his siblings and parents.
President-elect Viktor Yushchenko met the  European Union's foreign policy chief on Friday ahead of his  inauguration and a packed European tour aimed at setting  Ukraine firmly on a new course closer to the West.
BODE Miller earned his fourth win of the season when he and fellow American Daron Rahlves finished a first-ever 1-2 in a World Cup downhill today.
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The European Commission is to propose a Blue Card to attract skilled immigrants, and rival the US Green Card.
Despite millions of contaminated doses, the Centers for Disease Control insists that there will not be a shortage of flu vaccine this fall.
NEW YORK - She came into the tournament as Olympic champion, US Open champion and the world No 1. Justine Henin-Hardenne will leave with just her Olympic title after she was bumped from the fourth round 3-6, 2-6 by Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
Several highly anticipated Broadway revivals live up to their predecessors with strong casts.
Photos: A look at the whiskered winners who stood out in last week's annual beard and mustache competition
Premier alla Camera, fischi da opposizione, seduta sospesa
ANYONE who likes Magyar cuisine knows about szekelykaposzta (Szekler cabbage) or szekelygulyas (Szekler goulash). These dishes are among the most delicious in the traditional Hungarian kitchen.
Business services group Rentokil Initial has bought parcel delivery company Target Express for 210 million pounds in cash (311 million euros, 410 million dollars), adding that it was looking to sell its electronic security business.
No. 2 seed German newcomer Florian Mayer defeated Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The recent surge in the euro currency is unwelcome and the U.S. Treasury's commitment to a strong dollar is important, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Friday.
Going 13-1 hasn&#39;t just assured the Eagles and Steelers of division titles. It&#39;s also made them the leaders in Pro Bowl players.
The c-c-cold couldn't stop Herb Kochon, who took as many pictures as he could at his first game at Lambeau Field. Kochon, a lifelong Packers fan from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., said he made the pilgrimage to Vince Lombardi's grave in nearby Middletown and had the photos to prove it.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a window of opportunity. The Palestinian leader who loomed so large for so many years - and who had recently been rejected as a partner by Israel
Corey Pavin has been working with swing coach Butch Harmon for about a year, and the hard work is beginning to pay off. By Steve Miller, AP.
France scrambled to secure the freedom of  two French journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who gave  Paris until Monday evening to drop its controversial ban on  Muslim headscarves in schools.
An audit of last week&#39;s recall vote in Venezuela has found no evidence of fraud in the process that endorsed President Hugo Chavez as leader.
The search for the daughter of hockey great Bob Gainey was suspended Monday night, three days after she was washed overboard in the Atlantic during a storm while working on a sailing ship bound for the Caribbean.
BIG aircraft orders from Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways International yesterday underscored the potential for growth in the Asia-Pacific aviation industry.
Newly selected king Norodom Sihamoni has ascended the throne of Cambodia at a solemn coronation ceremony held in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace here Friday evening.
Referee Johnny Grier tore a muscle in his lower right leg in the first quarter of Sunday&#39;s game between New England and Buffalo.
Stocks looked to open slightly higher  on Tuesday, with Wall Street welcoming a slip in oil prices and  news of a possible merger between Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and  cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N.
Palestinian militants enter Israel and attack an army post near a Gaza border crossing.
John Dickerson: Both candidates scored, but Kerry made greater strides
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Attorneys for the Colorado woman who  accused Kobe Bryant of rape are considering suing the  basketball star in his home state of California because of a  strict cap on damages in Colorado, they said on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard (HP) is offering a \
'La Rai senza le entrate dagli spot, non resta in piedi'
As US-led troops pressed their offensive Thursday in Fallujah, insurgents stepped up their counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, exploding a car bomb that killed
Microsoft said features that didn't make it into the initial version of Exchange Server 2007 will start appearing in a Service Pack 1 beta release due in April.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama warned on Tuesday a &quot;quiet riot&quot; was building among African-Americans, comparable to that which boiled over in violence in Los Angeles in 1992.
Herman Edwards certainly wasn&#39;t yesterday, when he stood before his 5-0 team and - in his own motivational style \u00e2\u0080-tressed that Sunday&#39;s smackdown against the 5-0 Patriots in Foxboro is not Armageddon.
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Dozens of Turkish military vehicles streamed toward the Iraqi border with heavy artillery and ammunition Monday after Kurdish guerrillas killed a dozen soldiers and claimed to have captured eight in an intensifying crisis threatening to spill into Iraq.
When Brendan Walsh decided to leave Northeastern University as an assistant coach last year to realize his dream of becoming a Boston police officer, the lure of the sport never left him. Tonight, the Dorchester native will have the best of both worlds.
Delphi Corp. said yesterday it has scrapped its agreement with a group of investors that was going to kick in up to $3.4 billion to help the struggling auto parts maker emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Militant Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir faced trial in Jakarta Thursday, accused of inciting the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2003 JW Marriott Hotel bombing.
A sostegno della vertenza generale del comparto
TOKYO, DEC 2: Nissan Motor Co chief executive Carlos Ghosn said on Thursday he saw a risk that the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vehicle output in Japan could be reduced by 15,000 units in March due to a shortage of steel.
The key to winning a NASCAR race is understanding the forces that impact the car  -  and how to cope with them. Here's a look at the physics of NASCAR's much vaunted Car of Tomorrow
Allen Iverson got the new team he wanted, and the Denver Nuggets got the new superstar they suddenly needed. The four-time scoring champion was traded Tuesday by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two 2007 first-round picks. The Nuggets also get Ivan McFarlin.
People who live in predominantly minority neighborhoods are 35 percent more likely to be charged prepayment penalties on their home mortgage loans than borrowers who live in largely white neighborhoods, according to a study released yesterday.
Paris - A family tug-of-war over whether to reveal Yasser Arafat&#39;s cause of death bubbled over in public on Saturday, with a brother of the late leader insisting the Palestinian people are entitled to know.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell spyware-blocking software.
Four people were killed and eight others injured during a stampede at the end of an African World Cup qualifier between Togo and Mali.
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Michel Gondry's beguiling new film is so profoundly idiosyncratic, and so confident in its oddity, that any attempt to describe it is bound to be misleading.
The oil and gas industry is already beginning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ivan this morning, sending out aircraft to survey hundreds of exploration and production platforms that were shut down during the storm.
European Space Agency -- ESA\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s Huygens probe, now orbiting Saturn on board the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft, is in good health and successfully passed its fifteenth \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0098In-Flight Checkout\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 on 14 September 2004.     This in-flight checkout procedure was the last but one planned before separation of the Huygens probe from Cassini in December this year, and it included some specific activities that were intended to prepare for the separation...
CBS News anchor Dan Rather on Wednesday strongly defended his 60 Minutes story critical of President Bush&#39;s military service, saying that his report is true but
Mayor Gavin Newsom says he hopes public hearings beginning Friday will produce answers about how a tiger escaped at the San Francisco Zoo and killed a teenager on Christmas Day.
Even the Italian masters of neo-realism, who tried to make art as close to life as possible, never took realism so literally as director Karu Palaniappan does.
U.S. President George W. Bush will outline reforms on Friday to help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers, and his central bank chief will deliver a speech which will be pored over for hints of a looming rate cut.
All In&#8230; Liz Robbins reports that the U.S.T.A. is keeping tabs on gambling at the U.S. Open this year after the Tim Donaghy scandal and questions surrounding Russian tennis star Nikolay Davydenko. After defeating up-and-struggling American Donald Young in a tight three-setter Wednesday night at the Pilot Pen tourney, Davydenko was asked outright: \u00e2\u0080\u009cDid you fix that [...].
If the problem with presents is that they reveal too much, that is also their value.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Sunday said he feels good about the U.S. economy and does not see the country slipping into recession.
Joe Ames was the deep-voiced anchor and eldest member of the 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers.
Come ogni volta denunce su tentativi di corruzione nella Coppa d'Africa: la Namibia avrebbe infatti ...
New laws aimed at prosecuting big-time Internet spammers, helping small businesses and elevating lacrosse to the status of \
In perhaps their last scrimmage without Fred Thompson, Mark Halperin says Rudy, Romney and McCain had their way with the crowded field
Baghdad - The singer once known as Cat Stevens appealed Sunday to militants threatening to kill a British hostage in Iraq to release him immediately.
Now what? Was winning the World Series truly the last hurrah for franchise players Pedro Martinez and Jason Varitek and more than a dozen teammates, including Derek Lowe and Orlando Cabrera , who are eligible for free agency?
PATTANI, Thailand  - Almost 80 Muslims died in  military custody in southern Thailand, suffocated while being  transported in trucks to an army barracks after a violent  demonstration, officials said on Tuesday.
British data expected to provide further evidence of a widespread slowdown in the economy is likely to emerge in the coming week.
By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Dec.
Russian police detained gay protesters  calling for the right to hold a Gay Pride parade in central  Moscow on Sunday while nationalists shouting &quot;death to  homosexuals&quot; punched and kicked the demonstrators.
The title of most powerful businesswoman is going, going, gone, to eBay Inc.&#39;s Meg Whitman. The president and chief executive of the auction website surpassed
After a very quiet period, Tulip Computers announced that a deal has been struck with Yeahronimo Media Ventures Inc. (YMC) to sell the Commodore brand.
Verizon Communications Inc. yesterday identified 19 Boston suburbs -- including Natick, Newton, and Woburn -- where it will offer super-fast Internet access over a new fiber-optic network this year.
Israel has decided to scale back its bloody two-week military operation in northern Gaza, its largest operation there in four years of fighting.
A medical panel clears a doctor who gave a paralysing drug to two dying babies of acting inappropriately.
Operazione Carabinieri contro boss Mitidieri e Lopatriello
The New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and St Louis Cardinals struck the first blow in their division series on Tuesday, as some of baseball's most feared sluggers opened the post-season with a bang.
Archaeologists in northeast Syria have unearthed a 3rd century cemetery in the shape of a cross, the country's official news agency reported Wednesday.
By Busrin Treerapongpichit, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Dec. 18--The easiest way to give customers what they want is to work  closely with them at the outset to develop products they really need,  according to John Fastier, managing director of BASF Southeast Asia.
What happened to the honeymoon for Donald Rumsfeld? No sooner did President Bush ask the secretary of defense to stay on for a second term when, suddenly, Rumsfeld is the target of bipartisan criticism.
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved Google's $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick, saying the much-criticized deal did not pose a threat to competition in Internet advertising.
The number of people killed and injured by landmines last year fell, says a report - but there are still thousands of victims.
MILAN - For six months, AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi was forced to watch from the sidelines as he recovered from ankle surgery.
A series of unusual earthquakes near Mount St. Helens in recent days has scientists warning that something more serious could be imminent.
Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.
Use Benjamin Graham's margin of safety to buy and sell stocks profitably.
President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s government on Wednesday unveils its 2008 draft budget, as France faces mounting pressure from its European partners over the worsening state of its public finances.
Legendary television entertainer Johnny Carson has died of emphysema at age 79, the NBC television network reported on its Web site on Sunday.
One out of every eight U.S. federal health care dollars is spent treating people with diabetes, a study found, and advocates are calling for the creation of a government post to oversee coordination of spending on treatment and prevention among federal agencies.
The U.S. Army on Tuesday appeared to  reverse a decision to stop paying a portion of Halliburton  Co.'s HAL.N bills in Iraq and gave the company more time to  resolve a billing dispute.
A judge who welcomed a former fugitive back to her courtroom with balloons, streamers and a cake defended her actions Wednesday, saying that getting a killer and abuser of women off the streets is reason to celebrate.
Harlin McEwen says his grandchildren are able to communicate in a more technologically advanced way than are most of the nation's police and firefighters, and that concerns him.
An audit of hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, found four in five children with diabetes don&#39;t reach proper blood sugar levels.
Critics weren&#39;t kind to it, but audiences took a shine to The Forgotten, which topped another weak movie weekend. The Julianne Moore thriller scared up $22 million, according to
Carlos Pena homers twice, including a grand slam, and drives in a team-record seven runs as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hammer the stumbling Orioles, 17-2.
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At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, according to a witness.
Three days before the expiration of a UN Security Council ultimatum meant to halt Sudan&#39;s ethnic bloodbath, Khartoum has responded reliably - not at all.
Boston's northern gateway could soon have a tower to rival the Tobin Bridge and Charlestown's 221-foot-high Bunker Hill Monument : a high wind turbine that would become the nation's top facility for testing designs of turbine blades as long as hockey rinks.
By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 1--A two-day flight readiness review ended Thursday with NASA formally clearing shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts for a long-delayed mission to the International Space Station.
SOUTHBURY, Conn. - A Danbury man's plans to bail himself out after a drug bust went more than a bit awry over the weekend.
Delegates from the nations that emit the most pollutants worked Thursday to advance discussions on how the world can combat global climate change.
Dozens of nationalists protested against Pope Benedict's visit to predominantly Muslim Turkey and called on him to stay away from Aya Sofya, which was once Christianity's largest church and is now a museum.
Controversial former ambassador Craig Murray speaks out after being recalled from his posting in Uzbekistan.
Raj Kumar Santoshi is back in hard-hitting form with his latest film.
GENEVA -- President Bush's confirmation of secret CIA prisons re ignited controversy yesterday, with European lawmakers demanding the exact locations and other critics saying the system tacitly approves torture.
A Tory commission's calls for the UK to refuse work permits to immigrants earning less than \u00c2\u00a325,000 will be \
Producers said the Broadway musical will close after its evening performance on June 1.
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The announcement came in response to the threat of pickets from the Writers Guild of America.
A Pakistani and a US citizen who shared a hatred of the United States were arrested for planning to blow up a New York subway station near the Republican national convention site, police said.
The European Union braced for a knife-edge vote to decide the fate of its new executive arm with incoming EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso hardening his stance against rebel legislators.
British boxer Amir Khan goes for gold on the final day of the Athens Olympics.
Heading into the final weeks of the U.S. presidential race, Republicans are making headway with America's Roman Catholics, who comprise about a quarter of the population and once were considered die-hard Democrats, polls show.
E&#39; andato in onda sui Tg Rai e pi\u00c3\u00b9 avanti su Al Jazeera un appello della famiglia di Enzo Baldoni (foto) per la sua liberazione. A pronunciare l&#39; appello sono i due figli di Enzo Baldoni, Gabriella, di 24 anni, e Guido di 21.
The Philippine government Saturday is yet to confirm the release of a Philippine national by his captors in Iraq, after the Qatar-based al Jazeera television network reported on Friday that he had been released.
Transparency International names Burma and Somalia as the most corrupt countries in its 2007 rankings
During his stay, the prime minister is due to meet his Nepali counterpart, Sher Bahadur Deuba. High on the agenda of the talks is expected to be terrorism and economic cooperation.
August and September mark the peak season for West Nile virus in humans and New Jersey health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant in guarding against mosquitoes carrying the deadly disease.
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If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.
PRETORIA -- The conflict in Darfur began with a bold strike. Two rebel factions in western Sudan, angry over years of neglect from the government in Khartoum, overran the army in the north Darfur town of Fasher early last year, killing as many as 70 soldiers.
Rolls-Royce, the luxury motor company owned by German car maker BMW, is planning to launch a series of Rolls-Royce cars which will be cheaper and smaller than the flagship Phantom model.
Stima istituto PWC, in 2011 coprira' 11% produzione mondiale
Shares in BA rise 5% after better-than-expected growth in the number of passengers flying first and business class.
The U.S. Medicare program will charge   lower than expected premiums next year in the U.S. health   insurance plan for the elderly, but wealthier recipients for   the first time will pay more for doctor visits and other care   outside the hospital.
EMI shares rise 10% after the record company receives a preliminary takeover approach from an unnamed party.
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Arsene Wenger has launched an impassioned defence of Arsenal&#39;s under-fire goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, despite taking him out of the firing line for Saturday&#39;s clash with Manchester City.
TechWeb - Improvements to Urchin include improved geo-identification of Web site visitors, cross-segmentation options, and an embedded scheduler.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has made courting Linux users and those considering the open-source option a top priority and said the sheer volume of innovation that Longhorn development efforts
: Indonesia is mounting its largest security operation in four years after it received intelligence from the US and Australia on possible terrorist attacks during the Christmas and New Year season.
England duly completed a 4-0 whitewash in their controversial one-day international series against Zimbabwe on Sunday in Bulawayo.
About 10,000 people fled the Somali capital in the last week alone, and the exodus sparked by fighting continues, the United Nations said Monday.
KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms, agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit over the collapse of Belgium&#39;s Lernout &amp; Hauspie Speech Products NV, by agreeing to pay $115 million, one of the law firms representing investors said
West-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko looked certain on Monday to become Ukraine's next  president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused to  concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.
The tattoo on Lloyd Brown's right arm, marking his tour on the USS New Hampshire, is faded. But his memory of the day he was sworn into the Navy is not.
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Best Buy said its comparable-store sales rose 1.5 percent in December on strong sales of video games and notebook computers.

Oscar winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones had trouble watching her mouth on film   sets.
The NCAA on Wednesday cleared former Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel of wrongdoing related to his gambling on basketball games, but reprimanded the university for failing to monitor the football program.
Attempts to find an investor for bankrupt German mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile GmbH &amp; Co. OHG have failed, after the last potential buyer ended negotiations, the company's insolvency administrator said Sunday.
Former child star Gary Coleman \u00e2\u0080\u0093 who's now 40 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 married Shannon Price, whom he'd met on a movie set, last Aug. 28, her 22nd birthday, Coleman reveals to Inside Edition. The onetime Diff'rent Strokes star also admits that this is his first-time-ever rom...
Detectives question a man about a gun attack in County Down in which a baby narrowly escaped injury.
At the funeral of the assassinated governor of Paktia Province, a suicide bomber killed five policemen and two children.
Sony Corp. 6758.T said on Wednesday it   would delay the European launch of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game   machine to March from November due to inadequate supply of a   key component, missing the critical Christmas shopping season   in one of its main markets.
Politics, morality, and military supremacy NASA officials are to visit China for the first time, with a view to possibly establishing some sort of cooperative approach to exploring space.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ONE of Scotland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most senior police officers has backed calls for householders to have the legal right to kill or injure intruders in order to defend their homes and families.
France and the United States said on   Saturday they could not confirm a report that Osama bin Laden   had died and France launched a probe into how a secret document   containing the claim was leaked.
Tim Galligan, a former All-New England soccer goalie at Framingham High School, has made an impressive freshman debut at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.
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DeWitt, NY - Fred Hale Sr., documented as the world&#39;s oldest man, died Friday. He was 113. Hale last month watched his lifelong favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, win the World Series again after 86 years.
Brown Shoe Co. Inc.  said on Thursday quarterly profit fell, hurt by a charge and lower-than-expected sales in its wholesale division.
Reports of substance abuse by top competitors in the baseball and cycling worlds remind us once again that it is important to keep athletic heroics in their proper perspective.
F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the  global leader in Application Delivery Networking, announced today that  company management will be participating in the Merrill Lynch  Communication Forum at The Grand Hyatt, New York City.
To ensure that each of its students can attend the school on full scholarship, Cooper Union has made very savvy moves in the thorny world of Manhattan real estate.
Diplomats at a U.N. conference urged the United States on Tuesday to take the lead among 10 countries that have yet to ratify a global treaty banning nuclear test explosions.
People suffering mental health problems are being failed by poor access to key community services, a watchdog says.
Minardi have filled one of its two vacant seats for next season, hiring Dutch driver Christijian Albers. The former German Formula 3 champion has competed in the DTM touring car series the last four years.
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Scientists say the rate snow is fading on the largest glacier chain in the tropics, Peru's Cordillera Blanca, indicates global warming is accelerating and there's water trouble ahead. By the Associated Press.
U.S. investigative reporter Seymour Hersh and Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya were among the winners announced Jan.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Family members of an American and a Briton held hostage in Iraq appealed for their lives after militants vowed to kill one of them Tuesday, a day after beheaded a hostage identified as U.S. civil engineer Eugene Armstrong...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Since Labor Day weekend, Linda Baker and her 4-year-old daughter have been forced to stay at a Palm Beach County shelter, the victims of a one-two punch...
NASA officials said that everything was ready for astronauts to prepare the European Columbus science module to be attached to the International Space Station.
British police searched houses near Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city, on Sunday after what they said was a terrorist attack on its airport linked to two failed car bombings in London.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday he was recovering and feeling stronger in his first live radio broadcast since emergency stomach surgery forced him to relinquish power in July.
The appointment of two Muslims to the Dutch cabinet reawakens a row in the country over dual nationality.
Europe and the United States welcomed the outcome of Ukrainian presidential elections won by pro-Western Viktor Yushchenko, and urged the former Soviet state's leaders to heal their divisions to end a month-long crisis.
The Sheriff's Department opened an investigation Thursday into allegations that Paris Hilton received special treatment during her 23 days in jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case, authorities said.
NEW YORK - Another drop in oil prices and belated reaction to last week's employment report sent stocks higher to start the holiday-shortened week Tuesday as investors saw the news as an indicator of new economic strength.    Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over, boosting the chances for an autumn rally in stocks...
Adriano Galliani non commenta il sorteggio di Champions League, che ha inserito il Milan nel gruppo ...
I'm looking for ideas, established practices, do's and don'ts for sponsoring an open source project.  An upfront caveat -- this is not an actual offer. It's totally hypothetical. If I make the offer it will be done in some other more formal way.  The project: I want the OPML Editor to run on Linux. I don't want to hire someone to do this project, rather I want to offer a reward when the project is completed.  The source code is already released under the GPL, in versions for Mac OS X and Windows. Of course Mac OS is a flavor of Unix, but the internal API is quite different, I imagine, from Linux. I'm not looking for elegance, I'm looking for functionality. I don't care how the port is done, just that it be maintainable, and then be released (of course) under the GPL.  Personally, I think the most likely way to get this done quickly is to compile the code under WINE, using the Windows version of the code, and then go back and connect up the Unix system calls, so that all the Unix related verbs work. (Note the OPML Editor is actually a rich programming environment, despite its diminutive name. It's an instance of UserLand Frontier, which goes back to 1988.) To me, it would be worth $10,000 to have the OPML Editor running reliably on Linux, because then all the projects I've built and am building would then automatically run on Linux. Now I'm not saying that the project can be done for that amount of money (it's possible that it can), but I also don't feel I should be the only person funding the project. And maybe it's enough of a prize to incentivize someone or a group to do it. Now, of course, I see problems. Since it's an open source project, how will I know who to give the reward to if the goal is met. It might be the result of the work of a group of people. If so, I think they would have to figure out among themselves how to split the reward. On the other hand, I don't see any movement right now to port the codebase to Linux, so maybe if someone is interested in the project, you should do it on your own, and just present the results. If it works, then it seems you would be entitled to the reward. I seem to remember people proposing groupware systems for creating these kinds of projects, a few years ago. Not sure if they came to fruition, for all I know there could be an eBay for open source programming projects. If you have any information to share on this, please post a comment here, and thanks in advance.
President Bush expressed American condolences late on Wednesday for the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and called it \
OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - Proposta di Zapatero: l\u00c2\u0092osservatorio sulla laicit\u00c3\u00a0 e libert\u00c3\u00a0 di coscienza \u00c3\u00a8 una minaccia per le libert\u00c3\u00a0 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Il Forum della Famiglia chiede al PSOE che sostituisca quella proposta elettorale con l\u00c2\u0092impegno di rispettare i genitori obiettori del EpC...
Dentists trained outside the EU claim they cannot get permission to work in the UK, despite demand from the NHS.
Prosecutors said Thursday they will ask a judge to revoke Tom Sizemore's probation and impose a sentence of 16 months in prison.
Starbucks and Apple today announced the availability of the Starbucks Hear Music catalog on the iTunes Store. The new Starbucks Entertainment area within the iTunes Store features a variety of popular content as well as playlists created specifically for iTunes.
SunTrust Banks Incorporated has fired its chief credit officer and two others in its credit division after an investigation found errors in its calculation of auto loan default reserves.
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Russia's President Putin pledges to stick to democracy and the market economy, in a riposte to critics.
DURHAM, N.H. -- The Hockey East matchup pitted one of the top offensive producers in the nation -- New Hampshire -- vs. one of the top defensive squads -- Vermont.
Science & environment: Apple ditches emblematic look with media player based on the iPhone.
Il presidente del Torino, Urbano Cairo, &egrave; intervenuto ai microfoni di \
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Business & money: Surge in smaller properties adds to reduction in average prices
NASA&#39;s Dawn spacecraft in fine health after rocketing into space just after sunrise today, ending a long wait for mission scientists even as the probe&#39;s own eight-year journey to two large asteroids is just beginning.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 16--State regulators on Friday rejected a bid by environmental groups to bar Duke Energy from building a coal-burning power plant west of Charlotte.   It was the second request from the groups rejected by the N.C. Utilities Commission.
It's not business as usual: the two partners could be headed to court over alleged patent infringements and, depending on the outcome of their dispute, may choose to go their separate ways.
Roboshark, the electronic star of last year's BBC documentary, Smart Sharks, is to retire to a watery heaven complete with robotic tuna to dine on.
Ethiopian rescue workers dug for a  third day through the devastation caused by a weekend flash  flood that killed 210 people, searching for as many as 300  others still missing.
Defending champions Wasps get their Heineken Cup bid off to a winning start.
Wall Street cheered the incumbent\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory with a day of active trading and a rise in the major indexes. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 101.
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Padraig Harrington&#39;s view that he had &quot;turned the corner&quot; on an ailing game charged back into contention in the German Masters on Saturday.
Mario Monti, the outgoing European competition commissioner, has told Microsoft that &quot;the time for settlement has passed&quot; on the anti-trust charges the company faces.
Blue-chip stocks extended losses on  Monday as a disappointing start to holiday sales from the  world's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N weighed  on sentiment.
Scanners can convert slides and negatives to digital files which can then be cropped, color-corrected and e-mailed to friends. Which model is right for you?
A team of expert economists prepares to meet for the first time to try to improve Scotland's economy.

R&amp;B singer Gerald Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said.
Two California technology companies resolved civil charges related to tampering with stock option awards, agreeing to hand over millions of dollars, the first financial penalties that regulators have imposed in a vast corporate-pay investigation.
LOS ANGELES - While theaters will be alive with the sound of Julie Andrews in song again, the actress insists it falls short of all-out singing.
I'm not sure what to think about this news.  I'm still stunned. I woke up this morning feeling betrayed, and shocked.  How could so many Americans be out of touch with reality?  How could so many Americans be so intolerant?  How could the Iraq war go unpunished?  The answer is that this is probably not the America I call home.  Kerry might not have been perceived better than Bush by most Americans but its clear that if this election were between Bush and *NOT* Bush - NOT Bush would have won in a landslide.  The silver lining might be that Bush will have to deal with the problem he created in Iraq.  This doesn't sit well with me as more Americans and Iraqis will die in a needless war.  In the ...
FedEx Corp. FDX.N, the world's top  air-express shipper, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings more  than doubled on strong growth in its international, ground and  freight services.
After five days at sea in the dark and aboard a dead submarine, the crew of the HMCS Chicoutimi is telling tales of heroism and fear.
If you can't beat em... Tom Hanrahan has left the Linux Foundation, where he was director of engineering, to work for Microsoft instead.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The news, when it  came to CBS News in New York early on Memorial Day, May 29, was  horrifying.
Free Press correspondent Hannah Allam and a handful of journalists were trapped inside the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf on Monday. Allam walked into the shrine unchallenged as sporadic gunfire
Top finance officials of the Group of Seven industrial powers opened talks in Washington, expected to focus on issues such as oil prices, China's currency, Iraq and the debt crisis of the world's poorest countries.
BEIJING, China -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in China to mark 55 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations and to seek a further boost in bilateral trade.
Escalating bloodshed and political tension in Iraq will shadow President Bush at a NATO summit this week where he hopes to persuade Europeans to do more to quell violence in Afghanistan.
The regulatory tone in Washington has changed since a failed effort to merge EchoStar and DirecTV, two satellite television providers, four years ago.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is being stalked by paparazzi &#151; in court, at least. X17 Inc., a Los Angeles photo agency known for its images of stars in personal or embarrassing moments, has filed a $7.6 million federal copyright infringement lawsuit against Hilton.
A tale of egos, fortunes, and potty training Comment In his public appearances, Bill Gates often appears to be so heavily sedated that the the private, peevish Bill we know and love from his internal emails rarely erupts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Giants and Dolphins will play in London on Sunday in the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boldest step toward becoming a global player.
Researchers and the medical community alike are excited by a new cervical cancer vaccine. It&#39;s been found to be 100 per cent effective in clinical trials -- the first vaccine ever to prevent a cancer.
Demonstations are staged across Argentina to mark a year since a key witness in a human rights trial vanished.
Iran dug in its heels over its nuclear program on Monday ahead of a meeting of Western powers to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Tehran amid Western fears it aims to produce nuclear weapons.
Garabito writes &quot;Cnet reports that Microsoft plans to distribute in Russia the low-cost, stripped-down version of Windows XP, called &#39;Starter Edition.
Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, while Bush criticized his rival on health care and medical liability reform in Pennsylvania.
Finance officials failed to resolve their differences over debt relief for the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poorest countries and Iraq while expressing concern about the impact high oil prices would have on a strengthening global economy.
India and Pakistan start talks on Saturday looking for ways to nudge forward a peace process that appears to be running into problems over their half-century dispute over the Kashmir region.
To make matters worse in South Asia, the disaster zone is now being threatened with outbreaks of disease. The World Health Organization is warning that if fresh water and medicine
IN ANOTHER change of plan, semiconductor giant Intel has cancelled a project to develop a chip for projection TVs, saying it plans to focus its resources in other areas.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Sunday faulted Democrats, including presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, for moving away from former President Bill Clinton's embrace of globalization.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Jimmie Johnson won the Subway 500, and no one knows how he did it. The reasons for that are understandable. Seconds after winning for the sixth time, Johnson celebrated normally.
The company officially takes credit for a supposedly user-created PlayStation website, a day after the Federal Trade Commission announces its intentions to investigate under-the-radar marketing. In Game|Life.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
BANGALORE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to the Infosys campus on Sunday, said that India and Russia should work together on innovative new technologies, with the younger generation taking the lead.
As David Beckham helps soccer gain a foothold in the United States, America's favorite football is heading to London's Wembley Stadium with similar intent, aiming to become one of Britain's most popular sports.
President George W. Bush has traveled the country for months, telling pre-selected crowds of adoring supporters that the war in Iraq is a winning chapter in the struggle against Islamic terror.
If avoiding the misery of the flu isn&#39;t enough to send you scurrying to your doctor&#39;s office as soon as the annual flu shot becomes available, here&#39;s another good reason -- it might just keep you out of the hospital.
Robotic Telescope Measures Speed of Material Ejected in Cosmic DeathUsing a robotic telescope at the ESO La Silla Observatory, astronomers have for the first time measured the velocity of the explosions known as gamma-ray bursts.
China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to Australia's initiative on climate change, as a rift opened at APEC's meetings over the \
The UK is lagging behind other countries on biomass and biofuels, says a parliamentary committee.
Japan's Sony Corp  is in talks to  sell its production facilities for advanced microchips used in  its PlayStation 3 game console to Toshiba Corp ,  sources close to the matter said.
For many years, many people who smoked marijuana defended their actions, claiming that the substance is non-addictive and virtually harmless.
AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko won the Golden Ball award as Europe's best soccer player Monday, edging club teammate Ronaldinho and Barcelona midfielder Deco.
Athens, Greece -- Rulon Gardner unlaced his size 13 shoes, yanked them off and placed them on the mat. The big galoot, as friendly and unassuming as any Olympian could be, recalled how he would sit on the floor as a kid and pull on his sneakers.
By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 12--The Minnesota Senate gave preliminary approval today to a bill committing the state to a common set of standards protecting Great Lakes water, positioning Minnesota to take a lead role among Great Lakes states.
Mortgage lenders submitted a record 19,487 foreclosure filings in Massachusetts last year, leaving more homeowners in danger of losing their homes than at any time since the real estate recession of the 1990s.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Marsh &amp; McLennan said late Monday that the contingent commissions that the firm suspended late Friday amid a probe by New York&#39;s Attorney General accounted for 7 percent of its total revenue in 2003.
New York Giants end New England's hope of the perfect season in one of the final's biggest upsets
Sydney - Australian police and wildlife officers were ordered on Friday to destroy a large shark which killed a teenage surfer in a savage attack as his horrified schoolfriends looked on.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A suspension of government food handouts worsened malnutrition among thousands of Indians in southwestern Brazil, and at least two young children died, a leading human rights group said Friday.
Data speeds could get a boost from Intel breakthrough into processors that make and manipulate light.
An American convicted 10 months ago for murder in Nicaragua is vindicated but not liberated  -  and the judge who ordered him free may lose his job
Despite its rich veins of inquiry, the installation, which invites viewers to enter David Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s film, feels sterile and flat.
Denis Menchov of Russia won the fifth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, while Manuel Beltran of the U.S. Postal Service took the overall lead from teammate Benoit Joachim.
Frank Lampard sent Chelsea into the League Cup semi-finals as his deflected strike set up a 2-0 win against 10-man Liverpool on Wednesday.
The convicted murderer of Sweden's foreign minister Anna Lindh wants a new lawyer for his upcoming appeal hearing, Swedish media reported on Tuesday.
A Seattle blood bank helps itself to the genetic material of donors, causing privacy groups to work themselves into a lather. In Bodyhack.
Taiwan personal computer vendor Acer Inc. expects its computer shipments to increase 30-40 percent this year, a reduction from previous sales forecasts.
Iraq's interim president said Tuesday it would be \
Suspected Algerian Islamic militants killed 16 people in the first attack on civilians since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, officials said on Saturday.
Alex Smith passed for two scores, and No. 17 Utah held Arizona without a touchdown in a 23-6 victory Saturday night.
Injunction proceedings involving the new identity and whereabouts of Maxine Carr return to the High Court.
Reports that a senior al-Qaeda operative was killed in Pakistan by a U.S. drone will likely help the war on terror but hurt Pakistan's embattled President
Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood, off to a fast start this season, has signed a three-year extension with the team.
OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin's staff contacted the office of former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano in 1999 to inquire about &#36;600,000 in sponsorship money for a Montreal sports group, documents provided to a public inquiry indicate.
JOHANNESBURG, July 17 -- Former South African president Nelson Mandela plans to announce on Wednesday the creation of \
The highest-ranking soldier charged with abusing inmates in the Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight years in prison at a court martial in Baghdad yesterday.
It was clear that New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was enjoying himself yesterday as he toyed with the press corps there, taking 20 minutes of questions about the city's 311 telephone information system at a news conference just a day after he bolted the Republican Party, but offering not a clue...
Virgin Digital, the online arm of the Virgin Group, will launch an online music service Monday aimed at replicating on the Net the success of its offline chain of retail music stores.
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Japan&#39;s Crown Prince Naruhito underwent surgery Wednesday that successfully removed a benign growth from his intestines, the palace said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suggested on Wednesday the U.S. embassy stop using American security firm Blackwater after a deadly shooting and said he would not allow Iraqis to be killed in \
HOLLAND, Mich.  - Faced with mounting violence in  Iraq, the Bush administration plans on Tuesday to propose  shifting $3.46 billion from Iraqi water, power and other  reconstruction projects to improve security, boost oil output  and prepare for elections scheduled for January.
A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions.
The 32-story tower at 375 Pearl Street, built as a telephone switching station, is to be converted into an office building with a new facade and windows that take advantage of panoramic views.
In a solar system thousands of light years away, a star about half the size of our sun is being orbited by two planets that seem like smaller versions of Jupiter and Saturn, astronomers report

Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked a Florida appeals court on Monday to overturn last week's court ruling that would allow the burial of the former Playboy Playmate in the Bahamas.
The top executive at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), the world&#39;s biggest contract chipmaker, offered a mixed message Thursday about prospects for the global chip industry in 2008.Speaking at the company&#39;s third quarter investor conference, President and CEO Rick Tsai predicted that the chip industry will strengthen in 2008, but he also said TSMC will spend &quot;significantly less&quot; on new plants and equipment next year.TSMC announced net sales of NT$88.96 billion&#160;(US$2.73 billion) for the July to September period, up nearly 8 percent over the same time last year. Its net profit fell 6.5 percent to NT$30.37 billion, nearly in line with analyst&#39;s expectations.&quot;The third quarter was better than expected, not just for TSMC, but for the whole electronics industry,&quot; Tsai said. Sales of chips to the PC sector, mobile phone segment and consumer electronics products group were all brisk, he said.But many analysts considered TSMC&#39;s forecast to be more important than its third-quarter results. That&#39;s because of&#160;uncertainty about economic growth in the U.S.&#160;due to the housing loan problems there, high oil prices, and other troubles that could ultimately impact spending on electronics.TSMC is considered a&#160;bellwether for the tech industry&#160;because of the wide range of chips it manufactures, which end up in products including Xbox 360s, iPhones, PCs, and automobiles.&quot;We&#39;re expecting 2008 to be a better year than 2007 for the semiconductor industry,&quot; Tsai said. The chip industry will grow by a mid-to-high single digit percentage in 2008, the company forecast, compared to expected growth of 4 percent in 2007.Despite the rosy outlook, TSMC will reduce its 2008 capital spending from the expected US$2.6 billion in 2007. Spending cuts often indicate that a company isn&#39;t very bullish about business prospects, but TSMC said it wants to reduce spending next year because it spent heavily on production lines in 2007 that won&#39;t begin producing chips until next year.The change in spending plans is significant, said Eric Chen, research director at BNP Paribas Securities (Taiwan). If TSMC&#39;s capital spending drops by about 30 percent, as many analysts have predicted, it won&#39;t be a surprise, he said. But if the company reduces spending by a lot more, it suggests that TSMC may be more concerned about future economic growth than it is letting on.Tsai said TSMC hasn&#39;t determined a specific figure yet for its 2008 capital spending.BNP believes Europe and the U.S. may both face slowing economic growth next year.
Folk singer Mary Travers, a member of 1960s group Peter, Paul and Mary, has chemotherapy for leukaemia.
NEW DELHI  - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has arrived for talks with Indian leaders but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Vladimir  Radmanovic is expected to be out of action for two months with  a shoulder injury, the NBA team said on Monday.
Marijuana vending machines in Los Angeles violate international treaties and should be shut down, the U.N.-affiliated drug control board said Friday.
John Daly's messy personal life overshadowed golf once again Friday, this time when he accused his wife of waking him up by attacking him with a steak knife.
Canada's stability, proximity and cultural similarity to the U.S. tend to attract higher-value, more sophisticated outsourcing work than countries like India.
Repsol, Spain's biggest oil firm, said Tuesday it planned to invest 3.2 billion euros (4.7 billion dollars) to double capacity at its refinery in Cartagena in southwestern Spain.
A defense attorney for a serial killer who wants to die said Sunday that he will remain on the case, a decision that officials said keeps the inmate on track to become the first person executed in New England in 45 years.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is worried by the seriousness of Ashley Cole's knee injury.
30 December 2004 - As reports indicate that the Sudanese Government and rebels are likely to sign a peace deal ending the 21-year civil war in the country&#39;s south, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that an agreement could serve as a blueprint for

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Study predicts that industry demands will crush 40 percent of today's semiconductor manufacturers.
Afghan special forces called off a plan to rescue 23 Korean hostages soon after they were kidnapped by Taliban insurgents five weeks ago because the South Korean government intervened, the defense minister said on Saturday.
XM Radio, after scrapping their XM PC Receiver because of piracy concerns, is launching their an online service next month. They\u00e2\u0080\u0099re gonna charge $7.
The body of woman whose daughter fell from a hotel balcony in a Majorcan holiday resort is found in a cave.
One out of every eight U.S. federal health care dollars is spent treating people with diabetes, a study found, and advocates are calling for the creation of a government post to oversee coordination of spending on treatment and prevention among federal agencies.
The western divisions in both leagues in Major League Baseball have pennant races that are going right down to the wire. In a must win game for Anaheim, the Angels beat Oakland 6-2 to move within one game of the A&#39;s in the AL West.
Tottenham smashed their transfer record on Friday to sign England striker Darren Bent in a 16.5 million pounds deal from relegated Charlton.
Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. agreed to a deal Monday giving Comcast an option to cut its stake in Time Warner&#39;s cable unit, opening the door for Comcast to unwind the entire partnership.
One of the men accused of killing David E. Rosenbaum, a retired reporter for The New York Times, pleaded guilty today to murder and robbery charges.
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Bangladesh has bowed to demands from protestors and cancelled a 734 million pound (1.4-billion dollar) plan by British firm Asia Energy to build an open-pit coal mine, a minister has said.
Microsoft hasn't got a Clouseau The French gendarmerie has blown a big framboise at Microsoft by ditching Windows XP in favour of Ubuntu.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Human GIs to be pawns in deadly man-vs-machine chess game The scientists and engineers of DARPA (The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency), the Pentagon's gateway to the technological left field, have struck again. The bulgy-bonced battle boffins have decided to sink some cash into an effort to develop a super-intelligent battle computer system which will enable US soldiers to be invincible in the field.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The prospect of the Huygens probe landing on a hard, soft or liquid surface when it lands on Titan next January still remain following further analysis of data taken during the Cassini mother ship&#39;s closest encounter with Saturn&#39;s largest moon during its
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One of the drawing points for Microsoft&#39;s free Hotmail service has been its tight integration with its Outlook e-mail and PIM client.
The severe weather that spawned deadly tornadoes throughout the South threatened to delay Thursday's planned launch of shuttle Atlantis, already two months late in getting to the space station with a new lab.
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Gerry McCann asks the media to end the constant speculation about the fate of his daughter Madeleine.
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and his central bankers gave the national economy a vote of confidence yesterday and raised the key federal funds interest rate by a quarter-point.
From the first quarter to the second this year, Gmail got nearly 15 times better at distinguishing legitimate commercial e-mail messages from spam.
William Perez, president and chief executive officer of Racine-based SC Johnson &amp; Son Inc., is taking the reins of Nike Inc., the world&#39;s dominant marketer of athletic shoes.
A device used by the Army to dispose of old chemical munitions can also be used to destroy biological weapons, according to a report released by Sandia National Laboratories.
Somali insurgents assassinated a local official on Thursday and attacked Ethiopian troops overnight just hours after a second attempt to start a peace conference was postponed, residents said.
The Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether companies that voluntarily seek to clean up their polluted land can sue former owners to get help with the costs. The case could have important ramifications for communities with abandoned toxic plants, landfills and mines.
Gordon Brown attacks the Conservatives following the party's row over grammar schools.
BJ&#39;s Wholesale Club Inc. is gearing up for legal battles with credit-card-issuing banks, which are demanding $16 million to offset fraudulent credit card charges and other costs related to a security breach apparently involving BJ&#39;s ...
In NASA&#39;s ideal scenario for cleaning the science payload containing solar particles from the Genesis capsule, the biggest worry had been about contamination from gases in the atmosphere, not from dirt in Utah&#39;s west desert.
Although real comparability to Oracle and IBM databases could still be some time away, MySQL's new authorized hosting program might help broaden out the niche for the open source database a lot more quickly.
A journalist admitted he also had an affair with the married lover of former home secretary David Blunkett, in a surprise twist to the saga that led to the minister's swift fall from grace.
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The Red Sox won Game 4 in the 12th inning, 6-4, when David Ortiz lined a two-run game-ending homer into the Yankees' bullpen off Paul Quantrill.
The Chicago Board of Trade took a leap forward on Monday on its goal to become a for-profit company when an Illinois judge approved a deal on how to carve up ownership of the oldest US futures exchange.
I giocatori della Bundesliga assegnano il titolo al Bayern Monaco. Un sondaggio del magazine 'Kicker...
The four men convicted of the 21 July bomb plot are due to be sentenced on Wednesday at Woolwich Crown Court.
US WARPLANES have struck insurgent positions in the rebel-held Iraqi flashpoint town of Fallujah. In two air raids carried out early yesterday, US aircraft bombed rebel positions
Monkeys in Brazil routinely use stones and twigs to forage for food, providing more evidence to undermine the belief that man is the only species with the intelligence to make tools.
 after NZ alliance rejected
Gunmen abducted six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for Iraq's mobile phone company, seizing two in a bold raid on the firm's Baghdad office and the others outside the capital, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of kidnappings that have underscored the country's fragile security.
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted and sentenced to death by a Libyan court Tuesday on charges they deliberately infected hundreds of children with the AIDS virus. The verdict can be appealed.
Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.
the virginian-pilot  PORTSMOUTH - Matthew Ejma, a former auxiliary deputy indicted Thursday on eight misdemeanor charges in relation with using inmates to do lawn work, has turned himself in to the Sheriff's Office, said spokeswoman Sgt. Amber Whittaker.   He surrendered at 10 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder. Though similar to women with bulimia, patients who fit this description don't binge-eat. Yet they feel compelled to purge, usually by vomiting, even after eating only a...
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Sen. Arlen Specter must prove to his Republican colleagues that he is the right man to head the Senate Judiciary Committee in the next Congress, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday.
Blog: Verizon Wireless is getting into the mobile payments with a deal with Obopay.
With their simple design, rubber soles and canvas tops, Converse's Chuck Taylor All-Stars have long set the standard for retro cool -- a counterculture brand embraced by rebels from James Dean to Kurt Cobain.
Open Client platform no longer closed off IBM has announced an open-source desktop, running Lotus apps and Firefox on top of Red Hat or SUSE Linux. It's based on an internal project which has deployed Linux desktops to several thousand IBM staff, in what IBM said was one of the largest corporate Linux roll-outs to date.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Investor's Business Daily - Applications rose 2.4% in the week ended Sept. 14, the 3rd straight gain, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. Applications to refinance rose 4.6% as borrowers sought to prevent rate resets from boosting their monthly payments. Home purchase applications rose 0.9%. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates rose 4 basis points to 6.29%. The 1-year adjustable rate rose to 6.39% from 6.34%.
Nearly 160,000 turkeys were being culled in Suffolk after the country's first major outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
&quot;Gotcha pal! Be careful next time,&quot; the radio crackled in the cockpit of a Russian-made Indian war jet as a US F-16 scored a &quot;kill&quot; during a multi-nation naval drill in the Bay of Bengal.
The information gathered by the probe during its close pass could finally help solve some long-standing mysteries about this unusual world.
Baseball fans in the nation's  capital were anxiously awaiting formal word on Wednesday that  the financially beleaguered Montreal Expos would relocate to  the city for the 2005 season.
Apple will scrap online pricing policies across Europe for iTunes music downloads and charge consumers in Britain and the rest of Europe the same amount, according to the deal.
When Europe's second-highest court rules Monday on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal of its landmark antitrust conviction, more will be at stake for regulators than just the behavior of the world's largest software company.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad maintained Iran's right to nuclear technology Thursday -- the day of a U.N. deadline to roll back on its nuclear program or face sanctions.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by strong performances in its printer and personal computing businesses.
By Mark Taylor  mark.taylor@roanoke.com 981-3395  A few months ago a friend who lives in Montana dangled a tempting carrot in front of me.  He invited me to join him in September on a backcountry bow hunt for elk in Western Montana.
Christopher Jones has posted to his Oracle blog today about the release of a new beta for the PECL Oracle (OCI8) drivers for PHP.   I've created a PECL OCI8 1.3.1 Beta bundle of the code with Connection Pooling support that I mentioned in http://blogs.oracle.com/opal/2008/01/31.  You can get it from http://pecl.php.net/package/oci8.  The README contains the details.   Of course, it's still in beta, so any testing and feedback is more than welcome. This bundle also includes several other \
Is there anything left in the world that hasn't been defaced by a corporate logo or cheapened by a vulgar sales pitch? Maybe, but it's getting harder to find. Commentary by Tony Long.
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A top UN humanitarian official said that billions of dollars of damage had been caused by the Asian tsunami disaster and that it now required the biggest relief operation ever to help the victims.
The mirror-like, curving steel walls of the Walt Disney Concert Hall may soon lose some of their luster.
Eager to cast its fundraising total for the second quarter in a positive light, the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) said it expects to report raising less than Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), taking in about $27 million, roughly equivalent to what Clinton drew in the first...
HONOURS were shared but Arsenal don&#39;t need to be told they missed a better chance than most teams get to beat this exceptional Chelsea side.
ConocoPhillips  and Chevron  have agreed to comply with a Venezuelan decree to cede by May 1 the operations of multi-billion dollar projects in the Orinoco oil reserve, the state oil company said on Thursday.
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Attackers have posted a malicious Jpeg image file to Internet newsgroups that distribute pornography. The infected Jpeg file attempts to exploit a critical vulnerability Microsoft announced and issued a patch for on Sept.
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Samsung Electronics announced yesterday that it has developed a small, low-power, multimedia memory card (MMC) for mobile phones. The new removable MMCmicro memory card
A jury reached a verdict Friday in the fraud trial of deposed media tycoon Conrad Black, who is accused of raiding his company&#39;s coffers and bilking shareholders, court officials said.
The acquisition allows Arbor to take advantage of an increased focus on traffic and service management by broadband providers.
Detectives looking for the killer of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool release six people they were holding.
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Accounting firm KPMG will pay &#36;10 million to settle charges of improper professional conduct while acting as auditor for Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. , the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia, fighting a violent campaign by al Qaeda supporters, has detained 139 suspected Islamist militants including a would-be suicide bomber, Al Arabiya television said on Saturday.
Marriott International Inc.  on Thursday said its third-quarter net income fell 5 percent on flat sales that were hurt by a loss in its synthetic fuel business.
SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle\u00c2\u00a0has postponed delivery of a major update to its Collaboration Suite until mid-2005. The update will add instant messaging and voice-over-IP capabilities, and offer content management features, the company said Wednesday.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
The consensus is that a cleaned-up version of HBO's The Sopranos New Jersey mobster tale will still be entertaining on the ad-supported A&E cable network.
Slovenia, the first country to quit Yugoslavia in 1991, becomes EU president on January 1 and will play a lead role in maybe the last act of the old Balkan federation's demise when Kosovo secedes from Serbia.
PREPARATIONS are under way for Remembrance Day commemorations across the Wycombe area.
Sapporo, Japan (Sports Network) - Daisuke Matsuzaka went the distance on a five-hitter to lead Japan to a 5-1 victory over the Major League Baseball All- Stars in the sixth of an eight-game exhibition series.
Windows Media Player 11 will allow families to move songs or movies from one home device to another.
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The BBC Trust gives the provisional go-ahead for a high definition television (HDTV) channel.
(InfoWorld) - Google is making its controversial Book Search engine available to publishers interested in putting it on their Web sites. This is the first time Google's Book Search service has been available outside of its main site in the Google.com domain. This co-branded search program benefits Google because the search engine will now be available more broadly. Meanwhile, publishers benefit by offering an additional search service to their Web site visitors. Publishers can tailor the index of their search engine so that only books published by them show up in the query results, Google said Friday. As in the main Book Search site, these result pages give users the option to link to online shops that sell the listed books. Interestingly, one of the publishers that put Book Search on its Web site is The McGraw-Hill Companies. Along with other major publishers, McGraw-Hill is suing Google for copyright infringement over Google's ongoing project to scan millions of copyright books without permission. Although McGraw-Hill's position may seem at first contradictory, it stems from the fact that Google's Book Search service has two main pieces. One focuses on securing formal partnerships with publishers, obtaining their permission to scan books and giving them control over how much of those books can be displayed by Google for free. McGraw-Hill is one of about 10,000 publishers that participate in this partner program with Google that have collectively made available about 1 million titles for scanning so far, said Tom Turvey, director of Google Book Search partnerships. About 50 publishers have embedded Book Search in their sites already, and many more are in line to do so, Turvey said. McGraw-Hill didn't immediately reply to a request for comment. Simultaneously, McGraw-Hill objects to the other portion of the Book Search operation, in which Google partners with major academic libraries to scan large portions of their collections. Those library scanning operations often involve copyrighted books, which Google is digitally copying without obtaining permission from publishers and authors.
U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday   after a key inflation gauge rose less than expected, soothing   concerns about interest rate increases, but traders were   cautious ahead of monthly jobs data due out on Friday.
CAPITOL HILL Some Democratic members of the Senate Intelligence Committee say they&#39;re still not sold yet on the White House&#39;s pick to run the CIA.
History and political splits complicate any referendum on the EU Constitution in Germany, the BBC's Ray Furlong reports.
The HBOS banking group says it will lose \u00c2\u00a360m in income this year after being forced to cut credit card default charges.
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When Patriots players arrived for work yesterday at Gillette Stadium, they were greeted by a demanding head coach.
Jessie Sapp had 17 points, reserve Patrick Ewing Jr. scored 11 of his career-high 16 in the second half, and No. 6 Georgetown overcame an uneven performance to beat Seton Hall 73-61 on Saturday for its fifth straight victory.
NewTeevee Mobile video is new &#151; you watch it on your cellphone screen. So who&#146;s watching it? New data from Nielsen say that it&#146;s mainly middle-age men with high incomes. Katie Fehrenbacher writes that it proves one thing. that &#145;&#145;the price point is just too high right now&#146;&#146; &#151; oh yeah, and rich old men always have all the fun.
Lewis Hamilton produces another incredible performance to claims his second successive Grand Prix victory in Indianapolis.
PC maker plans to talk consumer electronics this week, and the conversation could turn to a \
The most sensational mystery in daytime may be how soap operas are being written at all, considering that nearly all of their writers are guild members on strike.
- Altria Group Inc.  said it plans to move its U.S.-based cigarette production for non-U.S. markets to its facilities in Europe and will close its Cabarrus, North Carolina manufacturing facility by the end of 2010.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (UNI) Six earthquakes of moderate intensity today rocked the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the worst-hit regions in Sunday&#39;s monster tsunami.
Delphi Corp.  laid out a road map for reorganization on Monday that includes an investment of up to $3.4 billion from a private equity group, potential creditor recoveries and an executive succession plan.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Monday will invest U.S. prestige in a new Middle East peace  drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps  to help Palestinians elect a new president.
Comitati di protesta 'la nostra buona fede e' stata tradita'
Among the beer and the R.V.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s at the Daytona 500, ministries will vie for the attention of Nascar fans.
The leading private bank in Portugal, Millennium BCP, is in boardroom turmoil amid probes of its accounts by crime investigators, the central bank and stock market authorities.
Young urban music star Jamelia won three prizes at Britain's annual salute to music of black origin, the Mobo awards.
Tina Dolfi, tifosa della Fiorentina, ha festeggiato i suoi 100 anni guardando dalla tribuna d'onore,...
Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton liquidated the contents of their blind trust upon learning it contained investments of $5 million to $25 million that could pose conflicts of interest or prove to be embarrassing to her presidential campaign.
As the number of vendors touting hosted applications grows and the sophistication of their offerings increases, the choice between hosted solutions and on-premise solutions is no longer just a debate between competing vendors. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s become a real internal discussion within the enterprise.
The remains of the mother of Russia's last tsar is being buried in St Petersburg, in keeping with her final wishes.
BAGHDAD -- Workers know a trip to the square could mean death, and still they go.
NEW YORK Sept. 16, 2004 - No shots, no saves, no goals. The National Hockey League locked out its players Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- For years, Rakhat Aliyev and his wife, Dariga Nazarbayeva, were the power couple of Kazakhstan, building empires in media, banking and politics under the protective wing of Papa -- President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
Bernhard Langer, who led the Europeans to a convincing victory in last year's Ryder Cup, will not return to captain the 2006 team, leaving Ian Woosnam and Nick Faldo as possible successors.
Though Justin Timberlake says he no longer speaks to ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, he's still rooting for her. \
A House subcommittee yesterday delved into long-standing tensions on how best to ensure the independence of the government's inspectors general so that they don't end up as lapdogs to their agencies, reluctant to prowl for waste, fraud and abuse.
FASLANE, Scotland - As HMCS Chicoutimi limped back to port yesterday, towed through still waters and under gloomy skies, the events leading to the fire on the submarine that claimed the life of a fit young sailor, remained shrouded in mystery.
Prince Harry headed home from Argentina on Friday, royal officials said, amid media reports that shots were fired at the ranch where he was staying.
PepsiCo Inc., the No. 2 soft-drink  maker, on Thursday reported an 8 percent rise in fourth-quarter  profit on volume growth, higher pricing and a favorable foreign  exchange rate.
CAIRO: Iraqi militants threatened to behead a Turkish truck driver if his employers and the Kuwaiti contractor it works for don&#39;t cease their operations in Iraq within 48 hours, according to a video tape aired on Al Arabiya yesterday.
London, Oct. 18 (NNN) : United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said the US-led war on Iraq has not made the world a safer place, according to BBC and Voice of America.
Scientists have unearthed a new species of hobbit-sized humans that may have lived as recently as 12,000 years ago, sharing the earth alongside modern-day man.
On the PHP-Tools blog, there's a noteStubbles.   Stubbles is a new framework for PHP 5.2 which focuses on clean OO design, the use of patterns and ports some features from the langauges commonly referred to \
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King-size candy bars which have helped fuel Britain&#39;s expanding appetite and waistline will be phased out by some food companies in compliance with an official campaign against obesity, according to reports.
Proprietari casa editrice stimano prezzo oltre 800 mln euro
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policy-makers are expected to raise short-term interest rates for a third time this year, part of a gradual process to wean the economy from ultralow rates, which are no longer needed as a bracing tonic.    Although private economists have mixed opinions whether the economy still is working through its late-spring blues or has emerged, most believe the economy is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates again...
Government is using technology to burden their future -- and it's all our fault. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine.
Online music sales in Europe and the United States rocketed in 2004, with a tenfold increase to more than 200 million downloaded tracks purchased, a recording industry body said.
Fernando Alonso takes pole for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza, edging McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton into second.
OPEC oil producers said Thursday that  Friday's ministerial meeting would rein in oversupply to  bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce  output quotas early next year.
Last night, for the first time in the last three games, P.J. Axelsson was on the ice for an opposing even-strength goal when New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus batted a puck past Tim Thomas in the first period.
Salt  Lake City,  Utah (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake   are  set to introduce a new player, Luis Tejada, to the local media at a press   conference at Samba Grill in Salt Lake City Wednesday.
WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS Event: NEC Invitational Site: Firestone Country Club, South Course (7,230 yards, par 70), Akron, Ohio. Schedule: Today-Sunday. Purse: $7 million. Winner's share: $1.2 million. Television: ESPN (today-tomorrow, 3-7 p.m.) and Channel 4 (Saturday, 2-6 p.m.; Sunday, 2:30-6:30 p.m.). Last year: Darren Clarke won his second WGC title, beating Jonathan Kaye by four strokes. Last week: Vijay Singh ...
An expert frets about the accelerating retreat of glaciers from mountain peaks. With rates up to 60 meters per year, is it time to redefine the term \
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas has frozen talks on forming a unity government   after Hamas said it would not accept interim peace deals with   Israel, two of his aides said on Sunday.
Jonathan Byrd shot his second successive five-under-par 66 and joined Jeff Sluman on top of the leaderboard after two rounds at the Chrysler Championship.
The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4 percent in the second quarter, as strong business investment led the fastest pace of expansion since early last year, the government reported on Thursday.
President Bush yesterday blasted challenger John F. Kerry as unfit to be commander in chief because of his &quot;wild charges&quot; over
Flavia Pennetta, Mara Santangelo, Francesca Schiavone e Roberta Vinci. Sono queste le azzurre convoc...
E&#39; stato scoperto dagli scienziati dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Istituto federale di ricerche per la foresta, la neve e il paesaggio, in Svizzera. Apppartiene alla specie dei chiodini. LUGANO - Un fungo da record quello scoperto
Lo showman siciliano annuncia stamani il suo ritorno alla radio. Il saluto in diretta di Baldini. Ma &egrave; tutto uno scherzo
Per sostituire Henry, ceduto al Barcellona, l'Arsenal punta su Nicolas Anelka. Secondo quanto riport...
The Seattle Mariners&#39; Ichiro Suzuki has broken one of baseball&#39;s oldest hitting records - most base hits in a season, set 84 years ago by Hall of Famer George Sisler.
Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start in their quest to finally win a playoff series. While Clemens continually pitched out of trouble, Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran and Jason Lane homered for the Astros to lead a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL division series Wednesday.
Adm. William Crowe, former chairman of the U.S. Joints Chiefs of Staff, died on Thursday at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 82, the U.S. Navy said.
CNN's chief news executive Eason  Jordan quit on Friday over remarks he made in Switzerland last  month about journalists killed in Iraq, possibly by U.S.  forces, the television network said.
By Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Jun. 11--A JOB TOO CRITICAL FOR A TEMP: For almost a year, New Jersey's  Division of Consumer Affairs has been directionless, extending a period of  instability that has lasted more than five years.
Former Fannie Mae chairman Franklin D. Raines is trying to draw the White House into his defense against a shareholder lawsuit alleging that he and the government-sponsored mortgage funding company misled investors when Fannie Mae overstated earnings by billions of dollars.

Peyton Manning, Colts, set an NFL record with his 49th touchdown pass of the season and led Indianapolis from a 15-point deficit to a 34-31 overtime win over San Diego.
F you&#39;re worried about the nation&#39;s energy future, you can take heart in the positions of both major parties&#39; presidential candidates.
Two firefighters die while trying to rescue someone trapped by a fire at a block of flats.
Scott Peterson&#39;s parents testified Monday that they were to blame for some of his strange behavior leading up to his arrest for the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son.
Now that Yahoo Search Marketing&#8217;s Overture Keyword Suggestion Tool is on the fritz and there are really no signs of it coming back to life anytime soon, Wordtracker has taken full advantage of Yahoo&#8217;s confusing dilemma with the &#8216;launch&#8217; of a free version of their Keyword Suggestion Tool. It works kind of like the old Wordtracker, [...]
At least $8.8 billion in Iraqi funds  that was given to Iraqi ministries by the former U.S.-led  authority there cannot be accounted for, according to a draft  U.S. audit set for release soon.
Paris Hilton has not eaten or slept  since arriving at the medical ward of a Los Angeles jail and is  being given psychotropic drugs, celebrity Web site TMZ.com  reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.
What are people supposed to do if they can't hear vital information over dysfunctional public address systems?
Tanti sono i ragazzi che dovranno tentare di evitare la bocciaturaE per famiglie e professori l'incubo delle ferie da programmare                                          Quasi due milioni di studenti alla prova dei corsi di recupero                                                                                  di SALVO INTRAVAIA
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) confirms it is buying its Italian equivalent, Milan's Borsa Italiana, for more than 1.5bn euros.
Uganda&#39;s government and the rebel Lord&#39;s Resistance Army are to sign a total cease-fire on Dec. 31, the chief mediator said on Wednesday.
EARLY indications are that the fourth Test in Mumbai, should it get going, might not last long. The first session was rained out, but the two teams managed to squeeze in four action-filled overs before the
Microsoft Corp.&#039;s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said Monday.
A search team finds the remains of two of the four French climbers who went missing in Nepal last October.
(CBS) Britney Spears and Kevin Federline are still not legally married despite a weekend ceremony that was such a surprise not even the parents and bridesmaids knew they were going to a wedding.
Flying low over the Sonoran Desert, Border Patrol agents spotted a skeleton sprawled in the brush.
Al Shugart, a pioneer in the  computer disk drive industry and one of Silicon Valley's most  colorful entrepreneurs, has died. He was 76.
Google has partnered with Capgemini to provide large businesses with IT support for Google Apps Premier Edition.
The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.
LOS ANGELES: Big-screen stars Al Pacino and Meryl Streep shone at the US&#39;s annual celebration of small-screen performances yesterday as the acclaimed mini-series Angels in America snared a record haul at the Emmy awards.
Tommie Liddell scores 22 points and Saint Louis holds No. 23 Rhode Island to season-lows for points and shooting percentage in a 68-61 upset on Thursday night.
US-backed mainly Sunni patrols must be integrated into the security forces, Iraq's defence minister warns.
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NASA scientists say 2006 satellite data indicate Greenland experienced more days of melting snow, and at higher altitudes, than average.
For the first time, U.S. journalists saw evidence of the places where hostages may have been imprisoned or killed.
Democratic hopeful John Kerry joined singing worshippers at a largely black Baptist church here seeking their support, while his rival, President George W. Bush, prepared at his Texas ranch for their upcoming debate on domestic issues.
Vijay Singh is one round away from taking a big bite out of Tiger Woods\u00c2\u0092s recent domination.
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The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company said that strong defence operations and increased Airbus orders had led it to lift its operating profit forecast for 2004 to more than 2.3 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars) from 2.2 billion previously.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Thursday he twice offered his resignation to President  Bush over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, but both times  was asked to stay in the job.
Tom Boonen wins stage 12 of the Tour de France in Castres from green jersey rivals Erik Zabel and Robbie Hunter.
Lazio e Lombardia in testa per numero di provvedimenti
Dopo 4 anni e mezzo senza nome killer studentessa di Arce
Christine Ohuruogu has been given a one-year ban for missing three out-of-competition drug tests.
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams meet Hamas during the second day of his visit to the Middle East.
IF Australia thumps New Zealand again in the second Test starting in Adelaide on Friday, another famous rivalry will become more myth than reality.
Orazio Pardo era al ristorante con alcuni amici
LONDON: Former England captain Bryan Robson was yesterday officially unveiled as the new manager of West Bromwich Albion. And Robson, who signed a 12-month rolling contract, said: \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt is great to be back.
Rapina tragica in un supermercato a Barletta. Il titolare del negozio e&#39; stato ucciso mentre tentava di difendere l&#39;incasso del supermarket nella centrale via Roma. Durante la colluttazione con il malvivente, l&#39;uomo, 65 anni, e&#39; stato raggiunto da una ...
Si aprono alle 8 i seggi per le elezioni suppletive in 7 collegi uninominali, in sostituzione di 6 deputati che hanno optato per il parlamento europeo, e di uno deceduto nei mesi scorsi. Si potr\u00c3\u00a0 votare fino alle 22 e luned\u00c3\u00ac dalle 7 alle 15.
England coach Sir Clive Woodward has guided his team to an incredible World Cup triumph. He has taken training to a new scientific level, using all the latest technology to turn his team into world beaters.
By John P. McDermott, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Feb. 3--Lifting what had been a nearly impenetrable veil of secrecy,  Google Inc. elaborated for the first time Friday about properties it is  considering in Berkeley County and the Midlands for large data-processing  centers.
BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
The question on many people&#8217;s minds since the recent PR warfare between Google/YouTube and Viacom (and NBC) is: will YouTube retain its dominance or will it be supplanted by another site? That&#8217;s the same question that circulates around Google itself of course.  Two thoughts: 1. The &#8220;Head&#8221;: Professionally produced content is critical to YouTube&#8217;s long-term strength  Lazy Sunday, [...]
In case it&#39;s slipped your mind, here it is: &quot;FIRST, require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply equally to the Congress.
Zimbabwe&#39;s government has condemned the acquittal of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on charges of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, saying a guilty man had been allowed to walk free.
Eminem, his estranged wife and their lawyers met privately in a judge's chambers Tuesday but failed to agree to terms for the couple's second divorce.
Apple has had to recall up to 28,000 notebook batteries that were sold for use with their 15-inch PowerBook. Apple reports that faulty batteries sold between January 2004 and August 2004 can overheat and pose a fire hazard.
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India surprised the market on Tuesday by raising the overnight benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent, citing concerns about a rise in inflation in Asia&#39;s fourth-largest economy.
Wired &amp; Wireless continues its reign as the top IT priority among IT managers due to widespread IP telephony deployment and other network infrastructure upgrades.
Coincidence or foresight? A mysteriously prescient note about a wrestler\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wife\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death highlights the predictive possibilities of the internet.
Jupp Heynckes lascia la panchina Borussia Moenchengladbach. Il tecnico si &egrave; infatti dimesso e...
Every few years, a whistle-blower arrives on Capitol Hill and shakes up a federal agency with charges of incompetence and misfeasance.
Pakistan and India held talks to hammer out an agreement on giving advance warning of ballistic missile tests and other steps to avert any accidental launch of nuclear weapons.
Smiling models skipped down the catwalk in Milan on Tuesday under instruction from designer Gentucca Bini to think of day out shopping.
WASHINGTON -- Congress should give the Food and Drug Administration new powers to regulate tobacco products -- including a plan to reduce nicotine levels -- to help slash smoking rates, an Institute of Medicine committee said yesterday . The committee also recommended steep increases in cigarette taxes , prohibitions on marketing to youths, and a nationwide ban on most indoor ...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confronted critics within his own party who fear he may concede too much to Palestinians and urged them on Thursday to seize an opportunity to make peace after 60 years of conflict.
LONDON -- Nobody has more problems at the start of the Champions League season than Real Madrid - unless it&#39;s Italian side AS Roma.
[Sports India, Cricket]: Sydney, Dec.21 : The West Indies&#39; tour of Australia next month is in jeopardy following a demand by the players that they be paid 500,000 dollars in appearance fees.
A big car bomb killed at least one person and reduced an apartment building to rubble in a Shi'ite district of southern Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi police said.
Nine athletes and a coach at Iona College contracted an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, which has spread through schools nationwide, health officials said Friday.
Two old stars appear to be generating planets long after the normal period, astronomers say.
The tumultuous tour pairing platinum-selling stars R. Kelly and Jay-Z has come to an abrupt end. The cancellation came one day after Kelly walked offstage during a performance and allegedly
Venezuela&#39;s President Hugo Chavez has announced that he will no longer recognize the Democratic Coordination or CD as the opposition coalition.
'Ridare i 12 miliardi destinati alla sicurezza sul lavoro'
, official says
Bayer, the German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant, said on Friday that it planned to slash 6,100 jobs worldwide as part of the integration of newly-acquired drug maker Schering.
The 3G coverage of TeliaSonera Finland is 20 percent of the inhabitants of the whole country, revealed Pasi Mehtonen, vice president, products and services in his November MobileMonday presentation.
This frustrating, partisan documentary recaps the much-hyped 1997 showdown between the chess legend Garry Kasparov and an I.B.M. computer.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday rejected demands by Europe's three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment program but reasserted its readiness to provide guarantees it will not build a nuclear weapon.    Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Iran already has the technology required to develop nuclear fuel and would not reverse the situation...
Stocks were up on Friday after stronger-than-expected new home sales in July and another report showing a rise in factory orders for big-ticket items.
The Rolling Stones' hotly awaited concert movie directed by Martin Scorsese kicks off Berlin's Film Festival.
A new data-protection device will safeguard your passwords and files against theft. The IronKey (available at ThinkGeek.com) is a USB stick with a brushed metal, tamper-and-waterproof shell that simply screams \
The recent rise in obesity may be partly due to the reduced amount of time we spend sleeping, according to new research from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - Rebels killed 49 unarmed army  recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq's nascent  security forces and, in a separate attack Sunday, killed a U.S.  diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport.
Tra i soggetti c'e' anche Telefonica, per ora nessun accordo
Tropical Storm Gabrielle washed ashore and crawled slowly along the North Carolina's Outer Banks Sunday, but caused few problems and failed even to chase vacationers away from the beach.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick believes All-Pro defensive lineman Richard Seymour has played very well this season, despite being held to four tackles and no sacks through the first two games. &quot;In our defense, and in our offense, when the opportunities come, you count on the players to make the plays,&quot; Belichick said. &quot;Not everybody gets the same number ...
Afghan forces say they have surrounded Taleban fighters holding a group of South Korean hostages.
A new clinical tool to help doctors identify asthma patients most likely to need hospital treatment could improve the care of patients and reduce costs, researchers said on Tuesday.
A 66-year-old equestrian rider is poised to become Japan's oldest Olympic representative when he climbs in the saddle at this year's Beijing Games.
The few who came to watch embraced the significance of the evening, so even as Alonzo Mourning sat down for the final time with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter, they showed their gratitude
Real Madrid have made a sparkling return to their top form with a rousing 6-1 Primera Liga victory over an out-classed Albacete. Ronaldo, Zidane and Raul found the net on Sunday in a dramatic
One of the bloodiest chapters in Colombia&#039;s recent history is being revisited in a Bogota courtroom: A former justice minister is on trial for allegedly masterminding the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan.
MONDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics don't significantly reduce fluid buildup in young children with inner ear infections, a new analysis shows.
Asia-Pacific region drives surge Over half of the world's population will have a mobile phone by 2008, according to new research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The chief financial officer of China's dominant Internet search engine Baidu.com has died after an accident while on vacation in China, the company said.
Former supermodel Jerry Hall says she still loves Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger even though it has been eight years since their divorce.
The rocket plane SpaceShipOne is just one flight away from claiming the Ansari X-Prize, a $10m award designed to kick-start private space travel.
U.S. President George W. Bush complained in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday that soaring oil prices were threatening the U.S. economy, raising pressure on the world's top oil exporter to help ease prices.
The head of the UN mission in East Timor on Monday urged rebels accused of trying to kill the nation's top two leaders last week to surrender, as one person was arrested in connection with the attacks.
Ma e' polemica: Prc contro, riserve da commissione Ue
The Queen sends a special Christmas message of 'gratitude and respect' to British troops in Iraq.
Blog: The AMA will consider a proposal to have video game addiction officially classified as a psychiatric disorder. Bloggers say that's going way too far.
A German travel agent has come up with the ultimate in no-frills flying - a charter flight for passengers who want to fly naked
Chiron Corp. eked out a profitable third quarter despite the disastrous loss of its entire US flu vaccine stockpile, which dragged revenues down and single-handedly wiped out 36 cents in per-share earnings.
WASHINGTON Government documents reveal that a top AIDS researcher changed a report about an important drug study, rewriting the conclusion and taking out negative information.
President Bush is making a renewed push to allow the government to spend food aid money to buy crops in poor countries
By Scott D. Pierce Deseret Morning News  After a relatively quiet opening weekend, the local college football season seems certain to heat up this weekend. At least on television.
LSU fell out of the top 10 Sunday while Auburn moved in, the result of a one-point game decided by a second-chance extra point.
BEIJING, July 6 -- A former department head at China's drug regulation agency was sentenced to death Friday on charges of accepting bribes and neglecting official duties. Cao Wenzhuang, a department director at the State Food and Drug Administration, was given the death sentence with a two-year...
Eli Lilly and federal prosecutors are discussing a $1 billion fine to settle a civil and criminal investigation into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa.
Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim cleric, is to face terrorism charges in the UK, delaying US extradition proceedings and upsetting the American authorities who wanted to try him for separate offences.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Equity Research reiterated a &quot;hold&quot; rating and $68 target price on Biogen Idec (nasdaq: BIIB - news - people ), saying the anticipated success of the company&#39;s Antegren drug is largely factored into the share price.
Turn up at the right shop, at the right time Buy a copy of the HD DVD Complete Matrix Trilogy box set from HMV's 150 Oxford Street, London store next Monday morning and you could walk away with a freebie Toshiba HD-E1 HD DVD player too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Water is a finite resource and attitudes towards its consumption have to change if we do not want the taps to run dry.
A new psychology study at Washington University was no laughing matter: It found that older adults may have a harder time getting jokes because of an age-related decline in certain memory and reasoning abilities.
The pound was solid against the euro despite mounting concerns about the state of Britain's public finances.
SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard passed a major milestone Tuesday, becoming Australia&#39;s second-longest-serving prime minister.
As his trial drew to a close, reputed Klansman James Ford Seale chose to say nothing to jurors who will determine what role if any he played in the deaths of two black teenagers 43 years ago.
The Royal Nepalese Army said Wednesday it has disciplined 105 soldiers and officers for human rights abuses, ranging from excessive use of force to murder.
By Harry Minium, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed far-reaching eminent domain bills Thursday night that set strong restrictions on when government can go to court to force private landowners to sell their property.
Health authorities in Canada and Massachusetts are warning consumers of the risk from China-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products were found, deepening concern about the safety of Chinese goods.
Sir Richard Branson plans to start a company which will let families store stem cells from their child's umbilical cord.
The 75-19 roll call by which the Senate voted to pass a health and education spending bill.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee can find plenty of parallels between his native Arkansas and Iowa when it comes to methamphetamine: Both are small states battling increased use of the drug through stricter laws.
Earnest Shelton scored 24 points and Ronald Steele had a school-record 18 assists to lead No. 22 Alabama to a 114-77 rout of East Tennessee State on Wednesday night.
European stock market Euronext meets with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) amid speculation that it may be ready to launch a cash bid.
Bernard Hopkins suddenly ended a close fight with two left hooks to the body in the ninth round Saturday night to stop Oscar De La Hoya and ruin his bid to become the undisputed middleweight champion.
Clay Aiken has fond memories of holidays at home &#151; driving with a fake Christmas tree sticking through the back windows of his packed Honda Accord because his family waited too late to buy a real tree.
VfB Stuttgart moved into provisional top spot in the Bundesliga with a convincing 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday but Bayern Munich&#39;s recovery ended as they were humbled at home 1-0 by Schalke 04.
Nairobi, once a favorite playground for Westerners in Africa, is spinning out of control.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry- wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates.
Shangai ha chiuso in calo di oltre il 5%, arretramento quasi analogo per Hong KongMale anche Tokyo, ai minimi da due anni, con il Nikkei a -3,86%                                          La paura della recessione Usa affonda le Borse asiatiche                                                                                  Ma la giornata si preannuncia pessima anche per l'EuropaIn apertura ovunque segno meno, Piazza Affari non fa eccezione
European Union justice and interior ministers agreed Friday that new immigrants to the 25-nation bloc should be required to learn local languages, and to adhere to general \
The Google Lunar X Prize, a robotic race to the moon, has drawn its first contestant.
''Tira una brutta aria, tira aria di restaurazione''. Lo ha detto Maurizio Zamparini in una pausa de...
L International Computers Inc. (Pink Sheets:LITL), a renowned manufacturer of high-performance computers and personal technology, today announced that Mrs. Elizabeth Parker has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President.    Mrs.
Google Inc. said on Tuesday it would digitize some of the world&#39;s most important libraries in a bold effort that could profit the company by attracting more viewers to its site -- and its ads.
Hungarian side Ferencvaros has denied its fans threw missiles at Millwall supporters and officials during Thursday&#39;s UEFA Cup tie, after being charged over the incident by European football&#39;s governing body.
The water 'round here's not what it used to be The European Science Foundation has warned that climate change is already having a significant impact on marine life. Warmer seas and changing salinity levels are leading to unprecedented movements of species, threatening the stability of the marine ecosystem as a whole.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Adding some cinnamon to your dessert may temper the blood sugar surge that follows a sweet treat, a new study suggests.
Science & environment: UK firm unveils exploratory plans for 3,000mph eco-friendly passenger jet
A car bomb killed a police intelligence officer involved in the investigation of assassinations in Lebanon, in an attack in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday.
By David Nivens, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 20--GUILFORD COUNTY -- County health officials have joined others across thestateseeking higher restaurant inspection fees.   Most restaurants pay a $50 state fee each year for four inspections.
Participants made good progress discussing changes to Internet governance during an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting in Puerto Rico that closed on Friday, leaders of the organization said.
Squilibrio fra sfide e misure per affrontarle
Firefighters battle to contain a major forest fire near the suburbs of the Greek capital, Athens.
The military helicopter collision that killed Ecuador's first female defense minister nine days after she took office was caused by \
 fame dies at 70
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The property manager of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch testified Friday that sheriff's deputies looking for evidence last year searched areas that were not specified in a warrant...
Publisher reports another strong year.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The Police reunion tour is fast becoming the hottest concert ticket of the year.
A U.S. based anti-cancer group said international musicians had staged the world's highest rock concert on the icy slopes of Mount Everest to raise awareness about the disease.
As a number of Oscar nominees sought to cash in on their early laurels, the future-in-laws farce \
Google is being investigated by the European Union over possible violation of the bloc's privacy rules. At issue is the search engine's practice of retaining user information for up to two years.
QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, appeared close to victory in Sunday's presidential run-off election after exit polls and unofficial counts showed he had surged ahead of his banana magnate rival.
WINNIPEG (CP) - RCMP are investigating whether convicted pedophile and killer Robert Bliss Arthurson committed sex crimes against three more young girls.
Barack Obama\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first spot highlighting Caroline Kennedy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s endorsement features images of her father and the Moon landing.
U.S. computer firm IBM  raised US$123 million by selling about 3.5 percent of number three global PC maker Lenovo Group Ltd. , a term sheet showed, triggering a 7 percent share slide before a suspension kicked in.
Saudi Arabia severely violates religious freedom, the US says, in an unusual public rebuke to its key ally.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against U.S. and Iraqi forces and is planning to join the political process in the coming days, an al-Sadr aide said Monday...
Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the U.S.-led war on Iraq.
Ukrainians voted for a new president on  Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister  and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could  degenerate into turmoil.
A BANKRUPTCY judge gave US Airways Group Inc permission today to tap a government loan to fund daily operations - a move expected to allow the airline to continue its normal
U.S. and Iraqi forces on Tuesday raided a sweets factory being used as a headquarters by suspected Sunni insurgents in northern Iraq, which has seen a recent rise in violence as militants have fled a nearly 4-month-old security crackdown in Baghdad.
Strong aftershocks are still shaking northern Japan after the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 24 people.
Nuova iniziativa in molti quotidiani per vertenza contratto
US stocks skidded but averted a meltdown Tuesday amid a global financial market panic that prompted an unprecedented 75-basis-point rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
The story leads the TV news, and everyone  from schoolchildren to the prime minister is talking about it.
Venduti 1,5 mld Cct in scadenza primo marzo 2014
A Shiite official Thursday announced a coalition of 228 candidates backed by leading Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Iraq&#39;s Jan. 30 elections.
Microsoft is offering a new subscription model to small businesses that will allow them to use the company's software for less cost than the currently available licensing model.
Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was being treated at a hospital for low blood sugar levels after falling ill while delivering a speech, authorities said Wednesday.
CBS Corp said on Friday it is  launching a new music label as part of an effort to supply its  television shows with less expensive music. At the same time,  the television programs would promote the new acts signed by  the label, dubbed CBS Records.
The upmarket Belgian chocolate brand Godiva is to be sold to Turkish firm Yildiz for $850m.
No Massachusetts drivers, even the very worst ones, are likely to see more than a 10 percent increase in their premiums when auto insurance competition begins next year, according to two bulletins issued by the state insurance commissioner.
An 82-year-old woman dies in a house fire in Merseyside.
HUNDREDS of fighters who escaped the US onslaught of Fallujah are regrouping, re-arming and attacking elsewhere in the country to show Iraq&#39;s insurgency will continue despite estimated
AMR Corp , parent of the world's largest carrier American Airlines, posted a second-quarter profit on Wednesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations, weakened by severe weather disruptions.
 cheap and dull
Oscar De La Hoya is many things. An ATM with legs. A clap-on, clap-off smile. One of the million Americans with their own reality TV show.
Americans Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves took the top two spots in the marquee event of the Alpine world championships.
A Porsche 911 sits outside company headquarters, ready for employees to grab and go for a spin. Inside, a \
Hull is to receive \u00c2\u00a32.1m to help it recover from last month's floods - the biggest share of government aid.
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Sunday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had agreed to sanction an economic package of Rs 2,777.68 crore for various projects in the state.
Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 a barrel before sliding back in overnight trading Monday, amid ongoing uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies.
How a residence for formerly substance-abusing students helps them stay sober
In the bond market, all is sweetness and light - companies with bad credit do not pay much to borrow, and they have no trouble meeting their obligations, so lenders do well.
A study of people's taste in music reveals a quarter of classical music buffs have tried cannabis.
Accordo tra Motorola e MomoDesign per la produzione di caschi dotati di tecnologia Bluetooth. Grazie al nuovo prodotto, che incorpora auricolare e microfono wireless, i motociclisti potranno parlare al cellulare
By Rasha Madkour Associated Press  HOUSTON -- Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday, resolving the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the international space station.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Food is running so low aboard the international space station the two crewmen have been instructed to cut back on calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks, NASA said Thursday.
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (Ticker) -- The battle for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference comes down to 90 minutes of action as the Dallas Burn host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Ian McKellen says playing the title character in William Shakespeare's \
Thieves stole valuables worth more than $100,000, including a diamond ring and a Rolex watch, from pop singer Dionne Warwick's room in a posh Rome hotel, Italian newspapers reported on Wednesday.
Sprizza entusiasmo Francesco Cozza dopo il suo ritorno alla Reggina, ed al sito internet della socie...
Blood transfusions can save lives. But they can also spread diseases. Researchers believe this is how at least two people in Britain became infected with the human version of mad cow disease. They say the cases appears to confirm that ...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2004  - Betrusted Holdings Inc. in New York and TruSecure Corp. in Herndon, Va., are merging under an agreement announced yesterday to create a new security services company called Cybertrust Inc.
LOS ANGELES ---- Aaron Rodgers made NCAA history on Saturday, but couldn&#39;t orchestrate an upset of top-ranked USC. California&#39;s junior quarterback broke the NCAA record for most consecutive completions in
Watch a movie or make a mobile phone call. Soon, in France, you might not be able to do both at once.
Cingular Wireless said on Friday it struck a deal to sell some assets to Alltel Corp. (AT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $170 million in cash, a move that will help it meet the
The Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang paints with gunpowder when he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not staging open-air \u00e2\u0080\u009cexplosion events.\u00e2\u0080\u009d At this summer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Beijing Olympic ceremonies, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll be playing with fire.
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after the  Federal Reserve increased interest rates for a third time this  year and said the economy had \
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor tried to be diplomatic during his postgame press conference.
Electromagnetic pulse bomb in a beige box This Old Box Technology product failures will always have a special spot in my heart. Perhaps it's comforting to know even when a team of seemingly talented and intelligent people put their heads together \u00e2\u0080\u0094 it sometimes only results in a painful, coconut-like thud in the center of the huddle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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REAL, Philippines  - Flood waters receded in the  northern Philippines on Friday in the wake of a typhoon, but  thousands of people remained cut off from help, hungry and at  risk of disease after a week of severe flooding.
LONDON Oct. 13, 2004 - David Beckham apologized Wednesday for the yellow card ploy that earned him a convenient World Cup suspension.
Irish voters headed for the polls on Thursday in an election so close that Prime Minister Bertie Ahern may have to lure a major left-leaning opponent onto his side if he is to stay in power.
Dopo la sconfitta di ieri contro la Serbia, l'under 21 azzurra &egrave; tornata in campo per cominci...
IL CAIRO - Il ministero degli esteri egiziano ha chiesto chiarimenti al governo israeliano per l&#39; incidente nel quale tre soldati egiziani sono stati uccisi dall&#39; equipaggio di un carro armato israeliano nella zona di confine tra Egitto e Striscia di Gaza
A major survey of Canadian doctors revealed what most Canadians already know first-hand - there aren&#39;t enough family doctors for everyone.
WASHINGTON - A second report on responsibility for the Abu Ghraib prison abuses will be released Wednesday by the Army and will focus on the military intelligence unit at the prison outside Baghdad.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fighters loyal to rebel cleric  Moqtada al-Sadr were firmly in control of Najaf's Imam Ali  mosque on Saturday, defying efforts by Iraq's U.S.-backed  government to end a radical Shi'ite rebellion.
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Federalberghi, Fipe e Ebnt: il 58% degli occupati sono donne
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza  - Hussein Kafarneh is a muezzin without a mosque.
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Pakistan's intelligence agency helped to plan the Mumbai train attacks which killed 186 people, Indian police say.
LONDON Oct. 6, 2004 - Maurice Wilkins, a Nobel Prize-winning pioneer of DNA research, has died. He was 88. Wilkins was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along with the two scientists credited
A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of NATO-led forces near the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, wounding two British soldiers, a senior Afghan police official said. The attacker's Toyota car also destroyed the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle, police chief General Ali Shah Paktiwal told Reuters.
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WASHINGTON -- The DC City Council is scheduled to vote today on a revised plan to build a new baseball stadium, and two top city officials say everyone now seems to be on the same page.
Dame Judi Dench is to appear in a five-part BBC serial based on novels by Elizabeth Gaskell.
Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.
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TEL AVIV -- The war in Iraq did not damage international terror groups, but instead distracted the United States from confronting other hotbeds of Islamic militancy and actually &quot;created momentum&quot; for many terrorists, a top Israeli security think tank said in a report released yesterday.

Washington&#39;s top nuclear negotiator arrived in Seoul yesterday from China to brainstorm ways to jump-start the stalled six-nation disarmament talks on the North Korean nuclear standoff.
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China has confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus among ducks in an outlying district of the southern city of Guangzhou.
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Government agency announces 5-step program to improve its ability to assess risks posed by drugs. WASHINGTON (CNN) - In light of the recent recall of Vioxx and the controversy over the connection between antidepressants
Israel's security chief calls for the detention of right-wing radicals opposed to the Gaza pull-out plan
The UN Security Council unanimously agreed to press North Korea to drop plans to test an atom bomb, which Japan said could be exploded this weekend.
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Sisters from Truro  gain three A grades to become the first identical triplets to study at Cambridge University.
After falling to Framingham's Nick Flannery in the Division 1 state individual semifinals last weekend, New Bedford's Cory Melo bumped up a weight class and took an 11-7 decision in the rematch last night. The win propelled the Whalers to a 39-26 win over the visiting Flyers in the state Division 1 team semifinals.
Fans are waiting outside an east London record shop after Radiohead announced they are to play a gig there later.
Australian golfer Steve Elkington is two strokes off the pace after the first round of the Greensboro Classic in North Carolina. Elkington, whose first US victory came in Greensboro 14 years ago, is one of
OLYMPIA, Wash. _ Pfc. Anthony J. Sausto liked listening to the band Green Day and watching movies starring Adam Sandler.  The Fort Lewis soldier wanted to have children someday.
 over nuclear standoff
President Bush marked Worlds AIDS Day on Friday by declaring: \
The government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are ready to resume peace talks in Helsinki later this week, with both sides planning to send high-level officials, according to people familiar with the talks.
Suggesting the government was acting as if it had something to hide, a federal judge Wednesday gave Washington one month to release records related to the treatment of prisoners in Iraq.
It is OK to discuss death with a dying child and in fact desirable, Swedish researchers reported on Wednesday. Parents who talked about death when their children were dying of cancer almost
An attack on Iraq&#39;s main southern pipeline has seriously hampered critical oil exports in the struggling country, Iraqi officials say.
The world is consuming some 20 percent more natural resources a year than the planet can produce, conservationist group WWF warned on Thursday.
Amnesty International calls on the authorities of Serbia and Montenegro to resolve the contradictions surrounding the deaths of two soldiers.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would hear an appeal by Exxon Mobil Corp seeking to overturn the $2.5 billion in punitive damages it must pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska.
After sending no minor league teams to their respective playoffs, first-year minor league director Doc Rodgers is fired by the Orioles on Wednesday.
Arsenal have signed a \u00c2\u00a3100m deal with Emirates Airlines, which will see their new 60,000-seater ground at Ashburton Grove named the Emirates Stadium.
LEG-SPINNER Anil Kumble believes Australia has no right to whinge over the Mumbai wicket and has urged groundsmen to keep those dodgy decks coming.
The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for wage earners and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.
Businessman Ned Lamont said Wednesday that he is prepared to dump more of his own money, perhaps &#36;1 million more, into his Democratic primary battle against U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Record-setting Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre achieved another NFL milestone when he became the league's career leader in yards passing in the Green Bay Packers' 33-14 road victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
An advocacy group that registered more than a million voters two years ago is facing new allegations of voter fraud and sloppy work just weeks before crucial midterm elections.
Andrei Kostitsyn scored in the second period, then came through again in the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the host Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, Thursday night.
The American Medical Association Monday affirmed its support of the U.S. manned space program, noting its missions have aided health.
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen said on Saturday consumers in many parts of the world will have access to the popular video-sharing Web site on their mobile phones by next year.
Makybe Diva became the first mare to score a repeat victory in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday, after which her trainer Lee Freedman said that she could be pointed to
\u00c2\u00b7 Minister reasserts parents' rights after review\u00c2\u00b7 No evidence that law 'is not working properly'
EVEN as Zee Telefilms chalks out its strategy for the cricket rights, legal experts are of the opinion that the Bombay High Court&#39;s suggestion for a fresh round of bidding could open options for the other broadcasters who had lost out in the first round.
Wales coach John Toshack has been handed a selection dilemma ahead of crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers against Slovakia on Saturday with Ryan Giggs in a race against time to be fit.
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Stringent security measures were  being implemented for a parliamentary vote next week on a Gaza  pullout plan expected to spark Jewish settler protests and  heighten death threats against Israeli leader Ariel Sharon.
Ninety percent of the people infected with bird flu have been under the age of 40, and 60 percent of them have died, according to the latest analysis from the World Health Organization.
Clayton, Dubilier &amp; Rice Inc. is leading a 2.6 billion-euro ($3.45 billion) buyout of an electrical- equipment supplier from France&#39;s Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA, the New York-based firm&#39;s third European acquisition this year.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of New York said that he is conducting an investigation of health insurers into allegations that reimbursement rates were manipulated to defraud consumers.
A full investigation is to be held into the death of a pregnant woman a week after her release from hospital.
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Two prominent restaurants have pulled out, but the developers of National Harbor, the giant condo-office-retail project on the Potomac River in Prince George's County, say interest in the residential portion of the project has held up well, despite the housing slowdown.
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BRUSSELS The European Commission froze disciplinary action against France and Germany on Tuesday, granting the two biggest euro-zone economies an extra year to bring their budget deficits down.
The News Corp.-owned social network is formally part of the Google-created social networking developer platform.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is about to turn 30, and despite occasional indiscretions like being penalized for cursing on TV, he longs to be the go-to guy in NASCAR.
After nearly two years, thousands of truck miles and $12.5 million in storage costs, a cold relic of the flawed Hurricane Katrina relief effort is going down the drain.
Without the tie, the modern shirt collar, which evolved precisely to showcase the tie, can look raffishly undone or, more likely, an unkempt mess.
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The debate over his stewardship of the economy is one of the central themes of the campaign.
The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at
Jonny Wilkinson says England must be at their very best to have any chance of beating South Africa in the World Cup final on Saturday.
TORONTO - Signs of national pride were laid out carefully across Finland&#39;s dressing room yesterday. A pair of Finnish flags hung from the ceiling and two more were fastened to the walls.
ATHENS, Ohio - A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard - going to the polls.    Anarchists generally pride themselves on their rejection of government and its authority...
A Royal Marine who died from injuries sustained in a road accident remained 'selfless to the end', the MoD says.
Man Utd may have to be patient in their bid to sign striker Carlos Tevez from West Ham, BBC Sport understands.
More than eight million people tune in to watch the BBC's new series of Robin Hood, unofficial overnight figures show.
The Oliver Ames girls' soccer team assumed first place in the Hockomock League, edging King Philip, 5-4, yesterday in Easton.
fared poorly was weight - and this was primarily because married men were more likely to be heavier than other men, the Washington times says.
Bombs exploded Friday in five pumping stations of Madrid, leaving no victims, but causing material damage, said the Spanish Interior Ministry.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said he wants Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a former finance minister and member of the opposition Socialist party, to be the next head of the International Monetary Fund.
Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's \
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Egypt won its sixth African Cup of Nations title, and second in a row, by beating Cameroon 1-0 behind Mohamed Aboutreika\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goal in the final Sunday.
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Poland's parliament voted to dissolve itself Friday, forcing an election that the government had sought to end persistent political turbulence. President Lech Kaczynski set the vote for Oct. 21, two years ahead of schedule.Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the president's twin brother, said the election would give voters a fresh chance to endorse what he calls his party's struggle to fight the corruption that has plagued Poland since the fall of communism in 1989.'I want to express my joy at parliament's decision to dissolve itself,' Kaczynski told reporters in parliament. 'These elections will create the chance for Poland to decide whether it wants to continue on its path of transition, however difficult, or whether it wants to follow the path of the rule of oligarchy.' Read more
Bankrupt cable company Adelphia Communications Corp. may refuse to allow Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to make a joint bid for the cable company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Connecticut governor, M. Jodi Rell, is recovering from a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery at Danbury Hospital. She was diagnosed with breast cancer after having had a routine mammogram last week.
Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled its own version of the iPod portable music player Friday, showing the fruits of a groundbreaking partnership it had previously announced with Apple Computer Inc.
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Court of appeal judge found not guilty after two-day trial at City of Westminster magistrates court.
At the GSMA trade show in Barcelona, Spain, the latest high-end smartphones include Nokia's new flagship handset, the N96, a pair of impressive Cybershot camera phones from Sony Ericsson and more.
1st LD: China punishes 20,000 rural officials for misconducts    BEIJING, Feb.
Microsoft has thrown open the doors to all would-be testers who want to try out Windows Vista Release Candidate 1, offering the next version of Windows either via download or on a DVD sent by mail.
Myanmar opposition leader and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi spent another birthday under house arrest on Tuesday as her supporters released doves and balloons to accompany prayers for her release.
Software maker Red Hat Inc. CEO Jim Whitehurst said Friday \u00c2\u0097 his fourth day on the job \u00c2\u0097 that he's angling for a showdown with much larger Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. over leadership in open source products.
President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry are offering distinct plans to help Americans cope with the rising costs of health care.
November 03, 2004 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas set a new record by selling 677,000 copies in the first weekend of sales in the UK.
France's finance ministry calls for tighter banking controls after the Societe Generale trading scandal.
Ousted Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn is expected to be indicted Wednesday in California on charges related to\u00c2\u00a0the spying scandal that has hit the company, the New York Times reports.
Nokia is joining forces with Microsoft to allow its mobile phone users to more easily download music to their handsets.
China has been accused of blocking access to Google News by the media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders.
Caro vecchio bigliettino d&#39;auguri pare proprio che tu debba andare in pensione. Il Natale 2004 ha il sapore di un addio per carte e cartoncini sopra i quali per secoli hanno viaggiato frasi augurali di ogni genere.
Markus Frind\u00e2\u0080\u0099s site, Plenty of Fish, is angling for visitors, not Web design awards.
Game addicts meet a potentially addictive new game. Will profit ensue?
When director Peter Bogdanovich decided to update his 1971 documentary \
I watched as the gorgeous Beverly Hills housewife, impeccable in a tweedy Chanel suit, sauntered through the lobby of the Century Plaza hotel. People stopped to stare. Was it? No, no, it couldn&#39;t be! ...
People who have migraines experience more chest pain similar to angina than people who don&#39;t, but the people with migraines are no more likely to have heart attacks, a study has found.
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group  is mulling a bid for the generics business of Germany's Merck  KGaA , a unit worth at least 4 billion euros ($5.3  billion), a source close to the process said.
Microsoft Friday announced a tie up with Japanese humanoid maker Tmsuk in a bid to set the standard in the development of cutting-edge robots.
Ukrainians on Sunday cast ballots in a presidential run-off pitting a Western-leaning reformer against the Kremlin-praised prime minister, a vote many fear will erupt into violence.
US stocks were higher on Thursday after some positive housing data surprised investors and an array of upbeat earnings helped to dispel concerns about the economy.
MSN Spaces debuted in its test form as Microsoft became the latest company to offer blogging to the masses. MSN Spaces, which allows users without highly technical skills to set up Web journals, is targeted
La federcalcio portoghese ha penalizzato di 6 punti il Gil Vicente per non essersi presentato alla p...
After a day-long attempt to delay action, the Senate moved forward Sunday with debate on a $136 billion corporate tax cut package.
TRENTON, NJ -- US Sen. Jon Corzine is scheduled to leave Sunday for a trip he hopes will take him to Sudan, where ethnic violence in the Darfur region has resulted in thousands of deaths and the displacement of 1.4 million people.
Loretta Lynn, Macy Gray and the rock group The Killers are among the 73 artists being considered for the annual Shortlist Music Prize, which honors artists whose albums were critically acclaimed but fell short of mainstream commercial success.
Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-size U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth.
Tracking with a soupcon of fast... The Telegraph reveals that the UK government is plotting fingerprinting of air passengers as a matter of routine, to check the identity of departing passengers and to tighten up border controls for incoming. Which, given the firmness of the regime's plans for ID cards, is scarcely news in the long term - but in the interim, turkeys are apparently being asked to volunteer for Christmas, now.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Africa's Kruger National Park elephant population has nearly doubled in recent years, causing heavy habitat destruction and invasion of adjacent farms. Now conservation authorities are considering a plan to kill perhaps thousands elephants to bring the problem under control.
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The athletic shoe and apparel retailer continues its struggles.
New York Rangers' vice president of player personnel Don Maloney has agreed a multi-year contract to become general manager of the Phoenix Coyotes, the team said on Tuesday.
Pakistan's National Assembly brings in the death penalty for extreme cases of so-called honour killings.
Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez agreed to a two-year, $8 million deal with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Il Real Madrid ha lanciato una colletta per la raccolta di fondi da destinare ai sopravvissuti dello...
It&#39;s official, more or less: Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were married Tuesday at a Barbados resort. The bride&#39;s father, Thomas, confirmed the sunset wedding took place, but little else.
Pope Benedict XVI joined an Islamic cleric in prayers under the towering dome of Istanbul's most famous mosque Thursday in a powerful gesture seeking to transform his image among Muslims from adversary to peacemaker.
Russian swimmer Lyudmila Smolyakova strips down to a bathing suit and flip-flops and prances in front of Chinese tourists bundled up against below-freezing weather before diving into a pool cut into an iced-covered river.
Ilya Bryzgalov, who led the NHL in goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts during the playoffs last spring, signed a two-year contract to remain with the Anaheim Ducks.
American Jews are trying to reconcile their support of Israel, a Turkish ally, with their commitment to fighting genocide.
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Seating delegates from Florida and Michigan at the Democratic National Convention would be a grave injustice, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Wednesday in a break with prominent civil rights leaders.
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A judge accepts a reorganization plan, setting stage for the company to emerge from Chapter 11 protection in October.
Actor Russell Crowe says he will never forget the first time he met Denzel Washington and accidentally spit on his lip.
BAGHDAD  - At least 21 people were killed in the latest in a renewed spree of attacks to hit Iraq, as a top UN official issued a stark warning that elections could not be held in the current climate of violence.
By Calum MacLeod  CHONGMING ISLAND, China -- At the mouth of the Yangtze River, an hour by ferry from Shanghai, a new kind of Chinese city will rise from the mudflats and wetlands.
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Israeli occupation forces have fired tank shells into the heavily populated Khan Yunus refugee camp in southern Gaza, wounding at least 10 Palestinians.
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Janet Leigh, the demure but sexy blond movie star of the 1950s who will be remembered for the 45-second shower scene in which she was slashed to death in Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s Psycho in 1960, died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s top deputies agreed on a security plan to maintain civil order in the West Bank and Gaza Strip while the Palestinian leader&#39;s medical condition remained unchanged at a French hospital, a spokesman said.
US Airways said on Monday it and  its affiliates canceled 1,800 flights over the weekend due to  severe winter weather.
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Medicare will start paying for specialized brain scans in some patients to help determine if they have Alzheimer&#39;s disease, the federal agency that runs the reimbursement program announced yesterday.
China's state media was basking in nationalist glory as it celebrated the best Chinese performance at the Olympic Games yet with four more gold medals.
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The son of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia is held as part of Dhaka's anti-corruption drive.
Former President Bill Clinton praised President Bush on Saturday for supporting reforms that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to seek citizenship but said the debate in Congress is being fomented by Republicans who want to divide America.
Two moles removed from President George W. Bush's left temple were found to be non-cancerous, the White House said on Saturday.
Jesse Resende plowed in from the 1-yard line on a quarterback sneak with 1:47 to play last night, and Lamont Penn intercepted a pass deep in Brockton territory with 18 seconds left to seal the Boxers' 35-29 win over No. 5 Marshfield. No. 6 Brockton opened the second half staring at a 29-20 deficit, but kept the Marshfield ...
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Emotional and jubilant Iraqi  expatriates braved long trips and frigid weather to cast their  votes across the United States on Friday, their enthusiasm  making up for their low numbers.
It has been my theory for a little while that sometime in the near future, we are going to see the downfall of physical discs for watching movies. Check out this and other original content on CNET's blog network.
Mystery suspect who may have kidnapped Maddie McCann, parents claim  LONDON (Associated Press via IHT) - The parents of the missing British girl Madeleine McCann on Thursday released an artist's impression of the man they believe abducted their daughter. The sketches depict a man with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a brown or maroon top and beige trousers walking with a pajama-clad child in his arms. They are based on a description of a man seen walking with a child by a friend of Kate and Gerry McCann on the night Madeleine disappeared from the family's Portuguese holiday home on May 3.  The family's spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, said the suspect was described as southern European or Mediterranean in appearance, about 35 to 40 years old, 5 foot 6 inches (1.7 meters) tall and of slim build.
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Australia's prime minister and the United Nations chief on Friday pledged continued support for East Timor to ensure peace and stability in the tiny nation.
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BERLIN/PARIS  - For years, anyone needing a nicotine fix in a German pub or French cafe didn't even have to light up -- the air was already so full of smoke that they only had to open their mouth and inhale.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Nike Inc. Chief Executive Officer and President William Perez has been named to the company&#39;s board of directors, replacing Thomas Clarke, effective immediately.
Creditors of LG Card and its former parent, LG Group, agreed on Friday a $960 million lifeline for South Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest credit card company, averting a corporate collapse that had threatened the economy.
LOS ANGELES Pop singer Britney Spears married dancer Kevin Federline in a surprise ceremony, it was reported yesterday. The wedding was held Saturday evening at a private home in the Studio City area with
Kate Middleton has been subjected to &quot;persistent&quot; paparazzi harassment, yet has not been protected by the British press&#39; self-regulatory body, MPs said Wednesday.
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The New England Patriots now stand where no NFL team has been before -- at 18-0 and on the precipice of football history after advancing to Super Bowl XLII.
Intruder gained access to database holding personal information for up to 600,000 elderly and disabled Californians.
Smoking rates have more than doubled in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers say.
American Express is suing Visa and MasterCard plus eight US banks, claiming anti-competitive tactics kept it out of the market. The litigation is the latest setback for Visa and MasterCard, which last month
WASHINGTON -- A computer system glitch that blocked rail passengers from buying Amtrak tickets online and at station kiosks across the country this weekend was fully repaired Sunday, an Amtrak spokeswoman said.
Scientists are scrambling to find an alternative landing site for a long-armed robot set to launch this summer on a mission to dig into Mars' icy north pole to search for signs of primitive life.
Nigerian oil militants say they have seized four foreigners and threaten more attacks ahead of an Opec summit.
Could it be that the Internet may be good for something after all? It looks like it doesn't create more gambling addicts! Phew!
Alexander Payne's heart-piercing new film about a writer on the verge of disappointment is a reason to maintain hope in the film industry.
A California company said on  Thursday it used cloning technology to make five human embryos,  with the eventual hope of making matched stem cells for  patients.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Mar. 8--TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange will decide Friday on the  delisting of Nikko Cordial Corp., Japan's third-largest brokerage group, in  April for falsifying financial statements, sources familiar with the matter  said Thursday.
A town watches as a massive Waste Man sculpture goes up in flames during a day of live art events.
A Saudi prince received secret payments from the UK's biggest arms dealer, a BBC investigation reveals.
I don't know what Bebo is, I guess it's a social network, they say it's #3 in the USA, #1 in the UK, but they just did something that's pretty likely to work, if it's technically possible. They're cloning Facebook so that their service will run Facebook apps. What this means, if they can pull it off, is that they won't have to fight to get support from developers. That's a big deal. Google could have done this with OpenSocial. Watching the panel assembled by Marc Canter at LeWeb3, I was reminded of every tech conference I've been to for almost 30 years. Some big company sitting in the center, and lots of smaller ones sucking up to them, not daring to say what's obvious, that the big company is only interested in limiting the growth of an upstart (not present on stage of course). That's where the Fear comes in Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. We don't say anything because we're too scared to. Even the outspoken Marc Canter, who's smart and has been around this block many times, doesn't dare say what's obvious.  Now Bebo decides to get in lockstep with Facebook, not Google. Of course! Facebook has the juice. But this is a dangerous place to be if Facebook doesn't want them there, and being a big company, they probably don't. The only value of having clones to FB is that it negates the threat from Google. Sometimes having clones is a good thing, but usually the clones take over the market. Witness MSIE and Netscape, and then Firefox. Compaq et al and IBM. dBASE and Fox. It's possible to depose an installed leader if it's possible to clone them. As a user and developer, I'd like to see FB be open to cloning. If I were a FB shareholder I'm not so sure. One constituency that's sure to like the existence of clones are Facebook developers. Without choice in platform vendors, they have nowhere to go when the sole vendor decides to take over their market. With a viable alternative, unless FB is incredibly aggressive and builds its competitive features so they can run on competitive platforms, at least developers will have a place to run their apps when FB encroaches. Platforms are a game, like Risk, with rules and strategies. Google did not play the game wisely with OpenSocial. I chalk this up to inexperience on the part of the strategists. So far Facebook has been doing what's needed to keep its dominant position. Bebo deciding to clone the Facebook API ratifies that position, it's a gutsy move, but the best one available to them, and to other would-be Facebook competitors. PS: The news is slow to reach Europe. Facebook said yesterday that they support what Bebo is doing. Very enthusiastically. That should be the end of OpenSocial.
Intel has introduced a third-generation Itanium 2 into the market, but Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has noted that its Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition will not run on servers with the chip.
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Kelly Shoppach swung like he knew exactly what pitch was coming. Cleveland's reserve catcher connected for a pinch-hit, three-run homer off Alan Embree to cap a five-run ninth-inning rally and give the Cleveland Indians an 8-5 home win over the Oakland Athletics last night.
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The state's three major health insurers yesterday reported 2006 profits for the fourth quarter and full year. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and Tufts Health Plan all benefited from strong investment income.
One of Diego Maradona's doctors has  denied reports that the former Argentina captain has undergone  liposuction surgery to make him thinner.
Just in time for the start of a new school year, the popular Google search service is making available thousands of classic books free.
On Monday, Mexican cement tycoon and Motley Fool Stocks 2003 pick Cemex (NYSE: CX) dropped a 70-lb. bag of quick-set on the market: It has agreed to pay $4.
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Michael Vaughan has endured a lean time in one-day cricket but show him an Australian cricketer and he is a man transformed. Yesterday, at Edgbaston, he excelled as batsman, bowler
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The federal system for approving and regulating drugs is in serious disrepair, and a host of dramatic changes are needed to fix the problem, a blue-ribbon panel of government advisers concluded yesterday in a long-awaited report.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister declared Sunday that January elections would be held on schedule and asserted that American and Iraqi government troops were winning the war against an increasingly bold insurgency.
PARIS -- Rwanda severed diplomatic ties with France yesterday in response to a French judge's decision to issue international arrest warrants for nine ranking Rwandans suspected of plotting the 1994 killing of the African nation's president.
The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and television studios  on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a  10-week-old strike by screenwriters.
Rival factions in Congo&#39;s postwar army battled in the eastern region of the vast nation Saturday, killing several people, a top military official said.
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Microsoft Corp  said on Monday  it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a  portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo Inc  .
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A 10-year-old ban on assault weapons  expired across the United States on Monday with a political  firefight but no apparent rush to rearm by gun enthusiasts.
Appalachian State\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defeat of fifth-ranked Michigan was a stunning upset by any measure, but was not as great a shock to those who have followed the team.
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Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets:VTSS), a leader in Serial  Attached SCSI technology, today announced a milestone in the deployment  of its NexSAS&#8482; portfolio of SAS products --  shipping over 250,000 ports per week.
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates ended their long search for a right-handed starter Thursday, agreeing to a $3.5 million, one-year contract with Tony Armas Jr.
US artillery shelled Falluja on Thursday after overnight air and tank attacks killed five people in Iraq&#39;s most rebellious city, braced for an all-out offensive now the US presidential election is over.
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Americans unable to find this year's scarce flu vaccine at home are crossing the Rio Grande to buy the shot in Mexican border towns, where pharmacies are struggling to meet demand.
Moss Bluff, Texas -- Natural gas exploded at an underground storage facility early Thursday, forcing dozens of people from their homes, authorities said.
The number of new applications filed last week for US unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.
Civil rights groups representing blacks, Hispanics and the disabled accused Republican Party workers on Thursday of trying to keep U.S. minorities from voting.
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Champion Roger Federer continues his bid for a 13th grand slam title with a mouth-watering Australian Open semi-final against young pretender Novak Djokovic on Friday.
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NEW YORK -- It was anything but a knockout punch, but there is much to say about a good, solid decision, especially when a team displays its unit versatility.
Unions call off a strike at Volkswagen's largest plant in Brazil, after the German firm suspends job cut plans.
The military now says 100 percent of the city of Fallujah has been secured by US and Iraqi soldiers. But Marine Colonel Mike Regner told Pentagon reporters in a
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on Friday said the European Union and South America should be &quot;more flexible&quot; in their efforts to establish the world&#39;s biggest free-trade area.
James Bond has two new Bond Girls. Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton will co-star in the latest installment of the 007 franchise opposite Daniel Craig, Columbia Pictures has announced.
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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether cable companies must open their high-speed lines to rival Internet providers. Justices will hear two cases challenging a lower
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB reported a sharp drop in fourth-quarter net profits and said Friday it would lay off around 1,000 employees in Sweden because of costs cuts.
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The world will not be able to celebrate advances in HIV diagnosis and treatment until the United Nations' goal of universal access to drugs is reached, leading international AIDS researchers said at a conference Sunday.
SIR Mark Thatcher said yesterday he was being &quot;destroyed&quot; by charges he helped finance a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea.
President George W. Bush said on Friday the United States would be willing to consider a formal peace treaty with North Korea if it gave up its nuclear weapons program.
CityDance Ensemble presented an impressively varied program of work by nine choreographers.
German business confidence unexpectedly spiked in December, raising hopes for an overall European economic rebound, the Financial Times reported.
Worries about jobs and the economy flared in September, driving a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in nearly two years.
A Seattle man was arrested Wednesday morning for illegal spamming activities.
The euro&#39;s growing strength against the US dollar is &quot;unwelcome,&quot; the European Central Bank chief said yesterday as the 12-nation European currency hovered just below a record high.
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Militants threatening to kill three foreign hostages said Monday they were ready to negotiate with a UN envoy, but they warned that any rescue attempt would end in bloodshed and stuck to their demands that the world body withdraw from Afghanistan and that
Audiotapes of I. Lewis Libby Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s grand jury testimony offered a look at the highest levels of the administration.
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Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said on Thursday Syria and Iran had to cooperate for the sake of peace in the Middle East and in the face of pressure from the United States.
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The Tories would hold a referendum on the EU treaty, if they won power before it was ratified by all EU states.
Iraqis living abroad cast ballots in their country's election - two days before the poll opens in Iraq itself.
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While political protests blight Kenya, Ghana will polish its image as a tourism and investment destination when it hosts the 2008 African Nations Cup soccer finals starting on Sunday.
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ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is axing up to 7,000 jobs, cutting employee wages and shedding its Dallas hub as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at helping the nation's third largest carrier cope with high fuel costs and competition from low-fare rivals.    But even with those changes - part of a $5 billion cost-saving program - CEO Gerald Grinstein warned on Wednesday Delta would seek bankruptcy court protection if Delta can't slow the pace of pilot retirements by the end of September...
Philips Electronics NV is to buy U.S.  medical products company Respironics Inc for 3.6 billion euros  ($5.2 billion), its biggest ever acquisition, as it expands in  the fast-growing healthcare sector.
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The European jetmaker has long skirted subsidy rules. Now Washington&#39;s WTO complaint will drag that abuse into the light of day.
The parents of a disabled boy lose their High Court bid to challenge the closure of an A&E unit.
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American swimmer Michael Phelps won an  Olympic record-equaling eighth medal at the Athens Games when  the U.S. team took gold in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay  Saturday.
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - DePaul University head men&#39;s basketball coach Dave Leitao agreed to a six-year contract extension on Friday.
InfoWorld - Software maker Adobe reported a strong financial finish to its 2007 fiscal year with revenue up 23 percent for the year and 34 percent for the fourth quarter on sales of its CS3 (Creative Suite 3) and Acrobat software, the company said Monday.
Microsoft Corp.  announced on  Tuesday U.S. prices for Windows Vista, the long-awaited new  version of the operating system that sits on more than 90  percent of the world's personal computers.
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Tropical Storm Earl swirled through the  Caribbean on Sunday on a track that could put it on a course  similar to devastating Hurricane Charley's as it traveled west.
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Russian authorities for the first time blocked nationalists from using a popular Internet blog to organize anti-migrant demonstrations, one of the leaders of a nationalist group told Reuters on Wednesday.
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US-led forces launched operations in three Iraqi rebel strongholds on Thursday, killing nearly two dozen insurgents in a town near the Syrian border and bombing targets in Fallujah for the third straight day.
President George W. Bush put off changing course in Iraq for at least two months on Thursday but the U.S. House of Representatives signaled its frustration by calling for combat troops to leave by April.
Jerious Norwood's 37-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds remaining lifted Mississippi State to a defeat of the Gators on Saturday.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  said on Saturday he would stand against opposition liberal  Viktor Yushchenko again in a re-run of their contested  presidential election and he defiantly vowed he would win.
Contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma have been created by nano-engineers in Singapore.
DC Comics is launching an online imprint that will accept submissions from the public and pay for the best work that comes in.
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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declares a state of emergency after police break up opposition protests.
A new poll puts Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) into the world's top spot for brands, a title held by Google the two previous years. The Brandchannel.com poll measures the importance of a brand to users over the course of a year.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he believes his late father, seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, had a lot to do with his surviving a burning wreck at a sports car event in July.
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The NAACP is putting to rest a long-standing expression of racism by symbolically burying the N-word in a ceremony similar to one six decades ago.
Bob Wickman and the Atlanta Braves agreed to a $6.5 million, one-year contract extension for 2007, ensuring the team won't have to go through another futile offseason search for a closer.
The Italian state must give up its majority stake in troubled Alitalia when the airline sells new shares, the EU warns.
Microsoft Corp has offered to buy  Norwegian Internet-search software firm Fast Search & Transfer  for 19 crowns per share, valuing the company at about $1.2  billion, the companies said on Tuesday.
Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 to win the gold medal in the men's Olympic football.
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Until at least 10 am today, Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal is a free man, according to arbitrator Roger Kaplan. He reduced the 25-game suspension handed down by NBA commissioner David Stern
Major League Baseball (MLB) will implement new clubhouse security measures based on the recommendations of last month's Mitchell Report into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the sport, officials said on Monday.
Mortar rounds crashed into Somalia's presidential palace on Tuesday hours after President Abdullahi Yusuf flew back into the chaotic coastal capital Mogadishu.
European stock markets moved higher ahead of today&#39;s eurozone interest decision.
Jimmy Griffin, an Academy Award-winning songwriter and former guitarist for the 1970s pop group Bread, died Tuesday in Nashville of complications from cancer. He was 61.
Google is building its own version of communally-constructed online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which consistently ranks among the most visited websites in the world.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to chart a new course on Tuesday and cut benchmark interest rates for the first time since mid-2003 to protect the economy from a housing downturn and jittery credit markets.
The Yuma County Attorney's Office filed felony drug and weapons charges Friday against Lil Wayne.
Eli Manning took some snaps with the New York Giants' first unit yesterday for the first time all week, but the team is still taking a wait-and-see approach with the fourth-year quarterback's injured throwing shoulder.
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Apple Inc  Chief Executive  Steve Jobs said on Wednesday that outside developers will be  allowed to create programs for the iPhone, changing a policy  that had angered many.
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16  - Taliban militants on Thursday denied any hand in the abduction and murder of a Turkish man in Afghanistan, the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported.
Kenya's police commissioner urges poll losers to respect the outcome as counting continues in close elections.
I.B.M. announced the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, a deal that reflects the ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.
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Ten people have died in house collapses caused by heavy monsoon rains in Indian Kashmir as army and police said they are attempting to rescue thousands trapped by flood waters.
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Ford Motor Co  submitted the  sole bid in a tender to buy a majority stake in Romanian  car-maker Daewoo Automobile Craiova, state privatisation agency  AVAS said on Thursday.
NEW DELHI: The UPA government on Wednesday hiked the foreign equity limit in domestic airlines from 40 per cent to 49 per cent, but maintained the ban on international airlines from buying equity in the Indian carriers, even indirectly.
Tony Blair on Tuesday evoked a &quot;sense of possibility&quot; in the Middle East as he held exploratory talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders at the start of his mandate as special envoy.
Nokia, the world's biggest handset maker, unveiled on Wednesday a miniature version of its equivalent of the Swiss Army knife it hopes will lure women and less-techie business people.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies&#39; wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.
SEOUL, South Korea - Denying it has any nuclear weapons ambitions, South Korea insisted yesterday that a one-time uranium enrichment test by its scientists will not derail US-led efforts to dismantle rival North Korea&#39;s nuclear programs.
The middle finger on Devils center Travis Zajac\u00e2\u0080\u0099s left hand had been stitched and was wrapped with tape late Friday. Such an injury among hockey players is common, but the cause of this one was highly unusual.
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SECOND-seeded Jiri Novak cruised into the ATP Shanghai Open quarterfinals with a 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1, victory today over Melle Van Gemerden of the Netherlands.
French police on Saturday detained accused rogue trader Jerome Kerviel and investigators said the junior dealer wanted to explain his role in the seven billion dollar loss at Societe Generale.
The government is accused underplaying  the science teacher shortage in England's schools.
NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield hit an RBI single to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 lead over Boston after one inning of play in Game 2 of the AL championship series on Wednesday.    Pedro Martinez, making his first start in New York since he called the Yankees \
An explosion killed a soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in southern Afghanistan and wounded five others, the force said on Monday.
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Striking Hollywood writers said Friday they had decided not to picket the Golden Globe Awards because organizers of Sunday's event changed it from an exclusive NBC broadcast to an event open to all media.
Playing their only preseason game at MCI Center, the Washington Wizards used a balanced attack to defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 97-85 last night before an announced crowd of 11,024.
Cable operator Cablevision Systems  Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss, though  subscribers continued to grow across its television, telephone  and high-speed Internet service.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc. sold its millionth iPhone over the weekend, days after it slashed the price by a third to spur sales.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first three events of the men&#39;s decathlon got underway today, and after the morning session American Bryan Clay has the lead.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  accused the West of double standards on terrorism in the wake  of his country's bloodiest hostage crisis, highlighting a  growing rift over the issue between the former Cold War foes.
The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen as more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight, the American Heart Association has reported.
NAJAF, Iraq - Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine on Friday and militants left, handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities after Iraq's top Shiite cleric brokered a peace deal to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.    Dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen deployed around the compound of the walled, golden-domed shrine in the Old City Friday afternoon - but did not enter...
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after  minutes from a December Federal Reserve meeting showed the  policy-making committee was concerned about the potential for  inflation, triggering investor worry about more rate increases.
Russia's parliament will launch an inquiry into a school siege that killed over 300 hostages, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, but analysts doubt it will satisfy those who blame the carnage on security services.
Former Solicitor General Theodore B. Olson, seen as a staunch partisan, is considered a top candidate to replace Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales.
Sen. Barack Obama, so closely identified with Chicago, has his roots, his family and a clear edge in Hawaii, which holds Democratic presidential caucuses on Tuesday.
A detainee found dead in his cell at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday was a Saudi army veteran who trained with U.S. forces before fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to military hearing records.
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Rescue teams tried to reach 86 trapped miners on Friday after one of China&#39;s worst mine disasters in years killed at least 62 people, prompting calls for action by the president, state media said.
Software giant Microsoft Corp. opened its wallet again Monday to clear more of its courtroom problems, paying &#36;536 million to rival Novell Inc. and an undisclosed smaller amount to a trade group that had backed antitrust complaints by the U.S. government and the European Union.
PARIS  - Shares in French video games publisher Ubisoft Entertainment SA surged Wednesday on a report that it discussed a so-called white knight deal with Vivendi Universal SA to fight a possible takeover bid from U.S. rival Electronic Arts Inc.
U.S. communications regulators are expected to approve on Tuesday a plan to loosen media ownership restrictions, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some U.S. senators to revoke the action.
A California appeals court has  revived age-discrimination lawsuits brought by Hollywood  writers against major TV networks, studios and talent agencies,  whom they accuse of systematically shunting older scribes aside  in the pursuit of youthful viewers.
Senator Kerry leveled his charges in a speech prepared for delivery later today before the National Guard Association in Las Vegas.
PATNA, India  - Young girls and their mothers huddle under shawls in the central reservation of one of the city's main streets, picking through trash for grimy metal scraps that might earn them 20 rupees (half a dollar) a day.
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Mothers reacted with confusion, irritation and some touches of defiance as a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted for a ban on cold medicines for young children.
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FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) -- Even with Tom Brady throwing for just 76 yards, the New England Patriots still found a way to set the NFL record for consecutive wins.
Confusion surrounded the fate of the Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan last night after main rebel groups denied being involved with her kidnap.
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For all of the money raised to find a cure for muscular dystrophy, the disease still confines thousands of boys in this country to wheelchairs in their early teens.
Ashutosh Gowariker's historical epic Jodhaa Akbar is facing trouble, with the Rajput   community of Rajasthan threatening to stall the release of the movie in the state.
The Sorbonne has no cafeteria, no student newspaper, no varsity sports, no desk-side electric plugs for laptops. France's most renowned university also costs next-to-nothing to attend, and admission is open to every high school graduate.
For the moment at least, the antistrike strategy of replacing scripted entertainment with so-called reality series seems inspired.
A prisoner says he needed medical help after hearing an alleged confession in the Michael Stone appeal.
Deutsche Telekom is changing its   management structure after poor quarterly results revealed that   Europe's biggest telecoms group by sales was no longer growing   in its German home market.
An ingredient of chocolate could be the basis of a more effective cough medicine, research suggests.
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell will have to abide by campaign finance limits even though rival Mike McGavick donated $2 million to his campaign, the Federal Election Commission ruled Tuesday.
Public and private investments have turned Burlington, Vermont\u00e2\u0080\u0099s once-dilapidated waterfront into the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s jewel.
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ESPN reportd today that former University of Florida coach Steve Spurrier is expected to become coach at the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Wimbledon is getting its knickers in a twist. Tatiana Golovin had the Wimbledon referee reaching for his rule book when she sought to appear on court wearing red underwear.
SYDNEY : A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people derailed and crashed in eastern Australia, injuring most of the passengers, officials said.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted the fourth part (or a five part series) from Stefan Priebsch about testing and debugging your applications with XDebug.   Welcome to the fourth installment in our five-part series of xdebug articles on the Zend DevZone. This week, we will explore debugging PHP code with xdebug, the swiss army knife for PHP developers. [...] This fall, the problem of having no release-quality cross-platform xdebug client has been solved with the release of Eclipse PDT. Eclipse PDT is a free IDE for PHP supporting xdebug out of the box. So, without further ado, let us install Eclipse PDT to get started with debugging.   He includes the setup procedure for getting XDebug and the Eclipse PDT extension to play nice together (including some screenshots of example output).
Michael Schumacher may not have won a race in about six weeks now but that does not necessarily mean that Ferrari are off the pace; at least not yet.
The company's new smokeless product could help it capitalize on a growing trend.
Clinton, Obama, white guys get upload grilling Yesterday saw something of a first for American politics, as Democratic wannabe presidential candidates took part in a live televised debate on CNN.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
That&#39;s about one percent of the total work force for the world&#39;s largest automotive supplier. The Troy, Michigan-based company had set the same goal for this year and exceeded it through attrition.
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Yum Brands Inc.  on Tuesday  said a strain of E. coli that is suspected to have sickened a  number of people in the Northeast is no longer in any of its  Taco Bell restaurants.
Kazaa has been branded the world&#39;s biggest &quot;copyright piracy engine&quot; by five record labels which today launched a legal case against Sharman Networks, the company behind the internet file-swapping website.
Here's something more scary than  Chucky: A growing number of people are borrowing against their  homes to invest in the stock market.
The route to the moon and perhaps to Mars now goes through New Orleans \u00c2\u0097 and the detour couldn't come at a better time in the city's struggle to rebuild its shattered economy after Hurricane Katrina.
When Phil Mickelson visited Kauai about eight months ago on a family vacation, he was determined to return. But with his 0-46 record in major championships as a pro and amateur, qualifying for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf seemed unlikely.
Arms hunter Charles Duelfer's report, in concluding Iraq might have resumed weapons-building \
Japanese director Takashi Shimizu scared up more money than any other film at the North American box office over the weekend, with his latest horror movie The Grudge, according to early figures.
HOUSTON, Feb. 12  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Tenaris, a global supplier of pipes for the oil and gas industries, agreed Monday to buy the Hydril Company of Houston for $2.16 billion to expand in valves and pressure control products.
MEHRABPUR, Pakistan  - A Pakistani express train packed with holiday travelers derailed on Wednesday killing 58 people and injuring more than 120, officials said.
Dell, the computer maker, said Tuesday that its chief financial officer was stepping down as the company faces two federal investigations into its accounting practices.
Honda Motor Co., with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen.
Merrill Lynch is expected to suffer $15 billion in losses stemming from soured mortgage investments, almost double its original estimate.
Following the release Tuesday of a new interoperable version of Linux, analysts said the standard should go along way towards preventing a serious roadblock to widespread acceptance of Linux
(InfoWorld) - Toshiba Corp. is expanding production of NAND flash memory chips faster than originally planned, the company said Monday. The company is one of the world's largest producers of flash memory chips, which are used in a wide range of consumer electronics products including digital still cameras, music players, cell phones and memory cards. At present most of Toshiba's production in its number-three chip factory is done on a manufacturing line that can make chips with features as small as 70 nanometers but in January the company began using a more advanced 56-nanometer production process. The 56-nanometer technology means chips can be made physically smaller so more fit on a wafer and made more efficient. This means the resulting chips are cheaper and use less power. Toshiba had planned to increase 56-nanometer production so it equalled half of the company's 135,000 wafer per month output by the end of this year but now Toshiba is planning to meet that point in September. The faster-than-anticipated switch to new production should make Toshiba's NAND flash more competitive on the global market. The Tokyo company also said it plans to re-equip its number-four chip fabrication facility to handle 56-nanometer production. The new building will have a clean-room production area about 40 percent bigger than the number-three factory.
Republican Mitt Romney wound up his Florida primary campaign on Monday with his most bitter criticism yet of rival John McCain, saying three signature bills the Arizona senator pushed in Congress aimed the country on \
Drug company Pfizer said today it is continuing to promote its arthritis drug Celebrex to doctors despite reports it more than doubles the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Work by US scientists could lead to a non-invasive test to detect genetic abnormalities in the womb.
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Ryanair chief executive Michael O&#39;Leary claimed yesterday that rising oil prices would benefit the airline, as he announced better than expected half-year profits.
China Minmetals Corp is in exclusive talks to acquire Canadian mining concern Noranda in what would be one of China&#39;s largest acquisitions of a foreign company.
Three strikes planned on the Tube next month are to go ahead, union leaders announce.
Profits pumped 46 per cent Google still has a knack for wowing Wall Street.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Defensive stocks were in demand on Monday as the FTSE 100 sustained further losses.
In the past 24 hours, around 180 million dollars was wagered in online poker rooms worldwide, and Boyd Leys wants a slice of the action.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Sudan on Monday in a bid to jumpstart the peace process in strife-torn Darfur ahead of a massive joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation.
NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and upbeat outlooks from Wal-Mart and Lowe's prompted new bargain-hunting on Wall Street Monday, sending stocks sharply higher. The Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 110 points...
Incontro a Teheran tra ayatollah Khamenei e presidente Assad
Lycos Europe, a separate company than Lycos (United States), stated that all allegations of its &quot;Make Love Not Spam&quot; campaign site being defaced by hackers are incorrect.
Scientists have found proof that bar-headed geese \u00e2\u0080\u0094 one suspect in moving avian flu around the world \u00e2\u0080\u0094 can travel 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds.
I see you all out there, smirking and revving your RAID controllers. \
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez came to New York this week without a prepared speech but with a firm conviction he would address the United Nations without reservations or omissions.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday Iran was ready to help the United States and Britain in Iraq but only if they pledged to change their attitude and withdraw their troops.
The bank's stock rose 11% in early trading today, halting the freefall that had halved its share price since Thursday
Police are investigating claims that the striker El-Hadji Diouf spat at an 11-year-old Middlesbrough fan during Bolton&#39;s 1-1 draw at the Riverside.
War crimes trials against Saddam Hussein and his closest lieutenants have moved forward with his feared cousin known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; being the first to face a formal interview with the chief investigating magistrate.
Tom Coughlin turned himself into another poster coach for communication, even compassion, and finally a Super Bowl champion.
U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least 30 al Qaeda militants and found numerous weapons during the first full day of a big offensive against the Sunni Islamist group north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Three years after the introduction of euro cash, almost half the citizens in the 12 countries that use the currency still struggle to replace francs, marks and lire in their hearts and minds, a survey released Thursday showed.
The Nov. 7 election included plenty of successes for Ohio Democrats, who wrested the governorship and a U.S. Senate seat from Republicans, picked up an open House seat, and ran highly competitive races against three GOP House incumbents.
Serbia's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a U.N. plan that would give virtual independence to the breakaway province of Kosovo.Comment
Mind your language A namedropping MSN Trojan is doing the rounds through MSN Messenger.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Monica Lewinsky said Saturday she has struggled to move on from her notorious relationship with Bill Clinton &#151; but has no regrets about accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about the affair.
Tomorrow's big winners are today's pathetic losers.
Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday vice chairman James Hance will retire at the end of January 2005.
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Robust growth across speech markets helps outpace expenses.
Washington, DC, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The US Commerce Department said Tuesday a dip in mortgage rates helped boost home-building activity in July 8.3 percent after falling 7.7 percent in June.
NHL Players Association President Bob Goodenow gestures while speaking at a press conference after meeting with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman at the NHL offices in Toronto, December 14, 2004.
Airbus said Monday that its long-awaited restructuring plan, designed to make up for costly production setbacks, has itself been delayed.Comment
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Iowa Gov. Chet Culver will endorse Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination during a rally Thursday in Omaha, Neb., the governor told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
As Libya marks the 38th anniversary on Saturday of the coup that brought Moamer Kadhafi to power, the usual glowing tributes come with a new spirit of press freedom and anti-government criticism.
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Mariano Rivera secured the final three outs after Randy Johnson worked the first eight innings to improve to 15-10.
President Bush said Sen. John Kerry had &quot;election amnesia&quot; that caused him to shift his stance on Iraq, as the president sought to fire up his conservative base
The US version of negative campaigning sounds like shrill sandbox shouting compared with the ongoing presidential campaign in Ukraine, the most important European country that&#39;s on no one&#39;s geopolitical map.
Three days of intensive Anglo-Irish talks ended without full agreement yesterday, but with the prospect of a significant move by the IRA on the issue of its arsenal.
Smoothly and ahead of schedule, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mike Fincke completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month mission today.
Blog: The last installment of the Harry Potter series due to be released on Saturday begins trickling out on Tuesday. Publishers fear ending may be spoiled.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- LiveDeal.com (http://www.livedeal.com/), one of the nation's leading free online classifieds marketplaces, announced today it has broadened its services to include yellow pages listings.
Police detained a Turkish Airlines  employee on Tuesday after he released a woman he had been  holding hostage with a gun at the company's headquarters, a  company spokeswoman told Reuters.
The biggest challenge for the open source community is that there are too few open source developers, according to Michael Tiemann, vice president of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc.
Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has floored Blackburn star Michael Gray with a single punch in an altercation at a restaurant on the weekend.
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has said that the election result &quot;has to be accepted&quot;, but has still not stated that she has lost.
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Universities and colleges across England given money to create 74 new \
Telstra Corp has announced a $750 million off-market share buy-back as part of its capital management program. Telstra expects to return $1.
A new Trojan horse aimed at smart phones using Symbian operating system galloped in earlier this week, just in time to spoil the holiday season for uninformed wireless gamers.
MySpace will allow third-party software developers to create applications for the site from next week.
By NO BYLINE  A COURSE was set to begin today for adults who fear using computers.   'Computing for the Terrified' is a gentle introduction into how to use a computer and is aimed at beginners.
Beware Web 2.0 con-men and malware Many adult users of social network sites such as MySpace and Facebook expose themselves to risk from identity thieves and hackers, according to a new US study.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The race for the $10m Ansari X-Prize begins in earnest on Wednesday as SpaceShipOne prepares to rocket to more than 100km above the Earth.
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In the good old days, clutter kings smothered under mountains of their own trash. Like everything else, compulsive hoarding has gone digital. By Jeff Koyen.
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will notably be pressed over it at an informal meeting with his EU counterparts starting Friday in the Netherlands, which currently holds the rotating EU ...
The tool was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory in response to requests from the FBI to provide detail on network activity based on a list of IP addresses related to possible security problems.
Sales of legally downloaded songs shot up more than tenfold in 2004, a music industry report says.
U.S. stocks sold off on Tuesday after  minutes from a December Federal Reserve meeting revealed the  policy-making committee was concerned about the potential for  inflation, triggering worry about more rate increases.
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Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle has joined Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  employees to try to counter a $5 billion bid for the company from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , a union official said on Tuesday.
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers basketball coach Gary Waters has signed a two-year contract extension to coach the Scarlet Knights through 2010, the school announced.
Oxygen, water, seeping oils &#151; they're all out to get your food, turning sweet nuts sour and tasty confections rancid. Food scientist John Krochta is fighting back with an unlikely weapon, edible food coatings derived from whey, the dairy byproduct favored by protein-conscious athletes and Miss Muffet.
FORT MYERS, Fla./CRAWFORD, Texas  - Democrat John  Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on Friday to force  a group accused of collaborating with the Bush campaign to  withdraw ads challenging his service in Vietnam as the  presidential race took a decidedly bitter turn.
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest chip maker, reported a small profit for the final quarter of 2006 as the sale of property helped put the company back into the black after\u00c2\u00a0heavy third-quarter losses.
By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA monitored discouraging weather forecasts this morning in Central Florida -- and in Europe -- but proceeded with the countdown for tonight's blastoff of shuttle Discovery.
Dure parole di Marco Amelia nei confronti del presidente Spinelli al termine di Livorno-Atalanta. ''...
WILMINGTON - Over the summer, when Claude Julien was acclimating himself to his new team, he learned about Dennis Wideman's reputation as a run-and-gun riverboat gambler.
Small earthquakes were detected at Mount St. Helens on Saturday, a warning sign that pressure was building up again in the volcano after it spewed steam and ash on Friday, scientists said.
By Meg Thilmony, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Jun. 24--Until last month, Lodge was just a small, unincorporated Piatt  County village on Illinois 10.
NOVEMBER 17, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Seagate Technology LLC said yesterday that it has started shipping a hard disk drive, targeted at PCs, that offers 400GB of storage space.
com. Greg Maddux returned to his golden throne, and the Cardinals remained the National League&#39;s leading ministers of defense when the NL&#39;s Gold Glove Award winners for 2004 were announced Wednesday.
Harvard University&#39;s teaching hospital is introducing what would seem to be a common-sense move but is really a revolution in medical education: a 16-hour limit on the
Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study.
Studio estimates show Cage&#39;s &quot;National Treasure&quot; debuted as the top weekend movie with 35-point-three (m) million dollars.
TV phone-in quizzes have been \
On a mission to whip herself into shape, Kate Kowalczyk tossed out the junk food and stocked up on her idea of good-for-you staples like yogurt and low-fat cookies.
TechWeb - In a previous search, satellite images were used to try to track down missing Microsoft computer scientist Jim Gray.
 U.S.-made bombs than Saudis
AS Roma was punished on Tuesday for last week&#39;s incident in which referee Anders Frisk was hit on the head by an object thrown from the crowd during a match against Dynamo Kiev, local newspapers reported Wednesday.
New listings on the Shanghai and Shenzen bourses could raise $52 billion this year. But can the rush last?
COCOA, Fla.  - Weakened after its long rampage  through Florida, the lumbering giant of a tropical storm that  began its tear as Hurricane Frances moved into the Gulf of  Mexico early on Monday, leaving chaos in its wake.
Pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood audition for a new frontman to perform in front of the Prince of Wales.
On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyline, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species being crowded out of one of the nation's most densely populated areas.
Mr Saakashvili is trying to forge close ties with the West Georgians are marking the third anniversary of the \
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A first-generation experimental bird flu vaccine for use in humans from GlaxoSmithKline Plc has won outline support from European regulators.
The fifth-ranked Utes, behind the cool efficiency of Alex Smith, dominate 19th-ranked Pittsburgh, 35-7, in the Fiesta Bowl.
Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) could decide to sell a lower-priced of its Macintosh computer to attract consumers already enamored of its iPod music player
NEW YORK  - Women with congenital heart disease who become pregnant face a heightened risk that their infant may be premature or not survive long, according to a report from the Netherlands.
By John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 18--They don't teach Selina Lo's philosophy of customer outreach in business school.
The union representing flight   attendants at bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. on Thursday   said it has asked to be released from formal mediation, a move   that could pave the way for a strike.
The Wizards have not taken to life on the road so far this season, having lost their first four games away from the comfy confines of the Verizon Center.
The Detroit Auto Show is the stage for the hottest new cars of 2008.
A flaw in popular Windows server software could allow remote attacks to be launched against systems, Microsoft has confirmed. The vulnerability is in Windows Internet Name Service, or WINS, a network infrastructure
China marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late leader Deng Xiaoping Sunday with a celebration attended by top party officials in Beijing.
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ASIA/CINA - Riaperta al culto dopo i restauri la Basilica del Sacro Cuore di Shi Shi, nell\u00c2\u0092arcidiocesi di Guang Zhou, la \u00c2\u0093Notre Dame de Paris\u00c2\u0094 dell\u00c2\u0092Oriente Guang Zhou (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Avere la fede \u00c3\u00a8 davvero una cosa meravigliosa!\u00c2\u0094 E\u00c2\u0092 il commento spontaneo di una ragazza cinese appena conclusa la visita alla Basilica del Sacro Cuore di Shi Shi, nell\u00c2\u0092arcidiocesi di Guang Zhou, guidata dalle religiose d...
General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union on Sunday rushed to complete a cost-cutting labor deal that would allow the top U.S. automaker to cut itself free from a $50 billion retiree health-care burden.
California's role as the national and worldwide trend-setter in both politics and popular culture may not be in question.
The editor of Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, said canceling its annual affair was the right thing to do, whether or not there was a breakthrough in the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike.
A teenager has been accused of using a stolen cell phone to swamp dispatchers with hundreds of bogus 911 calls over a matter of weeks, at times talking of killing some of the responding officers he could see.
Boston beat Detroit 6-1, ending a stretch of 26 games -- 23 against teams below .500 at the time of the game -- in which the Red Sox won 20.
Paul Pierce scored 26 points and hit the go- ahead free throw in the final minute, as the Boston Celtics defeated the Washington Wizards, 108-103, at FleetCenter.
Inter Milan trainer Roberto Mancini is urging his side to keep the pressure on first place Juventus by continuing to turn their fine form into victories.
Sette uomini appartenenti a movimenti islamici, tra cui il presunto assassino del regista olandese Theo Van Gogh, sono stati fermati con l&#39;accusa di terrorismo. Lo ha fatto sapere oggi il procuratore che si
LONDON, Sept. 21 -- The commander of the British army said Friday that the recent withdrawal of British forces from downtown Basra was part of a \
The TotalStorage DS6000 ultra-dense server, about the size of a VCR, hold 16 disks, each capable of holding up to 300 GB. IBM&#39;s larger system is the DS8000 array, based on two or four IBM Power5 chips.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair will advise Zurich Financial Services (ZFS) on a range of issues including climate change, the Swiss company said on Monday.
The judge who sent Paris Hilton to jail called a hearing for Friday on why the hotel heiress was released early and placed under house arrest in a move swiftly challenged by prosecutors and local politicians.
Stock prices are lower in some early-session profit-taking. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 13 points in today&#39;s early going.
Farmers are urged to look out for a climber who has gone missing in the Sperrin Mountains after losing track of his friend.
Il Questore di Milano ha emesso il Daspo (divieto di accesso nei luoghi dove si svolgono manifestazi...
Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday the nation's foreign policy challenges call for a new leader who will worry more about doing the right thing than how it will look.
(AGI) - Roma, 13 nov. - &quot;Chi commenta, chi insulta come fanno anche alcuni imputati ad iniziare dal presidente del Consiglio e le persone a lui vicine, non sa cos&#39;e&#39; la democrazia, non sa cos&#39;e&#39; la divisione dei poteri&quot;.
Blog: The database software maker has a new version out that can talk to other databases written in SQL.
Explosive of a kind used by Chechen rebels has been found in one of two airliners that crashed simultaneously, Russian investigators said, making it look ever likelier that the disaster was a political attack.
An investigation set off by concerns over how long Google stores user information has widened to include all Internet search engines.
Two doctors were cleared yesterday of professional failings over the deaths of the serial killer Harold Shipman&#39;s patients. The GPs, who worked in surgeries close to Shipman&#39;s in Hyde, Greater Manchester, and
French troops have shot dead a gunman in the Afghan capital, Kabul, after he opened fire on them, the US military says.
The director launched the book of the same name at Mumbai's J W Marriott on February 4.
Before the nationally televised letter-of-intent signing, before the PlayStation2 passing numbers he put up in high school, before the ridiculous expectations heaped upon him by Gator Nation, Chris Leak was just CJ Leak&#39;s little brother.
The United Methodist Church defrocked a lesbian minister who lives with her partner Thursday for violating the denomination's ban on actively gay clergy &#151; the first such decision by the church in 17 years.
The remains of an Australian soldier  killed during the Vietnam War were returned home to a  ceremonial welcome on Wednesday, 36 years after his helicopter  was shot down by enemy fire.
Spanish papers express their anger and contempt for the Basque separatist group Eta, which detonated several bombs across Spain on Monday.
Boeing  said on Saturday it had finalized negotiations to sell up to 24 787 Dreamliners to Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air in a deal worth about $3.9 billion at list prices if all options are exercised.
DaimlerChrysler and General Motors help biodiesel -- fuel that can be made from soybeans -- gain some traction in the United States and Europe. By John Gartner.
By EMMA ROSS    MUNICH, Germany  -- More than half of European smokers who suffer a heart attack, bypass surgery or other serious heart problem are still smoking a year later, despite anti-smoking campaigns and doctors' advice to stop, a new study found.    Experts said the findings, presented Monday at Europe's largest medical conference, indicate that smoking cessation efforts are failing many of the most vulnerable victims...
Apple Computer yesterday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display, as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2&#39;s songs.
The parent of American Airlines said third-quarter profits rose as the airline raised fares and cut the number of seats it offered.
Leading shares ended a volatile session lower as fears of further rate hikes and an uninspiring start on Wall Street offset pleasing numbers from retailer Next.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) announced today that it is delaying the filing of the Form 10-Q for its fiscal second quarter ended August 4, 2006.    The company said it is unable to file because of questions raised in connection with the previously announced informal investigation by the U.S.
Sen. John W. Warner, one of the most influential Republican voices in Congress on national security, called on President Bush yesterday to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in time for Christmas as a new intelligence report concluded that political leaders in Baghdad are \
(NEW YORK) -- A decrease in crude oil prices boosted the blue chips, but the broader market ended the day mixed. The Dow industrials gained 11.5 points, to 10,661.
TBILISI, Georgia -- President Mikhail Saakashvili appeared poised for an election victory on Saturday, according to early exit poll results in this former Soviet republic where the former hero of democracy now faces accusations of authoritarian leanings.
The United Auto Workers set a deadline of Monday morning to strike General Motors Corp. if a new contract isn't reached, even as the two sides continued bargaining late Sunday night, according to a local union web site.
U.S. stocks may test record highs this week as muted oil prices take center stage. But the September jobs report on Friday could keep traders cautious and upend a rally.
Intel Corp. took a huge step Tuesday away from its usual strategy of pushing the need for speed, announcing that it will offer microprocessors with dual cores across all product lines starting next year.
Judy Irving's affectionate documentary profiles a 50-ish San Franciscan who tends a flock of around four dozen wild parrots that live in his neighborhood.
Si &egrave; dimesso Branko Oblak commissario tecnico della nazionale slovena
New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week as refinancing activity accelerated amid  relatively flat 30-year mortgage rates, an industry group said  on Wednesday.
A court has cleared a man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing, Northern Ireland's worst atrocity in three decades of violence.
For decades, India had followed a route to economic development strikingly different from that of countries like Japan, South Korea or China. But all that is starting to change.
The mother of a kidnapped Colombian ex-presidential candidate renews her appeal for government intervention.
Matthew Hoggard is pleased with his efforts as England emerge with a slim advantage over South Africa.
Israel seals off Gaza after six Israelis are killed in an attack condemned by the new Palestinian leader.
Finland's consumer watchdog said on Monday it had reprimanded broadcasters for causing children to run up huge mobile phone bills with interactive television game and chat programs.
CBS whips the long tail Media conglomerate CBS has bought Last.fm, the London-based social music network, for $280m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual presidential endorsement of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee on Thursday, while Democrat John Edwards won the 2008 backing of the carpenters' union.
Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton points to his resume as evidence that Obama is not ready for the White House. \
Former England captain Martin Johnson announces he is to retire from rugby at the end of the season.
Blog: It's true that open-source applications and infrastructure don't necessarily play well together today, as Microsoft suggests.  But it's also true that more than enough integration is in place for current market demand.
Stricken British bank Northern Rock said Friday it had sold part of its mortgage book to US investment bank JP Morgan for 2.25 billion pounds (4.39 billion euros, 2.97 billion dollars) in cash.
On the fourth anniversary of the Palestinian uprising, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia urged Palestinians and Israelis to reassess strategies they have adopted during the grinding conflict.
It could have ended three years ago, when a leaky FedEx box containing an arm and legs turned up in Missouri.
A flurry of courtships from new advertisers comes as Formula One draws ever closer to ending its long-term relationship with tobacco companies.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday said his administration has found even more flu vaccine from European suppliers and pressed federal officials for permission to ship the doses to Illinois amid a national shortage.
Michael D. Eisner is probably the only man in the world who can get away with wearing a Mickey Mouse tie while testifying in a high-stakes corporate trial in Delaware&#39;s dignified Court of Chancery in Georgetown.
The Cincinnati Reds acquired left-hander Scott Schoeneweis from the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash.
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BANGKOK : Two more Thai Buddhists have been killed in gun attacks in Thailand&#39;s troubled south where tensions remain high following the deaths of 87 Muslims a fortnight ago, police said on Sunday.
TORONTO Dec 17, 2004 - Bobby Mattick, who managed the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980 and &#39;81 and helped develop the talent that produced five division titles and two World Series championships, died at 89.
The former U.S. Air Force arms buyer  at the center of the biggest Pentagon contracting scandal since  the 1980s began a nine-month sentence at a women's prison in  Florida this week, prison officials said on Tuesday.
The wife of a man who died after a transplant criticises a health board for not telling her operations were suspended.
Top online video service  YouTube will soon test a new video identification technology  with two of the world&#39;s largest media companies, Time Warner  Inc. and Walt Disney Co.
A US helicopter gunship has fired at Iraqis milling around a burning US vehicle in a Baghdad street during fierce battles in which witnesses and officials say 13 people were killed and 61 wounded.
Georgetown goes ice cold from the field down the stretch, allowing Duke to come back and come away with a hard-fought 61-52 win over the Hoyas on Saturday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Osama bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sudden reappearance on videotape and the deaths of eight Marines in Iraq on Saturday sent President Bush and Democrat John Kerry into a sharp final round of argument over which one can defeat terrorism, the
Vijay Singh has won the US PGA Tour player of the year award for the first time, ending Tiger Woods&#39;s five-year hold on the honour.
Danish toy maker Lego Co. said Thursday it has yet to recover from a financial crisis and expects to record a loss for 2004 despite an elaborate recovery plan which included increased focus on its classic ...
A California-based pornographer says it has sued Google, alleging that its leading internet search engines are illegally allowing people to view hijacked versions of its nude photos and to access its website with stolen passwords.
President Arroyo&#39;s declaration that the Philippines was in a fiscal crisis drove markets sharply lower, but analysts said Tuesday the remark was probably a ploy to win support for new taxes.
Mylan Laboratories Inc. MYL.N, which  is trying to acquire King Pharmaceuticals Inc. KG.N, on  Thursday reported its quarterly profit fell by almost 60  percent on a product delay and fierce competition, and it cut  its 2005 forecast.
Stewart Cink closed with an even-par 70 to beat Tiger Woods and Rory Sabbatini by four strokes Sunday at the NEC Invitational, becoming the first wire-to-wire winner on the PGA Tour this year.
A dwindling population of rare ponies in the Lake District face dying out as more breeders retire.
In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an \u00e2\u0080\u009cill-treated world\u00e2\u0080\u009d in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.
The European Commission expressed concern on Friday about higher-than-expected November inflation in the euro zone, calling on governments, unions and companies to cooperate in curbing price growth.
A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks.
In a pre-emptive losing move, Eagles fans bet the house on the big game... literally.
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt&#39;s Interior Ministry says eight Egyptians have been arrested in this month&#39;s car bombings of a hotel and tourist camp in the Sinai that killed at least 34 people.
As the presidential election draws near, an important consideration for voters should be who would best manage the transition of the liberated country of Iraq into a democracy, the incumbent, President George Bush, or the challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry.
British police said on Monday they had charged a man with sending hoax emails to relatives of people missing since the Asian tsunami, saying their loved ones had been confirmed dead.
ATHENS, Greece - The long goodbye ends for the Fab Five on Thursday when the U.S. women's soccer team plays Brazil for the Olympic title...
Wildfires in Southern California are exacerbating a difficult retail environment in a state already hit by declining home sales and mortgage woes that have cut into consumer spending.
The UK's first stand-alone Islamic High Street bank,  aimed at the UK's 1.8 million Muslims opens in London on Wednesday.
More than 3,000 people have been displaced since the end of August by violence in an area of North Darfur state in the troubled western region of Sudan, a United Nations report said on Sunday.
InfoWorld - A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland, company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple Inc.&#39;s device for use with carriers other than AT&amp;T Inc.
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The FBI improperly obtained credit reports and other information on individuals through errors in using its power to investigate terrorism or espionage suspects, the Washington Post reported, citing a U.S. Justice Department audit.
Microsoft vows to release the next version of Windows by the end of 2006 - but  without some key components.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's weekend appointment with Pope Benedict XVI has added to speculation that the British leader will formally convert to Catholicism.
Two controversial penalties help Arsenal beat Spurs in the first north London derby at the Emirates.
New production plans for Harris Tweed cause concern within the traditional cloth industry.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher is reporting from a Greenpeace ship which is protesting against whaling. Is it right to hunt whales? Send us your views.
JOHANNESBURG, June 13 -- Tens of thousands of government workers on Wednesday intensified their biggest strike since the end of apartheid, closing schools, snarling transportation systems and virtually shutting down sections of South Africa's largest cities.
The Motley Fool - Over the past four years, Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT - News) has purchased 14 companies, which are helping to build a deep footprint of more than 150,000 retail locations, where the company sells things like debit cards and prepaid services (for wireless, gift cards, and long-distance). And the deals keep coming. The latest is the $490 million purchase of RIA Envia, which puts Euronet in the fast-growing business of global money transfer services.
Catching criminals could become quicker   thanks to a new fingerprint technique developed by British   scientists.
The federal government&#39;s refusal to sign a non-aggression pact with Australia&#39;s Asian neighbours is causing tension ahead of Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s visit to the ASEAN leaders&#39; summit in Laos, a newspaper report says.
La Lettonia ha battuto l'Irlanda 1-0 (0-0) in un incontro di qualificazione all'Europeo del 2008 (gr...
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti dies at the age of 71 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Popular former French finance and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken over the leadership of his country&#39;s conservative ruling party in a move that could change the face of French politics.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Iran would defend the aims of its nuclear program during any negotiations, as the European Union gave Tehran extra time to show it was serious about talks.

Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a second vote of confidence in parliament, giving his four-month- old government time to reduce next year&#39;s budget deficit and prepare the country for adopting the euro this decade.
Hoping to shake up a team with one of the worst records in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls fired head coach Scott Skiles on Monday.
Nigerian militants and troops engaged in a major firefight near an oil pumping station operated by Royal Dutch Shell in the eastern part of the Niger Delta on Wednesday, militants said.
Yasser Arafat underwent a minor diagnostic procedure on Monday and doctors found no major ailment after a week of concerns over the Palestinian president's health, a cabinet minister said.
Sir Richard Branson boasted today that he has created a \
FOX's detective drama, peppered with hip-hop music and fast cars, is aimed at young male viewers, but the underlying mindset is surprisingly adult.
Two spacewalking astronauts added a new  piece to the metal backbone of the International Space Station  on Tuesday, clearing the way for a critical power rewiring  later this week.
The most expensive iPhone model could deliver a profit margin of more than 55 percent for Apple Inc.  after hardware and manufacturing costs, according to iSuppli, which examined the components of the widely anticipated device.
A European Union court rules on Monday  whether Microsoft abused its near-monopoly on computer  operating systems to push out rivals, in a protracted case that  has major implications on the EU&#39;s power to enforce antitrust  policy.
The merger will give the Orchard a foothold in the online video distribution business, as well as the ability to raise money in the public markets.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali  Larijani offered a 2-month suspension of its nuclear enrichment  program in weekend talks with European Union foreign policy  chief Javier Solana, an EU diplomat said on Sunday.
Some experts fear that a boom in gas demand for electricity generation will send prices even higher.
Luton Airport was bought by the Spanish yesterday as part of a \u00c2\u00a3551m takeover deal which will net the men who run it almost \u00c2\u00a360m.
Summer at movie theaters was a true underdog story for Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits, who helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue, though the number of moviegoers fell slightly.
World Champion Boston Red Sox team member Derek Lowe, second from left, picks confetti from the hair of Jay Leno as Mike Timlin, far left, Alan Embree, David Ortiz and Dave Roberts, far right, look on during their visit to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The world is closer to the next flu pandemic that may kill up to 7 million people, a World Health Organization expert warns. A worldwide outbreak is closer than ever because of bird flu, says Klaus Stohr, coordinator of WHO&#39;s global influenza program.
NEWARK, New Jersey  - The longtime former mayor of New Jersey's largest city was indicted on Thursday on an array of charges, from selling city land below cost to using city credit cards for lavish vacations with female companions.
SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 2, 2004 -- Nokia, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG)(AEX:PHI) together with Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV), public transport authority for Frankfurt&#39;s greater
An American space tourist bound for the International Space Station (ISS) has begun training for his fall launch aboard a Russian rocket.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan flew to Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraq's government in an effort to pressure Iraqi and U.S. authorities to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas, officials said.
Three mute swans in Dorset have been found dead after contracting the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
From an online travel organizer  to a real estate pricing game, the ideas of the newest Web  entrepreneurs are still finding attentive ears.
Chelsea&#39;s &#39;top&#39; manager Jose Mourinho was terribly worried about visiting the home of his old club Porto. He stepped up his personal security for the trip, and even refused to attend a pre-match press conference.
Japan's prime minister says the world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.
Tens of thousands of South African public sector workers take to the streets to demand pay rises.
AT&amp;T Corp., the matriarch of the modern telephone business, is close to being acquired by one of its progeny, SBC Communications Inc. , in a $16 billion deal that would create the nation's largest telecommunications company.
US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday amid mixed economic news and light trading as Wall Street headed home early for the Christmas holiday.
NEW YORK Visa is launching a pair of mobile initiatives in San Francisco that it hopes will help it learn more about what works in the still-emerging world of mobile marketing.
HERAT, Afghanistan Demonstrators ransacked and burned at least four United Nations office compounds here as well as a human rights office as they clashed Sunday with the national police and army over the central government&#39;s removal of the governor
Palestinian gunmen ambushed a Hamas commander outside a Gaza courthouse Wednesday, forcing him to his knees and killing him gangland-style in an attack that threatened to push Hamas and Fatah closer to civil war.
To ensure soldiers at this U.S. base in southwest Germany could participate in the Nov. 2 presidential election, voting assistance officer John Miller ordered 6,000 \
National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation&#39;s largest lender, will bear any losses arising from the theft of about 20 million pounds ($38.5 million) from its Northern Bank unit in Northern Ireland.
Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not revealed whether he will seek re-election, the California Republican Party on Sunday changed a party rule and endorsed him 16 months before the 2006 gubernatorial primary.
Fishermen welcome the latest deal struck  with Europe which allows North Sea cod grounds to remain open.
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Scientists believe they are close to a significant breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.
Health officials said the student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria that is primarily spread in hospitals but that in recent years has surfaced increasingly in nonhospital settings.
&quot;Dexter&quot; won attention  and critical plaudits last season for several reasons, in  particular the chilling, anxiety-producing performance from  Michael C. Hall and the improbability of a serial killer as a  hero. In the second season, some novelty has inevitably worn  off, but Dexter is, if anything, more of a paradox and remains  one of the most compelling characters on TV.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. said Thursday that third-quarter earnings dropped significantly year-over-year on charges related to the withdrawal of Vioxx from the market.
As \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Odd Couple,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jack Klugman and Tony Randall infused their alter egos with plenty of endearing quirks.
Francesco Guidolin non sembra guardare molto il calendario che vedr&agrave; il Palermo esordire con ...
It's time for Six Flags to do something to give its stock a pop.
A summit of South Asian leaders scheduled for the weekend will be held as planned after Nepal's King Gyanendra confirmed he will attend and despite threats of an opposition-led nationwide strike, Bangladeshi officials said.
Pilot service PPruNe squished Yesterday's crash-landing of a BA Boeing 777 at Heathrow had the unfortunate knock-on effect of flattening the servers of the Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Older people described as &quot;recreational gamblers&quot; seem to be healthier than seniors who don&#39;t gamble, a new Yale University study found.
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UK homes in certain towns will  benefit from 100Mbps broadband, delivered via the sewers.
Lame-duck manager Art Howe and the listless New York Mets lost for the 21st time in 25 games, with John Thomson pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory on a drizzly Wednesday night.
Although it grew up on desktop PC\u00c2\u0092s, instant-messaging software has gone mobile \u00c2\u0097 and it looks more and more as if it has outgrown its roots in teenage chatter.
The proportion of primary school pupils with English as a second language has risen by 73% in a decade.
Home sales in Southern California sank to their lowest in nearly two decades in December as buyers were sidelined or dropped out of the market because they could not obtain mortgages, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Government bookie doesn't want to pay government tax UK government-owned gambling outfit the Tote is shipping its online casino off to the the Channel Islands to avoid paying tax to, er, the UK government.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Protego&#39;s products help enterprises of all sizes manage, monitor and eliminate network security threats. The Protego deal would augment Cisco&#39;s three cash acquisitions of security software startups this year.
Residents of flood-hit Philippine towns scrambled to higher ground Thursday as the most powerful typhoon this year threatened to cause more destruction after floods and landslides killed up to 600 people.
Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez filed a $1.5 million letter of credit Tuesday, claiming that's the amount he owes the university after leaving for Michigan.
New rules take effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta,  banning people from keeping domestic birds.
An arbitrator ruled Friday that he has jurisdiction to decide whether the brawl-related suspensions given to Ron Artest and other NBA players can be appealed to someone other than commissioner David Stern.
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The bodies of 18 young Iraqis executed after seeking work at a U.S. base have been found in a field near the volatile city of Mosul, police said Thursday.
Investor's Business Daily - Step into almost any electronics store, and one of the first displays to hit you is home networking.
US socialite Paris Hilton turns herself in to authorities in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony.
SYDNEY: Disgruntled Solomon Island militia facing murder charges may be behind the sniper killing of an Australian policeman, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said as military reinforcements flew to the troubled nation.
CHICAGO A US Bankruptcy Court judge in Chicago has blocked efforts by a creditors&#39; group to repossess 14 United Airline jets. The group, which is represented by the Chicago-based law firm of Chapman and Cutler
NEW YORK, September 8 (New Ratings) - Nokia (NOK.NYS) reportedly announced yesterday that its Series 80-based handsets, which are scheduled to be launched in 1Q05, would integrate the BlackBerry software.
WALES will be told today to cut down on salt in a bid to reduce the huge death toll from stroke and coronary heart disease. A campaign from the Food Standards Agency comes amid concern that almost half of us eat too much salt every day.
Four U.S. Marines were killed in combat in western Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said Sunday.
The bursting housing bubble squelched expansion in some of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest-growing states in the year that ended July 1, according to an analysis of census figures.
The British and Irish governments called for the immediate release of Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq, with London saying the videotape showing her crying was &quot;extremely distressing&quot;.
Leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), said Sunday he &quot;regrets&quot; the Birmingham pub bombings which killed 21 people 30 years ago.
Treating high blood pressure would  save lives and pay for itself, experts said on Tuesday.
An incensed Chinese couple, videotaped  hugging and kissing on a subway platform, plan to sue the  subway's operator after the video was uploaded to YouTube and  other Web sites, attracting thousands of hits.
John Tortorella and the Tampa Bay Lightning found a very unlikely hero in beating the New Jersey Devils &#151; Nick Tarnasky. Tarnasky had his first career game-winning goal and combined with Vincent Lecavalier to score in a 48-second span late in a three-goal second period in a 4-1 win on Sunday.
The tally of foreigners from 32 countries confirmed dead from the quake and tsunamis throughout southern Asia, according to foreign ministries. Figures also include the most recent available numbers of missing based on official estimates by governments.
The father of four children who died when their car plunged into a river says they were \
EMC Corp. claims it has hit over 1,000 users and shipped more than 30 petabytes (30,000 TB) of storage capacity since the introduction of its Centera product in April 2002.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Dec. 18--TOKYO -- KDDI Corp. resumed acceptance Monday morning of  customer applications to switch mobile phone service providers to and from its  \
Il quotidiano spagnolo 'Marca' scrive oggi che il Real Madrid &egrave; pronto a fare una mega-offert...
Sudanese President Omar Hassan  al-Bashir has turned down a proposed U.N. role in the peace  mission in Darfur, opposed a large increase of troops and  asserted that the crisis there has been exaggerated.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Pretrial hearings are scheduled to begin today in Michael Jackson&#39;s child-molestation trial. The hearings are expected to continue through Wednesday.
Disgruntled voters finally got what they wanted, but it wasn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t from the results of the midterm election. Instead, it was a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cbunch of has-beens\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d who answered the call, as James A. Baker III himself jokingly referred to the Iraq Study Group that he co-chaired.
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Of all the distinctive wrinkles of Oakmont, the home of this week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s United States Open, the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Church Pews have come to represent the course\u00e2\u0080\u0099s toughness, charm and eclectic soul.
Psychological stress may be enough to age a woman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel
General Motors of Canada  will cut about 1,000 jobs at a truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, in January amid slumping pick-up sales, the Globe and Mail newspaper said in its online edition on Thursday.
Diversified manufacturer General  Electric Co. GE.N on Friday said it boosted its quarterly  dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to $15 billion for  share repurchases over the next three years.
Democrat John Kerry sharpened his populist tone in the US heartland, accusing President George W. Bush of bleeding the middle class while lining the pockets of the rich.
The Christian Science Monitor's Liz Marlantes attended the second presidential debate in St. Louis Friday night. She gives her thoughts in this Monitor Q & A.
KARLSRUHE, Germany - Investigators were trying to build a case yesterday against a handful of suspects beyond the three arrested in connection with a foiled terrorist attack by Islamic militants, and German officials prepared to debate whether security services should be given wider surveillance powers.
Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion (US$13 billion) cost of developing the ...
DETROIT -- Police in Michigan are talking to witnesses and reviewing videotape after a Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers game ended in a fight between players and fans.
Ashley Cole, the Arsenal and England left-back, last night admitted that watching Chelsea blaze a trail in the Premiership is proving to be a mentally taxing experience for the defending champions.
Russian soldiers fought Chechen separatists to end a two-day school siege Friday as naked and screaming children ran for safety amid explosions and machinegun fire.
Footage of Alan Johnston, reporter abducted in Gaza City, posted on internet.
The US files terror charges against an Australian held at Guantanamo Bay without trial for five years.
News of the Romanian international&#39;s failed test broke on October 18 but for several days there was some conjecture over whether the drug was cocaine or, as Mutu claimed, a substance designed to enhance sexual performance.
Dipendenti avrebbero dovuto accorgersi che c'era ostacolo
Denisa Costescu follows up her victory in Indianapolis on Saturday with another win at the Veteran's Day 10K Sunday in Washington.
U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N, helped extend the  previous session's rally.
Signs of a housing slowdown are now beginning to surface across the UK as a fall in the number of new buyers has now created a surplus of properties, suggests the latest Hometrack house price survey.
Blog: Wall Street Journal reports that Google working on ringtone, game search for mobile devices
Looking to compete with the likes of Symbian and Microsoft, PalmSource is unveiling its new operating system geared specifically for the creation of smartphones.
Caution is necessary when attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in services and it&#39;s important to have the right mix of policies, the United Nations Conference on Trade
Like many other New Orleanians nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, John McCusker was experiencing the overwhelming stress of rebuilding his life.
India News, New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi was all smiles Saturday as the Maharashtra assembly election results trickled in.
A passenger helicopter reported to be carrying Togolese football officials crashed in Sierra Leone on Sunday killing at least 20 people, witnesses and diplomats in the West African country said.
New Yorkers: They're smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So what's the rest of the nation to do now that three of 'em are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue?
Ballistic Recovery System is cooperating with NASA to adapt its parachute safety system for small planes to work for larger jets.
Supporters of the federal system say it's necessary in the terror war. Privacy advocates aren't persuaded.
Steven Gerrard&#39;s stunning late goal caps a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
As one of the most recognizable faces in India, Sania Mirza is already something of an expert when it comes to dealing with pressure.
Where are the most people crammed into the least space? All over Asia, for starters.
The Pentagon is not prepared to respond to a catastrophic chemical, biological or nuclear attack within the United States, placing Americans at risk, an independent panel reported to Congress on Thursday.
XM Satellite Radio XMSR.O on  Wednesday said it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major  League Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves  to sign up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to  the new medium.
Birmingham pulls plug on open-source desktop project. But Redmond says it didn't offer special Windows XP discounts.
KABUL - Militants claiming to hold three UN hostages in Afghanistan said they have extended a deadline until late Saturday to decide the fate of the trio, who they have threatened to kill if the United Nations doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t pull out of the country.
The Italian will be pushing 100% for himself and the team at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix in Spa Francorchamps.
The Justice Department has asked a federal court to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a man who allegedly served in a Nazi-sponsored police force during World War II.
PepsiCo Inc. on Monday agreed to buy General Mills Inc.&#39;s 40.5 percent stake in a European joint venture between the two food giants for $750 million.
RENO, Nev.  -- Volunteers ladled refried beans and slathered on the sour cream and salsa in Reno in an attempt to get into the record books...
Biogen Idec Inc. BIIB.O on Monday  reported a quarterly profit on sales of its multiple sclerosis  and cancer drugs versus a year-ago loss, but said costs will  rise in 2005, trimming earnings growth.
Golfing great Tiger Woods&#39; wife Elin  has given birth to their first child, Woods said in a statement  on his Web site on Tuesday.
Bank of New York Co. BK.N, which  operates the oldest U.S. bank, on Wednesday said third-quarter  profit rose 36 percent, helped by cost-cutting in what it  termed a weak capital markets environment.
Ministers are expected to announce an extra 1,000 carriages for the rail network, to be introduced by 2014.
Seven Two year itch poke Shhh! Can you hear a hiss? That's the sound of naughty facts deflating the social networking balloon a tad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

The euro rose to a new all-time high of 1.3467 dollar in early trading in London.
Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, who campaigned as a health care reformer, is learning that to contain costs is to pluck dollars from someone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pocket.
Some U.S. consumer advocates on  Monday threw their support behind legislation that would limit  fees that wireless, telephone and cable companies can charge  dissatisfied customers who want to end service before their  contract expires.
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STRASBURGO - Jose&#39; Manuel Barroso, presidente designato della Commissione europea, ha chiesto ufficialmente al Parlamento &quot;piu&#39; tempo&quot; per varare e presentare la sua commissione. Il voto sarebbe dovuto esserci oggi.
La statunitense Serena Williams si &egrave; qualificata per i quarti di finale del singolare femmini...
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos  - Hurricane Frances battered the Turks and Caicos islands with stinging rains and powerful winds Wednesday, peeling off tin roofs from wooden houses and knocking out power before churning toward the Bahamas and threatened Florida.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Bill Gates ushered his company's\u00c2\u00a0new Vista OS\u00c2\u00a0and Office 2007 software suite into Europe on Tuesday morning, near the end of a round-the-world event that brings the software to 70 countries in 19 languages. Gates, who wore a pin-stripe suit and burgundy tie, started his presentation about 20 minutes late at the U.K. launch event at the British Library, which is working with Microsoft to\u00c2\u00a0digitize parts of its vast collection. He recalled how far the company had come since 1995, the year the 32-bit Windows OS was launched along with the Internet Explorer browser, now one of the company's most-used applications. Gates was keen to present Vista as a milestone for the company, but also a\u00c2\u00a0cornerstone OS\u00c2\u00a0for manipulating video and photos, conducting e-commerce transactions and using VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) functions. \
From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.
Ten football hooligans are sentenced after the FBI retrieves images of an assault from a CCTV tape.
More than half the world's  countries are falling behind in a U.N. campaign to reduce child  deaths by two-thirds by 2015, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF  reported on Thursday.
The new Band Aid 20 single sold more than 72,000 copies on the first day of its release, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. Sales figures show the charity record is the fastest-selling single of the year and
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian star Marat Safin extended his winning streak to seven matches on Thursday with a second-round victory at the $1 million St.
Blog: A judge has ruled that Linden Lab can't dismiss a property case against it, or move the case to arbitration.
Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf is banned for three matches by the FA after admitting a charge of improper conduct.
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved rules for transmitting broadband communications signals over electric power lines, clearing the way for the expansion of high-speed Internet access through home electrical outlets.
NEW YORK - Another jump in oil prices pre-empted a rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though stocks managed to post modest gains on the strength of the latest consumer price report, which put many investors' inflation fears to rest for the near term.    Stocks started the session strong after the government's Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...
Court gives sole custody of pop star Britney Spears' two boys to ex-husband Kevin Federline
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. slashed the  size of its initial public offering nearly in half to less than  $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been  touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years.
At least nine people were killed and 75 wounded when an unoccupied building blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday just as police arrived to investigate a tip that weapons were inside, police said.
Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone on Monday lost a High Court battle with three big banks for control of Formula One Holdings, part of the complex web of companies through
Employees will be subject to stringent new restrictions on stock holdings, outside consulting, and other forms of income from drug companies under new regulations to take effect this week.
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An arthritis drug withdrawn last year could have caused  thousands of serious heart problems, and even deaths, researchers suggest.
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears offered on Monday to testify at a custody hearing about nudity and drug use at her home and his fears for the safety of her two young sons.
The US military is denying a report that Saddam Hussein has begun a jailhouse hunger strike, and says the ousted Iraqi leader had eaten on Sunday.
Research reveals 700,000 years of attempted entry Humans failed to colonise Britain seven times before they finally settled, according to the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Project. The five year scientific effort has re-examined a heap of data from fossils and flint tools.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EU leaders agree in principle to make targets for renewable energy binding, Sweden's prime minister says.
Sitting  on&nbsp;the&nbsp;hill of an alien world millions of miles from home, a hardy  NASA robot celebrates an anniversary today - one year on the planet  Mars.
The Spanish football federation has been hit with a $A113,000 fine by world governing body FIFA to sanction the racist abuse suffered by England&#39;s black players in two recent friendly matches.
Leaving all his stars at home to rest for domestic league matches, Italy coach Marcello Lippi will field a squad comprising six rookies and several more inexperienced players in Wednesday&#39;s friendly against Finland.
An expert witness said Friday he could not find any blood on the clothing that actor Robert Blake wore the night his wife was shot to death.
Tim Henman confirmed he was in good health, despite being diagnosed with a magnesium deficiency, after a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.
The government said Tuesday it would donate one billion pounds (1.4 billion euros, two billion dollars) over eight years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Many are enrolling in summer classes or doing community service while others are squeezed out by adults competing for the same entry-level jobs.
Top ranked Roger Federer shrugged off a strong challenge by local hero Paradorn Srichaphan to take a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win Saturday and set up a Thailand Open final showdown with Andy Roddick.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in The Netherlands on Monday that the killing of a key terrorist linked to al-Qaeda is a heavy blow to terrorism in his country, Radio Netherlands reported.
Franco Harris. Jerome Bettis. John Henry Johnson. They are among the top rushers in NFL history &#151; two are Hall of Famers, and Bettis may join them some day &#151; and each is high up on the Pittsburgh Steelers' single-game yardage list. Remarkably, none ever had a game like Willie Parker did. Make that two games.
Chinese President Hu Jintao is due to travel to Pakistan after three days of trade and political talks in India.

Ministers have sat on the results for months amid fears it will fuel calls for a ban on smoking in public places, claim campaigners.
A grim Mayor Anthony Williams said today that he was deeply pessimistic that Washington would be able to salvage its deal with Major League Baseball to bring the Montreal
European planemaker Airbus won approval  from its shareholders on Friday to unleash a fresh marketing  battle against arch-rival Boeing by seeking orders for a  fuel-saving, wide-body jet to be called the A350.
SINGAPORE : A government-initiated plan to upgrade the technology used by logistics players is paying off. The plan involves getting industry players to develop tags using Radio Frequency Identification or RFID technology.
A recent survey has found that one out of every five children in the north China municipality of Tianjin is overweight. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk increases an average of
A car bomb exploded in northern Baghdad on Saturday, killing seven passers-by and wounding dozens of others in an apparent sectarian attack near the capital's most important Shiite shrine.
Recession worries pushed U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared as an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped stabilize global markets after a two-day rout.
A SUICIDE car bomb ripped through a line of vehicles at a checkpoint outside Baghdad&#39;s international Green Zone last night, killing 13 people as Iraq marked the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture.
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood reunite on stage. Plus news in brief on Kelsey Grammer and Aled Jones.
The two leading candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination are scheduled to give nearly simultaneous speeches behind church pulpits just half a block apart from each other in Selma, Ala.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard remained upbeat after his return to the San Siro ended in a 1-0 Champions League defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday.
A CLAIM that a Government agency has banned staff from accessing the Internet at work has confounded the State Services Commission, which is still smarting from publicity concerning the amount of time public servants spend surfing sites such as Trade Me during working hours.
NO ONE has any idea what will happen to stock markets this week because no one knows who will win the US election and, even if they did, they don&#39;t know what a victory for either candidate would mean.
As Paris lobbied the Arab world in a desperate bid to save two reporters kidnapped in Iraq to demand the lifting of a controversial headscarf ban in France, French Muslim leaders in Baghdad to mediate for their ...
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Ex-minister Clare Short faces disciplinary action for saying she wants a hung Parliament after the next election.
A New Orleans jury handed Merck & Co. a victory Wednesday in the latest federal Vioxx product liability trial, finding that the drugmaker adequately warned of the heart risks associated with the medicine.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If Brett Favre is leaning toward returning for another season with the Green Bay Packers, he hasn't discussed it yet with his coach.
UK official in Iraq confirms that video showing the killing of aid worker Margaret Hassan is 'probably genuine'. Send us your reaction.
NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents.
That's the question that occurs to me as I read this piece in Roughly Drafted. It's about how Apple is kicking Microsoft's butt at the high end of the desktop market, and how Microsoft seems to be bumbling its way out of desktop hegemony anyway. Linux is mentioned only twice in this long piece, but the harbingery of the references are significant. Here's the enclosing quote: Combined with the dominance of the iPod over devices using Microsoft's PlaysForSure, the imminent goring of Windows Mobile by the iPhone, and the shift of support across the industry from Windows to Linux in servers, the days of Microsoft's monopolistic grip on the desktop are winding down.  Apple doesn't have to take a majority share of the desktop market to win, it only needs to take the most valuable segments of the market.  Once that happens, Microsoft will be forced to choose whether it wants to battle Mac OS X for control of the slick consumer desktop, or repurpose Windows as a cheaper, mass market alternative to Linux in corporate sales.  And, at some point, consumer sales as well.
The first freely elected president in Afghanistan&#39;s 5,000-year history took the oath of office here today. &quot;Nothing makes me more hopeful to the future
The United States has asked Japan not to arrange a meeting between Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, an apparent response to Kyuma's criticism of U.S. policy, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.
ITV will not broadcast this year's British Comedy Awards, following alleged phone voting irregularities.
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The restoration of special trade concessions means that Serbian sugar producers will now be able to export sugar at around 600 euros (US$724) per tonne, up from 200 euros (US$241) per tonne.
A chain of debts within the government supply system has caused a cigarette shortage in Cuba's second-largest city, driving up the black market price of smokes, Cuban news media reported Saturday.
Even two-time Oscar winners like Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.
The Kyoto Protocol, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions, has come into force seven years after being agreed. Send us your views.
Under fire, Mike Huckabee countered mounting criticism from GOP presidential rivals Thursday by playing the woe-is-me card \u00c2\u0097 and then hitting back by suggesting they lack substantial agendas of their own.
PARIS The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth next year, saying that the rise in oil prices was dampening global trade and consumer confidence.
The eight people sitting  on the basement level of a Beltsville complex are talking turkey all day long. Sometimes, they are called the moms of the federal government.
It is the middle of May, and the Quincy School Committee and the Quincy Education Association have been negotiating the teachers' contract for 15 months.
Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the  second-largest U.S. savings and loan, said on Monday it expects  to take $1.58 billion in fourth-quarter charges, hurt by  worsening credit quality and a tough mortgage environment.
Companies have 60 days to stop selling unapproved prescription drugs made with quinine and dispensed by the millions each year.
Up to 60 firefighters have tackled a major blaze on the set of the forthcoming James Bond movie &quot;Casino Royale&quot; at Pinewood Studios, west of London, emergency services said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday said it expects February sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year to be up between 1 percent and 2 percent.
A British Airways plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, officials said, and the ambulance service said three people were slightly injured.
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Google has launched a beta test to let US mobile phone and handheld device users tap into its search results via the short message service (SMS) platform.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim Angels and outfielder Jose Guillen have reached a financial settlement to resolve his grievance. Guillen filed the grievance after the team recently suspended him without pay for the rest of the season.
12 November 2004 -- Al-Jazeera television is reporting that Iraqi insurgents have kidnapped a US citizen who worked at a Baghdad airport.
A man who almost killed a shop manager was freed from jail early against probation advice, the BBC finds.
Brodrick Bunkley agreed to a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, ending the first-round pick's two-week holdout.
Time Warner rejects an offer made by the NFL to resolve its dispute with the cable television carrier before the Dec. 29 game between the Patriots and Giants.
Oracle today introduced the latest version of its Business Intelligence product which combines information access, analysis, reporting, data integration and management tools into a standalone application.
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Financial market turbulence should have only a limited impact on euro zone growth, European Central Bank policymakers said at weekend meetings of global financial officials in Washington.
Senior school staff are most worried about changes to working arrangements, a survey says.
Police charged a 34-year-old man Tuesday with involvement in the 1998 car-bombing in Omagh that killed 29 people, Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack.
A convicted paedophile living in the grounds of a primary school will be evicted, after losing a court battle.
Software maker offers its highest-end version to students for $60 as part of its \
As companies ramp up open-source deployments, expertise is in high demand and short supply. The costs of developing talent can add up.
A Sri Lankan fleet lands a small catch to try to disprove fears fish have been contaminated by corpses.
Before they were Eagles at Boston College, and before they were Hawks at Xaverian Brothers High, Peter Shean and Nathanael Hasselbeck were Vikings on the same Pop Warner football team. Through the years, Shean and Hasselbeck forged an inseparable bond.
Lobbying groups regularly get their way in Washington, but few have had as much impact in a short period as the Save Darfur Coalition, an organization that has been pressing for international intervention in war-torn Sudan.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy  invites Mediterranean leaders to a summit aimed at forging closer ties.
In the din of a gleeful locker room on Saturday, the Patriots coach reminded his players that in the sudden-death format of the playoffs, their 16-0 record would be irrelevant.
New plans to cut health service waiting lists in Scotland are due to be set out at Holyrood.
Reports from Moscow claimed that the Russian tycoons linked with the club over the weekend were not planning to invest any of their own money into the trust fund
WHO'S ON TOP: Election officials said Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych led challenger Viktor Yushchenko by less than 3 percentage points in Sunday's presidential runoff.
By Daily Record Staff  The following remarks were given by U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales last week at the Manhattan Institute.  As we approach the fifth anniversary of the attacks on Sept.
WASHINGTON Oil prices climbed toward $49 per barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered drawing crude from the US emergency stockpile and lending it to refiners whose supplies were disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
Tony Blair and George Bush are \
FORMER Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for a &quot;clear and careful analysis&quot; of last week&#39;s hostage drama at a school in southern Russia and argued that parliament should be involved in the investigation.
UK firm BAE Systems plans to cut 1,396 jobs in the UK, citing a shortage of orders.
Talks to reintroduce power sharing in Northern Ireland have reached a stalemate over the issue of photographing the handover of IRA weapons.
British American Tobacco posted a 20% rise in profits today and said a business-transforming deal in the United States had shown early promise.
Fans of 1970s pop duo The Carpenters are trying to save the Los Angeles home, where the brother-sister singers once lived and worked, from demolition.
Ryan Ohliger could be forgiven if he erred on the side of caution during Boston College kickoffs. The freshman took over the placekicking duties after Mike Fassel injured a hamstring during the offseason. But instead of shying away from collisions, Ohliger has made two tackles in three games.
Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (HTIL), a telecom arm of Li Ka-shing-controlled Hutchison Whampoa seeking a listing in Hong Kong and New York, said it has no plan to pay dividends as it has racked up HK$5.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS)  is being investigated by fair trade watchdogs in South Korea,  Japan and the United States, the second Korean flat screen  maker named in a probe into possible price-fixing, a news  agency report said on Tuesday.
Up to 100 million people around the world could be killed in a pandemic of human influenza, a World Health Organization official warned Monday.
The Michigan Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill that would schedule the state\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0080\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0099s 2008 presidential primary for Jan. 15 \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0080\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0094 three weeks before the earliest date allowed under both parties&#39; rules.
God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office. Demon thriller \
NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Friday as investors weighed a bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. against a disappointing report on consumer sentiment...
By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  May 26--DRESBACH, Minn. -- Authorities hope the heavy boat traffic on the Mississippi River during the holiday weekend will help find the last missing child from a May 12 boat accident that killed three others.  \
A European Union court is set to rule this week on a &#36;120 billion deal MCI-WorldCom made during the height of the go-go years that still resonates today.
Nationwide rural retailer Wrightson has pulled on its gumboots and waded into the sharemarket, splashing out $21 million on Hawke&#39;s Bay stock and station agency Williams and Kettle.
England scrape to victory thanks to first half tries from Paul Sackey and Toby Flood.
Motorsport.com. Valentino Rossi took his seventh victory of the season by masterfully winning today&#39;s Malaysian GP at the Sepang circuit.
ARABI, La. -- Honie Bauer was the first to move back.
Pakistan test-fires a short-range nuclear capable missile, the second in just over a week, officials say.
NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study suggest that both high and low birth weights increase the risk of testicular cancer in men. The reason for this finding is unclear.
American novelist Jonathan Littell, whose award-winning, 900-page World War II opus is written in French, has been granted French nationality.
Jury deliberation on the criminal charges faced by Conrad Black enters a fourth day.
Adrian Rainbow greets his girlfriend Silke Stranger, who had arrived from Germany at Vancouver International airport.
REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft has delayed distribution of a security update for users of its Windows XP Professional operating system to give some companies more time to test it, the software company said Tuesday.
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Fourteen pilgrims from India and Pakistan are ambushed and shot dead by insurgents, reports from Iraq say.
Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state's first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
Air France-KLM have said it plans to use one of its first Airbus A380 superjumbos on the Paris to Tokyo route from 2009 to boost flight capacity to Japan's congested Narita airport.
Germany still struggles to come to terms with the 1945 firebombing of Dresden - commemorated this weekend.
Russia's Federal Property Fund said on Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision to freeze the state-imposed sale.
Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.
Security researchers discovered that VoIP clients are vulnerable to a dangerous new Web 2.0 exploit.
Zeemote has shown a wireless remote control for playing games on mobile phones
Iran says it will take part in security talks in Baghdad which include the US, if it is \
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson made it clear he would keep private any criticism he might have of captain David Beckham for the rash challenges against Wales that cost him a booking and a suspension from next week&#39;s World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan.
Top seed Roger Federer toiled to beat  battling Frenchman Nicolas Thomann and reach the second round  of the Thailand Open on Tuesday.
Investor's Business Daily - Game makers are looking toward the simplicity of Pac-Man to gobble up big bucks. And now with the success of the Nintendo Wii, which can run many simple games, the casual game market is being taken more seriously. Casual games -- those that don&#39;t rely on top-of-the-line graphics and intense game-play to master -- have typically targeted middle-aged females. The perk for game makers is that simple games take less time and money to make, so far less is lost if the game flops. They&#39;re also easy to get to people via downloads.
Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh arrived here on a three-day visit for talks to review progress in peace talks with Pakistan, officials said.
Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should \
Laura Bush on Thursday brushed off comments about her work experience that were made by Teresa Heinz Kerry, who told USA Today she was unsure if Bush had ever held a &quot;real job.
Seven people were killed and 20 injured after a tour bus carrying people on a ski trip left a highway and rolled over Sunday night in southeastern Utah, a highway patrol spokesman said.
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Travel: Guernsey and its little neighbour Herm have stunning beaches plus the charm of summers long past, says Tom Robbins.
The NHL owners have shut down the league by opting to lock out its players. This stoppage is not the result of the players striking.
Murdoch and the wizard's sleeve Lawyers for outsourcing omnicorp EDS branded BSkyB's claim for \u00c2\u00a3709m damages over a customer management system contract \
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Usher, the silky voiced R&amp;amp;B superstar, will soon be crooning a Broadway melody. The multi-platinum recording artist and five-time Grammy winner will take over the role of conniving lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running musical revival &quot;Chicago,&quot; making his Broadway debut, producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced Friday.
And Vodafone rejigs data tariffs O2 is considering introducing business tariffs for customers who want to use iPhones at work.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6Learn &amp; Contribute, Live &amp; Online - The Register Debates Green Computing
A massive floodcrest has passed safely through the Three Gorges Dam on China&#39;s Yangtze River as devastated communities upstream clean up from floods that killed at least 177 people and injured thousands.
Fears of fuel and water shortages after security cabinet declares Hamas-controlled territory an \
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Billionaire from the UK Lakshmi Mittal on Monday purchased International Steel Group from Wilbur Ross, thus creating the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest steel company.
A new class of HIV drugs will help doctors treat patients who have become resistant to treatment.
FORMER cricket great Zaheer Abbas Saturday advised Pakistani batsmen to exercise patience at the crease and frustrate the Australian bowlers during the second Test in Melbourne starting tomorrow.
It was only a &quot;hiccup,&quot; said geologist Tom Pierson, but Mount St. Helens showed again why it remains one of the most feared of the 1,000 volcanoes in an ancient chain known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Accordo a Palazzo Chigi tra governo e forze sociali
DENVER - Apparently there is no special clause for Santa - at least not for flu vaccines.  Nick Pallotto, 62, who plays Santa Claus in malls, turned up at a flu clinic in Colorado Springs and was denied a shot because he wasn't 65 or suffering from a chronic health problem.
Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
One man dies and two other people are injured in a blaze at a block of flats in the centre of Dundee.
Yasir Arafat was laid to rest in a marble-and-stone grave today in Ramallah, on the West Bank, after his flag-draped coffin was carried through a crowd of chanting Palestinians
Britain which prides itself on high  quality but low profile security was forced to urgently review  its approach on Wednesday when protesters broke into the heart  of parliament as part of a pro-hunting demonstration.
Bangladesh security forces on Friday arrested five university professors who were allegedly active in protests that erupted into clashes with police and prompted a curfew in six cities, officials said.
BRIGHTON, England Top aides to British Prime Minister Tony Blair are urging his party not to let the war in Iraq derail their annual convention and election hopes.
Canada said on Thursday the multibillion-dollar health-care deal it has negotiated with its provinces will not derail its day-care and urban-renewal initiatives
Australia recapture the Ashes after a 206-run win over England in the third Test in Perth.
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.
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WASHINGTON - New immigration barriers and expanded police powers, as well as making more of the public airwaves available for emergency services, are some of the issues trying to find a home in a bill to overhaul U.S. spy agencies...
Or, why we're not all doomed, after all Column Boy oh boy! - has Andrew Keen upset the world of Web 2.0. I'm tempted to tell him: \
LONDON A British detainee being held at the Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo Naval Base in Cuba claimed in a declassified letter released on Friday that he had been the victim of &quot;vindictive torture and death threats&quot; since January 2002.
The Israeli army pulled out of Palestinian  areas in northern Gaza on Friday, ending a massive 16-day  offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians.
It couldn&#39;t have been scripted better. As Davis Cup captain you want your No. 1 player to start off the day, and a guy like Andy Roddick allows you to set the tone for the whole weekend.
Presidential candidates cite intent to improve US stature, but retooling policies is complicated.
President Bush delayed a summit with the Big Three automakers, but he called a Ford Motor Co. executive as he flew here to raise funds for a Republican facing a tough Senate race.
Indonesian prosecutors say it is too early to link radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to the Australian embassy bombing. However, they confirmed Bashir had been charged over the 2003 deadly car bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

There's more bad news for those pudgy couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees -- and this time it really hits them where it hurts.
At least four people were killed and 30 wounded in an explosion which ripped through an open market in central Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli rescue workers and police said.
By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 24--GULFPORT -- South Mississippi residents likely will see heavy wind, rain and hail this afternoon and tonight as a front pushes through the area.
Discovery of the submarine image is likely to cause consternation within China's military.
Executives at Advanced Micro Devices painted a much different picture of the chip maker than in recent years during a briefing for analysts and reporters Friday at the company&#39;s headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif.
The House voted Wednesday to fix flaws in the national gun background check system that allowed the Virginia Tech shooter to buy guns despite his mental health problems.
Opera Software has released a beta of its upcoming desktop browser, code-named Kestrel, which can synchronize bookmarks between a PC and a mobile device.The update to Opera 9.5, released Thursday, also fixes &quot;hundreds of bugs&quot; that were in the alpha version, said Huid Kleinhout, desktop team manager, in Opera&#39;s desktop blog. &quot;Web site rendering has been significantly improved, along with performance, stability and usability,&quot; he wrote.The synching feature, called Opera Link, can sychronize bookmarks between Opera&#39;s mobile and desktop browsers. When a person uses Opera Mini 4.5, a mobile browser that&#39;s also in beta, and the desktop browser, new bookmarks are copied to a server and made available in both browsers.The bookmarks can also be accessed from any other browser by logging into the Opera Link Web page.Opera Link is designed to help people who want to visit a Web site on their mobile device that they have bookmarked on their PC, but don&#39;t want to search for it again or type in the address. Or for people who are at work or a friend&#39;s house and want to find a Web page again that they bookmarked at home.The synchronization also works with Speed Dial, a feature that presents thumbnail graphics of a person&#39;s favorite Web sites in a new tab.Opera Link is available for Macintosh, Windows and Linux computers, and users will need to sign up for a free Opera account. Opera Link was also in the alpha release of Opera 9.5, but it was buggy.Opera, based in Oslo, is a distant third in browser market share behind Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer and Mozilla&#39;s Firefox.&#160;
By Daily Record Staff  Nominations are being accepted for the 2007 Tawes Award for A Clean Environment, named in honor of the late J. Millard Tawes, who was both governor of Maryland (1959-1967) and later the first secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.
Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace slowed to a crawl Friday due to extremely high demand, causing technical problems and in some cases preventing ordered content from being downloaded.
(InfoWorld) - As part of a strategy to generate greater revenue from mobile data services, Vodafone Group has collaborated with Palm to launch a smartphone modeled after the\u00c2\u00a0Treo 750v\u00c2\u00a0but at a fraction of the price and with a newly designed user interface. Vodafone will exclusively sell the\u00c2\u00a0Palm Treo 500v, which debuts in Europe in October, for three months, after which the handset will be available to other operators and retail outlets, in Europe and Asia, Roy Bedlow, vice president and general manager of Palm Europe, said Wednesday. Vodafone had a similar agreement with Palm when the operator launched the Treo 750v last year. Pricing of the 500v will vary according to market. The handset will be available free or for a small fee together with a 12- to 18-month contract in the U.K., according to Vodafone spokeswoman Helen Brockett. In Germany, pricing for the handset will begin at \u00e2\u0082\u00ac30 ($41) and increase slightly according to the conditions of the operator's two-year contracts. By comparison, the Treo 750v sold for more than \u00e2\u0082\u00ac500 with a two-year contract in Germany when it was launched. However, unlike the Treo 750v, which is targeted primarily at business users, the 500v lacks touchscreen capabilities, largely to lower the handset's cost, Bedlow said. The phone runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system, which doesn't support touchscreen capability, unlike the Professional version used in the 750v model. Although the Treo 500v runs on 3G (third-generation) networks, it doesn't support the more recent version HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) protocol, again mostly for cost reasons, according to Bedlow. But the new smartphone is packed with a few features missing in the 750v, including a new interface designed to give users faster and easier access to Vodafone Live mobile Internet applications. The applications are shown in a carousel that users can manipulate for easy navigation, according to Bedlow. In addition to Live, the carousel includes a number of applications such as Google Maps, YouTube and eBay. The Treo 500v is designed for one-hand use, according to Bedlow. Like the Treo 750v, the 500v supports Microsoft Direct Push technology to deliver Outlook mail, as well as Vodafone's own push e-mail service. Users can also configure the handset to send and receive e-mail from the Vodafone account or from other e-mail accounts. \
President Bush acknowledged the '\u00e2\u0080\u0098incredible sadness and worry\u00e2\u0080\u0099' he saw in tornado survivors and said the nation stood ready to help.
Tara Dakides is one of the most decorated and influential athletes at the Winter X Games, someone who can't walk through a ski resort without being recognized. She can thank David Letterman for that. What would have been just another appearance on the \
Charlie Strong roams the practice field just like any other head coach. He works with the offense, the defense and the special teams.
Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved their antipsychotic drug Abilify for the treatment of acute bipolar mania.
After factoring in the fabrics used in clothes and how they were produced, the real benefits of soy versus organic cotton versus recycled polyester may be slight, or confusing, or quite possibly misleading.
Scientific evidence that fallout from Chernobyl may have raised cancer rates in western Europe has emerged for the first time. Researchers in Sweden identified a suspicious increase in cancer incidence in
Officer Rudolph Zurick, who was mentioned in a note left by two inmates who escaped from the Union County Jail in December, was found dead on Wednesday, apparently from suicide.
IN A drama played out live on Japanese television, a two-year-old boy was rescued from beneath huge boulders yesterday, four days after a deadly earthquake triggered a landslide that buried the car carrying him and his family.
The leader of a rebel pilot group at US Airways charged that the company was demanding too much from employees.
Andrew Piddington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s devastating re-enactment of events leading up to, including and immediately after the murder is taken from interviews, depositions and court transcripts.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador national soccer coach Juan Ramon Paredes was fired Saturday following two recent defeats in World Cup qualifying games.
Anghel Iordanescu quit as coach of the Romanian national team Friday following an embarrassing 1-1 draw in Armenia in a Group 1 World Cup qualifier.
AL-FASHER, Sudan - Sudan, awaiting word on whether it will be sanctioned by the international community, hopes for a &quot;reasonable decision&quot; from the UN Security Council, the foreign minister said Monday, the UN-imposed deadline for quelling violence in
Julia Landauer, a 15-year-old entering her sophomore year of high school, has joined the Formula BMW USA Series this year, driven by an aspiration of making it to Formula One.
Internet search leader Google Inc. yesterday introduced Google Desktop Search, a free program that creates an index of the files on a user's own computer. The move puts Google a step ahead of rival software titan Microsoft Corp. , which plans a similar product for later this year.
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Imagine a place awash with more hydrocarbons than a Texan oilman can dream of and where no one has staked a single claim -- all that energy is just going begging.
The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil, sources say.
Japan rolled out the red carpet Thursday for the world premiere of \
The Oakland Raiders have agreed to a trade with Seattle that will send Jerry Rice to the Seahawks in exchange for a conditional draft pick.
Crude futures for December delivery hit a high of $55.67 Monday morning in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
As a child, Tom McGannon always had the most decorated house on the block during the Halloween season. At 36, he still does, but the decorations are more high-tech.
The story, an open secret in the crowded nylon city of Mount Everest base camp, trickled out from the high Himalayas: a British mountaineer desperate for oxygen had collapsed along a well-traveled route to the summit.
A teenager admits murdering a 16-year-old boy outside a college in Birmingham city centre.
General Electric Co.  and  Pearson Plc  may challenge News Corp.&#39;s (NWSa.N) $5  billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. , with a plan that could  let Dow Jones&#39;s controlling family to keep an interest in the  company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported  on their Web sites on Sunday.
Niente deroga allo stadio di Udine da parte dell'Osservatorio del Viminale. In assenza di tornelli e...
Thank you for flying, nano enthusiasts. Now hold on.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canadian business software maker Cognos Inc. is bidding to take over Frango AB, a Swedish specialist in financial reporting technology, for the equivalent of about $67.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
La contestazione organizzata dagli ambientalisti e dal comitato contro l'inceneritoreIl premier: \
PARIS, Dec. 27 On a hazy winter day in 1994, I drove with then-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to the dedication of Pakistan's first women's police station. A controversial and bold initiative, it would be a place where Muslim women would feel more at ease discussing abuses like rape with female...
European Union leaders on Thursday considered taking on a bigger role in rebuilding Iraq and forging stronger ties with re-elected President Bush.
For people with inflammatory arthritis affecting the wrist, using a wrist splint can reduce pain and improve strength, Canadian researchers have shown.
Entrepreneur Donald Trump is asking celebrities to appear in the next US series of The Apprentice.
Actor Jack Black stars in a comical and nostalgic tribute to the pioneers of cinema and jazz in \
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton left jail on Tuesday in red-carpet Hollywood style, waving and smiling to scores of paparazzi, after serving three weeks for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.
The dollar ticked up on Tuesday,  extending its rebound from the previous day's seven-month low  versus the yen after a sharp fall in oil prices led traders to  scale back their bloated dollar-selling positions.
Universal Music Group said on Monday  that Shawn \
No, the other one. You know -- the one that digs rocks.
Waiting patiently in long lines at polling stations, Iraqis in the mainly Shi'ite southern city of Basra celebrated the chance to vote Sunday.
Brazil&#39;s Ministry of Foreign Relations is commemorating two World Trade Organization decisions that were favorable to Brazil. The decisions, which are now official, concerned EU and US subsidies on sugar and cotton, repectively.
If walking upright first set early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins, it may have been their eventual ability to run long distances with a springing step over the African savanna
Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka addresses lawmakers in the Parliament ahead of the vote of confidence on his government, in Warsaw Friday Oct. 15, 2004.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians to broaden their fragile ceasefire as she began a new drive on Thursday to revive stalled peace talks in the Middle East.
LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - Northern Ireland&#39;s rival politicians face &quot;a moment of decision&quot; in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair
Apple Computer Inc. said on   Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt Disney   Co.'s film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes online music   store into a one-stop shop for digital entertainment.
Avevano tra i 2 e i 16 anni, fiamme provocate da candele
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough wins a viewers' vote for the title Greatest Living Icon.
As part of its efforts to combat software piracy, Microsoft Corp. is testing a new feature on its Download Center Web site that can lock out pirated copies of Windows.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach  Jon Gruden has been given a three-year contract extension after  leading the team to its second divisional title in three years.
More than 100 US Airways executives and other employees volunteered to serve coffee and snacks, sort and move bags and help passengers find their way Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport to try to avoid a repeat of the bankrupt carrier's Christmas weekend debacle.
EL FASHER, Sudan  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Darfur region of western Sudan on Wednesday, promising to step up pressure for a political solution to the festering conflict.
It may still be considered an honour to be given the chance to manage your national football team, but in taking on that role with Scotland Walter Smith faces one of the most difficult challenges in world football.
Heart disease is Britain' biggest single killer disease but more people are more worried about developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey released on Friday.
A study in the Lancet has shown that there is no link between the triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella and autism. The research, conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is
Baghdad - A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven US marines and wounding several others, a US military official said.
By James Connell  Eric Pfanner contributed reporting from London.   *  WiMax, the long-range wireless Internet standard backed by technology giants like Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, Nokia and Samsung, is unlikely to be appear as a new feature on cellphones anytime soon.
Non e' stato agguato di camorra quello di ieri a Brusciano
Texas Roadhouse and Theravance stocks have big moves after their IPOs.
Don't feel like wading through 1,000-plus pages of two new Clinton  biographies? TIME.com's side-by-side digest has all you need to  know about the Democratic frontrunner
A gene is identified for otosclerosis, the single most common cause of hearing loss among white adults.
Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.
 claims victory in US election, plots presidential course
South Sudan rebel leader John Garang says government policy must change to end fighting in troubled Darfur.
Thanks to David Ortiz&#39;s two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 12th at 1:22 this morning, this baseball season isn&#39;t over just yet at Fenway Park.
WELSH secretary Peter Hain is expected to match an ambitious promise to slash hospital waiting times when he launches Labour's pledge card for Wales today.
Obese men often experience a sharp decline in testosterone levels while obese girls show much higher levels of the sex hormone than girls of normal weight, according to scientific research released on Monday.
Tehran says it will abide by an agreement with the EU to freeze its uranium enrichment programme on Monday.
Eurotunnel SA creditors voted Monday to approve a debt restructuring plan designed to avoid insolvency for the undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France.
A Chilean judge on Monday formally charged former dictator Agusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses committed during his 17-year rule.
New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris say they will continue without bass player Peter Hook.
A bomb was defused overnight near the  Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi  hours after a visit by Britain's Tony Blair, Italian police  said on Wednesday.
Nel primo anticipo della 14\u00c2\u00aa giornata di A, il Milan ha vinto 2-1 in casa del Parma. Al Tardini gli ospiti dominano ma Gilardino (gol al 22&#39; della ripresa) li spaventa. Kak\u00c3\u00a0 al 37&#39; e Pirlo al 44&#39; regalano
Barry Bonds hit his 700th career home run on Friday, drilling a 0-1 pitch from Jake Peavy into the left field seats in the third inning of a game against the San Diego Padres.
At least eight civilians are killed after insurgents ambush Ethiopian troops in the Somali capital.
Officials on Wednesday released four journalists arrested last week while they were reporting on a protest of a dam project in northern Sudan, one of the detainees said.
A dead gray heron found near Hong Kong&#39;s border with mainland China has tested positive for bird flu, in the third such case in the territory this year, the government said Monday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   on Monday played down hopes for \
Federal Reserve Board Governor  Kevin Warsh said on Friday that the U.S. central bank&#39;s  interest rate cut this week was designed to shield the economy  from market turbulence, not bail out investors.
There are no irremediable reasons for a confrontation between Russia and the West, or between the CIS countries.
Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore is in hospital after being attacked and mugged in Rome, reports say.
Four people died and hundreds were injured when a tornado bore down on a field where a large number of Muslim devotees had gathered to pray in central Bangladesh, police said.
US TV networks vow to take a cautious approach to predicting the result of this year's presidential election.
Iraq's top Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders announced on Sunday they had reached consensus on some key measures seen as vital to fostering national reconciliation.
East Timorese Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta declared that he will run for the presidency in the April elections.
French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.
A former state corrections officer shot and killed a police officer in a domestic violence call that turned into an ambush, then turned the gun on himself after a standoff with police.
One in five 15-year-olds admit using drugs - mostly cannabis - on a regular basis, according to official figures.
Fast bowler Brett Lee is ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury and will be replaced by Stuart Clark.
The Zafi.D worm, which disguises itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company Panda Software said this week.
It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
Thailand called for a global fund to finance landmine removal and aid for victims Monday at the first five-year review of the international treaty to ban landmines.
Recently uncovered evidence points to strong connections between the Islamic terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), perpetrator of the recent Indonesian bombings at the Australian embassy in Jakarta and the discoth\u00c3\u00a8que in Bali, and al Qaeda.
Josh Duhamel has his life in order \u00e2\u0080\u0093 he has a hit TV show, stunning good looks and new fianc\u00c3\u00a9e. The only complication? Planning a perfectly fergalicious wedding.   Recently engaged to Fergie, his girlfriend-of-three-years, the TV star told PEOPLE, \
Bush administration proposes development-friendly policies that it says will protect fish. Environmentalists are outraged. By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
JERUSALEM  - Israel on Monday gave Egypt the conclusions of an investigation into last month's killing of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian gunmen along the Gaza-Egypt border, the army said.
Rudolph Giuliani\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s status as a top-tier candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is based largely on renown he accrued for his handling, as mayor of New York City, of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 14 - This late in the year, the direct sunlight leaves the field early at Giants Stadium, even on the brightest days.
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is on pace to unseat DaimlerChrysler AG as the third-leading US seller of cars and trucks by the end of the decade, though not by much, a forecasting firm says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied charges that the widely publicized trial of Yukos founder and the nation's richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky was political.
Subtropical Storm Gabrielle formed on  Friday off the U.S. mid-Atlantic Coast with top sustained winds  of 45 mph (72 kph), but was not expected to strengthen in the  next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index  hit a lifetime high in late-session trading on Friday as stocks rose on news that General Electric Co  increased a stock-buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.
Il Protocollo di Kyoto non \u00c3\u00a8 pi\u00c3\u00b9 una chimera. Il governo russo questa mattina ha infatti approvato un progetto di legge per la ratifica del trattato sulla riduzione delle emissioni di anidride carbonica.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday said the secretary of the Army, Francis Harvey, resigned after reports troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were receiving substandard medical treatment at the Army's top hospital.
Una cinquantina di manifestanti ha impedito ieri sera la partenzadelle navi da e per la Sicilia, per contestare i 15 punti di penalit\u00c3\u00a0 inflitti alla squadra                                          Traghetti bloccati per un'ora a Villa per la protesta dei tifosi della Reggina
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, under pressure to bring new focus to his campaign, added a veteran political strategist to his travelling campaign entourage, rounding out changes to his senior staff.
By Greg Martin, The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla.  Sep. 7--Just weeks after Charlotte County agreed to allow a multicounty  regional water supplier to tap into Punta Gorda's water supply, Charlotte  County is now finding out it won't have the same privilege.
A US soldier is jailed for three years in a plea bargain after the murder of a severely wounded Iraqi teenager.
The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal.
Hundreds of Muslim men were freed in southern Thailand on Saturday after they were detained last week in the wake of protests which left 85 dead and outraged Muslims worldwide.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas cornerback Tarell Brown was arrested on misdemeanor drug and weapon charges early Monday, leaving his status in question for the No. 3 Longhorns' game with top-ranked Ohio State.
Plus: Shuttle docks with space station. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt maintained  his perfect record against Arnaud Clement by beating the  Frenchman, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, in the opening round of the  Australian Open on Tuesday.
Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy's music for Heyy Babyy is quite good.
Cappie Pondexter scores nine of her 33 points in the final five minutes and the Phoenix Mercury advance to the WNBA Finals with a 98-92 win Saturday over the San Antonio Silver Stars.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun  called newly re-elected President Bush and won his agreement  that ending the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist  North should be a goal of his second term in office.
The Kentucky-Louisville rivalry is one of the best in college basketball, right up there with Duke-North Carolina. The Red vs. Blue rivalry continues on Saturday at Louisville (ESPN, noon ET) and it should be something special.
A new road crossing is required over the Firth of Forth, according to a report received by ministers.
President Ciampi refuses to ratify a controversial justice reform bill saying it would weaken the judiciary.
The economy slowed last month and   inflation remained in check, according to data released on   Friday, providing further support for the Federal Reserve to   hold interest rates steady when it meets next week.
The House ethics committee unanimously concluded Wednesday that Majority Leader Tom DeLay appeared to link political donations to a legislative favor and improperly persuaded U.S. aviation authorities to intervene in a Texas political dispute.
David Newhan tied a career high with four hits as the O's produced an eight-run eighth inning to rally for an 11-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
A US citizen and five other staff of a Saudi trading firm were kidnapped in Baghdad on Monday, while a deputy governor was shot dead, plunging Iraq deeper into crisis.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21  - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday said he now saw brighter prospects for a long-elusive peace between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East.
On a landmark visit to Morocco the Spanish king calls for a just settlement for Western Sahara.
The Kremlin&#39;s candidate has won Chechnya&#39;s presidential election but faces an uphill struggle to subdue the separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russian leaders for a decade.
For a decade, Al Pellec c hia and his son Albie watched the Boston Bruins play hockey from the same spot: Section 4, Row 9, Seats 7 and 8 at TD Banknorth Garden . With a close view of one of the nets, they were good enough seats that Pellec c hia paid more than $6,000 a year to keep ...
Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ha chiesto in sede di arbitrato la cancellazione dell'ini...
Four men accused of planning to kill Cuba's Fidel Castro have been pardoned by Panama's president.
From lager louts breaking their  noses in fights to pensioners tripping down stairs, thousands  of foreigners pouring to the coast in search of sun run up a  hefty public hospital bill for Spain.
&quot;E&#39; una giornata molto speciale per me. Sono felice di aver vinto il Pallone d&#39;oro. Penso di aver meritato questo premio prestigioso e lo voglio regalare alla mia gente in Ucraina, al mio popolo in questo momento particolare&quot;.
Nothing says I love you -- and your crippling mood disorder -- better than a bio-geeky necklace made of the molecules of key neurotransmitters and hormones. In Bodyhack.
Former Computer Associates International Inc. chief executive Sanjay Kumar has been charged with securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice in connection with a multibillion dollar accounting scandal at the software company.
A roadside bomb attack kills at least three people and wounds 10 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
She may be one of India's most sought after actresses, but when it comes to donning a bikini for her latest movie, Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu has the same fears as every other woman.
Aamir Khan is enjoying the current phase. People from all walks of life have been responding to TAARE ZAMEEN PAR in a big way. The actor-director has had private viewings of his film for friends/colleagues in the industry like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Rajkumar Hirani, John Matthew Mathan and Aditya Chopra. In fact, so overwhelmed was Adi that he even sent an SMS to the actor, complimenting him on the outstanding effort.
HARTERHOUSE, the private equity firm that owns Tussauds, today won the 11-month auction for Saga, the holidays and insurance group for the over-50s.
A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease is discovered in the UK near the site of the last outbreak.
Doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t it always seem like the same artists win all the awards year after year? Well, we can take comfort in the fact that Canada and America aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only ones dishing out the goods to the all the same singers.
Indice Nikkei +0.99%. Prosegue il rafforzamento dell'euro
Ukraine should join NATO, declared US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz during his recent visit to Poland, according to the commentary by Serhiy Solodky, The Day Weekly Digest in English, Kyiv, Ukraine.
A renewed search for clues about a woman and her 15-year-old granddaughter missing for three weeks came up empty for a second day Thursday along waterways near Kinston, authorities said.
This year, the World Economic Forum is actually going to be about the world economy. Which is not to say that there won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be fun.
Retief Goosen, a two-time US Open champion, grabbed the first-round lead in the BMW Open in Nord Eichenried, Germany, with a 6-under-par 66, while Colin Montgomerie improved his European Ryder Cup chances by finishing one stroke back on Thursday.
Smart asset allocation can guide you to great long-term results with less effort.
No gas-guzzling stretch limo for Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Dow Jones sale dello 0,74%, SP 500 +0,64%, Nasdaq +0,80%
An oil company controlled by the Russian government, Rosneft, said yesterday that it had bought the company that had won Sunday&#39;s auction for the largest subsidiary of the oil giant Yukos.
When Venus crossed the Sun June 8, showing up as a clear black dot to the delight of millions of skywatchers around the world, astronomers noted something less obvious: The amount of sunlight reaching Earth dipped by 0.1 percent for a few hours.
Three men die in separate crashes over a two-hour period on Scotland's roads.
German kayaker Birgit Fischer had to settle for silver instead of a ninth Olympic gold on Saturday, but it was gold all the way in the men&#39;s single and pairs events.
Rangers soared seven points clear in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday after a 4-0 victory at home to 10-man St Mirren.
In a detour from the cellular industry's rush toward tricked out smart phones, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE) may introduce a device that can't be used for voice calls...
Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.
MUNICH, Feb. 11 -- Facing the prospect of broader international sanctions, Iran's president and national security chief on Sunday offered to resume negotiations over their country's nuclear program and eased up on some of the contentious  rhetoric of the past, including threats to destroy Israel.
Servers imaged and staff questioned Strathclyde Police raided the Motherwell offices of engineering firm Honeywell this morning after a member of staff tipped off the BPI that company servers were hosting a \
On the RegDeveloper website, there's a new tutorial posted that covers the creation of both PDF files and Excel reports from inside of PHP (with the help of the Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer PEAR component and the ClibPDF PHP Library (bundled with PHP 5.3).   Given the prevelance of PHP, Excel and PDF it's fortunate there exists class libraries for the generation of PDF documents and Excel spreadsheets using PHP.   They start with the PDF generation and show the installation process for ClibPDF and an example of creating a document on the fly. Their example sets up a title, some content text and a table of information. Creating the Excel spreadsheet is even simpler with the Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer - installation via a PEAR channel and defining the worksheet, fonts and content are quick and easy function calls.
Lo Spezia dovr&agrave; fare a meno per tre settimane di Massimiliano Varricchio. L'ecografia a cui s...
On July 10, engineers at Secunia issued a security advisory, rated \
Residents of Palm Beach, Fla., were mopping up Friday after receiving a record rainfall in a freakish winter storm possibly signaling the return of El Ni&#195;&#177;o.
Poland's membership in the European Union has prompted a surge in imports of used cars from neighboring Germany, lowering the price of new and used cars in Poland, automotive specialists said Tuesday.
ATLANTA - Contrary to popular opinion, men are more likely to look at a female's face before other areas when looking at pictures of naked women, according to a study by Emory University researchers. And women will gaze at pictures of heterosexual sex longer than men, the study found.
Is another hybrid in Ford Motor Co.&#39;s future? The automaker is hinting at its possible powertrain plans with the Mercury Meta One, a concept vehicle debuting at January&#39;s North American International Auto Show in downtown Detroit.
Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to overwhelm Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round of the U.S. Open Thursday, serving notice that she is focused, in-form and determined to defend her title.
Microsoft and Philips Electronics retest devices that can detect white space spectrum, and they want the FCC to also test the devices.
Comunicato della Procura della Repubblica di Milano
Arabs said on Thursday they doubted former British Prime Minister Tony Blair could succeed as Middle East peace envoy because of his unpopularity and because he is too close to Israel and the United States.
C&#39;mon dawg, not in court. That&#39;s all I could say when I saw big ol&#39; Jamal Lewis standing on the courthouse steps in Atlanta with a huge diamond in each earlobe after being sentenced on drug conspiracy charges.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Their name means \
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida  - The Democratic Party's convention in Florida during the weekend was like a rock concert performed solely by warm-up bands.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  - Democratic challenger  John Kerry mixed the political and the spiritual on Sunday by  accusing President Bush of trying to scare America and offering  voters a glimpse into his own faith.
Imphal: Reacting coolly to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s fulmination on Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday dismissed the General&#39;s remarks that India was not showing flexibility in resolving outstanding issues.
A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.
Princeton University has joined a growing list of colleges that have deals to allow students to download music free &#151; and legally.
The Carter Center called for dialogue Thursday between President Hugo Chavez and opponents protesting his decision to force an opposition TV channel off the air, while relative calm returned to the streets after three days of demonstrations.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with an American university president who called him a \
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Starting Wednesday, US residents in select states can begin claiming one free credit report per year under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act.
Two U.S. pilots were charged yesterday by Brazilian police in connection with a collision over the Amazon jungle that left 154 people dead, authorities said. It was the worst aviation accident in the country's history.
Roger Federer's invincibility was pierced, then pummeled and finally pulled apart at Melbourne Park on Friday, the world number one brutally ejected from the Australian Open semi-finals by Novak Djokovic.
The Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to cut interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point should offer some comfort to consumers, with limits.
Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who built a centrist image, abandoned his bid for the presidency on Friday after struggling against better-known, better-financed rivals.
Ian Poulter of England brought his 2004 season to a spectacular climax when, just five weeks after his Ryder Cup debut, he beat Spain&#39;s Sergio Garcia at the first hole of the sudden-death play-off to capture the Volvo Masters Andalucia at Club de Golf
NEW YORK, NY---Glen Johnson was supposed to be a tune up fight for Roy Jones. Johnson was supposed to have been durable, but slow enough to stumble to Jones\u00e2\u0080\u0099 dazzling speed and boxing skills.
VIENNA The United States once again failed Friday to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency to refer Iran&#39;s nuclear program to the United Nations Security Council, accepting instead a repetition of calls for the country to stop uranium enrichment
China has issued a national defence policy to crush &quot;the vicious rise&quot; of Taiwan independence forces at its core. It is the first time such a policy has been issued since President Hu Jintao became military chief.
Botox and a similar injection should come with stronger warnings following reports of 16 deaths after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday.
Estratti 18 corpi, nessuna speranza per i dispersi
Pedro Martinez's return to Shea Stadium was a huge success. Martinez tossed five shutout innings in his first start at home this season, outpitching Roy Oswalt and leading the New York Mets past the Houston Astros 4-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Finally, some significant activity on the lockout front! Well, not really. Monday and Tuesday of this week may have been the most interesting two days of the hiatus to date.
Newcastle striker Alan Shearer believes Graeme Souness can bring the good times rolling back to St James&#39; Park. &quot;All I keep hearing is that Souness will bring discipline to this club and I don&#39;t doubt that that will be the case,&quot; said Shearer.
Dow Jones in progresso dello 0,8%, Nasdaq sale dell'1,92%
Passengers who were aboard a flight with a U.S. tuberculosis patient in May launched nine civil lawsuits against him on Thursday, claiming that he knowingly exposed them to the disease.
Crude oil futures fell close to a one- month low on expectations a cease-fire in southern Iraq will reduce the sabotage of oil pipelines and supplies from Russia will increase.
Uno assolto a Milano e due indagati a Bologna
Tony Blair meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss aid and climate change ahead of the G8 summit.
A judge granted actor David Hasselhoff custody of his two teenage daughters on Friday after a bitter court battle with his ex-wife that involved a video showing him drunk in the presence of one of the girls.
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes edged down a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in October as low mortgage rates continued to support a record year, a trade association report showed Tuesday.
A US surgeon faces disciplinary action after allegedly taking a photo of a patient's penis during surgery.
IT IS tempting to say that Wales will be kicking themselves for weeks over this one, but in truth, it will be for years. Wales last beat their greatest rivals as long ago as 1953 when the great Bleddyn Williams
Negotiations to an end a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque broke down on Tuesday and sustained gunfire and big explosions erupted from the vicinity of the mosque soon afterwards.
NEW YORK  - People infected with hepatitis C virus have an increased risk of developing type 2, or \
Bomb scares marked the start of campaigning for Indonesia&#39;s presidential run-off on Tuesday, five days after a suicide attack on the Australian embassy, but bread-and-butter issues appeared uppermost in voters&#39; minds.
The e-commerce giant's stock price has gone psycho.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed the English Premiership club's desire to bring Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes to Anfield during the January transfer window.
And the new airport etiquette Letters We've got a bumper letters bag today, covering an almost ludicrously diverse range of topics. We've got renegade planets, flaming guitars, pornography legislation and literal pontification.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The wind would strum a 100-string harp in a memorial that was proposed Sunday as hundreds of people gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of one of the nation's deadliest fires.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hard to know what was the last straw. Ever since President Bush announced on Dec. 3 that Bernard Kerik was his choice to replace Tom Ridge as Secretary of Homeland Security
Like her father before her, a life snuffed out at the point when Pakistan might have turned the corner.
President George W. Bush said Iran must prove that it won&#39;t seek a nuclear weapon after the Tehran government said it has suspended enrichment of uranium.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad on Friday to shut down camps run by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and to hand over guerrilla leaders.
President Bush on Thursday acknowledged the deep frustration of Hurricane Katrina victims and said the federal government shares the blame for the slow recovery of the Gulf Coast.
Tim Henman has pulled out of next week's  Lyon Grand Prix ATP tournament with shoulder and back problems,  organizers said on Thursday.
The French president wants an agreement to streamline the dual French-German management at Airbus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s parent company, EADS.
Croatia's interior minister resigns after being pictured on a hunting trip with war crimes suspect Mladen Markac.
Broadcaster NBC Universal said on Tuesday it would double the size of its cable operations outside the United States with the acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media, the private equity-backed owner of the Hallmark channel.
Elizabeth Bolden, believed to have been the oldest person in the world, has died at 116, local media in Tennessee reported on Tuesday.
Did a $1,000 gift to a columnist go a long way in The Post?
In seconda serata ottima media per lo 'speciale' di Arbore
Luciano Pavarotti was the Italian singer whose ringing, pristine sound set a standard for operatic tenors of the postwar era.
Iniziativa attuata da un comune della Campania
Five models were declared too thin for the catwalk at this week's international designer show in Madrid, a doctor in charge of vetting them said on Sunday.
A Palestinian militant was killed Sunday afternoon by an Israeli army missile in eastern Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and witnesses reported.
Two years after the withdrawal of the painkiller Vioxx, a dysfunctional Food and Drug Administration still can't adequately track the safety of new drugs and respond quickly to problems, a panel of experts said Friday.
 Since September 2006
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The pound was down agaist all major currencies in early trading Tuesday.
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing&#39;s biggest company, said first-half profit more than doubled on gains from asset sales. The company added users at unprofitable high-speed wireless networks in Europe at a ...
Global mining giant BHP Billiton posted the biggest net profit in Australian corporate history as soaring commodities prices and strong demand from China pushed net profit up 83 percent to 3.51 billion US dollars.
Media & professional: Britain's most flamboyant entrepreneur is suffering setbacks right across his global brand - but he's survived bad times in the past.
Antoinette Smith, a native of this city, lives near Mosby Court, a public housing development built here about forty years ago. She calls it the &quot;unpromised land&quot; because &quot;there
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U.S. wireless technology firm and  chip supplier Qualcomm Inc.  is talking to potential  Chinese partners to prepare for the launch of third-generation  services, but its chief executive questioned on Tuesday the  market prospects for a homegrown standard Beijing is pushing.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss is now listed as probable for Sunday&#39;s game against the New York Giants. He took part today in an entire practice for the first time in
Sprint Nextel has agreed to provide departing customers with the code necessary to unlock their phones\u00e2\u0080\u0099 software so the handsets they own can be used on competitors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 networks.
Prayers and Advil weren&#039;t enough to save Samkon Gado&#039;s cousin from what he can only assume was AIDS. Now the Green Bay Packers running back wants to do something about it.
Hezbollah said on Friday a proposal by President George W. Bush for Lebanon's Western-backed governing coalition to elect a new president unilaterally was a threat to the country's stability.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, 14 Oct - England captain Michael Owen scored the only goal in Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan to give Sven-Goran Eriksson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s team a hat-trick of wins and put them top of Group 6.
A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.
Leaders of six Gulf Arab states began talks on Monday, facing a spat over a US-Bahraini free trade deal that diplomats say could threaten economic agreements between the members of the oil-rich bloc.
Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was ordered under house arrest yesterday, charged with kidnapping and murder dating back to his 17-year rule.
Elephants on parade, bulls on the beach, bears on the bench. It&#39;s going to be quite a week on Wall Street. Although how many Wall Streeters will be around is up in the air.

Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising similar falls for Wall Street as investors abandoned assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 18 -- International medical personnel and supplies are being airlifted to a remote region of central Congo to combat what threatens to become the world's most serious outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in years.
North Korea set out sweeping demands on Monday for scrapping its nuclear arms and the United States warned that its patience was running out -- an inauspicious start to six-party talks after a year-long hiatus.
Thousands of Algerians take part in peace rallies after a week in which suicide bombs killed at least 50 people.
Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the  Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five  weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing  drugs.
October 10, 2004 -- MINNEAPOLIS - It is only fitting that in this season of comebacks, the man who came back from being the player buried the deepest in Joe Torre&#39;s doghouse, provided the firepower for one more amazing comeback victory.
Global cinema takings will rise steadily to $22.8bn (\u00c2\u00a312.6bn) by the end of 2004, a research body predicts.
Sconfitta casalinga del Werder Brema in uno dei due posticipi della 18/a giornata di Bundesliga. Il ...
Search Engine Watch gains a blog, as a new method of better speading news and information about search engines to readers.
A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran's ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official.
Scientists say they have found a safe way to give carbon monoxide to help organ transplant patients.
The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox are both streaking into the All-Star break &#151; in dramatically different directions. Gary Sheffield, Carlos Guillen and Marcus Thames all homered off Daisuke Matsuzaka, and the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has replaced Tom Cruise as the world's most powerful celebrity and jailbird Paris Hilton has dropped off the annual Forbes magazine list of the 100 most influential stars.
The fires raging in Southern California have likely caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and businesses, the state's insurance commissioner said on Tuesday.
&quot;disengage&quot; from conflict with Palestinians by evacuating all Jewish settlers from Gaza and a few from the West Bank in 2005.
The chairman of online bookmaker  Sportingbet.com Plc, Peter Dicks, was arrested on a warrant  from Louisiana at John F. Kennedy International Airport late on  Wednesday, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and  New Jersey said on Thursday.
Sen. James Jeffords may be a man without a party, but he has plenty of high-powered friends. Facing his first re-election bid since leaving the Republican Party, the Vermont independent on Wednesday got an endorsement from Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and a boost from Republican Gov. James Douglas, who said he will not campaign against Jeffords because he \
The United Steelworkers and Michelin   on Sunday agreed to a second contract extension, this  time for 48 hours, while they negotiate a new deal for 4,000  hourly workers at three U.S. tire plants.
A coroner rules two soldiers ambushed in southern Iraq were unlawfully killed by Iraqi military intelligence.
While Tom Kite did more with less raw talent than just about anybody during his PGA Tour days, Morris Hatalsky acknowledges he probably could have done more with his natural gifts.
A gay rights group is asking the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax-exempt status of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries following the preacher's recent remark that he would \
In the beginning there was Darwin. And then there was intelligent design. How the next generation of 'creation science' is invading America's classrooms. By Evan Ratliff from Wired magazine.
Ichiro Suzuki didn't look particularly imposing. He never does. Not with his lithe body in prime condition, as usual. And certainly not with a pink T-shirt, black long sleeves, blue jeans with camouflage patches, shiny silver sneakers and black-and-white knit cap all clinging to him like a skateboarding teenager wearing his little brother's clothes.
De Beers and the South African government unveil plans to create a new, black-run diamond mining firm.
Avon's Kevin Miranda, who last Tuesday became the 53d player in Massachusetts high school basketball history to score 2,000 points, is hurting his chance to vault up the state's all-time scoring list.
The trial of Oracle Corp.'s attempt to upset PeopleSoft Inc.'s antitakeover measures will continue in December, the judge overseeing the case said Wednesday.
Ryan Johnson scored St. Louis' second short-handed goal of the season and Manny Legace stopped 39 shots, lifting the Blues to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
Vikings WR Randy Moss will play in his 103rd consecutive game when Minnesota plays host to the Giants on Sunday. And it won&#39;t be anything like No.
WASHINGTON -- A man scaled the fence at the White House on Monday hours after another man set himself on fire on the sidewalk in front of the executive mansion.
Findings and recommendations by recent studies on the Iraq war:
Mark Calcavecchia felt confident about his game and fell in love with his putter. That's a rare combination for him, so he had a hunch that yesterday would bring him a good round in the PODS Championship.

It would be easy to overlook Ernest Brown, seemingly the odd man out on a roster with 15 guaranteed contracts. Besides, the 7-footer has a talent for making himself inconspicuous once practice ends.
The LeBron James-Kobe Bryant showdown came down to the last shot \u00c2\u0097 and the Cavaliers wouldn't let the Lakers take it.
Legendary US motorbike maker Harley-Davidson cuts its sales forecasts as consumer spending fears mount.
KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistani authorities are putting the city of Karachi on &quot;red alert,&quot; for an al-Qaida strike after its forces killed a top terror suspect.
The secretary general of Burma's largest rebel group, the Karen National Union, is killed at his Thailand home.
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Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has urged Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq and free Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.
Pop star Madonna has visited Judaism&#39;s sacred Western Wall in the dead of night, to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.
On hearing the verdict there was a broad smile from Morgan Tsvangirai, applause from his supporters and tears of relief from his veteran attorney.
Brett Favre celebrated his 200th consecutive start by throwing three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers destroyed the St. Louis Rams 45-17 at Lambeau Field Monday.
Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block
A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, but hope remains of an eventual breakthrough, the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland said yesterday.
Gunmen shot dead a Kenyan opposition politician at his home overnight, an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) spokesman said on Tuesday.
Gaetano Papalia, presidente della Sebastiani Rieti (Legadue), &egrave; stato inibito per due mesi fi...
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Military jets thundered overhead, and hundreds of people, including veterans and top officials, gathered in Sunday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1944 Slovak uprising against Nazi rule.
SSDs cost $400 to $500 more than ordinary hard drives of the same capacity. To justify the price difference, SSD notebooks must demonstrate significant performance benefits over notebooks equipped with standard hard drives. To find out whether they do, we tested three pairs of ultraportable notebooks from Fujitsu and Dell.
Now that her ex-husband The Donald has become a TV star as host of \
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.
Diplomats say Iran has replied to a European offer to avoid possible UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program. But they say the Europeans may reject Iran&#39;s response.
Thousands of people attend a rally to protest against proposed cuts at a Lincolnshire hospital.
A more pragmatic and realistic French foreign policy is gradually replacing the defiant period of confrontation with the United States, especially after the latter's invasion of Iraq.
Kamizake con autobomba contro il centro reclute della Guardia nazionale. Trovato cadavere vice governatore di Anbar. KIRKUK - Nuova giornata di attentati e violenze in Iraq. Sono almeno 23morti e 15 i feriti
Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s parliamentary elections on Monday have included charges of armed intimidation and bribes, and the suspicion of rigging hangs thick in the air.
The Nets' victory was fashioned from every corner of the Nets roster, and had as much to do with the Knicks' sloppy play as anything else.
The Queen and Prince Philip are attending a garden party at the University of Ulster in Coleraine.
An off-duty policeman watched as a high-speed train hit a car on a level crossing killing six people, including the car driver on Saturday evening.
By CARPINTER, Bernard  DROUGHT in Hawke's Bay has left farmers facing a bleak winter in spite of recent rain, Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule has warned.
A blind judo expert astounded a mugger by pinning him to the ground after he tried to steal his cigarettes, police said on Monday.
Mario Matt won his third slalom of the season in Zagreb on Sunday and made it clear the race for the discipline's World Cup was far from over.
CHICAGO The American Medical Association says sweet alcoholic drinks, often referred to as &quot;alco-pop,&quot; are luring a troubling number of teens to engage in underage drinking.
NEW YORK -- A New York City Police Department helicopter with an ultra-sensitive radiation detector affixed to its tail whipped through a wintry sky over Lower Manhattan last month, hunting block by block through the concrete canyons of Wall Street for a black SUV containing the components of a h...
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A US man jailed for having consensual oral sex with a teenage girl has his sentence overturned.
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The yen fell against the dollar and euro  on Wednesday after data showed that Japan's economy slipped  into recession for much of 2004, but the market quickly looked  ahead to remarks by Fed chief Alan Greenspan later in the day.
Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
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Australia&#39;s Computershare has agreed to buy EquiServe of the United States for US$292 million ($423 million), making it the largest US share registrar and driving its shares up by a third.

Despite a tropical storm and a tropical depression spinning in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, nothing currently threatens the U.S. oil and natural gas production in the northern Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
The craft wins the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private space travel when it reaches 100km for the second time.
Sun is moving from its traditional focus on supporting only its Solaris operating system platform and beefing up its support for competing operating systems such as Windows, HP-UX and AIX, with the purchase of IT services company SevenSpace.
Britain will run out of leading scientists unless science education is improved, says Professor Colin Pillinger.
A helicopter crashed in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan, killing all 16 people on board, including at least two American civilians, officials said Thursday.
VENICE, Italy - Al Pacino growls, grimaces and demands a \
SAITAMA, Japan  - Greece produced a sensational   win over the United States to reach the world basketball   championship final on Friday.
The 'Clearstream affair' implicates President Chirac and Prime Minister Villepin in a smear campaign.
Nearly eight decades after their tragic deaths, two of Theodor Herzl's children were buried Wednesday in Jerusalem in an official ceremony that fulfilled the founder of modern Zionism's century-old will.
The 2004 presidential campaign ended and the voting is underway, with heavy turnout expected following a race that has been deadlocked at every turn since March.
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A shake-up of strategic health authorities has seen the NHS pay out more than \u00c2\u00a380m in redundancy, the BBC learns.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the week ahead in business and economics, including Wednesday&#39;s meeting of the Federal Reserve Board to discuss interest rates.
Democrat John Edwards said Tuesday that honesty and openness were essential qualities for a president, and that he was proud to acknowledge his 2002 vote authorizing the invasion of Iraq was a mistake.
One day on the job, and Columbia University athletic director M. Dianne Murphy wasted little time saying what she thought of the school's sports performance.
Chirping birds no longer compete for attention with speakers blaring North Korean propaganda across its border with South Korea, and the view across the verdant landscape of the Demilitarized Zone is now uninterrupted by billboards that once boasted \
JACKSONVILLE, N.C.  -- Authorities detailed gruesome evidence of a pregnant Marine's death Saturday as they excavated human remains from a fire pit where they believe a comrade she accused of rape burned and buried her body.
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Between 170,000 and 255,000 people have died in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region since 2003, according to a study published Friday in the journal Science.
On October 8, staying on a working visit to Moscow, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma is meeting with first President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin.
Two upstart ketchup companies are offering an alternative to consumers who want condiments with a GOP flavor.
MPs are to spend two days debating the future of the House of Lords, with a final decision due on Wednesday.
PHOENIX, Ariz./MONTERREY, Mexico  - An  Arizona-based citizens group is recruiting hundreds of  volunteers to patrol the border with Mexico this spring, saying  that U.S. government has failed to stem the flow of illegal  immigrants.
A federal appeals court offered sweet music for online file sharers and dealt a bitter defeat to the entertainment industry Thursday, ruling that two companies that make popular file-sharing programs aren&#39;t responsible for copyright violations by people ...
Chelsea extended its Premier League lead to six points on Saturday with a stylish 4-0 victory over promoted Norwich City, while second-placed Everton was held to a goalless draw at Blackburn Rovers.
Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating margins.
RAS AL AIN, Morocco  - Farmers in this sun-parched Moroccan village have been waiting 50 years for drinking and irrigation water, electricity, hospitals and roads.
Judging by the inclinations of both teams, one area in which today&#39;s game could be decided is the battle between Patriots running back Corey Dillon and Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis.
A bus carrying high school students overturned after colliding with a pickup truck Thursday, killing a 15-year-old girl, officials said. Two other students and both drivers were injured.
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Microsoft is expected to launch a beta version of its Web search technology on Thursday, with ambitions to catch up to rivals Google and Yahoo.
After being crowned the queen of Sydney, Marion Jones could hardly have imagined four years ago that she would be coming to the next Olympic Games with a guarantee of competing in only one event.
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NEW YORK - In a nod to Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s frustrations with his company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s repeated failure to meet earnings expectations, Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell on Thursday cut Coke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s long-term forecasts while announcing a big boost in annual marketing dollars.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak no longer has to wear an electronic ankle bracelet before her trial next month on charges she attacked a romantic rival when a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut unraveled in February, a Florida judge ordered on Thursday.
La Juve ha lanciato una nuova iniziativa in vista della sfida di domenica con il Vicenza. ''Tutti co...
Bartosz Bosacki scored twice Tuesday to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica in the teams&#039; final game of the World Cup.
A forest of trees will fall and a lake of ink will be emptied hashing and rehashing the baseball games played in Boston and New York over the past four days.
Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men&#39;s soccer final to win the nation&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.
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Say you sealed tons of radiactive waste half a mile below the New Mexico desert. Assuming the facility survived for 10 thousand years, what sort of  \
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Peter O&#39;Malley is determined to take advantage of the distraction of the Ryder Cup after posting a five under par 67 on the first day of the BMW International Open in Munich.
Militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq extended their deadline by another 24 hours, Al Jazeera reported. The kidnappers threaten to kill the journalists unless France agrees to remove a ban on headscarves in schools.
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The treaty that will eventually replace the Kyoto Protocol on climate change could be a potpourri of legal obligations, nonbinding commitments and aid arrangements for the developing world, but each nation should choose its own course, the U.N.'s top climate official said Thursday.
Curtains if sites not accessible by 2009 The UK Government has given itself until the end of next year to get its act together on accessibility, after which any .gov.uk site failing to achieve the minimum, Level Double-A of the W3C Guidelines will have its domain withdrawn. This brave, nay, foolhardy commitment could conceivably result in carnage across national, local government and miscellaneous hanger-on .gov.uk sites - and we can perhaps look forward to a more overtly outsourced future containing sites such as homeoffice.tv, mod.cn and basildon.eu.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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R&B star Alicia Keys is to open the Super Bowl singing a song previously sung there by Ray Charles.
Rap star Jay-Z, who has little corporate experience, will become the chief executive for one of Universal's biggest divisions.
Wayne Rooney will have to wait until Wednesday at the earliest to find out if he faces punishment for shoving Tal Ben Haim in the face at Old Trafford on Boxing Day.
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Russia is turning for help against terrorism to a country with long experience, signing a memorandum with Israel yesterday pledging the two countries will work more closely in fighting the scourge.
SUZUKA, Japan  - BAR will celebrate their 100th Grand Prix start in Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix with drivers Jenson Button and Takuma Sato chasing an elusive victory at Suzuka.
Satan's bounty hunter has looted the wallets of movie-goers. \
Google Inc.  shares, which topped a milestone price of $500 a share last week, are overvalued and poised to fall, just like peers Amazon.com Inc.  and eBay Inc.  did, the weekly financial newspaper Barron's reported on Sunday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 -- New Jersey this week launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the country to control mother-to-child transmission of HIV, making screening tests mandatory for all pregnant women in the state beginning next year.
The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, offers voters an education \
Browsing the Web on your cellphone can seem so hard most people don't even try. But why should that be?
DES MOINES, Iowa - A man has been ordered to pay more than $13,000 to his former neighbors who he spied upon while sitting naked in his house.
President Bush's new budget director faces long, difficult budget negotiations with congressional Democrats, even as he settles into his new job.
Iran has agreed to fully suspend its uranium enrichment program, Iran&#39;s chief nuclear negotiator Hasan Rohani announced Sunday, a move that could improve Iran&#39;s relations with the West.
IBM's p5-575, a specialized server geared for high-performance computing, has eight 1.9GHz Power5 processors.
Doubt grew Tuesday over the fate of a crucial US Senate bill which grants a path to citizenship for around 12 million illegal immigrants, as partisan sniping broke out over the timing of votes.
The strong winds that blow across the Northern Plains have been chased over the past two years by a spate of politicians and entrepreneurs eager to exploit them as an energy alternative to fossil fuels.
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her soccer star husband David are expecting their third child. After weeks of speculation, the couple have released a statement confirming Victoria is almost three months
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Starting next year British teenagers will face an exotic range of new disciplines designed to equip them with more practical skills.
A day after the writers  strike pulled the rug out from under the Golden Globes, Oscar  organizers said Tuesday that preparations for the biggest night  on Hollywood's calendar are already behind schedule.
While popular diets and fasts come and go, master cleanse remains a perennial favorite.
Two cases against men charged with dissident republican activity are dropped over low copy number testing fears.
The first Starbucks coffee store opens in Russia, a year after the US firm won a legal dispute in the country.
The outing of Lonelygirl15 has forced her audience to consider: Was Lonelygirl a simple hoax or high-concept art?
Comment is free: Patrick Seale: The US plans permanent military bases in Iraq, confirming to many that it really was all about oil.
The Boston Red Sox have two shutouts this season. One by Curt Schilling and one by his rookie replacement.
Normally exuberant New Year's  celebrations will be tempered by thoughts for victims of south  Asia's tsunami, as several cities worldwide cancel parties and  Australia hopes to lead a global minute of silence.
Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work.
By MAY WONG  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc.'s recent rollout of songs without copy protection software at its iTunes Store has given consumers new flexibility, but questions have emerged over the company's inclusion of personal data in purchased music tracks.
If it was a terrible week for Wall Street, and it was a devastating one for companies that promise to protect investors against bond losses.
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The Republican camp recruited several heavyweights, including US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and former secretary of state James Baker, to conduct negotiations with Democrats on televised debates between the two candidates.
The Bush administration, looking at the prospect of stronger oversight from a Democratic-led Congress, is withdrawing a proposal to let big polluters report less often on what they spew from their smokestacks.
The expansion of the online marketplace is now all but forcing the music companies to tread on ground they once viewed as off limits.
Facing up to uncertainty is a skill that's in short supply in a business world that rewards conviction. But it's becoming a core competency for companies planning a long and prosperous run.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday denied leading Britain into war on a false prospectus, despite intelligence on the threat posed by Iraq being wrong.
By Daniel Kelley, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Jun. 15--MARISSA -- A Peabody Energy proposal to reopen a surface mine and use adjacent land as a burnt coal landfill outside Marissa has drawn concern from nearby residents and praise from the business community.
In exchange for ace Johan Santana, the Mets are surrendering four young players \u00e2\u0080\u0094 outfielder Carlos G\u00c3\u00b3mez and pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey.
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Bedtime stories are proving a struggle for many parents who are not confident readers, says a survey.
Liverpool and France striker Djibril Cisse is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering a horrific leg break in his club&#39;s 2-2 draw at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
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An Aussie computer programmer downloads Neil Armstrong's historic \
A biography of Tom Cruise focuses on his religious beliefs.
Colma, a suburb south  of the city best known for its ubiquitous cemeteries,  ever-present fog and the end of the subway line, is the  improbable setting for San Francisco filmmakers Richard Wong  and H.P. Mendoza&#39;s exuberant, wistful, coming-of-age musical,  &quot;Colma: The Musical.&quot;
Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return.
NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - This Amish town showed more forgiveness than anger on Tuesday, a day after a 32-year-old dairy truck driver stormed a one-room school and tried to execute all the girls, killing five.
NEWCASTLE boss Graeme Souness hailed his side&#39;s win last night and admitted they are now are in a &#39;fantastic position&#39; in the UEFA Cup.
ATA Airlines Inc.  on Monday said it has put its Chicago Express regional airline up for sale as part of its effort to reorganize under bankruptcy protection.
By Traci Watson  HOUSTON -- Crewmembers of the next space shuttle flight said Thursday that they hope their mission next month will help deflect public and media attention from the charges against astronaut Lisa Nowak.
Lee, who batted .305 with 31 homers and 99 RBIs last season, gives the Brewers a right-handed slugger in the middle of the lineup to complement Geoff Jenkins and Lyle Overbay, both left-handed hitters.
MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers on their way to a Mississippi casino...
Roger Federer, the top seed and world number one, has rounded off his outstanding year with victory in the Masters Cup over Australian Lleyton Hewitt.
The US embassy in Cyprus appeals for information on a senior diplomat who has been missing for three days.
The EU signs visa deals with five Balkan states, making it cheaper and easier for their nationals to travel in Europe.
&quot;Come on, make a wish to Chairman Mao,&quot; said a woman to her two young children as they bowed to a six-meter (20-foot) bronze statue of Mao Zedong in his home village of Shaoshan.
Overweight, awkward and anxiety-ridden Bridget Jones showed up on screen at a star-studded London premiere on Tuesday where thousands turned out to cheer the actress who plays pop culture&#39;s beloved antiheroine.
A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50 in the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in a week, officials said.
Wachovia has launched a new service that will enable its online banking customers to access account information through internet wireless devices such as mobile phones and PDAs.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces launched a \
THE Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, reached a deal with Shimon Peres yesterday to name the opposition leader as his senior deputy - clearing a key obstacle to a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.
Sotheby&#39;s Holdings Inc. set six artist records at its auction last night of Impressionist and Modern artwork, as a Paul Gauguin painting fetched $39.
The maudlin, grotesque western \u00e2\u0080\u009cSeptember Dawn\u00e2\u0080\u009d apes \u00e2\u0080\u009cSchindler\u00e2\u0080\u0099s List\u00e2\u0080\u009d in hopes of creating a Christian Holocaust picture.
AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.
New York State Attorney General Andrew  Cuomo said on Monday his office has subpoenaed Facebook,  accusing the social networking site of not keeping young users  safe from sexual predators and not responding to user  complaints.
La Caf ha respinto il ricorso del Parma e confermato la squalifica di tre giornate al difensore Fern...
The shortage of flu vaccine this fall poses serious challenges for employers concerned about productivity, and for low-wage workers who don't have paid sick leave and can't afford to miss a day.
Michael Vick has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for an obscene hand gesture toward fans following last week's loss to New Orleans.
A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government&#39;s long awaited White Paper on Public Health.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it will need an additional $135 million in liquidity in early 2006 to meet the requirements of certain financing agreements.
The U.S. Navy will soon announce whether Lockheed Martin Corp.  or Raytheon Co.  will build a &#36;6.4 billion communications system to beef up satellite services for U.S. troops, the White House and State Department, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
If you invest in China, do so with caution.
The ITC barred the import of future models of phones using Qualcomm third generation chips.
President Bush, under increasing pressure to relax his restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, plans to issue an executive order today to encourage government agencies to support research that offers the promise of creating medically useful stem cells without destroying human embryos,...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - A U.S. court granted a stay of execution to a convicted killer set to be put to death in Alabama on Thursday, the latest such move since the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to lethal injection.
The Humvee hits an Iraqi woman crossing a busy road at night. The driver pulls over and turret gunner Spc. Mike Moriarty watches helplessly as supply trucks runs over her, spreading her body parts across the road &#151; and we watch with him.
A lawsuit claims that Marilyn Monroe had no connection to many of the items in an exhibit that claims to showcase her possessions.
Barack Obama won the biggest triumph yet in the Democratic presidential race, a lopsided victory that restored his momentum leading into Super Tuesday.
The World Health Organization is warning Bird Flu will be the most likely cause of the next deadly flu pandemic. During a meeting in Bangkok on Bird Flu, Dr.
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Dario Dainelli e la Fiorentina vicinissimi al rinnovo. Il capitano viola pare propenso ad accettare ...
PENSACOLA, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday, accusing the self-styled straight-talking senator of arrogantly exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.
Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that his country would never again suspend uranium enrichment, a move the United States says is essential for Washington-Tehran negotiations
Hundreds of passengers aboard a luxury British cruise liner heading for the tropics instead found themselves contemplating the wind-swept skyline of industrial Southampton after the vessel broke down.
A 17-year-old girl won a scholarship worth $100,000 for building an inexpensive yet accurate spectrograph that identifies the \
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick  has been fined $500,000 for using video to tape an opponent&#39;s  touchline signals, the National Football League said on  Thursday.
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Three former spymasters told senators Monday that creating a new national intelligence director would be worthless without giving that person authority over the budgets of the nation's spy agencies.
Republican Party leaders yesterday laid the groundwork for a possible challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire&#39;s victory over Dino Rossi in the hand recount for governor, claiming a number of irregularities in the way King County handled ballots.
By CHRISTINE DELL'AMORE Polonium-210, the rare radioactive substance that fatally poisoned a Russian ex-spy, doesn't pose a threat to most.
British Airways reports a fall in  profits to \u00c2\u00a3113m for the three months to December, from \u00c2\u00a3166m a year earlier.
British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.
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St. Louis Rams defensive lineman Leonard Little has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to throw out a felony drunken driving charge against him, arguing the law behind the count is unconstitutional.
Congressional Democrats are forcing the Yucca Mountain nuclear dump in the home state of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to get by on its lowest annual budget in years, likely causing yet more delays in opening the first national repository for radioactive waste.
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Malta will have a national drugs strategy by the end of the year, according to a European report on drugs launched yesterday. The 2004 report of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Newly-trained security forces clashed with police at a Mogadishu police station on Saturday in a gunbattle that killed one person and wounded two, witnesses said.
Verizon Center, home to the Washington Wizards and Capitals, will no longer allow fans to bring food or beverages into the arena as it had since 1997.
The FBI improperly obtained credit reports and other information on individuals through errors in using its power to investigate terrorism or espionage suspects, the Washington Post reported, citing a U.S. Justice Department audit.
Blog: Why did a collection of tech publishers and venture capitalists lend their voices to a Microsoft advertorial?
Twenty-nine North Koreans sought asylum Wednesday at a Japanese school in Beijing, hoping to ultimately reach South Korea, the Kyodo news agency reported.
China introduces tough measures against internet pornography, including possible life imprisonment.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Torino, con il tecnico De Biasi che ha fatto lavorare la squadra su...
President Bush chooses former top diplomat Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank, officials say.
If approved, the deal would be the largest acquisition in the European tobacco industry.
By Mike Schneider  Instead of enjoying a relaxing day at the international space station, the space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts prepared Sunday for an unplanned, fourth spacewalk to get a stubborn, half- retracted solar array to fold up.
A U.S. television reporter facing prison for refusing to reveal the identity of his source in a bribe case may have gotten a big break because the source has voluntarily identified himself to officials, documents showed on Wednesday.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Britain's Andy Murray believes he can avoid the sort of slump that followed his first ATP title in San Jose last year.
Global warming is increasingly rendering Inuit and other Arctic peoples at a loss for words. They simply do not have names in their languages for the temperate species flocking up from the south.
In a Feb. 9 story about President Bush's meeting with the president of Poland, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Singapore and Norway had left the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. Singapore withdrew 160 troops in April of 2004 but currently is helping the coalition with a landing ship tank and crew deployed in the Gulf. Norway, one of several NATO members that opposed the U.S.-led invasion, sent a 150-member group of engineers to Iraq in July 2003. They returned home in July 2004, except for 10 officers who are still in Iraq.
LONDON - Puzzled and angry at being barred from the United States, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens returned to London on Thursday vowing to find out why.    Surrounded by a throng of reporters at Heathrow Airport, Yusuf Islam said it was ludicrous that he was on Washington's no-fly list for having suspected ties to terrorists, and he said he would challenge the decision to block him from entering the country...
Send no flowers to commemorate Jane Buffett's death, her husband asks. Instead, send John Kerry to the White House.
Actor Jimmy Smits, best known for  his turns as a lawyer on \
Paris - A diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and a daily glass of red wine could help people in developed countries extend their life span by five years or more on average, a study says.
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco has been arrested in California after hurling a chair that hit two fans in the stands during Monday&#39;s game against Oakland.
French president Jacques Chirac says he will do all he can to help Paris' 2012 Olympic bid.
Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday approved a debt and tax-backed financing plan to build a new stadium for Major League Baseball, moving a step closer to bringing baseball back to the U.S. capital.
(AGI) - Baghdad, 12 nov. - La Mezzaluna Rossa ha chiesto alle forze Usa e al governo iracheno l&#39;autorizzazione a entrare a Falluja per consegnare beni di prima necessita&#39; ai civili stremati da quattro giorni
Six mobile-phone makers have teamed up to develop a new GSM platform for dual-mode handsets that support 3G, or HSDPA2/W-CDMA, and 2G, or GSM/GPRS/EDGE, communications. The goal is to provide both high-end multimedia functionality, as well as GSM features.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Thursday the central bank will act as needed  to help the struggling U.S. economy, but said the Fed has to be  mindful that growth should pick up later in the year.
The U.S. economy is slowing but the  outlook is benign, while Japan is poised for its longest  post-war growth spell, OECD chief Angel Gurria said on  Thursday.
Nick Faldo will go into 2005 still looking for a first win since 1997 but without Fanny Sunesson by his side. Having worked with the six-time major champion for most of the last 14 years, Sunesson is giving up full-time caddying.

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A China Eastern commuter plane crashed  into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia  Sunday, killing 53 passengers and crew and two people on the  ground, the airline and state media said.
Nigeria's main labor union on Monday indefinitely suspended a looming nationwide strike that had threatened to shut down the oil industry in the world's No. 7 exporter.
The total number of virus attacks are down, but malicious codemeisters are getting faster, more sophisticated, and they&#39;re beginning to target e-commerce concerns and small businesses.
ActiveX strikes again Just one day after nasty security flaws were disclosed in Yahoo's Music Jukebox, miscreants have begun to actively exploit them.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Arts & entertainment: Sting and company play to an enthralled 20,000 - including Penelope Cruz - as their first tour in 23 years kicks off in Vancouver.
Val d\u00e2\u0080\u0099Isere, France (Ski Press)-World Cup leader Bode Miller was off the podium for the first time in a speed race this season Saturday, but fattened his points in a downhill won by Austrian Werner Franz.
Cameraman Paul Douglas had spent more than a decade covering the world&#039;s hot spots for CBS News. Freelance soundman James Brolan was part of a CBS team honored for its dispatches on the earthquake in Pakistan. Correspondent Kimberly Dozier had reported on the deteriorating situation in Iraq for nearly three years.
Media & professional: Councillors are most often male and over 50, but Scotland is taking steps to change the demographic - and facing some flak, reports Kirsty Scott.
There really is no choice on Nov. 2. President Bush has a record of achievement and accomplishment. He inherited an economy in recession, further hit by a high-tech burst and 9/11, and turned it around.
Chechens elect a new president today, but few expect peace to follow from a Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin plane crashes some have linked to rebels in the region.
Google responded on Friday to a lawsuit filed against it by Northeastern University, denying claims that its search service infringes on patented technology.Google denied all charges in the suit, which was&#160;filed jointly by Northeastern, of Boston, and a search technology company called Jarg, of Waltham, Mass. Google also filed a counterclaim asking the court to dismiss the patent as invalid.The&#160;suit was filed in November&#160;in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. It seeks an injunction preventing Google from further infringement, as well as royalty payments and damages.The patent in question describes a distributed database system that breaks queries into fragments and distributes them to multiple computers in a network to get faster search results.The plaintiffs say that Google uses this system to run its search engine, and that the system was invented by Kenneth Baclawski, an associate professor at Northeastern and one of Jarg&#39;s founders. Northeastern was awarded a patent for the system, which it has licensed exclusively to Jarg.In its response Friday, Google argued that the patent is invalid and should not have been awarded in the first place. It cites various sections of U.S. patent law, including those that deal with the novelty of an invention and prior art. It also cites the doctrine of &quot;laches,&quot; which essentially requires plaintiffs to file lawsuits in a timely manner.Its counterclaim asks the court to declare the patent invalid and unenforceable.Both parties have requested a jury trial, and legal experts have said the case could be resolved in 18 months to two years.The U.S. patent, number 5,694,593, is dated Dec. 2, 1997, and can be viewed by searching the Web site of the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office. U.S. patent law is also described on the USPTO Web site in this PDF file. Google&#39;s reply cites sections 101, 102, 103, and 112.
A judge has given the green light to a  U.S. firm to sue a memorial fund dedicated to the late Princess  Diana over its attempt to stop the firm from selling Diana  trinkets such as dolls and plates.
Bank of England policymakers vote 9-0 to hold rates at 5.75% in September,  minutes from the meeting show.
Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.'s former president, testified Tuesday that he was undercut a number of times by Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner as he tried to expand the entertainment giant's business.
Pascal Leclaire makes 21 saves for his league-leading seventh shutout and the Blue Jackets beat the Thrashers, 2-0, on Wednesday.
The Kyoto environmental accord has cleared the final hurdle to ratification with a vote in the Russian Parliament on Friday. The approval of Russian lawmakers gives the stalled accord enough international support to come into force worldwide.
Manchester United, Cardiff e Sheffield United hanno raggiunto oggi gli ottavi di finale di FA Cup, l...
Senegal coach Henri Kasperczak has resigned following his side's crushing 3-1 loss to Angola at the African Nations Cup on Sunday, press reports said here on Monday.
As Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist battles thyroid cancer, speculation has increased that some justices may retire soon, which could affect issues such as abortion.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Koalas are considered in danger of extinction in parts of Australia, but in one southern state authorities plan to implant 2,000 of the furry marsupials with contraceptives to control their numbers.
U.S. consumer-electronics giant Best Buy Inc. has a secret Web site that can block customers from getting the lowest prices, a published report said Friday.
With the country unraveling Kabul's newly renovated airport may simply serve as a gateway for the Western exodus
The leaders of Thailand's coup ban all meetings and other activities by political parties, two days after taking power.
Strong summer traffic on its trans-Atlantic flights helped boost Continental Airlines\u00e2\u0080\u0099 profit by 15 percent in the second quarter.
Small businesses, in particular, may get the biggest lift indirectly \u00e2\u0080\u0094 from consumers spending the tax rebates they will start receiving in May.
The audience at Radio City Music Hall expressed a cautious approval of material from Diana Krall's adventurous new album.
Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness have gone to the IRA in a bid to resolve the issue of disarmament.
GREEN BAY, Wis.  - Vice President Dick Cheney on  Friday tempered comments he made earlier this week that warned  of the risk of another terrorist attack if Democratic Sen. John  Kerry were elected president.
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble is to meet Tony Blair to discuss the proposals for restoring devolution. Mr Trimble will meet the prime minister at Downing Street, to give his party&#39;s assessment of the way forward.
Gunmen seize a secondary school in the southern Russian region of North Ossetia, taking several pupils hostage.
Nicolas Cage's treasure hunt soaked up more box-office cash than a cartoon sponge. Cage's \
Unicef has begun registering thousands of orphans in Aceh in a bid to protect them from traffickers.
By JENNIFER C. YATES PITTSBURGH - A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books.
TRENTON, New Jersey A study by a Rutgers University researcher suggests that the more sensitive your palate is, the thinner you&#39;re likely to be.
According to the new UNCTAD report entitled &quot;World Investment Report 2004: shift toward services&quot; it turns out that 2003 was the third year in a row when a drop in global flows of FDI was recorded.
CastleCops (www.castlecops.com)  is celebrating its fifth-year anniversary by recognizing its volunteer  community achievements and excellence in Internet security with a  contest furnished with prizes by well-known industry organizations.
Iran has released on bail a fourth Iranian-American national who had been jailed since May on security-related charges, the ISNA news agency reported today.
Company puts on a demonstration of promised 'Barcelona' quad-core Opteron chip.
NAIROBI, June 26 -- Widespread banditry, kidnapping and political violence in the volatile and virtually lawless northeastern corner of the Central African Republic are forcing thousands of villagers to flee to Chad, where the security situation is possibly more desperate, according to an Amnesty...
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry(L) holds up a Boston Red Sox shirt at a rally in Manchester, NH Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
Four decades after playing Paris's legendary L'Olympia concert hall with the Beatles, Paul McCartney returns to the venue Monday saying \
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A militant Islamic group claiming responsibility for kidnapping three foreigners working for the United Nations in Afghanistan has provided proof it has the hostages, diplomatic and security sources said on Saturday.
Virus writers have unleashed a second version of the &quot;Skulls&quot; Trojan horse and packaged it with a cell phone virus, a security company has warned.
A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim  clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in  response to a British knighthood for the author Salman Rushdie.
Gov backpedals after brouhaha prompts comparisons with Burma Italian bloggers may be required to register with a national database, unless an ambiguously-worded new law is amended before it comes into force.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Spaniard on trial for selling Islamists explosives to carry out the Madrid train bombings dismissed suggestions on Wednesday that he worked with Basque separatists ETA, describing such talk as \
Gruppo francese prevede crescita ricavi e utile operativo
People who suffer from chronic sinus infections can be treated with antibiotics over a long period of time without necessarily developing resistance to the drugs, according to a new study.
(09/27/04)-- Crude oil prices are on the rise again, this time because of supply fears. In early trading Monday, a price spike nudged a barrel to within four cents of the all-time high of $49.
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New rules requiring that condoms be tested before and after shipment to Uganda have caused a shortage of the rubber prophylactic, which the east African country credits for curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, a senior health ministry official said.
Turkish troops entered northern Iraq early on Tuesday to flush out separatist Kurdish rebels, Jabbar Yawar, spokesman for the Kurdish peshmerga security force, told AFP.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - A Massachusetts judge refused  to declare a mistrial on Friday in the child rape trial of  defrocked priest Paul Shanley, saying he would instruct jurors  to disregard an accuser's emotional outburst.
''La presidenza federale &egrave; un peso che sosterrei tranquillamente ma non credo di essere nella...
A middle school principal accused of selling crystal methamphetamine from his office after school and on weekends was arrested after police found the drug on his desk, authorities said Wednesday.
THE threat of travel chaos for holidaymakers was lifted yesterday when British Airways staff called off a planned strike. Unions representing baggage handlers and check-in staff at airports
Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests.
Beltran set a postseason record by homering for the fifth consecutive game, snapping a seventh-inning tie with a solo shot as the Houston Astros posted a 6-5 triumph over the St.
Marc Lievremont, ct della nazionale francese di rugby, in testa al 6 Nazioni con il Galles, ha diram...
Oil extended losses for the seventh   consecutive session on Tuesday, retreating to under $65 a   barrel after Iran sounded a softer note on its atomic program   and OPEC agreed to keep production steady for now.
Lawyers are to argue whether prior sexual allegations against singer Michael Jackson can be used in his upcoming trial.
A suicide car bomb attack targeting Iraq&#39;s environment minister killed four of her bodyguards on Tuesday, while a separate blast near the education minister&#39;s convoy killed one bodyguard, police and government officials said.
November 17, 2004 - Roger Avary who won an Oscar in 1994 for his Pulp Fiction screenplay is suing Microsoft and ResponDesign Inc. over Yourself!
After years of being taunted as \
LONDON, England -- The English FA has received a letter of apology from the Spanish FA after fans racially abused England players during Wednesday&#39;s match in Madrid.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 St. Louis (105-57, first place in NL Central) coasted into the postseason. The Cardinals split their final 26 games of the season but still finished 13 games ahead
Health agencies on Thursday called for tackling cervical cancer which has taken on epidemic proportions in developing countries from Brazil to India due to a lack of screening.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has left the English Premier League club &quot;by mutual consent&quot;, the club announced on Thursday.
Laptop goes MIA from Westminster A laptop containing information about Parliament's security systems disappeared from, er, the department responsible for Parliament's security last week, claims the Daily Telegraph. According to the paper, the machine belonged to an official working for the Serjeant at Arms, and disappeared from inside the parliamentary estate.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man used an Internet chat room to try to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day involving more than two dozen women across the United States and Canada, authorities said.
President Bush welcomed Spain's king, Juan Carlos, to his Texas ranch Wednesday with a show of warm feelings in marked contrast to the chill in relations toward the prime minister of Spain.
Kelly Holmes of Great Britain captured her second Olympic title of the Games here as she won the 1500 metres.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and model Carla Bruni marry in Paris after whirlwind romance
Three suspected militants allegedly planning suicide attacks died Wednesday when a bomb detonated early, police said, in the latest violence near the Afghan border where 12 people were killed in a missile attack a day earlier.
Controversial Australian comedian Brendon Burns wins the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's top comedy prize.
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the new Ford Shelby and two competing tax programs.
Il difensore brasiliano Cris ha prolungato di un anno, fino al 2011, il contratto con il Lione. Cris...
Can you believe these baseball games of late? They are tension-filled, comeback-laden, back-and-forth, down-to-the-last-out sporting gems. And they are unwatchable.
Astronauts preparing to fix an extension to the International Space Station are delayed by a last-minute hitch.
World leaders are hoping to put a spotlight on the growing gap between rich and poor and the failure to find $50 billion a year to help more than one billion people escape extreme poverty and start sharing ...
Officials predicted that this would be the heaviest-traveled holiday since the 2001 terrorist attacks. And though no one had numbers to back up that claim yesterday
Emilio Ottolenghi cooptato nel consiglio d'amministrazione
For nearly 40 years, Josphat Mwangi lived on his farm in western Kenya, a six-acre plot of earth with a sparkling river in the distance.
The US billionaire forked out the fortune to raise his stake in United from 19.2 per cent to 25.5 per cent. And with his holding now worth \u00c2\u00a3190million, his spending may not stop there.
The last few days rumors have been circulating that Sony was preparing to announce a new rumble-equipped controller for the PS3. As you may know, the current PS3 controllers don't shake, which we assume was because Sony got slapped with a lawsuit for alle
By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 4--Here's a dumb idea: The U.S. Department of the Interior has told its U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees in northeastern North Carolina not to respond to public inquiries about the effects of a proposed Navy practice landing field there.
(InfoWorld) - IBM has spun out productivity software included in the latest version of Lotus Notes as a free online service to compete with Microsoft's Office productivity suite. The name for the suite, Symphony, is the same name IBM used for its first integrated productivity suite, which it offered in the 1980s but which never took off with customers. Mike Rhodin, general manager of Lotus Software for the IBM Software Group, said the company brought back the name to \
Essence magazine challenging bad-boy rappers and misogynistic lyrics.
Britain and Norway send jet fighters to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.
Kazakhstan e Azerba\u00c3\u00afgian hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qual...
The $500 billion drug industry is stumbling badly in its core business of finding new medicines, while aggressively marketing existing drugs.
Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday he suspected Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia was behind the abduction of five Britons from a government building in Baghdad.
US tobacco companies applaud an appeal court decision rejecting a $280bn claim by the government.
Allied Capital, a Washington financial services firm, said yesterday that someone it hired had obtained the  phone records of David Einhorn, a hedge-fund manager who has accused the company of fraud, and Einhorn's company, Greenlight Capital.
CAIRO/GAZA  - The militant Islamist group Hamas warned Israel on Saturday of a third uprising if it failed with the United States and Europe to make progress toward a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.
North and South Korea fail to reach an agreement on the boundaries of a proposed shared fishing zone.
The Bush administration must answer questions about the destruction of CIA interrogation videos of two al-Qaida suspects, a federal judge said Tuesday, rejecting the government's efforts to keep the courts out of the investigation.
MONTERREY, Mexico  - Retired basketball great  Dennis Rodman is to play two games with a Mexican league side  next month as part of his slow-burn campaign to return to the  NBA.
Qantas Airways said it will increase the number of flights from Australia to Britain with stopovers in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday it may cut ratings on $12.1 billion of mortgage-related debt this week on expectations for an 8 percent drop in U.S. home prices and more mortgage defaults.
By Stuart Elliott  Much of the ferment that is remaking Madison Avenue is centered on the changes in American television, still the largest  and, arguably, most powerful  advertising medium.
Microsoft released six updates to address various issues across its products on Tuesday, including four which were rated critical, and three that affected Windows Vista.
Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, d&agrave; per scontata la partenza di Amauri al termi...
Springfield, IL (Sports Network) - Cristie Kerr holed a four-foot par save at the 18th hole Sunday to hold off Christina Kim and win the State Farm Classic at The Rail Golf Course.
The US secretary of state is to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to try to promote Middle East peace.
By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\\\ Staff writer  LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST -- Taking advantage of cooler weather, hundreds of \
Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday for a hearing that could result in the celebrity heiress being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.
Despite Europe's support of the Symbian operating system, Palm will woo users there with its homegrown OS and Windows Mobile.
Representatives for singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge released a statement Friday saying that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Mel Gibson's only daughter, Hannah, married blues-rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd this weekend, People magazine said on its Web site, citing a report in The Times of Shreveport, La.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Polished rosewood and an   artist's deft touch are all Colombian craftsman Luis Alberto   Paredes needs to turn tools of death into symbols of hope.
SOME of my strawberry plants have got black centres to their flowers. Is it because of the compost?   E Johnston, County Durham   PIPPA SAYS: This is a common problem but has nothing to do with the compost or the plants.
Two Chinese brothers who tunnelled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
At least 115 people are killed in a series of blasts in the Shia Sadr City area of the Iraqi capital, sources say.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf called on leading Western countries on Wednesday to rapidly resolve some longstanding disputes affecting Muslims, including the
LDAP services exist in a TCP/IP context. It's an Internet service that uses daemons, requires an administrator, configuration files and structure. In some ways LDAP resembles a Linux file system with a root, limbs instead of directories, etc. Unlike the directory configuration of an operating system, LDAP is flexible in its structuring. That flexibility translates into a design makeup you can simply create. We call the hierarchical model a Directory Information Tree (DIT). Whoever designs the DIT needs to know something about how to model data.
The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was charged in the United States on Wednesday with committing torture in Liberia, the Justice Department's first case under a 12-year-old anti-torture law.
56 ministri Oci chiedono sue scuse per discorso Ratisbona
It might be a One Day International tournament but the West Indies found themselves trailing after their first innings yesterday at the Southampton Rose Bowl, England.
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With teleprompters emptied by the writers strike, Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been transformed into a bloodthirsty, if well-dressed mob.
OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s biggest oil exporter, will ask shareholders to consider declaring bankruptcy to protect assets from government demands for $14 billion in back taxes, more than the company&#39;s market value.
After a year as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Mike Leavitt can&#39;t be blamed if he feels a sense of deja vu when he steps into his new role as health secretary.
The number of people with the severe liver disease hepatitis C in England has soared, figures show.
Applying some of the same brain-scan technology used to understand Alzheimer's and autism, scientists are trying to learn what makes a Republican's mind different from a Democrat's.
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos flew briefly to Damascus this weekend to take part in quiet diplomacy over finding a successor to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, official sources confirmed.
Blackstone Group LP, the private equity firm that bought Equity Office Properties Trust in the biggest leveraged buyout ever, has sold 53 buildings in Washington, D.C., Portland, Ore., and Seattle for $7.55 billion, said three people with direct knowledge of the transactions.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards assured mostly black churchgoers Sunday that a record turnout would render meaningless a federal court decision that limits where some votes can be cast.
Sony Corp. , the world's biggest game-console maker, cut the price of the PlayStation 3 in the United States by $100, or 17 percent, responding to the widening lead of Nintendo Co.'s Wii and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.
A crackdown on insurgents in Iraqi  hotspots like Falluja must be carefully conducted to avoid  losing a battle for the hearts and minds of Iraqis, U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.
A Scotsman who came within an hour of being executed in Ohio returned to Edinburgh on Wednesday after his release from more than 20 years on death row.
A judge on Friday denied a defeated congressional candidate's request for a new Republican primary, saying the state court lacks jurisdiction.
Linebacker Antonio Pierce returned one of four interceptions by Ken Dorsey 78 yards for a touchdown as the Washington Redskins posted a 26-16 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Giants rookie quarterback Eli Manning gets his first dose of real NFL defensive schemes and struggles mightily in a 17-10 loss to the Jets.
Marketers are turning to unusual personalities who offer the kind of novelty and freshness that young people might blog about, link to and comment on in chats.
Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami, adding weight to notions they possess a \
The Bush administration's plan for prosecuting foreign enemy combatants was sidetracked Monday by a federal judge's ruling, the latest in a string of legal defeats for the government.
Deportivo Coruna become the latest Primera Liga side to fall victim to lower-ranked opponents in the King&#39;s Cup when they lost 1-0 at second division Elche in a second round match on Wednesday.
Israel seized a minister in Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's cabinet on Saturday and pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip as part of an expanded campaign against the ruling Islamist group.
Microsoft has set 2006 for the official launch of its Longhorn operating system, which will debut without several of the features originally planned.
North Korean and U.S. officials met this week in New York but made no progress on restarting six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs, a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Saturday.
GOMA, Congo  - Warring rebels and militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a ceasefire deal on Wednesday aimed at ending conflict at the heart of one of the world's most deadly humanitarian catastrophes.
Turkey offers to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, hoping to revive EU membership talks.
The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final US$422 billion ($631.64 billion) bill for defence programmes that backs next year&#39;s round of military base closings and kills a proposed US$23.
Sri Lanka's army claims to have inflicted heavy casualties on Tamil rebels in fighting in the north.
A girl collapses outside a nightclub in Galway, passing out cold as she hits the pavement hard.
A boat adrift in the Mediterranean with at least 53 immigrants on board is missing off Malta, aid officials say.
Microsoft also makes available final versions of other tools aimed at smoothing the path to Vista for businesses.
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Germany&#39;s Social Democrat chancellor, Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der, suffered a humiliating election defeat in the party&#39;s traditional stronghold yesterday.
The US says something went tragically wrong in a shooting involving private guards that left 11 Iraqis dead.
Australian police seek more time to hold an Indian doctor over the suspected UK bomb attempts.
International auctioneers Sotheby's  Holdings Inc. BID.N on Tuesday said its third-quarter loss  narrowed slightly on higher sales.
Il presidente della Lega Calcio Antonio Matarrese e la sua vice Rosella Sensi sono arrivati da pochi...
A leveraged buyout of Virgin Media  would rely heavily on tax benefits for returns to any private equity buyer, just as the industry faces mounting criticism over the use of other types of tax breaks.
DeShawn Stevenson scored a season-high 26 points and the Washington Wizards added to Miami's misery at home, beating the Heat 104-91 on Thursday night.
Sixty-three people are arrested  in Spain on suspicion of involvement with child pornography.
BAGHDAD, Iraq According to Arab T-V, Iraqi militants say they've killed two Macedonian hostages.
Media Lab Europe, a high-tech research center founded by the Irish government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced Friday it is closing because it's run out of money.
Medicare beneficiaries who find themselves confused by the dizzying array of choices offered under the recently instituted reforms can call a toll-free help line.
The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration is doing an adequate
More people would buy digital music if hi-tech locks were removed, music executives tell a survey.
The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing the extra troops.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
New England captain Jason Robinson played down his hat-trick of tries in the 70-0 rout of minnows Canada at Twickenham on Saturday, and warned the world champions would have to up their game at home to South Africa next week.
Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. &quot;They were released a while back this morning,&quot; said a government official, who
Barrick Gold Corp. ABX.TO said on   Tuesday it will extend its $1.3 billion hostile bid for   NovaGold Resources NG.TO for the second time.
An Air Force decision to store nuclear-armed cruise missiles in the same North Dakota bunker as missiles containing dummy warheads played a key role in the unrecognized transport of six nuclear devices from North Dakota to Louisiana last month, according to the head of a congressional oversight...
The hoopla over Bob Barker retiring as host of \
Health insurer Humana Inc  said on Monday that fourth-quarter profit soared 57 percent, beating Wall Street's expectations, on strength in its Medicare plans for older Americans.
A Harvard biologist scores on three fronts with a genetic discovery in diabetes, an advance toward curing a rare children's disease and a $500,000 award for scientific creativity. Fifth in a series profiling the MacArthur Foundation 'genius award' winners. By Kari Lynn Dean.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday ruled out a referendum on the new EU treaty, as Britain&#39;s best-selling newspaper said the country&#39;s future was at stake if there was no popular vote.
Civilian deaths from violence in Iraq rose in August, with 1,773 people killed, government data showed on Saturday, just days before the U.S. Congress gets a slew of reports on President George W. Bush's war strategy.
'Yorkfield' back on roadmap IDF Intel's first monolithic quad-core processor will ship in H2 2007, a variety of reports from Asia citing Taiwanese motherboard maker sources have claimed. The part, codenamed 'Yorkfield', will have four cores stamped on a single die of silicon, what AMD likes to call a \
Serena Williams rolls into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open after eliminating Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2, on Sunday while Andy Roddick prevails in three sets.
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Tens of thousands of Mr Yushchenko's supporters on Sunday continued to celebrate Friday's Supreme Court decision cancelling the proclaimed November 21 victory of Viktor Yanukovich, the country's prime minister ...
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that being predictable was the cornerstone of running a successful central bank policy.
The Bush Administration has said that it is ready to offer amnesty to &quot;non-criminal&quot; remnants of the Taliban holed up in different pockets across Afghanistan.
Premier Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his center-left government in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in ...Comment
A Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani capital, a senior official said on Sunday.
A powerful Islamic organization alleged Thursday that officials were abusing a new law banning religious symbols from schools by expelling Muslim girls who were wearing printed bandannas &#151; not Islamic head scarves.
Assaults on American tourists have brought hard times to hotels and restaurants that dot Mexican beaches just south of the border from San Diego.
 in custody: lawyer
From the blood-thirsty to the  philosophical, the militant Taliban movement is cast in many  roles in a new Bollywood film about war-ravaged Afghanistan.
Le vittime in diversi attentati a Khaneqin, Bagdad e Balad Ruz. Decine di persone sono rimaste feriteAllarme anche a Kerbala, la citt\u00c3\u00a0 santa dove oggi culmina la processione per il martirio di Hussein                                            Iraq, sangue sull'Ashura morti 40 pellegrini sciiti
The married man's girlfriend sent a text message to his cell phone: His wife was getting suspicious. Perhaps they should cool it for a few days.
A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq by a militant group since October has been freed and said on Saturday her captors had treated her well.
The Russian government said on Wednesday  it would discuss ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on global climate  change to which Moscow holds the key.
Nel quadro delle indagini sull'ultima ondata di attentati
Blog: B Corporation to grade sustainable companies.
Sceneggiatrice ed ex compagna di Massimo Troisi, ha raccontato in un libro la sua vita assieme al grande attore scomparso
'Senatur': l'esecutivo crollera' nei prossimi giorni
Trade unions have agreed to give the government fresh proposals aimed at enhancing productivity, increase the standard of living and attract investment, possibly in exchange of the original budget proposal to ...
Afghan militants who have threatened to  kill three kidnapped U.N. workers have agreed to give the  government until Tuesday to find and release 26 Taliban  prisoners, a spokesman for the militants said on Sunday.
Bad news, ladies. The third and final brother in pop group Hanson has got married, People magazine reported on Sunday.
Top shares have jumped to their highest level for 27 months, tracking a buoyant start to the fourth quarter across global stock markets and as takeover speculation continues to rumble among banks and elsewhere.
Michael Vick leaves Virginia to enter a drug treatment program at a Kansas prison, a move that could reduce the former NFL star's 23-month sentence on a federal dogfighting conviction.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - When a famous band loses a crucial  member, should it replace that person? And is it a good idea to  do so on TV?
Jurors resumed deliberations Thursday under a judge's orders after reaching a partial verdict in the case of a former CIA contractor charged with beating an Afghan detainee who later died.
The publisher who first signed up J.K. Rowling believes he may have found another Harry Potter -- but this time it is a boy archaeologist.
Reader Manish Jain ran into the actor before he won at the IIFA awards.
December 08, 2004 - Memory-Tech Corp. and Toshiba have announced that they have developed a dual-layer disc that can store both standard DVD and HD-DVD formats, on different layers.
BRAMPTON, Ont. (CP) - Students were locked down in darkened classrooms as police searched for a man who fled a high school after a woman was shot in the head Friday morning in this city northwest of Toronto.
Intel and Microsoft have teamed up for a marketing campaign to proclaim the merits of the \
The Viacom pop culture division, still struggling with the transition to the digital era, has announced a new lyrics-centric project that will begin rolling out in November.
Confirming days of speculation, eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced that she will step down from her position leading the online auction company, effective March 31.
Sales of existing homes fell in December, closing out a horrible year for housing in which sales of single-family homes plunged by the largest amount in 25 years. The median home price dropped for the entire year, the first time that has occurred in four decades.
TiVo Inc.  introduced a  trimmed-down, less expensive version of its digital video  recorder for high-definition televisions on Tuesday, hoping to  spur mainstream demand 10 months after a pricey first foray was  received coolly.
Sudan's finance minister says Darfur needs investment in hospitals and schools not a UN peacekeeping mission.
Mizuho, one of Japan&#39;s four biggest banking groups, reported Monday that group net profit for the first fiscal half fell 8.4 percent from the previous year, despite some progress in getting rid of bad debts.
Very much as expected, Austrian energy drink company Red Bull - a sponsor during the 2004 season - has bought Jaguar Racing from Ford Motor Company.
The man picked to take over as Hungary's prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, will have to convince voters that joining the euro is worth making sacrifices for.
The Falcon of Steven Ellery takes to the dirt on Mount Panorama during yesterday&#39;s qualifying rounds for tomorrow&#39;s Bathurst 1000 endurance race.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
Tony-winning choreographer  Rob Ashford&#39;s Donmar Warehouse revival of the 1998 American  musical &quot;Parade,&quot; based on the notorious 1913 murder trial of  Leo Frank, is an enthralling testament to the wisdom of  revisiting strong material with a fresh vision.
Courtney Tennial runs for 120 yards and a touchdown in his first career start to lead Tulsa over Memphis, 20-6, on Thursday night.
The Bancroft family that controls Dow  Jones & Co.  has been criticized a lot in recent years  for not investing enough in one of the world&#39;s great media  brand names and for picking managers who pursued failed  strategies.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFord at Fox\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.
The British Grand Prix is relying on support from teams if it to cling on to its place on the calendar - but organisers have been given a lift with praise from top drivers.
It will take weeks before the U.N. Security Council is ready to vote on a new round of sanctions against Iran proposed last week by six world powers, council diplomats said on Monday.
The Supreme Court considered the proper standard to prove securities fraud Wednesday, a key question as investors seek to recoup billions in damages after the collapse of major companies such as Enron Corp.
British officials intensified the hunt Sunday for what they called an al-Qaida-linked network behind three attempted terrorist attacks, announcing a fifth arrest and conducting pinpoint raids across a country on its highest level of alert.
The dollar hit a record low against the euro Thursday as traders bet officials would not act to stop its slide, sending gold to a fresh 16-year peak and hurting Japanese stocks as a stronger yen weighed on exporters.
The latest twist in the CIA leak scandal has Vice President Dick Cheney saying he hopes his former chief of staff, now sentenced to 30 months in prison, will eventually get off.
Experts in Chile say the disappearance of a lake in the south of the country was caused by climate change.
Yankees slugger Jason Giambi met with George Mitchell on Friday, becoming the first active player known to talk with baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s steroids investigator.
British motorists caught talking on a  hand-held mobile phone or sending a text while driving could be  jailed under guidelines due to be published on Thursday.
Dow Chemical Co. DOW.N on Thursday   said it will shut down a number of its plants around the world   to enhance efficiency and cut costs, including facilities in   Sarnia and Fort Saskatchewan, Canada, as well as its Porto   Marghera plant in Italy.
Only one candidate has what it takes to battle the petroleum profiteers.
A man who murdered his wife is in hospital after being found in his cell ahead of his sentence by a judge.
It&#39;s pretty rare that a first-ballot Hall of Famer, the third-leading goal-scorer in NHL history, gets benched. But the United States had opened the World Cup of
L&#39;Autorit\u00c3\u00a0 garante per la concorrenza e il mercato ha deliberato il 16 novembre una multa a Telecom Italia da 152 milioni di euro per abuso di posizione dominante. Lo rende noto l&#39;Antitrust.
It should be warmer than normal for  most of this week in the U.S. Northeast, the world's biggest  consumer of heating oil, private weather forecaster Meteorlogix  said Monday.
The Welsh Rugby Union want former England coach Sir Clive Woodward as their director of elite performance.
Two more doctors were charged on Saturday with involvement in the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, one man in Britain and one in Australia, bringing the number accused to three.
Some high blood pressure in persons over the age of 60 should be treated more aggressively, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss Israel's plans to help bolster Abbas's new government in the West Bank, officials said.
The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) has welcomed the Scottish Executive\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to ban smoking in all enclosed public places in Scotland.
In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in \
French voters are electing a new parliament, with President Sarkozy's UMP party expected to make gains.
The world's largest watchmaker, Swatch Group AG, said Wednesday that its 2004 sales rose more than 4 percent to 4.15 billion Swiss francs (&#36;3.49 billion) from 3.97 billion francs the previous year, largely due to good results from its luxury watch business.
&quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events&quot; debuted with a sweet $30.1 million to take first place at the box office on the weekend before Christmas.
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The bad news: David Brent, the comically cringe-worthy hero of \
With a new festival presented by Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein will loom prominently on New York's music scene next fall.
As a new crew prepares to lift off Wednesday for the international space station, NASA officials say they are less worried than they were two weeks ago about problems with its oxygen generator
The chip is expected to be unveiled Tuesday, in time to bump up the performance of game desktops before the holidays.
Sport: Rio Ferdinand may miss games against Brazil and Estonia after suffering recurrence of groin injury.
The number of arrests at English soccer matches last season dropped 10 percent, highlighting ``the success of action to tackle football hooliganism,&#39;&#39; the UK government&#39;s Home Office said in a statement.
Don&#39;t have Windows XP? Listen up anyway, because there&#39;s a lesson to learn, not to mention sly put downs you can use to annoy your Windows-XP-using-friends so they&#39;ll finally break down and admit
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Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly  sued one of his associate producers and her lawyer on  Wednesday, alleging they threatened him with a high profile  sexual harassment case unless he and Fox paid $60 million in  \
Developments in Iraq on Saturday:
By JAN BARRY, STAFF WRITER  RINGWOOD  A trace amount of lead was found in a deer taken from a section of Ringwood State Park where lead-based paint waste was dumped decades ago.  Two other deer shot there in January had not been contaminated by lead, the U.S.
Islam is growing fast among African Americans, who are undeterred by increased scrutiny of Muslims in the United States since the September 11 attacks, according to imams and experts.
By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb.
The Red Sox complete their shocking comeback with a 10-3 victory over the Yankees to become the first major league team to overcome a 3-0 postseason series deficit.
With the Cold War at its height, a mid-air collision results in several deaths and a near nuclear holocaust along Spain's Mediterranean coast.
The controversial tilt-rotor aircraft has defied its critics with its performance to date in its harsh new landscape.
Travelers heading home for Thanksgiving were slowed by snow-covered highways in the Midwest and thunderstorms in the South on Wednesday, as millions of people took to cars, buses, trains and airlines.
Another episode in the continuing saga of Skype service improving first in \
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A Rockvale man discovered that Western films aren't a good source of emergency medical advice for a snakebite.  Mike Edwards, 46, was bitten by a timber rattlesnake Saturday while working on his Rockvale farm.
Wayne Rooney wrote another chapter in his incredible career with a stunning hat-trick on his Manchester United debut on Tuesday. The 18-year-old England
Three people were hurt when a bomb blew up in a crowded Bangladesh bazaar, police said, adding they were probing whether Islamic extremists or Maoist rebels might be to blame.
The Philadelphia Eagles relied on a high-powered offense to get this far. Their underrated defense might have to get them to the Super Bowl.
Intel has added a high-end model to its range mobile processors. The Pentium M 765 is based on Intel&#39;s market-leading 90nm manufacturing process technology and features 2MB of integrated, power-managed Level 2 cache.
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Ziff Davis - IBM next month will finish transitioning its core pSeries and iSeries server lines to the Power5 chip when it starts shipping three new high-end systems, two of which support as many as 64 processors.
Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover \
Everybody's seemingly for sale these days, but some companies may be trying to compensate for a lost ability to innovate.
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Spying on the United States by Russia and China has rebounded almost to Cold War levels, the top U.S. spy chief told Congress on Tuesday in seeking a permanent expansion of U.S. eavesdropping authority.
Anaheim Angels: Troy Glaus was activated from the 60-day disabled list following a five-game rehab assignment in the minors and was back in the lineup for Sunday&#39;s game against the Twins.
Minus two top starters, the Mets got dynamic postseason debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to jump ahead of the Dodgers in their N.L. playoff series.
L'ex centrocampista di Inter, Bayern Monaco e della Nazionale tedesca Lothar Matthaus figura tra i c...
A well known anti-cancer agent in certain vegetables has just had its reputation enhanced. The compound, in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, has been found to be effective in disrupting late stages of cell growth in breast cancer.
Byron Nelson won 11 straight tournaments over five months. Tiger Woods took almost that much time off between PGA Tour victories No. 6 and No. 7 in a winning streak that is increasingly difficult to compare.
A military judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors in the court-martial of Pfc. Lynndie England may use a pair of statements she gave describing the posing of naked Iraqi prisoners as \
Margherita Agnelli ha avviato azione legale su patrimonio
When English soccer fans take to the  terraces next season, there&#39;s every chance they won&#39;t just be  watching the game, they&#39;ll be being watched watching the game  too.
Two busy world travelers find time to find a connection in each other, and fall in love.
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Yahoo's board is reported to be planning to reject Microsoft's unsolicited offer as being too low.
Larry Johnson scores the go-ahead touchdown on a one-yard run early in the fourth quarter and the Chiefs beat the Raiders for the ninth straight time, 12-10.
New nonsilicon transistors could be integrated into existing chip-making processes.
While Compact Flash may have been the dominant removable memory format for years, SanDisk says the future is now in SDHC, announcing a 32GB card that will go on sale in April.
Aston Villa sign West Ham striker Marlon Harewood, who agrees a three-year deal at Villa Park.
LOS ANGELES  - Drew Barrymore is  getting lucky.
Alexis Stewart, the daughter of jailed homemaking entrepreneur Martha Stewart, now holds 58.7 percent of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. , the company that her mother founded, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday.
Five search companies plied their wares at a VC-focused event in New York this week.
The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a 10-week-old strike by screenwriters.
U.S. military officials on Sunday accused the highest levels of the Iranian leadership of arming Shiite militants in Iraq with sophisticated armor-piercing roadside bombs that have killed more than 170 American forces.
An ESA-designed house that uses technology designed for space could become the basis of the new German Antarctic station, Neumayer-III. The new station has to meet stringent laws set up to protect the Antarctic environment, which is where the use of space technology comes in.
Through the murk and gloom of \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Abandoned,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a mystery emerges: Why didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t this go straight to DVD?
Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping US regulators&#39; objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.
Cheyenne Jackson is trading in the \
Strana manifestazione antifascista oggi in piazzale Loreto (dove fu esposto il corpo di Mussolini): ...
NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - Fighting erupted in Falluja  Monday as U.S. marines took up positions for an expected  full-scale offensive on the Iraqi rebel-held city, a Reuters  witness said.
The FBI suspects that Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean, sought in the slaying of a pregnant fellow Marine, has fled to his native Mexico, an FBI spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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Liberty Media Corp., the company controlled by cable-television investor John Malone, said it entered a transaction with Merrill Lynch &amp; Co.
On the same day that a report credited strong consumer spending for fuelling the US economy, a separate report found sentiment among those very consumers waned in November.
The housing market took a sharp turn for the worse in September as prices tumbled and sales of previously owned homes fell to a record low, battered by rising foreclosures and tighter lending standards.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday tempered comments he made last week that warned of the risk of another terrorist attack if Democratic Sen. John Kerry were elected president.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were freed Tuesday after three weeks of captivity in Iraq, and six other hostages in the country were also released. American forces bombed a suspected militant hide-out in Fallujah and the military claimed its frequent strikes have taken a toll on the network of Jordanian-born terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
Having slipped back to .500 with two straight losses, and having already lost at Charlotte earlier this month, the Knicks had to recover from a holiday hangover.
Brazil's President Lula says rich nations are not doing enough to fight global warming.
Undermines GSMA platform Comment Among all of Microsoft's announcements at the 3GSM show was buried a piece of news that almost certainly means the end for the unification of cellular instant messaging efforts around a GSM Association standard.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Armed robbers steal the iconic Edvard Munch painting The Scream from an Oslo museum.
The US House of Representatives votes to overturn a ban on aid to overseas groups practicing abortion.
George W. Bush needs to get rid of the grimaces and smirks, John Kerry is still struggling to put on a natural smile, experts said after the first presidential debate between the two rivals.
Concerns about price, reliability and quality may dampen demand for mobile TV in the U.S., according to a survey of 22,000 European mobile service users.
The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, branded by the US as a potential terrorist risk, was awarded a peace prize in Rome yesterday for his humanitarian work.
Israeli warplanes bombed unidentified Syrian targets early on Thursday, causing no damage or casualties, the official Syrian news agency said.
Iraq may modify plans for its first  free election to give people more time to vote next month,  officials said on Wednesday as suicide bombers and gunmen again  struck Sunni Muslim towns north and west of the capital.
CHARLESTON, SC - Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina, spinning sheets of rain and near hurricane-force wind as it uprooted trees, flooded roads and knocked out power to at least 125,000 homes.
Al-Saadi Kadhafi, the football-mad son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, is turning his energy to building a financial hub of his own to bolster economic progress in the oil-rich north African nation.
In una gara valida per la prima giornata del gruppo  della coppa d'Africa, in corso di svolgimento i...
INDIAN WELLS, California  - Top seed Maria Sharapova overcame sloppy serving and brutal heat to beat Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy 7-5 6-2 and reach the Pacific Life Open third round on Sunday.
Former WorldCom Inc. finance chief  Scott Sullivan, who has become the star witness against Bernard  Ebbers, admitted on Wednesday to a history of lies, saying he  had deceived shareholders, analysts and the board while his  staff undertook an $11 billion accounting fraud.
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday on becoming leader of Ukraine, nearly a month after a re-run presidential election in Russia's ex-Soviet neighbor.
The next generation of passenger jets from the world&#39;s biggest airplane manufacturers will soon be coming off the production line.
British blue chips rose as a spike in the price of oil offset initial enthusiasm over better-than-expected US jobs data.
Peyton Manning crumbled to the ground in a tangle of Tennessee Titans bodies, clutching the football as he was sacked for a 10-yard loss and holding fast to a season that
Members of the &quot;Barmy Army&quot; travelling supporters' group which follows the England cricket team have put the spice back into the Ashes series by ordering a curry delivery from back home to go all the way out to Australia.
BISHOP CONNOLLY Coach : Frank Sherman (fourth year). Last year's record: 3-7. Playing surface : Grass. Football website: bishopconnolly.com Returning starters (12): Jacob Miquel, OL, 5-11, 289, Sr.; Tommy Remmis, DE, 6-2 170, Sr.; Shane Viveiros, QB-DB, 6-1, 200, Sr.; David Wright, WR, 6-0 175, Sr.; Donald Devlin, RB-DB, 5-11, 160, Jr.; Greg Champlin, RB-DB, 5-10 175, Jr.; Michael Lage, ...
What might be called premise-based art is being turned out hand over fist right now at Mary Boone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gallery in Chelsea.
Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.
Four months after the death of team patriarch Red Auerbach, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge reunited in grief Friday to say goodbye to former Boston Celtics teammate Dennis Johnson.
Elton John has conquered music, movies and the stage... now he wants television. The fiery, outspoken superstar has announced to the Daily Variety today that he will be developing a sitcom about an aging rock star for ABC television.
Morissette will storm the stage at the IMMIES next week.
The inexperienced receivers had a tough time getting open. The retooled offensive line had some trouble protecting the star quarterback. And the No. 1 team was trailing the 17 1/2-point underdog with 17 minutes left in the season opener. Southern California doesn't look unbeatable &#151; yet.
The summer dry spell for video  games came to an end last week with the arrival of \
In addition to President Bush&#39;s resounding electoral triumph, his expansive coattails also will likely have a long-reverberating political impact upon the Senate.
In the final week of 2007, Mary J. Blige\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrowing Pains\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Geffen) took the top spot on the Billboard chart from Josh Groban\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cNo\u00c3\u00abl\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Reprise), which had five straight weeks at No. 1 and was the best-selling record of the year.
Shares in Google have fallen 6.7% as employees and early investors in the web search take advantage of the first chance to sell their holdings.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende has confirmed a compromise with Turkey on EU demands that the Turks recognize the Greek-led government of Cyprus before formally opening membership talks.
Merrill Lynch & Co.  Chief Executive Stan O'Neal broached the idea of merging with Wachovia Corp.  without first getting board approval, angering some members so much they considered replacements for O'Neal, the New York Times reported on Friday.
US telecoms firm Verizon is reported to have won the backing of mobile partner Vodafone for a bid for US rival Sprint.
The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, a BBC investigation has found.
Some assembly required Intel is punting a new modular server kit that's based on standardized parts for system builders and OEMs who cater to small and mid-sized businesses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
D'or Fischer had 18 points and three blocks as No. 21 West Virginia used its inside game to beat St. John's 64-60 Saturday and rebound from its worst loss in six seasons.
With a rash of new deals, the mammoth  company has extended its reach beyond the Web. Does that mean its  diverting from its mission to organize the world's  information?
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Benedict XVI met Tuesday for the highest-level Kremlin-Vatican talks in more than three years, focusing on easing tension between Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians and finding common ground in denouncing intolerance and extremism.
A VIBRATING sex toy was mistaken for a bomb, causing the emergency evacuation of a crowded Mackay Airport yesterday morning. The drama left the toy&#39;s owner, a 26-year-old NSW man, acutely embarrassed.
The Food and Drug Administration  ignored danger signals from its own scientists about Merck and  Co. Inc.'s Vioxx painkiller, Sen. Charles Grassley told a  hearing Thursday into the drug's withdrawal in September.
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With Richard Hamilton leading the way, the Detroit Pistons are not only winning night in and night out, they're winning easily.
With the NBA set to play its first ever game in China today, commissioner David Stern has hinted regular season games could be held in the country.
Russian police detained gay protesters calling for the right to hold a Gay Pride parade in central Moscow on Sunday while nationalists shouting \
Sri Lanka's 2005 budget measures include a massive increase in the fine for running a brothel.
Iran assured the world again on Sunday  it had no immediate plans to resume uranium enrichment, a  process that can be used to develop nuclear weapons.
Fourth-quarter earnings dropped 30 percent to $128.9 million on restructuring and other charges, but the results still beat analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 estimates.
Peoplesoft agrees a $10.3bn takeover bid from rival business software firm Oracle, after an 18-month corporate battle.
The Federal Reserve launched a concerted effort with central banks around the world to try to get financial institutions to lend money more readily, its latest attempt to help thaw a frozen financial system.
Will Daniels matches a season-high with 28 points and Jimmy Baron hits a jumper with 3 seconds left to give No. 22 Rhode Island a late 80-78 win over Duquesne on Sunday.
Amazon.com may not offer free delivery on books in France, the high court in Versailles has ruled.The action, brought in January 2004 by the French Booksellers&#39; Union (Syndicat de la librairie fran&#231;aise), accused Amazon of offering illegal discounts on books -- and even of selling some books below cost.The court gave Amazon 10 days to start charging for the delivery of books, which should at least allow the company to maintain the offer through the end-of-year gift-giving season. After that, it must pay a fine of &#8364;1,000 ($1,470) per day that it continues to offer free delivery. It must also pay &#8364;100,000 in compensation to the booksellers&#39; union.Retail prices, particularly of books, are tightly regulated in France.Using &quot;loss leaders,&quot; or selling products below cost to attract customers, is illegal. Other restrictions apply to books -- retailers must not offer discounts of more than 5 percent on the publisher&#39;s recommended price. Many independent booksellers choose to offer this discount in the form of a loyalty bonus based on previous purchases. Larger booksellers simply slash the sticker price of books.But the free delivery offered by Amazon exceeded the legal limit in the case of cheaper books, the union charged.The union said it was pleased with the court&#39;s ruling, which would help protect vulnerable small bookshops from predatory pricing practices.Amazon.com did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Earlier this year, the union won a similar legal victory against Alapage.com, an online bookseller with operations in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The appeals court ruled that Alapage must pay a fine of &#8364;50,000 for illegal pricing practices including the offer of free delivery.It&#39;s not been a good month for U.S. e-commerce sites doing business in France: Last week,&#160;the French auction regulator sued eBay France for breaching rules on the conduct of auctions. The regulator said that eBay&#39;s failure to comply exposed consumers to the risk of fraud. In its defense, eBay France maintained that it is not an auctioneer and that it has &quot;invented another way of buying and selling&quot; not covered by the rules.
Diego Della Valle, presidente onorario della Fiorentina, intervistato da Repubblica Radio Tv, torna ...
BAGHDAD -- US soldiers in eastern Baghdad clashed with Shi'ite militiamen over several hours yesterday, leaving at least 11 Iraqis dead and an unknown number injured, including two children hurt by shrapnel sprayed by a US military attack helicopter, according to American soldiers who took part in the mission.
The world's first female space tourist has launched her multi-million dollar adventure, blasting off with two professional astronauts from the Baikonur cosmodrome bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
SIRTE, Libya  - Sudanese government officials and Darfur rebels will meet privately on Monday to discuss an agenda for peace talks but delegates said little real progress was expected in the absence of key rebel leaders.
With so few mergers and acquisitions these days and with fees for them shrinking, bankers have found a new way to milk more cash out of deals: working with both buyer and seller.
Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, in his longshot bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, advocates what he calls his \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009ccompassionate brand of conservatism.\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d
A payment system that allows users to spend cash via their handsets is launched across the UK.
''Trattative ancora in corso, ma nessun accordo raggiunto per la sponsorizzazione tecnica''. Con u n...
American number three seed Andy Roddick celebrated U.S. Independence Day in style on Wednesday, overpowering Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 7-5 7-6 to take his appointed place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
Colombian paramilitary leader Miguel Arroyave is killed, casting further doubts on ongoing peace talks.
MILLINGTON, New Jersey  - Georgette fell off the George Washington Bridge and broke some bones. La Nina doesn't have enough fear. So, they ended up caged in New Jersey's Great Swamp.
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard is to be appointed a full member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG - initially without portfolio - with effect from 1 February 2005.
On Thursday, astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery moved the International Space Station one step closer to completion by rerouting its power systems to use a new, more efficient solar array.
Il satellite divenuto rosso e'stato visibile in tutta Italia
It&#39;s bit disconcerting to see a digitally animated version of Tom Hanks in the new holiday film &quot;The Polar Express.&quot;.
As oil prices ease a bit this morning and investors wait for the latest economic data, stock prices are on the rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 28 points in today&#39;s early going.
Ancora problemi sulla A3, neve su quasi tutto il centrosud
Ouija Board and Wilko are the only British contenders at the 21st Breeders&#39; Cup, to be run for the first time at Lone Star Park, Texas, a week on Saturday.
The world&#39;s last major political personality cult could be fading, according to reports from North Korea. Portraits of the country&#39;s &quot;Great General&quot;, Kim Jong-il, have been removed from several prominent locations
AMERICA/MESSICO - Il 17 febbraio \u00c2\u0093Giornata Nazionale per la Vita, la Famiglia e il Messico\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Messico (Agenzia Fides) - Diversi organismi della Chiesa cattolica del Messico hanno lanciato l\u00c2\u0092invito a celebrare, domenica 17 febbraio, una \u00c2\u0093Giornata Nazionale per la Vita, la Famiglia e il Messico\u00c2\u0094. La celebrazione invita a realizzare gr...
Russia's domestic security service said  on Friday it had foiled several attempts by foreign spies to  obtain technology for weapons of mass destruction, RIA news  agency reported.
Vijay Singh will become the first player since 1950 to win 10 titles in a year if he triumphs in the elite 30-man Tour Championship in Atlanta.
What if the Olympic Games --started here 2,780 years ago, right in this fertile, ancient town in the western Peloponnesus some 200 miles from Athens -- really mean something? ...
The latest jobs report, raises questions about how long the economic firewall that has safeguarded most industries from the housing crisis can stay in place.
More than 60 governments and international organizations will be permitted to view the proprietary code for the latest version of Office.
NATO foreign ministers held unprecedented talks with ministers from Israel and six Arab states on Wednesday as part of the alliance's bid to improve its image and ties in the region.
Tory MP Patrick Mercer, forced to quit the frontbench over comments on black soldiers, denies racism.
NEW YORK Sept. 16, 2004 - In a bid to &quot;reclaim my good life&quot; and rid her company of a cloud of scandal, Martha Stewart plans to surrender within weeks to begin serving her five-month prison sentence.
A woman in Ohio has given birth to her second set of triplets - breaking odds of one in 64 million.
SUNNYVALE, Calif.  -- Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc...
Nuova sconfitta in Eurolega per l'Armani Milano. Nella quarta giornata di ritorno (gruppo B), Milano...
Late in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXI at the Superdome, it seemed the Patriots had taken the best body blows the heavily favored Green Bay Packers could offer and somehow remained standing.
Democratic leaders implored their colleagues to fulfill a campaign pledge to bring about cleaner government, as the House opened debate Thursday on two bills to require greater disclosure of lobbying practices.
At the end of her teaching day, Felicita Figueroa would like nothing more than to leave her crumbling, rat-infested school building in the Puerto Rican capital. But to pay her bills, she needs to stay late and offer private tutoring sessions.
The season's first big wintry storm blustered across the Midwest on Friday and closed in on the Northeast, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity, stranding airline passengers and burying streets in wet, heavy \
Block meets file 3PAR and Network Appliance have signed an agreement to consolidate their block and file storage services into a single SAN/NAS pool.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Off to pastures new Brief Alex Tatham is leaving Bell Micro after 10 years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman is removed after scaling Buckingham Palace.
Two Illinois basketball players were injured when their car struck a tree and one was in critical condition Tuesday.
DUBLIN (Reuters Life!) - He has been immortalized on the big screen, in a beer ad, with a racing cup named in his honor. Yet the fate of Shergar remains an enduring mystery 25 years after the champion stallion was kidnapped.
Ray Allen (Seattle) e Mehmet Okur (Utah) parteciperanno all'All-Star Game Nba in programma domenica ...
A Sacramento Valley grocery union that represents 19,000 clerks said Monday that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with three supermarket chains, Safeway, Albertson&#39;s and Kroger.
Non \u00c3\u00a8 ancora tempo per Mario Cipollini, di appendere la &quot;bicicletta al chiodo&quot;. Il &quot;Re Leone&quot; ha annunciato, durante una conferenza stampa indetta a Milano, che l`anno prossimo correr\u00c3\u00a0 per la Liquigas-Bianchi, la squadra di Stefano Garzelli.
Adelphia Communications Corp. (ADELQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) asked a US bankruptcy court to order its founding Rigas family to pay back $3.
About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manufacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working about 15 months without one.
ASIA/FILIPPINE - L\u00c2\u0092impegno di una Fondazione cattolica per garantire il battesimo ai bambini di famiglie povere e dare loro una vita dignitosa Manila (Agenzia Fides) - Oltre 10 milioni di bambini nelle Filippine, primo paese cattolico dell\u00c2\u0092Asia, non possono essere battezzati a causa della povert\u00c3\u00a0: \u00c3\u00a8 quanto afferma la \u00c2\u0093Hulog ng Langit\u00c2\u0094 Foundation (Fondazione \u00c2\u0093Inviati dal Cielo\u00c2\u0094), una Ong cat...
It was a perfect day for snowshoes. A deluge of fluffy flakes had added nearly a foot to the snowpack. All over this mountain village, vacationers were strapping on Tubbs snowshoes, the iconic New England brand that revived a once-dying industry and has most recently been manufactured here within the shadow of Mount Mansfield.
Future DVDs could hold about one hundred times the capacity that current discs can hold. That would mean about 472 hours of film on one disc the size of a current DVD disc.
Bargain hunters tracking down  sought-after toys and electronics flocked to the Web ahead of  \
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The chief of internationalrelations for Colombia's biggest leftist rebel group, who oncesought support from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was arrestedafter a months-long manhunt, police said on Wednesday.
All five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission are being asked by Congress to defend the watchdog agency against accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests and away from investors.
Use management's signal flag of an undervalued stock to make market-beating profits.
Bill Mann finishes his conversation with \
North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.
A bomb found in a car in central London  on Friday could have caused significant injuries or deaths if  it had exploded, the head of London&#39;s anti-terrorist police  Peter Clarke said.
Achilles tendons play a critical role in human running ability, a major conference in York has been told.
The disaster took more than 50,000 lives, and rebuilding could top $10 billion. However, Asia&#39;s economic growth may escape the worst.
One day after losing Carmelo Anthony to a 15-game suspension, the Denver Nuggets filled their immediate superstar scoring gap by trading for Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Residual fermentation ToadJus We all know fertiliser is used by terrorists to make high explosives all the time. Now, a fertiliser made from pulverised cane toads in Australia has gardeners checking their sheds for self-detonation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EU leaders are set to discuss a new treaty on managing the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to be named as a Middle East envoy as early as on Wednesday, a U.S. official said.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met on Wednesday with the reclusive leader of Iraq's Shi'ite majority, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to discuss a government crisis in which nearly half his cabinet has quit.
The mother of two sisters found dead in a house in Cambridgeshire is charged with their murder.
U.S. stocks were set to open slightly higher on Tuesday as data showed unit labor costs gained less than expected in the third quarter, soothing investor fears about wage inflation.
Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for Alzheimer's disease &#151; until they get old and quit sweeping up.
The \
Jeffrey W. Greenberg resigned Monday as chairman and chief executive of Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. Inc. insurance brokerage, the company said, in a move that appeared aimed at positioning
Oxfam International's staff in Indonesia's Aceh province knew something was amiss last March when they started seeing inflated bills for construction supplies.
''Non &egrave; che conosca bene le nostre avversarie, ci sono squadre importanti ma il calcio &egrav...
Top U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N, reported lackluster September sales on  Thursday as warm weather and the string of hurricanes that  battered the East Coast dampened buying.
By pishing on a dying disabled woman Two items arrived in our inbox today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Europe needs to become a power on the international stage, able to stand alongside the United States in shaping a fairer world order, President Jacques Chirac of France said last night.
The EU says a political dispute in Serbia has prompted a delay in signing a co-operation deal.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A loud noise several witnesses said sounded like an explosion was heard in parts of the Indonesian capital early Sunday.
Stormy weather is usually outside the National Hurricane Center in Miami. But it's inside the center for this year's hurricane season.
VIENTIANE: India and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday signed a \u00e2\u0080\u009cprosperity\u00e2\u0080\u009d blueprint focused on plans for a full free-trade area by 2016 and political and security cooperation to combat terrorism.
Kudos to David Stern and the NBA for making the right decision and punishing Ron Artest for playing vigilante during Friday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brawl in Detroit.
A majority of the Supreme Court's justices appeared to side against a daytime television judge Monday in a contract dispute.
Charles Barkley loves watching films of himself playing basketball. He says it's not narcissistic. It's about seeing basketball played hard, with players giving 100 percent and the game coming before the individual.
Dead Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body will be flown to Cairo for a ceremony Friday and then to the West Bank city of Ramallah for burial the same day, a former aide said Thursday.
ABINGDON, Va., July 20 -- Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and three of its executives were ordered Friday to pay a $634.5 million fine for misleading the public about the painkiller's addictive risks.
In the annals of celebrity crime, record producer Phil Spector's murder trial may stand as one of the strangest.
Per la prima volta nella storia del gruppo europeo
Barack Obama says his latest trio of Democratic primary victories is part of a new majority drawing people from every region and every group in the country behind his call for change.
 leads Golden Globe nominations
Variety - As box office welcomes back higher profile pics the main question is how high can \
[Health India]: Washington, Dec 14 :People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.
Niente Mondiale per l'abruzzese, deferito da procura Coni
CHICAGO -- The governor of Illinois wants to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to distribute, sell, rent or make available violent and sexually explicit video games to minors.
A child born captive in a rebel camp is at the center of a bitter dispute between Colombia's government, which says the boy was abused and then freed, and Marxist guerrillas who say they still have him in the jungle.
EITHER Lindsay Davenport or Amelie Mauresmo will be crowned world No.1 after defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne&#39;s shock fourth-round loss yesterday.
In Iraq, a sense of a long slog ahead. At home on the campaign trail, hints of victory or prompt exit.
NEW YORK  - The GlycoMark test, which  measures a chemical called anhydroglucitol, is useful for  checking blood sugar levels in diabetics, researchers report.  As senior researcher Mark J. Sarno told Reuters Health, the  test \
Doug Brien kicked a 38-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining to lift the Jets to a victory and move them to 4-0 for the second time in franchise history.
West Indies have been on the wrong end of some serious vitriol this summer, not least in the British media, where they have been accused of fecklessness, indiscipline and general lack of backbone.
The European Union's executive arm unveiled a drive to inject new life into Europe's auto sector -- prompting cries of alarm at privileged support for a pivotal industry.
such as Richmond International Raceway, Infineon Raceway or even Pocono Raceway, for example -- the logistics at several others are more than questionable.
TIKRIT, Iraq  - A car bomb killed at least six  people outside the police headquarters in Saddam Hussein's home  town of Tikrit on Tuesday as insurgents struck yet again at  Iraq's beleaguered security forces ahead of Jan. 30 elections.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Considerevole impegno della Spagna per lo sviluppo e la promozione del popolo africano: 2.300 missionari spagnoli al lavoro in Africa, sovvenzionati oltre 460 progetti Burgos (Agenzia Fides) - Coscienti della loro responsabilit\u00c3\u00a0 missionaria, i Vescovi spagnoli hanno ripetutamente richiamato l'attenzione sulle necessit\u00c3\u00a0 dell'Asia e dell'Africa, sia nel Piano Pastorale della Conferenza Episcopale che attraverso la Co...
Prompted by the Virginia Tech University shootings, Congress yesterday approved legislation that would help states more quickly and accurately identify potential firearms buyers with mental health problems that disqualify them from gun ownership under federal law.
By Jamar Younger, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 1--Even though Marana resident Don Winfield knows a lot about computers, you won't find him trying to impress people with his vast technical knowledge.
Reader Vaibhav Kothari not just ran into Sushmita Sen, but also played a spot of Holi with the actress.
Insurance claims for damage caused in  the United States this year by four major hurricanes may reach  $23 billion, surpassing payments on claims for 1992's Hurricane  Andrew, an insurance industry group said on Friday.
The UK's rampant house price inflation is likely to slow down dramatically in the next year or two, a report says.
Two studies offer more evidence about   the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to   heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx,   researchers said on Tuesday.
Google is being criticized for attempting to monetize health care industry backlash to the Michael Moore movie Sicko, after a post by a Google employee invited the industry to use its ad network to spread its own message.
Fundamentals. Basics. Square One. The Boston College football team, after improving to 4-1 in Saturday's 22-0 shutout of Division 1-AA Maine, will use its upcoming week off to revisit those things before resuming action Oct. 12 against Atlantic Coast Conference foe Virginia Tech in a Thursday night game at Alumni Stadium.
Craig Biggio's first love was football. He was a star running back in high school and only turned to baseball after slacking off in the classroom cost him a chance to earn a Division I football scholarship.
Montreal coach Guy Carbonneau was asked what was working for the Canadiens with the man advantage.
In today's press: the French Socialist Party endorses the European Constitution, the crisis in Ukraine continues, France is getting cold feet over Turkey's bid for EU membership and what are all those French troops doing in Ivory Coast?
Pakistan says it has tested a Haft-II Abdali short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
A survey that was released Tuesday reports there is a big difference in how much people pay for prescription drugs in New York.
Antonio D'Amico escluso da celebrazioni previste per domani
Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store started selling thousands of songs without copy protection Wednesday, marking the trendsetting company's latest coup and a model for what analysts say will likely become a pattern for online music sales.
Erik Bedard has agreed to a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners, avoiding arbitration with the team that acquired him last week.
BERLIN - German-based chemical maker BASF AG said Monday it is buying a Chinese company that makes motorcycle emissions-control catalysts.  The value of the deal for Guilin Reecat Catalyst Co. Ltd. of China was not disclosed.
An elderly woman and her pregnant daughter are rescued after their home in Cushendall flooded.
A lockout of the NHL&#39;s players, the second in the past 10 years, officially commenced Wednesday at 10:01 pm It was a motion declared by commissioner Gary Bettman Wednesday
Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.
'The Incredibles' twists the superhero formula in winning ways.
Russian President Vladimir Putin faced a dilemma Monday over whether to pardon an army colonel who strangled a Chechen schoolgirl, risking upsetting allies in Chechnya on the one hand or his powerful military on the other.
The first minimum wage increase in 10 years takes effect Tuesday, to $5.85 from $5.15 an hour, with two more steps over the next two years taking base pay for millions of workers to $7.25.
Bowdoin College\u00e2\u0080\u0099s enormous, newly reinstalled ninth-century B.C. Assyrian sculptures have a story to tell.
Members of a Senate panel today told Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker that they had doubts about the progress they had reported in testimony yesterday.
By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Dec. 12--LaDainian Tomlinson celebrates breaking NFL TD record on Sunday.  West Virginia University's football team has received a verbal commitment from Eain Smith of Charminade Madonna College Prep in Hollywood, Fla.
LOS ANGELES: Unable to set aside their differences in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal will now be facing new challenges with teams on either side of the continent.
HBOS says it will take a \u00c2\u00a3180m write-down because of the credit crunch, but adds earnings will meet forecasts.
Major cigarette makers go on trial  on Tuesday in the U.S. government's $280 billion racketeering  case that charges the tobacco industry with deliberately  deceiving the public about the risks of smoking since the  1950s.
In a matchup of conference leaders, the Seattle SuperSonics thought the Indiana Pacers would run out of steam when it counted most.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ For more than a quarter century, space buffs have gathered by the thousands near the Kennedy Space Center, craning for views of shuttles bound for another world. What was it like aboard, they had to wonder.
A US soldier was sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said today, while insurgents staged attacks in several
Tropical Storm Florence strengthened in the open Atlantic on Wednesday and was poised to become a hurricane by the weekend, but forecasters said it was too soon to tell whether it would reach the United States.
com December 22, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. When the Santy.a worm started spreading on Tuesday, Mikko Hypponen knew he had a way to stop the worm in its tracks.
Police have shot dead India's most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, accused of killing more than 100 people, kidnapping, poaching and smuggling from his jungle hideout, officials said on Tuesday.
The Cincinnati Bengals sign veteran linebacker Lemar Marshall Thursday, two days after he is released by the Redskins.
Aid workers wait to count the dead from violence in western Kenya's newest tribal flash-point, Naivasha.
Over 40 patients have been implanted with tissue from body parts allegedly stolen in the US, hospitals confirm.
Con il decreto sara' tutelato il prodotto italiano
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The oddity of the event was not lost on Reggie Bush. His teammate, University of Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart, three days before had won the Heisman Trophy, which goes to the best college football player in the United States. Yet at the USC team dinner, during which awards were handed out for a perfect season ...
LONDON/SYDNEY  - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  , the world's biggest miner, is in talks with private equity firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S. aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.
When Cindy Vallier returned home Saturday after Hurricane Charley, the bodies of the old couple across the road were lying in her front yard, covered in blankets.
Il Dj Stoxx 600 ha chiuso in flessione dell'1,95%
Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, under pressure from congressional Democrats, retracts statement crediting spy law expansion with a terror case in Germany.
Militare colpito ieri in blitz tenuto in vita da respiratore
Realizzata su base F575, la Superamerica si presenta come una berlinetta convertibile con tetto rigido, in vetro. Fin qui, nulla di eccessivamente esclusivo, perlomeno in ambito supercar. L&#39;opinione cambia
The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over gay marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
Pope Benedict XVI leads Mass for almost one million Poles before a symbolic visit to the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz.
By The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho,  Sep. 9--CHEERS to Alex LaBeau, a Twin Falls native recently named president of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry.   IACI is considered by most political mavens as the most powerful lobbying group in Idaho.
GREENVILLE, NC Dec 3, 2004 - East Carolina introduced former South Carolina assistant Skip Holtz as its head football coach on Friday, welcoming him as the man to lead the program &quot;into a new era.
NEW YORK  - The ancient practice of acupressure may be able to calm the aggressive behavior that often results from dementia, a small study suggests.
China is leading the world in the number of subscribers to broadband through phone lines, says a report.
Description: Colgate-Palmolive says it will cut more than 4,000 jobs and close a third of its factories worldwide. The company plans to use the savings for advertising and new product development.
MILANO - Chiude in rialzo il mercato telematico di Borsa, con l&#39;indice Mibtel a 20385 (+0,41%), Mib30 a 27084 (+0,46%), Midex a 26027 (+0,34%). Chiusura in rialzo per il Nuovo Mercato di Piazza Affari. L&#39; indice Numtel \u00c3\u00a8 salito dello 0,68% a 1.189 punti.
LOS ANGELES -- He had spent long nights squirming in a chair at the Kodak Theatre waiting to find out whether he had won an Academy Award, but Rob Reiner had rarely felt so nervous. Thirty minutes before last week's Democratic debate, the movie director and ardent Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter...
Ukrainians on Sunday choose a new  president in a landmark poll offering a choice between the  ex-Soviet state's prime minister, backed by Russia, and a  liberal rival seeking gradual integration with the West.
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Egyptian bloggers have come into the spotlight, on the one hand as an important forum for political debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to limit their freedom of expression.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said the flu vaccine will be available for most people in need and advised seniors to stop standing in long lines to get shots.
_ Hartford has been named the nation&#39;s seventh-most dangerous city, while Danbury and Stamford have been recognized for their safety, according to a company&#39;s annual ranking based on crime statistics.
It took him a while to loosen up, but Bolivian President Evo Morales got the last laugh on \
Pope Benedict XVI confirms that celibacy \
Apple has unveiled the latest computer to join its family, the iMac G5, at the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris.
BBC presenter Nick Knowles is injured while filming in Kenya, forcing him to return to the UK for treatment.
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L&#39;accordo notturno sul fronte del personale di terra Alitalia ha definito un numero di eccedenze pari a 2.500 unita&#39;, dalle 3.500 annunciate. E&#39; quanto si legge in una nota della compagnia in cui si annuncia
An emergency official said Florida residents may want to think twice about taking down the hurricane shutters. Even as Hurricane Frances battered Florida, another strong storm churned in the central Atlantic.
TechWeb - Mandrakesoft releases the latest version of its Linux operating system.
The government will examine claims 100,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed since the US-led invasion, Jack Straw says.
Willie Kemp scores 20 points to help No. 7 Memphis beat Rice, 99-63, on Thursday night and clinch its second straight Conference USA title.
A large explosion rocked the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge mushroom cloud into the air on the anniversary of the 1948 foundation of the communist regime, South Korea&#39;s Yonhap news agency reported Sunday.
In mid-May with gasoline prices at $2.95 a gallon and rising, 15 percent of Americans listed high fuel prices as their top concern, outstripping terrorism. And much of the public seemed ready to vent its wrath on President Bush and the Republican-led Congress. According to this theory, the... Are...
Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.
A witness at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, said she had been frightened by the recklessness of the man who drove the couple's car into a fatal crash.
The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review for the second time the death penalty case of a convicted Texas killer whose sentence the justices had previously overturned.
Russia's election authorities barred  Kremlin opponent Mikhail Kasyanov on Sunday from taking part in  a March election to find a successor to President Vladimir  Putin.
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Johnson & Johnson is warning doctors  that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may  have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company  said on Friday.
Ian Johnson ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns and Taylor Tharp was steady in his first start at quarterback, guiding No. 24 Boise State past Weber State 56-7 on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.
ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said Paris should prepare for that possibility.
A federal jury said Thursday that software maker Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have exchanged proposals on how to organize meetings of tribal leaders on both sides of their restive border in an effort to end Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency, a Pakistani official said.
Just four months shy of his 40th birthday, Hopkins\u00e2\u0080\u0094who appeared to be starting to wear De La Hoya down as the fight neared the championship rounds\u00e2\u0080\u0094closed the show with a lethal body shot in the 9th.
The United Nations Staff Union, in response to David Malone&#39;s &quot;Nobody said it would be safe,&quot; (Views, Oct. 1), would like to point out that around 30 UN staff members have already been deployed to Iraq - a
The actor Janet Leigh, most famous for her role in Hitchcock&#39;s Psycho, has died aged 77, her daughter&#39;s publicist said today.
At Monday's press conference, the president acknowledged snags, but affirmed an agenda of a few big ideas.
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After getting the clutch two-out hit that gave him his first multi-RBI game in the majors, Brandon Watson was not done. He stretched the single into a double with a headfirst slide that barely beat the throw from right field.
It is unclear if Iran's nuclear  ambitions are entirely peaceful, but there is still no firm  evidence that Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons as  Washington asserts, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.
Basketball leaders, including N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern and the N.C.A.A.\u00c2\u0092s president Myles Brand, met to discuss ways to improve youth basketball beyond the sport\u00c2\u0092s diminishing quality of play.
At least 14 Indian soldiers die in a landmine ambush in an area of eastern India wracked by Maoist insurgency, police say.
When Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, it was with the promise that the wealthy city of 7 million would be free to choose its leader some day.
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Colin Powell&#39;s recent resignation as Secretary of State was bad enough. It was one thing to lose one of the greatest public servants this country has seen in years, but to make things worse
A Soyuz space capsule containing a US-Russian crew has successfully landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and American astronaut Mike Fincke had left the international space
Oil prices rose slightly amid slow trading Tuesday in the aftermath of a U.S. holiday, with hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would bring a measure of stability to the market.
A 17-year-old is jailed for 30 years for the murders of a woman at a christening and a pastor's daughter.
By Hong Liang  Photography has been my hobby since childhood. I can still remember the Kodak box my father bought me when I was about eight years of age. It was nothing but a black box with a fixed aperture lens: you take pictures when there is sunlight and go home when the sun sets.
Sweden's former French Open finalist  Magnus Norman announced his retirement Friday, citing a string  of injuries for his decision.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the richest person in America for the 14th year in a row, followed by investor Warren Buffett, according to Forbes magazine's latest list of the wealthiest Americans.
How the value of a watch became detached from its role as a timekeeper.
Britain&#39;s first official road signs to  warn drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite  navigation devices (satnavs) were introduced on Tuesday in a  Welsh village.
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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is conducting an industry- wide probe of health insurers into an alleged scheme to defraud consumers by manipulating reimbursement rates.
The loss of the shuttle Columbia was not just a low point in NASA history, but was also a &quot;cathartic moment&quot; that led to reforming the space agency and pushed the nation
Given a choice between the Police, John Mayer and Madonna on television or a summer's night out, millions of Americans chose the latter.
Two boys are knocked down and killed while walking along the M56 motorway in Cheshire.
Mimmo, Mary, Tot\u00c3\u00b2 e Graziella hanno girato un video che \u00c3\u00a8 andato su YouTube. Protesta a Montecitorio                                            Disabili? Niente casa in affitto   Dieci agenzie dicono no                                                                                     \
Julien MacDonald loves glamour. He designs fishnet tights, champagne flutes and hairspray cans.
Dan Farber, over at ZDNet, is reporting that LinkedIn's founder, Reid Hoffman, has made their plans clear to open up API's and create a developer platform. From CNET Blogs Network.
International efforts to aid desperate victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster are picking up pace, said UN officials, who dismissed as unfair suggestions that the response had been slow.
Passa ordine del giorno maggioranza, opposizione contesta
Britain's new army chief warned that the country's military was stretched to its very limits, as authorities reeled from a deadly weekend plane crash and a new attack by Taliban insurgents.
Pakistan&#039;s military government challenged neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday to identify the terror hideouts that Afghanistan claims exist in Pakistan, using a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to make its argument.
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Where do things stand with New Hampshire Democrats since the Democratic presidential candidates debated in Manchester June 3?
The director and producers of  a documentary about Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, where convicted  war criminals are among the 2.5 million venerated souls, have  received multiple death threats from right-wing groups that  want to prevent the movie's local release.
A teenager accused of planning to supply a Somalian terrorist group with night vision goggles and bulletproof vests foreshadowed the charges in his high school yearbook with a note that mentions Somalia in his \
Chelsea&#39;s 2-0 victory over CSKA Moscow was not, in spite of what one morning paper tried to tell me, &quot;convincing&quot;. But the grip that Jose Mourinho&#39;s side hold on Group H certainly is.
McDonald's Corp. said on Monday  that Charlie Bell, its 44-year-old president and chief  executive, had stepped down to focus on battling cancer just  seven months after assuming the top post at the world's largest  fast-food company.
Microsoft lost on Monday a landmark EU antitrust case at Europe&#39;s second-highest court, which upheld a record 497-million-euro (690-million-dollar) fine imposed by the European Commission in 2004.

Richard Thomas has gone back to a topic he talked about previously, benchmarking the Zend Framework, in a new post to his blog today.   So Zend Framework is now at 1.0.1, what did benchmarking find? The goal is to just output Hello World with the most basic set of files possible for each case.   His tests included several different methods:   Plain HTML Pure PHP Two different Zend Framework versions (1.0.1, 0.2.0) Solar his own \
Ohio University yesterday named a new CIO, J. Brice Bible, who next month will take over an IT operation rocked by several data breaches in 2006.
Determined to make sure their voices count, some American expatriates who missed registration deadlines or are worried about the reliability of absentee ballots are flying home next week just to vote.
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The media giant has transformed its Tagworld investment into Flux, a distributed social networking platform that bears an interesting resemblance to a start-up that Yahoo bought last year.
Fourteen billion years after the Big Bang started it all, there is still life in the old cosmos. Astronomers announced yesterday that they had discovered three dozen baby galaxies in what
Deutsche Bank said that its bottom-line earnings rose strongly in the third quarter, thanks to a partial improvement in underlying business and lower costs and risk provisions.
The Arctic is experiencing the effects of human-induced climate change, according to a four-year report commissioned by eight nations with territory in the region.
A second Washington state judge ruled on Tuesday that the state&#39;s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, saying that the administration cannot limit the legal benefits of marriage to heterosexual couples.
Talk about a tough sales call. Marsh &amp; McLennan Co.'s top managers, led by new chief executive Michael Cherkasky, took their corporate rehabilitation story to Wall Street yesterday in a conference call with stock analysts. The gist of the plans had been publicly revealed the day before.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 6--The U.N. Security Council on Friday issued a statement expressing \
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Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Tuesday he has received the results of a long-awaited investigation into car bombings that claimed 33 lives on one day in 1974
A second half wonder strike from James McFadden sealed a shock 1-0 victory for Scotland over Euro 2008 group B rivals France here on Wednesday.
A big loser at this year's Emmy ceremony? The Emmys broadcast, which may have been the least-watched in history. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday's show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That's 3 million...
Dutch Foreign Minister and chairman of the council Bernard Bot, right, talks with Sweden&#39;s Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds during an EU foreign ministers council in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.
Sun Microsystems Inc.&#39;s combative chief executive, Scott McNealy, fresh from resolving his long-running quarrel with archrival Microsoft Corp.
Star spinner Shane Warne has devised a trick or two for India&#39;s batsmen in an effort to lead Australia to a rare Test series win in that country.
South Korea's SK Telecom denied reports that it is preparing a takeover bid for Sprint Nextel.
Grave ragazza a Milano, migliorano ricoverati nel Trevigiano
Audio stimulation Hardware Widow The iBuzz, one of the first iPod-driven vibrators, is back, reinvented not only as a more compact, more stylish device but also with the ability to power a pair of his'n'her - or just her - vibrating bullets simultaneously. And now you can colour-coordinate it with your music player too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Five explosions hit Madrid at Friday evening rush hour -- three of them at gas stations -- after a warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, police said.
Direttore uscente Fmi non e' troppo pessimista
Developers of the NetBeans released the second beta iteration version 4.0 software last week, squashing more than 900 bugs found in the first beta release.
An object smaller than Pluto has been discovered orbiting a dying star in what astronomers said Monday resembles a pint-sized version of our solar system.
FOXBOROUGH -- San Jose Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear had just finished watching as two of his players, Brian Ching and Landon Donovan, scored for the United States in a 2-0 win over El Salvador in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday.
Take a deep breath, and get ready for the latest in Gilbertology: Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas is thinning the air in his house.
A large Lockheed Martin  contract to build a fleet of helicopters for the president could be in trouble, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.
An Iraqi-trained doctor appeared in court on Saturday in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow and was told he would stay in jail until his next court appearance, at the Old Bailey on July 27.
LONDON -- To get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke, eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation. That's the finding of a study that tracked about 20,000 people in the United Kingdom.
South Korea's prime minister stepped down Wednesday, saying she would think about running for the nation's top job.
Gen. Peter Pace had said that he believed homosexual conduct was immoral and akin to adultery.
Harry Potter is all grown up. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays the boy wizard in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling's best-sellers, sheds his magician's robes &#151; and everything else &#151; for his West End stage debut as a troubled stable boy in Peter Shaffer's \
Rising violence in Sudan's  Darfur region has killed more aid workers in July than over the  previous two years, seriously jeopardizing relief assistance,  U.N. humanitarian officials said on Monday.
Rutelli: 'organo consultivo, avra' obiettivi ambiziosi'
a new, Microsoft-conceived handheld device that presents video and photos as well as music -- would be a decent idea if there weren&#39;t such a thing as lampposts.
Microsoft has developed a cut-down version of Windows XP with a Hindi interface for the Indian market. The Indian version, which will be available early next year, will also feature help and training in Hindi.
The problem of multidrug-resistant TB may be even more severe than previously thought, experts warn.
Clippers point guard Sam Cassell is literally willing to pay the price to join the Celtics.
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Huddling near a gas heater in the mayor&#39;s office of this small town near Bethlehem, Fatah campaign manager Atef Rabaya is still reeling.
Iran launched a rocket on Monday  designed to send its first homemade research satellite into  orbit in the next year, state television said, a move likely to  add to Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear plans.
HYDERABAD, India  - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan  Singh, who heads for disputed Kashmir this week, said on Sunday  his visit was aimed at putting an end to years of violence in  the troubled Himalayan region.
Labor unions and three major supermarket chains in southern California expressed doubts on Monday about reaching an agreement on a new contract as a union-imposed deadline expires later this week.
NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson said on Friday they will develop new encryption technology to foil video piracy, a &#36;3.5 billion problem for broadcasters and movie studios.
The video-sharing website YouTube announced the launch here Tuesday of an international service in nine languages.
The abducted Nepalese was working as a waiter employed by the Saudi Arabian Contracting Company (SATCO) that supplies rations to US forces, the Post said.
Has Ram Gopal Varma lost touch with the pulse of the masses? Or is he the experimental maverick you've always loved?
WUGONG LAKE, China -- Perched above the banks of the catfish farm he owns is Zhu Zhiqiu's secret weapon for breeding healthy fish: the medicine shed. Inside are iodine bottles, vitamin packets and Chinese herbal concoctions that he claims substitute for antibiotics.
Grandmaster Flash &amp; the Furious Five are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame &#151; the first rap artists to get that distinction &#151; joining U2, Randy Newman and the O'Jays on the ballot.
Ed Lampert came out of stealth mode when he announced the acquisition of Sears (S:NYSE - news - research) by Kmart (KMRT:Nasdaq - news - research) Wednesday.
CRICKET fans should lap up every pulsating minute of Australia&#39;s Test series in India . . . it is a delight they won&#39;t savour again for six years.
Crude oil futures fell slightly Monday as traders speculated that slower economic growth next year might ease global oil demand. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude
While the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack received outpourings of support, many of the 1993 bombing victims feel as if they have been forgotten.
A senior Russian envoy said Tuesday he is hopeful Poland's new government will listen to Moscow's objections to a proposed U.S. missile defense base, and said Warsaw was set to discuss the issue with Russia early next year.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of the closest aides to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and better known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot;, is to be tried first, Iraq&#39;s Defence Minister Hazim Shaalan said Wednesday.
Britain's struggle to contain Muslim extremism points up a chilling trend across Europe: the rise of radical Islam, and with it, a willingness among a small but dangerous minority of young people to answer the call to jihad.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite Muslim cleric leading an insurgency in the holy city of Najaf, is preparing to hand over control of the city&#39;s Imam Ali Mosque to Iraqi religious authorities, Reuters reported, citing Sheikh Ali ...
Months before Melonie Nelson choked to death on a mouthful of bologna, her caretakers documented her growing habit of devouring large quantities of food. Although one-on-one supervision had been ordered, on three occasions in the final 16 days of her life, Nelson managed to grab food from the ref...
Honfluer, 24 settembre 2004 - Il libro che la rese pi\u00c3\u00b9 famosa lo scrisse a diciott&#39;anni: Francoise Sagan, morta questo pomeriggio in ospedale a Honfleur in Francia per uno scompenso cardio respiratorio, pubblic\u00c3\u00b2 &quot;Bonjour tristesse&quot; nel 1954.
In a bombproof building, surrounded by police carrying sub-machine guns, the eight men charged with plotting chemical or radioactive attacks in Britain and the United States made their first appearance in court yesterday since their arrest ...
Citing his past judicial immunity, former French President Jacques Chirac refused to be questioned in a probe into an apparent smear scandal involving his successor, his office said Friday.
Idea 'stark raving mad', says Radiohead frontman Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has described the idea of releasing the band's In Rainbows exclusively on the net as \
The benchmark two-year US Treasury note had its biggest weekly decline in a month on speculation the Federal Reserve will follow up this week&#39;s interest-rate increase with at least one more this year.
Advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in \u00e2\u0080\u009capology payments\u00e2\u0080\u009d if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case.
The Saudi Arabian branch of al-Qaeda said it carried out the attack on the US Consulate in the Red Sea port of Jeddah that left eight people dead.
Companies are scrambling to reset computing devices as daylight saving time begins three weeks earlier.
BETHESDA, Md. Sept. 23, 2004 - Carol Brody, an elementary school guidance counselor, has some advice for those wonder why educators are frustrated.
Mitchell, who was released on Sept. 5 by Jacksonville, played in 16 games in each of his four NFL seasons before this year. He started six games with Baltimore and the Jaguars the past two seasons before being cut.
Canada has asked Swiss drug maker Roche AG to warn consumers of possible health risks linked to its influenza drug Tamiflu, the health department said on Wednesday.
The German government pledged on Tuesday to put before parliament this week plans designed to stop the far right from marching past Berlin's memorial to the Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
An explosion rocked a commercial street  in central Baghdad on Tuesday, causing some casualties,  witnesses said.
Former President Clinton and other dignitaries at a gala Monday night for the nine black students who integrated Little Rock Central High School a half-century ago stressed the country's continuing need for better race relations.
Four Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops Wednesday, three in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis and one in eastern Gaza City, medics said.
Dancing, drinking revelers filled the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as parades rolled through on the final day of a Mardi Gras that locals said marked another step toward recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Everybody involved with this aquatic Woodstock had imagined it, but nobody had ever seen it. An eight-oared shell submarined and abandoned in midrace under the Eliot Bridge, all hands swimming for shore as more boats came around the bend, powered up, and bore down on the wreckage.
Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in  his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also  welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85  triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.
LANE BEACH, Barbados - Tiger Woods is now a married man, according to People magazine and several other news outlets. People reported on its Web site that the world's most famous golfer married Swedish model Elin Nordegren in a sunset ceremony at a resort in Barbados on Tuesday...
No, Jerry Seinfeld hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t been idle; he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been as busy as a ... well, you know.
CALGARY, Alberta -- A fossilized jaw found in an Alberta gravel pit may have cleared up a mystery for researchers wondering how brown bears originally made it across North America.
A group of anarchists is taking an unusual step to make its political voice heard &#151; going to the polls.
Four small security software vendors have teamed up to develop a set of technical criteria for tools designed to secure Web applications. They also invited Cisco and other large IT vendors to take part in the certification program.
Four Britons who were detained on the war-torn Somalian-Kenyan border three weeks ago have returned to the UK and were immediately held under the Terrorism Act.The Metropolitan Police have nine hours to detain ...Comment
John McCain and Mitt Romney clashed in a hard-fought Florida primary on Tuesday, seeking campaign momentum before the race for the Republican presidential nomination turns into a nationwide delegate struggle on Feb. 5.
PARIS - French hotels group Accor SA on Wednesday reported a 24 percent drop in first-half net profit as its brands such as Sofitel and Motel 6 suffered from the uneven recovery in the global travel market.
Teresa Brewer, one of the most popular US singers of the 1950s, dies at her home in New York.
IBM has bought XIV, an Israeli manufacturer of SAN equipment. XIV's main product is Nextra, a storage system based on a grid of standard hardware components.
Joel Casamayor scored a split-decision win over Diego Corrales to lift the WBC lightweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday.
England captain Phil Vickery said a bright future looked sure, following the run to the World Cup final, thanks to the emergence of some talented young players.
The deal could be the first step toward a possible broader alliance between Chrysler and Nissan of Japan.
Advocates for victims of abuse by Catholic clergy on Friday urged presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to fire a priest who was suspended from the church and then hired by the ex-mayor's security consulting business. A spokeswoman for Giuliani said the firm had no plans to fire Monsignor Alan Placa.
Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.
The Illinois senator's wife is a big draw for her husband's fans - and a thorn in the side of his rivals
The party of the man who officially lost DR Congo's election condemns violence by his supporters on Tuesday.
A Thursday fire that ignited at a Duke Energy Corp. natural gas storage facility near Houston increased in size early Friday after an above-ground valve structure gave way.
Spam wars Spamhaus, the leading anti-spam organisation, has restored its site and services to normal after a distributed denial of service attack rendered its site temporarily inaccessible for several hours on Monday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US troops put the Pentagon on the defensive, challenging Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over their safety in Iraq, as Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Europe to look beyond differences over last year's invasion.
Flickr.com, one of the world's most  popular online photo-sharing sites and owned by Yahoo Inc.  , is likely being blocked by the Chinese government,  Yahoo's Hong Kong unit said on Tuesday.
Francoise Sagan, author of the best-selling novel \
NEW YORK  - The number of emergency room visits by children injured on trampolines has more than doubled over the past decade, a new study shows.
By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 8--TOPSAIL ISLAND -- Though erosion from Tropical Storm Ernesto is less severe than feared, it doesn't mean Topsail Island towns are out of the water yet.
Japan and Australia have slapped financial sanctions on North Korea in the first fresh measures against the communist state since the UN Security Council demanded action over its July missile tests.
John Kerry said today that because of poor administration planning the war had cost taxpayers $200 billion.
Eye blinkingly fast Researchers on the island of Samoa have witnessed evolution in action, as the population of male \
Supporters of former chess champion Bobby Fischer are hailing Iceland&#39;s decision to grant the American residency. Mr Fischer has been detained in Japan since July, when he tried to travel overseas with a revoked United States passport.
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White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
Japan&#39;s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that troubled bank UFJ Holdings Inc. can pull out of a deal to sell its trust business to a smaller rival, clearing the way for a full
By GALLOWAY, Jill  Its name is Feilding High School, but everyone still knows it as Feilding Ag. There's a reason for that - the school has a farm. Jill Galloway reports. -------------------- It is one of the few schools in New Zealand that still operates a commercial farm.
he rest of the world has contributed so little to the fight against AIDS that the United States cannot make its full contribution this year, President Bush&#39;s global AIDS coordinator said yesterday.
Dick Pound, presidente della Wada, &egrave; intenzionato ad inasprire le sanzioni per casi di doping...
Oggi al Cairo il ministro degli Esteri francese, Michel Barnier, ha annunciato che un alto funzionario del Ministero degli Esteri francese partir\u00c3\u00a0 per Bagdad, per aiutare l&#39;ambasciata francese in Iraq a salvare i 2 giornalisti francesi recentemente rapiti
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE: PCL) has promoted Laura B. Smith  to vice president and treasurer. In this role, Smith will oversee Plum  Creek's corporate planning and treasury  functions.
Divieto assoluto di introdurre all'interno dello stadio Franchi bottiglie, anche se di plastica e pr...
Lou Ye\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cSummer Palace\u00e2\u0080\u009d examines youthful idealism and its unhappy aftermath.
The government said Monday it was investigating reports that members of a London-based radical Islamic group have been in contact with militants holding a British hostage in Iraq to urge his release.
A Tor di Valle la vera &quot;generazione Mtv&quot;. Al Colosseo quella di Muccino. I ragazzi accorsi in via dei Fori Imperiali per il concerto gratuito con Elisa, Carmen Consoli, Hoobastank, Anastacia e The Cure, organizzato
The Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Saturn's moon Iapetus has revealed a bizarre feature of the moon in its images: a bulging ridge at its equator.
Shropshire&#39;s Scott Drummond believes he will learn from the experience of going head-to-head with world number two Ernie Els, despite seeing his HSBC World Matchplay dreams end this morning.
JiWire plans to introduce service to iPhone and iPod touch owners selected Wi-Fi hotspots in premium restaurants, cafes, hotels, and other high-traffic locations.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - A business jet piloted by two United States citizens may have been at the wrong altitude when it crossed paths with a commercial airliner that crashed last week in the Amazon, killing all 155 people on board, Brazil's defense minister said on Wednesday.
The World-Anti Doping Agency says it has unearthed a new \
GERAKAS, Greece: A dramatic 19-hour hostage siege on board a bus in Athens ended without bloodshed yesterday after two Albanian gunmen freed the last of their 23 hostages and surrendered.
European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels to  explore the scope for a gradual thaw in ties but chose not to  end a four-year-old freeze in contacts.
Shares of Gabriel Resources Ltd. soared nearly 52 per cent today after the miner announced a financing deal that will see the world&#39;s biggest gold producer, Newmont Mining Corp.
Texas coach Jody Conradt wanted to use her last stretch of non-conference games to rest her starters and get her reserves some valuable playing time.
In his choice of Rice as secretary of State and Gonzales as attorney general, President Bush prizes loyalty over change. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
When your friend's wealth has made you jealous, your friend isn't the problem.
Britain\u00c2\u0092s big football leagues and daily newspapers are circling each other in a showdown over game photos on Internet sites.
Park rangers fleeing renewed conflict in eastern Congo have abandoned an endangered gorilla reserve.
A new study suggests that a federal advisory urging pregnant women to restrict their seafood intake could do more harm than good. But what about the risks of fish-borne mercury?
Felipe Calderon reaches out to his opponent after being declared Mexico's president-elect, but is rebuffed.
MICHAEL ROGERS likes the look and feel of the world champion&#39;s rainbow-coloured jersey on his back. The Italian-based Rogers, 25, from Canberra, has been hovering around world championship podiums at junior
Ryder Cup organizers opened the K Club   course to spectators and players on the second day of practice   on Wednesday after a three-and-a-half hour closure due to high   winds.
Shanty-towns blazed, ethnic gangs fought and the opposition planned further protests as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term in office on Monday after a disputed election that has convulsed Kenya.
A MANNED rocket ship, financed entirely with private funds, reached the edge of space on Monday. The spaceship&#39;s builders and backers say the project&#39;s success marks a new age for commercial space tourism and travel.
PADANG, Indonesia  - Two strong earthquakes hit Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, flattening dozens of buildings and sending emergency operations into full swing to deal with dozens of injured.
NEW YORK, (Aug. 30, 2004) - Cattle farmers and haulers finally looking for a quick end to a 15-month ban on live cattle exports to the US are out of luck after Canadian Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (Ticker) -- With a difficult road test looming, the New York Knicks put together a complete effort for a key home win.
The American dream of Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has become reality with his purchase of Jaguar. The Austrian billionaire has been involved in Formula One for a decade
Many military experts believe that reviving some sort of military draft is extremely unlikely, even impossible -- but not all of them.
BEIJING -- A group of 44 people stormed the Canadian Embassy in Beijing Wednesday, using ladders to scale a spiked fence. The intruders -- including men, women and children -- are being interviewed by Canadian diplomats.
Even if Tim Raines had not been among the greatest base runners in baseball history, he would still be comfortably qualified for the Hall of Fame, which will announce its new members on Tuesday.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of a Italian journalist, reiterating his determination to keep Italian forces in Iraq.
An investigation into how the sequel to J M Barrie's Peter Pan was leaked to a newspaper is under way.
The administrators of supermarket chain Kwik Save say they have sold 56 of the firm's stores for \u00c2\u00a318m, salvaging about 600 jobs.
Troops cut Gaza into three parts and shut the Egypt border after Palestinian militants fire rockets.
Comment is free: Hilary Benn: One person a minute dies from a gunshot. Now we have a chance to reduce weapons trading.
Stocks slid further on Wednesday, sending the Nasdaq Composite index down 1 percent, as disappointment with technology profits from bellwethers such as Intel Corp  soured investors' mood, a day after the Dow crossed 14,000 for the first time.
Crude oil, which has declined 12 percent from a record two weeks ago, was little changed after falling yesterday on expectation supplies will be enough to meet demand from US refineries making heating fuel for the winter.
Hundreds of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership came to Bethlehem for Christmas as the town of Jesus&#39;s birth celebrated the festival with new hopes for peace following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
Sales of singles in the UK show signs of recovery as the music industry as a whole grows, figures show.
U.S. industrial production was flat  in January as warm weather dampened demand for heating, but  manufacturing output remained healthy, a government report  showed on Wednesday.
A European court dismisses Microsoft's appeal in a long-running dispute about competition.
Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that Washington, DC -- not Las Vegas -- will be the new home of the Montreal Expos next year.
Borders Group Inc , the second-largest U.S. book retailer, said on Tuesday its quarterly loss widened due to charges although sales rose on record demand for \
Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.
The Russian government will discuss ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, the government press service said on Wednesday, in a sign Russia is finally making up its mind to back the climate change pact.
The troubled student loan giant, said it would raise $2.5 billion by selling stock and use the money to pay off a disastrous bet on its commons stock price.
The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a giant economic stimulus plan sought by the White House amid mounting fears that the world's biggest economy could be sliding into a recession.
Indian automaker Mahindra will not bid for luxury British car brands Jaguar and Land Rover, although India&#39;s Tata Motors is still &quot;strongly committed&quot; to a deal, a report said Friday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Adam Kennedy and Garret Anderson each hit a two-run homer, and the Anaheim Angels beat the Minnesota Twins 9-6 Friday night for their ninth straight victory...
Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69.
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Stuart Appleby has a share of the lead at the mid-point of the AT&T National, but he also shares a unique friendship with tournament-host Tiger Woods.
Viagra, Oxycontin and some AIDS drugs will be among the first to carry radio chip tracking devices under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative.
President Bashar Assad won another seven years in office, getting 97 percent of the vote in a nationwide referendum on his leadership in which he was the only candidate
``Off the field, he did so much for so many people. He really reached a lot. of people. ... He was a great friend on and off the field.
Critics damned Madonna's first feature  film with faint praise on Thursday and suggested her career  behind the camera might be as successful as her acting.
ALBERTO Gonzales, the White House legal adviser once embroiled in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, was named by President George Bush yesterday as US Attorney-General.
PARIS A resounding vote in favor of the European Union constitution by France&#39;s opposition Socialist Party was welcomed Thursday across a Continent that faces a string of national referendums on the treaty next year.
Sergio Garcia shot a 4-under-par 67 in the wind Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Volvo Masters with fellow Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, who was stung by a bee early in his round.
Everton said it rejected bids from Premiership soccer rivals Manchester United and Newcastle for England forward Wayne Rooney. ``Newcastle United submitted an increased offer for Wayne
By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 6--A six-session rally by the Nasdaq composite index ended Monday on  weakness in the technology sector. Investors generally treaded water after  recent market gains, fueled in part by double-digit corporate profit growth.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - Standard &amp; Poor's Ratings Services, a unit of the McGraw-Hill Companies Inc  is set to announce changes to boost the integrity of its research, such as rotating analysts' coverage, newspapers said on Thursday.
For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday. The good news is that deaths from both are falling, but improvement has been more dramatic for heart disease.
The Arizona Cardinals cut 13 players and placed free safety Dexter Jackson on the injured list Sunday.
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EMERYVILLE, Calif. A high-tech executive appointed to Chiron&#39;s board of directors last month has resigned from the embattled biotechnology company.
Chris Evert and Greg Norman are engaged, less than a year after divorces from longtime spouses. The couple got engaged Sunday night, said Tami Starr, director of Chris Evert Charities in Boca Raton, Fla.
MacCentral - Later this week Intuit Inc. will officially announce QuickBooks: Pro 2005 for Mac, the latest release of its small business accounting software -- although the company has already posted details of the new release to its Web site. Major changes in this new release include integrated iCal support, the ability to back up data files to .Mac, easier file sharing with the Windows version of QuickBooks and the ability to add PDF backgrounds to forms.
Five EU states signed an accord creating a new European military police force deployable to crisis situations worldwide, the latest tool in Europe's developing security arsenal.
By Amy Choate-Nielsen Deseret Morning News Thirty-eight U.S. states have congressionally protected wild and scenic rivers -- but Utah isn't one of them.
Before deleting that  television show you just watched courtesy of TiVo, you'll be  given the option to view a commercial, the latest in a series  of enhancements the DVR pioneer will launch in an effort to  profit from the proliferation of ad-skipping.
Iraqi authorities ordered a one-day vehicle ban in Baqouba on Friday in response to a series of deadly suicide bombings and other attacks by al-Qaida in Iraq against predominantly Sunni fighters that have allied with the United States.
A cervical cancer vaccine cold cut deaths by three quarters if given to all 12-year-old girls, a study says.
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Boys who play video games on school days spend 30 percent less time reading and girls spend 34 percent less time doing homework than those who do not play such games, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Three large Hollywood studios are throwing their weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
A recent monthly update to its Web site caused no end of trouble for online transaction company PayPal. But after an outage that plagued the site, PayPal appears to be back online.
Dismissing charges that tactics used at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to torture, Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended the military&#39;s coercion policies today in Indianapolis.
The Christian Science Monitor - Going into Wednesday night&#39;s Democratic presidential debate, the big question was whether Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois would get tough on the front-runner for his party&#39;s nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
Singer Bobby Brown is sentenced to 30 days in jail over $19,000 in unpaid child support.
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Two former executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice.
Former President Fernando Collor de Mello, forced from office in a corruption scandal in 1992 and barred from politics for eight years, has won a seat in Brazil's Senate, electoral officials said Monday.
Composer Pritam talks about the score for Dhoom.
The path to several thousand private hells is all too public. In this small town 20 miles south of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, it leads down the open-sided corridors of the district hospital to a garden at the back, and the mortuary beyond.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, under congressional pressure to quit over the firing of nine U.S. prosecutors, vowed on Monday to stay and fix problems with the Justice Department.
President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee, Dr. James Holsinger, disputed claims by critics that he holds \
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Hurricane Jeanne trekked westward Friday on a path that could lead to Florida's east coast by Sunday, setting off another round of storm preparations in a state still reeling from three earlier strikes.
Lucky loser Melinda Czink of Hungary edged Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (8) in a first-round match Monday at the Canberra Classic.
Arsenal gave Arsene Wenger the perfect birthday present as they produced a sensational display to thrash Slavia Prague 7-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Mobile units to address skills shortage Connecting for Health (CfH) is to tackle training shortages for NHS staff to support the roll out of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A car bomb killed seven people and injured 16 others outside of the Al-Arabiya TV office in Baghdad on Saturday, reported the Dubai-based Arab TV station.
HOUSTON -- Tropical Storm Ivan Thursday crept toward the Houston area with the threat of making it a very rainy weekend. Forecasters are predicting heavy rain from Galveston to Houston to College Station.
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Motorola Inc. , the world's  second biggest cellphone maker, said on Wednesday its  second-quarter earnings and revenue rose on a tax benefit and a  legal settlement as well as strong demand for its cellphones,  including its flagship Razr phone.
Tensions rose in Fiji on Monday as nervous Fijians waited to see whether the country's military commander would act on a threat to remove the embattled government in the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
The overall server design is impeccable, InfoWorlds reviewer says. The only flaws are the relatively poor performance of the local disk and the lack of RAID5 on the local SAS RAID controller.
The woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby girl from her womb held her hands in her lap and cast her eyes downward on Monday as she
Maureen Fitzgerald wanted to find out what she was good at before declaring a major at the University of Dayton. So she took communications, philosophy, history, English, among other courses.
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A US commission looking into the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq says \
The Non-Aligned Movement summit ends in Havana, with a statement implicitly critical of US foreign policy.
DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a fevered hunt for support on Wednesday, with top Democrats pounding home their closing messages on the last day of three-way dogfight that is too close to call.
No further criminal charges are likely over the death Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa, the government is to announce.
British Airways today reported further progress in its recovery as it made a half-year pre-tax profit of \u00c2\u00a3335m, but said higher fuel costs remained a concern.
Retailer Sears Holdings Corp.  posted a 20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a legal settlement and other special gains, but sales declined at both its Sears and Kmart units as consumers were strapped by rising gasoline prices.
The United States will not live with a nuclear-armed North Korea, assistant secretary of State Chris Hill said on Wednesday.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks after the resignation of PM Romano Prodi.
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TORONTO (CP) - Some of Canada&#39;s most influential doctors, health experts and anti-smoking lobbyists will launch a campaign Monday urging Ottawa to strip the tobacco industry of a powerful public relations asset: its public image as a legitimate
Kyle Singler scored 10 of his 16 points during an 18-9 run that gave No. 4 Duke some breathing room early in the second half Thursday night as the visiting Blue Devils defeated Virginia Tech, 81-64.
Market-research firm Gartner Inc. has agreed to acquire rival Meta Group Inc. for about $162 million US in cash. Gartner said Monday it will pay $10 for each share of Meta, a 54 per cent premium
PORTLAND, Ore. - Hercules, the fat cat who became famous after getting stuck in a doggie door while plundering another pet's food, has found his rotund self heading for the big-time. A video of Hercules stuck in the door became a Web sensation.
Retail giant TJX, whose stores include discount clothing chains T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, said yesterday that a computer-security breach stretched back 10 months earlier than the company originally thought, compromising credit and debit card data, drivers' license numbers, and names and addresses.
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Condoleezza Rice kicks off a conference for donors to Liberia by announcing the cancellation of its $391m debt to the US.
For Napster to Go users only Napster UK is giving away free MP3 players to all new subscribers of its portable music service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Injured Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is making 'excellent' progress on a general ward, his family say.
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Leave it to Britain&#39;s Prince Charles to explain why the sun now sets on the British Empire. He is highly annoyed that mere peons in his household have the gall to think that, just because they hold university
NEW YORK - A powerful rally lifted Wall Street yesterday after crude oil futures slid more than 7 per cent and strong manufacturing and consumer spending reports allayed fears of a faltering US economy.
Mel Karmazin, who quit as president of Viacom after a power struggle with his boss, has resurfaced as the new chief executive of Sirius Satellite Radio.
New orders for U.S.-made durable goods registered their sharpest fall in six years last month and consumer confidence fell in November, reports showed on Tuesday, lending support to views the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates next year.
Microsoft is taking legal action against people it claims are responsible for spam e-mail campaigns, particularly those who send out unsolicited and sexually explicit e-mail.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska zoo is to build what it believes to be the world's first elephant treadmill as part of plans to enrich its only elephant's life with better accommodation and activities.    At 9,120 pounds, Maggie could stand to lose some weight...
Oil prices surged more than $2 on  Thursday to their highest level in six weeks, tracking a nearly  10 percent rally in natural gas as a cold snap cranked up  furnaces across the Midwest.
The backup punter at Northern Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teammate &#151; the starting punter &#151; in the kicking leg.
The Czech Republic is happy to play a waiting game on the EU Constitution, says the BBC's Rob Cameron.
President Bush is due to lay out his vision for the next four years in a speech to the Republican convention.
Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $18 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.640 percent, up from 1.635 percent last week. An additional $16 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 1.840 percent, down from 1.860 percent.
'Dovevamo far dimenticare l'immaginario del film di Placido'
Venezuela readies for protests as a TV station opposing President Chavez is set to be taken off air at midnight.
Dawnette Knight believed she was in love with Michael Douglas when she threatened to slice up his Oscar-winning wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and feed her to her dogs.
New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require girls entering sixth grade to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitting virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.
Three people were badly hurt in a luxury Spanish hotel on Thursday when two tourists in a bed crashed through the floor onto a man renovating the room below.
Washington Capitals left winger Alexander Ovechkin was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team on Friday, a day after inking one of the richest contracts in NHL history.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.
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A union group on Thursday unveiled a Web site that lets users identify more than 200,000 US-based companies it says have exported American jobs or lost them because they were hurt by foreign trade.
Britain's Prince William, eager to  draw a line under a decade of conspiracy theories about the  death of his mother Princess Diana, graduated as an army  officer on Friday to launch his military career.
With rental boats in the foreground, lifeguards Christine Fullerton, Paula Klepadlo, and Chris Farrell clean the shoreline as Spring Lake Beach prepares to open on Saturday for the summer season.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 25 -- A teacher for more than three decades and an advocate for women's rights, Safia Ama Jan ran an underground school for girls during Taliban rule. On Monday, two men on a motorbike gunned her down as she left for work -- identifying their target despite her full...
A man wanted for alleged involvement in the Madrid train bombings should be extradited to Spain, Britain's highest court decided Wednesday.
After a season of apparent policy slip-ups, Pope Benedict XVI is shuffling top advisers and bringing in veteran diplomats closely identified with Vatican policy in Iraq and the Middle East.
This was the year that the play stood up for itself, reminding us that it can go places inaccessible to other art forms.
The UK singles chart is set to count all downloads as the music industry is expected to lift restrictions on digital songs.
French hotel group Accor has said it planned to sell 535 hotels in the next few years but would create as many as 200,000 new rooms, half of them in emerging markets, under a new strategic plan for the group.
Microsoft has started to send out its latest major security patch to home PCs--but some people won&#39;t get it for a while.
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Russia's first post-Soviet president Boris Yeltsin issued a veiled warning that President Vladimir Putin's decision to hand sweeping new powers to the Kremlin in the wake of the Beslan hostage crisis could roll back democratic freedoms.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his refusal to negotiate with Chechen separatists, warning critics against applying what he called a double standard in the definition of terrorism.
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Australia's Stuart Appleby capped a  stirring comeback with a final round six-under-par 67 on Sunday  to overhaul a faltering world number one Vijay Singh and  successfully defend his Mercedes Championships title.
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_ The co-owner of the New York Islanders has unveiled an ambitious $200 million plan to renovate the Nassau Coliseum and construct a mixed-use complex that would include a 60-story hotel and condominium tower.
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Following a wave of criticism from opposition parties and human rights organisations, Italy has stopped its wholesale deportation from Lampedusa of more than 1,300 refugees to Libya, where Italy believes they have come from.
THE HAGUE (Netherlands): President Pervez Musharraf has termed killing of Amjad Farooqui a major success of the government against terrorism and vowed to continue efforts till the elimination of terrorism.
The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United...
Sam Waterston was to be honored Wednesday night by the New York State Archives Partnership Trust for his many performances as Abraham Lincoln.
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Alexei Yashin's career with the New York Islanders officially ended Wednesday when the NHL team said they would buy out the last four years on his decade-long contract.
Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its \u00c2\u00a38.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ November was a good month for Nintendo _ and for the video game industry as a whole.
Intel, the world&#39;s top chip maker, and Nokia, the number-one mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.While Nokia has joined the World Wildlife Fund&#39;s Climate Savers Program, Intel plans to buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates. That will make Intel the largest corporate buyer of green energy in the U.S.Buying renewable energy certificates is not, however, the same as directly buying and using renewable energy. Intel is making the purchase through Sterling Planet, a company that will then distribute the investment to a variety of green energy producers across the U.S. The producers use wind, solar, hydroelectric, and biomass sources to produce energy that they then feed into the power grid. Those producers rely on the buyers of certificates to help fund their businesses, so Intel&#39;s investment is important to their success, said Matt Clouse, director of the Green Power Partnership at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Buying renewable energy certificates helps a company like Intel support green energy even if it finds it difficult to directly buy green energy for use in its operations. Many green energy producers feed their power into the grid, but once they do, power users usually can&#39;t discern whether the energy they buy came from the green source or from a coal-powered plant, said Bill Calder, an Intel spokesman.Some electric companies do have green power offerings, but a company like Intel with multiple sites would have to work with various providers in multiple locations to try to buy green power from them, which is an expensive undertaking, especially in states where prices are set by a regulatory process, Clouse said. Buying the certificates can help companies track their environmental effect and hit environmental goals even if they find it cost prohibitive to directly buy and use green energy, he said.Intel may have other reasons for making the investment beyond reducing its carbon footprint. &quot;Many of these companies that are buying green power are customer facing, and they spend enormous amounts of money on their brand and product PR and this is a way that is frankly a low cost option to address the environmental aspects that affect their brand and image,&quot; Clouse said.Intel is not revealing how much it will cost to buy the 1.3 billion kilowatt hours per year. However, Clouse estimated that Intel might be paying between $2 and $4 per thousand kilowatt hours, for a total yearly investment of $2.6 million to $5.2 million. &quot;That&#39;s a pretty inexpensive media undertaking,&quot; he said.Intel&#39;s investment in the renewable energy certificates is in addition to its regular energy costs, Calder said. But by buying the certificates, Intel is helping to fund the production of green power that is fed into the grid, he said. Ultimately, Intel hopes that other companies will follow suit, thus reducing the cost of green energy in the future, he said.The volume of kilowatt hours that Intel agreed to buy per year equates to about 46 percent of its yearly electricity use in the U.S., Calder said.Also on Monday, Nokia pledged to use green electricity to power half of its facilities by 2010 and reduce overall energy needs of its sites by 6 percent by 2012, announcing that it has joined the WWF program. Nokia also plans to reduce energy wasted by mobile-phone chargers.Greenpeace recently knocked Nokia from first place to ninth in a ranking of electronics makers. Greenpeace praised Nokia for its efforts to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in its products but said the company has done a poor job of supporting recycling programs in some countries.
The German government said on Tuesday  U.S. plans to pull out 30,000 troops were a sign of Europe's  divisions being healed, but communities hit by the decision  warned they were headed for economic disaster.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the future is bright for Liverpool, having spoken to one of the men spearheading an anticipated 450 million pounds takeover of the club.
About 30 residents of Anacortes celebrated the first anniversary of the sister city relationship between Anacortes and Vela Luka, Croatia, by traveling to the beautiful city at the western end of the island of ...
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Two people were killed and 11 wounded  when a hand grenade was lobbed into the VIP section of the  audience at a concert led by Indian film superstar Shah Rukh  Khan and two other actors, police said.
Broadway's unionized stagehands voted  on Sunday to authorize a strike over proposed new work rules  for its members, but for now the shows will go on and  negotiations have resumed.
The royal family of the Gulf kingdom of Qatar raises its stake in supermarket group Sainsbury's to 25%.
Insurgents targeted the convoys of  Iraq's environment and education ministers in separate bombings  on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded  more than a dozen people, officials said.
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Policymakers at the Bank of England voted 6-3 to raise UK interest rates to 5.75% this month, minutes show.
As world oil prices again hit new highs, Nigeria's biggest labor federation launched a four-day nationwide strike Monday to protest the rising cost of fuel at home, shutting down huge swathes of Lagos, the country's largest city and its commercial center.
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HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Tyrone Moss ran for 148 yards  and two touchdowns to lead fourth-ranked Miami-Florida to a  38-13 victory over Houston at Reliant Stadium.
A third man is charged under the Terrorism Act after the failed car bombs in London and Glasgow.
At least 10 people were killed in a car bomb attack on a barracks in Dellys, on the east coast of Algeria, local security sources said Saturday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says will be used to make atom bombs.
The government unveiled tough anti-smoking proposals which would ban tobacco in all workplaces and restaurants, as well as in many pubs and bars, over the next few years.
Paris Hilton won't joke about her peeps. The hotel heiress canceled an appearance at next week's Billboard Music Awards because she didn't like the jokes written for her, according to a spokesman.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first big step to winning the Democratic nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while underdog Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today pledged to escalate a broad Israeli offensive into the northern Gaza Strip, saying troops will remain in the area until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted.
Dr. Robert Jarvik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate over aiming ads for prescription drugs directly at consumers.
With a hearty handshake and a slap on the back, John Swofford, the Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner, offered congratulations to Virginia Tech&#39;s athletic director, Jim Weaver, on Saturday.
GERMANY - European factories of General Motors Inc. launched a massive strike protesting against the planned major job cuts. The automaker has recently released its plans to reduce the number of jobs by 12
U.S. growers produce nearly $35  billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug  the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat  combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study  released on Monday.
High Street electrical retailer Dixons has pulled the plug on the VCR, and announced today video recorders will disappear from its shelves before Christmas.
Houston tops a U.S. magazine's annual  fattest cities list for the fourth time in five years, with  four other Texas cities waddling into the top 25.
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Turks have hailed the European Union&#39;s decision to open membership talks with their country as a landmark step promising prosperity, broader freedoms and global prestige.
InfoWorld - Texas Instruments&#160;(TI) will develop chips for low-power devices based on a new short-range wireless Bluetooth specification, the company said Tuesday.
The brigadier general who investigated abuse at Abu Ghraib prison is heading the US military&#39;s probe into how a suicide bomber infiltrated a US Army base near Mosul and
IBM is introducing a line of radio-frequency identification services for midmarket companies that are based on practices that have been honed by IBM itself at its facilities for more than a year.
GAUHATI, India - Monkeys lurking at an ancient Hindu temple in India's northeast have attacked up to 300 children over three weeks, temple officials said Tuesday.
U.S. drugs giant Abbott Laboratories said it would stop launching new medicines in Thailand in protest at the army-backed government's move to override international drug patents.
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Time is running out for advertisers who are a lighter shade of green, as eco-cliches fall out of fashion.
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Construction company Skanska, which is responsible for the building of the Mater Dei Hospital in Tal-Qroqq, is fairly optimistic that a positive solution will be found to the controversy surrounding the ...
The results of an autopsy have revealed that rapper ODB died from a drugs overdose. The New York City medical examiner&#39;s office announced yesterday that the rap-singer, real name Russell Jones, had taken cocaine
By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 26--MILLERSPORT, Ohio -- There's the landlubber's way of learning the history of the Buckeye Lake region: Just stop at the local museum along Rt. 79 to check out the exhibits.   And soon, there will be a seafarer's way, too.
A 20-year-old college cheerleader was shot to death in her apartment by an obsessed ex-boyfriend, who then killed himself, authorities said.
La Bulgaria ha battuto la Slovenia 3-0 (0-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europe...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and China&#39;s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, have met in Moscow for talks on trade and the fight against terrorism.
President George W. Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry [related, bio] should concentrate on fighting terrorism if they want to help the US economy, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey of its members.
Adobe has announced ambitious plans to unify the digital camera market by creating a single file format that all digital cameras can record in.
Four federal police officers were suspended without pay as prosecutors investigate alleged police negligence in the vigilante killings of two federal agents this week, officials said Saturday.
An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at London's V&A museum.
US talk show host David Letterman agrees to a four-year extension to his Late Show contract with CBS.
Beijing - Chinese police have detained a man who they say murdered eight teenagers and injured four others in a school dormitory overnight, state press said late on Friday.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A computer hacker accessed names and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley, computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever suffered by the school
OFFICIALS from the United States department of homeland security said yesterday that the former pop star Cat Stevens was escorted off a transatlantic flight and denied entry to the US because of fears that he ...
That was basically the message Deltha O&#39;Neal sent to Mike Shanahan from across the field on Monday night when he raised his right hand in the air after picking off a
A Palestinian teenager laden with explosives walked into a crowded outdoor market and blew himself up Monday, killing three Israelis, wounding 32 and scattering bloody vegetables and spices along the ground.
Two Italian humanitarian workers held by kidnappers for 21 days in Iraq thanked Pope John Paul II for his prayers and public appeals for their release.
in talks to buy IBM&#39;s personal computer business - is China&#39;s largest PC maker and the world&#39;s fastest growing one. And it is emblematic
NEW YORK  - While genital herpes in a prepubertal child raises the suspicion of sexual abuse, the current evidence is too weak to estimate the likelihood of sexual transmission of the virus, according to a report from the UK, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Japan's Shinzo Abe pledged on Friday to  be bold in diplomacy and press on with economic reform as he  formally launched his campaign to become the next prime  minister -- a contest he appears to have won hands down  already.
WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance went up by a seasonally adjusted 14,000 to 350,000 for the week ending Sept...
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The money people are saving at the gas pump is finally showing up somewhere else: department store cash registers.
Top Republicans were negligent in  failing to protect young interns from a lawmaker who resigned  in an Internet sex scandal shortly before the November 7  elections, a congressional ethics panel concluded on Friday.
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Thirty-three are dead and 61 missing after a mine fire in north China&#39;s Hebei Province, Sunday. The fire began at 10:30 am Saturday in the Baita Township of Shahe, trapping 106 miners underground.
NEW YORK - Johnson &amp; Johnson and Boston Scientific Corp. reported new safety data yesterday for drug-coated stents that may help revive sales depressed by prior reports linking the devices to a higher risk of heart attacks.
Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of progress, but envoys remained cautious as the United States spoke of at least one hurdle in the way.
NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s dominant mobile operator, is to start selling mobile phones from Nokia and Motorola next year in a bid to reduce its reliance on local manufacturers.
Briny Baird fired a nine-under-par 63 to head the leaderboard after the first day of the Viking Classic PGA tournament in Madison, Mississippi on Thursday.
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MANCHESTER, England, June 24 -- Gordon Brown, Britain's next prime minister, on Sunday promised a foreign policy that recognizes that defeating terrorism is as much a struggle of ideas as a military battle -- a lesson he said was drawn from Iraq.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Friday, with investors awaiting November inflation  numbers due before the opening bell and oil prices hovering  around a two-week high.
British finance minister Gordon Brown,  who is expected to be the next prime minister, sought in an  interview to smooth over rifts in the country's ruling party  after a damaging row over when Tony Blair should quit.
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Richard Seymour would prefer to do his talking on the field, but he feels Chargers center Nick Hardwick left him little choice.
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reportedly decides to resume diplomatic contacts with the Palestinians.
US-led forces thrust at least one km (half a mile) into rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and were not far from the Iraqi city&#39;s heart, residents and an Iraqi army officer said.
Ministers meeting in Geneva this week  must break the logjam in the Doha Round talks or risk  triggering the failure of global free trade negotiations, World  Trade Organization (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy said on Wednesday.
Gamers are getting their hands on encrypted copies of the eagerly awaited Half-Life 2 game.
WASHINGTON - Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half actually get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.
At least 10 people were killed and  nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter  trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the  tracks in what authorities called an aborted suicide attempt by  a \
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan said on Monday that resignations of several senior  officials gave him a chance to reshuffle his team, under fire  in Washington because of the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal.
Iraqi insurgents are in intense negotiations with the country's interim government to hand over control of the city to Iraqi troops, in hopes of averting a bloody military battle for the city of 300,000.
A pair of American scientists who as co-workers and later as competitors worked out the basic biology of the sense of smell - one of the body&#39;s most enigmatic and emotion-laden functions \u00e2\u0080-ave won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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A bomb exploded Tuesday near the culture minister&#039;s home in central Athens, causing no injuries but raising concern that far-left militant groups could be staging a comeback in Greece.
The return of Howard Schultz leads to more questions than answers.
Dell on Tuesday added a completely new lineup to both its desktop and notebook offerings, which is aimed at small businesses with between 1 and 25 employees. Called Vostro, the systems include software designed for easing IT management tasks.
A D.C.-based law firm decided to add a special system to boost its cellular signals for data and voice in its new D.C. headquarters.
An Australian customs vessel heads south to Antarctica to monitor activities of the Japanese whaling fleet.
Bomb attacks killed 57 people and wounded more than 120 across Iraq on Wednesday as suspected al Qaeda militants stepped up a campaign of violence coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Actor Rowan Atkinson, known for his error-prone Mr Bean character, bumps into a car while parking in Colorado.
Senegal on Monday defended the low poll turnout used by critics to question the legitimacy of weekend legislative elections, saying the west African nation had never had enthusiastic voters.
The U.N. Security Council met in emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in western Burundi.
A group of schools in London are reintroducing boxing into PE lessons to assist pupils' development.
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On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once &#151; from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.
Brazilian striker Ronaldo and Real clubmate Zinedine Zidane led on the teams at Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium for a UN-sponsored match against poverty.
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Japan&#39;s navy went on alert Wednesday when an unidentified submarine made a brief incursion into the country&#39;s southern waters near Okinawa.
A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the kidnapping in 2003 of a terrorism suspect, who was flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.
LAKHDARIA, Algeria  - A suicide bomber detonated explosives at an Algerian military barracks on Wednesday, killing himself and about eight other people in the restive Kabylie region east of Algiers, residents said.
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Internet search engine Google&#39;s new search options may make Amazon.com look old fashioned. The service Google Print will allow people to read sections of books to decide whether
A suicide car bomber killed three British soldiers and a translator at a checkpoint in Iraq on Thursday, raising the prospect of a political backlash for Tony Blair who dispatched them to a dangerous area near Baghdad.
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If Kurt Busch wasn&#39;t already the man to beat for the Nextel Cup championship, he is now. Anyone expecting Busch or his Roush Racing team to crack under the pressure of the
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Marchers for the 'Jena 6' cite unequal treatment of blacks. Others say poverty plays as much of a role in any inequity.
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How many times have you had problems sending SQL MAIL or SQL Agent Mail from SQL Server because the Exchange server was taken down or not working? This article discusses how to setup SQL Server to use POP3 and SMTP services to support SQL Mail and SQL Agent mail.
ARBIL, Iraq  - Turkey's army heavily shelled Kurdish rebel targets just inside the border of northern Iraq on Wednesday, Kurdish officials said on Thursday.
The House voted Friday to amend several securities laws dating back to the 1930s to allow church pension programs to pool their assets with private and government pension plans as a means of increasing retirement savings.
Some of the children cry, refusing to speak but shivering in shock at the day&#39;s horror. Others lie lifeless in the morgue of Baghdad&#39;s Yarmouk hospital.
A rebel fighting for autonomy in  Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta arrived in the capital for  talks with President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday on terms to  end violence that helped to push crude prices to record highs.
Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year during the nationally televised  Super Bowl football game will cost 20 CBS stations that aired  it a combined $550,000 for violating indecency rules, U.S.  communications regulators said on Wednesday.
Southeast Asian economic ministers and counterparts from northern Asia powerhouses - Japan, China, and South Korea - agreed Saturday on steps toward free trade
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The company announced the firings on Thursday along with a restructuring plan that included layoffs of about 3,500 employees.
Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Supreme Court began a hearing Tuesday that will focus on complaints of the presidential nominee and leader of the Ukrainian opposition Viktor Yushchenko against alleged falsifications of the vote on Nov. 21.
London Underground workers are meeting managers in a last-ditch bid to avert a strike on New Year&#39;s Eve, a day when the creaking Tube is always packed with revellers.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The United States and its allies have moved closer to capturing Osama bin Laden in the past two months, a top US counterterrorism official said in a television interview broadcast yesterday.
The New England Patriots' bruising  defense has put the Super Bowl champions in position to become  one of the NFL's greatest teams.
The father of a desperately ill baby is due to give evidence at the High Court in a bid to help his daughter live. Doctors caring for 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt want to go against her parents&#39; wishes and
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Fashion Wire Daily - Two major fashion labels, at least for men, who show in Milan are almost condemned to sacrifice experimentation for consistency. They are Giorgio Armani and Calvin Klein.
The bank said it did not suffer any subprime-related losses in the fourth quarter of 2007, though the turbulent markets did affect overall profits.
Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped off the map.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said yesterday.
A US soldier was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said Saturday.
Jonny Wilkinson makes a fairytale return as England return to winning ways in the opening Six Nations match against Scotland.
NEWCASTLE, England : Newcastle&#39;s bid to persuade Everton to part with teenage striker Wayne Rooney is far from over, according to Magpies manager Sir Bobby Robson.

Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software maker, on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit doubled on stronger demand for personal computers and video games as well as lower costs.
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his support Monday for the beatification of a Vietnamese cardinal who spent 13 years in a communist prison camp before being sent in exile to Rome.
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By Jon Krawczynski  MINNEAPOLIS  --  The last time Ohio State was No. 1 in the AP men's basketball poll, John Havlicek, Jerry Lucas and a sub named Bob Knight were leading the Buckeyes to the NCAA championship game.  That was 45 years ago, but after Greg Oden and No.
Russ Stanton, who has been running the newspaper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Web site, was named to the post three weeks after the previous editor, James E. O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Shea, was forced out for resisting staff cuts.
After a trying year punctuated by calls for his resignation by U.S. lawmakers, Secretary General Kofi Annan said the United States and the United Nations have to find a way to the put their disputes behind them and move ahead with plans to reform the world body and meet poverty reduction goals.
Ma secondo l'Unione, l'Europa non teme la recessione
The mother of a convicted art thief told a court Thursday how she used a hammer to destroy irreplaceable works of art and force them into trashbags upon learning of her son's arrest.
Atletico Madrid have agreed to sign Danish winger Jesper Gronkjaer from Birmingham City on a two and a half-year deal for a reported fee of two million euros ($2.67 million).
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen kidnapped a three-year-old British girl in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt while she was on her way to school on Thursday morning, police said.
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Dow Jones & Co., the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will buy MarketWatch Inc. for about $519 million in a deal that would end a monthlong bidding war for the online financial news and information provider.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the confirmation of outgoing national security adviser Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state.
Israel will not stand in the way of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt as part of a deal to sideline Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave, officials said on Tuesday.
Il Pm Ilda Boccassini ha chiesto la condanna a otto anni di reclusione per il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, imputato nel processo Sme in corso a Milano. Chiesta anche l&#39;interdizione perpetua dai pubblici uffici.
immediate threat of UN Security Council sanctions over US accusations it is trying to develop nuclear bombs. Iran, though oil-rich, says its atomic programme is aimed solely at generating electricity.
Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and spinal manipulation may be worth a try to help relieve neck, back and knee pain. That&#39;s the conclusion of a trio of studies that appear in the Dec.
Roderick R. Paige has informed the White House that he plans to resign from his job as secretary of education next week, and President Bush will accept his decision
The U.S. government will send  prescription drug discount cards to 1.8 million poor Medicare  patients who have yet to sign up for $1,200 in savings offered  over the next 14 months, officials said on Wednesday, in the  wake of criticism over the complexity of the scheme.
American Ballet Theater staged two world premieres by different choreographers : Benjamin Millepied\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrom Here on Out\u00e2\u0080\u009d and Jorma Elo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cC. to C.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The Swedish company Gambro AB will sell its Lakewood-based division to a California company for $3.05 billion in cash. The division, Gambro Healthcare US, operates clinics for patients undergoing kidney dialysis and has 565 clinics and 43,200 patients.
In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.
[Sports India, Cricket] Southampton, Sep 22 : The West Indies Wednesday beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second semi-final to set up the title clash with England in the Champions Trophy Saturday.
By Wayne Risher risher@desotoappealcom  DeSoto County officials declared a 14-day ban Monday on open burning by residential property owners in unincorporated areas.  Director of Emergency Services Bobby Storey said the ban was urgently needed because of hot, dry conditions.
Dell Inc  said on Monday it  would sell its latest range of personal computers through  China's largest electronics retailer, GOME Group, aiming to  improve on its single-digit mainland market share.
UAL Corp , parent of United Airlines, said on Wednesday it expects its unit revenue to increase in the fourth quarter helped by capacity reductions on North American routes.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott rules out new polls in the near future on regional assemblies.
The 20-player field had mostly scattered as the sun dipped below the Santa Rosa Mountains. Yet the LPGA Tour&#39;s biggest star at the Samsung World Championship
Cooked turkey products were exported from the UK after bird flu was found, Hungary's chief vet says.
Blog: The two tech titans will share a stage next week at a tech conference.
AIR fresheners and aerosols may make homes unhealthier, research has suggested. Children and their mothers suffered more ill health in homes where these products were in daily use, the University
Samak Sundaravej is running for Prime Minister with one campaign promise: to bring back his ousted predecessor, Thaksin Shinawatra
It was the Pepsi Center, but for a moment it seemed like the Forum in the 1980s. As Michael Cooper was introduced, the fans chanted, &quot;Coop, Coop, Coop.
It was not until four minutes to midnight local time that Leyton Hewitt finally gave fans, and himself, the best emotional release that a tennis match can offer.
German Christian Social Union (CSU) party leader Edmund Stoiber says they will do everything they can to prevent Turkey from becoming a member of the European Union (EU).
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President Hugo Chavez said Thursday during a marathon news conference that authorities had foiled a planned sniper attack against his main opponent in this weekend's elections.
An Ethiopian immigrant suspected of torturing and murdering more than a dozen political opponents of the Ethiopian government in the 1970s was arrested on Tuesday at his home near Atlanta, federal officials said.
But Ponder, the head football coach at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, said Nelson, the star wide receiver who committed to the Irish in July, could be re-thinking his commitment in the wake of Tyrone Willingham&#39;s firing.
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Under pressure from regulators, the directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, the big insurance broker, are moving to force the resignation of Jeffrey W. Greenberg.
General Motors Corp.  said on  Monday that 35,000 workers -- or almost a third of its hourly  work force -- had accepted payouts to retire and leave the  company, topping expectations and putting the world&#039;s largest  automaker two years ahead of schedule on planned job cuts.
The Russian president may use the school siege to rally support for his Chechen policy, says News Online's Paul Reynolds
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Sen. Sam Brownback, who is considering a White House bid in 2008, said Monday the Republican field has room for a \
A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience Wednesday in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers.
Restrictions on aircraft hand luggage following an alleged terror plot are expected to be eased next week.
IT WOULD have been obtuse to miss the streak of smug satisfaction in the Western response to the seizure by Al-Qaeda&#39;s Pakistani allies of two Chinese engineers working on Pakistan&#39;s
A new sign language created over 30 years by deaf Nicaraguan children, gives a unique insight into how languages evolve.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - More than 60 people died in violence in Pakistan yesterday, including at least 15 soldiers who were killed by an explosion in a heavily secured dining hall for army commandos.
Throughout his career, Colombian rocker Juanes has insisted he doesn't need to sing in English. Hefty pre-launch online sales from his latest CD, \
Bradley Walker is being called one of the best new singers to hit Nashville.
LOS ANGELES  - The specter of Phil Spector will haunt Hollywood well into 2008. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over the legendary \
Ibm, uno dei maggiori produttori di computer del pianeta, ha dichiarato di essere in procinto di ritirare dal mercato qualcosa come 553mila alimentatori per computer notebook. Si tratta di modelli differenti
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Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam rose for the first time in seven years, with the high school class of 2004 improving modestly across all subjects and most ethnic groups.
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A lawyer for a condemned prisoner asserted that there is an unacceptable risk of agony in Kentucky\u00e2\u0080\u0099s procedure, but justices were skeptical.
Shareholders of Bausch & Lomb Inc  approved a proposed $3.67 billion takeover by private equity firm Warburg Pincus on Friday, the eye care company said.
Life isn't what it used to be. Just look at 10 of the weirdest beasts that ever roamed the Earth. From Wired magazine.
Japan should withdraw its troops from Samawa in southern Iraq. Newspaper polls have shown that more than. &quot;Reconstruction is still under way, so we must continue the support,&quot; NHK quoted Ohno as saying.
A verdict in the high-profile trial of  key former top White House official Lewis Libby is expected shortly.
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RAMADI, Iraq  - Deadly fighting erupted on Sunday in a restive Iraqi province where eight marines were killed a day earlier, as Japan vowed to stand firm with its troops in Iraq despite the beheading of a Japanese tourist.
British police said an eighth suspect had been arrested in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland and police sources said two of those held were doctors.
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She is watched round the clock by photographers, chased at high speed and friends fear for her mental stability.
Thrown into prison 16 years ago as a strong-willed young student leader, Min Ko Naing, the highest profile dissident among more than 9,000 detainees freed by Myanmar's military rulers, has emerged a frail and disoriented middle-aged man, supporters say.
Russia warned NATO on Tuesday against unilateral policies that could destabilise security on the European continent, but agreed to keep talking on deep divisions between the former Cold War foes.
Jamie Foxx takes home the best actor honors for Ray, while Annette Bening earns actress kudos for Being Julia. As the awards season gets underway, score one for Miramax Films&#39; Finding Neverland, which was
Posed with victim after bloody stabbing A Glasgow man who murdered a 24-year-old by stabbing him 80 times with a knife and then \
Pope John Paul II denounced the \
According to Al-Ahram newspaper (June 12, 2007), addressing a conference organized by the Egyptian community in Canada, the Egyptian Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Mr.
Loews Corp. , the conglomerate  run by the Tisch family, reported a nearly six-fold increase in  fourth-quarter profit on Monday, helped by gains at its  insurance and oil drilling units.
The Pittsburgh Penguins added some grit and experience to their playoff push by acquiring forward Gary Roberts and tough guy Georges Laraque at the NHL trade deadline on Tuesday.
Scattered voting problems, including machine glitches and long lines, emerged in some states on the biggest Super Tuesday ever held in America. But overall, voting appeared to go smoothly.
WASHINGTON _ Miami-Dade County commissioners tout an annual trip to the nation's capital as a chance to lobby for the needs of the county, meet with decision-makers and take home sorely needed federal dollars.
AMERICAN warplanes today killed one of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lieutenants in an attack on a suspected safe house in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, the US military said.
A gallery called Honey Space has sprung up in one of the last unused (and as yet undeveloped or demolished) old warehouses in the Chelsea art district.
RIYADH Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that it had recalled its ambassador from Libya and would expel the Libyan envoy in Riyadh over Libya&#39;s alleged role in a plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah.
NBC Universal is in talks to sever  ties with Kevin Reilly, president of its entertainment division  and the network&#39;s chief programmer, according to an article on  the New York Times Web site on Monday.
Relatives and fans of larger than life  rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard mourned him on Thursday as a man who  came from the street and \
Russia says the US should halt plans for a missile defence shield in central Europe, pending further talks.
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So, I was thinking, maybe the University of Miami would want to change its nickname, and soon. I know, I know, this is not funny to anyone in the state of Florida.
SOLDIER abuse was an endemic part of military culture, an academic and former infantryman said today. A photograph of soldiers who donned Ku Klux Klan-style hoods standing behind their Aboriginal colleagues
THE depth and scale of the covert diplomatic manoeuvring to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was dramatically illuminated yesterday when Egyptian government officials confirmed their involvement in talks leading up to a mid-year peace conference
General Motors said that soaring health care costs and problems with its European division caused its fourth-quarter profits to fall by more than a third.
It's hard to turn on a TV this time of year without seeing an ad showing smiling people who've supposedly just learned they'll be getting income-tax refunds thanks to a tax service or software program.
Demand for commercial-free radio is sending satellite radio subscriptions sky-high
Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
More than thirty children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.
Intel will speed servers by building in flash-memory drives beginning in 2008, Intel exec says: Less capacity, but faster communications.
The founder and chairman of Apex Digital, which imports cheap electronic items into the US, is arrested by Chinese authorities.
When the Top500 list of the world's most powerful computers is published Monday, the 10,240 processor \
The president talks of Iraqi democracy, but the report stresses regional stability.
With Beijing attempting to influence the outcome from the sidelines, Hong Kong voters will go to the polls on Sunday for legislative elections.
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums increased an average of 11.2% in 2004 -- less than last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 13.9% increase, but still the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to the 2004 Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey
Protesters set fire to at least two gas stations in Tehran last night after the announcement of the fuel rationing.
Complex skull operations were being performed as early as 960AD, remains of a body found at an archaeological dig show.
Mauritanians vote on Sunday to choose a civilian president, completing a handover of power by a military junta which took control of the Islamic state on the western edge of the Sahara in a 2005 coup.
Brothers Murray sweep the leg SAP Open Just 19 years old, Andy Murray has turned into a veteran slayer of Silicon Valley. The Scotsman on Sunday defeated Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic in three gripping sets to capture his second SAP Open tennis title in as many years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A baby boy wrapped in a plastic bag was  tossed from a car on a street in North Lauderdale, Florida,  about an hour after his birth, police said on Friday.
The United States and its major economic allies struggled yesterday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
The Sudanese government has accused the UN of partial responsibility for the deterioration of the conflict in the western region of Darfur.
Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, whose epicenter was located southeast of the capital of Taipei. There were no immediate reports of casualties, according to the island&#39;s Ministry of Interior.
Costco Wholesale Corp. COST.O on   Wednesday warned of lower-than-expected quarterly profit   because of disappointing gross margins and a tax reserve,   sending its shares down 5 percent in premarket trading.
Only two games into the 11th WNBA season, there should be no rush to judgment.
Patients in Wales are getting cheaper prescriptions -  the first step towards fulfilling a Labour promise to scrap them.
OUAGADOUGOU  - Robust U.S. economic growth will likely continue into 2005, but authorities should cut the budget deficit to reduce the risk to growth, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said.
By From news reports  Michael Dell, who created one of the world's biggest personal computer companies out of his college dormitory room, may find it just as tough to rebuild his business, now that he has taken back the leadership of the company.
Blade server market to be worth $11bn by 2010 The blade server market will be worth $11bn worldwide by 2010, according to IBM, with SMEs being a particularly fruitful market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.
Thai Airways has agreed to buy six Airbus A380s, becoming the 13th airline to order the new \
Archive Current Affairs A daily in-depth look at current events in the Czech Republic.
The woman who claims to be James Brown's fourth wife wants half of the singer's estate and to be allowed back into the South Carolina home she was locked out of soon after his death.
U.S. author James  Grippando says e-mail has opened the way for readers to take an  active part in novels, with everyone an armchair critic.
England all-rounders Jamie Dalrymple and Paul Collingwood gave their side hope of winning their first limited overs match this season with a century stand the day/night third one-day international here at the Rose Bowl.
They had but one mandate: to get off the field. However, it proved easier said than done for the Patriots' defense in last night's shocking 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.
Lamont Thompson returned an  interception 37 yards for a touchdown while the Tennessee  Titans used a smothering defense to beat the Miami Dolphins  17-7 in their National Football League game on Saturday.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco executives speaking at the ongoing Security Standard Conference claim that the networking giant hasn't sapped innovation in the security companies it has acquired in its efforts to add to its own expanse of IT systems-defense products, while some customers clearly feel otherwise. Taking the stage at the conference in Chicago on Monday to participate in a panel on Cisco's vision for warding off emerging threats and spam, the company's top security executives, and former IronPort Chief Executive Scott Weiss, defended the firm's growth-via-acquisition strategy. Cisco finalized its $830 million buyout of IronPort in June -- only the latest in a long string of such security acquisitions. The company has already begun blending the messaging and malware filtering gateway specialist's technologies into its firewalls, which the executives claim has created a new capability to provide customers with \
Microsoft Corp. will participate in a meeting later this month with vendors and organizations that are backing several different identity management systems, an indication that cooperation between the software giant and its peers is improving.
Notre Dame defensive lineman Derrell Hand, arrested last month on a misdemeanor charge of propositioning a prostitute, will be allowed to play for the Fighting Irish after serving a three-game suspension imposed by coach Charlie Weis.
University of Notre Dame football coach Tyrone Willingham, who has struggled since winning 10 games in his first season, won&#39;t return next year.
ROME and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today called for a second Green Revolution to feed the world's growing population while preserving natural resources and the environment.
Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US mortgage finance company, on Monday said it will shutter its broker-dealer business unit in a step
Emendamento a decreto 'mille proroghe', domani voto finale
In response to a previous article from the Symfony blog, Paul Jones has pulled together some thoughts to some of the comments they made.   As the author of a relatively popular benchmarking article, I feel compelled to respond to this bit of misguided analysis from the Symfony camp about benchmarks.   Paul talks about the \
Oil fell a dollar on Monday after Nigerian oil unions at the weekend suspended a two-day strike that had threatened to halt oil shipments from the world's eighth-largest oil exporter.
Announcement ends formal reign of a man who outlasted nine U.S. presidents as well as his communist patrons in the former Soviet Union.
European soccer&#39;s ruling body today delayed a plan to force clubs to rear more players from their own countries after the European Union said the proposal may be illegal.
A sailor winched off a fire-hit Canadian submarine drifting in the Atlantic has died of his injuries.
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Foods that contain olive oil can start carrying labels that say they may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the number one killer of both men and women in the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
[New York | Reuters News Service, 4 November 2004] - Time Warner yesterday posted an 8% drop in quarterly net profit as it set up a $500 million legal reserve related to accounting probes at its America Online division and said it will restate results
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Mozilla shows the way to build a successful open-source project, with great results.
For Donovan McNabb, the heartache began at the hands of the St. Louis Rams. For three straight years, the Philadelphia Eagles have finished their season one victory shy of the Super Bowl. The trend began in January 2002, a 29-24 loss at St. Louis where McNabb remembers jealously watching the celebration on the field.
RED BANK, Tenn. - Two young women complained to police that they were spanked by their 57-year-old employer for mistakes on the job, and the boss now faces criminal charges.
BOSTON - This self-proclaimed band of idiots is going to play for the pennant. David Ortiz homered in the 10th inning to send the Boston Red Sox into their second consecutive AL championship series, completing a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with an 8-6 victory Friday...
NEW YORK - Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as oil prices fell for a fourth straight session, countering a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.    The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 83.11, or 0.8 percent, at 10,181.74...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
GENEVA, Aug 18  - United Nations human rights investigators on Wednesday called on Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo to identify and hold accountable those behind the massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees.
Presidente Confindustria, 'permettere gli investimenti'
Francesca Schiavone &egrave; stata eliminata nei quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Sydney, in Austr...
Two years after Hurricane  Katrina forever changed the Gulf Coast, its echoes still  reverberate throughout TV journalism.
THURSDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) -- Four new studies released Thursday are shedding new light on the genetics of breast cancer, especially for one of the best-known breast cancer genes, BRCA1.
Royalty reigned at the British film awards on Sunday, with \
MADRID The Basque separatist group ETA struck Monday for the second time in days, exploding seven small bombs in seven cities throughout Spain, the Interior Ministry said.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he will give up his job in days after he was unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.
Il retroscena. Il Cavaliere offrir\u00c3\u00a0 la Regione. \
Retief Goosen showed great class to take the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Sunday, when a closing 69 gave him victory by six clear shots.
Two US Marines were killed in the Iraqi city of Falluja Thursday when insurgents threw grenades at them after they entered a house to search it, their commanding general said Friday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling  coalition plans to discuss raising the upper limit on the  number of troops Germany can send to Afghanistan under its  parliamentary mandate, a paper reported on Thursday.
NEW YORK  -U.S. stock futures fell on Friday, pointing to a sharply lower market open for a shortened trading day, as a sharp drop in the dollar made U.S. equities less attractive to overseas investors.
Stocks barely budged in the early afternoon on Friday as concerns about fewer buyout financings and the subprime mortgage industry overshadowed earlier optimism about the economy and inflation.
In an August report, outside lawyers said the use of Social Security numbers to get phone records \
North Korea has demanded that the Asian Football Confederation severely punish the referee and a lineswoman who officiated at their Women's Asian Cup semi-final loss to China last week.
Islamic extremists accused of plotting to kill Iraq's prime minister in Germany are smuggling battle-hardened fighters from Iraq to Europe, raising a potential new terrorist threat on the continent, according to German officials.
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 in nuclear dispute
President Bush on Monday applauded what he called a promising sign of political progress by Iraqi leaders who said they had found common ground on some issues standing in the way of reconciliation.
Obiettivo ora piu'ambizioso,crescita 2/o trimestre inferiore
Never in the University of Wisconsin football program\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 115-year history have the Badgers been 10-0. That could happen today in East Lansing, Mich.
Cofferati e Diliberto contro le primarie, candidato e' Prodi
In the past three weeks, shares of Apple Computer Inc. have flirted with all-time highs after a wave of reports from investment houses like Piper Jaffray, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan issued glowing projections about the Cupertino firm&#39;s future.
Gold Fields loses a key legal decision in its fight against Harmony's $8.2bn hostile takeover bid but remains confident that its shareholders will reject the bid.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America Corp., the nation's second-largest bank, said Thursday its profit fell 32 percent in the third quarter as capital markets losses offset solid revenue growth in most businesses.
BOSTON - The fans wanted it. For that matter the entire baseball world wanted it. Now it&#39;s here, and nobody is champing at the bit more than the Boston Red Sox.
Lahore - At least four people were killed when a suicide bomber shot his way into a Shi&#39;a mosque in the Pakistani city of Lahore and detonated his explosives.
Ee Bhandana has a classy touch. The family story is inspired by a Hollywood hit and has some top performances from lead artists Dr Vishnuvardhan, Anant Nag and Jayaprada. Mano Murthy's music rocks.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure from Democrats and some fellow  Republicans over Iraq, promised on Saturday to step up the pace  of spending on reconstruction contracts in that country despite  the violence.
Lo schiaffo riservato al presidente della Commissione non sarebbe stato sufficiente nemmeno in caso di voto negativo per innescare una vera e propria crisi del governo europeo, perch\u00c3\u00a9 non esistono regole, norme o precedenti in questa materia.
Denver Nuggets guard Andre Miller, front, gets caught in the corner with the ball by Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi of Nigeria, back left, and guard Sam Cassell during the first quarter in Denver on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.
EU ministers express sharp differences over how to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants to Europe.
The head of the European Commission urged Sudan's president on Sunday to help the African Union keep peace in the troubled Darfur region and end the obstacles hampering the work of humanitarian groups there.
State-owned Dubai Ports World said on Monday it had agreed to sell its U.S. port operations to an American International Group  unit after relinquishing control of them to allay concerns about U.S. national security.
A driver took a wrong turn and headed down a subway tunnel in Portugal's second-largest city Monday.
American intelligence officials who were deeply opposed to the secret transfer of terror suspects to interrogation centres across Europe cooperated with an investigation into the CIA's undisclosed network of jails, it was claimed today.
Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, was hospitalized Wednesday after he suffered stroke-like symptoms in his Washington office, his staff said.
Fatturato +53% in seguito a consolidamento di Reebok
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Ian Thorpe became Australia's greatest  Olympian and staked a claim to being the best swimmer of his  generation when he won \
Bucarest, 13 dicembre 2004 - Il trionfo della democrazia, contro i brogli, contro le pressioni, contro il potere che vorrebbe fermare il cambiamento. Tutto questo c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 nel voto rumeno che ha sancito la sconfitta
Just after the minor let off of steam, which gave scientists a sigh of relief, Mt. St. Helens just might be gearing up for another eruption.
An industry known for its privacy is flirting with the public, as Japanese love hotel funds look to entice retail investors with attractive returns.
The time has come for technology marketers to be more honest in how they present their products, columnist Craig Mathias maintains.
NEW YORK  &#151; Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is accused of faking scenes for a new reality television show in which he was supposed to \
A judge unsealed an indictment Wednesday against a homeless street preacher accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart, a day after the self-proclaimed prophet was ruled competent to stand trial.
Marco Tardelli ha asciato il Consiglio di Amministrazione della Juventus. Interpellato dall'AGI sull...
Gen. David H. Petraeus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recommendations will likely lead to an earlier-than-expected start to troop reductions in Iraq, while deferring decisions on a wider withdrawal.
Osama bin Laden has made his first appearance on video since September 2003, delivering an especially eerie message that underscores why the war on terrorism must be at the top of the nation&#39;s public agenda.
A Reggio Calabria, tutti i bambini e maestra rilasciati
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was poised to become Turkey's president on Tuesday, which if accomplished would make him the first head of state with a background in political Islam in a country with strong secularist principles.
Arimidex has been shown to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in women better than tamoxifen, the standard breast cancer therapy for postmenopausal women.

By Andrew Osborn in Moscow and Katherine Griffiths in New York. Yukos emitted what appeared to be its final death rattle yesterday, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States just four days before
New applications for US home loans dropped more than 9 percent last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates also eased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - The chief executive of US Airways Group Inc. was arrested on January 31 on suspicion of drunk driving and had a blood alcohol level above legal limits in Arizona, a spokesman for the Scottsdale Police Department said on Friday.
Two Chinese companies and an American importer were indicted  on charges of intentionally defrauding American manufacturers about poisonous ingredients used in pet food.
The Israeli military has acknowledged it has killed about 30 innocent Palestinians during operations in the West Bank this year. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has defended the Army, describing it as &quot;more moral than any other army I know&quot;.
When 1,800 workers lost their jobs after a Maytag appliance factory and headquarters closed last year in the small town of Newton, Iowa, a wind turbine blade company saw opportunity \u00c2\u0097 an available, skilled workforce in the middle of one of America's hardiest wind energy production regions.
Flags are lowered to half mast and inter-faith services held to mourn Sri Lanka's 28,000 tsunami dead.
A County Antrim man married to an African nurse is \
What to do when the rain won't come? If you're Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, you pray.
A Dutch newspaper receives an anonymous letter purporting to contain information on missing Madeleine McCann's whereabouts.
NATO countries will endorse a plan next week to widen the alliance's role to include counter-terrorism, prevention of cyber attacks and security of natural resources, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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Do Americans trust the top U.S. military commander in Iraq to report what's really going on without making the situation sound better than it is?
Computer Associates will pay about $430 million in cash to acquire security-software company Netegrity, which makes the SiteMinder access-management application.
Police in Switzerland have begun collecting DNA samples to help identify the hundreds of Swiss now presumed dead in the Asian tsunami disaster.
Sulla regina delle compagnie low cost pesa caro petrolio
The US says Iran has no need to enrich its own uranium now that Russia has begun delivering nuclear fuel.
Alex Tanguay scored the tying and go-ahead goals, and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 5-3 on Wednesday night, handing the Wild their first regulation loss in nine games this season.
Two new products are designed to make it easier for businesses to connect storage computers across long distances.
Thousands of Gulf Coast students are still displaced two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, and millions of dollars worth of school reconstruction projects remain unfunded, according to a report released Wednesday.
The state Supreme Court announced it would issue a long-awaited ruling Wednesday in a case that could make Washington only the second state to allow gay marriage.
SATURDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- About one in eight -- or about 5 million -- American youngsters have noise-induced hearing loss, something that's entirely preventable, says the American Academy of Audiology.
Gary Desrouilleres isn't overly fond of high school but he's raring to get back to class now. Desrouilleres is among the thousands of Florida students who've had, in some cases, more than a month off from school because of the devastating hurricanes that have hit in recent weeks.
The Peterson brothers, Anthony and Lamont, have a successful homecoming, each scoring late-round knockouts in a showcase boxing card at the D.C. Armory.
FBI evidence used to convict Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols goes on display Friday at the Oklahoma City bombing memorial, even as a congressman and others continue to raise questions about the 1995 explosion that killed 168 people.
Despite record plane deliveries, Airbus posts a hefty loss for 2006, dragging down parent firm EADS.
Dell Inc. DELL.O, the world's  largest PC maker, could announce an expanded selection of its  consumer electronics line in the next several weeks, a retail  industry analyst said on Wednesday.
World number four mobile phone maker  Sony Ericsson plans further to develop its PlayNow service,  currently used for downloading ringtones, a spokesman for the  Japanese-Swedish group said on Wednesday.
A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly tornado ripped through New Orleans.
Olympic relay gold medalist and world 400-meter champion Jerome Young was given a lifetime ban from the US Anti-Doping Agency for his second performance-enhancing drug violation, according to USA Today.
An Olympic Airlines flight from Athens to New York was forced to land Sunday at London's Stansted Airport on a full emergency, a spokeswoman said.
Several states in the north-western US declare emergencies because of continuing fierce blizzards.
ith time running out and its future on the line, the US Airways Group will look to the leaders of the pilots&#39; union to do tomorrow what the union&#39;s negotiators refused to do over the weekend
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri on Tuesday said the Philippines is far from declaring default on its debts. &quot;We are not yet in that situation (bankruptcy),&quot; Neri told dzMM when asked if the Philippines
Steve Irwin, 44, better known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' is no more.
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier announced Wednesday that offensive line coach John Latina has resigned less than two weeks after taking the job.
In programma il lancio dell'edizione francese di Grazia
As Russia held a day of mourning Thursday for the 89 people who died when two airliners went down, speculation continued to swirl around the cause of the near-simultaneous crashes.
 means new arms race: Putin
A large anti-Mafia operation  involving arrests in Italy and the United States was under way  on Thursday, judicial sources in Sicily said.
When Chinese Web surfers try to the big three U.S. search engines, they're reportedly redirected to Baidu. Recent political events, including Dalai Lama's American award, may be to blame.
HONG KONG : The first inquests related to the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong last year opened in the territory on Monday with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, judicial sources said.
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Microsoft said Friday that a version of its hotly anticipated &quot;Halo 2&quot; video game had been leaked onto various venues on the Internet nearly a month before its planned official release.
ATHENS, Greece -- Two decades of American dominance in the 100 meters ended Saturday when Yuliya Nesterenko rode a powerful closing surge to overtake Lauryn Williams, nipping the newest American track star at the finish.
India's candidate to be UN secretary-general, Shashi Tharoor, is \
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 10, 2004 -- Intel Corporation today announced that its board of directors has approved a doubling of the quarterly cash dividend to 8 cents per share beginning
A woman tells a court she was not on her mobile phone before a car crash after which another motorist died.
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Intel announced an upgrade of its vPro chip technology for Core 2 Duo processors, saying that the new version offers new data security and remote management features for desktop PCs.
Pitcher Carlos Zambrano apologizes to Chicago Cubs fans Tuesday, one day after he criticizes them for booing him.
The pope won't be going to Istanbul, but in a gesture to the Orthodox Church he is returning the relics of two saints that were seized by Crusaders 800 years ago, Vatican officials said Thursday.
Monthly eye injections of the drug  Lucentis can dramatically improve sight in people with the  \
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that it is unlikely significant amounts of radiation would be released in a deliberate crash of a jetliner into a nuclear power plant, but that engineering tests have not entirely ruled out the possibility of radioactive releases.
Thousands of Muslims are fleeing their   homes in embattled northeast Sri Lanka for the second time in   as many months but thousands more are stranded, aid workers   said on Sunday, after a suspected rebel front vowed to   recapture the newly resettled area.
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A car bomb killed at least six people outside the police headquarters in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit on Tuesday as insurgents struck yet again at Iraq's beleaguered security forces ahead of Jan. 30 elections.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
TUESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists call them &quot;molecularly targeted&quot; drugs, and they represent a remarkable gain in the war against blood cancers.
JAPANESE giant Sony has denied a report it plans to withdraw from the plasma television business but said its priority in flat-panel TVs remains in liquid crystal display (LCD) sets.
Blog: Head of Google's webspam team, Matt Cutts, shared some meaty tips on SEO to WordPress bloggers at WordCamp 2007 this weekend.
NEW YORK - Stocks fell modestly Thursday as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices, and a brokerage downgrade of several semiconductor companies pressured tech stocks.    Late summer trading is known for being thin, but with the Republican National Convention set for New York next week, Wall Street is even less crowded than usual for the last week of August...
Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley   of Florida resigned from the U.S. Congress on Friday following   reports he sent sexually inappropriate e-mails to underage   congressional interns.
Former US president Bill Clinton will aim to boost John Kerry's White House bid in Pennsylvania later on Monday.
Maybe it was the private room with soft moss for nesting, or the duck penthouse about 8 inches off the ground to simulate the raised ridges upon which Steller's eiders like to breed in arctic Alaska, or the older guy who had done some living on the wild side. Whatever it was, this girl got busy.
Roberto Mancini ha festeggiato nel migliore dei modi il 42\u00c2\u00b0 compleanno. ''La vittoria di Palermo &eg...
Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.
Technology investors have done a poor job of integrating African-Americans, Hispanics and particularly minority women into their ranks.
US diplomacy in dealing with North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program drew the attention of two Asia specialists who watched US President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Bomb attacks in Baghdad have hit an all-time high, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as one of the capital's frontline police units was pulled off the streets on suspicion of involvement with sectarian death squads.
While a \u00e2\u0080\u009cmodest expansion\u00e2\u0080\u009d continued in most regions of the country from early January to late February, the Federal Reserve said that several areas have noticed a slowdown in growth.
Brazilian farmers attend the funeral of a campaigning US nun who fought to protect the Amazon jungle.
A suicide car bomber attacked a general  in the U.S.-backed Iraqi National Guard and wounded six people  on Tuesday but missed his target, police said.
The Portuguese government decided to prolong the mission of its military contingent in Iraq by 90 days in order to provide support during elections due to be held there in January.
Austrian researchers have teleported photons, or particles of light, for the first time outside a laboratory using the same technological principles imagined by Star Trek.
PHILADELPHIA -- For the second time this season, the 76ers got an up close look at a team that does what it wants to do on the offensive end.
Film rental firm Blockbuster says it will rent only Blu-ray high-definition DVDs at 1,450 of its US stores.
Laura Bush will try to soften some of her husband's rougher edges and Arnold Schwarzenegger will tell his immigrant story.
Anche l'Italia ha scelto la sede del ritiro dei prossimi Europei (7-29 giugno in Austria e Svizzera)...
After an election, Sinn Fein and the Unionists have to learn to work together or face the abolition of their new government
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xilinx, Inc.  today announced that Semiconductor Insights (ON, Canada) has completed an in-depth technical study of samples of the Xilinx 65-nm XC5VLX50 Virtex(TM)-5 FPGA, manufactured by foundry partners Toshiba and UMC.
Charlton were matched at 100 on Betfair just before scoring with the last kick of the match to net a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.
Dean McAmmond scores on Ottawa's sixth shootout attempt and the Senators hand the Buffalo Sabres their eighth straight loss, 3-2.
A New Jersey court awards damages to Idaho couple in Vioxx case.Plus: SEC and OSC file complaints against former Nortel execs... Bush administration says it's fish farming season... and more.
Midwives are delivering almost 25% more babies than experts believe is appropriate, Tories suggest.
It&#39;s still not clear how long Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid cancer will keep him sidelined. The Supreme Court announced yesterday Rehnquist underwent a tracheotomy over the weekend.
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Michael Owen trained for a second full day with his England teammates, handing England soccer coach Sven- Goran Eriksson a selection dilemma before tomorrow&#39;s World Cup qualifying match against Wales.
British opponents of the Iraq war arrested for breaking into military bases were denied justice because the conflict itself was illegal, a court case with potentially far-reaching implications was told.
France announced it was stepping up security around embassies and other &quot;sensitive sites&quot; after the morning's bomb blast outside the Indonesian embassy which slightly injured 10 people.
NASA&#39;s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will reopen Monday Sept. 13 to all 14,000 employees. KSC has been closed for normal business since Sept.
photo gallery CEATAC exhibition features electronic gear from a 65-inch TV to a fuel cell-powered mobile phone.
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WASHINGTON , Sep 17 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - A draft report by the top US weapons inspector in Iraq offers a detailed examination of Saddam Hussein&#39;s intent to produce chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, but no evidence stockpiles existed at the
Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.
Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Wednesday  posted a $1.42 billion quarterly loss due to a charge, while  profit from its operations slid due to higher marketing costs,  falling rental demand and escalating competition.
A woman was shot in the head at a Toronto-area high school on Friday and police locked down the school with its students and teachers inside as they searched for the gunman.
Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding about 20, a day before the second anniversary of ex-premier Rafik al-Hariri's assassination.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Wednesday called President Bush's proposal to privatize partially Social Security \
A company in northeast China raised the equivalent of 198 million pounds from gullible members of the public by promising big profits from a project to breed ants, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
Germany will decide on Wednesday whether to deploy ships in the Middle East as part of the UN force in Lebanon after resolving a standoff with Beirut about the force's mandate, the government said on Tuesday.
A SWAT team that believed a gunman was holding hostages at a restaurant was able to free 14 people, but they did not find the armed man and were trying to determine whether a suspect got away or a hoax had been perpetrated, police said. No one was injured.
NEW YORK, October 4  - Paychex&#39;s (PAYX.NAS) billionaire founder, B Thomas Golisano, has stepped down from his position as President and CEO of the company.
Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes Saturday, and No. 23 Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense to beat winless Duke 55-21.
Automaker dumps Everest procurement system to revert to older technologies.
Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli reveals that Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham wanted her outfits   for the band's comeback tour to enhance her derriere.
A 29-year-old man is charged with murder and five counts of attempted following attacks in north London.
A breakdown of a radio system linking air traffic controllers to high-altitude planes over Southern California forced federal officials to halt outgoing flights for three hours Tuesday evening at several airports, including Los Angeles
X Factor winner Leona Lewis signs a \u00c2\u00a35 million record deal in the US with the man who discovered Whitney Houston.
Rivals of the No. 1 insurance broker are desperate to replace the highly profitable contingent commission revenue they were forced to jettison in the wake of the probe by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
Singer George Michael says a new film about his life is the beginning of a retirement from public view.
After the American International Group settled for helping companies to manipulate their earnings, one question remains: Is there anything else rattling in A.I.G.'s closet?
71-inch HDTV comes with a home stereo system and components painted in 24-karat gold.
The Houston Astros were in discussions with the agent for Carlos Beltran and were hopeful of re-signing him as a midnight deadline approached.
Wireless technology company Qualcomm  Inc.  on Wednesday said it had filed a suit against  Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE), alleging the  company had infringed on two Qualcomm patents in Britain.
Jeff McKenna got a reprieve yesterday afternoon when his mother's flight from Cleveland was delayed. But with just two hours left until her real arrival time, he was still scouring downtown Boston for her gift.
Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Brett Myers rejoined the team Friday and is expected to pitch Sunday after taking a leave of absence following his arrest on charges that he hit his wife in the face.
The FBI said its \
Jeffrey Swisher was caught using a video camera to peer up the skirts of teenagers at a mall, and law enforcement officials were eager to put him behind bars for a long time.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The international space station's three residents bade farewell to one set of houseguests Sunday and prepared for the arrival of more visitors.
Kip Wells made a successful first start for Texas, Mark Teixeira homered twice and the Rangers beat Minnesota 10-2 on Wednesday to give the Twins their first losing homestand this season.
The Polish government is preparing a plan to privatize the Warsaw Stock Exchange by selling shares exclusively to Polish companies, possibly in defiance of European Union rules that require equal treatment for all members of the bloc. In a little-noticed speech filled with patriotic themes, the treasury minister, Wojciech Jasinski, outlined a strategy last month to sell 49 percent of the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s holdings to \u00e2\u0080\u009cPolish investors\u00e2\u0080\u009d in blocks of 5 percent to 10 percent. The government also intends to introduce rules to prevent companies listed on the exchange from being taken over by foreign companies to ensure that the exchange retains its Polish character, Mr. Jasinski said. The plan appears ripe for a conflict with European Union rules, which require privatizations to be open to all union members. Catherine Bunyan, a spokeswoman for Charlie McCreevy, the union commissioner for the internal market, said Brussels was not aware of Warsaw\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans.
U.S. farmers and ranchers need $4.5  billion in disaster aid to offset the impact of drought and  floods, 28 farm and agribusiness groups said on Friday as a  pivotal vote neared in the Senate.
I am surprised this is still making news after so many days. However, if someone pays 28000 dollars for a grilled sandwich\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 it is something.
The Athos I tanker shown between a dry dock station is listing on the Delaware River near Paulsboro, NJ Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004. On Friday the tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the Delaware
Seduta pomeridiana per l'Empoli sul terreno di gioco del Sussidiario del Castellani. La squadra, tra...
Oil and gas spilled during recent sabotage attacks on Iraq&#39;s southern oil pipelines ignited Sunday and firefighters battled to douse the flames.
An astonishing new technology allows one set of sensory information to substitute for another in the brain.
The San Francisco Giants and lefty reliever Steve Kline have agreed to a new $3.5 million, two-year deal, and suddenly the team is looking much like the 2006 squad.
Pakistan were bowled out for 262 against Western Australia on Thursday in a worrying sign for the tourists ahead of next week&#39;s first test against Australia.
Microsoft Corp  signaled  confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year  profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79  percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Leaders of the world's major powers gather on Germany's Baltic coast on Wednesday for a G8 summit likely to be dominated by U.S.-Russia tensions and wrangling over global warming.
With barely six weeks until election day, a struggling John Kerry has finally taken the gloves off, accusing President George Bush of deceiving American troops in Iraq, and
Electronic Data Systems Corp. said on Thursday the bankruptcy of US Airways Group Inc. could sharply reduce its third-quarter earnings by up to 3 cents per share, because
BAGHDAD -- Athier Hamed first came to the Baghdad orphanage two years ago when his mother died suddenly and his father, he said, \
PARIS - France's Defense Ministry said on Saturday a secret service report saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died could not be confirmed but said it would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret ...Comment
Tom Ridge says after 22 years of public service, he wants to focus on &quot;personal and family matters&quot; -- like going to his son&#39;s rugby games.
'You don't do contracts. I don't do contracts. Let's get it on.' MetroPCS wants to buy Leap Wireless, intent on creating one big we-don't-do-contacts wireless carrier. And it wants the world to know it wants to buy Leap Wireless. But there's no telling what Leap wants.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday after a poll defeat last month wrecked his hopes of winning new powers to push ahead with his declared socialist revolution.
CAIRNS, Australia  - A deal to free up world trade could be delayed several years if no progress is made by the end of 2007, the United States said on Thursday, as it stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks.
\u00c2\u0093Quello che Dio ha separato... riflessioni sulla scienza e la religione\u00c2\u0094 e \u00c2\u0093La struttura della materia alla luce della chimica\u00c2\u0094: due conferenze del Master in Scienza e Fede Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Marted\u00c3\u00ac 23 ottobre 2007, a Roma, presso l'Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum, si terranno due conferenze del Master in Scienza e Fede, istituito dalla Facolt\u00c3\u00a0 di Filosofia. La prima, nel pomeriggio sar\u00c3\u00a0 tenuta da  Padre Stan...
The US Justice Department will defer prosecution of Computer Associates in its long-running probe of accounting fraud at the software maker, a source close to the company said.
No. 2 Connecticut leads by as many as 37 points in the second half as they advance to the Big East semifinals with a 76-50 victory over No. 23 Louisville.
The government considered a UK operation to arrest those suspected of killing six Red Caps in Iraq, papers reveal.
The UN condemns Eritrea, saying its peacekeepers are being prevented from leaving the country.
The pilot episode of \
As of Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, at least 3,897 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,171 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Sony stops making copy-protected CDs, saying music fans have heeded its anti-piracy message.
Arsene Wenger admitted injuries and results had prevented him resting Thierry Henry ahead of the crucial week in which Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s domestic and European fortunes could be decided.
Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers has been suspended for the rest of the National Basketball Association&#39;s season in connection with a brawl Friday night that started on the basketball court
An Afghan commander accused of conspiring to torture people and hold hostages has become the first person to stand trial in Britain for human rights abuses committed abroad.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Iraq's leaders on Saturday to use any lull in violence to push ahead with national reconciliation, adding that U.S. patience would not last forever.
Decision is latest setback to efforts to force disclosure of warrantless wiretapping details.
Majors plan singles-on-stick releases USB Flash drives will soon appear in record stores in a bid by major music labels to build up sales of physical media in the post-CD era.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Africa's Nelson Mandela, one  of Africa's most committed campaigners in the battle against  AIDS, announced that his only surviving son had succumbed to  the disease on Thursday.
Nessuna novit&agrave; su Mastrogiacomo, rapito da un gruppo integralista e accusato di essere una spia. Era vicino a Kandahar
Yes, yes, yes, it's much too early to start thinking about running mates.
A service to commemorate the lives of police officers killed in the line of duty is taking place in Belfast.
A judge refused to release John A. \
A Pakistani Supreme Court ruling that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can return home has dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to hold on to power, Pakistani newspapers said on Friday.
Barely bigger than Rhode Island, the forests of Tanzania contain the highest density of endangered animals anywhere on earth.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) launched its initiative to file lawsuits against online movie traders on Tuesday.
Former world heavyweight boxing  champion Larry Holmes says he may be fat and 55 but he still  wants one more fight -- against ex-champ George Foreman, 56.
The uniforms with No. 22 were hanging in the locker, between the stalls of Jason Giambi and Wil Nieves. A box stamped \
Archbishop Christodoulos of the Greek Orthodox Church died Monday after a battle with cancer, church officials told CNN. He was 69.
A Florida appeals court helped clear the way Wednesday for Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas, saying evidence supports that it's what the former Playboy Playmate wanted.
As the case of Amazon.com reveals, maybe taking care of customers is something worth doing when you are trying to create a lasting company.
Gay rights campaigners accuse Mobo Award organisers of condoning homophobic songs.
Non ancora identificata, accanto al corpo alcune siringhe
To loyal fans of the Washington Redskins, Monday night&#39;s event in FedEx Field was a flashback to the good old days. There was Joe Gibbs, back in his Redskins coaching garb, matching wits on the sideline once
TEHRAN : Iran will test fire a long-range missile amid fears in the West that Tehran is developing nuclear weapons and an ongoing review by the UN watchdog of the country&#39;s atomic energy program.
New research suggests that drinking alcohol does not increase the risk of bladder. In fact, the investigators found that beer may actually reduce the risk, according to their report in the September 15th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The Federal Reserve has hiked benchmark interest rates by one-quarter of one percent for the fifth time this year. At the final scheduled meeting of the year the Federal Open Market Committee boosted the federal funds rate to 2.25 percent.
Israel freed 159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, in a move the Palestinian leadership welcomed while calling for the releases of thousands more who remain jailed.
BAGHDAD: US fighter jets bombed the rebel-held city of Fallujah yesterday, killing at least 10 people, hours after rockets slammed into a Baghdad hotel used by foreign journalists and contractors.
Nay Myo Latt was taken into custody after writing about the suppression of freedoms following last fall\u00e2\u0080\u0099s crushing of pro-democracy demonstrations, Reporters Without Borders said.
German real-estate financing company Hypo Real Estate has agreed to take over Dublin-headquartered Depfa Bank in a shares-and-cash transaction that values Depfa at US$7.9 billion.
Description: Americans have recently learned that four popular painkillers -- Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra and naproxen -- have been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - Six Palestinians were killed when Israeli troops raided a Gaza refugee camp on Friday in retaliation for militant attacks on a Jewish settlement in the past week.
Demolition of the 1927 span of the Carquinez Bridge, projected by Caltrans engineers to cost $16 million, will likely climb to about $35 million, according to a Bechtel Corp.
Colin Fox has been elected as the new national convener of the Scottish Socialist Party.
Chelsea's chief executive tells the BBC the club lost \u00c2\u00a388m last year - the largest ever loss in British football.
More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.
Sen. John Kerry blamed the just-announced increase in Medicare premiums on a &quot;failed policy&quot; by President Bush yesterday while campaigning in this crucial state.
ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Wednesday  posted lower quarterly profits due to higher ingredient costs  and the sale of its chicken and agricultural products  businesses.
Members of the rock band The Donnas were kind of glad when Ashlee Simpson was caught lip synching on Saturday Night Live.
African leaders agreed bold plans at the weekend to preserve the world's second biggest rainforest area but Kenya's Nobel prize-winning environmentalist told them they would need to root out corruption to succeed.
The Duke of Edinburgh wrote cruel and disparaging letters to Princess Diana, a therapist alleges at her inquest.
Lithuania becomes the first country to ratify the union's new constitution with a parliamentary vote.
The company that has given Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iTunes the most competition in song downloading will now compete with it in selling audio books.
Here is the complete transcript of the chat with Ayesha Takia.
China gave Iran crucial backing in its stand-off with the UN's nuclear watchdog, with Beijing saying it opposed US efforts to have the Islamic republic referred to the United Nations Security Council.
Mikhail S. Gorbachev remarks were the most vocal criticism to date by a prominent Russian political figure.
The government has agreed to spend as much as $1.6 billion to buy millions of doses of a smallpox vaccine tailored for people with impaired immunity.
More than 33 million people have used mobile phones to access the Internet this year, according to Nielsen Media Research, which on Wednesday announced its new effort to measure such use.
An employee at Microsoft's Swedish subsidiary offered to pay partners to vote to approve the Office Open XML document format as an ISO standard, the company admitted Wednesday.
Forget Beijing. Madcap Irishman Colin Carroll, part-time sumo \
If there is one common concern that people in Uzbekistan share it is their president's silence.
The Ryder Cup matches were founded in 1927, in part, to promote sportsmanship and civility, and those ideals have been predominant themes in the run-up to what
Four people died and eight were injured in  a stadium crush after Togo's World Cup qualifier against Mali,  a government statement said Monday.
Consumer confidence fell in October for the third consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. The decline was steeper than expected.
It boils down to one small nuclear reactor, an outdated complex that seems harmless enough, yet has provoked consternation around the world.
A new feature from Mapquest will allow Web users to send color maps and driving directions to their phones.
Oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday  ahead of an expected build in U.S. crude and product  inventories, but remained strong above $48 a barrel on colder  weather in the northern hemisphere.
Tom Brady threw a franchise-record six touchdown passes and increased his season total to 27, one short of his career high with nine games remaining.
A fresh diplomatic crisis loomed after US officials indicated they would not object to continued construction in Israeli West Bank settlements, and Palestinians warned such a policy shift would wreck Mideast peace efforts.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to the future against her. The former first lady decried the tenor of his comments in an interview with The Associated Press.
A number of people are killed as a gunman attacks an Amish school in the US state of Pennsylvania.
Britain's Colin McRae leads the car class  of the Dakar Rally after winning  Sunday's third stage.
Il missionario annuncia di voler tornare a Payao
A Valencia, nel primo pomeriggio, &egrave; prevista la quarta regata della finale della Louis Vuitto...
US Marines continued their artillery bombardment of targets in the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Wednesday and admitted Iraqi resistance fighters in the city center showed no signs of giving up.
California police arrested a man on Tuesday who allegedly sold illegally copied Microsoft and Adobe Systems software on the Internet for seven years, netting him an estimated $750,000.
Scholars are hoping to lift a directive issued by the White House in 2001 that has severely slowed or prevented the release of important presidential papers.
Tra Le Rughe e Formello, forse causata da impianto a gas
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way race one day before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Il gruppo Volare ha sospeso i voli e la vendita dei biglietti su tutte le destinazioni. La notizia, appresa da fonti sindacali, \u00c3\u00a8 stato confermata dal gruppo Volare, in quanto &quot;a seguito dell&#39;impossibilit\u00c3
International Business Machines Corp.&#39;s sales probably rose 9 percent in the third quarter as Chief Executive Sam Palmisano won more server-computer orders, capitalizing on mistakes Hewlett-Packard Co.
Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
Amit Yoran has now become the fourth US cybersecurity chief in a year to quit in frustration today, giving the government only a day&#39;s notice.
Britain's governing Labour Party, bruised by angry infighting, looks toward life after its most successful leader, with Tony Blair preparing to say goodbye at his last annual party gathering as prime minister.
The International Monetary Fund is to offer up to $1bn in financial assistance to each nation affected by the Asian tsunami.
A leading U.S. doctors group has endorsed using marijuana for medical purposes, urging the U.S. government to roll back a prohibition on using it to treat patients and supporting studies into its medical applications.
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ROMA, 8 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Partenza rinviata per Diego Armando Maradona che non \u00c3\u00a8 potuto salire sull&#39;aereo in partenza per Cuba per non avere risolto alcune pratiche giudiziarie. Il Pibe si sarebbe dovuto imbarcare
France's Alcatel SA completed its $11.6 billion acquisition of Lucent Technologies Inc. on Thursday, creating a new leading global telecom equipment maker, the companies said in a statement.
Pierluigi Casiraghi ha diramato la lista dei convocati per la gara dell'Under 20 contro la Germania....
Lecce in emergenza a Cagliari. Ma Zeman non \u00c3\u00a8 preoccupato: \
The holiday season may not reach 2003 levels but will be up, National Retail Federation says. By Joan Verdon. Hackensack, NJ - The holidays will be slightly less jolly for retailers this year, but they still
Stephen Roger Black, australiano, 186 centimetri per 86 chilogrammi, torna a Biella. Il giocatore, c...
A senior US senator urges sanctions on Sudan, as the UN prepares to say whether a genocide is being committed in Darfur.
For starters, the Pistons played well enough to win their season opener Tuesday night against the Houston Rockets. But down the road, they will need more help off the bench.
With rent typically the second-largest expense for small businesses, a simple miscalculation can cost an entrepreneur their business.
Jerusalem - The Israeli army on Tuesday destroyed the West Bank home of the family of a teenaged suicide bomber who killed himself and three other people in Tel Aviv the previous day, military sources said.
The G7 nations, led by the UK, agree to freeze debt repayments from countries hit by the Asian tsunami.
Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium  for power generation provided there is close monitoring by U.N.  inspectors to ensure it is not trying to develop atomic  weapons, Germany&#039;s defense minister said on Wednesday.
Sweden's largest energy group Vattenfall said that it had increased its takeover bid for Danish rival Elsam in an attempt to convince Elsam shareholders to accept the deal.

For five years in a row, President Bush has declined invitations to address the annual NAACP convention. This year, with the Senate poised to renew the 1965 Voting Rights Act, Bush said yes.
Some of IT's biggest profits are found in the courtroom.
Samuel L. Jackson scored the first hit movie of the year at the North American box office on Sunday with the basketball drama \
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Four people who tried to rob a Chinese food delivery driver left him an unusual tip: a cell phone.  Ming Jing Lu arrived at a Greensboro residence with a delivery and noticed a group of people who made him suspicious, police said.
Retief Goosen has revealed that he almost decided not to make the trip to Hawaii after the birth of his daughter Ella last Friday.
The U.K.'s telecoms regulator Ofcom Thursday proposed allowing British airlines to offer mobile phone services to passengers via onboard base stations.
Canada said on Thursday it had discovered a suspected case of mad cow disease, but said the 10-year-old animal in question had not entered the human or animal feed system.
A raft of new measures to tackle violent crime is to be announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
Drew Barrymore will  voice a pampered Chihuahua in &quot;South of the Border,&quot; a  talking-animal Disney comedy whose lineup includes a who&#39;s who  of Latino actors.
Servizio e' lacunoso e insoddisfacente, ricorreremo a Tar
Answers to 20 thoughtful questions lobbed at some of America's wealthiest entrepreneurs.
A bandit who killed more than 100 people and kidnapped a film star has been shot dead by police in India. Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, who some considered a Robin Hood for his distribution of money, died in a gun fight on his way to the doctors.
Microsoft technology partner Dassault will help Virtual Earth users add 3D images to maps.
Yards of bridal finery, decked in jewellery and palms replete with mehendi, have been symbolic of the light-eyed actor for long. As Gurinder Chadha\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bride and Prejudice gears up for India and UK release
The Wayne Rooney incident at the weekend has brought into question once again the use of television playbacks to incriminate sportsman.
A car bomb killed at least three people on Wednesday in an attack on police vehicles near a busy market in northern Baghdad, a witness said.
Up to a third of Labour MPs may back calls for an EU Treaty referendum, says a Eurosceptic Labour MP.
South Carolina coach Lou Holtz announced Monday he will retire, ending one of the most successful and colorful college football careers.
Coach Marvin Lewis doesn't have a firm plan for how much Carson Palmer will play on Monday night in the quarterback's first game back from reconstructive knee surgery.
A security loophole at internet bank Cahoot allowed customers to view other people's accounts, a BBC investigation reveals.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet.
By Esker, Fritz  Hurricane season starts Friday but phone and Internet providers have been fortifying services for months in case of another major storm.
A fire broke out at a movie theater during a gala premiere Tuesday night, injuring dozens of people - none seriously, news reports said.
Dell Inc. Tuesday pointed to its adoption of processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) for pushing it to US$677 million in profit for the third quarter, though the company has delayed reporting final numbers due to an accounting investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Rallies in 12 cities around the world to mark Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's 12th year in jail.
A federal judge has barred a new   made-for-TV rock band that includes Motley Crue drummer Tommy   Lee from calling itself Supernova because that name already has   been claimed by a lesser-known band.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, who steps down in a month after 10 years in power, is leaving a legacy for Britain that has &quot;exasperated and frustrated&quot; Queen Elizabeth II, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Susan Yates of Lexington was tired of feeding her family pizza and Trader Joe's enchiladas every night, so she decided to \
EL-AJRA, Egypt  - The men gathered around the fire under a clear sky studded with stars. Youssef Ali had checked on his loaded Kalashnikov rifle as he prepared to spend another night in the desert, his home for the past six years.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
A couple of years ago Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahyan, the emir of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) patronized the translation and publication of an old Islamic text about the \u00e2\u0080\u009cideal prince\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
The US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a person&#39;s home or business for a private development project intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
Until last night, the batting slumps by Theo Epstein's two primary acquisitions of the winter (non-Daisuke Division), shortstop Julio Lugo and outfielder J.D. Drew, had reached stupefying levels. So had that of outfielder Coco Crisp, the player obtained by Epstein after a series of maneuvers that also left the Red Sox paying a sizable portion of the contract ...
Despite some equivocation, which made it sound as if Celtics coach Doc Rivers faced a difficult choice between Delonte West and Marcus Banks at the backup point guard spot, there really was little debate.
Plans to decriminalise child offenders and raise the age of criminal responsibility will be debated by Lib Dems.
Vijay Singh became the first golfer to earn $10 million in a single season, after completing victory at the PGA Chrysler Classic at Palm Harbor in Florida on Sunday.
Superata per la prima volta soglia 40.000 moto immatricolate
CHICAGO, June 1  /PRNewswire/ -- Searches for hybrids and other fuel-efficient vehicles on Cars.com (http://www.cars.com/) gained significant momentum in May as gas prices continued to break record highs.
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are already advertising on a scale reminiscent of a general election.
ROMA - La maggioranza ha dato il via libera al maxiemendamento alla finanziaria. Lo ha reso noto il ministro Calderoli al termine del vertice conclusosi da poco a Palazzo Chigi. Nell&#39;incontro e&#39; stato inoltre
Bernie Parrish, a 71-year-old former Cleveland Brown, is spending his so-called retirement as the quiet leader fighting the NFLPA on the issue of pensions for retirees.
Blog: Oracle just reported its earnings for Q4 2006, and knocked the proverbial ball out of the park.  In the land of the proprietary vendors, Oracle may well be king.
Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized to shareholders Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he had been aware of the company's practice of \
Typhoon Aere is reported to be on a collision course towards Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, after pelting the northern portion of the island with high winds and rain.
US global AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias earlier this week gave developed countries a September extension to contribute US $243 million to fulfil their pledges to the Global AIDS Fund.
Gunmen killed a Lebanese businessman in his home early Friday in oil-rich southern Nigeria, police said, while attackers tried to ambush a truck carrying several foreign workers in what appeared to be a kidnapping attempt later in the day.
A French television host, accused of  attacking and sexually harassing Air France cabin staff while  under the influence of alcohol, will appear in court next  month, a court official said on Monday.
David Beckham was minutes away from a perfect Hollywood ending. The 32-year-old soccer star-pop icon, who likely played his last game for a European club, was taken off the field moments before Real Madrid rallied to win the Spanish league title for the first time in Beckham's four years with the team.

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\u00e2\u0080\u009cMultiple\u00e2\u0080\u009d victims were found Saturday at a clothing store in a strip mall, authorities said. They did not immediately confirm a report that four people had been killed.
Colpo di mercato dei Boston Red Sox. Il team MLB infatti ha annunciato di aver raggiunto un accordo ...
The Swedish authorities seek new powers to spy on any e-mail or phone call into or out of the country.
JACKSON, Miss. \u00c2\u0097 He's a 19-year-old pipe layer; a deer-hunting, dirt-bike-riding former high school class president who still lives in his tiny Mississippi hometown. So why are the paparazzi hot on his trail?
Afghan guards backed by U.S. helicopter  gunships raided a Taliban safe house, killing one man and  arresting 15, to prevent attacks during this week's  presidential election, officials said on Sunday.
COHASSET -- Many of the players arrive from work still in business-casual attire. They change into their uniforms in the comfort of their cars. They engage in friendly tete-a-tete with the \
All types of alcohol &#151; wine, beer or liquor &#151; add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday.
(Boston-AP, Oct. 24, 2004) _ It was wild, sloppy World Series opener with plenty of runs, hits and errors. When it was over, the Boston Red Sox had won the highest-scoring Game One in World Series history, 11-to-9 over St.
AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- No. 22 Texas A&amp;M had all the momentum at the half in its annual showdown with No. 5 Texas. It took less than two minutes for the Longhorns to take it right back.
Maryland completed its exhibition schedule with two wins and a decent idea of what needs to be done before Friday night&#39;s regular season opener against Jackson State.
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's party said on Thursday that police had arrested thousands of its activists overnight, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush urged President Pervez Musharraf to hold elections and quit as army chief.
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by third-party presidential candidates who wanted to force a recount of Ohio ballots even before the official count was finished.
Audio: The truth is coming out. George Bush has finally admitted that he intends to privatize Social Security in a second term. &quot;I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m going to come out strong after my swearing in,&quot; Bush said, &quot;with .
The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program said Thursday he hopes six nations meeting in China next week will be able to take the first concrete steps toward eventual dismantling of the communist nation's nuclear weapons.
Former Open champion Ernie Els fired a majestic 64 to take a two-shot halfway lead at 11-under in the WGC Championship at Mount Juliet, Ireland.
Over 80% of youth in the Indian capital, Delhi, want to emigrate for a better future, a BBC global survey says.
Hollywood film studios are to sue people who swap pirated copies of films over the internet. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) said the civil suits would seek damages of up to $30,000 (\u00c2\u00a316,300) per film.
Era agli arresti domiciliari dopo essere stata estradata dagli Usa dove era stata condannata a 43 anni per reati di terrorismo                                           Indulto, libera Silvia Baraldini Gioia a sinistra, critiche dalla Cdl                                                                                  Russo Spena (Rifondazione comunista): \
Lo stop nazionale non riguardera' pero' la Lombardia
Carlisle United bans one of its supporters from its Brunton Park ground for smoking in the stadium.
Applications for U.S. home mortgages  declined last week as refinancing activity fell and mortgage  rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday.
A second group of Arab doctors has visited Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and diagnosed him with a case of the flu. The team of Tunisian doctors conducted the second recent medical checkup for the 75-year
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry has taken a slim lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that shows the president's support tumbling on personal qualities, the war in Iraq and the commander in chief's bedrock campaign issue - national security...
Thousands of peasants and workers demonstrated here Monday, demanding that former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada be tried for the deaths of more than 50 people in the suppression of protests that toppled his government one year ago.
Iran and Syria vow to form a common front to face challenges and threats, as both face US pressure.
The opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged victorious from Romania&#39;s presidential elections yesterday, promising to tackle corruption and backtracking on suggestions that he
U.N. nuclear officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to confirm the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor and source of bomb-grade plutonium.
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Merck&#39;s recall of its arthritis pain drug, Vioxx, because of elevated risks of heart attack and stroke has obscured another important issue that Congress, in investigating the matter, must face squarely and deal with: What happens when pharmaceutical
Deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is depressed and has begged the Iraqi government for mercy, Iraq&#39;s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview with in Al-Hayat today.
The London Stock Exchange sees quarterly revenue boosted by  trading on its electronic SETS system.
BASRA, Iraq  - As British forces prepare to pull out of their last base inside Basra, Iraq's security forces face their biggest test yet -- stopping the country's oil centre from becoming a battleground for rival Shi'ite militias.
International officials and the man heavily favoured to win the election - US-backed interim President Hamid Karzai \u00e2\u0080-re urging all of the 15 other candidates to accept the outcome of the weekend election despite claims that the ink marks used to
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We join in the applause for finding additional flu vaccine this winter, whether it&#39;s in Canada or from some other manufacturer.
Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens released five of the captives. Police are in negotiations to free the remaining hostages, a spokeswoman said.
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Genzyme Corp. won approval Wednesday for a childhood leukemia drug under an accelerated government approval process for potentially lifesaving treatments.
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.
The nation&#39;s labor markets sputtered again last month as job growth, which surged in October, reverted to the lackluster pace that has marked the recovery for much of the year.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday that he shot at least two unarmed Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha after a roadside bomb killed a fellow Marine in his squad in November 2005.
One construction worker was killed in a fall from the 46-story building and a second was injured.
At the end of training camp, when Giants coach Tom Coughlin named Kurt Warner the starting quarterback, he credited the open competition at the position for helping the progress of Warner and No.
Aftershocks shook northern Japan on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured about 1,000 as houses collapsed and landslides
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The Blue Jays moved catcher Kevin Cash, a former phenom, to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays yesterday. Cash was dealt for right-hander Chad Gaudin.
Two senior Democratic lawmakers said  on Tuesday they were considering legislation to restrict risky  mortgage lending practices and protect borrowers after news  that foreclosures in the U.S. subprime mortgage sector were  rising.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Washington&#39;s wait is over for the return of a Major League Baseball team, as it was announced on Wednesday that the Montreal Expos will be relocated to the nation&#39;s capital in 2005.
In the 1980s, Al Franken was cracking jokes on \
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An avenue of trees that are showing the early signs of Dutch elm disease are to be surveyed.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan  - The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Sudan's troubled South Darfur area following a shooting that killed two aid workers, the agency said Monday.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Zinedine Zidane could be stripped of his Golden Ball award for the best player at the World Cup due to violent conduct.
Sam Cassell was a no-show on the first day of training camp Tuesday, sending a message to the Timberwolves that he was displeased about not getting a contract extension.
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The former secretary of state said today that a temporary increase in troop levels in Iraq probably would not help.
When they shared the same locker room, this big man and small guard had the promise of someday being one of the better one-two combos in basketball history, until their partnership crumbled for typical reasons: ego, greed and a desire by one of them to be
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This is why the Seattle SuperSonics have become the team to beat in the NBA. One night after Ray Allen helped Seattle become the first team to win in San Antonio this season, Rashard Lewis did
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James Sanders and Richard Marshall returned interceptions for touchdowns and Brian Morris took a fumble in for another score, leading Fresno State to a 35-16 win over Washington in the opener for both teams Sunday.
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By Martha Hardcastle Contributing Writer  BEAVERCREEK -- Sometimes the biggest challenge for local business people is getting the word out by networking with others.   Networking sounds easier than it really is.
WOMEN who suspect the lean, muscled divorcee they married lets himself go soon after have been given scientific backing. A study of almost 40,000 American men aged between 40 and 75 found that men who remarry
BAGHDAD -- The Arab television network Al-Jazeera broadcast footage yesterday of a Jordanian truck driver purportedly taken hostage in Iraq. Separately, a militant group said it would release a Turkish hostage but threatened to behead those who deal with the coalition forces here.
Somalia's powerful Islamist movement said on Thursday that U.N. endorsement of an African peacekeeping force will \
Many years ago I was walking in a picturesque German town in Bavaria - flowers in window boxes, old steepled roofs, the kind of place you expect artist Thomas Kincaid to put on a calendar.
LOS ANGELES A spokesman for Unocal Corp. says tonight the oil and gas giant has reached a tentative agreement to settle human rights lawsuits.
This past week the headlines in the news fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. Each news story added another dimension to the emerging picture of war policy that is increasingly costly and incompetent.
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North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
The world's seven wealthiest nations said Saturday they were willing to take on up to 100 percent of the debt owed by some of the poorest countries. But they failed to agree on a British plan to boost international aid by &#36;50 billion a year.
Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after a spate of global recalls.
Reports said construction spending also fell sharply in October, pointing to a slowdown in the economy.
Paramount has recast the role of the evil Destro in \
After years of attending practices and games as a fan, Brian Kajiyama , who suffers from cerebral palsy, was hired an assistant for the University of Hawaii\u00e2\u0080\u0099s football team.
Tom Lehman watches his tee shot on the 18th hole of Disney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Magnolia golf course Saturday during the third round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Young girls waiting to grow into  full-time fashionistas will get a chance to experiment with  couture as designer Donna Karan and cosmetics chain Sephora  open shop in the virtual play-dress world of Stardoll.
The White House says its drive to halve federal deficits by 2009 remains on track, though it projects that the cost of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will help drive this year's shortfall to a record &#36;427 billion.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.
Sainsbury expects first-half profits to slump nearly two-thirds from last year, as it bleeds market share to rivals and reels from an exodus of top staff.
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Shaquille O'Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids Friday morning, and it didn't matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team. After eight years as a star with the Los Angeles Lakers, O'Neal will play Saturday against the Lakers as a member of the Miami Heat.
Up to 25 Cardiff schools could close because of falling birth rate and rising demand for Welsh-language education.
Yahoo Inc  is testing an  experimental social network service called Mash that makes it  easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with  friends and family online, the company said on Sunday.
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After spending three weeks in a bomb shelter in northern Israel, Rashid Khoury and his friends are lounging around a spacious hotel lobby in Bethlehem.
Indonesia's former President Suharto, who has been critically ill in hospital for more than a week, is conscious but remains on a ventilator, doctors said on Saturday.
Florida and Kentucky got an early start to beat Hurricane Jeanne. Then the groggy Gators turned to Ciatrick Fason to beat the Wildcats.
Republicans stopped the Senate on Saturday from considering a resolution denouncing President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the day before.
The opener Justin Langer became Test cricket&#39;s highest run-scorer this year with a fighting century in Perth to give Australia, at one stage 78 for five, the upper hand in the first Test against Pakistan.
DANNY WILLIAMS spends hours watching tapes of Rocky Marciano fights to learn all about being a true warrior of the ring. The British heavyweight has been glued to the video out
European soccer&#39;s governing body will start disciplinary proceedings against AS Roma after referee Anders Frisk was injured by an object thrown from the crowd, UEFA said Thursday.
Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola keeps its position as the UK's best-selling grocery brand, a survey says.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari says Turkey has massed 140,000 troops along its border with Iraq.
Iran on Sunday rejected demands by Europe's three major powers to abandon its uranium enrichment program but reasserted its readiness to provide guarantees it will not build a nuclear weapon.
Russian political intrigue has been rattling the international oil business all year, and on Wednesday the Moscow-based brawl between the Kremlin and energy giant Yukos actually tumbled into a Houston bankruptcy court.
Researchers are scrambling to find the cause of an ailment that is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the country.
U.S. security officials diverted a D.C. bound flight and detained Yusuf Islam, formerly known as  pop singer Cat Stevens, after discovering that he had been allowed to board the plane in London even though he was on the government's no-fly list.
Kabul, Afghanistan -- An Afghan electoral board spokesman says Hamid Karzai is the winner of that country&#39;s landmark presidential election.
Leaders of Delta Air Lines (DAL:NYSE - news - research) pilots union have approved a tentative package of concessions and will send it to rank-and-file members for a vote.
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said Switzerland had agreed to write off SFr264 million ($227 million) in debts dating back to the 1970s and 1980s.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces met little resistance as they swept through Baghdad on Friday in their biggest crackdown on sectarian militias and the U.S. military said it had no sign that the al Qaeda leader in Iraq had been hurt.
Saudi Arabia, the most powerful member of the Organisation of the Petroleum ExportingCountries, said yesterday thatglobal oil stocks needed to increase before Opec
US Airways will ask the bankruptcy court to temporarily nullify its labor agreements and impose wage cuts if the carrier's unions do not agree on concessions by Friday, the chief executive told employees yesterday.
Bookmakers face huge losses of \u00c2\u00a310m if non-league Havant & Waterlooville knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup.
Cuba is planning to ban the use of US dollars on the communist Caribbean island in answer to tighter US sanctions. Cuban leader Fidel Castro announced his decision on Monday
European powers will offer Iran a deal next week in a final bid to persuade the Islamic republic to end its suspected arms-related nuclear programs or face possible sanctions, the United States said on Friday.
A medical journal has apologised to a drugs firm over an article about anti-depressant drug Prozac.
Ukraine&#39;s political rivals agreed early Tuesday on legislation to ensure a fair vote during the rerun later this month of the fraud-ridden presidential run-off but remained divided on constitutional amendments trimming presidential
In the flush of German reunification, Chancellor Helmut Kohl declared that the former East German states would be transformed into \
Three months after his notorious  blackout farewell from &quot;The Sopranos,&quot; actor James Gandolfini  will return to HBO with a documentary about wounded U.S.  veterans of the Iraq war, the network said on Monday.
When the NFL debut of Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell was ruined by a 20-17 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Coach Joe Gibbs appeared as upset after a loss as he had been all season.
Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that works to
The UN Security Council met Friday to endorse a report on a planned UN-African Union joint peacekeeping operation in Darfur which calls for deploying a robust, mobile force of around 20,000 troops with Khartoum&#39;s consent.
The British government says it does not intend to free nine foreign terror suspects who have been imprisoned without trial, despite a ruling by the nation's highest court that such detentions breached human rights laws.
Tropical storm Megi swept out to sea beyond northern Japan on Friday, leaving behind an arc of destruction that killed 13 people, left hundreds homeless and cut off power to tens of thousands, officials said.
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InfoWorld - An organization in Mumbai, India has proposed that police use key-logging software at cybercaf&#233;s to keep track of communications between terrorists.
When Bobby Abreu left Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s workout with a strained right oblique muscle, which could sideline him for up to three weeks, Bernie Williams\u00e2\u0080\u0099s absence loomed large.
Continental Airlines Inc.  CAL.N  said on Thursday it plans to cut about 425 management and  clerical jobs through staff reductions, attrition and the  elimination of unfilled positions to save about $200 million in  pretax costs.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya reiterates that his Hamas-led government will not recognise Israel.
The Department of Justice has sued Pennsylvania elections officials in an attempt to give overseas voters two more weeks to cast ballots in the Nov. 2 election, according a published report.
The New York Times Co. said on  Wednesday it plans to raise the cover price and home delivery  price of its flagship paper in July.
Shikya Johnson, a 20-year-old single mother from Hyde Park with purple hair, has been through a tough stretch the last couple of years. She got pregnant. She quit school. Her mother died. And she stopped doing double Dutch jump roping, her passion since sixth grade. \
The U.N. Security Council on Friday urged North Korea not to carry out a planned nuclear-weapon test and warned Pyongyang of unspecified consequences if it did.
Shares of Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. rose as much as 27 percent, the biggest gain since at least 1980, after an investment by Vornado Realty Trust highlighted the value of the retailer&#39;s real estate.
China's most fashionable city Shanghai plans to host a traditional Spanish bullfight, the latest idea in the city's growing obsession with attracting international cultural and sporting events.
Dozens of businesses and lobbying groups made six-figure donations to sponsor official events for President Bush's inauguration next week, earning them tickets to dinners, balls and other events in which Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are expected to appear.
GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Chants of Koranic verses and somber hymns resonated throughout Benazir Bhutto's ancestral village in southern Pakistan on Thursday as thousands gathered at the assassinated former prime minister's tomb to mark a 40th and final day of mourning.
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, President Bush&#39;s nominee to be the next secretary of state, is doing well after successful surgery, Jim Wilkinson, deputy national security advisor, told CNN Friday.
US warplanes pound targets in the Iraqi city of Falluja in a continuing campaign against militants.
BALTIMORE (Sports Network) - Sammy Sosa is expected to be  introduced as the newest member of the Baltimore Orioles during  a 6 p.m. (et) news conference this evening.
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often suffer extreme fatigue, but teaching them how to conserve energy helps combat the problem, according to a new study.
The 19-inch Ryder Cup is not the only thing coveted by holders Europe and the United States at Oakland Hills this week. Unusually, both
Marat Safin of Russia returns a shot during second round tennis match against Alexander Peya of Austria at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in St.
The number of bodies found in Baghdad increases in June despite a security drive in the capital, Iraqi police say.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown named rising star David Miliband on Thursday as Britain's youngest foreign minister in 30 years in a government shake-up designed to make a clean break from the Tony Blair years.
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A jury found a wealthy couple guilty of forcing their two Indonesian domestic workers into involuntary servitude.
Supporters demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air yesterday, the third straight day of violent protests that have killed 12 people so far.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seeking to bolster his charitable giving, has reached a new agreement with the City Conflicts of Interest Board that will allow him to move his money into more aggressive investments.
Stocks rose in light trading on Friday before a holiday, as Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s  plan to buy a Nordic exchanges company restored enthusiasm about takeover activity.
Electrical retailers Currys, Dixons and PC World will now promote digital TV sets with built-in Freeview tuners.
Republicans and Democrats were for it &#151; and against it. The families of Sept. 11 victims opposed one plan and approved another. The House wanted its bill, the Senate preferred its own. And most Americans didn't seem to care about attempts by Congress to overhaul the U.S. intelligence system.
Wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc. reported a larger fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday despite changing the way it accounts for royalties on licenses of its technology.
By the time the Seattle SuperSonics had improved the NBA&#39;s best record to 8-1, no more than 2,000 people remained in the arena.
Two space shuttle astronauts ventured into open space on Tuesday to begin the first of three spacewalks to upgrade the power system on the International Space Station.
CLEVELAND, Ohio  - LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 9,000 career points in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers edge the Milwaukee Bucks 104-99 in double overtime on Monday.
Telecommunications and networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc is planning to launch a new Japanese R&amp;D facility early in 2005 at a cost of $12 million spread over five years.
MAOIST rebels who have cut off Nepal&#39;s capital for four days pledged today to expand their blockade to the Tibetan border as fresh violence left six people dead.
With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer this year -- especially one with Windows -- has often been a colossal headache. -Rob Pegoraro
This week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s snapshot of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economic output may offer two surprises for the price of one. It may be stronger than expected and weaker than it seems.
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The United States remains unprepared for disasters ranging from biological attacks to a flu pandemic, and funding for preparedness is falling, according to a report released on Tuesday.
ABI Research projects a 75 percent per year growth rate for Linux-based phones.
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By Steve Wiseman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Dec. 10--TWO FORMER COLLEGE football players have dragged the old youth sports scrapbook into the 21st century.
John Howard was sworn today for his fourth term as Australia - s prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the British queen - s representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.
Mark Hughes&#39; expected appointment as Blackburn manager moved a step closer Wednesday when the Football Association of Wales confirmed it had been approached by Rovers.
A five-story building collapsed in Bulgaria's capital Tuesday, killing two teenage girls, police and doctors said.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is warning &quot;chaos is looming as order is collapsing&quot; in Darfur, Sudan. Referring to a previous, optimistic report, Annan
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Tiring with each pitch and feeling a twinge in his achy right calf, Roger Clemens was in need of some help in the seventh inning. The Rocket got a timely lift from his teammates for his 325th
Leighton Baines grabs a sensational winner as England beat Germany in their European Championship play-off at the Ricoh Arena.
SBC is teaming up with Microsoft to provide consumers with a new way to view television -- a move that puts it in direct competition with the cable TV industry.
Schwarzenegger for president in 2008? No, he's not eligible.
(InfoWorld) - Some AIM users are angry about a recent alert message AOL\u00c2\u00a0displays on their screens urging them to upgrade to the newest version of the instant messaging software. The alert, delivered in a rectangular box that appears on the screen's lower right hand corner, can't be turned off. If a user closes the box, the alert will pop back up minutes later. If left alone, the alert will periodically position itself as the primary active window, interrupting the user's current activity. AOL acknowledges that, unless users go through the upgrade process, there is no way to get rid of the alert. \
An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week&#39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens.
JAPAN lodged a formal protest with Beijing yesterday, claiming that a Chinese submarine had entered its territorial waters. Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s navy has been on alert since Wednesday when the submarine was first spotted off the island of Okinawa.
Search parties find the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger jet which vanished over the Amazon jungle.
BEIJING -- Red-faced organizers of the Beijing Olympics threatened Monday to cancel the contracts of companies using child labor and violating minimum-wage rules to make Olympic-licensed products.
Lawmakers on House and Senate intelligence committees say that while the National Security Agency has amassed a huge database of Americans&#039; calling records, cooperation with the NSA by telephone companies was not as widespread as USA Today initially reported, the newspaper said Friday.
Blog: The embattled PC maker makes another move into the retail channel with temporary promotional deal with European mobile phone and services retailer.
PARIS - Transport workers shut down most trains yesterday, testing the patience of Parisians forced to walk, bike, or skate to work with a strike aimed at derailing President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to strip away labor protections he says hurt France's competitiveness.
The NFL has received and destroyed all materials it requested from the New England Patriots concerning videotaping of opponents' sidelines, and a league spokesman said the team was unlikely to face any further sanctions.
To fend off increasing competition from other players, Apple Computer has retaliated with a secret weapon. It has introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a colour display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2&#39;s songs.
The Parades Commission is due to meet to review its ruling over a parade at Drumcree, County Armagh.
Actress Betty Hutton, the exuberant  blonde who starred as sharpshooter Annie Oakley in the 1950  film musical &quot;Annie Get Your Gun,&quot; has died at age 86, her  former studio, Paramount Pictures, said on Tuesday.
Kenyans pleaded on Wednesday for an end to violence that has killed 850 people and created unprecedented horror in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.
Tony Blair reportedly faces growing opposition from elements within the Labour Party over his plan to serve a full third term as prime minister.
Pakistan's president criticises Afghanistan for not doing enough to fight Taleban militants on their border.
Two teenagers were charged with conspiring to attack a Long Island high school on the anniversary of the Columbine attacks after a chilling journal and videotape surfaced in which one teen identifies several potential victims by name, authorities said Friday.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  -- Alaska&#39;s spreading wildfires broke the 5 million-acre mark and were poised Tuesday to make the 2004 state wildfire season the worst ever recorded.
U.S. and Chinese officials agreed on Tuesday to take immediate steps to stop the use of lead paint in toys made in China following toy recalls that have scared American parents ahead of holiday shopping.
AOL said Thursday it expects to drop as many as 5,000 employees, or a quarter of its global work force, within six months as the company restructures its business to draw more online advertising dollars.
Iran's new nuclear negotiator headed to Rome on Tuesday to meet Western diplomats who will try to gauge whether Tehran has hardened its stance on its atomic program.
The discovery of anabolic steroids in pro-wrestler Chris Benoit's home has raised speculation that the performance-enhancing drugs may be linked to his death and the killings of his wife and young son. \
OAKVILLE, Ontario  - Mike Weir, seeking to become  the first home winner of the Canadian Open for 50 years, hit a  one-under-par 70 to take a three-shot lead after the third  round of the 100th version of the event Saturday.
Troy Vincent recalls going back to the huddle and forgetting to look at the sideline for the play, even though it was his job to relay the signal. He mentions the days after one concussion when he couldn't remember phone numbers and kept thinking his car was running. When he sees clips of himself knocked unconscious, he cringes.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton has pretty much told the Europeans to &quot;get over it.&quot;. The US Ryder Cup captain is tired of hearing about the ugly American celebration that took place five years ago
Trusty old diesel engine at hand if renewable energy cocks up Web hosting firm Strato has pulled on its hemp-woven strides and made an ambitious proclamation that it will be completely carbon-free by January 2008.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Although Apple won't announce its quarterly earnings that will include the first two days of iPhone sales until Wednesday, AT&T said Tuesday that it had activated 146,000 iPhones on the 29th and 30th of June, far below analyst expectations.
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A tanker carrying chlorine gas exploded Tuesday morning outside a restaurant in the Iraqi town of Taji, killing at least six people, an Interior Ministry official said. At least 105 other people were either injured by the blast or poisoned by the fumes.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops took control on Sunday of a Palestinian refugee camp where they had been battling militants for more than three months, killing at least 31 fighters who tried to flee, security sources said.
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One of the UK soldiers killed in an ambush near Basra in southern Iraq is named by the Ministry of Defence.
Kenyans waited for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.
Iran&#39;s Judo champion, a favourite at the Athens Games, has disqualified himself rather than face an Israeli opponent, apparently on the instruction of Iran&#39;s Olympic Committee. So far the International Olympic Committee has been silent. What&#39;s your view? ...
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The new United Nations peacekeeping force for Darfur in Sudan is due to start its operations on Monday.
Mitt Romney said Wednesday that John McCain is out of the conservative mainstream, as the rivals for the Republican presidential nomination vied for votes in next week's multistate primary.
An agreement by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to pay $100 million to settle 87 sex-abuse claims against priests probably will set a standard that
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- A Delaware judge rejected the proposed settlement of a lawsuit brought against PeopleSoft Inc. by shareholders over the company&#39;s resistance to Oracle Corp.
An Indian transport union spearheading a truckers' strike has called off its week-long agitation after reaching an agreement with the government to form a panel to study a controversial tax, an official said.
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It&#39;s official: Jessica Simpson can lay claim to Daisy Duke&#39;s short shorts in the upcoming Dukes of Hazzard movie. The star power she&#39;s attained through her hit MTV reality show Newlyweds couldn
San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson claimed his second straight NFL rushing title when he gained 56 yards in the playoff-bound Chargers' 30-17 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Pau Gasol agreed to a multiyear contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. &quot;We are delighted to reach a contract agreement with Pau,&quot; Jerry West, the Grizzlies&#39; president of basketball operations, said Friday.
American International Group Inc., one of the world&#39;s largest insurance firms, said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission may bring a civil action against the company for alleged violations of federal securities laws regarding
WASHINGTON - Music icon Elton John, actor Warren Beatty and soprano Joan Sutherland were among the six performers celebrated Sunday for their contributions to American culture at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors.
VoIP provider Skype has teamed up with Siemens Communications to offer cordless phones in a move that gives Skype users the ability to drop their headsets and use Siemens phones for free Web telephoning.
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Hundreds of students clash with police and burn cars in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
A botanist by training, Phung Tuu Boi is fighting the effects of Agent Orange, an invisible poison that has affected Vietnam for decades.
The State Department says Cuba&#39;s move to ban the circulation of dollars underscores the weakness of Fidel Castro&#39;s communist government.
Human production of greenhouse gases is largely responsible for increasing storm severity, scientists say.
South Africa will unveil a new plan aimed at fighting its HIV/AIDS crisis on Friday, seeking to calm bitter debate and revamp policies that have thus far done little to stop the epidemic.
NEW YORK  - Older adults with memory   complaints, despite normal test results, may actually be   exhibiting the earliest sign of dementia, according to a study   conducted at Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New   Hampshire.
More than five million people in the UK now have high-speed net connections, say broadband analysts.
GLOUCESTER, England - It used to be that troublemakers could lounge on the planters outside the McDonald's here and pick apart the geraniums to their hearts' content.
Bill Gates' CES keynote featured a funny retirement video that included cameos by Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, and Brian Williams
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, marking the third increase this year. It's part of a gradual process to wean the economy from extraordinarily low rates that are no longer viewed as necessary to keep the economy afloat...
A US firm is to be handed the project management contract for two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
Defending champion Loren Roberts shared a one-stroke lead Thursday after the first round of The Tradition, the final major on the Champions Tour season.
X-ray screening for lung cancer may  not save many lives, a team of U.S. and Italian researchers  said on Tuesday in a report that adds to a growing debate.
In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an \u00e2\u0080\u009cill-treated world\u00e2\u0080\u009d in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.
When the New Orleans Saints lost to the Chicago Bears in last season's NFC title game, there was no reason to believe that both teams couldn't be back in the thick of the chase to reach the Super Bowl this season. The Saints were retaining the key components of the conference's most dynamic offense,...
Los Angeles judge may instruct jury to go back and try to reach verdict on a reduced charge of manslaughter.
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Governments and armed groups are deliberately fomenting fear to erode human rights worldwide, Amnesty says.
Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres neared agreement last night on a $10 million, one-year contract.
Snow and bitter winds are sweeping across some parts of Britain and drivers are being warned to take extra care.
Worker productivity rebounded, growing at the fastest pace in nearly two years, while wage pressures eased sharply in the spring &#151; developments that should reduce inflation worries.
Prime Minister John Howard is closing the gap on the opposition in Australia's election battle after pledging multi-billion dollar tax cuts, two opinion polls showed Friday.
The European Union has asked Russia to reconsider its decision to close two British Council offices.
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 8: India and Pakistan have agreed on a roadmap that will keep the composite dialogue going in a joint statement issued this evening, just as Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri returned.
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Nintendo's profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year nearly doubled from the previous year, propelled by booming sales of its hit Wii game machine, the company said Thursday.
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Just like that, Tennessee became the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference East.
Overweight U.S. children run an alarmingly high risk of iron deficiency, a condition which can lead to learning and behavior problems, researchers said on Tuesday.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Led by a four-goal effort in the first period, Team Canada held on to shock a US club stacked with out of work NHL players 5-3 at the Deutschland Cup hockey tournament Thursday.
Marshall County Sheriff Mac Holcomb is a no-nonsense lawman who remembers the 1940s and 1950s as a better time than now. He spells his views out on a Web site for all to see.
HAMBURG, Germany  - The balding young man with the  black beard raised his hands to cover his face as three  visitors entered the room.
To catch up on lost time, follow those who've beaten Wall Street.
THE SECOND TERM: Since Vice President Dick Cheney is no longer trying to help President Bush get re-elected, he has more time to represent the president overseas. He went to Afghanistan last month and attended a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz this week.
Hal Sutton played only one PGA Tour event the final three months of the season, allowing him a taste of what life was like before he devoted two years to being Ryder Cup captain.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's political courtship of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa landed her an early, influential endorsement this week that highlights the intense competition among presidential candidates for support within the growing Hispanic population.
There's no denying the logjam in Hockey East this season. Perennial contender Boston University is down in the standings and Boston College has gone from a slow start to a point out of first. Northeastern, which showed promise last season, is atop the conference. New Hampshire, which is always flirting with the top spot, is tied with the Huskies with ...
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Half of the scheduled  doubleheader between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay was  postponed Monday after the Devil Rays had trouble leaving  Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
I club che hanno partecipato alla fase a gironi della Champions League riceveranno un milioni di eur...
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The Forth Plenum of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC) closed on September 19 discussed how to enhance Party&#39;s governing capabilities.
Memory clocked at 1,150MHz Memory specialist OCZ has launched a line of 1,150MHz DDR 2 memory modules - PC2-9200, in other words - that not only incorporate their own heatsink but also sport a tiny liquid-cooling rig too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The families of Omagh bomb victims will follow the trial on a video link between Belfast Crown Court and the town.
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal&#39;s allegations that Israel poisoned Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat are &quot;vile lies,&quot; Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Thursday.
THE death toll in a Chinese coal mine blast rose to 64 yesterday, with 84 people still missing. The explosion, on Wednesday in Henan province, was the deadliest this year in the country&#39;s mines.
Germans pride themselves on putting on a good party -- take the Munich beer festival or last year's soccer World Cup -- and Berlin is preparing for another big celebration next week.
Senior Kathrin Ress and freshman Elisabeth Egnell led the way for Boston College, combining for 27 points and 17 rebounds in the Eagles' 53-36 win over Holy Cross last night in Worcester.
Punk-pop princess Avril Lavigne has married a fellow Canadian singer-songwriter, according to published reports. Lavigne married Deryck Whibley, the guitarist and front man for the band Sum 41, on Saturday, at a private estate near Santa Barbara, People magazine reported on its Web site.
The Manchester United-Arsenal spat assumed even more surreal proportions yesterday when the Arabic television channel, al-Jazeera, descended on the champions&#39; London Colney training ground to grill Patrick Vieira on flying pizza.
A federal judge on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that prohibits businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants and yanks the business licenses of those that do.
Bill Proenza was on the job as director of the National Hurricane Center for less than a week when he delivered his first warning about the looming loss of a crucial forecasting tool: a rare satellite that measures winds during storms.
The UK's two biggest co-operatives agree terms of a merger that would form the world's largest such group.
Yahoo Inc is planning to announce cutbacks later this month that will likely lead to hundreds of job losses at the nearly 14,000 employee company, a source familiar with the plan said on Monday.
The major Hollywood movie studios today sued hundreds of people suspected of trading illegally copied movies on the Internet, a move closely modeled on the recording industry&#39;s aggressive legal campaign to stamp out music piracy.
Varvara Yushchenko, mother of newly elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, died Monday. She was 86.
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ISTANBUL, Jun 19 (IPS) - Turkey is beefing up military preparedness against  Iraq-based Kurdish rebels as a prelude to a possible cross-border  incursion that is opposed by the United States, European Union  and the Iraqi government.
Shivering under a tattered blanket, a young woman tries to sleep at the foot of the mist-shrouded Entoto Mountain, north of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Japan's typhoon record was broken with a bang this week as battering winds and mountainous waves overturned ocean-going freighters.
Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading the ailing Hubble Space Telescope than robots, a team of space experts has said.
London - Protea openers Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs made a solid start against the West Indies on Saturday in the decisive one-day cricket international in Pool B of the Champions Trophy at The Oval.
For the first time since 1992, when he won his first term as state attorney general, a presidential election year will pass in 2008 without Gov. Mike Easley running for statewide office.
Blog: Sony Ericsson releases a new Walkman phone that may just challenge the iPhone.
Reality TV show contestant Jade Goody, who sparked controversy by tormenting a Bollywood actress on &quot;Celebrity Big Brother&quot;, is in India on a private trip, a hotel official said Monday.
Shares in online travel firm Lastminute tumble as it reports pre-tax losses of \u00c2\u00a377m - almost double the figure of a year ago.
By ANTONELLA ARTUSO, QUEEN&#39;S PARK BUREAU, SUN MEDIACHIEF. Windsor, Ontario, doctor Albert Schumacher believes it&#39;s his ethical and moral responsibility to tell patients they can cross the border for faster tests.
The most anticipated duel of the world track and field championships turned into a one-man show. Under a full moon on another hot, sticky night at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan, yesterday, Tyson Gay , the latest American sprint sensation, surged ahead of the co-world record-holder Asafa Powell over the final 40 meters to win the 100-meter ...
Barry Bonds's first two-homer game of the season is not enough to overcome Atlanta's offensive outburst in the Braves' 13-8 win over the Giants on Tuesday.
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira could miss the Gunners&#39; highly anticipated game against Manchester United this weekend. The French midfielder twisted his ankle during Saturday&#39;s 3-1 win over Aston Villa.
BEIJING - President Hu Jintao on Sunday marked the centenary of the birth of late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping by praising him as the father of the country&#39;s economic reforms and opening up to the outside world.
US director Clint Eastwood is awarded France's highest civilian distinction, the Legion d'honneur.
Spanish police arrested the Basque separatist movement's most prominent politician on a court order for him to start serving a 15-month sentence for defending terrorism, a court official said.
Thomas Johansson delighted his home crowd with a shock win over top seed Andre Agassi in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday.
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India's vital outsourcing industry, which relies heavily on the Internet, struggled to overcome supply disruptions Thursday after damage to undersea cables in the Mediterranean.
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush pledged Friday to work with Congress to comply with a WTO ruling in a row over payment of anti-dumping duties to US companies, and said he expected the trade body to hold Europe to account over &quot;unfair&quot; subsidies to
Major League Baseball still is targeting April for finding an owner for the Washington Nationals, now that the new home of the former Montreal Expos has been determined.
French commuters endured a second day of transport chaos Friday, as unions extended strikes against government plans to cut pension privileges for hundreds of thousands of rail and energy workers.
Iraq's cabinet approved a draft law on Tuesday that would end the immunity from prosecution of foreign security contractors by scrapping a decree that Iraqis have complained amounts to a \
The Baltimore Orioles took a step toward rebuilding their struggling organization on Wednesday by naming Andy MacPhail as head of baseball operations.
Michael Moore intends to be a nuisance to President George W. Bush until the last minute, as his fiery anti-Bush documentary &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; was available to millions of US satellite television subscribers on the eve of the US election.
Serbia's pro-Western president Boris Tadic has won re-election in a contest with nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, but his narrow victory may only have set up a fresh struggle over the country's future course.
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Ohio coach Brian Knorr was fired Thursday after leading the Bobcats to an 11-35 record in four seasons. Ohio had a 4-7 mark this season.
A British Columbian lynx released in Colorado two years ago was last tracked north of Missoula, Mont., more than 800 miles from where he was released in March 2003 near Creede.
Iraq compiled election results on  Tuesday and eased the security lockdown for the historic multi-  party vote despite al Qaeda's vow to pursue \
The former C.I.A. official who authorized destruction of videotapes of harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects had apparently been directed to save them.
Free agent Troy Percival and Detroit agreed Wednesday on a two-year contract, giving the Tigers two closers for their bullpen.
The music of Himesh Reshammiya's latest film, Vaada, is dull.
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Indians living in the US are hoping for positive results after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf meets Indian Prime Minister Dr.
Saudi Arabia said on Monday Iran's nuclear program was an extra burden on a region already fraught with challenges, but that Gulf Arab allies had the right to their own peaceful atomic ambitions.
Canada brushed off allegations on Monday that Taliban members captured by Canadian troops and handed over to Afghan authorities had been tortured, saying the militants often made false claims of mistreatment.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's standing as a man of the people may not be enough to carry him to victory when Brazilians vote in a presidential election on Sunday.
NASA gave the green light for crews to fill the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tanks for a scheduled launch Tuesday after ruling out a delay to address safety concerns.
Jumping schizophrenically from heartwarming to murderous, this sports-as-rehab movie wants to have its gangbanging and cure it, too.
The best may be to come, as some of the biggest airlines flirt with mergers that could permit them to cut costs and raise fares even further.
Sports India: Cricket &gt; Nagpur, Oct 28 : Australia Thursday took a firm grip on the third Test against India as the home bowlers looked completely ineffective, allowing the visitors to build an overall lead of 415 runs with two days still to go.
Although they've committed the world's biggest all-cash robbery in peacetime, the audacious raiders of a Belfast bank face an uphill struggle to use most of their 42 million haul - because their Northern ...
Investors anxiously await any meaningful iPhone impact.
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 7 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Amid a continuing flurry of reports about civilian casualties in Afghanistan, the leader of a tribal council in Farah Province on Saturday said that 108 noncombatants were killed on Friday in a NATO airstrike.
Daniel Alfredsson scored three goals and added four assists in a record-breaking performance to propel the Ottawa Senators to an 8-4 rout over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
The FDA's approval of Fentora comes just in time for the drug company.
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The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea, Christopher Hill, may meet with his counterparts from six-party talks on North Korea before formal meetings begin on December 18, the State Department said on Monday.
A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan said Friday that it would execute the hostages if the authorities pursued their search for the kidnappers.
Oil prices rose to record highs Monday near $50 a barrel for US crude as Nigeria emerged as the latest focus for worries about supply in an already tight worldwide energy market.
The Israeli tank fire prompted the leading Palestinian presidential candidate to deliver a caustic attack on Israel.
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Rapper-producers Kanye West and Lil Jon  win three awards each at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami.
Japan&#39;s largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. 9437.T , unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound, high-resolution digital cameras, and
Americans are fatter than ever, with obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising, according to a study released on Monday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A helicopter crash and a  powerful tremor in Indonesia hindered relief operations on  Monday for the millions of victims of the tsunami and  earthquake that rocked Asia more than two weeks ago.
Apple fan Nick Haley made his own homage to the iPod Touch, posted it to YouTube -- and then got a call from Apple. Were they angry? Nooo. The were asking if they could remake his commercial and show it on prime-time television.
SAN DIEGO -- Rookie left-handed pitcher Jeff Francis of Vancouver stymied the San Diego Padres yesterday and led the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 win.
Investor's Business Daily - Spain has looked good for the last month -- but it&#39;s not the sun that&#39;s powering its shine. It&#39;s the rest of Europe, analysts say.
'All your Lindens are belong to us' More than two months after security researchers released exploit code that steals money from Second Life users, residents of the virtual world remain vulnerable to similar hacks, the researchers say.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote.
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Microsoft Corp. has published a list of nearly 50 applications and games that may not work correctly after installing Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP.
BEIJING: The southern Chinese boomtown of Guangzhou plans to put itself in the record books by building the tallest tower in the world, with work set to begin next month, officials involved in the project said Monday.
Oil prices edged up from seven-week lows  below $47 a barrel on Wednesday as U.S. crude oil inventories  grew again ahead of winter but heating oil stocks fell.
Leaders from the world's major industrialized nations will try to paper over deep divisions on global warming and a range of foreign policy issues when they meet on the Baltic coast this week for a G8 summit.
LONDON -- Save the Children UK is pulling out of the Darfur region of Sudan because four of its workers have been killed there, the group said Tuesday.
Media union Bectu confirms it is representing a 6 Music producer sacked following a probe into faked phone-ins.
The NBA&#39;s Utah Jazz have canceled their trip to Moscow to play Russian champions CSKA, citing security concerns, the army club said Friday.
PEOPLE are being exposed to toxic chemicals through the food they eat, according to a new report.  Traces of man-made pollutants, which are linked to health problems including cancer and foetal deformities, were found in every one of 27 food products tested.
The EU fines five oil and chemical firms including Italy's Eni and Royal Dutch Shell \u00c2\u00a3519m ($682m) for fixing rubber prices.
Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a possible sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over.
The decision to nominate the Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan-starrer film as the Indian entry for the awards was confirmed by Film Federation of India President Vinod Pande. This is the third time that a film by Chopra will be going to the awards.
Women on hormone replacement therapy (HRY) can reduce their risk of developing breast cancer by also taking the male hormone testosterone, according to a new study.
Automaking giant DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday that it was under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission after a fired employee told labour officials he was dismissed for complaining that the company was using secret
A senior U.S. diplomat stationed in Cyprus has gone missing, the United States embassy said on Saturday.
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Several designers, including some runway rookies, are presenting romantic visions of what women should wear
People who illegally share copyrighted music and movies over the Internet could be jailed for up to five years under a bill approved by a powerful congressional panel Wednesday. -washingtonpost.com
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Testimony began Tuesday against a 76-year-old man accused of beating his 81-year-old neighbor with a hammer after she refused to give him gambling money.  Richard Edison Johnson is charged with attempted murder and willful injury.
Ads in video games are becoming a lucrative area for firms trying to reach young people.
Tony Blair's ministers have said it, his political opponents are baying for it but the British prime minister refuses to utter it.
ONE of the biggest heists in history has left the National Australia Bank with a $50 million headache. In a Hollywood-style raid, the 20-strong Irish gang robbed the NAB-owned Northern Bank in Belfast as thousands shopped and sang Christmas carols nearby.
Football referees and linesmen are probably used to having their eyesight questioned, particularly when they make a controversial decision.
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Sport: Striker claims to feel as good as he has ever done, and is desperate to prove it against Brazil tonight.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Northern Ireland's  most notorious Protestant guerrilla boss Johnny \
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Things don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t always go as planned, especially in mountaineering, where weather can play the ultimate trump card on any trip.
Seemingly jilted by Pedro Martinez, the Red Sox quickly moved to spend their budget on other available players, with starting pitcher Matt Clement and shortstop Edgar Renteria the most likely beneficiaries.
Omar Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan, Christian Aid is calling for radical new measures to end the crisis in Sudan. Christian Aid is calling for a change in the mandate of the African Union monitors in Darfur.
JERUSALEM - Israel decided Sunday to release 170 Palestinian prisoners, hours after ending a two-day incursion into the southern Gaza Strip.
On Aug. 14, IT security training and research authority SANS Institute will convene its inaugural set of exams for software developers seeking to attain its new secure coding certifications. The rise of such initiatives -- and increasing adoption of source code vulnerability scanning tools among internal software development teams -- are finally making a difference in overall applications security, some end users and industry experts contend.
Soviet prima ballerina Natalia Bessmertnova dies after a long illness at the age of 66, the Bolshoi announces.
I soldati israeliani hanno demolito a Hebron la casa di uno dei kamikaze responsabili del duplice attentato terroristico compiuto ieri a Be&#39;er Sheva, nel sud di Israele. A darne notizia e&#39; stata questa mattina una portavoce dell&#39;esercito.
US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.
Thousands of U.S. troops with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a benefits system that is already overburdened.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appeared to have locked up enough support Thursday to win a coming parliamentary vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan despite deepening fissures within the ruling Likud Party.
Sacramento Kings coach Eric Musselman was suspended two games without pay by the National Basketball Association for drunken driving.
The love-and-war drama \u00e2\u0080\u009cAtonement\u00e2\u0080\u009d got seven nominations, and Denzel Washington also had a big day.
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Cameras may be barred from Michael  Jackson's trial but that has not stopped a media circus from  descending on an obscure California city to cover what some  call the celebrity story of the century --- a tale of sex and a  falling rock 'n' roll star.
A nutritious cocktail helped human embryonic stem cells thrive and repair the damaged hearts of rats, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
Andy Johnson has decided to end his Wales career and concentrate on his West Bromwich Albion Football Club position. Johnson has won 14 caps for Wales, the last of which came against Latvia in a friendly in August.
Don Shula believes the New England Patriots are on the brink of becoming a dynasty but the coach of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins will jump for joy if the New York Giants throw a spanner in the works.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Thabo Mbeki have signed a sweeping pact to cement ties between the regional powerhouses which serve as spokesmen for the world's have-nots.
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Settling in with Azul Sun Microsystems and start-up Azul Systems have settled their patent spat. Neither company will say squat about the settlement, leaving you wondering who came out the victor in this exercise.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Developer Tutorials Blog has a few helpful hints about getting yourself a freelance PHP job posted today:   The problem with PHP is this: in years gone by it was typically seen as an amateur, hobbyist language. The state of the language at the time didn't exactly either. [...] As a result, many (if not most) of the freelance PHP jobs out there today involve maintaining this code of yesteryear. It's mostly PHP 4, no OOP, terrible coding standards, no thought for best practices and so on.   The list reads more like a \
New rules that come into force on Wednesday should make it easier to switch broadband supplier.
John McEnroe believes Tim Henman can pick up the \u00c2\u00a31million winner&#39;s cheque at the Tennis Master Cup in Houston next week. McEnroe, who will be at the Albert Hall for the Masters
ATHENS -- The two best 10,000-meter runners in history, two slender athletes from an impoverished country, met on the greatest stage of them all last night to decide if the new truly had surpassed the old.
We list the best inventors, starting with the Jazz Age, and continuing up until today
The US says a strike on the Iraqi city of Falluja targeted militants, but locals say a wedding party was hit.
Pope John Paul II assured American bishops from New England on Thursday that he supports their efforts to address the damage wrought by clerical sex abuse, acknowledging the scandal \
Universal Music Group said on Monday that Shawn \
Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne&#39;s ex-wife has accused him of ruining a reconciliation attempt by mistakenly sending her a text message meant for his lover.
GAZA CITY - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia has ordered an inquiry into what caused the death of Yasser Arafat. Arafat, 75, died in a French military hospital last week.
Dodge Ball, the game in which children try to avoid getting hit by a rubber ball, may seem to have nothing in common with the business of developing medicines.
Three years after a few outspoken U.S. Roman Catholic bishops tied together presidential politics, abortion and the Communion rail, leaders of the nation's largest denomination are starting to speak out again.
A teaching hospital envisioned by Nova Southeastern University and the North Broward Hospital District would boast research programs and ultra-fast links for electronic medicine not found
Producer-turned-rapper Kanye West&#39;s 10 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year, lead the field for the 47th annual Grammy Awards.
Zdenek Zeman \u00c3\u00a8 stato dunque interrogato, come persona informata sui fatti, dal pm di Roma Luca Palamara, che indaga sul doping amministrativo. Alla fine dell`interrogatorio il tecnico del Lecce spiega: &quot;Dove
Boxer Amir Khan is found not guilty of dangerous driving after he struck a pedestrian on a pelican crossing.
Danys Baez is out as he Orioles' setup man and Chad Bradford will now share eighth-inning duties with Jamie Walker.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd's   Panasonic unit said on Monday it will work with Google  Inc  to develop televisions that will allow users to  watch Internet content such as photos and videos.
Although AIDS is thought of as a disease of the young, in the United States it is rapidly becoming one of the middle-aged and even the old.
(Houston-WABC, November 22, 2004) - A plane that crashed today in Houston killing three people was was on its way to pick up former President George Bush and take him South America.
All Charlotte County Public Schools transportation department personnel will meet at Hope Lutheran Church in Gulf Cove at 12:15 pm Monday.
Meet Aristotle sporting Doc Martens, and hear Plato interpreted by the light of a disco ball at the Target Margin Theater\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new kooky klassics double feature.
Terin Humphrey and Annia Hatch got silver. Courtney Kupets got bronze. And Paul Hamm got mad. The United States upped its gymnastics medal haul to seven Sunday night, the most since the Americans won 16 at the boycotted Los Angeles Games in 1984. And they might not be finished yet.
LATIFIYAH, Iraq  - American, British and Iraqi forces continued a major sweep through Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot; to try to smash rebel enclaves before landmark elections in January.
Democrats rolled out cots and ordered pizzas as they settled in for a marathon Senate debate on Iraq last night that featured numerous speeches but little chance of getting any closer to resolving the stalemate over how to end the war.
If any actress of her generation seemed fated to play the juggernaut of a stage mother in the musical \u00e2\u0080\u009cGypsy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d it was Patti LuPone, the juggernaut of a Broadway star.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of an injury to Pittsburgh All-Star Sidney Crosby to cruise to a 3-0 victory on Friday, snapping the Penguins's seven-game home winning streak.
Oscar-winner Helen Mirren is being lined up to star in a film set in the Gaza Strip, as a woman whose journalist daughter falls in love with a Palestinian and is killed, the company making the film said on Thursday.
Finish: Barrichello comes home and takes the chequered flag. Schumacher is jst behind in second. Button is third and Sato fourth - moving BAR up to second in the constructors&#39; standings.
U.N. nuclear officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to monitor the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor, its source of bomb-grade plutonium.
Massachusetts Secretary of State William F. Galvin yesterday charged a unit of Bear Stearns Cos. with engaging in improper trading activities at two collapsed hedge funds, the first action by regulators following the funds' meltdown over the summer.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s running mate for a historic presidential election narrowly escaped a bomb set off by Taliban guerrillas as the campaign closed on Wednesday.
The United States laid down the gauntlet to Europe Wednesday by saying the responsibility for trimming the US current account deficit cannot rest on the US alone and other countries must help by boosting demand.
An orbiting NASA telescope that scans the heavens has found evidence of massive &quot;baby&quot; galaxies that runs counter to a belief that only small new galaxies are being formed by the aging universe.
No Australian has ever won the Funai Classic at Disney World, but there were signs here today of an impending break in the drought.
Despite a sensitive political climate, Britain&#39;s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced that hundreds of British soldiers will be redeployed in Iraq in response to a US request.
A man being held in a Dutch police cell on suspicion of growing cannabis got an unintended treat in his lunch \u00c2\u0097 a piece of hashish-laced cake, a spokesman said Thursday.
A former POW resigned as a volunteer to President Bush's re-election campaign Saturday after it was learned that he appeared in an anti-John Kerry ad sponsored by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Chancellor Alistair Darling is to outline banking legislation aimed at  preventing another Northern Rock-style crisis.
A whistleblower complained about leaks and shoddy construction in a Big Dig tunnel as far back as 2001, but his concerns were ignored by Massachusetts Turnpike Authority officials who downplayed
The prosecutor of the U.N. war  crimes court for the Balkans on Monday urged a delay in  deciding the future of Kosovo, saying it would interfere with  her quest to get major fugitives arrested for trial.
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Actors playing Truman Capote and June Carter Cash won top honors this year at the Academy Awards. Next year, actors playing Queen Elizabeth II and Idi Amin could do the same.
Bulgaria's minority government was poised Monday to approve next year's draft state budget that envisions rapid growth, tax incentives and increase of incomes but is unsure to get enough support in the ...
Judge rules against BitTorrent indexing service; harnessing power from the ocean, and Sprint Nextel names CEO.
The ballots are in and the Patriots have elected seven captains for the 2007 season: quarterback Tom Brady , running back Kevin Faulk , defensive end Ty Warren , and linebackers Junior Seau , Tedy Bruschi , Mike Vrabel , and Larry Izzo , who will serve as the special teams captain.
The House and Senate have passed legislation that will revamp the Bush administration's $5.6 billion effort to counter bioterrorism threats, reorganizing management of the program and providing struggling companies with periodic cash infusions to help fund their research and testing.
TOWSON, Md. -- With just under 15 seconds left in the first half and Northeastern leading Towson by a touchdown, Huskies quarterback Shawn Brady had one message for his coach.
Police detained 20 suspects after finding a series of arms caches believed to belong to Basque guerrilla group ETA in southwest France, officials said on Sunday.
Oil gained nearly $1 to trade above $62 a barrel on Thursday after OPEC decided to cut its output by 2 percent starting in February.
European central banks make key interest rate decisions Thursday, with the Bank of England facing calls for a second successive cut to boost fragile consumer confidence while the European Central Bank is expected to stand firm.
Taiwanese high-tech giant Acer Inc. on Wednesday announced a leadership reshuffle and the retirement of Stan Shih - the company&#39;s founder and a major figure in Taiwan&#39;s bid to dominate the personal computer industry.
Cycle marks the debut of Veneeth Sreenivasan as an actor into Malayalam cinema. Directed by Johny Antony and written by James Albert of Classmates fame is a dark and humorous youth oriented film.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was among the hundreds of people that attended an emotional service for a man kidnapped and killed in Iraq.
The U.S. and Japanese navies have worked out common rules for their advanced warships designed to shoot down enemy ballistic missiles, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said on Friday ahead of a milestone test.
SEC officials tell senators they're investigating more than 100 companies, many of them from the technology sector.
&quot;Jeopardy!&quot; has answered  the question of how to integrate the online world with  America&#39;s classic game show with the Jeopardy! Google Daily  Challenge.
They were saved the embarrassment of looking like Crocodile Dundee or surf lifesavers but world leaders at the APEC summit looked slightly sheepish dressed as rugged Australian farmers.
Controversial Dutch film maker and newspaper columnist Theo van Gogh, who made a film about violence against women in Islamic societies, was shot dead in Amsterdam, Dutch news agency ANP reported.
Kidnappers of two Chinese engineers have demanded the release of two militants held by Pakistani security forces, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid said.
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Michael Young's tying triple sparked a two-run rally in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers again pulled within two games of the AL West lead with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
Sudan's finance minister says Darfur needs investment in hospitals and schools not a UN peacekeeping mission.
The company plans to making available free software that connects its Windows operating system to software services delivered on the Internet.
U.S. stocks fell at the market open on  Friday after a government report showed weaker-than-expected  job growth in September, a sign the  economy may not be as  strong as Wall Street had estimated.
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko warned a rally of thousands of his supporters in frigid central Kiev on Wednesday that forces were planning to disrupt the rerun of the presidential runoff.
Washington Capitals defenseman Brendan Witt was awarded $2.2 million for the 2004-05 season in his arbitration hearing on Tuesday.
Darfur's splintered rebel groups on Wednesday united in praising U.S. film director Steven Spielberg for quitting as artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympics, with one calling for athletes to follow his lead.
Microsoft Corp. and Sendo Holdings PLC said Monday they have settled litigation between them, and that Microsoft has surrendered its shareholding in the British mobile telephone company.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Jemaah Islamiyah, a Southeast Asian terror group linked to al-Qaida, purportedly claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb attack outside the Australian Embassy in Indonesia, saying it was punishing Australia for supporting the U.S.-led war in Iraq.    Indonesian investigators, meanwhile, said Friday that they believed the car bombing was a suicide attack, and were investigating if three of the nine people who died were the bombers...
At least 23 people were killed in a landslide which hit a mountain village in southwestern China, where the search for missing people has been halted by fears of further slides, state media reported on Saturday.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's President Hugo   Chavez said he visited Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Friday and   that his close ally was doing well after intestinal surgery.
Twin bus bombings in a Christian neighborhood north of Beirut killed at least three people and injured nearly 20 today, an act of apparently sectarian violence that echoed the daily chaos in Iraq as well as Lebanon's earlier civil war.
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Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver. That was the simple pitch for \
Bill Belichick points out that streaks mean nothing without titles.
Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley emphasized the importance of IRA disarmament to the peace process Tuesday.
In the nation's most dramatic &#151; and most expensive &#151; Senate race, Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota is scrambling to maintain his political life as Republicans argue the Democrat is out of touch with people in a state that solidly supports President Bush.
With the Hollywood writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike ensuring that \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d will face even less competition than normal, the outlook for Season 7 of \u00e2\u0080\u009cIdol\u00e2\u0080\u009d appears to be as good as or better than ever.
Reliance Industries Vice Chairman Anil Ambani on Monday night disassociated himself from virtually all the decisions taken by the board of directors of RIL, which met in Mumbai under chairmanship of his elder brother Mukesh Ambani, who was backed by the
Monster Worldwide Inc., the  parent company of jobs Web site Monster.com. on Wednesday said  its chief financial officer was resigning as part of a  management shake-up.
NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Friday as a dip in oil prices and a satisfactory report on durable goods orders cheered investors at the end of a losing week.    Oil prices, which approached record high levels this week, fell modestly on the New York Mercantile Exchange, giving investors hope that crude would retreat further, easing pressure on consumers and businesses...
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 26--GULFPORT -- The Peoples Bank branch on 30th Avenue was robbed shortly after 9 this morning. The Gulfport Police Department is on the scene investigating.   The branch will be closed for a short while.
Iran has said that it is not obliged to accept the United Nation&#39;s demands that it freeze all activities related to uranium enrichment.
LIVE WEBCAST  (Source: Systinet) Organizations recognize the benefits of SOA but struggle identifying an adoption strategy that will leverage existing IT investments, meet business objectives, and guard against risks to existing business processes.Join us and hear Larry Fulton, senior analyst, Forrester Research review lessons learned form early adopters of SOA, and essential considerations for successful adoption. Larry's expertise spans infrastructure, implementation strategies, and governance related to the effective use of service-oriented architecture (SOA).
Jerry Seinfeld casually refers to \
In the fight against security breaches, PGP Chief Executive Phil Dunkelberger cautions that encryption by itself is not the answer.
At least four Israeli soldiers were killed and eight wounded on Sunday in a Palestinian bomb attack on an Israeli checkpoint at the Rafah border terminal on the southern Gaza Strip border with Egypt.
SPRINGFIELD, Vermont  - In the Vermont town of Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street, welcoming visitors to the \
Santa Barbara's sheriff asks a judge if he can release the results of an inquiry into Michael Jackson's treatment by police.
Germans marked a subdued 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Tuesday, with high unemployment in the formerly communist east and a sense in people&#39;s
Calcutta: Team India captain Sourav Ganguly and his South African counterpart Graeme Smith joined hands with captains of seven other Test playing nations to lend support to the fight against HIV/AIDS on the occasion of World AIDS Day on Wednesday.
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it is teaming with \
TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 8 -- The news came as a shock to many Taiwanese. After 63 years as a faithful ally of this self-ruled island, Costa Rica was switching diplomatic relations to mainland China, acknowledging that money was the big lure.
Blog: Jeff Hawkins unveils Palm's latest at D5.
The group led by wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has said it has abducted a member of Japan&#39;s armed forces and is threatening to behead him if the Japanese government does not withdraw its troops from Iraq within 48 hours.
The Bush administration&#39;s new overtime rules went into effect on Monday, but the Kerry campaign has already begun attacking the regulations, saying they will hurt millions of American workers.
WASHINGTON -- Despite soaring oil prices and a slumping dollar, the United States enjoyed a banner year in terms of economic growth in 2004, but the new year is likely to see a significant slowdown, private economists say.
If the America's Cup is the Formula One of sailing, then Russell Coutts is giving enthusiasts the chance to sample being the equivalent of Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso.
Yahoo Inc. appeared to move a step closer to challenging Google Inc. in searchable Web mail, acquiring the startup behind the powerful e-mail application Bloomba.
TIME theater critic Richard Zoglin and music critic Josh Tyrangiel debate Madonna and her new tour
Citrix Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. this week announced an extension to their long-standing partnership that will allow Citrix to support the next version of the Windows Server -- code-named Longhorn -- in its popular access products.
Sabato 23, infatti, circa 35.000 persone hanno varcato la soglia del Lingotto: sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 numerosi i giovani ei visitatori stranieri, a dimostrazione della formula indovinata di un evento che riesce a mettere insieme gusto, cultura ed educazione.
Dell continued to outpace the rest of the IT industry during its third quarter, with strong growth in shipments, revenue and net income.
Although Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died Wednesday, University student groups who are often no strangers to political activity have remained largely silent over his death.
Pakistan passed a law on Tuesday that  will allow President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as army chief  despite his pledge that he would quit his military post by the  end of the year.
By Christy Hoppe, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 13--AUSTIN -- UBS, one of two large financial firms consulting with the governor's office over the possible sale of the Texas lottery, hired Gov. Rick Perry's son to work in its Dallas office about two weeks ago.
Schools should be given cash incentives to take underperforming children, says Lib Dem education chief Sarah Teather.
The fastest knee in the world has jerked, and given a reaction. In a predictable retort to BALCO, steroid distributor Victor Conte\u00e2\u0080\u0099s statement that Marion Jones used dope even before the Sydney Olympics
So what was all the fuss about? Salesforce.com and Google have announced an online ads and CRM alliance that'll have some in Silicon Valley feeling deflated this morning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After losing the race for the White House in 2004, John Edwards needed a way to stay in the spotlight.
Bill Clinton was gearing up for his first run at the White House. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were in their last years in the NBA. And the Toronto Blue Jays won the first of back-to-back World Series titles.
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Open fire on flying Saint Nick A Brazilian Santa en route to a kids' party in a Rio de Janeiro favela (slum) was forced to seek an alternative means of transport after drug traffickers opened fire on his helicopter, the Telegraph reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three men found guilty of plotting to rape a girl via an internet chat room are jailed.
Referees had to separate German and Argentine players who scuffled for several minutes after the hosts&#039; quarterfinal victory.
Once again, rivalry between Fiji's ethnic Indian community and indigenous islanders leads to a coup in the South Pacific nation
IN THE HEADLINES ... All eyes on the Iowa turnout ... Giuliani skips Iowa to campaign in Florida .... Will anyone notice Wyoming caucuses?
U.S. attack helicopters killed four suspects and wounded three in operations south of Baghdad, the military said Sunday.
The FA is to investigate allegations of \
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its 2004 economic growth forecast for Korea to 4.6 percent, citing weak domestic consumer spending amid rising household and corporate debt.
Description: Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Ray, a new film about the life of Ray Charles.
Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.
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A European Union court ruled that Microsoft must immediately divulge some trade secrets to competitors and produce a version of its flagship Windows operating system stripped of the program that plays music and video.
Cuba has erected several huge billboards near the US mission with pictures of abused Iraqi prisoners and American soldiers pointing a rifle at children.
Brit Tim Henman has kept alive his chances of reaching the Masters Cup semi-finals in Houston with a 6-2 6-2 victory over Argentine Guillermo Coria.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s last days on earth, a subject of intense interest throughout much of the world, have evoked mixed emotions in the country that was his life&#39;s obsession: Israel.
Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area&#39;s technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes
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EUROPA/ITALIA - E\u00c2\u0092 in corso a Roma l\u00c2\u0092Incontro europeo dei docenti universitari. Alla Cattolica tre convegni su cellule staminali e nuove tecnologie biomediche, futuro della bioetica, l\u00c2\u0092uomo e l\u00c2\u0092ecosistema Roma (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Un nuovo umanesimo per l'Europa. Il ruolo delle Universit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 il titolo dell\u00c2\u0092Incontro europeo dei docenti universitari, in corso a Roma dal 21 al 24 giugno 2007 promosso dall\u00c2\u0092Ufficio per la pastorale universitaria del Vicariat...
Scheduled to fly out of bankruptcy-court shelter this week, Air Canada announced a deal Wednesday to buy 45 Embraer aircraft in a deal worth at least $1.
Tufts-New England Medical Center posted a $2.5 million operating profit in its fiscal first quarter, reflecting what executives called improved performance at a hospital that is trying to overcome serious financial and operating difficulties.
Beijing, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday that it has terminated its dumping investigations into imports of octanol from Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and European Union nations.
NEW DELHI: India has virtually pricked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s latest trial balloon on Kashmir. Musharraf had on Monday suggested that India and Pakistan could consider the option of identifying
Director Michael Moore is planning a sequel to \
With the most dramatic gesture of a largely undistinguished final, Ernie Els holed a 20ft birdie putt on the 35th green of the HSBC World Match Play Championship to win the event for a record sixth time.
France becomes the latest European country to  introduce a ban on smoking in  workplaces.
A 13th century Koran was sold for 1.14 million pounds ($2.33 million) on Tuesday, setting two world auction records, auctioneers Christie's said.
Open-Xchange plans to expand from Europe to the United States--and move many operations too. Also, more components are becoming open-source software.
Patrick Lalime stopped 34 shots in his season debut to earn his first shutout in almost three years as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 Wednesday night.
I suppose there&#39;s only room for one winning team in New England at a time. Maybe the Patriots will win another Super Bowl in 86 years or so.
A federal judge today sentenced I. Lewis Libby Jr., the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, for perjury and obstructing an inquiry into the leak of a C.I.A. operative\u00e2\u0080\u0099s identity.
BROOKLIN, Canada, Dec 18 (IPS) - This was the year that most people in the U.S. and  Canada began to take climate change seriously and express hope  that their governments would take action to reduce emissions --  but it is unclear if they will take action themselves.
Kasey Keller plays only in World Cup qualifiers these days. After starting nearly every game for Tottenham Hotspur for two years, he's hasn't appeared once this season. Yet, he's been in goal for all three World Cup qualifiers for the United States, which plays El Salvador on Saturday at Foxboro, Mass., then goes to Panama for a Wednesday game in a pair of semifinal-round matchups.
. The Government confirmed Australia had turned down an approach by the United Nations to send troops to help protect UN officials in Iraq.
Jajah completes big name backer roster Jajah, the Austro-Californian VoIP outfit we profiled last week, has announced that the mystery second investor in its third funding round is Deutsche Telekom (DT).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scientists know so little about a disorder that links a strep infection with obsessive-compulsive disorder in children that some question whether it even exists.
On a recent campaign stop, President Bush dropped in to visit the Cleveland Browns before one of their training camp practices.
Oracle&#39;s president may have added fuel to a simmering dispute among PeopleSoft and JD Edwards user groups when he made contact.
South Korea wrested from Japan the status of the world's leading shipbuilding nation, but China has embarked on a path toward becoming the largest shipbuilder by 2015.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has criticised the seven-month ban handed out to Adrian Mutu, claiming the FA had shown themselves to be &#39;weak over the issue of drugs&#39;.
Unocal Corp. UCL.N has agreed to  settle two closely watched lawsuits accusing the U.S. oil giant  of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses that occurred  during the construction of a pipeline in Myanmar, the company  said on Monday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Andre Woodson and Kentucky have the comeback down pat.
LONDON -- Prince Charles announced Thursday that he will marry longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles, putting an official seal on a three-decade romance that Princess Diana blamed for the breakdown of her tempestuous marriage to the heir to the throne.
North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to declare its nuclear activities needs to be confronted with patience and perseverance, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday.
Yukos won a stay of execution when a Russian official said its main production unit will have three months to scrape up cash to cover a crushing tax bill that could otherwise bury the wounded oil giant.
The New York Yankees pounded the  Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 in a controversial road win on Wednesday  that snapped the Yankees&#39; five-game losing streak .
Promo controversy has overshadowed the fact that &#39;Monday Night Football&#39; isn&#39;t grabbing the ratings. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
Global body has misused tens of millions in its peacekeeping mission over the past 3 years.
Nigeria's ruling party presidential contender is flown abroad for a medical check-up.
The latest dogfight in the highly competitive airline industry is for bragging rights to the best night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sleep in the sky.
Pacchetto di maggioranza gia' acquisito per 3,1 mld euro
German exports fell slightly in August, the government's statistics agency said Friday, in a sign that the strong support from exports for the country's budding recovery is beginning to ease.
Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis
Pressioni interne e internazionali per revoca blocco
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's new emphasis on old-fashioned diplomacy appears to be bearing fruit.
US stocks closed lower last night as investors grappled with a number of conflicting economic reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended its session down 47.88 points, at 10,428.02.
TUGELA FERRY, South Africa  - In a country where AIDS kills 900 people each day, full hospitals and beleaguered doctors are nothing new.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied that his government's foreign policy, including the war in Iraq, was to blame for terrorism.
Facing a budget shortfall, the Chicago City Council has unanimously approved leasing the 7.8-mile Chicago Skyway toll road to a Spanish-Australian consortium.
With no other suitors stepping forward, Oracle has threatening to abandon its $6.7 billion bid for BEA Systems unless its smaller rival accepts the offer by Sunday.
Pope John Paul says he has fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hotspots, though he hopes that what he calls timid peace-building efforts will eventually bear fruit.
Renata Tebaldi, one of the leading operatic sopranos of the 20th century, died today at her home in San Marino, the Associated Press reports.
A huge car bomb on Monday killed  Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, a billionaire  who masterminded the country's reconstruction from its 1975-90  civil war.
Uomo di 82 anni trovato senza vita dai vigili del fuoco
Russia's economy threatens to overheat and monetary policymakers should shift their focus from producing dramatic growth figures to implementing anti-inflation measures, IMF director general Rodrigo Rato said on arrival to Moscow.
The US president is to announce troop reductions in Iraq in a speech later this week, the White House says.
Nate Davis, president and interim chief executive of XM Satellite Radio, and Gary Parsons, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chairman, recently discussed the merger and the future of the company if the merger petition is not successful.
US Postal Service easily won a team time trial Saturday in the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta, the third and last major tour of the European cycling season.
(InfoWorld) - Security researchers Monday disclosed critical vulnerabilities in two popular Windows instant messaging clients, Yahoo Messenger and Trillian. The Yahoo Messenger bug, which was posted to the Full Disclosure mailing list Monday by Rajesh Sethumadhavan, is a buffer overflow flaw that can be exploited with a specially crafted address book entry. Messenger immediately crashes when it encounters the malformed entry, Sethumadhavan said, but it may also be susceptible to code execution, meaning an attacker might be able to inject his own malicious code -- a keystroke stealer or a spam bot, for instance -- into a compromised PC. Yahoo Inc. has not posted a patch for the vulnerability; the company did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation and comment. Trillian, a multiservice client, also sports two bad bugs, said other researchers. A trio made up of Nate Mcfeters, Billy \
Circuit City Stores, the consumer electronics chain, reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the second quarter Friday because of higher sales and fewer
Kobe Bryant got everything he wanted. Isn&#39;t that what everyone said last summer? Wasn&#39;t that the premise when the Los Angeles Lakers gave Bryant, their star guard, a $136 million contract and
Betty Ann Fischer has been old enough to buy liquor for more than 50 years. So the 71-year-old was a little surprised when a grocery store clerk asked her for ID before selling her a bottle of wine.
The high price of oil will continue until the end of March 2008, the president of OPEC said Saturday.
A new national clinical trial will probe genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by studying 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease that is the second-leading cancer killer of women.
An Airman stationed at Sembach Annex, Germany, was named one of the 2004 Ten Outstanding Young Americans by U.S. Junior Chamber officials here.
Pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson Corp  reported on Thursday that its quarterly profit fell 17 percent as results were hurt by lower profit margins on certain generic drugs and charges taken.
Special guest Oct. 11-24 on &quot;Radio Playbill&quot; is Michael Kantor, who has spent much of the last decade on an epic project, the six-part TV miniseries, &quot;Broadway: The American Musical,&quot; debuting Oct. 19-21 on PBS.
When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too.
The Walt Disney Co.  is  considering \
Swedish kidney-care company Gambro AB (GAMBa.ST: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it signed a $3.05 billion deal to sell its US clinics
Auckland, New Zealand (Sports Network) - Two-time Grand Slam title winner Mary Pierce withdrew from next week&#39;s season-opening ASB Classic tournament for undisclosed medical reasons.
Ivo was downgraded from a tropical storm to a depression early Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Eccesso di potere sulla fecondazione medicalmente assistita
Russia will forge ahead with an auction on Sunday to sell the key asset of stricken oil company YUKOS despite an order from a US bankruptcy court blocking the sale for 10 days, an official said on Friday.
Oil fell sharply on Thursday to its  lowest price in nearly two months after ample U.S. fuel  stockpiles eased investor fears of supply shortages as the U.S.  summer driving season drawing to a close.
&quot;I am a journalist. I&#39;m dying, I&#39;m dying,&quot; screamed Mazen al-Tumeizi, a correspondent for the Arabic television channel al-Arabiya, after shrapnel from a rocket fired by an American helicopter slammed into his back.
London Stock Exchange (LSE) directors are confident that the firm's investors will approve its takeover of Borsa Italiana.
Actress Lindsay Lohan is to serve 24 hours in jail after pleading guilty to drink driving and drug charges.
The two French journalists Christian Shino and George Malbrono on Wednesday arrived in their country amid large celebrations after a detention crisis in Iraq lasted for 4 months.
Secondo il domenicale inglese 'News of the World', Frank Lampard sarebbe vicino all'addio al Chelsea...
Maxime &quot;Max&quot; Faget, an intuitive engineer who became the chief architect of NASA&#39;s Mercury capsule and a key contributor to the design of three other manned spacecraft, has died.
asser Arafat was buried Friday to gunfire and mob devotion as his people stormed buildings and overran his walled compound in a frenzied send-off the guerrilla warrior wouldn&#39;t have had any other way.
[Business India]: Mumbai, Dec 27 : Corporate behemoth Reliance Industries Monday approved one of corporate India&#39;s largest share buyback programmes with a view to curbing volatility in company stocks that have been badly hit by an ownership slugfest.
The new owners of Horizon Natural Resources - once the nation&#39;s fourth-largest coal company - will divide the company into two entities: International Coal Group and Old Ben Coal Co.
NFL clubs may no longer serve alcohol at team functions or on buses or flights, extending a ban that until now applied only in locker rooms.
Brad Radke won for the seventh time in eighth decisions, lifting the Minnesota Twins over Detroit 4-2 Tuesday night and stopping the Tigers' four-game winning streak.
A global survey of consumer confidence released Wednesday shows that European consumers are generally pessimistic about the economic outlook for the next 12 months, people in the Asia-Pacific are optimistic and Americans lie somewhere in between.
Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and  Venus Williams joined men's top seed Roger Federer in the  favorites' exodus from the Olympic tennis tournament on  Wednesday.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia (middle) delivers a speech to journalists in front of part of Israel&#39;s West Bank barrier, near Qalqiliya, 11 January 2004.
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Nokia&#39;s latest smartphone, the 7710, takes a widescreen approach to helping users be productive on the move. The device was launched at the mobile phone maker&#39;s Mobility Conference in Monaco in Tuesday.
By NASSER KARIMI TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian rocket launched over the weekend that soared to the edge of space was intended for research, an Iranian space official said, in comments that appeared intended to show that the program is aimed at launching satellites, not missiles.
Big builder Hovnanian appears to be saying that things could get worse before they improve.
Iraqi children are haunted by dreams of bad guys wielding knives or kidnapping relatives. For some, like 13-year-old Zaman, the nightmares become reality. She was abducted, beaten and threatened with rape.
The Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics are lined up to meet in a Tokyo Dome opener next season.
The IOC opened an investigation yesterday into doping allegations against Marion Jones, who could eventually be stripped of her five medals from the 2000 Olympics.
Dairy farmers are to protest at Tesco stores about the amount of the money they receive from the sale of milk.
General Motors Corp. could take a  $1 billion charge in the second quarter in relation to its  financial exposure to Delphi Corp , GM spokeswoman  Renee Rashid-Merem said on Thursday.
If security industry sources prove correct and Symantec is busy putting the finishing touches on a deal to acquire data leakage prevention specialist Vontu, the acquisition will undoubtedly lead to further integration of DLP technology with many other forms of IT security agents.
Caffe Nero agrees to a \u00c2\u00a3225m management buyout led by the coffee chain's founder and chairman Gerry Ford.
A NASCAR race car, sponsored by the U.S. Border Patrol. Billboards hundreds of miles from the Rio Grande, promoting a career as a border agent. TV commercials for the federal agency, aired during Dallas Cowboys games.
Ailing Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic on Friday withdrew from next week's ATP tournament here because of flu, organisers said.
TEHRAN -- A mosque fire that killed 59 people and injured 350 was blamed on a kerosene heater that was too close to a thick cloth covering the ceiling of the two-story mosque, Iran's official news agency reported yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein will forgo his salary for the rest of year as part of a cost savings plan that will cut executive salaries by 10 percent, the floundering airline said Tuesday.
Many regretful or resentful buyers may seek redress from the agents who found them a home and arranged its purchase.
The Moth storytelling tour helps erase the line between writers and their readers.
Rebel and government militia in Ivory Coast are due to start disarming formally, five years on from the civil war.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (left) Japanese Premier Junichiro Koizumi (second from left), Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (second from right) and German Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer shake hands Tuesday Sept.
Arts & entertainment: As artistic head of the Southbank Centre, Jude Kelly has confounded her critics - and there were many. She tells Lyn Gardner how they had her all wrong.
The Pope has revised a section of the old Latin liturgy that castigated the Jews. But it still calls for their conversion. Jewish leaders are up in arms
US-led forces swept hotspots in a &quot;triangle of death&quot; on Wednesday in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of key January polls, as more than 200 political groups threw their hat in the electoral ring.
BUKAVU, Congo  - The United Nations said it will send troops to separate warring Congo army factions, warning the UN force will repulse any attempt to cross the new buffer zone.
Il tribunale del riesame di Roma ha annullato l&#39;ordinanza di custodia cautelare nei confronti del marocchino per il reato di sequestro di persona. Ma il giovane resta in carcere per detenzione di droga. Il suo legale: &quot;Moderatamente soddisfatto&quot;.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe looks set to face a challenge from within his own party, the BBC can confirm.
Do germs communicate? Many scientists think so and are betting the chatter may hold the key to developing the next generation of drugs to fight killer superbugs.
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram says the team must maintain their focus as they strive to save the second and final Test with Australia in Adelaide.
A U.S. citizen held since late 2001 as an enemy combatant is to be sent to Saudi Arabia by Thursday under an agreement to release him that was made public Monday.
Gyorgy Faludy, a poet and translator considered one of Hungary's greatest literary figures of the past century, has died.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held a series of meetings with Irish leaders, on the first visit to the country by an Egyptian head of state, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
Pupils will have to master their times tables by the age of eight, the government says.
The computer printer maker cited disappointing revenue from inkjet printers and cartridges, and its shares fell as much as 12 percent.
As if a slew of new iPod Shuffles wasn't enough, Apple has updated its wireless line with a new AirPort Extreme Base Station and an enabler patch for unlocking 802.11n capabilities on certain Macs.
All presidents claim credit for economic success - and are tarred for failure. But most economists say the Federal Reserve has the greater influence.
Uruguayan emigrants caught the ferry from Argentina and cowboys from vast cattle ranches galloped their horses to town to vote in elections on Sunday that could give Uruguay its first leftist leader.
The dollar rose against its main rivals, as the euro took a knock from a poll showing surging oil prices were weighing on business sentiment in Germany, analysts said.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Sunday that Moscow was opposed to seeing Iran referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful heart operation on Friday and is expected to stay in hospital overnight after treatment, Sky News reported.
Air France-Klm e compagnia bandiera perdono in borsa
After playing nice with one another earlier this week when they announced a $536 million legal settlement, Novell and Microsoft on Friday were back attacking one another again.
Specialist financial investigators are to be appointed to every police district in Northern Ireland.
Greek police investigating the murder of five men on a hunting trip believe a lone gunman was responsible.
THE Ministry of Manpower has taken the unprecedented step of outsourcing its entire IT applications, hardware, software and services.
The US public will decide the winner of a new national book awards this year in an online vote.
Only one candidate has agreed to the next Univision Spanish- language debate. Have they given up on the Latino vote?
In a speech this afternoon, Senator Barack Obama is expected to call for a complete withdrawal of American troops from Iraq by the end of next year.
Most of the credit offensively went to Kurt Warner, the man who delivered the ball and created team chemistry by the way he did it.
Oil prices resume their upward path, lifted by reports of pipeline sabotage in Iraq and fears that Russian firm Yukos may cease production.
TechWeb - Oracle has launched software that the company says is designed to provide &quot;low-cost&quot; management of Office documents, PDF and image files, and other unstructured data.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
Economists are still sorting out the implications of the  broad health-care proposals President Bush unveiled this week, but already some clear winners and losers are emerging.
President Mwai Kibaki dissolved Kenya's parliament Monday, starting the countdown to elections in December that promise to be the most closely contested in the country's history.
Senior Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will open talks on Monday on the most sensitive issues such as the future of Jerusalem as part of a U.S.-led push for a peace deal this year, officials said.
Last year was one of the worst on record for refugees and the crisis is deepening in 2007 thanks to conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nation's refugee chief said.
An insurance tycoon lost his appeal Thursday against a court ruling that ordered him to pay his ex-wife a record divorce settlement of 48 million pounds.
Pitcher Adam Eaton and the Philadelphia Phillies finalized a $24.5 million, three-year contract on Thursday. A first-round pick by the Phillies in 1996, Eaton is 54-45 with a 4.40 ERA in seven major league seasons. He has been on the disabled list six times in his career, but the Phillies are banking on the right-hander to fill out their rotation.
Security researchers have discovered another vulnerability in Windows XP Service Pack 2, but it doesn&#39;t appear to be an immediate threat.
RAIN showers disrupted the ATP Masters Cup for the third day in a row yesterday in Texas, US. Spain&#39;s Carlos Moya and Argentina&#39;s Gaston Gaudio were the latest to have a round-robin match delayed by storms.
On the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, anger over the stalled rebuilding was palpable throughout a city where the mourning for the dead and feeling of loss for flooded homes, schools, snowball stands, old-time hairstylists and hardware stores doesn't seem to subside.
America is riveted by the story emerging in court of how former Disney president Michael Ovitz, now being sued over his \u00c2\u00a374 million pay-off, shocked even Hollywood with his grandiose behaviour.
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The Recording Industry Association of America has filed new lawsuits against 761 people who allegedly use peer-to-peer software to trade music files without permission, the trade group announced this week.
Eliot Spitzer&#39;s run at insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC ) looks increasingly as if it could be just the opening battle in a wide-ranging war against abuses in the insurance industry.
As India prepares to launch celebrations marking the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal, the country's famed monument to love, historians say the festivities are up to a decade too late.
TEHRAN (MNA) \u00e2\u0080\u0093- Ebrahim Karkhanei, deputy chairman of the Majlis Education and Research Committee, said here Sunday that the Majlis fully backs a firm decision by President Mohammad Khatami to develop nuclear technology in the country.
Excellent observation by Michael Gray that when performing a search for JetBlue on Google&#8217;s Image Search, three or four images are served of the crash landing of a JetBlue plane, including the second image on the page. Results on Google Video Search are also full of JetBlue emergency landing footage.      Luckily for JetBlue, Google Universal Search has [...]
Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.
Themed tours, often based on books, movies and historical events, are on the rise. You, too, can be a Caribbean pirate.
'Dinastia? Umberto II non indico Amedeo d'Aosta come erede'
Bryant Gumbel is struggling to learn what he should be doing after the two seasons and 16 games for the NFL Network.
Prime minister loses third agriculture minister in four months.
Robin Williams zinged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association while accepting a career achievement award Sunday from the group known for throwing one of Hollywood's booziest bashes.
The yen briefly rose to a five-year high  against the dollar on Monday as investors bet next month's  meeting of Group of Seven industrialized nations would urge  Asian countries to let their currencies rise.
Bush's nominee for Defense Secretary gave senators some straight talk they've been desperate for. And the Armed Services committee rewarded him with a unanimous vote of approval
For years, Joshua Sharfstein shuddered whenever he walked down a drugstore aisle lined with cough and cold products for babies and toddlers.
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Microsoft Corp , Google Inc   and Yahoo Inc  have breached the Universal  Declaration on Human Rights in colluding with China to censor  the Internet, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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Britain on Monday made an official request to Russia to extradite the man suspected of killing ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, deepening a rift between the former Cold War foes.
Shuttle officials said there were no major technical issues facing the Atlantis and its six-member crew.
Viceministro all'Economia lo annuncia in lettera a Veltroni
Marriage keeps people healthy, even though it can make men fat, US Government researchers have discovered. Married people are less likely to smoke, drink heavily or be physically inactive, a report from the National Centre for Health Statistics shows.
The United States is to press the Europe to end subsidies to Airbus Industrie in talks Thursday, but the EU says any such cuts must be matched by pledges to slash government help for US plane maker Boeing.
Hip-hop star Chamillionaire, with a new album in hand, says good rap is not about clich\u00c3\u00a9s about guns, girls and money--it's about telling good stories.

We all love Wi-Fi A survey of 253 Wi-Fi users by polling company YouGov has discovered that users would like more hotspots in more locations: half of them want Wi-Fi-equipped trains and a quarter want access on the tube, though with 86 per cent of them using laptops it's not clear how useful such connectivity would be during rush hour.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Army's intelligence chief said that he has \
U.S. stocks were little changed in  fairly light trade on Wednesday after government reports for  July on durable goods orders and new home sales cast some doubt  on the strength of the economy.
Powell said $100,000 had already been given to each of India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and the United States was in talks to contribute $4 million to the International Red Cross.
Random House will publish the Iraq  Study Group Report in book form on Wednesday, in the hope that  the bipartisan policy recommendation can repeat the success of  an official report on the September 11 attacks.
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Spanish toll road group Abertis agreed to buy British airports operator TBI for GBP\u00c2\u00a3551.3 million (USD$1 billion) in cash on Wednesday, giving it ownership of a key London airport.
NASA officials said that a problem seen in an electrical generator presents a \u00c2\u0093minimum risk.\u00c2\u0094
U.S. forces have rebranded one of the main insurgent groups in Iraq and now use the term \
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their &quot;final phase&quot; and said he will not hesitate to
Text of report by Ghanaian GBC radio on 11 December  A conference on the media and national development is taking place in Accra. The participants from all over the country are deliberating on how the media can respond responsibly to the unlimited freedom they are enjoying.
Italian mobile phone users have donated more than 11 million euros (15 million dollars) for the victims of the Asian tsunamis through a text messaging arrangement that seemed to set a trend, it was reported.
What all New Yorkers desire in their heart of hearts is for other New Yorkers to admit the supremacy of their own boroughs.
The husband of the late State Controller Kathy Augustine was arrested in Virginia Friday and charged with murdering her after an FBI toxicology test found a paralyzing drug in her system.
No-frills airline easyJet has modestly increased its profits guidance after a stronger-than-expected revenue performance.
TechWeb - California companies and consumers who purchased Microsoft PC software may be leaving more than &#36;1 billion on the table
New York Giants players are hit by a flu bug in the week before taking on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.
CHARLESTON, SC -- Andy Roddick will play Vladimir Voltchkov on Friday to open the Davis Cup semifinal between the United States and Belarus.
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Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday that former President Clinton may be hitting the trail to campaign for him in the final two weeks before Election Day.
The government urges Kenya's political leaders to work together to avoid more post-election violence.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan tours  the tsunami's wreckage in Sri Lanka on Saturday, where lives  are still in ruins but where hard work and outside help have  started to make a difference.
According to the Microsoft site, the vulnerabilty in WordPad allows an attacker to \u00e2\u0080\u009ctake complete control of the affected system\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Pakistan's Supreme Court will consider whether to reinstate the country's top judge, as violence continues.
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President Bush said on Friday the  U.S. military will do its best to give every Iraqi citizen the  chance to vote on Jan. 30 but acknowledged that guerrilla  action could disrupt voting in four provinces.
US Democratic candidate John Kerry on Tuesday accused President George W. Bush of not being straightforward with the American people with the reality of the Iraq war, saying the president was hiding bad decisions.
A group of hackers calling itself &quot;Anonymous&quot; has hit the Church of Scientology&#39;s Web site with an online attack.The attack was launched Jan. 19 by Anonymous, which is seeking media attention to help &quot;save people from Scientology by reversing the brainwashing,&quot; according to a Web page maintained by Anonymous.Anonymous claims to have knocked the Church&#39;s Web site offline with a distributed denial-of-service attack, in which many computers bombard the victim&#39;s server with requests, overwhelming it with data in the hope of ultimately knocking the system offline. True to its name, Anonymous does not disclose the true identities of its members.The attacks were spurred by the Church&#39;s efforts to remove video of movie star Tom Cruise professing his admiration for the religion, according to an Anonymous video manifesto posted to Youtube.&quot;For the good of your followers, for the good of mankind and for our own enjoyment, we shall proceed to expel you from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form,&quot; a creepy computerized voice states in the video. Anonymous followed up this dispatch with a second video blasting the media for failing to completely report the group&#39;s criticisms of the church. This video was taken down Friday by Youtube, citing a &quot;terms of use violation.&quot;Anonymous has managed to generate a measurable attack against the Scientology.org Web site. Over the past few days, the site was hit with several DDOS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, which flooded it with as much as 220Mbps of traffic, according to Jose Nazario, a senior security engineer with Arbor Networks, whose company compiles data on Internet attacks.The Anonymous campaign shows some level of organization. &quot;220Mbps is probably about in the middle of attack sizes,&quot; Nazario said. &quot;It&#39;s not just one or two guys hanging out in the university dorms doing this.&quot;On average, the attacks lasted about 30 minutes and used up 168Mbps of bandwidth. In the past year, Arbor has seen attacks on other sites hit 40Gbps, or 200 times the strength of the Anonymous event.Shortly after it was hit with the DDOS flood, the Scientology.org Web site was moved to a server hosted by Prolexic Technologies, according to data compiled by Netcraft, an Internet monitoring company. Prolexic specializes in protecting companies from DDOS attacks.A Prolexic spokeswoman confirmed that the Church of Scientology is one of the company&#39;s clients, but declined to offer more details on the matter. The Church of Scientology did not answer questions relating to the online attacks, but in a statement it said that the controversy over the Tom Cruise video had driven traffic to its Web site.The secretive Church of Scientology&#39;s practices, including its efforts to use copyright law to restrict the dissemination of information about the church, have engendered a lot of criticism within the Internet community. But one Web site set up to criticize Scientology -- called Operation Clambake -- called the DDOS attacks a bad idea. &quot;Attacking Scientology like that will just make them play the religious persecution card,&quot; wrote Andreas Heldal-Lund, the Web site&#39;s owner. &quot;They will use it to defend their own counter actions when they try to shatter criticism and crush critics without mercy.&quot;If publicity was Anonymous&#39; ultimate goal, the group has had some success. Late in the day Friday, seven of the top 10 stories on the Digg.com news-linking site related to Scientology or to Anonymous&#39; communiques.Although the group&#39;s Web page exhorts participants to &quot;begin bumping Digg,&quot; Anonymous did not manipulate the news site&#39;s promotional algorithm system, which determines which stories get top billing, according to Digg CEO Jay Adelson.&quot;They must have done a very good job of bringing in a diverse set of interests,&quot; he said. &quot;It just happened to hit a nerve that the Digg community was interested in.&quot;It is unusual for Digg&#39;s front page to be so dominated by a single topic, but not unprecedented, Adelson said. Last year&#39;s shootings at Virginia Tech and the 2005 terrorist bombings in London achieved a comparable level of coverage. &quot;In the history of Digg, there&#39;s no question that the topic of Scientology has been of great interest to the community,&quot; he said. &quot;I can&#39;t explain why.&quot;
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry accused each other of lacking the hard-nosed resolve of Cold War presidents -- from Democrat Truman to Republican Reagan -- reaching across party lines
Steve Ralston has made the most of his 35 appearances with the United States national team, scoring a goal against Mexico to clinch a 2006 World Cup berth and playing for two successive Gold Cup champions.
Children with older fathers have a significantly increased risk of having autism, a study has concluded.
Despite 7,000 UK troops, Taliban-backed production up 48%.
Iran had sought to have 20 centrifuges exempted from its suspension of its nuclear program, arguing in talks at the Vienna-based UN nuclear watchdog agency that their use would be limited to research and development.
Hindu nationalists call for a general strike in India over the arrest of a Hindu cleric who faces murder charges.
JERUSALEM, AUGUST 29: Israel&#39;s image in the US may be tarnished and relations with its main ally suffer even if suspicions that a Pentagon analyst gave secrets to Israel prove false, Israeli officials said on Sunday.
The Russian gas giant Gazprom said its board of directors had given its go-ahead for the state-controlled firm to bid for the main production unit of embattled oil group Yukos.
Billions in emotion Analysis Even the most subjective Opteron advocates could not have predicted this. Over the past two years, AMD's flashy server chip has arguably affected the fortunes of five major technology companies in ways that extend far beyond market share and revenue swings. If so inclined, you could make a strong case that Opteron and its marketing inertia have turned losers into winner and vice versa at an unprecedented clip. At least, that's what the wisdom of Wall Street seems to be telling us.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The euro zone continues to experience a jobless recovery, with no indication that new jobs are being created after more than a year of generally sluggish economic growth.
Scottish aid agencies join the international effort to bring help to the thousands affected by the tsunami across Asia.
Latham may be succeeding in his audacious bid to drag older voters away from the PM, writes Shaun Carney. You can often get a sense of how political parties view their own prospects at an election through their advertising in the final week of a campaign.
Go from zero to 80 grand by shifting a few financial gears.
Il 5 dicembre alla Pontificia Universit\u00c3\u00a0 Gregoriana: presentazione dell\u00c2\u0092edizione integrale, tipica ed elettronica, degli scritti di San Pierre-Julien Eymard, apostolo dell\u00c2\u0092Eucaristia Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Marted\u00c3\u00ac 5 dicembre 2006, presso il Centro Convegni Matteo Ricci della Pontificia Universit\u00c3\u00a0 Gregoriana in Roma, a partire dalle ore 15,30, verr\u00c3\u00a0 presentata l\u00c2\u0092edizione integrale, tipica ed elettronica, degli scritti di San Pierr...
ALBANY, New York  - A Muslim accused of helping an   FBI informant in a fake plot to kill a diplomat has associated   with known Islamist militants and sympathized with their   violent causes, a terrorism expert testified at his trial on   Wednesday.
Eagles running back Bruce Perry will miss his rookie season after dislocating a shoulder in an exhibition game against the New England Patriots.
Germany's president says a new law allowing for hijacked airliners to be shot down may violate the constitution.
Let's be honest: There is no jolly old elf with flying reindeer who slides down chimneys and leaves gifts for every good little Christian boy and girl on Earth. That's ridiculous. But then, where do the presents come from?
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan was the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since Floyd in 1999, but it could have been worse...
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The Tories are to announce plans to hand day-to-day control of the NHS to an independent board.
PeopleSoft denies action is related to Oracle, and some say it may be result of poor financial performance. By Rick Whiting. PeopleSoft Inc.
Technologies that let people record satellite and Internet radio broadcasts digitally are opening a new front in the recording industry's war on music piracy.
Calls to stop national exams sat by under-16s in England are rejected by the education secretary.
A much-anticipated deal between the White House and once-warring House leaders to speed tax rebate checks to workers starting in May has the Senate in a bind over whether to try to add to the measure.
Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington practiced Wednesday for the first time since his knee surgery in September.
Avant-garde actress Deepti Naval has decided to take the plunge into directing movies and she wants none other than   Madhuri Dixit for her first film.
Commissioner Bud Selig hoped to end Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report issued on Thursday, but may have opened the door to more questions about the U.S. game's troubled past.
In the three months since IBM and Intel opened design specifications for Big Blue&#39;s BladeCenter, more than 100 vendors have signed up to use the information, meaning that end users will soon have access to network switches, adapter cards and other
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A law restricting international adoptions to biological grandparents took effect Saturday, legislation that some American families trying to adopt Romanian children protested.
A threat to traditional markets? JasperSoft has just released version 2.0 of its software, which makes this a good time not just to consider JasperSoft's latest capabilities, but also open-source business intelligence (BI) more generally.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Caprice Smith gets 17 points and nine rebounds as No. 17 DePaul wins its seventh in a row, defeating Northwestern 74-66 Wednesday.
The thorniest issue left unresolved by a settlement in Najaf is the disarmament of the Mahdi Army militia.
Scientists in Japan claim to be able to increase the size of a woman's breasts using fat and stem cells.
Militants piled more pressure on the  United States' military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a  Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under death threat.
A rise in crude oil prices for a second day, a stalled recovery in the dollar and a crop of warnings in the chip sector were set to push Wall Street lower at Thursday's opening.
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Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants are apparently talking contract. Apparently this new contract will guarantee Bonds\u00e2\u0080\u0099 status as the uber Giant and one of baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top wage earners through the 2006 season.
A gunbattle between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims left at least 13 people dead and seven wounded in a remote tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, a government official said Friday.
Oltre 200 mila persone hanno concluso nella piazza di Manhattan il corteo che ha gridato &#39;no&#39; alla guerra in Iraq e ad altri quattro anni di presidenza Bush alla vigilia della Convention repubblicana. In testa
A whistle-blower objected to the government's Halliburton deals--and says now she's paying for it
Afghan President Hamid Karzai dodged death three weeks ago when Taliban fighters fired a rocket at him in Gardez. Yesterday, his running mate in Saturday&#39;s national election, Ahmad Zia Masood, barely survived a Taliban bomb in Faizabad.
The Israeli police filed criminal indictments on Wednesday against four antiquities collectors, accusing them of forging biblical artifacts, many so skillfully that they fooled experts.
Survivors in the Andaman Islands accuse officials of underplaying the disaster and failing to hand out aid.
Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin  Netanyahu said on Tuesday he and three other cabinet members  from Ariel Sharon's Likud would quit unless the prime minister  agreed to hold a referendum on a pullout from Gaza.
Chile announced Thursday it will try to head off power rationing by cutting electrical voltage, distributing efficient light bulbs and extending daylight savings time.
Pakistan accused al Qaeda of killing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination has plunged the nuclear-armed country into crisis and triggered bloody protests.
Everything from the faded blue overalls donned by the miners to the bone-jolting trains and primitive extraction methods seem to cry out for Europe's last operating uranium mine to be turned into a museum.
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E' in programma domani alle 11, presso la sala consiliare del Comune di Pescara, la presentazione uf...
Miami Herald humor columnist Dave Barry, who has poked fun  at life's more bizarre aspects for 20 years, is giving up his  weekly column from next January for at least a year, the paper  said on Wednesday.
Because some antidepressant drugs have been shown to lead to suicidal thoughts among children and teens, the FDA decrees that all manufacturers must carry a warning on their labels.
October 4, 2004) Two election campaign observers who recently visited Ukraine expressed concern that a free and fair presidential election may not take place on October 31.
CORTE MADERA, Calif., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Restoration Hardware, Inc.  announced today that its President, Chairman & CEO, Gary Friedman, will be presenting at the 4th Annual Growth ThinkEquity Conference.  The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 14th at 10:30 a.m.
By Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 22--Competing for top software engineers against such giants as  Google and Microsoft has forced the guys at up-and-coming startup Netronome  Systems to be creative.
Via dalla finanziaria numerose norme. Il Presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini le ha giudicate estranee al testo della manovra, secondo quanto previsto dai regolamenti. Escono dalla finanziaria, tra
Bayer forged an alliance for its struggling pharmaceuticals business with American drug manufacturer Schering-Plough yesterday, cutting costs and marking another step in the German company&#39;s transformation.
Nordic stock exchange operator OMX AB said Friday it has entered into a deal to merge with Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.
In this image taken from pool video provided to the Associated Press by NBC News, a US marine is seen, left, raising his rifle in the direction of Iraqi prisoners lying on the floor of a mosque in Fallujah, Iraq Saturday Nov. 13, 2004.
A high-tech train that floats on powerful magnetic fields smashed into a maintenance car on an elevated test track Friday, killing 23 people and injuring 10 &#151; the first fatalities on a maglev train.
LIMA, Peru  - The Peruvian government on Sunday  urged residents living near a captured police station to leave  their homes, saying it would give them temporary shelter.
A gambler is suing a bookmakers for over \u00c2\u00a32m after asking the company to not let him bet again.
L'allenatore della Fiorentina Cesare Prandelli ha convocato 20 giocatori per la partita di domani po...
The risks of HIV/Aids are being overstated, a former World Health Organization expert says.
PARK CITY, Utah  - When former U.S. Vice President Al Gore premiered documentary \
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared almost certain to have survived a referendum that sought to oust him, the head of the elections commission said Monday.    With 94 percent of the vote counted, 58 percent voted to keep Chavez in office, said Francisco Carrasquero, president of the election commission...
The Russian government will sell a majority stake in the main production unit of the embattled Yukos oil company at an auction scheduled for Dec. 19, the Interfax news agency reported Friday.
By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 1--OUTDOORS NOTES  Last year, about 500,000 Minnesota hunters registered nearly 270,000 deer, the second-highest total on record, the Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday.
Tom Brady already has been photographed with Pope John Paul II, the Super Bowl trophy and Bridget Moynahan, his actress girlfriend. So he doesn't feel slighted to be spending a week in the shadows of Peyton Manning's great season.
President Bush combined his reputation for strong leadership in a time of war with a campaign about traditional values to win re-election despite voters' doubts about his job performance and policies.
In the Internet age, making telephone contact with a human for customer service is a daunting task. But some consumers have found ways around the blockade.
The families of stabbing victims are calling for a five-year minimum sentence for carrying a knife.
Rep. Don Sherwood, a Republican fighting for re-election in northeastern Pennsylvania, says in a TV ad that he is \
World champion Michael Schumacher will start the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position at 0630 after the sport&#39;s first ever Sunday morning qualifying session.
The scientist who created Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, was granted a license Tuesday to clone human embryos for medical research.
The dollar hits yet another record low against the euro on speculation Russia may increase reserves of the single currency.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Telstra Corp.&#39;s (TLS) revenue so far this fiscal year has been growing at a similar pace to the second half of 2003-04, Chief Financial Officer John Stanhope said Monday.
ROME (CP) - Aid teams rushed from Europe to southern Asian countries devastated by tidal waves Sunday, warning that anything less than an urgent response would add many more deaths to a toll already in the thousands.
Jeff DaVanon walked to the plate in the seventh inning, fully aware that he was a home run away from history. &quot;I&#39;d be lying if I said I didn&#39;t know,&quot; the Anaheim Angels outfielder said.
The City of London is lobbying China's 200-billion-dollar foreign exchange investment agency to set up a branch in the leading international financial centre, state media said Friday.
He was finally out of the wicked wind tunnel known as Arthur Ashe Stadium, out of the gale that combined with Roger Federer to blow him from the quarterfinals of the US Open.
By Jim Stafford, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 9--Static accompanied the sports talk pouring out of a radio on a recent weekday morning in Chris Baker's office at Citadel Communications Corp.'s broadcasting studios at 4045 NW 64.
China is preparing for a potentially crucial week of diplomacy in trying to resolve the North Korean nuclear stand-off, with envoys from the United States, Japan and possibly Pyongyang to meet in Beijing.
Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko said he was not yet ready to blame the ruling elite with trying to poison him after doctors confirmed he was disfigured by ingesting a massive dose of a deadly toxin.
A former game programmer is running for the U.S. House of Representatives with a platform forcefully addressing tech industry issues like digital copyright protection. But he still lags far behind his opponent in the fund-raising department. By Jacob Ogles.
An explosion ripped apart a small bus in a separatist Moldovan region Thursday, killing eight people and injuring 46, state media said.
The San Diego Chargers were very close to beating the high- powered Colts on their home turf, but also nearly made Peyton Manning wait another week for his record-breaking day.
World stocks took a beating on Monday and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies rose as fears gripped investors that a troubled U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Baltimore&#39;s Deion Sanders, recovered from his hamstring injury, made his first interception in four years in last night&#39;s 17-10 win over Washington.
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NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, local residents and medical officials said.
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A vaccine may work to protect women against a virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, US researchers reported on Monday. So far
The Knesset Tuesday evening approved Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\u00cc\u0093s Gaza disengagement plan in a 67-45 vote, with seven abstentions \u00e2\u0080-ainly by Arab MKs.
Iraq will review the status of all security companies working in the country after a shooting incident involving guards from the U.S. firm Blackwater, the government said on Tuesday.
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. - A week after he checked himself into a hospital with chest pains, former President Bill Clinton returned home to begin his recuperation from heart bypass surgery...
CMS officials on Tuesday issued a proposed rule that would expand Medicare coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, a move that would increase the number of eligible beneficiaries by one-third, to about 500,000, the New York Times reports.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Japanese and U.S. officials have found four mass graves that they believe hold the remains of 500 World War II soldiers, nearly 65 years after a bloody battle on the remote Alaskan island of Attu.
The Ravens opened the season with Super Bowl aspirations and have a tough schedule ahead. Nonetheless, the team is still in the hunt for an AFC North title.
Subaru team leader Petter Solberg has won the Rally Italia Sardinia today [Sunday], dominating the event from the outset, and eventually taking the honours by 2 minutes 7.9 seconds.
Google has bought GrandCentral Communications, a fledgling Internet firm that gives people telephone numbers that essentially follow them where ever they go.
As a white-tuxed Jay-Z stood on stage at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the 10th anniversary of his debut album &quot;Reasonable Doubt&quot; and planning a world tour, it seemed as if a wide chasm separated the hungry rapper who made that dazzling debut and the mogul on the mic.
NASA officials on Monday postponed  for a day the launch of an unmanned experimental jet that would  have attempted to shoot out across the Pacific Ocean at a  record speed of more than 7,000 mph after an apparent glitch  with its electronics systems.
A tool to help doctors find the nearest hospital cot for critically ill newborn babies is launched.
Franz Ferdinand scooped this year's Mercury Prize, the most prestigious musical award in the United Kingdom.
the British Phonographic Industry is taking legal actionagainst 28 people in Britain for illegally swapping music over the internet.
NEW YORK - A New York woman who gave birth to twins just days before she turns 57 showed off her babies to the public today. The mom and the newborns are doing great the day after their delivery.
DAHUK, Iraq/CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes attacked an Iraqi village on Wednesday, an Iraqi Kurdish security official said, but Turkey said it wanted to hold back from a major incursion to give diplomacy a chance.
A new report calls for the urgent need to improve treatments and find a cure for prostate cancer, a disease that strikes one in six American men.
Ukraine presidential candidates face a TV debate as the electoral commission says it lacks funds for Sunday's poll.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, reports a 33% rise in profits, lifted by higher ticket prices and charges.
China is stepping up enforcement against unlicensed food vendors and plans to upgrade quality standards on thousands of food and consumer products by year's end, officials said Tuesday.
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Donald Rumsfeld, once famous for his combative news conferences, has chosen to limit his media contacts to friendly audiences in his final days as defense secretary rather than do battle one last time.
GRAPELAND, Texas -- At least one player is badly injured and others are hospitalized after lightning struck an East Texas high school football team.
She defied the male-dominated ranks of the fashion industry and started her own hugely successful company.
Andrew Golota stood in the nuetral corner, referee Randy Neumann was counting over a stunned and hurt champion John Ruiz
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Search engine Baidu.com, which has risen rapidly as Internet use expands in China, launched a Japanese-language site on Wednesday.
Prosecutors say malicious code, if activated, would have wiped out databases of prescription information, potentially harming patients.
The new proposal by eight Republican senators to break up the CIA and the Pentagon&#39;s virtual lock on intelligence met with sharp opposition yesterday
Rafael Nadal rubber-stamped his status as the world's best claycourter by winning the French Open title on Sunday to once again ruin Roger Federer's bid to claim the only grand slam missing from his collection.
US stocks extended this week's sharp losses on Wednesday when a tentative rally fizzled out amid renewed concerns about the US economy sending the Nasdaq back into a bear market.
LeBron James had his second triple-double in three games, getting 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 105-87 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
Xu Xing doesn&#39;t know how many new species of dinosaurs he has discovered, saying he has lost count.
Another New York-bound Olympic Airways jet is diverted after a bomb alert - this time to Ireland.
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Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich's dogged bid to overturn his liberal rival's victory in Ukraine's presidential election faltered on Thursday after the Supreme Court said it had thrown out all but one of his complaints.
A Yemeni court sentenced two al Qaeda  militants to death on Wednesday for the 2000 bombing of the  U.S. destroyer Cole which killed 17 sailors.
Richard Jewell, the former security guard who was erroneously linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing, died Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will call for cutting U.S. dependence on foreign oil by 8 million barrels a day by the year 2025 &amp;#151; a goal she says can be met with more ethanol-based fuel and a &#36;50 billion fund for new energy research.
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a bill backed by U.S. House of Representatives Democrats that would slash subsidies paid to college student-loan companies such as Sallie Mae, Citigroup and Bank of America.
WASHINGTON -- Sales at the nation's retailers barely budged in February as bad winter weather kept already cautious shoppers away from the malls.
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Rubens Barrichello put Ferrari on pole position for Sunday&#39;s race of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix while his teammate Michael Schumacher has to start from the back of the grid after a spin-off in Saturday&#39;s qualifying.
Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek is  pregnant and engaged to a French businessman whose firm owns  Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, her spokeswoman said on Friday.
L'allenatore della Juventus, Didier Deschamps, alla vigilia del match con il Crotone, &egrave; certo...
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_Has pledged to enact universal coverage as president, but has not yet offered details of a plan.
KHARTOUM : UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s envoy Jan Pronk said he would report back to the Security Council next on the situation in Darfur, the region of western Sudan devastated by 19 months of conflict.
London 2012 Olympic bid leaders yesterday insisted that the capital has a realistic chance of winning the right to host the next but one summer games despite starting the campaign behind the clear favourites, Paris.
The Pacific gray whale population,  thought by some experts to have rebounded fully from the  ravages of whaling, actually is back to a mere fraction of  historic levels, scientists said on Monday.
State and national Republicans will pay $135,000 to settle a suit involving a scheme to jam Democratic get-out-the-vote calls on Election Day 2002, officials said Saturday.
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China's food and drug safety agency has revoked the license of a company responsible for making tainted leukemia drugs blamed for causing leg pains and partial paralysis among dozens of patients.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Former NHL tough guy Mike Danton was sentenced Monday to 7 1/2 years in prison for trying to have his agent killed.
By Seattle Times  May 28--What: Registry of Life, based in Seattle   Who: Wayne Dees, 53, owner and founder   What it does: Posts online memorials, allowing people to pay tribute to departed loved ones on the Internet.
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Its memory-chip breakthrough could lead to new products.
Australians will vote on October 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy key issues.
The keenly anticipated Mitchell Report on steroids usage in Major League Baseball will be issued on Thursday, fueling hope the record will be set straight on a suspected doping era in the sport.
Justin Gatlin always wanted to make his mark on the world. But as a teenager the new Olympic 100 meters champion believed fame would come through art not sprinting.
The dollar fell to a new record low against the euro on Tuesday as investors, tiring of tough talk on exchange rates by European officials, dismissed new warnings from euro zone officials.
Mexican officials said Monday they have captured a man allegedly involved in shipping nearly half of the illegal drugs moved across the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests.
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Hitachi Data Systems, Sun Microsystems, and Hewlett-Packard this week are trying to leapfrog EMC for enterprise-class storage leadership using pretty much the same product -- HDS&#39;s new TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform.
The potential heart risks of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia are still not clear, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration told lawmakers who questioned the agency's oversight of the widely used pill on Wednesday.
Love doesn't just hurt in this jagged German romance about two strangers with suicidal tendencies; it cuts and bleeds and even kills.
BOSTON - The woman peeled the price sticker off her new Red Sox cap and made an announcement to set the record straight. &quot;I earned this,&quot; she said, and you could hear the rasp in her voice.
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To protest a plot to murder a cartoonist, Danish papers reprint caricatures of Mohammed -- then raise questions about the treatment of the alleged plotters
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The Washington Redskins have too many talented players and too many creative coaches to lose to the building-from-scratch Minnesota Vikings. It shouldn't come down to a 48-yard John Hall field goal attempt to tie the game in the final 20 seconds, not at home in the season opener.
A US court  will rule on whether to block the forced auction of Yukos assets on Thursday,  the company says.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Makybe Diva is the winner of the 2004 Melbourne Cup horse race, gaining first place in the 3,200-meter race held at Flemington course.
Trust the computer. That's what Maryland told Linda Schade.
The US military has been ordered to suspend compulsory anthrax vaccination for troops by a federal judge. More than a million US soldiers have been forced to have the jab since 1998, with hundreds punished
Foreign ministers formally gave the go-ahead for the Union's biggest-ever peacekeeping force outside Europe
MITCHELLVILLE, Md.  -- Jaco Van Zyl birdied the last three holes to shoot a 4-under-par 68 Saturday and maintain his share of the lead after three rounds of the Nationwide Tour's Melwood Prince George's County Open.
The defense that couldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to get a turnover finally got a couple on Monday night. First-round draft pick Ahmad Carroll, facing the stiffest test of his rookie season, scored a touchdown on a fumble
A Pennsylvania jury awarded $3 million to an Ohio woman who claimed a hormone replacement drug had caused her breast cancer.
Polls close in the Hartlepool by-election, with the main parties now awaiting the verdict of voters.
Fans of the infamous British spy James Bond may have to wait one more year for the 21st film of the franchise. The next mission for the debonair secret agent was originally supposed to be released in 2005 of November.
Italy will strengthen cooperation with China in such areas as energy sources and machine building asthe two countries can complement one another in various fields, Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi said ...
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A parked car bomb struck a meat market in a predominantly Shiite town south of Baghdad, killing 15 people and wounding dozens on Thursday, Iraqi police said.
Zurich - Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo, returning after a one-week injury break, will attempt to regain her number one ranking when she competes as the top seed at the Swisscom Challenge in Zurich here this week.
Ethiopia has began giving free doses of life-prolonging drugs to about 14,000 HIV-infected Ethiopians in a U.S.-funded program, the government said Tuesday.
A gun battle with Israeli soldiers leaves five Palestinian militants dead in the West Bank town of Nablus.
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Retro sci-fi thriller Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow soars to the top of the US box office.
Iraqi insurgents staged a major ambush  on a road near Baghdad Thursday, killing two policemen,  wounding 14 and leaving at least 16 missing on the worst day of  violence since last Sunday's election.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Playskool, of Pawtucket, R.I., is voluntarily recalling about 255,000 Team Talkin' Tool Bench toys following the deaths of two young children.
The captivating Katrina Kaif launched a new range of shampoo brand Pantene in New Delhi. Dressed in a flimsy one-piece outfit, the lady was at her charming best.
An internet video reportedly shows the first pictures of the BBC's Alan Johnston since his abduction in Gaza.
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The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank painted contrasting pictures of the US and European economies on Thursday, with Ben Bernanke, Fed chairman, depicting a US economy that could continue to grow rapidly without generating inflation, while the ECB hinted that further interest rate rises were needed to stem inflationary pressure in the eurozone.
Fox News Channel host Bill O&#39;Reilly and his former associate producer, Andrea Mackris, have agreed to settle their dispute over her allegations that the television personality harassed her sexually.
Protesters intensify their campaign against Sunday's election results.
TOKYO Top diplomats from Japan, South Korea and the United States said Friday that they were committed to resuming six-nation talks this month in hopes of persuading North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, officials said.
St Louis Federal Reserve President  William Poole said on Friday that oil supply shocks need not  cause recessions and were no excuse for a central bank to allow  inflation to escape its control.
The Dutch master Rembrandt may have been walleyed, according to a new report. The condition, known by its medical term strabismus, is a deviation of the alignment of one eye in relation to the other.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, a proponent of abortion rights, said Wednesday he would not use a judicial nominee's stand on the issue or the landmark Supreme Court decision as a litmus test.
CHICAGO -- A federal jury convicted fallen media tycoon Conrad Black and three of his former executives at Hollinger International Inc. Friday of illegally pocketing money that should have gone to stockholders.
A botched relay handoff followed her failure to medal in the long jump yesterday evening, making the Athens experience a wipeout for a woman who won five medals at the Games four years ago.
Four dead dolphins have washed ashore with fatal bullet wounds and fifth with lacerations on its pectoral fin, said authorities who have offered a reward for information on the slayings.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start selling songs online without copy protection software to thwart piracy known as digital rights management (DRM).
Afghanistan&#39;s transitional leader Hamid Karzai has won the war-shattered country&#39;s first-ever presidential election. the announcement came after a special panel endorsed the election results as free and fair.
Worldwide mobile phone sales exceeded 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 percent increase over the second quarter of 2003, according to a report released this week by Gartner Inc.
Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping  others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia  said on Tuesday the U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to start investigating Qualcomm Inc's  trade practices and alleged patent infringement.
WANA, Pakistan -- Pakistani warplanes on Thursday pummeled a suspected al-Qaida training facility near the border with Afghanistan, flattening a mud-brick compound and killing at least 50 fighters, the military said.
Radiation treatments routinely given after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be necessary for women over age 70 if they are taking the cancer drug tamoxifen.
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Blog: Some record companies are experimenting with distributing albums on the portable USB devices, but for now the releases are mostly expensive collectors' items.
Once seen as the tacky, last-minute substitute for pen and paper, e-cards have become more acceptable this holiday season.
President Bush pointedly acknowledged Monday that U.S.-trained Iraqi troops are not ready to take over their country's security, and cautioned that next month's elections there are only the beginning of a long process toward democracy.
Keith Axline, the photo editor for Wired News, presents his pics for Wired's top 10 galleries of the year.
Storage maker EMC&#39;s profit increased dramatically compared to last year&#39;s third quarter, lifted again by continued growth of its VMware subsidiary and EMC&#39;s recent sale of a slice of the company.Net income for the third quarter ending Sept. 30 was $492.9 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, which was 77 percent more over the same period a year ago, EMC said Thursday. Those figures included the&#160;sale of 6 million shares of VMware to Cisco Systems.Excluding the VMware gain, EMC&#39;s net income was $377.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share. Analysts predicted $0.17.EMC, which&#160;acquired VMware&#160;in 2004 for $635 million, said in February it would&#160;sell off 10 percent of VMware in an IPO&#160;(initial public offering), which was completed in August. EMC said the money would go toward stock compensation for its employees as well as boost the stock price. Intel now also owns a stake in VMware.VMware maintains a huge, 85 percent market share for virtualization software, which allows multiple operating systems to run on one piece of hardware.The technology remains a hot area, since&#160;virtualization enables servers to perform at a higher level, reducing the need for more servers. EMC, which has retained a majority stake in VMware, said third quarter revenue came in at $354 million, 90 percent higher than for the same quarter a year ago.EMC said its Information Storage business reported 8 percent higher revenue, backed by sales of its Clariion and Celerra networked storage systems plus other backup and recovery products.RSA, EMC&#39;s security business, saw revenue grow 22 percent over a year prior. Those gains were attributed to RSA&#39;s authentication business, consumer applications, and event management business.&#160;
A year after experimenting with fresh flower decorations, the White House is returning to a more traditional Christmas look for its 24 holiday parties.
Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia signed an agreement overnight with the government and labor unions on helping employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said Wednesday.
Five men accused of setting fire to homes under construction in an upscale development outside Washington have been indicted on federal charges, prosecutors said Monday.
Protesters angered by the German government&#39;s labor market reforms pelted Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with eggs on Tuesday. Schroeder was visiting the eastern town of Wittenberge
Potential presidential candidate Barack Obama stood before one of the country's largest evangelical churches Friday for a frank discussion of sexuality and spirituality that included the declaration that condoms should be made more widely available to fight AIDS.
Alfonse M. D\u00e2\u0080\u0099Amato, the former senator and a poker aficionado, is lobbying to overturn a new federal ban on Internet gambling.
India&#39;s most wanted bandit has been killed by police in a gun battle while on his way to get treatment for an eye problem, ending a two-decade hunt for a
Ships and helicopters search for two fishermen missing after a collision with a Japanese destroyer.
Florida Rep. Porter Goss, the nominee to head the CIA, faced some tough questions, but an overall easy time in Senate oversight hearings Tuesday.
Unions hold emergency meetings with workers at Jaguar's doomed Browns Lane plant in Coventry to fight plans to end car production.
UK soldiers fighting in Afghanistan had to borrow rounds from allied forces, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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NEW DELHI: It was former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao&#39;s fondness for soup that eventually led to his death on Thursday, according to his personal physician K. Srinath Reddy.
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CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. is warning that its earnings and revenues for the year will fall below the low end of the company&#39;s projected ranges if lagging sales trends continue.
CHOLPON ATA, Kyrgyzstan  - Russia's electricity monopoly agreed Friday to help build two power stations in Kyrgyzstan to allow the central Asian country to increase electricity exports.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry were expected to creep up the Southeast coast toward the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, spreading heavy rain throughout the region.
All-but-declared GOP candidate Fred Thompson said Saturday he is in a sound position to make a run for the nomination even though others announced their candidacies months ago.
VOTING began in Afghanistan today for the first direct presidential election in the country&#39;s history. Some 10.5 million registered voters are eligible to select a president from a total of 18 candidates.
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Sameera Reddy, who no longer features in any of Sanjay Gupta's production plans, said she never had a relationship
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DNA tests that lawyers for a convicted killer hoped would help clear him of two dozen murders were inconclusive, the man's defense attorney said Monday.
The fourth-quarter earnings reflected its funds' strong performance during a tough time in the market.
Airline passengers around the country stood in line for hours and airport trash bins bulged with everything from mouthwash and shaving cream to maple syrup and fine wine Thursday in a security crackdown prompted by the discovery of a terror plot in Britain.
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The House agreed Wednesday to give the government broader powers to review foreign investments in U.S. power plants, ports and other facilities that could be vulnerable to terror attacks.
Federal officials have arrived in Atlanta to begin probing why a charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio plunged off a highway bridge early this morning, killing six people, injuring 29 and turning a spring-break trip into a tragedy.
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, the psychiatrist who has died aged 78, was considered one of the world&#39;s foremost authorities on the psychology of dying, and is credited with changing attitudes towards the terminally ill.
Arsenal return to winning ways with a  win over Aston Villa.
In 1976, at the start of his first year as the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach, Dick Vermeil issued an open call to anyone who wanted to try out for the team. Having lost the last game of the previous dismal season, 31-0, to the Cincinnati Bengals in a dreary, snowy Veterans Stadium, they had nothing left to lose, right?
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Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins each scored 19 points as the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Kobe Bryant and coach Rudy Tomjanovich post a 92-79 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian prosecutors on Friday formally charged militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with ordering his followers to launch a suicide attack on the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta last year...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp early Tuesday, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 30 others in one of the deadliest airstrikes since fighting broke out four years ago.    The attack came a week after Hamas suicide bombers blew up two buses in the Israeli city of Beersheba, killing 16 people...
At the Consumer Electronics Show this year, it&#39;s clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry changes, and nowhere is that more evident than in the digital music business.Music industry and technology executives convened for the Billboard Digital Music Live conference Wednesday to talk about what those in the business need to do to meet the needs of music fans who appear to be running the show.&quot;2008 has to be the year we get real or the business as we know it goes away,&quot; said Fred Goldring, an entertainment attorney with Goldring Hertz &amp; Lichtenstein. He said that consumers will access music regardless of whether artists, labels, publishers, and digital music distributors approve of the means or receive money from the exchange.Since Napster turned the music industry on its ear in 2000, the digital-music business has been rocked by dissent among artists, labels, publishers, and the breed of technology companies distributing and selling music online that emerged in Napster&#39;s wake. All of these parties want to derive revenue from their contribution to the business, but have been arguing for years about how everyone should get paid.As this drama unfolds behind the scenes, consumers continue to find ways to bypass DRM and emerging revenue models to download and share music, making it not just impossible for the music industry to make money from traditional means, but also difficult to make money at all. In the meantime, artists have embarked on their own revolution, using social-networking sites and other online means to get their music directly in the hands of fans and finding other ways to derive revenue from their work.An example of the latter is the controversial and much-publicized move by U.K. rock band Radiohead to sell its new album &quot;In Rainbows&quot; direct to consumers without going through its record label or Apple&#39;s iTunes Store. The album first went on sale in October on Radiohead&#39;s Web site, allowing users to choose their price for the record; a few weeks ago, Radiohead released the record to iTunes and other retail channels.Scenarios like this will continue to happen, both among major-label artists and independent or unsigned artists. Whether they work is not the point; it&#39;s what the industry will do to work within these models and support them rather than continue to resist that will decide how the industry will fare in the future, said Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group. Nettwerk is a Canadian privately owned record label and artist management company.&quot;The corporate side of it has to shift,&quot; he said. &quot;The corporate people have not allowed us to do what we know we have to do. This is about the consumer, about monetizing their behavior and giving them choice. For all of the people that believe in controlling the&#160;[intellectual property]&#160;and how [the music] gets to consumers, the game is over. It was over seven or eight years ago, and soon your business will be over.&quot;Goldring suggested the industry focus on business models built solely around the networks that allow users to download music and find ways for everyone involved to make money that way.&quot;We have to stop trying to keep our old business alive&#160;... and figure out how to monetize the pipes [music files] are going through,&quot; he said.Barney Wragg, head of digital, EMI Music Group, said that in a perfect world, scenarios like the ones McBride and Goldring propose would exist. However, the needs of different artists vary, and there are still concerns about the integrity of their work and how they will be compensated for it as new business models emerge.&quot;I have artists that don&#39;t want to be involved in certain business models,&quot; he said. &quot;I have to balance those conflicts. ... There are a whole bunch of artists who are worried about how they&#39;re going to get paid, and what this is going to do about their representation or their art.&quot;Allowing their music to be distributed through ad-supported online music services is a particularly hard sell for artists who worry that having their work be associated with advertising &quot;devalues&quot; it, Wragg added.Subscription-based models such as Rhapsody that don&#39;t give users ownership of their music have struggled to take off. Wragg compared music fans&#39; view of subscription models to the early days of e-mail, when people wanted files to be stored locally and were adverse to the concept of e-mail existing only on a remote server.That concept changed over time, as will the perception of subscriptions if they are marketed to consumers in the right way, he said.Another factor that should boost the popularity of subscriptions in the future is the increased spending of younger fans who are naturally more comfortable with the idea of not owning their music, said Matthew DeFilippis, vice president of new media and technology for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a membership organization representing the rights of artists.&quot;Ownership is a generational thing,&quot; he said. &quot;Even though kids today are buying from iTunes, I don&#39;t think they care about owning a thing. As they become the new generation of homeowners and bill payers, [music subscription] will be moving toward a cable [TV] model.&quot;
The commander of the aircraft  carrier USS John F. Kennedy has been relieved of his command  after the big warship collided with a small dhow sailing vessel  in the Gulf, the Navy said on Thursday.
Cellphone Topguns catapult from commando speedboats A capable robot aeroplane has been successfully catapult launched and recovered using an arrester hook by a US Navy warship - and the ship was only 25 metres long.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Because life's isn't just a bowl of BlackBerries Workshop roundup As mobility has entered the mainstream, most of the focus to date - at least in the media and among analysts - has been on connecting up mobile professionals via BlackBerries, Windows Mobile devices and laptop data cards.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Robert De Niro dismissed accusations that his Mafia roles have smeared the image of Italian-Americans, arguing that he plays realistic characters including many who could not be construed as stereotypes.
AMERICAN Lisa Raymond became the second unseeded player to eliminate a rising Russian when she defeated Nadia Petrova in the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven, Connecticut today.
It is necessary to rely only on the official figures and decisions of the Ukrainian Central Election Commission while waiting for the official announcement of the winner of the second round of the presidential race, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister
NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media.
Police investigating the killings of five prostitutes in eastern England said they arrested a second suspect Tuesday, and were questioning both men.
Anglesey council will have to pay a \u00c2\u00a3150,000 repair bill itself - because its HQ was not insured against flooding.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered sweeping changes to Russia's political system to boost the Kremlin's powers in \
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will return this summer for another go-round of their hugely successful Soul2Soul tour.
In a deal that will create a utility behemoth, Chicago-based Exelon is acquiring New Jersey-based Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
The judge in the Phil Spector trial holds a former defence lawyer in contempt of court after refusing to testify about possible evidence.
Biotech giant Amgen Inc. reported Thursday that its fourth-quarter profits rose, topping analysts' estimates, despite government warnings about the safety of its popular anemia drugs.
The tourism industry in the Bahamas has much to thank Pierce Brosnan, for his new movie After the Sunset is set to spark a British tourism boom in the country.
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WASHINGTON/SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - The tobacco wars are back in the U.S. Congress, but the battle lines have shifted and anti-smoking forces are no longer facing a monolithic tobacco industry and loyal legislators.
Deutsche Telekom secures a deal that will see 50,000 staff accept both lower pay and longer working hours.
Australia's prime minister calls for a new way forward on climate change as Apec talks begin in Sydney.
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Alexandre Vinokourov powers to victory in the 13th stage of the Tour de France, while Michael Rasmussen holds on to yellow.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel of occupation and racism on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.
After weeks of suggesting Democrats would temper their approach to Iraq legislation in a bid to attract more Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared abruptly Tuesday that he had no plans to do so.
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Champion Amelie Mauresmo hopes Wimbledon will provide the perfect antidote for a wretched 12 months.
Car buyers who don&#39;t do their homework often miss out on rebates and other incentives they should be getting, according to a survey released Tuesday by Consumer Reports.
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Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence.
BEIJING, Dec. 1 -- The controversial four-year, three-month prison sentence given to a blind legal activist for disrupting traffic and damaging property was upheld by a Chinese court Friday morning and immediately condemned by the activist's attorneys.
Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.
The UK government faces fresh claims that its troops in Afghanistan lack vital equipment.
The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed Shane Doan, their captain and face of the franchise, to a five-year contract on Thursday which media reports said was worth $22.7 million.
The latest issue of PHP Magazine has been released today.
NEW YORK  - Women who have used birth control pills seem to have a slightly decreased risk of colon cancer as they age, a new study suggests.
A sergeant in the California Army National Guard who sued the military over the forced extension of his service may not have to ship out to war after all, the National Guard said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK - New applications for US home loans dropped more than 9 percent last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates also eased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.
The U.S Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will not allow imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood until suppliers can prove the shipments are free from harmful residues.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - South Korean K.J. Choi withdrew from the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday because of a back injury after shooting a two-over-par 73 in the opening round.
In the Apple (AAPL) pantheon, hardware design usually stands at the altar, from the company's sleek, silver MacBook computers and its colorful iPod music players to its latest object of desire, the soon-to-be available touch-screen iPhone.
WASHINGTON - US President George Bush signed executive orders Friday giving the director of the Central Intelligence Agency greater powers to oversee all aspects of US intelligence activities, the White House announced.
Breast cancer is uppermost in US news as people learn that Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, has breast cancer.
Suddenly television screens are part of the Manhattan cab ride experience. Is anything worth watching? Stay tuned.
Wireless semiconductor supplier Skyworks reports solid first-quarter results.
London, Nov. 02 (LifesiteNews.com/CWN) - The UK&#39;s Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has agreed to allow embryos created in IVF labs to be screened for the gene for a particular form of cancer
Jerusalem's Gay Pride march takes place amid tight security, as a man is arrested for plotting to bomb it.
Interior ministers from Italy, France, Germany, Britain and Spain searched for Europe-wide solutions in the fights against terror and illegal immigration during informal talks Sunday at a Florentine villa.
Former England striker Robbie Fowler has agreed to join Championship side Cardiff on a two-year deal.
They were different men going in different directions &#151; one a visiting Egyptian student on scholarship, the other an ex-cop in a dead-end job as a hotel security guard. But an aviation radio left in a high-rise hotel brought Abdallah Higazy and Ronald Ferry together in an unfortunate footnote to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
A foreign national held under the government's emergency anti-terrorism powers since 2001 is being released.
From 'National Lampoon's Vacation' to 'Sideways,' it's time to hit the road.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Wednesday that it declared effective Google  Inc.'s GOOG.O registration statement for its initial public  offering.
Sun Microsystems is backing European Union efforts to standardize office document formats, including a proposal that would enable people to switch easily between Microsoft-based documents and those created with open-source software.
House-Senate negotiators gave themselves a few more hours Friday night to try to reach a consensus -- and then win separate House and Senate votes -- on a massive and ambitious bill to reshape the government's intelligence community, an effort that began months ago.
Say what you want about the recording industry&#39;s take-no-prisoners approach to combating online piracy. At least when the music czars go after someone, they target persons suspected of trading
A senior vice president at US insurance firm Marsh & McLellan pleads guilty to criminal charges in connection with a probe into fraud in the industry.
NBC is holding a celebrity telethon next week with proceeds going to relief efforts in countries affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis in southern Asia and eastern Africa.
Camille Reyes used to be apolitical and irked by almost anyone ringing her doorbell to make a pitch. But these days, she's knocking on strangers' doors with missionary zeal to talk about one of the touchiest topics on the election agenda.
The first patients' electronic records are uploaded to the NHS online database, part of a \u00c2\u00a312bn IT project.
Sweden's Supreme Court rules the killer of politician Anna Lindh will serve life in jail, not in psychiatric care.
Usage of Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to fall in the United States, dropping 1.09 percentage points to 91.80 percent of the browser market last month, more than triple the rate
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin promoted his hawkish defense minister to a top government post yesterday, a move that puts Putin's two heirs apparent on equal footing before next year's election to replace the popular leader.
Online music store launches in nine more countries.
and LEO STANDORA. A small and solemn gathering of relatives, friends and fans quietly paid their respects last night to rapper ODB, whose short and stormy life ended suddenly in his Manhattan recording studio Saturday.
The Treasury recruits a senior City figure to be Northern Rock boss should the bank be nationalised.
Police have searched the Montreal headquarters of Imperial Tobacco Canada as part of an investigation into cigarette smuggling in the 1990s, the company says.
Stocks rose on Thursday as forecast-topping results from multinational companies such as IBM and Juniper Networks Inc.  shifted investor focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime mortgage concerns.
An Indian anti-terror court sentenced to death three people convicted of involvement in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai in 1993 which killed 257 people, court officials said.
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President Bush and the Czech Republic's leaders on Tuesday defended plans to base part of a U.S. missile shield here despite fierce opposition from Russia.
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The FBI failed to report accurately how many people it snooped on using anti-terror measures, officials said a government audit revealed today. Demands for banks and phone companies to hand over people's private information without telling them may also have gone beyond what is allowed by the Patriot Act, officials with access to the report told CNN.
As an actor, Christopher Reeve had trouble shedding his Superman character. He knew he could play other roles, but Hollywood rarely saw past the blue tights and red cape.
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Perhaps George Washington wouldn&#39;t have chopped down his father&#39;s cherry tree if he knew what chemists now know. They have identified a group of naturally occurring chemicals abundant in cherries that could
Pupils at four primary schools are being given the choice of starting lessons at different times of the day.
NEW YORK  - Kids using roller shoes should always wear protective gear, and parents should supervise children carefully as they navigate the \
Republicans are all but certain to embrace government borrowing to help finance a plan to create personal accounts.
Albert Pujols hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros 3-1 Monday.
LONG POND, Pa. -- Kurt Busch was docked 100 driver points Friday, fined $100,000 and placed on probation until the end of the year for reckless driving and endangering a crew member on pit road.
THE arrival of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Centre on October 13 will be not so much a launch as a co-ordinated assault. A brigade of vendors, including Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Acer, Creative Labs, iRiver
Advanced Micro Devices and IBM have collaborated on new strained silicon technology, which stands to boost transistor speed. In a statement ahead of the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco
A new contactless credit card, combined with a London transport Oyster card, is to be launched by Barclays.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have made a new addition to their family, adopting a three-year-old Russian girl from a children's home in St. Petersburg, sources said.
Hamid Karzai named a new Cabinet on Thursday, sacking the prominent defense minister and removing other warlords from top posts in a major reshuffle weeks after being sworn in as the nation&#39;s first democratically elected
Afghanistan's security forces said they had killed or wounded more than 30 insurgents as a bomb blast hurt three Italian soldiers and their interpreter.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri Interstate Bakeries, the largest wholesale bakery in the United States, whose products include Hostess Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, a casualty of a changing American diet that has reduced
INDIAN WELLS, California  - World number one Roger Federer suffered a stunning 7-5 6-2 upset defeat by Argentine Guillermo Canas in the Pacific Life Open second round on Sunday.
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David Beckham briefly stole the show from Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix on Sunday days before he heads out to Los Angeles to join his new club.
SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency.
Amazon.com Inc, the Web retailer known for selling books, said it had paid about $4 million to buy a handwritten, illustrated book of wizardry by \
Kevin Costner and his rockabilly band drew a crowd of more than 1,000 at a free concert for a scene in his upcoming film \
The AIDS virus invaded the United States in about 1969 from Haiti, carried most likely by a single infected immigrant who set the stage for it to sweep the world in a tragic epidemic, scientists said on Monday.
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Netflix is lifting its limits on how long most subscribers can watch movies and television shows over high-speed Internet connections.
MOSCOW: Chechnya&#39;s feared warlord Shamil Basayev yesterday claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage taking in southern Russia that killed more than 338 people, half of them children.
NOTRE-DAME-DE-MESAGE, France  - At least 26 Polish pilgrims died on Sunday when their coach crashed off a mountain road at a notorious accident blackspot in the French Alps and burst into flames, police and officials said.
A bomb attack near a soccer field in the volatile Iraqi city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed or wounded 19 people, most of them children, police said.
Sonya Harper, 35, knew she didn&#39;t buy a car when she was 15 years old. So why was a debt collector threatening to sue her unless she paid $800 on a car she never had?
Dead men do tell tales: The late President Gerald Ford believed a successor, Bill Clinton, had a sex addiction and felt Hillary Clinton had \
Like television? Like Wired? Jan. 3 is your lucky day. That's when Wired Science premieres, bringing the magazine's high-quality journalism and inimitable style to PBS. Clear some space on the DVR -- this is the good stuff. By Adam Rogers.
The state today will kick off a new drug prescription program that could provide as many as 200,000 lower-income people an average cash savings of 20 percent on drug purchases.
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La Polizia ha arrestato il custode dello stadio 'Angelo Massimino' di Catania. L'uomo, durante un'op...
ISLAMABAD: President Musharraf&#39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was on Friday elected as Pakistan&#39;s PM in a national assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the Speaker&#39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the
The shortest guy on the court grabbed the rebound under his own basket, scanned the floor once, and took off.
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TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market posted a small gain Thursday, pushed higher by the gold sector, but drug company Merck &amp; Co.
At least 48 people have died in a series of attacks across the states of Nagaland and Assam in north-east India. Two bombs exploded in the main commercial centre of Dimapur town in Nagaland - one at a train station and another at a local market.
Sometimes Washington is more important than the laboratory.
The $17.8 billion, three-way deal that Lakshmi N. Mittal, a financier based in London, announced this week would put him at the head of the largest steel company in the world.
New findings are some of the first strong evidence that the ancient Maya civilization had a market economy similar in some respects to societies today.
HAMID Karzai has emerged as the undisputed winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential elections after his nearest contender conceded defeat.
Manchester United say they intend to stick with their plans to hold a minute's silence to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.
Japan's agriculture minister is in a critical condition after being found hanged in Tokyo, reports say.
The British government defended its new regulations outlawing age discrimination in the workplace which come into force Sunday, after employers branded them confusing.
The Post Office is to close branches in Cardiff, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan and the south Wales valleys.
TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets pushed higher Friday morning after a report that the US economy grew at a slower pace than had first been estimated by the government, but not as slow as some economists had expected.
U.S. anti-doping officials plan to  question Victor Conte after the BALCO head claimed he saw  sprinter Marion Jones taking banned drugs, world athletics body  the IAAF said Saturday.
Portugal takes over the rotating EU presidency in a tenure likely to involve talks on Turkey's accession.
Venice's St Mark's Square will be transformed into a giant cinema for the premiere of animation Shark Tale.
PARIS - Nov. 6, 2004 \u00e2\u0080-he FDA has approved a new application for the anticancer drug oxaliplatin for use in treating colon cancer after surgery and in combination with another chemotherapy drug.
LOWELL -- St. John's Prep had trouble staying out of the penalty box in its first-round Super 8 game yesterday at Tsongas Arena against Reading.
A senior Capitol Hill aide resigned his post as a widening sex scandal pummelled President George W. Bush's Republican party one month before national congressional elections.
The Department of the Interior&#39;s US Geological Survey is collaborating with partner agencies to conduct scientific experiments designed to evaluate the effect of a high-flow release from Glen Canyon Dam on the natural resources of the Colorado River in
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Predictions from a neural network could make characters' movements less jerky.
Florida citrus growers and juice processors petitioned the federal government Monday to impose higher costs on Brazilian orange juice imports, claiming that Brazil&#39;s citrus industry has
Scientists are no nearer finding a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a top expert says.
Vijay Singh is delighted at becoming the new world number one after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Says government has failed to act Nanotechnology will be the next industrial revolution, and if the UK wants a piece of the action, it has to move now to fund research in the subject.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Taiwan condemned China&#39;s proposed anti-secession law on Saturday, calling it a move to establish a legal basis to attack the island.
Peter Staudhammer, a wide-ranging aerospace engineer and executive, helped design instruments and engines used by NASA in landings on Mars and the Moon.
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The Phoenix Suns plumped up their middle by adding center Shaquille O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal, to the mortification of many denizens of Phoenix who pride themselves on not being superficial.
Svetlana Kuznetsova sweeps into the second round of the Australian Open, along with Ana Ivanovic and Anna Chakvetadze.
Homes are evacuated as firefighters tackle a blaze at a warehouse amid fears the smoke may contain asbestos.

In the twilight of his career, Emmitt Smith is still capable of grabbing the spotlight. If he rushes for a touchdown Sunday against the Seahawks in Seattle
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Only about 15 percent to 30 percent of people whose hearts stop get potentially lifesaving help from bystanders -- a \
TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has called off a major military exercise slated for Sept 9 in a goodwill gesture after China cancelled its drills, Taiwanese officials said yesterday.
Hurricane Ivan is heading for the Gold Coast of the USA after killing at least 68 people in a devastating run through Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
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New code of practice singles out IT systems The UK's 45,000 public bodies face a fundamental change to the way they operate with the arrival of new disability legislation, which came into force today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BANGKOK, Thailand Oct. 3, 2004 - A 9-year-old girl in northern Thailand has tested positive for bird flu, the latest person infected by the virus since it resurfaced in Southeast Asia in July, a health ministry official said Sunday.
TORONTO - Every time he failed in the clutch, Alex Rodriguez got a little bit more frustrated. In the ninth inning Thursday night against Toronto, he finally came through.
A police officer was killed Friday when fans rioted at a Serie A game between Sicilian sides Catania and Palermo, prompting the Italian soccer federation to postpone all league matches this weekend and cancel ...Comment
Democrat John Edwards insisted Saturday he has not taken any money from special interests as the Obama campaign complained about big spending by outside groups friendly to Edwards.
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Helio, the U.S. mobile telecoms venture  of EarthLink Inc.  and South Korea's SK Telecom Co.,  expects its net loss to widen sharply to up to $360 million  this year despite a fast-growing user base, SK said on  Wednesday.
The new conference center is just the beginning of Phase 2 for Ameristar's flagship property.
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PC maker says it is looking into a fire incident on a Lenovo laptop PC equipped with a Sony battery.
Aging planes, budget shortages, and ground casualties are a sharp reversal from the success of air power in Kosovo.
The FBI said on Tuesday there was \
Britain's controversial envoy to Uzbekistan has been withdrawn after accusing London of using information obtained under torture in the former Soviet republic, a foreign office official told AFP.
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Hewlett-Packard next year will take a fresh approach to its utility computing initiative with a product designed to lower the cost of running corporate computing systems.
John Lucas scored 14 of his 21 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first half, and Joey Graham got No. 7 Oklahoma State off to a fast start after halftime in a 86-61 win at Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi on Monday night.
Firefighters were battling a large blaze Saturday night at London's famed Camden Market and braced for possible casualties, authorities said.
EVERTON manager David Moyes last night insisted Newcastle would have to pay \u00c2\u00a330million to prise away Wayne Rooney. The Merseyside club rejected a \u00c2\u00a320m offer for the England striker from the Magpies on Monday
An Israeli drone fired at a convoy of refugees fleeing southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, an Associated Press photographer said. The Israeli military said it was investigating the incident.
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A suspected car bomb has exploded in a diplomatic quarter of Damascus wounding two people, Syrian officials say. The car was quickly removed by security teams who collected debris on the street in the Mazze area, reports said.
Democrat John Kerry accused the president of ignoring the pressures building on working women and promised to alleviate some of the economic stress in his party's weekly radio address Saturday.
U.S. and Afghan government forces killed   more than 40 suspected Taliban in a ground and air assault on a   militant stronghold in the south of the country on Monday, the   U.S. military said.
Bill Laimbeer has NBA coaching aspirations. For now, though, he is content to try to help change the way WNBA basketball is played.
Sardonic comedian Jimmy Kimmel has renewed his contract with ABC for another year, keeping his late-night talk show on the air through 2005, the Walt Disney Co.-owned network said on Wednesday.
A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed for the Nazis gives a concert for the first time in decades.
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow admitted on Tuesday that the United States budget deficit is too big, but insisted there was no need to cut spending on the \
JERUSALEM, Sept. 26 -- An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinian gunmen Wednesday after more than 20 rockets and mortar rounds fired from the strip landed inside Israel.
Military officials said Thursday they were working hard to upgrade the armor on Army vehicles in Iraq, a day after a soldier had pressed
A U.S. tank company commander accused of killing a critically injured Iraqi driver for radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will be court-martialed, an Army spokesman said Tuesday.
Chancellor Alistair Darling is due to meet business groups for talks on his planned changes to capital gains tax.
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John Ashbery, the prolific 80-year-old poet known for his dense, postmodern style, has been selected as MtvU\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first poet laureate.
Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attack on US military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul that killed 22 people, including 14 US service members, and wounded 69, was the work of a suicide bomber, said Gen.
The latest fashion in Tamil film industry is to have a big red carpet premiere of a film, either at Sathyam or Inox. This creates a buzz around the film with good coverage about the celebrity guests in the print media and entertainment channels
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
Oil prices dipped on Thursday, after leaping to a lifetime high of $100 the day before, fuelled by expectations of thinning U.S. stockpiles, the falling dollar and geopolitical risks.
The Iraq war has contributed to an increased threat of terrorism, according to an intelligence assessment that has not lessened the Senate majority leader's defense of the U.S.-led invasion three years ago and occupation.
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Oil held steady on Friday, hovering at about $99 a barrel, after falling the day before as traders took profits from a record rally that saw crude prices spike to over $100 a barrel.
InfoWorld - Samsung Electronics has developed a chip-manufacturing technique able to significantly increase the amount of music, pictures, videos, and other data people can store in future iPods, iPhones, and other devices.
An accidental downpour interrupts a London web conference, but quick thinking saves the day.
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Researchers find evidence that those who feel guilty crave antiseptic wipes.
Three days ahead of schedule, Mozilla Corp. has released Beta 2 of its upcoming Firefox 3.0 Web browser.
p2pnet.net News:- Apple&#39;s pre-eminence in the corporate online music retail market is about to be seriously threatened. Slightly more than a year ago, Bill and the Boyz said they were planning to develop something similar to Apple&#39;s iTunes - only better.
When the number of Americans out of work starts to rise sharply, a recession occurs. By that token, the latest figure for unemployed workers is, at the least, a danger sign.
Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users.
Iraqi membership in the World Trade Organization would send a powerful message that the country has emerged from decades of international exclusion under Saddam Hussein and is on the path to economic development
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.   has agreed to enter into settlement talks in a lawsuit  accusing it of selling \
Reformers shift battleground to Court of Justice The European Commission has quietly iced plans to reform copyright levies, just days before they were due to go into effect.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the statistics belie the general impression that people are taking privacy precautions when they go online.
Rocky Legends may offer simple button-bashing but its gorgeous visuals make it a surprise KO.
NEW YORK  - Bacteria in dental plaque can  cause hospital-acquired pneumonia in elderly nursing home  residents, according to a report in the medical journal Chest.
In line with data protection laws The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has published guidance for schools on how to implement biometrics in line with data protection laws.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan&#39;s ruling party has approved plans to keep its troops in Iraq beyond the original withdrawal date of December 14 this year.
Michael D. Eisner, who has spent much of the last year fending off challenges to his two-decade reign at the Walt Disney Company, has announced
Company names female pop trio new face of marketing campaign to expand appeal among kids, moms. LOS ANGELES  - McDonald&#39;s Corp.
NEW YORK, Feb 14  - Female scientists, engineers  and product developers still face barriers in climbing the  career ladder due to a lack of role models, mentors and access  to networks, according to a new study.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Tuesday he was misunderstood when he stated hours  earlier that he knew of no \
The FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of six commercial airliners since Christmas.
New figures show violent crime rising in the third quarter of last year and an increase in firearms offences.
Candles burned in many windows across Sweden on Sunday in memory of the victims of Asia's deadly tsunami, as the government offered its distraught population hope by cutting the number of missing by one-fifth. ...
The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider a case likely to have a significant impact on the music, video and electronics industries.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is due to make his first visit to India this week for talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh amid renewed rancor between the nuclear rivals over Kashmir.
British actress Elizabeth Hurley and her Indian husband Arun Nayar were to tie the knot one more time on Friday in a Hindu ceremony at a maharaja's palace in western India.
Iran sought yesterday to partially roll back its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment programs, demanding the right to run some equipment that can be used to produce nuclear arms.
Recently unsealed search-warrant affidavits on two people involved with steroids in baseball identify four more baseball players who may have used the drugs.
A statement posted on a Web site  purportedly by an Iraqi group which said it was holding two  French hostages set a $5 million ransom on Monday and issued a  48-hour deadline for its demands to be met.
U.S. plane maker Boeing Co said on Thursday it had finalized an order for 10 737-800 airliners worth &#36;655 million with German tourism firm TUI's Hapag-Lloyd Flug holiday airline.
In an apparent damage control exercise, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he favored veto rights for India as new permanent member of the UN Security Council.
WASHINGTON -- Red pumps. Silver slingbacks. Bronze flats. Black suede boots. Size 7 1/2, please.
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We'll fight them on the breaches... Interview If Microsoft is aiming for a courtroom collision with the world of free software, it may be disappointed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The dollar rebounded strongly on  Thursday after the release of data showing the U.S. current  account was narrower in the third quarter than many had feared,  triggering a relief rally for the beleaguered U.S. currency.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield pleaded guilty Friday to lying to investigators in the BALCO steroids case, making him the first football player charged in the long-running federal investigation.
German luxury sports car maker Porsche said Friday that sales in the first half of its 2007-2008 fiscal year grew by 14.2 percent to 3.5 billion euros (5.2 billion dollars).
The fabulously wealthy Rothschild dynasty and Liberation, an iconic left-wing daily founded by philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, might seem unlikely bedfellows.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 3, 2004 - SANTA MONICA,CALIFORNIA - Shopaholics were in heaven last night at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica as Project Angel Food's \
France proposes measures to ensure its Muslim prayer leaders speak French and understand the way of life.
(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems\u00c2\u00a0has\u00c2\u00a0become involved in another intellectual property lawsuit, this time with a company that says Sun and its StorageTek unit have committed copyright infringement and fraud. Internet development tools maker Netbula,\u00c2\u00a0of San Leandro, California, has filed suit against Sun and Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland for unlawful use of Netbula's core technology in their LibAttach software, according to Netbula. Netbula also claims that Sun and StorageTek breached a contract Netbula has with the companies and misrepresented their use of Netbula's technology, part of its main product line PowerRPC, in their infringement of copyrights. PowerRPC is a cross-platform client/server development kit for various versions of Windows, as well as for Unix and Java. Sun announced\u00c2\u00a0it would purchase StorageTek in June 2005, but Netbula is suing the two as separate companies because the copyright infringement began when they were still individual entities, said Vonnah Brillet, the attorney handling the case for Netbula. Brillet said Netbula's president Don Yue developed software and sold a license for it to StorageTek when it was a stand-alone company. At one point when he asked about whether StorageTek was still using the technology, he was told the company was not, she said. However, some time after that, someone from StorageTek asked Yue for updates to the technology, which proved that the company was still using it, but not paying for the license, Brillet said. Netbula tried to resolve the issue with Sun before filing the suit to no avail, the company said. It is seeking an injunction to stop Sun and StorageTek from using its technology. The lawsuit also seeks financial restitution. Sun is currently embroiled in another intellectual property suit over patents. Earlier this year, startup company Azul Systems Inc. sued the Santa Clara, California, vendor in a defensive move after\u00c2\u00a0Sun threatened the company with litigation for patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets. Azul called Sun's charges unfounded and sued for declaratory relief against the accusations and the threat of litigation. Azul said Sun would file a lawsuit unless Azul granted Sun partial ownership of the company. Sun eventually countersued Azul in May for patent infringement. The cases are still pending in California.
Tory MP Boris Johnson heads to Liverpool to apologise for an article saying the city is \
(InfoWorld) - Three days after releasing Safari 3.0, Apple has issued its first patch of the beta software. The 3.0.1 update, released early Thursday morning, fixes three flaws in the browser including\u00c2\u00a0bugs that were discovered earlier this week\u00c2\u00a0by researchers Thor Larholm and Aviv Raff. Apple released the 3.0 beta on Monday, and hackers started digging up bugs within hours. In fact, some researchers suggested that Apple should have done a better job of checking the browser for vulnerabilities before releasing the beta code. But even Apple's critics give the company credit for pushing out a quick update to its browser. \
As a sidebar to the New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is mounting a 12-movie retrospective devoted to the productions of the Shaw Brothers.
SYDNEY: Woolworths Ltd said it will extend its latest bid for hotels group ALH Ltd after Australia&#39;s takeover regulator intercepted what could have been a knock-out blow in the retail giant&#39;s takeover battle with rival Coles Myer.
Your credit card information is coming under more frequent attack on the Internet than ever before. A study by Symantec Corp. says electronic commerce has become the favourite target of computer hackers.
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Organized  clubs and casual groups offer runners the chance to socialize, and to  improve.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers delayed   filling the space shuttle Atlantis' fuel tank early on   Wednesday to give technicians time to trouble-shoot a problem   with one of the ship's three onboard fuel cells, a spokeswoman   with the U.S. space agency said.
Almeno tre militanti di Hamas uccisi in campo al-Maghzi
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 5--North Carolina's popularity as a place to live -- a popularity that is drawing new residents in droves -- also means more and more land being eaten up for development.
Mercedes-Benz has agreed to offer \
Chinese police began the hunt for a child-killer yesterday after a man broke into a school dormitory and stabbed eight pupils to death as they slept in their beds.
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Il medico: &#39;&#39;Una laringite lo tiene a letto. E&#39; molto stanco e ha bisogno di riposo, decidera&#39; lui quando riprendere gli spettacoli&#39;&#39;. Napoli, 21 ago. (Adnkronos) - Stress e superlavoro sarebbero i motivi del
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The European Parliament voted to impose retail price caps on roaming charges, fees that mobile phone consumers pay when making or receiving calls outside of their home calling zones. The European Council of Ministers, which has already endorsed the plan, is scheduled to approve the price caps formally June 7. As early as August, the charges will be limited to 0.49 euro (66 cents) a minute for outgoing calls and 0.24 euro for incoming calls, excluding tax.
Tory leader Michael Howard attacks the culture of \
Text of Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox's opening remarks to the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, as provided by the SEC:
Paramount Pictures and  Plan B Entertainment are putting their faith in Julian Farino.  The helmer is attached to direct &quot;The Year of Living  Biblically&quot; for the studio.
The chequered story of theme park operator Euro Disney took a twist as dramatic as anything in a Mickey Mouse cartoon when an obscure Swiss holding company announced plans for a hostile takeover bid.
TEHRAN : Iran&#39;s top official in charge of its controversial nuclear programme was to give European envoys his government&#39;s final answer on demands for a supension of uranium enrichment later Sunday, sources from both sides said.
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Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.
Schwarzenegger Praises President, Lauds Nixon; Bush Twins Quote &#39;Hey Ya!&#39; At Day Two Of RNC. NEW YORK - After Monday&#39;s focus on Iraq and terror, the Republicans showed a softer side on the second day of their
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Documentary maker Michael Moore is to release a book of letters sent by US troops in Iraq. Moore also plans to release the Official Fahrenheit 9-11 Reader, a companion to the DVD of his film attacking President George Bush.
A man is killed and a number of people injured in a road accident in County Fermanagh.
Chrysler Group, the embattled U.S. unit of DaimlerChrysler AG , reported an 8 percent drop in February sales on Thursday, becoming the last of the Detroit automakers to confirm weaker results for the month.
NetApp still on notice Like some sort of file managing addict, Sun Microsystems has acquired yet another high-end file system. The server maker today revealed that it will buy most of Cluster File Systems' intellectual property and business assets, including the Lustre File System.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The Supreme Court granted bail on Monday to the jailed husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a defense lawyer and a government spokesman said.
By Anonymous  Petrobras, PDVSA plan refinery in Brazil  Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Venezuela's Petroleos de Venezuela SA jointly plan to build a $2 billion refinery in Brazil's northern Pernambuco state.
Peer-to-peer networks are here to stay, and will be exploited by big companies soon, say industry experts.
The Dallas Cowboys moved closer to ensuring home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 20-13 road victory over the Carolina Panthers on Saturday but lost wide receiver Terrell Owens with an ankle sprain.
Apple's Steve Jobs urges top record companies to begin selling songs online without security software.
Blog: Young von Hindenburg was fascinated with hydrogen, and so can your kids.
A tropical depression could form in the Atlantic Ocean over the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
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US consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.
Around 800 Palestinian prisoners who suspended a hunger strike after winning some concessions from their Israeli jail resumed fasting Monday saying nothing had changed, their spokesman said.
ASIA/INDONESIA - Le comunit\u00c3\u00a0 cristiane impegnate a gettare un ponte con Timor Est, dopo le dolorose ferite della storia Giacarta (Agenzia Fides) - Il processo di indipendenza di Timor Est dall\u00c2\u0092Indonesia, con il referendum del 1999 non \u00c3\u00a8 stato indolore. Alla scelta di indipendenza liberamente espressa dai cittadini timoresi seguirono violenze e distruzioni di milizie f...
Scotland will not play a friendly international against England on May 28 because new coach George Burley does not want to field a weakened team, according to Scottish football bosses.
Adobe patched its Reader and Acrobat programs today to fix a vulnerability that left most Windows XP users exposed to exploits arriving as malicious PDF files.
Roger Powell Jr. scored 21 points and Deron Williams added 18, leading top-ranked Illinois to an 89-66 victory over Minnesota on Saturday.
TOKYO -- Sony BMG will start selling music downloads in the copy-protection-free MP3 format later this month in North America, as even the last holdout among the major record labels crumbled to the growing trend.
The deadly attacks against U.S. forces on Iraqi highways have prompted the Air Force to increase its use of aircraft to carry supplies to American troops on the most dangerous routes.
A survey suggests more than a third of primary schools have problems recruiting head teachers.
An acne-like rash is good news for colon  cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for  the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.
Romania&#39;s parliament is expected to approve on Tuesday a youthful government headed by Calin Tariceanu, the prime minister-designate, who is eager to break with the Balkan
Brian Sean Griffith was a bodyguard for the figure skater Tonya Harding who admitted that he had a role in the attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan during Olympics tryouts.
Suspended Miami Dolphins running back  Ricky Williams has signed a one-year contract to play for the  Toronto Argonauts in the 2006 season, the Canadian Football  League said on Sunday.
Equipped with folding chairs and sleeping bags, hundreds of Paul McCartney fans lined the street outside a funky Hollywood record store on Tuesday to secure a seat for a free show there by the ex-Beatle.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday, arriving as American and Iraqi troops make early gains in a new crackdown against militants in the Iraqi capital.
Typhoon Durian tore through the eastern Philippines on Thursday with winds of up to 139 mph, killing at least five people and cutting off power to thousands of homes, officials said.
The FA charges Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over his comments about Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Pakistan cricket team prepare to sue as Jamaican police admit coach died of natural causes.
Prince William turned 25 Thursday and in doing so became entitled to part of the multi-million pound inheritance left to him by his late mother, princess Diana.
Nokia Corp. increased its global market share of mobile phone handsets for a second successive quarter, reaching 30.9 percent with sales of 51.7 million units, market researcher Gartner Inc. said Wednesday.
Sprint Corp. on Tuesday said its third-quarter loss widened because of a previously disclosed asset impairment, but the company reported growth in wireless services and said it benefited from cash contributions from local and long distance services.
U.N. Security Council members have agreed to adopt a resolution condemning North Korean missile tests, after agreeing on a compromise to avoid a Chinese veto, council diplomats said.
Exelon, the Chicago-based energy group, is in advanced talks to clinch a deal to buy New Jersey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s PSE&amp;G for about $12bn in stock, according to people familiar with the talks.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday he found it \
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Well someone&#39;s forgotten to tell Ben Goodger and his team at the Mozilla Foundation because this Kiwi software engineer is taking market share from Internet Explorer (IE) with Firefox, the
Hurricane Ivan, the most powerful storm to strike the Caribbean in a decade, closed in on Jamaica Friday bearing sustained winds of 145 mph and threatening widespread destruction in one of the region's most popular tourist destinations before it rumbles into Cuba and storm-battered Florida later this weekend.
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Paris - A virus that spies on keystrokes and downloads passwords and bank account details is circulating among e-mails. It masquerades as a screensaver designed by internet portal Lycos to attack spammers, a watchdog warned on Thursday.
Mobile phone giant MMO2 is teaming up with Japanese group NTT DoCoMo to launch i-mode internet services in the UK, Germany and Ireland.
Indonesian transport safety officials have launched an inquiry into the crash of a passenger plane in central Java which has killed more than 30 people and injured at least 60 others.
Former Chechen rebel fighter Ramzan Kadyrov is endorsed as president after being nominated by the Kremlin.
Research suggests specialist status does little if anything to improve a school's performance.
NEW YORK  - A happy heart just might be a healthier one as well, new research suggests.
Why plug two boxes into the mains when you only need one? Review We at Register Hardware like powerline networking - using mains electricity cabling to send data throughout your house - very much, but an issue with most powerline adaptors is their 'one power socket, one data port' implementation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Efforts are continuing in Sri Lanka to bury the thousands of dead from Sunday's sea surges.
When Vijay Singh looks in the mirror, he likes what he sees. Singh, the top-ranked player in the world, fired an 8-under-par 64 to grab a three-stroke lead
Royal blue with light blue cross-belts. The colours have been part of racing&#39;s fabric for more than 30 years, carried to success across the world by the horses of the Niarchos family.
The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments
BAGHDAD - Several insurgent groups in Iraq have set deadlines for killing hostages, from a trio of American and British workers to an entire squad of 18 Iraqi soldiers, unless demands are met.
It was a sight the Nets had hoped to avoid, but there was Vince Carter, first day on the new job, rolling on the floor in agony, a man reduced to a child in his pain.
BAGHDAD, Dec 27: Thirteen people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of a top Iraqi Shia political leader, while the country&#39;s main Sunni Muslim party announced a boycott of next month&#39;s crucial elections.
A top U.S. general said on Thursday insurgents in Iraq were using crude chemical bombs in a new campaign to create instability, as U.S. and Iraqi forces stepped up a security crackdown in Baghdad.
BAGHDAD -- Marwa Hussein watched as gunmen stormed into her home and executed her parents. Afterward, her uncle brought her to the Alwiya Orphanage, a high-walled compound nestled in central Baghdad with a concrete yard for a playground. That was more than two years ago, and for 13-year-old Marwa,...
Lindsey Kildow whooshed a long sigh of relief after earning her first major championship medal. Bode Miller shrugged after finishing 24th and losing his super-G title, then fled the scene.
Workers, local people, councillors and MPs today expressed their disappointment that hundreds of jobs are to go at Jaguar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Browns Lane in Coventry.
Spending time with John Wooden is a big lure for coaches whose teams play in the 97-year-old legend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s doubleheader in Anaheim, Calif.
Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of
Somalia&#39;s newly chosen president, Abdullahi Yusuf, has pledged to disarm militias and do all he can to bring security to the war-torn Horn of Africa country.
Christopher Reeve's wife said she remembers how he dealt with his own tragedy as she tries to work through the \
A makeshift lineup led by Hideki Matsui\u00c2\u0092s home run and Robinson Can\u00c3\u00b3\u00c2\u0092s three runs batted in won the game for the Yankees, their sixth victory in a row.
UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB, parent of  bankrupt United Airlines, on Tuesday reported a November net  loss of $87 million, including a $158 million gain from the  sale of Orbitz Inc. shares and $20 million of reorganization  expenses.
Microsoft has announced a version of their digital rights management platform geared specifically for mobile content.
Without traditional training, Bubba Watson first mirrored his father's swing and has since mirrored Tiger Woods's every move -- the latter a large reason he's in second place at the U.S. Open.
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In a letter, New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Attorney General argued that such rankings would be used to steer consumers towards selected doctors.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to confer with European diplomats ahead of a likely push for new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.
Indians at the bottom of India's Hindu caste system are attacked, raped and killed daily due to their status, even though the rigid social hierarchy has been outlawed for decades, an international human rights group said Tuesday.
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A Briton and two Americans became the latest foreigners to be kidnapped in Iraq yesterday when gunmen burst into their house in central Baghdad and dragged them off into a van.
 brings trash and hope to Oscars
It could be a coming-out party for Mac OS X Leopard and who knows what else. Help us guess what might be rolling out on April 15. Plus: Stylin' with neon iPod headphones. In Cult of Mac.
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At the world's largest radio telescope, astronomers searching for asteroids on a collision course with Earth are bracing for a more worldly threat: The steepest budget cuts and first layoffs since the observatory opened in 1963.
A train slammed into a car trying to beat it across the tracks at a crossing Wednesday, killing all five people inside.
Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
Ardsley United Methodist Church, 525 Ashford Ave. Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7:30 pm Christmas Day, Holy Communion will be at 10 am Call 914-693-4225 or 914-693-4904.
There's something missing in Missouri: presidential campaign ads.
Armed tribesmen attacked and looted four villages in recent days, killing at least 15 civilians near a Darfur town that has been the focus of the latest fighting in western Sudan, a U.N. spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Telecom Italia rilancia con la nuova opzione Alice Mia che, sfruttando la rete ADSL, permetter\u00c3\u00a0 a ciascun componente del nucleo familiare di avere a disposizione un telefono e un numero personale per chiamare, inviare e ricevere SMS e MMS.
Israeli troops raided a Gaza Strip refugee camp to stop Palestinian mortar fire, killing 14 Palestinians and wounding 72 yesterday.
Napster on Thursday said it&#39;s testing a monthly subscription service that would let customers download an unlimited number of songs and play them on portable music devices
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Cognos Inc.   is  preparing to unplug its business analysis software from the  desktop PC and make it mobile, with plans for its first launch  on BlackBerry devices in early 2007.
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A Florida motorist was arrested Wednesday  on charges of trying to run down U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris at  an intersection where the controversial former state elections  chief was campaigning for re-election to Congress.
A majority of Americans want to see  few changes to Social Security and most oppose private  accounts, according to a poll from the seniors' group AARP,  which is fighting a White House plan to overhaul the program.
Paetec Holding said it would buy the privately held McLeodUSA, which manages high-capacity fiber networks, for $492 million in stock.
At 6 feet 9 inches and 260 pounds, with a soft touch around the basket and from the perimeter, Jamaican Samardo Samuels of St. Benedict\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prep stands out on a basketball court.
The San Francisco Giants kept pace with Houston in the wild-card race, and gave themselves an outside chance of overtaking Los Angeles in the NL West.
OPPOSITION health spokeswoman Julia Gillard today dismissed the Australian Medical Association&#39;s attack on Medicare Gold, saying Labor&#39;s plan offered a workable alternative.
Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei average slipped 0.85 percent to finish at a three-week closing low on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investors&#39; confidence in company earnings, prompting selling of exporters such as Honda Motor.
Hamas gunmen killed two members of President Mahmoud Abbas's intelligence service in the Gaza Strip on Friday and 25 people were wounded in fierce clashes between the rival factions, hospital officials said.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out a state funeral for Margaret Thatcher, the Conservative &quot;iron lady&quot; who governed the nation throughout the 1980s, a spokeswoman said.
TechWeb - Officials think the site's server was hacked sometime between Jan. 26 and Jan. 28.
President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
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The probe into a giant British-Saudi arms deal was scrapped after London&#39;s ambassador in Riyadh warned that it risked British lives, according to confidential papers published in a newspaper Thursday.
Police investigating the disappearance of a missing British girl in Portugal said they may use sniffer dogs on Thursday to search the area where an anonymous tip-off said she was buried.
After every misfire and misadventure in the lane, LeBron James's debut on the game's grandest stage kept careening off course.
SUNDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- The day when men can take a pill or rely on an implant to keep them from fathering a child may only be a few years away, experts say.
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The courts martial of three U.S.  soldiers over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners have been  transferred from Baghdad to a base in the United States, the  military said on Thursday.
IT WAS midnight when Indonesian anti-terror police turned up to an innocuous-looking freight transportation business in East Jakarta and searched the small building and its accounting and freight records.
Under stress, can the computers of the NYSE make the grade?
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A helicopter has come down at a golf course near Harrogate, say North Yorkshire Police.
Tesla made the electric car fancy. Now Fisker wants to do the same for the plug-in hybrid.
The satellite radio provider has gotten ahead of itself, but selling now would be a mistake.
Directors of the brokerage firm have begun to consider whether to replace the embattled E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal, and with whom.
The US condemns a decision by Belarus to evict a human rights group from its offices in Minsk
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines odyssey as &quot;a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune.&quot; For hospice care provider Odyssey Healthcare (Nasdaq: ODSY
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to build new nuclear weapons, which he said other nuclear powers did not yet have and were unlikely to develop.
A US delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of President George W. Bush, will travel to southern Asia Sunday to assess humanitarian needs, a White House spokesman said Thursday.
It will take three to five years before Iraq's government is stable enough to operate on its own, according to the former commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, who said the surge of American forces has not solved the country's broader problems.
Miguel Tejada has already talked with Astros manager Cecil Cooper about wanting to play every day. Not exactly shocking that a guy who played in 1,152 consecutive games - the fifth-longest streak in baseball history - would want to make that clear before joining his new teammates on the field for the first time yesterday.
The 20-year veteran, George A. Keyworth II, disclosed confidential information about Carleton S. Fiorina\u00c2\u0092s ouster as chief executive last year, the company said.
LONDON : Arsene Wenger confirmed that he is &quot;days away&quot; from signing a new contract that will ensure he remains Arsenal manager for at least two years after the club moves to its new Emirates Stadium.
Tottenham have named Dutchman Martin Jol as the team&#39;s new coach following the shock departure of former France coach Jacques Santini last week.
Paul Casey never made winning 1 million pounds look so easy. The Englishman completed a dominating week in the World Match Play Championship in Virginia Water, England, yesterday by winning the last five holes for a 10-and-8 victory over Shaun Micheel, the largest margin in the championship match in the 43-year history of this tournament.
A study of an ancient human pest -- head lice -- suggests that the ancestors of today&#39;s American Indians may have met and fought with
Turkey has agreed to a deal which will allow talks on EU membership to commence after agreeing to formally acknowledge Cyprus. The main sticking point had been over Turkey&#39;s failure to formally recognise Cyprus.
The International Space Station (ISS) and its astronaut crews routinely face a series of potentially disastrous risks in Earth orbit, an independent safety panel reported Tuesday. But available backup systems and procedures minimize the likelihood of the most catastrophic scenarios.
TORONTO, Nov. 28 -- Regulators have launched an investigation into allegations that the Canadian divisions of Nestle, Cadbury, Hershey and others have teamed up in a price-fixing scheme in the multibillion-dollar Canadian business of chocolate bars, company officials confirmed Wednesday.

For Billy Donovan , it's the perfect mix: the money, the team, the location. After leading Florida to two straight NCAA titles and building a budding dynasty in 11 years at the school, he's off to the NBA to coach the Orlando Magic.
Also: Impending Apple phone to be Cingular-exclusive upon launch. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Stephen Graham scored 16 points, including two three-point plays in the final 4 1 / 2 minutes, and No. 5 Oklahoma State beat No. 4 Syracuse 74-60 on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic.
The bombing of a U.N. election office in Afghanistan that injuring six policemen drew calls from a U.N. union Friday for a withdrawal of staffers from the embattled nation.
NASA gave the shuttle Discovery a majestic Fourth of July send-off and said early signs showed the spacecraft to be in good shape, despite once again being struck by the flying foam that has plagued the program.
Stocks gained on Wednesday, with the   S&P 500 briefly touching a five-year high, amid optimism about   corporate profits and the outlook for inflation, after the   Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged.
Public views of the national economy are now more negative than at any point in nearly 15 years, and few people believe that the kind of stimulus plan being devised by President Bush and Congress is enough to stave off or soften a recession, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
TAMPA, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N,   the world's largest retailer, said on Thursday it would cut the   prices of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per prescription   starting in the retirement haven of Tampa, Florida.
Investor's Business Daily - A jacket designed with global positioning satellite equipment is gaining popularity among worried parents in Britain, the Guardian reported. Clothing maker Blade Runner, which specializes in equipping police and security services, introduced the jacket, which includes a small GPS transmitter. Parents can track the location of their kids to within a 4 meter area via the Internet or their mobile phones. The jacket, which costs $510 and requires customers pay a monthly satellite service charge of $20, also is available with an optional Kevlar lining.
PARIS, Nov 1  - Palestinian officials on Monday voiced optimism about the health of their ailing leader Yasser Arafat, saying he was in stable condition and had shown &quot;clear improvement&quot;.
The high school class of 2006 got stuck with a new, longer version of the SAT and didn't fare well on it. Average reading and math scores fell a total of seven points &#151; the sharpest decline in 31 years.
Among the new offerings from Toshiba is a 4GB CompactFlash card for use in MP3 players and digital camcorders.
L'operazione, gia' annunciata al mercato, perfezionata ieri
Two longtime football coaches were talking this summer about the way things used to be, back when they worked together and really pushed their players.
The wife of one of three construction workers taken hostage in Iraq pleaded for her husband's freedom, saying their 13-year-old daughter \
Orders for long-lasting U.S.-made goods unexpectedly slipped 0.4 percent in October, hinting at manufacturing softness, but new claims for jobless aid shrank last week, government reports showed on Wednesday.
New York lawmakers proposed legislation on Tuesday that would provide new protection from convicted sex offenders hanging out on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace.
Sony Ericsson launches its first Windows Mobile smartphone, the XPERIA X1, at GSMA 2008.
A junior computer whiz at French bank Societe Generale was accused of racking up a $7 billion loss in bad bets on stocks in the biggest trading scandal in banking history.
Adobe Systems invites outsiders to sample color combinations supplied by users of the company's Kuler service.
After decades of operating without a large permanent collection, Asia Society is opening a drive to collect contemporary Asian and Asian-American art.
The first criminal trial to emerge from Enron Corp.&#39;s 2001 collapse \u00e2\u0080-ver the alleged sham sale of river barges in a scheme to help the energy company meet earnings targets \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -ld stretch into a second phase.
The accolades have been quick to pour in for Jake White&#39;s victorious South Africa side following their remarkable Tri-Nations success.
By Ray Sasser, The Dallas Morning News  May 31----E-mail   Smallmouth bass have taken a hit from golden alga, the insidious blooming plant that's caused problems in West Texas fish hatcheries and at Lake Whitney, the heavyweight champ of the state's smallmouth lakes.
ACTOR Johnny Depp&#39;s new film about the creator of Peter Pan is the early frontrunner to win the Best Film Oscar. Finding Neverland has been named Film Of The Year by the prestigious
Il Genoa oggi ha sostenuto una doppia seduta d'allenamento in preparazione della trasferta di Livorn...
NISQUALLY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Wash. -- Farmland that was drained and diked more than 100 years ago would turn back into salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon under a 15-year plan for the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge.
Glen Johnson may have knocked out Roy Jones Jr. in the ninth round last September, but most experts believe Jones had already been softened up by Antonio Tarver, who last May stopped Jones in two rounds.

Gay activists in this staid Washington city are planning to create a neighborhood of gay-oriented homes, businesses and nightlife &#151; a development religious conservatives contend would clash with Spokane's family-centered culture.
A former Marine, already irritated about the disappearance of $100 from his bank account, tackled a suspected robber who came into the bank wielding a fire extinguisher and demanding cash.
NEW YORK, September 15 (New Ratings) - The core Gulf members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have reportedly recommended that the cartel&#39;s official output quota be boosted by 4%, or one million barrels per day.
Mikel John Obi's move to Chelsea is being investigated by police in Norway.The 19-year-old Nigerian midfielder moved to Stamford Bridge from Lyn Oslo despite having already agreed a switch to Manchester United ...Comment
THE SELECTIONS MADE by Vodafone for its 3G handset range due for launch in November have been announced. Surprisingly LG (formerly Lucky Goldstar) isn&#39;t included as one of the six chosen suppliers.
Using marijuana in adolescence and early adulthood can cause psychotic symptoms later in life, a new study suggests. The risk of developing these symptoms is \u00e2\u0080\u009cmoderate\u00e2\u0080\u009d, say researchers, though is higher in people with a pre-disposition to psychosis.
Convicted Jonesboro school shooter Mitchell Johnson, who is awaiting sentencing on a federal weapons charge, has been arrested again, authorities said.
In developments Monday at the Supreme Court, the court:
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia and the United States remain partners and had warm words for President Bush, but he said that he would like to know whether the United States was intentionally seeking to isolate Russia.
Luke Do was a lively 18-month-old awaiting the birth of his first sibling when he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The hopes of his parents, both doctors in San Jose, Calif., immediately turned to a bone marrow transplant, but they soon learned some distressing news &#151; Luke's ethnic heritage made him a tough match.
Actress Pamela Anderson and her husband, recording star Kid Rock, filed for divorce from each other on Monday after just four months of marriage, according to court papers.
Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer beleaguered Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas support for his controversial call for early elections during a meeting in Ramallah, his spokesman said.
Risultati della 26/a giornata, 9/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie D. Mercoledi 14 marzo
Two Delta Air Lines planes landed without incident Friday at Kennedy Airport after authorities received reports that the flights had been threatened.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start Wednesday to beat Maria Vento-Kabchi of Venezuela 7-6 (3) 6-0 in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open.
The EU says competition is bad, especially if it might produce a winner.
Only half the money requested by the UN for immediate tsunami aid has been received, says Oxfam.
In this space I will be looking for the avant-garde, the change of heart that always signals a change of form.
Contro di noi evidente campagna di aggressione
Credit Suisse says first-quarter profit will be $1bn less than forecast after a write-down.
Ethnic fighting killed at least 12 people in Kenya's Rift Valley and forced thousands from their homes on Friday, undermining hopes of an end to weeks of unrest.
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The BBC was forced to issue an apology yesterday after being tricked into airing an interview with a fake chemical industry spokesman who said the US company which now owns Union Carbide
Avon Products reported higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings yesterday as it pressed ahead with a revamping program, setting off a 10 percent gain in its share price.
La stilista fondatrice di Blumarine ottiene il premio
Hewlett-Packard plans to use inkjet printing to enter a range of new markets, such as television and computer displays, printed electronic circuits, and automotive fuel-injection systems.
The votes in rugged Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever direct election will be counted by hand, after more than 24,000 ballot boxes are carried across its mountains and arid plains by donkey, helicopter and truck.
Insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades skirmished with U.S. and Iraqi forces in Sunni Muslim areas of Baghdad Saturday and at least three police and seven insurgents were killed.
fter so much misery, so much heartache, finally, some fun in The Swamp again for the Florida Gators and beleaguered outgoing coach Ron Zook.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24  /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent study by Internet Retailer Magazine, Wine.com was ranked the #1 online wine store for the third consecutive year.  The company ranked #13 in the food and drug category and #199 among all online retailers, based on 2006 annual web revenues.
The United States is sending an observer delegation to a Palestinian presidential election set for January 9, the State Department said.
Verizon Wireless of Bedminster, NJ, announced a partnership with Circuit City Stores Inc. of Richmond, Va., to create Verizon Wireless shops in 570 of its Circuit City superstores.
U.S. senators questioned Thursday whether members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission plan to enforce merger conditions that AT&T Inc. agreed to in its December acquisition of BellSouth Corp.
A former top official in the State Department acknowledges he was the source who outed a CIA operative to reporters, but he says it was an accident and he's sorry.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell was recuperating at Danbury Hospital on Tuesday, a day after undergoing breast cancer surgery.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the Litvinenko poisoning case was hurting ties with Britain, which sent detectives to Moscow as part of the investigation into the ex-KGB spy's death.
A militia leader who had threatened an offensive on Nigeria&#39;s oil industry now says he has no problem with oil companies - provided the government meets his demands and sticks to its agreement.
The dollar rose against almost every one of its main counterparts except the yen on Friday, as technically focused investors shifted positions and considered the implications of spiking oil prices.
Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cKamp Katrina\u00e2\u0080\u009d chronicles a married couple who opened their backyard to displaced people on the condition that they find jobs.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom has been suspended for one game for flagrantly fouling Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics, the league said Tuesday.
Peggiorano le condizioni dell'unico superstite
Peja Stojakovic had season highs of 30 points and 12 rebounds, and Brad Miller scored 27 points in the Sacramento Kings' 12th victory in 13 games, 109-92 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.
According to this new post on the PHPClasses.org blog today, they're launching some premium services for the users of the site:   It is with great pleasure that I announce that the PHP Classes site finally launched the premium services for PHP developers that use the site. [...] The premium subscriptions are the alternative that I found to make this site provide a pleasant user experience and hopefully provide useful features that can help making the life of PHP developers better.   He goes into detail on what all is involved in the premium subscriptions including:   No advertising Own site search Recorded searches Notable packages PHP Specialist forums   There's also several other services that are listed as \
Reports that U.S. President George W.  Bush had his wristwatch stolen while shaking hands with  Albanians on his weekend visit are false, Albanian police and  the U.S. embassy said on Tuesday.
The government agrees to look into funding a first men-only refuge for victims of forced marriage.
FARMINGTON, Pa. -- Vijay Singh held off Stewart Cink&#39;s fast finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot Sunday and break Tiger Woods&#39; one-year PGA Tour money record.
OSWEGO, Kan. - Labette County election officials found a curious solution to ballots jammed in an electronic scanner - a hair dryer.  Problems started when the county clerk's office began counting 805 advance ballots just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees have reportedly come to terms on a contract with free agent second baseman Tony Womack.
ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...
Uploading video to the Internet is so 2006. Now the question is what to do with those clips once they're in cyberspace. Many of the fledgling companies strutting their stuff at the annual DEMO conference in Palm Desert, Calif., think they have the answer.
In one young patient, unidentified stalkers seek out openings to attack the vision.
Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their explanation of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.
Police said on Monday they have arrested a 20-year-old British man on suspicion of stealing Cisco Systems (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) source code, the basic instructions for the machines that direct Internet traffic across the
Islamic terror networks tried to recruit young Muslims in Norway to launch attacks in other countries, the head of police intelligence was quoted as saying in an interview published Monday.
Night Life Some party people are using their mobile phones to influence the music at their favorite nightspots.
Riots exploded in opposition strongholds immediately after the killing by a policeman in the volatile Rift Valley.
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Sony is poised to kick off the launch of its next-generation DVD technology, announcing the release of high-definition Blu-ray movies from a number of major film studios in conjunction with new hardware on which to play them.
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. raised on  Friday its 2005 sales target by 14 percent to 2.58 million  vehicles, targeting overseas markets as part of its ambition to  become one of the world's top five auto makers.
Sir Paul McCartney breaks his silence over people who criticise his wife, Heather Mills McCartney.
Business: 17 September 2004, Friday. The Domestic Diplomatic Properties Agency defended Friday the legal sale of a local heating utility after its halted operations left people in a Sofia suburban area without ...
The first time the US Ski Team had two serious contenders for the World Cup overall title, they were identical twins who looked alike, acted alike and sounded alike.
Leader An: monopolio della politica non e' previsto
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh waves as Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad claps during a public rally in Srinagar on Wednesday. Reuters. SRINAGAR: Less than a week after announcing a troop cut, the biggest confidence
Generale Petraeus al Congresso, \
Fatah, the mainstream Palestinian movement, hopes that its former West Bank leader Marwan Barghouti would take back his candidacy for the Jan. 9 presidential election.
US troops have secured control over the whole of rebellious Falluja, a Marine officer said on Monday, with more than 1,000 insurgents taken prisoner.
England's BioTruck team aims to promote greener alternatives to fuels like ethanol.
Tribunale svizzero respinge tesi della svizzera Jackson
Peter Crouch's controversial injury-time penalty sees Saints progress in the FA Cup at the expense of their rivals.
China's leader depends on ancient wisdom and communist doctrine to guide a modern empire
Experts met in London Tuesday to discuss how to make a cervical cancer vaccine available to women in poor countries who need it most. The two-day meeting was being attended by some 60 representatives from public health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, non-governmental organizations and philanthropic foundations to try to accelerate the developing world's access to the vaccine.
L'Unione della Jihad islamica voleva colpire anche Ramstein
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration would gain authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed yesterday by the House.
Celtic defender Darren O'Dea says the players are gutted after their Champions League exit.
Tour de France champion Floyd Landis' backup urine sample confirmed high levels of testosterone, cycling's governing body said Saturday, raising the prospect that he could lose his title.
The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to strengthen bilateral cooperation and push forward the ongoing negotiations on reaching a free trade agreement (FTA).
Lebanon shut down on Tuesday to mourn  former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri whose assassination in a  car bomb blast plunged the country into political crisis and  rekindled bitter memories of the 1975-90 civil war.
U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to \
High-ranking Republican and Democratic leaders are expressing differing views about a lengthy CIA report issued last week, that concluded there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, before the US-led invasion.
La Spagna si conferma la grande favorita dell'Europeo di basket battendo la Russia 81-69 (20-23, 20-...
WASHINGTON -- Pharmacists who custom-blend drugs from bulk ingredients based on a doctor's prescription do not create new unapproved drugs, a federal judge in Texas said, undercutting the Food and Drug Administration's attempts to regulate the practice, known as compounding.
DES MOINES -- In Sen. Barack Obama's Iowa headquarters, young staff members sit at computers, analyzing online voter data and targeting potential backers. They zip one e-mail to an undecided voter and zap a different message to a firm supporter.
Are dolls, blocks and stuffed animals fading away in favor of electronic gadgets, and is childhood fading with them?
Molson Inc., Canada&#39;s biggest beermaker, said it will pay minority shareholders a special dividend to overcome opposition to its planned C$3.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he sees the situation in Iraq \u00e2\u0080\u009cgetting worse\u00e2\u0080\u009d as planned elections approach. And the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence in the months ahead.
A federal grand jury indicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James on corruption charges Thursday, accusing him of fraud in the sale of city-owned land and using city-issued credit cards to spend extravagantly on himself and several women.
A former top aide to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was sentenced on Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing an investigation related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.
(InfoWorld) - Acer, the world's fourth-largest PC vendor, is in talks with Sony over joining its voluntary laptop PC battery recall, but said Acer users haven't reported any problems so far. \
Le vere locomotive non sono piu' solo Usa, Giappone e Ue
Siemens AG said Monday it will defer an executive pay hike and contribute the proceeds to a 35 million euro ($44.3 million) fund to help employees of its former cell phone business.
The buyout offers would allow the auto giant to begin hiring new workers for significantly less pay.
Two years ago, Tim Lenczowski dreaded walking from the parking lot into his office.
Britain&#39;s Andy Murray has healed a nagging right wrist injury and recovered his confidence with the help of a sports psychologist ahead of Monday&#39;s start of the US Open.
Kabir Khan, the director of Kabul Express which released in Dec 2006, is now set to direct his next film.
The chances of a child developing asthma or other allergies may largely be fixed by the time they are born, research suggests.
A military geography institute in Florence says it has discovered what might have been a Leonardo da Vinci workshop in its building.
As President Hosni Mubarak looks to continue his 23 years as leader of the Middle East's most populous nation, his son is seemingly being groomed to eventually fill his shoes.
Mark Burnett, creator of the hit  reality TV shows \
Chris Carpenter, the 2005 NL Cy Young winner, will miss the rest of the season and part of next year after he undergoes elbow ligament replacement surgery next week.
The Utah Utes are taking this bowl business seriously. Brian Johnson threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and Utah opened the bowl season with a wild 35-32 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in the Poinsettia Bowl last night.
The U.S. heirs to a major collection of art looted by the Nazis and finally returned after years of legal wrangling have sold four paintings back to the Dutch government for $4 million and donated a fifth work.
Lebanon prepares for the funeral of leading anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel who was killed on Tuesday.
The country should have been better prepared for the summer floods in England, an independent review will say.
Foundation offering \u00c2\u00a35m to charities The Vodafone UK Foundation has got five million quid burning a hole in its pocket, and is looking for consortia of charities that can help 16-25 year olds who might be excluded from society; presumably not by giving them mobile phones or broadband.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Years ago, businesses often created names beginning with the letter A to be listed first in the telephone book. In today's high-tech world, they're vying to be noticed first on the Internet.
WANA, Pakistan  - Pro-Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan released 15 paramilitary troops on Tuesday after nearly three weeks in captivity, a tribal elder said.
Protesters strike in the  Indian state of Andhra Pradesh over the killing of a leading opposition politician.
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NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that&#39;s no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.
European countries will seek a breakthrough in the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme when top Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani attends a security conference in Germany this weekend.
New York label revolutionised the wardrobe of the working woman.
Una sfida fondamentale. Cos\u00c3\u00ac Alessandro Del Piero, dalle colonne del suo sito, definisce il match di...
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says lifting an EU arms embargo on China could send \
Halloween might be a week away, but Hollywood is beginning its annual horrorfest on Friday when \
The gloves stayed off yesterday as both presidential campaigns claimed victory in Friday&#39;s bruising debate. President Bush&#39;s campaign said he reversed most of the self-inflicted
Walter Mazzarri ha sottoposto questo pomeriggio i giocatori della Reggina a una seduta di allenament...
Anche Londra in progresso, stabile Francoforte
Kenya's government and opposition were on Tuesday wrestling for control of parliament after the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
The Israeli Army kept up pressure on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians in the Jabalya refugee camp as soldiers sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday season.
Not many buildings are celebrated with television adverts, an exhibition in every museum in town and model replicas made of chocolate.
President Bush has asked Congress  for an extra $887.4 million in hurricane aid, bringing to $13.8  billion the amount requested, with most of it going to the  presidential election battleground state of Florida.
You are strapped into this ride now, holding on tight with both hands, because events are unfolding at break-neck speed in this strange and wonderful country, where everyone is tugging at you, pulling you closer, so they can tell you what is best.
Newcastle and Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk maintained their perfect records in the UEFA Cup group phase on Thursday to virtually guarantee a place in the knockout stage.
Stocks rallied in quiet trading Wednesday as oil prices fell for a third straight day and countered a pair of government reports that gave a mixed picture of the economy.
Geothermal and hydropower are mature enough for private enterprise to take the lead, the government says.
Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of playing badly when they travel south after Alex Ferguson reignited a war of words with the former Porto boss.
Militari davanti a corte marziale per uccisione di 24 civili
A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Sunday welcomed the decision of his country&#39;s parliament to back the resumption of uranium enrichment.
A New York aumenta dell'1,8%, cresce anche il Brent
Harry Potter author Joanne Kathleen Rowling gave birth on Sunday in Edinburgh, Scotland to a daughter who has been given the name Mackenzie Jean. She is Rowling's third child, and her second child with husband Neil Murray. Her first daughter Jes...
EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon can start seriously thinking about a national title run. As for Southern California, just winning the Pac-10 could be a long shot at this point.
Washington consumer group calls for food marketers to voluntarily stop promoting junk food to kids.
Lead poisoning in pets is decreasing as lead paint grows more rare. But if your pet shows symptoms of lead poisoning, you should be tested as well.
Cooked turkey products exported from the UK presented no risk, the government says.
Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in September while the number of people filing new unemployment claims was higher than expected.
Dick Cheney and his wife say they are angry at John Kerry for invoking their lesbian daughter during the final presidential debate. Kerry says he was just trying to say something nice about how the Cheneys have dealt with the issue and meant no offense.
NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks mostly lower Thursday after Merck & Co. said it would be forced to remove one of its best-selling arthritis drugs from the market due to serious health risks...
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The FBI lost 160 laptop computers in less than four years, including at least 10 that contained highly sensitive classified information and one that held \
The White House on Monday dared the Democratic-led Congress to fight it in court by refusing to provide information and testimony demanded in an investigation into the firing of federal prosecutors.
Inventories at wholesalers rose more than forecast in November and sales increased, reflecting rising prices for oil and farm products.
The Mets introduced Carlos Beltran three hours before the Yankees were set to unveil Randy Johnson.
BAGHDAD -- Esad Ismael broke the most important promise he ever made.
Film fans by the hundreds waited under cold, dreary skies for glimpses of stars about to cross the red carpet for the 79th annual Oscars on Sunday, carefully watched by a phalanx of policemen.
Watchdog Energywatch says it is time the energy industry was referred to the Competition Commission.
Having effectively decided all but the final piece in his England jigsaw, Sven-Goran Eriksson at least finds himself confronted with a wealth of potential selection options.
This year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
Sunrise Senior Living disclosed in court filings that it had discovered \
The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed on Wednesday to boost intelligence cooperation to meet the menace of terrorism that was destroying both countries, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said.
A new study finds that an older antipsychotic drug is cheaper and equally effective for some patients with schizophrenia, sending makers of newer drugs scrambling to defend their products on Friday.
An Iranian-American academic detained in a Tehran prison since May says he expects to be freed soon.
Shortly after the discovery of a potentially harmful flaw in Google&#39;s beta Desktop Search software, the search firm announced on Monday that a fix for the problem has already been developed and automatically pushed out to users.
Labour is ready for an October election, according to the party's campaign coordinator.
Even though Frontline Wireless this week announced it is \
ATLANTA, June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- TULIX Systems, Inc. (http://www.tulix.com/), a leading Application Service Provider of solutions to the Broadband ISP Industry, would like to welcome Ben Lomand Co-op, of McMinnville, TN to its thriving list of COMMUNITY customers.
Australia wrapped up a 2-0 win in the series by bowling out New Zealand for 250 on the fifth day of the second and final test on Tuesday.
US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products.
SOUTH POINT, Hawaii _ Next stop, Antarctica, I muttered, as my little rental car swayed along the lonely, narrow road.
The bodies of more than 1,000 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have been exhumed from the largest mass grave found to date in Bosnia-Herzegovina, forensic experts said Thursday.
A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Howard Hughes, the man who inspired acclaimed movie The Aviator, led a glamorous but ultimately tragic life.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home on Thursday,   capping a successful mission to resume International Space   Station construction 3-1/2 years after the 2003 Columbia   disaster.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.'s  pact to import InBev  brands such as Stella Artois gives the U.S. brewer high-end beers it needs to compete, analysts agree, but Wall Street is unsure how much the deal may help Bud's profits.
Forgotten Tech Some say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and when you consider the history of the PDA, that statement holds many truths.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Poche luci nella Fiorentina di questa sera. Partita a ritmo lento, quella con il Brescia, e un pareggio che dice davvero poco. Il primo tempo termina a reti bianche, nella seconda frazione vanno in vantaggio
Edinburgh art exhibition revals why Venetian Renaissance artists like Titian were all the rage in Scotland.
FBI interviews and surveillance of at least a dozen political activists in Kansas and Missouri prior to the Democratic National Convention amounted to intimidation, contends the American Civil Liberties Union.
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&quot;With Preminet, we now provide a single source for operators to acquire a comprehensive range of industry certified content,&quot; said Lee Epting, a Nokia VP.
It is impossible to ensure the safety of imported drugs purchased individually by American consumers, and even a federally run program of bulk importation would pose medical and
TORONTO (CP) - The alarm now sounds with increasing frequency and urgency: the world could be on the brink of an influenza pandemic sparked by the highly virulent avian flu strain ravaging poultry stocks in Southeast Asia, experts fear.
Even a new Ionic Breeze cannot raise 2004 earnings above 2003.
German officials say they have uncovered a terrorist plot to blow up a passenger plane in Germany.
Sonoma County sheriff&#39;s detectives are casting a wide net for anyone who was in or around Jenner about the time a young couple was shot to death on a beach while on a weekend getaway.
I prezzi del settore energia sono saliti dell'11,6%
Prime Minister Tony Blair, hardened by years of heckling, insults and humiliating bad hair days, had an unusual experience: a member of the public actually kissed him.
Retaking Fallujah has &quot;broken the back of the insurgency,&quot; the US commander in Iraq said Thursday - an assessment far more optimistic than other analysts&#39; views and even a Marine Corps intelligence report.
Soldiers surround the home of Fiji PM Laisenia Qarase, as he tells the BBC that a coup is imminent.
Irina Slutskaya and Evgeni Plushenko returned to figure skating&#39;s summit by winning the Grand Prix Finals on Saturday, a little more than a year before the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Retailer Lowe's Cos Inc  warned on Monday that full-year profit could trail its prior forecast, saying dry conditions in some parts of the United States were hurting sales.
Southampton - Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy against West Indies at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
Fresh off prolonging their season at least one more day, the Red Sox will continue their quest to become the first team in baseball history to rally from a 3-0 deficit and win a series when they take on the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the AL
On his first day back under center with the first-team offense, Chad Pennington went for it all. He lofted a deep pass for Justin McCareins, hitting the receiver in stride.
Oil prices fell sharply yesterday in what traders described as a wave of profit-taking after futures hit a new high above $55 a barrel and after gasoline futures fell sharply on indications of declining demand.
(130 sec.) Foreign investors are taking advantage of a weaker dollar by buying a record amount of U.S. stocks.
Stock market investors celebrated another drop in oil prices on Thursday, driving the broad Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to its highest point since Sept. 11, 2001, and pushing the blue chip Dow Jones industrial average back into positive territory for the year.
Germany's budget deficit widened in the first half of this year, figures released Tuesday showed, but the government renewed its commitment to get the shortfall back within a European Union-imposed limit next year.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Cisco Systems is acquiring a California-based network management appliance developer for approximately $16 million in cash.
The murky green Dasha River has been dirty for decades, polluted by coal mines and steel mills that make it fit only for watering livestock and crops downstream.
Online gaming group 888 Plc  is  close to signing deals with some of Europe's bigger mobile  phone operators to offer their customers gambling over their  handsets, a source close to the company said on Thursday.
Does Ubuntu point the way to the real future for desktop Linux?
According to Philip Elmer-DeWitt (Fortune), Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, believes that Apple is \u00e2\u0080\u009ceffectively one year ahead of its competition.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Munster made the observation after touring the 2008 Consumer Electronics show and seeing reflected in the products there displayed unmistakable evidence of Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s achievements in hardware design, touchscreen devices, and ecosystem connectivity. Looking forward to \u00e2\u0080\u009cApple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Macworld announcements (1/15),\u00e2\u0080\u009d Munster expects Apple to set a similar \u00e2\u0080\u009cbar for CES \u00e2\u0080\u009909.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Immigrazione - Al meeting di Cl il ministro dell&#39;Interno difende la legge: &quot;Abbiamo regolarizzato 700mila persone&quot;. Ma poi ammette: &quot;Ci vuole qualche modifica&quot;. Il leghista Calderoli attacca: &quot;Lui \u00c3\u00a8 sempre un democristiano&quot;.
Governo medita risposta spettacolare a 'intimidazioni' Mosca
Democrat John Kerry joked Monday on \
Scientists say changes in children's small blood vessels could be used to predict heart disease in later life.
The pound picked up against the dollar and the yen, but remained weak against the euro, with a raft of weak data recently suggesting that the Bank of England's next interest rate move is likely to be down.
The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.
The Romanian government said it has given the country's former King Michael 30 million euros (38 million dollars) to compensate him for the seizure of his property by the former communist regime in 1948.
Filmmaker Michael Moore has a knack for goading Republicans into fits of babbling, unseemly rage. He did it with his film &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; and his appearance, in the guise of columnist, at the GOP convention in New York.
United Airlines said today that it would cut 68 airplanes from its fleet, shift more responsibility for domestic routes to its regional carrier, and expand international flying.
Sixty years after transistors were invented and nearly five decades since they were first integrated into silicon chips, the tiny on-off switches dubbed the \
Fujitsu, Japan&#39;s biggest computer manufacturer, have joined hands with Cisco to produce high-end routers and switches for the Japanese market.
Can CA reinvent itself? Computer Associates (CA) have had a pretty miserable time over the past few years. I guess they felt like the underpaid and overworked airport staff at New York's JFK airport as I came through on a flying visit to catch up on their latest news.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Anti-retroviral drug treatments can dramatically reduce the level of HIV virus in the blood but transmission risks remain, United Nations health agencies said on Friday.
The next big frontier for Big Linux Build-out will be at a back end that's as close as anyone can get the front lines of big video production. That is, to consumers who are now also producers. And the parties in the best position to pioneer that frontier aren't in Seattle or Mountain view. They're in your home town. read more
A troubled cruise ship is still waiting to leave on its delayed world cruise.
It took less than ten minutes Tuesday for the woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb to make an initial appearance before a federal judge in Missouri.
Two men are arrested after a number of shots are fired at a Birmingham city centre restaurant.
NEW YORK -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has trouble remembering those frantic seconds when he escaped from his burning racecar. He believes, however, that his late father figured in his survival.
Intelsat cuts bandwidth over unpaid bill Zimbabwe's net infrastructure has all but ground to a halt after Intelsat cut the country's bandwidth over an unpaid $700,000 bill, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At a news conference Monday, Holtz said he feels he&#39;s leaving the program in good shape for a new coach; and added he felt the Gamecocks should be able to attract a big-name replacement.
ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said the country should prepare for that possibility.
A United Airlines flight from London to Washington was rerouted to Bangor, Maine, to prevent Yusuf Islam, the British pop musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, from entering the United States, The New York Times reported.
ELEANOR HALL: After close to three years in US detention, Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, will shortly be reunited with his father, Terry, who\u00e2\u0080\u0099s on his way to Cuba to attend his son&#39;s trial before a US military commission.
The Motley Fool - On Nov. 21, Borders Group (NYSE: BGP - News) released third-quarter earnings for the period ended Oct. 28.
Arts & entertainment: From the Republic of Congo to the drizzle of the South Bank comes a tropical villa for the people
Nimish Creations & INFINIT IN Creations launched an educational animated film based on astronomy, HUM YAHAN
Ok, so it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s one thing for a cellphone to have a bug in it, it happens, but there\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa defect in Siemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099 65 series of cellphones (including the C65, M65, S65, SL65, CV65, CT65, CXV65, and CXT65) that could potentially result in hearing loss.
Satisfaction Unlimited is set to release APIs for its Get Satisfaction Web site that will let developers add its 'complaint desk' features to other applications and sites.
Il premio \u00c3\u00a8 stato assegnato a Richard Axel e Linda B. Buck per i loro studi sul sistema olfattivo umano. Si apre la settimana di assegnazione del riconoscimento pi\u00c3\u00b9 ambito. Hanno svelato il mistero degli
Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agreed to a $73 million, five-year contract extension on the ace's 29th birthday Tuesday, the biggest multiyear deal the team has ever given to a pitcher.
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Joe Cannon stopped a shot from close range in the 76th minute and a penalty kick five minutes later, helping the Colorado Rapids to a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Friday night.
ROMA - L&#39;Aula della Camera ha approvato il testo delle riforme istituzionali. Il provvedimento torna al Senato. I si&#39; sono stati 295, i no 202, 9 gli astenuti. &#39;&#39;Sono soddisfatto, e&#39; un passo avanti&#39;&#39;. Cosi
Orientamento e' di candidare Maroni governatore Lombardia
E' la 'Liga' spagnola il campionato pi\u00c3\u00b9 spettacolare e competitivo del mondo. Lo ha stabilito la fed...
French Agriculture Minister Herve Gaymard is to succeed Nicolas Sarkozy as finance minister, a government official said Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Gaymard&#39;s appointment
The scattered tickets outside the Globe Arena told the story. There were no souvenirs from this one. In yet another important game that demanded the team be at its best, Sweden was at its worst.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel heard evidence on Thursday about risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny mesh tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
The biggest news of the past week has been the basket brawl at Auburn Palace in Detroit between the Pistons and Indiana Pacers. If you haven\u00e2\u0080\u0099t heard by now, the Pacers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Ron
Ryan Giggs joined an elite band of Manchester United players in chalking up his 600th appearance for the club. Giggs, 30, joined Sir Bobby Charlton (759) and Bill Foulkes (688) among United players to pass the landmark in the 2-1 defeat of Liverpool.
Time to rename it 'Symaunteuc?' Symantec should be thankful for a healthy year's worth of publicized data pratfalls an ocean away. International sales rose 21 per cent in its third fiscal quarter, bolstering a strong quarter for the security software firm and a cheery outlook for Q4.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Top executives of Verizon   Communications, Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular and T-Mobile USA   have been invited to testify Friday at a U.S. House Energy and   Commerce Committee hearing into the use of deceptive measures   to obtain personal information, known as pretexting, the panel   said on Monday.
Privacy advocates say new passports that carry information in a computer chip will be vulnerable to electronic snooping.
A quarter of people want the government to ban smokers being treated by the NHS for smoking-related illness, according to a BBC poll.
Commerzbank, the fourth-biggest German bank, said it was axing 900 jobs in a revamping of its investment banking operations and posted a third-quarter net loss despite expectations for a profit.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by four men who challenged Florida's ban on adoption by gay couples, avoiding another contentious fight over gay rights.
After a four-year absence, HP moves back into Japan with three new desktops and a notebook.
Two 25-ton steel columns &#151; one bearing signatures of American steelworkers who helped make it &#151; rose at ground zero Tuesday, a milestone in prolonged efforts to build the skyscraper that will replace the World Trade Center.
Tamil Tiger guerrillas in green-striped camouflage assaulted a mock government fort with gunfire, rockets and explosives Friday at a secret training base in separatist-held territory in northern Sri Lanka.
Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo have agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
LG is putting Netflix on some TVs. But we really need a way to get any video on the Internet onto any television.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an \
MOSCOW, Sept. 14 -- The assassination of a senior civil servant who led a campaign to clean up the country's banks drew calls Thursday for a merciless response from the government, as well as hand-wringing over whether Russia is outgrowing the bloody business tactics common in the 1990s.
The charity says without them, many needy families just wouldn&#39;t have a merry Christmas. &quot;Bell ringers who give from themselves, they give up their time to man a kettle, to greet people, to say Happy Holidays, to bring a smile.
to get talks rolling for after 2012, when the Kyoto protocol to cut greenhouse gases runs out. protocol last month, allowing the treaty to take effect in February with a seven-year delay.
European and Asian stocks started off the week in positive territory Monday, amid quiet trading as the U.S. markets remained closed for a public holiday.
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At least two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a suicide bomb attack near a West Bank checkpoint on Tuesday, the Israeli army and medics said.
Wayne Elsey was sitting on his couch watching television footage from the Asian tsunami when he saw an image that still haunts him &#151; a single shoe washing up on shore.
Archaeologists excavating the seabed off Cyprus have discovered the tools of ancient mariners, which they believe were used by foragers more than 10,000 years ago &#151; before the island had permanent settlements.
Talks to set fishing quotas start in Brussels between government ministers and the European Commission.
Edward D. Jones &amp; Co. agreed Monday to pay a record $75 million and take corrective measures to avoid criminal charges for taking payments from mutual fund companies it recommended to individual investors.
An Israeli rehabilitation centre is defying a government order to transfer a Palestinian girl paralyzed in an Israeli attack on militants to a hospital in the occupied West Bank.
Violence left nearly 50 people dead in two major southern cities Friday when members of a shadowy, messianic cult attacked police and fellow Shiite worshippers \u00c2\u0097 a year after a similar plot was foiled during Shiite Islam's most important holiday.
China and the United States agreed  broad steps on Friday to tackle global economic imbalances as  two days of talks to ease trade and currency strains ended with  good intentions but modest substance.
Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned on Thursday in the Jenin refugee camp, where he was lifted on the shoulders of gunmen
Company(TM), today introduced the first in a new family of durable enterprise digital assistant (EDA) products specifically designed for business essential applications within the enterprise environment.
World number one and defending champion Vijay Singh was stalking joint leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird after the third round of the $4.
MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson reckons his team can get back in the title race by the New Year. United lie fifth at the moment but intend to make up lost ground on leaders Chelsea and second-placed Arsenal in the next six weeks.
The Bush administration is banning land mines that cannot be located with metal detectors, a move designed to set an example to other nations and to protect mine hunters.
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. agreed to buy the brands including Altoids mints and Life Savers for $1.48 billion from Kraft Foods Inc., its biggest acquisition ever, to expand its share of the candy market.
David Gardner sits down for a discussion with Jim Sinegal.
Erano stati rialzati in febbraio di un quarto di punto
Israeli soldiers shot dead five Palestinians in north Gaza on Tuesday after mortar fire from Palestinian militants wounded two people in a nearby Jewish settlement, medics on both sides said.
New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.
The number of dead as a result of the 9.0 earthquake that occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, 40 kilometers under the Indian Ocean, has reached 40,000.
The Boston Red Sox's historic World Series baseball win Wednesday has forced a rewrite of a sports-based romantic comedy starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon.
Fallen press baron Conrad Black will sue Hollinger International Inc.&#39;s special committee and others for C$1.1 billion ($870 million) over a report that accused him of looting the company of millions of dollars.
The director James L. Brooks emerges from a painful divorce with \
Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.
Four out of five people want the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years, according to a poll. Eighty percent of respondents believed raising the age at which teenagers could
OSLO - Forte richiamo del presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, a fare di piu&#39; contro il terrorismo. Le attuali iniziative &quot;non bastano a isolare e debellare il terrorismo. Occorrono anche visione
Windows XP is a safe and secure operating system. Really, it is--as long as you don&#39;t connect it to the Internet. To be fair, other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, are vulnerable to online attacks, too.
BAGHDAD: A US soldier yesterday broke down in tears as he admitted abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison. &quot;There is no way to justify it,&quot; Specialist Armin Cruz, 24, said after pleading guilty to conspiracy
EAGLE, COLO. - Her presence is everywhere. Even as she moves from state to state, even as death threats chase her and wackos stalk her, she refuses to go away.
President Hugo Chavez's allies in Congress appointed 17 new justices to the supreme court Monday as opposition parties accused the leader of stacking the nation's highest court with government-friendly magistrates.
The Mars rovers fuel their instruments by following the sun and as their energy budget gets tighter during the winter, their terrestrial drivers get more skilled at driving towards the light.
Measures to reduce emissions of methane from gas pipelines and farms are working, research suggests.
'Ci manca solo un po' di freschezza, ma restiamo noi la squadra da battere'. Patrick Vieira prova a ...
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Prosecutors promised on Monday to prove that Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's government, earning him a privileged position in Iraq.
Feyenoord, Stuttgart and Rangers registered comfortable wins Thursday in the group stage of the UEFA Cup, while French side Lille was upset 1-0 by a German second division club.
Netra: Now with 64 threads Congratulations go out to Sun Microsystems for doing its best to make a new NEBS box seem exciting. Sun will ship you a NEBS server that supports 64 software threads, don't ya know.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gmail can be easily hacked, allowing any past--and future e-mail messages--to be forwarded to the attacker's own in-box, a vulnerability researcher said Tuesday.
The latest accident in the northern state of Punjab has claimed more than 20 lives and injured more than 100 others. Over the last decade, in India, an average of 200 people have been killed in train accidents every year.
When two doctors crashed a Jeep Cherokee into Glasgow's Airport and then set it on fire in a desperate attempt to ignite crude bombs it was clear to a policeman on the scene that they were on a suicide mission.
John Mellencamp never figured Farm Aid would still be needed now, 21 years after its debut as one of many moments of musicians trying to do good in the 1980s.
A former separatist rebel  appeared set on Tuesday to become the next governor of Aceh  after a landmark election in the Indonesian province battered  by decades of conflict and a horrific tsunami
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...
The two high-profile Democrats who represent California in the Senate are squaring off over Condoleezza Rice, the president's nominee to be secretary of state.
The Yankees clinch their 13th straight postseason appearance, beating the Devil Rays to assure themselves of at least a wild-card, and perhaps another AL East crown.
L'allenatore della Sambenedettese Calcio, Enrico Piccioni, si &egrave; dimesso. La decisione dopo l'...
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.
The Justice Department announced Thursday that more than 150 people had been arrested, charged or convicted in the last three months in a wide-ranging sweep of criminal activity on the Internet.
When Brian Cashman was an assistant general manager for the Yankees, one of his roommates was Timmy Coughlin, son of Tom Coughlin, the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 coach.
Finnish forensic experts have arrived in Nepal to help probe a site believed to contain the remains of people abducted and killed by the army during a bitter civil war, officials said.
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ROMA, 18 DICEMBRE 2004 - I rifiuti nucleari di maggiore pericolosit\u00c3\u00a0 presenti sul territorio italiano saranno presto portati all&#39;estero: lo prevede un decreto del ministro delle attivit\u00c3\u00a0 produttive Antonio Marzano.
American Express said Monday that it had filed suit against Visa International and MasterCard International for imposing rules, later overturned by the courts, that barred tens of thousands of banks from issuing its credit card.
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Eddie Griffin scored a career-high 27 points and Latrell Sprewell had 24 in his return from a one-game suspension, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-84 over the struggling Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Wii outsold rival PlayStation 3 by more than double in the United States in November as the freshly launched video game consoles vied with Xbox 360 for devotees, figures showed.
Former Labour MP George Galloway's long running legal action against the Daily Telegraph begins on Monday.
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US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a
A visit to Najaf lays bare the needs of displaced Iraqis and the rough road ahead for national reconciliation.
Tony Blair\u00c2\u0092s slide is paired with the ascent of another leader.
In the teeming markets and cafes of Little Saigon, generational changes and misgivings over his policies have weakened President Bush's support among Vietnamese-Americans. Still, few are embracing his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.
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British Airways has said that third-quarter net profits sank 12.0 percent and revealed it would lose 80 million pounds (121 million euros, 157 million dollars) from a cancelled cabin crew strike earlier this week.
Sudan on Thursday agreed to ease restrictions to humanitarian aid access throughout Africa's largest country after a meeting with the Canadian prime minister in the Sudanese capital.
The president of Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. shrugged off the threat from rival Sony&#39;s entry into the handheld video game business Thursday, saying his company is targeting a different market of novice players.
Israeli troops in the West Bank push on with their search for militants, trading fire with Palestinian gunmen.
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday,  snapping two straight sessions of declines after upbeat  earnings from Apple  helped power some technology  shares higher, while the yen's rally paused as risk appetite  resurfaced.
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(CBS/AP) A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
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La McLaren schierer&agrave; lo spagnolo Pedro de la Rosa comel secondo pilota nel Gran Premio di Cin...
Morocco is confronting the stains of past human rights abuses with public testimony about tortures and disappearances in the kingdom.
India&#39;s prime minister has urged militant separatists in the north-east to join negotiations with the federal government and end decades of strife.
PADANG, Indonesia - Days of colossal earthquakes and tsunami warnings have forced traumatized Indonesian villagers to seek safety in the last place imaginable: graveyards.
Nine games into the season, Josh McCown is still struggling to put together a successful passing game for the Arizona Cardinals.
The Nato alliance has agreed to take on a larger role in the training of Iraqi security forces, a spokesman said. The organisation will now work towards creating a large military training academy to expand
Ariel Sharon&#39;s deputy repeated a call, rejected in the past by the Israeli prime minister, for a wider withdrawal from the West Bank after a planned pullout from parts of the occupied Palestinian territory and Gaza.
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Punk legends The Sex Pistols expand their reunion tour with two additional concerts.
The drug maker said its fourth-quarter profit fell 70 percent from a year-ago period that included the sale of its consumer health business, but adjusted profit topped Wall Street expectations.
Two days after hearing it from coach Isiah Thomas and hours after fans rallied to call for Thomas' firing, what could be more untimely than a visit from LeBron James and the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers?
Shares of casino operators moved lower Wednesday as Wall Street reacted to Hurricane Ivan, the latest storm of the season, poised to hit the Southeastern United States within the next 24 hours.
Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease.
If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.
TechWeb - The software is designed to automate security, messaging communications and deployment configurations for middleware, freeing developers to devote more time to business logic.
Telecom Italia lancia la sua offerta di telefonia su Internet per le famiglie. Il suo modello di Voip \u00c3\u00a8 per\u00c3\u00b2 molto lontano da quello americano e da quello introdotto in Europa da BT e in Francia da Neuf Telecom, Iliad, Tiscali.
NEW YORK - A New York Times reporter said Friday that she is deeply reluctant to divulge a confidential source to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identify, even if the source permitted her to do so.    Judith Miller faces up to 18 months in jail for refusing to cooperate with prosecutors investigating the leak...
With a new television season starting Monday, this is the time of year network executives go to sleep with visions of big hits in their heads &#151; and get a reality check when they wake before dawn to check the ratings on their Blackberrys.
Halliburton Co.&#39;s US contracts to repair Iraqi oilfields and feed and house troops in the Balkans should be investigated because they violated procurement rules, a US Army Corps of Engineers officer said.
Fusione fara' nascere gruppo da 15 mld dlr di ricavi l'anno
Who to blame? Wall Street's giants brought it on themselves. And there's the regulators.
After making record profits, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs Group reported that it will pay its workers an average of $622,000 this year.
Do you allow visitors on to your network? WiFi hotspot aggregator The Cloud sees a future in providing guest access to company networks, but do they just have a solution in search of a problem?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gabor Talmacsi partir&agrave; in pole position nella classe 125 del Gp del Qatar, prima prova del mo...
It would be a bizarre climax to a bizarre regular season. But consider this: If the Rams defeat the New York Jets and Seattle loses to Atlanta, the Rams would host an NFC playoff game ... at 8-8. Strange but true.
Bill Parcells&#39; Dallas Cowboys beat the Joe Gibbs-coached Washington Redskins 21-18 in a classic encounter on Monday. Terry Glenn scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
Riggs said PNC's attempts to lower the purchase price constituted an \
Australia&#39;s Computershare Ltd has agreed to buy EquiServe of the United States for $292 million, making it the largest US share registrar and driving its shares up by a third.
Search engine Baidu.com Inc. said Friday its third-quarter profits more than doubled on strong traffic growth despite search giant Google Inc.'s efforts to expand in China.
Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
VATICANO - Messaggio di solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 del Santo Padre alle comunit\u00c3\u00a0 cristiane in Iraq colpite da attentati Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha espresso la propria solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 alla comunit\u00c3\u00a0 cristiana in Iraq dopo i recenti attacchi avvenuti a Baghdad, Mossul e Kirkuk (vedi Agenzia Fides 10/1/2008). Il telegramma, a firma de...
Chelsea's Joe Cole faces at least three weeks out after being diagnosed with a minor stress fracture in his foot.
Survivors arranged for mass burials and searched for tens of thousands of the missing in countries thousands of miles apart.
Pharmacy chain CVS Corp. on Thursday said it would offer the world's first disposable digital camera with a bright color viewing screen that allows consumers to instantly preview pictures.
Mighty South Africa were given the fright of their lives on Saturday before they made sure of their World Cup quarter-finals place with an error-strewn 30-25 win over Tonga.
Canon is a brand many consumers associate with digital cameras. But the company wants to remind business executives that it's still a major player in office products, and this week--via a &#36;30 million effort by DCA Advertising--it hopes to show business users how good they'll feel after using Canon Imaging Systems Group offerings.
CAIRO - Iran has slowed its nuclear activities and is cooperating more fully in clearing up questions about its efforts, but the country continues to expand its enrichment of uranium, according to a UN agency report.
TEHRAN: Iran warned on Sunday that it was not prepared to permanently freeze its controversial nuclear fuel work and that it expected quick results from crucial talks with Britain, France and Germany.
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The media-sharing site Photobucket is introducing a search mechanism that lets users append labels to specific faces and objects in photos.
SAN DIEGO - Cesar Izturis homered and Adrian Beltre had three hits for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who survived a shaky start by Kazuhisa Ishii and beat San Diego 9-6 on Thursday night to take a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco in the NL West.    San Francisco lost 7-3 to Houston...
Ernie Els was up to the challenge against one European Ryder Cup hero Saturday but will have to fend off three more of them in the final round of the WGC-American Express Championship.
 by Iran for nuclear talks
DeShaun Foster did not just sub for the injured Stephen Davis, he came within 4 yards of erasing Davis&#39; team record for yards rushing in a game.
Michael Schumacher did not win the Belgian Grand Prix for the seventh time in what was Ferrari&#39;s 700th Grand Prix, but in finishing in a second position ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello, he did achieve an unprecedented seventh championship.
The cable industry is under attack, but Comcast can and will fight back.
com. It&#39;s been quite a month for San Francisco, which entered Saturday&#39;s contest against the San Diego Padres at SBC Park having won six straight games and 10 of its last 12.
A Playboy Playmate accused of karate-kicking the ex-girlfriend of NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia was acquitted Wednesday of a misdemeanor assault charge.
President Bush asked Canadians on Wednesday to move beyond their deep opposition to the Iraq war and get behind his vision of democracies blooming from Baghdad to the West Bank.
Los Angeles - If you think the freeways around Southern California are crowded, you should see the crowd in the Southern California locker room after a football game.
Low-priced stocks can be cheap for a reason, but some present overlooked investment opportunities.
The government is about to start opening up the process of reviewing patents to the modern font of wisdom: the Internet.
New Delhi, Nov. 8: General Electric Capital International Services (Gecis), the global business process operations of General Electric, has offloaded a 60 per cent stake for about $500 million to two private
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Ice was a hot commodity in  Florida on Tuesday and frustration was mounting as hundreds of  thousands remained without power in sweltering heat in the  aftermath of Hurricane Charley.
Aside from Steve Finley, no Dodgers position starter had postseason experience before Tuesday. By comparison, every member of the Cardinals&#39; starting lineup came into the series having played in October.
InfoWorld - Yahoo&#39;s net income fell year-over-year in a quarter that saw&#160;Yahoo leadership change hands&#160;amid criticism that the company failed to capitalize on the explosive growth of the search-engine advertising market.
Developing a comprehensive profile of risks and aligning to a common framework of policies and practices can eliminate redundant efforts and eliminate exposures that may exist today.
Comment is free: Shashi Tharoor: Benazir Bhutto's greatest legacy may be that the Islamists suspected of her killing will be further isolated from the army and power
Gateway CEO will resign at the end of January, clearing the way for Acer's top executive in the Americas to take the helm.
US President Bush said that \u00e2\u0080\u009cnow is the time to confront Social Security to deal with a projected $3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years and give younger workers the ability to invest some of their retirement money in personal accounts\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended his plans to rewrite dozens of laws by decree, saying his country has a vibrant democracy and that the world's real \
A particular genetic region long assumed to be a critical factor in this condition is not as important as thought, says the Johns Hopkins team.
Israel began construction of a section of the separation fence in the southern West Bank on Sunday, five days after Palestinian suicide bombers carried out an attack from the area, local newspaper Haaretz reported.
A woman who jumped on a 70-year-old man's head with her stiletto heels in an unprovoked attack is jailed.
Alcohol, not drugs, linked to incidents, says survey.
A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poor. But will it poison the earth?
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s more than 20 books shaped discussions for two generations about America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s past.
Il sorteggio della fase a gironi di Coppa Uefa si svolger&agrave; marted\u00c3\u00ac 3 ottobre a Nyon, in Svizz...
One man was killed on Monday in a clash between supporters of rival candidates as Egyptians voted in an election for parliament&#39;s upper house amid a massive crackdown on the main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Almost nonstop, gargantuan 145-ton trucks rumble through China's biggest open-pit coal mine, sending up clouds of soot as they dump their loads into mechanized sorters.
There's a revolt going on in Hawaii as some bar owners openly defy the state's new anti-smoking law, one of the nation's toughest, by letting their customers light up.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Vendors are discussing how to pay for the recall of more than 200,000 batteries.
Si sgonfia bolla immobiliare ma costi non caleranno a breve
U.S. health regulators warned Hain Celestial Group Inc about a potentially unsafe herb in some of its herbal teas, saying it might be dangerous to blood sugar, reproductive, cardiovascular and renal systems.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 -- A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents.
By rickey singh. SOME of our Caribbean Community Heads of Government as well as the Community Secretariat may well have reflected, in their condolence messages, the admiration of the peoples of the Caribbean
Britain was cautioned after using what was termed &quot;derogatory&quot; language during an emotional debate Wednesday on Japan&#39;s controversial bid to lift a moratorium on commercial whaling.
Blog: The logic behind the recent purchases in the security industry is simple--if you can't build security in, then at least layer it on.
The strong Canadian dollar has hit the illegal marijuana sector just as it has other industries that export to the United States, one of Canada&#39;s best known legalization advocates said on Thursday.
NEW YORK -- Tracing the tracks of their tears back to the ballpark in the Bronx where all the horrible things happened last October, the Red Sox returned to the American League Championship Series last night, fell behind, 8-0, then rallied mightily before again succumbing to the Yankees, 10-7.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left the door open Monday for consideration of what may be a new overture from Iran to bargain with the West over the Iranians' disputed nuclear program.
Like father like son: exploratory variations on that old saw are the thematic heart of the Argentine filmmaker Daniel Burman\u00c2\u0092s \u00c2\u0093Family Law.\u00c2\u0094
Intel, the world&#39;s biggest semiconductor maker, said on Monday that it had succeeded in building a test chip that packs 10 million transistors into an area the size of the tip of a ball-point pen.
England has recorded its wettest August ever, with more than two-thirds more rainfall than normal.
AUSTRALIAN specialists were today beginning the grisly task of identifying the bodies of up to 1,000 people killed by Sunday&#39;s tsunami in the Thai resort area of Khao Lak.
At least 43 people are killed and 112 wounded in a series of rocket and bomb attacks in Baghdad.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. tanks on Tuesday reinforced  their positions along the southern flank of Najaf's Imam Ali  shrine, scene of a three-week-old Shi'ite rebellion.
A play about a stablehand who mutilates horses was never going appeal to all, but \
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Bush agreed during a telephone call Wednesday to maintain close ties and to meet in November, officials said.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Georgia.
A new study finds little evidence that commercial weight-loss programs help people drop excess pounds.
Tulsa athletic director Judy MacLeod announced that assistant coach Alvin &quot;Pooh&quot; Williamson will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of this season.
REPORT FINDINGS: The number of people affected by the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region has grown to 2 million, and there are strong indications of war crimes \
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates tied Iran's government to large shipments of weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan and said yesterday such quantities were unlikely without Tehran's knowledge. Gates's comments, following accusations by a State Department official, were the strongest yet by a Cabinet secretary about Iran's support of the militant group in Afghanistan.
US Attorney General John Ashcroft and Secretary of Commerce Don Evans have resigned, the White House says.
U.S. Steel Corp  posted a 35 percent decline in third-quarter profit on Tuesday, worse than Wall Street had expected, and forecast weak fourth-quarter earnings, sending the steelmaker's shares down 6 percent.
Italian teen Arturo Lupoli scored two goals to lead Arsenal past Everton 3-1 Tuesday, putting the Gunners in the fifth round of the English League Cup.
Britain says it will freeze any assets belonging to the terror group who killed hostage Kenneth Bigley.
Onida, e'Organo di garanzia, separato e distinto da politici
The Peruvian government started on Friday retrial of Abimael Guzman, the leader of the rebel group Shining Path. Guzman, 69, and 17 other members of the rebel group will also be on trial, according to justice authorities.
The second and final round of voting for a new mayor is to take place in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.
Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. will  begin testing on Wednesday a service that lets users watch  videos rented or bought over the Internet directly on  televisions, as part of a trend to link personal computers and  TVs.
Three US Navy SEALs have been charged with maltreating an Iraqi detainee who died after he was turned over to the US Army in Mosul in April 2004, the Navy said Friday.
Un nuovo pericoloso worm si nasconde all&#39; interno delle e-mail che &quot;promettono&quot; di avere in allegato il nuovo video di Osama Bin Laden. E&#39; quanto afferma Sophos, societ\u00c3\u00a0 leader per la sicurezza e gli antivirus
Carlo Bonini davanti agli investigatori della Finanza di Brescia Convocato come testimone, ispezionato il suo computer                                                  Sismi, interrogato per 10 ore giornalista di Repubblica                                                                                                    Il ministro Parisi: \
Federated Department Stores Inc.   FD.N will transform 400 former May stores into Macy's on   Saturday, but the change does not mean the retailer -- despite   its renovated stores and new merchandise -- is abandoning its   moderate shopper.
Oil prices fell toward $87 a barrel on Wednesday, extending this month's losses to more than 5 percent, after a government report showed a surprisingly big build in U.S. petroleum stockpiles.
New York Jets defensive end John Abraham was held out of Saturday's divisional playoff game in Pittsburgh, the sixth consecutive game he's missed with a knee injury.
Trend Micro will become the latest major antivirus software company to provide protection against mobile phone viruses, with new antivirus and antispam software for mobile phones running the Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian operating systems.
BAGHDAD - A poco piu&#39; di un mese dalle elezioni in Iraq, il capo di Al Qaida, Osama bin Laden, si scaglia contro la consultazione, definendo &#39;infedeli&#39; tutti coloro che vi parteciperanno, e investe il piu&#39; feroce dei terroristi sulla piazza, Abu Musab al
As developers gather in San Francisco, they've got two big things on their minds: the iPhone and the Leopard OS.
An international report giving greater certainty to global warming will shift the debate in Congress from what's causing climate change to the economics of who will pay to confront it.
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi Wednesday questioned the need for OPEC oil producers to rein in oil supply, saying the cartel&#39;s reference crude price was still above its official target despite steep recent falls.
Oct 15, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Federal health officials today ruled out using any of Chiron Corporation&#39;s influenza vaccine in the United States this year, following the completion of inspections at the company&#39;s plant in Liverpool, England.
Chase Utley has found a way to keep things exciting for the fans of a team that is five games under .500 and 13 games out of first place.
A year ago, the Advanta Championships returned to The Pavilion after a two-year absence, but the tournament suffered from injury withdrawls and a lack of star power.
WOLVERHAMPTON &amp; Dudley, Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest regional brewer, said it was buying another beer-making company in a \u00c2\u00a3119 million swoop as it posted improved profits for the year.
Professor Thomas Imperiale of the Indiana University School of Medicine worked with colleagues at 81 sites that constitute the Colorectal Cancer Study Group.
President Bush, celebrating his fourth July Fourth as a wartime leader, said Tuesday U.S. troops will overcome persistent violence in Iraq and a rekindled insurgency in Afghanistan because the enemy is vulnerable.
Bombers in Baghdad took the war to the very heart of United States power in Iraq yesterday with two blasts inside the supposedly impregnable Green Zone, killing five civilians, including three US nationals, and injuring at least 20.
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In the first big shows since it tried to address the problem of stick-thin models, the U.S. fashion industry seems to have cast the issue off like last season's styles and the models still looked emaciated.
U.S. employers added just 146,000 jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in more than three years.
Google Inc., a web-search service\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leader, will offer books and documents online from four universities and the New York Public Library.
Microsoft Corp. said Monday it is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market if it fails this week to persuade a judge to suspend a landmark European Union antitrust decision.
US actor Glenn Ford, who starred in dozens of films in a 53-year career, dies at his home in Beverly Hills.
Bouygues, the French construction group which has diversified into television and mobile telephones, reported a 92-percent leap of first-half net profits, owing mainly to strong mobile telephone performance.
The United States would be willing  to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian  country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense  Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
PARIS: Ants use angled signposts, using tiny scent markers, to find their way home or follow the path into the wilderness, according to a study published on Wednesday in Nature, the British science weekly.
Zach Randolph had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 83-71 victory over New Jersey on Sunday, the Nets' ninth straight loss.
Joseph Hansen, a mystery novelist known for crisp, lean prose and for creating one of his genre's first gay protagonists in the character of Dave Brandstetter, has died at the age of 81.
President George W. Bush hopes to  revive his plan to overhaul the U.S. Social Security retirement  program if his Republican party keeps control of the Congress  in the November midterm elections, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Saturday.
Sgt. Tracy Renee Birkman, an Army mechanic and mother of three from the Roanoke area, died Friday after suffering injuries unrelated to combat in Owesat, Iraq, according to military officials. The incident is under investigation, they said.
Voters trying to beat the rush turned out early to cast ballots in many precincts as Election Day opened, forming long lines that snaked out the doors, waiting in rain and even taking along chairs for expected long waits.
LOBATSE, Botswana  - Botswana's High Court ruled on Wednesday that hundreds of Bushmen had been wrongly evicted from ancestral hunting grounds in the Kalahari desert and should be allowed to return.
A renaissance in nuclear power production pushes up prices of uranium and spurs development of nuke facilities. There's little resistance from environmentalists, despite no real solution for the industry's waste products.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. -- James Esshaki pilots his black Mercedes down the main strip of what's left of the high-end shopping district here, coming to one of the 11 buildings he owns. \
Steve Slaton's speed and Maryland's sloppiness turned West Virginia's first anticipated test of the season into a laugher.
Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers said on Thursday.
US officials confirm two Soviet-born US women are being treated in Moscow for suspected thallium poisoning.
Benchmark just invested in a support vendor.  Another one.  Is there a lesson in this?
More than 40,000 people took to the streets in Europe to protest against plans by US auto giant General Motors to axe about one-fifth of its workforce in the region and possibly even close a plant.
The long-anticipated day is here. Google stock begins trading on the Nasdaq, even though mediocre market conditions and some fumbling by the company have taken the bloom off the rose.
Israel&#39;s Opposition Labour Party leader Shimon Peres has responded positively to an invitation by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to form a unity government.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s visit  to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its  eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new  European Union treaty.
German carmaker Volkswagen said Friday sales had soared at its plant in Slovakia by 26 percent to nearly $3 billion in the first half of 2004.
France coach Bernard Laporte believes the \
Oil prices fell from fresh record highs  on Monday as early reports of victory for Venezuelan President  Hugo Chavez in a referendum on his rule eased fears that unrest  could upset the country's oil exports.
MIAMI - A decade-old grilled cheese sandwich bearing what could be the image of the Virgin Mary is garnering intense interest on an internet auction site.
The investment bank rounded out another record year as net income for the fourth quarter edged up 2 percent.
Israeli settlers gather outside parliament as it prepares to vote on a plan to move them out of the Gaza Strip.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station left the outpost on Thursday for a spacewalk to pack up blankets and covers no longer needed to keep gear warm.
MADRID, Spain - Spanish media are reporting that at least one explosion -- and possibly as many as four blasts -- have gone off in Madrid following a warning from a Basque (search) group.
L'italiano Francesco Chicchi ha vinto in volata la quinta e penultima tappa del Giro di Gran Bretagn...
The timing of his death is a shock, but Ken Caminiti&#39;s premature passing does not come as a surprise. Caminiti, 41, died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, tragically ending the life of a talented baseball player with misguided priorities.
Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
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A car bomb explodes in the parking lot of the high court building in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, say police.
It was, as Boy George said, as if everyone had deflated their egos for the evening when the biggest stars in British pop music squeezed into a London studio and recorded Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?
Defending champion Adam Scott of   Australia and South Africa's Ernie Els were locked in thrilling   final-round battle for the Singapore Open title before a   tropical storm suspended play for a second time on Sunday.
The United States and South Korea on Friday said they would dissolve by 2012 an arrangement dating from the Korean War under which Seoul's military forces were put under the control of U.S.-led U.N. forces.
Coastal storms battering the southern coast of England have sharply increased in intensity over the last century and a half, a possible consequence of global warming.
Roma, 7 settembre 2004 - &quot;Mario Galesi \u00c3\u00a8 l&#39;uomo che ha sparato a Massimo D&#39;Antona e Marco Biagi&quot;. Sarebbe questa una delle dichiarazioni fatte da Cinzia Banelli durante il suo interrogatorio nel carcere di
Convinti a desistere dopo una mediazione della polizia
(InfoWorld) - A pro-business think tank in Europe has recommended unbundling Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system from sales of new PCs in order to give customers more choice when buying a new computer. A report from the Globalisation Institute in Brussels urges the European Commission to require that PCs and operating systems be sold separately in Europe to break Microsoft's monopoly in the desktop OS market. \
Robert Polet yesterday confounded expectations of a major shake-up at Gucci Group, promising instead to keep loss-making fashion labels Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney and to maintain the Gucci brand itself as a resolutely upmarket label.
Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses, witnesses and medics said.
British authorities on Tuesday charged radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with urging followers to kill non-Muslims, inciting racial hatred and other offences in an indictment that pre-empts a US bid to extradite the fiery preacher.
Shah Rukh Khan pays tribute to Amrish Puri.
Poland softened its public tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.
President George W. Bush blasted   political opponents on Tuesday for selectively leaking from a   secret intelligence assessment on global terrorism and then   made public the report's main conclusion that the Iraq war had   become a \
Scores of Shi&#39;ite militiamen took to the streets of the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday, brandishing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades and demanding US-led forces pull out of Najaf.
Prague, 20 December 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The question everyone in Russia is asking a day after an obscure company won a controlling stake in one of the country&#39;s largest oil producers is: Just who is Baikalfinansgrup?
BAGHDAD, Oct 26 -- Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday &quot;major neglect&quot; by US-led forces led to the murder of 49 Iraqi army recruits by insurgents this weekend.
It may look like a simple video game, but Scott Hamel is moving colored squares on a computer screen without touching any controls, without moving at all.
An Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet fired several 20mm practice rounds Wednesday night, hitting the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School instead of a target at the guard&#39;s Warren Grove bombing range a few miles away.
On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.
Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian militants early on Wednesday in separate raids in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics and witnesses said.
Sweet is probably the last word you'd expect to use in describing a film about an aging black man who chains a young white woman to a radiator to cure her of her demons. In the rural South, of all places.
International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday that it agreed to settle most of the issues in a lawsuit over changes in its pension plans on terms that allow the company to continue to appeal a key question while capping its liability at &#36;1.7 billion.
John Edwards' presidential campaign has donated to charity $4,600 in contributions from William Lerach, a top fundraiser and a well-known trial lawyer who pleaded guilty this week to a federal conspiracy charge.
Sean \
When Israel sends its agents to commit a crime in Syria, would it be implementing an American policy? The course of American pressure, which is now focused on Syria, supposes this; this is what might happen
Le immagini degli emissari di Provenzano, il capo di Cosa nostrasiciliana, a New York. Ma non sono turisti come tutti gli altri                                          Quei boss mafiosi a passeggio per le strade della Grande Mela                                                                                   di SALVO PALAZZOLO
Don't believe the spreadsheets Steve Ballmer has played down the hype surounding Vista sales saying some analysts have taken an overly optimistic view.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SIRTE, Libya - Crippled by the absence of Darfur rebel leaders, UN-brokered peace talks ground to a halt yesterday, with officials saying there could be no key steps until the fighters decided how to negotiate with the Sudanese government.
The skeleton was found in the same sediment deposits on Flores that have also been found to contain stone tools and the bones of dwarf elephants, giant rodents, and Komodo dragons.
The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain
Authorities in New Zealand said Thursday they had asked US police to find a man at the centre of a murder mystery and child abandonment case.
World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Scientists have created a synthetic drug which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria. Nearly two billion people live in areas affected by malaria.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is trying to patch things up with Rosie O'Donnell, her former co-host on ABC's \
France stepped up security Friday morning at a military hospital outside Paris where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be taken for treatment.
All the hubbub about the \
Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan has been robbed by armed men in the country's capital, Islamabad.
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UBS said Tuesday that it would buy Charles Schwab&#39;s market making, research and institutional trading unit for $265 million in cash.
ARLINGTON US Airways Chief Executive Bruce Lakefield said yesterday that the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its union workers to conserve cash during the slow fall travel season.
Supporters of Jewish settlers  attacked Benjamin Netanyahu at a wedding but the former Israeli  prime minister escaped unhurt, police and media said Friday.
In an attempt to spark growth in its Net phone service, AT&amp;T has turned to cable companies to pitch the technology to more consumers.
Description: American scientists Richard Axel and Linda Buck are awarded this year&#39;s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the sense of smell.
They\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve gotta stop meeting like this? Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t tell Yanks, Sox; they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll do battle for 46th time in 17 months. Who will the 2004 ALCS and in how many games?
There were reports initially that director Terry Gilliam would abandon his latest film,but now it seems he will go ahead with the film.
Starbucks Corp  replaced CEO Jim Donald with founder and Chairman Howard Schultz and said it would slow an aggressive U.S. expansion in a shake-up that sent its battered shares up nearly 9 percent.
The U.S. Department of Justice said it will not seek to extend the restrictions placed on Microsoft&#39;s business practices following its antitrust settlement with the U.S. government in 2002.
It could be a tough fall allergy season, and not just because of the ragweed count. Another problem, say some experts, is an ingredient many drug companies have begun putting in nonprescription decongestants in place of pseudoephedrine.
When it comes to music, the Web can be like a giant megaphone that ratchets up the decibel level of buzz to deafening proportions.
The development could revolutionise public health programs in the Third World, where much needed vaccines frequently have to be thrown away because they have not been kept cold enough.

Some members discover it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tough to erase all their information from the site.
Andy Dalton runs for a touchdown and Justin Watts has the go-ahead score to lift TCU past Houston, 20-13, in the Texas Bowl on Friday night.
Militants behind the deadly bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made bomb-proof.
The discovery of a new way that H.I.V. attacks human cells could provide fresh avenues for the development of additional therapies to stop AIDS, scientists say.
Maria Sharapova is delighted after beating Justine Henin-Hardenne to win the US Open title.
Senator John McCain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s choice of advisers indicates that he intends to run a far tougher presidential campaign than the one he ran in the 2000 primary.
The Senators left here yesterday, and it's a good bet they're not coming back, other than to clean out their lockers, pack their skates, and ponder their plight. They face the Ducks in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals tonight, with the daunting task of needing to run the table -- win three straight -- against the ...
Three soldiers accused of abusing Iraqis were told to give looters 'a kicking', their court martial is told.
The Italian Prime Minister has resigned from his Presidency role at Milan after 18 years of success. Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as President of Milan, leaving the job vacant for the time being with
Roma, 23 nov. (Adnkronos) - Per diventare una &#39;star&#39; basta un telefonino. A lanciare il primo casting via mms e&#39; la Tim, i cui clienti, fino al 16 gennaio, avranno l&#39;opportunita&#39; di vivere un giorno da star
Researchers seek people with Parkinson's Disease to help explore how depression affects their symptoms.
(Correcting number in headline from 200 to 400. A corrected version of the item follows)  Text of report by Radio France Internationale on 6 June  [Chadian President] Idriss Deby Itno has deployed 400 regular army soldiers to defend the elephant population decimated by poachers.
RICHMOND, Va. - Flooding touched off by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston left at least five people dead in Virginia on Tuesday and devastated a historic Richmond neighborhood that was the heart of the Confederate capital during the Civil War...
The gap between rich and poor has widened sharply in China and other Asian countries, research suggests.
Oil prices held firm on Friday,  shrugging off a U.S. government move to lend out some strategic  crude stocks as traders said the amounts were small and that  supply worries remained.
Indonesian police are investigating 10 suspects of possible involvement in last week&#39;s bomb attack outside the Australian embassy in the capital Jakarta, National Police chief Da&#39;i Bachtiar said.
Electrical engineers have come in  for a shock: for the first time in more than three decades of  technological innovation, their salaries are dropping.
U.S. auto sales have been slipping as  domestic automakers have struggled to boost sales amid high gas  prices this year -- a trend that will continue into next year,  industry executives and analysts said.
HOUSTON -- With less than a month remaining before their planned launch into orbit, seven astronauts-including teacher-turned spaceflyer Barbara Morgan-are eager to reach space aboard NASA&#39;s shuttle Endeavour.
Britain's Prince William, eager to draw a line under a decade of conspiracy theories about the death of his mother Princess Diana, graduated as an army officer on Friday to launch his military career.
Not long after Jan Donahue's husband left for a two-year tour of duty in Iraq, one of her neighbors tied a yellow ribbon around a tree in the Donahue's yard.
Officials trumpeted a U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal as the centerpiece of the countries' new partnership, but India struck a note of caution Saturday over \
Osama bin Laden is \
>Amitabh Bachchan:  \
Montezemolo, Confindustria d'accordo con viceministro Urso
Il premier: nessun cambiamento per missione in Afghanistan
A tougher admission code for England's schools, curbing \
NEW YORK Time Warner, the largest US media company and owner of America Online, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell 7.8 percent as it set aside money to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government inquiry into its accounting
Billionaire financier George Soros   pledged $50 million on Wednesday to help the United Nations   tackle extreme poverty and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Security firms are warning about a Windows virus disguising itself as an electronic Christmas card. The Zafi.D virus translates the Christmas greeting on its subject line into the language of the person receiving infected e-mail.
Enterprise branch offices increasingly need the same IT tools that the head office has, and Cisco Systems Inc. is set to unveil branch networking gear Wednesday to help fill that need.
Former President Clinton opens his presidential library and museum today, a celebration of his accomplishments and a defiant slap at those who impeached him and tried to remove him from office.
Irasema Salcido's heart raced when she pulled the letter from a stack of mail in her Capitol Hill office. She tore open the envelope.
Barack Obama's campaign says 9,000 people showed up for his Los Angeles rally, but it's hard to know for sure. The crowd sprawled around the stage set up in a park, a sea of upturned faces and waving campaign signs.
Twenty-nine suspects are to go on trial in Madrid over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people.
The Bush administration is preparing a strategy for resumed Mideast peacemaking that rests heavily on an emerging core of Palestinian leaders taking charge of keeping order and nurturing an embryonic government.
Thai and German rescue workers have searched the wreckage of a half-built luxury hotel complex after villagers said they had heard calls for help from people trapped inside.
A mystery attacker stabbed eight teenagers to death as they slept and injured four others after breaking into a school dormitory yesterday morning, in the latest grisly attack on children in China.
President Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Sam Bodman as his choice for energy secretary on Friday as he nearly completed his second-term Cabinet.
Bear Stearns Cos Inc  leader James Cayne will relinquish his title as chief executive, but remain chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The UN emergency relief head, John Holmes, is to visit Kenya violence flashpoint areas.
Ask Jeeves Inc. , the third-biggest U.S. Web search provider, late on Monday unveiled MyJeeves, a new product that helps users personalize their Internet searches.
LONDON/SINGAPORE  - Three Asian banks' heavy exposure to the limping U.S. home loan sector reinforced global credit jitters on Friday but Germany and Italy saw no signs of new problems.
Ricky Ponting was out four runs short of his fifth Test double-century as Australia rumbled past 500 to what appeared an unbeatable position against England on day two of the first Ashes Test.
Greece fines mobile phone operator Vodafone \u00c2\u00a351m over its failure to guard its network against phone snoopers.
Roger Federer downs Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 to capture the Japan Open title in Tokyo.
Coca-Cola Co. KO.N, the world's  largest soft-drink maker, on Wednesday reported higher  fourth-quarter net income as it benefited from the weak U.S.  dollar, lower taxes and a late-year surge in demand for its  beverages.
Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch&#39;s famous paintings &quot;The Scream&quot; and &quot;Madonna&quot; before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.
Vettore dovra' chiarire motivi ritardi e cancellazioni
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Police in Afghanistan said a suicide attacker exploded grenades on a commercial street in the Afghan capital, killing himself and wounding six others.
Internal documents say HP has pretexted before and that its investigators trailed a reporter while on vacation.
HARTFORD (Bloomberg News) \u00c2\u0097 Defense lawyers rested their case at the fraud trial of General Reinsurance executives accused of helping the American International Group mislead investors, without jurors hearing from the billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett.
Four-time All-Star Chuck Knoblauch was subpoenaed Tuesday by a congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball after he failed to respond to an invitation to give a deposition.
Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc.'s   second-half net profit rose 25 percent, driven by higher prices for commodities such as iron ore, aluminum and copper, and said capacity was fully stretched as it tries to meet demand.
Mobile phone users have outstripped traditional landline connections in India, according to the industry, marking a major lifestyle and communications milestone for the rapidly changing country.
Florida's Supreme Court heard arguments in the right-to-die case of a severely brain-damaged woman whose feeding tube was removed but later reinserted after state Governor Jeb Bush intervened.
Now that first impressions are often made on the Internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.
The bullet-riddled body of a kidnapped Turkish engineer was found Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, a day after he was snatched with his driver and interpreter by a band of armed men, officials said.
A Merrill Lynch lawyer said she would not have approved the purchase of power barges from Enron if she knew there was a verbal agreement for the Houston company to buy them back at a fixed profit for Merrill.
The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector was despondent and &quot;wanted to end it&quot; just days before her death four years ago, a close friend testified in court on Monday.
Two British tourists in their 60s are killed when their light aircraft crashes in a wilderness park in Australia.
Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.
TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.
BAGHDAD, 23 November 2004 - Some Arab delegations at a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, with counterparts from Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s neighbors and the United States among others, yesterday said it may be better to delay the polls in Iraq to ensure full participation.
Pakistan postpones its vote amid widespread violence following the Bhutto assassination. But the delay could just exacerbate tensions
Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE have commenced work on their third album at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki for an April 2005 release through Nuclear Blast Records.
EAGLE, Colo. - The sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant has been dropped, but his accuser - whose reluctance to participate derailed the criminal trial before it ever really got started - isn't letting the NBA star off the hook just yet...
JOHN Howard will get back to work today with his dream of effective control of the Senate close to a reality. The Prime Minister stunned himself and the nation on Saturday night by strengthening his hold on Government in a pounding of the Labor Party.
VAN NUYS, Calif. - David Hasselhoff pleaded no contest to a DUI charge stemming from a June 5 arrest at a McDonald&#39;s parking lot (the Knight Rider eats at Mickey D&#39;s?
An inactive grenade was found by Indonesian police near the area of the Hilton hotel of Jakarta, days after Australian government threat of possible terror attacks targeting Hilton hotel.
The United States basketball team didn&#39;t just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world&#39;s respect.
Frenata delle vendite in Giappone per la Playstation 3
As a child, new Olympic 100metres champion Justin Gatlin would jump off the television set in his parents&#39; New York apartment, over rows of toy trucks in the corridor, over fire hydrants in the streets.
SolarReserve forecasts $1 billion market in next ten years for storing electricity made with concentrated solar power.
The mother of a woman murdered in Suffolk tells a court she did not know her daughter was a prostitute.
The city's oldest elephant is poised to live out her remaining days at an animal sanctuary in Central California after years of lobbying by animal activists for her retirement to a preserve.
The West Virginia team that Bob Huggins takes into Freedom Hall on Thursday to face Louisville is a hybrid of sorts.
Operations in which patients had the wrong body parts operated on rose by 50% in three years, figures show.
D'Alema aveva criticato la lettera dei diplomatici che chiedevanoall'Italia di mantenere il suo impegno militare nel paese asiatico                                            Afghanistan, tensione Italia-Usa Washington elogia gli ambasciatori
Stocks extended their rally for a second session Wednesday as investors expressed relief over plummeting oil prices following a government report that showed a build in crude inventories.
Actor George Clooney lobbied on Wednesday for Egypt's help in getting protection for victims of Darfur's increasing violence.
InfoWorld - Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions.
Ever wonder if the sound of five boroughs gulping simultaneously could be heard around New England? Monday would have been the night to fling open the windows and find out.
OJIYA, Japan, Oct 24  - Overturned cars, crumbled homes and shattered roads greeted rescue workers Sunday after Japan&#39;s deadliest earthquake in almost a decade stunned residents used to bearing through the nation&#39;s frequent tremors.
Security firm Symantec and the Indiana University School of Informatics have discovered a new type of security threat that could leave up to 50 percent of home broadband users susceptible to attack.
After two debates, voters have seen President Bush look peevish and heard him pass the buck. They've watched Sen. John Kerry deny he's a flip-flopper and then argue that Saddam Hussein was a threat &#151; and wasn't.
Plain English Campaign honours battling supermodel Battling clotheshorse Naomi Campbell has been honoured by the Plain English Campaign with its annual \
Vera integrazione se tratta pregiudizi italiani e stranieri
LONDON: Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will fly to Sudan on Monday to press the government to end the humanitarian crisis engulfing the western region of Darfur.
MOSCOW -- When a couple of guys hammer away at each other with clubs through 70 rounds -- make that games -- and are still dead even, what can they do? Call it a draw?
Staff members of a group helping Iraqis register to vote in their homeland's upcoming elections were told to leave their offices because village officials were concerned about security.
Target Corp. said Wednesday it has pulled the \
Il commissario tecnico della nazionale francese di rugby, Marc Lievremont, ha annunciato con una not...
Yukos's main subsidiary has been ordered to correct licensing violations at five of its 26 fields or risk having some of the licenses withdrawn, the natural resources ministry revealed.
Blackburn lead bottom side Derby and Manchester City host fellow high-flyers Liverpool in Sunday's Premier League games.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Spread across several tables in a vast warehouse here are the pieces of one soldier's life.
Pakistan military Saturday said a &quot;number of miscreants&quot; were killed and injured in a fresh offensive in the country&#39;s mountainous tribal region near the Afghan border.
The examiner who performed a second autopsy Sunday on Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son said he could not yet determine the cause of death.
A new Bush ad Monday attacking Sen. John Kerry for likening terrorism to gambling and prostitution was a sign of desperation, a Kerry spokesman said.
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has worsened in the last year and civilians are bearing the brunt of suicide attacks and aerial bombing raids, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.
SYDNEY - Nineteen whales died and 24 were rescued after 43 whales beached themselves on Maria Island off Tasmania&#39;s southeast coast Sunday, the second beaching in Australian waters in 24 hours, a wildlife official said Tuesday.
The English countryside ain&#39;t as quaint as it used to be--just ask the Osbournes. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne had quite the scare about 4 am Monday as a jewel heist unfolded at their Buckinghamshire mansion.
E' successo questa mattina a Buddus\u00c3\u00b2, in SardegnaTre, armati e a volto coperto, hanno sparato ai carabinieri                                          Rapina alle poste nel Sassarese conflitto a fuoco, un arresto
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
HOPES of a final breakthrough to end paramilitary violence in Northern Ireland collapsed within sight of success yesterday. With agreement close, and the IRA having at last agreed to give up all its weapons
Cosi' dice l'attrice, al Festival nella giuria di qualita'
France is facing a \
Europe's seas are in serious decline as a result of coastal development, fishing and pollution, warn scientists.
U.S. regulators, who rejected  Cyberonics Inc.'s CYBX.O device to treat depression in  August, cleared the therapy for use in a small study, the  company said on Thursday.
If drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex do prevent cancer, which risk is worse, cancer if you do not take them, or heart attacks if you do? Who decides?
The bill which is expected to be approved Thursday during the last cabinet meeting of the year will favour those with a six months employment contract and who can also prove they have been in Spain for at least ...
TechCrunch is reporting that voice services and automated directory assistance (DA) provider TellMe, which I&#8217;ve written about several times recently, is being acquired by Microsoft. If that&#8217;s true it would be both strange and a potentially big deal. Why strange? It would be strange because Microsoft already has its own considerable speech processing assets. But it would [...]
MOSCOW -- Nikolay Davydenko overcame leg cramps to beat Russian Davis Cup teammate Mikhail Youzhny in a tough Kremlin Cup semifinal, 7-5, 6-7, 7-5 on Saturday.
Two satellites map gravity changes over Africa to show how water has been lost from the continent recently.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will raise the flag on its $3.5 million Urban Grand Challenge.
If consummated, the deal would instantly redraw the competitive landscape on the Internet and escalate the battle between Microsoft and Google.
Nel posticipo della sesta giornata della Premier League inglese, il Manchester City ha battuto l'Ast...
The 30 Chicago-area passengers who were en route to Tunica, Miss, when their tour bus overturned off Interstate 55 near Marion, Arkansas early Saturday morning were all hoping to get lucky during a casino weekend in the Mississippi resort town.
US planned job cuts soared to an eight-month high in September while new hiring rose only slightly, a report said on Tuesday. Employment consulting firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas Inc.
A three-man crew has arrived at the International Space Station, after a two-day trip in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Two of the men will replace the crew now on the station as part of the normal six-month rotation.
A cache of theater-related documents, part of a gift to the New York Public Library, offers a revealing glance at Ms. Hepburn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s personality, profession and obsessions.
ATLANTA -- One guy hasn&#39;t won in 12 months and the other hasn&#39;t won in nearly 12 years. It&#39;s tough to decide which stat is the more improbable.
A foreign wind turbine company plans to base its United States manufacturing in Northern Nevada, the company's CEO announced Wednesday.
WASHINGTON -- The US government is urging its citizens to avoid travel to Grenada, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in light of Hurricane Ivan.
NEW YORK -- With a weak back-to-school season behind them, the nation's retailers are focused on the holidays and what steps they need to take to get consumers excited about shopping again. That could mean some quick merchandise changes and more aggressive discounting than they originally planned.
Una leggera scossa di terremoto \u00c3\u00a8 stata avvertita intorno alle 5 di questa mattina in provincia di Ragusa. Al momento non risultano danni e feriti. L&#39;epicentro del sisma, di magnitudo di 3,9 gradi della scala
Conservatives put big business in its place The IT industry has found itself in a handbagging spat with shadow home secretary David Davis over the Conservative party's plans to ditch ID cards should they win power from Labour.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Le eccezionali copertine di Vanity Fair, diretta da Bono degli U2. Da Barack Obama a George W. Bush, da Brad Pitt a Madonna, da Bill Gates a Clooney, tutti per il Continente Nero
The U.S.B. flash drive \u00c2\u0097 the portable memory device also known as a thumb or keychain drive \u00c2\u0097 has become both essential utility and fashion object.
In aumento nel terzo trimestre fiscale del 2004
A man set himself afire Monday just outside a White House gate and repeatedly yelled \
SKOPJE, Nov 26  Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski was named as the country's new prime minister today and given 20 days to form a cabinet.
The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal. But now under-fire bosses can predict when they might face the sack -- using the weather.
VANCOUVER (CP) - The Air India bombing trial concluded Friday, leaving only a judge to decide the verdict of two men accused of plotting Canada's worst mass murder and one of the world's worst acts of terrorism.
It's slightly safer to use search engines, but about 4 percent of search results still lead to sites deemed risky, a new study finds.
''Ullrich non aveva bisogno di doparsi, aveva un talento enorme''. Peter-Michael Diestel, legale di ...
The British and Irish prime ministers meet Sinn Fein as efforts continue to restore devolution.
White Plains, NY (Sports Network) - Zina Garrison was given a one-year contract extension to remain captain of the American Fed Cup team, while the legendary Billie Jean King retired as a coach for the squad.
Presentati Neve e Gliz, i due simboli dei Giochi invernali, disegnati dal portoghese Albuquerque e ispirati agli elementi naturali. TORINO, 28 settembre 2004 - I Giochi invernali del 2006 si avvicinano e Torino
President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed yesterday on a strategy to prop up the embattled Palestinian government of Mahmoud Abbas with financial aid, eased travel restrictions, moral support and peace talks as they struggled to counter the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip.
Si e' svegliato in clinica, non ricorda nulla
Michael Jackson gave his DNA sample to authorities. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe King of Pop\u00e2\u0080\u0099s\u00e2\u0080\u009d bedroom is under investigation within the framework of the molestation case against the pop star, Michael Jackson.
CHENJIASHAN MINE, China : The death toll from a blast in a north China coal mine rose to 50 after more than 20 bodies were found as hopes of finding alive another 116 trapped workers all but vanished.
LOS ANGELES  - News of Glenn Ford's   passing Wednesday rekindled my deep regret that the Los Angeles   Film Critics Assn. never bestowed its Career Achievement Award   on the popular star.
As she lay ill last summer following a bone marrow transplant, Susan Sontag would listen to music, keep up on current events and indulge a passion seemingly too light for one of the world's leading intellectuals: Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, '40s and '50s.
Honda Motor Co., Japan&#39;s third- largest automaker, and General Electric Co., the world&#39;s biggest jet-engine maker, formed a joint venture for their partnership to sell a new Honda engine for business aircraft.
Rafael Benitez insists Liverpool will not let-up in pursuit of finishing top of their Champions League group as his side look to put their domestic failings to one side when PSV Eindhoven visit Anfield on Wednesday.
A giant panda at the Memphis Zoo has miscarried, an ultrasound test discovered Wednesday.
The demands of the global food and energy market may literally be eating away at the world's largest single largest absorber of carbon dioxide
The administrators of Leeds United persuade chairman Ken Bates to raise his offer to creditors to 8p in the pound.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's leftistpresident called IMF head Rodrigo Rato an old-style \
A divided Loudoun County Board of Supervisors yesterday took a step toward prohibiting its members from taking campaign contributions from people or groups with pending development applications before the board.
President Viktor Yushchenko said on Thursday he would call a snap parliamentary election in Ukraine within 60 days if the chamber failed to pass a package of laws by the end of the day.
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, visiting troops in Iraq, says he sees no reason to delay next month&#39;s election as preparations are on track.
Here's a good rhyme to remember Transonic by: high compression fuel injection.
In case their discontent isn't already clear, protesters are spelling it out. \
The Whirlpool Corporation said it would dismiss about 1,200 workers and shift production to Mexico.
Exclusive: In a setback for the prosecution of file sharers, Capitol Records is ordered to pay most of a P2P defendant's legal fees. In Listening Post.
Reader Kuldeep Singh sends us his picture with Nana Patekar.
The United States is calling on international lending institutions to reform their ways of operating so that they can give more aid to poor nations.
Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe says the club won&#39;t change coaches, despite current manager Steve Wigley lacking a full UEFA licence.
A London black cab driver appears in court accused of sex attacks on drugged female passengers.
Beyond the Sea: Musical drama. Starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth. Directed byKevin Spacey. (PG-13. 113 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.
The company whose stores include Albertsons, Jewell and Osco Drugs said Thursday it earned $110 million, or 29 cents a share in the August-October period compared with $92 million, 25 cents a share, a year ago.
Torrential rain triggered floods in the Indonesian capital on Friday, blocking roads and trapping residents in their homes as torrents of muddy water reached a depth of 2 metres (6.7 ft), police and witnesses said.
Sudan on Saturday signed an agreement to ensure the voluntary return of more than one million people displaced by fighting in the Darfur region and said it was giving Darfuris more say in local government.
Conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated markedly since 2005, with rising violence, government corruption and misguided U.S. efforts contributing to growing unease  among the population, according to a report released yesterday based in part on 1,000 interviews with ordinary Afghans.
The stratospheric salaries of some college football coaches prompt a debate over the role of athletics at colleges.
Susan Wojcicki&#39;s grandmother, a librarian for more than 30 years, ran the Slavic department at the Library of Congress. Now Wojcicki is running a project that could revolutionize libraries
British telecoms giant Vodafone has said it had signed the first European deal with MySpace to allow its mobile phone subscribers to access the social networking website.
Sri Lanka's military fought a fierce artillery duel with Tamil Tigers in the island's restive east early on Tuesday, just hours after the rebels said they were resuming their two-decade independence struggle.
Malicious hackers post poisoned entries to blogs in a bid to infect visitor's PCs.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor has signed a   deal to give Christie's exclusive rights to handle future sales   of her jewelry, art work, memorabilia, clothing and other   personal possessions, the auction house said on Wednesday.
Shiite taxi driver Aly Kaabi used to fear for his life each time his Mercedes needed a spare part. The place to seek replacements was a Sunni-dominated Baghdad neighborhood ruled at the time by militants from al-Qaida in Iraq.
This week, the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics declares it wants to disallow the use of male practice players in women's sports, saying that the notion impedes gender equality.
Dozens of new species of animals and plants including a catfish with protruding teeth and a tree frog with striking bright green eyes have been found in the past year in the forests of Borneo, a WWF report said on Tuesday.
La bella guardalinee brasiliana Ana Paula de Oliveira, recentemente esclusa dalla massima divisione ...
By Jim Woods, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 10--Central Ohio suburban residents could see their water and sewer rates increase by 83 percent or more by 2010, according to a study by the city of Reynoldsburg.
Hamas accusa Fatah ma tregua regge, in corso esami maturita'
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA (news - web sites) needs another Wernher von Braun - and
The dollar edged lower on Friday as  weakness in overall U.S. durable goods orders cast further  doubt on the economic outlook, although the headline number  masked underlying strength in demand, traders said.
U.S. employment costs rose a slightly less-than-expected 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004, as salaries and wages grew at their slowest rate in nearly six years, a government report showed on Friday.
Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 console will not be available in Europe until March, the company admits.
It's all about turning out voters now. After a year of stump speeches, TV ads and face-to-face politicking, presidential get-out-the-vote operations are in overdrive in the final hours before Iowa's caucuses. Campaigns largely are relying on traditional methods, what one operative terms the \
But at least the kit is cool Blog One of the things that makes it very easy to spot Americans who are cruising around the Med on sailing boats is the Iridium phones they seem to imagine they need. You only get two or three days to detect them, because they quickly discover that they can buy a Greek SIM card for less than the price of their next ten minutes, and then pretend the Iridium was a toy phone they brought for their children to play with.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MF Global agreed  to pay more than $77 million to settle federal charges it had failed to watch over a hedge fund charged with fraud.
The mayor of Pitcairn Island, Steve Christian, leaves court in Adamstown after being convicted on five counts of rape. Photograph: AP.
Canadian women are being asked to bare  their breasts online in a brazenly novel campaign meant to keep  them cancer-free.
Paese dove risiede Bossi, episodio simile tre mesi fa
Strange that it should take so long for something like this to happen. After all, it&#39;s been years since those of us using Microsoft&#39;s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows OS have had to put up
Taglio da 50 resta il piu' gettonato dai falsari
Another nine cases of the deadly Ebola virus are confirmed in DR Congo, where 174 have already died.
A key probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program in Iraq was sharply critical of U.N.  management and found that the U.N. official running the  operation had steered oil contracts to a particular firm.
Estonia on Tuesday reburied the remains of eight Soviet soldiers whose exhumation from a war grave had sparked deadly riots and infuriated neighboring Russia.The eight white caskets were lowered into new ground at the Defense Forces cemetery in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, foreign diplomats and World War II veterans.'We have fulfilled our duty and given these soldiers their final resting place,' Aaviksoo said after the hour-long ceremony. He said he hoped the reburial would prevent Russia from using the war grave issue in the future 'for provocations against the Republic of Estonia.' Read more
Troubled pop singer Britney Spears, working on a comeback, had no one to blame but herself for her disastrous performance   at the MTV Video Music awards recently.
The virtualization start-up will support new Intel processor features, and Intel will help market SWsoft's software.
Los Angeles -- Warriors coach Mike Montgomery could have his entire roster available for the first time this preseason tonight against the Lakers.
The new Home Secretary remained defiant today in the face of a Law Lords ruling which outlawed his predecessor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s emergency anti-terror measures.
Using a makeshift roster of just six players a night after an ugly brawl with fans, the Pacers pressed Orlando until the very end before dropping an 86-83 decision to the Magic on Saturday.
Dwyane Wade scores 37 points, and that still wasn't enough for the hapless Miami Heat to overcome a balanced Portland attack in a 98-91, Trail Blazers win on Friday.
Political tension is rising in Ecuador over a referendum on rewriting the constitution, planned for April.
With its key product line in deep trouble, the carmaker has been forced take some dramatic action to salvage its turnaround plan
BBC reporter Alan Johnston wins an Amnesty International award, hours after being freed by kidnappers in Gaza.
CRUDE futures continued to fall today furthering a 10-per-cent decline in the past two weeks on the belief that rising US crude supplies will meet demand for the northern winter.
Portugal planned a national day of mourning Tuesday for Sister Lucia Marto, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a series of 1917 apparitions in the town of Fatima.
Colombian police arrested the top leaders of a paramilitary group on Wednesday for violating the terms of a peace accord that has led to the demobilization of 30,000 right-wing fighters.
Presidente Usa discutera' su riforme e iniziative sul tema
An actor who worked inside a robotic suit for a TV show takes the production company to an industrial tribunal.
In corso trattative per risolvere il contratto con Jarno. Il canadese, atteso a Silverstone per provare la RS24, potrebbe correre gli ultimi tre GP del Mondiale. MILANO, 14 settembre 2004 - C&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 un po&#39; troppo fumo perch\u00c3\u00a9 manchi l&#39;arrosto.
Mobile phone owners are blessed with more than just free weekend minutes, as religious institutions and telcos roll out new services to help the observant practice their faith. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.
Oscar winning actress Halle Berry, who is four months pregnant, showed off her bump at the premiere of her new film \
Idv sara' in coalizione ma con proprio simbolo
E&#39; in forte stato di choc, ma non in pericolo di vita, Vittorio De Francesco, l&#39;uomo aggredito con la moglie nella loro casa a San Pietro in G\u00c3\u00b9 (Padova) (leggi qui). De Francesco, che si trova in osservazione
What loves warm water and proliferates along Spanish beaches in the summer? That's right &#151; jellyfish. The stinging blobs are getting so abundant, they have become a nightmare for beachgoers, another species that invades Spain's coastal waters every summer. On Friday the government approved a plan to create an armada of recreational boaters to help counter the threat.
The Black Watch battalion was yesterday ordered by the Cabinet to help US forces throw a &quot;ring of steel&quot; around Fallujah before an all-out assault on insurgents in the city.
CSKA Moscow clinched their first-ever Champions League win on Wednesday as Paris St Germain&#39;s revival came to a shuddering halt at the Lokomotiv Stadium.
The more precisely you can target a Web viewer according to his browsing habits, the more likely you are of converting him into a customer. Few dispute this, but some are arguing today over whether this level of targeting is a job they'd happily outsource.
Scientists have developed a technique that dramatically improves the success rate of face-recognition computer systems
Il presidente della Juventus Giovanni Cobolli Gigli ancora una volta rassicura i tifosi bianconeri s...
Gunmen have seized six people in Iraq after a gun battle in which one guard and one of the assailants were killed. The kidnappers stormed the compound of a Saudi company in an

Incontro col fotografo che immortalo' il divo nel '56
The presidential race  shifted to new battlegrounds on Sunday, as Republican John  McCain looked for momentum from a big win and top Democrats  paid homage to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
NEW YORK  - The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
Dopo la brutta prestazione, con sconfitta, contro la Slovenia, domani sera a Parma l&#39;Italia deve assolutamente vincere. Il ct deciso: &quot;C&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 tanta voglia di rifarci e useremo tutte le armi a nostra disposizione
MUMBAI, September 26: The whole of India is waiting for Sachin Tendulkar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tennis elbow injury to heal, but no one seems more convinced that Tendulkar will be back in time for the first Test than Aussie leggie Shane Warne.
It may look like a simple video game, but Scott Hamel is moving colored squares on a computer screen without touching any controls, without moving at all.
Denunciati anche esperti antipirateria ed esponenti forze ordine
ST GEORGE, Utah  - A verdict has been reached in the trial of U.S. polygamy sect leader Warren Jeffs and will be read at 4:15 p.m. EDT, court spokeswoman Nancy Volmer said on Tuesday.
Description: In Athens, Japan&#39;s Mizuki Nogushi wins the women&#39;s Olympic Marathon, the first raced from the historic site in 108 years.
A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine  in China killed at least 56 people and left 92 missing with  little hope of surviving the country's most serious mine  accident in years, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Allen Iverson said that 76ers management told him not to come to Friday night's game against the Washington Wizards, signaling that he will most likely be traded.
Oil prices continue their record-breaking run as fresh threats of sabotage in Iraq boost concerns that demand may outstrip supply.
The suspected leader of a Muslim cell that allegedly plotted to blow up Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s National Court in Madrid hoped to kill senior judges and destroy massive case files on Islamic terror probes, officials said today.
As more Americans struggle with  growing waistlines, U.S. health officials on Wednesday set out  their own tips for drugmakers seeking to develop products for  people trying to shed pounds.
The U.N.'s humanitarian chief called Friday for an end to the rapes plaguing women in war-battered Congo and said the perpetrators, including those wearing military uniforms, must be severely punished.
Stop a operazioni improprie in partiti, giornali e sindacati
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Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. said on Thursday they will again sweeten the merger deal between the Canadian and U.S. brewers and delay shareholder votes on the plan.
Singer Lily Allen is questioned by police over an alleged assault on a photographer outside a nightclub.
John W. Snow will stay on as treasury secretary, the White House said this afternoon, dashing speculation that he would soon be forced out of the Cabinet.
Two men fail to have their convictions overturned for the manslaughter of four rail workers.
ST ANDREWS (Scotland) - Vijay Singh has avoided the &#39;Tiger Slump&#39; debate - until now. In fact, the Fijian has come up with a theory about what is wrong with Tiger Woods&#39; game: He has not adapted his swing to the changes in his body.
Traffico ferroviario paralizzato in tutto il Paese
\u00c2\u00b7 Threat to cut fuel supply if rocket attacks continue \u00c2\u00b7 Rice backs crackdown but UN chief calls for rethink
South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Swiss-based STMicroelectronics NV signed a joint-venture agreement on Tuesday to construct a memory chip manufacturing plant in Wuxi, about 100 kilometers west of Shanghai, in China.
Great British sprint quartet Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis blew away the American favourites with a breathtaking relay run to take the 4x100 metres Gold in 38.
Two men rammed a petrol-filled, four-wheel-drive vehicle into Glasgow airport on Saturday in what police called a terrorist attack linked to a car-bomb plot foiled in London the previous day.
About 300 people, including history buffs, conspiracy theorists and even two Elvis impersonators, gathered in Dealey Plaza on Wednesday to mark the 43rd anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination in a loosely organized ceremony that was part memorial and part circus.
-- The attorney for Floyd Landis is questioning the accuracy of the positive testosterone tests attributed to the Tour de France winner and asking that doping charges be dismissed.
British foreign secretary calls on Karzai's government and its allies to raise their game
Sono stati designati gli arbitri che dirigeranno le partite della sedicesima giornata del campionato...
John McCain and Mitt Romney may not have very different ideas about how to fix an ailing economy, but their outlooks offer Republican primary voters two very different choices
PARKFIELD, Calif. Sept. 28, 2004 - A strong earthquake shook the state Tuesday from Los Angeles to San Francisco, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls.
During a campaign stop in Wisconsin, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry once again accused President Bush of not telling the truth about Iraq.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard agreed Tuesday to meet the Dalai Lama after opponents charged he was afraid of offending China, drawing an immediate rebuke from Beijing.
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday that  it reached an agreement to buy Audible Inc, a provider of  digital audiobooks, for $11.50 a share, in a deal that bolsters  the online retailer's offerings of audio downloads.
The world media should play a responsible role and could not be observers in the war on terror, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here on Friday.
John Kerry, the four-term Massachusetts senator, benefited from three debates with President George W. Bush to draw about even in voter preference and erase Bush&#39;s advantage on personal
GUWAHATI, India  - Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after some of the worst flooding in years in India's northeast rose to 3.5 million.
He&#39;s the former ace of the Red Sox staff who won three Cy Young awards and called the Yankees his &quot;daddy.&quot; But he&#39;s been overshadowed by the buzz about Curt Schilling&#39;s stitched-up ankle and lights-out pitching.
The Hottie and the Nottie crashes and burns Highly-talented she may be, but movie fans have managed to completely resist the temptation to enjoy Paris Hilton's charms in The Hottie and the Nottie, released last week to virtually empty theatres and less-than-flattering reviews.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Despite previous bad blood between Intel and the One Laptop Per Child program, which opted to include AMD processors in the low-cost computer for developing nations, the leading chip manufacturer will join the non-profit's board of directors and help fund the initiative.
The FTSE's rally appeared to petering out by midday on Friday after US futures took a sharp turn lower.
Honduran police arrest a suspected member of a notorious youth gang over a massacre on a bus.
The chill winds blowing off Lake Mendota in southern Wisconsin had the college crowd stomping their feet to keep warm as the man of the hour did his best to get their blood pumping.
Domani e' anche possibile che ci alziamo e ce ne andiamo
The race to sign Wayne Rooney is expected to intensify over the weekend with Manchester United and Newcastle expected to increase their bids before Tuesday&#39;s transfer deadline.
European Union economic commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned that the undervaluation of China's currency was an economic headache for Europe.
The US Department of Justice is considering whether to conduct a criminal investigation into accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the biggest US mortgage finance company, and has yet to
Rising UK hip-hop star MC Shystie has criticised rappers who write homophobic lyrics in their songs. The anti-gay content of a number of songs has come under the spotlight recently with protests by groups such as Outrage!
Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and Sigourney Weaver's height all have one thing in common -- they're world record breakers.
Relatives of nearly 200 people who died in a ferry accident off the Belgian coast 20 years ago attended a memorial Tuesday marking the anniversary of the disaster.
USLatin Magazine Editor and Brazilian journalist Samuel Saraiva has proposed to the United Nations that the world's forest reserves and hydrographic basins be declared as a humanity world heritage.
China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to Australia's initiative on climate change, as a rift opened at APEC's meetings over the \
US President George W Bush awards medals to three men closely involved in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Filmmaker Michael Moore said he will return to the Republican National Convention where delegates roundly booed his presence on opening night.
Desperate to know their loved ones' fates, grieving relatives scuffled with guards Friday at the scene of China's worst mining accident of 2004. Rescue workers pulled more bodies from a mine shaft choked with poison gas.
Josh Harding made 35 saves, Brian Rolston scored during a 5-on-3 power play, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday night.
A suicide car bomber attacked a Baghdad office used by a major Shi'ite party on Tuesday in the latest insurgent attack aimed at stoking sectarian strife ahead of Jan. 30 polls expected to be dominated by Shi'ites.
Identity theft, thanks mainly to the growth of the Internet, is epidemic. Can it be stopped?
For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back for a do-over.
The economy turned in a much weaker performance in the final quarter of 2006 than initially thought, and new-home sales tumbled in January by the most in 13 years, suggesting more business lethargy ahead.
It is still possible to attend even the most in-demand Broadway shows at remarkably good prices, but it\u00c2\u0092s not easy.
A group of state plaintiffs in the U.S. Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday.
ROCKLAND - A pair of 13-year-old boys are facing assault charges after eggs were thrown at veterans during Memorial Day observances at Union Square.  The boys were arrested immediately.  Veterans Agent Anton Materna said the incident should not overshadow the purpose of the event.
China&#39;s basketball star Yao Ming is to take centre stage in the first National Basketball Association game to be played in China, later on Thursday.
French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi-Aventis said on Wednesday that data showed improvements in work performance in patients with chronic insomnia treated with its blockbuster Ambien drug .
Sixth seed Ana Ivanovic drew on her experience at last month's French Open final to help her to a 6-4 6-3 win over American Meilen Tu at Wimbledon on Thursday.
Singer Courtney Love pleaded innocent on Friday to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. It was her second appearance before a judge this week.
Prime Minister Tony Blair and PM-in-waiting Gordon Brown were to meet international Muslim leaders Monday at a conference aimed at developing understanding between religions.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that he saw &quot;important openings&quot; for peace in such troubled areas as Afghanistan, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan.
Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
Justine Henin used her formidable backhand and clever angles to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1 6-3 in the third round at Wimbledon on Friday.
Call it diet fatigue, burnout or simply boredom. That's what Laura Howard, a Lean Plate Club member who has trimmed an impressive 60 pounds during the past 18 months, reports experiencing these days. To drop from 190 to about 130 pounds, she's done all the right things, including...
Whether it's the latest miracle ab exerciser, a get-rich-quick scheme or a weight-loss supplement, many of those call-now-and-order products hyped on infomercials and TV shopping networks are nothing more than tacky junk. Separating the rip-offs from the useful gadgets isn't always easy.
India &quot;gained a lot&quot; from the drawn cricket Test against South Africa and would now carry the confidence into the deciding second match in Kolkata, skipper Sourav Ganguly said in Kanpur on Wednesday.
European Union finance ministers gave a cold shoulder Saturday to France's contentious proposal to cut off development funds for EU newcomers unless they agree to stop luring Western companies &#151; and jobs &#151; with low tax rates.
Prince Charles' wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will undergo a hysterectomy early next month, a spokeswoman for the prince's office said Monday.
What a minefield giving can be. And it can be particularly complicated when you're a regifter, which involves giving someone something that you had received as a gift (or an item that you have stashed in the back of your closet).
Bloomberg - Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama raised their battle for the Democratic presidential nomination up a notch as they traded barbs over who has the mettle to take on the Republicans and win back the White House.

Interesting documentary looking at the music business.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
The Summer Forum series at the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake, 569 S. 1300 East, begins Sunday at 10 a.m. with Ted and Jenny Wilson.  They will address \
Federal Reserve policy-makers raised interest rates yesterday for the fifth time this year and suggested they will continue gradual rate increases in 2005.
NEW YORK - Investors were unmoved by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's improved assessment of the economy, and stocks remained mixed Wednesday in light trading.    While Greenspan said the economy has \
Despite the government's insistence that U.S. and U.N. sanctions aren't causing any pain, some leading Iranians have begun to say publicly that the pressure does hurt. And on Tehran's streets, people are increasingly worried over the economic pinch.
PepsiCo. Xerox. eBay. ADM. Kraft Foods. Sara Lee. Avon. The list of brand-name companies with women chief executives is longer and more impressive than ever, after a year of stunning breakthroughs in corner-office hiring. The first big surprise landed in the spring, when $37-billion-a-year Archer Daniels Midland wooed former Chevron exec Pat Woertz to take over. In June came the next shocker: Kraft Foods, which three years ago had failed to offer enough growth opportunities to keep rising star Irene Rosenfeld from walking away, persuaded her to return as CEO after a dynamic run at Frito-Lay. But the biggest news hit in the heat of August when PepsiCo unexpectedly announced that CEO Steve Reinemund would be stepping down. The front-runner to succeed him, most observers assumed, was an American man, Mike White, who had turned around Pepsi's international operations. Yet Pepsi's board defied the stereotypes, instead tapping Indian-born strategist Indra Nooyi. She had served as president and CFO since 2001 but had never run a line business at Pepsi - as naysayers had long pointed out. Still, by promoting herself as a visionary she won the board's support.
Afghan militants holding three UN workers hostage began talks with the government and the United Nations on Sunday and the kidnappers have dropped some of their demands, a militant spokesman said.
Is PeopleSoft&#39;s founder and long-time chief executive back at the helm to accept Oracle&#39;s takeover bid, or to dig-in for a long-term battle?
BBC journalist Alan Johnston, freed earlier this week in Gaza after 114 days as hostage of a radical Palestinian group, left Israel for London on Saturday, witnesses said.
Leading shares closed firmer, nearing session peaks, with stronger mining issues and a recovery in dollar-exposed stocks helping to offset disappointing results from HSBC and Tesco's, and with Wall Street higher as inflation worries recede, dealers said.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- Canada&#39;s defence minister cautioned yesterday that no swift decisions should be made about Ottawa&#39;s controversial submarine program in the wake of the fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi that killed a submariner and left the vessel adrift and
Juventus won 3-0 at Sampdoria in Italian soccer&#39;s Serie A to record a third straight victory and maintain a two-point lead at the top of the 20-team standings.
Environmental activists deface a photo exhibition sponsored by oil giant Shell at the Natural History Museum.
The United States does not plan fresh U.S.-Iranian talks on how to stabilize Iraq any time soon but will leave open the possibility for such discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while
A man in his 60s is critically ill in hospital after a suspicious early morning fire at his home in County Down.
Last year, the environment ministry had 665 constructions demolished, with more planned.
The tomb of China's first emperor, guarded for more than 2,000 years by 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses, has yielded up another archaeological secret.
They can&#39;t find Osama bin Laden, but they&#39;ve saved us from Cat Stevens. They can appoint Daniel Pipes, the notorious Muslim basher, to the US Institute of Peace; but they won&#39;t let Tariq Ramadan, a renowned
A high-speed passenger train carrying more than 160 people derailed and crashed in eastern Australia, injuring most of the passengers, officials said.
The Bush administration has received  recent intelligence reports that some experts believe could  indicate North Korea is preparing to conduct its first nuclear  weapons test explosion, The New York Times reported in Sunday  editions.
A drug that attacks a major form of elderly blindness passed a key hurdle Friday as the government's scientific advisers decided that it poses no significant risks.
Employers and unions have reached an agreement, resolving the long-running dispute over firefighters' pay.
 as Rice visits
UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council issued a statement yesterday expressing ``deep concern\
Enterprise IT executives attending this week's Gartner Symposium ITxpo  in Orlando, Fla., got a peek at several forthcoming products for security, CM (content management), wireless, and SOAs (service-oriented architectures).
$2,500 limit on multi-stream stations Music industry taxman SoundExchange is offering a new deal to internet radio broadcasters who say upcoming royalty hikes will kill online broadcasting.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON -- Consumers brushed off rising gasoline prices and slumping home sales to storm the malls in May, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in 16 months.
French customs officials have intercepted  a shipment of 224,000 fake Viagra and Cialis anti-impotence  pills worth 2.4 million euros ($3.5 million), the Budget  Ministry said on Monday.
Strong sales forecast, says financial officer at investment event.
Turkish MPs meet to vote on controversial plans to allow girls to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
The judge overseeing the criminal case in a deadly nightclub fire issued a stinging rebuke of Attorney General Patrick Lynch's office Thursday, saying it leaked word of plea agreements for the club's owners before victims' relatives learned of the deals.
Starbucks is pushing its new digital music offering into Seattle and Austin in the next month. The Hear Music media bar is an in-store kiosk that allows consumers to buy customizable CDs.
Rescuers found 13 bodies and at least four people suffering from severe hypothermia in a boat that was towed to this island in Spain's Canary archipelago, emergency services officials said.
By RACHEL RICE; OF THE NEWS STAFF  PRESQUE ISLE - Recreation officials have the green light to look at options for a new building after city councilors voted Monday night to establish a Recreation Facility Committee.
Wireless provider rolls out first-ever mobile music store in the U.S.
England's hopes of reaching the last four of the World Twenty20 could end before they bowl a ball against India in Durban.
Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Econo-mic Cooperation forum gather in Santiago, Chile today for their annual costume party. The two-day APEC summit has a broad agenda to push the grouping\u00e2\u0080\u0099s original aim of free trade in the region by 2020.
Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of  YUKOS, despite a U.S. bankruptcy court order that seeks to halt  Sunday's auction for at least 10 days.
Il ct della nazionale azzurra di volley, Gian Paolo Montali, commenta la sconfitta contro il Brasile...
Embattled mortgage bank Northern Rock  faces a crucial shareholder meeting on Tuesday that could restrict its ability to sell assets and issue shares as possible nationalization looms.
The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.
Nintendo Co. is set to launch Nintendo DS, the latest of its wallet-sized game systems designed to slip easily into your backpack and encourage procrastination wherever you may roam.
A woman has been arrested and charged with murdering a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in a pond in suburban Sydney.
One of the principal defendants in the Pitcairn Island sex abuse trials pleaded guilty to three charges yesterday but claimed to have been &quot;in love&quot; with a 13-year-old girl with whom he had a long affair.
Su convenzioni Autostrade ma arriva l'altola' del Governo
Top 5 Movies of the Week Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film
US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair bluntly acknowledged that the Iraq war had been marked by &amp;quot;mistakes&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;missteps&amp;quot; but insisted that the world must support the new Baghdad government.
Finanziaria 2004, stato ha stornato fondi per sicurezza
An 11-month supercomputer project suggests even tough encryption can be cracked.
Winter's fury arrived late but with a vengeance across Europe on Thursday, dumping snow that wreaked havoc with Switzerland's famously efficient trains and gave Rome and the Mediterranean island of Mallorca a rare white blanket.
WASHINGTON -- For patients suffering from a severe form of Crohn's disease, a remedy already on the shelf to treat other maladies and a brand-new drug could offer new hope.
Adobe's PDF is a well-established format for transferring pixel-perfect documents. It's not nearly as malleable as plain text, but several CPAN modules make creating, manipulating, and reusing PDFs much easier. Detlef Groth demonstrates how to use PDF::Reuse.
Il cileno Fernando Gonzalez, testa di serie numero 2, si &egrave; qualificato per la finale del torn...
President Vladimir Putin criticized  Washington's plans for an anti-missile system in Central Europe  and said on Thursday Russia would come up with a \
Microsoft will work with a division of Germany's Siemens to create in-car entertainment and communications systems that will be available in 2009.
roundup Plus: Sun draws Nvidia graphics into Solaris...Tibco scoops up software company...PeopleSoft extends customer assurance.
The US antitrust authorities said they would clear Cingular Wireless Corp.'s 41-billion-dollar takeover of AT&amp;T Wireless, with conditions.
Pfizer Inc. on Friday reported an increased risk of heart problems among patients taking high doses of its popular painkiller and arthritis drug Celebrex.
The church where the tradition of celebrating Christmas on Dec. 25 may have begun was built near a pagan shrine as part of an effort to spread Christianity, a leading Italian scholar says.
From hardest-hit Sri Lanka to resort islands in Thailand, holidaymakers from Britain described the destruction caused when tidal waves triggered by a powerful earthquake off Indonesia hit their resorts, in messages to radio, television stations and news agencies back home.
The designated president of the European Union&#39;s head office suffered another blow Tuesday when a European Parliament committee deemed a second member of his team unsuitable for the job.
A censored selection will be deigned suitable for consumption
Jean-Marie Le Pen is shaking up France's election season, thanks to some surprising new supporters
Il nome scelto dalla sinistra evoca Unione Sovietica
The endorsement by Senator John Kerry, who will make the announcement in South Carolina on Thursday, was weeks in the making.
Yasser Arafat has been ill for two weeks with what was initially described as a bad flu. He took a turn for the worse Wednesday, collapsing and briefly losing consciousness.
When Robert Gates testifies before a Senate panel in two weeks, Democrats will voice their opposition to administration war policies and gauge Gates' willingness to change them. But they probably won't stand in his way to becoming the next defense secretary.
Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects Sunday to a 10-year-old girl who police believe was abducted and slain so she would not reveal methamphetamine activity in her neighborhood.
Mike Douglas, whose affable personality and singing talent earned him 21 years as a television talk show host, died Friday on his 81st birthday.
Sen. Larry Craig is reconsidering his decision to resign after his arrest in a Minnesota airport sex sting and may still fight for his Senate seat, according to the Associated Press.
THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities will launch an international manhunt for the alleged Syrian leader of a Dutch-based terrorist group responsible for the murder of a filmmaker, and similar groups of homegrown radicals are believed operating in the Netherlands
JL Lewis shot a 10-under 62 for his best start on the PGA Tour and a two-shot lead Thursday in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Le entrate totali sono ammontate a 167 mln di sterline
The Vans Warped Tour scheduled for next summer has another act to add,  The Offspring .  This will be the first time The Offspring will join with the tour.  Along with The Offspring, feature the  Transplants, Thrice, My Chemical Romance and F...
If you're having trouble coming up with original expressions of love for your sweetheart, why not lift a line or two from the Internet?
Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL), Asia's biggest airline, fell to a loss in the third quarter as high fuel prices outweighed a recovery on international routes, but it kept its full-year outlook.
Who stole Christmas? eBay has nothing to say today on why many subscribers to its Manager Pro service are unable to access the service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.
Two French journalists were heading home to France on Wednesday after the end of a 4-month hostage ordeal in Iraq which left many unanswered questions about the government&#39;s handling of the crisis.
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo says he earns $250,000-a-month from his chicken farm.
WSJ, top manager dovrebbe ricevere 160 mln di dollari
Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, outplaying the point guard he admires most in Steve Nash and lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 101-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night.
Mitt Romney's eyes filled with tears Monday as the Republican presidential contender recalled watching the casket of a soldier killed in Iraq return to the United States and imagined if it were one of his five sons.
La lava ha ripreso a scorrere: scatta l'allarme ma la Protezione civile rassicuraGli esperti: sembra che i movimenti del vulcano si stiano stabilizzando                                          Si apre un nuovo cratere A Stromboli torna la paura
Two Russian weapons-grade plutonium  production reactors are ahead of schedule for shutting down and  will stop operating before this December's deadline, the U.S.  Energy Department said on Friday.
Sony's handheld is still lagging behind the massive sales figures of the mighty Nintendo DS.
'Had not deterred murder' New Jersey's state assembly yesterday voted 44-36 to abolish the death penalty - the first state to do so since Iowa and West Virginia scrapped the punishment in 1965.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG), Japan&#39;s second biggest bank, said yesterday its first-half profit dropped by 43% as bad loans increased.
ALBANY, Ore. - Rick Pyburn was sick and tired of lead-footed motorists speeding past his home. Already, he had lost five chickens to hit-and-run drivers passing by at speeds well above posted limits.
NEW YORK - US stocks are seen in a contemplative mood Friday with the revised second-quarter gross domestic product reading likely to have a large bearing on sentiment and overall direction.
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 24 percent on growth in both its automotive interiors and building controls business.
'How do I send an email?' Virgin Media will slap a 25 pence per minute charge on calls to its broadband technical support line from 1 July because it says it gets too many off-topic questions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Finish Line has been ordered by a judge to complete its acquisition of shoe retailer Genesco against its will.
 statement on gays
Does this Chocolate-inspired set taste sweet or sour? Review The one-box home cinema system business reached saturation point some time ago, particularly at the cheaper end of the market. So companies who, like LG, target the mainstream have to work pretty hard to make their products stand out. LG has certainly put in some effort into the J10HD.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two Pakistani men held over the murder of Benazir Bhutto confess to helping her attacker, police say.
LONDON: The European Commission is set to give US software giant Oracle the go-ahead to take over arch-rival PeopleSoft in a $7.7-billion deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Kostya Tszyu&#39;s return after 22 months out of the ring with various injuries was short, sweet and sensational. Tszyu retained the junior welterweight world title
WASHINGTON - Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.
MacCentral - The focus of Apple Computer Inc. executives was on music Wednesday as the Cupertino, Calif.-based company released new versions of its professional music creation software Logic, Logic Express and new Jam Packs for its consumer level application GarageBand. Research analysts feel that Apple's overall product strategy of offering multiple products from consumer to pro is sound.
Thousands of music fans will travel to Staffordshire and Essex this weekend for the ninth annual V Festival.
The number of U.S. workers signing up for jobless benefits fell by a bigger-than-expected 19,000 last week, and non-farm worker productivity was higher in the second quarter than first reported, government reports showed on Thursday.
The Iraqi government rushed reinforcements Friday to the country's third-largest city, Mosul, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that U.S. officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah &#151; now said to be under 80 percent U.S. control.
Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.
An art project's platform curb kickers give streetwalkers high-tech tools to make the world's oldest profession a little less dangerous.
BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday that North Korea had shut down its nuclear reactor and four related facilities, a major step in efforts to get it to give up its nuclear weapons programs.
$12m nicked in Malaysia's biggest ever raid Blaggers subdued victims with chloroform before making off with 585 cartons and 18 pallets of CPU and motherboards in a daring heist in the Malaysian city of Penang.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Taliban fire may have brought down a military helicopter in which seven NATO soldiers were killed, alliance officials said, while in a separate incident 16 policemen died in a Taliban ambush.
L'Inter potrebbe non inserire Adriano nella lista per la Champions League. ''E' un'eventualit&agrave...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer shook up the Manchester United board on Friday, but his financier may have backed out leaving a hostile takeover dead in the water.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday that the U.S. economy was on solid footing despite a weak employment report, and gave no hint of what his administration may have in store to bolster growth.
Shares of Google Inc.  hit a new high on Monday as traders who had shorted the stock scrambled to buy back scarce shares after the Web search leader's better-than-expected quarterly results last week.
Hypnosis can lead to less anxiety and pain during breast biopsies procedures, research finds.
In spot di un gruppo pacifista invita ad andare a votare
Gap's new hip-hop-infused TV ad has captured a lot of attention from the young crowd the struggling retailer hopes to attract to reverse its fortunes.
AMARILLO - Officials in this Panhandle city may not have to force an HIV-positive prostitute into treatment after the woman indicated she may want help.
Iraqi and U.S. troops detained a militant leader suspected of ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guards in a raid in Baghdad on Saturday in which five gunmen were killed in an air strike, the U.S. military said.
NEW YORK  - For patients suffering severe headaches who present to the emergency department, the painkiller bupivacaine injected into the muscles at the base of the neck provides safe and effective headache relief.
A British soldier has been killed and another injured after clashes with militia forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, said the British Army.
London: After setting many a hearts flutter by his theatrics on the football field England soccer captain David Beckham is all set to take a plunge in tinsel town by acting in &#39;Goal!
Time magazine vows to fight an Indonesian court order to pay $106m compensation to ex-President Suharto.
The Boston law firm Testa, Hurwitz &amp; Thibeault yesterday named F. George Davitt its managing partner.
With the U.S. economy picking up  steam, the year's fourth straight interest-rate hike looked  like a certainty at Wednesday's meeting of the Federal  Reserve's Open Market Committee, economists said.
VIENNA : OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Monday hinted the cartel would not raise either its official production rate or the price band at a ministerial meeting, as the oil price had stabilised.
Salt Lake City&#39;s David Zabriskie, a member of the US Postal Service team, won the 11th stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race on Tuesday in Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain.
Brewer won the 1967 Masters as well as nine other PGA Tour events during the 1960s and 1970s.
It follows the announcement last week that Zurich would not be able to host any of the 2008 European football championship games, owing to a legal wrangle over plans for a new stadium.
US and Iraqi forces arrest 63 suspected militants during a major security operation in central Baghdad.
AUSTRALIAN Sarah Davies has missed out on being crowned Miss World 2004 at the finals of the beauty pageant in China. Twenty-year-old Miss Peru was crowned today in the southern Chinese resort town of Sanya
Miami Heat guard Gary Payton is suspended for one game Monday for mouthing off at an official who had ejected him in Saturday's win over the Bucks.
Minacciano ammutinamento contro la produzione
NEW YORK  - People living in societies that rely heavily on starch for nutrition have evolved to digest these foods more effectively, research suggests.
Some say your college days are the best years of your life. Butch Davis isn&#39;t likely to dissent. Davis&#39; inglorious tenure as coach of the Cleveland Browns came to an end on Monday, one day after his team gave up 58 points to the Cincinnati Bengals.
A 16-year-old Spaniard pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges that he helped steal and transport the dynamite used in the March 11 Madrid train bombings and was sentenced to six years in a juvenile detention center.
Last month, Ben Dey, an  assistant working in the mailroom at Creative Artists Agency,  leaped several rungs on the Hollywood ladder by successfully  pitching an idea for a comedy to producer Brian Grazer. The  sale came about because the Imagine Entertainment executive  visits CAA once a year for a lunchtime meeting in which he  entertains assistants&#39; pitches.
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday - but another rise is expected before too long.
New Big Brother show Celebrity Hijack attracts half the audience of last year's regular star name format.
Ukrainian opposition supporters tried to enter parliament after lawmakers seemed to cool on their support for efforts to overturn the results of the allegedly fraudulent presidential election.
Australia will press Vice President Dick Cheney this week to ensure a speedy trial for Australia's Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks so he can be brought home by the year's end, said Prime Minister John Howard.
U.S. worker productivity grew at a  slower pace than initially estimated during the first three  months of this year as the economy just inched ahead, driving  up labor costs and backing Federal Reserve sentiments that  inflation is indeed a concern.
Twice league MVP Steve Nash of the  Phoenix Suns was ruled out the NBA All-Star game because of a  sore shoulder on Monday.
Ricky Martin will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy's person of the year for his accomplishments as an entertainer and humanitarian.
NEW YORK  - In the current decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of obese adolescents having surgery to help them lose weight, although weight loss surgery remains an uncommonly performed procedure in young people.
Science & environment: Hopes boosted by experiments showing that human embryonic stem cells could be turned into a variety of brain cells

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to   enforce an arms embargo on Hizbollah under a U.N. resolution   that halted Israel's war with the Lebanese group.
Limited Brands Inc. , owner of the Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works retail chains, said on Thursday it expects sales at stores open at least a year to be flat in July.
Young sufferers of anorexia and bulimia who try to hide their eating problems from their parents and doctors are turning to a growing number of Internet chat rooms dedicated to perpetuating their illness.
Domestic travel is so unpleasant I have given up flying from my base in Des Moines to anywhere that can be driven in one day. But I can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t drive to Africa.
A trademark infringement suit against Google may alter how the search industry makes a profit.
Canada's national police force, criticized for excessive use of Tasers, said on Friday that officers would from now on only fire the electric stun guns at suspects who are combative or resisting arrest.
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- For people with type 2 diabetes, tomato juice may help stave off the heart troubles that often complicate the disease.    Researchers have found that drinking tomato juice for three weeks had a blood-thinning effect in people with the disease...
This film is like \u00e2\u0080\u009cOcean\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Eleven\u00e2\u0080\u009d if directed by Robin Hood and financed by Telemundo.
Nilesh is all set to star in Deepak Shivdasani's new film.
Five students will get the diplomas they were denied when cheers erupted for them at a high school graduation, and school officials said Wednesday they would review a get-tough decorum policy.
INDIANAPOLIS - It's been awhile since the defending champs had a minimal injury list and lots of room in the whirlpool, but the Colts should be virtually at full strength for Sunday afternoon's AFC playoff date here with San Diego.
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Social networking site lets you sing, whistle or hum a tune into your computer microphone to find out its title and artist.
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the third quarter as deep discounts on flat-panel televisions and computer hardware and software cut into profit margins. It also lowered its full-year sales outlook and shares fell more than 16 percent.
Health secretary John Reid will today face universal condemnation from doctors and health professionals for failing to adopt the one public health measure in his white paper they say would save more lives than any other - a total smoking ban in enclosed
YASSER Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nephew last night said the lack of a diagnosis, despite extensive tests, into his uncle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death last month raised suspicions that the late Palestinian leader died of &quot;unnatural&quot; causes.
Adrian Beltre becomes the first player to reach 40 home runs with a grand slam in the fifth inning Tuesday to lead L.A. past Montreal, 10-2.
The European Union will address cyber  security issues after attacks on the Internet sites of Estonia,  EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding said on  Saturday.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday withdrew its proposal to list as threatened a wildflower that grows only in areas of Utah and Colorado where oil shale and tar sand exploration is being done.
LEE WESTWOOD&#39;S bid for a \u00c2\u00a3650,000 pay-day came undone in the thick rough and tricky bunkers of Sun City as he carded a disastrous 80 to hand Retief Goosen the Nedbank Challenge title.
County supervisors voted Tuesday to give $275,000 to local hospitals and medical providers to help them deal with the exploding number of uninsured residents they are treating.
Screens you can use in the sunshine, anyone? NEC has extended its range of LCD panels that can be read even in bright sunlight even closer to standard notebook screen sizes, bringing closer, we hope, the day when we can use laptops outdoors without having to squint like crazy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President George W. Bush was open to a bigger economic stimulus than the $150 billion package he has proposed, the White House said on Tuesday as turmoil in world financial markets and fears of a recession prompted lawmakers to call for urgent action.
Sebastian Bergmann has posted the official release of one of the most popular unit testing software packages for PHP on the web - PHPUnit 3.1.0.   Included in the advancements he mentions are things like:   Improvements to Mock Objects include the ability to mock classes and methods that do not exist as well as mocking static methods. And mocked methods can raise exceptions now. PHPUnit can now write test result and code coverage data to a test database. Several ideas for future features depend on this data. New template methods, PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase::sharedAssertions(), PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite::setUp(), PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite::tearDown(), and PHPUnit_Extensions_SeleniumTestCase::defaultAssertions(), ease the development of test cases.   This latest version can be pulled from PHPUnit's Trac repository or via the PEAR installer (recommended method).
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Year My Parents Went on Vacation\u00e2\u0080\u009d is most seductive when it focuses on the details of daily life in the lower-middle-class S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo neighborhood Bom Retiro.
Lifestyle: 19 September 2004, Sunday. Sofia weekenders have been queuing for over an hour to take a glimpse at the unique Thracian gold mask exhibited in the National Museum of Archeology.
The Christian Democrats of outgoing Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende were in the lead in Dutch parliamentary elections also marked by a huge rise in support for the far-left Socialist Party.
PageSix - THE early success of   MTV's \
U.S. stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday, pushing the Dow down more than 200 points in its second-biggest drop of the year, as mounting losses in the subprime mortgage sector and weak retail sales caused investors to sell riskier assets.
The caffeine on this show is addictive. Honest, candid, witty and stylish\u00c2\u0085 you must have experienced all of this on \u00c2\u0091Koffee with Karan\u00c2\u0092 last week......
Shares of Merck &amp; Co. plunged nearly 27 percent yesterday, pulling other stocks down with it, after the pharmaceutical giant yanked its Vioxx arthritis drug off the market because of heart safety concerns.
Flash memory maker next week to announce a product to help businesses manage and control the use of USB drives.
Like fruit cake and Santa Claus, they have become an important part of the holiday season. Beginning in early November and running through Christmas, Salvation Army
Millions of Americans take medications to lower their cholesterol, but one such medication was taken off the market a few years ago after it led to a muscle disorder in those taking it.
Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, to begin airing Friday:
There could be enough computing ability in just one brain cell to allow humans and animals to feel, a study suggests.
Athletic shoe and apparel retailer  Finish Line Inc.  on Thursday reported a 47 percent  drop in second quarter net income due to weak back-to-school  sales and a larger number of discounts.
Chancellor Gordon Brown  outlines his plans to increase aid to developing countries and eliminate their debt.
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC rejected an informal 7.2 billion pound ($14.2 billion) takeover bid by Akzo Nobel NV, the company said Monday.
The Capitals former captain Jeff Halpern returns to Verizon Center wearing a Dallas Stars uniform for the first time since leaving behind his hometown hockey team.
L'Arezzo &egrave; la terza squadra della serie B che retrocede direttamente in serie C insieme con C...
Bank holding company Commerce Bancorp Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings rose 42 percent, driven by strong deposit growth and positive operating leverage, and said it expects to meet or exceed current
NATO defense ministers faced a tense meeting with their Russian counterpart Friday after the Western alliance angered Moscow by agreeing to deepen cooperation with Georgia.
The Federal-Mogul Corporation, the auto parts supplier that emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, named the billionaire investor and shareholder Carl C. Icahn as nonexecutive chairman on Wednesday.
Only 147,000 to go IBM has shed another 1,573 jobs as part of an ongoing push to thin its services organization.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For once Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was in agreement with his title-chasing counterparts and admitted that his team are likely to drop points during the festive football programme.
Qualche modifica al calendario per poter preparare meglio gli Europei, dove nel girone C affronter&a...
President Bush arrogantly ignored the advice of his top generals about the need for more equipment to fight the war in Iraq, Democrat John Kerry said on Monday.
Empoli molto attivo sul mercato. Oggi c'&egrave; stato l'incontro con il Milan per il rinnovo della ...
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 2 -- Venezuela's business establishment often warns that if President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez wins reelection Sunday, it won't take long before the populist firebrand transforms Venezuela into a communist state, dooming its oil-rich economy. Alejandro Usc\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1tegui, an industrialist here, couldn't disagree more....
Voters headed to the polls Saturday to decide whether to re-elect Mayor Ray Nagin or turn him out in favor of Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu in an election that will help determine the course of one of the largest reconstruction projects in U.S. history.
Milton Bradley singled with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers an 8-7 victory Monday over the Colorado Rockies in front of a crowd of 36,958 at Dodger Stadium.
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf held talks with two senior U.S. diplomats and a top military official Saturday amid a growing political crisis, as the embattled leader received indications that Washington would accept him remaining as president and army chief.
Many times in his career as a passionate golfer, Pat Grant had made a tee time. He had never spent any time thinking about a tee, however.
Of course he would be here. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera understands duty and obligation. He has been the most dominant closer in baseball for the past decade, a lofty title that is impossible to achieve unless you are a person who is rich in confidence, poise, and responsibility.
All of the Segway electric scooters   sold to consumers since the product began shipping to the   public in 2002 are being recalled because the devices can   unexpectedly cause riders to fall, the company said on   Thursday.
Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer wrapped up his closing arguments Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the California jury to begin deliberations.
Air pollution caused by traffic and factories may cause heart disease, a US study says.
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee plans a March 22 hearing on whether to close the federal banking loophole that allows retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot Inc. to operate banks, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Russian fifth seed Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open final against fourth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 7-5, 6-3 Saturday, claiming her third Grand Slam title.
Bernard B. Kerik, the former homeland security secretary nominee, said he faced an \
Pakistan detains supporters of Nawaz Sharif, his party says, as the exiled PM prepares to fly home.
RAS AL AIN, Morocco  - Farmers in this sun-parched Moroccan village have been waiting 50 years for drinking and irrigation water, electricity, hospitals and roads.
The French director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, The Hairdresser&#39;s Husband, The Man On The Train) is a bit of a thrill tease. He likes situations, usually involving two strangers engaged in gradually unveiled mutual deception, that come on like ...
England captain Paul Collingwood on Tuesday apologised for visiting a strip club a night before an important tie in the Twenty20 world championships.
Apple Computer Inc. said on Wednesday an internal investigation found irregularities with its past stock option grants prompting the immediate resignation of a former chief financial officer from the board of directors.
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Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah   said British Prime Minister Tony Blair participated in the   killing of Lebanese by not doing enough to stop Israel's war in   Lebanon and lashed out at the government for welcoming him.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry made final preparations for their  nationally televised debate on Thursday, as Kerry praised his  foe as \
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed moved to assure the nation that the deployment of the army would not harm the democratic process of the country.
Bob Elderkin's vote would appear to be a sure bet for President Bush on Nov. 2. He is a hunter, part of a conservative-leaning group of outdoorsmen that is 38 million strong and avidly supports gun rights.
US and Iraqi forces secured more than three quarters of Mosul&#39;s police stations as calm prevailed after last week&#39;s flare-up in violence that saw rebels raid the city&#39;s police buildings, the US military said.
At least 14 Iraqi police officers have gone missing and an al Qaeda-linked group on Friday showed pictures of 18 men it said had been kidnapped to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.
TEHRAN - Iran said Monday it was suspending its program to produce enriched uranium, the crucial ingredient needed for the production of nuclear weapons.
A promotional campaign for an online gambling Web site will enlist the help of London taxi drivers to engage passengers in conversation and promote the site.
August 28, 2004. After much speculation over his future, and bids for his services from Manchester United and Newcastle this week, Wayne Rooney has handed in a transfer request at Everton.
The strike is off and the star power is on for the 80th annual Academy Awards.
Iran said on Sunday that a fatwa ordering the death of British writer Salman Rushdie issued by its revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini still stands after his knighthood by the queen.
STEVEN Gerrard has warned Liverpool he will seek a transfer in the summer if the club do not start winning trophies. Fourth place behind Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United is not good enough for the club
Defending champion France and host Russia continued their winning streak and swept their semifinals. They will play for the Fed Cup championship.
(Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez will once again face his heated rival, the New York Yankees, as he heads to the mound for the Boston Red Sox in the rubber match of a critical three-game series in the Bronx.
How do you prove you're a virgin in the town that inspired \
Two days ago, surrounded by children, grandchildren and two close friends, the woman who made it acceptable and imperative to talk openly about death and dying was asked whether she was ready to &quot;transition.
Medicare will start paying for specialized brain scans in some patients to help determine if they have Alzheimer&#39;s disease, the federal agency that runs the reimbursement program announced yesterday.
International Management Group, a leading sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented athletes such as Tiger Woods, Joe Montana and Derek Jeter, is being sold to funds assembled by a New York buyout specialist firm for an
As UBS warned investors that it was vulnerable to further weakness in mortgages, Bear Stearns cut 300 more jobs, also in response to the credit turmoil that has swept Wall Street.
Experts tell lawmakers the broken patent system chills innovation and feeds lawyers and trolls. Will something finally be done? Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
Pakistan's parliament rubber-stamped the president's choice of prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, despite an opposition boycott and angry protests.
The former home of William Clay Ford Jr., in Ann Arbor, Mich., is now on the market for $3.95 million.
Blog: One of the most heavily trafficked subway lines in the city succumbs to soaring temperatures.
China is to launch its first private airline, named Okay Airways, state media reports.
PHUKET, Thailand -- A Swedish toddler was reunited with his weeping father in a Thai hospital yesterday, days after the 18-month-old was found sitting alone on a roadside in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster. The boy's mother is among some 5,000 people still missing in Thailand.
Tropical Storm Lane gained strength   as it pounded Mexico's Pacific coast with rain and high winds   on Friday and forecasters said it could become a hurricane   later in the day as it heads toward tourist resorts.
Votes this month could mark advances in the Middle East, but history shows that democracy requires time, commitment.
Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop cosmetics chain, died on Monday evening after suffering a major brain haemorrhage, her family said.
Sony Corp. next week will launch a  marketing blitz in Europe for its new Connect music download  store, its latest effort to derail the runaway momentum of  Apple Computer's iTunes service.
Three years after the city banned smoking in restaurants, health officials are talking about prohibiting something they say is almost as bad: artificial trans fatty acids.
Some 50 people have died in the past month in clan violence over land in western Kenya, say officials.
Palestinians in the Triangle mourned the death of the man they viewed as a father figure, even as they paused to consider a future without Yasser Arafat.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSteep\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an undeniably impressive visual spectacle that follows the sport of extreme skiing.
Courts furniture stores around the UK remain closed after a number of aggressive incidents towards staff and property, administrators say.

Attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan surged last year, according to previously unpublished figures from allied military forces fighting insurgents
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related writedowns and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.
Yusuf Islam, the singer and song-writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, has urged Islamic militants in Iraq to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized 10 days ago and threatened with death.
Take one part hype, two parts anticipation and a pinch of trepidation. Sprinkle with salt and stir in bad blood. Chill for five days as a hurricane blows through.
A 19-year-old was tagged and under a curfew when he murdered a teenager, it is revealed.
TRENTON, New Jersey  - Mayor Douglas Palmer, meeting with visitors at City Hall, points to a large map peppered with dark dots. Each one represents a home or group of homes on the verge of foreclosure, and there are dozens all over the city.
Peace activists around the world staged   a day of action on Sunday to highlight the \
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According to Oman News: The Sultanate represented by Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources Ministry participating in the third Arab water conference in Cairo today from December 9th to 12th.
A railway worker who emerged from a 19-year coma woke to a radically altered Poland and is learning to adapt to his new life, Polish media reported.
Liverpool kept up their momentum with a 2-0 win at Sunderland in the English Premier League on Saturday as leaders Manchester City prepared to do battle at Arsenal.
Dell has announced three new Axim Windows Mobile Pocket PC, dubbed the Dell Axim X50 series. The Axim X50v features a 3.7-inch VGA screen, with a 624MHz CPU, 64MB SD RAM, 128MB flash ROM, wireless LAN and Bluetooth.
Lawmakers, lobbyists and Bush administration officials convicted so far in the Jack Abramoff public corruption cases:
A space capsule containing NASA&#39;s first sample from space in more than 30 years crashed into the Utah desert today after its parachutes failed to open.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Eight days after a giant  tsunami struck Asia, relief workers faced \
NBC has moved closer to bringing the best-selling official narrative of the Sept. 11 attacks on America to TV, clinching a deal with Hollywood filmmakers at Imagine Entertainment, the network said on Friday.
Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' modest red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old woman never made it.
Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
Ferrari ancora davanti a tutte nella seconda sessione di prove libere del Gran Premio di Francia, in...
Online DVD renter Netflix Inc.  and television recorder maker TiVo Inc.  are close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies over the Internet to their TiVo devices, according to the latest issue of Newsweek magazine.
Wondering just how much it meant to Bronson Arroyo when a standing ovation from a soldout Fenway Park punctuated his winning effort last night? Perhaps, more than you can imagine.
NEW YORK  - People with chronic health conditions have slimmer chances of surviving a cardiac arrest, according to new study findings.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.  - Former Connecticut Gov. John  Rowland pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal corruption  charges that will almost certainly send him to jail for  accepting perks from state contractors.
Blog: Canon is shipping its EOS-1D Mark III, a high-end SLR, according to photo-blogger Rob Galbraith.
Forget the conspiratorial fog. The only real mystery about Diana's death is the workings of fate.
Leonard Slatkin will be the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's principal guest conductor for the next three years, beginning in September 2008.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), the  conglomerate built by billionaire investor Warren Buffett,  could be overvalued, Barron's reported on Sunday.
Sport: Cricket: Steve Harmison looked more like a Test bowler at his home ground, but the Windies offered little resistance to England's bowlers.
Metro Group, the giant German grocery and consumer goods retailer, has been a leader in applying RFID tags to shipments of goods to track their progress through its distribution chain.
Merck&#39;s (nyse: MRK - news - people ) decision is based on new three-year data from a clinical trial designed to test the effect of Vioxx on preventing colorectalpolyps.
A politically contentious plan to   revamp the 61-year-old International Monetary Fund and give   rising economic powers more say will be hotly debated when   world financial leaders gather in Singapore this week and next.
Tiger Woods has hit some amazing shots in his career. He drove the green on a 347-yard hole at Doral. He hit 6-iron from 218 yards out of a bunker and over the water in Canada. His most famous shot might be the chip-in at the Masters that made a hairpin turn at the top of the ridge on the 16th green.
Creative will soon offer several new versions, including a 1GB flash-based device and a 6GB hard drive-based player.
Javier Vazquez says the New York Yankees would be making a mistake if they trade him. A proposed three-team deal that would have sent the right-hander to Los Angeles, Randy Johnson from Arizona to the Yankees
Scientists may be a step closer to transplanting a kidney without the need for long-term medication.
A few weeks ago, Cliff Fleming was chasing the Batmobile at night in a helicopter 20 feet above the cavernous streets of Chicago.
Le diverse strategie degli operatori: dai bonus per i nuovi utentiai rincari di piani tariffari e scatto alla risposta. I consumatori: \
Uefa will investigate Real Madrid after racist chanting by fans against Bayer Leverkusen.
England end day three of the third Test needing 416 to avoid an innings defeat to Sri Lanka.
Il Metz, ultimo nella Ligue 1, il massimo campionato francese, ha esonerato il tecnico Francis De Ta...
NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft streaked by Saturn&#39;s smoggy moon Titan today, targeted to pass within just 750 miles of the planet-sized satellite to give scientists their first
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Insurgents killed at least six Iraqi police officers and wounded five others Tuesday in five separate attacks in north-central Iraq, the US military said.
Roger Clemens got his 326th win and the Astros beat the Reds, 5-2, to move into the NL wild-card lead with their 12th straight win.
An open letter to the Senate Commerce Committee by a group of religious and ethical organizations, praising a communications bill and opposing net neutrality, only further spotlights how sharply this issue has divided even the closest of allies, and the degree to which modern technology politics yields the strangest of bedfellows.
Two people have been killed in clashes between troops and stone-throwing protesters angered by President Hamid Karzai effectively axing a regional governor.
Microsoft Corp.  rolled out  Windows Vista at retailers around the world on Tuesday, hoping  to dazzle customers with new multimedia features, while in  China the focus turned to its new anti-piracy properties.
THE HAGUE -- Overriding the defendant's objections, the UN war crimes tribunal appointed two lawyers to represent Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, hoping to speed up the long-delayed trial and curb the former Yugoslav leader's courtroom theatrics.
The radical Islamic group that claimed responsibility for the deadliest attack on a US base in Iraq, released on Sunday dramatic videotape showing three militants describing
Swiss voters endorsed restrictive legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some other continental European countries.
Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
Federal judge denies Justice Department's request to record parts of phone calls sans a wiretap order, concluding it violates the 4th Amendment.
The DUP leader, Ian Paisley, will meet the British prime minister, Tony Blair, in London this morning. In Dublin at noon the Taoiseach will hold talks with Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in&#39;s Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
A new, low-cost open frame display from Digital View (www.digitalview.com)  offers OEM system developers and integrators a flexible and  cost-effective means of creating non-networked digital signage  solutions.
African governments are failing to act to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Kenya's Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai says.
The $19.5 billion sale of Clear Channel Communications to two private-equity firms cleared its final regulatory hurdle.
A British couple died yesterday when the light plane they were travelling in crashed while taking off from one of Australia&#39;s most exclusive wilderness resorts.
A Chinese neurosurgeon arouses controversy for using cells from aborted foetuses to help cure patients affected by spinal and brain damage.
Pakistani police seal off a house amid reports of an attempt to shoot down President Musharraf's plane.
If you can't finish watching your rented movie in 24 hours, try this simple trick to extend the \
News.com's Ina Fried leaps into the blogosphere with Beyond Binary, a look beyond the ones and zeros of technology.
GLASGOW, Oct 21 (SW) - Celtic manager martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill remained positive and hopeful after last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 3-0 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, admitting everything was still possible.
CHILE Pinochet undergoes court-ordered tests SANTIAGO -- General Augusto Pinochet underwent lengthy court-ordered psychiatric and neurological tests yesterday to determine whether he is fit to stand trial for the disappearance of 25 leftist dissidents during his 1973-90 dictatorship. Court officials said blood samples were also taken from the 88-year-old former ruler to determine whether his medications influence his mental condition ...
By Jaswinder Kaur  KINABATANGAN: An eco-tourism project launched five years ago in Kampung Sukau is helping villagers in more ways than one.  It has put food on the table for some 600 villagers who realised that farming and fishing were not enough to make ends meet.
The economy grew at a 0.7 percent  annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest  in more than four years, but a closely watched inflation gauge  unexpectedly accelerated, data showed showed on Thursday.
Giovanni Cortese e' il luogotenente del boss Cosimo Di Lauro
LONDON : Portsmouth&#39;s Lomana LuaLua scored an injury time equaliser to earn a point against Liverpool in a 1-1 draw at Anfield which will hamper the home side&#39;s attempts to get in touch with the leading clubs during the Christmas programme.
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U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the importation of up to 4 million doses of influenza vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline  , bringing the U.S. total to 65 million vaccines for this flu season.
BAGHDAD, OCTOBER 25: The Iraqi interim government has warned the US and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tonnes of powerful conventional explosives\u00e2\u0080\u0094used to demolish buildings, produce missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons\u00e2\u0080\u0094 are
A spate of bombings that has killed six people and injured scores in the past two days is aimed at triggering panic in the revolt-hit Indian state of Assam, an official says.
A car bomber attacks a Shia political party, hours after a Christian Church leader is kidnapped.
MILAN -- A few days after the Sept. 11 attacks, the CIA station chief in Rome paid a visit to the head of Italy's military intelligence agency, Admiral Gianfranco Battelli, to float a proposal: Would the Italian secret services help the CIA kidnap terrorism suspects and fly them out of the country?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday Cuban leader Fidel Castro was recovering quickly after intestinal surgery that forced him to turn power over to his brother a month ago.
Valerio Vermiglio &egrave; il nuovo palleggiatore della Lube Banca Marche Macerata. L'alzatore sicil...
SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 104-96 preseason victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
A U.S. federal judge sentenced South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park to five years in prison on Thursday for money-laundering and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Iraq in the U.N. oil-for-food scandal.
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Two French journalists freed in Iraq after being held hostage for four months are expected back in Paris today. The French Defence Ministry said an air force plane would collect the two men, Christian Chesnot
GLASGOW, Scotland (CP) - The weary captain and crew of the stricken HMCS Chicoutimi told tales of heroism, fear and survival Monday in their first public recounting of the fire aboard their sub, with some expressing wonderment that they lived to tell of
Visiting Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee chairman Mahmud Abbas here Sunday apologized to Kuwait for PLO&#39;s past stance on the 1990 Iraqi invasion against the emirate.
A ferry that ran into difficulties in the Irish Sea, prompting British and Irish rescue teams to be scrambled, ran aground Thursday evening at Blackpool, northwest England, officials said.
Lewis Hamilton trasforma le strade del nord della Francia in un circuito di Formula 1 e la polizia f...
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. GOOG.OQ on  Wednesday got the green light to go ahead with a downsized  version of its much-hyped initial public offering, meaning its  shares could debut on Nasdaq as soon as Thursday.
Athens: United States failed to reach the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania on Friday to set up an Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.
Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under EU plans to extend music rights.
MOSCOW, Dec 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian Supreme Court canceled the results of the presidential election and decided to rerun the second round on December 26.
ANDY RODDICK suffered a surprise defeat as Spain raced to a commanding 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup Final. Rafael Nadal beat the American big gun 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2 to add to Spanish No.1 Carlos Moya&#39;s defeat of Mardy Fish 6-4 6-2 6-3 in Seville yesterday.
In the boldest sign of a thaw following the death of Yasser Arafat, Egypt will collaborate with Israel in new industrial zones and may soon return its ambassador to Israel.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - At least nine peoplewere killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowdednightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said on Friday.
(InfoWorld) - Even before Apple's much anticipated\u00c2\u00a0iPhone hits the shelves later this month, users of many different kinds of phones can listen to their iTunes music, via a new service from Seattle company Melodeo. Anyone can use the beta version of NuTsie, launched on Tuesday, by signing up and then exporting their iTunes playlists to NuTsie. Users don't actually upload their music files, only the metadata of the files which identifies the songs. After receiving an application via text message to their phones, they can start listening to their playlists. On the backend, Melodeo is assembling a library of music so it can stream the songs to users. When a user chooses to listen to music from their playlist, Melodeo streams it from its own library. The company adheres to \
Ten men were found guilty Thursday over a brutal dog fight that cost the lives of two pit bull terriers and prompted fears that the illegal sport was drawing more fans in Britain.
The concept of an easement is clear when it comes to land. But who owns the water, or the fish, or the right to fish?
And so we said goodbye this year to an illusion -- that the drugs we need will be waiting for us when we need them, safe and sound.
The wholesome image of Vanessa Hudgens, star of the made-for-kids TV movie hit \
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pacific Corporation  today announced that it will release its Fiscal 2007 first quarter financial results on February 13, 2007.  John R.
With neither pomp nor ceremony Andy Roddick and Amelie Mauresmo were jettisoned from the Australian Open on Friday, beaten by unheralded journeymen on the bleakest of nights for the former world number ones.
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Life insurer Resolution on Friday backed a takeover from peer Standard Life worth 4.9 billion pounds, causing it to ditch a planned merger with Friends Provident.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said  on Thursday it may restrict tax preparers such as H&R Block Inc   and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc  from  offering refund loans to customers because doing so could  encourage fraud.
A federal judge may have sent a gift to all merger-minded U.S. executives when he rejected the government's request to block Oracle Corp.'s  bid for PeopleSoft Inc.  last week.
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Deep in the bayous of eastern Arkansas, two robotic video cameras keep vigil for an elusive bird, aiming to capture conclusive evidence the ivory-billed woodpecker is not, as long feared, extinct.
Three members of a Pakistani religious group are killed in a shooting in the southern port city of Karachi.
French President Jacques Chirac says Tony Blair has got little in return for supporting the US over Iraq.
The dollar fell to a new eight-month low against the euro and struggled against the yen as dealers drove the greenback lower amid concerns about imbalances in the American economy.
WiMax, open access and prospects for a rival to the iPhone will be among the top stories to follow in Mobile and Wireless in 2008, experts say, plus a couple of much-talked-about stories that won't amount to much.
Ford Motor Co F.N reiterated on   Wednesday that its Jaguar and Land Rover brands were not for   sale but said it would continue to examine all its options.
Ukraine's supreme court said that it would review the first of an expected two appeals over a rerun presidential vote, as the defeated candidate pressed on with an admittedly hopeless campaign against his loss to Viktor Yushchenko.

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The world&#39;s top telecoms equipment makers may have to settle for just a fraction of the multi-billion-dollar orders they had expected when China builds its next-generation mobile phone networks.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday defended her plan for universal health care and insisted she won't repeat the mistakes that doomed her earlier effort to cover millions of people when she was first lady.
Technology company GigaBeam has come up with an alternative to the bottleneck that bedevils businesses everywhere.
CHARLTON head into Christmas seventh after a 2-1 win over London rivals Fulham at The Valley yesterday (AEDT). Jerome Thomas delighted the home crowd by putting Alan Curbishley&#39;s underrated side 1-0 up after
NEW YORK - Pfizer Inc.  said on Thursday  third-quarter earnings fell sharply, hurt by a $2.8 billion  charge to end its involvement with its poorly-selling Exubera  inhaled insulin drug.
Dwain Chambers will not be able to compete at the Beijing Olympics after missing the deadline to appeal against his lifetime ban.
French prosecutors are investigating a cryptic e-mail sent to an Islamic Web site urging attacks on the capital's mayor and its tourist sites, judicial officials said Wednesday.
The Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement today with the Walt Disney Company over the company&#39;s failure to disclose its relationships with various board members as well as with an airline controlled by a director.
Government scientists are chasing a possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected
Iraq's interim government on Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days, the spokesman for interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced.
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NORMAN, Oklahoma  - A bipartisan group of U.S. political figures that included New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a lamentation of America's woeful state on Monday but Bloomberg gave no hint he may run for president to bail the country out.
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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Josh Scobee hit a 53-yard field goal with 38 seconds left and Byron Leftwich threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, as Jacksonville defeated Indianapolis 27-24 at the RCA Dome.
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Seizing the offensive in their campaign to retain control of the House, Republicans have begun running a televisions ad against the Democratic congressional candidate in eastern Washington even before the selection of his GOP opponent.
The federal deficit surged to a record &#36;413 billion in 2004, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, injecting the figure into a presidential campaign in which the two parties have clashed over President Bush's management of the economy and the budget.
The Steelers avenged their only loss of the season, beat a hated division rival and clinched home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with a 20-7 win over Baltimore Sunday at Heinz Field.
Phil Mickelson heads into his title  defense at the Bob Hope Classic looking to launch his season  following a false start last week at the Buick Invitational.
SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, may need an extra year to achieve its medium-term profit target of an operating margin of 30 percent, its chief financial officer said.
Victims of the Sept. 11 attacks received &#36;38.1 billion in compensation, with insurance companies picking up the largest portion of the tab, according to a study released Monday.
Jimmy Buffett and a Galveston merchant he accused of unlawfully using his trademark to sell goods at an online store have settled the matter &#151; but not before the merchant spent a few hours in jail.
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who aggressively targeted insider trading during his days as a federal prosecutor, is hoping to become a player on Wall Street _ launching his own investment-banking firm.
Thousands of people march in Belgrade in support of war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj, on trial in The Hague.
Unfailingly demure, stalwartly upbeat and blessed with a vocal technique second to none, Maureen McGovern might be described as the Julie Andrews of the Love Generation.
Indonesia hunted on Friday for the  people behind a car bomb attack that killed nine people outside  the Australian embassy and underlined the vulnerability of the  world's most populous Muslim nation to militant violence.
[World News] United Nations, Sep 23 : India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in his maiden address to the UN General Assembly Thursday, said his government was determined to carry forward the dialogue with Pakistan to a &quot;purposeful and mutually acceptable
A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that British troop numbers in southern Iraq would be reduced from 7,100 to 5,500 in the months ahead.
The presidential candidates spread messages of anxiety in Ohio and Florida on Saturday, as John F. Kerry accused President Bush of putting American lives
Actress Nicole Kidman says she avoids talking about happiness in her life because of the uncertainty of the future.
A car bomb exploded outside the education ministry in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the interior ministry said.
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(Nov. 15) -- Would your car protect your head and neck in case of a crash? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested restraint systems in dozens of cars.
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Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been ruled out for up to a month with a hamstring injury he sustained during the UEFA Cup defeat by Larissa on Thursday.
A savage crocodile attack on a group of campers in northern Australia has sparked renewed calls for the partial lifting of a three-decade hunting ban aimed at saving the animals from extinction.
Eminem has blasted those at the centre of Monday night&#39;s Vibe music awards violence, and called for a blanket truce in the hip-hop world.
Ajax Amsterdam need to make an improved offer for Angelos Charisteas before Werder Bremen will sell the Greek striker, the German champions&#39; sporting director Klaus Allofs said on Thursday.
A year ago, the Green Bay Packers lost five of their first nine games, including three at Lambeau Field. Only a tissue-soft December schedule and a Week 17 choke by the Minnesota Vikings
National City Corp , one of the 10 largest U.S. banks, said on Wednesday it will cut its common stock dividend 49 percent and eliminate 900 jobs as it stops offering mortgages through brokers.
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Argentina, England, the Czech Republic and Tunisia got ready for the World Cup with victories in warmup games Tuesday.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a warning by phone company AT&T of soft consumer spending sparked a new round of recession fears, helping drive the S&P to its worst-ever five-day start to a year.
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait  - President George W. Bush held talks with the top U.S. officials in Iraq on Saturday at a base in Kuwait, during a Gulf tour he hopes will aid the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and contain Iran.
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A test pilot in a stubby rocket plane will try to climb more than 60 miles over the Mojave Desert and punch through the atmosphere Wednesday in the first stage of a quest to win a &#36;10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism.
Microsoft Corp. is no longer an also-ran in the market for handheld computer software. For the last three months, gadgets running the software giant&#39;s Windows Mobile operating system outsold
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House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has decided not to choose Rep. Alcee Hastings as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a Democratic congressional aide who is knowledgeable about the decision.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration on Friday won a commitment from China that it will move to a flexible, market-based currency.
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A new TIME poll finds President Bush heading into next week&#39;s Republican National Convention amid signs that his opponent&#39;s advantage is softening.
The giant retailer shut down its video-downloading site after Hewlett-Packard discontinued the technology that powered the service.
Under normal circumstances, Rob DiMaio would have been in uniform Friday night when the Bruins visited Tampa. He is still under contract with the Lightning, and even after 17 NHL seasons, the former Bruins winger figured to be a valuable support player this season for John Tortorella's Cup-hopeful bunch of Bolts.
Danica Patrick is confident she'll get her first win on the IRL circuit &#151; she's just not going to make a prediction about when it will happen.
JABALYA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces killed three  Palestinians, including two teenagers, on Wednesday after  storming into the northern Gaza Strip for the third time in as  many months to quell Palestinian rocket fire into Israel.
The five cities bidding for the 2012 Summer Olympics took their campaigns to an international audience Friday, wooing support from European officials seven months before the vote.
Hurricane Jeanne weakened slightly early Friday but was expected to strengthen again as it approaches Florida for a weekend landfall, the National Hurricane Center said.
Australia or South Africa will get to host the Square Kilometre Array, a giant next-generation radio telescope.
Redwood City, California. KAZINFORM quotes CNN -- Laci Peterson&#39;s stepfather said Scott Peterson &quot;got what he deserved&quot; when the jury in his murder trial recommended Monday that he die by lethal injection for killing his 27-year-old pregnant wife.
xVM will be built into the Linux-like version of Solaris due in March, Project Indiana.
The two companies said they had agreed to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit over a portable music player sold by XM that enables users to make digital copies of music.
By STEPHANIE REITZ HARTFORD, Conn. - A girl who vanished a year ago and was found hidden in a room in a man's home assumed a new identity that made her part of his family, authorities said Thursday, as they investigated whether he had inappropriate relationships with her and other girls.
This year, the song\u00e2\u0080\u0099s true love would spend $19,507 to give every whimsy on the 12th day,  according to a yearly holiday index tabulated by PNC Wealth Management.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will encourage engagement with China and avoid public criticism of its military build-up at an Asia security conference this weekend, a senior U.S. official said.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers voted to lift their union's strike order and return to work Wednesday.
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Iraqi insurgents released grisly video Thursday showing the beheading and execution-style shooting of 11 Iraqi soldiers, who the group said had been abducted south of Baghdad
The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series Tuesday night, a rematch of New York's seven-game victory last year. Curt Schilling (21-6) started for Boston against Mike Mussina (12-9).
Japan hasn&#39;t confirmed a news report that a body, believed to be that of an Asian male, was found in Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi told reporters in Tokyo.
Two weeks after ending his Wales career, Manchester United's Ryan Giggs is rewarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Friday  said it plans to exclusively back the Blu-ray high definition  movie format, the latest blow to the rival HD DVD camp backed  by Toshiba Corp (6502.T).
A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney lied to the FBI because he was worried he might face criminal charges for blowing a CIA employee's cover, prosecutors said on Tuesday as his perjury trial drew to a close.
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Scientists have identified a new bug which has evolved in insects to attack humans.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that deploying a U.S. missile shield in Europe would turn the continent into \
A hero of the September 11 attacks in New York has been picked by George W Bush to run the US Homeland Security department. Former police commissioner Bernard Kerik played a major part in the city&#39;s recovery
Jeffrey Moeser and his company are aiming to change the future of home entertainment.
The top American diplomat in Jerusalem said Monday that the Bush administration is seeking $400 million in new aid for the Palestinian Authority
Stock futures bounced higher on Thursday as steady benchmark bond yields drove a rebound in global equities, but the tone was cautious ahead of a key inflation report.
Adobe on Tuesday released version 8 of its free Reader product for PDF files, which most notably adds collaboration features through a new \
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President Bush is likely to raise U.S. concerns about China's currency policies when he meets at a summit in Chile with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps is done for the Olympics. Shortly after winning his fifth gold medal and seventh overall, Phelps told U.S...
Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, who once aspired to the Democratic presidential nomination, on Monday endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the White House.
Abbey National was last night poised to become part of Santander Central Hispano, Spain&#39;s largest bank, after HBOS dramatically dropped plans for a counterbid and the European Commission approved the deal.
In the fourth calendar quarter of last year, Intel made the most headway against arch-rival AMD in the server CPU market in several years, surging ahead in shipments and reportedly taking back a few points of market share. Now, AMD is working to take those points back and then some.
&quot;We believe with the current influenza vaccine supply issues, it illustrates perfectly the message that we&#39;d like to get across,&quot; said Dr.
It's official. After hunting around for a heroine in every nifty nook and crafty corner of the film industry, Boney Kapoor has finally zeroed in on the super-talented Ayesha Takia as Salman Khan's leading lady in the Hindi remake of the Tamil blockbuster Pokhiri.
Toyota Motor Corp., the world&#39;s second- largest carmaker, had an unexpected drop in quarterly profit as earnings at its truck making unit fell and a stronger yen cut the value of its overseas sales.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - Kansas officials said on Monday they were trying to contain damage from a significant oil refinery spill that occurred over the weekend as raging floodwaters wreaked havoc through the southeast part of the state.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports after Britain's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry that caused it to cull almost 160,000 turkeys on Monday.
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Hollywood film studios are to sue individuals who swap pirated copies of films over the internet.
Microsoft Corp  will authorize  a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc  this week to convince the  Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the  Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook  blog said on Tuesday.
Palestinian security forces will fan out  near Gaza's borders with Israel within days to enforce  President Mahmoud Abbas's order to halt militant attacks on  Israelis, their top commander said Wednesday.
The former finance chief of WorldCom testified yesterday that the company called off 2001 merger talks with Verizon after he and chief executive Bernard Ebbers worried Verizon would discover WorldCom had cooked its books.
Israeli leader Ariel Sharon vowed on  Sunday to expand a huge offensive into Gaza that has killed 50  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.
When Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, meets with influential Iraqi leaders, he is often accompanied by a key deputy: Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who leads secretive U.S. Special Operations units working in Iraq.
Microsoft Corp. unveiled on Sunday a  new brand name for its Internet-based television platform, a  service deployed by 10 companies including AT&T Inc.
The Guardian is at the centre of a new legal row as it publishes a story on the cash-for-honours inquiry.
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Manchester City are actively seeking a replacement for manager Kevin Keegan who is leaving at the end of next season when his contract expires after five years at the Premier League club.
WALKERTON -- Walkerton&#39;s former water manager Stan Koebel was sentenced to a year in jail yesterday and his brother Frank was handed a nine-month sentence to be served in the community for their roles in this town&#39;s infamous water tragedy.
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Until a few weeks ago, Patrick Murray was just another ambitious Capitol Hill staffer. As a top aide to Rep. Porter Goss, the Republican chairman of the
Texas Instruments Inc.  posted a lower quarterly profit on weak demand for its calculators and other products, and gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the third quarter, sending shares down 3 percent on Monday.
AC Milan are are given permission to host Celtic at the San Siro in the Champions League.
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Colombian star Juan Pablo Angel scored two goals in 2 minutes midway through the second half Wednesday night to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-1 win over Toronto FC.
Australia have wrapped up a 2-0 win in the series by bowling out New Zealand for 250 on the fifth day of the second and final test.
More than half of Italy's trains were halted Friday as railways workers walked off the job to demand better rail safety measures, news reports said.
Fly-half Charlie Hodgson admits his missed kicks cost England victory against Australia.
The body of a 7-year-boy slain nearly two years ago by his adoptive parents has been interred and the child mourned in private services.
A Milan teacher cut a unruly 7-year-old  pupil's tongue with scissors to silence him, police and school  officials said on Tuesday.
The pastry shops and luxury boutiques are open. Children in neat blue and white uniforms are back in school. And vendors selling everything from parrots to air freshener have returned to streets choked with cars.
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This is the harrowing scene inside tragic, sweltering School Number One in Beslan, as hundreds of Russian children watch masked terrorists turn their gym into a labyrinth of deadly explosives.
Medarex Inc., a Princeton, NJ, biotechnology company, could receive up to $510 million under a global collaboration deal it signed with New York-based Pfizer Inc.
InfoWorld - Technologies aimed at bolstering enterprise data protection remain tough to manage, but companies can derive significant benefits if they utilize the tools with a pragmatic approach, said security industry experts.
Muslims deplored on Friday remarks on   Islam by Pope Benedict and many of them said the Catholic   leader should apologize in person to dispel the impression that   he had joined a campaign against their religion.
A blockade of the Nepalese capital called by Maoist rebels entered a second day, causing a rise in food prices and prompting the government to declare the city had enough supplies for a month.
How Catholic ideals of fighting the abuse of power have shaped the life and politics of the presidential hopeful.
Names Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva were named male and female athletes of the year by the world track and field federation. Isinbayeva set eight world records in 2004, including one while winning the gold medal at the Olympics. Bekele won the 10,000 meters in Athens and finished second to Hicham El Guerrouj in ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A string of bombs killed 35 children and wounded scores of others as U.S. troops handed out candy Thursday at a government-sponsored celebration to inaugurate a sewage plant...
Donna Wilde has spent more than 35 years in the health-care industry without ever touching blood, body parts or a hospital bed. As a health-information manager, she can help doctors find better ways to treat patients or track a person&#39;s medical history.
Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.
US government extends investigation There is another cloud over Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies's takeover of 3Com - the US Congress committee into foreign ownership is extending its investigation into the offered buyout.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A fire broke out aboard a Russian   nuclear submarine belonging to the Northern Fleet late on   Wednesday, killing two of its crew, the Defense Ministry said.
On Monday, the Institute of Supply Management will issue its report on the first of those surveys, on manufacturing activity for September.
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Pfizer Inc. won federal approval Friday to market the painkiller Celebrex as a treatment for the tens of thousands of children with a devastating form of arthritis.
Florida homeowners are facing higher deductibles put in place to induce insurers to keep offering coverage there in the wake of  Hurricane Andrew more than a decade ago.
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Investigations of prehistoric burial sites in Europe show that the region's population may have practiced ritual human sacrifice, according to a new study.
The national commander of the American Legion never served in Vietnam although he describes himself as a \
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has been acting like a man who wants to keep his job. Mr. Rumsfeld has just returned from a week discussing
Swedish geologists may have found a way to predict earthquakes weeks before they happen by monitoring the amount of metals like zinc and copper in subsoil water near earthquake sites, scientists said Wednesday.
The Miami Dolphins, who won just one of 16 games this season, fired coach Cam Cameron on Thursday. The Dolphins appointed Jeff Ireland as general manager on Wednesday and his first move was to release Cameron who had been in charge for a single season.
Although Red Bull Racing&#39;s Tony Purnell and David Pitchforth were in a talkative mood at yesterday&#39;s Christmas lunch, neither was in a position to give even the slightest hint as to the team&#39;s driver line-up in 2005.
The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were to play only one game of their scheduled doubleheader Monday. The first game was postponed because Tampa Bay was delayed leaving Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
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Teen clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc.  said on Wednesday its sales at stores open at least a year rose 9 percent in August, helped by back-to-school sales, and reiterated its third-quarter earnings outlook.
Emmy-winning actor Peter Boyle, who  played the dancing monster in the movie \
Area 51 rumours confirmed It appears that the black helicopter brigade were right all along about Area 51, since US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operatives this week arrested 15 aliens at the facility who were, chillingly, in the process of painting military aircraft when the net closed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
John McCain's first presidential bid cratered in South Carolina after a nasty campaign and never recovered.
Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can curb recurrent narrowing of the coronary arteries in patients who have had heart surgery, researchers said on Tuesday.
The Patriots start preparation for Thursday's season opener today, treating practice as they would a Wednesday session during a week leading up to a Sunday game. Led by head coach Bill Belichick , they move on to the regular season with little reflection of the five weeks of training camp.
A Pakistani court has dropped terrorism charges against a British man suspected of being a key figure in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, his lawyer said.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson's neck stent is as effective as surgery in clearing blocked blood vessels to the brain that can cause strokes and death, according to a company-funded study in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine.
Chester has given Wales permission to talk with Ian Rush about the job as national team coach. A former Liverpool star, Rush took over the League Two team in August and has been mentioned as a successor to Mark Hughes.
NEW YORK -- Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley said yesterday that its third-quarter profit surged on stronger investment banking and trading business, surpassing analysts' expectations.
The United States and others will consider imposing punitive measures on Sudan for its refusal to allow an international force into the devastated Darfur region, the State Department said on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court meets Wednesday morning to issue opinions in cases that were argued in the fall and to hear oral argument in an important case involving patents.
Jerry Rice&#39;s locker in Alameda was barren Wednesday and his former Raiders teammates -- reflecting on the legacy the most prolific receiver in NFL history left behind -- could be only grateful they had an opportunity to play alongside him.
After the August consumer price index (CPI) statistics were released, the issue of interest rates emerged again as the hottest topic for the media and financial circles.
England swing-bowler Matthew Hoggard insisted his country's raw attack is improving all the time despite their failure to finish off Pakistan.
Il tribunale di Cardiff ha assolto dall'accusa di aggressione nei confronti di due ragazze l'attacca...
The Commonwealth and European Union have asked Mozambique for access to centers where votes from this week's election are being verified, after complaints by monitors raised questions over the credibility of the ballot.
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 25  /PRNewswire/ -- X1 Technologies, an award-winning leader in desktop and enterprise search solutions, announced today that Howard Silver has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Engineering.  Mr.
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NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - A dairy truck driver with a grudge burst into a one-room Amish schoolhouse on Monday and killed three girls execution style before committing suicide in the third deadly U.S. school shooting in the past week, authorities said.
CHICAGO Italian dairy company Parmalat today filed a ten (B) billion dollar lawsuit against two auditors it accuses of overlooking fraud that nearly led to the company&#39;s downfall.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, completing his tour of tsunami-ravaged countries Friday with a brief visit to this island nation where more than 30,000 were killed, said the Bush administration was committed to long-term assistance and was prepared to boost its $350 million contribution in aid if additional relief proved necessary.
In Adam Shankman's adaptation of 'Hairspray,' a screwloose premise underscores one eminently sane message: sometimes, it's fun to stand up for who you really are.
Vince Carter will be shooting for the nets in a new jersey now. Friday, Toronto lost &quot;Vincanity&quot; to New Jersey for Zo, A-Will, E-Will and a couple picks.
People who pay for whole-body X-ray  scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages  may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer,  doctors warned on Tuesday.
After 159 games, the Phillies are finally atop the NL East standings, pulling into a tie with New York after Philadelphia's 6-4 win over Atlanta on Thursday night.
Motorola Inc , which has recently lost cell phone market share, is introducing a mobile device for playing live television to expand its reach in portable consumer electronics.
And the Samsung E870 in champagne T-Mobile is the first network in the UK to announce the new Motorloa KRZR - or the K1 as it's known as. At 42mm wide, this slimmed down version of the RAZR offers superior features such as a 2 Megapixel camera and built in MP3 player.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
How do you catch a wolf running 35 miles per hour in rough terrain on film? BBC filmmakers find the answer from two miles overhead. By Sonia Zjawinski from Wired magazine.
Yao Ming believes his teammates on the Chinese national team need to get stronger and smarter in order to compete for a medal at the 2008 Olympics, though he wouldn&#39;t go so far as to endorse the solution offered by Del Harris.

The man President George W. Bush called the &quot;architect&quot; of his re-election, Karl Rove, says for the first time more Republicans voted than did Democrats.
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A British company says it&#39;s releasing a game that recreates the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, the senator&#39;s brother.
Prime Minister Paul Martin, while finance minister, wanted to abolish the Canada Health Act, end old age pensions and privatize the CBC, former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps alleges in a forthcoming book.
Miguel Angel Jimenez offered a good-natured rebuke to his young compatriot Sergio Garcia on Friday for trying to persuade him to rest before the Ryder Cup.
Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein said Thursday that even if the carrier&#39;s pilots approve a $1 billion cost-cutting agreement, the airline may still have to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 23: The United Nations would not train judges and prosecutors for a special Iraqi tribunal created to try former Iraqi leaders because it has no mandate to impose death
The Irish Republican Army has reopened negotiations with Northern Ireland's disarmament chief, the outlawed group said Tuesday, signaling its readiness to put more weapons out of commission for the first time in over a year.
Four US states are to hold presidential campaign elections, the first polls since Super Tuesday.
Jumping onto the design-and-simplicity bandwagon, Gateway unveils the 'One' desktop and touts it as an affordable and practical alternative for consumers who might not want to shell out the bucks for, well, Apple.
Apple Computer (AAPL) on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled, on strong sales of its iPod digital music player and notebook computers, and said earnings for the current quarter would be much better than
Former Fresno State standout Nick Watney recovered from a double-bogey on the seventh hole to shoot 1 under and tie for the third-round lead Saturday in the Nationwide Tour Championship at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Ala.
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The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is following the Recording Industry Association of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (RIAA) footsteps by filing lawsuits against BitTorrent clients.
James Crump\u00e2\u0080\u0099s documentary is a potent exercise in art-world mythography that might be nicknamed \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Prince and the Punk.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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Tourists evacuated two small islands off the coast of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Chris gained strength in the eastern Caribbean and was expected to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.
Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s decision to pull its Vioxx anti-arthritis drug from the markets due to severe side effects left pharmaceutical sector mixed Thursday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Crew did nothing last night to dispel the notion that they are a team on the rise. The Revolution, meanwhile, continued their slide in the opposite direction.
The number of Americans filing first- time jobless claims declined to the lowest level in six weeks, suggesting an improving labor market, a government report showed.
NEW YORK  - Women who stay active early in  pregnancy may have lower cholesterol than those who take it  easy, new research suggests.
The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted on Monday after a staff mutiny.
President Bush on Sunday said Congress should renew his global AIDS program and preserve a requirement that steers money into abstinence efforts.
Mary Travers, 67, of Peter, Paul and Mary is undergoing chemotherapy for a form of leukemia, but a full remission is expected within a few months, her publicist, Ken Sunshine, said Tuesday.
Millions of Hotmail users face having to pay to access their messages using the Outlook e-mail program. Microsoft says it decided to start charging for the service as it was being abused by senders of spam.
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Ubisoft Entertainment SA said Tuesday it regards the purchase of 19.9 percent of its shares by Electronic Arts Inc. as hostile, but held out the possibility of talks with its U.S. rival.
Internet-based calling company Vonage Holdings Corp.  said on Thursday that it settled a patent dispute with Verizon Communications Inc .
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By Lee Benson Deseret Morning News  The kind of thing that only happens somewhere else, to somebody else, happened here.  We need therapy.  My one request:  Please do not call the cold-blooded murderer who did it a nice kid.  Or generous or kind or good.
The US presents a new draft UN resolution to put pressure on Sudan to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region.
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its  new term on Monday, with the government's top courtroom lawyer  trying to save the long-standing federal rules used to sentence  about 1,200 criminals each week.
The time to make yourself more valuable is now.
Regulators are due to make a decision on whether to allow human-animal embryos to be used for research in the UK.
Thirteen years ago, when Jennifer Capriati made her first US Open semifinal at age 15, she appeared headed for a long run of titles in her home Grand Slam.
i>Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria is pleading with fans to stop blaming singer Jessica Simpson for the poor performance of her boyfriend.
A gay bar has won the right to turn away heterosexuals and even lesbians to provide a non-threatening atmosphere for the men partying inside.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 -- Shares of United Therapeutics traded heavily Monday as the market reacted to scientific data affecting the Silver Spring drugmaker's lead product, Remodulin.
Today's top news stories are global warming and Exxon's $40 billion 2006 profits. Oil companies should use some profits from the activities that cause global warming to develop fuel-efficient, low-emission tech. In Autopia.
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START-UPS housed in Positively Wellington Business' Creative HQ technology incubator will benefit from lightening-fast Internet after local telcos CityLink and FX Networks agreed to provide the incubator with a one-gigabit-per-second connection and related services free.
Hannah Montana mania has already conquered TV, the music industry and the touring world. Now it's set to take over the film industry \u00c2\u0097 for one week.
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Former Gonzaga University President John Leary was involved in the sexual abuse of boys and young men in the 1960s, but the priest's actions were covered up by Jesuit officials, the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus said Friday.
A La Repubblica: se governo tira a campare sciopero generale
Google announced yesterday that they have agreements with several large libraries to scan books whose copyrights have expired. Joseph O&#39;Sullivan, Software engineer and Adam M. Smith, Business product manager

Business News, Mumbai: India&#39;s growth forecast for the current fiscal was Tuesday lowered to 6-6.5 percent by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which also unveiled measures to arrest the inflation rate.
ROMA - Donne di contorno e donne sotto i riflettori, eroine e testimoni, la Vitti, la Magnani, la Mangano, la partigiana e la fedelissima della X-Mas, la donna in miseria del dopoguerra e quella in calza di seta dei telefoni bianchi, tutte comunque
Miss Paris Hilton says she is going to change her style of clothes and dress in a more sophisticated way. Although she has been on several worst-dressed lists, what prompted Paris to do this was her little sister, Nicky. \
Police hunting a pensioner's killer will interview everyone who comes into custody in a large area of Glasgow about her murder.
Flying robots impose peace and tranquility The US military has taken another step forward with its research into \
Operating profit at German industrial group MAN AG  rose 57 percent to 354 million euros ($457.6 million) in the fourth quarter, it said on Tuesday, beating market expectations.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Ireland&#39;s major pharmaceutical firm, Elan Corp. PLC, said Tuesday it plans to pay US$55 million (euro43 million) to resolve a US class-action lawsuit and a related investigation by American federal regulators into alleged accounting malpractice.
MUNICH, Germany : German business confidence braved surging oil prices and the strong euro to remain stable in October, a widely watched barometer of industrial confidence in the eurozone's biggest economy ...
JAKARTA : ASEAN finance ministers ended a meeting which saw Southeast Asia edge closer to a Europe-style single market, laying out a &quot;road map&quot; for integration and opening doors to wider global trade.
Take a look at the much-awaited film, Sainikudu.
China has closed more than 11,000 small coal mines as part of a two-year-old safety crackdown aimed at stemming the industry's high death toll, the government reported Sunday.
Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O, the  largest maker of communications gear to direct traffic over the  Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose, but shares  fell in after market trading amid concerns about weak revenue  and rising inventory.
Cindy Sheehan, the soldier's mother who galvanized an anti-war movement with her monthlong protest outside President Bush's ranch, said Tuesday she's done being the public face of the movement.
Istat: meno 1% del gettito destinato a protezione ambientale
The Fatah central committee on Sunday named former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate for chairman of the Palestinian Authority, to replace the late Yasser Arafat.
Giovanni Carrara walked Juan Rivera with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning Monday night, spoiling Los Angeles' six-run comeback and handing the Montreal Expos an 8-7 victory over the Dodgers.
Central banks signaled that rises in interest rates were less certain than they had indicated just a few weeks ago as weak U.S. housing data sent fresh shivers through world markets.
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Hundreds of Russians are rescued after ice-floes on which they had been fishing broke away from the shore.
Two U.S. citizens hospitalized in Moscow at the weekend are suffering from suspected thallium poisoning, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was accused yesterday of playing politics with fear and using the threat of terrorism to boost its chances of reelection.
Johnny Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as a bombshell.
A draft report by the top US weapons inspector in Iraq has offered a detailed examination of Saddam Hussein&#39;s intentions to produce chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, but no evidence that stockpiles existed at the time of the US invasion of Iraq.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Two weeks before a tight  presidential election, tension among bitterly divided voters is  translating into a barrage of attacks on political targets that  can't talk back -- yard signs.
US rapper 50 Cent postpones his European tour, prompting questions over his retirement.
Marquette still hasn't figured out Louisville's defense. Edgar Sosa scored 18 points, Jerry Smith added 12 and the Cardinals locked up the Golden Eagles again, winning 71-57 Monday night to snap No. 16 Marquette's 14-game home winning streak.
Microsoft is investigating a security flaw in the Windows Internet Name Service that could allow an attacker to gain control over systems running the software.
Niente arresti domiciliari per Cinzia Banelli, la pentita delle nuove Br. Il gup ha negato l&#39;istanza presentata dai legali della donna perch\u00c3\u00a8, si legge nel provvedimento, potrebbe sottrarsi &quot;alla celebrazione dell&#39;imminente giudizio&quot;.
Police charge three teenagers with the murder of 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor.
Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday called for immediate action to stop global warming, calling the phenomenon a \
Henrik Larsson scores on his last competitive game at Old Trafford to take them into the Champions League quarter-finals.
Like stereos and computers, the cell phone is moving toward components. An Israeli company, Modu, on Thursday debuted the first modular mobile phone.
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The United States will consider further sanctions against Sudan if it continues \
The mystery of whether dinosaurs were indifferent parents or cared for their young may have been solved by a discovery in China. More than 100 million years ago an adult dinosaur was buried
Twin Nasa spacecraft capture panoramic images that will the study of solar explosions capable of causing havoc on Earth.
The government is considering its next move after MPs voted to create a 100% elected House of Lords.
Sono esponenti di spicco di due clan del Vesuviano
Conventional wisdom says the Moon is dead. Conventional wisdom may be wrong. Today in the journal Nature, a team of scientists announced evidence for fresh geologic activity on the Moon.
COLOMBO: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has apologised to Sri Lanka&#39;s protesting Buddhist monks for the timing of his mega concert here, which coincides with the death anniversary of a popular priest, but said the show will go on.
LONDON, December 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan presented twelve awards at its prestigious 2006 Excellence in Chemicals Awards Banquet held in the city yesterday evening.
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Iraqi colleagues of the kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan are deeply worried that Tony Blair&#39;s repeated pledges to save her may be putting her life in more danger.
Tycho:  I really must stress to online PlayStation 3 partisans the extent to which they were not at E3.  Those of you playing \
Dec 07  - Celebrex (celecoxib) does not raise the risk of heart attack to the extent that Vioxx (rofecoxib) does, according to an early online release from the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq indicate there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, according to The AP.
A European Union court on Wednesday  confirmed it had upheld curbs imposed by the EU's executive on  Microsoft MSFT.O, dismissing the software giant's appeal for  a suspension.
SEATTLE - Government seismologists raised the alert level for Mount St. Helens on Saturday after its second steam eruption in two days, saying the next blast could threaten life and property in the remote area near the volcano.
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Inviato Quartetto ha concluso colloqui con governi dell'area
Scotland manager Berti Vogts tonight declared he does not expect to be sacked following today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Norway.
A CRAZY John&#39;s &quot;mother of all clearance&quot; sales is how Mark Latham yesterday described John Howard&#39;s $6 billion pre-election spending spree.
Celtic chairman Brian Quinn says the relationship between boss Gordon Strachan and Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson is \
LONDON, England -- A British anti-war lawmaker has won a libel case against a newspaper who accused him of receiving secret payments from former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Google Releases Updated Picasa Photo Sharing and Management Tool  Google today released Picasa 2, a free photo management software that makes it simpler than ever for people to organize, edit and share their digital pictures. Google's new version of Picasa offers photographers of all skill levels easy-to-use tools that automatically organize ...
In its 180th meeting with Princeton, and first against the Tigers in the playoffs, Dartmouth had added incentive last night in the first game of a best-of-three ECACHL quarterfinal series in Hanover, N.H.
The parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who went missing in Portugal nearly a month ago, left Tuesday for Rome where they will meet with Pope Benedict XVI.
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama hit the streets Saturday in what he said was an unprecedented grass-roots focus as the campaign for the nomination begins to take shape in a handful of states which hold early tests of strength.
On Wednesday morning in Verona, Australian Michael Rogers was awarded his gold medal as 2003 Elite World TT champion by the UCI, but wasn't that excited about winning it due to the doping disqualification of ...
Federal election regulators refused to ease limits on political advertising Tuesday, blocking an effort to let interest groups run radio and television ads mentioning elected officials within weeks of an election.
com. Wally Backman, whom New York general manager Omar Minaya was scheduled to interview Thursday in St. Louis, withdrew his name from consideration for the Mets&#39; vacant managerial position.
Opposition leaders and human rights campaigners have dismissed suggestions that the acquittal of Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges is the start of a new dawn of independence for Zimbabwe&#39;s judiciary.
New perpendicular recording technology could lead to thinner, lighter, 80GB IPods.
SINGAPORE: Asian oil traders fear China Aviation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $550 million trading loss will stunt derivatives trade and force a credit clampdown, particularly for Chinese firms feeding their energy-hungry economy.
Pakistan and India have kept the peace process moving after two days of meetings between the visiting Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and the Indian government.
Parents-to-be are urged to be cautious about commercial firms offering ultrasound scans of their unborn baby.
Teenagers still value phone calls and face-to-face meetings with friends even as they frequent online hangouts like Facebook and MySpace, a new study finds.
Girano tanti nomi ma alla fine andranno in porto pochi acquistiAnzi pochissimi. Semaforo rosso per Milan, Juve e Roma. Forse l'Inter                                          Calcio in crisi, mercato povero Non decollano gli acquisti di stagione                                                                                  I bilanci in rosso delle societ\u00c3\u00a0 di calcio impediscono trattative serie di GIULIO CARDONEANDREA SORRENTINO
NEW YORK  - New research indicates that few  high-risk women are achieving the optimal cholesterol levels  set forth in recent guidelines by the American Heart  Association (AHA). Moreover, only about one third of eligible  women are receiving cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Videobloggers and mainstream TV folks gather in San Francisco's Pier 38 on Wednesday for an outdoor screening of some of the month's best web videos.
Analysis If the antitrust lawsuit that Novell filed against Microsoft comes to court, it will reopen long-forgotten battles over technologies that most of us will even have trouble remembering.
Afghanistan has banned the film \
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CEO wannabe Giancarlo not a team player Cisco number two Charles Giancarlo, who was widely tipped to become the firm's next CEO, has resigned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Norway will limit companies&#39; ability to  buy greenhouse gas emission quotas in developing countries in  line with European Union rules aimed at forcing cuts at home,  the government said on Wednesday.
The FBI said on Wednesday it was  investigating a report of a \
Donald R. Puddy, a longtime NASA flight director, supervised Apollo, Skylab and early space shuttle missions from Mission Control.
The technology  resembles the ultrasounds used by doctors to inspect a woman's  womb. But a team of scientists are using it to map rocks deep  below the Earth's surface to hunt for oil and gas.
Great Britain have been handed a daunting trip to Argentina in the first round of the Davis Cup.
Peru's state-run television station broadcast images Thursday of villagers in the country's remote Lake Titicaca region dousing an accused thief with gasoline and setting him ablaze.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed investor lawsuits against businesses accused of scheming to inflate stock prices.
Thanks to CNN Money for its article discussing the possible further delay of Sony&#39;s PSP handheld. According to the piece: &quot;Activision CEO Bobby Kotick told investors yesterday that his company does not expect the PSP to launch in North America until the ...
Farcical. Lamentable. Simply dangerous. It seems no words are too strong to express France's outrage with a lawmaker who embarked on what the government insists was a private mission to free three hostages in Iraq.
As expected, Advanced Micro Devices, on Tuesday officially released its new microprocessors aimed at high-end desktop computers. The new chips set the new records in a variety of industrial benchmarks and
Reports say that Israeli soldier has been killed in clashes in the central Gaza Strip with Israeli forces.
E' Gennaro Perillo, 41 anni, assassinato a Pozzuoli
The leader of an identity theft ring that drained data from a major retailer gets five years in prison.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of failing to protect American jobs from unfair foreign competition after the World
Polling complaints by Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain that led New Hampshire's attorney general to an Oregon pollster are headed to a New Hampshire grand jury for consideration.
DEARBORN, Mich.  - Hundreds of Arab Americans  danced and celebrated in the streets of this Detroit suburb  after the fall of Baghdad last year, and enthusiastically  shouted thanks to President Bush.
The IOC opened an investigation Tuesday into doping allegations against Marion Jones, who could eventually be stripped of her five medals from the 2000 Olympics.
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Sara' presentato la prossima settimana e costera' 500 dlr
(InfoWorld) - Verizon Wireless has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission auction rules on a portion of wireless spectrum. Verizon Wireless, in a brief filed Monday, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the FCC's decision to require so-called\u00c2\u00a0open-access rules\u00c2\u00a0on about a third of the 62MHz of spectrum in the\u00c2\u00a0700MHz band scheduled to be auctioned in January. The FCC voted in July to require that the winner of 22MHz of spectrum allow any wireless devices to connect to the network, meaning wireless telephone customers could bring their handset devices from other carriers. The FCC also prohibited the winning bidder on the 22MHz block of spectrum from blocking or slowing wireless and Web content from competitors. Those rules are \
Japan&#39;s Earth Simulator supercomputer is no longer the most powerful on the planet, a record it has held since 2002. IBM has assembled a 16,000 processor version of its BlueGene/L supercomputer
Microsoft said&#160;its $44.6 billion offer to purchase Yahoo&#160;is &quot;fair&quot; and hinted that it may pursue a hostile takeover of the Internet company, according to a statement Microsoft made Monday in response to&#160;Yahoo&#39;s formal rejection of its buyout offer.In a statement, Microsoft said it&#39;s &quot;unfortunate&quot; that Yahoo &quot;has not embraced&quot; its proposal to combine the two companies, and the rejection of the offer &quot;does not change our belief in the strategic and financial merits of our proposal.&quot;The company also hinted that it may take the offer directly to Yahoo&#39;s shareholders, a move that could result in a hostile takeover.&quot;As we have said previously, Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo&#39;s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal,&quot; Microsoft said in its statement.Earlier Monday, Yahoo formally rejected Microsoft&#39;s bid to acquire the company in a half-stock/half-cash purchase, saying it undervalued Yahoo.On Feb. 1, Microsoft offered to pay $31 per share for half of Yahoo&#39;s outstanding shares in cash -- about $22.3 billion -- and 0.9509 of a Microsoft share for the other half. Microsoft&#39;s half-cash/half-stock offer to Yahoo was valued at about $44.6 billion at the time it was made; Yahoo&#39;s share price was $19.18 at the time.However, since then Microsoft&#39;s stock has gone down while Yahoo&#39;s has risen, making the deal, under its current terms, worth less than when it was originally offered. This led to speculation that Yahoo might look for other suitors; the company is reportedly looking for about $40 per share. Yahoo&#39;s share price closed at $29.87 Monday; Microsoft&#39;s closed at $28.21.Some have speculated that Microsoft would raise its offer to the company to about $35 per share -- about midway between its original offer and Yahoo&#39;s target price -- but in its statement on Monday, the company seemed adamant about keeping the offer as it stands.&quot;We are offering shareholders superior value and the opportunity to participate in the upside of the combined company,&quot; Microsoft said. &quot;Based on conversations with stakeholders of both companies, we are confident that moving forward promptly to consummate a transaction is in the best interests of all parties.&quot;Microsoft&#39;s offer to purchase Yahoo is an attempt to join forces and improve both companies&#39; positions against Google in online advertising and services. However, many questioned both the logistical complexity and cultural differences involved in combining the companies, and there are fears that it will thwart rather than help their efforts to compete with Google.Yahoo is reportedly in talks with both AOL and Google to try to avoid being acquired by Microsoft. Analysts said Monday that Yahoo&#39;s initial rejection of the offer is more of an attempt to elicit a higher bid -- either from Microsoft or another company. If none comes, the company might decide in the future to accept Microsoft&#39;s offer as it stands, they said.
A soldier in the Parachute Regiment dies after a \
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 16- to 20-year-olds, with about 5,500 teenage drivers or passengers dying each year.
The United States said on Sunday it  planned to increase pressure on Iran this week to dispel  concerns about its nuclear program, but played down the need  for immediate sanctions and expressed confidence the dispute  could be settled through diplomacy.
MUMBAI: It&#39;s not just Condoleezza Rice who&#39;s taking interest in the welfare of Baazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj. The arrest and continued custody of the Harvard graduate in the MMS case has raised several questions in legal circles.
Kenya's feuding president and opposition leader have agreed to work with a panel of African personalities to seek resolution to a dispute over the December 27 election, the head of the African Union said on Thursday.
Easyjet says the disruption caused by August's terror alert cost it \u00c2\u00a34m after it was forced to cancel 469 flights.
European stocks edged higher on Thursday with telecoms groups topping the league, but with the closure of US and Tokyo markets for public holidays, trade was thin and lacked direction.
The Bills are making plans for tight end Kevin Everett to attend the team's home finale Sunday, which would be his first trip back to Buffalo since sustaining a serious spinal cord injury.
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has blocked a company from seeking higher royalties on a patented technology that is included in a widely used computer networking standard.
India already plans to pull out some 20,000 troops, according to army officers, out of an estimated 500,000. dispute, which has bedevilled relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours for half a century.
As Senate prepares to consider a Net access ban extension, Democrat behind original ban warns changes to current law approved by the House of Representatives could make that so.
A diplomatic row erupted on Wednesday  between Afghanistan and key aid partners after Kabul declared  \
The good news is that it&#39;s not terrible but it&#39;s not that great either. The Grudge joins The Ring as part of the American trend of remaking Japanese horror flicks for an American audience.
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U.S. factory production shrank in December for the first time in nearly a year, sparking fears the economy may be headed for recession and sending stocks sharply lower.
European stock market Euronext has met with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) amid speculation that it may be ready to launch a cash bid.
Two American soldiers were killed and five injured Monday in a rocket attack in Baghdad. The military said the incident occurred in the southern part of the city but provided no other details.
Up next for the Mets, losers of four in a row, in this tour through the N.L. East contenders is Atlanta, which would like nothing more than to peck away, too.
Why won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t NASA release the results of a survey of 8,000 commercial pilots that sought to track safety problems and determine if they were worsening?
A senior aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been released from US detention, an aide to Sadr, Sheikh Mahmoud Sudani, says.
The president of the Association of  Flight Attendants on Tuesday urged union leaders to authorize a  nationwide strike and railed against U.S. airlines for slashing  flight attendants' pay and benefits.
The US presents a new draft UN resolution to put pressure on Sudan to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region.
They wondered if Sen. John Kerry really is too wishy-washy, how he would protect America from another terrorist attack and whether he wants to raise taxes on the middle class. They challenged President Bush to find three mistakes he's made, to say how he'd heal anti-American aggravation in the world and to rate his environmental record.
(Replaces 16th paragraph to correct erroneous background information on Kenya's foreign currency ratings)
NASA is set to launch a robotic  spacecraft next month that will dig into the soil near the  northern pole of Mars to check for conditions favorable to  microbial life now or in the planet&#39;s past.
EUROPA/ITALIA - Padre Adolfo Nicol\u00c3\u00a1s eletto Preposito Generale della Compagnia di Ges\u00c3\u00b9 Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Sabato 19 gennaio, la 35\u00c2\u00aa Congregazione Generale della Compagnia di Ges\u00c3\u00b9 ha eletto Padre Adolfo Nicol\u00c3\u00a1s, S.J.,  Preposito Generale.  E\u00c2\u0092 il 29\u00c2\u00b0 successore di Sant\u00c2\u0092Ignazio di Loyola alla guida della Compagnia. Nato il 29 aprile 1...
NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking appears to promote the development of polyps in the colon, especially those that are more likely to progress to cancer, a research review suggests.
The wife of a Marine facing life in prison for the murder of an Iraqi testified at his sentencing hearing, describing him as a Christian and a good father who bears no anger toward his colleagues or the Marine Corps for prosecuting him.
Toshiba on Tuesday underlined the growing determination of Japanese companies to protect their intellectual property rights, announcing legal action in Japan and the US against Hynix of South Korea for alleged infringement of its memory chip patents.
Three United Nations workers who were held hostage in Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, looking tired but happy a day after their release from nearly four weeks of captivity.
Police in Edinburgh appeal for witnesses after a 14-year-old girl is raped in Liberton as she walks home.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama pulled even with Hillary Clinton in Iowa, with John Edwards close behind, in a tightening three-way race one day before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Top diplomats from the United States and Libya celebrated their newfound friendship Saturday, but disputes remain from more than two decades of hostility.
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Despite analyst claims that it would fall short of its shipment goals for the year, Sony said Wednesday that it still plans to ship 1 million PlayStation 3 consoles to the US before the end of the year.
The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers ended two days of talks yesterday with promises of more negotiations on trust-building measures but no sign of progress toward resolving their pivotal dispute over the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Ontario police posted video of two men wanted for questioning on YouTube in addition to giving it to local television stations for broadcast.
&#39; KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. Sept. 22, 2004 - President Bush on Wednesday accused Sen. John Kerry of sending &quot;mixed signals&quot; on the Iraq war that threaten US troops&#39; morale and undermine Iraqis&#39; determination to face down insurgents.
President Bush yesterday signaled deeper US engagement in Middle East peace efforts, saying he sees an &quot;opening for peace&quot; now that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is near death.
With ABC&#39;s new dark comedy series &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; scoring big numbers for a second consecutive week, it&#39;s only a matter of time before the other broadcast networks put out APBs seeking
British rowing looks set to lose the services of two of its Olympic champions in the space of 24 hours. Today Matthew Pinsent, who has won four Olympic gold medals, is expected to announce his retirement.
The chief suspect in the London murder of Russian ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko was set to make revelations about the case on Friday that he has already flagged as &quot;a sensation.&quot;
Although Monday was to be the day when Microsoft began pushing Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to enterprises, it changed its mind at the last minute and delayed the automatic updating for more than a week.
Bureaucratic delay and red tape can endlessly snarl a building project, even one encouraged by the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
Before Sunday&#39;s three-shot win at the Valero Texas Open, Bart Bryant had been known best as the brother of Brad. But Bart got out from under his brother&#39;s shadow, dusting the field with a convincing final round 67-261 total.
The agency probing the secret files from the Romanian communist era may be abolished after a court ruling.
Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic edged Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal by slightly more than 65,000 votes for a starting spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, according to the NBA, which announced the totals yesterday.
A soldier accused of helping his platoon sergeant kill an unarmed Iraqi said he only faked his part of the shooting, intentionally missing the already-wounded man.
SOUTH Africa survived two late yellow cards to win their second Tri-Nations title with a rousing 23-19 triumph over Australia in Durban yesterday.
OUARZAZATE, Morocco  - With sand dunes, oases and  snow-capped peaks so beloved of epic filmmakers, not to mention  an army willing to provide thousands of extras, Morocco can now  boast one of the world's largest film studios.  Veteran Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis and Rome's famed  Cinecitta Studios have teamed up to create CLA Studios, which  stretches over 371 acres with two shooting stages of 19,380  square feet each.
Raise Your Voice: Drama Starring Hilary Duff, Oliver James, Jason Ritter, John Corbett and David Keith. Directed by Sean McNamara.
E&#39; un vero e proprio dominio quello di Bode Miller in Coppa del Mondo, almeno in questo primo scorcio di stagione, lo statunitense infatti ha vinto anche il superG di Lake Louise, disputatosi domenica sera in Canada.
Breakthrough treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) may be just five years away, an Australian leader in stem cell research said in Christchurch yesterday.
A grandmother who recently married Osama bin Laden&#39;s fourth-eldest son says he wants to visit Britain.
Malaysia urges Indonesia to sign up to regional plans for fighting pollution from forest-clearance fires.
Conquering much of the world was a piece of cake for Alexander the Great. Conquering the North American box office is another thing.
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 4, 2004 .- John Paul II condemned the present &quot;senseless violence&quot; in Iraq and encouraged the establishment of democracy in the country, when he received Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in audience.
International Business Machines Corp.  on Monday posted a flat quarterly net profit, weighed down by a  legal settlement, but the world's largest computer company  sounded a confident outlook and its shares rose 2.3 percent.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to speak before the United Nations on Tuesday, a day after he  challenged a university audience to look into \
Talks on the future of two shipyards on the Clyde and the naval dockyard at Rosyth are due to take place.
Military aid began arriving Friday after the United States said it will rush supplies to the Lebanese army
While security chiefs abuse their power Wire tap evidence should be admissible in court, attorney general Lord Goldsmith has told the Guardian newspaper after being briefed by his opposite number in the United States.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Spyware has come under target of the Federal Trade Commission with a new complaint filed in federal court which is requesting that two Internet based advertising and software firms be closed.
Japanese harpoonists killed five whales in one day after protesters who had halted the hunt in Antarctic waters were forced to return to port to refuel, an Australian report said Friday.
That should allay the anxieties of St. Louis Cardinals fans. And silence the critics who predicted quick playoff doom for baseball&#39;s best team in the regular season.
North Korea has turned 8000 spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons to deter a possible US nuclear strike, a North Korean minister said.
Uzbekistan's president threatened on Friday to crack down on Western aid groups whom he accuses of engaging in opposition-oriented political activities in the tightly controlled ex-Soviet country.
Cardiovascular device maker Guidant  Corp. GDT.N said on Thursday its quarterly net profit rose,  helped by sales of implantable devices to treat irregular heart  rhythms.
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Russia on Thursday proposed a  U.N. crackdown on the abuse of political asylum for terrorist  purposes, raising pressure on Western states to hand over  wanted Chechen activists.
Our columnist Adam L. Penenberg wishes he could snap his fingers and change the media landscape for the better. Among his 2005 wishes: getting bloggers to actually break news, abolishing the FCC and making news organizations watchdogs again.
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co  said on Friday that replacement of its batteries in Nokia  mobile phones is likely to cost the company 10 billion to 20  billion yen ($86-$172 million).
Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam and holy war that have angered much of the Muslim world are in line with his efforts to spare religion from violence and extremism.
Marlon Brando's former business manager filed a &#36;3.5 million claim against his estate, alleging the Oscar winner sexually harassed her and breached their contract by removing her as a co-executor of his will days before his death.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist attacked Sen. John Edwards on Tuesday over a comment the Democratic vice presidential candidate made regarding actor Christopher Reeve.
Troubled European plane manufacturer Airbus could cut up to 12,000 jobs in a long-awaited restructuring plan to be announced Tuesday, the French business press said.
NEW YORK, Dec 8 (IPS) - The popular image of Russia in the West today is of   a land of post-Soviet oligarchs, oil company billionaires  languishing in  jail, President Vladimir Putin ruthlessly  centralising his power by  replacing provincial governors, civil  liberties being abused, and, of  course, the 10-year war in  Chechnya with the resulting unthinkable murder  of hundreds of  children in Beslan.
Shares in troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock rose on a promise by the central bank to back its deposits, but worried customers continued to line up Tuesday to withdraw their savings.
Dynamo Kiev were awarded a 3-0 win over AS Roma on Tuesday after their Champions League match was abandoned when the referee was hit by an object thrown from the crowd in Rome.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday called on G8 leaders meeting this week to agree concrete measures to help Africa and on the United States to go further in proposals on climate change.
The NASD on Tuesday said it censured and fined 29 securities firms a total of &#36;9.22 million for failing to properly disclose required information about their brokers more than 8,300 times.
BOSTON - Yesterday&#39;s Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for tonight.
Beating their chests in grief and chanting anti-government slogans, thousands of Shiite Muslims on Monday mourned victims of a suicide attack on a Pakistan mosque that killed four people, the latest in a string of apparently sectarian assaults.
Bryan Robson's first match as manager of West Bromwich Albion ended in a 2-1 defeat against Middlesbrough here at the Hawthorns.
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Two days of talks between Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog on an Iranian offer of more nuclear transparency made progress and discussions will continue in the next few weeks, both sides said on Thursday.
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The Grudge 2 continues where the first one left off.
China's annual inflation rate dropped  sharply in November, providing further evidence that steps to  cool the economy are working and reducing the chances in the  near term of a fresh rise in interest rates.
With the expiration of the NHL&#39;s collective bargaining agreement, the league locked out its players at midnight Wednesday. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced earlier in the
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct 2  - The Mount St. Helens volcano, which roared to life Friday with a giant plume of steam and ash, remains dangerous and could erupt again at any time, scientists warned on Saturday.
Theater buffs have been worried sick about what would happen to \u00e2\u0080\u009cSweeney Todd\u00e2\u0080\u009d when it was remade as a film. Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the score, eagerly wielded the razor.
Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy expanded in the first quarter at the fastest pace in six years as production of building materials increased to keep pace with a construction boom and consumer demand remained strong. Gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 7.9 percent in the period, compared with 5 percent in the first quarter of 2006, the Federal Statistics Service said. The figure is not seasonally adjusted. Industrial output increased 7.9 percent in the first quarter of the year, compared with 4.1 percent in the period last year, according to the Federal Statistics Service.
Sprint Corp. is in advanced talks to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for more than $36 billion in a mostly stock deal, sources familiar with the situation said today.
Le esequie di Rosario Rodino' alle 11 a Torino
Javier Vazquez pitched the New York Yankees to their second consecutive shutout, and Derek Jeter homered and doubled twice Wednesday in a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Not like the pointless rankings calculation changes that have taken place the last couple years. The system that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been used to select the four major bowl match-ups since 1998 has been criticized in the past.
Dana Antal scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and Canada held on for a 2-1 victory over the United State in the championship game of the Four Nations Cup international women&#39;s hockey tournament.
The clock hasn't stopped ticking on the Astros, who keep staging one of the greatest stretch-drive comebacks in major league history. No matter how long it takes.
Pakistani police said they had arrested two militants wanted for the murder of Daniel Pearl but security officials and a lawyer said the pair were seized around four years ago.
Palestinians formally opened the campaign to replace Yasser Arafat yesterday as candidates aspiring to replace the long-time leader began seeking signatures to qualify for the January 9 ballot.
A new music service that allows  consumers to directly download an unlimited number of tracks to  their cell phones for a small weekly fee from wherever they are  will launch in Europe on Thursday.
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Yankees were close to a deal Thursday that would send Randy Johnson to New York, with the teams still trying to finalize details of the trade.
But Microsoft downplays the value of Service Pack 3, arguing in essence, that Windows users should so get Vista instead.
Il premier Berlusconi accoglie il collega francese Raffarin
Deutsche Telekom plans to buy back its internet business T-Online, four years after floating it on the stock market at the height of the dotcom boom.
One of the big stories  heading into this season was ABC&#39;s decision to move &quot;Grey&#39;s  Anatomy&quot; against CBS powerhouse &quot;CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation&quot; at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Tokyo's Nikkei share average was up 0.56 percent in early morning trade on Tuesday as another jump in U.S. technology shares encouraged investors to step up buying in local counterparts such as Advantest Corp.
Jenson Button has admitted he was &quot;misguided&quot; in his attempts to switch to Williams for next season. The 24-year-old declared his intention to leave BAR in August but team boss David Richards prevented the move on legal grounds.
Howard Dean, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, called on the head of New York's Republican Party to apologize or resign Wednesday over remarks linking the Democrats to a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists.
The candidate of South Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s conservative opposition party in next week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election has surged far ahead of his rivals in the last opinion polls allowed before the balloting.
Concern over subprime mortgages extended the stock market\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worst weekly decline since March.
In the context of the clinical demolition of Fallujah where an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi was shot by a US Marine, there are deaths that pierce the soul in a way that even that death in a war zone cannot.
Also: Pentagon's UAV use hits new high. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Members of a global landmine convention meet in the Kenyan capital to assess progress against the deadly weapons.
and face the challenges -- of its new status as the nation&#39;s biggest cellular provider. Cingular&#39;s $41 billion merger with AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
Two men are charged in connection with the murder of three people shot dead in Hertfordshire.
Mexico at last will have a final decision Tuesday on its disputed July 2 presidential race, with the nation's top electoral court expected to declare ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon president-elect.
Oil prices extended their decline on Wednesday to below $88 a barrel as poor U.S. economic data reinforced fears that the world's largest economy is on the brink of a recession, knocking stock markets lower.
A suspicious bottle of water, a child overheard saying he had a bomb, a telephoned threat, locked lavatory doors.
CINCINNATI -- Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards, and Pittsburgh's blitzing defense created havoc in the second half, setting up the Steelers' 19-14 victory over Cincinnati yesterday.
A consortium led by Pallinghurst Resources has raised its takeover offer for Australian mining firm Consolidated Minerals Ltd. , valuing it at A$642 million ($544 million) and winning the support of Consolidated's board.
Home Depot Inc. HD.N on Tuesday  reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, topping  estimates, as store renovations and better service drove sales  improvement in every category.
Western nations must do more to crack down on the drug trade and corruption in Afghanistan, NATO's commander said on Wednesday as the alliance prepared to assume security duties for the whole country.
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CHARLES CITY, Iowa - A police officer who claims his chicken sandwich was slimed by two teenage employees at a McDonald's restaurant is suing the fast food company.  Officer Josh Douglas said he was working nights two years ago and went through the McDonald's drive-thru in Charles City.
By Tiago Pariz BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's biggest party votedto leave the governing coalition on Sunday in a move that couldcomplicate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reform agendaand pressure him to give the centrist party extra governmentposts.
Negotiators met Friday at the World Trade Organization for formal farm talks, capping a weeklong series of informal discussions on ways to reach a wider-ranging liberalization accord by the end of 2005.
Internet Commerce Corporation (ICC) (NASDAQ: ICCA), a leader in business-to-business e-commerce solutions, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Stewart Technical Services (STS), a privately held provider of EDI services in Carrollton, Georgia.
Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in  three runs and Wang Chien-ming struck out a career-high 10  batters as the New York Yankees overpowered the cross-town Mets  8-2 in interleague play on Sunday.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N, the world's  largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported a  rise in quarterly profit, driven by soaring oil and gas prices  in the quarter.
Democrats running for president used a national meeting of trial lawyers on Sunday to attack other lawyers, pillorying Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and ridiculing recent decisions by the conservative-tilting Supreme Court.
Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs will be prosecuted first in Utah, then in Arizona, on charges that he arranged marriages of underage girls to older men, authorities said Wednesday.
Brad Renfro, the young actor whose film career began at age 12 with \
Police in Japan are investigating allegations that four U.S. Marines raped a 19-year-old Japanese woman, media and officials said, the latest episode to plague the U.S. military's relations with local communities.
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A British man detained by the US military as an enemy combatant in the war on terror says he was tortured while held in Afghanistan and claims he saw fellow detainees killed by American soldiers there.
SEATTLE Aug. 28, 2004 - John Kerry doesn&#39;t talk much about Social Security on the campaign trail, but he laid out some thoughts for a voter in Everett, Wash.
What models wear is noted, copied and may be fashion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next hits.
After two years of fits and starts, Microsoft will finally deliver its Virtual Server 2005 product, which company officials contend will be an important contributor to its Dynamic Systems Initiative (DSI), the company's plan for managing distributed systems.
Ancient Americans were making elaborate meals with chilis thousands of years ago&#8212;sometimes even before the development of pottery&#8212;scientists say.
Qtrax, a new legal online file-sharing  service that allows fans to download songs for free, said on  Sunday it will launch with 25 million to 30 million copyrighted  tracks with backing from major labels.
Il tecnico del Treviso Giuseppe Pillon ha convocati 21 giocatori per la gara contro il Frosinone.<br...
Oil is still king on Wall Street --  and if you don't believe it, just take a look at this year's  stock market charts.
Henrik Larsson may quit football at the top level as a consequence of the knee ligament damage he suffered at the weekend, despite an assurance from Barcelona yesterday that the former Celtic striker would be guaranteed a one-year extension to his current
Scotland manager Walter Smith says his players must raise their game if they are to beat France.
The US Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday, with the government&#39;s top courtroom lawyer trying to save the long-standing federal rules used to sentence about 1,200 criminals each week.
BAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 23: The British and Iraqi governments said on Thursday that they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British hostage, despite a video message from the captive pleading for his life.
Microsoft raised the possibility on   Thursday that it might delay the introduction of its new Vista   Windows operating system in Europe, saying it depended on the   European Commission's antitrust requirements.
BBC One controller Peter Fincham said he is not planning to resign despite the Queen documentary blunder.
Tickets to a fundraiser for Bennett College featuring Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou sold fast in the first day of public sale.

King Khan has assigned the directorial reins of his forthcoming film to talented director E Niwas.
The U.S. military has introduced \
You may think of sunsets as something nice to look at, but if you have an older cell phone or a home alarm system, there&#39;s one coming up on Monday that may not be so pretty.That day, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)&#160;will let mobile operators shut down their analog networks. It&#39;s called the &quot;analog sunset&quot; because those AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) networks, which were first deployed in the 1980s and brought cellular service to millions of Americans, will finally disappear behind the digital networks that serve almost all mobile phones in use today.The biggest U.S. mobile operators, AT&amp;T Wireless and Verizon Wireless, will close down their analog networks that day. At the same time, AT&amp;T will turn off its first digital network, which uses TDMA (Time-Division Multiple Access) technology. (Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA don&#39;t have analog networks.) Calls to some small, rural mobile operators indicated that most of them plan to shut down AMPS, too.There aren&#39;t many mobile phones out there that will go dark after the analog sunset, according to the big carriers, which have been warning subscribers about the change for months and offering them incentives to switch over.&quot;We&#39;re talking about a very, very small number of customers here,&quot; said AT&amp;T spokesman Mark Siegel. He estimated that 99.9 percent of AT&amp;T&#39;s traffic is carried on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications). Verizon spokeswoman Debra Lewis estimated that less than 1 percent of that carrier&#39;s subscribers were on analog even before it started a big effort to reach them last year. Neither gave exact numbers of subscribers. But given that those operators have about 60 million subscribers each, the number might still be in the hundreds of thousands.However, AMPS isn&#39;t only used for cell phones. Many alarm companies use the system to alert police or fire departments to emergencies at homes or businesses. About three years ago, the Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC) industry group took a survey which revealed that just under 1 million of the approximately 30 million monitored home and business alarm systems used an analog cellular network, said AICC chairman Louis Fiore. About 850,000 of them used the system only as a backup in case the phone line was cut, he said.Alarm manufacturers are now replacing many of those analog systems with digital ones, Fiore said. About six months ago, the manufacturers believed there were about 400,000 AMPS systems still in the field, he said.&quot;There are some small companies out there that probably have not made the conversion yet,&quot; Fiore said.One problem is that, except for a few high-end CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) monitoring systems, all digital cellular alarms today rely on GSM, Fiore said. That creates a problem in areas that have good CDMA coverage but poor GSM, and Fiore has heard from at least one alarm company in Colorado that has customers outside of GSM&#39;s reach. Until now, they have been relying on analog cellular.Some users of wireless roadside assistance have also been left behind in the transition. General Motors launched its OnStar system in 1996 on AMPS and later switched to CDMA. The automaker didn&#39;t wait for the Feb. 18 deadline but instead shut down its analog service on Jan. 1. In a statement on the transition last year, GM said about 90 percent of its subscribers&#39; cars had CDMA or could be converted to use it. Others would lose their OnStar service. The wholly owned subsidiary of GM said last October it had about 5 million subscribers.Last March, two OnStar customers in Pennsylvania, Robert and Sarah Gordon, sued GM for leaving analog subscribers behind. They are seeking damages and an injunction to force OnStar and GM to provide repairs or upgrades, and they want to turn the suit into a class action. It has been consolidated with a handful of other actions in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.Among cell-phone subscribers, the analog sunset is most likely to hurt so-called &quot;glovebox users,&quot; said IDC analyst Scott Ellison. These are users, often elderly, who just keep a cell phone in the glovebox in case their cars break down. They usually don&#39;t feel a need to update their handsets.&quot;If you know that you have some kind of wireless link or wireless communications device and you&#39;re unsure whether you are affected, call your service provider,&quot; Ellison advised. A tip about phones: &quot;If it has a color screen, you should be fine,&quot; he said.AICC&#39;s Fiore gave similar advice. Some consumers have ignored potential problems with alarms because they confused the analog cellular shutdown with the end of analog TV, which won&#39;t happen until next January, he said. If you notify your alarm provider and they are prepared to go digital, all a repair person will have to do is come into your home and replace the radio, possibly moving it to another part of the house with better GSM coverage, Fiore said.The perils of the analog shutdown point to a mismatch between technology lifecycles, IDC&#39;s Ellison said. Cars and home appliances often stick around for many years, while wireless technology changes more quickly. In fact, Illinois Valley Cellular, in rural Marseilles, Illinois, serves few analog phone users but plans to keep its analog network running after Feb. 18. That&#39;s because wind turbines that generate electricity in its service area still use AMPS radios to exchange operating data, according to Data Routing Manager Pam Craig. Replacing those radios would be difficult and expensive.But as new technology comes along, such as cellular networks that use scarce radio spectrum more efficiently, the old often has to give way, Ellison said. As technology rapidly advances, will it happen again to wireless networks we take for granted now? &quot;It probably will,&quot; he said.
Pakistani President Pervez   Musharraf's memoir could project his status on the world stage,   but it could touch off controversy and strain relations with   neighbors, analysts said a day after the book's launch.
The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider a case likely to have a significant impact on the music, video and electronics industries.
Koren Zailckas's memoir offers a mortifyingly credible story of smart young women doing stuporous things.
Brent Geiberger completed a unique PGA Tour double on Sunday with his victory in the Greater Greensboro Classic, 28 years after his father, Al, won the same tournament.
The Zimbabwean government unveiled plans on Tuesday to open a network of state-run \
Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings fell 51 percent from a year ago in the all-important holiday season, hurt by higher tax-related charges. The Internet retailer's results were just ahead of Wall Street's expectations.
US President George W. Bush rolled across Middle America en route to next week's Republican National Convention in New York, where he will formally be nominated for another four-year term.
Spanish lawmakers have ended hearings into the Madrid train bombings and will now start compiling a final report.
Fernando Torres ha salutato l'Atletico Madrid. Il 23 enne attaccante spagnolo ha tenuto in mattinata...
The director of national intelligence wants to monitor all internet communications to guard against cyberattack. His aide says \
Cresciuto del 2% traffico utenti, del 5% quello merci
The commander of the U.S. Marine force   in Iraq on Tuesday denied his troops had lost control of the   vast province they patrol, after newspapers reported his   intelligence chief had written a bleak report.
All the morning headlines make clear that Sony is buying one of Hollywood's most famous studios, but it's Comcast and the future of content delivery that may make this merger more meaningful to consumers. -washingtonpost.com
Kansas City outfielder Matt Stairs signed a one-year contract extension Wednesday that will keep him under contract with the Royals through 2005.
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off on a historic journey Thursday \u00c2\u0097 the first commercial flight by the world's largest jetliner, which boasts luxurious suites enclosed by sliding doors, double beds, a bar and the quietest interior of any plane.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei urges reflection on successes and failures of four years of the intifada.
In tre mesi la massa monetaria e' aumentata dell'11,1%
ATLANTA -- Jermaine O'Neal was so difficult to stop that Atlanta coach Mike Woodson finally told Obinna Ekezie to foul the Indiana star repeatedly.
Canon and HP announce a range of new photo-oriented all-in-one devices, starting at $80.
(InfoWorld) - As Sun Microsystems prepares to demonstrate a new high-performance computer Tuesday at a technology conference in Germany, it hopes that quad-core processors from Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0that will power the computer arrive on time to deliver one of the machines to its first customer. Sun is going to introduce its Constellation system at the International Supercomputing Conference in Dresden, at which other supercomputer makers are gathering and at which a twice-yearly list of the world's Top 500 supercomputers is to be released Wednesday. IBM, whose Blue Gene/L supercomputer was\u00c2\u00a0No. 1 in a November 2006 Top 500 list\u00c2\u00a0based on system performance, will introduce what it says is a still faster Blue Gene/P Tuesday. Sun chose the AMD Opteron quad-core chip,\u00c2\u00a0code-named Barcelona, over rival Intel's\u00c2\u00a0quad-core Xeon 5300 chip, because it believes AMD's will be \
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An expert witness at Robert Blake's murder trial said Tuesday he could not be sure whether possible gunshot residue on the actor's hands and clothes came from firing a gun the night his wife was shot to death.
North Korea will allow a team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials to visit the Yongbyon reactor it has agreed to shut down under a disarmament-for-aid deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
The Band Aid 20 single is on course to be the Christmas number one following strong sales this week.
Apple Computer Inc. rolled out its latest iMac desktop computer at a convention for Mac users in Paris Tuesday, a sleek model in which the processors and drives are packaged behind its 2-inch-thick monitor. -The Washington Post
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U.S. Republican presidential  hopeful Rudy Giuliani, a survivor of prostate cancer, tried to  allay concerns about his health on Sunday after a hospital stay  he attributed to a painful headache.
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Attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey said yesterday that he would chart an independent path for the Justice Department after the tumultuous tenure of Alberto R. Gonzales, testifying that he would not be afraid to disagree with the president and would resign rather than implement policies t...
Thomas Levet says he would be willing to be left out of the foursomes and fourballs at the Ryder Cup as long as the European team wins.
Luciano Spalletti ha un'idea precisa per la ristrutturazione della Figc dopo le dimissioni del commi...
The State Department is  investigating &quot;anomalies&quot; in its unclassified computer system,  the agency said on Tuesday, declining to comment on a report  that the department&#039;s computers had been hacked.
The Science Horizons project aims to give the public a clear voice on science and technology policy in the UK.
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ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s famous myopia yesterday returned in the continued fall-out from a game which is now being analysed as much as it was hyped.
NEW YORK - With quavering voices, parents and grandparents of those killed at the World Trade Center slowly read the names of the victims early Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the attacks that brought down the twin towers.    Moments of silence were observed at 8:46 and 9:03 a.m., the times two planes slammed into the trade center towers on Sept...
Somalia's Islamists reject accusations that they were behind the car bomb on the government base.
The international media giant Reed Elsevier hopes to pep up its lackluster medical publishing unit by giving away the latest articles from 100 of its own medical journals on the Internet.
Kelli Smith was nervous as she walked into the Philadelphia treatment center, seeking help at last for her anorexia. Looking around at the other patients, she was struck by how young they seemed.
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David McDade has handed out some 35 copies of a video of teenagers having sex at a party.
Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid may help to cut former smokers' risk of lung cancer.
Dallas Cowboys executive Jeff Ireland is rejoining Bill Parcells as general manager of the Miami Dolphins. Parcells hired Ireland on Wednesday to replace Randy Mueller, fired Monday after three seasons with Miami.
As filmmakers go, Zoe Cassavetes bears a famous name: her father, John, helped create the American independent film movement.
Franz Beckenbauer &egrave; entrato nell'esecutivo della Fifa. Il 61enne ex campione tedesco prende i...
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PALESTINIAN security forces are unable to stop the spreading chaos in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie said today, a day after a failed attempt to kill a Gaza security commander.
Al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgents claimed responsibility Wednesday for the downing of a U.S. military helicopter northwest of Baghdad.

Microsoft filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company says.
DENVER: In an astonishing discovery that could rewrite the history of human evolution, scientists say they have found the skeleton of a new human species - a dwarf, marooned for eons in a tropical lost world, while modern man rapidly colonised the rest
Adriano Galliani, ad del Milan, al suo arrivo all'hotel Hilton di Fiumicino dove &egrave; in program...
As Comcast ignores reality Unhappy that Comcast is busting BitTorrents, BitTorrent has decided to bust this BitTorrent busting.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ARE, Sweden  - Heavy snow forced organizers to postpone the women's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday to complete a miserable opening weekend for racers and spectators.
HOW MANY PILLS are you taking? Until the Vioxx scare, it wasn&#39;ta question that bothered many. Now with Celebrex and even generic naproxen joining the list of questioned meds, it&#39;s a timely inquiry.
Alicia Keys is working on a new film, proofreading her poems for publication and writing travel stories for a newspaper. Oh yeah, and her second album \
Intel and the One Laptop Per Child had a rocky relationship from the start in their short-lived effort to get inexpensive laptops into the hands of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poorest children.
The impossible was merely delayed. An opener from Rivaldo left Liverpool requiring to win by two goals to reach the next phase of the Champions League.
The International Monetary Fund warns that rising interest rates in some of the world's biggest economies may slow global house price growth.
Era il tramite tra gli esecutori e il gruppo di mandanti
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the  Detroit Pistons 88-82 to win Game Three of the Eastern  Conference finals on Sunday.
No tears, no sweat. One month after an emotional victory in the British Open, Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship with a ruthless display of efficiency Sunday, closing with a 4-under 68 for a five-shot victory and his 12th career major.
In pedana per beneficenza, proventi a Telefono Rosa e Aidos
Cameron Diaz filed a police report Wednesday accusing a photographer of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly driving his car at her, police said.
An Iraqi militant group said it had abducted 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard and posted their pictures on its Web site on Tuesday, three days after 49 unarmed army recruits were found dead.
US president confronts Vladimir Putin over plans to base a new missile defence system in former Russian satellite countries.
Firms in the Middle East and South Asia face problems after undersea broadband cables were damaged.
Zuccarelli e famiglia non hanno riportato conseguenze
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
Iraq's Sunni vice president held a rare meeting Thursday with the country's top shi'ite cleric to seek support for a 25-point blueprint for political reform
President Bush tapped a former Republican Party chairman to lead the veteran affairs department on Thursday, and the White House confirmed that four other Cabinet secretaries will be staying on.
Israelis and Palestinians both dismiss rapidly growing headcount figure as inaccurate
POISONOUS fumes were preventing rescuers from reaching 141 miners trapped underground at a coalmine in northern China yesterday after an explosion that killed 25 of their colleagues.
August 28, 2004 -- When the Giants&#39; reg ular season starts September 12 in Philadelphia, Tom Coughlin should start Kurt Warner over Eli Manning.
Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
The United States and the European  Union are close to signing an agreement that would allow their  satellite navigation systems to work together to provide more  accurate images and information.
Survey of IT managers found that environmental concerns are becoming important to the bottom line.
When it needed help managing its 3,300 printers and finding new ways to cut printing expenses, University Hospitals Health System turned to HP.
Risultati degli ottavi di finale del torneo Atp di Memphis (indoor, montepremi 757.000 dollari).
A small parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, slightly injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials said they had no clues to the motive.
Lo ha dichiarato oggi il decano della tv italiana
Pioneer is working on technology to deliver more effervescent colors to plasma displays with black levels.
The dollar may rise for a second day against the euro in Asia on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the key interest rate in a meeting today and signal more increases to come.
SYDNEY  - Respected Australian tennis coach Tony Roche has knocked back an approach by Roger Federer to be the world number one&#39;s new full-time coach, reports said.
Bettini, servono non correnti ma pluralismo idee
Dennis Farina is turning in his &quot;Law &amp;amp; Order&quot; badge. Farina has decided to leave his role as New York police Detective Joe Fontana after two seasons on the NBC drama to pursue other offers and projects being developed by his production company, his spokeswoman, Lori De Waal, said Tuesday.
The new guys at West Virginia can now brag about doing the same thing last year's NCAA tournament team did &#151; beating UCLA. Alex Ruoff scored 18 points and the Mountaineers made up for a lack of experience by taking a big lead and holding on for a 70-65 win over No. 2 UCLA on Saturday.
A passenger train derailed Friday and slid down an embankment in a remote area of northwest England, causing numerous injuries, according to rescue workers.
Feliciano Lopez won his first career  title by defeating sixth seed Guillermo Canas 6-4, 1-6, 7-5,  3-6, 7-5 to claim the Vienna Trophy Sunday.
Adobe Systems has signed on three researchers who've investigated new technical tools for photography and computing.
The two leading US figures in Iraq repeat to Congress their view that the troop build-up is working.
A restructuring plan is designed to reduce the cost of producing each vehicle and more closely align Chrysler with its parent company.
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Fisker Automotive is considering making its new upscale Karma in Michigan because of the state's experienced workforce, idle manufacturing capacity and broad network of suppliers.
NEW YORK  - Children with  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seem to have  iron deficiency, according to the results of a small study. The  researchers suggest that such kids may benefit from iron  supplements.
By Katy Stech, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Dec. 18--Newly released numbers show that Charleston's working wages fall  below what's needed to pay the rent.
Kabul, 8 ottobre 2004 - Il livello di allerta terrorismo ha raggiunto il massimo in tutto l&#39;Afghanistan, alla vigilia delle prime presidenziali del dopoguerra e dopo gli episodi di violenza e gli attentati che si sono verificati nelle ultime ore
Rutelli: 'spesa previdenziale sia sostenibile per il futuro'
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga wants to adopt a Tamil child orphaned in the tsunami, officials say.
ARS\u00c3\u0088NE WENGER once likened his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson to a dispute over who \u00e2\u0080\u009chas the prettiest wife at home\u00e2\u0080\u009d. As such, after victory in what was billed as a meeting of the next generations
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts gave birth on Monday to a baby boy, her third child with husband Danny Moder, People magazine reported on its Web site.
The Queen records a special Christmas message to British troops and their families.
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Iran's foreign minister said that a preliminary agreement had been reached to suspend Iran's production of enriched uranium immediately.
American Ballet Theater, which has shown Balanchine and Ashton choreography over the years, is now presenting a double bill of their ballets, short in duration, rich in substance.
The International Monetary Fund announced that the council of governments, stakeholders in the Fund&#39;s capital approved yesterday to provide an urgent aid for Iraq estimated at $ 436 million and representing the first loan from the Fund for Baghdad.
The Minnesota Vikings collapsed again, only to fall into the playoffs thanks to a safety net provided by the New Orleans Saints. Thwarted by an undermanned but swarming defense and their own mistakes, the Vikings wilted for the second year in a row with a chance to clinch a postseason berth in the season finale. They lost 21-18 to the Washington Redskins on Sunday, then retreated to the locker room to learn that they had backed in to the playoffs.
While the European Commission investigates possible anticompetitive practices by supporters of the Blu-ray DVD format, the HD DVD camp is trumpeting both a permanent price cut on the latest players and new and improved features.
Yahoo! may be one step closer to challenging Google in searchable web-based e-mail. It has purchased the start-up behind the powerful e-mail application Bloomba.
Sony has launched two portable digital audio players that for the first time support the MP3 file format, other than its Atrac file format.
A look at how four blue-chip insurers have fared in the first half of 2007.
Authorities in Bahrain have charged a Briton of Sudanese origin with spying, a few days after he was expelled from the kingdom amid accusations of espionage.
Media firm CBS Corp has agreed to  pay $31.35 million in a settlement related to the cleanup of  six polluted \
Troubled singer Courtney Love has pleaded innocent to charges of assault at a court in Los Angeles.
Chinese citizens pay their respects to ousted Party leader Zhao Ziyang, under tight police surveillance.
Gold prices are expected to recover from a recent bout of weakness to average around 447 dollars in the first half of 2005, London-based precious metals consultancy GFMS forecast.
Tornadoes across the southern United States killed at least 20 people as they tore up a hospital and high school where students huddled for shelter, authorities said on Friday, a day after the rampage.
Sharks will migrate into Antarctic waters if warming continues, threatening marine animals, scientists warn.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed the idea Monday of a new national intelligence director with budget authority over the nation's nonmilitary intelligence agencies, noting that authority comes with the power to control money.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa renewed efforts on Tuesday to end a political standoff in Lebanon, which many fear could turn violent as the country faces its worst political split since the 1975-1990 civil war.
Forty years after it was made, The Velvet Underground's first recording has become a financial hit &#151; in cyberspace.
Shares of Advanced Medical Optics plunged in trading on Tuesday as investors reacted to a recall of one of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best-selling contact lens cleaning solutions over health concerns.
Though it is in constant, breathtaking motion, Zhang Yimou's gorgeous entertainment is not especially moving.
Chieste precisazioni ad Adornato sulla sua proposta
Portugal introduced a new law Thursday that allows abortion up to the 10th week of pregnancy, but imposes a three-day reflection period for women seeking the procedure and grants doctors the right to opt out on moral grounds.
LOS ANGELES  - The spectacle in Athens  lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of  NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of  the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
Chris Sutton has echoed the words of Martin O&#39;Neill by saying Celtic will be going all out to win tonight&#39;s Champions League meeting against Shakhtar Donetsk.
An opening skit for Monday Night Football is creating some hot controversy. The skit was a promotion for ABC&#39;s Desperate Housewives.
Rasmussen Reports - On the morning after his big victory in Wisconsin, Rasmussen Markets data showed that Barack Obama had a 79% chance of winning the Democratic Presidential nomination.
A Norwegian submarine on military exercise has collided with a tanker in the Minch.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - U.S. military   prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not seek the death   penalty for one of eight U.S. serviceman accused of murdering   an Iraqi civilian in April.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces thrust at least  one km (half a mile) toward the center of rebel-held Falluja on  Tuesday despite heavy resistance, officers said.
Friday, September 17, 2004 - After rising to Hurricane status and battering Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic yesterday, Tropical Storm Jeanne has been downgraded and continues to weaken, although experts warn it may regain speed in the warm waters
While praising Turkey&#39;s &quot;stunning&quot; economic performance over the last three years, the OECD also outlined some major problems the country needs to address.
Bagdad, 5 dicembre 2004 - La guerriglia non concede tregua in Iraq , dove anche oggi si sono registrati ripetuti atti di violenza. Il pi\u00c3\u00b9 grave a Tikrit, citt\u00c3\u00a0 natale del deposto dittatore Saddam Hussein, nel nord.
XL Capital Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd., companies that help insurers spread risk, said their businesses may benefit from Hurricane Ivan, the third storm in a month that threatens Florida with billions of dollars in damage.
You can learn a lot about pro cyclist Kerry Litka by checking out her website.
Two weeks after Taylor Hicks discussed his first crush as a young boy, the woman from his past has contacted People magazine.
Benchmark light, sweet crude futures for November rose 33 cents to settle at a new record high of $53.64 a barrel, after reaching an intraday high of $53.
When the day's work was done, he came clean. \
Abbas dissolves the government, but  Hamas now controls Gaza. For Israel, the choice is between trying to reverse that reality, or dealing  with the Islamists
President George W. Bush said on Saturday the U.N. Security Council must act now on a plan to grant Kosovo supervised independence, which Russia opposes.
Lewis Hamilton resumes testing his McLaren in Spain on Tuesday for the first time since suffering racist abuse at the hands of a Spanish crowd.
MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 8 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton narrowly won the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday night, a surprise victory for the onetime front-runner that revived her sagging fortunes and reshaped yet again the fight for the party's nomination.
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Bone marrow-derived side population stem cells appear to have limited potential for regenerating injured cardiac and skeletal muscle, says a University of Chicago study in the Dec.
Scientists have created a human embryo with three parents in a breakthrough they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects to face Arsene Wenger&#39;s young Gunners when the fierce rivals meet again at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Attrice scelta per la campagna primavera-estate 2007
Beginning in August 2007, the N.C.A.A. banned Division I colleges from using text messaging to recruit athletes.  But on Saturday, the issue will be revisited once again.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced Saturday he has authorized France, Spain and Switzerland to resume their mediation role in an effort to free 44 hostages held by Marxist rebels.
Bendetto XVI celebra messa in una nuova chiesa a Roma
Reader Abhinay Tibdewal sends us a photograph.
Benefici per manager 477 euro, a pensionati da lavoro 202
LSU coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position. In a statement issued by LSU on Wednesday, Saban described the talks as &quot;a preliminary conversation with the
DALLAS (Ticker) - The last remaining player from the Dallas Cowboys&#39; Super Bowl run in the 1990s has retired after 13 seasons with the team.
ualcomm, the world&#39;s second-largest maker of microprocessors for cellphones, received a lesson in stock market jitters on Friday.
ROME  - The president of Turin&#39;s organising commmittee (TOROC) for the 2006 winter Olympic Games resigned in protest at what he sees as the Italian government&#39;s meddling in the organisation of the Games.
It has been a slow, steady, discouraging process. By August, new Boston College football coach Jeff Jagodzinski absorbed the knowledge that senior linebacker Brian Toal would take a medical redshirt season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
A perennial Christmas favorite, even among those who scorn ballet and classical music, is Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker--performed by major professional companies and youth dance classes alike.
Training can be draining - on your budget, on your time and on your personnel. And the longer the training process takes, the bigger the drain. That's why we've come up with \
Completamente esaurita l'offerta del Tesoro nell'area euro
Italy's spy chief, who is under investigation in the alleged CIA abduction of an Egyptian cleric, was replaced on Monday, Italian news reports said.Comment
Seagate claims to have broken the record for the most storage on a single disc platter, managing to store 133GB per disc in its newly released 400GB hard drive.
Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the
Andrew Morton sees a domineering, aggressive character who has joined forces with Scientology to catapult his activities beyond the realm of mere glitter.
OCTOBER 26, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A little over a year after introducing the first version of Office Live Communications Server, Microsoft Corp.
Screaming and pounding her chest, Gerta Stefan pointed to a pool of mud from which protruded a mattress, a bicycle tire, a few bricks and a sheet of corrugated metal.
Travel information on everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying
Phol Nasa cannot recall a time when his family wasn't fishing on the Mekong River where it sweeps through the misty hills along Thailand's northern border with Laos.
Winners will have to present photo identification before receiving vaccinations in Montgomery, which has cobbled together its supply from other health departments with surpluses for this unusual game of chance.
European commercial bank WestLB turns to Hewlett-Packard to manage its worldwide tech services.
A new case of H5 type Avian Influenza had been detected at Teluk Baru Village, near Kota Baharu, capital of the northern state of Kelantan, a senior veterinary official said Sunday.
Company is not saying when the technology will be commercialized.
Ghana's President John Kufuor decides to stay in Kenya an extra day to try to resolve the election crisis.
The U.S. force that scoured Iraq for  weapons of mass destruction -- cited by President Bush as  justification for war -- has abandoned its long and fruitless  hunt to assist in counter-insurgency efforts, U.S. officials  said on Wednesday.
Intel said it was already starting to explore options such as carbon nanotubes and nanowires. Such materials will be needed to take chips below the 10 nanometer size, which is expected to occur early in the next decade.
Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.
Users of Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition are scheduled to begin receiving Service Pack 2 via automatic update starting today. But delivery of the Professional Edition has been delayed at least a week while Microsoft and its users grapple ...
There's no such thing as a free lunch. And soon, there may be no such thing as an ad-free RSS feed, either, as publishers add advertisements to their feeds in hopes of making money through the popular content-aggregating technology. By Cyrus Farivar.
By Stephen Leahy  BROOKLIN, Canada, Sep. 8, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- While the George W.
India's Tata Motors, named front-runner to buy Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover units, could make a huge technological leap and save years of development by acquiring the car icons, analysts said.
US authorities in Iraq have put on hold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mobile telephone contracts, while they investigate allegations that the bidding process was hijacked by associates of the new Iraqi governing council.
Crude oil prices rose for the third day in a row Friday with the latest attack on Iraq&#39;s oil infrastructure keeping supply worries front and center.
Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a near-20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday on brisk sales in North America and Europe, and kept its forecasts for a seventh straight year of record earnings intact.
Intel is gearing up to create a Centrino-style brand and platform for &#39;digital home&#39;-oriented PCs, it has emerged. Codenamed &#39;East Fork&#39; - after the Ohio state park, apparently - the platform centres on &#39;Smithfield
Solo city as it landed in heavy rain around dusk on Tuesday after a flight from Jakarta. Other sources were giving different numbers on casualties.
I reality? Non vanno poi cos\u00c3\u00ac male. Il mio sogno? Berlusconi in studio. La conduttrice commenta l'autunno televisivo
China has sought to play down election eve criticism of the US by a leading architect of its foreign policy, saying Beijing had clarified the issue with Washington .
Dopo il poker subito dalla Roma, il difensore del Parma Ferdinand Coly: \
A widely-suspected terrorist connection became an official claim when Russian authorities said they found traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two passenger jets that crashed almost simultaneously, killing all 90 people on board.
The entertainment industry is pondering its next move in the wake of a legal setback delivered Thursday, August 19. On that day, a Federal appeals court in San Francisco
Rock act Lostprophets win best British band at the Kerrang! awards for the second year running.
24% spesa famiglie, terzo posto in bilancio dopo casa e cibo
In a tight job market, the right mix of skills and industry expertise can translate into a long and fruitful IT career. Columnist Jim Lanzalotto discusses how the market is shaping up for 2007.
E' stata la donna a denunciarlo dopo essere stata segregata
Merrill Lynch & Co., the biggest U.S.  brokerage, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell slightly amid  sharply higher expenses, but its shares rose as a 21 percent  jump in revenue helped the firm beat expectations.
Outside law firms have become the nexus for law and order in college sports, creating an increasingly lucrative revolving door of lawyers and the N.C.A.A.
On his first snap as Oklahoma's starting quarterback, Paul Thompson dropped back, faked a handoff and launched a deep ball that a wide-open receiver couldn't quite reach, even with a dive.
By WERDER, Eric  FARM VIEW by ERIC WERDER   --------------------   --------------------   RECENTLY Henry van der Heyden said farmers should expect $4 per kilogram of milksolids for the next 10 years. He must be joking.
London: Drinks firm Red Bull has bought the Jaguar team on Formula One\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deadline day, ending months of uncertainty triggered by Ford\u00e2\u0080\u0099s withdrawal from the sport.
Internet crime is becoming a major commercial activity, a report by security firm Symantec says.
Militari e polizia riuniti per avviare riforme politiche
L'ispettore capo di polizia Filippo Raciti &egrave; morto alle 22:10 per arresto cardio-respiratorio...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - La Commissione \u00c2\u0093Giustizia e Pace\u00c2\u0094 della Conferenza Episcopale chiede al Ministero degli Esteri di non sostenere la legge sulla blasfemia all\u00c2\u0092estero Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Non appoggiare le applicazioni della \u00c2\u0093legge sulla blasfemia\u00c2\u0094 all\u00c2\u0092estero, soprattutto nei casi delle comunit\u00c3\u00a0 pakistane emigrate: \u00c3\u00a8 quanto chiede la Commissione nazionale \u00c2\u0093Giustizia e Pace\u00c2\u0094 del Pakistan al Ministero degli Affa...
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is offering to send up to 500 observers to Ukraine for that country's re-run election Dec. 26.
A tradition of halftime harassment at Jets home games ended Sunday when the sale of alcohol was banned and access to the two spiral ramps at Gate D was blocked.
The government has appealed to kidnappers holding hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq to make contact -- but still ruled out negotiations or ransom payment.
New Delhi, Sept. 19 (NNN): Making a strong pitch for United Nations reforms and restructuring of the Security Council, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday left for a nine-day trip to Britain and the United States.
Per la prima volta il ministero della Pubblica Istruzione fornisce i dati sugli abbandoni. Ecco cosa succede in Italia
Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, research suggests.
Police are questioning four drifters and a former psychiatric patient in a French hospital bloodbath the ended with one nurse beheaded and another stabbed to death, officials say.
JERUSALEM - Facing unrelenting criticism from Jewish settlers, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday that nothing would deter him from pushing forward with his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.    Also Monday, scattered fighting in the Gaza Strip killed at least five Palestinian militants, including two Palestinians who infiltrated Israel from Gaza early Monday and were shot in a lengthy gunbattle...
Sony warns that it does not expect profits at its home electronics business to recover  in the normally busy Christmas season.

At least 17 Pakistani soldiers and some civilians are reported to have been killed in an attack on an army vehicle in Swat.
LOS ANGELES -- Three recording companies have agreed to make music available to be shared and sold over an online file-swapping service that aims to lure music fans away from rival services where trading of music and movies remains unfettered.
A Briton alleged to be the mastermind behind a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea has been \
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.N  filed 2004 first-half earnings that were in line with previous  estimates on Tuesday, meeting a promise to investors and  nudging it a step closer to the release of up-to-date results.
Risk takers like Steve Fossett stir controversy and fascination by pushing the limits, but the pursuit of a daring dream can also be the quickest way to find a nightmare.
The lights went out about 2 am Sunday for the Patel family here, just as they did 23 days earlier. Through the night the family listened to the rain dripping into
Spanish police arrested three people on  Thursday suspected of aiding the escape of Islamic militants  after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, police said.
US authorities are probing Societe Generale and events linked to the trading problems that cost the bank $7.19bn.
The newspaper publisher and television station operator said fourth-quarter profit dropped 70 percent, hurt by a write-down and less political advertising revenue.
Racconto' tutto alla madre che pero' non le credette
Oil prices slipped on Tuesday but remained well above &#36;48 a barrel as dealers weighed up whether a thin cushion of heating fuel in the United States would be sufficient to meet winter demand.
Home secretary pledges local crime figures and drive to cut offending through better designed technology.
Serena Williams has her sights set on  regaining the No. 1 world ranking after staging a miraculous  comeback to beat Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-3 6-0 on Saturday for  her second Australian Open title in three years.
Asian stocks rose in US trading. Sony Corp. gained after the world&#39;s No. 2 consumer-electronics maker agreed to resolve a dispute over patents related to digital cameras.
Taiwanese PC vendor Acer has purchased 75 percent of the parent company of European electronics maker Packard Bell for &#8364;31 million ($45.8 million), Acer said in a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange Thursday.
Npower becomes the latest firm to announce cuts to residential fuel bills after the fall in wholesale gas prices.
Lo hanno decretato i buyer che parteciperanno a Tti a Rimini
As Camilo Villegas bent over to put his peg in the ground late yesterday, work came to a screeching halt at the front end of the first tee box. There was a makeshift stage to disassemble, yes, but with a golf ball set to scream their way, well, the workers had a safety issue to address.
A tsunami warning system should be in place in South Asia and Southeast Asia within a year, the U.N. said.
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Kenya's government should order police to stop using lethal force against protesters, a U.S.-based rights group said on Sunday as the nation braced for three days of opposition rallies over disputed December 27 polls.
Insurance Commissioner Julianne M. Bowler says she doesn't need legislative approval to change the way high-risk drivers are apportioned among companies in Massachusetts, but a provision in her sweeping measure dealing with auto insurance discounts appears to run afoul of existing law.
Israel killed the top bombmaker and rocket engineer of the Hamas militant group on Thursday in an airstrike in Gaza City, days before a key parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza pullout plan.
Microsoft said it eked out a gain in net profit despite taking a $1 billion charge to pay for repairs to its Xbox 360 game consoles.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.
The presidential campaigns have mounted energetic efforts to influence the press, and public, perceptions of Thursday's debate.
The chief prosecutor in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial demanded that the presiding judge step down, accusing him Wednesday of bias toward the deposed leader and his co-defendants.
Frank Thomas smacked three home runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 and tighten the American League East race on Monday.
Prodi: Italia ha mantenuto fermi i punti ritenuti essenziali
Blog: PNNL says go for ammonia borane, not sodium borohydride, for hydrogen
&quot;I&#39;m profoundly saddened. He was a colleague, a friend and a hero who possessed fierce inner strength, boundless energy and unwavering hope.
Australia thump New Zealand by seven wickets to move into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
MULTAN, Pakistan  - Troops patrolled the streets of central Pakistan&#39;s Multan city as protestors hurled stones and clerics leading midday prayers condemned a car bomb attack that killed 41 Sunni Muslims a day earlier.
Microsoft has filed seven more lawsuits against spammers, this time targeting those who violate the &quot;brown-paper wrapper&quot; provision of the CAN-SPAM law, which sets rules for sexually oriented e-mail solicitations.
Stock futures extended gains on Friday as government data showed May consumer prices, excluding food and energy, grew less than expected, underscoring optimism about continued economic growth while inflation moderates.
Google shares crossed a much-anticipated high-water mark that highlights the company\u00c2\u0092s explosive growth since its initial public offering in 2004.
Two British soldiers who died fighting the Taleban in southern Afghanistan are named.
Broken by brute force and swiped from shelves The activation method used by Microsoft to protect Vista from piracy is under attack on multiple fronts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For a lieutenant who gave his last name as Mustafa, one of 2,000 Iraqi soldiers fighting alongside U.S. troops for control of this  insurgent-occupied city, the battle for Fallujah was personal.
Embracing a new gadget indubitably means parting with some hard earned dinero. But eMachines, purchased by Gateway Inc. , is offering next-generation technology at this-generation prices.
Nigeria&#39;s main oil workers union threatened to join a nationwide strike and shut down the nation&#39;s oil industry as a court rejected a government attempt Wednesday to halt the work stoppage.
Coach Inc. , the upscale U.S. accessories retailer, on Wednesday raised its earnings estimate for its just-ended quarter on stronger-than-expected sales and continued margin improvement.
Having Jason Kidd available for roughly 20 minutes a night is costing the New Jersey Nets. The New York Knicks took advantage of Kidd&#39;s rationed minutes to get back in the game early and then capitalized on
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Kevin Keegan will write a letter of apology to referee Steve Dunn for his foul-mouthed tunnel tirade at St James&#39; Park on Sunday - but remains unrepentant about his post-match media comments.
Erubiel Durazo hit three homers and drove in all five of Oakland's runs, and Mark Mulder became the majors' first 16-game winner by pitching the Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been admitted to hospital, his spokesman has told the BBC.
State elections in the former East Germany are expected to see a resurgence by far right parties.
Following a recent industry trend, Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is adding new search engine tools that will enable users to create personal folders and share their favorite links with others.
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The mayor of the tiny UK Pacific colony of Pitcairn pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges, reports say.
DALLAS, Texas -- A former Apollo astronaut blasted the U.S. space agency today in its handling of a Congressionally-mandated study on dealing with the threat of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) striking the Earth.
Societe Generale, the French bank reeling  from a rogue trading scandal, launched a rights issue at a  steep discount on Monday, aiming to raise 5.5 billion euros  ($7.97 billion) to bolster its balance sheet.
Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla icon turned  Nobel Peace Prize winner who ended up isolated and locked in  renewed conflict with Israel, died on Thursday, his dream of a  Palestinian state unfulfilled. He was 75.
Actress Denise Richards tries to stop her ex-husband Charlie Sheen having their daughters to stay overnight.
Digital music, distributed online or by mobile networks, accounted for $2.9 billion in sales worldwide, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier, the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international trade group said.
The Committee to Protect Journalists will honor four journalists - from Belarus, Burma, Burundi, and the United States - with 2004 International Press Freedom Awards in November.
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks, German Defence Minister Franz-Josef Jung told German television on Wednesday, speaking of &quot;an imminent threat&quot;.
Laptop goes MIA from Westminster A laptop containing information about Parliament's security systems disappeared from, er, the department responsible for Parliament's security last week, claims the Daily Telegraph. According to the paper, the machine belonged to an official working for the Serjeant at Arms, and disappeared from inside the parliamentary estate.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Internet users are being given the chance to hit back at the spammers that have become the scourge of the web, thanks to free software being distributed by Lycos Europe, the internet portal.
The board of US media firm Dow Jones votes to back a $5bn takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
POIPU BEACH, Hawaii Phil Mickelson ran away from his three opponents with a 13-under 59 to win the Grand Slam of Golf by five shots.
US regulators say recent newspaper ads for AstraZeneca&#39;s Crestor, a cholesterol-lowering drug, are false or misleading. An unusual letter from the Food and Drug Administration, sent Wednesday, dismissed as
A sales guy at the electronics store tried to make a point about the relative picture quality of the high-end plasma and LCD TV sets lining the walls.
FORT WORTH, Texas and BOSTON, Sept. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines and Fidelity Investments today announced Fidelity's participation in the AAdvantage(R) program.
Condoleezza Rice's confirmation as secretary of state is nearly certain, but she faced tough questions on Iraq and terrorism.
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The world has tried--and failed--to weaken Palestinian radicals by isolating them. It's time for a change of course
Aphrodite Jones, a crime writer, holds up a special edition of the Redwood City Daily News, after the announcement of a first degree murder verdict in the Scott Peterson case, outside of the courthouse in Redwood City, Calif.
In what Israeli officials are calling a first, Israel is sending some $20,000 in aid to Sudan to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis there.
British actress Rachel Weisz, this year's Oscar winner for best supporting actress for her role in &quot;The Constant Gardener,&quot; will star with American actors Dennis Quaid and Thomas Haden Church in &quot;Smart People.&quot;
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, winds up a second day of debate on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s controversial disengagement plan, with a vote on the issue planned for later Tuesday night.
The secretary of state often is described as the president's principal foreign policy adviser, but the definition does not always match reality. Certainly not in the case of Colin Powell.
An electricity employee in India's Maharashtra state is suspended after cutting the chief minister's power over unpaid bills.
President Bush introduced Former Police Commissioner and military man Bernard Kerik as his choice to be the next cabinet member in charge of Homeland Security on Friday.
The chemical compound in the  abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors  caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and  ovarian cancers, researchers found.

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq warned Shi'ite rebels besieged  in a shrine in Najaf to surrender or face an attack later on  Tuesday that would \
Scientists with the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have finished sequencing and analyzing human chromosome 16, a JGI press release said Wednesday.
Analysts say Israel&#39;s car-bomb assassination of Palestinian Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil in Syria on Sunday as both a none too subtle warning to Damascus not to support terrorists from its soil, and a direct blow aimed at Hamas leadership, reports The
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities claimed on Sunday to have captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, but there was confusion over the report, as the Iraqi defense minister said word of his arrest was \
Researchers at Rice University on Monday made public a bug in Google Desktop Search that could let hackers secretly search the contents of a user&#39;s hard drive.
George Orwell, Arthur Miller and Bertrand Russell have been among its contributors. Influential texts have included Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's then-secret denunciation of Stalin and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s \
The three devastating bombings today signify a clear escalation in the Taliban\u00c2\u0092s violent tactics.
Three former agents of the New York office of the Drug Enforcement Administration filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC Universal studios, claiming the movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster\u00e2\u0080\u009d libeled D.E.A. agents.
Almost a week after saying it had zeroed in on the probable cause of the outbreak, investigators say that they may never learn the cause with certainty.
Hoping to put the ordeal of the last several months behind her, business executive Martha Stewart said yesterday that she wants to begin serving her prison
Joe Ogilvie continued his excellent  form at the $4.7 million Bob Hope Classic on Friday, firing a  six-under 66 to grab the third round clubhouse lead.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is losing money. But it has at least one drug that makes the future look brighter.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
The struggling maker of the Treo smart phone reportedly lets go 100 employees to trim expenses, although the company isn't talking.
Putting technology before content Comment Satellite broadcaster Sky's public affairs chief, Martin Le Jeune, is correct: HDTV is not a fundamental human right. Neither is standard-definition TV. But that doesn't mean it should be limited to two providers, his own company and cable broadcaster Virgin Media.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
State officials say it&#39;s not clear if names and Social Security numbers were accessed or stolen but urge individuals to take precautions against identity theft.
Prosperous alumni helped make 2006 a record fundraising year for colleges and universities, which hauled in an all-time high of $28 billion, a 9.4 percent jump from the year before.
Steve Slaton rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns in just two series of work to lead No. 6 West Virginia to a 52-3 victory over Eastern Washington on Saturday.
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Just 11 weeks remain in the race for the White House. Getting into the campaign spirit, National Geographic News reviews presidential trivia.
A bus carrying tourists who arrived on a flight from Phoenix crashed in western Mexico on Saturday, killing at least 18, bus company and Red Cross officials said.
Lorne Michaels, who launched \
Cingular Wireless on Monday  posted a  fourth-quarter loss as expenses rose due to its purchase of  AT&T Wireless, but it added roughly twice the number of  subscribers Wall Street expected.
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The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
The government agreed Tuesday to increase compensation for the worst-injured soldiers after a row over the size of payout to a veteran who was horrifically wounded in Afghanistan.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Kurt Busch got his first big break in NASCAR by winning a 1999 talent audition nicknamed &quot;The Gong Show.&quot; He was selected from dozens of unknown, young race drivers to work for one of the sport&#39;s most famous team owners, Jack Roush.
You might know him best as the founder of MP3.com or the guy behind Lindows (or Linspire or whatever they&#39;re calling it now), but Michael Robertson has another company up his sleeve called SIPphone.
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Barbra Streisand has canceled a Rome concert that would have launched her European tour, but organizers said on Friday it had nothing to do with an outcry from Italian consumer groups about ticket prices.
In a Sept. 28 story on the Vatican's plans to beatify Karl I, Austria's last reigning emperor, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Karl abdicated at the end of World War I. The emperor was forced into exile, but he never formally abdicated.
HIV-infected pregnant women in Guangzhou are expected to receive free medication in a government move to prevent mother-to-child transmission of the virus.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday celebrated a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.
Arts & entertainment: John Updike tackles subjects ranging from Kierkegaard to 9/11 in Due Considerations, writes Tim Adams
The Baltimore Orioles hire pitching coach Rick Kranitz away from the Florida Marlins to replace Leo Mazzone.
For those of you anxiously anticipating the results of the PHP programming competition put on by The Programming and Management blog, Nick Halstead has posted an update to help keep you up to date.   The judging of the PHP competition is taking a lot longer than I first thought! I started with 40+ entries which I reduced down by trying them one by one (very slow!) some of them quickly stood out and I got the list down to 12 entries. [...] I then went through those top 12 and re-tested more thoroughly trying out further words/dictionaries plus quick checks for robustness and quality of presentation. This then left me with 6 entries which I would then email out to the other Judges.   The final judging of these last six is dependent on how each of the judges rank the applications overall. Nick also includes some of the comments made by the judges already about the applications they're reviewing.
Drug-releasing stents used widely to keep clogged heart arteries open may increase the risk of potentially dangerous blood clots, but there is no conclusive evidence that the devices boost the likelihood of having a heart attack or dying if used as recommended, an expert panel said yesterday.
The free service pack is a major overhaul aimed at defeating a wide variety of security weaknesses that hackers have exploited. Microsoft says the easiest way to obtain
VIENNA, Austria AP) &#151; Iran's top nuclear negotiator met with the European Union foreign policy chief Saturday for crucial talks seen as the last chance for Iran to avoid U.N. sanctions over its nuclear defiance.
The United States has reached a deal  with the European Union, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet  gambling market closed to foreign companies, but is continuing  talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica,  U.S. trade officials said on Monday.
Long lines and crowded parking lots did not stop scores of shoppers from mobbing stores Sunday to take advantage of sales or return unwanted gifts.
Company claims 65-inch LC HDTV, coming this year, is the largest of its kind.
Two busy world travelers find time to find a connection in each other, and fall in love.
The number of customers buying travel online has begun to shrink, the first time a category has lost shoppers since Forrester Research began tracking e-commerce 10 years ago.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A relatively quick, cheap new urine test beats standard urine screening at spotting bladder cancer early, researchers report.
Barack Obama has a  13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has  eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic  presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll  released on Friday.
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FRANKFURT : Hundreds of workers at German auto maker Volkswagen&#39;s Hanover plant walked off the job, as management and union representatives readied to resume deadlocked wage and job talks.
Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons are disappearing from Iraq but neither Baghdad nor Washington appears to have noticed, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency reported on Monday.
French filmmaker Lola  Doillon&#39;s charming but slight rites-of-passage film &quot;Just About  Love&quot; follows two likable teenage girls who make a pact to lose  their virginity before summer is over. In fact, they manage it  before school&#39;s out.
The employment debate in Belgium these days comes down to what's more important &#151; work or sleep.
Italy&#39;s struggling state carrier Alitalia met with labor unions Tuesday, trying to persuade them to accept a sweeping restructuring plan after announcing a further worsening of the airline&#39;s financial situation.
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United to 25.3 per cent, boosting speculation he plans to bid for the world&#39;s richest soccer club.
Iraqi officials say insurgents fired mortars at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters in al-Mushahida, north of Baghdad Tuesday. Iraq&#39;s Defense Ministry says four National Guard soldiers were killed and as
After a season plagued by injuries and a bad attitude, Glenn Robinson recognized it was time to get serious, get in shape and get ready to prove he still has some bite in his game.
A federal court on Thursday ruled against an anti-abortion group that wants to run ads in Wisconsin that mention Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold, who is up for re-election this year.
Late yesterday, Microsoft dropped the \
Princess Diana's driver, Henri Paul, was drunk just hours before their fatal crash, her inquest hears.
Europe and the United States should  apologize to Africa for the cruelties of slavery, Venezuelan  President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday, calling on Africa to  resist what he called modern day U.S. colonialism.
A U.S. Marine was killed and three others were missing after their helicopter made an emergency landing Sunday in Iraq's volatile Anbar province, the U.S. military announced Monday.
My grandmother, Big Mama, often wrote her budget on the back of old envelopes.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled a plan for universal health coverage designed to avoid the political flaws of her failed proposal in 1993-94.
Some thoughts on the New York shows (and parties) from Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors and Narciso Rodriguez.
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AAI), today called the Southwest Airlines&#39; bid for ATA Airlines&#39; assets a &quot;clever trick&quot; to eliminate competition at Chicago Midway&#39;s Airport.
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The Swiss multinational, the CGT union and French government have all raised the level of brinkmanship in recent days over the future of the water business.
Try to control the media? Not me, says Angelina Jolie.
A red-wigged man screaming about juicy hamburgers to dozens of people kicking trees in a forest has become an unlikely advertising success for Wendy's International Inc , which spent five years searching for a TV campaign that would once again make its hamburger brand cool.
Chocolate shoes, jewellery, statues and even a solid chocolate replica of the Egyptian pyramids were on display at a festival dedicated to the sweet in all its forms which got underway in Portugal.
By Tiffany Erickson and Lisa Riley Roche Deseret Morning News  Voucher proponents filed suit Thursday to clarify what the public will be voting on regarding vouchers this fall and to correct an \
Another possible suitor has emerged in the Hollywood Entertainment Corp. takeover fray: billionaire Carl Icahn.
A private jet that was en route to Houston to pick up former President Bush clipped a light pole and crashed Monday as it approached Hobby Airport in thick fog, killing all three people aboard.
Some business travel problems are solved by hiring special services; others by not submitting to a no.
Actional Corp. and Westbridge Technology Inc. on Monday announced the merger of the two companies, reflecting consolidation in the Web services market, as vendors try to provide a broader product portfolio to a larger customer base.
com. Open-source company JBoss Inc. on Monday introduced a workflow engine that broadens the company&#39;s middleware stack. JBPM 2.0 was developed with the open-source project of the same name and joins
WASHINGTON -- New rules approved this week by the Federal Communications Commission are aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans.
This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view.
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Yhousands of people are reported dead around southern Asia, most by massive waves that smashed coastlines around the region after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Indonesia on Sunday morning, followed by reports of a strong aftershock felt in the
The pivot of the Israeli prime minister\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan to unilaterally quit the open prison called Gaza instead of following through on the Quartet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009croad map\u00e2\u0080\u009d is that he doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have a partner for peace.
U.S. stocks surged on Monday, with the   Nasdaq rising more than 1 percent, as oil prices and benchmark   interest rates hit multi-month lows, improving the outlook for   corporate profits.
Secretary of State Colin Powell  on Friday rejected suggestions that Washington was trying to  edge out the United Nations as leader of the international  relief effort for the Indian Ocean tsunami.
The traditional doctor's white coat is to be changed as part of the UK Government plans to tackle hospital infections.
After he spent most of the day at a funeral in Panama, Mariano Rivera returned to the Bronx and helped the Yankees to a 10-7 victory over Boston in the A.L.C.S.
Hundreds of construction workers are scrambling to get the new Nationals ballpark ready for opening day. A block away, a smaller but no less determined workforce is laboring on a project seen as critical to the stadium's success: renovations to Metro's Navy Yard Station.
WASHINGTON  - When someone has all the signs of acute appendicitis, waiting to get a CT scan to confirm the diagnosis is not a good idea, researchers report. Compared with a straight-to-surgery approach, the CT strategy is linked to delayed surgery and increased risk of a burst appendix.
Leaders of al-Qaida and the Taliban have held a series of meetings in Pakistan to discuss how to disrupt Afghanistan&#39;s upcoming elections, the US military said Monday.
com October 12, 2004, 10:10 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
The television anchor who covered  stories on the mayor of Los Angeles -- without publicly  revealing that she was the mayor&#39;s girlfriend -- has been  reassigned to a distant outpost after being suspended for two  months without pay, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
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Michael S. Dell said he deserved a share of the blame for recent problems at Dell Inc. and reaffirmed his support for his chief executive, Kevin B. Rollins.
Charles Graner, the suspected ringleader in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal and three others are facing pre-trial hearings in Germany, marked by warnings by the judge for the US to speed up investigations.
ROMA - Il Commissario tecnico della Nazionale italiana di calcio Marcello Lippi ha diramato questa mattina le convocazioni per le gare di qualificazione ai Mondiali del 2006 contro la Norvegia a Palermo il 4 settembre e quattro giorni dopo a Tiraspol
Now is the time to take your portfolio to higher ground.
Kmart Holding Corp. will sell 18 stores to Atlanta-based The Home Depot Inc. for $271 million. Home Depot had previously agreed to buy up to 24 Kmart (Nasdaq: KMRT) stores for a price of up to $365 million.
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CBS News is ready to admit it used fake memos in its 60 Minutes report on President George W. Bush&#39;s disputed Texas Air National Guard Service.
Mattel Inc. on Tuesday unveiled the   10th anniversary edition of its Tickle Me Elmo doll, a new red   plush \
When two quarterbacks as good as California's Aaron Rodgers and Arizona State's Andrew Walter meet up, it usually leads to a thrilling game for fans &#151; and an embarrassing night for defenses.
In the world of MP3 players, the TrekStor Vibez is a player that stands out among the dozens of \u00e2\u0080\u009ceverything elses\u00e2\u0080\u009d on the market.
NATO and Afghan forces used aircraft in clashes that left 14 militants dead, capping several days of intense fighting that killed more than 100 people and threatened efforts to stabilize southern Afghanistan.
More than 72,000 copies of the new version of charity single Band Aid are sold on its first day of release.
He had to change tires 11 times and once fell to the ground and spent the night in a ditch, but 65-year-old Russian Vladimir Ksenchak rolled undaunted into Madrid on Tuesday at the end of a 3,000-mile wheelchair trip.
A draft of a statement to be issued at   the G7 finance ministers' meeting this week says the U.S.   economy is moving toward a sustainable growth path but does not   yet contain any references to currencies, Kyodo news agency   reported on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, December 15: The Motion Picture Association of America has filed suit against more than 100 file-sharing networks such as BitTorrent, Direct Connect and eDonkey, which allow users to download illegal copies of movies and television shows from
Debate is good, dribbles transport secretary Tony Blair's latest online inclusion experiment may be in the process of backfiring, with more than one million people signing onto his nascent petitions website to protest against the mooted introduction of road pricing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dr. John E. Mack was a Pulitzer Prize winner and Harvard psychiatrist who studied people who said they had encounters with alien beings.
Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Monday:
Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone on Monday lost a High Court battle with three big banks for control of Formula One Holdings, part of the complex web of companies through
More than $31bn (\u00c2\u00a316bn) was yesterday knocked off the value of Pfizer, the world&#39;s largest pharmaceutical company and maker of Viagra, after doubts surfaced over the safety of one of its key drugs.
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NASA on Monday announced it was delaying until Thursday the launch of the space probe Dawn on its eight-year mission aimed at unlocking the mysteries of the origins of our solar system.
William Donald Schaefer, the Maryland comptroller and former governor, has come under fire for saying those living with AIDS \u00e2\u0080\u009cbrought it on themselves\u00e2\u0080\u009d and suggesting that the public should know the names of people infected with HIV.
BAGHDAD - American forces believe they have found houses in Falluja that were used for the torture and murder of Western hostages, including one containing a cage similar to the one used to imprison Kenneth Bigley.
Hepatitis C results propel shares up.
Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.
Microsoft tops the charts as the industry's most innovative company, at least on paper.
US prosecutors are to press state kidnap charges against six white people over the kidnap and abuse of a black woman.
Japan has dropped its plan to kill humpback whales in Antarctic waters after strong protests led by Australia, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Friday.
Acterna Corp. has stayed alive despite gigantic debt and the stigma of a trip through bankruptcy court. And it has outlived many of its Washington area peers. - Ellen McCarthy
Comcast customers report sharing disruptions; venture capitalists go shopping and more.
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Apple Computer has sued three software developers, contending they distributed versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.
LaDainian Tomlinson took over the NFL rushing lead, had his fourth straight 100-yard game and called it a night.
Scientists claim a diet that includes wine, chocolate, garlic, and other tasty foods can reduce heart disease by 76 percent, and add years to your life.
The Earthlink-Google plan for free WiFi in San Francisco appears to be derailed -- for now.
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Global mobile operators and  device makers are betting that the next level of transmission  technology will ramp up mobile phone usage in a way that  third-generation technology has so far failed to do.
 worker program exploitative: report
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kurt Busch wanted everyone else in contention to win the Nextel Cup Series championship to chase him in the Ford 400.
While Microsoft is not specifically citing any cause, reported issues with the Xbox 360's online Xbox Live service seem to have been resolved as of Wednesday morning.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi government recalled its ambassador to Libya yesterday over what it called an \
BAGHDAD -- US jets struck targets yesterday in Fallujah, a Sunni insurgent stronghold, and US officials said 10 people -- including a family of four -- were killed when a car bomb exploded near a Baghdad police station in a bloody start to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
When the Russian government's 7.6 percent stake in Lukoil &#151; the world's No. 2 oil company by reserves &#151; is auctioned Wednesday in the nation's biggest privatization, industry watchers aren't expecting any surprises.
A fire gutted a home and partially collapsed its attic near 1100 South and 1300 East Thursday evening.  The home's sole occupant escaped safely, said Salt Lake Fire Asst. Chief Dennis McKone.
The European Union needs to develop a common policy to deal with illegal immigration, British European Affairs Minister Geoff Hoon said during a visit to Portugal.
At least five people were killed and several people were injured when a car exploded on a busy highway in central Moscow Tuesday, officials and news agencies said.
Southern Sudan's president says militias will not be tolerated in Malakal where fierce clashes erupted last week.
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SALVO, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin has been banned for four years for a 2006 positive test for testosterone, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday.
Manchester's Ricky Hatton beats Jose Luis Castillo with a stunning a fourth-round knockout in Las Vegas.
Buffalo's Ales Kotalik scored the only shootout goal and the Sabres beat the Flyers, 6-5, last night in Philadelphia to extend their season-high winning streak to six games.
Moscow, Nov 17 : Russian President Vladimir Putin called up teen tennis sensation Maria Sharapova to congratulate her on the spectacular win in WTA final over Serena Williams.
Montgomery County Executive-elect Isiah \
At first glance, Havana's Chinatown seems a misnomer. Restaurants serve pizza, and actual Chinese are vastly outnumbered by tourists and Hispanics.
The latest snapshot shows an economy that has returned to a moderate economic expansion of about 3 percent. At this pace, the economy is not growing fast enough to create large numbers of jobs
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Relatives of a young Vancouver man reported killed by Russian troops in Chechnya were shown a more detailed photo of his corpse Monday.
Iran rejected Western pressure for an  immediate response to an international offer of incentives to  suspend uranium enrichment on Tuesday, telling the European  Union the proposal lacked proper legal guarantees.
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Washington's plans to beef up its military base in Uzbekistan as part of a troop realignment abroad could whip up tensions between the impoverished ex-Soviet republic's secular government and radical Islamic groups, analysts and opposition politicians say.
A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.
No, music fans, there isn't a problem with your Web connection -- it's just that many Internet radio stations are deliberately offline today.
For all the policy blueprints churned out by presidential campaigns, there is this indisputable fact: People care less about issues than they do about a candidate's character.
Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der&#39;s Social Democrats suffered another humiliating defeat in regional elections in the west German state of Saarland yesterday where his party lost nearly
Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, said on Tuesday he had pressed the president of Pakistan to contribute troops to the U.S.-led multinational force in his country.
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BOXING sensation Amir Khan is the toast of the nation. The 17-year-old wonderkid from Bolton - a true local hero - is on course to become the youngest Briton to win Olympic gold after his thrilling victory in Athens over Serik Yeleuov.
Moving to end a political crisis with its government coalition partner, the Socialist Party on Thursday effectively ousted Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy from office and said it would nominate his replacement next week.
Black was charged with fraud yesterday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing him of using the company as, what they termed, his personal piggy bank.
Culture, etc. Italians singing country music? You can bet your lira on it. Nashville hunk Tim McGraw - mom, Betty Trimble, has family in the old country, and wife Faith Hill says her hubby is a mean Italian ...
NASCAR fans usually go to Phoenix International Raceway to see the likes of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Gordon.
Earth is about to gets its closest brush this century with a massive asteroid, a hurtling space rock astronomers say is big enough to cause global devastation if it were to collide with the planet.
Bisys Group Inc. said Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its fund services unit over certain expense payments.
The stunning announcement is likely to damage the company\u00c2\u0092s prospects for decades as research linked the drug to deaths and heart problems.
Millions are marking the start of 2005 with restraint amid global mourning for victims of the Asian earthquake.
Microsoft has warned Asian governments they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
European stocks retreated on Thursday after fourth-quarter results from US bank Merrill Lynch soured sentiment in equity markets.
AT&amp;T&#39;s Net phone service may ultimately generate less than $2 billion a year in revenue, Chief Executive David Dorman said Friday, which is chump change to a corporate giant.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic  -- Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil's Bible - a medieval manuscript said to have been written 800 years ago with the devil's help - has returned to Prague after an absence of 359 years. The priceless piece, considered the biggest medieval book, was taken from the Prague Castle by Swedish troops at the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648. It is in Prague on loan from Sweden's Royal Library in Stockholm. It was put on display under high security at the Czech National Library.
BERNE, Switzerland  - Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham has become unwittingly involved in regional Swiss politics after his photo was used to promote the election campaign of a former professional referee-turned politician.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi   Annan said on Monday Lebanon and Israel have accepted his offer   to mediate the release of two Israeli soldiers captured by   Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah in July.
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Accolta la proposta della Commissione Ue avallata dalla Bce
As editor of The Magazine Antiques, Ms. Ledes brought a new focus on European, Asian and 20th-century decorative arts to a publication traditionally devoted to Americana.
The family of British hostage Kenneth Bigley is \u00e2\u0080\u009cwaiting for the worst\u00e2\u0080\u009d tonight as his kidnappers reiterated their threats to kill him following the apparent execution of a second captive in Iraq.
The world rallied to the support of the embattled Palestinian government Monday, with leaders pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in immediate financial support and urging Israel to ease restrictions on movement in the West Bank and Gaza to make a recovery of the Palestinian economy possible.
Hillary Rodham Clinton told union members and their families Saturday that the country must spend more on manufacturing.
Il premier: 'accordo raggiunto tra governo e sindacati'
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto&#39;s husband Asif Zardari will leave for Islamabad in the afternoon. Zardari&#39;s visit to Islamabad comes after almost 8 years since he was imprisoned on corruption
If Yahoo rejects the Microsoft bid and finagles a deal with Google, it could open itself up to a slew of shareholder lawsuits, experts say.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - During the past two years, old  tunes have breathed new life into the careers of Rod Stewart  and Michael McDonald. Both artists return to the musical well  this month for a new round of classics.
FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil might play an important role in preventing Alzheimer's disease, according to a research team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
''L'Italia &egrave; tornata al primo posto nel ranking della Fifa. E' il premio per due anni fantast...
Kenya's opposition said on Friday it  planned to restart protests across the east African nation  against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election after the  failure of African Union (AU) mediation.
A woman found in her home with the decomposing bodies of her four daughters was suspected by a social worker of holding one of the girls hostage as early as April, city officials said.
Monique Currie scored 22 points to lead No. 10 Duke to an 84-29 victory over Stephen F. Austin in the opening round of the Junkanoo Jam on Friday night.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller met with Austrian officials Thursday to discuss last week's arrests in Vienna of two suspected al-Qaida operatives and assess the threat of terrorism during next summer's Euro 2008 soccer tournament.
Dwyane Wade's dislocated left shoulder is so fragile there's a risk of aggravating the injury when he sleeps. But come April, Wade figures he might be up to the rigors of the NBA playoffs. The All-Star guard said Monday he has decided to delay surgery and rehabilitate his shoulder with the goal of returning to help the Miami Heat defend their league title.
Agitated elephants felt the tsunami coming, and their sensitivity saved about a dozen foreign tourists from the fate of thousands killed by the giant waves.
The Bank of Communications, China\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs fifth-largest lender, had not finalized details of its upcoming initial public offering, the Shanghai Securities News reported Friday, citing a bank spokesman.
(CBS) Newly-surfaced videotapes of the late Princess Diana address her sometimes bizarre relationship with Prince Charles. The tapes were recorded by Diana&#39;s voice coach, Peter Settelen.
Efforts to help save the life of Kenneth Bigley held captive in Iraq, intensified when Irish politicians made an appeal to Bigley&#39;s captors.
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DUP leader Ian Paisley has had further discussions with the head of the independent decommissioning body (IICD) on the issue of putting IRA weapons beyond use.
Bulgaria backs a gas pipeline deal with Russia that is set to strengthen Moscow's grip on energy to Europe.
Governo vuole trasformare gli sconti fiscali su famiglie
A pregnant Marine missing from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, was the victim of a crime and was to testify about it, the Onslow County sheriff told CNN affiliates. A search is under way for 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who has been missing from Camp Lejeune since December 14.
Blog: New specs released from Apple say that the much-anticipated handset's battery life is significantly better than expected.
Citing sharp increases in commodity costs, Community Coffee will increase prices on its trademaker Red Bag coffee for the first time in seven years, the company said.
RUBENS Barrichello celebrated his second victory in a row yesterday, winning the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai as Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher languished in 12th after starting from the pit.
A US captain says troops have recovered another two bodies in Mosul. Another military official says the bodies appeared to have gunshot wounds.
Immigration has been \
A HEALTHY lifestyle can reduce the death rate of elderly people by more than 60 per cent, a study has revealed. Researchers looked at the effects of a Mediterranean diet, not smoking, being physically active
More than 30 civilians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an air strike by foreign forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a regional official said.
Thirty-four people have died so far this year in Travis County from a heroin overdose, up from 23 last year. Authorities believe a particularly potent strain of heroin being smuggled into the United States and circulating on the streets of the Texas Capital is partly to blame for the highest number of heroin deaths in Austin since 1992.
A diet rich in alpha-linolenic acid from walnuts, walnut oil and flaxseed oil not only lowers bad cholesterol but also decreases markers for blood vessel inflammation in those at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a Pennsylvania State
''Siamo d'accordo per giocare da domenica''. Lo ha detto il presidente del Palermo Maurizio Zamparin...
The city's profile is about to undergo an extreme makeover, and $30 million flying town houses are just the beginning.
Jim Mora, long assumed to be the successor to Mike Holmgren in Seattle, reportedly will be announced Wednesday as the Seahawks next coach.
Evgeni Malkin scored three goals for the second time in 11 games or the Pittsburgh Penguins in a victory over the Rangers on Monday night.
Vudu\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new $400 movie box, to be available at month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s end, offers a choice of nearly 5,000 films.
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Iran says it will not give up its plans to build a heavy-water nuclear reactor.
A MAN jumped to his death from the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building, one of New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s busiest tourist destinations, police said.
Patients taking a class of painkilling drugs called Cox-2 inhibitors have been advised to contact their GP to review their treatment.
Russia successfully tests two intercontinental missiles amid renewed criticism over US missile defence plans.
Firefighters avert a major disaster at a steelworks when 80 tonnes of molten metal spilled from a container.
A drug addicted drifter was today starting a life sentence after he was found guilty of murdering British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in Australia.
Paramount has recast the role of the evil Destro in \
Billingsgate The BBC has hired another Microsoft executive in a shakeup of its digital media technology teams earlier this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A court hears how a badger baiting ring was discovered after images of an attack were posted on the internet.
Erano di una societa' finanziaria abusiva ad Acquaviva
Intrepid comic book reporter Tintin, who began his adventures 75 years ago, looks like a young teen because of a growth hormone deficiency and the effects of too many blows to the head, according to a study out on Tuesday.
By EVADNA BARTLETT  Homeowners in an often-soaked Teays Valley subdivision worry that development of adjacent property will worsen their problems.   They laid out their concerns Tuesday before the Putnam County Commission.
A woman was found alive on the outskirts of the border city of Reynosa after both of her hands had been cut off, police said Tuesday.
X Factor winner Leona Lewis has topped the singles chart with the biggest week one sales this year.
Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stressed Thursday on the importance of Japan-US alliance in dealing with international affairs after US President George W.Bush secured his second term.
Manufacturer will produce a new multimode, single-chip 3G RF transceiver based on its SMARTi UE chip.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on  Wednesday said September sales growth was even smaller than it  originally estimated, sending its shares lower and dragging  down stock futures.
A purported statement by a previously unknown Iraqi group has threatened that two Italian hostages will be killed unless Italy begins withdrawing its forces from Iraq.
A former Enron Corp.  ENRNQ.PK  assistant treasurer pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District  Court to conspiracy to commit securities fraud for disguising  the company's weak finances before its dramatic collapse.
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FORT HOOD, Texas  - The central figure in the Abu  Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal admitted for the first time on  Saturday that he had acted wrongly, but said he complained  repeatedly to superiors and was told to continue rough  treatment.
Sexual violence is being used to terrorise entire communities caught in Colombia's conflict, Amnesty says.
On the eve of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein met with his top commanders. They chatted about a new uniform design as waiters served food.
When country superstar Kenny  Chesney was approached about producing a new album for Willie  Nelson, he was initially underwhelmed.
By Jordan Robertson  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn took the fall Tuesday after admitting she authorized an investigation that relied on \
AJACCIO, France : Ford got their Rally of Corsica campaign off to a flying start when Francois Duval and Markko Martin threw down the challenge to world championship leader Sebastien Loeb by leading the way after the day&#39;s four specials.
Police and legal representatives  denounced proposals being considered by the government to issue  on-the-spot fines to offenders for a range of serious crimes  such as assault or theft.
Gay rights campaigners accuse Mobo Award organisers of condoning homophobic songs.
Rivista la stima del precedente outlook che era all'1,4%Per il 2006 crescita al 2% dall'1,8, in zona euro al 2,8%                                          L'Italia cresce pi\u00c3\u00b9 del previsto Ocse: verso il 2,2 % per il 2007                                                                                  Positive le previsioni sul tasso di inflazione: al momento non si giustifica un aumento dei tassi della Bce
But shares fall in after-hours trading even though the company reports a sharply higher 2Q profit. TORONTO  - Research In Motion Ltd.
JUSTIN Langer felt as if Pakistani tornado Shoaib Akhtar was trying to rip the fingers off his hands during the fastest spell he has ever faced yesterday.
By ROBERT LEE HOTZ, LOS ANGELES TIMES  SLEIPNER PLATFORM, North Sea  Buffeted by crosswinds, the lone helicopter flew on for an hour across the shale-gray waves of the North Sea with no destination in sight.
Rasmussen Reports - Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is one incumbent whose campaign seems unimpaired by the malaise afflicting the GOP this election year.
The United Nations proposed the most sweeping changes in its history today, recommending the overhaul of its key decision-making organ, the Security Council, and suggesting
Drug distributor Accredo (ACDO:Nasdaq - news - research) fell sharply Monday after reporting a 15% jump in fourth-quarter earnings but warning that 2005 results would be hurt by lower reimbursement rates for several key therapies.
Pakistan are looking to host Sri Lanka if Australia pull out of their scheduled tour of the violence-marred country next month, a report said.
Veteran defensive lineman Bryan Robinson, who had been with the Chicago Bears since 1998, was among 20 players cut Sunday as the team pared its roster to 53.
NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s dominant mobile operator, is to start selling mobile phones from Nokia and Motorola next year in a bid to reduce its reliance on local manufacturers.
If some dandelions have evolved to reproduce asexually, why do they have those pretty yellow flowers?
A British Airways jet which had to divert to Amsterdam after a \u00e2\u0080\u009cspecific threat\u00e2\u0080\u009d was made against it was cleared by Dutch authorities tonight after a thorough search.
EU bone thrown Unwilling to allow foreign countries into the stateside internet gambling market, the US has struck a compensation deal with the European Union, Canada, and Japan.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Alonzo Mourning put New Jersey ahead for good in the second overtime period Friday night and the Nets went on to defeat Chicago, 111-106.
Prime Minister Tony Blair Sunday accused courts and parliament of putting the rights of suspects before national security as it emerged that police may get powers to stop and question people in the street.
Two studies suggest that treatment of depression, either with psychotherapy or drugs, reduces the risk of suicide attempts in all age groups, especially during the first months of treatment.
Iran's TV shows the second part of a programme with two detained US-Iranian scholars held on suspicion of spying.
Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, partygoers are making Times Square in New York City the top destination spot to ring in the new year, according to a survey of Priceline.
Federal prosecutors are asking the judge in the long-delayed case against admitted al Qaeda member Zacarias Moussaoui to begin the trial in six months.
A benefit concert by the Boss is bringing out big bids on eBay. But some people offering tickets at several times their face value for an intimate performance Sunday by Bruce Springsteen may be running afoul of anti-scalping laws. The face value of the tickets is &#36;100 each.
Topps isn't ready to go out at the bottom.
South African civil servants launched a countrywide strike on Friday, which union leaders declared a success but early participation appeared patchy.
Actor Robert Blake was disappointed he couldn't get Bonny Lee Bakley out of his life but never asked that she be harmed, according to a man who said he tried unsuccessfully at Blake's behest to have Bakley arrested.
China yesterday called on Russia to ensure oil giant Yukos meets commitments to Chinese customers. Yukos said on Friday it was suspending oil exports by rail to state-owned
England draft Luke Wright for the remaining one-dayers against India as fitness doubts persist over Andrew Flintoff and Ravi Bopara.
MALPENSA (VARESE), 2 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Riparte la Champions. Oggi in campo il Milan che va a Barcellona el&#39;Inter che ospita il Valencia. Domani si gioca Roma-Bayer Leverkusen e Monaco Juve. Il Milan e&#39; partito
North Korea's state media warned Friday the communist nation would bolster its \
Sono una quarantina i medici e diciassette i farmacisti indagati dalla Procura di Torino per avere prescritto o venduto medicinali antidepressivi destinati a pazienti con meno di 18 anni, contravvenendo a una disposizione ministeriale. L&#39;inchiesta, ...
Jailed trendsetter Martha Stewart will  make her television comeback in fall 2005 with a new show to be  produced by the man who brought Americans \
President Bush, clashing with Congress on several fronts, tried to pressure lawmakers Tuesday into taking up what's left of his shrinking domestic agenda.
BEIRUT: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has failed to groom a successor, but whatever the outcome of his illness, few believe he will be in a position to resume his current responsibilities.
According to a report by a hospital trade group, the cost of medical malpractice insurance in New York City, Westchester County and on Long Island has risen by nearly 150 percent since 1999.
Brush your teeth every day, dentists say. In Africa, that can mean keeping your toothbrush in your mouth all day long.
Google is now an ICAAN-accredited registrar, yet what may seem as an evolutionary step may actually be a hesitant step sideways.
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Republicans hope to show voters a  softer side on the second day of their convention on Tuesday,  with first lady Laura Bush and movie star turned California  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger taking center stage.
A London suburb with a large south Asian population is the least &quot;English&quot; town in the country.
England coach Andy Robinson insists he will not quit after seeing his side lose 25-14 to South Africa at Twickenham.
If a concerted cyberattack is coupled with a physical attack, will the system hold up? VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos talks about what's being done to prepare.
Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.
Pfc. Lynndie England was celebrating her 21st birthday when she helped commit some of the worst acts of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, military prosecutors said Tuesday.
Shiite Muslims are leading an 'axis of resistance' that unnerves Sunnis and challenges the US and Israel. Part 1 of two
Poor Brazilians who were dragooned into harvesting rubber during World War II are seeking recognition and compensation.
A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Ivan churned closer to the Caribbean, packing sustained winds of 135 mph with meteorologists saying it's possible that the system could reach Category 5 status.
Agenzia entrate fissera' principi su rateizzazione
Ex direttore creativo di Gucci, 'non adottero' un bimbo'
Russia orders a crackdown on Georgian-owned businesses and tighter visa measures in an escalating row.
Delphi Corp. and the United Auto Workers are very close to completing a labor deal the U.S. auto-parts maker needs to complete its reorganization, two UAW sources said on Wednesday.
Iraq's prime minister Wednesday disputed Blackwater USA's version of a weekend shooting that left at least 11 people dead, saying he cannot tolerate \
Wimbledon is no longer a pigeon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paradise thanks to Wayne Davis and his flock of Peregrine falcons.
TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- A genetic mutation can leave some people vulnerable to lung cancer even if they never smoked, a new study finds.
Alcohol and exercise are not supposed to mix. But together  -  in the right quantities  -  they may actually help your heart
Earlier this week, AMD's introduction of the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor at the $464 suggested price point signaled the start of CPU price reductions in its midrange segment. But since that time, pre-order prices for the 6000+ have risen, not fallen; and meanwhile, street prices for Intel CPUs have declined a tick or two, according to Pricewatch.
Newly installed Arlington County Board Chairman J. Walter Tejada, the highest-ranking Latino official in Northern Virginia, yesterday unveiled an activist, and potentially controversial, agenda for 2008 at the county's annual organizing session.
PeopleSoft Inc. capitulated to Oracle Corp., accepting a sweetened $10.3 billion takeover offer to end an 18-month battle that pitted PeopleSoft against its investors and led to the ouster of its chief executive.
Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington made it through a full practice Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month as he seeks to return from a rotator cuff injury.
The government was accused Saturday of misleading the British public over plans for postwar Iraq after a newspaper reported that Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned a year before the invasion that postwar stability would be difficult.
Genesco Inc.  said on Thursday that it received a sweetened, $51-a-share takeover bid from rival Foot Locker Inc.  and rejected it, but the shoe and hat retailer said it would explore alternatives, including a sale of the company.
Cinque sezioni per mettere in risalto le tendenze giovanili
Il direttore generale del Napoli, Pierpaolo Marino, &egrave; intervenuto a Radio Goal su Kiss Kiss N...
Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was a matter strictly for Moscow to decide.
A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the ground the pageant degrades women.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Santa Messa con l\u00c2\u0092invio di 31 missionari a conclusione del V Centenario di San Francesco Saverio, come espressione della corresponsabilit\u00c3\u00a0 e cooperazione missionaria della Spagna Javier (Agenzia Fides) - Nel pomeriggio di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac 6 dicembre, alle ore 17, nella Basilica di Javier, avr\u00c3\u00a0 luogo una Celebrazione Eucaristica promossa dalla Delegazione delle Missioni della Conferenza Episcopale della Spagna per la chiusura del V C...
HONG KONG : China has created a &quot;toxic political climate&quot; in Hong Kong through threats and intimidation designed to skew Sunday&#39;s elections in favour of pro-Beijing candidates, a global rights watchdog said.
United Airlines flight 919 had already taken off from London en route to Dulles when the match was made. The plane was met by federal agents at Bangor International Airport around 3pm.
North Korea's No. 2 leader blamed the lack of world peace on the United States Saturday at the Nonaligned Summit, saying that because of its failure to respect the sovereignty of other nations, \
Rural wood pigeons are flocking to urban areas because of changes in farming, the British Trust for Ornithology says.
Former Enron Corp. chief financial   officer Andrew Fastow, whose off-the-books deals led to the   high-flying energy giant's destruction, faces a federal judge   on Tuesday to find out how long he will spend in prison.
Investments from Singapore\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government and a mutual fund are meant to shore up Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital base.
Ipotizzato abuso d'ufficio, nonostante annullamento
European Union officials on Friday called on the United States to clarify its position on a possible court challenge at the World Trade Organization over alleged unfair subsidies given to European aircraft maker Airbus.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated Thursday the Frankfurt motor show, with what was billed as the world&#39;s biggest collecton of cars and parts placed squarely under the theme of environmental protection.
A number of celebrities have taken up the keyboard to blog to their fans and loyal readers. This digital skip over the velvet rope &#151; a leap into public discourse rather than shrouded publicist-released statements &#151; has offered a new perspective of the famous.
Ridurre i rifiuti vietando l'uso della plastica
Six teenagers in a stolen car slammed into a freight train parked at a railroad crossing early Thursday, killing four of them and leaving another in critical condition, authorities said.
PULLMAN -\u00e2\u0080\u0093 Last week, in studying USC game film, Cougar coaches thought they found a chink in the national champions\u00e2\u0080\u0099 armor. And not just any chink -\u00e2\u0080\u0093 one with the potential, right from the get go, to
The consequences of such a massive meltdown of northern ice would be dramatic, according to the study. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Low-lying coastal areas in Florida and Louisiana could be flooded by the sea.
U.S. securities regulators are  investigating United Rentals Inc. URI.N and have subpoenaed  some accounting records, the company said on Monday, sending  its shares down 21.5 percent.
Sport: After his return to the England pack, Worcester flanker tells nation's fans to be patient
The U.K.'s Office of Government Commerce is negotiating a renewal of a three-year agreement with Microsoft Corp. that will focus on services and support.
A bomb went off in a building in a downtown Warsaw business district and injured one person, punching a hole in the building wall and shattering windows, police said.
NAJAF, Aug. 27. - Militants filed out of the revered Imam Ali Shrine and turned its keys over to representatives of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top Shi\u00e2\u0080\u0099ite cleric today following a peace agreement to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.
WASHINGTON - About two-thirds of Food and Drug Administration scientists are less than fully confident in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now being sold, according to an FDA internal survey.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa  -  Democratic challenger John  Kerry said on Wednesday President Bush had failed America's  middle class as he renewed his focus on the economy less than a  week before voters go to the polls.
SAN JOSE DEL GUAVIARE, Colombia  - With tears, smiles and long hugs, two women hostages were freed by Colombia's Marxist rebels on Thursday after years in the jungle, raising hopes for dozens more languishing in secret camps.
A Microsoft blogger accidentally announced the availability of an upgrade to Office Mobile.
Wall Street blames overregulation for pushing companies overseas. Why the law is getting a bad rap
Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu warns that \
Aliquota del 20% su Bot, depositi e capital gain. Via al patto per lo sviluppoA marzo l'entit\u00c3\u00a0 degli sgravi. Prodi: copertura per i contratti pubblici                                          Rendite colpite per detassare i salari E' tregua tra governo e sindacati                                                                                   di ROBERTO PETRINI
Dharma, the time-honored concept of proper conduct, is a recurrent notion in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Royal Guard,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a somber drama directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the ``dirty farce&#39;&#39; risked attack.
The US Census Bureau announced Thursday that the number of citizens living in poverty and without health insurance rose in 2003. The government agency says the poverty rate rose from 12.
HILLA, Iraq  - Insurgents killed 82 Shi'ite pilgrims walking to the holy city of Kerbala in attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, police said.
Milan Lucic will turn 19 years old Thursday, and for Bruins fans on the watch for the next best thing to come rumbling down the wing, it's premature to pencil in his name for guaranteed stardom with that spoked-B on his chest.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said on Monday that any peace talks with Palestinian leaders  depended on whether they could rein in militants, who killed  five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday.
A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case on Wednesday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked, but prosecutors quickly vowed to put the legendary rock music producer on trial a second time.
A woman who outlived her children and was thought to be England's oldest inhabitant, dies at the age of 111.
Two-thirds of scientists working for the US medicines regulator have expressed a lack of confidence in the federal safety monitoring of prescription drugs, according to documents disclosed by two lobby groups.
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Carlos Guillen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s three-run homer ended a game that lasted even longer than the four-hour rain delay that preceded it.
If you can't beat em... Tom Hanrahan has left the Linux Foundation, where he was director of engineering, to work for Microsoft instead.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
He&#39;s been a TV institution since he stood up to a hurricane in 1961. Now one of America&#39;s most venerable broadcasters is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News in a fast-changing landscape for three big US networks.
Palermo, 29 settembre 2004 - Salvatore Vitale, uno degli imputati del sequestro e dell&#39;uccisione del piccolo Giuseppe Di Matteo, \u00c3\u00a8 stato rimesso in libert\u00c3\u00a0 per decorrenza dei termini di custodia cautelare dalla Corte di Assise di Appello di Palermo, che
IRAQ declared a state of emergency in much of the country yesterday, based on the national safety law which was passed in July soon after the US-led coalition formally handed over power.
The murder of a controversial Dutch filmmaker has reenergized an uncomfortable debate over Europe&#39;s relationship with its growing Muslim minority.
U.S. safety officials said on Friday they were investigating a runway incident in Florida this week in which two jetliners -- one landing and another that wandered into its path -- missed each other by less than 100 feet.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has approached Facebook\u00c2\u00a0in recent weeks proposing an investment that would give Microsoft a stake of up to 5 percent in the popular social-networking company, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. With Microsoft willing to invest between $300 million and $500 million, the deal would value Facebook at $10 billion or more, the Journal reported, quoting anonymous sources. Google has also expressed an interest in acquiring a Facebook stake recently, according to the Journal. Thus, Microsoft could find itself competing for Facebook's attention with Google. However, Facebook's discussions with Google and Microsoft are in the early stages and could end up with no agreement with either suitor, according to the Journal. IDG News Service's requests for comment from Facebook, Microsoft, and Google weren't immediately answered. Founded in February 2004, Facebook is one of the world's most popular social-networking sites with about 42 million active users. Facebook has been growing strongly in the past 12 months. In December, it had about 12 million active users. The site initially only admitted students, but last September it lifted that restriction. In May of this year, it\u00c2\u00a0opened up to third-party developers\u00c2\u00a0to create applications for the site, which has also added to its popularity with users. Along the way, it has caught the attention of big Internet players\u00c2\u00a0such as\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo. The latter reportedly tried to buy Facebook last year for $1 billion. Facebook's attractiveness is that it builds very strong and deep relationships with its users.\u00c2\u00a0More than\u00c2\u00a0half of its active members return to the site daily, and Facebook knows a lot about them, thanks to all the personal information people disclose on their site profiles and interactions with other members. This, in turn, offers a desirable audience to advertisers and to ad sellers and distributors\u00c2\u00a0such as\u00c2\u00a0Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. A little more than a year ago,\u00c2\u00a0Facebook chose Microsoft to display banner ads\u00c2\u00a0on the site. Facebook would be interested in using the cash raised from selling a stake for buying other companies, increasing its staff of about 300, and beefing up its technical infrastructure, the Journal reported. Facebook is also weighing the option of raising funds from financial investors, the Journal said.
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Washington Post business columnist Steven Pearlstein will be online to discuss the merger of Sprint and Nextel Communications. In a column this morning, he wrote that consumers should should cheer the combination.
Bank of England governor Mervyn King said Tuesday he expected commercial banks to face more problems in the fallout from the global credit crunch but conditions should improve early next year.
In the corner of a dark room  filled with the stench of kerosene, Prabhu Dayal crouches over  a fire, his nimble fingers forming glass bangles in the flames.
Arthritis drugs like Celebrex and  the recently withdrawn Vioxx may boost the immune system's  ability to attack brain tumors, and possibly other types of  cancer, researchers said on Friday.
 due milioni di persone alla festa
Health Care Workers Union, SEIU 250, lashed out Sutter Health for locking out 7,000 caregivers at thirteen Sutter Health facilities Thursday.
Oracle Corp. was not the only beneficiary of a federal judge's ruling late Thursday that it could proceed with its &#36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for software rival PeopleSoft Inc. Yesterday, the stock prices of numerous software firms surged during widespread speculation that the antitrust ruling could spark a wave of consolidation in the industry.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23 - From the moment New England receiver Deion Branch hit the end zone, it was as if 50,000 Terrible Towels had hit the ground.
German chemicals and pharmaceutcials giant Bayer said Wednesday that it planned to axe 950 jobs in Berlin following its acquisition of drug-maker Schering, which is based in the German capital.
A Christmas gift inspired by England goalkeeper Paul Robinson's horror own goal against Croatia has helped to boost diplomatic ties between London and Zagreb.
La banda operava soprattutto in Campania, Abruzzo e Calabria
Company lets businesses and governments obtain products at \
NEW YORK  - Symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee are eased more when acupuncture is added to treatment with the painkiller diclofenac, Spanish researchers report.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4 -- The Bush administration can continue its warrantless surveillance program while it appeals a judge's ruling that the program is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday.
Stocks declined on Monday, as record crude oil prices triggered fresh worry that energy costs will erode corporate profits and consumer demand.
Ritorno in Vaticano piu' vicino, alle 12 bollettino medico
Sasha Cohen finished second and 15-year-old Kimmie Meissner took third place after hitting the first triple axel by any U.S. woman since 1991.
The government is to spend 75 million  pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and  counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain.
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney said on Tuesday he won't prosecute five former New York Stock Exchange specialists who faced criminal fraud charges, leaving just one case outstanding from the 15 floor traders originally charged with making fraudulent trades at the Big Board.
The NHS is to come under pressure to weed out ineffective and obsolete treatments, by the drugs watchdog.
Nearly 200 students sat in the large lecture hall, staring down at their professor, Edward F. Redish, holding pencils at the ready to take notes in Fundamentals of Physics. It looked like a traditional lecture course, but appearance is where the tradition ended.
A small book publisher faces off against the titans in a Harry Potter copyright case.
The crash Tuesday of a small commuter plane in Missouri interrupted what had been the safest period for airline travel in this country&#39;s history.
Eight weeks after their writers went on strike and plunged their shows into reruns, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien returned to late-night television Wednesday with original shows in which both the Iowa caucuses and the new facial hair on two of the hosts loomed large.
IRL IndyCar Series Champion-elect Tony Kanaan was one of a number of drivers to finish Sunday&#39;s Delphi Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway with a sense of relief after he narrowly avoided several high-speed incidents during the course of the 200-lap race
The player kicked in the head by Alex Rae believes the five-match ban imposed on the Rangers midfielder was just.
HE Yankees began last night with a six-game cushion in the loss column over Anaheim in the playoff race, the only race that is truly meaningful in a sport whose past two champions did not win their measly four- and five-team divisions.
The resignation of their billionaire Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri, has left the Lebanese worried about the future of their country as it becomes entrenched in a stand-off with the UN.
Heavy price cuts help deliver a stronger than expected rise in UK High Street sales, official figures show.
Bombers killed nearly 50 Iraqis on   Wednesday, mostly in Baghdad, but the top U.S. commander said a   security drive in the capital was making progress and local   forces could largely be running Iraq within 12 to 18 months.
GENEVA : Humanitarian organisations expressed alarm over worsening security in Sudan&#39;s conflict-wracked Darfur region, where the UN refugee agency has been forced to cancel several missions.
Business Writer. EMERYVILLE - With this year&#39;s flu season shelved and about $275 million in associated revenues washed down the drain, Chiron Corp.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--As investors speculate about the future landscape of the Australian media industry, newspaper publisher John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.
Sepracor (Nasdaq: SEPR) scored a major victory yesterday, though investors should have their eyes wide open when considering the stock.
The corruption-tainted president is still favored to win reelection, but his failure to gain a majority on the first round has shaken him
Nel sesto turno di Eurolega la Benetton Treviso ha battuto in trasferta i francesi del Pau-Orthez pe...
CRITICAL SUPPORT: Florida's Cuban-Americans have backed Republican presidential candidates for nearly a decade and helped to deliver electoral votes central to GOP victories.
Liverpool Football Club may receive its third offer of investment in six months after a Hollywood producer said he is considering a bid for English soccer&#39;s most successful team.
Iraqi officials say at least 12 people were killed and 16 wounded in more incidents of violence across the country Wednesday. They say 10 people were killed and six wounded in an exchange of gunfire between
A top Saudi diplomat and member of the royal family predicted that women will be allowed to vote in future elections, giving women in the strictly segregated Islamic nation a political voice for the first time.
NEW YORK - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the \
Oracle Corp. Friday said 61  percent of PeopleSoft Inc. shares were tendered for its  $24-a-share offer, strengthening Oracle's hostile bid position  as it waits to see if PeopleSoft's board will remove the final  barrier to a deal.
US Sen. John Kerry, aging naval officer from the Vietnam War, wants voters to view him as a decorated veteran. However, he is under intense enemy fire in a modern-day war -- one for the US presidency -- and
Diversified manufacturer Tyco International Ltd  reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday on strong demand from energy and industrial markets and an improving performance at its ADT security division.
Prime Minister Tony Blair was facing a rough ride in his last speech to trade unions, amid renewed calls on him to resign and restore his party's traditional support for workers.
Don't panic If reporting from The Age newspaper is to be believed, the Australian Federal Police  Commissioner, Mick Keelty, briefed a Parliamentary Inquiry into the future impact of organised crime that Australians would be facing the threat of part-robot humans involved in organised crime in the future.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Fabio Cannavaro ha parlato dell'emergenza rifiuti in Campania intervenendo a 'Mattino Cinque' su Can...
DaimlerChrysler (DAIGn.DE) generated  second-quarter earnings before interest and tax of 2.13 billion  euros ($2.90 billion), the German carmaker said on Wednesday,  in line with market expectations.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova ousted Venus Williams in the quarterfinals of the Swisscom Challenge Friday, 6-3, 6-4. The high-profile match featured plenty of unforced errors
Tuesday. His throat was slit and a five-page letter suggesting a &quot;radical Islamic&quot; motive was pinned to his body with. &quot;Dear Mrs Hirshi Ali (sic).
The US Postal Service is expected to start seeking approval for a double-digit percentage increase in postage rates early next year.
Colombo, December 27: Sri Lanka&#39;s National Meteorological Centre said on Monday it had detected tremors near the Indonesian island of Sumatra and warned more small tsunamis were on their way.
Marco Schallibaum &egrave; il nuovo allenatore del Sion. Il 44enne ex nazionale svizzero prende il p...
In his new book, Phil Jackson, the former Los Angeles Lakers coach, describes a dysfunctional team hurt by Kobe Bryant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s petulant anger and his pending rape trial, and feuding between Bryant and Shaquille O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal, who is now with the Miami Heat.
An influential and outspoken Israeli rabbi has said Israeli soldiers died in battle because they were not ritually observant Jews, sparking outrage in Israel.
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin received a three-game suspension from the NBA on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in Texas.
The remains of two dinosaurs believed to be millions of years old were discovered in southern Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
An Afghan Islamic cleric who died in  custody in Pakistan on Wednesday had signs of torture on his  body, an intelligence official said.
Belarus awaited the outcome of a referendum Monday to determine whether its veteran president, accused of flouting democratic norms, can extend his stay in office and initial results appeared to favor his ...
Monthly measurement of techie optimism marks another slight hike, less worker worry.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Britney Spears' stay in a psychiatric ward was extended for two weeks under a section in state law that allows patients to be kept for medical treatment if they are found to be gravely disabled or a danger to themselves or others, a person close to the pop star told The Associated Press.

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said he was extremely distressed over a video which showed British aid worker Margaret Hassan who was kidnapped in Iraq pleading for her life.
Lots of performances by the biggies including Shah Rukh Khan, who's the biggest of them all. Then   there's Lara Dutta performing with Jay Bhanushali and few other TV stars
When Colin Montgomerie's final putt  plopped into the hole on the 18th green at Oakland Hills on  Sunday, it clinched a remarkable Ryder Cup triumph and soothed  the Scot's personal anguish.
Pennsylvania - How&#39;s this for creative thinking? A caf\u00c3\u00a9 has opened with pyjama-clad servers pouring cereal day and night, topping it off with everything from fruit to malted milk balls, and serving it in &quot;bowls&quot; resembling Chinese takeout containers.
Rasmussen Reports - If the 2008 presidential race were held today, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney would face uphill races against two very familiar Democratic names.&nbsp; A Rasmussen Reports election survey shows former Vice President Al Gore defeating Romney 48% to 39%, and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton besting the governor 48% to 40%.
French president Jacques Chirac delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 3 February.Comment
A voracious Australian moth is threatening to infest one of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most important agricultural regions.
NEW YORK, November 5  - The US economy witnessed the highest job growth in the past seven months in October this year, a monthly government data said today.
WASHINGTON As we enter the last days before the presidential election, Americans seem skeptical about the voting process. A new Associated Press Ipsos-Public Affairs poll finds that 60 percent of those asked
The battered pick-up truck was normally used for ferrying vegetables to market. But in Sadr City yesterday it arrived to collect a very different load - mortar shells, grenade launchers and machine-gun rounds.
A European deal with Iran is approved, but some see its demands as too ambiguous. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Mark Calcavecchia made 10 birdies and tied the Copperhead course record at Innisbrook with a 9-under-par 62 yesterday, going from the middle of the pack to a share of the lead with Heath Slocum (67) after three rounds of the PODS Championship at Palm Harbor, Fla.
To reach iPod owners, music companies have been forced to choose between Apple's copy-protection scheme, or no copy protection at all. With the launch of Amazon's download service Tuesday, the choice is clearer than ever.
BIRMINGHAM  - Birmingham thrashed West Brom 4-0 at St Andrews to leave their local rivals firmly rooted to the bottom of the English Premiership table.
Six people are injured when a double decker bus crashes into a bridge in north London and has its roof ripped off.
The short man had a very long name. Mohammed Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini, who was 5 feet 4, proved larger than life when he died last Thursday, 13 days after he arrived for treatment in a military hospital in France.
Almeno 25 morti negli attacchi suicida di Mossul e Baquba
Diana Taurasi and Swin Cash have won three championships together. Today, one of them will add another.
Robert E. Chambers Jr. was released on bail today after his arrest Tuesday night on charges of drug possession and driving with a suspended license.
Many who fled snow for the Sun Belt are moving back to be near family.
A forensic anthropologist may be needed to identify a body encased in concrete found in a barrel in a Texas lake about 60 miles northwest of Austin.
MGP Ingredients issues an earnings warning as low-carb sales plateau.
Il Manchester United ha battuto 1-0 (0-0) il Lille nell'andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions L...
A new, more dangerous variant of the Santy.e virus appeared over the holiday weekend. The malware uses search engines to locate vulnerable Web sites, which it defaces.
Shares on Wall Street looked set for a flat to slightly higher start on Thursday with key economic data ahead constraining trade.
By Lisa Redmond, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  May 24--Rita Savard   rsavard@lowellsun.com   BOSTON -- State police have launched their first \
WASHINGTON (BP)--The resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft was announced Nov. 9, a week after President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s re-election.
Mozart-doping: posizione archiviata. Il reggino era stato trovato positivo al betametasone in occasi...
Jakarta confirmed Friday that two Indonesian women were kidnapped in Iraq, but said their captors&#39; identity and demands were not known.
President Bush on Monday nominated  Lester Crawford to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug  Administration, an agency that oversees pharmaceuticals,  medical devices, most foods and other products.
Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.
Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.
Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry.
Stunned residents picked their way through a wasteland of mud and rubble to leave storm-ravaged areas of the Philippines as the government said it has run out of money to pay for relief services.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin  - Four years ago the New York Giants went to great lengths to acquire Eli Manning, believing the baby-faced quarterback was the right man to lead them to the Super Bowl.
As children head back to school savvy  teachers are looking for the best ways to help students  maximize their learning potential.
Oil prices surpassed $54 a barrel Tuesday due to nagging concerns in the market that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant output disruption.
American forces Friday pushed deeper into the last remaining insurgent stronghold in Fallujah, and the Iraqi government rushed reinforcements
French military planes fire at rebels in the Central African Republic, the second clash this week.
Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it expects per-share profit to fall this year as the U.S. housing slump hurts sales and it increases spending to improve older stores in a bid to gain market share.
By Jim Rossman, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 2--As a platform, the Macintosh computer has almost surpassed Windows as the best system to use as a media center to watch video content either on the computer's monitor or on your TV.   This hasn't happened because of Apple.
Britain today said it was &quot;considering&quot; a request from Washington to redeploy some of its troops in Iraq from their current base in Basra into strife-torn US-held areas.
Leaving the international space station unattended while they stepped outside, the two crewmen hooked up a robotic arm Wednesday and found some kind of gunk on the spacecraft's vents that might explain the frequent breakdowns in its air-supply equipment.
Il Parma, gi&agrave; qualificato, vince 2-1 sul campo del Lens, nella gara valida per il gruppo D di...
ATHENS, Greece - With his medal hopes all but gone after he hit the judges' table on his vault landing, Paul Hamm performed two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win the men's all-around gymnastics title by the closest Olympics margin ever.   \
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber plowed into an Iraqi military checkpoint northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 16 Iraqis and wounding about 30, as U.S. and Iraqi forces sealed off roads south of the capital in a campaign to curb the insurgency before January's elections...
A man apparently distraught at the outcome of last week&#39;s presidential election, climbed into the pit marking the spot in New York where the twin towers once stood, and shot himself, the authorities said at the weekend.
deadline yesterday for lawsuits related to the Sept. 11 attacks prompted a rush to the New York federal courthouse where all such suits have been filed.
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Manca disponibilita' a pacificazione, evitiamo governicchi
Un barcone con 241 clandestini a bordo \u00c3\u00a8 stato intercettato all&#39;alba da una nave della Marina militare 9 miglia a sud di Lampedusa. L&#39;imbarcazione \u00c3\u00a8 stata rimorchiata in porto da una motovedetta della guardia costiera.
If the Florida teams sank in Florida\u00e2\u0080\u0099s waters, Major League Baseball wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t miss them \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the Rays, with their infrastructure, and the Marlins, without their new structure.
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell calls on Ken Livingstone to say sorry after losing his temper with a reporter and making a Nazi jibe.
Relaxing at Camp David, President Bush received congratulatory phone calls from German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and other foreign leaders Friday even as Germany&#39;s defense minister
Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online.
NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called advertisements run against John Kerry by pro-Republican Vietnam War veterans \
Per 2007-2010 prevista domanda gas in crescita
MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, said it had guaranteed $8.1 billion of the riskiest mortgage securities, imperiling its entire net worth and sending its shares plunging 26 percent.
Americans stood in silence and leaders   paid their respects on Monday, five years after hijackers   crashed airliners into icons of U.S. power in the deadliest   attack on American soil.
Delays in the trial of Charles Taylor have caused much finger-pointing at the U.N.-backed special court.
The vast majority of Americans surveyed say they associate China with unsafe toys, and they are divided on whether they trust major toymakers to ensure products on store shelves are safe, according to a MSN-Zogby poll released on Monday.
More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago.
The European Commission's annual progress report on Romania will make for painful reading in Bucharest when it is unveiled tomorrow.
La Fiorentina vince a Catania e sale al secondo posto. Prandelli sorride: \
Un progetto in collaborazione con l'Unione Europea
Nokia NOK1V.HE unveiled on Monday   three new mobile phone handsets, the 7390, the 7373 and the   7360, to boost its new fashion lineup.
WASHINGTON -- The 2007 Ford Fusion midsize sedan and the 2007 Ford Edge sport utility vehicle received top scores in front- and side-impact crash testing by the insurance industry.
Revered Queen Sirikit has urged all Thais to work with the government in its fight against the violence in the largely Muslim south, where almost 500 people have been killed since January.
U.S. President George W. Bush called on Friday for China to allow more freedoms ahead of the 2008 Olympics and denounced Myanmar's ruling junta for assaulting and detaining activists.
A roadside bomb killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded one north of Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday in a statement.
Il belga della Quick Step si aggiudica la seconda tappabattendo in volata anche il compagno di squadra Boonen                                            Tour, nelle Fiandre vince  Steegmans Cancellara conserva la maglia gialla                                                                                      Caduta a due chilometri dal traguardo: fuori gioco quasi tutto il gruppodi LUIGI PANELLA
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 27, 2004) -- Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair will stay in the hospital for a second night with a bruised sternum and will be listed as questionable on the NFL injury report.
Does the taking of scalps over the Walter Reed Hospital scandal by Defense Secretary Gates signal a new era of accountability in the Pentagon? In Danger Room.
2004 in review It wasn&#39;t quite the &#39;Year of Digital Music&#39;, but 2004 certainly paved the way for 2005 to take that title.
If Saturday&#39;s game against Georgia Tech counted as a test, Miami&#39;s players would be getting A&#39;s. In decisively beating the Yellow Jackets 27-3 on Saturday, the Hurricanes had to respond to several questions.
UK charities launch an appeal to save lives among the 4.5m people at risk in Darfur and neighbouring countries.
Dopo Quagliarella, la Sampdoria ha messo a segno un altro colpo, ingaggiando il
The dollar rallied on Tuesday,  extending gains after minutes of a December Federal Reserve  policy-setting meeting signaled the U.S. central bank remains  on track to continue raising interest rates, analysts said.
Groovy Light up your life this Christmas with an iPod and IXOS' Disco Cube, an multi-hued speaker unit that pulses colour in time to the music. It'll keep your player fully charged and with a Dock pass-through point it will happily be your sync cradle too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The National Board of Review Wednesday delivered its first major award of the season naming &#39;Finding Neverland,&#39; a fictionalized account of the creation of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPeter Pan,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the best film.
A report by Welsh MPs calls for prisons to be built in the north and more facilities for young offenders and women.
The NFL's ability to negotiate exclusive sports packages is under fire from the outgoing chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
La T-Mobile ha ingaggiato il ciclsta Jakob Piil (33 anni).  ''Sento che &egrave; arrivato il momento...
Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest maker of insulin, said on Tuesday a new study showed its long-acting insulin Levemir reduces body weight and improves blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes patients.
Identity theft complaints remained a top priority for  U.S. consumers last year, the FTC says.
Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the  government, declared a state of emergency and assumed power on  Tuesday, saying the leadership had failed to hold polls or  restore peace amid an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.
Al congresso di Oporto anche Prodi e Fassino
AUSTRALIAN scientists have developed a new vaccine for tuberculosis they believe will stem the spread of the disease which kills three million people a year.
Hezbollah is to hold a rally in southern Beirut, to celebrate what it describes as its victory over Israel.
BERLIN Nov 8, 2004 - European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet expressed concern Monday about the growing strength of the euro, saying a rally that sent the shared currency to an all-time high of US$1.
Greece's top two sprinters pulled out of  the Olympics Wednesday after inflicting six days of  embarrassment on their country over a hide-and-seek contest  with anti-doping enforcers.
Tech industry political action committees and employees from computer and Internet companies have contributed just over $1.6 million to President George Bush, and almost the same amount to Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry.
The jingling piano, the humming traffic and the prancing horse tap out separate if connecting songs in the beguiling nonnarrative film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Silence Before Bach.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Air France-Klm e compagnia bandiera perdono in borsa
Prosecutors withdrew charges Thursday against Beanie Sigel after the rapper resolved a dispute over a rental car he had kept long past its return date.
''Spero di essere perdonato dalla signora Giovanna e dai suoi figli. E porgo le condoglianze pi\u00c3\u00b9 sen...
Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. (CTB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to two buyout firms for about $1.
The family of Heath Ledger prepares for a private funeral for the late actor in his hometown of Perth.
Russia manager Guus Hiddink is handed a six-month suspended sentence and fined \u00c2\u00a330,000 after being found guilty of tax evasion.
A judge on Friday rejected part of a lawsuit requesting Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee turn over backup tapes from computer hard drives he ordered destroyed before leaving the Arkansas governor's office.
SUN CITY, South Africa -- South Africa&#39;s Retief Goosen claimed his first Sun City Golf Challenge title Sunday at the Gary Player Country Club.
Call it the campaign with no margin for Republican error, in a nation that is war-weary and eager for change, yet seems wary of the Democratic option.
The European version of PlayStation 3  will play fewer PlayStation 2 video games when it launches on  March 23 compared with models launched earlier in Japan and  America, Sony Corp (6758.T) said on Friday.
Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy &#151; and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance &#151; for a speech Monday.
Anil Kapoor and Salman Khan have been teamed in Subhash Ghai\u00c2\u0092s new film, which is not titled yet.
In the latest ripple of an ethics spat gripping Congress, the House yesterday passed a bipartisan bill that bans lawmakers from paying their spouses for campaign work.
BEIJING, Sept. 13 -- A new effort to punish anyone who leaks information from China's courts is part of a clampdown on the news media ahead of a leadership conference next year, experts said Wednesday.
Britain's ruling Labour Party was struggling to shift the pre-election focus to domestic politics, as Prime Minister Tony Blair was called on yet again to defend the war in Iraq.
Tiger Woods shot a one-over 73 to fall four strokes behind the leader Ernie Els of South Africa after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday.
Andrew Robinson threw for a career-high 423 yards and four touchdowns as Syracuse stunned No. 18 Louisville 38-35 on Saturday.
Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it has begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in an interview released Monday that it's \
Durante il Gartner Symposium/ITxpo di Orlando, Steve Ballmer ha espresso alcune opinioni, toccando da vicino temi quali: l&#39;interoperabilit\u00c3\u00a0 con Java, Linux, la sicurezza, SAP, licenze, BizTalk, Longhorn e dulcis in fundo, Halo 2.
James F. Lewis, of Indianapolis, finally got his luggage, after nine long days of waiting. A 40-year-old businessman, he had been without his laptop computer and some clothing since Dec. 21.
Irish actor Colin Farrell says he is not interested in becoming the next James Bond. Working as Alexander the Great seems to be enough.
With Northeastern Conference rival Gloucester coming to town, Winthrop added an extra practice day to its schedule this week. After three consecutive losses to Gloucester, Winthrop knew what was at stake.
Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on  Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to  martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30  elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
Cambodia cleared the way for the trial of surviving members of the the brutal Khmer Rouge regime on Monday, ratifying an agreement with the United Nations to set up a genocide tribunal.
Experts are to encourage local authorities  to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour.
Britney Spears continues to receive hospital treatment, with reports that she is on a psychiatric ward.
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Explore what's next in national security -- from killer drones to soldier gear to giant flying condoms. In Danger Room.
Geneticists who have tested DNA throughout the British Isles are struck by the overall genetic similarities.
AGHDAD, Aug 17 - Insurgents fired a shell into a crowded street in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding 24, the Interior Ministry said.
Regal Entertainment Group, the country's largest owner of movie theaters, Tuesday said its profit fell 37 percent in the third quarter, as box office receipts slipped.
Milton Bradley was back in the Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; lineup Thursday, a day after a clubhouse confrontation between the outfielder and a reporter he called an &#39;&#39;Uncle Tom.
Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and television writers.
L'Aston Villa ha ingaggiato Chris Sutton, 33 anni, attaccante, svincolato dopo l'esperienza al  Birm...
com. The Rangers formally completed the paperwork on outfielder David Dellucci&#39;s two-year contract over the weekend and can now see their outfield for 2005 coming into sharp focus.
Rahal Letterman Racing will be a three-car team in the Indy Racing League&#39;s 2005 season when team officials confirm Buddy Rice, Vitor Meira and newcomer Danica Patrick on Wednesday.
Leaders of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's party criticise a court ruling banning it.
The owners of Cardiff International Airport agree a deal with the Spanish firm Abertis which values the firm at more than \u00c2\u00a3550m
In one of India&#39;s largest media blitzes, Vodafone has kicked off the re-branding of its new Indian mobile phone business by buying all the commercials on Star India&#39;s cable channels and plastering 80 newspapers nationwide with advertisements.
At least 25 students were taken hostage in northwest Pakistan Monday by a group of five or six suspected criminals being pursued by police, police told CNN.
PARIS The first European spacecraft sent to the Moon has entered orbit there, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. The SMART-1 spacecraft reached its closest point to the Moon so far, coming within 5,000
The Huygens probe will be woken up from its slumber four hours before its January descent into the smoggy atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan.
Jenson Button must wait until next month before discovering which Formula One team he can race for next season. He wants to leave BAR for Williams but both teams claim to have a deal with the British driver
Stars including Jamelia will play in a charity shop in London as part of a month-long music festival organised by Oxfam.
A former natural gas trader for a hedge fund facing congressional scrutiny yesterday disputed the findings of Senate investigators who blamed high natural gas prices last winter on the company's speculative bets.
A former U.S. Army Reserve officer was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Monday for helping steer millions of dollars in Iraq-reconstruction contracts in exchange for jewelry, computers, cigars and sexual favors.
Gap Inc.  on Wednesday said it plans to test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand president Gary Muto to oversee the development.
US businessman Malcolm Glazer has lifted his stake in Manchester United to 27.6% from 25.3%, heightening speculation that he will bid for the world&#39;s richest soccer club.
Virgin Digital has announced their own &quot;iPod mini killer,&quot; the weirdly-named &quot;Virgin Electronics Player 5GB&quot; which features 5GB of storage (which Virgin bills as capable of holding over 1200 songs), a built in FM tuner, weight of 3.1 ounces, and dual
AT&T Inc said on Monday it had filed a  lawsuit against Time Warner Cable accusing the cable operator  of trespassing and damaging its network while it connected  customers to its rival local telephone service.
Matt Gutierrez will start at quarterback for the University of Michigan on Saturday against Miami (Ohio). It&#39;s right up there with &quot;dog bites man&quot; on the surprise scale.
PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon was presiding today over the first ever cabinet meeting in Israeli history with ministers from just one party after he sacked his last remaining coalition partner.
Job cutting and Germany reclaimed the spotlight Thursday after T-Mobile announced up to 2,200 cuts and speculation swirled of more investment banker layoffs at Deutsche Bank.
Prime Minister John Howard said an inquiry would be held into how a mentally-ill Australian woman was wrongly detained as an illegal immigrant for 10 months simply because she spoke German.
Valentino Rossi has won the Malaysian MotoGP to extend his overall lead in the world championship at the Sepang circuit. Italian countryman Max Biaggi finished second and Alex Barros of Brazil was third.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 10 -- Raising questions about his judgment and risking the ire of the national press corps, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) held fast on his first major campaign decision: to conduct his announcement speech in the frigid outdoors here on Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tehran is neither building a nuclear bomb nor headed to war with the United States in a television interview ahead of an appearance at Columbia University on Monday
Producer prices fell by a much larger-than-expected 1.4 percent in August as energy prices slumped, government data showed on Tuesday, but a key measure of core inflation at the producer level rose slightly more than forecast.
The European Union agreed Monday to lift penalties that have cost American exporters &#36;300 million, following the repeal of a U.S. corporate tax break deemed illegal under global trade rules. But  it will  ask the World Trade Organization to decide if a U.S. corporate tax overhaul still contains loopholes.
A federal judge has awarded an Internet service provider more than &#36;1 billion in what is believed to be the largest judgment ever against spammers.
Because skipping across the heavens like celestial sparklers will be hundreds of shooting stars during the annual Geminid meteor shower.
The NASD on Monday censured Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and fined it $250,000 for distributing misleading hedge fund sales literature, the latest regulatory
Scientists believe they may have found a much more accurate way of diagnosing bowel cancer.
An Israeli military court has charged an army officer with illegally using his weapon when he allegedly shot a Palestinian girl who was already dead.
The support from the pair means that it will be up to the Legislature to decide whether to block the proposed downsizings.
Rivals XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio both have ventured again to the automotive industry in their latest efforts to land new subscribers, announcing separate distribution agreements Tuesday with Toyota Motor Corp.
The Taiwan government will sign a memorandum of understanding next week to work on WiMax technology and product development with multinationals including Intel, NEC, Nortel Networks, and German WiMax tester Rohde &amp; Schwarz (R&amp;S).The initiative is part of Taiwan&#39;s plan to become one of the largest producers of&#160;WiMax equipment&#160;in the world. The island is already positioning itself to be one of the&#160;fastest adopters of WiMax wireless broadband&#160;Internet connectivity outside of North America. Officials see the technology as a good way to spread broadband Internet access throughout the island, which includes remote mountain villages and sparsely populated outlying islands.Taiwan often signs such agreements with multinationals to stimulate technology development on the island. Often, such deals offer incentives for companies to build R&amp;D centers on the island focused on a certain technology, such as tax-free status, research grants, rent-free space in science parks and more. Officials plan to release more details at the 2007 WiMax Forum Taipei Showcase and Conference next week.Earlier this week, officials pledged to spend $1.22 billion to build out Taiwan&#39;s WiMax network over the next five years, including $1 billion for a fiber optic backbone running down the length of the island and $220 million for WiMax base stations and other equipment.The island has been promoting its M Taiwan project, or Mobile Taiwan, to speed up Internet mobility and encourage companies on the island to invest more in building products for WiMax, 3G (third generation telecommunications) and other wireless technologies.NEC has already announced that its equipment will be used by Taiwanese WiMax license winner Tatung next week in an ambulance test. The companies will show how a patient&#39;s vital signs such as heartbeat and blood pressure can be sent ahead to a hospital before the ambulance arrives via WiMax, allowing hospital workers to better prepare for the incoming emergency. The trial will run Oct. 22 and Oct. 23, the companies said in a statement.Taiwan held a WiMax license auction earlier this year to six companies, three each for the north and south of Taiwan. The three winners of southern Taiwan licenses were&#160;Far EasTone Telecommunications, Vastar Cable TV System, and Tatung. For the north, the winners were Global On, First International Telecom, and a joint venture between Tecom and 3G network operator VIBO Telecom.&#160;
The Supreme Court today substantially weakened the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act's restrictions on the kinds of ads corporations, unions and special interest groups may run in the days before an election.
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The judge at Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial criticized testimony from one of the former Yugoslav president's witnesses Tuesday, saying it sounded like \
The Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks have overcome injuries all season. So it&#039;s no surprise they&#039;re both scrambling to change their lineups after losing starters in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.
Applausi a San Benedetto per spettacolo del comico toscano
Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.
The United States Olympic Committee asks President George W. Bush's re-election campaign to pull a television ad that mentions the Olympics.
Ken Jennings is the happiest man ever to lose on &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; Of course, his loss was like no other - it came after 74 victories and a total of $2,520,700 in winnings.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Peja Stojakovic (PAY&#39;-zhah stoy-AH&#39;-koh-vihch) dropped in 29 points as Sacramento won a close one at Memphis 98-to-93.
Hurricane Humberto rumbled onto the upper Texas coast on Thursday with 85 mile per hour (135 kph) winds and heavy rains that threatened widespread flooding.
US airline Continental warns it could run out of money if it fails to save $500m in wage costs by the end of February.
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The horse Osama bin Laden used to ride now lives in the rundown stables of a colonial-era racetrack on the edge of Khartoum.
Red Cross officials said Tuesday that hundreds of civilians have been killed in a coup attempt by rebels in Chad.
Fox News Channel crushed its competition on the first night of the Republican National Convention, pointing to a growing partisan division among cable news viewers.
MOSCOW, March 12 -- Russian officials said Monday that nuclear fuel will not be delivered to Iran this month as planned and that the September completion of a Russian-built nuclear power plant will be postponed because of an escalating dispute between the two countries.
South Korean quarantine officials on Sunday began slaughtering more than 200,000 poultry after an outbreak of the virulent H5N1 form of bird flu at a chicken farm, the agriculture ministry said.
The United States and North Korea began landmark talks on establishing diplomatic relations, but a State Department official cautioned against high expectations during this week's meetings.
MOSCOW - Russia's lower house of parliament passed legislation that would make it illegal to drink beer in public, news reports said Thursday.
The Premier League's 'big four' go head-to-head on Sunday as Liverpool host Manchester United and Chelsea travel to leaders Arsenal.
The BBC's David Sillito in Bracciano reports on a week of waiting - and wondering - ahead of the wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
Curt Schilling has the heart of lion but only one good ankle, which makes him think he could be seeing more bunts than usual Sunday night when he faces the St.
China is to introduce steps to punish famous and wealthy violators of its one-child policy, senior officials say.
Joining in the race for entertainment products, software major Microsoft launched the Windows XP Media Centre. The new Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 offers a sleek, polished new look across the desktop
The teen gunman who fatally shot eight people in a mall earlier this month tried to kill himself by swallowing about 30 pills nearly two years earlier, according to court records released Wednesday.
Scorching heat pushed California's electricity supply to the brink Monday as authorities investigated at least 29 possible heat-related deaths, most in the Central Valley, where temperatures reached 115 degrees over the weekend.
Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died from a brain tumour aged 57.
Here are some of the items the Democratic presidential candidates have purchased during their campaign:
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Good old 'terrestrial radio' still reaches more than 90 percent of Americans age 12 and older, year after year.
Gia' applicata negli scali Usa dopo attentati 11/9/2001
It's a challenging sector, but this restaurant stock is serving up an appetizing investing opportunity.
The nation&#39;s largest pension fund disclosed for the first time yesterday how much it paid the venture capitalists, hedge fund managers and others who handle its riskiest specialized
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Except for a few brief stretches, Catholic Memorial carried the play against BC High in the Edward M. Wright Memorial game last night at Harvard's Bright Arena. The Knights snapped passes across the ice with authority, and their breakouts were smooth and efficient.
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Fox, Paul Giamatti, playing a divorced middle school teacher and failed novelist, and his altar-bound friend played by Thomas Haden Church, right, take a wine-tasting trip in California, pondering questions about their directions in life in &quot;Sid eways.
REM will be the headline act at the annual Isle of Wight festival in June, it is announced.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts will not pay the balance of defensive tackle Corey Simon's salary _ about $2 million, team owner Jim Irsay told a newspaper Friday.
What William Goldman once said about Hollywood -- \
America's late-night TV comics returned to the air on Wednesday with dueling politicians, newly grown facial hair and expressions of sympathy for striking screenwriters whose labor dispute threw the shows into reruns for two months.
The government will take over from the airlines responsibility for checking passenger names against terrorism watch lists and will begin testing its system within two months, the
Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown channeled every bit of his anger into one hard punch into the clubhouse wall during the Yankees' loss on Friday at Yankee Stadium.
Good Samaritans discouraged by threat of prosecution Jeremiah Grossman has long stopped looking for vulnerabilities in specific websites, and even if he suspects a site to have a critical flaw that could be compromised by an attacker, he's decided to keep quiet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has named Rafael Isea as his new finance minister, the government said on Friday, part of a major cabinet reshuffling following a painful defeat in a referendum in December.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the
Global credit squeeze undermining private sector sale of mortgage lender
Scientists have come up with a tasty formula to lengthen your life expectancy by an average of five to 6.6 years and ward off heart disease for eight to nine.
At least five Philippine soldiers are killed and several hurt in clashes with Muslim militants, security forces say.
Kobe Bryant took a moment to ponder the persistent questioning, and the words came tumbling out. &quot;I sat back, I reminisced, I stood at the window, I saw two birds chirping.
Loiero, Prodi ha capito l'emergenza che assedia la regione
Two camp counselors killed on a California beach were remembered Saturday for their strong Christian faith as family and friends gathered to honor the couple who had planned to marry.
Le ho impacchettate, prese a calci, ammanettato la ragazzina
Prudential Financial Inc.   agreed to pay $600 million to settle an investigation into  improper mutual fund trading at its brokerage unit, the U.S.  Justice Department said on Monday.
Supporters of the immigration overhaul package, which failed to come up for a vote in the Senate last week, will try to resurrect the legislation.
By JANE KAY San Francisco Chronicle  Penguins need protection as endangered species, group says   Penguins in the Southern Hemisphere need extra protection under U.S.
A licensing agreement currently in the final stages of negotiation may provide consumers with the right to legally make copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies they've purchased. Such an arrangement would address a primary concern of DRM critics, who argue that consumers deserve the right to create backups without being accused of piracy.
Radio One yesterday reported a 71 percent decline in profit for the first quarter of the year compared with the corresponding period in 2006, as the Lanham company works to realign its strategy in urban markets.
Microsoft announced Thursday it expects to spend more than a billion dollars fixing flawed Xbox 360 video game consoles, which have logged &quot;an unacceptable number of repairs.&quot;
MIAMI - New season, new conference, same result. Frank Gore's 18-yard touchdown run in overtime gave No...
Creditor nations, with the exception of Russia, reportedly approve a plan to slash Iraq's debts.
Jermaine O&#39;Neal won a 10-game reduction Wednesday in his 25-game suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but an arbitrator upheld NBA commissioner David Stern&#39;s bans on Ron Artest and two other Indiana players.
Matt Murton and Alfonso Soriano hit back-to-back homers off Chris Capuano in the sixth inning last night and the host Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4, to push their lead in the National League Central back to 2 1/2 games.
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accuses Bill Clinton of making false statements about him.
Actor Steve Buscemi and the estate for the late film director Luis de la Reguera have settled a lawsuit over a film they co-produced against the film's distributor, a lawyer for Buscemi and de la Reguera's estate said Sunday.
 L'Italia celebra il giorno della memoria
Cambodia races to pass laws to decide the sucession after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.
Bribery and corruption damage universities and schools across the world, a UN report says.
MINSK - Legislative elections in Belarus held at the same time as a referendum on whether President Alexander Lukashenko should be allowed to seek a third term fell \u00e2\u0080\u009dsignificantly short\u00e2\u0080\u009d of democratic standards, foreign observers said here Monday.
By Zeke Maccormack, San Antonio Express-News  Jan. 31--CASTROVILLE -- Tenants who violated their lease for municipal  airport hangars won't automatically be ousted, but must come into compliance  if they expect to remain.
Former President Nelson Mandela opened the largest shopping center in Soweto on Thursday in a sign of the business boom that is transforming South Africa's most famous township.
A federal appeals court on  Wednesday threw out a $15 million punitive damages award to a  lifelong smoker who sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after losing  his legs from a cigarette-related illness.
Sara' da 30 miliardi di dollari e della durata di 28 giorni
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain hold shrinking leads in New Hampshire three days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.
Russell Crowe's new western, 3:10 to Yuma, rides to the top of the box office chart in North America.
Good news for Harry Potter fans awaiting release of the boy wizard's next movie. \
A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.
A rocket carrying an Israeli spy satellite intended to boost the Jewish state&#39;s surveillance over arch-enemy Iran crashed into the sea shortly after liftoff on Monday, officials and defense sources said.
Washington -- President Bush leads Democrat John Kerry, 52 percent to 41 percent, while independent Ralph Nader got 3 percent in a national poll taken during the Republican National Convention, which ended Thursday.
SINGAPORE - Spurred on by shouts of \
Wal-Mart's top executives, in a rare interview, described how they bounced back after poor sales in November.
Mary J. Blige, the resilient R&B star, led the contenders for the annual awards from the recording academy.
The aging Hubble Space Telescope --  a path-breaking scientific instrument whose eye-catching images  have won fans around the world -- would die in orbit under the  2006 budget for NASA proposed on Monday.
The world&#39;s fifth-largest quake in a century hit southern Asia on Sunday, unleashing a tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning thousands and swamping tourist isles in Thailand and the Maldives.
The defense of Slobodan Milosevic resumed Tuesday, even as an appeals panel of the U.N. war crimes tribunal considered the former Yugoslav president's request to fire his court-appointed lawyer and let him represent himself again.
It hasn&#39;t taken long for Brent Barry to see why he joined the San Antonio Spurs. Barry returns to the city where he spent his previous five NBA seasons as the Spurs, coming off two wins over perennial title contenders, visit the Seattle SuperSonics.
SEOUL, Sept. 13, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094North Korea has agreed to allow a British diplomat visit the site of a massive explosion that sparked fears the reclusive country had conducted a nuclear test.
By J.R. Welsh, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 17--GULFPORT -- The Shaw family of Gulfport recently got some news that let them breathe a sigh of relief: Their young son, who was mauled by two dogs Dec. 3, won't have to undergo a series of painful rabies shots.
AFRICA/CAPO VERDE - I 60 anni della Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 Cappuccina a Capo Verde: evangelizzazione, condivisione e solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 con la popolazione locale Praia (Agenzia Fides)- La Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 Cappuccina di Capo Verde si prepara a celebrare i 60 anni di presenza nell\u00c2\u0092arcipelago dell\u00c2\u0092Africa occidentale. Dal 1947 al 2007 si sono alternati a Capo Verde oltre 80 missionari dell\u00c2\u0092Ordine religioso. Una presenza...
A U.S. commander in Iraq believes it would not be possible to withdraw troops from his region south and east of Baghdad by year's end. Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch said a pullout would be a \
Political freedom is retreating in large parts of the world including Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, and China, the independent Freedom House human rights organization reported on Wednesday.
China&#39;s leader celebrated the fifth anniversary of Chinese rule over Macau on Monday, praising the former Portuguese colony for its success under China&#39;s &quot;one country, two systems&quot; policy
Mel Karmazin, the hard-charging broadcasting executive who left Viacom Inc. after clashing with chairman and chief executive Sumner M. Redstone, is taking command at Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., which will reunite him with longtime ally Howard Stern.
Jason Kidd's estranged wife has charged that the New Jersey Nets' star physically abused her and cheated on her throughout their 10-year marriage.
A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved the extradition of former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to face money laundering charges in France when his long Florida prison sentence for drug smuggling ends next month.
MALELANE, South Africa (Sports Network) -- Unheralded Bruce McDonald, a 23-year-old from Zimbabwe, posted a 6-under-par 66 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over tournament favorite Ernie Els after the opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
Members of organised crime are joining financial firms to commit fraud, a new report by the industry watchdog reveals.
A reporter accused of spying for Taiwan was put on trial in China's capital Tuesday, Hong Kong television and a human rights activist said in reporting the latest in a string of espionage cases against people with overseas ties.
St. Louis Rams free safety Aeneas Williams probably will be sidelined for the remainder of the season with a neck injury.
com. The day after the Yankees had to shrug off a heartbreaker, the Red Sox had to shake off a headknocker. But Derek Jeter&#39;s words of wisdom still rang true.
Manchester United striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy says he is innocent after being charged with serious foul play by the Football Association.
SRINAGAR, India : The announcement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of a troop reduction in Indian Kashmir this winter has evoked reactions ranging from relief to disbelief in the insurgency-hit region.
House Democrats told no-show witness Harriet Miers on Friday that she could soon be held in contempt as they issued the Republican National Committee a new subpoena for White House e-mails.
European planemaker Airbus reported progress on Wednesday in plans to allow passengers to use mobile phones in flight, beginning in 2006.
Enough to pay the lawyers off The SCO Group, which earlier this month filed for bankrupcy protection, says it has received an offer for its Unix business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Massacre survivors in Burundi are to be relocated away from the border with DR Congo, the UN says.
A new report urges humanitarian groups to maintain a local presence in disaster-prone areas.
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in
An electrician accused of making the   bomb that killed 29 people in Northern Ireland's bloodiest   single attack stands trial on Wednesday for their murders.
Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has voiced her regrets about the &quot;impossible&quot; situation Britain faced in the handover of Hong Kong to China, according to The Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful medical procedure on his heart Friday, correcting an irregular beat that was diagnosed and first treated in October 2003.
Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under EU plans to extend music rights.
Presidente Piaggio smentisce indiscrezioni di stampa
In the studio, M83 relies largely on keyboards. But when M83 came to the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday it looked more like a rock band.
Reaching the TippingPoint 3Com stock rose on Wednesday after private equity firm Bain Capital said it was prepared to make concessions to US legislators over its proposed buyout of the networking equipment firm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
United Airlines on Friday said it has  agreed with its creditors committee to a 30-day extension on  the period in which it can file an exclusive bankruptcy  reorganization plan.
Encysive restructures to reduce its cash burn.
2004 is but a blip on the timeline of Orthodox Christianity, which traces its beginnings to the apostles, its unification to the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century and its liturgy to St.
Studio bosses Brad Grey and Ron Meyer have scaled Hollywood&#039;s ruthless ranks to become two of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry.
Il Livorno ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista della gara contro la Juventus.  Dopo il riscaldamento...
Sport: David Beckham will honour his move to LA Galaxy despite Real Madrid's attempts to keep him.
An influential Dutch advisory body said Wednesday that Islam was not a bar to membership in the European Union and recommended the organization open talks with Turkey, while insisting Ankara do more to meet EU human rights standards.
You've just elbowed your way through the holiday crowds at the mall when hunger strikes. The scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, hot pretzels and bacon cheeseburgers wafts from the food court, beckoning you like the sirens did Ulysses.
The European jetmaker has long skirted subsidy rules. Now Washington&#39;s WTO complaint will drag that abuse into the light of day.
By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News  An amazing new tool for dating ancient remains, a luminescence geochronology laboratory, has been installed at Utah State University.
Time Warner has set aside a $500m (\u00c2\u00a3272m) war chest to cover regulatory and legal action over accounting practices at its America Online division.
The first day of a disarmament program in the Sadr City slum of Baghdad yielded a rich harvest of weapons from Shiite fighters. Cars full of machine guns, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and landmines were turned in Monday.
Iran failed to suspend uranium enrichment activity by February 21, ignoring a U.N. Security Council deadline to halt work the West fears could lead to Tehran building an atomic weapon, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
Non-Hispanic whites will become a minority in the United States by 2050, with immigrants and their children driving 82 percent of U.S. population growth in coming years, a new study said on Monday.
The International Monetary Fund on  Wednesday approved $436 million in emergency lending to Iraq  and said it hoped its backing would generate additional  international economic support, including debt relief.
The White House on Thursday accused former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, of hypocrisy for criticizing President George W. Bush's decision to spare ex-aide Lewis \
Less than a week before the next hurricane season starts, firefighters still searching for those missing after Hurricane Katrina have found another body.
Ford will raise $848 million toward its overhaul plan by selling Aston Martin, its British luxury sports car brand.
Russia sets a date and price for the auction of embattled Russian oil giant Yukos' main unit, as it seeks payment of a massive tax bill.
Before the Internet came along, vodka with cranberry juice and a bet over a six-pack of beer were tools of seduction in the hands of House members with designs on congressional pages.
European shares rise in early trade on Friday, after the recent three-day fall in markets across the globe.
By Merri Niland-bare  This Memorial Day week, celestial observation of the stars and stripes on the banner of the night sky evokes its own version of the patriotic lyrics \
Intel ha presentato il Pentium 4 a 3,8 GHz denominato anche 570J, basato su tecnologia di processo a 90 nanometri, 1 MB di cache di secondo livello (L2), un front-side bus a 800 MHz \u00c3\u00a8 munito di sistema per la protezione della memoria Execute Disable Bit
Il leader di Forza Italia: resto nel privato totale
The New York City Council on Wednesday approved a rezoning of part of West Harlem, clearing the way for a massive expansion of Columbia University that will almost double the size of one of the country's preeminent academic institutions.
The 12 countries of the South American Community of Nations will allow passport-free travel between them.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Relatives pleaded Monday for the release of two Americans and a Briton held hostage as a deadline loomed for their beheading. In Baghdad, gunmen assassinated two clerics from a powerful Sunni Muslim group opposed to the U.S...
Movie-munching Trojan miscreants go all Winny Japan has arrested its first suspected virus writers, but in a strange twist the three suspected creators and distributors of a strain of P2P malware have been charged with copyright violation, in an arrest that recalls Al Capone's prosecution for tax evasion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
I ragazzi della scuola di Riva del Garda sono stati sospesi
Two Bluffton University baseball players were laid to rest Thursday, nearly a week after their bus plunged from a highway overpass in Atlanta as the team traveled to a tournament.
By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 8--For the second time in a year, the Bush administration wants to sell off parts of the Carolinas' national forests.   More than 10,000 acres in the two states are among 273,000 acres the administration would sell nationwide.
The lab made headlines around the world with its efforts to prove that thoughts can alter the course of events.
Reports of the travels of a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis seem to agree only in the missed chances to head off a health scandal.
The incoming Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee promised on Wednesday to combat what he denounced as President George W. Bush's war-time trampling of American rights and laws.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - Bankrupt US Airways UAIRQ.OB  won court permission on Thursday to throw out machinists'  contracts if they do not agree to concessions quickly, while  the judge raised doubts about whether the carrier can survive  even with mammoth givebacks.
Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc , fighting a takeover approach from rival BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  and scurrying to capture more of the global commodities boom, churned out record tonnages of iron ore, copper and other industrial minerals in 2007.
Hurricane Jeanne forced the evacuations of more than 800,000 residents Saturday as it bore down on Florida with winds near 105 mph and threatened to strengthen into a major storm.
By Larry Sandler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Jun. 14--The lawyer for one of Ald. Michael McGee's unsuccessful recall election opponents has filed formal charges asking the Milwaukee Common Council to open impeachment proceedings against the jailed alderman.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday reiterated his objection to holding a referendum on the Gaza disengagement plan. Speaking with Justice Minister Yosef Lapid (Shinui) Tuesday afternoon, Sharon said &quot;the
German leader Angela Merkel criticises ratings agencies for not spotting firms with credit problems amid the current market instability.
NATO leaders Wednesday invited Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina to join a program considered a first step toward eventual membership, but urged Serbia and Bosnia to fully cooperate with the U.N. war crimes tribunal.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said on Thursday.
Providing women with easy access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B did not lead them to engage in more risky sexual behavior, a study of more than 2,000 women says.
Oslo -- Police fielded a flood of tips but still had no motive yesterday for the daring theft of The Scream and another Edvard Munch masterpiece by armed robbers.
[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 31 : Opposition parties in Pakistan will observe the New Year as &quot;Black Day&quot; as part of a joint campaign to protest President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s decision to retain the post of army chief.
Recently, Adam Good made his first visit to Children's Hospital as a regular kid, not a patient. There he was, singing with his fifth-grade chorus as part of the entertainment for a holiday party in the atrium.
Jobs and Gates haven't shared the spotlight in years. They'll do it at this year's D Conference, though, and the topic is a weighty one.
Blog: ZoneAlarm 7.1 offers true two-way firewall protection for Windows Vista users.
Baghdad. I combattenti dell&#39;Esercito del Mehdi di Sadr City, il quartiere di Baghdad roccaforte della guerrigliera sciita, hanno iniziato a consegnare le loro armi nei punti di raccolta allestiti dal governo ad interim iracheno.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a warning by phone company AT&T of soft consumer spending sparked a new round of recession fears, helping drive the S&P to its worst-ever five-day start to a year.
In a city where fashion sense has always played a distant second to staying warm, a cluster of boutiques in the budding \
The nominal numbers reported about the economy are in some ways more real than the real ones.
Mikhail Tuknov, founder of Infatex.com,  sent in this article on CSS and its importance in search engine optimization. I found it to be a basic and &#8216;to the point&#8217; read on how CSS can cut down on load time, cross browser compatibility and code cleanliness. As the holiday season approaches, Search Engine Journal will be [...]
Unocal Corp. has agreed to settle two closely watched lawsuits accusing the US oil giant of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses that occurred during the construction
The five-year getaway of a banker whose U.S. fund lost $400 million when he bet against the Internet stockmarket bubble in the late 1990s ended on Friday when he was caught in Austria, police said on Monday.
Quotes from the Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
Penn State (2-5) at Ohio State (4-3): noon, WTAE. ... This is an ABC split national telecast. Half the country gets No. 2 Oklahoma vs.
A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio Alger's hometown. As this Boston suburb gets ready for its 11th annual Horatio Alger Street Fair, town leaders are considering dropping Alger's name from the festival next year because of allegations of pedophilia against the 19th-century children's author.
Potential jurors in the murder trial of actor Robert Blake are told they will have to rely entirely on circumstantial evidence.
Pan-European stock exchange operator Euronext  said on Thursday it would ask shareholders to approve its planned merger with NYSE Group , parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, at an extraordinary meeting on December 19.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s most feared deputies, better known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; will be the first leader of the former regime to be tried for war
President Bush plans to propose offering five countries an expanded relationship with NATO at a summit of the alliance next week in Riga, Latvia, the State Department said Tuesday.
Two men on trial for last year's Istanbul bombings tell a Turkish court al-Qaeda backed the attackers.
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Cameras may not cope with steamy environments, apparently Kindly refrain from snapping steamy, passionate piccies of your partner with certain older Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras, the consumer electronics giant has asked buyers this week. It turns out the cameras' LCDs may run into trouble in warm, humid environments.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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In his first public comments about the Mitchell report, Chuck Knoblauch said that he was not angry about being named in the report, but did not explicitly admit that he had used H.G.H.
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The radical Hamas movement made a surprisingly strong showing in local Palestinian elections, according to preliminary results obtained Friday, signaling a drop in
Houston, Nov 23 - Switzerland&#39;s Roger Federer beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets in the final of the Masters Cup in Houston on Sunday.
Wangari Muta Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, was honoured Friday for her efforts to help women, clean up the environment and battle corruption.
Faisalabad: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Sami is likely to miss the crucial second Test against Sri Lanka at Karachi after pulling a groin muscle.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba heads to India to solicit crucial support in tackling a deadly Maoist insurgency.
The US military denies reports Saddam Hussein is on hunger strike, but says some former aides are refusing food.
Microsoft Corp  said on Monday  that its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo Inc   was generous and it expects Yahoo's board and shareholders to  agree to the buyout quickly.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, 54, one of two main contenders in Sunday's presidential election, rose to prominence in the Donetsk coal-mining region after a turbulent youth during which he was ...
Yukos shares have plummeted nearly 10 percent in early trade Friday on Moscow&#39;s ruble-denominated MICEX exchange. That came after an unconfirmed report that the embattled oil giant&#39;s
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The stigma and discrimination that shadow AIDS victims are major obstacles to effective prevention and care, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
The company issues a broad test version of its Hyper-V technology, which is due to ship in final form within 180 days of the release of Windows Server 2008.
Japan rejects New Zealand's plea to allow Greenpeace to tow a stricken whaling ship out of Antarctic waters.
NEW YORK -- Indiana&#39;s Jermaine O&#39;Neal indeed will play against the Pistons on Christmas Day. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle intends to start his All-Star forward, despite his five weeks on the sidelines.
Senator John McCain, the maverick Arizona Republican who has lately emerged as a strong supporter of President Bush, called Thursday for the Florida Supreme Court
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage&#39;s new adventure movie &quot;National Treasure&quot; unseated the animation hit &quot;The Incredibles&quot; over the weekend as the No.
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Blog: A congressional panel has been investigating how the agency handles threats to its own network. On Wednesday, it's set to put the department's top tech official on the spot.
Not all 999 calls will be dealt with by ambulances under changes aimed at eliminating misuse of the service.
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MIAMI (Billboard) - He achieved crossover success long  before the music business coined that phrase.
U.S. retailer Macy's Inc said on Friday it would close nine underperforming stores in Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Texas.
China has launched the first submarine in a new class of nuclear subs designed to fire intercontinental ballistic missiles, U.S. defense officials said Friday.
The Metropolitan Museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s show, a selection of Tibetan armor from its permanent collection, focuses on defense rather than offense.
John McCain said that he expects Barack Obama to abide by his pledge use public financing for his general election if Mr. McCain does so as well.
A new study suggests that the compound still represents a significant health risk for the whales.
The family of an Iranian-American  dissident assassinated on Tehran's orders is entitled to  millions of dollars in assets owed to Iran by a California  defense contractor, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.
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Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds were married on New Year's Day on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of 25 friends and family, their reps tell PEOPLE.  In a sunset ceremony on the beach Tuesday, Edmonds walked barefoot down t...
Everyone was hoping to see a reincarnation of Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler when Oscar De La Hoya challenged undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The European Union urged Israel on  Wednesday to call off plans to build 690 new homes in two  Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, branding the move  illegal and apt to raise regional tensions further.
Petr Cech Against some spirited Russian revolutionaries Cech stood firm, making three outstanding saves to maintain his team&#39;s control.
Philly Fed president sees no need for central bank to halt rate hikes; employment set to rise. PHILADELPHIA  - The US economy is on course for sustainable expansion with little danger of inflationary
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Spain&#39;s Roberto Heras of the Liberty Seguros team won the Tour of Spain for a record-equaling third time when he held off second-placed Santiago Perez in the final stage.
Louisiana's grant program to help people rebuild homes damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita is estimated to be as much as $5 billion short as the six-month Atlantic storm season began Friday.
The Royal Family denies claims by one of his former teachers that Prince Harry cheated in his art A-level.
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A leading US scientist tells the BBC that the world has already entered a state of dangerous climate change.
NEW YORK  - Brothers Danny and Christopher Masterson are starring together in \
JENSON Button believes that the unprecedented decision to cancel today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s qualifying and practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix has averted a potential disaster.
Sudanese President Omar Al-Beshir. An Africa-France summit seen as President Jacques Chirac's goodbye to Africa is drawing to a close after a shaky agreement was signed to prevent violence in Darfur from ...Comment
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By Wendy Victora, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 21--Despite drought conditions that linger across Northwest Florida, local officials no longer have the authority to ban fireworks.
President George W. Bush named eight more countries on Thursday to get U.S. assistance for malaria prevention and treatment in Africa, where the disease kills a million people a year, and asked Europeans to do more to help.
DAMAN, Mali  - Lying in the shade of an acacia tree, Malik Kulubali recalls a distant time when lions prowled the villages of southern Mali and the capital Bamako was little more than a village.
CHINA has closed 1,600 internet cafes and fined operators a total of $US12 million ($16 million) for letting children play violent games and for other violations, the government said.
Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, said on Monday that he did not plan to remain on the board or become chairman when he retires in two years.
he singles pairings for the United States Open, the final Grand Slam of the 2004 tennis season, were determined today in a quiet ceremony at the United Nations.
ALMATY, Jan 7  A ban on one of Kazakhstan's main opposition parties is part of a new clampdown on dissent in the authoritarian oil-rich Central Asian state to prevent a Ukrainian-style ''orange ...
MILAN A day after Alitalia said it would cut 5,000 jobs, a quarter of its work force, unions regrouped, vowing Tuesday to limit the layoffs through methods that ranged from continuing negotiations with the management of the state-run airline to hunger
Japan is sticking to a six-party framework to build the world's first prototype nuclear fusion reactor even if the European Union opts to push ahead with its own project, a Japanese official said.
Both the United States and China are bringing huge delegations for their second round of high-level discussions aimed at lessening economic tensions
German budget airline Air Berlin and its Austrian partner NIKI are buying up to 110 new jets from Airbus, which the European aircraft maker will start delivering next year.
The violence in Chad has opened up a new conflict next to Sudan's wartorn Darfur region, where more than 200,000 people have died since early 2003 and 2.5 million people have been chased into refugee camps.
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Microsoft said it had signed its first agreement to license its technology, almost three years after European Union antitrust regulators ordered the software company to share data to increase competition. Microsoft said the deal, with Quest Software of California, was meant to comply with an antitrust order issued in March 2004 that demanded licensing of software that helps desktop computers communicate with servers. But the deal was met with skepticism from adversaries, who questioned how a company with a longstanding relationship with Microsoft could be considered a rival. The European Commission threatened Microsoft last week with fines as high as 3 million euros ($3.9 million) a day for failing to comply with the order.
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Shakes off bureaucratic self ICANN has finally firmed up in its battle with troublesome domain registrar Registerfly and looks ready to battle the company in court.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By the Telegram Staff. An annual IRS review shows 329 federal tax refunds totaling more than $174,000 belonging to Nebraska taxpayers were returned to the IRS as undeliverable.
Annie Lennox, Corinne Bailey Rae and James Morrison are to headline a concert calling for global peace in September.
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Predictions include the unlikelihood of an appeals court overturning Judge Walker&#39;s decision and the deal finally closing at somewhere in the mid-$20s-per-share range.
Swiss banking giant UBS plunged to its first-ever full-year net loss on Thursday after losing 18 billion dollars in the US subprime mortgage crisis.
Each passing day brings a more agonizing loss for the Cubs, whose once bright postseason prospects have grown increasingly dim with each defeat.
Mr. Kleihues died in Berlin on Aug. 13, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease.
Arsenal stretched its record unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 46 games Sunday, but the 2-2 tie with Bolton ended its perfect league record this season.
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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson appeared Friday in central Iowa to respond to growing fears about the flu-vaccine shortage \u00e2\u0080-ears he said have
The US House of Representatives on Thursday prepared to raise the nation&#39;s debt ceiling by $800 billion, taking the new limit to $8.184 trillion.
Shares in embattled British bank Northern Rock  tumbled 20 percent to an all-time low on Wednesday as speculation of a cut-price takeover bid combined with stake sales from two investors stoked concerns over its future.
A Chinese surgeon more used to operating on humans has given a rare tiger cub back its sight by removing cataracts caused by inbreeding, state media said on Monday.
A pragmatism that allowed Mitt Romney run the 2002 Winter Games now haunts him on the campaign trail.
The Huygens probe appears to be on the right course after being unleashed on its journey to Saturn&#39;s largest moon Titan, says the US space agency (Nasa).
Rashard Lewis is leaving the Northwest and taking his game to Orlando.
The Republican candidate interrupts his speech before the N.R.A. to talk to his wife.
The next time the Democratic presidential candidates meet up, they should pass around a thank you card for Evan Bayh.
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(InfoWorld) - Chinese electronics retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Group will soon start selling Dell Inc. computers at its chain of stores across China. While Dell has struck retail agreements in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan, the deal with Gome is the first in China. The electronics retailer is one of China's biggest, with a network of nearly 1,000 stores in more than 200 cities. Starting in October, 50 of those stores will carry Dell laptops, such as the XPS M1330 and Inspiron 1420, and desktops, including the XPS 720, Dimension 7200, and Inspiron 530, the PC maker said in a blog post (in Chinese). In the months ahead, the number of Gome stores carrying Dell's computers will increase, it said. Dell's sales in China have traditionally been strongest in the country's major cities, and among corporate customers. But the company has recently looked to expand its reach, and tap new markets inside the country The deal with Gome will help expand the company's reach, particularly in consumer sales. The Gome deal will also expand Dell's presence in China's smaller cities, where PC sales are growing the fastest. However, Dell's PCs won't be the only brand of computers on Gome's shelves. The retailer also sells PCs from other vendors, including Hewlett-Packard Co., Sony Corp. and Lenovo Group Ltd. \u00c2
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s media on today to play a responsible role in the fight against terrorism, and said they could not just be passive observers in the face of terrorist threats.
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HAYWARD, Wis. - The man suspected of shooting six hunters to death and a survivor agree that the tragedy began with a confrontation on private land.
Following a week of damaging news on Iraq, there are signs that Sen. John Kerry is ready to wage war on US President George Bush -- a man he says can&#39;t face the truth.
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U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle following an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
It is the year 2084. You control a secret organisation charged with defending Earth from a brutal alien enemy. Build up your bases, prepare your team, and dive head-first into the fast and flowing turn-based combat.   The UFO:AI development team is proud to announce the release of UFO:Alien Invasion Version 2.2  We worked hard on this new stunning version for more than half a year. Now it's here for you to play it. Have a lot of fun. A full changelog can be found on our homepage.
Reg steps in for resigned CEO pickers Should the worst/obvious happen, and Mark Hurd leaves HP, you have to wonder what type of shape the company will be in to pick another leader.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Another day, another gas giant Astronomers have found an extrasolar planet that is perfectly positioned to allow a decent analysis of its atmosphere.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pakistani troops in Islamabad begin an operation to clear militants from the Red Mosque, after talks fail.
Tracy McGrady scored 34 points to help  the Houston Rockets snap a five-game road losing streak with a  98-87 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
By Ben Winslow Deseret Morning News  File this one under things never to say during a job interview.
The number of children hospitalised with food poisoning after eating school meals at a kindergarten in northwest China has risen to 307, up from an earlier figure of 260, state media said Saturday.
Medecins Sans Frontieres accuses Ethiopia of denying it access to the conflict-torn region of Ogaden.
Firefighters made headway against 18 wildfires blazing across Southern California on Wednesday as hot winds abated for the first time in four days, but they were still battling to save entire neighborhoods from hopscotching flames.
As Obama racks up early wins in Georgia and Illinois on Super Tuesday, all the candidates try to manage expectations
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The country's first Muslim Miss England criticises Tony Blair for comments to Muslims after the 7 July attacks.
Ohno takes gold: Seattle&#39;s Apolo Anton Ohno and China&#39;s Yang (A) Yang won 1,500-meter short-track races last night in Madison, Wis.
Japanese mobile provider Willcom Inc. will forge a tie-up with China Network Communications Group to expand its low-cost phone business in Asia, a report said Sunday.
Police detain Zimbabwe opposition leader and cancel permission for protest march
As the Senate prepares to tinker with the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s patent laws this spring, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worth recalling the law of unintended consequences.
NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
The wireless e-mail platform works on more than 100 handsets.
SOCHI, Russia  - Russia faces a challenge to be ready on time to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials assessing the country's bid for the Games said on Friday.
Nicholas Browning walked into the small cinderblock room, sat on a plastic chair and folded his hands in front of him, an ordinary suburban teenager \u00c2\u0097 except for the orange prison jumpsuit.
Hurricane Ivan blew oil prices back  above $44 a barrel on Tuesday, fueling fears of disruption to  supplies and giving European investors an excuse to take  profits from stock markets at 10-week highs.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's underdog Republican challenger accused the former first lady and her husband on Wednesday of engaging in timeworn theatrics with their criticism of President Bush's handling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
If you really want to get discouraged about the prospects for property tax relief, consider the numbers as the state closes the books on what is turning out to be a banner year for taxes, if not taxpayers.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) said Wednesday it will defend itself against the latest allegations of patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation
Thousands of American troops are advancing across the deadly streets and alleyways of the rebel-held city.
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan bluntly told the European Union on Friday it had no business meddling in Turkish domestic affairs as Turkey&#39;s decades-old campaign to join the wealthy bloc turned bitter.
Arsenal open talks with manager Arsene Wenger over a new contract.
Hi-tech gadgets and mass consumerism are exacting a high carbon cost at Christmas, research suggests.
In his first appearance as a Celtic, Tom Gugliotta appeared more prop than player at a press conference yesterday afternoon. After director of basketball operations Danny Ainge spent all of three minutes discussing the Gary Payton trade next to an empty chair and a microphone, the team's PR staff paraded in Gugliotta, who signed a one-year deal worth ...
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Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has been overzealous in ordering federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty, including in an Arizona murder case in which no body had been recovered.
London - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it has been asked by the European Commission to conduct a review of certain arthritis drugs after the worldwide withdrawal of Merck &amp; Company&#39;s Vioxx medication.
Description: NPR&#39;s Joanne Silberner reports on a new study that suggests scientists could develop a vaccine for malaria in the near future.
William Shatner has gone where no Star Trek star has gone before:   To the Emmy-winner's circle.
Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol, police said.
PARIS: AC Milan&#39;s Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko, right, was last night named European footballer of the year for 2004. The 28-year-old becomes the third Ukrainian to win the award after Oleg Blockhin
Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a new report detailing online consumer behavior speaks volumes about frustration levels.
A former state legislator was convicted Tuesday of trading his legislative influence for bribes from a company that was seeking to profit from a proposed natural gas pipeline.

TRENTON, NJ -- Merck &amp; Co. withdrew best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx on Thursday after a study showed the drug doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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As voters went to the polls Sunday in Chechnya, there was little doubt about who would be anointed president of the embattled Russian
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 -- A Republican congressman from California defended his reputation this week, as FBI investigators look into charges that he improperly delayed paying taxes on several lucrative land deals.
The Boston Globe's editorial board has endorsed Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain ahead of the New Hampshire presidential primary and the Iowa caucus, the newspaper reported Saturday.
Call it the night of multiple nominations. More than a dozen artists headed into the 2006 American Music Awards on Tuesday with at least two chances to win, including Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Carrie Underwood and Mary J. Blige.
A high-speed train crash which killed seven people and injured scores more may have been caused by a car driver committing suicide, police say.
Afghan presidential candidate Yunus Qanooni adjusts his glasses during an interview in Kabul on Sunday, Oct.17. 2004. Hamid Karzai&#39;s closest rival in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election refused to concede defeat
The post-election stock market rally  has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding  U.S. dollar, higher interest rates, the U.S. current account  deficit and Friday's rebound in oil prices.
New York Times Co. on Wednesday  reported fourth-quarter loss, hurt by depressed advertising and  a big write-down of its New England media business.
HEBRON - Catturato oggi a Hebron, in Cisgiordania, da una unita&#39; di elite israeliana, Imad Kawasmeh, 28 anni, uno dei comandanti del &quot;braccio armato&quot; di Hamas. Lo ha reso noto la radio militare, secondo cui
South African President Thabo Mbeki is to make his state of the nation address, amid recession fears.
The world's smallest independent country, the Pacific island of Nauru, holds elections on Saturday.
Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo says he earns $250,000-a-month from his chicken farm.
A new generation of search services goes beyond simple personalization, and lets you customize both your search topics and how results are presented.
Roy Keane insisted he had warned his Sunderland players not to underestimate Luton before the League One club knocked the Black Cats out of the League Cup.
Opera Software ASA released a new version of its mini browser for mobile phones Tuesday.
A cruise operator ferrying US residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
By Sona Patel, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 7--Acknowledging signs of progress toward building a sewer in Los Osos, state water quality regulators have agreed to stop ordering thousands of property owners to quit using their septic tanks if a sewer is not built soon.
The Indian cricket board asked chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Friday to travel to South Africa amid stinging criticism following the team's bad start to the tour.
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Harvard, Oxford and others also will go online in the first deal of its kind. By Nick Bunkley / The Detroit News. By the end of the decade, anyone around the world will have instant access to 7 million volumes
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He actually considered floating away into retirement with his new bride aboard his yacht Privacy, never to be seen on a golf course again.
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UK supermarket chain Tesco  launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.
The Dow Jones share index closes at yet another record high, despite weak retail sales data.
The chief executive and chief  financial officer of U.S. mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae  stepped down late on Tuesday after regulators exposed  accounting errors that are expected to force a massive earnings  restatement.
Plans to give murderers lighter sentences if they plead guilty have been watered down.
Police stormed a radio station and arrested Haiti&#39;s Senate president and two other members of the Lavalas Family party of former President Jean
Japan decided on Thursday to keep its  troops in Iraq for another year, Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi said, although most voters want them to come home from  the nation's riskiest military mission since World War II.
Frustration and anger mounted in Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province on Friday as residents formed long lines for fuel, but aid workers said supplies were beginning to reach survivors.
With new warnings on an abortion pill, the Food and Drug Administration has given conservative medical advice. Whatever factors may have gone into the change, the FDA must focus on science, not conservative politics.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- A senior marketing executive hired by Wal-Mart to help sell more high-end products has left the company after less than a year on the job, the world's largest retailer said yesterday.
The chief architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks was also linked to last year's suicide blasts on the London transport network, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says in his memoirs.Comment
Thousands of supporters of Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, celebrated on the streets in the early hours on Monday after an exit poll showed him winner of a bitterly fought presidential election.
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The DNA fingerprints of more than 100 children aged under 10 are stored on a government database, despite them being younger than the age of criminal responsibility, figures showed Thursday.
Nepal's Maoist former rebels quit the interim government on Tuesday after they failed to reach a deal with the prime minister to abolish the Himalayan monarchy ahead of a national vote over the question.
Value investors have more than one way to take advantage of bargains.
National Public Radio is teaming up with online radio broadcasters to appeal new music royalty fees that they say would put smaller operators out of business and force others to sharply scale back their online music offerings.
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Up to 380 Afghan civilians have been killed in fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan and international forces this year, the United Nations said Monday.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said it had agreed to consider releasing another round of grants in September next year.
Fakher al-Jamali has lost nine athletes, referees and coaches to suicide bombs and gunfire by radical Islamists and U.S. soldiers.
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The deal sought to strike a balance between the Bush administration\u00c2\u0092s campaign against terrorism with European privacy protections.
Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce Knowles lead the winners at the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards.
What riot? &quot;An Argentine friend of mine was a little derisive of the Pacers-Pistons eruption,&quot; says reader Mike Gaynes. &quot;He snorted, &#39;Is that what Americans call a riot?
Veteran entertainer Liza Minnelli collapsed on stage a few songs into a performance in Sweden's second city and was taken to hospital before being discharged on Thursday, a concert promoter said.
US President George W. Bush spent several hours restricted to his hotel room at the Group of Eight summit on Friday after being struck down by a stomach ailment.
China&#39;s consumer electronics market will grow by almost 90 percent to $94 billion by 2007 as manufacturers shift to high-end digital products and away from more basic items like toys and watches, an industry publication forecasts.
Transport group CNF Inc. (CNF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it sold its Menlo Worldwide Forwarding unit to United Parcel Service Inc.
Nicolas Sarkozy, one of France&#39;s most ambitious and visible politicians - and an in-house rival of President Jacques Chirac - moved to the helm of the president&#39;s party yesterday, a perfect podium for him to bid for the
Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi has appealed for the release of British engineer Kenneth Bigley, who was taken hostage in Iraq three weeks ago.
Police are exhuming the bodies of three pensioners in connection with their inquiry into a doctor charged with murder.
LONDON : European football governing body UEFA will take action against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros after the violence which scarred their UEFA Cup win over Millwall.
Just how much back-office work can be sent abroad, and how quickly, is a matter of some debate. But everyone thinks it will grow explosively as earlier waves of outsourcing did.
Russian tax authorities slapped oil giant Yukos and its main production unit with two new tax claims for nearly $10 billion, raising the company&#39;s total bill to more than $17.
A portable hard drive reported missing by the Department of Veterans Affairs may have held data on 1.8 million veterans and physicians -- far more than the 50,000 people the agency initially said might be affected.
Between the indictments and the indecency, some inspired moments slipped past the network censors in 2004. Jason Giambi testified about injecting human growth hormone, but the Boston Red Sox needed only legal shots to win the World Series.
A producer for the American television network CNN was kidnapped last night in Gaza by armed men who stopped his car, but left his two Western colleagues unharmed.
Turner Broadcasting has agreed to pay the full cost -- around $1 million -- of a security alert in Boston triggered by battery-powered cartoon advertising signs for one of its shows, The Boston Globe reported on Friday.
Express Scripts Inc., a provider of prescription drug processing services, on Thursday named George Paz chief executive, effective April 1. Paz, 49, succeeds Barrett Toan, who will continue as chairman.
Sony Corp. will launch a cheaper, slimmer  version of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in an  effort to better compete with Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hot-selling  DS.
Ad spending was mostly  tepid in the first quarter, with network and spot TV falling  compared with last year&#39;s Olympics and both the newspaper and  radio sectors also weak.
Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of postwar violence, witnesses said.
The Arab League on Saturday condemned excavations by Israel near Islam's third holiest shrine, and called on the Quartet of Middle East mediators to make the Israelis stop.
This will be the singer's third marriage.
Pakistan's army tightens a cordon around a suspected al-Qaeda base after an air raid in which it says 50 militants died.
Palm OS 6.0 (Palm OS Cobalt) hasn&#39;t even seen the light of day on any device yet, nor is there any sign it will soon. All the same, PalmSource is steering its unused OS 6.0 onto the Linux platform.
The virtualization start-up will support new Intel processor features, and Intel will help market SWsoft's software.
A federal judge has let insurer GEICO&#39;s lawsuit against the two biggest providers of search-based advertising move forward, setting the stage for closer examination of whether the burgeoning form of online ads breaks trademark laws.
A $50,000 competition is launched to find the best way to tag the potentially dangerous Apophis asteroid.
Napster Inc. said on Tuesday its  digital music service is now available in Japan, which it  called the largest music market outside of the United States.
Now that Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux has retired again, the Pittsburgh Penguins are moving on behind another big star.
Apple beat Wall Street expectations with its earnings report, but shares of its stock fell more than 11 percent in after-hours trading as investors fretted over its future.
Crohn&#39;s disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.
RED BANK, Tenn. - Two young women complained to police that they were spanked by their 57-year-old employer for mistakes on the job, and the boss now faces criminal charges.
American Juli Inkster struck a blow for the older generation with a six-under-par 66 and a three-shot lead after the first round of the Women's British Open.
Any snapshot that defines Peyton Manning&#39;s career will include the Indianapolis Colt flapping his arms, pointing fingers or directing traffic in what he calls getting busy at the line of scrimmage.
The Pentagon on Thursday released an audio recording of a hearing for al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay but cut some remarks made by the self-declared mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.
FreeImage is an Open Source library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today's multimedia applications. FreeImage is easy to use, fast, multithreading safe, compatible with all 32-bit versions of Windows, and cross-platform (works both with Linux and Mac OS X).       Thanks to it's ANSI C interface, FreeImage is usable in many languages including C, C++, VB, C#, Delphi, Java and also in common scripting languages such as Perl, Python, PHP, TCL or Ruby.     The library comes in two versions: a binary DLL distribution that can be linked against any WIN32 C/C++ compiler and a source distribution. Workspace files for Microsoft VC++ 6 and VS.Net 2003 are provided, as well as makefiles for Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris 9.     What's new for FreeImage ?   ---------------------------   This maintenance release improves the speed of the GIF encoder, adds a new JPEG downsampling feature (useful to generate thumbnails) and also provides a better MacOSX makefile. As usual, check the changes log for full details (especially for bug fixes) and check also the updated FreeImage documentation.    Where can I find FreeImage ?   ----------------------------   FreeImage can be downloaded from:  http://freeimage.sourceforge.net
Nokia said Monday it will buy the U.S.-based mobile advertising company in a bid to expand its role in Internet services.
Patients who fail to follow medical advice will not be penalised under a reformed NHS, minister says.
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Although Alex Rodriguez will undoubtedly opt out of the three years and $81 million left on his contract to become a free agent, he spoke fondly of New York.
By Rhodri Marsden  This isn't something I ever thought I'd write, but it's been an interesting few months in the world of office software.
Reports of damage to several oil facilities and more storms on the way raise crude prices. LONDON  - Crude prices climbed Friday as oil companies surveyed the damage wreaked by Hurricane Ivan after the storm pounded the key oil producing region.
Remember when one of the trademarks of a good season for a college football team was a Top 10 ranking? Or even better, of course, being ranked as one of the top two teams?
Marsh &amp; McLennan will see no criminal charges from the New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as the company moves towards positive changes in its staff.
The Liverpool striker is on a season-long loan deal at the Reebok Stadium from Liverpool, yet is currently at the centre of a spitting controversy involving Arjen De Zeeuw.
The government launches a plan to control the deer population, believed to be at its highest for a millennium.
SANTIAGO/HAVANA  - Fighting serious illnesses in their old age, Cold War icons Fidel Castro of Cuba and Augusto Pinochet of Chile are united in stubborn adherence to their opposing and now largely unfashionable ideologies.
The upholstery, floor mats and even the steering wheel have been dermatologically tested, and it has a pollen filter to boot. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Walt Disney Co. music label Hollywood  Records is offering a new CD format with extra features to  encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to reverse declining  CD sales.
England coach Clive Woodward has stunned the rugby and football establishment after it was reported he is looking to walk away from rugby to become a football coach.
President Bush has exempted the Navy from environmental laws designed to protect whales from potentially harmful sonar.
Drug-coated stent maker Boston Scientific rebounds from recall with strong growth.
ADELAIDE, Nov. 28. - Glenn McGrath\u00e2\u0080\u0099s four wickets helped Australia take hold of the fourth day of the second cricket Test by restricting New Zealand to 251, giving the home side a first innings lead of 324.
Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least six weeks. Gannon had an MRI exam Monday morning and was taken for further tests.
The Seattle Mariners will name Mike Hargrove as their manager, according to a report in the Seattle Times. Oct. 20 SEATTLE - Mike Hargrove has been named manager of the Seattle Mariners, the team said Wednesday.
A slowdown in US economic growth during the second quarter was not as sharp as previously thought, the Commerce Department reported today.
ATHENS   India's Rajyavardhan Rathore won the country's first medal at the Athens Games by winning silver in the men's double trap shooting event on Tuesday.
John Edwards said it would be fine if his health care proposal evolved into a federalized system.
As John Edwards criticizes the Bush administration, Dick Cheney says the challengers are not up to leading the nation. By BILL ADAIR, Times Staff Writer.
Secretary of State Colin Powell warned  North Korea on Thursday against conducting a new missile test,  although he said he did not know whether Pyongyang was  preparing to do so.
The union representing the pilots at  UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB, parent of bankrupt United Airlines, on  Thursday said its members had ratified a contract agreement  with the airline.
In the court of public opinion, many jurors have cast their verdict that Jermain Defoe should replace Michael Owen for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan on Oct 9 and Oct 13 respectively.
Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton will remain in jail after he was refused bail for a second time on Thursday.
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One lighting system for one ball field. That's the prize a company is offering youth baseball leagues in an online contest that is reaching its climax today. To win, representatives from 28 leagues statewide composed essays trying to convince Internet voters that the lights should shine on their field.
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Israeli air strikes killed two Hamas  militants in Gaza on Thursday just after the Islamic group  renewed its threats to continue rocket attacks against Israelis  despite a massive army offensive aimed at stopping them.
A 20-year-old Russian has been fined for his involvement last spring.
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A recent soft spot in US growth ought prove temporary and should not alter the Federal Reserve&#39;s plan to continue raising interest rates in a measured way, one of it&#39;s top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
The panoramic view from the front steps of Loretta Bares' modest hillside home says a lot about this old, industrial city.
Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th career hit and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam home run with two out in the 11th inning as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday.
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $506 million in an initial public offering, up sharply from its earlier filing for up to $100 million.
Q&A: Iron Mountain CEO Richard Reese says many reports of storage tapes lost by the firm are false, and explains how companies can keep up with changing storage regulations.
QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after vowing sweeping reforms in the unstable Andean country.
President Bush and Democratic rival  John Kerry traded blows over jobs and security on Friday as  they began a final two-month election sprint, with Bush touting  his economic record and Kerry launching a fierce counter-attack  on Republicans who \
A new trojan on the internet attacks the Nokia 7610 smartphone and possibly other phones running Symbian Series 60 software. &quot;We have located several freeware and shareware sites offering a program, called
Comment is free: Geoffrey Wheatcroft: Football, athletics, even cricket - the stain of cheating and doping now seems ingrained in our most cherished games.
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Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says prescription drug companies should have to wait two years to begin advertising their new products to consumers.
Shopping.com Ltd., an online comparison shopping service, on Friday lowered the number of shares to be sold by shareholders in the company's planned initial public offering.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.
Oracle is one step closer to taking over rival PeopleSoft now that a federal judge has ruled against the federal government&#39;s effort to thwart the $7.
Unicef nutrition expert sparks controversy with attack on spoon-feeding from tins and jars.
WASHINGTON - The bill Congress is soon expected to pass giving regulators more authority over pharmaceutical companies is most significant to biotech drug makers and their would-be generic rivals because of what was left out.
Renata Tebaldi, the Italian soprano whose voice Arturo Toscanini compared to that of an angel, died Sunday at her home in San Marino.
CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month.
RRS Discovery, in Dundee, is one of Scotland's favourite visitor attractions, and just one of the many to have benefited from Lottery funding through the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The House failed to reach the two-thirds margin that supporters will need if President Bush vetoes the measure.
The US Army Corps of Engineers&#39; top contracting official on Friday called the government&#39;s grant of multi-billion dollar contracts to oil services giant Halliburton

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The presidential race isn't the only important election this year. At least 470 congressional seats will be up for grabs in November, with Democrats hoping to expand their narrow majorities and crack some of the impasses that have stymied action on many issues.
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Employees of the state body that  organizes Muslim worship in Turkey asked the authorities on  Tuesday to open legal proceedings against Pope Benedict and to  arrest him when he visits the country in November.
The Football Association have defended their disciplinary procedures after outspoken criticism by Sir Alex Ferguson. The Manchester United manager called the system &quot;flawed, immoral and unfair&quot; after Wayne
Cardinal James A. Hickey, head of the Roman Catholic church in Washington, D.C., for 20 years, died on Sunday, the city's regional church body said. He was 84.
NEW YORK  - The dollar firmed after US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated Washington&#39;s yen for a strong US currency and an EU Central Bank official voiced concern about the euro&#39;s sharp gains, to 1.30 dollars.
ST. GEORGE, Utah - A man who drove himself to the emergency room after being shot in the calf with a nail gun was arrested at the hospital for not stopping when ordered.
A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.
Blame it on a reseller A Brazilian judge has ruled that six people connected with Cisco must stay in temporary custody while tax fraud allegations against the networking giant are investigated.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar defended his government's handling of the Madrid train bombings' immediate aftermath as he began keenly awaited testimony Monday before lawmakers investigating the ...
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Government vets confirm the discovery of a third case of midge-borne bluetongue disease in Suffolk.
Surging food prices boosted China's annual consumer price inflation in May to a 27-month high, extending a rising trend and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will rise further.
RANGOON, Burma - Burma's military junta accused detained prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party of inciting unrest and instigating Buddhist monks to take part in protests over price hikes, state media reported yesterday.
Houston, TX -- Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony left Saturday&#39;s 82-76 victory over the Houston Rockets after suffering a sprained ankle late in the third quarter.
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com. As password breaking mischief by hackers, phishers, and spoofers continues to grow in the consumer-PC space, AOL, this week, will offer RSA Security Inc.
President Bush tapped a former  Republican Party chairman to head the veteran affairs  department on Thursday and said the heads of the  transportation, labor, interior and housing departments would  stay on, as he shaped his second-term Cabinet.
Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 20-26:
NEW YORK - Dressed in a tuxedo, Simba sat at the front of one of Manhattan's newest dining establishments and nodded at people who greeted him. Then he yawned, began to roll on the floor and lick his paws...
Iran wants talks on its nuclear program but rejects preconditions demanding it freeze work that the West believes is being used to make atomic bombs, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.
It was just about lunchtime when the sound of tank and gun fire tore through the quiet, just blocks from Amal Juad&#39;s house. A group of her neighbors, standing on a street corner nearby, did not even stop talking.
The Wayans have long been a family of Hollywood. Now, they will be a family of monsters.
Indonesian police have arrested the alleged leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, the south-east Asian terror group blamed for the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and a series of other attacks in recent years, a spokesman said today.
The Sacramento Kings indefinitely excused Ron Artest from the team while the police continued their investigation into Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s alleged domestic violence.
WASHINGTON, Nov 2  - US regulators have agreed to allow makers of olive oil products to make the claim that their products might reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
ATHENS - Sarah Ulmer, track cycling&#39;s individual pursuit queen-in-waiting, was the ultimate quiet achiever after raising the roof at the Olympic Velodrome.
South Asia and southern Africa may be hardest hit by climate change-related food shortages by 2030.
LG Electronics India has signed Bollywood youth icon Zayed Khan as its new brand ambassador.
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury on Tuesday found that Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG failed to adequately warn a patient of the bowel disease risks associated with its acne medicine Accutane and awarded him $2.5 million in damages.
By Laurie J. Flynn  Advanced Micro Devices has said it is unlikely that the company will meet its target of $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion in revenue for the first quarter, providing evidence that the chip maker's price war with Intel was continuing to take its toll.
About 100,000 South Koreans staged an anti-communist rally on Monday, burning North Korean flags to press their calls for the downfall of the Pyongyang government and an end of its suspected nuclear weapons programs.
The Valley&#39;s latest gasoline pipeline scare passed with no shortages, price spikes or long lines at the pump. The 20-inch pipeline from California, that supplies up to 70 percent of the Valley&#39;s gasoline, diesel
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SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) reported a smoke-like smell in the Russian-built segment of the orbital laboratory Monday, sending the crew into emergency procedures though no smoke or fire was evident.
US aerospace giant Boeing has finalised an agreement to build a 100-million-dollar maintenance and repair centre in western India, Boeing officials said.
Snow falls in the United Arab Emirates after unusually cold weather, shocking residents of the Gulf state.
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Slobodan Milosevic ha cominciato oggi la sua difesa al processo che lo vede imputato per crimini di guerra davanti al tribunale internazionale de L&#39;Aja. &#39;&#39;La comunita&#39; internazionale ha agito come la forza
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A team of British police is preparing to leave for Pakistan to help investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto and hopes to be ready in 24 hours, a Scotland Yard spokesman said Thursday.
For most of their first 13 years, the Screen Actors Guild Awards played little more than the role of a seat-filler. This year they might be the biggest star in town.
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U.S. and Iraqi troops took control  of government and police buildings in Samarra early on Friday  after insurgents had undermined security in the Iraqi city, the  U.S. military said.
London will take part in IBM Canada&#39;s $35-million initiative to create regional centres selling technology services to small and mid-size companies.
By Janet I. Tu, Seattle Times  Feb. 19--OAK HARBOR -- For decades, a sign outside this light-filled, two-story house of worship proclaimed it \
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Paul Hamm had hoped to continue the  American gymnastics carnival at the Olympics Games on Sunday.
Grey clouds in Jamaica, though Cable and Wireless (C&amp;W) said it is trading in line with expectations and that it is on track to increase annual profit to between 16 and 24 per cent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Oakland Raiders denied a report Friday that owner Al Davis asked coach Lane Kiffin to resign.
Police were investigating on Tuesday a possible bugging attempt on Australian actress Nicole Kidman after a listening device was found across the road from her Sydney harborside home.
WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - It's a doggone chartbuster -- a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.
The Hamas military takeover was partly fueled by weapons moved through tunnels below the town of Rafah.
An 18-year-old woman was charged on Tuesday in connection with an alleged failed attempt to bomb London in July last year, two weeks after the July 7 attacks on the capital's transport network, police said.
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Harley-Davidson Inc.&#39;s third-quarter profit surged 20 percent, revved up by higher gross margin and brisk sales of its brand-name motorcycles and accessories.

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The pound remained on the weak side following last week&#039;s dovish minutes from the Bank of England&#039;s rate setting panel. It was a quiet day for UK data.
Microsoft is pushing hard to get its next-generation Windows operating system ready for a public launch in January, but now it has a new hurdle: the European Commission has raised concerns about Vista. The Redmond company said a delay may occur if the EU demands changes to the product.
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Talks aimed at freeing two Chinese engineers taken hostage by al-Qaida-linked militants in a lawless region near the Afghanistan border have broken down and tribal elders said Wednesday they would support the military using force to free the pair.
A man who died in a yesterday&#39;s rush hour knife rampage in north London was identified today, as police continued to question a Turkish man with a history of mental health problems.
America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pharmaceutical industry is putting out an advisory about the latest potential threat to its health: Michael Moore. Moore, the filmmaker whose targets have included General Motors
At least 79 people have been killed and 74 are missing in some of the worst storms southwest China has seen in many years. Disaster relief officials said on Monday that at least 55 were killed and 47 were
Some opponents were softening, but the controversial U.N. ambassador's resignation is yet another sign of the changed political landscape after Nov. 7
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The veteran music producer attended an LA court on Monday to hear the charge read. He is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home last February.
Stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes rising 1 percent along with the Dow.
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Several days after space shuttle Discovery arrives at the international space station, some of the lights will go out. Some communications with Mission Control will stop. Backup power will be lost.
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a compound for security contractors in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two Americans and four Afghans, a company official and witnesses said.
Bloomberg - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama's advisers are anticipating the possibility of a Democratic presidential race deadlocked past the last primary, and the outcome may hinge on a fight over whether delegations from Florida and Michigan get seats at the party's national convention in Denver.
YANGON  - Myanmar has completed its mass release of more than 9,000 inmates, a prison department source said, following a shake-up in the military-run regime.
Iran refused yesterday to agree to suspend indefinitely its uranium enrichment activities although it would continue talks with Britain, France and Germany on a package of incentives.
HAVANA, Sept. 1 -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro, looking notably better than he did when last seen almost three weeks ago, happily greeted Venezuelan President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez during a brief visit Friday aired on state television.
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The Boston College men's soccer team began its Atlantic Coast Conference play last Saturday with a 2-0 win over Maryland, then ranked seventh in the country. To say that it was payback is putting it mildly.
New York -- Andre Agassi looked a little shell-shocked after his US Open quarterfinal loss to Roger Federer on Thursday. At 34, he had to be wondering if he will even get another crack at the world No.
(InfoWorld) - After\u00c2\u00a0canceling its controversial Foleo\u00c2\u00a0product and continuing to struggle with a shift away from the personal digital assistant market, Palm warned on Wednesday that its upcoming earnings report could be weaker than expected. For the quarter ending Aug. 31, Palm will lose $0.01 per share or break even, the company said. Earlier, the company had said it expected a loss of $0.01 or a gain of $0.01 in the period. That compares with a gain of $0.35 per share in the same quarter last year. Palm also narrowed its revenue forecast to between $359 million and $361 million, instead of the previously expected $355 million to $365 million. Palm will release its quarterly earnings report on Oct. 1. The company is facing challenges as it changes its business from one focused on PDAs to one that specializes in smart phones. Earlier this month, Palm announced it wouldn't ship the Foleo, a companion product to its\u00c2\u00a0Treo smart phone, as planned. When the device was announced, analysts said it would be too expensive and wouldn't offer valuable features. Palm said it decided to focus instead on its own software platform that is due out in 2008 or 2009.
Tony Batista and Val Pascucci hit three-run homers to lift the Montreal Expos to a 10-4 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Florida Marlins on Wednesday.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Friday that he relishes the infighting that has consumed two of his potential Democratic opponents, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.
The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle today when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality.
Democrats are pouncing on what they say is a slip in support for President Bush among Florida's Cuban Americans, who backed him overwhelmingly in 2000 and have been staunchly behind Republicans in presidential elections.
Police say they are treating an attack on two teenagers and a man in his 20s in west Belfast as sectarian.
With corpses littering the streets and smoke billowing from burning slums after battles between police and anti-government protesters, Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki offered on Thursday to talk to his political rivals.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Baseball has all but struck out in Washington as the newly-named Nationals were ordered to cease all business and promotional operations.
Eric Gordon scored 25 points and D.J. White added 22, including nine during a 14-4 second-half run that carried No. 9 Indiana to an 81-65 win over Penn State on Sunday.
In a move he says is necessary to trim the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland's Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, gaining strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.
Tribal people are facing starvation in eastern India where cholera has killed scores in recent weeks.
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2004--Fixed-Dose Combination of Viread and Emtriva Recently Approved as Truvada(TM) Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced preliminary data from a planned
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Different business models, same path to success -- make good movies.
Anthony Grant is perhaps the hottest young coach in college basketball. There is speculation that he will be a candidate for an upcoming job opening at South Carolina.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Russian Anastasia Myskina successfully defended her Kremlin Cup tennis title Sunday with a straight-sets victory over countrywoman Elena Dementieva in Moscow.
Some patterns and locations of bruising are suggestive of abuse and warrant further investigation, researchers in Wales report.
A fire burned its way up one of Venezuela's tallest buildings on Sunday, injuring at least 25 firefighters and prompting the evacuation of nearby residences and businesses amid fears that the tower might collapse, officials said.
US communications regulators on Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp.
Given how careful we are today about all things financial it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s striking that people appear to have been more frank about money 200 years ago.
The following stocks may rise or fall in Asian markets, excluding Japan, today. Prices are as of the local market&#39;s close. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.
American football's big day out in London was a success as the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins 13-10 at rain-lashed Wembley on Sunday.
A Canadian couple fights the state for custody of their premature babies, whom they refuse transfusions.
Risparmiata la medaglia dei Mondiali 2006
Mark Philippoussis&#39;s miserable run of form continued on Monday with a 6-3 6-4 defeat by Czech Tomas Zib in the first round of the Japan Open.
DELLYS, Algeria  - A suicide truck bomb destroyed a coastguards barracks in Algeria on Saturday, killing 30 people, the authorities said, in the second such attack in the north African OPEC member country in as many days.
Afghanistan's ambassador said Wednesday that real power in Pakistan is in the hands of that nation's army and it is capable of countering extremism and terrorism along the countries' border.
There was no fairy tale ending for rare twin bulls who were killed on Thursday in the Madrid ring.
The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggests that a weakening economy will not slow it down.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.
The new model, unveiled at the opening of the Apple Expo in Paris, upgrades the iMac line with the faster G5 processors already used in Apple's top-end Power Macs.
Paris Hilton has been transferred out of a medical ward at a Los Angeles County jail and returned to the all-women's facility where she began her sentence for a probation violation more than a week ago, a sheriff's official said Thursday.
(tsn.ca with CP files) - According to the senior dirictor of the NHLPA, the NHL is being run by the wrong man. When asked in a television interview if he thought commissioner Gary Bettman was the right man
Trailing for much of the game, Boston College's Jared Dudley hits a key three-pointer with just over a minute left to propel the No. 8 Eagles over Providence, 78-75.
European Union foreign  ministers agreed on Saturday to take two more weeks to try to  clarify Iran's stance on halting sensitive nuclear work after  Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop uranium enrichment.
A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
Countrywide Financial Corp , the battered mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , posted a $421.9 million fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, hurt by mounting defaults in a sinking housing market.
Honda, plans to run smaller commercials for a smaller car in smaller versions of television series.
With control of the Senate hanging on nine nip-and-tuck contests, anxious candidates and their allies worked feverishly to gain an edge in races
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TOKYO Japan said Thursday that it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the Communist
LONDON: World oil prices fell strongly yesterday for the second day running as worries over supply disruptions eased with traders claiming overnight pipeline attacks in major producer Iraq were unlikely to affect the country&#39;s crude exports.
Adelphia Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable television operator, plans to sell its assets in seven geographic clusters as it emerges from bankruptcy.
Europe&#39;s biggest budget airline Ryanair launched another European hub on Tuesday at Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland, and said it was also looking to expand in Italy.
Gov. Matt Blunt banned video games from the state's prisons Monday, a month after a newspaper reported some of Missouri's most violent inmates were allowed to play games simulating murders, carjackings and the killings of police officers.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra lodges a \u00c2\u00a381.6m formal takeover bid for Manchester City.
By scuttling the new Commission, the European Parliament has finally proved to Brussels and the national capitals that it can bite as well as bark.
Oprah's taxing dilemma should be more taxing than a dilemma.
US Sen. Jon Kyl&#39;s familiarity with border issues would serve the state well if President Bush were to pick the Arizona Republican as his new secretary of homeland security, Gov.
A huge explosion tore through a crowded market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the capital in six months.
More than 2,500 families participated in the study carried out by the King Edward Memorial Hospital over a 15-year period. Pregnant women are usually scanned at 12 and 18 weeks and after 20 weeks if there are any medical concerns.
But global roaming still some way off Hackers have succeeded in (partially) unlocking the iPhone so Apple's much-hyped device can be used on at least one network other than AT&amp;T.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Musharraf last week banned the killing of females accused of 'dishonoring' their families.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Likud faction supporters that the party members who oppose his Gaza plan will be targeted with sanctions after they failed to vote in support of his address to the opening session of the Knesset winter
A love letter from Napoleon to his future wife, Josephine, is sold at auction in London for \u00c2\u00a3276,000.
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More than 120 people who ate from the same booth at the Taste of Chicago food festival last week became ill, at least nine of them with salmonella poisoning and 10 who were hospitalized, the health department said Thursday.
One hundred and fifty years on, the Lincoln-Douglas debates enjoy the dubious status of myth. This searching and illuminating book does the great service of bringing thm back down to earth.
Microsoft announced partnerships with Walt Disney, NBC Universal and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to boost online video sales.
The Oakland Athletics swept away years of first-round futility, then partied hard enough to make up for all those missed chances and then some. Milton Bradley homered and threw out Torii Hunter in a disputed play at the plate as the A's snapped a stretch of nine straight losses in potential playoff clinchers, beating Minnesota 8-3 Friday to reach the ALCS for the first time in 14 years.
The sheets of paper seemed to be everywhere the lawmakers went in the Green Zone, distributed to Iraqi officials, U.S. officials and uniformed military of no particular rank. So when Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.) asked a soldier last weekend just what he was holding, the congressman was taken a...
The Western-backed government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas estimates that it will need at least $1.62 billion in donor assistance per year to close its soaring budget gap, the World Bank said.
Oil jumped to a record high past $93 a barrel on Monday, as stormy weather disrupted supplies from giant exporter Mexico and the dollar wallowed near record lows.
A German woman gets 15 years in prison for  the manslaughter of eight of her newborn babies.
The Nevada caucuses are becoming a proxy for the racially tinged fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, with Barack Obama's campaign criticizing Hillary Rodham Clinton's allies for a lawsuit that could prevent some minorities from participating.
US presidential hopefuls work hard ahead of a tight Iowa caucus, the first big test in the nomination battle.
Samsung Electronics said today that it has made a memory manufacturing breakthrough that allows it to produce a graphics memory chip that is faster than any other on the market.
&quot;C&#39;mon Cardinals! Don&#39;t let &#39;em walk over you like this!&quot; It was 10:15 pm Wednesday, 3-0 Red Sox. What&#39;s wrong with that?
Excerpts from Sen. Barack Obama's interview with The Associated Press:
Dublin's hi-tech research laboratory, Media Labs Europe, is to shut down after running out of money.
The valuable role played by post offices in deprived urban areas has been overlooked, a report says.
com September 14, 2004, 11:36 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Briton  Kelly Holmes gave the Athens Games two of its greatest moments  Saturday by surging to victory on the athletics track and claim  historic Olympic doubles.
Sri Lanka&#39;s army Sunday blamed theTamil Tigers for failing to attend a meeting Saturday which they had agreed to attend during a meeting with the international trucemonitors and the government troops.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - World Cup leader Bode Miller barreled his way into skiing history Sunday, collecting his third consecutive win.
D.C. United offers Argentine midfielder Christian Gomez a new contract that would keep MLS's reigning most valuable player in Washington through at least 2008.
Actor Colin Firth makes his first trip to Edinburgh for the UK premiere of his new film Trauma. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
An ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic and a pro-Western moderate are vying for Serbia's presidency in an election Sunday that could either propel the Balkan nation closer to the European Union or drag it back into isolation.
Migrate and be damned Sun Microsystems is reaching out to scripters and developers on rivals' IDEs with enterprise tools and a migration program for its latest version of NetBeans.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The Israeli air force unveiled its newest unmanned aircraft Wednesday, saying the plane can fly longer, faster and higher than any other surveillance aircraft.
CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Feeling outraged as that airline seat crashes back into your knees, taking sleep or that breakfast coffee with it? You're not alone.
Microsoft Corp. today released Windows Vista Release Candidate 2 (RC2), which it expects to be the last release of the OS before it goes to manufacturing.
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A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 60 people in Baghdad on Tuesday as President George W. Bush prepared to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.
Saudi Basic Industries Corp.  (SABIC) missed fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on Saturday and said the U.S. mortgage crisis had hurt demand for chemicals, ending a run of record profits that began in 2006.
Bird&#39;s Custard and Angel Delight have been sold for \u00c2\u00a370m to Premier Foods, the group which owns Ambrosia rice pudding and Rowntree&#39;s jelly.
takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul&#39;s Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  - Joined by the widow of paralyzed  actor Christopher Reeve, Democratic challenger John Kerry on  Thursday said President Bush's policy on stem cell research was  akin to favoring the candle lobby over electricity.
Rosa Russo Iervolino, sindaco  di Napoli, con una nota ufficiale fa le proprie congratulazioni al di...
A comedian is in hospital with a fractured skull and a broken arm after he was attacked in Norwich.
(AGI) - Noordwjik (Olanda), 17 sett. - Nasce la gendarmeria europea per gestire l&#39;ordine pubblico nelle fasi post-conflitto. A Noordwijk, nei Paesi Bassi, i ministri della Difesa di Italia, Francia, Spagna

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Tortilla chips might not be health food anytime soon, but science may have found a way to make them lower your cholesterol. Researchers are frying chips in oil spiked with an ingredient from plants called phytosterol, which can soak up cholesterol without harming the taste.
The pace of change in India is supercharged because the country is catching up to, and in some cases leapfrogging, developments that took decades to play out elsewhere.
The lesson from Wall Street's recent turmoil for China is that it should open its financial markets to ensure its investors have the tools they need to manage risk, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans said Friday in Shanghai.
The service lets users of the Audiovox SMT5600 smart phone download an unlimited number of songs for $14.95 monthly.
French bank Societe Generale disclosed one of the biggest alleged frauds in financial history on Thursday, adding to a wave of gloom surrounding world markets battered by credit market losses.
Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secrets and share them on the Internet.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence Saturday that killed at least five people and wounded dozens of others...
Democrats won't be arguing this year that Ralph Nader ruined the chances of their presidential candidate.
STOCKHOLM : Andre Agassi returned to Sweden for the first time in a decade and pronounced himself ready to fight to reach the season-ending final as he plays as top seed at the 632,750-euro Stockholm Open.
Botta e risposta Maroni-Alemanno sulla Finanziaria. Il ministro del Welfare aveva protestato per la mancata copertura della previdenza 2005 nel maxiemendamento contestando duramente la manovra. In una intervista
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 4: Peeved at what he called a deliberate attempt to dilute the success of his visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin today backed India for full veto power in the enlarged UN Security Council, and found no reason why New Delhi should
A jailed Indonesian militant's autobiography urges fellow Muslim radicals to attack U.S. computers, with the particular aim of committing credit card fraud.
The Army&#39;s Special Operations Command issued an administrative reprimand this year against one of four US military officers in Afghanistan alleged in an Army document to have murdered a
The U.S. government has a blunt message for landowners along the Mexico border: Let us on your land or we'll sue. It's the latest battle over a border fence. Eloisa Tamez isn't about to give up land in her family since 1767. \
Some 3,000 people demonstrated Sunday outside the Spanish headquarters of US car parts firm Delphi in a protest against the company's plans to lay off up to 1,600 workers, Spanish media reported.
We know to expect a shock with the Turner Prize, and this year is no exception. But this time around the surprise is a very welcome one: not only were the nominated artists an impressive, serious bunch, but
Rumors are swirling that MSN plans to release its new search technology this week. But why&#39;s that big news? After all, hasn&#39;t this technology already been released twice now to the public?
They came from Russia with love to a tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.
Super Bowl coaches Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin should not have too much trouble understanding each other's mindsets because the pair kick-started their careers working together.
Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional difficulties, but tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy can improve both these problems as well as quality of life, new research shows.
A report out yesterday from the International Telecommunication Union says that mobile phone users have doubled since the year 2000.
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Tiger Woods birdied his last two holes, and five of his last seven, for a seven-under-par 65 at the Dubai Desert Classic to start his season with two wins.
The Ford Motor Company has agreed to sell its iconic Aston Martin brand for just over 470 million pounds (908 million dollars) to a consortium led by a former British racing driver, an official for the US firm said Monday.
New reports from two press advocacy organizations reveal that the ongoing violence and instability in Iraq made 2004 the deadliest year for journalists around the world since the mid-1990s.
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work at a US weapons dump near Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 and bringing the toll
Risultati delle gare  della major league di baseball americana disputate nella notte.
A Russian business tycoon is reportedly set to buy a controlling 40-percent stake in crisis-hit Everton, in a move that would place two of England's most popular teams in the hands of Russian billionaires.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
TBILISI, Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili said his forces seized strategic heights after fighting in the rebel South Ossetia region Thursday and promised more such victories to fulfill a pledge to reunite his country.
Ireland&#39;s Padraig Harrington demonstrated his return to form five days before the Ryder Cup, with victory in the German Masters on Sunday.
Treasury chief Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as leader of the governing Labour Party on Sunday.
Michael M. Kaiser has made a minor art form of turning around troubled cultural institutions, including, most recently, the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Maxi sconto per il pilota che doveva versare 17,2 milioni
A 20-year-old member of the military was arrested after trying to get through airport security with two training grenades in a carry-on bag, police said.
Typhoon Meari, the eighth storm to hit Japan this year, brought winds of up to 67 miles per hour, and left at least eight people missing.
A veteran NASA safety inspector appeared in court Friday in Florida to answer charges that he filed false reports of checks on the space shuttle.
A leading human rights group in southern India is calling for an inquiry into the killing of the country&#39;s most notorious bandit.
The race for president has a hot new issue: what to do about the economy's credit crunch. And the candidates, as usual, do not agree.
Sun Microsystems Inc.  on Thursday reported a small quarterly net profit, after a year-earlier loss, but a new range of products has so far failed to ignite sales at the maker of computer servers and storage equipment.
Eighty-five jobs are to be lost at a shirt factory in the Waterside area of Londonderry.
According to Vonage, rumors of its demise due to its ongoing patent litigation with Verizon have been greatly exaggerated. Vonage is accused by Verizon of violating seven even patents covering telephone features and the use of Wi-Fi to place telephone calls.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPraying With Lior\u00e2\u0080\u009d documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s son with Down syndrome.
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Japan's defence minister apologises for saying the US atom bomb attacks in World War II were inevitable.
Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean.
Medical experts are still investigating  the cause of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko's  illness during election campaigning, and poisoning remains one  possibility, his doctor said on Wednesday.
The body of the late model Anna Nicole Smith arrives in the Bahamas for a pink-themed funeral.
A Chinese group announced it began operating what it says is the world&#39;s largest next-generation Internet network over the weekend, which will boost data transmission speeds and bring more Internet
EL ALTO, Bolivia  - Damiana Katari, who knits clothes for a living and wears long black braids, a bowler hat and layers of colored skirts, proudly voted to elect fellow Aymara Indian Evo Morales to the presidency of Bolivia.
The untreated urban sewage and effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies water to millions of people, according to a study by a Canadian environmental group.
LOS ANGELES Aug. 18, 2004  Paris Hilton&#39;s publicist said Wednesday the reality television personality&#39;s missing Chihuahua Tinkerbell has been found.
Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 1.51  percent to a five-week closing low on Thursday as poor  machinery orders data followed sluggish growth figures that  undermined confidence in the economy a day earlier.
Sioux Falls, SD - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery.
If you have a relative with cancer, probably one of the most pressing questions is what your chances are of getting it yourself. In a paper published in PloS Medicine, the premier medical journal freely available
Eric Clapton poses for photo at Sirius Radio studios in New York, Feb. 26, 2003. Clapton won&#39;t be driving in France for a while.
There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Sunday near a joint U.S.-Iraqi checkpoint, killing three people and wounding seven, including four U.S. soldiers in the northern city of Samarra, the military said.
When I heard Amazon.com was testing a fresh grocery delivery service, I had two questions: In this car-centric city of abundant grocery stores, who needs to order online? And, didn't another Seattle dot-com grocery service bomb less than a decade ago?
Ravens running back Jamal Lewis will miss Sunday's game against the Patriots with a sprained right ankle, the latest in a series of setbacks for the defending NFL rushing champion.
Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC:NYSE - news - research) will provide insurance customers with a &quot;full accounting&quot; of its revenue streams under reforms outlined by the embattled financial services company Tuesday.
Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
 Muslim nations demand Middle East ceasefire
(InfoWorld) - A U.S. federal jury convicted the former owner and president of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., a telecommunications and Internet service provider, on seven of nine counts of wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the E-Rate program, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. Rafael G. Adame was convicted of submitting fraudulent invoices for payment to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Administrative Company. The E-Rate program provides subsidies to schools and libraries in poor, and often rural, areas of the U.S. so that they can afford Internet connectivity, computers and communications networks. Adame submitted the fraudulent invoices via wire communications when his company provided Internet services to schools in Texas. The federal jury that convicted him is in McAllen, Texas. He was found guilty of submitting fraudulent invoices via wire between December 2001 and May 2003, receiving US$106,514 in payments through the E-Rate program. Adame faces up to 20 years in prison for each count on which he was convicted and a $250,000 fine. He has not yet been sentenced.
Marco Belinelli ha firmato il contratto con i Golden State Warriors. Il  bolognese, che era stato sc...
Sempre piu' probabile 'abbandono' del Dl per farlo decadere
Playbill - The Marquis Theatre box office opens Sept. 26 for sale of tickets to La Cage aux Folles, the musical comedy revival that begins previews Nov. 10.
Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson was wheeled off the field on a stretcher during Sunday&#39;s game against Jacksonville after he was clotheslined by Jaguars safety Donovin Darius late in the fourth quarter.
A congressional panel moved toward seeking contempt charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday after she refused to appear -- under orders from President George W. Bush -- at a hearing on the firing of federal prosecutors.
For Paul and Heather McCartney, the  words of the Beatles song \
An anonymous reader writes &quot;Paul Thorrott reviews Windows Media Player 10 and notes that unlike Apple&#39;s iTunes Music Store, which offers music that is only compatible with Apple&#39;s iPod portable player, WMP 10 will work with songs from virtually any other
KPMG (KPMG.UL: Quote, Profile, Research) will pay $10 million -- the largest payment ever by an accounting firm in a US Securities and Exchange Commission action -- to settle charges of improper conduct while auditing Gemstar-TV
Harman International has reached a compromise with a pair of buyout firms that will allow them to terminate a planned takeover of the company in return for a $400 million investment -- avoiding litigation that both sides viewed as too costly.
Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia after a snap poll, officials declare.
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The secret lobbying campaign your phone company doesn't want you to know about
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new poll shows President George W. Bush continues to hold aa slight lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in Florida following the first presidential debate.
Swedish car firm Volvo is to buy Japan's Nissan Diesel Motor for $1.1bn, to expand in Asia.
WEST PALM BEACH \u00c2\u00b7 Blasting President Bush for undoing the &quot;good things&quot; her husband did in office, US Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged hundreds of Democratic women to vote early
Crystal balls are so much cooler when the screen is wide.
Science & environment: Networking sites like Facebook and MySpace do not help you make more genuine friends, survey shows.
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Maybe it&#39;s the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed &quot;He&#39;s grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his
Giants slugger Barry Bonds is at the center of another steroids controversy after statements made by his trainer. In Saturday&#39;s San Francisco Chronicle, Bonds&#39; personal trainer Greg Anderson claimed on tape
The health-care products specialist has more than one Christmas gift under the tree.
Il prefetto di Bergamo, Cono Federico, ha detto oggi che lo stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia, dove dom...
Sete Gibernau gave his home fans what they wanted when he took provisional pole position at Valencia today. Gibernau had hoped to retreat to home ground
Nov. 29, 2004 (Chicago) -- Researchers say that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a disruption or disturbance in brain circuitry, a problem that may now be seen using brain imaging techniques.
&quot;[The Labour] party gathers in Brighton for what is probably its last conference before the general election - and certainly its most difficult in years... The subject that overshadows this conference, haunts
Storms dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of Texas on Saturday, stranding more than 170 passengers on an Amtrak train for hours and forcing rescue crews elsewhere to pull at least 50 people to safety.
31 agosto 2004: una kamikaze cecena si fa esplodere davanti a una stazione della metropolitana di Mosca: 10 morti e 51 feriti. 24 agosto: due aerei passeggeri esplodono in volo, provocando la morte di 89 persone.
Some of the nation's largest banks were customers of a Florida firm shut down this year for pretexting, or lying, to get personal information such as phone records, the same practice that Hewlett-Packard Co. executives will testify to Congress about today.
AIDS activists occupied several government offices Friday and took to the streets demanding the resignation and arrest of South Africa's health minister, accusing her of allowing unnecessary and preventable deaths because of her policies on AIDS.
TEHRAN : Iran warned that its agreement to suspend sensitive nuclear activities in order to ease fears it is seeking the bomb was subject to rapid progress in a new round of negotiations to begin next month.
The World Economic Forum is a giant schmoozefest, but this time the forum's members rediscover their economic purpose.
The Army is investigating reservists who refused to deliver a fuel shipment under conditions they considered unsafe.
Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.
The international Red Cross said Wednesday that it had canceled a meeting with a French lawyer who wanted the agency to check whether former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was on hunger strike.
The alleged leader of Southeast Asia&#39;s most dangerous Islamic militant group has gone on trial in Indonesia charged with terrorist offenses that carry the death penalty.
Lee Siegel is by no means the first author to try to anonymously insult his detractors, and the careers of many who did so in the past outlived any scandal.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Holocaust may have been invented by the victorious Allied powers in World War II to embarrass Germany.
News that Greece&#39;s top two sprinters have withdrawn from the Athens Olympics over missed dope tests has swept through the crowd gathered at the home of the ancient Games to watch the shot put.
India&#39;s most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, was killed on Monday in a shootout with police who have for years been hunting the smuggler
The company is reasonably certain that it can maintain previously issued earnings guidance.
Too many important policy issues are unlikely to be addressed by major party candidates in this year&#39;s presidential campaign. As of the recent Republican Convention, Sen. John Kerry
Gov. James E. McGreevey's approval rating has not suffered since he announced that he had an affair with a man and will resign in November, a new poll showed Sunday.
L'ex amministratore delegato della Juventus, Antonio Giraudo, oggi ha spiegato la dinamica delle osc...
Broadcom Corp. on Tuesday announced that Scott McGregor, chief of Philips&#39; chip division, will become its new president and CEO.
As soon as Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack arrived at his childhood home in the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Saturday, former neighbor Judith Perman reminded him of his fondness for orange Popsicles and pot pies.
President Jacques Chirac inaugurated an expanded Holocaust Memorial in Paris on Tuesday promising dozens of Nazi death camp survivors that France would \

Jake Hogue kicks a 24-yard field goal in overtime, and Ball State capitalizes on two late Navy miscues to pull out a 34-31 victory Saturday.
At the annual show in San Francisco, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs made two major announcements but only confirmed what bloggers had already sniffed out: iTunes will start renting out movies, and the company will offer a super-thin laptop.
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- IPod maker Apple and the manager of The Beatles' Apple Corps resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark.
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Venezuela has caught four people spying for the U.S. government and has turned them over to the Americans.
WASHINGTON - A new Food and Drug Administration analysis backs earlier suggestions of a link between at least some antidepressants used by children and suicidal tendencies, prompting the agency to prepare new warnings.    Exactly what those warnings will say, and which drugs will be affected, hasn't been settled, according to FDA documents released Friday...
Armadillo Aerospace, the space company founded by \
The Sundance Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a roster of over 120 movies set to screen at January's event, with a slate of world premieres featuring stars ranging from Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman to pop queen Lindsay Lohan.
Israeli ground troops backed by tanks and armored vehicles advanced into the northern Gaza towns of Beit Hanoun and Jebaliya on Wednesday, Palestinian security officials said.
England's Football Association gave the go-ahead Thursday for a national football centre to be built following a board meeting.
The woman minister at the centre of the Presbyterian gender row in Portadown says she has been very hurt.
The Transportation Security Administration yesterday said it would resume plans to seek bids for a large technology maintenance contract, ending consideration of a proposal to give the
The chancellor orders the Bank of England to freeze any UK assets of Saudi dissident based in London and a group believed to be linked to him.
The world's tallest animal, the giraffe, may actually be several species, a new genetics study suggests.
Intel Corp. said on Friday it will support a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher's project to put computers in the hands of poor children around the world, reversing its long-standing opposition to the proposal.
The collapse of Christmas saving scheme Farepak highlights a \
Novak Djokovic opens his US Open campaign with a crushing 6-2 6-1 6-3 win over Dutchman Robin Haase.
AFRICA/SUDAN - Nuovi spiragli di pace per il Darfur: \u00c2\u0093Siamo disposti a osservare il cessate il fuoco unilaterale in Darfur sin dall'inizio del negoziato con i ribelli\u00c2\u0094 afferma il Presidente sudanese in visita in Italia e in Vaticano Roma (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Siamo disposti a osservare il cessate il fuoco unilaterale in Darfur sin dall'inizio del negoziato con i ribelli del Darfur\u00c2\u0094. Lo ha annunciato  il Presidente del Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir al termine del colloquio con il Pres...
The trial of Saddam Hussein and six of   his former commanders, accused of orchestrating a genocidal   campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s, resumed in   Iraq on Monday.
More than 50 percent of children in refugee camps around Africa's volatile Great Lakes area have experienced some form of sexual abuse, a humanitarian group said in report Monday.
Bangladesh's interim government has failed to act neutrally ahead of January elections, the U.S. ambassador said on Sunday, echoing criticism of a multi-party alliance that has demanded electoral reforms.
SEATTLE, Jan. 30 -- In a decision that could trigger the largest dam-removal project in world history, the federal government said today that four hydroelectric dams on the troubled Klamath River must undergo costly modifications to allow passage for salmon.
BOSTON The United States&#39; top telecommunications regulator plans to protect fledgling Internet telephone services from being taxed and heavily regulated by the 50 state governments.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to immediately withdraw from the country, saying their swift departure would make Iraq more secure and decrease sectarian violence, according to new polls by the State Department and independent researchers.
The ammonia and crystalline ice would be destroyed in about 10 million years,&quot; Jewitt says. &quot;This implies Quaoar gets recoated on that time scale or faster.
NEW YORK, July 18 -- An underground steam pipe exploded through a Manhattan street near Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, causing a brief panic about a possible terrorist attack.
Santander Central Hispano has said it aims to complete its takeover of High Street bank Abbey one month sooner than originally planned.
A U.S. investigation found no evidence  two Australian al Qaeda suspects held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba  were abused by their American captors, Australian Foreign  Minister Alexander Downer said on Thursday.
Saluta 'eroi della liberta'' davanti migliaia di palestinesi
U.S. warplanes hit the rebel- held Iraqi city of Falluja overnight as part of a drive to thwart expected attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and ensure security for national polls due in January.
The 10th United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded Saturday with a weak commitment to future talks on the reduction of pollutant emissions.
Community support officers throughout England and Wales are to be given additional powers. Send us your reaction.
A group of families has sued in an attempt to block Gov. Rick Perry's executive order requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.
Dr. Robert Jarvik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s newest heart device, the Jarvik 2000, holds the distinction of keeping a patient alive the longest. But it is facing competition.
La direzione distrettuale antimafia conclude un'indagine durata due anniL'organizzazione gestiva l'economia della zona: usura e racket                                          Le mani della 'ndrangheta sul turismo Quarantuno ordinanze a Vibo Valentia
US world number two Andy Roddick will face Belarus&#39; Vladimir Voltchkov in the opening singles tie of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.
Crude oil prices rose Wednesday even as the government report showed a sharp increase in US inventories of crude oil. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures for
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler executives met with Senate lawmakers on Wednesday as Democrats move toward a vote on a sprawling energy bill.
A British man is jailed for 14 years in Sweden after infecting two under-age girls with HIV.
THE RACE: Support for Republican, Democratic candidates in the presidential races in New Hampshire
LOS ANGELES, Nov 1  - Horror flick &quot;The Grudge&quot; scared the life out of the competition at the North American box office last weekend, raking in 21.
When a rampaging column of 200,000 army ants hauling prey encounters a gaping pothole, volunteers bridge it with their bodies so that comrades can walk over them at full speed until the day&#39;s work is done, according to a new study.
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Hee-Won Han of South Korea hit a beautiful second shot on the first playoff hole, then sank a 4-foot birdie putt to beat Lorie Kane of Canada and win the Safeway Classic.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said  on Wednesday it would have low-cost color screen and music  playing handsets made in India through manufacturing agreements  with Flextronics  and Foxconn .
Every December 1st, the United Nations spearheads commemorations of the global AIDS epidemic and this year, the focus is on women and girls.
Industry watchers don&#39;t expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger.
La Federcalcio irlandese ha smentito l'arrivo dell'allenatore italiano Giovanni Trapattoni sulla pan...
Diabetes is striking growing numbers of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.
Nintendo says it already has sold 500,000 of its newly released Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems, about 90 percent of the inventory shipped to the United States.
The head of Nigeria's ruling party launched an unprecedented attack on President Olusegun Obasanjo in a letter published on Saturday, warning him that his government was unpopular and heading for collapse.
Unlike the national blood bank, the Western Cape Blood Transfusion Service (WCBTS) says it does not reject donations on the basis of race.
Mirava alla paralisi del traffico ferroviario a Ferragosto il tentativo, fallito, di sabotaggio della linea Bologna-Firenze (foto). La linea e&#39; la stessa dell&#39;attentato all&#39;Italicus. L&#39;azione e&#39; stata rivendicata da un volantino anarco-insurrezionalista.
TRENTON - Medical professionals in New Jersey who give patients a flu shot even if they are not in a high-risk group could face a $500 fine.
Three British firefighters have been given a grilling for taking a fire engine along to jazz up a party, the BBC said.
Era un ministro iracheno l&#39;obiettivo dell&#39;autobomba esplosa stamattina nella parte occidentale di Baghdad, ma questi \u00c3\u00a8 scampato all&#39;attentato. Sono invece rimaste uccise cinque persone, e altre tre ferite.
LOS ANGELES  - The entertainment  industry Tuesday ramped up its response to the devastation in  Southeast Asia caused by last month's earthquake and tsunami.
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Harmony Gold has pounced on bigger domestic rival Gold Fields with an unsolicited, all-share takeover bid worth about $8bn to create the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest gold producer.
Air travelers should not expect authorities to ease restrictions on gels and liquids in carry-on luggage until sometime next year when new technology may give screeners the ability to more easily spot potential explosives in bags, according to federal security officials who are nearing the one-ye...
A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.
Some have explained the flu vaccine shortage by saying that the vaccines business holds little allure, but vaccines, it turns out, can make for good business.
Palm Inc., whose Treo smart phone is facing increasing competition from Apple Inc., Nokia Corp. and other offerings, said Wednesday it may see a small loss or break even in its fiscal first quarter.
Dutch authorities have announced that country&#39;s first fines against spammers, including an individual and two companies who sent unsolicited e-mails and mobile telephone text messages.
How much background experience does a political appointee need to hold a senior job in a federal agency?
Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie came down to earth with a bump when he missed the cut at The Heritage on Friday. There was better news, however, for forgotten
Ecco gli arbitri designati a dirigere le gare di ritorno dei playoff e playout del campionato italia...
Microsoft acknowledged on Monday it continued to battle a technical glitch that prevented MSN users from logging on to the service&#39;s instant-messaging system, MSN Messenger, for the past three days.
By Jude Webber CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru  - Peru's retrial ofShining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman turned into a farcicalmud slinging on Friday as one judge quit the case and theprosecutor called on the two other justices to resign.
ROMA - L&#39;Onu d\u00c3\u00a0 l&#39;altol\u00c3\u00a0 all&#39;Italia: il ponte aereo con la Libia per il rimpatrio in massa dei clandestini giunti sulle coste siciliane \u00c3\u00a8 &quot;preoccupante&quot;. L&#39;Alto commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati
He has eaten seal eyes in the Arctic and cobras in Vietnam. The outspoken chef has a new book based on his adventure-travel eating show No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain will now take your questions
A glitch on the Microsoft Canada Web site has apparently let slip Microsoft's planned prices for Windows Vista, indicating the Redmond company intends to charge as much as $299 CDN for its top-of-the-line upgrade to Ultimate Edition, and $499 CDN if users wish to purchase the full version.
The United States has compelling  evidence North Korea has a uranium-based nuclear weapons  program and ending this activity is essential to resolving the  nuclear dispute with Pyongyang, according to two key former  U.S. officials.
Lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in herbal preparations imported from India, some so laden with contaminants they were potent enough to cause serious poisonings, researchers report today.
By Alison Boggs, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 22--A residential and commercial project proposed for 80 acres just north of downtown Spokane took a huge step forward Thursday when the city of Spokane's hearing examiner approved it largely as submitted.
Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a projected 23 percent this year, less than forecast.
Stretta sui subprime. Bernanke: 'proteggere consumatori'
Through the first five games of the season, freshman Corey Raji seemed to struggle to find his way on the court as one of five newcomers to Boston College's basketball team.
Press Releases &#038; Search Engine Optimization  About two weeks ago was the one year anniversary of the search engine roundtable and I decided to give the much spoken about PR Web a try. As many of you know, PRWeb is known as the \
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Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland overcame a second-set lapse and defeated Carlos Moya of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Thursday night to remain undefeated in the ATP Masters Cup Championships.
Taxpayers should be entitled to money back after last year's Scottish elections, a Nationalist MSP says.
Ariel Sharon's deputy repeated a call, rejected in the past by the Israeli prime minister, for a wider withdrawal from the West Bank after a planned pullout from parts of the occupied Palestinian territory and Gaza.
Hamid Karzai named a new cabinet on Thursday, sacking the country&#39;s prominent defence minister and removing other warlords from top spots in a major reshuffle weeks after he was sworn in as the nation&#39;s first democratically elected president.
Police are investigating possible links to animal rights protesters after a woman's grave is desecrated.
Altria Group Inc.  on Tuesday said it plans to move its U.S.-based cigarette production for non-U.S. markets to its facilities in Europe and will close its Cabarrus, N.C., manufacturing facility by the end of 2010.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Already without six injured players, the Patriots finished yesterday's game without two more key contributors -- tight end Benjamin Watson and nose tackle Vince Wilfork .
As it turned out, Joe Torre trumped Curt Schilling in the Carl Pavano sweepstakes. Pavano&#39;s agent, Scott Shapiro, said last night that the
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Doctors should know that when meeting a new patient for the first time there is no second chance to make a good first impression, researchers said on Monday.
Rich Barcelo shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday in chilly conditions at PGA West to take a three-stroke lead over Australia's Paul Gow after the second round of the PGA Tour's 108-hole final qualifying tournament.
Courtney LaVere came off the bench to lead No. 6 Notre Dame's 14-0 run late in the first half after Pittsburgh's leading scorer got into foul trouble, and the visiting Fighting Irish cruised to a 75-47 victory yesterday.
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US retailer Macy's said Wednesday it was cutting 2,300 jobs as it vies to overhaul its operations and cut costs amid a slowing economy.
Jessops, the UK's largest photographic goods retailer, slashes the flotation price of its shares from an expected 185p-220p to 155p.
New rules take effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta,  banning people from keeping domestic birds.
The installation of SAP financial software at a major London-based container transport firm exposed flaws in the company's accounting systems and processes, forcing it to restate its earnings.
Fabio Capello critica l'arbitro dopo il pari nel derby con l'Atletico Madrid. Sull'1-1 finale, avreb...
NEW YORK - The effective tax rate for America&#39;s largest and most profitable corporations has sharply declined in recent years, and one third of such companies paid zero taxes--or less--in at least one of the last three years, according to a study released
After a long sabbatical, nursing a foot injury and pondering her future, Martina Hingis has come back to take on the big hitters of the women\u00c2\u0092s tour.
In una partita valida per le qualificazioni per l'Europeo donne 2009, la Nazionale italiana ha battu...
Nineteen people have died in a week of cold weather and snowstorms across Turkey.
Shaquille O&#39;Neal notched up 24 points and 11 rebounds on his return for the first time to Los Angeles since his trade, leading the Miami Heat to clinch a 104-102 overtime victory on Christmas day over the Lakers on Saturday.
A man who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight on Tuesday was unarmed, working alone and threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy, Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said.
Isn't Napier the logarithm guy? Yes indeed. A man of varied  talents, he popularized the modern decimal point notation and argued  that the Pope of 1593 was the Antichrist.    And created one of the first devices to automate binary  arithmetic. Using nothing more than a chessboard and some counters, he  developed ways to multiply, divide and even find the square roots of  binary numbers.
News Corp. NWSa.N on Monday said it   has agreed to buy a U.K. jobs recruitment site for an   undisclosed sum to reach a younger audience.
(andPOP) - UK Pop star Robbie Williams had a choice: keep using drugs and get fat or stop his drug use and be slim. Williams stopped using drugs.
CLEVELAND -- A doctor with the Cleveland Clinic is calling for a congressional investigation into whether the makers of Vioxx ignored signs it could cause heart problems.
IBM and Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0(AMD) have jointly developed a new method for implementing strained silicon technology on both positive and negative transistors, the companies are expected to announce Monday.
Using the tech that connects thousands of people on a phone call, congress members are holding remote town-hall meetings. A recorded voice invites 35,000 citizens at once to stay on the line for the meeting. By the Associated Press.
Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous

Real Madrid&#39;s David Beckham played his first game in six weeks, after recovering from his two broken ribs, as the Spanish giants romped to a 6-1 win over struggling Albacete.
The Jets left the game the same way they entered it: needing a victory to assure themselves a wild-card playoff berth.
PORT HARCOURT, 28 Sep 2004 (IRIN) - An ethnic militia group in Nigeria&#39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.
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Last month, wholesale prices posted their biggest increase in 14 years, the Labor Dept. reported on Nov. 16. The Producer Price Index, a gauge of prices received by farms, factories, and refineries, rose 1.7%, nearly twice as high as forecasted.
TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are treated for obstructive sleep apnea show improvements in behavioral and emotional problems, says a study in the January issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Channel 4 l'ha gia' commissionato a Peter Kosminsky
The SkinnyCorp guys lay out their simple plan for a successful business at the CommunityNext conference -- it takes a village. In Monkey Bites.
Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra was picked to head the House Intelligence Committee, replacing Rep. Porter Goss who has been nominated to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Speaker
Yahoo! Inc has bought Stata Labs Inc, maker of email search software, in a move apparently aimed at beefing up its Yahoo! Mail property in the face of competition from Google Inc&#39;s Gmail service.
Amir Khan wins his first professional title as he beats Rachid Drilzane for the IBF inter-continental light welterweight title in London.
Mindreef is bolstering security verification in its server-based SOA testing software Tuesday and adding three new client products for SOA quality.The company's SOAPscope Server 6.1 enables teams to test the quality of SOA, Mindreef CTO Frank Grossman said. The product is focused on the XML layer.\
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Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA  rose over 12 percent on Thursday amid speculation Microsoft Corp  would launch a takeover bid, traders said.
It&#39;s payback time. The former chief executive of Conseco (nyse: CNO - news - people ) and his family trusts must pay $62.7 million plus interest to a unit of the insurance company, which may also foreclose on his mansion, a judge ruled.
Anaheim's 3-2 victory over Ottawa in the opener of the Stanley Cup finals got a 0.72 cable rating on Versus and was watched in 523,000 households in the United States.
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His bullpen had already squeezed out 8 2/3 shutout innings and Dan Miceli was still available, making it logical for Houston Astros manager Phil Garner to take a chance
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NAKAI PLATEAU, Laos  - Two years from completion, the Nam Theun 2 dam being carved out of a jungle-clad corner of Laos has already set a high standard for future hydroelectric projects in the power-hungry region.
Mario Beretta si avvicina al Piacenza. Il 48enne tecnico ex Ternana, Chievo, Parma e Siena, avr&agra...
Blog: Popular social-networking site makes its first buy: Parakey, a Web start-up created by Firefox's co-founders.
Ireland's lone sugar processor Greencore Sugar is to cease operating at its Carlow production facility in anticipation of the pending EU reform of the sugar industry, Tom Armitage reports.
The U.S. government said on Friday that casinos and other poker tournament sponsors will have to start reporting most players' winnings to the Internal Revenue Service starting next year.
Fierce clashes erupted between US forces and Iraqi fighters in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, killing at least two Iraqi civilians, witnesses and medics said.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
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Genentech Inc. barely scraped past Wall Street's expectations Monday as the biotech giant renowned for its phenomenal growth posted a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits.
Two teenage boys have been charged with assault in the school bus beating of a 10-year-old that was recorded by a surveillance camera.
Lutto cittadino a Dronero per le due vittime degli attentati terroristici in Egitto. Decine di lumini hanno illuminato le finestre della cittadina. I funerali saranno a carattere solenne. Rivista di al Qaida esalta gli attentati.
Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers, Broadway theater, movies and television, and who at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.
TOKYO/SEOUL  - Japan's Canon Inc. said on Thursday  it had found problems with equipment for making liquid crystal  displays (LCDs), boosting shares in LG.Philips and other LCD  makers as fears of a supply glut eased.
Sri Lanka's government officially notified peace-broker Norway on Thursday that it is pulling out of a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels that has failed to quell the violence.
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By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 21--DESTIN -- Fishermen are known to tell tales, but this time the truth isn't getting away.
U.S. home construction fell last month for the first time since January, as builders struggled with a glut of unsold homes, but permits for future construction rose, offering mixed signals on the housing outlook.
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The St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. estimated it lost about $140 million as a result of Hurricane Charley. This is a net loss, after tax allowances and reinsurance payments, the St.
MONTREAL (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will announce today that Ottawa is giving Quebec close to $400 million to fight climate change.  Harper and Premier Jean Charest are scheduled to annonce the deal Monday in Sherbrooke.
Drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, wearing handcuffs and a bulletproof vest, flew late Friday aboard U.S. government plane for trial in the United States, becoming the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever be extradited to the United States.
The magazine Business 2.0 offers a rundown of invention ideas from venture capitalists and the amounts they are offering for people willing to carry out their ideas.
The surgeon who transplanted a heart into a 14-year-old Arkansas boy so the teenager was able to be home for Christmas, apparently committed suicide in Little Rock.
Oprah Winfrey said she would not want to serve as a juror in a murder trial again, but she enjoyed getting to know her fellow jurors &#151; and invited them to her show to talk about the experience.
A new poll shows President Megawati  Sukarnoputri has made up some ground in the Indonesian  presidential race, but her challenger still has a commanding  lead just a few days out from the vote.
Two brothers were killed in separate highway crashes in this coastal town just hours apart.
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday that an exchange of weapons for cash would be extended across the country in an effort to disarm Shiite militiamen and
A Canadian military submarine headed for home with 56 people aboard caught fire and issued a distress call off the coast of Ireland Tuesday.
Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington will miss Monday's game against Dallas after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee.
Anselm Kiefer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s work, which will go on display Thursday, will be the first permanent contribution to the Louvre\u00e2\u0080\u0099s d\u00c3\u00a9cor since 1953.
Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.
In many ways, Brooke Astor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s will is a paper-and-ink personification of the New York doyenne of philanthropy and high society, who turned 105 in March.
South African president Thabo Mbeki\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ruling party, the African National Congress, has published a stinging attack on top US health officials, accusing them of treating Africans like \u00e2\u0080\u009cguinea pigs\u00e2\u0080\u009d and lying to promote a key Aids drug.
HOUSTON -- Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. \
This week, Microsoft is repeating statements made over the past seven years that Office's Reduced Functionality Mode is nothing other than a mechanism to prevent users who won't let the company verify the product's authenticity from doing more than testing how it works. What's the cause of recent confusion over RFM and product validation?
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In its brief but glorious life, JetBlue Airways has become a business school case study. Business junkies everywhere have praised the customer service, new planes and clever marketing that turned JetBlue from a concept into the nation's eighth-largest airline in only eight years. But now that...
Western private contractors working in  Iraq say they are determined to see their work through.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and three soldiers died taking the army's total death toll to 55.
BAGHDAD -- US forces captured two senior figures in Al Qaeda's branch in Iraq, the US military said yesterday, and one of Turkey's richest businessmen was reported kidnapped, appearing in a video along with a weeping employee saying they were being held hostage.
The FBR Open had been going on for two days, but by Friday afternoon Eric F. Billings still hadn't watched any golf.
Adaptec is changing tack under CEO Robert Stephens and might soon find itself in direct competition with several old partners.
ATI Technologies Inc., the world&#39;s second-biggest maker of computer-graphics chips, said fourth- quarter net income more than doubled, helped by sales of graphics- enhanced cell phones and high-definition televisions.
For a while, everything looked the same. The hunched-over pocket stance, the tap-tap-tapping of the ball, the fidgeting in the pocket finally giving way to his three-quarter, slingshot release to a crossing receiver.
-- Bob Knight shook hands with the opposing coach, put his head down and walked off the court. Victory No. 876, the one that tied him with legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp for second place on the career list and moved him within three of tying former North Carolina coach Dean Smith for the top...
North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its \
Rising interest rates, record oil  prices and geopolitical instability may send chills down the  spines of finance directors of debt-strapped global  corporations.
PATTRAN, India  - Manual laborer Gulzar Singh is   haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside   an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's   fight against female feticide.
The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court affirmed the interpretation of FICORA, the Finnish telecom regulator, on the calculation grounds applied by TeliaSonera Finland to the interconnection pricing of mobile ...
Police investigating a letter bomb campaign released the name yesterday of a man they wished to interview. They said Justin McAuliffe, 32, had not been seen since he left his flat in Bedford last Saturday.
Representatives of 21 Pacific Rim economies are in Santiago, Chile for preliminary meetings leading up to this weekend&#39;s meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
A military convoy was attacked this morning in the lawless tribal region on the border with Afghanistan.
Kino International, a distributor based in New York, has acquired North American rights to both Volker Schlondorff's The Ninth Day and to Karen Shakhnarazov's The Rider Named Death.

Florida prosecutors acted legally when  they seized Rush Limbaugh's medical records during an  investigation into whether the conservative radio host misused  prescription painkillers, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
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SN30952 writes &quot;An adult sex toy shut down a key regional airport for almost an hour today when it was mistaken for a bomb, Queensland police said.
A superb goal by the Czech Republic's European footballer of the year Pavel Nedved gave Juventus a 1-0 victory over Dutch side Ajax in their Champions League Group C match.

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The U.S. military pressed an investigation on Sunday after a warplane bombed the wrong house in northern Iraq, inflicting a heavy civilian death toll and fueling anti-American anger three weeks before an election.
BIRMINGHAM, UK : Sep 20 (PNS) - An unbeaten 81 runs by Yousuf Yohana led Pakistan to defeat arch rivals Indians by 3 wickets and move into the semi finals of the ICC Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday.
Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.
Ted Purdy closed his course-record 9-under 61 with an eagle and a birdie Thursday and held a three-shot lead over four players after the first round of the Texas Open.
The royal correspondent on Britain's biggest selling newspaper has pleaded guilty in court to hacking into the mobile phone messages of Princes Charles, William and Harry's staff.
President George W. Bush hailed a new era of strategic cooperation with India on Monday as he signed a law that is a major step toward allowing New Delhi to buy U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in 30 years.
Stocks fell on Friday, pressured by  declines in the drug and semiconductor sectors and  by  slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in September.
To Republicans defending their House majority, a bill to validate President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program is as much about luring Democrats into voting against it as it is about enacting a law.
Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has said that time has run out for the organisers of the British Grand Prix to save the race for the 2005 season.
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has predicted that economic growth in developing countries will be 6.1 percent in 2004, the highest in three decades, but will moderate over the next two years.
BOSTON\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0-- Charlie Wagner, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox during the 1930s and '40s and worked for the organization for 70 years, died early Thursday of an apparent heart attack. He was 93.
Five hundred British troops began withdrawing Sunday from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense said.
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By Susan E. White, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 8--VIRGINIA BEACH -   They're gaining weight, preening and getting feisty -- at least three healthy signs for the brown pelicans that were rescued last week near Lake Rudee.
The president of Pakistan says the search for Osama bin Laden has gone cold and there are no signs of where he is, the Washington Post reported Sunday.
Former Conservative Chancellor Ken Clarke is expected to urge ministers to exert less control over the Commons.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start shooting her latest film as planned.
Helen Mirren, who swept Hollywood's awards season last year with her work in `The Queen,' is trading in her tiara for bumps and bruises.
US President George W. Bush on Monday named Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavittas secretary of health and human services.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Zoran Corp.&#39;s shares tumbled 13 percent Wednesday after the company cut its third-quarter forecast, citing inventory problems in the Chinese DVD player market.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared to a record. Qantas shares rebounded from a three-month low.
State-by-state look at deaths and damage caused by the string of tornadoes that tore across the South and the Midwest:
Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.
The Yuma County Attorney's Office filed felony drug and weapons charges Friday against Lil Wayne.
Crystal Erwin scored a career-high 24 points on 9-for-9 shooting and Jacqueline Batteast had 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading seventh-ranked Notre Dame to a 72-58 victory over Washington yesterday at South Bend, Ind.
Duke Energy boosted its third quarter profit nearly eight-fold by cutting debt expense from a year earlier, when severance costs and a sizable write-off hurt results.
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged his Cabinet ministers to avoid political intrigue and work together for the future.
Il Parma non &egrave; interessato a Cristiano Lucarelli. ''Non rientra nei nostri programmi'', ha de...
The UK Web site of Amazon.com Inc.  is launching a DVD rental service, the online retailer's first foray into a market pioneered by U.S.- based Netflix. Inc.
Africa's longest serving ruler, Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema, has died, the government says.
A look at the major donations given Monday at an international donors conference for the Palestinians. The total sum pledged was $7.4 billion from 2008 to 2010, surpassing the $5.6 billion sought.
Manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura were fired Monday by the Houston Astros, less than two years after leading the team to its first World Series appearance. Bench coach Cecil Cooper was appointed interim manager and team president Tal Smith will serve as interim general manager.
They lined up hours before the game's release outside EB Games in San Francisco. \
Dramatic new film of the moments after an attempted car bombing at Glasgow airport has been obtained by the BBC.
Nearly 30 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a surge of militant violence which officials said could be aimed at avenging the commando assault on a radical mosque in the capital last week.
The way Jason York explains the game in which he earns his living, hockey is a random collection of plays, reads, and occurrences that happen to take place during 60 minutes on a 200-by-85 sheet of ice.
Pope Benedict XVI tells pilgrims at the Vatican that his remarks on Islam last week were misunderstood.
Battered, beaten, and clearly  exasperated, the Dallas Mavericks leave South Florida on Monday  desperate for a way to slow incomparable Miami Heat guard  Dwyane Wade.
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Siebel Systems Inc. and Electronic Data Systems Corp. this week will announced a partnership to help companies avoid many of the costs and complexities of managing customer relationship management systems in enterprises.
Just add the Disappointment Widget Several times a year I receive emails congratulating me on my age from websites. It's very thoughtful of them to do this - but then it's not often they get the opportunity to market to a genuine silver surfer, like me. You see, I'm actually 112 years old. Or 103. Or 107. And several ages in-between.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bosnia's international peace envoy on Wednesday dismissed a demand by Bosnian Serbs for the right to secede, on the grounds that if Kosovo can have independence so should they.
The United Nations will recommend up to 10,000 peacekeepers for Sudan if Khartoum and southern rebels sign a landmark peace agreement to end a 21-year-old civil war, a senior U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
Users and analysts respond to SAP AG's admission that it inappropriately downloaded proprietary technical data from Oracle databases.
Jack Straw makes the \
The red-hot Chicago Cubs won for the  17th time in 22 games and Carlos Zambrano became the National  League&#39;s first 12-game winner in a 12-1 rout of the San  Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
NEW YORK: Feminist and author Susan Sontag, who died yesterday in a New York cancer hospital at the age of 71, was one of the most respected US writers of her generation, a leading campaigner for women and an ardent human rights activist who stirred
BAE Systems will agree to sell its 20 percent stake in Airbus to the Franco-German aerospace firm EADS for 1.9 billion pounds.
Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on lower taxes and better-than-expected sales of its medicines, including newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
Business software maker  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O said on Saturday that its board again  rejected Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O $9.2 billion tender offer,  remaining defiant a day after most of its shares were tendered  to Oracle.
Annoyed punters may force U-turn Orange is contemplating a U-turn on its trashing of old Freeserver accounts following a storm of criticism from hacked-off users.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Final legislation that would slash federal subsidies to student lenders could be bad news for the threatened $25 billion takeover of student loan company Sallie Mae by a group of private equity firms and banks, an analyst said on Thursday.
Blog: The good news is that my iPhone is finally activated and it's definitely worth the money. The bad news is that it took AT&T 39 hours to get it done.
NEW YORK, June 14 -- A former detainee is allowed to keep former attorney general John D. Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and others in a lawsuit that alleges  prisoners were mistreated and subject to ethnic and religious discrimination after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a federal ap...
Big touchscreens, multiple-megapixel cameras, maps, and more: Cell phones unveiled in Barcelona this week will soon make whatever's in your pocket or purse seem dated. Here are some of the most interesting.
At the Detroit Auto Show,  automakers unveil their stylish redesigned pickups.
The government puts more money towards having 50% of young people being students, amid renewed criticism.
Film composer Elmer Bernstein died in his sleep last Wednesday. Bernstein was nominated for 14 Academy Awards in his lifetime, and won an Oscar and an Emmy Award. He was involved in over 200 movies such as \u00e2\u0080\u009cGhostbusters,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cTo Kill a Mockingbird,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009c...
Alexander Payne's latest is one of the year's most entertaining movies.
Three armed and masked men threaten and rob a woman at gunpoint at her home in County Antrim.
With solemn commemorations, a ceremonial flag-raising at the Eiffel Tower and columns of 1940s-era tanks and army jeeps, Parisians on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary
Il neoministro degli Esteri mette alla testa di Via della Scrofa La Russa, Alemanno e Matteoli. Le diverse anime del partito dovranno trovare insieme la quadra sulla linea politica. Azzerati gli incarichi
George W Bush and John Kerry fight to win over voters in Florida, the US state which narrowly decided the 2000 polls.
Gillette Co.  on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit climbed 13 percent, helped by sales of its M3Power razor and blades.
Chris Hartjes has posted about a new resource that he \
David O. Russell's high-wire comedy captures liberal-left despair with astonishingly good humor: it's \
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- In 2002, Ibrar Hussein voted for an Islamic takeover.
Police arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic suspected serial killings.
Rock duo The White Stripes enter the UK album chart at number one with their latest release, Icky Thump.
A shark ripped off part of a 15-year-old tourist's leg on Saturday as he swam at a beach in Australia's remote southwest, officials said.
This might be a tough year for the company, but its pipeline makes it a keeper.
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, New York City police said.
Si terranno domani a Milano alle 14:45, nella basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, i funerali di Giacinto Facc...
Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles broke a nine-game losing streak with a 9-8 win over the reeling Boston Red Sox, who lost starter Tim Wakefield even before Friday night's game began.
After a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees can clinch the A.L. East championship on Thursday by beating them again.
By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Jun. 14--MOREHEAD CITY -- The ceremonial groundbreaking held Wednesday in Morehead City marked more than just the start of a new facility's construction.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is preparing to meet in Vienna on Wednesday in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable mood: helplessness.
Intel's fastest desktop quad-core Review Intel is getting ready to move to a new generation of processors on a 45nm fabrication process, but that hasn't stopped it from squeezing some more performance out of its existing, 65nm chips. So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 with the chip giant's brand new 1333MHz frontside bus.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
 tracking of risky imports
Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: The EU must not relent to the siren voices who oppose the territory's path to independence.
Texas voters will get &quot;Kinky,&quot; but they won&#039;t get &quot;Grandma.&quot; The state elections chief on Monday rejected gubernatorial candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn&#039;s request to be called &quot;Grandma&quot; on the November ballot, but he decided her fellow independent candidate Kinky Friedman could use his nickname as long as it was accompanied by his given name &amp;#151; Richard.
Arts Council England has decided to rethink its decision to slash financing for 194 theaters, art galleries, orchestra, literary groups and the like.
One version of the story said the gunfire was an assassination attempt aimed at interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Another dismissed it as a misunderstanding that erupted in gunfire simply because there were too many weapons around.
Microsoft Corp has released a patch for its latest \u00e2\u0080\u009ccritical\u00e2\u0080\u009d rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programmes.
Clashes between the Yemeni army and followers of a Shiite rebel leader have killed 16 troops and 69 guerrillas during the past three days, military officials said Tuesday.
Sales of existing U.S. homes  unexpectedly surged 3.1 percent in September on low mortgage  rates, and would have been even brisker had hurricanes not hit  the south, a trade association said on Monday.
Mexico lobbied for six years for a comprehensive immigration reform that would allow millions to cross into the United States legally. Instead, they're getting a fence.
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
Barack Hussein Obama grew up on the beaches of Hawaii and the streets of Indonesia. He was raised by his white mother and barely knew his African father. He experimented with drugs and seemed headed nowhere, yet ended up excelling at elite universities.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects Wednesday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Carling Cup quarter-final against Arsenal at Old Trafford to be another highly-charged affair between two clubs who tend not to have low-key meetings.
For the owners of mega-mansions, the purchase price is just where the spending begins.
Turks broadly support a strike into Iraq, but that could play into the hands of the PKK.
Vizio unleashed a torrent of 30 TV models in their press conference at CES. How to make sense of all those models? We explain it all in terminology any visitor to Vegas could understand.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko makes his first post-election trip to the West, seeking support for eventual EU membership.
Splendido, splendente: ce ne vorrebbero di artisti come Bill T. Jones, un tornado di danzatore, coreografo, oratore, capace di afferrare persino la conduzione di una conferenza stampa e trasformarla in performance istantanea.
A key aide to Tony Blair claimed she was asked to lie about the role of the prime minister's chief fundraiser to detectives probing allegations political honors were traded for cash, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday.
Hurricane Humberto rumbled onto the upper Texas coast on Thursday with 85 mile per hour (135 kph) winds and heavy rains that threatened widespread flooding.
DUBLIN - A patient at a hospital in Dublin is suffering from what is believed to be Ireland&#39;s first locally contracted case of the human form of mad cow disease.
In an effort to get some thought going about ways to encourage security in PHP applications, Stas has posted an idea about a simplified php.ini setting - production=On.   His idea is that, with this setting on, the PHP installation would:   disable display errors disable phpinfo() turn expose_php off make max_execution_time/memory_limit reasonable and possibly a few others that some developers forget to set correctly  Comments on the post range from disagreement to suggestions on improvement and support.
At least 13 people were killed and 56 were injured when a car bomb exploded outside the emergency unit of one of Baghdad&#39;s hospitals, Agence France-Presse reported, citing medical officials.
Le conclusioni congressuali del segretario dei Ds&quot;Pronti a fare tutto il possibile per la giornalista rapita&quot;                                          Fassino attacca il governo &quot;Serve una nuova guida politica&quot;
Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.
A third Iraqi suspected of planning an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Germany has been remanded in custody, the German federal prosecutor revealed.
Napoli a Treviso con la novit&agrave; De Zerbi. Il fantasista, assente per squalifica con il Genoa, ...
Games giant Electronic Arts buys a stake in smaller French rival Ubisoft, the maker of recent hit game Prince of Persia.
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told India on Wednesday that Pakistan would go ahead with the construction of a gas pipeline from Iran even if India were not interested in it.
TAIPEI: Taiwan&#39;s defence authorities said yesterday it is the country&#39;s standing policy not to develop or use nuclear weapons, as atomic officials denied developing such weaponry 20 years ago.
Micron Technology Inc. , the No. 3 computer memory chip maker, on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit on stronger pricing, reversing a year-earlier loss.
Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry opened the first debate with President Bush on Thursday night promising, \
Glaskowsky reviews the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo for iPod... and a highly questionable legal policy in effect at Apple's retail stores.
It was difficult for Tim Henman to be overly disappointed after losing his Paris Masters title yesterday. After all, he still has two major events to look forward to in the next few
Hurricane-hammered Floridians desperate for some normalcy, if only in the form of electricity, could have to wait weeks before seeing their lights and air conditioning working again due to a scarce labor force.
An abortion ban bill introduced Wednesday in the South Dakota state House would allow exceptions for rape and incest, but only if the crimes are reported to authorities with DNA evidence.
The UN says Israeli troops are out of Lebanon, except for a small contingent in a divided border town.
Asia&#39;s tsunami death toll has soared above 125,000 as millions struggle to find food and clean water and persistent rumours of new giant waves send many fleeing inland in panic.
MIAMI \u00c2\u00b7 Leave it to Stan Van Gundy and Shaquille O&#39;Neal to take the luster off what sets up as an intriguing nationally televised matchup.
Recent studies show Americans gain up to seven pounds on average between Thanksgiving and New Year&#39;s Day. But local residents say you can avoid this by changing some habits.
AFRICA - Un nuovo organismo per coordinare le politiche energetiche dell\u00c2\u0092Africa meridionale Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Per far fronte all\u00c2\u0092aumento del prezzo dei carburanti i Paesi dell\u00c2\u0092Africa australe hanno deciso di unire le loro forze, coordinando le politiche energetiche dei singoli Stati. La Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 di Sviluppo dell\u00c2\u0092Africa Meridionale (Sout...
A day after hitting his 751st home run, Barry Bonds is held out of the Giants' starting lineup Wednesday to rest his sore legs.
Apple informed customers who had ordered its new Apple TV entertainment device late Monday that it would miss its original target shipping date of February, instead promising delivery starting in mid-March.
Con il decreto sara' tutelato il prodotto italiano
By Joe DePriest, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 12--The city of Mount Holly had a wastewater spill of about 3,600 gallons into the Catawba River on Feb.9.   The spill came from a separated above-ground line behind a residence at 113 Thatcher Place in the Riverfront subdivision.
Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday that William Reed, one of the company's longest-serving directors, had decided to retire and would not be replaced, reducing the size of the company's board from 10 members to nine.
Sara Lee Corp. (SLE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, as a fee related to the 1999 sale of a tobacco business helped offset higher costs for meat and cotton.
College students around the country start groups to teach their peers about copyright law and how Hollywood and record companies abuse it. To fight vacant stares, they frame the issue like this: Save the iPod. By Katie Dean.
Ci sono anche gli 'italiani' dell'Inter Burdisso, Crespo, Cambiasso e Zanetti nell'elenco dei dieci ...
This tech pilot fish works at a big government laboratory, which means just about everyone around him is smarter than he is -- and that can be intimidating.
Gunmen in a car opened fire Friday on a vehicle filled with Palestinian security officers in Gaza City, killing five of the officers, Palestinian rescue officials said.
Suspect tried to blackmail girl's parents, says paper, in what could be first big development in weeks.
Newcastle terminate the contract of caretaker manager John Carver.
The Bus has left town and quarterback   Big Ben has been struck down by appendicitis, but the Super   Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers are keen to show they still   belong in the NFL's fast lane.
The Bush administration plans to cut  U.S. counternarcotics funding for Peru because it does not  expect a program to shoot down suspected drug flights to resume  anytime soon, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
How Internet jokes helped a Japanese ad mascot make it to American malls.
The State Department's chief of diplomatic security has resigned amid scrutiny of the use of private military contractors to guard the department's staff in Iraq, a spokesman said Wednesday.
South Korea has no nuclear weapons program or capability and an unsanctioned uranium enrichment experiment four years ago was a by-product of tests to separate materials using a laser, the government said on Friday.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who won a  legal battle against a tabloid newspaper over revelations about  her drug addiction, is to talk about her drug battles on a  national TV talk show.
A U.S. criminal defense lawyer could  have blocked an imprisoned Islamic cleric from stirring his  followers to renew terror attacks in Egypt, but instead she  chose to be a messenger in the plot, a federal prosecutor said  on Monday.
Indonesia will declare bird flu a national disaster following a fresh flare-up in the country, which has the world's highest human death toll from the virus, the planning minister said on Wednesday.
By Prasanna Raman  INTEL Corp's second-generation mobile dual-core processor, the Core 2 Duo, is now available on laptops shipping with the latest release.
As David Matsuda tells it, he's probably the last person you'd expect to see in a U.S. military uniform climbing out of an armored vehicle in Iraq.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin recounted Wednesday the hospitality Canadians displayed to stranded travelers after US airspace closed in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks.
A town in Ohio brought out snowplows and fire hoses Monday to clear the muck away. In New Jersey, the Statehouse was closed after its parking garage was flooded by the Delaware River.
Sport: Football: Real Madrid renew interest in Man Utd winger after his admission he would like to play in Spain
Sarebbe avvenuto a Scampia, scettiche le Forze dell'ordine
A federal judge has temporarily blocked outgoing UnitedHealth Group Inc.  Chief Executive William McGuire from cashing in any of his unexercised stock options and collecting his retirement pay.
English cricket will revamp its limited overs set-up after next season, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.
If diethylene glycol is banned as poisonous, why do they allow polyethylene glycol to be sold in products to relieve constipation?
CHICAGO  - Full-body cat scans increase a person&#39;s risk of cancer, according to a study released that raises questions about the rising popularity of these screenings among healthy people.
'It's so cool,' enthuses immortal heiress There is some excellent news today for future generations who had until now been condemned to a bleak and meaningless existence without the entertaining presence of multi-talented former jailbird Paris Hilton, viz: the heiress intends to extend her life \
Unions call off a strike at Volkswagen's largest plant in Brazil, after the German firm suspends job cut plans.
A Canadian submarine is being rescued by the UK Navy after it caught fire off the coast of Ireland, days after it was delivered for service.
POTSDAM, Germany -- Foreign ministers from the Group of 8 countries clashed yesterday over the future of Kosovo after Russia warned that a United Nations plan to pave the way for independence from Serbia could encourage separatist movements in the Russian-backed regions of Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia.
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged Iran on Monday to suspend uranium enrichment and called on North Korea to dismantle its weapons program or at least allow inspectors to ensure it is &quot;exclusively peaceful.
Blog: Microsoft Web search share rises nearly 3 percent in June after the company launches program that rewards people for using the search site.
Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are slightly more likely to develop diabetes than women who drink less than one a month, according to a new study.
An attempt by French officials to tempt a group of 50 runaway bulls back to their pasture near Marseille by using heifers in heat has proven unsuccessful -- because most of the fugitive bovines are castrated.
Planned U.S. lay-offs rocketed in  August as the housing slowdown and subprime mortgage debacle  led to record job cuts in the financial sector, an independent  report showed on Wednesday.
Treasuries gave ground on Monday as the market prepared to absorb $51 billion of new supply in a week where official interest rates are likely to rise for the fourth time this year.
A 63-year-old man is banned from driving after admitting driving seven miles down the M4 in the wrong direction.
US scientists say they have made a breakthrough in their quest to make low-cost hydrogen, possibly a step toward finding new sources of energy to end US dependence on foreign oil.
Mark Thatcher, multi-millionaire businessman and son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had planned to flee South Africa shortly before he was arrested on charges of being involved in a coup plot to overthrow the government of the central
IBM announced Monday that it has won a 10-year contract from Honeywell International Inc. worth several hundred million dollars. The agreement between IBM&#39;s Engineering &amp; Technology Services unit and Honeywell&#39;s
No one will be charged in the controversial &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; police investigation, the BBC and Sky News said, with prosecutors reportedly set to announce their decision Friday.
The Australian press (headlines above) is eulogising Shane Warne\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eminently well deserved record-breaking achievement. Among those applauding the feat is former Australian captain Steve Waugh, who has written
The Spaniard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, which he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday.
Emerge da tabelle relative al decreto sulle liberalizzazioni
Tracy McGrady needed only 35 seconds to turn a sure loss into an improbable win and a listless 20-point night into one of the league's most memorable clutch performances.
What began in 1776 as an act of rebellion against the British created not just a separate country but also a powerful economic force.
Palestinian gunmen took up positions and Israeli tanks massed along the border with the Gaza Strip today as Israel pushed ahead with a massive military operation in the strip\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest refugee camp.
PHILADELPHIA -- The incoming mayor of this city is proposing a sweeping plan of aggressive police tactics, including limiting the movement of people in high crime neighborhoods and directing officers to increase searches of people on the street for illegal weapons, all in a desperate effort to cu...
INVESTORS dined out on retail stocks on Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving \u00e2\u0080-s US consumers made their annual pilgrimage to the malls for retail therapy.
A young RAF engineer who took part in secret nerve gas tests 51 years ago was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has decided. Ronald Maddison, from Consett, County Durham, died after having drops of Sarin
Turkish armed forces could strike at any moment against Kurdish rebels Ankara says are sheltering over the border in Iraq, the country's army commander said Saturday.
President George W. Bush's tactic heading into the third and final presidential debate this week is to paint his opponent John Kerry as a dangerous leftist who wants to increase the government's role in public life.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley, kidnapped  10 days ago by gunmen in Iraq, is still alive, a London-based  Muslim activist who has good contacts with Islamist groups in  Iraq said on Sunday.
Russ Darrow -- &quot;The Right Russ,&quot; his bumper stickers say -- is running in the Sept. 14 primary for the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat held by Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). Feingold is a saint in the church of campaign finance ...
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Braylon Edwards helped No. 17 Michigan avoid a second straight upset. Edwards caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the third quarter of the Wolverines' 24-21 victory over San Diego State on Saturday. The Wolverines (2-1) bounced back after last week's loss at Notre Dame, but it wasn't easy.
United Nations inspectors visited a uranium enrichment plant in Brazil Tuesday, seeking to resolve an impasse over the country's refusal to permit visual inspection of its uranium centrifuges.
Gunmen shot dead four French tourists in  Mauritania in West Africa on Monday before fleeing, Al Jazeera  television reported.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is launching two biographical television ads this week, focusing on early voting Iowa in the first commercials of his presidential campaign.
BEIJING: South Korea acknowledged that little had been achieved in three rounds of talks to end the impasse over North Korea&#39;s nuclear drive and said 2005 would prove a crossroads year for the issue.
Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. hit a milestone on Friday, winning European approval for the use of its cholesterol-lowering ingredient, Reducol, in milk-based drinks in the European Union.
Google execs sidestep questions about Microsoft's Facebook deal and Google Phone to discuss Google Apps and wireless spectrum at Analyst Day.
VIENNA - The UN atomic watchdog agency demanded Iran suspend all uranium enrichment activities and gave it until November comply with the order.
Crescono la raccolta pubblicitaria e il digitale terrestre
VIENTIANE: India and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday signed a \u00e2\u0080\u009cprosperity\u00e2\u0080\u009d blueprint focused on plans for a full free-trade area by 2016 and political and security cooperation to combat terrorism.
Wal-Mart is to allow its Chinese employees to join a trade union following pressure from the Chinese authorities.
With power forward Etan Thomas having missed the entire season, reserve forward Michael Ruffin has done well in taking his place.
British Airways says it is to expand its long-haul fleet by buying four Boeing 777-200 aircraft.
The long-rumored site, dubbed \
McAfee VirusScan Online will come bundled with AOL 9.0 Security Edition.
A US soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering a wounded 16-year-old Iraqi boy. Staff Sergeant Johnny Horne was convicted Friday of the unpremeditated murder
That's hyper as in linked and local as in location. It's a new kind of city in which you're never out of touch and never, ever out of options.
SEATTLE -- Amazon.com has filed three lawsuits in King County Superior Court against unidentified defendants who allegedly forged e-mails and Web sites to fool consumers into thinking they are doing business with the Internet retailer.
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the alleged leader of the Haditha, Iraq, killings of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005, will face voluntary manslaughter and other charges but not more serious murder charges, the U.S. Marines said on Monday.
Hoping to avoid sanctions, Israel's attorney general wants Israel to consider applying to Palestinians the Fourth Geneva Convention safeguarding the treatment of occupied people, political sources said Tuesday.
Niente Tour de France per Eddy Mazzoleni. Il corridore dell'Astana comparir&agrave; davanti alla Pro...
NAVARRE, Fla.  - Rescue teams with dogs fanned out  in house-to-house searches for victims and survivors and  National Guard troops patrolled as the U.S. Gulf coast began a  massive cleanup from Hurricane Ivan, which killed up to 27  people.
The election for Mauritania's new leader takes place on Sunday, two years after a military coup.
Sri Lanka&#39;s government condemned a threat by Tamil Tiger rebels to return to fighting unless peace talks based on their demand for autonomy are revived.
Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled the batteries used in 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers, due to an internal short that can cause the batteries to overheat and pose a fire hazard to consumers.
News that Delta Air Lines Inc. cut its  fares by 50 percent on some flights may fuel a low-fare  revolution that could cripple or kill costlier carriers,  analysts said on Wednesday.
A WWII plane taking part in a re-enactment during an airshow has crashed, according police.
Are cracks appearing in the Abbey-Santander romance? Certainly, the engaged couple do not seem as close as they were a few days ago.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian leaders are condemning an Israeli raid on a Gaza refugee camp as a major distraction ahead of the Palestinian presidential vote.
US-led forces and Afghan troops  kill an estimated two dozen Taleban fighters near Kandahar, a coalition statement says.
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Michael Vick pleads guilty to a federal dogfighting charge Monday and a judge will set a sentencing date that could send the Faclons' QB to prison.
Due morti, paesi evacuati e fiumi straripati. E&#39; questo il triste bilancio dell&#39;ondata di maltempo che ha investito la Sardegna negli ultimi giorni. Secondo le previsioni, fornite dagli esperti del Dipartimento
European stocks were expected to open higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street and in Asia, with further takeover activity likely to enliven the session.
An English hospital suspends its plan to halt treatment of Welsh patients waiting more than three months.
Stocks were trading lower on Wednesday, nudged downward by heavily-weighted energy shares which fell in-line with crude oil futures.
Iraq's most feared terror leader called on his followers Thursday to show patience and prepare for a long struggle against the Americans, promising in an audiotape posted on the Internet that \
In Dpef prevista pianificazione, 'stimolo' per azienda
Four Labour AMs condemn a proposed Plaid Cymru coalition in the assembly, days before a final decision will be made.
com. As manager Terry Francona put it before this American League Championship Series began: &quot;These guys just like to play ball.
YouTube, the popular online video  sharing service, is teaming up with major marketing and media  partners for a competition to discover the most talented  unsigned bands on its site.
TONY JONES: British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces an agonising choice tonight.
ATLANTA -- The Detroit Lions have learned to win on the road. Michael Vick still is trying to get a handle on the West Coast offense.
Al 2/o e 3/o posto 'Sogni e delitti' e 'Cloverfield'
U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
A 66-year-old Romanian said to be the world's oldest mother defends her decision to give birth.
Not exactly forever... Hearteningly, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has accepted that it shouldn't lock people up forever. Which is nice to know, but as a contribution to the current debate on the length of pre-trial detention for terror suspects, it perhaps leaves something to be desired, and skips over a little history.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Secondo testimoni bombe americane hanno centrato una clinica: molte vittime tra i pazienti. Strage di poliziottia Baquba. FALLUJA - L&#39;offensiva contro Falluja prosegue e dovrebbe essere giunta nella fase cruciale.
(InfoWorld) - Semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company\u00c2\u00a0(TSMC) has opened an office in Bangalore, India, that it says will help customers to complete their chip designs faster and bring products more quickly to market. TSMC's new office will work with the semiconductor design subsidiaries in India of TSMC's North American, European, and Asian customers, the company said Monday. It will also work with the large number of Indian chip design companies that do not have their own manufacturing facilities. India has emerged as a key location for chip design, with a large number of multinational semiconductor companies such as Intel and Texas Instruments\u00c2\u00a0setting up semiconductor design centers in the country. Chip companies that contract manufacture to other companies, like Broadcom, have also set up chip design centers in India. Besides these foreign companies, there are also a number of Indian chip companies and contract designers.
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - The men&#39;s semifinals at the 2004 US Open will be staged on Saturday, with three of the tournament&#39;s top-five seeds ready for action at the USTA National Tennis Center.
Prodotti attuali non bastano, settore in evoluzione
Ten days after Russia suffered the worst terror attack in its history, president Vladimir Putin argued it was necessary to concentrate even more power in his hands to ensure that
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will study whether a rare Utah cactus should be protected as an endangered species, a move that could affect oil drilling in the state's Uinta Basin.
NHS trusts have a \u00c2\u00a34bn backlog of key maintenance repairs, government figures suggest.
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations&#39; nuclear agency says it is concerned about the disappearance of equipment and materials from Iraq that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
Swiss Life, Switzerland's largest insurer, sells its UK life assurance business for \u00c2\u00a3205m.
Rival prisoners fought each other with knives and sticks Wednesday at a San Salvador jail, leaving at least 23 people dead and more than 24 others injured, police said.
Two video games developed with director Steven Spielberg are set to be shown off at the E3 conference.
Italy arrests dozens of alleged members of a gang trafficking Nigerians to work as prostitutes and drug couriers.
By Alistair McArthur  LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 6,565.4 -51   THE London market plunged below the 6,600 barrier yesterday as investor nerves were shaken by economic fears in the US and China.
In the old days, heroes were  commemorated with stone statues in public squares. In today's  video game obsessed society, players can get a Mii.
London, Nov 9 - England football captain and Real Madrid&#39;s super soccer star David Beckham is set to make his Hollywood acting debut next year in &quot;Goal!
And so it begins. Speedweeks 2005 will roar to life when 20 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers compete in the Budweiser Shootout, the 70-lap dash among the 2004 Bud Pole Award winners and previous Shootout winners, at 8 tonight at Daytona International Speedway. It will be the first glimpse into what drivers -- and fans -- can ...
In her first year as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has plunged ahead with the fearlessness of an arctic explorer.
An Atlanta man with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis who sparked an international health alarm by flying to Europe and back for his wedding was discharged from an Atlanta hospital early today and flown to Denver for more specialized treatment, authorities said.
By Dave Black  A development company was ordered to pay more than pounds 17,000 yesterday after admitting a second offence of allowing sewage effluent from a flagship housing project to pollute a Northumberland river.
BRUSSELS sprouts are the most-hated Christmas vegetable in Scotland, a report revealed yesterday.
Oil prices held steady near $47 a  barrel on Wednesday, a day after setting another record when  the U.S. government said inflation has stayed in check despite  rising energy costs. Weekly data expected to show a drop in  U.S. crude inventories also helped support prices.
The hostage crisis at a school in southern Russian has ended, after a daylong battle between militants and authorities that left at least 100 people dead, many of them children, and hundreds more wounded.
Work rights for Romanians and Bulgarians are likely to be restricted, Home Secretary John Reid has said.
The two teams that shared the Pac-10 women&#39;s basketball title last season -- Stanford and Arizona -- are primed to share it again, according to the annual poll released at Pac-10 media day Tuesday at HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Il programma e' pretesto per le litigate, non e' divertente
Lo afferma l'Abi, in assestamento raccolta e impieghi
Two South African men accused of plotting to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea say they have been stripped, beaten and threatened with electrical shocks during six months detention in Zimbabwe.
A group of Palestinians unleashed bursts of gunfire yesterday as Mahmoud Abbas, a possible successor to Yasser Arafat as president, arrived at a mourning service for Arafat in Gaza City.
From new place names, shrinking seas and terror attacks to soaring Internet usage, the world is changing at a more rapid pace than in previous decades, says National Geographic's chief cartographer.
So Taguchi and Albert Pujols hit 10th-inning homers off Dan Wheeler, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
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The death toll from a devastating coal mine blast in central China has jumped to 122, with 26 people still missing six days after the explosion.
Guadagna l'1,1% ad ottobre, il 2,2% nell'Ue-25
Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.
A large U.S. spy satellite loses power and can no longer be controlled. Governmental officials say the satellite, which could contain hazardous materials, could hit the Earth in late February or early March.
An employee at a Salt Lake brine shrimp plant was killed Saturday morning after falling off a fork lift, police say.  Emergency crews were called to Salt Creek Inc., 3528 W. 500 South, around 10:25 a.m.  Salt Lake City Police Lt. J.R.
Vodafone will launch it tomorrow Palm's new Euro-centric smartphone, due to be announced tomorrow, is indeed based on the design that's been doing the rounds of the rumour sites since June. It will be released by Vodafone, under the Treo 500v moniker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OTTAWA (CP) - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says he did not check with his caucus, nor did he have to, before suggesting ways to change how country is run.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower   market open on Wednesday as investors weighed an announcement   of lay-offs from Intel Corp. INTC.O that was at the low end   of expectations against positive news from Ford Motor Co. F.N   that it has a new chief executive.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday he was recovering and feeling stronger in his first live radio broadcast since emergency stomach surgery forced him to relinquish power in July.
Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav  Seselj, who the U.N. war crimes tribunal said on Friday had  ended a hunger strike over demands for his \
President Bush celebrated his re-election Wednesday by outlining an ambitious second-term agenda and telling Sen. John Kerry&#39;s backers: &quot;I will need your support, and I will work to earn it.
The Chinese online human resources provider 51job Inc made its debut on the NASDAQ stock market in New York with an initial offering (IPO) price of US$14 per share yesterday, China Daily reported Thursday.
Carlo Ancelotti, allenatore del Milan, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la gara in programma domani con...
One of the most important core features required for the 1.0 release of Datastream Pro has now been implemented.  This feature is a major break-though because it moves Datastream Pro from being a database browsing application with limited support for GUI based edits to being a powerful and easy to use graphically based database editor. Datastream Pro is a user friendly, 100% pure java, desktop application designed to interface to multiple RDBMS systems simultaneously. Easily browse and maintain data in your database, write queries and perform database entity maintenance.   The feature allows the user to add, edit and remove rows from their database tables with the simple click of a button.  Data is validated before the updates are sent to the database which makes editing a faster process.  Updates can be done one at a time or in a batch.  Colours and other graphical clues are used to help the user keep track of changes as they are made.   The completion of this feature serves as a very encouraging boost to the Datastream Pro team.  It takes us a significant step forwards on the way to 1.0.
By Natalie Neysa Alund, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 20--BRADENTON -- Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District members are scheduled to be briefed Wednesday about the status of the district's annexation lawsuit against the city of Bradenton.
New fuel efficiency requirements  imposed by Congress will add, on average, $6,000 to the price  of GM vehicles sold in the United States, the automaker's vice  chairman and product chief said on Tuesday.
Alberto Aquilani rifiuta la corte dell'Arsenal per amore della Roma. Lo ha detto il procuratore del ...
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has long said she will not apologize for her vote to authorize the war in Iraq because there are no \
Ariel Sharon announced yesterday that Israel would not attend the Middle East conference Mr Blair plans to host in London after next month&#39;s Palestinian presidential election.
NEW YORK, Feb b22  - U.S. blue-chip stocks declined on Thursday as a jump in oil prices added to worries about inflation, but a rally in chip makers' stocks helped the Nasdaq advance late in the session to end at a six-year high.
Lufthansa and Emirates said Tuesday that their orders for A380 superjumbos will be delayed by up to a further year, and Airbus parent EADS was expected to reveal the full extent of production problems holding back its flagship jet program.
The intense rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan has gone to the dogs &#151; bomb-sniffing ones.
The writer Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, jazz violinist Regina Carter, astrophysicist Matias Zaldarriaga and saxophonist John Zorn are among those selected to receive a $500,000 \u00c2\u0093genius award.\u00c2\u0094
Shrugging off the boos and jeers that delayed the start, Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of the medals in the men&#39;s 200-metre race yesterday at the Summer Games.
Ernie Els had his lead cut to one by Thomas Bjorn after five holes of the final round in the American Express world championship at Mount Juliet in County Kilkenny today.
Howard Stern&#39;s planned defection is a tremendous coup for the emerging satellite radio industry and a setback for the already slumping field of traditional radio -- especially Viacom, which
Trondheim, Norway - Arsene Wenger made his frustration clear after a hesitant display against Norwegian champions Rosenborg left Arsenal with everything still to play for in their Champions League group.
Arriva in libreria, edito da Limina (15 euro), 'La palla al balzo - Un poeta allo stadio'. Il libro ...
It sounded like the death knell for the cross-Channel ferry industry last month when P&O announced it was to cut four of its 13 routes and shed 1,200 jobs.
A 705-pound European spacecraft, spinning slowly like a movie flying saucer, plunged into the methane-shrouded atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan Friday and parachuted to the surface in a spectacular attempt to force one of the solar system's most mysterious worlds to give up its secrets.
Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on  homosexuality were 'unwise'.
Seconda giornata di gare della XVI Coppa del Mondo di Tuffi in svolgimento nel Water Cube olimpico d...
You know that queasy feeling you get when you are careening down the highway with a reckless friend behind the wheel? You scream at him to pull over and let you out, but he keeps on gunning the motor, and you have no choice but to hang on for dear life and hope you live to laugh about ...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday saw more violence from suspected militants as two large explosions have rocked the capital city of Riyadh while police fought a gunbattle with suspected militants.
&quot;Today&#39;s judgment seems indeed to be a turning point in the future of Formula One,&quot; it read. GPWC also said the London High Court&#39;s ruling would &#39;benefit the sport&#39;s long-term stability.
No. 3-ranked Georgia rallies from 16 points down behind David Greene's 213 yards and two touchdown passes to beat South Carolina, 20-16, on Saturday night.
An end to the 17-month takeover squabble between software giant Oracle (ORCL ) and rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) may not be in sight even though, in what Chairman Jeffrey O. Henley called a &quot;best and final&quot; offer, Oracle on Nov.
Al Nymex di New York contratti future a 90,69 dollari
Colombia extradited a top leftist rebel to the United States on Friday to face drug and terror charges, an unprecedented move that followed his group's refusal to free dozens of hostages, including three Americans and a German.
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has called for the Champions League second group stage to be restored. Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson and Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger were among the major
By Dan Buglass rural affairs editor  THE days when farmers paid scant regard to the environment and their custody of the countryside are long gone.
Respect MP George Galloway is facing an 18 day suspension from the House of Commons.
failed to meet a number of democratic standards, but the observers stopped short of calling for the vote to be invalidated. Western election observers roundly criticized Ukraine&#39;s presidential
Tommaso Rocchi aspetta con ansia il derby: ''Pi\u00c3\u00b9 passano i minuti - dice l'attaccante della Lazio - ...
He died thousands of miles from home, but like hundreds of other entertainers who came before him, Heath Ledger had left his native land to carve out a career in Hollywood.
By MAY WONG  SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. has set the stage for yet another rivalry with Microsoft Corp. by launching a Windows version of its Safari Internet browser and inviting developers to create Web-based programs for its upcoming iPhone.
News Corp.'s  $60 a share bid for Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  is a \
Money manager Legg Mason  on  Monday named Senior Vice President Mark Fetting as its next  chief executive officer, replacing Raymond Mason, who is  retiring as CEO.
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When U.S. authorities got their hands on terrorist Mohammed Mansour Jabarah in May 2002, he agreed to inform on some of the most influential al-Qaeda leaders. So instead of being sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or a high-security CIA detention facility, Jabarah was housed with relatively lax security...
EVERY cloud is supposed to have a silver lining. Not true. It turns out that the cloud that has hung over Australian swimmer Brooke Hanson since the Athens Olympics is lined instead with gold.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Friday to persuade Poland to compromise over a new treaty to reform the European Union after Warsaw dug in its heels to demand a change in the voting system.
U.S. policy in preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic is veering dangerously toward a heavy-handed law-enforcement approach, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday.
Several thousand people gathered for a sanctioned meeting in the Chechen capital Grozny to protest a possible pardon for former Russian Army officer Yuri Budanov, Russian news agencies report.
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TALKS on a free trade agreement with China will begin in March, opening a porthole to the world&#39;s biggest market. An Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement, potentially worth more than $190 billion, also looks more likely than ever before.
Joseph Estrada rose from an obscure bit player to a major national film star then blew the biggest role of his life -- president of the Philippines.
L'avvocato del Milan Leandro Cantamessa ha commentato la riunione per la modifica di alcune norme de...
Two doctors and their Arizona company were barred Monday from selling an unapproved botulism toxin believed to have paralyzed four people who used it instead of Botox, the popular anti-wrinkle treatment.
A British aristocrat on trial for the murder in the shooting death of a Kenyan poacher claimed that a friend had also fired a gun during the May incident, as the high-profile trial resumed.
Low levels of testosterone may increase the risk of death in men over the age of 50, a study says.
The United States defence department has confirmed a probe is under way into whether a top aide gave the Jewish state access to secret material regarding US policy towards Iran.
Gawker, the  gossip Web site,  seems to be in the midst of a particularly intense period of turmoil, which has led to a slide in its once-hypnotic influence on the news media world.
U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy  costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report  showing inflation pressures largely in check.
Casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp.   BYD.N on Tuesday said it planned to close its Stardust Resort   and Casino in Las Vegas on November 1 to make way for its   planned $4 billion Echelon Place project.
The West's failure to compensate Libya for abandoning its nuclear weapons programme is unlikely to prompt Iran and North Korea to do likewise, Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi has told the BBC.
President Bush&#39;s biggest adversaries from &quot;Old Europe&quot; extended a hand of friendship as the world greeted his re-election with a mixture of hope and disappointment.
Says too-conservative sales forecasting is responsible for long delays in getting new notebooks to consumers.
Movie-on-demand service Vudu, which  launched on Wednesday, aims to lure customers from video rental  shops and digital cable television with over 5,000 movies from  major and independent studios ready to download.
KIEV,  - Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who was briefly hospitalized after being knocked down during an election campaign scuffle on Friday, was in fact hit by nothing more dangerous than an egg, according to TV pictures.
A cyberathlete might not suffer boomeritis as he or she is probably a digital native, but could be at risk of globesity, according to Australia's top dictionary.
TOKYO/LONDON  - Oil steadied on Friday, having hit   a five-month low under $67 a barrel after U.S. fuel supplies   rose and BP said it might fully restore the largest U.S.   oilfield sooner than expected.
Al Gore, the former vice-president of the US, is set to launch a youth channel on cable TV this week as part of the rebranding of NTL as Virgin Media. Mr Gore, who is a friend of Steve Burch, the chief executive of NTL, already has a deal with BSkyB for his channel Current TV.
NEW YORK: Global computer server sales rose 5.5 per cent in the third quarter to $11.5 billion (\u00c2\u00a36.2 billion) from a year ago, but growth was flat in dollar terms from the second quarter, market research firm IDC has said.
San Francisco police combed the city's zoo for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others, a zoo spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
LONDON: A top scientist from Northern Ireland has been selected to take part in a key conference in January aimed at boosting technology business between Britain and India.
Six days before receiving a court ruling in the Oracle case, PeopleSoft sped up the vesting terms for its workers' 2004 merit options.
John Vidal reports on why food prices are rising and the developing world is facing catastrophe
Ai microfoni di Sky, Filippo Inzaghi traccia dai ritiro di Dubai un bilancio del suo 2007:  \
Struggling 1,000 feet below ground, rescuers drew close Saturday to a section of a collapsed mine shaft where they hoped to find 71 coal miners missing in a gas explosion. The number of confirmed dead rose to 77.
Rates of incurable lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are higher than previously thought, a study suggests.
Thomas Kelati made a career-high seven 3-pointers, the last one with 50.4 seconds to play, and Washington State stunned No. 11 Arizona 70-63 on Saturday, ending a 38-game losing streak against the Wildcats.
The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.
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Abbott Laboratories Inc. said on Tuesday said it is seeking U.S. regulatory approval for a drug to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread through the body.
Kim Rhode earned the United States a gold medal in double trap shooting yesterday, staking a unique claim as the first and last winner of the Olympic event.
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners have unveiled their plans to save The Great North Forest at Newbottle village, between Sunderland and Durham.
The U.S. government has reversed its decision and is saying \
GRAHAM HENRY admitted he was mentally shattered after coming through an emotional return to Cardiff with his pride intact - but only just.
Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60&#39;s, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.
Oil eased on Thursday after a surge to one-month highs in the previous session following Turkey's raid on Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq.
The Phoenix Suns can win on the road. Even more impressive, they can come from behind to win on the road. Joe Johnson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Shawn Marion added 22 points, and Victoria
A bomb in the Sri Lankan capital kills at least four and injures 20, police and military officials say.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the last two years, more than $29 million has flowed into campaign funds controlled by Chicago city officials and their challengers, and now it's easy for voters to identify the big contributors and see where the money is going.
MOSCOW - After days of deflecting a terrorism link, Russia said yesterday terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash as an Islamic group proclaiming support for separatists in Chechnya claimed it had downed that and another plane.
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The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.
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The likely runner-up in Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential election has alleged that the vote was marred by cheating, as President Hamid Karzai appeared on course to win without a runoff.
Roger Clemens will not pitch for the Yankees on Tuesday night at Tampa Bay because of a lingering left hamstring injury. The team said Clemens will not pitch in the three-game series.
Emergency services tackle a major incident as a building in east London collapses.
The U.S. women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup team will have a difficult challenge in Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s semifinal against the Brazil team led by the artistry of Marta, the FIFA women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s player of the year.
BOGOR, Indonesia, Nov. 20 -- President Bush said Monday that he had made no decisions about altering the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, noting that there are \
The Pentagon asks for an estimated time for the U.S. occupation in Iraq
By and Keith Reed, Globe Staff | December 25, 2004. Jeff McKenna got a reprieve yesterday afternoon when his mother&#39;s flight from Cleveland was delayed.
In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league on Wednesday canceled its All-Star Game because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
The family of Princess Alice, the Queen's aunt who died last week aged 102, gather for her burial at Windsor.
Astana. November 10. KAZINFORM. Medical chiefs have urged Scottish ministers to take the lead in the UK and ban smoking in public places.
The question of cellphones for preteenagers and teenagers is rarely one of financial cost anymore. It is one of social value.
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POIANA BRASOV, ROMANIA - Germany and France have rejected an appeal by the United States to have NATO take over the American-led combat mission in Afghanistan.
HAMPTON, Ga. - With an eye toward a tight championship battle and hopes for added interest as the racing season wound down, NASCAR introduced a new points format to decide its Nextel Cup title this year.
Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday finalized a free trade pact with China and a host of other accords to be adopted at a leaders summit, but touchy topics like the lack of
Democratic voters flocked to Hawaii caucus sites by the thousands on Tuesday as party officials predicted a record turnout in the contest between Honolulu-born Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Linz, Austria (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo of France led the parade into the semifinals at the $585,000 Generali Ladies Linz tennis event.
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah told a mammoth crowd in Beirut that the militant group had 20,000 missiles and would never disarm.
DES MOINES, Iowa - President Bush signed his fourth tax cut in four years on Monday, extending three tax breaks popular with middle-class voters and reviving other tax incentives for businesses.    Bush held the bill signing ceremony at a YMCA in Iowa, one of the most contested states in this year's presidential election with Democrat John Kerry and a state Bush lost by a razor-thin margin in 2000...
Sunni Muslims expressed outrage Saturday over an assault by Iraqi National Guard troops, backed by US soldiers, on their most revered mosque in Baghdad.
A burgeoning industry of wellness advisers, counselors and consultants is booming as corporate America tries to increase productivity and control insurance costs by helping its employees get healthy and shed pounds.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon branded as anti-Semites those critics of Israel who liken its crackdown on a Palestinian revolt to Nazi efforts to exterminate Jews.
A leading Republican senator Sunday condemned as \
VeriSign Inc.  said on Thursday  it plans to spend more than $100 million over three years to  expand the infrastructure that helps direct most of the world's  Internet traffic.
resident Bush spoke for an hour with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan yesterday morning in a conversation devoted largely to the hunt for Osama bin Laden and terror groups, administration
FRIDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDayNews) --  Stomach cancer may originate from bone marrow cells rather than stomach cells, as was previously believed.
The Rev. Al Sharpton said Wednesday he refused to accept an apology from actor Michael Richards, who spouted a racist rant at a comedy club last week.
The first gas-powered, four-wheeled vehicle makes a test run in a small town in southwestern Germany. Compiled by Tony Long.
SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The clocks were off the last few minutes. Sam Cassell and Kevin Garnett were not. Cassell and Garnett combined to score 11 straight points down the stretch as the Minnesota
Attentato a uomo politico, uccisi due figli
Filmmakers who who make tiny movies now have a festival. An independent studio is collecting entries of films made for the small screen -- the cell phone. By Daniel Terdiman.
As world governments and private organizations increase their financial pledges for the tsunami disaster in Asia, the United Nations is stressing that billions will be needed in the long-term.
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Andriy Shevchenko, Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho are the finalists for Fifa's World Player of the Year award.
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - For the second year in a row, a member of the Seattle Mariners has captured the Roberto Clemente Award, as Major League Baseball awarded Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez the 2004 honor on Tuesday.
SENATOR Hillary Clinton refused to squelch talk yesterday about her White House intentions after John Kerry&#39;s loss made her the Democrats&#39; frontrunner for 2008.
Reports suggest an Iraqi woman scientist may be freed, as militants reportedly kill a second US hostage.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that as part of his deepening \
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.0 has struck the Pacific's Samoa islands region, sparking a brief tsunami threat that sent ripples -- but no big waves -- across the region.
The Cubs and the Orioles reached agreement on a trade late Friday night that would send Sammy Sosa to Baltimore for second baseman Jerry Hairston and prospects.
The old guard was joined by some prominent younger militants of Fatah's Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, who once saw Marwan Barghouti, 45, as their leader.
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An icon of the dot-com era is making a comeback of sorts. The Industry Standard launched Monday in a new online-only format, with news and analysis on the Internet economy and a social networking twist.
Macy's has agreed to pay &#36;600,000 and make sure its security officers don't use racial or ethnic profiling in detaining suspected shoplifters in its New York stores.
Despite a growing disquiet over the growing belligerence of Maoist guerrillas in Nepal, Indian officials assert there is no threat of the rebels taking over Kathmandu.
cuba HAVANA -- Cuba released dissident lawyer Rene Gomez Manzano yesterday after holding him in jail for 18 months with no charges, a fellow dissident said. The outspoken critic of Cuba's communist government was arrested in his home July 22, 2005, for allegedly planning to take part in a protest outside the French Embassy in Havana. Gomez Manzano is the ...
An oil deposit with an estimated  100-million-barrel reserve has been discovered off Cuba's coast  by Canadian companies Sherritt International Corp. S.TO and  Pebercan Inc. PBC.TO, President Fidel Castro said.
Thousands of U.S. troops swept into the northern and southern beltlands of Baghdad on Wednesday in simultaneous operations against militants that the military said was the start of a \
The four players at the top of the leaderboard Saturday after three rounds of the NEC Invitational -- Stewart Cink, Chris DiMarco, David Toms and Tiger Woods -- are all members of that team.
The jury, convinced by the weight of circumstantial evidence, will return Nov. 22 to decide if he deserves the death penalty. By Associated Press.
Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain thanks to two Didier Drogba goals to open Champions League play in style Tuesday.
Kendrick Perkins doesn't shy away from voicing his opinions, even when it means criticizing the Celtics' recent play. With the ultra-competitive, defense-oriented center frustrated by what he sees on the court, it was only natural that Boston's 100-82 loss in Chicago Monday night elicited some harsh comments. It is not simply losing that troubles Perkins, but the defensive lapses, the ...
CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, September 23, 2004) -- Thomas Rongen assumed the helm of his fourth Major League Soccer team when he was hired as coach of the Club Deportivo Chivas expansion franchise.
People with failing kidneys may  frequently use \
Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah says only extremists will gain if Iraqi elections go ahead as planned in January. Speaking to the French daily newspaper &quot;Le Figaro,&quot; the king said on Monday &quot;it
London's \

Tra tre giorni il sindaco Veltroni e il presidente della Camera Casini, inaugureranno il passante a Nord-Ovest. Un tunnel di 3 km, costato 120 milioni di euro, che collegher\u00c3\u00a0 la Farnesina alla Pinetta Sacchetti.
Railway officials say a train collision in northern India that killed at least 37 people apparently was caused by a communications lapse between stations, and that the
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--New emergency water pumps, along with a day of soaking rain, offered hope Thursday to South Florida growers struggling through drought conditions.
The latest Hollywood movie to give comic books a bad name, \
An Indian security team heads for Bangladesh on Monday to assess the situation after a threat to the national cricket squad by an Islamic militant group.
On the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the victims were remembered and honoured in sporting events around the country and the world.
Tony Alvarez, co-founder of turnaround firm Alvarez &amp; Marsal, landed in Kansas City on Monday. On Tuesday, the board of Interstate Bakeries Corp.
Virtualization software is ideal for trying out new software--and keeping your real PC clean.
An official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran has obtained &quot;a few tons&quot; of the gas needed to enrich uranium, a key component of nuclear weapons, Reuters reported.
If the wild-card Jets were to win the Super Bowl, they would complete an unprecedented pro football odyssey.
(InfoWorld) - Intel Corp. Wednesday dismissed reports it plans to change its pricing policy and set different prices for processors sold in China. \
Archaeologists have found a 2,500-year-old tomb near Egypt's ancient pyramids in Giza, the head of the excavation team told Reuters on Thursday.
Moving swiftly to consolidate their control over government in the wake of their big election triumph, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are facing a different kind of threat - themselves.
By CHRISTINA ABEL  Instead of starting to shoo cars off the beaches every night at 6:30 to try to meet an 8 p.m. deadline during sea turtle nesting season, St. Johns County police could simply begin ticketing stragglers at 7:30.
Tornano a delinquere piu' gli italiani che gli stranieri
ATLANTA, June 12 -- Health officials trying to stop a globetrotting honeymooner with a dangerous form of tuberculosis got little assistance from his lawyer father and his future father-in-law, a TB expert who not only balked at stopping the Greek wedding but attended the ceremony himself, accordi...
Global distribution giant Ingram Micro Inc has acquired Tech Pacific in a $700 million cash deal that local Ingram boss Steve Rust said would give the combined entity
Salman Khan has been the victim of muckrakers for years together.
Abdul Razzaq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inspired bowling helped Pakistan take a commanding position on the opening day of their second Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi.
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate action to restore democracy and the rule of law in military-ruled Myanmar.
Portuguese MEP accuses prime minister of 'double standards' over threat to boycott EU-Africa summit.
La storia sara' ambientata in un palazzo messo in quarantena
Conference USA men&#39;s basketball coaches said they expected a very close and difficult conference race, but that&#39;s not how they voted.
Republican campaign dropout Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain for the party's presidential nomination and asked his national convention delegates to swing behind the likely nominee.
Senator Arlen Specter called for a rollback of the tactics adopted by federal prosecutors to combat corporate wrongdoing.
GERUSALEMME - I servizi di sicurezza israeliani sono stati informati da fonti francesi che il presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat \u00c3\u00a8 morto. Lo ha riferito la radio delle forze armate israeliane. La notizia
B&Q owner Kingfisher says it will expand in Russia, one of the fastest growing markets for home improvement and renovation.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the world&#39;s largest retailer, slashed its own expectations of November sales on Saturday, saying customer traffic declined toward the end of Thanksgiving
Living in Boston as a Red Sox fan for the last year has been like riding a rollercoaster of epic proportions. Beginning with Boston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 6-5, extra-inning ,heartbreaking defeat in Yankee Stadium in Game 7 of
Israel has been stepping up its military raids in the Gaza Strip with its troops killing 12 Palestinians in the past two days. The action comes as Palestinian presidential contenders campaign for the January 9th elections.
Environmental group Greenpeace's anti-whaling ship Esperanza sailed into Sydney Harbour on Friday to re-supply after protesting against Japanese whalers in the Antarctic and heads on from there to Japan to pursue its protest.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50438)  has announced the addition of Airline Network Development in Europe and  its Implications for Airport Planning to their offering.
Pedro Martinez arrived in New York quietly Wednesday afternoon, touching down at the Westchester County Airport on a private jet before catching a ride to Manhattan.
Tony Holler thinks there&#39;s still an even chance US regulatory authorities will find a way to import his company&#39;s surplus influenza vaccine to help fill a gaping void created by the unexpected loss of half the US annual supply of flu shots.
Bob Brauer, co-founder and vice president of business development for StrikeIron, talks about his new online service that eases the pain of discovering, understanding and using Web services.
The tragic crash in Paris A police probe will conclude today that the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was an accident, according to reports.Comment
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is helping a fellow Democrat and former rival &#151; Senate candidate Bob Casey.
Sergio Garcia recovered from a poor start and survived a rules scare, closing the second round with two birdies for a 2-under 69 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Volvo Masters.
American Robert Higgins was just a toddler when he first longed to be a woman. Fifty years later that dream has become a reality with the help of surgeons half a world away, in Thailand.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday pushed for tougher rules to stop American companies from buying illegally logged timber plundered from fragile forests around the world.
The centerpiece of this sleepy southeastern Virginia town challenges the definition of \
The Cabinet is set to discuss plans to send soldiers from the Black Watch to support American forces near Baghdad, amid reports that more British troops could soon be on their way to Iraq.
European Union leaders and Turkey  agreed on Friday the terms on which Ankara will start  membership talks with the bloc next October, an EU government  official said.
The EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock.
Filming for the sixth Harry Potter movie begins at Gloucester Cathedral.
A NEW twist was added to the ongoing saga of the West Indies board-players rift yesterday. Jeffrey Dujon, the former Test wicket-keeper and assistant team coach, indicated in an interview with
Boston College announced its football schedule yesterday, highlighted by home games against Notre Dame and Atlantic Coast Conference opponents Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Clemson, and Maryland.
Iran's authorities arrest more than 25 women protesting against alleged discrimination in the capital, Tehran.
Gordon Cooper, one of seven original US astronauts, died yesterday at his home in Ventura, Calif., at age 77. In the 1960s, with the nation determined to prevail in a space race with the Soviet
Anticipating a gruesome or traumatic event makes it more vivid and deeply imprinted in the memory, a study says.
Forget da club--50 Cent might soon be in da traffic court.
The Redskins, struggling on offense but with no plans to change quarterbacks, and Lions are underway in Detroit. The Lions won the toss and took the ball, and quickly got a first down on a 17-yard reception
Al Careggi \u00c3\u00a8 giunta una task force internazionale per seguirei tre pazienti infettati dal virus Hiv. Il ministero non mander\u00c3\u00a0 ispettori                                          Firenze, trapianti da sieropositiva sospensione cautelativa per la biologa                                                                                  Al momento per\u00c3\u00b2 la donna dichiara di non aver ricevuto alcuna comunicazione
Utility companies and even the Navy are snapping up new and highly efficient superconductors.
European stock markets plunged in afternoon trading on Tuesday as the single European currency set a new record high against the dollar.
The prime minister, Tony Blair, right, with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, at a Jerusalem press conference. Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP.
Serie A leader Juventus blew a two-goal, second-half lead and had to settle for a 2-2 tie with Inter Milan on Sunday, losing ground to defending champion AC Milan.
The dollar recovered on Thursday,  buoyed by profit-taking in other currencies and comments by the  European Central Bank's top official urging Asia to adopt more  flexible foreign exchange regimes.
Hearings in the doping cases of American sprinters Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines have been delayed until the middle of next year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday.
Ed Orgeron&#39;s recruiting success at Southern California helped him land the job as Mississippi&#39;s football coach Thursday. &quot;We are going to teach our young men to compete,&quot; Orgeron said at a news conference.
Blog: Facebook's rumored sale or public offering has likely made the company a highly attractive workplace.
At 9 years of age, Aftab Munaf  Memon has his life nicely planned: after finishing school, he  will buy a plane and become a pilot like the one he saw in a  magazine advertisement.
Highlights of the fall film slate (release dates are subject to change, and some films will play in limited release):
Midway Games Inc. plans to publish a \
Presidential and congressional candidates can raise unlimited donations to finance recounts as President Bush and Al Gore did for their high-stakes Florida dispute in 2000.
The economy sprinted ahead at its fastest pace in four years during the summer, although it is expected to limp through the final three months of this year as the housing and credit debacles weigh on individuals and businesses alike.
China and Pakistan officials voiced their common aspiration of furthering ties between the two armies during a meeting here Wednesday.
BBC Sport columnist Terry Butcher refuses to  back down on his criticism of England.
Two Palestinian militants were killed on Monday as Israeli Apache helicopters hit their car, Palestinian witnesses and medical sources said.
Space shuttle astronauts will attempt to repair Atlantis' damaged heat shield during a spacewalk on Friday, using staples to try to pin down a loose thermal blanket, managers decided on Wednesday.
Germany's far right looks set to win  seats in its third regional parliament on Sunday as discontent  with Chancellor Angela Merkel's national government and  depressed conditions in the east push voters to the fringes.
The leading share index closed in positive territory after a volatile trading trading, dealers said Friday.
Concertgoers who witnessed a fatal nightclub shooting frantically called emergency operators on cell phones and tried to resuscitate the wounded, with some having to wash victims' blood from their hands, faces and clothes afterward.
Channel 4 is searching for volunteers to take part in a show about human decomposition.
People in Polk and other counties declared disaster areas because of Hurricane Charley are getting federal and state help faster than any other emergency in history.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair  arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to lend support to the Iraqi  government, which is under pressure from Washington to do more  to stem worsening violence.
When U.S. captain Hal Sutton sent Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson out as his lead pair in the Ryder Cup, he didn't even want to think about what would happen if they got beat.
'Tis the season -- or almost -- for vowing not to repeat the mistakes we made last year. Three consumer health experts helped us identify some of them. Before you prepare your own list of things to do better in 2008, consider their review of health lessons -- and traps to avoid -- in the new year.
The dollar struggled to extend gains  against the euro in rangebound trade on Tuesday after  recovering from multi-week lows on bigger-than-expected capital  inflows into the United States.
An IMF team has lined up a visit to Zimbabwe to assess the state of the economically-ravaged nation ahead of a key meeting in Washington on its possible expulsion for arrears.
As of Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at least 405 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Dec. 22, 2007, at 10 a.m. EST.
Police start a murder inquiry after a man collapses and dies shortly after getting off a bus in Sheffield.
Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.
The company lowers its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings guidance.
ATHENS, Greece -- So other than your anemic, fifth-place finish in the long jump and the missed baton pass in the 400-meter relay for a big fat &quot;Did Not Finish,&#39;&#39; how did your day go, Marion Jones?
Matt Skelton retains his Commonwealth heavyweight title after beating Michael Sprott on points.
Torri Edwards, the American sprinter, was shown no mercy here last night when the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld her two-year doping ban.
HELENA, Mont. - After being advised not to the leave a hospital, an Idaho woman allegedly pepper sprayed her way out. Police were called to St.
Bruce Mancuso scanned the nutrition label on the white box containing the corn and canola oil that his restaurant, Crisfield Seafood, uses to fry shrimp, scallops, crab cakes, soft shell crabs and french fries.
Nigeria's oil militants say they are ready for dialogue with the new president, if certain conditions are met.
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.  - Democratic presidential  candidate John Kerry has accused his Republican critics of  having launched their offensive against his Vietnam war record  in a bid to sabotage what he called growing voter support for  his strategy to fight the war on terror.
By The Associated Press  SAN ANTONIO - After an acquisition binge that transformed the smallest Baby Bell into a telecommunications heavyweight, AT&T Inc. is undergoing another change today: a new chief executive.
A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter  apparently clipped TV tower guy wires and crashed in foggy  weather in central Texas on Monday, killing all seven aboard,  witnesses and military officials said.
LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - The takeover battle for ABN AMRO  heated up on Monday with the Royal Bank of Scotland  consortium boosting the cash element of its 71.1 billion-euro ($98 billion) offer.
In some countries, the national spectator sport is soccer or tennis. In Ukraine, the joke goes, it's elections.
Pakistan said its forces killed four  foreign militants in a border area Monday as Afghan President  Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic  guerrillas before his October re-election bid.
SAN ANTONIO -- AT&T Inc. posted a 61 percent increase in second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, lifted primarily by its buyout of BellSouth Corp. but also aided by faster growth in its Internet protocol services and by a gain in wireless subscribers.
If you are overweight then being active might help you to stay fit but keep in mind that physical activity alone will not help you to increase your longevity.
The CardioWest artificial heart, devloped by University Medical Center&#39;s artificial heart team and used in more than 300 patients worldwide, is the first ever to win approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.
Wild weather brought chaos to Australia&#39;s east coast Friday, driving a huge freighter aground in tumultuous seas, sweeping cars into flooded rivers, disrupting flights and cutting power lines.
George Clooney urges neighbours at his Italian retreat to fight a planned development in the town.
A US judge approves the extradition of Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega to France when he leaves jail.
Indonesian prosecutors opened a new terrorism trial today against the Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, charging him in connection with the suicide bombing of
Muslim leaders are launching a \
An ex-minister calls for an independent body to monitor and publish statistics about immigration in the UK.
European Ryder Cup player Luke Donald shot a 5-under-par 66 Sunday to win the European Masters by five strokes for his second European tour victory.
Bill Burkett once said his job was to make Gov. George W. Bush a hero. As a lieutenant colonel working on the readiness of the Texas National Guard, Mr.
By Sean Robinson, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 15--For a few hours Wednesday, the Washington State History Museum unwittingly lent its name to an anonymous phishmonger.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41819) has announced the addition of The 2005 Web 2.0 Conference Distilled to their offering.
NEW YORK Nokia&#39;s purchase last week of Enpocket is yet another sign that the Finnish company plans on becoming much more to consumers than a seller of cell phones and multimedia devices.
What seemed fresh and revelatory in the original book and films of the \
All of hot young Hollywood is not in this room, but it sure feels that way. Posing for photos on an antique sofa are Casey Affleck, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Amy Ryan, and James McAvoy: four first-time Oscar-nominated actors, and the leading man of an Oscar-nominated Best Picture contender.
Open-source champion Red Hat has taken its new CFO from the traditional business world. Charles Peters, who becomes executive vice president and CFO of the Linux-based firm, has a solid background as a qualified
People mattered more than music at St. Patrick\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cathedral on Tuesday when the sixth September Concert noting the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, shared in spirit with thousands of similar commemorations around the world, offered three choruses and plain-spoken music.
The House is going to make another run at imposing more than $17 billion in taxes on major oil companies.
TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- A combination of intraoperative brachytherapy with sublobar surgical resection improves outcomes for high-risk lung cancer patients, says a new study by researchers at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
The Brisbane Lions&#39; football manager stepped out of the changerooms just before six o&#39;clock last night and handed one of the milling supporters a six-pack of beer.
AP sports writers at the U.S. Open will be filing periodic dispatches from one tennis' greatest spectacles:
L'Inter cade a Liverpool e la qualificazione ai quarti di Champions League si complica. Roberto Manc...
The mayor went to Queens to reach out to relatives and communities affected by the death.
Ma palestinesi non si lascerannno influenzare da Bin Laden
Brown urged to break with Blairite past as Labour group's remarks reflect dismay over poll decision.
ConocoPhillips  said it still expects a long-term compounded annual production growth rate of 3 percent including oil from the partnership with EnCana Corp. , announced earlier on Thursday.
iMac, \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe very model of a modern Macintosh,\u00e2\u0080\u009d may have evolved over the years into \u00e2\u0080\u009cthis new aluminum fighter-jet of a personal computer, but the same idea is retained: You can put everything you need in a computer into an all-in-one design that actually looks good on a desk,\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports Jeff Carlson (Seattle Times).
With their constant pursuit of marquee free agents and a never-shy attitude toward discussing their agenda, the Knicks put a healthy, sustained buzz in the off-season.
A German riesling has been named  world's best in one of Australia's leading wine contests,  dealing a blow to Australian New World wine hopes, already  shaken by the worst drought for a century
Business and charities in the UK have joined forces to persuade more people to go online.
If you don&#39;t think anybody else could possibly get any more spam than you, think of Bill Gates. The Microsoft Corp. chairman receives about 4 million pieces of e-mail per day, most of it junk, says Steve Ballmer, the company&#39;s chief executive.
MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - President George W. Bush linked the U.S.-led war on terrorism on Monday to the country's struggle for independence led by George Washington more than 200 hundred years ago.
Budget cuts appear to have done little harm to the quality of America's state-supported universities &#151; at least the way U.S. News &amp; World Report measures it. Public universities generally hold their own in the magazine's latest college rankings.
Microsoft rilascer\u00c3\u00a0 i codici sorgente di Word e Excel. Ma non a tutti: solo ai governi. Il colosso di Redmond non si \u00c3\u00a8 convertito all&#39;open source. Ma la scelta \u00c3\u00a8 di quelle epocali, sebbene limitata: Microsoft
Portugal is to invite Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to an EU summit, while hoping he will decline.
Gruppo italiano firma l'evento 'Fashion week' in Brasile
LIVERPOOL, England  - Hundreds of Britons held a  candlelit vigil on Tuesday for a hostage threatened with  beheading in Iraq amid reports that his abductors had killed a  second U.S. captive.
MOSCOW: Russian oil major YUKOS is poised to lose its core Siberian units, but the state will postpone its final move to dismantle the giant firm beyond next week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tax deadline, analysts predicted on Friday.
It's a murder mystery filled with intrigue reminiscent of the Cold War _ there's a retired Russian spy poisoned by a radioactive substance, a secret dossier, a slain investigative journalist and a shadowy ...Comment
Hurricane Charley will loom large in the presidential election in Florida where the speed and efficiency of storm relief could sway the vote, analysts predicted on Monday.
French technology firm Thomson  on Monday said it would join Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. in a venture to buy U.S.-based anti-piracy software maker ContentGuard, a move that could defuse objections by European regulators.
The Japanese government today published a new defence plan, which prepares the way for a transition from the country&#39;s longstanding passive defence of its own territory
TORONTO (CP) - Doctors should encourage all their patients - sick and healthy - to get an annual flu shot, the Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests in a statement published Tuesday.
PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat, under treatment in a French hospital, is in a coma, but not brain dead. Ms Leila Shahid, the Palestinian envoy to France, strongly denied reports in French and Israeli media
The violence that has ripped through Kenya has made training for runners increasingly dangerous. Some of the sport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest names remain unaccounted for in the chaos.
Sixty years after smoke from burning Jewish corpses darkened the sky here, little about this former death camp's exterior reveals the horror and scale of the crimes committed on its grounds.
Baseball players agreed to a stricter policy for steroids and other drugs that will include more tests and tougher penalties.
Blog: For the Linux consortium's top tech spot, it's out with Sun Microsystems' Ian Murdock and in with Novell's Markus Rex.
If you have ever wondered why hair turns grey, fingers get crinkled in the bath or if the Great Wall of China really is visible from space, Mick O'Hare has the answers.
Dutch electronics giant Philips Electronics NV is on an investment binge in the Philippines with its plan to infuse an additional $330 million to expand its production activity in the country.
Jacques Rudolph and Jacques Kallis hit determined half-centuries as South Africa scored 152-3 by tea on the opening day of the second and final Test against India here.
The waiting and wondering continued Sunday about the fate of British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, although one Muslim activist says he is still alive.
Il direttore generale dell'Udinese Pietro Leonardi ha ripetuto per l'ennesima volta che non intende ...
Well-known U.S. guitar maker Gibson will take over Dongbei Piano, one of China's biggest piano makers, in a move aimed at boosting its brand and sales in the world's fourth-largest economy, industry sources said on Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson repeated on Monday that a strong dollar was in the U.S. interest and currency values should be set in free and open markets.
Orlando -- Nick Saban finally turned pro Saturday, accepting an offer to coach the Miami Dolphins. The LSU coach, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, mulled over the deal for three days before announcing
A survey showing higher-than-expected numbers of a unique Nevada butterfly has revived a debate over whether it needs protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
A Milan court yesterday went behind closed doors to consider a verdict in the trial of Silvio Berlusconi, Italy&#39;s prime minister, who is accused of corrupting judges in a case involving his
Ukraine's outgoing president on Saturday implicitly called on people to vote for his prime minister in a close presidential race and told them to shun any protests urged by the opposition candidate.
Consumers are escalating their purchases on the Internet, but concerns  still remain regarding the safety of online purchases.
According to this latest blog entry, Joshua Eichorn has released the latest version of his PEAR package combining PHP and Ajax - HTML_AJAX 0.3.4.    HTML_AJAX 0.3.4 was released today, it contains lots of bug fixes so if you use HTML_AJAX you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll want to upgrade.  Release notes and testing results are available on the wiki, and the examples are available online if you want to see some of the basic features.    According to the Changelog some of the fixes include: an update to assignAttr in HTML_AJAX_Action, Request timeouts errors, std input when HTTP_RAW_POST isn't set, and a few more. You can get this latest release here...
AUSTRALIA&#39;s Karrie Webb shot an impressive final round of seven-under 64, but it proved to be one shot too many as playing partner Christina Kim put together a 65 yesterday (AEST) to win the LPGA Challenge event in Auburn, California.
Lindsay Whalen matched her career-high with 21 points and the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 80-70 Monday night to even the best-of-three WNBA Eastern Conference semifinal.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Transactions worldwide by  organized crime reach $2 trillion every year, and about half  that amount goes toward corruption and bribes, the United  Nations drugs and crime watchdog said on Wednesday.
Members of Congress sent a letter to the chief executive of Mattel, accusing the company of not living up to its promise to keep lead-tainted toys out of children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hands.
VALDERRAMA, Spain (Ticker) - Alastair Forsyth may be 120 places lower in the world rankings, but the Scot clearly won his duel Saturday with local favorite Sergio Garcia at the Volvo Masters.
A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.
Alan Milburn should think \
Microsoft, the behemoth Redmond, Wash., software company lurking over the computing world, Nov. 11 released a &quot;beta,&quot; or test, version of its online search service.
America's hopes of winning a third consecutive Hopman Cup are dented by a shock defeat to Slovakia.
SUSILO Bambang Yudhoyono began his first day as Indonesia&#39;s president yesterday by swearing in his Cabinet - a mix of experts and political appointees whom analysts said could push through
AIDS viruses from two people are being studied to see if they are the source of a rare form of H.I.V. detected in a New York City man.
IBM Rational Software Corp. today released updated desktop development tools designed to eliminate common problems from distributed development efforts.
Some of the biggest names in rock and pop will record a new version of Do They Know It's Christmas? on Sunday.
Central Japan&#39;s strongest typhoon in a decade left at least five people dead and five others missing as it swept through the region, halting air and rail operations before losing strength off the Pacific coast northeast of Tokyo.
China's Yi Jianlian signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, putting aside concerns that a move to Wisconsin might not best serve the forward's career prospects and style of play.
Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in two separate incidents Friday, and Israeli helicopters fired three missiles at a Gaza warehouse the army said was used for making weapons.
It doesn't break new ground, and the plot is a little sparse, but thanks to its visual quality and ability to suck you into its world, Half Life 2 is probably the best game of 2004. By Suneel Ratan.
(InfoWorld) - Playing high-action video games for a few hours each day can improve your vision, according to researchers in the U.S. But an eye expert in the U.K. called their findings into question. The researchers from the University of Rochester in New York found that people who play video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month can improve certain aspects of their vision by about 20 percent. Playing the games changes the pathways in the brain responsible for visual processing, as the brain adapts to the additional pressure that playing such games puts on the visual system, they said. The researchers found a group of students who played little or no video games -- which was a challenge in itself -- and gave them a test that measured how well they could discern the orientation of a letter \
the continuing brouhaha between Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) being a notable exception. South Africa&#39;s Harmony
Danish security police on Tuesday  said they had arrested eight young Muslims they said were  plotting a terrorist attack and had ties to Al Qaeda.
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Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - American winger DaMarcus Beasley scored his second Eredivisie goal during PSV Eindhoven&#39;s 3-0 win over FC Groningen on Saturday.
The way Simon Cowell sees it, Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis are the most evenly matched \
FOR GEORGE W. BUSH, as for any president seeking a second term, the party&#39;s convention presents a different, and in many ways more difficult, task than that facing his opponent.
Some 100 former soldiers who helped lead a revolt against ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide seized his abandoned residence on Wednesday and said they would make it their headquarters.
Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, who likely has only a few months left to live, delivers upbeat talk as part of \
A British man with a long history of impersonating police officers pleaded guilty to tricking his way into private quarters at a royal palace by pretending to be a senior officer.
Detroit hit 14 of 18 shots in the third quarter and pulled away for a 101-83 victory before a crowd of 18,055 at the Izod Center.
Adds security muscle to Google apps Google has announced a plan to acquire on-demand web security firm Postini for $625m cash. The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close by end of the third quarter 2007, after which Postini will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Google.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Life & style: In the second of our features celebrating the best shots sent in by G2 readers, the portrait photographer Rankin explains his choices.
Rutelli 'Tutto confermato, nessuna novita''
AUSTRALIAN troops have suffered their first direct attack since the Iraq war began, with three Australian soldiers injured in a suspected suicide bomb assault by al-Qa&#39;ida on an armoured vehicle convoy in Baghdad.
Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and warned that the Middle East could explode into violence.
_ Oracle Corp. finally scooped up bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSlipstream\u00e2\u0080\u009d is Anthony Hopkins\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third film as a director and his first as a quasi-avant-garde filmmaker working well outside the mainstream.
Regarding the whole Mary Cheney (non)outing controversy, I am obligated to start by administering a slap to my man John Kerry for being such a political klutz and, if I may say so, no gentleman.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20  - Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are set to sell 7.2 million shares each in the next 18 months in a move that could net them 1.2 billion dollars apiece.
China warned Japan on Thursday it was putting relations at risk by allowing former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui to visit, as Lee courted more controversy by suggesting he might go to a Tokyo war shrine.
Move over Japanese horror film makers: The best stuff is coming out of Korea these days. Get ready for some really weird, genre-bending movies. By Jason Silverman.
The euro jumps to an all-time high against the dollar, raising fears about European growth, and the price of gold rises as people switch out of the dollar.
With all due respect to Roger Clemens, Jeff Bagwell and the Houston Astros, this is the matchup Major League Baseball wanted. The Red Sox and Cardinals, two of the game&#39;s most storied
Leading US Muslim groups threw their support behind Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry, calling for a protest vote against President George W. Bush.
The Boston Celtics will hit the new year with the NBA's best record and a belief that more is still to come. \
Chiron (CHIR:Nasdaq - news - research) said Thursday that it had found some problems with the production of its Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, which will cause a delay in the product&#39;s reaching the market until early October.
Harry Redknapp has been named as Southampton&#39;s manager, two weeks after leaving the club&#39;s south-coast rivals Portsmouth. Redknapp, 57, was confirmed by Southampton as the replacement for caretaker manager Steve Wigley in a club statement this afternoon.
A new genetic test can tell doctors which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy -- and suggests many women don't need to, researchers said on Friday.
Saudi Arabia&#39;s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah, has vowed the top oil producer would crush al Qaeda militants and called on its citizens to stand united against all threats.
Live Aid is to get VAT money worth a possible \u00c2\u00a34m on sales of its new DVD and remixed song.
Blog: As part of its \
I HAVE found by experience one cannot easily get to Barry Island by bus to have an afternoon trip by the sea.   There are two routes, both of which divert through all the surrounding estates, taking an hour to arrive.
The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to \
EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes on  Tuesday rejected an accusation she was pursuing a vendetta  against U.S. software giant Microsoft  and said she  suspected a \
ASHINGTON, Aug. 18 - A high-level Army inquiry has found that senior American commanders created conditions that allowed abuses to occur at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq by failing to provide leadership and sufficient ...
Aid workers say they are still struggling to reach or even locate displaced people after the tsunami in Aceh.
Stock futures eased on Thursday,  suggesting Wall Street shares may pare some of the previous  day's gains as investors await word on the outlook for monetary  policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
OTTAWA (CP) - The economy continues to show signs of healthy growth, adding about 34,000 jobs in October. However the number of people looking for work also rose, keeping the overall unemployment rate at 7.1 per cent, unchanged from September.
Use our customized executive appointment program. Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says she believes Viktor Yushchenko will nominate her as prime minister.
Sinn Fein and the DUP hold separate key talks aimed at reviving devolved government in Northern Ireland.
NHS workers may have their normal retirement age lifted to 65 from 60, under proposals put forward by employers.
Rafer Alston contributed 20 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and Lamond Murray scored 13 points in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Raptors rallied from a huge deficit to upset the San Antonio Spurs 96-91 Sunday.
In the northern Kenyan coastal town of Kilifi, a young mother grieves.
Longfellow's epic poem, \
The meltdown among U.S. subprime mortgage lenders broadened on Tuesday, as shares of Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. lost two-thirds of their value and New Century Financial Corp. sank, with investors fearing both would run out of cash.
National Commerce Financial  Corp.NCF.N said on Tuesday it agreed to settle previously  disclosed shareholder class-action lawsuits challenging its  proposed merger with SunTrust Banks, Inc.STI.N.
Bigger than R580 despite smaller fabrication process? AMD's anticipated upcoming ATI-branded, DirectX 10-supporting graphics chip, the R600, appears to have made an unscheduled and ahead-of-time stop on the web, revealing itself to be a rather larger part than its predecessor, the R580.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Alleged abuse victims from a number of Manchester children's homes are awarded \u00c2\u00a32m in compensation.
Content mangling offers new revenue opportunities Ericsson has bought 100 per cent of content management company Drutt for an undisclosed sum.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CIGNA Corp. said net income rose sharply in the third quarter, reflecting increased earnings in its health care segment and a gain from the sale of a retirement benefits business.
Ali Larijani, who has fronted Tehran's efforts to defuse an atomic row with the West, has resigned as chief nuclear negotiator, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Iran's president warns his government will not back down one iota in its nuclear dispute with the West.
Egypt produce a stunning upset by knocking tournament favourites Ivory Coast out in an engrossing contest.
Miami - US authorities combed through the rubble of shattered homes and toppled trees as remnants of what was deadly Hurricane Ivan - which killed at least 35 people in the United States and 70 in the Caribbean - on Saturday dumped heavy rain on much of
Astronauts from Europe and other nations could fly early to the space station to make ready new laboratories.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with pet food retailer Petco Animal Supplies of charges that the company's Web site violated federal law by making deceptive security claims.
French officials are told not to use Blackberry devices because of fears the US may spy on them, reports say.
Blog: The New York Times reports that the live video chat website Stickam.com has corporate ties with a pornography producer.  As this story begins to unfold, Stickam's practices alone raise serious child abuse concerns.
Moviegoers in director Ang Lee's native Taiwan gave a thumbs-up to his prize-winning \
The growing popularity of vintage clothing has made cheap finds harder to come by, as shoppers become as knowledgeable about designers as retailers and wholesalers.
About 660 pounds of sodium nitrate were found in the van, found by bomb sniffing dogs, a TV report said, citing bomb squad officials.
SuperMediaStore.com has a dual-port HDMI switch on sale for $22.99 shipped. You provide the HDMI cables.
Congolese voted Sunday in their first democratic election in more than four decades, many hoping for an end to years of fighting and corrupt rule that have devastated the mineral-rich nation in the heart of Africa.
Four tigers escaped from their cage at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, and one of them killed a visitor and injured two people, according to local news reports.
Police have praised the actions of Ozzy Osbourne who &quot;very courageously&quot; tackled a burglar in his Buckinghamshire home. Rock Star Ozzy grabbed the intruder, who then broke free and jumped from a first floor
Giampaolo Tosel &egrave; intervenuto a Radio 24 tornando sulla decisione di non squalificare Toni e ...
Mike Fincke&#39;s new baby is on the astronaut&#39;s mind as he returns to Earth today, though she might not know it. &quot;I&#39;m very concerned she doesn&#39;t know who her father is,&quot; Fincke told reporters
At the airport check-in of tomorrow, \
BAGHDAD - Le forze americane e irachene hanno oggi ulteriormente stretto l&#39;assedio attorno alla moschea di Najaf, mentre il leader religioso ribelle Moqtada Sadr ha esortato i suoi seguaci in tutto il Paese a compiere una marcia verso la citt\u00c3\u00a0 santa
Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has refused to rule out switching his national colours to England.
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Opponents of a plan to give the ethnic Albanian minority in  Macedonia greater clout aim to force a vote  on the issue.
Pope Benedict could visit the Holy Land next year, Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Thursday after a private audience with the Pontiff.
Singapore cut corporate taxes for the first time in three years to lure more international financial services and technology companies. The government will reduce the maximum tax rate payable by companies to 18 percent from 20 percent from the 2008 year of assessment, according to the second minister for finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, above. The tax on goods and services will be increased 2 percentage points, to 7 percent, from July 1 to make up for the revenue shortfall from lower collections from companies, he said. The government of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong intends to attract 11.9 billion Singapore dollars ($7.7 billion) of investment in services and manufacturing industries this year to underpin growth.
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis are preparing for the mission's first spacewalk.
CIGS aren't on the market yet, but there's a lot of money floating around. And the Miasole layoff rumors aren't true, says company.
The world&#39;s top finance officials on Friday asked oil-producing nations to step up production and agreed it was crucial to work out exactly why prices
\u00e2\u0080\u009cI died doing a job I loved,\u00e2\u0080\u009d U.S. Army Major Andrew Olmsted wrote in his final online piece.
Sri Lanka&#39;s cricket team has defeated South Africa by 49 runs to sweep their five-match, one-day international series in Colombo.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on Friday to land the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis at a backup landing site in California after clouds and rain prevented it from landing at its home port in Florida.
New York real estate mogul Donald Trump defended his friend Martha Stewart as the woman who turned home economics into a media empire began her prison term.
U.S. health officials on Monday said they are not ready to declare the Taco Bell E.coli outbreak over, citing a positive test of the bacteria among a batch of white onions at one of the restaurant's location in New York.
Ernest Bai Koroma took oath Monday as Sierra Leone&#39;s new president after winning a tense runoff vote and vowed to wipe out graft and heal deep wounds in the impoverished war-scarred west African nation.
Legislation to make English the state's official language has run into opposition from American Indians, who say their native tongues are dying fast enough without any help from lawmakers.
Urgent safety studies are needed for newer epilepsy drugs increasingly given to children, say UK researchers.
UN troops surrounded the home of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Thursday and threatened to forcefully evict rebel former soldiers who seized the abandoned compound.
A critically ill Wisconsin teenager who was bitten by a bat recovered after being put into a drug-induced coma and being given antiviral drugs.
Microsoft will offer up to $600 per server (up to a maximum of $15,000) to companies who agree to switch from Novell to Windows servers, it has been revealed.
Suddenly television screens are part of the Manhattan cab ride experience. Is anything worth watching? Stay tuned.
Michael Jackson admits paying people who threatened legal action in order to avoid embarrassment.
Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.  plan digital music devices to work closely with their own  online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The Hoyas do not allow a two-point field goal for almost the entire first half Saturday and use a 30-1 run to dispatch Winston-Salem State, 76-32.
Sulla competitivita', aspettiamo entro 15 giorni documento
The chip maker, a closely watched indicator of the overall health of the technology industry, reported net income of $1.3 billion, on revenue of $8.7 billion in the second quarter.
Steve Sidwell scored twice as Reading kept their bid for an unlikely European place on course with a 2-0 victory against Aston Villa.
Nel posticipo della 15/a giornata della Liga spagnola, il Real Madrid ha vinto a Barcellona sull'Esp...
Thirty-five years after Roe v. Wade, a debate is still raging  -  over which side is responsible for the drop in abortions
Southampton, September 12: The Indian team might have regained its momentum with an easy victory over Kenya in their ICC Champions Trophy opener, but captain Sourav Ganguly wants batsmen Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh to strike form before the crucial
IT is official - the VHS home video format will share the fate of its one-time competitor Betamax and go the way of the dinosaur. All over the world, Video Home System - which lets people record and watch
Brian Greene's buzzer-beating layup lifted Florida A&amp;M to a 58-56 victory over Delaware State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game Saturday.
At least two Myanmar dissidents were among thousands of prisoners freed after the military government announced it had begun releasing more than 5,000 detainees in a third mass release in less than a month, relatives and officials said.
A businessman has been sentenced to life in prison and his wife to 14 years behind bars for stealing &#36;50 million in China's second-biggest bank fraud since the start of communist rule in 1949, a news report said.
Widely used antidepressants double the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, from around three cases per thousand to seven cases per thousand, according to a huge federal analysis of hundreds of clinical trials. It marks the first time regulators have acknowledged that the drugs can trigger...
Prosecutors argue that Tony Taylor should only serve probation for helping the government make a case against Michael Vick, but a judge decides he will do hard time.
'Che ci fanno la Gregoraci e la Varone nel cast dello show?'
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a dispute involving actress Elizabeth Taylor over ownership of a Vincent van Gogh painting. The painting is claimed by descendants of a Jewish woman who fled Nazi Germany.  The painting, worth mi...
Ottawa is indeed selling off its stake in Petro-Canada, the Calgary-based oil company says. The stock sale would be the biggest in Canadian history.
UK retailers recall tubes of Savlon after animal rights extremists claim they have contaminated the antiseptic cream.
Samuel Eto'o became the leading all-time African Nations Cup scorer with 15 goals after converting a 27th-minute penalty to give Cameroon a 1-0 lead over Sudan in a Group C match Wednesday.
More than a thousand paramilitary fighters began demobilizing Friday in the remote jungles of Colombia, where the main road is marked by crosses, burned vehicles and blown-up bridges - the scars of a protracted and bitter battle between their right-wing faction and leftist rebels for control of the region's cocaine industry.
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday praised Jiang Zemin, who retired from the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC
A shrouded man claiming to be an American member of al-Qaida promised attacks that will make U.S. streets \
The International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s governing board meets next week to decide what action, if any, to take against Iran in the face of past deceptions and current suspicions that the country may be trying to build a nuclear arsenal.
Yemen foiled attempts by unknown gunmen   to blow up two oil refineries on Friday, Al Jazeera television   reported.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will team with the Rockefeller Foundation to increase agricultural productivity in Africa.
Dutch retailer Ahold has said it has reached an agreement with its joint venture partner Canica over the purchase price of Canica\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 20% stake in Scandinavian joint venture ICA AB.
AOL Media Networks executive David Lebow has been hired as president and chief executive officer of Internet Broadcasting Systems in Minnesota.  Lebow, who was executive vice president and general manager of AOL Media Networks, succeeds Reid Johnson as Internet Broadcasting's CEO.
The OSCE condemns Russia's handling of the media during the bloody Beslan school siege.
Google to offer print-archives searches: report    WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Google has planned to offer a service, which will permit Internet users to search through the archives of newspapers, magazines and other publications.
&quot;That might be true ...&quot; said West Virginia junior cornerback Adam Jones, aka The Pac-Man. &quot;But you just don&#39;t know.
Foreign students contribute \u00c2\u00a33bn to the British economy. Not all are happy with what they get.
Officials in an administration that has gotten the US bogged down in an unpopular war and overseen a net loss of jobs and a net increase in poverty should be polishing their resumes for their inevitable defeat in November.
Weapon fragments found inside a 50-ton whale killed of the Alaskan coast puts the animal's age at up to 130 years.
A prominent New York scientific laboratory suspended Nobel Prize-winning DNA authority Dr. James Watson on Thursday night over racially insensitive comments he was quoted as making in an interview earlier in the week.
An institution seeks to be more than just an archive of programs.
Infielder Jose Hernandez and the Cleveland Indians agreed to a $1.8 million, one-year contract Monday. The deal was contingent on Hernandez passing a physical.
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MBIA said it would sell $1 billion of debt to preserve capital and the triple-A ratings it needs to operate in a mortgage market under siege.
An infamous cat burglar who stole millions is now back behind bars, writes Paul Harris in New York
Over on Dynamically Typed there is a two posting series on efforts to get javascript to talk to PHP effectively.
L'Uefa ha deciso di cancellare la doppia sfida tra Armenia e Azerbaigian, validi per il gruppo A del...
Tropical depression Barbara, which  had threatened to become the first Pacific hurricane this year,  weakened off Mexico on Thursday and was downgraded from a  tropical storm, forecasters said.
Rome: Millions of Italian workers took part in a one-day general strike against the economic policies of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Small bars and rural pubs face closure under a new licensing scheme which will quadruple fees,  it is warned.
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.  are close to a pact that would protect the journalistic independence of The Wall Street Journal if News Corp. acquired the media company, according to newspaper reports on Sunday.
An international campaign has been launched to demand that four Palestinian students deported from their West Bank university to the Gaza Strip be allowed to return to complete their studies.
An Afghan militant group threatening to kill three kidnapped foreigners said it was involved in negotiations through a mediator but denied extending the Wednesday deadline for their execution.
An external audit of U.N. funds in North Korea is a hostile maneuver by the United States, Pyongyang said in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon circulated on Thursday.
Shares in MAN, the German industrial conglomerate, were among the biggest gainers on the stock exchange here amid speculation it is about to announce a bid for Swedish truck maker Scania.
As some Palestinians returned to their Gaza homes to survey the damage after a deadly incursion, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to win support for his withdrawal plan from angry Jewish settlers.
ELEANOR HALL: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks assured of winning crucial parliamentary approval for his controversial plan to pull Jewish settlers out of Gaza.
Dr. Lester Crawford's nomination comes amid widespread calls that the F.D.A. strengthen oversight of drug safety.
The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.
Chart-topping boy band Five announce plans for a new album five years after they split.
Suspected insurgents shot dead a policeman in Nepal's capital on Saturday as the military said it could escort food shipments into the city to ease a rebel-inspired blockade.
NEW YORK (Ticker) -- After a season in which they fired their coach, the New York Liberty are hosting the top-seeded Connecticut Sun Friday in Game One of the best-of-three Eastern Conference finals.
After almost 60 years of pacifism, Japan today overhauled its defence policy; easing an arms exports ban and singling out North Korea and China as security threats.
London: NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal-owned Ispat International on Monday emerged as world&#39;s largest steelmaker as it announced its merger with The Netherlands-based LNM Holdings and US International Steel Group to form Mittal Steel Corporation.
Rapporto Abi: in crescita sofferenze, frena raccolta
With much fanfare, Democrats invited camera crews to film the arrival of a dozen cots outside the Senate chamber Tuesday afternoon for the all-night Iraq debate.
Aaron Polanco runs for three touchdowns and passes for another as Navy completes its best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl.
British Airways check-in staff working at airports across Britain agreed to stage a 24-hour strike over pay during a busy public holiday weekend later this month, union leaders said.
A former British National Party member pleads guilty in court to charges of possessing explosive materials.
EL FASHER, Sudan - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday he was \
The Bowl Championship Series is lucky to have Utah.
David Beckham says he has a \
A winter storm batters southern California and dumps heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Canadian PM Stephen Harper tells parliament he regards Quebec province as a \
A Ghanaian tribal chief is awaiting trial for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Holland in cans of palm soup, an anti-drugs official in the West African country said on Thursday.
At the corner of Eighth Street SE near Pennsylvania Avenue, just steps from the busy Eastern Market Metro station and not far from a pet store called Pawticulars, there is a Starbucks, naturally. Lots of foot traffic. People walking their dogs. Going to work. Coming home. Stopping for tall lattes.
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that it would cope with a looming wave of retirements of air traffic controllers by overhauling its system for training
Get to them before everyone else does.
The Pittsburgh Steelers ended the New England Patriots&#39; remarkable 21-game winning streak with a 34-20 victory. Rookie Ben Roethlisberger was the Steelers&#39; hero, throwing for 196 yards and two touchdown passes.
LONDON -- Jacques Santini has quit as manager of Tottenham Hotspur after just 13 games in charge, the English Premier League club announced on Friday.
A year ago, a fire broke out in one of the five oil refineries in Contra Costa County in Northern California, spewing fumes into the air in Richmond.
Due rom bloccati e denunciati dai carabinieri
Emergency talks on a key arms control  pact began in restrained fashion on Tuesday with Russia, the  United States and NATO states all at pains not to escalate  East-West confrontation, the U.S. and Russian delegations said.
Afghan rebel leader and Taliban and al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has declared a ceasefire in his battle against Afghanistan's government, he said in a statement.
Palm Inc.  cut second-quarter profit and revenue forecasts on Monday, blaming a delay in shipping its new Treo 750 smartphone in the United States.
A French court case shining light on the gray area where free speech and religious sensitivities overlap opens on Wednesday when Muslim groups sue a satirical magazine that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.
Turkey's parliament is to take a controversial decision on whether to send troops to Lebanon.
Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the US Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength.
With a new fall season getting under way, will audiences leave behind the tyranny of the broadcast schedule and make up their own fall television schedule by downloading?
President Bush heads into his second term with the stabilization of Iraq under a democratic government as his top policy goal. But he also has unfinished domestic business, including making his sweeping tax cuts permanent, reforming Social Security, and promoting energy production.
The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to place independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in Pennsylvania, upholding a state court finding of flawed signatures on voter petition sheets.
HALIFAX (CP) - Atlantic Canadians looking out their windows Sunday saw nothing but a wall of white as another fierce blizzard pounded the region.
Blog: A Sony battery in a Toshiba laptop that was part of last year's massive recall caught fire last month in Great Britain.
MEXICO&#39;S Ana Guevara was unbeaten in 23 straight 400m finals. Then came Bahama&#39;s Tonique Williams-Darling. After beating Guevara earlier this year with the fastest time in the world, Williams confirmed her
Birmingham - South Africa&#39;s netball team have suffered their third successive defeat against England on Tuesday evening when they lost the Test series 3-0.
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Just days after the president of a huge California pension fund was ousted, some California officials are proposing that the state get out of the pension business and give state and municipal workers a 401(k) plan instead.
Code sulla A4, rallentamenti su Autobrennero, A10 e A3
FOUR seasons in one race meeting, meteorologically and emotionally speaking. It was an epic day when Makybe Diva claimed her place in Australian racing history by winning her second successive Melbourne Cup.
Da ottobre a dicembre nove aziende su cento programmano una riduzione del personale.  Solo l'otto per cento pensa a nuove assunzioni
CITIGATE Smarts, the Scottish public relations and advertising group, is expected to return to profit this year after slipping more than 400,000 into the red as revenues flatlined and the company reorganised ...
Rain suits and umbrellas are back in vogue at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where a six-year run of glorious weather on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula appears to be over.
Business & money: A new and virulent form of fraud threatens to defeat governments' efforts to combat it and pushing annual tax losses up by billions of euros
Il Giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato in serie B Luca Tabbiani (Bari) per due giornate...
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The unity and discipline that bound South Africa's ruling ANC through decades of struggle against apartheid has crumbled in a grassroots revolution that swept Jacob Zuma to top of the party.
DARMSTADT, Germany  - The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday, completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a distant comet.
Jail never made anybody tougher. You\u00e2\u0080\u0099re either tough before you go in or you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re not. If anything, jail makes you paranoid. Hopkins, 39, is probably boxing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most paranoid representative.
Police are treating as murder the death of a man who had been assaulted in Belfast city centre.
The chairman of Spain's largest banking group, Santander Central Hispano, is to stand trial on charges of tax fraud.
Scotland's council tax bills will increase by an average of 1.9% this year, municipal leaders say.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday challenged GOP presidential hopeful John McCain's assertion that Donald H. Rumsfeld was one of the country's worst defense secretaries.
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MOSCOW Sept. 30, 2004 - Russia&#39;s Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected.
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has appealed for calm after a weekend of violence against French targets. In a televised address, he also justified his army&#39;s return to war.
If the problem with presents is that they reveal too much, that is also their value.
From its easy-on-the-eyes cast (Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie) to its beautiful backdrop (all the sets and scenery were digitally created), the retro sci-fi adventure is a thing of beauty to behold.
WASHINGTON - Ads attacking Sen. John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record have reopened 30-year-old wounds at a time when the country needs to unite behind the war in Iraq, Sen. John McCain said Wednesday.
COUNTERFEIT cigarettes that contain more than three times the usual levels of arsenic and can cause vomiting and abnormal heart rhythms are flooding into Britain.
Il Guardasigilli: \u00c2\u00abNessuna ostilit\u00c3\u00a0, solo opinioni diverse\u00c2\u00bb. Il Capo dello Stato potrebbe ora ricorrere alla Corte Costituzionale. ROMA - Il ministro della Giustizia Roberto Castelli, dopo la nuova apertura
The world's first iPod-compatible bed was revealed by manufacturer Leggett and Platt at CES.
Chip maker SMIC experienced healthy growth &quot;primarily due to our increase in capacity and increased demands of our customers for wafers,&quot; said company chairman Richard Chang.
A man claiming to be an American member of al Qaeda appears on a videotape obtained by ABC News, saying attacks by the group will make US streets &quot;run red with blood.
Japan has identified the submarine spotted in Japanese waters on Nov. 10 as belonging to China&#39;s navy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said.
Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. (HNZ.N) on Tuesday reported a 9 percent drop in quarterly profit after spinning off some brands, but demand for new items like Ore-Ida Extra Crispy fries helped to boost sales.
A Guantanamo prisoner who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June lost his bid to challenge his detention on Wednesday when a federal judge dismissed the case because of a new anti-terrorism law signed by President George W. Bush.
BODOULI, Central African Republic  - The village of Korosigna in northern Central African Republic is barely recognizable to those who once lived there.
Remote-controlled flying rats were only the beginning. Armies are drafting everything from bugs to sharks to chickens into
Democrats were giddy with anticipation thinking about this year&#39;s vice presidential debate when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate back in July.
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - The relatively unknown son of the abdicating king of Cambodia will be the country&#39;s next monarch. The ailing King Norodom Sihanouk shocked his kingdom last week when he announced his
Tens of thousands of people from across Italy march in Rome to demand work and pension reforms.
The founder of the Adelphia cable TV company, John J. Rigas, and his son Timothy J. Rigas were ordered to report to prison on Aug. 13.
The legendary bike lock maker is not so invincible after all.
NEW DELHI -- With its burgeoning economy and muscular military, India is becoming a valued prize in the growing rivalry between the United States and China.
The European Commission says the elections in Romania were conducted in an orderly manner and will not affect membership talks.
Oil hovered around $63 a barrel on   Friday, near its lowest levels since March, as ample U.S. fuel   stocks looked set to meet winter heating demand in the world's   biggest consumer.
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Microsoft is taking its SMB show on the road. The software giant is using recreational vehicles to tour the United States, bringing in partners of Hewlett-Packard and Cisco.
Islamabad and Kabul must stop playing   blame games in the battle against the resurgent Taliban and   work together to crush the group on both sides of the border,   Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Thursday.
The expansion of the online marketplace, coupled with ever-worsening CD sales, is now all but forcing the music companies to tread on ground they once viewed as off limits.
Software maker PeopleSoft Inc. announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. in a $10.3 billion deal, ending one of the longest and nastiest takeover battles in recent corporate history.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters...
A charter jet flown by airline Lloyd Aereo Boliviano was forced to make an emergency landing Friday in a flooded forest outside the eastern lowland city of Trinidad.
Police revisit the pub where a missing Cambridge woman was last seen attending a New Year's Eve party.
Great news for beer and milk lovers: A liquor shop owner in Japan's largest dairy farming region has stopped crying about local spilt milk and started making beer from it instead.
SEATTLE, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle Mariners brought  back a familiar face in an attempt to shore up their bullpen  Monday, as the club signed veteran reliever Jeff Nelson to a  minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training.
For their role in what&#39;s being described as one of the worst brawls in US sports history, criminal charges have been laid against five Indiana Pacers basketball players and five fans.
Alexander Ovechkin finished off an exceptional game by teaming with Alexander Semin to beat Pittsburgh goalie Ty Conklin with backhanders in the shootout and the Washington Capitals came from behind for a 6-5 victory Monday night.
Tom Dimitroff was hired as general manager of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, leaving his job as director of scouting for the unbeaten New England Patriots.
[Hollywood News]: London, Dec 11 : Dreamworks studio has decided to delay the release of Shrek 3 to 2007. The decision was taken because of Pixar and Disney&#39;s decision to delay the release of &#39;Cars&#39;, which will now be opened in summer of 2006.
Ammontare entrate fiscali tra i 36 e i 38 miliardi
Laura Diaz is too busy trying to win the Tournament of Champions to worry about qualifying for the season-ending event. Diaz took the second-round lead Friday in the Tournament of Champions, shooting a 5-under
New research suggests that rigid gas permeable contact lenses may help slow the progression of nearsightedness, or myopia, in young children.
Lazard is moving towards a flotation that could raise $3billion and overhaul the complex structure of the powerful investment bank.
A former baseball player files a $10m (\u00c2\u00a35.3m) legal action after his name is used in an advert for Sex and the City.
An Anglican church panel studying the consecration of an openly gay bishop in New Hampshire sharply criticized the US Episcopal Church church Monday and called on its leaders to apologize for the turmoil their actions have caused.
While it's not one of the more attractive players in the gaming industry, it might appeal to some investors.
Blog: A satellite-eye view has shown some particulars of a new Chinese nuclear sub, but doesn't answer a question about how many nuclear missile tubes it has.
Crofton Rhodes gets called a ''geek&quot; a dozen times a day, but he doesn't mind.
A private funeral was due to take place in London Thursday for murdered Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
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Wellpoint Inc. , a managed care firm, has begun notifying 75,000 members of its Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield unit in New York that a compact disc holding their vital medical and other personal information had disappeared, The New York Times reported.
A UN relief official tours war-torn areas of DR Congo and warns more people could be displaced by fighting.
For so long, Hollywood paid no attention. A plane carrying the Marshall football team crashed in 1970, leaving no survivors. It was &#151; and remains &#151; the worst sports-related disaster in American history.
With Dwyane Wade around, the Miami Heat can afford the occasional off-game from Shaquille O'Neal. Wade had 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists, leading a balanced attack that carried the Heat to a 104-95 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday.
Day after Adobe patches Acrobat, Russian exploits target vulnerable systems.
Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive WTA championship yesterday, defeating second-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the Western and Southern Women&#39;s Open finals in Mason, Ohio.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The air above the Gaza Strip was humid and motionless Saturday, free of the throat-burning black smoke from flaming tires that mourners had lit in sadness and anger at the death this week of Yasser Arafat.
Google on Tuesday updated its Search Appliance hardware for businesses, expanding capacity to up to 30 million documents and adding a number of new features. Users can now specify date ranges in their searches, as well as set price and number ranges.
Fresh from the Independence Day holiday, Chicago Board of Trade members returned to work on Thursday expecting more fireworks in the last days of canvassing before a vote that could decide the exchange's future.
By Katrina Tweedie  WEARING an armour of wellies, rubber gloves and goodwill, they gathered on a sunny Saturday morning to battle environmental apathy - and fly tippers.
Uno stile un po' preppy, rigore nordico e morbidezza
Water is flowing in the Lower Owens River nearly 100 years after Los Angeles diverted the river into an aqueduct and sent it 200 miles south.
MANCHESTER: The White House on Friday declined to say whether Israel should guarantee that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat can return to the Palestinian territories after receiving medical treatment in Paris.
 Anche due ministri per Welby
THE European Union&#39;s heads of government last night signed Europe&#39;s first constitution, marking the start of a continent-wide, uphill battle to secure it popular acceptance among the 25 member states.
For one, \u00e2\u0080\u009cMac hardware is beautifully designed,\u00e2\u0080\u009d explains Ed Baig (USA Today). And \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe underlying software is polished, robust and secure.\u00e2\u0080\u009d For example, new Macs \u00e2\u0080\u009ccome with iLife \u00e2\u0080\u009808, a slick multimedia software suite for handling pictures (iPhoto), video editing (iMovie), making music (GarageBand) and websites (iWeb).\u00e2\u0080\u009d And Mac OS X Leopard  \u00e2\u0080\u009chas standout features of its own, including Time Machine (dirt-simple backup) and iChat (way cool video chat).\u00e2\u0080\u009d What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s more, Macs \u00e2\u0080\u009chave been immune from the scourge of viruses and malware that have long plagued Windows.\u00e2\u0080\u009d  Mac customers \u00e2\u0080\u009cheap lavish praise on Macs for good reason,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Baig concludes.
Media & professional: The BBC's decision to sell off its technology arm to Siemens comes in for stinging criticism.
SOCHI, Russia  - Russia faces a challenge to be ready on time to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials assessing the country's bid for the Games said on Friday.
By The Associated Press  BELPRE, Ohio - Within weeks, testing for the presence of a chemical used to make Teflon that's been found in the blood of Ohio and West Virginia residents will start extending to hundreds and perhaps thousands of isolated wells.
 on journalist: report
Jeff Timmons of '90s boy band 98 Degrees pleaded no contest to charges of reckless driving and refusing to sign a citation and was sentenced to a year of probation.
President Bush issued a new order on Friday enhancing the powers of the director of central intelligence, but the White House said that new legislation was still needed
Prime Minister Helen Clark has congratulated Australian Prime Minister John Howard on his fourth straight election victory, and in the process has drawn some not-so-subtle parallels with her own prospects heading into next year&#39;s election.
Religious leaders stir ethnic tensions by lobbying for nationalist parties ahead of local polls, a human rights group says.
The \
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Lebanese troops opened fire Monday on Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon, the military said \u00c2\u0097 the second time they have done so since a U.N.-brokered cease-fire ended a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in August 2006.
Operai ricorrono contro provvedimento, continuano presidi
(InfoWorld) - Investors have a wide range of technology to choose from in the stocks they buy, and Clearwire\u00c2\u00a0 is set to add more WiMax to the list, when it offers 20 million shares for sale at between $23-$25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Kirkland, Washington wireless broadband Internet service provider Tuesday issued a preliminary prospectus for a share sale with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and said it planned to launch the public offering as soon as possible after the share sale is registered. It did not give a specific date. Clearwire will become one of just a few WiMax companies listed on a U.S. stock market, and one of the most high profile due to its relationships with\u00c2\u00a0Intel\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Motorola. The listing may also be a sign that word of\u00c2\u00a0WiMax technology is spreading. The popularity of sipping coffee at Starbucks while reading e-mails on a laptop PC has grown along with wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi. WiMax aims to replace Wi-Fi as a speedier service with far wider ranging access. Clearwire will list under the stock ticker code, CLWR. Clearwire is also offering 3 million additional shares to the investment banking firms underwriting the sale, and if all 23 million shares sell out at the mid-range price, $24, Clearwire will pocket $513 million from the sale, it said in the SEC filing. The money will mainly be used to finance its business. It has spent millions expanding its WiMax network, and expects to need more to continue growing. \
The DR Congo army uses a helicopter gunship for the first time - saying it has killed 50 rebel fighters.
Antitrust decidera' se aprire pre-istruttoria su aumenti
Northeastern sparkled in its 2004-05 hockey debut last night, stunning Michigan, 4-2, at the Lefty McFadden Invitational in Dayton, Ohio.
BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany  - Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business -- but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come.
Ufficio protezione civile, i feriti sono undici
Il sindaco di Napoli Rosa Russo Iervolino ha annunciato che con ogni probabilit&agrave; Fabio Cannav...
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico -- In the tangled forests of Puerto Rico's steamy interior, suspended by steel cables strung from 300-foot towers, an array of antennas hangs above an aluminum bowl 1,000 feet in diameter that gazes into space.
By Joe Rodriguez, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Many Wichita-area religious leaders are stepping up their  campaign to share their casino opposition with their congregations and the  community.
Michael Brown, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., poses on the campus Friday, Aug.
America Online is testing a Web-based e-mail service that will compete with Yahoo Mail, Microsoft&#39;s Hotmail and Google&#39;s Gmail.
Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf is under police investigation for spitting at a child fan. Cleveland police said they were investigating an incident towards the end of Bolton&#39;s
MGM Mirage Inc.  is in talks  with resort developer Kerzner International Ltd. to develop a  multi-billion dollar casino resort on the Strip in Las Vegas,  The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Wednesday.
Shanty-towns blazed, ethnic gangs fought and the opposition planned further protests as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term in office on Monday after a disputed election that has convulsed Kenya.
Shares shuffled to a mixed finish yesterday, rebounding from earlier lows as oil prices retreated after surging past $50 a barrel.
At least three miners die and some 27 others are trapped in a Colombian coal mine after a gas blast, officials say.
LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is confident of winning shareholder support for its 1.6 billion euro ($2.2 billion) takeover of Borsa Italiana, it said on Monday, despite a mixed reception to the deal.
Cuba will dispatch experts to the fields of North Dakota this summer as it closes in on the first agreement to import American seed potatoes, officials said Thursday.
One of President Bush's uncles, William H.T. Bush, was among directors of a defense contractor who reaped $6 million from what federal regulators say was an illegal scheme by two executives to manipulate the timing of stock option grants, documents show.
As firms do the real math, losses related to mortgages could pile up.
Jason Shellen to be VP of product development at LiveJournal, a social network and blogging platform.
The controller of BBC One, Lorraine Heggessey, is leaving to join an independent company.
HP exec Mark Hurd reaches out to employees as the company decides how to react to this week's boardroom pretexting scandal.
The Pentagon's inspector general Tuesday blamed \
Over two weeks of daytime concerts, I was entertained in some of the most beautiful houses of worship in New York by world-class professional musicians.
Top seed Tim Henman loses to Ivan Ljubicic in the Madrid Masters.
TORONTO (CP) - Larry Hughes scored 21 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Washington Wizards to a 114-109 overtime win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Indie band Scouting for Girls hold on to the number one spot in the UK album chart for a second week.
Carmelo Anthony, who missed Denver&#39;s previous game after being cited for marijuana possession, scored 23 points for the Nuggets in a 100-88 preseason victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Clippers.
World number one Justine Henin and fifth seed Maria Sharapova will collide in the Australian Open quarter-finals after mauling their fourth round opponents Sunday.
Only about a third of U.S. medical schools have policies aimed at curbing conflicts of interest arising from their financial ties with companies like drug and medical device makers, researchers said on Tuesday.
AMERICAN FORK -- The former mayor of Eagle Mountain will have a preliminary hearing in April on charges that he stole thousands of dollars from city coffers.
His inaugural address had a global audience - but aimed squarely, too, at US isolationism.
A team of aviation pioneers with dreams of one day offering tourist trips into space will tomorrow attempt to clinch a \u00c2\u00a35.5 million prize by launching a craft beyond the
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his presidential bid.
(InfoWorld) - Google is facing mounting protests from newspaper publishers in Europe, the impact of which could ultimately affect the amount of content available to end users through search engines. The company is due to appear in court on Friday morning to dobattle with the Belgian press, which filed a\u00c2\u00a0lawsuit earlier this year accusing Google of copyright infringement for the way it posts headlines and snippets of their news stories on Google News. Meanwhile, in the past two weeks trouble has also stirred up elsewhere. The company was forced to put on hold the launch of its Google News Web site in Denmark last week after newspapers there demanded a system that would allow them to \
Wade Phillips appeared set to become the coach of the Dallas Cowboys, according to several reports.
DaimlerChrysler's  Chrysler division  said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango  sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because  of concerns about their safety.
Training with her dog high in the Sierras, then dodging herds of sheep on runs through the hills of Crete in the days before the Olympics, Deena Kastor kept believing she could earn a medal in the marathon.
What appeared to be a metal staple was found Thursday in a Valentine's Day lollipop at an elementary school, a day after a woman reported a blade-like piece of metal in another bag of the same product. It has been pulled from the shelves of thousands of stores across the country.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
German soaps and adhesives group  Henkel KGaA has shed its 29 percent stake in Clorox Co, raising  $2.84 billion to pay for its purchase of U.S. detergents and  cosmetics maker Dial Corp.
Los Angeles Times - BRIGHTON, England &#8212; British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pummeled over the Iraq war, faced his critics at his Labor Party's annual conference Tuesday and said he had erred in accepting faulty intelligence that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed chemical and biological weapons.
FALLUJAH: Fierce air strikes hit Fallujah on Friday as US ground troops advanced on the Iraqi rebel bastion on Friday after a night of deadly air assaults.
Michael Vick is as central a figure in these playoffs as quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper and Ben Roethlisberger.
Finding a ski bum working in a ski town restaurant is easy. But Peter Willis took it a step further.
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Marat Safin breathed a  huge sigh of relief after beating Lleyton Hewitt to win the  Australian Open Sunday and erase years of self-doubt that he  might never win another grand slam title.
Top world finance chiefs stepped up pressure on China to relax its grip on its currency, warning that trade imbalances threaten a flourishing global economy.
MIAMI -- Game for the ages? Sorry. Game of the season? Nope. Game of the day? Maybe, but that was only because it was a Friday night and the college football schedule was light.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft launched new air  strikes in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at  killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a  campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.
By Steve Connor  Marine biologists have called on the fishing nations of the world to end government subsidies of fishing fleets that are plundering the deep seas and permanently stripping the ocean floor of its unique lifeforms.
Barry Bonds once seemed on an inevitable march toward becoming baseball&#039;s home run king. The San Francisco slugger homered at a dizzying rate, sending pitches both good and bad over outfield fences. Now he&#039;s lucky to hit one out once a week.
Strong winds overturn 10 lorries in north-east England
A strong earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit northern Italy late Wednesday night, causing damage to some old buildings, but no injures have been reported, the National Institute of Geophysics said on Thursday.
U.S. Treasuries were narrowly mixed on  Monday as a lack of market-moving economic data left investors  toying with the yield curve again.
General Motors Corp.  Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said on Wednesday he is \
AOL has agreed to pay $3 million in fines to the states plus refunds to customers charged for unauthorized services.
The panel investigating the murder of Lebanese ex-PM Rafik Hariri has identified suspects, investigators say.
MADRID.  - The world's first ban on overly thin   models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage   among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions   at other catwalk pageants.
By Terry Lee Goodrich, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb.
Pakistan's airports are on highest alert amid a security crackdown before the return of former PM Nawaz Sharif.
The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Friday night not to drink Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice in certain packaging after linking a fourth case of botulism to the product.
Sudan is opposed to the unlimited extension of African Union (AU) peacekeeping troops in Darfur, a Sudanese official said on Monday.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Henry Ford envisioned two cars in every garage in America. I wonder, as the 21st century starts, if we shouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t also make room in our garages for a scooter.
Regarding the whole Mary Cheney (non)outing controversy, I am obligated to start by administering a slap to my man John Kerry for being such a political klutz and, if I may say so, no gentleman.
(AGI/AFP) - Atene, 11 set. - I mezzi di soccorso hanno localizzato i rottami dell&#39;elicottero partito stamane da Atene con il patriarca di Alessandria, Pietro VII, e altre 16 persone, per il Monte Athos, nella Grecia settentrionale.
Roger Clemens knew he had no margin for error. Clemens allowed two hits and struck out 10 in eight innings, earning his 328th victory with the Houston Astros' 1-0 win over Milwaukee on Sunday night.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will seek Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's undertaking to begin drafting a proposed agreement on statehood principles during talks on Monday, Abbas aides said.
Uncovered by a restless wind, skulls and bones poke above the thin dirt in this corner of Darfur, lying surrounded by half-buried, rotting clothes.
SALISBURY, MD. - Michael Phelps, winner of six gold medal in swimming at the Athens Olympic Games, has been charged with drunk driving.
PHPBuilder.com has a new tutorial posted to help you create a more complete file upload solution for your web application.   Every time I've written some code to upload a file, either to send it off as an email attachment or as an image for some dynamic content piece, I've always meant to write a few functions so I don't have to write the code again. [...] So I *finally* sat down and wrote this script.   They go through the settings first including the path to put the files in, types that are known and the ones that are allowed. Then its on to the code that creates the form field and handles the upload and validates it. You can download the code for the tutorial here.
Sep 3, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - House cats can acquire H5N1 avian influenza and pass it on to other cats, Dutch researchers reported this week.
THE DEVELOPMENT of an unusual vaccine which, apart from being less expensive to produce, safe and painless to administer, is also edible is the focus of scientists from Novosibirsk.
Buone notizie per Marco Giampaolo, che recupera quasi tutti in vista dell'esordio contro il Catania....
Republicans have called for a congressional investigation and retraction of CBS television&#39;s report concerning President George W. Bush&#39;s Air National Guard service.
Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit on Friday, as doping overshadowed  Michael Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal  winner.
A scientific panel of international experts has concluded that the unintended spread of  U.S. genetically modified corn in Mexico poses a potential threat that should be limited or stopped.
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UK employees take  fewer days off as a result of short term sickness than workers in most other European countries, a TUC report says.
Rivals in Ukraine's scandal-ridden  presidential polls traded barbs in a live television debate on  Monday, with each candidate accusing the other of corruption  and manipulation ahead of Sunday's decisive rerun vote.
R.E.M. will perform three songs with  original drummer Bill Berry to celebrate its induction into the  Georgia Music Hall of Fame, to be held September 16 in Atlanta.
Barclays is on the verge of buying control of South Africa&#39;s biggest retail bank, marking its return to the country where it infamously operated during the apartheid era.
less than a can of cola. Little Rumaisa&#39;s mum is now getting ready to take home her tiny baby - and the babe&#39;s twin sister
Non si possono cambiare ogni anno le regole sulla previdenza
When casting director  Charlie Bogdan was recently in Brazil casting a Toyota  commercial and needed approval on the Amazon Indians he wanted  for the spot, flying them to Hollywood never crossed his mind.
WASHINGTON - The unexpected boom in US job creation in October has locked in an interest rate rise Wednesday and will likely encourage another tightening in December, analysts said.
Pakistan's army says pro-Taleban militants have abandoned a fort they overran in the north-west.
All four white Bengal tiger cubs born this week at a traveling zoo exhibit died within a few hours of one another, a zoo official said. A cause of death was not immediately released.
Thirteen coal miners died after an explosion ripped through a coal mine early Thursday in western Siberia, officials said. The blast in the Listvyazhnaya mine in the town of Belov, in
Children who watch major sporting events on television see a lot of violence and unsafe behavior, and it is not just on the field.
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - Gunmen riddled a Honduran bus with bullets, killing 23 passengers and wounding 16 others in what they called a protest against plans to reintroduce the death penalty.
Four years after his rise and fall as a candidate, Howard Dean seems content to conduct business in near obscurity.
You don't need to consult a star chart to find winning stocks.
Investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.
Jackie Chan and fellow stars marched silently Tuesday to Hong Kong's government headquarters, protesting against a gossip magazine that featured a cover photo of a pop singer changing backstage.
Turkey is engaged in an international battle to restrict the use of  the Bosphorus Straits - one of  the world's busiest waterways .
A quadrupling of incoming suspected drug flights in the past two years has forced Haiti and the Dominican Republic to face up to the fact that the island they share is a major transshipment point for cocaine bound to U.S. and European consumers.
WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, President Bush signed executive orders Friday strengthening the powers of the CIA director and establishing a new national counterterrorism center.    The moves will \
Torrie Cox of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers  was suspended for four games on Tuesday for violating the NFL&#39;s  substance-abuse policy.
You'd think that lower-income users would be the ones stretching their dollars online, but that's not the case
A heartbroken mother says she will continue to try to solve the riddle of her son's death in Thailand.
German carmaker BMW sees its group-wide sales rise 7%, driven by strong demand for its UK-made Mini.
A studio executive was \
Joint patrols have begun in Ivory Coast&#39;s commercial centre, Abidjan, in an attempt to maintain law and order after three days of disturbances.
Hillary Rodham Clinton's eyes welled up and her voice broke repeatedly Monday as she talked with voters in a restaurant about her campaign for the presidency.
By Larry Rulison, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  May 31--NORTH GREENBUSH -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is seeking to join its powerful new IBM Blue Gene supercomputer with one at Stony Brook University to do cutting-edge biotechnology research.
Montenegro prosecutors charge a former karate champion over the death of a newspaper editor.
Via le clausole anticoncorrenziali su contratti di fornitura
Woman demands $114m over cancelled free drink promo A US Starbucks customer has hit the company with a $114m lawsuit because the company refused to redeem a free drinks voucher, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roma are facing a UEFA inquiry after referee Anders Frisk was injured by an object thrown from the crowd during last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions League match.
Roger Federer beats Janko Tipsarevic in a dramatic encounter to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open.
Sri Lanka's government has decided to formally annul a ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5.
Wall Street stocks were poised for a  softer start to Tuesday trade as investors square up positions  ahead of a flurry of closely-watched data, a day ahead of the  crucial U.S. interest rate decision.
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H&R Block Inc. HRB.N, the world's  largest tax preparer, on Tuesday posted a bigger-than-expected  quarterly loss as sales in its mortgage unit fell, and cut its  earnings forecast for the year.
It's time to run for -- or from -- the Borders.
In an April episode of ABC's \
GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Thousands of party faithful feted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday as she visited her stronghold in southern Pakistan, days after an assassination bid that killed 139 people.
A wildfire burned several structures Tuesday in a desert locale where dozens of Hollywood Westerns were filmed, threatened other towns and prompted 1,000 people to flee.
U.S. consumers may soon have to  swallow more expensive coffee as soaring futures and rising  costs from milk to fuel induce roasters to charge more for the  steamy brew, industry participants said.
The Screen Actors Guild on Friday said nearly all its members will refuse to cross striking writers' picket lines at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, throwing Hollywood's award season deeper into doubt.
Looking for ways to satisfy a growing need for power and reduce pollution, China is turning to wind power, along with other green alternatives. By Stephen Leahy.
A volcano erupts in southern Chile, leading to 150 people being evacuated from the vicinity.
A long-lost adagio by Beethoven will be performed for the first time next month.
Four NBA players have been suspended for a total of eight games after a fight in a pre-season game. Washington Wizards centre Brendan Haywood and guard Larry Hughes were banned for three and one game apiece.
Outspoken receiver Keyshawn Johnson retires Wednesday, and will join ESPN as a sportscaster.
The support rate for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#39;s cabinet has dropped to a new low of 30 percent after his scandal-hit farm minister committed suicide, a poll showed Monday.
The dollar slumped to a fresh all-time low against the euro yesterday as John Snow, the US Treasury Secretary, poured cold water on hopes of intervention to stem its decline.
Contro la Lazio mancheranno ancora gli infortunati Ariatti, Dainelli, Nakata e Jorgensen. Rispetto a...
Call it a sign of the times for Louisiana's embattled governor: A chance to dine with Gov. Kathleen Blanco fetched a winning bid of $1 at a recent fundraising auction hosted by a group of business leaders.
The dollar suffered a renewed bout of selling after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan hinted that another depreciation in the US currency might be necessary to reduce the current account deficit.
President George W. Bush believes   the United States has embarked on the latest great religious   awakening of its history.
Joan Didion, the author and essayist best known for her memoir \
The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on a pretexting bill that would allow the FTC to fine companies that engage in the practice.
Pham Xuan An, a Vietnamese spy who worked   for Reuters and Time magazine in Saigon during the U.S. war in   Vietnam, died on Wednesday after a long illness, a government   official said. He was 78.
President Bush warned on Friday that a CIA interrogation program for terror suspects is in jeopardy unless Congress approves his proposals seeking to reinterpret America's application of the Geneva Conventions.
BRUSSELS, Jun 13 (IPS) - The European Union's freeze on direct aid to  the Palestinian Authority has led to sharp increases in debts  owed by families in the West Bank and Gaza, the relief agency  Oxfam has alleged.
Pop star Melanie Brown will take part in the next series of US TV show Dancing With The Stars.
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set aside federal rules that permit long-haul truckers to drive longer hours.
Twenty years on, one of the engineers who helped create the Mac writes his memoirs. But programmer Andy Hertzfeld's account is no dry paean to code: It's funny, engaging and deeply human. Wired News interview by Leander Kahney.
TechWeb - The social networking site will soon provide all declared candidates who have set up MySpace pages with a click-on tool that allows visitors to pledge donations.
Genitori convinti ad acquistare computer per migliaia euro
The cartoon's big-screen version taps the inner child in everyone.
Captors of two Italian hostages in Iraq have agreed to free the women, as early as this week, for a &#36;1 million ransom, a Kuwaiti daily said on Tuesday in a report splashed over the front pages of Italian newspapers.
Shocked supporters of defeated US presidential candidate John Kerry are seeking help from psychologists, who refer to their condition as &quot;post-election selection trauma.&quot;
McAfee has taken two major steps toward closing the stock-option backdating scandal that has plagued the company for the past two years.
Three former warring factions in Liberia Wednesday officially disbanded at a ceremony in the capital of Monrovia. The UN Mission in Liberia said in a statement issued in
The government warned on Tuesday of potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinated against a virus that is the leading cause of early childhood diarrhea.
Iran has developed its own version of an advanced centrifuge that churns out fissile material much faster than other machines and has started testing them, diplomats and experts said Thursday.
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The New England Patriots stopped a late Seattle comeback to beat the Seahawks 30-20 Sunday, running their streak to 20 wins, including playoffs. They also tied the league record with their 17th consecutive regular-season victory.
North Korea gave a visiting U.N. official  a \
BESLAN, Russia  - Wailing mothers mourned for  their children on Sunday at the first burials of the 338 people  killed when Chechen rebels seized a Russian school, while  officials expressed remorse or offered to quit over the  carnage.
Despite the hardships after this fall's hurricanes, the human spirit is shining through.
Michael K. Powell's term was marked by tighter decency standards and attempts to loosen media ownership restrictions.
Gyurcsany needs coalition support to keep his career alive The Hungarian parliament is due to hold its first full debate on the events of the past three weeks in Budapest followed by a vote of confidence.Comment
As John Kerry basked Wednesday in the final applause of his failed campaign, at a packed gathering in Boston that was nothing short of funereal, supporters shivered in the cold outside and wondered what went wrong.
PeopleSoft's CEO admits to starting a campaign to smear Oracle right after announcement of the deal.
Protorosaurs are a group of carnivorous (meat-eating) reptiles who lived in the Triassic Period about 206-248 million years ago. Science magazine, the leading international weekly journal of science, published
The Champ Car World Series has unveiled a 14 date calendar for the 2005 season, although there is a possibility that more races could be added with discussions still ongoing with a number of venues.
Composer Elmer Bernstein famed for film scores including The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) has died aged 82.
Tony Blair is to send an email to the million-plus people behind an online petition against road pricing.
Carlos Pena homered twice, including a grand slam, and drove in a team-record seven runs as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hammered the stumbling Baltimore Orioles 17-2 on Wednesday night.
The studio built to stage the special effects for the 1997 film epic \
Juan Carlos Ferrero was sent out of the China Open in the second round by Kevin Kim of the United States. The Spanish second seed, whose season has been disrupted by injury and illness, was outplayed and Kim wrapped up a 6-4 6-4 victory with an ace.
Partygaming reports a surge in half-year profits, boosted by demand for its poker games and casinos.
U.S. stock futures suggested a flat to slightly higher opening on Thursday, with investors likely to be cautious before Friday's November unemployment report that could shed light on the economy's health.
English bowler Matthew Hoggard believes there is still some room for improvement in the touring side and expects South Africa may struggle to match up in the second Test.
The DOJ's criticism of antitrust decision is 'totally unacceptable,' Kroes says.
Some form of new election in Ukraine appears increasingly likely as the Supreme Court and parliament both sit on Tuesday to seek a solution to more than a week of crisis unleashed by a disputed presidential ...
Brown's government tried to present a face of calm during the terror threats. Jacqui Smith proved that boring isn't always bad
Japanese shares fell on Wednesday as a stronger yen and worries over earnings outlooks weighed on tech stocks, but hefty gains in mining giant BHP  pushed the Australian market to fresh record highs.
Gunmen nabbed six Egyptians working for Iraq&#39;s mobile phone company, seizing two in a raid on the firm&#39;s Baghdad office and the others outside the capital, officials said Friday.
Warner Music International is  unleashing Rhino worldwide. The U.S.-based reissues and  compilations specialist initially will be rolled out in 15  markets, uniting all Warner's international catalog operations  -- including Warner Strategic Marketing -- under the Rhino  banner.
The former Warsaw archbishop who resigned after admitting he agreed to cooperate with the communist-era secret police has asked a special court to investigate the case against him, a court spokesman said.
Tommy Hilfiger USA said Friday that it received a federal grand jury subpoena seeking documents related to commissions the company paid to a non-US subsidiary since 1990.
Oral argument on the Terri Schiavo case is scheduled for today in the Florida Supreme Court. Seventeen national disability organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief, the third disability brief in the case.

Danish hi-fi company Bang & Olufsen sacks its chief executive after it reported a sharp fall in profits.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani will deliver the commencement address at The Citadel in the pivotal primary state of South Carolina, the military college announced Tuesday.
The start of the Rolling Stones' latest European tour in Belgium attracts 33,000 fans and a huge traffic jam.
Jeff Zucker presided over NBC's plunge from first to fourth in the prime-time ratings. So why is he poised to become chief of the NBC Universal media conglomerate?
Iraq announced on Monday it had withdrawn the license of a U.S. security firm and would prosecute employees it said were involved in a Baghdad shooting in which 11 people were killed.
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NASA&#39;s older Martian robotic rover, Spirit, has found evidence that underground water changed a major rock formation called the Columbia Hills, scientists said Thursday.
Trojans hold off Golden Bears at goal line late in 4th quarter, extend winning streak to 14 by avenging their last loss vs. intrastate rivals.
A grotesque crime in which a pregnant woman was murdered and her fetus snatched and adopted by another has been solved quickly, thanks to the enormous amount of electronic evidence the murderer left behind.
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More than winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.
Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will for her dog Trouble but cut out two of her four grandchildren entirely.
Talks on the future of North Korea's nuclear arms program entered a fifth day on Monday with negotiators scrambling for progress after Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation were rejected.
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DEMOCRATIC Senator John Kerry&#39;s party will investigate polling in the crucial state of Ohio after official US election results today confirmed President George W. Bush won there by less votes than first thought.
Conducted jointly by the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization, its finding is lower than the 600,000 arrived at by John Hopkins University.
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The Italian press complains after one of the country's films fails to take any awards at  Venice.
Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany and dozens of other countries have rallied to support beleaguered U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan after a U.S. senator called for his resignation &#151; but the United States has stayed quiet.
By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 10--GULFPORT -- Coast families will be the stars of \
Head of the Czech government office Pavel Pribyl resigns after a protest over his record as a senior police officer.
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The horrors in Darfur mark this century&#39;s first great venture in genocide, but they are not the first such action perpetrated by the National Islamic Front (NIF) regime ruling Sudan.
The Aker Yards ASA group said Wednesday it received a second order for the Ultra Voyager, the world's largest cruise ship, from Miami-based Royal Caribbean International.
A strike planned by London Underground signal workers for New Year&#39;s Eve was today called off after a deal was reached during last-ditch talks.
A mortgage broker suggests that Northern Rock is already set to lose 50% of mortgage business in two years.
The dollar sank across the board, dropping to multiyear lows against the yen and the euro on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said demand for US
Carlton Cole has added to Aston Villa&#39;s injury woes ahead of Saturday&#39;s home Premiership clash with Blackburn. The on-loan Chelsea striker is having to undergo intensive treatment after it was revealed he
Councils are urged to improve housing services for people with long-term illnesses or disabilities.
Red McCombs asked Fox Sports to remove Joe Buck from calling the playoff game in Philadelphia because of critical remarks he made about Randy Moss last Sunday.
Lawrence Dallaglio wants to return to rugby as a coach but not until he is capable of leading a team to success at the highest level.
The stone &quot;fin&quot; on the new lava lobe inside the crater at Mount St. Helens seems to be starting to split, scientists reported today.
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German police have said they had found &quot;indications&quot; of a source of radioactivity in an apartment building in Hamburg used by Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of the poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
American sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has increased his stake in Manchester United to 25.3 per cent. While the purchase of additional shares does not necessarily signal a bid it does confirm that Glazer is
Cincinnati man offers novel defence A Cincinnati man who broke into a car, crashed out, and was subsequently discovered by the owner having a trouserless kip claimed his presence in the vehicle was due to a leprechaun who had obligingly let him in.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Telecommunications companies ask for more personal data than companies in other industries, according to a study, but they are  getting better at communicating with their customers.
Newborn babies could be at risk of suffering withdrawal symptoms if their mothers are prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy, researchers said.
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs want to clear out a lot of bodies between now and the Feb. 26 trading deadline and veteran pest Darcy Tucker is among the most rumored to be headed out of town. Too bad for the Bruins that Toronto couldn't have found him a new home before last night.
The Fed\u00e2\u0080\u0099s move was part of a one-two punch by Washington aimed at jolting the economy.
Haiti, a country already rocked in its bicentennial year by political upheaval, flooding and rampant violence, is once again devastated.
New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) Following in the footsteps of Ranbaxy and Cipla, Hetero Drugs today became the third Indian pharmaceutical company to voluntarily withdraw its antiretroviral drugs from the WHO&#39;s list of approved essential medicines.
The embattled Tribune Co., which has put its 11 newspapers and 25 television stations up for sale, is not ready to consider bids for individual properties, the company said in an e-mail exchange with a Baltimore investor group.
Google sembra una macchina inarrestabile di idee e di nuoi servizi. Gi\u00c3\u00a0 dal 25 di agosto si aggirano le voci di un possibile impegno del gigante del search engine nel campo del software; partendo, appunto
BERLIN - The United States and the European Union will recognize Kosovo if the Balkan province declares independence from Serbia in early December when last-ditch negotiations end, senior US and European officials said yesterday.
Indonesian rescuers have found the bodies of seven students who died in bad weather while hiking on a volcano on Lombok island, an official said on Monday.
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers went back to the top of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) Saturday with a 3-0 demolition of Dundee.
French centrist Francois Bayrou launched his new party's parliamentary campaign on Thursday with a major Paris rally, and renewed his attacks on President Nicolas Sarkozy's close ties to the country's media moguls.
President Bush on Saturday defended Pakistan&#39;s cooperation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of US and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.
US talk show host Jay Leno plans to resume recording his show next month, despite the writers strike.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops fought to crush  resistance in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, but rebels  hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb that  killed 17 people in a crowded Baghdad street.
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A study published on Monday found that  people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's  time find if more sleep will fight obesity.
Federal health officials  yesterday proposed sterner warning labels for acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen, again cautioning millions of Americans who take the nonprescription pain relievers regularly of potentially serious side effects.
How does the brain process all of the information being taken in by our senses every second of every day?
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World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will make the first defence of his WBC title against Danny Williams in New York on December 11, it was announced.
At least eight miners have been killed in a gas explosion at a coal in southern Poland, local television reports.
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Kidde PLC, a British fire and safety equipment maker, agreed Wednesday to open its books to United Technologies Corp. after receiving a new takeover offer from the US engineering giant.
Eight Republicans argued over the Iraq war and immigration before a crowd of 3,600 New Hampshire voters. Missing in action: actor-politician Fred Thompson, who skipped the debate in favor of announcing his candidacy in the more comfortable setting of late-night TV.
BEIJING, June 6 -- China has released food and drug safety goals for the next five years, promising stronger surveillance and export controls that officials say will help improve China's international image and relations.
GrowHow, the fertiliser spin-off of Finnish chemicals group Kemira, attracted about 12 times subscription in the institutional offering and about 1.8 times in the retail offering.
Pat Fitzgerald, a former All-American linebacker at Northwestern, was hired Friday as the Wildcats&#039; coach and became the youngest head coach in Division I-A. He replaced Randy Walker, who died last week of an apparent heart attack.
Mastercard's sponsorship of the football World Cup is brought into question after a US court ruling.
LAHORE: A suicide bomber killed four people as he shot his way into a Shi&#39;ite mosque and blew himself up in Lahore yesterday, Pakistani emergency workers said.
A British UN worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan by Islamic militants nearly two weeks ago has telephoned her family to say she is still alive.
Walking up the 18th fairway, cheers cascading around him, Brad Faxon felt a lump forming in his throat, the emotion of playing hometown hero for a week ready to release.
LOS ANGELES Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of high-definition DV-Ds, citing in part the need to stem rampant piracy.
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Oil prices touched 2-month lows near  $45 a barrel on Monday before taking back most of their losses,  but the downward trend knocked energy company stocks lower and  U.S. stock indexes ended little changed. A rise in Microsoft  shares helped boost the technology sector.
Sources inside NASA told CNN Sunday that O&#39;Keefe will accept an offer from Louisiana State University to be its chancellor. O&#39;Keefe&#39;s decision, the sources said, was made for personal and financial reasons
Iran has stored 100 kg of enriched uranium material, its interior minister was quoted on Friday as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who suspect the Islamic Republic of seeking to build nuclear bombs.
One day saw 488 DDoS attacks, but Dr. Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks says they were mostly of the common, garden variety.
Pro-Western Gulf Arab states meeting for a summit in Bahrain hope that Iraq&#39;s elections will produce a broad-based government, their host said Monday.
EBay Inc., EBAY.O the world's  largest online marketplace, on Wednesday posted a quarterly  profit that rose 77 percent from a year ago, fueled by growth  in its international and PayPal businesses.
China's cellular operators estimate  Chinese customers will send around 14 billion Lunar New Year  text messages on their mobile phones during the week-long  holiday, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
U.S. health officials, stung by political attacks after losing 40 percent of the flu shot supply, got a small break on Tuesday as one vaccine supplier announced it had squeezed out an extra 2.6 million doses.
Israeli aircraft launched an assault on the radical Islamic Jihad organization from the skies over Gaza, killing the group's overall commander and eight other militants in three fiery strikes ending early Tuesday.
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The rumor mill heated up again with acquisition talks again Friday, as reports began to surface that Google is in talks with popular video site YouTube. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that Google could pay around $1.6 billion for the startup.
The Chartered announcement had been signaled when AMD and IBM extended a chip processing deal in September. While the deal centered on jointly developed technology, it also left AMD the option
By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--Gov. Mike Easley on Friday expressed disappointment that the Navy proposed again to build a jet landing strip beside a national wildlife refuge and for the first time urged Congress to withhold money for the project.
U.S. stocks ended little changed on  Monday, as a 4.2 percent rise in Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O  helped lift tech stocks, but insurer American International  Group Inc. AIG.N limited the Dow's advances.
Protected by US Black Hawk helicopters, Tony Blair has flown into Iraq in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before Christmas.
Stephon Marbury scored 34 points and had seven assists as the New York Knicks enjoyed their best offensive performance of the season and beat the Orlando Magic 119-111 on Monday night.
The hardy Mars rover Opportunity is struggling to stay alive  amid a severe and long-lasting Martian dust storm -- posing the greatest threat so far to the unexpectedly long-lived vehicle.
Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian women Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova moved into the semifinals at the $585,000 Advanta Championships with victories on Friday.
Six world powers said on Friday they were disappointed Iran was not prepared to suspend nuclear enrichment and would now consult on sanctions against Tehran.
The late-night talk show hosts are returning. But the stars are not yet ready to come out for them.
Jason Varitek has a new deal and three new starting pitchers to catch with the Boston Red Sox. Boston&#39;s free-agent catcher agreed to a contract, the team confirmed Friday.
France is the latest country to lose patience with Syria, the country that holds the key to ending Lebanon's political impasse
By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald Feb. 28--Dramatizing the fragility of the soon-to-be-retired space shuttle, NASA managers on Tuesday ordered Atlantis removed from the launch pad and rolled back to its hangar after a hail storm punched thousands of shallow gouges into the craft.
The Prime Minister has enjoined us to be \u00e2\u0080\u0098in complete solidarity with Russia and the Russian people\u00e2\u0080\u0099, and invites us to draw a parallel between the terrorist threat from al-Qa\u00e2\u0080\u0099eda and the threat posed by Chechen lunatics.
Scientists find a way to make cells effectively immune to flu and other viruses.
WASHINGTON -- A federal panel says flu shots should be made available to everyone 50 and older -- not just the elderly, infants or those with chronic health problems.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.
A Turkish television channel aired footage of a Turkish hostage in Iraq who said his captors had given two Turkish companies 72 hours to quit the country in exchange for his life.
By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  May 30--Last year, when the state Department of Public Utility Control ruled that AT&T's method of delivering television service through telephone lines was not the same technology as cable television, it was a blessed event for consumers.
With the misery that has plagued the airline industry recently, the last place you&#39;d expect to see some inspiring -- heck, potentially rule-breaking -- thinking would be from an airline entrepreneur.
They've gone without food or clothing just to make that call: a university survey has found that some Australians are mobile phone junkies.
Why EU-US talks on renewing a deal on the transfer of air passenger data collapsed.
Travel: They face a no-smoking ban next year - but Philip Sen discovers a thriving alternative to the 'alternative' scene.
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General Motors Corp. GM.N, coming off  two straight months of disappointing sales, told dealers on  Tuesday it will launch new U.S. sales incentives later this  week.
When Jane Kostelc first started visiting families at home and asking about their eating habits, she wondered if she wasn't overstepping: \
Orlando Cabrera flung off his helmet, stepped on home plate and was mobbed by his teammates after leading the Boston Red Sox to another dramatic victory.    The celebration capped a tiring 24 hours for Cabrera, who flew all night from Colombia to Boston after leaving the team for two days to be with his ailing wife...
Tim Duncan scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs held Dallas to 3-for-17 shooting in the fourth quarter of a 94-80 victory over the Mavericks on Wednesday night.
Diebold Inc. (DBD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the leading maker of automated teller machines, on Monday warned that third-quarter and full-year profits will fall below expectations
Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O on Monday  said sales at stores open at least a year fell 4.6 percent in  the November-December period -- an improvement from declines  earlier in the year.
Gov. Jeb Bush&#39;s efforts to keep a brain-damaged woman alive against her husband&#39;s wishes all but collapsed on Thursday, when the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the law
BRUSSELS The United States could restrict transfers of sensitive defense technology to European Union countries if EU members support a French effort to end the bloc&#39;s 15-year arms embargo on China, a senior State Department official said Thursday.
The California official prosecuting Michael Jackson has a grudge against the singer, lawyers claim.
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Two major airlines were fined $300 million each Thursday after admitting that they had conspired to fix prices on international flights.
Residential heating costs are projected to soar this winter to more than $1,000 on average because of higher fuel prices and colder weather, the government said yesterday.
The mother of a girl who died on tracks near a railway station five weeks ago is found dead at the same spot.
It&#39;s Big Game week in the Bay Area, and Jeff Tedford has dominated the headlines. The California coach preaches a team-first dogma, so he probably wasn&#39;t happy that speculation about his future swamped the pregame coverage.

Billy Traber performed precisely the way the New York Mets figured he would when they made the lefty a first-round draft pick back in 2000.
B. Thomas Golisano, the billionaire founder of Paychex Inc., said Monday he has hired a former IBM Corp. executive, Jonathan Judge, to replace him as president and chief executive of the payroll-processing company.
&quot;They&#39;re a good team,&quot; the New York Giants tight end said after his club&#39;s 28-13 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Giants Stadium.
King-sized Mars and Snickers chocolate bars will be cut down to size in Britain next year as a leading food manufacturer responds to growing pressure about portion distortion and rising levels of obesity.
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An Italian judge has included some of Parmalat&#39;s debts owed to banks on an official list of creditors but excluded some others, court documents showed on Friday.
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, facing pressure on security issues ahead of elections, will send his foreign minister to Washington next week to lobby for a crackdown on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
A West Covina man twice convicted of drunken driving, and who said he had 15 drinks before killing four people in an alcohol-related traffic collision Nov. 30, was sentenced Tuesday to 60 years to life in prison.
HOUSTON, Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation  on Friday declared a dividend of 4 cents per share, payable on March 20, 2007, to stockholders of record on March 5, 2007.
Goaltender Kevin Weekes signed Thursday with the New York Rangers, who expect the unrestricted free agent to compete for the No. 1 job with Mike Dunham.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A new study adds more weight to the cancer risks posed by hormone therapy by finding that the menopausal treatment also makes breast cancer harder to detect.
UK interest rates are expected to remain at 5.75% following the Bank of England's latest meeting.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - Turning the tables on the media, world champion Tong Jian had a question for journalists during the recent Four Continents figure skating championships.
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Sniper fire struck two pickup trucks along Interstate 65 in southern Indiana early Sunday, killing one person and injuring another, state police said.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday his government was committed to finding the truth behind the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and he vowed to punish her killers.
Militants who claim to be holding Northern Irish United Nations worker Annetta Flanigan hostage in Afghanistan have extended a deadline until tonight to decide her fate.
With a Memphis team that began the season in the top 25 now languishing at 5-4, Tigers coach John Calipari took the extreme step of suspending star forward Sean Banks indefinitely.
Romania, depleted by injuries and suspensions, lost top spot in Group One after a 1-1 draw in Yerevan which handed Armenia their first point in five matches.
In a topsy-turvy Republican race for the 2008 presidential nomination, conservative favorite Mitt Romney suddenly found himself under threat in the key states of Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, less than two weeks before voting begins.
Roger Federer begins his bid to equal Bjorn Borg's record of five straight titles as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee announced today he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret.
Famed photographer Richard Avedon is in critical but stable condition at an undisclosed San Antonio, Texas, hospital after suffering a brain hemorrhage, a source close to the family said on Thursday.
The row over smacking children was reopened today as the government announced a review of the law less than three years since MPs rejected an outright ban.
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Yugoslavia's last monarch, exiled from his homeland during World War II, ended up in a tomb inside an ornately decorated church outside Chicago, a place that still attracts his loyal followers.Comment
US oil giant ConocoPhillips yesterday paid nearly $2 billion for a 7.6 percent stake in Russia&#39;s Lukoil -- the world&#39;s number two oil company by reserves -- in Russia&#39;s biggest privatization.
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Bangladesh's  High Court upholds death sentences against the country's top two Islamic militants.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Travel and poor eating habits can cause stomach problems during the holidays, an expert says.
In an attempt to turn around weak quarterly results, Motorola's CEO says the company will spend less to manufacture its low-end phones.
Efforts to rescue a Japanese hostage in Iraq continued Wednesday with a call from Japan&#39;s foreign minister on the abductors to free the young man while the British hostage in
NASA has announced that Deputy Director of the Kennedy Space Center, William Parsons will become the center's director effective in January.  Parsons succeeds James Kennedy, who is retiring.
The Hungarian central bank lowered its key interest rate by 50 basis points, from 11.0 percent to 10.5 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian player Ronaldinho, is seen in this Sept. 29, 2004 file photo taken in Barcelona, Spain. Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award on Monday Dec. 20, 2004, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
Jeremiah Trotter was unemployed and seemingly out of options. So he picked up a phone, called his former coach and apologized for the behavior that led to his departure from Philadelphia three years ago.
Two youths have been taken to hospital after a double shooting in Nottingham.
European nations have requested the Maldives authorities to give them access to activists detained after last week's pro-democracy demonstrations, diplomatic sources said.
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Researchers called the situation in Darfur a &quot;demographic catastrophe&quot; on Friday after the first scientific study done in the region found high death rates both before and after the displacement of some 1.5 million people.
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Apple has posted a software update specifically for MacBook Pro laptops running at 2.2GHz and 2.4GHz.
A deadline is a deadline is a deadline, the Supreme Court said Wednesday in refusing to allow a man wrongly imprisoned for more than eight years to sue the police officers who arrested him.
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Comcast Corp. tried to break into the entertainment business as a star. But it&#39;s looking as if its best role for now may be a cameo.
Jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti will seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, a top official in the ruling Fatah movement said Thursday.
His role has diminished and so have his numbers, but Jets receiver Wayne Chrebet is happy.
Your workout at the gym isn't going to be any less painful. But the world's leading commercial provider of exercise equipment might at least help make the session on a stair-climber or treadmill more entertaining.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating their campaign to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Followers of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday they will begin handing weapons over to Iraqi police next week in a major step toward ending weeks of fighting with American soldiers in Baghdad's Sadr City district.    Meanwhile, there were reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley tried to escape before he was beheaded...
London: NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal, who is set to control the world&#39;s largest steelmaker, has emerged as the richest man in Britain.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, criticized for  his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on  Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State  Colin Powell to the region on Sunday to assess the need for  U.S. assistance.
Allocate your cash effectively and you can earn more than 5%.
Facebook modified its help pages to tell people that if they wanted to remove their accounts entirely, they can direct the company by e-mail to have it done.
The head of the United Nations nuclear agency is in Seoul, South Korea, to discuss the country&#39;s past unauthorized nuclear experiments.
England striker Wayne Rooney on Friday handed in a transfer request at Everton, the club said. The Merseyside team has turned down three bids this week for the 18-year-old -two from Newcastle and one from Manchester United.
The legal battle between UK phone manufacturer Sendo and Microsoft has been settled, the companies announced on Monday morning. Sendo had been suing Microsoft for the alleged theft of trade secrets, fraud
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Sodas -- even diet ones -- may be linked with increased risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
French teenager Tatiana Golovin became the first player to reach the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Grand Prix when she defeated Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-1 6-2 on Friday.
Sterling Supply Chain Visibility is designed to monitor business-to-business transactions and notify staff of events that require attention, such as a shipping delay that could cause an inventory shortage.
The New York Yankees, the most celebrated franchise in United States sport who boast a payroll of more than $A255 million, have gone down 22-0 to the Cleveland Indians in New York.
Google's chief legal officer was fined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday over accounting issues arising from when he was chief financial officer (CFO) at former company.
At least seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike on a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide attack killed and wounded several people in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, in what is seen as part of the start of a spring offensive by Taliban guerrillas.
Two armed Palestinians infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip early Monday, sparking a fierce gunbattle with troops in the area, the military said.
BAGHDAD Insurgents drove a car bomb up to the Ministry of Education headquarters in northwestern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people in a powerful blast and wounding dozens more, an Iraqi official said.
Thomas Perry is known for good reason as a careful, incisive writer of psychological crime stories.
Troops surrounding a radical mosque in Islamabad deny entry to politicians seeking to broker a negotiated deal.
Peter Jackson says he will not be &quot;bending over backwards&quot; to make his new movie King Kong politically correct. &quot;You always have to look at films in the context of the years they were made, and to put modern
Four percent of American youths online have been asked to send a sexually explicit photo of themselves over the Internet, researchers say in a new study.
The Atlanta Falcons say Mike Smith is everything they want in a head coach, no matter that he's never been one before.
Ryan Ludwick homers off Jorge de la Rosa leading off the 14th inning, giving St. Louis a 7-6 victory over Kansas City.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - US Open champion Retief Goosen was the only winner on a rainy opening day of the World Match Play Championship on Thursday, beating Jeff Maggert by a record 12 and 11.
Corey Maggette scored 25 points and Cuttino Mobley added 16 as the Los Angeles Clippers survived an frightening injury to guard Shaun Livingston in a 100-93 win over Charlotte.
At just 18, Amanda Marquit has quite a  resume -- child ballet star, accomplished on the piano and  electric guitar and she's just published her first novel, \
South Korea plans to place a satellite into orbit next year from its own space center &#151; the first time the country launches a rocket into space from its territory, an official said Friday.
Militants detonated a car bomb near a  Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad on Friday, the Muslim holy day,  intensifying efforts to drive a wedge between Iraq's religious  communities ahead of elections nine days away.
UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary General Kofi Annan pledged yesterday to get to the bottom of any wrongdoing by the United Nations in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.
A United Arab Emirates-Egyptian partnership was granted the third mobile telephone network license in Egypt, officials said.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in as  Afghanistan's first popularly elected president on Tuesday at a  ceremony attended by two of the men most responsible for easing  him into power.
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InfoWorld - Speech-enabled applications have been around for some time, but they have never reached the level of adoption that proponents of the technology have predicted over the years. IBM&#160;is out to change all of that.
A fired Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   marketing executive has accused the retailer&#39;s chief  executive of violating its ethics policy by accepting discounts  on yachts, diamonds and personal gifts from vendors and others  eager to work with the company.
Photo finish or super snapper? Review The Optio M30 is a mid-level 7.1-megapixel compact digital camera, unveiled by Pentax at the beginning of this year and now finally available to buy. It features a 3x zoom lens, a 2.5in display and a maximum sensitivity of ISO 3200.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jeroen van der Veer, Royal Dutch Shell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive, offers his views on the energy challenge facing the world and the challenge posed by global warming.
Sun Microsystems has quietly begun seeking official open-source status for a new software license that likely will be used to govern its Solaris operating system.
By KATHERINE CALOS  JetBlue Airways and Midwest Airlines topped Consumer Reports' latest reader survey ratings of 18 airlines.  US Airways and America West Airlines were among the lowest- scoring airlines.
NBC Universal's chief executive on  Friday said rumors of his early departure were untrue and  created by rival media company Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
Jassim al-Kinani, a 34-year-old car mechanic, did all he could to follow Shiite Muslim traditions when his brother and three cousins were slain. But like so much in Iraq, the rituals of death have been knocked awry by violence.
NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, a disappointing reading on worker productivity and a surge in oil prices.    In morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 16.90, or 0.2 percent, at 10,185.36...
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has set up a national registry to follow women of childbearing age who are prescribed the acne drug Accutane
Australia captain Ricky Ponting apologises after being fined for dissent.
The Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed to expand coverage of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), a move expected to save thousands of lives a year.
Asian stocks tumbled anew on Friday after the latest salvo of sour signals about the U.S. economy pummeled Wall Street, sending the benchmark S&P 500 sprawling 3 percent lower to a 15-month nadir.
French diplomats and their families have hurriedly packed their belongings and prepared to leave Rwanda after the government severed relations with France in a major diplomatic row.
'Ulteriore dimostrazione da incidente linea Milano-Piacenza'
A former best friend and  one-time manager of Reggae superstar Bob Marley was convicted  on marijuana charges at the end of a seven-day trial late on  Monday.
Floodwaters lingered in coastal towns, debris ranging from household knickknacks to entire boats littered the streets and a missing 12-foot alligator named Chuckie hindered cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.
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The war on terror is undermining Morocco's human rights progress, a US lobby group says.
England coach Peter Moores insisted that all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will not be risked in Monday&#39;s one-day international against India if he is not fully fit.
Inuit living in Canada can finally have their say on the web as their native tongue is offered online.
Welsh starlet Catherine Zeta-Jones is looking for damages again - this time from an American strip club. The actress is upset that the The Spice House in Reno, Nevada used her picture on its website and has sued.
Arts & entertainment: The classic albums that deserve to burn - as chosen by Franz Ferdinand, the Flaming Lips, Cornershop, Peter Hook and many more.
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman was booed yesterday (Sep 8) by filmgoers at the premiere of her new film. And to add insult to injury Nicole\u00e2\u0080\u0099s co-star in the movie Birth, screen icon Lauren Bacall, described the 37-year-old as a mere \u00e2\u0080\u009cbeginner\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
The toy maker reports lower fourth-quarter sales, but earnings still climb higher.
Un 'obiettivo prioritario' che 'si puo' fare e presto'
BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Russia&#39;s Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko has said that the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) could be offered a 20 percent stake in a state-owned Russian company
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought increased backing on Sunday for efforts to impose peace and order in Afghanistan from representatives of key countries involved there.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - He couldn&#39;t beat &#39;em, so Edgar Renteria figured he&#39;d join &#39;em. The All-star shortstop has decided to leave the St.
Eleven pigeon enthusiasts have been charged with beating, shooting dead and suffocating dozens of hawks and falcons in a bid to protect their pigeons during flying competitions, prosecutors said on Thursday.
The last Britons held at the US jail for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were flying home after a long ordeal that included almost two years of solitary confinement for some of them.
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.
Sri Lanka fought back with seven wickets in the last two sessions to restrict Pakistan's first innings lead on the second day of the first Test.
Primo gol con la maglia del Corinthians per Marcio Amoroso. L'ex attaccante del Milan &egrave; andat...
CHICAGO -- Four people are on life support suspected of having botulism. All are said to have received Botox injections for cosmetic purposes at the Advanced Integrated Medical Center in Oakland Park Florida the week before.
At least 10 Tanzanians have been killed by tidal waves that hit Africa&#39;s east coast after the massive earthquake in southern Asia, a senior police officer said here on Tuesday.
o they are finally here: the Republican delegates with their rep ties and the protesters, bearing angry signs and a grudge. Over the next few days, passions, no doubt, will run hotter than August
'Non piu' maggioranza Paese, ma non in crisi costituzionale'
May I buy your beloved pet dog, just so I can take him around back and shoot him? That&#39;s how the chief executive of PeopleSoft, Craig Conway, described Oracle&#39;s hostile bid for his company
ComingSoon.net has an exclusive featurette on the many costumes created for the puppets in Trey Parker&#39;s and Matt Stone&#39;s Team America: World Police, opening in theaters today.
Lawyers for former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling yesterday urged a federal judge to transfer his blockbuster fraud trial out of Houston, citing a toxic atmosphere in which
People who use internet networking sites are being warned that they could be at risk of identity theft.
L'Inter si &egrave; qualificata alla semifinale della Coppa Italia Primavera. Dopo l'1-1 della gara ...
Sweeping plans to reform the US spy network run into trouble after key Republicans in Congress object to the bill.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez promises major changes to the squad to close the gap on Man Utd and Chelsea in the Premiership.
Two US Marines were killed in or near Baghdad yesterday, the US military said today. The two were from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and died in Baghdad province, around the
BRADENTON, Fla. - A woman claims she found a razor blade in her McDonald's breakfast sandwich early Wednesday, and authorities interviewed people involved.
I ran has two months to prove that it has nothing to hide about its nuclear programs. Last weekend, the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution calling for an immediate
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Quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young and wide receiver Michael Irvin are among nine first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
L'Occidente e' sordo a Dio e incapace di dialogare
The prosecutor investigating a missed doping test that led Greece&#39;s two top sprinters to drop out of the Athens Olympics decided Tuesday to again postpone a decision on whether to charge them.
By Bryce Baschuk, The Washington Times  Feb. 5--Steve Woda knows what it's like to get burned buying products  online.   In 1999, he bought a hand-held computer on EBay, or so he thought.
Shanghai's gradual descent into the sea eased last year to its slowest pace since 2000, reflecting massive engineering efforts to keep the city above water.

Former Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chairman Patricia Dunn is due to surrender to authorities on Thursday afternoon on felony charges for spying on reporters and company directors, the California attorney general's office said.
Republicans have one message for followers of many faiths: Sen. John Kerry is wrong.
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The most authoritative report on the cost of health insurance came out Tuesday, and it\u00c2\u0092s sure to cause some new outrage.
Democrat John Edwards said it was a mistake to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, as he paused a Midwest campaign swing to make the round of Sunday's talk shows.
Iraq&#39;s most powerful Shiite cleric is opposing a drive by prominent Sunni and Kurdish political factions to delay elections scheduled for Jan. 30, an aide to the cleric and Shiite leaders said Saturday.
In a crackdown on militant clerics, Iraqi forces backed by US troops have raided a major Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad. At least three people were killed and 40 arrested.
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Top-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Mara Santangelo of Italy 6-2, 6-2 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the DFS Classic grass-court tournament.
Between 1999 and 2000, the researchers asked questions of 132 patients with lung cancer and 187 patients requiring minor surgery at the same hospital in northwest Spain.
HOLLYWOOD -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that Mel Gibson&#39;s worldwide hit &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot; will be eligible for a best foreign-language film Golden Globe nomination, not best motion picture.
France has ordered more troops to Ivory Coast to protect French citizens after nine French soldiers and a U.S. aid worker were killed in a government bombing raid and Ivory Coast troops fired on French forces.
Philip Morris, a unit of Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , told wholesalers on Thursday it would reduce its &quot;off-invoice&quot; discounts to $5.50 a carton from $6.50, a move that
Senators discussed the the overhaul of immigration laws on talk shows today after President Bush used his weekly radio address to urge members of both parties to support the bill.
TEHRAN (MNA) - Sydney bronze medalist Hadi Saei from Iran won the coveted gold of -68kg taekwondo tournament of 2004 Athens Olympic Games Friday.
It looks like the social-networking world has moved on from Google's yet-to-launch developer initiative, but top engineers and partners say give it time.
British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.
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Li usera' per ricerca su malattie neurologiche
LOS CABOS, Mexico  - A more powerful Hurricane   John roared toward one of Mexico's most exclusive beach resorts   on Friday, forcing hundreds of foreign tourists to flee ahead   of howling winds, angry seas and lashing rain.
A convicted murderer goes missing after failing to return to prison following a work placement in the city.
As Opening Day approaches, the Nationals' new stadium is beginning to look like the distinctly Washington creation architects envisioned back in March 2006.
Officials yesterday sought international help to rebuild villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that left 566 persons dead and 546 missing in mostly poor northern agricultural regions.
While life began returning to normal in parts of Southern California today, more than 20,000 homes are still at risk from several large blazes.
Intent on becoming a  major player in the gaming industry, Disney Interactive on  Thursday used the E3 Media & Business Summit in Santa Monica,  California, to unveil a slate of games aimed at the family  audience and traditional gamers and also announced DGamer, a  connected community for the Nintendo DS.
All three exit polls tracking Sunday's presidential rematch in Ukraine projected opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko as the winner by a large margin over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
US Vice President Richard Cheney said he was apalled by what he described as the &quot;lack of respect&quot; shown by Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry to the interim leader of Iraq Iyad Allawi.
Avra' effetto su economia reale nel 2008 soprattutto in Usa
The war in Iraq has become the primary recruitment vehicle for violent Islamic extremists, motivating a new generation of potential terrorists around the world whose numbers are increasing faster than the United States and its allies are eliminating the threat, U.S. intelligence analysts have...
The New Jersey child advocate said a new report detailing the deaths of a dozen children in the state should give political leaders the desire to &quot;fix this system once and for all.
10/25/04- A world champion Russian figure skater is recovering after she was dropped on the ice by her partner during a performance.
Segnalate irregolarita' in quattro sezioni con un esposto
(Sports Network) - The fiercest rivalry in all of sports resumes this evening when the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox start a crucial three-game series at Yankee Stadium.
A new chapter in Los Angeles Lakers history unfolds tonight. Shaquille O&#39;Neal, arguably the NBA&#39;s most dominating player, is gone.
The brown sedan kicks up dirt as it speeds along the small trail and crosses the border from Syria with no security forces in sight &#151; another reminder how hard it will be for Lebanon to keep weapons from being smuggled to rearm Hezbollah.
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton was forming a joint venture with Japanese steel maker JFE that would underpin iron ore sales worth $3.
Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale said that a trader stole computer codes, falsified documents and employed other methods to cover his tracks.
ATHENS--Argentina was crowned Olympic men&#39;s basketball king Saturday night as it eased to a 84-69 victory over Italy in the gold medal game at Olympic Indoor Hall.
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Cucciago (CO), 8 ott. - Pierluigi Marzorati era gi&agrave; un grandissimo dello sport italiano, ora ...
HILLIARD, Ohio (Ticker) - Finishing eighth in the IndyRacing League points standings this past year was enough for Vitor Meira to receive a contract extension.
A Kuwaiti company with seven truck drivers held captive in Iraq said Wednesday that they have been freed by their captors. &quot;We just got custody of the drivers,&quot; Rana Abu Zaineh, a spokeswoman
Rookie Noah Lowry won his sixth straight decision and remained unbeaten in 13 major league starts to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
ATHENS, Greece - Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team - Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night...
The pharmaceutical industry is  expected to face pressure to curb rising prescription-drug  costs no matter which candidate wins next week's U.S.  presidential election.
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Without much explanation, Microsoft's PlaysForSure Web page, which had once been the meeting ground for its portable media tech partners, now bears a statement to users that the logo is being dropped.
Tra le richieste, la scarcerazione di detenuti
Middlesbrough suffer their first defeat in Europe this season and will have to wait to secure their Uefa Cup knockout spot.
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc.   on Thursday said it expects to report a 19-percent drop  in home-building revenue.
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead at least 10 people in southern Sri Lanka, the military said on Friday, two days after 27 people were killed in a bus ambush in a nearby town.
Gilead gets marketing approval for one of its drug candidates.
President Bush yesterday tapped veteran GOP strategist and lobbyist Edward W. Gillespie as White House counselor, adding another Washington insider to a key position in his administration as it continues to battle with Congress over Iraq, the Justice Department and immigration.
More than 50 internal U.N. audits of the Iraq oil-for-food program flesh out a picture of widespread mismanagement of the program, adding a new dimension to a scandal that has shaken the United Nations.
Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has said he is hopeful that Arsene Wenger will stay on with the club as coach, but admitted that his future hung in the balance.
Matt Hasselbeck returned from injury to toss three touchdown passes and lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-24 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on a snowy evening in the Pacific Northwest on Monday.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said on Friday he has plenty of midfield cover to make up for the loss of injured captain Steven Gerrard.
British Muslims live in a &quot;police state&quot;, one of two men released by police after being held in connection with an investigation into an alleged &quot;Iraq-style&quot; kidnapping and beheading plot, said in an interview with the BBC.
After sliding out of contention in the Champions League and opening its Serie A campaign with two defeats in four games, AS Roma and its new coach, Luigi Del Neri, desperately need points against archrival Inter Milan at Stadio Olimpico Sunday
By Candus Thomson, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 12--Assateague State Park, famous for its wild ponies, is being overrun by another small, hoofed animal that is eating the plants that hold back beach erosion: sika deer.
Leeds have been warned by a consortium bidding to buy the club that its \u00c2\u00a325m takeover offer is the only realistic way they can keep Elland Road.
Louisiana officials pulled the body of New England Patriots' defensive end Marquise Hill out of Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans on Monday, one day after he fell from a jet ski into the water, the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper reported.
Hamas militants fired a rocket into an Israeli border village, wounding two young sisters as they played outside their home. The attack followed Israel airstrikes against Gaza militants and threats of an \
Senate Republicans blocked a plan on Wednesday to give U.S. troops in Iraq more home leave, defeating a proposal widely seen as the Democrats' best near-term chance to change President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama&#39;s Medicaid officials have looked into it and many have done it, but a new government report from the Health and Human Services Task Force on Importation warns that importing cheap
After about an hour of trekking, I made it to the bridge at the center of the maze, all the while keeping to the map. Except when I didn't.
A key gauge of future U.S. economic  growth snapped a five-month losing streak and edged up 0.2  percent in November, a private research firm said on Monday.
The Chinese martial arts epic Hero, starring Jet Li, takes top spot at the box office in the US and Canada.
Amsterdam Avenue is no longer a homely cousin of Broadway and Columbus Avenue, the strong retail corridors on Manhattan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Upper West Side.
Nuclear talks between the EU and Iran will resume in Paris on Nov. 5 with Tehran facing a looming deadline to agree to freeze uranium enrichment or face referral to the UN Security Council, diplomats said on Thursday.
Liverpool go fifth in the Premiership with a 2-1 win at Norwich.
JOHNSTON, Iowa - Outside the headquarters of Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, the pavement is iced over and workers arriving for the day are bundled up against the cold.
Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors who treated the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as Yushchenko returned home Sunday to campaign for this month's presidential run-off vote.
Geneticists who have tested DNA throughout the British Isles are struck by the overall genetic similarities.
Rescuers in Pakistan struggle to bring aid to more than one million people hit by deadly storms.
Like thousands of other merchants, Tammy Harrison thought she had struck gold when hordes visited her Web site by clicking on the small Internet ads she purchased from the world's most popular online search engines. It cost Harrison as much as &#36;20 for each click, but the potential new business seemed to justify the expense. Harrison's delight dimmed, though, when she realized the people clicking on her ads weren't really interested in her products.
The federal government is trying to create a new image for itself. At present Swiss government offices all have their own logos and graphic styles.
An incompetent spin on the poor-little-rich-girl story, the film involves a lot of wardrobe changes and product placements, and a smidgen of intrigue and some chaste romance.
A complicated system involving three unbeaten teams vying for the two spots in the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the Orange Bowl Jan. 4
Search teams failed on Saturday  to find as many as five off-trail skiers believed trapped under  30 feet (nine meter) of snow by a massive avalanche near Park  City, Utah.
Institute for Policy Innovation's Bartlett Cleland says FCC has it partly right and partly wrong when it comes to fostering video competition.
But even Jedi mind tricks can't levitate the stock.
Israeli forces launched a raid into a Gaza Strip refugee camp today to curtail Palestinian mortar fire on a nearby Jewish settlement, an Israeli army
Chip stocks fell across the globe on Friday after Intel, the market leader, slashed its forecasts for revenue and profit margin for the third quarter, citing unexpectedly weak demand.
The looming political battle over  how to reform the tangled U.S. income tax code could get ugly.  But one option, a tax aimed at boosting savings, holds promise.
Scotland caretaker-manager Tommy Burns insists the supporters who called for the Scottish Football Association hierarchy to resign during the friendly defeat by Sweden had every right to do so.
OTTAWA (CP) - Steven Truscott's 45-year battle to clear his name took a big step closer to resolution Thursday as the federal justice minister asked the Ontario Court of Appeal to review the case.
HAVANA - Cuban Central Bank president Francisco Soberon said he is committed to ensuring the convertible peso remains on par with the US dollar in the wake of his country&#39;s currency replacing dollars as legal tender.
The Minnesota Twins will have to make their playoff push without Francisco Liriano.
Mexico&#39;s Cemex agreed on Monday to buy Britain&#39;s RMC Group for 2.3 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) to double revenues at the world&#39;s No.
CURT SCHILLING woke up early on Sunday morning unable to walk. He ended the day as the winning pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, who beat the St Louis Cardinals 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven World Series.
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Federal officials investigating stock-options backdating at Broadcom Corp. are looking into allegations that former Chief Executive Henry Nicholas III used hard drugs and hired prostitutes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest bank, agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank for $6.3 billion as it attempts to boost its presence in the fast-growing Asian market.
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Vera Zvonareva and Jennifer Capriati both needed to win their quarterfinal match at the $585,000 Advanta Championships to keep alive hopes of a berth for the WTA Tour Championships.
European equities fell on Thursday after Asian stock markets were rattled by comments about the prospect of a Chinese economic slowdown from Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chief.
Sport: Premier League: Rooney scored a brace as United made the most of Villa's poor defending.
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A huge explosion rocked the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar on Wednesday and at least three Afghan soldiers were wounded, the city's police chief said.
Kane County health officials again this week warned residents against forgetting about West Nile virus as the number of virus-carrying mosquitoes appears to be on the rise.
The United States yesterday vetoed an Arab-backed United Nations resolution demanding an end to military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Google's quarterly profits jump 28% to $925m but the figure is not as good as analysts had hoped for.
An Iraqi government minister said he&#39;s 60 percent certain that the most-wanted man of Iraq&#39;s former regime, Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, has been captured.
Solo con sanzioni Roma ha registrato entrate pari a 207 mln
NEW YORK  - The more a man ejaculates each  week, the lower his sperm levels fall, new research shows.  However, this ejaculatory frequency only partly explains why a  man's sperm count varies widely each time it's checked.
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the star of the \
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STAGECOACH and Virgin are to re-enter bidding for the East Coast main line franchise - just two months after abruptly pulling out of the race.
ROMA - Lecce e Palermo si godono almeno per un giorno il primato in serie A con quattro punti. Nel primo anticipo della seconda giornata, i salentini hanno battuto 4-1 il Brescia con doppietta di Bojinov e
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Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest U.S. radio station chain, on Friday posted higher operating earnings and said a new strategy to trim advertising airtime showed early signs of success.
Britons are observed by thousands of CCTV cameras every day. Now, some of the cameras are letting people know they're being watched
Probiotics, the potentially beneficial bacteria and yeasts available as diet supplements, may not be as helpful as widely believed.
The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.
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At a meeting in Sydney today, there was an awkward exchange over North Korean nuclear diplomacy.
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PLEASANTON, Calif. - Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. unexpectedly fired CEO Craig Conway, dumping the feisty leader who engineered the company&#39;s dogged resistance to Oracle Corp.
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio -- Ohio authorities are trying to find out what has sickened hundreds of tourists and residents of a popular island getaway.
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO  - Options traders have been  building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc.  PSFT.O as  investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s  hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders  said on Monday.
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said efforts to persuade China to let its currency rise in value had achieved \u00e2\u0080\u009csome results\u00e2\u0080\u009d but that Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leadership needed to do far more.
Poor restroom hygiene ends in knife fight Those men among you who indulge in the woman-enraging provocation of not putting the loo seat back down after taking a leak should count yourselves lucky you're not in Fort Worth, Texas, where some people take the matter of good toilet habits very seriously indeed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly sued one of his associate producers and her lawyer on Wednesday, alleging they threatened him with a high profile sexual harassment case unless he and Fox paid &#36;60 million in \
The software maker says that the general public will now be able to download a near-final version of Windows XP Service Pack 3.
Argentina won its first Olympic gold  medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the U.S.  women's basketball team atoned for their men's failure by  storming to victory.
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Lilt intensifica linea S.O.S. Fumo, si mobilita Coldiretti
A judge on Monday rejected an agreement to send a 1927 oil painting by Georgia O'Keeffe from Fisk University to a New Mexico museum, saying the deal wasn't in the best interests of the state of Tennessee.
The Saints' first win back in their refurbished stadium serves as a boost for the struggling city's spirits
Hawaii football coach June Jones knew something special was in store four years ago when a lanky, baby-faced teenager stepped onto the practice field and completed eight straight passes.
Another Minority operating system? Microsoft launched Surface Computing last night, and with a new computing paradigm - the table-top.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dmitry Medvedev, President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, will win 71 percent of the votes in March's Russian presidential election, state-owned pollster VTsIOM predicted on Thursday.
Wendy's International Inc.  said on Friday that it will roll out its new breakfast menu to more than 75 additional restaurants this month and expects to offer breakfast in more than 650 restaurants by the end of August.
Mustafa Shakur scores 23 points and Ivan Radenovic 20 in 10th-ranked Arizona's often-sloppy 80-69 victory over San Diego Tuesday.
Mike Naberezny has posted a few more articles to the \
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups have collapsed and could be suspended for weeks. On Wednesday Muhammad Ahmad Tugod, the chief negotiator for Sudanese group, the Justice and Equality
Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on  homosexuality were 'unwise'.
L'attaccante del Bayer Leverkusen Andriy Voronin &egrave; stato acquistato dal Liverpool. Il naziona...
Ministro Esteri annuncia anche decreto governo per 70 mln
Lo ha annunciato il presidente francese Sarkozy
Russia oil company YUKOS assets may be sold partially by the Russian Justice Ministry in order to cover its outstanding tax bill. The selling-off will probably touch YUKOS main oil subsidiary Yuganskneftegaz.
An Iraqi militant group said on Wednesday it has reached a ceasefire deal with Iraq's wing of al Qaeda to end clashes between the two Sunni insurgent groups waging a violent campaign against U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee questioned on Tuesday whether President Bush's choice to head the CIA was too partisan to be able to restore credibility to U.S. intelligence services.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Apple's iTunes Music Store is introducing a new original programming feature designed to promote foreign-language music in its stores around the world, Billboard has learned.
Search Engine Strategies Local in Denver I like to shake people up these days by saying that &#8220;most of what&#8217;s actually going on online is about local.&#8221; People often greet that remark as though I&#8217;m under the influence of some mind-altering substance. But it&#8217;s true: Jobs, Cars, Real Estate, travel-related research, events and entertainment, offline buying [...]
Microsoft&#39;s collection of patent-protection deals with Linux providers lost another potential addition this week, when Mandriva announced that it will not sign such a pact.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers told Norway's special peace envoy on Tuesday they are prepared to meet the government for crunch peace talks in Oslo in late October, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters, in a move welcomed as \
Ford Motor Co. named former Boeing   executive Alan Mulally as chief executive on Tuesday, ending   the troubled five-year stint of Bill Ford Jr. as the   operational head of the automaker founded by his   great-grandfather.
With Gary Sheffield and Mariano Rivera back, the New York Yankees kept rolling in pursuit of the best record in the American League and homefield advantage in the playoffs.
Climate change, slavery and healthy cooking feature in a new curriculum for England's 11 to 14-year-olds.
ATHENS -- American Marion Jones is going home without a medal. Jones, who won five medals and arguably was the biggest star of the Sydney Games four years ago, finished fifth in yesterday&#39;s long jump and -- barely
As he prepares to provide Congress and the nation a progress report on Iraq this week, President Bush has sought to reframe the domestic political battle over the war, putting himself in a position to do something his critics have long advocated: Begin drawing down the huge U.S. troop presence.
Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than what's obvious.
_ The New York Times Co. plans to sell its building on West 43rd Street in Manhattan to a partnership led by Tishman Speyer Properties, the companies announced Monday.
Fresh PCI Express too IDF Like a psychiatric patient experiencing a breakthrough, Intel has opened up in a big way, allowing third parties to plug into its processor architectures on two new fronts. Most immediately, Xilinx and Altera will start crafting FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) that connect to the front side bus on Intel's server chips. Later, more partners will be able to provide a performance boost for Intel systems via an extension to PCI Express.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dead and dying trees essential for many other forms of forest life are in short supply, conservationists say.
Insurgents attacked an Iraqi police station in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Tuesday, killing 13 officers and wounding two, police said.
The Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates on Tuesday by a quarter-percentage point for the fifth time this year and said it will keep gradually lifting them from rock-bottom levels to forestall inflation.
A suicide car bomber killed at least seven Iraqis at an entrance to Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone government and US diplomatic compound on Monday, a year to the day since US forces captured Saddam Hussein.
Alberto Malesani lascia la panchina dell'Udinese. Manca l'ufficialit&agrave;, ma &egrave; certo che ...
To your left, look at the exotic species \
BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 28 -- Exit polls showed no clear winner in the election Sunday to replace President Ion Iliescu, raising the likelihood of a runoff next month between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran.
A former Irish schoolteacher known for  writing about soul music and working class life in Dublin was  bound to be setting himself up for criticism when he turned his  attention to jazz and gangsters in America.
SEATTLE A source within the University of Washington football program tells The Associated Press that head coach Keith Gilbertson will step down at the end of the season.
The United Nations and France have begun mass evacuations of UN staff and foreign nationals following days of violence and looting in Ivory Coast, a UN spokesman said.
A new book shows why religion has cost the Democrats elections -- and how they've learned from their mistakes
Hearing shocking news, such as a family bereavement, really can break your heart, researchers suggest
Oggi, alla Camera, si annuncia un clima infuocato con il dibattito sull&#39;Iraq. E il centro sinistra, dopo la vittoria nelle suppletive, si presenta con una mozione comune. La Grande alleanza democratica ha
The Oracle Corporation reported Tuesday that first-quarter earnings had risen 16 percent on strong demand for its flagship database programs, enabling the company
Bush and Kerry turn up heat on who's fitter as commander in chief.
The world&#39;s biggest mining group, BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. said on Wednesday its second-half net profit more than doubled on strong demand for industrial raw materials, and forecast sustained high prices for commodities.
Tre vasti incendi stanno devastando boschi e colture
Fourth-quarter sales cap off a strong year for this consumer products giant.
Marco Materazzi sar&agrave; il grande assernte di Italia-Francia, ma forse sar&agrave; a Marsiglia p...
A little mindful eating on Super Bowl Sunday means you don't have to pack on the pounds.
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Lingering storm clouds Sunday evening foiled a third attempt to launch the last Atlas 2AS rocket in as many days.
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has received 358 firm orders and 190 letters of intent at the Paris Air Show this week, commercial director John Leahy said Wednesday.
All in all, Imman doles out an average fare.
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GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s board of  directors went on trial on Wednesday, on shareholder  accusations that it merely rubberstamped a decision to hire  Michael Ovitz and allowed him to walk away months later with a  $140 million severance package.
Iraq's president said on Saturday he  expected violence to deter the majority of Iraqis from voting  in Sunday's landmark election.
The German co-chief executive of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. on Wednesday criticized the French for not solving the leadership fight over the company more quickly.
The tropical storm Jeanne has hit Haiti, killing at least 90 people with many more still missing. Jeanne has already destroyed hundreds of houses in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, leaving 11 dead.
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&quot;Napster Mobile is a natural extension for the biggest brand in digital music and will enhance our development of wireless delivery,&quot; Napster Chairman and CEO Chris Gorog said.
Il difensore centrale del West Ham, Anton Ferdinand, dovr&agrave; presentarsi venerd\u00c3\u00ac dai magistrati...
Media & professional: Ian Jack: Altered footage of the Queen has shamed the BBC, but TV reality depends on illusions.
At the meeting, U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon said that \
By Fred Shuster\\\\ Music Writer  For a band that's made a gigantic splash on the Internet, Fall Out Boy sure was burned when a couple of songs from their new album leaked into cyperspace the other week.
Blog: Adobe doesn't think that JPEG XR--a potential higher-end sequel to ordinary JPEG--will bump into its own DNG format.
The increasing use of laptop computers could produce a generation of men with fertility problems, a new study suggests. The study by US researchers in the journal Human Reproduction found laptops increased the temperature of the scrotum by almost 3\u00c2\u00b0C.
In a summer when many of the studios' biggest bets failed to pay off, it was familiarity in the form of sequels and low-budget comedies that resonated with movie audiences.
Police ordered a curfew Tuesday in Shiite holy city of Karbala and told more than 1 million pilgrims to leave after two days of violence claimed at least 27 lives during a religious festival. More than 100 people were wounded.
Registra quindi un aumento di 10,36 miliardi di dollari
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki leads Thursday's presidential election with 47.4 percent of the vote, versus 42.7 for opposition leader Raila Odinga, according to an exit poll by a local independent observer group.
He has chosen to give chase to swimming&#39;s greatest achievement and, predictably, he has fallen short. He will not match Mark Spitz&#39;s seven gold medals at these Summer Olympics, but he should not be chided for trying.
U.S. stocks rose on Friday after a   report showed consumer prices rose in line with market   expectations in August, soothing concerns about higher   inflation and interest rates.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has stressed the need for economic and political reforms in the Arab world to defeat terrorism.
Impennata del greggio negli ultimi scambi sul mercato di NY
Randy Currie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Philadelphia-area business, Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, boasts three locations, all of them run entirely on Macs. His proven business instincts earned him the 2006 Salon Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Global Salon Business Forum. Competing with more than 400 leading salon businesses worldwide, Currie has distinguished himself as a leader and an innovator.
Il centrocampista Z&egrave; Roberto ha firmato per il San Paolo. Il brasiliano era svincolato dal Ba...
Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 on Saturday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina&#39;s David Nalbandian.
Marat Safin of Russia returns the ball to Guillermo Canas of Argentina during the semifinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.
NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was buried on Friday in her family mausoleum after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests across her native Sindh province.
The offensive line that will try to protect Eli Manning in his first start for the Giants was among the National Football League's worst last season.
NEW YORK  - Folate intake in the U.S. is well below targets established by the Food and Drug Administration when it mandated folic acid fortification of enriched grain products in 1998, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health.
Delegates from all over Iraq appeal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr to end his uprising in Najaf.
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Britain&#39;s Luke Donald celebrated his wild card selection to the European Ryder Cup team with an emphatic victory in the European Masters in Crans-Sur-Sierre on Sunday.
Israel reduced the flow of fuel to Hamas-controlled Gaza on Sunday, a move it vowed to take in response to \
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would hire the government's top scientific review agency to figure out whether its drug-safety system is adequate.
Inquiries were being made about how the firefight has been coordinated and how resources have been deployed.
(InfoWorld) - Yosemite Technologies, a provider of data protection software for servers, has acquired FileKeeper, which focuses on data protection software for desktop and laptop computers. FileKeeper's system protects user files on notebook and desktop computers running the Windows operating system by storing a version of a file every time it is saved. This technology, known as file-level versioning continuous data protection (CDP), lets users review old versions of a file. That technology will complement Yosemite's existing backup solutions for servers operated by small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), said George Symons, chief executive officer of Yosemite. Yosemite, a 55-employee company in San Jose, California, did not say how much it is paying for the five-person FileKeeper, of Knoxville, Tennessee. Although the acquisition was completed in early January, on Tuesday Yosemite is introducing its first product from the combined companies. The acquisition better positions Yosemite to compete against data backup and recovery products from larger companies such as Symantec's Backup Executive, IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager, and CA's BrightStor ARCserve Backup, Symons said. \
Bill Gates\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Davos challenge to the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capitalists last week did not mention some important work that is already underway in developing nations.
Soon after announcing the $500 million deal to divest 60 per cent in GE Capital International Services (Gecis) to General Atlantic Partners and Oak Hill Partners, Pramod Bhasin, President &amp; CEO, Gecis, spoke to Business Standard.
A review of the accidental overdose of a central Alberta man in hospital last summer has concluded that a number of things went wrong that led to the death.
Embattled Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said he was confident of surviving local elections on Sunday, in the face of opposition calls to step down after lying about the economy.
Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.
Recent protests in Burma by democracy activists, defiant monks and other citizens objecting to an unprecedented spike in fuel prices have sparked a brutal crackdown by the country's ruling military junta and cast a new spotlight on the gravity of conditions in the resource-rich country.
NAIROBI, Feb. 4 -- Rebel fighters withdrew from the Chadian capital overnight after government forces used helicopter gunships and tanks to repel an attempted coup.
Twelve-year-old Christopher Pittman heard voices in his head from mania induced by Zoloft when he shot and killed his grandparents, a forensic psychiatrist testified at the youth's double murder trial.
Blitz contro i clan, due arresti, perquisizioni e sequestri
US and North Korean officials meet face-to-face to discuss financial sanctions, on the sidelines of nuclear talks.
Hours before President George W. Bush visited Italy, 26 U.S. citizens went on trial in absentia in Milan on Friday accused of carrying out one of Washington's most controversial policies in its war on terrorism.
Phase one of promoter Don King&#39;s plan to unify the heavyweight championship kicks off at Madison Square Garden tonight with two of the four widely recognized title belts up for grabs and a host of other boxers jockeying for position.
Da parte dei vertici militari, ma premier Erdogan smentisce
In doing his part for those that couldn't make it to php|works this year, George Schlossnagle has posted his slides from the conference.
Several different versions of the enterprise messaging service will be released.
Blog: U.S. government asked to do more research on coal
Arriva anche norma '2 per 1' con bonus di 1.200 euro
Analyst Philip Durell sits down with contrarian asset manager David Dreman.
Johnny Damon, who has also been bothered by problems with his calves and back this season, has embraced the role of designated hitter, but still hopes to return to center field at some point.
With China's lead close to unassailable in the final stretch of the Athens Paralympics, Britain and Australia were dueling for second place in the overall medal standings as the Games resumed.
North and South Korea said on Wednesday they had agreed to resume ministerial talks, a day after a breakthrough energy-for-arms deal at six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs in Beijing.
When he zipped through this relentlessly pro-American nation, President Bush was treated like a rock star.
Sudan has accused Chadian aircraft of bombing its western Darfur region in what it called \
More than 19 months after a mad cow scare closed US borders to Canadian cattle, the United States said Wednesday it will allow limited imports beginning in March.
Part of Belfast city centre is closed after several men scale a massive crane on a construction site.
2010 super booster? Exclusive IBM has shelved a top-secret chip project meant to give the company a massively multi-threaded part that could have served as a major disrupter in the Unix world, The Register has learned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A US soldier was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi National Guardsman in May, the US military said Saturday.
24 ore di stop per sollecitare nuova politica per il settore
Ukraine&#39;s outgoing president sought Monday to ease fears he would hinder a rerun of the fraud-ridden presidential runoff, as his allies and the opposition tentatively
Il West Ham per ora non conferma la notizia, ma Teves e Mascherano confermano che la prossima stagio...
U.S. planes and artillery pounded  Falluja on Monday and Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  said he had authorized a U.S.-led offensive to rid the Sunni  Muslim city of insurgents.
By Rochelle Garner  McAfee Inc., a maker of security software that blocks spam and flags fraudulent Web sites, predicts a wave of attacks next year by professional criminals intent on stealing passwords and other confidential data.
Dior Lowhorn had 19 points and seven rebounds and Eddie Sutton got his 799th career victory in San Francisco's 60-59 win over Portland Saturday night.
McAfee will acquire ScanAlert, a Web application security vendor, for $51 million, the companies announced Tuesday.
Ayman al-Zawahri, considerato il numero due di al Qaeda, \u00c3\u00a8 apparso stasera in un video trasmesso dalla tv araba al Jazeera, ridicolizzando le forze Usa impegnate in Iraq e Afghanistan.&quot;In entrambi i paesi, se continueranno moriranno e se si ritireranno
Paul Stastny and Marek Svatos scored second-period goals to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
US stocks were slightly lower on Thursday, reversing some of Wednesday&#39;s sharp rally, as another slide in oil prices knocked shares of energy-related companies.
A major bank in Chile reported yesterday that U.S.  regulators are investigating whether its two branches in the United States have complied with anti-money-laundering laws.
: US and Japanese negotiators today reached a preliminary agreement to partially lift the 10-month-old ban on American beef exports to Japan within &quot;a matter of weeks&quot; and work toward ending
Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.
A few weeks ago, Thomas Oliphant of the Boston Globe was on PBS&#39; &#39;&#39;Newshour&#39;&#39; explaining why the hundreds of swift boat veterans&#39; allegations against John Kerry&#39;s conduct in Vietnam was unworthy of his attention.
The much-anticipated &quot;House of Flying Daggers&quot; (Shimian Maifu), a follow-up to the internationally acclaimed director Zhang Yimou&#39;s martial-arts epic &quot;Hero,&quot; has met with a mixed market response.
Flames engulfed a mosque in southeastern Netherlands early Saturday, the latest in a string of fires at Muslim institutions since the killing of a Dutch filmmaker who was critical of Islam.
Six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear program start in Beijing on Thursday, with a Japanese newspaper reporting that the isolated state has already signed a memorandum with the United States.
A U.S. Navy destroyer with  long-range missile-tracking equipment has begun patrols in the  Sea of Japan, officials said on Friday, in a key step toward  forming a missile-defense system intended to guard against  attack by nations like North Korea.
DENVER - A male jaguar killed a zookeeper at the Denver Zoo on Saturday and employees put the animal down, police said.
As U.S. steelmaker stocks soar, Posco draws a yawn.
Wallace McIntosh, widely believed to be the British air force's most decorated gunner in World War II, has died at age 87, the Royal Air Force said.
The train known as the Queen of the Sea chugged slowly up the sandy, palm-fringed coast of eastern Sri Lanka, carrying hundreds of residents from the capital
The network ordered seven additional episodes to be broadcast late this year or early in 2008.
Era ricoverato dal 2 sttembre, quando era caduto e aveva subito un grave traumaAdesso andr\u00c3\u00a0 in un centro specializzato in riabilitazione neuro-motoria                                            Francesco Nuti \u00c3\u00a8 uscito dal coma Migliorano le condizioni dell'attore
Legislation requiring safety testing of tens of thousands of chemicals comes into effect across the EU.
A 4,67 mld di franchi svizzeri, Brady Dougan nuovo ad
Microsoft&#39;s MSN (Quote, Chart) launched a blogging tool that ties in with its home media technology plays. Called MSN Spaces, the beta is part of an update to MSN&#39;s suite of communication services.
By Qiu Quanlin  GUANGZHOU: Officials fro
Citigroup  flagged its interest in buying a bank in Germany on Tuesday but played down recent talk that it was about to swoop on Commerzbank .
Storms blew through the already sodden Midwest and Plains on Friday, further raising flood waters.
Egypt's Patriarch of Alexandria, a top  Greek Orthodox leader in a post that traces its lineage back to  one of the first disciples of Christ, was killed in a  helicopter crash, Greek authorities said on Saturday.
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You never know what grows inside of people. Eric and Sandy Jacobs were typical young professionals working through the ranks of corporate America.
The Arizona Cardinals are a winning team at home &#151; 2-1 &#151; after their upset victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
The collisions that spawn planets are bigger and take place over longer periods of time than previously thought, say astronomers who studied nearly 300 stars with NASA&#39;s Spitzer Space Telescope.
The N.C.A.A. yesterday revoked 2004 and 2005 national track and field titles from Arkansas for violations involving the star sprinter Tyson Gay and a former assistant.Arkansas had reported violations committed by the former assistant Lance Brauman, who was convicted last year of embezzlement, theft and mail fraud from his time at Barton County Community College in Kansas. Brauman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mail-fraud indictment identified Gay, who transferred to Arkansas from Barton County with help from Brauman.
Britain's Barclays  has raised its offer for ABN AMRO  to 67.5 billion euros ($93 billion) and included a cash element as it seeks to regain the initiative in the world's biggest bank takeover battle.
Etichettabili come biologici i \
As Palestinians trudge across a barbed-wire passage leading to Jerusalem from the West Bank city of Ramallah, hawkers and taxi drivers greet them with a din of multilingual chants.
World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina said yesterday she still doesn&#39;t know what caused her to fall and suffer a concussion during a weekend skating program, though she says she doesn&#39;t fear going back on the ice.
Japanese electronics maker Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday its profit surged in its third fiscal quarter as its power plant, hardware and telecommunications businesses recovered.
Michael Jackson is in court in California to hear testimony from the mother of the boy accusing him of sexual abuse.
DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Oracle Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. for $26.50 per share, or about $10.3 billion, the companies said today, ending an acrimonious
The Cubs reeled in another marquee free agent, reaching a preliminary agreement with Japanese star Kosuke Fukudome on a four-year, $48 million deal to be their right fielder.
BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox put themselves in great position for a run at the AL East-leading New York Yankees with a great homestand.
JERUSALEM: Israeli PM Ariel Sharon ruled out Monday any Israeli participation in a Middle East conference expected to take place in London early in 2005.
The world's favourite poison The agitation surrounding possible polonium-210 contamination following the apparent assassination of Alexander Litvinenko has spread to the skies. British Airways staff and customers are being contacted after traces of radioactive polonium-210 were found on three of its jets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's got the wind at its back!
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is starting a new program to help low-income students. Beginning next fall, students from families with income at-or-below federal poverty level
Egyptian police arrest four men suspected of being HIV positive, widening a recent crackdown,  rights groups say.
Swiss police have found two of the four oil paintings by 19th Century masters, which were stolen from a Zurich museum this month in one of Europe's biggest Art thefts, they said on Tuesday.
AMSTERDAM -- The UN war crimes tribunal yesterday took custody of a former senior Bosnian Serb commander accused of genocide for the 1995 mass killing of Muslims in the UN-protected zone of Srebrenica.
Replacing paper tickets with electronic ticketing will save airlines $3 billion annually on the roughly 400 million tickets sold outside of the United States alone.
A reactor at a Russian atomic power station which was closed after a malfunction resumed work on Saturday, the station said.
Canada&#39;s major banks begin reporting third-quarter earnings this week and analysts will be looking to see whether they can repeat the strong showing from the second quarter.
SOUTH Korea &#39;s Samsung Electronics, the world&#39;s largest memory chipmaker, is to invest $US24 billion ($31 billion) in new chip production lines over the next six years.
NEW YORK Oct. 8, 2004 - US stocks are seen higher at the open Friday although the release of non-farm payroll data due later will most likely dictate overall sentiment and direction.
HERZLIYA, Israel A direct message today from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Palestinians: &quot;We have no desire to rule over you.
French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy announced stepped-up security procedures in hospitals, as police continued to hunt for the killer of two nurses who were murdered in a horrific fashion two nights earlier.
BALTIMORE -- Giving new meaning to an old baseball expression, gopher ball, the Red Sox remained in the dark last night about their first-round playoff opponent, in part because the Indians-Twins game was suspended going into the 12th inning to make room for a Minnesota Golden Gophers college football game.
As records hit four million Home Office minister Meg Hillier has insisted on the need to debate the future of the National DNA Database.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Medicare should revise its   reimbursement system to reward efficient care at private   hospitals and doctors treating the federal program's 43 million   users, a government advisory body said on Thursday.
Scientists say they have new evidence to support the belief that Crohn&#39;s disease, an irritable bowel condition that affects a half-million Americans, has a bacterial origin.
Kevin Conrad has become famous as the Papuan who told the U.S. to either lead or get out of the way at the Bali climate talks.
International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday it will pay at least $300 million to settle part of a lawsuit that claimed the firm's pension plan discriminated against older workers.
Nasa astronauts will attempt to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during the launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
Cigarette makers lied about the  dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on  Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to  trial.
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile near Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip early Friday, killing two Palestinians, hospital officials said.
US President George W. Bush named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the new secretary of agriculture on Thursday, to succeed Ann M. Veneman, who announced her resignation in mid-November.
OfficeMax Inc., the office products retailer, announced the resignation of new chief financial officer Brian Anderson on Wednesday and said it will delay the release of fourth-quarter earnings until the completion of an internal investigation that has turned up evidence of accounting problems.
Kevin Pietersen lashed 79 off 37 balls as England beat giant-killers Zimbabwe in a World Twenty20 match at Newlands on Thursday.
In clinica dopo gli eccessi durante il Sundance Festival
Not likely, but at least it looks like there might finally be some negotiations about ending the NHL lockout. The National Hockey League Players&#39; Association confirmed that NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow
Black actors including LeVar Burton and Alfre Woodard will join members of Congress crisscrossing Florida by bus this weekend to try to get out the vote for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Wounded and locked in a harrowing gunfight deep in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains, Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson laid down covering fire so a teammate could escape -- an act of heroism for which Axelson was yesterday posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the service's...
Although the Beijing Olympics is still four years away, the Chinese capital is already gearing up to host the event. The city of over 12 million is refurbishing ancient landmarks in
HUNDREDS of anti-Iraq war protesters took to the streets of Glasgow at the weekend. The demo was led by the parents of two British soldiers killed in Iraq.
CINCINNATI The Giants defense did everything it had to do to win yesterday&#39;s game at Cincinnati. Two plays at the end essentially wiped out a fine effort by the Giants defense.
Auburn&#39;s bludgeoning of the Vols was a painful reminder that growing pains are part of the SEC schedule. As talented as Erik Ainge and Brent Schaeffer may be, neither was prepared for the kind of reality check that Auburn cashed last night.
Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to its neighbor's \
British researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by sniffing human urine, opening up the possibility that dogs may one day be used to detect the disease.
A car bomb exploded in a Christian neighborhood of Beirut on Friday killing at least five people, including a top police official who dealt with terrorist bombings and had previously been targeted
Software giant battles activation of unauthorized copies of its new Vista OS.

Wishful thinking to solve prison crisis, apparently... The Ministry of Justice is planning to solve the crisis in the UK prison system by fitting prisoners with surgically implanted tracking chips, claims the Independent on Sunday, citing a senior Ministry official. The chips, claims the paper, would be used to keep order in prison and to enforce home curfews.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29 - United States troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon, the American military said.
The government has a long way to go before the cancer care \
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In 2006, AmerenUE provided a record total of 6,026 free trees for 54 community planting projects.
Q: I recently installed Service Pack 2 on my Windows XP machine, and now the system&#39;s gone all screwy: Internet Explorer won&#39;t display animations right, I can&#39;t play WarCraft III, and Yahoo Instant Messenger is toast.
Sen. John McCain and others pushing for tougher campaign finance rules won a surprising ally Wednesday as they announced a renewed effort to block partisan interest groups from spending millions of dollars in big donations in congressional and presidential races.
A 24-year-old man is arrested by police investigating the murders of Thomas O'Hare and Lisa McClatchey.
The presence in middle age of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, like smoking or high cholesterol, is strongly tied to the development of dementia later in life, investigators in California report.
Yahoo, world&#39;s number one website, announced its decision to purchase MusicMatch today for $160 million in cash. With this step, Yahoo hopes to attract more music listerners to its website.
Microsoft Corp.  filed revised  documents with the European Commission on Thursday aimed at  complying with a landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the  European Commission said.
Grazie a Panda e Punto, non accadeva da 5 anni
Political pressure on David Blunkett was dramatically stepped up yesterday as the Conservatives demanded he consider his position amid fresh allegations about claims
O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday and quickly left town after a judge granted the former American football star $125,000 bail on charges he took part in a bizarre armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.
With courtroom victories against P2P networks and individual users behind it, the Recording Industry Association of America is launching a new legal effort to take down binary newsgroup providers, which have long claimed immunity from copyright claims.
Aug. 30, 2004 -- As the Republican Convention begins in New York, President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry are locked in a tight race and the president&#39;s approval rating is languishing below the 50 percent mark.
Molecular-scale carbon cylinders that receive and transmit light waves open the way for new types of communications equipment and solar cells.
Forget those pesky business functions. To learn how Web services work and what you can do with them, check out these useful utilities that tell you who uttered that famous Shakespeare line, for example, or even convert Sao Tome dobras to Malawi kwacha.
Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the \
Superstar Hollywood couple Brad  Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have separated after 4 1/2 years of  marriage, but they remain \
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Il giorno dopo la vittoria con il Brescia di Coppa Italia, il Milan si  ritrovato a Milanello per pr...
A fundraising performance of Peter Pan will be staged in London to mark the tale's centenary.
Amichevole infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato i, dilettanti della Cerretese. la squadr...
Two people are arrested after police are attacked, hours ahead of the opening of one of Ireland's oldest fairs.
The Chiron vaccine factory here has spawned a public frenzy a continent away, but in this city, whose most famous export was The Beatles, the plant blamed
But low-priced imports did hurt US memory makers
40% of SBs (small businesses, or companies with up to 99 employees) in  India plan to invest in computers for the first time in the next 12  months, opening up a huge opportunity for hardware, software and  solution vendors.
WASHINGTON - An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
Police in military-ruled Myanmar have seized more than a kilogram of heroin stuffed inside 46 golf balls destined for Taiwan, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
OTTAWA - Two top Canadian ministers announced this week that they had resolved to cut global-warming emissions of cars and trucks sold in Canada by 25 percent by the end of the decade.
A confessed serial killer was convicted of murder Wednesday in a case brought by prosecutors desperately trying to keep him from getting out of prison in less than two years.
After a decade of failed   attempts, delegates from some 140 nations on Thursday open a   two-day ministerial meeting on migration, an issue many   countries once restricted to domestic policy.
Removing four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help struggling salmon runs there would not be as expensive as feared, studies for a state agency show.
(InfoWorld) - Dell Inc. is working on plans to sell PCs through retail stores in Asia and Australia, as part of a wider shift within the company away from using only direct sales. Dell will add retail channels for PC sales in India, China, Australia and Japan, said T.R. Reid, a company spokesman. Dell will continue selling PCs directly to customers in these countries, which are the company's most important markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Reid did not say when retail PC sales would start in Asia, but indicated the company is talking to retail partners in the region. \
Quads, duals both targeted Intel has allegedly earmarked April not only for desktop four-core processor price cuts but also to reduce what it charges for quad- and dual-core chips designed for single-processor systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bill Clinton is scheduled to open his presidential library and museum today, a celebration of his accomplishments as the 42nd president and a defiant slap at those who
New pics of an old explosion NASA has released a striking new image of explosive neighbouring star Eta Carinae. The star is huge: somewhere between 100 and 150 times the size of our own sun. It is also consuming its fuel at a truly astonishing rate.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Epifani: proposte governo sono un onesto punto di partenza
China will maintain a stable monetary  and yuan policy as it tries to keep inflation in check, state  media cited a central banker as saying, amid resurgent  speculation Beijing may tinker with the rigidly held currency.
Serbia votes on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade's place in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo.
At 6:41 of the second period, after New York forward Petr Prucha had scored his second goal to give the Rangers a 3-1 lead, Tim Thomas glanced at the high-definition scoreboard to see how the puck eluded his grasp.
The chain still finds it hard to draw more customers.
[India News]: Chennai, Oct 19 : Tamil Nadu&#39;s security forces were triumphant Tuesday after dramatically killing forest brigand Veerappan, ending a gory criminal saga as well as the country&#39;s longest manhunt.
Helping switch on an energy-burning type of fat called brown fat may offer a way to prevent obesity, researchers reported on Tuesday.
MOSCOW : US oil major ConocoPhillips has boosted its stake in Russia&#39;s second-largest oil producer LUKoil to 10 percent, giving Conoco at least one representative on LUkoil&#39;s board.
Tom Glavine pitched like an ace Thursday night, throwing six scoreless innings as the Mets took a 2-0 lead in their division series against the Dodgers.
The United Nations, citing evidence of   severe torture, said Iraq had become deadlier than ever, as   local Iraqi forces took charge of a southern province from   departing Italian soldiers on Thursday.
A tour bus that crashed along an Arkansas highway, killing 14, was in such poor condition before the wreck that it should have been kept out of service, investigators said Wednesday.
Australia have just resumed their chase of New Zealand&#39;s first-innings total of 353 in the first Test in Brisbane. The Australians ended day two on 197-4 with Damien Martyn and Michael Clarke at the crease.
The European Parliament (EP)&#39;s Greens will reject the new European Commission (EC), the executivearm of the European Union (EU), as a whole during a key vote next week.
Il Presidente della Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport, Pier Luigi Ronzani, ha nominat...
MIDDLESBROUGH&#39;S goal-shy hit-men chose the perfect moment to re-discover their shooting boots in last night&#39;s pulsating Barclays Premiership victory at home to Manchester City.
A court on Thursday cleared a man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing, Northern Ireland's worst atrocity in three decades of violence.
An Israeli inquiry into the failings of last year's Lebanon war will issue interim findings next month that will draw conclusions about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's performance, a spokesman for the panel said on Tuesday.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 3, 2004 - An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles Sunday at a group of Palestinians who had just launched a homemade rocket, killing three people in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian hospital sources and witnesses said.
Sony Corp. (6758.T) cut the price  of the PlayStation 3 by $100, or 17 percent, in the United  States on Monday, a move that should boost the video game  console&#39;s lackluster sales.
A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine  in central China has killed 56 people and left 100 missing, the  Xinhua news agency said Thursday.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. have \
Robert Kilroy-Silk says he would bid to lead the UK Independence Party if its rules allowed him to.
BASEBALL Incoming Hall of Fame members Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr . said in a telephone interview yesterday with the Associated Press that Barry Bonds should be on the National League roster for the All-Star Game regardless of links to steroids. The pair said Bonds, who is seven home runs shy of breaking Hank Aaron's career record of 755, ...
The world's smallest radio frequency identification tag is unveiled by Japanese electronics firm Hitachi.
A router is a computer networking device that forwards data packets toward their destinations through a process known as routing. Routing occurs at layer 3 of the OSI seven-layer model.
By William C Bayne bayne@desotoappealcom  Horn Lake will have new rules and procedures for builders and developers regarding storm-water management, most likely in mid- October. \
Responding to security concerns, Apple has updated Safari for Windows; beta 3.0.1 is available now.
Sony said Thursday that it would begin selling eight new television models outfitted with semiconductors designed to produce sharper images, including two with a lighting system that the company says is the world&#39;s first.
Description: The creators of South Park have something new to insult the sensibilities of just about everyone -- an R-rated satire of big-budget action movies, the politics of Hollywood, Michael Moore, jingoistic patriotism and racial profiling gone awry.
By VINNY DiTRANI, STAFF WRITER  EAST RUTHERFORD  If you look up the word \
Apple will produce 2.7 million iPhones in the next quarter, which is almost double its original plans, according to reports.
An I.B.M. machine has reclaimed the title of fastest supercomputer, overtaking a Japanese computer that had caused shock waves at United States government agencies when it set a computing speed record in 2002.
Treasury prices sank on Friday as reports the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.
IL CAIRO - Il particolare piu&#39; rassicurante e&#39; che &#39;&#39;le due italiane sono in buone condizioni di salute e chiedono talvolta cibi di un certo tipo&#39;&#39;. Anche, cioe&#39;, se Simona Pari e Simona Torretta sono depresse
Andre Dixon drags defenders on a 5-yard touchdown run with 1:32 left and Connecticut overcomes a 10-point deficit to beat Louisville, 21-17, Friday night.
Legendary Italian tenor Luciano  Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday  after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
Typhoon Tokage is moving toward Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths, Kyodo News reported.
Israel is likely to pull back its  troops from several West Bank cities within days, Defense  Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday, in a further sign of  cooperation with a new Palestinian leadership.
Environmental Protection Agency officials are linking with IBM Corp. on a major new grid computing program aimed at improved air pollution modeling and environmental risk assessments, and whose grid capabilities may be offered as a service in the future.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced today a program that will enable  employees to sell vested stock options in an online auction.
Older women and migrant families boost births.
Consumer email gadget coming in time for Xmas T-Mobile is to bring the Sidekick 3 consumer-oriented mobile email gadget to the UK next month, the carrier confirmed today. The device will ship here just over a year after T-Mobile UK released the Sidekick II and six months after the third-generation Sidekick's US debut.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Google stock opened this morning at $100.01 a share, about 18 percent above the $85 price set in the company's initial public offering on Wednesday.

London, September 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Monday to engage constructively with Pakistan over Kashmir as long as &quot;terrorists&quot; operating in the Himalayan region were brought to heel.
A man accused of defrauding people through tens of millions of spam e-mail messages sent around the world was denied bail Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue said one of his concerns was that online crimes such as those charged against Robert Soloway &#151; dubbed the \
If Michael Dell is worried about IBM&#39;s planned sale of its PC business to Lenovo, he&#39;s not showing it. &quot;If you look at the last few years, there has been a continuing trend, not only a decline in markets, but
Sony&#39;s PlayStation Portable may ultimately live up to company promises of a &quot;Walkman for the 21st century&quot; that revolutionizes entertainment, but that&#39;s not going to happen next week.
The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian multi-millionaire were far more likely suspects.
LOS ANGELES  - Spike TV has acquired an appetite for competitive eating.
Two seasoned Hollywood producers have made a deal with MySpace to produce an original Web series called \u00e2\u0080\u009cQuarterlife.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Jolbert Cabrera's two-run single with  two out in the eighth lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 road  win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, while Ichiro  Suzuki collected another hit in his record bid.
German business confidence unexpectedly rose to an 11-month high in January as oil prices fell, the euro retreated from a record and companies in Europe's biggest economy became more optimistic about domestic ...
Police and the English Football Association opened investigations Monday into racist abuse of Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke by fans of his former club Blackburn.
In primo piano la mostra del cinema di Venezia, la morte di Giacinto Facchetti, la storia choc di Natascha, la giovane austriaca liberata dopo 8 anni di prigionia, le voci su Schumacher
In his first night in the anchor chair, Brian Williams picked up where Tom Brokaw left off.
Britain&#39;s involvement in Iraq is likely to overshadow the annual conference of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s Labor Party, despite the British leader&#39;s efforts to shift the focus to domestic issues.
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Good morning and happy holidays to you all. I thought I&#39;d come and answer some of your questions. Before I do so I&#39;ve got a statement I&#39;d like to make.
Ronaldinho non sembra proprio pensare al Milan. In un'intervista al quotidiano sportivo Mundo Deport...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24: President Pervez Musharraf has urged India to make a fresh start on the 56-year-old Kashmir dispute, leaving aside &#39;hackneyed positions&#39;.
Responding to frustration from customers and software makers, Apple has changed its policies to encourage independent developers to build programs for the iPhone.
Washington may want to label it a global terrorist organization. But in Iran the concern is over the military group's growing economic clout
Security bugs in Sun Microsystems' telnet service could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to a user's system.
Marketer says left-leaning groups are miles ahead in using the Internet for political advocacy.
Pilot program for the last judgement? The European Union has pledged to make life easier for both farmers and putative messiahs by ensuring that goats and sheep will in future be identified electronically.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Sports Network) - The Minnesota  Vikings released former professional and amateur wrestling star  Brock Lesnar Monday.
QOM, Iran  - Election posters of turbaned clerics are pasted on walls and newspapers debate the nature of divine rule before Friday's vote for what is, in theory, Iran's most powerful institution.
Provvedimento 'riconosce diritti essenziali per conviventi'
SAN DIEGO  Knocked down a few notches, UC San Diego was named the nation&#39;s 35th best university in the annual college rankings released today by US News &amp; World Report.
com Staff. The funnyman&#39;s newest film--the dastardly delightful Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events about a trio of orphans who try to defend themselves from greedy Count Olaf, played by Carrey--debuted at No.
SINGAPORE, September 6  /PRNewswire/ -- ICIS insight Asia, a division of ICIS, today launches a new India report that will focus on key developments in the country's petrochemical industry.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The victory of Mahmoud  Abbas in Palestinian elections raised hopes on Monday for  reviving talks with Israel after the relative moderate won a  landslide in the vote to succeed Yasser Arafat.
HP laptop owners may have another bug to worry about: The hacker who posted an exploit last week threatening numerous HP laptops followed up yesterday with new attack code that can \
The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
Landslides in north-western and central Mexico kill 14 people, officials say, as the search for victims goes on.
By Carlson, Brad  A federal complaint alleges that Bruneau Cattle Co. violated the Clean Water Act.  The Owyhee County feedlot made unauthorized discharges of pollutants into the South Side Canal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in a complaint filed early this month.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday that her month-old son, Cole, has been diagnosed with Down syndrome
By Bloomberg News. Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. rose sharply yesterday after the company said that it had surpassed a year-end goal of attracting one million subscribers.
Memories of traumatic events are not suppressed by the people who experienced them but can be recalled clearly, according to Canadian researchers.
NT Media Corp. (OTCBB:NTMM), a diversified media and entertainment company, announced today that it plans to launch a M-Commerce (Mobile Commerce) Venture. NT Media plans to make select Digital content available for mobile devices, most of which is expected to be valued under $10.
Oil futures prices surpassed $54 a barrel Tuesday on supply concerns in Nigeria and the Gulf of Mexico, where hurricane damage to pipelines and production platforms could curb output for months.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Fleetwood Homes, a leading producer of manufactured housing, today announced the launch of a totally new website designed to benefit both consumers and retailers alike: http://www.fleetwoodhomes.com/.
Belarus, its leaders shunned by much of the Western world, has snapped back at moves by the European Union and United States to restrict the movements of its senior officials and threatened to respond in kind.
Proving boomerangs really do come back, an Australian town was on Thursday celebrating the return of a boomerang stolen from an outback museum by an American tourist 25 years ago.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government after heavy losses in local polls and an appeal by the president for parliament to consider his position, a government source said.
CHISINAU (MOLDAVIA), 7 SETTEMBRE 2004 - &#39;&#39;Confermo che cambier\u00c3\u00b2 5 giocatori e che Del Piero giocher\u00c3\u00a0&#39;&#39;. Marcello Lippi concede una piccola anticipazione sulla formazione dell&#39;Italia che domani scender\u00c3
At an unusual elementary school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries, forming an eclectic community.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - An explosion struck a convoy of NATO troops in southern Afghanistan on Monday, damaging a vehicle but there was no immediate word on casualties, witnesses and a NATO official said.
GENERAL Motors and Daimler-Chrysler announced Monday that they will jointly develop hybrid technology to sell starting in 2007, reversing their earlier dismissals that fuel-saving hybrid vehicles are too expensive and not in demand.
Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada claimed their second grand slam title when they beat Leander Paes and David Rikl 6-3 6-3 to win the men&#39;s doubles at the US Open.
Despite the notion that technological innovation will prevent medication errors in hospitals, a new survey has found that nearly 20 percent of mistakes that were voluntarily reported involved computerization and automation.
SUKKUR, Pakistan  - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf made the country an international laughing stock by purging the judiciary after he imposed emergency rule in November, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday.
Premier Foods, the owner of brands such as Branston sauces and Ambrosia, agrees to buy rival RHM for \u00c2\u00a31.2bn.
Il quotidiano francese 'Le Monde' dovr&agrave; risarcire il Barcellona con 300.000 euro per il danno...
Catania. L&#39;eruzione dell&#39;Etna e&#39; giunta al quinto giorno ma non fa paura. La lava che fuoriesce dalle due bocche apertesi a quota 2.650 metri e 2.500 scorre nella Valle del Bove, una zona desertica del vulcano
With Republican support for the Iraq war cracking, Democratic leaders in the Senate are seeking to attract GOP support to force President Bush to begin withdrawing combat troops.
KUALA LUMPUR: A consortium comprising TM International, the international arm of Telekom Malaysia Bhd, and Singapore Technologies Telemedia, have entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 47.7% stake in India&#39;s leading cellular operator, IDEA
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fired at positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Friday with the heaviest shelling in 13 days of fighting.
Had Missouri Republican Sen. Jim Talent been up for re-election in 2004, he might have won without major difficulty.
Nell'anticipo serale del'8/a giornata del campionato di serie A, l'Inter ha battuto la Reggina 1-0 i...
NAJAF, Iraq  Militants loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday that they handed over the keys to a revered Muslim shrine to Shiite religious leaders a big step toward resolving a 2-week-old standoff in the holy city of Najaf.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a muted   start on Wall Street on Wednesday as investors backed off   Tuesday's rally and oil prices hovered around $64 a barrel   after falling the previous session, easing inflation concerns.
KIEV (BBC) -- Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court has annulled the second round of the presidential election - upholding opposition claims that it was fraudulent.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair gave Home Secretary David Blunkett his full backing over claims he fast- tracked a visa application for his lover&#39;s nanny.
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BAGHDAD: The northern Iraqi town of Tall Afar, branded by the US military a den of foreign fighters, remained shut to the outside world last night after a massive US-led air and ground assault killed at least 45 people.
Iraq&#39;s largest party of Sunni Muslims has warned of civil war if elections scheduled for Jan. 30 aren&#39;t moved back six months, The Times of London reports.
A group of title insurance companies, including Fidelity National Financial Inc  and LandAmerica Financial Group Inc , face antitrust suits alleging they set artificially high rates in New York.
At least 16 South Koreans have been abducted by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan, officials say.
The UN says it will discuss the issue of child abuse by UN troops, following allegations uncovered by the BBC.
Michael Jackson may consider a California district attorney an old enemy, but the court doesn&#39;t. The judge in Jackson&#39;s child-molestation case rejected arguments Thursday that Santa Barbara County DA Tom Sneddon was &quot;blinded by zeal.
Leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organisation affirmed today that Yasser Arafat remained very much in charge despite his absence for urgent medical treatment in France.
Police charge a man after another man dies following a fight at a Butlins holiday camp.
&quot;Dating the beginnings of bipedalism is very important in the human story because, for many experts, it would mark a clear divergence from the ancestral/ape pattern and show that the human lineage had really begun,&quot; said Chris Stringer, director of the
Wealthy Americans are divided on the outlook for the U.S. economy next year, but they're more optimistic than pessimistic about prospects for the stock market, according to a survey released Monday.
FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- The bizarre death of a  New York City high school track star  from a muscle pain cream overdose is raising a red flag once again on the hazards of overusing common over-the-counter medications, experts say.
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle wants permission to buy mortgage-backed securities from the financial institutions that own it.
The San Antonio Spurs had five days to prepare, allowing them to spend some time at home during their make-or-break rodeo road trip.
McDonald's takes out ads in the UK to say a film about its food is \
The African Union could have troops in the Somali capital in a few weeks to help set up the new Somali government.
China on Sunday launched a satellite that will carry out land surveying and other scientific projects for several days and return to Earth, government media reported.
SINGAPORE A court here threw China Aviation Oil (Singapore) a lifeline on Friday by allowing the company six weeks to forge a rescue plan after its recent collapse.
Two children are critically injured and others suffer fractures when a school bus crashes.
Organisers of a sell-out tsunami aid show try to stop people reselling tickets on the web.
Big Blue --a white knight? It&#39;s easy to see how industry watchers got carried away with speculation that IBM (IBM ) might be riding to rescue of beleaguered PeopleSoft (PSFT ). On Sept.
TORONTO - Nortel Networks will finally give investors a long-awaited look at several years of reworked financial statements beginning next week.
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GUWAHATI, India  - A helicopter carrying eight  people, including a government minister and two lawmakers,  crashed in mountainous northeast India on Wednesday, a police  officer said.
Bank of America has unveiled plans to eventually put an IP phone on every employee's desktop -- a three-year, corporatewide IP telephony rollout that involves about 180,000 phones.
By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
Oklahoma handed Texas A&amp;M a loss for the ages last season \u00e2\u0080\u00b9 77-0, the worst in the 108-year history of Aggies football. But the rematch was a battle from start to finish for the Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12).
Police look into reported sightings as the 50th day of the four-year-old's abduction is marked around the world.
U.S. point guard Allen Iverson has a  fractured thumb on his shooting hand but is expected to play on  Tuesday night against Greece, a U.S. basketball spokesman said.
Broadband Instruments, a stealth company first covered here, launches its Slacker music ecosystem soon. In Listening Post.
BAGHDAD -- Esad Ismael broke the most important promise he ever made.
Homeland security and airline officials were trying to determine Wednesday how the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was able to board
European telecom equipment maker looks to push into corporate switching, a market long dominated by Cisco.
A US marine charged with desertion from his unit in Iraq has again been declared a deserter.
Higher earnings from oilseed processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ethanol business.
Image files found on image-hosting sites look harmless, but conceal PHP exploit code.
Ecuador investigates the slaughter of 53 sea lions found in the Galapagos islands with their skulls crushed.
Xerox Corp. says its new search engine based on semantics will analyze the meaning behind questions and documents to help researchers find information more quickly.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Europe toned down a clash with the United States over 2020 climate goals on the final day of U.N. talks in Bali on Friday, raising hopes of a deal to start negotiations on a new global warming treaty.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed 15 people, including a judge, in a courtroom in the city of Quetta on Saturday, the latest in a series of suicide blasts to have sent shudders through the country.
Seven US Marines and 3 Iraqi National guard soldiers have died in a car bomb attack in Iraq. The dead were riding in two military Humvee vehicles on the outskirts of Fallujah when the massive bomb was detonated.
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When French winemaker Laurent Metge-Toppin first saw the floating vineyards of Thailand's Chao Phraya river delta, he knew he would struggle to make a wine worthy of his vintner ancestors in the Cotes du Rhone.
Five German tourists are sentenced to prison terms for stealing artefacts from a Sahara national park in Algeria.
America Online Inc.'s settlement with the Justice Department imposes a strict new set of controls on the company, including requirements that the Internet giant hire a corporate monitor and disclose serious wrongdoing discovered internally to the government. -The Washington Post
After Congress shuffled the federal bureaucracy in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by creating the Homeland Security Department, Democrats lost control of the Senate and four seats in the House.
A bill that would require most dogs and cats in California to be spayed or neutered has brought howls of protest from breeders and threats from the American Kennel Club to pull the nation's second-largest dog show from the state.
Per dimostrare non compatibilita' tra impronta e scarpe
Retailer Best Buy Co  reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday, helped by strong international results and demand for notebook computers, flat-panel televisions and video games, pushing its shares up about 5 percent.
Photographs which may show the last moments of a Briton murdered in Kenya 16 years ago are scrutinised by police.
RIETI, Italy -- Asafa Powell bettered his world record in the 100 meters Sunday, running 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix.
A row erupts between two leading contenders for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Rockies aimed for fairness by selling online, but their ticket website says software 'robots' cut in line.            Presented By     From Dell? Home!      &nbsp;&nbsp;The new Dell? Inspiron? 1520 notebook with hi-def widescreen and long-range wireless for only $799. Add mobile broadband for $150. Limited time offer. Click here. www.dell.com    Ads by Pheedo
North Korea set conditions for resuming the six-nation talks on its nuclear program, including the US dropping its ``hostile policy&#39;&#39; toward the communist nation, the official Korean Central News Agency said.
Eva Longoria says she's done with television after \
A judge dismisses a $30 million lawsuit filed by the family of a teen girl allegedly assaulted by a man she met online. By the Associated Press.
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that its net profit fell by eight percent in the third quarter as the company experienced a drop in oil production.
Dopo essere stato pubblicamente &quot;scaricato&quot; dal presidente Sensi, ora Antonio Cassano viene anche &quot;messo da parte&quot; sul campo di allenamento. &quot;Mister Del Neri ed Antonio Cassano - rende noto la societ\u00c3\u00a0 giallorossa
Brazil is set for uranium enrichment after a visit by nuclear inspectors but the UN denies reaching a final deal.
Stuart Broad returned career best figures with both bat and ball as England beat India by three wickets in the fourth one-day international at Old Trafford here Thursday.
What other explanation could there be for the way they torment their contestants? Why else would they take four young people, full of optimism, ideology and hope, and subject them to a meeting with the Prince ...
South Bend, IN - Bad weather and computer problems are causing hundreds of Michiana residents to change their holiday plans. Saturday, Comair, a division of Delta announced it was canceling 1100 flights on Christmas Day, as well as Sunday.
A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, hinting that the economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, a private research group reported Tuesday.
&quot;Who won? Who won?&quot; Britain&#39;s coxless four was the answer. Matthew Pinsent used all his power and experience to secure his fourth Olympic gold medal in a photo finish after a six-minute, nip-and-tuck tussle with Canada.
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InfoWorld - A new report from Forrester Research declares that the wave of mega-acquisitions in the software industry is over for now, though big vendors will continue to snap up smaller firms as they round out their portfolios.
Running back Chris Perry, the Bengals' first-round draft pick, has a hernia and will miss the final two games of the season.
A Polish supporter of Ukrainian presidential candidate Victor Yushchenko signs a 120-metre (390feet) scarf in Yushchenko&#39;s campaign colour orange in downtown Warsaw.
PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat today issued an urgent call for the immediate release of two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq.
Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.
The new Palestinian leadership continued its efforts to patch up estranged relations with Arab regimes in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, with PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei receiving a cautious welcome
JOHN Howard told Australians there had been a warning before the Jakarta bombing when he knew the claim was flimsy, Labor said yesterday.
At least one person has been killed after several explosions rocked central Baghdad, damaging several churches as well as a hospital and a hotel.
Japan's top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo is partnering with search engine Google to provide Internet searches and other services on the carrier's handsets, the two companies announced Thursday.
U.S. banks on average borrowed $4.83 billion a day directly from the Federal Reserve in the week ended Dec. 26, up from $4.62 billion a day the previous week.
The US television network CBS says it cannot prove the authenticity of documents it used in a report questioning President Bush&#39;s service in the National Guard during the Vietnam war.
Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin (Likud) on Thursday charged Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and other supporters of disengagement with disloyalty to Israel.
Turkey&#39;s parliament decided to go into recess until Oct. 1, after the government this week delayed debate of a law that the European Union says is central to the nation&#39;s membership aspirations, a parliament spokesman said.
The message against illegally copying CDs for uses such as in file-sharing over the Internet has widely sunk in, said the company in it&#39;s recent announcement to drop the Copy-Control program.
The number of patients who use hospital A&E departments when they do not need to is reviewed.
London Fashion Week opened for the first full day of shows on Monday but attention remained more on the body shape of the models than the clothes they were wearing.
Republican campaign committees had a  significant $18 million financial advantage on Democrats  heading into the final months of the November 7 election battle  for control of Congress.
Militants attacked a car Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing three Westerners and their driver inside it, the Arabic-language Al Arabiya satellite TV reported.
Conservative Democrats in the House are challenging their own party to do more to balance the federal budget and restrain government spending, highlighting an ideological division among Democrats that could play a big role in the party's 2008 presidential campaign.
Ferrovie Stato: 'circolazione mai interrotta,ritardi lievi'
A new Ukrainian poll of some sort looks  increasingly likely once again on Thursday as parliament and  the Supreme Court press ahead with efforts to resolve a  national crisis over a disputed presidential election.
Today, Seesmic, the company founded by Loic Lemeur, announced their initial $6 million funding. Several people noticed that my name isn't on the list of investors.  I'll probably end up kicking myself when Seesmic becomes the next Google or YouTube. I remain a fan of the company and Loic and his team and will be rooting for them.  Why did I get cold feet? It has nothing to do with the product or the company, both of which appear to be outstanding. It's the stock market. I had to make the final Seesmic decision as I was getting out of stock, at a significant loss. The only stock I hold now is AAPL, and sadly, it's way under the price I paid for it a few months ago. Like a lot of other investors, right now stocks give me the willies. I will likely get back in, slowly, a little bit every week to average out the price, hoping the market has found a bottom.
US retail sales fell 0.3% in August as rising energy costs and bad weather persuaded shoppers to reduce their spending.
Somewhere in the middle pages of 1984, Winston Smith is being inducted into the shadowy and, as it turns out, nonexistent Brotherhood of resistance to Big Brother, and, to celebrate, the Inner Party member O ...
Kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan is seen in a new video asking for British troops to leave Iraq.
Safeway Inc.  on Thursday agreed to pay &#36;245,000 and boost its efforts to curb under-age cigarette sales to settle a California lawsuit charging the grocer with selling tobacco products to minors.
Business & money: Moneysupermarket.com plans to float on stock market.
In una gara valida per le qualificazioni all'Europeo Under 21 giocata a Reykjavik, l'Italia ha battu...
NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers describe a man whose jaw was successfully reconstructed using a bone that was grown from scratch under the muscles in his back.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
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Handango has signed on as a &quot;key content provider&quot; of mobile content and applications on Nokia&#39;s recently announced Preminet platform.
Quotazioni spinte al ribasso da guadagno dollaro su yen
Riunita oggi a Milano, l'assemblea generale dei club di calcio di serie A e B ha ratificato le indic...
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Ministers and aides in South African President Thabo Mbeki's government were heckled by delegates on Sunday when the ruling ANC opened a congress that could see Mbeki losing control over the party.
As talk of building new power plants rises sharply, a new fleet of coal-fired power plants and a revival of nuclear construction are both looking tougher due to rising costs.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) --  Even a moderate amount of exercise can dramatically prolong a man's life, new research on middle-aged and elderly American veterans reveals.
By DAVID B. CARUSO    PHILADELPHIA  -- The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant...
A new study provides more proof that childhood vaccines with mercury as a preservative -- no longer on the market -- did not cause autism, researchers reported on Monday.
HOUSTON  \u00c2\u0097 Record oil prices helped ConocoPhillips post a 37 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit even though it produced less crude oil and natural gas than a year earlier.
Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners broke Major League Baseball&#39;s single-season hit record with singles in his first two at-bats in tonight&#39;s 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers.
L'ultima idea di Blatter &egrave; un campionato di 9 mesi, da febbraio a novembre: ''La stagione -ha...
AFRICA/CONGO RD - La \u00c2\u0093Citt\u00c3\u00a0 della Pace\u00c2\u0094 per accogliere oltre 900 famiglie di sfollati dedicata alla memoria del Cardinale Etsou Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Oltre 900 famiglie di sfollati per la guerra civile congolese saranno presto accolte dalla \u00c2\u0093Citt\u00c3\u00a0 della Pace Cardinale Etsou\u00c2\u0094 in fase avanzata di realizzazione a Mokali nella parte orientale di Kinshasa, capitale della Repub...
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Remember Booble.com, the porn search engine which took advantage of the Google layout, logo and name association when it first launched? Well according to Booble.com, they submitted a commercial to CBS for a Super Bowl ad buy and were denied.  So, if you&#8217;re dying for publicity, which was probably the only reason for trying to buy [...]
Server sprawl is virtually back Server virtualisation is taking companies back to the bad old days when they had no idea how many PCs and servers they had, because employees were buying them unchecked.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iranian and European officials didn&#39;t reach a deal Thursday, but Tehran will consider an EU offer which will enable it to receive nuclear technology in exchange for abandoning its weapons program.
S\u00c3\u00ac allo sviluppo della tecnologia per risolvere il problema del gol fantasma. L'International Board,...
A fire has broken out in Moscow's Ostankino TV tower, one of Europe's tallest buildings, officials said.
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AT least 84 Thai Muslims died -- mainly from suffocation in the back of packed security force trucks - after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom&#39;s troubled south, Thai officials said today.
A GAS explosion in a coal mine in central China today trapped 187 miners underground, the government said. The accident occurred at 7.20am (10.20am AEDT) in the state-owned Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left home for the hospital. He looked relaxed as he was driven away from his Downing Street residence in London, and he told reporters he feels &quot;fine.
The Air Force in Europe has made it through the Pentagon's latest troop-reduction plans unscathed, at least for now.
IT development manager argues that this project's schedule can be shortened by cutting contingency time -- which will be OK because everyone on the project will be ring-fenced and won't work on anything else.
Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras yesterday proposed to Albania's ambassador, Bashkim Zeneli, that some 2,000 Albanian convicts in Greece be transferred to jails in their homeland to serve the remainder ...
A judge has an idea for the next installment in a series of lawsuits between Sean Connery and his Manhattan neighbors: Live and let live.
Antonio Chimenti, portiere del Caglieri, &egrave; stato operato questa mattina alla spalla destra da...
A German court is to decide whether to release Brigitte Mohnhaupt, a member of the Baader-Meinhof gang.
THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) - Driving while talking on a cell phone adds decades to a young driver's life -- at least in terms of impaired driving ability, researchers say.
Clothing retailers Primark and Mothercare have launched probes following allegations of mistreatment of Indian workers who make clothes for them, a report said Monday.
Ohio State took awhile to get untracked before Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. hooked up on two touchdown passes and the top-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 37-7 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.
A.J. Pierzynski hits a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the White Sox over the visiting Indians, 7-6, Friday night.
Six years after 9/11, Lower Manhattan is humming with activity as new residents transform the neighborhood.
Verizon Wireless has asked a federal  court to overturn open-access rules that the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission is imposing on the winner of valuable  wireless airwaves to be auctioned this winter.
Following an agreement with Universal late last month, SpiralFrog has struck a deal to bring EMI's catalog of musical arists to the advertising-supported music store. The publisher is the world's largest, and adds many top artists to the new service.
The Conservative Party has promised to save \u00c2\u00a31.1bn a year by attacking \
A fan changed his mind and pleaded no contest Friday to a charge of walking onto the court during a November brawl at an NBA game.
Rain didn't stop the St. Louis Cardinals from taking a 2-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the NL championship series, but it may hold up the AL series in Boston...
The Congressional Budget Office is predicting the government will accumulate another $855 billion in deficits over the next decade, excluding the costs of President Bush's Social Security plan and ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Brain cells in mice recovered rapidly after brain plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease were removed, offering hope that plaque-clearing treatments could benefit patients with the disease, Washington University researchers said Thursday.
Eight Americans are confirmed dead  and hundreds are not yet accounted for after a devastating  tsunami that killed more than 22,700 people across Asia,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana denied Thursday having had direct contact with the Palestinian militant group Hamas since it was put on the EU&#39;s list of banned terrorist organizations.
Hit network shows aren't supposed to be weird or complicated. But for J.J. Abrams, the creator of Alias and Lost, the brainy popcorn is paying off
IN a twist of the ongoing consolidation in information security, leading players Betrusted and TruSecure are to merge. The merger will lead to the formation of Cybertrust -- a large privately held info-sec
LONDON - Britain is considering a request to move some of its troops into the US-controlled zone in Iraq, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told Parliament&#39;s lower chamber Monday.
Tommaso Rocchi vuole restare alla Lazio ma per farlo aspetta di rinnovare il contratto e soprattutto...
Dicaprio starring action thriller Blood Diamond takes the top spot at the UK box office.
The frail 84-year-old pontiff, who appeared weak during a trip to Lourdes, France, three weeks ago, arrived by Italian military helicopter from his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, for the ...
BUDAPEST, Jun 9 (IPS) - U.S. President George W. Bush this week discussed a  U.S. missile base in Eastern Europe with Polish and Czech  officials, but the results were merely words, and the two  European countries showed some naivety as international players.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Top seed Andre Agassi strengthened his challenge for a place in next month&#39;s ATP season final with a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) semifinal victory over Tommy Haas at the Stockholm Open.
Until now, the court\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1977 re-examination of capital punishment had been widely understood as limiting the death penalty to the crime of murder.
A charity worker thrown off the bonnet of his car when he tried to stop it being stolen dies.
At least two Georgian soldiers were  killed and five wounded in artillery fire with separatists in  the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgian officials said  on Wednesday.
Iraqi political figures continued on Sunday to react to a movement by Sunni Arabs to delay elections by six months.
By CLINTON MANNING  NORTHERN Ireland computer firm FMS has announced a pounds 2million plan to make 10,000 notebooks.   The investment comes on the back of a new partnership with microchip giant Intel.
The goal expressed at Southern California every year under coach Pete Carroll is to win the Pac-10 championship and qualify for the Rose Bowl.
With little time left before his organs would likely fail, a U.S. Marine received a new liver Sunday for a mysterious ailment doctors said would kill him if he didn't get a transplant.
As officials prepare to start letting residents return to Falluja, they must figure out how to win back the confidence of the people whose city they have destroyed.
Arson investigators get on their hands and knees to track how and where suspicious fires began. Then they have to find the fire-starter, who could be a flame-obsessed kid, a property owner seeking an insurance payout -- or even a firefighter looking for glory.
Boundaries of geography, genre and taste are tested and occasionally trampled in the ninth edition of Film Comment Selects.
(InfoWorld) - Google's Blogger team solved\u00c2\u00a0a technical problem with the blog publishing and hosting service\u00c2\u00a0this week and introduced a new feature that gives publishers the ability to upload videos to their sites. An undetermined number of Blogger publishers had trouble performing various editing and posting operations on Monday and Tuesday, but by Wednesday the problem had been solved. One of the people affected was Lisa Kasanicky, owner and chief editor of Arizona Spa Girls, which publishes the ArizonaSpaGirls Web site, a directory of spas and beauty salons in the state. Arizona Spa Girls organizes a series of summer events in the state and publishes another Web site called SummerSpaAZ to offer information about these activities. Although both of those sites are hosted internally, Kasanicky chose Blogger to launch a companion blog for SummerSpaAZ in May. With the summer events wrapping up this past weekend, there was much expectation among attendees and readers to see the latest reports and photos early this week on the blog. But when Kasanicky tried to post to the blog Tuesday morning, she got an increasing number of server code errors. \
Mexican police probe claims rival drug gangs are taunting each other by posting bloody clips on the internet.
L'Olympique Marsiglia ha ingaggiato Dede Ayew, centrocampista ghanese figlio del celebre Abedi Ayew ...
VODAFONE posted what chief executive Arun Sarin described as &quot;a robust set of half year results&quot; on Tuesday. * Group turnover of \u00c2\u00a316.8 billion.
A 29-year-old woman has died after being injured in an accident in County Armagh at the weekend.
Porsche's Camp4 Colorado lets driving junkies slip and slide around a custom racetrack in the snow. And yeah - it's as cool as it sounds.
(AGI) - Londra, 21 set. - Un appello ad &quot;accontentare le richieste dei rapitori&quot; e&#39; stato lanciato a Tony Blair da Craig Bigley, figlio di Kenneth, ostaggio da martedi&#39; scorso del gruppo di guerriglieri iracheni che fa capo ad al Zarqawi.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian officials prepared to move the ailing Yasser Arafat (search) out of his sandbagged headquarters to a hospital in Paris Thursday as associates described a Palestinian leader who was too weak to stand, appeared confused
MUMBAI: At least 18 people were wounded in bomb attacks on two mosques in western India on Friday, sparking clashes in which six policemen were hurt by an angry mob, police said.
The price of existing homes in the 10 largest US cities fell by 0.6% in July, the biggest fall in 16 years, a survey says.
President George W. Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY: The phone number high-risk individuals can use to pre-register for flu shots was released yesterday by Middlesex County officials.
Seizing on 30-year-old memos and memories, Sen. John Kerry's operatives are painting an unflattering portrait of President Bush as the \
Arizona Sen. John McCain won Saturday's  Washington state contest to pick a Republican presidential  candidate, chalking up another victory in his almost-certain  bid to represent the party in the November election, local  media projected on Sunday.
Rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch fixes one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Dec 26, 2004 - It&#39;s not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning.
Farmed salmon have been found to accumulate much higher levels of chemical flame retardants than their wild counterparts, raising alarm that they might pose an increased cancer risk.
Previsti 250-300 milioni di investimenti nel 2007
THIERRY HENRY admits he and Patrick Vieira are putting their bodies on the line to keep alive Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Premiership and Champions League dreams.
Are you nervous about viruses, worms, spyware and other threats to your computer? Wish you had the power to appoint an intelligence czar to safeguard your PC?
Former Credit Suisse First Boston (NYSE: CSR) investment banker Frank Quattrone&#39;s gamble on a jury trial came to a close yesterday when he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice.
The two US and Russian astronauts on the International Space Station had to rely on a sweets-laden diet for five weeks because their predecessors raided the pantry.
John C. Reilly stars as a gimlet-eyed con man in this clever and diverting adaptation of the Argentine thriller \
Don't be surprised if you see a marked difference in the next Potter film as not only is it going to be directed by a new director it will also be get a new screenplay writer, after Steve Kloves, who wrote the earlier Potter films has walked away from the project.
The Taleban oust Afghan forces from a district headquarters in western Farah province, police say.
President Bush today announced an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan \
Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Iraqis carry a portrait of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad&#39;s Shiite enclave of Sadr city Friday Dec. 10 2004 as they mark the anniversary of his father&#39;s death.
Chased from their homes and practice fields by deadly wildfires, the San Diego Chargers will return home to play the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium tomorrow as scheduled.
On the eve of the Republican convention, some GOP gay rights supporters frustrated by their party platform's hardline stance against same-sex unions say they are torn over whether to back President Bush in this fall's election.
Outspoken Bush administration critic Sen. Russ Feingold renewed a call Sunday to censure President George W. Bush over the U.S. war in Iraq, but the Democrats' Senate leader discouraged the move.
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A third premature infant has died after being accidentally given an adult-sized dose of a blood thinner medication at a hospital last week.
2008 is off to a fine start for the world of Linux sound and music software, so this week's story is straight reporting from Studio Dave, with breaking news from various points on the Linux audio compass.  read more
'Bugger off out the office' FoTW Oh dear, oh dear - it appears CNET's blogging pundits are not actually a legitimate target for us proper hacks, those of us who've done English O-Level and read a couple of novels.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK, December 2  - Crude oil futures steadied at under $46 per barrel in early morning trade today, after declining by more than $3 per barrel yesterday on reports of higher-than-expected increases in the US supplies of crude oil
Chunks of concrete are missing from the mosque's minarets. The walls of a religious school painted with Islamic verses are peppered with bullet holes. Black flies swarm over a makeshift bunker, blasted apart under a stairwell.
Living with dizziness is anything but fun. It can throw one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s whole life out of kilter, literally and figuratively.
Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics unveil two new sponsorship opportunities for major UK firms.
Just 24 hours after announcing that the &quot;Jay-Z and Friends&quot; tour would last at least one more date, a spokesperson for Jay said that the outing will, indeed, complete the remainder of the canceled Best of Both Worlds tour.
A priest says he hopes faith will help the families of two boys who drowned in a neighbour's swimming pool.
LOS ANGELES  - \
Electronics retailer Circuit City  Stores Inc  posted a quarterly loss on Thursday as sales  fell and the company cut jobs in an effort to turn business  around.
Alex Ovechkin scores with 1 minute 21 seconds remaining to help the Capitals earn one point, but Washington falls to Atlanta, 3-2 in a shootout.
Black New Yorkers demanded the police chief's resignation at a rally on Wednesday and unveiled plans to shut down Wall Street after police killed a black man on his wedding day by firing 50 bullets at three unarmed men.
Hurricane Frances carved a huge gap in the wall of a fertilizer company reservoir, spilling 41 million gallons of acidic waste that posed a threat to aquatic life in a bay near Tampa.
Nepal&#39;s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said on Thursday that he would seek more help from India to crush a Maoist revolt wracking his homeland as he began talks with senior Indian leaders in New Delhi.
Every effort is being made to keep the cost down for the 2012 Olympic Games amid concern the budget is spiralling out of control, London's Mayor Ken Livingstone said Wednesday.
The company will take a $275 million fourth-quarter charge as more cardholders fail to repay their debts.
A $7,500 (3,917 pound) fur coat donated by pop diva Mariah Carey and intended for Mongolia's poor has disappeared, a leading animal rights group said on Thursday.
Pop icon Robbie Williams will be fined 150 Australian dollars (60 pounds) for smoking on stage in Australia, the premier of the northeastern state of Queensland has said.
The first trial of a suspect implicated in the Madrid train bombings is to open with a 16-year-old youth in the dock facing up to eight years in detention for allegedly handling the explosives used in the attacks which left 191 people dead.
The accent betrays his days as a banker in New York. The subject of his opening comments -- the possibilities on trade, South Asia&#39;s poor record on human development despite its rich human potential, etc sounds almost like Manmohan Singh.
Vijay Singh, the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season following his Chrysler Championship victory on Sunday, has strengthened his grip at the top of the world rankings.
Sprint named Dan Hesse, the chief executive of the wireline company Embarq, to the post, effective immediately. He will replace Gary Forsee, who was ousted in October.
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Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.
Reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith exchanged vows with boyfriend Howard K. Stern on a boat near Nassau but there was no formal marriage and the ceremony is \
The dollar edged toward six month lows  against the yen on Friday, reversing a short-lived rally on  news that China had raised interest rates, as attention  returned to worries about the strength of the U.S. economy.
The dollar suffered a renewed bout of selling after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan hinted that another depreciation in the US currency might be necessary to reduce the current account deficit.
The U.N. health agency on Tuesday issued its strongest policy recommendations yet for controlling tobacco use, urging all countries to ban smoking at indoor workplaces and in public buildings.
World power foreign ministers should agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany on January 22, a French diplomatic source said on Monday.
An American diplomat has described the violence in Kenya's Rift Valley as \
Commissioner Bud Selig hoped to end Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report issued on Thursday, but may have opened the door to more questions about the U.S. game's troubled past.
After winning a Spanish League title for the first time, David Beckham hobbles toward Major League Soccer hoping to bring similar success to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Someone should tell him it won't be that easy.
Ma nel 2005 diminuiti vittime e feriti rispetto al 2004
At least 80 whales and dolphins have died after beaching themselves on a remote island between the Australian mainland and the country&#39;s island state of Tasmania.
So he would be flipping channels late into Tuesday evening and again very early Wednesday morning to monitor coverage of the American presidential election on the wide, flat-screen television
Marat Safin overpowered Danai Udomchoke 6-4 6-1 6-2 to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Thailand in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on Friday.
A woman wearing a T-shirt with the words \
The French government says no ransom was paid for two hostages returning to France after a four-month ordeal in Iraq.
Thomas Gravesen's agent will hold talks with Real Madrid on Wednesday about a move from Everton.
England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ian Poulter won the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama today after a play-off with Ryder Cup team-mate Sergio Garcia.
The FBI probes 14 firms embroiled in the sub-prime mortgage crisis as it cracks down on improper lending.
Nvidia Corp.  on Tuesday posted a 68 percent rise in quarterly profit as the graphics chipmaker had strong sales of its chips for desktop and notebook personal computers.
The US team has regained some ground against Europe on the second day of the Ryder Cup golf competition outside Detroit, Michigan.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has downplayed an early revival of a defense pact with Indonesia, preferring instead to focus on what he calls the &quot;huge achievement&quot; of a peaceful presidential election in Australia&#39;s
Highlights of the latest campaign finance reports that presidential candidates filed with the Federal Election Commission. The reports cover April through June. Reports already are available for Republicans Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney and Democrat Bill Richardson; more were expected to be available Sunday.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Court TV legal analyst Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom, are filing for divorce after three years of marriage.
Long before word recently broke that white referees in the National Basketball Association were calling fouls at a higher rate on black athletes than on white athletes, and long before studies found racial disparities in how black and white applicants get called for job interviews, researchers no...
Saddam Hussein and six of his former commanders returned to a Baghdad court on Monday to face charges of crimes against humanity over a military campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s.
After weeks of speculation, Steve Jobs finally unveils an entirely new line of iPods.
US Airways announced plans Tuesday to cut $45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to collectively accept $950 million in annual cost cuts.
Iraq's government and police said a bomb blast near a soccer field in the western city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed 18 people, mostly children, but the U.S. military said it was unaware of such an attack.
Il &quot;trio delle meraviglie&quot; di &quot;Ocean&#39;s Twelve&quot; \u00c3\u00a8 finalmente a Roma. Brad Pitt, George Clooney e il pi\u00c3\u00b9 giovane del gruppo, il 34enne Matt Damon (\u00c3\u00a8 certa la defezione di Andy Garcia) sono arrivati nella
Winners   TONY BONNER Environmental Business of the Year (SMEs) Winner: Colormatrix   ColorMatrix Europe Ltd has made excellent progress across a wide range of corporate social responsibility issues.
A federal judge in California ruled that Qualcomm can keep selling some chips whose designs infringe patents held by Broadcom through January 2009.
The bodies of four crewmen of a British military helicopter which crashed off the coast of Cornwall, south-west England, have been found, the Royal Navy announced.
US symbol removed from list of threatened species.
Microsoft suffered a big setback this week in Europe. Should other large tech companies be worried?
A suicide bomber killed four Afghan soldiers outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika on Saturday, U.S. official said.
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VAL D'ISERE, France  - Bode Miller won his fifth  victory of the World Cup season in a giant slalom on Sunday  after the three men ahead of him all faltered.
AN already confident Great Britain side have been boosted by news Australian skipper Darren Lockyer and forward Craig Fitzgibbon have been ruled out of Saturday&#39;s Tri-Nations clash in Manchester.
Claims the UK is losing large numbers of white-collar jobs through outsourcing is overstated, a report says.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday the United States should consider a military strike against Iran because of Tehran's involvement in Iraq.
Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan and his team are 12-0 this season, and their Sugar Bowl meeting with Georgia on Tuesday looms as the most important date in the sports history of the state.
Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s first  film, &quot;The Lodger,&quot; is being remade as an urban thriller set in  Los Angeles.
A second 24-hour postal strike is underway as part of a continuing row over pay and job security.
La russa Nadia Petrova, testa di serie numero 1 del torneo Wta di Gold Coast (cemento, montepremi 17...
Mozilla should soon be experimenting with some novel user-interface technologies for its browser and other products, according to a UI developer that&#160;joined Mozilla this week from startup company Humanized.Aza Raskin, who until Wednesday was president of Humanized, a five-person startup in Chicago, is now user experience lead for the Mozilla Labs team, he said Thursday. He will be working on technology to let people &quot;do anything you want to do, anywhere, anytime on your computer,&quot; he said.Mozilla announced Wednesday that it had hired three of the principals from Humanized, which is known for its innovative work with the Enso project to create more intuitive user interfaces. Mozilla did not identify the people it hired, and Raskin was hesitant at first to say which of his colleagues had joined him at Mozilla. Eventually he acknowledged that Humanized&#39;s Jono DiCarlo and Atul Varma also have joined the company known for its Firefox browser.Enso user-interface software was designed to make it easier to perform daily tasks that require the use of multiple applications or functions. The software runs in the background and allows users to type in simple commands to access applications, instead of leaving the window or application they are in to use another one.For example, if a user wants to open Firefox from the current screen, instead of having to find the Firefox icon or go to the Start menu in Windows, Firefox can be opened by pressing the Caps Lock key and typing &quot;open firefox.&quot; Performing calculations and acquiring word definitions can be executed in a similar way from whichever window the user is in at the time.&quot;Those ideas need to be explored at Mozilla,&quot; Raskin said, though &quot;it&#39;s unclear yet what form that will take.&quot;He and his Humanized colleagues were attracted to Mozilla because the company &quot;has a lot of vision&quot; to extend the Web beyond the browser, he said. The Firefox browser remains the company&#39;s primary product for now, however, although it also offers the Thunderbird open-source e-mail client.Raskin said that many advances on the Web, in terms of online services and mashups, have been designed with the developer in mind, and because of that they run the risk of making the browser a mere delivery vehicle for streaming applications -- much like what the desktop has become. He aims to use technology and ideas from the Enso project to add more human interaction not just to the browser, but to anything people do on the Web itself.&quot;I want the power of mashups not in the hands of the developer but in the hands of end-users -- in the hands of your grandmothers and your teen-aged son,&quot; he said. &quot;So you really can be writing an e-mail and say, &#39;Now I want a map in there.&#39; Things like that -- a place where you can actually start having a conversation with your computer.&quot;Raskin said that most people, whether they know it or not, are captive to their computer -- they do their work on it or use it only in the way the computer allows, and have very little control over that interaction. The idea behind Humanized, and now the work Raskin and his colleagues will do at Mozilla, is to change that for everyone, not just people who know their way around a computer.Mozilla did not actually acquire Humanized, and Raskin said its Web site will be up for some time, but the company is effectively now part of Mozilla. He and his colleagues are working out which pieces of the Enso project will be relevant to their work at Mozilla, he said. Raskin posted on his blog about his new position.Of the remaining Humanized employees -- systems architect Scott Robbin and Treasurer Andrew Wilson -- only Robbin&#39;s next move is clear for now. Raskin said Robbin is running the company&#39;s music-search-engine project, Songza.&#160;
A fire raced through an apartment complex in a Columbus suburb on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived together and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.
12/2/04- The FDA reviewers could decide if a drug dubbed the &quot;female Viagra&quot; should be recommended for government approval.
NAJAF, Iraq - Hoping to end weeks of fighting in Najaf, Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned home from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to the fighting.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani, who wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis, had previously declined to get involved in resolving the violent conflicts roiling the nation, and it was unclear why he suddenly changed his mind...
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused Iran Monday of doing everything it could to obtain nuclear weapons, further ratcheting up the pressure on its arch-foe.
The Foreign Office issues new advice warning of a \
Computer lawsuit   A lawyer yesterday sued the Symantec Corporation, the world's largest security software provider, because his computer allegedly crashed after receiving a faulty anti-virus update from the company.
MOJAVE, California -- A Southern California aerospace team took a big step toward capturing the $10 million Ansari X Prize Wednesday, but not without surviving a scary moment when the pilot found himself in a rapid spin as he roared across the threshold
Shirley O. Corriher, who has found a niche dispensing scientific wisdom about what really happens during cooking, now turns to baking.
WASHINGTON -- The road to Alberto Gonzales&#39; confirmation as the first Hispanic US attorney general might run through two controversial places: the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Texas&#39; Death Row.
Blog: LCD TV sales dropped a bit in the first quarter from the last three months, and Philips bore the brunt.
Running back Priest Holmes will not return to the Kansas City Chiefs this season.
Castellucci, merito del Tutor e ora guerra ad alcol
Rasmussen Reports - In California&#39;s competitive gubernatorial race, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger now leads Democratic challenger Phil Angelides 47% to 39%. He has thus added a couple points to what had been a six-point lead in August.
It should come as no surprise that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the horrific terrorist attack in Beslan in southern Russia to justify the consolidation of power in his own hands.
There was no mystery ... no secret strategy ... no baited trap that snapped shut and changed the course of history&#39;s most lucrative non-heavyweight fight.
SUPREME COURT The debate over medical marijuana heads toward a legal conclusion tomorrow as the Supreme Court hears arguments about the substance.
By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 3--GULFPORT -- The Sun Herald on Friday filed a lawsuit for access to public records and correspondence involving prisoner-abuse complaints at the Harrison County jail.
Michael Schumacher is fastest in both practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix.
A huge blast tore through an Egyptian hotel used by vacationing Israelis at the border resort of Taba on Thursday, scattering dozens of bodies in what Israeli media said was a suspected car bombing.
Manufacturing undergirded the US economy in August and probably into this month, helping sustain the expansion as retail sales slowed, reports this week are forecast by economists to show.
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Many members of Congress are frustrated by the Department of Homeland Security's performance as it nears the fourth anniversary of its launch. The department's woes include contracting and budget problems, a sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina, turnover in senior ranks and a workforce that gives...
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. bills the latest twist on its online maps as &quot;Street View,&quot; but it looks a bit like &quot;Candid Camera&quot; as you cruise through the panorama of pictures that captured fleeting moments in neighborhoods scattered across the country.
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Democrat John Kerry said Friday that President Bush didn't keep the promises he made as a candidate four years ago, and pledged to do better if elected.
Alicia Keys and Cyndi Lauper appear at a special concert at the foot of the Great Wall of China.
Paris menswear designers set their sights on the youth market Friday, with vibrant collections that breathed new life into that perennial wardrobe staple \u00c2\u0097 the two-piece suit.
President Bush and his Democratic rival, Senator John Kerry, have more campaign stops scheduled in hotly contested states Thursday, with the US presidential election just five days away.
JERUSALEM Israel&#39;s army has destroyed the homes of the suicide bomber and those of two men Israel says were behind yesterday&#39;s attack in Tel Aviv.
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Protesters returned to the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, undeterred by reports of security forces killing several monks as Myanmar's generals tried to end the biggest anti-military uprising in nearly 20 years.
In the largest rejection of a buyout ever, shareholders blocked the Dolan family\u00e2\u0080\u0099s two-year, $10.6 billion effort to take Cablevision private.
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VICTORIA&#39;S health system is in crisis with revelations that mentally ill patients are being &quot;shackled&quot; to trolleys in public hospitals.
Oil prices raced to new record highs  above $50 on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil  facilities threatened to inflict further strain on global  supplies.
Senior administration officials say the plan affects 70,000 or more uniformed military personnel plus 100,000 of their family members and support personnel.
At least one person was killed and 15 others were wounded Wednesday in a suicide explosion at the French Hill junction in northern Jerusalem, local police said.
In his latest blog post, Wolfgang Drews is pointing out a training class his other site, DynamicWebPages.de, is doing for the Zend Framework.   Just a short shameless Plug for all who it may concern: Dynamic Web Pages holds a free information webinar about the new php5-certification in german language next week wednesday, 13th of december at 3 p.m.   Christian Wenz with be the facilitator and you can get complete information and sign up on phpzertifizierung.eu.
A statement purportedly from the Islamic Army of Iraq ( news - web sites ) posted on an Islamist website gave France 48 hours to accept three new conditions for the release of Christian Chesnot and Georges ...
Millions of Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca Sunday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage, as the Saudi Interior Ministry announced tough security precautions.
Relatives wait outside a military base in Pattani province, southern Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in a bid to see Thai-Muslim demonstrators arrested by security forces after Monday&#39;s riot.
RIPA does not apply, Tribunal finds A former police officer filmed mowing his lawn while on a disability allowance cannot claim that the filming broke the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), according to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Top Gear resumes filming after presenter Richard Hammond's high-speed crash in front of camera.
Almeno 6 collezioni l'anno, ormai e' un ciclo continuo
The European Commission said that Microsoft has met a key deadline in its antitrust standoff with the US software giant, staving off the threat of further fines.
Singapore's state-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings has raised its stake in Standard Chartered to 19 percent, a notice posted on the bank's website said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency will resume inspections in North Korea following Pyongyang's announcement that it will curb its nuclear activities, its chief Mohamed ElBaradei, pictured in 2006, ...Comment
England's education secretary says new Diplomas may be seen as inferior to GCSEs and A-levels.
Bluepulse mobile social network has ditched the download installation. The big switch to Web platform adds functionality for smartphone users, who were previously unable to join.
Fifteen men from the Fathers 4 Justice campaign are arrested as they try to storm a child law seminar in North London.
US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova avoided a second-set collapse and held on to defeat Russian countrywoman Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 in the WTA Championships on Wednesday night.
The Cassini spacecraft makes one last flyby of Titan on Monday before it despatches the Huygens probe for a rendezvous with the Saturnian moon.
IBM (Quote, Chart) and AMD (Quote, Chart) have devised a new silicon transistor technology they claim will boost the speeds of single- and dual-core chips.
By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) Sen. John Kerry got a boost Monday from the biggest star in the Democratic galaxy, as former President Clinton joined

A suicide car bomber struck an entrance  to Baghdad's Green Zone government compound Tuesday, 24 hours  after an almost identical attack at the same checkpoint on the  first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's arrest.
JERUSALEM For much of the day Tuesday, it appeared that the Jewish settlements of the Gaza Strip had already been evacuated. By the thousands, settlers piled onto buses, leaving behind closed shops and padlocked schools in the sand dunes of Gaza.
India wants to sign a free trade agreement with the European Union, Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath said in an interview to the German newspaper Handelsblatt.
Attendees at a secret \
After living through bouts of hyperinflation, recession and food riots, Argentines appear to be in no mood to put a recent economic recovery at risk by voting for change in next month's presidential election.
Ray Lewis, perhaps the finest linebacker in the N.F.L., will present the Jets' offense with what will probably be its biggest matchup problem on Sunday.
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Austrian authorities said Wednesday they have uncovered a major international child pornography ring involving more than 2,360 suspects from 77 countries, including hundreds in the United States, who paid to ...Comment
The Smithsonian Institution gathers together the most comprehensive collection of American-Indian artifacts.
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Facebook modified its help pages to tell people that if they wanted to remove their accounts entirely, they can direct the company by e-mail to have it done.
Israeli helicopters targeted two buildings in the Gaza Strip overnight following a massive explosion under an Israeli army post on the border between Israel and Egypt.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had little trouble overcoming France&#39;s Youlia Fedossova 6-3 6-4 to claim her place in the women&#39;s semifinals at the Japan Open.
Thierry Henry signs for Barcelona from Arsenal after passing his medical for the Spanish club.
France Telecom said on Thursday it had been picked by Apple to launch its iPhone handset in France.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  - Republican presidential front-runner John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday of rolling back on a pledge to limit himself to public money in November's U.S. presidential election.
A divided Louisiana state appeals court has ruled that people who lost their homes in hurricanes are not necessarily entitled to recover the full amount of their losses if their insurance policies covered only some perils but not others.
COLUMBIA, SC -- Lou Holtz told his South Carolina staff and players Thursday that he is retiring after this season, clearing the way for Steve Spurrier to take over as the Gamecocks&#39; head coach and complete the handoff between two of college football&#39;s
A strong rise in the latest measure of US consumer confidence has boosted stock prices on Wall Street. The consumer sentiment index published by the private-sector Conference Board has registered its biggest increase in 14 months.
Banks refuse cheques issued by Sri Jayendra Saraswathi's religious establishment.
H&R Block Inc.,  the largest U.S. income tax preparer, said on Tuesday that it expects to delay filing its quarterly results with regulators after turmoil in the subprime mortgage market forced it to write down assets at its Option One Mortgage Corp. unit.
UK rock outfit Razorlight has  returned to U.S. shores to promote its self-titled second  effort, though its stay may be brief.
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Bambale Osby scored inside with 21 seconds left to help Maryland stun top-ranked North Carolina 82-80 on Saturday, dealing the Tar Heels their first loss of the season.
NASA decided to delay space shuttle Atlantis' landing by 24 hours after a mysterious object that may have come off the orbiter was spotted floating below it.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the  world's biggest retailer, is entering India's sprawling retail  market through a tie up with Bharti Enterprises Ltd., beating  off a challenge from Britain's Tesco Plc .
RANGOON, Burma - About 20,000 protesters led by Buddhist monks and nuns yesterday mounted the largest antigovernment protest in Burma since a failed 1988 democratic uprising, shouting support for detained prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
A stitched-up Curt Schilling became the first pitcher in major league history to win World Series games with three different teams after producing a gritty display Sunday.
Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett lowered the boom on his former school, claiming head coach Jim Tressel and boosters provided him with money, cars, and bogus jobs while he played for the team.
ATHENS: Gunmen holding six people hostage in a bus near Athens threatened to blow up the vehicle on Thursday morning unless their demands for a ransom and safe conduct out of the country were met.
An anxious French government accelerated its diplomatic bid to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq on Tuesday as a fresh kidnapper deadline neared for Paris to scrap a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
Sport: Fulham 1-2 Chelsea: Goals from Salomon Kalou and Michael Ballack clinch derby win
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LONDON: Gold squeezed out another 16-year peak yesterday afternoon in Europe at $437.40 per ounce, before shrinking back slightly with the euro after robust US data took the shine off bullion for non-US investors.
A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney won Nevada's presidential nominating contests on Saturday, and voters in South Carolina cast ballots as an unpredictable White House race moved to the U.S. South and West.
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, getting a  boost from some strong retail earnings, lower oil prices and  two separate economic reports that showed inflationary pressure  was held in check and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in  July.
Top seed Roger Federer survived a  stirring comeback from twice champion Andre Agassi to reach the  semi-finals of the U.S. Open for the first time on Thursday,  squeezing through 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Record penalty over phone-in competitions that 18 million callers entered but had no chance of winning.
Iraq's interim government extended the  closure of Baghdad international airport indefinitely on  Saturday under emergency rule imposed ahead of this week's  U.S.-led offensive on Falluja.
A US soldier was sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said today, while insurgents staged attacks in several
Parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcon blasted Washington&#39;s four-decade trade Embargo against Cuba as &quot;genocide&quot; Saturday as thousands gathered to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the sanctions.
Ryan Reynolds and Abigail Breslin star in a new romantic comedy, which unwinds like a somewhat improbable Hollywood fairy tale.
NameDrive weathers DDoS assault Domain name parking service NameDrive restored its services on Friday after coming under a concerted and ferocious denial of service attack from unidentified hackers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Claudio Ranieri inquadra con evidente imbarazzo il pasticcio di mercato che sta avvenendo in casa bi...
The board of IBM Corp. has authorized up to $4 billion in additional funding for its stock buyback program. Armonk, NY-based IBM (NYSE: IBM) says it will repurchase shares on the open market or in private
WASHINGTON - Thirteen of the 31 deaths linked to Hurricane Charley in Florida last month were people over age 60, many of them apparently overwhelmed by efforts to clean up after the storm, US officials said on Thursday.
Los Angeles-based music download service Napster said yesterday that it will be featured in Microsoft&#39;s just announced Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
Italian protesters clash with police at a Naples landfill site as piles of rubbish clog the city's streets.
A plan by the Treasury to keep troubled bank Northern Rock in the private sector is \
Prime Minister John Howard attended a solemn commemoration today for victims of the nightclub bombings two years ago on Indonesia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bali island, which claimed the lives of 88 Australians.
Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week's quake-tsunami catastrophe.
IRANIAN President Mohammad Khatami has criticised an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution on its nuclear activities drawn up by Britain, France and Germany.
CHICAGO _ The prime real estate in most Chicago high-rises sits on the side with a view of Lake Michigan's blue waters.  So it's no coincidence that the fundraising department in Barack Obama's campaign headquarters commands an easterly view.
NEW YORK  - A new study of campaign 2008 coverage finds that Illinois Democrat Barack Obama and former \
The violence in Guinea could spill over into a bloody civil war, a think tank warns, as talks are held to end the crisis.
The past season, thanks to good marketing, was for the most part sleek and flat.  A few examples of individual acts, gestures or encounters gave it texture and color.
Computer manufacturer IBM has been given the go ahead to build the world's most powerful supercomputer.
Prince Charles tells Euro MPs the biggest ever public-private partnership is needed to tackle climate change.
Prague, 20 December 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The question everyone in Russia is asking a day after an obscure company won a controlling stake in one of the country&#39;s largest oil producers is: Just who is Baikalfinansgrup?
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The European Parliament has called the EU to open membership talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay,&quot; and told Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms.
In the presidential campaign's closing weeks, Democrats are bracing for an \
Swiss bank UBS could face billions of  dollars more in subprime-related write-downs in 2008, which  could tip it into a second year of losses, analysts warned  investors, sending its shares tumbling again.
Rafael Nadal reaches the Australian Open second round despite a game challenge from Viktor Troicki, while Andy Roddick cruises.
California Treasurer Bill Lockyer on Friday urged lawmakers to find long-term solutions to balance the state budget, which could have a $14 billion deficit, about $4 billion more than expected last month.
Mantova in emergenza per la gara di domani con lo Spezia. \
With the threat of a tightening economic squeeze and military probes by Washington hanging over its head, the Iranian government agreed November 14 to suspend all uranium enrichment activity
Protests over Gallaudet University's choice for president of the school for the deaf escalated Friday as about 200 students blocked access to a campus building.
When Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N) warned of a profit shortfall last week, it blamed problems it had combining two SAP systems, something that the computer maker believed would be relatively simple when they were putting together a deal to buy Compaq two years ago.
SAITAMA, Japan -- This experience was not the disaster so many uninformed Americans undoubtedly think it was. To put it in Belichickian terms, the USA basketball situation is what it is.
Approvati dl ricongiungimento e carta di lungo soggiorno
Kevin Everett made more significant strides over the weekend in his recovery from a life-threatening spinal cord injury.
Maggiore gruppo cartaceo europeo paga crisi del settore
Medicare patients will have more prescription drug coverage options next year as additional companies offer plans nationwide and many change current offerings, U.S. officials said on Friday.
THE odds are stacked heavily against Lleyton Hewitt but the Australian has incentives aplenty when he faces world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Masters Cup final in Houston today.
Federal authorities along the West Coast have seized in recent weeks more than 600,000 pounds of suspected illegal Chilean sea bass, a &#36;10 million haul that environmentalists say reflects a thriving black market trade in the delicate, tasty fish.
John McCain's top communications aides resigned Monday, the latest staff departures to hit the Republican's campaign as he struggles to rebound from financial and political woes.
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OSLO, OCTOBER 1: Captain Patrick Vieira and defender Lauren were involved in a scuffle on the Arsenal team bus after drawing 1-1 against Rosenborg Trondheim in the Champions League, Norwegian police said on Friday.
Most of the condos in the newly converted Plaza Hotel are empty, although nearly 100 apartments have been sold.
A court mulls a terminally ill man's request to die in a landmark case which has sparked fierce debate in Italy.
Oscar-winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman is pregnant and has pulled out of shooting her next film \
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Police named the bomber as Heri Kurniawan, alias Heri Golun. They said on Friday he had sent a. would become a martyr. Golun was married last year.
Mr. Brennan became chief executive at Sears in 1986, when the company was the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retailer.
One-time &quot;Saturday Night  Live&quot; writer Fred Wolf has signed on to direct the untitled  Anna Faris project for Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - Canada&#39;s premiers wrapped up their talks on health care Thursday by challenging Prime Minister Paul Martin to say exactly what he meant when he promised a national pharmacare program during the election campaign.
The United Auto Workers union extended its contract with General Motors Corp. on an \
A gallery of inventive DIY mods, from typewriter-inspired computer keyboards to a clockwork Stratocaster.
India&#39;s cricketers need another 210 runs today to beat Australia in the second Test in Chennai and tie their four-match series at 1-1.
Iraq urged regional and world powers on Saturday to back an expanded U.N. role in Iraq but U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said there was more to be done on security before he could increase U.N. staff.
The insurance broker Marsh & McLennan named the former head of the ACE insurance company, Brian Duperreault, as its chief executive.
So you may have heard: Paris Hilton was ticketed the other day for driving with a suspended license.
MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose titanic voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71.
Cardinal Martini continues to embody the Catholic Church's more liberal spirit  -  and he doesn't mind voicing his differences with Pope Benedict
An Australian journalist held hostage in Iraq for 24 hours said last night his kidnappers freed him when they established he did not support the US army&#39;s presence in the country.
Agricultural company Monsanto Co  said on Thursday its quarterly profit nearly tripled, helped by strength in its corn seed and herbicide businesses, and raised its 2008 forecast.
The regular season that cost Art Howe and Jim Duquette their titles ended nearly two weeks ago, but jobs are still being lost. Having just started their search for a new
Leading shares have ended higher as well received news from Sage Group and Wolseley added to strength in heavyweight pharmas and an early rally on Wall Street.
Microsoft plans to release in December new software designed to secure instant messaging and other communications within big companies.
Dinosaurs were dying out before Earth was struck by an asteroid impact that is widely thought to have been responsible for their extinction, two scientists claim.
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Edinburgh University scientists and students devise a test to detect the presence of arsenic in water supplies.
Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro are now officially free of their marital ties.
Colin Powell's NATO colleagues brewed up some festive cheer for the departing secretary of state, presenting him with some fine European beer as a farewell gift Thursday.
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An Israeli general wanted for alleged war crimes escaped UK arrest because police feared an armed stand-off.
Researchers employ modern technology in hopes of solving a dusty mystery: Was the famous Pharaoh murdered? The examination begins a process aimed at restoring and preserving the boy king's blackened remains.
A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed for the Nazis gives a concert for the first time in decades.
Yet he mixes praise for defense contractor BAE Systems with calls to revamp how all contracts are awarded. \
As one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite faction leaders visited the White House on Monday, the United States made an urgent plea to Iraqis to resist a cycle of violence that will \
A U.S. federal judge sentenced South Korean lobbyist Tongsun Park to five years in prison on Thursday for money-laundering and acting as an unregistered foreign agent for Iraq in the U.N. oil-for-food scandal.
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Two runners, a college student and a  retired man, died during the Beijing international marathon,  Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Pakistan&#39;s new prime minister has begun a visit to India aimed at consolidating a thaw in subcontinental relations. Shaukat Aziz arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and met India&#39;s top
Microsoft announced its free Live Search 411 service, a directory assistance line with more features than the average local directory listing.
Pakistan will decide whether to hold elections on 8 January, despite Benazir Bhutto's death.
A recent article on \
Dick Cheney and his wife say they are angry at John Kerry for invoking their lesbian daughter during the final presidential debate. Kerry says he was just trying to say something nice about how the Cheneys have dealt with the issue and meant no offense.
Red Hat Inc. RHAT.O, a provider of   Linux open-source software, on Tuesday reported lower   second-quarter net income and cut its full-year cash flow   forecast, citing the high costs of integrating acquisitions.
&quot;Closer,&quot; a deliciously nasty little item by the great Mike Nichols, would be a commanding and challenging adult movie no matter when it was made, but coming right now, during these culturally
A seven-year dance between music rivals continues as the industry grapples with online music downloads, piracy and a decline in CD sales.
Former champion Venus Williams was pushed to two tiebreakers over two hours by 16-year-old qualifier Ana Ivanovic of Serbia-Montenegro before reaching the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals Thursday.
New York, Sept 24. (PTI):Acknowledging that he is somewhat &quot;confused&quot; over giving up the post of the Army Chief by the end of this year as promised by him, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the
All those recreational anglers who dangle bait off US coasts are catching a much bigger share of fish -- especially some threatened species -- than commonly thought, researchers report in a new study.
Eighty people were killed and 150 more wounded after a suicide truck driver detonated his cargo in a crowded market in Baghdad on Saturday, police said.
The city's police commission unveiled a plan Tuesday aimed at discouraging officers from using flashlights as weapons, except in emergencies.
As soon as the final election tallies were in Friday, some politicians in Northern Ireland began finalizing plans to fly to Washington for the annual St. Patrick's Day festivities this week at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a victory for George W. Bush in the US presidential race would mean the United States had not allowed itself to be cowed by terrorists, the Interfax news agency reports.
A senior member of the Palestinian Fatah movement was detained by Hamas gunmen in Gaza yesterday in a fresh round of friction between the two groups
Seventeen Tamil civilians doing post-tsunami relief work for an international aid group were found slain in northeastern Sri Lanka after fierce battles between rebels and the government over water supplies, relief agency officials said Monday.
BREMEN, Germany  - Putting a harness on ocean  winds, a German shipping company plans to unfurl a giant  high-tech kite over a cargo ship next year to boost the  vessel's propulsion and to conserve fuel.
Janice Perry, a native Vermonter and internationally acclaimed performance artist known as Gal, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant.
Iraq's Interior Ministry is \
Blog: Plenty of other game companies were throwing parties Wednesday night, but this one had a mechanical bull. Watch the video.
Al Qaeda&#39;s No. 2 man Ayman Zawahiri called for an all-out armed resistance in the Muslim world against the West and Jews whom he described as crusaders.
From Big Brother house to the royal House of Commons, Indian actor Shilpa Shetty has sure taken a big leap. Shilpa along with her mother, Sunanda Shetty, paid a visit to the House of Commons in London on Wednesday and met Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Bomb detonated by remote control exploded moments after an U.S. military convoy passed, killing at least two Iraqis and wounding two.
The UN Security Council backs a Russian proposal to speed up the extradition of terrorist suspects.
There was a Great Cockup in store for Prince Charles, not to mention some well-aimed arrows, as the heir to the throne ditched the palace for an afternoon down at the pub.
A project is announced to obtain the genetic \
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants more than a piece of his father's company. He wants his stepmother to give him majority ownership, a negotiating demand that might force him to part ways with Dale Earnhardt Inc. after this season.
Halima Abdallah Hassan was awakened in the dead of the night when bandits began shooting into her home in the remote Darfur region of Sudan.
More than one way to skin a Hobbit Lord of the Rings helmsman Peter Jackson will produce a two-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit - but he will not write or direct.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Army plans to pass over for  promotion the former top U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen.  Ricardo Sanchez, because of fallout from abuses at the Abu  Ghraib prison, a member of the U.S. Congress said on Thursday.
The parents of a four-year-old  British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a  month ago arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday hoping for  comfort from a meeting with Pope Benedict.
The body of Yasser Arafat arrived in the Egyptian capital Thursday night for a memorial service to be attended by a group of men he managed to inspire and antagonize over
A flurry of revelations, from Iraq's missing explosives to the flu vaccine shortage, have touched this year's presidential race.
Tobacco companies were &quot;breathing a multi-billion dollar sigh of relief&quot; after an Australian court threw out a class action seeking compensation for illness caused by smoking, the plaintiff's lawyer said.
Travel: Carole Cadwalladr asks how Brown will fare in the political minefield that is the summer holiday.
Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s buoyant borrow-and-spend era may be coming to an end, and there are accounts still to be settled.
The sheer enormity of the \u00c2\u00a322million Northern Bank robbery in Belfast on Monday night is still difficult for many people to comprehend and pertinent questions will need to be answered before investigating detectives have a complete picture of the crime.
Dodgers are on the verge of being swept again, and this time it&#39;s the bottom of the Cardinal order that does much of the damage.
Top Israeli retail companies have  agreed not to employ overly thin models for their  advertisements, joining a growing global campaign to fight  anorexia within the fashion industry.
For the Christmas season, the Pittsburgh Public Theater is reviving one of its most popular productions - &quot;The Chief,&quot; a one-man show about the Steelers&#39; patriarch and late owner, Art Rooney Sr.
The family of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley confirm that he has been killed by his captors in Iraq.
Researchers have found a way to induce  out-of-body experiences using virtual-reality goggles, helping  to explain a phenomenon reported by about one in 10 people.
A 90-minute edition of \u00e2\u0080\u009cDeal or No Deal\u00e2\u0080\u009d lifted NBC to another No. 1 finish in the ratings on Monday. According to Nielsen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimates, 13.1 million viewers tuned in to the game show from 9:30 to 11 p.m., making it the night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top-rated broadcast. NBC also fared well earlier in the night as \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gladiators\u00e2\u0080\u009d won its 8 to 9:30 time slot among adults 18 to 49, while attracting a modest 8.8 million viewers. ABC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cDance War\u00e2\u0080\u009d delivered slightly more viewers during the time period (9.2 million), but it lagged far behind in the 18-to-49 set, falling to its lowest ratings to date in that demographic. ABC finished a distant fourth over all as both \u00e2\u0080\u009cNotes From the Underbelly\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 9:30 (4.3 million) and \u00e2\u0080\u009cOctober Road\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 10 (4 million) continued to struggle. Fox was second in the 18-t0-49 set with \u00e2\u0080\u009cPrison Break\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 8 (7.9 million total viewers) and \u00e2\u0080\u009cTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 9 (8.3 million). CBS fared slightly better in total viewers with its comedy lineup, which included strong ratings for a \u00e2\u0080\u009cTwo and a Half Men\u00e2\u0080\u009d repeat at 9 (11.9 million).
Amid further delays of AMD&#39;s quad-core server chip and plans to write off goodwill from the acquisition of ATI, AMD executives are going to face tough questions when they meet financial analysts in New York Thursday.
Scientists identify a gene which controls the body's ability to repair the nerve damage inflicted by diseases like multiple sclerosis.
The space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the international space station likely will be pushed back a few more days or weeks as engineers study problems with electrical connectors in the spaceship's external fuel tank, a top NASA manager said Thursday.
A professor who likened World Trade Center victims to a notorious Nazi refused to apologize but said his treatise was a \
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Thursday during a tour of Israel's northern border that the war he launched against Hezbollah guerrillas a year ago was a success that made Israel safer.
Scott Shepherd has emerged as the new main man at the Wooster Group, the famously tight-knit group of collaborative artists.
Scientists genetically engineer leafy greens to mass-produce miraculin, a chemical that makes pure lemon juice taste sweet when applied to the tongue. By Aaron Rowe.
The winners of this year's Right Livelihood Awards - dubbed the \
The longtime chairman of the Roger Williams University board admitted Monday that he had used the N-word during a board meeting, saying it \
Horror movie The Messengers tops the North American box office chart, according to studio estimates.
Barry Bonds hit his 699th home run, and the San Francisco Giants regained the wild-card lead with a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks yesterday in Phoenix.
The White House is pressuring Pakistan to crack down on al-Qaida and Taliban operatives in the lawless border area with Afghanistan that President Bush recently said was \
Stasera e domani l'elezione della reginetta 2007 in tv. Il concorso di bellezza made in Italy nella storia e un blog per commentarlo
Fears of a new September 11 have drowned out talk of civil liberties in the US election campaign even though the attacks led to legislation that campaigners say gave the government vast unchecked powers.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, United States of America -- American Juan Diaz retained the World Boxing Association lightweight
The government's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned after one year with the Department of Homeland Security, confiding to industry colleagues his frustration over what he considers a lack of attention paid to computer security issues within the agency.
Don't let the calendar fool you. Only a week remains before the Red Sox lose their exclusive negotiating rights with their free agents, including Pedro Martinez , Jason Varitek , Derek Lowe , and Orlando Cabrera . But the chances of the Sox signing any of the players before their window of exclusivity closes Thursday appear remote.
The interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to final victory as he has captured 54.3 percent of over 7 million votes counted till Sunday noon, said Afghan election commission website.
European stocks were steady on Thursday amid results from key firms such as Philips which beat earnings estimates but gave a cautious outlook, while Siemens also reported higher-than-expected profits.
Officials are puzzled by an outbreak of a potentially blinding eye infection that led to the removal of a contact solution from stores.
The world, the American people and the Army need to see those responsible for the abuse at Abu Ghraib held accountable. That responsibility reaches all the way to the top of the Pentagon&#39;s civilian and military
Cuban President Fidel Castro scoffed at moves by the European Union to offer improved ties with the communist country based on its human rights record, and said Cuba does not need Europe.
A decision by MTV to allow other Web sites to embed video clips from its own sites is drawing praise from users.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  SIRI.O on Thursday named former Viacom Inc. President Mel  Karmazin as its chief executive, in the latest migration of a  mainstream radio heavyweight to the fledgling satellite  industry.
The verdict in the trial of 14 foreign mercenaries accused of plotting to overthrow the president of Equatorial Guinea is expected Friday.
The Minnesota Wild hired a 24-year-old sports writer on Wednesday as director of hockey operations.
Progress made by Britain's Barclays  in its offer for ABN AMRO demonstrates its ability to offer the Dutch bank's shareholders \
MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY ---There is a new number one in the land and the name is Vijay Singh. The quest, which began last year was finally realized by Singh when he out dueled Tiger by three strokes to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.
After a shaky start Wednesday morning, stocks turned higher, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting a new record trading high, after closing at its best level ever on Tuesday.
Washington will only consider sales of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan after the island elects a new president to avoid giving more teeth to the current administration that is hostile towards China, a member of the main opposition nationalist party said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in democratic elections, including Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll.
By Anne Krishnan, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 28--Lenovo might be planning 1,000 layoffs worldwide to cut costs in  the ultra-competitive PC market, according to newspaper and wire reports from  Asia.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she has not asked Alaskans to like the way she got her job &#151; she was appointed by her father, Gov. Frank Murkowski.
Malaysia announced on  Wednesday it has adopted a more stringent policy on recruitment  of foreign workers, including Buddhist and Hindu priests, but  insisted it has not banned Indian workers.
CHINA today called for a swift resolution to the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal, saying it wanted to see an independent and objective investigation.
LANDOVER, Maryland It was a test of character not many people expected top-ranked Southern California would face so early in the season.
Record breaking Q3, says analyst Graphics chip makers had a particularly successful third quarter, it emerged today, with shipments up on Q2 by a whopping 20.2 per cent - the highest quarter-on-quarter increase since 2002's 18.6 per cent, by a good margin.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shouting protesters storm an auction in Cornwall of paintings believed to be by Adolf Hitler.
John Smoltz became the first Major League pitcher to win 200 games and make 150 saves as he outdueled longtime friend Tom Glavine in the Atlanta Braves's 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday.
SANTIAGO, Chile - Pacific Rim trading nations said today they should pool their influence to breathe new life into talks to free up world trade.
The Boston Red Sox used a seven-run inning to win at Anaheim 9-3 in their American League Division Series opener. David Ortiz put the Sox ahead with an infield RBI single in the first.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry yesterday lashed back at charges that he exaggerated his Vietnam war record, accusing President George W. Bush of using an anti-Kerry group to level the claims because &quot;he wants them to do his dirty work.&quot; ...
White House officials consulted with the Justice Department in preparing a list of U.S. attorneys who would be removed.
Luxury carmaker Jaguar said Friday it was stopping assembly work at its headquarters and cutting 1,150 jobs as a result of overproduction and poor sales in the key U.S. market.
Eight US soldiers serving in Iraq and Kuwait filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging the US military&#39;s &quot;stop loss&quot; policy, which forces them to serve beyond their enlistment contracts.
AT&amp;T Corp. (TN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 3 US telephone company, on Thursday reported a $7.1 billion third-quarter loss due to $12.
The six contenders to be Gordon Brown's deputy are to go head-to-head in a televised debate.
The National Retail Federation, a trade group in Washington, estimated that the Thanksgiving weekend accounted for $22.8 billion in sales.
The massacre of children by Muslim terrorists in southern Russia has widened a rift between Washington and Moscow on how to resolve the conflict in Chechnya and threatened to undermine the
UFJ Holdings Inc. widened its loss forecast to 750 billion yen ($7.3 billion) as it bids to clear bad loans before merging with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat condemned on Tuesday the Israeli airstrike on a summer training camp of the radical group of Hamas in eastern Gaza City midnight Monday
ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, ha accettato le dimissioni del ministro Luigi Mazzella e ha nominato, su proposta del presidente del Consiglio, Marco Follini e Mario Baccini ministri senza portafoglio.
President Vladimir Putin sought to convince the nation Thursday that his electoral reform was not a retreat from democracy but was needed to save Russia from international terrorists and to limit the political influence of business barons.
Jets quarterback Chad Pennington rolled out, completed one pass after another and came within one overthrown ball of a perfect quarterback rating.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) hopes to donate more than one million New Zealand (698,000 US) dollars to tsunami relief from the World XI series starting here as Sri Lanka's stars appealed for more assistance for their stricken country.
Russian cosmonauts made progress yesterday in restoring service on their essential  computers on the international space station, using a jumper cable to bypass a malfunctioning power switch.
NASA -- NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for a launch on Dec. 30, 2004...
New York: The US-based software major IBM, along with representatives of the world&#39;s leading science, education and philanthropic outfits, has launched a global effort aimed at harnessing the vast computing power of individuals and business computers and
Tarence Kinsey scores 17 during South Carolina's 73-61 upset of No. 3 Kentucky on Tuesday night.
Cinven and BC Partners, managers of two of Europe's largest buyout funds, bid on Wednesday to acquire Amadeus Global Travel Distribution.
No need to inquire about co-payments at Abu Ghraib prison facility. Rummy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s HMO will cover the whole thing. And, there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no sense in worrying about those nagging medical malpractice suits either.
Fighting between Sudanese government forces and rebels continues in Darfur despite cease-fire promises, the African Union said on Sunday, saying one of its monitoring helicopters had come under fire.
Martin Scorsese's cubistic entertainment about men divided by power, loyalty and their own selves is at once a success and a relief.
Assemblies offering support are held for children involved in a bus crash which left 20 people hurt - two seriously.
David Beckham won't be punished by England's soccer federation for intentionally getting a yellow card in a World Cup qualifying game.
The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific pushed China on Tuesday for more transparency over its military build-up and suggested its growing might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its territory.
The United States is prepared for  serious discussion on the financial assets dispute with North  Korea but will not make concessions just to encourage success  in six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, a senior  U.S. official said on Tuesday.
By HAREN, Claire  Few South Canterbury swimming spots have achieved gradings above \
Guard Brandie Hoskins will miss the rest of the season for No. 4 Ohio State because of a torn left Achilles' tendon.
A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature.
A computer decision analysis system could help cut the rate of Caesareans performed in the UK, experts claim.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 26, 2004) -- Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair bruised his sternum late in the fourth quarter of Tennessee&#39;s 15-12 loss to Jacksonville.
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A global warming trend will reduce farm yields and make food supplies scarcer over the next century, an environmental group said Thursday, citing data from the United Nations and the National Academy of Sciences and trends in the world rice market.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N and   Sun Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O were among the fastest-growing   data storage providers in the second quarter, while EMC Corp.   EMC.N and Dell Inc. DELL.O lagged overall market growth,   researcher IDC said on Thursday.
Which is nice A Nevada bulk email firm has been ordered to pay Earthlink $11m for spamming the ISP's customers. Earthlink won the judgment in a CAN-SPAM suit filed in a federal court in Atlanta against KSTM LLC. According to Earthlink, this business illegally sent millions of mortgage-touting emails and is now prohibited from:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In un'intervista al canale televisivo Dsf, Thomas Dollvha detto che Christopher Metzelder, difensore...
Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose on brisk demand for devices that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat the spine.
The Arab League backs Lebanon's army head as the next president at crisis talks on the country's future.
Per negozi nel centro immobiliare di Santa Giulia a Milano
Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with the official death toll from the new clashes at more than 50.
ROMA, 17 OTTOBRE 2004 - Esordio vincente per Giorgio Panariello e per il suo &#39;Ma il cielo e&#39; sempre piu&#39; blu&#39;: ieri il programma di Raiuno ha vinto la sfida del sabato con oltre 7 milioni di spettatori di media.
Andrew Lloyd Webber\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest production of Gaston Leroux\u00e2\u0080\u0099s immensely popular musical turned out to be a huge disappointment. It appears more like a personal showcase for Webber\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music rather than the esthetic execution of director Joel Schumacher.
U.S. stock futures slipped as investors returned from the holiday to news of weaker than expected retail sales.
Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
BEIJING -- Heightened anger and fear over the safety of food ingredients, medicine, and other consumer products was vividly on display here Tuesday following the execution of the former head of China's food and drug safety agency.
On LinuxJournal today, there's a new article from Marco Tabini about the power of PHP as a multi-purpose language (and not just for web pages anymore).
It's a dramatic shift, when funny men turn serious. Even Eddie Murphy, the latest of Hollywood's top comic performers to try, has had some laughs over his own transformation, which could bring him an Academy Award.
After being introduced as the new manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wally Backman, left, is handed his game jersey by Arizona general manager Joe Garagiola Jr.
Oil prices have risen for the fifth day in a row amid continuing concerns over the level of US stocks. The surge helped spark a 1.3% fall on Wall Street as investors worried it could lead to a fall in consumer spending and hit corporate profits.
With Barry Bonds resting for much of the night, Barry Zito finally did his part.
Already reeling from the news they won't have safety Rodney Harrison, who was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the league's performance-enhancing substances policy, the Patriots announced yesterday they will be without Pro Bowl defensive end Richard Seymour for the first six weeks.
For a man who has given so much to athletics both on an off the track, Frank Fredericks deserved a more fitting farewell. The booing and chanting that delayed the start of the Olympic 200 metres final on Thursday
Women members of Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF party protest at the suspension of prominent party figures.
Facebook.com, the No. 2 U.S.   social network site that is quickly expanding beyond its   college student base, has been met with a sudden privacy   backlash by users after it made design changes this week.
Movies by a favored Spanish veteran and three rising Latin American directors were among key contenders for prizes as the Cannes Film Festival prepared to wrap up Sunday.
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Nursing home residents who take daily doses of vitamin E appear to be less likely to develop certain respiratory infections, a new study finds.
Juan Encarnacion and Chris Duncan homered, Adam Wainwright pitched six sharp innings and the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 8-3 on Saturday to stop the Phillies' six-game winning streak in St. Louis.
Apple Computer said it had settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles over the use of &quot;Apple&quot; as a name and logo, raising hopes that songs by the Fab Four might soon be available as legal downloads.
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A U.S. military transport helicopter crashed near Baghdad on Wednesday, the fifth such aircraft lost in Iraq in three weeks, an army spokesman said.
FDA commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach took a tongue-lashing from members of Congress over the way his agency handled Avandia, the diabetes drug from GlaxoSmithKline that has come under scrutiny for alleged heart attack risks.
A Briton is set to go on trial in Crete accused of leaping off a balcony with his son and murdering him.
It can be difficult to look past the scantily clad women and the erudite articles to recognize that running Playboy Enterprises Inc. is big business. But that undeniable fact is the premise behind \
AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- Mack Brown politicked the Texas Longhorns into a Bowl Championship Series game for the first time. He now will have at least 10 more years to get them to another.
A bus blast that killed eight people and injured 46 in a separatist region was caused by a bomb carried onboard by a passenger, investigators said Friday.
BEIJING Diplomats escorted by North Korean officials to what they said was the site of a huge explosion last week saw no evidence that it was nuclear, Sweden&#39;s ambassador to North Korea said on Friday, but South Korea cast doubt on the North&#39;s explanation
England&#39;s most celebrated soccer player, David Beckham, has announced that he will undertake his first major acting role in a film trilogy called &#39;Goal!
Ci si attende una crescita globale al ribasso, non solo Usa
BEIJING: At least 57 miners were killed and three missing following a massive blaze at a complex of iron mines in northern China, the government reported Monday.
Cisco releases an advisory warning that certain devices running IOS Version 12.2S software can be disabled by hackers. By Preston Gralla, Networking Pipeline.
HSBC Holdings, Europe&#39;s biggest bank by market value, said Monday that David Eldon would retire as chairman of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp.
\u00c2\u00b7 Britons assist in analysis of mobile phone data\u00c2\u00b7 Portuguese newspaper tells of new DNA evidence
One of the two freed Italian aid workers said Wednesday that their abductors in Iraq taught them about Islam and reassured them they would not die.
(Deerfield, Illinois-AP) Oct. 5, 2004 - Scottie Pippen has called it quits. Pippen has announced his retirement as a member of the Chicago Bulls, who he helped lead to six NBA titles alongside Michael Jordan.
Text of report by Somali independent Shabeelle Media Network website on 20 February  Shabelle Media Network is deeply shocked and dismayed at the restrictions and threats directed at the freedom of local media by the transitional federal government of Somalia.
D92 inkjet printer proudly presented The newest addition to Epson's entry-level Stylus series, the D92, has been announced. Continuing the theme of this general purpose printer range, it features four-colour delivery up to the size of A4 and print speeds up to 25ppm in black and white and 13ppm in colour.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BOGOR, Indonesia  - Former general Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono discussed presidential plans and a cabinet with  visitors to his home on Wednesday, even though he has yet to  declare victory after Indonesia's first direct vote for a  leader.  One of his early apparent cabinet choices was his  opponent's running mate, Muslim cleric Hasyim Muzadi, who told  Reuters he had received an offer to fill the post of religion  minister but had turned it down.
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered on Wednesday the release of more than 350 Taliban prisoners who were captured when the Islamic regime was toppled nearly three years ago, officials and report said.
NASA on Monday delayed a planned flight of an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10, or 7,000 mph.
Il tecnico della Reggina Mazzarri ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di domani contro il Palermo....
Businesses are urged to try out a temporary smoking ban ahead of Wales' official ban in April.
By Tamara Chuang, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Feb. 20--The first time Michael K. Wilson came out of retirement, it was  to help his old friend Pierre Omidyar on a little startup called eBay. Wilson  was its fourth employee. He retired again in 2001.
Nella serata di presentazione del rinnovo dell'accordo tra Milan e Dolce & Gabbana, il giovane brasi...
The union that represents Wall Street Journal employees is working urgently to undercut Rupert Murdoch's bid for the paper by trying to drum up interest from other potential buyers. So far, the union's most hopeful prospect is a Southern California billionaire who is a two-time loser in bidding for...
I campionati di serie C1e C2 della stagione 2007/08 cominceranno il 26 agosto alle 15. Lo ha reso no...
Cedar Fair's new coaster is both early and late.
NAIROBI, Kenya  - Powerful tsunamis that roared  across southern Asia into the Indian Ocean Sunday smashed  fishing boats and flooded low-lying areas along the east  African coast, 3,728 miles to the west.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi may resign in the wake of a defection by a key parliamentary ally.
QUEBEC CITY - The provincial government is expected to announce its latest plan to fight C. difficile infections in hospitals Tuesday.
Magnate russo respinge accuse di Mosca, responsabile e' Fsb'
Resident Evil Zombie compromised PCs are as fond of eating bandwidth as their counterparts are of munching through brains, according to a new study.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The author of a cookbook of healthy comfort food for children sued Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld on Monday, charging copyright infringement and defamation.
A major drugs gang which garda believe has been smuggling a significant portion of all of the cocaine entering the State were being questioned by Spanish police last night after their arrest in Alicante.
Lo Spezia ha battuto il Veropna 1-0 (1-0) nel secondo posticipo della terza giornata di serie B. Gol...
NEW YORK -- Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said Thursday fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on strong underwriting fees and improved performance in its capital markets business.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Health officials were searching Monday for dozens of airline passengers who may have come in contact with a 30-year-old woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis on a flight from India.
Rock godfathers The Who headline at Glastonbury on Sunday with persistent rain turning the rural English meadows which host the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival into a high-spirited mudbath.
Traffico intenso a Bologna e sulle tangenziali autostradali. La manifestazione fieristica Motor Show, in corso presso i padiglioni della fiera, ha provocato circolazione caotica in citt\u00c3\u00a0 e code tra Borgo
ATLANTA (Sports Network) - BJ Elder scored 23 points, Isma&#39;il Muhammad added 13 and No. 3 Georgia Tech rolled to a 79-54 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Domani mattina, presso l'Osservatorio nazionale sulle manifestazioni sportive del Viminale, si terr&...
British mobile phone giant Vodafone has launched its first self-branded low-cost third generation (3G) mobile  handsets which will be rolled out in Europe from October.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peacemaking  with Israel after years of bloodshed.
com. Spammers are trying to make their junk mail look more legit by adopting the same technologies intended to stem their message tsunamis, said a filtering firm Wednesday.
He sent troops to Iraq against stiff opposition in Paris and Berlin, rejected the Euro as fellow leaders embraced economic harmony and angered neighbors by playing hardball over the European Union budget.
Although advertising will be suspended indefinitely, Pfizer plans to continue marketing Celebrex to doctors.
The U.S. television networks  planning live coverage of the presidential debates said on  Wednesday they would disregard ground rules set by the two  campaigns to control camera shots of the candidates.
The U.S. economy kept growing in  September and early October, even as higher prices for energy  put a crimp in consumer and business spending, the Federal  Reserve said on Wednesday.
Reasonable people can disagree about Mayor Anthony Williams's latest plan for bringing professional baseball back to Washington. Unfortunately, a lot of the discussion so far has been based on misleading vocabulary and faulty assumptions. As the D.C. Council considers further action today, here's a business columnist's guide for thinking about the issue:
France sent hundreds more troops to the Ivory Coast commercial capital of Abidjan on Sunday, as government loyalists went on a violent rampage taking aim at the
Mexico's state-owned oil monopoly will be fined as much as &#36;200,000 and could face criminal charges for spilling 5,000 barrels of crude into a river leading to the Gulf of Mexico, coating local beaches, a federal official said Thursday.
Sri Lankan troops killed 11 Tamil Tiger rebels and two soldiers also died in clashes in the north, the military said on Sunday, as stepped-up fighting continues in the latest chapter of a long-running civil war.
Stephen Gallacher won for the first time on the European tour, beating Northern Ireland&#39;s Graeme McDowell on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Dunhill Links Championship.
NATO countries have agreed to offer   ex-Soviet Georgia talks on closer ties with the Western   alliance, NATO sources said on Monday, a move likely to anger   Russia.
CBS's U-turn over 'Jericho is a sign that networks are reassessing niche shows and how to retain loyal viewers.
Iraqi officials now say Saddam Hussein&#39;s former top deputy was not arrested as had been announced Sunday. The Interior Ministry says Monday medical tests indicate that a person arrested during a raid Sunday near Tikrit is not Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.
FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne peeled off  roofs, snapped power lines and left large swaths of coastline  knee-deep in water on Sunday as it plowed through parts of  Florida already scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.
The white collar, officebound workers aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only ones turning to high-tech devices to escape from tedium at work.
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin looked into the television cameras Monday afternoon and invoked the pride of Canadians in their universal medical insurance system.
Indonesian police have released video footage of the explosion outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta. At the same time they say there is no evidence to support the Australian Foreign Minister&#39;s claim that
Inter emerged as the winners over Anderlecht in Brussels to claim the first spot in the Champions League Group G. The nerazzurri took the lead nearly immediately when Adriano from the left served a low powerful
Hillary Rodham Clinton has the makings of a strong president but she is losing the personal passion and authenticity that could make her a stand-out in the U.S. political scene.
NASA, which first put man on the moon, will now help to map the Earth in the name of conservation, the agency announced Thursday. NASA and the World Conservation Union
T-Mobile USA added nearly a million cellphone subscribers in the fourth quarter, but full-year results fell short of its parent company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s target.
Flight cancellations stranded  thousands of Christmas weekend airline passengers in the United  States again on Sunday as two airlines wrestled with computer  and staffing headaches.
A GAS explosion in a coal mine killed at least 56 miners and left at least 92 missing in China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worst mining accident this year.
A dancing penguin was king of the Thanksgiving birds among movie-goers. The animated penguin romp \
India's ruling center-left Congress party was heading for victory in elections in the key western state of Maharashtra that the heart of business and Bollywood, television exit polls showed on Wednesday.
A US appeals court issued a mixed ruling this week in a patent dispute between Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry devices, and NTP.
The European version of Sony's PlayStation 3 will run only some of the games designed for the previous generation of the video game machine &#151; a move designed to cut costs and speed up production.
U.S. historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Schlesinger Jr. died of a heart attack in Manhattan on Wednesday night, the New York Times reported on Thursday. He was 89.
History arrived not so long ago in a thousand-pound crate postmarked \
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross gives birth to twin daughters as her show secures another four years.
Germany's foreign minister said Thursday that he did not know of the CIA's alleged kidnapping of a German man until after the man was released.Comment
Cina e Russia in espansione, arrivano Brasile e India
'Blood Diamond' tries to mix African politics and action.
The French state said Monday it was ready to boost the capital in EADS, the parent group of Airbus, as French unions prepared a massive strike over planned cutbacks at the troubled planemaker.
Waving a flag made of his clothes, a tsunami victim dressed only in his underwear was rescued after surviving alone for 25 days on a flattened island in India's Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, authorities said Saturday.
(AGI) - Roma, 23 ott. - Sono 739.809 (352.141 uomini e 387.668 donne), distribuiti in 880 sezioni, gli aventi diritto al voto nelle elezioni suppletive della Camera dei deputati, in programma domani, 24 ottobre e lunedi&#39; 25.
The offer, made to 3 troubled bond guarantors, would do little to alleviate the problems the companies are facing with more complex securities.
A handful of European NATO countries offered minor concessions on Afghanistan Tuesday, suggesting they'll allow their troops to reinforce the bloodied Canadian contingent in Kandahar in emergency circumstances.Comment
The French skyscraper climber who calls himself \
Tiger Woods takes a six-shot lead into the final round of the WGC Championship after making a 67 on day three.
THE News Corporation Ltd could probably satisfy most of the corporate governance criticisms relating to its proposed move to the US by simply formally adopting its previously stated intentions.
Ugandan soldiers landed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, the first African Union peacekeepers to arrive in the city where the interim government and its Ethiopian allies face almost daily guerrilla attacks.
Israel is reluctant to remove roadblocks and other West Bank restrictions to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government until he does more to curb militants, officials said ahead of a summit on Monday.
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U.S. forces have launched a major  offensive on the rebel stronghold of Samarra after a series of  horrific car bombings in Baghdad on Thursday that killed 41  people, mostly children.
The SCO Group Inc. is reconsidering its plans to launch an alternative to the Groklaw.net Web site that had been scheduled to go live this week, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
UNITED NATIONS -- The Bush administration has been posting hundreds of highly confidential U.N. audits and investigation reports on a U.S. government Web site, opening the United Nations' inner workings and some of its more colorful scandals to unusual public scrutiny.
THE PHILIPPINES on Wednesday ordered all its embassies abroad to be on heightened alert after its mission in Sweden was threatened with a terrorist attack, the foreign office said.
Britain hopes North Korea may be  willing to admit international human rights monitors for the  first time, a minister who visited the secretive communist  state last week said Monday.
Four young people kicked a father to death after he interrupted them burgling his house, a court is told.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing on Sunday, seeking a thaw in relations chilled by wartime history and consulting his hosts on North Korea's nuclear threat.
Discussione in coincidenza con il voto al Senato
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Questa la previsione in assenza di misure specifiche
Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations, research suggests.
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika told a major meeting on global terrorism in Africa that the continent must act decisively to prevent it becoming a breeding ground for extremists.
President Bush aims to highlight the benefits of American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a brief, security-laden stop in the Andean nation.
The two second-tier Linux companies will adopt common Linux software and engineering. Alas, this idea doesn't have a great history of success.
Bill Cowher is no longer negotiating a contract extension with the Steelers, making this the first time since he was hired in 1992 that he'll start the season with only two years left on his deal to coach Pittsburgh.
Up to 50 Britons are feared dead in the massive Asian tsunami after Thai authorities sharply raised the number of UK nationals killed in the country&#39;s devastated tourist resorts to 43.
A German submarine that was sunk off Norway at the end of World War II will be buried in special sand to protect the coastline from its cargo of toxic mercury, the government announced Tuesday.
Rogers Wireless Inc. is in talks with Microcell Telecommunications Inc. about a possible takeover and has asked the competition watchdog to give its advance blessing - just in case.
Stocks tumbled on Thursday as Treasury yields surged above 5 percent, reinforcing fears that global inflation would force borrowing costs to rise.
A group funded in part by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that plans to run ads criticizing Democratic ties to trial lawyers is the target of a complaint filed with election officials Wednesday.
A former state official pleaded guilty to extortion charges Thursday and admitted taking a &#36;10,000 bribe protect a cockfighting organization from legal trouble.
At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
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A Yemeni court sentenced two Yemeni al  Qaeda militants to death on Wednesday and jailed four others  for the 2000 bombing of the U.S. destroyer Cole which killed 17  sailors.
The mad scramble for flu shots that occurred last fall when the season struck hard and early is not likely to be repeated this year, as a record number of doses will be delivered by the end of October.
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. -- President Bush yesterday ventured into the blue-collar regions of two swing states, sounding an upbeat note on the economy and restating his support for a missile defense system to protect ...
Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest.
First, Republicans accused Democrats of staging an \
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L'addio di Dida alla nazionale non sembra turbare pi\u00c3\u00b9 di tanto il Brasile. ''La Selecao ha portieri ...
Seven of the best 3-year-olds in the nation will race in today&#39;s 135th Travers Stakes at Saratoga, but one horse who is not here, Smarty
Tony Soprano is welcome in the North Jersey town of Bloomfield.
A national strike by hundreds of thousands of civil service workers is likely to go ahead, a union is to warn.
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L'indice Nikkei si e' attestato a 16.435,74 punti
Two games into the 100th World Series, the Boston Red Sox are threatening to run away from the National League&#39;s winningest team in 18 years.
In a deal aimed at rivaling Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iTunes and Nokia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ovi, Sony Ericsson will offer more than five million music tracks on it PlayNow Internet and mobile phone service.
Jessica Alba and Rosario Dawson were among the celebrities who celebrated the 10th anniversary of V-Day, a global effort to end violence against women and girls.
PORTLAND, Ore.  -- Newlywed Marc Schlotthauer had just returned from his honeymoon in California and fallen asleep in his Stayton bedroom, when his heart stopped cold...
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Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest radio station operator, has selected Fox News Radio to provide national news for most of its news and talk stations in deal expected to nearly double Fox's radio presence.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla  - Ask just about anyone what  they remember most about the New England Patriots' dramatic  32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in last year's Super  Bowl and chances are you will get the same answer.
The American eel doesn't need protection as an endangered species, according to a two-year review prompted by a petition from a janitor who had noticed eels getting stuck at dams near his favorite fishing spots.
Google, the world&#39;s top search engine, is all set to offer books from five famous libraries online, unlocking a fabulous treasure of information.
Boston Manager Terry Francona announced Thursday that knuckleballer Tim Wakefield would start for the Red Sox in Game 1 of the World Series.
The IP wars continue this week with Avaya, now a privately held rather than public company, announcing Avaya Communications Manager 5.0 and new customer service solutions, including a SIP-enabled handset for CSRs (customer service representatives). Communications Manager 5.0 is a full, rather than a point, upgrade to Avaya's main telephony and communications platform. The new version takes the technology from IP to SIP and adds a number of new capabilities.
South Africans Schalk Burger and Marius Joubert are among five players shortlisted for the International Rugby Board&#39;s player of the year.
Thieves stole a collection of rare paintings worth millions of dollars that an elderly Russian had been storing unguarded in his empty apartment, Russian newspapers reported on Tuesday.
BAGHDAD: At least 110 people have been killed across Iraq in a sharp escalation of violence that saw gun battles, car bombs and bombardments rock the capital.
Russian president uses TV phone-in to reveal that Russian is planning new types of nuclear weapon.
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The NFL fined Broncos safety John Lynch &#36;7,500 on Wednesday for a hit he made against Chiefs receiver Dante Hall in the season opener.
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Camera phones may make great Christmas gifts, but people better not use them for peeping-Tom photos on federal property.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that he&#39;s located 200,000 more flu vaccinations from European suppliers, bringing his claimed total to at least 262,000, the Associated Press reported.
Verizon Wireless has agreed to buy wireless spectrum licenses covering 23 US markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for $3 billion in a deal that would boost Verizon&#39;s capacity in several major markets.
The Senate Finance Committee demanded tuition information from the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 136 wealthiest schools.
With ad revenues plummeting, New York Times looks to its online publication for salvation.
 cameraman in focus at awards
Rafael Van der Vaart sarebbe il nuovo rinforzo juventino per la prossima stagione. Lo scrive il quot...
DURBAN, Dec. 28. - Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick became the first England openers in over a decade to each score a century in an innings, guiding their side to a commanding 281 for the loss of just
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich cheated the European taxpayer out of millions, a major bank is set to claim.
Last summer's big retreat of Arctic Ocean ice allowed oceanographers to chart new regions -- and find more potential United States real estate.
Scientists say they have worked out exactly how people recognise a face when they see it.
President Bush plays with his dog Barney after returning to the White House, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, after a bike ride. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh).
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter tells BBC Sport he is surprised England have appointed another foreign coach to lead the national side.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been murdered by his captors in Iraq, his family has confirmed.
A century ago, Albert Einstein revolutionized physics with his theory of relativity, which suggested that while the fundamental laws of Newtonian physics were useful for many purposes, they broke down under certain extreme conditions.
Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.
ROME Fiat says no agreement was reached in a meeting with General Motors that was expected to focus on the possible sale of the Italian giant&#39;s auto business.
The Conference Board said Thursday that the US leading economic index fell for the fourth straight month. The Conference Board, a New York-based research group, reportedthat
U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch has approached British peer Scottish & Newcastle Plc about helping it in any bid for full control of Baltic Beverages Holding, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Movie-goers stuck with fish and football over puppets and prancers as \
Advances in lithium polymer technology could put an end to exploding power sources. A side benefit: smaller, cooler gadgets. In Gear Factor.
Rome- Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was due to address the Senate later on Tuesday ahead of a do-or-die vote of confidence taking place in parliament's upper house on Wednesday.Comment
The World Health Organization (WHO) has  confirmed five human bird flu cases in Vietnam, four of them  fatal, the U.N. agency said in a statement.
Two vastly different sources provide remarkably similar investing advice.
A passenger helicopter reported to be carrying Togolese football officials crashed in Sierra Leone on Sunday killing at least 20 people, witnesses and diplomats in the West African country said.
Consumers looking for alternatives to Vioxx have other painkillers to choose from, ranging from similar prescription drugs such as Celebrex to that old medicine-chest standby, aspirin.
The Italian got his first taste of the R25 in Valencia, Spain last week\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 and it tasted good! Here he explains why.
IBM, HP, Sun and Manhattan Associates head the list of vendors launching new products and services at this week's EPCglobal U.S. Conference 2004 in Baltimore.
Mardy Fish is confident the United States can win without star teammate Serena Williams, and add another Hopman Cup to their already impressive record in the mixed teams event.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a   mission to calm violence in the Middle East, holds talks in   Jordan on Thursday before going to Syria to seek its help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.
The trial of a Briton charged with trying to sell missiles to terrorists in the United States has been delayed after he underwent heart surgery.
Who were the wise men? What about that star? And is it possible Jesus was born in Nazareth? How the story of Christ's birth came to be
iStor claims speed record for single-chip iSCSI controller An iSCSI developer said it has bucked the trend towards using standard servers to power storage appliances, instead using specialist chips that it designed itself.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It&#39;s never a smart move to pick a public fight with Apple Computer, and it&#39;s doubly unwise if that fight involves the iPod in some way.
WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - The House ethics committee unanimously concluded Wednesday that Majority Leader Tom DeLay appeared to link political donations to a legislative favor and improperly persuaded US
A failed European mission to land a probe on Mars last year was hampered by late funding from the British government and tensions between groups conducting the flight, a parliamentary committee said Tuesday.
Freddo e neve in arrivo nel Centro-sud anche a basse quote
Siglati 3 accordi, per pmi arrivano i fondi da Ice e banche
A screensaver targeting spam-related websites appears to have been too successful.
An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles toward a crowd of Palestinians on the outskirts of a refugee camp early Saturday, killing a 55-year-old man and wounding five people, all civilians, hospital officials said.
A new poll shows President Megawati Sukarnoputri has made up some ground in the Indonesian presidential race, but her challenger still has a commanding lead just a few days out from the vote.
Israel seized Hamas cabinet ministers in   the occupied West Bank on Thursday as it prepared to broaden a   military offensive into the northern Gaza Strip, pressuring   Palestinian militants to release a kidnapped soldier.
Mortgage applications plunged last week, and demand hit its lowest level since the start of the year as interest rates surged, an industry group said on Wednesday.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun,  who disappeared in Iraq in June and later turned up in Lebanon  claiming he had been kidnapped by militants, was charged on  Thursday with desertion, the Marine Corps said.
SALEM, Ore.  - Same-sex couples should enjoy the  same rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples,  advocates told Oregon's Supreme Court on Wednesday, with the  fate of 3,000 married gay couples at issue.
BAIJI, Iraq  - Two suicide bombings targeting U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols on Tuesday killed 33 people, highlighting the volatile situation north of Baghdad, where the U.S. military says al Qaeda gunmen are regrouping.
Iraqi oil officials say saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline in southern Iraq Saturday, in another attack targeting the country&#39;s crucial oil industry.
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Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new Columbus science module became a permanent part of the International Space Station on Monday.
PC Magazine - A public claim by hackers that Mozilla's Firefox browser is vulnerable to multiple code execution vulnerabilities may be a joke gone awry.
Measures to curb the use of \
The death of the video recorder comes a step closer as electrical chain Dixons says it will stop selling them.
The Philadelphia Phillies have lost more games than any professional franchise in any sport and are fast approaching their 10,000th loss.
Fresno doctors who weren&#39;t able to give their patients flu shots are in luck. They can order vaccine through the Fresno County Health Department.
Richie Baker came to the Revolution in February with relatively modest credentials and made a considerable impact. Steve Howey arrived in August with an impressive resume but didn't stand out in three games before a quadriceps injury ended his season.
Months after the University of Illinois decided to retire its mascot, the image of a buckskin-clad American Indian was allowed to return to an event this weekend.
The US Labor Department said Friday the producer price index rose 0.5 percent in November after jumping 1.7 percent in October. Labor said the slowdown reflected an 0.7 percent drop in gasoline prices after surging 17.3 percent in October.
Its pre-played business might give it a competitive advantage that would justify its rapid expansion after all.
More than 100,000 angry protesters jammed the broiling streets of midtown Manhattan on Sunday, raging against the Bush administration as Republicans, on the eve
Russia voted last night to sign the Kyoto Protocol, but the Australian Government says it will not change its own position. The Federal Government says it is doing everything possible to reduce greenhouse
Sunday dawned bright and cloudless across the eastern United States as communities up and down the seaboard struggled to recover from Hurricane Ivan.
Sacked for chat room indiscretion A former IBM employee sacked for visiting an internet chat room \
A Scottish hospital reveals that it spent \u00c2\u00a342,000 on extra security guards and a special room for one patient.
Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete.
Sexy trio Destiny&#39;s Child have taken over from pop hunk Justin Timberlake as the new faces of fast food chain Mcdonald&#39;s. The new partnership, which was announced yesterday, will see the Bootylicious singers
China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
And shoots out more lasers HP has announced it will launch a super-fast inkjet colour printer for the business market in spring. The company also extended and upgraded its current product lines with six new printers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Forecasters issued tropical storm warnings in parts of North Carolina on Saturday as Subtropical Storm Gabrielle promised to intensify and bring rain and strong winds to coastal areas.
China is preparing to mark Sunday the centenary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, the father of the country's modernization drive, with a flurry of nationalistic and party celebrations.
Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe spotted a new star in the sky on Nov. 11, 1572, and astronomers have been trying ever since to figure out exactly what happened.
Moviegoers will likely look past Mel  Gibson's off-screen behavior when they view his new film  \
A federal judge has postponed his decision on PeopleSoft&#39;s last hostile takeover defense against Oracle until next month. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine said he would need more information from both
Sales of the Xbox 360 nearly doubled in September in the US thanks to Halo 3, while the Wii continue to post impressive sales numbers.
The Sugar Salon pairs young choreographers who created material while in residency at Barnard with a more established mentor, in this case, Donna Uchizono.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s second-biggest software company, on Thursday said it again extended its $7.
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Under orders from a federal judge, the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape identified herself by name Thursday in a revised version of the lawsuit she filed against the NBA star two months ago.
Tracking down the gang behind the theft of 22 million pounds from a bank in Belfast will be tough given the professional nature of the crime, police say.
Profits rise, but integrating Albertson's will take longer than expected.
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Northeastern U.S. oil refiner Sunoco  Inc. SUN.N said on Thursday net income jumped in the fourth  quarter of 2004 on continuing strong refining margins.
Finance chiefs from seven of the world's most powerful countries will convene here Saturday to assess prospects for a global economy threatened by simmering inflation, higher interest rates and foreign exchange uncertainty.
Blog: The first update for Windows Vista could enter testing as early as next week, according to reports.
A bomb has exploded in military-run Myanmar, killing a student and wounding three others at a sporting goods shop in the eastern city of Hpa-an, state media reported.
Despite reporting record profits the chipmaker plans on cutting the base pay of its technical support staffers to compensate for the money it stood to lose by being forced to pay overtime.
Thursday&#39;s agreement between Qwest Communications and federal regulator settles allegations of &quot;massive financial fraud&quot; at a price of $250 million.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
Police check the home computers of two girls who apparently formed a suicide pact which left one dead.
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Burundi and Rwanda say they may move in if Congo doesn&#39;t root out extremist militias. BUJUMBURA -- Burundi and Rwanda warned yesterday they might send troops into neighbouring Congo if that country fails to disarm militias responsible for massacring more ...
The inquiry into claims Home Secretary David Blunkett abused his position is criticised as it begins.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland  - In a nondescript office park tucked between a hospital and a strip mall thrive hundreds of thousands of the most infectious malaria-carrying mosquitoes ever born.
New research belies the pervasive belief that the dying can postpone the inevitable for a birthday or Christmas - granting death a holiday.
Charles Woodson's monthlong holdout didn't yield the \
A team of South Korean scientists once led by disgraced stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk said on Monday they had produced three cloned copies of a female Afghan hound.
EDMONTON (CP) - Shares in Biomira Inc. shot up as much as 48 per cent Wednesday after the drug developer said one of its cancer vaccines has won fast-track investigation status from the US Food and Drug Administration.
For anyone passionate about the guitar and lute repertories, Julian Bream\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual tours used to be highlights of the concert season.
HealthSouth Corp. has agreed to pay the US government $325 million to settle numerous allegations that the company defrauded Medicare and other government health programs, the Justice Department said yesterday.
The resume of psychiatrist Park Dietz reads like a who's who of notorious killers of the last quarter-century.
German business software vendor SAP plans to relocate a number of administrative jobs from its German headquarters and European subsidiaries to Prague, in a move aimed at streamlining its operations and reducing costs.
The opposition candidate in Kenya's presidential election, Raila Odinga, rejects the victory of President Kibaki.
MAGHAZI CAMP, Gaza Strip  - Summer camp for the Palestinian children of the Gaza Strip isn't all swimming and soccer.
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Managers of mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae will defend themselves before Congress on Wednesday against government findings that they broke accounting rules to deliver steady earnings growth quarter after quarter.
Russia&#39;s giant Gazprom gas company does not plan to buy any assets from the Yukos oil company if they are sold, Gazprom&#39;s CEO said Tuesday.
Star Jones will get to mix her two favorite things &#151; television and fashion &#151; as host of E! Entertainment's coverage of the red carpet at the Emmy Awards.
US shares fall in Wednesday morning trading amid fears of higher interest rates to combat inflation.
Suffolk's 'Chantry Boys' brought to book Police have arrested two men as part of an investigation into a \
Chelsea went two points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Everton 1-0 and struggling champion Arsenal was held to a surprise 1-1 draw by promoted Crystal Palace yesterday.
DETROIT, Jan. 14 -- Faced with the stark choice between feeding Americans' appetite for big, powerful cars and embracing new technologies that will use less fuel and emit fewer gases, the world's automakers appear intent on having it both ways.
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Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was freed on Wednesday after a deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
A Bionaz, in Valle d'Aosta, l'altoatesina Christa Perathoner ha conquistato oggi il titolo italiano ...
Arsenal maintained its 42 match win streak by beating Middlesbrough 5-3 last night in the English Premier League and is tied with Nottingham&#39;s Forest for the longest streak without a defeat.
LONDON, October 11  - Embattled Russian oil giant, Yukos Oil (YUSA.FSE), has been ordered to pay $1.34 billion in fines and penalties for failing to pay its tax liabilities for 2001 on time.
Egyptian bloggers have come into the  spotlight, on the one hand as an important forum for political  debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to  limit their freedom of expression.
Paula Radcliffe is to have another medical check-up as a row brews over the marathon's scheduling.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush's chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
(AGI) - Berlino, 18 ago. - Il cancelliere tedesco Gerhard Schroeder non e&#39; sorpreso dell&#39;opposizione italiana a una riforma del Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite che preveda seggi permamenti a Germania e Giappone ed escluda l&#39;Italia.
Singer James Brown, the music pioneer  known as The Godfather of Soul, has prostate cancer and will  have surgery next week, his publicist said on Friday.
The former Miss Brazil, who disappeared five months ago, has contacted Brazilian police from London to say she is well and does not want to be bothered, authorities said Monday.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned after losing a confidence vote in the Senate,  ending his 20 turbulent months in office.
Voting began Saturday in Sierra Leone's presidential runoff, a ballot to choose the diamond-rich but impoverished West African nation's first new leader since U.N. peacekeepers withdrew two years ago.
There's more to Argentina these days than tango, tourism and tasty beef. Lured here as tourists, adventuresome foreigners are increasingly deciding to stay &#151; launching businesses that offer everything from English tea to pad Thai and even California-style burritos topped with guacamole and spicy salsa.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- The release of a video game a recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy has caught the attention of local authorities who say such things desensitize people to violence.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - U.S. and Russian flight controllers worked to fully restore critical computers aboard the International Space Station on Thursday after a system crash that could force the $100 billion outpost's crew back to Earth.
China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to Australia's initiative on climate change, as a rift opened at APEC's meetings over the \
More than 70,000 people were forced to leave Real Madrid&#39;s Bernabeu stadium on Sunday following a bomb scare. David Beckham and other Real Madrid players had to leave the pitch three minutes before the end of their 1-1 match against Real Sociedad.
An explosion rocked a police centre east of the Algerian capital Algiers on Friday, Al Jazeera television reported.
The Liberal Democrats say university fees will swallow the Child Trust Fund investment.
High oil prices, combined with surging demand for oil products such as petrol, land BP another jump in profits.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s revised its outlook on Scottish Re Group Ltd. to stable from positive, citing Scottish Re&#39;s (SCT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreement to acquire ING Groep&#39;s
(InfoWorld) - Three months after it opened its platform to outside developers, Facebook is taking steps to prevent some third-party applications from engaging in what the social networking company considers inappropriate actions. Dave Morin, Facebook's senior platform manager, outlined late Monday in an official blog posting a series of changes in the capabilities it makes available to external developers. In the blog posting, titled \
Iraqi officials say at least 17 people were killed early Sunday in a car bomb attack near the Oil Ministry in northeast Baghdad. They say the attack, which was earlier believed to be a rocket attack, occurred as people were going to work.
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A killer who sat on his unconscious victim and headbutted him as he lay dying is branded \
By JENNIFER DOBNER  SALT LAKE CITY - Human remains found in southeastern Utah are those of a man accused of killing a Colorado police officer, a slaying that sparked an intense manhunt for three people in 1998, authorities said Tuesday.
Mexican prosecutors are investigating whether law enforcement officials or other government authorities were involved in last month's slaying of former President Carlos Salinas' brother, a state attorney general said Wednesday.
Tom Brady, who was named the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Most Valuable Player after a record-setting season, has not forgotten that he began his career as the N.F.L.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s version of the 98-pound weakling.
David West had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets turned in another dominating performance in a 99-85 victory against the host Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his hot  start to the 2004-05 campaign with a career-high 37 points, as  the Miami Heat improved to 3-0 on the young season with a  118-106 win over the Washington Wizards.
Northwest Airlines  is set to exit bankruptcy on Thursday, marking the end of a 20-month spell in Chapter 11 for the No. 5 U.S. carrier, and the first time in almost five years that a major U.S. airline has not been in bankruptcy.
The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears is soaring recently.
IT is the so-called &quot;wonder diet&quot; which has seen millions of people shed weight while eating fatty foods. But experts today claimed that the fashionable Atkins diet probably only works because it is so boring.
Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.
There was a sharp slowdown in mortgage lending last month, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled Version 7 of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s enterprise development tool suite, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and previewed a JVM that will support 64-bit AMD Opteron processors.
John Brady was fired as LSU's basketball coach Friday, his team struggling with an 8-13 record.
Virginia ranks among the top six states considered most prepared to handle bioterrorism, according to a national study released Tuesday.
US holiday travelers hoping to get back in the air after a weekend of flight cancellations due to computer malfunctions and staff shortages still faced difficulties getting to their destinations on Monday.
Florida linebacker Channing Crowder said Wednesday he will forgo his final two years of eligibility and enter the NFL draft.
There's a 1-in-300 chance that a recently discovered asteroid, believed to be about 1,300 feet long, could hit Earth in 2029, a NASA scientist said Thursday, but he added that the perceived risk probably will be eliminated once astronomers get more detail about its orbit.
Flu vaccines should be easier to get after this week, state health officials announced Tuesday. The bulk of the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vaccine order has arrived, and health
Breast cancer is less likely to return in patients who stick to a low-fat diet, according to a study released on Saturday.
The consultant who guided prosecutors in the selection of a jury in the Scott Peterson trial said Saturday the guilty verdict vindicates the way the Stanislaus County district attorney prosecuted the case.
When Dr. Eric Matteson arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Thursday morning, there was already a pile of messages for him and the phones were ringing off the hook.
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By Angus MacSwan SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Considering that once upon atime he would spend weeks on end lying in bed at home inCalifornia too addled to stir, it's a surprise to find rocklegend Brian Wilson topping the bill at a festival in far awayBrazil at age 62.
Iraq announced the capture of a senior  aide to leading militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Monday, hours  after Zarqawi claimed responsibility for a suicide car bomb  near the offices of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s premier center for plumbing the mysteries of the universe in the tiniest bits of matter is planning to lay off more than 10 percent of its employees.
England captain John Terry is carried off during the Carling Cup final after a sickening blow to the head.
A massive gas explosion killed three people and leveled two buildings at an industrial complex near downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, officials said.
Scrabble owner spells out copyright law to Facebook Hasbro Inc, which owns the US and Canadian rights to Scrabble, has asked Facebook to remove its online version \
The beer, wine and spirits company posted a quarterly profit far above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up sharply.
Veteran singer Van Morrison and director Terry George are about to receive alternative Oscars.
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Five survivors of a bus crash which killed nine Britons in Jordan are to be airlifted to another hospital on Friday.
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday will hold a leadership vote that could end President Thabo Mbeki's control over South Africa's ruling party and tilt the government to the left.
GENEINA, Sudan  - Angry Darfuris who fled Arab  militias told the U.N.'s top envoy in Sudan Thursday they are  still not safe because the Janjaweed who tormented them at home  are among security forces guarding refugee camps.
France told Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas on Saturday it would be \
Japan's Nikkei share average returned to  positive territory by mid-morning on Monday as bargain-hunting  lifted bank shares, but consumer electronics firm Sony Corp.  extended losses after its profit warning.
By LINDA A. JOHNSON     -- A common antibiotic prescribed for 50 years to treat everything from strep throat to syphilis dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, especially when taken with certain newer, popular drugs, a study found...
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Greggio con consegna a marzo vale a 57,78 dollari al barile
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened a surprise news conference for noon (1000 GMT) on Monday and a political source said it would address Olmert's health.
Dutch police arrest a man on suspicion of attempting to defraud the family of Madeleine McCann.
NEW YORK  - Mice exposed to stress and  ultraviolet radiation develop skin cancer significantly faster  than do animals exposed to radiation only, researchers have  found. They suggest this may be relevant to people at high risk  of skin cancer.
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A HOSPITAL in the Netherlands has revealed it has been mercy-killing terminally ill newborns. The Groningen Academic Hospital recently proposed guidelines for the mercy killings of the terminally ill newborns
NOT ONLY did President Bush and Sen. John Kerry drop the ball on the issue of health care in Wednesday night&#39;s presidential debate, but even moderator Bob Schieffer got it wrong when he said of health care, &quot;We&#39;re paying more.
Is another hybrid in Ford Motor Co.&#39;s future? The automaker is hinting at its possible powertrain plans with the Mercury Meta One, a concept vehicle debuting at January&#39;s North
American Taylor Dent has been fined $1,500 for swearing. That came down Friday during his loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu. Olympic gold medalist Nicolas Massu has been fined $1,000 for throwing his racket during a loss at the Open.
Two astronauts left the  International Space Station on Sunday to finish hooking up a  new cooling system that will pave the way for installation of  European and Japanese modules beginning this year.
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  said on Monday it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. MCIP.O in a deal worth $6.75 billion,  giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.
Yemen denied on Sunday media reports that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 had been set free.
THE country&#39;s forex reserves recorded a dip of $14 million to touch $119.322 billion for the week ended August 13, as per the latest Reserve Bank of India statistics.
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After 74 consecutive wins on Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings finally met his match. California real estate agent Nancy Zerg beat Jennings when he failed to give the correct reply in the Final Jeopardy round. The answer was: \
 greatest film soundtrack: Vanity Fair
Joanna D. Underwood, president of INFORM,  discusses her group's new report about transportation and alternative fuel use in the U.S., China and India.
President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling war-weary Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
Blood-splotches on walls, chains hanging from a ceiling and swords on the killing floor \u00c2\u0097 the artifacts left a disturbing tale of brutalities inside a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq torture chamber. But there was yet another chilling fact outside the dirt-floor dungeon. Villagers say they knew about the torment but were too intimidated by extremists to tell authorities until now.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- Chance Harrington, a thriving sixteen year-old who explodes as a tight end on the football field, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer during a routine football physical.
Continuano gli incontri informali del presidente designato della Commissione europea Jos\u00c3\u00a8 Manuel Barroso, con i leader dei principali gruppi dell&#39;europarlamento. Obiettivo: cercare di trovare una soluzione
Chirpy yesteryear actress Tanuja has appeared on the small screen as a ghost in the new series Babbanbhai Vs Bimlatai. She says she accepted the role because it was different from the saas-bahu sagas.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Pulse 360, Inc., the content-targeted sponsored links innovator, today announced the ability for advertisers to target viewers of online videos by appending ad listings to the beginning or end of a video.
DSG, the owner of Currys and PC World, issues a profit warning after poor Christmas trading, hurting its shares.
One student loan company took university financial aid directors on a junket to Disney World. Another paid $500 to be placed on a school's list of recommended lenders. And others showered tequila, wine and golf outings on college aid officers.
Vijay Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sensational, record-breaking year continued at the weekend when he won the 84 Lumber Classic at the Mystic Rock course in Pennsylvania, his eighth win of the 2004 US PGA Tour season.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.42 percent by midsession on Wednesday and was poised to hit a five-month closing high for the second straight day as a rally in US stocks inspired buying.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that was rushed through the Legislature last fall to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked up to a feeding tube against her husband's wishes...
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 27 -- The only thing this competition did was give Evan Lysacek his second straight national title. It brought no clarity. It ended no arguments, settled no debates, shattered no allegiances. At the conclusion of what had been an emotional, dramatic, suffocating contest, Lys...
Out-of-practice coder Bill Thompson looks forward to programming his own games for the Xbox 360.
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday rejected calls from Jewish settlers to hold a nationwide referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, escalating an increasingly bitter dispute between the one-time allies.
We all know that prolonged computer use can cause RSI, back trouble, high blood pressure and steam to vent from both ears, but it appears that&#39;s the least of our worries, because we&#39;ll soon all be blind and that will be and end to it.
A daily doze?  Scientists say we need to wake up to the benefits of naps.  According to a recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine, people who napped 30 minutes a day, three times per week, were 37 percent less likely to die of heart disease.
THE telephone rang again on the ambassador&#39;s desk, and for a minute the conversation sounded as though it could be about almost anything.
Boston slugger David Ortiz hit a towering three run homer and Bill Mueller hit an RBI single off Woody Williams to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals after one inning in Game 1 of the 100th World Series on Saturday night at Fenway Park.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   said on Monday Israel would pursue its offensive against   Hizbollah until two captured soldiers were returned and   Lebanese army troops controlled all of southern Lebanon.
Global oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday carrying US crude close to $49 a barrel, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
He's shy, reclusive and reluctant to make his presence felt. But Jugal Hansraj is finally coming out of his shell   again to play an important supporting role in the Madhuri Dixit-starrer \
The highest U.N. court was delivering  its ruling on Monday on whether Serbia committed genocide  through the killing, rape and ethnic cleansing that ravaged  Bosnia in the 1992-95 war.
Previous patches have been exploited forcing Mozilla to issue another, hopefully, final patch.
While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.
Clergy-backed Shiites and independence-minded Kurds swept to victory in Iraq's landmark elections, propelling to power the groups that suffered the most under Saddam Hussein and forcing Sunni Arabs to the margins for the first time in modern history, according to final results released Sunday.
Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in what authorities called a possible drug-related death, the New York Police Department said. He was 28.
Former MTV host Adam Curry explains why \
roundup Plus: Sun makes financial pitch...PeopleSoft-Oracle trial delayed...IBM, Boeing team up for defense work.
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Three studies published on Sunday identify at least ten new genes that raise a man's risk of prostate cancer, information which could lead to better screening and targeted drugs to treat the disease.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Sports Network) - Garrett Rivas  kicked a 35-yard field goal with 2:45 left in the fourth  quarter to lead 13th-ranked Michigan to a 16-14 win over No. 12  Purdue in a battle between two Big Ten heavyweights at Ross-Ade  Stadium.
A free collaborative service is an alternative to the military's portal site for sharing photos and family news. A soldier can read bedtime stories to his kids, but it can be scary for folks at home to see what's really going on overseas. By Michelle Delio.
Drew Stafford and Henrik Tallinder scored shootout goals to lift the resurgent Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.
GOLF has changed a lot in the 100 years since the captain of the Drouin Golf Club in Victoria, the Honourable Michael Scott, won the first Australian Open.
The seedings held Friday in the quarterfinals at the ATP stop in Shanghai, with No. 2 Jiri Novak stopping No. 8 Jan-Mike Gambill, and No.
Chinese Web search leader Baidu is working with Taiwan's Rock Music Group to offer streaming music services.
Struggling nuclear power generator British Energy relists on the stock exchange after a debt-for-equity rescue.
President Bush will head to Florida on Wednesday to survey hurricane damage and the president is asking Congress to approve &#36;2 billion for \
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two U.S. astronauts serving aboard the International Space Station floated outside the complex early on Wednesday to begin a spacewalk considered critical to the growth of the outpost.
A study of more than 30,000 women who had previously delivered a baby by Caesarean section found that a subsequent vaginal delivery slightly increased the risk of an adverse outcome for the baby
Like any team bent on abiding by an unwritten rule of following sports cliches, the Clippers say they, yawn, take their games one at a time.
Poland signaled on Wednesday it could accept a European Union voting system it has battled against for months, provided it receives a stronger say in the 27-nation bloc's deliberations.
Antonio Gates keeps his standout season going with 101 yards and a touchdown as the Chargers drop the Raiders, 23-17, on Sunday.
The fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval was plunged into controversy in an ugly row over ball-tampering.
Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Pinhas Avivi said on Friday that a new era would begin in the Middle East. Avivi&#39;s remarks, made during his visit to Mayor Aziz Kocaoglu of western
Leading Indian golfers say they may boycott the European Tour&#39;s new 2.5-million-dollar event in their country next year if it is not co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
US soldiers discovered a house in southern Fallujah yesterday believed by US military officials to be a main headquarters for the network of Jordanian guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose group has claimed responsibility for numerous bombings
Libya signed a deal Friday to pay $35 million in compensation to more than 160 victims of a Berlin nightclub bombing in 1986, taking another major step toward ending its international isolation.
In an apparent coordinated attack, five churches in Baghdad were bombed Saturday morning. There were no reports of injuries, but some of the churches were damaged extensively.
PC Magazine - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.
By John Murawski, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 7--State regulators on Wednesday rejected a bid by environmentalist groups to bar Duke Energy from building a coal-burning power plant west of Charlotte.   The N.C.
The IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  may still raise its bid for the Chicago Board of Trade, even at the risk of overpaying, after rival suitor Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  sought to deliver a knockout blow.
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Shares in the London Stock Exchange eased on Monday after U.S. rival Nasdaq's 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) bid failed.
Latin singer Jennifer Lopez is expected to rake in between $4 million and $6 million for the exclusive rights to the first snaps of her expected twins.
Whether Lala.com makes it or not, it brings possibilities for the music industry.
Shares of Vivendi and EMI fell on reports that state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has subpoenaed firms for information related to promoters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 payments to radio stations.
Less Rohypnol, more Red Bull and vodka Researchers at Wrexham Maelor Hospital who tested wobbly hospital patients who claimed their drinks had been spiked found most were simply legless, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iran appears to have frozen major nuclear activities in an effort to persuade the world that it does not intend to build nuclear bombs, the head of the United Nations&#39; nuclear watchdog agency said Monday.
The Motley Fool - From Spiders to PBJ (the ticker, not the sandwich), the world of exchange-traded funds keeps expanding. If you want the diversification of a mutual fund and the convenience of being able to buy or sell whenever the market is open, you might want to take a look at ETFs.
Russia expelled a journalist on Sunday who had alleged Kremlin malpractice in this month's parliamentary election and tracked funds flowing from Kremlin officials to foreign banks.
VIENNA, Austria  - The UN atomic watchdog agency has found evidence of secret nuclear experiments in Egypt that could be used in weapons programs, diplomats said Tuesday.
KABUL, September 14 (Online): The United States has supported the Afghan government&#39;s decision to sack Governor of Herat and said the change would bring peace and stability in the troubled province.
BAGHDAD -- US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over.
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Intel Thursday announced the latest WLAN chipset for the next generation of its Centrino wireless product set. The new radio chipset will transmit on either the 2.4-GHz or 5-GHz bands, so it can support 802.
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Frank Holmes would have loved to  become a boxer, but he hung up his gloves at an early age and  took a jab at money management instead.
US aircraft and defence company Boeing reports a 78% jump in quarterly profits, driven by increased demand for equipment from the armed forces.
DALLAS -- Texas Instruments Inc., the leading maker of chips for cell phones, cut its profit and revenue forecast for the fourth quarter on Monday due to slower sales of semiconductors, and it warned that sales could weaken further early next year.
By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 16--Monday, Destin City Council will decide whether to approve a contract for the $4.6 million purchase of 206 Harbor Boulevard.
The Italian airline is facing resistance from unions against its plan to evade bankruptcy by cutting 5,000 jobs.
(1010 WINS) (NEW YORK) Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer faced off against his two long-shot challengers in a debate Sunday, defending his record and refusing to rule out a run for another office if he wins a second Senate term.
A Category 2 hurricane Jeanne, which devastatively hit Haiti, now is moving towards Florida and may strike south-eastern coast of the US in two days.
A U.S. bankruptcy judge has put off   indefinitely a hearing into Delphi Corp.'s DPHIQ.PK request   for authority to impose wage and benefit cuts on its U.S.   hourly workers, the company and a union said on Friday.
The country is split over a possible permanent trade deal with the US.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes bombed houses in  the Iraqi city of Falluja for a third successive night, killing  at least eight people, four of them children, doctors and  residents said on Thursday.
A humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur  region, once called the world's worst, appears to have eased,  with the death toll from disease dropping, a senior World  Health Organization (WHO) official said Tuesday.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, an act of violence that shredded U.S. hopes for democratic elections in the country that is a key ally in Bush's war on terrorism.
The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a month ago met Pope Benedict on Wednesday and the Pontiff blessed a photograph of the child.
Stephon Marbury made five 3-pointers in the second quarter to help put the Knicks ahead for good, and New York received a fourth-quarter boost from Jerome Williams in a 90-82 victory last night over the Memphis Grizzlies at Madison Square Garden.
ATHENS: Gunmen holding six people hostage in a bus near Athens threatened to blow up the vehicle on Thursday morning unless their demands for a ransom and safe conduct out of the country were met.
Pull over, show your index finger Ten police forces in England and Wales are to test handheld fingerprint checking devices on the roadside.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Britain's Tony Blair forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but said Wednesday he had not yet decided on a U.S. request for back-up from UK troops.
On Monday, Google requested final approval from federal regulators to begin trading their stock. Google has asked that the SEC declare its registration statement effective as of 1 pm pacific time today. Google ...
WASHINGTON - Hugely popular internet search engine Google Inc. cautioned Thursday its current pace of revenue growth is expected to slow.
Escalating bloodshed and political tension in Iraq will shadow President Bush at a NATO summit this week where he hopes to persuade Europeans to do more to quell violence in Afghanistan.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading effort to build a coal-fired electric plant that will capture and store its carbon emissions will take a shaky step forward on Tuesday.
Top US lawmakers on Sunday blamed &quot;turf wars&quot; for the unravelling of a long-awaited intelligence reform bill, and said a post-September 11 overhaul of America&#39;s spy network was stymied by allies of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
A UN worker sorts Hamid Karzai&#39;s ballot papers at a counting center in Kabul on Tuesday, Oct. 26. 2004. With 97.7 percent of ballots counted, Karzai has 55.
For the first time, an international team of astronomers led by Guy Perrin from the Paris Observatory/LESIA, (Meudon, France) and Stephen Ridgway from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (Tucson, Arizona, USA) has observed the close environment of
As expected, with no other players ranked in the Top 30 in the event, Maria Sharapova won the &#39;Maria Sharpova Open,&#39; or as it was otherwise known, the Hansol Korea Open Tennis Championships Sunday with a 6-1, 6-1 pasting of No.
Super offense. Dominating defense. Perfect opponent.
Lehman Brothers, one of a handful of Wall Street banks to avoid large losses related to subprime mortgages, nonetheless exceeded analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 diminished expectations.
NASA (news - web sites) is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy almost two years ago.
Blog: Online betting site lets people wager on tech-related things, like which company Google will acquire next.
Former football star O.J. Simpson was charged with kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery on Tuesday in connection with what authorities say was the armed theft of his sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
Condoleezza Rice will include the Middle East in her first trip abroad as US secretary of state next week.
KARACHI, Pakistan  - Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative Sunday in a four-hour gun battle at a house in southern Pakistan that also led to the arrest of two other men, the information minister said.
Identity theft, thanks mainly to the growth of the Internet, is epidemic. Can it be stopped?
Rose Mattus, who launched Haagen-Dazs ice cream with her husband more than four decades ago, has died. She was 90.
Presidente Borrell, non dimenticare per non ripetere orrori
A group of U.S. Congressmen met with North Korea's foreign minister in Pyongyang on Wednesday, the communist state's official news agency said, in an effort to persuade the North to rejoin talks on its nuclear weapons ambitions.
Pope Benedict XVI sends a letter to China's Catholics in an effort to start a new dialogue with Beijing.
U.S. cases of encephalitis and meningitis caused by West Nile virus rose last year to the highest level since 2003, and the death toll jumped from 2005, federal health officials reported on Thursday.
A roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, as the alliance decided to increase its forces in the country to overcome a resurgent Taliban.
Microsoft Corp will authorize a proxy  battle for Yahoo Inc this week to convince the Web company's  shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the Yahoo board  so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook blog said on  Tuesday.
A search is under way for four teenage girls who are overdue from a Duke of Edinburgh trek in the Cairngorms.
An Outlaw has sent Japan's first National Basketball Association player to the bench for the next five games.
U.S. mosques face the challenges of adapting a conservative, foreign-grown Islamic ideology to an American setting.
When it comes to sending a message about the importance of defense, Doc Rivers decided the simpler the better. That explains why a member of the coaching staff wrote the following postgame equation on the board in the visitors' locker room at the Wachovia Center: 90+90+81=Wins. The numbers represent opponents' point totals from the Celtics' three-game road winning streak.
Blog: NerdyShirts.com selling select T-shirts for a quarter of the usual price.
The Russian prosecutor-general rules out extraditing a former KGB officer to the UK over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
The latest rise in UK rates is set to cool housing activity, the Nationwide says, although price growth remains resilient.
Musicians marched a silent \
Nuovo raid aereo americano sulla citta sunnita di Mosul, dove, dopo qualche ora di tregua, sono ripresi i bombardamenti. La situazione resta difficile in tutto il paese, con continui scontri e attentati. Ad
Outgoing US Secretary of State Collin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday as part of the international efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process amid continued violence in the region.
U2 has been a familiar sight to iTunes Music Store visitors in recent weeks, with the online music store featuring everything from a U2-themed iPod to a digital boxed set of the Irish rock band&#39;s recordings.
LOS ANGELES  -- The Oscar folks don&#39;t want audiences to have to choose between watching the closing ceremonies of the winter Olympics or tuning into the Academy Awards show in 2006.
One of France's leading daily newspapers, Le Figaro, sided with criticism that the United States had been \
KMG Chemicals, Inc. (NASDAQ: KMGB), a global provider of specialty  chemicals in carefully focused markets, today announced that J. Neal  Butler has been appointed to the Board of Directors, bringing the number  of directors to seven.
CinemaNow, Inc., the leading Internet provider of downloadable videos,  today announced it has signed licensing agreements with Showtime  Networks Inc. and A&E Television Networks (AETN) to offer select  television content through its Web site (www.cinemanow.com).
PM names credit crunch as 'our biggest challenge' as he warns country to prepare for turbulence
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President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, besieged by complaints about their wartime leadership, are discussing Iraq&#039;s future and the role of their troops there.
Norman Hsu was politician's dream who became a nightmare. He knew people, hosted fundraisers, solicited donations. And he was an unabashed fan of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Manchester United reported lower annual profits of 27.9 million pounds from 39.3 milllion last time and warned future results would be affected by a drop in media revenues.
Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with liver failure today and his condition was not improving, a Palestinian official said, as Israel finalised plans to bury the Palestinian president in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as investors focused on a pullback in oil prices before manufacturing data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that could give clues about the direction of interest rates.
(InfoWorld) - CA continued to move toward a turnaround in its business with an uptick in its fourth-quarter revenue driven by software subscriptions and professional services. However, while revenue rose 7 percent to\u00c2\u00a0more than\u00c2\u00a0$1 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, CA reported a net loss of $20 million, due in part to $100 million in restructuring and other charges. Some $71 million of the charges were due to severance costs related to the cutting of 1,700 jobs, which CA first outlined in August. Still, the $20 million net loss wasn't as bad as the $41 million loss CA recorded in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Discounting the charges, the software vendor recorded net income of $109 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared with $81 million in the year-ago quarter. EPS (earnings per share) were $0.20, up from $0.13 a year ago. A consensus estimate of Thomson Financial analysts had predicted that CA would report revenue of $1.01 billion on an EPS of $0.20. John Swainson, CA president and CEO, described the company's performance in the fourth quarter as \
Periodically, St Mark's Square in Venice is flooded by spring tides. On Friday night it was inundated with Hollywood executives and movie stars for the first film premiere to be staged in the historic piazza.
Not paranoid about Android Caravan World Congress Google Android phones aren't even on vapourware yet, but already Symbian is already welcoming the challenge.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush announced that he would increase emergency aid to stricken areas of Asia to $350 million from $35 million.
Two French journalists freed after four months held hostage in Iraq are set for an emotional welcome home.
Making the morning line is a difficult job, and Lone Star Park oddsmaker Rick Lee did not escape the wrath of trainer D. Wayne Lukas when Lee established the mare Azeri at 15-1 for the Classic during yesterday's post position draw for Saturday's Breeders' Cup. Pleasantly Perfect, the leading candidate to be Horse of the Year, ...
MEXICO CITY -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that President Bush will place a high priority in his second term on granting legal status to millions of migrants who live illegally in the United States.
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 on computers than phones
MOSCOW  - Russia's Defence Ministry said Friday that its forces had destroyed four militants in Chechnya including a Canadian resident.
Samsung is showing off a new 128G-byte flash-based SSD (solid-state drive), one of the largest such drives shown to date, at CES.
A US court rules that a Cuban, wanted on charges of bombing a plane by Cuba and Venezuela, should be set free.
Taj Mahal, India's famous monument, is closed to tourists after violence rocks the city of Agra, officials say.
The health of ailing former Indonesian  President Suharto has improved and he could eventually recover  enough to go home, the head of his medical team said on  Saturday.
OZARK, Ark. - A sheriff's deputy was fired after his wife posed nude next to his patrol car.  A computer disc containing photos of Damon Gregory's wife posing near the patrol vehicle surfaced at the Franklin County Sheriff's office in early December. Gregory was fired Dec.
When the Giants and the Cowboys meet Sunday in the playoffs, the questions this game should go a long way in resolving are: Exactly how good is TonyRomo? How useful is Eli Manning?
The role of pants in the spread of western culture has been wrongly sidelined, according to medieval historians, who are starting to rank the underwear factor alongside the invention of printing.
ROMA - &#39;&#39;E&#39; indispensabile procedere nel risanamento dei conti pubblici&#39;&#39;: Lo ha affermato il Governatore della Banca d&#39;Italia Antonio Fazio dal palco della Giornata mondiale del risparmio. &quot;I margini per
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday it was giving up a Chinese patent for a component of its popular diabetes drug Avandia following a challenge by three Chinese competitors.
The US Department of Justice looks into competitive practices among flash memory chipmakers.
The president of Harvard Management Co., who came to Boston less than two years ago to take over the world's largest university endowment, will leave the job unexpectedly and return to the investment firm where he formerly worked.
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The frenzy of the Ryder Cup was first felt last week, and here it is in a nutshell. Jay Haas played a golf outing in Chicago last Monday, the day Hal Sutton announced him as one of the wild-card selections to the team.
A man who secretly filmed women in his university halls bathroom is given a suspended sentence.
BORDEAUX, France  - French surgeons plan to   perform the first zero-gravity operation on Wednesday aboard a   plane free-falling to create weightless conditions, in what   they hope can be a trial run for surgery on astronauts in   space.
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Facing a surge of attacks around the globe, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to step up its campaign against terrorism but backed away from authorizing a new list of terrorists that could be subject to sanctions and punishment.
This Day in Tech: President Kennedy is scheduled to be the first image beamed across the Atlantic but he's late, so Europe gets part of a Cubs-Phillies game instead.
Authorities on Wednesday began burying Thailand's last 110 unidentified victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a little more than two weeks ahead of the second anniversary of the disaster.
A generation ago, traditional families were sacred in Spain. Gen. Francisco Franco liked them big and Catholic, and gave hefty cash prizes to parents with the most copious broods.
Kosovo lawmakers named a former rebel commander as prime minister of their new government Friday, ignoring concerns that a UN war crimes tribunal might indict him.
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Lloyd's, the world's biggest insurance underwriting market, has said that first-half pre-tax profit dipped 2.0 percent as a result of lower investment income returns.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt both struggled to three-set victories at the Japan Open on Wednesday.
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RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O is ending its 49 cent-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said on Thursday.
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Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, center, joined Shaquille O&#39;Neal and rest of his teammates on the bench during the start of the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in this Oct. 28, 2003 photo, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Egypt deports eight French and two Belgian citizens it arrested on suspicion of links to terrorist groups.
An ailing Yasser Arafat congratulated President Bush on his re-election and expressed hope that a second term will spark new life to the Middle East peace process, an aide to the Palestinian leader said Wednesday.
The security forces have found a cache of ammunition suspected of belonging to Northern Ireland's main Roman Catholic paramilitary group, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a security source said.
Young went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Kyle Denney, who lost in his major league debut. It was the fourth five-RBI game of Young&#39;s career, the first since May 6, 2003, at Baltimore.
Monica Bellucci has a new passion: Motherhood.
Diana Ross and film-maker Martin Scorsese are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center awards.
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The psychiatrist and broadcaster Professor Anthony Clare has died suddenly at the age of 64.
By Bernard Harris  Mayor asks for patience, but says city will not back away from single-hauler system that begins in October.  It was too late for the crowd that turned out in opposition to the city's new trash plan on Monday night.
The major Democratic candidates gather for one of the most anticipated events leading up to the crucial Iowa primaries
The power to put the entertainment industry back to work was in the hands of writers Tuesday as guild members voted on whether to end their 3-month strike by accepting the terms of a tentative contract.
Czech and Polish leaders back a US plan to install missile defence facilities on their territory.
Vodafone-free Palm Europe has released the unlocked version of its compact Treo 500v handset, previously only available on the Vodafone network.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez believes that his side have every chance of making the Champions League knockout stage tonight. The Spaniard is confident that the Reds can claim the 1-0 or two-goal win against
DENVER (Billboard) - There is a reason people still buy CDs  more than they do digital albums. Actually there are several,  but viruses that come along with music via peer-to-peer sites  (P2P) and a concern over digital rights management (DRM) aren't  the only culprits.
Despite horrific struggles in recent weeks, Tom Coughlin still believes that Eli Manning is going to be an outstanding quarterback for the reeling New York Giants.
An extreme shortage of oenophile gizmos is undoubtedly the reason most nerds shun the fruit of the vine. Problem solved! Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
British Telecom will acquire Infonet Services in a deal worth US$965 million, BT Group said on Monday. The telecommunications giant said its acquisition of the network service provider will create cost savings
Western technology firms are increasingly seeking talent in Eastern Europe.
Democrat New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer made official yesterday what has been speculated for months, that he will run for governor of New York State in 2006.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's foreign minister   was detained at a New York airport on Saturday, prompting an   apology from the U.S. government and compounding already tense   relations between the two countries.
Herkimer, NY (Sports Network) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Justin Strzelczyk was killed in a collision with a tanker truck after leading police on a highway chase for 40 miles in upstate New York Thursday morning.
Office Depot Inc , the world's second-largest office supplies retailer, said on Monday it would delay its third-quarter earnings release due to an independent review of its vendor program funds.
Afghanistan was set to start counting  votes on Wednesday from a historic presidential election after  several candidates backed off from declaring the poll illegal.
It's not a deep, dark cave inhabited by  Gollum, nor a hall of stone belonging to a Dwarf-lord -- it's  just an ordinary house in the heart of England's suburbia.
ABC television, backed by Republican Sen. John McCain and other leading conservatives, sought on Thursday to keep nervous affiliate stations from deserting a Veterans Day broadcast of the acclaimed World War II film \
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., is under strong consideration to become the next chairman of the House ethics committee as Speaker Dennis Hastert works to recast a panel roiled by controversy, Republican officials said Tuesday night.
Dr. Elliot Pellman, who had no particular background in neurology, prompted many outside experts to question his leadership of a group devoted to researching brain injuries.
The Rev. Jerry Falwell acknowledged on Sunday that he said if Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton were the Democrats' presidential nominee in 2008, it would motivate conservative evangelical Christians to oppose her more than if the devil himself were running.
Barry Bonds was told by the San Francisco Giants that he won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t play for them in 2008, he said on his Web site.
Commissioner Bud Selig knew what direction questions would go when he came to the area that's been at the center of baseball's steroid scandal.
INDIAN WELLS, California  - Former champion Martina Hingis cruised but top seed Maria Sharapova had to work a little harder to secure opening victories in the women's event at the Pacific Life Open on Friday.
US President George W. Bush was just one point ahead of Democratic challenger John Kerry in a new poll, leaving both candidates locked in a statistical dead heat.
The government considered a UK operation to arrest those suspected of killing six Red Caps in Iraq, papers reveal.
Antonio Banderas and his wife, Melanie Griffith, paid $50,000 for works by Joan Miro and Salvador Dali at a charity event this week, an auction official said.
Gaming giant Electronic Arts will boost production of video games for mobile phones over the next nine months, bringing top-selling franchises &quot;Fifa Football&quot; and &quot;The Sims&quot; to handsets, the company said Thursday.
FORT HOOD, Texas -- Former Army prison guard Charles A. Graner Jr. was sentenced to 10 years in a military stockade yesterday for his role in abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, an episode that provoked a wave of anti-American indignation around the world last spring.
A man who implicated two friends in the 1975 murder that sent Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel to prison has invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, his attorney and a prosecutor told The Associated Press Thursday.
Egypt is making intensive contacts with its mission in Baghdad and the Iraqi authorities to secure the release of six nationals taken hostages in Iraq, a senior diplomat of the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock are looking to take the zinger   trade to a whole new domain.
Edinburgh, Scotland (Sports Network) - Hibernian will try to slow down Rangers&#39; momentum Sunday when Alex McLeish&#39;s team comes to town.
Republicans opened their four-day national convention on Monday with salutes to President Bush&#39;s wartime leadership and repeated reminders of his response to the Sept.
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The campaign of Viktor Yanukovych, officially the loser of Ukraine's presidential election, on Friday made a last-ditch attempt to overturn the results, delivering several hundred volumes of legal documents to the Supreme Court.
Latvians head to the polls, but low turnout is expected amid a lack of issues and series of corruption scandals.
South Africa striker Benni McCarthy hit a late winner as Blackburn fought back to beat Wigan 2-1.
As others pull down their festive decorations Sunday to avoid dicing with superstition, one British man will carry on celebrating Christmas -- just as he has done every day for 15 years.
For a fifth consecutive opener, Jay Fiedler will be the quarterback Sunday when the Dolphins host the Tennessee Titans, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported yesterday.
Information Builders Inc has launched a navigation tool called Magnify that lets users organize and link search results to relevant business intelligence reports and analysis.
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Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a plan to give U.S. troops in Iraq more leave time, defeating a proposal widely considered the Democrat's best near-term chance to change President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy.
IF you were planning to save on postage this year by sending electronic greeting cards, think again. And be careful when opening any you get.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson's elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star's Neverland estate...
Thailand&#39;s prime minister apologized to the families of at least 84 people killed when troops put down a demonstration in the country&#39;s mainly Muslim south, but blamed the riot on troublemakers.
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Iranian and European officials didn&#39;t reach a deal Thursday, but Tehran will consider an EU offer which will enable it to receive nuclear technology in exchange for abandoning its weapons program.
Euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack  Kevorkian, dubbed &quot;Dr. Death&quot; for assisting in some 130  suicides, vowed on Sunday he will no longer help people end  their lives, even if they come to him in desperation.
When the Grammy Awards  telecast bursts into full-throated song on Sunday night, live  from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it will mark the awards  show's 50th year. But there will be another milestone to  celebrate as well -- the Grammys' 35th year on CBS.
Here's a look at how Microsoft's Hyper-V works, its major benefits and when you can expect to deploy this in production environments.
A loud explosion rattled central Baghdad on Tuesday and a cloud of smoke rose close to the Green Zone government and diplomatic compound.
Americans say they won't buy genetically modified food. So why is Monsanto's stock up 700 percent over the past five years?
Playbill - A slew of Tony winners will toast composer John Kander and his late collaborator, Fred Ebb, when the Westport Country Playhouse holds a gala evening in their honor Sept. 24.

The National Hockey League appeared to  be one day away from canceling its season due to a labor  dispute after owners rejected a salary cap proposal from  locked-out players.
Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon on Sunday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a man-made dam 40 years ago.
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Top congressional Democrats said on Sunday the U.S. Justice Department should investigate former Rep. Mark Foley's contacts with teenage male pages and said Republican leaders should testify under oath on what they knew about the matter.
President Bush for the first time this year included a call for volunteering in his annual 9/11 proclamation.
After months of generally steady increases in airfares, travelers looking to jet out of Boston for a summer vacation may find some happy surprises: Flights that are cheaper than they were last summer, at least to North American destinations.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Roger Clemens did his part, now Roy Oswalt - the Houston Astros&#39; other ace pitcher \u00e2\u0080-opes to follow his veteran teammate&#39;s lead.
On the day after his fourth consecutive poor performance, Eli Manning could have stayed home to rest his aches and either think about or forget the bad throws and even worse reads.
Inside France, director Maurice Pialat was considered a genius, the heir to legendary French auteurs like Bresson and Renoir.
While popular diets and fasts come and go, master cleanse remains a perennial favorite.
HAMMOND, La., March 4 -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sunday abruptly closed down a trailer site housing Hurricane Katrina victims  because of health and safety concerns. Its  residents said they were once again being left in the lurch since losing everything after the storm hit on...
FORT WORTH, Texas Helio Castroneves (kas-troh-NEH&#39;-ves) held off IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan (kuh-NAHN&#39;) over the final two laps after a restart to win the Chevy 500 in the IRL season finale.
Nov 18 (HeartCenterOnline) - Today is the day the American Cancer Society hopes millions of smokers will put down their cigarettes for good.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat despite a series of Israeli military blows at the movement's leadership.    Hamas published newspaper ads urging supporters to vote in upcoming municipal elections, saying \
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The ferry Meloodia slices through the gentle swell of the Baltic Sea, a trip far removed from the night of horror a decade ago when its sister ship, the Estonia, sank during a raging storm with the loss of 852 lives.
People who must pay for insurance may now be a majority of the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s uninsured, and not all are rushing to get coverage.
J.K. Rowling marked the spot where she finished the final \
The US says one of its officials was \
Karan Johar and director Soham Shah of \
Endowments at some independent schools have become so big that trustees have hired full-time money managers.
Police found and defused more than 1,300 pounds of explosives packed into a minibus parked near a marketplace on Tuesday, thwarting what one official described as \
Apple introduces an iPod capable of storing and displaying photos in an effort to stay ahead in the market for digital music players.
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update PalmOne on Monday introduced a handheld computer that holds on to data even when the battery runs down, as part of a revamping of its mobile-device lineup.
At an ordinary filling station about a mile east of the Capitol that has the usual selection of regular, premium and diesel at the pumps and chewing gum and soda next
Government extends cash accounting Small and medium sized tech firms will be among those to benefit from an extension to the government's Cash Accounting Scheme.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Huygens probe appears to be on the right course after being unleashed on its journey to Saturn&#39;s largest moon Titan, says the US space agency (Nasa).
Seven Spanish tourists killed in a suicide bombing while touring a temple in Yemen have been flown home.
As the first X-Prize flights go ahead, BBC News Online asks SpaceShipOne's Burt Rutan to explain his motivation to fly above the Earth.
By Sam Cook, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 24--First it was the record summer heat. Then a sustained spell of east winds. Those factors combined to drive 60-degree water at least 150 feet deep in Lake Superior this month, a highly unusual phenomenon.
CSTV Networks is inviting basketball fans to upload do-it-yourself video clips to a community section of the Web site.
Sudanese President Omar el-Beshir has promised \
Diplomats from France, Britain and Germany met their Iranian counterparts today for a new round of talks to persuade Tehran to give up its uranium enrichment programme, but diplomats said no breakthrough was likely.
A key member of Mexico's powerful Gulf Cartel drug gang, wanted by Washington for attempted murder of federal agents, was arrested at a swanky steakhouse in the capital, Mexican and U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Paris Hilton, the star of the Simple Life, has just released a 178-page book, \
Air Force Secretary James G. Roche asked a lobbyist for Boeing Co. to use the company&#39;s Washington contacts to &quot;quash&quot; a deputy undersecretary of defense and make him &quot;pay an appropriate
A witness in the government's trial against the tobacco industry died Wednesday evening after becoming ill on the stand.
The storage company keeps growing like a weed.
A Ukrainian opposition leader and  presidential candidate is in a Vienna hospital recovering from  what his supporters said on Friday appeared to be an attempt on  his life by political enemies who poisoned him.
Singer and TV presenter Charlotte Church confirms she is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Gavin Henson.
Lily Allen, Muse, Snow Patrol and Gnarls Barkley lead the field for the UK music industry's Brit Awards.
The extraordinary loss of life from Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunami waves is prompting Asian governments to consider developing a more comprehensive and effective warning system.
SEATTLE -- A videotape showing a US soldier willingly sharing military information with federal undercover agents he believed to be al-Qaida members is expected to be among key evidence in his court-martial, scheduled to begin today.
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the dead and dispossessed of Kosovo and villagers' hopes and fears.
Can they really call it an awards  show if most of the winners don't turn up?
By San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 14--George Lampe and his wife, Linda, have raised three their three children in Los Gatos. He works in the tight windowless confines of a hospital as an anesthesiologist in town.
AES Corp., a worldwide power company based in Arlington, said yesterday that it has agreed to purchase a large wind power company as a way to meet growing demand for renewable energy.
The home-furnishings retailer said first-quarter profit rose after customers bought less bedding and curtains as home sales slowed.
Portuguese prosecutors have begun moves to reinterview witnesses in the Madeleine McCann case.
Charlotte, NC -- Andre Callender rushed for 174 yards on 26 carries and scored the go-ahead touchdown, as the Boston College Eagles defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 37-24, in the Continental Tire Bowl.
Hard-drive video recorders support HDTV, while Blu-ray and HD-DVD wait in the wings. Plus: pricey headphones and cheap megapixels.
The United States, Israel and European states are preparing to ease sanctions in the West Bank to try to bolster an emergency government formed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Friday.
Two men at the heart of corporate   greed scandals in America paid the price on Tuesday, as a judge   sentenced former Enron Corp. executive Andrew Fastow to prison   and Bernard Ebbers, once the chief executive of highflying   WorldCom Inc. began serving a 25-year sentence.
A new documentary examines the alternating periods of acceptance, achievement and virulent discrimination faced by Jews.
In for the big win Having recently rediscovered itself as a systems company, Sun Microsystems has been welcomed into Microsoft's vast and growing family of OEM partners.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The prime minister of Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region suffered minor injuries when a grenade hit his car Monday in what appeared to be the fourth apparent attempt on his life, officials said.
IT markets set to continue to grow The IT markets of the 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004 are set to stay hot for the foreseeable future according to a new report by IDC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, who recently passed away will be remembered through his daughter.  Bindi, who is only 8 years old, has an upcoming series called \
SUN CITY, South Africa  - World number two Jim Furyk hopes to round off his best year as a professional golfer by retaining his Sun City Golf Challenge title.
Blog: A financial analyst out of Taiwan is predicting that Apple will have a cheaper iPhone based on the iPod Nano design released by the end of the year.
Juan Pablo Montoya is desperate to win Sunday&#39;s Italian GP and would have liked to have started from pole position but the Williams driver admits Rubens Barrichello&#39;s flying lap was just too good.
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A powerful earthquake struck western Indonesia on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings from international agencies. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
By AMY WOLD  When a federal coastal restoration task force meets in January, it will consider spending $34 million to build two restoration projects in the coming year.  A project in Jefferson Parish and one in St.
Four girls remain in a critical condition but face more surgery after suffering burns in a house fire.
Raj Loomba's Bollywood fraternity will be coming together for a Bollywood concert at the Trafalgar Square in London June 23.
 diventa musical e Kusturica debutta all'Opera Bastille
Annual tables showing the test results of thousands of England's primary schools have been published.
Wings of America, a 20-year-old nonprofit organization, consists of American Indian runners from reservations around the country that dominate running championships.
The European Union&#39;s enlargement commissioner said today that Turkey must go further to improve cultural rights for its Kurdish minority before it gets the go ahead to begin talks on joining the 25-member bloc.
The English city of Liverpool late yesterday  approved plans to set up a red light district to allow legal prostitution.
Debut tries from Maurie Fa'asavalu and Sam Burgess help Great Britain to a solid victory over New Zealand in the first Test in Huddersfield.
Dick Cheney came face-to-face with the war in Iraq when a 62-year-old grandmother confronted him on the campaign trail.
ASIA/INDIA - Con il nuovo Preposito Generale la Compagnia di Ges\u00c3\u00b9 guarda all\u00c2\u0092Asia Calcutta (Agenzia Fides) - Con l\u00c2\u0092elezione di padre Adolfo Nicol\u00c3\u00a1s come 30\u00c2\u00b0 Superiore Generale, la Compagnia di Ges\u00c3\u00b9 ha dato un segnale di voler guardare con rinnovata attenzione all\u00c2\u0092evangelizzazione dell\u00c2\u0092Asia. Ne \u00c3\u00a8 convinto padre George Pattery, Prov...
Goldman Sachs downgraded Vodafone (nyse: VOD - news - people ) to &quot;in-line&quot; from &quot;outperform,&quot; &quot;within the context of an &#39;attractive&#39; sector coverage view in anticipation that it will outperform the market but not the European telecom sector over the next
European equities turned higher after early losses on Tuesday thanks to earnings and upgrades offsetting losses for financial stocks.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed up to 20 men queuing at a police recruitment centre west of Baghdad on Thursday, police said, and al Qaeda militants battled a rival Sunni Arab faction in the south of the capital.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Wal-Mart has been sued in federal court by a man who claims the world's largest retailer discriminates against blacks in 12 Southern states from seeking truck-driving jobs.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., faced with   accusations it provides inadequate health care for more than a   million U.S. employees, plans to announce a major health care   initiative on Thursday.
The European Union says anyone found to have deliberately poisoned Ukrainian Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko must face justice.
Steve Jobs unveils the new Apple iPods -- turns out they're a lot like the old iPods, with a few nifty refinements such as gapless playback (finally), longer battery life and new color options.   In Listening Post.
Vice President Dick Cheney held three hours of talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Saturday as the Americans step up diplomatic efforts to halt Iraq's descent into chaos.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes his side can still reach the Champions League knockout stages despite being bottom of Group A.
Tory leader Michael Howard says his party will hold an early referendum on Europe if it wins the next election.
Libya's highest court said Wednesday it would rule July 11 on the appeal of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor trying to overturn their conviction and death sentences on charges of infecting about 400 Libyan children with the AIDS virus.
Washington Redskins (website - news) safety Sean Taylor pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a drunken driving charge, and his trial was rescheduled for Jan. 5. The rookie plans to call teammates as witnesses to say he was sober Oct.
Judges reject a request by lawyers appointed to defend Slobodan Milosevic to withdraw from the case.
The UK loses five times more money to VAT cheats than any other EU country, a report claims.
Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout innings to lead the streaking Boston Red Sox to their 10th straight victory, a 2-0 win over the Texas Rangers in American League play at Fenway Park on Friday.
When he was 12, Jerry Schilling couldn't believe the voice he heard on the radio singing \
Rappers have long proclaimed their love for Cristal, frequently mentioning the high-end champagne in songs and popping the corks of the clear, gold-labeled bottles in music videos and at nightclubs.
Iran said on Saturday it did not have any information about former FBI agent Robert Levinson who reportedly went missing in the country nine months ago, comments likely to disappoint Levison's visiting family members.
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the case against Richard A. Grasso, the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, over his excessive pay must be heard in New York state court.
Votarono nell'agosto 2005 a favore della nomina di Meocci
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking.
Defense lawyers in the Walt Disney trial on Friday tried to undermine the credibility of a witness who testified that company directors neglected their oversight
Like Linux code but better - grr By the end of this month Sun Microsystems will release the first developer version of OpenSolaris in its \
A federal judge placed tighter restrictions on Michael Vick on Wednesday after he tested positive for marijuana.
Tiny VaxGen Inc. hit a home run Thursday when it won an $877 million contract to supply the US government with an anthrax vaccine for civilian defense.
US forces launched a &quot;precision strike&quot; Saturday on a building in the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja where 15 to 20 guerrillas were training for attacks, the American military said.
Most IT Managers won&#39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
Trademark: Sicilia la preferita, in calo la Sardegna
On the eve of a visit to Britain, President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that the world was more dangerous because of the American-led invasion of Iraq.
Merck & Co.  on Wednesday stood  by its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and projected  slightly higher 2007 results, in line with Wall Street  expectations, as the drugmaker grapples with generic  competition for a number of its medicines.
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Sex bed tussle leads to court A dispute over a sex bed has become the first copyright law suit within online alternative reality game Second Life. The lawyer behind the suit told weekly podcast OUT-LAW Radio that the nature of the game should not change the issues at stake.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KIEV - Talks aimed at ending the political standoff in Ukraine have broken off, with the country&#39;s opposition party claiming negotiations to end the crisis are pointless.
JPMorgan Chase & Co  said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank lost $1.3 billion on risky mortgages and set aside more money for rising losses on home-equity loans.
By DUNCAN MANSFIELD    OAK RIDGE, Tenn.  -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are peering into the atomic world with record clarity, developing an electron microscope image that can distinguish the individual, dumbbell-shaped atoms of silicon in a crystal...
Britain&#39;s Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon leaves No. 10 Downing Street, London Thursday Oct. 21, 2004 after attending a cabinet meeting where they discussed the deployment of 650 soldiers of the Black Watch to a US-controlled sector in Iraq.
The European Commission said Tuesday it has asked several Hollywood studios to explain why they have chosen either the Blue-ray disc or HD DVD format for movie discs to see if they are breaking EU rules that bar companies from shutting out rivals.
China re-establishes diplomatic ties with Grenada, forcing the Caribbean island to sever links with Taiwan.
ROMA - Potrebbero essere pi\u00c3\u00b9 di 100.000 le delle vittime del maremoto che ha colpito il sud est asiatico. Lo ha detto il capo della protezione civile italiana Guido Bertolaso spiegando che in molti dei paesi
Hakim Warrick had 25 points, 12 rebounds and a key steal with 3.3 seconds left to turn back Providence's last chance and No. 7 Syracuse held on for a 75-71 victory on Saturday.
Caracas, 30 Dec. Venpres (Veronica Sosa).- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez Araque has announced that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias will have an intense agenda in the area of foreign policy in ...
Two workers for a British security firm are killed in an attack in central Iraq, the US military says.
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has expressed regret over Italian opposition to his country&#39;s campaign for a permanent UN Security Council seat.
U.S. scientists have transformed sugar into a liquid transportation fuel they say has a 40 percent greater energy density than ethanol.
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England bat out to secure a draw in the final Test, winning their first series in South Africa for 40 years.
LOS ANGELES - Carmelo Anthony, who missed Denver&#39;s previous game after being cited for marijuana possession, scored 23 points for the Nuggets in a 100-88 preseason victory Thursday night over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Carb-conscious Americans continued to flatten Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, as the onetime Wall Street darling yesterday posted a loss of $3 million in the third quarter.
TOKYO -- Could  Tokyo finally be safe? Godzilla, the movie monster that terrorized the  city in a series of films over 50 years, is set to stomp off into the sunset for what may be the last time. After the release this month of \
(CBS/AP) Juggling between its need to keep prices up without having them explode, OPEC agreed Friday to reduce its daily oil output by 1 million barrels a day - and reserved the right to cut deeper early next year if crude turns much cheaper than now.
Tylenol (acetaminophen), Motrin (ibuprofen), and prednisone are equally effective against the flu-like syndrome that can arise in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with interferon, new research suggests.
Actor Jim Carrey will appear as Ebenezer Scrooge when director Robert Zemeckis remakes A Christmas Carol.
Even if you don't suffer from claustrophobia or fear of insects, this movie may not be worth the trip.
China's Communist Party is due to wrap  up a four-day meeting on Sunday at which military chief Jiang  Zemin is expected to give up his last post, completing a  historic leadership succession.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi is sticking to his guns in a World Cup qualifier against Belarus Wednesday night despite Saturday&#39;s shock defeat in Slovenia with 0-1, local media reported Tuesday.
Germany launches the World Year of Physics, a century after Albert Einstein made his first great discovery.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called crisis talks that may authorize a cross-border military offensive after Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers in an ambush on Sunday near the Iraqi border.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods and Phil  Mickelson had been dubbed by their Ryder Cup captain as the  dream pairing but they gave Hal Sutton nothing but a king-sized  headache Friday.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets fell in opening deals on Wednesday after Wall Street had finished slightly lower overnight.
More than 60,000 people crammed into Wales' Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for a marathon pop concert to raise money for the victims of last month's tsunami disaster, Sky television reported.
Australia's hopes of defending their World Cup cricket crown suffered a huge blow with the official withdrawal of pace spearhead Brett Lee Friday.
Il difensore dell'Udinese Andrea Dossena ha parlatio con grande entusiasmo dei giorni passati in Naz...
Blog: Nintendo says its DS Wi-Fi service has now had 5 million users, and 200 million total game-play sessions.
Skies filled with drones by 2016? The UK is examing the possible deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) within 10 years across Britain's airspace for a range of civilian tasks including traffic control and environmental monitoring, The Guardian reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italy's disputed nominee for the EU justice and security commissioner's post denied having made new comments denigrating the role of women and said he was being victimized by the media.
MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have abnormal brain anatomy in addition to  imbalances in brain chemistry.
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The United States ran their preliminary  round record to a perfect 5-0 with a 100-62 drubbing of China  at the women's Olympic basketball tournament on Sunday,  remaining on course for a third consecutive gold medal.
The fashion conscious women of Roman Britain used a tin-based foundation to get a pale and appealing look. The evidence comes from a sealed pot of ointment found at an archaeological dig in Southwark, south London, last year.
The Moab Music Festival takes the outdoor concert to the extreme by ferrying musicians, guests and instruments into a red-rock grotto.
The Israeli cabinet orders construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site to proceed.
Entrepreneurs said they could gain an edge by offering generous perks to staffers ranging from pet sitting to spa visits and luxury cruises.
The All-Star break is a welcome rest period for most players, allowing them to recuperate from the bumps and bruises of the first half of the season and come back fresh.
When the government charged Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry with misconduct and suspended him, it seriously underestimated his refusal to be cowed.
An excited-sounding Jose Guillen was celebrating with friends and family in the Dominican Republic last night after reaching a one-year deal to become the new Mariners' right fielder, the Seattle Times reported.
Lebanon's parliament will delay electing a president next week, political sources said on Saturday, allowing more time for rival pro- and anti-Syrian groups to agree on a compromise candidate.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets wobbled for a second straight trading day on Monday as banking share prices extended heavy losses led by troubled Northern Rock.
Oscar-winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman is pregnant, her publicist said on Monday.
All the major incidents as Northern Ireland take on Poland and the Irish Republic host Cyprus.
Fulham, second-bottom in the Premier League, announced Thursday the signing of Finland striker Jari Litmanen for the rest of the season in a move completed with just hours of the January transfer window remaining.
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New rules that come into force on Wednesday should make it easier to switch broadband supplier.
Officials in Glasgow say a study supports calls for lap dancing clubs to licensed as sex shops.
&quot;The fact that non-US vendor like NEC had the fastest computer was seen as a big challenge for US computer industry,&quot; said Horst Simon, director of the supercomputing centre at Lawrence Berkeley Labs in California.
The cellist Steven Isserlis and the pianist Kirill Gerstein, a splendid pair of performers, took a Shostakovich and three other pieces to the 92nd Street Y on a wintry Thursday night.
Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a claim by the U.S. intelligence chief that Osama bin Laden and his deputy were hiding in northwestern Pakistan
WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating whether a Pentagon analyst fed to Israel secret materials about White House deliberations on Iran. The investigation could strain U.S.-Israeli relations and muddy the Bush administration's Middle East policy...
Tiger Telematics, the U.S. developer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console, has announcd plans to enter the smartphone market in competition with Nokia, Sony Ericsson, PalmOne and RIM.
Mortar bombs killed 15 people in a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad on Sunday in fresh violence after a truck bomb killed 135 people in a Shi'ite area in the worst single bombing since the U.S.-led 2003 invasion.
India&#39;s three million truck drivers started a strike today to protest a planned tax on cargo transportation by road, prompting local units of Honda Motor Co.
A suspected bomb blew up in a car in a crowded district of Damascus on Monday, destroying the vehicle and slightly wounding a passerby, residents said.
Former Newfoundland premier Brian Tobin has unexpectedly severed his ties with two companies controlled by auto parts magnate Frank Stronach, amid an investor revolt over plans to buy out minority shareholders in one of the firms.
Suspected Maoist rebels gunned down a pedestrian in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, causing new jitters in a city weathering a guerrilla blockade for the past six days.
Blog: Some frustrated iPhone early adopters took advantage of the weekend deadline to get a full refund, but most seem satisfied.
The dollar sagged early on Monday,  helping to send Asian exporters' shares sharply lower, after a  meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations said  nothing to arrest its fall.
For the past three years, Michael J. Wagner directed the Army's largest effort to help the most vulnerable soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. His office in Room 3E01 of the world-renowned hospital was supposed to match big-hearted donors with thousands of wounded soldiers who could not afford to feed their children, pay mortgages, buy plane tickets or put up visiting families in nearby hotels....
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Rescue workers with chronic illnesses they attribute to exposure to the rubble at the World Trade Center site demanded long-term support from the government on Wednesday, and one advocate feared it could become \
Are Apple sales in trouble? Two research analysts have reported in recent days that Apple is aggressively cutting back production on iPods and iPhones, while increasing production on Mac computers.
T.I. has wrapped up another slew of BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations.
Veteran politician and international administrator Paddy Ashdown looks at how lessons from other foreign interventions were ignored in Iraq.
The world's finance ministers and central bankers are paid to be careful souls. Even in the inner sanctum of the International Monetary Fund's annual meetings, many of them read their statements to each other ...
For Democrats who believe Ralph Nader was a spoiler four years ago, 2004 might seem like just a bad dream instead of a nightmare.
Increases in air ozone levels may contribute to the deaths of thousands of Americans each year, new nationwide statistics suggest.
Sen. John Edwards, visiting the state that narrowly put President Bush in the White House in 2000 after a disputed recount and voting irregularities, issued a warning Saturday to Floridians about Republicans.
THE CRIME: A car bomb killed a prosecutor preparing a case against nearly 400 people who backed a 2002 coup attempt to oust President Hugo Chavez.
Plans to allow more passengers at Stansted Airport in Essex are due to go before a public inquiry.
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Matteo Tagliariol &egrave; giunto nella prova di coppa del mondo di spada di Carolina, in Portorico....
Putting a stop to the cyberbullies is not going to be easy, says columnist Bill Thompson.
Fidel Castro said Tuesday that his health was stable after surgery, according to a statement read on state television, as the Communist government tried to impose a sense of normalcy on the island's first day in 47 years without Castro in charge.
The generational divide becomes apparent as families start to think about gift-giving holidays. Advice for shoppers of all ages.
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He hasn't been here even a month, but you can tell that Eric Williams , as is his history, already has had an impact on the Raptors.
Call it a Dream a Little Dream come true for fans of   1980s teen cinema. Or connoisseurs of 21st century celebrity curios.
2004-10-06 | Gaza, an ongoing tragedy with seemingly no end in sight to killings, destruction and humiliation. It seems almost redundant, or at least perfunctory, to report that the United States has once
West Anstey is a fairly ordinary Devon rural village. It has a pub, a few farms, a post office and a population of around 100. Humans, that is.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - It could be Miami or New  York, Sydney, Toronto, Madrid or even Kuwait.
roundup Plus: AMD starts shipping 90-nanometer chips...ABC.com to air on Real's SuperPass...Lenovo revenue grows, but problems persist.
LONDON : British music group EMI reported a fall in interim profits as sales dropped by 11.4 percent, reflecting a release schedule skewed towards the second half and the strength of sterling.
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International police agency Interpol is helping coordinate the investigation into the poisoning of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko that now involves forces in Germany, Russia and Britain.
New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth once met President Calvin Coolidge on a sultry day and reportedly remarked, &quot;Hot as hell, ain&#39;t it, Prez?
Western countries have fuelled international terrorism through the invasion of Iraq and their stand on the Palestinians, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah ahmad Badawi said.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter of Sunday&#39;s game against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium to set an NFL record for most consecutive games with multiple TD
Nike re-signs Kobe Bryant to a multiyear endorsement deal.
A day before Martha Stewart was to start serving a prison sentence, the lifestyle trendsetter on Thursday accused prosecutors of withholding evidence she hopes will help
The surface of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan may be covered by thick drifts of combustible organic &quot;snow&quot; floating on lakes of liquid methane or water and ammonia ice flows, NASA (news - web sites) scientists said on Friday.
WASHINGTON - It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly \
New England's loss to Miami raised the stakes in Sunday's matchup with the Jets, a game that was already filled with playoff implications for each team.
French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Britain's Princess Anne presided over a ceremony commemorating the members of the SAS who lost their lives during World War II.
India's Supreme Court names two prosecution lawyers for the retrial of a notorious Gujarat riot case.
TORONTO -- Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson has a message for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman: The Players&#39; Association won&#39;t break.
By BEN STOCKING  HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has released one of its best-known dissidents from prison, two weeks before its president is to make a historic visit to the United States, an official said Sunday.
ARE you a naturist or a nurturist? Sorry, I should rephrase that. Which side of the nature-versus-nurture debate are you on? There is another, more relevant question.
The ruling lets employers prohibit workers from using corporate e-mail to distribute union-related messages.
PC Magazine - Hitachi Ltd. said on Friday it will recall 16,000 batteries made by Sony Corp. for laptop computers, joining a growing list of PC makers recalling Sony batteries.
Three car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded 86 as they shopped at a fruit and vegetable market on Saturday.
Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Monday it  has stopped production at its assembly plant in Georgia for at  least a day because of lack of parts.
Jason Samples threw one touchdown pass and caught another and offensive lineman Junior Louissaint scored on a 63-yard fumble recovery as Troy upset No. 19 Missouri 24-14 Thursday night.
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ST. GEORGE, Utah  - A young woman told a Utah court on Friday she wanted to die after being forced into sex at age 14 in a marriage arranged by one of the biggest U.S. polygamous sects.
Mack Brown has lost his star quarterback from a national championship team. Good thing the Texas coach still has his sense of humor.
A bomb explodes at an opposition rally in Bangladesh, killing at least one person, witnesses and police say.
As of Thursday, June 21, 2007, at least 3,545 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,903 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Botte, feriti e partita sospesa a Resuttano, in provincia di Caltanissetta. Il campo dove si &egrave...
Hamid Karzai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief rivals in Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election conceded defeat today after the US-backed interim leader was declared its first popularly elected leader.
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North America&#39;s five biggest MSOs are teaming up with AT&amp;T Corp. to promote cable modems to prospective customers for Ma Bell&#39;s new voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) service.
By JOE MACALUSO  If you're wondering why teams of biologists spend so much time doing work like banding mottled ducks, then look outside Louisiana to find the big reason.  Mottled ducks are native here. The don't migrate.
British Airways will face tougher competition on some of its most profitable routes after the Civil Aviation Authority yesterday announced its decision on lucrative additional
Many patients on the cholesterol drug are switching to a cheaper alternative, but Pfizer is not letting its flagship product go down without a fight.
'Internal use' not trademark violation A New York district court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Rescuecom, a computer repair firm, that accused Google of trademark infringement by selling its brand as a search term.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pakistan dismiss Shoaib Akhtar from their World Twenty20 squad after a bust-up with Mohammad Asif.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said  he wants Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a former finance minister and  member of the opposition Socialist party, to be the next head  of the International Monetary Fund.
Italian airline Air One withdraws from the bidding for a stake in state-owned Alitalia, threatening its sale.
Larry Lamb has lived a half-century of failures: three stints in New Jersey state prison, four psych ward confinements, drug and alcohol abuse dating back to adolescence, and more time in county lockups than he can count.
A report on the causes and solutions for childhood obesity in the United States calls for a broad societal strategy, including healthier meals in schools and restaurants.
VATICANO - All\u00c2\u0092udienza generale Benedetto XVI ripercorre il suo viaggio in Austria: \u00c2\u0093\u00c3\u00a8 apparsa in particolare la realt\u00c3\u00a0 viva, fedele e variegata della Chiesa cattolica\u00c2\u0085 una presenza gioiosa e coinvolgente, di una Chiesa che, come Maria, \u00c3\u00a8 chiamata sempre a \u00c2\u0091guardare a Cristo\u00c2\u0092 per poterlo mostrare ed offrire a tutti\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nel suo discorso durante l\u00c2\u0092udienza generale di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac 12 settembre, che si \u00c3\u00a8 svolta in Piazza San Pietro dove il Papa \u00c3\u00a8 giunto proveniendo dalla residenza estiva di Castel Gandolfo, Benedetto XVI si \u00c3\u00a8 soffermat...
SCOTT HARRISON\u00e2\u0080\u0099S 59second defeat of the hopeless Samuel Kebede did little to boost a fine world champion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s credibility, but it did a great deal to tarnish the reputation of the sanctioning body that he represents.
The future suddenly looks shaky for online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc. -- a plucky home entertainment upstart that managed to hold its ground after retailing giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The homemaking guru says she wants to &#39;put this nightmare behind me&#39; and be out in time to plant a spring garden. Although she is appealing her conviction, Martha Stewart says she wants to serve her five-month prison sentence as soon as possible.
Two members of a British Muslim group are beginning efforts in Iraq to secure the freedom of Ken Bigley.
It's recruiting season in college football, and the key question is the same as it is during the regular season.
Minnesota running back Michael Bennett will miss at least two more games after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Sweden's Supreme Court rules the killer of politician Anna Lindh will serve life in jail, not in psychiatric care.
Lebanon's Hezbollah holds a mass funeral for its assassinated commander Imad Moughniyah, one of the United States' most wanted men, in Beirut on Thursday to calls of revenge against its sworn enemy Israel.
There is no denying the athletic abilities of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.
LONDON/SEOUL  - HSBC agreed to buy 51 percent of Korea Exchange Bank from private equity firm Lone Star for $6.3 billion, in a deal that could propel the UK-based bank into the top ranks of Asia's third-largest banking market.
The body of Superman star Christopher Reeve has been cremated during a private service, it was reported today. Reeve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s widow Dana plans to scatter the ashes although the
ROMA. Il Ministro per l&#39;Innovazione e le Tecnologie, Lucio Stanca, ha reso noto che e&#39; appena decollata l&#39;operazione &quot;Vai con Internet&quot; riservata alle famiglie che, nel 2002, hanno avuto un reddito annuo non
Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman is granted bail after being accused of rape while holidaying in Barbados
JOHANNESBURG The 51-year-old son of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, was arrested by the South African police on Wednesday and charged with helping to finance a failed coup against Equatorial Guinea&#39;s authoritarian ruler last March
Playbill - After receiving a batch of positive reviews in Chicago, the team behind One Arm-Moises Kaufman's latest project, an adaptation of a Tennessee Williams short story-are looking forward to a New York production.
Savoring a much-needed win in his native Michigan, Mitt Romney promised Wednesday to give John McCain a run for his money in the next contest for the Republican presidential nomination, a four-man, anything-goes scramble in South Carolina.
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Republican misgivings over President Bush's new war strategy are increasingly dividing the GOP as the Senate moves toward a showdown over the deployment of 21,500 additional troops to Iraq.
China, having taken gold at the recent Asian Games minus Yao Ming, is likely to miss the NBA champion's services in Olympic warm-up matches against European power sides in 2007, local media reported on Monday.
Researchers have unravelled certain rare genetic mutations that may explain the cause behind sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of an infant under one year
MIAMI (Sports Network) - The Southern California Trojans  are 30 minutes away from claiming back-to-back national titles  as they lead the Oklahoma Sooners 38-10 at halftime of the  Orange Bowl.
La Spagna ha confermato Emilio Sanchez alla guida della nazionale di Coppa Davis dopo il succesos su...
Hollywood studios are about to take the long-anticipated step of firing a barrage of lawsuits at some of the most prolific Internet pirates, echoing the legal strategy that the recording industry already has used with limited success.
Stop alle trattative, disagi in vista per i cittadini
Canon has unveiled its latest digital single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, the semi-professional EOS 20D, claiming that it gives better picture quality than traditional film-based cameras.
InfoWorld - A recent federal court ruling pertaining to open-source software in model railroads could derail enforcement of open-source licenses altogether, according to Mark Radcliffe, general counsel for the Open Source Initiative.
Relative of two-year-old Casey Leigh Mullen pleads guilty.
Treatment with the anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research suggests.
the town of Anah, 260 km (163 miles) northwest of Baghdad, near the Syrian border. He said 20 people. had been wounded and the death toll could rise.
Carrie Underwood, Beyonce and Elton John will be among the performers at the first-ever Movies Rock concert celebrating the relationship between music and film.
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China has identified a lethal strain of bird flu among pigs at several farms, but has not revealed the locations, the New York Times reported Saturday.
President Bush says a deadly attack on US forces that left at least 22 dead will not derail plans for Iraqi elections.
Apple Inc.  said on Wednesday that Google Inc.'s YouTube Internet video site will be available on its Apple TV set-top box.
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Congress plans to look into how senstive  bomb information could have been sent via unsecured e-mail
Leading European banks may have to pay out as much as \u00c2\u00a370bn as the global credit crunch continues to bite.
Barry Bonds moved closer to Hank Aaron's record, and then said he was done talking about it. Bonds broke out of a lengthy home run drought, hitting his 746th career homer in the sixth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull within nine of Hammerin' Hank's career mark of 755. Unfortunately for the Giants, the loss completed a rare three-game sweep by the Rockies in San Francisco.
Tallahassee, FL (Sports Network) - Florida State head coach Bobby Bowden has suspended senior wide receiver Craphonso Thorpe for the Seminoles&#39; game against fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member Duke on Saturday.
A U.N. committee rejected  credentials of a Canadian gay and lesbian organization seeking  consultative status with the United Nations and deferred the  application of a similar body from Sweden, according to  documents circulated on Friday.
The Justice Department has asked an appellate court to keep its arguments secret for a case in which privacy advocate John Gilmore is challenging federal requirements to show identification before boarding an airplane.
Superando per 3-0 in trasferta il Giappone questa mattina, gli Stati Uniti hanno teoricamente sancit...
Yahoo Publisher Network has made some updates to its quality guidelines and program policies.  The change which sticks out the most is the limitation of three ad units per page. Google AdSense works in a similar fashion, with the maximum amount of contextual network ads being set at three. Yahoo has defined some simple quality guidelines [...]
CBS News faced new charges of journalistic impropriety on Tuesday, a day after the network said it regretted using questionable documents in a report challenging President Bush&#39;s military service.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  is considering acquisitions in its home market as it seeks to open smaller stores and limit its reliance on giant supercenters for growth, the Financial Times reported in its online edition.
By John McCoy  johnmccoy@wvgazette.com  Hunters call West Virginia's Interstate 79 \
A 39-year-old woman is in hospital after being stabbed in a department store in Middlesbrough.
You say you adore Princess Leia ... well, show the love.
Struggling automotive supplier Visteon Corp. told its 8,300 white-collar workers that it plans to offer buyouts to a &quot;significant&quot; number of employees by year&#39;s end.
Stocks turned positive on Wednesday after rising oil prices pushed energy shares higher in light volume.
Angela Merkel, cancelliere tedesco, ha respinto la richiesta di un incontro da parte del ciclista Ja...
Blog: Virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet, appeal to early adopters of games. Getting more people to come will require more applications, said experts.
Rinforzo in arriva per il Tottenham. In club inglese ha acquistato il giovane e promettente difensor...
Heads of state from some two dozen African states were to gather to craft a jobs creation plan that would lift hundreds of millions out of poverty and advance development on the world's poorest continent.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps doesn't mind making history while sitting in the stands. The man who dominated the attention at the Olympic pool gave up a coveted spot on the 400-meter medley relay team to Ian Crocker...
The parents of a four-year-old British girl who disappeared while on a family holiday in Portugal said Saturday that they believed a sighting of a possible suspect was &quot;significant and relevant.&quot;
Iran says the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has installed surveillance cameras at a nuclear facility in Natanz.Comment
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NEW YORK - Oil prices fell for the fifth day in a row last week after word of a peace deal in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf raised hopes of more reliable oil shipments from the energy-rich country and encouraged a run of profit-taking by big money
Australia have won three World Cups but have come up short in the Champions Trophy, a failure that skipper Ricky Ponting wants his team to redress in this month's fifth edition in India.
Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been charged with planning to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
Boom di arrivi e presenze, maggiore incremento per stranieri
The old school campus is dilapidated. There is little food, water from only a single tap, no toilets. Families sleep in the open or under tents made of scavenged tree branches and lengths of cloth used as skirts during the day.
A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Friday to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager in what investigators say may have been a mercy killing, the latest of several similar incidents that have undercut efforts by the United States to win support among Iraqis and defeat a rampant insurgency.
One of the most notorious figures from Chile's former military regime, Osvaldo Romo, has died in prison.
Following in the wake of Verizon and AT&T, whose chief executives have both made comments in the past seven days that were interpreted by analysts as either saying they would bid in the FCC's upcoming auction of the 700 MHz broadcast spectrum or would not bid - depending, one supposes, on which side of the room they were listening on at the time - Google CEO Eric Schmidt added fuel to the fire by making the same kind of bipolar comments.
Increasing numbers of German entrepreneurs are setting up businesses under British law to bypass their own costly and bureaucratic system.
British riders will compete in Olympic events in Hong Kong in August despite mounting concerns over heat and humidity that are prompting withdrawals from some events by other nations, a senior official of the British Equestrian Federation said Thursday.
A handful of European NATO countries offered minor concessions on Afghanistan Tuesday, suggesting they'll allow their troops to reinforce the bloodied Canadian contingent in Kandahar in emergency circumstances.Comment
protesting against the death of a man in custody burnt down a police station, police residence and a courthouse. northeast coast, said Queensland state police minister Judy Spence.
ZURICH (Switzerland): Zurich officials Tuesday abandoned plans to lead a joint Swiss bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics because the city would be unable to afford its portion.
World number one Roger Federer takes on 13th seed Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round at the French Open.
Denver star Carmelo Anthony is suspended 15 games and six other players are punished for their roles in Saturday's brawl at the end of the Nuggets-Knicks game.
A strike at a General Motors plant in Germany began to squeeze the company&#39;s European production Tuesday as a lack of parts halted two other factories, while thousands of
Alan Shearer is extremely unlikely to be the next Newcastle manager, the BBC understands.
Five years after the 9/11 terror attacks killed almost 3,000 people, the country's mood is awash in emotions, balancing resolve with vulnerability, a need to remember with a desire to move on. While there is disagreement over how to combat terrorist threats, there is wide agreement of the trauma the attacks caused. As one New York cabbie explains: \
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Dopo assassinio dell'ex premier pachistano Bhutto
A pain-management doctor who prescribed massive amounts of opiates to patients at his northern Virginia clinic was sentenced Friday to nearly five years in prison.
Ipswich, England: Five slain prostitutes were mourned on Thursday at a memorial service, and police identified one victim as a woman who told reporters days before her death that she was afraid of a suspected ...Comment
If legend is to be believed, the end of a victorious war was behind Pheidippides&#39; trek from Marathon to Athens 2,500 years ago.
La belga Justine Henin, testa di serie numero 1, si &egrave; qualificata per la finale del torneo di...
PARIS, France -- Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek booked his place in the semi-finals of the Paris Masters with a 7-6 6-3 win over Mikhail Youzhny, who knocked out holder Tim Henman the day before.
Dense fog delayed the start of the third day&#39;s play in the first test between India and South Africa on Monday. The visibility was improving but the groundsmen were busy mopping
During Oscar season, it's all about building buzz. Here are the leading contenders and how they've fared thus far:
L'Inter non parteciper&agrave; ad aste per Chivu. Lo ha detto il presidente nerazzurro Massimo Morat...
Pampered pigs or processed pork? Farm-fresh or greenhouse grown?
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - He's never been one to wax nostalgic about anything. So don't expect Mark Martin to waste any time reflecting on the past. Although he is in the twilight of his racing career, the 49-year-old NASCAR Sprint Cup veteran has remained singularly focused on the future. So don't ask him about the finish of last year's Daytona ...
Kellogg Co. (K), the world&#39;s largest cereal maker, on Monday reported a quarterly profit that exceeded Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year earnings outlook, helped by strong sales of new products.
Historians criticized Arnold Schwarzenegger for telling the Republican National Convention that he left a \
Major League Baseball is nearing  completion of a controversial $700 million deal with satellite  purveyor DirecTV Group Inc.  to exclusively air its  out-of-market package of games for the next seven years, The  Wall Street Journal reported.
US Marines of the 1st Division prepare for a patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. American forces are preparing for a major assault on Fallujah in an effort to restore control to a swath of
Europe's three main nations are ready to promise Iran nuclear technology, including supplying a light-water nuclear reactor, if Tehran takes steps to show it is not secretly trying to make atomic weapons, according to a confidential document obtained by AFP.
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Turkey has bristled at a toughening of conditions for its bid to open European Union membership talks, including an explicit mention of torture, but Cyprus says the terms are not tough enough.
Joe Klein looks at the Democratic revival in the Rocky Mountains, where a raft of colorful candidates are winning over independents &#8212; and even some Republicans
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK One month after it began locking out more than 220 union workers, The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, is set to begin its first negotiations with the five locked-out bargaining units -- but executives remain undecided about whether a Newspaper Guild lockout will occur.
In a year when a writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike has all but shut down much of Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild Awards drew an inordinate amount of star wattage.
Bangkok (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The first case of transmission of the H5N1 virus between humans could have taken place in Thailand, this according to Kumara Rai, acting Thailand representative for the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Shadow Welsh Secretary Bill Wiggin has said he would support the scrapping of the Welsh assembly in a referendum.
A Greek plane carrying more than 300  people on board and heading for New York from Athens made an  emergency landing in Ireland on Tuesday after a bomb alert --  the second such incident in three days.
Signs grew on Thursday that towns and villages on the battered shores of the Indian Ocean were beginning to recover from the tsunami which all but swept them off the map.
Bosnia and Balkan neighbor Serbia and Montenegro played to a scoreless tie amid tight security in a World Cup qualifying match yesterday in Sarajevo.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of Norway yesterday pledged more than $1 billion to vaccinate millions of children against diseases that often kill, but are easily preventable.
Vicepremier difende proposta governo su riforma pensioni
Headliners include members of Black Eyed Peas, Train, Mary J. Blige, David Ortiz, Danica Patrick, and others.
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Democrats said on Friday that warnings about former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate contact with young congressional aides were \
GLASGOW  - Former Everton and Rangers manager Walter Smith will be confirmed as the new manager of Scotland on Thursday, according to the BBC.
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By TACON, Terry  TARANAKI farming couple Peter and Kathleen Adamski have been chosen as tour leaders for a trip to Australia for New Zealand's top dairy trainees.
Talks to resolve the design of Europe's rover mission to Mars are converging on a \
Super Tuesday applies to politics and football in New York.
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Track your spectacles, PDA, wallet and keys A Cork-based lost and found company, Yougetitback.com, is to open an office in San Francisco in the New Year as part of a significant expansion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ten years after Chechnya descended into war, and less than four months after its president was assassinated in a bomb blast, Chechens are voting for his successor Sunday in an atmosphere of violence and suspicion.
Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems\u00c2\u00a0added to its growing portfolio of security products on Monday, agreeing to buy Protego Networks\u00c2\u00a0of Sunnyvale, California for $65 million in cash.
A new study challenges the notion that terminally ill patients can somehow hold on until after a holiday such as Christmas, their birthday or another major event in their lives.
The run-up to the U.S. presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or Ms. Right ... or Left.
No matter how athletically gifted an aspiring young boxer may be, if the kid can&#39;t take the physical demands of training or the pain and punishment that is dished out in the ring, he or she won&#39;t last very long in the fight game.
Renovations to the big cat exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo are complete following a fatal attack by an escaped tiger.
TOKYO, Sept 29  - The yen held off from six-week  lows against the dollar on Wednesday, but traders said the  Japanese currency would likely weaken further if oil prices  keep striking record highs.
A GlaxoSmithKline  blood pressure  medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar  levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member  of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to  a large clinical trial.
BAGHDAD - An Iraqi official conceded yesterday that expelling a private US company accused in the deaths of at least 11 Iraqis would leave a \
The European Central Bank opts to keep interest rates on hold at 4% as jitters unsettle world markets.
Fed chief says quick fix for social safety net programs vital to avoid more painful steps later. JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - Rising pressure on US finances from an aging population make it vital to quickly
The leader of the British National party was arrested yesterday over remarks he made about Islam in an undercover documentary which exposed racism in his party.
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is targeting enterprise and consumer customers with a lighter, slimmed-down version of its 9300 Communicator  smartphone, which will be launched worldwide at the beginning of 2004.
New handsets to feature six radio technologies Nokia has launched a new wireless standard to add to the short-range wireless mix.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union on Saturday were making substantial progress on several of the teams established to pore over the contract details, a person familiar with the talks said.
Sport: Liverpool co-owner reveals manager has full backing of club's hierarchy, despite fitful start to season.
The Detroit Pistons scored 21 straight points in the fourth quarter to rout the Washington Wizards 100-82 in a preseason game Friday night.
(CBS/AP) Russia castigated the United States on Wednesday for its willingness to hold talks with Chechens agitating for independence and suggested the issue could harm bilateral relations, the Interfax news agency reported.
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As the Miami Dolphins celebrated and exhaled after their first victory of the season Sunday, there was blind optimism that they could somehow upset the undefeated Patriots this weekend.
Ukrainian police and state security agents searched the apartments of two opposition activists Friday, just over a week before the country's hotly contested presidential election, a news report and an ...
There are no guarantees in business -- especially when it comes to getting to the top of the ladder. Wired's How To Wiki gives you career-advancement suggestions that don't involve subterfuge and blackmail. But we can't cover everything ... without your help, so please give us your suggestions, too. It's a wiki, you know.
ALDERSON, W.Va. - Martha Stewart exchanged her clothes for prison-issue khaki trousers and black steel-toed boots Friday, and for the next five months she will be sleeping not on luxurious Egyptian cotton linens, but on plain, military-grade sheets...
Titans cornerback Adam \
Hundreds of items belonging to late French President Francois Mitterrand are being auctioned for his widow's charity.
During pregnancy, a blood test called alpha-fetoprotein can determine a woman's risk of having a child with birth defects. Now, new research suggests that this test can also predict a deadly problem that occurs after birth -- sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Bandleader Artie Shaw takes his bride, actress Ava Gardner, into his arms after their wedding in this Oct. 17, 1945 file photo at the Beverly Hills home of Judge StanleMosk who performed the ceremony.
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Just about four weeks after the Democrats had their say in Boston, Republicans are preparing to have their day in the Big Apple. The Republican National Convention kicks off today at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Sar\u00c3\u00a0 consegnata il 28 agosto prossimo a Mosca nelle mani del patriarca ortodosso Alessandro II la tavola religiosa conosciuta come l&#39;Icona di Kazan. Il gesto voluto dal Santo Padre, Giovanni Paolo II, per
Democratic challenger John Kerry expanded his slight lead over President Bush to three points in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Monday.
The blood sport has soared in popularity. But now it's involved in an all-out battle with one of its biggest stars
L'olandese Arie Haan, ex giocatore dell'Ajax e della nazionale arancione vice-campione del mondo ne...
Japanese stocks rose for a sixth straight session with gains in shipping and select blue-chip shares.
A vote by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on wage and benefit cuts at bankrupt car parts maker Delphi Corp.  saw strong support from several locals, but met stiff opposition at one New York unit.
Richard Jefferson scored 25 points, Josh Boone added 15 and the Nets snapped a seven-game road losing streak Friday night by defeating the Miami Heat, 94-85.
GRAND FORKS, ND (CP) - Sidney Crosby and Patrice Bergeron each had two goals and an assist as Canada built a 5-2 lead over Slovakia through two periods of the opening game at the world junior hockey championship Saturday.
The ex-president of Peru is facing multiple-court proceedings. Already found guilty of abuse of power, he faces murder charges that could see him in prison for 30 years
Decaying corpses are piling up in Indonesia&#39;s Aceh province, where up to 10,000 people are feared dead as a result of Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis.
More than 10,000 people have attended the funeral of an ethnic Albanian teenager killed by a border guard in Serbia's restive southern region.
Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) said it agreed to purchase 90% of UK-based Meridica for approximately $125 million. The deal, which also includes an unspecified &quot;contingent payment&quot; to be paid by Pfizer, is expected to close by the end of the year.
The Israeli army killed at least four Palestinian gunmen and four civilians in air and ground strikes in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Thursday, witnesses and hospital officials said.
Despite the near universal embrace of standards for protecting childhood, a new UNICEF report shows that more than half the world&#39;s children are suffering extreme deprivations from poverty, war and HIV/AIDS, conditions that are effectively denying
ARKALYK, KAZAKHSTAN - Russia&#39;s Soyuz TMA-4 capsule returned safely home early Sunday morning following a six-month stay at the international space station.
Deep in thought, almost certainly unrelated to the task in hand, Keith Miller once led 12 men on to the field for New South Wales.
The Food and Drug Administration faces almost exactly the same situation with the arthritis drug, Bextra, that it did with Vioxx three years ago.
Shark Tale tops the US box office chart for a third week. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
If, through some cruel twist of fate, disco ever comes back, you'd want to invest in companies that make puffy shirts. And if the bull market is really back, then the best place to be is in the stocks of companies that manage mutual fund companies.
A counselor who was taken hostage and raped by a Delaware prison inmate filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing state officials of gross negligence and violation of her civil rights.
Osama bin Laden speaks in this image made from an undated video broadcast on Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 by Arab television station Al-Jazeera.
NEW YORK  - A collaborative care program   reduces thoughts of suicide, and potentially the risk of actual   suicide, among depressed elderly people, a study shows.
A newly energized President Bush [related, bio] last night clashed with Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] over taxes and Iraq as Bush sought to regain his footing and Kerry fought to hold his ground in a freewheeling second faceoff in St.
In the brave new world of ubiquitous security cameras, universal surveillance is seen as the solution to all urban ills.
Monica Lewinsky said Saturday she has struggled to move on from her notorious relationship with Bill Clinton &#151; but has no regrets about accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about the affair.
Attorney General Gonzales assures tech execs of the government's commitment.
MUMBAI: Media moghul and billionaire chairman of News Corp Rupert Murdoch has, according to agency reports, offered to buy a penthouse in New York&#39;s upscale Manhattan area for cool $44 million.
As Floridians continue to clean up after Hurricane Charley, it would appear politics is far from their minds. Polls and presidential campaigning pale beside
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On Wednesday, former CEO of the US biggest software maker Computer Associate Sanjay Kumar was charged in the indictment for securities fraud in the company.
Profit rose 34 percent, bolstered by AOL asset sales in Europe, a rise in digital cable and phone customers, and online advertising sales.
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Wayne Rooney admits the pressure is on Manchester United to maintain a 100 percent record through the Christmas period if they are to make progress in their bid to overhaul league leaders Arsenal.
Contro l'ipotesi di riapertura della discarica di via Pisani
LONDON Less than a week ago, Bobby Robson, the oldest team manager-coach in English soccer, was trying to buy Wayne Rooney, the youngest phenomenon in the English game, on behalf of his club Newcastle United.
If you eat fast food on a regular basis you&#39;re more likely to gain weight and develop insulin resistance, according to a new 15-year study on the subject.
Malaysia has dropped a plan to round up nuisance monkeys from its cities and sell them abroad as exotic meat or for medical research, after discovering that most of the animals are too ill to be exported.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from prison on Thursday for medical reasons after serving just over three days of a 23-day sentence but she will be confined to her home for 40 days, officials said.
The EU and India have agreed to develop a comprehensive framework for a strategic partnership at their fifth summit in the Hague on 8 November.
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in the troubled Darfur region are to resume.
Ford Motor Co . could announce the sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more than 450 million pounds ($865 million) as early as this week, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
U.S. and Iraqi soldiers searched Baghdad on Wednesday for five kidnapped Britons who Iraq's foreign minister said had probably been taken by a Shi'ite militia.
Mike Wallace is off the hook, but the two inspectors who had him arrested are on desk duty. New York&#39;s Taxi and Limousine Commission will not be pressing charges against Wallace.
The fork occupies an ambivalent place in the world of open source.  On the one hand, it is widely perceived as the worst thing that can happen to a project, pitting hacker against hacker, and dissipating coding effort that could be more usefully applied in a united way.  On the other, it is the ultimate test and guarantee of openness: if code cannot be forked, it is not truly open. read more
Australia's only remaining detainee at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay could be home by the end of the year.
Sven-Goran Eriksson praised David Beckham after England's 3-0 win against Ukraine.
Privately owned Libyan airline Buraq Air signed a deal to buy six Boeing 737-800s for a price of 366 million dollars, chief executive Mohammed Abdel Aziz revealed.
The United States for the first time named Saudi Arabia yesterday as a country that severely violates religious freedom, potentially subjecting the close US ally to sanctions.
A shark pickled in formaldehyde by British artist Damien Hirst, one of the country's best-known and most iconic modern artworks, is to leave the country after being sold to a US collector, a report said.
New York will host the Country Music Association awards next year, the first time the ceremony will take place outside Nashville, Tennessee, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday.
The Dell Axim X50 and X50v are the first Pocket PCs from Dell with 3.7-inch VGA LCD screens. These devices out-power some computers still in use here at home, it will be available in 412, 516 or 620 MHz Intel XScale processors.
WASHINGTON - Exit polls and early vote-counting Tuesday night showed a presidential race headed deep into the night \u00e2\u0080-nd possibly longer \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -the contest remained in doubt in the swing states that will decide the outcome.
Microsoft's attempt to get EU antitrust penalties against it suspended turns to the question of its media player.
Virtual Insight is a toolset for tracking, tagging and monitoring virtual machines as they move through their life cycle from preproduction to production, and Virtual Foresight applies policy rules to virtual machines.
Businesses and government agencies must re-examine the growing threat of cyberterrorism to automated computer systems running power grids, dams and other industrial facilities, security experts said Tuesday.
The first-year growth rate for the no-cost phone service was \
The company announced a move that, if completed, would be a sharp rebuke of the strategy of the former chief executive Robert L. Nardelli.
It&#39;s official. All iPod users are music thieves - according to Microsoft CEO Steve &#39;Monkey Boy&#39; Ballmer. &quot;The most common format of music on an iPod is &#39;stolen&#39;,&quot; he told reporters in London today, according to a Silicon.
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DaimlerChrysler's  Chrysler division  said on Friday it was recalling about 600,000 Dodge Durango  sport utility vehicles and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks because  of concerns about their safety.
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A ottobre le retribuzioni contrattuali orarie registrano un aumento dello 0,2% rispetto a settembre e del 2,7% rispetto a ottobre 2003. Nei primi dieci mesi dell&#39;anno, rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2003, l&#39;incremento e&#39; del 2,8%. Lo comunica l&#39;Istat.
Damning evidence has emerged against an Israeli officer accused of gunning down a 13-year-old Palestinian girl, Iman al-Hams. It shows that the officer and his company were well aware that Iman
RCN Corp. is rolling out a broadband service that will let parents and business owners -- and people who obsess about whether they turned the stove off -- use Internet-connected cameras to keep tabs on their homes and companies.

Thierry Henry&#39;s agent on Tuesday categorically denied reports that the Arsenal striker has agreed terms with Spanish giants Barcelona.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his 748th career home run to move within seven of tying all-time leader Hank Aaron on Sunday.
-- This weekend's early switch to daylight-saving time was billed as a little re-enactment of the Y2K computer problem at the turn of the millennium. And as it happened, the daylight bug appeared to have equally minor results.
The United States may be able to reduce its troop levels in Iraq after the January elections if security improves and Iraqi government
Maniacally focused on showy parts in prestige movies, DiCaprio doesn't want your love, just your admiration
Bank of America Corp. has begun offering credit cards to customers without Social Security numbers, typically illegal immigrants, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Sprint Corp. agreed to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a transaction that would leave three companies in control of 70 percent of the US mobile-telephone market.
Overwhelmed British authorities failed Britons caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami by arriving too slowly to disaster areas, offering inadequate information and allowing a casualty information line to become choked with calls, a government report said Thursday.
Their grip on Congress strengthened, Republicans on Wednesday saw both a mandate and an opportunity to push further tax cuts, limits on damage awards in
In this pivotal battle, which basically seals Germany's doom, the tank is the premier weapon on the field.
A former Darfur rebel leader, who joined Sudan's government, says he could leave because of continued violence.
For novices, functions are one of the most intimidating features of OpenOffice.org's Calc. Newcomers quickly learn that functions are a main feature of spreadsheets, but there are almost four hundred, and many require input that assume specialized knowledge.read more
L'attentato in una strada commerciale di Baghdad
La Norvegia ha battuto l'Ungheria 4-1 in un incontro valido per il gruppo C delle qualificazioni agl...
Four men arrested on suspicion of terrorism at a north London hotel will be interrogated for another four days by the police. The men can be detained until 1.30pm on October 1 after
The wireless network operator's growth looks both substantial and sustainable.
New season, new conference, same result. Frank Gore's 18-yard touchdown run in overtime gave No. 5 Miami a 16-10 victory over No. 4 Florida State on Friday night.
Poland plans to bestow its top award on the late US president Ronald Reagan, in a posthumous homage for his role in the collapse of the communist bloc, Polish authorities announced Wednesday.
Almost 10,600 people were killed by the Boxing Day tidal wave in the Tamil Tiger-controlled area of north eastern Sri Lanka, an aid worker said today.
Wall Street stocks flicked in and out of positive territory on Wednesday before closing lower as energy companies fell from early highs.
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Favorable weather and stricter standards help give the Los Angeles area its cleanest air in 25 years. While the region&#39;s air quality remained the worst in the nation, it was cleaner
NEW DELHI: Myanmar army strongman General Than Shwe was due to meet Indian premier Manmohan Singh, leader of the world&#39;s biggest democracy, in New Delhi as the neighbouring nations sought stronger ties.
Some 9/11 family members are upset over Mayor Bloomberg's decision to invite his predecessor to the ground zero ceremony.
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano is poised for a major eruption, a volcanologist said Wednesday. Authorities last week evacuated 10 villages from its western slopes as a precaution.
A previously unknown group calling itself the &quot;Islamic Unity Brigades&quot; has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings in Egypt&#39;s Sinai peninsula targeting Israeli tourists.
ARIEL SHARON\u00e2\u0080\u0099S shaky government was in turmoil last night after the Israeli Prime Minister sacked the junior partner from his ruling coalition.
Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  shareholders approved a $4 billion takeover by SL Green Realty Corp. , but billionaire and rival bidder Carl Icahn hinted he would not abandon his fight for certain Reckson office buildings.
Welders cut through metal, and soldiers pulled bodies from the crushed cars of two trains that collided head-on Tuesday in northern India, killing 37 people. The railway minister said the crash was \
Maxime Brunerie was allegedly searching for a peculiar kind of immortality when he decided to hide a .22 rifle in his guitar case, and use it to fire it in the direction of President Jacques Chirac during a Bastille Day parade along the Champs Elys\u00c3\u00a9es
Qualcomm Inc.  said on Tuesday that a U.S. federal jury had found it infringed three patents held by Broadcom Corp. in the latest of their ongoing legal disputes.
Facing hearings on her nomination as European Union Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes is virtually certain to be asked whether the honorary degree she awarded to Microsoft&#39;s Bill Gates in 1996 could influence her handling of the ongoing EU antitrust
TOKYO - Japan insisted yesterday it would not bow to the demands of militants in Iraq who threatened to behead a young Japanese unless Tokyo pulls its troops from the country within 48 hours.
A police officer who appeared to choke a skateboarder in a video posted online has been cleared of any wrongdoing by an internal review board.
A Croatian man charged with killing three police officials in the early days of the 1991 Serb-Croat war was extradited from Australia to Croatia on Sunday to face a new trial after an earlier pardon, his attorney said.
FALLUJA, Iraq - US forces launched air strikes on the Iraqi town of Falluja on Monday, killing at least seven Iraqis, including women and children, a doctor said.
The stories seem strange but riveting. A heart attack victim recalls floating in the air, watching paramedics revive him. A surgical patient remembers hovering, watching the doctors operate. Such widely reported out-of-body experiences have long been the territory of theology, philosophy and scary movies. Now scientists have turned their attention to the topic.
After a two-week streak during which the album selling periods of Christmas 2004 and New Year's Day 2005 looked stronger than their counterparts of a year ago, this week gives the appearance that the year's first sales week came up a loser, down almost 28% from the start of 2004.
The rising use of digital cameras results in Kodak deciding to close a photo finishing lab in Glasgow.
Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello sets pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Secondo esperti, il dato settimanale fa sperare
France Telecom will start marketing Apple Inc.'s million-selling iPhone in France through its wireless arm Orange.
Hospitals in England and Wales are refusing referrals for obesity operations on costs grounds, a snapshot survey of doctors suggests.
With an absence of fanfare, but otherwise on schedule, Microsoft opened up its download page for Service Pack 2 of Windows Server 2003, both 32-bit and 64-bit editions. Perhaps most importantly, enterprises won't have to wait until Longhorn to be able to utilize Windows Deployment Services, the company's new image-based system for pre-composed, remote Windows installations.
Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, New York City police said.
Duke Energy Corp. DUK.N on Wednesday  reported a fourth-quarter profit on strength at its natural gas  field services unit and its electric utility.
Eurotunnel wins a claim for compensation for losses it suffered because of the Sangatte refugee camp.
In the first admission of its kind, a senior Hamas official disclosed on Saturday that the movement has a number of factories in the Gaza Strip for manufacturing various types of weapons.
Alfonso Soriano still has great times at RFK Stadium, even when he's wearing another team's uniform. Soriano returned Monday night to the stadium that helped earn him a nine-digit contract and looked right at home again, getting two hits, a run, an RBI and a stolen base in the Chicago Cubs' 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Flying today? Not with those cases you're not Heathrow's Terminal 4 was yesterday hit by a software glitch which affected its baggage-handling capacity, the knock-on effect of which means that some passengers travelling have been told to leave any hold baggage at home.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
White House officials yesterday blamed Bernard B. Kerik for repeatedly failing to disclose potential legal problems to administration lawyers vetting his nomination to be homeland
Pop goes the weasel A vulnerability in Firefox's popup blocker software creates a means to read files from affected systems, security researchers warn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
War breaks out between imaginary chips IDF Intel has given up on anything resembling restraint with its latest round of AMD bashing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. will build fiber-optic networks for carrying video more quickly after US regulators said they won&#39;t force the phone companies to share the equipment with competitors.
 offers new look to Mideast conflict
An independent expert will be brought  in to investigate the Houston Police Department crime lab after  new discoveries of mislabeled and misplaced evidence at the  troubled facility, officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. stocks rebounded from two days of   losses to end higher on Friday, as a week-long fall in oil   prices and reassuring comments from a Fed official about   inflation outweighed further signs of housing-market weakness.
A French Muslim convert accused of plotting to attack a Sydney nuclear reactor and strategic targets across Australia goes on trial in Paris on charges of terrorist conspiracy.
Il ministro dello sport polacco, Tomasz Lipiec ha annunciato che intende sospendere i vertici della ...
Renewed clashes erupted around the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf early today as yet another opportunity to end the bloody confrontation between anti-American cleric
Rakhi Sawant talks about her eviction from Bigg Boss.
Vice President Dick Cheney, a powerful  adviser to President Bush but a reluctant and sometimes dull  campaigner, steps into the spotlight on Wednesday in a  nationally televised address to the Republican convention.
By JIM MORRIS  The seventh annual Downtown Dayton Fishing Tournament, sponsored by the Sinclair Community College police department and The Dumb Bassers Club from Vandalia, will be held on Sept. 10 and will benefit the United Way.   Sign-up will be at 12:30 p.m. at 427 Washington St.
Computer server and software maker IBM said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 24 percent from a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations by a wide margin.
Wales winger Shane Williams has warned his team-mates they face a Wallabies walloping if they repeat the same mistakes they committed against World Cup minnows Canada here on Sunday.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived home yesterday after undergoing a successful operation to correct an irregular heartbeat.
N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
REHEARSAL FOR FESTIVAL  QUINCY  Yesterday was dress rehearsal - with a particular emphasis on very elaborate dress - for next weekend's Holi Mahotsav, or Spring Festival, presented by the Vrindavana Preservation Society of Quincy.  The free event, to be held at 3 p.m.
Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. -- What the undercover agents ordered, over and over, was the grouper.
PRINCESS Alice, the Queen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s aunt who once described herself as a \u00e2\u0080\u009cpre-beatnik\u00e2\u0080\u009d, has died at the age of 102. She was the oldest member of the British royal family in history.
TOKYO --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 13, 2004 -- Perpendicular Recording Technology Achieves 1.8-Inch Drive That Holds the Industry Largest 80-Gigabytes of Information.
At least one new variant of a worm spread rapidly from Asia and Europe to U.S. computers Friday morning, filling up people's e-mail accounts, but otherwise causing little apparent damage.
One of the soldiers has proudly served in the military for 10 years. Another passed up a chance to remain safely at home, instead re-enlisting in the Army Reserve and heading to Iraq so \
Mike Hampton is hurt again, and this time it has nothing to do with his arm. The Atlanta Braves' left-hander injured his left side during batting practice, and won't be ready for the start of the regular season.
Oil prices held firm on Friday after  leaping almost $2 a day earlier on news U.S. crude stocks sank  to a five-month low last week and distillate fuels barely grew  ahead of winter.
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba makes an official call to Maoists rebels to join peace talks.
A New York media entrepreneur whose previous spending sprees rocked the radio and concert industries said on Thursday that he had reached a deal to acquire 85 percent of Elvis Presley Enterprises
Police in Indonesia have confirmed the capture of one of the country&#39;s most wanted terrorist suspects. The man, known as Rois is one of four people detained for the September car bombing of
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida made public Anna Nicole Smith's 5-year-old will on Friday and gave the go-ahead for the former Playboy playmate to be embalmed.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
Insurers says they are already looking at \u00c2\u00a31bn worth of claims arising from this week's floods.
Of course, it was low enough to walk over.
Il presidente dell'Uefa, Michel Platini, scrive a Galliani per complimentarsi per il comportamento t...
Floridians mopped, shoveled sand and lined up for water and ice on Monday as the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne left the storm-beaten state and whipped through Georgia after taking six lives.
The mystery surrounding the end to fictional British boy wizard Harry Potter's saga deepened on Wednesday with a computer hacker posting what he said were key plot details and a publisher warned the details could be fake.
The credit rating agency thrives as a big fish in a small pond.
Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo advanced to the Advanta Championships final Saturday after reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from their semifinal match with a strained right shoulder.
ARIEL SHARON, the Israeli Prime Minister, made his first conciliatory gesture towards Palestinians after the death of Yassir Arafat when he said that he would consider co-ordinating the dismantling of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with a new
Kieran Richardson scores twice as Sunderland beat Portsmouth to boost their survival hopes.
It should be easy to find the next \
Kevin Paul Dupont Bruins: 94 points, seventh in the East. Chara plays a little goal, too, to get it done. They'll win two games in first round of playoffs before folding. Eastern Conference finals: Carolina over NY Rangers. 'Canes make it to Cup again, with Staal winning NHL scoring title. Jagr leads Blueshirts one more time, but injured again at ...
LONDON - Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal...
With worries growing about a possible flu pandemic, the World Health Organisation has called an unprecedented summit meeting for Nov. 11 in Geneva, Switzerland, to draft response plans in the event of a global
There should be no customs borders between Belarus and Russia, Belarussian Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Dolgolev said on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of people, including Miskito Indians and foreign tourists, began fleeing low-lying coastal areas on Central America's Caribbean coast on Monday to escape the approaching Hurricane Felix.
The NBA informed the players&#39; union Sunday it will not seek a temporary restraining order in federal court, clearing the way for a grievance hearing over suspensions for the Pacers-Pistons brawl.
President Bush said on Thursday a new strategy was required in Iraq that could include contacts with Iran and Syria and U.S. troop cuts, but he would await further reviews beyond the scathing Iraq Study Group report before determining a new way forward.
Shareholders of telecoms equipment providers Alcatel and Lucent approve their planned $10.7bn merger.
Iran's announcement that it launched a research rocket has called new attention to a space program that Tehran says is peaceful but which some fear aims to produce long-range ballistic missiles that could reach Europe or the United States.
An Iraqi man prays with his beads as others gather outside a destroyed church following an explosion in Baghdad, 16 October 2004. Bombs exploded near five churches around Baghdad this morning followed by a
The Duke of Wellington's descendants could be forgiven for wanting to put the boot in after blundering mapmakers said he led the 1066 invasion of England, newspapers reported Saturday.
La societa' investe in diversi settori di mercato
Companies should consider giving more to charity rather than giving employees huge bonuses, Peter Hain says.
AKRON (Ohio) - Tiger Woods could not win the World Golf Championship Invitational yesterday morning (Singapore time) but he managed to keep his world No 1 ranking for a record 333rd week.
With the iMac G5, Apple has pared the desktop computer down to little more than the parts that people look at and touch -- keyboard, screen and mouse.-Rob Pegoraro
Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones injected herself in the leg with human growth hormone and was given other performance-enhancing drugs, the head of a Bay Area nutritional supplement laboratory under federal investigation told ABC News.
China has sent a notice to the World Health Organisation defending its food safety standards and sentenced another food and drug watchdog official for bribery, its latest moves to assure the world its exports are up to par.
William Safire, a former  speechwriter for President Richard Nixon who became one of the  country's most-quoted conservatives, said on Monday he would  retire his New York Times political column in January after  almost 32 years of making the high and mighty wince.
Unknown assailants fatally shot two Israeli settlers hiking in the West Bank on Friday, Israeli rescue services said. The attack followed an Israeli operation overnight in which troops killed a bodyguard for the Palestinians' chief negotiator.
Hollis Thomas has agreed to a four-year, $12 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.
Sprint superstar Marion Jones filed a $25 million defamation lawsuit against Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) founder Victor Conte Jr.
L'Iran &egrave; stato escluso dai Mondiali di sollevamento pesi in programma a Santo Domingo da saba...
I guess there's nothing really to talk about this week. Pretty much business as usual last weekend. Nothing too eventful at Dover. Yeah, right.
Hillary Rodham Clinton won the vote, giving her a second consecutive victory, but Barack Obama won more delegates to the national convention.
What riot? &quot;An Argentine friend of mine was a little derisive of the Pacers-Pistons eruption,&quot; says reader Mike Gaynes. &quot;He snorted, &#39;Is that what Americans call a riot?
Although the combined companies won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t hurt each other, I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m not convinced they can help each other. In its press release, Dow Jones explains why it is buying MarketWatch.
The number of people living with HIV/Aids in India is around half of previous official estimates, new figures say.
Finding the right words for tricky conversations with children.
Honeywell on Wednesday announced that it has filed suit against Apple and 33 other companies for alleged patent infringement over a technology that &quot;increases the brightness of images and that reduces the appearance of certain interference effects on a
Disavanzo 12 mesi sfiora i 38 miliardi di euro
Vote counts indicated that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich had won but observers alleged systemic voting abuses.
Space shuttle Atlantis is due to return to Earth today, but stormy weather could yet delay its landing.
European governments should put divisions over Iraq behind them and join in helping the United States restore order there, the European Union's incoming chief executive said in an interview published Friday.
Glen Metropolit figures he has some game left, and the Bruins think he might be right, which is why the 33-year-old forward was on Causeway Street yesterday, with no contract in hand and zero guarantee other than the fact that he'll be on Garden ice today when the Black-and-Gold veterans officially start training for the 2007-08 season.
Tech frontrunner Microsoft Corporation recently promoted the latest update of its entertainment-focused operating system, Windows XP Media Center Edition, which highlights new innovations in music, movies and literature.
Just a week ago, following an astonishingly poor effort in their season-opening loss to the Clippers, the plan seemed clear: Hope for the top pick in the lottery.
Somalis in the capital Mogadishu are more scared than ever of being targeted by the country's warring parties, who are recruiting children to fight in the conflict, a U.N. envoy said on Friday.
The career of Paul Thomas Anderson, whose first four features will be screened this weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, is on the minds of cinephiles with the arrival of his fifth movie, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThere Will Be Blood.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Dovra' scontare due anni e sei mesi per resistenza aggravata
Ray Rice will skip his senior year to enter the NFL draft after becoming the leading rusher in Rutgers history and transforming the Scarlet Knights into a Top 25 team.
LONDON  - Oil prices pushed higher, extending sharp gains seen late last week as cold weather forecasts for the United States and Europe rattled markets nervous about tight winter supplies.
This is reality television. Beau Maestas plunged a 12-inch butcher knife into two helpless children after a drug sale dispute with the girls' mother. The 3-year-old was killed inside the blood-spattered family trailer; her 10-year-old sister was paralyzed when the blade severed her spinal cord.
Modern cars can reduce fuel  consumption by more than 2.5 percent just by adding a piece of  software to the engine computer, a Dutch scientist found in a  university research project together with Ford .
Record highs of the past week spill over into a patchy market, taking the S&amp;P 200 lower. Investors continued to take profits after last week&#39;s record highs, pushing the sharemarket slightly lower yesterday.

If the main plot was Barry Zito pitching to pad Oakland&#39;s lead in the American League West, perhaps the subplot was Zito pitching to earn a spot in the postseason rotation.
The online digital-music business became a little more crowded as Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group launched a music Web site in the US The Virgin Digital service sells songs for 99 cents each
La moglie accarezza il feretro avvolto nel tricolore
Russian state television predicted at least 100,000 people would attend a Moscow rally on Tuesday to denounce terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir Putin against critics over a Chechnya-linked hostage bloodbath.
Saboteurs have bombed two oil pipelines transporting crude from north and eastern Iraq to Baghdad's Dora refinery, oil security officials said on Saturday.
David N. Dinkins, who was New York City's first black mayor and who supported Jesse Jackson's presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1988, says his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton \
Liverpool are to increase their bid for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes to GBP5 million to secure his leaving the Santiago Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u towards Merseyside.
Ascii Generator dotNET (ascgen2) is an application to convert images into high quality ASCII art, i.e. text that accurately represents the original image. The first and only program of its kind to support conversion into variable width fonts, and output adjustments in real-time.   Download it here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=133786  Changes in this version: Changed rtf output to be ASCII instead of Unicode/UTF to make them work in other programs Added automatic version checking against the sourceforge website Added \
For the past 11 years, the Patriots, under Robert K. Kraft, and the Eagles, under Jeffrey Lurie, have mocked their teams' histories.
Gunmen killed an officer loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Sunday, a day after Abbas called for new elections in a move that raised the stakes in his showdown with the ruling Islamist Hamas group.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush on Saturday  reached into a throng of squabbling bodyguards and pulled a  Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officers after  they stopped the U.S. agent from accompanying the president at  a dinner.
An American Airlines flight carrying   179 people from Manchester, England, to Chicago was diverted to   Bangor, Maine, on Friday because of security concerns, the AMR   Corp. subsidiary said.
Republican voters in Michigan make their choices in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.
 in trenches of WWI
Riyadh kicks off Saudi Arabia's first nationwide municipal elections, but women are banned from the polls.
An African Union force in Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s western Darfur region could help disarm insurgents and pro-government militias accused of killing civilians, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said before the start of AU-sponsored peace talks today between the
An anonymous donor has posted a &#36;100,000 reward for information leading to murder charges in one of the most notorious crimes of the civil rights era &#151; the \
The tragedy at the Beslan school number one that ended in the deaths of hundreds of small children, teachers and parents has left Vladimir Putin under the spotlight and the subject of sharp criticism for his anti-terrorism strategy.
District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp reached agreement last night on a stadium-financing package that they said will satisfy
A lot of people got excited when Fidelity Investments said recently it was cutting fees on five index mutual funds. You heard talk about price wars with Vanguard Group, about a new ''low-cost leader&quot; in fund investing, and more.
Los Angeles: Super-hero spoof &#39;The Incredibles&#39; overpowered the competition at North American box offices, taking $70.4 mn in its opening weekend, final figures showed on Monday.
The Miami Dolphins set out in the offseason to upgrade at quarterback, and, when they traded for AJ Feeley in March, it seemed likely that he would be the starter.
Stocks slipped on Monday as a pullback in crude oil prices weighed on energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp , and as caution before housing data tempered optimism from the latest takeover activity.
Scambiato a 1,3018 dollari e a 136,84 yen
Si ritiene fosse una prostituta, indagano i carabinieri
U.S. producer prices jumped a bigger-than-expected 2 percent in November, the largest gain in more than three decades, on a spike in energy prices, a government report showed on Tuesday.
Il ragazzo di 19 anni all'ospedale dopo incidente stradale
Soldiers increasingly want their civilian technology partners to deliver solutions quickly, even if the devices are far from perfect.
Half of physiotherapists who graduated last year in England cannot find jobs, a survey finds.
U.S. average retail gasoline prices rose more than 6 cents a gallon in the last two weeks, but further increases are likely to be modest in the short term unless OPEC cuts production again, according to an industry analyst.
Manfred Weber has posted part two today of his look at sharing more complex objects between PHP and Flash. This time, he focuses on implementing the classes he'd created before.   This is part 2 of my SOAP series. In the 1. part I started with a basic example of creating a simple PHP Soap Server with the PEAR package Services_Webservice. In this part I will share complex objects between PHP and Flash.   Using the Bookstore application he created before, he shows how to call the web service from Flash to grab the information and import the data where a sendAndLoad function call in ActionScript can do the rest.
Steve Jobs: credit where very little credit's due EMI is close to removing rights management software from its digital music for good, in a move which would pile pressure on the rest of the recording industry to follow suit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After what Republicans acknowledge was President Bush's faltering performance in his televised encounter with Democratic nominee John F. Kerry, the vice presidential debate has assumed critical importance, with Republicans depending on Vice President Cheney to halt the ticket's slide in momentum.
Iraq&#39;s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and US-Iraqi forces.
Government forces fanned out across Baghdad, setting up checkpoints and frisking motorists in a major security operation to crackdown on violence in the capital. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki promised the crackdown would not target any ethnic or sectarian group.
Director John Singleton, who earned two Oscar nominations for his 1991 movie \
The anticipated release of Halo 2 is the latest and perhaps the best indication of how the blockbuster mentality of Hollywood has pervaded the videogame industry.
Quarterback Tom Brady guided the defending champion New England Patriots to a 41-27 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC championship game on Sunday and back to the Super Bowl for the third time in four years.
A blast north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills six US soldiers and injures three others, the US military says.
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach 450 home runs when he hit one Friday night against the Toronto Blue Jays.
This is welcome news for researchers as their favorite web search engine Google will now scan the entire collections of seven prestigious libraries and make these pages available to Google users.
A federal court on Wednesday ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department from enforcing it, joining two other states that struck down the law.
The Knicks have discovered how to be competitive. They just have not figured out how to make the plays that matter most.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq's leaders on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis but said more progress was needed.
Actor Isaiah Washington says he was fired from the popular US television show \
VETERAN US news anchor Tom Brokaw was to step down today after 21 years in the job, leaving an industry that has been transformed in the past decade by the advent of cable news and the internet.
In the third off-season after the lockout, the Rangers were big players in a free-agency signing period that turned into a bit of an unexpected frenzy across the N.H.L.
Betsy McManus and Courtney Roantree each came off the bench to set career highs with 15 and 14 points, respectively, to lead No. 24 Villanova past Penn 69-44 Sunday.
The San Francisco Chronicle reported on its Web site Thursday night that Bonds told a federal grand jury he used a clear substance and cream that he did not know were steroids.
Hiromi Stone has lived in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo, but London is where she and her family settled, and the reasons why still amaze her -- the capital once known for its crumbling infrastructure, quaint ...
A pizza deliveryman who robbed a bank and was then blown up by a bomb locked around his neck helped plan the robbery and then got caught up in something \
Akzo Nobel  said on Monday it was selling its drugs unit Organon BioSciences to Schering-Plough for 11 billion euros ($14.5 billion), dropping plans to float it in a public share offering.
The transfer of 14 foreign terrorism   suspects from CIA prisons abroad to the U.S. military prison at   Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resolved a two-year debate in the Bush   administration over its detention policy, The Washington Post   reported on Thursday.
Even after two draining nights of disappointment, the New York Yankees are still in good shape. Sure, they squandered a pair of chances to close out Boston.
The United States does not believe North Korea has conducted nuclear tests, but it is unclear whether a reported blast there three days ago showed
THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Rates of mental health problems among elderly assisted living residents are higher than expected, says an Indiana University study in the October issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Britain is still the favourite European destination for foreign investment projects, a report says.
Palestinians must have a state that meets their needs for Mid-East peace to succeed, the US secretary of state says.
Mobile phone giants Vodafone and Nokia have teamed up to simplify software for cell phones written with the Java computer language that promises to bring cheaper, smarter handsets.
Adriano Galliani lancia una nuova stoccata al presidente del Real Madrid Ramon Calderon: ''Noi cerch...
Negotiators from the U.S. Soccer Federation and its union are scheduled to meet with a federal mediator on Thursday in an effort to resolve the dispute threatening to keep the regular players off the field for a World Cup qualifier next month.
A lot of teens might think Bill is a bad dad.  He limits his kids' computer playtime to 45 minutes a day during the  week, one hour a day on weekends.  He also uses Microsoft's new Vista software to limit and audit the Web sites his kids visit.
A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, U.S. health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage...
John Prescott says it is unlikely that he will enter the House of Lords after he steps down as an MP.
Over five months after the two companies announced their intention to merge, search engine leader Google and display advertising leader DoubleClick petitioned the European Commission on Friday for clearance of their merger terms. This morning, according to the Associated Press, the EC responded by warning that a full investigation of their petition could consume as much as four months.
A former top Air Force official was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after acknowledging that she had favored the Boeing Company in multibillion-dollar
During a speech to the UC board of regents on Wednesday Gov. Bill Richardson urged them to find an industrial partner and together bid on the Los Alamos National Laboratory management contract set to expire Sept.
Aumento di 169.505 euro dopo assegnazione 32.460 azioni
England opener Alastair Cook hits a defiant century but Australia look set to regain the Ashes after wickets fell late on day four in Perth.
Negotiators working to end four years of violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur ploughed on Sunday despite predictions of failure by host Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
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Goldman cuts No. 1 retailer&#39;s rating to &quot;in-line&quot; from &quot;outperform&quot; on heels of weak November sales. NEW YORK  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world&#39;s biggest retailer, suffered another blow to its star
Tadd Fujikawa returns to the Sony Open, where a year ago the 16-year old fired a second-round 66 to become the youngest player in 50 years to make the cut at a PGA event.
Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer pleaded with the jury Tuesday not to convict Peterson of murder just because prosecutors made him look like a ``jerk and a liar.
The Chairman of Banco Santander Central Hispano, Emilio Botin, is undoubtedly the most powerful banker in Spain.
Armed with a Palm Pilot and stacks  of political fliers and registration forms, Michael Smith is  hunting for voters the old-fashioned way -- by knocking on one  door at a time.
Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt has perhaps more desire than anyone to succeed in the Masters Cup this week. He won the end-of-season tournament in successive years in Sydney and Shanghai, thereby establishing
 looks set to miss Japan
Eurostar will hold celebrations in three countries marking a decade of service, in which it is still yet to make a profit.
US troops are fighting to crush resistance in the Iraqi city of Falluja but rebels have hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb
Rebels in Chad say they will resume their assault on N'Djamena after seizing large parts of the city.
In a recent interview with foreign reporters, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat was asked who would succeed him in the case of his demise.
Order backlog cleared? Dell UK has formally upgraded its XPS 700 gaming machine to include Intel's Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme desktop processors, dropping the Pentium D chip the system was originally specified with.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sounds worse than it is Proof that even the most exalted rank of astronaut does not make you immune to the horrors of flat-pack furniture.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Indonesian cleric appeared in court today accused of leading the militant Islamist group responsible for a series of attacks including the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people.
MedImmune Inc. reported a third-quarter loss yesterday, despite $61 million in sales of its lead product, Synagis, a 25 percent increase over the same period a year ago.
The BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston says it is \
Dieci giorni di reclusione per uomo coinvolto in incidente
L'Italia esprime contrarieta' a sua decisione
Willie Harris scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Chicago closer Ryan Dempster with two outs in the eighth, giving the Atlanta Braves a testy 5-4 win over the Cubs on Sunday night.
A six-man, six-woman jury began deciding Thursday whether Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his pregnant wife and unborn son nearly two years ago, should die or spend the rest of his life in prison.
Even though oil prices fell by more than $3 a barrel, stock investors hunkered down amid expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates by a quarter-point on Wednesday.
Prosecutors in Turin are investigating new England manager Fabio Capello for suspected tax evasion, Italian media reported on Wednesday.
ESPINAR, Peru  - Two years ago, 2,000 people in this small town in the Peruvian Andes stormed the offices of the Tintaya copper mine, demanding its owners spend more money on social projects and the environment.
La Svezia ottiene il punto del pareggio nella sfida contro Israele, valida per il primo turno di Cop...
DALLIPUR, India -- The hip young Indians working inside this country's multinational call centers have one thing in common: Almost all hail from India's upper and middle castes, elites in this highly stratified society.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc is  to acquire the media and licensed properties of TV chef Emeril  Lagasse for around $50 million in cash and stock, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Guiliani excelled as a crisis manager. But what about the rest of the time? Why the former New York City mayor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s temperament makes him a risky pick for president.
The US warns Afghanistan could become a failed state unless Nato countries remain actively involved.
Kick-off for the 99th edition of the Red River Shootout is set for 11 am Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The game will be broadcast nationally by ABC.
The court martial of U.S. Army Sergeant  Charles Robert Jenkins, accused of deserting to North Korea  four decades ago and now in Japan, has been scheduled for Nov.  3, a U.S. military source said Thursday.
The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appeared in a Cape Town court on Tuesday in connection with a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
E' successo a Gradisca d'Isonzo (Gorizia) ed \u00c3\u00a8 la terza volta in meno di un meseI gas hanno provocato disturbi a una bambina di sei mesi che si trovava nel Cpa accanto                                            Tentativo di fuga da un Cpt Immigrati bloccati con i lacrimogeni
A pretty big scare for the Pretty Woman: Julia Roberts remains in   a Los Angeles hospital after experiencing early contractions.
Italy's anti-gay nominee for EU justice commissioner, Rocco Buttiglione, hints he might quit the post.
Futuro lavoratori e' fondamentale nella discussione
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger had a stark reminder for his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead of their English Premier League match tonight at Highbury -- the premiership title race is far from over.
A UN Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned
LOS ANGELES Sept. 13, 2004 - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
In California, per collegamento energia sottomarino
 signs Cuomo as news anchor
Recent trading activity by three institutions that owned a significant number of shares of MAN AG will have no adverse impact on the continued growth of MAN Roland Inc.
The United States, Japan, and South Korea have increased security measures after detecting signs of a possible North Korean test launch of its Rohdong ballistic missile (range: approximately 1,300km).
Rusty Smith throws for 336 yards and a New Orleans Bowl record five touchdowns to lead Florida Atlantic to a win in the first bowl game in school history, 44-27, over Memphis on Friday.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is rallying for free trade agreements during its huge&#160;Consumer Electronics Show&#160;this week, saying barrier-free trade with other countries is crucial to the growth of U.S. jobs.Support for free trade isn&#39;t as strong in Washington, D.C., as it has been in past years, with several presidential candidates expressing concerns about free trade agreements, Gary Shapiro, the group&#39;s chief executive, said at a CES press conference on Monday.Free trade is &quot;something we&#39;ve taken for granted as an industry,&quot; Shapiro said. &quot;For the first time in my career, I am concerned about the future of free trade ... primarily because in Congress, on television, and with some of our presidential candidates, free trade is not a given.&quot;Shapiro, who has given his personal support to Republican Mitt Romney&#39;s presidential campaign, declined to single out presidential candidates who he saw as antitrade, but leading Democrats Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama have all expressed concerns about free trade agreements, often because of environmental concerns. Mike Huckabee, winner of the Iowa presidential caucuses on the Republican side, said in an October debate that the U.S. doesn&#39;t have fair trade with other countries because &quot;an American company is having to pay an extraordinarily high tax on everything they produce, but the countries who are exporting to us don&#39;t have the same border adjustability that we do.&quot;But Shapiro and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said Monday that free trade agreements are critically important to the consumer electronics and IT industries.&quot;This is real money for real people in the United States,&quot; Schwab said during the CEA press conference from Las Vegas. &quot;If there were ever a sector of the economy, if there were ever an industry, where you see the very, very clear converging of the benefits of free trade, of free markets and of the protection of intellectual property, this is it.&quot;Shapiro and Schwab called on Congress to approve free trade agreements that are pending with Columbia, Panama and South Korea. Including a trade agreement with Peru approved by Congress in December, those four countries represent about 124 million consumers, Schwab said.One reporter asked why U.S. residents should support free trade when they see friends or relatives losing jobs to workers in other countries, imported toys containing chemicals that harm children, or pet food that kills dogs and cats.Free trade can cause problems for a small number of workers, but many more U.S. workers have jobs because of free trade, Shapiro said. Free markets have &quot;temporary dislocations,&quot; but in the long term, countries cannot protect individual jobs in a global economy, he said. &quot;A great country doesn&#39;t put up walls,&quot; Shapiro added.Schwab said her office is working hard to crack down on imports of dangerous products. &quot;Our responsibility as a government is, first and foremost, the health and safety of our citizens,&quot; she said.
The slumping New York Yankees scored a  key victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, as Johnny  Damon&#39;s two-run homer earned them a 5-3 win over the American  League East leaders.
France's Justice Ministry orders an inquiry into Jean-Marie Le Pen's alleged claims about wartime Nazi occupation.
A massive propane leak and fire at the Salt Lake International Airport created some tense moments Wednesday night.  A fire set for training purposes ignited propane that was leaking from two 12,000-gallon propane tanks nearby about 9:20 p.m.
Saranno circa 4,8 milioni i veicoli in circolazione tra domani e domenica 23 agosto sui 2.855 chilometri di rete autostradale di competenza di Autostrade per l&#39;Italia. Domani la circolazione e&#39; prevista intensa (bollino giallo) per tutto il pomeriggio e ...
La Juventus riprende il cammino in trasferta, dove ultimamente ha balbettato non poco. La cosa preoc...
Will low-income families become innocent victims of the crackdown on Fannie Mae (FNM )? After all, one of Fannie&#39;s official missions is to increase the rate of homeownership by expanding the pool of capital available for mortgage loans.
WOBURN -- In stepping down as head of Woburn-based Cummings Properties LLC, William S. Cummings is signaling the end of an era in Massachusetts commercial real estate, according to longtime brokers who know him.
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Verid's service searches public records for difficult-to-answer questions that can be used to establish the identity of a user.
Arts & entertainment: Kipling called it 'a river of life'. Chris Arnot on a unique attempt to capture the spirit of the 1,500 mile-long Grand Trunk Road.
Ukraine's supreme court rejected a final appeal over Viktor Yushchenko's election as president Thursday, clearing the way for the pro-Western reformer to assume power in the ex-Soviet nation after weeks of political turmoil.
A roadside bomb kills three US soldiers in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the US military says in a statement.
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Singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says his charity money may have unwittingly gone to terror groups.
The telecommunications giant finished its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros, or $5.1 billion, mostly on charges, and it predicted a loss for the current quarter.
The bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.
ADDIS ABABA: British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to say on Thursday that the time for excuses on Africa is over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will turn the continent\u00e2\u0080\u0099s problems into a global priority.
As voters choose between Clinton and Obama on Tuesday, decision could hinge in part on whom they see as the most able to beat McCain.
A judge threw out a $10 million civil assault lawsuit Monday filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized.
Last-ditch talks in Finland between the European Union and Turkey aimed at averting an EU crisis with Ankara over the Cyprus issue have failed, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said.
Brett Favre celebrated his 200th consecutive start by throwing three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers destroyed the St. Louis Rams 45-17 at Lambeau Field Monday.
Workers at Airbus revolted on Thursday against massive cutbacks, planning a strike next week in a warning to the company that its recovery strategy is in for a long, tough haul.
If it wasn't for the scantily clad models promoting liquor companies, men's magazines and the occasional Spanish-language TV network, you'd think an Amway convention was on tap this weekend instead of the most overhyped sporting event on the planet.
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr may let a six-month cease-fire expire as soon as Saturday, a move that could send his Shiite militia fighters back out on the streets and jeopardize recent security gains that have led to a sharp decline in violence.
If there is a guardian angel for Boston Red Sox fans (and there's some debate about that), the work load is drastically lighter today. The Red Sox, New England's beloved baseball heartbreakers, have won their first World Series title since 1918, and it's understandable if their stunned followers, accustomed to failure and despair, aren't sure what to do next.
Buoyed by surging sales of its mainframe computers in recent quarters, IBM is aiming to broaden the use of the powerful machines, particularly in China, the world&#39;s fastest-growing large economy.
A Moscow judge on Friday extended until May 14 the detention of the former Yukos CEO, who is on trial on fraud and tax-evasion charges.
SHCHUCHYE, Russia - Out of the flatlands and swamps about 100 miles from Russia's southern border, a huge gray box of concrete, brick, pipes, and wires is rising, a factory that next year may begin to neutralize one of the most threatening legacies of the Cold War.
The US warns that the international community is \
The Bush administration said yesterday it is open to European incentives for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment - a key to producing nuclear weapons \u00e2\u0080-ut it will not offer any US benefits to Tehran.
In an internal assessment given to Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, a senior intelligence analyst and a military planner for the U.S. command in Baghdad call for shifting U.S. strategy in Iraq away from counterinsurgency and toward peace enforcement, and they suggest that the Shiite-led ruling coalition...
Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles here are somewhat different to those found way down south - but they nevertheless share the same name.
A satellite due to launch in three years promises to expand high-speed Internet services to rural Americans who cannot get access through cable or phone companies.
LeBron James scored 24 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a scrappy 88-81 road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
Mediation efforts by South African President Thabo Mbeki may be the last chance to stop Ivory Coast falling into a deeper crisis, the outgoing head of the U.N. mission in the West African country said Tuesday.
A suicide car bomb devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze, sending a thick plume of choking black smoke over the city.
Eli Lilly and Co.'s new antidepressant  Cymbalta was shown in a small clinical trial to be effective in  reducing pain in women suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic  disorder that causes widespread pain in the muscles and soft  tissues, researchers said.
MSA line gets makeover Hewlett-Packard has reworked its low-end storage line to make some new systems more virtualization friendly for SMBs and remote offices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was back in action yesterday along with fellow riders Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams, plus trainer Karl Burke, after their arrests and subsequent
In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game Wednesday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has called him a natural, and Wayne Rooney showed that&#39;s what he is. In his first match with United after being out three months with a broken right foot, the 18-year
LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - Food and consumer goods giant  Unilever cut its annual profit growth forecast by more than a  half on Monday, blaming wet weather which hit ice cream sales  and stiff competition in washing powders and soaps.
he longest stage of the day - Kimun Kamuy - is the best opportunity for the drivers to catch or distance their closest opponents. Petter Solberg is the best at this game.
MOGADISHU -- The president of a semiautonomous region in northeastern Somalia said yesterday he will rule according to Islamic law, a surprising announcement in an area that has resisted the spread of Islamic militants who control much of the country's south. Puntland President General Addeh Museh did not cite a reason for his decision, but it comes amid increasing fears ...
Fidelity Investments yesterday unveiled new features for some of its 401(k) retirement plans, among the first of a wave of services expected from financial companies following a new pension law signed this month.
The standard ringtones on cell phones aren't good enough for lots of people who spend a few dollars a pop to download song clips and other custom sounds to their devices. Now an Israeli startup bets it can add another layer: the video ringtone.
Nine US Marines were killed and nine wounded west of Baghdad yesterday, the deadliest day for American forces in nearly six months.
Following a so-called detox programme is a waste of time and money, a leading scientists says.
Rights groups on Wednesday praised Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to shun involvement with the Beijing Olympics opening and closing ceremonies because China was not doing enough to help end the crisis in Darfur
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and actress Jennifer Siebel are engaged to be married, the mayor's spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Labour's Scottish leader is reported to the procurator fiscal for failing to publicly declare campaign donations.
Jacques Chirac announced France would receive the Iraqi President, Ghazi al-Yawar, in early September. French President Jacques Chirac announced the decision during a major
Smokers of menthol cigarettes find it   harder to quit than those smoking regular cigarettes,   researchers said on Monday, perhaps explaining why blacks in   the United States suffer disproportionately from   smoking-related ailments.
She was cited for her work as leader of the Green Belt Movement, which has planted more than 30 million trees across Africa. Professor Wangari is the seventh African to win the prize, worth $1.
Johnny Depp and his pirate friends pulled in a lot of plunder, but fell far short of a record opening day.
InfoWorld - Uncertainty about how to secure mobile phones in the face of increasing threats is slowing enterprise adoption of mobile applications, experts exhibiting at the&#160;3GSM World Congress&#160;in Barcelona this week said.
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Anti-doping officials said the new drug was uncovered after an anonymous e-mail tip directed the agency to investigate a substance seized by Canadian customs officials.
With a laugh Vitali Klitschko admits he will never forget the day he met Danny Williams for the first time, at a bizarre press conference at the Labour Party&#39;s Millbank headquarters to publicise a World Boxing Organisation title fight between the
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Gravely ill Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat agreed on Thursday to be rushed to a  French hospital as fears grew for the icon of the struggle for  a Palestinian state.
SINGAPORE Southeast Asian trade ministers moved ahead over the weekend with plans to fuse their region into a European-style community hefty enough to compete with China and India, setting timetables for free-trade talks with Japan, South Korea, Australia
Two US Interior Department agencies may clash over separate and apparently incompatible efforts to help the northern sage grouse. The Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- WPP Group Plc, the world&#39;s second- largest advertising and marketing company, said first-half profit rose 11 percent as demand increased in the US and Asia, and reiterated it&#39;s looking into buying Grey Global Inc.
America Online is planning to release its own standalone Web browser based on Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer technology, according to sources familiar with the company&#39;s plans.
Argentina's former President Carlos Menem is charged with involvement in illegal arms sales during the 1990s.
The number of US households using Voice over IP (define) will rocket from 400,000 to 12 million over the next five years, a new report from JupiterResearch predicts.
Don&#39;t sweat the debt: Along with benign inflation and rising home prices, Alan Greenspan says personal debt is no threat to the US economy.
Six years ago, Arizona State met Tennessee in the first outdoor women's college basketball game.
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer and is &quot;recovering well,&quot; his manager said Friday. The 70-year-old singer was preparing to leave New York last week to resume his farewell world concert tour in Britain when doctors discovered a malignant pancreatic mass, Terri Robson said from her London office.
A Pakistani minister reveals hundreds of cases of alleged child sex abuse at religious seminaries, or madrassas.
From excessive force by their security  guards to helping support corrupt regimes, oil companies have  long faced accusations of helping trigger human rights abuses  in the far-flung countries where they operate.
Britain downgraded its security threat level as it appeared that police had apprehended all of the main figures in an alleged terror plot, a decision that was likely to ease traveller frustrations at the country's airports.
Oracle and SAP faced off in a U.S. District Court hearing Tuesday over Oracle's allegations that its archrival pilfered some of its software and support materials.
The opposition Liberal Democratic group in the Seimas, concerned about the imminent classifying of the archives of the KGB, has asked President Valdas Adamkus to intervene in this matter.
They were saved the embarrassment of looking like Crocodile Dundee or surf lifesavers but world leaders at the APEC summit looked slightly sheepish dressed as rugged Australian farmers.
In a statement last night the 81-year-old actor-director and Lady Attenborough said that Lucy had \u00e2\u0080\u009cdied at the scene\u00e2\u0080\u009d as a wall of water engulfed the resort of Phuket, where
Buys Buy.at America Online (AOL) moved to prop up its web ad operation yesterday with the purchase of online affiliate marketing network Buy.at.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Average wages in the UK are rising as the unemployment rate falls to the lowest level for two years.
Threats by Russia to take further action against the British Council \
With the most dramatic gesture of a largely undistinguished final, Ernie Els holed a 20ft birdie putt on the 35th green of the HSBC World Match Play Championship to win the event for a record sixth time.
Rasheed Wallace made up for a fourth-quarter technical foul by scoring 6 of his season-high 28 points late in the game, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors, 98-92, last night at Auburn Hills, Mich.
IBM has signed a 7-year, $969 million  contract with British bank Lloyds TSB to supply it with  Internet telephony and data services, The U.S.-based computer  giant said on Monday.
Human stem cells taken from both embryos and fetuses delayed a fatal brain and nerve disease in mice, moving throughout the brain to take on the jobs of damaged neurons, scientists reported on Sunday.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 11 -- About  36 hours after they stormed the Red Mosque in a blaze of gunfire, Pakistani security forces on Wednesday killed the last remaining radicals and took on the grim task of recovering the casualties of a fierce, close-combat battle that left more than 80 people ...
Plus: How Google maps the world. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
The Police&#39;s first  festival appearance since reuniting last month and performances  by Ween and the Flaming Lips highlighted the Saturday (June 16)  bill at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn.
The first action by congressional Republicans on returning to Washington after the November 2 election was to change their own ethics rules to protect House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who
President Abdoulaye Wade asked Senegal's voters on Friday to re-elect him for a second term, promising to create thousands of jobs to halt the flow of desperate young illegal migrants trying to reach Europe.
Cellist-conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been hospitalized for an unspecified reason, and his manager said Tuesday \
Dee Brown made sure that all Purdue gave No. 1 Illinois was a scare. Brown scored all 14 of his points in the second half to lead the Illini to a 68-59 victory over Purdue on Saturday.
WASHINGTON -- Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children...
Three major Scottish appeal cases, including that of the Lockerbie bomber, are due back at court.
Roger Federer took over the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis more than three years ago, and he shows no signs of letting it go. The 10-time Grand Slam champion reached a new milestone Monday when he broke Jimmy Connors' 30-year-old mark with his 161st week at the top of the ATP rankings.
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Per la partita all'Olimpico contro l'Atalanta, Massimo Mutarelli potrebbe dare forfait. Il centrocam...
Ria - Anahita's best friend. Her anchor, hoping to lead her to emerge from her horror into a life of love and stability.
Maria Sharapova non parteciper&agrave; al torneo Wta in partenza a Stoccarda. Oggi ha dichiarato for...
A series of tactical errors, with peculiarities in the voting process, prevented democracy advocates from winning as many seats as expected in Sunday&#39;s legislative elections, politicians and political analysts said on Monday.
The former East Germany is being drained of young women, leaving disillusioned young men behind, a study says.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Vernand Morency ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns and Donovan Woods threw for three more scores, lifting No. 22 Oklahoma State to a 42-14 victory over Colorado yesterday.
The Medicaid fraud prosecution of former Gov. Don Siegelman and a top aide ended Tuesday when a judge threw out the conspiracy charge at the heart of the case and prosecutors dropped a remaining count.
AUSTIN, Texas &mdash; An extrasolar planet about one-fourth the heft of Jupiter might have formed from the collision and merger of two planets, astronomers announced today.
An underwater tourist attraction that lured several divers to their deaths may have returned, police warn.
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Arts & entertainment: Singer confirms she is pregnant with her first child
Under fire from troops who complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate gear, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised Thursday that more would be done to protect forces.
The world's biggest reinsurer said Tuesday that the deadly Indian Ocean tsunamis likely will cost it less than 100 million euros (&#36;136 million), saying its exposure to the extensive damage would be limited by low insurance coverage.
P. Diddy Says He&#39;s Disappointed Bush, Kerry Aren&#39;t Stopping in Urban Areas During Campaigns. Sean &quot;P. Diddy&quot; Combs, throws &quot;Vote Or Die&quot; T-shirts to the crowd, at an appearance of the Vote Or Die &#39;Shock and
HMV Group Plc, a UK retailer of music, videos and books, is to team up with Microsoft Corporation to launch a digital downloading service in the second half of 2005.
Lawyers representing the Bali bombers on death row have confirmed they will begin preparing appeals despite Australian fury at an Indonesian court&#39;s decision to drop charges against another of the self-confessed terrorists.
News that the Pentagon wants to double death benefits for families of U.S. troops killed in Iraq reminded Tracy Miller, whose son, Marine Cpl. Nicholas Lee Ziolkowski, died there in November, of an old summer-camp yarn:
EuroZinc Mining Corp. has acquired for $22 million US the price participation rights granted to Rio Tinto on copper sales from the Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal.
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The EU could seek free trade agreements with leading Asian economies as part of a radically revised trade policy.
SYRACUSE, New York (Sports Network) - Syracuse University  has fired head football coach Paul Pasqualoni on the heels of  his second consecutive 6-6 season and an embarrassing 37-point  bowl loss.
Quentin Tarantino is in town to present  a retrospective of Italian films, but don't look for  masterpieces from the likes of Federico Fellini or Luchino  Visconti in the line-up.
The European Union's nominated chief corporate regulator, accusing her critics of &quot;character murder&quot;, insisted she would do a good job despite sitting on dozens of company boards in the past.
Yahoo rejects a takeover bid of more than $40bn from computer software giant Microsoft saying it is too low.
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The N.B.A. commissioner has concluded that the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rules on gambling were unrealistic, and has decided to stop punishing referees for minor violations of league rules.
Two men have been arrested in Belgium in connection with Australia&#39;s biggest seizure of the drug ecstasy. Australia&#39;s police commissioner said a major European syndicate was behind the shipment, and more arrests were likely.
Great week to be Ichiro Suzuki . The Seattle leadoff man signed a $90 million, five-year contract extension yesterday, three days after he was the unanimous MVP of the All-Star Game.
Mike McLeod scored three second-half touchdowns to keep Yale undefeated with a 28-7 victory over Columbia on Saturday.
Belgium's interim prime minister, Guy  Verhofstadt, will step down on March 20, paving the way for a  new government that should bring to an end more than half a  year of political deadlock.
The governor of Sudan's North Darfur region lifts an emergency and urges aid workers to resume operations.
The man at the centre of drug allegations against top United States athletes has labelled the Olympics &quot;a fraud&quot; and says beating drug testers is &quot;like stealing candy from a baby&quot;.
Google said it was expanding its staff of engineers in Europe to improve its products in local markets outside the United States.
The mother of the youth accused of murdering Jodi Jones  begins giving evidence at his trial.
LOS ANGELES  - NBC has ordered a pilot  for a comedy starring \
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Triad Hospitals Inc.  has accepted a takeover bid from affiliates of CCMP Capital Advisors and GS Capital Partners in a deal worth about $4.7 billion, the company said on Monday.
Layered Technologies, a Texas-based server hosting company, told customers this week that hackers had broken into its support database and stolen as many as 6,000 client records.
Spacewalking astronauts aim to repair a  damaged thermal blanket on the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday  as U.S. and Russian controllers struggle with a worrying  computer failure on the International Space Station.
The deadliest insurgent attack since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 destroyed a bus full of police instructors at Kabul's busiest transportation hub on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding 52, officials said.
LOS ANGELES: The Academy Awards may be more than six months away, but Columbia Pictures is already trying to lure Oscar voters into the Spider-Man 2 web.
By JIM FREDA  Boaters finally got a chance to get back out on the water this past weekend as rain, wind and big swells had been the pattern the last two weeks, keeping many boats tied to the docks.
The relationship between the EU and India was upgraded from one of economic cooperation to a strategic political partnership on 8 November, which should also see the strengthening of scientific and technological cooperation between the two entities.
In the moments before a snowboard cross race, Peter Foley, the United States snowboard coach, has found that sometimes the best way to help Lindsey Jacobellis is to distract her.
Called up yet again to plug a hole in the Angels' rotation, Joe Saunders moves to 4-0 on the season with Los Angeles' 7-2 win over the Twins on Sunday.
Alcoa Inc. AA.N on Tuesday said it  plans to declare force majeure to its customers due to a  temporary shutdown at its Jamalco refinery in Jamaica and  damage to the port from which the plant ships its alumina  caused by Hurricane Ivan.
The Indianapolis Colts built a huge lead Sunday and then held on to beat the visiting Green Bay Packers, 45-31, in a battle between two of the strongest National Football League quarterbacks.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Shawn R. Sturtz and William C. Cornell were inseparable, according to friends and acquaintances at Green Bay East High School. They ate lunch together, played with Yu-Gi-Oh game cards during class and played video games after school.
New varieties of crops able to function in a warmer world are needed if famines are to be avoided, researchers say.
The United States on Friday  designated al-Manar television -- the mouthpiece of Lebanon's  Hizbollah anti-Israel guerrillas -- a terrorist organization, a  move Lebanon's ambassador called unacceptable censorship.
U.S. sales for General Motors Corp.   and Ford Motor Co. were stuck in the slow lane in  May, hurt by gas prices and soft demand for large sport utility  vehicles, even as Japanese rivals raced ahead, analysts said on  Tuesday.
A long-necked sea reptile that lived millions of years ago in what is now China may have used its stiff neck to sneak up on unsuspecting prey and suck them in, scientists said on Friday.
A powerful tropical storm that struck Mozambique lost some of its fury on Friday but left a trail of destruction and may have forced thousands of people from their homes, officials said.
ohn Cummings went to military school; he was a construction worker, a nasty Queens hitter. He flirted with drugs and hippie regalia, but he knew that wasn&#39;t God&#39;s plan.
Another disheartening event has taken place in Myanmar (Burma). Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, No. 3 in the hierarchy of the military junta, was replaced with First Secretary Soe Win, a reputed protege of Than
Christians around the world have begun celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, with observances marking Christmas Eve. In Bethlehem, the town of Jesus&#39;s birth, Israel has relaxed travel restrictions
Renault's chief engineer Pat Symonds takes a detailed look at exactly what makes Eau Rouge the most dramatic corner in Formula 1.
Sales of new homes rose 16.2 percent in April, the sharpest climb in 14 years as builders slashed prices a record 11 percent, a government report showed on Thursday, signaling stabilization in the housing sector.
An agricultural watchdog group wants to block a merger between Monsanto and the leading cottonseed seller in the United States, citing several concerns. By Kristen Philipkoski.
Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures unit  is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise's film  production company because of the actor's offscreen behavior,  the company's chairman said in an interview with the Wall  Street Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  - A man charged on stage and  opened fire at a heavy metal band and fans at a crowded bar,  killing four people and wounding two others before being killed  by police, officials said on Thursday.
An inquest jury today returned a verdict of unlawful killing on the death of a young RAF engineer who took part in secret nerve gas tests in Wiltshire 51 years ago.
Wendy's bites the hurricane dust. And more.
LONDON/MUMBAI  - Brazilian steelmaker CSN has agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch rival Corus Group for 4.9 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) in cash, trumping an offer agreed only hours earlier with India's Tata Steel.
Grace Park had four straight birdies on the back nine in a 6-under 66 that put her in a tie for the lead with Kim Saiki and Silvia Cavalleri after Thursday's opening round of the LPGA Asahi Ryokuken International Championship.
A US soldier who vanished into communist North Korea 40 years has been found guilty of desertion after tearfully confessing he had been scared, drunk and had wanted to leave the army.
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Blog: Justine Ezarik, a 23-year-old Pittsburgh native debuts in a Truman Show-esque Web broadcast.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily December 7,2004 - NEW YORK- Today at the Victoria's Secret flagship store in New York's Herald Square, Chantal Thomass, French haute couture lingerie designer, offered her name and her couture inspired wares to the largest specialty retail chain for lingerie in the world, Victoria's Secret. Since 1968, Chantal Thomass has been known as a niche luxury brand in Paris. Mavericks like herself in the ensuing years have had many opportunities to innovate in comparative obscurity, splashing out into mainstream culture with all the sudden and fleeting fury of a Madonna video.
p2pnet.net News:- In a different kind of &#39;royalties&#39; fight, a lawyer representing one of the kids from north London \u00e2\u0080\u0098s Islington Green School who were in the background choir for Pink Floyd&#39;s The Wall album, says the Floyd owe the kids money.
Sony BMG announces a deal with Amazon to put tracks online that are free of copy controls.
Side-channel code break Security researchers have developed a new approach to breaking the RSA algorithm that creates new problems for the development of effective rights management software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The government Tuesday agreed to extend its guarantee to all customer deposits held at Northern Rock as the bank severely hit by the global credit squeeze awaits being taken over.
Not too long ago, Google Inc. seemed little more than a pesky insect to Microsoft Corp.'s 800-pound gorilla. No more. As Google rapidly rolls out new products, the company best known for its wildly popular search engine is muscling into the software giant's turf, including its stronghold: the computer desktop.
Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  on Thursday said it struck a deal to produce, host and sell  advertising for the official Web site for the second and third  season of NBC's \
An impressive first-half display from Brazil saw the Selecao defeat Bolivia 3-1 to move back to the top of the South American World Cup qualifying group.
Bertinotti e Chiti dispiaciuti chiedono di ripensarci
Mario Chalmers hit three key 3-pointers and scored 13 points, and No. 10 Kansas overcame awful first-half shooting in a 64-46 victory over Ball State in the Las Vegas Invitational on Friday night.
Attackers could bombard PCs using instant messenger's \
Baghdad, 8 novembre 2004 - I soldati statunitensi hanno iniziato l&#39;offensiva contro la citt\u00c3\u00a0 sunnita di Fallujah attaccando il quartiere settentrionale di Askari. E dopo una giornata di bombardamenti intensi
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels on Wednesdaydenied government accusations they plotted to kill PresidentBush during a visit to the port of Cartagena last week.
TORONTO -- Jarome Iginla&#39;s ear-to-ear smile Wednesday night was a mixture of relief and euphoria. The Calgary Flames&#39; engaging star broke out of his World Cup scoring drought with a two-goal performance in
An aging, cancer-stricken mobster planned to rob and kill a cocaine dealer and kidnap the son of a businessman to shore up his \
Beyond the paper dome Hewlett-Packard (HP) is bigging up its web-based printer offerings in a pricey $300m marketing campaign.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a welcome boost when his deputy was elected as leader of the country's most powerful political party.
InfoWorld - SugarCRM began in 2004 and offers its Sugar CRM package via a hybrid commercial-open source model and delivers it via onsite and on-demand modes.
Nei prossimi giorni il Napoli far&agrave; visita al Cardinale Arcivescovo Crescenzio Sepe. Lo ha con...
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan  - U.S. forces and  their allies in Afghanistan remembered the third anniversary of  the Sept. 11 attacks in somber fashion Saturday, conscious that  the war on terror will be a long one.
Powerful typhoon Chaba is slowly bearing down on Japan, threatening to unleash strong wind and heavy rain throughout southern and western parts of the country over the weekend.
Apple has done it again. Today apple released its iPod photo a Special edition U2 iPod and an updated version of iTunes. The iPod photo has been rumored for some time now but many didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t expect a release of the iPod photo until next year.
Maccabi Haifa e Espanyol hanno pareggiato 0-0 (0-0) nel match di andata degli ottavi di finale di Co...
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday reported a  quarterly profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on the  strength in its finance arm.
Dell Inc. said yesterday that it would build its third US manufacturing plant in North Carolina, employing at least 1,500 people within five years. The new facility, scheduled to open in the fall of 2005 at a site to be determined, will produce desktop computers.
Ogni anno gli italiani spendono 2.700 euro per l'auto. Le assicurazioni, dopo gli aumenti degli anni scorsi, dal 2004 hanno finalmente rallentato
Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying Saddam Hussein harbored al-Qaida and other terrorists and again connecting the war to the Sept. 11 attacks.
A Thai girl in a northern province died after being infected with the avian influenza virus, bringing to 11 the number of people killed from the disease in the country, an official at the Health Ministry said.
Bucharest mayor Traian Basescu is declared Romania's next president after a decisive victory in the elections.
A man who said he had failed in life admitted Monday he tried to assassinate President Jacques Chirac, and told a court he wanted to go down in history with a shocking act.
Fears for the British Aid worker, Margaret Hassan, grew yesterday as the body of what is believed to be a western woman was discovered in Iraq.
Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts go to defending champion New England next Sunday for a rematch of last year's A.F.C. title game.
A law urging more human rights in North  Korea passed unanimously by the U.S. Congress showed nuclear  talks were meaningless because America was \
With Israeli rescue workers gone, the Egyptian military closed off the scene of a luxury hotel bombing that targeted Israeli tourists to clear more debris yesterday and collect evidence for investigators tracing the explosives and vehicles.
Blog: Foreign nationals greatly outnumber U.S. students in EE grad schools.
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne - the latest in a relentless parade of hurricanes to pound Florida - sliced across the state Sunday with howling wind and rain, turning streets into rivers, peeling off roofs and rocketing debris from earlier storms through the air...
Sport: Rugby union: Reshuffled side to be led by World Cup winner agaainst South Africa tomorrow.
The Red Cross federation, the world's  biggest humanitarian group, said on Wednesday it had raised a  record $1.167 billion in just 30 days for victims of the Asian  tsunami, enough to fund a 10-year recovery plan.
Germany&#39;s biggest industrial union agreed to a 28-month pay freeze in a deal Wednesday with automaker Volkswagen, receiving in return a guarantee that there will be no layoffs before 2011, the chief union negotiator said Wednesday.
World Trade Organization members should be able to reach a binding accord to liberalize global commerce in 2006, the European Union&#39;s new agriculture chief said Thursday.
Calgary (Ski Press)-Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Thomas Grandi won his first World Cup victory Sunday, December, 19, 2004 in Alta Badia, Italy after first run leader, Kalle Palander of Finland crashed out of the second run of the December 19th giant slalom race.
LAFAYETTE, La. - A University of Louisiana at Lafayette physics professor was banned from the campus Wednesday and taken to the coroner's office for evaluation after threatening his class, university officials said...
UK researchers have developed a way of using light to detect the presence of bacteria.
By S. Heather Duncan, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 17--Developers who own the Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area in Houston County are requiring that the state pay 24 percent more this year for the privilege of managing wildlife and public hunting on the land.
''E' inaccettabile che riflessioni fatte, in base alla osservazione di quanto accaduto, sulle priori...
One of the 13 detainees interned for nearly three years as suspected international terrorists was released yesterday from a high security prison by the home secretary, David Blunkett, without any detailed explanation being offered.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will deliver his maiden annual budget on March 12, the Treasury announced on Thursday against a background of concerns over future public finances.
Chiron Corp.&#39;s aggressive plan to dominate the US flu-vaccine market is in tatters and the company&#39;s financial future is clouded as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.
Lo annuncia l'amministratore delegato Mauro Moretti
Stocks rallied on Tuesday, snapping a three-day losing streak as opportunities to buy cheaper shares in beaten-down sectors like financial services enticed some investors back into the market after nearly a week of steep declines.
Film director Oliver Stone on his role in Hugo Chavez's attempt to release hostages held by Colombian rebels
Mike Mussina won his first game in more than a month, Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 25th homer, and the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-2, last night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight.
Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who started the namesake U.S. company Liz Claiborne Inc., has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.
Thousands of South African public sector workers go on strike for a second Friday demanding a 12% pay rise.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Foreign doctors on Thursday  tended to seriously ill Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who  for decades has symbolized his people's struggle for statehood.
AC Milan and Barcelona joined the other powerhouses in the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday while Arsenal had two players sent off in a fourth tie in a row and still isn&#39;t there yet.
Before Chris Rix was injured on Sept. 25, his poor play had him looking over his shoulder. Going into Saturday&#39;s ACC showdown between No.
Miuccia Prada raided the kitchen cleaning cupboard for innovative fabrics for womenswear next winter, dressing her models on Tuesday in materials that looked like sponge cloths, black plastic and insulation foam.
Va a Casey Stoner la Bmw Z4 in palio a Jerez. L'australiano della Ducati, campione del mondo in cari...
Tony Blair is to urge Labour to focus on a fourth election victory, in his final party conference speech as leader.
The challenge Kenny Lofton posed to Bernie Williams a year ago turned out to be a bug versus windshield. However, if the Yankees ink free agent Carlos Beltran he will be
European Union countries can refuse to  disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases,  the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright  holders trying to fight digital piracy.
Chile is damaging its picturesque  southern lakes by using them to raise young salmon, so it  should nurture the fish in man-made ponds instead, the World  Wildlife Fund said on Tuesday.
ROMA - Un ragazzo albanese di vent&#39;anni \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso a coltellate sabato notte durante una rissa scoppiata sabato notte in una discoteca di Ciampino, vicino Roma. Sul posto la polizia ha bloccato una quindicina
Peter Mandelson faces a three-hour grilling from MEPs before he is able to take up the job as Europe's trade commissioner.
Dutch financial services group ING Groep NV  said on Friday that it has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of Turkey's Oyak Bank.
A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia&#039;s Central Java province early Saturday, scaring residents of one city, damaging buildings and cutting electricity, officials and witnesses said.
By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 13--Beer, daiquiris, lots of fish sandwiches -- and maybe a big shark await spectators at the 21st Destin Deep Water Shark Tournament.
BCE Inc , Canada's largest telecommunications group, has agreed to a C$51.7 billion ($48.5 billion) offer from a group including the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, in what the purchasers said was the largest buyout in Canadian corporate history.
What happens when idealism becomes power? That question is the driving force of Jeremy Kagan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inert yet strangely compelling film \u00e2\u0080\u009cGolda\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Balcony.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
I carry a gene for a serious disorder, but my husband, who hopes for children, married me anyway.
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn says she struggled through decades of abuse and hopes her story will inspire other women.
MANFREDONIA (FOGGIA), 24 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Una persona sarebbe stata iscritta nel registro degli indagati nell&#39;ambito dell&#39;inchiesta sull&#39;omicidio di Giusy, la ragazza di 15 anni uccisa a Manfredonia il 12 novembre scorso: il suo corpo fu trovato il giorno
Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino operator, received a $15.1 billion takeover offer from two private equity firms in what would be the fourth-largest leveraged buyout ever.
The women's apparel retailer reports down first-quarter, issues second-quarter warning.
As hope grows the Oscars will escape the Hollywood writers' strike, experts at New York Fashion Week are split among some saying the industry needs red carpet events and others not bothered by their absence.
Ever wondered how to get the world's greatest artists to produce original paintings for free? It helps if you produce some of the world's best wine.
Family comedy Are We There Yet?, starring Ice Cube, tops the US box office in its opening week.
Protesters twice interrupted British Prime Minister Tony Blair Tuesday, as he delivered his keynote speech to a Labor Party conference.
Bank regulators tightened standards for mortgage lending on Friday in a bid to curtail risky practices that have been blamed for a record level of foreclosures.
Richard Breeden, a hedge fund investor and former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Wednesday said he plans to seek three board seats at H&R Block Inc. , citing disappointment in the largest U.S. tax preparer's financial performance.
Electrolux  said on Thursday it had agreed to inject $35 million over five years into the pension fund of workers laid off by the world's second-biggest home appliances maker in the United States.
For the first time since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, a US passenger jet landed in Vietnam today. United Airlines Flight 869 took off from San Francisco yesterday and arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly
As the often-quoted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra might say: &quot;It seems like deja vu all over again.&quot;. The man who recovered Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run at the San
GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia  - The sweet smell of incense from a centuries-old Chinese temple, the perfume of a Hindu shrine decked in flowers and the call to Muslim prayer.
It's not called Beanpot University for nothing. In 52 years of tournament history, Boston University has won the Beanpot 25 times. In the last 10 seasons, the Terriers have won the crown eight times, including six straight from 1995 to 2000. BU has not lost a first-round game since 1994 and has advanced to the championship game 21 times in ...
For most visitors, all it takes is a plane ticket and then a quick cab ride to reach Hollywood's Chinese Theatre. But Zack Snyder did some time-traveling to end up there on Monday night.
&quot;No alla Turchia in Europa&quot;. Questo il contenuto di uno striscione esposto in aula alla Camera dai deputati della Lega, C\u00c3\u00a8 e Rossi. Il presidente di turno, Biondi, ha sospeso la seduta ei commessi hanno ritirato lo striscione.
The next bubble ready to burst? Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology bubble ready to burst according to a new report by Dublin-based firm Heavey RF.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
FIREFIGHTERS were yesterday damping down a fire in the grounds of the Celtic Friction factory at Griffiths Crossing, Caernarfon.
NEW YORK - Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the country, reported an 11 percent increase in third-quarter earnings Tuesday on gains in advertising, particularly classified real estate and help-wanted ads.
Ivan Rodriguez was back at Comerica Park on Tuesday needing three stolen bases to reach 100 for his career. His race with Hurricane Frances, however, might have been the best running of his career.
Reporters Without Borders wrote to French President Jacques Chirac today reminding him of the extremely grave press freedom violations in Libya and asking him to raise them with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ...
Qantas Airways Ltd. expects to release preliminary results of its in-flight phone trial later this year.
By Tom Murse  Popular Web site and those close to investigation draw sketchy but intriguing portraits of 4 young men accused of shocking E-town murder.
Mentre mezza Italia protesta contro le misure economiche del governo, il Consiglio dei ministri autorizza la fiducia sulla Finanziaria, come conferma Lucio stanca, ministro per l&#39;Innovazione. E dopo le minacce
Paolo De Luca, presidente del Siena, commenta il calendario del prossimo campionato di serie A. ''Do...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As Indonesia awaits next month&#39;s formal announcement that its new president will be Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former army general has pledged to seek an end to the bloody separatist war in Aceh province.
Joe \
Knife crime in the west of Scotland should be treated as a public health issue like heart disease or cancer, a leading doctor says.
Scores of supporters of Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition leader gathered outside the high court on Friday to hear the verdict in his treason trial, which could see him sentenced to death.
Viruses on mobile phones are still rare but nearly three-quarters of mobile phone users in developed countries are worried about security on their handsets, a survey showed on Wednesday.
 leads Golden Globe nominations
A next-generation leukemia pill designed to help patients not cured by the successful drug Gleevec works even better than doctors had hoped, researchers said Sunday.
Israeli Labour opposition leader Shimon Peres has called for early elections, after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rebuffed by his own Likud party.
Mastella, il governo lasci il tema al Parlamento
Udienza per discutere stop licenza e' fissata per il 17/1
An apparently off-hand remark by a senior aide to US President George W. Bush has sparked a diplomatic spat with Kenya, which is still smarting from blunt criticism by a US Senator.
The Iraqi government protested against a raid by U.S. forces in Baghdad on Sunday in which the military said 49 gunmen were killed in fierce fighting, but police and witnesses said claimed the lives of many civilians.
Both Iraq's National Library and the Iraq Museum are recovering from the war with international help.
We've all experienced this during the coming attractions: Hollywood puts forth a dramatic, inspiring pitch for an upcoming production &#151; and everybody laughs.
FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances' wind and water hit sections of southern Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as the storm weakened and crawled inland with heavy rains in its wake. Four million people remained without power.
ST. LOUIS --\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0The men's NCAA soccer semifinals scheduled for Friday night was postponed because of heavy snow and ice blanketing the city.
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NEW DELHI : The death toll in India from a massive tsunami that crashed into Indian Ocean coastlines hit 11,736 on Friday, with thousands of people still missing, according to official figures.
Five Hindu pilgrims were killed and 14 others injured in a stampede at a river bathing festival in southern India on Saturday.
With timing as immaculate as the strike which earned Arsenal victory against a belligerent and energetic Newcastle team, Patrick Vieira prepares to enter 2005 as a player re-born.
Because of a legal technicality, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline won&#39;t officially be married until the minister who officiated at their ceremony last Saturday signs their marriage license, which should happen any day now.
Shares in Airbus parent firm EADS fall by almost 4%, after the firm suspends work on a freight version of its A380 superjumbo.
Usually, senators and their staffs pore over the past legal writings and scholarly pronouncements of nominees for attorney general to glean clues as to the person's abilities and inclinations. But one possible nominee might give the lawmakers a whole new body of work to explore.
KERBALA, Iraq  - More than a million Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims poured into Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, defying insurgents who killed around 160 people in two days of attacks blamed by the government on Sunni militants.
Princess Diana&#39;s sons William and Harry have appealed to Channel 4 not to broadcast photos taken after the fatal car crash, terming it a &quot;gross disrespect&quot; to her memory, officials said Tuesday.
We were wrong, but is eBay wronger? Comment Reg Developer recently published a story about listings on eBay that point users to phishing sites. We thought we'd uncovered a new security issue on eBay, but it turns out we were wrong.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is desperately trying to save his government after he sacked his main coalition partner yesterday.
The Palestinian president symbolized his people&#39;s desire for a homeland, but his corrupt rule and limited vision frustrated their drive for statehood.
Microsoft researchers from the software giant's labs around the world gathered on Tuesday to conspire on innovations intended to change the world.
More Google envy Yahoo! is to pay roughly $350m for Zimbra, a San Mateo, California company that specializes in open-source email and collaboration software. It looks like Yahoo! plans to use Zimbra's new-age Exchange competitor to \
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena in vista del derby con il Rimini: il tecnico Mutti ha fatto la...
WASHINGTON - The nation will face &quot;abrupt and painful&quot; consequences unless the government moves quickly to fix the finances of Social Security and Medicare, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.
(InfoWorld) - The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has temporarily raised the reward that's part of controversial program encouraging people to report software piracy from $200,000 to $1 million, the trade group announced Monday. The BSA, representing large software vendors such as Microsoft, Apple, and IBM, will pay the sum for accurate reports of software copyright infringement between now and Oct. 2, the trade group said. There are some restrictions on the reward payments. The BSA has also launched a national radio and Internet advertising campaign titled, \
New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made goods were held back by a sharp plunge in demand for new aircraft, the Commerce Department said.
Planets are built over a long period of massive collisions between rocky bodies as big as mountain ranges, astronomers announced today. New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveal surprisingly large dust clouds around several stars.
A US government auditor backs a Pentagon recommendation to withhold payments to Halliburton over its Iraq work.
Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.
The sequence began in a comical fashion. The tallest player in NHL history, having just lost his redwood-length Warrior stick, was shuffling along the Bell Centre ice, bent over like the hunchback of Notre Dame. Zdeno Chara, his arms dangling and palms facing out, first shadowed Alexei Kovalev, then dogged Sheldon Souray.
BANGKOK: The global treaty regulating trade in threatened wildlife moved to protect ramin, the Asian hardwood whose forests and their inhabitants have been devastated by rampant commercial logging.
RADCLIFFE, Iowa -- Corn farmer Jim Handsaker has found a slew of ways to ride the heartland boom in biofuels that is reshaping the economy of rural Iowa.
The head of US aircraft maker Boeing, Harry Stonecipher, said Friday that the recovery in the sector would not be as strong as arch-rival Airbus was anticipating.
OAKLAND, Calif. (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers second  baseman Alfonso Soriano left Thursday's 5-4 loss to Oakland  after he injured his left leg, and he might miss the rest of  the season.
Some Fiat auto workers struck for two hours Monday, a day ahead of a top-executive meeting that could determine whether Fiat SpA insists on an option to force General Motors Corp.
Campaigners say a ban on smoking in public places could save more lives than new anti-cancer drugs.
Iran has not yet responded to a Western proposal over its nuclear program because of deep differences within its regime about what to say.
A throng of the Storm-record 14,884 fans at KeyArena remained seated after Seattle lost its season finale 83-80 to the Los Angeles Sparks, waiting for the home players to speak.
Nearly two-thirds of the people who got counseling after the Sept. 11 attacks are still grieving, and more than four in 10 still need professional help to cope, according to a study sponsored by the American Red Cross.
The Olympic governing body on Sunday promised to escalate its anti-doping fight by increasing surprise out-of-competition drug tests and improving the quality of testing.
Iowa State snaps a six-game losing streak with a 74-66 upset victory over No. 13 Oklahoma, which had won 10 straight games.
'It's only a matter of time' Adding to the chorus of critics who say detailed images on Google Earth can aid and abet terrorists and snoops, a New York state lawmaker is calling on the company to blur potential terrorist targets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Francesco Totti compie oggi 30 anni e il sindaco di Roma, Walter Veltroni, gli fa gli auguri: \
Top Gear chap shoots self in foot Gobby TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been forced to reverse his position after he lost money after publishing his bank account details in a newspaper column.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The UK economy grew by 3.1% in 2004  after accelerating in the final three months of last year, according to official figures.
Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   fell more than 7 percent on Tuesday after the  pay-radio provider cut its fourth- quarter subscriber target,  citing disappointing sales over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday  weekend.
Tra capoluoghi primato a Siena, seguita da Firenze e Milano
In a sign that Iraq contracts did not provide the boon executives had expected from KBR, Halliburton is considering selling it.
Pioggia, vento, neve, la nuova ondata di maltempo che sta attraversando l&#39;Italia non accenna ad attenuarsi. La protezione civile ha lanciato l&#39;allarme: previsti venti oltre i cento chilometri orari e neve anche a bassa quota.
Cisco's employees apparently can't sell their stock options fast enough. Suits the company just fine.
Hasbro Inc HAS.N, the No. 2 U.S. toy  maker, on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings rose 7.2  percent, after cutting costs to offset a tougher retail  environment and declines at its U.S. toys unit.
For however many millennia mankind has peered at the heavens, no one had ever identified a planet outside the solar system, and, being prone to extrapolating, many assumed no one ever would.
Target Corp is cutting out trans fats in its Archer Farms private label foods, the company said on Friday, joining a trend by food companies to remove the artery-clogging fat that has been part of foods such as chips and cakes.
Adobe Systems on Wednesday rolled out its LiveCycle Policy Server, which lets enterprise users apply policies to PDF documents to improve regulatory compliance and information privacy efforts.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.
Flamboyant Roberto Cavalli is a born showman. In a season where many designers are cutting down on bonanza shows and returning to presentations where the clothes are the main attraction, Cavalli upped the ante.
ISP teams up with SK Telecom to launch mobile phone network.
Cosi' il Ministro Fioroni per una tv propedeutica
Two-time champion Andre Agassi beat Armenia&#39;s Sargis Sargsian to advance at the US Open and set up a quarterfinal meeting with men&#39;s top seed Roger Federer, who reached the round after his opponent withdrew with an injury.
NASA is set to launch a robotic spacecraft next month that will dig into the soil near the northern pole of Mars to check for conditions favorable to microbial life now or in the planet's past.
Star Allen lived up to her first name with 16 points, including five in the second overtime, to lead No. 7 Ohio State to an 80-72 victory over Boston College last night in Columbus, Ohio.
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner said company President Robert Iger is his \
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Rasmussen Reports - Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow has widened the distance between herself and Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard. The incumbent now leads 51% to 43%. Last month, after winning the GOP nomination, Bouchard had closed to within five points. &nbsp;
Despite the Europeans&#39; six victories in the last nine Ryder Cups, players readily admit to being the underdogs this year. However, statistics would lead many to conclude the opposite is true.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. , said on Thursday that quarterly net income rose on stronger domestic beer shipments.
The Cypriot president said Thursday he was confident Syria had no intention of recognizing a breakaway state on his Mediterranean island despite its acceptance of a ferry from the separatist region last week.
Dovrebbero essere 70 mila negli 8 mila comuni italiani. Ma sono 55 mila, e meno della met&agrave; in strada. Con buona pace del traffico
Presidente, 'cordiale saluto' a presidente uscente Ruini
Left tackle Levi Jones signed a six-year contract extension Wednesday, leaving the Cincinnati Bengals with two offensive linemen under long-term deals.
The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth, a report says.
A federal judge declined Tuesday to throw out a conviction or order a new trial for a former Bush administration official convicted of lying about his relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates.
China hit back after Mattel's massive toy recall on Monday, saying designers and importers should also take responsibility for product safety, but promised to punish its own manufacturers who flout standards.
A fresh study indicates that underwater visibility in the Baltic Sea has sharply declined in the past 100 years.
OTTAWA (CP) - A new study has found little evidence that well-paid jobs have been disappearing in Canada.
Baghdad - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Wednesday that he faced a major security threat on his trip to Iraq when a flock of birds flew into a helicopter accompanying him, forcing it to land.
She was one of those rare, down-to-earth stars without affectation, pretension or a press agent to do her thinking for her. When we first met at University of the Pacific, I was wondering
Iranian television sent waves through  world financial markets on Wednesday when it reported an  explosion along the coast from Iran's only nuclear plant, but  officials calmed fears saying the blast was part of  construction work.
Reviews of new releases by the Shanghai Quartet, Joshua Gordon and Randall Hodgkinson and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.
Also: Gadget lets parents track kids' every move. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Japan's largest mobile phone company plans to buy a large stake in a fuel cell maker to develop handsets with longer-lasting hydrogen-powered batteries that are friendly to the environment.
Kenya's President Kibaki names new ministers hours before Ghana's leader arrives to mediate the election crisis.
Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga thrashes world number two Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 6-2 to reach the final of the Australian Open.
The inquiry into illegal payments in English football has been extended by two months, with former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Stevens revealing that 39 transfers will require further examination.
InfoWorld - The U.K. is considering letting mobile phone operators run 3G (third-generation) services on frequencies reserved for 2G services, a change that could mean better 3G coverage and lower costs for the public, the government&#39;s telecommunications regulator said Thursday.
Piloti: Respingere il ricorso,pregiudizievole per dipendenti
The violence that prompted Washington to declare last year that genocide was occurring in Sudan's Darfur region continues, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.
Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.
Blog: In a press call, executives from both companies will reveal their joint plan for handling video content from CNN's presidential debates.
After a two-year moratorium on lawsuits, Ciena is back in court to accuse Nortel of patent infringement.
This year's BCS title game is lacking in star power on the field but LSU Coach Les Miles has been unable to avoid headlines all year.
The blast in a Sunni area was unusual because such bombings \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a staple of Sunni insurgents \u00e2\u0080\u0094 are normally directed at Iraqi police or Shiite areas.
Officials from M.L.B. met with officials from the district attorney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office in Albany Monday in an effort to gain the same kind of cooperation with investigators that the N.F.L. has received.
Avevano anche rapinato una coppia di fidanzati
The flashing smile, the patrician wave of  the hand for the cameras as he stepped into his bullet-proof  car belonged to a man who had just won Afghanistan's  presidential election.
One week into the National Basketball Association season, the season is over for Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard.
The Scottish government will press ahead with plans to replace council tax with an income-based alternative.
LANDSDOWNE, Virginia  - Vice President Dick Cheney, taking a tough line toward Iran, described the country's government on Sunday as a \
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce sold its last retail banking operation in the United States yesterday, ending a brief, but tumultuous, foray south of the border.
In the recent annals of corporate fraud, the names Enron, Tyco and WorldCom ring the loudest. But for residents of Topeka, Kan., the former leaders of the local utility company have become just as infamous.
(Athens, Greece-AP) Aug. 23, 2004 - It appears the Court of Arbitration for Sport might not hear South Korea&#39;s appeal of the gymnastics gold medal.
North Korea&#39;s Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su-hon told the UN General Assembly Monday: &quot;We reprocessed the 8,000 spent fuel rods, and we&#39;ve already declared we weaponized them.
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The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates steady at 2 percent on Thursday, with markets looking for any hint that the central bank's worries about growth have heightened.
ITV shares rose 4.5% on Monday after reports of a possible takeover bid from private equity companies.
Still deliberating on where to move the Montreal Expos, members of baseball's relocation committee scheduled a new round of meetings this week.
Giacche in panno autolucidante, cappotti di nappa ipertrattata
Tashard Choice spent a year backing up Adrian Peterson at Oklahoma. Then he filled the same role behind P.J. Daniels at Georgia Tech.
Twentieth Century Fox Film has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), but the Hollywood film studio has stopped short of committing to releasing its movies on the Blu-ray Disc format, the company says.
Researchers are trying to understand how much vitamin D is necessary for optimal health. Are you taking enough?
A remote attacker could take complete control over computers running many versions of Microsoft software by inserting malicious code in a JPEG image that executes through an unchecked buffer
UNITED NATIONS -- A U.N. task force has uncovered a pervasive pattern of corruption and mismanagement involving hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts for fuel, food, construction and other materials and services used by U.N. peacekeeping operations, which are in the midst of their largest...
Mary Podesta's home cooking has raised millions of dollars for Democrats and benefited a who's who of candidates. Among them are Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, the current minority leader; Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts; and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
The New York Jets treated the fans who showed up \u00c2\u0097 and those who stayed awake \u00c2\u0097 to an overtime victory in their season finale.
FOXBOROUGH -- There were just under 9 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter yesterday when Patriots running back Corey Dillon broke free and ambled toward the end zone with San Francisco defenders Dwaine Carpenter and Ronnie Heard grabbing and clawing and pulling at his jersey. They finally hauled Dillon down at the 14-yard line, but not before he ...
Indonesians began voting on Monday in a  landmark election expected to remove President Megawati  Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer  leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.
Andy Roddick and Andy Murray both advanced Thursday in the second round at the 865,000-dollar ATP and WTA tournament.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband travelled to the heart of the Taliban insurgency Thursday during a surprise trip to Afghanistan.
Un aereo della compagnia greca Olympic Airways e&#39; stato deviato sull&#39;aeroporto londinese di Stansted dopo che era stato lanciato un allarme bomba. Tornado della Raf hanno affiancato l&#39;aereo della Olympic in
The French automaker Peugeot-Citro\u00c3\u00abn said that its earnings tumbled last year on weak worldwide sales, a poor product lineup, the cost of complying with new European pollution standards and higher prices for raw materials. Peugeot\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new chief executive, Christian Streiff, said that the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s loss of market share in Europe, where competition is fierce, is one of its main problems. The company said net income fell to 176 million euros ($228 million) from 1.03 billion euros in 2005. Revenue rose 0.6 percent, to 56.59 billion euros ($73.31 billion).
A research team in Texas used a common antiretroviral drug to halt the transmission of HIV in lab mice engineered to behave like humans
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock skyrocketed 135 percent in 2007, and its sleek retail gadget emporiums are a large part of that  success.
South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who lapsed into a coma last week defending his World Boxing Organization title, has been declared brain dead and will soon go off life support, a hospital official said on Wednesday.
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry trailed behind US President George W. Bush in the latest polls, raising the stakes for their first debate two days before that face-to-face confrontation.

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The arrest of a top national guard commander with links to the insurgency dealt a further blow to a fledgling security apparatus under pressure to secure Iraq in time for the elections, as Britain admitted ...
Amtrak reached a deal with its union, averting a possible strike at the end of this month, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
US stocks to watch: ARTISAN COMPONENTS INC (ARTI) British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings Plc agreed to buy US technology firm Artisan for $913 million, to boost its product range, but ARM shares slumped on Monday on concerns it
Nearly 300 people are dead and thousands of families stranded in three coastal municipalities in Quezon province (Real, General Nakar and Infanta) in the aftermath of tropical depression Winnie, according to the most recent reports from the Department of
15 government departments may face legal action for failing to implement race equality legislation.
By rushing more than 700 products under the American Chopper brand as part of a new in-house licensing program, the cable channel is relying more heavily on licensing to market shows.
It is almost unbelievable - and surely unacceptable - that the world&#39;s most medically advanced nation should suddenly find nearly half of its expected supply of influenza vaccine wiped out by manufacturing problems at a single plant in England.
A 3 1/2-foot alligator has been captured walking along a Long Island roadway. Chief Roy Gross of the Suffolk County SPCA said the reptile was found by two people who were walking alongside a grassy area of Route 25A in Wading River on Sunday afternoon.
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NEW YORK Aug. 30, 2004 - Sen. John McCain said Monday it was fair game to criticize Democrat John Kerry&#39;s anti-war protests three decades ago, firing an opening salvo as Republicans at their national convention
IRAQ:The photos found on a Web site show Navy SEALs sitting on prisoners, some with blood dripping from their heads. BY SETH HETTENA.
Start transmission... Opinion Consumers and webcasters are outraged at the license fees that the Copyright Royalty Board (the CRB) has determined will be charged under the webcasting statutory license in the United States. Everyone except spokespeople for the record labels expect that these fees will drive nearly all independent webcasters out of business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By EASTON, Paul THINKING small rather than big could be the best way to harness New Zealand's wind energy, according to a Victoria University student.
Il nove gennaio party 'Rocco Rocks' sulle colline di Fiesole
Six British soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Czech Republic, a Czech Defence Ministry spokesman says. Andrej Cirtek said the soldiers had been participating in a Czech
Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday called Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry an indecisive opportunist who is \
The 32-year-old European footballer of the year said this month that he would not return to the national squad until he had fully recovered from a knee injury.
Federal prosecutors yesterday alleged that a vice president at Staples Inc. stole more than $580,000 over two years and used a company credit card for shopping and adult entertainment before the company discovered the scheme and fired him in November.
Buoyed by voters embracing his message of change, Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in the Illinois primary, a home-state win of one of the richest Super Tuesday prizes. John McCain defeated Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
The electronics retailer reported a $54.6 million first-quarter loss and withdrew its financial guidance for fiscal 2008 as it cut jobs and revamped.
The Internal Revenue Service said the repeal of a tax on long-distance telephone service will be worth at least $60 to a family of four.
Topps Co. was founded in 1938 as Topps Chewing Gum, and in its early years produced a popular penny gum from a factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. After World War II, the company developed Bazooka Bubble Gum, and in 1950, added trading cards to its product line. Baseball cards appeared in 1951.
Saudi Arabia ordered the recall of 2,300 toys made in China feared to contain high levels of toxic lead paint, the country's official news agency reported Saturday.
US regulators on Thursday said big local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic lines built for high-speed Internet and other services, spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans.
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether to ban the death penalty for juveniles who kill, one of the highest-profile questions confronting the justices as they continue re-examining who is subject to capital punishment.
JEDDAH/RIYADH, 27 September 2004 - Security forces exchanged fire with suspected terrorists in the capital Riyadh yesterday, less than 24 hours after a French engineer was gunned down in Jeddah.
A new compound gives hope as the disease has become increasingly resistant to current drugs. By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times.
But a rival bid and continuing turbulence in financial markets left the outcome of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest banking battle still uncertain.
By Jerome Burdi, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 3--As Tropical Storm Barry formed over the Atlantic Ocean during the past two weeks, it blew strong easterly winds that eroded sandbanks in the ocean, causing dangerous rip currents, the National Weather Service said.
The governor of Baghdad escapes unhurt when a roadside bomb explodes near his convoy.
Babies whose mothers smoke cigarettes before breast feeding sleep less and not as well, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Sudan's powerful presidential adviser Majzoub al-Khalifa, who was instrumental in signing last year's Darfur peace accord, died in a car accident in northern Sudan, a presidential source said on Wednesday.
Procuratore di Trieste smentisce anticipazioni dei giornali
UK blue chips closed at lower levels Monday, albeit off lows following a bounce on Wall Street, weighed down by miners on the back of falling copper prices, and housebuilders as investors remained uncertain about interest rates.
Fred Hale Sr., the oldest man in the world according to Guinness World Records, has died less than two weeks shy of his 114th birthday.
The Football Association began an investigation yesterday into the crowd trouble which marred Chelsea&#39;s League Cup match against West Ham on Wednesday evening, the second such outbreak at a London match within 24 hours.
Radical Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr pledges to work with Sunni groups against the US-led occupation.
By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - The former boss of the Calidrug cartel, who once controlled most of the world's cocainetrade, was sent to the United States on Friday to facetrafficking and money laundering charges.
Bertie Ahern insists he broke no rules in accepting money Irish PM Bertie Ahern is facing renewed pressure after revealing that he accepted 8,000 for a speaking engagement in 1994.Comment
Following a month of high-profile product releases by a handful of the biggest names in consumer electronics, Panasonic has unveiled eight new digital cameras in the Lumix line.
While there has been more Internet advertising activity in this year's presidential race than in the past, the money spent on Web ads still pales in comparison to that allocated for TV commercials, the first-ever study of online political ads found.
Blog: Federal Trade Commission, in 169-page study, concludes that means there's no need for extensive regulations of the sort that the Republican-controlled Congress considered, and rejected, last year.
Grocer Pathmark Stores Inc.  posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as higher costs for workers' compensation and general liability claims were offset by better expense control and improved gross margins.
Today's souped-up electronic gizmos double as brushing coaches.
Free engraving at Oxford-Street drop-in centre O2 are offering free etching of logos and pictures onto mobile phone handsets, at the Blue Room in their flagship store at 368 Oxford Street (London). O2 customers are invited in to take a break from the horrors of Christmas shopping and enjoy a back massage and some free internet access too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Planes started flying in and out of Miami International Airport Sunday, two days after the last flight left but not soon enough for weary travelers stranded by Hurricane Frances.
Blog: Online-commerce giant releases faster APIs, shows off desktop application written with Adobe Systems' AIR.
In aumento dell'8,3% anche il fatturato, boom per le auto
Senate Democrats are \
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia  - Millions of Muslim pilgrims spent the afternoon on the plain of Arafat east of Mecca on Tuesday at the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage.
A British man is extradited from Morocco to face questioning over the \u00c2\u00a353m Securitas raid in Kent.
Microsoft Entertainment & Devices chief Robbie Bach says he expects the Xbox 360 to topple revenue records in 2008, given total spending on 360 products last year.
Genetically modified skin cells could be used to fight a cancer which strikes the very young, a study suggests.
Il Rimini ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dalla Pistoiese il difensore Fabio Catacchini, 23 anni. ...
Israel is stepping up its rhetoric against neighboring Syria, with senior officials publicly blaming Damascus for Tuesday&#39;s suicide bus bombings in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva.
Officials said service on the A and C lines could be restored in six to nine months, dramatically revising their earlier prognosis.
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Malcolm Glazer&#39;s patient acquisition of Manchester United continues, his shareholding in the Premiership club now standing at 28.
Israel will have to follow up next year&#39;s pullout from the Gaza Strip with a much larger withdrawal from the occupied West Bank , according to Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
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Ian Woosnam picks Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood as his wildcards to complete the European Ryder Cup team.
Nintendo Co. said consumers in the Americas snapped up more than 600,000 of its Wii video game systems in eight days, totaling about $190 million in sales, as it competes with Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation 3.
The US Open will either get its dream all-American final, a nightmare all-Russian final, or something in between today when No. 5 Lindsay Davenport faces No.
NEW YORK  - Radiation therapy is effective  for prostate cancer, but up to 90 percent of men will develop  impotence after the treatment. New research indicates that this  frustrating side effect may be avoided if both MRI and CT,  rather than just CT, are used to plan exactly how and where  radiation will be delivered.
As David Matsuda tells it, he's probably the last person you'd expect to see in a U.S. military uniform climbing out of an armoured vehicle in Iraq.
Thailand's new military rulers have drawn up a four-man shortlist for the country's next premier including former World Trade Organisation head Supachai Panitchpakdi, military sources said.
Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99.
By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 08/09/2004). Output at Britain&#39;s factories slumped unexpectedly in July, with production falling for the second consecutive month - the first time in nearly two years.
The World Cup hero speaks for the first time of the rift that separated him from his brother Jack.
Relatives wait outside a military base in Pattani province, southern Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in a bid to see Thai-Muslim demonstrators arrested by security forces after Monday&#39;s riot.
WENTWORTH - Ernie Els proved himself the master of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday when he won a record sixth title, beating England&#39;s Lee Westwood 2-and-1 in the 36-hole final.
US President George W Bush tries to soothe a missile row with Russia as a key G8 summit begins in Germany.
SPACE.com / HOUSTON - Despite a late start caused by airlock glitches, two Atlantis shuttle astronauts pushed through their mission's final spacewalk to help deploy a vital new solar array radiator among other maintenance outside the International Space Station (ISS).
Pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong have expressed disappointment at the outcome of Sunday&#39;s parliamentary elections. The pro-democracy camp secured 25 seats on the
The player lets the listener choose MP3 or WMA music, ripped from CDs or downloaded from online music sites. The Zen Micro provides intuitive vertical scrolling to allow users to move through easy-to-use menus
Former President Carter, who already has a book coming out this fall about his post-White House years, is working on a memoir about his mother, Lillian, to be published next spring by Simon &amp; Schuster.
SAN&#39;A, Yemen A US-held Saudi suspected of links to Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death yesterday for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
Authorities in southern Russia believe they have uncovered a criminal ring that has been smuggling camels from Kazakhstan, police said Thursday.
Pitcher Joe Kennedy was afflicted with a condition that caused his heart to suddenly stop beating in November, when he collapsed and later died.
WASHINGTON : American Paul Hamm was celebrating what he hailed as a &quot;third victory&quot; after being told by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that he could keep the Olympic gold medal he won in the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics event in Athens.
Newly elevated Yahoo President Susan Decker issued a memo to employees detailing another massive organization for her company, which for the third time in a mere nine months realigns its business operations under reappointed leadership. Gone is the executive said to have spearheaded the takeover of ad market broker Right Media last April, and the fate of one of the company's most outspoken senior VPs appears uncertain.
DETROIT, Oct. 27 -- Members of the United Auto Workers approved a four-year contract with Chrysler on Saturday despite significant opposition, the union said.
Britney may still be Miss Spears after leaked papers seem to prove her wedding was a fake. The singer and boyfriend Kevin Federline are thought to have staged their nuptials in a
An independent European Union panel has launched an investigation into whether Google Inc.'s Internet search engine abides by European privacy rules
Police in Sweden release a list of 565 people who were killed or went missing in the Asian tsunami, after a court ruling.
Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O Chief  Executive John Chambers said China was well on the way to  becoming the world's technology hub as he revealed plans for  his company's first research center in the country.
KEENE, N.H., Feb. 11 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) touted the politics of the possible Sunday during her inaugural visit to New Hampshire as a presidential candidate, a message that found an energetic but not ecstatic reception in town-hall meetings and house parties across the state.
Rare Bob Dylan recordings and memorabilia from his early career go on show at a Seattle museum.
Louisville is ranked the 14th worst city in the US for ozone pollution. The city is one of 95 with increased deaths due to such pollution.
Rudy Giuliani handed out presents and read a Christmas story to Harlem youngsters Monday, then talked about what, for him, might be the best gift of all.
Castigated for losing track of their own prisoners, leftist rebels release two long-held women politicians -- which could be a boost for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
US video game powerhouse Electronic Arts (EA) announced deals to craft updatable advertising into software for games made for personal computers and Xbox 360 consoles.
Cubans voted in parliamentary elections on Sunday that could start a transition to a post-Castro government in Cuba after half a century of rule by the Communist revolutionary.
Evelyn Green was in her mid-30s when doctors told her that her young son, Perry, had attention deficit disorder. The real surprise came, however, when she began to research the condition.
FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton slipped slightly but is still substantial two days before South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
The Warden vs. The Governor USENIX Once upon a time, rising through the ranks in World of Warcraft was largely a matter of patience and stamina. For some beginners aspiring to online greatness, it meant spending hours in a virtual forest gathering leaves and later finding the elf who'd pay gold for them.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Citigroup  is keen on selling 80 percent of its business process outsourcing (BPO) arm in India for $700-$750 million, the Mint said on Tuesday, on the heels of Blackstone's  acquisition of a back-office firm.
MADISON, NJ - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals lost one of two lawsuits filed in Philadelphia in a string of legal battles surrounding the company&#39;s now-banned diet pill, Pondimin.
Beijing will clear out subterranean hotels in old air-raid shelters near venues for the Olympic Games, fearing fallout from potential accidents at the guesthouses.
By James Daley in London and Katherine Griffiths in New York. Three former NatWest bankers who are fighting extradition to the US over their alleged involvement in a \u00c2\u00a34m fraud linked to the collapse of Enron
RBC, 19.11.2004, Moscow 17:06:44.Gazprom will cooperate with India-based Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) focusing on energy supplies to this country.
You may be spending plenty on a Web analytics solution, but are you really using it to its fullest potential? How about up to half of its potential? Is the ROI on your Web analytics software greater than the monthly or yearly fees you pay for it? If you are like most companies, the answer to all three of those questions is an unfortunate and resounding, &quot;no!&quot;
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President Bush's decision to spare former vice presidential aide I. Lewis \
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is closing in on the last of a series of reforms to protect mutual fund investors. One involves the fee charged to investors to pay for marketing and distribution of fund shares, called a 12b-1 fee.
Waltham, MA-based IMlogic, Inc. today announced the formation of the IMlogic Threat Center, a resource set up to combat threats that propagate over instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services.
Constellation Brands Inc. STZ.N on  Tuesday said it launched an unsolicited $970 million offer for  Robert Mondavi Corp. MOND.O, which is in the midst of a  management shake-up and shifting corporate strategy, in a bid  to bolster its wine portfolio.
How will a 10% drop in U.K. drug prices hurt the industry?
378-foot coast redwood Researchers in California have found what they reckon is the world's tallest tree - a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) standing at a mighty 378.1 feet (115.2 metres), Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mantova pronto al debutto in campionato. Domani la squadra di Di Carlo far&agrave; visita all'Arezzo...
Plus: Microsoft to release three versions of Xbox 2. [News.com Extra]
New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte said on Saturday that he used human growth hormone in 2002 but did so on only two occasions.
The Thanksgiving air travel rush ended smoothly yesterday thanks to some help from good weather and millions of travelers who seemed prepared to handle new security restrictions at airport checkpoints.
New Zealand Telecom announced Wednesday it has formed a joint venture with Yahoo Inc. and Australia's Seven Network to beef up content on its Internet portal Xtra.
What do you get when you take an already fine laptop and give it a faster processor, faster front-side bus, a better video card and a 7,200-rpm hard drive? Laptop nirvana, also known as the new 17-in. MacBook Pro from Apple.
Il presidente della Camera Pierferdinando Casini ha scritto una lettera al presidente della commissione Bilancio della Camera Giancarlo Giorgetti per chiedere un esame del tetto del 2% all&#39;aumento delle spese, previsto dalla legge Finanziaria 2005.
(Corrects second paragraph to show earnings of $17,000, not $28,000)     NEW YORK  - Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
Alicia Keys is working on a new film, proofreading her poems for publication and writing travel stories for a newspaper. Oh yeah, and her second album \
Ministers have failed to get to grips with traffic congestion according to a report by the spending watchdog.
The use of surgery to treat obesity has increased greatly among U.S. adolescents in recent years, with the number of operations tripling from 2000 to 2003, according to a study published on Monday.
By Katy Moeller, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec.
Catherine   Zeta-Jones' alleged stalker has been found competent to stand trial by a   court-appointed psychiatrist, her attorney said Monday.
A name likely to come up in Tuesday's vice presidential debate is Halliburton, the Texas company once run by Dick Cheney that Democrats say is an example of cronyism because of its lucrative Iraq deals.
WHAT:  VeriSign and LogLogic will be presenting a joint online event that highlights the importance of effective log data management and intelligence in payment networks. The live webcast will be broadcast on September 27, 2006 at 2:00pm ET.
Inflation has fallen to its lowest level since March after figures for September showed the annual rate had dropped by 0.2 per cent to 1.1 per cent.
Real Madrid forward Raul is just one goal away from equalling the all-time European Cup scoring record after sparking his team&#39;s fightback from 2-0 down to salvage a draw from their visit to Dynamo Kiev.
NEW YORK  \u00c2\u0097 Life without writers could be a slog for Jay Leno \u00c2\u0097 and a no-frills affair for his viewers. But his fans may not care. Oddly enough, NBC's \
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The cash-rich private oil company Surgutneftegaz is the mystery purchaser of the main assets of the Yukos empire, auctioned for US$9.35 billion to a shell company on Sunday, the daily newspaper Gazeta said yesterday.
LINZ, Austria -- Serena Williams blamed a headache for her poor play in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 upset loss to qualifier Alina Jidkova in the second round of the Generali Ladies Open.

DETROIT -- General Motors Corp.'s 76 years of global sales supremacy is ending, as totals for 2007 released on Wednesday showed the automaker in a virtual tie with Toyota Motor Corp.
As if the House page scandal involving former representative Mark Foley (R-Fla.) hadn't done enough damage to Republicans, now we discover that legal bills arising from it landed former speaker J. Dennis Hastert's campaign committee in hot water with the Federal Election Commission.
Suspected Islamic militants killed 16 people in a pre-dawn attack south of the Algerian capital on Saturday, an official statement said.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Mark Martin has decided he isn't ready to slow down.
A draft United Nations resolution on the Sudan crisis is scheduled to be discussed by security council members in New York today. It has been drawn up by the US and calls for the African Union monitoring force
Brenden Morrow wasn't on the ice or the bench when the Dallas Stars scored their final two goals. Still, the Stars would never have been in position for their impressive 5-4 comeback victory over the Colorado Avalanche without their captain.
The Guerrilla Girls, a group that protests what it calls \u00e2\u0080\u009csexism and racism in politics, the art world, film and the culture at large,\u00e2\u0080\u009d sent an open letter to the philanthropist Eli Broad saying that female and minority artists are inadequately represented in the exhibition at the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and in the collection of Mr. Broad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s private foundation. In a posting on the group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Web site, guerrillagirls.com, the organization claims that of the 30 artists in the inaugural exhibition at the Broad Museum, 97 percent are white and 87 percent are male. Similarly, the group says that of the 194 artists in the collection of the Broad Foundation, the nonprofit organization that acts as a \u00e2\u0080\u009clending library\u00e2\u0080\u009d for Mr. Broad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s art holdings, 96 percent are white and 83 percent are male. That, the group said, is \u00e2\u0080\u009can insignificant number of women and artists of color.\u00e2\u0080\u009d A spokeswoman for the Broad Foundation did not immediately return phone calls or reply to an e-mail message requesting comment.
Adobe Systems Inc. will release version 7.0 of its digital document product Acrobat by the end of the year, including a new free Acrobat Reader with added reviewing capabilities, the company announced Monday.
Margaret Spellings, who was nominated Wednesday as secretary of education, arrived from Texas four years ago as a divorced single mother and member of President Bush&#39;s inner circle.
The EC ends action against France and Germany for breaching eurozone deficit rules as the two members vow to cut their 2005 deficits.
Nokia will roll out the first WiMax-enabled Internet tablets using Intel chips in the first half of 2008.
Deluge of unwanted e-mail greets workers, again raising questions about effectiveness of filters. And the onslaught could get worse.
European Commission antitrust officials investigating computer chip maker Intel presented what they believe is a watertight argument for prosecuting the firm to an internal panel of so-called devil's advocates on Tuesday, a person familiar with the investigation has said.
Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe&#39;s third-largest maker of semiconductors, reduced its third- quarter chip sales forecast as demand wanes, joining companies including Texas Instruments Inc.
An ink expert who testified for the government at the Martha Stewart trial was found not guilty yesterday of lying on the witness stand.
Philadelphia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch retired Wednesday, ending attempted comeback from foot problems that sidelined him the last 1 1/2 seasons.
Philadelphia -- A fast-moving arson fire killed six people in a rowhouse before dawn Saturday, four of them children, police said.
Takes on Google Book Search Microsoft is gearing up to launch a new online book search service enabling internet users to find content from books, periodicals and other print resources.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The mother of a former suspect in the disappearance in Aruba of American teenager Natalee Holloway said Friday she hopes a probe will bring closure for all the families involved.
Two Bank of China officials have reportedly vanished along with up to $120m in the latest scandal to hit China's banking sector.
A grenade attack at a rally for the Awami Union Party in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka left 14 people dead and more than 300 injured.
SAITAMA, Japan  - Spain scraped into the final of   the world basketball championship for the first time on Friday   but look to have paid a devastating price in the process.
Earlier today, Mforma and Marvel Enterprises announced the mobile entertainment industry&#39;s largest content licensing deal to date.
Seeyoubychance holds off Monster Chaser by a neck in a back-and-forth race Saturday in the H. Steward Mitchell Stakes at Pimlico.
A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health system, experts say.
Finalizzato a proseguire i lavori nei prossimi 4 mesi
Last week in China, A Lot of Baidu and a bit of Microsoft and Google There hardly goes a week by that Baidu is not in the news. They are actively getting into new partnerships, boasting about their Market Share and releasing new services. Google has yet to find a way to counter this. The rest [...]
The FBI advised officials in as many as eight cities last month to tighten security after U.S. soldiers in Iraq seized computer disks containing information about those towns' school systems.
Rain came to England's rescue after veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas ripped through the top order in the third and final cricket Test here.
As a law student, Antonio Calabrese envisioned himself becoming a hard-nosed, Perry Mason-like defense attorney.
The organisers of the half-time entertainment for next year&#39;s Super Bowl have signed a deal with Sir Paul McCartney to entertain millions.
In an exclusive interview with Nine Inch Nails front man, Reznor said a bitter pill he's had to gulp down is \
E' furibondo il presidente del club rosanero Maurizio Zamparini dopo la sconfitta del Palermo in cas...
U.S. Apache helicopters thwarted a rocket attack on Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the U.S. military said on Sunday, but the number of U.S. casualties rose with seven more soldiers reported killed.
The arrival of Batman in Hong Kong this November for filming of the latest Hollywood sequel has ruffled local politicians who say the masked hero could disrupt traffic and cause noise pollution, reports said on Friday.
Operazione dei Cc e della Gdf nel Reggino e a Bergano
Speaking to a congregation assembled for Christmas mass in a Bethlehem church Friday night, PLO chairman Mahoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) called on Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians.
A group of 33 firms, including Nokia and Philips, have unveiled the prototype of a portable heart monitor that would use sensors woven into underwear to warn patients before they suffer a stroke.
Three local costume shops report that Halloween masks of President Bush sold out faster than ones of Democratic candidate John Kerry.
Latvia's minority center-right coalition  government extended its lead in the opinion polls on Friday,  enhancing its chances of a return to power in Saturday's  general election.
Newcastle captain Alan Shearer says manager Graeme Souness was right to drop Craig Bellamy at Arsenal.
For long stretches on Saturday, the Hoyas flashed the poised and precise attack that should make them a national-championship contender.
Crude oil futures eased slightly Monday but remained close to the US$50 barrel level amid lingering concerns about shortages of heating oil at the start of the Northern Hemisphere winter, market-watchers said.
You can&#39;t rely on the boxscore to quantify the type of impact Derek Jeter had on Game 2 of the Yankees-Twins series. Or the influence he has on his team.
NASA&#39;s top safety official Wednesday dismissed damaging claims that US astronauts had turned up drunk for space missions.
(CPOD) Aug. 26, 2004 - Adults in Zimbabwe are divided over the performance of Robert Mugabe, according to the Afrobarometer conducted by the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Ghana\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Centre for
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy  Johnson moved a step closer to his dream of joining the New  York Yankees on Thursday, agreeing a two-year contract  extension worth a reported $32 million.
Drugs prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder will include guides to alert patients and parents of the risks of mental and heart problems, including sudden death.
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Oil giant Yukos is halting two-thirds of its exports to China because of its financial troubles, a move which could raise oil prices.
A New York media entrepreneur whose previous spending sprees rocked the radio and concert industries said on Thursday that he had reached a deal to acquire 85 percent of Elvis Presley Enterprises
Cognitive behavior therapy appears to cancel the risk of suicidal thinking associated with taking antidepressant medication, says one study.
Jaguar did not have the financial clout to be major Formula One players and they should have quit last year, according to the sport&#39;s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Struggling US carmaker Ford sees its shares fall 4% after it unveils plans to borrow $18bn (\u00c2\u00a39.3bn).
Setting the tone for a durable relationship with the Southeast Asian countries, India on Tuesday will sign &quot;a landmark partnership document&quot; with ASEAN at the trading bloc&#39;s third summit in Laos&#39;s capital, Vientiane.
Foreign oil workers in Nigeria's Niger Delta are warned to leave the region by a local armed militia.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday rejected demands that he set up an independent inquiry into the number of civilians killed in Iraq.
At the Beryozov family home there was a slow and steady stream of mourners. Standing by his gates, Vladimir Beryozov greeted each and every one.
Even if you think the World Cup of Hockey is just a tease before the start of an NHL lockout, one positive for Bruins fans was evident during Tuesday night's emotional matchup between the United States and Canada at Montreal's Bell Centre.
Indie distributor Magnolia  Pictures is looking to make some quick cash on two indie  comedies, releasing them nearly simultaneously on cable and in  theaters and DVD stores.
The father of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann says he and his wife are totally confident of their innocence as they wait to learn whether they will face criminal charges in Portugal.
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Uefa launches an inquiry after Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is spat at by a Porto fan.
In a league that features big hits, big players, and a growing financial windfall for all involved, there is also one rather large loophole. It came to light in the wake of Patriots safety Rodney Harrison's four-game suspension.
Microsoft Watch has revealed that Microsoft is preparing to donate some more of its source code to the SourceForge code repository. Microsoft Watch editor Mary Jo Foley reports that on Tuesday, the software giant will come forward bearing gifts under the umbrella of the open source Common Public License (CPL). Foley has speculated that tomorrow's release may be the Microsoft Enterprise Library from its Patterns & Practices Group. Previous contributions include Microsoft's Windows Installer XML (WiX) and the Windows Template Library.
An experimental Sanofi-Aventis diet drug helped people lose much more weight than a placebo in an eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on Tuesday.
Initial coverage of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer&#39;s comments during an event in Singapore yesterday left the folks back at headquarters in Redmond trying to clarify things and put them in context.
As October wanes, inflatable spirits appear in entryways, cobwebs sprawl across leaf-covered lawns and tombstones near bushes lean like crooked teeth.
Shares in Vodafone Group PLC rose Monday as the market reacted positively to the weekend move by the world's largest mobile telephone company to gain control of Hutchison Essar India Ltd.
The English National Opera gives unprecedented access to its latest production of Carmen on the web.
BenQ Mobile plans to file for bankruptcy protection in Germany after its Taiwanese parent decided to stop investing in the money-losing operation, the mobile phone maker said Thursday.
While leading Xerox, Mr. McColough created the PARC research center, where many features of early personal computers were pioneered, and grew the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s revenue from $896 million in 1968 to $8.5 billion in 1981.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday as Brazil offered Cuba millions of dollars in credit and help in its search for oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
The release of two Italian women aid  workers in Iraq was greeted with joy and relief on Tuesday  following three weeks of anguish in Italy over their abduction.
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Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city
An online store for Viliv media players accused of not delivering the goods is reportedly not refunding the money they promised. In Gadget Lab.
While the 2008 presidential candidates are taking potshots at each other, some young Americans are taking shots at the entire two-party system.
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One of NASA&#39;s goals in sending Cassini on its 2-billion-mile journey to Saturn was to search for lakes of liquid hydrocarbon that scientists believe may exist on the surface of the planet&#39;s moon Titan.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - New Orleans Hornets guard Alex Garcia is gone the remainder of the season. Garcia, 24, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during last Sunday&#39;s 88-69 loss at Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO/LAS VEGAS  - The world's major  technology companies are trying to convince consumers they need  an expensive, digitally connected home with the latest  high-tech gadgets.
The new Lib Dem leader will be named, after a contest sparked by Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation.
When is tape virtualisation true tape virtualisation? Fujitsu Siemens Computers is taking its CentricStor virtual tape appliance to midsize users, introducing two entry-level models with a mere 2.7TB of caching disk each and the ability to connect to one tape library and up to four physical tape drives.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera AB on Friday reported an 11 percent rise in its fourth-quarter net profit, but said it would slash 2,900 jobs, or 9.3 percent of its work force, to cut costs.
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During its quarterly earnings conference call Monday, Apple Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook estimated that 250,000 iPhones were sold to people with the intention of unlocking them, adding that most of those sales happened after the $200 price drop.
Salvage teams hope to refloat a freighter that has been stranded on the Australian seaboard for almost three weeks.
INSURERS and travel firms across Europe took a knock yesterday after the devastation caused by the South Asian tsunami sparked fears of substantial financial costs.
LONDON, Oct 22  - The euro held its ground against the dollar here Friday as the US currency was hampered by comments from Federal Reserve officials that suggested US interest rates might stay where they are for a while.
A judge ordered on Tuesday that rights to O.J. Simpson's aborted book, \
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It looks like any other portable MP3 device--until you see the speakers that pop out of the back.
By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 9--November was a good month for Nintendo -- and for the video game industry as a whole.
A man accused of leading the Janjaweed militia in Darfur is given a top Sudanese government post.
Russia halted operations of a U.S.-funded organization that trains Russian journalists and the head of the organization fled the country for fear she would be jailed, she and her lawyers said Friday.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday, following the lead of the House of Representatives, approved $100 billion in new funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a timetable for withdrawing combat troops.
[India News]: New Delhi, Oct.25 : India and Myanmar inked a landmark agreement on Monday in the field of non-traditional security issues amidst staunch opposition by pro-democracy activists to mark the first visit by a head of state from the former Burma
SHANGHAI: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a global outbreak of avian influenza unless greater efforts are made to fight the disease in countries already affected
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has approved an agreement for VeriSign Inc. to continue to operate the .com domain for six more years,\u00c2\u00a0despite objections about pricing and security. The\u00c2\u00a0department has approved the .com agreement submitted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that oversees the Internet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s technical infrastructure, VeriSign announced Thursday. The current .com contract expires in late 2007. The approval comes even though domain-name registrar\u00c2\u00a0GoDaddy.com criticized the deal\u00c2\u00a0in September, saying it should include infrastructure build-out requirements and make the company justify built-in price increases. Also in September, registrar Network Solutions released\u00c2\u00a0a report saying ICANN has failed to address security\u00c2\u00a0in its latest proposals for the .com, .biz, .info and .org top-level domains. But VeriSign officials noted that the .com domain has never crashed under its control during the last seven years. The ICANN agreement \
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We&#39;ve marveled at his ability to be automatic, been blinded by his bread-and-cutter fastball, and appreciated how pitcher Mariano Rivera can close up shop better than any night watchman.
Qatar has upped its stake in the London Stock Exchange to nearly 24 percent by acquiring an additional three percent of shares, a Qatari newspaper said Sunday.
By Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 8--WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed  adding a plume of contaminated groundwater stretching from Bountiful to Woods  Cross to its national Superfund list, making it part of a federal cleanup  effort.
Backing down before a Monday deadline, Iran apparently has given up its demand to exempt some equipment from a deal freezing uranium enrichment programs that can make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Sunday.
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Two people have been killed after a crane collapsed on a building site in south-west London.
EU nations must back plans to cut emissions by 30% by 2020 or risk jeopardising future global climate efforts, ministers warn.
The EU and the US talk into the night over plans to begin negotiations about the future of emissions reduction.
Jeffrey W. Greenberg resigned Monday as chairman and chief executive of Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. Inc. insurance brokerage, the company said, in a move that appeared aimed at positioning
The PHP Group has officially released the latest version of the PHP 4.4.x series - version 4.4.8 (mostly security fixes) - also the final release of the PHP 4.4.x series.   The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate availability of PHP 4.4.8. It continues to improve the security and the stability of the 4.4 branch and all users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to it as soon as possible. This release wraps up all the outstanding patches for the PHP 4.4 series, and is therefore the last normal PHP 4.4 release. If necessary, releases to address security issues could be made until 2008-08-08.   Among the issues corrected are things with chunk_split, an overflow in str[c]spn, regression in glob with open_basedir and correcting the INIFILE LOCAL option. Check out the Changelog for a full list of changes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group (http://www.mww.com/), one of nation's top ten public relations firms, today announced that it has been retained by Blackhawk Network, a leading prepaid and payments network.
Crystal Palace assistant boss Kit Symons felt tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2-0 victory over Fulham was just reward for the Eagles\u00e2\u0080\u0099 steady improvement since their re-entry into the Barclays Premiership.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is alerting financial firms of potential danger from a would-be letter bomber after companies in Kansas City and Denver were targeted with explosive devices and threatening notes, an agency spokeswoman said on Monday.
Same-store sales for the month come in short of the company's forecast.
CALCUTTA, India - When his chickens started disappearing a few weeks ago, a farmer in eastern India figured dogs or jackals were to blame - until he discovered his calf making a meal of his poultry.
Police and FBI agents are investigating the discovery of an empty rocket launcher tube on the front lawn of a Jersey City, New Jersey, home, FBI spokesman Sean Quinn said.
After a period of experimentation with sleeker fashion and upscale merchandise Wal-Mart, in 2007, returned with a vengeance to the strategy that built it into the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retailer: low prices.
President Bush campaigned Thursday in Maine, looking to pick up support in a state that divvies up its electoral votes and where even a partial victory on Nov. 2 could tip a close election his way.
Two Read Mountain Middle School students weren t sure what they were in for when they learned they were going to the British Isles for 20 days this summer as part of the People to People Student Ambassador ...
The targets included nine journalists who have covered Hewlett-Packard, including one from The Times.
A simple system that checks how much blood a patient loses during surgery speeds recovery, NHS trials show.
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs on Wednesday confirmed Hurricane Frances had disrupted business at its Walt Disney World theme park in Florida enough to lower its quarterly profit by about a penny per share, a company spokesman said.
Avaya Inc. , a telecommunications equipment supplier, on Tuesday said it would buy Tenovis GmbH & Co. of Germany from private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for &#36;370 million to expand its presence in Europe.
PRINCE Harry has been cleared of cheating to obtain his art A-level pass, despite a secret tape recording in which he allegedly admitted he did only &#39;a tiny, tiny bit&#39; of the course work he submitted for the examination.
On a red-carpeted catwalk, an international line of elegantly dressed beauty contestants - all doing time for drug running - strutted into the night before an audience of Peruvian dignitaries.
A state court knocked Ralph Nader off Pennsylvania's presidential ballot Wednesday, citing legal problems with his nomination papers that left him thousands of signatures short of the number he needed.
Jenny McCarthy worried about finding a good man after her son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism two years ago. Then Jim Carrey came along. \
China promised on Monday to respond positively to the United States in high-level economic talks this week but drew a line in the sand by telling Washington that its exchange rate is a matter of national sovereignty.
Ships steaming into Boston harbor will  soon shift course to avoid whales in the first change of U.S.  shipping lanes to protect an endangered species.
MANCHESTER  - Fuming Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has demanded that the Football Association clarify their disciplinary guidelines.
Fancy a peerage? Click here We're delighted to report that New Labour has decided to extend its cash for honours scheme to the great unwashed masses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has vowed to \

Jeff Jonas, the chief scientist and distinguished engineer at IBM Corp.'s entity analytic solutions group, has developed a means of sharing corporate data without revealing what that data contains.
West Nile fever is not simply a 3- to 6-day disease with limited symptoms, but rather a severe illness that can incapacitate people for a month or longer, findings from a new study indicate.
No doubt, all of you have heard of Xfce and those who haven&#39;t will hear about it soon anyway. I remember trying out Xfce for the first time back on SuSE 9.0.
In a parched, secluded desert, a brutal killing is caught on videotape. A member of the feared and violent Mongol motorcycle gang is shot in the head at close range. His body is dumped in a shallow grave.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Determined to dump disgraced slugger Jason Giambi, the Yankees are assembling an elite list of outside lawyers to tackle his contract, several sources told the New York Daily News on Saturday.
Hundreds of militants overrun an army fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops, officials say.
If you're a Mac aficianado, or want to buy something for someone who is, columnist Ryan Faas has some pre-holiday shopping ideas for you.
The euro reaches a fresh record high against the US dollar, climbing above the $1.41 level.
A roadside bomb killed two soldiers in Somalia's chaotic capital Mogadishu on Thursday, witnesses said, hours after two aid workers were shot dead in an overnight attack in the north of the country.
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Pennsylvania is one of several key states in next month&#39;s presidential election, but no one - not even the pollsters \u00e2\u0080-an predict which candidate will win, a Pittsburgh-based political analyst said Friday.
One-time French league giants Paris Saint Germain crawled provisionally into the top half of the table Saturday after a goalless draw away to Lille which failed to suggest they are ready to make an assault on a European placing.
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Argentina's economy minister offers her resignation over $64,000 discovered in her office toilet.
Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley is to hold his first political talks with Irish Prime Minster Bertie Ahern in Dublin later this week.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Iran does not need negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program, apparently seeking to reassure hard-liners the country will not cave in as it considers a key Western incentives package.
TOMSK, Russia  - About 1,900 miles east of Moscow and sitting on a frozen swamp the size of France, the city of Tomsk has struggled economically since the Trans-Siberian Railway passed it by at the end of the 19th Century.
Insurgents have launched new attacks in several Iraqi cities, continuing their campaign of violence in the face of a US and Iraqi offensive to crush them.
A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.
U.S. technology stocks gained on  Thursday after bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,  but blue chips slipped as oil prices climbed almost $2 per  barrel, increasing concerns about future corporate profits.
Shares of Internet phone service  provider Vonage Holdings Corp.  fell more than 5 percent  in its market debut on Wednesday in a sign of investor  skepticism about its long-term prospects.
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Israel&#39;s president has strayed from the government line by proposing a halt to construction of a controversial West Bank barrier if a durable ceasefire is reached with the Palestinians.
In aumento del 10% giro d'affari della societa' alimentare
President Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Merck & Co. scored its second swift victory this week in a Vioxx product liability trial when an Alabama jury found on Friday it did not hide health risks associated with its withdrawn arthritis drug or knowingly market a faulty product.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- The resignation of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge came as no surprise to Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory on Tuesday.
Il Papa fa sentire la sua voce rivolgendo un nuovo appello ai sequestratori degli ostaggi in Iraq. Giovanni Paolo II, dunque, pensa agli &#39;&#39;ostaggi e alle loro famiglie, vittime innocenti della violenza e dell
Motherboard chip sets don&#39;t normally excite much attention in the security world, but Nvidia&#39;s NForce 4 could turn out to be the exception.
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29 August 2004 -- Voters in Russia&#39;s breakaway republic of Chechnya have begun casting ballots for a new president. Seven candidates are vying for the job, including frontrunner Alu Alkhanov, who is backed by the Kremlin.
Man who helped to spy on the Jimmy Choo shoe boss Tamara Mellon is jailed for 21 months
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair had agreed on how to reform the EU's institutions while Germany reported progress towards a treaty.
At least 26 Britons have been confirmed dead in the tsunami that swept Asian coastlines, the Foreign Office said.
A rider and two spectators died in the final event of the Isle of Man TT on Friday in a crash that cast a pall over the 100th anniversary celebrations of motorcycling's oldest and deadliest road races.
A group of California cities and counties on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.(MSFT.O), saying that the world's largest software maker overcharged government agencies for software.
Harrison Frazar took some time off to rest and find a way to make golf fun again. For the second week in a row it paid off with a share of the first-round lead, though he had to share it with six others in the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.
An electronic &quot;artificial eye&quot;, developed for people with impaired vision, has been shown to reliably identify pedestrian crossings, determine when it is safe to walk across and even measure the width of a road.
Automatic Data Processing Inc.  ADP.N, the world's largest payroll and tax filing processor,  on Friday said quarterly earnings rose 9 percent, helped by  strength in its employer and brokerage services units.
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Tim Herron birdied three of his last four holes to take the lead at the U.S. Bank Championship on Saturday and Tim Clark matched him shot for shot until the 18th hole.
Lebanon's government rejected a U.N. cease-fire plan backed by President Bush on Monday, demanding Israel immediately withdraw even before a peacekeeping force arrives and promising to send 15,000 troops to take control of the Hezbollah stronghold along the border.
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Indonesian police have released a man and his wife they had arrested on suspicion of possible involvement in the Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta.
Scientists believe a 50-million-year record of the Earth's climate lies in an underwater mountain chain in the ice-clogged waters near the North Pole.
The US Marine general who designed the ground attack on Fallujah says this time, they did it right. Major General Richard Natonski says the assault on the Iraqi city succeeded in part because of lessons learned in April.
EUROPA/POLONIA - La Bioetica: una nuova sfida per l\u00c2\u0092insegnamento e per la catechesi Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - Avr\u00c3\u00a0 per tema la bioetica e le nuove sfide etiche in medicina il Simposio catechistico organizzato dall\u00c2\u0092Istituto Teologico che si terr\u00c3\u00a0 a Czestochowa sabato 12 gennaio. Al Simposio parteciperanno insegnanti, catechisti, ...
By Suzanne Dean  For the Deseret Morning News
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event...
Human egg donation was a rarity not so long ago. But heightened demand for eggs &#151; and rising compensation for donors &#151; are prompting more young women to consider it.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney claimed a symbolic, though narrow, victory Saturday in his pursuit of Christian conservative support for his 2008 presidential bid, edging former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in a straw poll on the Republican nomination that capped a two-day \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cValues Voter Summit\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d in Washington, D.C.
As a young man, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a gifted footballer, but not quite good enough to turn professional.
More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.
Iraq's government imposed a one-day curfew on the capital Baghdad on Saturday without explanation, ordering all cars and pedestrians off the streets.
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but only after the NFL season ends. The Baltimore Ravens star will serve four months in a tough federal jail and two months in a halfway
US manufacturing probably expanded in October for the 17th month in a row as orders increased, suggesting demand for factory goods may help underpin economic growth, economists said in advance of today&#39;s industry report.
Software maker Infosys Technologies Ltd. was set to become the first Indian company to join an elite Nasdaq grouping when the U.S. stock exchange opens for trading Monday.
Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be editor in chief of the online magazine, called The Root.
Who says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coin
President Bush said Tuesday's deadly attack on a U.S. military base in Iraq should not derail elections scheduled for next month and he hoped relatives of those killed would find solace in the service their loved ones provided.
Decent first-quarter results gave way to horribly disappointing projections for the second quarter.
Indian filmmaker Mira Nair was a 16-year-old in a Catholic boarding school in the Himalayas when she read William Makepeace Thackeray&#39;s 1848 masterpiece &quot;Vanity Fair.
British police held seven people on Monday, after two overnight arrests in their pursuit of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London.
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French President Jacques Chirac's announcement that he will leave frontline politics brought no end to the controversy over his record and legacy on Monday.
Northern Ireland trail Latvia after England and Scotland both win their Euro 2008 qualifying matches.
NEW YORK  - Most patients are fully   protected against smallpox for a few decades after primary   smallpox vaccination and protection against severe disease for   up to 50 years, according to a new report.
A new survey shows that many British people fail to relax at weekends despite working long hours.
David Beckham doesn't have anything to fear from robot players -- for now.
Northern Ireland's political leaders return to the negotiating table this week alongside British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland's Bertie Ahern, with hardline parties vowing to use &quot;no surrender&quot; tactics that could scupper the peace effort.
SYDNEY, Australia -- A Sydney man was imprisoned for more than five years Monday for duping people into sending him millions of dollars in a global Internet ruse known as the Nigerian scam.
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography adds killer doctor Harold Shipman to its latest edition.
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By editing Perl programs on-the-fly, in real-time, Alex Mclean is producing some really interesting computer music. He talks to perl.com about how it all works.
Britain said it planned to ask the European Commission for a somewhat larger share of the greenhouse gas emissions allowances that are to begin trading on an EU carbon market next year.
In New York City, there has been a sharp increase in new infections for men under 30 who have sex with men.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton once again criticized President Bush and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for their response to Hurricane Katrina, re-emphasizing on Monday her plan for Gulf Coast recovery.
The United Nations expert on human rights in Myanmar said on Monday he would visit the reclusive military-ruled Asian country next month to look into its fierce crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
It's better to look ahead these days if you're a Celtics fan. It's much more preferable than trying to remember the 40-something-win teams of 2001-02 and 2002-03, let alone the Glory Days. The 2004-05 Celtics are rebuilding. They don't want to say it, but that's what they're doing. All you have to do is watch.The good news is that there ...
A fossil of a gliding animal shows that mammals experimented with flight around when birds first took to the skies.
ith five minutes left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals last night at Madison Square Garden, the Connecticut Sun had the Liberty down, if not out.

Peg Kent's cowbell still has plenty of clangs left in it, and anyone within a bovine's melodious moo of the Chelsea High School football field this afternoon will be apprised with her every clang whenever the Melrose Red Raiders are on the march. For whom does Kent's bell toll? It tolls for everyone in that Red Raider uniform, ...
More than 1,300 members of the armed forces have received a criminal conviction while serving in Northern Ireland.
NEW YORK, October 8  - Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS) is considering altering its takeover bid for the rival business software company, PeopleSoft, with discussions leaning towards a potential decline in the current offer of $7.
Anti-terrorist police were granted a further five days yesterday to question four men arrested after a Sunday newspaper claimed they were plotting to detonate a chemical bomb in Britain or the US.
When Hollinger International bosses Conrad Black and David Radler were selling the company&#39;s Canadian newspapers - including the National Post \u00e2\u0080-our years ago, they put more effort into lining their own pockets than getting a good price for the papers
South Korea's president-elect pledged on Thursday to put the economy first once he takes office and not to be shy about telling prickly North Korea to mend its ways over nuclear weapons and human rights.
British singer Amy Winehosue is spending her time in rehab teaching guitar to fellow patients.
There is a great deal of punctuated stillness, pacing and prowling in \u00e2\u0080\u009cSigns and Wonders,\u00e2\u0080\u009d performed as part of the New York Flamenco Festival 2008.
New analysis of fossil bones indicates that adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs grew extremely rapidly, quickly reaching gigantic size.
By Jamie Francisco, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 17--The 12th Street Beach, a 1 1/2-mile stretch of sand behind Adler Planetarium, is a picturesque spot where parkgoers can sit by the lake and sometimes, at night, listen to concerts performed at the Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island.
An Israeli woman dies after a mortar hits a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip,  the Israeli army says.
O.J. Simpson's scuttled book about the murder of his ex-wife popped up for sale on eBay on Wednesday and attracted a top bid of more than $1,600 before it was removed.
Virgin Atlantic honcho Richard Branson yesterday announced plans to boldly go where no airline company has gone before - outer space.
Ignore the US launch... A new 3G (European) version of the iPhone will be launched Monday in the UK by Apple - in a joint promotion with Vodafone, T-Mobile of Germany, and Carphone Warehouse. It should answer the disappointment with the US version of the iPhone which has been widely slammed for its poor performance as a phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Norwegian government allegedly authorized the defense department to lend military equipment to the US just 10 days before the US led the invasion of Iraq, Aftenposten reported on Tuesday.
A former EPA investigator is accusing the U.S. government of lying to the public about New York's air quality after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Billions in emotion Analysis Even the most subjective Opteron advocates could not have predicted this. Over the past two years, AMD's flashy server chip has arguably affected the fortunes of five major technology companies in ways that extend far beyond market share and revenue swings. If so inclined, you could make a strong case that Opteron and its marketing inertia have turned losers into winner and vice versa at an unprecedented clip. At least, that's what the wisdom of Wall Street seems to be telling us.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, behind in polls ahead of a 2007 election, was accused on Monday of trying to scare voters by saying opposition plans to cut greenhouse gases would cause an economic recession.
VeriSign Inc. VRSN.O on  Wednesday reported a quarterly profit, driven by an investment  gain and strong demand for its authentication tools and  services for the Internet and telecommunications networks.
One major unmentioned entry in President Bush's new budget is luck. Luck that the economy keeps growing, that corporate profits remain robust, that inflation stays tame and that foreigners keep lending the U.S. money. Otherwise, the numbers don't add up.
Iraqi militant group has announced it is holding two missing French journalists, according to al-Jazeera.
The National Society of Film Critics named \u00e2\u0080\u009cThere Will Be Blood,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, as the best picture of 2007.
When Kodak unloaded a popular radiology site it should have gone for a second opinion.
Why the Bush Doctrine no longer guides the foreign policy of the Bush Administration
Insurgents attacked a US convoy with a car bomb in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday and three Iraqi civilians were killed in shooting after the blast, witnesses said.
Calculated and ambitious, the attack is striking for how it blended several elements into a slick assault.
Mike Green scores 10 of his 24 points in overtime and has 13 rebounds and eight assists despite spraining his right ankle to help No. 9 Butler rally to beat Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 83-75.
Aviation enthusiasts awaiting the historic flight of NASA's experimental X-43A 'scramjet' will have to wait another day. Mission planners hope to fly the unmanned jet at a record-breaking 7,000 mph. By Amit Asaravala.
Two tourists die and others are seriously injured when a a coach careers off a road in Gran Canaria.
Documents show that the nation's most influential rail-safety group is tightly bound to the railroad industry.
HOUSTON, Jan. 30  /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) announces the completion of its 2007 World Xylenes & Terephthalates Analysis, an annual global study covering the period 2001 to 2011 for the xylenes and terephthalates markets.
At least 24 people were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in three car bomb explosions and attacks by insurgents on police stations in the Iraqi city of Samarra, police and health officials said.
Demand for beer is weak and supplies  are steady, so U.S. brewers are raising prices. It's enough to  make Adam Smith roll over in his grave.
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The US health secretary asks local officials to investigate reports of companies raising prices to exploit a flu vaccine shortage.
England meet West Indies at The Oval tomorrow to decide the winners of the ICC Champions Trophy. The batsmen offer contrasting styles but both have been as effective as any players in the world in recent times.
The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon restricted its staff movements and urged Americans to avoid popular areas, a day after a bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic car and killed three people in a Christian suburb north of Beirut.
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The fat hormone leptin has restored fertility to female athletes and shown promise for combating eating disorders, bone loss and infertility in women.
Make sure the IRS won't hit you where it hurts come April.
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Police uncovered more bodies under the rubble Saturday after a gas tanker exploded in Baghdad, bringing the death toll from the attack to at least nine, while the US
The International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meets behind closed doors Monday to discuss whether failures by Iran and South Korea to fully declare nuclear experiments should go to the United Nations Security Council.
The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear program as officials from six world powers prepared to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris.
Investigators on Sunday combed through a patch of grass near an interstate highway, searching for clues to why a tour bus drifted off the pavement and overturned, killing 14 people.
_ US troops are on the offensive in Iraq ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start at the end of the week. The operations appear aimed at preventing a repeat of the
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An Islamist group in Iraq said it had killed two female Italian hostages in a statement posted on an Internet site, but the women&#39;s employers in Italy said on Thursday they had not given up hope.
In 1999, Texas governor George W.  Bush publicly confused Slovenia with Slovakia at a time when  both belonged to a group of ex-communist east European states  striving to join the European Union.
Beneath the snow, ice and bitter cold of Antarctica, scientists have discovered a network of lakes that fill and empty with rapidly flowing water.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that Swiss drug giant Novartis AG will pay the company $10 million to take on development of its VX-322 cancer treatment, the first transfer of a drug candidate since
Prince Charles's penchant for memo-writing caught up with him when his uncompromising opinions about the state of education in Britain found their way onto the front pages.
US drugs giant Merck is to be fined an initial $20m in after losing a case brought by a user of its Vioxx painkiller.
Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, reported lower third-quarter earnings on Thursday after cutting handset prices to win back market share but said sales volumes were strong as it moves into the key year-end shopping season.
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Three suspected Muslim militants gunned down a Briton in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday, security sources and diplomats said.
U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to \
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The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan pledge to co-operate in the fight against Islamic militants.
The move was seen as an encouraging sign for American and Iraqi officials as more suicide bombings rocked Kirkuk and Falluja.
LONDON, AUGUST 22: Arsenal equalled Nottingham Forest\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 42-match unbeaten league record in heart-stopping style on Sunday when the Premier League champions roared back from 1-3 down to beat Middlesbrough 5-3 at Highbury.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet was in a hospital on Sunday recovering from a minor  stroke, a day before court was to rule on a human rights case  against him.
Iran would welcome a proposal by U.S.  presidential candidate Senator John Kerry's running mate for a  \
Police will recommend a murder charge be filed against a driver who intentionally struck more than a dozen pedestrians and bicyclists with his vehicle, authorities said Wednesday.
Four-time champion Andre Agassi moved  into the last 16 of the Australian Open without dropping a set  as he held off fellow American Taylor Dent 7-5, 7-6, 6-1 in an  entertaining match Friday.
The Tri-nations championship involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will be expanded from six to nine matches from 2006, according to the governing body SANZAR.
A dark hour precedes every dawn and, for Wales, this narrow defeat against the All Blacks - their 17th in a row - has to be regarded as their darkest hour: they got so close yet were just held off.
Two people die overnight following clashes in Kosovo between ethnic Albanian protesters and police.
The index of leading US economic indicators rose in November for the first time in six months, buoyed by higher stock prices. The 0.2 percent increase was too small to dispel concerns that the expansion will cool next year.
A newlywed couple were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in their home, where the woman's 3-year-old child spent hours before the boy let a relative into the home, police said Thursday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will meet Iraqi leaders for talks in Baghdad on Saturday after criticizing what he called their disappointing progress in passing laws Washington views as critical to ending violence.
European Union foreign ministers set mid-October as the deadline to complete negotiations on the final draft of a treaty aimed at replacing the aborted EU constitution.
By Buller, Alicia Gower, Leigh  Revolution was born of a new medium that changed the way we live and work, and it's been an eventful ride. Over the next few pages, we look back over 10 years of coverage of the digital sector.
Oracle Corp.&#39;s epic quest to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. intensified Tuesday when the two warring companies said major institutional investors are taking sides in the battle.
First Lady Laura Bush said on Thursday that her husband has long consultations with advisers before making decisions, disputing a recent report that he sometimes relies primarily on gut instincts.
Defending champion Ernie Els completed a 2-and-1 victory over Briton Scott Drummond when the rain-delayed World Match Play Championship first round resumed at Wentworth Friday.
General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by  broad-based growth as it won new jet engine service contracts  and had solid orders for ultrasound equipment.
Support for MP3 will first appear in solid state players based on flash memory Sony plans to release this year. Sony has long insisted its digital music players support only its proprietary ATRAC format, but
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped his summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday would project a new spirit of peace after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip in a civil war.
Norway is to host a donor conference in March to finance reconstruction projects in war-battered Sudan, an Arab League official said.
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Arsenal equal Nottingham Forest's 42-game unbeaten League run with a 5-3 win over Middlesbrough.
Kevin Keegan is ready to offer Alan Shearer a place on Newcastle's coaching staff despite the breakdown of his relationship with the former England striker.
The PGA Tour has notified Westchester Country Club that it intends to pull the plug on the remaining five years of a six-year agreement to play host to The Barclays.
Two young talents. Two dreams on hold. Jim Salinetti and Justin Peters were dominant players on the local golf scene not long ago, Massachusetts Golf Association Players of the Year in 1997 (Salinetti), 1998 (Peters), and 1999-2000 (Salinetti). Collegiate standouts at the University of Rhode Island (Salinetti) and the University of Nevada-Reno (Peters), they chose to pursue professional golf, knowing ...
While there are always many reports being printed on Britney's behalf, this one is pretty bizarre.. she's shaved off all her hair after dropping out of rehab where she was admitted for less than 24 hours. Britney arrived at Esther's Haircutting Studio ...
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A top al Qaeda militant labeled Libya's leadership \
Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and their pals are starring in their own Web site &#151; the first in a series of new creative efforts launched by The Walt Disney Co. since buying the Muppets in April.
WASHINGTON -- The State Department yesterday announced awards of an additional $18.5 million in economic support for democracy-building programs in Jordan, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Democratic presidential contenders on Capitol Hill will cast critical votes on the Iraq war this week
Evidence is emerging from Africa that colours were being used in a symbolic way perhaps 200,000 years ago, a UK scientist claims.
EFJ Inc., a maker of wireless communications systems, on Monday increased its fiscal 2004 guidance on stronger-than-anticipated fourth-quarter sales for international security products, above Wall Street estimates and year-ago results.
More than 4,500 grass-roots gigs take place every day in England and Wales, a survey finds.
When Patrick Barouhiel starting selling Halloween costumes at La Poupee, his party-supply store in Paris' trendy Marais neighborhood a few years ago, most of the buyers were homesick Americans.
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The United States is providing Turkey with real-time intelligence that has helped the Turkish military target a series of attacks this month against Kurdish separatists holed up in northern Iraq, including a large airstrike on Sunday, according to Pentagon officials.
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell more than expected in December, ending a year that brought the sharpest housing slowdown since 1982 and the first annual drop in prices since the Great Depression.
Athens - The Athens Olympics have turned from party to tragedy for hosts Greece after doping scandals involving three of their top athletes.
The United States Embassy in Beijing confirmed on Thursday that the chairman of an American electronics distribution company had been arrested and accused of causing
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 9--NEW YORK -- International Business Machines Corp. said Friday it  has started shipping its microprocessors for Japanese game machine  manufacturer Nintendo Co.'s next-generation video game console Wii.
China has launched the first backbone network of the next-generation Internet, CERNET2, breaking the US monopoly and allowing the Communist giant to dramatically narrow its gap with world leaders, officials and experts said on Monday.
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush is eyeing Florida's 27 electoral votes, but after being battered by four hurricanes in six weeks the state's voters are more interested in weather forecasts than the shifting political winds.    Bush was surveying hurricane damage Wednesday in Lake Wales, Fla., a fast-growing swing area in the center of the states, on his way to Miami and a debate against Democratic presidential rival John Kerry the following night...
Donald Duvernoy and his daughter, Debra Kiehn, who share a two-family home in Syosset, N.Y., wanted to save some money by switching to the Internet-based phone provider Vonage.
By JENNIFER HELDT POWELL  If you own a small business, if you work at a small business, if you're even thinking of starting a small business, you should be thinking about blogging.  I'm not saying you should do it; it doesn't make sense for everyone.
That a 25-year-old sneaker was the best-selling athletic shoe last year reflects a change in an industry whose product is becoming valued more for its fashion relevance than for its performance.
Four film studios are expected to release movies on the new HD format in the last quarter of 2005. TOKYO  - Toshiba Corp.
McAfee announces an add-on to its enterprise anti-virus software that boosts spyware protection for businesses. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News.
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The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp agreed to a new contract on Wednesday, ending a two-day nationwide strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.
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TOKYO, March 1 -- Japan's prime minister denied Thursday that the country's military forced women into sexual slavery during World War II, casting doubt on a past government apology and jeopardizing a fragile detente with his Asian neighbors.
[World News] Najaf, Aug 26 : At least 25 people were killed and over 60 wounded when mortars slammed into a mosque where thousands of supporters of radical Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had gathered in the southern Iraqi town of Kufa Thursday, Xinhua reports
Russia and Britain locked in standoff over future of British Council after Britain defies to close offices
A major study of osteoarthritis of the knee says acupuncture can both relieve pain and improve movement.
Setting its sights on the Microsoft mobile camp, Nokia has kicked off two standards initiatives intended to strengthen its appeal to enterprise IT.
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Spanish bank Santander SAN.MC would not necessarily drop its 8 billion pound plus bid for Abbey National if another bank entered the fray and sparked a competition probe, it says.
I.B.M. plans to begin releasing a monthly report of threats to computer networks in an effort to establish an indicator similar to the federal government\u00c2\u0092s Homeland Security Advisory System.
Jon Stewart welcomed Pakistan's president to \
When the dust settles, Apple is set to have 10 percent of the U.S. smart phone market, analysts say.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Ticketmaster acquiesced to demands that fans outside Florida be allowed to buy tickets for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wild-card game against the Giants.
Yahoo Inc's  board  believes Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited bid of $44.6  billion to acquire Yahoo \
Chan Ho Park reached a preliminary agreement with the New York Mets on a $600,000, one-year contract, giving the team another option for its starting rotation heading into spring training.
It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to b...
The only U.S. military officer charged in the abuse of Abu Ghraib prisoners tried to convince a military judge Monday to toss out statements he made denying that he saw prisoners mistreated.
A list of the worst 20 security vulnerabilities bedevilling Windows and *Nix systems was unveiled last Friday by the SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute.
A NORTHERN Territory ranger has raised the possibility that the menstrual cycle of a female German backpacker may have attracted the 4.6m crocodile that killed her in Kakadu National Park two years ago.
THE US military has launched two air raids overnight on the rebel-held Iraqi flashpoint town of Fallujah, but it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
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Edward C. Prescott and Finn E. Kydland won this year&#39;s Nobel prize in economics for work that recognized the importance of productivity in business cycles and encouraged central banks to set long-term goals for fighting inflation.
CHICAGO -- Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. careened to a three-year low in morning trading Monday after the retailer warned falling sales would force it to post fourth-quarter and full-year earnings well below Wall Street forecasts.
A narrow waisted, emerald-eyed brunette flits through a desert full of melting clocks and wacky perspectives, looking for her lover. Giant telephones levitate. Bicyclists with bread loaf helmets pedal by.
Having Jason Kidd available for roughly 20 minutes a night is costing the New Jersey Nets.
With the launch of Justin Timberlake's second solo album on Tuesday, the pop singer is seeking to be
Europe bans the fishing of endangered bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic for the rest of 2007.
The Rev. D. James Kennedy, a pioneering megachurch pastor who became one of the nation's most prominent Christian broadcasters and a key figure in the rise of the religious right, died Wednesday, a church spokesman said. He was 76.

After a 18-year slumber, Mount St. Helens belched steam and light ash at lunchtime Friday, nodded off for part of the afternoon and then began to stir once more.
Matthew O'Phinney wonders about singletons. He wonders how he can make them more flexible than they even are by making entire custom singletons accessible later, after they've been created.   This morning, I was wondering about how to extend a singleton class such that you could retrieve the new class when retrieving the singleton later. In particular, Zend_Controller_Front is a singleton, but what if I want to extend it later? A number of plugins in the Zend Framework, particularly view helpers and routing functionality, make use of the singleton; would I need to alter all of these later so I could make use of the new subclass?   He gives two code examples to illustrate his point - one that uses the current Zend_Controller_Front implementation to extend an instance and the other with a slightly modified version to do the same. The change is in the declaration of the $_instance value. By making it protected, the differently extended instance will be created. With the normal setting (private) you'll only ever get back the same default Zend_Controller_Front instance.   Check out the comments for some other suggestions as well.
Posted December 7, 2004 - Amid recent revelations that sluggers Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi used steroids, the International Olympic Committee Tuesday announced a fresh investigation into allegations that track-and-field star Marion Jones also used
General Motors Corp. said on Tuesday it sees the U.S. seasonally adjusted annual selling rate for vehicles in September at 16.7 million.
NEW YORK  - Eating meals that include all ingredients known to improve cardiovascular health could add years to your life, according to new study findings released Friday.
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Jose Fialho Gouveia, a pioneer of television entertainment in Portugal, died Saturday.
Sony said that it was dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on flat-panel technologies.
Damage consistent with the bends  has been found in sperm whale bones, Science magazine reports
WASHINGTON - All drugs used to treat depressed children should carry a \
Hanging on the telephone Here's a cautionary tale for would-be penetration testers: get permission from a bank before you try to bill them for helping to identify and fix the security short-comings of their services. New Zealander Gerasimos Macridis, 39, learnt that lesson the hard way after his attempts to help the country's Reserve Bank in improving its telephone banking systems resulted in a court appearance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The music player is supposed to be all about sharing and socializing. So where is everyone?
Arizona features a relatively strong economy underscored by rising job growth and commercial lending, although commercial real estate remains a concern and bank profits offer a mixed picture, according to a new report.
Desperate but unanswered pleas to release a British hostage threatened with death in Iraq have taken their toll on his family and put pressure on UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
International Business Machines  Corp. has requested documents from Intel Corp., the world's  largest chip maker, as it prepares its defense in a  billion-dollar dispute with SCO Group Inc. over the Linux  operating system.
Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his recess appointment expires soon, the White House said Monday.
Hal Stern holds the titles at Sun Microsystems of vice president, Distinguished Engineer, and CTO for Sun Services. He also has co-authored technical books on networking and high-availability techniques and, prior to joining Sun, developed molecular modeling software. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill met with Stern to discuss Sun\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cNext Generation Data Center\u00e2\u0080\u009d concept and to talk about subjects such as security, utility computing, and how the company stacks up its services efforts against IBM Global Services.
The United States has released 11 Afghans held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on suspicion of Taliban links after a request from President Hamid Karzai, an Afghan official said on Wednesday.
The main event is Bush vs. Kerry, but in the closing days, their campaigns are rolling out a star-studded undercard - The Boss vs.
A kidnapped 14-year-old girl texts her mother from her keeper's cell phone. Authorities rescue her, using the message to help target their search area.
A woman's sex claims against a  Polish minister and his aide falter after a DNA test rules out a paternity allegation.
Ron Gardenhire is given a two-year contract extension through 2007 by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, his reward for leading the team to three AL Central titles in three seasons as manager.
A service to commemorate the lives of police officers killed in the line of duty is taking place in Belfast.
Parents worried by the media coverage of a possible link between MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccination and autism can relax. A major new study has concluded MMR vaccination is not associated with increased risk of autism.
Brian Leetch will get the credit he deserves Thursday night when the Rangers retire his number.
Mark DeRosa hits a go-ahead single, his fifth hit of the game, and the Cubs rally in the ninth  to beat the Reds and hold on to a lead in the the NL Central.
If  Bipasha   Basu has kept quiet about  the  gathering rumours in  her personal life, it's   because she  didn't want
In another dig at the United States, the Socialist government has dropped plans for U.S. Marines to march in a high-profile parade commemorating Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.
New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.
Leveraged buyout firms often tout themselves as value builders in companies they acquire, working closely with management for many years before looking to sell at hefty profit.
LUFKIN, Texas - The contentious squabbling over the intelligence reform bill in Congress confirms yet again that some Republicans still do not get it.
Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will duel for Super Tuesday votes Thursday night as the Democratic presidential hopefuls face off for the first time together minus former Sen. John Edwards.
CARLOS Moya held back tears after beating Andy Roddick, then ran over and reached up through a rail to shake hands with Spanish royal heir Prince Felipe and his wife Princess Letizia.
The Duxbury boys' basketball team -- ranked 13th -- pulled out a thriller last night over previously undefeated and 10th-ranked Catholic Memorial, 73-70, in overtime.
Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. &quot;They were released a while back this morning,&quot; said a government official, who
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LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo.  - Tammy Hough is a life-long  Republican, a socially conservative stay-at-home mother and a  woman who puts American security as a top priority, so many  pundits see her vote as an easy one for President Bush. But  she's not so sure.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards interrupted a final state-hopping campaign blitz on Friday to cast his ballot in his home state of North Carolina, which Democrats acknowledge the Kerry-Edwards ticket has slim chance of carrying.
Explosives have been found in the second of two Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week killing 90 people, investigators say, having already announced the same discovery in the first aircraft.
Farrah Fawcett, recently found to have cancer, said Friday she is maintaining a positive attitude and expects to recover completely.
The high-energy school yard game of dodgeball is getting kicked around a New York courtroom, where questions are being raised about whether it's just too dangerous for young children to play.
The recording industry&#39;s lobbying group today sued three users of American University&#39;s computer network, accusing them of illegally sharing digital music files online.
NEW YORK - Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.    The Cubs had much on the line...
Microsoft releases the next beta version of Windows Server 2008, which adds options for installing Microsoft's newest Web server.
The Rockets activated G Tyronn Lue before last night&#39;s game against the Hawks and placed G Reece Gaines on the injured list. Lue missed five games because of a sore knee.
Debutant director Anand Rai whose thriller Strangers releases this Friday has an interesting   story to tell.
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Danny Green Jr. stood anxiously on the steps of St. Mary&#39;s Friday night, watching a game that would not end. A festival atmosphere filled the Manhasset night as the 6-6, 205-pound basketball
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Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe, due to step down in 2008, looked certain to have his presidency extended by a further two years as his ruling party concluded its annual conference.
Crude oil futures briefly surpassed $50 a barrel Tuesday before closing lower amid concerns about low US heating oil inventories ahead of winter.
No matter how rough the action gets when the New England Patriots meet the New York Giants, the advertisers will be playing nice.
Stand-up comedian and actor Richard  Jeni, a regular on NBC's \
Australia is steeling itself for a bitter, big-spending final week of the election campaign, underscored by an even more fervent scare campaign to frighten voters into declaring themselves
Playbill - Living Out star Zilah Mendoza heads the cast for the upcoming world premiere of Sarah Ruhl's award-winning The Clean House, set to begin at Yale Repertory Theatre Sept. 17.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have secured their places in the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai.
In interview from LA prison, Paris Hilton claims remarkable transformation in her character.
As he observes Memorial Day today, President Bush is expected to say more sacrifices may be needed in Iraq. At Arlington National Cemetery, Bush will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Prosecutors said on Friday they have evidence that Michael Jackson's legal team organized rallies for the pop star shortly after he was charged with child molestation.
Michael Howard brings his party's annual conference to a close with a pitch to Labour and Lib Dem voters.
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Though it is not yet profitable, the video-sharing Web site site has exploded into a cultural phenomenon less than a year after its debut.
Actress Mischa Barton was arrested overnight for driving under the influence, possession of illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license, celebrity Web site TMZ reported on Thursday.
and possibly dozens -- of pending criminal cases to determine whether critical evidence was tainted or falsified during
Three gamblers, who used laser technology to win more than \u00c2\u00a31m at the Ritz Casino, are told they can keep the cash.
A hearing is beginning at the Court of Session over plans to redevelop the former site of the Ravenscraig steelworks.
He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil. At 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, spurred by the memory of 9/11. Now, 21-year-old Galen Wilson has 20 confirmed kills in four months in Iraq &#151; and another 40 shots that probably killed insurgents. One afternoon the lance corporal downed a man hauling a grenade launcher five-and-a-half football fields away.
NEW DELHI: While many in India may not be very impressed with General Pervez Musharraf&#39;s new suggestions for Kashmir&#39;s future, his suggestion is the most serious solution that is under consideration in the region, definitely prompted by the Americans and
ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, the Dream Team is in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...
What do women want? Luciano Manganella, the owner of the trendy Boston women's boutique JasmineSola, has a pretty good idea. And now after 34 years in business, he's plotting a major expansion.
Clarence Norman Jr. was convicted today on charges that he shook down judicial candidates seeking party support.
Il segretario della difesa di Bush e alti ufficiali del suo ufficio avevano creato il clima in cui furono possibili le torture sui prigionieri iracheni. Una commissione di inchiesta indipendente attacca direttamente il Pentagono.
Japan's finance minister became the first to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation.
It's hard to be a successful elder statesman when you're only 51 and your party crashed to electoral defeat after a devastating terrorist attack blamed on al-Qaida. But former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar ...
MOSCOW - A Russian spacecraft blasted off Friday with vital food and water for the two men at the International Space Station. Russian Salizhan Sharipov and American Leroy Chiao have been rationing their food
DAYTON, Ohio -- Travis Ford may rethink his whole travel itinerary. The University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach and his team got home from a game at Fordham at 4 a.m. Friday, then left at 7 a.m. Saturday for the University of Dayton Arena, making a couple of stops before arriving for yesterday's 2 o'clock game.
A Republican House aide was the prime mover behind a provision letting more lawmakers look at Americans' income tax returns, a spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee said Friday.
In the case of four people hospitalized after receiving wrinkle-smoothing treatment at a Broward County clinic, the focus is shifting further away from the company that makes Botox.
George Mason has five players score in double figures Thursday night as the Patriots defeat Indianapolis-Purdue Fort Wayne, 69-51, in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
One of Britain&#39;s most powerful and popular Cabinet secretaries resigned his post Wednesday evening after admitting his office had fast-tracked a visa application for his married lover&#39;s nanny.
The broadband technology WiMax has been added to a global standard for mobile devices, boosting its chances of becoming the preferred system for the next generation of high-speed wireless Internet access.
com. Considered a playoff no-show early in his career (3-5 with a 4.32 ERA in his first 14 starts), Roger Clemens has morphed into a stopper.
Bear Stearns &amp; Companies said Tuesday that its asset management arm had agreed to acquire the TimesSquare Capital Management bond business of the Cigna Corporationin New York.
Striker Bonaventure Kalou netted twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Rangers on Wednesday.
An Italian prosecutor on Friday asked a court to sentence Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in prison for allegedly bribing judges.
A House vote to overturn new Bush administration rules on which workers qualify for overtime pay was hailed by Democrats trying to convince undecided voters they are the party that better protects worker rights.
Tropical Storm Noel strengthened on Sunday as it crept over the Caribbean and threatened to lash impoverished Haiti with potentially deadly rains, U.S. forecasters said.
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on  Thursday its digital music store will now offer songs from Sony  BMG Music Entertainment without copy-protection technology, or  digital rights management.
Ray Allen scores a season-high 35 points as Boston rebounds from consecutive losses with a 100-90 win over Portland on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney (DIS) quarterly profit rose 24% as cable TV results and a tax benefit more than offset a drought at its movie studio.
Ukraine's new president, visiting Moscow  on his first foreign trip, pledged to maintain an eternal  alliance with Russia in talks with President Vladimir Putin on  Monday, but said his country would still look westward.
Many of the young and poor gave their voices to a neo-Nazi party in this weekend's elections in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state, a development that has unsettled the German government.
The star-studded &quot;Meet the Fockers,&quot; reuniting Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in the &quot;Meet the Parents&quot; sequel and adding Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand as Stiller&#39;s
Several years ago, Paul and Sonia Lo Duca stood inside Shea Stadium and watched a storm erupt. Wide-eyed, they saw the enraged wife of another player stomp into the lobby, so hysterical over a divorce case that security had to intervene.
OTTAWA (CP) - Lawyers for Prime Minister Paul Martin's government will support Justice John Gomery and argue that he should remain the head of the federal sponsorship inquiry, The Canadian Press has learned.
US Vice President Dick Cheney pauses during a speech to American troops at Aviano Air Base in Italy in this file photo taken Jan. 27, 2004.
Roger Federer moved into the final of the Gerry Weber Open with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Tommy Haas on Saturday.
A former employee of the World Meteorological Organization is under investigation for allegedly embezzling up to &#36;3 million of its funds, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday.
HSBC agreed to buy 51 percent of  Korea Exchange Bank from private equity firm Lone Star for $6.3  billion, in a deal that could propel the UK-based bank into the  top ranks of Asia&#39;s third-largest banking market.
England defender Jonathan Woodgate passed his medical and will sign a four-year contract with Real Madrid on Saturday, the Spanish giants said.
Nothing changed in the latest round of matches in the English Premiere League as all the top teams on the point table won their respective matches to stay where they were.
High winds damage power lines across the north of England, cutting power to 30,000 homes.
THE Turkish embassy in Baghdad was investigating a television report that two Turkish hostages had been killed in Iraq, but no confirmation was available so far, a senior Turkish diplomat said today.
SEVEN people, including one of Portugal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular television presenters, went on trial yesterday on charges of sexual abuse in state-run children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s homes.
Nel posticipo dell'undicesima giornata di andata del campionato di serie A1 femminile di basket, la ...
Sometimes the will to help is what matters, even if the remedy isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t perfect.
French President Jacques Chirac is calling for the lifting of the European Union&#39;s arms embargo against China, The Telegraph reported Monday.
A video said to show a \
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British singer Jamelia wins three awards at the Mobos, which were overshadowed by protests.
The GOP convention came to New York last week and Wall Street did . . . well, not much. Many traders and money managers fled the city to avoid convention-related headaches.
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan on Wednesday appeared to have made no headway on the proposed bus link between Srinagar and Muzaffarbad due to &quot;some hitches&quot;.
Peter Gelb, the president of the Sony Classical recording label, was chosen Friday to succeed Joseph Volpe as the Metropolitan Opera's general manager.
Iran and the US are to hold fresh talks on the subject of Iraq, only their second one-on-one meeting in decades.
A man has confessed to strangling or suffocating 23 men during an eight-year killing spree and dumping their bodies in remote spots in seven parishes, police said.
Health Minister George Smitherman was on the hot seat again today, deflecting Opposition accusations that the Liberal government is hiding the true cost of a $6.
Boys should be encouraged to play with toy guns at nursery school because it can help improve their academic performance, according to government advice issued yesterday
Il Palermo passa a Cagliari e sale in classifica. Colantuono &egrave; soddisfatto. \
Following mountains of critical praise that have called it perhaps the best work ever produced for television, HBO has renewed \
ATHENS : China reaffirmed its status as the most powerful force in world table tennis with three golds at the Athens Olympics, but South Korean Ryu Seung-Min ruined the Asian giant&#39;s campaign for total dominance.
In a Sept. 13 story about Somalia, The Associated Press erroneously attributed details about Islamic militiamen advancing on the port city of Kismayo to an official of the African Union. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was from the European Union, not the AU.
The company that owns the Wall Street Journal has agreed to pay $519 million to buy the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch. The weekend deal, which came after an auction that included bidders like Viacom
The rookie season of Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. may have ended after just two games.
Roy Keane praises Wayne Rooney after the teenager is criticised by Spain defender Ivan Helguera.
A key food source for Antarctic seals, whales and penguins has declined about 80 percent since the 1970s in ocean waters near the Antarctic Peninsula, researchers report.
The leader of a militia based in Nigeria's main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.
An entire department is devoted to filtering Bill Gates&#39; unsolicited e-mails. Only a few make it through to his inbox, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Indice Dow Jones segna -0,09%, Nasdaq fermo, SP -0,04%
French President Nicolas Sarkozy won a  solid parliamentary majority for political and economic reforms  on Monday but voters soured the right&#39;s celebrations by not  giving a forecast landslide and rejecting a top minister.
PHILADELPHIA -- In what is being described as a world first, a US woman has become pregnant after receiving an ovary from her twin sister.
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Team Rahal announced on Thursday that it will cease operation of its Champ Car World Series program and concentrate entirely on the IRL circuit.
A US air force sergeant is demoted and removed from active duty after posing naked in Playboy magazine.
Svetlana Kuznetsova moved closer to a third straight title, defeating Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Porsche Grand Prix.
ROCKSTAR North, the Edinburgh-based company behind the Grand Theft Auto series, has picked up a string of awards for its latest game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Ammu\u00c2\u0085 is a good and all round effort by the team headed by director Padma Magan.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell calls off a planned trip to the Olympic Games amid anti-war protests in Athens.
Leading Wall St shares surged overnight after a bounce in Pfizer&#39;s shares and an upgrade for Intel, sending the Dow to a three-and-a-half year high.
Federal health officials want to know if a government report reasonably concludes that silver dental fillings aren't dangerous even though they expose patients to toxic mercury.
JERICHO, WEST BANK - When the doors of the Intercontinental Hotel opened here four summers ago, rooms were sold out and the managers had to turn people away.
Nearly 20 percent of U.S. Food and  Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they  were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine  despite their reservations about the drug's risks or  effectiveness, according to documents made public on Thursday.
NEW YORK -- The World Trade Center site fell silent four times _ twice each to mark jetliner crashes and the collapse of its iconic towers _ and solemn remembrances were held around the nation Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The United Kingdom is one of the few developed countries that have not implemented universal immunisation.
Opposition activists in Zimbabwe vow to stage a rally despite an official ban on political protests.
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Venus Williams left the U.S. Open the same way Serena Williams did, undone by all those big shots off the racket of little Justine Henin. In a riveting match filled with superb all-court play, Henin became only the second woman to beat both Williams sisters at the same Grand Slam tournament, reaching the final at Flushing Meadows with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Venus on Friday.
Russia and Belarus are no closer to resolving a dispute over demands that the latter pays more for gas imports.
by 187 runs. Stuart MacGill and Brett Lee spoiled New Zealand&#39;s opening tour match by collecting seven wickets as New South Wales dominated the first day at the SCG.
The United States will enjoy solid  growth, low inflation and falling unemployment next year, the  White House said on Friday in its official economic forecast  that would normally not be released until February.
A tornado rips off tiles, knocks over trees and spreads debris through a village in Cambridgeshire.
Higher oil and food prices push up inflation in the eurozone to its highest in more than six years.
WASHINGTON - Il regista Russ Meyer, considerato un pioniere del &#39;soft-core&#39; con film come &#39;Vixen&#39; e &#39;Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill!&#39;, \u00c3\u00a8 morto a Los Angeles per le complicazioni di una polmonite. Aveva 82 anni.
Nato has held unprecedented ministerial talks with Israel and six Arab nations aiming to strengthen ties with friends on the alliance\u00e2\u0080\u0099s volatile southern and south-eastern flanks.
L'Udinese avrebbe accettato l'offerta di 8 milioni di euro per Vincenzo Iaquinta, secondo quanto aff...
If Bernard Kerik is confirmed to the post of homeland security secretary, he will oversee a department that does business with some of the companies that made him wealthy.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush expressed  disappointment on Sunday that an agreement on intelligence  reform collapsed in the face of Republican opposition and vowed  to renew pressure on Congress to reach a deal this year.
They were a group of unarmed army recruits, young Iraqis who had volunteered to help build a force capable of providing their country with security when the international troops had returned home.
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, reports surging profits as it takes market share from rivals.

Matsushita becomes the latest firm to recall computer batteries, recalling 6,000 used in its Panasonic machines.
A British court convicted five men on Monday of kidnap and robbery during Britain's biggest ever heist, a daring 53 million pound ($105 million) raid on a cash depot in southern England.
Ministers dismiss Tory claims they have failed to stop illegal immigrants entering Britain from France.
A New York state employee who had  access to government-owned archives has been arrested on  suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of  which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
TIJUANA, Mexico -- Assassins blasted Ricardo Rosas Alvarado, a member of an elite state police force, with a blizzard of bullets pumped out of AK-47 assault rifles.
Whether like the Caesars he means to wheedle the populace to his will with spectacles and shows, or like Scott and Phillips he means to make them men of blood and iron by giving them strong nourishment, nobody ...
HUANUNI, Bolivia  - A deadly dynamite battle between rival groups of Bolivian miners ended in a truce on Friday evening and President Evo Morales fired his mining minister, who was criticized for not anticipating the violence.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been admitted to hospital, his spokesman has told the BBC.
The New York Philharmonic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s substantive program on Friday included a lot of bustling film music by John Williams and others that few of the musicians may ever have played before.
A South African on trial in Equatorial Guinea for plotting a coup said on Monday he had been tortured and two defendants said they were forced to sign confessions
A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the ground the pageant degrades women.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It was less than an hour after Purdue&#39;s second consecutive wrenching loss, and the workmen at Ross-Ade Stadium were taking down the portable lights that have shone on the Boilers the past two weeks.
As Denny Hamlin races toward a NASCAR title in his second season, Joe Gibbs Racing prepares to introduce 17 year-old Joey Logano, it's next budding superstar.
Microsoft has trained 200,000 teachers in India on the use of computers, ahead of its original target to train 80,000 teachers in the country during the five-year period ending December this year, it said.
Access has developed a widget system for its NetFront mobile browser.
Blog: Codemasters Online Gaming announces plans for a game version of Dirty Dancing to coincide with the film's 20th anniversary.
Non si esclude sequestro ma la famiglia non e' facoltosa
As of Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, at least 2,590 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,050 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pressed Syria on Friday to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and criticized Lebanon&#39;s Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, for seeking
A rogue trader who cost France's Societe Generale bank more than $7 billion by making bad stock market bets had been gambling on a much larger scale, officials said \u00c2\u0097 tens of billions of dollars of the bank's money.
Dopo un periodo di relativa calma sul fronte dei virus informatici, ecco un nuovo allarme, anche se di medio livello, per il diffondersi di una variante di Bagle, uno degli worm che hanno tolto il sonno a milioni di internauti nel mondo.
Stop del trasporto pubblico locale il 15 e dei treni il 27
The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve, a senior doctor of the presidential medical team said on Monday.
Stocks slipped on Monday, reversing an  early rally, after disappointing U.S. employment data rekindled  investor worries about weak economic growth and lackluster  corporate profits.
Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall are to visit Pakistan next month, a newspaper reported.
which spreads through e-mail that appears to contain a holiday greeting -- infected as many as 10 percent of all e-mail traffic at one point this week.
Derek Jeter cologne is on the way &#151; and it's called Driven. The scent is designed to capture ambition, courage, passion and confidence, said Avon Products Inc., which partnered with the New York Yankees shortstop to develop the signature men's fragrance.
A Roma in occasione dei 45 anni di attivita' dello stilista
England qualified for the Champions Trophy final after beating world champions Australia by six wickets in Tuesday's semi-final here at Edgbaston to end a run of 14 successive defeats against the world champions.
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- Hurricane Ivan, which has left at least 60 people dead in its devastating sweep across the Caribbean, battered the Cayman Islands yesterday and set its course toward Cuba, where authorities were girding for possibly the worst storm in living memory.
Miuccia Prada took her models down to the enchanted part of the garden where the fairies live, introducing them to a dreamworld that verged on nightmare and put dark circles round their eyes.
Nicky Hayden &egrave; stato operato alla clavicola destra infortunata per la seconda volta in occasi...
German drugmaker Bayer AG on Wednesday announced plans to spin off chemicals and polymers business Lanxess at the beginning of next year, a move designed to help it focus on health care and other core activities.
Hanover 96 striker Clint Mathis is to  return to the United States after only a year in the  Bundesliga, the German club said Tuesday.
US chip manufacturing giant Intel and European rival STMicro are merging their flash memory businesses.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - As rap and hip-hop experience an  unprecedented level of influence on American culture,  appreciation for the music is hitting a similar high-water mark  in the creative community.
A gunman dressed in a black trenchcoat   opened fire in a downtown Montreal college on Wednesday,   killing a 20-year-old woman and leaving a trail of blood and   injury as he sent students fleeing for their lives before he   was shot dead by police.
SEATTLE -- Hollinger Inc. , the media company controlled by Conrad Black, said an Ontario judge ordered an investigation of its business dealings that had been sought by a shareholder, adding to the scrutiny of Black's companies.
Jeremy Bonderman wins his sixth straight start and Carlos Guillen hits a three-run homer as Detroit notches an 8-7 win over the Mets.
A man is arrested after a woman is sexually assaulted in an alleyway in east Belfast.
Defending champion Arsenal stretched its unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 49 games Saturday, beating Aston Villa 3-1 behind two goals by Robert Pires.
Democratic Rep. Harold Ford is running even with Republican Bob Corker in Tennessee, while Democrat Jon Tester has edged ahead of Sen. Conrad Burns in Montana, according to polls released Sunday for some of the most contested Senate races.
A new study suggests that older children tend to have higher IQs than their younger siblings. Now scientists just have to figure out why.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan meets   Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday after a U.N.   official said Tehran would cooperate on a truce between Israel   and the Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hizbollah.
Alessio Recchi del Gela (C2) e Florian Myrtaj del Teramo (C1) sono risultati positivi ad un controll...
Svetlana Khorkina, who was second to American Carly Patterson in the women&#39;s all-around gymnastics competition, has accused the judges of robbing her of the gold medal and said &quot;everything was decided in advance.
A militant group headed by al Qaeda ally  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed an American hostage and posted  a video of the killing on the Internet, Arabic television  channel Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France agree to merge, creating a global energy firm.
After a bumpy ride toward becoming a publicly traded company, Google Inc. finally saw its stock start trading on the Nasdaq exchange at around noon Eastern Daylight Time Thursday and with a strong opening at $100.01, ...
Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton&#39;s pro cycling team fired him after he failed doping tests, the sport&#39;s world governing body said Tuesday.
A Marine was arraigned a second time Thursday on charges of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi civilian after he withdrew a guilty plea last month that had been part of a pretrial agreement.
Chiude con un netto in calo a 46 milioni di euro
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Boston Scientific Corp. is putting its efforts to reach chronic pain sufferers on the fast track. The medical-device maker said it will sponsor a Formula race car team as part of a Race Against Pain marketing program.
A pregnant HIV-positive woman was   forced to abort her own fetus after staff in a hospital in   eastern India refused to help her, officials said on Monday.
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday rejected an agreement between UAL Corp.  and its pilots union that would have let bankrupt United Airlines cut pilots' pay by 14 percent and terminate their pension plans.
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Nessuna penalit&agrave; nei confronti di Bmw e Williams per il giallo benzina. Lo ha detto la Fia ch...
Washington -- The government should reassess its policy of allowing prescription drugs to be advertised directly to consumers, a prominent cardiologist urged Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s charismatic persona and status as perhaps the strongest-ever African-American contender for president has had him riding a wave of publicity in the early weeks of his bid for the 2008 Democratic nomination.
La decisione dell'assemblea. La protesta \
I HAD A PATIENT who was a Navy fighter pilot. During his annual flight physical, he asked me if he should quit smoking. Although the answer seemed to be a no-brainer, I asked him what smoking did for him.
Chrysler Group and the United Auto Workers union on Friday mark the formal start of a summer of crucial contract negotiations under intense pressure to break the model of business as usual for Detroit.
The Olympic spotlight will shine on  Madrid this week when the all-important evaluation commission  begins its whistle-stop tour of the five cities vying to stage  the 2012 Games.
Japan has taken another step towards freeing itself from military restrictions in place since the end of World War II. The changes are a significant retreat from the pacifist policies that
With Filene's Basement set to shutter its flagship store in several weeks, Downtown Crossing is facing its biggest challenge since the area was transformed into a pedestrian mall 30 years ago.
The oil shipper has a host of problems including a resigning auditor. What's behind the fracas?
A top House Democrat who is investigating allegations of voting irregularities on Election Day wants the media to show him the confidential, \
Ford Motor Co.  will offer zero-percent financing for three years on all 2007 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models and additional cash on some vehicles as it tries to clear showroom floors at the end of the month.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have a message for parents, Hollywood, the Bush administration and anyone else concerned about the controversial content of their newest film, Team America: World Police.
A decision on which bidder will secure troubled Italian airline Alitalia is put off until Tuesday.
Nepal's Maoist rebels said on   Wednesday they suspected the multi-party government of amassing   weapons for its army, highlighting the continued mistrust   between both sides despite a slow peace process.
The once-troubled software company is putting in place the ingredients for growth.
Michael Walchhofer takes the World Cup downhill event in Wengen, Switzerland on Saturday as American Bode Miller places third.
Fifty years ago today, Dr. Joseph E. Murray led a team of surgeons at Boston&#39;s Peter Bent Brigham Hospital -- now Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital -- that gave Richard Herrick a second shot at life.
Sharman Networks Ltd., distributor of the Kazaa file-sharing software, has launched its latest version which enables users to make free online calls anywhere in the world.
The Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan is to hold a snap election later this year, the president announces.
Canon has claimed that its newly released 16.7megapixel digital camera is first to be able to deliver picture quality that matches top-range professional medium format film cameras.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Corso intensivo di formazione per la preparazione dei missionari in partenza e per quanti sono impegnati nell\u00c2\u0092animazione missionaria e nel volontariato Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Inizia oggi, 18 settembre, un Corso intensivo di formazione missionaria organizzato dalla Scuola di Formazione Missionaria con la collaborazione della Conferenza Spagnola dei Religiosi (CONFER). Il Corso avr\u00c3\u00a0 una durata di tr...
Criminals rather than Islamic militants are holding three kidnapped U.N. workers, an official said Wednesday, dismissing the claims of a Taliban-linked group threatening to kill the trio unless the United States frees 26 jailed comrades.
Ministro, previsti anche aiuti per le famiglie
Amare Stoudemire overcame early foul trouble to score 33 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 122-111 for their fourth straight victory on Sunday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says institutions worldwide must change to better handle a globalised economy.
By Jenifer K. Nii Deseret Morning News  CBS Corp. said Wednesday it will sell seven of its owned television stations, including two in Utah, to Cerberus Capital Management for $185 million.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, ill with thyroid cancer, will not vote in every case that has been argued this term, and will instead participate in certain cases only when necessary to
The chatter these days in Yerevan's Anahit Deluxe beauty salon isn't only about hairstyles, celebrity gossip or the coming winter \u00c2\u0097 it's also about whether the U.S. Congress will agree that the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N  said on  Saturday said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent  increase in January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a  year, in line with its previous forecast.
Home goods retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc  reported a decline in its holiday same-store sales on Tuesday and gave a weak outlook for the current quarter and upcoming fiscal year, sending its shares down 15 percent in premarket trade.
The Kansas Supreme Court agreed Monday to put on hold its ruling throwing out the state's death penalty law. The delay will allow the state attorney general to pursue an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The exchange, Asia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seventh-biggest equities market, planned to sell a stake of as much as 25 percent of itself to overseas bourses.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. soldiers tightened their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.
Spain's telecommunications regulator will ask Telefonica SA to lower some of the tariffs it charges competitors for the use of its fixed lines as a condition for approving the company's pay-as-you-go high-speed ...
Donald Trump gets a lot of mileage by lifting his hand, pointing his finger and uttering the words \
Stocks fell sharply on Thursday, with the Nasdaq and S&P both losing more than 1 percent as concern mounted that more financial services companies would report big losses from the credit crisis.
Motorola Inc.  said on Monday  that a Florida court declared a mistrial in a $10-billion  misappropriation case brought against it by SPS Technologies  Corp. as the jury could not agree on a verdict.
Blog: Symantec releases public betas for Norton Antivirus 2008 and Norton Internet Security 2008.
Gamal Mubarak says Egypt must promote its Mid-East vision to ward off foreign plans to \
Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has said Malaysia is closely monitoring the Darfur crisis and the United Nations (UN) Security Council&#39;s threat to impose sanctions on Sudan&#39;s vital oil industry.
YANGON, Myanmar -- One of Myanmar&#39;s best known and longest-imprisoned political dissidents has been freed as part of a general release of almost 4,000 prisoners by the country&#39;s ruling junta, a family member confirmed Saturday.
Airbus said Monday it postponed a news conference at which it had been expected to announce its long-awaited restructuring strategy.
Federal Reserve policymakers today raised interest rates by another notch for the fifth consecutive time this year amid signs of a strengthening economy.
British scientists are monitoring a fourth aircraft for possible radioactive contamination as part of a police probe into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, interior minister John Reid said on Thursday.
Thursday's actions are the first shots in what Spitzer called an investigation of widespread corruption in the insurance industry.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sacked ministers from the Shinui party after they voted against a 2005 state budget in its first reading Wednesday.
The banana king suspends its dividend payment in the face of a tough industry climate.
Shoppers spent more freely in July, raising hopes that June's economic lull would not last.
An anti-smoking guru who has helped millions of smokers to kick the habit has died from lung cancer.
Britain's financial authorities stepped in to rescue mortgage lender Northern Rock  on Friday as the group, which has lent aggressively to home buyers, fell victim to the sharp rise in borrowing costs between banks.
No fees. No frills. Arkadi Kuhlmann has shown the world how to do online banking right. Now the trick is to stay ahead of the imitators
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C\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00c3\u00a8 ancora da soffrire per l\u00e2\u0080\u0099Italia di Coppa Davis. A Livorno, infatti, Volandri ha inaspettatamente perso il primo singolare della terza giornata, contro Lukasz Kubot, n.300 della classifica ATP, e ora il punteggio fra Italia e Polonia \u00c3\u00a8 2-2.
On Splitbrain.org, there's a new post that points out a script he's created to make adding comments to any PHP script possible - My Two Cents.    I recently updated My Two Cents. My Two Cents (or MTC) is a simple PHP class to add comments to any PHP driven site. It is was written with simplicity in mind but still has some strong features and is easily tweakable. It consists of a single PHP file and can be added with just a few lines of code.    The post also describes some of the functionality it comes with, including a CAPTCHA mechanism and a blacklist feature to help reduce spam. There's also a bit of multi-language support included as well.
The US vetoed a resolution in the United Nations Security Council demanding that Israel end military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and withdraw its forces, saying the text failed
US stocks tumbled further in late trading on Thursday, with blue chips falling by more than 1 percent as investors worried that oil&#39;s jump to a record $53 a barrel would hurt consumer spending and cut into corporate profits.
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British rock band The Verve has appealed to fans to help the group with its performance song list.
A shooting in Glasgow leaves three men injured, the Scottish Ambulance Service says.
The cellphone company, which lost more than a million customers in the last five quarters, named Daniel R. Hesse as chief executive on Tuesday.
Focusing on the fast-growing Chinese market, Japan&#39;s Toshiba and major Chinese appliance maker TCL have signed a broad agreement to cooperate in making and marketing appliances in China, the companies said Thursday.
Archaeologists have discovered a cache of artifacts near South Padre Island that they say could be up to 5,000 years old, potentially providing new clues about early peoples of the Texas coast.
A roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, wounding three U.S. soldiers and an Afghan interpreter, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
PARIS: France will act \u00e2\u0080\u009ctirelessly\u00e2\u0080\u009d to ensure the safety of French citizens and other foreigners in Ivory Coast, President Jacques Chirac said Friday.
If yesterday's 43-17 loss to Syracuse weren't disappointing enough for Boston College, which had hopes of its first Bowl Championship Series berth, more bad news could be coming in the next several days.
A U.S. court ruled on Thursday that  Dell Inc.  personal-organizer products did not infringe  a patent held by Alcatel-Lucent  , according to  a court document.
Eating chocolate could be a better way of stopping persistent coughing than anything available from the chemist&#39;s, according to new research.
Web radio broadcasters go off air in protest at plans to hike royalty payments when music is played online.
England&#39;s John Emburey joined Graham Ford of South Africa as the two leading contenders in the race for India&#39;s next cricket coach, it was announced on Tuesday.
South Africa made a nervous but victorious start to its grand slam bid this morning with a 38-36 win over Wales in the rugby union match played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
The US House of Representatives passes a bill allowing military tribunals for foreign terrorism suspects.
MILANO - I quattro studenti, che hanno confessato di aver provocato il danneggiamento al liceo Parini e che hanno scritto di essere pronti ad assumersi tutte le loro responsabilita&#39;, sono indagati dalla Procura minorile per danneggiamento e interruzione
U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday after cell phone maker Nokia Corp.  raised its earnings forecast and weekly jobless claims fell more than Wall Street's forecast.
(120 sec.) Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei tops Forbes' list of richest royals.
Blog: Canadian tribes want a fee for cell phone transmissions passing through their airspace.
The arrest ended a nearly four-week search that began with a nighttime jail break and ended with two arrests in two countries within 24 hours.
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A British Army helicopter crashed in the Czech Republic during a military exercise, Czech Army spokeswoman Sabina Introvicova said.
New tremors detected overnight at Mount  St. Helens increased the likelihood that the Washington state  volcano would erupt again, scientists tracking renewed  earthquake activity at the mountain said on Sunday.
ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - President Bush pledged swift action on Saturday over findings that the FBI illegally or improperly obtained private records during terrorism and espionage investigations.
After several days of speculation, North Korea said on Monday the 4-kilometer (2 miles) wide cloud spotted on satellite images by South Korea&#39;s Yonhap agency was the result of a deliberate demolition of a mountain for a power plant.
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A former Unix administrator has pleaded guilty to shutting down the power supply data center.
(NYSE:UVN) -- With one day to go before  the end of the 2007 February Sweep period, the TeleFutura Network has  delivered its best primetime February sweep results ever in the history  of the network among key Hispanic viewers --  Households (415,000), Adults 18-34 (288,000) and 18-49 (477,000).
Fiat's board of directors will meet in a bid to resolve a dispute with General Motors over an option to sell Fiat's auto business to the US carmaker.
Officials at the upcoming Seventh China-EU Leaders&#39; Meeting in the Hague will sign some important cooperative agreements, including those on China-EU science and technology cooperation
'This will hurt you more than it hurts me' Oracle let its $17 per share offer for BEA lapse yesterday, but activist investor Carl Icahn has demanded the middleware firm put the offer to shareholders anyway.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Entrepreneurs and start-ups emerging today find themselves in an environment different from that during the dot-com boom. -Ellen McCarthy
Some of the new academies set up with help from business have better GCSE results than the schools they replaced.
The airline also announced today that it was increasing the shared cost of health care coverage and as part of its plan to avoid bankruptcy.
Pirates outfielder Jason Bay, named the National League&#39;s Rookie of the Year earlier this month, was a unanimous selection to the 46th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team, announced Thursday after balloting by Major League managers.
Russian prosecutors have again raided the offices of the country&#39;s giant oil firm Yukos, seizing financial documents covering the past two years.
The White House gave a new vote of  confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid  growing criticism of him from members of President Bush's own  Republican Party.
More than 800 trade unionists have been killed in Colombia over the past six years, by government count, yet the number of those murders solved can be counted on one hand.
There were a few more flowers, a few more emotional visitors, but no official commemoration Friday over the bustling Paris roadway tunnel where Princess Diana died a decade ago.
Myer. Where hundreds of people show up to watch practice. Where fans fill the stadium Friday night with the game\u00e2\u0080\u0099s outcome affecting their attitude for the next week.
About 400 aid workers from around the world are attending a three-day conference that opened in Islamabad to coincide with World AIDS Day today.
If there is one man in football whose blood runs colder in his veins than Sven-Goran Eriksson then it is Wayne Rooney, and the young iceman&#39;s return has given his head coach plenty to be grateful for ahead of Sunday&#39;s heated confrontation against Wales.
She tackled Rambaldi and survived the curse of Bennifer 2, but in   the end, the Phoenix heat was too much even for Jennifer Garner.
Landslides and floods caused by torrential rains have left up to 81 people dead or missing in Indonesia's Central Java province, police and rescue officials said on Wednesday.
Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday on fears of financial contagion spreading from troubled U.S. subprime lenders, while safe-haven government bonds and the yen firmed as risk appetite faded.
Bishops in Australia's largest city Sydney are pulling out of the Anglican Church's top global meeting this year in a dispute over gay bishops and same-sex marriages, a spokesman said Sunday.
ARLINGTON -- A labor dispute may sideline professional hockey for the season, but recreational players are lacing up their skates and hitting the ice -- eager to slap-shoot their way through another New England winter.
The EU says sanctions on Belarus will remain, but aid is available if it carries out democratic reforms.
Leading medical experts in Scotland criticise a major shake-up of the regulation of doctors.
Resales of U.S. homes fell 2.7  percent in August, decreasing more than expected as mortgage  interest rates picked up in the early summer, a trade  association report showed on Friday.
Disgraced Romanian striker Adrian Mutu has blasted English Premier League side Chelsea for their haste in sacking him after he tested positive for a banned substance.
According to Milford, Mass.-based analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group, private-sector archive capacity will hit an eye-popping 27,000 petabytes by 2010.
Dennis Wise will help Newcastle to sign players and develop their academy in his new role at the club.
U.S. Treasury debt yields hit a  seven-month low on Monday as stubbornly high energy prices  hinted at a slowdown in economic growth.
Plans for a screening facility at one of the nation's busiest land-border crossings were abandoned because of a disagreement over fingerprinting travelers, an outcome that has angered business groups in the United States and Canada.
MADRID : Two bombs exploded in coastal towns in northern Spain injuring four people after a local paper received a warning in the name of the Basque separatist organisation ETA.
Shares in struggling Japanese retailer Daiei Inc. rose sharply following a report that a private Japanese equity fund might help it avoid seeking a government-led bailout.
It looked bad for Chuck Fleming -- lung cancer had spread through his body. But his oncologist decided to try using a \
Crude oil plunged almost $3 a barrel in New York on speculation that higher-than-normal temperatures in the eastern half of the US will limit heating oil needs.
The Pentagon gave the Navy the green light Thursday to choose a company to build the next presidential helicopter fleet, a decision with international and political implications.
Manchester United&#39;s plc board on Monday confirmed that they have received a &#39;preliminary approach&#39; regarding a &#39;possible offer&#39; for the company.
Electronics retailer Best Buy Co  launched an online service in partnership with video hosting  site Mydeo on Tuesday, through which its customers can store  and share home movies and videos via the Internet.
Europeans are skeptical that trans-Atlantic relations will improve after Americans select a new president next year, according to a survey released Thursday.
The skies over Fallujah lit up from the flashes of air and artillery barrages as US troops launched an offensive to seize key insurgent
Issuing an economic report that could have a strong political impact, the Labor Department said Friday that US employers created 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than most economists had expected.
Ducks may have been paddling about in primeval swamps when Tyrannosaurus rex was king of the dinosaurs, scientists report in Nature.
Homeland security and airline officials were trying to determine Wednesday how the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was able to board
Poor England has, first, had to suffer the indignity of having no local win in its tennis championship in 68 years, with Tim Henman coming close to a final
Andy Pettitte may provide key testimony to the House oversight committee investigating his former teammate\u00e2\u0080\u0099s challenge to the Mitchell report on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
GURGAON, India, Jan. 29 -- Three weeks ago, Mohammad Saleem, 33, agreed to work at a construction site in this bustling city near New Delhi. A house painter with an extended family of eight, he was drawn here by the promise of an extra dollar in his daily wage. After a few days of waiting in a bl...
La Germania ha battuto l'Austria 3-0 (0-0) in un'amichevole giocata a Vienna. In gol Hitzlsperger (5...
When it came time to hand out the award for best reality show at the 56th annual Emmy Awards there was only one way to do it &#151; in a reality show format.
When you are planning a massive West End musical based around J.R.R.Tolkien - s famous Lord of the Rings trilogy, where do you go for inspiration? Why, Finland, of course.
Nigerian authorities on Friday stepped up efforts to secure the release of a three-year-old British girl after her kidnappers threatened to kill her unless her father takes her place.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to go further in easing France's maximum 35-hour working week.
L'addio di Jos&egrave; Mourinho al Chelsea interrompe anche la rivalit&agrave; con Sir Alex Ferguson...
A bungling German thief stole a pair of shoes in two different sizes and was caught when he went back to the shop to fix his mistake -- decked out in the very clothes he had stolen, authorities said on Friday.
When Barry Bonds gets history-making home run No. 756 - and you have to believe it will come eventually \u00e2\u0080-any will have mixed feelings, with good reason.
President George W. Bush is likely to delay the unveiling of a new strategy for Iraq until early 2007, instead of late this year as originally planned, a White House official said on Tuesday.
Europe is rapidly becoming a dirty word in French politics as fears grow that France&#39;s influence in the European Union is waning.
In wartime, presidents have filled their State of the Union addresses with words to rally the nation.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, citing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, pledged on Saturday to bridge the partisan gridlock in Washington, end the war in Iraq and transform American politics as the first black U.S. president.
Nicole Kidman has won a temporary battle against two freelance photographers. The Waverly Local Court issued the orders following the discovery of a electronic listening device outside her Sydney mansion. Magistrate Lee Gilmore ordered the photographer...
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition and the strongest ever challenger to the 24-year rule of President Robert Mugabe, was found not guilty of treason by the country&#39;s High Court.
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Client Security 7.0 will include what F-Secure calls its DeepGuard rootkit detection to identify hidden malicious code and remove it.
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So far, iTunes remains the undisputed king of the online arena, commanding more than 70 percent of digital sales.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he will complete his plan to disengage from Gaza next year, despite losing a key coalition partner.
WASHINGTON - Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.    While another dozen states could come into play if either candidate breaks open the race, President Bush and Democratic Sen...
Objects in the Kuiper Belt - the region beyond Pluto&#39;s orbit where many comets originate - may be much smaller than astronomers thought, according to observations made with NASA&#39;s Spitzer infrared telescope.
(InfoWorld) - Looking to bolster Linux in enterprise environments, Novell is offering its first service pack for Suse Linux Enterprise 10, with capabilities for new quad-core processors. The company also announced Monday commercial availability plans for Suse Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack. Service Pack 1 supports quad-core processors in the Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron product lines. Also featured are improvements in interoperability and system management, Novell said.\u00c2\u00a0 \
A hospital is considering a ban on nurses wearing popular 'Crocs' shoes - suggesting they might be dangerous.
The Shipman Inquiry investigated the deaths in the early 1970s of 137 hospital patients, it has been revealed.
Security company Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS) is warning its customers about a critical security hole in a commonly used technology from the Mozilla Foundation called the Netscape Network Security Services (NSS) library that could make Web servers vulnerable to remote attack.
Talk of the writers strike buzzed around a Four Seasons ballroom Friday as George Clooney, Javier Bardem and other stars gathered for a no-pressure awards lunch hosted by the American Film Institute.
US officials said Contrack&#39;s decision to terminate work in Iraq was reached with the US government in November, but had not been publicly disclosed.
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Two passenger trains collided head-on on a stretch of rural track in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
Paul Pierce has 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers ,104-97 Tuesday night.
In the hours after Ty Willingham was fired by Notre Dame, ESPN News analsyst Trevor Matich (who looks, by the way, as if he could bench-press the entire College GameDay cast) implied something was askew about Willingham&#39;s firing.
The Los Angeles Zoo paid $4,500 to an expert in the ancient Chinese art of feng shui to ensure three endangered golden monkeys on loan from China can have a strong life force.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls for a common approach towards Iran's nuclear programme.
Bollettino medico, non c'e' prova di dose 5 volte letale
The start of Kevin Keegan's second spell in charge of Newcastle is likely to attract greater attention but Arsenal's ability to stay the pace with Manchester United in the title battle will also be under intense scrutiny this weekend.
Mehmet Okur's putback at the buzzer gave Utah a 97-96 win over San Antonio last night in Salt Lake City, ending the Jazz's nine-game losing streak and nearly five years without a win against the Spurs.
Life & style: Barbara Ellen: Vertigo, hobbling, bleeding feet ... oh, the power of your first pair of killer heels
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday defended the Vatican's right to speak out on bioethics, including its opposition to artificial procreation methods and embryonic stem cell research.
Pakistani commandos battled die-hard Islamic militants holed up in a radical mosque through the night and into the early morning Wednesday, killing an extremist cleric and dozens of his followers in an assault that ignited fiery protests and calls for revenge by Islamic extremists.
Trendy wheeled sneakers that let kids zip down sidewalks, across playgrounds and through mall crowds could also send them rolling into emergency rooms on a stretcher, say doctors who blame a rash of injuries on the international craze.
Experts wonder if enough people are willing to make the switch from traditional phones to talking through their computers.
ROME An Italian soprano who was one of the biggest stars at New York&#39;s Metropolitan Opera and Italy&#39;s La Scala has died at her home in San Marino -- a tiny republic in Italy.
A U.S. watchdog group has called on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to put a stop to what it says is worker abuse at a factory in the Philippines that makes apparel for the retailer.
WASHINGTON -- The fossil of what may be one of the earliest baby birds has been found in northeast China. The fossil, estimated at 121 million years old, is curled up as though still in its shell.
An opposition lawmaker died at a hospital shortly after he was wounded in a shooting near the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Tuesday, a hospital official said.
Britain's finance minister Alistair Darling has asked Goldman Sachs to put together a financing package in a last-ditch bid to rescue the ailing bank Northern Rock.
OTTAWA - Forty-four North Koreans who sought asylum at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in September have been taken to a safe third country, the Canadian government said.
German consumers are seen being more confident in June, helped by better wages and job prospects, a survey finds.
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SAP wants case narrowed to TomorrowNow's conduct, asks for mediator; Oracle says scope of case requires full investigation.
ATLANTA -- Monday is expected to be the second busiest day at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as holiday travelers return home amid weather woes and airline operational snafus.
Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching
A fresh attempt to abolish the blasphemy law is expected as the Criminal Justice Bill returns to the Commons.
Need a job? Have a background in security, health and medicine or the sciences? If the answer is yes, the federal government wants you. Desperately.
The teenage lover who murdered Pamela Smart's husband in 1990 is asking a judge to reduce his prison sentence 11 years before he is currently set to become eligible for parole.
In this storyteller&#39;s town, known for heroes, villains and dramatic endings, Barry Bonds watched the climactic scene unfold in vivid sound and color Saturday.
It is safe to say that almost no one in this country seems happy with the way things are right now. But one proposed &quot;solution&quot; could be even worse than the current wave of riots, floods and homelessness.
Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen were leading the resistance as England battled to save the first Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the Gabba here.
Three strikes that threatened to paralyse some of the UK's top airports are called off after a deal is reached.
Internal documents of top police officers show their concerns that the incoming ban on fox hunting will be impossible to enforce.
The black T-shirt might as well have been a billboard hanging in the Boston Red Sox&#39; clubhouse. Curt Schilling paraded around with a shirt that said &quot;Why Not Us?
Junior forward Colette Josey became the youngest female player in Framingham history to reach 1,000 career points, scoring 21 to lead the host Flyers past Norwood, 56-35, last night in Bay State League action.

Michael Puckett of Iuka Mississippi just may be Eli Manning\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest fan.
Memory-Tech and Toshiba today announced that they have jointly developed a dual-layer ROM (read-only) disc that can store content in both the HD DVD and DVD formats.
Six years and 21 surgeries after going through a horrific crash that nearly caused the amputation of his feet, Davey Hamilton returns to race at the Indianapolis 500.
Bradford & Bingley sees its annual profits rise 8%, led by record lending in a buoyant housing market.
Born 10 years ago, the Google Internet search engine has grown into the electronic center of human knowledge by indexing billions of web pages as well as images, books and videos.
Migliaia in fila, centocinquantamila secondo le stime del Comune, che camminano lentamente accompagnati dalla musica, da Ravell a Brahms a Schumann. E bambini delle scuole di Roma in testa al corteo con in mano le luci accese delle fiaccole.
Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli in vista della gara di domenica contro il Milan. il tecnico Cag...
A&E departments in England are on course to meet a four-hour waiting time target, a report says.
The Jockey Club drops its inquiry into whether Kieren Fallon and John Egan brought racing into disrepute.
Britain&#39;s Tony Blair will urge Europe and the United States on Monday to bury the hatchet over Iraq and focus their energies on global challenges such as lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
The Los Angeles Kings hired Marc Crawford as their new coach Monday. Crawford replaces John Torchetti, who coached the final 12 games after Andy Murray was fired.
The Bush and Kerry girls are on the campaign trail, telling family tales aimed at giving us a glimpse of the private men - the fathers \u00e2\u0080-ighting for the White House.
A death row inmate whose case led to the U.S. Supreme Court banning execution of the mentally retarded has had his sentence commuted to life in prison.
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France&#39;s interior minister demanded Sunday the release of two French journalists believed kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq.
A volcanic eruption in Iceland sets off tremors and pilots are told to take evasive action.
In Jan. 18 stories about Alabama's 98-49 victory over Mississippi State, The Associated Press reported erroneously that it was Mississippi State's worst loss in 50 years. The 49-point margin matched Mississippi State's second-worst loss, a 113-64 defeat at Louisville on Dec. 8, 1954. Mississippi State lost by 57 points, 115-58, at Arkansas on Feb. 20, 1993, the team's worst margin of defeat.
Real Madrid rekindled their hopes of challenging for the Primera Liga title with a 3-2 defeat of Santander on Saturday, before leaders Barcelona conceded home points in a 1-1 draw with Valencia.
Business travelers who pack light and like to save money and time might consider rapid transit.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin Records electro-rockers IMA ROBOT are joining All American Rejects on the road for a series of dates that spans most of the month of October.
The world-leading business software group, Germany&#39;s SAP, on Tuesday rejected accusations by its US rival Oracle that it had stolen software, but admitted &quot;some inappropriate downloads.&quot;
A US soldier said on Monday he planned to plead guilty to some military charges brought against him stemming from the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib jail.
Japanese stocks fell on the open Tuesday as the market took a breather from a seven-month high on Monday. The dollar was lower against the yen.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Office software is under attack again, this time with an\u00c2\u00a0unpatched flaw in the Windows 2000 version of Office 2000 being used\u00c2\u00a0by hackers\u00c2\u00a0to run unauthorized software on a victim's computer. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that the bug exists, but it would not say when it plans to fix the problem. The critical vulnerability was\u00c2\u00a0first reported by Symantec\u00c2\u00a0to users of its DeepSight threat notification service. Attackers are exploiting the flaw by sending malicious Word documents to victims, Symantec said. When these documents are opened, Word is tricked into installing malicious software on the PC. Symantec is calling this malware Trojan.MDropper. Trojan.MDropper installs malicious software on the computer, which in turn installs another Trojan horse program \
The new James Bond film, is unlikely to be released in November 2005 as planned, while producers continue to search for an actor and a director.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday the United States cannot accept the results of elections in Ukraine, which the opposition says was marred by fraud.
Director James Cameron announces a documentary that he believes will shake the underpinnings of Christianity
NEW YORK  - Heart surgery is a frightening  prospect for many people, but now imagine undergoing the  operation completely awake! That's what seven patients treated  at a hospital in Turkey went though -- in a planned, deliberate  study.
The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
1980&#39;s pop star Laura Branigan, best known for her 1982 hit &quot;Gloria&quot; has died at the age of 47. Branigan suffered a brain aneurysm on Thursday while sleeping at her home in East Quogue, New York, according to reports.
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Stock prices are lower in moderate trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 23 points in today&#39;s early going. Losing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 5-3 lead over gainers.
NEW YORK  - Jon Stewart has pulled out  of an entertainment gala -- only it's not the Oscars. The  comedian has withdrawn from a hosting gig at a Paley Center  fundraiser honoring Viacom chieftain Sumner Redstone under  circumstances that might be related to the 3-month-old labor  stoppage.
IT is, on the face of it, totally out of proportion. The entire incoming European Commission has been vetoed, and Europe plunged into one of its deepest crises, because one proposed commissioner, a Catholic
Ernest Hemingway's estate refuse permission for a newly-discovered manuscript by the writer to be published.
Adolor Corp. said on Thursday its  experimental treatment for post-operative bowel obstruction did  not confer a significant benefit in a late-stage clinical trial  in Europe, sending its stock skidding.
A new study out of Norway concludes it's unlikely lobsters feel pain, stirring up a long-simmering debate over whether Maine's most valuable seafood suffers when it's being cooked.
By ERIN McCLAM Iraq and the election, Israel and Hezbollah, George Allen and George W. Bush, Mel Gibson and Michael Richards: The people, issues, images and absurdities of 2006 were inescapable, playing over and over before our eyes.
You don't need a background in politics or punditry to understand the presidential race. You just need one simple theory: Ockham's razor
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa safe bet that smiles are showing up on Netscape devotees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 faces as Internet Browser War II broke out this week. They were a forgotten bunch, these loyalists, nursing their aging, once-dominant Netscape
ZEPPELIN MOUNTAIN, Norway  - From a remote snowcapped mountain in the European Arctic you can detect China in the haze.
Staring with tears in their eyes, Ivory Coast&#39;s people emerged from their homes Thursday to survey the wreckage of five days of violent upheaval and stock up on food.
Sir Alex Ferguson insisted he never had any doubts about Paul Scholes after the former England midfielder scored twice in Manchester United's 5-2 rout of Crystal Palace.
A freight train derailed in southern England overnight but no one was hurt in the incident, EWS railway company said.
DUBAI  - Iraqi militant group Army of Ansaral-Sunna said on Thursday it had abducted and killed a Britonand a Swede in the central Iraqi city of Beiji, according to anInternet statement.
It's a dog's life Not content with friends and work colleagues interrupting you with calls and texts? Or maybe you work alone and have no friends? In either case, what you need is a virtual pet to look after, and what better place to find one than on your mobile.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il figlio dell'ex patron della Lazio nel mirino della Procura di RomaAvrebbe messo a disposizione soldi per l'acquisto della droga                                            Massimo Cragnotti indagato per traffico di cocaina
The Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, announces the \
OSLO -- Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said yesterday the prize has given momentum to his cherished program of helping the poor through small loans, bringing him a flood of e-mails and invitations to meet with world leaders.
Two men, including the son of actress Annie Potts, spent a cold night on Mount Baldy after they lost their way in heavy fog, sparking a search that ended Monday when the two found a trail and hiked out of the wilderness.
DALLAS (Sports Network) - John Lucas poured in a game-high  24 points to lead No. 6 Oklahoma State over SMU, 76-57, at  Moody Coliseum.
FIFA is to re-examine arrangements for playing international double-headers to help ease the strain on players, clubs and their coaches.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso presents a five-year policy strategy to MEPs.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday as oil  prices touched another record high and Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  dragged on the major indexes after the software maker's revenue  forecast lagged analysts' expectations.
Formula One teams packed their cars and returned to Europe following Lewis Hamilton's clinical victory at the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday uncertain if they will be back in the United States.
Courtney Paris had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 14 Oklahoma used a shuffled lineup to rout Texas 78-58 on Monday night. The Sooners (19-4, 9-3 Big 12) ended the first half with a 27-3 run and avenged one of their four losses.
The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal.
Pope Benedict XVI blasted Europeans for being selfish and not having enough children, in a sermon on Saturday at the 850-year-old pilgrimage site of Mariazell in Austria.
Kwame Brown\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career began as Eddy Curry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s did, with big shoulders and high hopes and premier position in the 2001 draft. But both have not lived up to expectations.
John Madden scored two goals and Martin Brodeur made 29 saves, including a game-turning penalty shot stop, to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
The 2007 Atlantic storm season will be \
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Embattled oil giant Yukos will not file for bankruptcy despite its dire financial situation and an increasingly desperate fight with tax authorities over a nearly &#36;7 billion back-tax bill, the company's chairman said in a newspaper interview.
A Saudi court ordered the bodies of four Sri Lankans to be displayed in a public square after being beheaded for armed robbery, according to a government statement.
The British government underlined on Thursday that it will not \
Peter Bogdanovich confesses he may be an unlikely person to direct a baseball movie. After all, he&#39;s only been to two Major League games in his life.
Text of report by Afghan state TV on 6 February  [Presenter] A radio station called Saday-e Azad Nejrab [Free Voice of Nejrab] has started operating in Kapisa Province.
Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in two bomb attacks north of Baghdad, the military said on Tuesday, in the deadliest day for U.S. forces since they launched a security crackdown in the capital three weeks ago.
Australian leaders on Friday ruled out Britain&#39;s Prince William becoming the country&#39;s governor-general, with one commenting that the best place for British royals was half-a-world away in the United Kingdom.
A special effects technician working on the new Batman film dies when a 4x4 truck crashes on a stunt test run.
MOJAVE, Calif., Oct. 4--The PM.Zone was on the scene again today to watch aeronautical engineer and designer Burt Rutan and his crew at Scaled Composites in Mojave, Calif.
Rapper-producers Kanye West and Lil Jon each took home three prizes at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on Sunday.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 -- President Bush, on the first visit here of his administration, demanded Wednesday that Israelis shut down unauthorized settler outposts on Palestinian territory, called on Palestinian authorities to take steps to halt rocket attacks against Israel and issued a sharp warning t...
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NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy...
By JOE STINEBAKER HOUSTON - An astronaut from the space shuttle Atlantis collapsed twice Friday during a welcome home ceremony, a wobbly return that officials attributed to the adjustment from 12 days at zero gravity.
About 166 miners remain trapped deep in a mine in central China, with all communications lost.
They can&#39;t find Osama bin Laden, but they&#39;ve saved us from Cat Stevens. They can appoint Daniel Pipes, the notorious Muslim basher, to the US Institute of Peace; but they won&#39;t let Tariq Ramadan, a renowned
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InfoWorld - Microsoft says it will focus on four key areas to improve interoperability between its own software and other vendors' products.
The top two Democratic presidential contenders fought Sunday for the support of African-American voters in a place infamous for a bloody clash between voting rights protesters and police.
The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi urged Palestinian refugees Sunday to march home from Jordan en masse, even if the Israelis \
By Nancy Dahlberg, The Miami Herald  May 28--Enjoying your Memorial Day weekend? Good for you.   Consider this from a recent poll by Yahoo! HotJobs: Nearly half of U.S.
The U.S. government is sending a team of 20 scientists to check out a report of unusual radiation readings that could be coming from a hydrogen bomb that was lost off the Georgia coast in 1958.
BEIJING - North Korea has denied reports that portraits of leader Kim Jong Il have been disappearing from public places in the capital, Pyongyang.
2X Software Ltd., a leading developer of server based computing and thin client computing software, today announced that it has opened an office in Dallas, Texas.
A total ban on smacking in England and Wales is rejected by ministers, after a review suggests parents oppose it.
VIENNA, OCTOBER 6: Iran began processing uranium more than a week ago to prepare it for enrichment - a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons \u00e2\u0080-n defiance of the United Nations\u00e2\u0080\u0099 nuclear watchdog, a diplomat said on Wednesday.
DRESDEN, Germany  - German far-right parties  surged in eastern state elections Sunday, riding public anger  against government welfare cuts and fanning fears among  mainstream parties that the country's image could suffer.
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Long shunned as a player in US-led international space ventures, China has been admitted to talks with NASA about helping to accomplish President Bush&#39;s goals for exploring the moon and Mars.
The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday faced with urgent business and looming uncertainty.
Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected in a widely expected landslide, Sunday. Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo.
President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, both have plans to lower rising health care costs and broaden health insurance coverage for Americans, but their visions would take health care in two different directions.
Palestinians retrieved belongings from the rubble of dozens of homes and work crews patched up roads and water pipes today - the aftermath of Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 17-day military offensive, the deadliest in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting.
A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday killing and wounding several U.S. Marines, a U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity.
The British and Irish prime ministers made a new push Wednesday to secure a power-sharing deal between the two largest and most hard-line parties in Northern Ireland and declared a decision must be made within days.
Google Inc. is making it easier for Webloggers to earn extra cash, while expanding the reach of its search-based advertising. Its Blogger service this week put out a call to bloggers to share in advertising
Australia decrees a nationwide replacement of incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient flourescents, one step, it says, in the battle against global warming. By the Associated Press.
As the Yankees move forward by picking Joe Girardi as their next manager, the team has options to replace Alex Rodriguez, who has almost certainly played his final game in pinstripes.
Light-hitting David Ross hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Thursday night to clinch no worse than a tie for the NL West title.
Boys who were repeatedly exposed to cocaine while in their mother's womb are more likely than girls or non-exposed children to be hyperactive or have other problem behaviors at six or seven years of age, new study findings show.
Researchers have shown that it may be possible to block male to female HIV transmission in heterosexual intercourse and have identified the target for blocking that transmission, according to an article from the Oct.
NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful car bomb exploded outside the gates of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding nearly 100 in an attack police blamed on al-Qaida-linked terrorists.    The blast flattened the embassy's gate, mangled cars on the busy commercial street and shattered the windows of nearby high-rise buildings...
LONDON -- Oil scaled a new high above $55 a barrel Monday as a threat by Norwegian ship owners to halt production from the world&#39;s third biggest exporter stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
A third of hospital patients are unhappy with the 'disgusting' food served to them in hospital, according to research by a consumer charity published today
Dal ritiro di Castelrotto, il portiere della Fiorentina Sebastian Frey mostra notevole fiducia nella...
A spokesperson for Kim Clijsters has insisted that the Belgian star intends to play in January&#39;s Australian Open. Tournament director Paul McNamee said on Wednesday that the former world number one would miss
The Philadelphia Phillies' 48th come-from-behind victory was much easier on the nerves than many of the other 47. Home runs from Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell had the NL East title chasers back in front before the third inning was done.
UK service starts Monday Intel is teaming up with a new digital download portal firm, Coolroom.com, to release downloads of Hollywood films at the same time as their UK DVD release.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A teenage boy was one of several Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in separate incidents on Wednesday. 16-year-old Jihad Hassan Barhoum died after being shot in the chest near the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip late on Wednesday.
Two US firms pay $2m after staging a \
SUNDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Acute diverticulitis -- a disease of the colon traditionally seen in  people over age 50 -- is now being diagnosed in obese younger adults, a University of Maryland Medical Center study finds.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops could get the blowout victory his Sooners need Saturday without any regrettable decisions. No. 2 Oklahoma has never lost to Baylor, winning the last five years by an average margin of 38 points. They will need to do that &#151; and maybe more &#151; to make a good impression on the poll voters.
Athens: An hour-long no-frills closing ceremony dedicated to the victims of this week&#39;s school bus crash brought to an end the Paralympic Games in Athens yesterday.
The Marsh & McLennan Companies said its profit fell 62 percent in the fourth quarter as competition reduced the commissions the insurance broker charged.
Playing the San Diego Chargers on the road figures to be difficult enough for the Pittsburgh Steelers. That's why coach Bill Cowher doesn't want them thinking about the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals, too.
Il premier: 'Spesso non abbiamo seguito suo insegnamento'
'Ho grandissimo rispetto per chi lavora in fabbrica'
NATICK - Martin + Osa could have opened its first Massachusetts store in Boston or any number of locations in the state, but instead it chose a mall off the Massachusetts Turnpike.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) - A investigator with the Missing Women's Task Force says he tagged along for a search of Robert Pickton's farm for guns in 2002 but didn't expect to get involved.  Sgt.
Indian officials today disclosed details on revenues from IT outsourcing for the last year.
Bombs killed 20 people in Iraq on Saturday, including 15 in Baghdad, police said, as U.S. President George W. Bush said his resolve to press on with the job of stabilizing Iraq was as strong as ever.
The EU's enlargement commissioner urges Germany and France not to set a new deadline on Turkey over Cyprus.
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A car bomb exploded Friday in central Beirut, wounding a former Lebanese Cabinet minister and killing his driver, officials said.
Metal detectors are to be installed at hundreds of schools in England in an effort to curb knife crime.
Musicians have walked out of what they called one-sided contract talks with Philadelphia Orchestra officials, increasing the likelihood of a strike that could echo the 1996 walkout that stretched on for nine weeks.
A radar image of the surface of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan, taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, by the spacecraft Cassini, is seen in this photo courtesy of NASA.
Discovery Communications Inc. said yesterday that it will go public, giving the cable television company access to more money but placing its performance under Wall Street scrutiny for the first time.
World oil prices eased on Thursday as  signs of strong supply on physical crude markets encouraged  dealers to take profits from a bounce in the previous session.
London's High Court on Wednesday refused permission for the father of a 12-year-old Muslim girl to challenge a school's ban on her wearing the full-face veil, or niqab, during lessons.
SARAJEVO : Bosnia&#39;s ruling Croat, Muslim and Serb nationalists, who led the Balkans country throughout its 1992-95 inter-ethnic war, confirmed their dominance in local elections over the weekend, first partial results showed.
Manchester United have ruled out making an immediate move for Everton's teenage star Wayne Rooney, with United chief executive David Gill claiming it would be bad for business.
Mariano Rivera threw 26 pitches in a bullpen session yesterday, the first time since Aug. 31 the Yankees' closer worked off a mound.
US mortgage giant Countrywide Financial sees more than $1bn in quarterly losses - but improved forecasts send shares surging.
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TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, directed by Trey Parker, written by Pam Brady, Parker and Matt Stone, 98 minutes, rated R. The new puppet satire, &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; opens in Paris with a cell of turbaned
A man whose murder conviction was based on gruesome sketches he made as a 15-year-old boy was freed from prison on Tuesday after DNA evidence from the body was found to match the victim's ex-boyfriend and not the convicted man.
MONTREAL (CP) - A 19-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to firebombing a Jewish elementary school last year.
Dell officially re-entered the blade-server market Monday with a long-rumored product the company says helps address costs and thermal issues needed to further propel the growth of blades.
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in a commercial district of western Baghdad today, killing at least six people and injuring 54, authorities said.
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An outbreak of food poisoning has put 260 kindergarten children in hospital in China, the offending meal most likely a breakfast of buns and porridge, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have private time to pray at school.
The Algerian government in Algeria has reached an agreement with tribal leaders from the restive Kabylie region, where hostility to Algiers authorities erupted into bloody unrest in 2001, Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia revealed.
German police arrested three Iraqis in a series of raids on Friday and the federal prosecutor said he believed they were planning an attack on visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
Not the end of the world, but certainly no rose garden.
Mike Slabaugh doesn&#039;t have a stomach. Neither do his 10 cousins. Growing up, they watched helplessly as a rare hereditary stomach cancer killed their grandmother and some of their parents, aunts and uncles.
bodyguards in attacks north of Baghdad that take the toll from three days of violence to more than 70. Saddam Hussein&#39;s home town of Tikrit on Sunday.
Dell Inc.  on Wednesday  rolled out three new personal computers aimed at consumers who  are willing to pay a premium for machines they use to play  games, music and video.
BAGHDAD - An American civilian, a Nepalese man and at least two Arabs were abducted Monday by a band of gunmen who stormed a Baghdad home with a rocket-propelled grenade launcher and a machine gun mounted atop a pickup truck.
Coldiretti, 'Per carovita piu' pollo e uova, frena pane'
A British man accused of murdering his American wife and baby should not be released on bail because of fears he might flee before his trial, prosecutors told a US court yesterday.
Superhero sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer becomes the most popular film in North America.
The online auction giant announced Friday that it has agreed to acquire Rent.com, a leading listing service on the Internet for rental housing.
The Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming has been in limbo since 2001, when the United States rejected it outright, for valid reasons.
Computer-game enthusiasts flocked to software retailers across the country to buy &quot;PlayStation Portable&quot; (PSP) that hit store shelves Sunday.
The Mozilla Foundation is back at it. Following its recent launch of its Firefox 1.0 browser that ignited heavy interest, the organization this week launched the Thunderbird open-source e-mail client.
British TV journalist Martin Bashir asks not to give evidence at pop star Michael Jackson's child abuse trial.
For the first 56 minutes of last night's game at Virginia Tech, it appeared Boston College's dreams of dancing to Bourbon Street for a shot at the national championship were going to die.
The future of English Premier League club Arsenal looks bright, according to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov who announced Friday he had increased his shareholding in the club.
Apple Computer Inc. said on  Wednesday it will pay $100 million to Creative Technology Ltd.  to settle all patent litigation over Apple's popular iPod music  player.
Tony Blair will undergo a catheter ablation operation which will correct his heart&#39;s abnormal rhythm - a condition the Prime Minister has suffered from in the past.
Sarah Michelle Gellar&#39;s low-budget horror movie &#39;The Grudge&#39; has provided a box office upset, by racing to the top with takings of $40 million.
Gazprom is about to become the world's largest energy company but is controlled by the Russian government, and therein lies the potential and risks for investors.
Two key US figures in Iraq face a second day of testimony in Congress about the war strategy.
London equities were higher on Thursday, joining a global rally inspired by the US Federal Reserve&#39;s pledge to protect the economy from turbulence on world credit markets.
A parliamentary committee is holding a wide-ranging secret inquiry into the capture of 15 British troops by Iran earlier this year, The Independent reported Monday.
As South Boston remembered 25 neighborhood heroes killed in the Vietnam War, local veterans yesterday weighed in on the ongoing war record battle between John Kerry [related, bio] and President George W. Bush.
A military spokesman said seven people were killed in Monday morning&#39;s crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Central Texas.
JM Smucker Co. said on Monday it is selling its US industrial business and realigning its distribution operations as part of a wider strategy to focus on the food company&#39;s main businesses.
The US this evening launched a third ``precision&#39;&#39; strike on suspected terrorists in Fallujah in a 24-hour period, and at least 53 people died in violence across Iraq today, the US military and the Iraqi Health Ministry said.
Even though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy.
The England international has been charged with violent conduct following his Boxing Day clash with Bolton Wanderers defender Tal Ben Haim, who has also been charged with improper conduct.
Police in France and Spain arrested 21 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group Eta today in a series of raids that authorities described as a blow to the organisation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s logistics unit.
David Beckham will visit every Major League Soccer city after his U.S. arrival in mid-July, and television viewers will see lots of him.
Sudan&#39;s second-ranking leader, who has called for foreign peacekeepers to be sent to Darfur, will visit China next week for talks that will include the troubled region&#39;s future, Beijing said Thursday.
Temporary control zones set up around two farms outside Surrey have been lifted after animals tested negative for foot and mouth disease, Defra said today.
Fred Thompson's expected entry into the tight Republican presidential race is drawing crucial strength from conservatives and older men, vaulting him into the thick of the nomination fight, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll says.
A Greek weightlifter who lost his bronze medal in the Athens Olympics after testing positive for unnaturally high testosterone levels was charged yesterday with use of the illegal performance-enhancing drug.
It's just run of the mill business Small companies should try to answer data protection queries in the normal course of business rather than treat them as formal requests, according to advice published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
What do CAPS players have to say about this investment banking giant?
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile Sunday at a Palestinian target in Gaza&#39;s Jebaliya refugee camp, witnesses said. Ambulances rushed to the scene, but it was not
China observed with great satisfaction that a rapidly growing trade and economic cooperationhas become an important pillar of the relations between China and Sweden, Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi said here on ...
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss will not play for the first time in his NFL career on Monday night with a slight tear in his right hamstring.
This is the first time the fund, Breeden Capital Management, has sought to wage a shareholder fight.
The two top officials running the CIA's clandestine service resigned this morning, following a series of clashes with director Porter J. Goss's chief of staff.
As Redmond unwraps 'comments disabled' vuln research blog Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Burma&#39;s military dictators have freed a top dissident - second only to democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi - after 16 years in jail.
Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, posted Thursday an 85 percent rise in third quarter net profit to 1.56 billion euros (2.22 billion dollars) even though mobile phone sales were only up by three percent.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Demand for flu vaccine for high-risk individuals in British Columbia has risen sharply, partly because of US citizens crossing the border for shots, health officials say.
A fabled tenth planet out beyond Neptune, often referred to as Planet X, hasn't    been found despite years of searching. But astronomers involved in the hunt    are beginning to speculate that something like Planet X will be discovered,    along with Y and Z.
The New England Patriots were exhausted after winning their third Super Bowl title in four years, but they got a second wind Monday when they arrived at Gillette Stadium and saw a throng of about 2,000 screaming fans.
The Sri Lankan army says it has moved into Tamil Tiger-held areas in the north, after fighting kills 33 soldiers.
Crews were fighting a large fire at an oil tank facility in Slovag, across a fjord from Norway's largest refinery in Mongstad.  We are trying to get an overview now.
If you have just about lost your tolerance for portrayals of Los Angeles involving the oversexed and underappreciated, \u00e2\u0080\u009cWelcome to the Captain\u00e2\u0080\u009d could send you to the nearest virologist.
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Si chiama 'Francisella tularensis' e causa la tularemia
By The Associated Press  The Los Angeles Opera has received a $4 million donation for a multiyear \
India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy grew at the fastest rate in almost 20 years in its last fiscal year as companies lifted production to meet surging consumer demand. The economy expanded 9.4 percent in the year, which ended March 31, the biggest gain since 1989 and more than the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s initial estimate of 9.2 percent, the Central Statistical Organization said. India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy grew 9.1 percent in the three months to March 31, according to the report, averaging a quarterly pace of 8.8 percent in the last two years compared with 5.7 percent in the 1990s. Manufacturing gained 12.4 percent while mining rose 7.1 percent and electricity output climbed 6.9 percent in the quarter. Agriculture, which accounts for a fifth of the economy, grew 3.8 percent.
The Bay Area&#39;s super rich had mixed financial results over the past year with the exception of Google&#39;s top executives, whose wealth soared thanks to their company&#39;s recent initial public offering.
Australia amassed a first-innings 533 for six late on day two of the second and last cricket Test against New Zealand at Adelaide Oval.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co   and Hitachi Ltd  are discussing multi-billion  dollar deals on flat panels that could reshape an industry hit  by fierce competition, a source familiar with the matter said.
After two days of sprint finishes by a largely intact peloton, the Tour of California will receive a sharp jolt Wednesday, when the route includes two significant climbs.
Adventurer Steve Fossett is set to fly an experimental jet around the world without stopping or refuelling.
A senior Ethiopian official accused Eritrean forces on Saturday of kidnapping five Britons and 13 Ethiopians and taking them to a military camp in neighboring Eritrea.
Amazon.com Inc.  shares fell  to a more than three-year low on Wednesday a day after the  retailer reported lower second-quarter earnings and cut its  outlook for the year, citing stepped-up investment in its toy  business and lower prices on many products.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has   sought to bolster ties with the United States since she took   office, rebuked Washington on Saturday for sanctioning secret   CIA prisons used to interrogate terror suspects.
U.S. lawmakers opened their own investigation on Thursday of the cybersex scandal involving a Republican congressman who sent lewd messages to young aides, and will interview dozens of officials just weeks before the November 7 elections, imperiling Republican control of Congress.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri This was for the believers. For Ted Williams and for Yaz and all the others who spent a career beneath a boulder that kept rolling down a hill.
We all have a string of ''F''s on our records, whether we acknowledge them or not.
A major drugs firm has been named and shamed over \
Scientists closely monitoring Mount St. Helens say they are convinced the Washington state volcano is getting ready to erupt at any time.
The three-man crew of a fishing vessel are rescued off the Pembrokeshire coast, after their boat caught fire.
A fossil dinosaur caught sleeping with its head tucked under its forearm has been discovered by Chinese scientists.
Secondo Azimi tra gli insorti ci sono 89 morti
President Bush will announce plans on Friday to help homeowners with sub-prime mortgages avoid defaulting.
Australia is to sell uranium to Russia as long as the substance, used to generate nuclear power, is not resold to Iran.
Sexualised images of girls in advertising and the media harms their mental and physical health, experts warn.
The Cosmos 1 team announced today that the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first solar sail spacecraft will be set for launch on March 1, 2005 from a submerged submarine in the Barents Sea.
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said its antitrust case against Microsoft will move full speed ahead despite Microsoft settlements on Monday with Novell and an embattled trade group.
A revolt in the African state is threatening to disrupt the country&#39;s most important export. Christian Allen Purefoy reports from Lagos on the latest conflict driving up the price of crude.
A senior Iraqi Shiite leader who is meeting President Bush next week on Saturday rejected a suggestion by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to hold an international conference on Iraq.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. forces appeared to keep Sh'ite  militants guessing in the city of Najaf overnight, firing off  sporadic rounds as a military aircraft flew overhead.
U.S. officials on Wednesday announced a tentative land swap that they say would enlarge an Alaska wildlife refuge but that critics charge would open up the area to oil and gas development.
Su tagli previsti per la scuola, Prodi mostrato sensibilita'
Convocata dal Tesoro, all'ordine del giorno crisi e mercati
Tully Banta-Cain was in the midst of giving an ans . . . whoa!
Iran denied an exiled opposition group's  allegations it was secretly seeking material to build an atomic  bomb, a senior official said on Thursday.
The DM-type Space Upper Stage delivered three Russian satellites of the Glonass navigation system (two Glonass satellites and one Glonass-M satellite) to near-earth orbit.
It's all in how you return money to shareholders.
The United States, the European Union and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
According to an Internet study, a team's first-quarter winning percentage has a stronger correlation to its overall winning percentage than any other quarter.
Passerella multimediale col clone virtuale di Renzo Rosso
The Senate approved and sent to the White House pension legislation to give millions of Americans a better chance of getting the retirement benefits they've earned while sparing taxpayers from possibly paying for failed pension plans.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether barring a dissatisfied  former client of high-profile attorney Johnnie Cochran from  picketing at his law firm or making any statements about him  violated the man's constitutional free-speech rights.
London - British sports minister Richard Caborn wants Chelsea&#39;s Romanian striker Adrian Mutu banned for two years after failing a drugs test.
Un uomo di 39 anni aveva gia' scontato 21 mesi di carcere
(InfoWorld) - In a sign of\u00c2\u00a0China's growing importance\u00c2\u00a0as a center of semiconductor manufacturing, Chinese chip makers will spend more than ever before on cutting-edge factories over the next two years. Chinese spending on chip plants will top $9.8 billion between 2006 and 2008, with most of these funds going towards the construction of factories that produce chips on 300-millimeter wafers, industry group SEMI said. If realized, this spending forecast will top combined Chinese spending on chip plants over the last five years, which amounted to $8.7 billion, it said. Around 70 percent of the money that will be spent on new Chinese plants will go towards factories that use 300-millimeter wafers, which will result in an annual increase in production capacity of 16 percent by 2008, SEMI said. At least five new 300-millimeter plants are expected to come online by 2008, it said. While the fast growth of China's market presents opportunities for established chip makers as well as new entrants, established players -- especially those with Chinese government backing and overseas funding -- will fare better over the long term, SEMI said. Leading China's charge forward in chip production is Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., the country's largest chip maker. Among a string of production plants across China, SMIC has one 300-millimeter plant in production and another two under construction in Beijing. The company has also signed an agreement to manage the operations of other plants, including a 300-millimeter fab to be constructed in Wuhan. That agreement helped\u00c2\u00a0spark a lawsuit\u00c2\u00a0by rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., which said the deal violated the terms of a 2005 settlement agreement that ended a patent infringement lawsuit brought against SMIC by TSMC. The latest lawsuit is currently pending in a California state court.
Golfer Tiger Woods went scuba diving Tuesday off a yacht reported to hold Swedish fianc\u00c3\u00a9e Elin Nordegren and guests, while Barbados&#39; ritziest resort, Sandy Lane Hotel and Golf Club, prepared pagodas for a lavish celebration overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
The bank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s governor said Thursday that the bank had to walk a fine line between preserving financial stability and taking steps that could encourage reckless behavior in the future.
An Australian court issues a control order for former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks, ahead of his release.
US farmers will see their exports slip 10% in 2005, a government report says, bringing to an end 50 years of being a net exporter of food.
SEATTLE Oct 28, 2004 - A ferry service that has been offering scenic cruises to Canada plus a flu shot ended the package deal Thursday.
Accused by his former personal trainer of taking steroids, Roger Clemens has begun a furious public relations effort.
U.S. Federal Reserve officials are   expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, but they   are also seen renewing an inflation warning even while taking   stock of cooler economic growth.
Music videos from Madonna, Red Hot  Chili Peppers and Sean Paul will be legally available for the  first time on YouTube, the online video sharing site, which  signed its first commercial partnership with Warner Music Group  Corp. on Monday.
Dissatisfied with Kremlin concessions, they plan a national 'day of protest' for February.
Corey Maggette hit an off-balance 23-footer with half a second left in the second overtime to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 114-112 victory over Miami on Friday night.
A new study finds that rising temperatures are in danger of wiping out the king penguins of Antarctica
Anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker Antoine Ghanem was killed in a car bomb explosion in the eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, security sources said.
The EU welcomes Havana's ending of its \
Raul Mondesi said he has agreed to terms with the Atlanta Braves on a one-year contract.
World Leaders Monday held a UN conference organized by Brazil&#39;s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to fill the $50 billion hunger gap.
Republican Fred Thompson,  making his first appearance since his late entry into the 2008  White House race, criticized the immigration pact in Congress  on Saturday and said the United States was battling threats  from &quot;forces of evil.&quot;
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Trade union leaders in Nigeria vow to press on with a general strike despite government efforts to promote talks.
By Brad Hem, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 21--Houston is built on flat land where ponds can become algae-covered breeding grounds for mosquitoes.   Or, with the right care and some dye, they can be crystal-blue lakes with flowers, fish and eye-grabbing fountains.
BitTorrent, the company that maintains the popular file-sharing system of the same name, announced several deals on Wednesday with major movie studios and content producers, moving its service still closer to mainstream acceptance.
JAKARTA: Indonesia&#39;s president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned as &quot;an act of violence&quot; a bombing outside his country&#39;s embassy in Paris.
The Sri Lankan military said it repulsed an attack by Tamil Tiger rebels on a navy base on Tuesday, amid increasingly bloody violence between government forces and the Tiger militants.
A bus plunged into a river in southwest China on Tuesday killing 19 people and injuring 13 others as millions of Chinese returned from their Lunar New Year holidays, state media reported.
TORONTO (CP) - Author and broadcaster Pierre Berton, \
Warren Buffett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Berkshire Hathaway snapped up a 60 percent stake in Marmon Holdings, the Pritzker family\u00e2\u0080\u0099s  sprawling industrial conglomerate.
JORDAN sent two helicopters to the West Bank this evening to transport ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to the kingdom en route for medical treatment in France, government spokeswoman Asma Khader said.
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The United Nations launched a massive voluntary repatriation program Friday to return an estimated 340,000 Liberian refugees still scattered across West Africa after a long, brutal war that ended last year.
Singapore Airlines says it will not sweeten its bid to buy a stake in China Eastern Airlines as rival Air China promises to pay more.
Hiring is picking up and President Bush is on track to preside over job growth in his second term, shedding the Herbert Hoover label of being the first president since the Great Depression to lose jobs under his watch.
I am inclined to believe the young George W. Bush got into the Texas Air National Guard because he was the son of a rich and powerful man and somebody pulled strings to keep him out of the meat grinder of Vietnam.
ATLANTA - With the merger of AT&amp;T Wireless complete, Cingular is making plans to cut its 68,000-person workforce by 10 percent, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s CEO told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Bombing attacks around Pakistan killed at least 32 people and wounded 47 more Thursday -- adding to the recent surge in violence rankling Pakistan, authorities said.
Albert Pujols hits a two-run homer that launches St. Louis to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in the opening game of the division series on Tuesday.
With the presidential election less than six weeks away, activists and security experts are ratcheting up concern over the use of touch-screen machines to cast votes.  -washingtonpost.com
Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.
She dashed to freedom the moment she got a chance, but reportedly wept inconsolably when told her \
A study conducted in 2004-2005  of 361 men suggests that cell phone use can harm sperm quality and sperm count, and researchers will continue studying the issue.
By Newman, David; Snyder, Joel  Of the three exploits chosen for this test (the Cisco malformed SNMP vulnerability and the SOL Slammer and Witty worms), the SNMP one gave our IPS vendors the most trouble.
By San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 27--How much a plan costs   Apple and AT&T announced Tuesday that the iPhone's wireless service plans will cost between $60 and $220 per month and include unlimited Internet and e-mail data, 200 text messages and at least 450 voice minutes.
A tight supply of lamps for front projectors and rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) is likely to persist through 2005 as Taiwan-based projector makers are increasing their shipments of RPTV optical engines, said lamp makers Ushio, Royal Philips Electronics and
Serbia and Montenegro appoints a new head of its armed forces, in a move seen as a bid to move closer to joining NATO.
Tenor Roberto Alagna broke his contract by walking out of a performance of Franco Zeffirelli's \
(ASCA) - Roma, 27 set - Partira&#39; agli inizi di ottobre il pattugliamento aereo-navale delle acque internazionali del Mediterraneo in chiave anti-clandestini. Lo ha detto il ministro dell&#39;Interno Giuseppe Pisanu
Australia's wheat exporter AWB is to temporarily lose its monopoly over wheat exports after a report into bribes.
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry stepped up a fierce campaign fight over US security on Friday, with Kerry accusing Bush of irresponsible
Canada will wait until after an inquiry before considering whether to demand compensation from Britain for a submarine which caught fire, killing one crewman, Defence Minister Bill Graham says.
President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry narrowed to eight points in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released on Monday, compared with a 13-point lead in the poll conducted two weeks ago.
Ciber Inc., a U.S. technology consulting company, said on Monday it agreed to buy a 67 percent stake in Novasoft AG from the German consultant's founders, entering the German marketplace for the first time.
(AGI/AFP) - Gerusalemme, 2 set. - La minaccia di un attacco militare contro la Siria e&#39; stata profferita stamane dal vice-ministro della difesa isrealiano Zeev Biom, che ha accusato Damasco di essere direttamente
NEW YORK : The US Supreme Court upheld a ruling that the Visa and MasterCard credit card groups had engaged in anti-competitive practices by banning member banks from issuing credit cards through rival providers owned by American Express and Morgan Stanley
NASA asked its orbiting astronauts Monday to take a closer look at the gears that control the international space station's solar wings to try to find out what's grinding inside and causing steel chips to clog the system.
The game had more of a holiday reunion feel than crosstown rivalry. Start with Billy Coen, an assistant on Al Skinner's staff at Boston College and Rhode Island for 17 seasons, coming back to BC with his Northeastern team. Add another ex-Skinner assistant, Ed Cooley, now the coach at Fairfield, visiting before the game with some of his former co-workers ...
Even charming, chiseled-faced actors can have it tough.
The judge who sent Paris Hilton to jail called a hearing for Friday on why the hotel heiress was released early and placed under house arrest in a move swiftly challenged by prosecutors and local politicians.
Authorities in the state of Chhattisgarh say 11 Maoists have been killed in fighting with security forces.
The city opened nearly 300 cooling centers Monday as temperatures across much of the Northeast surpassed 90 degrees &#151; the hottest in the metropolitan area since a heat wave last year that was blamed for 40 deaths.
Homemade bombs exploded in two Buenos Aires banks before they opened Wednesday, killing a security guard, police said.
The Conservative Party leader Michael Howard asks the government to  appoint a minister for homeland security.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Vote counting began on Monday in the once-rebellious Indonesian province of Aceh in a landmark election aimed at bolstering a peace deal between the government and separatists.
Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court began  hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s rule  on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces  as he prepares to secure another term.
Romanian troops operating in Afghanistan have discovered an important weapons cache near Kandahar, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.
ROME, Ga. -- Jurors hearing the federal lawsuit against former Tri-State Crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh were sent home early Wednesday to give lawyers an opportunity to discuss a possible settlement in the case.
Hi-tech criminals are stealing key business data and ransoming it back to the firms they stole it from, say police.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has debunked fears of job losses in industrialised nations due to outsourcing of services to developing nations.
Once they were the outriders of the Russian empire, feared and fearless warriors who extended the Czar&#39;s authority as far as their horses would carry them.
Carolina Kostner, campionessa in carica, &egrave; in testa alla classifica degli Europei di pattinag...
President Bush  acknowledged for the first time yesterday that \
A selection of California hotels balance luxury and sincerity in their environmental friendliness.
Nell'incontro che ha aperto la 27/a giornata del campionato inglese, il Reading ha battuto l'Aston V...
Sachin Tendulkar will miss India's upcoming one-day series against England after failing a fitness test here.
Flogging cheap mobiles is easy Nokia's swallowed an estimated 39 per cent of the global mobile phone market in its third quarter, sending profits rocketing 85 per cent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A UK soldier dies and five others are injured in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, the MoD says.
Defending champion Andy Murray won his second career title, neutralizing Ivo Karlovic's big serve to win a thrilling SAP Open final 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Sunday.
Japan has been appealing for international help to secure the release of a Japanese man kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq and threatened with death.
Benign tumour faces weightless extraction French surgeons will today board a modified Airbus A300, dubbed \
The Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, is undergoing emergency treatment in a Paris hospital since being evacuated from his Israeli-besieged home apparently in serious health condition.
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Scientists produce their biggest 3D map yet of the \
Federal bankruptcy judges in Portland and in Tucson, Ariz., have set April 2005 deadlines for victims of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in those dioceses to submit claims.
Facing a Thursday deadline, lawyers neared an agreement that would lead to a meeting between Jason Giambi and steroids investigator George Mitchell.
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BAGHDAD - The Islamist group Ansar al-Jihad is threatening to behead three kidnapped relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games without pay by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy, one day after pleading guilty to trying to set up a drug deal four years ago...
TIPTON, Iowa  - Democratic White House challenger  John Kerry accused President Bush and Vice President Dick  Cheney of mismanaging the war in Iraq after a former top aide  said the U.S. paid the price for not deploying enough troops  after last year's invasion.
Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS has said it has pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears the way for Spain&#39;s Santander Central
Japan's jobless rate improved in September as pressure on companies to cut costs eased, while other key data on consumer spending and prices were generally postive, giving further signs that the decade old problem of deflation may be easing, official data showed.
About 11.6 million doses of flu vaccine remain to be distributed nationwide, and federal health officials said they are working with state public health officials to ensure that dwindling supplies reach people most in need.
Schools in most of Kenya re-open after holidays were extended for a week following post-election violence.
WHILE Valentino Rossi coasted into his familiar position at the head of the pack for the Australian Motorcycle grand prix today, rival Sete Gibernau warned: &quot;Don&#39;t write me off.
The European Union yesterday said it would lift trade sanctions that are damaging American exporters after President Bush last week signed a bill to revamp the corporate tax code and end an illegal export subsidy.
The European Parliament's industry committee backs proposals to sharply cut CO2 emissions from cars.
NAGAOKA, Japan  - A strong earthquake with a  magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan on Wednesday in the same  region where the country's deadliest quake in a decade killed  at least 31 people and injured more than 3,400 five days ago.
Three bear cubs have taken to riding the rails in Canada&#39;s Rocky Mountains in search of an easy, but dangerous, meal, a national park official said on Wednesday.
Gossip and entertainment  news junkies have a new way to get their fix. Pixsy Corp. is  set to launch Friday http://www.StarHabit.com, a photo and  video search engine that gives priority to the freshest  celebrity content on the Internet.
Just as New York is rebuilding from the World Trade Center attacks, so too is singer Suzanne Vega, whose comeback album recalls the pain and resilience of the city she calls home.
The Asian Development Bank has raised its growth forecast for Philippine economy to between 4.7 percent and 5.7 percent both for 2004 and 2005, higher than the 4.5 percent to 5.5 percent growth projection it made in April.
A greater proportion of silver discs go to UK acts on independent labels than ever before, an industry body claims.
Forty years later, Carrie Mae Snapp is still aglow over her brush with The Beatles. Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' improbable, clandestine arrival in Walnut Ridge, population 4,925, and Monday marks 40 years since a throng &#151; including a teenage Snapp &#151; got wind of their visit and surrounded the British megastars as they left for a concert in New York.
Many public services are less reliable on weekends. But does that apply to medicine as well?
Travel: In pictures: The world's biggest passenger plane makes its first commercial voyage.
Cardiff moved five points clear at the top of the English Championship with a 4-0 rout of Wolverhampton.
The Senate on Sunday removed the last major hurdle stalling passage of the most sweeping overhaul of corporate taxes in nearly two decades.
Brendan Kingman's sixth-inning RBI single sent Australia to a stunning 1-0 victory yesterday over Japan, putting the Aussies in today's gold medal game against Cuba.
Twelve United Nations agencies working in Gaza today stated that the ongoing violence on top of the sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation this year is pushing the Palestinian population into a deep crisis.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said on Friday the Philippines' new security pact with Australia would make the Southeast Asian region safer and more secure from Islamic militants.
Auditor KPMG says it isn't ready. Struggling IT services giant is also probing its bonus plan.
Britain&#39;s prime minister participated Saturday in a memorial service for murdered Iraqi hostage Kenneth Bigley, at the request of Bigley&#39;s family.
Bravo has acquired  TelevisionWithoutPity.com, a site catering to hard-core TV  fans, the NBC Universal-owned cable network said Tuesday.
All these years I have been around sports, and I still don&#39;t really understand how a person becomes a fan. And I&#39;ma fan -- of the St.
THE body of a Caucasian woman with long blonde hair was found in Fallujah today, marines said, adding that her arms and legs had been cut off and her throat slit.
NEW YORK  - A computer program that  improves one type of memory appears to help kids with  attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new study  findings suggest.
Washington DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed legislation into law today that will provide funding for a new stadium and to guartantee the return of Major League Baseball to our nation&#39;s capital for the first time since 1971.
The available evidence is too sparse or of insufficient quality to determine whether the majority of health problems that may be experienced by Gulf War veterans could be associated with exposures to fuels for military vehicles, propellents in Scud
Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.
Online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. and television recording technology company TiVo Inc. on Thursday said that they had agreed to develop a joint entertainment offering.
Smokers bemoaning the new ban on lighting up in pubs and other indoor public spaces in England have a new sanctuary: Stoke-on-Trent.
President Bush will announce his  nominee to replace Ann Veneman as secretary of agriculture on  Thursday.
Il Chievo ha oggi sostenuto una doppia seduta di allenamento nel centro sportivo di Veronello. Al ma...
BEIJING, July 21 -- Brushing aside warnings from the Bush administration, the Taiwanese government of President Chen Shui-bian announced Friday that it has applied for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan.
hoAs the holiday season wound down, U.S. residents kept on shopping significantly more than they did in 2006, particularly on the day after Christmas, but they also reported being less satisfied with e-tailers, according to a pair of studies.
Canada has asked Swiss drug maker Roche AG to warn consumers of possible health risks linked to its influenza drug Tamiflu, the health department said on Wednesday.
The incursions into Iraqi Kurdistan have the U.S. military and the Baghdad government walking on tightropes
Bode Miller won the combined title for the slalom and downhill Sunday, setting a U.S. record with his 28th World Cup victory.
The Los Angeles Times reported the Angels have signed veteran center fielder Steve Finley, who helped key the Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; run to the National League West Division title last season.
The BBC's correspondents report from across the Middle East as Iraqis go to the polls to elect a transitional Iraqi assembly.
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- US forces with tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles have overrun Baghdad&#39;s Sadr city district, where coalition troops have repeatedly clashed with insurgents since last year&#39;s invasion, Reuters reported today, citing witnesses.
Sir Tom Stoppard's epic The Coast of Utopia and musical Spring Awakening dominate New York's Tony awards.
Eighteen people go on trial in Istanbul over the murder of  Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
Deutsche Bank AG, Germnany's largest bank, said Friday it increased its net profit by 18 percent in the third quarter by clamping down on costs and bad loans while increasing profit from trading securities.
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People who develop cervical or testicular cancer may face another harsh reality: they are more likely to get divorced than those without the disease, a new study says.
Antoine Walker had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 6:11 to beat the Houston Rockets 88-84 Tuesday night.
A rights group in Cuba says there are fewer political prisoners but widespread repression continues.
Gunmen fired on a police car as it  drove through a violent neighborhood of central Baghdad on  Sunday, then dragged three passengers from the vehicle and shot  them dead, witnesses said.
QXL Ricardo, the UK's version of internet auction site eBay, agrees to let its management take the company private.
The nation&#39;s organ transplant officials are scrambling to try to develop rules to guide surgeons and hospitals coping with a new twist: organ donors and recipients who find each other on the Internet.
Uruguay strengthened South America&#39;s political tilt to the left, electing the country&#39;s first leftist president as part of a regional shift by voters disenchanted by US
It was at a faculty softball game four years ago that Matt O'Brien was offered the opportunity to take over the boys' soccer program at Charlestown High.
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it will charge 400 million euros (&#36;492 million) against earnings in the third quarter to cover the cost of recalls and past quality problems at Japanese truckmaker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp, which is 65 percent owned by DaimlerChrysler.
What the U.S. Federal Reserve is  taking away from the economy via higher interest rates, the  U.S. Treasury bond market may be giving back -- at least  partially.
Life & style: Zoe Williams: It's the biggest Vogue ever, this month's American issue. You cannot read this ludicrous publication, and it has no other uses. Poor trees!
By Ryan Teague Beckwith, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 16--RALEIGH -- To most people, a typo is an annoyance. To Aly Khalifa, it's a (key)stroke of luck.
British energy giant BP has ended one of its most difficult years on a high after announcing Tuesday that it has begun production at the deepwater Atlantis oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico.
US blue chips ended lower on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) cast a pall over sentiment, overshadowing a two-session pullback in oil prices.
LONDON - British police charged eight terrorist suspects yesterday with conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause &quot;fear or injury.&quot; ...
The Supreme Court, accepting urgent pleas from the recording and film industries, agreed on Friday to decide whether the online services that enable copyrighted songs
A crush of 5,000 Palestinians trying to get through the newly opened Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on Thursday left an elderly man dead and seven people injured, Palestinian medics said.
The future suddenly looks shaky for online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc. &#151; a plucky home entertainment upstart that managed to hold its ground after retailing giants Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Blockbuster Inc. invaded its turf.
South Korea's Olympic bid organizers said the North's agreement to halt its nuclear program is a breakthrough in unifying the two Koreas and buoys hopes of hosting the 2014 Winter Games.
On the road and on the airwaves, President Bush is trying to paint this year's presidential race as a black-and-white decision for voters.
JEDDAH, 3 November 2004 - \u00e2\u0080\u009cLook at our true friends,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahayan, the emir of Abu Dhabi, pointed from the window of the jeep in which we were making a tour of Al-Ain, an oasis that he loved all his life.
NEW YORK - Suitcases full of cash, secret bank accounts, covert operatives, corrupt politicians on the take. A report detailing alleged illicit U.N...
The U.S. special envoy to Sudan was  en route to Brussels to discuss the crisis in Darfur with top  European Union and NATO officials, the State Department said on  Thursday.
In a rare hostile bid, Genzyme said it would make an offer for AnorMed, a Canadian company that had spurned previous acquisition approaches.
GAINESVILLE, Texas  - At least four people were killed by flash floods in north Texas on Monday and several were reported to be missing as the waters began to recede and weather forecasters saw a drying spell ahead.
By popular demand, Bridget Jones is back, and this time she&#39;s been pushed to the &quot;Edge of Reason,&quot; which must lie somewhere near the Tropic of Cancer.
A Black Watch private who died in a suicide bombing did not think troops should be in Iraq, his brother says.
HARRISBURG, Pa. A Dallas area-based online university that supposedly granted a business degree to a cat was sued today for consumer fraud.
As a rule, nightmares don&#39;t usually make much sense. That&#39;s important to keep in mind when watching &quot;The Grudge,&quot; a flamboyantly weird concoction from director Takashi Shimizu, who previously
Six Iraqis who had just signed to join the Iraqi National Guard were killed on Saturday, witnesses and hospital sources said. Gunmen in a sedan set with a machine gun opened
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is widening a probe of the student-loan industry to target underwriting standards, prompting lawmakers at a U.S. Senate committee hearing to raise questions about possible discriminatory red-lining.
Winners in major categories at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards:
Suicide bombers tried to storm Saudi Arabia&#39;s Interior Ministry and a security unit in the capital Riyadh on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest brazen strike by al Qaeda in the world&#39;s top oil exporter.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co.  on Wednesday said its restructuring will result in a fourth-quarter charge of 24 cents to 27 cents per share, above its previous estimate of 19 to 24 cents per share.
A patchwork of post-September 11 health screening programs will not detect increases in more serious, long-term illnesses like cancer, experts told Congress Wednesday.
BULL BAY, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan strengthened to a rare Category 5 storm capable of catastrophic damage, leaving Jamaica and aiming for the Cayman Islands with winds reaching 165 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday...
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Dallas is looking a lot like Seattle these days. Drenching rains pounded the city and north-central Texas again on Wednesday, forcing the precautionary evacuation of thousands of residents from several communities to the west of Fort Worth that were threatened with possible flooding.
A trouble-free vote would be an important step forward in the peace process after three decades of conflict.
KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, at an Iraqi checkpoint on the Iranian border on Friday, Iraqi officials said.
More than 100 fighters belonging to an armed nationalist group that seized a remote Peruvian police station and took officers and soldiers hostage surrendered to authorities Tuesday and freed their 17 captives, officials said.
Bill France Jr., who transformed NASCAR from a small Southern sport into a billion-dollar conglomerate during his 31 years as chairman, died Monday. He was 74.
Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc said on Monday that under a tender offer that expired on August 31, it agreed to buy 289.331 million shares of its common stock for a total value of $10.7 billion.
Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse will likely miss the rest of the season due to a broken leg. The French striker, who moved from Auxerre to Liverpool in the off-season, was injured
The U.S.-led United Nations Command plans to relocate its armistice team this month from Seoul to the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone border with North Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.
Jason Bay homers twice and Jose Bautista scores the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on a wild pitch as Pittsburgh moves out of last place in the NL Central with a 6-5 win over Chicago.
The Florida judge noted for his unorthodox oversight of the Anna Nicole Smith case says he is retiring at the end of July.
This is turning out to be more like a game of snakes and ladders than anything else. Or perhaps an analogy with chess would be better.
Titan, the largest of Saturn&#39;s 31 moons, has always been a source of wonder for scientists since it was discovered in 1655 by Christian Huygens, a Dutch astronomer.
If this was Andre Agassi&#39;s last shot at another US Open title, it was like a lot of his shots in the fifth set against Roger Federer -- blowing in the wind.
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PeopleSoft Inc.  on Tuesday said Chief Executive and Chairman Dave Duffield has resigned from the business software maker, which agreed to a &#36;10.3 billion buyout by rival Oracle Corp.  earlier this month.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a  flat-to-lower open on Friday as oil prices hovered above $44 a  barrel and inflation data showed consumer prices rose modestly  in November.
The most sensational mystery in daytime may be how soap operas are being written at all, considering that nearly all of their writers are guild members on strike.
Rick Majerus is a basketball savant. Nobody questions that. He&#39;s a winner. Nobody questions that. He&#39;ll be a tremendous hire for Southern California.
As the Iraq Study Group criticizes the lack of progress in Arab-Israeli peace talks, Europe's role in the process is questioned.
'Due anni fa una tragedia, oggi giornata molto importante'
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X-Change Corporation (OTCBB: XCHC) today announced that its  wholly owned subsidiary, AirGATE Technologies, Inc., has signed a VAR  (value added reseller) Agreement with Ubisense.  Ubisense technology gives senses to computers - the sense of who, what  and where people and objects are.
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who focused his bid for the Democratic nomination on helping the middle class, will withdraw from the presidential race in a speech later on Wednesday.
Schering-Plough Corp  has agreed to buy Akzo Nobel NV's  drugs unit Organon BioSciences for 11 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in a bid to gain scale and diversify away from cholesterol medicine.
LATHEN, Germany \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0-- A high-speed magnetic train traveling at nearly 125 mph crashed in northwestern Germany on Friday, killing 15 of the 29 people aboard in the first fatal wreck involving the high-tech system.
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WASHINGTON - The US pharmaceutical industry that exports billions of dollars worth of medicine around the world faced new scrutiny Friday after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs they
Yahoo! next? It looks like Steve Ballmer is doing a little pre-spring cleaning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Media & professional: An independent Bank of England has done wonders for the economy. It's time education followed suit. Jim O'Neill reports.
This season, Cubs fans have learned that there is no such thing as a comfortable lead in Major League Baseball.
PC maker Gateway Inc. said on Sunday its new line of notebooks, desktop personal computers and monitors aimed at retail markets will be available at Micro Center's 20 stores in the United States.
The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOut of the Blue,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.
Among new products from 3am Labs is a free tool for accessing a PC via any device with a browser.
AUSTRALIA&#39;S Jana Pittman finished fifth in the women&#39;s 400m hurdles at the Athens Olympics overnight behind home-town hero Fani Halkia of Greece.
The final death toll from a fire at a   remote Russian gold mine reached 25 on Sunday as rescuers found   the bodies of four men, the last of the miners trapped deep   underground three days earlier.
Timo Poikolainen, vice president of technology marketing at Nokia, said &quot;This is a natural step in our digital convergence strategy to adopt leading technologies to launch new, compelling mobile devices and services.
There has been a breakthrough agreement in Afghanistan&#39;s disputed elections, with the main rival to President Hamid Karzai saying he will accept the result, after an independent inquiry into charges of fraud.
Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.
Probabile turnover di Gigi Cagni domani sera al 'Massimino' di Catania. L'allenatore dell'Empoli que...
The federal budget deficit would have been 69 percent higher than the $162.8 billion reported two months ago if the government had used the same accounting methods as private companies, the Bush administration reported Monday.
Security in Sudan's Darfur region is a \
An event steeped in civil rights symbolism offers rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama an opportunity to show unity with the black community while they spar over support from a crucial Democratic constituency.
Eleven firms are barred as part of action against scams which left dial-up net users in the UK with big bills.
A Democratic Party manual tells operatives in battleground states how to combat voter intimidation, but Republicans complained on Thursday that the guidelines encourage Democrats to use scare tactics.
MIAMI -- Brock Berlin threw for a career-best 361 yards and four touchdowns in just over a half, and No. 12 Miami stayed in contention for an Atlantic Coast Conference title yesterday by routing Wake Forest, 52-7.
French President Jacques Chirac issued a new appeal for the liberation of two French hostages held by militants in Iraq.
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Insurgents tried to assassinate Iraq&#39;s environment and education ministers in separate bombings on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more than a dozen people, officials said.
Australia is to ban alcohol and pornography in the Northern Territory's Aboriginal areas in a bid to curb child sex abuse.
La lotta contro le infiltrazioni palestinesi questa volta sbaglia il colpo. Tre soldati egiziani sono stati uccisi al confine di Gaza dai colpi di un carro armato israeliano, che li aveva scambiati per palestinesi trafficanti di armi.
The European Commission's cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe &#151; but also sets tough conditions that underscore the gaping divide between this mostly poor and Muslim nation and the wealthy, largely Christian club it yearns to join.
Floor trading of energy contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is ending more quickly than anticipated, as screen-based trading brings to a close a way of life for many floor traders.
Hopes are mounting that French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France are on the brink of signing a merger deal.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. One of Bigley's brothers blamed Blair, saying Friday the prime minister has \
A Canadian court approved Air Canada&#39;s plan of arrangement with its creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end of September.
A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health system, experts say.
A REPORT said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has warned Asian governments contemplating using Linux that they risk being sued for using the operating system.
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UN initiative falls apart as key rebel group confirms boycott of summit tomorrow.
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The move comes at a time when Microsoft is sharpening its own tools and expertise in the area.
The US Dept. of Homeland Security and two research partners have detected significant flaws in Samba, Python, Perl, and about 180 other open source projects -- but fixes are on the way.
Federal prosecutors have launched a far-reaching investigation into potential public corruption in Loudoun County, where officials have overseen billions of dollars' worth of development projects in one of the nation's fastest-growing areas.
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Democratic Gov. Brad Henry, a favorite for re-election to a second term, has found a way to maintain high popularity in one of the most conservative states: He stakes out Republican-like positions, builds consensus and keeps a low profile.
In a move environmentalists call a modest victory, the world&#39;s eight Arctic nations, including the United States, have agreed that climate change is threatening northern ecosystems and greenhouse gases must be limited.
Peyton Manning continued to close in  on the NFL record for single season touchdown passes on Sunday,  firing two TD strikes as the Indianapolis Colts eased past the  Houston Texans 23-14 to clinch the division title.
GASTRIC surgery is a more effective way to fight severe obesity than dieting, according to a Swedish study quoted today. The researchers found people who had surgery bypassing their large intestine were 23
Doctors without Borders decides to pull out of Iraq amid extreme risk for staff, escalating violence in country. GENEVA - The aid agency Doctors without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres - MSF) said Thursday
Military researchers are working to uncover and harness a \
Mossa in risposta alle critiche dopo crisi dello scorso anno
New evidence confirms the damage toxic chemicals are causing to the health of polar bears, conservationists say.

Europe is reeling from the waves, not just because of the ever-rising death toll but because of the growing realization that among the dead could likely be several thousand tourists who had traveled to southern Asia for the holidays.
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An auction of spare Concorde parts is to be held in Toulouse, France, on Friday.
Can modern dance survive and develop, many wondered early on, without a core syllabus like ballet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s? The same question might be asked of Butoh.
NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was buried on Friday in her family mausoleum after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests across her native Sindh province.
In every emphatic way, President Bush has declared repeatedly that his immigration bill does not offer amnesty.
The war is over: Judith Regan, the publisher fired in the wake of her efforts to release O.J. Simpson's hypothetical \
NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising back above 10,000, as investors shrugged off volatile energy prices and a downbeat consumer confidence reading, focusing instead on good corporate news.    Light crude for November delivery surged above the psychologically important $50 milestone early in the session, but backed off that record high after Saudi Arabia indicated it would raise its output if necessary...
It was a trying week for Phil Mickelson, who, thanks in part to a nagging injury, missed the cut in the United States Open by one stroke.
Stati Uniti e Canada si sono qualificate per le semifinali della Gold Cup, il torneo della confedera...
Turkey is navigating between the forces pulling it closer to Islam and the institutions that safeguard its secularism.
SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, said a strong performance of its European activities helped boost earnings in the third quarter, which came out higher than analysts' expectations.
Stocks opened down on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness about growth in the economy and corporate profits.
Attenzione investitori rivolta a utili societari
One day after they matched the greatest comeback in franchise history, the Arizona Diamondbacks built a big lead and hung on. Chad Tracy and Eric Byrnes each hit a three-run homer, and Arizona defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-4 on Wednesday.
French President Jacques Chirac began a two-day visit to London for an annual Anglo-French summit, with Iraq still a sore point in relations between the two European powers.
The Storm Trojan horse is now spreading by way of e-mail that includes a link to what appears to be to a YouTube video, security researchers said.
Heavy rain flooded roads in the Southwest on Monday as the rapidly weakening remnants of Hurricane John spread across the border from Mexico, where up to 20 inches had fallen on parts of the Baja Peninsula.
Hundreds of prospective jurors in the high-profile Kobe Bryant rape case turned up on Friday for jury selection in a trial of the star athlete that lawyers said is shaping up to be full of rancor.
Baseball Jason Schmidt , the Dodgers' primary offseason pitching addition, will return from a nearly seven-week layoff because of an inflamed right shoulder to start Tuesday night in San Diego. The Dodgers made the decision to return Schmidt to their rotation after he threw six shutout innings last week in a rehabilitation start, then followed that with an impressive bullpen ...
ISTANBUL Turks on Friday welcomed the European Union&#39;s decision to open membership talks next year, but some worried about the compromises Turkey would need to make to become the first Muslim nation in the bloc.
Stock index futures were little changed on Friday after data showing a drop in retail sales and a gain in import prices in June revived worries about economic growth and inflation.
Readers chime in on the future of video games and the dehumanizing pace of modern life.
Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a   widely anticipated Internet service offering movie and   television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'   personal computers.
In her first New Hampshire campaign stop after a third-place Iowa finish, the Democrat also calls for oil companies to fund research on alternative energy technology.
Disdaining environmentalism in the battle against global warming.
Google's real-time viewer allows users to watch as other users around the world make changes to locations on maps.
Marvel Enterprises, IP guardian of The Hulk and untold other fictional freaks, is suing the creators of the hot online game \
Osprey, an investment group including Canadian, Australian and British firms, said on Monday it was making a 2.2-billion-pound ($4.1 billion) offer for water firm AWG .
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Being overweight can limit your health and your wealth, costing tens of thousands of dollars over a lifetime.
Australia defended a controversial maritime anti-terror plan on Friday after harsh words from neighboring Indonesia that it breached international law and Jakarta's sovereignty over its own waters.
Bruce Lee's family plans to produce a film on the late martial arts star, the first such movie it has actively supervised, the Chinese company making the motion picture said Sunday.
The government said yesterday a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father&#39;s plea.
Jermaine O&#39;Neal won a 10-game reduction Wednesday in his 25-game suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, but an arbitrator upheld NBA commissioner David Stern&#39;s bans on Ron Artest and two other Indiana players.
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed a reporter for The New York Times in an apparent attempt to force him to disclose his sources in a 2006 book on the CIA, a lawyer for the reporter said.
Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is in hospital with serious head injuries after a motorcycle crash. The pop star is understood to have been riding pillion when the bike was in collision with a car yesterday.
Two seventh-grade girls were arrested on charges that they served poisoned cake at their middle school cafeteria to about a dozen students who became ill and had to be taken to the hospital.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will face off for the Open title on Sunday, pitting the up-and-comer against the man trying to win his fourth Open in a row.
The same computer systems that crashed on space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship.
OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay stayed on course for an epic 100 meters showdown by cruising through Saturday's heats at the world championships.
By Allison Retka  A St. Louis-based charity that sold raffle tickets for elaborate prizes in St. Charles and Kansas City has been ordered to pay more than $3.6 million in restitution and penalites.   St. Louis County Circuit Judge Steven H.
Lawyers defending Conrad Black and three former associates against criminal fraud charges wrapped up their case on Tuesday after the one-time media baron and three co-defendants turned down a last chance to take the stand in their own defense.
The action by the European bank eases conditions in credit markets that are grappling with a lending squeeze linked to the U.S. housing downturn and traditional year-end demands for cash.
A mysterious oil spill that killed hundreds of birds on the Southern California coast was probably not caused by natural seepage from the ocean floor, investigators said.
Dry weather spread across the Plains Friday, while an intense heat wave continued to push temperatures into the triple digits in the West.
Papa Bouba Diop grabbed a sensational equaliser for Fulham to leave Manchester United nine points adrift of Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea after a 1-1 draw.
Controversial comedian Bernard Manning dies in a Manchester hospital aged 76 after a short illness.
Thousands of supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko blockaded official buildings in the Ukrainian capital Friday in a direct challenge to the Moscow-backed government&#39;s control of the country.
Police use of stun guns must remain tightly controlled in Britain after more than 70 deaths were linked to the weapons in the United States and Canada, a human rights group said today.
The Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday tapped Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick as its chairwoman for the next two years, when black lawmakers will wield more power in Congress than ever.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday said the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter a deep housing slump and credit market strains that were putting economic growth at risk.
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It will be tough to tell who's more comfortable at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, trainer Bill Kaplan or his horse, Imawildandcrazyguy.
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Tony Blair's reform agenda for schools, hospitals and other services will come under fire at the TUC Congress.
Dozens of people were injured -- at least 30 of them critically -- in an explosion at a sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, tonight, a hospital official said. Ambulances were rushing the injured to area hospitals while rescuers searched for other victims.
The central California town of  Salinas, birthplace of Nobel prize-winning author John  Steinbeck who wrote \
The World Bank's president said on Thursday he was confident it would raise record funds to aid
Taipei, September 23: British rock star Elton John, in Taipei for a concert, swore at reporters who swarmed around him at the airport on Thursday and called them &quot;rude, vile pigs&quot;.
Typhoon Xangsane churned toward Vietnam   from the Philippines on Friday after causing at least 16 deaths   and leaving a trail of widespread destruction in its wake.
Snack food maker Kraft Foods Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to sell its yogurt business to Canadian dessert maker CoolBrands International Inc.
Crude oil prices began their week higher after oil workers in Nigeria announced over the weekend they will launch an indefinite general strike later this month.
By JOHN DUNBAR  WASHINGTON - Cable television rates keep going up while prices for other communications services are going down, says the nation's chief communications regulator, and he blames local governments for blocking competition.
Microsoft&#39;s MSN division is planning to make an announcement today related to online-search technology, giving rise to expectations that the company will begin offering its own Internet search engine tomorrow.
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Astronomers have obtained the first images of an asteroid on course to make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday, showing the space rock is lopsided.
The Welsh Rugby Union appoints Welshman Roger Lewis as its new group chief executive.
ALTA BADIA, Italy  - Finland's Kalle Palander led after the first leg of the men's World Cup giant slalom in the Dolomites on Sunday with a time of one minute 13.97 seconds.
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Tottenham if a suitable offer comes in during the January transfer window, his agent said Monday.
The board\u00e2\u0080\u0099s support for a deal would leave a final decision to be made by Dow Jones\u00e2\u0080\u0099 fractious controlling family, the Bancrofts, which could still seek to scuttle the sale.
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French advertising group Publicis said on  Thursday it had bought a 49 percent stake in interactive  marketing agency Business Interactif and would make a public  offer for the rest of the company.
In a Feb. 6 story about Podcasting, The Associated Press misidentified a show that WGBH in Boston distributes over the Internet directly to digital music players. It is \
Jurors are due to hear evidence against a 49-year-old man who is accused of murdering five women in Suffolk.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday Washington's agreement to use a military air base in Kyrgyzstan was necessary to support the war in Afghanistan.
President Bush will propose the  tightest budget of his presidency, cutting the growth rate in  government programs by almost half in a bid to rein in record  budget deficits, the White House budget director said on  Thursday.
North Korea is imposing harsh jail sentences on people trying to escape to China, a rights group finds.
Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi returned to the ice Sunday for the first time since being suspended for attacking Colorado's Steve Moore, playing in a charity game that included more than 30 locked out NHL players.
It is all but certain that the Knicks tandem of Eddy Curry and Zach Randolph will be broken up - a move that many say should have happened long ago.
DARAGA, Philippines  - Villagers in the central Philippines buried hundreds of relatives and friends in mass graves on Sunday as hopes faded of finding survivors from Typhoon Durian.
Scientists have shown that tiny changes to modern flu viruses could render them as deadly as the 1918 strain which killed millions.
Pakistan Times Foreign Correspondent. LONDON (UK): Pakistan and the United Kin gdom Monday agreed to hold annual summit level meetings to explore new areas of bilateral cooperation.
Security is becoming a more and more popular topic among PHP developers, and Joseph Crawford has followed the trend and written up his own look at the way PHP handles session and session information as it relates to the security for both the user and the server admin.   One aspect that I dislike about the internal PHP sessions is that they are stored in files on the hard disk (usually /tmp/) by default. This means anyone with access to the machine has access to read the session data. I prefer to store my session information in the database to add an extra layer of security.   He looks at the pitfalls of using this kind of setup (among them, multiple users being able to use one IP) and a simple method for creating a custom sessions handler to replace PHP's built-in one. His example works with a local database to handle saving and retrieving the session information. And, to make things unique, he generates a \
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops took control on Sunday of a Palestinian refugee camp where they had been battling militants for more than three months, killing at least 31 fighters who tried to flee, security sources said.
At least 18 people are reported killed in fighting between police and gangsters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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President George W. Bush will offer ideas on Friday for shoring up the fragile U.S. economy, as he and the Democratic-led Congress move forward with talks on a plan to avert a recession.
Willie Nelson says the Dixie Chicks \
The first US military intelligence soldier to stand trial of prisoner abuse at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight months in jail, a US military spokeswoman said.
First Apple put some color on the iPod, when it offered the iPod mini in a palette of pastel hues, and now it has put some color inside it, in the form of the new iPod Photo.
InfoWorld - Samsung Electronics is setting out to impress at this week&#39;s 3GSM trade show in Barcelona by unveiling what it said is the slimmest cellphone handset in the world. The phone is one of four new handsets that refresh&#160;the company&#39;s Ultra line of phones&#160;that was first unveiled about eight months ago.
A study produces evidence of a link between exposure to pesticides and a raised risk of Parkinson's disease.
Per fusione e incorporazione dell'istituto bancario isolano
To compete against cable, Verizon is rolling out video and Internet services over its FiOS service, plans high-def video.
Trying to keep a low pre-Olympic profile, Beijing is enlisting help from abroad to discourage Taiwan's separatist president
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President Khatami says Iran will never give up nuclear technology, as US pressure on Tehran continues to rise.
While headlines of the Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) and PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) merger have dominated the biz world, Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) founder and ambitious philanthropist Bill Gates announced news of a
Senator John Kerry said Senator Barack Obama \u00e2\u0080\u009chad the greatest potential to lead a transformation, not just a transition.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Thailand&#39;s premier says the military will no longer break up protests following the deaths of 87 Muslim demonstrators after a riot in the country&#39;s south.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - At just 13, Shimu is one of the most successful child stars in this part of the world. But her playful pixie smile belies some adult-size problems. Her grandmother wants her to quit seventh grade and get married, and older boys who loiter in muddy alleys keep sending her notes, saying they will abduct her if she ...
US forces launched airstrikes against the Iraqi provincial capital and Sunni stronghold of Baquba Monday, the Washington Post reported.
Sprint Corp. FON.N on Tuesday  reported a wider third-quarter loss due to a $3.5 billion  writedown in the value of its long-distance business.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.
Rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will remain a free man after he agreed a peace deal to end an uprising in the holy city of Najaf, Minister of State Kasim Daoud told a news conference early Friday.
Drug-eluting stents are safe and   effective for use in patients who had severe heart attacks, but   the potential risk of blood clots needed more study before the   devices could be recommended for all heart attack patients,   according to an editorial in a major medical journal.
Gift cards remain this holiday  season's wild card for U.S. retailers who have slashed prices  by up to 70 percent since Christmas to boost sales, meet their  monthly targets and clear out seasonal merchandise.
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Here's a hot, new discovery: archaeologists have traced what they believe is evidence of the first home-grown chili peppers, used in South America 6,100 years ago.
The leaders of Taiwan's campaign to oust embattled President Chen Shui-bian said they were planning a huge rally for the upcoming National Day.
Rangers boss Walter Smith has welcomed a UEFA decision to take no action against Barry Ferguson over an altercation with a Hapoel Tel Aviv player in the club's UEFA Cup defeat in Israel this week.
The Senate will consider the  nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach to run the Food and  Drug Administration on Thursday as supporters try to overcome  objections from three Republicans.
There are certainly players in the NFL who speak their mind. Some have the cachet to do so. Kickers, in general, do not.
Engineers tested Thursday whether a bad power feed going into the Russian side of the international space station was causing failures in computers that control the outpost's orientation and produce oxygen.
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For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential nomination.
Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi claimed Wednesday that catcher Rod Barajas backed out of a deal with Toronto after signing a terms sheet with the team.
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Spinners Harbhajan Singh, who took five wickets, and Murali Kartik, with three, did the damage as India won by 13 runs to salvage some pride from a series they had already lost.
Il presidente della Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, superstizioso, lancia un messaggio alla vi...
Finnish energy concerns announced Friday a $680-million-US deal to buy hydroelectricity from Norway's E-CO Vannkraft during the next 15 years.
The Walt Disney Co.  on  Wednesday became the latest Hollywood studio to offer movies  for sale via the Internet by providing films like recent  thriller &quot;Flightplan&quot; to CinemaNow, the online service said.
Up to 15 British troops were killed on Sunday when a transport plane crashed near Baghdad in what could be Britain's biggest single loss of life of the Iraq campaign, a British military source said.
Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy  U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock to  bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard  Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would  face a tough time winning approval.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. HOUSTON, Texas, United States of America -- Second-ranked American Andy Roddick edged British nemesis Tim Henman
Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning actor on the &quot;As the World Turns&quot; soap opera, committed suicide this week with a gunshot to the head, police said.
TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s blood bank is now doing more sensitive testing for West Nile virus in Toronto and Winnipeg after the two areas recorded probable human cases of the disease.
By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 13--A Priest River building contractor has been fined $7,500 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal water laws.
Police make another appeal to trace the mother of a baby who was found abandoned a month ago.
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Some 850 British troops and support  personnel will move to patrol areas closer to Baghdad following  a U.S. request, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on Thursday.
Sun Microsystems Inc , the world's fourth-largest server-computer maker, said on Thursday that quarterly profit doubled amid strong growth in emerging markets.
Not allowing a 12-yard sack on third down with less than a minute to play, turning a potential game-tying 36-yard field goal into a 48-yarder.
Defending world champion China is in first place after Saturday's qualifying session while Romania sits in second place in Stuttgart, Germany.
Regional water officials voted Thursday to fine cities surrounding Santa Monica Bay up to $10,000 a day if beaches do not meet clean-water standards.
Chile&#039;s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his immunity against trial for the killing of two bodyguards of Salvador Allende, the Marxist president he toppled in a 1973 coup.
Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m prize pot.
NEW YORK  - U.S. children who live in expansive suburbs may start to pay for it with expansive waistlines, new research suggests.
Stima istituto PWC, in 2011 coprira' 11% produzione mondiale
President Bush on Monday recognized Kosovo's bold and historic bid for statehood, saying \
The Hungarian Catholic Church has about 90 members but draws several hundred of people on third Sundays when goulash, cabbage and Hungarian pastries are served.
Australia name injured all-rounder Andrew Symonds in their 15-man squad for next month's World Cup.
Oggi Bruxelles vara nuove norme su mercati elettrico e gas
BAGHDAD -- Catapulted by heavy turnout among Iraq's long-oppressed Shi'ite Muslim majority, an alliance of Shi'ite religious parties won nearly half the vote in the national elections and will probably capture a narrow majority of seats in the new parliament, according to a nationwide tally released yesterday.
A day before President Bush's climate talks, China and other developing nations said Wednesday the need to provide food, shelter and clothes for their citizens must come ahead of global warming concerns.
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Spain's backcourt of Juan Carlos Navarro and Jose Calderon combined for 39 points to lead Spain to a 92-71 victory over Germany on Monday in the much-anticipated matchup of NBA frontcourt stars.
Free personal and nursing care appears to be costing much more than expected, according to executive figures.
After the controversy of the 2000 election, many African-Americans are speaking about voting this year with rekindled fervor.
A dozen French peacekeepers have been arrested on suspicion of robbing a bank they had been ordered to guard in the Ivory Coast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rebel territory .
Two U.S. warplanes briefly violated Turkish airspace near Iraq last week, the military General Staff said on its Web site.
U.S. technology stocks rose on  Thursday as profits from eBay Inc. EBAY.O, the world's  largest online market place, helped lift the Nasdaq.
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Miss USA Tara Conner, who nearly lost her crown for hard-partying in New York nightclubs, says in the upcoming issue of People magazine that her recent stint in rehab was a wake-up call.
GENEVA - Because of falling prices, the use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, a new survey says.
British rock star Pete Doherty was told he could spend time in jail, after he pleaded guilty to five counts of possessing drugs including heroin and crack cocaine.
Jack O'Brien's coaching career at Lynn English High School ended with two more resignations than victories.
A powerful snub-nosed revolver owned by Ian Fleming, the author of the James Bond novels, will be sold at auction in London later this month, the Bonhams auction house said Tuesday.
Description: Democratic challenger John Kerry continues a multi-state tour, flying 3,000 miles for stops in Nevada, New Mexico and Iowa.
Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA has agreed to be bought by two British private investment funds for about 4.34 billion euros (&#36;5.74 billion), the company's main shareholders said Wednesday in a filing with market regulators.
Deborah McNaughton and Melinda Weinstein want us to face a simple truth - many people consume too many calories and their unhealthy eating is costing them a piece of prosperity.
Securities regulators charged Morgan Stanley DW Inc. with failing to hand over millions of e-mail messages to investigators and plaintiffs by falsely saying that the documents had been lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, according to a complaint filed yesterday.
Teruo Ishii\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1969 Japanese film \u00e2\u0080\u009cHorrors of Malformed Men\u00e2\u0080\u009d is making its official American premiere on a well-produced disc from Synapse Films.
Television advertisements promoting Pfizer Inc.&#39;s impotence drug Viagra omit key information and should be withdrawn, the US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) said in a letter to the company released on Monday.
On any given Friday, a team's hopes can be crushed or created. The AJJ Express (Aaron Flythe, Jimmy Yarde, and Julius &quot;Juice&quot; Williams) made it another TGIF for East Boston yesterday, leading the Jets over West Roxbury, 24-12, to stay atop the Boston North.
In a unanimous decision the Oregon Supreme Court voted September 22 to require a lower court to remove Ralph Nader from the Oregon ballot.
ST. LOUIS -- An attempt to boost breast cancer awareness is raising some concerns from the National Park Service. The service says it&#39;s not comfortable with a plan to illuminate the renowned Gateway Arch in St.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - With the battle for Fallujah nearing an end, there are signs of an impending humanitarian crisis among the unknown number of civilians trapped in the city.
Newcastle almost regained the lead when Bellamy headed a corner from Robert back across goal but Elliott\u00e2\u0080\u0099s close range effort was somehow kept out by a pack of Blues bodies guarding the goal-line.
The Commerce Department said that stocks of unsold goods increased by 0.9 percent in July, down from a 1.1 percent rise in June. Sales, meanwhile, rose by 0.6 percent in July - three times the 0.2 percent increase registered in the previous month.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Doug Marlette, the irreverent creator of the \
Philippine troops have arrested a senior Islamic militant over the kidnap and killing of a group of tourists, including two Americans, in 2001, a military statement said Friday.
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Chelsea have had a significant bid for Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka rejected.
Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her husband, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, made his concession speech on Wednesday in Boston.


Microsoft has set a firmer date for the release of its desktop search software, after Google launched a test version of its rival program for scouring a PC&#39;s hard drive.
Ray Kurzweil, an inventor fascinated with the connection between humans and computers, says that emerging trends in biotechnology are opening a realistic path to immortality.
Last week's stock declines apparently cost Microsoft's founder a few million dollars.
What started with a small group of Bing Crosby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pals at the Crosby Clambake in 1937 turned into a 50-year run for celebrity-branded pro-ams, and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is lone surviver.
The leaders of India and Pakistan on  Friday hailed a new era in often-fraught relations between the  two nuclear rivals and agreed to study a joint pipeline project  and pursue solutions to the Kashmir conflict.
According to BBC Sport, Anfield have been told to double their bid for the 28-year-old who featured as competition top-scorer in last year&#39;s UEFA Champions League while on loan with finalists Monaco.
(CBN News) - Voters in 11 states overwhelmingly passed constitutional amendments to protect traditional marriage, and ban gay marriage.
Il Celtic Glasgow ha battuto l'Aberdeen 1-0 nella sesta giornata del campionato scozzese. Gol partit...
Dame Judi Dench plays down her chances of success at the Oscars, revealing she will not be at the ceremony.
US oil prices are holding above $54 a barrel in electronic trade in Asia Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply crunch.
Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.
Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo reported higher third-quarter earnings and revenue Friday and raised its forecast for truck sales for the full year in Europe and North America.
A terminally-ill Ghanaian woman sent home after her UK visa expired is struggling to get medical treatment.
The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
Incidono clima mite e crescita debole paesi industrializzati
The closing of Wikileaks.org, which invites people to post confidential material, presents a First Amendment test.
Andy Murray tests world number two Rafael Nadal but loses 7-6 6-4 in the third round of the Madrid Masters.
Craig Monroe hit a three-run homer off Scott Proctor with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a doubleheader sweep by rallying past the New York Yankees 5-3 Wednesday night.
Il premier palestinese Abu Ala si e&#39; impegnato oggi a far celebrare le elezioni presidenziali entro i 60 giorni prescritti dalla legge palestinese. &#39;&#39;Le elezioni presidenziali si terranno prima del 9 gennaio
Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, is the new Miss Universe. She was selected at a gala held in Mexico City's National Auditorium.
International hotel group, Ramada, is to open 37 new hotels in Ireland and will spend UK 21m.
Jarkko Ruutu scored two goals last night to lead the surging Pittsburgh Penguins over the Devils, 5-4, at East Rutherford, N.J.
Securities regulators told the mortgage giant Wednesday that they are considering civil charges for alleged manipulation of the company's reported earnings.
The French government on Saturday suspended the use of genetically modified corn crops in France while it awaits EU approval for a full ban.
Japan's Empress Michiko attended a flower exhibition on Thursday, two days after an announcement that she is suffering from what appears to be a stress-related illness, in another sign of tension in the royal family.
Sri Lanka poured thousands more security forces into the Sinhalese-dominated south on Tuesday after a string of Tamil rebel attacks left 37 civilians and three police dead, officials said.
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FRANKFURT: Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW), the state owned bank that the German government uses as a vehicle for privatisation, is selling via the open market a stake of around seven percent in telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom.
A prosecutor asked jurors on  Wednesday to find pioneering rock producer Phil Spector guilty  of murdering a B-movie actress in 2003, suggesting the gun may  have gone off accidentally while he had it jammed in her face.
While Clemson searched for a rhythm on offense, the Tigers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defense provided a soft cushion. Clemson did not allow USC to convert on the Gamecocks&#39; first five third-down attempts in Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 29-7 Tigers victory.
To meet its timetable, Microsoft has scaled back its technological ambitions for the product, code-named Longhorn.
OAXACA, Mexico  - Protesters shot fireworks at riot police and burned down government buildings in Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon was to take office.
Law change in October Holders of Community trademarks will soon have to put their own monitoring systems in place to defend their marks, according to a trade mark expert.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Finora raccolte solo 260.000 firme, consultazione a rischio
After falling steadily for more than a decade, the birth rate for American teenagers jumped last year, federal health officials reported yesterday, a sharp reversal in what has been one of the nation's most celebrated social and public health successes.
By SETH BORENSTEIN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be an urgent problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.
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Security stepped up after arrests over alleged plot to break out of jail a disciple of Osama bin Laden
&quot;Death to America!&quot; chanted Iranian lawmakers after a unanimous vote Sunday to allow their government to resume uranium enrichment activities.
The common core base will serve all Dynamics enterprise resource planning applications.
 Dalla sinistra radicale appello a Prodi
Al Nord-Est rapporto con italiani e' 7,2 ogni 100 abitanti
President Pervez Musharraf appealed for national unity as unofficial returns showed the opposition taking commanding leads early Tuesday in parliamentary elections aimed at bolstering democracy and calming political strife
Di Pietro, giunta ieri e domani scade termine, no ultimatum
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U.S President George W. Bush on Tuesday sought to soothe Russia's Vladimir Putin about U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a big-power summit that could also expose rifts on climate change and aid for Africa.
When Democratic  presidential contender John Edwards takes to the stump, he  rails against the political clout of corporate America,  promising to limit the power of big business in Washington.
China defended its record on religious freedom Thursday, saying all Chinese can worship as they choose with no restrictions, and it blasted a U.S. government report that said Beijing persecutes some believers.
The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms on a two-year contract with left-handed reliever Ray King on Friday. The deal also has a club option in 2007, but no financial terms were disclosed.
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - In a bold move to pave the way for  more widespread licensing of music publishing rights, EMI Music  Publishing and Sony BMG Music Entertainment have entered an  umbrella agreement that sets working guidelines for clearing  rights to new digital music delivery opportunities on phones,  PCs, digital cable systems and emerging physical  configurations.
At least 63 miners have been killed in the Chenjiashan coal mine gas explosion in Northwest China&#39;s Shaanxi Province and more than 100 miners remained trapped underground.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Preliminary results from Afghanistan&#39;s landmark elections show President Hamid Karzai well ahead of his rivals and on course to become the country&#39;s first popularly elected leader.
During the Red Sox' first-round series against the Angels, Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia went so far as to compare Johnny Damon to Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki as one of the league's best leadoff hitters. &quot;He does so much for that team,&quot; said Scioscia.
Analysis: No one seems happy with the Iraqi Prime Minister, but he has held on for two reasons: his political acumen and the lack of a good alternative
Young adults hear about financial empowerment from the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.
At least 97 people are killed in mudslides in Bangladesh, while officials in India say a heat wave may be coming to an end.
Matteo Ferrari, il difensore della Roma che ha fatto rientro nella capitale dopo un anno in Inghilte...
Publicity Guaranteed tried to shame AbsolutePoker.com, a client, into paying what it said it was owed by sending out a press release on the matter to about 100 newspapers.
Il centrocampista della Sampdoria Francesco Flachi ha commentato la sua domenica senza calcio e l'ev...
A\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0federal prosecutor in San Francisco overseeing an investigation into steroids in baseball says a recent newspaper report contains significant inaccuracies.
EXA Telecom, the retail telecommunications division of The Alghanim Sons Group, today announced the successful signing of a mobile phone distribution agreement with LG Electronics, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of advanced wireless handsets and accessories.
Russian prosecutors are less than three weeks from striking a death blow against the country&#39;s biggest oil producer, Yukos \u00e2\u0080- move widely seen as a politically motivated legal assault.
The prosecutor in Oakland County, Mich., today charged five Indiana Pacers with assault and battery for their parts in a brawl last month during a game against the Detroit Pistons.
php|architect has posted the official schedule for their upcoming php|works conference happening September 13th and 14th in Atlanta.   Included in this year's lineup are talks like:   Testing with PHPUnit and Selenium - Sebastian Bergmann Writing Maintainable Code - Jeff Moore Oraganizing Your PHP Projects - Paul Jones Finding Art in the Software Architecture - Terry Chay Securing the PHP Environment With PhpSecInfo - Ed Finkler   There's lots more where these came from - it's a jam-packed two day conference with great topics to appeal to everyone. Check out the main conference site for more information on how to attend or just head over to the registration page and get your spot reserved today.
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The gale that engulfed England&#39;s footballers against Azerbaijan in Baku on Wednesday night would have had ominous significance in the times of Samuel Pepys, when a superstitious populace believed
Paul McCartney came to the Super Bowl on Thursday and avoided any hint -- even the tiniest bit -- of controversy.
The yen advanced on Thursday after Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal  Reserve,  said he feared a &quot;dramatic contraction&quot; in Chinese stocks.
Tropical Storm Jeanne slammed into Puerto Rico on Wednesday, flooding neighborhoods, knocking out power and stranding thousands of tourists in the U.S. territory where hundreds fled low-lying areas. At least two people were killed.
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Investor's Business Daily - U.S. stock funds in November posted their best month in a year and made it three up months in a row, as stocks resumed their climb after a poor showing in the first half .
NEW YORK A federal jury said that the destruction of the World Trade Center constituted two separate attacks, entitling the developer, Larry Silverstein, to collect up to $2.2 billion, or double the insurance coverage provided by nine insurers at the
Futuro gruppo petrolifero annunciato da consigliere di Putin
From celebratory gunshots to drunken driving, behavior is getting closer scrutiny than ever.
In attesa di sapere andamento ordini industriali negli Usa
Per non aver rispettato l&#39;ultimatum con cui si pretendeva il ritiro delle truppe dall&#39;Iraq, scaduto il 15 agosto scorso, nuove minacce al governo italiano e al presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, sono state lanciate attraverso un sito filo
Group Menatep Ltd., the main shareholder of OAO Yukos, threatened international litigation against President Vladimir Putin over the government-led legal assault that has reduced the value of the oil giant by some 82 percent.
A fishing boat sank and the Coast Guard rescued all three men on board, including the brother of one of the fishermen lost in the 1991 sinking portrayed in the book and film \
Stocks fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, as investors took advantage of an early rally on housing data to lock in profits in advance of a long U.S. holiday weekend.
Some of the major issues to be decided by the Supreme Court next year:
The N.F.L. settled its Sunday afternoon packages with Fox and CBS through the 2011 season, but left its prime-time and cable packages unresolved.
Amazon.com Inc. on Monday said sales of consumer electronics surpassed book sales for the first time and was its largest sales category over the Thanksgiving weekend, launching the online retailer's busiest holiday selling season in 10 years.
The Sunday Mail leads with the news that the official death toll from the Russian school siege in Beslan has risen to 348. The Sunday Post claims the figure could reach 400 and reports on Vladimir Putin&#39;s
In a previous post, Raphael Stolt showed how to create a simple application that handled the transmission of a JSON-formatted message from the Zend Framework's Zend_Service component (translating XML to JSON in the process). In this new post today he shows the other half of the equation - how to handle the JSON messages on the receiving end.   In this post I'd like to show how to unpack the JSON response and render a visual representation by utilizing the Template class of the Prototype JavaScript library.   The code is all Javascript but it's a good example of how to break down the request and output a simple list format of the contents to the page (record \
Gunmen shoot dead an Italian nun at a hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and doctors say.
Nello scorso mese di novembre sono state immatricolate 171.700 autovetture, con una variazione pari a +0,92% rispetto a novembre del 2003, mese durante il quale furono immatricolate 170.131 autovetture. Nello
MOUNT ST. HELENS -- After a week of promise and rumbling, the volcano gave a hint of its potential just before noon yesterday, suddenly sending an eruption of ashen steam skyward from a glacier crack in its crater.
CHICAGO -- Four people are on life support suspected of having botulism. All are said to have received Botox injections for cosmetic purposes at the Advanced Integrated Medical Center in Oakland Park Florida the week before.
Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich will miss four to six weeks with a partial tear in the lateral collateral ligament in his left knee, ESPN&#39;s Chris Mortensen is reporting.
I costi ripartiti tra industria, petrolieri e automobilisti
St. Paul, Minn., has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.
INVESTORS stocked up on Woolworths shares today on renewed faith that the supermarket leader could withstand heavy competition from rival Coles Myer.
Experts are warning of the social and economic costs of binge drinking, as revellers gear up for New Year's Eve.
ARE, Sweden  - Patrick Staudacher of Italy won the men's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday in a time of one minute 14.30 seconds, according to provisional results.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races...
THE Pill does not increase the risk of breast cancer, and can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and heart disease, according to the largest study conducted into the oral contraceptive.
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RIO DE JANEIRO : Chinese President Hu Jintao toured some of Rio de Janeiro&#39;s fabled sights Sunday ahead of a meeting with Brazil&#39;s Chinese community on a busy Latin American tour.
Environment Deputy Minister Wangari Maathai (age 64) of Kenya was chosen for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Ole Danbolt Mjos, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee which is composed of five members, announced
Supporters of a Singaporean blogger have gathered at a busy subway station for a silent protest at the suspension of his weekly newspaper column after the government criticised his latest satirical piece about high living costs.
President Bush is expected to speak about his desire for Iraq troops reductions, but offer no change in strategy yet.
President Bush plans to give private industry a greater role in space and encourage new commercial markets, including for human space flight.
It was the second match point, and Elena Bovina hit a strong forehand down the line that sent Nathalie Dechy running. Dechy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s only defense was
A former marine is hoping to prove to reluctant officials that serious theater would be excellent for troops in war zones.
The NHL reportedly will reject the latest proposal from the players&#39; union that was meant to end the lockout and salvage the season.
Get big, get friendly ISSCC TSMC, the world's biggest chip foundry, rather unsurprisingly thinks it can boost the fortunes of the semiconductor industry by making customers more dependent on the services of - chip foundries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Justine Henin maintained her recent grand slam mastery over Serena Williams with a 7-6 6-1 triumph in the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
The United States is likely to move more than 1,000 troops into Baghdad from elsewhere in Iraq, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday.
The U.S. economy will grow at a moderate clip in 2007 as consumer spending growth slows and business spending moderates during the second half, a key economic forecast released on Tuesday showed.
Downing Street today cautiously welcomed Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement that it had suspended its uranium enrichment programme to calm international concern over its suspected nuclear weapons programme.
After opening the season with a resounding win over Washington, Fresno State (2-0) followed with a 45-21 rout of Kansas State on Saturday.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed Friday to reduce crude supplies by one million barrels a day from the beginning of next year to avoid further slide in oil prices.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A drunk driver was arrested Friday morning after he stole his own car - from the police - and ran it into a ditch, officials said.    The 53-year-old man had been pulled over for \
A 13-year-old girl who paid off three older teens so they wouldn't tell her parents she smoked soon found herself in even worse trouble: The teens threatened to kill her father if she didn't fork over more money, police said.
Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair plans to resume a normal flight schedule today, while management and union leaders at US Airways blame each other for their carrier&#39;s weekend &quot;operational meltdown.
Yahoo Inc said on Sunday it was giving its e-mail users more ways to reach friends and online contacts by allowing them to trade messages with mobile phone users.
Contract for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft likely to be much higher than published sum.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading finance ministers called Friday for a joint effort to set up guidelines for government-owned investment funds.
Speaking to BBC Radio this morning British Racing Drivers&#39; Club Chief Executive Alex Hooton stated that a non-championship Formula One race at Silverstone in 2005, is a possible option.
&#147;The Apple iPod mini, at $249, is my choice as 2004&#146;s hottest high-tech gadget,&#148; writes Mike Wendland in the Detroit Free Press. &#147;All of the iPods are awesome. But this little package, weighing in at 3.6 ounces, a half-inch thick and the size of a business card, is so slick and so sleek that all I can say is: Sweet &#133; And it delivers a sound quality so big and so pristine that it&#146;s hard to believe it&#146;s coming from something so tiny. It&#146;s cutting-edge, high-tech chicness.&#148; [Dec 10]
EUROPEAN Union finance ministers today pressed for action by the US to prop up the dollar as eurozone nations expressed their deep disquiet at the parlous state of America&#39;s national finances.
The three candidates seeking to become Japan's next leader began all-out campaigning with a policy debate Saturday, and the hawkish front-runner Shinzo Abe won Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's endorsement.
The company involved in a voluntary recall of a contact lens solution said yesterday it stands by its product and blamed improper handling of contact lenses for the eye infections that forced the product to be pulled from the shelves.
Mike Huckabee is trying to fire up his fellow evangelical Christians without unnerving secular-minded voters.
EBay&#39;s online payments division, PayPal, will pay $169 million for an Israeli security company specializing in detecting online fraud, the companies said Monday. The deal should close within 30 days.Fraud Sciences, a private company, has developed technology designed to differentiate between real and fraudulent transactions. That technology will be folded into&#160;PayPal&#39;s antifraud systems, which will be &quot;significantly&quot; improved this year, eBay said.Fraud Sciences&#39; Chief Operating Officer, Yossi Barak, and founders Shvat Shaked and Saar Wilf will move to PayPal&#39;s technology and fraud management teams.PayPal lets two users exchange money online via e-mail addresses. The ease at which people can transfer money has also made it one of the most highly targeted brands for phishing scams, where fraudulent Web sites mimicking real sites are set up in order to steal people&#39;s log-in details.PayPal has taken other steps to shore up its defenses. Early last year, it began offering a keychain with a one-time numeric passcode that users enter in addition to their log-in and password. The passcode expires after 30-seconds, which greatly reduces a hacker&#39;s window of opportunity to get access to someone&#39;s account.PayPal has also pushed for free e-mail providers to&#160;block e-mail sent without digital signatures. That would potentially mean fewer scam e-mails would land in people&#39;s inboxes, reducing the chance of fraud, although providers have yet to make a unified commitment.&#160;
Japanese school children and grown up  fans cheered Ichiro Suzuki when he set a new major league  baseball record for hits in a single season, a milestone that  drew personal congratulations from Japan's prime minister.
A big company needs some big ideas in order to grow bigger.
A crucial element was missing from a set of points near the Cumbria train crash site, the BBC has learned.
Smooth, smiling John Edwards is sounding more like the traditional vice presidential candidate, calling President Bush a con artist and Vice President Dick Cheney a hypocrite, and all but labeling both Republicans liars.
Robert Gates, U.S. President George W. Bush's choice to run the Pentagon, said on Tuesday America was not winning in Iraq and the next year or two would determine whether the Middle East explodes into violence.
Uefa's plans to limit foreign players may be hard to enforce, a sports lawyer tells BBC Sport.
By Ann E Marimow, Washington Post Staff Writer  Bills for thousands of Montgomery County cable viewers will increase by 4 percent starting March 1, when Comcast Corp., suburban Maryland's largest cable television provider, raises rates throughout the Washington region.
L'Empoli ha ripreso dalla Massese il centrocampista Gianluca Musacci, 20 anni. Il giocatore sara' ag...
Dopo la candidatura di Carl Icahn nel board dell'azienda
Relief begins arriving in communities devastated by the Asian tsunami, as the clean-up operation continues.
Twelve-term politician championed D.C. voting rights and a vibrant defense-contracting industry.
For a proud nonconformist, it was a conventional decision. Since 1995, all the winners of the men&#39;s all-around title on the World Cup Alpine ski circuit have used skis made by the Austrian company Atomic.
The most favorable reception that President Bush's proposed tax deduction for health insurance got on Capitol Hill last year was the GOP applause that followed the line about it in the State of the Union speech.
Eee by gum UK PC maker Elonex will next week launch an offensive against Asus' elfin Eee PC by offering a compact Linux laptop for just \u00c2\u00a399 ($193/\u00e2\u0082\u00ac132).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jason Richardson scored 30 points and Derek Fisher had 21, including five 3-pointers, to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 117-110 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday night.
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Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing machines and the upcoming high-definition players, raising hopes for a smooth transition as more people dump old TV sets for better screens.
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan and India have agreed to restore a second rail link between the countries which was severed nearly 40 years ago.
Retailers posted higher-than-expected sales in October, but the growth was uneven, favoring high-end stores over discounters and suggesting that lower-income consumers remain pinched by rising energy costs and sluggish wage growth.
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The latest iteration of the hit video game franchise has broken single-day entertainment product revenue records.
Winless Norwich has come away from Manchester City with a draw to move off the bottom of the English Premier League table. Willo Flood put the hosts ahead after 11 minutes at the City of Manchester Stadium
Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer, who is fighting deportation to the United States, on Friday asked Japan to allow him to go to Iceland, which has offered him a home.
The first two Democratic presidential contests have taught Barack Obama a lesson \u00c2\u0097 as women go, so goes the state.
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Humans evolved from ape-like ancestors because they needed to run long distances - perhaps to hunt animals or scavenge carcasses on Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vast savannah \u00e2\u0080-nd the ability to run shaped our anatomy, making us look like we do today.
Trolltech offers a software suite to boost Linux use in mobile phones. Novell, meanwhile, turns away from a well-traveled sector.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began crisis talks with Egypt on Wednesday about restoring order at the breached Gaza border, facing a challenge from his Hamas rivals for control of the frontier.
By ANGELA DOWDEN IF you're worried about the world around you, then you may already have started to eat fresh, locally produced food whenever it's possible. Yet around 70 per cent of the food we eat in Britain is still imported, according to the Soil Association.
Bernard B. Kerik said in a statement that he had come to learn that a former housekeeper may not have been in the U.S. legally.
Rome - Hundreds of people cheered and applauded on Tuesday outside the home of one of the two Italian aid workers freed in Baghdad, celebrating the release of the women after an anguished three-week wait.
Cyprus said on Friday it would adopt a tougher stance to Turkey's EU membership negotiations if its EU partners accepted a last-ditch offer from Ankara to avert partial suspension of talks.
Safeway (NYSE:SWY) Inc.'s second-quarter profit slipped 11 percent because of an unusual twist on its income taxes, but the second largest U.S. grocer remained on a sales upswing that has been propelled by a makeover of its stores.
Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. and discount clothing chain Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. agreed Tuesday to pay about $425,000 to settle claims they used unlicensed software.
Israel's opposition Labour party authorises its leader to begin talks on joining a national unity government.
A frustrated Marat Safin exited the Australian Open on Thursday, beaten 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 by Cypriot 15th seed Marcos Baghdatis in an enthralling second-round battle in Melbourne.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard sought Thursday to calm a diplomatic row over the treatment in Sydney of a visiting Indonesian politician.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.  - With three wins  including artist of the year, Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta  Venegas dominated MTV's Video Music Awards Latin America on  Thursday.
Oil prices fell Thursday, failing to top the $100-a-barrel mark, despite a larger-than-expected fall in crude inventories.
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Boeing Co. (BA) shares rose 0.3% to $52.25 in the premarket trading session Thursday after Continental Airlines Inc.
Stocks dropped on Friday, pulling back sharply from highs reached in the previous session, as a steep decline in the dollar heightened inflation worries and left U.S. shares less appealing to foreign investors.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw voiced hope for an accord to end a nuclear standoff with Iran, but reiterated the row could still end up in the UN Security Council if Tehran fails to comply.
Ann Baskins pleads the 5th to Congress and resigns a week after HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn
Recent developments in Russia all point in one direction: The Kremlin&#39;s energy sector policy has shifted to more aggressive efforts of direct control.
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The company that operates trains on Merseyside said yesterday that, despite criticism from magistrates, it will continue to prosecute people for resting their feet on train seats.
Inflation in the fast-growing Indian economy drops to a five-year low at the beginning of October, official figures show.
Bulgaria is reluctant to forgive much of a $1.7 billion debt that Iraq owes it, the Ministry of Finance said Monday.
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The Financial Services Authority warns that any plan to base the London Stock Exchange outside the UK could affect market regulation.
Elections, at home and abroad, are topping Russia s political agenda lately. While President Vladimir Putin is phasing out elections for governor and redesigning elections to parliament, Russia s political ...
Now that the iPod and its little brother, the iPod mini, have gobbled up the overwhelming majority of the MP3-player market, what&#39;s a competitor to do?
Four members of a US special operations unit in Iraq are disciplined for using stun guns on prisoners.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. helicopters stepped  up aid flights in tsunami-hit Indonesia Tuesday as U.N.  Secretary General Kofi Annan urged rich nations to spend more  on preventing natural disasters before the next one hits.
Remove display, use it separately Documents filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office by Sony Ericsson have revealed designs for a handset with a display that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s able to detach from the keypad and twist in numerous ways.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Stability control systems could save up to 7,000 lives each year if they were standard equipment on all vehicles, according to a study by the insurance industry.
The pace of new job creation accelerates sharply in the US, reinforcing hopes that the economy is strengthening.
Il ct dell'Italia, Nick Mallett, ha annunciato il XV che sabato a Dublino affronter&agrave; l'Irland...
The Federal Government says they are considering more tax cuts for lower and middle-income Canadians. Fending off attacks over the 9.1 billion dollar budget surplus, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said he
NEW YORK - Shopping.com is the latest meteor to streak across the new-issues market. The company&#39;s planned initial public offering will generate intense interest, but bigger companies are lining up to enter
The private security firm Blackwater USA brushed aside warnings from another security firm and focused on cost, not safety, before it sent its personnel to escort trucks to Fallujah in 2004, resulting in four American deaths that marked a major turning point in the war, a congressional report sai...
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Chemotherapy produces long-term changes in the part of the brain dealing with memory, research suggests.
Censis, italiani studiano inglese, stranieri l'italiano
MUNICH, Germany Sept. 9, 2004 - An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect denied that he was responsible for killing 164 Slovak villagers during World War II as his murder trial opened Thursday, arguing he was acting under orders from German superiors.
Up to a million Israeli cluster bomblets remain unexploded in southern Lebanon, the United Nations says.
Travel and real estate heavyweight Cendant said Wednesday it will buy travel Web site Orbitz for about $1.25 billion, making it the No.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, estimated that October sales at US stores open at least a year rose 2.8 percent, at the lower end of its forecast range, as shoppers bought more bedding and boys&#39; and girls&#39; wear.
Pop star Ricky Martin will visit tsunami-battered areas during a visit to Thailand this week.
Pop marm Madonna made her way to the Western Wall in Jerusalem under the cover of darkness yesterday only to be put off by angry protesters.
This film may have worked if it were made in the early 1960s.
Playing was the thing yesterday. After four games in six nights, punctuated by a 3-1 loss to the Devils in front of a storm-sapped crowd of perhaps 3,500 at TD Banknorth Garden Thursday night, the Bruins held an optional skate yesterday at Ristuccia Arena. Only a handful of players, most recovering from injuries, skated. Tuukka Rask joined Tim ...
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President Bush has yet to sign the corporate-tax bill that includes sales-tax relief for Washington state, and there are lots of details to fill in.
Government investigators created a bogus company to obtain a license for radioactive materials that could have been used to build a dirty bomb, a report CNN has obtained shows.
A recent exhibition of contemporary Romany art in Budapest was the latest nod to Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most despised, and Hungary's largest, minority.
Eighteen-year-old Sven Jaschan was indicted yesterday for allegedly creating the Sasser worm that crashed hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide after spreading over the Internet.
Nominees for the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:
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Markus Naslund tied the game with 1:18 left in regulation and Ryan Shannon scored the only goal of the shootout, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a wild 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.
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In serie A si torna a parlare della scarse prestazioni degli arbitri in questa pripa parte di stagio...
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By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
The board of directors at European aerospace group EADS have convened at company headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and could approve the launch of the A350 XWB aircraft manufactured by its Airbus unit, sources close to the board said.
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Ex-Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu wants U.S. pensions to stop investing in firms with Iranian interests. Is that possible?
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Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Swisscom AG, Switzerland&#39;s former phone monopoly, ended talks to buy a stake in Telekom Austria AG, after failing to resolve ``different interests.&#39;&#39; ...
(InfoWorld) - Taiwan's largest DRAM maker, Powerchip Semiconductor, on Monday denied a local media report that it planned to build a chip factory in China with a Japanese partner. The Chinese-language Commercial Times newspaper said Powerchip had invited Japan's Renesas Technology to jointly invest in a chip factory in China. Renesas and Powerchip currently work together in technology and chip production outsourcing pacts. Powerchip said it isn't making any China plans right now because it's too busy. \
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (J&amp;J) agreed yesterday to acquire Guidant Corporation for $25.4 billion (R147 billion), adding electrical devices for treating heart disease to
Tyson Chandler had a season-high 22 points and matched a season best with 22 rebounds to lead the New Orleans Hornets to their fifth straight road win, 116-104 over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
POL Pot, the man who oversaw the extermination of one fifth of the Cambodian population, had a lovely smile. Boyhood friends found him good company - quiet but fun.
The former head of MI6 denied Wednesday that the British intelligence agency was responsible for the car accident that killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi al Fayed, in 1997.
A 29-year-old sex offender spent four months at a US school passing for a 12-year-old, officials say.
European equities advanced on Monday, supported by a recovery in drug heavyweights and a rise in Finnish mobile handset giant Nokia, but volumes were light before the Christmas holidays.
Wall Street got more hints that Altria Group Inc., owner of the Philip Morris cigarette companies, may be closer to splitting its domestic and international divisions.
Nokia, a global leader in mobile devices has joined forces with mobile media publisher Starcut, to deliver premium content for mobile device consumers.
The SCO Group is delaying the launch of a Web site focusing on the details of ongoing litigation concerning the company's intellectual property.
Afghan and international forces have launched an operation to rescue 23 South Koreans taken hostage by Taliban insurgents south of the capital Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
John Kerry came to last night&#39;s debate caricatured as an indecisive windbag, but he went after President Bush with a flurry of oral punches that put Bush on the defensive.
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Sammy Sosa is finding a groove in his comeback with the Texas Rangers. Sosa homered for the second time in spring training, going 2-for-3 Wednesday in the Rangers' 9-8 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Surprise, Ariz.
Christmas came early for fans of the  fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that  author J.K. Rowling has finished the sixth book in the series,  \
A former bodyguard of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor tells of secret radio links with a Sierra Leone warlord.
Mexico's incoming president, Felipe   Calderon, will use extradition to the United States as a major   weapon in the war on rampant drug smuggling gangs, a senior   aide said on Tuesday.
In a raucous, almost Dickensian hearing at a Manhattan courtroom, dozens of claimants picked at the chaos that once was the glorious Salander-O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Reilly Galleries.
Tyler Palko threw for a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters Saturday, helping No. 19 Pittsburgh rout South Florida 43-14 and virtually assure the Panthers the Big East spot in the Bowl Championship Series.
Media & professional: Music group Sanctuary sells stake in Rough Trade Records, the label that first signed the Smiths.
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Prescription drugs were found in Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room, but there were no pills in her stomach, and investigators said Friday they are awaiting tests that would tell whether the former centerfold died of an overdose, as some close to her suspect
The remaining members of the Ramones are to hold a 30th anniversary concert in Hollywood. The line-up features the Red Hot Chili Peppers, X, and the Dickies, with CJ and Marky Ramone joined by guests including Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam and Henry Rollins.
Philippe de Montebello, who has led the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years, announced Tuesday that he planned to retire at the end of the year.
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US Food and Drug Administration doctor David Graham said circumstances at the agency ``forced&#39;&#39; him to become a whistleblower to protect consumers from dangerous drugs.
Talks between the United Automobile Workers and General Motors appeared close to an impasse Sunday night.
SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egitto) - Si e&#39; conclusa la riunione del quartetto composto da Onu, Ue, Usa e Russia sulla questione palestinese. Il summit ha avuto luogo in Egitto, a Sharm el-Sheikh, a margine della conferenaza internazionale sull&#39;Iraq.

It was impossible not to glance upward, to the top row of the 23,737-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium. There, beyond the largely unoccupied rows that comprise the oft-maligned nosebleed section, some 100 people were standing, leaning over the railing, looking one way and then the other.
The Czech Republic edged closer to early elections on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's rightist minority government was toppled in a parliamentary confidence vote.
The Vatican office that safeguards doctrinal correctness is examining a Spanish Jesuit who is a prominent champion of liberation theology, a Vatican official said Monday.
Woman sentenced to 200 lashes after being gang-raped is pardoned by Saudi king
NANO VILLAGE, Pakistan -- Troops and rescue workers raced to a coastal town ruined when heavy rains burst a large dam, sending water surging through the streets and sweeping people into the Arabian Sea. At least 54 were dead and hundreds missing, officials said yesterday.
A sixth man sought in the armed robbery case against O.J. Simpson has surrendered in court.
802.14.5 is one of the many personal area network (PAN) standards around like Bluetooth and ultrawideband (UWB). Like most IEEE 802 standards, the wireless industry knew what the IEEE was doing (or didn&#39;t do in the case of UWB) was not enough.
NEW YORK  -Caterpillar Inc.'s warning that the housing slump was infecting the wider economy sent U.S. stocks tumbling by the most in more than two months on Friday, in a drop that was made more unnerving as it marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 market crash.
ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire deal that ended a war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
MOSCA - Hanno interrotto i contatti con l&#39;esterno della scuola occupata i membri del commando entrato in azione stamane a Beslan, in Ossezia del Nord. Fonti ufficiali delle squadre di emergenza riferiscono
U.S. scientists have developed a way to breed corn that can boost the vitamin A it gives people who eat it -- a potentially important advance for regions of the world burdened by vitamin A deficiencies.
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By Gail Franklin, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Dec. 10--NIAGARA FALLS -- Maureen Curry had a front-row seat as a child to the four-act play of seasons that constantly changes the scenery of the parks along the falls and gorge.
DUBAI, Dec 16  - Osama bin Laden called on his fighters to focus their attacks on oil sites in the Gulf and Iraq while urging Saudi leaders to give up power or face a popular uprising, in a new purported audiotape message Thursday.
POPE John Paul today issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the &quot;horror&quot; of violence as well as &quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent&quot;.
Indian police said on Saturday they had found evidence that Pakistan-based Islamist militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out the July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai and Pakistan's military spy agency was behind the plot.
It&#39;s the biggest decision bishop Gerald Kicanas has made since he took over the Diocese of Tucson last year- taking the diocese to bankruptcy court.
Microsoft won't say if it will support Blu-ray for the Xbox; continues selling HD DVD external add-on.
ANKARA, December 6 (Itar-Tass) - President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Necdet Sezer have signed a joint declaration on deepening friendship and comprehensive partnership between Russia and Turkey.
Mike Nolan's lineage on and off the field made him an ideal choice to rebuild the San Francisco 49ers.
p2pnet.net News:- Time Warner executives must be wishing they\u00e2\u0080\u0099d never heard of America Online. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Justice Department will file a criminal complaint that accuses AOL and PurchasePro.
Russia set its sights on Africa several centuries later than other European countries. But it no longer wants to miss its chance.
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Nine US firefighters die in a blaze in a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, officials say.
AMERICA/MESSICO - Gratitudine della Conferenza Episcopale Messicana al popolo tedesco per la Campagna di Natale di Adveniat, dedicata al Messico ed al problema dell\u00c2\u0092emigrazione Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Messico (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093A nome di tutti i Latinoamericani, del popolo del Messico e in modo particolare dei Vescovi Messicani, a nome del Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Messicana, trasmetto la nostra gratitudine a tutto il popolo...
Japan has won a two-year term on the UN Security Council, joining Argentina, Denmark, Greece and Tanzania. On Friday, the world body&#39;s General Assembly elected unopposed the
Former champion Lleyton Hewitt of Australia advanced to the third round in the US Open Friday with a victory over Hicham Arazi. Hewitt, the fourth seed who won the title
US consumers boosted spending only slightly in November, compared with a brisk rise in October, according to a Commerce Department report.
CBS was the most-watched  network last week, while Fox won in the coveted adults 18-49  demographic, boosted by reality hits &quot;So You Think You Can  Dance&quot; and &quot;Hell&#39;s Kitchen.&quot;
The number of U.S. workers seeking first-time jobless benefits fell by an unexpected 20,000 in the latest week, according to a government report on Thursday that suggested vigor in labor markets.
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Le forze della coalizione hanno arrestato oggi in Iraq, nei pressi di Tikrit, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, il principale collaboratore del deposto rais, Saddam Hussein. Nella cattura sono rimaste uccise 70 persone
Stan Lee, co-creator of such characters as \
Remedy for recent shortages, it's suggested AMD will ship its 65nm dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors a week on Tuesday, it has been claimed. If correct, the 5 December debut apparently marks an acceleration of AMD's anticipated 65nm roll-out schedule.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In 2006, the fourteen year silence will be broken as screaming F1 engines return to Mexico. Organisers confirmed on Monday that the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun would host an annual Formula One race for at least five years, starting in 2006.
Next-gen boxes to be pitched at back-to-school buyers We've got around a month to wait before Apple unveils the anticipated next-gen iMac design, it has been claimed. Expect to see the 20in and 24in machines on shop shelves between the middle of July and mid-August, moles maintain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The 377 tons of Iraqi explosives whose reported disappearance has dominated the past few days of presidential campaigning represent only a tiny fraction of the vast quantities
Knowledge@Wharton goes inside the IT conundrum to examine why capital spending--and corporate confidence--remains low.
The Lib Dems launch their election campaign on Monday ahead of a poll expected in May.
By Christine Dempsey, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 12--STORRS -- A chemical spill Monday morning caused a fire and forced about 200 people to evacuate the new Pharmacy/Biology building at the University of Connecticut.
LOS ANGELES  - With the arrival of  Christmas weekend, it's Hollywood's last chance to open a box  office bonanza or two before the calendar year ends.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  on Friday invited the opposition Labour Party to begin talks to  form a unity government, a move that would avoid early  elections and pave the way for a withdrawal from Gaza.
Il tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara contro il Livorno in pr...
The Motley Fool - In 2005, a little-known change in the tax law will let more people, primarily older and wealthier retirees, take advantage of moving funds from their traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
Can drinking green tea really protect against two big killers, strokes and cancer? A huge study in Japan suggests yes and no: It might lower your stroke risk but won't save you from cancer.
Large swathes of London's sprawling transport network shut down Monday evening after maintenance workers walked out in a dispute over job cuts, transfers and pensions.
Je ne regrette rien - kinda 10th birthday interview Bruce Perens doesn't regret the fact that, since officially co-birthing open source with The Cathedral and the Bazaar author and hacker Eric Raymond ten years ago, Linux and open source have moved from the sandal-wearing fringes to acceptance by Wall Street and big, closed-source industry giants.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Iran warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday against slapping more sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear work, saying it was like \
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Mitt Romney was projected to win Nevada's Republican presidential nominating contest on Saturday and voters in South Carolina cast ballots as an unpredictable White House race moved to the South and West.
Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old ''Zoey 101'' star and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.
On Sunday, Aug. 15, a 16-year-old girl in the town of Neka, Iran, was executed by hanging. During her trial for charges of &quot;engaging in acts incompatible with chastity,&quot; the teenage victim did not have a lawyer.
Indian tail-end batsmen Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh put up a show of defiant batting to keep Australians at bay in the first cricket Test in Bangalore today.
Tit-for-tat A world famous Swedish file sharing links site has begun a campaign against a major Swedish internet service provider (ISP) after it blocked access to controversial Russian site Allofmp3.com.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Family and friends of Charles Taylor held a church service on Sunday in support of the former Liberian president, on the eve of his trial in The Hague on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Some observers said the Supreme Court has stepped into what could be a &quot;blockbuster religious liberty case.&quot;. In a surprise move, the court agreed to decide the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays
Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped more than 120 foreigners in their campaign to drive out coalition forces and hamper reconstruction:
BIRMINGHAM, England : British companies are under increasing pressure to relocate parts of their business overseas to remain competitive, with Asia and Eastern Europe the chosen destinations, a survey showed.
Democrat John Kerry on Thursday challenged Republican President Bush, to weekly debates from now until the Nov. 2 presidential election.
President George W. Bush called on Congress on Friday to give the U.S. economy a \
Iraq is considering building a $2 billion petrochemical plant and could begin talks with potential international investors in the project this year, the country's industry minister said on Sunday.
Argentina reached the Davis Cup final   for the second time when victory in the doubles gave them an   unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia in Buenos Aires on   Saturday.
How lucky for ABC that it already has set a precedent of using a five-second delay on its live telecast of the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday
Sauber will unveil their 2005 Formula One car in Kuala Lumpur on January 11, the Swiss-based team said on Friday. Sauber are sponsored by Malaysian oil company Petronas, whose backing
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TONY JONES: A second public servant involved in handling information about the children overboard affair almost three years ago has spoken out in support of former Reith adviser Mike Scrafton.
There are a lot of things at stake for the two teams playing in Saturday's Big 12 title game. A national championship isn't one of them.
PARIS : French President Jacques Chirac slammed a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as &quot;interference&quot;, while the freelance effort appeared to have flopped.
Katie Couric has dominated everything about the network evening news competition \u00e2\u0080\u0094 except the ratings \u00e2\u0080\u0094 since she joined the \u00e2\u0080\u009cCBS Evening News\u00e2\u0080\u009d in September.
A deadly triple bombing targeting Muslims in western India has served as grim reminder of India's festering terrorism problem with analysts saying violence is spreading across the nation.
Security researchers are warning of a serious - and unfixed - security hole with the popular Winamp media player.
BOSTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Shares of Sharper Image Corp. tumbled Monday after the gadget retailer sharply cut its views for the current quarter because of &quot;disappointing&quot; holiday sales.
BEIJING The Venezuelan president, Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez, finished a four-day visit to China during the weekend in which he signed agreements that promise to open China&#39;s access to Venezuela&#39;s oil and natural gas fields.
British police were racing against time on Wednesday to find the killer of five women, all thought to be prostitutes, before another person dies.
As the Palestinians&#39; main donor and Israel&#39;s top commercial partner, Europe could be a major player in pushing to restart the stalled Middle East peace process in the post-Yasser Arafat era.
Blog: Microstock start-up Shutterstock will work to get its photographers press credentials, but shooters may sell resulting images only at Shutterstock.
One economist is beginning to glimpse signs of recovery that he says may be confirmed this week by a pair of reports on home sales.
James McFadden is set to be reunited with former Scotland boss Alex McLeish after Everton agreed an undisclosed fee to sell the winger to Birmingham.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Revelers clad in black and white flocked to the city's center yesterday for the traditional Black Ball band, putting aside the violence that has cast a shadow over Rio de Janeiro in recent weeks.
The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $3 billion and $4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport Association said
Senate Democratic and Republican leaders said they expected the bill to return to the floor before their recess.
Despite a rise in terror attacks, Algerians seem more concerned about getting mugged.
Mortars crashed Thursday into the heavily-guarded Green Zone in central Baghdad where government headquarters and Western embassies are located.
Comedy The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, heads the US and Canada box office.
Since Cuban musicians, and drummers in particular, have played such a strong and complicated role in jazz\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history, the Cuban drummer Francisco Mela\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new quintet seems almost unfairly significant from the start.
Those often furious, sometimes deadly Santa Ana winds contributing to the Southern California wildfires are a phenomenon of geography as well as meteorology.
It&#39;s finally over. Business-software maker PeopleSoft (PSFT) agreed to be acquired by rival Oracle (ORCL) for $10.3 billion Monday, ending 18
A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday gave United Airlines another 30 days to come up with a restructuring plan, but he warned the airline and its warring unions
Leading physicians call for more sports medicines specialists to help UK athletes and to help tackle obesity.
Holy edible simulacrum! Forget Flash chip Messiahs - the hot simulacrum action right now is in tomatoes, or specifically, Batman logo tomatoes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Brescia, Italy (Sports Network) - New acquisition Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored in his debut as Juventus dominated Brescia 3-0 Sunday.
Jets running back Curtis Martin needs just 16 yards on Sunday to become the second player to reach 1,000 yards in 10 consecutive seasons.
Property owners faced off against conservationists at a legislative hearing to reconsider new rules that restrict development near shorelines where sandpipers, plovers and other migrating birds feed and rest.
Hundreds of rebels charged into Chad's capital aboard pickup trucks Saturday, clashing with government troops around the presidential palace in the most forceful attempt yet to oust President Idriss Deby.
Equatorial Guinean prosecutors will be travelling to South Africa this week to piece together the alleged plot to overthrow their government.
After two days at large, Young Buck is now ready to turn himself in to the Santa Monica Police Department. According Buck&#39;s lawyers, the rapper is set to surrender in the near future and is expecting to be released on bail.
Most internet users try to ignore banner ads, but web designer Tari Akpodiete can't stop collecting them. She's put her collection of 15,000 ad samples online for all who care to look. By Daniel Terdiman.
England are reduced to 95-4 in reply to South Africa's 441 in the third Test in Cape Town.
A police chief in north China shot dead a senior local Communist Party official and a woman before killing himself, fanning speculation of a seamy corruption scandal that has drawn huge interest and is likely to alarm Beijing.
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The PeopleSoft Inc. director who has been leading the defense of the software company&#39;s antitakeover measures said Tuesday the company&#39;s board is willing to talk about a deal with rival Oracle Corp.
AN 86-year-old Perth man today denied he murdered a Jewish man in Hungary in 1944.
'Don't squat on us, but we'll squat on you' So, Google doesn't like other people hijacking their web pages, but it's more than happy to hijack someone else's.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two photo-rich summaries of the battle of Fallujah -- one produced by the U.S. military in Iraq, the other by an anonymous American blogger -- highlight how the terrain in such counterinsurgency fights can be as much psychological as physical.
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An Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet fired several 20mm practice rounds Wednesday night, hitting the Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School instead of a target at the guard&#39;s Warren Grove bombing range a few miles away.
The host Boston Red Sox scored a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, helped by Curt Schilling&#39;s pitching through pain and seeping blood, in World Series Game 2 on Sunday night.
PFIZER, the drugs group best known for producing Viagra, has suffered a collapse in US sales of its blockbuster Celebrex painkiller on the back of clinical trials showing a heightened risk of heart attacks.
OIL prices dropped from record highs above $50 a barrel yesterday as weekly US inventory data showed a surprise increase in crude stocks, easing fears over stretched international supplies.
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI agree that the homemade explosive devices that have wreaked havoc in Iraq pose a rising threat to the United States. But lawmakers and first responders say the Bush administration has been slow to devise a strategy for countering the weapons and has...
When my wife was in labor in 1991, the doctor attached an electronic fetal monitor to her belly to record her contractions and the baby's heart rate. I remember being so transfixed by the monitor that I forgot about my wife. At one point, she said, \
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Two retired military chiefs will face off in a vote to lead the dovish party in the wake of last summer's Lebanon war.
Airbus and its parent company EADS could disclose new delivery delays for the A380 superjumbo as well as a restructuring plan for the aircraft manufacturer following a meeting of EADS directors.
Authorities offered no further insight into the motive of a teenager accused in the shooting deaths of his father, mother and two brothers, but experts say such crimes are not unprecedented \u00c2\u0097 and they often come without any obvious warning signs.
THE United States\u00e2\u0080\u0099 obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.
Kamran T. Elghanayan is focusing on a swath of factories, parking lots and warehouses on the Far West Side of Manhattan rezoned for residential development.
The House Democratic leader said talks on changing Social Security should take place with \
Le tre vittime frequentavano la stessa classe della Craigavno High SchoolE si teme il fattore imitazione. Lo psicologo ai genitori: \
The Atlanta Braves clinched their 13th consecutive division title Friday night, winning the NL East with an 8-7 victory over the Florida Marlins.
and raising his profile - in one of the highest-rated golf events on US television, the Skins game, but his heart was at The Australian golf club.
MacCentral - There's a new conference happening concurrently with this year's Macworld Conference &amp; Expo. It's called Context, and it's described a new series of events that \
Former Italian Prime  Minister Silvio Berlusconi fainted during a speech at a  political rally in Tuscany on Sunday, witnesses said.
Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, che oggi allo stadio Meazza ha assistito alla vittori...
Web based ERP for SMEs, built on proven MVC & MDD framework that facilitate customization & maintenance of code. Already in production, it encompasses a broad range of functionalities such as finance, supply chain, project mgmt, manufacturing & much more.   Openbravo community releases Australian localization  Ben Sommerville from Enterprise Intelligence Systems  (http://www.eintel.com.au) has completed the initial version of the  Australian localization of Openbravo.   This is the fourth localization maintained by the Openbravo community and the sixth available for Openbravo ERP.   Openbravo Australian localization can be downloaded from the \
After spending a long, frustrating season with the lowly Atlanta Hawks, Stephen Jackson was eager to play for a winner. It showed on Monday night.
WASHINGTON - Racing the clock, Senate leaders are applying finishing touches to bipartisan legislation addressing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations just as House GOP leaders prepare to debate their version, which Democrats call partisan and weak...
Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday rejected Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's offer to form a unity government amid continuing violent unrest following last month's disputed presidential election.
Two leading heart experts called for  urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling  drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart  attack in some people.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - Fresh fighting broke out in the  Iraqi city of Falluja Monday after U.S. forces attacked  suspected rebel targets with air strikes, artillery and mortar  rounds, a Reuters correspondent in Falluja said.
In one of only a handful of times since 2003, Microsoft won't have security patches available next week.
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The Martin government is considering a substantial fund to make it easier for patients to receive treatment outside their home province as Ottawa focuses on reducing
U.S. regulators warned Cyberonics Inc.  of manufacturing deficiencies at the Houston plant that makes  its sole product, an implantable device to treat epilepsy, the  company said on Monday.
China says the EU's decision to apply a two-year tariff on shoe exports was flawed and warns it may respond in kind.
There was no sign of foul play in the death of Memphis Grizzlies broadcaster Don Poier, who was found dead in the team's hotel before a game against the Denver Nuggets, investigators said Saturday.
North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct a nuclear test in the future but would never use atomic weapons first and remained committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang's KCNA news agency reported.
Investors await earnings for the database software maker, looking for signs of advances against industry leader SAP.
A European court swept aside Microsoft&#39;s objections yesterday and ordered it to offer a version of its Windows operating system without its software for playing digital music and movies on personal computers.
A government scheme  to encourage children to eat more fruit and veg has boosted children's intake, research suggests.
EBay Inc, the world's largest online  auctioneer and payments company, launched on Wednesday a Web  site allowing ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at  improving conditions in the world's poorest countries.
Pampering knows no limit in the land of the high-tech commode
In the 1990s, as their European rival Airbus Industrie gobbled up market share, senior executives at aircraft builder Boeing Co. -- aviation engineers, financial analysts, retired military brass -- spent hours at team meetings reviewing the Boeing advertising campaign.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican's arbiter of doctrinal orthodoxy, has given Catholic voters leeway under certain circumstances to vote for politicians who support abortion rights, U.S. Catholic officials said.
Actress Vidya Balan says the fun quotient is getting better for her with every movie.
Shares of StemCells Inc. rose 11 percent on Tuesday as the company announced plans to start an early-stage clinical trial involving the use of brain stem cells to treat Batten disease, a rare but fatal genetic disease that attacks the central nervous systems of children.
The Chiron Corporation, a major manufacturer of influenza vaccine, said that it had detected a contamination problem in its new supply and was delaying release of nearly 50 million doses.
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By Justin Harper, Daily Mail, London  Feb. 17--One of the key themes in politics and business this year is  saving the planet. The World Economic Forum meeting in Davos focused on the  need for governments to fight climate change. Big businesses are starting to  take heed.
Anti-war House members are urging colleagues to set a \
Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis
The DUP leader meets the prime minister to insist that photographic evidence of IRA disarmament is essential.
Thanks to a ruminant stomach and a diet heavy in grass, a single heifer belches up to 300 pounds of methane a day. Here are five ways to cope with a gassy cow.
The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage.
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LONDON, England -- Arsene Wenger has ruled out a January transfer swoop for Australia&#39;s Mark Schwarzer or any of the other goalkeepers he has been linked with.
A UN campaign launched in Greece is urging people living on the Mediterranean coast to stop treating the sea as a dustbin.
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Internet service providers and other technology firms are proposing to soften a bill in Congress that they claim will make them targets of frivolous entertainment industry copyright lawsuits.
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Technip (Paris:TEC) (NYSE:TKP) (ISIN:FR0000131708) has been awarded a  contract by BHP Billiton for the flowlines(1),  risers(2) and subsea structures installation for  the development of the Shenzi field.
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U.S. factory orders rose at the  fastest rate in four months during November as strong demand  for new commercial aircraft pushed business up by 1.2 percent  to a seasonally adjusted $377.42 billion, the Commerce  Department said on Tuesday.
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is arrested for drink driving.
Oggi incontro tra l'ex funzionario Sisde e Lipera
The athlete who failed a doping test is confirmed as a weightlifting bronze medallist.
Web 2.0 is moving into your neighborhood, as more companies vie to deliver local content to your cellphone
A VICTORIAN man holidaying at Corowa faces a nerve-wracking two-day wait to see if he is one of 1056 Royal Melbourne Hospital patients possibly exposed to a deadly brain disease.
NAIROBI, Oct. 10 -- Members of Somalia&#39;s transitional parliament on Sunday elected Abdullahi Yusuf, a former army colonel, as interim president of the war-torn nation in the Horn of Africa, the parliament speaker said.
By MAY WONG  A new video-editing service will let anyone sit in the director's chair to edit and mix copyrighted videos - and even allow users to share their works online.  Hollywood studios may chafe, but Cuts Inc. says its offering is legal.
Republican senators lobbed criticisms of President Bush&#39;s Iraq war policies during yesterday&#39;s news talk shows, arguing that the US military needs more troops on the ground and should move without
NEW YORK, July 4 -- In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world's hot-dog-eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a record-setting triumph.
Barry Larkin's stellar 19-year career with his hometown team ended Tuesday with a one-sided phone call. The Cincinnati Reds informed their captain they aren't interested in keeping him around for another season. Instead, the Reds will replace the 40-year-old shortstop with two unproven youngsters.
The government of Equatorial Guinea has asked South Africa to extradite Sir Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who is under house arrest for his alleged role in a coup plot against Equatorial Guinea.
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Security forces outnumbered demonstrators at a tiny gathering yesterday afternoon commemorating International Women's Day, which was squelched by an aggressive campaign of detentions in preceding days. The days surrounding Women's Day have traditionally been marked by boisterous street demonstrations by human rights activists demanding an end to Islamic laws condemned as sexist and discriminatory. About 50 demonstrators ...
The wealthy North Atlantic island of Bermuda voted on Tuesday as the ruling party pushed for a third term against an opposition that says the government has failed to tackle the British territory's key challenges.
Cambridgeshire chief constable says more funding needed to cope with migrant workers' 'different standards' on crime.
When John Mayer discovered he was being inducted into his old high school&#39;s Hall of Fame last Thursday, he decided to put in a surprise appearance at the ceremony.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Punk-era New York music icons Patti  Smith and Television plan to share a stage for the first time  since 1977.
A senior member of the  Palestinian militant group Hamas is caught  in a blast in the Syrian capital.
The former first lady did not break a hip in a fall in her Bel Air home, as had been initially feared.
Astronauts plowed ahead Monday with the mammoth job of moving a 17 1/2-ton solar array truss on the international space station, a task made even more crucial following the discovery of contamination in an important part of the orbiting lab's power system.
LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton and her missing pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, have been reunited, Hilton's spokeswoman said Wednesday.    No further details were available, Gina Hoffman told The Associated Press...
An official working for Britain's top law enforcement minister intervened in an immigration case on behalf of a nanny working for the minister's then-lover, an inquiry found Tuesday.
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A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.
AMSTERDAM: Police have detained another suspect in relation to the killing of Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh. They have also arrested two other men who are accused of calling for the beheading of an anti-immigration politician.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A judge today denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.
The family of North Texas heavy metal guitarist \u00e2\u0080\u009cDimebag\u00e2\u0080\u009d Darrell Abbott asked that no details be released about the time and place of Abbott\u00e2\u0080\u0099s funeral and burial, officials ate Moore Funeral Home in Arlington said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended a Middle East peace conference to put them firmly on the road towards statehood.
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Democratic challenger John Kerry has pulled ahead of President George W. Bush, even when Ralph Nader and other presidential candidates were accounted for, according to a new poll.
Blog: The Italian parliament is swapping from Windows to SUSE Linux, and expects to save a bundle in the process.
The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe has been allowed out of Broadmoor to visit the site of his father's ashes, the Home Office has confirmed. Send us your comments.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Robert Plant shocked many by agreeing to play a one-off show with Led Zeppelin in November in London. But he isn't particularly concerned that his fans might be taken by surprise by \
NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart asked a federal judge Wednesday to let her begin serving her 5-month prison sentence, even while she appeals her conviction on four obstruction- related charges.
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Il Siviglia ha annunciato l'ingaggio di Morgan De Sanctis. Il 30enne portiere ex Udinese, che aveva ...
Presidente industriali, 'ultimi due anni di grande impegno'
The McDonald\u00c2\u0092s Corporation said that hedge fund investor William A. Ackman planned to buy more than $793.8 million worth of shares.
A documentary about last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
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Scott Peterson fit in well with his classmates and never caused any problems, a former principal at his middle school testified Monday at the penalty phase of the former fertilizer salesman&#39;s double murder trial.
Giornale tedesco aveva 'abboccato' a battuta dello stilista
An international banking consortium has decided to suspend approval for the \u00e2\u0082\u00ac10 billion (\u00c2\u00a36.9bn) loan to Gazprom that would have financed the state-controlled company&#39;s acquisition of Yukos&#39;s most important oil production plant.
CHICAGO -- NFL ticket prices increased an average of 5.6 percent for the upcoming season, according to Team Marketing Report, which surveys ticket costs each year.
The credit card contender continues to toil in obscurity.
WiFi hogs are preventing me from feeding my online video game addiction.
U.S. troops and Shi'ite militiamen  battled in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, just hours  after political and religious leaders in Baghdad agreed to make  a last-ditch appeal for peace.
By Ellen Whyte  WHEN the family is gathered together to celebrate Chinese New Year this weekend, young adults looking for a little postprandial rest away from noisy junior members might want to venture into online treasure hunt.
Rajpal Yadav acts well, but the film doesn't impress.
In a fast-moving presidential contest with little breathing room, Democratic candidates are courting their base hard.
Defence secretary Geoff Hoon rejects claims from a top general that looming Army cuts will leave it \
Brazil will break patents on some foreign AIDS drugs next year to escape the control of multinational firms holding developing countries &quot;hostage,&quot; the government said on Tuesday.
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An activist dressed as Batman, from the fathers&#39; rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, caused a major security breach Monday by scaling the front wall of Buckingham Palace.
Annie Moore didn't go West to fulfill the American dream, as the story has it. She settled on the Lower East Side.
Roger Federer breaks Jimmy Connors' 30-year-old record to become the longest reigning world number one.
A Peruvian mother of three children announced she was suing the Peruvian government after being infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, at a state-run hospital.
Oil ministers agreed today to cut production by one million barrels a day to stem a 24 percent price slide in the past six weeks.
Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold called on President Bush to refrain from using the phrase \
The US election campaign is going to the dogs, as enterprising merchandisers give voters the chance to feed President George W. Bush or John Kerry to man's best friend.
ATHENS Nawal el-Moutawakel, the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold medal, was in the mixed zone, avoiding interviews as deftly as she used to avoid hurdles, but then tonight el-Moutawakel was a fan instead of a star.
SAN DIEGO ---- The batter&#39;s eye in baseball is the device that prevents hitters from losing sight of the tiny white pill emerging from a pitcher&#39;s hand amid the swarm of distracting motions beyond the outfield fence.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - California Governor Arnold  Schwarzenegger on Wednesday called for a special session of the  legislature to consider controversial reform proposals,  including a law that would trigger across-the-board spending  cuts to close a widening budget gap.
WASHINGTON (CP) - Democrat John Edwards got tough with Vice-President Dick Cheney at the start of their debate Tuesday, saying he&#39;s &quot;still not being straight&quot; with Americans about &quot;the mess in Iraq.
Iraq's interim defense minister said on Friday the government would arrest Iraqi National Congress (INC) leader Ahmad Chalabi after the Eid al-Adha holiday on suspicion of maligning the defense ministry.
Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker reflects on the PM's latest speech about his \
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 17 -- Since winter, the Taliban had been promising a spring offensive. It didn't come. Instead, NATO and U.S. forces have pounded the group's positions and killed its senior leadership.
Fearsome Lane continued to weaken and was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm after it crossed the Pacific coast of Mexico and moved inland.
Schoolboy wizard Harry Potter battles for recognition as a grown man in the latest movie of the blockbuster series, in which he finds himself torn between good and evil -- and experiences his first on-screen kiss.
Japanese breweries are increasingly relying on alternative drinks rather than highly-taxed beer to build profits.
 Star Is Isabella in Astoria Troupe's 'Measure for Measure'
If New Hampshire 16 years ago threw a lifeline to Bill Clinton's struggling candidacy, the state's primary Tuesday could put Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid on life support.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina Hendrick Motorsports officials have confirmed that an airplane owned by the organization was reported missing and downed today.
TORONTO (CP) - Record high oil prices and disappointing economic data sent stocks lower Tuesday morning. The price of crude oil for November delivery ran up 77 cents to $50.
If LeBron James was sending a post-Olympics message to Larry Brown, he wouldn&#39;t admit it. Perhaps trying to prove Brown was wrong to bench him in Greece, James scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Cleveland
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Watch the presidential hopefuls react to the Iowa caucus results.
Pakistan will erect fencing to reinforce parts of its porous mountain border with Afghanistan, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Friday, while acknowledging for the first time that some outgunned Pakistani frontier guards have allowed militants to cross.
A leading Welsh expert in respiratory diseases says some patients are having to travel too far due to a shortage of local rehabilitation services.
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The NBA announced on Tuesday that the 55th annual All-Star Game will be played in Houston's Toyota Center during the 2006 season.
-- The images are chilling: A young man, his face bloody and swollen, struggles to tell a television reporter that he is an undercover federal agent, then a mob burns him and another officer alive on camera.
'Rinvio del referendum possibile solo se la si trovera''
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catapult Communications Corporation  announced today an expansion to their product offerings with the formation of the Applications Development Center (ADC) in Manila, Philippines.
If Vice President Annette Lu is the Margaret Thatcher of the feisty island of Taiwan _ unyielding, immensely quotable and never taking any intellectual prisoners _ then easygoing Chen
The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan pledge to co-operate in the fight against Islamic militants.
Upcoming Opteron chips will occupy the same space as single-core models.
Hard-to-find-R-US Ingram Micro has expanded its deal with the intriguing StarTech.com into the UK.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A US envoy is set to meet a North Korea negotiator face-to-face ahead of new six-party talks on nuclear issues.
Three Royal Marines have been injured in a suspected suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan.
Cocoa traders face a volatile week as unrest in the Ivory Coast threatens to disrupt supplies from the world's biggest producer.
West Indies beat South Africa by 128 runs to claim their first Test victory in over two years.
PULLMAN, Wash. - A broken bone in Washington State quarterback Josh Swogger&#39;s right foot has ended his sophomore season, athletic department officials say.
Five slain prostitutes were mourned Thursday at a memorial service, and police identified one victim as a woman who told reporters days before her death that she was afraid of a suspected serial killer but needed money to support her heroin habit.
Some celebrities and their handlers are now claiming that the news media have a double standard.
Italian industrial group Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a narrower third-quarter operating loss on Thursday, boosting its shares, but its core car-making
Paris - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition on Saturday, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Chief negotiators Bill Daly and Ted Saskin met Tuesday for two hours in New York. Unfortunately, the NHL work stoppage wasn&#39;ta topic of conversation.
Amy Winehouse went ahead and sang \
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis closed their spaceship's cargo bay doors on Thursday, hoping clouds covering the Kennedy Space Center in Florida would clear in time for landing.
All'immobiliarista Vittorio Casale, disposto dal gip
Leading shares ended lower as weakness in oil heavyweights and a mixed Wall Street offset merger and acquisition fuelled gains in miners and ICI disposal news.
This election season, Washington Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot has a predicament: For Kerry to win, the Redskins have to lose on Sunday &#151; at least according to a bizarre statistical correlation that's been accurate for seven decades.
The worst United States loss in Ryder Cup history led to a shake-up in the qualification process, a change geared toward making sure the Americans are on top of their game when the 2006 matches are played in Ireland. The PGA of America revamped its criteria yesterday by putting more emphasis on major championships, giving an extra 75 points for ...
A death row inmate convicted of setting a fire that killed five children must be released or retried because his constitutional rights were violated when his confession was used at trial, a federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.
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''Il pari con la Fiorentina va benissimo. Loro hanno avuto 8 giorni per preparare la partita, noi so...
Harding County wants a team of fossil hunters to return a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex named \
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will release frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.
Barry Bonds ended his latest home run drought and showed he might be finding his stroke again. Bonds hit his 747th homer and moved within eight of Hank Aaron's career record with a two-run shot during the Giants' 4-3 win over Toronto on Monday night, just the second home run since May 8 for the slugger and his first this month.
United Nations peacekeepers have  discovered three graves, each containing several bodies, at a  military base in eastern Congo recently abandoned by rebels  loyal to a renegade general, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.
The UK's monthly trade deficit grows in December, as the nation also records a record annual trade gap.
U.S. interest rates are still  \
President Jacques Chirac announced Thursday that France will send 2,000 soldiers to southern Lebanon and hopes to retain command of the U.N. peacekeeping force, as a top European Union official said international troops could start deploying within days.
A steel fence is being built across central Sydney amid a massive security effort for next week's Apec summit.
The car ferry Casino Express, owned by the Vaasa-based RG Line, ran aground in the harbour of the Swedish city of Umea on Wednesday.
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The Cuban government appears to be increasing Fidel Castro's media exposure to emphasize his recovery from stomach surgery but has avoided any clear signals about his political future, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
A second person dealing with the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk is tested for the disease.
Kids undergoing chemotherapy for the most common form of childhood leukemia have significant reductions in their antioxidant and micronutrient levels, which could lead to bad side effects from the treatment.
According to a popular saying, there are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and chocolate truffles.
Kyrgyz leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev dissolved parliament on Monday seeking to remove an unruly chamber elected in a disputed poll under his long-serving predecessor.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet was conscious and mobile but remained hospitalized after suffering a stroke, the Army Hospital said Sunday, while the former dictator&#39;s family insisted
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as better-than-expected earnings from technology bellwether  Intel Corp. INTC.O prompted investors to snap up beaten-down  shares following a weak start to 2005.
Smart cards are on the rise in Japan, using computer chips with an antenna embedded in them to allow people to pay for purchases or unlock doors with a simple flick of their cards.
To move the blade server market from the enterprise to small and midsize businesses, IBM on Friday unveiled a new BladeCenter chassis and new blade solutions for SMBs.
When Paul Pierce returned shortly before the All-Star break, the Celtics did not see him as a savior. He would help, but he would not magically turn around a hopeless season.
Rwanda troops pushed briefly into Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to attack Hutu rebels early this week but have since returned home, diplomatic sources in Africa's Great Lakes region said on Friday.
Ex-chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk is to announce whether he is quitting the UK Independence Party .
A gunman killed five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was fatally shot, police said.
BANGALORE, INDIA - An anticipated boom in mobile telephony use in India is attracting multinational and local companies to establish manufacturing operations in the country.
Storage power play Dell's EMC re-badging storage division will be the first to flog Microsoft's new Unified Data Storage Server 2003.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025 and, as populations age, the burden of chronic diseases will increase.
A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Here's how nontechnical users can secure their own instant-messaging conversations such that an attacker is unable to listen in (be it the government or a nosy neighbor).
MARIETTA, Ga. - About 800 friends and family members gathered Saturday to remember Jack Hensley, who was executed by terrorists in Iraq after his Sept...
U.S. stocks barely budged on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light but steel stocks suffered on investor worries about  weak Chinese demand that could push steel prices lower.
The White House said on Friday that North Korea should not test a nuclear weapon, amid speculation Pyongyang might detonate a device as early as this weekend.
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- For a while it seemed that there might not be a flash of red at the front of the grid for the Brazilian Grand Prix, but as the last runner of the session local hero Rubens Barrichello soon put that right.
Everything about the bones that turned up in a Grain Valley back yard last summer suggested to scientists that they came from a 50,000-year-old mastodon. But evidence yielded by additional digging has led the experts to conclude they were off-base. The remains are actually those of a mammoth that lived 500,000 to 1 million years ago, according to the scientists.
&#39;Tis the season. It&#39;s been a busy time for Sprint (nyse: FON - news - people ) Chairman and Chief Executive Gary Forsee, and it&#39;s not over yet.
A federal court has ruled in favor of Jermaine O&#39;Neal, upholding an arbitrator&#39;s reduction of the Pacers forward&#39;s suspension, according to broadcast reports.
A man who sexually assaulted a fellow University of Virginia student then apologized to her two decades later as part of the Alcoholics Anonymous program was released Thursday after serving less than six months of an 18-month sentence.
Scurvy wiped out nearly half of the colonists who established one of the first French settlements in North America 400 years ago, scientists confirmed on Monday.
OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and asked for an emergency court hearing to stop the sale of its main unit in four days.
WASHINGTON -- Guam's tropical forests are silent. The rattling, screeching, and cawing of the island's native birds have been erased by the brown tree snake, a devastating predator accidentally introduced to the island shortly after World War II.
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s Auckland International Airport Ltd. (AIA.NZ) Thursday posted double digit annual profit growth, buoyed by a surge in passenger travel, and said it expects to meet market consensus for the 2005 fiscal year earnings.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday Washington's agreement to use a military air base in Kyrgyzstan was necessary to support the war in Afghanistan.
TOKYO: Japan&#39;s NEC Electronics Corp is likely to miss its operating profit forecast for the year to March by 40 %due to sluggish demand for microchips, a Japanese newspaper said on Saturday.
Up to 17,000 people are told to leave their homes after a huge explosion at a chemical plant in North Carolina.
California faces a double-digit  fall in housing prices over the next year and a half, a major  builder, a lender and the state treasurer said on Monday in a  discussion of how long the subprime mortgage crisis would drag  on the Golden State.
The aftermath of the latest mission to catch East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado
Japan's foreign minister asks Israel to stop selling arms to its Asian rivals during talks in Jerusalem.
Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd Thursday criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's rollout of her health care plan, saying she had mismanaged her effort to reshape the health care system as first lady, resulting in a major policy debacle.
Punches continue to be thrown in the fight over which next-generation DVD format will be established as the industry standard. (And there will be an industry standard, right corporate bigwigs?
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on  Friday it had made available up to $325 million in emergency  lending for tsunami relief efforts in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and  Maldives. The Manila-based lending institution said about $175  million could be diverted from existing projects in the three  countries, while up to $150 million in new low-cost loans could  be drawn.
The Episcopal Church has named a woman as bishop in Cuba, the first such appointment by the church in the developing world, church officials said Tuesday.
Five gorillas in Congo that have been straying into villages searching for love are to get their own \
A statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell revealing information about Iranian efforts to obtain nuclear weapons has created a stir in Washington.
BT is starting a project to find out what stops one-third of Britons from using the internet.
America Online Inc.&#39;s announcement Wednesday that it would abandon its attempts to support Microsoft&#39;s Sender ID e-mail authentication standard are a serious setback for the Redmond, Wash.
ALBUQUERQUE - The principal of Rio Grande High School could be in trouble for taking one of his students to a barber shop without permission of the pupil's parents.  Al Sanchez could face disciplinary action, Albuquerque public school district officials said.
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Sport: Juande Ramos has resigned his post at Sevilla and is preparing to take up the reigns at Spurs within days.
The possible sale of Adelphia Communications, the most closely watched auction in cable, may take longer than investors expected, according to comments Thursday by CEO William Schleyer.
Bring Jenny DiDomenico a list of 12 friends and relatives, and she could have your holiday shopping done for you in about two hours.
A jury adjourned after its first day of deliberations on Wednesday without deciding whether to convict former vice presidential aide Lewis \
In the back of his 7-Eleven store near St. Louis, Walter Rust checks a computer several times a day to see what&#39;s selling and what&#39;s not and to place more orders.
In every street of the city, there were insurgents, the lieutenant said. In every corner, they were waiting. The fighters would shoot at the Iraqi soldiers and then disappear through open doors.
A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.
com. Two days after saying he was coming back to manage the Washington-bound Expos, Frank Robinson agreed to terms on a one-year contact with the club on Thursday.
After getting up early (for the Today Show) and starring in Prime Time (on Dateline NBC), Jane Pauley, 53, will venture next week into a new time period, as host of a daytime syndicated talk show.
Continental Europe led Britain and Ireland 3-2 after the opening day of the Seve Trophy which failed to bring in the crowds at The Heritage course here on Thursday.
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BRIELLE, N.J. - An 8-year-old girl who suffers from a rare digestive disorder and cannot eat wheat has had her first Holy Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained no wheat, violating Roman Catholic doctrine...
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On 1 October 2004, PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors terminated Conway as president and CEO, citing a &quot;loss of confidence&quot; in his ability to lead the company.
(SH) - The late night talks shows are a kind of comedic taps to the American day. NBC&#39;s &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; especially is an institution, having been with us for 50 years and having had only four hosts in that time.
Terrell Owens will miss from two to four weeks after breaking a finger Sunday night in the Dallas Cowboys' 27-10 victory over Washington.
MOSCOW -- The launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in Iran could be delayed because Iran has fallen behind in payments, Russian officials said yesterday . Top Iranian officials swiftly denied that payments had been disrupted, in the latest dispute surrounding the deal at the heart of the two countries' nuclear cooperation.
Spain&#39;s Davis Cup win over the United States has gifted New Zealand&#39;s top men&#39;s tournament its headline act. The eyes of the tennis world will now undoubtedly be on the Spanish trio of Rafael
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Beyonce's father and manager says UK artists should not be obsessed with cracking the US market.
U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 80 people were killed.
HONG KONG: More than 1.5 million people voted yesterday in a record turnout for the third Legislative Council (LegCo) elections since Hong Kong&#39;s reunification with the motherland.
Phyllis Diller was still cracking jokes as she turned 90 &#151; even after cracking her back.
&quot;Spirit and Opportunity appear ready to continue their remarkable adventures,&quot; said Andrew Dantzler, solar system division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- A widely used cholesterol-lowering drug improved memory and cognition as well as depressive symptoms in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a small study.
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan -- A Russian rocket carrying a new Russian-US crew to the international space station lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome early today.
Bimbo di 10 anni colpito da proiettile a San Silvestro
The London Stock Exchange, which has rejected a \u00c2\u00a31.35bn takeover bid from Deutsche B\u00c3\u00b6rse, will hold talks with the German exchange today to see if a &quot;significantly improved proposal&quot; can be agreed.
A match that started with a whimper on Day 4, suddenly sprang to life in the South African second innings when Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly introduced Harbhajan Singh into the attack.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Tuesday that it planned to file for bankruptcy protection to put off going to trial in more than 140 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.
The French Defense procurement agency (DGA) gave the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) an order of 3 billion euros (about 4.02 billion dollars) for M51 ballistic missiles, French Defense ...
Israel denied Saturday spying on its  main ally, the United States, responding to suspicions a  Pentagon analyst passed secret papers to the Jewish state about  one of its most bitter enemies, Iran.
Music directors of major orchestras don\u00c2\u0092t usually get to name their successors, but Lorin Maazel of the New York Philharmonic has a suggestion.
Both Ben Ramsey and Elizabeth Naramore have commented on the new IRC channel they've formed for the upcoming PHP Appalachia conference on the Freenode network.   We now have an IRC channel for the PHP Appalachia conference - Freenode - #phpappalachia. Come join us!   You can access the Freenode network with any IRC client and can join in on the channel at any time. Come find out others who are coming and get the latest on the conference.
Jurors in the perjury trial of I. Lewis \
E` stato siglato nella mattinata di gioved\u00c3\u00ac un accordo tra la Roma e Sky. L`emittente satellitare ha acquistato i diritti di trasmissione delle gare casalinghe del campionato di calcio della squadra che verranno
The economy is on everyone's mind right now. And traders, homeowners and politicians all have the same question: How bad it will get?
A prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations.
CAIRO -- The new Al Qaeda video featuring an American calling for his countrymen to convert to Islam raised fears it signaled an imminent attack, but analysts in the region said yesterday it is more likely a bid to soften the terrorist group's image.
Oracle Corp. Chief Larry Ellison has long preached the virtues of consolidation in the software sector and some analysts say a key federal court decision could help to push his vision closer to reality.
Looking back on a year of advertising innovation
A mosque founded by former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon donated more than $80,000 to charities that were fronts for terror groups al Qaeda and Hamas, according to the Associated Press.
A book by leading authors to raise money to combat Aids is to be launched ahead of World Aids Day.
The United Nations signed a  cooperation agreement on Monday with the new International  Criminal Court, despite objections to the tribunal from the  United States.
A car bomb killed a top Venezuelan prosecutor investigating opponents of President Hugo Chavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coup attempt against the leftist leader, officials said Friday.
Italian car group Fiat has brought forward the launch date of its hotly awaited new Fiat 500 to July 4, Fiat group chief executive Sergio Marchionne said.
British manufacturing output has dropped 0.4 percent in October from the previous month.
Notebook a +9%, hardware +1,2%, in calo computer desktop
Mostly Republican lawmakers defeated  a Democratic bid on Wednesday to outlaw cloning of human  babies, concurring with the White House that the effort was  flawed and would still permit destruction of life because it  would allow embryos to be created for stem-cell research.
Sono gi&agrave; 30 mila i biglietti venduti per i Mondiali di biathlon in programma dal 2 all'11 feb...
Buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management LP  has hired Chrysler's former chief operating officer to advise it on a possible bid for the U.S. carmaker, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
LaDainian Tomlinson was one of 40 members of the San Diego Chargers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County.
Sono state designate le terne arbitrali, pi\u00c3\u00b9 il quarto uomo, per dirigere i match della 19/ma giorna...
Dan Olsen of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament.
Nintendo Co Ltd zipped past Sony Corp. in  market value on Monday and became one of Japan&#39;s top 10 issues  for the first time ever as it elbowed the PlayStation maker out  of its decade-long dominance in the game industry.
Sony&#39;s first hand-held game machine is vying to give Nintendo a run for its money in Japan this holiday season. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is taking the news with a grain of salt.
Chicago Cubs: A groundskeeper found a rusted, hollowed-out shell of a grenade in the right field turf of Chicago&#39;s Wrigley Field.
Volkswagen has arranged further talks over Malaysia carmaker Proton after earlier attempts to broker a deal foundered.
On Monday, reporters were speculating about whether Bruins captain Joe Thornton would be odd man out for Team Canada in last night's World Cup matchup against Team USA at the Bell Centre because of the amount of talent on the roster. But Thornton knew something they didn't. During an on-ice meeting with coach Pat Quinn during practice that ...
The Internet search company Google plans to put millions of library books online and make them searchable. This week, Google announced a project with the New York Public Library and the libraries of four universities.
Tens of thousands of people joined Buddhist monks on marches in Myanmar's former capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago.
STILLWATER, OKLA. - When Oklahoma State needs a spark, the Cowboys know just where to turn. John Lucas III scored 22 points - including three straight 3-pointers to break open a close game \u00e2\u0080-nd No.
An auction of shares in Google, the web search engine which could be floated for as much as $36bn, takes place on Friday.
The group which filmed staff at a Bernard Matthews' plant playing \
Walt Disney Co.'s chief executive Michael Eisner will leave the giant entertainment company in 2006 when his contract expires, a newspaper reported Friday. Eisner's departure, expected to be announced Friday, would end a two-decade relationship with the media giant, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Tank Johnson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blood alcohol level was below the legal limit when the former Chicago Bears tackle was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving June 22.
Social Security taxes will have to rise by half if lawmakers don't revamp the giant program, President Bush's budget chief said Friday as the administration sought support for its overhaul plans.
Is Jim Baker bailing out the Bushes once again? The former secretary of state, James A. Baker III, a confidant of President George H.W. Bush, visited Baghdad two weeks ago to take a look at the vexing political and military situation. He was there as co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group,...
More than 20 people die in fresh violence in western Kenya, despite a peace deal to end the bloodshed.
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Kelly Holcomb threw for 400 yards and five touchdowns &#151; and lost. Cincinnati and Cleveland played the most remarkable game in their intrastate rivalry Sunday, a wacky 58-48 Bengals victory that turned into the second-highest scoring game in NFL history.
Australia will seal a security  relationship with Japan next week stronger than its defense  ties with any country except the United States, but Prime  Minister John Howard dismissed concerns it would harm ties with  China.
A spokeswoman said Friday that the Writers Guild of America would definitely take some action against Jay Leno, who is a member.
Israel has agreed to attend a Mideast conference in London early next year, backing off its earlier reluctance to participate in the gathering, a senior official said Thursday.
A new book by Jimmy Carter in which he compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa's Apartheid system has sparked a bitter debate over the former U.S. president's reputation as a peacemaker.
Sherry Lansing, who shattered Hollywood&#39;s glass ceiling by becoming the first woman to head production at a major studio, said on Tuesday she was stepping down as chairman of Paramount Pictures next year to start a new chapter in
The tiny community of Korsnas between the farmlands and fishing cabins on Finland's western coast says it is the most Swedish place anywhere -- including Sweden.
Google Inc plans to enter the online  music market in China for the first time, as it steps up its  battle with local incumbent Baidu.com Inc, media reported on  Thursday.
Visa, MasterCard and eight banks have been sued by American Express for \u00e2\u0080\u009canti-competitive practices\u00e2\u0080\u009d that led to damages as around 20,000 US banks were not able to use AE credit card products.
I nerazzurri tornano a vincere in Coppa Italia. A San Siro segnano Vieri, Recoba e Cruz. Rossoblu inizialmente in vantaggio con Bellucci. Iniezione di fiducia per Mancini e compagni in vista degli impegni con Juventus e Werder Brema.
Italian designer team Dolce & Gabbana  took a military theme to kit out men next summer, ranging from  fatigues with tiny lights that glowed in the dark to camouflage  patterned swim trunks.
NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, with a decline in Microsoft Corp. weighing on technology shares, while bonds rose slightly and the dollar mostly firmed against major currencies.
S\u00c3\u00ac a Maniche ma soltanto se il centrocampista portoghese arriver&agrave; in prestito fino a giugno. ...
WASHINGTON Nov 16, 2004 - The government on Tuesday said a controversial abortion pill is safe enough to remain on the market, despite a third death and a grieving father&#39;s plea.
The Vatican on Tuesday issued a new version of a Roman Catholic prayer that had long offended Jews, but some said the changes don't go far enough.
Upcoming Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chips will support a 1066-MHz front-side bus.
Wikimedia Foundation's English-language site was accessible in China again on Friday, although its simplified Chinese-language site remained blocked.
Mibtel invariato, SP/Mib in calo dello 0,05%
Mike Baker finds a Swiss role model for vocational schooling that could encourage 'staying on'.
Michael Essien and Michael Ballack are on target as Chelsea beat Werder Bremen in the Champions League.
A 61-year-old German engineer became the latest European scientist arrested on suspicion of helping Libya's now abandoned effort to build a nuclear bomb, German prosecutors said Tuesday.
ROMA - Nel brevissimo spazio di venti minuti una ridda di notizie che si sono accavallate da Tel Aviv a Parigi a Bruxelles e Washington hanno dato per morto e contemporaneamente per vivo il leader palestinese Yasser Arafat, ricoverato in gravissime
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud Party voted to support talks to bring Labor and other opposition parties into the coalition to keep the government afloat after it lost its last remaining partner a week ago.
Grapes left over from the wine-making process could become the latest weapon against bacteria. Scientists in Turkey have discovered that these leftovers, or pomace, are effective against a range of bugs.
Mercoledi' si apre retrospettiva stilista giapponese
Ex-Smiths singer Morrissey will have no involvement in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC says.
NEW YORK  - People with diabetes-related  nerve damage may find pain is relieved by taking a compound  related to the popular supplement L-carnitine -- provided the  treatment is started early -- according to a re-analysis of  data from two large clinical trials.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will on Sunday hold their first talks since Hamas routed Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza, Palestinian and Egyptian officials said on Thursday.
Investor's Business Daily - Iran: Sanctions alone will not stop Tehran's Islamofascist regime from building a nuclear weapon -- so warns a new European Union report. Why in the world did it take them so long to face up to the obvious?
Eurasianet Organization Sept 5 2004 ARMENIAN MILITARY GEARS UP FOR IRAQ DEPLOYMENT Armen Zakarian and Emil Danielyan: 9/05/04 A EurasiaNet Partner Post from RFE/RL Armenia will send a team of military officials ...
Lomana LuaLua scored a close-range header in the final minute to give Portsmouth a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in English soccer&#39;s Premiership.
Applebee&#39;s International Inc. (APPB.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell more than 4 percent on Wednesday after the restaurant company reported weak August sales and said it
For 10 minutes, the crowd booed and whistled. American Paul Hamm waited to start. A week&#39;s worth of controversy in gymnastics boiled over into the crowd last night during an evening in which
WASHINGTON--A target missile sailed from Kodiak Island out over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday night but no interceptor rose to strike it, foiling the military&#39;s first
Former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie asserted his innocence at his trial's opening Monday, challenging the Japanese court system with the same cockiness with which he shook the nation's staid corporate culture during his rise to fame.
Israel lost its first soldier in combat in nine months on Thursday in a confrontation with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist group seized control over rival Palestinian factions a month ago.
Indian police battled crowds of Muslim demonstrators today after a young protester was killed trying to stop the arrest of a religious leader in the southern city of Hyderabad.
The apparel retailer needs to do more to communicate its social responsibility efforts to customers.
Stefano Colantuono accetta con soddisfazione il pari con il Parma. \
VATICANO - Benedetto XVI ai Docenti Universitari Europei: \u00c2\u0093le universit\u00c3\u00a0 divengano sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9  comunit\u00c3\u00a0 impegnate nella ricerca instancabile della verit\u00c3\u00a0, \u00c2\u0091laboratori  di cultura\u00c2\u0092 in cui i docenti  e gli studenti  siano uniti nell'esplorare  questioni  di  particolare  importanza   per  la  societ\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nella mattina di sabato 23 giugno, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ricevuto in udienza nell\u00c2\u0092Aula Paolo VI in Vaticano, i partecipanti all'Incontro Europeo dei Docenti Universitari sul tema \u00c2\u0093Un nuovo umanesimo per ...
Moscow and London locked horns on Friday over where to try the chief suspect in the murder of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, with each side insisting justice should be served on its own soil.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS \u00c2\u00b7 The souvenirs sold for half price this time last year and the beer had gone flat. The marketing of Funny Cide seemed to parallel the career of everyone&#39;s favorite gelding.
La Pistoiese calcio ha reso noto oggi che Romano Braccialini &egrave; il nuovo proprietario della so...
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Country star Alan Jackson scored  his third chart-topper on the Billboard 200 albums chart  Wednesday with his latest release, \
October 5, 2004 -- Following the official announcement of his retirement, Scottie Pippen and Bulls GM John Paxson met the media at the Berto Center after the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first official training camp practice this season.
Captured former Iraqi official Ali Hassan al-Majid -- also known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; -- and another jailed member of Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime were interrogated in court Saturday before a tribunal of investigative judges.
After a year particularly fraught over the issue, Pope Benedict XVI is meeting with his old doctoral students to discuss evolution.
Gwyneth Paltrow's cupping therapy seems to have inspired Kate Winslet to try her hand at it for herself.
Barry Bonds had better watch out. J.T. Snow seems to have designs on the slugger's spot in the San Francisco Giants' lineup.
Europe launches its 50.5bn-euro (\u00c2\u00a333bn) programme for research and technological development.
Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes has promised to keep a tight regulatory rein on automobile insurers as competition is introduced next year, but several state senators said yesterday they weren't content to rely on the commissioner's assurances.
Then again, &quot;shrinking&quot; is a relative term -- and we&#39;re talking about dips from mind-boggling highs. The better-known of the twins, the federal budget deficit, was projected by the Congressional Budget Office

Taiwanese computer parts maker Asus obviously didn't get the memo.
The question at this point is whether ``The Phantom of the Opera&#39;&#39; is even intended to be frightening. The tale has become such a product of modern popular art that its original inspiration, ``the
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq and the possibility of a troop reduction as staunch ally Australia pledged not to withdraw its soldiers.
The luggage was loaded for New York, where Minnesota was presumably headed until the conclusion of a chaotic, emotional week left the Twins celebrating their AL Central championship on Sunday.
By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 24--EAST MANATEE -- Bluegrass music, arts and crafts and an introduction to natural Florida are being offered at Lake Manatee State Park today. And admission is free.
An injured Serena Williams was officially dropped from the United States' roster yesterday, and Svetlana Kuznetsova was taken off Russia's team before the Fed Cup semifinal this weekend in Stowe, Vt.
CORUS, the British/Dutch steel major, and one-time basket-case of British industry, yesterday completed a remarkable turnaround when it posted its first profit since it was formed from the merger of British ...
Marco Sturm scored a short-handed goal with 0.6 seconds left in the first period and the Bruins beat the Devils, 4-3, on Saturday night.
By Bill Michelmore  The Niagara River is a lifeline running through the heart and soul of the Indian people.  Fishing, though seriously diminished, has been a source of food for centuries. The river has a powerful spiritual significance, too.
In a change certain to shake up college admissions, Harvard University will ditch its \
LAS VEGAS -- This is a special place for Caron Butler , even more so now that he will play in his first NBA All-Star Game tomorrow night at the Thomas &amp; Mack Center. Two years ago, he was married at the Bellagio. Yesterday, he found himself sitting next to Shaquille O'Neal at a union meeting -- and staring at ...
Ringo Starr is known for being the amiable Beatle, but the rock star showed his tough side Tuesday when he walked off the set of \
Family and friends of a terminally-ill man who died in an assisted suicide will not face police action.
The good news is that Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth's new microbrewery, has gotten its beer into bottles and they're selling briskly.
Tim Henman&#39;s former coach David Felgate has backed the Briton to eventually win a Grand Slam title. But Felgate believes that Henman is in the form of his life and can claim that elusive crown next year.
TIME first spoke with Abdi Salan back in 2003 following a deadly voyage to Europe. Here's what the Somali migrant did next
A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by two families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show.
Congress seeks a successor to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who will restore faith in the US justice system.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Higher product prices and strong US building activity helped Australia&#39;s Rinker Group Ltd. (RIN.AU) offset rising costs and Florida hurricanes to
Twenty-three prisoners at the Guantanamo detention camp staged a mass protest in 2003 in which some tried to strangle themselves, but the U.S. military said on Tuesday it did not publicize it at the time because it did not consider most of them genuine suicide attempts.
There may have been more to Kyle Orton&#39;s departure from Saturday&#39;s game at Northwestern than just a left hip flexor. Listen to Purdue head coach Joe Tiller, and it sounds as if Orton&#39;s physical
Jimmy Page hasn't yet made it up the stairway to heaven, but he's the first to reach the new British Walk of Fame.
What a mess. Weeks after Merck &amp; Co. (MRK ) yanked its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx off the market, the furor is still raging.
It&#39;s a lesson children learn even before their ABCs -- say you&#39;re sorry when you hurt someone. But it&#39;s now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful
A new study investigated the effects of changes to labels on antidepressant use nationwide.
A new study finds more than a thousand types of plant, bird, mammal and invertebrate are now endangered.
Questo il commento di Luciano Spalletti al calendario della Roma, che esordir&agrave; in campionato ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday&#39;s suspected car bomb in central London was a reminder that Britain faces &quot;a serious and continuous threat&quot; and the public needed to be alert at all times.
Authorities checked for fuel leaks Saturday on a coal freighter run aground by a storm that brought flooding, landslides and blackouts in eastern Australia. Two people whose car was swept off a bridge were killed, and a family of five was missing.
George Stevens Jr. knew he created something special in 1978 when he saw the audience at the Kennedy Center react to old black-and-white footage of Marian Anderson singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
Actor Daniel Baldwin has passed 20 drug tests and been sober for 92 days, his attorney told a judge.
FALLUJA (IRAQ) - Le truppe americane si trovano stamattina a meno di un chilometro dal centro di Falluja, la citt\u00c3\u00a0 ribelle sunnita a ovest di Baghdad contro la quale ieri \u00c3\u00a8 iniziata un\u00e2\u0080\u0099offensiva decisiva delle forze americane e governative irachene.
\u00c2\u00b7 Conservative leader keen to avoid reigniting furore \u00c2\u00b7 Spokesman on Europe gets severe reprimand
Japan sought international help on Thursday for a Japanese man held hostage in Iraq, with less than 24 hours to go for a deadline set by his captors to behead him unless Tokyo withdraws its troops.
Hong Kong property firm Chinese  Estates Holdings Ltd. (0127.HK) is in talks with investors on a  possible buyout of the firm, valued at more than US$4 billion,  sending its shares up as much as 30 percent to a record high.
GOFFSTOWN, N.H., June 3 -- Democratic presidential candidates clashed sharply over Iraq in the second debate of the campaign Sunday night, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) rejecting criticism from former senator John Edwards (N.C.) that they had failed to offer...
Un luogo di incontro e ricerca per gli amanti del genere
Gov. Rick Perry's chief of staff met with key aides about a new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer on the same day its manufacturer donated money to his campaign, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
New Jersey Devils center Scott Gomez signed a &#36;500 a week contract with the minor league Alaska Aces for the duration of the NHL lockout.
Fresh from a Summer Olympic gold medal triumph, Marcelo Bielsa has shocked Argentina by stepping down as coach of the national team.
Sciiti e sunniti pregano insieme al centro di Beirut
BAQOUBA, Iraq -- The US commander of a new offensive north of Baghdad, reclaiming insurgent territory day by day, said yesterday his Iraqi partners might be too weak to hold onto the gains.
Police investigating the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko are searching for radioactive substances.
The UN nuclear watchdog is to release a report into Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran says it will halt uranium enrichment.
Bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp.   on Monday posted a wider quarterly net loss, but  said that excluding costs related to its reorganization, it saw  a profit.
Venezuelan farms and banks could be nationalised if they break the law, warns President Hugo Chavez.
Frank McCourt first became aware of Javier Vazquez&#39;s reluctance to go to the West Coast over the weekend. He received permission from the Yankees for Vazquez to talk to Paul DePodesta, and
A judge tossed out a drunken driving charge against Redskins rookie safety Sean Taylor on Wednesday but convicted him of refusing to take a blood alcohol test.
Irish china and glassmaker Waterford Wedgwood agrees a takeover bid for Royal Doulton, valuing the firm at \u00c2\u00a340m.
The NFL's newest mini-millionaire isn't quite adjusted to that reality yet, but it'll be an easier adjustment than the one he made four years ago.
Il presidente del Deportivo La Coruna, Augusto Cesar Lendoiro, ha dichiarato al quotidiano spagnolo ...
A Russian Internet site selling Western pop music at knock-down prices says it will continue its methods even though the United States says it is obstructing Russian accession to the World Trade Organisation.
In the final week of 2007, Mary J. Blige\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrowing Pains\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Geffen) took the top spot on the Billboard chart from Josh Groban\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cNo\u00c3\u00abl\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Reprise), which had five straight weeks at No. 1 and was the best-selling record of the year.
Four top executives at AOL abruptly announced their intentions to leave the company yesterday, just days before new chief executive Randy Falco is expected to announce a major restructuring at the top.
The CIA on Saturday rebutted suggestions the spy agency was uncooperative and hid from the Sept. 11 commission the videotaped interrogations of two suspected terrorists, saying it waited until the panel went out of business before destroying the material now in question.
AFRICA - \u00c2\u0093Bisogna approfondire la conoscenza reciproca per creare un mondo nel quale vi sia la pace fondata sul rispetto dell\u00c2\u0092altro\u00c2\u0094 afferma il Presidente dei Vescovi del Nord Africa, a Roma per la visita Ad Limina Roma (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Le nostre sono piccole comunit\u00c3\u00a0 di fedeli che testimoniano l\u00c2\u0092amore di Cristo per tutta l\u00c2\u0092umanit\u00c3\u00a0 in mezzo a popolazioni che sono in maggioranza di religiose islamica\u00c2\u0094 dice all\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides Mons. Mons. Vincent Landel, Arcivesco...
GotDotNet? Depends on who you talk to. Microsoft&#39;s answer to SourceForge has been as trouble-free as a baby. Who&#39;s been dropped.
American Mark Calcavecchia survived an untidy finish to clinch his 13th PGA Tour title by one shot at the Tampa Bay Championship in Palm Harbor on Sunday.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday sued Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos., the world&#39;s No. 1 insurance broker, for steering unsuspecting clients to certain insurers in exchange for
The US warns South Korea to expect no favours after it admits conducting secret nuclear experiments.
Maurice &quot;Hank&quot; Greenberg, chairman of American International Group, the world&#39;s largest insurer, said hurricane losses in Florida may stop a decline in property insurance rates.
UK-BASED investment manager and life services provider HHG Plc has agreed to sell its Life Services business for an estimated $2.46 billion.
US actor Johnny Depp poses during a photo call at the Venice Lido, September 4, 2004. Depp is starring in the Swiss director Mark Forster&#39;s movie &#39;Finding Neverland&#39; being shown at the Venice film festival.
Blog: At midnight on Friday, people waiting in line for the iPhone in New York count down and
Just when it appeared that Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, could begin enjoying the company&#39;s turnaround and his final years in
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) reported spending $7.8 million on Friday alone for an ongoing \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cindependent expenditure\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d campaign that aims to boost the many vulnerable House Republican incumbents \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 mainly by attacking their Democratic challengers.
By Abram, Stephen  Feedback is serious business. Getting it through the Web is easy and, with many services, free.  Time for a fun column to start the New Year-I thought I'd disclose a small secret this month. I have an ego.
US stocks turned negative amid Internet reports citing exit polls that challenger John Kerry is putting in a strong early showing against President George W. Bush.

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THE EU CONSTITUTION: The landmark document, achieved after 28 months of negotiation, aims to provide simpler voting rules to end gridlock in the European Union.
As American designers worried about impressing fashion editors, stylists and Hollywood stars who would attend Fashion Week, Douglas Hannant worked quietly under the radar.
Houston tops a U.S. magazine's annual  fattest cities list for the fourth time in five years, with  four other Texas cities waddling into the top 25.
Oracle Corp. , the world's top database software maker, is near an agreement to buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. , which makes software that lets companies analyze and track their performance, for about $3 billion, The New York Times said Wednesday in its online edition.
Absentee voters in the most populous county of a critical state in the presidential election are complaining about a ballot layout that they say might prompt some people to choose the wrong candidate, or none at all.
Nikola Zigic, attaccante del Racing Santander, &egrave; stato nominato miglior giocatore serbo del 2...
No one will ever confuse Tokyo's Laptop Orchestra with the Duke Ellington or Count Basie orchestras.
A daughter of reality TV star Duane &quot;Dog&quot; Chapman was killed in a car accident late Friday, a day before her father&#039;s wedding, a spokesman said.
The man described as the father of the internet, Vint Cerf, talks about taking it into the stars.
Congress, governors and the secretary of health and human services began negotiations on the future of Medicaid, hoping to control the program's costs.
The lawsuit accuses H.P.\u00c2\u0092s executives and board members of selling $38.9 million in company stock before news of a spying operation was publicly revealed.
WASHINGTON: North Korea has apparently decided against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected nuclear arms programs until after the Nov 2 US presidential election, a senior US official said on Tuesday.
The birth rate among adolescent and  young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the  1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the Centers for Disease  Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a second straight day Wednesday, raising plumes of smoke but doing little to weaken the resolve of militants who firmly control this symbol of Sunni resistance in Iraq...
Speaking to more than 1,000 revved-up supporters in a large gymnasium here, President Bush on Monday called Sen. John F. Kerry&#39;s morning remarks on Iraq
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Heavy fighting is reported in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region after the deaths of two soldiers.
The Bush administration has developed a formal written strategy for Iraq that envisions using a mix of diplomacy and military force to try to wrest control of dozens of key cities from insurgents before planned January elections, a senior administration official said Friday.
Apple today introduced the new iPod, the best digital music player and most popular portable video player in the world. The new iPod features a 60 percent brighter and more vibrant 2.5-inch color display perfect for watching TV shows and now Hollywood movies right in the palm of your hand.
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of controversial Dutch director Theo van Gogh, killed by a suspected Islamic radical in an attack that has shocked traditionally tolerant Dutch society and fueled ethnic tensions.
Monique Currie scored 23 points and top-ranked Duke pulled away for an 87-65 win over Virginia on Friday night, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 14 games.
Switzerland&#39;s Julien Clement is the surprise leader of the Madrid Open golf tournament after carding a 7-under-par 64 on Thursday.
Gerd Schauffelberger introduces a new package today as a part of his work with the pat-tools group - the patI18n package for internationalization.   In lack of a better idea, I founded a new PAT Package: patI18n. So far this package is just a draft and only exists in the SVN repository. As you might guess, patI18n is an abstraction layer for translating issues. Therefore it provides nearly the same interface as the famous GNU Gettext. Still, the actual translation is done by a chain of modules - this way everything is possible and the design stays open to new ideas.   He talks briefly about how it came to be and how it varies from some of the more traditional language translation tools. You can check out the example on his development environment or just use the snv details provided to grab the latest copy.
A car-sized NASA probe zoomed about 126 miles above the rocky, crater-scarred surface of Mercury on Monday, becoming the first spacecraft since 1975 to fly past the closest planet to the sun.
A Chinese villager has been jailed for 10 years for keeping 80,000 yuan ($11,000) in cash he found in a plastic bag at the scene of a car accident, local media reported on Tuesday.
Florida, which held up the results of the  2000 presidential election by more than a month, holds a  primary this week that many regard as a test of the state's  readiness to avoid another fiasco in November.
NATO-led troops struggled Sunday to reach the icy crash site of an Afghan passenger plane that slammed into a mountain peak three days ago with 104 people on board, an official said.
North Korea's official media said on Monday the issue of frozen funds at the centre of a months-long nuclear impasse has been resolved and it will begin implementing a February disarmament deal.
These companies are buying back their shares. Should you join them?
An 81-year-old Rwandan pastor found guilty of genocide is released after serving his sentence.
At least six people die and a number of others are hurt in a bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Quetta.
A meeting of management and players on the N.F.L.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s personal-conduct policy may prove to be the most important session at the scouting combine.
Buffalo Sabres forward Adam Mair was arrested following a bar fight early Tuesday morning.
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South Korean and US military authorities are on alert as North Korea appears to be preparing to test-fire a missile, the Defense Ministry said yesterday.
A car bomb exploded in a busy thoroughfare of eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding 25, an Interior Ministry source and police said.
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, June 9    WASHINGTON -- After a three-month delay, Atlantis finally blasted off Friday on NASA's first space shuttle mission of the year, continuing the construction of the International Space Station.   The shuttle lifted off at 7:38 p.m.
ALBANY, NY A new state Web site allowing consumers to comparison shop for prescription drugs is proving a big hit.
The artificial turf is missing, leaving a concrete floor at barren Olympic Stadium and an even harder truth in Montreal: The Expos are long gone.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Coeur d&#39;Alene Mines Corp., the biggest US silver producer, plans to renew its hostile bid for Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. next week by mailing documents to US and Canadian shareholders.
In northern Italy, a three-day orange-throwing festival honors a legendary tale of civic rebellion.
A campaign to get school children and teenagers out of school to do more sport is announced by Gordon Brown.
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Executives from Symantec on Wednesday strongly criticized Microsoft for locking down access to the Windows kernel in the upcoming Vista, though they stopped short of accusing the company of an antitrust violation.
Vincent Lecavalier's goal 3:45 into overtime earned Canada a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday and a place in the final of the World Cup of Hockey.
A great white shark that killed a teenage surfer off the southern Australian city of Adelaide and has been seen stalking city beaches since the attack will be hunted down and destroyed, authorities said on Friday.
A cease-fire in Sudan's Darfur region  is not holding, with reports of an aerial bombardment and  attacks by rebels, the United Nations said Wednesday.
The newly-appointed head of the Iraqi National Guard in a key province in the so-called Sunni triangle has been arrested by US forces.
Renewed heavy fighting is reported to have broken out Wednesday in the Iraqi city of Najaf between US-led forces and militiamen loyal to radical Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
JB Oxford Holdings Inc., a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based discount brokerage firm, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly allowing tens of thousands of improper trades in more than 600 mutual funds.
Swiss bank UBS said that it expected 2008 to be a difficult year after it unveiled $26.6 billion in new exposure to risky American mortgages.
The Indian government gives final approval for 24 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to be created in the country.
Blaine Baggett, executive manager of NASA&#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory&#39;s office of communications and education, addresses the media during a news conference at JPL in Pasadena, Calif.
Jacques Santini has broken his silence over his departure from Tottenham, blaming his exit on technical director Frank Arnesen. Santini controversially walked out of White Hart Lane last week, citing &quot;personal problems&quot; for his return to France.
U.S. consumers' mood brightened in early January, but was still significantly less optimistic than a year earlier, a report showed on Friday.
SDEROT, Israel  - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets into an Israeli town on Tuesday during a visit by the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, critically wounding one person, witnesses and ambulance workers said.
When MTV: Music Television debuted  on August 1, 1981, many media experts felt it was doomed.
A report criticises the rules governing which elderly and disabled people are entitled to social care in England.
Jon Scieszka, the author of witty and subversive children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favorites, is to be named the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first national ambassador for young people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s literature.
The international Cassini spacecraft spotted a nearly mile-high mountain range shrouded in hazy clouds on Saturn's giant moon Titan, scientists reported Tuesday.
Experts from 16 of the largest economies are in Hawaii for the second in the series of President Bush's climate talks.
Oil futures stabilized Thursday after a jump in prices the previous day that reflected a drop in US crude and heating oil stocks even as demand was rising with cold weather spreading across the US Northeast and Midwest.
Fresh predictions for the prison population suggest government building plans may not provide enough cells for inmates.
This ultraslim machine masquerades as a small, sturdy laptop, but turn it 90 degrees and it becomes a booklike tablet computer.
Tehran has agreed to a plan to clear up questions on its nuclear programme, the UN's nuclear watchdog says.
Risultati della 14/a giornata del campionato di serie A1 femminile di basket.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Monday  issued its first formal profit warning in almost a decade,  saying earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts  due to higher marketing spending, sending its shares down 11  percent to a four-year low.
VANCOUVER - The Canadian government has ordered 145,000 extra doses of flu vaccine from ID Biomedical, expected to be delivered sometime next week.
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10:12 pm: This is it. If the Red Sox are ever going to do something, it&#39;s got to be now. It&#39;s the bottom of the fifth inning in Game 4. Two outs.
FALLUJAH, Iraq : Seven US marines and three Iraqi national guards were killed in the deadliest anti-coalition attack in months, as Iraqi officials sheepishly retracted claims Saddam&#39;s deputy had been captured.
Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian women Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova moved into the semifinals at the $585,000 Advanta Championships with victories on Friday.
The UN says government air strikes on rebel-held territory in northern Ivory Coast is a \
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Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.
WASHINGTON - The US Agriculture Department said Thursday they may have found a second case of mad cow disease, although early screening test were &quot;inconclusive.
Oggi il CdM riunito per ok a testo definitivo decreto
Doctors and their patients continue to face problems with a program designed to limit use of an acne medication that can cause birth defects if taken by pregnant women, a dermatology group said Monday.
Gerald Boyd, a prominent American black journalist and former managing editor of The New York Times who was forced to resign after a young reporter under his leadership was involved in a plagiarism scandal, has died. He was 56.
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Sept. 6, 2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0094The damage report isn&#39;t even complete, much less an understanding of the impact Hurricane Frances will have on NASA&#39;s wallet and scheduled return of the shuttle fleet to flight.
Per il big dei dentifrici vendite +10% nel quarto trimestre
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes swept across the Southern United States and killed at least 17 people across three states, ripping up a hospital and a high school, CNN and Fox News reported on Friday.
The European Union extended sanctions on Zimbabwe for another year on Monday including an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on President Robert Mugabe and other top officials.
A cigarette with that Chianti? No more &#151; at least not in most of Italy's restaurants and bars, starting next month.
The popularity of the iPhone is defying Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attempt to slowly introduce it in new markets.
The new U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, warned on Saturday that failure to stabilize the country would condemn Iraq to continued civil strife.
Stadio vietato ai tifosi del Foggia per la sfida di domenica prossima in Campania contro la Cavese. ...
CEO asserts the future of software development will not be found in the open-source or proprietary models.
President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of a partial cabinet sparked more violence in Kenya overnight as the African Union began talks on Wednesday to end post-election turmoil that has killed around 500 people.
The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as  the new CIA director on Wednesday amid growing momentum for  intelligence reform, constant terrorism threats and a  persistent insurgency in Iraq.
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Georgia's presidential election was broadly free and fair but had shortcomings, international observers say.
Russia's constitutional court examines the legality of the language law forcing ethnic groups to use the Cyrillic script.
France&#39;s Socialist opposition voted to back the European Union constitution, lending support to party leader Francois Hollande and President Jacques Chirac.
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Power canceled a weekend visit to Greece on Saturday, just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march.
The year has so far been abysmally short of talented directors. But all that is about to change.
Britain strengthened its advice to travellers to Pakistan Friday, warning against \
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GRAND CANYON, Arizona  - Maryellen Fleming-Hoffman manages a gift store on the plunging rim of the Grand Canyon, where visitors come to marvel at one of the world's greatest attractions.
Kenya's first lady slapped an official after he introduced her using the name of President Mwai Kibaki's second - and unacknowledged - wife
Aircraft refuellers at Heathrow Airport have vowed to push ahead with strike plans this weekend, potentially disrupting flights, after last-ditch pay talks collapsed, their union says.
The mortgage lending crisis deepened  on Tuesday, as Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc  said it will  quit most lending activities, while Accredited Home Lenders  Holding Co  posted a big quarterly loss and said its  survival remained in doubt.
World's largest mammal is regarded as a delicacy in Japan, but seen as a cause in the West.
G14 chairman David Dein has confirmed that the grouping of elite European clubs will support Newcastle's bid for compensation for Michael Owen's knee injury suffered in the World Cup.
Raiuno vince prima e seconda serata e intera giornata
Eradicating Afghanistan's   surging opium production and weaning poor farmers from growing   the raw material for heroin will take at least 10 to 15 years,   the country's president said on Thursday.
European stock markets have risen as investors reacted to a series of newspaper reports suggesting possible takeover deals.
Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson has admitted he tried to trade Kobe Bryant during his time in charge of the team. Jackson, who took the Lakers to three NBA titles, adding to the six he won with Chicago, reveals
Apple said it would bring the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain in line with those on the Continent to settle an antitrust case.
Players feel that the government violated a promise of confidentiality, the key to the acceptance of any steroids testing program.
The militant group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a gruesome video on a Web site Monday showing the decapitation of a man identified as American civil engineer
A senior member of Turkey&#39;s ruling party has said a proposed draft law to criminalize adultery has in essence been abandoned. &quot;Will there be a proposal (to criminalize adultery)?
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is appearing in adverts encouraging young people to vote in the US elections.
NATO forces in Afghanistan on Thursday said Taliban fire may have brought down its military helicopter in which the alliance says seven soldiers were killed, but the Taliban say 35.
U.S. President George W. Bush arrives in Israel on Wednesday aiming to boost efforts to achieve a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians before he leaves office in a year.
A fresh US air strike on the Iraqi town of Falluja has killed nine people, including three children. Police and medical sources said two houses were destroyed when a US fighter jet fired two missiles late
Teen retailer Aeropostale Inc.  reported a 62 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by improved sales and a higher gross margin.
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Ogni anno muoiono di fame 5 milioni di bambini. E&#39; il tragico bilancio del rapporto annuale della Fao sulla fame nel mondo, &quot;La situazione mondiale dell&#39;insicurezza alimentare 2004&quot;. &quot;Ogni anno nel mondo in
In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton rejoins the health care debate in earnest Monday with a plan to expand coverage. Positions of other presidential candidates:
NEW DELHI : India&#39;s most wanted criminal, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, has been shot dead after driving into a police trap. Veerapan, who has been accused of more than 100
Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health use a video game to help determine the link between the hippocampus and depression. In Game|Life.
Genentech Inc.  said on  Tuesday second-quarter net income rose 79 percent on higher  demand for cancer medicines and raised its full-year forecast,  but its stock fell as sales of colon cancer drug Avastin  disappointed investors.
Right-hander Brett Myers agreed to a $25.75 million, three-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, avoiding arbitration.
InfoWorld - Complaints about the speed of the network that&#160;Apple&#39;s new iPhone&#160;connects to points to the need for a new broadband wireless network in the U.S., said a businessman proposing one.
Perdendo dalla giapponese Akiko Morigami in due set con il punteggio di 6-4, 6-0, Alberta Brianti &e...
A federal trial began today in Atlanta over evolution disclaimers in Cobb County schools. A group of parents backed by the ACLU argue that the disclaimers in science biology textbooks are a government endorsement of religion.
Thanks to a variety of unforeseen circumstances over the past few days, Red Sox manager Terry Francona has gone from mere lineup crafter to juggler.
NEW YORK  - Mothers with low levels of  vitamin B12 in their blood are at increased risk of having an  infant with spina bifida -- a birth defect in which the spinal  cord fails to form properly, Dutch researchers report.
Their dominant performance in the Orange Bowl left the Trojans talking about a dynasty, with Southern Cal having won 22 consecutive games and 33 of its past 34.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday named former top trade negotiator Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank, and the nominee called on bank members to move past divisions and \
EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said Serbia was close Monday to achieving full cooperation with the UN war crimes court and expressed support for signing a trade and aid pact with Belgrade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
Arsene Wenger defends his decision to pick an entirely foreign squad in the win against Crystal Palace.
The husband of a woman accused of strangling a pregnant mother and taking her baby said yesterday he had had no idea the child was not his.
Stocks jumped on Thursday, boosted by a brokerage recommendation of General Motors Corp.  and news of a 50 percent dividend increase from McDonald's Corp. .
U.S. food safety authorities extended a recall of peanut butter linked to a salmonella outbreak to include products bought as early as October 2004.
The EU is set to unveil controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe.
Playbill - Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in the Musical Theater announced its programs for the 2007 Goodspeed Musical Theatre Institute, including the second annual Goodspeed Festival of New Artists.
The Cassini spacecraft&#39;s close flyby of Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan this week revealed clouds that will give clues to its weather, but the pass left scientists still puzzled about its surface.
Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85 triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.
China does not plan another anti-satellite test, its defence minister was quoted as saying, a month after Beijing became the third country to shoot down an object in space.
Guatemalan academics will create a university dedicated to rescuing and developing the ancient knowledge of the country's majority Mayan cultures, the nation's president said Friday.
You'd have pretexted it HP - which faces US federal and state investigations for spying on board members and journalists - is co-sponsoring an award for \
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery Thursday night, and strong winds could delay another attempt for a day or two.
A watchdog group asked the Justice Department on Thursday to investigate whether a congressman broke the law by not paying taxes and using his office's resources for campaign activities.
Ministers are braced for a potential backbench rebellion over plans to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent.
U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan are likely to remain steady, at about 21,000, at least until next February, the top U.S. general there said Thursday, echoing earlier comments about forces in Iraq.
Singaporean leader Lee Hsien Loong criticized Taiwan because he was under &quot;tremendous pressure&quot; to patch up relations with Beijing, Taiwan&#39;s foreign minister said Monday _ a day after Lee warned he wouldn&#39;t support the island if it sparked a war with China
Gordon Brown wants to extend terror detention but No 10 plays down reports he will push for 56 days.
The hooded killers of the Chadian  president&#39;s son were filmed on video surveillance cameras in  the underground car park in France where his body was found, a  judicial source said on Tuesday.
BESLAN, Russia  - At least 100,000 people are  expected to attend a Moscow rally on Tuesday to denounce  terrorism, bolstering President Vladimir Putin against critics  over last week's hostage bloodbath.
CAMP PENDLETON, California President George W. Bush made an emotional visit to the Marine base that has been home to nearly a sixth of all the US troops killed in Iraq.
SCREEN siren Catherine Zeta-Jones was last night recovering from a brazen attack by Mexican bandits who tried to kidnap her. The wife of actor Michael Douglas, and mother-of-two, was the target of a heavily
British rock group Arctic Monkeys are to be one of the main draws at the Benicassim festival in Spain this summer.
ATHENS - Hu Jia, Olympic silver medallist in 2000, went one better to win the men&#39;s platform crown and bring China six of the eight diving titles.
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, last week suggested reforms to the way the EU calculates population, a figure that determines how much power a country wields in Brussels.
Insiders at some of the most devastated companies are buying shares. Should you do so, too?
Dopo le insistenti voci di questo pomeriggio, la Honda smentisce un suo coinvolgimento nella vicenda...
After getting edged for its first Rose Bowl berth in 46 years, fourth-ranked California had hoped to end its season on a high note but instead played poorly in a 45-31 loss to No.
Labour leaders at five General Motors   Europe GM.N plants will not enter in a contest to make the   next-generation Astra compact until the carmaker agrees job   security steps, its works council head said on Wednesday.
Crude oil futures fell for a third day as Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the US, increased shipments to tankers for the first time in two weeks.
Media & professional: Inquiry into ITV deal will include investigation of link between BSkyB and rest of media empire.
NEW YORK/BOSTON  - Mohamed El-Erian, the highly regarded emerging markets specialist who manages Harvard University's $34.9 billion endowment, on Tuesday said he is resigning from the job after less than two years to return to bond-fund giant PIMCO as co-chief executive.
The daring theft of Edvard Munch&#39;s masterpiece &quot;The Scream&quot; has left the international art world in a state of shock.
Muslim clerics at a leading seminary in India have asked people to refrain from using verses from the Quran as ringtones for their mobile phones, saying the practice was un-Islamic.
An Israeli film that sparked a  diplomatic row with Egypt suggests an Israeli army pursuit of  retreating Egyptians in the 1967 war was unnecessary but does  not say Israeli troops may have killed prisoners.
Bloomberg - Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson, treated for cancer three years ago, will always face the risk that the disease will return, doctors say.
The retrial of 16 Hindus charged with the murder of 12 Muslims in the Gujarat riots of 2002 opens in Mumbai.
Women are increasingly breaking though the glass ceiling to get seats on company boards but only to find themselves teetering on the edge of the glass cliff, a leading psychologist said on Monday.
Royals 10, Rangers 2 At Kansas City, Calvin Pickering drove in six runs with a grand slam and a two-run home run yesterday in his first major-league appearance in almost three years to
At a hearing next week, a panel plans to ask Homeland Security officials to explain how a move to expand use of powerful surveillance tools will jibe with Americans' privacy rights.
Brahim Hemdani scored a late equaliser for Rangers to secure a 1-1 draw at home to Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.
Incarica Citigroup e Morgan Stanley di preparare Ipo
NORTHEASTERN STATION, Russia  - When Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev died and the Communist propaganda machine organized a mass outpouring of grief, Sergei Zimov hardly noticed.
Mille agenti delle forze dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099ordine nelle strade di Secondigliano. L\u00e2\u0080\u0099operazione scatta all\u00e2\u0080\u0099alba: setacciate centinaia di case, mentre i vigili del fuoco abbattevano cancelli, inferriate e costruzioni poste a protezione dei \u00c2\u00abfortini\u00c2\u00bb dei clan.
English soccer star David Beckham is struggling to find a suitable mansion in his future hometown of Los Angeles after he and his wife reportedly looked at more than 20 homes in the $18 million to $30 million range, the Los Angeles Times said on Sunday.
The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (SGPC) claimed an anti-US bombing attack that left one dead and nine wounded, including eight foreigners, at Bouchaoui west of Algiers on Sunday.
The Colorado Rockies are hoping the Coors Field effect will help inspire them against the Boston Red Sox this weekend in the 2007 World Series.
Ruini, non ci soddisfano misure Finanziaria per le famiglie
U.S. retailers will close stores and  reduce square-footage growth plans this year to offset slowing  sales, slumping stock prices, a saturated market and a penny  conscious shopper, analysts said on Sunday.
Aamir Khan started the trend. And today you have almost every actor exercising restraint, choosing to do one or two films a year. The idea is to pick and choose quality projects and give your best to it.
Produzione, Rai e Zingaretti lavorano a nuovi episodi
Delta Air Lines Inc. and its pilots' union recessed talks Sunday without reaching an agreement on pay cuts that the company says are crucial to its effort to avoid bankruptcy.
By TOM GORDON SCOTTISH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT  A COMPANY hoping to transfer millions of tonnes of crude oil in the Firth of Forth yesterday admitted being a party in the spillage of 35,000 gallons of oil in 1995.
UNITED NATIONS -- Most international specialists assessing the fairness of Iraq's elections will monitor the Jan. 30 vote from the safety of neighboring Jordan, but a few observers will head to Baghdad and perhaps other Iraqi cities if security permits, UN and other officials said yesterday.
Democrats seized on new government data released Thursday showing that the number of people in the United States living in poverty and the number of uninsured increased for the
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order to pension consulting firm Callan Associates, citing incomplete disclosure of a conflict of interest, according to a document on the agency's Website.
Armoured vehicles massed on Gaza&#39;s border Friday after Israel&#39;s security cabinet approved a large-scale military operation - dubbed Days of Penitence - to stop Palestinian rocket fire.
Allo stadio dei Marmi di Roma spettacolo per 1.200 bambini
Iowa could make or break a Democratic candidate on Thursday. The question is, who?
CANBERRA: Australia deported its highest-profile family of asylum seekers to Pakistan in the pre-dawn hours on Thursday, ending a long battle for sanctuary that has turned the Bakhtiari family into a symbol of Canberra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stern policy on refugees.
LONDON Aug. 29, 2004 - Real Madrid soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria are expecting their third child in March, the couple announced Sunday.
Elvis Presley fans around the world prepare to mark the singer's 70th birthday with concerts and conventions.
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The Nationwide and Portman building societies are to merge, creating a mutual body with assets of more than \u00c2\u00a3150bn.
When you light your sparklers and paper volcanoes this Fourth of July, you can be almost certain they were made in China. But unlike some brands of seafood, toys, tires or toothpaste, these Chinese products shouldn't be cause for alarm.
All weekend, drivers who were headed anywhere near the World Bank and International Monetary Fund headquarters found themselves at newly erected concrete barricades.
About 39,400 laser printers made by  Lexmark International Inc. LXK.N and sold by IBM IBM.N and  Dell Inc. DELL.O are being recalled in the United States  because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer  Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
China is willing to promote flexibility of its currency, but it will keep the yuan \
You could see it in his face and the way he spoke: Barry Bonds had a good time in Boston.
Elderly and ill blacks in the United States are more likely to live in poor-quality nursing homes, researchers said on Tuesday in a study that shows clear patterns of segregation persist.
The city prosecutor who condemned Paris Hilton's early release from jail as celebrity favoritism is now under fire for a case of special treatment closer to home -- acknowledging his wife was wanted for arrest for nine years.
The UN humanitarian director in south Darfur has been ordered to leave the region by the state governor.
Palermo - Si aggiunge un nuovo capitolo nell&#39;ingarbugliata inchiesta sulla sparizione della piccola Denise Pipitone, la bambina di quattro anni di Mazara del Vallo (Trapani) scomparsa da via La Bruna lo scorso primo settembre.
A chartered bus coming from Mexico veered off a highway early Wednesday and overturned, killing one passenger and injuring dozens of others, at least six of them critically, authorities said.
E' un marocchino privo del permesso di soggiorno
About 20 or 30 Iraqis were kidnapped by armed men wearing outdated Iraqi National Police uniforms in a central Baghdad shopping area Thursday morning, according to an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry.
Five of the country\u00c2\u0092s largest snack food producers said they would start providing more nutritious foods to schools in an effort to fight childhood obesity.
Argentina beat Paraguay 1-0 in the men&#39;s soccer final to win the nation&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in 52 years. It may get a second today in basketball.
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has proposed rejecting a request that cable companies be required to carry all the digital signals offered by a broadcast television station, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Baltimore Ravens&#39; running back Jamal Lewis has agreed to plead guilty to a charge in connection with his federal drug conspiracy case, an aide to the presiding judge said Tuesday.
Prince William takes part in manoeuvres on a visit to Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde.
A former US Marine on the run in Britain was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for murdering a policeman as officers carried out a routine check on a stolen car.
US-led forces in the east of Afghanistan have begun a major offensive against the Taleban, military officials say.
The first class to graduate is looking to break into the fast-growing world of graphic novels and comics.
Israeli-Palestinian talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended on Monday with a vague promise to meet again and little sign of progress on reviving long-stalled peace moves.
Columnist Katherine Spencer Lee offers some guidelines for what to do next when you've been passed over for that promotion.
Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Readers in Greece have sent in photos of forest across the country.
There is great excitement in the Balkan state as its people prepare to welcome world leaders, reports Laura Sheeter.
Researchers say that coastal landscapes somewhat disturbed by development can often still adequately perform \u00e2\u0080\u009cservices\u00e2\u0080\u009d like storm protection.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cNo Country For Old Men,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cThere Will Be Blood\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cMichael Clayton\u00e2\u0080\u009d are among the leading nominees.
Britain and Ireland urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to a power sharing government after the province's main Protestant and Catholic parties dominated assembly elections this week.
Brownwood Bulletin. &quot;Check 21,&quot; a federal law allowing the nation&#39;s banks to more efficiently process paper checks electronically, went into effect Thursday, but three Brownwood bankers said
More than 90,000 people from eight Eastern European nations which joined the European Union on May 1 have registered to work in Britain following that date, government figures showed.
Ford Motor Co. F.N will begin  offering Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O as a factory-installed  option in up to 1 million vehicles over two years beginning  this summer, the companies said on Tuesday.
InfoWorld - It&#8217;s like the browser wars all over again: Two vendors are battling to win the hearts, minds, and debit cards of users and developers. The browser wars were really platform wars, based on the assumption that the browser would be the nexus through which users would access data inside and outside their company&#8217;s walls. The battle hymn is sounding once more, only this time it&#8217;s a ring tone. I&#8217;ll get to the connection between the browser wars and the enterprise mobility race at the end.
Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  YHOO.O on Tuesday posted a jump in quarterly profit fueled by  online advertising revenue and the sale of an investment.
An Italian judge backs the right of a young Pakistani couple to get married over the phone.
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight resigned Monday and his son Pat will take over the program. A spokesman for athletic director Gerald Myers confirmed the resignation.
The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.
Yahoo Mobile can obtain localized search results, make calls from the results page, and obtain images. Shortcuts offer quick access to information, such as weather, stock quotes, sport scores and flight information.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada&#39;s premiers have presented a counter-proposal that asks Prime Minister Paul Martin to shell out $5.3 billion a year in new health-care money.
By George B. Sanchez, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Jun. 19--Parents want to monitor their students' progress online, and staff members want an improved computer network, according to the results of an online survey conducted by Tucson's largest school district.
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LUXOR, Egypt -- A team of researchers briefly removed King Tut's mummy from its tomb yesterday and laid bare his bones for a CT scan that could solve an enduring mystery: Was it murder or natural causes that killed Egypt's boy pharaoh 3,000 years ago?
At least six people have been killed and 20 hurt in a suicide bombing in south Afghanistan, Nato-led forces say.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Starwin Media Holdings Inc.  today announced that the Company has signed an agreement with A&A Art Center to co-organize Dai Yuqiang Concert on March 17, 2007 at Pasadena Civic Auditorium.  Mr.
From soaring heights to missed opportunities, the feel-good ride of the United States track and field team hit a couple of potholes last night even
With Wall Street itching for an end-of-the-year surge but still somewhat nervous about consumer spending, Americans' shopping patterns in the last hours before Christmas could make or break a \
KABUL, Afghanistan - Vote counting in Afghanistan's presidential election got under way Thursday, five days after a landmark vote meant to cement a new era of stability after more than two decades of strife.    A top election official said about three-quarters of the 10.5 milion Afghans who registered for the election turned out to vote - despite threats of violence...
A ring of soldiers cordoned off central Tbilisi on Thursday after Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency and shut down independent media to quash six days of anti-government protests.
Several loud blasts believed to be caused by a meteor shower have echoed across the Indonesian capital Jakarta and nearby towns, startling residents who reported seeing flying objects in the sky.
Hollinger International, the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times, Tuesday released findings of an internal audit following the disclosure last June that the newspaper&#39;s circulation had been inflated by more than 20 percent.
GRANT WHARINGTON broke down and wept late yesterday when he flew to his abandoned $4million super-maxi Skandia in Bass Strait and discovered it was floating upside down.
By Amelia Nielson-Stowell Deseret Morning News  SANDY -- In the first City Council meeting since a Major League Soccer stadium was approved for construction in their city, Sandy officials wasted no time Tuesday night in planning for the future soccer mecca.
Saying it wants to protect user privacy, TorrentSpy said Monday that it will no longer allow visitors from the United States to use the site.
Intel&#39;s Classmate PC isn&#39;t just for students anymore. HCL Infosystems plans to sell a version of the Classmate PC to consumers and businesses in India who want a rugged, low-cost laptop.Priced at 13,990 rupees ($356), HCL&#39;s MiLeap X laptop uses the same beefy case as the Classmate PC. But HCL -- which&#160;signed an agreement with Intel&#160;last year to produce the Classmate PC -- insists there is very little in common between the two computers.&quot;It is a totally different product,&quot; said George Paul, executive vice president at HCL Infosystems.The specifications of the MiLeap X suggest otherwise. Both computers have a 7-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) screen with 800-pixel by 480-pixel resolution, a 900MHz Celeron M processor, Wi-Fi, and 2GB of flash memory for storage instead of a hard drive. They also use the same chip set, Intel&#39;s 915GMS.The main difference between the MiLeap X and the Classmate PC appears to be a minor aesthetic change: The MiLeap X&#39;s vinyl cover more closely resembles a business folio than the blue covers typically found on the Classmate PC. The MiLeap X also comes with HCL&#39;s logo emblazoned below the display.Paul acknowledged the MiLeap X can be considered a &quot;derivative&quot; of the Classmate PC since both computers use similar technologies, but said significant differences exist between the two products. He did not specify what those differences are.Nor Badron, an Intel spokesman, confirmed the MiLeap X is based on the Classmate PC.The basic Classmate PC systems are supplied by Intel and manufacturers such as HCL configure the computers and install software to meet the needs of their customers, Badron said, adding that Intel was &quot;extremely supportive&quot; of HCL&#39;s plans to develop a Classmate PC version for consumers and business users.The MiLeap X gives HCL a start in the low-cost laptop segment, where most computer makers have yet to release products. &quot;It&#39;s a quick and easy way of getting into that market,&quot; said Bryan Ma, director of personal systems research at IDC Asia-Pacific.The MiLeap X, which runs a version of the Linux operating system, will go on sale in India on Jan. 26.Developed in response to the&#160;One Laptop Per Child Project&#39;s low-cost laptop efforts, Classmate PC was designed for schools in developing countries. The computers were not originally meant to be sold to the general public, largely over fears within Intel that the low-cost laptops would cut into the company&#39;s gross margin.Last year, Taiwan&#39;s Asustek was the first to crack open the door for wider Classmate PC sales with the&#160;introduction of its Eee PC, which uses many of the same components. Intel expected Asustek to announce a version of the Classmate PC for education customers, but the Taiwanese hardware maker instead declared the Eee PC, which uses the same processor and components as the Classmate PC, would be sold to consumers.Intel has since embraced low-cost laptops as a product segment, despite continued resistance from some executives inside the company. The company&#39;s focus on that market will intensify later this year with the release of Silverthorne, a low-cost, energy efficient processor that will appear in a number of low-cost laptops currently under development.(John Ribeiro, in Bangalore, contributed to this report.)&#160;
Democrats stepped up pressure on Thursday for President George W. Bush to halt his Iraq troop buildup, and the president warned Congress against undercutting his military strategy.
PARIS  --  Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. overcame shareholder misgivings to win firm backing Thursday for their $10.7 billion tie-up to create a major global telecommunications equipment maker.
Due i posticipi della 27/a giornata di premier league. L'Arsenal ha battuto in rimonta 2-1 il Wigan ...
Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83.
Authorities on Monday arrested a fifth man suspected of being involved in a series of arson fires in suburban Washington, a law enforcement source said.
BEIJING, July 10 -- China's trade surplus with the rest of the world jumped to a record $26.9 billion in June, despite recent threats from Congress that it would impose punitive measures to control the trade imbalance between China and the United States.
An assembly minister repeats her disappointment at the lack of a review of housing sex offenders at Prescoed open jail.
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Dal prossimo giugno il personale delle amministrazioni pubbliche, in possesso di caselle di posta elettronica fornite dall&#39;amministrazione, potranno ricevere la busta paga per via telematica. Questo quanto
The rumor mill had been churning for weeks, so Apple chief Steve Jobs's announcement yesterday that the company is releasing a sub-&#36;100 iPod model and a budget-friendly Macintosh was hardly a surprise.
Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II called for the European Union to bridge differences between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a US-sponsored peace conference in talks on Sunday with visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi.
Wiring woes continue The wiring problems which earlier this year forced Airbus parent company EADS to delay delivery of its A380 by six months continue to plague the roll-out programme.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Listen up Microsoft is turning to the telecoms sector for leadership of its global services operations in the wake of veteran Rick Devenuti's departure.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Optimism amongst executives in Britain&#39;s service sector soured in early August on rising interest rates and soaring oil prices, a Confederation of British Industry report says.
People around the world marked World AIDS Day by focussing on the need to protect women and young girls, as Canada announced $105 million in new funding for the cause.
Casini: Prodi non finga di avere la maggioranza
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge held a reporter in contempt yesterday for refusing to divulge confidential sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer&#39;s identity.
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Geoff McArthur caught two of Aaron Rodgers's career-high four touchdown passes, and eighth-ranked California racked up 550 total yards in a 45-28 victory over UCLA yesterday.
Bankrupt US Airways is giving flight attendants, machinists and passenger service workers three weeks to reach consensual cost-cutting pacts before the airline asks
Eight months after their contract expired, London&#39;s outside workers remain without a new deal. Contract talks are not scheduled and none have been held since June when new city manager Jeff Fielding arrived
The UN says it is \
President Bush may be pushing hard for Congress to give him line-item veto power to remove wasteful spending from the bills it passes, but the idea seems to be sinking on Capitol Hill.
A general strike in Nigeria has made it  easier to reach and vaccinate 35 million children in the  country against polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) said  Tuesday.
By Lancaster New Era, Pa.  Jan. 29--A local company is offering a way for users to fill portable  video players -- such as an iPod -- with unlimited amounts of video without  paying extra fees.
An Army helicopter clipped a wire on a television transmission tower and crashed Thursday, killing four members of an elite combat unit on a training mission, officials said.
Derick Rethans briefly mentions on his blog today that he will be speaking at this year's Vancouver PHP Conference, giving his XDebug and eZ components talks.   The Vancouver PHP Conference is one of my favourites because of it's nice atmosphere and stupidly low entrance fee that lowers the bar for attendees to come and visit. There is a whole bunch of interesting talks and I hope to see you in Vancouver!   The Vancouver PHP Conference is happening February 12th and 13th at the UBC Downtown Campus and the entrance fee is $150 CDN (around $126 USD). Registration is still open so get over and reserve your spot today to hear great speakers like Derick, Andrei Zmievski, and Rasmus Lerdorf.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 -- Iraq's Shiite Muslim parties and the religious leadership headed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Saturday rejected a demand by other communities for a delay in nationwide elections scheduled for Jan. 30, in an escalating dispute that magnifies the country's ethnic and sectarian fault lines.
Barack Obama has surged past Hillary  Clinton to open a big national lead in the Democratic  presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released  on Wednesday.
An Ontario court approved Air Canada&#39;s restructuring plan today, while one of Canada&#39;s major banks sold off its debt in the airline.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Reggina, con il tecnico Ulivieri che ha fatto svolgere un lavoro pr...
MEDICINE HAT, Alberta  - A 13-year-old Canadian, angry over being grounded, plotted with her adult boyfriend to murder her family, and stabbed her little brother herself during the killing spree, the prosecutor in the case said on Friday.
Kevin Lackey is eager to take what he's learned in the Marine Reserves into war in Iraq. Theresa Lackey can't bear to watch the news, for fear she'll see soldiers searching for the enemy in houses pockmarked by bullet holes &#151; the kind of work her son has been training for.
New Bagle worm poses as 'joke' message
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc said  on Monday it has settled a lawsuit filed by Universal Music  Group against XM Satellite's portable \
Defence firm BAE is to sell its 20% stake in plane firm Airbus to EADS for \u00c2\u00a31.87bn.
The head of the Senate Finance Committee called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to launch a probe of allegations that the US Food and Drug Administration went out of its way to discredit a whistleblower.
Internet portal Yahoo has launched a personalization feature in its search engine in an effort to counter Google&#39;s ever-rising popularity.
After a childhood of neglect, J T LeRoy is wrapped in the embrace of an entourage.
Often when the dust settles on a Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, the hard work is done and the winner can expect to roll over the Republican in the fall. Not this time.
The biggest takeover battle in banking history gets even bigger as Asia enters the fight for ABN Amro
A NASA spacecraft found seven possible cave entrances on Mars, triggering interest in hunting for other caverns that might be hiding life on the Red Planet, the US space agency said Friday.
From his house on the side of Mount Nittany in central Pennsylvania, Dennis Onkotz has a view of Beaver Stadium, the place he called home back in the late 1960s. Back then, he was yet another blue-chip linebacker playing for Joe Paterno at Penn State. Back then, the Nittany Lions were one of the country's elite teams, as solid, strong, ...
Una ferma condanna agli atti di terrorismo arriva dalle parole di Giovanni Paolo II, pronunciate oggi durante l&#39;&#39;Angelus Domini&#39;, recitato nel cortile interno del Palazzo Apostolico di Castel Gandolfo: &#39;&#39;In quest&#39;alba del terzo millennio -ha detto il Papa
The chairman of Lowe&#39;s Cos. Inc.  , the second-largest U.S. home improvement retailer,  warned on Tuesday that problems in the subprime mortgage sector  may hurt its business in some areas.
BAGDAD, 19 set - Sono oltre cento le persone sinora sequestrate in Iraq per spingere le forze straniere a ritirarsi dal Paese o minare la sua ricostruzione. Gli ostaggi minacciati, uccisi, liberati e riusciti
OLYMPIA  Amid the olive trees and just past the ancient ruins, on a hillside bathed in an unrelenting Mediterranean sun, 15,000 spectators from around the world converged on this little town to watch 12 men and 12 women compete in the shot put at the ...
The meeting of the N.H.L. board of governors scheduled for next Friday in New York was canceled with little explanation.
La Commissione giudicante della federbasket (Fip) si riunir&agrave; domani alle 15 per esaminare i d...
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER will shrug off his high-speed testing crash at Monza when he attempts to give Ferrari fanatics yet another reason to celebrate in this weekend&#39;s Italian Grand Prix.
World powers agreed on Monday to work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear program but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.
Suspected separatists bombed a crowded market, a tea plantation and other sites today, killing seven people in a second day of explosions and gun attacks that have left at least 57 dead and more than 100 wounded in northeast India.
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble drew flak Monday for considering a security policy that would allow the indefinite detention and &quot;targeted killing&quot; of terror suspects.
On Saturday, a new form of social activism will go live on the net. John Borland reports from Berlin.
After years of futile attempts at replacing the defective gene that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy, researchers are now more intent on overriding the gene.
Il 9% sara' ripartito tra soci del patto e Benetton
A Milan court today acquitted Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges - a major victory in the billionaire business baron\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decade-long battle with legal woes he blamed on left-wing prosecutors.
President Bush on Friday nominated a senior Treasury Department official to be the next US Energy Secretary, a surprise choice of a former chemical engineer with relatively little energy experience.
German authorities were able to pin a burglary committed in April on a suspected serial thief after he left a half-eaten slice of salami carrying a sliver of his DNA at a crime scene, police said on Thursday.
Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
La Romania ha battuto l'Albania 2-0 (0-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europeo d...
Republican president candidate Mitt Romney, who denied every pardon or commutation during his term as Massachusetts governor, said Thursday a pardon for former White House aide I. Lewis \
An innovative navigation system uses optical signals from hospital lights to guide patients with traumatic brain injuries around hospitals.
IL MESSAGGIO. Le parole inviate dal Papa alla cerimonia per il 60\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario della liberazione di Auschwitz                                            &quot;Ho pregato  su ogni lapide&quot;                                                                                     di GIOVANNI PAOLO II
Missouri will allow members of the military stationed overseas to return absentee ballots via e-mail, raising concerns from Internet security experts about fraud and ballot secrecy.
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Posters plastered on walls of the capital and songs blaring from cars and loudspeakers proclaimed \
Recalls of listeria-contaminated foods have dropped, but some are still at risk.
Top virologists called on Monday for a greater effort in developing effective vaccines against a potential flu pandemic and warned that all contingency plans would be in vain without them.
By Kate Magee  Brands2Life is to help launch professional networking site Vidaeo in the UK.   Vidaeo is already established in a number of European countries, with more than a million members on the Continent.
She has persuaded her father that wrestling is worthy of her time and her passion. The conversion took years, but it is now complete.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Random House Inc. has made excerpts from books by Toni Morrison, Calvin Trillin and thousands of others available online as publishers continue their push to sell more books through the Internet.
ROMA, 16 DICEMBRE 2004 - &#39;&#39;Altro che stangata&#39;&#39;. La pressione tributaria nel 2005 in senso stretto &#39;&#39;scende dal 28,6% al 28% del pil&#39;&#39;. E&#39; quanto afferma il ministro dell&#39;Economia, Domenico Siniscalco, nella
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is linked to low birth weights, according to a Norwegian study.
CHICAGO - United Airlines would be within its rights to terminate its employee pension plans but hasn't yet decided to do so, an attorney for the carrier said Friday, as two unions urged a judge to block a financing plan they say is predicated on the airline halting fund contributions.    The hearing came a day after the release of court papers in which United warned it \
By DAVE CARPENTER    NORTHFIELD, Ill.  -- These are the times that try cookie makers' sales...
The global mobile phone market is set to  grow to 2 billion subscribers by the end of 2005, fueled by  strong demand from developing economies in Asia and Latin  America, Deloitte & Touche said on Tuesday.
RICHMOND, Feb. 12 -- Dominion Virginia Power has decided to build its new high-voltage transmission line along the path of existing electric cables in Northern Virginia's outer suburbs, sources said Monday night, bypassing pristine land where opposition to the company's plans has been fiercest.
Longtime Met Al Leiter signed a one-year deal with the Marlins on Wednesday, choosing Florida over the Yankees, who had hoped to acquire the veteran lefty.
Chicago Tribune - For years, farm workers have streamed to these fields from Mexico to toil among the blueberry bushes. Under the searing sun, they grimly load trucks with buckets of fruit for little more than the minimum wage.
Michael Crichton: Give Michael Crichton a millimeter, and he'll take a mile.
Long queues are reported at Nigerian petrol stations as the main unions look set to call a strike over fuel price rises.
Floodwaters in Haiti are starting to recede as aid agencies struggle to bring relief to thousands of people in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne.
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The government agrees to the building of a road between Bexhill and Hastings that has been opposed by green campaigners.
A&E departments in England are on course to meet a four-hour waiting time target, a report says.
Native Americans have known about the therapeutic powers of \
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, who has  not had a hit film in years, struck gold at the North American  box office on Sunday with his new adventure movie \
The Rangers rely on Henrik Lundqvist to lock things down on defense. They just never counted on Nigel Dawes to supply all the offense.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Impact will be more severe than predicted\u00c2\u00b7 Consumers cautious about increasing personal debts
Hundreds of fans stood in torrential rain at the European premiere of the fifth Harry Potter film.
Nell&#39;offensiva sono morti almeno 71 ribelli, incerto il numero delle vittime tra i civili. Uccise sei guardie nazionali a Touz. FALLUJA - Le forze armate americane hanno riferito di controllare il 70% della
An international team sponsored by the U.N. proposed a detailed, ambitious plan to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
Car-mad pop star Jay Kay has been banned from driving for six months and fined 750 pounds for speeding.
LOS ANGELES -- Southern California kicker Mario Danelo was drunk when he plunged over a cliff to his death, but the coroner's office Monday was unable to say why he fell.
By Meg Kinnard  COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina filed a long-awaited federal lawsuit Thursday that seeks to stop North Carolina from draining millions of gallons of water from a river that provides drinking water and electricity to both states.
JANET Leigh made more than 50 films - romances, period dramas, thrillers and westerns \u00e2\u0080-nd co-starred with Errol Flynn, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne.
At least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in toys, the government reported Thursday.
Thai and US officials have dispatched a ship carrying a tsunami warning device designed to protect millions of people around the Indian Ocean from a repeat of the catastrophe two years ago.
Almost 80% cent of people in Northern Ireland say they have confidence in the PSNI, according to a new survey.
An American asked Tim Henman if he would like to comment on the fact that only two US men, Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi, survived into the last 32 of this year&#39;s US Open.
Washington -- San Francisco did not vote for President Bush, but the pictures of wedded gay and lesbian couples streaming from its City Hall last February may have helped return him to the White House.
Scott McNealy for years has relied on Top 10 lists for comic relief during his tech show keynote speeches, but at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Wednesday, he tried a new stunt. [Missing Links]
Shawn Thornton was the only Bruin without a point before last night's game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Thornton broke his scoreless streak in the late going, storming in for two goals in a 27-second span, but it was too late to prevent the Bruins from taking a 3-2 loss.
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Denver Nuggets guard Voshon Lenard underwent successful surgery Monday to repair his torn left Achilles&#39; tendon.
The day before Macworld is set to begin, rumors are flying that Apple will make a big wireless announcement.
Amid the countless tales of life and death emerging in the wake of Asia&#39;s deadly tsunami, an Australian mother&#39;s split-second decision encapsulates the horror of the tragedy.
Alla kermesse 'Moda e oro', valore 450mila euro
By Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 20--A back draft from a wood-fired boiler caused dust to ignite early Monday at the Vic Firth Manufacturing Corp. plant in Newport.
CBS Corp. chief executive Leslie Moonves is the most powerful executive in television, but he&#039;s still involved in some of the smallest programming decisions.
Sony Ericsson has filed a U.S. patent  application for a mobile device with video game features, but  said on Monday it is not poised to launch a phone based on its  PlayStation Portable (PSP) video game brand.
The former chief lawyer and chief account of the maker of the Grand Theft Auto video games pleaded guilty Thursday to falsifying business records.
The MoD grounds Nimrod MR2 aircraft as checks are carried out on possible fuel pipe problems.
Prince Harry headed home from Argentina on Friday, royal officials said, amid media reports that shots were fired at the ranch where he was staying.
The government called Friday for the European Union to \
I play a professional hitman, also named John - a Christian. It is a role of redemption because the hitman feels guilty being a professional killer.
Investor's Business Daily - Markets shouldn't focus so much on how much the central bank will cut interest rates at any one time, said Fed. Gov. Frederic Mishkin. \
The leader of Zimbabwe's political opposition was arrested in an overnight police raid on his home ahead of a mass march Wednesday that had been banned by authorities, his group said.
Turning the air blue The inclusion of a paragraph in the bill to nationalise the Northern Rock which exempts the bank from the Freedom of Information Act is completely unacceptable, according to the Tories.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Without much in the way of women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basketball tradition at the Texas-El Paso, Coach Keitha Adams has gotten the Miners to believe in themselves, and the team has started to see some success.
The annual event draws thousands of tourists from across the city and beyond \u00e2\u0080\u0093 but also spawns traffic jams and parking problems.
A trove of long-lost iconic images captured by famed war photographer Robert Capa has been recovered and is being examined, cataloged and scanned at the International Center of Photography.
Canadian media holding company Hollinger Inc. (HLGc.TO) said on Friday it cannot complete its 2003 financial statements until its U.S.-based Hollinger International Inc.  affiliate finishes its annual financial report.
Online music service Finetune and eBay are among those that have written applications on the Apollo AIR platform.
A former &quot;Dateline&quot;  producer alleges that she was let go from NBC News after she  complained of ethical lapses on the show&#39;s pedophile-sting  series &quot;To Catch a Predator.&quot;
The same phrase has been uttered the last couple of times the Cohasset and Scituate boys' lacrosse teams faced off: Scituate ran out of time.
Newcastle confirm Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manage the club.
The Samsung SCH-S250 5-megapixel camera phone will enable users to take photos as good as those taken with a mid-range digital camera, Samsung says.
How a sleepy Swiss skiing resort became the centre of global politics during the Davos summit
City of London financiers have found a perfect way to splurge their annual bonuses -- cosmetic surgery to keep them looking youthful in a fiercely competitive job market.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb. 3 -- A Libyan al-Qaeda commander who was killed last week in northwestern Pakistan had lived there for years and, despite a $200,000 U.S. bounty on his head, felt secure enough to meet officials and visit hospitals, according to officials and residents of this city.
OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Caro Ramadam, sbagli. No a quel veto contro Israele Torino (Agenzia Fides) -  Fiera del Libro di Torino, Paolo Branca: \u00c2\u00abGrandi nomi della cultura israeliana si sono dimostrati tra i pi\u00c3\u00b9 sensibili per la sofferenza della popolazione araba. Non militarizziamo la cultura\u00c2\u00bb...
Senator Arlen Specter wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain why the league destroyed evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots.
Five U.S. soldiers were killed in four separate attacks across Iraq on Thursday, most of them by roadside bombs, the U.S. military said on Friday.
A massive airdrop of paper birds intended to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand&#39;s restive south, with a spate of new attacks Monday that targeted soldiers and local officials.
Democrat Barack Obama questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton's candor and trustworthiness Wednesday, saying she has indulged in double-talk on bankruptcy laws, trade and other issues. Politicians \
U.S. House of Representatives  Democrats unveiled a resolution on Monday opposing a troop  buildup in Iraq, setting up a confrontation this week over  President George W. Bush's war strategy.
Pig domain names prized   Chinese domain names featuring xiaojinzhu (little golden pig)  xiaojinzhu.com, xiaojinzhu.net and xiaojinzhu.cn  were recently auctioned on taobao.com with a ceiling price of 888,888.88 yuan.
La cerimonia sarebbe fissata per il 6 aprile
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour\u00e2\u0080\u009d swan-dives into the tween-teenage market dominated by the behemoths Disney and Nickelodeon.
TWO of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest electronics companies have hammered out a deal that should help keep them out of the courtroom. Japanese electronics icon Sony and South Korean rival Samsung, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading
SHANGHAI, China  --  Villagers in southwestern China are scratching their heads after an estimated more than $60,000 was spent to paint an entire barren mountainside green.
LONDON, England (CNN) - FBI agents hunting America's most wanted gangster have flown to London to meet with Scotland Yard detectives as the hunt for crime boss James J. Bulger focuses on Europe. Bulger, alleged former leader of the Winter Hill gang in Boston, has been on the run since January 1995 after he was indicted on 18 counts of murder. Earlier this year, a man meeting his description was spotted in Sicily, Italy.  London's Metropolitan Police confirmed FBI agents had met this week with an officer from its Extradition and International Relations Unit. The FBI Web site, which lists Bulger just beneath Osama bin Laden, says the Irish-American gangster also is wanted on extortion and drug and money laundering charges linked to organized crime in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. Bulger, now 78, has a violent temper, is known to carry a knife and is considered \
Justine Henin-Hardenne made a shock exit from the US Open as she lost in straight sets to Nadia Petrova. The top seed and defending champion crashed out 6-3, 6-2 against the 14th seed after an unexpected delay to get on court.
Russia is pressing ahead with the last step in the destruction of YUKOS, saying it will auction the oil major&#39;s main Siberian unit on December 19 for $8.65 billion (4.66
Russia's president says America's \
Crude oil prices reached a record high of $47.04 (US) a barrel in pre-market trading Wednesday in New York on lingering concerns about supply from Iraq and Russia.
CLEVELAND - A Cleveland couple were jarred awake when a three-inch steel bolt crashed through their window and landed on their bed. Walter Currier and Faith Wiley weren't hurt by the bolt but were unnerved by the incident that included a deafening sound.
The states, including New York, say that new rules for a federal health insurance program for poor children will force some out and leave others who would be eligible without coverage.
Electronic ID cards, surveillance cameras and metal detectors are fixtures in high-rise office buildings, but experts say with thousands whizzing through the revolving doors each day, it's impossible to guarantee workers' safety.
The Orioles' Jay Gibbons meet with officials from the commissioner's office to discuss a report that said he received banned substances.
The Metropolitan Police have made more counter-terrorism stops and searches in the last five months than in the whole of the previous year.
Defending champion Ernie Els lost the first hole to Scott Drummond on Thursday and trailed by one hole halfway through their 36-hole, first-round matchup in the World Match Play Championship.
Intel Corp. has built a new chip packed with a record 2 billion transistors, more than doubling the processing power of a line of its chips for supercomputers, the company said.
EMI signs a deal with YouTube that will allow the website's users to use music videos by EMI artists.
WASHINGTON : US Federal Reserve policymakers opened a meeting, nearly certain to raise key interest rates amid signs of a resurgent American jobs market.
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But behind the scenes, an Anglo-French row was under way, after a British MEP spilled the beans on the murky past of one of President Chirac's political allies.
Lee Boyd Malvo struck a deal Tuesday in which he avoided the death penalty and was sentenced instead to life without parole for a second of the 10 sniper slayings that terrorized the Washington area in October 2002.
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Gunmen ambushed the commander of the Palestinian intelligence service in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, wounding him, killing two bodyguards and fueling fears of spreading chaos.
Alaska's Supreme Court has resurrected a ballot initiative that would allow voters to abolish the governor's power to appoint a U.S. senator, a high-profile issue in Alaska ever since Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski named his daughter Lisa to the post in 2002.
Investigators examined flight recorders  Thursday from Russia's mystery double air crash in which 89  people died, but one official doubted they would be of any use.
WAYNE ROONEY launched himself into the footballing stratosphere with a debut hat-trick at Old Trafford last night. On this evidence, Sir Alex Ferguson would have made a wise investment if he had spent the
Cultural briefing packs giving such tips as how to queue could help tackle fears over migrants, say experts.
Daniel Gibson had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Texas shook off any distractions about P.J. Tucker's future with an impressive 75-61 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.
Companies agree to incorporate software interoperability tools in e-commerce partnership.
British mobile users will get a chance from next year to access i-mode, the runaway success Japanese entertainment service, after MmO2 yesterday agreed to adopt the technology pioneered by NTT DoCoMo.
The world's largest computer games publisher, Electronic Arts, has opened a European test centre in Madrid, providing hundreds of video game fans from across the continent with a dream job.
Sander - who sold her fashion house to Prada four years ago, left four months later, then made a dramatic comeback in 2003 - has left the company again.
The Bush administration is poised to take back $1.1 billion in unspent funds, despite the president's vow to support access to health care for poor children during his convention speech.
A new type of breast cancer drug is  superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and  should now be the first drug used to treat the cancer, U.S. and  British researchers said on Wednesday.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.
A Muslim girls' comprehensive heads the table of pupil progress in England, with grammars showing strongly.
Croatian President Stipe Mesic wins a second five-year term in office, after an easy election victory.
Rafael Nadal withdraws from the opening rubber of Spain's Davis Cup tie against Switzerland with injury.
Description: NPR&#39;s Michele Norris talks with Knolly Moses, a Jamaican freelance journalist, about Hurricane Ivan. The storm is expected to hit Jamaica in full force late this afternoon, and the capital of Kingston lies directly in Ivan&#39;s path.
President Bush sought in his second inaugural speech to define his new term as a fight for freedom in every nation with the \
The evacuation began today of hundreds of Britons from the Ivory Coast, where anti-French rampages have left white foreigners vulnerable to attack.
The Russian president says India should become a veto-wielding member in the enlarged UN Security Council.
Investor's Business Daily - Nanotechnology may soon improve battery life, according to Stanford researchers, who demonstrated how it can make lithium batteries -- popularly used to power iPods, laptops and cell phones -- last 10 times longer. The new method using silicon nanowires could yield an option for electric cars or solar panels to store more electricity. The researchers said the lab technique could be scaled up for mass production and are considering forming a company or agreement with a battery manufacturer.

PayPal, the online payment service owned by auction firm eBay, has been suffering intermittent glitches since Friday. Some users have been locked out of their accounts for long periods, and
ATHENS - Tonique Williams-Darling has claimed the Bahamas&#39; first individual athletics gold by blasting to the women&#39;s 400m title.
SONOMA, Calif. -- The cars driven by Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson failed initial inspection and will not be allowed to practice or qualify Friday for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Infineon Raceway.
Congress has approved spending another &#36;2.6 million to research putting Asian oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
He was blown up in the caves of Tora Bora. He was on dialysis and dying of kidney disease. He was in the hands of Pakistani intelligence and about to be turned over to the United States. Rumors of Osama bin Laden's death or capture go back years, and they have always proved greatly exaggerated.
L'austriaca Marlies Schild guida lo slalom speciale di coppa del mondo di Sierra Nevada. Con il temp...
At Wat Lakken, a Buddhist temple five miles south of the resort center of Khao Lak, relief workers on Tuesday had laid out more than a hundred bodies in
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It's another overreaction from Mr. Market.
British luxury sedans are all about refinement, poise and style, right? Wood and leather, yes, but scorching performance? Absolutely not, old boy.
Federal advisers rejected Merck &amp; Co.'s quest to become the first American drug maker to sell cholesterol-fighting statins over the counter, saying the company's own studies raised potential health risks while offering modest life-saving benefits.
The National Football League has thrown a penalty flag at ABC television, and the network has apologized, for its literal use of locker-room humor to promote the new hit drama &quot;Desperate Housewives.
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - US Airways Group, trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this week, in its first move since filing for protection against creditors over the weekend.
NEW YORK  - Researchers may have located  the area in the brain that separates the stamp collectors from  the pack rats.
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Seattle -- - Not so long ago, the 49ers were inflicting on other teams the kind of pain and embarrassment they felt in their 34-0 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday.
The Cubs had only Monday available to play their makeup doubleheader against Florida, and as it turned out, the weather was great. But to Dusty Baker's dismay, David Weathers was pretty good, too. The journeyman right-hander, making his first start in six years, limited Chicago to two hits and one run in five innings, and the Marlins won the second game 5-2 to earn a split.
With movie makers wrapping up a  record $4 billion summer on Friday, Hollywood turned to fall  films and the Oscar hopefuls it hopes will push the annual box  office beyond last year's $9.5 billion.
BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Real Madrid versus Juventus tops the bill of four cataclysmic encounters in the last sixteen of the Champions League as Europe&#39;s biggest names set to go head to head.
Three political clans introduce the next generation of leaders.
Tony Blair returned to Britain from Africa Saturday after his last major foreign trip as prime minister in which he sought to refocus global attention on the continent ahead of the G8 summit.
The merger of Spanish toll road operator Abertis with Italian counterpart Autostrade is approved by EU regulators.
MOSCOW (CP) - As Russia's summer of terror reached a bloody climax Friday, it might be easy to forget that a long and agonizing conflict is behind the headline-grabbing horrors that have included exploding airliners, suicide bombs in crowded subway stations and hundreds of schoolchildren taken hostage.
Il primo ministro ha convocato una seduta straordinaria del Parlamento per le 15Migliaia di albanesi in viaggio per festeggiare a Pristina la giornata storica                                          Kosovo, il giorno dell'indipendenza Thaci ha avviato la procedura                                                                                   Bush ribadisce il sostegno statunitense: \
ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to expressing his views of church values, Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Burke has a habit of making headlines, not always to the satisfaction of his flock.
By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
ATHENS, Greece -- When the final whistle blew, an exhausted Mia Hamm was quickly swarmed by 17 thrilled teammates. In a few minutes, the Olympic gold medal would be around her neck, too.
Britain agreed on Thursday to a US request for Britain troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
Police arrested two 19-year-old girls and a bank teller in a brazen robbery in which two young women disguised in sunglasses were caught on videotape laughing as they held up a bank branch.
For the first time in a legal career that spans nearly half a century, Stanley Sporkin is striking out on his own.
Consistent with the cyclical nature of IT spending, where periods of digestion and refinement follow periods of heavy technology investment, Forrester Research Inc.
Managers Buck Showalter and Mike Scioscia and six others were suspended by Major League Baseball on Thursday following two days of trouble between the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels.
''Da Catania arriva una testimonianza eccezionale, sia in piazza che in chiesa''. Lo ha detto Gigi R...
Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
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Candace Parker dunks for the seventh time in her career and scores 20 points to help No. 2 Tennessee overcome a sluggish start in a 79-51 win over Kentucky on Sunday.
In the biggest test of his brief tenure, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas came to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, hoping to persuade militants to halt attacks on Israel. But in a show of defiance, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a settler road in Gaza, killing an Israeli security agent and wounding seven other Israelis.
A Sinn Fein MP denies a potential witness to the murder of Paul Quinn is under threat from the IRA.
TORONTO (CP) - Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar has been chosen as Time magazine's Canadian Newsmaker of the Year.
Tony Blair is admitted to hospital to be treated for a heart problem - but says he wants to serve a full third term as PM.
The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort three weeks ago hope to meet Pope Benedict later this week, a spokesman for the family said on Sunday.
WHILE the undoubted highlights of the just-ended ZANU PF congress were Joyce Mujuru\u00e2\u0080\u0099s election as the first female vice-president and Jonathan Moyo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exclusion from the central committee, President Robert Mugabe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s silence on his exit will continue
Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that quarterly profit topped its own lowered expectations as the computer and printer maker saw record revenues in every business and every region.
Three bombs have exploded at banks in Buenos Aires, killing one man and injuring another. A booby-trapped package exploded at a branch of the US-based Citibank, killing a security guard.
London, England (Sports Network) - According to Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, the British Grand Prix will be left off next year&#39;s Formula One Grand Prix Schedule.
For Josh, the Newfoundland who won best in show at last year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, retirement has been one of relaxation and good works.
NEW YORK  - A common type of disease that  involves the back of the eye, known as retinopathy, is a risk  factor for heart failure, even in the absence of preexisting  heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, according to a  new report.
Bankrupt UAL Corp. , parent of United Airlines, on Tuesday reported a net loss of &#36;114 million, including &#36;14 million in reorganization expenses.
The ability to digest milk in adulthood appeared as recently as 3,000 years ago, geneticists have found.
UK charities launch an appeal for donations to save lives in Darfur and neighbouring regions.
Bernard Kerik, the former New York police comissioner nominated by President Bush to be secretary of Homeland Security, is well-equipped to muscle the massive new department into shape.
Dan Orlovsky threw three touchdowns and Connecticut strengthened its postseason bowl credentials with a wild 41-35 victory over Rutgers yesterday.
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The dollar falls to yet another all-time low against the euro, after further weak US economic data.
Diana, princess of Wales did not consider Dodi Fayed as \
Italy has netted smugglers of illicit  wildlife products by using a guide to help recognize  traditional Asian medicine, a U.N. conference heard Tuesday.
Rich Kaplan of Microsoft&#39;s Security Business &amp; Technology Unit previewed the company&#39;s Windows Rights Management Services Service Pack 1 beta at RSA Conference Europe 2004, and announced the
STRASBOURG, France  - Bulgaria and Romania   received the green light on Tuesday to join the European Union   in January, rather than a year later, but under the toughest   terms imposed on any new entrants.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, squaring up for a potentially volatile Labour Party conference this month, has refused to bow to critics demanding he set a date for his departure from office.
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London: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India does not see outsourcing as an issue in its relations with Washington and hoped an objective view will emerge on the backlash against it in the United States.
Democrats see a broken system, with major items out of sight. The GOP sees ideals of conservatism advancing.
The European Union (EU) agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy.
Thousands of rock music fans flocked to Churchill Downs for a historic pairing Friday night of two entertainment icons &#151; the Rolling Stones and the home of the Kentucky Derby.
KIEV -- A decade ago Leonid D. Kuchma, the former manager of a rocket factory, ran for president of Ukraine and, in the process of winning, won applause for his pledge to press for political and economic overhauls.
EDITOR&#39;S NOTE: Michal McDowell is a sophomore at the International High School of Indiana. Last summer, she traveled to South Africa with her mother, Jennifer Drobac, a board member
Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology companies, with the Nasdaq on the doorstep of a bear market.
It's something that might take shape in the fevered mind of a striking Hollywood writer, desperate for a creative outlet: an epic film about an election campaign. The race for the White House, say, in the year 2008.
Hank Garland, the guitarist whose career included work with Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison and Patsy Cline, has died.
Euro cala a 1,4513 dopo la conferenza stampa del presidente
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury unveils plans to eke extra revenue from JK Rowling's phenomenon.
Yahoo's board is planning to reject Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer, arguing that it \
By Ryan Merriman For the Deseret Morning News  OREM -- Timpanogos put an end to Payson's three-game winning streak and improved to 2-2 in a 24-10 victory that was much closer than the score.  The victory is timely, giving the Timberwolves some momentum as they begin region play.
Home furnishings just aren't fashionable these days.
DevShed has posted part one of a new pair of articles that show how to use inheritance in your PHP applications.   In the two articles in this series I'm going to show you how to build a sample object-based web site from its bare bones structure, by using the encapsulated logic of some parent and child PHP 5 classes. In this way I'll demonstrate how inheritance can be used to tackle a concrete project, such as constructing dynamic web pages.   In part one, they build the foundation of their sample application - a web page builder - by defining the WebPage class and abstract methods for it like buildHeader, buildStyles and buildBody. Inheriting from this, they build a HomeWebPage class that defines the methods and values to create a simple page. They take it even a step further and build an AboutUsWebPage to show another implementation.
US car and truck sales are likely to rebound in December from a disappointing November, but the bulk of the gain is expected to come from Asian automakers, analysts said.
At first glance it looks like most other images of Ukrainian turmoil of the past two weeks: An emotional throng surges through
The world economy will likely see slower economic growth in the coming months because of a correction in the United States's balance of payments deficit, Italy's finance minister said in an interview published Monday.
Microsoft plans to integrate F#, a functional programming language developed by the Microsoft Research group, into its Visual Studio application development platform, said S. \
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic front-runner in the U.S. presidential race, said on Saturday she would oppose ratification of a free trade pact with South Korea because it would harm the U.S. auto industry, among other things.
Foreign Office minister Kim Howells was to start a three-day trip to Sri Lanka to assess the impact of recent fighting and reinforce Britain's support for a negotiated settlement.
NEW YORK - Stocks are surging, businesses appear to be hiring and a pro-business administration is about to start a second term in the White House.
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The government goes after Palestinian Islamists in Tripoli
Myanmar's generals launched pre-dawn raids on rebellious monasteries on Thursday in their crackdown on the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years, defying increasingly desperate international calls for restraint.
Fire raced through a Toledo apartment building Sunday afternoon, killing six children and critically injuring another, authorities said.
NEW YORK - It was as if the US Open tennis tournament took a deep breath yesterday morning (Singapore time). No remarkable upsets happened.
Cori Chambers and Tasha Humphrey each scored 18 points Friday, leading No. 3 Georgia to a 77-55 victory over Idaho in the opening round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic.
WASHINGTON -- Attempts to lift the American ban on Canadian cattle could face a major setback with news yesterday US officials may have discovered a second case of mad cow disease.
The PC maker continues its expansion of retail outlets around the world.
US President George W. Bush hailed the participation of Afghan and Iraqi athletes in the Athens Olympics, saying they were now representing nations free from \
U.S. software giant Microsoft   said on Tuesday it would bid 19 crowns per share for Norwegian  Internet search software firm Fast Search & Transfer ,  valuing the company at about $1.2 billion.
A former soap opera producer now makes documentaries about the crushing reality of the world's poor.
The suspect in the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey was \
TORONTO (CP) - The strong Canadian dollar chipped away at Aber Diamond Corp.&#39;s quarterly profit but, with sales almost doubling from a year ago, the company said Monday it has initiated a dividend and a share buyback.
Israeli armored vehicles pushed into the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants injured at least 35 Israeli soldiers at an army base, Gaza residents said.
CAMP ZAMA, Japan Sept. 11, 2004 - Forty years after allegedly defecting to North Korea, a frail Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins reported to duty in Japan on Saturday, giving a simple salute to an Army marshal and surrendering to US authorities.
In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in \
Neither the Green Bay Packers nor the Minnesota Vikings would mind an encore of their Christmas Eve matchup when the bitter NFC North rivals square off Sunday in the playoffs.
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A 20-year-old man is arrested over the murder of schoolboy Robert Holohan in Midleton, County Cork.
SonicWall has announced a new version of its e-mail security software that runs on Windows servers or the company's own appliances.
TIME photographers take an exclusive look at the campaigns on the biggest primary day of the year
Billionaire shareholder activist Carl Icahn raised his stake in BEA Systems, as he ramps up the pressure to push the company's board into selling the enterprise applications software maker.
Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday.
Former \
A vigil at a Natick church has ended this afternoon after police told parishioners to leave the church where two people were arrested after refusing to leave the church Christmas Eve.
MR. GIBSON: Good evening from the Field House at Washington University in St. Louis. I&#39;m Charles Gibson of ABC News and &quot;Good Morning America.
Oil prices eased further on Thursday,  deepening the previous day's three percent slump after a  surprise increase in U.S. fuel stocks eased worries about  meeting peak winter demand.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith is a doubtful starter for the second Test match against India starting from Sunday in Kolkata. &quot;He hurt his foot in the morning.
After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge \
A 12-year-old girl taken from Scotland to Pakistan allegedly against her will has said she chose to return to be with her father in the South Asian nation, where the father plans to seek legal custody.
WASHINGTON -- Google Inc. has hired a former Justice Department official to lobby the federal government on its proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., which is being reviewed by antitrust regulators.
Cytec Industries Inc., a US maker of materials for the aerospace and car industries, agreed to buy the chemicals business of UCB SA, Belgium&#39;s largest drugmaker, for 1.5 billion euros ($1.
LONDON - Two British Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado jets were scrambled for what was described as a &#39;detect, defer or destroy&#39; mission on Sunday following a bomb threat against a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane.
Italy's Accident Investigation Board is investigating the circumstances behind a near accident involving a SAS plane last week, Danish Internet newspaper Stand By reports.
The Bush administration has devised a plan to make Medicare drug benefits available to the elderly in 2006 by dividing the nation into 34 regions, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
(AGI) - Roma, 12 nov. - Tra domani e domenica 14, la discesa sul mediterraneo di una &quot;saccatura fredda&quot; proveniente dalla penisola scandinava determinera&#39; una nuova alimentazione del vortice gia&#39; presente
Ecuador's Congress backs a call by the president for a referendum that could bring constitutional reform.
President Bush faces a daunting array of challenges -- complicated by Asia's tsunami disaster -- that will be pivotal in determining how much momentum he can generate for the intensely ambitious agenda of his second term.
A key gauge of future US economic growth snapped a five-month losing streak and edged up 0.2 percent in November, a private research firm said on Monday.
Private equity markets in Europe have faced the same issue of private equity taxation with fiery debate and quiet lobbying.
InfoWorld - Microsoft is releasing its Silverlight 1.0 plug-in for video on the Web Wednesday and also will participate in Novell&#39;s porting of Silverlight to Linux via the Moonlight project.
Kansas is on top right now, ranked first in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 poll. In the past, such an honor would be regarded with some trepidation since the list of teams that started and ended the season No. 1 is a short one. North Carolina made the run in 1994, Duke in 1992 and UNLV a year before ...
SAN DIEGO - A man suspected of bumbling an August bank robbery while outfitted in a Ronald Reagan mask and a cape was arrested. During the Aug.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49927)  announces the addition of Frost & Sullivan's  new report Advances in Biomaterials for Medical Device Applications to  their offering.
As Ligaya Turmelle discovered when trying to work with the Zend Framework in a subdirectory, it doesn't want to play nice. After poking around a bit, though, she discovered a solution in the Zend_Controller_RewriteRoute package.   I am using a subfolder of web root to play with the ZF and was having troubles getting my controller to go to the correct place. After considering hacking both the Apache doc root and the actual Zend_Controller_Router code and writing a patch, I stumbled on the answer - Zend_Controller_RewriteRouter.   She includes the quick code that acts as a patch for the framework, letting it know that the directory it should be rewriting to isn't the root of the domain.
The numbers from last Sunday's AFC wild-card win over Denver stand out: 10 catches for 221 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Colts' 49-24 romp. Those totals would look good in a Pop Warner league game, much less the high-stakes affair known as the NFL playoffs. Colts receiver Reggie Wayne is a star in waiting. In ...
U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
Republican presidential candidate  Rudy Giuliani on Friday said Americans&#39; right to own guns is as  important as free speech in remarks to a powerful gun advocacy  group that has long viewed him with suspicion.
Lawyers for a Georgia school district and a group of parents clashed on Monday over the constitutionality of placing stickers that challenge the theory of evolution on textbooks.
Pranayakalam is a love story that takes us back to the 1980s. Starring newcomer Ajmal Ameer and Vimala, it leaves us without caring for the lovers.
Cyber-lick spittle urged to apologise The wife of a jailed Chinese cyber-dissident has travelled to the US to sue Yahoo! for its role in facilitating his prosecution.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The White House, in memo on Social  Security to conservative allies, has suggested it favors  reducing benefits for future retirees as part of a plan to  overhaul the retirement system, memo recipients said on  Thursday.
One of Africa's most prominent literary icons, Chinua Achebe, has rejected a national honors award from his government in Nigeria in protest at the \
Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.
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US military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive
Multiple firms including Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group have bid for Sabre Holdings , owner of the Travelocity Web site, according to a source familiar with the situation.
A fisherman fueled by vodka caught a 1.3-meter (4-foot) shark and wrestled it onto a jetty on Australia's south coast, suffering only small tear marks in his trousers, media reports said on Friday.
The news flashed around the narrow world of presidential politics in a nanosecond late last week - George W. Bush will campaign in New Jersey!
The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux in the enterprise, today announced the creation of a Open Source Software Licensing &amp; Legal education track at its upcoming Enterprise Linux
Jamaican dancehall singer Buju Banton has been banned from playing a concert in Manchester, in the United Kingdom after protests over his alleged homophobic lyrics.
LONDON, Oct. 17 -- The US-led war in Iraq has not made the world any safer, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a British television interview aired on Sunday.
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Nepal's government holds talks with former Maoist rebels, after they said they were leaving the cabinet.
TEL AVIV, Israel - An explosion went off Monday in a crowded open-air market in Tel Aviv, and a TV report said at least four people were killed.
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LOS ANGELES: NASA has delayed a planned flight of an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10 (11,200km/h).
German electronics giant Siemens said on Friday that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.
In one incident, a suicide bomber attacked a National Guard checkpoint south of Samarra. Four Guardsmen were killed and six hurt. In the second attack, two Guardsmen were killed and another six injured when
Jane Hutt, criticised by both Labour MPs and the opposition, is sacked as Welsh health minister.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted the start of his war crimes trial on Monday, upstaging the U.N.-backed court where he is accused of instigating horrific atrocities in Sierra Leone.
None of the influenza vaccine produced by Chiron Corp. in its Liverpool, England plant is salvageable, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
Barbaro will return to the site of his greatest victory after Churchill Downs was selected on Tuesday as the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner's final resting place.
You don&#39;t have to live in New England to be part of Red Sox Nation. Just ask Ric Glaub and his fellow Red Sox fans. They all woke up at 5 am in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to watch Boston compete in the World Series for the first time since 1986.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, July 5 -- Gunmen smashed in the windows of a car carrying a British girl to school Thursday and kidnapped the  3-year-old in the first seizure of a foreign child in Nigeria's increasingly lawless oil region.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim legislature convened yesterday for the first time, walled off behind US tanks as mortar rounds hit close to its meeting place.
Esame di laurea per il Bologna. La capolista del campionato cadetto affronta domani al Dall'Ara la J...
A Royal Academy exhibition of French and Russian paintings could be cancelled by Russian authorities.
A new report by Australian scientists warns that life in Sydney could be made unsustainable by climate change.
Nine months of chaos and casualties in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's capture have taken a heavy toll on American opinion of President Bush's decision to go to war. Last December, when Saddam was caught, public support for Bush was 2-to-1 in favor. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.
The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.
The heads of 13 Asian delegations to the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) met here Thursday afternoon to discuss issues to be tabled in the upcoming plenary meetings.
Sony's Q&A people get bored the day after Thanksgiving and offer to replace Cybershot cameras whose LCD screens malfunction in warm and humid places. Could be a cool million cameras affected. In Gear Factor.
Ps, aumenta il rischio per i Paesi colpiti dallo tsunami
Lo Spezia ha acquistato il difensore Marco Zaninelli (30 anni, preso dal Cesena) e i centrocampisti ...
SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM announced today that it will release as open-source code some of its software for speech-enabling applications.
By acknowledging doubts about what  it knows of North Korea's uranium enrichment program, the  United States aims to set the record straight and ease  resolution of an issue that has been a key obstacle to a  nuclear agreement since 2002, U.S. officials and experts say.
Los Angeles US District Judge Robert Takasugi ordered the FBI to hand over the last remaining secret files on John Lennon that were gathered in the 1970s.
Edgar Martinez hit a go-ahead single and Miguel Olivo had two hits and two RBIs in a six-run seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat New York 7-3 Sunday and stop the Yankees' four-game winning steak.
If you're tired of watching Mitt and Mike, Hilary and Rudy, and Colbert and Coulter limit their swipes to words, pick one and go for it in the new video game \
The last of three children who say the Virgin Mary appeared before them in Portugal in 1917 dies aged 97.
Asian champion Japan was drawn Thursday to travel to Pyong Yang for the first time in 15 years to contest a World Cup qualifier against North Korea.
MAPUNGUBWE, South Africa  - People in southern  Africa have long told the tale of a sophisticated kingdom that  once thrived here, but the story was ignored by a government  that dismissed any sign of black ingenuity.
La 7.a giornata del campionato di Serie B vede il secondo passo falso consecutivo del Torino, sconfitto in casa dal Piacenza per 1-0 al termine di una gara dove i granata hanno decisamente sprecato troppo per poi venire puniti nel pi\u00c3\u00b9 classico dei
Johnny Carson, legendary host of The Tonight Show, passed away peacefully this morning with his family by his side.  NBC said Carson died of emphysema at his Malibu home.
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Colombian leftist rebels released a video that showed seven kidnapped police officers and soldiers &#151; some of whom have spent nearly a decade in captivity &#151; pleading for talks between the government and the rebels to set them free.
The DeveloperTutorials website has a quick new article today talking about the insertion of an entire array into a database:   A few days ago, a user came into #phphelp on UnderNet wanting to know how to insert an array into a database. A simple enough concept, but how exactly does one look up information on the subject? The goal is to take a form with multiple input sets (like a list of people, their phone numbers, etc.) and input multiple rows into a database.    They create the database and a simple form to get the array input from before sharing the code to grab the information and loop through them all and drop them into the database table.
Intel Corp. , the world's  biggest microchip maker, may cut up to 10 percent of its work  force as early as next Tuesday, a technology news site said on  Thursday, citing sources familiar with the plans.
ActiveGrid lands multimillion-dollar funding for plan to use open-source tools, low-cost servers for Web applications.
Transport officials meet in Manchester to unveil proposals for the city's congestion charge.
The Dow Jones industrial average dived to its lowest level of the year last week as investors cautiously eyed oil prices and political polls and determined that neither was flashing a &quot;buy&quot; signal for stocks.
Chinese regulators said today that the companies had exported mislabeled drug and tainted pet food ingredients.
WASHINGTON - David Graham says he was surprised when he got back to his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress last week the government had allowed unsafe drugs on the market.
Car-users should be charged to use roads to help pay for upgrades, a business organisation claims.
(InfoWorld) - In an upgrade that could improve chip performance for gamers and multimedia users, IBM plans to double the performance of its microprocessors in 2008 by using smaller, more efficient memory, according to a paper presented at the ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits Conference) trade show in San Francisco Wednesday. IBM plans to use DRAM (dynamic RAM) instead of SRAM (static RAM) as the embedded memory cache built onto each chip. The change will allow each chip to store its data in one-third the area and use one-fifth the electricity for standby power, said Subramanian Iyer, director of 45-nanometer technology development at IBM. The approach will vastly improve chip performance for multicore processors and for applications that need to move large amounts of graphic data, such as gaming, networking and image-intensive multimedia, he said. IBM is already using the new embedded DRAM (eDRAM) in 65nm prototype chips, and plans to roll it out commercially by 2008 for its entire range of 45nm chips, including its Power line. The technology could have a big impact on consumer electronics, since IBM supplies chips for all three of the top gaming consoles; Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 3, Nintendo's Wii, and Microsoft's Xbox 360. A typical commercial microprocessor like Intel's Core 2 Duo devotes 60 percent of its surface area to memory, Iyer said. Replacing that with eDRAM cells taking up just one-third as much space will allow chip designers to build smaller chips and reduce the \
A fleet of fuel cell-powered SUVs are going into the hands of consumers for real-world testing.
A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees are headed right back where most people figured.
A school bus swerved off a narrow road and plunged into a reservoir early Wednesday, killing at least 16 children in southern Brazil, a firefighter said.
A Dutch reality television show in which a supposedly dying woman had to pick one of three contestants to whom she would donate a kidney was revealed as an elaborate hoax on Friday.
Letta: leader Fi ha parlato 'regicidio', si chiede smentita
The Russian government has approved the Kyoto Protocol, giving decisive support to the long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come into force worldwide.
President Bush said he raised the child tax credit by &#36;1,000, when in fact his tax package did half that much. And not even a fresh jobs report could make John Kerry get it right when he talked about employment losses under the president.
The difference between a pill and a capsule might not seem big, but it could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in lost sales for Wyeth's top drug.
A Superior Court judge yesterday KO&#39;d an attempt by Mark Burnett and DreamWorks to immediately block the launch of Fox&#39;s boxing reality series, which is scheduled to debut in three weeks.
Rival Lebanese leaders tried to salvage a parliamentary session on Monday which is due to elect the army chief as president, a move that could defuse Lebanon's worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war.
Seagoing lawyers may determine the shape of the next America's Cup yacht race.
The Vancouver Canucks stayed in first place with a convincing win. The Nashville Predators held onto their lofty spot with the slimmest of losses.
Liverpool are held to a goalless draw by Deportivo La Coruna in their Champions League group game.
(Court TV) -- Scott Peterson continued his attempts to woo mistress Amber Frey even after he was arrested for the murders of his wife, Laci, and the couple&#39;s unborn son.
With the global spread of high-speed Internet connections and the relative anonymity afforded by the world's biggest and busiest sites, extremists have found a new theatre to display violence and anti-American ...Comment
There are holes aplenty in this national-security 'Breach.'
Government auditors yesterday reported that several patrol boats built for the Coast Guard did not meet design standards, confirming complaints lodged by a former Lockheed Martin whistle-blower who aired his concerns on the popular Web site YouTube.
Aneek Dhar and Sanchita Bhattacharjee are presently out of danger.
Nelson Valdez scored two goals to help holder Werder Bremen beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the German Cup.
By JUAN A. LOZANO    HOUSTON  -- Businesses and government agencies must re-examine the growing threat of cyberterrorism to automated computer systems running power grids, dams and other industrial facilities, security experts said Tuesday...
Patrick Crowe says he is having a blast promoting talk-show icon Oprah Winfrey for president. Winfrey's lawyers are not.
The NBA mandate to crack down on malicious attempts to injure didn&#39;t last until even the start of the regular season. At least that was one conclusion that could be drawn from the punishments
Test results are expected on up to six dead birds found near an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - South Carolina Democrats voted on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry him to a needed victory.
Strippers in this city will soon have to put on something they can't take off &#151; a business license.
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By MONICA RHOR  HOUSTON - Seven convicted sex offenders with profiles on MySpace.com have been arrested in what Texas officials said was the country's first large-scale crackdown of registered offenders who use the social networking Web site.
Kosovo will get independence from Serbia \
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In a culture of constant affirmation \u00c2\u0097 from friends, fans and of course talent agents \u00c2\u0097 business managers stand out as Hollywood's doomsayers.
Nepal's government sets 10 April as the date for delayed elections to decide the country's future.
Zinedine Zidane &egrave; stato a colloquio con il Capo di Stato algerino, Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Alla...
Il rapporto sfora le stime del governo e il tetto Ue del 3%Ma sono dati parziali, precedenti agli effetti della manovra                                          Istat: deficit/Pil al 3,6% nei primi nove mesi del 2004                                                                                  Visco: \
Both rovers were launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on central Florida\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Space Coast. Spirit ascended in daylight on June 10, 2003.
Manchester United will play Arsenal in the Carling Cup quarter-finals after advancing to the last eight along with Chelsea and Liverpool.
Steelcase Inc. (SCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest office furniture maker, posted a quarterly profit on Friday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as orders increased and it passed on higher costs to its customers.
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A federal judge has refused to suppress evidence in a case accusing Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano of illegally wiretapping stars.
MacCentral - Engineers at NEC Corp. have developed a prototype optical disc drive that supports the new HD-DVD format and is also compatible with CD and DVD formats, they said Wednesday.

NAJAF/MOSUL, AUGUST 22: US helicopter gunships pounded Shi\u00e2\u0080\u0099ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as tanks rumbled to within 800 metres of a holy shrine at the centre of a near three-week insurgency.
THE CREAM of Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pop and rock scene gathered yesterday to re-record the famous Band Aid single Do They Know It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Christmas?
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Arena Football League Board of Directors announced the approval on Monday of Salt Lake City, Utah as the league&#39;s 18th franchise.
&quot;W stands for Wrong&quot; - in an effort to focus the debate on domestic issues, but instead got embroiled in a new spat about Iraq.
The events may be 35 years old, but the heated discussion hasn't stopped because Republicans and Democrats alike sense a political advantage in keeping the debate over John Kerry's service in Vietnam on voters' minds.
NEW YORK  - Two new nasally administered  vaccines for respiratory infections are being tested, and  researchers now say that giving them together to young children  appears feasible.
Manu Ginobili saved the San Antonio Spurs from giving a game away to the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. Ginobili scored eight of his 17 points late to lead the Spurs to a 103-98 victory Saturday night, handing the 76ers their 11th straight loss.
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Israeli troops raided southern Gaza Friday in response to mortar attacks by Palestinian militants, killing at least three Palestinians and demolishing the homes of others, local witnesses and medics said.
Voters rejected William Donald Schaefer's bid for a third term as state comptroller, ending a 51-year career that included eight years as governor and 16 as Baltimore mayor.
Ariel Sharon was today preparing for a crucial vote in the Israeli parliament on his plan to close all Jewish settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip.
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US military pressure against insurgents, coupled with Iraqi government efforts to negotiate, may be gaining traction.
Croatian hitman Dado Prso wants the sell-out crowd to turn Ibrox into a cauldron against CSKA Moscow as they attempt to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit.
A CRAZED former priest ruined the men&#39;s marathon yesterday when he burst out of the crowd and grabbed the race leader. Cornelius Horan&#39;s stunt cost Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima his chance of the gold medal.
Television presenters Dick and Dom are nominated for two children's Bafta awards.
Myanmar's military junta on Saturday lifted a curfew imposed in the country's main city Yangon last month after a crackdown on mass protests.
Football games are sometimes described as chess matches, one side trying to outwit the other. But inside linebacker Junior Seau said that isn't an accurate description for Sunday's game against the visiting Dolphins.
The EU will  include airlines in its Emissions Trading Scheme, capping the greenhouse gases they can emit.
About 200,000 people attend a free concert by Elton John in Kiev aimed at tackling Ukraine's soaring HIV problem.
The Israeli Parliament, the Knesset has voted in favour of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s proposal to pull out Israeli settlers from occupied Palestinian land in the Gaza strip.
SILICON Valley and Wall Street have reacted cautiously to a European court ruling requiring Microsoft to offer a version of its Windows operating system without MediaPlayer software, and share more information with rivals.
The US housing and mortgage downturn is now so acute that a fall in home prices is likely, a key lender warns.
Advanced Micro Devices is building a new plant in Germany but still needs outside assistance to meet expected demand.
Playing first competitive game for England since last year's World Cup, David Beckham sets up two goals Wednesday in a 3-0 win over Estonia in European Championship qualifying.
England striker Wayne Rooney on Friday handed in a transfer request at Everton, the club said. The Merseyside team has turned down three bids this week for the 18-year-old -two from Newcastle and one from Manchester United.
The founder of Peru's Maoist Shining Path insurgency raised a defiant fist and proclaimed \
Retiring Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia, who has backed President Bush for re-election, will deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention, Republican officials said on Thursday.
Chelsea is the new Premier League leader in England. The Blues took a hard-fought 1-0 victory yesterday over Everton on Arjen Robben&#39;s 72nd-minute goal.
Disgraced Internet mogul Takafumi Horie has plead not guilty over a scandal at the once high-flying Livedoor firm that highlighted Japan's struggle to adapt to a more aggressive US-style capitalism.
Yet another utility for downloading files. It has segmented downloading engine in its core, and downloads one file from multiple URLs much faster than ordinary web browsers. aria2 currently supports HTTP, FTP and BitTorrent.   This release adds Cygwin/MinGW support and French translation and several new features.
There are a number of risks to the inflationary outlook, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Tuesday in remarks that signaled the ECB is likely to keep to its slight bias toward eventually raising interest rates.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq offers a reward for the murder of a Swedish cartoonist over his Prophet Muhammad drawing.
Four hundred years ago this    week, a previously unseen star suddenly appeared in the night sky. Discovered    on Oct. 9, 1604, it was brighter than all other stars.
At 10 A.M. on September 29 just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, a dozen members of the German Human Rights Association and Falun Gong practitioners excitedly waited at Frankfurt Airport for the arrival of a long ...

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will step down in the coming days, the White House announced on Monday, unable to overcome Democratic Senate opposition.
Leading Iraqi politicians called yesterday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of violence, and US forces found more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation
The nation added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker-than-expected figure that could play a pivotal role in the presidential election.
Rafael Nadal has ended Andre Agassi&#039;s Wimbledon career with a display that brutally underscored the 16-year gap between tennis&#039;s elder statesman and his heir apparent as the sport&#039;s biggest personality.
Il Barcellona ha scelto il rinforzo per il suo attacco: si tratta del 21enne macedone Goran Pandev, ...
BOLSTERED by investors, Oracle appears set to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft, unless its rival proves it is worth more than the $US9.2 billion ($11.7 billion) bid currently on the table.
Secondo quanto riportato dal Corriere della Sera, qualche giorno fa gli americani avrebbero intercettato la voce di una delle due ragazze. Poche parole captate attraverso i sistemi di controllo satellitari
Gelded speedball P. Kerney returns to the scene of his greatest run Monday and clobbers the field by 8 1/4 lengths at the Taking Risks Stakes.
A proposed technology for identifying the source of e-mail messages suffered a blow last week when a group within the IETF established to study the proposal sent it back for more work, citing concerns over vague intellectual property claims made by
The Vatican said Tuesday it has canceled Pope John Paul II's audiences for the next few days because the pontiff has the flu.
Some flit between stops, fueled by homemade granola. Others plod along, more tortoise than hare.
Advanced Micro Devices is launching a low-cost Internet access device dubbed &quot;PIC,&quot; or personal Internet communicator, targeted at first-time computer users in the developing world.
The private companies that process health claims for Medicare made nearly &#36;20 billion in erroneous or questionable payments last year, an error rate of 9.3 percent, the government said Monday. The performance was a slight improvement over last year.
The Palestinian Authority deplored the US use of the veto against the draft Arab resolution at the UN Security Council to halt the Israeli operations in Gaza, expressing fears that Israel will use this veto to expand its attacks.
A sack is like a bases-loaded double play or a blocked shot in the final seconds of a tight game. It's dynamic or deflating, depending on which side of the line a player makes his living.
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With the St. Louis Cardinals most likely less than a week away from clinching the National League Central title, the Houston Astros did not arrive at Busch Stadium on
In the first formal substantive announcement of the intention of settlers to voluntarily take part in the disengagement plan, the government&#39;s Disengagement Authority confirmed Sunday that
Homeland Security Department nominee Michael Chertoff denied asylum, ordered deportation or otherwise ruled against foreigners in 14 of 18 immigration cases he handled during his short tenure as a federal appeals court judge.
President George W. Bush was resigned to a stinging rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over his Iraq war policy and his decision to send more troops, the White House said.
Pistons coach Larry Brown came back to the defending NBA champions on crutches Wednesday, returning to Detroit&#39;s bench after being told by doctors it was OK to travel.
The long arm of the net A businessman on holiday in Spain was able to alert police of a raid on his home in the UK because he'd invested in an expensive net-connected CCTV system. Engineering boss John Ellison, 52, watched the attack on his Lancaster home unfold on a laptop PC he'd taken on holiday with him to Malaga, Spain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Number-one seed Andre Agassi survived  a surprisingly tough first set test before he eventually  coasted to a 6-4, 6-2, win over Paul Goldstein at the  Washington Classic on Tuesday.
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When the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat and Revolutionary War hero, visited George Washington, he presented the father of our country with, among other things, two golden pheasants, two hounds and some mules.
Since his October 2002 arrest, Lee Boyd Malvo has vacillated between anger at his accomplice in the sniper spree that left 10 people dead and loyalty to the man who accepted him as a son and allegedly brainwashed him into a killing machine.
Operazione condotta in tre paesi del Palermitano
President Bush and top aides are  stepping up pressure on congressional negotiators to reach  agreement this week on post-Sept. 11 reforms of U.S. spy  agencies, officials said on Wednesday.
In a continuing quest to hit the nail of just what Butoh is today on the head, Japan Society threw another performance into the mix on Thursday night as part of its festival Kazuo Ohno 101: 3-Week Butoh Parade.
CNNfn, the financial news cable  network owned by Time Warner Inc., on Thursday said it will  cease operating by mid-December, after fighting a losing battle  against the far larger rival CNBC.
Russian investigators found residue of an explosive substance on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart Tuesday night, a security spokesman said yesterday
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women -- second to skin cancer -- as well as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women -- second to lung cancer -- according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
MILAN - Andriy Shevchenko believes the European Footballer of the Year award which he received yesterday crowns a &quot;beautiful year&quot;, and the Ukrainian star has every right to get a little emotional.
Four months ago, hedge fund manager Ralph R. Cioffi, a veteran with two decades of experience, warned of a \
The charts Lovie Smith used to ensure his players hustled are gone but far from forgotten for his old St. Louis Rams defensive players. Smith parlayed the relentless, hustling ethic he instilled as the Rams' defensive coordinator from 2001-03 to become the Chicago Bears head coach in 2004.
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Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena nel ritiro di Montese: test atletici in mattinata e sedut...
One of four men jailed for the controversial killing of Garda Jerry McCabe is released from prison in County Roscommon.
OPEC will take one million barrels of oil a day off oversupplied world markets as soon as possible with its first output cut in more than two years, a senior OPEC delegate said on Thursday, sending oil prices up nearly $1.50.
The carcasses of three bottlenose dolphins \u00c2\u0097 including a calf \u00c2\u0097 were found dumped near a holding pen in the Solomon Islands where controversial exports of the mammals were planned. The exporting company on Wednesday denied any knowledge.
MUMBAI: Polly Umrigar, former India captain and curator of the controversial Wankhede pitch for the fourth Test between India and Australia, said that the wicket crumbled because Australian captain Ricky Ponting used the heavy roller on it twice during
Arizona State University's new Biodesign Institute is getting a five-year, &#36;7.4 million federal grant to work on drugs that kill sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer&#39;s shares in Manchester United rose by 30 percent Friday, meaning he now owns more than a quarter of the world&#39;s richest soccer club.
It all began with such promise for Travis Hafner. After Josh Beckett rang up a pair of strikeouts to open Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, Hafner, the Indians' buff designated hitter, stepped to the plate and left no doubt about the trajectory of the rocket he launched when he took the Red Sox ace deep to right ...
Despite the lure of the barmaids, it is a passion for beer (and a desire for a no-fuss night out) that seems to be leading most people to the Verdugo Bar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s door.
The dollar weakened across the board  on Friday, weighed down by profit-taking after a week of gains  and a softer-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence report.
Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon after failing to recover from a wrist injury.
All too familiar sinking feelings A Dell customer is complaining to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a serious data breach led to his confidential details being posted to the wrong address.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Beat the market, and the world will beat a path to your door.
Hoping to both bolster resources available to its network of business partners as well as expand its number of partners, IBM on Tuesday introduced services and support programs that boost financial support for co-marketing campaigns and grant deeper access to IBM\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sales network to close deals faster.
TEHRAN, Sept. 3 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants negotiations on Iran's nuclear program but won't halt uranium enrichment ahead of talks, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Sunday after meeting with the Iranian leader.
The NHS is being urged by MPs to resolve staff suspensions within six months to help save \u00c2\u00a314m.
New York's Museum of Modern Art  reopened to the public on Saturday after a two-year, $825  million renovation and expansion that about doubled its size.
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G.E. and Pearson have decided not to make an offer for Dow Jones, leaving Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s News Corporation as the only bidder.
Jurors on Friday rejected the claims of a Hollywood producer&#39;s wife who testified that Botox treatments caused breathing problems, fever and other health problems.
Illegal immigration and progress in the Iraq war headed the agenda for the Republican debate Wednesday pitting eight candidates who knew they likely would share the spotlight with a potential ninth &#151; Fred Thompson.
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Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress reached a tentative deal with the Bush administration on tax rebates and business tax cuts.
Blog: Rumors emerge that the iPhone will be avaialble to prepaid AT&T users.
His rise has been so swift that his self-described \
Michael Douglas has settled his lawsuit against two Florida companies that he alleged improperly used his name and image to promote their own products and services.
VENEZIA - Applausi e sala strapiena per la prima proiezione stampa del film di Gianni Amelio &#39;&#39;Le chiavi di casa&#39;&#39;. Terzo e ultimo film italiano in concorso a &#39;Venezia 61&#39;. Liberamente ispirato al romanzo
There's a star in Hollywood for John Chambers, but not the one you know.
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Jean-Paul Gut, the chief operating officer at European aeronautics and defence giant EADS, said Monday he was stepping down from his post because of a disagreement over strategy.
Britain's advertising watchdog rapped Irish low-cost airline Ryanair Wednesday for a flights promotion that showed a young woman dressed like a schoolgirl.
After the Jets' Wayne Chrebet suffered a mild concussion on Sunday, you had to wonder if his season might be over, if not his career.
PARIS Electronic Arts, the world&#39;s largest maker of video games, on Monday bought 19.9 percent of a French competitor, Ubisoft Entertainment, fueling speculation that it might bid for the whole company.
James Blake, the ninth seed, stumbled through his latest disappointment, losing his third-round match in four sets to Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Oil prices backed away from record  highs on Wednesday as signs that $50-plus crude is crimping  demand growth prompted traders to lock in profits from the  market's 23 percent surge since mid-August.
They don't call him the King Khan for no reason. Shahrukh Khan undoubtedly is a big hit on the movie scene.
The emotional climate of Bjorn Runge's harrowing drama, which eviscerates the rot of three middle-class marriages, is harsh enough to produce frostbite.
A Greek-American man was arrested early Sunday for allegedly stabbing to death an Albanian man and critically injuring two more, as Albanian and Greek soccer fans clashed across the country after Albania upset European champion Greece 2-1 in
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Matt Cain pitched a gem more reminiscent of his standout rookie season than his hard-luck year of 2007.
Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a  quarterly net profit that more than tripled from the year  earlier, boosted by the sale of shares it held in rival Google  Inc. and stronger online ad revenue that analysts said may  signal good results from other Web search providers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes on Monday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
PYONGYANG, October 18 (Itar-Tass) - Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Assembly (parliament) of the People\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Democratic Republic of Korea Kim Yong Nam has begun his visit to China to discuss issues of economic cooperation and Pyongyang
Democratic White House challenger John Kerry said the United States needed a leader who could do more than one thing at a time, and accused President Bush on Tuesday of mishandling both the economy and the war on terrorism.
President George W. Bush's effort to overhaul the country's immigration laws got a last minute reprieve in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, giving a boost to millions of immigrants who hope to legalize their status.
Emmanuel Adebayor scores a hat-trick as Arsenal canter to victory over Derby.
Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures  shut down schools, paralyzed traffic and grounded airplanes in  Greece and Turkey on Monday.
The head of the World Bank warned that the global war on terror could divert resources from fighting poverty and might pose another risk to a promising global recovery.
La russa Svetlana Kuznetsova, testa di serie numero 3, si &egrave; qualificata per gli ottavi di fin...
ATHENS : The Olympics were rocked by yet another doping scandal after it was confirmed that Russian women&#39;s shot put gold medallist Irina Korzhanenko had failed a drug test.
If you want to find a needle of information in the seemingly endless haystack that is the Web, just punch a few words into your favorite Internet search engine. But if you want to pull up a file from your PC's hard drive, good luck.
President Bush challenged a hesitant Congress on Wednesday to \
Toshiba will stop making its HD DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the standard.
The Pepsi Bottling Group posted a profit on Tuesday that beat Wall Street estimates by a penny, despite flat volume.
Protesters scored a victory in a high-seas campaign to disrupt Japan's whale hunt in the Antarctic, forcing the fleet to a standstill Wednesday while officials scrambled to unload two activists who used a rubber boat to get on board a harpoon vessel.
Thursday, the American Cancer Society will mark the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, an effort to focus on the dangers associated with tobacco use and to encourage smokers to quit for a lifetime by starting with just one day.
Some people have nightmares, others   fear tall buildings and others cringe at the sound of airplanes   overhead.
OCTOBER 06, 2004 -- United Airlines today said it is reallocating resources around its global network to emphasize international routes, while substantially slimming down domestic mainline operations.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Brandon Backe set a career-high with eight strikeouts in seven innings and hit his first career homer to lead Houston to an 11-5 win over Cincinnati in the first of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park.
NEW YORK  - For patients with several blockages in their coronary arteries, mortality rates are lower when they undergo bypass grafting rather than having the new generation of drug-eluting stents inserted, a study shows.
But only 1 in 10 will get the golden ticket EDS has told its staff that it plans to make up to 250 job cuts by the end of this month.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stocks rose in choppy trade on Thursday even after the Federal Reserve reiterated that its main concern was that inflation might fail to moderate.
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - A former US commander at the Iraqi jail that held Saddam Hussein was acquitted yesterday of aiding the enemy but received two years imprisonment for convictions on other charges after asking for leniency from the judge.
American-led forces stormed the rebel stronghold of Samarra yesterday, launching a major offensive to wrest back control of the country&#39;s so-called &quot;no-go&quot; areas before the elections scheduled for January.
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Rome's second-biggest airport Ciampino reopens after a bomb warning triggered a brief scare.
Xinhua world economic news summary at 0500 GMT, June 19    MEXICO CITY -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced on Monday that his country would invest 7 billion pesos (around 636 million U.S. dollars) in a social and economic development project to help 100 poorest municipalities.
Bosnian Serb police detained eight suspects wanted by the UN war crimes court, the first such arrests since the end of the 1992-95 conflict, police and court sources said.
Tony Blair's expression of \
Oil halted a run of heavy losses on   Wednesday, shrugging off rising U.S. fuel stocks as world   powers differed over whether to punish Iran for its atomic work   and oil workers in Nigeria began a three-day strike.
Business & money: Doorstep lender London Scottish Bank has admitted it does not have enough capital to satisfy the regulator
Turkmenistan goes to the polls to vote for a new parliament, although all candidates back the president.
The archbishop of St. Louis, who has said he would deny Holy Communion to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry because he supports abortion rights, now says Catholics can vote for such candidates under certain circumstances.
The European Union&#39;s (EU) Dutch Term President, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkanende, has called on relevant parties in the Cyprus issue to restart negotiations.
Deprivation funding in England's schools should double and pupils be forced into extra lessons, a think tank says.
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday cancelled his planned visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics after police used tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-American demonstrators in Athens.
Violent crime fell last year, with only a slight uptick in murders marring the overall trend of fewer crimes across the country, the FBI said Monday in its annual crime report.
Furniture's gone bust, and bargains abound.
New technology will still allow advertising to get through to viewers.
Esordio vincente per la Play Radio Foppapedretti Bergamo. Nell'anticipo della prima giornata di seri...
The selloff of Royal Group Technologies continued on the TSX today, with the stock off by another 6 per cent at mid-day as the company tried to shake off concerns of fraud allegations directed against the chairman and chief executive officer.
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If you didn't get a change to make it to this year's php/db|works conference, you might want to check out one developer's perspective (Chris Hartjes) - from the preparations up to the days of the conference. Chris was presenting on What Can PHP Learn From Rails?.   You can see his progress (and experiences) in these series of posts:  Run-up To php|works and some AJAX fun Slides For My php|works Presentation \
New Delhi: The indefinite nationwide truckers strike protesting against the imposition of 10 per cent service tax entered the third day on Monday with a likelihood of fresh talks between AIMTC and Union Finance Ministry.
Former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson has said Kevin Keegan faces a \
Canadian veterinary officials will  announce they have found a new case of mad cow disease in a  briefing slated for 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT), an agricultural  source told Reuters on Tuesday.
The PGA Tour's seven-tournament Fall Series kicks off on Thursday with the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship at the 7,475-yard Atunyote Golf Club in Verona, New York.
A 1946 painting by L S Lowry is sold for the highest price ever paid for the artist at auction.
Mogae (65), who took over the presidency in 1998 from Ketumile Masire, has campaigned on a platform that calls for continuity, telling voters that the prosperity built in Botswana over nearly four decades was due to his party&#39;s sound policies.
The 2006-07 Bruins got their first look at the upgraded TD Banknorth Garden yesterday, including the new mammoth high-definition scoreboard, and came away impressed.
In a joke that made Brazilians cringe and forced the U.S. Olympic Committee to apologize, a USOC worker scrawled \
Yesterday's market is today's moneymaking road map.
In una gara valida per il gruppo D della coppa d'Africa, Tunisia e Angola hanno pareggiato 0-0. Entr...
EXETER, England  - Scientists will step into a  feud between Washington and its allies over global warming at a  British-sponsored meeting this week.
After FoI request denied by FBI A privacy group is suing the US Government for information about surveillance programmes after the FBI failed to respond to a freedom of information request.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jack Kevorkian, a fiery assisted suicide advocate, will be released from a Michigan prison in June after serving eight years for murder and vowing never to help the terminally ill take their own lives again, state officials said on Wednesday.
After nearly two years of investigation, the United Nations&#39; nuclear watchdog said yesterday that it has not uncovered proof that Iran has
To help Italy, the U.S. Justice Department is trying to seize $110 million that it says was allegedly laundered through U.S. bank accounts and came from court awards won after an Italian businessman bribed Italian judges, officials said on Monday.
Ed Reed wasn't just the best defensive player on the Baltimore Ravens &#151; no small feat with Ray Lewis as a teammate &#151; he was the best defender in the NFL this season.
Perhaps Serena Williams's dad was simply trying to offer an explanation for her slow start at Wimbledon.
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the appeal of fast cars and  the damage they do to the environment - and EU attempts to strike the right balance.
A study in dogs confirms that ephedrine weight loss supplements can kill, US researchers said on Thursday, supporting the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s action to ban them.
Bank of New York Mellon's  lack  of substantial credit exposure could make it an attractive core  holding for investors and its stock should appreciate at a  faster pace than its annual earnings growth, Barron's said on  Sunday.
California GOP Rep. John Doolittle's former legislative director said Wednesday he was recently contacted by federal investigators in their probe of Doolittle's ties to jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
php|architect magazine has officially announced the schedule for their upcoming  php|tek conference happening in Chicago.   This year's speakers include a who's who of the PHP community, including Rasmus Lerdorf, Andrei Zmievski, Ilia Alshanetsky and Wez Furlong, as well as many php|architect regulars, like Jeff Moore and Chris Shiflett, and, of course, a number new faces with some thrilling talks planned for the conference.   You can get the full details on the conference and sing up today over on the main conference site or just check out the schedule to see what's being offered.
Despite a modest increase in 2007 box office receipts, moviedom is trudging into January with a droop in its shoulders.
NASA will try to fix the problem in time for a launching at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, agency officials said.
UN diplomats express growing concern over Burma, after days of protests in the military-ruled nation.
Hoping to avoid a repeat of 2000's election-night disaster, NBC News brass on Wednesday outlined the steps the news division has taken to ensure accuracy in its coverage of what is expected to be a close contest between President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.
Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet is over the worst stage after his heart attack on Sunday, his doctor says.
Nahed Ghurani worried that naming his new son Hezbollah might cause the boy problems when he grows up. But young Hezbollah Ghurani won't be the only Palestinian in this predicament.
Tamika Catchings had 26 points and 14 rebounds and Tammy Sutton-Brown added 17 points as the Indiana Fever ended the Detroit Shock's perfect start with a 77-67 win last night at Auburn Hills, Mich.
The Prime Minister will travel to Jakarta today to attend the inauguration of Indonesia&#39;s new President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Beggars, buskers and hawkers are to be banned under a new public order law in Indonesia's capital Jakarta.
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Yahoo Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. have joined forces to tap each others&#39; customers and put Web search features into Adobe&#39;s popular Acrobat Reader software.
So what if the script writers are on strike? This Super Bowl story line had something for everybody:
Mirai Nagasu, 14, tops the defending U.S. champion and former world champion Kimmie Meissner by more than 12 points to slide easily into first place.
Swiss-based miner Xstrata Plc  beat forecasts with a 119 percent rise in 2006 adjusted net profit, boosted by strong copper and nickel prices, and said on Tuesday the industry outlook remained positive.
Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters demanded on Friday that Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh head any Palestinian unity government despite a deal for him to step aside as a means of restoring Western aid.
New Jersey became the first Northern state to apologize for slavery, as legislators approved a resolution Monday expressing \
It is suspected that they were freed in exchange for a $1 million ransom, a belief that has cast a cloud over national celebrations of the release.
Gay rights activists in Russia vow to march in Moscow despite a ban and a planned counter-demonstration.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 10 -- President Bush said Thursday that Palestinian refugees should receive compensation for the loss of homes they fled or were forced to flee during the establishment of Israel and declared that there should be an end to Israel's \
If there is one thing on which Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton, respective captains of the European and American Ryder Cup teams, agree it is that the match is won on the golf course, not in their own heads.
MOSCOW\u00e2\u0080\u0094A terrorist attack brought down at least one of the two planes in this week&#39;s near-simultaneous crashes in Russia, authorities said yesterday after investigators sifting through the wreckage found traces of an explosive at one of the crash sites.
Christmas usually brings a sharp reduction in quality sports programming, but this weekend is highlighted by two major happenings - ABC tipping off its NBA schedule Saturday with the highly anticipated first battle between former Los Angeles Lakers
Chelsea's Adrian Mutu  accuses manager Jose Mourinho of lying about his fitness.
Il quotidiano tedesco Bild rivela oggi che il francese Frank Ribery sarebbe pronto a
Fallen Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was ordered held without bail Friday, and his attorney accused the FBI of extracting a confession while the convicted swindler was recovering from an apparent suicide attempt.
The Dallas Mavericks extended their  franchise-record home winning streak to 20 games with a 110-87  thrashing of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, easing to a victory  that was also their 12th straight overall.
HSBC  is poised to put hundreds  of its French regional retail branches up for sale, a further  sign the bank is shifting its focus to emerging markets,  according to media reports on Sunday.
The company unveils a speedy server and desktop, both powered by 8-core Intel chips, just a week before Macworld.
Former Israeli PM wins first round of elections for leadership of second-largest party in ruling coalition.
Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney star in a romantic comedy that struggles to capture the charm and ebullience of \
Arizona coach Lute Olson gets his 1,000th victory Saturday as the No. 15 Wildcats knock off visiting Utah, 67-62, in Tuscon.
InfoWorld - SpikeSource&#160;CEO Kim Polese is an industry veteran who was head of the Java team at Sun in the 1990s and also founded &quot;push&quot; software company Marimba, which was eventually bought by business software company BMC Software.
Ieri 'Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award' in memoria di Gianni
Net surfers have turned their attention from sex and porn to online shopping, researchers say. According to their studies, the thrill of the internet is gone. One thing hasn't changed, however: Users still want instant gratification.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not attend this month&#39;s Asia-Pacific economic leaders summit in Chile, citing flaring violence in mostly Muslim southern Thailand.
Talks billed as the last chance to save Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace agreement began on Wednesday with the end of the IRA guerrilla group as one of their prime aims.
The ruling left coalition in the Indian state of West Bengal  completes a country record of 30 years in power.
The San Francisco Giants faced long time rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers in tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game. The Giants hoped to cut down the Dodgers lead in the West by .
Campaign committees controlled by Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton have donated at least $890,000 to the campaigns of superdelegates, according to a report by a group that tracks money in politics.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, easing  his country's way back into the international fold, on Tuesday  became the first Arab leader to promise compensation for Jews  who were forced from their homes due to religious tension.
Hollywood has packed its bags and headed  for the Venice Film Festival, where a whopping 20 American  films will be screened and dozens of the hottest stars are set  to inject glamour into the arthouse competition.
Harry Redknapp is hoping to celebrate turning 60 by engineering a Portsmouth victory over Chelsea that could wreck the champions' chances of retaining their Premiership title.
Companies backing Blu-ray Disc will finalize the read-only version of the optical-disc format early next year, a Sony Corp. spokesman said earlier this week.
A Canadian man who allegedly pledged allegiance to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and pleaded guilty to various terror-related charges will be sentenced Friday, his lawyer said.
MIAMI (Billboard) - They've acted in films together and collaborated on each other's albums, and now husband-and-wife team Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez are mulling a combined tour.
NEW YORK  - The results of a Swedish study  confirm that fetal outcome may be compromised in women with a  past or active eating disorder. \
KHARTOUM : Sudan has pledged an open mind going into peace talks with rebels from the war-ravaged western Darfur region and is apparently seeking to use accords it signed with southern fighters as a model to settle the conflict.
Libya may \
As token gifts, those that appeared in the welcome bags for caddies when they registered this week for duty at the 107th US Open were most ominous.
World number one Justine Henin struggled into the Australian Open third round with a 6-1 7-5 victory over Russian Olga Poutchkova on Wednesday.
President George W. Bush's nephew arrived in Mexico City to try to persuade some 100,000 American registered voters living in Mexico to support his uncle in the November 2 US presidential election.
Stopbadware.org, which offers analysis of websites and software, says users should steer clear of RealPlayer 10.5 and 11, but Real disputes their analysis.
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Pixar and DreamWorks worked outside the rulebook for animated films. In the process, they wrote new rules. But will Hollywood take the wrong lesson?
Two Iraqi guards abducted along with an American and Nepalese by armed gunmen from their Baghdad compound have been released, police said Tuesday.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A 25-year-old man who escaped a fire that killed his two children and girlfriend in their Glendale Heights home last month has died of the injuries he sustained in the blaze.
NATO's secretary-general has warned that a proposed U.S. missile defense system risks splitting the alliance between those the program would protect and those it would not, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
A US newspaper editor who served with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in Vietnam has defended the candidate&#39;s war record.
By Evadna Bartlett  Mom never knew.  She was blissfully unaware that I threw away her plastic bag stuffed with zippers she had painstakingly removed from garments too worn for church rummage sale or charity second-hand store.
Although the economy as a whole is in its best shape in three decades, improved growth is threatened by disparities between wealthy nations and the developing world as well as rising oil prices.
Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers objected Friday to a characterization that he second-guessed or doubted war plans drawn up by Gen. Tommy R. Franks, then chief of the U.S. Central Command, six days before the United States launched the war in Afghanistan against al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Morgan Stanley's (MWD.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) voting stake in TUI (TUIG.DE: Quote , Profile , Research ) , Europe's biggest tourism firm, fell to 0.23 percent on Tuesday from 10.1 percent at the end of ...
Prices and interest rates are up, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing
British military aircraft scrambled Sunday to assist a civilian passenger aircraft after an incident, the Ministry of Defense said, adding that the jets later returned to base.
Cristiano Ronaldo delivered yet another display of brilliance to lift Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League with both goals in a 2-0 win against Portsmouth at Old Trafford here Wednesday.
The father of a 3-year-old who was beaten to death during an attack on her day care center has been named as the suspect in the rampage, which also left two women hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
(WebMD) New research is raising concerns about the safety of a preservative that is commonly found in shampoos and other commercially available cosmetics.
Promoted Sicilian side Messina shocked Italian champions AC Milan with a 2-1 victory at the San Siro in Italian first division league match on Wednesday.
This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Gabrielle buffeted the North Carolina coast on Sunday but was expected to turn back out over the Atlantic Ocean without strengthening into a hurricane, U.S. forecasters said.
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India says it will appoint private consultants to determine the number of people infected with the AIDS virus. The Indian government estimates the number at 5.1 million, the second most in the world after South Africa.
Colin Firth arrives at the premiere of &quot;Love Actually,&quot; at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York, in this Nov. 6, 2003 file photo.
The nation set a record for wildfires this year and climate experts say 2006 will probably end as the third warmest year on record for the contiguous United States.
French retail giant Carrefour said Tuesday it was fined euro2 million (US$2.69 million) by a French regional court for false advertising, selling items below cost and collusion with suppliers at its hypermarket chain in France.
, Carlito Pablo. Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Dec. 14, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HIS PASS was good for three hours but former President
Software giant Microsoft is casting its sights on the digital media marketplace by positioning itself as pro-consumer-choice. The company unveiled its MSN Music
BOMBAY  - Reliance Industries Ltd, the petrochemical flagship of India&#39;s largest private sector company, said second quarter net profit jumped 39 percent against a backdrop of surging oil product prices.
CAPITOL HILL Lawmakers are considering the idea of allowing foreign-born American citizens, like California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, to become president.
NAKURU, Kenya -- Along a crowded sidewalk in this city, Esther Thuo and a friend were discussing their choices in Kenya's upcoming presidential election.
Business Objects executives this week touted dashboard technology features and rallied support for standardization on their new business intelligence software -- two hot-button issues for users here at the company's International Users Conference.
The Bank of England is going to look at how it can encourage banks to give out more \u00c2\u00a35 notes.
Los Angeles - Oliver Stone could face legal action from Greek lawyers for portraying the Greek hero Alexander the Great as gay in the new movie Alexander.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would  launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox  360 Elite, on October 11 in Japan, a country where sales of its  game gear lag far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd.  and Sony Corp.
Police close a section of the M25 motorway near the Dartford Tunnel in Kent following a fatal road crash.
Engineers hired to investigate the cause of September&#39;s massive Big Dig tunnel leak have discovered that the project is riddled with hundreds of leaks that are pouring millions of gallons of water into the $14.
Stefano Colantuono ha visto una buona Atalanta a Catania: ''Potevamo segnare, soprattutto nel primo ...
Researchers investigating catfish eggs that have a strange purple color have discovered heavy-metal water pollution that is being examined as a possible cause for the phenomenon.
The iPhone will go on sale on Nov. 9 exclusively through mobile operator O2, marking the first time the devide will be available outside the United States.
According to a report slated to be released Friday by research firm IDC, the worldwide server market hit $11.5 billion in the second quarter, up 6.9 percent from the same period in 2003.
Australia have capitalised on posting a strong first innings score of 474 by reducing India to 150 for six at the end of the second day of the first Test in Bangalore.
NEW YORK - DoubleClick, the online advertising and marketing company, has said it has appointed advisers to look at the possibility of selling off all or part of its business.
A strong earthquake shook northern Chile early Sunday in the same region where a temblor killed at least two people last month, but authorities reported no new deaths or serious damage.
Tony Bennett unveiled his heart &#151; a 5-foot heart-shaped sculpture on which he painted an image of the Golden Gate Bridge &#151; at Union Square before crooning his famous song to an adoring crowd.
Picture dated 1977 from the German criminal office Bundeskriminalamt shows German Red Army Faction activist Brigitte Mohnhaupt.Comment
La Consob francese annuncia, imminente esame prospetto
It&#39;s true that Notre Dame rushed for 11 yards and punted 11 times last week in losing to BYU. It&#39;s NOT true that Touchdown Jesus has lowered his arms, stuck a single fist in the air and been renamed Fourthdown Jesus.
Homeowner coverage is no catchall. Check yours before disaster strikes
Palestinian gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade at Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's Gaza home on Tuesday, damaging the building, but he was unharmed as factional fighting raged for a fourth day, officials said.
The Karlsruhe-based prosecutor&#39;s office said in a statement that the three Iraqi nationals are believed to be members of a rebel group.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time tops a poll of gamers and experts to find the top 100 games of all time.
GREENSBORO ---- Mrs. Eva Jane Gerringer McIntyre, 94, died Monday, March 5, 2007, at Greensboro Retirement Center.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, at Rehobeth United Methodist Church, where she was a member, with Pastor Susan E. Pillsbury officiating.
Duke Bainum outspent Mufi Hannemann in Honolulu's most expensive mayoral race, but apparently failed to garner enough votes in Saturday's primary to claim the office outright.
Brazilian midfielder Kleberson has been ruled out of action until the New Year after incurring an ankle injury in Manchester United's midweek League Cup win over Arsenal.
I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know what the future holds for the Yankees and me. I only know that the divorce is off as of the All-Star Game break and that we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re really, really trying to work things out.
WASHINGTON - The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for the next pandemic, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.    It will take months to brew a vaccine that works against the kind of super-flu that causes a pandemic, although government preparations include research to speed that production...
Stocks were higher on Friday on investor hopes that President Bush would unveil a plan to alleviate the subprime mortgage crisis and loosen credit conditions that have rattled financial markets.
Il Milan ha vinto il primo posticipo del campionato 'primavera' battendo 3-1 l'Udinese. Decisiva la ...
Plus: IBM, Yahoo post high...AMD posts loss...Sony TV unit struggling...Nokia on upswing...Apple beats expectations.
Il ministro, sono una persona perbene e pulita
(Tony Cenicola/The New York Times) I hope you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve finished eating your cereal this morning, because this story is story that mixes two words that really should never be mixed: milk and pus. But, in a world where strident food activists regularly battle large-scale food manufacturers, things like this are bound to happen. At issue is the Got Pus? [...].
A Macedonian army helicopter taking soldiers home from Bosnia crashes, killing all 11 people on board.
The online auctioneer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly earnings beat Wall Street estimates by 2 cents a share, as sales were up 30 percent from a year earlier.
A Hamas suicide bomber blew himself up  near Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip Tuesday shortly after  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the occupied  territory to press militants to lay down their arms.
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French legislators approved a measure championed by President Nicolas Sarkozy that would encourage people to work beyond the 35-hour workweek by cutting taxes on overtime pay.
U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday as  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking before  Congress about the health of the economy, did little to quell  expectations for a rate hike later this month.
Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
Roger Federer is the most talented tennis player I have ever seen. He has the capacity to become the greatest in history. This conclusion isn&#39;t simply a result of his sublime victory over Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday&#39;s US Open final.
Expect 12 sets of security patches from Microsoft next week that fix critical vulnerabilities in several products, including new security software.
(09/30/04)-- A federal judge in New York has struck down a law that authorizes the government to make secret searches of telephone and Internet records.
LIMA, Peru  - Four police officers died on Sunday  in a shootout with an armed group that took over a police  station in a southern Peruvian town on New Year's Day and held  10 hostages, doctors said.
This landlocked city may seem an unlikely place to situate a naval base, but for Palestinians without a state perhaps it is fitting to have a navy without a sea.
Tim Cahill could escape suspension for his controversial celebration of Everton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s winner at Manchester City when he was sent off for pulling his shirt over his head.
World leaders gather in Cuba for the Non-Aligned Movement summit, but President Fidel Castro is not among them.
Turkish police foiled a bomb attack in the capital Ankara on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, and authorities said they were stepping up security measures.
Firefighters lost ground Sunday against a large blaze in a national forest as gusty winds fanned the flames, shutting down highways and prompting officials to urge evacuations.
Samak Sundaravej \u00c2\u0097 the man likely to become Thailand's next prime minister \u00c2\u0097 is known for his sharp tongue and short temper.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s entry into  movie downloading should have a bigger impact on the growth of  digital video distribution in the near term than on the  ultimate decline in DVD sales.
American-Iranian reporter Parnaz Azima, who was prevented from leaving Iran after a visit earlier this year, has been given her passport back, Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi said on Tuesday.
LONDON: The leader of the rightwing British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, was arrested Tuesday after he made anti-Islam comments in a television documentary.
Japan&#39;s cabinet decided Thursday to extend the Self-Defense Forces&#39; (SDF) humanitarian assistance operation in Iraq by one year until Dec. 14, 2005.
OAO YUKOS oil company has temporally stopped crude oil railway deliveries to Chinese CNPC following the problems with the settlement of railway tariff rates and exports duties.
Experts were still trying to work out the cause of yesterday's high-speed train crash that killed six people including the driver.
NASA scientists said yesterday they had recovered some intact materials from the wreckage of the Genesis space capsule that fell to Earth this week and were hopeful the mission to gather solar atoms could be salvaged.
The Cat's Eye Nebula was the first planetary nebula ever to be discovered but its complex gas layers give knots and jets like the Lord of the Ring's famous floating eye of Sauron.    Astrobiology Magazine -- A new study of a large number of planetary nebulae has revealed that rings, such as those seen here around the Cat's Eye Nebula, are much more common that thought so far and have been found in at least one third of all planetary nebulae...
A well-known Indian politician, Amar Mani Tripathi, is found guilty of conspiring to murder his pregnant mistress.
Faced with continuing financial losses and stubbornly low ratings for Washington Post Radio, Bonneville International Corp. and The Washington Post are reassessing programming on the station, which the two companies launched 14 months ago.
Australian golfer Geoff Ogilvy is three shots from the lead in a tie for fifth place after the third round of the US PGA tournament in Florida.
The Los Angeles Angels finished off a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, winning 8-2 to stretch their lead over the Mariners to five games in the American League West.
ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said Paris should prepare for that possibility.
Mars launches a review of its European business in an effort to boost sales and efficiency.
Calls it child porn Finnish police are blocking more than 1,000 legal websites, including one belonging to a well-known internet activist, under a secretive system designed to prevent access to foreign sites that contain child pornography, according to a group that advocates for individual rights online.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A helicopter drops men in black onto the rooftop of an isolated building. They slip down its walls using ropes then hurl themselves through the windows like something from a James Bond film.
Indonesians blamed Web hosting company UK2 has apologised for problems some customers may have experienced yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former prime minister Tony Blair has struck a deal with Random House to publish his memoirs, the company said Thursday.
Washington's three-game winning streak is snapped as the Nats can't figure out Toronto ace Roy Halladay and fall, 7-2, Friday night.
A group of Liverpool supporters are trying to succeed where the financial might of Dubai International Capital (DIC) has so far failed and buy their beloved club from its American owners.
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While the government hailed an end to emergency rule, many Pakistani politicians, voters and the media said on Sunday that President Pervez Musharraf remained entrenched in power with elections next month skewed in his favor.
wins gold in the 3 metre women&#39;s springboard at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. Guo won the women&#39;s 3m springboard diving gold medal, her compatriot Wu Minxia (L) took
CKX Inc., the owner of rights to  the Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali names and the &quot;American  Idol&quot; television show, said it will be taken private in a $1.33  billion buyout led by its chief executive.
Fewer American youths are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy, but more are abusing prescription drugs, says a government report released Thursday.    The 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health also found youths and young adults are more aware of the risks of using pot once a month or more frequently...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning threw for three more touchdowns yesterday, Edgerrin James ran for two others, and the Indianapolis Colts returned a blocked field goal for another score in a 51-24 rout of Tennessee.
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Sport: Steve McClaren comes to the crunch point of his management career, says Kevin McCarra.
Troubled nuclear power group British Energy today said it was removing itself from the stock market in a bid to stop rebel shareholders scuppering its rescue package.
Microsoft is locked in a war of words with Brussels about the launch of its new Windows Vista operating system.
Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen dives into the Web 2.0 arena with Ning's free toolkit for launching mini MySpace clones. By the Associated Press.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro,   looking well along the road to recovery, was shown on   television on Friday meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo   Chavez after temporarily ceding power a month ago to undergo   intestinal surgery.
Opera Software ASA released a new version of its mini browser for mobile phones Tuesday.
Marvin Harrison has played through the tingling in his left hand for nearly a month.
Wayne Arthurs rode his booming serve to a 7-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Mounir El Aarej to give Australia a 1-0 lead over Morocco in their Davis Cup World Group playoff at Perth&#39;s Royal Kings Park on Friday.
Output in the UK's manufacturing sector rises for the fourth month in a row, official figures show.
The US says it will press for a new set of sanctions on Iran for defying UN demands to stop enriching uranium.
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Ed Orgeron, Southern California&#39;s assistant head coach and defensive line coach, has agreed to become the new coach at Mississippi, USC athletic department sources have told ESPN.
Oakland Athletics catcher Tim Hudson pitches to the Anaheim Angels in the first inning on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004 in Oakland, Calif. Hudson was traded from the Athletics to Atlanta, a blockbuster deal Thursday, Dec.
Many 2008 Democratic presidential candidates, most recently Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, are embracing the notion of the so-called \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cpay or play\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d insurance coverage mandate, which would require employers to provide health coverage to their employees or pay a tax into a national fund that would provide the coverage for them.
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A top official with the U.S. White House&#39;s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) gave her strongest endorsement yet to SaaS (software as a service), saying Wednesday it can help federal agencies cut development costs.A speech on Wednesday at the SaaS/Gov conference in Washington, D.C., wasn&#39;t the first time Karen Evans, administrator of the OMB&#39;s Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology, endorsed SaaS. Despite Evans&#39; continuing advocacy of the concept, adoption has been slow among government agencies, according to one vendor.Asked whether the OMB should more strongly promote SaaS, Evans said U.S. agencies need to weigh cost, security, and other factors. But the U.S. government needs to move to a more service-oriented software model, she said.&quot;Our track record is clear -- we are not very good at delivering our own software in the time frame set,&quot; Evans said at the conference. &quot;We&#39;re also not very good at managing large projects.&quot;Some agencies haven&#39;t embraced the service approach, often because they want hands-on control of software development, Evans said. But government agencies can&#39;t afford to keep developing their own software without sharing with other agencies, she said.&quot;We can&#39;t continue to maintain all of the things we have,&quot; she added. &quot;We have to start shutting down some of our legacy systems. We really have to move to a ... service-oriented market.&quot;Although there&#39;s been no prohibition against U.S. agencies using SaaS models, many agencies have been reluctant to move to a service-based approach, partly because of concerns about the security of Web-based services, said Dan Burton, senior vice president of global public policy for Salesforce.com.Evans&#39; speech on Wednesday could create a &quot;tipping point&quot; for the use of SaaS models in the U.S. government, Burton said. Many agencies seem to believe that they don&#39;t have the authority to take a chance on the new model, he said.One step that service-based software vendors can take is to seek security certifications and map out how their services meet Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements, Evans said. Some agencies are reluctant to move to SaaS without certifications, she said.However, some agencies are already using SaaS to cut down development times. Rezaur Rahman, enterprise architect and Web services manager for the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, said his agency began using Salesforce.com offerings in its information management systems in recent months. Budget constraints helped push the agency toward software as a service, he said.The agency is using services to take care of many functions it would have had to write its own code for in the past, including reading and writing to databases, Rahman said. The agency can often make tweaks to its information management systems in a day or less, he added.
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Great Britain ended its gold medal drought at the Athens Olympics thanks to a superb victory in the Yngling class sailing competition here.
Police in India say at least 23 people have been killed in two road accidents in the western state of Rajasthan.
Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s widening belt of clutter puts future space exploration at risk, but the solutions are expensive.
Pakistan win the toss and put West Indies into bat in the World Cup opener in Jamaica.
Scientists in China have identified  about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily  addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies  and addiction control.
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Un'inchiesta del ministero della Giustizia scopre centinaia di fatture inevaseA rischio il supersegreto programma di intercettazioni dell'amministrazione Bush                                          Usa, l'Fbi non paga le bollette e le compagnie staccano i telefoni                                                                                  Su un migliaio di conti esaminati pi\u00c3\u00b9 della met\u00c3\u00a0 non sono stati  saldati in tempo
Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby is named the best film of 2004 by a group of leading US film critics.
Australia's Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd.   said on Tuesday it was close to signing an order for  new Boeing  planes worth up to US$2.6 billion ahead of  the launch of long-haul flights to the United States next year.
Pakistan has arrested up to six people, including an Egyptian national, suspected of planning major attacks in the capital Islamabad, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Saturday.
The European Commission steps into a controversy over the takeover of Serbia's oil monopoly.
GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N  board of directors went on trial on Wednesday, on shareholder  accusations that it merely rubberstamped a decision to hire  Michael Ovitz and allowed him to walk away months later with a  $140 million severance package.
Facing a copyright lawsuit from MPAA, company is trying to avoid disclosing user information.
Singapore's economy expanded 5.4 percent in the fourth quarter from a year ago and grew by 8.1 percent for the full year in 2004, the city-state's Ministry of Trade said Monday.
Sony said it would delay the European introduction of its PlayStation 3 machine because of inadequate supplies of a component.
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BAGHDAD -- Terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s network has reportedly declared itself a part of al-Qaida. A statement posted on an Islamic Web site praises Osama bin Laden as &#39;&#39;the chief of all fighters
ANSWER: Cigna Medical Group has several more clinics scheduled (see box). Check with your doctor&#39;s office to see if they have ordered any new doses.
England coach Peter Moores said Monday he was hopeful Andrew Flintoff would be fit to face India at The Oval here on Wednesday.
A large disturbance inside the UK's biggest immigration centre has been contained, the Home Office says.
ISTANBUL -- Looking to check out the latest videos of cavorting kittens and lovelorn lip-synchers on YouTube? If you live in Turkey, you're out of luck.
On a 53-foot Atlas Van Lines truck packed with 4,200 cubic feet of Red Sox stuff, including Theo Epstein's guitar, a big rig Al Hartz navigated through rain coming down sideways in South Carolina while his radio blared about a tornado watch in towns he had no idea were ahead of him or not, Joe Cochran ...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
OTTAWA - Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps claims that when Paul Martin was finance minister, he wanted to abolish the Canada Health Act, scrap old age pensions and sell off the CBC.
An influx of new caucus-goers boosted Barack Obama to victory in the Iowa caucuses in a race that centered on which candidate would best be able to change the country's course.
From the dusty streets of Punjab to the privileged ranks of the ruling parliamentary party, the mood in Pakistan is turning against its military leader.
&quot;Friday Night Lights,&quot; directed by Peter Berg (&quot;The Rundown&quot; and &quot;Very Bad Things&quot;), is packed with intense moments, riveting scenes, and talented actors to back them up.
By AMANDA-MARIE QUINTINO  TORONTO (CP) - It has changed the face of the Internet, made 15-minute celebrities out of bare-knuckled boxers and air-guitar impresarios and educated the world about the explosive properties of mixing Mentos and Diet Coke.
NEW YORK, NY Tuesday Dec.14.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- U2 has made history again. Yesterday, December 13, it was announced that the Irish rock band will be among the 2005 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown would be dumped out of office by the Conservatives if opinion polls were replicated at a general election this year, The Independent said Thursday.
Bloomberg - Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, raising rival Hillary Clinton by $5 billion, offered a $75 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax cuts and government spending to stave off a possible recession.
Il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, ha dato il via oggi al primo corso nazionale di formazione ...
A NEW twist was added to the ongoing saga of the West Indies board-players rift yesterday. Jeffrey Dujon, the former Test wicket-keeper and assistant team coach, indicated in an interview with
OSLO, Norway - A bored 12-year-old boy passing time by trying out his new balaclava triggered a terrorism alert at a southern Norway airport.
The outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach was blamed for another five cases of illness Saturday, raising the number of people sickened to 171, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
'Shorty' kicks blades out of the data center and onto the floor The mid-market push has definitely been heating up for tech vendors in recent weeks. We've already seen Dell, IBM and Hitachi touting their simplified server and storage lines with SMB-aimed gear, and frankly, we're starting to recite the hard sell for companies with limited budgets and expertise in our sleep.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Law Lords are to rule on how far the government can restrict human rights in its bid to combat terrorism.
A bomb threat that caused the evacuation of a Wal-Mart and led employees to wire $10,000 to the caller appears to be part of a broader scam targeting other businesses around the country, authorities said.
Nike Inc. , the world&#039;s top  athletic shoe maker, on Tuesday reported a 5 percent drop in  quarterly net profit due to a one-time charge and said heavy  World Cup marketing spending would weigh on results in the  current quarter.
The striking writers union told member Jay Leno on Thursday that he violated its rules by penning and delivering punch lines in his first \
A chess star who accused her father of rape was told counselling before his trial would help the defence, says her mother.
Running back Chris Perry, Cincinnati's first-round draft pick, went on injured reserve Wednesday after a disappointing rookie season.
The experts speak Interview Zero-day exploits were once the realm of just underground and elite hackers, but their increased prevalence is bringing a positive new trend: unofficial patches from members of the community, offered for protection before official vendor patches appear.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sunni Muslims expressed outrage Saturday over an assault by Iraqi National Guard troops, backed by US soldiers, on their most revered mosque in Baghdad.
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SIRTE, Libya, Oct. 28 -- Until 17 days ago, rebel Abdul Majid Dosa was living in the bush of the warring Darfur region of western Sudan. Dosa, 51, would stub out his last cigarette of the day at sunset, he said, so that Sudanese government warplanes wouldn't see the glow.
A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday to move forward with legislation to legalize the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from certain countries, despite resistance from regulators and drugmakers.
SAN DIEGO - The Giants were stunned Tuesday upon learning that closer Dustin Hermanson was suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for apparently hitting Houston&#39;s Jeff Kent intentionally with a pitch last Thursday in San Francisco.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Afghan police killed 33 Taliban insurgents after a roadside bomb detonated by the militants killed eight policemen in the southern province of Kandahar, the provincial governor said on Tuesday.
The first defence witness in the war crimes trial of  Slobodan Milosevic trial is set to take the stand.
Israel said yesterday it would free 170 jailed Palestinians in a gesture of gratitude for Egypt&#39;s release two weeks ago of an Israeli Arab imprisoned for spying.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian gunman on Monday as he approached a military outpost near a Jewish settlement in the southern Gaza Strip, a military source said.
Colin Montgomerie and Paul Casey win at the World Match Play Championship but Luke Donald goes out.
Jessica Alba, star of the Fantastic Four movies, is expecting her first child, her spokesman confirms.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The presidential election might have been decided Tuesday night, but Tracy McGrady&#39;s campaign has just begun.
Ruby on Rails on Rails on Rails on Rails We'll hand it to IBM's researchers. They think big - really big. Like holy-crap-what-have-you-done big.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Monday urged China to play a bigger role in promoting world development and maintain world peace so as to make leading contribution to world development and security.
Eliot Spitzer received an anonymous letter last March that made for intriguing reading. The message suggested that the New York attorney general poke around Marsh &amp; McLennan, the US&#39;s largest insurance broker
JERUSALEM - A Lufthansa passenger plane en route to Tel Aviv was diverted to Cyprus on Tuesday, escorted by Israeli war planes, after the airline received a bomb threat, officials said.
Rwandan troops arrive in Sudan to help protect ceasefire monitors in the war-ravaged Darfur region.
In Sept. 21 NEW YORK story headlined &quot;Survey chides quality of 1 in 10 nursing homes&quot; please read in first paragraph ... inadequate quality in a survey of state inspection reports ... instead of ... consistently inadequate quality since the year 2000 .
Federal procurement spending in the Washington area rose last year at its highest rate since the 1980s, according to a study to be released today, creating tens of thousands of jobs and increasing economic growth disproportionately in Northern Virginia.
Fresh clashes between security forces and Maoist rebels in eastern Nepal kill at least  13 people, the army says.
A military appeals court sided with the Pentagon on Monday, overruling a judge who threw out terrorism charges against a Guantanamo Bay detainee
JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip  - Palestinians  sifted through the rubble of dozens of homes in a sprawling  refugee camp on Saturday after Israel ended its most powerful  assault in the Gaza Strip in four years of bloodshed.
LONDON, England -- Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has voiced concerns about the deal that sent England striker Wayne Rooney from Everton to Manchester United, claiming the contract could cause a conflict of interest.
CRUDE oil futures fell yesterday after the American government reported a slight increase in the US inventory of crude. The supply of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil, also increased, following
Tycho:   It has become the Saturday tradition to do the next strip upon the expo's stark and terrifying stage, but since Armadeaddon needed its proper epilogue it got moved out to Wednesday.  Gabe was highly indulgent of audience suggestions in the final version, far more than he is to me, adding many, many things based on them being called out from the microphone - he has a version with more additions still that he'll be putting up later today.  But there are things in there like the blue ball in the last panel - to say nothing of the official \
Singapore Telecommunications , southeast Asia&#39;s largest phone company, said on Monday its mobile phone user base rose 7.7 per cent in September to 56 million, reflecting robust growth in regional markets.
NEW YORK  - A technique called imagery rehearsal therapy not only helps chronic insomniacs get a good night's sleep, it also seems to help lessen depression and anxiety, according to research presented this week at SLEEP 2007 -- the 21st annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
After more than 55 films, Nicolas Cage plans to cut back on acting to pursue other interests, such as helping develop independent cinema in his new home of the Bahamas.
Republicans are planning to spend the vast majority of their sizable financial war chest over the final 60 days of the campaign attacking Democratic House and Senate candidates over personal issues and local controversies, GOP officials said.
New York - Amelie Mauresmo heads into the final stretch of the season holding the world number 1 rking after Lindsay Davenport&#39;s semifinal loss at the US Open.
The youngsters who sang the chorus in The Wall may be pushing middle age today but they stand to collect a tidy little sum for their vocal contribution to the Pink Floyd rock opera.
Mauritius could see its foreign income slashed if reforms of European Union sugar subsidies go ahead, a leading industry official warns.
Top stars make more than ever, but they raise the tide for the whole league.
North Korea and the UN publish a report which lays bare the country's environmental degradation.
Blue chips rallied Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow bouncing back from a more than 300-point loss earlier in the session, while the Nasdaq erased losses sparked by Apple's profit warning.
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The raging wildfires  that forced the evacuations of a quarter-million people in  southern California are disrupting the production of several TV  shows and prompting local TV stations to pre-empt network  programming for continuous coverage of the disaster.
Manfred Gerdes, SCEE German Managing Director, may have made a blunder. He recently confirmed that Sony&#39;s Playstation Portable (PSP) will launch in Japan with a price tag of 33,000 yen.
By LARA JAKES JORDAN  WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans agreed Thursday to let the government shut down chemical plants that fail to meet security standards. The deal would expand federal oversight of an industry vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
Phoenix Suns&#39; Quentin Richardson (3) goes up for a shot over New Orleans Hornets&#39; Baron Davis (1) in the second half in New Orleans Arena Wednesday night, Dec. 29, 2004.
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A half dozen federal investigations into the activities of Republican lawmakers are raising new worries for GOP leaders who hope to regain the House majority they lost last fall.
British actor Jude Law, currently starring as the irresistible cad in the remake of &quot;Alfie,&quot; was named this year&#39;s &quot;Sexiest Man Alive&quot; by People magazine on Wednesday.
Australian actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.
An ingredient in curry may help  stimulate immune system cells that gobble up the brain-clogging  proteins that mark Alzheimer&#39;s disease, U.S. researchers said  on Monday.
(InfoWorld) - Companies that want to move beyond cutting and pasting information into Excel spreadsheets will have to adopt a set of APIs and create lightweight mashup applications that automate business processes, executives said during a Webcast Thursday. The event was a first of a projected series of online discussions hosted by software provider Nexaweb, which also announced a partnership with Kapow Technologies. Under the agreement, Kapow will help companies implement its Mashup Server, a visual scripting tool for making Web 2.0 applications, along with Nexaweb's platform, whose platform focuses on AJAX (asynchronous Java and XML) within service-oriented data systems. The idea is that companies that are trying to create a more efficient IT environment based on SOA could also develop online applications that tie into those systems. Kapow Technologies CTO Stefan Andreasen said the partnership would facilitate the creation of so-called enterprise mashups, which combine services in network-based data into multiple applications and make them available through a dashboard of some kind. These kinds of tools make it much easier for companies to offer self-service features to their users, he said, while making use of existing IT infrastructure. \
West Ham edge out Sunderland helped by a fortuitous own goal from keeper Craig Gordon.
Class-action litigation, lawsuits seeking damages for exposure to asbestos and medical malpractice suits are the targets.
Business software maker PeopleSoft said it was dumping president and chief executive Craig Conway, who has led the fight against a hostile takeover effort from rival Oracle.
Gianni Petrucci ha parlato dell'incontro avuto nel pomeriggio con il presidente della Juve, Giovanni...
La statunitense Lindsay Davenport ha vinto il torneo Wta di Bali (225.000 dollari) battendo in final...
By PETER RANSCOMBE  WHAT do Rick Stein, Ainsley Harriott, Paul Rankin and the Thompson-Entwistle family all have in common?   They all contributed to Harvest of the Sea, a collection of fish recipes edited by the staff and pupils at Dunino Primary School, in East Neuk of Fife.
TOKYO - Two strong earthquakes rattled western Japan within hours of each other last night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo and triggering tsunami waves.
While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied corpse of James Brown says the soul singer is looking good.
A smiling Fidel Castro walked in public Thursday for the first time since the 78-year-old Cuban leader fell two months ago, and lawmakers attending a year-end National Assembly meeting gave him a standing ovation.
Serena Williams delivered a carefully scripted message during her first-round match at the US Open: Her presence hasn&#39;t diminished, even if her ability has.
We give our loved ones the perfect send-off from life in the information age: a shower of facts delivered crisply and without drama.
Los Angeles -- Hero, director Zhang Yimou&#39;s acclaimed martial-arts epic starring Jet Li, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and superbabies to debut as the top weekend film, earning $17.
Iraqi police say an agreement on ending the violence in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf has been reached.
Taiwan is considering applying to join  the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that  China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by  a renegade province.
Eduardo Romero and Angel Cabrera come from the same country, but their bond goes well beyond that.
GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 23, 2004 - Workers dug new mass graves for corpses that still littered this flood-ravaged city Thursday as the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,070 and residents
In raising its reserve estimates, Yukos reiterated that it was operating on a \
his own soldiers of emptying his weapon into a Palestinian schoolgirl who was already dead, judicial sources said. The officer was charged with two counts of illegal use of a
The National Archives opens Friday a permanent exhibition on the underpinnings of American history. This $7M initiative is intended to make the work of the Archives more accessible -- and to make history more interesting.
Aug. 19, 2004  OTTAWA  - Nortel Networks Corp.
KOHLER, Wisconsin  - American Justin Leonard  stayed on track for his second major title in the U.S. PGA  Championship final round on Sunday, moving two shots clear with  nine holes to play.
Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the Yankees clinched a postseason spot with a victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Concerned that a steady diet of TV ads is putting too many pounds on American children, the Federal Communications Commission plans to study links between the ads, viewing habits and the rise of childhood obesity.
Indonesia says it will investigate claims by Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, that Thailand&#39;s Muslim insurgents have been inspired by extremists in Indonesia.
By Meghann Cuniff, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 16--In the mood for some holiday festivities? Students at the Lutheran Academy of the Master in Coeur d'Alene, are performing their annual Christmas pageant tonight in the school's gymnasium.
Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it would not appeal a European Union court order to immediately implement antitrust sanctions, but it remained optimistic of eventually prevailing in its main case.
Raja Bell supplied the grit, and his Phoenix teammates took care of the offense.
BALIK PULAU: Memories of the tsunami disaster returned to haunt residents of Pantai Pasir Panjang following the appearance of thousands of the jelly-like sea cucumbers on the beach here.
Pixar Animation Studios boldly moves into new cartoon territory with &quot;The Incredibles,&quot; a red-hot and very funny action adventure that involves an entire family of superheroes.
Fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat has made an unexpected cameo appearance as a victim of censorship in a heavyweight annual human rights report issued by the State Department.
Alcatel CGEP.PA has expanded its  foothold in the key North American market with the acquisition  of a mobile software provider and a conference technology  business for $277 million.
JERUSALEM : Israeli newspapers demanded that heads should roll as the authorities braced for an embarrassing climbdown over allegations that Palestinian militants abused a UN ambulance to ferry weapons.
LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - Prime Minister Tony Blair will pressure Sudan to end the conflict in Darfur when he visits the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, the first leg of a three-day trip to Africa.
While still insisting he is not running for president, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg signaled his seriousness about a possible independent campaign by meeting with the ballot access expert and campaign manager for H. Ross Perot's third-party presidential bid.
When the Bromfield School needed a win in the final girls' race of the day, it turned to an Irish step dancer for some speed.
(InfoWorld) - As the mobile phone industry scrambles to put cellphones in the hands of billions of unconnected people in emerging markets, less-expensive, higher-speed WiMax is likely to be the technology of choice to connect them to the Internet. \
German business confidence posted a surprise gain in January, a key survey showed Thursday, amid worries that the US economy was heading into a recession.
Omnifone will launch MusicStation Max, a service that will give people unlimited free music downloads to their cell phone.
If there's going to be a convergence between the applications you use on your multimedia-enabled cell phone and the ones you use on your digital TV tuner, then Motorola -- which has a big stake in both -- will have to work harder to  bring it about. That's the inspiration behind the next stage of its Motodev developer community, as the company's vice president told BetaNews this week.
Drugs widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebo, researchers are reporting.
Some 200 masked young men and women gathered at a Tehran cemetery Thursday to pledge their willingness to carry out suicide bomb attacks against Americans in Iraq and Israelis.
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Grazie alle medaglie ottenute ai Giochi Panamericani dello scorso novembre, aumenta la rappresentati...
When it comes to rebounding and the Celtics, the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the first two games of the season, the Celtics struggled on the glass after briefly improving their performance in that area during the preseason.
England's academy schools are on course to raise attainment in deprived areas, a spending watchdog says.
Oil futures prices surged to new heights above $55-abarrel on Friday as concerns about the global supply of heating oil persist ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rare win against IBM and HP Sun Microsystems continues its march toward supercomputing respectability. The company has won a deal to supply the University of Texas with a system that should easily be one of the fastest on the planet when completed in 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
QUINCY - Crane Public Library will offer a free seminar on child  Internet safety from  7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the library,  40 Washington St.  The most popular virtual hangouts and online games will be discussed and pointers will be given  on how to protect  children.
Moderate earthquake rocks Luzon, Philippines    HONG KONG, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted Luzon Islands, the Philippines, at 10:13 GMT Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin here Sunday night.
China will launch its first lunar probe this week, an official said Monday  -  weeks after regional rival Japan put one in high orbit over the moon in a big leap forward in Asia's undeclared space race
We asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, and social media.
Viagra, the impotence pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one of the first drugs to get a radio tracking device under a new FDA initiative announced Monday.
L'Udinese ha battuto in amichevole oggi a Nova Gorica, in Slovenia, 2-0 Il Nova Gorica, milita nel m...
Friends of friends XenSource, the server virtualization company, has added a second former Microsoft staffer to its management ranks, recruiting the exec responsible for leading a number of big Windows products.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
According to the Symantec report, there is a sharp rise in so-called &quot;bot networks&quot; of compromised PCs that are used by hackers to launch denial-of-service attacks.
The Queen opens a transformed St Pancras station and new Channel Tunnel rail terminal for Eurostar.
Damian Woetzel, a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, said Monday he would retire at season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s end, making official what he had predicted a year ago. Mr. Woetzel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s final performance will be on June 18 after 23 years with the company. He earned a master\u00e2\u0080\u0099s degree in public administration from Harvard University last year and is artistic director of the summer Vail International Dance Festival. Mr. Woetzel said it was fitting to leave as the company commemorates the 10th anniversary of the death of Jerome Robbins by featuring his choreography. \u00e2\u0080\u009cHis presence was the reason I joined\u00e2\u0080\u009d the company, Mr. Woetzel said. He said he will focus his energy \u00e2\u0080\u009cbeyond the limited space of performing\u00e2\u0080\u009d in \u00e2\u0080\u009careas where I hope to make an impact in the second part of my life.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Pope Benedict XVI and the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians prayed together in an Istanbul church Thursday, a service intended to underline their commitment to healing the 1,000-year-old rift between the two churches.
Shares of Syneron Medical Ltd., a maker of cosmetic medical devices, plunged 20 percent Tuesday morning following regulators&#39; rejection of its application for a cellulite-smoothing device.

Members of the 'Havana Night Club' severed national ties to Cuba for a new beginning.
Dow Jones -0,86%, Nasdaq -1,57%
Previously lost manuscripts of tracks by the soul star Marvin Gaye are to be auctioned in London.
NFL career rushing leader Emmitt Smith retired Thursday, calling his 15-year career \
Domani era in UEFA il Parma affronta il Rubin Kazan non solo per il passaggio ai gironi di Coppa Uef...
Mark Hughes took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers on Friday but will still lead Wales in its next two World Cup qualifying games.
Chilean Felipe Aguilar shot a solid third-round 67 to stay two strokes clear in the Indonesia Open at 16 under par on Saturday.
Bloccato in una mansarda di Riccione dove insieme a cartedi credito clonate custodiva documentazione insurrezionalista                                                  Pirata informatico in manette prelievi online da conti bancari                                                                                                  L'hacker ha risieduto a lungo in Sardegna, si segue la pistadegli attenti dinamitardi degli ultimi mesi nell'isola
Societa' di Zunino sottoscrive 'collar' con Credit Suisse
Greek researchers have found that eating dark chocolate seems to make the blood. Now for some news to make chocolate-lovers feel less guilty: eating dark chocolate seems to make
Former soccer great Diego Maradona returned to Cuba on Monday to resume treatment for cocaine addiction after a relapse confined him to a psychiatric hospital in his native Argentine
Few politicians fall as far and as fast as Dennis Hastert, but the longest-serving Republican House speaker in history landed with his sense of humor intact.
Argentina and the Netherlands made the World Cup&#039;s toughest group look easy.
Brandon Roy scored 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-72 on Sunday for their league-leading 13th straight win.
Junior's been helping himself to Mother's little helper.
A panicky Britney Spears called up her father Jamie at home and begged him to get her out of the hospital.
The pound continued to hover around the 2 US dollar level, having edged above it to reach a session high of 2.0016 use this afternoon, but it failed to make a firm break above the key psychological level.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber has blown herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem, killing two Israeli border policemen and wounding 17 people in the first such attack in the city in seven months.
Some time this month, the number of Americans will surpass 300 million, a milestone that raises environmental impact questions for the only major industrial nation whose population is increasing substantially.
(Corrects to show Moody\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cut ratings on some collateralized debt obligations, not AMBAC shares in final 2 paragraphs)
THEY CAME to pay homage to the new hero of Old Trafford last night, to take their first glimpse at the glorious future. And the boy-man delivered as Wayne Rooney showed exactly why Sir Alex Ferguson was willing
Description: President Bush nominates Carlos Gutierrez as Commerce secretary. The CEO and chairman of Kellogg&#39;s is considered one of the country&#39;s most prominent Hispanic executives.
Families of cancer patients may feel that regardless of medical opinion, the patient can will themselves to make it through Christmas.
Blue-chip stocks fell on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected durable goods data added to uneasiness about the outlook for corporate profits.
Il presidente Sensi ha accettato le dimissioni del ct, avvenute ieri nel dopo partita. &quot;La squadra non mi segue pi\u00c3\u00b9&quot;. Oggi allenamenti a Trigoria sotto la supervisione di Sella. E il club annuncia il silenzio stampa.
Myanmar's prime minister has been  ousted and put under house arrest after a lengthy power  struggle in which hard-liners in the military government appear  to have come out on top, Thai officials and diplomats said on  Tuesday.
Ukrainian troops supporting President Yushchenko are defying orders and heading for Kiev, officials say.
MySpace will launch its application development platform next week.
ATLANTA - For many video game addicts, the buzz on the sequel to &quot;Halo&quot; is louder than a machine gun rat-a-tatting in their ears.
Shares in Manchester United Plc rose 3.1 percent after a newspaper report yesterday said the soccer club&#39;s two biggest investors may sell their stake to billionaire Malcolm Glazer for 310 pence ($5.
Segretario incontra sindacati, piu' risorse per i contratti
MULKEYTOWN, Ill. (BP)--Maybe he watches too much professional wrestling. Maybe he&#39;s really Bobby Knight&#39;s illegitimate son.
Tre tifosi della Roma sono stati denunciati e segnalati all'autorit\u00c3\u00a0 giudiziaria di Siena nell'ambit...
Choosing a theme song for a political campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.
 theory at Lifetime
Everyone seems to have a different definition of nanotechnology, each one deficient in its own way. [Missing Links]
The effect of Japan&#39;s currency sales this year and last on the value of the yen are ``difficult to judge,&#39;&#39; Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said.
Singer Madonna breaks the  record for being the highest paid female singer in the world.
About 25 families spend the night away from their homes after two gas cylinders catch fire in Coleraine.
WR Grace &amp; Co. disclosed yesterday that federal prosecutors were likely to indict the chemical and building material supplier during the first quarter of 2005 on charges related to environmental
The Greeks were shamed again at their own Olympics on Sunday when bronze medal weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis was kicked out after failing a dope test.
Con un gol di Podolski al 12' della ripresa, la Germania ha battuto la Polonia 1-0 in un incontro va...
Rebel strikes across Baghdad killed five people on Thursday \u00e2\u0080-ncluding three paramilitary policemen and a government official \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -insurgents continued their efforts to derail Iraq&#39;s upcoming general election.
Kidde shares soared by more than 17 percent as the British fire and safety product manufacturer confirmed it had rebuffed a takeover bid from United Technologies Corp.
Accusate di aver infettato col virus dell'Aids centinaia di bambini verranno ora graziateIl rilascio su mediazione della presidenza francese: sull'aereo con loro C\u00c3\u00a9cilia Sarkozy                                            Arrivate a Sofia le infermiere bulgare Libere dopo otto anni di carcere in Libia
A federal judge has ordered a man known as the \
David Beckham is certain to miss England's Euro 2008 qualifiers in September after being diagnosed with a knee ligament injury.

WASHINGTON - Half of Americans older than 50 will be at risk of fractures from too-thin bones by 2020, the surgeon general warned Thursday, urging people to get more calcium, vitamin D and exercise to avoid crippling osteoporosis.    The bone-thinning disease is on the rise as the population grays - but weak bones aren't a natural consequence of aging, Surgeon General Richard Carmona stressed...
Tory defence spokesman Liam Fox criticises Germany, Italy and Spain's efforts in Afghanistan.
UK retail shares slump after poor Christmas sales from Marks & Spencer, sparking fears of a cooling economy.
The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission on Thursday ordered Time Warner Cable to immediately  reinstate the NFL Network to the cable systems it acquired from  Adelphia Communications Corp., just days before preseason games  kick off.
A family from Layton and more than a dozen other Americans have been stranded on Grand Cayman Island for five days without much food, clean drinking water or electricity in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
DevShed caps off another series with this new tutorial today, ending their look at creating a blogging engine in PHP.   Welcome to the concluding installment of the series \
Civil rights leader Al Sharpton blasted Georgia's attorney general Thursday for challenging the release of a man serving 10 years in prison for a teenage sexual encounter, saying, \
The decision, which could lead to a cutoff of fuel supplies, complicates a diplomatic effort by Condoleezza Rice.
Playboy bunny girls are to return to London after a 25-year absence when the U.S. entertainment company opens a store and a casino-cum-restaurant venue.
Il giovane, Michele Barbascu, aveva 24 anni ed era romeno comeil collega deceduto ieri in seguito all'incidente. Ci sono anche due feriti                                            Padova, esplosione nella fonderia E' morto anche il secondo operaio
IBM Global Services has won a seven-year contract to manage the IT infrastructure for Danish financial payments organization Payment Business Services.  IBM will operate PBS's mainframes, midrange servers, and networks as part of the deal.
There is no title on the line for the meeting of the former world champions Felix &quot;Tito&quot; Trinidad and Ricardo Mayorga at New York&#39;s Madison Square Garden tonight, but there seems to be genuine enmity between the fighters and a near sell-out crowd is
In Jerez de la Frontera, from Wednesday December 1, Anthony Davidson will test with the BMW WilliamsF1 Team. The following week, again in Jerez, Nick Heidfeld will assist with the testing programme, commencing Thursday December 9.
Bills quarterback J.P Losman wants out of Buffalo, unhappy with how he lost his starting job to rookie Trent Edwards this past season.
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Eking out a strong finish to end a disappointing year, Intel Corp on Thursday raised its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, citing surprisingly strong demand across its line of chips for personal computers.
An armed gang that stormed a school in southern Russia may be holding as many as 1,500 hostages, far above the official figure of 350, newspapers quoted freed hostages on Friday as saying.
European stock markets climbed in early trading, shaking off a mixed showing on Wall Street overnight in the wake of surging oil prices.
Dell Inc.  has hired  Solectron Corp.  Chief Executive Michael Cannon to the  newly created position of president of global operations, as  the No. 2 personal computer maker seeks to retake market share  from Hewlett-Packard Co.
A booby-trapped car blew up a bus owned by the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, in a border city in southeastern Iran where security forces and drug smugglers often clash, state media reported.
A small plane crash near the U.S.-Mexico border killed three American medical volunteers, authorities said Saturday.
On a cliffhanger vote, Senate   Republicans on Wednesday beat a key challenge to a bill setting   rules for interrogation and prosecution of terrorism suspects   shortly after President George W. Bush went to Capitol Hill   urging them to deliver the bill.
Colombia's most-wanted drugs trafficker has been found murdered in a Venezuelan holiday cabin.
The Bush administration has said for the first time that American telecommunications companies played a crucial role in domestic eavesdropping.
Peace Rules has been retired after a slight injury to the colt&#39;s left front leg was discovered during training for Saturday&#39;s $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.
At least 82 youths have died from the so-called \
Capo ufficio politico,lotta e' contro occupazione israeliana
South Africa's finance minister pledges more funds in his latest budget to ease the nation's energy crisis.
BARCELONA, Spain : Barcelona humiliated their eternal rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday, a 3-0 stroll giving them a seven-point lead at the top of the Spanish table.
There are few better places to witness the messiness of democracy than at the Iowa caucuses. After months of campaign stops and ad wars, after millions of dollars spent, Thursday night will come down to the tiniest of details:
Visiting U.S. lawmakers were told by Cuban officials that the ailing Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and will return to public life, but some of the legislators said they saw in the assurances of Castro's health a growing political vacuum on the Communist island.
Country musician Porter Wagoner, who helped launch the career of Dolly Parton, dies at the age of 80.
Primo giorno da tecnico dell'Atalanta per Gigi Del Neri. ''Chiedo solo giocatori che abbiano tanta v...
Here are today's Battleground Dispatches \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
named Swift for its fast pivoting and pointing -- launched this weekend will detect and analyze gamma ray bursts, which astronomers believe represent the birth cries of black holes.
Mitt Romney wants to expand insurance coverage using incentives rather than government spending.
RAMADI, Iraq - As US Marines and soldiers have blasted their way through Fallujah, another insurgent outpost has grown stronger 30 miles down the road in Ramadi.
La 39\u00c2\u00b0 Settimana Biblica Nazionale, promossa dall\u00c2\u0092Associazione Biblica Italiana (ABI), dedicata al tema \u00c2\u0093La violenza nella Bibbia\u00c2\u0094 Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Dall\u00c2\u009211 al 15 settembre 2006 si svolger\u00c3\u00a0 a Roma, presso il Pontificio Istituto Biblico (via della Pilotta, 25), la 39\u00c2\u00b0 Settimana Biblica Nazionale, promossa dall\u00c2\u0092Associazione Biblica Italiana (ABI). Quali sono le radici della v...
As the iPhone ascends, Apple contemplates yet another price cut.
Blog: The movie industry warns federal regulators not to create any rules that would encourage  peer-to-peer \
The chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Mahmud Abbas has apologized to the Kuwaiti people for the PLO&#39;s support for Iraq during its 1990 invasion.
(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. users in the U.S. lost access to Google Web sites on Tuesday in a connectivity issue that lit up the blogosphere but whose causes remain unclear. An undetermined number of Google users that connect to the Internet via a specific service provider \
More than a dozen \
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took quite a dig at the iPod and its users, implying that the iPod was without significant DRM protection, and that the majority of music on everyone&#39;s iPods is stolen.
Israele ha impedito l'ingresso del premier Haniyeh
Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders of continued British support on Monday as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to \
More than 1,000 labourers are found by government officials on a plantation, working 14 hours a day.
Il giapponese Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha YZF-R1) ha conquistato la superpole del round Brno di Superbike,...
A judge in a San Diego court late Thursday dismissed one of several patent claims Alcatel-Lucent\u00c2\u00a0has made against Microsoft in several high-profile cases against the vendor, but that does not mean the software company is out of the woods yet.
Barry Bonds left Milwaukee without No. 700. Aramis Ramirez left the Cincinnati Reds in awe.
The Milan-based artist and satirist writes about the actress Monica Vitti.
Upendra dominates in this remake of Pithamagan.
Blog: There's nobody there yet, but security personnel have been beefed up and the ice cream truck on the corner might have a very profitable week.
The adult film industry is unlikely to be worth as much as it claims\u00e2\u0080\u0094and the Internet that made porn so pervasive is driving a sales slump.
The declaration of University of Utah President Michael K. Young to retain the school's no-guns policy in the face of the recent Utah Supreme Court ruling that the U.'s policy banning guns violated state law is disgraceful.
The telecoms regulator on Thursday fined the Greek unit of British mobile giant Vodafone 19.1 million euros (27 million dollars) for violating network regulations in a wire-tapping scandal that rocked the country last year.
Oil prices jumped to the highest  level in two weeks on Thursday, buoyed by a cold weather front  in the United States and below-average stocks of winter heating  fuels.
Il gruppo DolceGabbana punta tutto sulla linea giovane
Day three at the MasterCard Masters promised so much. Bradley Hughes has been through difficult times in recent years, battling to retain USPGA Tour playing privileges, losing them and then spending two years
VeriSign and America Online on Tuesday announced plans to showcase software for &quot;safe chat rooms&quot; this December. The safe chat room will use authentication technology to verify a child&#39;s age.
Oil stayed well above $64 a barrel on   Thursday as the stand-off over Iran's nuclear program and   concerns over Nigerian supplies due to an oil workers' strike   supported the market.
Chris Bosh powered his way to 38 points  to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 116-109 double overtime  victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Maurice Greenberg, the former head of  insurer American International Group Inc. , has been  buying shares of New York Times Co.  to try to break the  Sulzberger family's hold on the media company, the New York  Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
OTTAWA -- Canada&#39;s heading into a critical nursing shortage as most of them are over 50 and preparing to retire, a new report shows.
Suniel Shetty hosted the grand finale of reality show \
Is that a vorpal sword in your pocket or...? Nothing ruins a quest to smite the dreaded Talon Lord of Sethekk Halls like seeing an troll and an orc simulating childbirth and peeing on each other.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A siege of fast-food commercials on  Spanish-language television channels in the United States may  be helping drive an obesity epidemic among Latino youth,  researchers reported on Tuesday.
A one-time tax rebate is at the heart of an economic stimulus package being negotiated by House leaders and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday.
Critics of the Iraq war have slammed the prime minister following a decision to allow British troops to move into dangerous territory around Baghdad under US military command.
China lashed out at Taiwan after the island&#39;s prime minister said it would defend itself by firing missiles at Shanghai in the event of an attack by China.
Bombs in Iraq, better commutes in Ireland and melting ice caps are threatening the world's architectural and cultural gems, a nonprofit group said on Wednesday as it named 100 endangered monuments.
More than 200 U.S. mayors urged Congress on Tuesday to stop \
Sparkling high-definition TV sets and sizzling Core 2 PCs may be high on wish lists this year. But sometimes, the most welcomed gift is one that makes a cherished tech toy work or look better. And these don't have to break the bank.
Settimanale tedesco, manager valuterebbero scambio azioni
ISLAMABAD: Pervez Musharraf will stay on as head of Pakistan&#39;s armed forces as well as the President, the information minister said on Wednesday, despite a previous promise that he would give up his military post by the end of the year.
Dangerous new ways to try to steal your money are in progress.
Jenita Jeyarajah says she will kill a rooster, smash coconuts and shave her child's head to fulfill her vows to the gods if the infant dubbed \
Channel 4 has failed in its bid to keep live cricket coverage on terrestrial TV after 2006, as the England and Wales Cricket Board finally awarded Sky Sports with blanket live rights in a four-year deal worth \u00c2\u00a3220m today.
NTT DoCoMo will partner with Cingular Wireless to develop technical specifications of third-generation cell phones and services, according to a published report Thursday.
The possibility of big mergers sweeping the United States airline industry is one of the oldest stories on Wall Street &#8212; and so far, it has largely been a piece of fiction. But some analysts seem to think that this could be the year it comes true. On Wednesday, UBS and Bear Stearns published separate reports [...].
After producing \u00e2\u0080\u009cAn Inconvenient Truth,\u00e2\u0080\u009d executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral.
Using humor, attitude and the occasional put-down, some presidential candidates are filling the airwaves with ads to stir activists and create an early, positive brand for their campaign.
The broadcasts are part of a strategy by the Met\u00c2\u0092s new general manager to widen the house\u00c2\u0092s appeal.
Baghdad, Sept. 5 (NNN): Iraq&#39;s interim government has indefinitely extended a month-long ban on Qatar-based Arabic TV news channel al-Jazeera, saying there has been no response to fears that broadcasts incite violence.
Wayland quarterback Ben Sherry read the blitz, made the audible, and fired a touchdown pass to give his team its first lead over Lincoln-Sudbury in the third quarter.
Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a desktop computer application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.
Sale a 3.915 numero dei militari americani morti nel Paese
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas \u00c2\u00b7 In a field with a Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, two horses that have gone undefeated this year, a former Horse of the Year and a Belmont Stakes and Travers champion
One of the most flamboyant characters in hip-hop, the rap artist ODB, collapsed and died in a recording studio on Saturday at the age of 35.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados  - Hurricane Ivan ripped off  roofs and cut power across Barbados on Tuesday, lashing the  island with fierce winds but sparing it a direct hit as it  roared into the eastern Caribbean.
NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui singled in the eighth inning for his only hit on Thursday as the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-3 to clinch a playoff spot for the 10th season in a row.
The Phillies erased a four-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
With their living rooms offering satellite TV, cheaper beer and the right to smoke, many Britons are staying home for a pint with their mates
L'uomo: nessuna comunita' mi vuole, carcere e' sistemazione
Heavy rain and flooding are seriously hampering the tsunami relief operation in eastern Sri Lanka.
A BASSET hound living in Germany has just made it into the 50th anniversary edition of the Guinness Book of Records for possessing the longest canine ears in the world, measuring a fine 33.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - When hard-rock band Lordi exploded on the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) stage in a blaze of pyrotechnics and full monster regalia, to the watching pan-European TV audience it was just another jaw-droppingly bizarre moment in the curious history of the long-running competition.
A school teacher and a village leader have been shot dead in Thailand's restive south amid a spate of arson attacks all blamed on suspected Islamic separatists.
Tunis - Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected in presidential elections with 94,48 percent of the vote, according to official results published on Monday.
Japanese opposition leaders and consumer groups this week criticized a tentative agreement to lift a ban on US beef imports, calling it a political gift from Prime Minister
General Motors Corp.  on Tuesday posted a steeper-than-anticipated 24 percent decline in June sales, as U.S. automakers lost share and overall monthly sales sputtered in the face of high fuel prices and a weak housing market.
India's Supreme Court grants bail to a leading Hindu cleric, Jayendra Saraswathi, who faces murder charges.
&quot;This company is basing the \u00e2\u0080\u0098new\u00e2\u0080\u0099 cat on British shorthairs, a breed known not to be a high risk for allergy sufferers. It smacks of a harebrained scheme to cash in.
LOS ANGELES  - As seemingly half of Hollywood converged on a fundraiser for Democratic presidential aspirant Sen. Barack Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was huddled elsewhere with Universal Studios president Ron Meyer over his own campaign -- to increase industry diversity.
Two of Northern Ireland&#39;s church leaders have expressed disappointment that talks aimed at restoring devolved government have ended without a deal.
The historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next door to the White House caught fire this morning, and D.C. firefighters responded en masse to fight the blaze.
Tra le persone uccise un dirigente dell'intelligence palestineseAppello degli ospedali di Gaza per le donazioni di sangue                                            Nuovi scontri tra Fatah e Hamas Tredici morti nelle ultime 24 ore                                                                                      I feriti sono circa 170. Gli ultimi sono tra le vittime dell'attaccocontro una base di addestramento della Guardia presidenziale
Republican presidential candidates descending on Little Havana are finding they must work harder than ever to win Cuban-American support and need to go beyond anti-Castro sloganeering and swigging cafe con leche.
The final presidential debate brought together two candidates and a moderator who have something in common &#151; strong wives and two daughters.
Trying to decode the subtle cues that lead to human rapport, scientists have trained their focus on mimicry.
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LONDON : World oil prices sprinted up to new one-month high points as traders showed alarm at a steep fall in US crude oil inventories in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
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The ancestors of humans began walking upright while they were still living in trees, a theory suggests.
Macros for key mappings, tags and entities that can be used with DocBook/XML and other similar markup languages.
The federal Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it is purchasing 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine from Brisbane, Calif.
President Bush and John Kerry are in a near-tie in the final USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll before the 2004 election \u00e2\u0080- strong sign that this race, which has stayed
Keep your $15bn, suckers Child-boss Mark Zuckerberg has told Silicon Valley's biggest web 2.0 circle-jerk that the imagined Facebook flotation they've been creaming over for months is still years away.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
French electronic equipment maker Sagem SA and state-controlled aircraft engine maker Snecma said Friday they plan to merge to create a new aerospace, defense and telecommunications group.
Sudan has eased access to its troubled Darfur region for relief workers and supplies but hasn&#39;t disbanded the marauding militia that caused 1.5 million people to flee their homes
Don't smoke around my baby console Everyone knows smoking's bad for you, but, until now, we didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know if it is also detrimental to the health of games consoles. Well, it is - Nintendo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s claiming that a build-up of tobacco is partly to blame for a recent spate of complaints about the quality of gameplay during the Wii video game Super Smash Bros Brawl (SSBB).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
UNION, S.C. - A man who parked illegally in a space reserved for handicapped drivers was sentenced to stand outside the store with a sign telling everyone about his crime.
U.S. sales of video-game hardware and software jumped more than 50 percent in November, driven by record purchases of Nintendo\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Wii console and several new blockbuster games.
At least eight miners have been killed and 15 trapped after a gas blast at a coal in south Poland, officials say.
ATHENS -- They ended up on a podium with medals. Maybe not the podium they expected to mount and maybe not the color medal they came to get. But going home with a bronze beats the alternative -- going home with mostly bad memories -- and the US men's basketball team ended its frustrating Olympic run last night with a ...
An underground subculture of  teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify  bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a  growing trend that experts say frustrates treatment.
Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday,  with weaker-than-expected earnings from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  JPM.N, and an investigation into the insurance industry among  the factors weighing on Wall Street.
Japanese baseball players will strike for the first time if owners proceed with a proposed merger of two teams, the players&#39; union said Monday.
Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to change how the company has traditionally developed software.
The widow of Albania's last communist leader, Enver Hoxha, is embroiled in a dispute with the government over her husband's wartime past.
Giving children with type 1 diabetes an  infusion of blood saved from their own umbilical cords helped  reduce the severity of their disease, U.S. researchers said on  Monday.
JL Lewis produced a dazzling 10-under-par 62 to grab a two-shot lead after the opening round of the $4.2 million Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Thursday.
Incoming Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack would be a strong choice to head the Democratic Party.
E&#39; positiva la prima risposta dei leader di Ds e Margherita, Piero Fassino e Francesco Rutelli, alla lettera di Romano Prodi pubblicata oggi su &#39;Repubblica&#39; (leggi qui). In una dichiarazione congiunta i due
HANOI - Vietnam&#39;s economic performance in the first half of 2004, supported by a better business environment and robust external demand, suggests that gross domestic product (GDP) growth will remain above 7% in 2004 and 2005, according to a major Asian
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Kansas City running back Priest Holmes strained ligaments in his right knee in Sunday&#39;s 34-31 loss at Tampa Bay.
The U.S. Secret Service and a throng of police and emergency management officials in Missouri will for the first time use a customized Microsoft-based collaboration portal to share security information during tonight's presidential debate.
Longtime Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon will replace the fired Larry Coker as coach of the Hurricanes, The Miami Herald reported on its Web site Thursday.
Conferita in 'Televisione, cinema e produzione multimediale'
Lazio was knocked out of the UEFA Cup competition after a 2-2 draw with lightly regarded Egaleo of Greece, but Middlesbrough, Partizan Belgrade and Villarreal advanced Thursday from the same group.
Nearly 44 million Americans tuned in to see Vice President Dick Cheney square off against Sen. John Edwards in the most watched debate between nominees for the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket since 1992, ratings showed on Wednesday.
Yukos, the embattled Russian oil company, has filed for bankruptcy protection in an American court in an attempt to halt the sale of its Yuganskneftegas oil unit.
Fellow officers of a 36-year-old police constable stabbed to death while on duty pay tribute to him.
Jet Propulsion Lab -- For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that precise measurements of Earth's changing gravity field can effectively monitor changes in the planet's climate and weather.     This finding comes from more than a year's worth of data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, or Grace...
 tries to coax Taliban rebels
In aprile, vendite a +1,3%: dato in linea con previsioni
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Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.
(Source: Epicor)  Today's supply chain is the primary processing mechanism of every manufacturing company. Supply chain visibility is a tall order, but some of today's IT systems can meet it. This paper will describe the characteristics of a visible supply chain, explain why having one is important and discuss the technology resources that can deliver it to you.
Scientists from Singapore&#39;s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have discovered two genes that may regulate the growth of cancer cells.
An attorney for the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape said Tuesday she is willing to hand his lawyers some of her client's medical and school records, but doesn't want them to be able to access the documents on their own.
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Mentre la Juve prepara a Malta la ripresa del campionato, Rafael Van der Vaart &egrave; a Dubai con ...
Auburn showed off more than a new offense Monday night.
Five years  after he led the investigation that nabbed the suspected terrorists behind the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Randall Bennett is still haunted by the case.
Antics run into turbulence As an entrepreneur, Janus Friis fancies himself a disrupter. But that term could just as aptly apply to his high-flying hanky-panky aboard a recent transatlantic flight with the stepdaughter of one-time 007 actor Roger Moore.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A private jet on its way to pick up the former US President, George Bush, has crashed in bad weather near Houston in Texas, killing the three crew members on board.
Nanoparticles allow researchers to initiate biochemical events at will.
A linguist from the University of Pittsburgh has published a scholarly paper deconstructing and deciphering the word &quot;dude,&quot; contending it is much more than a catchall for
First lady Laura Bush had a skin tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until last night.
Catalyst Fund General Partner I Inc., a disgruntled shareholder of Hollinger Inc., claimed yesterday that the company&#39;s independent board members have demanded the resignations of Conrad Black, his wife and other insiders -- a charge disputed by the
Sudan's president has promised to let sick Darfur rebel chief Suleiman Jamous travel abroad for medical treatment, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told journalists in Khartoum on Tuesday.
By Erickson, Kim  IS YOUR HOME TOXIC FROM CHEMICALS USED IN EVERYDAY CLEANING PRODUCTS? DISCOVER THE WORST CULPRITS AND FIND SAFER SOLUTIONS  Home. Just hearing the word conjures up feelings of comfort and safety.
Broadway veteran Stephen Sondheim swept the board at one of Britain's top theater awards on Sunday, sending the big-budget Monty Python musical \
Manny Ramirez's work habits are more important than his words to Boston manager Terry Francona.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey's refusal to discuss the legality of the \
The New York attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, said yesterday that the Countrywide Financial Corporation, a large mortgage lender, would adopt measures to prevent discriminatory pricing for minority borrowers.
Twenty European Union countries are  opposed to compromise proposals on agriculture floated by a  World Trade Organisation mediator as part of a bid to rescue  global trade talks, France said on Monday.
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A Vietnam veteran shown in a documentary criticizing Sen. John Kerry's anti-war activities filed a libel lawsuit against the movie's director Monday, saying the film falsely calls him a fraud and a liar.
Officials in Nepal say one soldier has been killed and at least five police officers are missing after an attack by suspected Maoist rebels.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cA Mighty Heart\u00e2\u0080\u009d is effectively fashioned, as jolting as it is polished, as well as a surprising, insistently political work of commercial art.
Scientists have worries about the Arctic warming as they have determined that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting too rapidly .
The Hollywood star comes to India
When narrow colonial-era streets get jammed with evening traffic in India's technology capital, the radio disc jockey turns agony aunt.
Massimo Moratti, patron dell'Inter, si prepara ad incontrare Francesco Borrelli, il capo dell'Uffici...
HALIFAX -- A Canadian submarine with 57 crew on board was adrift in heavy seas off Scotland yesterday after an electrical fire knocked out power to the boat as it was making its maiden voyage to Canada.
Fed up with the persistent insurgency that has stymied Iraq&#39;s postwar progress, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday he is reaching out to rebel
A PINK RIBBON IS THE SYMBOL FOR BREAST CANCER AND OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THE REASON YOU SEE SO MANY FUNDRAISERS IS FOR ONE REASON... TO HELP FIND A CURE AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF BREAST CANCER
Spectacular archaeological find on Peru's coast yields secrets of the 1,000-year-old 'Lords of Sican'.
Ghana has these past weeks been awash with news on mercenaries and other destabilisation stories. To the more cocky followers of these happenings, it is all a hoax, crying wolf where none exists.
Monster Worldwide's former general counsel pleaded guilty in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday, another executive caught up in the stock options backdating scandal.
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Oil prices came within a whisker of  retesting a near six-month low of $63 on Friday as supply  worries eased, knocking gold to three-month lows and dragging  resource shares such as Japan's INPEX lower.
Greek business forum will be opened in Sofia. Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and Greece's President Kostantinos Stephanopoulos will open the business seminar.
Yasser Arafat, 75, has flu and is recuperating, said Ahmed Tibi, an Israeli MP who used to be Arafat&#39;s adisor. He said Tunisian doctors visited him yesterday and confirmed the Egyptian doctors&#39; diagnosis of flu - an acute viral infection.
Wait a couple of quarters, analyst suggests Nvidia is near to launching low-end integrated chipsets for systems based on Intel processors, a US analyst has alleged. However, the company was warned that a near-term release would be \
A 91-year-old German sparked a rescue  operation when he slipped mending his roof and got stuck fast  in tar &quot;like a beetle on its back,&quot; police said on Tuesday.
High hopes that 73,000 earthquake deaths would spur India and Pakistan to finally make peace over disputed Kashmir today lie buried beneath the rubble of repeated terror attacks.
An anonymous source close to the Chicago Bulls claimed Monday that Pippen, who combined with Michael Jordan to win six titles in an eight-year span, will announce his retirement as early as Tuesday.
Two Italian women held hostage in Iraq for three weeks have been handed over to the Red Cross and returned to Rome. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were among a handful of hostages released by two
One Najaf family's shifting view of the fierce fighting that surrounds them.
A British soldier has died in an indirect fire attack in Basra, the MoD says.
Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg said that smart watches take advantage of &quot;invisible space,&quot; items you carry with you that don&#39;t take up any extra space.
Auburn felt cheated. California wanted an explanation. And Fiesta Bowl officials held their noses as they extended an invitation to a Pittsburgh team that had to go into overtime to defeat I-AA Furman.
Business & money: Confectionery giant's lawyers says company intends to plead guilty to six counts of contravening food hygiene regulations.
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In one of the most significant hack attempts of the past few years, attackers tried to take down key parts of the Internet by targeting critical routing servers.
Austin Adams, the CIO at JPMorgan Chase who canceled a $5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM in 2004, is stepping down at the beginning of next month.
Despite complaints, the United States will retain oversight of the Net's domain name system, renewing its memorandum of understanding with ICANN for another three years.
The steady rain was getting to Bronson Arroyo, and not because it presented the clear and present danger of frizzing his cornrows. &quot;It's pretty slick out there,&quot; he reported, 2 hours 10 minutes before the scheduled start of Game 3 last night. &quot;It's very difficult to get your footing. I don't like it. It will be tough ...
A harsh reminder of why business-focused investing is the only strategy for your long-term dollars.
By John Dobberstein, Tulsa World, Okla.  Sep. 6--Oklahoma will get about $6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help cattle ranchers hurt by this year's drought.
Hungarian Olympic discus champion Robert  Fazekas will lose his gold medal and be expelled from the Games  after breaking doping rules, the International Olympic  Committee (IOC) said Tuesday.
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For millions of PC users, the privacy-snatching programs known as spyware have been nothing but a headache as they swipe personal information, slow systems to a crawl and crash computers.
West Ham winger Freddie Ljungberg plans to make up for lost time against Manchester City in Wednesday's FA Cup third round replay after finally solving his injury problems.
La federazione internazionale di pallavolo (FIVB) ha invitato la Spagna alla prossima World League. ...
Supporters of a major rewrite of corporate tax law are optimistic they will be able to complete congressional action this week on legislation needed
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Monday to map out a new relationship after Hamas routed Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza, officials from both sides said on Thursday.
In giornata una commissione decidera' se chiudere lo scalo
Expectations that circumcision among men would reduce the risk of their female sexual partners becoming infected with AIDS were refuted by a new study.
Si sono concluse oggi le visite mediche e i test attitudinali per gli arbitri della Can di A e B in ...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram warned that central banks should be cautious when raising interest rates because inflationary pressures were supply driven.
Before John Kerry, the only alumni of Swiss finishing schools I&#39;d ever met (in my younger days) were a certain type of lively English girl, a couple of minor princesses from
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour\u00e2\u0080\u009d ran away from the competition to capture the No. 1 ranking at North American box offices over the weekend.
An experimental body cooling treatment used on an injured National Football League player offers promise for preventing paralysis in people who sustain severe spinal cord injuries, experts said on Thursday.
Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon talks with a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David Kessler, about the FDA&#39;s complications with the arthritis drug Vioxx and other drugs, and the process by which drugs are approved.
The chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata has confirmed that he is interested in making a bid for Jaguar and Land Rover.
More than 100 judicial rulings have relied on Wikipedia, beginning in 2004, including 13 from circuit courts of appeal.
The products you use are about to get smarter, faster, smaller, cheaper, and more colorful. Here's your guide to what's ahead in PCs, software, mobile gadgets, home electronics, and more.
(Source: Liebert)  With technology needs changing rapidly as this midsized hospital transitioned from paper-based to electronic systems, insufficient data center cooling threatened both growth and system reliability in this midsize data center. A new cooling strategy eliminated heat-related problems and provided a roadmap for future growth.
A Russian spaceship has blasted off, carrying vital food and water to two astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS), whose supplies are running very low.
A crewman died on Sunday from injuries sustained when the U.S. nuclear submarine USS San Francisco ran aground Saturday off Guam in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Navy said.
Chris Drury would've been OK if the Buffalo Sabres left Madison Square Garden with only one point. With a quick flick of his stick, the co-captain and his teammates didn't have to settle.
An apparent Israeli missile attack on a Hamas activist in Gaza City leaves five dead.
A man who says he was questioned by  British intelligence while being held at the U.S. prison camp  in Guantanamo Bay is suing the British government for  exploiting his alleged torture there, his lawyer said on  Wednesday.
It&#39;s not the embarrassment Notre Dame fears if it loses to Navy for the first time since 1963. It&#39;s the intensity of the Navy players and the style of offense they employ
The dollar edged higher against the euro  on Wednesday as a downbeat outlook for European growth spurred  traders to buy back the currency after heavy falls.
The Bush administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday in an effort to limit the information it must provide when Guantanamo Bay prisoners challenge their continued captivity.
Shares of Ford Motor Co.  fell  nearly 5 percent on Thursday in reaction to a news report that  its automotive unit could lose up to $9 billion this year,  information that came on the final day of a board meeting to  review the carmaker's stepped-up cost-cutting plan.
A month and a half before US midterm elections, only 25 percent of Americans approve of the Republican-controlled Congress, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published.
CBS News faced new charges of  journalistic impropriety on Tuesday, a day after the network  said it regretted using questionable documents in a report  challenging President Bush's military service.
 on Iran's nuclear progress
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Two of the biggest Episcopal parishes in Virginia are poised to break from the denomination to join overseas Anglicans forming a conservative U.S. rival to The Episcopal Church.
Few in the tech world need an introduction to Napster&#39;s founder, the college dropout whose revolutionary file-swapping technology shook the foundations of the $11 billion record industry.
Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility   studies on placing spies in news bureaus of two publications as   part of an investigation into leaks from its board, The New   York Times reported on Wednesday.
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Emeryville drug company Chiron Corp. said Friday it has gotten a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration about its flu vaccine manufacturing.
The tiny nation of Tokelau, a remote atoll in the South Pacific, is prospering thanks to its .tk domain name.
The most striking thing about Wednesday's Des Moines Register Republican presidential debate - the last before the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3 \u00e2\u0080\u0091 was the inclusion of Alan Keyes, whose powerful and sometimes astringent conservative rhetoric has drawn him attention but very few votes in a series of campaigns for President and U.S. Senate (Illinois and Maryland).  He has not been included in any major national debate until today.
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The US Congress on Thursday agreed to extend popular tax cuts for children and married couples, giving President Bush an election-year victory on his core economic issue.
Relatives of a man who died when his car collided with an ambulance win damages after a legal battle.
Thomas Enders, newly installed chief executive at Airbus, on Wednesday streamlined his management committee at the struggling European aircraft manufacturer.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Green Day topped the U.S. pop  albums chart for a second consecutive week Wednesday, passing  the two million sales mark and extending its lead over Eminem  during a quiet sales period.
Robert's Story; the Problem of Poverty in America  Robert is in the third grade. He likes school, and he's pretty good at it. He started reading chapter books this year, and he likes that. He wishes he could go to school today, but he can't. He lives with his mom in their 1985 Mazda GLC. They get in trouble if they  stay in one place for more than a few nights, so he can't take the school bus. This morning Robert's mom can't take him to school. She's too busy. This happens to Robert a lot. It makes him really sad. He remembers when he was in first grade he and his mom lived in an apartment. It wasn't a nice apartment, it kinda smelled funny, the carpet was a weird orange color,  and the people who lived downstairs scared him. He didn't like it there, but now he just wishes they could go back. He doesn't understand why he and his mom have to be poor. One time he asked his mom, and she started crying. He doesn't ask her questions like that anymore.    This is not an uncommon story. In 2003 there were 35.9 million people living below the poverty line in the United States of America, 1.3 million more than in 2002.  In addition, there were millions living within the penumbra that surrounds 'official poverty', with incomes that fell above the poverty line but bellow the threshold for a decent standard of living.
Roy Keane will be given a hero&#39;s welcome when he returns to Manchester United on Saturday, but the Sunderland manager knows he will get no favours from his former team-mates.
The security forces come under petrol bomb attack during an operation at Lurgan in County Armagh.
One man dies and four crew members are rescued when a yacht capsizes in the English Channel.
A weakening Typhoon Songda was lashing northern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Wednesday after carving a trail of destruction in wide areas of the country, with one report saying 24 people had been killed.
ROMA - Non ha mai vinto n\u00c3\u00a9 vincer\u00c3\u00a0 mai un l&#39;Oscar ma \u00c2\u00abEr Monnezza\u00c2\u00bb \u00c3\u00a8 uno di quei filoni dei B-movies all&#39;italiana che ha fatto la storia del cinema di casa nostra. A giorni dovrebbe uscire il remake con Claudio Amendola.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Four people were killed and 18 wounded in a fresh outbreak of violence in the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala, where hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims gathered on Tuesday for a major ritual, police said.
One by one,  Washington's most popular news station is shedding the people who have helped make it Washington's most popular news station.
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NEW YORK _ Florida teen Jennifer Mee has had the hiccups for four weeks. And no one knows why.  Even worse, no one knows how to stop it.  The 15-year-old freshman started hiccuping on Jan. 23. She is hiccuping close to 50 times a minute, stopping only when she's sleeping.
A top European court has summoned all the parties involved in the European Union&#39;s antitrust case against Microsoft to a meeting in Luxembourg on Thursday after two prominent opponents of Microsoft withdrew from the proceedings, a court official has said.
Boston throttled the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, in Game 3 of the World Series and on Wednesday can win the title New England has craved for generations.
Following in the steps of J.K. Rowling, China Mi&#233;ville creates an alternate-universe London that both kids and adults will want to explore. By Adam Rogers from Wired magazine.
Three men accused of trying to obtain secret defense information and stolen military equipment to send to Yemen were indicted Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
Anthropologists are not often giddy with excitement, but the unearthing of the skeleton of a meter-tall female who hunted pygmy elephants and giant rats 18,000 years ago has them whooping with delight the finding of another piece of the puzzle of the
The Swift Boat Veterans and the MoveOn.org Voter Fund have settled with the Federal Election Commission for political activities during the 2004 U.S. elections.
The Cleveland Cavaliers activated forward-center Robert Traylor from the injured list on Sunday, and placed forward-center Scott Williams on the injured list.
The AIDS case that alarmed health officials in New York last week illustrates the enormous difficulty of promoting and sustaining changes in sexual behavior.
A leading Democratic senator said on Sunday he assured interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that U.S. support for him would continue if John Kerry were elected president.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Peter Warrick is doubtful for Sunday's game against Cleveland because of a shin injury.
&quot;The chicken genome fills a crucial gap in our scientific knowledge,&quot; says Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Changes set to take effect Oct. 1 in how the government decides the amount of help poor people get to pay the rent could force some families into more expensive or substandard housing, lawmakers and advocacy groups contend.
Thailand's military-installed prime minister on Monday dismissed the national police chief, who has been criticized for failing to solve a series of bomb explosions in the capital on New Year's Eve.
The company ships its first database update in more than four years. Was it worth the wait?
TORONTO -- It all looked easy for Canada as it posted a perfect 3-0 record in the opening round of the World Cup of Hockey. But now comes nervy single-game knockout play, starting Wednesday in the quarter-finals
A sneaky web service offers to get you to the front page of the popular news aggregator for $1 per digg. We'll see about that. By Annalee Newitz.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFord at Fox\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.
Singer-guitarist Walter de Castro  couldn't believe his luck when he found out his band's song  \
Iraq&#39;s Justice Minister has pledged to release a high-profile woman prisoner and consider releasing a second in a last-minute concession that may save the life of British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
USDA Secretary Mike Johanns has ordered that agency administrators come up with a plan for replacing an aging AS/400-based system that administers farming programs and issues payments to farmers.
Sport: Tour de France: Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler wins stage nine on a brutal day in the Alps.
A local committee helping the Republican National Committee hold its New York convention raised roughly &#36;60 million to &#36;70 million in private money for the event. Corporate donors include:
Life & style: Gareth McLean finds the supermarket's cheap outfit lacking in heritage
Huge blazes in California force thousands to seek temporary shelter in San Diego's NFL stadium.
The Mozilla Foundation announced the release version of its new email client, Thunderbird today. Roughly a month after the Mozilla Foundation made history by launching the first mass market open source browser
Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova win their fourth-round matches at the Australian Open.
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. named a former chairman and chief executive of both Macy's and luxury retailer LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, to lead the department store company, replacing Allen Questrom.
The rich pay a lot of taxes as a total percentage of taxes collected, but they don\u00c2\u0092t pay a lot of taxes as a percentage of what they can afford to pay.
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Oil futures dropped by nearly $1 per barrel Monday despite pipeline sabotage in Iraq that has delayed exports from a southern port - reinforcing the view among traders that prices had risen too fast earlier this summer.
Looks like the Way Forward will be a low-frills ride.
Competition gets heated between two public REITs in their efforts to acquire Mills.
NEW YORK  - Researchers may have hit upon a  strategy to prevent or treat Alzheimer's disease -- although  the technique has only been tested in the lab at this point.
With fighting raging and support apparently weakening yesterday, forces loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared to renew their interest in a
BAGHDAD - Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr could end a ban on his militia's activities because of rising anger over US and Iraqi raids against his followers, an aide said yesterday amid concerns about rising violence and clashes between rival factions in the mainly Shi'ite south.
John Stockton&#39;s No. 12 will be retired by the Utah Jazz in November, honoring a point guard who spent his entire 19-year career with the team.
A European investigator says he has evidence the CIA ran secret \
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will miss the NatWest Series match against India on Wednesday because of the injury to his left ankle.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- States are slowly getting better prepared to handle bioterrorism, but most still don&#39;t have statewide response plans and federal funding is declining, according to a new report.
ALBANY, NY For the tens of (m) millions of heartburn sufferers, navigating the dinner table during the holiday season can be especially tricky.
Randy Johnson will miss his final start because of back spasms he experienced in Saturday\u00c2\u0092s loss to the Devil Rays.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Kyle Martino has earned Major League Soccer&#39;s Player of the Week honor for Week 21 of the 2004 season.
World News &gt; London, Oct 1 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today admitted to the Hammersmith Hospital in west London for corrective treatment of an irregular heartbeat.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a couple shot dead in their seaside bungalow. Joan and John Stirland were found dead in the village of Trusthorpe, Lincs, on 8 August.
Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that&#39;s more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.
EU Competition Commission Neelie Kroes says Microsoft has been running a \
As violence continues in Iraq, the military is looking for  ways to achieve stability  through opinion polls and public relations.
After an H.P. employee was raped and killed by a driver the company employed, India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest court may force international firms to do more to guard local workers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 safety.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is willing to lose Wednesday night&#39;s vote on the first reading of the 2005 budget bill in order to prove to his Likud colleagues that the formation of a national-unity government is required to prevent early elections, sources
Israeli forces have withdrawn from   more than 80 percent of Lebanese territory conquered during the   offensive against Hizbollah, handing it over to U.N.   peacekeepers, the Israeli army said on Sunday.
The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was the most popular home video game system of the early 1980's.  Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator.  It allows you to play all of your favorite Atari 2600 games again! This is the 1.4.1 release of Stella for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows.  Distributions for other operating systems will appear as they become available.   Stella was originally developed for Linux by Bradford W. Mott, however, it has been ported to a number of other platforms.   The distributions currently available are:    * Binary distribution in RPM format for Linux (stella-1.4.1-1.i586.rpm)    * Binary distribution for Mac OSX (StellaOSX1.4.1.dmg.gz)    * Binary distribution for Windows (stella-1.4.1-win32.zip)    * Source code distribution for Linux, Mac OSX and Windows (stella-1.4.1-src.tar.gz)    * Source code in SRPM format for Linux RPM-based systems (stella-1.4.1-1.src.rpm)  PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ASKING FOR ROM IMAGES TO USE WITH STELLA! ALL SUCH REQUESTS WILL BE IGNORED!  New in this Release ===================    * Fixed PAL sound issues.  PAL games now should sound correct (no distortion     or missing sounds), but some games may still run too fast.  This is still     a work-in-progress, and will be fixed in Stella 1.5.    * Cleaned up the SDL event gathering loop.  This should hopefully fix the     problems with \
NEW YORK  - According to a survey of low-income, rural women over age 40, nearly 7 out of 10 say their physicians have never prompted them to get a mammogram.
By Mike Lafferty  COLUMBUS  --  The George Dunbar left Cleveland at 6 p.m. on June 29, 1902, bound for Alpena, Mich.  Loaded with coal, the 136-foot ship rode low in the water as it steamed northwest into rough Lake Erie weather, her boilers running full steam.
Slumping stockbroker Charles Schwab Corp. is cutting its online prices for all customers, hoping to lure back bargain-minded investors alienated by the higher fees the company has imposed in recent years.
ST. JOSEPH, Michigan  - Republican White House hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney are in a dead heat in Michigan three days before state voters decide their pick for the party's U.S. presidential nomination, according to a poll released on Saturday.
Washington&#39;s closest ally in Iraq was horrified by the beheading of a British hostage there and Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Britons not to let it undermine their support for continued involvement in the country.
A mother wrote a poem to her daughter just before she was found dead on the railway where the girl died.
Nokia Corp. announced deals worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) with Chinese customers on Tuesday, sending the company's shares up 3 percent.
American soldiers venture out of their bases into dangerous streets, confronting myriad of  unseen risks.
LONDON/NEW YORK  - Britain's Rexam Plc  agreed to buy the plastic packaging business of Owens-Illinois Inc.  for $1.83 billion in cash as it targets the fast-growing market for packaging medicines.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O  said on Wednesday it plans to sell a video service beginning in  the second half of 2006 and will use software from Microsoft  Corp. MSFT.O for the service.
Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson is facing growing criticism over his cabinet's slow reaction to the scope of the Asian tsunami, which may have killed over 1,000 Swedes.
Motorola Inc.  warned investors of a second-quarter loss on Wednesday and said it no longer expected its mobile phone business to be profitable this year, blaming weak sales in Asia and Europe.
Illinois coach Ron Turner said repeatedly he hopes to stay. His players all want him to come back. Now it&#39;s Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther&#39;s turn to have his say.
The World Trade Organization cleared the way on Thursday to impose &#36;150 million of trade sanctions on the United States, sought by the European Union and others, after lawyers resolved a legal wrangle.
Malaysia may take the  unprecedented step of placing an entire state under quarantine  if an outbreak of bird flu that has killed at least 28 people  in the region worsens, officials said on Wednesday.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland  - Ernie Els played down  Wednesday suggestions that this week's Dunhill Links  Championship is just a continuation of his battle for the world  number one spot with Vijay Singh.
Maltese Christian politicians should be protagonists, both in Malta and abroad, of values and messages rooted in the Gospel and the social teachings of the Church, Archbishop Joseph Mercieca said yesterday.
It is final tuneup time for quite a few horses on the road to the Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup at Monmouth Park on Oct. 27. The Haskell Invitational winner Any Given Saturday tops a field of five in today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Brooklyn Handicap, while Grasshopper, the Travers Stakes runner-up, is the favorite in a 10-horse field for the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Also, Octave takes on seven rivals in the Fitz Dixon Cotillion at Philadelphia Park as she continues her run to the $2 million Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup Distaff. Overshadowed by her stablemate Rags to Riches (out for the year with an injury), Octave won the Mother Goose and the Coaching Club American Oaks before finishing third in the Alabama in her previous race.
Two minutes to ESX Server VMworld The mysterious Dell virtualization server appliance \u00e2\u0080\u0093 code-named Veso \u00e2\u0080\u0093 will ship at the end of November, leading the charge for systems with embedded hypervisors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The United Nations would support peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban and is prepared to help mediate, a key U.N. envoy said Friday.
Iraq&#39;s Defence Ministry has ordered Shiite militiamen in Najaf to immediately lay down their weapons and leave a holy shrine.
SEVILLE, Spain  - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.
If this is Tuesday, this must be the Belgium courts A Brussels Court has ruled that Google must remove all articles from Belgian publishing group Copiepress from its Google News service because it is in breach of author's rights and Belgian databank regulations. If Google fails to abide by the court ruling, it faces a fine of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1m per day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The James Hardie Industries NV (JHX) asbestos funding scandal claimed its first two scalps Friday, with the resignations of Chief Executive Peter
Sun, caccia Usa avrebbe abbattuto veicolo britannico
Le vuole il ministro Livia Turco, che ha scritto a Regioni
American Express Co. AXP.N, a global  credit card and travel services company, on Tuesday said it  will spin off its personal finance unit, American Express  Financial Advisors, to shareholders in the third quarter.
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Two media watchdogs have concluded that 2004 was among the deadliest years for journalists in recent history.
The Pentagon has created an secret arm and is reinterpreting U.S. law to give defense secretary authority over clandestine operations abroad.
'It's war out there' says Symantec report Consumers are now on the main target of malicious hackers intent on enriching themselves through the misery of others. Vulnerabilities in desktop applications and the increased use of stealth techniques are on the rise among members of the digital underground, according to the latest edition of Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis so that repairs can be made to damage from a hail storm that left hundreds of small dents on the spacecraft's external fuel tank and on a wing.
MILANO, 26 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Una fotografia dell&#39;emergenza Aids in Italia. E&#39; quella tracciata dagli esperti alla vigilia del 18/o Congresso dell&#39;Associazione Nazionale per la Lotta contro l&#39;Aids (Anlaids), che
David Letterman, who infrequently appears on anyone's show but his own, will make a guest appearance next month on \
MetLife Inc. said on Tuesday that it paid brokers and consultants about $25 million last year in &quot;contingent payments,&quot; which are the subject of a probe by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer has  been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a classic  victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be able to  make the move from his detention in Japan.
The Firefox Web browser has been causing a commotion among users and snaring snippets of market share from Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer since June--long before Version 1.0 of the open-source software was officially released earlier this month.

Del Piero e Cassano sono stati i grandi protagonisti dell'ultimo turno di campionato. Sky Tg24 ha ch...
Jackie Chan has a message for aspiring action stars: Don't bow to me.
Five people have been shot dead and three others wounded in a dispute among deer hunters in Wisconsin. Sawyer County authorities say it began yesterday when two hunters confronted a man who was using one of their tree stands.
Upgraded and pitchy Dell has caught up to the Ubuntu release machine, adding the latest version of the operating system as a standard option with Linux-friendly laptop and desktop.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Google Inc.'s  YouTube  has agreed to a breakthrough deal with major music label EMI  Group Plc  to give users of YouTube's video sharing site  broad access to music videos by EMI artists.
PARIS In a move that could change the face of French politics, Nicolas Sarkozy, the popular finance minister whose personal and ideological differences with President Jacques Chirac are well known, took over the helm of the governing center-right party on
Japan scrambled Wednesday to win the release a 24-year old Japanese man taken hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, dispatching high level diplomats to the middle east and
A severe winter storm dumped snow and freezing rain across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States on Sunday, stranding air travelers from Boston to Chicago and causing several traffic deaths.
England have never won a major international limited-overs title while West Indian World Cup glory days date back to 1975 and 1979.
Francesca Schiavone &egrave; stata eliminata al secondo turno del torneo Wta di Barcellona (terra ro...
Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the Earth's resources, a Vatican engineer said Tuesday. The roof of the Paul VI auditorium will be redone next year, with its cement panels replaced with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, engineer Pier Carlo Cuscianna said.
Has Zell Miller lost his mind? Some of his party members think so. Republicans think not. The retiring U.S. senator from Georgia has never shied from the outlandish, but this time is a doozy.
A northwest Georgia county has sued the owners of a crematory where 334 bodies were found, seeking &#36;2 million to recover the cost of cleaning up the corpse-strewn property and other expenses.
Mahmoud Abbas'  inauguration to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday will be  overshadowed by Israel's decision to cut ties with the new  Palestinian president after a militant attack that killed six  Israelis.
Austrian woman Natascha Kampusch went   skiing with the kidnapper who held her for eight years but she   had no chance to escape during the outing, two lawyers   representing her said on Friday.
 maven's big racial experiment a bust
Tropical Storm Chris weakened into a depression Friday morning in the eastern Caribbean.
DISGRACED Adrian Mutu has been warned by the FA: \
The Ravens are the only team this season to have beaten the 13-1 Pittsburgh Steelers. They will likely have to do so again if they hope to make the playoffs this season.
Asia&#39;s financial markets got off to a  calm start to the week on Monday with investors waiting to hear  from top central banks what to make of the turmoil that has  kept markets on edge for weeks.
The US government says it will maintain oversight of the internet but with far less hands-on involvement.
A registered nurse who exercised regularly and has no family history of breast cancer, Christie didn&#39;t expect to get breast cancer.
Novell vows to keep fighting Microsoft 'juggernaut', RightNow takes aim at SAP and Palm eyes Euro gains.
[Business India]: Mumbai, Oct 25 : Reliance Industries Ltd., India&#39;s largest private business conglomerate, Monday reported a better-than-expected 38.
He came so close so many times before, Curtis Martin started to wonder whether he would ever win a rushing title. Bigger names always surpassed him: Priest Holmes in 2001, Edgerrin James in 1999, Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders in 1995. So while more popular players took the headlines, Martin kept working, kept setting lofty goals, kept believing that it would be his turn one day.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will meet on Friday night in their second of three debates, on foreign and domestic issues, following
People searching for online health advice prefer sites with \
BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 -- A community leader in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi provided additional information Wednesday about a deadly car bombing earlier this week that U.S. officials said did not occur.
Ernie Els scored tight victories over Scott Drummond and Angel Cabrera Friday to stay on course for a record sixth World Match Play title.
How could NASA improve on a week that saw a successful space shuttle launch against bad-weather odds, the unveiling of an exciting new mission to the moon and a tantalizing discovery on Mars?
Josh Howard made a go-ahead floater with 1:05 left and two key free throws with 13.7 seconds to go, sending the Dallas Mavericks past the Minnesota Timberwolves 93-87 Monday night for their 10th straight victory.
A former police officer says he did not suspect \
The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan, warned that the government might have to scale back programs like Social Security and Medicare.
For the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympians, Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air is a performance issue. For the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
Obiettivo e' di migliorare la media nei prossimi due anni
Matthew Tempest and James Sturcke Wednesday November 29, 2006 Guardian Unlimited World leaders at the Nato summit in Riga, Latvia, today, with Tony Blair on the far right.Comment
CARSON, California  - David Beckham, ready to start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League Soccer (MLS) side's home stadium on Friday.
Israeli troops have moved into central Gaza in an operation to stop Palestinian militants firing mortars at nearby Jewish settlements.
BOSTON -- Red Sox Nation is getting ready for the celebration of the century as the city of Boston prepares to salute its hometown heroes with a &quot;rolling rally&quot; parade on Saturday morning.
A nine-wicket victory has given Australia an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Pakistan. Australia began their second innings needing 126 to win and, despite losing a quick wicket
Possible court action by citizens citing environmental concerns could cost South Africa's tourist hub of Cape Town its status as a host city for the 2010 football World Cup.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - An army of aid workers  raced on Tuesday to deliver food and water to millions of  tsunami victims and the U.N. warned a death toll of about  150,000 will climb as more bodies are found and disease stalks  survivors.
Sixteen Saudi prisoners arrive in Riyadh after being released from the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
In move to expand home appliance market share, retailer offers free delivery for products over $299. CHICAGO  - Home Depot Inc.
Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly -- and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British ...Comment
The Democrats have come to town to prick rhetorical balloons at the Republican National Convention. The party set up its counter-convention headquarters, also known as a rapid-response operation or war room
UK blue-chips closed lower Monday, on the final half-day's trading of the year, with year-end window-dressing the only real activity as volumes stayed low.
21 Sep 2004. The Salt Lake Valley Health Department would not confirm reports of the first West Nile virus death in Utah, after a Salt Lake woman&#39;s obituary reported she died from complications of the virus.
Rumours of our death are in no way ex... Comment Last week we ran an article covering the launch of a new Palm OS emulation environment, and commented that development for Palm OS was grinding to a halt and the platform would soon be forgotten.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nearly 1.7 million US veterans had no health care coverage in 2003 -- no access to private insurance, to Medicare or Medicaid or to the
named Swift for its fast pivoting and pointing -- launched this weekend will detect and analyze gamma ray bursts, which astronomers believe represent the birth cries of black holes.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 7 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 In the latest of a series of transportation disasters in Indonesia, a passenger airliner slammed into the ground on landing at the city of Yogyakarta today and burst into flames, killing at least 21 people and leaving many people badly injured.
Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... diet! Two companies are ready for this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s round of resolutions, sponsoring electronic billboards in Times Square.
IBM&#39;s (IBM) decision to drop cash-balance plans for new hires could put pressure on other companies to close similar programs amid lawsuits and attacks from critics who say the plans hurt older workers.
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Forced to return to Glen Abbey early Saturday morning to finish his second round, Parnevik picked up a shot to polish off a 66 and move into third place at the Bell Canadian Open, two strokes back of leader Mike Weir.
A U.S. judge on Thursday threw out former CIA analyst Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials for disclosing her identity to the public.
Fredrik Ljungberg admitted Arsenal must sort out their defending at set-pieces if they are to conquer Europe following their latest Champions League setback.
LONDON -- An emotional Mayor Ken Livingstone apologized yesterday for his city's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, saying London was still tainted by it.
TEHRAN: Iran said on Sunday it was still committed to suspending its sensitive uranium enrichment activities as of Monday and that alarm over its nuclear activities was merely \u00e2\u0080\u009cpropaganda\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Dell will sell only two models of multimedia computers, the first step toward transforming its strategy of selling direct to consumers.
Elton John&#39;s already mocked Madonna. So why not go after a few more famous friends? The Rocket Man is producing a half-hour comedy for ABC about an aging rock superstar and the relationships
European stock markets were stable in early trading a day after rising sharply in tandem with Wall Street on relief at falling oil prices.
The Russian invasion and the Rebel Without a Cause outfit seem to be getting most of the headlines in women&#39;s tennis these days, which is just fine by the world&#39;s top-ranked player.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes unleashed devastating airstrikes on a suspected hideout where operatives from an al-Qaida-linked group were meeting Monday, and hospital officials said 20 people died...
Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy is to tell MPs about his decision to recognise the UDA's ceasefire.
Indonesia&#39;s new president is considering outlawing the Al-Qaeda linked terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, but first wants proof the network exists in his country, according to an interview on Time magazine&#39;s Website on Tuesday.
Performances capture the spirit of South Africa 10 years after apartheid's end.
The young director David Gordon Green's first film with a conventional plot is a moody gothic thriller drenched in myth and superstition.
Even if baseball and the players union agreed to every recommendation in the Mitchell Report tomorrow, stemming the use of performance-enhancing drugs will be a long-term project with no easy solutions.
Palestinian leaders headed for Paris on  Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a  French military hospital despite a scathing attack by his wife  who accused them of plotting to \
While mob boss Tony Soprano was  embraced once again by Emmy voters on Thursday, they apparently  drew the line at serial killers.
Lumera Corporation (NASDAQ: LMRA), a leader in the emerging field of  nanotechnology, announced an interview with Dr. Charlie Campbell as the  most recent installment of its 2007 Lumera Experts Podcasting Series.
An investigation is launched in Shetland after the main rotor blade of a helicopter struck a pipe on an oil tanker.
A suicide bomber killed 18 people and wounded 40 others when he rammed a fuel tanker into protective walls outside a police headquarters in Iraq's northern oil city of Baiji on Monday, police said.
MILFORD, Neb. - A large pile of composting manure burning for almost two months has neighbors upset and state officials looking for a way to put it out.
BAGHDAD : More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched an offensive on another rebel enclave in Iraq as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pledged new plans to crush insurgents before promised January elections.
It&#39;s not hard to pinpoint the Tampa Bay Buccaneers&#39; biggest problem as they are off to the NFC South&#39;s only 0-2 start.
Stent makers and cardiologists said reports at this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major meeting of European cardiologists bolstered their confidence in the safety of the newer drug-coated versions of the devices.
Ships were moving slowly into and out  of the Port of Philadelphia on Tuesday after the Delaware River  was partly shut by a crude oil spill last Friday, U.S. Coast  Guard officials said.
Hollywood visual effects wizards and video game programmers: U.S. military doctors want you.
Nearly a year after Mikhail Khodorkovsky, founder of YUKOS, was arrested it is increasingly likely the oil firm&#39;s prime asset will end up in state hands while foreigners may play a role in the carve up.
Paceman Sohail Tanveer took a career best 4-34 to help Pakistan restrict Zimbabwe to 238-8 in 50 overs in the second one-day international here on Thursday.
Questi i risultati della 3\u00c2\u00aa giornata di ritorno della regular Season della A2 maschile di volley....
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants killed six Lebanese soldiers on Thursday in fierce battles at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.
Michael London, the producer of the indie hit \u00e2\u0080\u009cSideways,\u00e2\u0080\u009d got his feet wet with that movie. Now with three films at Sundance, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s taken the plunge.
O.J. Simpson told The Associated Press he participated in the ill-fated \
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It was a sight skiing fans have become all too familiar with this season - Bode Miller standing on top of the medal podium.
An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) continued its hard line approach to music sharing across P2P networks with a round of copyright infringement lawsuits targeting 761 alleged illegal file sharers.
A series of Commons motions are calling for a rethink of the 2012 London Olympics logo.
As soon as next year, Mexico plans to break ground on a 15-square-mile science park in Mexicali just south of the U.S. border, Mexican officials said.-The Washington Post
Francesco Totti torna a parlare dopo il Mondiale e promuove la Roma. ''Sono arrivati buoni giocatori...
Juventus&#39; French striker David Trezeguet will have surgery to repair his left shoulder next week and will miss three to four months, the Italian club said Monday.
As of Sunday, June 17, 2007, at least 3,526 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,885 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The vote rejecting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposal was a blow to universal health care coverage in California and possibly to its prospects nationwide.
Next week brings us the    return of the famous Leonid Meteor Shower, a meteor display that over the past    several years has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers    around the world.
There it stood, so tantalizingly close. As Roger Federer tried in vain to solve Rafael Nadal in the French Open final, the silver Coupe des Mousquetaires &#151; the only Grand Slam trophy missing from the No. 1-ranked player's collection &#151; sparkled in the sun behind a baseline, 10 feet overhead.
More people are online and more people are using cutting-edge technologies but the talk around the devices
The silence at Cameron Indoor Stadium was deafening. Mike Krzyzewski lay on the court after collapsing from an apparent dizzy spell during a timeout in the first half. While his assistant coaches and the Duke training staff gathered around him, even the Cameron Crazies were quiet.
A massive manhunt is under way after four Miami-Dade County, Florida, police officers were shot today, a police spokeswoman said. One of the officers later died, Miami Mayor Carlos Alvarez said.
Consumers aren't the only ones getting hit by inflation. Campaign donors will also feel its effect as candidates and political parties raise money for the 2006 elections.
Immatricolate 1,50 milioni di auto, e' record
Vonage is set this week to appear in court to face charges that it has infringed upon patents owned by telecommunications giant Verizon.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes continues to boost profits for its parent company, hotels group Hilton.
A Senate committee will move forward with a bill that would authorize military tribunals to try suspected terrorists without many of the provisions the Bush administration wants, its chairman said Wednesday.
Test infrasettimanale per il Catania, che in vista della gara con la Fiorentina ha affrontato i dile...
A European-designed space probe broke away from its NASA mothership on Friday on a plunge toward the mysterious Saturn moon Titan, starting a journey researchers
Jurors in Phil Spector's murder trial resumed deliberations after a two-day break with a new set of instructions from the judge that legal experts deemed an unprecedented effort to break a deadlock.
The Spanish government has nixed peace talks with Basque separatists until they specifically renounce their campaign of violence, The Independent reports.
MALACA\u00c3\u0091ANG on Friday assured the public that the government is willing to remove all hindrances to ensure that peace negotiations with the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest Muslim separatist group would push through.
Tears flowed for brave Paula Radcliffe as she explained why she crashed out of the Olympic marathon. Radcliffe wept as she said: &quot;I am hurting inside for myself so much.
By Darrel Rowland, Jim Siegel, Catherine Candisky and James Nash, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 25--While the questionable use of private e-mail accounts to conduct public business still is making headlines in Washington, Ohio lawmakers continue a similar practice unabated.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell will resign, sources said Friday.
American Airlines Flight 587 lost its tail and plummeted into a New York City neighborhood in November 2001, killing 265 people, because the co-pilot improperly used the rudder to try to steady the plane, federal safety investigators ruled Tuesday.
Households want to recycle more waste but are unsure which items are suitable for recycling, a survey finds.
How do you use the debugger on a mod_perl application? How do you profile an application embedded in a web server, with multiple child processes? Don't worry. Where there's Perl, there's a way. Frank Wiles demonstrates how to debug and profile mod_perl applications.
Wi-fi, VoIP, web tv e mobilit\u00c3\u00a0 intelligente: le nuove sfide tecnologichepassano attraverso internet. Ma l'Italia deve correre per adeguarsi                                            Banda larga per tutti, la scommessa italiana per entrare nel mercato del futuro                                                                                      di GAIA SCORZA BARCELLONA
Egypt rejected Israeli  complaints about weapons smuggling into Gaza on Wednesday and  accused Israel of trying to distract attention from its  building activities at Jewish settlements.
Michael Moore looked to his friend Borat to help muster the nerve to sail into Guantanamo Bay.
Saudi Arabia has warned it could decide to provide financial support to Iraqi Sunnis if the U.S. pulls its troops out of Iraq, where sectarian violence between the minority Sunnis and majority Iraqi Shiites has threatened to tear apart the country, The New York Times reported.
Democrat John Edwards insisted Saturday he has not taken any money from special interests as the Obama campaign complained about big spending by outside groups friendly to Edwards.
Surprise and shock from a top kiwi cyclist at the doping allegations against American Tyler Hamilton. Heath Blackgrove raced against Hamilton in the Olympic time trial in Athens.
Search Engine Marketing and Trademarks  In today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s competitive markets, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a well-known fact that trademarks and well-known brand names can achieve a much higher conversion rate than with generic keywords. That statement makes a lot of sense. In fact, the direct response television (DRTV) advertising industry estimates that about 21% of ...
Research into stinky feet, a study on the sound of fingernails on a blackboard and a device that repels teen-agers with an annoying high-pitched hum on Thursday won IgNobel prizes -- the humorous counterpart to this week's Nobel prizes.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that a long-term study of its Norvasc blood pressure treatment in patients with other heart disease risks was stopped early because of the drug&#39;s significant benefits.
By Bethany Clough, The Fresno Bee, Calif. Jun. 8--Doug Cox of Fresno plans to be outside the central San Joaquin Valley's first Apple Store at 7 a.m. Saturday -- three hours before the store opens.
Characteristics and traditions of French dance were on display at the Paris Opera.
Boeing Co.  said on Thursday it was on track to deliver its new 787 Dreamliner planes in the latter part of 2008, and expected a good year for new orders.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a one-time Clinton administration aide, has decided to endorse Barack Obama over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic presidential primary, The Associated Press has learned.
Cash machine fraud increases by 85% to \u00c2\u00a361m during the past year, a banking payment body says.
The Monday night stage still belongs to Jerry Rice, and the Seahawks receiver proved it last night. Rice caught the game&#39;s opening touchdown, then made a fantastic catch in traffic in the fourth quarter that
CHICAGO - Hollinger International Inc. said Tuesday it will take a pretax charge of $27 million to settle advertisers&#39; lawsuits over inflated circulation numbers issued for years by the Chicago Sun-Times.
ORLANDO, Florida  - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised U.S. farmers billions of dollars in disaster aid, along with research money toward new forms of ethanol, the renewable fuel spurring an economic bonanza for rural America.
Perdido Beach, Fla. -- Ivan, the deadliest American hurricane since Floyd in 1999, carved its slow, wet, brutal signature on the Southeast Friday, dropping heavy rain and causing floods from northern Alabama to Virginia&#39;s Appalachian Mountains.
Drug traffickers have threatened the government but that will not stop a nationwide crackdown, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Saturday.
Nearly two years before the fatal crash of Comair Flight 5191, a control tower supervisor at the Lexington airport reported staff shortages in the tower that \
Douglas Frantz said he would leave The Los Angeles Times after less than two years as managing editor.
ROMA - Detta cos\u00c3\u00ac, davanti a una platea di industriali, suona come una battuta: un Bill Gates italiano non sarebbe mai esistito. Frase in realt\u00c3\u00a0 volutamente azzardata e provocatoria quella che ha pronunciato
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would undergo a routine operation Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat. Blair announced the plans for the medical procedure Thursday night, just hours after
Pulling into theaters 50  years after the arrival of the original Van Heflin-Glenn Ford  classic, James Mangold&#39;s expanded take on &quot;3:10 to Yuma&quot; makes  for a largely compelling ride on the strength of a powerful  cast led by Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.
Rising violence in Darfur has led to almost 500,00 people being denied access to aid, agencies say.
Two former N.F.L. players filed a class-action lawsuit late Wednesday against Players Inc., claiming they have improperly represented more than 3,500 retired players.
The US considers new options as the UK supports the creation of a no-fly zone over Sudan's war-torn Darfur.
Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, NC and his sister Jessica DeGroot, have been convicted of illegal spam activities under a Virginia law. Jaynes was sentenced to nine years in prison, while his sister received a fine of $7500.
British troops in Iraq have an important job to do and there is no fixed timetable for their withdrawal, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, despite speculation that Britain will soon announce a major pullout.
Naturopaths mobilise to combat wireless death rays Recent revelations that Wi-Fi may provoke spontaneous abortions in cattle, raise storms and tempests, curdle milk and fry children's brains have had the desired effect among London's chattering classes, with panicked parents mobilising to contain the wireless menace.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Detectives hunting the killer of five  prostitutes in eastern England have arrested a man, police said today. The man was arrested at his home in Trimley, near Felixstowe, Suffolk, on suspicion of murdering all five victims, Detective Chief Superintendent Stewart Gull told a news conference.
The latest &quot;magic pill&quot; may help some people with occasional irregular heartbeats treat themselves, avoiding a trip to the emergency room.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it would eliminate 1,150 jobs in England to streamline its Jaguar Cars Ltd. unit, where weak sales have failed to offset spending on new products and other parts of the business.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is set to discuss oil contracts on his first official visit to Russia.
The two candidates in Ukraine&#39;s bitterly disputed presidential election clashed in a televised debate that transfixed the country last night.
Referee Mark Halsey admits player power made him change a penalty decision.
The northern end of the Bay of Bengal could be at risk of giant earthquakes and tsunamis in the coming decades, scientists say.
Despite international outrage, legal activist Chen Guangcheng will languish in prison for years and China's human-rights record gets another black mark
Si &egrave; chiuso 0-0 il primo tempo tra i giapponesi dell'Urawa e il Milan, nella semifinale del M...
Intel&#39;s decision to cancel the 4-GHz Pentium 4 580J shifts the bragging rights for the fastest desktop processors into AMD&#39;s hands for some time.
The idea of two-divisional Test cricket, with promotion and relegation, has been quashed following a consultative meeting of the International Cricket Council in Monaco.
A bridge officially designated the tallest in the world is to be inaugurated in southern France -- a spectacular feat of engineering that will carry motorists at 270 metres (885 feet) above the valley of the river Tarn.
NVidia will supply the graphics chip for the successor to the PlayStation 2 games console being developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
In the only real surprise at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, Panic! at the Disco picked up a moon man for video of the year. Now they could take home a Woodie.
BESLAN, Russia Sept. 6, 2004 - Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city Monday, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully
The U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday declared two counties in California as primary disaster areas, a move that will make farmers eligible for low-interest emergency loans.
By Kristen Hankla, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Sep. 12--FOLLY BEACH -- Applause erupted Monday as the city's Planning  Commission voted unanimously to disapprove a 53-home subdivision on Long  Island.
The Conservative Party today published plans to reform the national lottery which they claimed could release up to \u00c2\u00a3182m a year for spending on good causes
Blog: New reports say Apple is going to open an online movie rental store.
Tutto rimandato a domani per uno degli ultimi possibili colpi di mercato: al momento Andrea Caraccio...
It ain&#39;t over until the crazy drunk former priest attacks the frightened Brazilian marathon runner. Although the 35-year-old Athens marathon record was broken tonight by Italy&#39;s
Sales of 4x4 vehicles have fallen sharply across the UK, a survey is expected to reveal.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Problems with documentation of drug responses and child abuse screening and reporting are among the gaps in quality of care for children in California's public mental health clinics, says a University of California, Los Angeles-led study.
Gracefully tagging out runners? Not exactly at the top of Julian Tavarez's list. But starting pitching? He's getting to be pretty good at that.
A landmark trade agreement between China and 10 South East Asian countries is signed at a summit in Laos.
Allied Domecq Plc&#39;s six-month profit rose for the first time in two and a half years as the maker of Stolichnaya vodka and Malibu rum benefited from higher demand for spirits in the US and opened more Dunkin&#39; Donuts stores.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - Rescuers scoured the sea for  missing tourists and fishermen in Asia Monday and fears of  disease grew as emergency services struggled with rotting  bodies from a devastating tsunami that killed more than 23,200  people.
The Department of Homeland Security   on Thursday hired Boeing Co. BA.N to develop sensors, cameras   and other equipment to help U.S. agents control the vast,   7,500-mile U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec. 29 -- The man named by Pakistani officials as the chief organizer of Benazir Bhutto's assassination is a widely feared tribal commander at the vanguard of efforts by extremist groups to draw Pakistan deeper into their insurgent campaign.
An internet security company has discovered a sinister computer worm that turns people&#39;s machines into peeping toms, secretly recording everything they see and hear.
Barry Bonds wasted no time getting to career home run No. 701. He added another homer to his impressive total a day after hitting No.
In the end, we have another public company, one of 6,000 or so. For all of the yammering about the meaning, strength, and success or failure of the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) IPO, at the end of the day we have
Insurgents and terrorists will inflict all the damage they can and will continue to try to frighten and intimidate Iraqi citizens and security forces
SBInet, a set of perimeter protection technologies that would be used to guard U.S. borders, could cost $30 billion, and Democratic members of Congress are questioning the oversight and methods for design and construction.
Scientists have unveiled a new hi-tech weapon to help combat the illegal trade of ivory in Africa: a map. The map describes how the genetic profiles of African elephants vary across the continent, from the
With Korean companies like Hyundai and Samsung now industry giants, Hyung Rae Shim, a film producer based in Seoul, wants to pull off a similar feat with his film \u00e2\u0080\u009cDragon Wars.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
ST. ANTON AM ARLBERG, Austria - Normally, Lindsey Vonn hates it when people mispronounce her name.
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Ahead of Thursday&#8217;s semifinal against Brazil, U.S. coach Greg Ryan has switched goalies, inserting the 36-year-old veteran Briana Scurry and pulling Hope Solo, who had been in the nets throughout this World Cup and not allowed a goal in the last 300 minutes. U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, left, will be replaced by 1999 World Cup hero [...].
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A growing number of Google millionaires are hoping to parlay their newfound wealth into even greater riches by bankrolling technology start-ups.
A rabid kitten set off public health alerts in four U.S. states last summer after it had been widely handled by players from several teams at a softball tournament, federal health officials said on Thursday.
Robinho's second-half goal helps Brazil beat the Republic of Ireland in the friendly at Croke Park.
The pace of existing U.S. home sales  edged up in November to a 5 million-unit annual rate and the  median price fell from a year earlier, the National Association  of Realtors said on Monday.
Croatia's parliament approved on Saturday a new cabinet tasked with leading the country into the European Union, including an ethnic Serb for the first time since the 1991-1995 Serbo-Croatian war.
A suburban basement where The Beatles played some of their earliest gigs was given protected heritage status by the British government Friday.
An al Qaeda group has claimed responsibility for killing eight paramilitary gendarmes in an ambush in eastern Algeria last week.
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants people who bought an artificial Christmas tree made by Polytree Hong Kong Co. this year to return it to the store after the holidays.
Landslides triggered by rain left 33 people dead and 41 missing on the main Indonesian island of Java on Wednesday, officials said.
Researchers are undertaking a mammoth effort to observe oceanic life using fiber optics and the Internet.
Blackpool is to play host to National Veterans' Day on 27 June beating off stiff competition.
The filmmaker compared U.S. troop deployment in Iraq to the kind of human sacrifice depicted in his new film.
President Bush vowed on Thursday to adopt a new strategy for Iraq and outline it in a major speech soon as he made his first substantive response to a bipartisan panel's finding his Iraq policy has failed and time is running out for changing course.
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Iraq's cabinet approved a draft law on Tuesday that would end the immunity from prosecution of foreign security contractors by scrapping a decree that Iraqis have complained amounts to a \
Pilgrim Films and Television has filed a lawsuit against Paula Abdul saying she stole their idea for a television show based on her crazy life called \
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The U.S. military has named a senior American diplomat to serve alongside a Navy admiral in leading its new Africa Command, an acknowledgment of the importance of the civilian aspects of the operation.
NEWCASTLE  - Everton underlined their re-emergence as an English Premiership force after Lee Carsley struck a stunning equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United.
Shares of Cyberonics Inc. (CYBX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell after the closing bell on Wednesday to $19.58, from their $20.10 Nasdaq close.
Three people are killed and almost 200 arrested as tribal violence hits the Pacific Island of Vanuatu.
Demolition work began on Monday at a  youth center at the heart of a dispute that sparked violent  street clashes between protesters and police in the Danish  capital.
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Nine Muslims held indefinitely without charge in Britain are challenging the country&#39;s highest court against their detention. The nine are among 11 foreign men held under the Anti Terrorism, Crime and Security
Wealthy Asian businessmen are competing to buy top-flight English football clubs, attracted by the irresistible combination of profit and sporting glory.
Too much personal talk by doctors can be bad medicine, according to a study published on Monday in which U.S. researchers sent actors posing as new patients to see doctors in secretly recorded visits.
The path to the nation's busiest death chamber winds through a court of last resort where the presiding judge recently refused to keep her office open past 5 p.m. to accept an last-minute appeal from an inmate about to be executed.
A man who put safety pins in his sons' tongues is found guilty of wounding and his wife convicted of cruelty.
Michael Chang, who at age 17 became the youngest man to win a Grand Slam title, has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains that followed news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
A reporter from a Tennessee newspaper who has been embedded with some of the soldiers attending Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s town hall meeting in Kuwait on Wednesday said he planted the dramatic question about using scrap metal to protect unarmed vehicles.
Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that&#39;s more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.
HOUSTON -- Brett Favre brought the Green Bay Packers all the way back, even without buddy Ahman Green. Favre moved the Packers into scoring position with a flawless two-minute drill, and Ryan Longwell kicked
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By Halim Said  HUNTING FOR JOBS can prove to be a downer at times, but at Taylor's College, nothing is impossible.
New licensing language would put Zune owners in violation of Creative Commons licenses if they distribute CC-licensed songs with the devices. In Listening Post.
Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, a  Vietnam War veteran who has been openly critical of the  administration's strategy in Iraq, will announce on Monday  whether he plans to run for president in 2008.
The accomplishment gave a significant boost to medicine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dream of growing human organs to replace damaged ones.
For 65 years, the wreck of the USS Arizona has been leaking oil from its grave at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, staining the water, visitors often say, as if it were the ship's blood.
Smokers who are trying to quit will find themselves with a lot of company today. This is the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, which challenges people to quit smoking for a lifetime by starting with a single day.
Motorists are warned to expect poor driving conditions as snow takes hold across the country.
Personal computers have rapidly turned into storage vaults for digital music, photos and videos. Now, computer-industry companies are rolling out new ways to let that content roam through the house.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' resignation Monday after months of draining controversy drew expressions of relief from Republicans and a vow from Democrats to pursue their investigation into fired federal prosecutors.
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is set to be elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first time in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history that the post will go to a former Islamist.
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A state archivist was charged Monday with stealing hundreds of artifacts \u00c2\u0097 documents representing \
A woman who has been paralysed for almost 20 years has started to walk again after scientists injected stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood into her spine.
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Tokyo shares end sharply higher    TOKYO, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose almost across the board on Thursday, with export-oriented issues attracting buying due mainly to the yen's depreciation against the U.S. dollar and the euro.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Andy McDonald, a key member of the Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup championship team last season, was traded Friday to the St. Louis Blues for Doug Weight, Michal Birner and a seventh-round draft pick next year.
A passenger helicopter reported to be carrying Togolese football officials crashed in Sierra Leone on Sunday killing at least 20 people, witnesses and diplomats in the West African country said.
Russia will revamp its security forces and seek international cooperation to hunt militants in the wake of a school siege which killed more than 300 people nine days ago, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.
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The Postal Service says that a shortage of baggage handlers, computer problems and snowstorms delayed the delivery of thousands of letters and packages.
The dynamics of the Ryder Cup in the 21st century have changed. The presumption by most Americans that the United States has the better team, and therefore should win the Ryder Cup, has long since evaporated.
The World Bank has approved an $80 million credit to help Kenya in its fight against AIDS, which the government says kills hundreds of people daily.
Typhoon Shanshan, which hit Japan over the weekend, has left nine people dead and more than 200 injured.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Barack Obama's campaign had injected racial tension into the presidential contest, saying he had distorted for political gain her comments about Martin Luther King's role in the civil rights movement.
Prosecutors in Milan have added four banks and an Italian bank's asset management arm to their investigation into the collapse of Italian dairy giant Parmalat, news reports said Thursday.
CALDWELL, Idaho - A woman who has six children, 35 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren and 10 great, great-grandchildren jumped from an airplane to celebrate her 93rd birthday.   \
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O  hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Corp.PSFT.O was strengthened  on Friday as U.S. antitrust regulators dropped their case  against the merger and PeopleSoft fired its chief executive,  Craig Conway, who had led the fight against Oracle.
Sixteen shoppers were injured on Wednesday at the Sweden-based furniture store opening in Jeddah. Medics revived some 20 customers.
Walking into the ancient Olympic stadium, I realized instantly it was worth the sleepless night to get here from Athens before the sun came up.
The government was preparing for a possible evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon, who should be ready to leave at short notice, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said.
It was much closer than the first time, but the result was the same when Winky Wright and Shane Mosley left the ring at the Mandalay Bay Event Center last night.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a slim lead in Iowa over Barack Obama and a rising John Edwards, who are tied for second place three days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
VIENNA, Austria Diplomats say Britain, France and Germany are giving Iran one more chance to halt disputed nuclear activities. Officials say top diplomats will offer Tehran nuclear fuel and economic incentives
Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son died from a lethal combination of methadone and two antidepressant drugs, a U.S.-based pathologist who conducted a private autopsy said Wednesday.
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Intel Corp  said on Thursday it will drop out of the One Laptop Per Child project and resign from the board after the project's board demanded the chipmaker stop supporting other efforts in emerging markets.
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Two suicide bombers turned a procession of Shiite pilgrims into a blood-drenched stampede Tuesday, killing scores with a first blast and then claiming more lives among fleeing crowds. At least 106 were killed amid a wave of deadly strikes against Shiites heading for a solemn religious ritual.
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US Airways, in its latest effort to cut costs under bankruptcy protection, is stripping former executives and board members of their ability to travel free in first class, the airline said yesterday.
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The education secretary hits out at Prince Charles' words about a schools culture that \
Some able-bodied people want to improve their bodies with artificial parts. But their dreams may outpace the capabilities of technology. By Chris Oakes. Part four in a four-part series.
Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals.
Buried in the latest Defense Department quarterly report on Iraq is the disclosure that the Baghdad government is now responsible for setting the size of its security forces, and that it has authorized a level of 550,000 military and police forces -- an increase of more than 40 percent over the...
Oil and gas-rich Nigeria plans to build a second multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in the southwestern state of Ondo, officials said.
Special teams are to help deal with any \
Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-biggest mobile phone maker, posted higher second-quarter sales on Wednesday but its profit and its average phone sale prices were below analysts' estimates.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Erik Ainge threw three touchdown passes and No. 12 Tennessee overcame a sluggish start to post a 43-29 victory over South Carolina in a Southeastern Conference matchup.
Business & money: Fed chair says downturn will worsen before it improves and pledges action over sub-prime mortgage abuse.
Reporters tour the secret intelligence agency and find computers, intense security, and a touch of Walt Disney.
Hialeah becomes the first horse-racing track to install a photo-finish camera. It's a big refinement for the \
Shopping at your neighborhood &quot;dollar store,&quot; you can likely find bargains on backscratchers, potholders, and key chains.
Mike Weir keeps firing at flags Saturday and makes his share of birdies, but still sees the rest of the leaderboard close within a shot after a 5-under-par 68 round.
NEW YORK - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
Chinese scientists have optimized the spacecraft&#39;s configuration to reduce its weight and improve the performance of onboard equipment.
Daniel Pelosi was convicted Monday in the 2001 bludgeoning death of millionaire investment banker Theodore Ammon.
BEIRUT (PL). \u00e2\u0080\u0093This Sunday, Palestine Negotiations Minister Saeb Erekat condemned the international community\u00e2\u0080\u0099s silence regarding the Israeli military operation Days of Penitence, which killed around 70 civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Machinegun fire rained from U.S. helicopters in central Baghdad on Friday as U.S. and Iraqi troops clashed with gunmen during a raid on suspected militant hideouts, Iraqi security officials and witnesses said.
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Professional bodies and trade unions vowed to continue actions to force the government to cut mobile phone rates following a third boycott of cellular lines, reckoned to be among the costliest in the world.
Baghdad governor Ali al-Haidri was  assassinated by gunmen in the capital on Tuesday, police and  hospital sources said.
Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a record low, with only 29 percent of Britons believing that it was the right thing to do, according to a poll.
Nearly 5 million doses languishing in the hastily purchased stockpile could end up being discarded.
U.S. Ryder Cup team mates Tiger   Woods and Jim Furyk suffered shock defeats in the first round   of the World Match Play Championship on Thursday.
Brooke Smith scored 17 points to lift No. 6 Stanford past No. 14 Boston College 76-66 for the Cardinal's 15th straight home win on Saturday.
US software giant Microsoft said it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due to start this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance.
Pools of blood, broken glass and discarded shoes were spread across Haifa Street in Baghdad yesterday after a bomb exploded outside a police station, leaving a crater seven feet across.
Afghan Taleban leader Mullah Omar sacks one of his top military commanders, Mansoor Dadullah.
Famed rock producer Phil Spector  pleaded innocent on Monday to an indictment charging him with  murdering actress Lana Clarkson and claimed he was the victim  of a prosecutor who was acting like Adolf Hitler.
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Hundreds of U.S. scientists have   challenged a recent decision by an international astronomy   group to strip Pluto of its planetary status with a petition   rejecting its definition of what constitutes a planet.
KIEV, Ukraine -- For the second time in five weeks, a deeply divided Ukraine will cast ballots in a runoff election between the two presidential candidates, who have increased their hostile rhetoric since their last, fraud-marred vote.
The triumphant spirit of the most successful Paralympics to date gave way to mourning yesterday after seven schoolchildren died in a coach crash on their way to the games.
A telephone card was found linked to the death threats phoned in to Amsterdam hotel against movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones, a detective testified at the hearing on Friday.
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French bank Societe Generale\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-quarter profit rose a forecast-beating 10 per cent on consumer banking growth, gains in investment banking, and a sharp fall in bad debt provisions, it said on Tuesday.
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Although President Bush has been tight-lipped about who will serve in his second-term Cabinet, the administration dropped the name Thursday of one addition to the White House family: Miss Beazley.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - Americans Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck have won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work in studying odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system in human beings.
Muslim leaders will call for calm following nine arrests under terror laws and accusations of a kidnap plot.
Harvey Keitel will portray talk-show host Jerry Springer in \
New findings suggest that some Neanderthals were fair-skinned and redheaded.
Scientists will pay $1,500 per article to publish their findings in the new peer-reviewed journal.
The game that has turned a quiet brainiac named Ken Jennings into America&#39;s newest television hero: Jeopardy! Today the mild-mannered software designer from Salt Lake City returns to the classic quiz show
The Chicago Fire and Real Salt Lake play to a scoreless draw on Sunday, despite several scoring opportunities by each team.
Blog: The Web has allowed short, funny video clips to proliferate, but the novelty of this one is that it's only five seconds long--and hilarious.
Mozilla Corp. has released the last planned alpha update to Firefox 3.0; the new browser moves to beta testing at the end of the month and is due out in final form by the end of the year.
North Carolina power forward Erlana Larkins lingered behind the 3-point line before practice Wednesday, swishing jumper after jumper. Post players knocking down 3s with ease? Hey, anything's bound to happen when Duke and North Carolina meet.
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Some of the biggest players in Major League Baseball, including Roger Clemens, were named in the Mitchell Report, a far-reaching investigation on performance-enhancing drugs believed to be threatening the credibility of one the most popular U.S. sports.
The Detroit Lions signed rookie offensive line Sean Bubin from Jacksonville's practice squad on Friday.
com. In a retreat from the US PDA market, where it once was a dominant player, Sharp Electronics reported Wednesday that it is cutting back on its PDA offerings in the US retail market.
Like its N-series cousins, the Nokia N80 is billed as an all-around device for an increasingly media-centric world.
A plan to distribute laptops to the developing world is being held back by cautious politicians, a spokesman says.
GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy U.S. presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.
Pope John Paul appealed today for the release of the French and other hostages in Iraq, saying human beings could not be treated like merchandise.
Los Angeles officially now has two major league baseball teams. On Monday, the Anaheim Angels announced they have changed their name to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This change is effective immediately.
Pop icon Michael Jackson is just hours away from the start of his trial on child abuse charges in California.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potential independent bid for president depends largely on whether the major party candidates embrace the political center, said Democrats and Republicans who met with the mayor on Monday.
BAGHDAD -- US military police shot and killed two detainees and wounded five others in an effort to put down a massive brawl that broke out yesterday at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison west of the Iraqi capital.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has backed debt relief for Asian countries devastated by this week&#39;s killer tsunami, and said Washington was ready to play a major role in the long term recovery.
(InfoWorld) - Since terrorists attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, the government has begun a robust, and oft-criticized, electronic-surveillance program, but other IT-related security projects designed to thwart terrorism have made little progress. Better cybersecurity leadership, more cargo scanning on airplanes and ships and interoperable communications networks for emergency response agencies have all developed slowly. In some cases, fights in Congress have slowed progress, or the U.S. government has focused on other priorities. In other cases, the cost of IT projects has been an issue. The fifth anniversary of the attacks will focus attention as much on what has not been accomplished to protect the U.S. from future attacks as on what has been, chiefly the surveillance system. In recent months, civil liberties groups have protested the shadowy electronic-surveillance program run by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), with alleged cooperation from large telecommunications carriers. U.S. President George Bush has defended the program as necessary and legal, even as critics point out the NSA is spying on U.S. residents without court orders. Critics say the emphasis on surveillance instead of other technology has led to an invasion of innocent people's privacy and has not improved the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s security. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), leading a lawsuit against AT&T Inc. for its alleged participation in the NSA surveillance program, says some U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have complained about the quality of the leads generated by the program. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s like, \u00e2\u0080\u0098Oh great, more calls to Pizza Hut,\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Kevin Bankston, an EFF staff attorney. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThis many may not help us connect the dots -- it may just be creating more dots.\u00e2\u0080\u009d But there hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t been a major outcry about the NSA program from U.S. residents, with a common attitude being that innocent people should have nothing to hide. \u00e2\u0080\u009cI worry that a lot of people are speaking out of fear,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Bankston said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cYou wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want government cameras installed in your bedroom or your bathroom, not because you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re doing anything wrong there, but because there are areas of our lives that should be private.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The biggest change since Sept. 11 is this culture of surveillance, added Jim Dempsey, policy director at the Center for Democracy and Technology, an advocacy group focused on civil liberties online. Congress\u00e2\u0080\u0099 quick passage of the Patriot Act following Sept. 11 generated huge debates about its expansion of law enforcement powers, but the NSA program happened without congressional approval, he said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cAll the ink that was spilled over the Patriot Act is irrelevant \u00e2\u0080\u00a6 if the president says he\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll do what he wants,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Dempsey added. Combined with technology advances in areas such as storage, location awareness and facial recognition, these expanded government powers create \u00e2\u0080\u009ca pretty wholesale assault on privacy.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The Bush administration has defended its tactics, with the president saying this month that the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s counterterrorism efforts have subverted a number of plots since 9/11, including an anthrax attack and an airplane hijacking plan. The NSA surveillance program \u00e2\u0080\u009chelps protect Americans,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Bush said in a speech Thursday. He called on Congress to derail court challenges to the NSA program by passing laws approving the program. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIf an al Qaeda commander is calling the United States, we need to know why they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re calling,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he said. In three other IT-related areas, progress has been slow. Cybersecurity IT security groups have called for greater U.S. government emphasis on cybersecurity. In July 2005, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff announced plans to create a high-level position, assistant secretary for cybersecurity, but that position remains unfilled, despite pressure from IT groups. In addition, the DHS has never scored above an \
Three overseas firms win contracts to improve speeds on China's intercity rail routes to ease freight bottlenecks.
The French post-modernist sociologist and philosopher, Jean Baudrillard, dies in Paris aged 77.
Space shuttle Atlantis nears the International Space Station, where it will dock for a maintenance mission.
Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms.
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Avon Products Inc , the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, said on Tuesday fourth-quarter profit fell, as it spent more during the final stages of its multiyear restructuring plan.
The United States is ready to help China tackle its rural health care problems and better integrate traditional with Western medicine, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said on Wednesday.
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A major change is coming to the global steel industry and a galvanized mill in Lackawanna that formerly belonged to Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N  dominated trading in U.S. stocks on Thursday, single-handedly  driving the 30-stock Dow Jones average lower after it withdrew  its arthritis drug Vioxx because a study showed it doubled the  risk of heart attack and stroke.
The man behind the Louis Vuitton luxury goods empire plans to open a major arts centre in Paris.
GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Former Walt Disney Co.  President Michael Ovitz testified on Tuesday that other company  executives resented him from the start, admitted he knew little  about running a public company and breezily dropped celebrity  names ranging from Janet Jackson to Dustin Hoffman.
People look at a damaged patrol car covered by rubble of houses destroyed in a blast in west Baghdad Wednesday Dec. 29, 2004. Insurgents lured police to a house in west Baghdad with an anonymous tip about
A Palestinian government spokesman says he is hopeful BBC reporter Alan Johnston can be freed soon.
THE other competitors eagerly chatted with their coaches using high-pitched voices in need of WD-40; Svetlana Khorkina hardly spoke at all as she overemoted like a silent film star while glaring and sulking as usual, even topping herself ...
More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a crowded bus stop in north Jerusalem yesterday, killing two Israelis and wounding 17.
Indonesian police chief General Da'i  Bachtiar was reporting to a parliamentary commission in Jakarta  on Thursday on the threat posed by wanted Jemaah Islamiah  bomber Azahari Husin. Even as he spoke, the room shook.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych appealed the results of last month's election to Ukraine's Supreme Court, arguing that the election be declared invalid because of massive fraud, a court spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The Chrysler Group said today that it expects to lose $1.26 billion in 2006, and that it will cut production in the third quarter by 90,000 vehicles.
Israel said on Thursday it hoped to avoid further fighting along the Lebanon border following a clash with the Lebanese army but cautioned that it would not tolerate hostile activity against Israeli forces.
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Republican Mike Huckabee  took a quick detour to TV host Jay Leno's studio on Wednesday  for a blast of national media exposure on the eve of Iowa  political caucuses that kick off the presidential selection  process.
General Electric (GE) agrees to sell its plastics business to a leading Saudi Arabian chemicals firm to $11.6bn.
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UBUD, Indonesia  - Western foreign policy and a tendency among some Muslims to impose their idea of truth have been key factors in the  rise of radical Islam, Muslim writers say.
A division of Dole Food Co said on Monday it was recalling some bagged salads sold in the United States and Canada because a sample at a Canadian grocery store was found to contain E. coli.
After a slow start, the auto giant lowers its full-year expectations.
When Memphian George Clay saw video of the bus crash on the news Saturday morning. He had no idea his brother was one of the passengers!
According to a British publication (read: take it with a grain of salt) Queen Elizabeth II has become quite the fan of Prince William's Wii console.
Peter Nowak has played in two MLS Cups &#151; he liked the first a lot better &#151; and gets another crack at the championship this year. The rookie coach will guide D.C. United in Sunday's title game against Kansas City.
Officials disputed the notion that such a large quantity of explosives could have been moved without notice by the U.S. military.
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in November following a 0.6 percent gain in October, according to data released Friday by the US Department of Labor&#39;s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A tour bus careened off a US interstate highway and overturned, killing 15 travellers on their way to a Mississippi casino. The bus, which carried family and friends of the owner-operated tour company owner
BAD SEGEBERG, Germany  - Train passengers in the northern town of mistook a Halloween reveler dressed as a blood-covered zombie lying near train tracks for a murder victim and called local police. The 24-year-old man had fallen asleep drunk on his way home from a Halloween party in Hamburg. Police told him to remove his makeup, and he was allowed to continue his journey. \
Nothing slippery about this one... Review With its recent 6500 Slide and Classic models, Nokia has introduced the most unlikely twins since Schwarzenegger and DeVito. Although they share the same model number and 3G capability, the 6500 Slide and 6500 Classic are very different devices both in looks and key features.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Canada now meet the Czech Republic on Saturday for a place in Tuesday&#39;s final while defending champions the United States face-off against Finland on Friday.
Goldcorp Inc. Chief Executive Robert McEwen says he was always reluctant to expand by acquiring other gold producers. That&#39;s why McEwen is making one last purchase before he steps down and handing the reins to Ian Telfer.
After the Department of Veterans Affairs told them to wait their turn, veterans who bear the psychological scars of fighting the war on terror now have the chance to sue
SEATTLE - Government scientists raised the alert level Saturday for Mount St. Helens after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor...
When complete, the Skywalk will jut 70 feet (21 meters) from the canyon wall and sit 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) above the Colorado River.
The TV stock-picker James Cramer certainly draws plenty of criticism.
It is any living room in America. Make that the world, since we are some 4,700 miles from the United States.
To woo business from Fidelity Investments traders, a New York brokerage firm showered them with pricey gifts such as private vacations and golf outings, tickets to a Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera concert, parties at the 2004 Super Bowl in Houston sponsored by Playboy and Maxim magazines, and a dozen bottles of Chateau Petrus wine worth $625 apiece.
dotMobi, the company tasked with managing the .mobi top-level domain name, announced Monday that over 400,000 registrations have been placed since the TLD launched in October 2006. In comparison, only 100,000 .com domains were registered in the first ten years.
The business software maker delivered a fiscal first-quarter performance that topped analyst expectations.
A strong earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan has rocked the island&#39;s north-east, damaging buildings and injuring several people, according to officials.
Tokyo stocks were moderately higher early Thursday following Wall Street's gains. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen.
Forget the reviews, the  critics, the controversy, the protests and &quot;the nattering  nabobs of negativity&quot; famously introduced by William Safire.  It&#039;s the marketing and distribution, stupid.
Officials were combing for clues on Sunday after a string of blasts blamed on militants ripped through the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 36 people and injuring 60.
Ford Motor Co  said on Thursday India's Tata Motors Ltd  was the front-runner to buy its European brands Jaguar and Land Rover, which the U.S. carmaker is selling to counter mounting debt.
Turkey's parliament approves military operations against Kurdish separatists in Iraq, defying pressure from the US.
DURHAM -- State officials have told the Durham County Health Department it can buy 2,250 doses of flu vaccine through the NC Division of Public Health and can expect delivery within two to three weeks, according to a Health Department news release.
The former chief executive of Comverse   Technology Inc. CMVT.O, Jacob \
Rescuers across Japan were searching  Thursday for 40 people missing after a powerful typhoon raked  the country with heavy rains and high winds, killing at least  30 in floods and landslides.
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign manager said Sunday that challenger Ned Lamont's ads have \
Rafael Nadal is in action after rain again delays the start of play at Wimbledon.
Per la prima volta nella storia del gruppo europeo
KARACHI, Pakistan - Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative, wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, during a four-hour shootout Sunday at a southern Pakistan house, the information minister said. At least two other men were arrested...
Thirteen of the 31 deaths linked to  Hurricane Charley in Florida last month were people over age  60, many of them apparently overwhelmed by efforts to clean up  after the storm, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
BRESCIA - Il Brescia ha deciso di risolvere il contratto con il centrocampista Jonathan Bachini, sospeso dall&#39;attivita&#39; sportiva per 9 mesi per doping. &quot;Dato che e&#39; stato accertato un grave inadempimento contrattuale
Violence and fear still ruled the lives of the displaced inhabitants of Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Darfur region as the United Nations deadline set for civilian protection and militia disarmament passed this week.
_ Hilton hotels in Indonesia tightened security Thursday at their three properties after authorities ordered a nationwide security crackdown following warnings from foreign governments that terrorists were preparing to launch
Verso picco epidemia soprattutto per i piccoli, pediatri
Mike Shanahan likes to see the Houston Texans win.
Coach Bob Stoops&#39; team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, visits College Station to battle Texas A&amp;M today. The Sooners carry an 8-0 record into the Big 12 South showdown, while the Aggies boast a 6-2 mark.
Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N on  Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of  lawn, garden and pet products, for about $535.4 million in  order to diversify its product mix.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts said second-quarter net income fell 55 percent to $5.8 million, the latest reported setback for the one-time Wall Street darling.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Twice champion Tiger Woods achieved his primary objective in the U.S. Open third round on Saturday with an immaculate display from tee to green.
ROME: Calling himself \u00e2\u0080\u009can innocent victim\u00e2\u0080\u009d, Italy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Rocco Buttiglione withdrew as a candidate for the incoming European Commission on Saturday to help ease an unprecedented crisis for the executive.
WASHINGTON -- Jeffrey W. Greenberg, who resigned this week as chairman and chief executive of Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. Inc., amid a regulatory inquiry into its policies, exercised options to obtain 540,000 shares
Steve Jobs' wonder may seem like a sure thing, but in tech, there's no such thing
A North African man and his wife went on trial Wednesday on charges they ran Web sites that supported al-Qaida-linked groups with videos of people killed by terrorists and information on how to make bombs.
Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party was clinging to a narrow lead in voting for the governor's seat in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, according to preliminary election results early Monday.
Australia will not alter its commitment  to Iraq, the conservative government said on Monday, despite a  poll showing an overwhelming majority of Australians believe  the war has not reduced the threat of terrorism.
Newly-elected Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed asked the African Union to deploy up to 20,000 troops in his country to help disarm tens of thousands of factional fighters and restore stability to a state devastated by more than a decade of lawlessness.
Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen was selected Tuesday as the new chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and will oversee the party\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s political strategy for the 2008 House elections. The following is a list of DCCC chairmen in recent election cycles.
If you thought the sub-prime snafu was bad, then you'd better hope that these bond insurers can lift themselves out of the mire
NEW YORK -- The Yankees, Diamondbacks and Dodgers agreed in principle Friday night to a trade that will put left-hander Randy Johnson in pinstripes, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
WASHINGTON -- At rail stations and shopping malls around the world, reports are popping up of people, particularly young children, getting their toes caught in escalators. The one common theme seems to be the clunky soft-soled clogs known by the name of the most popular brand, Crocs.
The euro surged to a new high against the US dollar for the fourth straight day Friday, although the greenback rose off its low point.
While it doesn't match the hysteria of iPhone Day, hundreds of people still turn out to wait hours in line for the newest version of Mac OS X--even though they could have preordered a copy weeks ago.
'Citta' ha bisogno di chi come me rispetta arte e cultura'
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S  Africa's health department is criticised for newspaper advertisements defending the minister in a court case.
OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.
President Bush is a celebrity in his own right, but he took time Wednesday to gaze at some stars.
DETROIT  - Ford Motor Co.  said on Thursday it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even when the vehicles are parked.
Former Belgium coach Raymond Goethals, who took his country to third place at the European Championship in 1972, died of cancer on Monday aged 83.
President Bush signs a bill to settle a trade war with Europe, which awards some $140bn in new tax breaks over 10 years.
The &quot;highly critical&quot; vulnerabilities stem from a flaw in IE&#39;s drag-and-drop feature and in the browser&#39;s security zone.
An assassination and continued unrest focus scrutiny on the country's Palestinian refugees
Iran has not agreed to an offer by the European Union to receive nuclear technology in exchange for abandoning its uranium enrichment program, but it will consider the proposal, an Iranian official said on Thursday.
Microsoft said on Tuesday that its Visual Studio 2008 IDE (integrated development environment) is now widely available.The tool set was released to Microsoft Developer Network subscribers in November. It is now available to volume licensing and retail customers, the company said in a blog posting.It includes a new version of the .NET framework, version 3.5, which is aimed at taking advantage of two new subsystems Microsoft included in Windows Vista -- WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation). WCF is for building service-oriented applications, while WPF is for creating more dynamic user interfaces. Microsoft also built Visual Studio 2008 with the idea of making it easier for developers to create cross-platform applications.Visual Studio comes in various editions, from a free version called Visual Studio Express to a version for entire developer teams called Visual Studio Team System. More information is on the MSDN site.Visual Studio is one of the three products that Microsoft will highlight in a launch event in Los Angeles at the end of next month. The other two are Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008. Those other new products won&#39;t both be available at that time, however.The new version of Microsoft&#39;s server OS is expected to be available on the day of the launch, but last week Microsoft pushed back the release of SQL Server 2008 until the third calendar quarter of the year. It had said previously that the software would be available by midyear.
A bordo di un gommone 59 persone, 11 sono donne
Michele Fiorella, 75 anni, \u00e8 stato ucciso stamattina mentre tentava di bloccare due uomini che avevano appena rapinato il negozio di suo figlio, un supermercato al centro di Barletta (Bari. Poco dopo la polizia ha fermato il presunto omicida, un ...
An underground subculture of  teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify  bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a  growing trend that experts say frustrates treatment.
The Boston Herald's effort to get the Justice Department to halt The New York Times Co.'s acquisition of a minority share of the Metro Boston newspaper on antitrust grounds could hinge on how the area's media market is defined.
The only way to stop Adam Vinatieri from making field goals might be to keep him from kicking them.
Con quella di oggi contro il Messina, Gianluca Pagliuca, numero uno dell'Ascoli, &egrave; il portier...
A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt &#151; more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old.
The coffee you grab on the way to work may contain up to a fifth of your daily recommended calories, a study says.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on   Thursday pushed Pacific Rim economic partners to help save   stalled world trade liberalization talks.
Proporra' a Cgil e Cisl si sottoporre intesa a consultazione
A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a trademark infringement suit filed by the Government Employees Insurance Co. (GEICO) against Internet search giants Google and Overture Services can proceed.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A convention of Muslim clerics   organized by a charity that Washington has branded a terrorist   group called on Thursday for the removal of Pope Benedict for   fuelling enmity between faiths with his comments about Islam   last week.
JFK would not have lived and diabetes would still be fatal if hormones had not been discovered 100 years ago.
Luxury goods maker Gucci saw operating profit more than double in the second quarter thanks to higher sales and lower losses from its Yves Saint Laurent brand, its owner French retailer Pinault Printemps Redoute says.
A tour bus taking people home from a charity event in Chicago ran off a highway in southern Illinois and rolled onto its side when the driver turned around to talk to a passenger, authorities said. Dozens were injured, none critically.
An unemployed teacher who slapped German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at a campaign rally last spring was convicted Friday and sentenced to four months of probation.
The Mets spent most of the weekend wondering whether they would get anything done. Then on Monday morning, the Winter Meetings exploded with rumors that New York had signed Pedro Martinez.
New poll suggests Democrat voters would prefer former vice-president to declared contenders.
Faustino Asprilla, ex attaccante colombiano del Parma, potrebbe essere uno dei testimoni chiave di u...
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
As of Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at least 3,466 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,826 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The government awarded an $877 million contract to a small California company to make 75 million doses of a new anthrax vaccine. VaxGen Inc.
Berti Vogts was handed a stay of execution when the Scottish Football Association insisted there would be no immediate decision on his future.
Poland will reduce its commitment of forces to the war in Iraq by 40 percent by the end of 2005, the Polish Defense Ministry in Warsaw says.
Former BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Kevin Greening has died at the age of 44, his agent confirms.
Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.
Pop musician Prince continued his online content bulldozing with a series of legal notices sent to sites devoted to the artist, demanding that all images of, lyrics by, and \
Hilton Hotels Corp HLT.N posted a  strong rise in third-quarter earnings on Monday as business and  leisure travel turned up, filling its big urban hotels.
The St Louis Cardinals continued their  assault on the National League Central Division pennant with a  4-1 victory over the slumping Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
A second Senate Democrat said Friday he was open to President Bush's idea of letting people divert some of their Social Security taxes to personal retirement accounts as Republican Party leaders tried to allay re-election fears among wavering GOP lawmakers.
US rock band Linkin Park set up a charity fund for countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
European Ryder Cup player Luke Donald shot a 5-under-par 66 Sunday to win the European Masters by five strokes for his second European tour victory.
FREDERIC Vergnoux has been appointed the new head coach at the City of Edinburgh Swimming club, the Frenchman replacing England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tim Jones.
About one in 150 American children has autism, U.S. health officials said Thursday, calling the troubling disorder an urgent public health concern that is more common than they had thought.
The dollar jumped to a two-month high  against the euro on Tuesday as the market swung its attention  back to rising U.S. interest rates, a thin ray of light in the  dollar's overall weakening trend.
\u00c2\u00b7 Company accused of circumventing bribery law\u00c2\u00b7  Firm accuses ex-manager of taking kickbacks
PARIS Oil prices hit a new record of nearly $51 a barrel in New York Tuesday as traders turned their attention to the Gulf of Mexico, where production is still suffering delays caused by Hurricane Ivan.
OTTAWA - The federal sponsorship program was essential to ensuring the survival of Canada, and Paul Martin&#39;s government has made a serious mistake abolishing it, former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano said in an open letter.
French President Jacques Chirac congratulated US President George W. Bush by telephone Tuesday on winning a second four-year term one week ago, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
Nepal's prime minister issued an appeal for calm and promised to address the demands of ethnic Mahadhesis following nearly two weeks of violent protests in the south of the country.
The key ally of Romania's ruling ex-communist PSD party said on Wednesday it was open to talks with the PSD's rival centrist alliance, which is struggling for support to form the country's next goverment.
The leader of Romania's opposition party on Tuesday called for the results of weekend parliamentary and presidential elections to be annulled and for new votes to be held, claiming fraud.
Apple Inc said on Monday that  programs available on the Internet that allow the iPhone to be  used with other service providers besides AT&T&#39;s Cingular  network can irreparably damage the device.
The big, bulky tube television is ready to get a leaner look--and to challenge flat panels at their own game. Meanwhile, TV tuners are headed to new PCs.
As if the 2004 campaign for the presidency has not been dirty enough -- get ready for a 700-page book by America's most famous tabloid biographer that alleges illegal drug use and other youthful misdeeds by President Bush.
DeShaun Foster runs well when he&#39;s angry and he was angry Sunday. So were his Carolina Panthers teammates. On Monday night, the Panthers admit they stunk it up in a 24-14 home loss to the Packers.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened a store in Hawaii on Wednesday with hundreds of eager shoppers rushing past a handful of protesters who accuse the giant retailer of desecrating ancient gravesites.
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Global competition can be a drag. It all but guarantees a steady stream of restructuring, outsourcing, and the nagging insecurity that comes from knowing someone out there may be trying to take your job.
MOSCOW -- The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled yesterday embattled oil giant Yukos must pay $1.34 billion US in fines and penalties as part of a $4.
DARA ONE, Pakistan  - Abdul Wahid's desire to vote  in next month's Afghan presidential election is driven by a  simple logic.
The league frowns upon gambling on football, but close friends and founding fathers of the N.F.L., Art Rooney and Tim Mara were gamblers, and proud ones.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent  Green has been ruled out indefinitely after sustaining a severe  concussion in the season-opening loss to the Cincinnati  Bengals, the team said on Monday.
Ukrainians see themselves as the most miserable people in Europe, according to a worldwide survey, a dismal self-assessment ahead of Sunday&#39;s presidential election.
Medaglia di bronzo per l'Italia, terza nel reining ai Mondiali di Aquisgrana. Il quartetto italiano ...
Two aides to Iraq's top Shi'ite leader  Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have been killed in separate attacks  apparently aimed at inflaming sectarian conflict among Iraqis  already divided on whether Jan. 30 polls should go ahead.
The centre-right opposition demanded on  Friday that Prime Minister Romano Prodi resign after his  coalition suffered an embarrassing blow in a parliamentary vote  over a U.S. airbase in Italy.
Two youths are charged in connection with the rape of a teenager in a park in north Belfast on Monday.
MUMBAI: The earth will have a close shave with one of the largest known potentially hazardous asteroids called &#39;Toutatis&#39; on Wednesday, Nehru Planetarium senior scientist Bharat Adur said.
Eleni Ioannou, the Greek Olympic judo team member who was hospitalized after plummeting from her apartment balcony more than two weeks ago, died on Tuesday.
Cecilia Bartoli is giving a short-lived 19th-century star a second chance.
President Bush has nominated Kellogg CEO Carlos Gutierrez as the new commerce secretary. (AP Graphics). Nov. 29, 2004 -- From selling Frosted Flakes to small stores in Mexico City to a nomination as secretary
Birmingham, England (Sports Network) - West Bromwich Albion hired former player Bryan Robson to be their new head coach Tuesday. Robson, 47, began his playing career with West Brom in 1974 and made 249 appearances for the club.
Firefighters battling 15 fires across Southern California got a break from slowing winds on Wednesday, but major blazes burned unchecked for a fourth day after forcing the largest evacuation in California's modern history.
US President George W. Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision
Japan's cabinet approved a bill on  Tuesday that would revise the country's defense laws to allow a  swifter response to ballistic missile attacks, a move targeted  at the threat posed by North Korea's missile arsenal.
LONDON, Sept 30  - Oil prices resumed their march towards 50 dollars in New York on Thursday even as peace talks were set to resume in major producer Nigeria and following an unexpected rise in US crude inventories.
Italian designer Valentino says he will retire in 2008 after celebrating 45 years in fashion.
Camp Dogwood is the less than exotic name for the Black Watch battlegroup&#39;s new home, south west of Baghdad. It is a sprawling old Iraqi factory complex, with a 26 mile perimeter.
Unlike rest of White House, he joins lawmakers in urging high court to hold law unconstitutional.
NEW YORK, May 21-- Blackstone Group, the second-largest U.S. private equity firm, said Monday that it planned to raise $3.87 billion to $4.13 billion in an initial public offering this year.
Japan's NTT DoCoMo Inc.  said on Tuesday it expected a gain in operating profit in the next fiscal year after posting a bigger-than-expected 7.4 percent profit decline in the first-half.
U.S. mortgage applications declined  last week, dragged down by sinking demand for home refinancing  with long-term interest rates at their highest level since  October, an industry group said on Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 3,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second mission in five days to wrest control from militants whose attacks threaten national elections seen as crucial to stabilizing this turbulent country...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday began talks that are expected to set aside a recent spat over disputed Kashmir and give a push to a plodding peace process.
ox Communications, the nation&#39;s third-largest cable television operator, has formed a committee to consider the $7.9 billion bid by its parent, Cox Enterprises, to take the company private.
Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became the first member of the Old Trafford playing staff to voice publicly his opposition to US businessman Malcolm Glazer's bid for the soccer giants.
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania - To entice the US military to make a home here, what better symbolic appeal could the Romanian government make than to rename a street here &quot;George Washington Boulevard?
BAIDOA, Somalia  - The Ugandan vanguard of an African peacekeeping force intended to help Somalia's interim government tighten its tenuous grip on the anarchic nation flew into the country on Thursday, witnesses said.
Andre Agassi breezed past fellow American Vince Spadea 6-1, 6-3 Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals in the Madrid Masters.
The dollar fell against the yen, hit by worries over the US housing market and sluggish retail sales, dealers said Wednesday.
EL PASO, Texas (Sports Network) - Sam Keller threw for 370  yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to lead  No. 21 Arizona State to a 27-23 victory over Purdue in the 71st  Sun Bowl.
E' il settimo omicidio in citta' in due anni
(09/20/04)-- The death toll has been going up in Haiti, along with the floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne. The storm is blamed for at least 109 deaths there, and officials expect that to rise.
UK inflation slowed to 2.5% in May, the weakest in seven months, as gas and electricity prices fell.
Here's the latest buzz on detecting explosives: bomb-sniffing bees. A study at Los Alamos National Laboratory has found that honeybees can be trained to detect explosives, even in tiny quantities. \
NEW YORK  - Women with type 1 diabetes who  monitor their blood glucose daily both before and during  pregnancy have better outcomes, Danish researchers report.
John Griffin scores 15 points and hits four straight free throws in the final 31 seconds to lead Bucknell to a 69-66 victory over American on Tuesday night.
Byron Nelson,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0a golfing great who won a record 11 tournaments in a row in\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a01945, died Tuesday a the age of 94.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Preparations for a Friday evening liftoff of the shuttle Atlantis are still on track despite weather forecasts of possible hail in the days leading up to launch.
Sticks it to Microsoft too The iPhone? Undoubtedly a very nice product, but there is no virtual substitute for a real keyboard, reckons RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis: \
La TDshop.it Livorno (serie A) ha preso a gettone il centro tedesco Stephen Arigbabu (34 anni, 2.05)...
Microsoft and Dassault Systemes of France said they had agreed to form a strategic alliance for Dassault Systemes' product lifecycle management (V5 PLM) and 3D design solutions.
An 111-year-old Japanese just named the world's oldest man said he owed his longevity to steering clear of alcohol.
Yahoo Inc. said on Sunday the Internet media company was merging the two main parts of its U.S. advertising business under one sales executive, David Karnstedt, and that veteran advertising sales executive Wenda Harris-Millard has left the company.
Country music promoter and veteran manager Jerry Bentley doesn't care much for the prospects of most teenage singers.
E' stato accusato da Societe' Generale di truffa
King Abdullah pardoned a woman sentenced to 200 lashes after pressing charges against the men who raped her, a Saudi newspaper said.
Motorola Inc. MOT.N, the world's No.  2 maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit  rose sharply, helped by improving sales of a host of new  handset models.
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Blog: An informal survey of AT&T stores across the country suggests each store had no more than 100 iPhones prior to launch--many with far less--while Apple stores had plenty.
And then there were two The UK government is spending \u00c2\u00a3208m per year on running websites but many of them are text heavy and crammed with policy information that citizens couldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t give a monkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s about.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Anyone who has walked like an Egyptian or moon-walked at the office party, can relate to Judson Laipply, the dancing star of online video site YouTube whose online success has made him a hit in company boardrooms.
Fresh clashes between security forces and Maoist rebels in eastern Nepal kill at least  13 people, the army says.
Nonostante le rassicurazioni di Prodi su tempi decisione
Former NFL star Reggie White died on Sunday at the age of 43. He was one of the National Football League&#39;s top defensive players for a decade.
A departing U.N. prosecutor appealed Thursday for the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to keep its doors open until its chief fugitives are arrested and put on trial.
The Dutch town of Breda has decided  to rename a new street that was to have been called St.  Fiacrius court after people started calling it Viagra court.
Brazil plans to invest 10 billion  reais ($4.76 billion) over the next 10 years into biotechnology  research involving renewable energy, agriculture and rain  forest pharmaceuticals, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva  said on Thursday.
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It is considered the most  magisterial opening in English literature: \
England cruise to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies as the Test series is won 3-0.
Reston's Alan Webb gets another shot at the Millrose Games Friday night, when he'll make his second appearance in the meet and face a field of the sport's stars.
Throughput improvements to 200 kilobits per second (up from between 70 kbps and 135 kbps) noted by multiple users.
(Athens, Greece-AP) August 29, 2004 - With the Games winding down, the International Olympic Committee&#39;s chief says he&#39;s an &quot;extremely happy president.
World number one Roger Federer ended Wesley Moodie's reign as Japan Open champion with a crushing 6-2 6-1 win to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is endorsing Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press has learned.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Atlantis coasted away from the International Space Station on Tuesday, leaving behind sparkling new solar wings to boost power, a fresh crew member and a mystery about what knocked out the outpost's computers.
The winners of this year's Right Livelihood Awards &#151; dubbed the \
Germany has arrested three men it suspects of planning \
ANAHEIM, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil  Rays acquired catcher Kevin Cash from the Toronto Blue Jays on  Sunday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chad Gaudin.
John P. Walsh was a 23-year-old college student when he visited an Elizabeth Grady salon for treatment of his bad skin. He was so impressed he dropped out of college, enrolled at the beauty school, and eventually bought the company, which owns 40 salons in New England. Now 52, Walsh recently spoke with Globe reporter Jenn Abelson. Q How did ...
WASHINGTON -- Last month, Congress set a deadline for the American commander in Iraq, declaring that by Sept. 15 he would have to assess progress there before billions more dollars are approved to finance the military effort to stabilize the country. The commander, General David H. Petraeus, said in recent days that his report would only be a snapshot of ...
Stime oscillano da 25mila a 200mila persone in piazza
Uomo di 57 anni dipendente di una ditta esterna
NEW YORK, June 2 -- Authorities said Saturday that they had broken up an alleged terrorist plot to bomb aviation fuel tanks and pipelines at John F. Kennedy International Airport, arresting a former airport worker and two other men with links to Islamic extremists in South America and the Caribbean.
Germany's defense minister defended his army's efforts in the north of Afghanistan on Friday, rejecting a written plea from Defense Secretary Robert Gates for more help in the volatile south.
An Israeli court convicted Haim Roman, a former justice minister, today on charges that, while in office, he forcibly kissed a young female soldier.
Monday&#39;s workout at Busch Stadium contained a few more St. Louis Cardinals than you&#39;d expect considering it was optional, but you could understand why they&#39;d want to
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf called for help from British police in probing the murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as he sought to dampen public anger Thursday a week after her death.
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THQ hoses down its near-term prospects.
One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do much to clarify risk.
Washington -- There is a frantic feel to tonight&#39;s final presidential debate as both campaigns see the confrontation as their best remaining chance to take control of a race that enters its final three weeks in a dead heat.
Startup firm Fortisphere on Monday plans to launch a product suite aimed at managing virtualization &quot;sprawl.&quot;&quot;We spent nine months talking to [data center professionals],&quot; said John Suit, Fortisphere&#39;s CTO. &quot;What was apparent to us was that typically, how these guys are tracking their virtual machines is with an Excel spreadsheet.&quot;The company&#39;s offering, Virtual Essentials, is based on two products. The first is Fortisphere Virtual Insight, a toolset for tracking, tagging, and monitoring virtual machines as they move throughout their lifecycle, from preproduction to production.Users get a visual representation of a virtual machines&#39; parent, sibling and child relationships. There is also a reporting engine and an auditing function for recording changes and transactions. Fortisphere Virtual Foresight is the other half, dealing with policy enforcement.Policy rules are embedded within virtual machines, meaning the information will remain with each one, as well as any clones and copies, according to Fortisphere. There is also a repository component, and an analytic engine that monitors risk and compliance violations by crunching data from virtual machines and hypervisors.Fortisphere&#39;s product uses kernel-level drivers, rather than other means of interacting with virtual machines, such as agents. Fortisphere contends this approach affords a great deal of control, while remaining lightweight.The company is competing with a number of other startups, such as Embotics. Fortisphere said it has a number of beta customers, but company officials declined to name any or make one available for an interview.Pricing for Virtual Essentials starts at &quot;little bit over $10,000,&quot; including maintenance, according to Fortisphere executives, who declined to be more specific.The software was built with a mid-market customer in mind, in terms of its ease of use, according to Fortisphere.Mark Bowker, an analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, said one strength of Fortisphere is its ability to manage virtual machines across multiple hypervisors -- VMware, Citrix&#39;s XenServer and Microsoft&#39;s Hyper-V. &quot;This is a something end-users are asking for as they deploy more than one solution for server virtualization,&quot; he wrote in an e-mail message.Dan Kusnetzky, principal analyst with Kusnetzky Group, predicted that within five years, Fortisphere and its peers will either be absorbed into larger companies or those firms will develop software with similar capabilities.&quot;It&#39;s likely in my view that these people are going to be acquired by the management framework players, because they are doing something different but also complementary,&quot; he said.Kusnetzky noted, however, that Fortisphere&#39;s tools have a limited focus, aiming on the management and tracking of virtual machines and not other areas of virtualization, such as virtual storage. &quot;If you&#39;re working in the environment they&#39;re targeting, this might be interesting,&quot; he said.
The African Union said Saturday that Sudan had started withdrawing troops in the Darfur region ahead of an evening deadline to end fighting there, but the government
SEOUL  - Informal six-nation talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program may take place in mid-December in Beijing, South Korea&#39;s state-run KBS television network reported.
WASHINGTON--State officials said Tuesday they have begun to distribute another 24,000 influenza vaccine doses, a recent addition to the 60,000 already provided.
Cosmetically, BALCO is the blemish that won&#39;t go away. Competitively, it&#39;s barely a blip. The drug case that continues to cloud American track and field has had no discernible impact on the US medals count.
The U.S. Marines have dismissed charges against one of the officers accused of dereliction of duty for failing to report accurately the U.S. killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.
Bitter infighting flared in Tony Blair's Labour Party on Friday as a former Cabinet official criticized the prime minister's likely successor.
Two gunmen opened fire on tourists Monday near the Roman amphitheater in the Jordanian capital Amman, police told CNN.

Mr. Stewart wrote the Monkees hit \u00e2\u0080\u009cDaydream Believer\u00e2\u0080\u009d and helped create the style that came to be called Americana.
Continuing efforts to clear her name that includes a $25 million lawsuit filed this week against Victor Conte, Olympic sprinter Marion Jones on Thursday challenged the Bay Area Laboratory
Tokyo stocks advanced Monday morning as the US dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen and the Europe&#39;s single currency. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues gained 153.96 points, or 1.42 percent, to end morning trading at 10,987.71.
David Ortiz hit his league-leading 49th homer, and Kevin Youkilis had a three-run double in the seventh inning to lead the Red Sox over the Yankees in their first game Sunday.
NEW YORK  - Researchers have identified two  genetic mutations that are fairly common in individuals of  African descent and are associated with a 50 percent reduction  in LDL (\
The army in the Central African Republic has recaptured the last town in rebel hands, Ouadda Djalle, with French military help, a French military source has said.
Toyota rules out producing hybrid diesel electric cars, even though they could help reduce emissions.
Linc Morris admits it took him a while to get used to the idea of being adopted &#151; which probably explains why he was 42 years old by the time it happened.
Paramilitary leaders demanded an investigation into the killing of one of their top commanders in an ambush, saying Tuesday that his slaying endangered the peace process with the government.
At CUNA's Governmental Affairs Conference  (GAC), Source Technologies, a pioneer in transactional kiosks, will host  a demonstration area showcasing self-service technologies for the  financial services industry.
Athens stages a low-key but emotional Paralympics closing ceremony.
In a rare public airing of grievances, disgruntled soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Wednesday about long deployments and a lack of armored vehicles and other equipment.
Houses and condominiums with price tags of $1 million or more are still changing hands robustly in some of the most exclusive areas.
The government wants to keep schools open longer - to provide more childcare and welfare services.
A seven-year-old British girl is critically ill after falling from a hotel fifth-floor balcony on the island of Majorca.
The European Union postponed the deployment of advance units of a peacekeeping force for protecting refugees from Darfur because of an upsurge of rebel activity in neighboring Chad, where France was reinforcing its troops on the ground.
The former number two buyer for the US Air Force is sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption.
I was humming along on the gym treadmill when a sight almost cost me my footing. (Note to self: For safer gawking, set machine to \
Stephanie Connelly from Northeast has some peculiar eccentricities on the course, but the three-time All-Met has the game to back them up.
&quot;The thing that separates us from the enemy is our respect for human rights,&quot; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said on ABC&#39;s &quot;This Week.
Baltimore signed Marques Ogden, brother of Ravens All-Pro tackle Jonathan Ogden to the club's practice squad on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third and final presidential debate will focus on what Michiganians have listed all year as a top concern \u00e2\u0080-heir livelihoods.
Gen Musharraf will stay on as Pakistan army chief if he is not elected for another term as president, his lawyer says.
Reigning Six Nations champions France remain on target for the Grand Slam after overcoming an 11-point deficit to record a 32-21 win over Wales at the Stade de France here Saturday.
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The Associated Press asked the presidential candidates to name their favorite electronic gadgets.
Microsoft releases two free programs designed to help users keep PCs secure of viruses and spyware.
And the Yankees' mystery pitcher for tomorrow's Game 3 is . . . Kevin Brown , who got the nod yesterday over Javier Vazquez , whose last few outings have been shaky. &quot;It took us a while,&quot; conceded manager Joe Torre , who went with Brown (10-6, 4.09) based on his playoff experience (11 games) and last ...
President Bush says he believes Republicans will retain control of the Congress after the November elections, even as members of his own party predict a loss of some seats.
The European Central Bank and European finance ministers are unhappy with the Euro&#39;s surge. To this end, they vowed to closely monitoring exchange rate swings.
prostoalex writes &quot;The patent dispute between Eastman Kodak and Sun Microsystems in regards to three patents that EK claimed Sun was violating with Java, came to an end.
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Bostonians were elated, exhausted, and still somewhat addled yesterday, dealing with the dawn of a new, Curse-free era after generations of despair.
A donor whose organs were used in  transplants by six German hospitals had probably contracted  rabies before dying, one of the hospitals said on Wednesday.
LONDON - The images coming out of the latest hostage crisis in Iraq - capped by dramatic video of British captive Kenneth Bigley begging for his life - have transfixed Britons, left governments looking helpless, and revived a classic dilemma about whether to negotiate with terrorists.    But the plight of the British construction worker and his two murdered American colleagues has also raised new concerns about terrorists' tremendous ability to set agendas in an Internet age that makes their messages - even in the form of shocking beheading videos - all but impossible to stop...
A Roman Catholic radio station that has been accused of anti-Semitism and criticized by the Vatican was praised Thursday by the prime minister as a source of 'comfort and hope' for Poles.Comment
A Briton was shot dead by suspected Muslim militants in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, yesterday in what appears to be the latest anti-Western killing by supporters of al-Qa&#39;ida.
The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
Faisalabad: Sanath Jayasuriya and Dilhara Fernando combined to put Sri Lanka on course for a probable victory over Pakistan in the first Test in Faisalabad.
EU ministers are to discuss processing asylum seekers in camps outside the block, including north Africa.
The Redskins expect huge things from 300-pound Cornelius Griffin, who was signed to aid the team's weakest unit - the defensive line.
Alienware's new Area 51 n15x gaming notebook will hopefully provide some balance in today's notebook news, offering graphical processing power over a small profile.
Usher led the field with four nominations when nominees were announced in Los Angeles Tuesday for the 32nd annual American Music Awards.
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said it has entered into an agreement with Malaysia's TIME dotCom to link their corporate customers through private leased line circuits.
Dmitry Tursunov tops Andy Roddick, 17-15, in an epic fifth set as Russia clinches its victory over the U.S. in a Davis Cup semifinal.
VILLANOVA (Pennsylvania): Third-seeded Maria Sharapova of Russia moved into the quarter-finals of the Advanta Tennis Championships on Wednesday when Jelena Kostenic of Croatia was forced to retire in the third set because of a strained groin.
MONTEREY, California  - A jazz giant for more than half a century, pianist Dave Brubeck has no intention of quietly passing his golden years at home relaxing with his wife, with whom he just celebrated his 65th anniversary.
Veteran coach Bill Parcells resorts to a little trickery to help his Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 21-18 on Monday Night Football.
Iraqi forces for the first time took over security responsibility for an entire province Thursday, a milestone in the American plan to transfer control of the entire country by the end of next year.
FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- Depression might be more harmful than the other chronic diseases that can strike elderly people, a new study claims.
An Indian court on Tuesday found four   members of a Muslim family, including a woman, guilty in the   1993 bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 257 people, the first   convictions in one of the world's longest trials.
Sex workers from across India ended a weeklong meeting Friday with the demand that they be allowed to work legally.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- During 30 minutes at a Riyadh voter registration center, only two people -- an old man and a prince -- walked in to sign up for the kingdom's first nationwide elections. At another center, a mere eight people registered in 45 minutes.
WASHINGTON - A day after Fannie Mae agreed to regulators&#39; demands to boost its capital cushion against risk and revamp its accounting, officials said Tuesday that the possibility of the beleaguered mortgage giant having to restate its earnings had been
La crisi ucraina a una svolta. Il primo ministro Viktor Yanukovich e il candidato dell&#39;opposizione Viktor Yushchenko avrebbero concordato la ripetizione del ballottaggio presidenziale. Il ballottaggio verr\u00c3\u00a0 ripetuto entro la fine dell&#39;anno.
U.S. stocks rebounded modestly on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors that the economy was set to grow moderately, a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
A semicircle of lefties, Greens, campus radicals, modern-day hippies and the generally disaffected sang &quot;We Shall Not Be Moved,&quot; then rose to their feet and cheered the man introduced
An influential committee of MPs will investigate gas prices after complaints from business and consumer groups.
Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. (DPH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday posted a smaller quarterly loss as lower restructuring charges offset the effects of North American
The failures of Army medical staff members to prevent and report torture at Abu Ghraib prison shows the need for more investigation and better training, medical ethicists and the Army itself said.
Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day may cut the risk of having a painful attack of gout, say Canadian scientists.
DR Congo's Supreme Court confirms Joseph Kabila as the winner of the country's presidential elections.
Democrat John Kerry leads President Bush 47 percent to 41 percent among registered voters in Florida, according to a poll released on Thursday that showed independent Ralph Nader with 4 percent.
The U.S. government on Tuesday  ordered banks to freeze any assets of a Kuwaiti man U.S.  authorities believe is a senior al Qaeda operative.
Songs from the sixties dominate a list of the 500 greatest songs ever.
Britain's biggest literary festival - a fortnight's worth of readings, signings, debates and discussions - brings huge numbers of visitors to the small, but perfectly formed for the bookish, town of Hay-on-Wye each year.  This year was the festival's 20th, offering some 400 opportunities to put a face and a voice to names on spines. Guardian photographer Martin Godwin has been busy around the site, and for those who missed the festival here are some of his portraits of the visiting luminaries meeting their public over the past fortnight.  For a sample of these authors' voices, visit our audio archive of readings and interviews from the daily Haycasts.
DALLAS - Nearly a third of American adults have high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and other problems, according to a new government analysis.    The obesity epidemic and an aging population are to blame, experts say...
An Iranian woman now living in a homeless shelter in Manhattan, was once a leader in a terrorist group based in Iraq trying to overthrow the Tehran government, federal authorities said in court documents on Monday.
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A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a 5 o'clock shadow. After all the weighty words are passed back and forth in a presidential debate, it is often a simple gesture or a quick quip or a difference in appearance that remains in the memory.
Customers using Windows XP Embedded will be able to use a downloadable preview to test the new software for conflicts with existing drivers.
The next big thing? IFA 07 Watching your favourite film in high definition and on a monster screen is all well and good, but it still doesn't make the film leap out at you. Texas Instruments claims it's overcome this problem and has teamed up with Samsung to develop a 3D TV.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The clearest evidence yet that Crohn&#39;s disease is caused by a type of bacteria blamed for a similar animal disorder has been published by US researchers.
There is a lot of fine print in the document spelling out rules for the debates between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry.
Iraqi insurgents yesterday kidnapped an American and up to five others in an audacious attack on a house in western Baghdad. An interior ministry source told the Guardian the militants approached the villa
On June 2, Tonya Bell, who later told police and a judge that she had used crack cocaine, drove a Volvo station wagon that struck 49 bystanders, including two D.C. police officers, at Unifest, a neighborhood festival in Southeast Washington. Meet some of the victims:
Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.
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Palestinian gunmen broke through Israel's heavily fortified Gaza border and battled troops inside Israel for about two hours Saturday in a failed attempt to abduct an Israeli soldier. One of the raiders was killed.

ITALY ROME -- Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was confirmed as prime minister yesterday when he won a second and final confidence vote in parliament, ending a political crisis and ensuring there will be no election to replace him. He won by 342 votes to 198 with 2 abstentions in the lower house, a much wider margin than in Wednesday's ...
By Matt Tullis, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 18--It's early in the morning and Colo sits in her normal spot, the center of Cage 1. She is wedged between two concrete trees. A milk crate is on her right, and a rope dangles in front of her.
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On Tuesday morning, NBC&#39;s Katie Couric sat down live with singer Ashlee Simpson to get Simpson&#39;s side of the story on her lip-synching gaffe on &quot;Saturday Night Live.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- SmugMug today announced its collaborative work with Adobe to give Photoshop Elements 5.0 software users a simple way to share photos online.
Designers looked to India at the start of fashion week in Milan, with Giorgio Armani taking inspiration from colonial elegance and Roberto Cavalli offering opulent Bollywood hype.
The assistant to Notre Dame&#39;s president has shaved her head to protest Tyrone Willingham&#39;s firing as football coach, saying she will remain bald until the Irish win a national championship.
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Finisce gli ottavi l'avventura al Roland Garros di Filippo Volandri e Tathiana Garbin. La Garbin &eg...
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Spending by Americans shopping online  during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent to $8.8  billion, with sharp gains in purchases of clothing and  entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. said on Thursday.
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The family of a soldier killed in Iraq launch a campaign opposing the war and seeking \
The former boss of the Cali drug cartel, who once controlled most of the world's cocaine trade, was sent to the United States on Friday to face trafficking and money laundering charges.
New York has recently witnessed the unveiling of nearly half a dozen major architectural landmarks, an abundance the city hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seen in decades.
A police officer allegedly guns down five of his colleagues while guarding a bank in the Indian capital.
U.S. antitrust authorities confirmed on  Tuesday they reached an accord with Microsoft Corp. requiring  the company to modify its Vista operating system in response to  complaints its desktop search function puts Google Inc.   and other potential competitors at a disadvantage.
So what if Bernard Kerik had a personal relationship with a company believed to be connected to the Gambino mob family? Or that
DevShed concludes their look at the Flyweight pattern with this new tutorial - the second part focusing on building an actual application with the pattern implemented.   In this final part of the series, I'm going to teach you in a step-by-step format how to create in PHP 5 a flyweight class to balance the instantiation of objects that will be used to generate web documents on the fly. Hopefully, by the end of this article, you should have acquired a considerable background in how to apply the flyweight pattern in a real-world situation.   They create a simple application that generates dynamic HTML elements - DIV tags - with a simple interface to define things like content, name, and ID. Their Flyweight factory class creates and manages the number of DIVs that are created, blocking requests for any more. Finally, they apply it, showing the creation of a simple web page with multiple DIVs in it.
The smoldering civil war in Ivory Coast - a two-year, on-again off-again conflict between the government and northern rebels
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The people who pushed the NFL into a successful minority hiring effort are now turning their attention to the NCAA.
Stocks rose for a third day and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record on Thursday, helped by a share-buyback plan from Caterpillar Inc. and a sizable aircraft order for Boeing Co.
At least 15 Jewish settlers are arrested during clashes with Israeli forces protecting Palestinian olive pickers.
NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Monday he had called off protests because a \
A confessed serial killer was convicted of murder Wednesday in a case brought by prosecutors desperately trying to keep him from getting out of prison in less than two years.
Julia Simner, a cognitive neuropsychologist, has identified 10 people who involuntarily \u00c2\u0093taste\u00c2\u0094 words when they hear them.
Reggie McNeal switched his jersey number in the off-season, trading No. 16 for No. 1 in a salute to a departed teammate. McNeal has become the
Two teenage car thieves drove a stolen   car on Wednesday without being stopped onto the U.S. military   base that commands much of the war on terror, triggering an   investigation into the security breach, police and military   officials said.
Lindsay Lohan has been accused of driving under the influence after she crashed her Mercedes on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.  Witnesses report the star's convertible jumped a curb at 5:30 Saturday morning into a set of trees.  Lohan quickly left th...
Islamabad: Observing that art could play a role in promoting peace and harmony across the border, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said it was due to this reason that he and Indian leaders had introduced &quot;music diplomacy&quot; during his recent visit
Directing his first feature in seven years, Robert Redford tackles politics and prepares for a fight.
WHILE the US presidential candidates spent much of the week making the usual promises to brighten Americans&#39; future, policymakers who will probably play a bigger role in determining the quality of most lives were quietly going about their usual business.
Grapes left over from the wine-making process could become the latest weapon against bacteria.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is back on the clock following his recent bout with a treatable form of pancreatic cancer. Despite having faced his own mortality, Jobs has come out of the gate in good spirits, with his trademark zeal. In August, Jobs notified Apple employees of his illness via e-mail and temporarily relinquished some of his duties as CEO. Apple Vice President Phil Schiller filled in for Jobs at public exhibitions.
Reports claim the German bank could merge with the postal operator's subsidiary Postbank.
The US Federal Reserve increases the amount of money available as it seeks to ease the credit crunch.
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BHP Billiton chief executive Chip Goodyear yesterday insisted this week&#39;s record profit &quot;isn&#39;t as good as it gets&quot;, as the market wrestled with how to value the stock amid speculation that its share price was near cycle peaks.
Coaching legend Don Shula, who led the 1972 Dolphins to the only undefeated season in NFL history, delivers a harsh appraisal of the Patriots in the wake of the Spygate scandal.
Sen. Edward Kennedy's nephew William  Kennedy Smith, acquitted of rape in Florida in 1991, has been  accused of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant  five years ago in a lawsuit filed by the woman.
A drunk Swiss has been arrested for defacing portraits of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the revered monarch's birthday and faces up to 15 years in jail, a newspaper and police said on Friday.
A 14-year-old girl is the victim of a serious sexual assault in Belfast city centre, the police say.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Monday   vetoed a \
The comprehensive and chilling account of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, written by the US government&#39;s 9/11 Commission, was nominated for one of America&#39;s top literary awards on Wednesday.
European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer has urged his players to get to the first tee when the match against the US starts next week even if they are not involved in the opening fourballs.
England's Lewis Moody will miss the rest of the Six Nations after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder.
Several arrests in Hong Kong for posting sexually explicit images of what appear to be some of Asia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best-known pop stars has led to a debate over free speech on the Web.
The discovery suggested problems for the orbiting space station that could affect ambitious plans to add two power-hungry laboratories.
More than 1 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have registered to vote in upcoming municipal and general elections, officials said yesterday, completing
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Amaphone lets iPhone users bypass Safari to shop at Amazon.com more quickly and easily.
UC Berkeley officials issued a statement of regret about a computer hacking that may have exposed the names and social security numbers of about 600,000 people.
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Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao called for parliament to take a stronger watchdog role on the eve of a key leadership meeting but ruled out Western-style democracy
IBA Health Ltd., Australia&#39;s largest listed health information technology provider, withdrew its bid for Health Communication Network Ltd.
Sport: Paul Wilson looks at what Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo must do be considered a true great
Defendant companies and their insurers remain unable to agree with unions and trial lawyers on a funding level and a few other key issues in a proposed asbestos trust fund, so Congress may have to decide itself, a senior federal judge overseeing negotiations said yesterday.
Google&#39;s executives might be sleeping a little easier this weekend after Microsoft unveiled its much-hyped new search engine. It&#39;s fast, slick, and comes with a raft of interesting new features: confounding
It was just another night on the town Monday, and then another headline in the tabloids on Tuesday, for Britney Spears after the pop star had her car towed away and her visit to a high-end hotel triggered a scuffle between a photographer and a security guard.
Why Flex and Apollo will shake up client application development Adobe Flash came from nowhere to become the obvious choice for embedding video into websites, despite the presence of well-established alternatives including Real, Windows Media and Quicktime. Could it have a similar impact on client application development? Last month Adobe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ben Forsaith ran a Flex 2 workshop for the press, showing off the new Eclipse-based IDE called FlexBuilder.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Forty eight orangutans rescued from a Thai amusement park were given a VIP reception on Wednesday hosted by Indonesia's first lady, Kristiani Yudhoyono, to mark the endangered apes return to home soil.
Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change.
A major government commission will report on the current state of Britain's pensions system.  Are you worried about the pensions crisis? Send us your views.
U.S. stocks were headed for a higher  market open on Monday, with a thinly staffed Wall Street  looking to extend a year-end rally.
Chemical maker DuPont Co  on Wednesday increased its 2007 financial outlook to reflect stronger-than-expected results in the fourth quarter and also raised expectations for 2008.
Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho tried to shake things up with some major changes to his lineup.
Haiti&#39;s interim prime minister on Sunday accused the ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, of directing a wave of violence from exile, while
Researchers at Bristol University, in the UK, have reproduced an ancient Roman cosmetic face cream from a 2000 year-old original, which was discovered intact at an ongoing archaeological dig in London.
America&#39;s six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps was arrested in Maryland last week and charged with drunk driving, media disclosed.
Dutch guards overseeing prisoners on supervised parole may soon have a new tool at their disposal: a robotic knee brace that sends an electrical impulse cramping prisoners' leg muscles if they try to slip away.
FAST-BOWLING legend Dennis Lillee has warned against dismissing Pakistan&#39;s chances against Australia this summer on the strength of shaky early tour form.
A half-dozen or so lawyers are being discussed among administration officials as possible candidates to replace Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, but no clear favorite has emerged, and President Bush is willing to fight for the right candidate, administration officials and Republican advisers...
Several MEPs call for the EU to match a proposed ban on Nazi symbols by outlawing communist signs.
Chemicals group DuPont Co.  said on Monday it would close or streamline 10 plants and cut 1,500 jobs - 2.5 percent of its overall workforce - as part of a plan to restructure its nutrition and crop protection business.
The ongoing Israeli military offensive in Gaza has so far claimed more than 70 Palestinian lives and wounded more than 250 in some of the bloodiest conflict since the start of the present intifada.
The US brings into service the first FA-22 Raptor, a stealth fighter rated as the most expensive jet in military history.
Toyota\u00e2\u0080\u0099s entry into stock-car racing has some good ole boys revved up. Will the Japanese automaker take over Daytona like it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s overtaking Detroit?
At least 21 people die in landslides, as torrential rain continues in western China, state media says.
In what is a very long-term project, Chopwell Wood will be allowed to return to what it was before the days of Forestry Commission conifer-planting.   There will be a gradual thinning of conifers, with trees being allowed to regenerate naturally, backed up by some broadleaf planting.
Richard Gasquet gave France a 1-0 Davis Cup lead over Romania here on Friday defeating Victor Hanescu 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 7-5.
Embattled Sen. Larry Craig, who pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after an incident in an airport restroom, isn't getting much support so far from his political colleagues.
Tom Wolfe has severed his 42-year relationship with Farrar, Straus & Giroux and agreed to sell the rights to publish his next novel to Little, Brown & Company.
 U.S.-made bombs than Saudis
Investors are increasingly optimistic about the state of the Brazil's economy as Brazilian share prices hit a record high.
Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards.
It's one of the most common cancers in  women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year  but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent  most cases of cervical cancer.
The Nationwide Building Society is fined \u00c2\u00a3980,000 over security breaches following the theft of a laptop.
Assailants set off a powerful time bomb next to an army truck parked in a teeming outdoor market in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than two dozen others, police and hospital officials said.
LONDON, June 26 -- Tony Blair, in his last news conference as British prime minister, joined California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday in calling for world leaders to take action on climate change.
By MARK JEWELL    CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  -- The surveillance cameras that keep watch over our daily activities are being watched...
Nagpur: India seemed to be on the way for a flying start to their second innings as Sehwag hit Gillespie for four boundaries in an over.
An organization of 56 Islamic   nations pressed Pope Benedict on Tuesday to apologize for his   comments linking Muslims and violence, keeping alive a   two-week-old controversy.
Fifteen foreigners, including 11 French nationals, a Briton and an Italian, are missing and believed kidnapped in a remote area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate, diplomats said on Friday.
Myanmar's military junta lifted a curfew in the country's main city Yangon on Saturday which was imposed last month after mass protests that prompted a crackdown.
India beat England by nine runs to win the second one-day international and level the series.
Nokia woos Facebook - report Nokia is in talks to acquire a stake in Facebook, according to Mobile Content News. The website reports that the two companies are mulling a development agreement which involves \
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The brain can learn to see in later life even if it has been deprived of visual input early on, work with blind children shows.
Education, chastity and sexual fidelity are the responsible methods to combat AIDS, Pope John Paul II said Saturday, reiterating Vatican policy days after Spanish bishops supported condom use to fight the disease but then quickly reversed their position.
Notre Dame football players voted Wednesday to play in the Insight Bowl with defensive coordinator Kent Baer serving as interim coach.
nForce 680a SLI available now, mobos too Nvidia has begun shipping its nForce 680a SLI chipset for AMD's Quad FX gaming-oriented dual-core, dual-processor platform. Boards based on the part are capable of hosting four graphics cards, eight displays, a dozen 3Gbps SATA drives and four Gigabit Ethernet connections.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
STRASBOURG, Oct 4 (SW) - After a winless start to the Ligue 1 season, Racing Club de Strasbourg have become the second French club to sack their coach this year, letting of manager Antoine Kombouare.
Army Sgt. Dustin J. Perrott was the kind of leader who infused others with motivation and the sort of person with whom it was impossible not to share a smile, his commander said. To friends and family, he was brave, charismatic and selfless. His wife and friends called him the Gentle Giant.
Description: On the fourth day of battle, American troops slow their assault, with US forces battling pockets of resistance in several parts of the city.
A study of four popular diets found  that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the  Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on  the others, researchers said on Tuesday.
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin said Thursday that his country will take part in the activities of NATO's Partnership for Peace program, Moldovan information agency reported.
KANYABAYONGA, Congo  - Rebel soldiers confronting  army loyalists near this deserted Congolese farming town  declared victory on Friday after clashes that stirred fears of  fresh violence in turbulent central Africa.
Higher interest rates in Europe  and growing uncertainty over the cost of borrowing in the  United States could slow down parts of the global mergers and  acquisitions boom, experts say.
Alistair Darling has asked to meet with Ofgem to discuss gas and electricity price rises, a report says.
A Bosnian Serb who was convicted of war crimes and who preached reconciliation between Serbs, Croats and Muslims after leaving jail is running for mayor of his war-scarred town in this weekend's election.
A suicide bomber detonated his car today at the gate to the home of the leader of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest political party, wounding several guards but causing no injuries to the cleric, his spokesman said.
With the United States suffering its worst day at the Athens Olympics, China took center stage as sporting superpowers on a night to remember on the athletics track.
A Belgian woman has given birth to the first baby born after an ovarian tissue transplant, a medical breakthrough that brings hope to young cancer patients whose fertility may be damaged by treatment.
Author Chris Riddell wins his fifth Nestle Children's Book Prize with his book Ottoline and the Yellow Cat.
Retief Goosen has eased to victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City after the challenge of Lee Westwood ended in disaster.
Appare lontano l&#39;accordo tra le principali formazioni politiche irlandesi, cattoliche e protestanti, per una divisione del potere nell&#39;Ulster. Il leader del partito unionista democratico (Dup), il reverendo
By Anonymous  Ground is scheduled to be broken this summer for a new luxury hotel and resort adjacent in the Empire Pass Community of Park City.
Pop quiz: What do birthing classes, spice sellers and crematoriums have in common -- besides bracketing the cycle of life?
Statements made by Iranian officials on Tuesday confirmed earlier reports that uranium enrichment processes had begun in Iran and that UN pressure would not divert Tehran from pursuing its nuclear program.
Napolitano augura superamento situazione di stallo
Internet portal Lycos has made a screensaver that endlessly requests data from sites that sell the goods and services mentioned in spam e-mail.
Johnny Depp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFinding Neverland,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a film biopic about Peter Pan creator and writer JM Barrie, was named Best Film by the US National Board of Review.
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Pedro Martinez struggled in his first start in more than a month and the New York Mets missed a chance to clinch the N.L. East on their own.
Tony Blair is to host a major scientific conference on climate change in February as part of an attempt to create an international consensus on the science involved and so lock the US and the G8 group of industrial nations into action beyond the Kyoto
Cargo spostato dal vento, e' a 9 miglia marine da Pola
US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could one day power an iPod or other wearable electronic devices, according to a study published Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, DC-Franklin Raines has retired from the position of chairman and CEO at Fannie Mae and vice chairman and CFO J. Timothy Howard resigned from the lender.
Grandmaster Flash brings the turntables as hip-hop's first entrant into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday. Patti Smith and the dysfunctional Van Halen &#151; some of the band, anyway &#151; as well as R.E.M. and the Ronettes were slated for induction in the annual ceremony, too. It was being streamed on the Web and televised live on VH1 Classic for the first time.
Nikkei a 16.814,37 punti (-1,71%). Euro a 1,4306 dollari
Clinton lends her campaign $5 million as rival Barack Obama outraised her ... McCain leads GOP delegate count for Super Tuesday results while Clinton is ahead for Democrats ... Obama says he's Clinton-tested and toughened for fall campaign ... McCain looks to appease conservatives while Huckabee, Romney press on ... Michigan congressmen Dingell, Kildee endorse Clinton
Chief financial officer of China's leading search engine dies over holiday.
Four burned bodies found in the path of California's fierce wildfires raised the death toll to at least 12 people, even as firefighters won the upper hand and officials turned on Friday toward assessing the damage.
Suspicious white powder has been found in an envelope that arrived at the U.S. embassy in Malaysia and three staff members quarantined, an embassy official and police said on Monday. \
President Bush pledged on Friday that  the U.S. military would do everything possible to safeguard  Iraq's Jan. 30 election but acknowledged that a fierce  insurgency could disrupt voting in key parts of the country.
Under emergency plans drawn up by the British Force headquarters in Basra, in southern Iraq ( news - web sites ), 650 soldiers from the Black Watch regiment could be moved to the location earmarked by the US 20 ...
A labor scandal involving workers kept in slave-like conditions will result in just a handful of prosecutions.
Seven Afghan policemen were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle outside the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, police said.
President Bush plans to ask Congress on Monday to rush about &#36;2.5 billion in additional aid to hurricane-battered Florida, administration officials said on Friday.
Thailand yesterday announced the first probable case of human-to-human bird flu transmission but insisted it had occurred in unique circumstances and there was no need for the public to panic.
ROMA - Il consiglio d&#39;amministrazione dell&#39; Aifa ha approvato il nuovo prontuario farmaceutico, che permettera&#39; di ripianare una parte del deficit previsto per il 2004 in misura di 218 milioni di euro. L&#39;Aifa
The world's largest generics maker continues to post strong growth by bedeviling Big Pharma.
MIAMI -- There&#39;s still no decision regarding a new head coach for the Miami Dolphins, but both sides confirm that Dolphins&#39; owner Wayne Huizenga and President Eddie Jones met Tuesday night with Louisiana State Head Coach Nick Saban.
Bruno Giordano non poteva sperare in un esordio migliore. Debutto in A e primi tre punti per il suo ...
Eleven alleged hit men for a powerful drug cartel were captured Tuesday at two Mexico City mansions stocked with grenades and automatic weapons \u00c2\u0097 a day after Mexican authorities reported nabbing one of the cartel's reputed leaders.
The loss of Yasser Arafat could ease the Palestinian-Israeli conflict significantly, local observers of Middle Eastern politics said Friday.
The posted speed limits in Ireland are about to change dramatically, but few people are sure whether to hit the gas or the brake.
The Kansas attorney general&#39;s office has settled a lawsuit alleging that a Florida company attempted to sell flu vaccine at inflated prices.
Luther Head scored 17 points and Dee Brown added 15 points and nine assists as Illinois celebrated its new No. 1 ranking with a 78-59 victory over Chicago State on Monday night.
PalmOne has announced a new version of its Tungsten-class personal digital assistant designed to protect data even when its battery dies.
Libya is a little disappointed that it has not won enough reward from the international community for renouncing weapons of mass destruction, leader Moamer Kadhafi said in a French newspaper Wednesday.
A humpback whale is satellite tagged for the first time in the waters of the South Pacific - to learn about its movements.
The 24 boys found severely malnourished in a Baghdad orphanage have been moved to a different building in the same facility and are being properly cared for, Iraqi officials said Thursday.
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin  - U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal  Sutton, opting for form and experience, selected Jay Haas and  Stewart Cink as his wildcard picks for next month's match  against Europe.
After NATO forces flushed out Taliban insurgents in Pashmul, Afghanistan, a battle for the support of the local people began.
Even after her arrest for allegedly assaulting a romantic rival, former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak was so consumed by a lovers&#39; triangle that a police detective urged her to get therapy, according to a transcript of her interrogation released on Monday.
Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.
Israel and the Palestinians opened their most serious peace talks in seven years on Monday, urged by President George W. Bush to reach a deal within a year despite deep public skepticism.
The World Trade Organization gave the go-ahead Friday for punitive sanctions on US exports from lobsters to industrial equipment because Washington has yet to comply with a two-year-old order to repeal a trade law that uses penalties collected from
Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a landmark draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and will submit the bill to parliament after months of bickering between the central government and Kurdish officials.
The Motion Picture Association of America will begin suing online file traders this month, pursuing a strategy similar to one employed by the recording industry during the past year.
WARSAW, Poland  - Groups of Poles demonstrated across the country Saturday in support of western-leaning Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, who claims he was cheated out of victory in his country's presidential election.
Heavily armored, elite British troops will move closer to Baghdad, allowing US forces to redeploy and ratchet up operations against militants in Falluja and other rebellion-stoked cities.
By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 12--Greeley firefighters have been recognized for their fundraising efforts with two awards from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
E.ON, Germany's biggest power supplier, has said it planned to invest 25.3 billion euros (33 billion dollars) over the next three years, primarily in the construction and modernisation of power plants.
Florida elections supervisors want to give voters several days to elect candidates, a proposal offered after early voting in last month's presidential election apparently helped avoid a repeat of the 2000 election debacle.
Amid pressure from animal rights groups, horse slaughter virtually ended in the United States last year, but there have been unintended consequences.
Four days before New York's primary, Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Eliot Spitzer maintain huge leads over their rivals for their party's nominations as she seeks re-election and he tries to become governor, a statewide poll showed Friday.
During the next six weeks, none of Joe Torre's decisions will be more vital than the four choices he makes for the Yankees' starting rotation.
With bipartisan support, Senate panel approves $157B stimulus plan that rivals the measure fashioned by president and House.
After complaints by a government watchdog group, the Air Force and the Army partially distanced themselves yesterday from a three-day evangelical Christian event this weekend at a Georgia theme park.
Darren Fletcher is determined to show Sir Alex Ferguson that he is worthy of a Manchester United place at any stage of the season, not just the end.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejects calls for a swift end to the Lebanon blockade, after talks with the UN chief.
WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders, unveiling their proposal to revamp the government&#39;s intelligence operations, placed much more emphasis Friday on beefing up border control and law-enforcement powers than has the Senate.
Ending years of bitter argument, Britain  finally banned the centuries-old pursuit of fox hunting on  Thursday -- but only after a last-minute attempt by the  government to delay its demise until after the next election.
A FLAG-draped coffin carrying the body of murdered Australian peacekeeper Mr Adam Dunning was flown home to Canberra yesterday as 100 soldiers arrived in the Solomon Islands to boost security in the wake of the slaying.
Colombian soccer coach Luis Fernando Montoya is paralysed from the neck down after being shot during a robbery. Luis Fernando Montoya, who led Once Caldas to this year&#39;s South American
Experts say an expected awareness campaign on hepatitis C will be too little too late to prevent thousands of deaths.
Controversial former world chess legend Bobby Fischer has died aged 64, Icelandic media report.
$oulseek Police have arrested a Seattle man over allegations he used P2P networks to swipe sensitive financial data from the PCs of file sharing fans.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A senior United States drug official last night said he believed at least another five medicines at present on sale needed further scrutiny in the wake of recent health scares.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has forgiven the man who hit him on the head with a camera tripod and invited his attacker to visit him in Rome.
La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi l'istanza di arbitrato di Leona...
The satisfaction in the Rev. Gary Cass&#39; voice yesterday was unmistakable. &quot;This is remarkable,&quot; he was saying as the election results began to come into focus.
The online search battle was extended earlier this week, when Microsoft launched its new desktop search tool - allowing users to find their favorite music, email, acrobat files and other documents in a friendly and effective manner.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency is unlikely to drop plans for a new term despite US anger after pre-election revelations of missing Iraq explosives, a diplomat close to the agency said Saturday.
A man acquitted of murder 15 years ago is jailed for life after changes to the double jeopardy law.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - A judge on Monday set a  Sept. 30 trial for troubled rocker Courtney Love on charges of  illegally possessing prescription painkillers.
If you plant some trees, is it OK to drive an Escalade?
DARMSTADT, Germany  - The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday, completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a distant comet.
The decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs is likely to further reduce sales of Avandia, which have fallen steeply since a medical journal questioned the drug\u00e2\u0080\u0099s safety.
Luciano Spalletti &egrave; fiducioso in vista dell'esordio in campionato contro il Livorno: ''Avvert...
By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  SJ-0523-Hewlett-Packard-settles-with-SEC   Hewlett-Packard settles with SEC   Therese Poletti  San Jose  Mercury News, Calif.
The incoming House Speaker already made a questionable move backing the losing candidate in the race for Majority Leader. Will she stumble again by choosing a member with a checkered past to lead the House Intelligence Committee?
EU and African ministers vow action on migration, but fail to set up a fund requested by African states.
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Major roles filled for 11th Star Trek celluloid outing Chris Pine will play Kirk in the forthcoming Star Trek outing, chronicling how the Enterprise crew met at Starfleet Academy and subesequently set forth on their first mission.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Australian has been charged with conspiring to kill Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare.
Top online video service  YouTube will soon test a new video identification technology  with two of the world&#39;s largest media companies, Time Warner  Inc. and Walt Disney Co.
Brent hits 3-week low as Sistani enters Najaf with peace plan, big-money funds take profits. SINGAPORE  - US light crude prices fell below $43 a barrel Thursday, extending heavy losses to a fifth
Richard Green holed two chip shots on Saturday to close within one stroke of fellow Australian Rod Pampling going into the final round of the centenary Australian Open golf championship.
Unhappy with her weight, Charmaine Tong decided two years ago to try a slimming tea, which supposedly contained only traditional Chinese herbs.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - U.S. telecommunications giant WorldCom, now called MCI Inc., won a moral victory Tuesday when a European court ruled that European Union antitrust regulators should not have issued an order blocking its aborted bid in 2000 for rival Sprint Corp.
The latest earmark rule applies mainly to spending bills, and critics see many loopholes.
La Fisascat-Cisl chiede l'impegno della Confcommercio
A television report exposed security flaws at Heathrow airport, with an undercover reporter gaining access to off-limits areas and walking unnoticed up to passenger airliners on the tarmac.
NATO forces have killed 55 Taliban fighters in two separate battles in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said in a statement on Sunday.
Justin Langer hit his third career double century as Australia moved towards a massive first innings total on the second day of the second test against New Zealand on Saturday.
One of the biggest capital punishment cases to come before the U.S. Supreme Court in a generation was put together largely by a young, fresh-out-of-law-school member of Kentucky's overworked and underpaid corps of public defenders.
China&#39;s Railway Ministry has awarded contracts for upgrading key railway lines to six firms, including Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
ATHENS Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at the same Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books Saturday.
The worldwide illegal drugs trade has stopped growing for the first time since the mid-Nineteenth Century, although use and production of some drugs is rising fast in pockets, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
Uganda announces a $330m (\u00c2\u00a3173m) plan to help almost 2m people displaced in its 20-year northern conflict.
Description: The creators of South Park have something new to insult the sensibilities of just about everyone -- an R-rated satire of big-budget action movies, the politics of Hollywood, Michael Moore, jingoistic patriotism and racial profiling gone awry.
Firefighters backed by aircraft dropped water and foam on the birthplace of the ancient Olympics Sunday to stop wildfires from burning the 2,800-year-old ruins, one of the most revered sites of antiquity.
By Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 4--It is a stirring sight that has awed Wisconsinites for six years now: an ultralight aircraft aloft in the fading sunlight, leading endangered whooping cranes from the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge on their maiden migration south.
There's an anxious face-off between sellers and buyers of homes as expectations of big profits fade
American Greetings Corp. AM.N on  Wednesday posted a quarterly profit, compared with a  year-earlier loss, and initiated a quarterly dividend as  licensing income and lower costs offset flat sales.
LONDON As Wayne Rooney, the world&#39;s most expensive teenage soccer player, prepared for his debut in the Champions League on Tuesday night, his new club Manchester United disclosed the true cost of paying middlemen to smooth the path between clubs who buy
Mere weeks after the closing of a massive $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless (owned jointly by SBC Communications and BellSouth) and rival AT&amp;T Wireless, the wireless industry is hot with rumors of the next major deal.
Via libera anche all'aumento di capitale e al nuovo statuto
Italy&#39;s government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.
The Australian Government has welcomed the arrests of four key suspects in the bombing of Australia&#39;s embassy in Jakarta in September.
Daphne Oz didn't just lose weight her first year of college, she wrote a book about it. The Princeton University student's book, \
A court is to decide the future of a \
A police inspector, two sergeants and two constables were hospitalised after being slightly injured when they went to investigate a fight in Paceville.
ANYONE who thought the battle for Marks &amp; Spencer had plumbed the depths of City depravity with its stories of fisticuffs in Baker Street and allegations of interference with mobile phone records may have to draw breath as the banking battle gets serious.
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to spend more than $27 million on recovery efforts for the ivory-billed woodpecker, despite conflict views on whether it exists.
ROME, October 31 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Italian Rocco Buttiglione, whose remarks on homosexuality and the role of women sparked an uproar, said Saturday, October 30, he withdrew his candidacy as new European commissioner for justice
The New York-New England  matchup bodes well for the Super Bowl ratings on February 3,  judging by the results of Sunday night's overtime NFC  Championship Game.
Hobbled through much of the season, quiet through much of Super Bowl XLII, Plaxico Burress made good on his guarantee of a victory when it mattered most.
MILLIONS face working an extra five years and saving more for their retirement to plug a \u00c2\u00a357bn pensions black hole, a report will warn tomorrow.
The Iraqi trial judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death has asked for asylum in Britain, Al Jazeera television said on Friday.
Syngenta AG on Friday raised its earnings growth projections for the year after posting a 17 percent rise in third-quarter sales, helped by strong demand for the agrochemical company's fungicides in Latin America.
Fifth seed Maria Sharapova blasted through to her second successive Australian Open final with a 6-3 6-1 drubbing of Jelena Jankovic on Thursday.
SanDisk this week announced a series of CF (CompactFlash) cards that double the read and write speeds of its fastest flash cards available today, as well as an 8GB version of its Ultra II CF Type 1 flash memory card.
This looks like the *real* beginning of the end for Itanium. The workstation market is two-fold. There are those that use workstations for computing tasks (scientific, visualization, whatever) and those that
The supervisory board of Societe Generale has voted unanimously to keep Chairman and Chief executive Daniel Bouton at the head of the French bank, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
There&#39;s another postponement in the second scheduled Enron criminal trial and now the case against members of the company&#39;s Internet division is set to begin April Fools&#39; Day.
Pope Benedict takes a trip down   memory lane this weekend, going home to his roots in Germany's   Catholic heartland of Bavaria to visit the places that   influenced him as a young man.
A judge Friday refused to order a new trial to determine whether a severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo would want to be kept alive artificially.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Monday that Iraq is close to civil war, as the Bush administration stepped up diplomatic efforts to stabilize the wartorn country.
African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Senator Barack Obama\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations.
J ohn Doherty's ice hockey career at the University of New Hampshire is over. The sophomore defenseman from Lynnfield left the Wildcats last month, just nine games into the team's season. Doherty, who had a goal and two assists in 16 games last season, did not register a point this season in limited playing time.
Microsoft and Cisco will announce a partnership today to make the security features of their respective range of products compatible.
Social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn have become the most effective ways to find information technology staff, according to a study published on Monday.
German authorities Saturday arrested a fourth man on suspicion of involvement in an al-Qaida-linked group's alleged plot to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Berlin this week.
La Rpa Perugia ha vinto il primo monday night della stagione di A1 maschile di volley vincendo per 3...
Google may not have monopoly power, but it certainly has monopoly mind share.
The UN special envoy to Sudan said on Monday the time was not right for sanctions on Khartoum over fighting in the Darfur region where up to 50,000 people have died.
The best thing about  &quot;Jersey Boys&quot; -- last year&#39;s Tony winner for best musical -- is  that it&#39;s not just about the music of &#39;60s icon Frankie Valli  and the Four Seasons. And this is saying something in a show  that features 33 songs, many of them soft-pop classics, and  nearly all of them guaranteed to have you dancing in your seat.
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping \
Sri Lanka's military says it has killed 59 rebels in the latest fighting - a claim dismissed by the Tamil Tigers.
The country may be more or less evenly divided along partisan lines when it comes to the presidential race, but the Republican Party prevailed in the Nielsen polling of this summer's nominating conventions.
In a bid to stay at the forefront in the fields of mobile commerce and streaming music, Sprint today launched Music Choice, a service that gives its users access to a catalog of digital music feeds.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's   pledge to quit within a year failed to heal rifts on Friday as   his likely successor came under fire from a respected Labor   Party heavyweight.
Philippine troops exchanged heavy  gunfire with Muslim rebels on the southern island of Mindanao  Monday, breaking a 17-month cease-fire just weeks before peace  talks were due to restart.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. chicken producer, will buy rival Gold Kist Inc.  for a sweetened offer of $21 per share, or $1.1 billion, the companies said on Monday.
Sept 29, Colombo: The Norwegian government has expressed serious concern over the political killings in Sri Lanka. Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo Hans Brattskar made this statement when he met SP Tamilselvan
The U.S. envoy was hopeful and his South Korean counterpart wary as delegates from six countries opened talks on Thursday aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
For people trying to get their ageing parents on the web so they can read e-mail and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft has a message: Don&#39;t give up.
An Israeli television station has reported that Israel was behind the car bombing that killed a senior member of the Hamas group in Damascus this morning.
The British music industry is to sue 28 internet users it says are illegally swapping music online. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) says it is targeting &quot;major uploaders&quot; - those who make music available to share free with others.
Sales of new homes were unexpectedly weak last month, although they climbed off an 11-year low, and orders for long-lasting goods fell, according to data on Thursday that underscored the economy's weakness.
Opposition candidate Traian Basescu won Romania's hotly-contested presidential election dominated by the country's EU membership bid, but the centre-right mayor of Bucharest faced the arduous task of trying to form a government from a fragmented parliamentary base.
TULSA, Oklahoma  - A car buried half a century ago in a time capsule had been transformed into a hunk of junk by the time it was unveiled on Friday as part of Oklahoma's Centennial.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -- North Korea said yesterday an explosion that raised a huge mushroom cloud last week was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to
Vodafone Group, the world&#39;s largest mobile-phone operator, said Tuesday it&#39;s not in talks with partner Verizon Communications to bid for Sprint Corp.
Fisker Coachworks shows off its phenomenal prototype Karma at the auto show. The company claims the $80,000 car's lithium-ion batteries will provide 50 miles of emissions-free full-electric driving.
We tend to concentrate on deals that have been cleverly played or defended, but in the real world everyone makes mistakes. When an opponent does something wrong, you must be ready to benefit.
Olympics organisers are to submit of one of the biggest planning applications in European history.
Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Harrison Frazar shot a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to share the lead with Glen Day and John Senden after the opening round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic at Annandale Golf Club.
MAN UNITED&#39;S share price has fallen by just over 2.5%, less than expected after the resignation of Malcolm Glazer&#39;s bankers JP Morgan.
On the same day Texas declared its worst flooding in 50 years, another afternoon of imprisoning rain pushed suburban mom Chrissy Lodmell to a milestone of cooped-up desperation.
Unless public health takes urgent measures, one in five children in the United States will be obese by the year 2010, the Institute of Medicine warned in a report.
The Chinese government declared Wednesday that a conciliatory proposal made Sunday by President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan was fraudulent, intended only to fool Taiwanese voters and international opinion.
CNN Headline News anchor Glenn Beck recently went public with what he describes as a horrible emergency room experience. Beck's case brings up a question: What if you find yourself in an ER that has long waits and nasty employees? CNN's Elizabeth Cohen talked to doctors to find out what not to do while navigating the ER.
U.S. air strikes in a poor, Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad early on Sunday killed two toddlers, Reuters witnesses said, in clashes that Iraqi police said left a total of 13 dead and 69 wounded.
Infected poultry imported by Brazil, Canada or Mexico is the most likely route for bird flu to spread into the Americas, a group of researchers predicted on Monday.
President Bush and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi are meeting in Washington next week, the White House announced Friday as the Italian leader's nearly five-year-old trial on corruption charges neared an end.
Scientists digitally crash-test the predator performance of Australia's dingo dog and the extinct Tasmanian \
Il week-end appena trascorso e&#39; stato il piu&#39; &#39;&#39;caldo&#39;&#39; dal punto di vista degl incendi divampati in tutto il territorio nazionale. Secondo i dati riportati dalla centrale operativa del Corpo forestale dello
By TACON, Terry  A GROUP of 14 young Australian dairy farmers keen to learn how the industry operates in New Zealand spent two days in Taranaki this week as part of a two-week tour of the country.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An early morning attack north of Baghdad has killed or wounded more than 100 Iraqis. Police and National Guard officers say six mortar rounds fell on National Guard offices in a town about 25 miles from the Iraqi capital.
CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes and troops attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq this week, security sources said on Wednesday, but Ankara wants to hold back from any major incursion for now to give diplomacy a chance.
Hearings on the war in Iraq began just before the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but the significance of the timing depended on one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s view of the conflict.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets rose on Friday as earlier gains in Tokyo offset a subdued overnight performance in New York, dealers said.
The Manchester United captain also denied criminal damage and threatening and abusive behaviour when he appeared before Trafford magistrates.
Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney played in front of an audience comprised of just 1,000 fans, one of his smallest performances in years.
By John Moritz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 2--AUSTIN -- Gov.
The largest American project in Afghanistan is the repair and upgrade of the Kajaki Dam, which lies in the most problematic of all of Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s provinces.
Some of Europe's biggest telecoms groups are to hold talks next week about creating a mobile phone search engine which could challenge US giants Google and Yahoo!.

French President Jacques Chirac, on the first visit to Libya by a French head of state in more than half a century, said Wednesday that turbulent times were over and a true partnership was ahead.
Nuovi dettagli sull'incidente del B-52 con ordigni nucleari
Thirteen people died in northern Italy when a passenger train collided with a freight train in heavy fog, turning the leading coaches into a jagged concertina of torn blue and white metal.
GamesAreFun has screenshots and info on the upcoming PStwo that will be released in the US on November 1. In other Playstation news, Yahoo!
Illegally handled aphrodisiac 'oosiks' An Alaskan man faces a possible one year's jail and a $20,000 fine after pleading guilty to one count of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, viz: flogging 100 fur seal penises, aka \
Dal 30 giugno un 'pin' per telefonate a numeri 'speciali'
Hurricane Katrina convulsed the nation with its massive destruction. Now Democrats believe it could wreak havoc again in a tide of voter resentment that could sweep Republicans from power.
A bomb found in a car in central London on Friday could have caused significant injuries or deaths if it had exploded, the head of London's anti-terrorist police Peter Clarke said.
Fidelity Investments, the world's  biggest mutual fund company, posted on Friday an 11.3 percent  drop in net income, its first profit decline in four years, as  it spent more to compete with rivals.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from prison on Thursday for medical reasons after serving just over three days of a 23-day sentence but she will be confined to her home for 40 days, officials said.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The dollar dropped sharply against the yen on Wednesday in Tokyo after the release of Bank of Japan&#39;s tankan survey.
TCU (4-4) at LOUISVILLE (6-1) When, where: 7:30 at Louisville, Ky. TV, radio: ESPN2. Last season: TCU won, 31-28. Comments: The No. 12 Cardinals are looking for their first win in four tries over TCU. Louisville's lefthanded QB Stefan Lafors is among the hottest quarterbacks in the country, completing 62 of 82 passes for 805 yards and seven touchdowns in ...
ESPINAR, Peru  - Two years ago, 2,000 people in this small town in the Peruvian Andes stormed the offices of the Tintaya copper mine, demanding its owners spend more money on social projects and the environment.
Around 50 Thai Air Force planes have taken took off to &quot;bomb&quot; the largely Muslim southern with paper birds as a symbol of peace for the restive region where
La collaborazione tra NTT DoCoMo e Fujitsu ha portato allo sviluppo del primo cellulare 3G dotato di batteria a combustibile. Grazie alla innovativa tecnologia i telefonini UMTS potranno avere un\u00e2\u0080\u0099 autonomia
There are no major scientific or technological barriers to burying  UK nuclear waste underground, scientists say.
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension by the deadline, and the tentative trade appeared to have fallen through.
Videos of military operations and others designed for recruitment are posted by the armed forces on YouTube.
Google Inc. said on Wednesday that the  auction has closed for its initial public offering.
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Gary Sheffield, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez homered to back seven strong innings from Mike Mussina, as the New York Yankees roughed up Pedro Martinez on the way to an 11-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox to
The Minnesota Twins granted the Mets two more hours, giving them until 7 p.m. Friday, to complete negotiations with Johan Santana on what may be a contract worth nearly $140 million.
Orem's Krystal Harper rounds the final turn en route to her first- place finish in the No. 1 group of female runners from high schools in Utah and Wyoming during the Wahsatch Rendezvous cross country races Saturday at Cottonwood Park in Salt Lake City.
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington to discuss prospects for renewing the Middle East peace process, following the death last week of Yasser Arafat.
Devastating Mozambique floods, which  have killed seven people and displaced tens of thousands, could  be the worst in recent memory, the United Nations said on  Wednesday.
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson was under investigation Friday in an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room involving sports memorabilia, but the former football star denied breaking into the room or carrying a weapon. Simpson told The Associated Press he went to the room to get memorabilia that was...
VIENNA (MNA) -- Mark Gwozdecky, the spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that the IAEA does not intend to adopt a tough approach toward Iran and will only take technical points into consideration.
PALESTINIAN Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia visited the Gaza Strip yesterday for talks with rival groups aimed at preserving calm in the absence of Mr Yasser Arafat.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's  government suffered new embarrassment over missing data on  Monday when it revealed one of its contractors had lost the  details of 3 million learner drivers.
Many Kmart and Sears employees in metropolitan Indianapolis strolled into their jobs Wednesday morning unaware that their companies&#39; planned to tie the knot in an $11 billion merger.
Outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe has taken office as Japan's youngest prime minister, pledging to repair strained ties with China and advance the alliance with the United States.
A former Uruguayan dictator was arrested on Monday and charged with secretly transferring political prisoners who later disappeared and are presumed dead, a prosecutor said.
Of all the issues we voters thought about during the campaign, dealing with the costs of health care was one we all are concerned about.
Sara' valutato l'avvio di trattative con gruppo Macquarie
Large parts of the Northeastern United  States lay buried under several feet of snow on Sunday by a  blizzard that severely curbed road and air travel and cut power  to thousands of customers.
Isaiah Washington's Dr. Preston Burke packed his bags on the season finale of \
LeBron James outshined fellow superstar Dwyane Wade to lead his team to a Christmas day victory in Cleveland.
Two teenagers were arrested after police found a video of them showing two children how to smoke marijuana, authorities said
Johannesburg - The SA National Blood Service has unconditionally apologised to President Thabo Mbeki for infringing his dignity and that of his office.
The Cassini spacecraft, in a dramatic flyby of the Saturn moon Titan, has sent back images of an alien expanse that has many of the hallmarks of a young Earth before the rise of organic life some 3 billion years ago.
A stuffed squirrel clutching a fishing rod. A dead badger hefting a football for a winning pass. Other ex-rodents enjoying a carousel ride.
J.T. Snow singled in the winning run with one out in the ninth to lead the San Francisco Giants to their sixth straight victory, 5-4, over the visiting Montreal Expos last night.
BERLIN, Conn. - After a yearlong fight with the town, a bar is going ahead with a plan to have patrons belt out ballads in the buff. On Saturday night, the Berlin Station Cafe is scheduled to hold its controversial \

The world's biggest corporations are scrambling to tap a market they have largely ignored for decades -- the world's 4 billion poor people.
Connecticut Sun point guard Lindsay Whalen drove the baseline and kicked the ball out to Nykesha Sales at the top of the key. Sales let a 3-pointer
NEW YORK  - People who drink heavily in their youth may have a higher risk of developing a collection of risk factors for heart disease and stroke, new research suggests.
By Bonnie Rochman, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Dec. 10--KINSTON -- KINSTON -- When Frank Gaskill was a boy in Philadelphia, his parents had to entrust his care to their church for a number of years. The Depression raged, and they couldn't afford to rear him.
A new study suggests that pregnant women may want to reduce their caffeine intake or cut it out entirely.
Republican presidential front-runner  Rudy Giuliani reported on Friday that he had more than $18.3  million on hand at the end of June, after spending just over  $11.2 million during the second quarter.
Pop star Madonna starts the German leg of her tour despite threats of possible prosecution for blasphemy.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - An Argentine court on  Wednesday charged former President Fernando de la Rua with  misusing public funds, three years after a public outcry forced  him to leave office early.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Kanye West has increased his lead over 50 Cent in the much scrutinized battle between the rap stars, according to preliminary sales data issued Friday.
The U.S. Soccer Federation is threatening to drop all experienced players from the roster for its next World Cup qualifier unless the union agrees to a new labor contract by Feb. 1.
Global stock markets saw dizzying declines Tuesday as a drop in US consumer confidence suggested slow growth ahead and Federal Reserve comments hinted at deeper-than-expected housing market woes.
By Isabel Conway in Amsterdam and Stephen Castle in Brussels. The Dutch film-maker whose brutal murder sparked a spiral of racial violence in the Netherlands was cremated yesterday amid appeals for an end to
John Major says stories he tried to block the release of papers on Black Wednesday are the result of a whispering campaign.
Police and anti-government demonstrators clash for a second night in Hungary's capital, Budapest.
Hollywood actor Johnny Depp has been declared the most gracious celebrity for the third year in a row on Autograph magazine's annual list of the 10 best and 10 worst Hollywood signers.
At Ugobe's research and development lab in Boise, Idaho, the animatronic dinosaur gets ready to roar.
Britain&#39;s Olympic heroes have been honoured in the New Year&#39;s Honours List, with four-time rowing gold medallist Matthew Pinsent knighted and middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes made a dame.
Six people pleaded not guilty Monday to charges they operated a widespread Internet scheme that illegally sold steroids nationwide to clients that reportedly include professional athletes, celebrities and top bodybuilders.
The teenage girls squint into the sun, watching the surfer expertly ride a rolling wave into the shoreline. \
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O,  trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a  judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this  week, in its first move since filing for protection against  creditors over the weekend.
The sombre official end to mourning for Yasser Arafat on Tuesday contrasted with a new sense of optimism in the Middle East after his death.
Eritrea denies the claim made by a senior Ethiopian official that its soldiers kidnapped five Europeans connected to the British embassy.Comment
Il marocchino ritenuto il portavoce di Al Qaida in Europa
By JOANN LOVIGLIO PHILADELPHIA - An unknown number of new George Washington dollar coins were mistakenly struck without their edge inscriptions, including &quot;In God We Trust,&quot; and are fetching around $50 apiece online.
Eutelia, l&#39;ex PlugIt che ha acquisito Edisontel e pi\u00c3\u00b9 recentemente Noicom, risponde piccata alle dichiarazioni fatte dal commissario dell&#39;Authority Alessandro Luciano dopo la sanzione di 3,25 mln di euro, inflitta all&#39;operatore per l&#39;uso fraudolento
Science & environment: The fashion for new decorations every year is helping create an eco timebomb
Islanders forward Chris Simon was suspended indefinitely by the NHL yesterday for his stick-swinging hit to the face of Rangers center Ryan Hollweg.
U.S. airlines yesterday rejected a government investigator's recommendations aimed at reducing flight delays and the time passengers spend stranded on tarmacs.
Venezuela's oil industry will enter a new period of stability and growth after Sunday's referendum on Hugo Chavez's presidency, the president of the state-run oil company said Sunday.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Human Rights Watch said Monday it has discovered two more US detainee deaths in Afghanistan, including an apparent murder more than two years ago, and said slow-paced investigations had &quot;spawned a culture of impunity&quot; that may have
Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.
Celtic bowed out of Europe on a night that promised much but delivered so little as they failed to pierce the AC Milan defence in their goalless Champions League Group F match at Parkhead.
A group representing UK media companies calls on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts on its international websites.
What is remarkable about the Afghan treasures on display at the Mus\u00c3\u00a9e Guimet in Paris is not their creation or their discovery \u00e2\u0080\u0094 it is that they still exist at all.

Household spending in France rose in August for a second month in three and Italian consumers were more confident in September, signaling domestic demand may help drive European growth in the second half.
Northern Ireland is best known by Americans for its Troubles the once-violent clash between native Protestants and Catholicschronicled recently in movies such as The Boxer and Some Mothers Son.
Vincent Sherman, who directed &amp;#151; and romanced &amp;#151; Bette Davis, Rita Hayworth and Joan Crawford during his heyday as a leading Hollywood filmmaker in the 1940s and &#039;50s, has died. He would have been 100 on July 16.
Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi'ite families in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad on Sunday and police found the bodies of 60 more apparent victims of sectarian killings gripping the capital.
Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres neared agreement Tuesday night on a $10 million, one-year contract.
Authorities were trying to help hundreds of motorists stranded in the snow Thursday after a powerful storm forced the closure of California's major north-south interstate in the mountains north of Los Angeles.
An unemployed teacher who slapped German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at a campaign rally last spring was convicted Friday and sentenced to four months of probation.
The FBI investigation into whether a Pentagon analyst passed classified information to Israel is yet another political weight on Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, still fending off criticism over the Iraq war and prisoner abuse.
President Bush on Monday tapped two former presidents &#151; his father, President George H.W. Bush, and his predecessor, President Clinton &#151; to lead a nationwide, private fund-raising campaign to help victims of the Asian tsunamis.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police firingtear gas and shotgun pellets clashed with rioting streetvendors in Caracas on Wednesday and 14 people were treated forgunshot wounds, officials and witnesses said.
When the Dixie Chicks received an offer to come aboard the Vote for Change Tour with Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam and REM, the women didn&#39;t hesitate, joining up to encourage swing-state Americans to vote for political change (or, in
The Miami Herald newspaper group sacks three of at least 10 journalists it says were in the pay of the US government.
The U.S. Navy has rejected a legal watchdog group's request to open an investigation into military awards given to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry during the Vietnam War, saying his medals were properly approved.
Aid agencies around the world rushed  staff, equipment and money to southern Asia where hundreds of  thousands of people were left homeless after tsunamis pummeled  coastal communities on Sunday.
CALGARY - Zoo officials hope a special blood transfusion will give a baby elephant the infection-fighting antibodies it needs that it would normally get from mothers milk.
Individuals and companies go on trial in France over the deaths of 39 people in the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire.
Jamaican military forces searched on Wednesday for dozens of fishermen feared missing after Hurricane Ivan&#39;s strike on the Caribbean island last weekend, officials said.
The French president Jacques Chirac lays a wreath at the tomb of Edward VII on the final day of his visit to Britain.
NEW YORK  - Research suggests a link between a disease of the heart muscle called cardiomyopathy and use of methamphetamine -- a powerfully addictive illegal stimulant drug, also known as meth, crank, crystal, and speed.
Baghdad, Iraq  A national political conference&#39;s bid to end the fighting in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf appeared to have failed Tuesday, as a delegation returned to Baghdad early today without having met with rebel cleric ...
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Feeling music through speakers and guided by hand gestures, a troupe of deaf dancers in Beijing takes steps to champion the rights of disabled people around the world. In between them prances Luo Xiangjun, a 25-year-old from China's southern Guangxi region, who pauses to pick up a wooden ladle with his foot, then raises it to his head while balancing on one leg.
Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Dec. 30, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. IVY CATHERINE Tomenio, along with her Japanese husband and their three young children, left their
President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, each facing pressure to pull back from a long, unpopular war, are gauging the ability of Iraq&#039;s new government to shoulder a bigger role. But Bush&#039;s spokesman said Thursday the two leaders are not about to declare, &quot;We&#039;re all coming home.&quot;
KLAGENFURT, Austria  - As the fight to qualify for next year's European Championship resumes this weekend, the only two countries to have already made sure of their starting places face their own battles.
Mobile communications operators and  banks joined forces on Monday to make it easier and cheaper for  hundreds of millions of immigrants and migrant workers to send  money home by using their mobile phones.
Pacific search California coastguards are searching for Microsoft researcher Jim Gray, who was reported missing at 8.30pm on Sunday after failing to return from a solo boat trip.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Actor Nathan Lane pulls out of West End musical The Producers after suffering from two slipped discs.
Nel film ipotizzati brogli elettorali alle ultime politiche
The other shoe has dropped on Burt Reynolds&#39; toes courtesy an ex-lover who claims the former box-office star stomped all over hers.
On, Boxen! IBM's CFO Mark Loughridge put on his product marketing cap during an earnings conference call today, revealing the imminent arrival of new Unix boxes and mainframes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pezzotta, le piattaforme si discutono non si respingono
Three people were killed in central Switzerland after they were caught in flash floods overnight caused by heavy thunderstorms, police said Saturday.
Israel&#39;s opposition leader, Shimon Peres, today called for early elections that would effectively rule his party out of joining a coalition to prop up the prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
Telecommunications company Swisscom AG reported Wednesday that third-quarter net income fell 10 percent and said it would cut about 390 jobs, or 2.5 percent of its fulltime work force, next year.
In vista del nuovo piano, il Fondo vuole uno smembramento
Tokyo's Nikkei average closed down 0.25  percent on Friday as Toyota Motor Corp.'s earnings failed to  impress investors and UFJ Holdings Inc. tumbled on concern it  could accept an unfavorable merger offer.
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Ex-Computer Associates CEO Sanjay Kumar could be sentenced to 100 years in the slammer if he&#39;s found guilty of everything he was charged with on Wednesday, according to the Justice Department.
MILITARY VOTES: Democrats and Republicans worry thousands of overseas military votes will be rejected, as happened in 2000.
The European Union on Wednesday accused the United States of trying to weaken aircraft maker Airbus and causing 27 billion dollars (19 billion euros) in losses by paying subsidies to US rival Boeing.
La nuova societa' avra' 15 miliardi di dollari di asset
A gene that helps to stave off the effects of multiple sclerosis has been discovered by scientists.
Cameron Diaz filed a police report Wednesday accusing a photographer of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly driving his car at her, police said.
&quot;I terroristi sequestrano gli innocenti? Prendiamo in ostaggio i parenti dei terroristi&quot;. La proposta non arriva da un comico, l&#39;autore di questa geniale idea \u00c3\u00a8 il Procuratore generale Vladimir Oustinov, arrivato
Assemblea convocata per il 29 giugno, possibile revoca
Sharmba Mitchell knew he shouldn't have been going into a boxing ring two years ago. He should have been going into an operating room.
AFP/File - Europe's main stock markets drove higher after a steadier performance by Asian shares and Wall Street overnight, but concerns lingered over the troubled US economy, dealers said Tuesday.
Postmidnight buyers -- who include insomniacs, night owls and people who like to work late -- seem to be taking advantage of high-speed Internet access in the home.

Even if stories about geese regularly mistaking Boise State&#39;s blue turf for a lake are apocryphal, how to explain the dive opponents seem to take every time they step on the Broncos&#39; field?
HBOS said Thursday that economic turmoil connected to the global credit crunch has cost the group 180 million pounds.
Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox got the jump on Anaheim in the AL playoffs. Perhaps that's how the Angels prefer it. Schilling pitched 6 2-3 effective innings, Manny Ramirez and Kevin Millar homered during a seven-run burst, and the Red Sox beat the Angels 9-3 Tuesday in Game 1.
On the eve of a $280 billion  racketeering trial of major cigarette makers, political and  legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the U.S.  government's long-awaited case.
Da nord a sud, 18 gradi a Bolzano come a Palermo
ABUJA  - The African Union observer force in the war-torn western Sudanese province of Darfur has launched an investigation into an attack on one of its helicopters, AU spokesman Assane Ba said.
Ben Shpigel, The Times's Mets beat writer, answers your questions and comments from Port St. Lucie, Florida.
TBILISI, Georgia, Sept. 29 -- A Georgian court on Friday ordered four Russian military intelligence officers to be held for two months on espionage charges in a pretrial detention center, a decision that could prolong and deepen the heated dispute over alleged spying here.
The Indonesian pilot of a budget  airliner that crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket tried  to land despite being warned of windshear threats, a Thai air  traffic control official said on Tuesday.
Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent as strong international mining, energy and construction sales offset a decline in U.S. equipment and engine sales.
England's strategy to reduce teenage pregnancies is working but the pace of decline is not enough to meet its target of halving the rate of conceptions by the end of the decade, scientists said on Friday.
All three of Mr. Brook's new French-language plays at the Th\u00c3\u00a9\u00c3\u00a2tre des Bouffes du Nord address questions of religion and power.
Louisiana State University's Tigers roared to a 38-24 victory over top-ranked Ohio State University to claim the U.S. college football championship on Monday.
The recently marketed statin drug Crestor was more effective in treating high cholesterol than the competing medication Lipitor among patients with metabolic syndrome, according to a new study funded by Crestor&#39;s manufacturer.
Iraqi soldiers and US troops Tuesday targeted seven mosques in Ramadi in a bid to roust insurgents and their weaponry, CNN reported.
A listless Serena Williams stumbled out of the Australian Open on Tuesday, the champion jettisoned by Serbia's \
E-Bay pulled the grilled cheese image of the Virgin Mary from its Web site, but reversed its decision Tuesday and put the 10-year-old sandwich back on the auction block.
Former President Kurt Waldheim was hospitalized and recovering from a fever-causing infection. via Pravda
Fini: per fare riforme serve Assemblea costituente
By 2011, eMarketer predicts, $42 billion will be spent in advertising online.
With a tug of a cord, models  stained their snowy white gowns with blue ink hidden in pockets  during the close of one of India&#39;s main fashion events.
South London fighter Danny Williams is bidding to reclaim the WBC world heavyweight title for Britain when he takes on champion Vitali Klitschko in Las Vegas.
The US Federal Trade Commission filed a legal complaint last week against two companies that are believed to have infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising and then attempted to sell their owners\u00e2\u0080\u0099 anti-spyware software.
Genuine refugees would be turned away under Tory limits unless there is an unforeseen crisis, says Michael Howard.
Reports that Britons kidnapped in  Ethiopia have been found in Eritrea are investigated by the Foreign Office.
Two bombs apparently carried in by insurgents exploded at an outdoor market and a popular cafe in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone on Thursday, killing eight civilians and wounding a number of others, a U.S. military spokesman said.
The company will add fewer planes to its fleet and will tweak its flight schedule as it grapples with a slowing economy and high fuel costs.
Record a novembre a 60,3 miliardi dollari
Former star technology banker Frank Quattrone, convicted on criminal charges of obstructing justice, has been barred from the securities industry for life by regulators for allegedly failing to cooperate in an investigation of his activities.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Sports Network) - The San Francisco  49ers introduced Mike Nolan as their new head coach on  Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday he has prostate cancer that requires minor surgery in the coming months but said he was fit to govern as he works toward peace talks with the Palestinians.
Computer Associates on Monday announced it is upgrading and consolidating its storage management software line. The computer software giant is offering 13 new versions of its BrightStor storage management
NAIROBI  - Giving birth in poor countries proves fatal for more than half a million women every year, or one every minute, the World Health Organisation said, warning preventable deaths have reached epidemic levels.
NEW YORK  - Scientists report that carbon   monoxide, a potentially poisonous gas found in cigarette smoke   and automobile emissions, prevents the death of placental cells   and might become the basis of a treatment for pre-eclampsia, a   pregnancy condition involving high blood pressure thought to   stem from problems with the placenta.
UK envoy finds renewed optimism that UN peacekeepers could bring an end to the slaughter.
Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano need to leave West Ham, says Argentina national boss Alfio Basile.
ST. LOUIS -- The Justice Department on Thursday approved Monsanto's $1.5 billion acquisition of cotton company Delta and Pine Land but required the companies to sell assets related to cottonseed production.
Several new Broadway-related Web sites have arrived with the potential and purpose of bridging the gap between the obsessed and the genuinely interested.
Kenyan police said here Sunday night that several possible causes might have led to the late afternoon explosion at a Nairobi airport and the two injured were &quot;nothing serious.
WASHINGTON, 5 December 2004 - President George W. Bush offered no criticism yesterday of Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s role in the still-unsuccessful hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, even though Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s army is pulling out of one area where the terrorist
The murder of a controversial Dutch filmmaker has reenergized an uncomfortable debate over Europe&#39;s relationship with its growing Muslim minority.
Ernie Els, unaccustomed as he is to public failure, has rededicated himself to winning, and, in pursuit of that, leads the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet after the first 36 holes.
WiMAX, bigger screen on board? Asus is due to show off what it calls the \
The Buffalo Bills granted Travis Henry permission to seek a trade, giving the disgruntled running back a chance to become a starter again after losing his job to Willis McGahee.
Speculation grows over whether Castro will attend a military parade to mark his 80th birthday.
Diamonds on a cellphone are a girl's best friend. Hence \
MOSCOW Sept. 30, 2004 - Russia&#39;s Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected.
Lo comunica il direttore generale del Fondo, Rodrigo de Rato
Toll Brothers, the builder of luxury homes, said on Wednesday that it expected to report a 22 percent drop in first-quarter revenue and that it saw no sign of improvement in the depressed housing market.
IBM has unveiled its first ThinkPad notebook computer that comes equipped with a built-in fingerprint reader. Select models of the ThinkPad T42 are equipped with the integrated fingerprint reader.
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Lo rilevano dati di polizia stradale e Cc riportati da Asaps
A German farmer attacked police with an axe after they came to his farm to enforce a law requiring that cows to have windows and access to daylight in their stall.
We&#39;ll give you two nominations, one in each conference. And here&#39;s a hint: Both of these teams started 5-0 last season and went deep into the playoffs, meaning they&#39;ve already strayed from their 2003 blueprint.
Britney Spears came to a courthouse Wednesday in cocktail party attire, stepped in the door and then bolted before for a hearing began that could have restored her right to visit her children.
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Herve Gaymard, farm minister and loyal backer of French President Jacques Chirac, takes over the finance ministry from Nicolas Sarkozy.
With one debate remaining, President Bush plans to continue attacking his rival on terrorism and taxes while Sen. John F. Kerry focuses on domestic issues appealing to swing voters.
Yemen stepped up security precautions around government buildings and foreign interests on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist site.
U.S. News & World Report - HANOVER, N.H.&#8212;Contrary to President Bush's arguments in New York yesterday that the economy is going strong, the administration's economic policies have been a big failure for millions of Americans, says Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. \
The U.S. Treasury Department on  Friday ordered banks to freeze any assets of the militant group  led by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, which has claimed  responsibility for a series of bombings, kidnappings and  killings in Iraq.
Description: NBA fans are anticipating two big games on Christmas Day. The Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers meet up for the first time since a brawl with fans led to suspensions for several players; and
Piper Jaffray Cos.  is looking at buying U.S. public finance firms as part of a broad plan to spend funds it generated from selling its brokerage business last year, the company's chief executive said.
The Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of the millions of people who participate in clinical trials, a federal investigator has found.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday there was no evidence Japan coerced Asian women into working as sex slaves during World War II, backtracking from a landmark 1993 statement in which the government acknowledged that it set up and ran brothels for its troops.
Armed police have killed a man following an incident in the market town of Sevenoaks, police said Monday.
LONDON, England -- Blackburn Rovers have made an official approach to talk to Welsh national manager Mark Hughes about the vacant job at Ewood Park.
The UN says more than a million displaced Bosnians have now returned home - but major obstacles remain.
The average weekly retail price for  U.S. gasoline topped $2 a gallon to reach the third-highest  level ever recorded by the government, the Energy Department  said on Monday.
Italy's Gabetti Property Solutions has  joined the Second Life land rush, laying claim to being the  first real-life property company in the booming virtual world.
The US Army, now mobilizing 5,600 former soldiers from a rarely used personnel pool to go to Iraq and Afghanistan, plans to summon a similar number next year for duty
Measuring viral load may not be an accurate way of predicting HIV progression, research suggests.
The jury in the racketeering and fraud trial of fallen media tycoon Conrad Black sent a note to the judge Tuesday saying they are unable to reach a verdict and asking for advice.
WASHINGTON - Officials reacted warily to a proposal by key Republican senators to transfer the nation's major intelligence gathering from the CIA and the Pentagon to control by a new director.    The warmest response, in fact, came from the camp of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry...
Microsoft and Viacom team up on ads and content, and Google quickly points to the deal as evidence that the online ad market is plenty competitive.
Oil prices rebounded from seven-week  lows Wednesday, jumping $1 as a drawdown in U.S. heating fuel  stocks rekindled worries about thin supply levels ahead of the  northern winter.
LONDON, December 2  - Analyst Angela Dean of Morgan Stanley expects mobile handset market growth to moderate in 2005.
4.15pm: Fresh 24-hour stoppage in bitter row over pay and jobs set to cripple mail deliveries next Friday.
Callaway Golf Co., which has struggled in recent months amid lackluster demand for its equipment, warned yesterday that its results for the third quarter and the year could be far below previous forecasts.
Sherron Collins scored 18 points and No. 3 Kansas finished the first half on a 15-2 run after an outburst by coach Bill Self and beat Loyola of Maryland 90-60 on Tuesday night.
Hewlett-Packard expects to spend $200 million over the next six months on staff reductions, but it didn't say in which areas the cuts would take place.
Dell Inc. DELL.O on Friday said the   number of batteries recalled has increased to approximately 4.2   million units from 4.1 million.
Applied Micro Circuits Corp., a communications chip maker, on Thursday said it expects lower second-quarter revenue compared to its first quarter, based on soft sales in Asia and lower orders.
Nepal frees seven political leaders but arrests activists demonstrating against  the king.
BESLAN, Russia - A numb Russia observed the first national day of mourning for the more than 350 victims of the terrorist school seizure on Monday, while foreign planes delivered medical supplies to this grief-stricken southern region neighboring Chechnya.    In Beslan, townspeople crowded around the coffins of children, parents, grandparents and teachers ahead of the 120 burials scheduled in the town cemetery and adjoining fields...
Federal agents investigating identity theft arrested immigrants at meat processing plants in six states Tuesday, shutting down production as workers' relatives scrambled to bring proof they were legally employed.
Wal-Mart de M\u00c3\u00a9xico, the discount retailer, said it had received final approval from Mexico\u00c2\u0092s finance ministry to open a Mexican bank. The retailer said that Julio G\u00c3\u00b3mez Mart\u00c3\u00adnez, former chief executive of the Bank One Corporation in Mexico, would head the independent unit, known as Banco Wal-Mart de M\u00c3\u00a9xico Adelante. The bank will begin operating during the second half of 2007, the company said.
John Edwards says voters should know that religion is important to him and to presidential candidate John Kerry but the issue shouldn't be used to divide people in the election.
TALLAHASSEE \u00c2\u00b7 Linebacker Ernie Sims earned a high number of &quot;Tomahawk Points&quot; for his play against Virginia on Saturday.
Congressional Democrats on Monday singled out presidential adviser Karl Rove for questioning about the firings of eight federal prosecutors and whether the dismissals were politically motivated.
Top Chinese leaders have showed enormous concern over a deadly gas explosion which took place at the Chenjiashan Coal Mine in northwest China&#39;s Shaanxi Province at 7:20 am Sunday, according to official sources.
Sri Lanka reschedule their Test series against New Zealand for April.
Pop star Robbie Williams will play his first concert in China later this year, joining the list of British music stars to have performed in the world's most populous country, state media have said.
Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who founded and run Walt Disney Co.&#39;s Miramax Films unit, are now looking for a way to stay within the Disney fold, the New York Post said on Tuesday, citing no sources.
President Bush, who had promised to  give a new national intelligence director \
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson say they expect to begin their cross-examination of his one-time mistress on Tuesday...
NEW YORK  - Although obesity and lack of physical activity both raise the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, obesity appears to be the more important factor, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care.
Sweden said on Thursday more than  1,000 Swedes may have been killed in the Asian tsunami, the  worst death toll for any foreign country.
UEFA have banned Valencia midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo for seven games after he was sent off during a Champions League match against Werder Bremen.
JOHANNESBURG, June 13 -- Tens of thousands of government workers on Wednesday intensified their biggest strike since the end of apartheid, closing schools, snarling transportation systems and virtually shutting down sections of South Africa's largest cities.
Former France flanker Marc Lievremont is named coach of the nation's rugby team.
Milano, liberi 32 islamici accusati di aver contribuito ad inviare in Bosniamujahedin provenienti da vari paesi mediorientali e di  propaganda jihadista                                            Terrorismo, prosciolto per prescrizione l'imam della moschea di viale Jenner                                                                                      Altri tre imputati condannati a pene tra i 4 anni e mezzo e i 6 anni
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday ordered a ban of some imported cell phone models that contain Qualcomm Inc.  chips that infringe on a Broadcom Corp.  patent.
Eric Gagne got a farewell from Montreal baseball fans, who might soon be bidding adieu to their Expos. Adrian Beltre hit his major league-high 41st homer and Gagne was cheered wildly in what was likely his final game in his hometown, a 10-3 rout by the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Expos last night.
Several manufacturers are replacing bulbs in televisions with lasers and light-emitting diodes, which beam red, green and blue light rather than white light.
Some 5,000 US Marines, British troops and Iraqi forces launched a new offensive Tuesday aimed at clearing a swath of insurgent hotbeds across a cluster of dusty, small towns south of Baghdad.
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Despite some media assertions to the contrary, the world's scientific community has reached consensus that human-induced climate change is real, a review finds.
Michael Hart ran for 151 yards and a season-high three touchdowns and No. 9 Michigan scored TDs the first five times it touched the ball in the second half to beat Northwestern 42-20 on Saturday.
The United States needs a better system to detect harmful effects of drugs already on the market, and it should be independent of the Food and Drug Administration and the drug industry, medical
Dopo crisi mutui subprime, Fed potrebbe tagliare tassi
AUGUST 27, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. today announced a significant change in plans for the next major release of Windows, code-named Longhorn.
Thousands of South Africans turn out at the airport to welcome home their Rugby World Cup-winning team.
Having, with the help of Paul Stoddart, Ron Dennis and the other team bosses, persuaded most people that it is Ferrari that is the true threat to the future of the British (and French) Grands Prix, in addition to getting the teams to agree to two extra
Woman's reproductive organs are called what? NSFW It's enough to have Middle England choking on its cocoa: get yourselves down to Worcestershire Health Authority's Sexual Health Online website, then right click on the fetching graphic of a lady's reproductive bits and check out the image properties:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- Four people were paralyzed by botulism after being injected with large doses of a raw, unapproved botulinum toxin someone at their clinic bought from a California laboratory, federal documents show.
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Seven Swiss fire-fighters were presumed dead on Saturday after they were trapped under the collapsed roof of a burning underground car park.
The scene looked more like the set of an American television game show than a conference room in Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone. On a brightly lit stage a pretty young woman plucked numbered ping-pong balls from a plexiglass drum.
Dopo il brutto 2-0 subito dal Braga in Portogallo nel turno eliminatorio di Coppa Uefa, il Chievo si...
Federal Reserve officials are set to  jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year,  confident the U.S. expansion is self-supporting and no longer  in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
Garrett Atkins went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and Josh Beckett lost for the first time this season as the Colorado Rockies beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1 on Thursday night.

If you can&#39;t beat &#39;em, join &#39;em. Maybe that&#39;s what Edgar Renteria thought when he agreed to a four-year, $40 million contract with the Red Sox.
802.11n standard 'at serious risk' Exclusive The IEEE working group developing the 802.11n Wi-Fi is holding urgent meetings this week to discuss a significant threat to the standard from patents held by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Despite requests from the IEEE, CSIRO has failed to promise not to sue anyone for infringement.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rwanda and the U.N. court trying the  masterminds behind the country's 1994 slaughter have resolved a  bitter dispute over the recruitment of genocide suspects into  the Tanzanian-based tribunal, officials said.
Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma called for a repeat of bitterly-contested elections to choose his successor, saying this was the only way to end the country's worst political crisis since the breakup of the Soviet Union and ensure its young democracy survived.
com October 14, 2004, 8:58 AM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.
A Chinese survey shows up to 75 percent of the country&#39;s city-dwellers suffer from poor health, and well-educated people die 10 years earlier than others.
A bout with the flu hasn't affected Barry Bonds' swing. Bonds hit his first home run of spring training, connecting in the fourth inning against Esteban Loaiza on Friday in the San Francisco Giants' 5-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
Il Barcellona si &egrave; accordato con il Racing Santander per l'acquisto del difensore centrale Ez...
A suicide car bomb devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze, sending a thick plume of choking black smoke over the city.
A group of 38 California medical  marijuana patients filed legal motions on Tuesday asking the  federal government to give them back their pot worth nearly a  million dollars.
United States Secretary of State Colin Powell is to hold a series of meetings in China to try to kickstart the multilateral talks over North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program.
The United Nations is appealing for $1.5 billion for humanitarian assistance next year in conflict-ravaged Sudan. Lisa Schlein in Geneva reports almost half the money will go towards life-saving
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan elders yesterday said that 108 civilians were killed in a bombing campaign in western Afghanistan, while villagers in the northeast said 25 Afghans died in airstrikes, including some who were killed while burying dead relatives.
Suicide bombers ripped through a Shi'ite market in northern Iraq on Friday and mortars crashed on rival Baghdad neighborhoods, ramping up sectarian tension a day after the bloodiest bombing of the conflict killed 202 people.
By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 12--HIGH POINT -- The city's biggest church, as well as its largest Baptist assembly, has called a new senior pastor.   The Rev. Dr. Darryl L.
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian prosecutors have said they will not appeal Anwar Ibrahim&#39;s acquittal by the Federal Court on Thursday.
If you&#39;ve ever suffered through a case of the whirlies, then you have a good sense of last night&#39;s MTV Video Music Awards.
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Suicide bombers killed at least 22 members of Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces yesterday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country that also
Fifty days out from the US presidential election, the rhetoric is becoming nastier between George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry, as the US president's lead appears to be solidifying.
The state has fine-tuned a distribution network for vaccines, notification procedures, and large-scale aid.
Olympic medalists will take another bow and several hopefuls for the 2008 Beijing Games will take out some frustrations for the next five days at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Indianapolis.
After questions about their impartiality, three military officers were removed Thursday from hearing the cases of four suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay.
In the second round of the country&#39;s legislative elections on Sunday, some 35 million registered voters are choosing parliamentary deputies in the 467 constituencies where there was no winner in the first round a week ago.
Frankfurt, November 27: Once upon a time, Germany's Christkind darted from house to house with traditional wooden toys for children on Christmas Eve.
A pensioner died the first time he rode his motorbike after the excitement proved too much for his heart.
Victory for Democratic challenger John Kerry in the US presidential election would not necessarily be bad news for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been a strong ally for George W. Bush in Iraq.
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, directed by Trey Parker, written by Pam Brady, Parker and Matt Stone, 98 minutes, rated R. The new puppet satire, &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; opens in Paris with a cell of turbaned
France's agriculture minister announced that the United States is lifting an eight-month ban on imports of some French pork and poultry products &#151; including cold cuts and foie gras.
Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
Four children and their mother are found hanging in their mobile home in the US - but an eight-month-old survives.
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza  - The pockmarked house is deserted. Among the smashed furniture lie posters of women and children killed by Israeli shells two weeks ago.
A baby gorilla had to be given emergency treatment for severe dehydration and hypothermia -- in a German hospital for humans, the director of Muenster Zoo said on Monday.
Burma's opposition says there has been no progress on dialogue with the government in the past month.
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Qtrax, a new free music download service, backed off claims that it has deals with all four major music companies after Warner Music Group denied it had agreed terms with the start-up.
Deutsche Telekom plans to buy back its internet business T-Online, four years after floating it on the stock market at the height of the dotcom boom.
Americans, and especially women, are  three times more likely to suffer premature death and adverse  health due to sexual activity than people in other rich  nations, scientists said on Thursday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Picked-up pieces from nine days in the home of Southern empowerment and Lynyrd Skynyrd . . .
Elements of Google's privacy policy are \
I Minnesota Vikings hanno vinto il monday night della 15a giornata della Nfl, battendo per 20 a 13 i...
A plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization was missing Sunday after losing contact with the Federal Aviation Administration on its way to a NASCAR race, and a search was underway for the aircraft.
Occhi puntati sull'asta che si terra' il 4 aprile
Danny Williams has vowed to continue boxing despite failing in his bid to win the WBC heavyweight title. Williams was knocked down four times by Vitali Klitschko before referee Jay Nady ended the contest one minute and 26 seconds into the eighth round.
A bereaved family's anger prompts calls for a change in policy over home visits and leave for inmates.
Craftspeople could soon overtake farmers as the biggest contributors to the rural economy, a report says.
Contrary to popular belief, Keith Jackson, perhaps the most recognized voice in college football, has rarely uttered the phrase, \u00e2\u0080\u009cWhoa, Nellie!
By Dan Ephron and Farah Stockman, Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff | September 16, 2004. JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops shot dead nine Palestinians in two clashes in the West Bank yesterday, and an 11-year-old
Ugandan lawyers begin a strike in protest at the storming of the High Court by security agents.
BAGHDAD - US warplanes attacked Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah on early Friday, killing at least eight people, hospital sources said, as coalition forces pressed their assault on insurgents after rockets hit a Baghdad hotel used by foreign journalists
At the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore, there's no need to turn off your cell phone at the door.  This interactive art show dials you into the beauty of the handheld. Plus: Images from the exhibit.  By Asami Novak.
Allowing consumers to search the content of books online could shift the balance of power between companies that produce books and those that sell them.
Muhammad Saleem, the new addition to the Pronet Advertising blog, today made a post exposing how the owner of a site named BringPopcorn.com tried to pay multiple Top 10 Diggers $500 to Digg his site and have it appear on the Digg homepage. Hello, I need a favor. I run a website bringpopcorn.com. Would you get my website [...]
Secondo il quotidiano 'The Sun', il governo inglese si prepara a negare il permesso di lavoro nel Re...
The highly-charged debate over John Kerry's record in the Vietnam War raged, after a veteran working to help re-elect incumbent president George W. Bush resigned, while the Democratic challenger lodged a formal complaint with election authorities.
Madeleine McCann's parents are to launch a libel action over newspaper claims about her death.
Pop star Darren Hayes is given a caution by police following his arrest on suspicion of racial abuse.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has agreed to visit London in February to help jumpstart London's proposal for a \
NEW YORK, NY (Sports Network) - Baltimore Orioles pitcher  Jorge Julio was suspended four games by Major League Baseball  for intentionally throwing at the head of Minnesota's Augie  Ojeda.
Tokyo's Nikkei average closed lower  Thursday, ending a three-day winning streak as profit-taking  hit Toyota Motor Corp. and other exporters that had benefited  from gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen.
Google's already soaring stock price rocketed even higher after reporting strong growth in its first quarter as a public company.
WASHINGTON - Weeks after Texas National Guard officials signed an oath swearing they had turned over all of President Bush's military records, independent examiners found more than two dozen pages of previously unreleased documents about Bush.    The two retired Army lawyers went through Texas files under an agreement between the Texas Guard and The Associated Press, which sued to gain access to the files...
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Friday rejected Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry's charge that the Bush administration had bungled a chance to catch Osama bin Laden in late 2001.
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BAGHDAD An execution deadline for two Americans and a Briton kidnapped by militants expired Monday with no word on their fate, but an Islamist group released 18 Iraqi soldiers it had threatened to kill.
As violence worsens in Iraq on Jordan's eastern border and in the West Bank in the opposite direction, the kingdom's traditionally moderate Islamic activists have intensified their rhetoric denouncing the government.
Secretary of State Colin Powell accused European allies of undermining NATO on Thursday by refusing to allow staff seconded to the alliance to take part in its military training mission in Iraq.
The BBC World Service launches a competition to find the world's best young music act.
Three New York City police officers charged in the 2006 shooting death of an unarmed black man hours before his wedding waived their right to a jury trial on Friday, saying any local jury would be biased against them.
Shares of Ultimate Electronics (ULTE:Nasdaq - news - research) were among the Nasdaq&#39;s losers Monday, falling 55% after the company warned that it is mulling a possible reorganization.
News of the US elections competed only with the death of the UAE&#39;s president for space on the front pages of Arab newspapers Wednesday.
Gareth Southgate fears another Boro backs-to-the-wall display on Sunday -whether Wayne Rooney lines up against them or not. After a battling performance against Czech champions Banik Ostrava on Thursday to
Yahoo user names and passwords will be used to access Web sites that support the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework, starting January 30.
Teresa Borcz Khalifa, a Polish woman kidnapped last month in Iraq, dramatically appeared at a press conference in Warsaw yesterday, but gave few details of her captivity or how she had been freed.
Michael Jennings was a track star at Florida State who also wanted to play football but wasn't confident enough to forgo a track scholarship and try the sport as a walk-on for &quot;a team that good.&quot;
Islamic extremists planned to kidnap dozens of Jews in Prague and hold them hostage before murdering them, the daily Mlada Fronta Dnes reported on Friday.
Fairbank Farms, a U.S. ground beef producer, said on Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling beef patties sold to Shaw's Supermarkets in New England because of concerns about bacterial contamination.
Citigroup Inc.  on Friday denied persistent speculation that Chief Financial Officer Sallie Krawcheck was leaving the biggest U.S. bank, but declined to confirm she will stay in her current role.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Tuesday the Democratic Party needs to move past a recent dustup involving Hillary Rodham Clinton's comments about Martin Luther King Jr.
Under pressure to start bringing  U.S. troops home from Iraq after Sunday's election, President  Bush said on Saturday that the U.S. mission must keep going to  help the new government get its footing.
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27: Pakistan on Monday formally presented to India a list of 20 proposals on confidence-building measures, mostly in the security area which is of utmost concern to the people
A horse in Cliff is Grant County&#39;s first confirmed case of West Nile virus this year. The equine reportedly has survived the disease, and is recovering, according to a spokesman for a Silver City-based veterinary
Magistrato valuta i primi risultati dell'autopsia
Two former world-number-one tennis stars, American Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, have advanced to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington.
p2pnet.net News:- Punch in 056 for the Net, says Ofcom, Britain&#39;s regulator for the UK communications industries. Ofcom says it&#39;ll also offer users geographic numbers beginning with 01 or 02.
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
The Miami Heat's NBA title defense suffered another blow when forward Jason Kapono was sidelined indefinitely with a sprained ankle, the NBA team said on Tuesday.
In a neat, red-brick house behind closely-drawn curtains in the Liverpool suburb of Walton, a mother, two brothers and a son could only wait, in despair and anger, for news to end their torment.
CLEVELAND -- In Corey Dillon's postgame interview with the media yesterday, the running back indicated he hurt his leg after he had gained 98 yards in the first half, but he wanted to go back in for 2 more yards and his seventh 100-yard game this season.
Portland officials forged ahead Thursday with a detailed plan to finance a &#36;350 million ballpark, even though the city's chances of landing the Montreal Expos appear to be remote.
I am setting my early-season sights on two pianists appearing within a few weeks of each other this fall at Zankel Hall.
No patch in sight Researchers from Google have documented serious vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash content which leave tens of thousands websites susceptible to attacks that steal the personal details of visitors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gunmen in Baghdad shot dead a   brother-in-law of the new judge trying Saddam Hussein and badly   wounded the man's wife and son, police sources said on Friday.
In testimony that he recorded in August as preparation for Oracle&#39;s &quot;poison pill&quot; lawsuit against PeopleSoft, former CEO Craig Conway admitted he lied to investors about the state of the company&#39;s
ASIA/TAIWAN - La Chiesa di Taiwan si prepara a festeggiare i 150 anni di fondazione: questo il tema affrontato dall\u00c2\u0092Assemblea autunnale della Conferenza Episcopale Regionale Hsin Chu (Agenzia Fides) - La preparazione dei festeggiamenti per i 150 anni di fondazione della Chiesa a Taiwan, che cadranno nel 2009 (1859 - 2009),  \u00c3\u00a8 stata l\u00c2\u0092argomento centrale dell\u00c2\u0092Assemblea Autunnale della Conferenza Episcopale Regionale di Tai...
Nello stesso giorno emissione seconda tranche Bot annuali
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney called for \
Aggredito dai passanti, poi fermato dai carabinieri
Indian captain Anil Kumble has said that there were plenty of positives to be taken from his team's spirited show against the world's best Test side on their own turf.
Feeling like playing hooky, but nervous about getting caught? The Excused Absence Network has got your back.
By Daniel Thigpen, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 17--STOCKTON -- County planners on Thursday rejected a proposal to turn nearly 400 acres of dairy farmland south of Manteca into space for new homes after opponents argued such a project would threaten existing dairies.
A California company said on Thursday it used cloning technology to make five human embryos, with the eventual hope of making matched stem cells for patients.
An anti-smoking drug sold by Pfizer Inc will carry more prominent warnings that patients be monitored for unusual activity including agitation, depression and suicidal behavior, the company said on Friday.
The Russian president says India should become a veto-wielding member in the enlarged UN Security Council.
Wii-weary CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman drives 62 miles in search of the impossible-to-find holiday gift.
Zimbabweans express outrage at proposed legislation to monitor telephone calls and internet use.
Greggio con consegna ad aprile scambiato a 60,38 dollari

Not even another homer by Big Papi could make up for Boston's awful outfield defense.
Roger Clemens will get another opportunity to earn his 350th win. His run of consecutive starts with a strikeout, however, is history. The 44-year-old Clemens was denied the landmark victory by the Baltimore Orioles, who used a four-run sixth inning and an overpowering pitching performance by Erik Bedard to beat the New York Yankees 4-0 Wednesday night.
Fed chief Alan Greenspan says energy prices are not yet a major economic threat, as oil touches $55 a barrel in New York.
Online social network Facebook is  close to reaching a deal with Google Inc  or Microsoft  Corp  for an investment that would value the company as  high as $15 billion, according to media reports on Wednesday.
The House of Representatives easily   passed legislation on Tuesday that would make it a crime to   take a minor across state lines for an abortion.
Ian Paisley and Bertie Ahern are expected to jointly open a new resort and spa in County Antrim later.
Iowa's Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack launched an underdog bid for the presidency, becoming the first serious candidate to officially set out on the long road to the 2008 election.
The US Agency for International Development is adding $20 million to an initial $15 million contribution for Asian earthquake relief as
Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking
After weeks of prodding by some shareholders, Sunrise Senior Living founder and chief executive Paul Klaassen yesterday let slip just how many of the company's nine directors are on a committee looking into allegations of financial misconduct.
Bimbo di 8 anni, profilassi per compagni di classe
Hospitals have paid over \u00c2\u00a3120 an hour for agency workers to cover for gaps in staffing, latest figures show.
Ex premier partecipera' alla manifestazione per sicurezza
Belgrade withdraws its ambassador to Washington in protest at US recognition of Kosovo independence.
The 108th Congress soon will be history, a tumultuous two years that, depending on party affiliation, was the best of times or the worst of times.
Anglo-Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier agreed on Monday to sell its education arm Harcourt to rival Houghton Mifflin for $4 billion, creating a giant U.S. textbook firm in an industry undergoing a major ownership shift.
A 56-year-old County Antrim man is recovering in hospital afer being assaulted in front of his wife.
A medical scan can spot which young people risk sudden death because of a weak heart.
Police used dental records to identify a man who broke into a cafeteria in southern Sweden &#151; the suspect left his false teeth with his social security number engraved in them at the scene of the crime.
Hong Kong's air pollution is causing higher hospitalization of elderly patients with chronic bronchitis, an academic study has found, and experts on Tuesday called for urgent improvements in the city's air quality.
Only 25 players finish their second round Friday and some, including leader Angela Park, don't play a single hole as poor weather forces play to be suspended at the U.S. Open.
The Rivers School girls' ski team was determined not to finish second again. After back-to-back runner-up finishes the last two seasons, Rivers captured the New England Class C prep title recently at Crotched Mountain in Bennington, N.H.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rivals for the Democratic nomination have begun rolling out aggressive new strategies aimed primarily at her.
Hundreds of panicky depositors converged on branches of embattled bank Northern Rock to grab their savings, as shares in the lender plunged by nearly a third for the second straight trading day on Monday.
KRESTENA, Greece  - The battle against raging forest fires that have killed 63 Greeks and made thousands homeless entered its fifth day as opposition parties accused the government of incompetence in handling the crisis.
By Arman Ahmad; Regina Lee; Phuah Ken Lin; Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi; Sean  HULU LANGAT: Water treatment plants in Selangor are being closed at an alarming rate - at least twice a month since January.
A 34-year-old man found carrying an axe in a crowd waiting for Queen Elizabeth II was jailed for six years by a court in northern England Tuesday.
Scale has always been a tricky issue for Mr. Wainwright.
Protests in the western Afghan city of Herat have turned deadly Sunday, as hundreds of demonstrators ransacked and set fires at United Nations offices.
With the death toll in Haiti by Tropical Storm Jeanne rising to more than 1,000 on Thursday, panic erupted in some disaster areas for fear of being unable to get food and water supplies, news from Haiti said.
Gary Neville admitted Manchester United had flirted with disaster after the world's richest club finally squeezed past non-league minnows Exeter City in an FA Cup third round replay.
Il popolo ha fatto tanto, istituzioni devono fare di piu'
Afghanistan's Taliban movement on Saturday killed two German hostages after the group's demands were ignored, according to a spokesman, who said he represented the militant group.
the PSA test -- can be unreliable at predicting cancer risk in many men, a new Stanford University study suggests. The
Ha ricevuto il Superstar Award da Fashion Group
The Zambian government declares a national disaster to help deal with catastrophic floods.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to meet with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem late Saturday.
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Two British soldiers were killed during an ambush on a convoy near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the ministry of defence said.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin was arrested in Oklahoma City on suspicion of possessing marijuana and a controlled substance, police said on Saturday.
Whether Colin Montgomerie makes the Ryder Cup team or not, and it would have to count as a shock if it was the latter, the Scot thinks the European side will be the strongest from one to 12 that they have ever been.
European Union regulators will decide Tuesday whether Oracle Corp.'s hostile &#36;7.7 billion bid for rival business software concern PeopleSoft Inc. can proceed, the EU's antitrust chief said Friday.
Fourteen-year-old Kristopher Knowles walked out of London a hero. The Sarnia teenager&#39;s journey to raise awareness for organ donations has taken him to 200 communities and as many schools across Canada in 341 days.
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Pfizer yesterday said new data showed the painkiller, Celebrex, more than doubled the risk of heart attacks, sending the US drugmaker&#39;s shares plunging.
Italian luxury jeweler Bulgari  is not for sale, the group's chief executive reiterated in a French newspaper interview published on Tuesday.
Comment is free: Ian Jack: To read the diaries of Anne Morrow Lindbergh is to be taken to the heart of parental anguish.
At least 16 Israelis were killed Tuesday and almost 100 injured when two Palestinians aboard buses blew themselves up within seconds of each other.
A Staffordshire town is refusing to pay back over a million pounds in grants on Thursday after embarrassed civil servants confused them with another English city.
A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and more than 50 wounded, officials said.
Tropical Storm Ingrid moved through the open Atlantic early Saturday, but the weak storm was not expected to pose a threat to land, forecasters said.
Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final
As they grow older, even people who seem perfectly on top of things may have trouble making good decisions, a new study suggests.
DaimlerChrysler AG's DCXGn.DE U.S.   arm Chrysler is cutting production by 135,000 units in the   second half of 2006 to reduce a glut of unsold trucks and sport   utility vehicles after a failed summer sales effort, the   company said on Tuesday.
Senior North Korean and Chinese officials have met in Beijing amid hints from Pyongyang that it might not attend a next round of multi-party talks over its nuclear programs, state media said.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Swedish final death toll from the devastating tsunamis in southeastern Asia will be in the hundreds, and may even exceed 1,000.
Sport: Australian Open: Second seed Rafael Nadal shrugged off a slow start to beat Gilles Simon
Man United is to ask the Takeover Panel to clarify its position over a potential offer from Malcolm Glazer.
A blood test performed on pregnant women could predict whether their baby will be at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, suggests new research.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped over machete-wielding crowds terrorizing hundreds of refugees in a lakeside town on Tuesday against a backdrop of spiraling violence in the east African country.
The moratorium on a federal program that provides grants for high-speed Internet and telephone service began two months ago, with no notice.
Stonesoft Corporation, an innovative provider of integrated network  security and resilient connectivity solutions, today announced the  StoneGate Management Center and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 4.0  with features that increase overall business continuity and threat  detection.
Eros International Plc announced its foray into visual effects in association with leading international talent, Charles Darby. The new venture will be called EYEQUBE Studios Private Limited.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is filling in the blanks in his proposal to eliminate taxes on interest and dividends for families earning less than $200,000 a year.
Verizon Communications, the second-largest U.S. telephone company, said fourth-quarter profit declined 38 percent because of costs to build a fiber-optic network and shed assets.
Friday&#39;s defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.
The Nationals announce they will keep their entire coaching staff from 2007.
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Microsoft Office app hit one day after company patches its IE browser.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government went on the offensive against critics on Monday, condemning opposition economic boycott plans as \
Apple has liberated YouTube from the computer, on big and small screens. The company&#39;s elegantly simple Apple TV set-top box ($299 for 50-hour video version; $399 for 200 hours) lets you stream YouTube videos to big-screen TVs wirelessly over a home network. Plus, YouTube is a featured application on the $499 and $599 iPhones.
Congressional panel hears about the pretexting scandal from former chairman, one of few who didn't plead the Fifth.
Europe has become the new hotspot for outsourcing contracts, exceeding the U.S. in terms of the value of major outsourcing deals awarded last year, global sourcing firm Technology Partners International Inc. (TPI) said Friday.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo began 75 years ago as a tribute to Western culture and heritage, but has morphed into a slick extravaganza aimed at luring urban cowboys and cowgirls with pop concerts and wine auctions.
UK interest rates are set to remain on hold at 5% following the Bank of England's latest meeting.
NEW YORK  - For many men, a routine PSA  blood test to screen for prostate cancer has become an annual  ritual. Now the developer of the test says it can't be relied  on for this purpose, and has led to overly zealous treatment of  men with prostate enlargement.
By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 24--A lot has changed in the eight years since farmland lovers battled a plan to build a water pipeline from Louisville to Lexington and the Urban County Council endorsed a Kentucky River solution.
Actress Lindsay Lohan says she hopes her new film will encourage young people to engage in politics.
(Miami-AP Sept. 2,2004 12:30 PM) _ More than a million people are being ordered from their homes in Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Frances.
The Greek Orthodox Church suspends a senior bishop amid claims of clergy fixing the outcome of court trials.
The December Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives reports that children who spend a lot of time around indoor pools may breathe excessive amounts of compounds that contribute to asthma.
A group of companies led by Sony Corp. of America put a lock on its acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. for about $2.
So what is Karan Johar planning next? He has his hands full with as many as four biggies.
Security forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaeda fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, and Pakistan&#39;s president predicted the investigation would lead to more high-profile militants.
DETROIT - If this was a yardstick game, the kind a team measures itself by, then the Detroit Lions need some more of them. There were more than 36 inches of separation between the Lions and the Philadelphia
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was hospitalized last weekend after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, the US Supreme Court announced yesterday
Someday Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs will both be in the football Hall of Fame. For now, both are locked in the quest to resurrect two of the most storied franchises in history.
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Three armed Palestinians infiltrated the Jewish settlement of Morag in southern Gaza on Thursday morning, killing three Israelis and injuring another, according to Israeli military sources.
Presidente chiede a Parlamento mozione contro premier
Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where
A Congressional report suggests that there has been more questionable conduct in the ties between colleges and student loan companies than previously reported, this time involving charitable giving to build business.
The husband of charity chief Margaret Hassan, kidnapped at gunpoint in Baghdad, has made an emotional plea for her release. &quot;I would like to tell the kidnappers that we are in the holy month of Ramadan and
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MOSCOW - A top Russian official acknowledged Thursday what many citizens already suspected - that terrorism was the most likely cause of two jetliners crashing minutes apart, a feeling reflected in a newspaper headline warning that \
British spies during World War II were frustrated by the lack of information-sharing with the FBI and feared Nazi agents could infiltrate Britain through the United States, newly declassified documents reveal.
The mini-episodes of of discontinued TV programs, to be shown online, are part of a Pepsi campaign designed to celebrate the brand\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old logos, slogans and jingles.
IceRocket Launches RSS Feed Builder  IceRocket is at it again! The search engine that brought the world a hip alternative to Google along with news, blog, and MoBlog search has just added an excellent tool for web site publishers, an RSS Feed Builder. IceRocket's RSS Builder is an easy to use ...
The long-term cancer risk of mobile phone use cannot be ruled out, experts say, after a six-year study.
It has been a summer of dire warning about eroding health care, leading doomfully toward a health summit in September. This is not new.
U.S. consumer confidence rose in  January after improving in December, as consumers registered  greater satisfaction with the short-term outlook for the  economy than its longer-term prospects, a private business  group said.
The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in U.S. exports, the government reported Thursday. America's trade gap with China hit an all-time high as retailers stocked up on cell phones, toys and televisions in preparation for Christmas sales.
Music, pets and aromatherapy should be  used to calm agitated or delusional patients before turning to  drugs that often prove ineffective or have unhealthy side  effects, researchers said on Tuesday.
A top Iranian dissident demanded trial  by jury Wednesday, refusing to be tried by one Hardline judge  on charges including \
Famed pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren Wednesday defended his invitation to Democratic Sen. Barack Obama to speak at his church from objections by other evangelicals to the senator's support of abortion rights.
(AGI) - Doha, 22 ott. - La televisione al-Jazira ha mostrato un video in cui l&#39;operatrice umanitaria Margaret Hassan, rapita in Iraq, chiede alla popolazione britannica di contribuire alla sua liberazione
The UN envoy to Sudan urged the government to accept an international monitoring force with more than 3,000 troops to help prevent escalating militia attacks in the violence-wracked Darfur region.
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.
President Bush said today he is certain that elements of the Iranian government are supplying roadside bombs that kill American troops in Iraq.
As many as 7,000 babies are born HIV-positive in Lesotho every year -- more than double the number two years ago, according to a joint report by the government and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
The head of the UN opens high-level talks at the climate change conference in Bali with a call to action.
For half his life, Rabbi Mati Pawlak had no idea he was Jewish.
Some of Europe's top scorers Wednesday pushed their teams closer to places in the 2006 World Cup. Jan Koller and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each while Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Owen also produced goals.
Federal health officials are warning doctors that certain types of metallic dye injected for MRI scans have been linked to a rare and dangerous skin disease in kidney patients.
Execs from the biggest studios talk business and technology at CES.
Storia di attori che rischiano la morte in nome dell'arte
Canadian police wrongly identified an   Ottawa software engineer as an Islamic extremist, prompting   U.S. agents to deport him to Syria, where he was tortured, an   official inquiry concluded on Monday.
Republican U.S. House leaders faced growing pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.
A mass pig hunt on the Indonesian island of Sumatra threatens tigers and other rare wildlife, campaigners fear.
Will the European Central Bank intervene in the world&#39;s currency markets to put a lid on the euro? It has become a tantalizing prospect for many Europeans, who are nervous
Google released enhanced search tools that let companies sift through as many as 30 million documents kept on networks or websites.
Indiana Pacers&#39; Stephen Jackson is escorted off the court after a brawl spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich.
Gunmen assassinated an Iraqi judge as  he was leaving his home in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, police  sources said.
A deal to dismiss the sexual assault charge against Kobe Bryant is being discussed inside the Eagle County Courthouse, sources close to the case told CNN on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - US Rep. Joe Barton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Chiron Corporation
$160m cash purchase to propel digital music market entry
Fallujah calls itself the &quot;City of Mosques&quot; for its many Muslim houses of worship. The city 40 miles west of Baghdad is also the center of the fiercest resistance to the US presence in Iraq.
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the Windows Vista operating system is still on track for early January shipment.
Blog: Mamiya offers a medium-format digital camera bundle with its new 22-megapixel ZD Back, the 645AFD II camera and an 80mm lens.
A militant group of al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Tuesday claimed responsibility for an earlier car bomb attack in central Baghdad which killed over 50 people, said a statement posted on an Islamist website.
Democratic candidate John Kerry on Friday said President Bush's failure to fight for a renewal of a ban on assault weapons will make it easier for terrorists to get the lethal weapons.
US President George W. Bush, on the last leg of his European tour, is set for talks Monday with Bulgarian leaders about the proposed expansion of the US anti-missile defence shield in Europe.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair joked of his struggle to adapt to life after office on Thursday at a Labour Party fundraiser at London&#39;s Wembley Stadium.
A heavy security clampdown was enforced in the Afghan capital after the bombing of a US firm left at least seven dead and 28 wounded, and raised new fears about security just weeks before elections.
Micron ranks fourth in the Chinese chip market, trailing Hynix, Samsung and Infinitron, according to a report from the consulting firm CCID.
Hoping to avoid a U.N. showdown, Iran and the European Union's three big powers reached a preliminary agreement over Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday.
There's a new way to keep tabs on and keep in touch with the County Council. President Michael Knapp (D-Upcounty) this week unveiled his blog, \
A boy who had a gun held to his head as he and his mother were carjacked speaks about their ordeal.
The US State Department Wednesday noted &quot;aggressive&quot; behavior by some DynCorp contractors hired to protect Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
L'operaio e' precipitato, mentre lavorava in cantiere
A ceremony Sunday commemorated the heroic but doomed assault with Dutch schoolchildren raising flowers above their heads before laying them on the graves of the 1,750 Allied soldiers - mostly British - buried ...
By Anonymous  Farmers could be seen Thursday out in fields, preparing them for crop seeding, in a few spots in the Red River Valley in what is turning into a late spring, crop-wise. But most fields in the region remain too cool for fieldwork, with frost still in much of the soil.
Eddie Murphy has taken a DNA test to determine if he's the father of Melanie Brown's 2-month-old daughter, Brown's spokeswoman said Friday. The 46-year-old actor \
ATHENS: Already flushed with Olympic success, Japan toasted Mizuki Noguchi on Monday after her brave marathon victory gave the country a 13th gold medal in Athens.
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Dressed up as a glossy Hollywood production professing to present Kevin Costner in a whole new unheroic light, \
Martin Cruz Smith still writes soulfully and evocatively about Arkady Renko, the wary, astutely cynical Russian detective who first appeared 26 years ago in \u00e2\u0080\u009cGorky Park.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Les Paul, who is credited with inventing the solid-body electric guitar, has donated $50,000 to his Wisconsin hometown.
GAZA CITY -- Israel killed four Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip yesterday, two in a ground assault and two in an air strike against militants launching rockets at the Jewish state, Palestinian witnesses and medics said. The violence was the worst in coastal Gaza in 10 days, and occurred a day before Britain's former prime minister, Tony Blair, makes ...
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon assailed  as anti-Semites Wednesday critics of Israel who liken its  crackdowns on a Palestinian revolt to Nazi-style acts of  aggression.
Plus, Apple plants a seed, Fidelity cuts fat, and Starbucks jolts prices.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said  in comments broadcast Thursday that a U.N. arms embargo could  help contain rebels fighting the government, but vowed to  create a \
com. Peer-to-peer pacesetter Kazaa was the subject to two unfavorable allegations Monday--one in an Australian court, where it was labeled a pirate; the other in a report from Computer Associates, calling Kazaa the leading spyware pest.
UNITED NATIONS: A global effort to fight poverty with better population management that UN officials once hoped could &quot;change the world&quot; has made limited progress after one decade, a new UN study said on Wednesday.
A powerful rainstorm triggered landslides and flash floods that killed nearly 340 people in the eastern Philippines, officials said Tuesday, and rescuers raced to save those stranded in three coastal towns before a typhoon strikes the hard-hit region.
MILITANTS holding the British aid worker Annetta Flanigan and two United Nations colleagues in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them within three days unless British troops and the UN quit the country.
The International Monetary Fund lowers its forecasts for global economic growth but does not predict a recession.
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European equities fell on Thursday, with banks, utilities and other stocks sensitive to rising interest rates at the forefront of the losses.
OSLO, Norway - Police fielded a flood of tips but still had no motive Monday for the daring theft of \
U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday   after a report showed revised second-quarter U.S. gross   domestic product below expectations, renewing concerns about   economic growth.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards carries a running list of people he might put in his Cabinet, and it includes \
With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced.
Utilities mutual funds are on a tear, but investors shouldn't expect a repeat performance next year.
A Soviet-trained astronomer failed Monday to win enough votes in parliament to become Estonia's next president, forcing a new vote on a second candidate.
Trasferta parigina per interrogare Chesnot e Malbrunotsequestrati dallo stesso gruppo che uccise il cronista italiano                                                  Baldoni, inquirenti in Francia per ascoltare i reporter rapiti
Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. on Monday will announce a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures.
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes missed Sunday&#39;s 27-20 loss to New Orleans with a knee injury.
Chris Chabot has posted a PHP package he's worked up that functions as a daemon sitting and listening on a socket.   To deal with 1000's of concurrent, always on (comet aka hanging iframe) http (server) connections, and an equal amount of IRC client connections, plus being able to interpret and parse and delegate all the messages and events, i needed a very fast, stable, flexible and easy to use 'daemon' library for PHP.   He links to the tarball of the release and to the project page as well as including an example of its usage - creating a simple HTTP server with various hooks built in (like on_connect, on_read, and on_timer).
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan  - For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz.
Emendamento prevede anche rimborso a Comuni in 2 tempi
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prominent Palestinian  figures appealed on Sunday for an end to violence, adding  weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to  succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
More than 4,000 overseas tourists from nations worldwide are missing three days after 10-meter (33 feet) waves swept through Asian resorts at the height of the vacation season.
Conrad Black's chief defense lawyer said on Monday he does not plan to call Donald Trump to the stand in the former media mogul's criminal fraud trial.
French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, yesterday called for closer defense coopera-tion between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Cao ...
For the second consecutive  year, the rise in gas prices was the most interesting news  story in the United States, according to a poll released  Wednesday.
He finished on his back, the loser of four straight starts in a season for the first time in a virtually bulletproof career.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected calls for an independent commission to calculate the number of civilians killed and injured since the US-led alliance invaded Iraq in March 2003.
Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists over use of  the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug Avastin   to treat eye diseases.
An Algerian-born pilot wrongly jailed in Britain on accusations that he trained the Sept. 11 hijackers lost a legal bid for compensation Thursday at London's High Court.
Environmental group Greenpeace asked India Wednesday to follow Australia and ban the common lightbulb to cut greenhouse gas emissions, fight climate change and conserve energy.
US President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law the biggest US intelligence overhaul in more than 50 years, including the creation of a new national intelligence chief to oversee the country&#39;s spy network.
Blog: At least 80 employees in the company's Foster City, Calif., office are out of work, according to a report.
Two Russians are found alive in western China weeks after going missing on a canoe trip that killed three others.
La volontaria riminese assieme alla collega Simona Torretta ricevuta dal pontefice. &quot;Volevamo ringraziare il Papa perch\u00c3\u00a8 ci \u00c3\u00a8 stato molto vicino&quot;. ROMA &quot;Grazie a Dio siete salve&quot;. Sono le parole con cui il
Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: The private equity sector, with its attendant risks to employees, pensioners and tax revenue, should be reined in and regulated.
Weather forecasting just isn't what it used to be. With thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, with astronauts living in the international space station and perhaps venturing later to the moon and Mars, and with nations utterly dependent on space-based assets for their communications, navigation and spying, those responsible for the safety of all these moving parts need to know about a whole new world of weather conditions. ...
Langdon Gilkey was a prominent Protestant theologian who argued for a rational, even satisfying, co-existence between science and faith.
After years of resisting the newsroom cuts that have hit most of the industry, The New York Times will bow to growing financial strain, the executive editor said Thursday.
No fewer than nine players held at least a share of the lead during the early stages of the Madrid Open final round at Club de Campo today.
Japan will take action ``if necessary&#39;&#39; to stem the yen&#39;s gains against the dollar and is keeping a close watch on currency markets, Japan&#39;s Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said.
Ex-child star Corey Feldman will appear at Michael Jackson's trial after talking about their relationship.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ It was 2001 and the nation's No. 2 phone company badly needed to boost its Internet cachet. So SBC Communications made a sweetheart deal with Yahoo.
Danny Williams' bid for the WBC heavyweight title ends in defeat to Vitali Klitschko.
Morgan Stanley downgraded the airline to
As banks and insurance companies increasingly look to outsource jobs to Asia, two unions representing almost 200,000 workers in the financial sector are to merge to try to woo new members.
Court rules president's suspension of judge illegal.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee are in a statistical dead heat as voters head to the polls in South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.
LONDON  - Oil prices pushed higher, extending sharp gains seen late last week as cold weather forecasts for the United States and Europe rattled markets nervous about tight winter supplies.
Virginia's General Assembly expresses \
As the nation poises for another close presidential election, few voters or politicians will be biting their fingernails over local races on Election Day.
TAIYEH, Iraq -- The distress call rang out over the radio. In the midst of one of the largest current military operations in Iraq, Capt. Mike Stinchfield recognized this was, so far, his most urgent mission of the day.
Peace. Love. Joy. Hurry. Scurry. Let down. The dark months after the holidays leave many people returning unwanted gifts to store shelves and reaching instead for remedies to combat seasonal fatigue and midwinter blahs. \
L'Honduras ha battuto il Messico 2-1 nella seconda giornata del gruppo C della Gold Cup: doppietta d...
KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 30, 2004 - The US government warned its citizens to keep a low profile Monday after a car bomb hit a private American security firm, killing up to 11 people in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in two years.
RMC Group was founded by Danish engineer Kjeld Ammentorp in 1930 and made a \u00c2\u00a3399 trading loss in its first year. In 1952, Ready Mixed Concrete of Australia reversed into its UK rival and began to expand.
The Atlanta Falcons may not play quarterback Michael Vick on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but they will pay him in plenty of time for their star to finish his Christmas shopping.
Indonesian marines shoot dead at least three villagers in clashes over a land dispute in Java, witnesses say.
A passenger plane skidded off the runway in central Indonesian Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 20 others, according to local media reports.
Australian ministers will urge Pacific rim leaders to do more to free up global trade and fight terrorism when they attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile this week.
Kerb-crawlers are targeted by a new poster campaign to remind them they could be arrested for using street prostitutes.
Da luned\u00c3\u00ac alla Camera l'esame di emendamenti che inaspriranno le sanzioniper tutto il personale della scuola responsabile di reati gravi                                            In arrivo un giro di vite per i docenti condannati                                                                                      di SALVO INTRAVAIA
Approximately a decade ago, germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 were identified as the most common detectable causes of a hereditary predisposition to breast (and ovarian) cancer.
A fluorescent green Chinese pig has given birth to two piglets which share their mother's transgenic characteristic after she mated with an ordinary pig, state media said.
Super Bowl ads, which cost $85,000 per  second during this year's game, fumbled overall as they failed  to connect with viewers or just scared them, according to  researchers who tracked people's brain activity.
Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was ahead in Ukraine's presidential election with 51.17 percent of the vote after 26 percent of ballots were counted, the central electoral commission said.
WHEELING, W.Va. - A minor league hockey player sitting in the stands of the WesBanco Arena has been suspended for dropping his pants at fans in the crowd.  The ECHL on Thursday suspended and fined a Reading Royals player Dan Sullivan for \
'Ci stringiamo attorno popolo americano, 5 anni dopo 11/9'
The inquiry into the Blunkett affair has ended with a hung verdict. But Political Editor Simon McGee believes the Labour heavyweight will soon be back in the corridors of power.
Judges in the corruption trial of Silvio  Berlusconi withdrew on Thursday to decide their verdict and the  prime minister said he was confident he would not be convicted.
The soaring cost of oil has hit global economic growth, although world&#39;s major economies should weather the storm of price rises, according to the OECD.
South Africa held off Australia 23-19 in a dramatic finale and won the Tri-Nations rugby title for the first time since 1998 on Saturday at King&#39;s Park.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are holding talks in Egypt, with both sides expected to declare a truce.
A U.S.-backed diplomatic pact to end more than a month of war between Israel and Islamic militants in Lebanon may stop the worst of the killing and retire the daily television images of burning buildings and suffocated children.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds had elbow surgery on Monday, one day after the regular season ended.
Amsterdam airport officials have arrested a man who claimed to be a priest for trying to smuggle packets of cocaine hidden in his robes -- which he said was holy sand, Dutch military police said Friday.
The Bears added sportswriter Dennis Dillon to their 2005 training-camp roster yesterday. Brian Urlacher confirmed the transaction.
Germany may outlaw smoking in cars  because it is a health hazard and a safety risk, the  government's commissioner for substance abuse Sabine Baetzing  said.
If put into practice, a ban could transform pharmacy shelves and change the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children.
Among the tables, charts and bottom-line numbers in venture capital firm    Grotech Capital Group's  quarterly report to its investors is what Managing General Partner    Frank A. Adams  calls his \
One art lover in Sweden paid 1,000 times over the starting bid for a painting billed as the work of a student of Peter Paul Rubens after learning the Flemish baroque master may have painted it himself.
A Londonderry hospital is at the centre of a major probe into the sudden deaths of four newborn babies.
By going Dutch, the geeks of the search engine taught the bankers a lesson in finance, writes John Naughton. If you were seeking a case study in schadenfreude, then last week&#39;s coverage of the Google flotation
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Doc Rivers doesn't sleep much, though it has nothing to do with the Celtics' recent defensive struggles. It's more force of habit. Extra-late nights give Rivers time to add wrinkles to the Boston game plan and to worry about scorers like Dallas's Dirk Nowitzki.
Harmony 880 will be able to conduct multiple operations simultaneously.
A US soldier pleaded guilty at a court martial yesterday to killing a severely wounded 16-year-old Iraqi boy during fighting in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district.
An 18-month-old girl who has had six heart attacks since she was born is put top of the European transplant list.
A red car will start on pole as usual, but the probability that Ferrari will end the season with yet another win, their 16th in 18 races, is not quite as grim as it sounds.
Bernard Hopkins suddenly ended a close fight with two left hooks to the body in the ninth round Saturday night to stop Oscar De La Hoya and ruin his bid to become the undisputed middleweight champion.
The Pentagon has released what it  called newly found records concerning President Bush's service  in the Air National Guard, a subject of debate in the U.S.  presidential campaign, The New York Times said on Wednesday.
Chinese citizens pay their respects to ousted Party leader Zhao Ziyang, under tight police surveillance.
Suspicions grew today that terrorists were to blame for the twin airline crashes, with a top official saying terrorism was the main theory and many Russians insisting the double disaster could not be explained by mere coincidence.
Hollinger International has agreed to sell the Jerusalem Post and Jerusalem Report titles to Israeli publisher Mirkaei Tikshoret for $13.2m (\u00c2\u00a37.1m).
The UN children&#39;s agency has come under fire from critics who say it has prioritized children&#39;s &quot;rights&quot; over their survival.
LAFAYETTE, Ga.  - A Georgia crematory operator,  cutting a deal that could spare him life in prison, pleaded  guilty on Friday to dumping hundreds of bodies meant for  cremation in storage sheds, burial pits and the woods.
L&apos;ex presidente di Confindustria ha rinunciato a correreper la Cdl. Lettera al premier: &quot;Continuo a fare l&apos;industriale&quot;                                          D&apos;Amato dice no a Berlusconi niente candidatura alla Regione
Analysis: Advocacy groups lobby the FCC over potential use of the 700MHz spectrum.
PARIS: Governments and aid organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in Asia on Sunday.
New Delhi: Government today announced a seven-day national mourning to condole the death of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Donna Orender has been named  President of the WNBA, effective this April, NBA Commissioner  David Stern announced Tuesday.
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Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce plays down job pressure as his side's dismal run continues.
Libya will not execute five nurses and a doctor who were sentenced to death for infecting more than 400 children with H.I.V. in 1998.
US retail giant Wal-Mart could soon face its first nationwide strike at its Asda supermarket subsidiary in Britain after workers voted in favor of industrial action in a row over pay.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is close to settling a class action lawsuit for $220 million stemming from allegations that it colluded with other brokerages to mislead Enron Corp.
Scott Dixon passes Dario Franchitti and Dan Wheldon on Lap 95 and runs away with the Firestone Indy 200 for his second straight IndyCar victory.
Chris Paul scored 16 points despite taking just three shots from the field Thursday to help No. 2 Wake Forest beat Virginia Commonwealth 81-67 in the Preseason NIT.
Warning to courts to overturn judgments that have weakened the anti-terrorist control order regime.
Kenya's opposition claimed victory on Saturday in the presidential election but fears of rigging after counting delays ignited ethnic violence across the east African nation.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg quashes rumours that he is planning to run for US president in 2008.
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Schering-Plough and Merck posted strong sales from their joint venture in cholesterol drugs, but otherwise their third-quarter earnings were notably different.
A new Gallup poll provides what might be the best measure so far of the effect the Swift Boat controversy is having on Sen. John Kerry&#39;s presidential candidacy.
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After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo.
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The NATO mission in Afghanistan threatens a rift between nations willing to participate in combat operations and those that are not.
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at a West Bank park on Sunday, defying Islamic militant disapproval, in the hope their pop idol would become the first Palestinian to win an Arab song contest.
The Motor Sports Association, the governing body of motorsport in the UK, has welcomed yesterday&#39;s announcement that a deal has been agreed to keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next five years.
An 18-year-old is convicted of manslaughter but cleared of murder after a six-year-old girl dies in a fire at her Birmingham home.
One of the world's greatest singers, Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, dies aged 71 after a battle with cancer.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces on Sunday  declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take  back all of Iraq's rebel-held areas before elections due in  January.
It wasn&#39;t &quot;Plastics&quot; as Dustin Hoffman was advised in the movie The Graduate, but computers that Bill Gates told a college audience would be the ticket to a good career in the near future.
The governing boards of the two writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 guilds are expected to meet as early as Sunday, and the long and bitter strike could be over by Monday morning.
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement.
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Banks are starting to offer loans, but the rates put them beyond most people's reach.
Reassuring third-quarter earnings from U.S. bellwether firms Intel and Yahoo! gave European shares a boost on Wednesday that was reinforced by Dutch chip equipment maker ASML, to the detriment of bonds.
NEW DELHI: The politics of exclusion that hounded former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in the years after he bowed out of office in 1996 seems to have shadowed him on the day after his death as well.
Germany comes up with the funds to build a high-speed, magnetic levitation, rail service in Munich
Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
Claire's Stores continue to crank up sales and get more profitable along the way.
C.J. Anderson scored 16 points in Xavier's balanced offense Saturday night, and the 15th-ranked Musketeers overcame a sloppy performance for a 75-62 victory over La Salle.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still anticipates  a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in October sales at its  stores open at least a year.
The yen pulled back above a 6-week low  on the dollar and a 4-month trough on the euro on Wednesday, as  oil prices backed off record highs, while the euro maintained  its grip on recent gains against the dollar.
Supplementing foods like bread with folic acid could cut the risks of a stroke by a fifth, a study suggests.
NEW YORK  &#151; There is no musical-theater performer more determined than Patti LuPone.
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Congress yesterday slapped restrictions on military aid to Pakistan and withheld $50 million of the administration's $300 million request until Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice can certify that Islamabad is restoring democratic rights, including an independent judiciary.
IBM Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. plan to release a jointly developed product in July as part of an expansion of their existing alliance around telecommunications network management and service assurance, the companies said Thursday.
Microsoft chair Bill Gates has a tough job ahead of him at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.
House Democrats pushed through legislation yesterday that would boost government-subsidized student loans and other college financial aid by $18 billion over the next five years, despite strong opposition from Republican lawmakers and a White House veto threat.
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Guns were largely silent in Najaf today for the first time in weeks, after Iraq&#39;s top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to the holy city and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - Phoenix Suns starting point  guard Steve Nash was expected to be back in the lineup for  Wednesday's home game against Memphis after missing two  contests with a deep thigh bruise.
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has starred in his side&#39;s biggest Test win, as the Black Caps defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 101 runs in Chittagong.
White House candidates are aggressively monitoring and trying to master technologies like video streaming.
Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling is ordered to go straight to jail, after a judge denies his request to stay on bail.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region next Tuesday, the prosecutor's office said on Thursday.
A bill to shore up the private  pension system is virtually finished after months of  negotiations, but arguments continue over whether to include  popular tax breaks, U.S. House Republican leaders said on  Thursday.
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A panel of leading computer scientists warned in a report issued on Monday that unless the federal government significantly increased support for advanced research on
Tourists struggle with the wisdom and ethics of vacationing in disaster-hit regions.
Sir Alex Ferguson could not resist a wry smile after learning his Manchester United side had been paired with arch-rivals Arsenal in the last eight of the Carling Cup.
WORKERS on London&#39;s underground railway today averted New Year&#39;s Eve travel chaos by calling off a planned strike after reaching a deal with managers over hours, pay and conditions, a union spokesman said.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 25 -- The United Nations' AIDS agency on Tuesday called for the world to quadruple its spending on the disease in order to reach the U.N. goal of providing universal access to effective treatment by 2010.
BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany  - Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business -- but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come.
David Stern has shown a compassionate side before. You&#39;ll recall that the Minnesota Timberwolves, originally docked five future first-round draft picks when they reached an under-the-table contract
LEESBURG, Virginia  - Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday described Iran as an obstacle to peace in the Middle East and said the world could not stand by and allow it to develop a nuclear weapon.
Western Japan around Osaka was shaken by two strong earthquakes yesterday, causing 18 injuries and triggering tsunami warnings along the coast, Kyodo News reported.
Royal &amp; SunAlliance announced up to 1,200 job losses today with the transfer of customer service and back office roles to India over the next two years.
An elite contingent of 50 Nigerian  soldiers left Nigeria on Thursday for Darfur, the first stage  in the deployment of 3,000 extra African Union (AU) troops to  monitor a shaky cease-fire in the western Sudanese region.
For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans younger than 85, health officials said.
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As the Athens Olympic Games came to an end Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge covered a wide range of topics in his closing news conference.
Microsoft product managers Friday claimed that a data corruption bug in Windows Home Server crops up only when the system is under an &quot;extreme load,&quot; but also defended their decision to sound a general alarm before they had completed their investigation.The news that Windows Home Server (WHS) could corrupt files raised a storm of criticism from customers and observers alike.&quot;The problem isn&#39;t one hundred percent reproducible, and depends on quite a few different factors,&quot; explained Todd Headrick, the product planning manager on the Windows Home Server (WHS) team. &quot;Home Server has to be under an extreme load while doing a large file copy,&quot; he said, adding that the flaw comes into play only in instances when the file server&#39;s cache is full and the user is editing a file previously saved to a shared folder.&quot;But we thought it was important enough to generalize [the bug] so people would take it seriously, even though we took a PR [public relations] hit,&quot; Headrick added.Wednesday,&#160;Microsoft warned users&#160;in a tightly worded support document not to edit files stored on their servers with certain programs. &quot;Files may become corrupted when you save them to the home server,&quot; Microsoft said in KB946676, which it published last week to its support site.Saying that the bug was in the shared folders feature of WHS, the document urged users to stop using seven Microsoft applications, including Windows Vista Photo Gallery, Windows Live Photo Gallery, OneNote 2003, OneNote 2007, Outlook 2007, Microsoft Money 2007 and SyncToy 2.0 Beta under some conditions. &quot;We recommend that do not use the programs to save or to edit program-specific files that are stored on a Windows Home Server-based system,&quot; the document read.That wide-ranging recommendation caught the eye of WHS users and Microsoft critics alike. Some sounded white-hot.&quot;I&#39;ve had a fair share of files corrupted,&quot; a user identified as Shane K claimed on the WHS support forum. &quot;I have 800+ gigs of data on my home server and I&#39;ve had just about every file type you can imagine refuse to open or at sometime go to 0KB file size for no reason. This issue has been around for MONTHS so I don&#39;t know why suddenly the WHS team decides to &#39;work through the holidays&#39; to resolve it when there has been plenty of action on the boards since beta about this issue.&quot;Others misunderstood Microsoft&#39;s warning, and assumed that client backups to WHS would end up corrupted, which wasn&#39;t true. &quot;This could potentially be the &#39;my dog ate my homework&#39; for the 21st century,&quot; said a user named BVis on a Slashdot.org thread that tracked Computerworld&#39;s original story. &quot;&#39;I did my homework, but the power went out before I could save it, and my backups were all corrupt!&#39;&quot;&quot;People read things into [the KB],&quot; said Headrick. &quot;I heard people say &#39;Don&#39;t use the computer backup,&#39; but there were no problems whatsoever with Windows Home Server backup.&quot;Headrick and Joel Sider, a WHS senior product manager, both defended the decision to issue the warning. &quot;This is a very serious issue,&quot; said Headrick. &quot;We take any [data] corruption issue very seriously.&quot;&quot;We went with the amount of information we had at the time,&quot; said Sider. &quot;We had seen a reproducible problem, but we hadn&#39;t created a reproducible environment yet.&quot;&quot;We didn&#39;t have any more information, other than we were working on the problem, which we&#39;d already said,&quot; echoed Headrick in explaining why the team left the original support document untouched until late Friday. Then,&#160;Microsoft updated KB946676&#160;to include some of the same information that Headrick and Sider discussed in their interview with Computerworld.&quot;You can still use the WHS home computer backup to back up and restore files from and to your home computers,&quot; the revised document read.Headrick promised that the WHS team would work around the clock to come up with a permanent patch for the corruption bug, and would release it first as a hotfix that users would have to download manually from the Microsoft site. He refused to set a schedule for its release, however, saying only that the developers would have something to test &quot;in fairly short order.&quot;At some later date, the fix will be pushed to all WHS customers via Windows Update, Microsoft&#39;s update service, with the process determined by the server software&#39;s Automatic Updates settings, Headrick promised. He also said that although the WHS team was aware of file corruption reports related to Torrent applications, Intuit Inc.&#39;s Quicken personal finance program and Intuit&#39;s QuickBooks small business accounting software, it has not been able to reproduce the bug on its test systems. In addition, Headrick put the responsibility for any problems with Quicken on users&#39; shoulders.&quot;Quicken [data] was never meant to be stored on a network share,&quot; said Headrick.Computerworld&#160;is an InfoWorld affiliate.&#160;
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Conspiracy theorists, rejoice: the man  elected president on Nov. 2 will be a member of an elite secret  cabal with tentacles that reportedly stretch into all layers of  American society.
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LONDON   British bank Barclays PLC gained its first toehold in the US consumer banking market Wednesday, saying it would buy credit-card company Juniper Financial Corp. from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $293 million in cash.
In our attempts to protect youths from sexual exploitation online, we lose sight of the internet's potential to reduce the prevalence of sexual abuse on minors overall. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
Medical tourism has been an increasingly popular alternative for the uninsured desperate for care, and for middle-class Americans willing to travel to secure affordable health care.
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people.
Planes targeting al-Qaida insurgents drop 40,000lb of explosives during 10-minute blitz on 40 targets
President Bush&#39;s postconvention bounce in state and national polls has left Democratic challenger John F. Kerry with a smaller battlefield upon
Ductal lavage is not an effective method for detecting breast cancer, according to a new study in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Steve McNair covers 60 yards without any timeouts to bring the Ravens back for the second week in a row with a touchdown pass to Todd Heap with 34 seconds left to defeat the Chargers, 16-13.
Amazon.com AMZN.O on Thursday   unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movie   and television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'   personal computers.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- Shortcomings in the capability of cells to repair damaged DNA are linked with increased breast cancer risk, says a study in the Jan. 19 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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The POGO Amazing Kids Awards was a rare treat for youngsters.
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_McGreevey began the day by meeting with law enforcement appointees in his administration, including Attorney General Peter Harvey. Harvey said McGreevey&#39;s spirits were normal, and that he planned to continue working with cabinet members and advisers.
The FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of six commercial airliners since Christmas.
Il Venezuela ha battuto il Paraguay 3-2 in un'amichevole giocata a Caracas.
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Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations that they had accepted ads for illegal gambling.
Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is set to marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official.
Between December and February it's all systems go for Antonio Amaro Morales in the heart of Spain's olive industry, which traces its roots back to Neolithic times.
Heavy snow caused the closure of Britain's fifth biggest airport as the heavy falls which caused chaos around the country a day earlier returned with a vengeance in some parts.
Bianca Jagger is getting evicted from her rent-stabilized apartment.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Groups in Alaska have sued the U.S. Interior Department to block an offshore oil and gas lease sale that residents say threatens Arctic marine wildlife and the traditional Inupiat Eskimo way of life.
Microsoft on Friday set late 2006 as the deadline when it will ship Longhorn, the next major version of Windows. But to make that date, it had to delay the full implementation WinFS, an ambitious file system
If you listen between the lines, it sure sounds like what Dale Earnhardt Jr. was really saying was something like, &quot;While today&#39;s accomplishment is extremely gratifying on both a personal and professional
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced after 11 years of marriage, dealing a severe personal blow to the French leader just six months after he was elected to power.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote as early as Thursday on a bill that would require a paper record for electronic voting machines. Representative Rush Holt's Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act, which has 216 cosponsors in the 435-member House, would require that all e-voting machines used in the November 2008 U.S. elections be accompanied by a voter-verified paper ballot. E-voting critics have been calling for paper-trail ballots for several years, arguing there's no way to audit e-voting machines without them. Holt, a New Jersey Democrat, said on his Web site that he's pleased the House is set to move forward with the legislation. His bill would require random audits of voting results in 3 percent of all U.S. precincts, and it would prohibit e-voting machines that include wireless or Internet connections. While groups like Common Cause and VerifiedVoting.org have called for paper trails, groups like the National Federation of the Blind have resisted efforts to slow the adoption of e-voting machines, saying e-voting allows blind people to vote without assistance for the first time. The Holt bill faces several obstacles to becoming law, said Matt Zimmerman, a lawyer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which supports the bill. \
Russia will seek a boost for President Vladimir Putin's bid to revive its once mighty aviation industry this week, by rolling out its first modern commercial airliner for the global market -- the Superjet.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to hike fines to as much as &#36;500,000 on broadcasters and entertainers who violate decency limits on the air.
STILLWATER, Okla. (Sports Network) - Joey Graham scored 20  points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead fifth-ranked Oklahoma  State to an 86-73 win over Alabama-Birmingham at Gallagher-Iba  Arena.
RSS is one of the hottest technologies on the Web today. Most blogging and content management systems have RSS file creation capability built in, but if you're not using one of those programs, it can be a bit tedious. Enter the ListGarden RSS Feed Generator. By Lee Underwood. 1012
A suicide car bomb detonated Saturday in front of the Iraqi national guard headquarters in the northern city of Kirkuk, killing 19 people and wounding 67 others, including guardsmen and recruits, Iraqi officials said.
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THE DEVASTATION caused by powerful Hurricane Ivan in the Eastern Caribbean, and especially Grenada between Tuesday night and early yesterday, should compel those Jamaicans who have grown cynical over storm warnings to sit up and take note.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia  - At least 2,000 Russian protesters broke through police lines and blocked St Petersburg's main thoroughfare on Saturday, in an unusually bold show of opposition to the Kremlin.
InfoWorld - Swedish police are expected to decide later this week whether a criminal case is warranted against 10 major music and movie companies over their alleged efforts to disrupt the Pirate Bay, one of the largest file-sharing search engines.
Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the strip on Friday, sharply escalating what it called a campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.
Experts raise concerns that flawed analysis of drug levels in corpses could affect the outcomes of court cases and inquests.
MOSCOW, Jul 18 (IPS) - For more than a century, the Church of Jesus Christ  of Latter-Day Saints has been struggling to establish itself in  the former Soviet republics and parts of Eastern Europe.
Bears returned in force to emerging markets on Monday as renewed fears of a U.S. recession took equities down a further three percent and pushed debt yield spreads out four basis points over U.S. Treasuries.
The copper miner said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 3 percent from a slew of one-time charges and higher costs, despite surging revenue.
The Chinese leader in LCD advertising has some outstanding growth numbers, but investors should still be wary.
Asian and European leaders wrapped up summit talks here by calling for the United Nations to lead the fight against terrorism while largely side-stepping a rift over military-ruled Myanmar.
ELYRIA, Ohio - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance on Saturday in critical battleground states...
Former Deputy Secretary of State   Richard Armitage on Thursday acknowledged being the original   source in the leak of a CIA official's identity and expressed   regrets and apologies in media interviews.
Victoria Beckham, now living in Los Angeles, is going Hollywood.
An Iraqi report about missing munitions intensifies the debate over the Bush Administration's handling of the war
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A US lawyer wrongly held over the Madrid bombings settles part of his lawsuit against the US government for $2m.
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Online brokerage Ameritrade Holding  Corp. AMTD.O on Friday reported that customer trading fell to  175,000 trades per day in January, down 8 percent from December  and off 31 percent from record monthly activity a year earlier.
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New version of WGA Notifications tool includes added changes in response to continued criticism of Microsoft over the software.
A 36-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of French student Amelie Delagrange.
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New York Police arrested more than 900  people late on Tuesday as anti-Bush activists blocked traffic,  staged anti-war protests and harassed Republican delegates on  the second day of a convention to nominate President Bush to a  second term.
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After Roger Clemens got them back into the National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros turn to another Cy Young candidate Sunday to try to even their series with the St.
In her life, Rosa Parks was a civil rights symbol. In her death she has become a marketing phenomenon.
Some sites with bomb-grade uranium have no more security than a night watchman and chain-link fence, researchers said on Wednesday, warning against complacency in deterring nuclear theft and terrorism.
The pound has remained on a back foot after a surprise fall in retail sales and house price growth this morning.
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The designer of the Mercury space capsules that took the first Americans into orbit has died at age 83, NASA announced Sunday. Maxime Faget led the space agency&#39;s engineering and development branch
Israel fired a missile into a refugee camp in Gaza on Saturday, killing a Palestinian in continuing violence that threatens to complicate an Israeli plan to withdraw from the occupied territory.
For the fifth straight day, Mount St. Helens let out a burst of steam and ash yesterday, similar to the earlier bursts that have risen out of the crater and perhaps larger.
An angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh today, injuring at least 20 people. It was in retaliation for a grenade attack on an opposition rally that killed 18 people and wounded hundreds, police said.
Sprint Corp.'s &#36;35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. could challenge Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless for supremacy in a ruthlessly competitive business where prices are constantly dropping.
Four-time U.S. champions Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto's performance put them in first place as expected, but is neither perfect nor dominant.
Cisco this week will release products it says will help small companies deal with the complexities of LAN switch security, convergence and network management.
Two important new books help understand why Venezuela's leftist president is considered both a national hero  and a flawed demagogue
Poland's president gave his approval Friday to a government plan that would end the country's military mission in Iraq by October 2008, his Web site said, a final hurdle in settling on a date for withdrawal.
Altering a single gene can turn ordinary mice into marathon racers that can run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, researchers say.
In the second hit to HD DVD in less than a day, retailer Best Buy announced Monday afternoon that it will begin showcasing Blu-ray to customers and recommend it as the \
UNITED NATIONS - A year after the suicide bombing of the United Nations&#39; Baghdad headquarters killed 22 people in Iraq, UN staffers around the world paid tribute yesterday to their fallen colleagues. They also complained that the United ...
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton is arrested by police investigating an alleged assault.
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Eight soldiers filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the army&#39;s policy requiring them to serve longer than the terms of their enlistment contracts.
Gloves-off election-year rhetoric hit the radio Saturday, as President Bush argued that critics are wrongheaded to argue for a different policy in Iraq.
At least one vendor is selling OEM copies of Microsoft&#39;s new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system online, possibly exploiting a loophole in Microsoft&#39;s contracts.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Sept. 16, 2004 - An apparent attempt to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Thurdsday when a rocket that was fired at his helicopter missed by 300 yards, the US military said.
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Britain ruled out bunker-like security for Buckingham Palace as a pair of activists who penetrated the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II dressed as Batman and Robin are freed on police bail.
Republicans opened their four-day national convention on Monday with salutes to President Bush&#39;s wartime leadership and repeated reminders of his response to the Sept.
A special Thai commission starts looking at claims of corruption under ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is in a British jail on incitement to murder charges, is to sue welfare officials for thousands of pounds (dollars) in extra state benefits, a newspaper said.
Pensions secretary John Hutton is to take over a revamped Department of Business and Enterprise.
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BAGHDAD -- On his first visit to Iraq since the United States accelerated combat operations, Marine General Peter Pace is seeing the strain on American troops.
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Pregnant women need to keep their asthma under control, because if they cannot breathe properly, neither can the unborn baby, according to new U.S. guidelines issued on Tuesday.
Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been fined six weeks&#39; wages for poking a lit cigar in the eye of a trainee during a row at the club&#39;s Christmas Party.
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As they cast their ballots on Sunday, supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko could taste victory.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;s fast bowlers are bitterly disappointed at the senseless standoff that may rob them of the chance to work with their exalted mentor Dennis Lillee.
South Africa's government announced restrictions Tuesday on the hunting of lions born and raised in captivity, overriding protests by breeders who warn they could face financial ruin and be forced to euthanize their animals.
Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
Ukraine's pro-Western foreign minister resigned Tuesday, saying a monthlong struggle between him and the government dominated by a Russia-leaning party risked damaging the country's international reputation.
Shares in Alitalia are soaring as the board of the Italian carrier prepares to approve a rescue plan that will cut jobs and slash wages in an effort to avoid collapse.
McKesson Corp. MCK.N  will pay $960  million to settle a class-action shareholder lawsuit that arose  from an alleged accounting fraud at HBO & Co., which McKesson  acquired in 1999, the drug wholesaler said on Wednesday.
Turkey expects to start EU entry talks within the first six months of next year, says Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan as hints of a compromise over Cyprus emerged.
TROY, Mich. -- Auto-parts maker Intermet Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming soaring prices for scrap steel and other raw materials.
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The University of New Mexico men&#39;s basketball team hasn&#39;t cracked the major polls since its final week of the 1998-99 season, which ended in a second-round NCAA Tournament loss to Connecticut.
San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds has called for increased security at his home ballpark after a fan entered the field and approached him during Friday's game with Arizona.
Gold medal heroes Kelly Holmes and Matthew Pinsent led Great Britain&#39;s Olympic and Paralympic athletes on a celebratory party through the streets of London yesterday.
President Bush's trip was aimed at improving cooperation on trade, border security and terrorism.
US war planes have killed about 20 insurgents in the Iraqi town of Baquba, north-east of Baghdad. Two 500lb (225kg) bombs were dropped on the insurgents, who stormed police stations and other areas of the town, the US military said in a statement.
The Commerce Department said Friday that the economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter  --  less than economists expected.
And so we said goodbye this year to an illusion -- that the drugs we need will be waiting for us when we need them, safe and sound.
A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause
Crude oil prices climbed above $50 per barrel Tuesday, their highest level since futures began trading in 1983. The increase raises new questions about just how far prices will climb, with
A flu vaccination shortage that  caused lines of anxious elderly people outside drug stores and  clinics across America prompted a fierce pre-election exchange  of accusations between Democrats and Republicans on Monday.
Fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that, beginning late next year, it will limit advertising aimed at children younger than 12 to food and drinks that meet strict nutritional guidelines.
Mysterious, mournful, malevolent; but also wise, warm and wonderful. A raft of adjectives is needed to capture the complex emotions aroused in us by owls, perhaps the most enigmatic of all wild birds.
Police charge three teenagers with the murder of a gay barman who survived the Soho nail bomb.
Here's some exclusive info on the sequel to DHOOM. Although Yashraj Films haven't found a suitable title yet, in all probability....
Putting aside talk this might be his final game, Clemens focused on something more important - pitching to save the Astros&#39; season.
It seems everyone has advice for breakdown diva Britney Spears these days, including those glittering examples of stable living themselves \u00c2\u0097 other celebrities.
Erik Ainge threw three touchdown passes and Cedric Houston ran for 160 yards and two more scores, leading No. 11 Tennessee to a 42-17 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night.
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Investment firm Olivant quit the race on Monday to rescue ailing British bank Northern Rock &lt;NRK.L&gt;, leaving just two suitors in the running -- Richard Branson's Virgin Group and an \
The role of a man cheated out of an election comes naturally to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
Bersani: non mi risulta ci siano iniziative ostili
Sometimes the march of technology can lull us to sleep.
(InfoWorld) - Soaring subscriber growth in India led a 38 percent\u00c2\u00a0global rise in DSL\u00c2\u00a0(digital subscriber line) use in the 12 months ended June 30, according to an industry group. While India had the fastest growth, China remained the world's largest DSL market, according to the DSL Forum. On Tuesday, the group released results from a study conducted by research company Point Topic. During the period, almost 46 million more subscribers signed up for DSL, the group said. India's DSL market grew from fewer than 250,00 subscribers in June 2005 to more than 1.5 million a year later, according to the group. DSL use also boomed in Vietnam (up 147 percent), the Czech Republic (143 percent), Morocco (141 percent), and Russia (130 percent). China gained almost 12 million users to reach 33 million in June 2006. It became the world's largest DSL market in 2004, said DSL Forum spokeswoman Carol Friend. Still, fewer than 3 percent of China's phone lines are being used for DSL. In the U.S., the second-largest market, DSL subscribers went up 6.36 million to more than 23 million. The growth surpassed that of cable Internet access, which gained 5.45 million users, according to the group. In the U.S. and Canada, DSL gained market share and is now the choice of more than 46 percent of the broadband subscribers, DSL Forum said. However, the U.S. comes in number 33 for the penetration of DSL among all phone lines, Friend said. Only 8 percent of the country's lines have DSL. Finland leads the world in DSL penetration, with nearly 40 percent, followed by France with almost 33 percent. DSL penetration made big strides in France and the U.K. as speeds increased while prices remained about the same, she said. Penetration in the U.K. is now almost 25 percent. DSL subscriptions grew 45 percent in Europe, which now has 56 million DSL subscribers, more than any other region. Europe is home to 35 percent of the world's total, followed by Asia-Pacific with 18 percent and North America with 16 percent.
The death toll from a series of powerful earthquakes in central Japan has reached 18, with more than 800 injured. The biggest quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.
The imagery of the mailings is designed to pack a wallop: a Mexican flag fluttering above the Stars and Stripes, the Statue of Liberty presiding over a \
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd., China\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs top ethylene producer, said Sunday its nine-month net profit almost tripled due to rising demand for petrochemcial products from the country\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs booming economy.
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Intel Corp. is on track to introduce the world&#39;s most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said.
The communications company said that fourth-quarter profit rose 25 percent as it added more high-speed Internet subscribers.
A huge U.S. House of Representatives   office building was closed for five hours on Friday in a   security alert, but after a floor-by-floor search police said   possible gunshot sounds had apparently turned out to be noise   from construction work.
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ROME, Feb 22 (IPS) - The Italian government is in crisis after it failed   to win a vote Wednesday on its foreign policy programme.  Although the  ruling centre-left coalition held only a very  slight majority in the  Senate, the defeat of the motion came as  a major surprise to Prime  Minister Romano Prodi.
Virginia's General Assembly expresses \
Police are investigating a string of suicides in a Welsh town possibly linked by an Internet death cult spread on an online social network, reports and officials said Wednesday.
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Wellpoint Inc.  on Thursday said its chief financial officer, David Colby, resigned after an investigation revealed that he violated the health insurer's code of conduct.
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Early yesterday evening, Biogen IDEC (Nasdaq: BIIB) and Elan (NYSE: ELN) announced that Tysabri had been approved by the FDA for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
A DR Congo rebel commander   breaks a fragile truce by attacking troops, the United Nations report.
Warner Music Group Corp. will be the first record company to let users of YouTube Inc.'s website download and manipulate copyrighted music and videos in exchange for a portion of advertising revenue.
Description: A look at the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, past and present. The Red Sox and this evening and same date on the last day in the season players on a nice day between a Polish champagne.
The Holocaust is now a subject of serious debate, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday.
A SUPERB stoppage time winner by striker Neil Mellor in front of the Kop gave Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield yesterday.
Blog: Feature designed to dial Web page phone numbers is subject to cross-site scripting attack.
John Salmons scored 21 points and Brad Miller had 20 Tuesday night to help the Sacramento Kings hold off the Orlando Magic, 104-100.
A sheriff&#039;s deputy who overheard Andrea Yates&#039; interview with a jail psychiatrist the day after she drowned her five children in the bathtub testified Wednesday that she said she decided to do it the night before and knew it was wrong.
Fiat kept up the pressure on General  Motors Corp. before a key meeting between the two carmakers on  Tuesday, saying the U.S. group would not be able to shut down  the Italian carmaker if it ends up having to buy it.
Takeover target Falconbridge (FALlv.TO)  is an undervalued jewel in Canadian mining, its chief executive  said on Friday, and he said he was open to new offers beyond  the two proposals already in the works.
Svetlana Kuznetsova walked on the court with an \
THEY were always a bolshie lot at The Age, which may account for the newspaper's old nickname of \
In what experts say is a rare occurrence, a man accused of murdering two children and attacking their mother has asked a judge to let him plead guilty and to sentence him to death.
Andy Pettitte won his 200th career game to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, closing the gap on American League East leaders Boston to a game and a half.
China promised on Monday to respond positively to the United States in high-level economic talks this week but drew a line in the sand by telling Washington that its exchange rate is a matter of national sovereignty.
 policy jolts Google investors again
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a new cabinet line-up to be unveiled on Monday, media said, to try to revive faltering support after a massive election defeat.
U.S. military  crews are launching more than 100 helicopter flights a day from  the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ferrying food, water  and medicine to tsunami victims, a task they say is far more  satisfactory than the Iraq war that seems only to destroy.
U.S. buyout fund Lone Star is close to  terminating its $7.3 billion deal to sell Korea Exchange Bank  (KEB) to Kookmin Bank (060000.KS) because of a prosecutors'  investigation, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
The long and sordid story of Intel&#39;s flagship 64-bit CPU, Itanium, took another twist today, and from an unexpected source. Citing poor sales demand, Hewlett-Packard will discontinue sales and development of its own Itanium 2-based workstation line.
Poles signed waiting lists Sunday for a chance to buy shares in their largest bank, using a signup system from communist times to impose order on the crush of interested investors.
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BAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 30: Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US Military convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 41 people, 34 of them children who were rushing to collect sweets from American troops.
A section of a Japanese-funded bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed on Wednesday, killing up to 60 workers and injuring about 100 in the country's worst such disaster.
A test of key parts of an emerging   U.S. anti-missile shield was scrubbed on Thursday because of   bad weather in Kodiak, Alaska, where a target missile was to   have been launched, the Defense Department said.
Rotterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - A top of the table clash between Schalke of the German Bundesliga and Dutch power Feyenoord highlights Matchday 4 of the UEFA Cup group stage.
Overhead line damage causes rail chaos for passengers between London and the eastern counties.
Veteran DJ Alan \
Martha Lapp hopes to vote for the first time in the US presidential election, in which the reclusive Amish sect that her family belongs to could play a key role.
Munich, Germany (Sports Network) - Bayern Munich will be without striker Roque Santa Cruz for up to six weeks due to knee surgery.
Patients taking Plavix, a popular and expensive antistroke drug, experience more than 12 times as many ulcers as patients who take aspirin plus a heartburn pill.
The issue of economics is not something I have understood as well as I should - John McCain, Republican presidential hopeful
If you got a Nintendo DS, you may have been one of the unlucky few to have gotten systems with a &quot;dead pixel.&quot; This dead pixel is a tiny dot on the screen that is stuck on one color and never changes.
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Toronto espugna Boston e Andrea Bargnani torna protagonista. L'azzurro, partito titolare contro i Ce...
Compaq two-one-three-three to challenge Eee HP's going after the Eee PC with a compact laptop that sports an 8.9in display and more connectivity options than the elfin Asus machine currently offers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A European investigator says he has proof Poland and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons under a post-9/11 pact to hunt down and interrogate \
The two rivals in Ukraine&#39;s re-run of a rigged presidential election made last-minute pitches to voters on Friday, closing a campaign that has thrown the country into turmoil and could put a West-leaning reformer in office.
U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Anthony Ryan said on Monday there were signs that market liquidity was starting to return but it won't happen overnight and requires greater investor caution in future.
A 24-year-old man is charged with the murder of Tyrone Gilbert, who was shot while attending a wake for his friend.
MIAMI - Michael Jordan won&#39;t be joining the Miami Heat or any other NBA team this season, according to Estee Portnoy, his Washington, DC-based spokeswoman.
Mobile phone company MMO2 says it will accelerate its 3G programme as it reports strong sales and rising profits.
LogicaCMG boss Martin Read says he will resign following disappointing trading at the technology group.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Greenberg resigned on Monday, 11 days after New York Attorney General
Sudan must arrest a minister and a militia leader charged with war crimes, the ICC warns.
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The Supreme Court yesterday substantially weakened restrictions on the kinds of television ads that corporations and unions can finance in the days before an election, providing special interest groups with the opportunity for a far more expansive role in the 2008 elections.
President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
CNET News.com recently ran a report on companies with technologies that involve implanting RFID chips under people&#39;s skin or inside a bracelet.
Iraqi delegates to a conference choosing a national assembly said Wednesday that radical Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had agreed to government demands to end an uprising in the holy city of Najaf.
David Beckham will retire in two years, says Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon.
TOKYO : Typhoon Songda left 32 people dead and 14 more missing as it continues to hammer Japan on Wednesday. Japan&#39;s coast guard found five more bodies from an Indonesian cargo ship that ran aground during a powerful typhoon.
Kenya's opposition said on Tuesday it would only hold talks with President Mwai Kibaki as part of international mediation efforts to end post-election unrest that has killed hundreds of people.
The World Series is headed there after two Red Sox victories at Fenway Park in Boston. And, while many Sox fans are convinced that the series won&#39;t be returning for games six and seven next weekend, here are a couple of facts to remember:
ATHENS, Greece -- She had bruises on her legs, scars on her arms and the weary look of a future soccer mom. Mia Hamm ached more Thursday night than even her husband, the shortstop with the perpetual nagging pains.
A survey of business economists says the economy appears to be on better footing after a &quot;soft patch&quot; in the spring. The National Association for Business Economics looks for the economy to expand by 4.3 percent this year.
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A US Army reservist pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison and testified that some of the humiliating practices were dictated
US rock star Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her spokesman has announced. The 43-year-old has cancelled a tour to undergo surgery.
President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos M. Gutierrez, among the most prominent Hispanic business executives in the United States, to be his commerce secretary
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. A U.S...
Miami linebacker Willie Williams and defensive back Rashaun Jones escaped injury Sunday when Williams lost control of his vehicle while driving to join the Hurricanes for bowl preparations in Atlanta.
Estee Lauder Cos Inc  reported a higher quarterly profit and stood by its 2008 outlook on Friday, counting on international sales and other measures to offset tighter consumer spending at home.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams says he \
Investor's Business Daily - The Nov. 7 election that gave Democrats majorities in both the House and Senate put health insurance alongside the Iraq War as lead agenda items for the new Congress, which takes over in January.
While Isaiah Washington may have been fired from the hit show Grey's Anatomy, he seems to be doing just fine. NBC announced on Monday that Washington will join the network in a remake on Bionic Woman this fall. His role will involv...
Two years ago, the Chicago White Sox were World Series champions. Three days ago, general manager Kenny Williams flew to Cleveland unexpectedly to apologize for the team's poor play.
Senator John McCain officially announces he will seek the Republican nomination for US presidency in 2008.
Police said Friday they have charged a man after allegedly finding him with a pick-axe near where Queen Elizabeth II was about to start a walkabout.
Soldiers searched for bodies in  treetops, families wept over the dead laid on beaches and  rescuers scoured coral isles for missing tourists as Asia  counted the cost on Monday of a tsunami that killed at least  14,425.
Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV   on Thursday reported underlying sales below expectations in a tough fourth quarter and gave a lackluster outlook for 2007, sending its shares tumbling.
The popularity of cosmetic surgery is continues to soar with the UK market expected to top \u00c2\u00a31bn next year.
Fabio Capello said on Monday he hoped to take England \
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The Chicago Blackhawks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 turnaround happened quickly, a series of events that seemed to roll of an assembly line that resulted in a suddenly mesmerizing group of young players on the ice.
For U.S. workers who change or lose their jobs, a new rule issued by the Bush administration just before the end of 2004 could provide better access to group health plan coverage &#151; in keeping with changes Congress agreed to eight years ago.
Dow Jones in progresso dello 0,29%, Nasdaq dello 0,62%
NEW YORK  - A global survey of sex behavior  after age 40 reveals that most people continue to have sex.  However, aging romantics tend to encounter problems in their  lovemaking.
Teresa Heinz Kerry says she doesn't know if first lady Laura Bush has ever had \
The military command in charge of training Iraqi forces has fewer than half of its permanent headquarters personnel in place.
AMR Corp.&#39;s (AMR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) American Airlines on Monday said it will defer 54 of 56 Boeing aircraft deliveries scheduled for 2006 to 2010, helping the world&#39;s largest carrier postpone $2.7 billion in capital
Stocks rallied for a second day on Wednesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate cut would help prevent an economic slowdown.
Primo successo nella Nascar per Juan Pablo Montoya. Il pilota colombiano ex McLaren in formula uno, ...
Alan Hollinghurst&#39;s explicitly gay novel &#39;The Line of Beauty&#39;, a satire on Britain under Margaret Thatcher, has won the 50,000-pound Booker Prize, the prestigious international literary award.
Farhan's sister talks about her first movie.
AUGUST 17, 2004  - This can&#39;t be an easy time for Ann Livermore. When Hewlett-Packard Co. missed Wall Street&#39;s earnings expectations late last week, the blame was placed squarely on the shoulders of the Enterprise Servers and Storage Group, ...
Iran has stored 100 kg of enriched uranium material, its interior minister was quoted on Friday as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who suspect the Islamic Republic of seeking to build nuclear bombs.
Gordon McQueen has urged the Scottish Football Association to install Walter Smith as the next Scotland manager. The search now begins for Berti Vogts&#39; successor, following the German&#39;s surprise decision to resign.
[Business India] Los Angeles, Oct 5 : IBM has introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader that can recognise the user of the computer, reports Xinhua.
Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas is making center Eddie Curry\u00c2\u0092s development his top priority, and it is starting to pay dividends.
Sania Mirza became the first Indian to win a WTA Tour title Saturday with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Alyona Bondarenko of Ukraine in the final of the Hyderabad Open.
More than 1,000 major oil and gas companies from some 50 countries will take part in an international energy exhibition in Abu Dhabi in November, the official WAM news agency has said.
According to Governor Rell&#39;s surgeon, the mastectomy/reconstructive surgery was successful and &quot;everything looks very good&quot;.
Affianchera' ministero e consulenti per documentazione
Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Rich Runco, president of Solucorp Industries announced that Solucorp and Ambiente are prepared for the startup of the Ravenna, Italy mercury remediation project.
Even if Tim Raines had not been among the greatest base runners in baseball history, he would still be comfortably qualified for the Hall of Fame, which will announce its new members on Tuesday.
MEET THE FOCKERS star BEN STILLER is still stunned he managed to convince BARBRA STREISAND to play his mother in the comedy sequel.
Felix Magath wanted a victory against Juventus to ensure smooth sailing in the Champions League so that Bayern Munich could concentrate on catching up in the Bundesliga.
Al-Manar, the television station of Lebanon&#39;s Hezbollah militants that has glorified suicide bombers, lost its satellite feed to the United States on Saturday after Washington put it on a list of terror organizations.
State-owned Dubai Ports World, which relinquished control over six U.S. ports in a political firestorm last year, is studying plans to build a container terminal in the Cuban port of Mariel, business sources said.
A nationwide polio vaccination campaign begins in India as part of the global UN drive to eradicate the virus.
Michigan provided a new plot twist for the Bowl Championship Series &#151; and another great debate for college football fans.
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OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - The 288-yard eighth hole at Oakmont Country Club, which will become the longest par three in major championship history at this week's U.S. Open, has sparked animated debate among the top players.
It&#39;s something coffee drinkers have known for years and now, research confirms it. As little as one cup of coffee a day can produce a caffeine addiction.
MADRID, Spain - Jose Antonio Camacho quit as star-studded Real Madrid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coach after just six games and was replaced Monday by assistant Mariano Garcia Remon.
BRUSSELS The European Commission froze disciplinary action against France and Germany on Tuesday, granting the two biggest euro-zone economies an extra year to bring their budget deficits down.
Michael Tate, who also served as Marvell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s corporate controller and treasurer, was named interim chief financial officer in May.

Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  will retain and operate four plants under a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, according to a document posted on a Web site run by union members.
Officers in the battered Iraqi city of Fallujah say civilian cooperation is essential to keeping the peace.
MOSCOW, Jan 24 (IPS) - Authorities have started granting work permits to  some six million illegal immigrants from the ex-Soviet republics  that have visa-free travel agreements with Russia. But the  workers would be banned from working in certain areas.
Boston coach Doc Rivers was golfing with Bob Cousy and KC Jones when the two Celtics Hall of Famers started talking about Bill Russell.
The Who may be returning, again. In a posting on his Web site, Pete Townshend says that he and singer Roger Daltrey are planning to get together for the first Who studio album in over two decades.
Seven U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq, including four in the western province of Anbar, where gains in security were hailed this week by U.S. President George W. Bush during an unannounced visit to the region.
Police in California yesterday continued looking for Nashville rapper Young Buck, as his fellow performers in Nashville rapped about the artist and his place in music.
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder is still hopeful that Michael Owen will play for the club this season, despite growing indications that the England forward will not come back from his knee injury until the start of the 2007/08 campaign.
BANGKOK The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is likely to be the cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world&#39;s people, a top international expert said on Thursday.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is at the center of a debate on whether such buildings are worth saving.
Syria, under growing international pressure to end its longtime military presence in Lebanon, began pulling back more than 1,000 of its 20,000 troops on Tuesday, a senior Lebanese military official said.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The investors and founders of online video Web site YouTube received hundreds of millions of dollars in Google shares as a result of the deal between the two companies late last year, according to new documents.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla..  - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasted off on a pillar of fire on Tuesday, soaring above Florida marshlands toward a rendezvous in two days with the International Space Station.
Attorneys for the Colorado woman who  accused Kobe Bryant of rape are considering suing the  basketball star in his home state of California because of a  strict cap on damages in Colorado, they said on Wednesday.
BAGHDAD\u00e2\u0080\u0094Militants beheaded three Iraqi Kurd militiamen, showing the killings in a video posted on a website yesterday and denouncing Kurdish political parties for co-operating with Americans in Iraq.
The typical online sexual predator is not someone posing as a teen to lure unsuspecting victims into face-to-face meetings that result in violent rapes, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
HOUSTON -- The former chief of Enron Corp.'s high-speed Internet unit, who turned government witness and testified in the trial of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling and company founder Kenneth Lay, was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison.
At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week.
The New York Knicks survived a late rally to record a 99-94 home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, handing the visitors a season-high third straight loss as a suspended Kobe Bryant sat out the game.
Starsky Garcia was shot dead in North Miami Beach five months ago. Relatives have left flowers and rosaries on his grave. His friends painted a graffiti mural on a Miami Beach handball court for him.
N'DJAMENA  - Rebels fighting to overthrow Chad's President Idriss Deby attacked the eastern town of Adre on the border with Darfur on Thursday, in a raid the Chadian government said had been launched from neighboring Sudan.
In January 1996, Walt Disney Co. executives took a field trip to the company&#39;s theme park in Orlando. In keeping with tradition, the Disney brass, including chief
Blog: The Chestnut Hill George gets a $50 price cut, and--for a limited time--a $50 remote charger bundled in the package at no extra charge.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- Stocks kicked off the fourth quarter with a solid rally on Friday as investors bet the market would shake off continued uncertainty about the election, the war in Iraq and high energy prices to stage its traditional fourth-quarter surge.
A 1m euro reward is offered to help catch those suspected of starting Greek forest fires, which have killed 60 people.
The dollar edged up against most major currencies on Monday as investors took profits following a dollar decline that has shaved some 3 percent off its value in less than two weeks.
Just buy a license, and do what you will The EU has released a policy document calling for frequencies to be allocated with no restriction put on what they can be used for.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
IT'S a long way from stacking shelves in M&S to working with Kylie Minogue.  But Scots DJ Calvin Harris has made the incredible journey in less than a year.  The 23-year-old from Dumfries found himself in demand after posting songs he recorded in his bedroom on the MySpace website.
Make sure your wheels are sending the opposite sex the right message this Valentine's Day.
By Sue Nowicki, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 9--The First Congregational Church of Ripon has hired a new pastor to replace the one who sold the church building and parsonage without the congregation's knowledge.   The Rev.
It may be risky to race to the certainty that a second Bush administration will lead the United States into a series of confrontations with the world.
Britain's Prince Harry has been involved in a scuffle outside a London nightclub in which he was hit in the face with a camera, a royal spokesman said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan expanded operations against extremist fighters yesterday and the military began shelling targets in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan following an insurgent assault that killed 17 troops.
Inspired by \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol,\u00e2\u0080\u009d voter-based competitions are proliferating in every corner of the entertainment world.
Liam Plunkett&#039;s treble-strike was the cornerstone of England&#039;s positive start to the second Test against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.
Rich Tandler is the author of Gut Check, The Complete History of Coach Joe Gibbs\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Washington Redskins. Get details and order at http://GutCheckBook.
Russia's Federal Property Fund said on  Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major  YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision  to freeze the state-imposed sale.
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz posted a rise in profits for the third quarter, saying its price-cut strategy had paid off.
A special envoy for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting Western Sahara this week seeking a solution to a decades-long dispute between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front.
Computer Associates International Inc. is expected today to name John Swainson, a 26-year veteran of IBM, its chief executive following a winter transition period, sources said.
ST. LOUIS -- There is no mystery, longtime scout Keith Champion said, about how Red Sox pitching was able to shut down the high-powered offense of the St. Louis Cardinals, a team Champion saw almost two dozen times this season.
Four CBS News staffers were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation that said a \
NEW YORK - Colgate-Palmolive Co., which announced Tuesday that it is eliminating 4,400 jobs, disclosed in a regulatory filing that many of its top executives and officers are given allowance of up to $11,500 a year to spend on anything from pet-sitters to
DURHAM, N.H., Feb. 12 -- The opening days of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign have displayed all the promise of his candidacy, with large crowds, pulsating energy and a charismatic leading man. But the Illinois Democrat faces several serious challenges if he hopes to convert potential into...
A Russian-US space crew set off for the International Space Station (ISS) on a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Thursday morning.
NEW YORK  - Monthly eye injections with Lucentis (ranibizumab), an antibody designed to bind to and inhibit a protein that plays a role in the formation of new blood vessels.
Top U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods Inc.  TSN.N on Monday said it has been notified that U.S.  securities authorities plan to bring civil action against the  company for failing to properly disclose $1.7 million in  payments to its former senior chairman Don Tyson.
The sweat and donations from religious groups are bringing hope and new homes to many residents in this tiny community, still struggling two years after Hurricane Katrina left much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in ruins.
Wall Street is expected to take its  direction from a swathe of economic data on Friday as it begins  the fourth quarter, but TiVo Inc. TIVO.O may rise on news of  a development deal.
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This time the blitz was on Tully Banta-Cain . The fourth-year linebacker, who is expected to slide into the starting lineup at right outside linebacker because of Junior Seau's season-ending arm injury, was the focus of the media yesterday in the Patriots' locker room. Everyone was curious how Banta-Cain was preparing to transition from reserve to starter.
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CODROIPO (Udine) - Sono concentrati su una delle due figlie della coppia, Viviana, di 36 anni, i sospetti degli inquirenti sull&#39;omicidio di un&#39;imprenditore edile di Codroipo, in provincia di Udine, ucciso ieri sera a colpi d&#39;arma da fuoco nella sua
Britain's wheelchair basketball team beat the USA 62-59 to reach the last four at the Paralympics.
Medicine prices will be cut by 7 percent under a new five-year deal between the government and drug makers that will save more than 1.8 billion pounds on the nation&#39;s drugs bill.
Students in 12 northern New Jersey towns got an unexpected day off Thursday after a threatening letter warned that several schools would be \
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The London Stock Exchange faces a likely takeover war after Euronext joined the battle for the 200-year-old British institution with a takeover approach pitting it against Germany's Deutsche Boerse.
Employers posted fewer job openings and hired fewer people in December than a year ago, government data showed on Tuesday, in a report that further underlined the weakness of the labor market.
&#147;I&#146;ve been testing the new iPod Shuffle for a couple of days,&#148; writes Walt Mossberg for the Wall Street Journal, &#147;and, in my tests, it fulfilled &#151; and even exceeded &#151; Apple&#146;s claims for convenience, battery life and song capacity. Sound quality is so good you can barely believe the music is coming from something so small.&#148; [Jan 12, 2005]
Greece's socialist opposition accused the conservative government on Thursday of rushing through a decision to open a new consulate in the swing state of Florida to help President Bush win re-election.
General Motors Corp  would give  new union members 401(k)-style retirement plans instead of  traditional pensions for the first time under a proposed United  Auto Workers contract, Bloomberg News said on its Web site,  citing people with knowledge of the talks.
The children who live in and near Bethlehem regard it as special, but for different reasons. What they don&#39;t know too well are each other.
Google Inc. launched versions of its video sharing service Youtube in French and other languages on Tuesday. Localized versions now exist for Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the U.K. and the U.S.
British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse was arrested in Norway for marijuana possession and held overnight, a police official said Friday.
Actor Glenn Ford, a handsome and   quiet character actor who made his mark in big films like   \
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 25 -- US and UK regulators Tuesday confirmed a $150 million settlement with Royal Dutch/Shell Group that the company first disclosed last month.
India&#39;s home test series against Australia next month will be telecast on Sony television, with live pictures to be produced by the Dubai-based TEN Sports, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday.
Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie reportedly spent three days living with snakes, to get accustomed to them during the shooting for her film Alexander.
U.S. tycoon Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy English soccer giants Manchester United has been dealt a serious blow by his bankers' decision to drop him as a client, a key United supporters' group says.
For the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympians, Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air is a performance issue. For the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
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The Pope is planning to spend his final days in a provincial Polish mountain resort that boasts clean air and some of the best skiing facilities in eastern Europe, at least according to a sell-out play at ...
Alleged mastermind of genocide in Rwanda still insists he was 'victim of ignominious propaganda'.
Company will break its promise to deliver a speedier chip, shifts focus to dual-core designs.
Eidur Gudjohnsen&#39;s equaliser gave Chelsea a 2-2 draw with champions Arsenal at Highbury and took the Blues four points clear at the top of the Premiership table.
PeopleSoft Inc. Chief Executive David Duffield resisted pressure to open talks with Oracle Corp. after shareholders voted to support Oracle&#39;s $8.8 billion takeover bid.
The bib number one usually worn by the defending champion has not been awarded for this year's Tour de France, race organizers ASO said on Tuesday.
An operation to pump fuel oil from a stricken container ship grounded off Devon is due to finish this weekend.
Gordon Brown is urged by a think tank to create a new bank holiday to celebrate community heroes.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound believes the doping controversy involving American track star Marion Jones could be a watershed moment in the fight against drugs in sports.
Google's calls for a global privacy standard are not enough to allay concerns about its purchase of DoubleClick.
Pages of what appear to be the The Deathly Hallows are turning up online, but the publisher won't confirm if they're real
ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 25, 2004) -- Nick Saban finally turned pro, accepting an offer to coach the Miami Dolphins. The LSU coach, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, mulled over the deal for three
Richard Hamilton scored 37 points as the Detroit Pistons out-scored the New Jersey Nets 13-3 in overtime, leading the Pistons to a 100-90 win in Auburn Hills Monday.
WASHINGTON - Former CIA Director George Tenet on Monday attacked a Republican senator&#39;s proposal to reorganize the CIA, calling it &quot;a dangerous misunderstanding of the business of intelligence.
The majority of male patients undergoing sex-change surgery say they are happy with the results.
A Belfast missionary priest seriously injured in a shooting in South Africa says he is recovering well.
Thousands of Palestinians including armed militants gave presidential election frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome on Saturday in a Gaza refugee camp shattered by fighting with Israel.
Marshaling hip hop's influence on young listeners, a city official and youth activist joined celebrities of the rap and mainstream entertainment worlds Wednesday in announcing a nationwide initiative to foster community service and curb gang violence.
By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 25--BARBERTON -- Work will probably get under way next week to keep pollutants under PPG Industries from getting into Lower Hudson Run.   The project, being done voluntarily under the supervision of the U.S.
The United States, the European Union and Russia urged Iran Monday to comply with the UN nuclear watchdog&#39;s demand that it halt all activities linked to uranium enrichment, after Tehran rejected the call.
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose near a  six-month high by midsession on Tuesday, with retailer  Ito-Yokado Co. gaining on solid earnings and optimism about the  economy lifting stocks oriented toward domestic business.
A bomb in the Sadr City neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital kills at least 11 people and injures at least 19.
The cancellation of ABC's \
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A US Marine who disappeared in Iraq and then showed up in a purported hostage video before later appearing as a free man in Lebanon, is being charged with desertion, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
Just as the cognoscenti in the 1950s once debated &quot;Who lost China?&quot;, the question of &quot;Who blew all our money&quot; has become one of the politically and culturally loaded questions to emerge in the wake of the 2000 fiasco on Wall Street.
American Airlines reported Monday that it will defer the delivery of 54 aircraft in order to postpone capital spending and allow the airline more flexibility in its restructuring.
NAPOLI - La Mercedes che ha investito e ucciso il 19enne Antonio Guerriero, dopo una lite per motivi di viabilita&#39;, andava in retromarcia. Secondo le numerose testimonianze raccolte dalla polizia, il 51enne
The Reading and Leeds weekend music festivals are getting under way amid hopeful weather forecasts.
Barring any unexpected developments, the trade of pitcher Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees will commence as expected and the mega-deal involving 10 players and at least three teams should be finalized within the next few days.
A British Airways worker vows to continue her fight to openly wear a cross necklace at Heathrow Airport.
APPLE Computer&#39;s new iMac G5 Macintosh may be the first desktop computer that doesn&#39;t need a desktop: you can hang the thing on a wall and operate it using wireless keyboard and mouse.
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Award-winning American rock duo The  White Stripes has canceled a U.S. tour due to start this week,  citing drummer Meg White&#39;s &quot;health issues.&quot;
The British and Irish governments summoned rival Northern Ireland parties to a moat-surrounded castle Thursday in hopes of crafting a new peace deal for the British territory.
Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and a senior official of the former ruling party said an election was likely to be delayed.
It's been a tough year for municipal Wi-Fi projects and emerging wireless technologies, but with the bruises comes new muscle.
The new baby panda at Zoo Atlanta is a girl. Zoo staff members removed the tiny bear from its birthing den Monday for the first time, 19 days after Zoo Atlanta's panda Lun Lun gave birth to the new cub, and determined its sex during a 10-minute medical checkup.
Free-agent running back Dominic  Rhodes went from the NFL's best team to the worst on Friday,  leaving the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts to join the  Oakland Raiders.
The family of a pregnant schoolgirl found strangled in a churchyard appeal for help to catch her killer.
John Mertic's made even more updates to the Windows installer he's been working on - this time, he's enhanced the install with a web server selection tool.   I've updated the Installer with the following changes:  Added a dedicated dialog for selecting your Web Server Moved the dialog to pick the Apache conf folder into the installer itself    There's also a screenshot of this new feature to give you an idea of what the support will look like. This latest update can be downloaded here.
The EU will resume crunch talks with   Iran over its disputed nuclear work on Thursday, officials   said, as world powers at an atomic watchdog meeting remained   divided over whether to crack down on Tehran.
Israeli troops Monday shot and killed a Palestinian man near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said soldiers shot the man, as he approached the settlement of Gush Katif.
AOL's move to New York City is based largely on the hope that by getting closer to advertisers, it will secure a bigger share of an online advertising market that's dominated by its rivals.
Sport: Cricket: England all-rounder to miss one-day internationals with India, plus World Twenty20 tournament.
Actor Jim Carrey attends the UK premiere of A Series of Unfortunate Events after fleeing a hotel fire.
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The families of four British soldiers killed in Iraq have won a key legal battle in their bid to force a full public inquiry into the legality of Britain's decision to go to war.
Tehran, Iran, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mohammed Khatami called Friday for holding an emergency meeting of Muslim countries to discuss the situation in Iraq, especially Najaf.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Five satellites were launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
NICKEL MINES, Pennsylvania  - The man who stormed an Amish school and killed five girls had confessed to his wife he molested two girls 20 years ago, and police said he may have planned to sexually abuse his 10 hostages.
Brazil will subsidize birth control pills for the poor, Health Minister Jose Temporao said on Monday, a decision that may stoke a simmering conflict between the state and Catholic Church over contraception and abortion.
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Lawmakers stood side by side on the steps of the Capitol and belted out an impromptu rendition of \
Chinese President Hu Jintao met with Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on the afternoon of November 1. Hu Jintao said, as an
The online retail giant finally unveils its long-awaited music store. In a double punch to Apple, it's DRM-free--and cheaper.
TAIPEI : Taiwan police said Monday they have arrested five people for allegedly manufacturing the bullets used in the shooting of President Chen Shui-bian in March.
NOVEMBER 22, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - PeopleSoft Inc. won&#39;t discuss a sale to Oracle Corp. for a price of $24 per share, the company&#39;s board of directors told Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in a letter on Saturday.
The parents of three children caught in a current off the coast of southern Portugal drowned while trying to save them. The children survived, but a fourth adult involved in the rescue also died as horrified families on the beach watched.
Fusion, migration and competition This is a blastingly good deal for Hyperion shareholders. Hyperion's share price went up from $43 to $52 overnight, so shareholders gained 20 per cent. Since Godfrey Sullivan became CEO in 2004 he has done an excellent job of putting in place a first class management team and this is the opportunity to cash in. But what about Oracle shareholders?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As posted over on the Zend Developer Zone, there's a walk-through that's been posted for the just-released version of Zend's editor - Zend Studio 5.5.   Earlier this month, I posted the release announcement for Zend Studio 5.5. Today, I got an email from my friend Avigail pointing me to a new web cast recorded by Yossi Leon the Product Manager, Zender, and all around nice guy has released a web cast walk through of some of the new features in this latest release.   The webcast shows off features like the Java code completion, Zend Framework code completion and integration functionality, and Zend Platform integration. If you've been looking around for a new IDE to work up code in, give the demo a look and see what you think.
Hilton Evian Resort & Spa, owned by Maltese firm, Tumas Group, will be developed and managed by Hilton International.
Not a Flash in the pan The CEO of hard disk drive (HDD) maker Seagate Technology has declared the firm's intention to enter the Flash memory market. Bill Watkins said in an interview with CNET that Seagate will begin shifting solid-state drives (SSD) based on Flash memory chip technology from next year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ISN SECURITY WATCH (19/11/04) - The Military government of Myanmar (also known as Burma) is reportedly releasing some 3\u00e2\u0080\u0099937 prisoners \u00e2\u0080\u009cinappropriately jailed\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the dissolved National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) led by the ousted prime minister
Palestinian militants killed a Jewish  settler and wounded three soldiers in a Gaza ambush on  Wednesday, challenging new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's  quest for a cease-fire to help him talk peace with Israel.
&quot;Right from the beginning there was a problem with responsibilities within the club, especially regarding recruitment,&quot; the Frenchman said during half-time, with the scores still level at 1-1.
BAGHDAD Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s closest aides and known as &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; for the gassing of the Kurds in Iraq, will be the first of Saddam&#39;s top deputies to be tried, Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan said Wednesday.
The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating embryos from dying children to aid key research.
For the final time in 2006, the Jordan Todman show toured his hometown of Dartmouth. As always, it didn't disappoint.
Nel mondiale Superbike, in sella a Suzuki, ha vinto la gara 1 all'esordio nella categoria
Ohno takes gold: Seattle&#39;s Apolo Anton Ohno and China&#39;s Yang (A) Yang won 1,500-meter short-track races last night in Madison, Wis.
Prima vittoria in carriera per Chiara Costazza. La 23enne di Cavalese si &egrave; imposta nello slal...
As dusk shrouded the summit of Whiteface Mountain, Juan Klavins aimed his headlamp at the bird in his left hand, its head between his fingers and its wing extended to expose a crimson vein.
By Erin Stewart Deseret Morning News  Utah Board of Education leaders took their first crack Wednesday at hammering out rules for implementing Utah's new $9.2 million private school voucher law -- the most wide-ranging and expensive of its kind in the country.
US chess genius Bobby Fischer asks Japan to let him travel to Iceland, which granted him residency last week.
Five US soldiers are killed in an attack on their patrol in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US military has said.
Renowned rock band Scorpions is all set to warm up Shillong Wednesday when it begins the India leg   of the Humanity World Tour with \
Republican U.S. Sen. John Warner of Virginia, an influential voice in Congress on military policy, said on Friday he would not seek re-election next year -- a decision that complicates party hopes of recapturing Senate control.
IBM Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. will end their eight-year joint venture company, LG IBM PC Co., by the year&#39;s end, according to an Associated Press report.
General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said its US sales soared 20.5 percent in September as month-end incentives from the world&#39;s largest
Air pollution levels in the UK are too high to meet key objectives and may harm human health, an expert tells the BA science festival.
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Shekhar Kapur and Shekhar Suman pay their respects.
US oil giant Exxon Mobil says courts have frozen $36bn of Venezuela's assets in its dispute with the government.
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Prosecutors on Wednesday ordered two men to face retrial over a failed plot to bomb London's transit system in 2005, two weeks after suicide bombers killed 52 commuters in the city.
MILWAUKEE _ Mathematics has solved problems in nature for centuries.  The ancient Egyptians used geometry to survey their landscape. Isaac Newton developed calculus while describing planetary motion.  Many of the recent challenges in applied mathematics are coming from biology.
Third seed Elena Dementieva, who collapsed while serving for the match, recovered to defeat Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Wednesday.
Driver Greg Biffle of Vancouver, Wash., was proud of himself for an unlikely reason after winning the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.
Criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act by Democratic presidential contenders is endangering its renewal.
Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the second-largest U.S. savings and loan, on Wednesday posted a $1.6 billion quarterly loss and canceled its dividend after a larger-than-expected write-down for consumer credit losses and the 2006 acquisition of a bank in Brooklyn, New York.
The main rebel group in Nigeria's  oil-producing southern delta, announcing a brief Christmas  ceasefire, pledged on Saturday not to attack oil facilities or  kidnap foreigners on Christmas Day.
The Bagle worm, which first appeared in January 2004, continues to thrive, according to security research firm Commtouch. But rival vendor Symantec says other threats are more immediate.
Blue chips closed in the negative territory, weighed by heavy losses on Wall Street, where fresh record highs in oil prices continued to dampen sentiment, dealers said.
World stocks hit a lifetime peak on Monday as a fresh bout of corporate takeover activity helped ease concerns about oil prices which approached record highs.
Travelers entering the United States   from Canada will win a reprieve from a post-September 11 border   security program requiring passports or other high-tech IDs,   under a bill set to pass Congress this week.
Western governments must take seriously the possibility of terrorists exploding a nuclear bomb as the necessary materials and know-how become easier to acquire, security analysts argue in two new reports.
The safe release of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq led to questions Wednesday over whether a ransom was paid, highlighting the dilemma of many governments if the price
It's not just in horseshoes that close counts. The same goes for Iowa's presidential caucuses.
KOSICE, Slovakia -- When Ivan Hriczko strode casually into the Twelve Apostles, a fashionable restaurant in this steel city, diners idled their forks and turned their heads.
Google executives have long conceded that one of their great fears is to be overtaken by a more advanced Internet search technology.
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Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi appealed to Iraqis of all religions and ethnic groups to defy militant violence and vote in Sunday's elections.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. \
PASADENA, Calif.  - A space capsule returning  solar particles to Earth after a three-year mission that probed  the origins of the solar system crashed in the Utah desert  before it could be captured in a mid-air recovery, officials at  the Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Wednesday.
Ukrainians are bracing themselves as they prepare to go to the polls Sunday in the final round of what has been called the dirtiest election in their history.
John Kerry, stepping up his attack on President Bush after bad news about the economy, said Saturday the country cannot afford another four years of lost jobs, slow growth and creeping poverty.
Software maker Red Hat Inc. ,  which had planned to introduce a new version of its Linux  software for personal computers in August, said on Tuesday that  the product won't be out until next month at the earliest.
BAGHDAD Two rockets hit a central Baghdad hotel housing foreigners and journalists on Thursday and gunfire erupted in the neighborhood, which is across the Tigris River from the US Embassy compound.
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers announced Friday that they have re-signed right-handed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year contract.
By PULLAR-STRECKER Tom  RISING demand for broadband in Australia and New Zealand has helped the consortium that owns the Southern Cross Cable sell a further US$310 million (NZ$443 million) of capacity on the communications artery during the past six months.
(HealthDayNews) -- Folic acid, also known as folate, is a B vitamin that's found in some enriched foods and vitamin pills. If women get enough of it before and during pregnancy, it can decrease the risk for neural tube birth defects.
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke listed three wishes on his 90th birthday: for the world to embrace cleaner energy resources, for a lasting peace in his adopted home, Sri Lanka, and for evidence of extraterrestrial beings.
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House Republican leaders, giving in to political reality, plan a vote to raise the $5.15 minimum wage before leaving Washington this weekend for a five-week recess.
LONDON - Armed police stood guard outside the British House of Commons on Wednesday evening, while inside MPs voted to end centuries of tradition and ban fox hunting.
Iraq's government has fulfilled only nine out of 18 benchmarks on governance and security, the US says.
A WEB SITE quotes Intel&#39;s chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, emphasising the importance of Israel to the firm&#39;s future research and development.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato con l'Albinoleffe. Il tecnico D...
Many security software vendors have yet to make some or all of their products available on Windows Vista, which includes new features that are complicating the task of porting the tools to the operating system.
AT&T  posted stronger-than-expected mobile growth on Thursday and affirmed its 2008 outlook, but its shares fell as much as 3.4 percent amid persistent worries about the U.S. economy.
A car bomb exploded near a US military patrol in the town of Baiji, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing four Iraqi civilians and wounding 19 people, including two US soldiers, witnesses and the military said.
Mobile phone operator O2 is reported to have won the battle to sell Apple's iPhone in the UK.

Italy's president accepted Prime Minister  Romano Prodi's resignation on Wednesday following the  government's defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy.
A bomb blast Saturday in southern Thailand killed an elderly man and raised to more than 30 the number of injuries in the nation&#39;s growing religious conflict.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games without pay and fined an additional two weeks&#39; salary by the league on Friday for violating the NFL substance abuse policy.
PARIS Aircraft maker Airbus is attacking a US decision to file a World Trade Organization complaint over subsidies Airbus. Airbus today says the US complaint shows that Washington is unwilling to negotiate
AIRBUS is poised to snatch the most important aircraft order of the year from deadly rival Boeing by landing a deal for 80 planes from fast-growing low-cost carrier Air Asia.
THREE YEARS after 9/11/01, presidential politics is driven by fear of terrorism and war in Iraq. 9/11 represents horrifying failure of America&#39;s defense that happened on George Bush&#39;s watch.
NAIROBI, Oct 21  -- The African Union is to increase from 465 to 3,320 the number of personnel monitoring a shaky ceasefire in Sudan&#39;s war-ravaged western Darfur region, the pan-African body said in a statement on Thursday.
A close contact of Alexander Litvinenko, the ex-Russian spy who died after apparently being poisoned with radioactivity, is in a London hospital after testing positive for the same substance.
WASHINGTON If past presidential election debates are a guide, public re- action to the debate Thursday near Miami will not be fixed in people&#39;s minds in the hours immediately after the 90-minute encounter, but instead will evolve for days, in possibly
O.J. Simpson boarded a flight to return home to Miami Thursday, a day after he received a blistering rebuke from a judge who doubled his bail but allowed him out of jail to await trial in his armed robbery case, a friend said.
As U.S. Treasury bonds rallied on Tuesday, many investors sought options known as puts pegged to a fund often used as a bond market surrogate and, in this case, as a safety net, should bond prices reverse course and fall.
Dozens of people across southern Europe have perished in a blistering heatwave while storms whipped the north of the continent and floods claimed four lives in Britain, officials said Wednesday.
Netscape Navigator, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first commercial Web browser and the starting point of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.
The DUP will oppose any plan to allow unmarried and gay couples to adopt children, Jeffrey Donaldson says.
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The U.S. Commerce Department has admitted that more than 1,100 laptop computers have gone missing in the last five years, including almost 250 from the Census Bureau.
Looking to get the most out of multi-core processors, a European-driven effort to build a framework for Java-based, real-time applications on modern multi-core chips and parallel processor systems is being announced Tuesday.Called the Java Environment for Parallel Real-time Development, or JEOPARD, the project is being underwritten by the European Commission (EC) to the tune of more than $4.9 million (3.3 million Euros), said The Open Group, which is participating in the project.The objective is to provide tools for platform-independent development of predictable systems that make use of symmetric multiprocessing multi-core platforms and field programmable gate array components, Open Group said. Tools plan would enhance software productivity and reusability by extending processor technology established on desktop systems for the needs of multi-core embedded systems.\
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A thief used a hook and line not to snag fish, but to remove bags of cash from a bank's night deposit box, police said.  Police would not say how much money they believe was taken, but think the thief made off with 11 deposit bags, Bloomington police Sgt.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein underwent an operation to repair a hernia about 10 days ago but has made a full recovery, Iraqi sources said Tuesday.    The ousted dictator was taken to the Ibn Sina hospital near the U.S.-controlled Green Zone for the procedure, which was performed by Iraqi doctors, according to sources close to the Human Rights Ministry...
HOUSTON - Roger Clemens hopped off the mound, pumped his right fist and muttered to himself all the way to the dugout. His work was done and the Houston Astros were exactly where they wanted to be - right back in the NL championship series...
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North Korea will allow a team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials to visit the Yongbyon reactor it has agreed to shut down under a disarmament-for-aid deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
Google Inc.  said on  Tuesday it was introducing street-level map views of various  U.S. cities, giving Web users a panoramic, 360-degree images as  well as the overhead views Google Maps has offered.
The Pentagon's independent watchdog has launched a probe into the military's inability to account for weapons in Iraq after reports that Kurdish militants were using U.S. arms to attack Turkey, the Defense Department said on Wednesday.
Colombo: The death toll in the tsunami disaster in Sri Lanka reached 12,000, including at least 70 foreigners while many were reported still missing as rescuers on Monday frantically searched for survivors and engaged in reaching aid and medical care for
Falcons coach Jim Mora said he expects Michael Vick to start this week at Seattle.
The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many. Funerals have been put off for weeks in some places because the ground is too soggy for burials or because scattered family members cannot be assembled.
While police have praised rocker Ozzy Osbourne&#39;s courage in tackling a burglar in his home on Monday, the star has admitted he &quot;acted on impulse&quot; and was thankful no-one had been hurt.
Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available.
Smaller is better. Ask anyone in the stock market. By the end of 2004, smaller stocks will have outperformed larger stocks for a remarkable sixth straight year. Can they continue to hold that advantage in 2005? I would bet against it.
A prominent Indonesian Muslim cleric has been charged under a tough anti-terror law for a deadly attack on a Jakarta hotel and could face the death penalty if convicted.
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BEIRUT -- The kidnappings, beheadings, and explosions in Iraq, the killing of innocent children in Russia, and the car bombings in Turkey and Indonesia have sparked debate among Arab intellectuals on why the majority of terror acts have been committed by Muslims acting in the name of Islam.
The first baby created from an egg matured in the lab, frozen, thawed and then fertilised, has been born.
Prison guards searched the death row cell of Polly Klaas' killer after learning he may have corresponded with the suspect in the decade-old slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, authorities said Friday.
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A U.S. Marine was convicted Monday of raping a Filipino woman and sentenced to 40 years in prison, ending an emotional trial that has strained U.S.-Philippine ties and tested a joint military pact.
The tiny UK Pacific colony of Pitcairn puts seven men on trial for sex abuse in a case splitting local opinion.
Fabio Capello, who will be presented as the new England manager on Monday, says he needs to restore the team's \
An overwhelming majority of cases where a family suffers multiple cot deaths is down to natural causes, a study says.
The Army National Guard has failed for two months to meet its recruiting quotas, falling about 30 percent below its overall target.
Air Force One roared into the air at noon on Dec. 19, 1967, carrying Lyndon Baines Johnson on a secret mission. The Vietnam War raged. Johnson was desperate for peace. He would risk a 4 1/2 -day, 27,000-mile globe-circling journey to find it, plowing the skies while awaiting word on his long-shot...
Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a  cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma.
A fast moving brush fire sent flames leaping into backyards and forced more than 1,200 southern California residents out of their hillside homes on a sweltering Sunday of gusty winds after months of drought.
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Money and people channeled from Iran  fuel the insurgency in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said in an interview published on Wednesday.
A fire at a home for the elderly and disabled in Latvia has killed at 26 people, officials say.
Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple ...Comment
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - England beat Wales 2-0 Saturday in an intense World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford. The victory was bittersweet for England as captain David Beckham fractured a rib late in the win.
At least for a day in Washington, politics gave way to an old-fashioned civics lesson on the merits of democracy, warts and all.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - David Lane was only 20 when he died and little-known outside a close circle of family, friends, and fellow soldiers in the U.S. Army.
ADELAIDE, Australia -- Convicted terror supporter David Hicks is freed from an Australian prison after completing a U.S. imposed sentence.
Michel David-Weill and Bruce Wasserstein said they had called an end to their spat over the future of Lazard, but the so-called cease-fire is anything but.
Seven Wizzards have improved their free throw percentage this season, including former bricklayer Brendan Haywood, thanks to the tutelage of assistant coach Dave Hopla.
President Bush is tacking on visits with two Latin American allies to his trip to Chile for a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders later this month.
How the tax man can get us out of this corporate options mess and make backdating a thing of the past. By Andy Kessler from Wired magazine.
The world's growing young population needs encouragement and education to prosper, the World Bank says.
The lawsuit shareholders have brought against Disney has come to resemble a Hollywood potboiler of betrayed friendships, secret meetings and wounded egos. During five days of testimony, Disney chief executive Michael Eisner delivered a forceful and often bittersweet account of the 14-month tenure of agent-to-the-stars Michael Ovitz as Disney's president.
MIAMI Every NBA team now has at least one loss after Dallas hammered the Heat in Miami 113-to-93. Dirk Nowitzki hit four three-pointers and finished with 41 points, two below his career high.
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The US military said Tuesday that an aide to Jordanian activists Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in an airstrike in Fallujah. &quot;The 3 am strike hit a known safehouse being used by al-Zarqawi&#39;s terrorist network
Online journals or weblogs are helping people share information about the tsunami disaster.
The Bush administration might  reconsider sanctions imposed on two Indian scientists for  alleged nuclear cooperation with Iran if New Delhi offers  \
A bar brawl that spilled out onto the streets of a working-class neighborhood early Saturday led to a shooting that left at least two people dead and three injured, police said.
Tears fell at the New York State Theater for Kyra Nichols\u00e2\u0080\u0099s farewell after 33 years with New York City Ballet, but there were fewer tears than flowers.
Scandal-hit Societe Generale shares the plight of people who take out an insurance policy to cover the remotest eventuality only to find it pays out a pittance, the French bank disclosed on Monday.
Australian-based media giant News Corp. is to buy out the last remaining minority shareholder of Sky Italia and assume full control of the satellite broadcaster.
HSBC Holdings Plc&#39;s  U.S.  subprime unit scheduled a management conference call with its  staff on Friday amid concern about layoffs and even a winding  down of operations, two employees at the unit said.
Iran's decision to keep preparing raw  uranium for enrichment, a step on the way to making nuclear  weapons, breaks the spirit though not the letter of its pledge  to freeze all such activity, diplomats said on Tuesday.
North Korea marked the anniversary on Wednesday of one of its rare Cold War victories over the United States by saying a U.S. spy ship it seized 40 years ago served as a lesson to show it can repel an invasion.
Drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk, Spanish scientists said on Thursday.
Flooding forced scores of people to evacuate homes along a scenic Arizona stream Wednesday as parts of the Southwest were soaked by a powerful Pacific storm.
The film is based on Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake.
A man was charged Sunday with murdering his wife and her four children in a domestic dispute at their home, authorities said.
[World News]: Beijing, Dec 27 : China has published a book in pure gold to mark the 111th birth anniversary of Chairman Mao Zedong, displaying his calligraphy skills.
A rare copy of the Magna Carta is sold for \u00c2\u00a310.6m ($21.3m) in an auction at Sotheby's in New York.
A JUDGE IS ordering Microsoft to pay $112.5 million to attorneys who successfully sued the software maker for monopolizing a segment of California&#39;s market.
Former Emmerdale actor Ronald Magill, who played pub landlord Amos Brearly for 19 years, has died.
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If you use a secure wireless network, hackers may be able to steal data from your computer in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee.At the Toorcon hacking conference in San Diego this coming weekend, security researcher Vivek Ramachandran, will demonstrate a technique he&#39;s developed to attack laptops that use the WEP encryption system to log on to secure wireless networks.Developed in the late 1990s, WEP was the default method of securing Wi-Fi networks. Though the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) system replaced it, about 41 percent of businesses continue to use WEP. That percentage is even higher among home users, security experts say.That&#39;s unfortunate because WEP has been riddled with security problems. In fact, WEP was blamed for the recent&#160;TJX Companies data breach&#160;in which thieves were able to access 45 million credit- and debit-card numbers.To date, however, researchers have tended to focus on exploiting WEP flaws in order to break into wireless networks. That generally meant that the attacker would roll up near the WEP-encrypted router, crack the WEP key used to encrypt network traffic, and then log on to the network.Ramachandran, a senior wireless security researcher with AirTight Networks, has taken a look at the client side of things and developed a way of tricking a WEP-enabled client into thinking that it is logging on to a network that it already knows.His technique, which he calls the Cafe Latte attack, allows an attacker to circumvent firewall protection and attack the laptop or to set up a &quot;man in the middle&quot; attack and snoop on the victim&#39;s online activity. &quot;Until now, the conventional belief was that in order to crack WEP, the attacker had to show up at the parking lot,&quot; he said. &quot;With the discovery of our attack, every employee of an organization is the target of an attack.&quot;There are several steps to Cafe Latte, all of which exploit known flaws in the WEP architecture. First, the attacker programs a laptop computer to act like a malicious wireless network, setting up shop in an Internet cafe or an airport. The malicious PC then begins communicating with other Wi-Fi laptops in range, figuring out the name of the WEP-enabled routers that these laptops are programmed to look for and then cracks the keystream encryption code required to send messages to the victim&#39;s laptop.Knowing the keystream only gets the attacker halfway. To truly crack the WEP encryption key and read messages coming from the victim, the attacker must somehow trick the victim into sending a large amount of information -- about 70,000 messages, actually -- to the malicious network. Those messages could then be analyzed and cracked using WEP-cracking tools.Cafe Latte does this by taking advantage of the way the Internet&#39;s ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) ensures that two computers do not share the same IP address. ARP is used when a new computer joins a LAN to announce the IP address it will be using and to ensure that no other machine shares that address. These network messages are ignored by the victim&#39;s PC unless it shares that address. Then it sends a message back to the attacker&#39;s PC saying that the IP address in question is already being used.Once the attacker gets a response from the victim&#39;s PC, he knows he has guessed the correct IP address and he can bombard the victim&#39;s PC with the same message, essentially saying over and over again &quot;I&#39;m joining the network and I&#39;d like to use this IP address. Are you already using it?&quot;As the victim&#39;s laptop continues to reply, &quot;Yes, I am,&quot; the attacker eventually stores up enough samples of encrypted messages to be able to figure out the WEP key. Now messages from the victim can be read by the attacker.&quot;It&#39;s definitely a novel attack,&quot; said Jon Ellch, a Wi-Fi security researcher who also goes by the name johnny cache. While an attacker could use this WEP key to log on to the victim&#39;s WEP network, the real danger here is from the man-in-the-middle attack, which would let the attacker see everything the victim is doing on the Internet, he added.Still, a victim might notice that something was up during the estimated 30 minutes that Cafe Latte requires in order to crack the WEP key, Ellch said. The attack would have a better chance of succeeding if the laptop were simply turned on and trying to connect to the Wi-Fi network in the background, he said. &quot;If they&#39;re trying to do something with the Internet, obviously it&#39;s not going to pan out so well.&quot;Toorcon runs from Friday to Sunday.
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Call it the kitty's third life. Roxio Inc. bought the Napster brand name and feline logo at a bankruptcy auction two years ago and with the acquisition of another music service, pressplay, relaunched the once-renegade file-swapping pioneer as a legal music service last October.
PARIS Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is hoping to improve relations between the U-S and France.
The state and city of New York on Monday filed suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker concealed the risks of the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx.
An extensive Coast Guard search for Jim Gray includes helicopters and patrol boats.
A trader in Internet penny stocks was convicted of using confidential information from an F.B.I. agent to profit illegally in the market.
Israel and the Palestinians were unmoved by the resignation on Monday of Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely seen as having taken a back seat to the White House in steering Washington&#39;s Middle East policy.
Often overlooked while his peers grab  the spotlight during the regular season, New England Patriots  quarterback Tom Brady remains content just to be going to the  Super Bowl for the third time in four years.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia&#39;s former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim has no plans to rejoin the all-powerful ruling party after his surprise release from jail this month, the official Bernama news agency said yesterday.
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Seven people have been killed in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, police said, despite the post-coup government's promise to boost the local economy in hopes of ending three years of unrest.
In his lawsuit developer MB &quot;Benny&quot; Daneshjou said the Miss Congeniality star failed to pay her dues. The actress-producer said Daneshjou has cheated her for around $300,000 in the development deal.
NEW YORK  - Results of a brain autopsy study indicate that most older adults have significant brain pathology (disease), regardless of the presence or absence of outward signs of dementia.
VANCOUVER (CP) - The provinces can do a better job of delivering health care to First Nations than Ottawa does and the idea of the provinces and territories taking it over will be broached at next week&#39;s first ministers conference, BC&#39;s health minister
Yoga&#39;s ability to calm the inner self might go even further than was previously thought. Adopting the right positions coupled with meditation not only soothes the spirit, increases a sense of self-control
ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own.    One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...
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Married entrepreneurs Jonathan Fuller and Victoria Baker bickered their way across the globe on CBS' \
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - Tens of thousands of students and teachers opposed to a free-trade pact with the United States marched in Costa Rica's capital on Monday, while the deal itself remains bogged down in Congress.
Maryland&#39;s Steve Suter has given West Virginia fits, zigzagging his way to a pair of long punt returns for touchdowns in their last three meetings.
ATLANTA - During the American Civil War, General William T. Sherman burnt down the city of Atlanta. Thursday night in that same city, the Virginia Tech football team emulated Sherman, lighting up the scoreboard
Blog: The Bluetooth headset will be sold in Apple stores at the big launch.
President Bush tried on Tuesday to repair U.S.-Canada relations strained by years of bickering over trade and Iraq, although he stood by policies that have irritated Canadians.
Fourteen armed personnel have died when their aircraft flying a NATO mission crashed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.
Russia will delay work on Iran's Bushehr  nuclear reactor because Tehran is behind with payments, a  source in Russia's nuclear agency said on Monday.
A new hub for Comedy  Central&#39;s &quot;The Daily Show With Jon Stewart&quot; headlines a slate  of two-dozen targeted Web sites that Viacom&#39;s MTV Networks will  launch by the first quarter.
Hollywood studios are about to take the long-anticipated step of firing a barrage of lawsuits at some of the most prolific Internet pirates, echoing the legal strategy that the recording industry already has used with limited success.
In a league mired in isolation offenses and plodding defenses, the Suns' frenetic fast break with point guard Steve Nash at the helm has been nothing short of revolutionary.
Since rotations are usually shorter during preseason games, players have to get accustomed to extended daylight. This puts a burden on their physical condition as well as their ability to maintain concentration.
Examiners are offering schools the chance to pick their own set texts, saying teachers should take inspiration from Richard and Judy's book club. By Polly Curtis
Earlier this week it was reported that the grandees of the Democratic Party advised John Kerry to steer his campaign away from national security and on to the supposedly friendlier terrain of domestic issues.
John Donahoe tries to make eBay easier to use for its shoppers and sellers \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and more attractive to investors.
Tim Thomas got a lucky bounce on a 3-pointer from the corner as the final buzzer sounded, giving the New York Knicks a 102-99 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night.
A diet extra heavy in fruit and vegetables was no better than one with the standard recommended amounts in preventing the recurrence of breast cancer, a study released on Tuesday found.
A new vaccine against rotavirus, the diarrheal infection that kills millions of children worldwide, does not appear to raise the risk of serious bowel blockages that caused a previous vaccine to be pulled from the market five years ago, doctors reported
The Bush administration is    preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian  Authority organize January elections and improve its security  forces to crack down on terrorism, U.S. officials and diplomats  said on Sunday.
A Serb officer indicted for war crimes  in the siege of Sarajevo during the 1992-95 Bosnian war was on  his way to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Friday,  chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said.
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Wednesday saw another twist in the drawn-out cliffhanger on Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s demise which started 13 days ago. The senior Palestinian Muslim cleric Sheikh Taissir Tamimi who was dispatched to the Percy hospital
 on human rights day
George W. Bush and John Kerry threw a flurry of swipes at each other Sunday as they prepared for a frenzied final day of campaigning today through a handful of swing states that could decide the US presidency.
An MIT inventor bent on public service creates practical solutions to life-threatening problems around the world. Her approach: be a master of the obvious. Second in a series profiling this year's MacArthur 'genius award' winners. By Kari Lynn Dean.
Ronaldinho has won the Fifa World Player of the Year award beating off competition from Arsenal&#39;s Thierry Henry and European Player of the Year Andrei Shevchenko.

A TV reporter was shot dead as he made a live broadcast from Baghdad on Sunday when US helicopters fired on a crowd that had gathered around the burning wreckage of an American armored vehicle.
A second doctor is being quizzed by Australian police in connection with a plot to detonate large car bombs in London and Glasgow, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said Tuesday.
The rapper Young Buck was charged Monday with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly stabbing a man during a chair-tossing melee at the Vibe Awards last month.
ADELAIDE, Australia Shareholders of News Corp. have approved a plan from Rupert Murdoch, the owner, to move the media company to the United States from Australia, which would make it easier to raise money
Japanese company Seiko Epson says it has developed a mini helicopter that is the lightest of its kind and can be used for lifesaving and surveillance.
The Foreign Office warned tonight against all but essential travel to areas of Thailand and Sri Lanka hit by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami.
The senior United Nations envoy for Sudan Monday called on parties in the Darfur conflict to settle their political differences. Jan Pronk, UN Secretary-General
European extinction warning The WWF has warned European consumers that continuing to tuck into fish captured by \
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Wednesday that it will open 1,000 Wal-Mart MoneyCenters, which will offer low-cost money services like check cashing and money transfers, by the end of 2008.
ROME - Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, whose voice was considered one of the most beautiful of the 20th century, died Sunday at her home in the tiny republic of San Marino.
Yannis Philippakis, lead singer of the emerging British band Foals, spent most of Tuesday night with both his hands on his chest. He wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t being shy; he was playing the guitar.
Strong links between alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour are providing fuel for a &quot;sexual health crisis&quot; in Britain, a government advisory body report said Friday.
Aug. 25, 2004 - RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority Wednesday when Palestinian lawmakers backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered down set of recommendations.
Two high-priority groups for the flu vaccine will be able to get vaccinated today during the Genesee County Health Department&#39;s flu shot clinic at the University of Michigan-Flint.
The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions with a focus on Aids and climate change.
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai is set to face its third strike this year after unions back action over a pay row.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Wednesday  unveiled a new array of keyboard and mice, with some featuring  built-in fingerprint readers to make it easier for users to log  on to personal computers and Web sites.
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There are some signs of cyclical overheating in India's economy, but the recent rise in the rupee has dampened inflation, a government economic adviser said on Wednesday.
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The two have filed a petition with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to get the American eel protected as an endangered species.
From prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein, doctors-in-training made one-third more serious mistakes during typically long shifts than they did during &quot;short&quot; 16-hour ones, a Harvard study found.
Proposed government nutritional guidelines published Friday toughen advice on eating foods high in salt and artery-clogging fat and encourage eating more whole grains, fish and low-fat milk.
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A man who pretended he was a senior police officer to get into Windsor Castle pleads guilty to nuisance charges.
Researchers report that the higher a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body mass index is, the less likely he is to receive a kidney transplant.
Open-source advocates and industry watchers saw benefits to Sun's acquisition of MySQL that could mean greater use of open-source software in enterprise IT and more financial security to MySQL.
PHOENIX -- The protesters gather every morning before dawn, monitoring the entrance to a fenced compound called the Macehualli Work Center. They are trying to shut the place down. They wave placards and take photos of anyone driving in to pick up the day laborers who congregate there. They want...
Barry Bonds earned the appreciation of his manager by staying in the lineup. He earned the appreciation of his teammates, too, for keeping the San Francisco Giants in playoff contention.
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Il tecnico della Juventus Claudio Ranieri prepara la partita con il Siena con la concreta tentazione...
Home Secretary John Reid, who is trying to stop a wave of gun crime that has left four people dead in three weeks, said Thursday that the government may demand harsher sentences for gunmen who are also gang members.
At least 80 people were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk in a coordinated attack by a suicide truck bomber in a crowded market and a separate car bomb parked on a busy street, police said.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe is looking to cut wait times and administrative headaches for airmen on their way to a new assignment in Germany.
A British terror suspect held captive in Guantanamo Bay for 33 months is to sue the government, it is reported.
THE attack on the US consulate comes at a delicate moment in American-Saudi relations. There&#39;s been tight mutual co-operation in the fight against extremists but increasing
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Kilkenny, Ireland - British Open champion Todd Hamilton eyed another million dollar pay-day after shooting a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the $7m WGC American Express Championship here on Thursday.
National Commerce Financial Corp. has agreed in principle to settle pending shareholder class-action lawsuits that challenge its proposed $7 billion merger with Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc.
Homes and business were ordered evacuated after an explosion Tuesday morning started a fire at a Wichita-area solvents plant, authorities said.
Traced to the Taco Bell chain, it was the most serious E. coli outbreak since contaminated spinach killed three in September.
LeBron James couldn't miss, not from 3-point range and certainly not while soaring for a series of powerful dunks.
A demonstration by pro-hunt campaigners is being held outside Peter Hain's home in south Wales.
With a new CEO, a new protocol that allows video to play while it downloads, and a new business providing file distribution services to content companies, BitTorrent is ready to go legit. But can it succeed where other peer-to-peer companies have failed?
Wired News introduces a new column by Regina Lynn Preciado. It's about sex. And technology. You'll dig it.
One year ago at PeopleSoft Inc.'s Connect user conference, Chief Executive Officer Craig Conway took the stage to assure several thousand PeopleSoft customers that Oracle Corp.'s then three-month-old bid for control of PeopleSoft had failed. When he stands before the crowd at this year's Connect gathering later this month, he'll have a harder time making the case that Oracle's lingering campaign isn't harming PeopleSoft.
A female Golden Gloves boxing champion and the Portland Boxing Club have settled a federal civil rights lawsuit with USA Boxing.
As the consummate &quot;corporate wife,&quot; Denise Foderaro backed Frank Quattrone as he climbed the rungs to the pinnacle of Wall Street.
Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish won their singles matches Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals.
SoulCalibur IV will be released by Namco Bandai Games on the PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 in 2008.
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group said yesterday that it would sell as much as $12 billion in assets, spend $45 billion on new projects and consider some acquisitions as it tries to bolster oil and gas production.
InfoWorld - Users may see an iPhone with 3G technology in the next six months, a financial analyst said Monday, citing waning inventory of Apple's current iPhone and the increasing demand in Europe for 3G products.
Billionaire investor George Soros, challenging a conviction for insider trading, denied the charges in a French appeals hearing Thursday and insisted he knows the difference between inside and public information.
In China, a sprawling lakefront is redeveloped with an eye toward the past.
Andrew Flintoff gives England a chance of victory over South Africa in the final Test.
InfoWorld - After standing in line for hours on Friday to buy the new Apple iPhone, some users were forced to wait even longer to&#160;activate the phones&#160;while others found the store shelves empty and will have to wait another week for their phones to arrive in the mail.On Monday, staff at an AT&amp;T store in Boston said they had run out of iPhones on Friday night while a line of customers still snaked out the door.
NATO-led troops mistakenly shot and killed an Afghan man in southern Afghanistan Saturday, believing he was a suicide bomber, the alliance said in a statement.
LATIFIYAH (IRAQ): American, British and Iraqi forces on Thursday continued a major sweep through Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009ctriangle of death\u00e2\u0080\u009d to try to smash rebel enclaves before elections in January.
BAGHDAD -- He was a dashing young computer engineer. She was a shy student at his alma mater. They fell in love over lunch last year in the university cafeteria and promptly became engaged.
Alleged gangster Tetsuya Shiroo admits shooting Nagasaki's mayor last April - a killing that shocked Japan.
The outlook for the holiday season brightened Thursday as many of the nation's retailers reported an improvement in sales in October. Discounters, however, had another month of lackluster results as their customers cut back their spending again.
By Arkady Ostrovsky in Moscow, James Boxell in London and Doug,Cameron in Houston. Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-backed gas monopoly, could team up with one of the major international oil groups in a bid for the
An appeals court on Monday upheld the indictment and house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges during his rule, rejecting an appeal to stop the case because of the former dictator's health.
A street parking attendant in Brazil's crime-ridden city of Rio de Janeiro was charged with sawing a woman in two over a parking space dispute, police said on Wednesday.
Dan Farber, over at ZDNet, is reporting that LinkedIn's founder, Reid Hoffman, has made their plans clear to open up API's and create a developer platform. From CNET Blogs Network.
Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich is out indefinitely after spraining his lateral collateral ligament in his left knee in Sunday&#39;s 20-6 loss to Houston.
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PATRICK VIEIRA insists his bust-up with Lauren will not damage Arsenal&#39;s Premiership title challenge and maintains there is no dressing-room split at Highbury.
Putting time limits on frontbenchers' speeches is among plans to boost backbench MPs.
Rookie Matt Moore, the fourth Panthers starting quarterback this season, engineers three fourth-quarter scoring drives and the Panthers stun the Seahawks, 13-10, on Sunday.
EDMOND, Okla. - A man shopping at a Wal-Mart Supercenter found a surprise package in the toy section, a small plastic bag containing cocaine.
Free agent Jaret Wright and the New York Yankees finalized a $21 million, three-year contract Wednesday, announcing the deal on the pitcher's 29th birthday.
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A new reporting period for company earnings kicks into gear this week, giving investors a bit of hard data to chew on, and markets could be volatile if the price of crude oil stays north of &#36;50 a barrel.
US Airways Group Inc.  on Wednesday withdrew a hostile offer for bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc.  after Delta creditors rejected the bid, taking immediate pressure off rivals to merge.
A salary cap remains a sticking point as the league and the players reject each other&#39;s offers. TORONTO - The NHL edged a few steps closer to cancellation of what remains of the 2004-05 season Tuesday, rejecting
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama accuses Bill Clinton of making false statements about him.
French police, using information from raids that netted the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA and a huge arms cache, have found more weapons in hideouts allegedly kept by the group, Spanish officials said Monday.
Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi Wednesday questioned the need for OPEC oil producers to rein in oil supply, saying the cartel&#39;s reference crude price was still above its official target despite steep recent falls.
Australia&#39;s dreams of an historic fourth successive three-day eventing gold medal ended in disappointment but there was still joy for the team when Andrew Hoy&#39;s wife won dual gold medals.
A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster. Faced with the usual obstacles - furniture, stairs, low-hanging bed skirts and stray socks - they intelligently and acrobatically extricate themselves from most tight spots and largely avoid getting stuck or sucking in what they shouldn't.
Few stories have touched CNN.com users like that of 5-year-old Youssif, an Iraqi boy set on fire by masked men. A U.S. burns center has offered to pay for all his medical expenses. When told of the news, the boy ran through his house in joy: \
The attacks throw a region sundered by conflict into still deeper chaos, as rebels, government forces and ethnic militias jockey to control the area.
Consumers aren't the only ones getting hit by inflation. Campaign donors will also feel its effect as candidates and political parties raise money for the 2006 elections.
A militant group said on its website on Thursday that it had killed 11 Iraqi National Guards abducted south of Baghdad. The Army of Ansar al-Sunna had executed 11 Iraqi soldiers, said a statement posted on the site.
Il ministro degli Esteri si rechera' nelle zone colpite
A federal building near the White House was evacuated for about a half hour Friday because of a bomb scare, interrupting the White House's morning press briefing.
The U.N. health agency announced a drive Thursday to give pregnant women increased access to safe blood, warning that about 125,000 mothers bleed to death during childbirth each year.
Dalla sua villa-fortezza in Sardegna, Berlusconi parla di Iraq con Blair: &quot;Solidariet\u00e0 ai nostri carabinieri che sono l\u00ec in missione di pace&quot;. I due leader cercano una posizione comune sulla crisi: &quot;Basta con la violenza, il governo di Baghdad deve ...
Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister said that the government was launching a major offensive against Al Qaeda in Mosul.
A senior UN official has warned that no solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be found without international involvement.
An unusual quiet continued Friday for the second straight day in Iraq, with American forces and insurgents apparently taking a pause after months of heavy combat.
NEW YORK: You have been named Time magazine \
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said he believes the DUP is prepared to sign up to a deal to restore devolution in Northern Ireland.
A specially-written ballet will be performed in Milan to mark the 10th anniversary of  Gianni Versace's death.
Stocks index futures rose on Tuesday, with investors likely to take their cues from a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as speculation about a reduction in interest rates ran high.
Long-running company MobiTV announced today that it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Gemstar-TV Guide, promising interactive program guides for the mobile TV service.
The U.S. government posted a   larger-than-expected $64.61 billion federal budget deficit in   August as outlays for the month were at a record high, a   Treasury Department report showed on Wednesday.
Slugger Barry Bonds has finalized a one-year contract to rejoin the San Francisco Giants, the team said on Thursday.
Jackie Chan and fellow stars marched silently Tuesday to Hong Kong's government headquarters, protesting against a gossip magazine that featured a cover photo of a pop singer changing backstage.
New areas such as broadband internet connections and computer data services help BT offset a further slump in its fixed-line business.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq if they made contact with his government.
Presidente Sicilia lascia dopo polemiche legate a condanna
NEW YORK - Susan Sontag, a leading intellectual and activist of the past half century who introduced the concept of &quot;camp&quot; to mainstream culture and influenced the way many thought about art, illness and photography, died Tuesday.
The remarkable Tiger Woods made PGA Tour history when he won the WGC-American Express Championship by eight strokes.
Tripoli - An African summit meeting wound up here overnight with a joint statement rejecting any &quot;foreign intervention&quot; in the crisis-torn Sudanese region of Darfur and voicing strong support for the Sudanese government which is threatened with
Insurgents tried to assassinate Iraq&#39;s environment and education ministers in separate bombings on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more than a dozen people, officials said.
Nonostante tutto e tutti il Brescia spera ancora di giocare il prossimo campionato di serie A. Per q...
US oil firm ConocoPhillips (COP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will be able to add 10 percent of Russian major LUKOIL&#39;s (LKOH.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) total reserves to its books after it completes buying a 10 percent stake
Berlusconi, evasione si combatte diminuendo pressione
A film about young Colombians swept up in deadly paramilitary battles in a Medellin neighborhood won a grand jury prize for best documentary Saturday at the Miami International Film Festival.
Single parents should be expected to find work once their child turns 11, a welfare reform report will say.
Danika Kogelschatz considered herself a savvy Web shopper, smart enough to ask the right questions and do preliminary research before parting with her money.
Tim Farrelly held a meeting for his San Francisco staffing company Wednesday to raise morale after John Kerry lost the presidential election.
Italian designer Valentino says he will retire in 2008 after celebrating 45 years in fashion.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke on Thursday threw his support behind efforts to craft  a fiscal stimulus package and repeated that the U.S. central  bank was ready to act aggressively to counter recession risks.
The US economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter of 2006, lifted by consumer spending.
All of a sudden, the Chicago White Sox are chasing more than a wild-card berth. The World Series champions played like serious AL Central challengers, with Freddy Garcia pitching the White Sox past the slumping Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.
The jury has reached a verdict in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis \
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Indian computer software firms to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.
Rapper Young Buck, left, whose real name is David Darnell Brown, and his attorney Roger Rosen talk to reporters after Brown was released following his surrender to Santa Monica, Calif.
Il patrimonio sequestrato comprende sei societ\u00c3\u00a0 edili, due impreseun'azienda agricola, 600 immobili e 90 mezzi meccanici                                          Sicilia, confiscati 300 milioni al clan mafioso Buttitta                                                                                  Si tratta di una delle pi\u00c3\u00b9 grosse operazioni condotte contro Cosa Nostra negli ultimi anni
Il candidato repubblicano alla Casa Bianca aveva detto 100
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. next week plans to unveil a sub-$300 PC for the developing world as the company tries to get a jump on a potentially enormous market.
Riot police take to the streets in Zambia after the authorities announce interim results in the presidential elections.
European and Japanese stocks scaled multi-year highs on Monday on talk of mergers and bids, while interest rate speculation weakened the low-yielding yen slightly against the dollar and euro.
President George W. Bush changed few minds on a bipartisan immigration overhaul on Tuesday at a rare luncheon meeting with Senate Republicans aimed at reviving the stalled legislation, lawmakers said.
The Iranian parliament, which is dominated by hardliners, passed a bill yesterday obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme.
More bangs per buck but still pricey
Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson are in trouble with the NBA again. The central figures in the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills were each suspended without pay by the league on Saturday for the first seven games of next season because of their most recent legal problems.
For most visitors, stately Vienna evokes images of the blue Danube, of waltzes and minuets, of Mozart and Freud.Comment
The Rhode Island senator's win in Tuesday's primary over his conservative challenger may boost the GOP's chances for maintaining control of Congress
Blog: New Google Maps feature lets people create customized maps with content from different mashup sites
Pop stars are doing it, so are millions of teenagers and even Communist Party politicians -- blogging has taken Vietnam by storm and spawned an alternative communications universe to dusty state media.
Cisco plans to introduce a range of new, better-integrated security products at the RSA Conference this week.
A North Korean official will visit the United States next month for talks with U.S. counterparts on resuming six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.
Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu failed to appear Wednesday for a bail hearing and a judge issued a new warrant for his arrest.
Il Chelsea ha ingaggiato dal Bolton l'attaccante francese Nicolas Anelka. Lo ha annunciato l'emitten...
Argento a finlandese Poutiainen, bronzo a ceca Zahrobska
Ukraine's top court annuls the result of the second round of the disputed presidential poll, paving the way for fresh elections.
Bayern Munich survived a scare in the second round of the German Cup, needing a goal in added time from Dutch striker Roy Makaay to beat amateurs VfL Osnabrueck 3-2 on Tuesday.
''La Societ&agrave; Cisco Calcio smentisce categoricamente quanto riportato da alcuni quotidiani ed ...
Democrat Barack Obama hopes to rout Hillary Rodham Clinton in presidential primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia while Republican John McCain seeks to put more distance between himself and Mike Huckabee.
&quot;I felt pretty good,&quot; he says. That is, until his 50th birthday when he had a heart attack. It&#39;s an all-too-common story and many cardiologists hope former President Bill Clinton&#39;s case will
The State Department urged Lebanon on Wednesday to stand by a constitutional provision forbidding a president seeking election to a second term.
News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  have &quot;basically agreed&quot; to a structure to protect the editorial  independence of the company&#39;s news operations, including the  Wall Street Journal and the Dow Jones Newswires, a source  familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Baghdad on Tuesday to see top Iraqi officials after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.
DIMONA, Israel -- A suicide bomber blew himself up Monday in the southern town that houses Israel's secretive nuclear reactor, killing an Israeli woman and wounding seven other people, Israeli officials said. Police said they killed a second attacker before he had a chance to detonate his explosives...
A former FBI intelligence analyst who worked under two vice presidents could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison Wednesday for passing secret U.S. documents in a plot to topple the Philippine government.
Summary - (Dec 23, 2004) Photographs taken by the European Space Agency&#39;s Mars Express spacecraft seem to indicate that there still could be active volcanism on the Red Planet.
A summer of discontent threatens to turn into a fateful autumn for England&#39;s coach after this miserable start to the World Cup qualifying campaign.
A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan told news agencies Saturday that the hostages would be killed unless all Taliban
La Welman utilizzava pillole con nome simile e colore uguale
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog will meet the North Korean government next month to discuss the shutdown of its nuclear program and bring the secretive communist state back under U.N. supervision.
The marquee matchup that  opened NBC's regular-season \
Il velivolo caduto nelle acque del Vomano si trovava nella zona per parteciparealla locale fiera dell'artigianato, messo a disposizione dei visitatori                                           Abruzzo, elicottero precipita nel fiume Recuperati i corpi di tre dei cinque passeggeri                                                                                  Forse anche due bambini a bordo
Allegations that Israeli troops killed a wounded Palestinian terrorist in custody and other high-profile accusations of soldier misconduct have sparked a wave of soul-searching
WASHINGTON - Second hand smoke can cause cancer. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what the surgeon general says, so too the Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization.
The company will unveil a range of products today including its version of the iPod digital music player that raises the stakes in a war between PC and electronics makers.
If we&#39;re talking about 15-year-old kids and Game Boy video games, well, then, it must be time for another On Golf column. Michelle Wie is back in the news, fresh off her latest birthday last week, meaning
Sen. John Edwards accused Vice President Dick Cheney of \
Jets coach Herman Edwards calls Justin McCareins \
Opposition leader Shimon Peres said  on Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to  assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing  far-right fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.
There's a new bar on the right-field roof and seats on the left-field wall. In center field, Jimmy Buffett sang \
Rachia Bakr Mohammad lies under a mosquito net, and her sister tends to her. Two months ago, Mohammad says, she left the confines of this
With his corruption trial behind him , Silvio Berlusconi has sanctioned the production of a film about his life that promises to be an image-building exercise leaving few in doubt about his political and ...
SAN FRANCISCO - There was nothing wrong with the St. Louis Rams' offense that a trip to San Francisco couldn't fix...
A floating off-licence trading off the coast of Teesside is temporarily out of business after Customs seize part of its stock.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Diego Maradona was taken to hospital for a time Saturday with breathing problems but was then sent back to a drug treatment center and his life was not in immediate danger, a family member said.
Andre Miller scored 21 points Monday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to an 84-76 victory against the visiting Dallas Mavericks.
HONG KONG: China were sent crashing out of the 2006 World Cup by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday after a 7-0 thrashing of Hong Kong was not enough to stop rivals Kuwait pipping them at the post.
The Sauber Formula One team will test up-and-coming Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi this month as they seek a replacement for his compatriot Giancarlo Fisichella.
Intel has dropped plans for 4GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip, making a shift in approach.
Leading UK vets say a national blood bank is needed to save the lives of injured dogs and cats.
Alfred Kinsey&#39;s Sexual Behavior in the Human Male seems less likely to launch a movie than most books with sex in the title, but note the fine print.
Time Warner Inc. said yesterday that it is creating a $500 million reserve in response to the federal investigations of its America Online unit and that it also will restate AOL Europe&#39;s financial results for 2000 and 2001.
The EU ban on arms exports to China could be lifted this year despite US objections, Jack Straw says.
Ben Fathi, Microsoft's vice president for the Windows core operating system, talked today about the draft APIs for PatchGuard that were announced today as well as the company's reasons for releasing them.
Several California cities and counties have sued Microsoft, accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating systems market.
Troubled pop star Britney Spears has begun showing up for custody hearings to regain access to her two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to media reports on Tuesday.
HOUSTON, June 12 -- The international space station deployed  a new power source Tuesday, unfolding a pair of 115-foot-long solar wings like an accordion window blind.
Two women are in hospital following a fire at a Bed and Breakfast in Newcastle, County Down.
WASHINGTON - The White House came out Tuesday against parts of a Senate intelligence reorganization bill, saying they would create \
After 18 years, 785 games, 230 goals, two Women&#39;s World Cup championships, two Olympics gold medals - and an unparalleled sociological legacy - Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy
Tony Blair reportedly faces growing opposition from elements within the Labour Party over his plan to serve a full third term as prime minister.
An EU court reverses a four-year-old decision to freeze the funds of an Iranian opposition group.
Japan has gotten its first glance at Prince Hisahito, the long-awaited new heir to the throne, who had a full head of hair and slept calmly in his mother's arms as he was brought out of the hospital.
Here are brief sketches of some of the key players in the Hollinger International Inc. story. A special committee of the company&#39;s board of directors released a report Tuesday accusing its former CEO Conrad
Russia on Wednesday expressed regret  that Europe's main election watchdog turned down concessions in  a dispute with Moscow over the monitoring of next month's  presidential vote, Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Rivals debate Iraq, experience and healthcare - but strive for party unity
The lawyer for Barry Bonds confirmed Friday that the San Francisco Giants left fielder used a clear substance and a cream given to him by his personal weight trainer
Congress on Wednesday moved to prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects
During a press conference yesterday, Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge answered his cell phone, turned to the audience of reporters, and said, &quot;Hold on, it's Gary Payton.&quot; It was an obvious joke, but also wishful thinking.
Iraq's visiting prime minister, Ayad Allawi, says he shares a hopeful view with President Bush that things are getting better in Allawi's tumultuous nation, a conviction the president is putting on full display to persuade doubting U.S. voters.
COLOMBO - Deadly tsunamis have unexpectedly shored up Sri Lanka\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace process, where the government has been under pressure to open talks with Tiger rebels or risk war.
IN the Ryder Cup, the Americans may still have the name, but the Europeans continue to have the game. None of the golfers on the European team have won a major championship while the Americans
San Diego State is going to the Big House to convene with a Forbes 500 athletic corporation, the dynamic octopus known as the University of Michigan.
U.S. forces have achieved generally encouraging, though \
The first effective malaria vaccine promises to save millions of lives. Scientists were jubilant last Thursday when results of the trial involving children between one and four years in southern Mozambique
DETROIT, May 23  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The General Motors Corporation has put up a 49 percent stake in its former financial arm as collateral for a $4.1 billion revolving line of credit, the company said late Wednesday.
Record oil prices widened the United States trade deficit in November as the cost of imported petroleum outpaced a modest rise in exports.
Britain faces 'losing a generation' of children to obesity-related disease, the Duchess of York warns.
PATTANI - Thailand&#39;s Government faced withering criticism after nearly 80 Muslims suffocated to death while in Army custody, with one newspaper blaming the tragedy on the Prime Minister&#39;s &quot;flawed&quot; leadership.
BAGHDAD - Due giornalisti francesi, Christian Chesnot e Georges Malbrunot, sono stati presi in ostaggio in Iraq da un gruppo integralista che chiede l&#39;annullamento della legge francese sul velo. Secondo la
Dubai announced a public holiday on Monday when main roads will be closed because of a visit by President George W. Bush to the emirate.
The clues aren't inside Bar Linois, a scruffy working men's club in Arano, a village in the misty, north-western region of Galicia.
NEW YORK  - Children riding all-terrain   vehicles (ATVs) are in danger of suffering disabling or even   fatal head injuries, a team of neurosurgeons warns.
The British grand prix is on Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s draft 2005 calendar, which will be published after a World Council meeting in France.
France, Germany and Britain have drawn up a draft UN resolution outlining possible sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme.
Andrew Weesner wants to protect you from foul weather. Ken Accardi wants to make it easier for you to store your stuff. And Christi Andersen and Derek Ohly want to help women buy bras that fit.
U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software were $1.18 billion in January, down 6 percent from  a year earlier, with Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) Wii console  once again outselling its rivals.
The body of an Iraqi Kurdish refugee who died after being attacked in Swansea is to be flown back to Iraq.
La giapponese Mao Asada ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nel concorso femminile al torneo dei Quattro Cont...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday his government had bungled the implementation of changes to the country's creaking social security system but stood by the reform despite week-long protests by pensioners.
Quarterback Tim Tebow won A.P. Player of the Year honors Tuesday in a vote that was similar to the one that made him the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy.
MITROVICA, Serbia and Montenegro  - From the  mountainous Serbian border, the River Ibar flows gently into  Kosovo and slices through the town of Mitrovica.
Il Manchester United dovr&agrave; fare a meno per tre mesi del centrocampista coreano Park Ji-sung. ...
Esportazioni superiori a media per Italia centrale e isole
Zayed Khan tries hard, but this film really can't be saved.
By Bob Purvis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 9--Police say that when Milwaukee County sheriff's Deputy Anthony Moffett went looking for a prostitute last month, he wasn't driving down the streets where they often work, and he wasn't looking to make an arrest.
Nessun cambio nella classifica stilata oggi dall'Iffhs, l'Istituto mondiale di storia e statistica d...
Firmato da Rice e Amorim un memorandum sui biocombustibili
VIENNA - England midfielder Steven Gerrard is a major doubt to face Austria in today&#39;s opening 2006 World Cup qualifier. Gerrard has failed to shake off a groin injury suffered in training on Thursday and
People applying for sub-prime mortgages are being advised to lie about their incomes, the BBC has learned.
Dal 30 giugno un 'pin' per telefonate a numeri 'speciali'
Is Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fine-tuning an enhanced iPod with roughly 50 percent more storage and a color screen to display photos?
DALLAS -- Dell Inc. said Thursday that preliminary second-quarter earnings jumped 46 percent on stronger sales of enterprise products and services, improved average selling prices and favorable component costs.
Israeli troops detain a top commander of the Palestinian presidential guard, known as Force 17, Palestinians say.
Iona Coach Kevin Willard will face Rick Pitino and the Cardinals on Saturday, no doubt borrowing heavily from his Pitino\u00e2\u0080\u0099s playbook.
Anthem&#39;s yearlong effort to buy WellPoint Health Networks is now focused on Georgia, where the insurance commissioner says he wants cash concessions like those given in California.
BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia  - Hundreds of Indonesians tried to pick up the pieces of their lives by starting to rebuild their quake-flattened homes on Thursday as aid poured in for thousands camping out in tents or open fields.
L'attaccante del Manchester United e della nazionale inglese Wayne Rooney, dovr&agrave; recarsi a ca...
By Andrew Wellner, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 8--WASILLA -- A group of state and local firefighters that might have seemed larger than necessary stomped out a one-acre forest fire Tuesday in Big Lake.
The subpoena is in connection with the suicide of a 13-year-old Missouri girl after she received cruel messages from people posing as a teenage boy on the site.
Martina Hingis led the expected parade of seeded players into the third round of the Pacific Life Open, and former finalist Gustavo Kuerten bowed out in the first round of the men's draw Friday.
Scott Peterson&#39;s convictions for killing his pregnant wife and her unborn son wrap up phase one of the most closely watched murder trial since OJ Simpson&#39;s nine years ago.
Former NBA all-star Vin Baker, whose 14-year career was marred by bouts of depression and alcoholism, pleads not guilty Tuesday to drunken driving.
Police investigating an alleged  terrorist training network searched 17 homes in the British  capital on Sunday and were granted more time to question 14  suspects, they said.
A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said on Saturday, after Tokyo refused a demand by his captors to pull out its troops.
PC maker plans to acquire Bristol Technology, a maker of software for monitoring complex business transactions.
An Israeli spy satellite meant to boost the Jewish state&#39;s surveillance over arch-enemy Iran met a watery end on Monday as a launch malfunction hurled it out to sea rather
Joe Paterno has been saying all year he has a good football team. His Nittany Lions finally proved it on the field, allowing Paterno to end his 39th season at Penn State with a victory in State College, Pa.
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Graeme Souness was naturally delighted as Newcastle comfortably beat Sochaux 4-0 to book their place in the Uefa Cup knock-out stages.
OGGI SU INTERNET/MESSICO - Libri con valori: Cattolicesimo e liberalismo in Messico Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Messico (Agenzia Fides) - 100 anni di pensiero politico ed ecclesiologico (1767-1867) per comprendere il conflitto fra i liberali e la Chiesa in Messico, che sembr\u00c3\u00b2 insuperabile dopo la Costituzione del 1857....
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- The head of a radical mosque besieged by government forces in the heart of Pakistan's capital rejected calls for an unconditional surrender Friday, saying he and his die-hard followers were ready for martyrdom.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da  Silva's Workers' Party (PT) won the mayoralty of at least six  state capitals in Sunday's municipal vote but was forced into a  run-off to defend its hold on the race's biggest prize, the  city of Sao Paulo.
World number one Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick in four sets to win his third consecutive US Open title.
Asian and European stock markets headed down again Wednesday after a broad global sell-off the day before that included a more than 3 percent drop in the Dow Jones industrial average and the loss worldwide of an estimated trillion dollars in equity.
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U.S. trade data and the White House budget take the spotlight this week as markets digest comments from a weekend G7 meeting and upbeat remarks on the U.S. deficit from Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan.
A success both on and off the track, Sunday&#39;s Chinese GP showed Formula One there is life outside Europe. Rubens Barrichello roared from pole position to claim an historic win at the first-ever Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.
(andPOP) - The millions of Harry Potter fans around the world will be excited to learn that the sixth novel in the series by JK Rowling will be released in June.
Police are to take no further action after investigating claims Cherie Blair gestured to slap a teenager.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his Dutch counterpart, Jan Peter Balkenende, called for a clear signal for Turkey&#39;s accession to the European Union (EU) at Friday&#39;s EU summit.
More than 100 monks march around Burma's most revered Buddhist temple, in a third day of anti-government protests.
Carlo Ancelotti won the head-to-head against his former team-mate Frank Rijkaard as a first-half goal by Andriy Shevchenko gave Milan a 1-0 win over Barcelona and left the Italian champions with a maximum haul of nine points from their three Group C
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday defended the sale of a key unit of the Yukos oil firm to a little known company, calling it legal, and said he could live with a Ukraine presidency of Viktor ...
THE MINES, Malaysia  - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lobbied the head of the Islamic world's largest grouping on Thursday to back his idea for Muslim nations to come up with a new Middle East peace initiative.
Gunmen killed an officer loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Sunday, a day after Abbas called for new elections in a move that raised the stakes in his showdown with the ruling Islamist group Hamas.
Dopo i pareggi dell'andata, a Valencia e Lione due sfide difficili oggi per le italianeDomani sar\u00c3\u00a0 la volta del Milan che riceve in casa gli scozzesi del Celtic                                            Champions, per Roma e Inter una notte che vale una stagione                                                                                      Mancini: \
[Johannesburg, 15 December 2004] - Fujitsu and Cisco Systems have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers and enterprises to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP
Two of the UK's largest banks will this week boost the financial sector by increasing dividend payments, a report says.
A top UN official warns the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not end without international involvement.
WASHINGTON The newly installed president of the Motion Picture Association of America is renewing Hollywood&#39;s promise to go after movie pirates, no matter where they are in the world.
Online video site YouTube is to test a new video fingerprinting technology to address copyright concerns.
By Sherry Youngquist, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 23--MOUNT AIRY   Firefighters battled more than 27 wildfires in the Piedmont and foothills yesterday.   About 40 acres burned, said the N.C. Division of Forest Resources, which helped local firefighters with the fires.
Smokers of menthol cigarettes find it   harder to quit than those smoking regular cigarettes,   researchers said on Monday, perhaps explaining why blacks in   the United States suffer disproportionately from   smoking-related ailments.
Nessuna variazione ai primi dieci posti della classifica Wta. La belga Justine Henin &egrave; al com...
ROMA - &quot;Siamo al minimo storico. Avete capito? La Casa delle libert\u00c3\u00a0 non \u00c3\u00a8 mai stata cos\u00c3\u00ac sotto. Forza Italia perde 6-8 punti. Ma anche gli alleati non vanno meglio. El&#39;Ulivo ha superato il 50%.... Silvio Berlusconi \u00c3\u00a8 fuori di s\u00c3\u00a8.
Iran was sending mixed messages on Tuesday regarding the development of its nuclear program. Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Tuesday that his country would
A Chilean court has suspended the order to place former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet under house arrest for crimes he committed during &quot;Operation Condor&quot;, aiming to remove his opponents in Latin America, between 1970 and 1980 at the request of his
President Bush will shortly sign into law a historic agreement allowing the US to export civilian nuclear fuel to India.
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters Life!) - During Pope Benedict's   visit to Bavaria last week, he spent six days amongst crowds of   cheering Catholics, many of them fellow Bavarians deeply   attached to the region's traditional pious Catholicism.
It's green, and from a factory. Watch it develop.
L'Upea Pierrel Capo d'Orlando (serie A) ha ingaggiato con un contratto annuale Oscar Gugliotta (guar...
The top American negotiator with North Korea said that the country agreed to account to international monitors for all of its nuclear programs.
This year is set to be the warmest on  record in Britain and the sixth warmest globally, according to  a survey released on Thursday by the Meteorological Office and  the University of East Anglia.
Science & environment: Scottish Executive to launch ambitious drive to prepare for the changes ahead.
Blog: Various people hiding behind pseudonyms are fueling news about a supposed worm for Mac OS X.
Blog: ESPN.com's Peter Gammons found several major leaguers who had to find creative ways to get their hands on an iPhone without missing a game.
Alitalia SpA said eight of its nine biggest unions agreed to a plan to split Italy&#39;s biggest airline in two, enabling the carrier to receive a loan to stay in business.
ISLAMABAD: Observing that high-level mechanisms were available to resolve the &quot;complex&quot; Kashmir issue, Pakistan on Thursday said that focussed efforts were needed for its settlement.
Residents of a small Jewish settlement said Sunday they've struck a deal to move to a village inside Israel, giving a boost to the government's contentious Gaza pullout plan by becoming the first community to agree to be evacuated.
Berkshire Hathaway and its General Reinsurance unit must comply with subpoenas from the subsidiary\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former chief executive, Ronald E. Ferguson, whose fraud trial begins Jan. 7 in federal court, a judge has ruled.
Responding to concerns in the food industry, companies developing cloned livestock have come up with a system to track the animals as they move through farms and slaughterhouses.
Mexico asked President Bush on Monday to reject a plan to build a border fence to keep illegal immigrants out, but acknowledged that its plea was likely to fall on deaf ears.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has predicted his team will be shocked back into their winning run by the surprise loss of two points at Fulham last week.
The two astronauts aboard the international space station cut back by half on meat, potatoes and vegetables, and made up for the lost calories with sweets during the five weeks that they rationed their food because of a shortage.
British police said on Friday they had detained a man who claimed to have sent one of a series of letter bombs to hit the country in past weeks but added that they continue to investigate a number of other leads.
America Online has partnered with and taken a minority investment in travel search player Kayak Software. The two will build an AOL-owned travel search site, to launch in early 2005, which will be powered by Kayak&#39;s technology.
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India says troops in Kashmir have come under small arms fire in breach of a ceasefire for the second time this week.
Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum--but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft&#39;s monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?
The California Legislature passed a bill that would give California's 55 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, rather than the candidate who captured the state &#151; but for now, the measure stands a slim chance of becoming reality.
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The Wolfpack is unable to stop the vaunted Hurricanes offense as Miami rallies from an early defecit to stomp N.C. State 45-31.
ABC and NBC are planning to turn the best-selling \
ISRAEL&#39;S prime minister Ariel Sharon cancelled a meeting with Jack Straw yesterday - because he lost his voice. The Foreign Secretary was scheduled to meet Sharon during a two-day visit to the Middle East.
Danny Mills insisted on Friday that under-fire manager Kevin Keegan had the backing of the Manchester City dressing room. The England defender, who in midweek rubbished reports he had clashed with Keegan in
The Sporting News - Shaq goes to the Suns. Pau Gasol joins the Lakers. Chris Webber returns to the Warriors. Damon Stoudamire is sold on the Spurs. Just glance at the transactions and you can see the West is as wild as ever.  Then look at the standings and you can see this season is turning out to be wilder than ever. A mere five games separate the first-place Suns from the 10th-place Blazers. Wild and crazy, indeed.
It was tough enough for DeShawn Stevenson to accept a minimum wage contract to play for the Washington Wizards. What he didn't expect as part of the bargain was second-banana billing to Gilbert Arenas in a hit video on YouTube.
BAGHDAD - A US journalist kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago was released Sunday. In an interview with Al-Jazeera television, Micah Garen, 36, thanked representatives of radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for working to secure his release.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez says he is expecting Barcelona to be on the offensive during Tuesday's Champions League knock-out tie.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called for a new global economic framework that would emphasize regional alliances.
For the first time since it trademarked the \u00e2\u0080\u009cPolo\u00e2\u0080\u009d brand name in 1967, Polo Ralph Lauren has sponsored a polo team in the United States.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  - The man accused of a series of  shootings on Ohio highways in which one woman was killed  pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday, though a  judge previously declared him fit to stand trial.
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Insurgents released a video on Tuesday  showing a U.S. hostage pleading for his life, and militants  assassinated a senior judge in Baghdad, intensifying a campaign  of violence ahead of Sunday's watershed election.
Sudan on Saturday signed an agreement  to ensure the voluntary return of more than one million people  displaced by fighting in the Darfur region and said it was  giving Darfuris more say in local government.
Chronicles and pronouncements of Thailand's king &#151; the world's longest-serving monarch and a godlike figure to many &#151; will soon be trumpeted online.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - With no sign that the lockout of its players will end in the near future, the National Hockey League has cancelled the 2005 All-Star Game.
[Sports India]: New Delhi, Oct 12 : The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) is expecting a formal letter of invitation from the game&#39;s world governing body to replace Olympic champion Australia in the Champions Trophy at Lahore in December.
After being dropped from his usual second spot in the batting order all the way down to ninth, it would be easy to say Mark Bellhorn's game had bottomed out.
Unseeded Brazilian Ricardo Mello &quot;Yello&quot; won his first career title in his first career final Sunday at the ATP stop in Delray Beach, upsetting local favorite and No.
A woman's effort to assuage her 6-year-old son's fears of his grandfather's ghost by selling it on eBay has drawn more than 34 bids with a top offer of &#36;78.
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By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 16--Polyplex (Thailand) Plc sees clear signs of an upturn in the  global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) business cycle, based on three  quarters of steadily improving results, said general manager Manish Gupta.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir dismissed criticism by the U.N. secretary-general on Friday, saying the world body was making unreasonable demands and turning a blind eye to the activities of Darfur rebels.
A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for &#36;85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11.&quot;
When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).
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Don&#39;t tell Santa: Live Christmas trees could be a dying tradition in the United States. Since 1999, the number of households that display real trees has dropped dramatically -- by 33 percent, from 35.4 million to 23.4 million.
Using an iPod in a car isn't a seamless process just yet. Carmakers are aiming to change that, but in the meantime there are other ways to make your music collection mobile. By John Gartner.
Australia coach Wayne Bennett launched a fierce attack against the appointment of New Zealand referee Glen Black for the latest Tri-Nations clash against Great Britain.
U.S. Marines clashed with insurgents on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Fallujah and launched airstrikes at militant targets, the U.S. command said Friday, ignoring a call from the city's leaders to ...
Clint Bowyer edged Martin Truex Jr. for the pole in qualifying for the opening race of Nascar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chase for the Nextel Cup championship. Bowyer, the 45th of 49 drivers to make a qualifying attempt on the 1.058-mile oval at New Hampshire International Speedway, turned a fast lap of 130.412 miles an hour to knock Truex (130.255) off the top spot for tomorrow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sylvania 300.
Hurricane Jeanne, which has killed more than 1,000 people in Haiti, is now heading towards the northern Bahamas and Florida. In Haiti, around 1,200 people are still missing and the UN has said the number of
West European MPs and a Russian gay rights leader are arrested in Moscow during violence at a banned protest.
Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric and former manager Harry Redknapp are to hold a joint news conference at Fratton Park on Tuesday.
STOCKHOLM - A Swedish cartoonist who depicted Islam's Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog said yesterday that police have taken him to a secret location and told him he cannot return home following a death threat from Al Qaeda in Iraq. Lars Vilks, who was whisked away by police when he returned to Sweden from Germany on Sunday, ...
US broadband deployment is accelerating as underserved rural and inner city areas gain greater access to new services, according to a government report.
Yes, a slimmed-down version of America&#39;s pastime soon may be coming to a ballpark near you. The new production might even be suitable viewing for children.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - Richard Hatch, who rose to  fame as the first winner of the \
WASHINGTON - Airing a glimpse of pop singer Janet Jackson&#39;s right breast during the nationally televised Super Bowl football game earlier this year will cost 20 CBS television stations a record total of US$550,000 (S$933,000) for violating indecency rules
The Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling preventing the industry from listing taxes and other government fees as separate line items on consumers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 bills.
Luciano Pavarotti's widow said on Saturday she hoped a media furor over the late opera star's inheritance would soon be over and insisted the tenor was in no way mentally impaired when he made his final will.
LONDON - After a year of negotiations two of the world&#39;s giants of consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp.
An Ethiopian judge finds 38 opposition leaders guilty of charges connected to protests over election fraud.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Valeriy Demyanenko sipped his morning coffee Sunday inside the sprawling opposition tent camp in the heart the Ukrainians capital, grimaced at the bitter taste - and smiled.
WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - Twenty-seven people attached to an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad either approved or participated in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, an Army investigation found.
Today, I&#39;m just going to list off some things that I&#39;m thankful for in the world of sports ... First off, I am thankful for the fact that every sports writer gets to write a &quot;things I&#39;m thankful for in the world of sports&quot; piece on Thanksgiving.
Hypothetical, stereotypical Canadians respond to the spectre of global warming ... through song! In Table of Malcontents.
Singer Russell Watson says he thought he \
PHOENIX -- Not that he needed to do it to convince you, me, the Red Sox, or baseball in general, but his one-hitter Thursday afternoon in Oakland had to be the final evidence that Curt Schilling should be signed to a contract for next season.
Blog: LCD TV sales dropped a bit in the first quarter from the last three months, and Philips bore the brunt.
The family of American hostage Jack Hensley has received confirmation that the headless body handed over to US officials in Iraq is his, a family spokesman said Wednesday.
A US man has been jailed for six months for a 2001 attack on the web systems of space agency NASA which cost $200,000 to fix. Gregory Aaron Herns, 21, from Portland, Oregon, hacked into the network at NASA&#39;s
When families and friends get together for the holidays this year, many more of them will use a digital camera to record those memories.
L'allenatore del Napoli, Eddy Reja deluso dopo il pareggio interno con la Triestina. ''Nel primo tem...
The chief of Russia's state arms-trading company said Wednesday that Moscow will sign a deal with the United States to tighten control over portable anti-aircraft missiles but won't restrict sales of other weapons to countries out of favor with Washington.
KIEV - Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court is sitting a second day to hear allegations of presidential vote-rigging as parliament debates a no-confidence motion in the government.
Wolverhampton &amp; Dudley, the brewer and pub group, announced a \u00c2\u00a3120m offer for Burtonwood of Cheshire, sparking speculation about a wave of sector consolidation.
DETROIT - A federal judge yesterday threw out the terrorism charges against two men convicted last year in a case once hailed by the Bush administration as a major victory in the war on terror.
Scientists have uncovered the fossil skeleton of a robust bird-like dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago.
By Larissa Liepins TORONTO  - New Internet-based technology could soon turn regular computer users into armchair spies, a Canadian inventor said on Monday.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Beijing Wednesday to begin the first visit to China by an Iraqi head of state since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1958, state media said.
Never in the tugboat industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 170-year history has there been such demand for new equipment, according to a study.
Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann named uncapped Fulham defender Moritz Volz in his squad for the friendly against Cameroon on November 17.
Sri Lanka's peace hopes dimmed further as Norway failed in a secret attempt to save a stumbling initiative to end three decades of ethnic bloodshed, officials close to the process said.
Suspected Muslim militants have beheaded a Buddhist village leader in southern Thailand in revenge for the deaths of 85 protesters last week and left the head and trunk two km (mile) apart, officials say.
a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite &quot;Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.
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Independent observers described Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential election as mostly fair on Sunday despite turmoil over possible multiple voting that led most of the candidates to call for a general boycott.
Rochester Big &amp; Tall, a national menswear retailer based in San Francisco, has agreed to be purchased by the Casual Male Retail Group for $15 million in cash. Casual Male also will assume $5 million of Rochester&#39;s debt.
The pro-Western leader of Ukraine&#39;s Orange Revolution appeared early today to be on the verge of a landslide victory in Sunday&#39;s presidential runoff.
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company faces a crucial week as it prepares to make a decision on the possible development of a new plane to challenge US rival Boeing and grapples with internal Franco-German friction.
New controls on tobacco advertising have come into effect, the latest step in a government campaign against smoking. Cigarette and tobacco advertising in shops, pubs and clubs will now be
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THE High Court has thrown out a \u00c2\u00a3230m damages claim brought by City stockbroker Collins Stewart against the Financial Times newspaper.
Friday the 13th was decision day for  investors weighing whether to bid for shares in Google Inc.'s  initial public offering. The big question now is, how many of  them were feeling lucky on an unlucky day.
Liverpool were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup third round as League One Luton rose above their status to give Rafa Benitez's side an almighty scare on Sunday.
Record purchases of gift tokens and online presents drove up preliminary consumer spending estimates in the US on Monday but clouded attempts to predict retail store sales.
Growing numbers of Americans were hungry this Thanksgiving, and the nation should do more to help them enjoy its bounty, the Democrats said Saturday in their weekly radio address.
President Bush asked Canadians on Wednesday to move beyond their deep opposition to the Iraq war and get behind his vision of democracies blooming from Baghdad to the West Bank.
XM Satellite Radio chief executive Hugh Panero and his top engineer were exploring an abandoned printing plant in Northeast Washington back in 1999, looking for a home for their growing space-age radio company.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Penelope Cruz and Matthew McConaughey. Jen and Ben. Angelina and Brad.
A new science technique inspired by natural processes millions of years old could revolutionise public health care by allowing vaccines to be stored for years without refrigeration, British scientists announced on Tuesday.
Tim Henman&#39;s journey to the semi-final of the US Open has seen him rise from sixth to fourth in the world rankings, matching his previous highest position.
With a large turnout on Monday's finale, more than a million revellers will have attended west London's Notting Hill Carnival, a three-day celebration of Caribbean culture and music, police say.
Altria Group Inc. MO.N on Wednesday  said quarterly profit fell 6.9 percent, weighed down by  one-time charges at its Kraft Foods business and increased  exposure to airline industry losses at its financial services  unit.
MOSCOW, Aug. 31 -- A former police officer was sentenced to death and nine other men, including a senior civil servant, were given long prison sentences Thursday for the murders of a leading opposition politician in Kazakhstan and two of his employees.
Jamie Foxx scooped up the Golden Globe for best actor in a musical or comedy, for his portrayal of music legend Ray Charles in the biopic \
U.S. retailer Macy's Inc said on Friday it would close nine underperforming stores in Indiana, Ohio, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Utah and Texas.
Yoko Ono is calling for the anniversary of the death of her husband, John Lennon, to become a day of worldwide healing.
NEW YORK : The National Hockey League was in the deep freeze, with no indication that the league&#39;s labor woes could be resolved in time to save any of the 2004-05 season.
East Carolina football coach John Thompson will step down at the end of the season, a school source told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

WALNUT CREEK, CA--The first genetic instruction manual of a diatom, from a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth&#39;s most prolific carbon dioxide assimilators, has yielded important insights on how the creature uses nitrogen, fats, and
Il ct inglese Fabio Capello ha dato il suo ok per disputare un'amichevole, prevista per fine maggio,...
The NFL agreed to contract extensions with Fox and CBS to televise games for six more years.
A draft UN treaty to tackle any future giant asteroids heading for Earth is to be drawn up this year.
Singer Michelle Gayle is among six acts competing to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.
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L'Italia &egrave; stata battuta dall'Olanda 11-7 (2-1, 2-3, 4-2, 3-1) nella semifinale del torneo di...
William B. Schultz, 59, partner at the Washington offices of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, focuses on laws related to food, drugs, and the public interest. Those interests merged when he opposed a lawsuit filed by a patient advocacy group, the Abigail Alliance, which sought greater access to experimental drugs. Schultz, working on behalf of a different group of patient advocates, endorsed ...
At issue is whether scientists using DNA from aboriginal populations are underselling the risks to donors.
The first meeting of Africa's senior Anglican bishops is opening in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos.
Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped British director of CARE International, is seen in this image made from an undated video aired on Al-Jazeera television Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
Austrian rescuers look for a missing snowboarder after at least three people died in avalanches.
A notorious poacher and smuggler, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan stands with a gun in his hideout in the jungles of Southern India, in this 1998 photo.
Asian shares were mostly lower on  Tuesday, pulled down by technology stocks following worries  about a sales forecast from bellwether Intel Corp. and  unexpectedly flat industrial output in Japan.
Turkey's ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party looks on course to win enough votes on Sunday to govern alone again in an election that has divided the country over religion's role in a secular state.
BAGHDAD -- The textbooks at their new school might call their predicament \
The U.S. Postal Service has canceled a brief experiment that allowed ordinary people to make postage stamps using images of their dogs, babies and even, it turned out, outlaws such as the Unabomber.
Riot police patrolled tense Bangladeshi cities ahead of a general strike called to protest grenade attacks on a political rally that killed 19 people, witnesses said.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Chris Simon stepped onto the ice at Nassau Coliseum, dressed in his New York Islanders jersey for perhaps the final time this season. The occasion was team picture day, but the rugged forward barely mustered a smile.
The Kurdish region of Iraq is hoping to challenge Dubai as the Middle East\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main transportation and business hub.
Athens, Greece, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams were shockingly eliminated in the third round of the Olympic tennis tournament Wednesday.
Plus, Amazon blacks out, a sad day for Colgate, and profiting from questions.
A drive to tackle prejudice-driven bullying in schools is launched as a government inquiry into bullying begins.
A leader of a banned Kenyan sect is freed by a judge, days after gruesome killings were blamed on the group.
Allenamento mattutino per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato con il Rimini. La squadra ha svolt...
Flushed out of Fallujah, Iraqi insurgents are adopting deadly new tactics in big urban areas
Verizon Wireless announces the availability the Samsung SCH-i760 Windows Mobile smartphone.
The message to Jonny Wilkinson is clear. I want your shirt, I have your shirt and I intend keeping it, signed Charlie Hodgson. Hodgson answered the critics who said isn&#39;ta big-game
SPRINGFIELD -- As the clock keeps ticking on the fate of thousands of flu vaccine doses the state ordered from companies overseas, Gov.
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Touched by an Ombudsman In a sudden about face, ICANN has concluded that it does indeed have authority over renegade domain pusher Registerfly.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Julie Andrews, whose film career has ranged from magical nanny in an Oscar-winning performance in \
The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has confronted a spate of bad news in recent days, from the drug indictment of his South Carolina chairman to criticism for skipping meetings of the Iraq Study Group.
com. Blog, noun [short for &#39;Web log&#39;] (1999): a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was headed back to Panama yesterday, a day after two of his wife's relatives were electrocuted while cleaning the pool at his home.
Shaun Pollock made a triumphant return to Test cricket as the West Indies collapsed on the first day of the third and final Test against South Africa at Kingsmead Thursday.
Americans David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for their explanation of the force that binds particles inside the atomic nucleus.
The transfer of 14 foreign terrorism   suspects from CIA prisons abroad to the U.S. military prison at   Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, resolved a two-year debate in the Bush   administration over its detention policy, The Washington Post   reported on Thursday.
Matt Ryan did not win the Heisman Trophy and his Boston College team fell short of a Bowl Championship Series berth. But there was a final victory over Michigan State in the Champs Sports Bowl on Friday night.
Even after learning he will probably never wear a uniform again, never be the boss, Frank Robinson still displays the same class he has shown his entire career.
Microsoft Corp. has acknowledged the existence of a program circulating on the Internet that could circumvent its copy protection for online music, but said it was working on a fix.
Baghdad -- The highest-ranking soldier charged with beating and humiliating Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison and snapping keepsake photos of the deeds pleaded guilty in military court Wednesday to assault, maltreatment, dereliction of duty, indecent
President George W. Bush is considering a \
Alternative browser will be available on portable devices running Microsoft's OS.
Former television journalist-turned-writer Kati Marton remembers a brief period when anti-Semitic prejudice waned, and creative genius flowered in Budapest.
University of Vermont basketball coach Tom Brennan, left, talks with forward Taylor Coppenrath at practice in Burlington, Vt., Monday, March 17, 2003.
Osama bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chauffeur was arraigned today in the first US military commissions since the Second World War as the man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyer challenged the very basis of the hearings.
Residents in areas only now recovering from Hurricane Katrina were warned not to drive through flooded streets for fear of creating wakes that could send water into homes and buildings
HOUSTON Jurors stung a bit of Wall Street by convicting four former Merrill Lynch and Company executives and a former midlevel Enron finance executive of conspiracy and fraud.
Questo il commento del tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, dopo la vittoria sulla Reggina nell'an...
A Benevento protesta contro la discarica regionale
Italian politicians agree to work together to try to secure the release of two women kidnapped in Iraq.
Want to conquer a contest with cool movie prizes? Then enter to win unique items in WXII12.com Entertainment&#39;s giveaway in conjunction with the Warner Bros.
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Hurricane Felix weakened to a Category 3 storm as it battered Nicaragua on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
LONDON Oct. 7, 2004 - Stunned US health officials met with British regulators Thursday to discuss the suspension of flu vaccine production that has slashed supplies across the United States and planned to
L'Albinoleffe ha battuto il Brescia 2-0 in amichevole. Mentre Somma ha presentato una squadra imbott...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa Aug. 25, 2004 - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and
Yusuf Islam, the singer and song-writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, has urged Islamic militants in Iraq to free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized 10 days ago and threatened with death.
Frustrated by sub-par, outsourced customer service and technical support? Would you be willing to pay a premium for onshore service?
A technology that allows movies to be downloaded and burned to blank DVDs using the same content-protection system as commercial discs got the OK today.
Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. is stepping deeper than ever into the consumer electronics arena with its fall product lineup &#151; so don't be surprised if you hear about \
BEING born to a teenage mother can double a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s risk of committing suicide, new research has claimed. Such people were twice as likely to kill themselves in later life than those whose mothers gave
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.  , which provides software services, on Monday reported  a 21 percent increase in quarterly profit as it won more deals  in Europe and in the health care industry.
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Stocks slid on Thursday, setting lows  for 2005, after disappointing reports from eBay Inc. EBAY.O  and Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O added to worries about earnings  growth, while a survey showed factories in the Mid-Atlantic  region expanded at a slower pace than expected.
Bolivia's top court has asked the government to start extradition proceedings against a former president who lives in self-exile in the United States, the attorney general said on Tuesday.
The Israeli occupation forces tightened closure on the Palestinian territories on the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan and prevented any Palestinian under age 50 from entering occupied Jerusalem.
A senior police officer in Greater Manchester warns loyalist paramilitary Johnny Adair over his possible move.
With the death toll in Haiti by Tropical Storm Jeanne rising to more than 1,000 on Thursday, panic erupted in some disaster areas for fear of being unable to get food and water supplies, news from Haiti said.
The French government demanded the release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq by a group demanding that France rescind a ban on Islamic headscarves in the nation&#39;s schools within 48 hours.
Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.
E&#39; previsto per le prime ore di domani mattina, nell&#39;aeroporto di Pratica di Mare, l&#39;arrivo del C130 dell&#39;Aeronautica militare con a bordo le prime salme degli italiani morti in Thailandia per il maremoto che ha devastato il Sud Est asiatico.
Contaminated wells may be the source of the mystery illness that has stricken more than 1,000 visitors to an Ohio island getaway in Lake Erie, authorities said on Friday.
Despite disagreement over Kashmir issue, India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to open up cross-border tourism nor the first time while pledging to continue a &quot;serious and sustained&quot; dialogue in the coming months.
The Frelinghuysen family of New Jersey has a political pedigree that stretches back to the Revolutionary War. How many members of this family have represented New Jersey in Congress?  4 10 8 6
Five behaviors in elderly men are associated not only with living into extreme old age, a new study has found, but also with good health and independent functioning.
The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
The electronics retailer enters the co-branded credit card arena.
Reigning American Idol Fantasia Barrino said one song on her new CD, \
UNITED NATIONS - A U.N. Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned 1.2 million refugees...
A Tasmanian aboriginal group is suing Britain's Museum of Natural History to keep it from conducting tests on bones, teeth and skulls taken from the island, saying Monday that the experiments would desecrate the corpses.
BILOXI, Miss. _ President Bush toured rebuilt homes in a Long Beach neighborhood devastated by Katrina, then met with area mayors and other elected officials at Biloxi City Hall on Thursday morning during his 14th visit to the Mississippi coast since the hurricane.
Wachovia Corp. WB.N on Friday said   it has teamed up with a General Electric Co. GE.N unit to   provide commercial and purchasing credit cards to the No. 4   U.S. bank's wholesale and treasury services customers.
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Greek Cypriots won international praise yesterday for tearing down an emblem of the island's division, but Turkey appeared in no rush to respond to calls to remove its troops from the area.
Yahoo will upgrade its free software suite for mobile phones, improving capabilities such as search, mapping, e-mail and photo management, the Sunnyvale, California, company will announce on Tuesday.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - Democratic rival Sen. John  Kerry opened the first debate with President Bush on Thursday  night promising, \
In vista della gara d'andata di coppa Uefa contro il Rosenborg, l'attaccante della Fiorentina Giampa...
KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained on Friday the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, sparking protests from Shi'ite politicians and prompting an apology from the U.S. ambassador.
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Alfonso Soriano's first season with the Nationals may be remembered for the sheer offensive numbers, but he is most proud of his defense.
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Krispy Kreme shareholders hope for a break from the badness in this week's earnings report.
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The organization's acronym, SIFMA, sounds like a terrible skin condition.
A recovery in the world's largest economy is likely to continue, despite oil prices surging to record levels, US Federal Reserve officials say.
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NPR.org, November 17, 2004 \u00c2\u00b7 A NASA research jet sets a new air speed record for air-breathing engines by traveling nearly 7,000 mph, or 10 times the speed of sound.
(InfoWorld) - India's chief outsourcing association has admitted there may be instances of U.S.\u00c2\u00a0visa abuse by Indian companies, but said the problems are confined to \
NEW YORK  - Young girls who believe they are lactose-intolerant take in less calcium and have thinner bones than their peers who don't think they had any trouble consuming dairy products, a new study shows.
While Sears and Kmart are swapping vows, Martha Stewart also looks on approvingly.
EU efforts to speed action on  climate change took a blow on Tuesday when Japan refused to  follow the EU line on how to establish a new international  regime once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
Washington Democrats will pay for a second recount in the state&#39;s unsettled governor&#39;s race, hoping it will erase the 42-vote margin held by Republican Dino Rossi.

Among the many issues raised by the Supreme Court&#39;s recent disclosure that Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer is how much information the court owes the public about the chief justice&#39;s health.
An association of Auschwitz deportees and an anti-racist organization sought a symbolic one euro in damages in a Paris Court of Appeal from the former boss of Internet site Yahoo over sale of Nazi memorabilia on the Internet.
One moment Peter Pasquarosa wanted the job. The next he didn't. For six agonizing weeks, Franklin High School's baseball coach flip-flopped back and forth, trying to decide if he should accept an offer to become an assistant coach at Boston College.
US stocks were volatile on Friday as traders weighed up the first fall in US employment in 4&frac12; years against a possible rescue plan for troubled bond insurers.
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY, NASDAQ:ATYT), a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions, today announced that PCI Express (PCIe)-enabled graphics
The death toll from an explosion at a coal mine in central China has risen to 33 with six injured, as authorities announced plans for an inspection drive in a bid to improve shockingly low safety standards in the nation's mines.
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Season three of 'America's Next Top Model' is hitting back once more on September 22nd. The UPN reality show had announced the cast for the next coming season. 14 young girls have been chosen to live a new chapter of their life through the teach...
BAGHDAD -- The Shi'ite Islamist-led coalition that won the most seats by far in Iraq's new parliament is engaged in a fierce internal debate over who should be prime minister, a choice that could determine how confrontational the new government might be toward the United States and the 130,000 US troops expected to remain in Iraq.
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The Boston Red Sox rebounded from a tough loss by hammering their arch-rival New York Yankees 10-1 behind Josh Beckett's Major League-leading 19th win of the season on Saturday.
Stocks slid for a sixth session on Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq's drop of more than 3 percent as profit forecasts from Apple Inc and Motorola added to recession fears.
Former Malaysian deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Germany Sunday for back surgery, days after being released from six years in prison.
Militants who say they are holding three foreigners hostage in Afghanistan say talks are about to open.
A second person dealing with the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk is tested for the disease.
Church leaders condemned on Wednesday a  Christmas nativity tableau depicting English soccer star David  Beckham as Joseph and his pop singer wife Victoria as the  Virgin Mary.
The United Nations reacted  cautiously on Monday to Myanmar's announcement of a  constitutional referendum and elections, saying the political  process there needs to include a range of parties.
Colorado is considering letting prison inmates work on private farms after farmers complained that an illegal-immigration crackdown has left them short-handed, officials said.
Oscar Peterson's dazzling keyboard technique, commanding sense of swing and mastery of different piano styles could leave even his most accomplished peers awe-struck. His death brought forth tributes from jazz pianists spanning the generations.
In today&#39;s NBA, it&#39;s tough to gain respect playing in the Eastern Conference. It apparently doesn&#39;t matter that the defending champs loom there.
LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
Italian military officials denied reports that they had kicked out of their base in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah an American journalist who was kidnapped at the weekend while reporting on archaeological sites in the area.
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The White House and Congress failed to strike a deal Friday after exchanging competing offers on an Iraq war spending bill that Democrats said should set a date for U.S. troops to leave
By Paul Garber, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  May 31--LEWISVILLE   The Rev. Robert C. Evans' career journey has led him to churches big and small in North Carolina. He has helped start two congregations in this state and Virginia.
Let down by politicians and trade  unions, Greece's young professionals are taking to the  blogosphere to try to improve their prospects.
Milano difficile da raggiungere, a vantaggio di concorrenza
Sweet drinks &#151; whether Kool-Aid with sugar or all-natural apple juice &#151; seem to raise the risk of pudgy preschoolers getting fatter, new research suggests. That may come as a surprise to parents who pride themselves on seeking out fruit drinks with no added sugar.
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A documentary which takes a look at George Michael's life and career will be shown at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
Jason Flores-Williams may despise President Bush, but he can't wait for him and his party to get here.
BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake killed at least eight people and buried many others under collapsed buildings.
Tim Henman is relishing his Masters Cup eliminator against Russian Marat Safin in Houston tonight. The British No1, who lost to Andy Roddick in his opening match at the $4.45million end-of-season tournament
The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia  Hamm the perfect send-off on Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to  win Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.
A 2-2 Champions League draw at Panathinaikos is further proof that Arsenal&#39;s killer instinct evaporates on leaving British airspace.
Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey.
IL PERSONAGGIO. Ai fedelissimi aveva detto: se mi abbattono, andate avantiNon si sgretola l'impero del governatore, con il suo esercito di colonnelli e assessori                                          Colpevole ma contento Tot\u00c3\u00b2 esulta per la sentenza                                                                                   di ATTILIO BOLZONI
The view of ground zero just got a little smaller. The agency that oversaw the redesign of the World Trade Center site on Thursday stopped posting on its Web site hourly images from a camera pointed at ground zero.
A US appeals court considers if CBS deserved to be fined over Janet Jackson's Super Bowl breast bare.
Brian St. Pierre, a former Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback cut by the Baltimore Ravens last weekend, was signed to the Steelers' practice squad Monday.
The aluminum sheeting from the Atomium, Belgium's most famous landmark, is being sold as scrap metal to raise funds for a much-needed renovation, officials said Wednesday.
HOUSTON - Roger Clemens hopped off the mound, pumped his right fist and muttered to himself all the way to the dugout. His work was done and the Houston Astros were exactly where they wanted to be - right back in the NL championship series...
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The e-mail offer of a work-at-home job was a godsend to Deena Monroe, a Statesville, N.C., single mom who had just been laid off from her position as a warehouse supervisor. The prospective employer said Monroe's resume had been spotted on job search site Careerbuilder.com and offered her the cha...
With jobs and trade both hot-button election issues, a coalition of business and union groups Thursday pushed the Bush administration to punish China for alleged unfair trade practices.
Police are investigating after five hunters were killed and three others were injured over the weekend in northwestern Wisconsin, apparently following a dispute over a deer hunting spot.
By DAVID B. CARUSO    PHILADELPHIA  -- For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot...
The Olympic games engages virtually everyone on the planet. The past two weeks have shown they are thrilling, intoxicating and enriching - and, of course, unpredictable.
A mere three months after the latest iPod Shuffle was introduced, Apple has added a variety of bright colors to the small music players that are about the size of a matchbox.
Trend-setting U.S. architect Philip Johnson, whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on Wednesday.
China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), said on Wednesday it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for &#36;1.25 billion, capping the U.S. tech giant's gradual withdrawal from the business it helped pioneer in 1981.
A leading German defense firm plans to market its new unmanned aerial vehicle to Gulf Cooperation Council members.
The United States began issuing &quot;e-passports&quot; carrying data embedded in electronic chips despite concerns the high-tech documents could be read remotely by hackers.
The $17.8 billion, three-way deal that Lakshmi N. Mittal, a financier based in London, announced this week would put him at the head of the largest, most geographically diverse steel company in the world.
The UN's nuclear chief says the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear programme will be a \
Mattel will use Matrix Semiconductor&#39;s long-delayed 3-D memory chips in cartridges for its upcoming Juice Box personal media player, a $70 device aimed at children between the ages of eight and 12.
Cisco, IBM, Microsoft and SAP have the most loyal customers in IT, according to a report released today. The fact that they are some of the biggest, most successful IT vendors in
China told the world on Saturday it will not rush to reform its pegged exchange rate regime, dashing hopes for a breakthrough on currency issues at next week's Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting.
ATHENS, Greece - Stefano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed race leader Vanderlei Lima of Brazil with about three miles to go.    Lima, whose lead had been slowly shrinking, was pushed to the curb by a man dressed in green beret, red kilt and knee-high green socks...
ROME: Italian mobile phone users have donated more than 11 million euros ($15 million) for the victims of the Asian tsunamis through a text messaging arrangement that seemed to set a trend, it was reported on Thursday.
Blog: The country surpasses U.S. as worst greenhouse gas emitter, earlier than predicted.
North Korea urged its impoverished people Saturday to rally around Stalinist leader Kim Jong Il, after Washington rebuffed the communist North's demand that the two sides hold bilateral talks to curb nuclear tension.
Federal Reserve policy-makers  believed that, while worried about inflation, keeping interest  rates steady would enable them to gather more data before  deciding on any future rate rises, minutes of their August  meeting released on Tuesday showed.
Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city Monday, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully planned school siege that prosecutors linked to a Chechen rebel leader.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to pay more than $45 million for a small painting by the early Renaissance master Duccio di Buoninsegna.
US Airways&#39; pilots union ratified a new labor contract Thursday that the airline says is a critical step to a successful emergence from bankruptcy, with pilots accepting
NATO forces cornering Taliban guerrillas   killed 50-60 fighters in artillery and air strikes and ground   battles on Tuesday in a major offensive to crush a revitalized   Taliban in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said.
It remains to be seen whether the Nets are as good with Vince Carter as they once were with Kenyon Martin, but at least they have made winning a priority again over in the Meadowlands.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Two suicide bombers struck near the heart of the Pakistani military on Tuesday, killing 24 people and wounding 66, many of them Defence Ministry staff on their way to work in the city of Rawalpindi.
A professional athlete sidelined by an injury might as well be a dead man. Harsh, but true. If you are too hurt to play, you might as well stay home. Some teammates don't even want to look at you. Reminds them of their own vulnerability. In a big league locker room, no one wants to talk about ...
John Danforth, the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Thursday that the Bush administration re-tained its confidence in Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn rejected the blame, despite his last-minute blunder, for his team&#39;s 1-0 loss against Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Kenya's police commissioner urges poll losers to respect the outcome as counting continues in close elections.
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TV Reports showcasing the brawl between the players and the fans came as a shock to the watching public. And NBA has taken strong actions by suspending four players involved for an indefinite period.
Strikers Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp were the men behind Arsenal&#39;s pulsating 5-3 comeback win over Middlesbrough on Sunday, scoring or making all of the champions&#39; goals in a Highbury classic.
David Gardner continues his interview with Jim Sinegal.
THE HAGUE (Netherlands): President Pervez Musharraf has termed killing of Amjad Farooqui a major success of the government against terrorism and vowed to continue efforts till the elimination of terrorism.
An out-of-control sport utility vehicle went airborne and landed on a car, killing three Chinese college students in the sedan, authorities said Friday.
Virginia Tech extends its Hokie Hardwood Classic tournament winning streak to 19 games with an 82-49 rout of Furman on Saturday.
But the Manchester University researchers who developed the cheap solution say they have reached a major stumbling block - no one is willing to invest in the natural solution because there is no money in it.
Dozens of people have been killed by heavy snow and freezing weather in recent days in Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.
China's top Communist Party training academy has slammed Oscar-nominated director Zhang Yimou's latest film \
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected US sprinter Torri Edwards&#39;s appeal of her doping ban and upheld her two-year suspension from track and field.
An unsolicited e-mail to the American Folk Art Museum helped make the rare drawings of Mart\u00c3\u00adn Ram\u00c3\u00adrez a little less rare.
Confectionery giant fined following outbreak in which 42 people fell ill.
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Jens Lekman, the Swedish indie rocker, came to New York, but something seemed odd.
The jury at the Venice Film Festival left critics and journalists perplexed and in some cases vexed when it
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A top election official says vote counting is through in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. The election&#39;s top technical officer told The Associated Press that US-backed interim president Hamid Karzai is the winner.
A more refined analysis of the human genome, or book of life, shows people have fewer genes than previously thought, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday.
Lifestyle: 27 October 2004, Wednesday. A major pop concert was staged in Bulgaria's capital Sofia to mark the 100th anniversary of the National Theater Ivan Vazov.
As a maverick Republican and Vietnam war soulmate of Democratic challenger John Kerry, Senator John McCain is walking a thin political line in this year's presidential election and apparently relishing every moment.
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Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it has formed its own record label that will develop music offerings to be sold both in the chain's coffee shops and through traditional music retailers.
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TechWeb - Nuance Communications plans to buy MobileVoiceControl, a provider of speech-enabled mobile search and messaging services, for an undisclosed sum.
CAMBRIDGE -- For North Andover sophomore Kirstin Kasper, there was no need to be nervous. Swimming is nothing new to her -- in fact, she has been doing it since she was 5.
Nikon Corp., the world's No. 2 chip  stepper maker, said on Thursday it has won a contract to supply  Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. with equipment used to  make NAND flash memory chips.
An appeals court yesterday upheld the indictment and house arrest of General Augusto Pinochet on murder and kidnapping charges during
Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC he believes time is running out on tackling climate change.
Nearly seven months have passed since the Supreme Court heard arguments about public school integration plans.
Justine Henin e Maria Sharapova approdano in semifinale al Roland Garros: la belga, attuale numero 1...
The four-day trip through the region is designed to assure nations devastated by the tsunami of the United States' support.
KABUL, Afghanistan - An explosion tore through the office of an American security contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing seven people, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said.    The explosion hit the office of Dyncorp Inc., a U.S...
Startup VI Labs has beefed up CodeArmor, which protects software against intellectual property theft.
A NASA spacecraft has a date with Mercury next week for a flyby that will return the first detailed views of the small planet in more than 30 years.
Michael Moore, writer and director of the movie &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11,&quot; poses before a news interview, in this July 6, 2004 file photo in New York.
Sens. Norm Coleman and Elizabeth Dole both claimed Monday they have enough votes from their GOP colleagues to take over leadership of the influential National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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Britain's finance minister Gordon Brown began a week-long mission to Africa to pitch his ambitious proposal for a \
Oracle (Quote, Chart) advanced its plans to acquire PeopleSoft Friday after the US Department of Justice said it would not appeal a ruling on an antitrust case that tried to block the merger.
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Suicide bombers attacked a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, killing at least two guards, a police official said.
In 17 scrapbooks Dan Eldon had created meticulous collages of the adventures and passions of his teenage and young adult years growing into a man who saw his camera work as a quest for justice.
Relations between Spain's government and its clerics have turned hostile. Socialists swept to power earlier this year with a pro-gay, feminist agenda and the church is putting up a fight.
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A group of small brokerages wants to block a merger between private regulators, saying it is a backstairs way for larger firms to strip smaller companies of their power in shaping regulations.
Upcoming chip set will support 802.11a, b, and g networks.
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of problems that can raise the risk of heart disease, is often associated with obesity, but new research indicates that people of normal weight can develop the condition too.
Australia\u00c2\u0092s national carrier, Qantas, said that it had been approached by Macquarie Bank and the Texas Pacific Group amid speculation of a takeover.
Plus, don't waste your vote, and a truce in the toy wars?
HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced its participation in the following investor conference, which will be available via live webcast:     Bank of America 36th Annual Investment Conference on Sept. 19.
Two weeks before the Iowa contest in the presidential election, Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama remained deadlocked in a new state poll, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Sir Richard Branson sells his UK chain of Virgin record stores to a group of senior staff at the business.
VERKHNYAYA SALDA, Russia -- The orange glow of molten titanium ingots illuminates the cavernous factory, one of several Soviet-era facilities that sprawl across 5,000 acres in this small city east of the Ural Mountains. The hot metal will soon be fashioned into dozens of parts destined for Boeing's...
NEW ORLEANS -- Aaron Brooks threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the New Orleans Saints kept their postseason hopes alive with a 26-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons yesterday. Brooks completed 12 of 24 for 227 yards. With New Orleans trailing, 6-5, in the second quarter, Brooks scored the go-ahead touchdown after New Orleans pulled the kicking ...
Dell is slashing prices on corporate IT solutions by up to 22%, but only for US customers. The cuts come on the back of impressive trading figures and lower component costs for Dell, and cover enterprise servers, desktops and laptops.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Arizona Senator John McCain last night triumphed in the Florida primary and earned front-runner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on Tuesday moved to make its products more affordable for the masses, unveiling its cheapest Macintosh computer ever and a version of its iPod digital music player for under &#36;100.
Creating a bank to store a new type of  stem cell produced from donors' ordinary skin cells could help  reduce time and money for treating patients with regenerative  medicine in the future, a Japanese researcher said on  Wednesday.
Stem cells from umbilical cord blood can save the lives of leukemia patients when compatible bone marrow donors aren&#39;t available, according to two major studies published today.
President Bush is offering moral support and financial aid to states hard hit by the latest hurricane to strike the United States.
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw is due to announce jail reform plans aimed at reducing the rate of reoffending.
The proposed merger of French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France (GDF) hit last-ditch problems amid shareholder wrangling and a court victory for trade unions which threatened to hold up the deal.
NEW YORK, September 21  - SBC Communications (SBC.NYS) has gained a major contract to build an internet-based telephone network for Ford Motor Company&#39;s headquarters and other facilities in Michigan.
ROMA - Sono ancora in corso, negli uffici della procura di Roma, le audizioni di Simona Torretta, Simona Pari e del mediatore iracheno, collaboratore della Croce Rossa, sentiti rispettivamente dai pm Ionta, Saviotti ed Amelio.
Sony Corp (6758.T) said on  Thursday it would postpone the launch of its &quot;Home&quot; virtual  community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early  next year, the latest setback in its video game battle with  Microsoft Corp  and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).
Amazon.com Inc. and TiVo Inc. have jumped into the digital download wars &#151; with a twist. The new partners will beam movies and TV shows directly to their customers' living rooms.
Africa's debt must be completely written  off if the continent is to have a chance of meeting  international goals on reducing poverty, a United Nations body  argued on Thursday.
The European Union's executive arm urged Pakistan to \
Maine Sen. Susan Collins managed to keep busy last week, a down period for most members of Congress awaiting Tuesday&#39;s start of the lame-duck legislative session.
 by Bush Kosovo pledge: premier
Fairbank Farms, a U.S. ground beef producer, said on Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling beef patties sold to Shaw's Supermarkets in New England because of concerns about bacterial contamination.
(InfoWorld) - If your mobile phone starts morphing into an interactive subway schedule, the menu of a nearby restaurant or a medical diagnostic instrument, a suburb of Stockholm that's home to a cluster of innovative tech companies may be responsible. Kista has emerged as a major European center for innovation in information and telecommunications technologies (ICT), with more than 400 high-tech companies located on the gently rolling wooded site between the E4 motorway and an elevated subway line. It's educational facilities include Mobila Gymnasiet, a high school where incoming students get a laptop and an Internet account instead of a pile of books. It's also home to the Electrum Foundation, a research center started by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and ABB in 1988. Ericsson has been a big magnet for the wireless industry, having relocated its Stockholm headquarters to Kista in recent years. And IBM Corp. has had a big regional operation in Kista for more than two decades. The rapid growth of the suburb, whose commercial area is called Kista Science City, has also been fed by government, higher education, research and private initiatives. Reflecting the ICT boom, the local mall under the elevated train stop has grown in the past few years from a typical Swedish suburban mall, with a Konsum supermarket and Systembolaget state liquor store, to a facility that houses 125 shops, 33 restaurants and an 11-screen multiplex cinema. The mall is used as a demo area for mobile services being developed locally, including public transport information services, and time- and location-based shopping and dining tips. The demonstrations are organized by the nonprofit Kista Mobile and Broadband Showcase. Tomas Bennich, who runs the showcase, said he expected 20 or so companies to join when he started it a year ago. But more than 50 have joined, and the number will rise as the group expands its mission to include broadband services. Some 65,000 people work in Kista, and a multitude of languages can be heard in the enclosed \u00e2\u0080\u009cboulevard\u00e2\u0080\u009d running the length of the Galleria, including American English, German, French, Farsi -- and quite a lot of Swedish Xavier Aubry, the French cofounder of Appear Networks, says he picked Kista for a headquarters because it's \
NASA's images from the Apollo moon landings, the Voyager planetary flybys and the many space shuttle missions will be accessible through a central, searchable Web site under a partnership between the space agency and the nonprofit Internet Archive.
The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.&#39;s injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.
Take That's Gary Barlow says there is \
Gang culture took over one of the UK's largest jails, the Chief Inspector of Prisons reports.
The ability to detect 10 smells - including lemons, lilac and leather - can be used to help predict which people with minimal or mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists say.
By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 6--AT&T plans to hire up to 200 people to staff call centers for its new U-verse video service, the company said Monday.  The new jobs will be located at the AT&T office at 804 N.
Mattel has only itself to blame for a huge toy recall that has stoked global alarm about Chinese-made goods, state media said on Thursday, charging that a slew of foreign safety scares had exposed a protectionist agenda.
the U.S government sends cyberinvestigators to help the Baltic state better understand what happened.
Voters on Sunday cast ballots on a referendum that would repeal a Western-brokered law that effectively grants local autonomy to the country's ethnic Albanians.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is \
When the former Hollywood star Robert Blake wanted his wife killed he turned to two stuntmen who had worked with him 30 years ago on his hit television show Baretta, a jury heard yesterday.
Con il Gratta Vinci incassi per oltre 3 miliardi di euro
A frantic pregnant woman told a 911 operator she had been hit and was in pain shortly before actor Ryan O'Neal was arrested for alleged assault and firing a weapon in an altercation with his son.
ISLAMABAD, 28 OTTOBRE 2004 - Un&#39;esplosione accidentale, provocata da un corto circuito, ha ferito cinque persone nell&#39;hotel Marriot di Islamabad. Lo ha comunicato la polizia locale. Il ministro dell&#39;informazione
It's the hottest ticket in town, as dedicated fans flock to retailers to grab copies of Microsoft's new video game. The opening-day sales figures catapult the sequel to the top of the entertainment heap.
IBM has agreed to buy Watchfire, a developer of web application security auditing tools, and plans to incorporate it into its Rational business unit.
Oil prices held just below the $47 mark on Monday as Iraq resumed exports from both its northern and southern outlets after lengthy disruption, despite fierce fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
PHILADELPHIA/SAN FRANCISCO  - PeopleSoft Inc.'s  PSFT.O board  on Wednesday again unanimously rejected Oracle  Corp.'s ORCL.O $8.8-billion hostile tender offer, leaving  Oracle to appeal directly to PeopleSoft shareholders to decide  on the bid for themselves.
Sul sito del Milan Ricardo Oliveira ha espresso n tutta la sua gioia per la liberazione della sorell...
If the outcome may be months or years away, how can a person tell whether his psychotherapy is any good?
Federal health officials cautioned women Friday that use of a GlaxoSmithKline drug during the first three months of pregnancy shows possible links to birth defects.
Baylor waited 39 years to get back into the Top 25. Then the Bears had to wait some more, enduring five overtimes to get their first win as a ranked team. Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the fifth overtime to lead No. 25 Baylor to a 116-110 win over No. 18 Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Rescue planes found the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger jet on Saturday, a day after it disappeared with 155 people on board over the Amazon jungle, Brazil's airport authority said.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Six-time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Alstott announced his retirement after 12 seasons Thursday, saying goodbye to the NFL during a tearful news conference in a meeting room where the Buccaneers played a highlight film of some of his most memorable plays.
Voting paper for the presidential elections, photo: CTK As an observer, you have to be neutral.
OTTAWA - The troubled federal gun registry could face further cuts under the government&#39;s $12 billion expenditure review exercise this autumn.
Sudanese security forces bulldozed a refugee camp after forcing thousands of conflict-weary Darfur villagers to another camp, an African Union official said Wednesday.
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Sun Microsystems formally launched its Solaris 10 operating-system upgrade on Monday as a free, more advanced, multiplatform OS alternative to Red Hat Linux, with backing from new partners such as eGenera and SAP.
The San Francisco Giants fan who caught Barry Bonds&#39; 700th homer is being sued by another man who says he is the rightful owner of the prized ball, which he maintains was stolen from him during a mad scramble.
Diminutive yet dynamic Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana has retired following his omission from a Sri Lankan training squad due to face New Zealand next month.
By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  May 24--The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources must start work on statewide regulations for new construction along Minnesota lakes and rivers under orders from the Minnesota Legislature.
Hundreds of Chechens protest against moves to pardon a former Russian colonel who strangled a Chechen teenager.
Non-operating gains help Allstate post a quarterly earnings gain.
The UN war crimes court for Rwanda has convicted a Roman Catholic priest, the first it has tried, of genocide and sentenced him to 15 years for his role in the 1994 mass killings.
As soon as oil traders heard Wednesday that oil workers in Nigeria, a major petroleum exporter, threatened to join a national strike, their frenzied bidding drove up the price of crude oil by more than 90 cents, to more than $52 a barrel.
Internap Network Services Corporation (AMEX:IIP), a leading provider of performance-based routing solutions over the Internet, announces today that it will commence trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market (\
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles outfielder Milton Bradley won't be disciplined by the Dodgers for a clubhouse confrontation with a reporter he called an \
MONTCLAIR, NJ -- The earliest e-mail came Wednesday morning at 1:23 am That&#39;s 6:23 am where my brother Ken, the Yankee fan, lives and works.
Portsmouth's forgotten man Lauren is aiming to spike the Gunners' title challenge and prevent Harry Redknapp from discarding him in January.
Filiale France Telecom presenta il telefono fisso-mobile
KUFA - Sono decine le persone ferite oggi dopo che la Guardia Nazionale irachena ha aperto il fuoco contro un corteo di fedeli al leader sciita Moqtada al Sadr in marcia verso Najaf, nel sud dell&#39;Iraq. La
LIVERPOOL, England  - Relatives of Kenneth Bigley, the Briton beheaded in Iraq, remembered him at a tearful memorial service Saturday as an honest, funny man whose brutal killing devastated those who loved him.
Stunned British and American scientists watched a seven-year dream fall to Earth yesterday at 150mph, potentially smashing the fruits of a $250m mission.
A rented army of 130,000 civilians supports 160,000 United States soldiers and marines, dying and suffering alongside their brothers and sisters in uniform.
French lawmakers adopted a hotly contested bill on Tuesday that would institute language exams and potential DNA testing for prospective immigrants, making it more difficult for families to join loved ones in France.
Maryland safety Christian Varner remembers many things from the last time the Terrapins played Georgia Tech.
The United States must better protect poor people and African-Americans in natural disasters to avoid problems like those after Hurricane Katrina, a U.N. human rights panel said Friday.
Security forces in Pakistan killed five kidnappers as they tried to rescue two Chinese engineers. Officials say one of the hostages died during the rescue while his companion received minor injuries.
A Sri Lankan baby found in the debris left by the tsunami is returned to his parents, after DNA tests confirmed he was their child.
Lavoro, previdenza, servizi, Pa, federalismo fiscale
Loner who murdered Harrods shop assistant and buried her body on a common wmust serve a minimum of 23 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with the Cabinet in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin, Monday, Dec. 20, 2004. Freedom House, a US-based organization that tracks the progress of political rights and
The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.
Italian officials said Wednesday they were tracing the movements of an American man infected with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis who honeymooned in Rome for two days despite being told to turn himself in to health authorities.
Now that Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s $2.5 billion annual revenues from anti-inflammatory COX-2 inhibitor VIOXX\u00c2\u00ae are history, the next question is what happens to the even greater amount of money ($3.
The nation's 45 million smokers will probably help pay for the spending increase that Democrats want for children's health insurance, say analysts familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill.
U.S. health officials have approved a Gen-Probe Inc. test to help diagnose the HIV virus sooner, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
Despite years of efforts, Europe has made little progress toward its goal of surpassing the United States in growth, innovation and productivity by the end of the decade, leading European economists reported Friday.
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A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.
Former financier Martin Armstrong  pleaded not guilty to expanded charges of fraud on Friday, just  days after he challenged a contempt order that has kept him  imprisoned for more than four years.
The move could foster some of the chaotic creativity that is more closely associated with its competitor, MySpace.
The possible inclusion of Keith Van Horn in a deal that would send Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks means Van Horn, a former Net, would have to come out of retirement.
Actress Julia Roberts, who is due  to deliver twins in January, has been admitted to a Los Angeles  hospital after experiencing early contractions, People magazine  reported on Tuesday.
Jordan Harrison turns fragments from the life of Leni Riefenstahl, the filmmaker who made movies for Hitler, into a story that is funny and thought provoking and even a little touching.
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ROMA (6 nov. 2004) - Si \u00c3\u00a8 conclusa all&#39;alba - con la denuncia di 96 persone ed una serie di perquisizioni e di sequestri - un&#39;operazione dei carabinieri tesa a contrastare la pornografia minorile via Internet
Un uomo gli ha sparato in un ristorante
The number of obese people in Sweden has doubled in the past 25 years, with one in 10 Swedes now considered largely overweight, a Statistics Sweden study showed.

Pakistanis, once portrayed in Indian  movies as extremists and terrorist sponsors, are morphing into  Bollywood heroes.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is convinced that had the intelligence community used a unified database from Oracle, the terrorist attacks on 9/11 would never have happened.
The city halted excavation work at the site of a new Donald Trump condominium tower in SoHo after human bones apparently from a 19th-century church graveyard turned up, officials said Wednesday.
A Sinn Fein delegation led by party president Gerry Adams is to meet the head of Northern Ireland's police.
Il marchio e' in mano al fondo svizzero Fibalko
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The judge in the criminal trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff will hold a hearing Wednesday on a new note from the jury deliberating the charges.
A bidding group headlined by Sony  Corp. 6758.T agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for nearly $5 billion on Monday,  after rival bidder Time Warner Inc. TWX.N withdrew from the  auction.
Although my favorite fiction films at Sundance were different in theme and tone, they were united by stylistic commonalities, a feel for the still moment \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and, importantly, for beauty.
Priscilla Presley, Kristi Yamaguchi and Adam Carolla are catching dance fever. They are among the dozen celebrities who have signed on to compete on the next season of \u00e2\u0080\u009cDancing With the Stars.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The other contestants include actors Marlee Matlin, Shanno...
SOME of the biggest names in British rock and pop are ready to perform for free to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster, it was announced today.
(ANSA) - ROMA, 12 NOV - Andrea Masi non giochera&#39; contro gli All Blacks domani al Flaminio di Roma: al suo posto debuttera&#39; il 19enne Matteo Pratichetti. Fuori anche Canale che sara&#39; sostituito da Barbini.
LONDON - Robbers with their own trucks stole six trailer loads of chocolates worth more than $900,000 from an industrial park in northeast England, police said Monday.    Since the chocolate heist at the Great Bear Distribution Center in Skelmersdale in the early hours of Sunday, five of the trailers have been recovered: four of them empty and the fifth still containing its load of Easter eggs...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla..  - The U.S. space shuttle Discovery blasted off on a pillar of fire on Tuesday, soaring above Florida marshlands toward a rendezvous in two days with the International Space Station.
The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on starting membership talks on Friday  after Ankara said it would sign a pact acknowledging Cyprus as  an EU member.
Department of Transportation Monday launched a formal investigation of US Airways and Comair, which left thousands of passengers stranded or separated from their baggage.
By now you have heard that some conservatives are up in arms about Team America: World Police, the new film by &quot;South Park&quot; masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he is widening a probe of the student-loan industry to target underwriting standards, prompting lawmakers at a U.S. Senate committee hearing to raise questions about possible discriminatory red-lining.
Despite the use of night matches at other tournaments, like the Australian Open, most players agree that there is something different about New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s version.
President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling war-weary Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
PORTLAND, Ore., (Sports Network) - Portland Trail Blazers  forward Qyntel Woods was suspended without pay pending the  club's investigation regarding allegations by Multnomah County  for dog abandonment and by Clackamas County for dog fighting.
Shares of Prime Group Realty Trust were down 8.6 percent in Thursday morning trading after the company announced late Wednesday that Prime/Mansur Investment Partners LLC wasn&#39;t able to obtain financing in order to acquire Prime Group.
LOS ANGELES - United States intelligence officials have identified the man seen on videotape claiming to be an American member of al Qaeda and threatening new attacks on the US They say he is from Southern California.
After years of expensive litigation aimed at weakening its hold on the software market, Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) is on the verge of settling with nearly all of its opponents.
Lino Urdaneta has two souvenirs from his major league debut: a pristine white uniform and an earned run average of infinity.
SAN ANTONIO - Tim Duncan had 23 points and 18 rebounds and Manu Ginobili added 22 points to lead San Antonio past winless Golden State.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, a subsidiary of Mirant Corp. will pay a $12.5 million civil penalty to settle charges that it tried to manipulate natural gas markets in 2000 and 2001
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A Nigerian man who arrived in Ireland as an asylum seeker seven years ago becomes the country's first black mayor.
Coursework for GCSE maths will be axed and all other coursework will  be completed under classroom conditions, says Alan Johnson.
Britain&#039;s David Millar missed out on his bid for the Tour de France yellow jersey but admitted he was &amp;quot;ecstatic&amp;quot; to be back racing after a recent drugs ban.
Blog: Why did a collection of tech publishers and venture capitalists lend their voices to a Microsoft advertorial?
A Pakistani court orders the arrest of exiled ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's brother ahead of their expected return next week.
Andra' in Consiglio dei ministri questa settimana
U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.
Senator John Kerry's presidential team accused the Bush administration of delaying major US offensives in Iraq until after November's election.
LOS ANGELES - Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy this weekend, giving the star-studded Meet the Fockers the record for the best Christmas weekend opening ever.
VIENNA  - Feliciano Lopez won his first careertitle by defeating sixth seed Guillermo Canas 6-4, 1-6, 7-5,3-6, 7-5 to claim the Vienna Trophy Sunday.
Kirk Hinrich had 24 points and nine assists, leading the Chicago Bulls over the Detroit Pistons 100-89 Saturday night.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed on Friday not to quit before British police finished a political funding investigation, despite growing alarm in his Labour party over the damage the probe is inflicting on the government.
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The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday.
A man is jailed for after running his motorbike over a police officer as she broke up a fight.
Parenting classes don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t cover what to do when your child goes limp.
Protherics is a British pharmaceutical company with operations in Wales and Australia, but it has always spoken with an American accent.
Fans who buy tickets for the Glastonbury festival will be issued with photo ID cards in an attempt to beat touts.
Sweep up the last year's loose ends, and head off next year's filing disasters.
A UN report says key goals to improve clean water and sanitation by 2015 will fail  unless the world acts.
It may be time to wave goodbye to some of those discount fares. If Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines complete a merger to form the largest U.S. airline, travelers can expect fewer deals and higher fares on some remote routes.
Why a dusty town 90 miles south of Tehran may hold the key to Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future.
UK inflation remained level in December, holding at 2.1% for the third month in a row, official figures show.
Top-seeded Andre Agassi beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (4), 6-2 Friday to reach the Stockholm Open semifinals for the first time.
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told the leader of the Basque country he refused to negotiate on a controversial plan to loosen ties between the restless region and the central Spanish government in Madrid.
We probably have the infernal Carole Caplin to thank for Tony Blair&#39;s latest fashion faux pas in Italy last week. As the guest of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at his private villa
Britain's EMI Group Plc. is in talks  with a number of private equity firms including One Equity  Partners, a unit of JPMorgan Chase and Co., over potential  alternatives to a takeover approach from Warner Music Group,  the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
England coach Andy Robinson launched the post-Clive Woodward era by introducing five new players to international rugby against Canada.
Top Japanese officials on Wednesday welcomed the United Nations&#39; proposal to increase the number of UN Security Council permanent members, as the move is favorable to Tokyo&#39;s ambition to become a member country.
THE rapists and child molesters of Pitcairn Island were laughing and joking as they walked to the island&#39;s courthouse yesterday.
[World News]: Washington, Oct 21 : After months of battling several legal charges for drug possession, assault and disorderly conduct, troubled rocker Courtney Love has finally admitted to hitting a fan with a microphone during a performance earlier this
A MAN with a history of mental illness was last night being held by police after a stabbing spree that left one man dead and five people injured.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - President Bush was targetedfor assassination by Colombia's biggest Marxist rebel groupthis week when he visited the Caribbean port city of Cartagena,a top Colombian official said on Saturday.
An 11-year-old boy died after falling 30 metres (100ft) off a mountain yesterday, while walking on a narrow ridge near the summit of Snowdon in north Wales.
This integration enables a Salesforce.com customer to integrate and use StrikeIron's CRM-related Web services without having to leave their Salesforce.com account. &quot;By utilizing our Web Services Business Network, Salesforce.com users can be assured of the reliability and security required for their applications.&quot; said Richard Holcomb, CEO of StrikeIron.
Without fanfare, President Bush  signed into law on Friday a nearly $140 billion corporate tax  cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John  Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special  interests.
Rapper Eminem's new single has become his highest entry on the US singles chart.
Crude oil prices closed higher Thursday in an up-and-down session as a consensus built that whatever havoc Hurricane Ivan causes in the southeast, its impact on Gulf Coast oil production will be short-lived.
US documents claim the Britons freed from Guantanamo Bay had military training in Afghanistan.
For decades, a flood of aid and an army of conservationists couldn't save Indonesia's rain forests from illegal loggers, land-hungry peasants and the spread of giant plantations. Now the world is looking at a simpler approach: up-front cash.
A Chilean judge has formally charged Augusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses committed during
Actress Pamela Anderson and her husband, recording star Kid Rock, filed for divorce from each other on Monday after just four months of marriage, according to court papers.
NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoke can transform   normal breast cells into cancerous cells by blocking their   normal ability to repair themselves. Over time this could lead   to the development of breast cancer, scientists from the   University of Florida in Gainesville report.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Heavy fighting between Colombian troops and left-wing guerrillas killed 11 rebels and three soldiers in a remote jungle area in the south of the country, the armed forces said on Tuesday.
Bloomberg - Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- House lawmakers are working to pass legislation to extend dozens of trade and tax benefits and preserve fees that Medicare pays doctors knowing that some senators may object when it gets to their chamber.
Plus, Sun's investors in the dark, trouble at Marsh & McLennan, and Coventry revives First Health.
A new antibiotic could prove to be an important weapon in the fight against tuberculosis, scientists predict. Known as R207910, the new drug has been tested in mice and has been proven safe in human volunteers.
Segnano Miccoli e Di Pasquale alla prima rete in campionato
Cessione comporta plusvalenza 195 mln per azienda italiana
A woman in her 40s is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the chest in a County Antrim park.
Oct. 1, 2004 -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is still the most effective treatment available for menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, but it is not without risk and should not be
NEW YORK -- The death of rapper ODB was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said yesterday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
In the last four seasons, the Redskins have lost 14 games by three points or less. So just admit it. Don't be ashamed. As soon as you saw the headline \
Democratic  presidential candidates wooed Hispanic voters on Saturday with  pledges to keep working for immigration laws that would allow  more of those already in the United States to become citizens  and voters.
UK economic growth may be 1% lower in 2008 and 2009 because of the credit crunch, a report says.
Rulon Gardner, who had already left a big mark in the world of Olympic wrestling, left his shoes on the mat to signify his retirement from the ancient sport.
Reinvents self to be more competitive Online address book provider Plaxo has introduced a major overhaul in an effort to catch up with networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems is to buy Perfigo for $74m (\u00c2\u00a340.5m), boosting the company&#39;s efforts to secure network &quot;endpoints&quot; and protect them from worms, viruses and hacking.
GAME NOTES: The most anticipated Pac-10 matchup of the season has finally arrived, as the seventh-ranked California Golden Bears travel to Los Angeles, to battle
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards is dropping out of the race to become Democratic candidate for U.S. president, cable news channels MSNBC and Fox News reported on Wednesday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Saturday it still expects a 1 percent to 3 percent increase in December sales at its US stores open at least a year as sales
Relaunching the Middle East peace  process will be a test of U.S. relations with Europe, French  Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said on Wednesday.
CHICAGO -- The Conference of Catholic Bishops, which aims to bring church leaders together, is once again riddled by deep division.
The new head of Switzerland's two Federal Institutes of Technology says he wants to ensure they remain among the top ten universities in the world.
Carlos Moya had to wait out a rain delay of nearly eight hours before beating Gaston Gaudio 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday night in the second round of the ATP Masters Cup Championships.
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Bacteria that thrive on human skin, oil\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lasting presence, new images of Titan and more.
Researchers at Cornell University are still sending messages to Mars giving instructions to the rover, Opportunity. &quot;Telling the rover how to point the cameras, and then how to take the images, what kind of
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a former Democrat who was twice elected as a liberal Republican, is formally becoming a political independent \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a move that will intensify speculation that he is considering a presidential race in 2008.
Russia has formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming following its signing into law byRussian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A proposed compromise designed to reconcile competing versions of a key corporate tax bill would allow for a federal buyout of subsidized tobacco growers, but strikes Senate-approved language that would give the Food and Drug
Blog: N.Y. court complaint claims that one of the four suspects recommended that they use Google Earth as a source for aerial photographs.
Officials in the central German city of Erfurt called for stronger laws Monday to protect the rights of animals amid allegations that workers at the city's zoo killed some goats, sheep, pigs and other beasts to sell them for their meat.
Richard Thompson didn't set out to write a searing anti-war song. He was fascinated by the language of the soldiers in Iraq and wanted to put it to music.
ESTERO, Fla. - A high school TV journalist made a bad booty call on the air. Brad Devlin, a 17-year-old junior, was recapping the girls' soccer team's 8-0 win in his daily sports report for Estero High's closed circuit TV newscast.
Civil rights advocates Monday urged U.S.  law enforcement officials trying to solve a 3-year-old murder  case to stop asking for DNA samples from male residents of a  Cape Cod community.
Grief-stricken families prepared to bury their loved ones Sunday with President Vladimir Putin vowing to toughen security after a bloody hostage drama left at least 330 people dead, about half of them children.
The boss of Hyundai convicted of embezzlement in February will not go to jail after his prison sentence was suspended.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to be the next prime minister, but the 71-year-old lawmaker faces a likely policy deadlock in a divided parliament.
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GLEAMING new trains which are hardly ever late are something Welsh commuters can only dream about.
MIAMI, July 16 -- One day before he was to die by lethal injection, convicted cop killer Troy Davis received a 90-day stay of execution Monday from a Georgia clemency board, allowing him time to press his case that he has been the victim of mistaken identity.
WENGEN, Switzerland  - Bode Miller joined the elite of World Cup downhill racing when the American repeated his 2007 victory on the classic Lauberhorn course in Wengen on Sunday.
LeBron James scored 28 points, fellow All-Star Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 18 points and 13 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers reached 30 victories before the All-Star break for just the fourth time with a 111-89 win over the undermanned Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
The Three Tenors have been to China to sing. So has Elton John, not to mention Wham!.
London, September 20: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Monday to engage constructively with Pakistan over Kashmir as long as &quot;terrorists&quot; operating in the Himalayan region were brought to heel.
A stronger warning on antidepressants about a potential suicide risk in children could scare people from getting the treatment they need, some psychiatrists say.
Didn&#39;t hit the BIG Powerball Jackpot last night? Don&#39;t fret, no one did! That&#39;s right, none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers drawn.

Far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he has the 500 sponsors needed to run in the presidential poll.
Europe's heavy-weight Ariane 5-ECA rocket, which exploded in 2002, will return to flight early next year.
THE ROBBERY: Gang takes the families of two bank executives hostage and forces the bosses to help them steal more than $39 million from Northern Bank in Belfast.
From acquaintances to longstanding friendships, Clinton is rooted in state like she is in few others.
All Asian political parties share the hope of further deepening their exchanges and cooperation in the 21st century, said Liu Yunshan, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Sunday.
At least seven people have died and thousands of others have fallen sick after drinking contaminated water in an industrial city in eastern Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
Many forecasters are worried that the latest economic expansion is running out of steam, just as workers have finally begun to reap some of the spoils.
Need some extra storage? This code lets  you use a Gmail account as a 2-gigabyte networked filesystem.
Oklahoma city-based Chesapeake has agreed to purchase Tulsa-based BRG Petroleum Corporation for 325 (m) million dollars in cash. Chesapeake, already the top producer of Oklahoma oil and gas, would add to its
Formula one: It has been alleged that Fernando Alonso threatened to rat on his team over his rivalry with Lewis Hamilton
By RANDY KENNER,  kenner@knews.com  The University of Tennessee mailed out letters Thursday to nearly 36,000 people whose personal information was on a UT computer accessed by a hacker for several months beginning last August.
DARAGA, Philippines  - Distraught survivors searched piles of bodies for the faces of their loved ones in the central Philippines on Saturday after landslides triggered by Typhoon Durian left hundreds dead.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has again ruled out negotiations with Muslim separatists in the south. In his weekly radio address, Mr Thaksin said he would not talk to militants trying to use violence to force his government to discuss secession.
(InfoWorld) - Santa Clara, Calif. -- Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich criticized Microsoft on Tuesday for not approaching Eclipse about interoperability between .Net and open source Eclipse technologies. Speaking at the EclipseCon conference, Milinkovich also shined a spotlight on OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative), which provides the basis of Eclipse's core plug-in model for software development. Commenting on Microsoft, Milinkovich said Microsoft sends representatives to EclipseCon every year. Eclipse and Microsoft officials in attendance then agree that a meeting ought to be set up between the two sides. But afterward, \
Cinram International Inc. (CRW.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) has amended $1.175 billion of credit lines to take advantage of lower rates and cut its borrowing costs, the maker and distributor of DVDs and CDs said on Wednesday.
Some 45,000 people in Mozambique have been displaced by flooding in the Zambezi valley, officials say.
Israeli company Mempile uses fluorescence to store up to 1 terabyte of data on an optical disc.
A U.S. judge denied a request by a group of Guantanamo inmates to investigate the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes and said on Wednesday a Justice Department probe of the issue would be sufficient.
Blood vessel plaques and the heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
By Jean Prescott, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 18--BAY ST. LOUIS -- Dressed all in red like Christmas elves -- only taller -- Bay High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) students gathered Sunday afternoon to survey their holiday handiwork.
Budget airline Easyjet says rising passenger numbers will deliver pre-tax profit growth of 40-50% this year.
Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac today promised to work together on restoring stability in the Middle East while drawing a line under their past differences over the war in Iraq.
LOS ANGELES - HBO showed its muscle at the Emmys Sunday, with \
An explosion Wednesday at a chemical plant shook windows, rattled doors and sent a thick plume of smoke over a section of Jacksonville. Police have cordoned off the area, closed highway exits to the site and are evacuating people.
On the eve of the 2008 Academy Awards, TIME looks back to the 1998 ceremony, and considers what should have won, some 10 years later
President Bush's drive to deploy a  multibillion-dollar shield against ballistic missiles was set  back on Wednesday by what critics called a stunning failure of  its first full flight test in two years.
MBIA Inc, the world's largest bond  insurer, said it had guaranteed $8.1 billion of the riskiest  mortgage securities, imperiling its entire net worth and  sending its shares plunging 26 percent.
Maverick U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore  steered the Toronto International Film Festival firmly toward  politics with a scathing denunciation of the Iraq war and a  preview of his next film, \
Iraq's Kurdish leader criticises a report by the US Iraq Survey Group, branding it \
Police investigators have charged a Kansas woman in the murder of a Missouri mother, whose baby was taken from her womb after she was killed.
China said it will tax some textile exports and curtail investment in its domestic industry after the US and European Union threatened restrictions on an expected flood of Chinese clothing when quotas expire Jan. 1.
The government has unveiled a blueprint for the biggest overhaul of the nation&#039;s pension system in more than half a century, with a proposal to raise the retirement age to 68 by 2044.
A major police operation is underway in Nairn following the fatal shooting of a local bank manager.
Britain's Kelly Holmes storms to a sensational Olympic 800m gold in Athens.
Promising promotions to all soldiers who go into battle, the interim Iraqi defense minister, Hazim Shalan, called on his army Sunday to \
Germany has cleared the way for the extradition to Spain of an Arab businessman long accused by the United States of financing al Qaeda and investigated
Jose Mourinho brushed aside sentiment as Chelsea beat his former club, defending champion FC Porto, 3-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON -- A Federal Reserve plan being unveiled Tuesday would give people taking out home mortgages new protections against shady lending practices.
The sole survivor of a plane crash was reunited with her family Wednesday after rescue workers trekked for five hours to carry the 12-year-old American girl out of a remote mountain area, then airlifted her to a hospital.
By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Feb. 16--Huntsman Corp. intends to sell its domestic base chemicals and  polymers business, including its Port Arthur plant, to Flint Hills Resources  LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc. of Wichita, Kan.
The proposed new federal policy for salmon hatcheries is based on a flawed reading of the Endangered Species Act, hindering efforts to restore wild salmon runs with hatchery fish, scientists say.
PepsiCo Inc., the nation's second biggest soft drink company, and an affiliated Midwest-based beverage bottler are paying $542 million for an 80 percent stake in a Ukraine-based juice company.
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Tamil Tiger artillery fire hit a school and its surroundings in northeast Sri Lanka on Thursday, killing three civilians including a child and wounding 10 students, the military said.
Donepezil, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, seems to improve the memory of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the journal Neurology.
John McCain blamed overspending by the federal government in part for the nation's economic troubles as South Carolina voters Friday received the sobering news that the state unemployment rate had hit 6.6 percent, the largest one-month increase in nearly 20 years.
The NFL yesterday fined Vince Wilfork $15,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct in the Patriots' regular-season finale last Saturday against the Giants. The fine, the largest of the three Wilfork has been assessed this season, was levied because the nose tackle was deemed to have poked his finger inside the facemask of Giants running back Brandon Jacobs .
Despite his matinee-idol looks, David Beckham&#39;s acting skills have hitherto lain deeply buried. Now, however, it has been revealed that the footballing star is to appear on the silver screen in the $100m football trilogy Goal!
Longshot presidential hope Tom Vilsack Friday abandoned the 2008 White House race, becoming the first Democratic victim of the fight for campaign cash by frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Eighteen months after Hurricane Katrina, Stella Chambers' modest red-brick house had finally been repaired, and she was waiting for one last utility hookup to move back in. But the 85-year-old woman never made it.
PARKFIELD, Calif. - A moderate earthquake struck Central California on Tuesday that was felt from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area...
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Plans to integrate two existing alert services in bid to tap compliance market.
The World Trade Organization is running out of last chances.
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THE brother of British hostage Ken Bigley said last night he had received information that he is still alive. Paul Bigley said he had received news which gave him cause for hope.
LONDON - An American bioethicist blasts military doctors for acting as accomplices to interrogators who abused Iraqi prisoners at an infamous Baghdad prison, in an article published in a British medical journal this week.
Portogallo e Serbia hanno pareggiato 1-1 (1-0) in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qualifica...
Two things are certain in life: The sun will rise in the East, and Sam Cassell will be unhappy with his contract. Training camps opened Tuesday around the NBA, but Cassell declined to grace the Minnesota Timberwolves with his presence.
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - The California Public Employees&#39; Retirement System, the largest public US pension fund, has tendered its 1.5 million shares of PeopleSoft Inc.
Opposizione divisa, Fini: no a Vassallum, Cdl a rischio
A new computer worm that attacks bulletin board services spread silently and quickly around the Internet Tuesday, infecting at least 38,000 systems within a few hours, experts said.
The pope on Wednesday named a Hong Kong bishop to eventually succeed Cardinal Joseph Zen, the leading proponent for religious freedom in China.
Britain was urgently investigating unconfirmed reports that Kenneth Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad in mid-September, has been killed by his captors.
Poised to pick up its sixth straight win, Northeastern instead left Atlanta yesterday with another close loss in an up-and-down season.
Il possibile acquirente e' Spiegel-Verlag Augstein
Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes pounded a Hamas training camp on Tuesday, killing 13 militants in the deadliest strike in Gaza for nearly four months, as Israel struck back after a double suicide bombing.
A firm says it has designed a hypersonic passenger plane that could fly to Australia in less than five hours.
Four tournaments into his PGA Tour career, and Sean O'Hair is done talking. Not about golf, because he'll gladly tell you about the 30-footer that went in on No. 7, or the drive he drilled down the left side of the fairway on the ninth.
Benchmark just invested in a support vendor.  Another one.  Is there a lesson in this?
Mibtel +0,76%, SP/Mib +0,82%, All Stars +0,77%
Paletti da sindacati e nella maggioranza
U.S. health regulators have warned Swiss food group Nestle over its Good Start Infant Formula with Iron after a sample failed to meet proper nutrient levels, according to a letter released on Tuesday.
FOXBOROUGH -- As the newspaper of record, we must inform our readers that yesterday's 13-7 Patriots victory over the New York Jets broke the NFL record for consecutive regular-season victories. The team has 18, 21 overall.
Rientrerebbe in indagine su infiltrazione mafia in Asl Locri
HOUSTON - If the weather cooperates, the International Space Station (news - web sites) should be visible at various times during the holidays from the continental United States, NASA (news - web sites) said Tuesday.
L'Inter presenter&agrave; ricorso contro le tre giornate di squalifica inflitte a Patrick Viera, esp...
Dr. Susan Blank, a senior health department official for the city, is confronting an old and new scourge in syphilis.
Wildfires raged across the western United States on Sunday as firefighters scrambled to prevent flames from spreading across rugged terrain thick with tinder turned bone-dry by scorching weather.
Products claiming to be superfoods will be banned under new EU rules coming into effect on 1 July.
Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia re-runs October's disputed  presidential election.
Lega e Prc votano contro, il testo ora passa al Senato
Oscar-winning Australian actress Nicole  Kidman is pregnant, her publicist said on Monday.
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Big trio Oracle's Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) has landed its third big partner since a launch nine months ago that had Wall St predicting Red Hat's impending death.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

A UK team is developing a way to use mobile phones to make lives of diabetics easier.
The new romance set on the fabled tennis grounds abandons a pair of eye-pleasing leads on a court full of stale sports observations.
TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops killed seven Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, in a raid on their hideout in the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday, while sporadic battles shook a nearby Palestinian refugee camp.
A suicide bomber struck a famous Kabul shopping strip on Saturday, killing a young Afghan bookseller and wounding nine people including three peacekeepers in the boldest attack since the peaceful October 9 election.
Risultati delle gare della regular season della Major League Baseball.
Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.
The US indicts an ex-Bosnian Serb soldier accused of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
High performance with low power, the removable memory card which is smaller than the size of a thumbnail, is expected to revolutionize cell phone designs.
Michael Jackson's lawyers fail in their attempt to have evidence seized in a raid on his ranch thrown out.
1st LD-Writethru: Drought worsens in northeast China    SHENYANG, June 23 (Xinhua) -- People desperate for water in the northeastern province of Liaoning are unlikely to see any rainfall over the next three days, a local weather forecast said amid the worst summer drought in 56 years.
Move is the latest setback for the chip Intel once billed as an industry standard. Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling workstations based on Intel&#39;s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokesperson confirms.
Forse basterebbe aspettare passaggio cadavere del governo
My client has expressed sincere regret for his actions, The Associated Press quoted Stephanos Lymberopoulos, a lawyer representing Murati, as saying.
Police investigate a fire which broke out near to the scene of a fatal shooting in Glasgow.
Business: 13 January 2005, Thursday. A total of 2,869,573 shares will be traded on the Sofia Stock Exchange at the initial price of BGN 100 apiece as from January 27, it was announced on Thursday.
Name 10 famous Belgian legal precedents Google will challenge a Belgian court ruling against Google News, worried the judgement might set a precedent which could impinge on its role as a content aggregator and the online advertising sold on the back of it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rio de Janeiro erupted to the beat of drums on Sunday night as the half naked dancers from the city's samba schools showed off their skills to win what promised to be the most expensive Carnival yet.
After much speculation that it would raise its bid yet again, Oracle Corp. Monday morning announced its latest offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea is likely to return to talks on its nuclear weapons development now that the US election is over, South Korea&#39;s foreign minister said today.
Iraqi police found 47 bodies around the   capital Baghdad in the past 24 hours, most of whom appeared to   have been the victims of sectarian violence, police said on   Saturday.
Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. and Nanjing Automobile Corp., said they will combine their production assets in hopes of creating a globally competitive firm.
Microsoft is calling IBM out over its opposition to Office Open XML, saying it is attempting to create a movement to prevent ISO standardization of the format. In an open letter posted to its Web site, Microsoft claims IBM is trying to limit choice by pushing the OpenDocument Format.
The head of the Cartoon Network resigns after a marketing stunt causes a terror alert in Boston.
The price of this painting at auction was \u00c2\u00a3205,000 - but its real market value is likely to be \u00c2\u00a35m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  - If re-elected, President Bush  plans a \
Gunmen in camouflage uniforms kidnapped about 30 Iraqis in a daylight attack in Baghdad on Thursday, highlighting the threat from sectarian death squads which a top U.S. general said must be reined in.
Dutch police have arrested a man for  a \
Influential rock bands The Doors and the Grateful Dead will receive lifetime achievement Grammy Awards next year, along with jazz saxophone player Ornette Coleman and the late opera singer Maria Callas, organizers said on Tuesday.
ROME : Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A to six points after they scraped a 1-0 home win over Fiorentina and closest rivals AC Milan were held to a goalless draw at Brescia.
An Israeli Labour court ordered tens of thousands of state employees back to work today. But the Histadrut Labour Federation said the workers would continue to strike until their demands are met.
_ A pitcher for the Cleveland Indians is hospitalized in Kansas City after being shot in the leg on the team bus after last night&#39;s game.
Less than a week after accepting the head coaching position of Southern Cal basketball, Rick Majerus changes his mind and returns to ESPN on Saturday.
A U.S. congressman tells the Tech Industry Summit that Congress could pass an immigration reform bill by July.
The entertainment industry yesterday unleashed its latest assault on Internet services that let people swap music and videos, enlisting an array of artists, state officials, academics and others to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to crack down on companies that provide file-sharing tools.
com. Georgia: The Dawgs are a legitimate national title contender. The team that showed up Saturday against LSU was exactly the one many envisioned last spring.
Ryan Miller stopped 35 shots and Paul Gaustad scored the lone goal, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 1-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.
Boselli: 'L'operazione e' un investimento sul futuro'
TAMPA -- Joe Jurevicius no longer feels like a forgotten man in Tampa Bay's offense.
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The United States Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had found the system for choosing nominees unconstitutional.
Il presidente dello Spezia Giuseppe Ruggieri dai microfoni di Sky, lancia un duro atto d'accusa cont...
ROMA, 22 OTTOBRE 2004 - Le vendite al dettaglio di prodotti alimentari scendono in agosto del 3,4%, mettendo a segno la seconda flessione da gennaio 2003 (in maggio 2004 si era registrato un calo del 3,5%).
Minister Louis Farrakhan, ailing and in seclusion at his Michigan home, has ceded leadership of the Nation of Islam to an executive board while he recovers, saying the movement must prove that it \
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No. 15 Vanderbilt got out to the best start in school history, beating Iona, 97-73, yesterday in Nashville behind A.J. Ogilvy's 20 points and nine rebounds.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right allies won a solid majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, but failed to secure a widely-expected landslide, television poll forecasts showed.
A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand today killed 14 people, including a four-year-old boy, and injured two others, a police official said.
About 30 Germans wearing nothing more than red Santa Claus caps leapt into a Berlin lake for their annual Christmas Day swim on Saturday, a dip in the ice-cold water they believe is good for their health.
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Phil Mickelson, widely criticized at  last year's Ryder Cup for changing driver brands just two weeks  before the event, justified his decision with a broad smile  after winning the Phoenix Open at the weekend.
The United States and the European Union have welcomed reforms approved by the Ukrainian parliament, paving the way for a new presidential election.
You can buy single shares as gifts -- and get your loved ones interested in investing.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - Powerful Hurricane Lane   thrashed western Mexico with fierce winds and torrential rain   on Saturday after a rampage along the Pacific coast that killed   a child and flooded towns.
U.S. stocks were lower in light volume  on Monday as investors, fretting about security for the  Republican convention, were reluctant to enter the market, and  many took vacation before the Labor Day holiday.
Fifty years ago, Ronald Herrick wasn&#39;t thinking about making medical history that would one day lead to saving countless lives.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraqi police say the headless body found in a Baghdad field Saturday is that of 24-year-old Japanese tourist Shosei Koda, who was kidnapped by a group linked to al-Qaeda.
Triple champion Marion Jones made a  low-key return to Olympic competition Wednesday by successfully  qualifying for Friday's women's long jump final.
Canada will formally protest to the United States over the case of a Canadian man deported to Syria by U.S. agents, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told President Bush on Friday.
The scandal over treatment of outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center has focused attention on the Army's decision to privatize the facilities support workforce at the hospital, a move commanders say left the building maintenance staff undermanned.
Il portiere del River Plate, Juan Pablo Carrizo, potrebbe arrivare in Europa a gennaio, in prestito ...
If there is an overall theme for this year's gathering of 3,000 lawmakers in the heart of Beijing it must be the challenge of making the economy work to the benefit of all 1.3 billion Chinese.
TOKYO Aug. 30, 2004 - A powerful typhoon plowed into southern Japan on Monday, sweeping at least four people to their deaths and injuring 30 others.
Decisione Pancalli dopo morte dell'agente a Catania
Perna: 'forse rafforzeremo la squadra con stilista interno'
Democracy activist Mustafa Barghouti who joins the Palestinian presidential race told reporters on Thursday that he and his bodyguards were beaten by Israeli soldiers on a roadblock in the northern West Bank.
Media & professional: When young teachers are promoted it can cause war in the staffroom. Louise Tickle on peacekeeping efforts.
WASHINGTON, September 16.-Hurricane Ivan entered US territory with trail of wind and rain that provoked at least 18 deaths, according to partial reports announced by Prensa Latina.
US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton  collapses during a public appearance in Buffalo, after feeling unwell.
KIRKUK, Iraq - After listening to two U.S. Army officers describe recent progress in battling the insurgency and stabilizing northern Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H...
Experts investigating the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko say there is no radiation risk to those who had contact with the deceased.
President Bush defended restrictions on stem-cell research on Wednesday and reaffirmed support for nuclear-arms development, but Democratic challenger John Kerry accused Bush of putting ideology over science.
Blog: AT&T is telling customers they can only buy one iPhone per person, at least at first.
Cal Evans has posted his final wrapup from this year's php|works conference up in Toronto on the Zend Developer Zone today.   This last look at the conference includes mentions of:  Joe Stagner's keynote talk,  Cal presenting his talk - \
Northern Ireland&#39;s Darren Clarke smashed the course record as he sealed victory in the Taiheiyo Masters. Clarke was 22 under for the tournament after a final round of 68 which left him six shots ahead of Britain&#39;s Lee Westwood and Japan&#39;s Nozomi Kawahara.
Dominic Rhodes has long proclaimed he could start in the NFL, if given the chance.
Brit Award winners Franz Ferdinand and Keane are to perform at Teenage Cancer Trust concerts.
Sale's Jason Robinson is tipped to be named England captain in place of the injured Jonny Wilkinson for Saturday's Test against Canada, according to a newspaper report.
What is risibly termed the adult-entertainment industry has come to permeate many aspects of the culture.
Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.
The investment bank reported $3.17 billion profit for the fiscal fourth quarter, driven by gains in its investment banking and financial advisory segments.
Taylor Twellman and Andy Dorman scored goals Wednesday night to give the New England Revolution a 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls and hurt the Red Bulls' playoffs hopes.
Blog: Powerset CEO Barney Pell will demonstrate the technology called Powerlabs next week while speaking at the Singularity Summit on artificial intelligence and the \
Prince is giving away the first single  from an upcoming album to mobile phone users as the rock star,  who is also launching a perfume, looks to create a buzz around  his &quot;Planet Earth&quot; album, due out in weeks.
GENERAL Motors and Daimler-Chrysler announced Monday that they will jointly develop hybrid technology to sell starting in 2007, reversing their earlier dismissals that fuel-saving hybrid vehicles are too expensive and not in demand.
The cordon lifts on the Cornish village devastated by flash floods, and Boscastle is returned to its residents.
Alcan Inc., the world's second-largest producer of primary aluminum, said on Thursday it plans to close three European plants, downsize four sites and sell two others for the loss of about 520 jobs.
They had thought carefully about the best way to infiltrate what is supposed to be one of the most secure buildings in Britain. The activists had tagged on to parties of tourists being shown around Buckingham
Alex Tanguay scored the tying and go-ahead goals, and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota on Wednesday night, handing the Wild their first regulation loss in nine games this season.
One man dies in a large street fight that also left police officers and paramedics injured in London.
Ever wonder how one auto sells over another? Sneak a peek at the industry's biggest winners and losers.
TV shows like Big Brother can humiliate people \
Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday by lighting a candle for peace in his window and then celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.
It would be easy for Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson to just pack it up and forget about competing for this year&#39;s Nextel Cup Series championship.
Points: The Big East race is barely under way, but the winner of this matchup of teams with 1-0 league records takes sole possession of first place.
Deportivo La Coruna coach Javier Irureta is rarely a picture of relaxation but he was tense even by his own standards ahead of his team&#39;s Champions League clash with Liverpool on Wednesday.
Quality not quantity should be the federal government's guide in setting payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, a report requested by Congress said Thursday.
The board of Manchester United was last night accused of &quot;abdicating its fiduciary duty&quot; to shareholders by calling a halt to takeover talks with the American businessman Malcolm Glazer.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Elton John warmed up his vocal cords for a concert in Taiwan by telling photographers they were a bunch of \u00e2\u0080\u009crude, vile pigs.
The New York Stock Exchange said on Thursday it instituted downside trading curbs as U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading.
Swiss authorities have informed the United Nations of a threatened attack against its European headquarters in Geneva, its biggest premises outside of New York, a U.N. statement said on Thursday.
Jose Mourinho must be developing an intense hatred for visits to Villa Park after Martin O&#39;Neill condemned Chelsea to yet another dose of Midlands misery.
Four months into his job, a police officer in Mississippi holds a gun to the head of an unarmed teenager and puts him in a chokehold. A rookie officer in Illinois gets into a car chase that kills a driver. And a new campus policeman in Indiana shoots an unarmed student to death.
Albertini confermato, Coni prende atto dimissioni di Rossi
COLOGNE, Germany  - Forty miles south of Munich, pushed up against the Alps, lies Hausham, a sleepy town of 8,000 residents. It's an unlikely spot to find the next big thing, but Hausham is home and inspiration to one of Germany's hottest young directors, Marcus H. Rosenmueller.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in his first television interview in more than three months on Friday, ending speculation that the ailing revolutionary had died or suffered a major relapse.
Sri Lanka bears the brunt of Sunday's sea surges with more than 2,400 dead and up to a million displaced.
Listen up Microsoft is turning to the telecoms sector for leadership of its global services operations in the wake of veteran Rick Devenuti's departure.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
RIYADH, Dec 29 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - Two car bombs targeting Saudi Arabia&#39;s security apparatus exploded in the capital Riyadh in the latest violence to rock the oil-rich kingdom, witnesses and security sources said.
&quot;Resident Evil: Apocalypse,&quot; the sequel to 2002&#39;s &quot;Resident Evil,&quot; based on a video game series about blowing apart shuffling, bio-poisoned zombie attackers, opened at No.
TRENTON, New Jersey  - Mayor Douglas Palmer, meeting with visitors at City Hall, points to a large map peppered with dark dots. Each one represents a home or group of homes on the verge of foreclosure, and there are dozens all over the city.
President George W. Bush announced further U.S. sanctions against Myanmar's military rulers on Friday, saying they had continued to defy international demands to \
Hope was fading that the missing multi-millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett would be found alive following his disappearance on Monday while flying a small plane over the vast Nevada desert, as it was revealed yesterday that he had taken only one canteen of water with him.
Once hunted by the thousands, the band-tailed pigeon is in decline. Mathew Tekulsky writes of the joy of seeing five or six of these big birds on his backyard feeder.
A close aide of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was captured yesterday - as Iraqi troops discovered a laboratory with manuals on manufacturing explosives and toxins.
Analysis: Bush's trip has made one thing  clear: Israel and the Palestinians aren't making peace anytime soon
Three people on trial over the  deadliest U.S. human smuggling disaster, which left 19 dead in  a stifling truck trailer, were part of a wide network that  abused illegal immigrants, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Chile's ex-military ruler Augusto Pinochet marks his 89th birthday amid news that a judge has frozen more of his assets.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has decided to lift sanctions against Libya, which he expects to trigger the release of more than $1 billion to families of PanAm Flight 103 victims, a senior administration official said yesterday.
Toyota Motor Corp. said on Tuesday it would build a $1.3 billion assembly plant near Tupelo, Mississippi, the latest step by the fast-growing automaker to keep pace with American demand for its vehicles.
Maybe it's the robotic dog resting in  the corner or the R2-D2 \
Lotus Development founder Mitchell Kapor will begin to phase out his involvement and investment in the Open Source Applications Foundation.
Up to 75 percent of urban Chinese suffer from bad health, with a new survey showing the problem is killing more people than infectious diseases, particularly among the skilled and educated.
Drug stocks took another hit Friday, a day after a veteran Food and Drug Administration researcher said that five drugs currently on the market needed closer scrutiny for possible safety risks.
The flashy documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cMr. Untouchable\u00e2\u0080\u009d looks at the life of Nicky Barnes, once one of the most powerful drug dealers in Harlem.
Dental records have proved that the body of a Western woman found in Iraq is not that of hostage Margaret Hassan but London still thinks she is probably dead, the Foreign Office says.
Jennifer Dunn represented part of the Seattle area for six terms and became one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress.
MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State University officials said the college is bucking a nationwide trend toward declining enrollment in MBA degree programs.
Marlon Brando's former business manager filed a &#36;3.5 million claim against his estate, alleging the Oscar winner sexually harassed her and breached their contract by removing her as a co-executor of his will days before his death.
CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month.
If it's January, it's time to go out on a limb again.
Sixty-eight nations met on Monday to offer billions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians and to support renewed peace talks clouded by Israeli plans to expand a Jewish settlement near Jerusalem.
A man is killed and two people seriously injured in a three-car collision in County Londonderry.
Angelina Jolie says her work as a humanitarian ambassador for the United Nations at first left her tearful and overwhelmed.
By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 1--Charlotte city leaders, both elected and appointed, will discuss issues of importance in a new cable TV show that makes its debut tonight.
England has eased the pressure on national football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-1 win over Poland in a European qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
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The devices -- novelty grenades that had been hollowed out and filled with powder -- set off a small explosion and caused minor damage. No one was injured.
Scientists on Thursday announced the fossil discovery of a very odd creature that swam the oceans 230 million years ago. It looked sort of like a dinosaur, but actually was another type of reptile.
TOKYO : Japan&#39;s third-largest lender Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said it is not currently considering a hostile takeover bid if UFJ Holdings rejects its merger offer.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. air strike on the Iraqi  city of Falluja killed at least 14 people including a woman and  three children, Iraqi doctors said early Thursday.
The UK is the country most attached to fast food, closely followed by the US, a global survey suggests.
Bearded death machine whups kung fu ass Poll update There's still time to vote in our reader poll to decide just who is the hardest kick-ass mutha on the planet, but it looks like bearded death machine Chuck Norris will finally secure the title unless the Shaolin Temple kung fu monks can rally for a last stand.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
So-called 'polyclinics' should replace single-doctor surgeries, says health minister Lord Darzi.
France's president vows to cut thousands of civil service jobs, as unions threaten strikes over pension reform.
The Japanese government Friday donated 9.25 million dollars (6.42 million euros) to UNICEF to support its child survival programmes in Nigeria, UNICEF said.
Police officials from across the  country on Wednesday warned that dangerous assault weapons will  flood U.S. streets if the ban on those guns expires next week  but Republican congressional leaders expressed no concerns  about letting the restriction lapse.
Arsenal have no hope of challenging Manchester United and Chelsea next season for the English Premiership title after the sale of Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba said.
The Stern report is based on \
It is axiomatic of presidential politics that while many people are concerned about the future of the Supreme Court, the issue mainly influences narrow groups of voters at either
There are holes aplenty in this national-security 'Breach.'
Bishops of the Episcopal Church rejected demands by leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion to roll back the church\u00e2\u0080\u0099s liberal stance on homosexuality.
A smart bandage studded with sensors could help people with diabetes maintain good health.
Honduras blamed youth gangs on Friday for a gun attack on a public bus that killed 28 people returning from work or Christmas shopping in the latest violent outrage to hit the poor Central American nation.
Europe just the first step, newspaper suggests Europe may be simply be the first region to get PlayStation 3 consoles that lack the PlayStation 2 Emotion Engine chip. It has been claimed other territories will also get the machine later this year as Sony strives to boost its profitability.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A report reveals a culture of racist abuse at Feltham Young Offenders' Institution in west London.
President Bush warned Iran of \
The European Central Bank said Monday that a fine-tuning operation had allowed it to drain 36.6 billion dollars (52.8 billion dollars) from eurozone money markets.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is released from hospital after being treated for pneumonia.
To promote the format where the DVD Forum fears to tread?
TiVo is still struggling to add customers, and miscalculations over the popularity of its HDTV products also hurt the company's bottom line for the quarter ending in July.
Thousands of American marines and soldiers swarmed over a railroad embankment on the northern edge of Falluja on Monday night and early Tuesday
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TORONTO -- Attention, Ontario parents: there may be a skull-cracking, car-stealing thug in your living room. Jim Watson, the province&#39;s consumer and business services minister, put parents on notice Wednesday
Scientists analyzing medical studies of vitamin E say they have identified a fatal flaw in the powers of the popular pill: People who had swallowed high doses seemed to die sooner than people who had not.
Analysts gave a broad thumbs-up on Friday to Toronto-Dominion Bank&#39;s (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) $3.8 billion acquisition of a majority stake in Banknorth Group Inc.
ON HIS first foreign trip since his re-election, President Bush started to spend what he calls his \u00e2\u0080\u009cnew capital\u00e2\u0080\u009d by demanding that North Korea and Iran halt their nuclear arms programmes.
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AT&T Inc. is in talks with Viacom Inc.  and Hollywood studios to fight online piracy as the phone  company seeks to work more closely with media companies to  expand into video entertainment.
Landslides caused by torrential rains overnight have left 75 people dead or missing in Indonesia's Central Java province, the emergency response agency said on Wednesday.
Fidelity Investments, the world's biggest mutual fund firm, said on Friday its profit fell 11.3 percent last year as performance of its funds slipped and costs rose.
Air pollution is killing more than half a million people in Asian cities each year and shows no sign of improving as urban centers expand, studies by the Asian Development Bank show.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll exceeded 124,000 from a tsunami  which darkened the world's New Year.
Yahoo agreed to buy Web video editing and publishing site Jumpcut.com on Wednesday, as Internet companies continue to seek ways to compete with YouTube.
The government in Rome, which was criticised for not doing enough to save the life of an Italian journalist held hostage in Iraq last month, was swift to react to the kidnapping there of two Italian women aid workers.
Israeli tanks rumbled out of the Gaza Strip on Friday, ending a massive 16-day offensive that killed at least 100 Palestinians in an attempt to stop rocket fire into the Jewish state.
Il difensore del Manchester United, Mikael Silvestre, ha riportato la lussazione della spalla destra...
EU countries analyse an Iranian response to EU pressure for it to halt plans to enrich uranium, officials say.
Police are to pass Madeleine McCann's case file to prosecutors who will decide whether to charge her parents.
Barack Obama, his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination bolstered by endorsements, told a cheering union hall on Friday that he would provide relief for homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments and deliver tax cuts to the middle-class.
BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki yesterday shrugged off US doubts about his government's military and political progress, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave \
A planned opposition rally appeared to falter on Friday, giving Kenya some respite from post-election turmoil that has killed more than 300 people.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) plans to  move some of its manufacturing operations to Japan from North  America as part of its efforts to improve profitability, the  Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) business daily reported on Sunday.
The biggest applause at Olympic Stadium yesterday, the first day of athletics competition, didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t come for Greek heptathlete Aryiro Strataki or triple jumper Hristos Meletoglou
Iraq may modify plans for its first  free election to give people more time to vote next month,  officials said Wednesday as suicide bombers and gunmen again  struck Sunni Muslim towns north and west of the capital.
Concern grows for a County Antrim historian missing in Sri Lanka following the undersea earthquake disaster.
Idaho Senator Larry Craig is considering resigning, Republican officials said today, after days of public and private pressure.
A Rome judge opened hearings on Wednesday on whether to try a U.S. soldier for shooting dead an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq last year while he was escorting a freed hostage to safety.
By Daily Record Staff  The Orion capsule, NASA's planned successor to the space shuttle, passed its first major construction milestone as the U.S. space agency and primary contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. set baseline system requirements.
Walk through the entrance of the Pentagon City Costco, and among the first things you'll see on prominent display are stacks of 32-inch, high-definition television sets made by a company that was virtually unknown a year ago.
Francesco Totti and Alessandro Mancini fired a goal apiece to give Roma a come-from-behind 2-1 victory at Atalanta on Sunday which keeps their title hopes alive.
London equities tumbled in opening trade on Monday, as steep losses on major Asian exchanges overnight were enough to scotch hopes of a recovery after last week's steep falls.
Dozens of Little Britain fans say their night was ruined when their cars were clamped outside a concert.
ROBERT ZOELLICK, the United States Trade representative, suggested last night that talks to settle the EU-US trade dispute surrounding subsidies paid to Boeing and
Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on   Wednesday to a baby boy, the first imperial male heir to be   born in more than four decades and the answer to the prayers of   conservatives keen to keep women off the ancient throne.
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MOSCOW. Dec 6 (Interfax) - Axel Springer Russia Publishing House has announced the appointment of Leonid Parfyonov, former author and anchor of the Namedni TV program, as Russian Newsweek editor-in-chief on Monday.
The plan to promote BJ Ryan into a part-time closer had seemingly provided the Baltimore Orioles with an almost flawless late-inning bullpen scenario.
One of Congo's four vice presidents announced Monday he was boycotting the country's national unity government, saying genocide was being committed against his ethnic Tutsi kinsmen and questioning the success of peace accords ending the country's civil war.
Prima di Natale l'accordo per il rinnovo contrattuale
Ishmael Beah was a child when he got sucked into Sierra Leone's civil war--he grew up in a hurry.
Novak Djokovic beats David Ferrer to reach his first Grand Slam final at the US Open.
The ruling party in Ivory Coast calls for the 4,000 French peacekeepers in the country to leave.
Ken Jennings knew the taxman was going to get him big time. He had no idea of the extent of it. Jennings&#39; spectacular run on the quiz show Jeopardy!
Charles Schwab Corp. (SCH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the discount brokerage giant, said on Thursday it will merge 19 branches into existing offices and open 54 satellite offices
Australia were on the verge of capturing a 2-0 advantage in the test series against Pakistan after Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne bowled out the visitors for 163
Bob Edwards, formerly of National Public Radio, is set to start broadcasting over satellite radio, which came broadly available in the United States just three years ago.
US ex-president Jimmy Carter says some Israeli curbs in the West Bank are worse than apartheid-era South Africa.
Perugia-Salernitana di domani (C1/B) si giocher&agrave; allo stadio Curi alla presenza degli abbonat...
Days after the last rebel group in this beleaguered African nation agreed to stop fighting, the governor of Bubanza province took a phone call. The rebels were on the line &#151; and they wanted groceries.
South 10 North 5 Ever since West Roxbury's Manny Delcarmen was drafted by the Red Sox in the second round of the 2000 draft, there has been an unmistakable upward shift in the quality of play in the Boston City League.
Magma continued to push up into Washington state&#39;s Mount St. Helens on Tuesday, pushing up the lava crust and creating a boiling lake in the volcano&#39;s crater, a government scientist said.
American and Iraqi officials said that they were seeing a decline in the monthly civilian casualty count in June.
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Google is offering beefed up web programs to businesses in a clear shot at rival Microsoft.
The maker of corporate data storage equipment forecast better-than-expected 2008 revenue, but its shares fell after the VMware unit missed growth estimates.
Raiuno vince prima e seconda serata e intera giornata
Yemeni Shi'ite rebels said on Saturday they had accepted a ceasefire proposed by the government to end months of violent clashes that have killed hundreds in the north of the Arab country.
Sri Lankan troops killed up to 44 Tamil rebels in clashes in the country's north and east while destroying three small camps in the insurgents' last eastern stronghold, the military said Wednesday.

Clashes with separatists in the breakaway region of South Ossetia kill two Georgian soldiers.
Empress Michiko, wife of Japan's Emperor Akihito, is ill with symptoms of internal bleeding, Kyodo reports.
Sfilera' per lei Simona Ventura, in un progetto Onlus
Bad blood between Benazir Bhutto and President Pervez Musharraf's allies in Pakistan bubbled to the surface on Tuesday, after an attack on the opposition leader that killed 139 people four days earlier.
Record oil prices lifted Exxon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-quarter earnings to $11.66 billion, the highest ever operating profit by a U.S. company.
Ed Burns says it took hard work to woo Christy Turlington. \
Ricky Gervais\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deft essay on the vainglory of the well known leaves you wondering about the celebrities who subject themselves to his camera.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands  - Dutch special forces were locked in a standoff Wednesday with an unknown number of suspected terrorists holed up in a house in The Hague. Three officers were wounded, at least one seriously, when a grenade was thrown at them as they attempted to storm the house.
UnitedGlobalCom, Europe's largest cable TV provider, said on Tuesday it would start offering telephony services to its broadband Internet customers, which would dramatically cut phone bills.
Mustafa still remembers his 63 days in  solitary confinement as if it were yesterday.

Alexis Madrigal reports from the AAAS annual meeting in Boston on the goings-on on the convention floor, where the booths are filled by scientific projects and resources doing their best to illuminate or explain some corner of the universe, body, or planet.
By ELIZABETH ZUCKERMAN    PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  -- A university study has found Taiwan and Singapore now lead the United States and Canada in providing government services online.    The Brown University survey, in its fourth year, measures the online performance of government in 198 countries...
BERKELEY -- Because a season unfolding as this one comes so seldom to Cal football, many who have spent years loyal to the program await not the immortal victory but the inevitable heartbreak.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, the world&#39;s most populous Muslim nation, on Monday called on all religions to rise up against terrorism and show that faith could be a force for peace.
Britain's minister for Africa accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of seeking a military solution in conflict-wracked Darfur and warned that he will likely face new sanctions unless he keeps agreements to promote peace.
Jim Edmonds has a flair for the dramatic in center field, climbing walls to steal home runs and tumbling for other catches. He&#39;ll play to the crowd a bit, too.
AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Schering-Plough must pay damages for overcharging on certain drugs.
Americans are beginning to realize   that childhood obesity is a real problem and are even starting   to do something about it, but there is no way to tell what   actually works, a panel of experts said on Wednesday.
OTTAWA (CP) - Four ad agencies that charged taxpayers more than &#36;350,000 in commissions for a controversial TV series about hockey legend Maurice Richard actually did no work on the series, a public inquiry was told Monday.
Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.
A dig by a bishop about people who festoon their homes with Christmas lights may have touched a nerve with a grander member of his congregation - the Queen
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President Bush said it is &quot;up in the air&quot; whether the United States can ever be fully safe from terrorism, prompting an attack from Democrat John Kerry&#39;s campaign that Bush was sending a mixed message.
The trial of award-winning actor Chris Langham who is accused of a string of child sex offences begins.
Toronto -- Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would substantially increase federal spending for Canada&#39;s ailing $60 billion
Is competition to keep up with the next-gen Joneses slowly running the video-game industry into the ground?  In Game|Life.
Searing temperatures on the surface of Mount St. Helens had scientists more certain that magma had reached the surface of the volcano&#39;s lava dome.
TORONTO (CP) - Frank Menechino hit a tie-breaking home run in the seventh inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will reunite this fall and tour the United States and Europe, Columbia Records announced on Tuesday.
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In a first of its kind pilot, Comcast is set to deploy Microsoft's TV Foundation Edition 1.7 software in conjunction with its new dual-tuner digital video recording service. The partnership heightens Microsoft's involvement with cable operators, which is an element of Redmond's strategy for home entertainment.
Wired &amp; Wireless continues its reign at the top spot among IT priorities due to widespread IP telephony and wireless deployment.
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Il direttore di Rai Fiction ha 5 giorni per rispondere
\u00e2\u0080\u009cMom, How Did You Meet the Beatles?\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a brief, odd and entrancing new stage work by Adrienne Kennedy and her son Adam P. Kennedy.
Justine Henin reached the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open after beating Alicia Molik of Australia 6-2, 7-6 (9) Wednesday.
China and the United States plan to  set up a defense hotline, one of Beijing&#39;s top generals said on  Saturday, a move aimed at improving military relations as  Washington grows increasingly wary of China&#39;s military buildup.
Europe's efforts to catch up to and then outpace the US economy have been &quot;a big failure,&quot; the outgoing head of the European Union executive commission, Romano Prodi, told the Financial Times in an interview.
With a target price of nearly $5 billion, the sale of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village would be the biggest deal for a single U.S. property in modern times.
Andrew Flintoff is the hero as England beat India by 70 runs at The Oval to win the NatWest Challenge.
Having an epidural during childbirth is linked to problems breastfeeding, a study suggests.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - It might have been one of the easiest drug busts in the history of the South Carolina Highway Patrol: A car with 43 pounds of marijuana crashed into a trooper's cruiser, authorities said.
L'analisi                                          L'abbaglio Al Qaeda e l'incubo terroristi                                                                                   di GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO
Least among equals Microsoft's Live OneCare placed last in a test on the effectiveness of anti-virus security packages by Austrian researchers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Richard Park's goal 3:43 into overtime helped the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
The bureau must begin turning over thousands of documents related to its use and abuse of a powerful and secretive tactic.
Three-year-old British girl Margaret Hill is recovering in Nigeria after she was released by kidnappers who had held her for four days.
The Labour Party conference began winding down Wednesday with Prime Minister Gordon Brown riding high in the polls, fueling renewed talk of snap elections within weeks.
Britain&#39;s top law-enforcement officer, a key member of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s cabinet, resigned on Wednesday after acknowledging that his department had fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
South Korea's new leader wants to ditch the ministry that has long handled relations with the North, have others absorb its functions and shift the way Seoul deals with its prickly neighbor, aides said on Wednesday.
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The Tamil Tigers' nascent air wing dropped two bombs on an air force base in north Sri Lanka before dawn on Monday, the military said, the latest daring air assault amid renewed civil war.
With holiday shopping in full swing, U.S. banking regulators on Tuesday urged consumers to carefully check the terms and conditions when buying gift cards, including fees and expiration dates.
The UK may have to renegotiate job cuts planned by planemaker Airbus, a committee of MPs warns.
US stock exchange operator Nasdaq has said that shareholders in the London Stock Exchange have until January 11 to accept its hostile takeover offer.
Mario Matt of Austria won the slalom title by nearly two seconds at the world championships Saturday, and Bode Miller skied off course on the first run, tweaking his knee in the process.
Defeated Democrat John Kerry has dropped hints he may run for president in 2008, as glum party officials debated the way forward after last week's Republican sweep of elections for the White House and US Congress.
 a Free Concert of Popular Songs From Opera and Musical Theater.
The dollar reversed early gains against the euro and held steady against the yen in the wake of cooling oil prices and comments by US central bank officials suggesting confidence in the American economic recovery, analysts said.
The Redskins, facing their first critical test against a division rival, know they must do well in the NFC East to make the playoffs.
Disappointment? Yes. Anger? No. University of Massachusetts men's basketball coach Travis Ford said that was his reaction when he learned his alma mater, the University of Kentucky, had invoked a $50,000 buyout of its Nov. 24 nonconference game against the Minutemen at TD Banknorth Garden.
PayPal said functions of the service that enable buyer and seller to exchange shipping information and to process payments immediately upon closing a sale were also affected by the outage.
Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Armas will be out for four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
India ended the fourth day needing 210 more runs to win this multi-stranded epic of a second Test and level the series against Australia.
MAGNY COURS, France &amp;#151; Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix on Sunday for a record eighth time. He was 10 seconds ahead of world champion Fernando Alonso. Felipe Massa, Schumacher&#039;s Ferrari teammate, was third.
Results of a landmark government study are helping answer questions that have long fueled the debate over the use of antidepressants in teenagers. The research finds a popular antidepressant works better than counseling in treating depression in young ...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. One legal analyst says a delay in the start of the penalty phase in the Scott Peterson murder trial may only help the defense.
The Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, castles, pyramids and dancing fountains define the Las Vegas skyline. Come Friday, add 30-foot-high rabbit ears.
Comair expects to be running normally today after being severely crippled by last week&#39;s storm and a computer failure. But judging from the reactions of passengers affected by the weekend&#39;s
The U.S. is heading into its first recession in a truly globalized world. What to expect  -  and why it will be different this time
The Arabic language TV news network Al-Jazeera on Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda&#39;s No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Fifth seed Fernando Gonzalez of Chile became the biggest casualty of this year's Wimbledon when he lost 6-3 3-6 6-3 4-6 8-6 in the third round to Serb Janko Tipsarevic on Friday.
The work of students at 11 high schools throughout the US will be on board an unmanned Russian supply rocket headed for the International Space Station.
Celebrities and high fashion go hand-in-hand. Here are some of the big names making news (or not) at New York Fashion Week.
Do mild-mannered honeybees get just a happy buzz when they drink booze? That&#39;s one of the mysteries scientists are trying to solve in hopes of learning why some people who are normally cool and calm become aggressive and mean when they&#39;re loaded.
NEW YORK  - Airborne fungi are increasingly being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research indicates that high levels of such fungi are found in inner city homes with cats, cockroaches, and dampness problems.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 23 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Two Italian soldiers disappeared under mysterious circumstances while on a patrol Saturday night in a western region of Afghanistan where the Taliban has been active, Afghan and Italian officials said today.
Decades after an Islamic revolution, an old-school cat returns to the capital, Khartoum, to start a jazz club.
For someone who revels in solitude in \u00e2\u0080\u009cInto the Wild,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Chris McCandless is remarkably good at making friends.
Democrat Barack Obama said Tuesday the nation's foreign policy challenges call for a new leader who will worry more about doing the right thing than how it will look.
Chris Iannetta's two-run triple highlighted a seven-run third inning and the Colorado Rockies opened a crucial six-game homestand with a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Monday.
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U.S. online consumer spending from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 was up 19% from the same time last year, according to comScore.
The parent of a 10-year-old boy has won the bidding for a coveted spot to appear alongside comedian Will Ferrell in an upcoming movie, paying $47,100 in an Internet charity auction.
LOS ANGELES  - Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures are taking a page out of their own playbooks for Super Bowl weekend, revisiting genres that have scored at the North American boxoffice on the weekend of the big game.
A former Iraqi cabinet minister escapes from a prison where he was serving a two-year sentence for corruption.
Jason Kidd is headed from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal.
BRUSSELS - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Brussels at the start of a European tour, with his international credibility badly tarnished by months of political chaos.
A cabinet sells for \u00c2\u00a319m at Christie's, making it the most expensive piece of furniture sold at auction.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home port on Thursday,   capping a successful mission to resume International Space   Station construction after the 2003 Columbia accident.
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, said it planned to eliminate 1,920 jobs in Germany in the next two years, or seven percent of its German workforce, to cut costs.
Although Singapore was the major source of Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $6.2 billion infusion, Merrill\u00e2\u0080\u0099s other investor, Davis Selected Advisors, was a bit of a dark horse.
Serbia and Kosovo square off at the U.N. Security Council Wednesday, with the Kosovars demanding quick independence and the Serbs demanding that the province remain part of its territory.
The American spirit of inventiveness is stronger than ever, if you look at the number of applications flooding into the United States Patent Office.
A military jury sentenced a US Army soldier to three years in prison for killing an unarmed, wounded Iraqi teenager in Sadr City last August 18.
Mexicans are setting aside their differences on Wednesday, declaring a break from political bickering and fears of crime to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem by launching a worldwide rendition.
Highlights of the U.S. program to reduce the threat of terrorists obtaining nuclear materials in Russia and at foreign research reactors.
There were plenty of tried-and-true techniques used in this year's Super Bowl ads &#151; talking animals, Clydesdale horses, celebrity cameos. But then came Gladys Knight as a rugby player, an airborne '72 Impala and a \
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CBS Sports and Facebook have jointly built an application that will let Facebook users fill brackets for the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament and compare their picks with those of their friends.
Women&#39;s professional tennis was turned upside down this summer when 17-year-old Maria Sharapova of Bradenton upset defending champion Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4 in the Wimbledon singles final.
Though Jeff Tedford usually ignores the rumors of his imminent departure from California, the coach couldn't block out the shouts from the cheap seats at Husky Stadium last weekend.
Broadband Instruments, a stealth company first covered here, launches its Slacker music ecosystem soon. In Listening Post.
Should Roman Catholic nuns who wear veils in Italy be treated any differently to Muslim women who wear veils?
NEW YORK  - A guideline-based disease management program and a structured multi-component intervention can improve quality of life and other outcomes for patients with dementia and their caregivers, according to the findings of two studies published this week.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike after Afghan forces came under attack from the Taliban and asked for help, a provincial official said on Tuesday.
Trailer park The BBC played down a new agreement to license content to Google's YouTube website today. Corporation executives admitted that the initial scope of the deal doesn't expand on what the Beeb already offers through its website.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hamas policemen and forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas withdrew from Gaza's streets on Wednesday as a fresh ceasefire aimed at halting a slide to civil war appeared to be holding.
Hundreds of riot police armed with assault rifles and tear gas moved into position at sites in Yangon where protesters staged a bloody, pro-democracy demonstration a month ago Friday.
Japan will block imports of some memory chips produced by Taiwan&#39;s Nanya Technology after local chip-maker Fujitsu lodged a request with the country&#39;s customs authorities.In August last year Fujitsu won a patent infringement case against Nanya at the Tokyo District Court. The lawsuit concerned a patent related to a technology for improving the speed of DDR SDRAM (double data rate synchronous dynamic RAM) memory chips, and the court case came about after discussions between the companies broke down.A day after winning the case,&#160;Fujitsu filed with Japan Customs to block import of the DRAM chips&#160;in question. DRAM is used as the main memory inside personal computers and some consumer electronics products.With Fujitsu&#39;s request to suspend imports granted, the government will begin inspections of Nanya DRAM chips coming into Japan, Fujitsu said Thursday. If the chips are judged to include the technology that was the subject of the August court case, the chips will be blocked from entry, Fujitsu said.Nanya Technology could not immediately be reached for comment.&#160;
The move that could potentially affect tens of thousands of AIDS patients in poor countries who have only recently entered treatment.
By Sal Pizarro, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 14--Marching in a Disneyland parade is nothing new for Valley Christian High School's band, but the group's latest trip has a twist: They'll be at Disneyland in Hong Kong.
Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.
The surges produced by the earthquake off Indonesia hit east Africa and the islands off its coast.
Otmar Issing, the European Central  Bank's chief economist, on Sunday said interest-rate policy can  only control inflation in the \
House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, according to figures from property research company Hometrack, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.
The World Bank promises to donate a record $3.5bn to the world's poorest countries as it cuts the charges on its loans.
Microsoft solution falls short on a number of issues that are going to be important to larger enterprises, but it also has a lot of factors going its way in its war with Cisco.
A British soldier has died and three others are wounded in incidents around Basra, a military spokesman says.
Ruud has accepted the automatic penalty of a three match suspension and Manchester United fully supports Ruud&#39;s decision. Van Nistelrooy said: &quot;Throughout my ten year career I believe my disciplinary record
Five Washington state American Indian hunters may face prosecution from their tribe after shooting and killing a gray whale in the midst of a charged legal dispute over tribal whaling.
A new test may help scientists answer a perplexing &quot;which came first&quot; question about the development of Alzheimer&#039;s disease, possibly pointing the way to earlier diagnosis or even treatment.
BUENOS AIRES - The death toll of a fire that roared through a packed Buenos Aires nightclub climbed on Friday to at least 174, with more than 410 injured as young revelers stampeded to reach locked exit doors.
A ship carrying hundreds of migrants, which has spent a week off the coast of Mauritania, is due to dock.
Arsene Wenger today renewed his attack on Real Madrid for the methods they use to sign players. The Arsenal manager sparked a row with the Spanish giants on the day the new
By The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 8--SHE made history as the first woman hired to anchor a network nightly newscast on her own. Certainly other women preceded Katie Couric to the network anchor desk, but Barbara Walters, Connie Chung, and Elizabeth Vargas were always paired with men.
ATHENS, Greece - U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards was knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upheld her two-year drug suspension, rejecting her arguments that she took a banned stimulant by accident...
National Guard and Reserve soldiers deserve better health care and other benefits from the federal government, said North Dakota Democrat Rep. Earl Pomeroy.
The Philadelphia Flyers and coach   Ken Hitchcock agreed to a three-year contract extension on   Monday.
Apple rumor site Think Secret agreed to close shop on Thursday, concluding a two-year court battle with the Cupertino, California company over trade secrets.
Rajon Rondo and Tommy Heinsohn shook hands after practice yesterday, reintroducing themselves after meeting for the first time in June, when the rookie traveled to the team practice facility for predraft workouts. Heinsohn liked what he saw then, and his opinion only improved watching the Celtics' second practice.
BP and Shell are on track to unveil record quarterly profits helped by surging world oil prices, press reports claim.
Morgan Ensberg was so excited about the chance to play for the New York Yankees that he was willing to make a switch to first base.
Tunisia e Senegal hanno pareggiato 2-2 a Tamale (Ghana) in un incontro valido per la prima giornata ...
The CIA once maintained a facility to hold high-value terrorism suspects at the Defense Department&#39;s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but the location is not currently
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City reported lower-than-expected earnings on Thursday after it cut prices on flat-panel TVs and computers.
Societe Generale was warned about alleged rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last year, a prosecutor says.
For a politician whose stock was built on sunny optimism, Sen. John Edwards is serving up plenty of bare-knuckled rhetoric on the campaign trail these days.
Passengers may be passed the cost if airlines are given permits to emit greenhouse gasses, say two reports.
About 1,000 Slovenian  villagers scuffled with police late on Saturday as they  protested against the return of a large Roma Gypsy family that  had been evicted last month.
Even if Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, it will still be considered the occupying power under international law and as such responsible for the crowded territory, according to an internal Israeli government assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
Some 40 percent of Americans would curb their driving habits if retail gasoline prices shot up to $3.50 a gallon, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released yesterday .
Targeting elderly customers, a Czech company has started manufacturing extra large cellular phones, an official said Monday.
Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa.
They made five sacks and got strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt. Several big pass plays were made, the kickoffs were good, and the punting was solid.
Published: 20/09/2006 - 08:05:19 AM Send to a friend Britons in Thailand were urged today to exercise caution after the military coup to oust prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
When Attia Abdel-Hamid  Hassan notices the chickens or ducks that he keeps at home in  Egypt&#39;s Nile Delta starting to wobble on their feet, he puts  them in a sack and drowns them in an irrigation canal.
Miguel Tejada, Melvin Mora and Nick Markakis each homer to give Balitmore seven of its runs in an 8-4 win over Oakland on Sunday.
Portsmouth has named Croat Velimir Zajec as their manager, filling the post made vacant by Harry Redknapp. Zajec, 48, joined the south-coast Premier League club last month as an executive
Investor's Business Daily - A tight election and volatile stock market slowed investor enthusiasm for stock mutual funds in October, but their appetite appeared to increase in November.
Opium poppy cultivation shot up a whopping 61 percent in Afghanistan this year in a setback for US and NATO efforts to clamp down on the country's illegal drug industry, according to new figures released by the White House.
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Aid agencies try to help thousands of people displaced by unrest in the east of DR Congo.
Il piano industriale di Alitalia notificato a Bruxelles non \u00c3\u00a8 che &quot;un documento sintetico ed essenzialmente commerciale&quot; che non &quot;non verte&quot; sui dettagli della ricapitalizzazione da 1,2 miliardi di euro della compagnia aerea.
Lockheed Martin Corp. on Monday announced that it will launch its Atlas V rocket on Dec. 17 as planned, while Boeing Co. waited to reschedule a launch of its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket that it was forced to abandon on Sunday.
By TIM CUPRISIN  There was a moment of honesty at the height of the latest blizzard of silly coverage, when CNN's Jack Cafferty was handing the baton over to Wolf Blitzer.
Courts have issued conflicting rulings over what will constitute valid 'provisional' votes.
Farmers still short changed The Rural Payments Agency still has plenty to do to resolve the IT difficulties it experienced in implementing the EU Single Payment Scheme.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.
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Avevano 28 e 33 anni, la seconda era campionessa di windsurf
The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.
ISP rejects Microsoft antispam plan amid concerns from open-source community.
The following is a partial transcript of the second presidential debate between President Bush (R) and Sen. John F. Kerry (D). The debate was held in Washington University in St.
Missione compiuta. La Roma vince 2-1 a Bergamo, inizia l'anno col piede giusto e risponde all'Inter....
Destroying human race easier than ever Microsoft today further sealed the fate of mankind, effectively hurling open the gates that so precariously protect our species from an unending flood of mechanical horrors bent on the annihilation of flesh with the announcement of version 1.5 of its Robotics Studio development kit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Paltalk makes the switch from instant messaging platform to video content provider with a reworked chat client, now called PaltalkScene.
LONDON -- Manchester United sent Arsenal into a slump a month ago. Tomorrow, the Red Devils have a chance to prolong the Gunners&#39; tailspin.
Verizon Wireless, the second-biggest U.S. mobile telephone provider, is expected on Friday to introduce mobile video and music services and phones capable of high speed Web surfing, analysts say.
Germany faced a surge of far-right parties in eastern state elections, worrying about their rise and the ensuing damage to the country&#39;s image.
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A Zimbabwe opposition MP who assaulted the justice minister in parliament has been arrested trying to leave the country.
David Coallier has an update today on the effort to get PEAR developers all over the world mapped out to a Google map to show their locations - one that's finally been launched.   Over the past weeks we have had many people asking around if it would be possible to have a place to see the pear developers around the world. Well now Christian Weiske and I (With the help of Arnaud Limbourg) have put up a nice little map system on pear.php.net. You can see it at http://pear.php.net/map/   David also links to images of some of the administration panels for the application (one, two, three) and the connection information for a web service (REST) that allows access to all of the data.
Qantas Airways Ltd.&#39;s proposed alliance with Air New Zealand Ltd. was rejected by New Zealand&#39;s High Court, the latest blow in the carriers&#39; two-year attempt to team up to cut costs
American design software developer Autodesk Inc. said Tuesday it is losing &#36;367 million in potential revenues each year because of software piracy in India.
Last-minute shoppers who hoped to beat the flood of Christmas-crazed gift buyers woke before dawn every day this week and arrived at retailers the moment they opened.
A day after laying off hundreds of Fleet bank workers, Bank of America received a boost of positive publicity from the arts world.
German industrial chemicals giant Celanese, a unit of US investment fund Blackstone, said it would slash around 1,000 jobs worldwide, nearly 10 percent of its workforce, in a restructuring drive.
A fifth year of powerful economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific has driven the number of people living in poverty in the region to its lowest level ever, but the World Bank warned Tuesday that oil prices could dampen the boom next year.
Retail sales in December were unexpectedly weak with the three month figure at its lowest since November 2006.
A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
Victoria de los Angeles, a Spanish soprano whose career spanned five decades, died Saturday at a clinic in Barcelona, a spokeswoman for the city's Liceo Theater said. She was 81.
Medical care was at times so scarce and shabby that it became another kind of abuse. An inside look
Ralph Friedgen said freshman quarterback Jordan Steffy \
Il 9 luglio 2006 la nazionale era mondiale 24 anni dopo BearzotIl nostro calcio \u00c3\u00a8 cambiato poco ma quel gruppo ha gi\u00c3\u00a0 fatto tanto                                            Il compleanno dell'Italia di Lippi campioni del mondo, un anno dopo                                                                                      di GIANNI MURA
Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole at Kauai to become only the fifth player in golf history to go round in a 59 as he charged to victory at the PGA Grand Slam in Hawaii.
Voyager Capital, a leading Pacific Northwest information technology venture firm, has announced it is the first venture firm to join the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an Oregon-based organization dedicated to accelerating the growth and adoption of
Nato's top commander urges member states to provide reinforcements to the mission in southern Afghanistan.
Britain's deficit in trade in goods hit a record in 2006 when the country imported more oil than in previous years.
Charles O. Prince was paid $25.98 million for his work in 2006, which represented an increase of about 13 percent increase over 2005.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a  visit to Beirut marked by protests and snubs, pledged on Monday  to help strengthen Lebanon's security forces as they deploy in  the south after Israel's war with Hizbollah.
How a hurt feline brought present and past together.
Arts & entertainment: Record industry to offer 25m tracks to download for free as big-name advertising funds new services
What&#39;d you expect when the NFL&#39;s two top-rated quarterbacks met on the same field as two of the league&#39;s lowest-rated defenses?
Women will likely have to wait several more years for a sexual-dysfunction treatment following a Food and Drug Administration advisory board vote Thursday that the agency should not approve a sex-hormone patch.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia warned other world powers on Wednesday not to decide the fate of Kosovo on their own, saying only talks between Belgrade and Pristina could solve a row over independence for the Serbian province.
A report scheduled to be released Monday found that people who live in areas with a high degree of sprawl are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties compared to residents
This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.
Nineteen years into it, and nearing the end, Tom Brennan identified the full meaning of what took place at Boston University's phenomenal new athletic showplace yesterday afternoon.
Alex Rodriguez has opted out of his contract, his agent said, a move that may end his career with the Yankees.
Like many farmers, Martin Busin works from dawn till nightfall, but he still needs the help of his cafe-au-lait cow, Miss, to bring in tourists to keep afloat his smallholding in Italy's mountainous Alto Adige region.
La scrittrice e giornalista, con l'orologio militare che indossava per le intervisteriposer\u00c3\u00a0 nella tomba di famiglia, accanto al cippo che ricorda Panagulis                                                  Domani i funerali di Oriana Fallaci Verr\u00c3\u00a0 sepolta al cimitero degli Allori
Abortion opponents have started a major fund-raising campaign to outfit Christian crisis pregnancy centers with ultrasound equipment.
The governing body of men's tennis applauded Wimbledon's decision to award equal prize money to men and women.
October marked the beginning of the real tax season. Not the one where you spend long days at the dining-room table poring over piles of receipts. But the one where you can really influence the size of the check you have to write come April or the refund you will be getting.
ABU DHABI, Nov 2  - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, who died Tuesday after ruling the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since the birth of the federation more than three decades ago, enjoyed the role of elder statesman in a conflict-torn region.
A jet from Indonesia's state carrier Garuda crashed and burst into flames on landing at Yogyakarta airport on Wednesday morning, an airline spokesman said.
For Brent Bolthouse, the don of Hollywood night life, another birthday is yet another excuse for a big party.
NEW YORK  \u00c2\u0097 Back in the Apollo Theater's heyday, audience members walked through an ornate, spacious lobby. Inside the theater, hand-painted detailing decorated the walls. And on the stage, stars were born.
NEW YORK/DETROIT  - General Motors Corp. is in preliminary talks to buy Chrysler, the struggling U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler AG, or to strike a strategic alliance with the rival automaker, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Matt Cline wasn't even born when the Rubik's Cube hit the market in 1980 and became a worldwide fad. But the multicolor toy is the 20-year-old's constant companion, giving him a way to pass the time or compete with his friends.

The label has announced a deal that allows Amazon to sell DRM-free tracks through its online music store.
By Gardner Chris  Herd manager Craig Crampton reckons there's always more to learn.
NEW YORK According to a television pool report broadcast today, a US Marine shot and killed a wounded prisoner in a Fallujah mosque.
AUSSIE country music sensation Keith Urban has finally been crowned the King of Nashville after 12 years of back-breaking touring to crack the elite music market.
Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday backed John Kerry in the U.S. presidential election, giving the Democrat a victory in one of the most important swing states in his contest with Republican President Bush, television networks projected.
German consumer products group Henkel said Thursday it is buying Sovereign Specialty Chemicals Inc., a Chicago-based adhesives company, in a deal valued at some $575 million.
Workers at almost 300 post offices are to go on strike on Christmas Eve in a dispute over the day's opening hours.
The ex-wife of rapper Eminem on Wednesday was to begin treatment for drug abuse at a facility in Minnesota, a spokesman for the Michigan corrections department said.
An education conference in London is again debating the issue of underachievement by black pupils - and encouraging them to aim higher.
CLAMART, France  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, who doctors say may have leukemia, was conscious and in  \
Jessica Simpson was named in a lawsuit by a California cosmetics company that claims it hasn't received all of the &#36;1 million in products it supplied for the \
(InfoWorld) - A VeriSign Inc. official defended its contract to operate the .com domain Monday, after Network Solutions accused the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) of not requiring adequate security safeguards in its registry agreements. Network Solutions, a domain-name registrar, released a report last week saying ICANN has \
Chuchusoft.com releases Remote Display, desktop extension and mirroring software for networked Macs and Windows PCs.
Intel is capping its processor speeds at 3.8GHz in a move some have interpreted as the final humiliating climbdown of a difficult year.
The French government has indicated that it intends to stand firm on its decision to ban the wearing of headscarves by Muslim girls in state schools.
Joe Torre\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refusal to accept a contract offer came 47 years to the day after the Yankees dismissed Casey Stengel, who also spent 12 seasons as the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s manager.
I was delighted to attend the awards ceremony for the 17th Seagate Foyle Film Festival in the Tower Hotel, an event which also included a well deserved party for the hard working festival staff who supplied ...
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt and defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan moved a step closer to a showdown at the $380,000 Long Island Cup after coming through tough quarter-finals on Friday.
A documentary critical of John Kerry's Vietnam-era anti-war activities will be shown only in part during a program examining the use of such documentaries to influence elections, Sinclair Broadcast said Tuesday.
When Danny Williams suffered a form of crucifixion here in the small hours of yesterday morning - his pain was slow and relentless at the hands of the defending champion, Vitali Klitschko, and the outcome was never in doubt - it seemed that heavyweight
Science has dealt a blow to a Japanese legend which says the country was twice saved from a Mongolian fleet thanks to a \
It's official now. Manyata Saturday admitted that she has formally married her long-time boyfriend, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt.
Iran signalled its ambition to join the elite group of nations in space yesterday by claiming to have reached orbit with a rocket capable of carrying satellites
MOSUL, Iraq - A car bomb struck a US military convoy on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, an Iraqi police officer told AFP.
German police arrested three Iraqis in a  series of raids on Friday and the federal prosecutor said he  believed they were planning an attack on visiting Iraqi Prime  Minister Iyad Allawi.
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Georgia Tech\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Reggie Ball walks toward the sideline during Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s loss to Miami. ATLANTA - There is no starting quarterback controversy at Georgia Tech.
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Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.
SEVEN people were killed in a car bombing at a cafe near the Australian embassy in Baghdad today. At least 20 other people were wounded, a US officer at the scene of the blast said.
A US advisory panel on Friday will review data on an experimental drug that is injected into the eye to stop vision loss in elderly patients at risk of going blind.
Bush's push to reform Social Security and other programs frames a deeper clash between individualism and safety net.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge on Thursday testily rejected appeals to figure out who fathered Anna Nicole Smith's baby as he pushed toward a decision on who gets the body of the former Playboy centerfold.
Citigroup agreed to pay $978,000 to settle an investigation into accusations that it failed to supervise brokers whose trading strategies cost clients more than $3 million.
Proceedings end in the divorce hearing of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills with the judge reserving judgement.
Jurors see footage of scientists replicating explosions of devices used in the alleged 21 July attacks.
Moscow city authorities plan to reduce the number of migrants working in the Russian capital.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as  oil prices climbed above $48 a barrel, prompting investor worry  about the effect of high fuel costs on corporate profits and  consumer demand.
Pace bowler Steve Harmison took a late order hat trick Wednesday as he and newcomer Alex Wharf led England to a comfortable win over India in the opening one-day cricket international at Trent Bridge.
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - Mission managers on Saturday cleared Atlantis to land next week after concluding the space shuttle's heat shield was safe enough to withstand the intense heat of re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
North Korea could agree to implement a &quot;first tranche&quot; of measures to end its nuclear weapons program during the upcoming round of six-nation talks in Beijing next week, the top US negotiator said.
At an emotional service in the shadow of the Gowanus Expressway, the city&#39;s Albanian immigrant community paid tribute to singer Anita Bitri-Prapaniku, the musician who died of carbon monoxide poisoning last week.
Investors cheered President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election yesterday, but analysts caution that when the cheering stops, investors might refocus on real problems that could still hold back the economy and stocks.
Statements made by Samuel Eto\u00e2\u0080\u0099o, who recently returned from knee surgery, have upset some teammates and management at F.C. Barcelona.
European leaders, looking to set the pace in the race against global warming, consider tough new targets.
As football season ends and Valentine's Day nears, men can focus on their other loves: their girlfriends.
Monk and his IT junk What you really get on those Microsoft, Novell and Cisco courses...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Travis Diener scored 29 points despite playing with a sprained ankle, and led unbeaten Marquette past No. 24 Wisconsin 63-54 Saturday night.
World number six gold miner Harmony Gold on Monday announced that it had secured 10.8 percent of shares in world number four gold miner Gold Fields as a result of its early settlement offer, which closed at 12h00 on Friday.
Today Oscar Niemeyer is held up as one of Brazil\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest national treasures, and he seems as spry as ever.
If you have Macs in your workplace, here's what you need to know so you're ready to run with OS X Leopard.
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England-based Vodafone Group Plc yesterday denied a report that it was backing partner company Verizon in a bid to block the possible merger between Sprint and Nextel, which analysts expected to be announced today.
To: SCIENCE EDITORS  Contact: Allard Beutel, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 4769, or Kyle Herring, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483- 5111, both of NASA   HOUSTON, Feb.
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Scientists know so little about a disorder that links a strep infection with obsessive-compulsive disorder in children that some question whether it even exists.
Can the Minnesota Orchestra be the best in the country? Its Finnish conductor has thrown down the gauntlet.
By Jay Tokasz  The Rev. Charles E. Blake, presiding bishop of Church of God in Christ, the largest  African-American Pentecostal denomination in the world, has spent 38 years  building his congregation into a societal force, as well as a spiritual one.
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says a fiscal stimulus programme could lift the US economy.
As Osama bin Laden surfaced on videotape for the first time in more than a year, New Yorkers responded to his blurry image with emotions ranging from fear to ambivalence.
For the second game in a row, the Patriots' opponent might be without a star running back.
John Travolta can&#39;t see the hand before his face, but he can feel the heat. He thinks he hears someone to his right, though it could just be a voice bouncing off a wall.
The biracial daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond defended the former segregationist on Tuesday and said the Rev. Al Sharpton \
Despite denunciations of special-interest money, Senator Barack Obama is nonetheless benefiting from millions being spent outside campaign finance rules.
The activities of security contractors are \
CAMBODIA&#39;S King Norodom Sihanouk yesterday issued a plea to be allowed to retire, creating constitutional confusion and prompting the country&#39;s leaders to vow to beg him to remain on the throne.
The dollar recovered from an earlier 20-month low against a basket of currencies on Monday as investors locked in profits after shaving more than 3 percent off its value in less than two weeks.
Paul Schweitzer is one of a dying breed. As owner of Gramercy Typewriter Co in New York City, he repairs machines that many consider obsolete.
[World News]: Kabul, Oct. 16 : At least four people including a policeman were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan last night, according to reports.
LOS ANGELES Sept. 22, 2004 - Russ Meyer, producer-director who helped spawn the &quot;skin flick&quot; with such films as &quot;Faster, Pussycat!
Protesters urged ticket-holders outside a Toronto cinema on Tuesday to boycott a documentary about a vicious animal cruelty case in which three friends filmed the skinning of a live cat as an alleged art project.
Government scrutiny of Boeing (BA:NYSE - news - research) appears to be widening, with federal prosecutors reportedly now looking at a $100 billion Army program Boeing oversees.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was back this week in a place he intensely dislikes: the spotlight.
 prenatal ultrasound worries experts
Companies are scrambling to reset computing devices as daylight saving time begins three weeks earlier.
An explosion rocked a Christian suburb in east Beirut on Monday, witnesses said.
A Saudi court gives a five-year sentence to a university professor convicted of dissent and sedition.
Insurgents in Iraq ambushed a British military convoy in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, a spokesman for the British army in Iraq said.
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - \u00c2\u0093Urge affrontare la scomoda verit\u00c3\u00a0 sui temi dell\u00c2\u0092ambiente e dell\u00c2\u0092energia\u00c2\u0094, dice Mons. Chris Toohey Sydney (Agenzia Fides ) - \u00c2\u0093E\u00c2\u0092 tempo di affrontare la scomoda verit\u00c3\u00a0 sull\u00c2\u0092urgenza di riformare la produzione e l\u00c2\u0092uso di energia\u00c2\u0094: \u00c3\u00a8 quanto afferma Mons. Chris Toohey, Vescovo di Wilcannia e Presidente della Commissione \u00c2\u0093Giustizia e Servizio\u00c2\u0094 nella Con...
Georgetown point guard Jonathan Wallace, who averaged 16.5 points a game as a senior at Sparkman High School, was a bit more Old McDonald than McDonald\u00e2\u0080\u0099s all-American.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Home Depot Inc.'s  plan for a $22.5 billion share buyback underscored optimism about equity valuations, along with the growing allure of large-cap stocks, including General Electric Co. .
Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth  straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the  American League Sunday.
Africa is unfairly suffering from global warming and must be able to sell carbon credits to grow in a \
A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.
IBM, which pioneered the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry.
Thousands of Sudanese refugees crowded around U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Saturday as he visited their camp in eastern Chad and delivered a single message: Bring in the United Nations.
Gold was steady at above $400 in Asia  on Tuesday on Japanese buying, but other precious metals were  volatile ahead of the release of more U.S. data, dealers said.
The Miami Dolphins have filed a grievance against Ricky Williams , asking an arbitrator to uphold the team's contractual right to recover $8.6 million paid to the recently retired running back in signing bonus and incentives, the Miami Herald reported on its website yesterday.
MONZA, Italy Those who did not see the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday will not be surprised to hear that Ferrari finished first and second for the eighth time this season.
By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Dec. 19--In an effort to limit bat and bird kills by windmills, the  Pennsylvania Game Commission Monday suggested a voluntary agreement with  wind-farm developers.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The United States should keep flying the space shuttles past their 2010 retirement date to avoid depending on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, a U.S. congressman said on Monday.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Wednesday it has processed several tons of raw \
Miikka Kiprusoff is carrying the weight of a small European country aching for athletic success. Finland has a rich hockey tradition, but in recent years that history hasn&#39;t included a lot of winning.
PepsiCo's new Mountain Dew flavor, \
A Church of Ireland clergyman from Fermanagh is found guilty of possessing indecent images of children.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Roger Federer has won the ATP Tour Champions Race in a runaway. Federer, who captured his third grand slam with Sunday&#39;s US Open title, has clinched the top spot in the men&#39;s rankings with a historic performance.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - Water levels are falling in some parts of flood-hit Pakistan, enabling rescuers to reach areas cut off for days, but more bad weather is on the way, officials said on Monday.
Si tratta di Valle d'Aosta e Friuli Venezia Giulia
Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson said Monday that while Osama bin Laden needs to be caught and killed, the terrorist mastermind would get the due process of law.
Two prisoners are killed and 14 policemen and prisoners are injured at a court in the province of Sindh.
Some 200 artworks from the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul will begin a 17-month tour in the United States in May.
More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s renowned Carnival celebration \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a full-tilt sport in high heels.
A crane hoisted the last of thousands of charcoal-colored slabs into place at Germany's national Holocaust memorial Wednesday to commemorate the 6 million Jews who died at the hands of the Nazis.
The Boston College men's basketball team could be without junior power forward Craig Smith and senior guard Jermaine Watson for Friday night's season-opener against the University of Maine at Conte Forum.
VATICAN CITY Oct. 3, 2004 - Pope John Paul II on Sunday honored two figures linked to controversy, beatifying a German mystic whose violent visions of Christ&#39;s suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson&#39;s &quot;The
US drug giant Johnson &amp; Johnson added to concerns over drug safety yesterday by announcing that its arthritis drug Remicade would have its labelling revised to reflect a higher risk of blood cancer for patients.
Is good, compact sound important enough to you that you'd buy an iPod sound system that looks like a totally freaky space monster? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Hans Schlegel, a European Space Agency astronaut from Germany, will be replaced by Stanley G. Love on the delayed spacewalk.
A contract is signed that will lead to the building of the first four spacecraft in Europe's multi-billion-euro satellite-navigation network.
The dollar hit a record low against the euro for a fourth day running on Friday but rebounded swiftly as traders grew nervous about the possibility of central bank intervention.
Paradoxically in a culture fixated on celebrity, the leading role in Britain&#39;s most successful sports team has gone to a man with an intense dislike of publicity.
Nel weekend, sciopero dalle 21 di sabato alle 21 di domenica
(Samarra, Iraq-AP, Oct. 2, 2004 4:30 PM) _ A top US commander in Iraq says he&#39;s confident the future of the Iraqi city of Samarra is good.
A high-profile AIDS campaigner being held under house arrest in China has said the disease remained &quot;a tragedy for the Chinese people&quot; after the authorities confirmed she would be freed to receive an award in the United States.
Sony's new direction tells us plenty about the future of television screens.
For the first time since the Vietnam War ended, a US commercial airliner landed in Vietnam on Friday night, marking another milestone in the improving relations between two former enemies.
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A convicted murderer who escaped from a work release program 33 years ago was captured in Alabama, where he had been working construction jobs using his real name, U.S. Marshals announced Saturday.
LONDON: USA skipper Richard Staple looked ahead to the daunting task of tackling world champions Australia and insisted his team will not go down without a fight in their ICC Champions Trophy clash.
Tv pubblica libanese gravemente colpita da bombardamenti
KUALA LUMPUR : A Malaysian woman has overcome 17 scorpion bites to set a new world record by spending 36 days in a glass cage with 6,069 of the poisonous arachnids.
Pilgrims should stock up on sunblock and shoes before starting the five-day haj pilgrimage this month, a British Muslim doctor said on Friday.
The day after Scott Rolen slugged a two-run home run to help St. Louis beat the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, he was asked to reflect on his first trip to the World Series. But like many Cardinals, the question prompted him to look back. Way back.
The way NBA star Shaquille O'Neal sees it, he's still the big cat, Kobe Bryant's not where it's at, and he's got the rap to back up the fact. And the Miami Heat center isn't crazy about the Detroit Pistons' Ben Wallace or rapper Skillz either.
AFRICA/NIGER - L\u00c2\u0092ottimo raccolto di cereali del 2006 permette al Niger di superare la crisi alimentare. L\u00c2\u0092Angola intende potenziare il settore agricolo Niamey (Agenzia Fides)- Buone notizie sul fronte agricolo in Africa.  Il Niger, che era stato colpito da una gravissima crisi alimentare (vedi Fides 21 settembre 2005), ha registrato quest\u00c2\u0092anno un raccolto record che ha permesso di ottenere un\u00c2\u0092eccede...
Alfonso Soriano, Miguel Tejada, Barry Zito and other stars soon could be changing uniforms soon. As Monday's non-waiver trade deadline of 4 p.m. EDT drew near, several teams were active Sunday.
European stocks were drifting Monday in thin volume as the steady rise in crude oil futures to top $55 a barrel overnight weighed on sentiment.
Transfusions of blood products might help to cut deaths in a future flu pandemic, research suggests.
Motorola and MasterCard are conducting field tests of new mobile phones that include Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips embedded in them as part of a cashless payment system dubbed PayPass.
Much like man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best friend, the rough-hewn Filipino movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bet Collector\u00e2\u0080\u009d chases its protagonist from step to step, misery to misery, all but nipping at her heels.
EMC's IPO of VMware could have far-reaching financial implications, including additional money for EMC to retain and hire talent, and a massive 50% market cap boost.
Diplomatic efforts are underway to hold a preparatory meeting for the six-party talks aimed at ending the nuclear crisis in the Korean peninsula, the US State Department said.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- So, just what was it Curt Schilling said in Pedro Martinez's ear when he put an arm around him in the Sox dugout last night?
still near the record high of $53 a barrel -- slipped a little Friday, as Nigerian union leaders and government officials entered last-minute talks to resolve a dispute over rising fuel prices.
Once again at the Pepsi Center, the defense was dismal, the shots were wild and crazy and the crowd had seen enough to stream for the exits midway through the fourth quarter. For once, Denver coach George Karl could laugh it all off.
The dollar dropped to a new record in European morning trading against the euro, which rose to $1.3379 despite the threat of international intervention to stop the US curreny&#39;s slide.
GUWAHATI, India  - Suspected tribal rebels stormed  a remote village in India's northeast on Monday and shot dead  six people, police said, raising to 62 the death toll in a new  wave of violence that erupted in the region at the weekend.
Cities and towns are jumping on the Wi-Fi bandwagon. But a municipal model of connectivity may be tricky to pull off.
Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.
John McCain's presidential campaign has been likened to a pirate ship: A feisty captain, rhetorical saber in hand, leading a fiercely loyal crew against his Republican primary opponents.
Guinea's parliament votes against a request from President Conte to extend martial law.
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U.S. regulators said Microsoft Corp.  does not have to include in its proxy a shareholder proposal demanding that the software maker justify its support for Net neutrality, according to a decision made public on Tuesday.
Europe tightened its stranglehold on this year's Australian Open when America's sole survivor in the women's singles, Venus Williams, was blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Consumers are becoming more worried about the potential dangers of e-commerce in the wake of data breaches that have occurred in recent years, according to a survey by the Ponemon Institute.
Aaron Walker, press secretary for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, submitted his resignation to FEMA administrator David Paulison Wednesday, according to a FEMA official.
Lady Bird Johnson, whose helped President Lyndon B. Johnson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s road to the White House, has died at 94.
Imagine that, with $100 worth of  supplies bought from neighborhood stores, dealers could easily  cook up $1,000 worth of a drug so addictive that users quickly  descend into a hell of violence, crime and neglect.
Online holiday shoppers this year are making cash registers jingle and meeting analysts&#39; expectations as they spent $8.8 billion in November, researchers said Monday.
The New York Giants suffered a blow to their hopes of clinching a playoff berth after Pro-Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey sustained a broken leg in Sunday's defeat to the Washington Redskins.
Anxious to ease America&#39;s international burdens, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged European allies to step up cooperation in support of US efforts concerning terrorism
NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces shot and  killed two Palestinians on Tuesday in separate incidents in the  West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Virgin boss Richard Branson has pledged to donate $3bn (\u00c2\u00a31.6bn) to fight global warning.
By Don Dodson, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.  Feb. 7--ARCOLA -- The Thomas Monahan Co. in Arcola has been supplying  broom manufacturers with parts for 85 years. Now it's taking over a competitor  in Vermont and entering some new markets.
President Bush, a self-proclaimed  war president, on Tuesday opened three days of celebrations  marking his inauguration with a flag-waving tribute to  America's war veterans and those who have fallen in combat in  Iraq and Afghanistan.
An anti-communist militant who fired a bazooka at a Polish freighter walked free with impunity in this sultry subtropical U.S. city, and Cuban Americans favoring closer ties with their homeland could once expect to be firebombed here.
Maintaining that the Kashmir problem with India could be resolved through &quot;sincere and substantive&quot; dialogue, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said normalisation of relations
Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday he asks Muslim women visiting his office to remove their veils, drawing criticism from some Muslim groups.
&quot;It is easy for a CEO to say security is important,&quot; says Ernst &amp; Young partner Kent Kaufield. &quot;But in actuality, I think they view it much like purchasing insurance --something that is good
The Motion Picture Association of America is expected to announce a tactical shift in its campaign against movie piracy at a press conference later today.
ISLAMABAD: Voicing unconditional support to Prime Minister-in-line Shaukat Aziz pro-government PPP has announced that its members will cast votes in favour of Shaukat Aziz in his election as Premier.
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani has fallen ill and was flown to neighboring Jordan for treatment, a statement from his office said Sunday.
U.S. blacks continue to get inferior cancer treatment compared to whites, researchers said on Monday in a study showing that disparities first documented in the early 1990s persist despite efforts to erase them.
Hungary has offered loans to Indonesia to build a plant to develop and produce a birdflu vaccine for humans using Indonesia's H5N1 avian flu virus strain, a senior industry ministry official said on Friday.
Plaid Cymru's president  is to challenge his party to achieve the biggest membership in Wales.
The head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog will be in Seoul next week, a ministry said on Thursday, for a trip that comes as momentum is building for a shutdown of North Korea's nuclear reactor to be overseen by his agency.
Former home secretary Jack Straw has defended Britain's release of ex Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on health grounds in 2000, but admitted being annoyed at his recovery on returning home.
Michigan State looked like a bunch of shamrocks in their green jerseys, pants and helmets, but it couldn&#39;t take the luck of the Irish away from Notre Dame Saturday night in Spartan Stadium.
The Liberal-National Party coalition government led by prime minister John Howard has been returned to office in Australia in an election result that once again underlines the collapse of support
This retailer joins the in crowd -- retailers with good news for a change.
Spunta ora il carteggio che starebbe dietro al &#39;pasticcio De Niro&#39;, diventato un incidente diplomatico che, tra ieri e oggi, ha coinvolto il Comune di Milano, la Fondazione Prada, il Tribeca Film Festival, la Provincia di Roma e tanti altri.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on Thursday night killed a leading weapons maker of Hamas who was responsible for some of the group&#39;s most powerful bombs and its homemade rockets, Israel&#39;s military said.
An Australian gamer spends $26,500 on a virtual island that exists only in a PC role-playing game.
Iran has expelled a German diplomat for  \
As China marks the centenary of the birth of its late supreme leader Deng Xiaoping, the Chinese press lavishes praise on his achievements.
Schering-Plough Corp  on Monday reported third-quarter profit and sales that fell short of Wall Street's target, sending shares down more than 10 percent amid concerns about its flagship cholesterol drugs.
The UN Security Council approves the deployment of an African peacekeeping force to tackle unrest in Somalia.
ST. LOUIS -- It was bad enough that Bill Belichick had to design a defensive game plan with Asante Samuel and Randall Gay at cornerback. But four minutes into the game, the Patriots coach watched in dismay as Samuel went off with a shoulder injury that sent him to the locker room.
British journalist and former gossip columnist Nigel Dempster dies at the age of 65.
More kids appear to be playing a risky game that can lead to accidental strangulation.
After a year of position papers and policy speeches, handshakes in the summer heat and winter snow, advertising that floods mailboxes and TV screens, and too many bites of pork on a stick at too many county fairs, it's time.
Blockbuster Inc. is doing away with the annoying and expensive late fees that have long been the bane of forgetful and lazy video renters, the company said yesterday.
L'arma, regolarmente denunciata, apparteneva ai familiari
Two inmates escaped from a county jail, hiding the holes they made in the walls by putting up photos of bikini-clad women, officials said.
Philadelphia Eagles star Donovan McNabb says black quarterbacks face greater scrutiny than their white counterparts.
Two passenger trains collided head-on in northern India Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 36, officials said, blaming the accident on communications problems between stations.
When it comes to getting Oscars, Martin Scorsese is one of the unluckiest men in Hollywood. As we approach the 79th Annual Academy Awards this Sunday, the big question is \
The Free Standards Group will announce on Tuesday the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, and that this standard has the support of almost all global Linux distribution vendors.
The new, high-capacity flash memory chip could store 2000 songs on a mobile phone.
LIMA, Peru -- A passenger bus plunged more than 650 feet off an isolated mountain highway in the Andes, killing at least 28 people and injuring 28 others, officials said today.
Lois Porter and her husband, George, both in their 80s, researched and visited retirement homes for months -- but then \
Keeping the peace during one of the Arab world's first truly contested elections is a complicated task in this country with an estimated three weapons per person.
At last, a real rival for Creative's X-Fi? Review The vast majority of modern motherboards have integrated HD audio, and if you do fancy an sonic upgrade, most likely for gaming, the obvious candidate is a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi. So where the heck does Auzentech hope its X-Meridian 7.1 sound card will fit in?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Laptop PC shipments by the world's two largest contract makers surged in June, rebounding from\u00c2\u00a0a lull in April and part of May\u00c2\u00a0as systems makers awaited the\u00c2\u00a0launch of Intel's Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package. Quanta Computer, the biggest contract notebook maker, said it shipped 2.8 million laptops in June, up sharply from 2.4 million in May and 2.2 million in April. Taiwanese rival Compal Electronics, shipped 1.77 million laptops in June, its third-highest figure ever for a single month, and up from 1.65 million in May and 1.70 million in April. The stronger shipment figures show the laptop PC market has surged again after systems makers and users awaited the new Intel chips. Market researchers had expected users to upgrade to new laptop PCs after\u00c2\u00a0the launch of Santa Rosa, when they could pick up the latest laptop PC hardware along with the Windows Vista OS. Intel launched its fourth generation Centrino wireless chip package on May 9, abandoning the Santa Rosa code name in favor of its marketing names, Centrino Duo and Centrino Pro. The package of chips increases wireless Internet and processing speeds in notebook PCs when compared to the previous Intel Centrino package. The Duo and Pro versions both come with Intel dual-core microprocessors, but the Centrino Pro is targeted at laptops for business users. It carries Intel vPro software, which helps corporate IT departments manage fleets of laptop PCs. At the time, Intel said it expected over 230 new laptop and desktop PCs to be built around the new chip package this year. Quanta and Compal, which make notebook PCs and other products for customers such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Acer, also reported higher revenue for the month. Quanta's June revenue rose 69 percent year-over-year to NT$65.42 billion (US$1.99 billion), while Compal's increased 61 percent to NT$36.28 billion. \u00c2
Dopo la notizia dell&#39;uccisione dei 12 ostaggi nepalesi, manifestanti inferociti hanno attaccato in Nepal la moschea Jama di Kathmandu, i servizi governativi e gli uffici di due linee aeree mediorientali. Molti
A Viking ship has set sail for Denmark in an attempt to recreate voyages undertaken by early Norsemen.
THE White House has given its backing to the Israeli parliament\u00e2\u0080\u0099s approval to withdraw Jewish settlers from Gaza. The United States government said the controversial move was a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.
Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S.  carrier, said on Friday more than 95 percent of its customers  had phones capable of identifying their location when they call  911 for help.
British philanthropists have started raising funds in aid of more people with disabilities in Bangladesh to build on the success of their first rehabilitation initiative.
When it comes to stocks, do you have the courage of your convictions?
Cor, that Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 Knowles is one fat porker, eh? No? Ah well, I must be having visions of the future then, as Knowles and her Destiny&#39;s Child girls are the new faces of McDonald&#39;s.
Lance Bass will join the Broadway cast of \
Security is high in Iraq for the Shia Muslim festival Ashura, after dozens die as a Shia cult clashes with police.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- As the young editor of Hamas's weekly newspaper, Sari Orabi is a careful monitor of what he describes as the \
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Friday a sale of BEA Systems Inc.  to a strategic acquirer would maximize the value of its shares and that he might seek to nominate directors to the software maker's board.
Glastonbury, the world's biggest green field arts and music festival, opened on Friday with a record 177,500 people braving rain and mud to hear British rockers Arctic Monkeys, Icelander Bjork and the haunting sound of Canadian band Arcade Fire.
A jury on Thursday awarded more than &#36;4.4 million to a high school girls basketball coach who was accused of molesting a student but was never charged with a crime.
For years, programmers at Microsoft Corp. and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers.
WASHINGTON -- Tests of a deep-water well in the Gulf of Mexico could indicate a significant oil discovery, three companies announced Tuesday, in the first project to tap into a region that reportedly could boost U.S. oil and gas reserves by as much as 50 percent.
The image-conscious N.F.L. got the matchup it wanted for Super Bowl XLII: two popular large-market teams and, more important, two attractive quarterbacks with compelling stories.
Securities industry regulators barred former investment banker Frank P. Quattrone Monday from ever working in the securities industry again.
Consumer prices declined slightly in July, pulled down by an incongruous drop in gasoline prices and by lower prices in other less volatile areas.
People who suffer from job burn-out may be prone to developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
Duke's inside tandem of Mistie Williams and Alison Bales was too much for Wake Forest.
The Tories today published an eight-point plan to tackle the pensions crisis and \u00e2\u0080\u009crestore our saving culture\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Shadow pensions secretary David Willetts published
Open source enterprise software developer OpenLogic wants open source users to stand up and be counted in a worldwide census -- and is offering a new software tool to help the process.The number of licenses sold gives vendors of proprietary software a pretty good idea of how many people are using their code, assuming there are not too many pirated copies in use, or licensed copies gathering dust on shelves. They can also draw on information about paid upgrades or service contracts, or sell unique license keys, verified by a central server each time the software is installed -- or even used.Open source software developers have no such luck; the very nature of open source licenses makes such verification methods impossible. One clue they have is a count of how many people have downloaded the software from their Web sites. Reaching 1 million downloads is a rite of passage for open source projects.&#160;SugarCRM, for example, passed that landmark in May.Such counts, though, may underestimate the number of users, as anyone who obtains open source software is free to redistribute it by any other means they choose -- as long as they accompany it with a copy of the open source license and make the source code readily available.On the other hand, they may wildly overestimate the number; people may download the software with no intention of using it, since there is no financial disincentive to doing so, or they may download it multiple times if they upgrade it, wipe and reinstall their system, or have several computers.To come up with an accurate figure for the number of users of various open source applications in the enterprise, OpenLogic has released an automated census tool, OSS Discovery, itself available under an open source license.It hopes that businesses will scan their machines using the tool and contribute the data about the applications they are using to an open database.The tool could offer advantages to IT managers too, said OpenLogic, enabling them to build up a picture of the software installed on desktops and servers around their business and compare it with that used in other enterprises.OpenLogic is looking for partners to distribute or deploy the software and wants open source software developers to contribute digital &quot;fingerprints&quot; of their applications that will enable the discovery tool to identify them. Those who help with the project will be offered access to the anonymous data gathered.OSS Discovery 2.0 is based on the company&#39;s OpenLogic Discovery tool and is distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3. This recently introduced license extends the GPL license to ensure that changes to software used to power publicly available services will be contributed to the free software community, even if the modified software is not itself distributed.OpenLogic hopes to begin collecting census data early next year.
US chip manufacturing giant Intel and European rival STMicro are merging their flash memory businesses.
The debate about how to proceed in Iraq, which in the past few months has focused on withdrawing U.S. troops, now includes serious discussion about adding more forces to the fight.
The offices of at least six Alaska legislators, including the son of Sen. Ted Stevens, were raided by federal agents searching for possible ties between the lawmakers and a large oil field services company, officials and aides said.
Nepali soldiers killed 22 Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle in the west of the country on Thursday, the army said, as a partial blockade of Kathmandu by the rebels reduced traffic to a trickle on two key highways.
Brian Ching did it again, putting the United States in good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
Broadcaster CBS Corp. is planning on  launching a division called CBS Records, reviving one of the  most famous names in the music business, the Wall Street  Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.
A SERIOUSLY ill pensioner abandoned at a hospital casualty department by his family before they flew back to Spain was yesterday unaware of the fuss surrounding him.
England name Ashley Giles instead of Monty Panesar for the first Test in Brisbane.
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Poland's Robert Kubica shrugged off his horrific Canadian Grand Prix crash on Thursday and declared himself ready to race at Indianapolis this weekend.
Strike Bethesda, a fashionable Manhattan bowling alley, catering to a lot of Jewish customers and Jewish organizations, has discovered from a news report that $1.3 million of its capital comes from Yasser Arafat, deceased leader of the Palestinian
ROMA - \u00c2\u00abAndiamo avanti con il progetto di riforma fiscale. Faremo un emendamento alla Finanziaria\u00c2\u00bb. Nessun tentennamento. Anzi, il presidente Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi pronuncia l&#39;avanti tutta. E annuncia
Governor Deval Patrick yesterday unveiled significantly lower prices for the health insurance plans that uninsured residents will be required to buy starting July 1.
Samoa grind out a stuttering 25-21 victory against the USA in their final Pool A match in St Etienne.
AMMAN, Jordan -- Hopes that the two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq could be freed soon rise following reports they have been transferred to guerrillas willing to negotiate their release.
Lazard's board was meeting in Paris on  Tuesday to consider a share sale that could end more than 150  years of private ownership at the largest remaining independent  investment bank and buy out its founding families.
Scientists are about to get their first really close and revealing look at Titan, the invitingly mysterious giant moon of Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft is
Fashion designer Tom Ford has bought mineral rights beneath his Galisteo ranch southeast of Santa Fe in an attempt to protect his land from possible oil exploration in the region.
Canada&#39;s Paul Tracy during qualifying for the Lexmark Indy 300 which is round 13 of the Champ Car World Series in Surfers Paradise.
REAL Madrid finished off a miserable year on a low, losing 1-0 at home to high-flying Sevilla in Spain&#39;s Primera Liga yesterday.
The SANS Institute today released its annual Top-20 list of Internet security vulnerabilities. The list is compiled from recommendations by leading security researchers and companies around the world.
The Pope is to meet Muslim nations' envoys in an attempt to defuse a row between the Catholic Church and Islam.
Zimbabwean Information Minister Jonathan Moyo appeals after being excluded from running in March polls.
Lavorava come muratore in Alabama col suo vero nome
Hamas Islamist fighters and forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas battled on Wednesday for control of the Gaza Strip in an escalating Palestinian supremacy struggle he described as \
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Online search engine leader Google has bought digital map maker Keyhole Corporation. The acquisition is a continuation of Google&#39;s efforts to broaden its horizons in the face of tougher competition.
The Loews Corporation said yesterday that its third-quarter profit fell 12.5 percent as investment losses and a legal settlement at its commercial insurance unit offset better results in tobacco, drilling and oil pipelines.
Yahoo! plans to launch software in coming weeks that allows users to search for e-mail and other files stored on their computers, but unlike rivals Google and Microsoft, it is turning to a partner for help with the technology.
Restrictions over foot-and-mouth are to be eased in some areas from Thursday, Defra says.
November 1, 2004 -- Who would think the outcome of a football game could mean so much to the race for the White House? But that&#39;s what John Kerry was saying yesterday after the Washington Redskins took a beating at the hands of the Green Bay Packers.
Group launches ninth wave of \
While the amount of money the State Department pays to private contractors has soared, the department conceded that it has added few new officials to oversee contracts.
Nei cv i verbi coniugati male e numerosi strafalcioni. La gran parte delle candidature non &egrave; adatta alla posizione. Dal canto loro le imprese non rispondono quasi mai ai candidati
Wendy Alexander prepares to be confirmed as leader of the Scottish Labour party.
Portavoce, mai messa in dubbio la risposta di Veltroni
At the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, the United States rejected a Russian-Chinese draft treaty banning weapons in space.
New security, collaboration, and organization features; Microsoft Office 2003 compatibility; Professional version allows Acrobat Reader users to annotate PDF documents.
Wal-Mart said it had ended the business because Hewlett-Packard, a chief technology partner, had decided to discontinue essential infrastructure for the service.
Players and fans exchanged punches in the stands as an NBA game turned so ugly a police investigation was necessary. Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in
Antitrust decidera' se aprire pre-istruttoria su aumenti
Survey of U.S. and European companies finds that less than half consider outsourcing financial functions to be cost effective.
As his team awaits punishment for its role in a brawl, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas insists he never threatened NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony but contends the Denver Nuggets caused problems by leaving their starters on the floor too long.
Una palazzina di due piani \u00c3\u00a8 crollata nelle prime ore di questa mattina, probabilmente per un&#39;esplosione dovuta ad una fuga di gas, a Vezzano Ligure in provincia della Spezia. I Vigili del Fuoco, subito accorsi
Lamb sold in Asda supermarkets have been recalled because of the possible presence of veterinary drugs, the Food Standards Agency says.
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BASRA, Iraq  - Protected by U.S. Black Hawk  helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in  a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost  prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before  Christmas.
The death toll from Hurricane Ivan&#39;s terrible fury rose to at least 56 last night as the worst of the vicious storm roared past Jamaica on its death march toward Cuba and the Cayman Islands.
AllOfMP3 defies Western superpowers Little more than a month after it collapsed under pressure from several superpowers of the Western world - including the US government and three major record labels - Russia's AllOfMP3 is making a comeback.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
World number four Adam Scott charged into an early one-shot lead in the weather-hit second round of the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday.
Prime Minister Tony Blair was set on a path of reconnecting with disenchanted voters weeks before Britain's general elections, as opposition leaders again played the Iraq and immigration cards.
Rubens Barrichello led the first-ever Formula One race lap in China after a swift getaway from the grid at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Vacaville High School graduate takes the field for Santa Barbara in a second-place finish in the NCAA men&#39;s soccer tournament.
The board of Gold Fields Ltd. urged shareholders Thursday to reject a US$8.1 billion (euro6.36 billion) hostile takeover bid by South African gold producer Harmony Gold Mining Co.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange is in talks about forming a possible alliance with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, an exchange official said Thursday, one day after the Asia's biggest bourse announced a cooperative agreement with the New York Stock Exchange.
Within the last hour the Black Watch has returned to Basra after their month long mission to Camp Dogwood. Soldiers declared their &quot;mission accomplished,&quot; dedicating the success of their campaign to their five comrades who died during the deployment.
A man and a woman are unhurt after a car crashes into their house and bursts into flames in Lisburn.
Get an online quote to resolve IRS tax debts, fast. Release levy, stop garnishment, end collection and potentially settle tax debts for pennies on the dollar.
Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.
MUTV bosses have hit back strongly at allegations of bias levelled against them by a group of Manchester United supporters. United&#39;s official television station was targeted by fans who disrupted live coverage of the reserve-team match at Altrincham.
A steam explosion rocks central New York, forcing the evacuation of nearby streets and Grand Central Station.
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant were killed in Gaza Tuesday in a resurgence of violence that could threaten efforts to instil calm for a Palestinian election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
USA Signal Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: USSG) (www.usasignal.com) has recently received interest in utilizing its Wireless Video Surveillance technologies in applications at remote oil field locations.
Israel killed the top bombmaker and rocket engineer of the Hamas militant group in an aerial drone strike in Gaza City. It came just days before a key parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza pullout plan.
The security software company continues to piece together its turnaround.
A shocking expose hit the Street last week about one of the best-loved, most all-American companies out there: Fannie Mae, the mortgage and financial services giant.
Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm agreed on Monday to pay $2 million in compensation to Boston-area authorities for a \
Loews Corp. , the holding company controlled by New York's Tisch family, and XTO Energy Inc. agreed to buy most of Dominion Resources Inc.'s onshore oil and gas properties in separate transactions valued at about $6.5 billion.
Teams are controlling the resale market for their tickets to cut down on counterfeiting and the high prices demanded by scalpers.
British drugmakers are launching a legal challenge to moves by the state-run National Health Service to switch large numbers of patients onto cheap generic prescription medicines.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra misled the public about the value and authenticity of rare stringed instruments it bought from a now-discredited philanthropist last year for &#36;17 million, according to an internal investigation report released Friday.
In the sixth floor speech therapy lab at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Specialist Hugo Gonzalez is working to rebuild what he&#39;s lost.
At least 161 people have died in China as the country battles the worst flooding in a century. Villages downstream on the Yangtze River are braced for further deluges and water levels are expected to peak
Mr Blyzniuk was summoned for questioning in connection with his participation in the All-Ukrainian Congress of Rada deputies in Severodonetsk, Lugansk region, which discussed Ukraine's likely federalization.
Willie Randolph interviewed for the Mets' managerial job Monday, and stressed that his many years with the Yankees will serve him well if he gets a chance to run a team that proved a big flop in the second half of the season.
The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain \
FEASTERVILLE, Pa. - A man angry that he got no presents for Christmas burned down his parents' house early the next morning, police said.  Steven Murray, 21, was charged with arson and risking a catastrophe in the blaze that broke out early Sunday. No one was injured.
Prince Harry arrived back in Britain yesterday, &quot;intensely frustrated&quot; by media coverage suggesting that his behaviour in Argentina had threatened his personal security and led to his gap-year trip being cut short.
A Darfur rebel group said on Sunday it  was planning an assembly of fighters, supporters and displaced  families to work out demands ahead of peace talks with Khartoum  set for October.
With their grip on power strengthened, congressional Republicans promised Wednesday to pass legislation that will change much about
The former co-chair of the Iraq Study Group said the US's relationship with Pakistan needs to be reevaluated. The US also needs to be firmer with Iraq's prime minister on meeting deadlines for benchmarks.
WASHINGTON - An important test of the United States&#39; emerging missile-defense system ended in an $85 million failure early Wednesday as an interceptor rocket failed to launch as scheduled from the Marshall Islands, the Pentagon said.
The summer may be loaded with blockbusters, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s now becoming crowded with more adult fare that usually opens in the fall.
Era dal 12/7 che leader Hezbollah non appariva in pubblico
SANGRADOURO INDIAN RESERVE, Brazil -- When the sun sinks behind the palm and mango trees, candlelight flickers throughout a tiny village of thatched huts where about 100 Xavante Indians live.
Victims of the Sept. 11 attacks received more than $38 billion in compensation - a figure 30 times the size of the largest previous disaster payout and one that is unlikely to be matched, according to a Rand Corp.
The Orlando Magic has pulled its qualifying offer for the free agent Darko Milicic, making it unlikely that he will return to the team.Milicic, a 7-foot center, was a restricted free agent, meaning Orlando could have matched any offer he received. The change, which was announced Tuesday, means he can sign with any team.Magic officials have said they want to retain Milicic, but they are also shopping for a free-agent scorer.
MOSCOW. Oct 16 (Interfax) - The Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz- TMA-5 docked with the International Space Station at 8:15 am Moscow time Saturday, an Interfax correspondent reported from the Space Mission Control.
By Ignacio Badal SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chileans are turning more andmore against ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet, making courts morelikely to put the ailing retired general on trial for humanrights abuses during his 1973-1990 regime, political scientistssaid.
EarthLink has backed out of a deal to build San Francisco's free citywide Wi-Fi service.
Bernhard Langer is not ruling out staying on as Europe's Ryder Cup captain for the 2006 event in Ireland.
Jimmie Johnson was \
An Opera developer jumps the gun and tells a blogger the company is prepping a version of its browser for Apple's iPhone. Is it true? Opera says no, but the debacle underlines the anticipation surrounding the inevitable iPhone browser war to come.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
A cure for diabetes could be in sight after scientists confirmed they are to test a vaccine against the most serious form of the condition.
Lebanon&#39;s Hizbullah on Sunday operated its first reconnaissance drone in Israeli territory - flying over Jewish settlements in the north - in response to repeated Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace, the Shiite group announced.
South Africa clinch the one-day series against England after rain hits in Durban.
Embattled mortgage finance company  Fannie Mae FNM.N agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash  on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government  regulator said on Monday.
The Tolkien Trust joined a private family trust of Tolkien heirs and the British arm of HarperCollins Publishers in suing New Line Cinema for breach of contract.
A Belgian court handed down maximum prison sentences on Friday to a group of Islamist militants convicted of links to organizations supporting Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.
By Tricia Duryee, Seattle Times  Mar. 9--Craig McCaw knows how to raise money.   The wireless entrepreneur did it again this week, reaping $600 million in the public markets for Clearwire, which is building a nationwide wireless broadband network.
Hopes that healthy local economies might escape the force of a U.S. recession evaporated and fear gripped investors.
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered the state to rewrite, reprint and redistribute all its ballots for the Nov. 2 election, saying the wording of a ballot initiative was inaccurate and biased.
Cameo Hicks scored 14 points to help Washington upset No. 14 Minnesota 72-67 in overtime Monday night. In the final game of the WBCA Classic, the Huskies&#39; pressure defense forced the Gophers into 28 turnovers that led to 20 points.
By By Mariecar Mendoza, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Sep.
Film stars from across the globe are preparing to walk the red carpet at this year's Bafta award ceremony.
Per il questore di Messina, Santi Giuffr&egrave;, non ci dovrebbero essere problemi nel far disputar...
AL-YARMOUK CAMP, Syria  - The militant Palestinian  group Hamas said on Monday an Arab country might have helped  Israel assassinate one of its leaders in Damascus, an act it  called \
Per poter diventare allenatore del Real Madrid, Bernd Schuste pagher&agrave; al Getafe 480.000 euro....
Pachyderm disappointment We're very sorry to announce that Her Maj's government has decided to reject the following e-petition which attracted a creditable 655 signatures:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'operazione di alleggerimento e' del 21 dicembre
The sexual abuse scandal in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church that rocked Boston six years ago and rippled across the country before the latest after-shock in Los Angeles does not appear to have markedly thinned the church's ranks or the money it takes in.
It's awards season in Hollywood, with all red carpets leading to the Oscars. But winning that prestigious award can sometimes lead to nothing more than bad roles and even oblivion.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it will eliminate up to 575 US positions, representing 2 percent of its US work force, in order to streamline operations and reduce costs.
Israeli military forces must act to prevent terrorism in the Gaza Strip so a withdrawal from the Palestinian territory doesn&#39;t take place ``under fire,&#39;&#39; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.
Movieland.com is the second company to be sued under Washington's spyware law.
England's school funding system should be investigated by the National Audit Office, the Lib Dems say.
HOLLYWOOD - Janet Leigh, Hollywood&#39;s perfect &quot;nice girl&quot; ingenue who memorably changed her acting image and earned an Academy Award nomination in Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s classic &quot;Psycho,&quot; has died.
The credit policy announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is a laudable exercise in caution and restraint. Any analysis would have to take note of several internal as well as external developments.
GlaxoSmithKline faces a US lawsuit alleging that it covered up negative research on its anti-depressant drug Paxil.
A British tourist is jailed for 15 years for the manslaughter of a teenager who died in a crash in Cyprus.
The founders of Juicy Couture, the Los Angeles-based fashion line built on the notion that pink is the new black, have joined forces with Barbie.
Brazil's president approved a controversial executive order allowing farmers to plant genetically modified soybeans, just as the planting season in the world's second-largest soy producer goes into high gear.
This week, IBM said it is selling off most of its PC division to Lenovo, China&#39;s No. 1 PC maker. The news is likely to rattle IBM customers - but it may end up benefiting them long term.
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A total of 210 posts are to be axed at BBC Scotland as part of 2,500 cuts across the UK, it is announced.
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Dodge will join Chevrolet and other mainstream American brands being sold in China when sales begin sometime this year, DaimlerChrysler AG announced Friday.
Attorneys for Wesley Snipes ticked off more than 70 potential character witnesses, including several celebrities, as jury selection began Monday in the actor's tax fraud and conspiracy trial.
Boeing Co  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, but it cut its full-year revenue forecast to account for delays on its new 787 Dreamliner.
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Blinkx, a start-up in San Francisco, has created a video search method, a kind of remote control for Web videos.
North Korea has hinted at breaking off  talks with Japan over the fate of Japanese citizens abducted  decades ago, saying Pyongyang no longer sees significance in  maintaining contact, Kyodo news agency said on Friday.
A new study suggests more than 800 people in northern Sweden developed cancer as a result of the radioactive fallout caused by the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.
England chairman of selectors David Graveney said he will meet with Somerset fast bowler Andrew Caddick to discuss his recent criticism of the board.
Research in Motion (RIM)&#160;is stepping up its game against Microsoft, Nokia, and other rivals with several enhancements to its BlackBerry software that it will showcase at Lotusphere this week.The updates, coming in new BlackBerry devices and device and server software versions in the first half of this year, will strengthen the platform&#39;s core e-mail capability while adding new messaging, manageability, and security features.RIM pioneered enterprise handheld connectivity with the BlackBerry&#39;s push e-mail system and BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server). Competitors have since muscled in on this territory, while RIM has invested in software and devices to expand its appeal to the consumer market. With the new features, the company is looking toward a future in which almost all communication capabilities on the desktop are available on the road through a set of capabilities often called unified communications.Among key new capabilities are features that merge voice with instant messaging. Users who run IBM Lotus Sametime or Microsoft Live Communications Server will be able to click on an IM contact on the BlackBerry phone in order to call them or convert an ongoing IM session into a voice call. They will also be able to check whether their colleagues are going to be available before they send out meeting requests.Enhanced e-mail handling will include several new features. Users will be able to search for and retrieve messages on their enterprise e-mail servers that are no longer stored on their BlackBerries. Also, the devices will be able to render HTML and rich text e-mail messages, including font colors and styles, images, hyperlinks, and other elements. After downloading Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files, users will now be able to edit them on the BlackBerry, thanks to Documents to Go software from DataViz that is being integrated into the mobile platform.Even within e-mail encrypted with PGP or S/MIME, BlackBerry users will be able to view attachments, according to the company.RIM also has some good news for enterprises that want to more easily manage and lock down their employees&#39; devices. They will be able to drill down and define which applications on a BlackBerry can access its GPS functionality as well as enable or shut down specific Bluetooth profiles and set how long the device is &quot;discoverable&quot; using Bluetooth. The less time a phone is discoverable by other Bluetooth devices, the less chance an intruder has to hack it, although this method of breaking into a phone hasn&#39;t been widely exploited.A Web-based device management console is also coming, allowing users to control settings and install software from any Web-connected computer. In addition, administrators will now be able to update users&#39; devices over the air.To help third parties develop their own applications for the BlackBerry, RIM also announced the availability of some additional Java Micro Edition APIs. They include ones to support developing mobile Web services clients, software that uses MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), and a single application that works for multiple languages and regions.RIM expects to ship its BES version 4.1.5 software for IBM Lotus Domino and for Microsoft Exchange by the end of February. They will be free upgrades for customers with BES version 4.1.0 or later, while others can buy the upgrade for $999 or purchase a Technical Support Services contract. The price of the BES for new customers will remain at $3,999 per server with 20 user licenses included.Version 4.5 of the BlackBerry device software will be required to use many of the end-user features; it will be available in the first half of the year, depending on carrier. It will be a free download from RIM and carrier Web sites. The ability to edit Word and PowerPoint documents will come with version 4.5, but Excel editing capability will be in a later release, expected in the latter part of this year.
The war between the two high-definition DVD formats entered a new phase on Monday, as Blockbuster announced that it will offer the Blu-ray format for rental in its 1,700 stores. The HD DVD format still will be offered through the company&#39;s online channel, blockbuster.com, as well as through the 250 stores that currently carry both formats.
Actress Liz Dawn, best known for playing Vera Duckworth in Coronation Street, is to leave the show due to ill health.
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The next 007 movie will be called Quantum of Solace, producers have confirmed.
A closing double-bogey by Paul Casey in Friday's Dunhill Links Championship second round damaged the Briton's chances of clinching the European order of merit title.
Rangers manager Alex McLeish has challenged his players to embark on a Uefa Cup run which would put Scottish football back on the European map.
Global warming could cause polar bears to go extinct by the end of the century by eroding the sea ice that sustains them, according to the most comprehensive international assessment ever done of Arctic climate change.
The Prince of Wales has again ruffled the feathers of New Labour. Political Editor Kirsty Buchanan looks at the relationship between Prince Charles and the Government.
A Delhi clinic is offering hope to the desperately ill. But the medical establishment is not convinced.
SAN FRANCISCO - Further pitting itself against Intel Corp.'s Pentium-M offerings, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Monday expanded its lineup of mobile Athlon 64-bit processors.
Carrie Underwood may miss out this year as the fate of music's biggest night remains unknown.
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What made Lisa Nowak snap? Psychiatrist and Jungian analyst Dr. James Hollis, Ph.D., discusses the extreme lengths to which some people are willing to go for love.
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The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department has received 4,500 more doses of flu vaccine, administrator Becky Barnes said Monday.
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David Cameron is facing renewed demands to commit the Tory party to a policy of tax cuts.
The US budget deficit will hit a record $422 billion in the fiscal year that ends September 30. Tuesday&#39;s report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the figure represents the largest gap
New England advanced to 10-1 on the season with a convincing 24-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens. While the Patriots defense sacked Kyle Boller four times, forcing one fumble and an interception
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
The Tennessee Secretary of State was forced to close some polling places in the western part of the state early Tuesday night after several destructive tornadoes tracked through the area and injured 86 people.
TORONTO (CP) - The schedule makers had it right. The Boston Bruins, Ray Bourque&#39;s old team, would play the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Hall of Fame Game at Air Canada Centre on Saturday night.
Russia took a fresh swipe at the United States on Tuesday over its missile shield plans, raising tensions on the eve of a big power summit that could also expose divisions on climate change and aid for Africa.
Chinese leaders closed a key economic  meeting on Sunday with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and  monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixed-asset  investment, state radio said.
A number of Philadelphia newspapers reported earlier in the day that the firing was imminent and would likely come at the end of the season, but general manager Ed Wade made it official early Saturday evening.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry began to narrow their focus and limit their public schedules Sunday in preparation for their much-anticipated first debate, to be held Thursday in Miami.
It is the news that internet users do not want to hear: the worldwide web is in danger of collapsing around us. Patrick Gelsinger, the chief technology officer for computer chip maker Intel, told a conference
Veggie Booty, a snack particularly popular among small children, may carry Salmonella food poisoning and should be thrown out, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Croatia's new parliament approved on Saturday a centre-right coalition cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Ivo Sanader and dominated by his conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).
U.S. health officials on Friday warned consumers to avoid any toothpaste made in China after inspectors found a poisonous chemical known as DEG in one shipment detained at the border.
Politics: 19 October 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria and China are considering an eased visa regime, it appeared during the official meetings of Economy Minister Lidia Shuleva in Baijing.
The Beastie Boys are moving ahead  with plans for a vocal version of their latest album, the  all-instrumental &quot;The Mix-Up.&quot; Adam &quot;MCA&quot; Yauch said the trio  is &quot;talking to some different artists who might do kinda like  remixes and put vocals on it, so it wouldn&#39;t be us doing vocals  on it.
 proof of Brazilian cinema renaissance
Downing Street says Gordon Brown was unaware that one of his MPs may have been bugged by police.
A powerful explosion in a crowded southern Philippines market killed 15 and wounded at least 60 on Sunday. The market was packed with Christmas shoppers when the explosion went off in the market\u00e2\u0080\u0099s meat section
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NEW YORK (CP) - The NHL Players&#39; Association made the biggest move of the 2\u00c2\u00bd-month-old lockout Thursday, inviting the NHL back to the negotiating table with the lure of a new proposal.
ROMA, 1 DICEMBRE 2004 - L&#39;Aula di Montecitorio ha definitivamente approvato il testo di riforma dell&#39;ordinamento giudiziario. I si&#39; sono stati 273, 158 i no, 4 gli astenuti. Tutta l&#39;opposizione ha votato contro il provvedimento.
Very obese women should be denied access to fertility treatment, experts are recommending.
Oil prices surged over $47 a barrel on  Wednesday on evidence that energy costs are not substantially  slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand and fresh  threats by rebel militia against Iraqi oil facilities.
Thirty-six children were injured in a sledding accident during an all-night New Year's Eve party hosted by a religious organization.
A Democratic lawmaker has abandoned her heavily ridiculed campaign to make spanking a crime, acknowledging that the idea would get whacked even in California's sometimes whimsical Legislature.
Scientists have devised a treatment which could stop alcoholics drinking too much.
Kevin Garnett had 25 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists to pace the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 108-97 victory Tuesday against the visiting Miami Heat.
Olympic inspectors will  visit London's sporting landmarks on Thursday.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Under the piercing gaze of  Michael Jackson and his family, the mother of the teenage boy  who accuses the pop star of molesting him sparred with lawyers  on Friday at a hearing to determine what evidence can be  allowed in the case.
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A documentary about last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
BusinessWeek Online - Stephen Joyce is the author of the Amazon (NasdaqGS:AMZN - News) best seller Teaching an Anthill to Fetch: Developing Collaborative Intelligence @ Work. An international speaker, Stephen loves to help companies develop the collaborative intelligence of their teams and organization. He and I recently corresponded by e-mail about his new book. Here is an edited transcript.
The U.S. Navy said it generated on Thursday the strongest-ever force of its kind used to fire a futuristic weapon designed to boost naval gunfire range more than 10 times by 2020.
A group of leading U.S. film critics named director Clint Eastwood's \
Step by step and bit by digital bit, Google is taking over the way PC users find, manage and receive information. The Mountain View, Calif.
MIAMI -- Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be zeroing in on the southeast US coast Thursday, with forecasters saying the deadly storm may make landfall in Florida this weekend.
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They are the biggest story in the NBA but not the dominant sports topic in their own hometown.
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Six world powers agreed Friday to pursue possible U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, but left crucial questions about the scope and timing of any measures unresolved.
BAGHDAD: At least 75 people were killed yesterday in a Baghdad car bombing and in an ambush on police in Baquba as fighting flared between US troops and insurgents in Ramadi.
At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured when a mine in the southern Siberian region of Kemerovo exploded Thursday morning. The blast tore through the coal mine at about 9:30 am local time, with about
Travel: The full list of winners announced at this year's Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited Travel Awards ceremony in Seville.
Centrica names its finance director, Phil Bentley, as the new head of its British Gas operations.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist&#39;s hospitalization for cancer brings with it the prospect of the first Supreme Court vacancy in a decade and is prompting speculation about who might take his place.
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By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--Dairy farmer Eric Westra told state regulators Wednesday he has good reasons for complying with potentially expensive new water rules.
A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges.
[Health India]: Washington, Dec 14 :People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.
Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, US-based researchers reported on Thursday.
WASHINGTON - Americans cast their ballots Tuesday in the first presidential election since the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, with Republican incumbent President George W Bush and his Democratic challenger Sen.
Gamers are moving away from the TV and towards gaming on mobile devices and consoles, a US study shows.
Steven E. Nissen has emerged as a Naderesque figure and the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s unofficial arbiter of drug safety.
Scientists analyzing medical studies of vitamin E say they have identified a fatal flaw in the powers of the popular pill: People who had swallowed high doses seemed to die sooner than people who had not.
The New Jersey Nets signed a deal with guard Vince Carter on Friday that will keep the eight-time All-Star in New Jersey at least through the 2010-11 season.
Ellison&#39;s revenge. Redux. After waging acquisition war on takeover target PeopleSoft for 16 months, software giant Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) may add insult to what some perceive as injury, again.
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths Ltd. on Monday reported a 12.3 percent increase in net profit to 730.7 million Australian dollars (US$528 million; euro 428.
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China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sizzling economy grew 11.5 percent in the third quarter, surging ahead despite official efforts to cool the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boom.
EUROPA/PORTOGALLO - Il Patriarca di Lisbona propone di vivere la Quaresima come \u00c2\u0093un tempo eucaristico e di carit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094 seguendo il Messaggio del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI Lisbona (Agenzia Fides) - Il Cardinale Patriarca di Lisbona, Jos\u00c3\u00a9 da Cruz Policarpo, ha proposto una serie di suggerimenti all'inizio della Quaresima per vivere questo tempo liturgico e prepararsi alla Pasqua seguendo il Messaggio del Santo Padre Ben...
World number one Vijay Singh has moved to within striking distance of joint third-round leaders Tom Lehman and Briny Baird at the Funai Classic.
Ten years after being burned in their first attempts to combine movies and television with the video game business, media companies now seem willing to press the play button again.
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The Group of Seven industrialized nations invited top Chinese economic officials to a dinner last Friday. It was about time that China was invited to a G-7 meeting.
The U.S. Golf Association is expected to announce the awarding of the 2011 U.S. Open and the 2009 U.S. Amateur championships to Congressional Country Club later this month.
Telecoms regulator Ofcom says BT must provide rivals with \
(InfoWorld) - A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland, company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple Inc.'s device for use with carriers other than AT&T Inc. In the six-minute video, posted on the iphoneunlocking.com blog , John McLaughlin, founder of Uniquephones, is seen with a PC and an iPhone unlocking the device using software from his company. In the video, McLaughlin takes the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card out of a Vodafone Blackberry device and puts it into the iPhone. He then makes two phone calls using the device. The video was shot at his house in Northern Ireland, he said. The video is of poor quality, as noted in his blog entry. \
Lotus Development founder Mitchell Kapor will begin to phase out his involvement and investment in the Open Source Applications Foundation.
Five years ago this month, President Bush stood in the Rose Garden and laid out a vision for the Middle East that included Israel and a state called Palestine living together in peace. \
Responding to complaints by disgruntled Iraq-bound soldiers in Kuwait that they lacked armor for the vehicles, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that it was
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday most Palestinian militant groups would halt their rocket fire against Israel if the Jewish state stopped its attacks against the Palestinians.
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A female Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up this afternoon when confronted by an Israeli police officer at a busy intersection in the northern part of Jerusalem, killing
The Senate rejected two attempts to limit annual payments to farmers Thursday, frustrating lawmakers who had hoped that this year's multibillion-dollar farm bill would scale back the government's massive subsidy programs.
Technologies that let people record satellite and Internet radio broadcasts digitally are opening a new front in the recording industry's war on music piracy.
In my last blog entry, I mentioned the upcoming regional Ruby conferences but I overlooked something important about the MountainWest RubyConf.
The negligence of an architect led to the deaths of seven people from Legionnaire's Disease, a court hears.
Secretary of State Colin Powell will  represent the United States at the Olympic Games closing  ceremony in Athens on August 29, the Greek foreign ministry  said on Sunday.
Ministers prepare for a battle in Parliament on the EU treaty, after it was agreed by EU leaders in Lisbon.
Ziff Davis - The software, which users download from their phone provider, shows traffic congestion on maps on the phone's screen \
Martha Stewart took prison life in stride yesterday, taking a solo walk around the grounds of her new home and receiving two visitors.
MANHATTAN, Kan., Sept. 11 -- Rancher Ralph Brooks sat in a barber chair and defined a quandary that Gen. David H. Petraeus hoped to resolve during his much-anticipated testimony to Congress.
Even toddlers don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get enough rest, but the real agony starts in the teens.
An investigational cancer drug called BAY 43-9006 stabilized or shrank tumors in 52 percent of people with advanced primary liver cancer, a new study shows.
The bold attack on the U.S. Embassy has thrown new light on what President Bashar Assad calls the growing threat in Syria from Islamic extremists. But some critics say the regime is exaggerating the problem for its own political gain.
Tom Boonen wins stage 12 of the Tour de France in Castres from green jersey rivals Erik Zabel and Robbie Hunter.
Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board permission to begin formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's effort to win Ohio's critical presidential primary got a boost Tuesday when former senator and astronaut John Glenn endorsed her candidacy.
Slim Shady is back again and pulling no punches in his controversial new video &quot;Just Lose It.&quot; This time, he&#39;s targeting the King of Pop and, apparently, the King is popping back.
Security forces arrested former Bangladesh prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia for corruption on Monday, underlining the interim government's drive to root out graft under an emergency rule imposed eight months ago.
As many as 250,000 Japanese are estimated to be making free phone calls around the world over the Internet thanks, indirectly, to a controversial file-swapping technology.
Representative Billy Tauzin will become president of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the chief lobby for brand-name drug companies.
Blizzard Entertainment says that World of Warcraft is, by far, the most popular MMORPG ever made.
Sen. Barack Obama won at least 19 delegates in South Carolina's Democratic primary, with 15 delegates still to be awarded. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won at least nine delegates and former Sen. John Edwards won at least two.
Don't let anyone else decide how comfortable your retirement will be.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Chicago Bears won in overtime on a safety, ending a game that saw 20 punts. Alex Brown sacked backup Billy Volek in the end zone, and the Bears beat Tennessee 19-to-17.
Network equipment maker Cisco Systems  Inc.  and Apple Inc.  said on Wednesday they  had reached an agreement that allows both to use the \
This paper from Parasoft discusses implementing the Parasoft Automated Error Prevention (AEP) Methodology into your development process with the objective of establishing fundamental development practices for a reliable Web service.
FRIDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) - Less invasive lung surgery should become the first option for cancer patients, U.S. experts say.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Germany appealed Saturday for the United States to join Europe in ending Iran's isolation, saying economic and security incentives were needed to persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
O2 UK, part of Spanish telecoms giant  Telefonica, and European mobile phone retailer Carphone  Warehouse have clinched the long-awaited deal to bring Apple  Inc&#39;s prized iPhone to Britain.
Ron Zook is out as coach at Florida, and one of the nation&#39;s most prominent jobs should attract some big names. Here&#39;s a look at the top candidates: Steve Spurrier, former Florida coach: Why not?
A search and rescue team has reached the site of the crash, and an investigation is being conducted.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy protection Monday under the weight of debt and pending litigation from clerical sex abuse cases.
Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan met with a group of Pakistani students as part of a wider initiative to deepen cultural ties between India and Pakistan.
Delphi said yesterday that it had accepted an offer led by private-equity firm Appaloosa Management to invest as much as $2.55 billion in the bankrupt auto-parts maker.
Italian property services firm Gruppo Norman signs a deal with Libya's government to build and manage one of the country's largest tourist resorts.
Syria has begun dismantling the remains of a site Israel bombed Sept. 6 in what may be an attempt to prevent the location from coming under international scrutiny, said U.S. and foreign officials familiar with the aftermath of the attack.
A five-year-old victim of a Tunisian bomb attack brings a case against  Europe's biggest travel agency, TUI.
Jose Mourinho and John Terry are named manager and player of the month respectively for January.
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Staff Writer. 12/21/04 The trial of Michael Jackson will begin Jan. 31, a judge said Monday after rejecting a defense request to postpone the child-molestation case.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A NASA investigation found no evidence that drunken astronauts boarded spacecraft or jets, the U.S. space agency's lead safety officer said on Wednesday.
The prosecution at an appeal hearing by former French prime minister Alain Juppe, found guilty on corruption charges, called on the court Wednesday to slash the period of his disqualification from public office ...
New Zealand's Lloyd Jones won the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for \
Microsoft is making a major push to get home and business customers to embrace the security-focused overhaul to its Windows XP computer operating system.
The World Bank says China's economic boom will soften this year's expected global economic slowdown.
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Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller attend world premiere of the movie remake of Alfie in London's Leicester Square.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter seemingly encouraged England to bid for the World Cup in 2018 following a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Nov. 27 (NNN) : Rejecting India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s assertion to the contrary, Pakistan has said that the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is the real representative of Kashmiri people.
A new study finds that elderly people who undergo surgery or angioplasty to treat chest pain fare just as well in the long-term as those treated with medication.
The consensus is clear: Britney Spears performed like she was sloshing blindfolded through mud at MTV's Video Music Awards. No one disputes that the troubled pop princess royally mangled her much-heralded comeback.
When Soviet leader  Leonid Brezhnev died and the Communist propaganda machine  organized a mass outpouring of grief, Sergei Zimov hardly  noticed.
Britain's Man Group Plc , the world's biggest listed hedge fund firm, said on Thursday it had set the indicative price range for the initial public offering of its U.S. brokerage business at $36 to $39 a share.
Just like Ask.com Unable to keep up with Google's market share, the other big search engines are determined to top its privacy policies. Last week, Ask.com announced new software that keeps web searches completely anonymous - a first among major search engines - and now Microsoft and Yahoo! have unveiled their own brand-spanking-new privacy principles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The top two officials at the CIA&#39;s clandestine unit resigned on Monday amid a revolt over the management of the agency at a time when it is fighting terrorism and aiding the US war in Iraq.
The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan saw a Wiccan symbol placed on a memorial plaque for her husband Saturday, after fighting the federal government for more than a year over the emblem.
Elliot Greenebaum's hardheaded comedy has the guardedly facetious tone of a fake documentary.
Kirk Hinrich is the driving force behind a Chicago Bulls team that, if the season ended today, would be in the playoffs for the first time since 1998.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is preparing this week to both reshuffle his shaky coalition government and name a new appointee to the European Commission, with his foreign minister seen likely to get the nod to go to Brussels.
Movie and record industry executives want America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest court to review a ruling legitimizing peer-to-peer software, but file-sharing networks won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t give up the fight.
Evidence has emerged suggesting France's interior minister was aware of an alleged plot to smear Nicolas Sarkozy.
A \u00c2\u00a3570,000 scheme to fight school bullying in England will be expensive and ineffective, a charity claims.
Renowned value fund manager Jon D. Markman offers stock recommendations and investing strategies in his weekly newsletter, TheStreet.com Value Investor. Act now for a free trial.
NEW ZEALANDERS are likely to get a legal entitlement to broadband under a proposal for a new, contestable Kiwi Share agreement that Communications Minister David Cunliffe expects to put in front of the Cabinet by the end of the year.
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was forced to go into damage control mode Monday hours after a statement he made began to spread through the media.
A tech-savvy college senior with a   passion for politics, Ryan Briggs is fed up with the White   House and is urging young Democrats to stand up for their   party. But he's not waving placards or handing out fliers.
An estimated 70,000 people flooded Zion Square in downtown Jerusalem Sunday night to protest Prime Minister Sharon`s proposed Gaza disengagement plan.
Two hundred years after he crowned himself emperor of France, a handwritten draft of Napoleon Bonaparte's memoirs -- littered with spelling mistakes -- have fetched a record price at auction in Paris.
Good Grief, Charles Schulz. The creator of the beloved Peanuts comic strip was a shy, lonely man who used his child-like drawings to depict a life of deep melancholy, according to a controversial new biography.
Women, it seems, have finally upended the double standard that allows scandal-slagged men to re-emerge to a hero's welcome while the ladies are pushed back down into the muck.
ATLANTA - The Houston Astros try to move a step closer to winning a playoff series for the first time, taking a 1-0 lead into Thursday's Game 2 against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.    The NL East champion Braves can't afford to go down 0-2 in a best-of-five series heading to Minute Maid Park, where the Astros have an 18-game winning streak...
HAVANA -- Miguel is in mid sentence when his face darkens and his eyes dart to the ground. His mouth is still open, but no words come out.
A record eighth typhoon swept through  southern Japan on Wednesday, killing at least two people,  triggering floods and strong winds that forced the evacuation  of tens of thousands.
InfoWorld - Advanced Micro Devices is undaunted by rival Intel&#8217;s recent headline-grabbing announcements of 45-nm (nanometer) processing technology and a deal to supply Xeon chips to Sun Microsystems.
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Lawyers summed up arguments on Wednesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepared to issue a landmark ruling on challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's bid for another term in an October 6 presidential election.
The Irish Government is sending an immediate technical team to the Asian tsunami region to decide if Irish troops are needed.
J. Irwin Miller, 95, the industrialist and philanthropist who guided Cummins Engine Co. to international prominence and helped shape his home town of Columbus, Ind., into an architectural gem, died Aug. 16 at his home in Columbus. No cause of death was ...
Leading faith groups, trade unions and charities in Britain have warned against any possible military action against Iran and urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to put pressure on the US to enter talks with ...Comment
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President Bush attacked John Kerry's health plan; Christopher Reeve's widow backed Mr. Kerry, citing his stem cell policy.
The foreign ministers of France, Italy, Spain and seven other European states called on Monday for an international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and said Israel should make more concessions for peace.
Andy McDonald scored a pair of goals and set up another as Anaheim edged the Ottawa Senators 3-2 Monday to leave the Ducks on the brink of their first Stanley Cup.
Kobe Bryant asked to be traded from the Lakers on Wednesday, a day after calling the team's front office \
WANA, Pakistan  - Islamic militants holding two  Chinese engineers hostage in Pakistan threatened to kill one on  Monday unless security forces ended a siege of their hideout.
Michael Jackson's maid acted suspiciously during a raid at his ranch last year and may have been trying to throw off police, a sheriff's deputy testified on Thursday at a hearing in the pop star's child molestation case.
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Iraq's parliament on Wednesday passed three key pieces of legislation that set a date for provincial elections, allot $48 billion for 2008 spending, and provide limited amnesty to detainees in Iraqi custody.
Members of Congress plan to grill current and former executives of Hewlett-Packard Co. today about their roles in a surveillance scandal and to determine whether broader ethics or privacy laws are needed to safeguard consumers.
So we caught most of the Rockets-Kings exhibition game in Shanghai, China this morning. It felt damn good to be watching NBA hoops again.
EBay&#39;s online payments division, PayPal, will pay $169 million for an Israeli security company specializing in detecting online fraud, the companies said Monday. The deal should close within 30 days.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo said he&#39;s ordered new aircraft and vowed to buy more if necessary after France wiped out the country&#39;s two-plane air force in response to a strike on the former colonial ruler&#39;s own troops.
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The contractor and other US firms working in Iraq could be subject to prosecution from several quarters.
Oakland Raiders defensive line coach Sam Clancy was taken from the team's practice facility on a stretcher Thursday and rushed to a hospital after complaining of chest pains and shortness of breath during practice.
Research in Motion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fiscal third-quarter profit more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.
An Army pathologist apologized Thursday for misplacing body parts that are key to the case against a Marine major accused of abusing an Iraqi prisoner last year.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.
Grammy-winning rock star Sheryl Crow told a court on Monday an encounter with a former Navy diver charged with stalking her made her feel \
Sainsbury&#39;s is set to create 3,000 jobs as it looks to improve services at its supermarkets, newspapers have reported. The new staff will be used to keep shelves better stocked and give shoppers a better service
A nonpartisan national group is trying to get a record number of voters to the polls this year. By MARK ZALOUDEK. Scientists are unlocking some of the mysteries of the universe as planetary exploration forges ahead on several fronts.
Many Southern California companies shut down or pared back operations on Tuesday as more than a dozen wildfires raged out of control in the region.
A Chevron Corp.-led CVX.N group said   on Tuesday it successfully drilled a widely watched exploration   well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, sparking hopes it could be   among the biggest recent U.S. oil discoveries.
The frontman of one of Australia's  most successful entertainers, children's group The Wiggles,  quit on Thursday to battle a rare illness.
OPEC will take one million barrels of oil a day off oversupplied world markets as soon as possible with its first output cut in more than two years, a senior OPEC delegate said on Thursday, sending oil prices up nearly $1.50.
A group representing UK media companies calls on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts on its international websites.
Tony Blair says his country's troops have done their job in Basra. But analysts say the situation there is far worse
Freshman guard Daniel Gibson scored 19 points and started Texas' run of second-half 3-pointers Wednesday, leading the Longhorns to a 95-70 victory over Tennessee in the third-place game of the Maui Invitational.
Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players and recorders, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday evening
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The Giants, a team that one player called an all-Joe team, roared into Texas Stadium with a patchwork secondary and upset a Cowboys team filled with an N.F.L.-record 12 Pro Bowlers.
Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time and analysts said Tuesday that prices could keep rising because of a sharp rise in global demand, tight supplies and threats to output in petroleum-producing nations such as Iraq and Nigeria.
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Residents of a small Jewish settlement said Sunday they&#39;ve struck a deal to move to a village inside Israel, giving a boost to the government&#39;s contentious Gaza pullout plan by becoming the first community to agree to be
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Ten former WorldCom board members   agree to pay $54m (\u00c2\u00a328.85m) to settle their part in a class action lawsuit brought by investors, reports say.
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NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.
THE Ugandan government and Lord&#39;s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels are to sign an historic ceasefire to pave the way for peace talks to end 18 years of conflict in the north of the
The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever.
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President Joseph Kabila accused Rwanda on Friday of trying to cause a confrontation with Congo in an effort to disrupt Congolese moves to secure the country and move toward elections next year.
MIAMI \u00c2\u00b7 In adding Shaquille O&#39;Neal, the Heat bolstered itself for the season&#39;s biggest challenges. But coach Stan Van Gundy warned Tuesday that he won&#39;t back down from the little ones, either.
HIV (human immunodeficiency infection) tends to spread among women at a far greater speed than among men, a new report reveals. The &quot;feminization&quot; of AIDS appears to reflect a maturing of the epidemic, said
Advanced Medical Optics had no explanation yet of why its contact lens care product might be contributing to an outbreak of eye infections.
Lockheed Martin Corp. said Friday it  had refiled protests seeking U.S. revocation of Boeing Co.  contracts valued at more than $6 billion, part of the biggest  Pentagon procurement scandal in more than a decade.
Oil futures surged 5 percent Friday to reach their highest level this month as colder weather sent shivers through the spines of investors who had been anticipating lower prices.
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When it comes to US Olympic basketball, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And Venus is a much happier planet right now. On a day when the US men&#39;s team settled
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With no O.J. book, we have some suggestions for other reading material.
Liverpool City Council is to decide later if it wants to set up a prostitution tolerance zone in the city.
The symfony project asks the community on their blog what sorts of projects they're using the framework for:    We are trying to get a better view of the use of symfony, and of what people think are its strongest and weakest points.   If you have five minutes to spare, we'd love to have your feedback on the matter. There is a poll thread in the forum where you can express your opinion.    If you're a user of the symfony framework, be sure to head over to the post and grab the list of questions they'd like to hear about. Tons of developers have already responded, so add your answers today!
New York Knicks&#39; Stephon Marbury scores in the second quarter against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004.
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Broadway theatres pay tribute to Cy Coleman, composer of musicals such as Sweet Charity, who died on Thursday.
The United States will create a team of experts to defuse cluster bombs and other explosives that pose a threat to civilians after the end of a conflict, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
A string of bombs killed 35 children and wounded scores of others as US troops handed out candy Thursday at a government-sponsored celebration to inaugurate a sewage plant.
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DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A California judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the remains of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith but ordered her body preserved until a February 20 hearing in the paternity case surrounding her baby.
Four US special operations task soldiers punished for unauthorized use of Taser electric stun guns on prisoners in Iraq. By Jim Mannion - WASHINGTON.
Gertrude Dunn, a pilot who played in a women's professional baseball league immortalized in the 1992 film \
The young Palestinian man was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt on a cold winter morning as he walked in front of heavily armed Israeli soldiers on a door-to-door sweep of three apartments in a crowded West Bank neighborhood.
Pointing to last year's early and  unusually harsh influenza season, U.S. health officials urged  Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
MOSCOW  - Russian prosecutors charged a Chechen man with terrorism and murder in the deadly hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.
President Bush addresses supporters during a rally at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio).
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Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 game machine sales totaled 1.2 million in North America during the key holiday season, the electronics and entertainment company said Monday. The performance gave a lift to its Blu-ray video format because the console also works as a Blu-ray player.
ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - The United States is prepared to reduce agricultural subsidies but wants to ensure market access for goods, President George W. Bush said on Saturday during a tour of Latin America.
University students are warned over possible legal action for criticising lecturers on two websites.
The South Indian died of a heart attack in Chennai on Sunday night.
China's largest computer maker, which purchased I.B.M's personal computer business, is moving its headquarters to New York.
Steelcase Inc. SCS.N, the world's  largest office-furniture maker, on Thursday said quarterly  earnings fell sharply, though not as much as expected, helped  by stronger demand and cost cuts.
Tougher funding standards are needed to prevent a repeat of money market turmoil, the FSA says.
Two blasts have killed up to 18 people, including an American soldier, in Baghdad hours before US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections.
COMPUTER maker Gateway said it has agreed to repurchase stock held by America Online for $US316 million ($422 million). AOL, which is a unit of media and entertainment company Time Warner, invested $US800 million in Gateway in 1999.
On the surface, it s just a basic, functional concrete bridge. No Golden Gate, just a new way to get from the eastern edge of Lynchburg to Madison Heights.
New Yorkers are worried that when a citywide ban on artificial trans fats goes into effect on Sunday, French fries will lose their crunch.
CRAWFORD, Texas President Bush says he&#39;ll do &quot;anything&quot; he can to help keep the Northern Ireland peace process moving forward.
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UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson has underlined UEFA&#39;s firm commitment to its stance on the local training of players.
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WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use.
EMOTIONAL Glen Boss admitted he put too much pressure on himself talking up Makybe Diva&#39;s chances before the Melbourne Cup yesterday.
Buffeted by the hand of man and the hand of nature, Haiti may be on the verge of becoming ungovernable and ecologically ruined. If there ever was a case for forceful action by the United Nations, Haiti is it.
WASHINGTON Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer and has undergone an operation on his trachea in the course of treatment, the US Supreme Court announced Monday.
A car bomb targeted a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least three people, but the U.S. State Department said no Americans were hurt in the blast.
A consortium led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  came closer to clinching an $8.7 billion takeover of Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  on Monday after the airline released an independent report saying the offer was fair.
David Beckham has made it into the news, once again. But Beckham has done nothing for this publicity. Computer hackers have created a trojan virus attached to software by claiming to have sleazy photographs of the soccer star.
Baghdad, Sept. 25 (NNN): In the third kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital in less than three weeks, armed men have snatched two Egyptians from their office in Baghdad.
Japan lodged a formal complaint with North Korea on Wednesday after tests showed that human remains which Pyongyang claimed belonged to a Japanese citizen abducted decades ago by communist agents are those of someone else.
A group threatened to execute a Japanese hostage in Iraq unless Japan pulls out its forces, but Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday that the Japanese troops would remain in the country.
The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.
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Newly-crowned Sports Personality of the Year Kelly Holmes promises to keep on running next year.
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Violinist Rachel Barton Pine is on a quest to spread classical music. She goes on rock stations and plays heavy metal songs on her Guarneri violin, then throws in a little Paganini. She has established a foundation to help disadvantaged youngsters buy instruments and travel to competitions. And her albums often highlight not-so-famous composers whose works are worth knowing.
HAYWARD - A man accused of shooting six deer hunters to death and wounding two others after they caught him trespassing in some northwestern Wisconsin woods pleaded not guilty Wednesday.
The earthquake, which struck on Saturday at the crater at Mount St. Helens, measured 3.1 on the Richter scale, making it the strongest quake at the volcano since mid-October.
Oil prices fell for the fifth day in a  row on Thursday after word of a peace deal in the embattled  Iraqi city of Najaf raised hopes of more reliable oil shipments  from the energy-rich country and encouraged a run of  profit-taking by big money speculators.
Stocks fell on Tuesday as signs of strength in the services sector and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke put an interest rate cut further out on the horizon, with surging bond yields adding to concerns.
CHIRIJUYU, Guatemala  - President George W. Bush helped Guatemalan small farmers load crates of lettuce onto a truck on Monday to demonstrate the benefits of free trade in Latin America, where Washington's power is being questioned by leftist leaders.
A coalition of low-income Utahns and faith-based groups will host the third annual People's Summit on Poverty to brainstorm about ways to fight poverty in Utah.  The summit, sponsored by the Utah Poverty Partnership, will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Horizonte School, 1234 S.
Once Wall Street stalwarts, the future of Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley are now being questioned - a sign of the broad changes in the financial landscape in recent years.
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - A US hypersonic experimental scramjet, the X-43A, raced into the record books, flying at a world-record speed nearly 10 times faster than sound, NASA confirmed.
A court on Monday jailed a same-sex couple for three years for perjury &#151; prompting the defendants to ask the president for help.
Islamic Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef said Friday that his movement is conditionally willing to accept a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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SYDNEY/PHILADELPHIA  - Centro Properties Group , Australia's second high-profile victim of a global credit crunch, is attracting interest from U.S. hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, a source familiar with the situation said.
Troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse has been released on bail after being arrested last night in connection with an investigation into perverting the course of justice
French commentators gave a mixed response on Monday to Segolene Royal's 100 proposals for her presidential bid, saying the plans targeted both Socialist and more conservative voters, but lacked detail on financing.
PATRICK SPRINGS, Va. Airport officials in Virginia say pilots of at least 20 other planes decided it was too dangerous to land at the airport near where a Hendrick Motorsports plane went down.
The Uruguayan government has decided to ban the sales of medicine containing rofecoxib, which is used against arthritis and severe pain, local media reported Saturday.
By Kurapati, Krishna  IP voice networks require unique protection techniques to prevent fraud and other types of attacks.
With customers leery of buying toys made in China, makers of wooden toys say in the U.S. they can barely keep up with demand and are hiring extra employees.
A powerful earthquake sent a six-foot-high tsunami crashing into a beach resort on Indonesia&#039;s Java island Monday, damaging hotels and sending boats smashing into houses, a witness told a local radio station.
Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.
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The United States might delay activating its proposed missile defense sites in Europe until it has \
ODESSA Friday Night Lights, students at Permian High School walk the corridors wearing Friday Night Lights T-shirts. Friday Night Lights memorabilia flies off the shelves at the Permian gift shop, the Panthers Den.
The United States has fought back against widespread attacks on its AIDS policies, insisting that it is leading the fight against the killer epidemic and spending more money on it than the rest of the world combined.
Aug. 17, 2004 -- Treating depressed teenagers with a combination of antidepressants and psychotherapy is better than either treatment approach alone, according to a major new study.
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - An Australian teenager was killed Thursday in the country&#39;s second fatal shark attack within a week. The 18-year-old male was being towed on his surfboard by three other teenagers in
Newcastle boss Graeme Souness believes his new eight-million-pound acquisition Jean-Alain Boumsong could become one of the best central defenders in the Premiership.
Timing isn't everything when it comes to the Academy Awards &#151; but it helps.
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The bodies of all 17 men who had been trapped underground after a mine explosion in southern Poland have been found, bringing the final death toll to 23, the mining company said Thursday.Comment
Robert Damron eagled his final hole  for an eight-under-par 64 to grab the first round clubhouse  lead at the $4.7 million Bob Hope Classic on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - Concern about national security is dominating public attention in the final months of the presidential campaign because of continuing fears of terrorism and unhappiness about the war in Iraq, according to a poll released Wednesday.   \
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LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - The 86-year-old mother of a Briton held hostage in Iraq pleaded with his captors to free him Thursday, days after they beheaded two Americans kidnapped along with him.
The death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose yesterday to 19 after searchers found more victims, including two men buried inside their homes beneath mud and debris that had barreled down a mountainside.
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A Republican election-year effort to fuse a cut in inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates with the first minimum wage increase in nearly a decade was rejected by the Senate late Thursday.
PAMPLICO, S.C. -- The living room of Sam Ard's brown doublewide trailer speaks to his short but successful NASCAR career. Trophies surround the fireplace and crowd its mantel. Plaques and pictures dot the living room walls. What's not there speaks to Ard's life after NASCAR, the two championship...
LG Electronics (LGE) announced the availability of three mobile-phone models, the T5100, L3100 and L1100, in Taiwan on November 6. The T5100 features the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first model equipped with a 1.3-megapixel camera.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , top banker to blue-chip companies, sees big opportunities in smaller deals.
The outgoing US homeland security chief says the use of torture is acceptable in extreme circumstances.
Oil prices hit a new record near $51 a barrel yesterday as a prolonged US production outage following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.
A tropical depression unleashed heavy rain and crashing waves on the Mexican resort city of Acapulco on Wednesday, flooding streets and forcing authorities to close the port to small boats.
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Government transport advisers are preparing for the launch of the world's largest road-tolling scheme to see whether it provides a workable model for the introduction of universal charging in Britain.
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SAGINAW, Mich. - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry continued a bruising series of attacks on each other&#39;s ability to serve as commander in chief Thursday as the presidential race entered the final weekend of campaigning.
China has identified a lethal strain of bird flu among pigs at several farms, but has not revealed the locations, the New York Times reported Saturday.
BENEVENTO, 30 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Circa quattro tonnellate di fuochi pirotecnici proibiti sono stati sequestrati in serata dalla Guardia di Finanza in provincia di Benevento. Si tratta del primo maxisequestro
Julio Mazo plopped down in the back of a commuter bus late one morning recently, pulled out a newspaper and promptly fell asleep.
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The Russian Olympic Committee has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking to strip American cyclist Tyler Hamilton of his Olympic time-trial gold medal and give it to Vyacheslav Ekimov because of a doping controversy.

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Waitrose unveils plans to expand overseas with a deal to open its food stores in the United Arab Emirates.
The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents. The death penalty, free speech and prison sentences are back on the agenda, along with new topics such as medical marijuana and out-of-state wine purchases that are likely to produce significant disagreement.
The collapse of carmaker MG Rover could cost Britain's private sector and former workers more than 600 million pounds (879 million euros, 1.1 billion dollars), an official report suggested.
Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day.
Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch threw two touchdown passes and the defending Super Bowl champions led the Miami Dolphins 14-10 at halftime of the NFL's season-opening game Thursday night.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions have agreed to give key cabinet posts to independents at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia, overcoming a key stumbling block to a unity government, officials said on Thursday.
BRITAIN&#39;s highest court has ruled today that the UK Government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial. Nine judges in the House of Lords ruled in favour of a group of men jailed without charge for up to three years.
Royalty triumphed at the British film awards on Sunday, with \
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The EC ends action against France and Germany for breaching eurozone deficit rules as the two members vow to cut their 2005 deficits.
A European court confirmed on Tuesday  that it will rule on September 17 on whether software giant  Microsoft  broke European Union antitrust regulations.
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Crude oil rose to a record for a sixth day, passing $54 a barrel in New York, as concern about US supplies grew after the International Energy Agency said demand this year is rising faster than expected.
WELLINGTON, December 29 (Online): Sri Lanka&#39;s cricket tour of New Zealand will proceed with a revised itinerary following devastating tidal waves which killed more than 12,000 people in the island nation.
Iran agreed to let UN inspectors visit a nuclear reactor which could produce plutonium, the IAEA says.
Administration and Congressional officials said Friday that President Bush&#39;s selection of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of homeland security
Christian Gomez doesn't speak a lick of English. But the Argentine midfielder has become so comfortable with United, he doesn't seem to care that hardly any teammates know what he's talking about.
Sudan says AU peacekeepers must leave Darfur by 30 September, as its steps up its offensive against rebels.
J.K. Rowling has revealed a secret about one of the main characters in her Harry Potter books: the wizard Dumbledore is gay.
A pornographic incident involving a high school student has recently touched off a nation-wide debate in India on the ethical use of camera phones and on combating cyber crimes.
The District of Columbia Council delayed a vote on funding a new ballpark for the Expos, with Council Chair Linda Cropp proposing another new plan Tuesday.
Windy, bitterly cold weather spread from the northern Plains to the Northeast on Sunday, with blinding snow canceling church services in parts of Michigan and causing a 68-vehicle pileup in Pennsylvania.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 2 -- Teams of investigators and archaeological specialists searched the site of a former military base in western Mexico on Saturday for remains of victims of Mexico's \
FedEx Corp. raised first-quarter and fiscal 2005 earnings guidance on Monday, citing strong demand across international express, ground and less-than-truckload services.
Those 100-inch plus TVs aren't for everyone, but Mark Cuban has one.
NEW YORK  - US drug giant Pfizer said it will stop advertising painkiller Celebrex after a trial indicated a heart-attack risk at high doses, but vowed to carry on sales.
It came as a shock to most people in Formula-1 when Ford pulled Jaguar out of next season. They also put up the team for sale. And since then there have been doubts whether the team could make it to next year.
Inzamam-ul-Haq says Sri Lanka&#39;s Sanath Jayasuriya is the main danger as Pakistan attempt to square the Test series in Karachi.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised two key allies in the fight against terrorism who are sometimes at odds, calling Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Afghanistan&#039;s President Hamid Karzai two leaders the world is lucky to have. But, Rice added, she expects Pakistan&#039;s military leader to fulfill his promise to hold democratic elections next year.
FLOWER MOUND, Texas - Snowbirds from the frigid North are a common sight in Texas, but Carla is a different breed altogether. A trucker found the 11-year-old mixed breed dog in Amarillo a week ago and brought her to a Denton veterinary hospital - 1,600 miles away from her Castle Rock, Wash. home.
The body of a police inspector accused of murdering his wife is found in woodland in Hertfordshire.
Not many did. The FCC, ABC, CBS and NBC all seem to agree democracy works best when no one is watching. One hour a night -- and not a moment on opening night.
Swedish engineering company Sandvik AB said Monday it would buy a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corp.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Marlon Brando&#39;s son Miko may be called in Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation trial to testify on how he got $20,000 in payments from the pop star.
At a Golden Globes ceremony derailed by striking screenwriters, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAtonement\u00e2\u0080\u009d won for best drama and \u00e2\u0080\u009cSweeney Todd\u00e2\u0080\u009d won for best musical or comedy.
Music industry giants including Warner  Music Group Corp. are suing Yahoo! China for alleged copyright  infringement by providing links to unlicensed music, trade  organization IFPI said on Wednesday.
Vice President Dick Cheney will not testify in the perjury trial of his former aide Lewis \
Hundreds flee the port town of Kismayo from forces loyal to a warlord outside Somalia's peace process.
African Union leaders gathered in Ethiopia were set Saturday to discuss means of containing the violence in Kenya and Chad during a special meeting on the last day of their summit.
In the book, Floyd Landis, last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tour de France winner, appears to contradict some of the testimony he gave at an arbitration hearing on charges of doping last month.
People selling items over the internet or through newspaper adverts are warned of a sophisticated fraudulent payment scam.
German sports goods maker Adidas-Salomon launched a sportswear collection with designer Stella McCartney on Wednesday, expecting to boost sales by at least 10 million euros (&#36;12 million) next year.
The British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will be outlining his hopes for a third term in office at the Labour Party conference in Brighton today.
The surging New York Giants will take nothing for granted when they play the struggling Miami Dolphins in London this weekend.
'We puck you' Shame on us for assuming that Canadian hockey geeks cared more for homegrown hero RIM CEO Jim Balsillie than Sun Mircrosystems' chief puck chaser Scott McNealy. It turns out that the Geeks on Ice have invited McNealy to their April hockey tournament meant to celebrate the might of Canadian IT.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Equity Office Properties Trust   shareholders on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to approve  Blackstone Group's bid of $23 billion plus the assumption of  debt.
The director of hit movie Amelie is fighting in the French courts to prove his latest film is really French.
Iraq holds a national conference on Saturday designed to halt mounting sectarian violence that has raised fears of civil war and been a major issue behind U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to review his strategy.
AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft&#39;s Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the e-mail.
In a country enraged by Tony Blair's decision to join America in invading Iraq, nothing fills a theater faster than a play about George W. Bush.
Greek lawyers cry fowl at Oliver Stone's film based on the Greek king.
North Korea is seeking humanitarian aid at talks with the South, an official said on Thursday, signaling Pyongyang was trying to cash in on a reduction of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday. The cause of death was \
Obesity has reached pandemic proportions throughout the world and is now the greatest single contributor to chronic disease, an international conference was told here.
Tommy Sheridan tenders his resignation as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party with immediate effect.
Food and relief supplies clogged airports across Asia, as the death count from Sunday&#39;s tsunami leapt to more than 114,000 in 12 nations.
A senior leader of an al Qaeda-linked group has been arrested in Iraq, state television Iraqiya said on Friday.
Looser dress codes have arguably made tennis much more fun to watch and turned the U.S. Open into a big American runway event.
Will heavy pocketbooks help Microsoft strangle Google?
A Pentagon investigation and newly  declassified documents confirm detainees' accounts of the use  of sexual tactics by female interrogators at the U.S. military  prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, The Washington Post reported on  Thursday.
When police responded to the scene of his wife's shooting death, Robert Blake became ill and suggested she might have been killed because she worked in the porn business, officers testified at the actor's murder trial on Wednesday.
Nets Coach Lawrence Frank, the franchise\u00e2\u0080\u0099s winningest coach, signed a multiyear contract extension with the team, but terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Jarkko Nieminen and Mikhail Youzhny sealed quarter-final berths with four-set victories at the Australian Open on Sunday.
CAIRO, Egypt -- Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian Authority presidency, said Sunday that Palestinians wanted to begin negotiating final statehood terms with Israel as soon as possible and hoped to reach an accord by the end of next
In response to a series of deadly terror attacks in Russia in recent weeks, President Vladimir Putin has announced a number of proposed changes to Russia&#39;s political system.
The renewal of the 1965 voiting Rights Act, passed by the House despite criticism that Southern states were being hounded over their racist past, now faces similar objections from senators who oppose its federal oversight.
Thai police will be able to seize computers from homes and businesses under a new cyber-crime law that came into force Wednesday, which authorities say will help crack down on Internet pornography.
Border guards in Belarus said on Wednesday they had foiled an attempt to smuggle 277 parrots into the ex-Soviet state -- aboard a bicycle.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. 18 Britain, the Netherlands and Spain plan restrictions on immigrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania once the two states join the European Union Jan.Comment
Bruce A. Stewart lists five hard decisions CIOs should be making this year -- and offers one role model in firmness.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja  on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days  after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control  of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.
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Symantec and Adobe complain to the European Commission about Vista security and electronic document features.
Spanish bank Santander claimed victory for its 8.7 billion pound ($15.6 billion) agreed takeover of Britain&#39;s Abbey National after its most likely rival, UK bank HBOS, pulled out of the race.
The Chicago Bears said on Friday that tackle Tank Johnson will sit out Sunday's game against Tampa Bay following his arrest on gun charges.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw sales and profits increase during the third quarter this year, even as rising energy costs ate into customers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 spending money.
Oz popstress goes intergalactic The BBC has confirmed that Oz popstress Kylie Minogue will appear in an hour-long Xmas Doctor Who special, enticingly entitled Voyage of the Damned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nicole Richie was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence. In addition to the single count, the case contains an allegation that Richie had a prior misdemeanor DUI conviction in June 2003, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.
While economic policymakers like to chew over weighty issues like current accounts deficits and overnight funds rates, the truth is that the economy rests heavily on everyday
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to more closely regulate direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.
The daily average for ozone nationwide is about 40 parts per billion, but the level can be dramatically higher in summer, especially in urban centers, according to the paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Violent protests staged against the U.S. military presence in South Korea are likely to delay a major realignment of U.S. bases in the country, including the closure of a base in Seoul, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.
Vice President Cheney is being treated for a blood clot that his doctor discovered in his left leg, his office announced yesterday.
Still pushing for its big merger with Mandalay Resort Group (MBG ), casino giant MGM Mirage (MGG ) pulled another card out of its sleeve on Nov. 10 with a giant residential and casino project it claims will
YouTube members are filling the site with videos that parody the recent \
1948 - con la creazione dello Stato di Israele, si rifugia a Gaza e poi in Egitto dove diventa presidente dell&#39;Unione degli studenti palestinesi dal 1952 al 1956. 1969 - viene eletto presidente del Comitato
A former boss of Russia's disbanded oil firm Yukos, Vasily Aleksanyan, goes on trial accused of fraud.
David Akers kicked a 50-yard field  goal late in overtime to give the Philadelphia Eagles a 34-31  win over the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League  on Sunday.
Researchers say vaccinating all children against chickenpox is the only way to stop deaths from the illness.
Two people are dead after a small plane misses the runway at an airport in County Galway.
Campbell Soup Co.  said on Thursday it agreed to sell its Godiva Chocolatier business for $850 million to Yildiz Holding A.S.
Roger Federer is the first man in the 38 years of Open tennis to reach a sixth straight Grand Slam singles final after beating Nikolay Davydenko on Saturday.
Yovani Gallardo dominates Houston for the second time in two weeks and Corey Hart hits a two-run double to propel Milwaukee to a key NL Central win.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  - Hurricane Ivan  lashed the tiny Cayman Islands with ferocious winds and driving  rain on Sunday after devastating Jamaica and Grenada in a  deadly trek through the Caribbean.
The Prime Minister is set to address the Labour Party conference in Brighton on Tuesday. Send us your comments.
The leader in absorbent clays turns in so-so earnings for the quarter, but bought back a ton of shares.
PowerEdge gets its Energy Smarts Dell today entered the green data center wars with a pair of PowerEdge servers tweaked for improved performance per watt.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush will make his first trip to Jerusalem and the West Bank next month to push Israel and the Palestinians toward peace, the White House announced yesterday.
The latest batch of reality TV shows swap competition and greed for cooperation and charity.
Oil prices are inflated by as much as $15 a barrel by fears of shortages and geopolitical issues in the Middle East, Ali Naimi, the Saudi oil minister, said on Monday.
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home on Monday from seven years in exile, leaving his aircraft after a tense 90-minute standoff with authorities.
CanottaggioL\u00e2\u0080\u0099olimpiade sottotono dei vogatori italiani si chiude con un altro bronzo, il terzo, conquistato dal quattro senza pesi leggeri. Lorenzo Bertini, Catello Amarante, Salvatore Amitrano e Bruno Mascaranas
LONDON : British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia&#39;s Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
'Cassandra's Dream,' starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell, explores the seamy underside of upper-class British culture. But what we're left with is more ordinary than horrifying.
Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion, but nerves were on edge amid fears of further violence.
Congress is making a final push to open a large area of the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling, aware the Democratic majority next year is less likely to embrace new offshore energy development.
The world&#39;s largest restaurant chain, McDonald&#39;s Corp., has been ordered to pay a student some 2,200 yuan (147 pounds) after a rat bit her at one of its outlets in northeastern China, media reported on Sunday.
Olympic competitors like Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson are skipping out of the closing ceremony in Athens and heading to Miami for the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday, the New York Daily News reported.
WAR, poverty and HIV/Aids are causing more than half of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s children to suffer, effectively denying them a childhood, according to a report today.
Dutch retailer Ahold said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Bruno's and BI-LO retail chains in the United States to Lone Star Funds for &#36;660 million, which is slightly below market expectations.
A prominent researcher at Columbia University has pulled his name from a controversial study of prayer's effect on fertility, the university says.
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A truck laden with explosives blows up near an Iraqi dam that US engineers had said was at risk of collapse.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's wife died of a heart attack earlier this month, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Monday, quoting sources in Beijing.
BALTIMORE - City police are looking for a few good pairs of pants. The Baltimore Police Department has run out of two popular sizes of the custom-made navy blue uniform pants it provides to every officer, a department spokesman said Wednesday.
It had happened some years ago. When Mihir the scion of the Virani family in  the soap Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was declared dead, the entire nation had gone into a collective shock.
Key donor tells party leader: 'Look, chum, we need to do some rethinking.'
The Huffington Post, with its rich content and breadth of coverage, may be an indicator of where news coverage is headed. We talk with Arianna Huffington about her site and how bloggers are reorganizing and reinventing the news.
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Long-time U.S. national team players Tony Meola and Jeff Agoos were left unproteced by their teams for Friday's MLS expansion draft.
Dopo 20 campionati in serie A-1, 9 scudetti e due campionati mondiali, Lorenzo Bernardi lascia la
Actor Burt Reynolds sues an ex-girlfriend, saying she was trying to extort millions of dollars from him.
Former England captain Tony Adams said in a statement he had resigned as manager of Wycombe Wanderers football club for personal reasons.
Photographs sent by a NASA orbiter suggests that water may indeed be flowing on Mars. And where there's water, there's at least a chance of life. By the Associated Press.
London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, and Valencia are among Champions League contenders that face crucial encounters in Matchday 4 on Tuesday.
The governor of Arkansas has lost more than 100 pounds and is encouraging other Arkansans to follow his example.
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett continued to show significant progress in his recovery from a devastating neck injury, the team said on Monday.
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on  Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri  Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and  washed away bathers on the Thai tourist island of Phuket.
The welfare rolls aren't dropping as fast as they used to, and that could pose a big money problem for states from coast to coast after a new federal law takes effect next month.
Tashan is still in the making but yet it seems to be making a buzz for number reasons.
Israel has installed Internet cameras  near an archaeological excavation close to a Jerusalem shrine  that had sparked Muslim protests, in a bid to show the work  does not harm the holy site, officials said on Thursday.
The woman accused of strangling a mother-to-be and cutting the baby from her womb often faked being pregnant to get attention, even though she had her tubes tied 14 years ago, according to her ex-husband.
The homeland security secretary waived several environmental laws to continue building a border fence through a national conservation area in Arizona.
Warner Bros Entertainment has agreed with  United Arab Emirates' Aldar Properties and a UAE media company  to set up a film and video game production firm,  state-controlled Aldar said on Wednesday.
LPGA/LADIES EUROPEAN Event: Solheim Cup Site: Halmstad (Sweden) Golf Club (6,615 yards, par 72). Schedule: Tomorrow-Sunday. TV: TGC (tomorrow, 2 a.m.-noon, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 a.m.-noon, 8:30-11 p.m.; Sunday, 3-11 a.m., 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.).
U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday,  helped by better-than-expected earnings from Google Inc.  GOOG.O and Boeing Co. BA.N, but some investors were  cautious ahead of remarks from the Federal Reserve that would  signal the pace of future interest rate hikes.
Several men are arrested in Senegal after the publication of pictures of an marriage ceremony for two men.
The death toll from a methane explosion at a coal mine in Kazakhstan rose to 41 on Thursday after searchers found the body of the last missing miner, an official said.
The Chicago Cubs need more than rally caps, good-luck charms or curse-busters now. Mike Hampton and Dewayne Wise each hit two-run homers to lead the Atlanta Braves to
BEIJING -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early today on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003.
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the past two weeks. The AU supports the United Nations resolution to impose sanctions and an arms embargo against Ivory Coast, in an effort to prevent further military action.
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Royal Wedding between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haji Al-Mutahdee Billah and Yang Mulia Dayangku Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab Rahaman has attracted some 170 foreign journalists to the Sultanate.
The lead singer of the hugely popular children's group The Wiggles announced Thursday he would stop performing because of illness.
ISLAMABAD Nov 27 : Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s husband Asif Ali Zardari has said he will not appeal to the government to remove his name from the exit control list rather he would approach court in this regard.
KEY MATCHUP - Colts QB Peyton Manning vs. Detroit secondary. No one has stopped Manning this season. The Lions&#39; defense hasn&#39;t stopped much at all.
Lack of control after invasion allowed lawlessness to take root, former head of occupation says. By Robin Wright and Thomas E. Ricks.
Investor's Business Daily - It's close but no cigar for Google in the Federal Communications Commission's much-anticipated auction of public airwaves, a process that could enable a new wave of wireless devices and services.
Japan's former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi is weighing a third visit to North Korea to persuade the communist regime to give up its nuclear ambitions, public NHK broadcaster reported.
During the Chinese Communist Party&#39;s Central Committee plenary meeting this month we can expect to witness a power struggle between President Hu Jintao ( \u00e8\u0083\u00a1\u00e9\u008c\u00a6\u00e6\u00bf\u00a4 ) and Central
Stocks looked set to snap back on Friday as IBM  delivered a higher-than-expected profit forecast and economic bellwether General Electric Co  posted earnings that met Wall Street expectations.
Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.
WASHINGTON -- Security analysts and critics of the Bush administration are questioning the quality of intelligence presented by three unidentified US officials in Baghdad on Sunday to demonstrate the Iranian government's ties to sophisticated explosives that have killed 170 US soldiers in Iraq.
A report into the care and treatment of Michael Stone, who killed Lin and Megan Russell 10 years ago, is set to be published.
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As a symbol that a company is seeking to tackle its slide into scandal and slough off its corporate excess, flogging the corporate jet is hard to beat.
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By ROBERT MENDICK  DEVASTATING floods continued to take their toll across England today.  Thousands of people remained homeless while travel was severely disrupted with major roads closed and rail services cancelled.
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Rafael Furcal smacked a two-run homer  in the bottom of the 11th inning to hand the Atlanta Braves a  4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the National League  Divisional Series Thursday.
One of Earth&#39;s rarest birds might have gone into extinction following the death of one of the last known po&#39;ouli. The aging male po&#39;ouli died in captivity
Madrid, one of five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, unveiled its dossier on Wednesday (17 November), just two days after submitting it to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, charged with desertion in a mysterious case in which he left his unit in Iraq and turned up in Lebanon, has again gone absent and appears to have returned to Lebanon, officials said on Wednesday.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw stressed that his country had no plans to deploy troops to the troubled western region of Sudan, but said that Britain stood ready to support the African Union military presence in the region.
Asus ha lanciato sul mercato dei notebook tre nuove serie di computer portatili: nasce la famiglia A4700. A4700G, performanche ad alto livello, A4700L, economico ma altamente performante e A4700K, per chi non ha troppe pretese.
Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews/Agencies) - \u00e2\u0080\u009cThank God it&#39;s over,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. \u00e2\u0080\u009cI have to give credit to the new prime minister for not interfering with the judiciary [. .
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Despite the market woes whipsawing Wall Street on Tuesday, the mood of many on Main Street was unfazed as people across the United States said the downturn was overdue and likely to be short-lived.
A day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 14,000 mark, stock futures softened after quarterly results from Caterpillar fell short of expectations.
(InfoWorld) - Nokia added a\u00c2\u00a0new appliance to its network security range\u00c2\u00a0that has more processing muscle -- the first product to come out of its collaboration with Intel. The IP2450 is intended for large enterprises and service providers doing high-end network monitoring. It features two quad-core Intel processors. Running Check Point Software Technologies' SecureXL VPN (virtual private network) and firewall software, the appliance can handle as much as 9Gbps of traffic using Nokia's IPSO 6.O OS. Adding two Nokia Accelerated Data Path (ADP) cards boosts throughput to 20Gbps. The IP2450 can also run Check Point's CoreXL software, as well as Check Point's VPN-1 UTM (Unified Threat Management) suite, which includes firewall, VPN (virtual private network), antivirus, URL (uniform resource locator) filtering, and intrusion prevention capabilities or the Check Point VPN-1 Power applications. The IP2450 is available now through Nokia's channel partners. Pricing can vary depending on the channel partner's relationship with Nokia, but a call to one vendor in London quoted \u00c2\u00a331,000 ($62,000) for the appliance, plus \u00c2\u00a37,500 for one year of 24-hour support. \u00c2
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia chief executive Sharon Patrick has resigned and has been replaced by former ABC executive Susan Lyne, the company said late Thursday.
The burns unit at Swansea's Morriston Hospital competes to continue treating patients with serious burns.
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. , which warned last month that it may not be able to fulfill its credit agreement, said on Wednesday that lenders had agreed to credit totaling $280 million.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a speech that he knew of no clear link between the al-Qaida terror network and Saddam Hussein, although
VIENTIANE: China and Southeast Asian countries were Monday to sign historic trade pacts paving the way for the world&#39;s biggest free-trade zone, which could eventually include the rest of Northeast Asia and India.
MIAMI -- When maintenance workers finish a job at an Indianapolis university, they don't return to the office to fill out paperwork and pick up their next assignment. They grab their cellphones.
North Korea's refusal to take part in  working-level talks on the nuclear crisis prompted a diplomatic  flurry on Tuesday with China, the host of the talks, at the  heart of efforts to keep the process on track.
Pope Benedict told U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday the Vatican would like a \
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The applications giant will change its product release cycle to allow customers to upgrade in pieces to its SOA-based platform.
Electronic Data Systems Corp.  EDS.N said on Thursday the bankruptcy of US Airways Group  Inc. UAIRQ.OQ could sharply reduce its third-quarter earnings  by up to 3 cents per share, because of a long-term information  technology contract between the companies.
Roger Federer beats James Blake in four sets to reach the US Open semi-finals.
SADO, Japan The American who deserted the Army and spent four decades in North Korea says today marks the next and last chapter in his life.
An Iraqi police colonel was gunned down near his home in Afak on Sunday, marking the third government official killed in the Iraqi Shiite town in five weeks, an Interior Ministry official said.
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Adam Vinatieri isn't talking about his injured nonkicking leg, but the Indianapolis Colts still hope he'll be kicking in next week's season opener against the New York Giants.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 26, 2004 - A Yemeni poet who the Pentagon says is a key al-Qaida propagandist asked a military commission on Thursday if he was allowed to represent himself, but the presiding officer said it was not allowed.
A swarm of investigations has raised questions about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leadership and integrity.
Heather Mills says her decision to compete on ABC's \
BAGHDAD: US forces pounded insurgent-held Fallujah on Saturday, killing seven people, just a day after it led a massive offensives to control rebel stronghold Samarra, which left nearly a hundred people dead.
A Hollywood movie being shot in Bosnia  about the hunt for a genocide suspect tries to ask the wider  question of why wanted men like Radovan Karadzic and Osama bin  Laden are still free, its director said on Wednesday.
Seven insurers have agreed to pay an additional $2 billion to developers of the World Trade Center, resolving all outstanding claims from the September 11, 2001, attacks and speeding redevelopment of the site, New York State officials announced on Wednesday.
Electronic tools have opened the door for even the smallest of companies to fish in the global IT talent pool.
Airports operator BAA is to say that last month's terror security alert cost the business at least \u00c2\u00a320m.
Long-standing calls by Serb  nationalists for the Serb Republic to secede from Bosnia grew  louder on Monday, following Montenegro&#039;s vote in a referendum  earlier this month to split from Serbia.
An intriguing experiment  in broadcast news sneaked onto southern California's digital  airwaves about seven months ago.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - Militants ambushed a vehicle on Thursday, killing six soldiers and three other people in the southwest Pakistan city of Quetta, hours after a visit by a senior U.S. official, Pakistani military officials said.
Those of us who have always wondered why award shows have to be so infernally long got our answer on Sunday night at the Golden Globes: they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
In perhaps a first, the creators of the online cartoon Homestar Runner  have turned down two cable TV channels to stay on the web.
The delayed update to Apple's OS X operating system for Macs will be released on 26 October.
WASHINGTON - Despite gaining their freedom by signing pledges to renounce violence, at least seven former prisoners of the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have returned to terrorism, at times with deadly consequences.    At least two are believed to have died in fighting in Afghanistan, and a third was recaptured during a raid of a suspected training camp in Afghanistan, Lt...
North Carolina earns 1st win over top-5 team on final-play field goal, sending No. 4 &#39;Canes to stunning defeat. CHAPEL HILL, NC - North Carolina might have kicked Miami right out of the national title race.
Spaniard David Ferrer eased past Argentine 20th seed Juan Ignacio Chela 6-2 6-3 7-5 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open, the best grand slam showing of his career.
Nokia will expand its line of Yahoo-capable handsets to include those operating on the Series 40 platform, the operating system used by many of the Finnish phone maker's non-smartphone devices.
Stocks bobbed higher at Monday&#39;s open after two sessions of heavy selling driven by surging oil prices and a disappointing employment report.
NDS, STMicroelectronics and Thomson announced on Friday that they will begin implementing new anti piracy technology to weed out video piracy.
A Dutch court upholds jail terms for seven Chinese who trafficked illegal immigrants into Europe.
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Firms should be banned from cold calling door to door the Trading Standards Institute (TSI), says.
Entertainer Reba McEntire will design a line of women's clothing for Little Rock-based Dillard's Inc.
Macedonian opposition parties looked  headed for a flop on Sunday in their referendum bid to block a  Western-inspired law that gives the ethnic Albanian minority  more local autonomy.
A day after hitting Dale Earnhardt Jr. with a $10,000 fine and the loss of 25 points for cursing during a postrace TV interview, NASCAR handed down 12 more penalties for rule violations at Talladega Superspeedway.
A Japanese group has withdrawn sponsorship of a Buddhist summit in Myanmar next month over concerns about the junta's hardline shake-up, but Yangon says it will go ahead with the event on its own.
The gigantic hangar where the space shuttle is prepared for its missions sustained much more damage from Hurricane Frances than initially believed, NASA officials said Tuesday.
After two years, American Lindsay Davenport is closer to returning to the top spot in women&#39;s tennis, reported China Radio International.
A federal judge on Thursday allowed Nevada's Democratic Party to conduct voting to choose a U.S. presidential nominee in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, a decision likely to boost Sen. Barack Obama.
NUSA DUA, Bali, Dec 12 (IPS) - The United Nations announced Wednesday it is  joining the growing worldwide effort to go \
A hormone therapy treatment has proven successful in fighting ovarian cancer, according to research.
Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto knows when his grand vision of video games for the masses has arrived.
Surpise pairing Cap Gemini is to start flogging Google Apps to its big corporate customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two thieves on the run in Germany made light work for their pursuers when they tried to flee across a drained pond and got stuck so fast in mud they had to be helped out by police.
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Flaw in the way the Net phone software handles Web links could enable an attacker to launch arbitrary code on some Macs.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - BP unit BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc has agreed to pay $379 million to settle a dispute over outstanding corporate income taxes charged between the years 2000 and 2002, Gov. Sarah Palin said on Monday.
Security forces swept through Myanmar&#39;s main city Thursday, arresting hundreds of people and firing warning shots as they intensified a violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.
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Grillini, l'Odg sulle unioni civili e' 'una presa in giro'
Microsoft gives us an update on Windows Home Server
'You'll pay twice. And you'll like it' Yes, it seems unjust that Apple can charge you twice for an iPhone ringtone. But that's the way the fair-use cookie crumbles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australia progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy, after beating New Zealand by seven wickets at The Oval. Pace bowlers Glenn McGrath and Michael Kasprowicz proved the telling factors today in
Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein&#39;s ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months ago, and formal indictments could be issued next month.
A US envoy on a Middle East tour said Sunday that America has suggested having its military experts work alongside Syrians to stop militants from crossing the Syrian-Iraqi border
Il segretario di stato dell&#39;Ohio, Ken Blackwell: &quot;Questa \u00c3\u00a8 la legge: bisogna aspettare 11 giorni per scrutinare i provisional ballot, dopo aver fatto i dovuti controlli&quot;. Alla Cnn Blackwell non ha voluto
State&#39;s online site will be first to offer imports from Europe, as well as Canada. Neither Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Democrat, nor his opponent, Republican Mitch Daniels, say they would follow Illinois&#39; lead.
Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and 11 top leaders of his regime have gone on hunger strike in their US detention centre, one of their lawyers said yesterday.
WPP Group, the world&#39;s second-largest advertising company, says first-half profits climbed nearly 16 percent as growth in Asia and the United States counterbalanced sluggish European markets.
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Politics: 14 November 2004, Sunday. French President Jacques Chirac hailed the simultaneous entry of Bulgaria and laggard Romania, pinned for 2007.
The pharmaceutical's settlement ends a government probe.
Black Entertainment Television (BET) has banned Eminem&#39;s latest video Just Lose It after Michael Jackson complained about it, reports IMDB.
D-Link, Iogear adaptors too The first six Wireless USB products allowed to use the cable-free connectivity technology's official logo have been named. Standing out from the various adaptor accessories: a pair of laptops from Dell and Lenovo.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. - A bank that has been robbed so many times it bans customers from coming inside was held up again anyway on Friday.  Anyone using the Bank of America branch on Silver Hill Rd.
Of the many disastrous consequences of the Bush reelection to the White House, none are more alarming than the potential impact to the United States Supreme Court.
Two rockets slammed into the Sheraton hotel in central Baghdad on Thursday night, temporarily overshadowing a pledge by a Shi&#39;ite Muslim militia to disarm.
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for democracy, despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133 people as she returned home after eight years of exile.
The State Department is welcoming what it describes as \
Three people die in a car bomb in Baghdad, as a recount of 300 election ballot boxes begins.
Grocery store chain Safeway Inc. said on Sunday that it is expanding its voluntary recall of several fresh ground beef products in Arizona after United Food Group LLC expanded its recall of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
Venture capital investments in U.S. startups climbed to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007, raising hope that ample money will still be available to back promising new ideas
TOKYO : A woman and two young children buried for four days after a deadly earthquake in central Japan have been pulled alive from the rubble Wednesday as another powerful temblor rocked the region.
Comment is free: Mary O'Hara: Recent murders are gnawing away at Northern Ireland's shiny post-conflict veneer
Sachin Tendulkar believes India have the quality to come from behind and win the series against Australia.
By Sue Doyle, Daily News, Los Angeles  Feb. 23--Forget the cyber cafe; take the cyber commute.    The MTA's Orange Line and subway system may not always deliver a  high-speed trip, but transit officials would like to offer commuters  high-speed Internet service.
In the last conversation Paul Thomas Anderson had with Robert Altman, his friend and mentor told him: \
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Sage grouse should not be listed as an endangered species, said a US Fish and Wildlife Service panel of biologists Friday. The panel of regional managers and senior scientists made their recommendation to
pparently, it is not enough that former President Bill Clinton has had his chest sliced open, his breast bone sawed through and his heart stopped cold and replumbed.
LOS ANGELES  - Rachel Blanchard, Jacob  Pitts and Shiri Appleby have been cast in \
WASHINGTON - Just in time for the election, President Bush is going to one of the most contested states to sign his fourth tax cut in four years.    The White House is holding the signing ceremony Monday at a YMCA in Des Moines, Iowa - a Democratic area of a state that Bush lost by a razor-thin margin in 2000...
Ivory Coast international and Chelsea striker Didier Drogba talked to Jack Bell of The New York Times. Read the transcript of their discussion.
PUGHTOWN -- A media frenzy converged on the small town of Pughtown Wednesday and Thursday for the high-profile church trial of Beth Stroud, a United Methodist Church pastor who told her congregation she is a lesbian.
Despite warnings that interest rates would climb sharply, some risk-averse investors stuck with the bond market in 2004.
While manager Terry Francona has determined that a pat on the back will be a good start to his communication with Japanese pitchers Hideki Okajima and -- potentially -- Daisuke Matsuzaka, Curt Schilling has decided that a little more than that will be needed. So Schilling has commenced his studying.
Media & professional: Martha Lane Fox is to be paid \u00c2\u00a355,000 a year for 15 days' work on the board of M&S. But what will she actually do for her money?
In a major step towards promoting people-to-people contacts, India today proposed to Pakistan five designated places along the border for interaction between divided families on both sides of Kashmir during specified periods.
More parents are turning to medical clinics to perform genital mutilation, wrongly assuming that it spares girls physical and psychological damage, a U.N. agency warned on Monday.
Researchers have harnessed the light harvesting molecules of spinach and bacteria to make solar cells that could one day be sprayed on many surfaces.
Unborn children may be at risk from the shampoos and hand lotions used by their pregnant mothers, it was claimed yesterday. A chemical commonly used in these toiletries can affect the growth of structures
An election next year for the mayor of  London is shaping up to be an unusually brutal battle that  exposes one of the country&#39;s deepest social divisions: class.
The United Nations called on Monday  for an immediate cease-fire in eastern Congo as fighting  between rival army factions flared for a third day.
Researchers said it may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of a muscle.
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Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was evacuated by the Sri Lankan air force on Tuesday from thehotel in Galle where he has been stranded since the tsunamis hit the South Asian nation, the air force said.
Bavaria&#39;s most glamorous politician -- a flame-haired motorcyclist who helped bring down state premier Edmund Stoiber -- has shocked the Catholic state in Germany by suggesting marriage should last just 7 years.
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For the first time in the postseason, two pitchers over 40 -- Yankees' Randy Johnson, 43, and Tigers' Kenny Rogers, 41 -- face off.
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley told a Republican breakfast that President Bush's re-election will change the U.S. Supreme Court, described by the governor as \
Republican John McCain, his presidential campaign trying to climb out of dire financial straits, is eligible to receive public financing for his struggling bid, the Federal Election Commission said Tuesday.
Heavy rains and fresh floods disrupted  aid to Asia's tsunami-hit villages on Sunday as the U.N.  refugee agency started a 400-ton airlift as part of a $2  billion relief operation to save millions struggling to  survive.
The first criminal trial against any former Enron Corp. employees is scheduled to begin today in Houston. The case is against two ex-Enron workers and four former Merrill Lynch &amp; Co.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pioneering spacecraft that could serve as a blueprint for future interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
A University of Michigan study says changes in the bacteria and fungi (microflora) in the gastrointestinal tract may intensify immune system response to common allergens inhaled into the lungs.
A man who secretly filmed women in his university halls bathroom is given a suspended sentence.
India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval for clarithromycin, a generic form of Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s antibiotic Biaxin, the FDA said on Saturday.
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MOST Slovaks are quick and competent learners of foreign languages, but under the former teaching regime an emphasis on grammar usage meant that less attention was given to communication skills.
Notre Dame: Charlie Weis didn&#39;t take long making his first big move as coach of the Fighting Irish. On Thursday, Weis chose University of Virginia defensive coordinator Al Golden to fill that same role for Notre Dame, the Boston Globe reported.
NATO and US forces in Afghanistan must match Pakistan's commitment to preventing the cross-border infiltration of Taliban militants, a Pakistani provincial governor said.
Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders play dozens of characters, sometimes more than one in the same scene, in \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlfred Hitchcock\u00e2\u0080\u0099s The 39 Steps.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Police are to question pupils at a Greater Manchester school where a 15-year-old boy died following a fight.
President Bush is distancing himself from suggestions that he wants to replace the federal income tax with a national sales tax, saying \
George W. Bush and his White House challenger John Kerry will court Hispanic voters, hoping to sway the growing community that could hold the key to the November 2 presidential election.
In a room of blue and red, some DeKalb County Republicans munched on elephant-shaped cookies as they discussed US Senate candidate Alan Keyes\u00e2\u0080\u0099 loss to Barack Obama.
KABUL -- A doctor helping organize Afghan elections died yesterday along with four other civilians when an explosion tore through their vehicle, police said.
Lycos Releases Two New Search Tools  People Search is a rebranding of WhoWhere.com offering telephone and other data sources including direct links (labeled \
BANGALORE, India: India&#39;s second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies, quarterly net profit jumped 49 percent, well ahead of market expectations, thanks to a sustained outsourcing boom.
Ford Motor Co  is poised to name India's Tata Motors  as preferred bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover brands, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Homeless earthquake survivors living in rice fields and makeshift shacks begged for food and water under a blazing sun Monday as Indonesia&#039;s death toll rose to over 5,000.
Labor experts say Unite Here, the newly merged union that is representing the DC hotel workers in their current contract dispute, is one of the most outspoken and toughest unions under the AFL-CIO umbrella.
Democratic Senator John Kerry's White House bid has become more combative, more open to reporters and delivered a more focused message recently which observers have attributed to the influence of former Bill Clinton administration staffers.
Four men were charged under Norway's anti-terror law on Thursday after an attack on the Nordic nation's main synagogue, police said.Comment
SAN FRANCISCO  A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its May decision upholding Oregon&#39;s assisted-suicide law.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets  All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned from off-season knee  surgery Monday to help his team defeat the Toronto Raptors,  88-86, at Continental Airlines Arena.
BRATISLAVA- Slovakia's state budget deficit increased to Sk70.28bn in 2004, from Sk55.97bn in 2003, and in December 2004 alone was Sk36.2bn higher year-on-year, Finance Ministry spokesman Peter Papanek told CTK ...
NASSAU, Bahamas, Sun. Sept. 5: At least two people are dead in the Bahamas and several others injured, victims of Hurricane Frances.
The California Highway Patrol is looking into an alleged breach of security after a digital recording of a private conversation Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had with two staff members was leaked to the Los Angeles Times.
A strong earthquake measuring about 7.1 on the Richter shook northern Japan Monday, triggering a small tsunami wave. At least eight people were injured in Japan &#39;s northern island of Hokkaido .
An order for civil servants to delete old e-mails could lead to crucial information being destroyed, a senior MP says.
The first of 300 volunteers arrive to teach Chinese, poultry technologies, and lessons in traditional Chinese medicine.
A new national &quot;report card&quot; for public and private colleges gives Massachusetts top marks for the number of its students who go to college and for how well
NAGAOKA, Japan  - In a drama played out on live  television, a mother and her two toddlers were found trapped in  their car under tons of rock and mud on Wednesday nearly four  days after a deadly earthquake hit northern Japan.
By Simon Cambers PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Russia suffered ahumiliating early exit from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday as aleg-weary Marat Safin was beaten for the second time in threedays in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina.
It's for first place in the Big East. It's on network television. It's Connecticut and South Florida?
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Nearly half of the 37 million HIV-positive adults ages 15 to 49 worldwide are women, and the number of HIV-positive women in all regions of the world has been increasing over the past two years, according to a report released on Tuesday by UNAIDS and the
Large amounts of drugs which have been imported into Mozambique with the aid of the international community end up being sold on the black market at home and abroad, the health minister said on Friday.
Early returns from search ad agencies using Yahoo's new ad platform show improvement, but it's still too early to declare it a winner.
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Ukrainian MPs fail to adopt election law changes the opposition says are needed to avert fraud in a new run-off.
Special UN representative to Sudan Jan Pronk said growing violence in Sudan was worrisome and that rebels had violated their commitment to allow aid to reach the needy.
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CUPTERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. says its highly anticipated iPhone will have a battery life that supports 8 hours of talk time, better than what the company originally estimated in January.
Condannato 'ogni gesto di violenza che macchia il calcio'
Bloomberg - Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama swept Hillary Clinton in three more primaries in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, giving him eight consecutive wins and a clear lead in the race for delegates.
September was the second-deadliest month of the year for U.S. forces in Iraq and brought to nearly 500 the number who have died since the insurgency escalated in late March.
OBERURSEL, Germany -- Bearing a bouquet of red roses, the terrorists rang the bell at the German banker's mansion and asked politely if he was available for tea.
A British customs agent who investigated the nuclear smuggling network of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has himself become the target of a British criminal probe after being prominently featured in a book by American researchers.
Yasir Arafat is not brain dead, his spokeswoman said as Palestinian officials met to consider a future without him.
To all that Roethlisbergsteria, add a touch of Manningmania. For Eli, not Peyton.
By Fred Reed, The Washington Times  Jun. 9--CRIME ONLINE EASY TO SIDESTEP: I don't get it. I keep reading  that cybercrime is out of hand, even that national security is being  compromised.
ATLANTA - &quot;Winning isn&#39;t everything; it&#39;s the only thing,&quot; coach Vince Lombardi reportedly said while directing the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowl titles in the late 1960s.
Americans are worried about the economy and fear housing woes and war spending could spark a recession, despite the interest rate cut this week that sent stock markets soaring.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start selling songs online without copy protection software to thwart piracy known as digital rights management (DRM).
The leader of southern Sudan's  main rebel group called on Tuesday for up to 30,000 Sudanese  and international troops to stop the fighting in Darfur,  demobilize combatants and institute power-sharing.
Manchester United's board are thought to be taking the latest proposal from US typcoon Malcolm Glazer more seriously, but fans are still opposed.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 18 -- A leading international research group urged southern African leaders Tuesday to offer Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his closest allies amnesty from prosecution in exchange for political reforms that might end years of misrule.
Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Foreign investors remained net buyers of Japanese stocks for the third consecutive week last week amid a weaker yen and global stock market strength, a Tokyo Stock Exchange report showed Thursday.  Nonresidents logged net buying of 425,233 million yen in the Jan.
Since Lennox Lewis retired from boxing last year, the heavyweight landscape has been devoid of a clear-cut champion. And since his departure, the jockeying for the top position has been an ugly process.
Two French journalists in Iraq have been kidnapped by Islamic militants who say they are protesting against the French government&#39;s ban on wearing the hijab in schools.
TAIPEI : Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has pledged to push for the island&#39;s inclusion in the United Nations under the name of &quot;Taiwan,&quot; in a move certain to anger rival China, it was reported on Monday.
A rebel counteroffensive roiled central and northern Iraq today, with guerillas storming police stations and setting oil wells ablaze, as American troops
Women treated with radiation for breast cancer during the 1980s may have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.
Bloomberg - May 29 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush imposed economic sanctions against Sudan in a bid to curb the violence in Darfur and called on the United Nations to step up financial pressure on a leader who hasn&#39;t stopped what the U.S. describes as genocide in the African country.
JERUSALEM - A missile from an Israeli helicopter wounded 12 in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza early Thursday after a teenager from the West Bank evaded roadblocks and blew herself up next to a busy Jerusalem bus stop, killing two policemen.    To carry out the Wednesday suicide attack - the first in Jerusalem in seven months but the second in Israel in three weeks - the 19-year-old overcame a strict military closure of the West Bank imposed for a series of Jewish holidays that began last week...
Normand Leveille was back in Boston yesterday, slightly more than a quarter-century after he suited up for his final NHL game. He had dinner at Tresca, Ray Bourque's restaurant in the North End, and he spent the night in the alumni box on the ninth floor of the Garden, watching the Canadiens and Bruins battle away like in the good ...
The Delicata Classic Wine Festival in Nadur provides wine drinkers with the chance to savour a wide variety of Maltese wines in a stunning location overlooking Comino and the Mgarr Harbour.
Sara Lee Corp.  on Tuesday  posted a quarterly profit before one-time items that beat  analysts estimates, but warned that it would not meet long-term  sales and margin goals as soon it had promised.
Telecom executives are excited by the potential for 3G cellular networks in China, but the country won\u00c2\u0092t say which technology it will use or who will get licenses.
Psychiatrists codemn the closure of a unit offering help to people with complex mental health problems.
The J. Paul Getty Museum on Monday settled a decade-old cultural heritage dispute with Greece, agreeing to hand over two ancient treasures that Athens claims were illegally spirited out of the country.
Over half of influenza patients in Japan showing abnormal behavior had taken the drug Tamiflu, but it is not clear if there was a causal link between the drug and their actions, a government report showed on Monday.
A Ferrari driver has two straight victories entering the Japanese Grand Prix, and it's not Michael Schumacher. Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix and Chinese Grand Prix, taking advantage of some unusual mistakes by his teammate and seven-time world champion in Formula One.
Ballbot, a narrow, 5-foot-tall robot, balances delicately on what looks like a bowling ball. Swaying slightly on a laboratory floor, the aluminum-framed droid seems ready to fall at any moment.
WEST BROMWICH, Aug 30 (SW) - English Premiership club West Brom have finalised the purchase of Wales striker Robert Earnshaw. The \u00c2\u00a33m fee paid to Cardiff City is a club record for the midlands club, a price
Three Democrats competed for the nomination for governor Tuesday, including a former Clinton administration official seeking to become the first black ever elected to Massachusetts' highest office.
Yet another Web Operating System launches. This one is from Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, Linspire, and SIPPhone.
John McCain's first presidential bid cratered in South Carolina after a nasty campaign and never recovered.
An experimental vaccine against one strain of the human papilloma virus blocked most infections by the virus and, more important, prevented development of a precursor
U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus is not sure who he would like to see Tiger Woods partnered with at the Presidents Cup but he knows who he would like to see the world number one play against.
An appeals court confirms the constitutionality of the federal government requiring sexual health organizations receiving its funding to also preach its message. In Sex Drive Daily.
WARSAW, Poland Poland&#39;s defense minister says his country should pull its troops out of Iraq at the end of 2005. It&#39;s the first official indication of when the country may leave Iraq.
VIENNA: George W Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory in the US presidential election is likely to prolong and even widen the trans-Atlantic rift, adding new urgency to a growing sense in Europe of the need for a balance to US might.
People are hearing the Red Sox loudly and clearly this season while watching them succeed in somewhat unorthodox ways.
Key questions answered on the EU's planned Reform Treaty, and the intergovernmental conference that will negotiate it.
SYDNEY, Sept. 6 -- One of the first agreements to emerge Wednesday from meetings between President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard was a pledge to take joint action to combat climate change.
Fashionistas from Naomi Campbell to Carrie Bradshaw have made embarrassing missteps on the catwalk. But model Sarah Walsh trumped them all when she fell through a hole during an L.A. Fashion Week show.
The chancellor Alistair Darling has been met with a barrage of criticism after he delayed changes to capital gains tax.
Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain&#39;s ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 US by the commissioner&#39;s office for throwing a fastball over the head of Jeff Bagwell.
Before he flourished this season for the Trojans, the 18-year-old receiver Camille Jarrett needed nightly pep talks from his mother to overcome his homesickness.
Although most of the real estate industry wishes it could fast-forward through 2008, a few online start-ups are surviving nicely.
GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that despite new research indicating some resistance to Tamiflu, it remained its \u00e2\u0080\u009cdrug of choice\u00e2\u0080\u009d for protection against bird flu and in case of a human flu pandemic.
The much maligned Exorcist: The Beginning opened at the top with a not-so-disastrous $18.1 million. The film was shot twice. The first version by Paul Schrader was discarded because the producers disliked it.
Her on-off relationship with Jude Law made her an overnight celebrity, but Sienna Miller says that wasn't her goal. \
Subscribers to Verizon Communications Inc.'s high-speed Internet services will be able to access customized and premium content from Web giant Yahoo Inc. under a multiyear agreement that combines the companies' offerings into a single brand.
OSLO - An axe-wielding passenger on a small commuter plane in northern Norway attacked two pilots and a passenger as the aircraft was landing Wednesday, police said.
Capcom's Viewtiful Joe 2 offers a graphically impressive old-school beat-'em-up experience with unmatched stylistic flair. Game review by Chris Kohler.
The pick-up in prices will complicate efforts by the Fed as it tries to stave off a slowdown in economic growth.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.
Andre Agassi's 20-year career ends in a 5-7 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 5-7 defeat to German qualifier Benjamin Becker at the US Open on Sunday.
Dr. Guadalupe Zamora has been a family doctor for 16 years. This is the first time he won&#39;t be able to offer his patients a flu shot.
Passengers and crew are being airlifted from a ferry in the Irish Sea after sailing into bad weather.
A Russian court today rejected the beleaguered oil company's appeal to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion in back taxes.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed  actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on  Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman  who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany  in 1939.
BBC News Online speaks to Holocaust survivors as Poland remembers the terrible fate of the Lodz ghetto.
Juan Pablo Angel had two goals and an assist to lead the undermanned New York Red Bulls to a record-setting 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night.
Rialzo record grazie a Yen debole e esportazioni
A union leader at the Federal Emergency Management Agency filed a complaint yesterday saying that FEMA is trying to force him out of his job because he urged Congress to take the agency out of the Department of Homeland Security.
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The Australian government stopped an Indian doctor on Monday from being released on bail on terrorism charges linked to British car bombings by cancelling his visa and ordering him into an immigration detention centre.
ROME (Reuters Life!) - Many people say making wine is an art and an Italian winery once owned by Michelangelo has extended that notion right down to its labels.
Britain's seas are in crisis, with key species in serious decline, according to a report by the WWF.
The British Red Cross has set up a fund for AIDS victims in Lesotho after the screening of a documentary shot by Prince Harry during a visit earlier this year, a senior British diplomat said.
The family of a wealthy U.S. investor is offering a $25,000 reward to find the man and two children after their small plane disappeared in foul weather in the Panamanian jungle.
A US Food and Drug Administration official said Friday &quot;we categorically reject&quot; accusations the agency has failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs.
Propongono materiali naturali tutelando produttori locali
Clashes erupt as Bolivian security forces take control of the country's busiest airport in a row over landing fees.
Australian captain Adam Gilchrist rejected the opportunity to enforce a follow on against India in the test series opener Friday after gaining a 228-run lead in the first innings.
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The White House and the Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for workers and business investment incentives, congressional sources said on Thursday.
TORONTO, Sept. 14 -- The World Cup returned to Canada after 13 long years.
By Aldrich, Stephen P; Walker, Robert T; Arima, Eugenio Y; Caldas, Marcellus M; Et al  Abstract:  Tropical deforestation is a significant driver of global environmental change, given its impacts on the carbon cycle and biodiversity.
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NAJAF, Iraq  - US warplanes pounded areas near a shrine where radical Shi&#39;ite militiamen were holed up early on Friday after their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, defied a final demand from Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister to disarm.
A 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty to murdering five older people was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday his government is working very hard on peace talks with the Taliban that would draw the insurgents and their supporters \
Opec orientata a stretta e tensioni internazionali
Microsoft Corp's  upcoming Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully functioning, the software giant said.
Conservation only starts at home. Now businesses are trying to do something about wasted energy at work too
MOSCOW  - Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos on Monday, calling in the oil giant's top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company challenged a freeze on its subsidiaries' bank accounts.
Il nuovo commissario tecnico della nazionale di calcio della Costa D'Avorio &egrave; l'ex giocatore ...
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An Italian senator&#39;s boast on television  that he cheated traffic jams in Rome during a visit by U.S.  President George W. Bush by calling an ambulance may cost him a  court appearance, officials said on Sunday.
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Roger Federer was bundled out of the Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday by unheralded Czech Tomas Berdych.
The gunman who killed a student and committed suicide during a high school standoff methodically selected six girls as hostages &#151; apparently favoring blondes &#151; and sexually assaulted at least some of them, authorities and witnesses said Thursday.
Astronauts used a sensor-equipped robot  arm to look for damage to space shuttle Discovery's heat shield  on Wednesday as the orbiter headed toward a rendezvous with the  International Space Station.
Federal investigators overstepped constitutional bounds by searching e-mails without a warrant during a fraud investigation related to an herbal supplement company known for its \
The favourite consort of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is rumoured to have died, according to media reports.
Apple Computer is the undisputed champion of the hard-drive music market, but competitors are gearing up for a shot at the title. The various versions of the iPod account for 92.
Six U.S. soldiers were killed on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in months on American forces in Iraq and three more died in a separate incident, the U.S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.
It has been 11 years since Congress voted to break the cable television industry's stranglehold on set-top boxes &#151; the devices that consumers need to receive digital programming and change channels.
Exeter - A reclusive Russian may have solved one of the world&#39;s toughest mathematics problems and stands to win $1-million (almost R7-million) - but he doesn&#39;t appear to care.
Julia Mancuso guida la prima manche dello slalom gigante donne dei Mondiali di Aare. L'americana ha ...
BORMIO, Italy  - The Alpine skiing world  championships get under way on Saturday with two of the biggest  names in the sport going head to head in the men's super G  race.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gentle query to General Musharraf to spell out the options to resolve the Kashmir issue and the General\u00e2\u0080\u0099s low key reply \u00e2\u0080\u009cI will think and get back to you\u00e2\u0080\u009d mark a new chapter in Indo-Pak relations.
For 50 years, Germany has shied away from presenting Adolf Hitler as the main character in a movie.
In what could go down as either partial vindication or a bad case of dej\u00c3\u00a0 vu, Secretary of State Colin Powell last week went public with unverified intelligence that Iran is configuring missiles for nuclear warheads.
A newcomer on the open source scene has received funding to expand operations and develop new product lines.
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 6--The Grand Forks County Historical Society recently received $160,000 through sale of farmland from the Harry A. Romberg Trust. The funds will be used to preserve and promote local history.   Romberg, who farmed near Inkster, N.D., died in 1976.
Sony missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and other gadgets because it was overly proprietary about music and entertainment content, the head of Sony Corp.'s video-game unit acknowledged Thursday.
WASHINGTON - It&#39;s being variously described as an awkward blooper, a memory lapse or a cheap shot that backfired. During Tuesday&#39;s vice presidential debate, Dick Cheney accused John Edwards of having one of the worst attendance records in the US Senate.
Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt took down Alejandro Falla with lightning-quick precision Wednesday, moving into the third round in straight sets.
A preliminary inspection of space shuttle Atlantis's hail-damaged fuel tank shows it can be repaired in Florida, keeping it on track for a launch as soon as late April, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 27 -- Air force jets destroyed a Tamil rebel naval base in Sri Lanka's north Thursday, a day after a fierce sea battle and a wave of infantry attacks killed at least 66 rebels and 14 government troops, the military said.
Tony Blair tells his monthly news conference that he will reshuffle his top team by the end of the week.
Playbill - Sam Shepard's fall just got busier. In addition to appearing in Caryl Churchill's A Number at New York Theatre Workshop this fall, the playwright-actor will see his latest drama, God of Hell, staged at the Bank Street Theatre space in Greenwich Village for four weeks beginning Oct. 29, the New York Times reported.
RAPPER Jay-Z cleaned up at MTV&#39;s star-studded Music Video Awards today, winning four &quot;Moonmen&quot; early in the show, and hoping to snag more before the lavish affair was over.
R&amp;B sensation Usher won all his four nominations at the American Music Awards during a star-studded ceremony. Usher won favourite male soul-R&amp;B artist, best pop-rock artist, best pop-rock album and best soul
A promising young star in online competitive gaming, Lil Poison, gears up for his first U.S. tour. By James Lee from Wired magazine.
Namco today announced details of a new bonus game mode to be featured in the upcoming fisticuffs game Tekken 5, set for release February 22 on the PlayStation 2. The additional mode allows new moves and further story into one of the game&#39;s leading
ZACHARO, Greece  - EU firefighters and planes joined the battle on Sunday against the fires raging in Greece for three days, killing 51 people and threatening areas near ancient Olympia, historic site of the first Olympic games.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A convoy carrying the running mate to Afghan President Hamid Karzai came under attack in the northeastern part of the country, just days before landmark elections.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) - Despite a new ruling by federal regulators requiring all antidepressants to carry ominous warnings the drugs could make youngsters suicidal, some analysts Friday predicted physicians will still prescribe the drugs for kids, albeit more
The top United Nation refugee official is in Chad, where Saturday, he toured a camp for Sudanese refugees who have fled violence in the western Darfur region.
The Department of Water Resources will resume limited pumping at its  Harvey O. Banks Delta pump Sunday, June 10 to meet critical water supply  needs.
A dispute over how heavily to weigh family ties in future immigration is re-emerging as the Senate resumes debate this week over legislation giving legal status to millions of unlawful immigrants.
President George W. Bush's campaign strategy of painting Democrats as soft on terrorism has been stalled by a congressional sex scandal, jeopardizing Republican hopes of holding the House of Representatives, analysts say.
Il peruviano Luis Horna, testa di serie numero 5, e il cileno Nicolas Massu (N.3) sono i finalisti d...
Q: Congratulations, Annika. 56 wins, eighth win of the season, LPGA win, and your third ADT Championship. A tricky ending there with the playoff.
A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit attempting to force the release of the names of donors backing a group that ran ads critical of the Democratic candidate for governor.
For investors, Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u0092s leak investigation is a nonissue, analysts say, unless it affects chief executive Mark V. Hurd.
The EU is in danger of being relegated from the economic super-league because of its failure to match the US and Asia in growth, productivity, innovation and competitiveness, a high-level report warned political leaders yesterday on the eve of their
Sonic Chair Boom Box has brains to match the beauty of its Austin Powers-era design. From CNET's new gadgets blog, Crave.
Brazil mounts a tight security operation ahead of US President Bush's visit to Sao Paulo.
The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe&#39;s biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier&#39;s shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.
Starbucks Corp.&#39;s president and chief executive, Orin Smith, said Tuesday he plans to retire early next year because he wants to slow down and focus on philanthropy, family and hobbies.
By Angus MacSwan SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Considering that once upon atime he would spend weeks on end lying in bed at home inCalifornia too addled to stir, it's a surprise to find rocklegend Brian Wilson topping the bill at a festival in far awayBrazil at age 62.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes the Carling Cup is the perfect competition to test the character of his rising young stars.
Scientists on Tuesday removed the rear hatch on the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, although the work won't immediately remove the questions surrounding the sinking of the sub in 1864.
Al 45,5%, l'attuale Unione non supererebbe il 30%
US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have arrested two suspected al-Qaeda militants.
Science & environment: 'Chelsea tractors' face daily charge of \u00c2\u00a325 to enter London congestion charge zone from October
Sol Campbell scored a rare goal from 25-yards (meters) on Sunday as Arsenal captured a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth to regain second place in the Premier League and cut Chelsea&#39;s lead to five points.
Abuja - African mediators were striving on Monday to persuade Sudan&#39;s government and its rebel foes to agree on a plan to alleviate the suffering of Darfur&#39;s beleaguered civilians and head off the risk of tougher United Nations action.
Arts & entertainment: Rock music had always played a crucial role in Sean O'Hagan's life. As his passion for the genre faded, could classical music fill the void?
com October 8, 2004, 11:32 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
YouTube has agreed to post warnings in Japanese against uploading copyrighted material onto its popular video-sharing Web site, a group of Japanese companies said Tuesday.
The common refrain in webmaster circles is that directories are dead and are not worth submitting to any more.  But directories do offer a number of benefits and so should be considered an essential part of the marketing mix for any serious website.  Some of the benefits they offer are: co-citation, anchor text, [...]
Animated movie Shark Tale has remained top of the US box office for a second week, amassing \u00c2\u00a331.7m ($17.6m)over the weekend, according to studio estimates.
The original Capt. Kirk is disheartened he won't get to boldly go anywhere with his old pal Spock in the new \
LONDON -- Senator John F. Kerry, concluding a trip to Europe and the Middle East, called yesterday for a broader international coalition to stabilize Iraq, fight terrorism, and breathe new life into the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
The public needed to hear claims George Galloway took money from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph tells a libel trial.
Iranians flouting Islamic street dress codes may risk being hauled in by police for questioning by \
When the competition includes players like Thierry Henry, David Beckham, and Zinedine Zidane, you are definitely surprised to hear someone like Shevchenko winning the European Footballer of the Year award.
Marion Barber ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and Tony Romo threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Terrell Owens to give the Dallas Cowboys a 14-7 lead over the New York Giants late in the second quarter of Sunday's NFC divisional playoff.
A leading South African anti-apartheid campaigner jailed for fraud is handed a presidential pardon.
Description: Sprint is about to acquire Nextel in a telecom merger that would create the nation&#39;s third-largest wireless company.
Australia have asked English Premier League side Middlesbrough to get under-used goalkeeper Brad Jones more playing time, hoping to prepare him for his national duties.
The proposed Yahoo deal is a confirmation that Microsoft has become exactly what Bill Gates used to fear \u00e2\u0080\u0094 sluggish and bureaucratic.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired infielder Cesar Izturis from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later, the Pirates announced on Thursday.
Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan.
n If the New England Patriots are considered the NFL&#39;s best team, what does that make Pittsburgh? The Steelers opened a lot of eyes Sunday at Heinz Field with a convincing 34-20 win over the defending Super
Q &amp; A: The talk radio king speaks about the media's misunderstanding of his medium and conservatives' dissatisfaction with John McCain
Chicago defensive back Nathan Vasher signed a five-year contract extension Monday that will keep the Pro Bowler with the Bears through the 2012 season. Details were not disclosed.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after  data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism  about profit growth and as bond yields retreated from five-year  highs.
Reading about the Model/View/Controller style of framework is one thing, but actually implementing a system based on it is a different story. Arnold decided to embark on this journey and is taking you along for the ride in this new post to his blog.   Thanks to the rise of the PHP frameworks the Model View Controller pattern is becoming quite popular. To get a good idea how this works and what job PHP and Apache have, I've written a short example Hello World application which implements the MVC model without the use of a framework.   He starts with a sort of general overview of the framework - advantages, disadvantages, etc - before getting into the code. He's creating a simple \
L'ex campione di football gioved\u00c3\u00ac scorso con tre complici ha fatto irruzione in un albergoe ha rubato alcuni suoi cimeli sportivi. Si \u00c3\u00a8 difeso dicendo che gli oggetti gli appartenevano                                            O.J. Simpson incriminato per rapina Oggi la prima udienza a Las Vegas
Plans to alter gambling laws will increase the number of addicts and add to the problems of domestic violence and child abuse, a specialist says today.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert was feeling well and doing some work Friday while being treated for a bacterial skin infection at Bethesda Naval Hospital in suburban Maryland, his spokesman said.
The vast majority of bar staff say their workplaces are healthier since the smoking ban, a poll finds.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 21 - A powerful explosion ripped through an American military base in northern Iraq today, the American military said.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
Amareggiato ma consapevole dei limiti della propria squadra, in gran parte composta da giovani. Gigi...
Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida  and held overnight for battery and obstruction of justice,  according to the arrest record and local newspaper reports on  Friday.
Bloomberg - Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain today publicly thanked two prominent conservative Christian leaders who have rallied to his defense in recent days.
Luciano Spalletti non ha nulla da rimproverare alla Roma dopo il 2-2 con la Juve. ''Domani, quando g...
The Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Christoph Eschenbach, brought Leonard Bernstein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cJeremiah\u00e2\u0080\u009d Symphony to Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night, surrounding it with music by Tchaikovsky.
RAMALLAH - La popolazione palestinese in Cisgiordania e Gaza ha seguito ieri con sgomento l\u00e2\u0080\u0099accavallarsi delle notizie contrastanti circa l\u00e2\u0080\u0099asserita morte a Parigi del presidente Yasser Arafat. Decine
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Yinchuan, Feb.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA needs another Wernher von Braun - and chided the space agency
Casi analoghi a Torino e Genova a donne dai 22 ai 27 anni
All-Pro left tackle Jonathan Ogden signed a new seven-year contract Thursday with the Baltimore Ravens. The deal should allow the seven-time Pro Bowler to finish his career with the Ravens.
Colpo di mercato della Fiorentina in vista della prossima stagione. Il club viola ha ingaggiato a ti...
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf urged India Thursday to make a fresh start on the 56-year-old Kashmir dispute. It is time to catch the bull by the horns, Musharraf told a crowded news conference at the United Nations.
Frustrated by the failure of e-mail solicitations, admission directors are looking for new ways to incorporate the Internet into their marketing plans.
An anonymous reader writes &quot;This New York Times article reports that in 2002, the Bush Administration&#39;s assertions that Saddam Hussein was rebuilding his nuclear weapons program were based on evidence that was doubted by the government&#39;s foremost nuclear
Four Britons are dead and thousands more are stranded in south and east Asia after an earthquake sent massive waves flooding across the region.
When a band sells 3 million copies of its first album, its members might expect to celebrate with a few drinks.
By Caryn Tamber  Maryland's top court has said the city of Frederick followed all the rules in condemning a property to build a parking garage.   The Court of Appeals yesterday agreed with two lower courts that the city was within its rights to condemn property owned by the J.P.
Hard-line Syria, sanctioned and criticized by the U.S. administration over the Arab-Israeli conflict and Iraq, says President Bush's new mandate could mean hope for solutions in a troubled Middle East.
Skin cancers normally found in the elderly are affecting 30-year-olds and it is being linked with unregulated tanning salons.
A page on the official developers' wiki hints that the social network will be offering data storage space for applications hosted on the Facebook Platform.
Stocks fell on the year's final session on Monday as traders sold some of the market's best performers, including Microsoft Corp  and Exxon Mobil Corp , to book profits before the close of 2007.
The enthusiasm is gone: Larry David and his activist wife, Laurie, have separated after 14 years of marriage. The split was \
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday to end a national strike by 73,000 workers with a deal that includes a groundbreaking health-care trust fund.
While Andre Agassi was left wondering whether age really is a matter of mind over matter after both Marat Safin and David Nalbandian underlined the force of relative youth, Tim Henman was heading for a Swiss pharmacist to insure a weakening magnesium
China rejected a warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging consumers to avoid using Chinese toothpaste because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.
Safe sex may prevent the growth of cervical and other cancers, according to researchers.
National Geographic  Channel said Monday that its new series \
Tens of international aid organizations in Iraq have been considering to leave the war-torn country since two Italian women were kidnapped Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...
Monday night's Democratic  presidential debate on CNN was the most-watched primary debate  in cable TV history.
Actors who turn out albums have instant name recognition but face automatic public skepticism.
Nell'anticipo della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie B, Lecce e Treviso hanno pareggiato 1-1. L...
Fresh from demolishing the Solomon Islands for a place at the 2005 Confederations Cup, Monday&#39;s draw in Frankfurt confirmed Frank Farina and his Socceroos will be taking a huge step up come June 15.
Gov. James E. McGreevey submitted his letter of resignation on Monday, ending a tenure doomed by a shocking summertime disclosure he had engaged in a gay, extramarital affair.
The Supreme Court is diving into a debate over school diversity that is as old as Reconstruction-era efforts to integrate blacks into the mainstream and as new as the 5:35 a.m. start time on some buses carrying students across town in Louisville, Ky.
Acer's... um... ace up its sleeve? Review The Acer TravelMate 6292 is the first of the company's new ProFile range, which promises to be \
Thousands of people could be paying for health care when the NHS should be footing the bill, it is thought.
Elizabeth Hurley and her new husband, Arun Nayar, were to be serenaded under the stars on the second leg of their opulent wedding tour, Indian media reported.
Vincent Lecavalier scores 3:45 into overtime Saturday night to give Canada a 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic and sends Canada into the title game to face Finland.
To many she is a traitor, a coward and a parasite. But 17-year-old Israeli \
Six months after grabbing Oscar  glory for his eco-documentary &quot;An Inconvenient Truth,&quot; former  Vice President Al Gore collected an Emmy Award on Sunday for  his fledgling youth-oriented cable network, Current TV.
US forces flushed out insurgent holdouts in this ravaged city yesterday, while the interim Iraqi government dispatched reinforcements
The head of Russia&#39;s FSB security service has told parliament in Moscow that more than 80 suicide attackers have been trained overseas to carry out attacks on Russia.
The Gillette-P&G deal is part of a 'new wave' coming as firms seek growth in a global economy.
Shakhtar Donetsk boss Mircea Lucescu has offered shamed Chelsea star Adrian Mutu an escape route out of England. The Romanian international striker is facing a possible two-year ban from football after failing
The prisoner swap deal between Israel and Egypt is one of the most vivid signs of a warming in the &quot;cold peace&quot; between the two countries.
Jennifer Lopez falls down the league of Hollywood's top-earning female celebrities after two flop films.
Q: Hey Peter, thanks so much for taking time out here. It&#39;s been mentioned that you once said the St. Louis Cardinal&#39;s fans are the &quot;best fans in baseball.
PASADENA (California) - Hollywood stunt pilots and Nasa scientists are teaming up to snatch a capsule full of stardust as it parachutes back to Earth next month.
He was viewed by the current Ukrainian administration as a mere problem to be solved. His views and ideas could not be allowed to propagate, for that would challenge the status quo.
A number of software makers and well-known IT vendors have agreed to endorse the Free Standards Group&#39;s latest Linux standard to help create common ground for companies building open-source technologies, the organization said Monday.
Sometimes the best lesson from the past is to forget it before it shoves you into trouble.
Retirees for a third straight year are paying double-digit increases for healthcare coverage through their former employers, which are shifting a greater
About 50 camps now specialize in marine biology studies, according to the American Camp Association. That is an increase of about 25 percent since 1998.
Flooding and landslides set off by heavy rains have killed 55 people and left 52 missing in China&#39;s south-western province of Sichuan.
Primo gol con la maglia del Corinthians per Marcio Amoroso. L'ex attaccante del Milan &egrave; andat...
Per chiudere 'e' necessario avere tutte le autorizzazioni'
Veteran journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci, a former war correspondent best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, Italian news reports said Friday. She was 76.
A lawyer sued the producers of the television show \
Shares of Nektar Therapeutics remained active Wednesday following upgrades from two investment firms after drug giant Pfizer Inc. cited its inhalable insulin product in a recent pipeline report.
Off to pastures new Brief Alex Tatham is leaving Bell Micro after 10 years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A surge in the number of Venezuelans seeking asylum in the United States has some drawing parallels with Communist Cuba in the early 1960s.
British government officials probably do not, on balance, have more extramarital affairs than government officials in other countries; it only seems that way.
Yet he mixes praise for defense contractor BAE Systems with calls to revamp how all contracts are awarded. \
Most Russian citizens surveyed in early October poll are not following the Ukrainian presidential race and do not know the names of the main candidates.
GRAND CANYON, Arizona  - Maryellen Fleming-Hoffman manages a gift store on the plunging rim of the Grand Canyon, where visitors come to marvel at one of the world's greatest attractions.
NEW YORK  - Viagra (sildenafil) taken at bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest.
With most of its legislative work unfinished, the closing days of the 108th Congress are coming down to a quick march
The Houston Texans were plenty embarrassed when Peyton Manning threw five touchdown passes against them in a 35-point rout.
Blog: Toyota Motor Sales reports record June, first half of the year
The United States on Tuesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution demanding that Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip that has cost at least 68 Palestinian lives.
(National-NBC) Oct. 1, 2004 - Scientists in Utah are finishing the job of salvaging material from the remains of the Genesis Space Capsule.
By now, you've seen the headlines about MRSA, the killer staph virus. Yes, it can be deadly, but it can also be treated
London stock markets were seen opening flat to lower on Friday after Wall Street losses overnight were prompted by comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke about sluggish US growth.
An Italian shopkeeper with an incurable tumour confessed to committing 13 bank robberies in 18 months but said he did it to care for his family after his death, a police official said.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Napoli in vista della gara di sabato prossimo a Roma: lavoro tecnico ...
Chemicals maker Huntsman Corp.  said on Thursday it agreed to be bought for $6.5 billion by Apollo Management's Hexion Specialty Chemicals, which trumped an earlier bid for the U.S. company by rival Basell .
Nicolas Cage's \
Prince Harry, 20-year-old grandson of  the queen, apologized on Thursday after a photo of him wearing  a Nazi uniform at a costume party provoked outrage and  embarrassed the British royal family.
Scott Hartnell scores three consecutive goals and Antero Niittymaki wins his fourth straight start for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rally to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Eighty exhausted snorkelers were rescued after the huge tsunami that hit southern Thailand swept them into a famed limestone cave killing a Malaysian couple.
Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
Tom Lehman knows his Ryder Cup team will   return to a storm of criticism in the United States following a   second successive drubbing.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the &quot;pain and ugliness&quot; of the conflict.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad Sunday on an unannounced visit and said his country's troops will remain in Iraq \
An Australian journalist held hostage in Iraq for 24 hours said last night his kidnappers freed him when they established he did not support the US army&#39;s presence in the country.
Hurricane Ivan held its grip on oil markets Tuesday, as shutdowns of production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and fears of storm damage drove crude and gasoline prices higher.
The European Commission president unveils his new team after being forced to withdrawal his original line-up.
After doing atypical roles, Kangana Ranaut did the unthinkable at an awards show in New York - she danced to the remix of songs picturised on her male co-stars.
A man accused of stalking Sheryl Crow has been found not guilty of stalking and burglary charges. Ambrose Kappos was arrested trying to break into a Crow concert in New York in October 2003, which occurred
Blog: The computers cost a lot, but they run on 18 watts of power at a peak.
Ben Roethlisberger will miss at least one game following his emergency appendectomy. Hines Ward, who had the same procedure four years ago, will be surprised if the Pittsburgh quarterback misses a second.
United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season&#39;s flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.
The Bosnian Serb prime minister steps down after the US and Bosnia's top international envoy sanction officials.
The second-worst offensive team in the NBA is about to experience another transformation -- the third stylistic change it has undergone this season -- and if Lawrence Frank has anything
A health authority has said it can no longer provide a GP out-of-hours service during the night.
Are you local? Review Mobile phone roaming costs have long being a rip off that has hit business travellers hard. Taking a lead from the extortionate prices hotels charged for overseas calls, mobile telcos have long charged way over the odds.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GAZA, Gaza Strip - The Palestinian militant group Hamas threatened today to target Israelis abroad after blaming Israel for the killing of a Hamas official in Syria.
U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N posted  disappointing quarterly revenues and investors mulled  government data that presented a mixed picture of the economy.
An Iowa-based company has recalled more than 5,000 lbs. of ground beef after tests detected a harmful strain of the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.
TORONTO, June 19 -- Ontario on Tuesday offered financial incentives to encourage production of \
Britain's royal family went on the  attack on Thursday after lawyers for one of Prince Harry's  former schoolteachers gave a court a secret tape they said  shows she helped him cheat on exams.
Feature-rich \
MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The antibiotic rifampicin showS promise as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease, according to results of test tube research by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Dynasties like Notre Dame have to reinvent themselves at some point or disappear.
Paolo Di Canio inspired Lazio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-half comeback as they rescued a point in a 3-3 draw with Lecce at the Olympic Stadium. The draw may not have eased the pressure on Mimmo Caso, but it should certainly
Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.
WASHINGTON _ The House of Representatives on Tuesday drove a stake through President Bush's proposal to study draining Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the storied place some thought could once again rival Yosemite Valley.  But in truth, the idea was dead on arrival several months ago.
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Bermuda-based drinks group Bacardi, maker of the world's leading rum brand, has written to the the Swedish government to express its interest in buying Swedish vodka brand Absolut, the Financial Times reported Monday.
French and Italian leaders are to discuss the future of struggling airline Alitalia amid talk of an Air France merger.
Some 20 people have stayed in temporary shelter after fire devastated the markets area of Camden,  north London.
Advertising regulators banned a hair care ad on Wednesday featuring Australian cricketer Shane Warne, which, they said, implies the product cures baldness.
Citigroup  will announce plans to cut payrolls by 17,000 to 24,000 people when it reports earnings on Tuesday, CNBC television reported on Monday, adding that the layoffs could take place over a year.
Rival Hamas and Fatah forces clashed in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring 12 others, in the worst flare-up of factional fighting in almost three weeks.
In the Lyric Opera of Chicago's reprise of Wagner's \
Questi i risultati della 4\u00c2\u00aa giornata d'andata di A1 maschile di volley.
An unusually high number of patients who undergo surgery to stem obesity are suffering from nerve damage, according to a new study.
Cal Evans came up against a problem earlier in his development work - issues when he was trying to get his old include path.   What you SHOULD get back is a string describing your old include path. If you get false, you have hit the problem I hit last night. I went so far as to recompile 2 difference versions of Apache thinking (almost correctly) that it was something that had changed in my Apache config files.   If you're one of the \
England&#39;s cricketers may withdraw from next month&#39;s tour of Zimbabwe if assurances on safety and security from the Zimbabwe government and British Embassy officials are breached.
Ben Wallace's return from a six-game suspension couldn't help the Detroit Pistons overcome San Antonio, with Tony Parker scoring 20 points and Brent Barry hitting two critical free throws in the final seconds as the Spurs held on for a rugged 80-77 victory Friday night.
A consortium of nonprofits aim to restore sections of the Inca Road, the 500-year-old route that linked the Inca Empire from present-day Colombia to central Chile.
Amisha Patel is the latest Bollywood celebrity to join the league of personalities who have raised their voice to promote prevention of cruelty against animals.
A fourth man who took part in   Tuesday's attack on the U.S. embassy in Damascus has died of   his wounds, Syria's official news agency SANA said on   Wednesday.
Questions about popular medications may cause a consumer backlash against the tendency to take pills for \
The space shuttle Atlantis took off on a mission to resume construction of the International Space Station for the first time since the Columbia disaster.
(AGI) - Londra, 20 ago. - Gli abusi sui detenuti nel famigerato carcere di Abu Ghraib furono realizzati con la complicita&#39; e la connivenza del personale sanitario: la sconcertante accusa ai medici militari Usa arriva dall&#39;ultimo numero di &#39;Lancet&#39;.
The artists at a Swedish design firm experiment with \
 leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations
An investigation is under way into the death of a five-month-old girl savaged by dogs.
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Due vittorie e una sconfitta per l'Italia nella seconda giornata di eliminatorie ai Campionati Mondi...
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from conducting \
Retailers reported weak February sales, saying the month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.
America Online (AOL) has ditched Microsoft&#39;s Sender ID technology in favour of Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The move follows concerns over Sender ID voiced by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) earlier this week.
Il Frosinone ha ingaggiato dal Catania il centrocampista Mattia Biso, classe 77. Il neo acquisto gia...
A judge has dropped criminal charges against the daughter of Peru's fugitive ex-President Alberto Fujimori that carried a sentence of five years in prison.
Church of England authorities were livid when the Stone of Destiny was moved from Westminster Abbey.
FALLUJAH - Any motorist who slows down is seen as a suspected suicide bomber. Fingers squeeze triggers at the slightest movement around nearby houses.
Two suspects in the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last month have been released without charge, British police said Sunday.
Around 3,000 jobs will be lost at Abbey National if the UK bank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s takeover by Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Santander Central Hispano (SCH) goes ahead, it emerged today.
President Bush said Monday the United States will not waver in demanding that Tehran suspend all uranium enrichment-related activity before America would join international talks to resolve the nuclear standoff.
Rich nations are not adjusting to the rise of emerging economies, says World Bank ex-boss James Wolfensohn.
Talk about the Middle East is upbeat these days in Washington, Europe, and Jerusalem, as presidents, prime ministers, and diplomats
Apple  said it will begin  shipping on Tuesday its new Mac Pro workstation and its Xserve  server, which the company said is up to twice as fast as its  predecessor.
Andy Robinson's time as coach of the England rugby union team appeared to be drawing to a close with details of his resignation expected to be finalised later in the day.
Eight people are stabbed to death at a high school in central China - the latest in a series of knife  attacks.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSa.N) is  in talks to combine MySpace and other Internet properties with  Yahoo Inc  to fend off Microsoft Corp's  $42.1  billion bid, according to several reports.
Cosmetics maker Revlon Inc. REV.N on  Wednesday said its third-quarter net loss widened on  refinancing costs and declining sales.
The introduction this morning by AMD of new dual-core desktop processors, including the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, and the company's subsequent lowering of prices of existing processors, may have nearly or completely equalized the price/performance balance between AMD and Intel processors.
Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, has said that its net profit surged by 42 percent to 1.908 billion pounds during its financial year, boosted by strong sales in the United States.
A Turkish soldier died Friday of wounds from a roadside bomb that was blamed on Kurdish separatists, raising the military death toll in the attack to four.
Saving world trade talks and bolstering   global financial systems against fiscal crises were the focus   of finance ministers of the United States, China and other   Pacific Rim economies meeting in Vietnam on Thursday.
Tony Danza will reprise his lead role as Max Bialystock in the Las Vegas version of Mel Brooks' hit Broadway show \
In Milwaukee, at least, Hank Aaron remains baseball's home run king. Aaron received that esteemed &#151; if now outdated &#151; introduction as he and several other members of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves came to Miller Park on Thursday for a 50-year reunion of their World Series victory.
Five of the 10 U.S. soldiers reported killed in Iraq on Wednesday died when their vehicle was hit by an explosion in northern Kirkuk province, the U.S. military said in a statement.
The Indonesian police have arrested a man allegedly linked to last Thursday&#39;s bombing in Jakarta, the national police chief said on Friday.
During the run-up to the GOP convention in New York City, Republicans have been busy running down John Kerry, his Vietnam service and his subsequent anti-war work particularly.
By Nisha Sabanayagam; Ranjeetha Pakiam; Minderjeet Kaur; Teresa Yong;  KUALA LUMPUR: Good laws, bad implementation. That's what NGOs think of the government's efforts in protecting the environment.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) changed its rules on Friday in hopes of promoting wider broadband access throughout the nation by offering the service over power lines.
Iraq announced Wednesday that a feared aide to Saddam Hussein nicknamed &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; will be the first of the toppled dictator&#39;s henchmen to be tried as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi
Roy Jones Jr. pranced and punched his way to a unanimous decision over Felix Trinidad last night in New York, dominating a 170-pound matchup between two iconic boxers whose primes are well past. Jones (52-4, 38 KOs) clowned his way through the early rounds before going to work, knocking down Trinidad in the seventh and 10th rounds. Trinidad (42-3) hadn't ...
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday sustained President George W. Bush's second veto of bill to expand a popular federal children's health program.
The Rangers continued their January funk on Sunday, losing a second straight game to Boston despite holding the Bruins to a handful of scoring chances.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union officials Monday rejected a French proposal to cut funding to poor countries in eastern Europe with low tax rates that tempt investment away from their richer western neighbours.
Panamanians will vote Oct. 22 on whether to undertake the biggest modification to the Panama Canal since it was opened in 1914.
Watch Anasuya if you like mystery and suspense. Bhumika's performance is good.
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices jumped almost $2 yesterday after briefly dropping to nearly $60 a barrel, while natural gas futures plunged to their lowest level since December 2002.
Tim Henman faces a must-win clash against Russian Marat Safin on Saturday as he bids to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Houston.
Swindlers combine spam with hoax sites to try to rip off your personal data.
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is asking a judge to throw out the convictions of a suspected terror cell in Detroit because of prosecutorial misconduct, a dramatic setback for the administration's war on terror on the eve of President Bush's re-election pitch at the GOP convention.    In a late Tuesday night court filing, the department told U.S...
Officials from the Irish and British governments will hold talks with the North's political parties at Stormont today.
The co-pilot of an American Airlines  Airbus A300 that crashed nearly three years ago in New York  made \
ack in December 2002, when J .P. Morgan Chase announced the seven-year, $5 billion deal to outsource much of its data processing to IBM, both companies bragged that the contract, the
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top henchmen will start going on trial for crimes against humanity next week, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday, as he warned violence would increase after Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s landmark elections in January.
The family of DNA pioneer Professor Maurice Wilkins has been touched by floods of tributes from around the world.
Qaeda in Pakistan, in a gun battle on Sunday afternoon in the southern city of Nawabshah. Two other. men, caught during the siege, were under interrogation.
India's finance minister says poverty is fast declining in the country and could be \
U.S. employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.
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Don't flick that switch UK energy supplier Scottish &amp; Southern Electric (SSE) is to offer credits to customers who cut their energy use or install low-energy appliances. It also wants to cut the carbon footprint of the power it generates by 20 per cent over the next nine years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israel's Holocaust museum on Sunday  posted on the Internet for the first time biographical  information about three million of the six million Jews killed  by Nazi Germany.
British rock band Marillion has gone a step further. Since striking off on its own in 2000, the band has used its online site, http://marillion.com, to raise over 500,000 pounds (&#36;913,200) from fans to finance its last two albums and support its first North American tour since 1995.
North Carolina's woes teach us that building an economy around temporary workers isn't easy
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Wildly-popular Russian Maria Sharapova and American superstar Serena Williams will tangle in Monday night&#39;s blockbuster title match at the $3 million season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
Bill Hall homered and had four hits, Carlos Lee singled home the winning run in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off the final rally of a seesaw game to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 on Monday.
A MAN nicknamed the King of Spam for allegedly sending out billions of junk emails has been arrested in the U.S.   Prosecutors say Robert Soloway became one of the world's biggest spammers, using computers secretly infected with orders to send out his emails.
Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends.
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A collection of unknown poems, thought to be the work of WH Auden, is discovered in a school magazine.
The nation&#39;s biggest health insurer said Monday that it would pay $300 million in cash to buy Definity Health Corp., the leading provider of consumer-driven health plans, whose base of operations is in Amherst.
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The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.
Two runners, a college student and a retired man, died during the Beijing international marathon, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Baltimore Ravens football star Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty on Thursday to using a cell phone to try to broker a cocaine deal, avoiding more serious federal drug charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
Former South Africa leader Nelson Mandela is hailed a \
Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is a GTK desktop news aggregator for online news feeds and weblogs. The project focus is on simplicity and easy installation.   While this release fixes several functional issues it also fixes a grave feed update bug that causes continuous feed updates in v1.4.2b when your global default feed update interval was set to zero.  Please upgrade!!!
Sylvester Stallone was detained for hours on arrival at Sydney Airport after officials found prohibited imports in his luggage and that of his entourage, media reported Saturday.
President Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay in his job and Rumsfeld has agreed to do so, a senior Bush administration official said on Friday.
The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, with Paris the front-runner to win next year&#39;s vote.
Oil prices ease slightly, despite expectations producers cartel Opec will not unveil a rise in supplies.
Paul Marigney scored 30 points with a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Saint Mary's hit a school-record 16 3s to shock No. 11 Gonzaga 89-81 on Saturday night in a matchup of the West Coast Conference's top teams.
Il presidente di An, Gianfranco Fini, secondo quanto si \u00c3\u00a8 appreso, ha delegato tutti i poteri ai vicepresidenti Ignazio La Russa, Gianni Alemanno, Altero Matteoli, fino alla fine della legislatura. La Russa sar\u00c3\u00a0 il &#39;primus inter pares&#39;.
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher isn't ready to forget about 16 victories just because of another bad playoff loss.
LONDON - President Roh Moo-hyun said on Thursday the country must be ready to guard against excessive currency moves and that channels for more international cooperation on exchange rates should be kept open.
SACRAMENTO, June 4 -- A former Laotian  general and a former California National Guard officer were among nine people charged Monday with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos's communist government.
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A vaccine designed to treat patients with Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on humans for the first time. The Times newspaper reports that scientists will begin the trials on 18 patients with Type 1 diabetes
RAMAT RAZIEL, Israel  - It isn't easy being a   producer of Israeli wine.
Poultry products from Hungary were the most likely cause of the outbreak of a potentially lethal H5N1 bird flu at a Suffolk turkey farm, the government has said.
Drivers try to focus on racing with the tragedy that killed 10 still weighing on their minds. By BRANT JAMES, Times Staff Writer. HAMPTON, Ga.
By WILL JONES  Kevin Turner hadn't understood the parental pressure of a penguin until he tried walking with a wooden egg on his shoetops.
SAN FRANCISCO Oracle is trying to turn up the pressure in its long-running takeover attempt of PeopleSoft. Yesterday two of Oracles top executives -- co-president Safra Catz and chief financial officer Harry
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Caso Telecom, Prodi alla Camera Bagarre in Aula, seduta sospesa                                                                                      Il presidente della Camera Fausto Bertinotti ha sospeso la seduta durante l'informativa di Romano Prodi sulla vicenda Telecom. Il premier \u00c3\u00a8 stato contestato dalla Cdl quando ha detto che il governo di centrosinistra non \u00c3\u00a8 orientato verso statalismo e dirigismo perch\u00c3\u00a9 questo \
ROMA - Hanno raggiunto ormai il numero di 22mila le vittime dello sconvolgente maremoto che ha colpito ieri il Sud-est asiatico. Tra questi vi sono 11 turisti italiani, che trascorrevano le ferie natalizie nelle pi\u00c3\u00b9 rinomate localit\u00c3\u00a0 balneari.
Britain has ordered an urgent security  review at Buckingham Palace after a campaigner dressed as  Batman evaded armed police and spent five hours on a ledge at  Queen Elizabeth's London residence.
Pigeon lovers are set to take London Mayor Ken Livingstone to court to force him to let them continue feeding the birds he calls \
It was Nebraska where the Treasury Department first issued its Lewis and Clark commemorative nickel, but Secretary John Snow opted to attend similar festivities in neighboring Iowa.
Chicago Tribune - Surveying the world beyond the cloistered walls of its Roman enclave, the Vatican sees much to worry about: Terrorism, war, AIDS and poverty are ravaging the lives of many of its constituents around the globe.
BAKU : David Beckham is set to be hauled over the coals by English football authorities over his admission that he deliberately fouled an opponent to earn himself a convenient booking in last week&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Wales.
Congress on Wednesday bestowed gold medals on four South Carolinians whose fight to win school busing for black students in the 1950s paved the way for the desegregation of the nation's schools.
Recent experiments show how hard it can be to balance academic success and socioeconomic and racial diversity.
Gordon Brown is set to hold talks with President Pervez Musharraf, with a focus on elections in Pakistan.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon&#39;s book chart less than 24 hours after its release date - 16 July - was announced.
Oil prices stabilise near $58 a barrel, influenced by warm US weather and Canadian refinery troubles.
American teenager Michael Phelps, one of  the superstars of the 2004 Athens Games, added a seventh medal  on Friday night to his collection of Olympic keepsakes but new  doping scandals tarnished world sporting's greatest event.
Marsh &amp; McLennan, the broker at the centre of America&#39;s insurance scandal, is setting up a $230m compensation fund as it tries to rescue its tarnished image.
French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when Britain heads the G8 and European Union in 2005.
How do the Democratic and Republican hopefuls size up the key issues of the campaign?
A drug commonly used to treat high-blood pressure may slow or even halt the development of Parkinson's.
Thousands of U.S. gadget  fans made an orderly pilgrimage to stores on Friday to be among  the first buyers of Apple&#39;s iPhone, a music- and video-playing  device expected to reshape the mobile industry.
Chelsea extended its English Premier League lead to six points yesterday, brushing aside promoted Norwich City 4-0. Goals from Damien Duff, Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben and Didier Drogba handed Jose
Scott Peterson&#39;s defense suggested at his capital trial Tuesday that police ignored an anonymous tip that a dangerous band of convicts was holding his pregnant wife, Laci, at a remote flophouse.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. - Astronauts in space will not be able to repair a hole the size of the one that doomed the space shuttle Columbia, NASA officials say.
Twenty-eight US soldiers face possible charges over the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, the Army says.
New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.
The UK's biggest insurer unveils better than expected sales figures for the first nine months of the year.
Fears of a management bailout at the embattled oil giant Yukos loomed large Thursday after the company&#39;s chief financial officer said he had delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.
After an investigation into possible discrimination, the U.S.T.A. says it will increase the number of women and minorities working as chair umpires.
A campaign is launched after research finds that a third of people in Scotland cannot recognise stroke symptoms.
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New York, Sept. 19 (NNN): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday okayed a resolution threatening sanctions against Sudan if violence continued in the western region of Darfur.
WASHINGTON -- Despite continued criticism of his handling of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won strong backing yesterday from the White House and key Republicans in Congress.
Jack Cust sat at his locker while most of his teammates chowed down at a table in the visitors locker room at Yankee Stadium. He sheepishly admitted to being tired after a rare full day in the field.
A team of researchers has revealed news that may send many revelers straight to their local tavern. According to a recent Spanish study, drinking a glass of red wine each day can offer significant protection against lung disease.
Asian stocks fell in US trading after Xilinx Inc. and Altera Corp., the largest makers of programmable computer chips, cut their sales forecasts.
GUDERMES, Russia  - He bounded into the marble-floored office, grinning like a TV game show host primed to crack his opening joke.
Statin drugs may help prevent the brain damage that leads to Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has denied picking an &quot;experimental&quot; squad for the friendly match against Finland on Wednesday.
All the action as British fighter Amir Khan bids for Olympic gold.
The president vowed on Tuesday to forge ahead with a major military offensive against Muslim militants in the southern Philippines that is believed to have been the motivation for deadly bombings in three cities.
Fortune Brands Inc.  said on Wednesday that Bruce Carbonari was named to the newly-created post of chief operating officer, effective January 1.
They might be the two dirtiest words at this Ryder Cup: Nationwide Tour.
When Michael Jordan led the first NBA-studded \
Former first lady Claude Pompidou, the widow of President Georges Pompidou, died Tuesday in Paris, her foundation said. She was 94.
Gunmen shot dead four French tourists in  Mauritania in West Africa on Monday before fleeing, Al Jazeera  television reported.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban kidnappers killed one of its 23 South Koreans hostages and will kill the rest if their demands are not met by 2030 GMT (4.30 pm ET) on Wednesday, a Taliban spokesman said.
A building rising on Central Avenue in Sylvania Township at the Taylor Automotive Group will open up space for a Romanian-built sport-utility vehicle that its backers hope will compete with the Hummer.
A  bishop is to step down over a porn scandal at a  seminary in his diocese, Austrian media report.
Two small bombs explode in Thailand's troubled south, hurting six, ahead of a tour by PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Six-time All-Star Moises Alou, 40, joined the Mets on Monday, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $7.5 million.
Via libera della Camera alla devolution. L&#39;Aula di Montecitorio, dopo tre giorni di dibattito, ha infatti approvato, con i voti favorevoli del centrodestra e quelli contrari del centrosinistra, l&#39;articolo
PHOENIX -- The protesters gather every morning before dawn, monitoring the entrance to a fenced compound called the Macehualli Work Center. They are trying to shut the place down. They wave placards and take photos of anyone driving in to pick up the day laborers who congregate there. They want...
KINGSTON, Jamaica  - Drenching rains and high  winds lashed Jamaica on Friday as Hurricane Ivan roared closer,  after ravaging Grenada and killing 27 people on a track that  could make it the third big storm to hit Florida in a month.
A 72-year-old furniture company is sustainable to its roots.
Roger Federer is the most talented tennis player I have ever seen. He has the capacity to become the greatest in history. This conclusion isn&#39;t simply a result of his sublime victory over Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday&#39;s US Open final.
Microsoft released 11 security updates Tuesday to&#160;fix critical flaws in its products, including a publicly known ActiveX bug that affects users of the Visual FoxPro database.In total, 17 individual software flaws were patched in the updates. Microsoft rates six updates as critical, meaning they should be installed as soon as possible, while the remaining five updates are considered &quot;important.&quot; Last month was an easier month on IT administrators, when Microsoft released just two updates.Microsoft surprised some by releasing one&#160;fewer update than expected. Last Thursday, the software vendor had said that it was&#160;readying a fix&#160;for critical VBScript and JScript flaws in Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Server 2003. That update wasn&#39;t included in this week&#39;s patches, but on Tuesday, Microsoft wouldn&#39;t confirm that it had actually dropped the update because &quot;this could put customers at risk,&quot; according a spokeswoman for the company&#39;s public relations agency.Security experts said Tuesday that the MS08-010 update, which fixes four bugs in Internet Explorer, should take top priority this week. &quot;There are four vulnerabilities within that particular patch and all of them are remote-code executable,&quot; said Jonathan Bitle, director of technical account management with Qualys.&quot;The way we&#39;re looking at it, our prioritization would put MS08-010 at the top, followed by MS08-007,&quot; said Don Leatham, director of solutions and strategy with Lumension Security.MS08-010 fixes a publicly disclosed ActiveX bug that affects Visual FoxPro users. Although hackers have already posted code showing how to exploit this vulnerability, the buggy ActiveX control is not included in Internet Explorer 7&#39;s default list of controls, so the flaw should not affect most users.The MS08-007 update fixes a critical flaw in the Windows XP and Vista WebDAV redirector software. WebDAV is a Web-based document sharing protocol. The flaw is rated important for Windows Server 2003 users.Microsoft&#39;s Office products are also a major source of patches this month. Tuesday&#39;s updates include critical fixes for Microsoft Word, Office Publisher, and Office itself. There is also a critical update for Windows&#39; Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation software. The remaining updates, rated important, are for Active Directory, the Vista TCP/IP stack, the Microsoft Works file converter, and two bugs in the Internet Information Services (IIS) Web server.The Patch Tuesday updates show that client-side bugs continue to be a much higher risk than server-side vulnerabilities, said Andrew Storms, director of security operations with nCircle. &quot;One would have assumed that the IIS and Active Directory vulnerabilities would have been the most serious because they stand at the core of an enterprise and provide more critical services,&quot; he said via instant message. &quot;But with this month&#39;s patches, the hacker&#39;s best bet is to take advantage of the client-side attacks.&quot;
An opposition group in India burns the $2,500 \
Hanover, NH (Sports Network) - Dartmouth University fired head football coach John Lyons on Tuesday. The Big Green finished just 1-9 this season, marking the worst record in school history.
Australia and Japan agreed to disagree Thursday on a bitter feud over whaling as their foreign ministers tried to show that the countries' close relationship was otherwise intact.
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GPLv3 is either manna from heaven or fire and brimstone, depending on the survey you read.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BANGKOK, Thailand -- At least 36 people were killed and many more were feared dead after a series of tsunamis
As state Republican parties scurry to meet tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan submission deadline for their nominating contests, the national G.O.P. issued a warning that it intends to enforce its timing rules\u00e2\u0080\u0094no exceptions.
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Leicester City are set to unveil Martin Allen as their new manager, reports BBC Radio Leicester.
Ziff Davis - Opinion: Open-source software development may not be easy, and no one likes to air their dirty laundry, but in the end, it's the smartest way to make software.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- China is granting some foreigners permanent residence in the country with a &quot;green card,&quot; a credit card-sized photo ID that was revealed to the public at a press conference here Friday.
Prime Minister Howard has been a steadfast US backer, but his opinion poll rating took a hit ahead of Cheney's arrival.
World leaders vowed on Thursday to work  together more closely to help victims of one of the worst  natural disasters in living memory as U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan declared they were in a \
For once, when the US Open kicks off in New York tomorrow it won&#39;t be the biggest show in town. The Republican convention, with its threatened attendant demonstrations
YIWU, China -- For more than three years, Khaled Rasheed and his family spent the nights huddled in fear as bombs exploded near their home in Baghdad. Like generations of would-be emigrants before him, he dreamed of a better life elsewhere. But where?
Dopo l'annuncio del rialzo delle stime sugli utili 2008
Singapore state investor Temasek  has pulled out of the running to buy Nasdaq's  31 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday.
U2 is hoping consumers will find what they are looking for this   fall--in the form of a special-edition Apple iPod loaded with the band's   new album.
Higher salt diets in children lead to raised blood pressure which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a study based on data collected in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.
One day after a drag-racing car careened into a crowd and killed six people, witnesses questioned on Sunday why the driver was allowed to speed down a highway with no guard rails, lined on both sides by hundreds of spectators.
Al fresco rumpy-pumpy caught on camera YouTube has pulled a \
The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.
Sun Microsystems makes some progress, but the results could have been so much better.
Interstate Bakeries Corp., the nation&#39;s largest wholesaler baker and the operator of a large factory in Biddeford, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shook up its top management team Wednesday.
A diplomatic row erupted on Wednesday between Afghanistan and key aid partners after Kabul declared \
American oil giant ConocoPhillips has acquired the Russian government&#39;s 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, one of Russia&#39;s largest crude producers, for $1.
At least 60 people were injured in  clashes between police and opposition activists during a  nationwide strike on Saturday, the fifth in two weeks.
A Canadian team&#39;s bid to launch the country&#39;s first manned spaceship is on hold, although the aspiring astronauts have not given up their attempt to win a $10 million prize.
Pope John Paul II vowed Sunday to continue his mission despite his latest health crisis, telling the faithful from the hospital in a message read by an archbishop that he was grateful for their prayers and affection.
Caterpillar Inc.  on Thursday  signed a letter of intent with Chinese officials to promote the  development of the remanufacturing industry in China, where  Caterpillar has such operations.
Keira Knightley acknowledges she was a bit skeptical at first about appearing in a movie that shared a name with a Disney ride.
The Kraft Nabisco Championship will be played one week later than usual starting in 2006, preventing the LPGA Tour's first major from getting lost among other big sporting events.
Computer Associates International is expected to announce that its new chief executive will be John Swainson, an I.B.M. executive with strong technical and sales credentials.
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The Schoenfeld Theater played host to a celebration of the memory of Vincent Sardi Jr., the owner and manager of a landmark Broadway restaurant.
reserved. US digital wireless communications products developer Qualcomm has announced that German handset maker Siemens is to build wireless multimedia handsets based on chipsets from Qualcomm&#39;s WCDMA (UMTS) Mobile Station Modem (MSM) portfolio.
New Orleans is narrowly retaining a black majority after Hurricane Katrina, according to a study released Wednesday by The Brookings Institution.
May a doctor in California lawfully prescribe marijuana for a seriously ill patient? May a doctor in Oregon lawfully help a terminal patient to commit suicide?
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday raised its key repurchase agreement rate a quarter percentage point to 4.75 percent, its first such hike in more than four years, to check inflation that has hovered at multiyear highs in recent months.
The fur is still flying over Halle Berry's action flop \
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Governor Bredesen and the leading advocate for TennCare enrollees may have their differences, but they agree controlling the health care program&#39;s skyrocketing drug costs is key to saving it.
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US President George Bush will make a historic visit to Israel and the West Bank in January, the White House says.
Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as president of France, announced his retirement from politics yesterday.Comment
DEFENDING champion Maria Sharapova cruised into the Japan Open women&#39;s singles final today while world No.3 Lleyton Hewitt booked his place in the men&#39;s semis.
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Telecom Italia \u00c3\u00a8 stata condannata al pagamento di una multa da 152 milioni di euro. Questa \u00c3\u00a8 la stangata decisa l&#39;Autorit\u00c3\u00a0 Antitrust presieduta da Giuseppe Tesauro disposta al termine del procedimento istruttorio avviato nel giugno del 2003.
An eighth-grader pressed Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards on Thursday about why he couldn't guarantee that U.S. troops would be out of Iraq by the end of the next president's first term.
A few dozen people waited in line since early afternoon outside an AT&T store in Columbus, Indiana. At a few minutes past six o'clock, twelve were let in at a time, and in only a half hour's time, everyone in line plus at least ten others walked out with an iPhone and accessories. There were no hitches, and plenty of smiling faces. So why isn't it like this everywhere else in the country?
President Fidel Castro said a crude oil deposit has been discovered off Cuba containing up to 100 million barrels, good news for a country that imports about half the petroleum it needs.
Millions of children live in poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia despite economic growth there, a UN report says.
Sports reporting isn&#39;t supposed to be like this. Sports are fun. They&#39;re not supposed to hurt. As NASCAR Nation mourns the loss of the 10 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash victims, countless
Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and \
Testimony that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to give yesterday to a Senate committee about the impact of climate change on health was significantly edited by the White House, according to two sources familiar with the documents.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) will contribute  speech recognition software to the  open source community in the hope of promoting standardized and compatible speech-enabled applications.
JPMorgan Fleming Asset & Wealth  Management on Monday said it plans to buy a majority interest  in and enter into a partnership with Highbridge Capital  Management, a hedge funds manager, to bolster its presence  among hedge funds and attract a broader audience of investors  to hedge funds.
With Broadway premium tickets costing up to $250, taking tots to a show is a gamble for parents.
A Dow Jones  board member who is also part of the family that controls the company has launched a last-ditch effort to block a takeover by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFriday Night Lights\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a sports movie, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not just \u00e2\u0080\u009canother\u00e2\u0080\u009d sports movie. On the surface, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa film based on the HG Bissinger novel of the same title about the events surrounding the
Italia 1 ha ufficializzato il trasferimento di Diego Armando Maradona Jr., 18 anni, dal Genoa al Cer...
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 took off on a historic journey Thursday  -  the first commercial flight by the world's largest jetliner
Suicide attempts are common at prisons operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where inmates step over one another in overcrowded jails
Triplice omicidio e' avvenuto a Brescia il 28 agosto
Fresh accusations of torture at the US Guantanamo Bay prison emerge during the trial of five detainees transferred to Morocco.
Amelie Mauresmo's build up to this month's Australian Open suffered a setback on Sunday when she was forced to withdraw from her last warm-up event.
Jim Calhoun was beginning to have some doubts about his Connecticut Huskies after they lost three of their first seven Big East games. Now, the defending national champions are emerging as a team to be feared.
The score after Day 2 of the Solheim Cup: Chokin' Dogs 6 1/2, Europeans 5 1/2.
A man opened fire Sunday morning at a church, fatally wounding four people before abducting his wife, whom he later shot to death at another location, authorities said.
More than 20,000 Afghans gathered in Kabul on Wednesday to remember Northern Alliance military commander Ahmad Shah Masood, slain by al Qaeda operatives two days before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
He can still run. After all these years, all those hits, and all those predictions of his doom, Curtis Martin can still run.
Japan resumed rescue efforts at first light on Monday as aftershocks rattled the area where the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 23
KIEV, December 25 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Constitution Court has passed a ruling that lifts the December 8 parliamentary ban on voting at home.
TORONTO (CP) - A nine-year-old boy from Afghanistan who came to Canada to have life-saving surgery was in critical condition after undergoing heart valve surgery Friday.
Unless there&#39;s an extenuating circumstance - see the University of Arizona last September - it&#39;s generally considered poor form to change football coaches in midseason.
The Ministry of Defence awards \u00c2\u00a33m in compensation to veterans of nerve agent experiments at Porton Down.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, in Bangkok has concluded, with conservationists and many of the 166 member nations supportive of steps taken to regulate the trade in rare species.
Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,\u00e2\u0080\u009d based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.
Chironmakes half the US supply of flu shots. The company says it has to safety check the doses after finding contamination in some batches.
Cuba announced Monday that US dollars will no longer be accepted at stores or other businesses on the communist island starting next month in a move that will radically change the way
SAP, the world's leading maker of business software, may need an extra year to achieve its medium-term profit target of an operating margin of 30 percent, its chief financial officer said.
Daily aspirin is usually recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and people with diabetes come into that category. While the proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are still not doing so.
A wrongfully convicted man once  known as the \
Investors are hoping the coming week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.
Crying with delight, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai planted a tree to celebrate winning the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday and vowed to use the money
Ford Motor Co.  said on Friday it  will revamp three factories in Mexico over the next several  years as part of its North American restructuring plan.
The United Nations mission in Nepal has told the Himalayan nation's government to move on and organise scheduled elections crucial to the impoverished country's future.
Voters hold a critical view of President Bush's record, but they have reservations about Senator John Kerry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
Best-selling author Nora Roberts won  book of the year on Monday at the third annual Quill Awards,  which were created to bring glamour and red carpet extravagance  to the world of publishing.
Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.
Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda tells the BBC how problems in the world's financial markets are worrying him.
Florida junior forward Joakim Noah has never regretted his decision to delay a lucrative NBA career and try for a second straight NCAA title.
After Luis Gonzalez agreed to a contract 2 1/2 months ago to play in Los Angeles, he purchased a bunch of Dodgers hats for his workout buddies in Arizona.
The U.S. command on Friday confirmed that four American soldiers were abducted during a sophisticated sneak attack last week in the Shiite holy city of Karbala
Gulf Arab countries should not rush to decide on revaluing their dollar-pegged currencies because volatility in the U.S. currency is normal, Bahrain's central bank governor is quoted by a magazine as saying.
Department of Energy study finds consumers are willing to have their appliances remotely controlled by utilities to save them money and offset more grid build-out.
Handheld computer maker Palm Inc.   PALM.O on Thursday posted lower first quarter net income as   costs rose and the company began expensing stock options, but   the results topped Wall Street forecasts.
Countrywide Financial, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest mortgage lender, issued a pessimistic outlook of the housing market, helping to ignite a sell-off in the stock market.
Trojans, malware and phishing scams are all on the rise in the last six months, according to the company's Security Intelligence Report.
DALLAS -- American Airlines&#39; chief executive is warning of more job cuts to reduce costs as the carrier struggles to compete with lower-overhead airlines.
The annual \
The Hive Mind Sees All Camping World Congress If you thought Facebook's Beacon ad program had FAIL written all over it, wait until you see what Yahoo! has in store for you.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ziff Davis - Longhorn's woes may open a door for Linux&#151;a very tiny door&#151;but Linux just isn't a good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.
A U.S. trade agency banned  on Thursday imports of some cell phone models containing  Qualcomm Inc.  chips because of patent violations, but  the decision immediately drew vows to appeal.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will ship the next version of Forecaster, its midmarket budgeting and planning application, in early April, the first major release of the software since 2003. The software giant intends to release Forecaster 7.0 to manufacturing on March 28, according to Gregg Gracheck, senior product manager for Microsoft Forecaster. The product will be generally available early next month. Microsoft also plans to talk up the forthcoming release at its Convergence 2007 business applications conference taking place next week in San Diego, he said. Microsoft acquired Forecaster when it purchased applications vendor Great Plains Software in April 2001. Great Plains had bought FRx Software in March 2000. Forecaster and the FRx financial reporting software are housed in a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary FRx Software, which has its base in Denver. Forecaster is aimed at financial professionals like CEOs and budgeting managers at companies employing between 25 and 2,500 staff, which are looking to move beyond budgeting using Excel or Lotus spreadsheets or general ledger systems. \
Viewpoint: The murder of Alexender Litvinenko demonstrates, once again, how murder has become an accepted part of Russian power struggles. But the West can't &#8212; or won't &#8212;  do much about it
Oltre la soglia del 2 per cento anche in Mediobanca
The Chicago Sinfonietta performs a new work without the old warning.
Lleyton Hewitt fought past a bloodied  James Blake Thursday to reach the Australian Open third round  and keep alive the host nation's hopes of its first homegrown  men's singles champion in 29 years.
Massimo Moratti, patron dell'Inter, si prepara ad incontrare Francesco Borrelli, il capo dell'Uffici...
Il Milan dedica la vittoria della Supercoppa europea a Antonio Puerta, il giovane difensore del Sivi...
Oil prices pulled further back from the brink of $100 a barrel on Thursday after fresh signs of weak U.S. oil demand and a Wall Street slump fuelled profit-taking from a near 40 percent rally in under three months.
The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, has received its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities, 10 months before Singapore Airlines is to get the first commercial model.
Motorola Inc  is aiming to cut its quarterly research and development expenses for mobile devices by about 15 percent by the end of 2007 to try to return to profitability.
Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that it will provide a dual-mode IP telephony solution that utilizes the N902iL FOMA / wireless LAN dual-mode mobile phone from NTT DoCoMo, coupled with Cisco Unified CallManager and the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
Core conservative Republicans are trapped between denial and grudging acceptance over the rise of John McCain, as the party's presumptive 2008 presidential standard bearer.
Business leaders warn that millions of working days are lost because of the lack of weekend GP clinics.
Rumors are raging that Merrill's CEO will be ousted.
Presidente giunta Calabria dai giudici Dda Reggio
On a quest for the frozen remains of the solar system's formation, NASA is preparing to launch its Deep Impact probe that will smash a hole in a comet 82 million miles from Earth.
Al Teatro Filodrammatici, ma la compagnia e' stata sfrattata
The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Hernan Crespo chiama Didier Drogba all'Inter. Dalle colonne del tabloid The Sun, l'attaccante argent...
Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy contracted in the April-June quarter, the government said in a revision of its preliminary estimate that it had expanded. The latest data suggest that Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy may be suffering a slowdown in its pace of growth, making it harder for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates anytime soon. The government said the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gross domestic product fell 1.2 percent on an annual basis in the April-June period, the first contraction in three quarters. Its preliminary estimate was that the economy had grown 0.5 percent in the spring quarter.
SEOUL : South Korea&#39;s foreign minister said Wednesday a visit by North Korea&#39;s second-ranking leader to China was &quot;positive and encouraging&quot; for a resumption of stalled six-nation talks on Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear drive.
The Bush administration has told a federal judge that its 2005 destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes did not violate a court order because the captives in question were being kept in secret prisons at the time, not at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Medicare should revise its  reimbursement system to reward efficient care at private  hospitals and doctors treating the federal program's 43 million  users, a government advisory body said on Thursday.
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It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.
Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, once one of the world&#39;s most powerful criminals, has been extradited to the US to face drug smuggling and money-laundering charges.
Not once, but twice Edgerrin James thought that his knee had touched the ground, that he had put the Indianapolis Colts in a position to score points.
Le Lab, an internal Web site at Altadis, Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tobacco giant, is meant to be part social networking site, part data resource, part virtual pep rally.
Neo-presidente palestinese in visita ufficiale a Mosca
South Korea will be able to avoid a sharp   drop in the economy even if the U.S. economy slows down next   year, thanks to growth in big regions such as Japan, China and   the euro zone, the nation's finance minister said on Tuesday.
Four retiring Senators with 111 years of combined experience in Congress--Democrats Ernest (Fritz) Hollings of South Carolina and John Breaux of Louisiana and Republicans Don Nickles of Oklahoma and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado--sat down for a last debate with TIME's Michael Duffy and Douglas Waller
25 August 2004 -- Investigators are trying to determine why two Tupolev passenger jets crashed in southern Russia late yesterday, killing 89 people, after taking off from the same airport in Moscow.
NEW YORK -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Monday he would accept government intervention on steroid testing if the players&#39; association refuses to change the current rules, which run for two more years.
Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - One mighty swing by the Houston Astros&#39; Lance Berkman made a significant impact before 41,537 hushed spectators and a stunned band of Giants.
Georgia Tech forward Anthony McHenry (55) has the ball stripped away by Lafayette guard Paul Cummins (12) during the second half of their game at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
Eli Lilly pushed Zyprexa, a drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, as a treatment for older patients with dementia, according to marketing materials.
This township of 70,000 people has come up with a novel way to parcel out its 300 doses of flu vaccine: a lottery.
One of the most dominant runs in sport could end on Monday when Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh complete the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts.
Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.   said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy  markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
La rassegna 'Seduzione all'opera' aperta fino al 23 gennaio
VIENNA- The Austrian Environment Ministry and other organisations today described the blockade of the Wullowitz/Dolni Dvoriste border crossing announced by anti- nuclear activists for Saturday as an unnecessary ...
[Health India]: Washington, Nov 2 : Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researchers have claimed that eElectric shocks may shake people out of depression.
Riccardo Garrone fa il punto sulla Samp dopo la vittoria sul Parma: ''Cassano ha un piccolo problema...
MacCentral - Two prominent open-source software groups have rejected a proposed technology standard backed by Microsoft Corp. that would close a loophole used to send unsolicited commercial (\
A Google executive said at the Web 2.0 Summit the Internet search company plans to create electronic health products, but she provided few details.
Kenya's opposition accused police of shooting dead seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.
Shilpa Shetty comes up with a rare, subdued performance.
Kenyans faced a second day of protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election on Thursday after police tear-gassed opposition leaders and shot dead three men defying a ban on rallies.
LEON, Spain  - Olympic gold medallist Tyler  Hamilton has returned to the Tour of Spain, five years since he  last rode it, with very different ambitions.
An anonymous reader writes &quot;As reported, Avinash Bajaj, the CEO of Baazee.com, the Indian subsidiary of eBay, was arrested by the Indian police for distributing pornography.
Police seize hundreds of knives and thousands of litres of alcohol during an anti-violence drive.
Supercomputed big bang Scientists have a better understanding of the role black holes have played in the evolution of galaxies in our cosmos, thanks to a new and unprecedentedly detailed simulation of the universe developed by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JERUSALEM, September 2.\u00e2\u0080\u0094The Israeli occupation forces destroyed a mosque and two housing blocks today, leaving hundreds of Palestinian homeless and wounding various others, during an intense Nazi-style operation in Khan Yunes, in the south of the Gaza
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A lot has changed for Kasey Kahne since he won at Michigan International Speedway in June.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Sports Network) - The NFL announced on  Tuesday that St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt will  replace Philadelphia Eagles wideout Terrell Owens in this  Sunday's Pro Bowl.
One Comair flight from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport was canceled and another one took off two hours late on Monday, Airport Director Barry Centini said.
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen in Iraqi Army uniforms kidnapped two dozen employees at Red Crescent offices in downtown Baghdad yesterday, highlighting the threat to humanitarian workers swept up in Iraq's lawlessness.
A new \
ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and several injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque on Sunday in a busy area in Lahore, police officials said.
Bee Staff Writer. Today, Carl Lai, a plant scientist from Sacramento, will vote in Taipei on the future of Taiwan, along with roughly 4,000 other Taiwanese from California.
By now the Swede was on a roll and he broke the Las Vegan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opening service game. He went on to hold serve until 4-3, when a couple of closes calls helped Agassi break back to 4-4.
By Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  May 27--STAMFORD -- Southwestern Connecticut has been bucking statewide population trends in its cities and small towns, and that is likely to continue, according to new projections from the University of Connecticut.
PALO ALTO, Calif.  -- Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn resigned Friday, effective immediately, in the wake of the company's ill-fated investigation of media leaks.
Hundreds of Palestinians pour into Egypt from Gaza after masked militants blow several holes in a border wall.
The Quds Force, the elite unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, provides \
The last big Thursday  with original regular programming was mostly a bust for such  shows as ABC's \
The Milan, Italy, stock exchange halted trading Monday in shares of Telecom Italia SpA amid speculation the company will restructure.
Latin music Web site Batanga.com and  digital music store Elatinmusic.com have joined forces in an  Internet operation that merges Batanga's considerable traffic  with Elatinmusic's solid digital-sales operation.
FREEPORT, Bahamas Sept. 26, 2004 - Neighborhoods of roofless houses were swamped under 6 feet of water in Freeport on Sunday, a day after Hurricane Jeanne blew through the Bahamas, kicking up furniture, appliances
'Rifiuto idea di utilizzarle per sanare il debito'
World climate talks in Bali go into their last day amid fierce disagreement over greenhouse gas emissions.
SAN FRANCISCO - Internet users are getting more Web browser choices. On the heels of a new Netscape preview release and the launch of Firefox 1.0, a U.K. company on Thursday released a Web browser it claims is more secure than Internet Explorer (IE) or Firefox.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected Wednesday an emergency request from a California atheist who sought to stop the recital of prayers at President Bush's inauguration.
British energy giant BP, reeling from fatal safety errors and a boardroom scandal, said Tuesday that third-quarter profits almost halved owing to lower output, US gas prices and refinery outages.
Documentary filmmaker and host Greg Palmer takes your questions about the PBS documentary, \
On Tuesday, Airbus will roll out the first A380 from its factory in Toulouse, France.
Japan on Wednesday kicked off four-way talks aimed at working toward peace in the Middle East, part of efforts to raise its political profile in the volatile region and ensure a stable energy supply.
The Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox stand-alone browser, which has been riding a wave of defectors from the security-plagued Internet Explorer, has a bug of its own, the open-source group recently announced.
After protests from adoption advocates, a Fox affiliate in North Carolina chose not to air Monday's \
Former child star Danielle Fishel, a teen heartthrob on ABC's \
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The jury in the Phil Spector trial resumed deliberations on Thursday following a two-day hiatus but left for the day without reaching a verdict on murder charges against the rock producer.
Almost any time you turn on the tube, one group or another is pushing a cause. The Baby Bells want updated telecom laws. Abortion rights advocates plead for medical privacy. Air traffic controllers seek respect.
Nell'anticipo della 25/a giornata di Bundesliga, Norimberga e Eintracht Francoforte hanno pareggiato...
Adoption of Outlook, Exchange Server, and Sharepoint Server took a big jump in 2007, Microsoft says.
East Timor is likely to face an upsurge in anti-government protests and civil unrest this week, Australia warned in a travel advisory.
Resta invariata la top ten della classifica Atp. Lo svizzero Roger Federer resta saldamente al coman...
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith says policymakers and the public risk drawing the wrong lessons from recent patent controversies.
Tim Duncan scored 23 points, and Tony Parker added 21 points and 11 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-79 on Friday night for their fifth consecutive victory.
Feedster and Eurekster Mix RSS, Blogs, and Social Search  Feedster, Inc., the RSS feed and blog search engine, today announced that it will power RSS and blog search results for Eurekster, the Internet search engine powered by social networking technology. By integrating Feedster&rsquo;s news search technology and RSS feeds, Eurekster now ...
The European Parliament yesterday called for EU membership talks with Turkey as soon as possible, paving the way for heads of government to make an historic offer to Ankara at a meeting tonight.
The US Supreme Court refused for a second time yesterday to get pulled into the politically charged fight over gay marriage in Massachusetts, rejecting an appeal from some state
The New York Giants will face the Miami Dolphins at London's Wembley Stadium this year in the first regular season NFL game to be played outside North America, commissioner Roger Goodell announced Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2004 -- Incoming National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley has broad experience across the national security landscape.
Consumer-directed health care plans -- &quot;promoted as a means to encourage consumers to take better care of themselves and thus reduce medical costs&quot; -- might actually &quot;worsen outcomes,&quot; according to a Commonwealth Fund report released Thursday, the Kansas
A man serving a life sentence in Colorado for murdering a teenage girl has claimed responsibility for as many as 48 slayings across the country dating back more than three decades, authorities said Thursday.
The perfect place for the Dolphins' pregame meal Sunday is in Boston's theater district. When things have been going like they have for Miami, what better place to dine than Rock Bottom?
Canada is to deport a suspected Russian spy after the man admitted he was not Canadian and had been there illegally.
Tom Online (TOMO:Nasdaq - news - research) sank Friday after slashing its third-quarter revenue guidance. The company warned that it expects sales for the third quarter ended Sept.
MEncoder has supported video encoding for a long time with the MPlayer Project and FFmpeg, which also now is part of MPlayer now. Transcode is a new command-line tool on the horizon for video and audio transformations. Transcode used to give me horrors, but it is much better now. It does take some time to learn its wonderfully unintuitive syntax&mdash;the read more
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration is expected to make a final ruling on Tuesday  that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as  any other, opening the door to the controversial technology in  the U.S. food supply.
Sanofi-Aventis has withdrawn its   marketing application for its Multaq heart arrhythmia treatment   in the European Union, the world's third-largest drugmaker said   on Thursday.
Investigators kept open to the possibility on Monday that a weekend train wreck in the south of England that killed seven people was the result of a motorist&#39;s suicide bid.
At least 78 people were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks following a riot in southern Thailand, officials said yesterday.
An actor has ditched plans to light a cigar while playing Winston Churchill at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after the venue was threatened with closure under Scotland's smoking ban.
UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council on Saturday adopted a resolution threatening to &quot;consider&quot; sanctions against Sudan and establishing a UN commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, and to determine whether Sudanese
A new report backs up claims by Utah workers who say the rising cost of health care coverage has shrunk their paychecks. Health insurance premiums paid by workers in Utah have risen over
A former winner on &quot;Survivor&quot; lied to get time off from his job as a state highway worker to join a promotional tour for the reality TV show in Europe last year, an investigation found.
Manchester United add to Chelsea woes by beating their rivals in Avram Grant's first game in charge of the Blues after Jose Mourinho's exit.
Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad on Monday to lend his support to Iraq&#039;s new leadership as it begins trying to restore security and stem the slide toward civil war.
A U.N. panel has put on its  sanctions list networks said to be controlled by Jordanian Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi after they claimed responsibility for  bombings, kidnappings and beheadings in Iraq.
President Bush heaped praise Friday on the president of Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country important to the United States as an oil supplier and war-on-terror ally but which has a political system that stifles dissent.
Claire's Stores Inc.  said on Thursday an overwhelming majority of its shareholders voted to approve the merger agreement with an affiliate of Apollo Management LP.
Condizioni per rilancio governo non si discutono
A stream of red tracer bullets cut through the night sky amid a hail of celebratory gunfire as Iraqis, exhausted from war and unending violence, celebrated their national soccer team's startling 1-0 victory over Australia in the Olympic quarterfinal.
ST. LOUIS \u00c2\u00b7 For all the commotion the Cardinals generated with the bats this season, the Astros entered the National League Championship Series believing they matched up offensively.
Tom Lehman watches his tee shot on the 18th hole of Disney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Magnolia golf course Saturday during the third round of the Funai Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Pakistan police say a 15-year-old confessed to being trained to kill Benazir Bhutto, but investigators are cautious.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThings We Lost in the Fire\u00e2\u0080\u009d bends over backward to prove that serious American movies can hold their own with the best films from overseas.
LONDON - Prince William and Prince Harry led a poignant memorial service yesterday marking the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana, whose status as a beloved global figure remains a source of both pride and bewilderment for the British.
Many shops, banks and offices are shut in Guinea, as unions resume their strike, saying the president must go.
Michael Redd scored 26 points, including two clinching free throws with 4.8 seconds left, and the Milwaukee Bucks sent the Utah Jazz to their ninth straight loss, 89-86 Saturday night.
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend Carla Bruni are taking budget airline Ryanair to court over a photo of the couple featured in a recent ad campaign, their lawyer said Wednesday.
Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman is confident manager Arsene Wenger will sign a new deal with the club.
Egypt has released from prison in recent days 700 members of the al-Gama'a al-Islamiya, an Islamist group that fought the government in the 1990s but which has since renounced violence, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
If you fly into SFO, you can do your part for the atmosphere by booking into town in a PlanetTran car. The fleet of leather-seated Priuses may be the country's first all-hybrid exec car service. In Autopia.
The maker of corporate data storage equipment, forecast better-than-expected 2008 revenue, but its shares fell after the VMware unit missed growth estimates.
Growing capacity could break the heart of ethanol investors.
A George W. Bush win in Tuesday&#39;s election seemed to be well in hand when Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell hooked up with tailback Clinton Portis on a 43-yard scoring play with 2:35 to go in the team&#39;s game with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday
The U.S. average retail price for home heating oil soared 5.4 cents over the past week to a record $3.40 a gallon, the government said on Wednesday.
Jimmy Carter isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t a real saint, but he plays one in \u00e2\u0080\u009cJimmy Carter Man From Plains.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
People in their 50s and 60s who get regular exercise are about 35 percent less likely to die within eight years than inactive people in the same age group, says a University of Michigan Health System study.
Life & style: The highlights of our culinary year, plus heroes, villains, cookbooks and cats
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Randy Hien has spent more than two decades managing Little League baseball, and he wasn't going to miss the Lincoln (R.I.) All-Stars team's trip to the Little League World Series, even though a recent car accident nearly killed him.
AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for \u00c2\u00a34.95m.
Independent security researcher stumbles upon usernames and passwords to nearly 1,000 government officials worldwide.
Russia could aim nuclear missiles at Ukraine if the former Soviet republic joins NATO and accepts the deployment of anti-missile defenses on its territory, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
NABLUS, West Bank  - An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.
New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  said on Sunday he was close to a deal with militants to cease  attacks on Israelis, a step needed to relaunch Middle East  peacemaking.
Wall Street rose sharply in early trading, with solid preliminary results from IBM encouraging investors to buy back into the stock market after last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rout.
US anti-doping officials plan to question Victor Conte after the BALCO head claimed he saw sprinter Marion Jones taking banned drugs, world athletics body the IAAF said Saturday.
Start-up PeakStream's software is designed to adapt technical computing tasks to graphics chips and multicore chips.
German business software giant SAP  SAPG.DE is starting to see the silver lining in a potential  linkup between rivals Oracle ORCL.O and PeopleSoft PSFT.O,  the German Sunday newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported.
[India News]: New Delhi, Oct.25 : Myanmar&#39;s military ruler, General Than Shwe, on a landmark six day visit to India to strengthen economic and political ties, was accorded ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
Chile's Supreme Court on Friday ruled that former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori must be extradited to face human rights and corruption charges in Peru.
Jonny Wilkinson has realised his dream by being named as England&#39;s new captain. The Newcastle Falcons fly-half will lead England in the three November Tests against Canada, Australia and South Africa.
A student slashed eight schoolmates with a knife Wednesday at Valparaiso High School, inflicting severe cuts, authorities said.
Nettamente al di sopra delle stime degli analisti
No. 24 Rutgers finishes the game on a 13-0 run and upsets No. 4 Texas, 51-47, in Austin on Sunday.
Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by U.S.  forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday  prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine,  witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - Russian President Vladimir Putin made a new counter-proposal to President George W. Bush on Monday for reshaping a planned U.S. missile shield that has strained relations between their countries.
Il nuovo sistema avra' come modello il romano 06-06-06
Defending champion Ernie Els trailed unheralded Briton Scott Drummond by one hole midway through their first-round match in the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.
The money would probably be given to agencies of which the Queen is patron, the Palace said. No figure was put on the sum but the amount was described as &quot;substantial&quot;.
Defying conventional wisdom in the age of the megachain, McNally Robinson Booksellers of Canada will open a new independent book store in Manhattan.
Controversial comedian, whose jokes saw him  banned around the country, dies aged 76.
Google and YouTube try to reinforce their entre&Yacute; into U.S. politics -- that began with political videos and the twin presidential debates -- by hosting a party for the press corps in New Hampshire.
Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games.
Washington, Sept. 27 (NNN): Even as he admitted that the conflict between American forces and insurgents in Iraq is getting worse, US Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has asserted that Washington was determined
Blog: Though the devices still seem hard to spot in the wild, Microsoft says its market share is holding steady and reiterates its plans to sell 1 million of the devices by June.
According to legend, full moons bring out werewolves but down in Brighton the peak of the lunar cycle seems more likely to attract violent yobs.
A European Union official told mobile phone operators Monday their charges for wireless Internet and text messages must drop by July 1 to avoid EU intervention.
A bomb killed two US soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the US military said yesterday, and an attack in an eastern province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic
Britain's top police official has ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during Israel's recent offensive on Lebanon, police said.
By Mike Torralba, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 10--The widening of N.C. 16 between Rea Road and Interstate 485 may have to wait a month or two because of the recent discovery of endangered mussels in Six Mile Creek, officials said.
CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Fisker Karma from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
Vodafone&#39;s new Text Centre service allows users to send text messages from PCs, just like sending an e-mail. Text messages can be sent to a single recipient or to a broader list, and the sender
Militants threatening to kill three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan set a fresh deadline for their demands to be met and blamed the United States for slowing up negotiations.
Lawmakers vowed to respond to bribery scandals with reforms, but their pledges have come to next to nothing.
U.S. chief negotiator on North Korea  said on Friday the next round of six-party talks on Pyongyang's  nuclear program could take place in the next few weeks,  Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Stampa Usa, scade ultimatum per sblocco trattative
A new \u00c2\u00a31m competition will enable 10 finalists to develop their ideas for tackling climate change.
Mark Warner, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, voiced growing concern Tuesday with his party's electoral strategy, arguing that Democrats' willingness to write off sections of the country could make it nearly impossible to win the White House.
Has Energy Conversion Devices managed to deliver on its promising potential? I don't think so.
Washington has declined to wish Fidel Castro a speedy recovery, with some officials joking that they preferred to hear of a &quot;different kind of fall&quot;.
CNNfn, the financial news cable  network owned by Time Warner Inc. TWX.N, on Thursday said it  will cease business operations by mid-December due to the  growing competitive challenges.
The SCO Group Inc., licenser of the Unix operating system, filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, drained by unsuccessfully filing lawsuits claiming its software code was misappropriated by developers of the open-source Linux operating system.
TORONTO (CP) - Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. is boosting its outlook well above analysts&#39; estimates after a strong fiscal fourth quarter in which profit almost tripled and revenue soared 50 per cent.
Vice ministro: debito Ferrovie pesera' per circa un punto
E\u00e2\u0080\u0099 morto nella notte nella sua abitazione romana il musicista Carlo Rustichelli. Il compositore, candidato per due volte all&#39;oscar (\u00e2\u0080\u009cLe quattro giornate di Napoli\u00e2\u0080\u009d e \u00e2\u0080\u009cDivorzio all\u00e2\u0080\u0099italiana\u00e2\u0080\u009d), aveva
Paris - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition on Saturday, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.
Mobile phone company MMO2 seeks to reduce the size of its shareholder base in a move which will also see it rename itself O2.
Mibtel cede l'1,67%, SP/Mib l'1,64%, All Stars il 2,31%
Argentine Guillermo Canas crushed Germany&#39;s Lars Burgsmuller 6-1 6-0 to win the Shanghai Open on Sunday. Canas broke his opponent&#39;s serve in the third game of the first set and
Nata 'Top Line', per la produzione di filati di qualita'
Octogenarians who fled Poland before their orphanage was forced into a ghetto are among the last links to Janusz Korczak, who inspired the declaration of children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rights.
Director Frank Coraci is  set to follow up his &quot;Click&quot; success with the adventure-comedy  &quot;Part-Time Pirates.&quot;
ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday with attempting to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut after a bizarre 950-mile drive wearing diapers to confront the woman.
SAN JUAN IXTAYOPAN, Mexico -- A pair of wooden crosses outside the elementary school are all that mark the macabre site where, just weeks ago, an angry mob captured two federal police officers, beat them unconscious, and set them on fire.
Two of Germany&#39;s biggest banks became the latest victims of phishing attacks last week as internationally organized criminal groups roam the globe seeking new targets, according to a spokesman at Postbank.
An explosion in southern Lebanon seriously wounds a senior officer in the Lebanese intelligence service.
Oil prices steadied on Friday after a  five percent surge on Thursday as OPEC producers signaled their  readiness to support prices by cutting supply.
Doppietta Mascara,etnei sesti con Atalanta, Napoli e Palermo
Want to know when the Euro was introduced? Curious about which country  has the cheapest gas on Earth? Stumped on the ingredients for six-layer  dip? Now the answers are as close as your wireless phone.
People infected with the virus that causes AIDS will soon be able to take a once-a-day pill that combines three drugs in a &quot;cocktail&quot; therapy that can be swallowed in a single dose.
As CNET News.com reported earlier today, the Redmond tech giant has taken a $240 million stake in the red-hot social network.
Carlos Delgado homered in Toronto's five-run seventh inning and the Blue Jays ended a five-game losing skid with a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday after a power outage delayed the start for about an hour.
Economists are divided over whether the rise in prices will be short-lived.
Falling under the rubric of functional hacker art, these steam robots are mechanically and aesthetically elegant.
A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is reportedly arrested.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in his new book, bashes President Bush for not responsibly handling the nation's spending and racking up big budget deficits.
Dopo l'acquisto di un'ulteriore quota da parte di Gemina
Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr sees the value of parity in the NFL where teams rise and fall like volatile stocks, where so many clubs stay in the hunt for playoff berths and quick turnarounds are possible from one season to the next.
Morris Hatalsky and Monday qualifier Bruce Vaughan shot 7-under 65s on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open.
U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released on Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.
Apple Inc. unveiled new iPods on Wednesday including a model with an iPhone-style touch screen and wireless Internet connectivity, refreshing the product line at a time when its digital media strategy is facing renewed attacks from rivals.
E' stato annullato per pioggia e maltempo il supergigante di Coppa del Mondo in programma oggi a Kit...
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The United States hasn't issued any microchip-equipped passports yet, but as the Department of State tests different prototypes, the international standards for the passports are under fire from privacy advocates who worry the technology won't protect travelers from identity thieves.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares ended slightly higher Friday after reversing an early dip, aided by gains in Singapore Press Holdings after it announced plans to merge some operations with a state-owned broadcaster.
The casino empire of Donald J. Trump has filed for bankruptcy protection after months of negotiations with bondholders over restructuring a crushing debt.
CLAREMONT, N.H., July 14 -- It was back to basics for Republican presidential candidate John McCain here on Saturday, in a scene reminiscent of his first run for president eight years ago.
Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging. The boyish-looking Depp -- who plays the author of &quot;Peter Pan&quot; in
Deteriorating conditions in Iraq are a consequence of &quot;the arrogance and incompetency of the civilian leadership at the Pentagon,&quot; Sen. Chuck Hagel said Monday.
A panel in charge of solving the chronic gridlock plaguing New York City made its final recommendations Thursday, offering a scaled-back version of the original plan but still proposing an $8 charge on cars entering the most traffic-choked parts of Manhattan.
The wife of an American civilian kidnapped by militants in Iraq made a somber plea for mercy and the release of her husband and his two colleagues.
England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has been ruled out for the entire Test series against India after suffering a recurrence of a hernia injury.
The GMC says it may have been too lenient in the case of a pathologist who examined a victim of Harold Shipman.
Merck &amp; Co., which withdrew the Vioxx painkiller last month because of a heart risk, said yesterday that US regulators have asked for more safety data before they will approve the medicine&#39;s successor, Arcoxia.
Ripristinate soglie piu' alte come da emendamento Udc
Scottish fishing leaders and politicians voice fears about the latest round of quota negotiations.
The leader of Italy's right-wing National Alliance, Gianfranco Fini, is appointed foreign minister.
STRASBOURG, France  - An anti-nuclear activist  died in France on Sunday after having a leg cut off by a train  transporting nuclear waste to Germany, France's SNCF railway  operator said.
Government forces in Ivory Coast clash with former rebels for the first time in months, following air strikes.
Blog: According to a blogged report, the WoW fan site Wowhead has been sold for $1 million.
A Singapore national serviceman who sashayed into a lift early one morning wearing only a pink bikini has been handed a day's jail and a S$11,000 (3,720-pound) fine by a court in the city-state, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
Dutch police have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to defraud the parents of a kidnapped British girl by claiming he knew how to find her, prosecutors announced Friday.
Archaeologists said Wednesday they had found evidence that humans lived in North America at least 50,000 years ago, far earlier than has been thought.
Coca-Cola Co , the world's  largest maker of soft drinks, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales,  acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
A lawyer for cleared terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef said Thursday the Indian doctor&#39;s chances of resuming work in Australia after a court ordered his visa restored have been hurt by legal wrangling.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The United States boosted security at airports following what British police called a terrorist attack at Glasgow airport and car bombs found in London, but left the U.S. threat level unchanged.
People in the Indonesian province of Aceh are to vote in elections as part of a peace deal with separatist rebels.
By ELAINE KURTENBACH SHANGHAI, China - Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup - complete with the endangered species' head and tail.
Leader Idv ha parlato dopo colloquio con Napolitano
ONE of America&#39;s key figures in the war on terror has resigned, signalling the start of a second-term shake-up in the Bush Administration.
Hollywood is locked in a digital arms race -- every few weeks, it seems, a studio releases a film featuring a new breakthrough in computer-generated imagery.
With a mix of passion and dismay, newspaper editorials are weighing in on the furor over John Kerry's service in Vietnam, with many coming to his defense, a few standing behind his critics and others bemoaning the attention to a 30-year-old war rather than today's problems.
The death Tuesday of the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, leaves a vacuum in Arab leadership that will not be replaced quickly or easily.
A HIV-postitive boy of four is thrown out of nursery in southern India after complaints from parents.
ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and international peacekeepers under a U.N. resolution to end a bloody war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
Computer Associates International Inc has announced that the open source version of its Ingres database management system is now available with enterprise-level support options for Linux and Microsoft&#39;s Windows.
_Oct. 21, 2004 - Courtney Love says she has no idea who Gregory Burgett is, but he has a medical bill and she&#39;s paying it. Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for hitting Burgett in the
NASA is planning to add a strong dose of artificial intelligence (AI) to planetary rovers to make them much more self-reliant, capable of making basic decisions during a mission. Scientists are developing very complex AI software that enables a higher level of robotic intelligence.
NEW YORK: The agency that owned the World Trade Centre on Friday said it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on Sept 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers.
Britain lowered Wednesday its threat level from &quot;critical&quot; to &quot;severe&quot;, where it had been before the weekend&#39;s failed car bombings in London and the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Three Chrysler LLC plants in the Detroit area on Wednesday voted to approve a proposed four-year contract for workers represented by the United Auto Workers union, boosting the chance that the contested labor pact will be ratified this week.
Daimler posted its first quarterly loss since 2003, with charges of $3.7 billion from the sale of Chrysler, but analysts cheered big gains by its Mercedes-Benz Car Group.
DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.  today announced that it will showcase its latest embedded processing and DSP technology in innovative applications at the Embedded World Exhibition and Conference, February 12-15, 2007 in Nuremburg, Germany.
CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest  broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday, sparking an angry  response from President Bush, as the war overshadowed their  attempts to focus on the economy.
An ethnic Madhesi group that organized bloody protests in Nepal's southern plains this year said on Monday it would launch a fresh campaign to press for regional autonomy.
Per presunta incompatibilita' De Magistris in procedimento
22 DETAINED IN AFGHANISTAN. US and Afghan troops detained 22 suspected Taliban fighters during a major search operation after a gun battle in southern Zabul province, officials said yesterday, as Afghan authorities
In vista della gara con il Torino, sono tre i dubbi per il tecnico dell'Udinese Marino. Difficile il...
The French parliament has opened debate on a controversial bill allowing the privatization of gas utility GDF, ahead of a merger with energy group Suez and amid a row over whether the deal would create or cost jobs.
Senegalese singer and songwriter Nuru Kane is carrying his sound, and his message, to the West
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.
Investigation-raised questions lead computer maker to hold up regulatory filing; federal prosecutor begins a related probe.
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Su invito del presidente cinese Hu Jintao, il presidente italiano Carlo Azeglio Ciampi \u00c3\u00a8 giunto oggi a Pechino, iniziando la sua visita di Stato di sei giorni in Cina. Durante il suo soggiorno a Pechino, Ciampi
Russia said Friday terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash, as an Islamic group vowing support for Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for that attack and the downing of another airliner on Tuesday.
The International Olympic Committee will investigate charges that gold medalists Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery used steroids and other banned drugs, possibly the first step toward stripping their records from the Games.
The most dramatic overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation was crushed yesterday in the Senate, with the forces of the political right and left overwhelming a bipartisan compromise on one of the most difficult issues facing the country.
New Yorker, Pentagono potrebbe attuarlo nel giro di 24 ore
December 27, 2004 1700CET Updated December 27, 2004 2000CET-- As the death toll is still rising and thousands reported missing, Maltese authorities believe around 75 Maltese holidaymakers could be affected by ...
E&#39; tutto pronto in Campidoglio per la firma della Costituzione europea. La sala degli Orazi e Curiazi, quella dove il 25 marzo del 1957 nacque la prima Europa a sei Paesi, \u00c3\u00a8 stata restaurata proprio per la
The fugitive leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group lashed out at the head of Lebanon's army, accusing him of destroying a Palestinian refugee camp as part of deal to become the country's next president, according to an audio tape posted on a militant Web site Monday.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei Sunday urged the European Union (EU) to take a firm position toward the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Leading publisher Electronic Arts has announced the signing of an exclusive five-year deal with the NFL and its players association, effectively eliminating any competition to the firm&#39;s NFL sports titles from rival publishers.
MADRID The Spanish police have arrested eight members of cell of Islamic radicals suspected of planning a terrorist attack on Madrid&#39;s national court, and officials warned Tuesday that the alleged plot showed the country remained a target despite the
Hollywood dealmaker Brad Grey, an  executive producer of the hit television show \
By Bill Hanna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 24--HOLLY BEACH, La. -- When Jackie Monceaux walks the abandoned streets of this once-thriving blue-collar resort town, she doesn't see the empty concrete slabs and dozens of for-sale signs that dot the barren beachfront.
Japan yesterday began the task of clearing up after the biggest earthquake in almost a decade left 21 people dead and more than 2,000 injured.
JONATHAN WOODGATE will fly to the United States for treatment on his latest thigh injury after being told he could be out for another five months.
Swiss voters on Sunday night gave the green light to stem cell research in a referendum that business and political leaders had described as crucial to maintaining the country&#39;s position as a leader in the drugs industry.
A Chinese uranium company executive has been taken hostage in Niger, the government said Sunday, the latest kidnapping in Africa where China is seeking raw materials to feed its booming economy.
South Korea will take control of its military from 2012 under a handover deal with the US, ending a 50-year pact.
America's outgoing secretary of state says he will call for long-term US aid to the Indian Ocean region.
After spending more than a week thinking about it, Spurrier decided Thursday to remove his name from consideration to replace Ron Zook.
Steve Galbraith, a money manager at New York-based Maverick Capital Ltd. and a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, is facing what may be a once-a-century scheduling jam.
GUANTANAMO BAY US NAVAL BASE, Cuba : The United States will start historic military trials against four al-Qaeda suspects, including Australian David Hicks, but controversy has raged over the hearings almost up to the last minute.
Robert Allenby and James Nitties shot matching rounds of three-under-par 69 on Saturday to share the lead after the third round of the Australian Open.
Two of Colombia&#39;s most powerful drug lords were trapped in prison cells yesterday as the state seized their fortune estimated at more than \u00c2\u00a3120 million.
PAULA RADCLIFFE promised she would be back after she last night failed to banish the ghost of her devastating marathon collapse. The 30-year-old Bedford superstar pulled up eight-and-a-half laps from the end
At Harvard, some faculty and activists have been troubled that the university\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy helped revise the counterinsurgency field manual.
Further advances in technology, combined with football\u00e2\u0080\u0099s winking culture toward espionage, promise to confuse matters in what may already be the biggest cheating scandal in N.F.L. history.
Jimi Hendrix's breakthrough performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, when he transfixed the American rock cognoscenti with a set that climaxed with the immolation of his guitar, will be released on DVD for the first time on October 16.
The UN Security Council approves a peace force for Sudan's Darfur region - but only if Khartoum agrees.
Sottoposti a prove centinaia di clienti bar Millennium
PARIS Global cellphone sales rose to record levels in the second quarter as Nokia clawed back some of its lost market share, according to figures released Thursday.
CAIRO, Egypt - Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a broken and depressed Saddam Hussein had appealed to him for mercy, saying his regime had meant no harm during the former dictator's years running the country.   \
Despite posting strong third-quarter results, a lackluster outlook for the fourth quarter caused Research In Motion (RIM) shares to fall nearly 5 percent.
This has not been an especially good year for regulatory government agencies, with their accompanying acronyms. Let&#39;s begin with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which can&#39;t quite make up its mind which drug will kill us first - or how quickly.
The WB Network has begun previewing its television shows over the Internet, hoping to reach more viewers more quickly, especially during the busy fall season.

By Lisa O'Donnell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 9--HENDERSONVILLE -- The mountains of North Carolina are rarely disappointing. DuPont State Forest is another example of the state's staggering beauty.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has revealed that he believes the war on Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot;. Mr Annan said the war was &quot;not in conformity&quot; with the UN Security Council or with the UN Charter.
Typhoon Megi has killed one person as it slammed ashore in northern Japan, bringing the death toll to at least 13 and cutting power to thousands of homes before heading out into the Pacific.
John Kerry, stepping up his attack on President Bush after bad news about the economy, said Saturday the country cannot afford another four years of lost jobs, slow growth and creeping poverty.
Buck O'Neil, the goodwill ambassador for the Negro Leagues who fell one vote shy of the Hall of Fame, died Friday night at the age of 94. O'Neil became the first black scout and first black coach in the major leagues, both for the Chicago Cubs.
Growth in Chicago-area factories  slowed in December as the pace of hiring slowed for the first  time in six months, suggesting U.S. firms remain reluctant to  hire new workers.
German employees of European airplane maker Airbus have staged demonstrations at plants all around the country in protest against restructuring plans which they fear could lead to the loss of up to 8,000 jobs in Germany.
Microsoft released a refresh of its first service pack for Vista to beta testers on Thursday, indicating the final release might be near.On Thursday, beta users of SP1 received an e-mail from Microsoft alerting them that Vista SP1 refresh 2 is available for download. Microsoft released the latest build, which addressed a small number of bugs that testers encountered in the previous version, to around 15,000 beta users, the company said.Microsoft issued Vista SP1 Release Candidate in December&#160;and a refresh earlier this month. It has said that the&#160;final Vista SP1 will be available to the public during the first quarter of this year, with some reports suggesting that it might come out as soon as Feb. 15.The fact that Microsoft even has a beta of SP1 and has now issued two refreshes to it indicates that the company is trying to be very careful in testing the software and ensuring compatibility, said Andrew Brust, chief of new technology for consulting firm twentysix New York. &quot;They are working hard to under-promise/over-deliver,&quot; he said. &quot;Given the dynamics around the initial release of Vista, that is a prudent course to pursue.&quot;Because it&#39;s quite unusual to issue a beta and multiple refreshes, Microsoft is likely very close to issuing the final public version of SP1, Brust said.That will depend, however, on any problems that testers may find in the newest refresh. If something is broken, Microsoft will have to spend time fixing it, said Chris Swenson, an analyst at NPD Group. &quot;We&#39;re just in wait-and-see mode,&quot; he said.The release of a second refresh doesn&#39;t provide many more clues about when to expect the final version of SP1, agreed Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft. &quot;The only thing is that we know they are making progress, but we don&#39;t know how close they are,&quot; he saidStill, the initial indication from people who have been testing SP1 is that it&#39;s pretty solid, so it&#39;s reasonable to think the final version might come out in a couple weeks, Swenson said.The final public release of SP1 could boost Vista sales, at least among enterprise users, since&#160;some companies have said they are waiting for the release of SP1&#160;before upgrading from XP to Vista. Consumers, however, don&#39;t appear to have decided to wait. Retail PC sales were up last year and less than 1 percent of all computers including Macs that sold in retail outlets last year had XP, Swenson said. &quot;It&#39;s more of an issue for businesses,&quot; he said.
Sudan will allow a European Union  envoy it ordered out of the country to remain until his tenure  expires next month, following an EU apology, a presidential  adviser said on Saturday.
The White House and congressional leaders called yesterday for swift investigation and repair of the problems plaguing outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as veterans groups and members of Congress in both parties expressed outrage over substandard housing and the slow, dysfunctional...
The singer, who adopted the Muslim name Yusuf Islam in 1977, was denied entry to the United States on Tuesday when his name was found on an anti-terrorist watch list.
Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.
The company introduces three base stations under the new BroadOne brand.
Water levels in areas worst-hit by flooding are falling but may take three days to clear, firefighters say.
DENVER -- Hideo Nomo is making $9 million in the final year of his contract with the Dodgers, but he might have made his last start for Los Angeles.
A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.
IRAN&#39;S NUCLEAR programme is causing diplomatic fission between India and the United States. A senior US official was quoted by Reuters on Thursday as saying the Bush administration is considering imposing
A challenge to Indonesia's death penalty by lawyers for an Australian drugs gang is thrown out of court.
 to power
Investor's Business Daily - Could Russia's hypergrowth in cellular subscribers start slowing?
This is my dream for future so-called American dream teams, no matter if they swing a golf club or cross over on the dribble. Not only that, they sit in coach.
Lt Dunn is laid to rest at Barnhill Cemetery this morning. The funerals of two Royal Navy airmen, who died when their Lynx helicopter crashed into the English Channel on December 8, took place in Dundee today.
England national coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has left the door open for Paul Scholes to return to the fold.
By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indonesia Bureau Chief Haseenah Koyakutty. JAKARTA : The head of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, says he expects global oil prices to come well off their current crippling highs.
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has launched an intelligence academy named after him, saying it would produce officers able to counter growing threats from Western powers, state media reported on Friday.
Sometimes culture clash can be a productive thing. For instance, handing a flexible collaborative package such as Microsoft's SharePoint to a bunch of Marines -- not the most flexibility-oriented organization around -- is leading to good changes for the service. The path to productivity was, however, not the usual orderly march.
When Adele Rothman bought her 16-year-old son a car in 2003, she made sure to pick one that had OnStar, the onboard communications and safety system.
J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 20 points, including two key free throws with 6 seconds left, helping short-handed Missouri overcome recent suspensions in the wake of a nightclub altercation to shock No. 22 Kansas State 77-74 on Saturday.
Google posts new videos on YouTube explaining its privacy settings in products as part of a privacy offensive.
Military officials said Thursday they were working hard to upgrade the armor on Army vehicles in Iraq, a day after a soldier had pressed
Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.
Questions emerged on Tuesday about transactions between beleaguered WellCare Health Plans Inc  and an offshore entity, further hurting the health insurer's battered stock price.
In another change of plans, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. canceled a project Thursday to develop a chip for projection TVs and said it planned to focus its resources in other areas.
n the days following Bill Clinton&#39;s quadruple bypass last Monday, Dr. Harvey S. Hecht, the director of preventive cardiology at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, received twice as many
Mel Karmazin, the former president of media conglomerate Viacom Inc., is joining Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. as CEO, replacing Joseph Clayton, who is staying on as chairman, the company announced Thursday.
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New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews pleaded not guilty to drug possession Tuesday, hours after authorities said they found him with a half-pound of marijuana.
ROMA - Il commissario straordinario della Croce Rossa, Maurizio Scelli, si e&#39; detto fiducioso sulla vicenda del sequestro del giornalista italiano Enzo Baldoni. &quot;I nostri contatti in Iraq - ha detto l&#39;avvocato Scelli - stanno gia&#39; lavorando&quot;.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Pakistani authorities have pressured the medical personnel who tried to save Benazir Bhutto's life to remain silent about what happened in her final hour and have removed records of her treatment from the facility, according to doctors.
Nine Canadians, including social  workers and people involved with children's organizations, have  been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography  purchased from a European Web site, the Royal Canadian Mounted  Police said on Tuesday.
Fernando Pisani scored the deciding goal in the shootout for the Edmonton Oilers, who earned their third straight post-regulation win in a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
The number of Americans who got sick  from swimming or bathing in tainted pools, spas and other  facilities jumped 21 percent to a record high during 2001 and  2002, the government said on Thursday.
The MacBook Air is a stunner, no doubt, but it's going to be up against stiff challenges from PC notebook makers. Here are a few of the top ones.
Maj. George Polarek and Maj. Sharon Polarek didn&#39;t have much time to settle in. The Polareks are embarking on their first holiday season as the new area coordinator and associate area coordinator of the Salvation Army Buffalo Area Services.
Paper files exempt The Government's planned two-year jail sentence for information thieves will not apply to people who steal or trade in personal information from most manual filing systems. Apart from some Government files, the penalties will only apply to electronic databases.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Barry Bonds hit his 750th career home run Friday night, pulling the San Francisco slugger within five of tying Hank Aaron's record.
REYNOSA, Mexico  - Tougher security along the U.S.-Mexico border is forcing migrants to take more dangerous, remote routes to cross into the United States and pushing up the number of deaths in the desert.
Jordan Fuchs\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new \u00e2\u0080\u009cThicket\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a small, neatly constructed piece that didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t just fill the stage on Thursday at Danspace Project.
Tony Blair arrives back in Britain from Africa after saying the continent should be the top priority for a new EU battle force.
A SUPERB headed by Kevin Davies on the stroke of half time ended Bolton&#39;s run of four premiership games without a win at the Reebok.
Two submarine wrecks, believed to be uncharted WWI German U-boats, are discovered off Orkney.
The creator of Ren and Stimpy takes his iconoclasm to the web, where he intends to revitalize the staid world of advertising. Wired News interview by Daniel Dumas.
Taller than the Eiffel Tower and longer than the Champs Elysee, the Millau viaduct was today opened by President Jacques Chirac to acclaim as marvel of art and architecture.
La Russia ha battuto l'Italia 3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 20-25, 19-25, 15-10) nell'incontro che ha chiuso la...
High Fidelity the musical, based on the novel by Nick Hornby, is closing on Broadway after just 10 days.
The recording industry's trade group said Thursday it will give hundreds of college students suspected of illegally sharing music online a chance to reach settlements before being sued for copyright infringement.
The calm air above part of the Antarctic makes it the best place on Earth for astronomy, according to the scientists who propose building a telescope in the icy wilderness.
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday described a year in which his main job was to control Michael Ovitz, the company's   president who aggravated other staff, became depressed and finally refused to leave the company.
Consortium of companies working on software interoperability cites Europe's abundant open-source projects.
ATHENS, Greece Aug. 27, 2004 - The US men&#39;s basketball team will go home from the Olympics without a gold medal for the first time since it began using NBA players after the Americans were beaten soundly by Argentina 89-81 in the semifinals Friday.
The head of marketing for T-Mobile,  Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) mobile phone operator, will leave  his job at the end of the year as the unit changes its  marketing strategy, T-Mobile said on Tuesday.
Microsoft Corp. today released an unprecedented number of software security updates to plug flaws in its products, including seven \
The killer of British tourist Peter Falconio seeks a second appeal against his murder conviction in Australia.
An Indian television network has appealed to the Indian Supreme Court over a dispute involving Australia&#39;s cricket tour of India next month.
NASA can return shuttles to flight even if the agency is unable to fix in space the type of wing damage that caused the February 2003 Columbia accident, the head of an oversight group said Thursday.
This Labor Day weekend, hundreds of filmmakers, industry insiders, actors and movie fans will descend upon Telluride, Colorado, for a celebration of cinema at the 33rd-annual Telluride Film Festival. Get an insider&#146;s view of one of the world&#146;s most prestigious showcases of film.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines  - For 15 years, Hadja  Bainon Karon fought in the southern Philippine jungle for a  Muslim homeland, losing five brothers and a husband in the  conflict.
BAIJI, Iraq  - Two suicide bombings targeting U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols on Tuesday killed 33 people, highlighting the volatile situation north of Baghdad, where the U.S. military says al Qaeda gunmen are regrouping.
Labor unions on Saturday called off a strike aimed at overturning a government hike of automobile fuel prices, ending a four-day work stoppage that shut down most major economic activity in Africa's biggest oil producer, officials said.
Ukraine&#39;s parliament adopted electoral and constitutional changes Wednesday in a compromise intended to defuse the nation&#39;s political crisis - prompting opposition leaders to say they would lift a blockade of government buildings.
PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia&#39;s Terrell Owens could miss at least one game after spraining his right ankle when the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys 12-to-7.
As the International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s board met yesterday in Vienna to receive an update on the nuclear programs of North Korea
Drug-coated stents -- tiny, wire-mesh   tubes used to prop open diseased arteries -- may increase the   risk of potentially fatal blood clots, researchers said on   Sunday.
John Glaser, the founder of boutique whisky maker Compass Box, has turned the world of Scotch on its ear by introducing innovative blends and aging methods. It's just what the \
Jerry Springer has been a politician, television news anchorman and host of a raucous TV show. Now he can add radio talk show host to the list.
OPEC will take one million barrels of oil a day off oversupplied world markets as soon as possible with its first output cut in more than two years, OPEC officials said on Thursday, sending oil prices back above $60.
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A disparate group made up of dozens of state attorneys general, labor unions, retailers, professional sports leagues and others urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to hear a claim brought by the recording and film industries against two Internet file-sharing firms.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Airborne searchers found the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane on Saturday that crashed a day earlier in Amazon jungle with 155 people on board and the chances of anyone surviving were slight, officials said.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pioneering spacecraft that could serve as a blueprint for future interplanetary transport blasted off aboard an unmanned Delta rocket on Thursday on a mission to explore two giant asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
The US and Spanish coaches had to be separated when an argument erupted at the end of the game as the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the Olympic men&#39;s basketball quarterfinals Thursday.
Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The European Commission is expected to endorse a watered-down blueprint that would impose a limit on carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars.
Militants piled more pressure on Washington&#39;s military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of death.
Appartamenti al centro del valore di migliaia di euro con un'Ici inferiore ai caseggiati di periferia. Perch\u00c3\u00a9? Citt&agrave; per citt&agrave; le ingiustizie immobiliari. Su L'espresso
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
com October 12, 2004, 11:27 AM PT. Despite increasing competition, Apple&#39;s iPod still rules the digital music world, according to new reports from market researchers.
Passera, acquisto 600 sportelli dismessi da Intesa-Sanpaolo
Archaeologists working in Syria find the remains of youths probably killed in a fierce battle 6,000 years ago.
Fears for Lebanon's future as Beirut crowds flock to funeral of murdered anti-Syrian MP.
The global economy should register its strongest growth in three decades in 2004 despite soaring oil prices, which are expected to restrain the US expansion a bit, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
The family of a girl found hanged do not believe she was copying a cousin who died in the same way.
ABU DHABI/VIENNA  - OPEC is concerned by the fall in the dollar and the producer group will take up the issue when it meets next week to chart supply policy.
(Sept. 28, 2004) -- When asked for his thoughts on instant replay in the NFL, Bill Parcells once said that if you can&#39;t get all the calls right all the time, then he&#39;s not in favor of it.
By Larry Copeland, Martin Kasindorf and Charisse Jones, USA TODAY MIAMI BEACH - Noel and Zoe Very, who live in Paris, were strolling amid the palm trees draped in Christmas lights looking for bargains.
David Beckham celebrated his return to Old Trafford with one of his finest goals in an England shirt as Sven-Goran Eriksson's side imperiously brushed Wales aside with a composed 2-0 win.
BRONX -- New York Yankees righthander Kevin Brown underwent surgery Sunday for a broken left hand and is expected to miss at least three weeks and perhaps the rest of the season.
The drifter and self-proclaimed prophet accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart showed up to his competency hearing 90 minutes late Thursday and was kicked out after he started singing a Bible verse.
Ooops! Pop star Britney Spears did  it again and got married for the second time this year -- this  time to dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Studio  City, California, \
A foreign terror suspect held in the UK without trial or charge since December 2001 is released from jail.
Lunedi' si riuniscono i due consigli di amministrazione
The White House defended Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday from criticism from Republican Sen. John McCain that he was one of the worst U.S. defense secretaries ever for his handling of the Iraq war.
Actor Wesley Snipes loses a bid to cancel an arrest warrant stemming from a paternity claim.
(Sports Network) - While first place the American League East is being decided in Boston, last place will be on the line in St. Petersburg when the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays face off in a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
Eastman Kodak Co. won the first round of a Java lawsuit against Sun Microsystems Inc. that could impact Sun&#39;s bottom line and possibly threaten Microsoft&#39;s .
Rinviato quello emittenza al 6 e 7 ottobre e a 24 e 25/10
A boy of 12 is charged with the rape of a teacher in County Durham, police confirm.
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This service leverages new Windows Media 10 technologies to enable Napster subscribers to download music to portable devices, a technology called Janus.
21 Sep 2004. The Salt Lake Valley Health Department would not confirm reports of the first West Nile virus death in Utah, after a Salt Lake woman&#39;s obituary reported she died from complications of the virus.
President Bush is due to visit Colombia in a display of continued support for efforts to fight a leftist insurgency.
Best Buy Co., the biggest electronics retailer in the nation, was sued yesterday by Ohio&#39;s attorney general, who accused the company of deceptive sales practices such as repackaging used merchandise and selling it as new.
Taiwan's telecommunications industry will need at least another two years before third-generation (3G) mobile phone services generate meaningful revenues, an industry chief executive was quoted in the Financial Times as saying.
I applaud Burt Rutan and the SpaceShipOne team for their miraculous achievement of winning the Ansari X Prize. As an astronaut, I understand well the challenges they faced in reaching suborbital space.
President Jacques Chirac of France crossed the English Channel today to say that his country was ready to cooperate with the United States and Britain to make the world more stable, just and prosperous.
The attorney for a Colombian drug kingpin said Monday that it will be \
Tony Stewart once said he should be fired if he failed to make NASCAR's Chase for the championship. If his car owners take him up on the offer, the two-time and defending Nextel Cup champion could be looking for work.
Like no other Latin genre before it,  reggaeton is a magnet for sponsors and brands looking to target  a specific youth market.
The one vaguely compelling element of \
Third time's the charm Punch drunk Fasthosts customers are set to be hit with a third compulsory password reset next week, as the budget web hosting company scrambles to cope with a major security breach.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There are always trade-offs to every place people choose to live. If you live in New York, it&#39;s too expensive. If you live in Montana, it&#39;s too remote.
Comment is free: George Monbiot: A hospital in Coventry lays bare the deceit of neoliberal logic: staff cuts, ward closures and millions to the financiers.
The chief United States financial watchdog is to force previously unregulated hedge fund managers to register with the agency, amid growing concern about their influence on global markets.
A Belgian senator of Moroccan origin, known for her criticism of conservative traits within immigrant Muslim communities, has gone into hiding after receiving death threats, officials said Wednesday.
The document format sagas continue as ODF gets competition from the W3C's Compound Document Formats.
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WASHINGTON - The seats and head restraints in many cars fail to offer good protection against neck injuries in rear-end accidents, recent crash test results suggest.
By Meera Pal, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 11--SUNOL -- Using nature's tools of logs and tree roots, local, state and federal agencies have joined efforts to battle streambank erosion along the Arroyo de la Laguna between Pleasanton and Sunol.
Brimming with frustration, antiwar protesters are coming to next week&#39;s Republican National Convention, and New York is bracing itself.
DEAUVILLE, France  - The competition   section at the 32nd Deauville Festival of American Cinema got   under way here Monday with a pair of well-received movies   offering very different views of childhood.
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter criticises Tony Blair's \
Richard Sterne of South Afrrica won for the first time in his career on Sunday when he finished on 18 under par to win the Open de Madrid.
By Shyla Sangaran  LOCAL enterprises will now have access to a more powerful end-to- end solution that would help them to manage their information and communications technology (ICT) assets better and protect against viruses.
Film studio Twentieth Century Fox, a  unit of News Corp. , on Thursday announced its first  eight movie titles that it will publish on the new DVD format  called Blu-ray and which will be on sale by November.
LAS VEGAS, NV Friday Dec.10.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Usher and Alicia Keys continue to build on an already fantastic year. On Wednesday, Usher took home 11 Billboard Music Awards including Artist of
Company said Thursday that it's seeking alternatives that might include selling off its cell phone business.
Care International have made a televised plea to the kidnappers of Margaret Hassan, their director in Iraq, after a new videotape showed her begging Tony Blair not to send troops to Baghdad.
Hopes of a deal to write off completely the debts of some of the world&#39;s poorest countries were dashed after the Group of Seven rich nations club failed to reach agreement.
D'Alema, discussioni premature, per ora pensiamo a scomparsi
Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy, a pair of stars who led the U.S. to two World Cups, are inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Sudnay.
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Gunmen have killed a senior official of  Iraq's main Sunni Muslim party, which last month withdrew from  the Jan. 30 election race it wants postponed, the Iraqi Islamic  Party said Wednesday.
European stock markets held near  28-month highs Thursday as investors stayed confident in the  ability of firms to continue boosting profits in the face of  the euro's extended push past $1.30 to all-time highs.
Roma, 26 ott. (Adnkronos) - Un treno in fase di trasferimento al binario 9 della stazione Termini, a Roma, e&#39; deragliato per cause imprecisate abbattendo due pali dell&#39;alimentazione elettrica dello scalo ferroviario.
Gli incidenti sono iniziati durante una perquisizione
Bosnians have elected leaders with diametrically opposing views on how to run the country after international supervision ends next year, preliminary results of Sunday's general election showed.
Women in their 40s, who tend to have relatively dense breast tissue, are more likely to have a breast tumor missed on a screening mammogram than are older women, new study findings suggest.
Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.
We still stand behind these findings, Kari Lehtola, the retired head of the Finnish team on the commission, told The Associated Press.
At least eight people, including two foreign journalists, were hurt in Gaza when thousands of men from the Fatah movement used open-air Friday prayers to protest against the Hamas Islamist takeover of the Palestinian enclave.
The Pentagon's man in charge of handling the department's policy on detainees from the war on terrorism has resigned, Defense Department officials said Friday.
Norway, Germany, France, Britain Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece counted
Economia si sta aggiustando grazie alle nostre imprese
A backlash over a spate of advertising with suicide themes has raised questions about ads that are deliberately provocative.
Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s treasury chief said that the struggling bank Northern Rock will be nationalized after the government rejected two private takeover bids.
Bain Capital Partners said on Wednesday it withdrew its application for U.S. national security approval for its planned $2.2 billion acquisition of network-equipment maker 3Com Corp .
Track coach Remi Korchemny agrees to permanently stay out of elite-level coaching, marking the first time a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency case has led to a coach being banished for doping violations.
In 4 anni si prevede di recuperare 7.500 posti per detenuti
It was a very good year for Apple, which capped a strong Mac-adoption year with a holiday sales push that gives the company a record-setting 8% market share.
At least one rocket and a launcher are found near Pakistan's parliament building in Islamabad, police say.
A un passaggio a livello di Campodarsego nel Padovano
TABA, Egypt : At least 30 people were killed and 120 wounded when car bombs exploded at resorts packed with Israeli holidaymakers on the Red Sea coast of Egypt&#39;s Sinai desert in attacks claimed by a group saying it belongs to Al-Qaeda.
Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric is expected to try and lure ex-Southampton manager Gordon Strachan to Fratton Park.
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The UK's most senior general hits back at claims that injured soldiers get poor hospital care.
This image released Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, by NASA shows six of the three-dozen &quot;ultraviolet luminous galaxies&quot; spotted in our corner of the universe by NASA&#39;s Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
With the year&#39;s end comes the traditional sleigh-full of &quot;best of&quot; news pieces covering all variety of subjects. Our monthly technology review annually offers the same, but this is more of
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A fuel sensor that has given NASA headaches in the past began acting up early Friday morning as space shuttle Atlantis' crew prepared for liftoff.The agency was working to fix the problem and continuing with launch preparations, NASA spokesman Bruce Buckingham said.
Oil giant BP Plc BP.L said on Sunday   it had launched a root and branch review of its global   operations in response to a fatal explosion at its Texas City   refinery last year.
Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79.
When the Red Sox finally won the World Series, it was news on all seven continents. The Red Sox are world champions. Sounds good, huh?
Bookies take bets on a new Band Aid single being Christmas No 1, expected to be confirmed by Midge Ure.
Damion James came off the bench to score 17 points and grab eight rebounds, and No. 10 Texas rallied to an 80-72 win Saturday over No. 25 Baylor.
Cable network on the block again Virgin Media, bowed by its protracted legal tussle with Sky, has again become the target of a takeover approach by private equity carpetbaggers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A breve termine, a causa di una domanda molto dinamica
The European Union has found new partners in its campaign against global warming: weather forecasters.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Adrian Peterson rushed for 171 yards and three scores, as the second-ranked Oklahoma Sooners likely punched their ticket to the Orange Bowl with a 42-3 pasting of the Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12 championship game.
By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 18--This just in: Fresno County will soon begin doing something about graffiti in rural neighborhoods.   Well, not exactly soon. The program is another six or eight weeks away. But in county time, that's relatively fast.
The focus here the last couple of days has been on the health of Canada goalie Martin Brodeur and whether his jammed left wrist would
Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
Modest wine country comedy  \
The private spacecraft SpaceShipOne briefly entered space above the California desert Wednesday, completing the first of two qualifying flights for the $10 million X Prize.
Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A25 of the November 8, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HANOI, Vietnam -- Angelo Que overhauled a two-stroke deficit early and then held off Thai star Thongchai
Toronto -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday.
LucasArts has developed several new techniques to continue to Star Wars saga in the game due this summer.
US troops inspect the site where they have detonated an abandoned car packed with explosives in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday Dec. 6, 2004.
Six in 10 Americans say the U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq and more than three in four say things are going badly there.
Burma agrees a peace deal with a splinter group of Karen rebels, but the main body insists it will carry on its fight for autonomy.
Nonstante la sconfitta di Rimini e le voci che danno David Trezeguet e Mauro German Camoranesi ancor...
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Recent allegations of atrocities committed by Israeli troops against Palestinians have overshadowed news of renewed violence in the Gaza Strip.
Un groupe de soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9s leaders dans le domaine de l&#39;\u00c3\u00a9lectronique grand public et des semi-conducteurs, parmi lesquelles figurent notamment Samsung Electronics Co.
U.S. consumer products giant Procter &   Gamble Co. PG.N has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare   line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality   watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.
Building on its strategy to push its service into hotels, T-Mobile will be making its HotSpot wireless-broadband service available throughout the Red Roof Inn chain, owned by Accor. Under the agreement, guests at the Red Roof Inns can access the network in the common area and in individual rooms.
Sri Lanka&#39;s feared Tamil Tiger rebels have threatened to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government does not agree to discuss their demands soon.
In several states, women considering abortion are given government-issued brochures warning that the procedure could increase their chance of developing breast cancer, despite scientific findings to the contrary.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on   Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for a second   straight meeting, saying that while inflation risks remain,   they should abate as economic growth slows.
Andy Lau gives \
The Pentagon's inspector general on  Tuesday blamed leadership failures by top Air Force officials  for a decade of sexual assaults against female cadets at the  elite Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
When he stands on an NFL sideline for 16 Sundays and a few more each year, Bill Belichick is an undisputed master, with a single-minded and cerebral approach that helped him win three Super Bowls during what might still be a Hall of Fame career. It's everywhere else that he's had trouble.
Doctors have been giving steroids to head trauma patients for more than 30 years, but the first major study of the practice has shown they are useless and may even have killed thousands of people.
A blog about television news run by a 21-year-old college student has become a virtual bulletin board for the industry.
A state senator said he plans to try again this year to get lawmakers to give up the free tickets to sporting and cultural events they get from lobbyists &#151; only weeks after a few complained the limit on the amount lobbyists can spend on those tickets was too low.
Months on the lam end with maximum possible sentence Convicted cyberstalker Felicity Jane Lowde has been sentenced to six months in chokey for her \
Roger Federer emphasized his position  as the world's best player by demolishing former champion  Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0, to win his first U.S. Open title  on Sunday.
When the Genesis capsule comes back to Earth with its samples of the sun, helicopter pilots will be waiting for it, ready to snag it out of the sky.
GENEVA - American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory, or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich nations, and they produce more per person over the year.
A judge calls for the entire population of the UK and all visitors to be placed on the national DNA database.
The Yankees&#39; pitching questions remain cloudy, and consequently Jason Giambi will take a seat. Because the Yankees aren&#39;t any closer to determining their Game 3
Miami Vice star Don Johnson is to join the cast of Guys and Dolls in the West End, replacing Patrick Swayze.
United States failed to reach the men's  basketball final for the first time in 16 years and Italy  shocked previously unbeaten Lithuania Friday to set up an  Olympic gold medal game that nobody expected.
Record labels are looking to digital sales as a first step on the road to the larger music marketplace after years of infighting over how to sell music online.
A confidential report concludes that the chain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reputation for discounts has worked against its efforts to move upscale.
Comment is free: Andrew Rawnsley: Brown's number two will be the first person elected to a leadership position in 13 years.
John Carlson was as shocked as anyone when he heard Tyrone Willingham had been fired as head football coach at Notre Dame. After all, it was only two years ago Willingham dined with the Carlson family at a Litchfield restaurant on a recruiting trip.
Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's rule, was in intensive care with a suspected skull fracture on Wednesday after what he says was a brutal police attack three days ago.
TORONTO (CP) - Tze-Lam Chan will be doing Tuesday morning what every worker dreams of: calling his boss to tell him he's quitting after winning the &#36;26.8-million jackpot in the Super 7 lottery.
Se la fiducia non gli era mancata fin dal momento dei primi contatti con il presidente Cellino, dopo...
Britain's scientific community fuels controversies by shunning colleagues with rebel ideas, research suggests.
Europe's Darren Clarke insists his focus is firmly on golf as he prepares for the start of the Ryder Cup.
Miami Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal, center, hangs from the ram after dunking as Sacramento Kings&#39; Mike Bibby, left, and Peja Stojakovic of Serbia-Montenegro look on during the first quarter in Sacramento, Calif.
Let's work on core stability, first \
Science & environment: Government apathy sabotages Britain's shift to a low-carbon economy
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani said he would rather sell off his company than be a minority shareholder but insisted any new owner must preserve the Armani identity.
Apple fans will find out what the future holds for the firm when boss Steve Jobs unveils his 2005 plans.
The Bush administration said it  would work with Congress to avoid U.S. exports being hit with  potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in new sanctions  approved on Tuesday by the World Trade Organization.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts on the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis closed their spaceship's cargo bay doors on Thursday, hoping clouds covering the Kennedy Space Center in Florida would clear in time for landing.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Kennedy insider who helped define mainstream liberalism during the Cold War and remained an eminent public thinker into the 21st century, has died, his son said. He was 89.
Chief Justice Elliott E. Maynard of the West Virginia Supreme Court disqualified himself  from further participation in a case involving a powerful coal executive.
The Yankees are getting used to the idea that Bernie Williams may not be joining them for spring training.
A look at the top movies stories this week.
A provisional agreement has been reached over Iran&#39;s nuclear program in talks conducted in Paris, but it must now be taken back to the capitals of Iran, Britain, Germany and France for confirmation, Iran and the EU said.
A three-month rally in Treasuries may remain stalled as investors await additional evidence the economy is slowing enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, said Paul McCulley, a Pacific Investment Management Co. bond fund manager.
Voto unanime Consiglio sicurezza a risoluzione 1744
The parties have not been this far apart ideologically on Capitol Hill for decades, some analysts say, which could make an overhaul of Social Security hard to achieve.
Ex-Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan told a Stockholm audience on Friday he did not believe he had caused the U.S. subprime crisis and had warned of the risk in 2004, a person attending the event said.
The US Supreme Court annuls a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to a dead cigarette smoker's widow.
Israeli soldiers backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and armored personnel carriers, moved into Palestinian-controlled areas near the main Israel-Gaza cargo crossing on Tuesday, conducting house-to-house searches and arrests.
Internet-centered programs that compete with the core products of Microsoft are a driver of its bid for Yahoo.
U.S. soldiers inspect a German tank that was abandoned after it ran out of fuel in eastern Belgium and its crew surrendered.
Using power lines for the net could disrupt a new digital radio system, a broadcasting conference hears.
There&#39;s no way No. 5 Illinois could have shredded THE Gonzaga, king of the mid-majors, the way it demolished its opponent at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday.
Business activity in the U.S. services  sector in July and new orders at U.S. factories in June were  surprisingly weak, two reports showed on Thursday, signaling  that economic growth was decelerating.
Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup &#151; complete with the endangered species' head and tail.
AS Coalition strategists enjoyed a cold beer and the warm glow of a fourth term on Saturday night, the &quot;spin&quot; over the election result had already begun -- it was about more than just interest rates.
Viewpoint: Their post-midterm maturity has given way to presidential posturing
 group launches in Britain
Jordan has charged 13 suspected militants, including fugitive Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, for an al Qaida-linked terror plot in the kingdom.

A senior US army officer in Afghanistan says that only about 40% of the police force is properly equipped.
NEW YORK  - Teenage girls who start dieting are nearly two times more likely to also take up smoking regularly, compared with teenage girls who are not dieting. Among teenage boys, it is the inactive dieters -- those that tried dieting but didn't stick to it -- that are at risk for taking up smoking.
Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former  governor of Iowa, plans to drop his longshot 2008 bid for the  White House, campaign and party sources said on Friday.
BESLAN (Ossezia) - Sale a 20 il numero dei terroristi uccisi da stamattina a Beslan, in Ossezia. Dieci di loro sono stati identificati come cittadini di &#39;&#39;Paesi arabi&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto il capo del dipartimento
A Superior Court judges has ordered that &#39;America&#39;s Sweetheart&#39; Courtney Love will have to stand trial on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
 with Facebook mean for users?
Il giorno dopo il cambio del modulo, dal 3-4-3 al 4-4-2, il tecnico del Genoa Gasperini spiega i pos...
If Brett Favre is leaning toward returning for another season with the Green Bay Packers, he hasn't discussed it yet with his coach.
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has  voiced concern about the safety of aid workers in Sri Lanka  after the murder of two Red Cross volunteers, his office said,  as Japan&#39;s peace envoy began a visit to the war-battered  island.
The financial pressures associated with cancer can have dire consequences for patients, a survey finds.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board of governors on Thursday indefinitely shelved Iran's bid for technical aid for a reactor project due to fears it could yield bomb-grade plutonium, diplomats said.
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named a new head for the elite Revolutionary Guard, an organization Washington is looking to list as a terrorist group, state media announced Saturday.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
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Russia's president Vladimir Putin says the purchase of Yukos' main asset by state-owned oil group Rosneft was done in accordance with free market principles.
Angered by President Bush's policy in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died there is targeting the president in new television ads to be aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
Former Oregon State associate athletic director Kevin Anderson is the new athletic director at Army and the first black to hold the post at the academy.

Prince Charles' tirade against people who aspire to lofty goals beyond their natural talent earned him a rare public rebuke from a senior government minister on Thursday &#151; and gasps of disbelief from the British media.
Michael Dell replaced Kevin Rollins as CEO of Dell Inc. on Wednesday as the No. 2 PC maker struggles with missteps in the U.S. consumer market and market share losses to Hewlett-Packard Co.
The world&#39;s largest soft drink maker, Coca Cola, has lowered its sales targets. The news, coming from the company&#39;s new CEO, Neville Isdell, is the latest gloomy forecast from the beverage giant.
AT&amp;T&#160;reported net income of $3.1 billion for the third quarter of 2007, up from $2.2 billion a year earlier, largely due to its&#160;acquisition of BellSouth.AT&amp;T nearly doubled its revenue from a year ago, going from $15.6 billion to $30.1 billion, but those 2006 numbers don&#39;t factor in the BellSouth acquisition and revenue from Cingular Wireless, which AT&amp;T and BellSouth co-owned. The BellSouth deal closed Dec. 29, 2006.AT&amp;T&#39;s revenue was up 3.2 percent from the combined revenue from AT&amp;T, BellSouth, and Cingular in the third quarter of 2006. Comparable earnings per share were $0.50 compared to $0.56 the third quarter of 2006.AT&amp;T&#39;s adjusted third-quarter earnings, which exclude costs and accounting effects associated with the acquisition, were $4.3 billion, or $0.71 per diluted share, up from $2.4 billion, or $0.63 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2006.AT&amp;T&#39;s third-quarter results were &quot;excellent,&quot; Randall Stephenson, AT&amp;T chairman and CEO, said in a statement. Stephenson cited growth in wireless, broadband, and U-verse TV customers as the reason for a strong quarter.AT&amp;T&#39;s renamed wireless division saw an increase in 2 million customers in the quarter, the company said. The company&#39;s wireless division now has 65.7 million subscribers.AT&amp;T&#39;s merger integration efforts are on schedule, the company said, and cost savings are running ahead of the original estimates. In the first three quarters of 2007, cost savings from the BellSouth merger were about $2.8 billion, and AT&amp;T expects those savings to reach more than $3 billion for the year.Wireless data revenue increased 63.9 percent from last year, driven by increases in consumer and business data usage, including messaging, media bundles, laptop connectivity, and smart phone connectivity, AT&amp;T said.In the broadband space, AT&amp;T&#39;s connections, including DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), AT&amp;T U-verse, and satellite broadband services, increased by 499,000 in the quarter to reach 13.8 million. That&#39;s up 2.2 million, or 18.6 percent, over the past year.
The United States  needs to develop a national climate change policy, but also  recognize that coal and other fossil fuels will remain an  important energy source for decades, the chairman and chief  executive of General Electric Co. said on Saturday.
Superstar of international pop music, Robbie Williams will do a
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Six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions enter a third day on Friday after envoys settled on a set of tasks the United States said could be carried out this year, rather than a disarmament timetable.
Apple found out this week it had a new headache in its iPod labor woes: its manufacturer Hongfujin Precision Industry has filed a lawsuit against two journalists in China accusing them of defamation over a story reporting the abuses.
A Iranian military plane belonging to the Revolutionary Guards crashed on Monday, killing 38 people, state television reported.
Gary McKinnon, accused of breaking into NASA networks, is fighting extradition to the U.S. where he could face antiterrorism charges.
One of two men who allegedly tried to sell Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez&#039;s stolen wedding video back to the couple for &#36;1 million pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted grand larceny.
VENTURA, Calif. - Gordon Cooper, who as one of the original Mercury astronauts was a pioneer in human space exploration, has died.
By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 5--The incumbent Crawford County sheriff and his former undersheriff will battle on the ballot as voters head to the polls for the primary election next week.   Sheriff Bob Ostrander and Jerry Moran will face off in a Sept.
Spc. Charles Graner, the US soldier identified in testimony as leader of the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, went before a military judge on Monday for a pretrial hearing.
The Commission for Racial Equality launches a review of how local authorities treat gypsies and travelling communities.
Town leaders in the Cape Cod community of Yarmouth have long been on record opposing the wind farm proposed for the waters off its beaches, even passing a resolution two years ago expressing their disapproval for the plan to erect 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound.
A US warplane struck three suspected insurgents as they planted an artillery shell on a street in Baghdad&#39;s northeastern Shiite district of Sadr City on Friday, a military spokesman said.
Singapore - Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday, driven by uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
J.L. Lewis matched his best score on the PGA Tour and was kicking himself for two easy birdie putts that got away.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said an experimental treatment it is developing with Corgentech Inc. to treat vein grafts proved no better than a placebo in a late-stage clinical trial.
A silence has settled over Cuban political life that ordinary Cubans find at once disconcerting and a big relief.
BY any measure, this was an extraordinary spectacle. On a warm winter&#39;s day in the geographical centre of India, elite batsmen on the most verdant of grounds had cause to duck, sway and weave against the rising ball.
ConAgra Foods Inc., the third-largest US food company, said earnings fell to $242.3 million, or 47 cents a share, in the second quarter ended Nov. 28.
Bo Diddley was in stable condition at a Gainesville hospital after suffering a heart attack, his publicist said Tuesday.
Ray Charles may be gone, but he's  unlikely to be forgotten at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, when  he competes for seven of the music industry's most coveted  prizes.
Federer was close to perfection as he raced through the first set in 18 minutes, dropping only five points. Hewitt fought back winning a tie-break in the second, before Federer stormed through the third to
Glen Johnson KO&#39;ed Roy Jones Jr. in Round 9 of their Saturday fight. For the second time in a row, Jones has been knocked out (previously KO&#39;ed May 15 in the second round by Antonio Tarver).
Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
BRIGHTON, England  - British Foreign Secretary  Jack Straw was left red-faced on Tuesday after television  cameras caught him shaking hands with Zimbabwe's President  Robert Mugabe, a leader he has attacked as an international  pariah.
Contrary to previous belief, sunlight reduces the risk of developing tumours in the lymphatic glands, according to a Swedish study.
Andre Agassi will retire after this year&#039;s U.S. Open, leaving tennis after two decades during which he collected a career Grand Slam and morphed from &quot;Image Is Everything&quot; brashness to elder statesman.
Presidente israeliano oggi in visita in Italia
LONDON -- British authorities announced yesterday that they are officially treating the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko as murder and have found traces of a radioactive substance at the British Embassy in Moscow.
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Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has urged the South African National Blood Services (SANBS) to apologise after details of President Thabo Mbeki&#39;s blood donations were made public.
Exxon Mobil Corp. , the world's  largest public oil company, on Thursday reported quarterly  profit surged 35 percent to top $10 billion, driven by yet  another quarter of sharply higher oil prices.
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A court has sentenced three former rebels to death for killing dozens of people while rebel factions jockeyed for power more than a decade ago, a government spokesman said Thursday.
TCL Corp (000100.SZ) began sending  BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile (0941.HK) in 2007's  fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email  device in China is just around the corner.
Seven U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq, including four in the western province of Anbar, where gains in security were hailed this week by U.S. President George W. Bush during an unannounced visit to the region.
The worldwide market for handheld devices saw its third successive quarter of year-over-year decline in the third quarter of 2004, according to a new report released by IDC.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who missed the Supreme Court&#39;s November argument session while being treated for thyroid cancer, will be absent for the December session as well, the court announced on Friday.
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European shares traded sideways in subdued pre-Christmas volumes on Thursday, as an asset sale at Dutch retailer Ahold and steady oil prices were offset by weakness among technology stocks.
In the wake of Microsoft's pricey investment, analysts are remarkably sunny about the future of Facebook's new advertising initiative--even though it hasn't even launched or been fully explained yet.
Sabre Holdings Corp., operator of the Travelocity Web site, reported Monday its board named Sam Gilliland to serve as chairman in addition to being the company&#39;s chief executive.
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Britain&#39;s Paul Casey followed the example of compatriot Luke Donald in giving Europe&#39;s Ryder Cup team a boost, taking a share of the early lead in Thursday&#39;s opening round of the German Masters.
Herve Gaymard, farm minister and loyal backer of French President Jacques Chirac, takes over the finance ministry from Nicolas Sarkozy.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook northern Japan on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of miles away.
LOS ANGELES  - Clark Gable's father taunted his son, calling him a \
BERLIN -- One of Germany's foremost opera houses has abruptly canceled a modern production of Mozart's ``Idomeneo\
The Web site for the Bank of India is back up after a four-day outage because of hackers.
Office Depot Inc. ODP.N on Tuesday  warned of weaker-than-expected full-year profit because of the  string of hurricanes in Florida and poor sales across North  America and Europe, sending its stock down nearly 8 percent.
Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman wants UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to quit his job, retiring US Envoy John Danforth thinks the UN is not doing its job, and Pat Buchanan and conservative
AstraZeneca Plc, the UK&#39;s second largest drugmaker, said US regulators approved its ulcer treatment Nexium for use in reducing the risk of stomach ulcers in patients taking certain painkillers
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News Corp.  could finalize a deal \
Letters Readers drive stake through parents' group
Iraqi delegation travels to Turkey amid reports of further clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkish troops.
The Church's opposition to gay marriage is \

Lexington High -- spearheaded by its feared foursome of seniors Darius Walker, Meikle Paschal, Bryan Longo, and Alex Lach -- continued its domination of the state track scene in the MIAA Indoor Track All-State Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Nov. 16, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094Starting this week, US pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma will begin adding an RFID label to every 100-tablet bottle of the company&#39;s popular OxyContin pain reliever tablets to be shipped to Wal-Mart and drug wholesaler HD Smith.
NASA has abandoned plans to resume flying the space shuttle next March because of the impact of four hurricanes on space agency centers and work schedules.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.
Former Franklin High girls' cross-country and indoor and outdoor track captain Samantha Robbins is now a freshman at Bentley College, where she has participated in both cross-country and indoor track and will compete in outdoor track this spring.
Polish and Czech leaders are to discuss a US missile shield, with Warsaw voicing concerns.
A team of British police arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Sudan said Sunday that the UN Security Council&#39;s resolution threatening oil sanctions if it failed to end violence in the country&#39;s western region of Darfur was unfair
Gozo for Arts & Culture', a cultural festival being organised by the 'Socjeta Filarmonika Leone' at its Aurora Opera House in Victoria, Gozo between the 16th and the 23rd October.
FARMINGTON (Pennsylvania) - Vijay Singh took Tiger Woods&#39; No 1 world ranking away earlier this month. On Sunday, he took one of Woods&#39; records with him too.
Microsoft Corp  lifted its full-year forecasts and posted 23 percent quarterly profit growth on Thursday, topping analysts' estimates on strong sales of \
The EU executive commission rejected what it said had been a suggestion from US software giant Microsoft that it was delaying the launch of Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system in Europe.
Thomson announced Friday it that it will enter the HD DVD market with a line of players and that it will also manufacture HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.
NEW YORK  - A low-fat diet promotes weight  loss in people with type 2 diabetes without unfavorable  alterations in blood lipids or glucose control, according to a  new report.
UBUD, Indonesia  - Indonesian author Vira Safitri is only 18, but already has two novels under her belt.
President Bush said today he has no doubt that Iran has supplied weapons used against U.S. forces in Iraq, but he stressed that he does not know whether the top leadership in Iran ordered the activity, and he denied that he is using the issue as a \
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The Coast Guard and Navy seized 30,000 pounds of cocaine from a boat off South America's Pacific coast this month in what authorities called the largest-ever seizure of the drug at sea.
DALLAS -- Discount wireless phone service provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. on Tuesday offered to buy rival Leap Wireless International Inc. for about $5.12 billion in stock.
A teacher police believe was the target of a shooting rampage that killed her mother and a school colleague had planned to seek a restraining order against the suspect that day, court records show.
Myanmar's military ruler Senior General Than Shwe met with the Indian leadership saying democracy was the only path to peace and prosperity, just days after he sacked the country's premier.
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Doctors removed a tumor from Nuggets forward Nene, according to the player's Web site but it did not indicate whether the tumor was cancerous or where it was located.
The job of chief executive of The Walt Disney Company increasingly looks like Robert Iger's to lose.
New single-family home sales fell 4.7 percent in December to its lowest rate in nearly 13 years while the median sales price dropped sharply and the inventory of unsold homes climbed, according to a government report on Monday that delivered more grim news for the battered housing sector.
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.
Tens of thousands of fans screamed and danced Saturday in a fantasyscape of upside-down trees and silver sculptures for the first in a series of farewell concerts by the jam band Phish.
Bank of America Corp. has told executives at the FleetCenter that it is no longer interested in putting its own name on the building, and even raised the possibility of renaming the arena as the Boston Garden as a gift to the city.
More than 11,000 people were cleared to work in the UK who should not have been, the home secretary says.
Japan's Toshiba Corp. 6502.T will  introduce laptop computers with HD DVD technology in December  2005, aiming to pressure rivals in the battle over formats for  next-generation DVDs, the Nihon Keizai daily said on Wednesday.
Nasce colosso borsistico del valore di 14,4 mld di dollari
Despite mediocre reviews, &#39;National Treasure,&#39; the action adventure film starring Nicolas Cage, took home first place at the box office this weekend with a take of $35.3 million.
Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty on Friday to three charges of illegally possessing silencers and machine guns.
The Metropolitan Police was facing fresh embarrassment over royal security last night after a Fathers 4 Justice (F4J) campaigner dressed as Batman evaded armed guards to reach a ledge near the Queen&#39;s balcony at Buckingham Palace.
First came the Orwellian mash up YouTube video that portrayed Hillary Rodham Clinton as Big Brother. Then came a clip of her off-key rendition of \
WASHINGTON - David Graham says he was surprised when he got back to his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress last week the government had allowed unsafe drugs on the market.
NEW YORK -- US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday there is no &quot;hard evidence&quot; linking deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
Around two in three Germans support Russian President Vladimir Putin's view that the United States is on a mission to become the world's \
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MANCHESTER, N.H. Elaine Boule met Sen. Barack Obama when he came through the Red Arrow diner on a campaign stop a few weeks back.
Americans are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
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Almost one in five dental students plans to shun NHS work completely, research suggests.
Microsoft has the software. Yahoo! has the ad revenue. Together they can challenge Google. Among the likely winners: online advertisers.
A GOP environmentalist who arranged lobbyist Jack Abramoff's entree into the Interior Department was sentenced to two months in a halfway house and four years probation
A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photographs of a suspected nuclear industrial  site in Iran demonstrated its intention to develop atomic  weapons, an allegation Tehran dismissed as \
FALLUJAH, Iraq: Two civilians were killed and 10 injured in a series of overnight air strikes in rebel-held Fallujah, the city hospital said Sunday.
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MADRID, Aug 11 (IPS) - The number of employees who sign temporary work   contracts week after week, and thus have no right to paid  vacation, is  increasing among young people in Spain. But  immigrant workers have even more  to complain about, because they  are offered no job contracts or benefits at  all.
The world's greatest bartenders use molecular mixology to develop off-the-wall flavor combos and surprising textures. By Jason Daley for Wired magazine.
Who says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coin
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball  Monday announced a decision on the appeal filed by Chicago Cubs  pitcher Kerry Wood regarding a suspension stemming from an  incident earlier this season.
The mother of a boy killed in a school bus accident calls for more action to ensure school transport safety.
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You can learn something about a rock by looking at it. But what most geologists really want is to smack it with a hammer. That&#39;s just what planetary scientists will do July 4 when NASA&#39;s
Poor planning and coalition air strikes have led to more than 100,000 extra civilian deaths in Iraq, scientists find.
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Tiger Woods pursed his lips and cursed under his breath as he stood over his first tee shot, feeling spasms in his back and knowing the sharp pain that was coming with each shot.
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LONDON - Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has returned home to London from the United States, after a close associate told of her distress over the arrest in South Africa of her son.
In his second bid for governor, Republican U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal strongly led a field of 12 candidates in the Louisiana gubernatorial race late Saturday night as he attempted to avoid a Nov. 17 runoff.
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September 29, 2004 - Fannie Mae, the nation&#39;s largest mortgage buyer, has signed an agreement with its regulator to fix accounting problems, raise billions of dollars in capital, and scrutinize management policies and internal controls
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt  Romney won the Wyoming Republican presidential caucus on  Saturday, taking seven of the state's 12 delegates with nearly  all precincts reporting, according to a state party official.
Former Rite Aid Corp. vice chairman Franklin C. Brown was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for playing a leading role in an accounting-fraud scandal that drove the pharmacy retailer to lower previously reported earnings by &#36;1.6 billion more than four years ago.
Unexpected difficulties have apparently impeded the hoped-for release of two French journalists being held captive in Iraq. The staging of a joint Iraqi-US counter insurgency raid in Latifiya, southern Iraq
Extending Internet video into the living room puts set-top boxes and media extenders in the spotlight in 2008.
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Japanese stocks surged Monday following fresh economic data that showed businesses had boosted capital investment in the last quarter. Canon, Matsushita and Mitsubishi Estate all advanced.
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The father of a four-year-old boy who died from stab wounds in Huddersfield is charged with his murder.
The mobile world is at 3GSM in Barcelona discussing how to get people to do more with their handsets.
ATLANTA Delta Air Lines today released new details on the up to 69-hundred jobs it plans to eliminate starting January first. Delta earlier this year announced it&#39;s dropping Dallas-Fort Worth International
Therapeutic cloning is both vilified and hailed as the only hope for stem-cell cures. But it may be prohibitively expensive and unnecessary, at least for developing stem-cell therapies. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Amelie Mauresmo and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova qualified for the semi-finals in the WTA Championships, keeping alive Mauresmo&#39;s bid to take away the number-one ranking from Lindsay Davenport in season finale.
The Tribune Company said it had taken steps that could lead to the sale of any or all of its 11 newspapers and 25 television stations.
Harry Hurt III attempts a specially choreographed 15-second routine with a ballerina from the New York City Ballet.
The accounting disaster at Nortel Networks -- which has already resulted in several firings - deepened today as the company said it is again delaying the release of its financial statements and restatements.
Oct. 8 - The September 30th recall of Vioxx is raising legal questions. Here&#39;s the drug&#39;s history. The FDA approved marketing of Vioxx in 1999.
PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.
As of Friday, June 15, 2007, at least 3,520 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,885 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Ireland's home international football and rugby matches may have to be played in England during construction work at Lansdowne Road, sports chiefs admitted today.
CEO Steve Ballmer is speaking at the big mobile phone trade show on Tuesday, and it will be interesting to see the tack he takes vis-a-vis Apple.
The 29 residents of Bridgeville are sour on the idea of selling their town on eBay.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Gold medal favorite Carlos Moya of Spain crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Tennis men&#39;s singles tournament on a stifflingly hot day Thursday when he lost in straight sets to pumped-up Nicolas Massu from Chile.
Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt dispatched Argentine Gaston Gaudio 6-2 6-1 on Friday to clinch his place in the Masters Cup semi-finals.
FALLUJAH: Eight US marines were killed and nine were wounded west of Baghdad on Saturday in the bloodiest attack on US forces in Iraq for months.
China has threatened to veto a revised US draft resolution that would consider UN sanctions against Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil industry if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats reported on Wednesday.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a compromise measure to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade -- and provide billions of dollars in tax breaks to help businesses pay for it.
Two suppliers say they will be able to provide Americans with an additional 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine and another 1 million doses of nasal flu spray.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to travel to Washington for talks with US President George W. Bush, just as an eagerly-awaited report on options for violence-scarred Iraq is published.
A federal agency is poised to say whether global warming means the bear should be added to the 'threatened species' list.
Verizon Wireless, the largest US wireless company, said on Wednesday it was expanding its high-speed data service to all or part of 17 cities, under a $1 billion upgrade aimed at increasing customer spending on its services.
Tesco and Asda say they are looking into allegations of employee abuse at suppliers' factories in Bangladesh.
Climate change is exacerbating the spread of  infectious diseases, new research suggests.
Almost half of the states may have to choose in the years ahead between their pension obligations and other public programs.
A New York state employee who had  access to government-owned archives has been arrested on  suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of  which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
An African Union mission to resolve a political crisis in Kenya that has killed 500 people ended in failure on Thursday as the president and opposition leader accused each other of wrecking talks.
This island is so flat that residents say water did not just wash in from the sea during the tsunami that struck on Sunday morning, but came up through
A series of bombings damaged five churches in the capital early Saturday, and mortars later struck near a hospital and a hotel used by foreign news organizations and diplomats, Iraqi officials said.
The worldwide market for computer servers has posted its sixth consecutive quarter of growth, as revenues from Linux servers topped $1 billion in the third quarter and IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co.
A Chinese journalist jailed while working for the New York Times was released on Saturday, ending a controversial prison term that highlighted the country's tough media controls.
Russia has the world s largest known natural gas reserves and one-eighth of the world s oil reserves.
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Australian PM John Howard insists he will lead his party into the next election, despite trailing in opinion polls.
BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (IPS) - The European Union must raise the issue of human  rights abuse in China when its leaders meet their Chinese  counterparts at a summit this week, say leading human rights  groups.
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says gas sold in the province will have to contain at least five per cent ethanol within three years.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - A Federal judge on Tuesday   sentenced former HealthSouth Corp.HLSH.OB Chief Financial   Officer Michael Martin to 36 months in prison, marking the   third time he has been sentenced for his part in a $2.7 billion   accounting scandal that rocked the company.
Next fall, more than a million college students nationwide will see a reduction in Pell Grant money, including some who might see their aid reduced to zero.
Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments rose in December to the highest on record, sending its shares tumbling for a second day to their lowest in nearly 13 years.
NEW YORK - LSU&#39;s Nick Saban, who twice had the chance to coach the New York Giants, finally decided to make the jump to the NFL.
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Former world number one Lindsay   Davenport crushed Croatia's Jelena Kostanic 6-0 6-0 in 40   minutes on Thursday to race into the third round of the U.S.   Open.
Two brothers are jailed for a hammer attack which left a man severely and permanently brain damaged.
In a report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding allegations that the company may have failed to report certain backdated options, Apple today said its CEO, Steve Jobs, knew something about his company's options backdating practices, but never benefited from backdating personally.
Microsoft Corp.  and  Hewlett-Packard Co.  have agreed to invest jointly at  least $300 million over three years and work more closely  together to win over large business customers.
Con un investimento di 65 milioni di euro in 2-3 anni
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Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday as fears about the impact of U.S. home owners falling behind with mortgage payments hit financial shares, prompting money to flow into safe-haven government bonds.
Hedge funds, faced with falling profits and fading opportunities, are pondering fresh ways to make money, with one new strategy involving trading a company's debt against its equity, analysts said.
Vice President Dick Cheney, who has a history of heart attacks, was undergoing tests at a hospital on Saturday after experiencing shortness of breath, but initial results were encouraging, an aide said.
World cycling chief Pat McQuaid wants to introduce life bans for riders caught using performance-enhancing drugs.
Steven Gerrard has claimed England &#39;need to move up to the next level&#39; before they are good enough to win major tournaments.
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Malicious hackers have once again compromised The SCO Group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s website, the second time in as many days. The messages on the website appear to mock the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ownership claims over various parts of the Linux operating system.
Andy Roddick is back on the attack just in time for the U.S. Open.
Online retail giant Amazon says the 2007 holiday season was its strongest since it began trading in 1994.
RapHappy.com nails $100,000 Digital Incubator award from MTV and Cisco for their online rap creation and sharing app.
ROME, Ga. -- Jurors hearing the federal lawsuit against former Tri-State Crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh were sent home early Wednesday to give lawyers an opportunity to discuss a possible settlement in the case.
maggeth writes &quot;In an update to a previous story, NASA damage assessment teams have begun work at the Kennedy Space Center, which was hit by Hurricane Frances.
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao has passed away in New Delhi Thursday following a cardiac arrest. He was 83. Rao was prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and Manmohan Singh, now prime minister, was his finance minister.
A glitch in the way cells clear damaged proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new treatments for the incurable condition.
Clinton and Obama say that new tactics are showing signs of working.
Chinese stone carver Lei Yixin says he was 10 years old when he first read about Martin Luther King Jr. historic \
 vote on NYSE merger
 rub-out theory gains credence
Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles' driest year in 130 years of record-keeping will go into the books this weekend.
The Los Angeles registrar&#39;s office says Spears and her new husband, Kevin Federline, did not file a marriage license after the ceremony.
Software maker SAP admitted a subsidiary had carried out \
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Seven Iraqi men applying for jobs with the Iraqi National Guard were ambushed and killed in western Baghdad yesterday morning, while the US military said four Marines and a soldier had been killed over 24 hours.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is preparing this week to both reshuffle his shaky coalition government and name a new appointee to the European Commission, with his foreign minister seen likely to get the nod to go to Brussels.
Monday 28th January 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of an event in Copenhagen that transformed toys and revolutionized childhood
With a superb show by Jean Paul Gaultier and a bright, bold and sexy collection by Giorgio Armani on Wednesday, the couture season has been strong.
Starbucks said it will give customers that use its purchase card two hours of free wireless access per day. After that, it will cost $3.99 for a two-hour session.
Sudan is allowing armed pro-government groups to operate at least 16 militia camps in the western region of Darfur, a human rights group claims.
The good news for the Dodgers this time is Milton Bradley did not completely lose his cool. Did not scream, take off half his uniform in public or berate the fans in a profanity-filled tirade.
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SBC Communications Inc. expects to eliminate about 13,000 jobs after its $16 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Corp. closes, but the phone company said yesterday that many positions can be cut through attrition.
A Soyuz craft left its docking port at the international space station on Sunday, starting a return trip to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts and Malaysia's first space traveler aboard.
Israeli leaders told Britain&#39;s foreign secretary on Wednesday they would do their utmost to let Palestinians hold elections but criticized the top presidential candidate
The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.
The Federal Reserve is considering  several steps to make its deliberations more transparent, but  are likely to delay a decision on one of Chairman Ben  Bernanke's goals: an explicit inflation target, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.
The EU's ten newest members must get their economies into shape if they are ever to join the euro, the European Central Bank and Commission warn.
Hamas is replacing Gaza's defunct courts with a legal committee consisting of an Islamic law expert, a military court lawyer and the head of the main prison, a spokesman for the Hamas force policing Gaza said Saturday.
More than a dozen explosions shook central Baghdad at dawn on Sunday and thick plumes of smoke rose above the Green Zone compound housing Iraq&#39;s interim government and assembly and the US and other embassies.
Two ancient Greek artefacts, which were   smuggled out of the country, came home on Thursday as part of   an agreement with the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Troubling news for cash-strapped Lotharios, particularly in Germany.
Coercion doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t work. Empathy is a more powerful tool than you might think. A veteran Air Force interrogator who grilled prisoners in Iraq talks about how to gather information during wartime.
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Plus: Time Warner lowers earnings target...Electronic Arts lowers outlook, shares fall...Sony profit up, forecast cautious.
Stock index futures were pointing to a  slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a  report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of  expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.
Chinese markets swooned, but American investors reached new heights. The World Bank has big money-raising needs for its new leader.
The trade group that represents movie studios filed its first round of lawsuits Tuesday against people who allegedly share copyright films on the internet.
Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming.
Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia asked for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by man who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song \
Nike wants to sponsor the German football team, which has worn Adidas since 1954.
Bryan Colangelo was on the phone last Wednesday. It was the first anniversary of the announcement that he had been hired as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors.
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Former California Assemblywoman Laura Richardson was sworn in Tuesday as the newest member of the House. She replaces the late Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, a seven-term lawmaker who died of cancer in April.
BBC chief Mark Thompson says internal audit has uncovered further 'serious editorial breaches'.
Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino firm, accepts a $17.1bn bid from two private equity firms.
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Jack McKeon will return to manage the Florida Marlins in 2005.
ROMA - La notizia di un&#39;intesa ormai raggiunta tra Alitalia e piloti e di accordo vicino anche con hostess e steward fa decollare il titolo in Borsa dopo i pesanti ribassi delle ultime settimane. Il valore
A factory worker who helped to organize a strike during China's 1989 pro-democracy protests has been released after nearly 15 years in prison, a U.S.-based prison rights group said Saturday.
An initiative by the Bureau of Land Management to conserve the habitat of the northern sage grouse is complicating efforts to earn the bird designation as an endangered species.
NEW YORK  - Women on oxygen therapy for   severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a   greater risk of dying than men, according to a prospective   study of 435 oxygen-dependent COPD patients.
It's not just work that's being outsourced from wealthy nations to poorer ones. These days, online gamers in developing countries are being paid to earn virtual goods that wealthier players are too lazy or unskilled to win on their own. By Laila Weir.
Runners who finish Sunday&#39;s Olympic marathon will be watched over by a 63-year-old white-haired Englishman who established the still-unbroken course record 35 years ago.
Florida prosecutors acted legally when they seized Rush Limbaugh&#39;s medical records during an investigation into whether the conservative radio host misused prescription painkillers, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
When an heir steps in to run a start-up after an entrepreneur dies, it can be a difficult undertaking.
Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian leadership held its first meeting Saturday since the departure of the ailing Yasser Arafat, putting on a show of unity to dispel concerns about possible chaos and infighting in his absence.
Wednesday, after a momentum-shattering 13-week hiatus, ABC's \
President Bush goes to the United  Nations on Tuesday to try to reassure world leaders that Iraq  is on the path to democracy, two years after he challenged them  to take a tough stance against Saddam Hussein or risk being  irrelevant.
Al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin-Laden has threatened new attacks on the United States in a new videotape aired on al-Jazeera television.
A British court began choosing jurors Thursday for the long-delayed inquest into the deaths in 1997 of Princess Diana and her Egyptian lover in a Paris road tunnel.
MOJAVE, Calif.  - SpaceShipOne, a three-seat  rocket plane with stubby wings and a nose studded with round  windows, lifted off from the wind-swept Mojave desert on  Wednesday in a bid to win a $10-million prize to spur  commercial space travel.
Pakistan successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile Tuesday morning, capable of hitting targets over 900 miles away, the military announced.
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BEIJING, Aug.18 (Xinhuanet) -- The international community has recognized and welcomed President Hugo Chavez&#39;s victory in the Venezuelan referendum.
Emergency comes a week after earthquake caused radioactive spill at separate facility.
The parents of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann hope to be dropped as formal suspects soon, after a Portuguese minister said the inquiry was almost over, a spokesman said Thursday.
Talks between India and Pakistan to  resolve a dispute over a dam in Kashmir have ended without  agreement, officials said on Friday, in another blow to a  delicate peace process between the rivals.
VIENNA, Austria - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N...
Australian Federal Police charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor on Saturday over his \
Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian Mikhail Youzhny and Karol Beck of Slovakia each posted victories in the semifinals at the $1 million St.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilians lined up to vote on Sunday amid signs that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, though still the champion of the poor and workers, may have squandered his chances of a first-round victory because of scandals over sleazy politics.
Description: Car bombs kill more than 30 Iraqis in Samarra, and more attacks wound more tha 20 American Marines in Ramadi. US and Iraqi forces stepped up attacks on Fallujah, preparing for a major offensive against insurgents there.
In the past decade, human viruses spread to chimpanzee populations in the Ivory Coast, causing outbreaks that were sometimes fatal.
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House Democrats, insistent that they will hold lawmakers to higher standards, decided Tuesday that Rep. William Jefferson will not return to an influential committee until a federal corruption investigation involving him is completed.
German academics believe they have  solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the  \
Shahar Peer used the same blueprint to dispose of Agnieszka Radwanska that Radwanska had used to dispatch Maria Sharapova, playing aggressively and attacking the second serve.
Intel expanded its line of \
VALDERRAMA, Spain : Play was delayed for 80 minutes in the third round of the Volvo Masters here when a thunderstorm moved into the area.
A Pakistani court has asked the mother of 12-year-old Molly Campbell to appear personally next week to resolve a bitter custody battle between her parents, the girl's lawyer has revealed.
Nato leaders welcome the relaxation of curbs on deployment of some members' troops in Afghanistan.
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CHIBA, JAPAN -- Two companies supporting the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format unveiled prototype players at the Ceatec 2004 exhibition, taking place here this week.
Access to affordable health care is the top domestic concern among Americans and a majority say the U.S. government should guarantee health insurance to every American, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday.
Regis Philbin will fill in as host of ABC's \
Rafael Nadal, last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s runner-up, played for the fifth consecutive day at Wimbledon but never faced any serious challenges against Tomas Berdych, winning 7-6 (1), 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention. Democrats posted against-the-odds victories in several statewide elections last month in the West, making Denver an attractive choice for a party looking to expand on recent gains in the Republican-leaning region. But even once-optimistic Colorado boosters are lowering their odds to 50-50 that Denver will beat out New York City for the convention.
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Calgary's top line of Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius and Daymond Langkow combined for 12 points, and the Flames won their fifth in a row on the road with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.
Shipments of personal computers  this year will be higher than previously anticipated, boosted  by the strongest demand from businesses in five years, research  firm IDC said on Monday.
C4 forced to broadcast apology TV watchdog Ofcom has administered a stern telling-off to Channel Four for its handling of the Shilpa Shetty Celebrity Big Brother racism rumpus.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Business & money: The number of new mortgage approvals fell to its lowest level in over two years in September.
A political drama is being played out between the president and a son-in-law with presidential aspirations.
Thousands of Italians rallied on Saturday for legal rights for unmarried gay and heterosexual couples while Roman Catholics launched a movement against what many of them consider an attack on the \
England marked Steve McClaren's first competitive game as national coach by coasting to a 5-0 victory over European whipping boys Andorra at Old Trafford.
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A little more than a week after Yahoo received an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, the company has reportedly entered talks about a partnership with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Analysts say the matchup would do little to resolve Yahoo's woes.
A study places Winchester at the bottom of an environmental performance league table of UK cities.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday that the change in U.S. acceptance of Jews can be seen on the Supreme Court, where two members are Jewish yet their faith played no role in their selection.
China is set to launch its second manned space flight, which will carry two astronauts into a five-day orbit around the Earth in 2005.
After being crowned the queen of Sydney, Marion Jones could hardly have imagined four years ago that she would be coming to the next Olympic Games with a guarantee of competing in only one event.
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - Gunmen riddled a Honduran bus with bullets, killing 23 passengers and wounding 16 others in what they called a protest against plans to reintroduce the death penalty.
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Lindsay Davenport won the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday when top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo quit after losing the first set because of an injured left thigh.
Toyota&#39;s Olivier Panis crashed in Formula One testing at Monza on Friday, a day after Ferrari&#39;s world champion Michael Schumacher escaped unhurt from a similar high-speed blowout at the track.
Hunts in England and Wales meet for the first time since a ban on hunting was passed.
Leader Udc: 'Senatori a vita osservino qualche discrezione'
Finland supports Russia's quest for its citizens to have easier access to all European Union countries, Finnish President Tarja Halonen said Tuesday.
One Republican presidential nomination. Two primaries.
A Bank of Japan policy board member  tried to soothe investors&#39; nerves on Thursday, saying some  market moves had been overdone, amid a new bout of tightness in  short-term credit markets due to banks&#39; growing risk aversion.
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Israel dismissed a group of reservist military officers on Sunday who threatened they would disobey an order to evacuate Jewish settlements under a Gaza pullout plan, one of the officers said.
Having overtaken Tiger Woods as the world&#39;s premier golfer, Vijay Singh on Sunday pushed Woods further into his wake by claiming the PGA Tour&#39;s single-season money record.
American Express Co.  said on Monday fourth-quarter profits rose 17 percent, driven by increased use of its credit cards and strong travel-related sales.
In an effort to win attention for the iTunes movie category, Apple will debut Edward Burns\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest film, \u00e2\u0080\u009cPurple Violets,\u00e2\u0080\u009d exclusively on its download service.
Executives urge patience as the company continues to review payments to executives who left in the wake of an accounting scandal. By Darrell Dunn.
A female suicide bomber struck Sunday in a predominantly Shiite area of central Baghdad, killing at least three people in an attack that occurred as Iraqi officials have been stressing the capital's increased security.
The past season, thanks to good marketing, was for the most part sleek and flat. A few examples of individual acts, gestures or encounters gave it texture and color.
Off the floor, lawmakers weigh a compromise on the politically charged bill vetoed by President Bush.
Business & money: Campaigners sceptical about companies' new-found enthusiasm for environment.
It all started with a little kiss by Rydell Booker and ended with a ferocious 12-round beating by James Toney for the IBA heavyweight title.
In a surprise at the North American  weekend box office, the fishy gangsters of reigning champion  \
AMERICAN marines today blocked all roads around Fallujah as they prepared to launch a massive assault on the rebel-held Iraqi city.
MP Derek Conway faces suspension from the Commons over paying his son for working as a researcher.
Man texts cops flogging 'reefer' A West Virginia man sent a text offering weed to the State Police by mistake Wednesday, and is now cooling his heels in the big house, AP reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
His comments came as the central bank revealed increasing pressure on the hryvnya currency.
Four people including two foreign aid workers have been killed in a blast in southern Somalia, reports say.
Stocks opened higher on Monday after Intel Corp  raised its revenue outlook, setting the stage for the chip sector to help the market shake off last week's losses.
PATIENTS will be treated with free complementary therapies to bring alternative medicine to NHS Wales on the advice of Prince Charles.
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Despite Warner Bros. set back, the HD DVD maker vows to renew its efforts marketing the hi-def video players.
China risks damaging its global credibility if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official newspaper said on Monday in a rare admission amid a series of health scares over tainted products.
Time Warner cable said it will charge users based on how much data they transfer in an effort to control peer-to-peer traffic on their network, but the new pricing model that could scare off customers.
Networld World's Scott Bradner has gotten a good look at the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act Of 2007. He's much, much less than impressed.

Scientists analyzing medical studies of vitamin E say they have identified a fatal flaw in the powers of the popular pill: People who had swallowed high doses seemed to die sooner than people who had not.
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Ricky Santos amassed 216 yards of total offense and passed for one touchdown as New Hampshire defeated Atlantic 10 rival Rhode Island, 27-3, yesterday in South Kingstown, R.I., to assure its first winning season since 2000. Santos completed 9 of 15 passes for 170 yards and rushed for 46 yards on nine carries to lead the Wildcats (7-2, 4-2). The ...
Why the Bush and Kerry campaigns fight tooth and nail for the endorsement of the Columbus Dispatch
[Hollywood News]: New York, Oct 14 : Mel Gibson is one actor who has a very generous disposition when it comes to charity. The &quot;Passion of the Christ&quot; filmmaker has recently donated 10 million dollars to, two
When the bookies drew up their odds for the next Leicester manager the name of Craig Levein was nowhere to be seen on the list and his appointment was one that took the media as well as Leicester fans by surprise.
Two economists known for their work on the forces behind economic booms and busts have won this year&#39;s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said yesterday.
The deal is expected to include an expansion of the software maker's advertising deal with Facebook, which only covers the U.S.
A three-year police inquiry into the death of Princess Diana will issue its long-awaited report Thursday amid hopes it would finally halt the speculation about her fatal Paris car crash in 1997.
The favourite in South Korea's presidential election denies any wrongdoing, despite a new inquiry into fraud claims.
Is NVE's technology a nanomaker or a nanofaker?
Plus: Technology helps firefighters by land, air and space. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
For the next few weeks sky-watchers can spot Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the same nighttime sky. The planets won't be visible together to the naked eye again until 2016.
Dollar fell to an all-time low of $1.3068 against euro on Wednesday. Against yen, it slipped to 103.66, the lowest level since April 1. Market analysts contemplate the possibility of dollar-euro exchange rate reaching $1.35 and 100 yen within months.
The head of the CIA&#39;s analytical branch is being forced to step down, according to former intelligence officials, opening a major new chapter in a shake-up under Porter J. Goss, the agency&#39;s chief.
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DevShed has posted the last part of their latest series, a look at using the Prototype pattern in a PHP5 application, Building a Data Validation System with the Prototype Pattern with PHP 5.   Taking into account that this pattern can be helpful in situations where a prototype object is required, along with other clones of it, in this final installment of the series I'm going to demonstrate how to use it to build a simple application for checking the validity of incoming data.   They create a simple validation system with the pattern to check and see if the inputted data is either alpha only or alpha-numeric. On top of this, they create some additional classes to check the data for things like being a valid email address or if the value is made up of all numbers.
The Bush administration took action Wednesday aimed at choking off a major fundraising channel for Hezbollah operating in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
KHAO LAK, Thailand  - The Indian Ocean tsunami  killed at least 2,230 foreigners in Thailand, most of them in  the devastated Khao Lak resort and on other southern beaches,  officials said on Thursday.
Good moral fiber in children is just a song away. The Parent-Teacher Organizations on U.S. military posts invited performing artist Phil Baker to teach children about building character.
A month before La Scala raises its  curtain after three years of renovation, the opera house is  still packed with hammering builders and busy decorators -- but  organizers say it will be alright on the night.
Honda Motor Co., with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen.
VIENNA -- In a fresh sign of easing tensions, North Korean officials yesterday invited the chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency to come to their capital, Pyongyang, next month to develop plans aimed at dismantling the nation's nuclear weapons program, officials said here.
Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones each hit a solo homer, and Jaret Wright pitched six strong innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.
Singer Rod Stewart and model Rachel Hunter have finally divorced following their separation seven years ago.
Albania coach Hans-Peter Briegel will hope to maintain his unbeaten home run when his side takes on European champions Greece in their opening World Cup Group Two qualifier in Tirana on Saturday.
In the outrage over the senseless murder of &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott, 38, in a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub on Wednesday by a man who charged the stage and shot point-blank at the band and crowd before being shot dead himself by a police officer, less

Retail sales and industrial output eked out smaller-than-expected gains in August, according to data on Friday that kept in place expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
Usher and OutKast were the top winners at this year's World Music Awards, which took place for the first time in Las Vegas.
The $516 billion omnibus spending bill before Congress blends the budgets of 14 Cabinet departments with multiple policy changes. Highlights of the legislation include:
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An H.I.V. test is about to become as routine as an ultrasound for pregnant women in New Jersey.
Noelle Quinn scored 23 points to join three teammates in double figures, and No. 25 UCLA defeated No. 14 Purdue 70-64 Sunday.
LONDON - Despite a recent plunge in oil prices, Opec producers appear to be in no rush to cut output quotas and markets expect the taps to be left wide open when ministers meet in Cairo this week.
The retailer shows its turnaround may be working.
Qantas Airways Ltd.&#39;s proposed alliance with Air New Zealand Ltd. was rejected by New Zealand&#39;s High Court, the latest blow in the carriers&#39; two-year attempt to team up to cut costs and ward off airlines such as Emirates.
Clashing over Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Friday that President Bush's policies made the war against terror harder to win and \
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Saturday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of harsh political brawling.

For decades, Jersey City has been an experiment in peace between Muslims and Christians from Egypt. But since a family was found slain, a centuries-old rift has surfaced.
A House of Representatives panel on   Wednesday extended its probe into Hewlett-Packard Co.'s use of   private telephone records by subpoenaing five private   investigators to testify at a Thursday hearing.
By Jonathan Romney The curious hybrid The Wild Blue Yonder is described in its opening titles as &quot;A Science Fiction Fantasy by Werner Herzog&quot;.
Spirits expert launches a Wikipedia-inspired resource for scotch, bourbon, and all the other caramel-colored stuff that leaves your head aching.
India&#39;s star batsman Sachin Tendulkar says he may be fit for next week&#39;s first Test against Australia, after revealing the tennis elbow injury was showing &quot;tremendous improvement.
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What the business press didn't tell you Analysis Two weeks ago, business leaders at Davos gave their blessing to Linden Lab's Second Life. They hailed the spectacular growth of its virtual economy while politicians spoke of democracy itself moving into its online world.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston has appeared in a frightening new video, saying he is wearing a bomb-belt that his Gaza captors will detonate if there is any attempt to rescue him.
An effort by Intel Corp. INTC.O  to sell its Itanium 2 chip into high-volume, lower-end computer  servers has not worked, the president of the world's largest  chip maker said in an interview published on Thursday.
When Chinese Web surfers try to the big three U.S. search engines, they're reportedly redirected to Baidu. Recent political events, including Dalai Lama's American award, may be to blame.
The US military blocked roads round Iraq&#39;s rebel-held city of Falluja on Friday after mounting air strikes overnight that local hospital sources said killed three people.
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claims victory in the re-run of the presidential poll but counting continues.
A U.S. judge on Thursday allowed former media baron Conrad Black to remain free on $21 million bond pending his sentencing later this year on fraud and obstruction convictions.
LONDON  - Senator John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President George W. Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday.
China has threatened to veto a revised US draft resolution that would consider UN sanctions against Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil industry if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats reported on Wednesday.
It's back to school time. Here's your guide on the basics of dividends.
Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant will not start operating before late 2008, the head of the company in charge of its construction said Thursday.
Handheld computer maker PalmOne Inc. unveiled Monday a new memory-packed personal digital assistant that can double as a portable data storage drive. PalmOne's new Tungsten T5 handheld has 256 megabytes of built-in flash memory.
MANIA ARTICLES - Arsenal&#39;s young gunners have won in the Carling Cup yet again. In recent times the young gunners have used this competition to showcase their talents and show manager Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger that they
Prime Minister Tony Blair laid out plans Monday for a new multibillion-dollar nuclear deterrent, telling lawmakers the future may hold perilous threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored terrorists.
Robert E. Chambers Jr., who served 15 years in prison for killing an 18-year-old woman in a case that became known as the &quot;preppie murder,&quot; was released on bail today after his arrest
People applying for sub-prime mortgages are being advised to lie about their incomes, the BBC has learned.
ATHENS -- Almost a clean getaway . . . Team USA is trying so hard to be the international good fellas. No showboating. No mugging. No smiling. No complaining to refs (when Lamar Odom angrily threw down a towel in response to one call against his team, coach Larry Brown whirled around, directed him back to the bench, and kicked ...
The lives of 500,000 HIV-positive people in Africa could be prolonged each year if they were also treated for tuberculosis (TB), two UN agencies announced on Tuesday.
LAKHDARIA, Algeria  - A truck bomb exploded at an Algerian army barracks on Wednesday, killing eight soldiers in the deadliest attack claimed by al Qaeda's north Africa wing since a triple suicide bombing in April.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the pullback at the urging of Israeli military commanders, who argued the two-week offensive had played itself out, and after calls from the United States to wrap up the operation...
ASIA/IRAQ - Aumentano i bisogni per i rifugiati iracheni: appello delle agenzie umanitarie Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) -  Il numero e le esigenze dei rifugiati iracheni aumentano e l\u00c2\u0092assistenza umanitaria si fa pi\u00c3\u00b9 gravosa, mentre la situazione generale del paese non accenna a migliorare. Per questo le agenzie umanitarie presenti in Iraq - com...
Top British government minister David Blunkett resigned on Wednesday over a charge of abuse of office, ripping a hole in Prime Minister Tony Blair's government months before an expected general election.
Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of Beslan, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully planned school siege that prosecutors linked to a Chechen rebel leader.
By Richmond Times-Dispatch  Mar. 10--Not long after the announcement that House and Senate Republicans had agreed on a compromise transportation finance plan, Gov.
The number of mortgages approved in December fall for the seventh month in a row, with 38% fewer mortgages approved than a year earlier.
German prosecutors said Friday they arrested a 45-year-old German-Pakistani suspected of providing financial and logistical support to members of al-Qaida in southern Afghanistan.
The fury of four hurricanes in Florida may have spared the state's endangered manatee population from further decline.
PAUL S. OTELLINI was 41 and a rising star at Intel when, in 1992, his boss informed him that the company would choose him as its new chief of sales and marketing.
A snarky caption contest probably was not what Buick had in mind last week when it sent around a photograph of its celebrity spokesman, Tiger Woods.
Within hours of Tim Henman&#39;s US Open semi-final defeat by Roger Federer on Saturday, 17-year-old Andrew Murray stormed to the junior title with a straight-sets defeat of Ukraine&#39;s Sergiy Stakhovsky.
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IBM IBM.N is looking to sell  its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up  to $2 billion, The New York Times reported on Friday, capping a  gradual withdrawal from the business it pioneered.
Martha Stewart, the lifestyle guru convicted of lying about the sale of shares she owned, wants to begin her five month jail sentence as soon as possible.
Some of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein&#39;s aides will go on trial next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday.
MAI MAHIU, Kenya  - Kenyan tribal warriors set  huts ablaze near a trading post northwest of Nairobi on Monday  after weekend clashes over access to water that killed 15  people, witnesses said.
If all goes well, Salman Khan will be in the august company of well-known Hollywood actors. Okay, let me explain!
Nineteen newly freed South Korean hostages were expected to fly out of the Afghan capital on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama, sources close to the arrangements said, after a deal critics fear could spur more abductions.
Just two weeks after unveiling what might very well be the fastest hard drive on the planet, Seagate has navigated into new waters with the introduction of a storage device called DAVE, short for Digital Audio Video Experience.
MP3 players should carry warnings users risk damaging hearing by having the volume too high, experts say.
General Motors (GM) plans to announce a massive restructuring Thursday that will eliminate as many as 12,000 jobs in Europe in a move to stem the five-year flow of red ink from its auto operations in the region.
Tiger Woods is 2 under through 11 holes in Saturday's third round to close within two shots of leader Angel Cabrera of Argentina.
It is the world&#39;s greatest film  festival and everybody in movies wants to be there. But that  doesn&#39;t mean they all have fun at Cannes.
Eight Chinese hostages freed by  guerrillas in Iraq at the weekend will return home soon, state  media said on Monday.
Kidnappers have freed the cousin of Iraqi  interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, Arab satellite television  Al Arabiya said on Sunday.
France's high-speed TGV train -- already the fastest in the world -- is to try to break its own record by hitting speeds above 540 kilometres (325 miles) per hour, its constructors said.
Shadow chancellor George Osborne is to accuse Labour of planning to abandon Tony Blair's public service reforms.
In the weeks before the Iraq war began, President Bush waved off concerns about casualties by evangelist Pat Robertson and told the TV preacher there would not be any.
By Rob White, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 17--FLORENCE, Ala. -- Once again Northwest Missouri State was tantalizingly close, but torturously short.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair today condemned terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir as India and the United Kingdom resolved to fight the menace globally.
The Electoral Commission rejects the idea of all-postal ballots in the UK after a review of this summer's trials.
Allied Capital failed to preserve documents to support how it valued investments between 2001 and 2003, securities regulators said as part of a settlement yesterday.
The government is likely to tighten supervision of domestic companies&#39; trading futures on overseas markets after the China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp lost US$550 million from
The head of the world's Anglican church   stepped in to defend Pope Benedict on Monday in the face of   fury from some Islamic groups about the Roman Catholic leader's   use of a medieval quotation on Islam and violence.
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Miami Dolphins starting guard Seth McKinney underwent surgery Thursday to repair a neck disc and is expected to be sidelined two to three months.
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Bird sleep is so mysterious that scientists are considering several answers, all intriguing.
Really small challenge to silicon semiconductors A team of scientists from the University of Illinois and Northrop Grumman Corp Electronics Systems has succeeded in creating a microscopic functioning radio constructed from carbon nanotubes, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday he wants Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to force Israel to end its nearly month-old offensive in the Gaza Strip as new attacks killed six Palestinians.
An arrest warrant is issued for Motley Crue singer Vince Neil who allegedly knocked a soundman unconscious.
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Web gateway filtering specialist Finjan is reporting a new toolkit that uses randomized JavaScript to stay hidden from virus crawlers and deliver its payload via compromised Web sites.Dubbed by Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC) as the \
By RYAN SUTTON, BLOOMBERG NEWS  Do you ever crave raw fish for Sunday brunch?  Some like a little sea urchin to help nurse a hangover. Others prefer something lighter than eggs Benedict. Then there's the Manhattan ceviche set, always looking for a way to drop a pound or 10.
French phone equipment firm Alcatel sues Microsoft, accusing it of infringing seven of its patents.
Millions of medicine bottles will be fitted with tiny radio antennas in the United States in a bid to combat counterfeiting, it emerged today.
Mayor Oscar Goodman crashed baseball&#39;s winter meetings on Saturday with some shiny baubles and proposed to the sport in a manner befitting Brittany Spears more than Bud Selig: Let&#39;s go to Vegas and get married.
Pakistani authorities have detained two relatives of a Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners, after he escaped from police custody, the man's lawyer said.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis ended a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Sunday, slipping into a berthing port to deliver more solar-powered panels and a new crewmember to the orbital outpost.
The plans for welcoming maestro James Levine to Boston and to its symphony orchestra began, in some ways, even before he was named to the prestigious musical director&#39;s position.
BOULDER, Colo. - Whole Foods Markets is reconsidering whether to continue selling a line of microwaveable stuffed animals that an educator said could lead children to believe there is nothing wrong with putting their pets in household appliances.
ARUSHA, Tanzania  - African leaders lobbied the  Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money  Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital  for the continent's health, officials said.
WASHINGTON - One of President Bush's election lawyers also advises a group running ads against Democratic rival John Kerry. A Democratic Party attorney works for the group behind commercials that criticize Bush...
A Saudi Arabian prisoner died of an apparent suicide at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
Sudanese peace talks began under a cloud  on Monday as Khartoum rejected a plan for African troops to  disarm rebels in the war-torn Darfur region.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Myanmar&#39;s secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister and placed him under house arrest, a move that could be seen as a victory for conservatives.
Steve Barber, the first 20-game winner in Baltimore Orioles history, has died.
A section of New York City's Times Square was closed down on Tuesday as police investigated what they described as a possible bomb scare.
Blog: Glaskowsky examines the pros and cons of digital SLRs.
Nuclear terrorism is a real threat which the world must take immediate action against in order to prevent a nuclear September 11-style outrage, according to the head of the UN's atomic energy agency.
Russia has the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad, Russia's defense minister said Sunday, citing the school hostage crisis. He said Moscow and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism.
Doctors are testing a radical new way to help smokers quit: a shot that \
The navigator of a ship that ran aground off Alaska was only 22 and had no knowledge of the area, a report says.
U.S. stocks were little changed on   Monday, paring earlier losses after a Federal Reserve official   said the U.S. central bank could do a better job of explaining   its policy aims.
Verizon Communications has gained the backing of partner Vodafone Group to bid for Sprint Corp in a move that could thwart Sprint&#39;s potential $35 billion bid for Nextel Communications, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
A European laboratory that was the birthplace of the World Wide Web and home of Nobel prize-winning developments in the quest to understand the makeup of matter wished itself a happy 50th birthday Tuesday.
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DevShed continues their looks at autoloading classes in PHP5 today with this new tutorial focusing on catching and handling any errors that might be thrown in the process.   This is the third article in the series on how to auto load classes in PHP 5. This article will demonstrate how to trigger exceptions in a way that can be caught by the corresponding \
Ready to wow USENIX Tied to such a bizarre supercomputer design, SiCortex seemed certain to miss its product ship target. Not so, according to engineer Win Treese, who promised the boxes will arrive this Summer as planned, during a speech here at the Usenix conference.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Proposals for changing the gambling industry in Britain are published by the government.
When President Hu Jintao opens the 17th Chinese Communist Party congress on October 15, he will be seeking to oust key rivals, name a successor and finally emerge from the shadow of his once powerful predecessor, Jiang Zemin.
LONDON : World oil prices bolted up to new record summits beyond 52 dollars on markets nervous about tight global supplies with winter looming in the northern hemisphere.
After years of labor, Min Jin Lee is an overnight sensation.
Top-seeded Andre Agassi won his third straight-sets match in a row, advancing to the semifinals of the euro643,750 (US$822,000) Stockholm Open for the first time on Friday.
The chance of rubbing  shoulders with celebrities such as Kevin Costner and Bill  Murray is a major attraction for fans at this week's Pebble  Beach National Pro-Am.
Rollout of messaging and mail integration begins this week.
A polygamist sect leader goes on trial in the US state of Utah accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
The son of Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister, was arrested by South African police on Wednesday and charged with illegally helping to finance a failed
OCTOBER 27, 2004 -- AirTran Airways yesterday announced a deal to acquire assets at Chicago Midway, New York LaGuardia and Reagan Washington National airports from ATA Holdings Corp.
Two pillars of the economy &#151; consumer confidence and the housing market &#151; sent off warning signs on Tuesday that could mean lower spending during the critical fall shopping season, particularly if the labor market weakens.
Trend Micro will become the latest major anti-virus software company to provide protection against mobile phone viruses with the release today of Trend Micro Mobile Security 1.0.
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Republican Fred Thompson ended the suspense on Thursday and said he would formally launch his 2008 run for the White House next week with a webcast and a five-day tour of early voting states.
A police investigation is launched after a man posing as a workman entered the Queen's Scotland residence.
Kolkata: India put themselves on course for their first home series win in two years, as their famed spinners exploited a wearing track to push South Africa on the mat in the decisive second cricket Test here today.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Call this one deja new. A year ago, Tommie Liddell of Saint Louis hit a shot with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Billikens to a 50-48 victory over the University of Massachusetts in a defensive struggle in the nation's midsection.
World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has no doubt former England coach Sir Clive Woodward will succeed in pursuing a new challenge in football.
Controversy over the veracity of recently released Bush National Guard memos has put the spotlight on digital forgery. These days, computers make document fakery easier -- and harder to detect -- than ever before. By Randy Dotinga.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a  slightly lower open on Wall Street  on Thursday after a report  showed a larger-than-expected rise in claims for unemployment  benefits, a gauge of strength in the jobs market.
Wholesale inflation posted a better-than-expected reading in June as both food and energy costs retreated.
Even at age 16, Benazir Bhutto was unafraid to express herself, a lesson one college classmate learned when she invited Bhutto home for Thanksgiving during their freshman year.
NEW YORK - A man was undergoing psychiatric evaluation after he jumped naked into a pool of carnivorous reptiles at the Bronx Zoo, authorities said.  The episode happened at about 1:30 p.m.
Exports of crude have resumed from oil fields in the north and south of Iraq, driving down prices on global markets overnight. After going just shy of $US50 a barrel at the end of last week, the key oil futures
Worn down by four years of bloody conflict with Israel, Palestinians found a welcome diversion Sunday: Watching Ammar Hassan, one of their own, compete for the title of best singer in the Arab world.
A man accused of murdering his son by leaping from a hotel balcony says he \
Scientists are warning that the earth&#39;s climate could be changing more rapidly than anyone thought because of a sudden and unexplained rise in the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.
Often trading personal insults, Alan Keyes and Barack Obama bickered over everything from broad government philosophy to details of policy on education and gay marriage Tuesday evening in the third and final debate of their Senate race.
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A clearly recovering Cuban President Fidel Castro was shown on television Friday meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and brother Raul Castro, to whom he temporarily ceded power a month ago to have abdominal surgery.
A roadside bomb targeting a police convoy killed nine officers, including a local commander, and left one critically wounded Monday in western Afghanistan, officials said.Comment
Libya's highest court is due to hear the final appeal of a group of foreign medical workers sentenced to death.
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Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially
Two adults and a three-year-old girl have been pulled out alive after 11 days buried under a collapsed two-storey building in the Philippines&#39; storm-hit town of Real, the local military commander said.
Social workers have raised concerns that paedophiles may exploit a database containing children's details, The Times says.
The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index  got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor  sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after  Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N warned about higher steel prices and  other costs.
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Bangalore, Dec. 5 (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s visit to India&#39;s infotech hub has sent a strong signal of Moscow&#39;s willingness to seriously engage India in improving the bilateral economic relations
Donovan McNabb slipped a sack and shuffled around the pocket long enough to find a wide-open LJ Smith to convert a third down. The electric play in the first quarter
At least 15 people are hurt in clashes between police and left-wing radicals in Hamburg, German police say.
The Teatru Astra is once again presenting a string of events that showcase the island of Gozo's cultural gems, in the upcoming third edition of Festival Mediterranea, the annual festival of culture held during ...
India and the European Union  sign a 'strategic partnership' deal to boost their relationship.
The widow of the murdered former Russian  spy Alexander Litvinenko says her husband angered members of  the Russian security services by speaking out against them, but  she never imagined they would kill him.
General Motors Corp., aided by a late-month clearance sale on 2004 models, said Friday its new vehicle business rose a surprising 20 percent in September, which appeared to help push up overall industry results despite bad weather
U.S. farmers and ranchers need $4.5  billion in disaster aid to offset the impact of drought and  floods, 28 farm and agribusiness groups said on Friday as a  pivotal vote neared in the Senate.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Wednesday defied a White House veto threat and voted to protect millions of Americans by outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe wins the International Man Booker Prize in honour of his literary career.
Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday, only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to take such a step, and prayed silently in another gesture of reconciliation to the Muslim world.
A security flaw in the way many Microsoft applications process JPEG images could allow an attacker to gain control over a computer running the software, Microsoft warned this week.
Two Israeli investment companies, said Sunday that they led a group that will buy the Lipstick Building in Manhattan for $648.5 million.
(San Diego, California-NBC) Oct. 25, 2004 - A plane crash near the Mexican border Sunday claimed the lives of five people. A medical air ambulance on its way to Albuquerque crashed in the mountainous region
The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in more than two months against the yen and halted a seven- week slide versus the euro before a government report expected to show US employers hired 200,000 workers last month.
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Peyton Manning made NFL history with  two touchdown passes Sunday, setting the single-season record  of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime  win over the San Diego Chargers.
Comment is free: Martin Jacques: The celebrity premier's successor can become a leader of substance if only he has the political courage to get serious.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday defended his lightning-rod role as a leading advocate for invading Iraq, for a warrantless surveillance program and for harsh treatment of suspected terrorists.
John McCain, meet Mike Huckabee. You're now rivals.
Carlos Guillen hit for the cycle and rookie Justin Verlander won his seventh consecutive decision to become the major leagues' first 14-game winner, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-4 on Tuesday night.
The Delacour's langur monkey, which lives exclusively in Vietnam, is fighting for its existence, conservationists warn.
Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. reduced its net income by &#36;12 million for its fiscal fourth quarter, citing new information related to property leases and the finalization of the accounting for its settlement with Microsoft Corp.
Hu Jintao, who just took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the CommunistParty of China (CPC), and his predecessor Jiang Zemin had a meeting with
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Hurt by erratic advertising demand, many of the nation&#39;s newspaper companies will fail to deliver the profits they had hoped for in the latest quarter.
A Marine helicopter carrying 16 people made an emergency landing in a lake in a volatile province west of Baghdad, killing one and leaving three missing, the military said Monday.
US President George W Bush is to visit the West Bank for key talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Britain is in danger of missing its target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by the end of the decade, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett said Wednesday.
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs.
John Deere could be the anchor your portfolio needs.
By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 21--Two low-income housing communities in Sacramento will offer their residents free Wi-Fi Internet access and computers later this fall.
President George W. Bush and leaders of the Democratic-led Congress vowed on Tuesday to move quickly to work out the details of a $150 billion stimulus package for the U.S. economy, as fears of a recession prompted a sell-off in global financial markets.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed on Monday to begin accession talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, but the United States again blocked any such negotiations with Iran, diplomats said.
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Is it ever too early to check cholesterol levels? Not according to a new study that suggests testing patients who are still in diapers.
A second US hostage is reported killed in Iraq, heightening fears for fellow captive, Briton Ken Bigley.
By PHIL MULKINS World Action Line Editor  Dear Action Line:  Is this fact or a hoax? -- J.G., Tulsa.    Dioxin microwave container hoax:  A \
BAGHDAD -- Two car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 11 people yesterday, including one American soldier, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited US troops and diplomats in the capital and at a remote desert air base.
Charles Kennedy accuses the foreign secretary of insulting millions of people with his attack on the Lib Dem anti-war stance.
Despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence, some people are already using antiretrovirals as preventives, hoping to halt HIV transmission during risky sex
Sudan admitted on Thursday that its  troops had opened fire on a joint U.N./African Union  peacekeeping convoy in Darfur, contradicting an earlier denial  by its ambassador to the United Nations.
Spain's Iberia on Friday formally presented an offer to buy the country's second largest airline, Spanair, from Scandinavian carrier SAS, Spanish media said.
Labor Party members cast ballots Monday for their leader, a contest that could have serious implications for the makeup of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's governing coalition and his own political survival.
Doctors say Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet has suffered a stroke, ahead of a new ruling on his case.
Democratic  candidate John Kerry and President George W Bush spar over the Iraq war as the campaign heats up.
Text messaging is playing a growing role in the 2008 presidential race as a handful of candidates look to the technology to reach younger voters often glued to their mobile phones.
Warwickshire are crowned county champions after rivals Sussex are beaten by Middlesex.
BAGHDAD: Iraq&#39;s interim Government has warned that US-backed elections due to be held in January are at risk because the United Nations has failed to assign enough officials to monitor the vote.
With gas prices falling and credit tightening, Chesapeake unveils a new prescription.
American golfer Todd Hamilton leads six other players by one stroke after the first round of the World Golf Championships American Express tournament in Ireland.
An activist has been jailed for a record four years for his part in a campaign of intimidation against an animal testing firm.
'Lawbreaking' newspapers outed The Information Commissioner will today name and shame the newspapers he says are breaking the law in their pursuit of stories. Richard Thomas has published a report to Parliament on information theft which contains a league table of alleged offenders.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Circuit City has the Samsung S730 digital camera for $90.99. You can also add an Epson R280 photo printer and get it free after a $75 mail-in rebate.
ISLAMABAD : A group, holding three UN hostages in Afghanistan, said on Wednesday the hostages may be handed over to the group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military commission to decide their fate.
WASHINGTON -- Some 526,000 batteries used in ThinkPad notebook computers worldwide are being recalled in the latest problem with batteries made by Sony Corp., the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
E.On becomes the latest of the big energy firms to increase prices of gas and electricity.
NAJAF, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through Najaf on Friday after a night of heavy U.S. bombing that saw radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr order his fighters to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities...
In the clearest signal yet of nanotechnology&#39;s ascendancy in the realm of medicine, the National Cancer Institute will announce a major nano-research program today.
Intel unveiled its latest ultra-high-end processor platform, the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, with a higher-speed frontside bus and more cache and memory.
More than 80 percent of the city's steel-framed high rise buildings have not been inspected for possible damage from the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and officials said they fear the extent of any problems may not be known until the next big quake hits.
A smoked cheese made for centuries in the Tatra mountains between Poland and Slovakia is at the center of a dispute between the two new European Union neighbors, EU officials said Monday.
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An $800 tab raises eyebrows as New York's stylists wage a price war \u00c2\u0097 upward.
NFL star Michael Vick was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on charges of sponsoring a dogfighting operation so grisly the losers either died in the pit or sometimes were electrocuted, drowned, hanged, or shot.
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Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years is likely to be the top attraction at the Rome film festival next month.
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Subscribers to Idaho\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Lewiston Tribune  did not need to be the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree to notice something odd on the front page Dec. 13.
Heavy rain across China has killed another five people and prevented half a million residents displaced by a swollen river for days from returning home, state media said on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. Pictures&#39; The Polar Express, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, set an opening weekend record for a Hollywood film released in IMAX, the company&#39;s co-chief executive Brad Wechsler said.
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Combined with recent Netscape app purchases, the move gets Linux provider closer to integrating desktops with network services. By Larry Greenemeier.
Chinese labor activist Han Dongfang  mounted a daring protest during the ill-fated Tiananmen Square  democracy movement in 1989, helping form a short-lived free  trades union.
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Nicole Soulis and Kati Harty scored 12 points apiece to help No. 21 Wisconsin-Green Bay beat Loyola of Chicago 78-60 on Thursday night.
Toshiba Corp. has a new flat-panel TV that delivers clear imagery comparable to the old-style cathode-ray tubes by using similar beam-emitting technology.
Ten Palestinians, including an 11-year-old girl, were killed by Israeli forces as a day of violence erupted on the West Bank and the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel
Privacy advocates, security mavens, states' rights renew assault Critics have renewed their offensive on a federal law mandating changes to state-issued drivers licenses after the US Department of Homeland Security on Friday issued final rules implementing the controversial measure.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La Figc chiede i danni al Genoa nel processo per illecito. Il suo legale, Tito Lucrezio Milella, ha ...
The NHL players&#39; association offered an immediate 24 percent rollback of salaries Thursday as the centerpiece of a new proposal handed to the league in an effort to end the season-long lockout.
Allenamento mattutino dell'Empoli in vista della trasferta di domenica prossima a Torino: il tecnico...
A day after he agreed to join the Chicago Cubs, Ted Lilly learned exactly how serious they were about signing him.
La Slovenia ha battuto il Lussemburgo 3-0 (2-0) in una partita del girone G di qualificazione a Euro...
The Bush administration begins to lay out its second term foreign policy agenda this week when Condoleezza Rice undergoes two days of hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- A panel of rabbis gave permission Wednesday for same-sex commitment ceremonies and ordination of gays within Conservative Judaism, a wrenching change for a movement that occupies the middle ground between orthodoxy and liberalism in Judaism.
At ISSCC next week, Intel will reveal details on a new CPU that sounds like Silverthorne--but execs won't confirm.
The Pentagon has released the names of the following US service members killed recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to an Associated Press count, at least 3,494 members of the US military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003. At least 25,681 have been wounded, the military says. In Afghanistan, at least 387 US personnel have died ...
Maverick U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore steered the Toronto International Film Festival firmly toward politics with a scathing denunciation of the Iraq war and a preview of his
Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton and singer Samuel Preston split after ten months of marriage.
Winning skipper Ludde Ingvall has described the conditions he and the crew of Nicorette endured during the 60th Sydney to Hobart as the worst he has experienced.
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The United States threatened on  Friday to move forward on Kosovo, which is clamoring for  independence from Serbia, whether Russia agreed or not to the  latest U.N. Security Council draft resolution.
Samsung says a glut of semiconductors on the market will bring prices down and slow growth in 2005.
There can be too much snow, but there can&#39;t be too much celebrating for the Birds of Prey World Cup ski races that begin tomorrow at Beaver Creek.
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The Indian government is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss an outbreak of dengue fever in the country.
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Maryland's highest court yesterday upheld a 34-year-old state law banning same-sex marriage, rejecting an attempt by 19 gay men and lesbians to win the right to marry.
African nations have taken big  strides in reducing corruption over the past 10 years, the World Bank says.
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Anti-spyware company had granted another company rights to its software.
Climate concerns will reduce chance of new public backlash, says industry.
The Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, says the killing of an al-Qaeda militant by security forces is a major blow against terrorism.
Lenders have concocted a frightening brew of fees. Are there fang marks on your wallet?
Petting zoos and their  customers need to pay more attention to hygiene in order to  prevent animal-transmitted infections, a Canadian study  suggests.
The US budget deficit is set to hit a worse-than-expected $368bn this year, excluding war costs.
Some forest fires still burn in southern Greece but rain from the north is expected to bring some relief.
ST. PETERSBURG  - Top seed and crowd favorite  Marat Safin was knocked out of the St. Petersburg Open  quarterfinals Friday, falling 6-4, 6-1 to Michael Llodra.
HONG KONG - Hong Kong voters made a strong turnout Sunday in a hard-fought legislative election being closely watched by Beijing. As of 5:30 pm, turnout was 35.
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Kenyans waited on edge for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.
A court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu sentences three political activists to death for killing three female students.
uestion: My friends convinced me that, instead of quitting my job to start a business, I should get an online venture going from home as a first step.
Forty tons of water donated by Scottish companies are flown to the Maldives as part of the tsunami aid effort.
Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger is retiring, the university said Wednesday. The nation's second-largest athletics department has endured several blows in the past year, including NCAA investigations of its football and basketball programs.
President George W. Bush told  the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday the United States wants  peace with Iran and urged world leaders to move quickly to save  Darfur.
Software giant plans to submit its HD Photo image format to a standards body as a higher-quality replacement for today's ubiquitous JPEG standard.
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Voice-over work in Indiana wasn't too lucrative, so Daniel Geduld made a classic actor's move: He headed for L.A. And like most Hollywood dreamers, Geduld didn't get hired for much.
The &quot;Make Love Not Spam&quot; screensaver has been temporarily pulled while Lycos deals with hosting and management issues, according to a company spokesman.
A commercial cargo vessel docks in the Somali capital's main port for the first time in nearly a decade.
Swimming At 24, Ian Thorpe believes he has more important things to do than pursue more Olympic glory. The most successful Australian in the history of the Games announced his retirement from competitive swimming yesterday. Plagued by illness, injury, and a lack of motivation, Thorpe hasn't competed at a major meet since the 2004 Athens Olympics and originally planned to ...
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani left a Jordanian hospital Wednesday to fly back to Baghdad.
An ex-priest is given a suspended jail sentence for pushing the front-runner off the road during the men's marathon in Athens.
China went on the global warming offensive on Monday, unveiling a climate change action plan while stressing it will not sacrifice economic ambitions to international demands to cut greenhouse gas pollution.
Dozens of people living in a Peruvian town near Lake Titicaca reported vomiting and headaches after they went to look at a crater apparently left by a meteorite that crashed down over the weekend, health officials said on Tuesday.
An economist with Asian Development Bank said Friday that China&#39;s decision to raise interest rates is necessary, but not enough to curb inflation.
Britney. Paris. Lindsay. Jessica. Mary-Kate and Ashley. They're young, famous, rich and sexy. They're the newest crop of first-name wonders, a gaggle of mostly blond girls who are dominating celebrity news with their good looks and never-dull personal lives.
In Japan, cellphone novels have not only infiltrated the mainstream but have come to dominate it.
Half of British fathers either continue to doze or pretend to be asleep when their babies cry during the night, making many mothers resentful, a survey released on Thursday shows.
After months of rumors, Sony has confirmed that a rumble version of the PS3 Sixaxis controller is coming soon.
A federal Internet gambling ban poses threats to lawful gaming online and must be amended right away, they argue in a Capitol Hill lobbying blitz.
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In his run for the Palestinian presidency, Mahmoud Abbas must convince militants to abandon their struggle and let him try diplomacy to win an independent state.
Prudential Center owner Boston Properties Inc. yesterday asked the city's permission to raise the height of an office tower it plans to build at the Back Bay complex from 11 to 19 stories.
ROME -- Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, the provocative and colorful African prelate known for exorcisms, mass healing ceremonies, and temporarily breaking with the church to marry a Korean acupuncturist, was excommunicated yesterday by the Vatican.
Now that it's all wrapped up, Chris Shiflett has posted his own look back at the PHP Advent calendar he coordinated.   Coordinating this turned out to be a lot of work, but I hope to do it again next year. [...] With a little bit of prodding, we all hopefully learned a little more than we would have otherwise, and the people who were gracious enough to share something deserve our thanks.   You can check out his post (and, of course, our own) for a complete list of all twenty-four days.
It's part of the company's effort to beat back Linux and piracy efforts in developing technology markets.
Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions sought to forge agreement on Thursday on a deadline for disabling the North's atomic facilities and exposing its trove of nuclear secrets.
Should Fox News keep relying on a political reporter who privately mocked John Kerry as a well-manicured \
Two Islamic Jihad militants are killed in an Israeli air raid in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.
Hurdler Liu Xiang says he takes each day as it comes, a philosophy that has put him at odds with millions of his Chinese compatriots, who have been projecting Liu\u00e2\u0080\u0099s star turn at next year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Beijing Olympics.
By the day of its release last week, Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox 1.0 had already garnered 3% of the Web-browser market. Not bad for a new product competing directly with Microsoft&#39;s widely entrenched Internet Explorer.
Scientists believe they may have found the remains of an extinct species of ape that would be the last common ancestor humans shared with chimpanzees, gorillas and other primates during a dig in Spain.
Roman Catholic bishops in England and Wales rejected as false and misleading a BBC documentary about what it said was a cover-up of child sexual abuse under a system enforced by Pope Benedict XVI in his previous job.
Iraq has one of the world's largest oil reserves, but the Iraqi army can't get enough fuel for its tanks. It also can't get spare parts for its trucks or supply ammunition on its own.
A man is charged with murdering his wife and three children following an international manhunt.
As Logan International Airport officials gird for a pounding from East Boston residents tonight over a proposed $55 million taxiway, they can count on strong support from one group: airline pilots.
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Australia said on Sunday it was relaxing  its migration program to allow more skilled workers into the  country where the jobless rate is at a three-decade low and  most companies face a labor shortage.
A former user of the pain relief medicine Vioxx is suing the drug maker and Wal-Mart in a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in circuit court in Hempstead County, Ark.
Clothing retailer Gap  reported on Thursday a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit as it cut prices at its struggling Gap stores and began closing its Forth & Towne business.
Domestic air travelers could be surfing the Web by 2006 with government-approved technology that allows people access to high-speed Internet connections while they fly.
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The gap between the pay of UK women and men is bigger than previously thought, a report says.
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NASA mission controllers decided to delay the flight of their supersonic X-43A aircraft until Tuesday after instrument trouble caused them to miss their planned Monday launch.
Raising pressure on Tehran, the United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a general from the country's elite Qods force and three Iraqis living in exile in Syria and Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq.
A strong earthquake jolted Manila and other parts of the northern Philippines on Friday night, prompting many to rush into the streets, but officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
Texas' highest criminal appeals court agreed Wednesday to consider reinstating a conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a move that could delay his trial until next year.
More than 80 percent of VMware income comes from higher-level tools, a move that gives the EMC subsidiary more breathing room against rivals.Getting real about virtualization
Israel plans to build more than 530 new settler homes in the West Bank and signalled it would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
Police were searching for an American diplomat reported missing on the Mediterranean island, authorities said Sunday.
Design specialists dream up Media Center PCs that look more like furniture.
Back in Dallas, Steve Nash deftly ran the Phoenix offense and set up his new teammates with one smooth pass after another. Nash dished out 18 assists, most in the NBA this season, and scored 17 points to lead Phoenix past the Mavericks 107-101 on Tuesday. It was his first game against his former team since signing with the Suns for &#36;60 million guaranteed last summer, and Nash looked right at home.
An accident involving a giraffe at  a Swedish zoo injures a zookeeper and kills the animal.
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Late payments on a cluster of consumer loans, including those for autos, home improvement and certain home equity loans, climbed in the summer to their highest point since the country's last recession in 2001.
Despite a ho-hum Q2, the tax preparer has a bright future.
CAMBRIDGE, Maine - A Cambridge family was minding its business at home when a deer bounded through a parlor window, hurdling a sofa and scrambling through the home before being wrestled into a bathroom and locked in.
Sandeep Sawant\u00c2\u0092s Marathi film Shwas was on Friday nominated for coveted Oscar awards in the foreign film category.
A far-reaching proposal by Senate Republicans to dismantle the CIA and remove key intelligence agencies from the Pentagon ran into heavy political opposition
A bear tried to pull a Girl Scout out of her tent during a camping trip, the girl and scout officials said.
Spanish national team coach Luis Aragones faces a formal investigation after Spain&#39;s Football Federation decided to open disciplinary proceedings over racist comments about Thierry Henry of France and Arsenal.
In this remote and rusting town on the barren steppes of Central Asia, the space race and the Sputnik era seem much more than a memory.
The Service Employees International Union will step up its Boston hospital organizing efforts today when members are expected to hand out leaflets in the Longwood Medical Area. SEIU has been working to organize employees in Boston's largely nonunion teaching hospitals for nearly two years. An organizing rally is set for Oct. 16. Union officials said they want hospital executives to ...
ARM has developed a suite of media and signal processing instructions that will appear in future ARM processors targeting mobile consumer devices.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin meet at a summit in Germany on Thursday for the first time in half a year as ties between their countries sink to a post-Cold War low.
United Airlines is letting Mileage Plus frequent-flier members get free flights of under 700 miles each way for 15,000 points -- instead of the usual 25,000 -- if you book on United.com and travel before Dec. 14. From Logan, that covers flights on United and code-share partners as far as Washington, Montreal, and Toronto.
By Andrew Hay BRASILIA, Brazil  - The world's largest free tradearea was meant to open across 34 nations of the Americas onJan. 1, 2005. The only visible sign of it in Latin America inthe final days of 2004 is anti-U.S. graffiti sprayed on citywalls.
Virginia Tech was picked to finish in the middle of the pack in its first year in the ACC. Instead, it heads into the final weeks of the season with a chance to win the conference title.
Jets Coach Herman Edwards said he had known for 10 days that Chad Pennington would return as the starting quarterback Sunday against the Houston Texans.
Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.
NEW YORK Humans might know that the universe is thought to be 15 billion years old, or that the Milky Way was formed 13 billion years ago, but the way we feel about ourselves in relation to a 4.5 billion-year-old earth is not much different from the way
A US soldier at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal is seeking to strike from his court martial potentially incriminating photographs at a hearing before a military judge in Germany.
US Army reservist Staff Sgt. Ivan &#39;&#39;Chip&#39;&#39; Frederick pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison as a two-day court-martial opened at a US base in Baghdad.
InfoWorld - The Web is scarier than most people realize, according to research published recently by Google.
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A senior developer surveys the cultural chasm between suits and geeks, and says that communication is possible -- but that managers need to keep a few things about the hacker's worldview in mind.
A massive renovation of the  Museum of the Moving Image will shutter the New York facility  for an extended period.
A transfer of power in Cuba to acting President Raul Castro could pave the way for a debate on its return to the Organization of American States, the head of the hemispheric forum said on Monday.
The Canadian navy has gone on the counterattack, staunchly defending the safety of its second-hand submarines despite the tragedy on HMCS Chicoutimi.
Microsoft on Friday set late 2006 as the deadline when it will ship Longhorn, the next major version of Windows. But to make that date, it had to delay the full implementation WinFS, an ambitious file system
Several eastern European countries would forgive Libyan debt dating back to the Cold War under a proposal to compensate families whose children were allegedly infected with the AIDS virus by five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, a victims' advocate said Saturday.
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Is anybody home in Merrill's risk-management department?
Moussa Arafat, a cousin of Yasser Arafat and erstwhile security boss in Gaza, last night escaped unharmed when a car bomb exploded near his convoy in Gaza City.
By Jason Webb BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia may recover itslong-lost status as a significant gold producer thanks toimproved security and a rebound in prices, which have allowed aCanadian company to reopen a mine troubled by rebels.
The New York Rangers stole the spotlight from longtime rival Philadelphia yesterday as both teams made huge splashes in the NHL free agency pool on an eventful first day of the shopping season during which most of the top-echelon players hitting the market were signed.
Video game critics on Wednesday  honored Nintendo&#039;s Wii console and Electronic Arts&#039; upcoming  &quot;Spore&quot; video game for bringing fresh ideas to the &#36;28.5  billion industry that has been criticized for relying on films  for inspiration and on game sequels for sales.
Shyra Ely scored 23 points and freshman point guard Sa'de Wiley-Gatewood hit three 3-pointers in her collegiate debut, leading No. 9 Tennessee to an 82-55 victory over TCU on Sunday.
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Russian energy giant Gazprom aims to start delivering liquefied natural gas to the United States in 2005 with help from Canadian firm Petro-Canada to build a LNG plant, the president of the Russian group said.
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pulls out of appearing in person at the Tory Party conference.
Republicans loaned a Democrat their microphones Saturday afternoon at a rally featuring Georgia Sen. Zell Miller and other Bush supporters at TheDow Event Center atrium in Saginaw.
On Saturday, actor/director/producer Kevin Costner and his German girlfriend, Christine Baumgartner were married at Costner&#39;s ranch in Aspen, Colorado.
An explosion and fire tore apart a large section of a three-story apartment building Thursday, injuring several people. Dazed residents milled about the structure's severely damaged remains at daybreak.
High cholesterol and  inflammation during pregnancy may increase a woman's odds of  premature delivery, a study suggests.
Sir Paul McCartney's fourth classical album will have its live premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in November.
Oscar-winning actor and director Kevin Costner finally married his long-time girlfriend at a ceremony held at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado, on Saturday.
Tobias Schlitt mentioned today that the book from him and fellow co-author Kore Nordmann, a guide to the eZ Components framework, has been made the featured book of the month over on DynamicWebPages.de.   On the website you now find a picture of the book in a very prominent place and an extensive recension (German) linked from there.   You can find out more about the book and pick up your own copy from Amazon.
Venus Williams moved to within two matches of a fourth Wimbledon singles crown after a straight sets win over former US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in her quarter-final here on Thursday.
State republicans are asking Dino Rossi supporters to make sure their ballots were not rejected. That after Rossi lost his lead in the governor&#39;s race to Democrat Chris Gregoire.

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Around 200 French police swooped  on a Paris suburb on Monday and arrested 12 people after an  attack on two policemen renewed fears of rising crime and  sparked a row between France's judges and interior minister.
Rudy Giuliani's support is broad. Hillary Rodham Clinton's is intense. Among voters of all parties with an opinion, Clinton is viewed favorably by 55 percent, the lowest of all major candidates, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday.
CHARLOTTE, NC - Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.&#39;s fell sharply Monday as a 79 percent plunge in third-quarter earnings and an intensifying accounting investigation overshadowed the pastrymaker&#39;s statement that the low-carb craze might be easing.
Winless on the PGA Tour for almost five years, Tom Lehman put himself in weekend contention for the third straight week with a 6-under 66 Friday at the Funai Classic at Disney, putting him in today&#39;s final group and a stroke behind Briny Baird at Lake
Spanish soccer fans woke to welcome headlines Friday as all four of their teams made it through the first round of the UEFA Cup. Zaragoza beat Sigma Olomouc of the Czech Republic; Athletic de
The Vermont Agency of Human Services is warning some 70,000 people in the state that a computer breach may have exposed their Social Security Numbers and other personal data.
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Toronto Raptors guard Alvin Williams will miss the rest of the 2004 season with an injured right knee.
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Today marks the end of an unusually heavy voter registration season, election officials across Indiana said. Indiana residents expecting to cast ballots in the Nov. 2 general election
The crisis in Darfur intensified yesterday, as peace talks between the Sudanese govern- ment and rebel forces collapsed and the country&#39;s Foreign Minister rejected a watered-down draft of a UN Security Council resolution.
NEW YORK  - If women are trying to conceive, they may have more success when they use the Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor (Unipath), UK and US researchers report in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
NEW YORK - Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassurance from the Federal Reserve.    In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 16.22, or 0.2 percent, at 10,221.11...
Belgian authorities try to trace a Thai man who brought two bird flu-infected Asian eagles into the country.
LONDON As Wayne Rooney, the world&#39;s most expensive teenage soccer player, prepared for his debut in the Champions League on Tuesday night, his new club Manchester United disclosed the true cost of paying middlemen to smooth the path between clubs who buy
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - Left-wing populist Jacob Zuma has won the leadership of South Africa's ruling ANC, lining him up for the presidency of the country but creating deep uncertainty about his policies.
After a forgettable slate of commercials, it's time to admit that the golden age of Super Bowl advertising is over.
Pop star Michael Jackson, angry  over a \
Observations by an international team of astronomers with the UVES spectrometer on ESO's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory (Chile) have thrown new light on the earliest epoch of the Milky Way galaxy.
France and Spain are to set up a joint police corps to combat terrorism by Islamic extremists, Spanish Justice Minister Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar said following a meeting with his French counterpart here.
Preakness winner Bernardini will not run in the Belmont Stakes, another blow to the final race of the Triple Crown series.
A former pizza deliveryman now in prison for rape is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history after police used DNA to link him to the slayings of 12 women over more than a decade.
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One of the more remarkable, if not particularly relevant, streaks in baseball history ended last night.
The U.S. House of Representatives  voted on Friday to prohibit any aid to Saudi Arabia as  lawmakers accused the close ally of religious intolerance and  bankrolling terrorist organizations.
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan was ordered to spend one day in jail and serve three years probation after pleading no contest to charges of cocaine possession and drunken driving on Thursday.
Iraq's interim government Friday cautiously welcomed the possibility of an agreement with rebellious Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr to disband the cleric's militia. But there was still no direct word from Sadr and therefore no deal.
The United Nations is adopting new steps in its global tsunami-relief campaign to guard against improprieties like those alleged in the oil-for-food program for Iraq, U.N. officials said Monday.
com December 28, 2004, 11:58 AM PT. The Department of Justice has landed its first conviction against an American defendant trapped via Operation Fastlink, a multinational law enforcement
Americans' distrust of politicians and business leaders has reached an \
The last thing any government wants is hot, angry voters, but that is Pakistan's fate with elections just months away.
The Bank of England announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent for a second successive month, amid signs that Britain's red-hot housing market is cooling slightly.
Riverdeep Inc., an Irish educational software publisher, agreed to buy U.S. textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin for about $1.75 billion in cash and the assumption of about $1.61 billion in net debt, the companies said on Wednesday.
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A California woman is suing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar claiming the former National Basketball Association great improperly fired her pregnant daughter, court papers showed.
Fresh off their first trip to the Major League Lacrosse championship game, the Boston Cannons will open their fifth season May 29 at Philadelphia, a rematch of last season's finale against the defending champion Barrage.
The blurring of boundaries between TV and the internet raises questions of regulation, says watchdog Ofcom.
LOS ANGELES: Legendary US bandleader and jazz clarinettist Artie Shaw, the big band era&#39;s reluctant King of Swing, died today at the age of 94, the manager of his orchestra said.
Nine-time Grand Slam winner Monica Seles announced her retirement from competitive tennis on Thursday.
U.S. stocks shot higher on Thursday as  oil prices resumed their retreat, while technology shares sped  ahead, helped by Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and Intel Corp.  INTC.O
Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said on Thursday they expect the government to  release 26 Taliban prisoners in exchange for their hostages  before the Muslim Eid festival this weekend.
Mirant Corp.  filed suit  against NRG Energy Inc.  late on Tuesday to have  Delaware&#039;s Chancery Court declare that Mirant can legally  acquire NRG.
Even a cup of coffee didn't sway one stubborn independent voter \u00c2\u0097 though Republican Mike Huckabee gave it his all Tuesday as New Hampshire residents went to the polls in the state's presidential primary.
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IT was another hard luck story for Martin O&#39;Neill&#39;s demoralised Scottish champions in the Ukraine tonight as an emphatic Francelino Matuzalem (right) double and exquisite Brandao chip in the second half virtually ended Celtic&#39;s Champions League ambitions
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ANDREW HALL&#39;s defiant ton left India frustrated yesterday as South Africa reached 7-459 at stumps on the second day of the first Test in Kanpur.
The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by  millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the  market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it  raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer,  Merck & Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
One of the new handsets invokes Garbo, according to the Finnish phone giant. Another is described as \
As any developer will tell you, putting a website out on the internet is only half of the equation. The other half is trying to figure out some of the visitors (and how many of them) coming to your site. That's where this new article from DevShed comes in.   If you have a website, especially one that sells products or services, it can be useful to track the visitors to your site. This article explains how to write a program that will do just that.   They offer a database-based suggestion for recording various pieces of visitor information, including: IP address, date/time of the visit, pages viewed, browser type, and the referring page. They give the database structure and the PHP code needed to push the data into it. They also include some simple analysis code/SQL to show the different habits of your visitors and place them into an easy-to-read dynamic HTML page.
Movie pirates who get caught recording a film in a theater just might end up walking the plank -- literally. The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act passed by the House of Representatives would make our love
IT security and research organization The SANS Institute is releasing its annual Top 20 list of Internet security vulnerabilities this week, with the intention of offering organizations at least a starting point for addressing critical issues.
The boss of Yahoo says he is working on a \
Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Howard has been suspended for two games for his involvement in a fight with Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller in a pre-season game last Tuesday, the NBA said.
After one of the most miserable nights of his career, Eddy Curry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body language after practice Thursday conveyed what a lost soul he seems to have become.
The chancellor orders the Bank of England to freeze any UK assets of Saudi dissident based in London and a group believed to be linked to him.
Hundreds of pages of decades-old documents declassified and released by the CIA yesterday revealed a 1970s-era agency in the throes of unaccustomed self-examination, caught between its traditional secrecy and demands that it come clean on a  history of unsavory activities.
Last year, Ernie Els took an eight-shot lead into the final round of the Heineken Classic and barely held on for his third straight win at Royal Melbourne. This year, he is trailing heading into Sunday &#151; but he likes his chances.
Police launch a murder investigation after a man dies in a disturbance outside a pub in Greater Manchester.
China increases its interest rates for the first time since 1995, a move widely seen as a further attempt to prevent its economy from over-heating.
After a barrage of lawsuits accusing   it of overcharging customers, H&R Block Inc. HRB.N on   Thursday said it will slash fees on loans to people waiting for   tax refunds.
The tenth-largest US airline, ATA Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection and sold off airport slots and other assets to AirTran Airways for $ 87.
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SpaceShipOne is just one flight away from claiming the Ansari X-Prize, a $10m award designed to kick-start private space travel.
NAIROBI, Oct. 29 -- Somalia's prime minister resigned Monday amid pressure from neighboring powerhouse Ethiopia, faltering support from the United States and a power struggle with the Somali president who had appointed him.
The deadly car bombings at two Egyptian resorts crowded with Israeli tourists bear the hallmarks of the al-Qaida terror network, and it appears Palestinian militants
President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry will find themselves in a virtual dead heat as the 2004 presidential campaign roars past Labor Day, the holiday
Former Fulham boss Chris Coleman was on Tuesday appointed manager of Championship side Coventry on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
BAGHDAD -- Police said yesterday they had recovered 48 bodies from across Baghdad, bringing the toll of clandestine killings since Monday to at least 180 people. Most of those people were shot execution-style.
Microsoft&#39;s chief counsel, briefing reporters in the lead-up to a European Union court hearing this week, said Monday he remains hopeful the software giant&#39;s European antitrust case can be settled.
Respiratory ailments, mental trauma and other problems that arose after the Sept. 11 attacks are costing the U.S. health care system $393 million per year, according to an analysis that city officials released Tuesday.
Apps upgrades will need policies, even if you don't want them Further indications that the coming upgrades of the major business applications such as SAP and Oracle could cause unsuspecting IT managers more problems than they have planned for, first noted here, have come from SOA Software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
RE teachers must provide more sophisticated teaching of the subject in a post 9/11 world, Ofsted says.
A squadron of Raptor jets used by the U.S. Air Force was forced to return to base in Hawaii after a software glitch cropped up during a flight to Japan. The glitch has since been fixed.
More than 18,000 US troops and innumerable Afghan forces are in the process of searching every inch of Afhganistan and Afghan-Pak border.
BT may have to pay a fine if found to have broken competition rules, Ofcom warns, but  the firm says it has already been cleared.
Federal Reserve's vice chairman acknowledged on Saturday that the central bank's message had been clouded by a difference of opinions being voiced by policy-makers, but warned markets to learn to live with it.
80GB external hard drive is on offer at a 50% reduction.
How the BBC News website's technology team covered the launch of a free Wi-fi network in Norwich
La Eldo Napoli ha ingaggiato la guardia statunitense Larry O'Bannon, 23 anni, nella prima parte dell...
Workers at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant in Coventry wait to hear from Gordon Brown after he is believed to have met Ford's president.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone expected to reshape the mobile industry.
NEW YORK - Bernie Williams hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their seventh straight AL East title, beating the Minnesota Twins 6-4 Thursday night for their 100th victory of the season.    With the crowd standing and hollering, Williams connected with one out to set off an enthusiastic celebration...
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday his government had stopped Iraq sliding into civil war and pledged his commitment to reconciling the country's majority Shi'ites and Sunni Arabs.
TRENTON, NJ (CP) - Vioxx, the blockbuster arthritis drug taken by tens of millions of people, was pulled from the market by its maker Thursday after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
No. 3 US airline gets commitment from GE Commercial Finance as it looks to avoid bankruptcy. NEW YORK  - Delta Air Lines Inc.
BEIJING : Fifty-three people were confirmed dead Sunday after a passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off in northern China, officials and state media said.
(InfoWorld) - Nokia Corp. revealed its new online multimedia strategy on Wednesday, and showed mobile users the door. It also unveiled a range of new phones for playing games and music, and demonstrated a new user interface for future multimedia phones. Ovi, the Finnish word for door, is Nokia's new umbrella brand for online gaming, music, mapping and social networking services, and also the name of a portal where they will appear. The portal, accessible from a mobile phone or a PC, will also be open to other vendors' services, executives said at a news conference, held in a former fish market in London. The first service to appear on the site, from November, will be an updated version of Nokia's mobile gaming platform, N-Gage Arena, which currently works only with the company's N-Gage mobile game consoles, but will soon work with other Nokia devices too. \
Israel's prime minister said Monday that he hoped to revive long-stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians, saying that they would be able to achieve an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip through talks with Israel.
Media & professional: Interview: Bob Jeffrey wants to lead JWT into a digital era Britain is slowly embracing.
By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Feb. 4--This week's scam may be inoperative by the time you read this,  but on the Internet, one never knows.   The senders of the e-mail pose as BB&T Co., the Raleigh-Durham,  N.C.-based bank.
A drug company hopes to win federal approval early next month for a novel cervical cancer vaccine that it touts as the next biggest thing since the pap test in fighting the No. 2 cancer in women.
President Bush, trying to recover from a stinging setback on immigration, will personally try in a visit to the Capitol next week to revive the embattled plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
As standard bearers of the East  Coast hardcore scene in the early 1980s, Bad Brains were partly  responsible for helping the Beastie Boys first get into the  recording studio. Now, one of the Boys is returning the favor,  and a long-awaited Bad Brains record produced by the Beasties'  Adam Yauch will see the light of day this summer.
Ecco i risultati degli incontri della regular season della Major League Baseball disputati la scorsa...
Roma, 13 ottobre 2004 - Nuova battuta d&#39;arresto per la produzione di autovetture, che ad agosto registra un calo pari al meno 36,5% su base annua. Nei primi otto mesi del 2004 la produzione di auto \u00c3\u00a8 diminuita
Several OPEC members argued that the cartel should raise its price band, but ministers remained deadset against hiking its official production quotas in a bid to stabilise the oil market.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf called for help from British police in probing the murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as he sought to dampen public anger Thursday a week after her death.
Billionaire Marvin Davis, who made a fortune first in the oil business and later in entertainment, died over the weekend at his home in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 79, his publicist said late on Saturday.
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- The New England Patriots would rather not talk about the streak. Drew Bledsoe and the Buffalo Bills would like to end it.
Russia has ruled out UN Security Council sanctions against Sudan for its failure to control Arab militias in the Darfur region. The senior UN envoy to Sudan will brief the Council Thursday on his just-completed
A final round of talks on the status of Kosovo will begin on 21 February - a week later than planned, the UN says.
The Pentagon has released what it called newly found records concerning President Bush&#39;s service in the Air National Guard, a subject of debate in the US presidential campaign, The New York Times said on Wednesday.
The US government is warning its citizens in Afghanistan to &quot;keep a low profile&quot; after a car bombing Sunday at the offices of a US private security contractor in Kabul killed 11 people, including three Americans.
Turkey&#39;s parliament speaker, Bulent Arinc, has called members back for a special session on Sunday to adopt crucial penal code reforms that are essential to the country&#39;s bid for European Union membership.
Injured Buffalo Bills safety Lawyer Milloy ruled out any chance of returning to face the Patriots next month. That means Milloy, who broke his right forearm in a preseason game Aug. 28, will miss at least another three weeks, including the Oct. 3 game against the Patriots in Buffalo. &quot;Believe me, I would love to come back for that game,&quot; ...
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Crew members may have to abandon the international space station late this year if astronauts can&#39;t fix already weeks-old oxygen supply problems, a NASA official said Friday.
Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan was picked Wednesday to head the House Intelligence Committee amid a heated debate in Congress over how to carry out a major overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence system.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary  - Hungary&#39;s ruling Socialists dumped Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy Thursday, in an attempt to strengthen their hold on a government which has slipped despite a stronger economy and entry into ...
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NEW YORK, 10 SETTEMBRE 2004 - L&#39;America esce dal tabellone maschile degli Us Open. Il pi\u00c3\u00b9 importante torneo degli Stati Uniti vivr\u00c3\u00a0 questa notte le semifinali in cui si affronteranno Roger Federer, svizzero
Coupon lovers, take heart. The era of waiting, scissors in hand, for the Sunday newspaper circular is over.
SOMERVILLE, Mass. - A woman dying of cancer confessed to her daughter that she killed her husband years earlier and hid the body, authorities said this week after finding the remains inside a storage unit.
By MARY HURST  FERNANDINA BEACH - Fire Rescue personnel are urging people to swim in areas manned by lifeguards and to heed flag warnings when waves are rough.
Dal plenum del Csm presieduto da Giorgio Napolitano
John Kerry has come under renewed criticism for raising the case of Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, during a presidential debate.
Space shuttle Atlantis links up with the International Space Station, where astronauts will carry out maintenance.
A fierce snowstorm pummeled the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year Wednesday, snarling roads and causing long delays at airports as millions of Thanksgiving travelers tried to make it home for the holiday weekend.
Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.   hit a milestone  on Friday, winning European approval for the use of its  cholesterol-lowering ingredient, Reducol, in milk-based drinks  in the European Union.
The Zend Developer Zone has a new tutorial that focuses on the dynamic creation of zip archives in a PHP application.   PHP too has included support for the ZIP format since PHP 4.x but it was only recently when, idly browsing the PHP manual, I realized that PHP 5.2.0 includes a re-engineered version of the ext/zip extension, one based on the zlib library. Bored and not a little intrigued, I decided to try it out. And over the next few pages, I'm going to tell you what I found.   The tutorial does require that you have the zip extension installed before getting started. He starts with the basics (reading and opening a zip file) but quickly moves on to creating and decompressing them. All of the code needed is included of course, so you'll be up and working with your own zip files in no time.
Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson made light of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's call for a quick economic stimulus Thursday and said it might be best to leave the economy alone for now.
After a plethora of user-submitted videos that served as fuel for the banter among the eight Democratic presidential candidates at yesterday's CNN/YouTube political debate at the Citadel in South Carolina, the unasked question today remains this: Is it really a debate?
After a shift of power, there's little political will to finish incomplete agenda issues this session.
Silicon Valley&#39;s municipal wireless project is one of the most ambitious ever attempted, but good things take time-- more than proponents thought, in this case.
Montenegro seizes a former Serbian security chief indicted by the Hague tribunal for war crimes in Kosovo.
India&#39;s ruling Congress party won power in a giant state on Saturday, a victory that would boost the fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi&#39;s party
PRADOPOLIS, Brazil  - Melquiades Soares, with a sixth grade education, became a cane cutter in Brazil's center-south at age 16, following in the footsteps of his mother, a 40 year veteran of Sao Paulo's cane fields.
Police charged a 34-year-old man Tuesday with involvement in the 1998 car-bombing in Omagh that killed 29 people, Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack.
Turkish warplanes and helicopter gunships reportedly pounded Kurdish rebel positions along the Turkey-Iraq border Wednesday, broadening military operations against insurgents amid persistent fears Turkey will launch a major offensive inside Iraq.
Sindelar takes canadian open lead. Remnants of Frances force lengthy delay, with several golfers unable to finish rounds. Masters champion Phil Mickelson peers from behind a tree to learn the fate of his shot
Toys &#39;R&#39; Us played the cruel Grinch with the sudden firing yesterday of an estimated hundreds of employees in a desperate cost-cutting move at the embattled toy store.
Blame Ayesha Takiya's father for prompting Nikhil Advani into making an animation film. \
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Beijing Olympics organizers vowed on Monday to come down hard on any cases of children being used to produce merchandise for the Games, after a report accused factories of \
(HealthDayNews) -- Before you buy those toy fire engines or dress-up dolls this year, make sure the products are safe for children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell prescribed a cautious approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Friday, saying substantial steps toward creation of a
A team of astronomers from the US and the UK obtain some of the clearest pictures of space ever taken.
Market volatility has returned with a vengeance, raising fears that a full-blown market correction could be imminent.
Paul M. Tellier, president and chief executive of Bombardier, the troubled Canadian aircraft maker, was unexpectedly ousted from his post Monday and quickly replaced by a three
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko, speaking after doctors said he was poisoned with  dioxin, on Sunday likened his country's upheaval over a rigged  election to the fall of Soviet rule or the Berlin wall.
It probably goes without saying that no one actually needs a dancing MP3 player or a music-playing Taser holster or a drink cooler that can be ridden like a scooter.
\u00c2\u00b7  President seeks role in Iraq mediation\u00c2\u00b7  Iran's nuclear ambitions are 'the most serious crisis'
IDEAlliance and the XML 2004 Planning Committee have released the advanced program for XML 2004.
Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former British prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
The boss of the London Stock Exchange expressed confidence on Monday that the group would succeed with its planned bid for Borsa Italiana, but doubts remained about the attitude of key shareholder Nasdaq to the deal.
City officials have talked to casino developer Steve Wynn about building an Indian casino and resort just blocks from Disneyland.
Schools across Portugal turn away pupils because of a teachers' assignment mix up on the first day of classes.
Unlike other hybrid vehicles that tout stealth, satellite navigation or energy efficiency, this vehicle claims to be the offspring of a motorcycle and a sports car. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Islamic militants claim they are holding three foreign election workers kidnapped Thursday from a UN vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
More than half of Europe&#39;s Internet surfers now have a high-speed broadband connection at home, which has helped to push the number of Web users in Europe through the 100 million mark, a survey found on Thursday.
Consumers can fail to wipe the data clean from their PDAs and smart phones before selling them on eBay, Trust Digital says.
Peyton Manning throws a 20-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Gonzalez with 4:49 remaining for the Colts' first offensive touchdown of the game, and Indianapolis rallies to beat Oakland, 21-14, to clinch a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs.
Comedy Central and the creators of the popular show, \u00e2\u0080\u009cSouth Park,\u00e2\u0080\u009d have agreed to create a hub to spread the program and related material across the Net, mobile platforms and video games.
Phelps Dodge Corp. , world's No. 2 copper producer, sees increased copper production and sales in the first quarter over fourth quarter 2006.
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England's Nick Dougherty cards a superb two-under 68 to claim the first-round lead at Oakmont Country Club.
Cisco Systems Inc.  said senior executive Mike Volpi resigned on Thursday, a move that appears to clear the way for Chief Development Officer Charles Giancarlo eventually to head the network equipment maker.
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Reports of the hard disc's demise have been greatly exaggerated, the BBC's technology programme Click discovers.
Lamar Hunt , the pro sports visionary who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and came up with the term \
Thousands of British music fans have flocked to Spain&#39;s Benicassim music festival, drawn as much by the nearby beach as by the alternative pop rock and electronica acts.
Representative Porter J. Goss, the Florida Republican who until recently was chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was confirmed by the Senate today as the next director of central intelligence.
The health of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, deteriorated significantly yesterday prompting doctors in France to conduct further tests.
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White House adviser Karl Rove topped  the unofficial list of contenders for Time's 2004 Person of the  Year, according to a panel assembled by the magazine on Tuesday  to debate the question.
The West Nile virus is now responsible for six deaths in California, with the number of people infected with the virus at 249, according to the most recent data released by the California Department of Health Services.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In country music, 2004 was the year  of Toby Keith.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards criticized rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday for leaving South Carolina in the run-up to the state's primary, saying residents should question whether the New York senator would return if she became president.
Investigators found traces of explosives on the second of two passenger airliners that crashed simultaneously in Russia, security officials announced Saturday, confirming
Royal Dutch/Shell Group on Wednesday said it will spend $45 billion and sell off up to $12 billion worth of assets to reinvigorate its underperforming oil and natural gas business.
The Chicago Bears agreed Saturday to trade receiver Marty Booker to the Miami Dolphins for unsigned Adewale Ogunleye &#151; if the Bears can reach a contract agreement with the Pro Bowl defensive end, a source close to the negotiations said.
Dr. Phil McGraw is keeping his day job for three more years.
The present conflict in Iraq signals a contrast of paradoxical proportions. The Iraqi people, their interim government, and their largely US and British occupiers are preparing for landmark elections early in the new year.
''Anche noi siamo in rodaggio, diamo il tempo che la situazione si normalizzi e che si trovi il gius...
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According to an Associated Press report Tuesday, cornerback Ty Law\u00e2\u0080\u0099s agent Carl Poston told the Boston Globe that his client will miss four to six weeks with a broken bone in his left foot.

Mitt Romney has benefited from the financial support of his fellow Mormons as he runs for president, and he hasn't shied from returning the favor as he conducts the business of his campaign.
As part of its fight against software piracy, Microsoft has begun legal proceedings against eight resellers for allegedly buying and selling fake and used Certificate of Authenticity labels.
Felix walloped Central America's remote Miskito coastline and Henriette slammed into resorts on the tip of Baja California as a record-setting hurricane season got even wilder Tuesday with twin storms making landfall on the same day.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The performance of two fire eaters got a little too hot for Johnson City police, who cited them as a safety hazard at the annual Blue Plum Festival.
Sears Canada Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Cohen was fired as head of the country&#39;s No. 3 department-store chain after less than four years amid declining sales and profit.
The field of chart-topping potential winners was wide open as four acts from different genres led the pack of nominees for Monday's 2006 Billboard Music Awards.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. military review panels have decided not to release 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees, concluding they were properly classified as \
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that Mexico and the United States need to secure their common border before Congress approves an immigration accord. He acknowledged that focusing on security puts \
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Dalle carte dell&#39;indagine non risultano elementi in base ai quali si possa configurare l&#39;accusa di sequestro di persona contestata al marocchino Nabil Benyhyaia detenuto nell&#39;ambito dell&#39;inchiesta sulla morte della tedesca Vera Heinzl.
Redemption was sweet yesterday for the Archbishop Williams boys' basketball team in its 65-62 win over host Bishop Fenwick.
ATLANTA  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid cut its 2008 sales forecast on Thursday, saying it did not expect economic conditions in North America to improve, and its shares fell.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (30/11/04) - Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has asked the Supreme Court to nullify the 21 November presidential vote and order a third round of elections for 12 December - a call supported by European
Brash filmmaker Michael Moore was silent, two days after President George W. Bush won a second term, while other backers of Democratic candidate John Kerry licked their wounds.
Clinton and Obama declare a truce in war of words, but the contest has been altered.
Humana, the health insurer, said yesterday that profit more than doubled as enrollment increased in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Medicare plans for older Americans.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Marty Johnson tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns and No. 14 Utah held off Air Force, 49-35, yesterday, giving the Utes their best start in 10 years.
Blog: Jim Press of Toyota North America appointed as senior managing director.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - Deron Williams scored 15 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out seven assists to lead No.
Key entrances have been plugged in some of the biggest tunnels used to smuggle people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border but the passageways remain largely intact
Amid reports Fenway Sports Group, a 50-50 partner in the Roush Fenway Racing team, had expressed an interest in purchasing his track, Bob Bahre , the 80-year-old chairman of New Hampshire International Speedway, predicted after yesterday's Sylvania 300 that his 1.058-mile oval \
Ugandan soldiers landed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, the first African Union peacekeepers to arrive in a city where the interim government and its Ethiopian allies face almost daily guerrilla attacks.
Jack Straw says the UK is likely to hold a vote on the EU constitution early in 2006, as Tony Blair prepares to sign up to it.
NEW YORK  &#151; Tiki Barber isn't about to take back negative comments he made recently about his former team, though he did clarify one of his remarks about head coach Tom Coughlin.
NBC Universal said on Tuesday it has  agreed to buy Sparrowhawk Media, which owns the international  operations of the Hallmark Channel, confirming an earlier  Reuters report.
The United States and Russia are working on a plan to transfer $25 million in once frozen North Korean funds held at an Asian bank, a move aimed at reviving stalled nuclear disarmament efforts.
British lawmakers said Tuesday they will hold a formal inquiry on the treatment of wounded troops, amid reports that soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving shoddy care on their return home.
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday upheld a government decision to refuse a prominent Swiss Muslim entry into the United States, saying the question of denying visas was best left to the authorities.
Hepatitis C among young drug users in London is reaching epidemic levels while HIV cases are &quot;worryingly high&quot;, researchers have warned.
TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The battle over the high-definition successor to the current generation of DVDs is escalating with a winner possibly declared within the year, an executive at Toshiba Corp.
O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday after a judge granted him $125,000 bail on charges he took part in an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.
In contrast to contemporary American culture, marriage at a young age is generally promoted in the foreign-born Russian community.
Iran's president proposed Wednesday that he and President Bush hold a public debate at the U.N. General Assembly later this month. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad first proposed last month that he and Bush should debate, and the White House had dismissed the idea.
California's attorney general filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday seeking indictments of former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for their roles in a probe into board leaks.
UNITED NATIONS : The UN&#39;s top rights official accused Sudan of failing the people of Darfur after her mission to the troubled region found evidence of probable war crimes.
 Kazakhstan shines in Oscar limelight
Congress's top Democrat, Tom Daschle, lost his bid to be reelected to the Senate, US networks reported, capping a night of defeats his party, which also failed to win control of either chamber of the US legislature.
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The Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi yesterday intervened in efforts to secure the release of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley by calling on his kidnappers to contact him.
A New Jersey jury ruled that Merck failed to provide adequate warning about the risks of its Vioxx painkiller in one of two cases decided.
Malawi's president resigns from the ruling party saying he is fed up of criticism about his crack down on corruption.
Several news stories have noted that China's internet user base increased by more than 70 million in 2007 to a count 213 million at year's end. Little noted is that 23 percent of these users use the internet from mobile devices.
Republican John McCain challenged the notion he is struggling to rally conservative critics as he picked up the endorsement Monday of evangelical leader Gary Bauer.
Chinese President Hu Jintao Monday praised Jiang Zemin, who retired from the chairmanship of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Sunday, for easing in a new era of Chinese leadership and for his &quot;noble character
Insects in the UK are less common than many of us think, a simple test by birdlovers suggests.
Virgin Group will try to win  over shareholders with a sweetened bid for Northern Rock on the  eve of a speech by the British Chancellor to Parliament about  the struggling UK bank, an unsourced Sunday Times report said.
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the review of preventative studies involving Pfizer Inc.&#39;s painkillers Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Director Rajkumar Hirani is confident his new film is one to be proud of.
Palestinian gunmen rained mortar and rocket fire into Israeli settlements in Gaza on Thursday despite new President Mahmoud Abbas's formal truce declaration at a summit that revived Middle East peace hopes.
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Hundreds of Burmese monks march in Rangoon, in the latest of a series of protests against the government.
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Ryan Newman&#39;s second-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway last Saturday night allowed him to crack the top 10 in the Nextel Cup Series points standings once again.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat continues to undergo medical tests in Paris as doctors try to diagnose the mysterious illness that recently befell him.
America Online&#39;s accounting practices are under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department.
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The House of Commons media select committee wants to set up an independent board to oversee the BBC, a proposal that would end decades of self-governance at the publicly-funded broadcaster.

Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
From the Day-Glo spandex tights to the hot pink vertical bars on his shirt to the white bandanna wrapped atop his head, James Blake paid tribute to Andre Agassi at the U.S. Open on Friday.
Nella stessa giornata manifestazione nazionale a Roma
Two men were charged with public disorder Tuesday for for alleged racially taunting Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke, police said.
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.  (VIAb.N) said on Tuesday that it was suing Google Inc.   and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1  billion over unauthorized use of its programming online.
CROWN POINT, Ind. - Foxie's cleverness is not doubted by Lake County Animal Control officials after the collie warned them about smoke coming from an area that contained 10 dogs...
Angel McCoughtry scored 23 of her 25 points in the second half and No. 16 Louisville rallied for a 67-62 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday night in the Big East opener for both teams.
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Prospects of losing half of the US flu vaccine came as a surprise to the US Food and Drug Administration last week, the Washington Post said Tuesday.
Some of the finest noses in the French wine world are snorting into their decanters over a new film which claims they are complicit in the American-led homogenisation of world tastes and the steady destruction of France's centuries-old tradition of \
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Talks between the Sudan government and Darfur rebels end without an accord to end fighting.
The stock market surged last week on robust earnings from technology companies.
JK Rowling has not ruled out an eighth Harry Potter novel but is unlikely to consider writing it for 10 years.
Princess Nori, the daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official, the Imperial Household Agency said Sunday.
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - I Vescovi chiedono che la nuova Costituzione rispetti e riconosca valori, principi e diritti universalmente accettati e condivisi dalla maggioranza della popolazione. Nuovo appello per la \u00c2\u0093Giornata di Preghiera per il Paese\u00c2\u0094 il 27 luglio La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - \
NABLUS, West Bank  - In a matter of weeks, once   the bells are in place and the marble tiles laid, the final   chapter in a century-long saga over a Greek Orthodox monastery   in the middle of the West Bank may finally be written.
Palestinian gunmen fired on Tuesday at the prime minister's home and the president's office in a surge of fighting by the two leaders' rival factions that has killed at least 20 people and brought civil war closer.
Disgraced cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk went on trial Tuesday on charges of fraud and embezzlement in a scandal over faked stem cell research that undermined global hopes of dramatic new treatments for incurable diseases.
More often than not they had nothing to do with miscounting nuclear warheads or flubbing some other facts that might have a bearing on the fate of the world.
Actress  Jane Seymour  from the TV series \u00e2\u0080\u009cDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman\u00e2\u0080\u009d became a US citizen Friday at the down town  Los Angeles Convention Center.  Seymour had been living in the US almost 30 years, and realized after this past years elections wh...
In federal court in Houston, a jury convicted five of six defendants in the first criminal trial involving former energy giant Enron Corp.
Barry George pleads not guilty to the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999.
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The candidate who refused to recognize the results of October's presidential election in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region agreed Sunday to be his opponent's running mate in a new election.
The Prince of Wales makes an undisclosed donation to the Gloucestershire Flood Relief Fund.
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The computer, dubbed Balance, comes loaded with the Linspire operating system and the OpenOffice.org office suite, the companies said.
Broken foot? Ate some bad leftover turkey? Caught the flu? Want a day off?
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns overcame a slow start to tie a franchise record with their 14th straight win, beating the Sacramento Kings 105-98 Saturday night.
HARRY REDKNAPP will be back at Portsmouth today, less than a week after resigning as manager, but fans hoping that he is to return permanently will be disappointed - not that anything can be ruled out at Fratton Park these days.
Violence dropped sharply in the Gaza Strip  on Thursday ahead of the planned deployment of Palestinian  security forces ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas to prevent  attacks by militants against Israelis.
Task force economica al seguito di Romano Prodi
A slow sales start for Microsoft's new Zune music player means it is unlikely to be a threat to the popular iPod this holiday season, according to analysts.
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2004 la Guardia di finanza ha scoperto pi\u00c3\u00b9 di 7.500 evasori fiscali. Di questi 6.869 evasori totali, ovvero soggetti completamente sconosciuti al fisco e 715 evasori paratotali. Nel 2003 erano stati rispettivamente 5.943 e 1.130.
Conservative critics call her a siren,  but Ruby, the Egyptian singer whose moves turn heads across the  Arab world, says she dances for fun, not to seduce.
Sono 704 i feriti nell&#39;attacco alla scuola, tra questi 259 bambini. Il premier arriva a sorpresa a Beslan. Presi vivi tre terroristi. BESLAN (Ossezia, Russia) - Almeno 250 morti: \u00c3\u00a8 questo l&#39;ultimo terribile
Eritrea dismisses an Ethiopian accusation that it is breaching a peace accord that ended a two-year war.
President George W Bush&#39;s response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has been a world-wide campaign to kill or capture the Muslim enemies of America - his so-called &quot;global war on
The security situation in Iraq will not be resolved until the army and police are made up entirely of Iraqi people, the country&#39;s interim president said today.
Manual Jose, the Portuguese coach of Egyptian and African champions Al Ahli, apologised on Sunday for starting to undress in public in protest against a referee's decision.
Days away from ending a six-month mission in space, U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke said on Wednesday he is looking forward to meeting his 4-month-old daughter.
John Peel the most influential and widely respected DJ of several generations of music fans died suddenly after a heart attack on Monday, while on holiday with his family in Peru.
Javier Mascherano's move from West Ham to Liverpool is ratified by the Premier League.
Il numero 99 del Livorno rimane senza proprietario. Nessuno dei giocatori amaranto, infatti, se l'&e...
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Giovanni Trapattoni &egrave; sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 vicino alla panchina della nazionale irlandese, avversaria d...
Monday&#39;s kickoff of the 2004 Republican National Convention will unleash a four-day multimedia barrage of words, images and music and ceremonies aimed at convincing moderates
George Galloway says he will contest the next general election for the Respect party against a London Labour MP.
Stock futures pointed to a flat market  open on Friday, with higher oil prices and weakness in drug  maker stocks offsetting better-than-expected earnings from  entertainment company Walt Disney Co. DIS.N.
Description: At least nine French soldiers and one US citizen die in Ivory Coast after an attack blamed on Ivory Coast government troops.
Scientists examining pictures sent back from the Cassini spacecraft think they may be closer to showing there is liquid on Saturn's moon Titan.
Adult industry executives bemoan free porn as their downfall. But that's the least of their worries.
GOVERNMENT:The legislation, expected to pass the Senate today, creates a national intelligence director who will oversee more than a dozen agencies.
Thousands of young diabetics could be skipping insulin injections in order to lose weight, the BBC learns.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes ripped across the Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday and killed at least 19 people, most of whom had been taking shelter in a high school that collapsed in southern Alabama.
BEIJING - The world's tallest man saved two dolphins in northeast China by reaching inside of them with his 3-foot arms to remove plastic they had swallowed, state media and an aquarium official said Thursday.
Companies, government agencies, schools and other institutions are spending more to protect ever-increasing volumes of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers with more sophisticated firewalls and encryption, but the investment often is too little, too late.
Authorities worked to avoid another tragic conclusion to this latest kidnapping, weeks after an Italian freelance journalist was abducted and killed.
The Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primaries are history, but both presidential races are still wide open. Despite pre-election polls giving Barack Obama the lead, Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Sen. John McCain won the Republican New Hampshire primary.
Two astronauts on the  International Space Station will make a spacewalk next week to  find out if a micrometeoroid strike damaged a critical part of  the outpost's power system, officials said on Thursday.
Stasera nell'anticipo serale i giocatori del Milan ritroveranno il tifo dei loro pi\u00c3\u00b9 accesi tifosi. ...
Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November to the lowest rate since 1995, but business activity perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is alive but the trail is \
Sospendere l'applicazione degli indicatori di normalita'
Defensive end Justin Smith, who has led Cincinnati's line in tackles in each of the last five seasons, was designated as the Bengals' franchise player Thursday.
NEW YORK Two-time champion Serena Williams, the number No. 3 seed, charged into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Sunday, sweeping past Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in less than an hour, 6-4, 6-2.
Stocks receiving coverage by analysts for the first time tend to jump significantly, so the obvious question is, Where will Wall Street turn its attention next?
By Chris Nwachukwu and Francis Onwudo in Lagos, Chuks Okocha, Andy Ekugo, Juliana Taiwo in Abuja and Tunde Sanni in Ilorin. Organised Labour and civil society organisation were jolted early hours of yesterday
Angelo R. Cali\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family-owned real estate development company merged with the Mack Company in 1997 to create one of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest real estate investment trusts.
Frank Francisco, one of three Texas Rangers relievers suspended for their part in a bullpen brawl with fans in Oakland earlier this week, began serving his season-ending ban on Saturday.
By Rowena Coetsee, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 20--Work on city streets that were wearing out abnormally fast because they contained a defective building material is expected to be finished by this time next year.
Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife Cecilia went to court Thursday seeking to block the release of a book in which the former first lady is quoted as describing the French president in unflattering terms.
ISTANBUL, July 23 -- Voters on Sunday overwhelmingly returned to power a political party that brought a mix of mild Islam and intense economic development to governing Turkey, rebuking the secular military whose challenge led to the early election.
Official reports highlight problems in two British prisons, including a vermin infestation in one
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Two people die in a suspected suicide attack by Kurdish separatists on a Turkish police post.
Another wild melee at the end of a National Basketball Association game has given the league a black eye and likely will bring sucker-punching NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony a long banishment.
As the Jets prepared for the A.F.C. wild-card game at San Diego, their line was hoping to improve after Sunday's dismal performance.
An insurgent mortar attack kills one boy and injures eight others in an attack on an Afghan village, Nato says.
After chasing the Athletics all September, the Angels scored three times in the eighth inning to beat Oakland 5-4 Saturday and clinch their first division title in 18 years.
Marshawn Lynch's college decision came down to Oregon or California. The star running back loved the Ducks, but stayed close to home with the Golden Bears.
OTTAWA -- A pioneer of the PSA prostate cancer test taken by millions of men each year now says the test has virtually no bearing on how much cancer is present.
On Nov. 18, the same day Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales, John Underwood of San Antonio appeared on the popular &quot;Today Show&quot; to talk about his Web site that offers remote-controlled shooting and &quot;hunting&quot; at his private ranch in Texas.
THURSDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Openly identifying sperm donors doesn't seem to lead to problems for the donors or their biological children, according to a U.S. study in the most recent issue of Human Reproduction.
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CARSON, California  - Chelsea ended their pre-season tour of the U.S. with a 1-0 win against Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday in a match highlighted by David Beckham's long-awaited debut for the hosts.
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Crude oil prices rose Wednesday even as the government report showed a sharp increase in US inventories of crude oil. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures for
NEW DELHI: Over three million trucks went off the Indian roads on Saturday as truckers launched their indefinite nationwide strike to protest against the imposition of a service tax on transport booking agents.
Dell Inc. (DELL) is recalling about 2.9 million AC adapters nationwide- 4.4 million worldwide- used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday...
NEW YORK, Jan 10  - Wyeth on Monday said it will  support changes in a nationwide legal settlement with users of  its \
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A judge overseeing the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroids case ruled against the government, saying the Balco founder and Barry Bonds\u00e2\u0080\u0099s personal trainer can keep the evidence.
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will slow growth of its supercenters as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores and will also buy back $15 billion of stock, sending the world's largest retailer's shares up 4 percent.

An investigation is taking place into the death of a boy killed by a falling tree branch during a school trip.
Compulsory registrations unpopular too Online tat-house eBay has enraged some of its regular users by banning negative feedback about buyers and a demand that anyone flogging more than a certain amount from the UK must register as a business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La belga Justine Henin &egrave; la prima finalista del torneo Wta di Eastbourne (erba, montepremi 60...
(December 19, 2004) - Dear Nick: When we use our Windows Explorer we get a message often saying that Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close, etc.
Panel trying to decide whether to bring formal antitrust charges against the chipmaker, according to a source.
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. Four people remain hospitalized after receiving unapproved toxin from a Florida wrinkle clinic. Federal documents show the four were injected with large doses of raw, high-potency botulinum toxin sent from a California lab.
Lleyton Hewitt and Lindsay Davenport could earn up to &#36;500,000 extra at the U.S. Open because they finished atop the inaugural US Open Series standings.
The arrest of 14 Islamic extremists in Barcelona points up the growing concern that the jihadist threat on the continent is coming from Pakistan and not just North Africa
Man Utd are sent crashing out of the Carling Cup by Championship side Coventry at Old Trafford.
European stocks staged a rebound on Thursday as investors shrugged off another subprime shock from the US, while engineering groups welcomed strong quarterly numbers from Alstom.
GNUCitizen is describing an apparent vulnerability that could trick people into revealing personal data.
Authorities say three years ago, Christopher Pittman, then 12, shot his grandparents as they slept because they had scolded him for fighting. But Christopher's father, Joe Pittman, thinks his son killed because his sense of right and wrong was clouded by the anti-depressant Zoloft.
Slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's son took over as chairman of her party Sunday and immediately vowed to fight for democracy as revenge for her assassination.
Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner) ha vinto il Giro di Polonia. Il 25enne tedesco ha vinto anche la se...
Losing four out of five from their opening day starting rotation to injury should have spelled disaster for the Nationals, but it has somehow coincided with their rejuvenation.
Il Siviglia, battuto 2-1 sul campo dell'Espanyol, non riesce a sakltare al primo posto della classif...
Police in ex-Soviet Belarus dispersed a protest on Monday by about 2,000 entrepreneurs denouncing President Alexander Lukashenko's decree that places restrictions on hiring staff.
Toshiba has developed software to remotely operate a PC using a mobile phone over a cellular network. The software will be available in cooperation with one of Japan's cellular networks in late March, a Toshiba executive said in a press conference on Tuesday.
Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was released Monday on $16,900 bail on the last of numerous corruption charges that have kept him in prison since 1996.
KIEV: Voting began Sunday in Ukraine&#39;s presidential elections, seen as a critical test for the future of democratic development in the former Soviet state, a foreign news agency reported.
Some 700 US soldiers will be getting orders to ship out to Afghanistan on Friday, amid security concerns in the runup to October elections.
US forces have exhumed a mass grave site in northwestern Iraq and uncovered the remains of scores of people. Many of the bodies found at the site near al-Hatra are believed to be the
InfoWorld - Avi Shechter, co-founder and CEO of Fringland (Fring), could be on to something big with the launch of a cheap Internet-based phone service that runs over mobile networks. But the Israeli entrepreneur could also be in for the fight of his life with mobile phone network operators determined to protect their cash-cow voice business from virtual service providers.
Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the National League Championship Series Saturday.
Belle vittorie per Brescia, Treviso, Ascoli e Lecce. Felsinei fermati dal Rimini I veronesi pareggiano a Cesena. Virgiliani raggiunti nel finale dal Ravenna                                            Partenza lanciata per le favorite Pari per Bologna, Chievo e Mantova                                                                                      di JACOPO MANFREDI
EL-BIREH, West Bank, Dec. 25 -- Candidates vying to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority kicked off a two-week election campaign Saturday with rallies and speeches that largely invoked the deceased leader's legacy and vowed to continue his campaign for statehood.
Iraqi security forces have arrested another leader of the 1920 Revolution Brigades, a group accused of numerous attacks on U.S. forces, the General Command of the Armed Forces said Wednesday.
InfoWorld - Research in Motion (RIM), the company that first pushed e-mail over wireless, is teaming up with PeopleSoft to offer corporate users PeopleSoft Enterprise Sales for BlackBerry, a sales application with similar push technology.
Web usability is a hot topic these days. In this article, you'll learn how to optimize your Web site using logos, links that change color, content tips, the use of \
With two days to spare, the October Surprise arrived yesterday, but it was not the type either campaign had in mind. Instead, it was America&#39;s most loathed enemy, injecting himself into Tuesday&#39;s
President Bush says he wants to close Guantanamo Bay and send many detainees to their home countries.
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is in talks with  regulators over a likely change to arthritis drug Bextra's  label to carry the strictest possible warning alerting doctors  of the risk of a potentially deadly skin reaction, the company  said in a regulatory filing.
Deposed media tycoon Conrad Black stole millions from shareholders because he thought he &quot;deserved&quot; the money, a prosecutor said in closing arguments Monday at a Chicago fraud trial.
A U.S. appeals court ruled on  Tuesday that two journalists must testify before a federal  grand jury about their confidential sources in an investigation  into a leak that exposed the identity of a covert CIA officer.
David Beckham's wife Victoria told of how she was wowed by meeting Tom Hanks at a Hollywood party, which she said she may never &quot;get used to&quot;, in an interview published on Wednesday.
U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January as automobile sales fell sharply, but purchases  outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6 percent, a  government report showed on Tuesday.
Businessmen systematically forged and sold memorabilia, court is told
Blog: Luxury carmaker responds to Vatican's driving commandment against buying enviable cars
Democrats and Republicans may clash over who did what when they put on military uniforms. But they are all but united in their taste in neckties.
Australian PM John Howard will focus on beating terrorism and economic reforms, as he begins his fourth term.
After months of bitter legal wrangling, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc have agreed to make two movies based on the book \
A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
The share of homes owned but empty edged back up in the third quarter toward a record set earlier this year, the Census Bureau said on Friday, another sign of weakness in the housing sector.
Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty two minutes from time earns Manchester United a hard-fought win against Everton.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will arrive in Srinagar tomorrow on the first leg of his two-day maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which his approach would be of looking at the big picture rather than doling out packages, sources in the Prime Minister
a sharp-witted and charismatic diplomat, who possesses analytical acumen and a sense of humor - is known for his love of rafting.
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered another blow to his plan to expel 8,000 Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
By Thomas, William  Abstract. This paper explores the relationship between operations research (OR) as practised during the Second World War and the claims of many of its proponents that it constituted an application of scientific method.
Developing countries, especially in Asia, must promote healthy lifestyles from childhood to halt rising obesity and heart disease rates, medical experts said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi headed to northern Japan on Tuesday to survey the damage wrought by the deadliest earthquakes to hit the country in nearly a decade, while the death toll from the quakes rose to 31.
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Woodson, 35, was selected to five Pro Bowls in his 13-year NFL career, spent entirely with the Cowboys. He was a member of the club&#39;s three Super Bowl-winning teams in the 1990s, and he retires as the Cowboys&#39; career leader in tackles.
SEATTLE - The flurry of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens intensified further Thursday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent...
Pharmacists swept bottles of Vioxx off their shelves Thursday and braced for a round of calls from customers following a recall of the popular anti-inflammatory drug.
Reacting to criticism that the United States has not provided the right equipment to Iraqi security forces, the Multi-National Command in Baghdad has been seeking a contractor to put armor on 1,300 American-made SUVs and pickup trucks used by the Iraqi National Police.
International observers in Venezuela say an audit of the referendum results which confirmed President Hugo Chavez&#39;s mandate in office has revealed no evidence of fraud.
Nell'anticipo della 25/a giornata della Liga spagnola, il Siviglia ha battuto il Barcellona 2-1 scav...
Travel: Dirty Dancing fans can stay in Baby's Bungalow. Catherine Quinn has the time of her life on location at Lake Lure in North Carolina.
Criminal record checks are not carried out on tens of thousands of NHS staff, the BBC learns.
After 115 days on the FBI's most-wanted list and a year in solitary confinement in a jail called Purgatory, the leader of the nation's largest polygamist sect is going on trial in St. George, Utah.
Eddy Curry scored the Knicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 first 10 points and had 15 in the first quarter. He finished with 24, his highest total since Nov. 21.
Shorter hitters and wily veterans get a chance to shine on the PGA Tour at the U.S. Bank Championship starting in Milwaukee on Thursday.
Northern Rock said Thursday that chief executive Adam Applegarth, who had previously announced his resignation, had left the company.
Police will not investigate allegations of abuse of position against key London mayor aide
Ohio State took away one Michigan freshman and made another freshman try to beat them Saturday. The Buckeyes held Michael Hart to just 61 yards in 18 carries, 70 yards below his
NEW YORK (CP) - The price of crude oil continued gurgling up to new highs Thursday, touching $53 US per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Sony blames the trend towards flat screen televisions for the loss of 300 jobs in south Wales.
Scientists with the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have finished sequencing and analyzing human chromosome 16, a JGI press release said Wednesday.
Is it or isn't it? The  timing of the launch of the Fox Business Channel has been a  favorite parlor game of the media industry for years, ever  since News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch told analysts  that he wanted to challenge CNBC for the small but lucrative  business-news audience.
Checklist for having a ball at the ball: Tuxedo with tails or shimmery designer gown? Check. Rented limousine? Check. Pedicure, manicure and movie-star hairdo? Check.
The government said Thursday it is extending the period during which nearly 250,000 people from El Salvador can stay in the United States as the Central American country continues to recover from earthquakes in 2001.
Japanese megabank and merger target UFJ unveils huge losses and a $6.4bn cash injection from its favoured suitor.
The Central Catholic girls' basketball team relied on its depth to pull off a hard-fought 58-53 win over Archbishop Williams in the championship game of the Comcast Tournament at BC High yesterday.
On the GeeksNotNerds blog today, Zeekay has posted about a PHP and Ajax free chat application he came across - phpFreeChat.   Occasionally I'll want some sort of chat app for a website, and the options are overwhelming unimpressive [...] This is by far the best free chat app I've found. It's so good in fact...it's one of those little scripts you find floating around that begs you to go design a new site just so you can use it.   You can find out more about this free application from its website (including downloading the latest release).
The heartburn drug Protonix could face early generic competition, after a federal judge cleared the way for a generic version of the medicine.
Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound in the capital on Tuesday and big blasts and sporadic gunfire rang out over the city after talks to end a week-long standoff with militants broke down.
An Italian judge on Monday suspended the first trial involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program until the country's highest court can rule on the case.
When the chanting mob descended on the strip mall that Jean Bobue Nguessam is paid to guard, he stood his ground, though not out of courage.
Nepali soldiers killed 22 Maoist rebels in a fierce gun battle in the west of the country on Thursday, the army said, as a partial blockade of Kathmandu by the rebels reduced traffic to a trickle on two key highways.
A soaring economy and crumbling trade barriers are making India a \u00e2\u0080\u009cmust visit\u00e2\u0080\u009d destination for foreign politicians and executives.
Mario Beretta non parla di vendetta. Ma si &egrave; presentato a Verona da ex e con il suo Siena ha ...
Virus infection Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control were left dealing with a different kind of outbreak last week after hackers planted a virus on the agency's website\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush followed his State of the Union address with prayer Thursday morning, saying that praying reminds the faithful to hear \
Xerox said its board also approved an additional $1 billion for its stock buyback plan, on top of the $370 million remaining under the existing plan.
What are the warning signs of a gadget addict? John O'Neill, director of addictions services for the Menninger Clinic, identifies these five: 1. You'd rather text than talk face-to-face. 2. You can't leave home without it. You can't relax without constantly checking for email or messages; a cell phone ear piece becomes a permanent part of [...].
More than a month after a shooting spree at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, Ohio, left five people dead, including the assailant and Damageplan guitarist \
US forces conducted on Saturday a new air strike at a suspect training base used by insurgents in Fallujah in central Iraq, the US military said in a statement.
Police in Nigeria say dozens of people were killed in an explosion at an oil pipeline on the outskirts of the commercial capital, Lagos.
Vincent Bugliosi chats about his new 1,600-page book, which he says tells the real story behind President Kennedy's conspiracy-fueling murder.
Cybercriminals do not stockpile exploits, then time their release to do the most damage, security researcher says.
Questions are being raised about the NHS's ability to push ahead with plans to close services.
Russian authorities struggled last night to explain how two passenger aircraft had apparently blown up simultaneously in midair on Tuesday night, killing all 89 people on board.
This weekend's election to replace Yasser Arafat has the potential to usher in the Arab world's first genuine democracy with a peaceful transfer of power that will augur well for the dream of a Palestinian state. The new Palestinian president &#151; widely expected to be Mahmoud Abbas &#151; doesn't have an easy job ahead of him.
Kidman, leaving the mansion she once shared with ex-husband Tom Cruise to visit her parents in their northern Sydney home, offered no details about the nuptials. Asked about her plans for Saturday night, the Oscar-winning actress replied: &quot;I&#039;m going to get some sleep.&quot;
Lewis Hamilton insists last year's spying scandal and the heavy hand of McLaren team politics have been consigned to history as he takes aim at the 2008 Formula One world title.
David Coulthard says he will not retire from Formula One even though he does not yet have a drive for 2005.
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the  other Democratic candidates for president lobbied for the  African-American vote on Thursday with vows to make sure black  votes are fully counted in the 2008 election.
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Symantec unveiled the first software-as-a-service products, which provide hosted backup and disaster recovery for small and mid-sized businesses.
As holiday shopping reaches the home stretch, consumers who are far removed from Madison Avenue and Rodeo Drive say they are holding down their spending.
Michelle Wie had another terrible round in a men's event, shooting a 9-over 81 on Thursday in the first round of the Casio World Open.
President George W. Bush said Thursday that he earned &quot;political capital&quot; from the 59 million people who voted for him and will use it to advance a broad agenda that includes protecting America and reforming the intelligence community, the tax code and
The U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing body is this week expected to ratify cuts in aid to Iran and scrutinize Tehran's defiant expansion of uranium enrichment, a possible route to atomic bombs.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday after  Countrywide Financial Corp.  became the latest mortgage  lender to warn of rising defaults, while chip maker Micron  Technology Inc.'s poor forecasts shook the tech sector.
Aaron Peirsol was awarded gold in the  men's 200 meters backstroke at the Athens Olympics on Thursday  after winning an appeal against his disqualification then  surviving a protest from the British and Austrian teams.
Playing on a gimpy ankle, Antoine Walker makes six 3-pointers and scores 23 points to pilot lowly Minnesota's comeback in a 131-118 victory over Indiana on Friday night.
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Bulgaria and the European Union called on Libya on Wednesday to transfer six foreign medics to Sofia, after Tripoli lifted their death sentences for infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus.
The Federal Communications Commission is pushing ahead to pass a rule today that would allow more consolidation of local media ownership in the nation's largest cities, despite the fresh threat of a legislative rebuke and continued protests from advocacy groups.
Tutto lo stadio ricorda il tenore prima di Italia-Francia
OAKLAND -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Oakland homeowners against the city's fire tax assessment district.   Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch last week ruled there was \
Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S. soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be shot in Italy.
Taiwan&#39;s president has called for peace talks with its arch-enemy, China, in a national day speech hailed by the US as constructive.
From a distance, they looked like two well-dressed, middle-aged store clerks in a supermarket parking lot, helping a line of weary motorists load their cars and get on their way.
The government has plans in place to use legislation if the Northern Rock bank is nationalised, the BBC learns.
The International Olympic Committee has notified the governing bodies of golf, rugby, squash, karate and roller sports that they will be &quot;studied further&quot; as part of a review of the games&#39; competition schedule.
On Thursday, the International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that Qualcomm is barred from importing certain high-end chips and chipsets designed for use in 3G cell phones and other mobile devices.
Nonostante i due comunicati che ne annunciavano l\u00e2\u0080\u0099uccisione si continua a sperare per la salvezza delle due volontarie italiane rapite in Iraq. Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, infatti, potrebbero essere ancora vive.
In a culture of constant affirmation \u00c2\u0097 from friends, fans and of course talent agents \u00c2\u0097 business managers stand out as Hollywood's doomsayers.
New York City employee pension funds are calling on two top Internet companies to do more to protect free speech in repressive countries, joining a year-old campaign by human rights groups.
The United States and other  countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come  to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest  state-run investors said on Thursday.
Astronaut, Leroy Chiao, and his crewmate have eaten through more food than Mission Control anticipated. (NASA). By GINA TREADGOLD.
Anti-inflammatory drugs routinely given to patients with serious head injuries may have killed 10,000 people over the past few decades, according to research.
Pop culture oddsmakers might have trouble figuring out who faces a tougher road on the comeback trail: Britney Spears or the television giant that helped vault her to stardom, MTV.
The Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) sees no problem in the September speech of the Finnish President Tarja Halonen, neither in its contents nor in its preparation.
SYDNEY, Australia - Six men were convicted of a string of sex attacks on Pitcairn Island, the isolated Pacific territory that is home to descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers, after trials that exposed a culture of sex abuse in the tiny

A 9-foot bronze statue outside Florida State&#39;s football stadium honors the winningest coach in Division I football. But 30 years ago, while coaching at West Virginia, he was hung in effigy and disparaged on
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's absence from the main EU treaty signing ceremony drew brickbats from both pro- and anti-European British media Friday, which described it as \
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Undefeated Boise State will play Number Seven Louisville in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game on December 31st (in Memphis).
E&#39;lui il principale sospettato per la morte della sportiva romana, Claudia Bianchi, stroncata da un infarto l&#39;8 marzo. L&#39;operazione ha portato alla luce un traffico di sostanze anabolizzanti, ora poste sotto sequestro.
A powerful tropical storm battered Japan, killing five people and injuring 52 as it whipped up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed electrical lines and forced thousands to evacuate to shelters.
As Greeks get a boost, it remains unclear if success will mean higher stature in Europe.
Newspaper says largest US discount carrier could boost annual revenue by $60 million as a result. NEW YORK  - Southwest Airlines Inc.
Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany apologized on Wednesday for a leaked speech in which   he admitted lying about the parlous state of the economy to win   April's election.
Sono stati assegnati oggi i titoli italiani del campionato di badminton che ha laureato il nuovi cam...
The UN Security Council called unanimously for Syria to pull its troops out of neighbouring Lebanon, a demand that the Syrian ambassador here swiftly rejected.
Il vice premier Gianfranco Fini ha attaccato la richiesta di stralcio di alcuni articoli della Finanziaria 2005 avanzata dal presidente della commissione Bilancio della Camera Giancarlo Giorgetti e accordata dal presidente della Camera Casini.
Un tornado si &egrave; abbattuto poco dopo le 17 sul Parco San Giuliano, dove era in programma la seconda serata  del raduno rock. Almeno otto i feriti di cui due molto gravi. La diretta
JERUSALEM -- An up-to-date Israeli government register shows that 32.4 percent of the property held by Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is private, according to the advocacy group that sued the government to obtain the data.
Laurence Maroney scored on a 1-yard touchdown run and Tom Brady threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Jabar Gaffney to give the New England Patriots a 14-6 lead over the San Diego Chargers in the second quarter of the AFC championship game on Sunday.
It's not the first time that a Universal Studios executive has come out in staunch support of HD DVD.  But this time, a statement handed out by the HD DVD Promotions Group, attributed to Universal President Craig Kornblau, cites reviews and blogs as having given the victory nod to HD DVD over Blu-ray.  But do they?
Diego Armando Maradona &egrave; volato a Bogot&agrave;, in Colombia, per recuperare un sorriso splen...
Risks of a recession have increased, but the Federal Reserve must be cautious in supporting the economy because global forces that have kept inflation in check are receding, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Monday.
In far smaller numbers than they did this spring, supporters of illegal immigrants marched in several U.S. cities Monday, calling for them to be given the chance to live and work freely in the United States.
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Iron Mountain plans to acquire Connected Corp. to enhance its online backup and recovery portfolio.
A purported cease-fire between al-Qaeda and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group could be bad news for the U.S.
[World News] Tehran, Sep 28 : An Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Iraq has been freed and is safe in Tehran&#39;s mission in Baghdad, Mehr news agency reports, quoting the foreign ministry.
The CIA adds its support to the view that a Pakistani militant and al-Qaeda organised Benazir Bhutto's killing.
Tommy Hilfiger Corp. announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to purchase German designer Karl Lagerfeld\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brands for an undisclosed cash amount.
The widow and a daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy give a thumbs-up for \
Consumers will be entitled, beginning as soon as Wednesday, to a free credit report every year, but the industry is not necessarily going to make it easy.
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The Florida Supreme Court struck down a  hastily enacted law on Thursday that let the governor keep a  severely brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes  of her husband and legal guardian.
OLYMPIC DAM, South Australia (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) is pinning its defense from aA$7.4 billion takeover bid by Xstrata PLC (XTA.
DISCOVERING two new variants of the phone virus \u00e2\u0080\u009cCabir,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Finnish antivirus firm F-Secure has issued a warning against mounting virus attacks on mobile phones.
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday it would cut jobs and costs as it blamed a fall in third-quarter profits on sliding sales of controversial diabetes drug Avandia.
Visiting Iraqi Minister of State Qassem Daoud said on Saturday that the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein will be tried before holding the Iraqi general elections scheduled
China introduces a new bankruptcy law that gives creditors precedence over workers at failed companies.
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A fire tore through a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing a complete evacuation including some patients undergoing operations.
- India&#39;s total of 348 for 5 in the third one-day international at Dhaka on Monday is the highest total ever made by any side against Bangladesh bettering Kenya&#39;s 347-3 at Nairobi on 10-10-1997.
At event in S.F., company unveils new iPods, movies on iTunes, and device that links PCs to TVs. Photos: Showtime for Apple
A purported new videotape of Osama bin Laden issued on Friday served as a reminder of al Qaeda's ability to command attention six years after the September 11 attacks, even though a U.S. official said the message contained no overt threats.
New York police have developed what amounts to a pre-emptive strike policy, cutting off demonstrations before they affect the Republican convention.
Sport: Premier League: United moved to within a point of Arsenal as a Cristiano Ronaldo brace gave United a hard-earned 2-1 win against Everton
News Corp. said Wednesday it may change its constitution to appease Australian investors still undecided about its proposed move to the United States.
Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics to David J. Gross, H. David Politzer and Frank Wilczeck, for their work in the exploration of strong force and quarks.
Four years ago, Sean \
The MacSweeper site purports to scan Macs for security issues, then sell users a software fix--but researchers have their doubts.
But to Christmas tree farmers like the owners of Butler Tree Farm in Dowagiac and Pinecrest Farms in Galien, it&#39;s much, much more.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he was ready to become prime minister if his close ally Dmitry Medvedev succeeds him, giving Putin a way to keep a grip on power after he leaves the Kremlin.
When Japan's top women wrestlers greeted the new year by plunging into the icy depths of Tokyo Bay, shivering onlookers chuckled in disbelief.
Jean Yu's lingerie designs have a cool aesthetic that has earned her a high-profile clientele of photographers, artists and models.
Bloomberg - July 16 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations should authorize a peacekeeping force for Darfur within days, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said amid opposition to a U.S.-backed measure that would send 24,000 soldiers and police to western Sudan.
A Greyhound bus careered off a highway after a passenger who had been acting erratically grabbed for the steering wheel, police said. The woman tried to flee, but fellow passengers chased her down.
Health-care insurer Humana Inc. on Monday said it agreed to acquire CarePlus Health Plans of Florida for about $408 million in a transaction expected to give a solid boost to 2005 earnings.
A package bomb exploded in front of the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn Friday, causing minor injuries to about 10 people and shattering windows of nearby apartments.
If you started shooting videos of the family before the advent of digital camcorders, chances are good you have a lot of analog tapes on the shelf - VHS, 8-millimeter, maybe even old Betamaxes.
Paris remained tight-lipped about the fate of two French journalists abducted over a month ago in Iraq following the release of up to 10 hostages there, including two Italian female aid workers.
Two roadside bombs exploded minutes apart near Baghdad's main bus terminal on Monday, killing four people and wounding 21, police said.
Polish officials say that legal documents compiled in a new book bolster their ownership claim of drawings by Renaissance master Albrecht Durer that were looted by the Nazis during World War II.
It's question-and-answer time for the government's senior executives.
Blog: Mobiloscenti say devices are robust and networks ready, but carriers and content producers are gumming up the works.
An online marketing strategy offers free good now, but consumers will have to buy something later.
NEW DELHI: A Zee official told TOI, &quot;Our message to all those who are trying to unlawfully take the rights that we had won is - lay off our rights or be prepared to pay the price.
Iran condemned on Sunday the awarding of a knighthood to British author Salman Rushdie, whose novel \
If you take Isiah Thomas at his word and believe he&#39;s not trading Allan Houston before the February deadline, then the Knicks have to hope that Houston-Jamal Crawford-Stephon Marbury isn&#39;t the second coming of Houston-Latrell Sprewell-Glen Rice.
The recent run of hurricanes hitting the Atlantic Ocean has been helped by warmer waters, which some scientists attribute to global warming. That means get ready for more storms. By Stephen Leahy.
From farmers to millionaires, Chinese from all walks of life are digging deep into their pockets to help victims of Southeast Asia's devastating earthquake and tsunamis in one of the country's largest fund-raising efforts in recent history.
Software maker says it's seeing \
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Friday dismissed the reported bust-up between his two major players as just &quot;a storm in a tea cup&quot;.
TRENTON, New Jersey  - New Jersey lawmakers approved same-sex civil unions on Thursday, giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights as married partners without allowing such relationships to be called \
BOSTON -- Deutsche Bank announced Sunday that the Deutsche Bank Championship will return to the Greater Boston area through 2006. Deutsche Bank Americas CEO Seth Waugh pledged to continue to bring this first
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A tanker carrying 4,000 tonnes of gas oil runs aground as it heads into port on the Welsh coast.
Will the private couple let the public help them celebrate?
The Arena Football League enters its third decade with a new broadcast partner that happens to own a portion of the 19-team organization.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has resigned and the man named to replace Ali Larijani could present the West with a harder line in a long-running dispute over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
Soon, astronauts onboard the ISS will test a high-tech medical device that uses primitive enzymes from horseshoe crabs to diagnose human illness.
Angelina Jolie says her work as a humanitarian ambassador for the United Nations at first left her tearful and overwhelmed.
Greetings from Bournemouth, where the Liberal Democrats have just opened their annual conference.
Societe Generale came under mounting pressure on Friday to give a full account of how a rogue trader managed to dupe his bosses and run up a $7 billion loss -- while his family said he had been made a scapegoat.
Stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he still sees the economy growing moderately and investors found stock prices attractive after Tuesday's sell-off.
The White House plans to shift $3.2 billion in defense spending -- partly from new weapons like the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- to support troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, a trade publication reported on Monday.
She's got two bodyguards, four dogs, a surgically enhanced double D-cup bust and an almost 600-page book on the best-seller list.
Warsaw, not always a top tourist  destination, is determined to show off its charms to a huge  television audience when it hosts the Miss World beauty contest  on Saturday.
When senators from opposing parties call each other \
Andy Bernard, an overconfident paper salesman who will do anything to woo a lady, would have died for this kind of adulation.
One of the city's most prominent restaurateurs took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times on Wednesday, accusing the newspaper's chief food critic of lacking the bona fides to do the job.
There will be no pre-election cash giveaway, says Gordon Brown as he suggests he still wants to be premier.
Sospesa per due volte la seduta per le proteste dei Verdi. Espulsi Cortiana e altri senatori censurati da Pera. ROMA - Seduta sospesa al Senato durante le dichiarazioni di voto sulla fiducia posta dal governo
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Former Redskins backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels makes his first career start Sunday for the Dolphins as they face the Ravens.
MURRAY HILL, NJ - Lucent Technologies has released a software upgrade for its wireless equipment that will allow operators to support high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) connections in 3G networks.
HP CEO Mark Hurd says HP needs to invest more in its storage sales organization to boost sales.
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Michael Schumacher won the Hungarian Grand Prix Sunday in Budapest, setting yet another record by becoming the first Formula One driver with 12 victories in a season.
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Germany&#39;s dream of a permanent seat on the UN Security Council got support from Great Britain and France Thursday but prompted domestic concerns that the country was perhaps too ambitious.
Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma congratulated striker Andriy Shevchenko on Tuesday on being named European Footballer of the Year, praising him as \
The space shuttle may begin flying before NASA has a reliable plan to fix damage similar to that which doomed the Columbia shuttle in February 2003, the manager of the shuttle program said Monday.
Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
(InfoWorld) - Several U.K. schools have dismantled their Wi-Fi networks after parental complaints and one report of health problems. One teacher at Stowe School, a private school west of London, blamed headaches and nausea on the wireless access point installed in his classroom, said James Tearle, head of IT at the school. The access point was removed, and no one else has reported problems, he said. The teacher, who is head of classics, is a valued member of staff, Tearle said. \
Ancel Keys, the University of Minnesota scientist who invented the K ration diet used by soldiers in World War II and who linked high cholesterol and fatty diets to heart disease, has died at the age of 100.
A powerful bomb exploded near an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20, officials said.
The writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike forced hosts like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to improvise more than most viewers probably know.
Spending by Americans shopping online  during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent to $8.8  billion, with sharp gains in purchases of clothing and  entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. said on Thursday.
Walter Novellino analizza il momento delicato della Sampdoria: ''Bisogna ragionare come una squadra ...
Trendsetter Martha Stewart reported to a minimum-security prison known as \
The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation to hike fines to as  much as $500,000 on broadcasters and entertainers who violate  decency limits on air.
Bidding goodbye to the gold robot after  almost 30 years, Anthony Daniels shed a nostalgic tear for the  mechanical manservant who changed his life.
Also: 'Grand Theft Auto' makers blamed for triple killing.
Australia and Pakistan both delayed naming their teams for the first cricket test starting in Perth today as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war.
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Musical purists demand strict controls to stem flood of spangled troubadours.
Embattled Archbishop of Canterbury begins detailed defence of his remarks on Sharia law
JAMELIA swept the board at last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (September 30) MOBO awards along with US hip-hop star KANYE WEST. Both were the winners of three nominated categories at the ceremony in the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of  Mosul who was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday was freed on  Tuesday morning without a ransom being paid, the Vatican said.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned up the volume on a possible independent bid for president on Monday, arguing that partisanship is limiting the nation's progress at a summit of Republicans and Democrats that stole a bit of the spotlight from the candidates in New Hampshire.
BAGHDAD, July 18 -- The man responsible for ferrying messages between Osama bin Laden and Iraqi insurgents is in U.S. custody and is providing \
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Infatti Intel ha finalmente annunciato durante l&#39;Intel Developer Forum di San Francisco un nuovo proprio componente wireless, il cui nome in codice \u00c3\u00a8 \u00e2\u0080\u009cRosedale\u00e2\u0080\u009d, il primo prodotto \u00e2\u0080\u009csystem-on-a-chip\u00e2\u0080\u009d dai costi contenuti.
The toll that economic uncertainty  has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very  clear on Tuesday by Circuit City  CEO Phil Schoonover.
A man is remanded in custody charged with manslaughter after another man dies after a fight at a Butlins camp.
Two more Palestinians were killed in southern Gaza on Saturday as Israeli troops continued a two-day old invasion that has now claimed the lives of 11 Palestinians.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her experience and rival Barack Obama made his case for change on Thursday as White House hopefuls scoured Iowa for support one week before the U.S. state's too-close-to-call nominating contest.
Don't publish and .be damned Google has lost its appeal to Belgian courts to ditch part of the ruling in a copyright case against its news service which it lost earlier this month.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.
Nasa says that it will delay the launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm damaged the fuel tank.
Search giant argues Viacom's agreement to shift its ads from DoubleClick to Redmond's ad platform shows online ad competition concerns are unfounded. Microsoft, naturally, disagrees.
PORT CHARLOTTE -- Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley&#39;s victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm&#39;s latest blow to their lives -- the mass shutdown of businesses that ...
MULTAN, Pakistan  - Thousands of Sunni Muslim  radicals protested in a central Pakistani on city on Friday and  vowed revenge for a bomb attack on a religious rally that  killed 42 people, despite a government move to ban such  gatherings.
So you may not be able to see him on celluloid for quite a while. Hrithik still hasn\u00c2\u0092t made up his mind about which film he wants to do next.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick and Australian Open finalist Marat Safin are among those scheduled for round-robin action Tuesday at the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup Houston.
The revised law was passed at the 11th session of the 10th Standing Committee of National People&#39;s Congress (NPC), which concluded Saturday morning.
Brothers Murray sweep the leg SAP Open Just 19 years old, Andy Murray has turned into a veteran slayer of Silicon Valley. The Scotsman on Sunday defeated Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic in three gripping sets to capture his second SAP Open tennis title in as many years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich faced one final avenue of appeal in a desperate bid to contest his loss of a rerun presidential election to opposition rival Viktor Yushchenko.
There was a media-run rating game recently to decide who was India&#39;s greatest prime minister. Participants played the game the Indian way _ avoiding any attempt at analystical assessment and, instead, making
An appeal case against a life sentence handed to Ethiopia&#39;s former dictator Mengistu Haile Marian opened here Tuesday with prosecutors seeking a harsher sentence.
Thousands of pupils will get one-to-one tuition as the government announces a pilot scheme to track pupils.
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NEW YORK  - Men who use Viagra or Cialis  for erectile dysfunction (ED) have increases in levels of  testosterone, Italian researchers report.
The former boss of the NHS trust where a superbug led to the deaths of 90 people will receive a \u00c2\u00a375,000 pay off.
People who smoke are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than people who have quit or have never smoked, Dutch researchers reported on Sunday.
The death toll from a methane blast that ripped though a coal mine in southern Poland has risen to 21 after rescue workers found more bodies, a spokesman for the company operating the mine said.
Gianni Versace\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shooting 10 years ago put fashion on the 11 o\u00e2\u0080\u0099clock news: a personal look back.
The federal health minister says his first priority is to ensure there&#39;s enough flu shots to go around. After that, Ujjal Dosanjh says he&#39;s ready to help the United States with its shortage of flu vaccine.
Wilkes-Barre - US President George W. Bush wooed voters in this key battleground state on Friday and unleashed a pack of wolves in a menacing new commercial branding Democrat John Kerry as weak on terrorism.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush's economic  advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag  on the U.S. economy and not merely a threat to growth, chipping  away at Bush's upbeat election-year projections and increasing  pressure on him to act.
Chinese archaeologists have found an ancient sunken ship in the South China Sea laden with Ming Dynasty porcelain, the Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Indonesia's former president Suharto, who ruled with an iron fist for 32 years, has died, a senior police official told reporters on Sunday at the hospital where he was being treated.
Coders can get free access to a database of translations of 22 EU languages, to help improve software.
The best career opportunity Amanda Sandoval found after graduating from San Leandro High School in 1999 was the Army. She joined up, impressed by such benefits as being able to choose her own duty station.
Citing &quot;an urgent need&quot; at a time of flu vaccine shortages, Illinois asked for federal permission Monday to buy at least 30,000 vaccine doses from Europe for the state&#39;s nursing home residents.
SACRAMENTO -- In a season with very few certainties, Celtics coach Doc Rivers knew he could count on two things in the upcoming weeks.
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The 24 EU commissioners-designate face confirmation hearings in the European Parliament.
The trade deficit widened as expected in May, as higher oil prices helped lift imports to an all-time high, swamping a boost to exports from stronger overseas growth and a weaker dollar, a government report showed on Thursday.
Thousands marked the one-year anniversary of a Turkish Armenian journalist's killing Saturday, placing red carnations on the spot where he was gunned down in daylight and demanding justice in the case.
Dopo il caso di Lecco, una nuova indagine \u00c3\u00a8 stata aperta dalla Procura di Como su sette morti sospette avvenute all&#39;ospedale Sant&#39;Anna di Como. Le morti risalgono ad un periodo compreso tra settembre e novembre
Questi i convocati del Milan per la gara di domani contro la Fiorentina.
The White House held out hope that a compromise could be reached on legislation to overhaul American intelligence.
BHEJAPADAR, India  - The corpse of an Indian man was exhumed by his family in a remote eastern village in the belief that a witch doctor could bring him back to life, three days after he died.
Joey Fatone's latest gig: hosting \
Order and progress in Oxfordshire Researchers at Oxfordshire's Diamond Light Source Synchrotron have signed on to collaborate on research with colleagues at the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P and O) -- the ports, shipping and logistics group -- announced sweeping cuts to its ferry operations to refocus the business in the face of competition from low-cost airlines.
Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif accused Pakistan's president Monday of blindly following America and ordering anti-terror operations that have left the country \
A South African court on Thursday postponed the case against a former dormitory matron charged with abusing students at U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls' academy.
Alex Rodriguez earned a curtain call at Yankee Stadium for the second straight game. A day after breaking out of his slump, Rodriguez homered twice and drove in three runs last night in host New York's 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
Republican Mike Huckabee said the government should stay out of disputes over the Confederate flag in South Carolina.
Israeli right-wingers on Wednesday continued to oppose Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s disengagement plan after the Knesset&#39;s (parliament) approval.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday scoffed at Washington's claims that possible deployment of U.S. missile defense sites in central Europe was intended to counter threats posed by Iran and said that Russia would take countermeasures.
Democrats and Republicans in Congress must set aside partisan differences to adequately fund health care services for active U.S. troops and military veterans, Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas said Saturday in the weekly Democratic radio address.
NASA officials said that everything was ready for astronauts to prepare the European Columbus science module to be removed from the shuttle Atlantis\u00e2\u0080\u0099 cargo bay and attached to the station.
ConAgra Foods Inc. is recalling voluntarily 85,600 pounds of chicken breast strips that may contain pieces of metal, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service said on Thursday.
Although the number of diabetes-related deaths increased in 2003 in New York City, the number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in the city decreased and fewer teenage girls gave birth last year, according to an annual vital statistics summary released Wednesday
Disgraced political donor Norman Hsu was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after a judge rejected his bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud conviction
Shares of radio station operators sank in Friday trading, saddled by a report raising concerns that future growth could be limited as advertising demand wanes amid fierce competition from personal media players and satellite radio.
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On a sunny West Roxbury afternoon that had both teams ducking for shade, Governor Dummer was able to sweat out a 14-13 win over Roxbury Latin yesterday in a match that came down to the final ticks of the scoreboard clock.
In my own case, the event is the release of Halo 2 shortly after midnight this morning. It&#39;s the sequel to my favorite video game Halo: Combat Evolved, one of the best games ever made for
Oil prices fell to a fresh five-month  low on Monday as a bout of fund-led selling countered a cut to  supplies by top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia.
Members of a militia group in Baghdad&#39;s impoverished area of Sadr City have agreed to give up their fight against Iraqi and coalition forces and lay down their weapons.
Actor Michael Richards pledges to apologise to people he offended with a recent racist outburst.
LaDainian Tomlinson and Randy Moss were unanimous selections to The Associated Press 2007 NFL All-Pro team on Wednesday. So was Tom Brady \u00c2\u0097 sort of.
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  said on Friday that sales at stores open at least 14 months rose 1.5 percent in December and affirmed its fiscal 2008 earnings outlook.
Back in town on Wednesday after her Europe sojourn, Shilpa Shetty, keeping with her newfound image of an ambassador of Indian values and traditions offshore, will soon essay the role of goddess Sita in an international venture.
THE European Union yesterday told China that it will work towards lifting its 15-year embargo on arms exports, even though agreement is being held up by a dispute
The US presidential race is being followed with close attention in France, where an overwhelming preference for a Democrat victory is balanced by the sober recognition that -- whatever the result -- there will be no quick fix for damaged bilateral ties.
Heart problems that pushed the painkillers Bextra and Vioxx off the market could have come to light earlier had federal regulators given outside researchers speedier access to raw safety data, according to a commentary written by Boston researchers.
Detroit Tigers: The Tigers claimed outfielders DeWayne Wise of the Braves and Byron Gettis of the Royals off waivers. Wise, 26, played in 77 games with the Braves this past season and hit .
Amazon.com Inc. reported net sales of $1.46 billion in its third quarter, while Google reported $805.9 million in revenue, an increase of 105% over the same quarter last year.
Hubie Brown, the oldest coach in the NBA at the age of 71, retired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies Thursday because of health reasons, according to TNT Thursday night as a Breaking News.
IBM has recalled 553,000 ThinkPad AC power adapters after receiving reports that some have overheated, melting the adapter housing and charring the circuit board inside.
A couple's ability to access IVF on the NHS is a complete lottery, according to a new report.
Video games mastermind Will Wright confirms Electronic Arts is planning on a spring 2008 release for the much-awaited \
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O,  squeezed severely by low-cost rivals and soaring fuel prices  and failing in its drive for new labor concessions, filed for  bankruptcy protection on Sunday for the second time in two  years.
Hollywood studios are locked in a battle over adopting a standard for high-definition Digital Video Disc technology, in an apparent replay of the 1980s struggle between VHS and Betamax video formats.
Ben Stiller&#39;s comic sequel &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; opened in first place at the Christmas holiday box office, according to preliminary studio figures released Sunday.
Russia's environmental regulator said Tuesday it had filed suit seeking to revoke approval for a $20 billion international oil project led by Royal Dutch Shell on the Pacific island of Sakhalin.
SOFTWARE FIRM Microsoft has revealed how many fixes and updates are under the bonnet of its megapatch Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Vijaykumar fondly recalls the first time he met Rajni and the enduring friendship that followed.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: Iran has dismissed as &quot;baseless&quot; the claim by the outgoing US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, that he&#39;d seen intelligence indicating that Iran &quot;had been actively working on delivery systems&quot; for a nuclear weapon.
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A Turkish passenger plane flying from the Albanian capital Tirana to Istanbul was hijacked over Greece and later landed in Italy, Greek and Italian officials said on Tuesday.
A new generation of rechargeable lithium batteries could reduce global warming, a leading expert says.
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Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in private, managed care plans cost the government 12.4 percent more than those in the traditional program last year, for a total cost of more than $5.2 billion, according to a study released Thursday.
Air Canada said it had been included in the European Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investigation into price fixing on freight services. The airline added that it might suffer a liability as a result. Air Canada, Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest airline, said it was cooperating with investigators. It said it had received an official charge sheet, which sets out the commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s preliminary assessment in its investigation into suspected anticompetitive cargo pricing activities. The activities include the levying of certain fuel surcharges by a number of airlines and cargo operators in breach of antitrust laws. The European Commission last week charged several airlines, including British Airways , Lufthansa and SAS, with fixing freight service prices. Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines said they too had received a notice from the commission.
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He&#39;s not Hugh Grant and she&#39;s not Julia Roberts, yet ``Wimbledon&#39;&#39; scores like ``Notting Hill&#39;&#39; - straight to the heart and the funnybone.
BOSTON -- An investigation of IBM Corp. by the Securities and Exchange Commission ended Tuesday without penalty, although the government found that the technology company misled analysts about employee stock-option expenses in 2005.
Russia keeps up a freeze on vital links with Georgia, despite the release of four alleged Russian spies.
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Three British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi detainees are unfairly shouldering the blame while senior officers face lesser charges, a defense lawyer said in a landmark war crimes trial Monday.
By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 21--Mission managers declared shuttle Atlantis fit to return to Earth on Thursday, but a higher authority -- nature -- might give the seven astronauts an extra day in space.
President Vladimir Putin will tighten his control over Russia with his plan to shake up government but risks undermining brittle post-Soviet democracy, analysts and liberals said on Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, March 11 -- A car bomb exploded Sunday in central Baghdad near a truck carrying Shiite pilgrims returning home from commemorating a sacred holiday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 25, a day after Iraq and its neighbors expressed their commitment to bolster Iraq's security.
Latvian lawmakers approved a new center-right government Thursday that will face an uphill battle to restore popular trust and prevent the country's red-hot economy from abruptly reversing course.
Quarterback Mark Brunell and right guard Randy Thomas restructured their contracts to give the Redskins salary cap room to sign Ladell Betts.
SAN DIEGO California&#39;s insurance commissioner says a San Diego company took kickbacks from four major insurance companies in exchange for winning contracts with major US companies.
Aventis-Pasteur said on Tuesday it  had squeezed out an extra 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine  beyond what the company already has promised.
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Eight US soldiers are suing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other Army officials over an Army policy barring them from leaving Iraq even though they have served their terms of enlistment.
Every type of violent crime fell last year with one notable exception: Murders were up for the fourth straight year, according to an annual FBI report released Monday.
Kenya's flagship airline suspended flights between Nairobi and Paris on Tuesday due to the dwindling number of passengers flying to this once-stable African nation, the latest economic fallout from a violent political crisis.
Iran has the military might to deter  attacks against it, its defense minister said in remarks  published Tuesday, one day after President Bush said he would  not rule out military action against Iran.
Randy Johnson is showing clear signs that he will be able to resume his march toward 300 career victories after his second herniated disk operation in less than a year.
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Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Offer Takes on PayPal - Matt Cutts On Having Lots Of Sites - Click Fraud from Competitors? - I've Been Using Duplicate (stolen) Content - Accessibility Basics, and more.
Oct 21  - Being in traffic, either in an automobile or on public transportation, increases the risk of heart attack in susceptible individuals, German researchers report.
A judge ruled on Friday that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has the right to be on the ballot in Colorado in November, a move that could help President Bush in a state considered too close to call.
Campaigners petition the UN to take urgent action to protect iconic natural sites from climate change.
College students are rescued  from a cave complex in North Yorkshire after being trapped by  fast-flowing water.
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Prosecutors and investigators building a bribery case against Rep. William Jefferson have been unable to examine the documents and computer files seized in a search of the lawmaker&#039;s Capitol Hill office.
And this comes straight from the horse\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mouth! Software giant Microsoft has finally acknowledged Linux as its strongest competitor, much to the delight of Australia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s open source industry association (OSIA).
The man who abducted Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch is buried secretly and under a false name.
Greg Rusedski is knocked out of the Australian Open by the world number two.
KHOST, Afghanistan  - An Afghan suicide bomber disguised as a doctor blew himself up and injured three U.S. soldiers during a function at a hospital in Khost on Tuesday, officials said.
Six men went on trial in Miami on Tuesday for a second time on charges they plotted to blow up the tallest American skyscraper, Chicago's Sears Tower, and several government offices on behalf of al Qaeda.
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. June 4 (Interfax) - Oil spills have been discovered near two wells operated by Russian oil company Rosneft (RTS: ROSN) in the north of Sakhalin, non-governmental organization Sakhalin Environmental Watch (EVS) said in a press release on Monday.
The new permanent exhibition on human origins at the American Museum of Natural History merges notable achievements in paleontology and genetics.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Filmmaker Jonathan Demme has put the struggle of New Orleans' poor to reclaim their hurricane-wracked neighborhoods on television and the big screen. But he's not done yet.
Un kamikaze si e' fatto esplodere a Tal Afar, 27 feriti
Brazilian voters gave a boost to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday, according to initial results, in the first electoral
Baghdad, 14 dic.(Adnkronos) - Un&#39;autobomba guidata da un terrorista suicida e&#39; esplosa questa mattina ad un ingresso della Zona Verde a Baghdad. Vi sono diversi feriti e secondo alcune fonti almeno un morto.
Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians, mostly gunmen but also a 12-year-old boy and other civilians, on Wednesday in the deadliest raid in the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized the territory, medical workers said.
Promises he'll never do it again A webmaster is to surrender $3,300 in ill-gotten gains and refrain from making misleading claims, to settle federal charges he deceived consumers into installing spyware, dialer programs and other types of malware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pakistani police fired tear gas to disperse a protest by some of the 1.1 million victims of a cyclone Friday, as fresh storms hit India and flooded villages awaited help in Afghanistan.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
InfoWorld - While Wednesday marked&#160;the official unveiling of Oracle&#39;s 11g database&#160;and a look at its new features, pricing and availability information was pretty thin on the ground. All the vendor would confirm is that the Linux version of 11g will ship this quarter, probably in August.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway  Inc. (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N) is keeping its PetroChina Co. (0857.HK)  shares amid growing criticism from Harvard University and  others about investing in companies that might be linked to  genocide in Sudan.
The British-Iraqi director of CARE International who is being held hostage in Iraq made a televised plea for her life today and urged the British government to withdraw its forces from the country.
Britain's ambassador on Monday submitted an official request to Russia for the extradition of the man suspected of murdering Alexander Litvinenko.
A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier  and wounded another when their patrol was attacked north of  Baghdad overnight, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Lance Armstrong says his relationship with rocker Sheryl Crow taught him a lesson: He won't talk about his personal life in public anymore.
Rebel leaders from Sudan&#39;s Darfur region called on Thursday on Nigeria to intervene and kickstart African Union-sponsored talks on the crisis in the west of Sudan
A Utah man on Friday pleaded not  guilty to killing his wife in a case that drew national  attention when police discovered he had been leading a life of  lies.
La perizia tossicologica depositata a magistrati indagine

ANAHEIM, California  - Twenty-one years ago, Tiger Woods beat his father Earl for the first time on a golf course and celebrated with the exuberant fist pump which has become his trademark.
A Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate is in a Vienna hospital recovering from what his supporters said on Friday appeared to be an attempt on his life by political enemies who poisoned him.
Maria Sharapova and Yelena Dementyeva both lifted titles Sunday to underline Russia&#39;s domination of the women&#39;s game. In Seoul, South Korea, Wimbledon champion Sharapova trounced Marta Domachowska 6-1, 6-1 to win the Korea Open.
Results of a new study provide more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.
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CUDDALORE: Rescue workers pulled corpses from canals and water-logged fields in India on Tuesday, as the government warned the death toll of almost 9,400 from tsunami that lashed the country&#39;s south would rise further.
A suicide bomber killed 12 people in the lobby of a busy Baghdad hotel used by foreigners and Iraqi officials, one of four separate bomb attacks that killed more than 40 on Monday, police and witnesses said.
More than 10,000 British Airways staff will be balloted by their unions this week over a last-ditch pay deal that has lifted the threat of bank holiday travel chaos at Heathrow.
In an effort to ease the transition to higher-capacity disc technology, Toshiba and Memory-Tech have developed a dual-layer disc that supports DVD and HD DVD formats.
(InfoWorld) - AutomatedQA on Monday is unveiling its TestComplete 5 application testing environment, which adds support for Windows Vista applications. Built for automated testing, TestComplete 5 makes development of tests easier, according to the company. In addition to Vista, TestComplete 5 supports Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 Web tests as well as testing of Windows Presentation Foundation, .Net and Java applications. The Java system must be running under Windows. \
NEW YORK Sept. 11, 2004 - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there.
Italia esonerata da procedura ma messa in guardia da Ecofin
By Bob Cox, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 10--The fleet of 54 V-22 Osprey aircraft used by the Marines and Air Force was grounded this week after a faulty computer chip was discovered in flight-control computers.
CINCINNATI -- Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman, already banned for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, was suspended Wednesday for the rest of the season following his arrest on a charge of drunken driving.
Top Al Qaeda terrorist Amjad Farooqi was killed in a shootout with security forces in Nawabshah, about 200 km northeast from Karachi on Sunday, report agencies.

Despite all the talk of homeland security, sneaking into the U.S. is scandalously easy--and on the rise. Millions of illegal aliens will pour across the U.S.-Mexican border this year, many from countries hostile to America. TIME looks at the damage, the dangers and the reasons the U.S. fails to protect itself
The list of possible trading partners for the Red Sox in a Manny Ram&#xED;rez deal shrank by another team yesterday, even as an exploding market makes the remaining $38 million on Ram&#xED;rez's contract appear a relative bargain.
The company overseeing the construction of the beleaguered Big Dig said Monday that repairs to fix widespread leaks would take months, not years, and denounced public officials for rushing to judgment on the &#36;14.6 billion project.
Latest version of mobile phone browser adds social networking features, improves functionality.
Janet Leigh, who gained her greatest fame as the victim of the shocking shower murder scene in Psycho, has died at her home in Beverly Hills.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Perugia in vista del posticipo di luned\u00c3\u00ac contro la Salernitana. In ...
What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 hands.
The emerging nations of Brazil, China, India, and Russia together represented five percent of IBM's second-quarter revenue, and the vendor is looking for those revenue levels to double over the next four years.
Credit Suisse will fully integrate its investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston with its flagship private bank, the Swiss banking giant said on Tuesday, as it set ambitious earnings targets for 2007.
Palestinian President Mahmoud  Abbas won European and Arab backing on Monday for taking  control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt, intensifying his  power struggle with the Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave.
Ennio Morricone, the prolific film composer who created music for more than 300 films, such as the memorable coyote-howl theme from \
Profits at music retailer HMV more than halve as it battles against competition from supermarkets and online retailers.
A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years -- a bratwurst sandwich -- after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his ...
-- U.S. consumer sentiment finished weaker in January, according to a survey released on Friday.
After penning biographies of Lucrezia Borgia and Jacqueline Kennedy, historian Sarah Bradford was reluctant to write about Princess Diana because she thought of her as a \
John Edwards said it would be fine if his health care proposal evolved into a federalized system.
COLOMBO  - Over 8,300 people were killed and thousands more were missing after the most powerful earthquake for 40 years triggered giant tidal waves that slammed into coastal areas across Asia.
Ashlee Simpson is reportedly taking the heat after lip-syncing to the wrong song on US comedy show Saturday Night Live on the weekend.
Portable Media Center devices, MSN Music store, and Windows Media Player 10 launched.
A REVOLUTIONARY new type of aircraft that could lead to flights between Glasgow and Sydney in only two hours, will be tested in America tomorrow.
SPACE SCIENTISTS are anxiously waiting for the moment, early tomorrow morning, when a small package is sent on its way to Titan, one of the moons of Saturn.
Would you buy a Dell (DELL) PC from a sales associate in a blue vest? Dell's main method for selling computers-directly from the manufacturer-isn't getting the job done, so the Round Rock [Tex.] PC maker found a partner to help push its machines: Wal-Mart (WMT).
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 3, 2004 - Gunfire erupted in a slum teeming with loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Sunday, sending people scattering through trash-strewn streets following
UK online auction firm QXL Ricardo faces a hostile bid from Dutch company Florissant after rejecting its takeover offer.
Coach Mike Nolan will return to the San Francisco 49ers next season despite going 16-32 in his first three years with the club.
The government is expected to announce new legislation this week to protect people who work in animal research.
by our Internet desk, 24 August 2004. Japan&#39;s Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi says he will press his country&#39;s case for a permanent UN Security Council seat when he addresses the annual session of the General Assembly next month.
All our devices, from cellphones and computers to satellites and dvrs, depend on super-precise timekeeping. Tour one building in Boulder, Colorado, and you'll see some of the key timekeepers in the world.
Leaders of a divided federal  civil-rights watchdog agency accused President Bush of  deepening racial divisions, in a parting shot after years of  sparring with his administration.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - A bizarre murder case involving a Pentecostal pastor convicted of manipulating his former nanny to shoot his wife will go another round in court as both prosecutors and defence lawyers appealed the initial ruling.
The aftermath of the South Carolina primary brought some measure of clarity to the muddled Republican presidential race.
Sen. John Kerry ratcheted up his attack on President Bush Tuesday, saying he had botched the war on terrorism both at home and abroad.
Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
An Israeli inquiry into the failings of last year's Lebanon war will issue interim findings next month that will draw conclusions about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's performance, a spokesman for the panel said on Tuesday.
The abrupt withdrawal last week of the best-selling painkiller Vioxx is an event rich in ironies and lessons.
CHINA IS continuing its pogrom on the country&#39;s Internet cafes and officially confirmed that it has shut more than 1,600 Internet cafes since February.
Philip Morris, one of the nation&#39;s biggest manufacturers of tobacco products, conducted a study in 1982 that revealed the dangers of passive smoking.
The leaders and people of Israel and Palestine should honour the memories of Yasser Arafat and slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin by acting practically to achieve the &quot;peace of the brave&quot;, President Thabo Mbeki said on Friday.
SEATTLE - A car plunged 25 feet after crashing through a downtown barrier Monday, but the driver suffered only minor injuries thanks to a well-placed trash bin. His sedan landed upside-down atop the bin, its trunk accepting the brunt of the impact.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan released on Thursday four of the remaining seven South Korean hostages they had kidnapped nearly six weeks ago, witnesses said.
Ruud van Nistelrooy&#39;s apology to Ashley Cole does not look like ending his feud with Arsenal after Arsene Wenger launched another bitter attack on the Dutchman - and his club.
Information technology services provider Ciber Inc. said Monday that it will buy a 67 percent stake in German software consultant Novasoft AG from the company&#39;s founders in a move to enter the German market.
The EU can turn to new priorities such as globalisation after agreeing a new reform treaty, its leaders said Friday, but thoughts were also on the potentially tricky topic of ratification.
French President Jacques Chirac has appealed to the French business community to seize the immense opportunities on offer in China, as he played down fears jobs could be lost at home.
The United States has been ordered to withdraw some of its support for producers of cotton and other commodities, according to a World Trade Organization report made public Wednesday.
The Houston Rockets cruised to a 95-83  victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, Chinese  center Yao Ming leading the home team to a seventh straight  triumph with a game-high 25 points.
THE political struggle for Yasser Arafat&#39;s inheritance escalated last night into a fierce contest for the dying man&#39;s body, as a war of words erupted between the Palestinian leader&#39;s wife and his top officials.
The 68,000 U.S. troops stationed in Germany should blend in better with the millions of World Cup fans thanks to a crash course on &quot;clean sheets&quot;, &quot;nutmegs&quot; and &quot;bicycle kicks&quot; from forces radio.
Talking bout the n-n-next generation The Next Generation Mobile Network (NGMN) Initiative is shaping up to be one of the most influential forces in the evolution of 4G technologies, and is calling for wider membership as it sets out a little more detail on its future activities and officially launches as a company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reach the final stages of the Japan Open tennis tournament with breezy victories on October 7. Second seed David Nalbandian became
Prime Minister Tony Blair said that the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan is &quot;absolutely critical&quot; for world security, as the military alliance expanded its role there.
&quot;Vera Drake,&quot; Mike Leigh&#39;s tough tale of a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice Film
Researchers characterised many regions on chromosome 16 that have been copied to other places within the chromosome and even to the other chromosomes, a phenomenon known as segmental duplication.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Ryder Cup red faces  have not been in short supply since the first event in 1927 but  few have been American.
Vietnam confirms the death of some 6,000 domestic poultry from bird flu, after being free of human cases for a year.
NAJAF: Radical Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged his Mehdi Army followers to keep fighting the US-led forces attacking Najaf, but said he was willing to hand over the city shrine to religious leaders.
Abby Wambach\u00e2\u0080\u0099s two goals moved the Americans into position to qualify for the quarterfinals at the FIFA Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup.
LONDON/SYDNEY  - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  , the world's biggest miner, is in talks with private equity firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S. aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to reporters after casting his ballot at the Likud party meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004.
It seems R. Kelly is not a happy person at present, and, as a result, Jay-Z has some problems on his hands. After their joint Best of Both Worlds tour came to a crashing halt on Friday, Kelly
More than 3,000 people visited the Clinton Library next to downtown Little Rock on Tuesday, the Fourth of July.
French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm on Sunday he will not seek reelection, bringing the curtain down on more than 40 years of frontline politics.
'Le gente non accetta le cose fatte da questo esecutivo'
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US officials are taking steps to head off fears that terrorists could use portable anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down civilian airliners.
By David Crow, The Business, London  Dec. 7--The migration of television from box sets to the internet was  predicted ever since the web first got going. Now, after many false starts and  the arrival of mass-market broadband, it has finally begun in earnest.
An exploit discovered yesterday by security consultancy Sunbelt and verified by Microsoft this afternoon involving the Vector Markup Language (VML) library in Windows could potentially affect not only users of Internet Explorer, but also of the current beta of Office 2007.
Lo dice una nota: utile netto cresciuto del 7,1%
Bloomberg - Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said Republican presidential candidate John McCain is ``absolutely'' a ``true conservative,'' and that the Arizona senator's principles are ``sound and solid.''
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Citigroup Inc.'s  largest individual shareholder, said he has confidence in Chief Executive Charles Prince and does not want to see a breakup of the biggest U.S. bank, according to a published interview.
Typhoon Meari, the eighth storm to hit Japan this year, brought winds of up to 67 miles per hour, and left at least eight people missing.
Lo svizzero Didier Cuche ha vinto la discesa libera di Kitzbuehel, valida per la coppa del mondo mas...
HERMOSILLO, Mexico So much sun. Blistering, brutal sun.
The sons of Princess Diana pleaded in vain on Tuesday with a British television channel not to broadcast graphic photos in a documentary about their mother's death in a Paris car crash 10 years ago.
By Karl Terry, The Portales News-Tribune, N.M.  Feb. 1--A bill protecting wildland firefighters from criminal prosecution has been introduced in the New Mexico Legislature by Rep. Keith Gardner R-Roswell.
France signalled it will slash its budget overspending next year to come into line with EU rules in a 2005 budget published on Wednesday and forecast economic growth of 2.5 percent.
World oil prices scaled a new high above  $55 a barrel on Monday as a threat by Norwegian oil employers  to halt production from the world's third biggest exporter  stoked fears of a winter supply crunch.
JEDDAH, 12 September 2004 - Two small bombs left in stolen taxis exploded in Jeddah yesterday, both outside banks with foreign links.
Pete Rose thinks Mark McGwire should be baseball's Hall of Fame, and hasn't given up hope that he'll get there someday, too.
NEW YORK -- US President George W. Bush yesterday scolded the United Nations for failing to join his crackdown on &quot;murderers.
The European Commission said it had approved the acquisition by Spain's Repsol YSF of most of the Portuguese products and businesses belonging to Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell.
An appeals court denied Vonage\u00e2\u0080\u0099s challenge of an F.C.C. rule requiring providers to pay into the Universal Service Fund.
TechWeb - On average, 7% of the SMB workforce stays home one or more days a week and 90% of SMBs reported that one or more employees travel on business at least one day a week, according to AMI-Partners.
Israelis weigh concerns about their moral responsibility and the refugees' economic and demographic impact.
Editor&#39;s Note: Both Democrats and Republicans show their discomfort with homosexuality -- and their willingness to use anything for political gain -- in the firestorm of debate surrounding comments about Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s lesbian daughter.
Barry Bonds' former mistress, at the center of the government's perjury investigation of the slugger, said Monday she will discuss the couple's relationship in the November issue of Playboy magazine.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging the Security Council to act quickly to protect civilians in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
THE HAGUE : Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was forced to take a back seat at his trial for genocide and war crimes as lawyers imposed on him by a UN tribunal examined his first defence witness.
Iran has begun turning uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a key step in assembling nuclear weapons, The Associated Press reported.
Siniscalco: non si e' lavorato bilateralmente con i francesi
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed how he had to ban an agent from Manchester United's training ground after he was caught trying to approach players as young as 12.
com November 17, 2004, 5:03 PM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re also investing in storage.
By Jay F. Marks, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 2--An appeals court ruled Thursday an Oklahoma County judge did not overstep his bounds when he ordered hundreds of inmates to be moved from the county jail to a state prison in September.
Is it OK to laugh if one of the housing bubble's biggest promoters finds himself on the bad side of the boom?
At least 15 people are killed in simultaneous explosions on two buses in the  southern Israeli city of Beersheba.
John Peel&#39;s dry, quintessentially English voice led me and millions of others into an esoteric world of music, full of imagination and adventure.
Inspired by the gum-splotched sidewalks of New York, a British professor is taking on the sticky problem and developing a nonstick chewing gum.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson is expected to set out how he wants to reform the nation's \
Cesare Prandelli ha portato la Fiorentina in Spagna, sull'isola di Marbela, per preparare la ripresa...
La nazionale maschile di fioretto ha vinto il bronzo ai mondiali di scherma di Torino. Nella finale ...
Nelle privatizzazioni manca un indirizzo pubblico
Millions of girls are fueling the growth of interactive sites which offer virtual versions of traditional play activities.
Google's planning to greatly expand the editorial guidelines it publishes online, providing everyone a better idea of what it accepts on the advertising front.
Flat new year Novel expects a drop in revenue for its current, fourth quarter and is predicting a flat 12 months, despite rising Linux sales and a Microsoft sales boost.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
RAFAH, Egypt  - Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday as Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
Risultati delle gare di ritorno del terzo turno preliminare di Champions League (tra parentesi il ri...
JERUSALEM : The Israeli parliament is set for an historic vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s hotly contested plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip after 37 years of occupation.
MOJAVE, Calif. -- SpaceShipOne corkscrewed its way into space yesterday, succeeding in its first of two runs for the $10 million X Prize, but not before prompting the event&#39;s otherwise effusive commentator to drop an octave and utter, &quot;Uh-oh.
Rent-A-VM In a clear shot at rival SWsoft, VMware has started hyping a new pricing model for its VMware Infrastructure software suite aimed at hosting service providers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Virgin Group Ltd., owned by billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, said it formed a company called Virgin Galactic to offer commercial space flights starting in 2007.
China Internet media firms, which struck gold with mobile phone messaging services last year, are scrambling to diversify after a government clampdown on sex-related material and a billing overhaul.
New Orleans' population is still only 41 percent of its size before Hurricane Katrina devastated the city 15 months ago, according to a state survey that casts doubts on rosier predictions by the mayor.
Syria has not complied with a Security Council demand to pull its troops out of Lebanon and says it is unable to give any indication of when it might do so, Secretary General Kofi Annan said today.
Serbia's pro-western President Mr Boris Tadic survived an apparent assassination attempt when a car repeatedly tried to crash into his motorcade, his press office said today.
The Opportunity Mars rover has turned into a junkyard dog, prowling ever closer to a hunk of space litter at Meridiani Planum -- a discarded heat shield.
More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a new study by Swedish scientists.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Acknowledging the reputation he had earned as an aggressive young driver with a penchant for wrinkling a few car fenders and ruffling a few feathers along the way, Kurt Busch yesterday seemed to come of age.
Bill Bradley, a former presidential hopeful and senator, planned to endorse Barack Obama for president on Sunday, aides said.
Reorders, recorders, and red borders will have starring roles in next week's Wall Street epic.
By LaMotta, Lisa  NEW YORK: US airlines have been sending out reassuring messages to customers and statt since UK authorities arrested several suspected terrorists who were targeting commercial airlines traveling from Britain to the US.
A majority of the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve  Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless  Services Inc. AWE.N, a source familiar with the matter said  on Wednesday.
Strade e citt\u00c3\u00a0 sommerse dall&#39;acqua. Oltre 300 i feriti. La stima del funzionario dell&#39;Onu: le vittime destinate a salire. HAITI - Sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 pesante il bilancio di vite umane legato all\u00e2\u0080\u0099opera distruttiva di Jeanne.
Company looks to leap past current limit of eight Opteron processors in a single server.
Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, known
Japanese imports of U.S. beef totaled   only 105 tonnes in August, the first full month of shipments   since Tokyo reopened the market to meat from the United States,   government data showed on Thursday.
Somalia's virtually powerless government said a cargo plane that landed at the capital's airport Wednesday morning was carrying weapons for Islamic militants who have seized control of much of southern Somalia.
GENEVA - Olympic gold medalist TylerHamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union said Tuesday the Phonak team told
Venezuela's opposition-aligned RCTV has started cable broadcasts  after losing its terrestrial licence.
Presidente Soldi smentisce le indiscrezioni di questi giorni
An emerging discipline in Britain known as environmental forensics may make it quicker and easier to identify polluters in a court of law.
Alcan, the Canadian aluminum producer, said it had signed agreements with third parties to evade a hostile $28.8 billion takeover bid from Alcoa.
German Chancellor Gerhard Shroeder met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on ways to boost bilateral relations and increase Libyan oil exports to Germany.
The Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University is part of a movement around the nation that brings a religious perspective to the law.
Playbill - Richard Rose directs the Toronto premiere of Bea's Niece, David Gow's magic-laced play about visitors to the hospital room of an ailing novelist, starting Dec. 28 at Tarragon Theatre's Mainspace.
If you like to eat red meat you may be at an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to a British study in the December issue of Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism.
(Source: Computerworld) Peace of mind is in short supply these days among IT managers and network administrators, given the dangers out there today. Not only are internal threats ever-present, but highly paid cyber criminals half a world away are almost constantly trying to knock down security walls. The best defense, as it turns out, is a comprehensive risk management strategy.  Download this Technology Briefing to learn more.
Secondo osservatorio dell'Istituto Innocenti di Firenze
Habitat destruction is forcing India's endangered tigers to new grounds, including high mountains which have a sufficient prey base but are not known to be the natural home of the big cats.
The US softball team, unbeaten, unscored upon and almost unbelievable, rolled to its eighth consecutive shutout Sunday, 5-0 over Australia, and into the gold-medal game.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cRoscoe Jenkins\u00e2\u0080\u009d is just a shaggy diversion that gives its energetic star and its populous, accomplished supporting cast a chance to clown around.
The 2008 White House race has groundbreaking candidates, record-shattering spending and crowded debates, but so far it lacks a more common feature of recent campaigns -- negative and sometimes personal attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved a start to diplomatic talks with the Palestinians in response to a lull in militant attacks secured by their new leader Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Wednesday. The decision came hours before senior U.S. diplomat William Burns was to arrive on a fresh White House mission to revive a \
ATLANTA--Neonatal infections in extremely-low-birth-weight infants significantly increase the likelihood of problems related to neurodevelopment and growth in early childhood, according to a study of more than 6,000 premature infants led by investigators
According to a study in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine, air pollution not only causes long-term health problems, but might also trigger heart attacks.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb Thursday outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, killing nine people and wounding 173 in a bloody strike at a key U.S. ally in the war in Iraq...
Fund-raising efforts of woman ordered to pay recording industry $222,000 fall far short of amount needed to fund appeal.
Emile Heskey, attaccante del Wigan e della nazionale inglese, ha subito la sospetta frattura del met...
KABUL, Afghanistan - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan have called home to say they are OK, officials and relatives said Tuesday, and one hostage said she expected to be released soon.
Rain rain and more rain in Suzuka... with forecasts for more.
Texas power company TXU Corp. , which has agreed to the largest leveraged buyout in history, posted a 33 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by improved margins and lower operating costs.
Il capitano del Livorno, Cristiano Lucarelli, condanna senza esitazione le scritte contro il polizio...
Microsoft has finally launched an online music store in the US, albeit in &#39;preview&#39; form, some 16 months after the debut of iTunes.
THE Darkness, Coldplay and Scots band Travis are being lined up to appear on a new version of Band Aid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Do They Know It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Christmas?
Deere & Co. , the world's largest  maker of agricultural equipment, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday and raised its fiscal-year  outlook, sending its shares up as much as nearly 11 percent to  an all-time high.
President Bush offered condolences to victims of violent storms and tornadoes that roared through several Southern states and said he would visit stricken areas on Saturday \
North Korea set three conditions on  Friday to be met before it would consider returning to  six-party talks on its nuclear programs.
Taipei plans to make wireless internet access available across citywide by the end of 2005, joining a small number of cities offering Wi-Fi networks.
Gary Megson will quit West Bromwich Albion Football Club at the end of the season. The Baggies boss is out of contract next summer, and speculation has been rife that he will not renew his deal - indeed, some
President Bush emphasized Middle East peace in a meeting Saturday with Pakistan&#39;s president and praised his ally&#39;s efforts in the war on terrorism and the search for Osama bin Laden.
Security Council members slammed as &quot;inappropriate&quot; and &quot;offensive&quot; Sudan's warning to fellow African and Arab countries that contributing troops to a proposed UN force for war-torn Darfur would be seen as &quot;hostile act&quot;.
Poisoned Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield himself from justice, Litvinenko's widow said in an interview.
Rubato per ben due volte Ges\u00c3\u00b9 Bambino, anche se inchiodato alla mangiatoiaOra gli abitanti hanno protetto la Sacra famiglia con un sistema Gps                                          Florida, sparisce il Bambinello caccia via satellite ai ladri di Presepe
Doctors at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates came out on top in the state's most ambitious physician report card, ranking highest among major physician networks in seven of 16 measures, from treating depression to screening women for sexually transmitted disease.
Dig beneath the surface of the raucous Republican presidential race and you will find even deeper turmoil: Four in 10 GOP voters have switched candidates in the past month alone, and nearly two-thirds say they may change their minds again.
China's shopping malls in late December leave little doubt that the country has been smitten by Christmas, if not in quite the way devout Christians might hope.
David Beckham's butler has quit, raising concerns that he might spill closely-guarded secrets about the England captain's private life, two British newspapers reported.
Kelly Roysland scored 15 points, including 10 straight in a key two-minute span, to lift No. 13 Minnesota to a 74-57 victory over Drake on Thursday night.
U.S. bankruptcy filings have fallen to a 10-year low after a tough new federal law made it more difficult for Americans to seek protection from creditors.
NEW YORK  - The risk of developing cancer later in life is decreased among women whose pregnancies were affected by preeclampsia, according to the results of a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
InfoWorld - Veritas Software has agreed to pay $30 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges that it engaged in fraudulent accounting practices and aided Time Warner&#39;s America Online (AOL) in committing fraud.
WASHINGTON - In the final days before the November presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush continue to target undecided voters with talk of two major social policy concerns - Social Security and
Oil Giant BP Plc reported bumper  third-quarter profits thanks to high oil prices, but its higher  capital expenditure plans raised some concerns about the size  of future share buybacks.
International leaders and newspapers around the world have engaged in cautious speculation about Yasser Arafat's condition, medical diagnosis and chances of recovery.
Barry Bonds hit his 699th home run, and the San Francisco Giants regained the NL wild-card lead with a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.
How does cash make its way from the income statement to the balance sheet?
Al termine del Consiglio nazionale del Coni gli azzurri che hanno conquistato delle medaglie ad Atene 2004 sono entrati nel salone d`onore per ricevere il meritato applauso da parte del mondo dello sport.
A Nigerian state official confirms that at least seven people have been executed, despite earlier denials.
According to New Scientist.com, Scientists at the University of West England have designed an autonomous robot which generates its own energy by eating flies.
U.N. peacekeepers have made good progress stabilizing Liberia after years of war but the country needs more international help to rebuild its shattered economy and create jobs, U.N. officials said on Wednesday.
Cherokee Nation citizenship was at stake Saturday in an election to determine whether descendants of people the Cherokee once owned as slaves should be counted as members of the tribe.
As we work to provide assistance in Sudan&#39;s remote Darfur region, we are confronted on a daily basis by the horrible toll of a conflict that has taken tens of thousands of lives and has displaced more than a million people.
Ha 40 anni ed \u00c3\u00a8 sposata. Il sindaco del paese:\
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ASIA/NEPAL - Il prossimo Natale sar\u00c3\u00a0 un giorno festivo anche per i cattolici nepalesi Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Per i cattolici e per tutti i cristiani in Nepal quello appena trascorso sar\u00c3\u00a0 un Natale da ricordare: \u00c3\u00a8 stato infatti l\u00c2\u0092ultimo Natale vissuto come giorno feriale, come giorno lavorativo. Dopo una campagna portata avanti da...
Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence&#39;&#39; and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace&#39;&#39; in his annual Christmas Day message.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - An audit of ballots from 150 voting stations has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez won last week&#39;s recall referendum, reported the Organization of American States Saturday.
ATHENS -- A disappointed Paul Cayard embraced the Star Class gold medalist, Brazil's Torben Grael, yesterday as they came off the water and assessed his own chances to leave Athens with a medal.
Intel ha presentato ieri, all\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Intel Developer Forum di San Francisco, il nuovo chip Rosedale per le reti wireless WiMAX, il nuovo protocollo di comunicazione wi-fi conosciuto anche come IEEE 802.16-2004.
French President Jacques Chirac urged Turkey to recognize World War I-era massacres of Armenians as genocide if it wants to join the European Union.
The state health department has developed a list of possible program cuts that could be needed to balance the state budget - in case the economy doesn&#39;t grow fast enough to generate new revenue.
Estensione anche ai lavoratori privati della cessione di un quinto dello stipendio da destinare ai consumi di media entit\u00c3\u00a0. La commissione Bilancio al Senato ha dato il via libera ad un emendamento dell&#39;Udc
The Red Cross calls on warring parties in Afghanistan to do more to protect civilians as the conflict spreads.
Andre Agassi got past big-serving Max Mirnyi 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday to reach the third round at the Madrid Masters.
Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is not brain dead but is critically ill in a coma, between life and death, Palestinian envoy to Paris Leila Shahid said on Friday.
A US bankruptcy court judge on Friday granted United Airlines another 30 days of exclusivity, giving it until the end of September to file its own reorganization plan without competing plans from creditors.
LOS ANGELES  - Despite regular calls from theater owners for a \
'The WoW is Now!' Long-term readers may well remember 2005's titanic musical battle between Drupa's 2004 song, the Glaucoma Hymn and KPMG to secure the world's worst corporate anthem title.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Police and Home Office officials have begun an urgent review of security measures after a protester dressed as Batman scaled Buckingham Palace.
Adidas, the world's number two supplier of sportswear and equipment, said Wednesday that it had met all its targets for 2006, but expected earnings growth to slow this year because of difficulties at US unit Reebok.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
A Hamas rocket attack from Gaza killed a man in Israel on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged unlimited military action against the militant group, saying \
Spain narrowly beat England in a disappointing friendly international, which was a long way from being friendly. Asier del Horno\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ninth minute header separated the sides, while Raul missed a penalty for
The judge in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case has loosened a sweeping gag order after objections from prosecutors, news organizations and attorneys for the accuser.
MALCOLM GLAZER, the American tycoon who has been stalking Manchester United, has told the board of the Premier League football club he intends to make a revised \u00c2\u00a3800 million takeover offer.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz hopes a series of joint projects with India could ease tension between the two rivals.
WASHINGTON - Finance officials failed to resolve their differences over debt relief for the world's poorest countries and Iraq while expressing concern about the impact high oil prices would have on a strengthening global economy.    The ministers and central bank governors attended weekend steering committee meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank before heading into a session involving all 184 member nations of the two lending organizations on Sunday, the final day of talks...
PHILADELPHIA -- GlaxoSmithKline is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration about selling its Fluarix influenza vaccine in the United States this season because of the expected flu vaccine shortage this year.
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Blog: Toshiba launches a new line of notebooks powered by chips from Advanced Micro Devices, marking the first time in seven years the computer maker has ended its exclusive arrangement with rival chip maker Intel
Nasa does a U-turn and sends  Atlantis back to its pad to ride out Tropical Storm Ernesto.
Fannie Mae executives and their  regulator squared off on Wednesday, with executives denying any  accounting irregularity and the regulator saying the housing  finance company's management may need to go.
Even supporters of alternative energy agree that the easiest way to cut carbon emissions and air pollution is to focus more on efficiency.
THE US stock market rose sharply on news that Mr George Bush was re-elected. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones climbed 101.32 points, or 1.01 per cent, to close at 10,137.
The auditor of Russian oil firm Yukos withdraws its reports up to 2004, casting doubt on information it was given.
LUSSEMBURGO, 25 OTTOBRE 2004 - Una nuova sferzata al dialogo sulla riforma della giustizia arriva dal ministro Castelli, che, pur di approvare la legge sull&#39;ordinamento giudiziario si dice pronto a porre la fiducia.
A woman was injured on Wednesday in an explosion at Britain's vehicle licensing agency, the third attack in three days on motoring-related organizations.
Sport: Tennis: Andy Murray beats Jesse Huta Galung in straight sets in the first round of the Open 13
While the battle between Microsoft and Apple Computer for the nascent digital media market intensifies, Microsoft&#39;s Mac Business Unit has released a significant update for Office 2004 for Mac.
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has decided that drivers will get a free ride Wednesday if toll collectors and other unionized employees go on strike.
Gareth Southgate fears another Boro backs-to-the-wall display on Sunday -whether Wayne Rooney lines up against them or not. After a battling performance against Czech champions Banik Ostrava on Thursday to
Testy bargain-hunter unable to find specified tat eBay has been rapped over the knuckles by the UK advertising industry regulator for a misleading web ad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Korea on Friday delayed a full resumption of aid shipments to North Korea until the communist regime shuts down its main atomic reactor
Una decina di automobili di familiari e conoscenti di Denise Pipitone, la bambina scomparsa il primo settembre a Mazara del Vallo (Trapani), sono state sequestrate dai carabinieri per ordine della Procura della Repubblica di Marsala che conduce l&#39;inchiesta
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  on Monday said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc , an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion in cash and stock to expand its climate control business.
Variety - Dowling Theater, Providence, R.I.; 281 seats; &#36;50 top each
Authorities in Uzbekistan have granted amnesties to two prominent rights activists in what could be part of government efforts to mend frosty ties with the West.
BRUSSELS The European Union&#39;s 25 countries will agree by Friday to begin membership negotiations with Turkey, but the Netherlands, which holds the EU presidency, is seeking to give individual countries long-term powers to prevent Turkish immigrants from
LONDON - Oil prices charged back up to $55 a barrel this week as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.
Dwight Yorke, the Birmingham City striker at the centre of a police investigation into alleged racism at Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, is upset by the lack of support he
The United States has detected activity at potential test sites in North Korea indicating possible preparations for a nuclear test, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, as China urged restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test.
Fears that teenagers using the social networking website MySpace are exposing themselves to sexual predators by disclosing too many personal details are probably overblown, researchers say.
Non-violent offenders could be released early to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.
Fergal Lynch has Tuesday been successful in his application to the British Horseracing Authority for a jockey's licence.
&quot;Superman&quot; actor Christopher Reeve, who became a committed campaigner for spinal cord research after being paralysed in a riding accident nine years ago, has died of heart failure, his publicist says.
Era il proprietario, ignote le cause del decesso
Steve Nash believes in flow and \u00e2\u0080\u009cgiving back\u00e2\u0080\u009d and recycled shoelaces and the mind-opening opportunities of the global village. But what he really likes is to move the ball forward, fast.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Ryder Cup officials  have pledged to throw any fan barracking players off the course  at this week's biennial match starting on Friday.
Even without Terrell Owens, the Dallas Cowboys' offense was able to hold its own against the defense in an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday.
SAN JOSE, Calif. The online payment service PayPal says it&#39;s been able to fix most of the technical problems that have plagued the company for the past five days.
England and Holland play out a tame stalemate at Villa Park.
Per aumentare crescita gruppo su mercati esteri
Treasuries prices shed early gains on  Friday after U.S. data confirmed the economy slowed markedly  last quarter, but overall the numbers were not quite as weak as  bulls had been betting on.
A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for the author Salman Rushdie.
Blog: Internet service provider says it will lay off about half its staff in an effort to boost profits and raise its share price.
Michael Essien, centrocampista del Chelsea, alla vigilia della gara di Premier League contro il Live...
An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.
Widening its pursuit of Hamas beyond the occupied territories, Israel reached into Damascus Sunday, dealing a blow to both Hamas and Syria.
Beginning Monday all editions of the venerable Times of London will be printed in tabloid format, just as the Sun and other not-quite-so-venerable newspapers.
L'affare sara' chiuso nel terzo trimestre dell'anno in corso
Fiji's defiant military chief gave  Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase a 24-hour ultimatum on Thursday to clean up his government or face removal despite winning a raft of concessions.
The New York Post endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, calling him an \
Shane Doan scored a short-handed goal to tie the game with 41.5 seconds left in regulation and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped all three shots in the shootout to help the Phoenix Coyotes snap an eight-game losing streak to the San Jose Sharks with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.
From the PHP in Action blog today, there's a new post that (briefly) shows how to run your tests directly from a popular unix text editor - vim.   I created my own test runner to run tests inside Vim, I can't remember how long ago. Must be a year or two. I never shared it with the world. It was too primitive for anyone else to use. Then, recently, I decided to try re-implementing it in a more serious way.   The \
A federal grand jury is investigating  Chiron Corp.'s CHIR.O failure to deliver vaccine for the  coming flu season, the company disclosed on Tuesday.
The top lawyer in the Air Force has temporarily given up his job after coming under investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female subordinate and perhaps with other women, Pentagon officials said.
Economic meltdown will force President Robert Mugabe from power the US ambassador to Zimbabwe predicts.
Israel on Sunday released six Egyptian students arrested in August and charged with conspiring to kill Israeli soldiers, sources close to their families said.
Per digitale terrestre, Juve, Genoa e Napoli su Mediaset
Further tests are being carried out at a Suffolk farm hit by the UK's first case of bluetongue disease.
When the chanting mob descended on the strip mall that Jean Bobue Nguessam is paid to guard, he stood his ground, though not out of courage.
Drug giant Merck pulled its painkiller Vioxx because it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now the company may face thousands of lawsuits.
Sideways, the road movie by About Schmidt director Alexander Payne, has come out on top after the latest round of movie awards in the US.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - There is no end in sight to fallout from the credit squeeze that may trigger a big slowdown in U.S. growth and chill other economies too, a top central banker said on Friday.
The Country Indexes table on the DataBank page last Sunday carried incorrect data from FTSE International for the performance of foreign stock markets.
Many climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change.
Wall Street looked set for a mixed start on Thursday as oil prices remained near two-week highs and investors braced for a clutch of economic data and earnings from high-profile firms like Goldman Sachs  and Nike .
Per ministero Salute non aumento malattie in Campania
Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely be baptized again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met.
Yale University will return artifacts taken 90 years ago from Machu Picchu and said on Monday that Peru is the rightful owner of thousands of objects found at the Inca citadel.
Sam Keller throws a 19-yard touchdown pass to Rudy Burgess with 44 seconds left to lead Arizona State to a 27-23 victory over Purdue in the Sun Bowl.
AFRICA/GHANA - \u00c2\u0093Vogliamo continuare ad offrire il nostro contributo allo sviluppo spirituale del Paese\u00c2\u0094 dice il Vicepresidente della Conferenza Episcopale del Ghana che si appresta a festeggiare i 50 anni dell\u00c2\u0092indipendenza nazionale Accra (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093La comunit\u00c3\u00a0 cristiana nel suo complesso, e i cattolici in particolare, hanno dato un contributo indispensabile in questi 50 anni di indipendenza nazionale. Un contributo che intendiamo incrementare in futuro\u00c2\u0094 dice all\u00c2\u0092Agenzia ...
Nothing to see here, please move along Pranksters have taken advantage of interest in the next version of Windows to post fake - but reportedly harmless - builds of Windows 7 on BitTorrent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Add Most Valuable Player to all the other accolades Tom Brady has been collecting.
Emendamento alla Finanziaria dopo il boom delle entrateOggi Padoa-Schioppa al Senato, ieri sera cena con Prodi                                            Tasse, da fine 2007  riduzione possibile                                                                                      E il Prc attacca: intesa sui prof precari o non votiamo la manovra
The European Union on Friday said it was disappointed with South Korea's offer in talks on a free-trade agreement and called on Seoul to do more.
The dollar dangled near multi-month lows  on Thursday as a rebound in oil prices aggravated worries about  the outlook for the U.S. economy and its yawning current  account deficit.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Friday unveiled a new SD Memory Card that doubles as a smart card, allowing consumers to use the product as a wallet or a train ticket, as well as to store music and pictures.
Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was drawn yesterday to face Max Mirnyi in the second singles match. The doubles match in the best-of-five series is tomorrow, with the reverse singles Sunday.
An investor coalition that holds just under 5 percent of New York Times urged the publisher to spend more money to buy digital companies, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
The pay packages received by top CEOs have been increasing all over the world, but especially so in the United States. Consequently, there is growing concern about the widening gap between top executives&#146; pay and that of other workers. How many working days does it take the average US CEO at a large company to earn the same amount that ...
Appeals from Ireland and Britain for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley encourage hopes he will be freed, the Irish foreign minister has said.
Governo mettera' condizioni per attirare imprenditori seri
Police looking for mother of British girl who fell from fifth floor of hotel in Mallorca find body in sea.
New York Giants starting fullback Madison Hedgecock and two others missed practice Friday because of illness.
Ma sono visitate ogni anno da oltre 20 milioni di turisti
H&amp;M stores from Milan to New York were mobbed as shoppers sought low-price fashions by Karl Lagerfeld, the designer behind Chanel.
VMware's beta 2 of Fusion is due in June, and Parallels' new desktop software is available now.
La Nuova Zelanda ha battuto la Francia 42-11 (20-3) in un test match disputato all'Eden Park di Auck...
French President Jacques Chirac is supporting the bid of the Philippines to host a permanent secretariat of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Malacanang Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye said in a statement Sunday.
Luke Donald has expressed his delight at being named as one of captain Bernhard Langer&#39;s wildcards for the European Ryder Cup team.
Federal regulators rejected on Friday the idea that allowing cable TV subscribers to pay only for channels they want would lower high cable bills.
Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone, making the single-currency area a club of 15.
World War II veterans who helped liberate Paris 60 years ago joined French President Jacques Chirac at a commemorative Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.
An ultra-radical Islamic ideology mixing zealot-like devotion and holy war creed is drawing more scrutiny in anti-terrorist probes from the Middle East to Europe - with increasing indications that its base on ...
Amministrative: ribaltone a Verona, Alessandria e Monza. Il centrosinistra conferma Genova e strappa al Polo L'Aquila. Ballottaggio a Taranto
A British minister on Sunday condemned  \
Dow Jones &amp; Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, agreed yesterday to buy MarketWatch, the parent company of the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch, for about $486 million, executives close to the negotiations said.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00a37bn dawn raid marks new level of foreign investment as shares in target jump 13% on purchase
Cosi' la Cassazione, bocciato ricorso di un napoletano
MIAMI Florida&#39;s largest power supplier says electricity has been restored to &quot;essentially all&quot; of the more than three and a half million homes and businesses that lost power in Hurricanes Charley and Frances.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Playing nearly as well as they did during their run to the Super Bowl last season, the Carolina Panthers pulled into a tie for the final NFC wild-card berth with a 20-7 victory over St. Louis yesterday.
IBM on Friday unveiled its lowest-priced-ever BladeCenter chassis and a series of ready-to-go solutions, dubbed &quot;business-in-a-box&quot; to push blades deeper into small- and mid-sized businesses (SMB).
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Paul Martin introduced Dr. David Butler-Jones on Friday as Canada&#39;s first-ever chief public health officer as part of a national plan to prepare for health crises.
The Iraqi government sends national guard reinforcements to Mosul after an upsurge in violence.
The executive producer of  &quot;Canadian Idol&quot; has a problem: regional voting routinely knocks  competitors from Toronto, Canada&#39;s largest city, out of the TV  singing showdown.
New York offers one of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s great comedy bargains, the chance to be part of the audience for the late-night shows watched by millions, free. But the price for those free seats is time.
Arsenal aim to continue their unbeaten record at the Emirates Stadium when they host Wigan in the Premiership on Sunday.
It's technically possible to monitor runners wearing Nike's workout-tracking devices without their knowledge, security consultant Ira Winkler acknowledges. But there's more to intelligent risk assessment than determining what's feasible.
Sonja Buckley helped in 1970 to identify the Lassa virus, a potentially deadly disease that originated in Africa.
Making India a key destination of his first foreign foray in the second stint of Bush Administration, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday indicated that the two countries were ready to transform the relations into practical steps by saying
HUNDREDS of thousands of patients taking commonly prescribed painkillers should have their treatment reviewed by a doctor after growing concerns about possible health risks, a government watchdog said yesterday.
Former basketball star Charles Barkley says he's switched political teams from Republican to Democrat and is again talking about running for governor in his home state, possibly in 2010.
Pop star Madonna spends a day reading to fans and schoolchildren to promote her latest book.
Social music site Last.fm signs a deal with the Sony BMG record label to offer its catalogue of music.
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A tradirlo le tracce di sangue sulle scarpe
 actor in car crash that killed teen
An historic name in software will effectively pass into history in February as AOL discontinues development and...
Executives at Microsoft didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t receive the Christmas present they were hoping for this year. The European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Court of First Instance upheld an earlier record fine and sanctions imposed by the EU against Microsoft.
Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of \
Russ Meyer, the self-styled &quot;king of the nudies&quot;, has died at his home in the Hollywood hills. He was 82 and had been suffering from dementia and complications following pneumonia.
Credit card firm Barclaycard is closing its Manchester call centre with the loss of 600 jobs, it announces.
The second round of AU-chaired talks aimed at finding a solution to the Darfur crisis are set to open in Abuja.
Pizzi e merletti convivono con tinte unite e disegni optical
Thousands of abandoned swimming pools, along with irrigation canals and other prime breeding sites for mosquitoes in Phoenix, have made Arizona the state hardest hit by West Nile virus this year.
Republican senator and anti-gay campaigner Larry Craig seems to have finally accepted that his illustrious political career is over.
Bruno Guerri protesta a Roma, Fipe 'Avanti con i ricorsi'
More desktop, notebook Eee-alikes on the way Intel has brought forward the launch of its 'Shelton' platform for budget-priced PCs, it has been claimed. Originally due in Q3, the technology for desktops and notebooks will now debut in May.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The news that Google will digitize more than 15 million books and make them available online didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t dominate headlines all week, but it would have if editors had a longer view for historical impact.
Residents hit by deadly California wildfires are warned of pollution levels three times higher than normal.
Three of the world's biggest spirit makers are interested in buying Absolut vodka, the Swedish government says.
The EU&#39;s new team of Commissioners has voiced confidence that it will scrape through an approval vote in the European Parliament, but the Socialists said they almost had enough support to bring it down.
What will $300 buy in a digital camera this year? A comparison of a dozen models to see how much quality (and how many megapixels) you can get.
There was a little-known, long-hitting Zimbabwean at the top of the Dunhill Championship leaderboard at Leopard Creek on Thursday evening - a leaderboard that also bore that rather familiar name of Ernie Els.
Altria Group Inc.  said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its 89 percent stake in Kraft Foods Inc.  on March 30, completing the long-awaited separation of the maker of Oreo cookies from the Philip Morris tobacco companies.
An explosion rocks a Muslim school in the Netherlands amid tension following the killing of film maker Theo van Gogh.
Hurricane Frances did more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than any other storm in history, tearing an estimated 1,000 exterior panels from the Vehicle Assembly Building and leaving a checkerboard of holes, officials said Monday.
Francesco Totti scored twice as Italy rebounded from a shocking loss to Slovenia with a 4-3 beating of Belarus on Wednesday to go back to the top of its World Cup qualifying group.
Sudan gave African Union troops a one-week ultimatum Monday to accept a deal blocking a proposed U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur or else leave the war-torn region, a step that would likely worsen the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
Open source advantage Neuros Technology has rolled out pre-release firmware for its Linux-based OSD networkable set-top box that allows the gadget to suck down and show YouTube content.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ANDY ROBINSON, the man who would be king, has pledged to put the &quot;spark and buzz&quot; back into England&#39;s misfiring rugby union team.
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EU ministers reopened old divisions  on Monday over how to overhaul Europe's vast wine sector,  clashing over plans to dig up centuries-old vineyards and  rekindling a north-south rift on using sugar in winemaking.
LONDON, July 9--Three men were convicted Monday of conspiring to bomb London's public transit system on July 21, 2005 in a failed attempt to duplicate a suicide attack two weeks earlier that killed 52 bus and train passengers.
Nathan M. Gale, who stormed onstage at a nightclub Wednesday night and killed four people, including a popular heavy metal guitarist, before being gunned down by a police
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen wins the Formula One championship as Lewis Hamilton can only finish seventh in a dramatic Brazilian GP.
American Andre Agassi and Argentine David Nalbandian have pulled out of the Paris Masters, organizers said Monday, meaning neither will play in the season ending Masters Cup.
Chargers linebacker Steve Foley's blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when he was shot by an off-duty police officer, and investigators now say they want to find out whether steroids may have been a factor in his erratic behavior.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency effectively agreed Wednesday to deny Iran technical help in building a plutonium-producing reactor but left room for Tehran to renew its request in two years, diplomats said.
Pakistan's military leader, President Pervez Musharraf, filed nomination papers on Thursday to run for re-election on October 6, while the Supreme Court prepared to rule on the army chief's eligibility to stand.
On the brink of the biggest collapse in postseason history, the New York Yankees have one more chance to pull themselves together and finish off Boston.
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Security weaknesses have left millions of elderly, disabled and poor Americans vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure of their medical and other personal records, federal investigators said yesterday.
NASA&#39;s plans to send robots and people to the moon and Mars threaten long-planned science missions, a national science panel warns.
Another powerful typhoon is bearing down on the eastern Philippines where rescuers are desperately trying to find survivors from floods and landslides that have left nearly 500 dead or missing.
Riscatto azzurro in Finlandia dopo il disastro di Gallivare. Terzo posto per il carabiniere, altre tre italiani (Zorzi, Pietro Piller Cottrer e Schwienbacheneir) chiudono tra i primi dieci. KUUSAMO (Finlandia
An American Marine has been killed in action in a restive western area of Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Communications regulators have cleared Google Inc  to bid in an upcoming auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released by the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.
A heavily guarded convoy of vehicles transporting US weapons-grade plutonium left a plant in northern France on Thursday to be driven nearly 1,000 km
The Santa Monica law firm suing the City in the Farmers Market tragedy took pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson to court Tuesday, claiming its over-the-counter pain relief
Citizens' groups, residents and some Washington, D.C., councilmen on Tuesday protested Mayor Anthony Williams' proposed &#36;440 million baseball stadium plan, calling it a \
Tens of thousands of supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchencko have rallied in the streets of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to demand next week&#39;s elections are free and fair.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional reunion Monday with a colleague from the early days of her legal career as a child advocate.
Five explosions hit gas stations in outlying areas of Madrid as residents streamed out of the city Friday evening ahead of two holidays.
LONDON - British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said yesterday Britain &quot;would fail in its duty&quot; if it refused a United States request to redeploy British troops into dangerous conditions closer to Baghdad to free up American soldiers for combat operations
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A 67-year-old Romanian woman gave birth Sunday to a baby girl, hospital officials said.
Britain's Tanni Grey Thompson wins her second gold in the T53 400m at the Athens Paralympics.
New Orleans's experience is the most notable example of how online transactions between business and government are faring.
Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O on Wednesday said   its mobile services is now available for download on phones   that use Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O Windows Mobile operating   system.
Economists assembled by the White House for a high-profile summit yesterday maintained forcefully that the US economy is robust and growing.
Military opt to act... now crash imminent over US soil The US military is putting into effect contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could actually hit North America.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho today denied that Adrian Mutu threatened him during their bust-up over the shamed striker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to play for Romania in their World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.
Chargers strong safety Terrence Kiel admitted to shipping two parcels of prescription cough syrup to Texas, DEA officials said Wednesday, a day after the player was arrested at team headquarters.
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever will merge its two boards after reporting \
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Nokia has unveiled a system for hosting, delivering and charging for entertainment and application content for mobile phones, called Preminet.
Nick Halstead takes a look at another aspect of the Zend Framework in his latest blog post - the ACL component in the most recent release, Zend Framework RC1.   Yesterday RC1 of Zend Framework was released. I have been working away using it for several months and I have tried to give back small snippets of code as I went along. I had to do some work on my class that extends the Zend ACL and it reminded me how I like to approach coding as a whole.   He goes on to look at what the Zend Framework access control functionality is and how he plans on using it. He follows this with a few code snippets that, among other things, show how the Zend_Config_Ini component could be used to maintain the access list.
Someone with a cold may just have left a little drop of virus on the light switch for you to pick up and infect yourself with, researchers found in a real-life look at how colds get passed around.
The seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series has become the fastest selling book in history, publishers said on Monday, with more than 11 million copies sold during the first 24 hours in three markets alone.
Police have detained five suspected Islamic militants as part of a French inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, French judicial sources said on Wednesday.
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The strange journey of Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s popular iPhone is another sign of its extraordinary popularity and a blow to the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s business model.
Large-sized LCD panel pricing fell faster than expected last month, due to disappointing demand, rising supply and swelling inventories that created a near-term headache for suppliers, but also paved the way for stronger sales during Q4, according to
Northwestern Corp. , which is set to be acquired by Australia's Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group , said 2006 earnings fell after the settlement of a lawsuit.
Buy what you know? That's just half of the story.
Psychologists try to diagnose the demons that drive Darth Vader, the ultimate villain of the Star Wars universe.
Truly decentralised peer-to-peer (P2P) software can&#39;t be held accountable for its misuse, according to a US federal appeals court.
France's involvement in Ivory Coast receives sceptical scrutiny. And papers are torn between sympathy and anger over the death of an anti-nuclear protestor, who was run over by a train transporting nuclear ...
As European leaders convene in Madrid to tackle the problem, many in Spain feel legislation alone may not be enough.
Steven Gerrard ha confermato che Fabio Capello ha parlato in inglese alla squadra in occasione del p...
Hollywood's leading ladies may complain that it's hard to get a job after a certain age, but in Britain not even a large derriere gets in the way, according to acclaimed stage and film actress Imelda Staunton.
Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.
President Bush is casting the war on global terrorism as the central issue of the midterm elections. But it's a risky political strategy.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc  is in  talks on a possible deal with News Corp , but analysts  said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to rival Microsoft  Corp's  bid for Yahoo, now valued at $42.1 billion.
With the Nets enjoying a rare fourth-quarter lead and center Nenad Krstic at the free-throw line, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter stood side by side at center court and shared a laugh.
A 6-foot banner hanging from a gazebo in the center of this town of 6,000 reads: \
Regardless of the reason, Congress&#39; failure to pass a bill reorganizing the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies may not be a such a bad thing.
Presidente municipalita', sembra siano stati dei ragazzini
PARACHINAR, Pakistan  - Authorities imposed a curfew in a northwestern Pakistani town on Sunday a day after a suicide bomber attacked supporters of assassinated prime minister Benazir Bhutto killing 39 people, an official said.
Police in Cardiff are given new powers to tackle youngster hanging around at night in the Splott area of the city.
Even though this barely touches the topics of this site, it is well worth mentioning that the Mozilla Firefox browser has finally reached the 1.0 milestone.
Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is a GTK desktop news aggregator for online news feeds and weblogs. The project focus is on simplicity and easy installation.   This is a bugfix release. It fixes a compilation problem when using GtkHTML2 with the 1.4.2 tarball. It also fixes the broken HTTP authentication and the silent loss of the update interval unit when changing it in the feed properties dialog.
The MBNA Corporation has decided that it should ask for permission before switching its customers' credit cards to American Express cards.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister blamed the US-led coalition Tuesday for &#39;&#39;great negligence&#39;&#39; in the ambush that killed about 50 soldiers
Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660 million settlement over allegations of clergy sex abuse.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. moved  to ward off any hostile bid from U.S. cable company Liberty  Media Corp. with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the  stake of any predator.
When Terry Pendleton got a call from Braves general manager John Schuerholz a day after Atlanta's season ended, he wondered if he was getting fired.
Britain's first openly gay lawmaker revealed Sunday that he has been HIV positive for 17 years, saying he was inspired by Nelson Mandela to tell the public he had the virus that causes AIDS.
The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.
Chicago, November 25: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.
Business & money: US resports say Yahoo would consider an alliance with Google as one way of avoiding takeover
He was 11 years old, a baseball-loving kid attending Game 7 of the 1982 World Series with his dad.
Christina Kim has followed up her career best round with a 6-under 66 to increase her lead to four strokes in the $US1.2 million LPGA event in Springfield, Illinois.
Sony Corp. 6758.T said on Tuesday it   will launch an electronic book store on the Internet and start   selling a device that displays e-books purchased from the store   on October 1, after missing an earlier unveiling in the Spring   due to technical reasons.
US rapper Foxy Brown avoids a jail term despite violating her probation by leaving New York without permission.
&quot;Il voto, peraltro tardivo, al decreto che attuerebbe gli accordi di Kyoto, \u00c3\u00a8 del tutto insufficiente e da solo non porter\u00c3\u00a0 l&#39;Italia a raggiungere gli obiettivi prefissati&quot;. E&#39; deciso Roberto Della Seta, presidente
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has described himself as the world's only \
Lucent Technologies, the nation&#39;s biggest telecommunications equipment maker, said yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was considering suing three former executives over possible
Get one thing straight. Barring perhaps Aishwarya Rai, no Bollywood personality has a market or even a remote chance of acquiring one, in Hollywood.
Israeli forces are carrying out a raid across large parts of the West Bank town of the Nablus, military officials say.
US planes and tanks bombarded Falluja overnight, killing five people and heightening pressure on Iraq&#39;s most rebellious city, which is braced for an all-out offensive now that the US presidential poll is over.
A city councilor is proposing stiffer penalties for crimes committed around Boston sports events, in a measure aimed at deterring game-related violence and vandalism.
wo Iraqi journalists working for ABC News were ambushed and killed as they drove home from work, the television network said Friday
Phil Knight is finally letting go. He officially announced his resignation as CEO and president of the world&#39;s largest sneaker company on Nov. 18.
E' attesa per domani pomeriggio l'ufficializzazione dell'ingaggio di Giovanni Trapattoni come ct del...
A Fed rally on Wall Street abruptly fizzled Wednesday as excitement over an interest rate cut gave way to new  concerns about subprime mortgage woes.
At least that&#39;s the way it looks five years down the road, as NBC&#39;s Conan O&#39;Brien has officially been picked to occupy the &quot;Tonight Show&quot; seat that held Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and, most recently, Jay Leno.
KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai was officially declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election yesterday, more than three weeks after votes were cast, giving him a five-year mandate to try to steer this country out of a quarter
Alonzo Mourning won't be reporting to the Toronto Raptors next week  --  and may never play for them.
An international lineup of pop stars paid tribute to Princess Diana on Sunday at a memorial concert watched by her sons Princes William and Harry and a crowd of 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium.
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's state oil company said Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips had refused to sign deals Tuesday that would allow them keep pumping oil under tougher terms in the South American country.
Rain disrupted the first day of the Champions Trophy, just as we knew it would after a preceding week of unrelenting heat and sunshine.
Long lines of vulnerable seniors waiting for flu shots helped to prompt Tuesday&#39;s quick and very public announcement. &quot;We need, all of us, to take a deep breath,&quot; said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
A drug addicted-drifter was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of murdering a teenage English backpacker by throwing her from a bridge after robbing her of her handbag.
The Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins will play two doubleheaders to make up the three-game series that was wiped out last weekend in Miami by Hurricane Frances.
Rescuers began reaching India&#39;s remote Andaman and Nicobar islands on Tuesday, two days after passage of a devastating tsunami, to find barely a third of residents on one were still alive.
Pakistan has eulogized a recent Pak-Indian joint statement for pushing forward the peace process between the two arch-rivals. The Nation newspaper Thursday quoted Masood Khan
Adelphia Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable TV company, will begin offering hard-core adult films on pay-per-view on Friday in its Southern California market.
After years of battling for supremacy in the Big East, Miami and Virginia Tech will now do the same in the Atlantic Conference Coast.
London, Sep 25 (UNI) England captain Michael Vaughan gave a lot of credit to the West Indies&#39; ninth-wicket pair of Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw for taking the ICC Champions Trophy away from under the home side&#39;s noses today with an unbroken last-ditch
[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 3 : Pakistan and India agreed Friday to an early resumption of the Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link but failed to agree on a time frame for this, Online news agency reported.
Voter reaction to the debate between vice presidential candidates Dick Cheney and John Edwards:
A website that allows whistle blowers to anonymously post sensitive  documents is taken offline in the US.
SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with rebel fighters as they pushed toward the city center...
LAWRENCE, Kan. Wayne Simien had 20 points and Keith Langford added 17 in Number Two Kansas&#39; 93-74 victory over TCU tonight in Lawrence.
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani portrayed Democrats on Tuesday as a party that hasn't learned the lessons of how to fight terrorists.
Nel 2008 sar&agrave; di 8 miliardi di euro il giro d'affari mondiale degli accessori hi-tech per le vetture. Per provare a realizzare l'automobile dell'utopia: un salotto in cui a guidare penseranno computer, telecamere, sensori, e chi &egrave; dentro si riposa
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
It's clearly a blow, but retailers were divided on whether the move actually amounted to a death knell to the format, which is battling Blu-Ray.
Rodrigo de Rato will quit his post in October, two years before his term ends, citing \u00e2\u0080\u009cpersonal reasons.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
WASHINGTON  - A CBS News correspondent badly injured in an Iraqi bomb attack that killed two members of her crew said Thursday that it was still crucial that journalists cover the war despite the dangers.
BANGKOK , Thailand -- The generals billed it as a pro-democracy military coup, and although they had ousted one of the most popular prime ministers in Thailand's history, most commentators here yesterday tended to agree.
Wall Street was modestly mixed on Monday, with the main benchmarks flirting with ending a five-day winning streak as investors sought to consolidate recent gains.
In a week which began with Minardi boss Paul Stoddart warning that F1 is in crisis, and Bernie Ecclestone (seemingly) rubbing his hands with glee at the prospect of three Ferraris taking on three McLarens, FIA president Max Mosley has maintained his
Journalists and politicos have been trying off and on for a decade now to suss out exactly what George W. Bush did in the National Guard more than 30 years ago.
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators planned to meet on Monday for a second round of U.S.-backed peace talks bogged down by disputes over Jewish settlement building near Jerusalem.
Never considered drug stocks? You're missing some of the market's best investments.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown  called for greater cooperation with India on combating  terrorism as he began a visit to New Delhi on Sunday.
A week after Hurricane Katrina, a FEMA official in charge of streamlining the flow of disaster aid issued a directive that would have cut through the red tape and expedited a staggering 1,029 rebuilding projects and $5.3 billion.
Supporters say the new technology, which uses electric power lines, could become a major alternative to cable modem and phone connections if FCC approval helps it attract  participation of major utility companies.
North Carolina's overtime win at Clemson kept the Tar Heels unbeaten and the top of the Associated Press' college basketball poll unchanged Monday.
The wreck of a warship off Kent, packed with tonnes of ammunition, could cause a huge explosion, a report warns.
The next president's most enduring legacy may be in an area little mentioned in the campaign so far: the federal courts, where rulings on such hot-button issues as abortion, gay marriage and the death penalty could have lasting impact.
CHICAGO Obese people who have stomach-reducing surgery may be shedding more than just pounds. A new report says the operations may also cure other ills, like diabetes and high-blood pressure.
Nel sondaggio Demos-Eurisko il centrosinistra \u00c3\u00a8 in lieve recuperorispetto a giugno. Pd in risalita ma resta al 26,2%. Cresce Di Pietro                                            Cdl sopra l'Unione di 10 punti e per le primarie Veltroni al 74%                                                                                      Governo e opposizione, fiducia ai minimi. Forza Italia primo partitodi FABIO BORDIGNON e ROBERTO BIORCIO
A French director faces a \u00c2\u00a3100,000 bill after offering free screenings of his critically panned film.
TWO British fighter jets escorted a redirected Olympic Airways flight to London&#39;s Stansted Airport after a bomb threat was made.
Norwegian browser developer Opera Software ASA has developed a product to run on Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows Mobile operating system, with plans to ship demonstration versions
The government's shake-up of GP out-of-hours care has been criticised by an inquiry into a death of woman.
OLGA Kornyushyna hasn't been sleeping much for the past few days. \
HAVANA  - Cubans saw President Fidel Castro in awheel-chair on Sunday in television images that showed theCuban leader looking rested after shattering his left knee andfracturing his right arm in a fall on Oct. 20.
LONDON/NEW YORK  - EMI Group PLC, the world's  third-largest music company, on Friday said it and other music  companies faced a New York probe into how music companies  influence what songs are played on the radio.
Design and structural faults were to blame for the fatal collapse of a terminal at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport last year, a French administrative inquiry said in a report made public.

Some Neanderthals probably had red hair much like modern-day humans, a DNA study shows.
George Washington, considered one of the top horses in Europe, sustained a fractured right front leg during the running of the Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup Classic on Saturday and had to be euthanized.
There's been a few posts about the upcoming namespace support in PHP from different bloggers in the community including:   A post on the Stubbes blog by Frank Kleine and his discoveries of how the \
President's authority suffers serious blow after supreme leader sides with MPs over cheap gas for villages suffering in harsh winter
Anne Grintjes can't even look at produce now without cringing. \
British authorities re-arrested a radical Muslim cleric already facing extradition to the United States on terrorist charges. Abu Hamza al-Masri, the 47-year-old former imam
Much has changed since the last anniversary of The Station nightclub fire &#151; a 2003 blaze sparked by pyrotechnics for the '80s rock band Great White that killed 100 people.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war.
By CAMILLE BAINS  VANCOUVER (CP) - An elderly environmentalist who has already spent more than two years in jail for anti-logging protests was handed a 10-month sentence for criminal contempt of court Monday.
On Wednesday September 29, a private company in California plans to launch a craft known as SpaceShipOne into near-earth orbit in an attempt to win the so-called &quot;Ansari X-Prize.
 wins court case
Catcher Jason Varitek will remain with the Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement on a four-year contract, a lawyer with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.
France, Britain and Germany on Wednesday failed to persuade Iran to scrap a program that could give it the capacity to build nuclear weapons but both sides agreed to meet again soon.
Applausi e acclamazioni per le 5 recite del 'Don Chisciotte'
BAGHDAD - Two rows of glowing orbs cast a warm light on the marble fountain in the outdoor garden. Columns of ice-cream cones rise neatly behind the new plate-glass windows. A row of red letters - \
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.
After going nearly three months without speaking, the NHL has accepted an invitation from its locked-out union to meet next Thursday and Friday in Toronto.
One of America's hottest comics on how he translates sore points into comic relief
THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) said today it was still trying to find Hungarian Olympic hammer champion Adrian Annus, who is suspected of having tampered with his Athens Games doping sample.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Senior Palestinian officials, seeking to fill the void left when Yasser Arafat dies, reached out Saturday to Islamic fundamentalists who remain the wild card in a post-Arafat era.
Scientists say the Cassini spacecraft is sending back evidence that Saturn's planet-size moon Titan has some familiar features, but that it still remains one of the strangest worlds.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Elfriede Jelinek, an Austrian novelist and playwright, has won the Nobel Prize in literature -- the first woman in eight years to be awarded the prize.
Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco pledged Friday to serve out the last 15 months of his term despite health problems, trying to reassure the country a day after he was hospitalized with heart trouble.
A concert by Bob Geldof is to open the Hay literature festival, taking place in Spain for the first time.
The winds of four hurricanes blew through Safeco&#39;s third-quarter financials, helping send the Seattle-based insurer to its first quarterly loss in a year.
Su apertura negoziato per il rinnovo partenariato Ue-Russia
Yantra Corp. of Tewksbury, a privately held software company specializing in order management and supply chain fulfillment applications, was acquired by Sterling Commerce, an SBC Communications Inc. subsidiary, for about $170 million in cash. The deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2005. Yantra was founded in 1995 as a spinoff of Infosys Technologies Ltd. It ...
In Colorado...rescue officials continue the search for the son of NBC Executive, Dick Ebersol... Who was onboard that plane when it crashed.
As the evening call to prayer rang out yesterday, signaling the end of the day&#39;s fast and the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, dazed mourners wandered the grounds
Oct 19, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - A government official in Thailand said 23 tigers at a private zoo died of avian influenza after eating the carcasses of chickens believed to have had the disease, the Associated Press  reported today.
Toby Young, author of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People,\u00e2\u0080\u009d will soon see his memoir on the big screen.
TOKYO : Japan&#39;s Honda Motor has forecast global vehicle sales will rise 8.0 percent in 2005 to a record 3.4 million, reflecting strong demand, especially in China and in Europe.
NEW YORK -- Rose and Joe Graham, standing in front of their seats at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, were sporting custom-made, orange Oklahoma State jerseys in support of their fraternal-twin sons, Joey and Stephen, both seniors on the Cowboys.
Sarebbero critiche le condizioni di Ivan Ruggeri, presidente dell'Atalanta. Ruggeri si &egrave; sent...
If there's something positive that can be taken from a golfer's disappointment, it's that it might inspire motivation for future success -- especially if one knows the course well enough.
The parent company of European plane manufacturer Airbus said on Monday it had finally approved a restructuring plan for the struggling group, ending months of political wrangling about job cuts.
VIENNA, Va. -- The Treasury Department will work with banking regulators to craft an anti-money-laundering plan that puts less of a burden on small banks.
GAUHATI, India - Suspected rebels woke up sleeping villagers in northeastern India and fired on them with automatic weapons early Monday, killing six and raising the death toll to 63 from three days of violence in a region where dozens of ethnic rebel groups are fighting for separate homelands.    Seven people also were wounded when the group of heavily armed militants descended on Gelapukhuri, a village 130 miles north of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, said police officer P...
Don't expect Chris Pronger to change his ways coming off his second suspension in the Stanley Cup playoffs. After all, the Anaheim Ducks star defenseman has been hitting hard since he picked up a hockey stick at age 5.
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it will book a charge of 400 million euro in the third quarter to cover the cost of recalls and past quality problems at Japanese truckmaker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
Tribunale di Firenze, 'il fatto non sussiste'
Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel stepped down as chief executive in a surprise move Monday, ending his increasingly ineffectual pursuit of online search leader Google Inc. &#151; a losing battle that had demoralized Yahoo's shareholders and employees.
Financial ties between the Middle East and Asia are strengthening by the day, threatening the flow of investment dollars to Europe and the U.S.
A group headed by Sony Corp of America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  for &#36;12 a share in cash, MGM said on Monday.
At least 62.5 million Americans tuned in to President Bush's debate with challenger Sen. John Kerry on Thursday, far surpassing the number who watched either political convention this summer or Bush's debates four years ago with Al Gore.
With his wife, Ruth Bell Graham, in a coma at home in western North Carolina, the Rev. Billy Graham announced yesterday that she will be buried in the city of Charlotte and not in her beloved mountains at the site she said she favored as recently as a week and a half ago.
US TV network ABC could be fined $1.4m for airing an episode of NYPD Blue which showed female nudity.
Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Hong Kong's leader for a new term on Sunday and reminded the territory that the motherland comes first, as the city embarked upon its second decade under Beijing's rule.
Buora, nel 2009 ricavi esteri genereranno 30% dei ricavi
It was no bull in a china shop, but a wild boar rampaged through a clothes shop in western France on Saturday before being felled by bullets, police said.
E' Fernando Torres il principale obiettivo del Liverpool per la prossima stagione. I reds sono pront...
Microsoft has begun lobbying Congress even before its $42 billion bid for Yahoo has been accepted, while Google, the real object of Microsoft's concern, has started to raise objections on Capitol Hill.

Alastair Johnston doesn't remember the names of the players, only the purpose of their phone calls.
Heroic fighters to some, dangerous militia to others. The bloody fight that Hezbollah picked with Israel has deepened a longtime divide in Lebanon.
In attesa di conoscere il suo futuro nell'atletica dopo essere stato trovato positivo a un controllo...
By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho,  Sep. 15--HAILEY --Forget the pole and worms.   When the Idaho Fish and Game Department goes angling, it brings the electricity --300 volts, in fact.
An arrogant rush to war in Iraq has made the United States more vulnerable to nuclear attack, US Senator Edward M Kennedy says. He says the Bush administration has misled the public with &quot;happy talk&quot; about prospects for peace.
TV host Bob Barker, 82, announced that he would retire from show business after 50 years. His last appearance will be in June 2007 hosting \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Price is Right.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Barker is probably best known for hosting the game show, the longest-running in television,...
As calls for the break-up of Belgium along its linguistic divide grow ever louder, up to 1,000 people took to the streets of Brussels on the anniversary of the country's independence to march in favor of unity.  One pro-unity demonstrator said: \
Byron Scott of the New Orleans Hornets will coach the Western Conference at this year's NBA All-Star Game, the league said on Thursday.
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean called for another election in the race to replace Rep. Katherine Harris, saying the declared Republican winner should not be swore in until election questions are sorted out.
Two months after marrying money manager Todd Meister in a surprise ceremony in Las Vegas, hotel heiress Nicky Hilton says she wants the marriage annulled. The couple reportedly split some weeks ago but remain friends. Hilton, 21, lives in LA while Meis...
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Internet-service provider Earthlink Inc. on Tuesday launched a service that enables high-speed subscribers to make unlimited voice calls through their computers at no additional charge.
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YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Militants released 12 foreign hostages in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta as a prelude to peace talks with the government, a state government spokesman said.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip suffered a symbolic setback on Monday when the legislature voted to reject the speech in which he raised the proposal.
The European Space Agency says it will have a news conference to highlight present and future European human spaceflight missions.  The Friday news conference will be at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.
A strong performance from the heavyweight banking sector helped the FTSE 100 rise 150 points.
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.
Newcomers to Britain will receive welcome packs containing advice such as 'avoid spitting in the street' and 'how to queue in shops', under proposals launched Monday by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.
Updates from the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Five-time Olympic biathlon champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen of Norway may have been absent from a World Cup event Wednesday, but his fellow countrymen Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen were there to pick up the slack.
Thousands more workers at British Airways voted to strike for 24 hours over pay during a busy public holiday weekend later this month, union leaders said.
A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.
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The Israeli Knesset last night dealt a staggering political blow to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, rejecting on a 53-44 vote his report on the
SPRING CITY, Tennessee  - When the Watts Bar Unit One here switched on in 1996 after a 23-year construction ordeal, it was the last of a generation of U.S. commercial nuclear power plants to emerge from a building cycle marred by massive cost over-runs and canceled plant orders.
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been embraced in a most unlikely place: at Bob Jones University, the influential Christian college that teaches that his Mormon church is a cult.
'Peter Addison was here!' An 18-year-old burglar spectacularly avoided elevation to the league of master criminals by writing \
BEIJING  - China has banned acclaimed   director Lou Ye from making movies for five years as punishment   for sending his latest film \
U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Thursday, weighed down by disappointing earnings from eBay Inc.  and a lower-than-expected profit forecast from Qualcomm Inc. .
KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO troops in Afghanistan have detained a man at Kabul airport who had traces of explosives on his hands, a day after a US security firm was bombed, killing 10 people, including three Americans.
Myanmar&#39;s top leader Than Shwe is on a six-day &quot;historic&quot; visit to India for talks with Indian leaders. The two countries will sign an accord today in the field of non-traditional security issues during the visit of Senior General Than.
Paul Lo Duca hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs last night, powering the New York Mets to their fifth straight victory, 11-7, over the host Cincinnati Reds.
Paul McCartney says the inspiration for the title of his latest album, \
THE importance of family and community kicked off Waitangi commemorations in New Plymouth yesterday.   About 100 people gathered at Ngamotu Beach for a forum, which focused on family and community issues.
So let's take this mother by storm.
Oil prices slid from record highs  above $50 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a  surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's  oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire with  the government.
Dutch Internet service provider UPC has decided not to appeal a summary judgement by Amsterdam's District Court, and will hand over the name and address of an individual accused of illegally sharing copyrighted material using his broadband connection.
Per rafforzare l'attacco, il Torino starebbe pensando all'argentino German Denis, detto 'el Tanque',...
Molti artisti firmano collezione HM 'Fashion against Aids'
Indonesia's navy continues its search for survivors of Thursday's ferry fire, amid fears of many still missing.
The leading vendors in the data warehousing market are running scared of new entrants to the market that are offering data warehouse appliances (i.e. pre-integrated hardware, software, storage combinations) that can offer greatly superior performance at a significantly lower price.  In this white paper we will dispel the 'fog of war' that currently pervades the data warehousing landscape, dismissing those question marks that are irrelevant and gratuitous, but highlighting any genuine issues that need to be addressed.
The Kremlin attacks the UK's decision to expel four Russian diplomats as \
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia are separating, the president's office said in a terse statement on Thursday, ending rampant speculation about the state of their 11-year old marriage.
JERUSALEM -- Western powers struggled yesterday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Monica Lewinsky said Saturday she has struggled to move on from her notorious relationship with Bill Clinton - but has no regrets about accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about the affair.    Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Lewinsky imparted the hard-won lesson of six years of intense scrutiny by the American judicial system and the world's media...
The Irish Government announced today it will be sending a technical team to Phuket in Thailand to ensure that its 10 million euro (about 7 million) aid allocation is spent to the best effect in the tsunami ...
The United States proved there is more  to U.S. cycling than Lance Armstrong on Wednesday and Leontien  Zijlaard-van Moorsel of the Netherlands became the most  successful woman in Olympic cycling history.
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Intuit's Scott Cook reveals why QuickBooks is not a popular Webware service.
(InfoWorld) - A U.S. appeals court has ordered that a lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) for a wiretapping program be dismissed because the plaintiffs haven't been hurt by the agency's actions. A divided three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday that the lawsuit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a group of journalists, lawyers and academics, be sent back to a district court judge to be dismissed. In August 2006, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled the NSA program, which monitored telephone and Internet communications without court-ordered warrants, was illegal. The appeals court ruled that the plaintiffs didn't prove they'd been affected by the NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program, authorized by U.S. President George Bush in 2002. The program allowed the NSA to monitor communications between U.S. residents and people in other countries with suspected ties to terrorist group al Qaeda. The plaintiffs argued, among other things, that the program violated the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment, protecting U.S. citizens against unreasonable search and seizure. But none of the plaintiffs could prove their Fourth-Amendment rights had been violated, wrote appeals court Judge Alice Batchelder. \
Majority Democrats in Congress, prevented last week from passing a Senate resolution opposing White House Iraq policy, get a fresh chance this week in the House of Representatives.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A commuter plane crashed in  the woods shortly before landing in northeastern Missouri,  killing at least eight people, authorities said on Wednesday.
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The basic question is: how can Islamabad claim its determination live in peace with India, promote contacts between the two peoples and at the same time demand what India describes as another partition?
Deja View's pricey miniature video camera lets you play back the highlights of your life.
Music fans are coping with further showers as the Glastonbury Festival enters its second full day.
Yusuf Islam, the singer-song writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, Friday demanded an inquiry into why the United States labeled him a security risk and deported him.
A bus carrying Scottish tourists flipped over on Spain - s Canary Islands today, killing two women passengers.
British men on stag nights are being warned about a drinks scam in the Latvian capital Riga.
5 Tips: The Fed is widely expected to raise its overnight lending rate. What does that mean for you? By Gerri Willis, CNN/Money contributing columnist.
Mahmoud Abbas, the favourite to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader, has called on his people to stop fighting Israel. Mr Abbas said Palestinians had a legitimate right &quot;to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means&quot;.
Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of computer networking equipment, on Tuesday completed a $3.2 billion purchase of WebEx Communications to gain videoconferencing software.
LONDON : Eastman Kodak said it would axe 870 job cuts across Britain and France as part of a global cull blamed on the increasing popularity of digital photography.
Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter south of Baghdad, and the two pilots were rescued with minor injuries, the military said Tuesday. The OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter was brougt down by ground fire on Monday. After an Apache helicopter rescued the two pilots, a U.S. warplane dropped two 500-pound, laser-guided bombs on the downed craft to destroy it, the military said in a statement.
Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Offer Takes on PayPal - Matt Cutts On Having Lots Of Sites - Click Fraud from Competitors? - I've Been Using Duplicate (stolen) Content - Accessibility Basics, and more.
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At last, we have the results in the Talk-to-the-Prime-Designer Contest. I apologize for the delay, which was due partly to the volume of entries (over 400) and partly to an unusual late-hour conflict among the judges. The rules of the contest were simple: Assume we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re all living in a computer simulation like the envisioned by [...].
Stocks were knocked lower on Thursday  as investors worried that rising prices for oil and commodities  would shrink corporate profits, while drug shares fell on  possible stricter scrutiny from regulators.
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InfoWorld - SAP AG has asked a U.S. court to order settlement talks in its legal battle with Oracle Corp., arguing that Oracle exaggerated its claims against the German software maker. Oracle said it opposed such talks and accused SAP of trying to &quot;make this case go away.&quot;
SANTIAGO  - Lawyers for Augusto Pinochet stepped up efforts to stop the former Chilean dictator from appearing in court to face charges of murder and kidnapping during his 1973-90 rule.
The best tool for predicting the  risk of heart disease may be a tape measure, researchers said  on Tuesday.
Patriots free safety Eugene Wilson is not expecting the Cleveland Browns to continue their scoring spree when the teams meet tomorrow in Cleveland. The Browns were defeated, 58-48, by the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, leading to the resignation of coach Butch Davis.
British R&amp;B singer Jamelia and Chicago rapper Kanye West were the big winners at Britain&#39;s black music awards Thursday, taking three awards each.
Telefonica has tripled since 2003, but the Spanish telecom remains largely unknown among U.S. investors.
Comment is free: David Ignatius: Benazir Bhutto's killing demonstrates the difficulty in understanding Pakistan
BBC News Online profiles singer Marc Almond, who is critically ill in hospital after a motorcycle crash. Almond enjoyed his biggest chart success more than 20 years ago - but his influence as a singer, songwriter
Michael Phelps has been forced to pulled out of the 400m individual medley at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis in the US, due to a sore back.
BBC Click investigates the new ways phone companies are trying to get us to access the net through our mobiles.
Editor and Publisher - CHICAGO First, Australian native Rupert Murdoch became a U.S. citizen. Now, he wants to formally domicile his News Corp. media empire in America, too.
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Attempts to pass a key oil law sought by the U.S. were snarled once more Wednesday by deep differences among Iraq's Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish leaders, delaying parliament debate despite the prime minister's claims of a breakthrough.
What turns a man into a terrorist?  What makes a doctor like al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri swap  healing for killing, or a Palestinian mother of two blow  herself up at an army checkpoint?
Five uber updates in as many months Apple has released an update that patches more than a dozen OS X vulnerabilities, several of which can lead to the remote execution of malicious code.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Montenegrins went to the polls on   Sunday in a general election expected to give their center-left   government a fresh mandate for their first term as an   independent country.
Your nest egg might not be big enough to serve your future.
French motorists may be driving more recklessly than usual because they are counting on the traditional pardon by the incoming president after the election in May, the transport minister said.
The wife of presidential candidate John Kerry told a receptive audience in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas that Kerry would seek out all other options before going to war.
Nine French citizens are arrested in Chad over an alleged attempt to fly over 100 children out of the country.
People are being warned about a scam e-mail which uses the US presidential poll to part them from their cash.
Two nights after being benched, Knicks guard Steve Francis reclaimed his starting job and scored a team-high 22 points in a 101-77 rout of the Boston Celtics.
Adults with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed with brain tumors and lung cancer and develop these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness, according to a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic
MTV's new social activism network debuts quietly, using the distributed community platform that Viacom launched after investing in Tagworld.
An Islamist website has posted a video showing the beheading of Kenneth Bigley, a British man taken hostage in Iraq. The man is seen pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The cure could be worse than the sickness The US House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation designed to protect PC users from spyware despite the strong objections of internet-based businesses that warned the measure could interfere with many legitimate online activities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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(InfoWorld) - In late 2000, Union Bank of California concluded that it was time to refresh its desktop PCs every four years, based on findings from a PC Total Cost of Ownership Study. This meant that 200 PCs would have to be retired every month. Unfortunately, there was no strategy in place for the task, or even a designated person or department to manage the systems. \
Comment is free: Jay Rayner: It's easy for some of us to buy free-range, but the lauding of farmers' markets ignores those for whom cheap food is essential
Earlier this week it emerged that Hamilton had failed two separate doping tests at the Athens Olympics and at this month&#39;s Tour of Spain.
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What looks good on paper hasn't been tested through a season yet, so Bruce Crowder said he'll reserve judgment. He wasn't talking about rosters; he was talking about a commitment from college hockey authorities to rid the game of all the clutching and grabbing, the pinning, and tugging.
To avoid proxy battle with major investors, PC maker to add second mutually acceptable director, make elections annual.
DHAKA - An assassination attempt on Bangladesh&#39;s former prime minister killed 19 and wounded hundreds of others during an opposition rally here in the capital on Saturday.
The lung disease that killed a police detective who toiled for weeks at ground zero was caused by injecting ground-up pills, not by toxic dust from the World Trade Center, the city medical examiner's office confirmed Thursday.
ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Tuesday  said private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc.  exercised its option to buy the company's minority stake in  Swift Foods, and that ConAgra received $194 million in the  transaction.
The Redskins have stood by Coach Joe Gibbs through the lows of their season, illness in his family and the death of  Sean Taylor.
Former Houston Astro and National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti died last month from an accidental drug overdose, the New York City Medical Examiner&#39;s Office announced Monday.
Dennis Quaid said staff at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center misled him while his newborn twins were being treated there, telling him the children were \
LOS ANGELES  - CBS has postponed the  fall premieres of \
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf, who opposes legalising marijuana, doesn&#39;t mind the drug being used in cooking, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
With their products cast aside by children in favour of video games or television, the makers of traditional toys are facing a miserable Christmas.
Il Chelsea si &egrave; qualificato per le semifinali della coppa di Lega inglese, dopo aver battuto ...
South Korea's next leader Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday promised pragmatic policies aimed at revitalising the economy and persuading North Korea to denuclearise and improve its rights record.
Unico riferimento e' a Berlusconi assalito da ultra' Livorno
The underwriting totals for late 2007 reveal just how hard life became for those charged with selling new securities on Wall Street.
com. There&#39;s a famous Russian proverb that offers a path to success: &quot;He who doesn&#39;t risk never gets champagne.&quot; Both Dementieva and Kuznetsova, a pair of up-and-coming young Russian
A court in this Black Sea port convicted Thursday seven Bulgarians of money counterfeiting and handed them sentences of a total of 44 years in prison.
The UN appeals for extra international aid to battle swarms of locusts that are spreading across west Africa.
Afghan and NATO-led troops killed, wounded and detained hundreds of insurgents during fighting in the Taliban's biggest stronghold, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
The cancellation of 1,100 Christmas Day flights by Comair because of computer troubles is prompting calls for more investments in backup systems and other technologies to prevent further groundings and damage to an already struggling industry.
InfoWorld - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring wireless telephone providers to move toward testing location-based emergency dialing service at the local level.
Kicker Lawrence Tynes, who will become the first Briton to play in the Super Bowl when he takes the field against the unbeaten New England Patriots on Sunday, relishes an opportunity to win it all for his New York Giants.
Money, drink, sex, success -- Joe  \
Bomb blasts rocked southern Thailand on Friday as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised to get to the bottom of the deaths of 78 Muslims in military custody and punish any &quot;wrongdoers.
PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out, but the Pittsburgh Steelers still were able to punch their way to another victory.
Israel's PM reiterates his country's position of nuclear weapons ambiguity amid a row over an apparent slip-up.
KaZaa is still finding themselves in court, explaining what&#39;s going on, and Hollywood is already finding a new target: BitTorrent.
Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, said on Wednesday that the economic expansion had &quot;regained some traction&quot; after the slowdown this summer and
The Oracle Corporation fired PeopleSoft's co-president and chief financial officer, Kevin Parker, and three other top executives.
A study published on Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat, and experts said it's time find if more sleep will fight obesity.
LeBron James outshined fellow superstar Dwyane Wade to lead his team to a Christmas day victory in Cleveland.
Get lost, Nemo -- Pixar Animation&#39;s new film &quot;The Incredibles&quot; has topped weekend box office charts with $70.7 million (38 million pounds) in north American ticket
Staff at India's state-run domestic airline have called off a strike that caused flight chaos, officials say.
The Home Depot Inc. raised its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday after posting a 19 percent increase in net income as store and customer service upgrades continued to buoy sales.
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US / Poland : Lucent Technologies and Novatel Wireless announced that the two companies are supplying Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa Sp.
President Bush said on Saturday that Sen. John Kerry has a case of \
Ruud van Nistelrooy, absent for Manchester United&#39;s last four games with a calf problem, may miss the next seven over the busy holiday period if United manager Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s &quot;worst case scenario&quot; is confirmed.
LONDON - Diabetics can prevent heart disease and live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin, even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels, a study published on Friday said.
A would-be thief got a taste of his own medicine in Guyana when he was caught and attached to a utility pole with the same duct tape he intended to use to bound a family and rob them, police said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - US retail sales over the Internet rose 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2004 and gained 23.1 percent compared with the same period last year as consumers continued to turn to e-commerce to make purchases, a government report showed on
Police were searching for the culprits behind the beheading and skinning of a rare Siberian tiger at a zoo in central China, state media reported Sunday.
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Once again John Adams\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cDoctor Atomic,\u00e2\u0080\u009d at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, came across as the most complex and inventive of his works.
A wax replica of the actress is unveiled at London's Madame Tussauds.
A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware Inc.&#39;s virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.
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A Sudanese Cabinet minister slammed the latest UN report on Darfur, accusing the world body Saturday of overlooking violence committed
LOS ANGELES : A private US spaceship is set to blast off for the second time in five days on Monday in the final stage of an attempt to clinch a US$10 million prize aimed at launching a new era of space tourism.
Tiger Woods tried to get a read on Retief Goosen when they faced each other in the Presidents Cup. &quot;I mean, I played him in two matches and he didn&#39;t say one single word,&quot; Woods said, smiling at the memory.
This one lacked the pathos of Sunday&#39;s marathon but it was another sad and bewildering early departure for Paula Radcliffe, who managed only 16\u00c2\u00bd circuits in the 25-lap women&#39;s 10,000 metres
Company pursuing different wholesale access rates to its local phone network for Net phone providers.
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The news that the Dixon&#39;s group is to stop selling the venerable VCR is the end of an era. As with the launch of Dire Straits &#39;Brothers in Arms&#39; CD in the early 1980s which was seen as the tipping point between
Un nuovo studio dimostra che i due gruppi hanno coesistitoalmeno fino a 28-24 mila anni fa a Gibilterra, nel sud dell'Europa                                                  Neanderthal e homo sapiens una convivenza di 4000 anni                                                                                                  Lo scienziato autore della ricerca: \
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La Pierrel Capo d'Orlando ha ingaggiato il dominicano Samuel Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Mejia, 24 anni, nato il 7 febbraio...
Months after launching a federal investigation, authorities yesterday arrested a Connecticut man for selling the source code for Microsoft&#39;s Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems over the Internet.
A South African trade union mission is being deported from Zimbabwe after defying a ban to enter the country.
The U.S. housing market may be a seller's nightmare but Manhattan's was a dream in the fourth quarter as foreign buyers pushed up demand while supply stayed tight, sending the average sales price to a record high.
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The ribbon is cut Tuesday on the Barcelona-based company Capresas new steel manufacturing plant that is anticipated to bring 30 jobs in the next three years.
TORONTO (CP) - Russia&#39;s Severstal has made an offer to buy Stelco Inc., in what&#39;s believed to be one of several competing offers emerging for the restructuring but profitable Hamilton steel producer.
As unusually cold weather blankets much of central and southern China in snow and closes roads, one student had a bright idea about how to get home for the Lunar New Year holiday -- he would ski.
Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
A promotion between Turner Classic Movies and Architectural Digest magazine is an effort to broaden traditional media\u00c2\u0092s reach in the face of a new media landscape.
Austrian jazz pianist Joe Zawinul, who founded influential 1970s jazz-rock group Weather Report, dies.
US Democratic Senator John Kerry said Wednesday night that the health care system in the United States had gotten worse under President George W. Bush overthe course of the last four years.
Henkel, the German maker of Persil laundry detergent, plans a major expansion drive in North America and Asia, its chairman said.
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Cristie Kerr shot her second straight nine-under 63 to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the US$1.
Lawyers for director Roman Polanski say he should be allowed to fight a libel case in the UK from France.
Queen Elizabeth II welcomed South Korea's President Roh Moo-Hyun to Britain with a palace banquet in which she remembered those who died in the 1950-1953 Korean war and lamented the divisions it created.
CHARLOTTE, NC, Oct. 14 (Ticker) -- The Charlotte Bobcats fell short in a wild franchise debut at home. Antawn Jamison hit a turnaround jumper in the lane with 6.8 seconds remaining to lift the Washington Wizards
An expert panel said Thursday that it was unclear which treatments could help combat veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed on the formation of a unity government at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, an official said.
TOKYO, Japan  -- Heavy rains battered western Japan as the death toll from landslides and flooding caused by a typhoon rose to nine.
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An Israeli drone fired a missile early  Friday morning, killing two Palestinian militants a day after  Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the southern Gaza  Strip, witnesses said.
WASHINGTON - Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard and lost his status as a pilot because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical exam...
A divided U.S. federal appeals court  panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the  government had the authority to force cigarette makers to pay  billions of dollars in past profits as part of its racketeering  case against the industry.
BOSTON  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Biogen Idec said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 84 percent, topping expectations, driven by increased sales of its multiple sclerosis drugs Avonex and Tysabri.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says security in Sudan's Darfur region is rapidly deteriorating, and violence could intensify.
The dwindling band of western charity and humanitarian workers still in Baghdad were keeping a low profile yesterday as they debated whether they could continue their work.
Two years ago, major Hispanic groups broke with other civil rights organizations and supported Alberto R. Gonzales's nomination for attorney general, primarily because he would become the highest-ranking Latino ever in a presidential Cabinet.
Viva put him under pressure Queen guitarist Brian May will henceforth be known as Dr May, as the axe-slinger has finally been awarded his PhD.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NOVAR, the UK conglomerate, is recommending that its shareholders accept an \u00c2\u00a3800 million cash bid from Honeywell International, the aerospace to transport multinational.
L'incidente durante un'arrampicata e' avvenuto in Val Enghe
One match into World Cup qualifying and Italy is doing its best to erase memories of a sour first-round elimination from Euro 2004.
Republican Rudy Giuliani's White House quest could be in deep trouble as he lags far behind the leaders in a Florida presidential primary he counted on winning, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
BAGHDAD -- US troops in Iraq shot and killed four inmates during a prison riot yesterday, the military said.
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton partied at a Hollywood club, the first time she was spotted at a nightclub after her release from jail last month.
HATRA (IRAQ) - Nei pressi di Hatra, nel Nord dell&#39;Iraq, \u00c3\u00a8 stata portata a termine una prima esumazione scientifica in una delle molte fosse comuni irachene, dalla quale sono stati riportati alla luce centinaia di corpi umani che gli investigatori sperano
The internet makes it too easy for old flames to pop back into your life just long enough to throw you off stride. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
Sophomore defensive lineman Paul Brissenden, a former Watham High and Trinity-Pawling Prep standout, has been part of a gridiron revival at Stonehill College under new head football coach Chris Woods.
The Hungarian authorities invite investors to bid for a 99% stake in the indebted national carrier.
No one will be charged in the controversial &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; police investigation, the BBC and Sky News said, with prosecutors reportedly set to announce their decision Friday.
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones supports a literary prize in memory of poet Dylan Thomas. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
A lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges a ballot measure that would scrap Colorado's winner-take-all system for Electoral College votes and award them based on how well the candidate did in the statewide popular vote.
250kW facility helps keeps the lights on Rwanda yesterday unveiled a 250-kilowatt solar plant which ups the nation's 'leccy-producing capacity to 50 megawatts, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday used his end-of-year press conference to accuse western states of attempting to isolate and destabilise his country.
Happy fans hit the frigid streets of Indianapolis on Sunday night after the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl, celebrating the Indiana city's first big-time professional sports crown in more than 30 years.
Political parties must either get rid of their militias or get out of politics, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday, in his toughest warning yet to groups blamed for the country's wave of sectarian violence.
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NAPOLI - Due persone sono state uccise in un agguato avvenuto al rione Penniniello a Torre Annunziata, nel Napoletano. La Fiat Punto con le due vittime a bordo e&#39; finita fuori strada. L&#39;auto probabilmente
US President George W Bush backs a power-sharing deal to end Kenya's turmoil, at the start of a tour of Africa.
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have accused the governing body of world gymnastics of putting &quot;outrageous and improper&quot; pressure on gold medallist Paul Hamm to give his medal to a South Korean rival.

Lovie Smith didn't take long to fulfill his No. 1 goal of beating Green Bay. Mike Brown's 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown sparked the Bears' 21-10 victory over the Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday, only their third win over their rivals in their last 21 meetings.
Chico's may be a hot retailer, but its Labor Day weekend looks threatened.
Houlihan Lokey today announced that Jonathan Tyler has joined as a  Director in Corporate Finance in the London office. Mr. Tyler will  report to Brian McKay, managing director and head of Corporate Finance  in London, and will focus on the European chemicals industry.  Mr.
Spice Girls singer Mel B beat ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar in a court bid to ban her from taking her daughter on the band's tour.
Vodafone, the British mobile phone giant, said Thursday it had won 9.1 million new customers during its first quarter, reaping the rewards of its major expansion into emerging markets.
Predators forward Paul Kariya plans to enter free agency, the latest loss for a team \
NEW YORK : Four-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion, overcame four double faults and 25 unforced errors to defeat Shikha Uberoi 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the US Open.
Brigitte Nielsen has gone from The Surreal Life to surreal   wife.
Europeans, many of whom worked themselves up about the swooning dollar and the stampeding euro last year, suddenly seem to have mellowed, as the dollar has rebounded in recent weeks.
When you are an open source leech you should probably avoid calling other people names.
General Motors Corp  said on Thursday its global sales rose 4 percent in the third quarter, but said U.S. sales would be subdued in the fourth quarter and would be flat next year.
Hundreds of extra emergency staff, troops and police mobilised in flood-stricken regions.
NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for $44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan by about $1.75 million if the deal goes through.
Police have had a \
The new PlayStation Portable (PSP) portable game console reportedly sold out at Tokyo electronic retailers within hours of its debut on Sunday.
Among the handiest villains in science fiction are Computers That Know Too Much. Think of the dream-weaving despots of \
CARACAS, Venezuela  - The U.S. government must  respect Venezuela's sovereignty and stop meddling if it wants  to improve ties with its fourth-largest oil supplier, Foreign  Minister Ali Rodriguez said on Wednesday.
President Bush acknowledged for the  first time on Thursday that he had miscalculated post-war  conditions in Iraq, The New York Times reported.
Strong demand for replacement handsets in western Europe and the US helped push global mobile phone sales to 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2003, new research has claimed.
North Korea on Wednesday warned of a \
Apolo Anton Ohno of United States won the 1,500 meters at a short track speedskating World Cup event Thursday.
England finish day three 88 ahead after a 273-run stand between Andrew Strauss and Marcus Trescothick
Sen. John Edwards on Monday chided the president for his handling of the Iraq war, but the brunt of his speech at a Bond Hill rally focused on domestic issues that resonate with the residents
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Rebels from Sudan&#39;s Darfur region on Thursday rejected calls to disarm their fighters before a political solution to the 18-month conflict is reached and accused
Internet-based assaults continue to be a major concern, according to a new report from security software maker Symantec. The time from discovery of a vulnerability to attacks exploiting that vulnerability is shrinking.
EWS says that Germany's Deutsche Bahn is close to announcing plans to buy the British freight operator.
A 1997 memo from the head of Microsoft Corp.'s Mac development group to then-CEO Bill Gates laid out the case for using the Mac version of Office as a bargaining tool against Apple.
BAIDOA, Somalia  - Guns were silent in the sole stronghold of Somalia's interim government on Tuesday as an Islamist deadline to Ethiopian troops to leave or face holy war passed with conciliatory signs.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 1 -- A 3 1/2 -year-old boy whom Marxist rebels pledged to include in a hostage release that collapsed Monday is not in their hands, and has almost certainly been living in a foster care program in Bogota, Colombian officials said in interviews on Tuesday. They believe they...
An executive with the U.S. unit of Samsung agreed to plead guilty for taking part in the price fixing of computer memory chips.
There they'll be, with their featherweight bikes and those cool helmets, a hundred of the world's top riders whizzing through the Back Bay while thousands of fans pack the sidewalks and convoys of help wagons and support vehicles follow the pack. They'll whiz down Charles Street. They'll whiz away down Storrow. Then they'll come back and do it again.
Investors welcomed the end of Oracle Corp.'s 18-month battle to take over PeopleSoft Inc., pushing stocks higher Monday. A better-than-expected survey of retail sales also helped the markets.
Science News, Kazakhstan - A Russian-US crew blasted off bound for the International Space Station where they will spend six months conducting experiments including work on the search for an AIDS vaccine.
In its first meeting, the next EU Commission set its priorities for the five-year term starting in November. It&#39;s policies will promote the economy, but its budget line could put it on a crash course with Berlin.
Chiron Corp. cut its 2004 earnings outlook Tuesday by more than $1 per share after British regulators suspended the drug maker&#39;s manufacturing license, preventing the company from selling its Fluvirin vaccine against influenza in any country this winter.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has made a \
Representatives from 48 nations on Thursday launched a global effort to ban the use, production and stockpiling of cluster bombs by the end of next year, despite the opposition of several of the world's major ...Comment
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic pulled off a major upset Wednesday, eliminating top-seeded Marat Safin 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3 on the Russian&#39;s home turf in the second round of the US$2.
Ukraine's parliament adopted a law reocgnising a 1932-1933 famine that killed up to 10 million people as a Soviet &quot;genocide&quot; against the Ukrainian people.
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a statement on Monday all &quot;ownership issues&quot; were settled during his father Dhirubhai Ambani&#39;s lifetime.
They may have triggered controversy  and packed theaters, but two of the year's hottest films --  \

Consumers continued to spend at a  stronger-than-expected pace in August as lower gasoline prices  helped spur spending in other areas, pushing up retail sales by  an unexpected 0.2 percent, a government report showed on  Thursday.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.  said on Wednesday second-quarter net income rose 20 percent on strong investment banking and asset management results.
Businesses and government agencies must re-examine the growing threat of cyberterrorism to automated computer systems running power grids, dams and other industrial facilities, security experts said Tuesday.
A group of financiers including Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has bought the Savoy hotel, London's luxurious landmark hotel overlooking the Thames, its new managers said.
HARTFORD -- The daughter of a wealthy businessman says her family is interested in assembling a group to buy The Hartford Courant, which is owned by the Tribune Co.
A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.
NEWBURY, Mass. - The 18th century boarding school in Massachusetts - Governor Dummer Academy - wants to change its name to prevent any smart guys from making jokes about it.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Police killed three people in clashes with pilgrims in Iraq's city of Kerbala, where tens of thousands of Shi'ites have gathered for one of the holiest days on the Shi'ite calendar.
President Bush's planned stop in North Dakota this week will be his second visit to the state as commander in chief. Bush will be in Fargo on Thursday to push his Social Security plan.
It may be called the City of Peace, but no other city has been more bitterly fought over than Jerusalem. Eric Cline, a historian, archaeologist, and author of the new book Jerusalem Besieged: From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel discusses the holy city's turbulent history.
Israel accused Syria on Monday of  \
President Bush has surged to a  13-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry among  likely voters, according to a new Gallup Poll released on  Friday.
With the traditional first half of the television season completed, network schedulers have had to improvise as never before.
Il giudice sportivo ha squalicato in serie B 12 giocatori. Due turni ad Allegretti (Triestina), uno ...
The UN's atomic energy agency chief welcomes Iran's decision to allow inspections of its heavy water reactor.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever equipment they need in their \
Family of murdered Liverpool schoolboy say there will be no peace for them until his killer is found.
The deciding votes in this critical battleground state could be cast long before President Bush and Sen. John Kerry make their final pleas to voters.
The move to extend copyright protection for singers and musicians to 95 years is intended to let performers receive royalty payments later in life.
Chad Cordero is responsible for five runs in the bottom of the ninth as Colorado mounts a furious rally to drop the Nats, 6-5, on Friday.
It's time for radical robomediation. Let's hand the service industry to automatons rather than transforming humans into reluctant machines. Commentary by Momus.
Killer puo' essere arrestato in qualsiasi Paese
Tackling climate change needs more attention to human rights, former Irish President Mary Robinson is to say.
After Eventful users picked the town of Columbus, Ky., the presidential candidate agreed to stop in for a visit.
The National Health Service (NHS) has extended a software licensing deal with Microsoft for nine years - three times longer than its current agreement.
The aftermath of an explosion in the Egyptian resort of Taba. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty. There are fears that the death toll will rise after 27 people were killed last night in bomb attacks in Egyptian Red Sea resorts popular with Israelis.
Two pilots aboard the Saturn  Lightship blimp set out from California on Monday to break an  endurance record and, they hope, reintroduce an icon of U.S.  sports culture as an instrument of national security.
The failure to reveal how thin pre-war intelligence was on Iraq later \
The pharmaceutical giant is selling its pain relievers and other consumer products.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
Tokyo, Dec. 17 (VNA) - Japan and the United States signed an agreement on Friday that stipulates the details of bilateral cooperation on a ballistic missile defence system, according to Kyodo news service.
Investor's Business Daily - JennisonDryden Mutual Funds knows two heads are better than one. So the fund group puts two of its brightest bulbs to work on Jennison 20/20 Focus Fund.
The final full-field event of the PGA Tour season is supposed to be all about money. It is fitting that the player with the most of it \u00e2\u0080-ijay Singh \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -in control at the Chrysler Championship.
Following are some of the positions in the Republican campaign platform that is expected to be approved at the party's national convention on Monday. These are the party's official position but are not binding on the presidential candidate.
In 1978, Congress passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have resulted in the District of Columbia being treated like a state in several aspects, including congressional representation. How many states voted to ratify this proposal?  29 4 16 37
Fire engulfed an Indonesian ferry with  more than 350 passengers on board off Jakarta Bay on Thursday,  the navy said in a statement. The Levina I was on its way to  Bangka island off Sumatra when it caught fire soon after dawn  50 miles from Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port.
About 400,000 toddlers die every year  in China mainly because of a lack of medical care, a member of  a government advisory group said on Wednesday, urging greater  investment in the health system.
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Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. WIN.N said on  Friday it ousted President and Chief Executive Frank Lazaran  after about a year in the post after he failed to revive the  grocer despite ordering 10,000 job cuts.
By Brandon Loomis, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 8--SOLDOTNA -- Anglers will find fewer places to fish and young salmon will find fewer places to hide here this year because of a roiling crush of ice and water that scoured the Kenai River's banks two weeks ago.
US bishops likely to rebuff calls to row back on support for gay and lesbian members.
Senate Democratic leader says more time is needed to finalize proposed legislation that would make telephone and Internet companies immune to lawsuits alleging illicit spy aid to the feds.
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Sol Campbell tells the BBC that verbal abuse towards footballers and managers has spiralled out of control.
President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to endorse plans for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.
Germany's music industry has switched efforts to sell music over the Internet to Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) Web unit T-Online (TOIGn.DE) from a previous collaboration with another Telekom division, it was announced on Monday.
By Daily Record Staff  Chindex International Inc., which provides health care products and services in China, posted a fiscal third-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, citing growth in both its Beijing and Shanghai markets.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Just five weeks before Election Day, a federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touchscreen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary...
SACRAMENTO -- Everything was going the Monarchs' way again in the WNBA finals, and they got to the brink of their second straight championship with an 89-69 victory over the Detroit Shock in Game 3 yesterday. Sacramento leads to the best-of-five series, 2-1.
The falling dollar reached new depths against the euro today, after a weeklong erosion of value prompted by concern that the dollar&#39;s status as the premier international reserve currency is growing more precarious.
The European Commission was abuzz over a new commissioner on its first day in office Monday after learning he was convicted of embezzlement, the BBC reported.
Nintendo Co. Ltd. raised its 2004 shipment target for its DS handheld video game device by 40 percent to 2.8 million units on Thursday after many stores in Japan and
Michael Phelps, the six-time Olympic champion, issued an apology yesterday after being arrested and charged with drunken driving in the United States.
Singapore - Crude oil futures slid further on Thursday, as concerns over heating oil supplies ahead of a cold Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US crude stocks.
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A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using Internet-based peer-to-peer file-sharing programs.
A cyclist hoping to become the fastest person to bike around the world enters the final stages of his challenge.
At a time when more than a few unhappy liberals in the United States are rumbling about moving north, the expatriates in Nelson, British Columbia, are proof it can be done.
Defense scientists in several countries are developing tiny flying robots that can hit the enemy with itsy-bitsy explosives. Critics worry that terrorists will adopt the nasty tech. By David Hambling.
Military judges at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, threw out war crimes charges against an aide to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and against a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier.
2003 was the first time plastic and other electronic payment methods beat out checks, according to a survey released yesterday by the Federal Reserve.
Teemu Selanne delivered the game-winning shootout goal to secure a 3-2 home win for the Anaheim Ducks over the injury-riddled Nashville Predators in a Western Conference showdown on Sunday.
BEAVERS BEND STATE PARK, Oklahoma  - It looks like a perfect trout stream in autumn: clear, cold water gushing over rocks and through wooded hills shedding the last of their leaves.
Lula comes to the Presidency with a huge mandate  -  and an intractable parliament
U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, after  crude oil retreated from a seven-week peak and higher  fourth-quarter profits from several banks, including Bank of  America Corp. BAC.N, lifted financial shares.
The Bush administration plans to roll out an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism, according...
Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury Samuel W. Bodman, former chairman of chemical-maker Cabot Corp., was nominated by President George W. Bush to be energy secretary.
England captain Lawrence Dallaglio looks set to announce his retirement from international rugby on Tuesday. The Wasps star has called a mid-morning press conference at Twickenham, when he will make what has been described as &quot;an important announcement&quot;.
Online retailer Play.com launches a music download service that aims to take on market leader iTunes.
Two Johns Hopkins University scientists have been selected to receive the nation's highest scientific honor.
UN talks on climate change have ended with few steps forward after the United States, oil producers and developing giants slammed the brakes on the European
When the largest retailer in the world slashes its sales growth estimate during the holiday shopping season, it&#39;s time to sit up and take notice.
US factory prices rise at their highest rate in 34 years, raising inflation fears at a time of interest rate cuts.
WASHINGTON Oct. 8, 2004 - Democrat John Kerry has taken a slight lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that found him gaining ground with women, boosting his overall popularity
BANGKOK : Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would allow an open-field trial of genetically modified food in what would be a key step towards commercial use of such crops in the kingdom.
Nonprofit hospitals routinely overcharge or deny care to patients least able to pay, Senate investigators have found, raising questions about whether the institutions should be eligible for tax exemptions that cost the U.S. Treasury billions of dollars a year.
A high-speed train derailed in eastern Australia, injuring dozens of passengers as its carriages slammed into trees and ploughed through fields alongside the tracks.
The family of Laura Hatch is overjoyed that their daughter has been found alive after surviving in a ravine eight days after crashing her car.
The Federal Reserve probably will not approve a $10 million payment due later this year on Riggs's trust-preferred securities as the agency is cautious about preserving Riggs's cash, sources say.
Blog: A Sony battery in a Toshiba laptop that was part of last year's massive recall caught fire last month in Great Britain.
JERUSALEM : The Israeli government said it expects an upsurge in attacks by Palestinian hardliners ahead of its Gaza withdrawal, as a top Hamas fighter&#39;s assassination triggered an immediate response with a rocket attack.
Unified shaders to work on game physic too, it's suggested Nvidia will initially launch two graphics boards based on its next-generation 'G80' GPU when the graphics chip maker brings the product to market in the middle of November, it has been claimed. The boards may also be the first to tout a new physics processing system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
China says its it is working to get North Korea back at the six-way talks on its nuclear weapons ambitions.
InfoWorld - WabiSabi Labi, a Swiss startup that caused a stir with the creation of an eBay-like marketplace for software vulnerabilities, plans to offer an intrusion-detection system and will open up its auction site to a wider range of intellectual property, according to a company executive.
The World Trade Organization on Tuesday authorized the European Union and seven other leading American trading partners to impose more than $150 million
A VIDEO posted on an Islamist website today shows Jack Hensley, the second US hostage to be slaughtered by an al-Qaeda linked group in Iraq, being decapitated.
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Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest slapped a woman's face and grabbed her repeatedly, causing visible injuries, according to a sheriff's report made public Tuesday.
Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis will receive lifetime achievement awards at this year's Grammy Awards, organizers said Tuesday.
Californians will soon see advertisements urging them to help give Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other foreign-born citizens the chance to run for president.
WANA, Pakistan Sept. 9, 2004 - Pakistani warplanes pummeled a suspected al-Qaida training facility near the border with Afghanistan on Thursday, flattening a vast mud-brick compound and killing at least 50 fighters, the military said.
Viacom Inc. chairman Sumner  Redstone says his company's struggling Paramount Pictures unit  is in the midst of a \
The first U.S. presidential debate next week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and equity strategists and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.
BERLIN -- Pressure mounted yesterday on the Deutsche Oper Berlin to rescind the cancellation of a production that depicted the beheading of the Prophet Mohammed. Chancellor Angela Merkel said ``there can be no compromises\
The World Trade Organization has ruled against the European Union's import tariffs for bananas, officials said Friday, possibly opening the door to millions of dollars in U.S. commercial sanctions.
On a storm-tossed night at Old Trafford, lightning in the form of Mikael Silvestre struck twice for a reinvigorated Manchester United.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.
The two candidates vying to fill South Carolina's open Senate seat both pledged Sunday to fully arm American troops in Iraq, as the Army investigates the refusal of a South Carolina-based platoon to go on a convoy mission because their trucks were unarmored.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Texas Rangers power hitters Hank Blalock and Mark Teixera will have some protection in the heart of the lineup next season.
The dirty little secret about this US men&#39;s basketball team is that it has played harder than any team in the Olympics and has been superior at doing anything that required plain old-fashioned effort.
For Ronald K. Brown, the choreographer and dancer who formed Evidence Dance Company in 1985 at 19, evidence is a twin concept.
Chinese internet search engine Baidu sees profits jump thanks to new users and advertisers.
Kabul, 9 ottobre 2004 - Le presidenziali di oggi in Afghanistan sono state &quot;un profondo successo&quot;. Lo ha dichiarato in serata l&#39;ambasciatore americano a Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, secondo cui le prime stime
Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.
Just after learning he made his sixth All-Star team, Celtics forward Paul Pierce's first reaction was: \
INDONESIA JAKARTA -- Despite fears that a great number of people would quickly die from disease in the aftermath of the South Asian tsunami, there have been no epidemics so far, health officials said yesterday. Aid workers are rushing water purification tablets to survivors and building toilets in an effort to head off deadly outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and other ...
A security breach and a minor explosion caused by decaying batteries at Los Angeles International Airport forced the closure of four terminals Saturday morning, delaying dozens of flights for several hours on the second day of the Labor Day weekend.
Latest variants are able to spread more quickly between vulnerable devices.
Dream Works retained its first place at the North America box office over the past weekend, but final figures released Monday showed its production &quot;Shark Tale&quot; did not break the October opening record as estimated.
The retailer wallows in penny-stock pain.
MIAMI _ From time to time, I have lamented in this space about what I call the bite of the wrong fish. In other words, you go out fishing with a noted guide in order to write a story about a particular species and that turns out to be the one species you can't catch.
MONTREAL (CP) - Canada will play a key role in rebuilding Haiti's judicial system, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Saturday at a conference on the future of the Caribbean country.
There are totally 1.8 million cancer sufferers in China, with an incidence of disease reaching 70/100,000, said Wu Fan, director of the National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention.
By ADAM GOLDMAN  NEW YORK - When a food safety inspector walked into a market in Queens, he noticed the store had an interesting special posted on its front window: 12 beefy armadillos.
Can't make it to Europe for the  current tour by the Rolling Stones?
Frustrated Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he would love to recall Carlton Cole from his loan spell at Aston Villa to solve the growing strikers&#39; crisis at Stamford Bridge.
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CALGARY -- Hundreds of people were under quarantine last night as fire, police and medical crews investigated a potential viral outbreak at a Calgary homeless shelter.
Political conventions in Canada and the United States no longer are about actually choosing party leaders or presidential candidates.
In another change of plans, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. canceled a project Thursday to develop a chip for projection TVs and said it planned to focus its resources in other areas.
In the Beirut beauty salon where most of \u00e2\u0080\u009cCaramel\u00e2\u0080\u009d takes place, women of various shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds gather to bond and gossip.
MUNICH/TEL AVIV, Nov 2 (SW) - Bayern Munich aim to take three points against Juventus on Wednesday, while Ajax Amsterdam travel to Israel to face Maccabi Tel Aviv in an attempt to stay in the race for the second round.
By their vote, the pilots became the first major union to agree to permanent cuts at the airline.
Cuban President Fidel Castro's state of   health loomed over a summit of nonaligned nations on Friday at   which Iran and other prominent opponents of U.S. policy sought   to forge a united front.
The National Football League said on  Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the  Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.
Global warming is heating the Arctic at a rapid pace - with impacts that could range from the disappearance of polar bears&#39; summer habitat by the century&#39;s end to a damaging rise in sea levels worldwide.
A deal with Wyeth is announced, but the financials remain secret.
Nasa has announced plans to launch the first manned space mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster. The next shuttle flight is to take place in May 2005 following a series of delays because of damage caused by hurricanes.
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Lou Holtz wanted his South Carolina team to focus on its game against Clemson this weekend. The Gamecocks players suddenly have a lot more on their minds. Holtz will retire as coach at South Carolina after the season, The Associated Press learned Thursday night, apparently paving the way for Steve Spurrier to replace him.
Italy's operator Telecom Italia is looking at the possible sale of its French Internet access unit Alice France, an informed source said Monday.
Kiddie City broke camp yesterday, and now the Bruins get down to serious business. Training camp, the first under the direction of new coach Dave Lewis , officially gets under way today with veterans and a sprinkling of holdover rookies reporting for duty at the Ristuccia Center.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Thursday it expects little improvement in December sales at its stores open at least a year as it struggles with disappointing demand for clothing and home decor.
The world's most recognized Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, delivered a stinging tirade against Palestinian infighting on Sunday in his first public appearance in decades in the Israeli city of Haifa.
Plans to give murderers lighter sentences if they plead guilty have been watered down.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission on Tuesday proposed that stock markets disclose more  information about their operations, including executive pay and  regulatory programs.
In a second attack, also shortly after 6 am, a car bomb shattered the wail of dawn prayers at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Azamiyah, a mainly Sunni Muslim neighborhood where sectarian passions already were inflamed.
Nintendo expects its popular Wii game machine will continue to be in short supply, while Sony said it is seeing increased PlayStation 3 sales after announcing a price cut.
Sweden&#39;s Thomas Johansson claimed his first title since the 2002 Australian Open with a come from behind 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 victory over American top seed Andre Agassi in the final of the Stockholm Open overnight.
Sevilla striker Fredi Kanoute wants to come back to England and Newcastle, Portsmouth and Bolton are interested.
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Portugal pays its respects to Sister Lucia, the last of three children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary.
The internationally acclaimed Born Into Brothels will not be screened in India.
Harry Potter publisher Scholastic has gone to court in an attempt to plug the increasing amount of online leaks ahead of Friday's release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Editor&#39;s Note: President Bush bristled at the suggestion that the US response to the horrendous Christmas tsunamis was &#39;stingy.
Two-thirds of the public do not want the Queen to make way for Prince Charles in the next few years, a survey suggests.
LOS ANGELES  - DreamWorks Animation  Studios said Wednesday it would postpone the release of \
Disney settles with the SEC for failing to inform investors of some familiar ties.
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B LOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The captain acted like a captain, like a man who wasn&#39;t afraid to make a landmark decision. Hal Sutton knew long ago he was going to give the US Ryder Cup squad the golfing equivalent
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PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTIONS: We were an idiot on Sunday, believing, suddenly, in the power of nonsense as the Washington Redskins mounted a horrifying drive to beat the Green Bay Packers.
Israeli airstrikes blasted two cars in Gaza Monday night, killing five Islamic Jihad militants, including a senior commander and a master rocket maker.
Folding@Home tweaked for firmware 2.10 Sony has rolled out the latest version of the Stanford University-created Folding@Home protein analysis utility for the PlayStation 3.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'allenatore del Palermo Stefano Colantuono dice che la situazione difficile del Livotno, surclassat...
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WEST LAFAYETTE - And so here they came again, clattering out of the glistening white light. The victors, boys and girls, or perhaps the Victors.
After a security firm reveals a popular Facebook third-party app contains a spyware download, the social network removes it--1.5 million installs later.
John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman talks about his reasons for shooting the former Beatle in 1980.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new heavy-duty Boeing rocket designed to haul super-sized military satellites into space failed during a test flight to put a dummy satellite into its intended orbit, officials said Wednesday.
Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of \
This service leverages new Windows Media 10 technologies to enable Napster subscribers to download music to portable devices, a technology called Janus.
What until last Friday appeared a safely Republican seat in Florida\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 16th District is now anything but, in the wake of the resignation of six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 and the ballooning scandal surrounding inappropriate e-mails and instant messages he sent to teenage male congressional pages, and the Republican leadership\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s handling of the situation.
The violent attacks by al-Qaeda and by the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq have led people and religious groups in the Muslim world to reduce their financial support for Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and to question its leadership, senior U.S. intelligence officials told Congress...
President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind sectarian violence racking Iraq, and he would not pull troops out \
Once again, the Kremlin-backed candidate will face the opposition leader who favors closer ties with the West. But little else will ever be the same for Ukraine, where a
Il Liverpool ha battuto per 2-0 il Newcastle in una gara valida quale recupero della seconda giornat...
SEATTLE - A toxic algae bloom 30 miles wide has been detected 15 miles off the northwest coast of Washington state, the largest and most potentially lethal yet found by scientists in the region.
Have the news stories that matter most sent to your inbox daily. The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday called for an immediate withdrawal of the nation's peacekeepers from Iraq.
LOS ANGELES: Pop music producer Phil Spector slammed prosecutors as &quot;Hitler-like&quot; yesterday after he was indicted for the murder of a B-movie star.
Prominent and controversial Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky, who currently resides in London, confirmed his plans to move to Kyiv in the near future in order to be closer to Moscow.
Billionaire bond guru asks Bush, not Bernanke, to solve mortgage problems.
IL GOLPE INGLESE / 1 - I documenti degli archivi britannici, appenadesecretati gettano una luce cruda sul backstage della Guerra Fredda                                          Dalle carte segrete del Foreign Office l'idea di un colpo di Stato in Italia                                                                                  Repubblica ha trovato e pu\u00c3\u00b2 rendere noti testi elaborati nel 1976in cui s'ipotizzava il \
SANTIAGO, Chile  - An investigative judge  questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an  hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of  hundreds of human rights cases stemming from his 1973-1990  rule.
Upholding law and order in the \
Japan's ruling camp looks likely to lose a July 29 upper house election, newspaper surveys showed on Monday, an outcome that threatens to stall Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative agenda and could cost him his job.
GUWAHATI, India  - Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after some of the worst flooding in years in India's northeast rose to 3.5 million.
SAN FRANCISCO When MindShare launched In the MotherHood for Sprint and Unilever&#39;s Suave in April--a social marketing site where mothers can submit short scripts about their lives, see them acted out by a cast including King of Queens star Leah Remini and vote on their favorites--mommy bloggers were skeptical that women as busy as they would have time to participate. &quot;Pay me what I&#39;m worth and we&#39;ll talk,&quot; went a typical remark.
In a breathtaking discovery, scientists working on a remote Indonesian island say they have uncovered the bones of a human dwarf species marooned for eons while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet.
Tony Blair tells MPs he wants good relations with Russia, but says they must be based on \
Designatore arbitri: 'e' una vicenda che fa riflettere'
Intel Thursday unveiled tri-mode Centrino technology that will enable laptops to access WLANs based on the 802.11a, b and g specifications.
Merger and acquisition activity in the first six months of 2007 hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday.
The Office of Fair Trading takes legal action against a Belgian mail-order firm, using new cross-border powers for the first time.
The crew of the space shuttle Atlantis got to sleep in late Saturday and take a half day off after three arduous and successful spacewalks and a jam-packed week in orbit.
President Bush proposed the biggest  overhaul of Social Security since its 1935 creation on  Wednesday night in his State of the Union speech, and for the  first time said he would consider limiting future retirement  benefits as part of a solution.
Potential jurors in the Michael Jackson child abuse trial have links to the singer's Neverland Ranch, court papers reveal.
Microsoft and Cisco Systems will collaborate to make their emerging products for network security compatible. The vendors had been working independently in the area of PC access to networks but say customers
Islamic militants in control of most of southern Somalia warned Thursday that war will erupt over a U.N. decision authorizing an African force to protect the country's virtually powerless government.
Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.
RAFAH (Gaza Strip): Five Israeli soldiers were killed Sunday when Palestinian activists blew up a tunnel under an army post in Gaza, as jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghuti pulled out of the Palestinian elections.
eDonkey seeks sanctuary, finds knackers' yard eDonkey is off to the knackers' yard, after a New York court ruled that the peer-to-peer (P2P) site enabled users to swap copyright material illegally. eDonkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s owner, New York-based MetaMachine, is ponying up $30m to settle a copyright suit brought by six record companies. MetaMachine has another P2P network, called Overnet, which the NY court also deems illegal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It's not all youths on MySpace. Half of the site's users are 35 or older, according to comScore Media Metrix's analysis of its U.S. Internet traffic measurements. Only 30 percent are under 25 despite a common belief that the site is mostly populated with kids and young adults.
Israel announced plans Monday for 500 new housing units in the West Bank, after an apparent U.S. policy shift that has infuriated the Palestinians. The Palestinians oppose all Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, lands where they hope to establish an independent state.
A Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebel leader expressed regret over the 1991 assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, in an interview aired on Indian television.
Wall Street retrenched Monday, closing substantially lower as investors cashed in profits from the market\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best week in nearly five years.
Ma il cda dell'azienda di vernici ha rifiutato proposta
MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.
England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has insisted he would be prepared to axe captain David Beckham if it improved his team&#039;s chances of winning the World Cup.
As a father mourned the unimaginable &#151; the loss of five of his children in a fire that also devastated another family that shared his home &#151; a religious leader let him know that his pain was shared by many.
Rescue workers evacuated 54 tourists and staff from a Chilean wilderness park on Wednesday after one of the country's largest volcanoes erupted, spewing ash and molten lava.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho got the draw he desired when the English league leaders were paired with Ronaldinho&#39;s Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League on Friday.
Yahoo Inc's  board  believes Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited bid of $44.6  billion to acquire Yahoo \
General Mills is converting all of its breakfast cereals to whole grain, making it the latest food company to undergo a nutritional makeover amid calls by government and consumer groups for healthier eating.
According to a Gartner survey, online shoppers are frustrated with the lack of security provided by online businesses, and they fear that passwords are no longer sufficient to secure their transactions.
Beautifully shot in a sandy, remote corner of northern Brazil, this lovely film tells the story of three generations of women.
Smart investors who achieve outsized profits: See what the best CAPS players recommend now.
Spanish police have arrested a 28-year-old man on charges that he created variants of the CommWarrior and Cabir mobile phone viruses, according to published reports.
Un concerto gratuito al sud. Questa \u00c3\u00a8 la sorpresa che Vasco Rossi aveva in mente da tanto tempo: regalare un concerto ai suoi fans. Per ringraziarli e ricambiarli dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099affetto che gli hanno dimostrato soprattutto
With a deadline looming, President Bush and congressional Democrats are locked in a standoff over the government's authority to spy on foreign phone calls and e-mails that pass through the United States.
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The quest for local information has increased during the past decades. This involves research in documents and publications in archives and libraries.
The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.
An Emmy-winning makeup artist has sued rapper Snoop Dogg, the ABC network and its \
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A court sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti yesterday to one year in prison for defamation and inciting unrest in a case watched by press freedom advocates.
Peter Jackson is money in the bank.
The San Antonio Spurs, playing their best defense when it matters most, moved to the brink of a fourth National Basketball Association title in nine years Tuesday by edging Cleveland 75-72.
British forces in Afghanistan are attacked up to a dozen times a day and are involved in &quot;extraordinarily intense&quot; fighting in the country, the senior British commander there said.
In crescita su base mensile e anche su base annuaMolto positivi i risultati sul mercato estero                                          Istat, a maggio vola l'industria in aumento fatturato e ordinativi
Enron Corp. founder and chief executive  Ken Lay, who was convicted in May for his role in the in the  Houston-based company&#039;s downfall, died of a heart attack on  Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado.
Four China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. executives surrendered their passports to Singapore&#39;s Commercial Affairs Department, the white-collar crime unit that is investigating a $550 million loss posted by the company.
In shift of tone, White House says high energy prices are now dragging on US economy. CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush&#39;s economic advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag on
(CPOD) Oct. 31, 2004 - George W. Bush holds the lead in the state of Ohio, according to a poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc.
A three-man crew has arrived at the International Space Station, after a two-day trip in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Two of the men will replace the crew now on the station as part of the normal six-month rotation.
Sales of new homes unexpectedly plunged in November at the sharpest rate in more than a decade, falling 12 percent to the weakest annual rate since July, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.
LONDON: British author Alan Hollinghurst has won the 2004 Booker Prize, the most prestigious literary award issued by Britain, for his gay novel &quot;The Line of Beauty&quot;.
The toddler clothing retailer takes a small step back.
When a newspaper dubbed Walpole little more than a speed bump for Oliver Ames in the Division 2 state tournament last season, there was no one giddier to read that than Walpole coach Stacy Bilodeau.
Karl Rove is a smooth, jovial political operative with a Texas-honed reputation as a ruthless competitor and three George W. Bush victories under his belt. Mary Beth Cahill is a daughter of Boston's rough-and-tumble ward battles who just last year brought her no-nonsense organizational skills to Democratic opponent John Kerry's camp.
Public employees who work for New York   State or its local governments earn more each year than their   private sector peers in 51 of the state's 62 counties,   according to a study released on Sunday.
At least 7,000 jobs are set to go at computer firm Dell after it said it would cut its global workforce by about 10%.
Iran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology despite the threat of more sanctions, Iran told France in a letter published on Monday, a day before talks to try to defuse the atomic row with the West.
A new system of biometric security scanners is being trialled by passengers at Heathrow airport.
Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease.
China is sending out two virtual police  officers to patrol the Internet to combat online pornography  and other \
Kisna director Subhash Ghai discusses cinema, and his future.
Britney Spears is out, Posh Spice is in \u00c2\u0097 as a lyric for the Lady in the Lake in the Broadway musical \
Boeing Co. may have to repay any  ill-gotten gains in the Pentagon's biggest contracting scandal  in more than a decade, Senate Armed Services Committee member  John McCain said on Friday.
Sara' abbinata a trasmissione RaiUno Ballando con le stelle
LONDON - Newcastle United midfielder Nicky Butt saw red, Kieron Dyer was injured and Patrick Kluivert scored twice in the 2-0 Uefa Cup win over Israeli champions Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin in a half-empty stadium.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says a British team will help investigate the death of Benazir Bhutto.
Doppio allenamento per l'Empoli in vista della gara con il Catania. Palestra in mattinata, lavoro ta...
U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.
NEW YORK, August 18 (New Ratings)  The Halliburton Company (HAL.NYS) has reportedly gained more time to justify its bills to the US Army, regarding the company&#39;s contract to provide logistic services to the US troops in Iraq.
One US soldier died of wounds sustained in a car bombing in Baghdad Sunday morning, the US military said. &quot;One Task Force Baghdad Soldier died of wounds received when a vehicle
France open the defence of their Six Nations title with a five-try win over a disappointing Italy at the Stadio Flaminio.
Heavy shelling and gunfire continued for the second day at the Nahr al Bared refugee camp, as the Lebanese Army intensified its offensive against the Fatah al Islam militia.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Sports Network) - Dion Harris dropped in  a game-high 24 points in helping to lead the Michigan  Wolverines to a 69-60 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes in  the second round of the Preseason NIT from Crisler Arena.
Argentina power to a convincing victory over France to claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.
A group of diplomats who visited the scene of last week&#39;s mysterious explosion in North Korea say it was not caused by the testing of a nuclear device.
Politically motivated officials at the Pentagon have pushed for convictions of high-profile detainees ahead of the 2008 elections, the former lead prosecutor for terrorism trials at Guantanamo Bay said last night, adding that the pressure played a part in his decision to resign earlier this month.
Terrorist attacks affect people's mental health even when they are not directly involved, experts say.
One flu shot maker will squeeze out an additional million doses this year, but it is unlikely that any more can be made, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Pessimism and anger pervaded the Russian press on Thursday as the siege at a North Ossetian school entered its second day, with one paper taking the government to task for its apparent inability to deal with the crisis.
The Republican Party retained control of the US Senate after yesterday&#39;s election by picking up seats in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
NATO called for closer ties with Russia on Friday, a day after British warplanes scrambled to intercept Russian bombers on patrol, and said it was up to the Kremlin to spell out whether it had a \
Experts say the WorldCom settlement is part of an evolving trend in which those who commit financial misdeeds, or fail in their duty to stop them, pay significant penalties.
Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, lifted by banks and financials after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of billion-dollar writedowns.
By A Barton Hinkle  There is something strange about the decision by satellite radio companies XM and Sirius to merge.
It&#39;s already well known for its cheesesteak sandwiches, the Liberty Bell - and for sports fans who once booed Santa Claus. Now, the city of Philadelphia is trying to forge a new reputation - by way of the Internet.
Voters in the tiny West African nation   of Gambia go to the polls on Friday in a presidential election   widely expected to hand incumbent strongman Yahya Jammeh a   third elected term.
Amid growing recession fears, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s only natural that U.S. investors are a little spooked.  But how do you explain that foreign stocks are off to an even worse start in 2008?
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan has suddenly and unexpectedly thrown the question of Kashmir&#39;s future wide open, by proposing India and Pakistan should demilitarise
Britannica, the producers of the popular Encyclopedia Britannica reference texts, disclosed Thursday it had sued three companies over the infringement of patents owned regarding computerized mapping.
Roma, 30 dicembre 2004 - \u00c2\u00abCredo che il 2005 possa essere l&#39;anno della svolta. Il governo sta lavorando ad un provvedimento detto di competitivit\u00c3\u00a0 che tende a sostenere l&#39;attivit\u00c3\u00a0 delle imprese, le esportazioni ei consumi.
Thousands of intensive care patients are set to benefit from a drug which has been recommended to NHS doctors.
Blog: One analyst firm thinks Apple can juice up its iPod product lineup simply by releasing an iPhone without the phone or Internet capabilities.
NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.    While rinks from Pittsburgh to Montreal to Anaheim figure to be quiet in the coming weeks, the ice will be crowded with high-priced talent in places such as the Czech Republic...
Sondaggi smentiti, Hillary Clinton si aggiudica le primarie democratiche in New Hampshire. Sondaggi smentiti. \
Six Lowry paintings are expected to make about \u00c2\u00a33m when they are sold at auction.
PC World editors from around the globe report on how people in their countries connect to the Internet.
Microsoft listed the most played games on Xbox Live last year, in addition to revealing that 77 percent of 360 owners are paying Gold members.
GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.
President Bush takes the oath of  office on Thursday to begin a second term in which he plans to  push an aggressive domestic agenda while seeking an elusive  peace in Iraq and fighting the war on the terrorism.
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) today announced that James M. Brady will be the new executive editor of washingtonpost.com, beginning Feb. 1. Brady will succeed Executive Editor Doug Feaver, 65, who is retiring.
The ivory-billed woodpecker supposedly spotted in a patch of Arkansas bayou has remained scarce, as has the economic upswing its admirers might have brought to the local community.
Researchers working off coastal Georgia have discovered what could be three new species of bottom-dwelling creatures known as sea squirts.
The Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon confirmed the axing of four infantry battalions today in a major restructuring of the Army.
Spain begins running TV  adverts in West Africa to try and deter migrants making dangerous boat crossings.
Taiwan Cellular Corporation (TCC), the second-largest operator of mobile-phone services in Taiwan, on November 3 joined with six other regional mobile-phone service providers to form the Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will be the largest alliance of its
BEIRUT -- The French general commanding UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon said yesterday his troops would not intervene to disarm Hezbollah, even as President Jacques Chirac of France said the militant group should not keep a military wing.
Citigroup Inc.  will keep Bisys Group Inc.'s  unit, Financial Research Corp. (FRC), when it buys the financial services provider, a Citi official said on Friday.
&#39;&#39;Il mio giudizio sull&#39;attuale CdA lo esprimo subito: non e&#39; quello scelto dai presidenti delle Camere, che avevano optato per una formula che prevedeva una presidenza di garanzia, rappresentativa di aree culturali di opposizione, sulla base del
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov   sought to alleviate Western concerns over Russian energy deals   on Wednesday, saying talk of revising production sharing deals   or pushing foreigners out of the sector was unfounded, Russian   news agencies reported.
Mobile device vendor palmOne Thursday denied a report that its executives had said the company was developing a Pocket PC version of its Treo smartphone.
For fans of NASCAR racing - at least those from this part of the country - probably not. Round 2 of the 10-race &quot;Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup&quot; will take place today at the always-exciting Dover Downs International Speedway.
Two photographers sued Cameron Diaz and her boyfriend Justin Timberlake for assault and battery, claiming the celebrity couple taunted and attacked them outside a fancy hotel.
Palermo di nuovo al lavoro in vista della gara di ritorno degli ottavi di coppa Italia contro la Sam...
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry head toward their third and final televised debate this week with voters increasingly pessimistic about the economy, the war in Iraq
Giu' i titoli di petroliferi e costruttori di navi
Variety - The wannabe shark slayer caused a feeding frenzy at U.K. cinemas and propelled takings by more modest levels in France and Germany last week. Hitman Tom Cruise in \
A retired teacher from mid Wales goes on the run before being convicted of raping a girl aged nine by a crown court jury.
WASHINGTON - In the final days before the November presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush continue to target undecided voters with talk of two major social policy concerns - Social Security and
San Francisco cornerback Ahmed Plummer, who hasn't played since Oct. 17, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday because of bulging disc in his neck.
On the eve of the publication of the Wim Kok expert group report on the Lisbon Agenda, the European Growth Task Force of the European Policy Centre published 10 &quot;Do-s and Don&#39;ts&quot; designed to boost growth in Europe while retaining a positive agenda for jobs
ST. LOUIS  -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa expects to return for a 13th season with St. Louis, and may commit to the team before it selects a new general manager.
British scientists probing the death of Alexander Litvinenko said on Friday a second man had been poisoned by the same type of radiation that killed the former Russian spy.
A new row engulfs European Commission over an undisclosed conviction of one of its members.
Mobile classifieds to pay bills for Blyk Blyk; the virtual mobile operator launching later this year with free calls and messaging, has revealed that mobile classifieds will make up a significant part of their income.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Those of us who have always wondered why award shows have to be so infernally long got our answer on Sunday night at the Golden Globes: they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
London police who excused a Muslim officer from standing guard at the Israeli Embassy insisted yesterday that the decision was based on his safety rather than personal beliefs. The Sun newspaper reported that Alexander Omar Basha's request was because of moral objections to Israel's bombing of Lebanon. However, the police officer's union said he expressed fears for ...
Software giant wants the search engine for $45 billion.
New Hampshire primary wins by John McCain and Hillary Clinton leave the race for the White House wide open.
Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar, who has been declared fit to play the third Test against Australia at Nagpur, can play with his normal heavy bat, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doctor Anant Joshi said on Saturday.
MALPENSA (VARESE), 1 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Il Milan e&#39; partito questa mattina alla volta di Barcellona, dove domani sera i campioni d&#39;Italia giocheranno la gara di ritorno del girone di Champions League contro la squadra allenata dall&#39;ex rossonero Frank Rijkaard
Interpublic posted slightly lower quarterly revenue but swung to a profit as expenses fell and public relations clients increased spending.
BERLIN  - The world's top finance officials stopped well short of expressing serious concern about the plunging U.S. dollar at a weekend meeting, although they issued a call for \
Federer, who has not lost a final in well over a year, stands a step away from a 10th trophy this season; he awaits a winner from another star-studded semi-final: Andy Roddick versus Marat Safin.
There was a collective failure by Chicago's offense, but, with his often sloppy passes, Rex Grossman provided the most vivid images in the downpour.
Strike action in the northeastern French port of Calais was causing disruption to ferry services between Britain and France, a Port of Dover spokesman has told AFP.
Mediazione in Parlamento, garantire il bipolarismo
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest networking equipment maker, said Wednesday its fiscal second quarter profit climbed 7 percent, fueled by sales of a wide range of products and a broad customer base.
IN A Renault, the twin tasks of collecting at least a point and motivating the team should not be too onerous for a man who is a former world champion and considered one of the best racers of his generation, especially when Jacques Villeneuve has tended
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba  - Deadly Hurricane Ivan  ripped off rooftops, downed trees and power lines and flooded  coastal areas as it grazed the western tip of Cuba on Monday  and headed toward U.S. Gulf shores.
Justin Dentmon scored 18 points and had a career-high nine rebounds, Spencer Hawes had 16 points and five blocked shots and No. 17 Washington dominated Portland State throughout in a 105-73 victory Saturday night.
Citigroup Inc  and Merrill Lynch & Co  were the world's top underwriters of stocks and bonds in 2007, measured by volume and reported fees, despite being at the epicenter of the global credit crisis.
RALEIGH -- Health investigators on Saturday identified more cases of E. coli in North Carolina, most of them linked to visits to the State Fair in Raleigh last month.
Avrebbe maltrattato e sequestrato donne romene e moldave
The state is going ahead with its primary on Jan. 5, despite a penalty by the Republican National Committee that will strip it of half its delegates
Stem cells taken from human embryos were coaxed into becoming motor neurons in an experiment that might one day help scientists repair damaged nervous systems, researchers reported Sunday.
BERKELEY, California, October 2 (Reuters Life!) - Author Michael Lewis, who has written about bond trading, venture capital and baseball, returns to bookshelves this month with a new look at the evolution of professional football.
Ernesto Illy, the longtime head of Italian coffee giant illycaffe SpA who traveled the world in search of the best blend of beans, has died at age 82.
Peyton Manning broke one of Dan Marino's touchdown records, just not the one everybody has been talking about. But Manning got the only things that really matter to him &#151; an Indianapolis win and a playoff berth.
New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week to their highest level in four months even though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc.  on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit, after a year-earlier net loss, driven by a healthy rise in license revenue.
Through the season&#39;s first two games, the Jets have the league&#39;s top running game and the highest-scoring offense, and they are off to their best start in Coach Herman Edwards&#39;s four-year tenure.
FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO, Mexico  - In a land of  pyramids and jungle temples, one of Mexico's most curious and  elusive artifacts is an old wooden cross said to have spoken to  Mayan Indians and roused them to rebellion.
L'Italia ha battuto l'Irlanda 2-1 a Dublino nella seconda partita valida per la qualificazione degli...
MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who binge drink, get depressed or smoke during their pregnancy boost their risk for depression and alcohol use after they give birth as well, a new study shows.
Kazaa, the internet site which attracted the fury of the music industry by allowing users to download tunes for free, has ventured into the telecoms sector.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut after a bizarre 950-mile drive wearing diapers to confront the woman.
Few diseases inspire as much panic as an outbreak of Ebola fever.
Player representatives will gather Tuesday in Toronto for an update on the NHL&#39;s nearly seven-week-old lockout. The meeting will be spiced by recent comments by a handful of players, notably the Calgary Flames
British record companies trade association the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) has announced it is to begin a rolling programme of legal action against &#39;major filesharers&#39; who illegally make copyright music available to millions of people across the
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Angel Berroa went 5-for-5 with five runs scored and Kansas City exploded for 10 runs in the fifth inning en route to a 17-8 victory over the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
SEATTLE - Seismologists believe there&#39;s an increased likelihood of a &quot;hazardous event&quot; at Mount St. Helens due to recent changes in the mountain&#39;s seismic activity.
After winning his fifth NBA title as a head coach, Pat Riley spent the next two months keeping most of the Miami Heat organization guessing about his next move. Turns out, there was no reason for their angst.
Former champion Joe Durant has a pair of eagles on his way to a 7-under-par 65 and a share of the first-round lead in the Bob Hope Classic in Palm Desert, Calif.
Departing from tradition,  the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday chose the  homegrown drama &quot;Emotional Arithmetic,&quot; starring Susan Sarandon  and Christopher Plummer, to close its 32nd edition, which runs  September 6-15.
A suicide bomber struck outside the compound of a southern Afghan provincial governor on Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding 17, officials said.
Incidenti mortali in crescita rispetto al 2006Aumentano i sinistri notturni e su due ruote                                          Weekend tragico sulle strade Il bilancio finale \u00c3\u00a8 di 57 morti                                                                                  Tra le vittime, 22 avevano meno di trent'anni
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday forecast third-quarter revenue would exceed Wall Street expectations, saying it added 150 new customers and had more large
Four Iraqi military officers are being held over the kidnapping this week of an Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Wednesday.
The New York Times on Thursday endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain for their party's nominations to contest the U.S. presidential election in November.
Free Silver membership of Microsoft's Games for Windows Live includes some online play; Gold includes cross-platform play.
After a meeting with German Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der, French President Jacques Chirac said Friday he supports a change to his country&#39;s constitution to allow for a referendum on Turkish EU membership.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday awarded nine Microsoft employees certificates for \
Scores of supporters of Zimbabwe's opposition leader gathered outside the high court on Friday to hear the verdict in his treason trial, which could see him sentenced to death.
Santa Barbara County sheriff&#39;s investigators returned to Neverland Ranch over the weekend, and according to several reports, obtained a DNA sample from Michael Jackson.
Lance Armstrong is unsure whether he will ride in next summer's Tour de France, saying he'd like to compete in other races. Armstrong, who won a record sixth straight Tour de France this year, said in yesterday's edition of L'Equipe that it is &quot;time to move on to other things.&quot; He had been somewhat evasive about whether he would return ...
U.S. consumer prices rose more  slowly in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier  moderated, the government said on Friday, but a pickup in the  annual rate of increases stirred inflation worries.
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Oil prices rose on Friday as a sabotage attack on Iraqi oil infrastructure reignited concern about the reliability of crude exports from the country despite a peace deal to end an uprising in Najaf.
The Yankees are 13-3 and have scored 6.9 runs a game without Jason Giambi, who must decide by Thursday if he plans to cooperate with baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investigation into steroid use.
Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.
Rival video game console makers and leading software designers are in California to show off what they hope will be this year&#39;s blockbuster titles in the multi-billion-dollar industry.
Tuesday's matchup between Cheney and Edwards could change the story line for their presidential running mates.
Nick Lachey is the latest celebrity to stake ownership in a team in the Pacific Coast League. Lachey was introduced Wednesday as a part-owner of the Tacoma Rainiers. Now, he's part of the Schlegel Sports Group based out of Dallas, and a one-third owner of the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
A federal judge yesterday ruled that Boston Scientific Corp. violated its agreements with an Israeli company when it set up a secret stent-making operation in Ireland in 1997, and he told the two companies to quickly reach a settlement or face a prompt trial he will hold to determine what damages, if any, Boston Scientific owes.
Recently discovered vulnerability allows hackers to use Web graphics to launch attacks.
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The United Nations said on Tuesday it  was concerned children orphaned or separated from their parents  by Asia's tsunami may be falling prey to criminal gangs bent on  selling them into slavery.
Talk America (NASDAQ:TALK) announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with privately-held Cavalier Telephone & TV based in Richmond, Virginia.
The 2-1/2 year sentence imposed on former White House aide I. Lewis \
Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband, Michael Douglas, are planning to shoot a movie in India. \
For vivid reporting from the enormous zone of tsunami disaster, it was hard to beat the blogs.
Pakistan is expected to set a new date for elections on Wednesday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bloodshed and rage against President Pervez Musharraf's government.
BATHED in the serene melodies of a string orchestra, the fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) got off ground yesterday in a simple ceremony, belying earlier disputes that had almost stymied the two-day summit.
Jewish groups have objected to a French government decision to allow the television arm of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrillas to continue broadcasting to Europe using a French satellite operator.
NEW YORK - Dressed for a night on the town, Serena Williams was all business in her first match in 4 1/2 weeks. Showing little sign of her injury-induced layoff, the two-time U.S...
In a new book, David Wilcove urges conservation of species and their ways, still so little understood.
A cleric's order to freeze a Shia militia's operations may free US forces to tackle al-Qaeda in Iraq, the US says.
Before resigning from his post as attorney general, John Ashcroft asked the US Supreme Court to set aside Oregon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s assisted suicide law, the only one of its kind in the nation.
Canadian Ambassador to the Ukraine Andrew Robinson, reprimanded by Ukrainian authorities for criticizing irregularities in the campaign for next month's presidential election, was acting on instructions from Ottawa, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said.
For the first time in almost 16 years, the most widely adopted set of rules governing free software has been rewritten and updated to meet the demands of the 21st century.
STOCKHOLM - Swedish household electrical goods manufacturer Electrolux warned on Thursday that high prices for inputs of materials and mainly of steel would set back profits more than expected this year.
Oil prices rose on Friday, stemming five  days of heavy losses as fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil  infrastructure despite a peace deal in Najaf renewed concern  over the country's supplies.
TOKYO (Sports Network) - Roger Clemens pitched four-plus  solid innings and David Ortiz had a two-run single to highlight  a three-run sixth inning, as the MLB All-Stars downed the  Japanese All-Stars, 7-2, at the Tokyo Dome.
GAZA CITY - Fighting in the Gaza Strip left three Palestinians and an Israeli soldier dead yesterday as Israeli forces crossed into the Palestinian territory to push Hamas gunmen back from the border. In one incursion, Israeli tanks and helicopters shelled the town of Beit Hanoun, drawing anti-tank rocket fire from the armed wing of Hamas. An Israeli reservist, a ...
MADRID, Sep 3 (IPS) - While in other parts of the world, like the Middle   East, the struggle over water sources fuels armed conflicts, a  political war  is being waged in Spain over the same question.
For the third consecutive day, tens of thousands of Ukrainians protested on Wednesday over what they see as a presidential election that was stolen from the pro-Western opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
Evergreen Solar Inc., a Marlborough manufacturer of solar power products, and Q-Cells AG, a German manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells, have formed a joint venture to undertake the development of a ...
A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.
Secret meeting last month The European Court of First Instance could deliver its verdict on Microsoft's appeal of its anti-trust ruling before the summer recess.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
CHIBA, Japan  - Pop stars in Tokyo and Sydney kicked off a global chain of climate change concerts on Saturday aimed at persuading the world to go green.
A Russian former intelligence officer was quoted in a newspaper on Friday as saying he and two other men met ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in a London hotel on November 1, the day before Litvinenko complained of feeling unwell.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Less invasive approaches for determining how far lung cancer has spread may be better than traditional, invasive procedures.
Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer hired by  his family on Thursday, his first contact with defense counsel  since U.S. soldiers captured him a year ago.
When the game console will be available here remains uncertain.
Serbo bosniaco assolto pero' da accusa di genocidio
British Gas loses almost one million customers after two price rises in the past year, its parent company Centrica reveals.
Software vulnerabilities are bought and sold online, both by legitimate security companies and by thieves.
Richard Hatch, winner of the first season of the TV show \u00e2\u0080\u009cSurvivor\u00e2\u0080\u009d in 2000, has been charged with tax evasion.  He is accused of not declaring and paying taxes on the $1 million he received as the winner of the reality show. On top of the winni...
SPACE.com / Scientists studying initial on-the-scene images relayed from NASA's Opportunity Mars rover at Victoria Crater are elated.
A teacher is found guilty of sexually abusing three boys at his primary school in West Sussex.
Investor's Business Daily - Money managers worried about the tech bubble might have turned down offers to start managing a stock fund in 2000.
By Mike Salinero, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 16--TAMPA -- Jim Norman regularly has used his bully pulpit as chairman of the Hillsborough County Commission to bash Tampa for not pulling its weight in shared city-county responsibilities.
AN HIV drug has been recalled because \
GAZA CITY, Oct 9  - Israeli forces early Saturday killed two Palestinians at Khan Yunes in the south of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian hospital sources said.
Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, was crowned Miss World 2004 at a glittering event held in China. Miss Dominican Republic Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodriguez was the first runner-up, and Miss USA Nancy Randall was third.
Sinhalas and Tamils clash again in eastern Sri Lanka after a grenade attack on a bus leaves one person dead.
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The US Air Force launched a global positioning system satellite Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. It was the 12th successful launch of the new-generation GPS IIR spacecraft.
The Chinese government says detained former Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital.
Barclays says a technical problem forced it to borrow \u00c2\u00a31.6bn and denies it is facing a cash crisis.
For nearly a year, television and Internet audiences have been seeing a familiar string of ads from Apple attacking rival Windows-based computers. With this week's release of Windows Vista, the newest jabs aren't any friendlier.
Curious polygon shapes on the surface of Mars are among the latest evidence clearly suggesting the presence of water, and some of it may have appeared there even after the surface was bombarded by objects from distant space.
Trades Union Congress (TUC) general secretary Brendan Barber, speaking on the eve of the labour federation's annual conference, said British unions would strike to win a fair deal over workers' pensions.
By Anonymous  MB Inspection has launched an EMAT (electromagnetic acoustic transducer) system for assessing pipeline corrosion. The system, which employs ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation, is non-contact and allows assessment in inaccessible positions such as under pipe supports.
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Guillermo Garcia-Lopez beats fifth seed Carlos Moya at the Australian Open.
Drivers talking on cell phones are probably making your commute even longer, concludes a new study.
Police look for a woman who broke into pop star George Michael's north London home earlier this month.
Food and Drug Administration whistle-blower David J. Graham believes he will soon be transferred or fired in retaliation for telling a congressional hearing that the agency is falling short
The company is handing over all of the holiday windows in 350 stores worldwide to a special contemporary art project
Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if allegations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.
The Palestinian leader also said that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is speaking \
To turn its new multiple sclerosis treatment Antegren into a blockbuster drug with more than $1 billion in annual sales, Biogen Idec and its partner, Elan Pharmaceuticals, might not have to persuade doctors that it is superior to existing interferon treatments. Partial data released by the companies appear to confirm the treatment's outstanding clinical performance.
The Design Museum has announced that it will host an exhibition of the work of architect Richard Rogers, who won the 2007 Pritzker Prize, the so-called Nobel of Architecture.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 -- California, joined by 15 other states led by New York, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday over its refusal to allow the state to set its own, tougher vehicle-emissions standards to control greenhouse gases and combat global warming.
Michael Jackson offered to give the boy at the centre of his child abuse case a house, a court hears.
Nolo editors Mary Randolph and Tamara Traeder will join Michelle Singletary for a discussion about the August Color of Money Book Club selection -- \
Preparations for filming in a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler began on Friday at a memorial site in Berlin after the German government reversed its decision to bar Tom Cruise.
With more than 100 different patterns of camouflage now available, the American hunter has a lot more thinking to do about his or her appearance in the field.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcomed \

The war on terror has made the world less safe and is not addressing the underlying causes of conflict, Pakistan&#39;s President has told the BBC.
Why we're wrong to assume that Larry Craig and other fallen moralizers are hypocrites
MOSCOW. Feb 5 (Interfax) - The unilateral steps of certain Caspian nations are hampering efforts to define a new status for the Caspian Sea, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Alexander Golovin told Interfax on Monday.
Controversial images of diseased lungs which health advisers want to see on every cigarette packet were revealed today. The hard-hitting anti-smoking campaign
Oil prices rose on Wednesday as Hurricane Ivan -- one of the fiercest storms on record -- churned toward the southeastern United States, while the dollar struggled with worrying economic data.
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Larry Chester will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his right knee, his agent said Monday.
Eric Shelton ran for three touchdowns and No. 24 Louisville earned its second shutout of the season with a 34-0 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.
The Seattle Mariners called up four minor leaguers Monday, completing right-hander Aaron Taylor&#39;s comeback from surgery. The 27-year-old Taylor spent most of the season on the disabled list after surgery one
FIRENZE - &#39;&#39;La riduzione della pressione fiscale non e&#39; mai indolore e, certamente, non lo e&#39; se i partiti della coalizione interpretano il proprio ruolo come quello, non dell&#39;interesse generale, ma di portatori di interessi di questa o di quella categoria
The owners of file-swapping giant Kazaa claimed Tuesday their software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music and movies online, is no different from video recorders as they launched their defence in a landmark music
Former foreign minister Jack Straw has triggered a row over his call for Muslim women to remove their veils when they visit him.
SAN FRANCISCO - A two-year investigation by U.S. law enforcement authorities has resulted in one of the largest seizures of fake software ever in the U.S. and charges against 11 individuals, government officials said Thursday.

GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 26, 2004 - Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Tropical Storm Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services Sunday and gave thanks their lives were spared, while the
Sen. John Kerry, whose botched joke about U.S. troops in Iraq dealt a blow to his presidential ambitions, will travel to Iraq this weekend to meet with soldiers, political leaders and military officials.
A U.S. surgeon who implanted a nuclear-powered pacemaker into a 20-year-old woman in 1973 says the device is still going strong after 34 years and may have saved money over the long run.
Hungary began voting Sunday on a controversial referendum that would extend citizenship to roughly five million ethnic Hungarians, many of them living in neighboring countries.
The US and South Korea sign a free trade agreement, the biggest such deal the US has sealed in 15 years.
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L&#39;azienda farmaceutica Merck &amp; Co. Inc ha annunciato il ritiro volontario dalla commercializzazione a livello mondiale, e quindi anche in Italia, della specialit\u00c3\u00a0 medicinale Vioxx (molecola rofecoxib), prodotto
French lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve legislation to privatize Gaz de France, helping clear the way for the natural gas company's state-backed merger with Suez SA.
Shares in Havas rose sharply in early trade, extending last week's gains, on persistent speculation that the French advertising company could become a takeover target of British group WPP, dealers said.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi  reshuffled his cabinet Monday to boost his popularity and give  impetus to reform -- especially postal reform -- but the mix of  familiar faces with unknowns raised doubts about whether he  would achieve those goals.
Iran&#39;s foreign minister, Kamal Kharrazi, told state television Saturday Iranian negotiators have given their final response to an EU proposal to suspend Iran&#39;s uranium enrichment program.
Israele cessi violazione dello spazio aereo libanese
First Apple put some color on the iPod, when it offered the iPod mini in a palette of pastel hues, and now it has put some color inside it, in the form of the new iPod Photo.
New England quarterback Tom Brady  overcame not only the Pittsburgh Steelers but the flu to lead  the Patriots back to the Super Bowl.
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The pound strengthened against the US dollar ahead of a keynote speech by Bank of England governor Mervyn King.
Lea Block arrived in Germany with her parents, Peter and Nelly, and appeared to be doing well after a several-hour drive from Frankfurt airport.
Arsene Wenger has made Thierry Henry captain for tonight&#39;s clash with Panathinaikos. In a surprise move, the French striker will replace Patrick Vieira, who misses the game with an ankle injury.
Nova Scotians got a chance to convict the most powerful man in the world in Halifax on Tuesday night. Members of the Halifax Peace Coalition staged a mock trial of US President
For all the consternation about the Yankees having to play the Minnesota Twins, a potential playoff foe, less than a week before the postseason is scheduled to begin, there was indeed a positive side.
La holding vorrebbe puntare sul mercato del software
Playbill - The Blyth Festival, the intimate summer festival devoted exclusively to works by Canadian authors - in contrast to the nearby Stratford Festival, whose mandate is Shakespeare first - will offer four world premieres in 2008.
Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Fair Trade Commission warned Softbank Mobile Corp. on Tuesday that its advertisements for mobile phone service rates could violate the law prohibiting misleading ads.  According to the FTC, the Softbank Corp.
As Marines step up preparations for military offensives on two major Iraqi cities, a number of Sunni Muslim leaders are forwarding a plan to establish the rule of law in those
PALM DESERT, California  - American D.J. Trahan birdied his first four holes en route to an early one-shot lead in the Bob Hope Classic second round on Thursday.
Wangari Muta Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, was honoured Friday for her efforts to help women, clean up the environment and battle corruption.
Tied for the lead with Briny Baird in the Funai Classic at Disney, Tom Lehman believes he has experience on his side entering today&#39;s final round.
BusinessWeek Online - Even if you happen to have had a cell phone with Wi-Fi wireless capability, it hasn&#39;t been very easy to use it for phone calls over a Wi-Fi Internet connection. Cell-phone service providers haven&#39;t been very helpful because they want you to use your plan minutes for every call. So you&#39;ve had to download an application from another company such as Skype (NasdaqGS:EBAY - News) to take advantage of the free or at least very cheap calling rates so common now with voice-over-Internet-protocol technology over a wired broadband line. ...
President Bush&#39;s postconvention bounce in state and national polls has left Democratic challenger John F. Kerry with a smaller battlefield upon
The sleeping giant has awakened. The Medford boys' soccer team, the two-time defending Division 1 North champion, is picking up speed at the right time.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 31 -- The son of a Ground Zero rescue worker who died last week of  lung disease met with President Bush on Wednesday to urge expansion of health services for those still fighting illnesses.
Is Central Park a serene \
Sottratte anche altre tele dello stesso artista. Il dipinto espressionista era stato valutato dieci anni fa 48 milioni di euro. OSLO (Norvegia) - Un furto clamoroso \u00c3\u00a8 avvenuto stamane alla Galleria Nazionale di Oslo.
U.S. President George W. Bush plans on Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former communist nations like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station abandoned troubleshooting efforts on a jammed solar panel on Wednesday, leaving it half extended, and went forward with the next steps in their mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.
The Indonesian government plans toissue 3 trillion rupiah (around 333.33 million US dollars) worth of bonds on Oct. 26, an official said Monday.
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(InfoWorld) - The first Microsoft Corp. Zune products will hit U.S. retailers in time for the busy Christmas holiday season, with a 30G-byte digital media player and a Zune Marketplace online service the first to reach consumers, Microsoft said Thursday. The details of what Microsoft is offering with its Zune product line -- which will compete with Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod device and iTunes software and service -- sound similar to what Apple already offers, with a couple of exceptions. In addition to allowing users to play music, videos and photos on a screen, the Zune player will include wireless technology and a built-in FM radio tuner. So far, iPods lack either radio tuners or built-in wireless technology. Zune's wireless technology will allow users to share songs, playlists and photos between Zune devices, Microsoft said. A user can listen to any song they receive up to three times over three days, after which they must purchase it from the Zune Marketplace if they wish to continue listening. The Zune Marketplace, like iTunes, allows users to purchase media and manage their own media libraries. Users can purchase music tracks individually or buy what is called a \
Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi calls for early elections to end the country's political crisis.
New versions of Office, Exchange, too. But are businesses ready to buy?
Digital video recorder maker TiVo on Thursday reported a wider quarterly net loss as it increased spending to accelerate subscriber growth.
GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.
During its meeting Tuesday, the players&#39; union&#39;s executive board heard the outline of a stricter drug-testing policy that commissioner Bud Selig wants to implement for 2005.
The Chinese government declared Wednesday that a conciliatory proposal made Sunday by President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan was fraudulent, intended only to fool Taiwanese voters and international opinion.
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Nearly two years after the tsunami, a regional warning system is beset by squabbling and inaction, officials and experts say, as individual countries instead scramble to implement their own schemes.
The US Federal Trade Commission last week filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell their owners spyware-blocking software.
BOISE, Idaho  - A 2-year-old boy in Idaho and an   elderly woman in Maryland who both died from suspected E. coli   infections raised to three the number of deaths related to a   nationwide health scare around fresh spinach, state health   officials said on Friday.
The number of people in Europe surfing the Internet over a broadband connection reached 54.5 million in October 2004 -- an increased of 60% from 34.1 million a year earlier -- according to the latest report from Nielsen/NetRatings.
You knew it was coming Google is bringing its new-age advertising know-how to the UK newspaper business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Google Inc. (GOOG) will close the registration process for its IPO auction Thursday, setting the stage for the online search engine leader's hotly anticipated stock market debut. Google plans to launch an unusual auction to sell 25.7 million shares shortly after closing the registration.
A television network's marketing campaign went badly awry on Wednesday, causing a day-long security scare in Boston that closed bridges, shut major roads and put hundreds of police on alert.
In its quest for what it calls \u00e2\u0080\u009cnew metrics for the knowledge economy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a nonprofit research group has come up with an index of global innovation confidence.
CNN founder Ted Turner has called the Fox television network a \
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas defended his unity deal with Hamas in talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday after U.S. and Israeli threats to shun a coalition government.
The assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces trying to combat rising Islamic extremism in Pakistan.
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Newcastle United fired manager Bobby Robson after the English soccer team failed to win any of its first four Premiership matches, the club said on its Web site.
NEAR ISKANDARIYA, Iraq  - Hundreds of U.S. and  British troops raided homes of insurgent suspects at first  light on Wednesday in an area that was once a favored country  retreat of Saddam Hussein's Baath party elite.
NEW YORK  - People with high levels of inflammatory markers are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those who do not, according to a report in the Neurology.
To reduce costs, a number of employers are giving away drugs to help workers manage chronic conditions.
Ohio&#39;s state pension fund said on Friday it will tender its 527,790 shares of PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , accepting Oracle Corp.
EBay launched a revamp of its auction  Web site in Germany on Tuesday, where it says it needs to raise  listings and the volume of goods sold.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 17 - A government plan to entice Iraq&#39;s biggest Shiite militia to turn in its weapons in return for cash here has brought in enough arms in its first week that Iraqi officials extended
The U.S. job market brightened  modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their  payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were  revised up, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
It wasn't supposed to be this hard for Democrat Robert Menendez.
Nine people are detained after access is denied to a Saudi court trying three reformists, witnesses say.
Think you can't afford best-of-breed spam and virus protection for your business? Here are two good reasons to think again.
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By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/21/2004 14:03. NAJAF, Iraq  Militants loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr kept their hold on a revered shrine, and clashes flared in Najaf on Saturday
TBS launches two new comedies that actually tickle the funny bone.
Teresita Schaffer, an expert on South Asia, is answering readers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 questions.
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - The three Texas Rangers relievers involved in last Monday&#39;s altercation with fans in Oakland had their suspension reduced one game each by the league Wednesday.
Il comandante della Squadra aerea subentrera' il 30 gennaio
Roy Keane will be given a hero&#39;s welcome when he returns to Manchester United on Saturday, but the Sunderland manager knows he will get no favours from his former team-mates.
A gripping game between Arsenal and Chelsea ends with the honours finishing even at Highbury.
SAN FRANCISCO   Two soon-to-be-married camp counselors who were reported missing earlier this week were murdered in their sleep on a Sonoma County beach, authorities said.
Volgari illazioni, piuttosto vediamo nervosismo centrodestra
A heavily guarded convoy of vehicles believed to be transporting U.S. weapons-grade plutonium left a plant in northern France on Thursday for a recycling factory 660 miles southeast.
ROME -- A sad and frightening video of an Italian journalist kidnapped in Baghdad pleading for her life aired on national television yesterday, the day the upper house of Parliament debated and passed a measure to renew funding for an Italian military force in Iraq.
The federal health minister says his first priority is to ensure there&#39;s enough flu shots to go around. After that, Ujjal Dosanjh says he&#39;s ready to help the United States with its shortage of flu vaccine.
Whether it&#39;s fish and chips, Mars bars, sweets or even battered pizza, the Scots have a taste for all kinds of deep-fried foods, researchers said on Friday.
In its fourth week in release \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bucket List\u00e2\u0080\u009d ascended to the top of the list of the weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest-grossing films.
Chris Paul scored 28 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and had 10 assists to help rally the New Orleans Hornets to a 118-113 victory over the Suns last night in Phoenix. The loss ended the Suns' four-game winning streak.
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La piccola azienda norvegese rivalutata del 42%crea motori di ricerca su base aziendale e ha illustri clienti                                          Microsoft pronta a comprare Fast offre 1,2 miliardi, e non \u00c3\u00a8 la bolla                                                                                  La partita contro Google continua, cresce il valore degli altri motori
Belo Corp.  plans to designate  13 of its television stations as the exclusive provider of  local news video to Yahoo  in those markets, the  companies said on Wednesday.
World cocoa prices were down on Tuesday but off the day&#39;s lows as exports remained on hold after mob violence and military clashes in Ivory Coast, the key global supplier, traders said.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala on Saturday for the climax of a major Shi'ite ceremony after gunmen from a Shi'ite cult attacked pilgrims and police in two other southern cities.
BASSORA - Un&#39;autobomba \u00c3\u00a8 esplosa nei pressi dell&#39;ambasciata americana a Bassora, in Iraq. I morti sono almeno due, i feriti tre, secondo un testimone citato dall&#39;agenzia Reuters. Le due vittime stavano viaggiando
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya reiterates that his Hamas-led government will not recognise Israel.
A charity finds high levels of unemployment among refugees, despite them being highly qualified.

VIENNA - The UN nuclear watchdog meets on Monday in Vienna with Iran virtually safe from possible UN sanctions after agreeing to a full freeze of all nuclear enrichment activities that could make uranium for atomic weapons.
The Belfast skyline is set to change forever with the demolition of  three of the city's tallest chimneys.
Raytheon Co. , the world's biggest missile maker, sued rival FLIR Systems Inc. , accusing it of usurping lucrative contracts by luring away workers, infringing four patents, and stealing technology used in infrared cameras.
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The pro-western mayor of Bucharest caused a serious upset in the Romanian presidential election yesterday, defeating the country&#39;s former communist prime minister.
United Airlines canceled dozens of flights on Wednesday, adding to the more than 1,100 cancellations since December 23 that the No. 2 U.S. carrier blamed on weather but its pilots blamed on insufficient staffing.
Saudi Arabia is hoping  that the United Nations will step in to help save the historic  old city of Jeddah, whose unique Red Sea architecture is in  danger of disappearing.
[Health India]: Washington, Oct 11: A new research conducted by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, suggests that turning off just one cancer-causing gene is enough to eliminate aggressive, incurable liver tumors in mice in just four
Reported profit of $44 million for third quarter over a loss of $31 million a year ago and predicts 10% increase in sales for the 4th quarter.
Home Depot Inc., the world's largest  home improvement retailer, agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle  discrimination claims brought by some workers at its Colorado  stores, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)  said on Wednesday.
Somalia has been neglected by the international community in its response to help victims of the tsunami, the UN says.
Austrian authorities have uncovered a major child-pornography ring involving at least 2,360 suspects from 77 countries who viewed videos of young children being sexually abused.Comment
Canada's MDS Nordion started shipping  medical isotopes on Wednesday after a prolonged shutdown of a  nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, disrupted the supply  of isotopes to health facilities around the world.
A French court on Monday convicted two construction companies of manslaughter for their roles in a deadly shipyard accident on the world's largest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, before it was launched.
Bobby Crosby has made his own fans in Oakland, and might have put an exclamation point on his magnificent rookie season with his bases-loaded double in the fifth
He becomes the seventh cabinet member to resign since the election. A White House spokesman insists it&#39;s nothing more than second term turnover.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Internet telephone service Skype said  on Wednesday that it would charge customers $29.95 a year for  unlimited calling in the United States and Canada, a service it  had offered free since May.
Hernan Crespo felice per l'accordo raggiunto tra Chelsa e Inter. \
The United States said on Tuesday it would attend two planned conferences on stabilizing
Kenya's government dismisses as \
Liverpool-Barcellona 0-1 (0-0) nella gara di ritorno degli ottavi di Champions League. Gol di Gudjoh...
By BOB YOUNG  Alain Perez's journey out of Cuba was prompted by the same desires that drove fellow Cuban jazz musicians Paquito D'Rivera and Arturo Sandoval to leave the island: to find a better life and a better way to make the music he loved.
Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), continues to lead the transition to perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) with the extension of PMR technology to its \
Once again, Hillary Rodham Clinton leads in a poll. This time, she's the top choice when people are asked which major 2008 presidential candidate would make the scariest Halloween costume.
Move over Hillary. Sharon Stone is the only woman running in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, at least as far as the Venice Biennale art festival is concerned.
Mr.  Spr\u00c3\u00bcngli was the heir to a Swiss chocolate empire and head of the world-renowned Lindt & Spr\u00c3\u00bcngli business for more than two decades.
Spanish Police investigate a crash which killed two tourists and injured dozens more in Gran Canaria.
Dan Rather, the CBS Evening News anchor conservatives loved to hate, was a network news survivor of the highest order: He lasted a record
Hundreds of Americans remain missing two days after devastating tsunamis struck Asia, but the State Department says a large number have been located and are safe. Responding to the disaster, the U.S. Agency for International Development added &#36;20 million to the already promised &#36;15 million.
A senior Congress party leader in the Indian state of Assam is killed by suspected separatists, police say.
Alex Ferguson has urged the FA to punish Arsenal&#39;s Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow during last night&#39;s Carling Cup quarter-final.
Russia warned Kosovo's leaders Wednesday that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the United Nations or other international political institutions.
The US-European spacecraft Cassini has begun beaming close-up images of Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan to Earth. Cassini reached the point of closest approach, 1,198 km, at 10.
Reggae star Sizzla, whose 'anti-gay' lyrics sparked protest, is jailed in Jamaica for swearing on stage.
Blog: Buy.com has a 4th of July special selling the high-end Slingbox Pro for $160, and typically retails for $250.
A documentary by the English filmmakers Nick and Marc Francis that examines the worldwide coffee market.
A Jordanian who was sentenced to four years in prison for helping plan terror attacks in Germany has been granted early release, a German court said Friday.
By Dave Toplikar, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec. 10--I was reading up on the difference between the next generation of DVD formats when Katy brought in her tiny new dog.  \
(Corrects name of Harvard University\u00e2\u0080\u0099s John F. Kennedy School of Government in paragraph 21)
Iraq's footballers get a morale-boosting chance for gold at the Asian Games in Friday's final against Qatar.
TORONTO (CP) - The alarming increase of HIV and hepatitis C in Canadian prisons must be combatted through government-led needle exchange programs, medical and legal groups said Wednesday.
Cameras may not cope with steamy environments, apparently Kindly refrain from snapping steamy, passionate piccies of your partner with certain older Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras, the consumer electronics giant has asked buyers this week. It turns out the cameras' LCDs may run into trouble in warm, humid environments.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Reduced revenue guidance from Intel (INTC:Nasdaq - news - research) had stocks under pressure Friday ahead of the key August employment report.
ROME  - Andriy Shevchenko, who was named as European Footballer of the Year, has been a revelation since he signed for AC Milan from Dynamo Kiev five years ago.
In this new post to the PHP Everywhere blog, John Lim asks an interesting question - why should PHP ever be taught in schools? (in response to this post)   If something is popular but hard to understand then we need an education process. To just shake our heads and give up is simply immature (or trolling). Otherwise we might as well say that English (or any other spoken language for that matter) should not be taught, because spoken languages are illogical, imprecise and therefore ... useless.   John also clears up some of the misconceptions from the other post with equality and type comparison in PHP.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week as pressure builds on both leaders for decisive action to halt a slide into chaos many fear could destabilize the region.
A suspect arrested in Indonesia&#39;s Australian embassy bombing claims Azahari Husin, the country&#39;s most wanted terrorist, escaped by bribing police.
Bengie Molina drove in four runs to back up Barry Zito's strong pitching and lift the San Francisco Giants to a 9-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday, their fourth straight win.
An 11-year-old Iraqi girl who lost a leg and 17 members of her family during last year&#39;s war urged kidnappers Saturday to release a British hostage they have been holding for nine days under threat of death.
Britney Spears' lawyer won more time Friday to work on the pop star's case in which she is charged with driving without a valid license.
Bruised thumb and all, Tony Romo connected with Terrell Owens for a 10-yard touchdown pass and Marion Barber had a short scoring run to help the Dallas Cowboys take a 14-7 lead over the Carolina Panthers in the second quarter Saturday night.
Rob Andrew, England's elite rugby director, insisted there would be no hurry in finding a &quot;sticking plaster&quot; successor to Andy Robinson whose wretched two years as coach of the world champions finally came to an end here.
MOSCOW, Jun 7 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to  reaffirm his disagreement with Washington's view of Russian  democracy, reiterate objections to the proposed U.S. missile  shield in Eastern Europe and give more meaningful explanations on  the rules of the international community at the Group of Eight  (G8) summit under way in Germany this week, analysts say.
US forces in Iraq are being bolstered to their highest-ever level in the run-up to next month's election.
In carefully calculated statements made yesterday at a financial analysts' retreat yesterday, new Fox Interactive Media president Peter Levinsohn was quoted by Variety as saying the on-again/off-again talks between his parent company, News Corp., and representatives of other major media companies to collectively build an online video sharing destination, are on again.
A bakery worker who stabbed his colleague through the heart in a row over tea breaks is jailed for life.
Former England international midfielder Keith Weller has died aged 58 after a long battle with cancer.
The company, which has long fought legislative efforts to limit its powers, is hoping the strategy will put them in a stronger position to bargain over crucial details with the  government.
Republican candidates opened a final assault in Florida before the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential primary on Jan. 29.
DESPITE the best efforts of Robbie Fowler and Bradley Wright-Phillips City were unable to hold off a rampant Mark Viduka attack and went down to Boro 3-2.
IKONOS satellite images show the popular tourist destination of Khao Lak in southern Thailand, in scene details at 2-meter resolution, taken by the IKONOS satellite from 423 miles in space.
SEOUL, Dec. 19 -- Lee Myung-bak, a former construction boss known as \
One of Saddam Hussein&#39;s lawyers says the former Iraqi leader is refusing food, despite reports to the contrary. French lawyer Emmanuel Ludot says he wants the International Red Cross to check on Saddam&#39;s condition.
His conservatives retain their majority but the Socialists did better than expected.
France and Kuwait signed two agreements on defence cooperation that President Jacques Chirac and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said underlined a joint ambition to encourage stability in the Middle East.
Warrick Dunn previously held the Tampa Bay record with a 76-yard run against Chicago on December 21, 1997...Green tied Bill Kenney&#39;s club record with his 15th 300-yard outing in a Chiefs uniform...Kansas City has scored 132 points over its last three
By TOM KERTSCHER  Work is continuing on the Mequon Nature Preserve. Workers renovating the former Spirit Life Church on the property began removing the roof this month from the church building, which is being transformed into the PieperPower Education Center.
The 2-year-old daughter of a Fairfield lawyer charged with stabbing his neighbor to death two weeks ago had told her mother that the man molested her \
The once-clubby atmosphere of the public company boardroom has undergone a makeover during the past several years, as board members become more willing to flex their muscle and aggressively press management for changes.
Knut Urdalen shares a note about the latest issue of the International PHP Magazine - the December 2007 issue - that he has an article in.   The December issue of International PHP Magazine includes my latest article \
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To this point -- Boston up 3-0 on St. Louis at Tuesday&#39;s press time -- the 2004 World Series has been a major league letdown. I had a feeling that the American League Championship Series was our true World Series.
Rumors have been swirling about Anna Kournikova and her formerly-moled pop star boyfriend Enrique Iglesias since the two got busy in Enrique&#39;s 2002 music video for his hit &quot;Escape,&quot; and they have joked in the past about being married.
Global stock markets fall again following Wall Street's lead on worries about the state of some of the banks.
The CIA has appointed the chief of its Near East division, Robert Richer, as the associate deputy director for operations, according to U.S. officials.
When Ukraine's Central Election Commission voted to declare the Russian-backed prime minister the winner of last month's presidential runoff, Andriy Mahera balked.
On the FuzzyOpinions blog, there's a basic tutorial that walks you through the creation of a CAPTCHA system to use how you'd like on your site. They target it towards the most common use - blocking unwanted comments to a site from spambots.   Although you might not know it by the name, a captcha is one of those little boxes you see, more and more lately, that ask you to type in a random code to verify that you are a human being and not a robot. There are many different varieties, but the basic idea is an image that is obscured slightly but readable by a human and used as a passcode for secure entry to a system or task.   The method is a simple combination of random text, a custom image, some of the PHP graphics functions, and a little addition to your HTML form (and PHP session) to get things up and running.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
Now we could all be Olympic torches The RAF will use its new force of MQ-9 \
The dollar was near record lows against the euro and its lowest level since March 2000 versus the yen on Monday after a meeting of the Group of 20 rich and developing nations suggested no effort to stem the dollar&#39;s decline.
A former Enron Corp. executive told a  jury on Thursday that he knew the disgraced energy company had  made a bogus deal with investment bank Merrill Lynch in order  to post fraudulent profits.
President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, standing shoulder to shoulder at the White House, vowed yesterday to cleanse the war-torn country of insurgents
It hasn't even been eight months since Sun Microsystems promoted Jonathan Schwartz to be Chief Executive Scott McNealy's right-hand man, but the two are already acting like an old couple. [Missing Links]
Hillary Rodham Clinton has the makings  of a strong president but she is losing the personal passion  and authenticity that could make her a stand-out in the U.S.  political scene.
Shares of wireless game maker Jamdat Mobile Inc. (JMDT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose 41 percent on their first trading day on Wednesday, boosted by investors betting on the emerging sector of mobile video games.
Greater segment balance should make earnings season kind to energy companies.
Campione del mondo e show girl contro 'Amori Vip'
Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
Budget airline Ryanair reports an 80% surge in profits after it carried more passengers to sunnier climes.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg lauded the importance of public art on the eve of the opening of \
England have won the WGC-World Cup for the second time in 50 years, thanks to the heroics of former Walker Cup and current Ryder Cup stars Paul Casey and Luke Donald.
Ukraine&#39;s opposition scored a key win Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged election, when parliament sacked the government of Prime Minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.
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Thanks to breakout roles in Broadway  blockbusters \
Alle ore 12 di oggi 31 ottobre 2004 il Santo Padre Giovanni Paolo II ha recitato, dalla finestra del suo appartamento privato nel Palazzo Apostolico in Vaticano, l\u00e2\u0080\u0099Angelus Domini insieme ai fedeli e ai pellegrini presenti in Piazza San Pietro.
The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah exposed divisions across the Arab world, not only between Shiites and Sunnis but also between Arab governments and their citizens.
Honda gave Marco Andretti, 19-year-old grandson of 1978 world champion Mario, his first taste of Formula One on Friday.
Moneta quasi invariata nei primi scambi della mattinata
Efharisto Greece! Not just for these remarkable and memorable 17 days. Rather, thank you for all of this -- the greatest celebration of humanity -- that was born here in ancient times, abandoned and then reborn here in 1896.
An ink expert who testified in the Martha Stewart case last spring, has been acquitted in federal court on perjury charges.
Quasi una rissa a palazzo Madama in occasione dei 200 anni dalla nascitadell'Eroe dei due mondi. Caldeoli: \

The family of a woman believed to have been murdered by her mentally ill husband say the pair were \
Shares in GlaxoSmithKline fall after it issues a profit warning on the back of falling demand for a key drug.
The first state-appointed Chinese Catholic bishop for 50 years to have the Pope's approval is being consecrated.
The tears and the blame mix uneasily in \u00e2\u0080\u009cReservation Road,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a grim, mechanistic thriller about death and suffering, life and healing among the civilized.
Application blade runs open source apps Interoperability and openness will be the keys to the network in the future, 3Com claimed, as it announced Linux-based blades for its 6000-series routers that will let them run third-party apps.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Apple will host a special event this month in Cologne, Germany, one day before the start of the Photokina tradeshow. Apple&#8217;s invitation to the September 24 event is typically nondescript, but it does give a hint as to what the company will talk about.
Not so very long ago, on a gray, dark and thoroughly unpleasant weekend, I curled up in an armchair and read the first three Lemony Snicket books, which had arrived on my desk under rather mysterious circumstances.
Strong sales of digital cameras help Canon unveil record profits for a seventh year in a row.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that could be used to protect the rights of content owners even when digital music is distributed without DRM protection.  The technology, called \
A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in Atlanta in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - A California jury  recommended on Monday that Scott Peterson be put to death for  murdering his wife and unborn son, capping a sensational trial  that riveted much of the country.
A copy of the first trade edition of \
ORLANDO, Florida  - Rookie Ryan Palmer fired a  final-round 10-under-par 62 to seal his first PGA Tour victory  in the Funai Classic on Sunday.
The San Diego Chargers, some of them forced from their homes by the threat of wildfires, worked out at the Arizona Cardinals' training facility Wednesday and awaited word on where and when their next game will be played.
The knee and ankle brace maker said it agreed to be bought by the medical device maker ReAble Therapeutics for about $1.6 billion including debt.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
More than a dozen insurgents attacked the Polish Embassy in Baghdad ( search ) with automatic weapons Sunday, and embassy guards returned fire in an exchange that lasted for a half hour, a Polish Foreign ...
High winds have brought travel problems to parts of Britain and led to the death of at least one motorist.
A legal row over leaked details of Apple products ends with the rumours site being shut down.
Turco, aumentate risorse per sanita', regioni e ospedali
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President General Pervez Musharraf will stay on as army chief if he is not reelected, a government lawyer said yesterday, fueling opposition claims that he could be setting the stage to declare a state of emergency.
A fast-moving fire killed six people in a rowhouse before dawn Saturday, four of them children.
Deals with Native American tribes boost further expansion of gaming in the state.
A $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit accuses the video-sharing site of \
Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Thursday as thousands protested against a visit by President Bush aimed at winning friends in Latin America.
The prison service is operating two jails as foreign-national only prisons in an experiment aimed at speeding up the deportation process, Justice Minister David Hanson said Wednesday.
NASA plans to send a bundle of passive RFID chips to the International Space Station to determine whether the technology can survive in such conditions.
The big action at Wrigley Field on Friday was in the Chicago Cubs' dugout. Pitcher Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett shoved each other and had to be separated in the fifth inning of the Cubs' 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
TIJUANA, Mexico, Feb. 13 -- A leading U.S. human rights group said Wednesday that Mexico's national human rights commission routinely avoids investigating alleged abuses committed by the military and \
A proposed India-Pakistan pact to   jointly fight terrorism deserves a fair trial, Indian Prime   Minister Manmohan Singh said, but would be threatened if   Islamabad does not do more to curb militant groups.
Iraq continues to take center stage this week in the campaign, with Vice President Dick Cheney charging that Democrat John Kerry would not aggressively fight the war against terror and Kerry&#39;s running mate accusing President Bush of
The Chicago White Sox won a game they needed. They're hoping they didn't lose a key player in the process. Jim Thome limped off the field in the second inning with a hamstring injury in a 7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
A slowdown in the US will crimp global economic growth in 2007, a report from the OECD predicts.
Self-proclaimed sham Mark Martin vowed to leave racing at the top of his game. A late-season surge has put him there, back in the chase for that elusive NASCAR title.
PISMO BEACH, Calif. I had misgivings. The idea of driving on beachfront sand always struck me as odd, the moral equivalent of approaching a communion rail in the nude. It seemed inherently inappropriate, certainly wrong.
Blog: Automaker to partner on pilot program to test hybrid electric vehicles with California electric utility
At least eight soldiers die in a suicide attack on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army says.
The European Commission is not expected to make any decision on Santander Central Hispano&#39;s bid for Abbey National until the end of next week.
Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, while Bush criticized
GUWAHATI, India  - A fresh wave of bombs ripped  through streets and marketplaces in India's northeastern state  of Assam Sunday, killing four people and wounding 40 in  escalating violence blamed on tribal separatists.
Amy Lee is sitting cross-legged in a  lounge chair on the roof of New York's Dream Hotel. She's  decked out in worn jeans and a Joan Jett T-shirt, and her  pale-blue eyes are translucent -- a sharp contrast to her long  dark hair.
We won't call it a racket, but megapixels are no longer an accurate gauge of a camera's quality. By Se\u00c3\u00a1n Captain from Wired Test.
Dati Ocse, fanno eccezione anche Gran Bretagna e Giappone
Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit rose 40 percent, trouncing expectations as most of its trading and investment-banking businesses achieved record results.
Kosovo formally made its pitch for  independence face-to-face with Serbia on Monday at their first  top-level talks since NATO bombs drove Serb forces from the  province in 1999.
The Phoenix Coyotes have not exhausted an NHL-approved credit line and are not on shaky financial footing, team chairman Steve Ellman said Thursday.
YARDLEY, Pa.  - Under the unwritten rules of U.S.  election politics, candidates and campaigns never publicly  doubt they will win.
Amazon MP3, which only sells music without digital rights management copy protection, now has licensing deals with all four major music labels. Watch out, iTunes.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez seals the signing of Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid.
Sir Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United will not lose their nerve as they cling onto the lead in the race for the Premiership title.
Claudio Lotito non ci sta e replica alle critiche. ''Ho preso una societ&agrave; che era morta e ade...
Media & professional: \u00c2\u00b7 Star accused of taking 14-year-old to hotel for sex\u00c2\u00b7 Alleged victim regarded Langham as 'a best friend'
Steve Irwin's father said on Wednesday  he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the  \
Tests are being carried out on a woman who says she is an Austrian schoolgirl who disappeared eight years ago.
Exchange-traded funds are good alternatives to index funds. Or are they?
Sales of new U.S. homes fell 1.6 percent in May to a lower-than-expected level while prices climbed from April, according to a government report on Tuesday that continued to point to weakness in the housing sector.
AFTER being hailed a superstar early in the season Bago swooped late to restore his dented reputation with victory in the 83rd Prix de l&#39;Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere at Longchamp yesterday.
British terror suspects arrested in August were trying to construct a dirty bomb and planned to attack targets in London, including the Heathrow Express airport rail line, Time magazine reported.
Plans for security talks between Iraq and its neighbors may now also include the United States and Britain.
Ray Petty will not return as Howard's football coach after a second consecutive losing season and a 25-30 record over five years.
All religious artifacts in places of worship in Tibet belong to the Chinese state, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday, in Beijing's latest attempt to exert control over religion in the restive Himalayan region.
Finisce 0-0 il ritorno della semifinale di Coppa Italia tra Inter e Sampdoria. Ai nerazzurri, forti ...
Romanian midfielder Marian Aliuta has paid his own transfer fee to move from Steaua Bucharest to Rapid Bucharest.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates will press NATO nations on Thursday to provide military and police trainers for Afghanistan and also plans to express interest in Russia's offer to cooperate on missile defense.
LAS VEGAS, NV Friday Dec.10.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Usher and Alicia Keys continue to build on an already fantastic year. On Wednesday, Usher took home 11 Billboard Music Awards including Artist of
The suicide bomber who killed 22 people last week hugged his comrades good-bye and asked that God welcome him as a martyr before he detonated the deadliest explosion to
A report card on the state of higher education nationwide gave Illinois generally high marks but warned that the affordability of college here had slipped.
Six foreign medics are sentenced to death in Libya for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with HIV.
NAPOLI, 16 OTTOBRE 2004 - Neve al nord, pioggia e vento al centro-sud: e&#39; un week-end all&#39;insegna del maltempo su quasi tutta la penisola quello iniziato oggi, con gravi disagi ed incidenti soprattutto in Campania.
Athens, Greece -- In pictures beamed around the world Thursday, Dwight Phillips is soaring through the air, spraying sand while landing in the long jump pit or grinning with an Olympic gold medal around his neck.
Want your favourite celebrity to shake hands with guests, dance or sing at your wedding?
NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Friday as a stronger than expected retail sales report showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending.    Wall Street had worried that soaring oil and gasoline prices would prompt consumers to spend less...
Germany urged world powers to show a united front when they meet on Tuesday to discuss new punitive measures against Iran for its nuclear work but said a deal to ratchet up sanctions was not guaranteed.
Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe fired coach Jeff Bzdelik in the midst a lackluster season that started with so much promise.
A sunflower seed company in the middle of the frozen prairie is trying to help fans save \
No one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s willing to hazard a guess on interest rates. But all eyes are now on Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mid-term review. Can any banker, bond market trader, corporate treasurer, or economist worth his salt second-guess
Julian Tavarez pitched seven scoreless innings, switching to cruise control after the Boston Red Sox homered three times in the first two innings on the way to routing the Atlanta Braves 11-0 on Wednesday night.
The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
Ricky Ponting gave the weary half grin of a fellow who could see the questions coming as readily as a kid&#39;s googly. It must be interminable: whoever Australia play will always be measured against the benchmark
We shouldn&#39;t have been so shocked when the Bush administration sneaked out the news under cover of the Labor Day weekend that the Medicare Part B monthly premium is rising next year by 17.
A plane flying from Hong Kong to London's Heathrow airport is diverted to Stansted following a security alert.
Rifinitura mattutina per il Cagliari che nel tardo pomeriggio di oggi ha raggiunto Livorno. Colomba ...
LOS ANGELES  - Jack Kevorkian, the advocate of doctor-assisted suicide who spent eight years in prison for second-degree murder, is cooperating with HBO Films for a movie about his controversial practices.
It has been a little more than three years since Patrick McEnroe brought the US Davis Cup team to Winston-Salem for a tie against India in October 2001.
Al Jazeera television said on Thursday an Iraqi group had killed an Italian hostage who appeared in video footage aired by the Arabic channel.
Japan kept up the pressure on North Korea over its nuclear weapons and missiles and expressed concern about the lack of transparency on China's burgeoning military spending in a government defense paper published on Friday.
A Greek Cypriot village school reopens in the Turkish-held north - but many families have left the area.
A proposal by ICANN could cut back on the practice of \
TOKYO, Feb 11 (IPS) - During his four-day visit to Tokyo last week,  Albania's first democratically elected prime minister, Sali  Berisha, asked Japan to strengthen economic ties with his country  and support Kosovo's bid for independence from Serbia.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano is to begin crisis talks after the resignation of PM Romano Prodi.
Now that the Weinsteins have what they want \u00e2\u0080\u0094 independence \u00e2\u0080\u0094 they can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to achieve what they keenly desire \u00e2\u0080\u0094 success on their own terms.
By beating the Marlins Monday, the Mets became the first team other than the Braves to win the N.L. East division since the 1993 Phillies.
JERUSALEM Military prosecutors on Monday charged an army captain with five separate offenses following accusations by fellow soldiers that he repeatedly shot a 13-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl to make sure she was dead.
Half of Wal-Mart employees have signed up for its health care plan, only a slight increase from last year but a gain for the company as it continues to battle labor unions over its treatment of workers.
Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises EU nations for not doing more to tackle Kurdish PKK rebels.
The treacherous waterway that separates this island from Italy's boot toe daunted Ulysses and Hannibal.
It&#39;s tough defending the heavyweight championship, even in this era when the talent level ranges from mediocre to embarrassing.
As one developer prepares to move his application from Mac to Windows, others reaffirm their commitment to the platform\u00e2\u0080\u0094despite competing directly with Apple Computer Inc.
BOGOTA, Colombia - The closing of a huge garbage dump has thousands of fat and lazy buzzards that used to feast on the trash going hungry, but a move is afoot to save them.    For 20 years, the Veracruz de Santa Marta garbage dump near Colombia's Caribbean coast received about 300 tons of trash a day, giving generations of buzzards so much to eat that most tripled in weight and lost their natural instincts to search for carrion, Bogota's El Tiempo newspaper reported Monday...
As criticism mounted yesterday over Banknorth Group's pending deal with a Canadian bank, chief executive William J. Ryan defended his decision to sell a majority stake in New England's largest independent bank, saying it is in the shareholders' best interest.
The dollar recovered some lost ground in the wake of soft US inflation figures and as a new spike in oil prices stopped a rally by the yen in its tracks.
Abandoned children in Romania who were removed from orphanages and put in foster care had far better reasoning, language, and other intellectual skills than those who remained, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Nortel has again pushed back restatements of earnings and also will not disclose its third quarter results until later this year, the company said Wednesday.
Europe and Japan failed yesterday to persuade the United States to address the decline in the dollar, despite talks at a fractious meeting of the Group of 20 industrialised and developing nations.
Alan Schlesinger sees himself as the Rodney Dangerfield candidate &#151; a Republican looking for some respect in a race between two better-known Democrats.
Ma, dicono, 'le distanze non sono insormontabili'
After nearly costing Green Bay a crucial game, Brett Favre rallied the Packers to victory -- and the NFC North title -- with one of his famous comebacks.
Head thrown back, smile overtaking his face and song pouring from his soul, he was a master of his craft, sharing his rapture with the world.
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Relations between Manchester United and Arsenal plunged to new depths yesterday when Sir Alex Ferguson accused Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger of having a &quot;mental problem with Ruud van Nistelrooy
SYDNEY - Singapore Airlines announced on Tuesday the sale of its &quot;non-core&quot; 6.3% stake in Air New Zealand, ending a four-year strategic investment in the now government-owned carrier.
Indiana has gained more than a quarter-million new voters since the 2000 presidential election amid a national surge in registration fueled by concerns over issues like the Iraq war, homeland security and health care.
The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL)(TSX:CRE), a leading developer of  graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that  it will demonstrate its InterVideo WinDVD\u00c2\u00ae  high-definition playback software with Intel\u00c2\u00ae  Clear VideoTechnology during Computex Taipei this week.
Mexican archaeologists have found what may be the most significant Aztec ruin in decades, with the unearthing of an altar and a monolith in the busy heart of Mexico City, Mayor Alejandro Encinas said on Wednesday.
New federal rules governing overtime pay went into effect Monday. USA TODAY workplace reporter Stephanie Armour explains how the rules will affect some workers.
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Online advertising is growing at a roughly 40 percent annual rate in Britain, and is expected to account for as much as 14 percent of overall ad spending this year.
The Virginia Cavaliers were in the midst of what would become a blowout victory at Western Michigan last season when rookie wide receiver Deyon Williams came to the line of
US and South Korean officials are still trying to determine the cause of a huge cloud that appeared over North Korea last week. On Sunday South Korean media reported seeing satellilte
Israeli police have detained nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu for questioning, a security source told Reuters without citing reasons.
Joschka Fischer, who took a stand against the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq while serving as Germany&#039;s foreign minister, said goodbye to politics Tuesday to spend a year lecturing at Princeton University.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Thursday to try to end an impasse over Jewish settlement building that has paralyzed month-old peace talks.
His kneecap shattered and his arm broken after a nasty fall, Fidel Castro refused to let doctors put him to sleep during surgery, showing his determination not to lose control of his nation&#39;s affairs, if even for a moment.
MOSUL, Iraq  - Ansar al-Sunna, a small secretive network of Islamic radicals which claimed the deadly attack on a US military base in northern Iraq Tuesday has carried out some of the most gruesome attacks of the insurgency.
Rebecca Giddens made a final charge that nearly landed her a gold medal, but in the end the American settled for silver in yesterday's kayaking single slalom.
Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.
CHENGDU, China  - When Chinese policy makers talk about rebalancing the economy towards consumption from exports and investment, they have people like Liu Yong in mind.
European Union foreign ministers sought Friday to present a united front over the status of Kosovo, playing down divisions over how much autonomy the Serbian province should win.
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Serbia's pro-Western president Boris Tadic has won re-election in a contest with nationalist Tomislav Nikolic, but his narrow victory may only have set up a fresh struggle over the country's future course.
Democrat Christopher Dodd pledged Saturday that as president he would end a decades-old trade embargo with Cuba and lift travel restrictions to the communist island.
People with higher levels of vitamin D have a markedly reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published on Tuesday that may point to a promising way to protect against the disease.
Ukraine&#39;s Vitali Klitschko left Danny Williams battered and bruised on Saturday, stopping the Briton in the eighth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight crown.
The Braves prevailed, 6-5, after coming back from a three-run deficit against the Houston Astros after Roger Clemens came out of the game.
President Bush said Friday that if a U.S. official tried to strong-arm Pakistan into fighting the war on terror after the Sept. 11 attacks, he didn't know about it.
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The NFL may not be all about television, but a lot of it is. Start with the NFL Network's presence, which is impossible not to notice here.
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Health Minister Gary Mar isn&#39;t coming clean on how far he was involved in sending more than $400,000 in untendered consulting contracts to a former employee, charges Alberta Liberal Leader Kevin Taft.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq, Nov. 13 -- On his first night in the city, Sgt. Aristotel Barbosa slept uneasily on the floor near the door of a vacant house that his Marine unit had taken over. A squad leader in the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, Barbosa had been prepared for the worst when U.S. and Iraqi forces began storming into Fallujah on Monday night.
A sunspot group aimed squarely    at Earth has grown to 20 times the size of our planet and has the potential    to unleash a major solar storm.
At least 60 people were injured in clashes between police and opposition activists during a nationwide strike on Saturday, the fifth in two weeks.
Andre Agassi returned to action with a  7-6, 6-3, victory over Belarussian Max Mirnyi to reach the  third round of the Madrid Masters Tuesday.
Commerce One, an internet software maker valued at $20 billion at the peak of dot-com mania, is poised to go to a pauper&#39;s grave.
The team collecting private donations to finance President Bush's inaugural festivities has taken in &#36;18 million, putting it nearly halfway to its goal of at least &#36;40 million.
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Chocolate maker Hershey Foods Corp.  on Thursday posted a higher-than-expected 16 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it will get into the cookie business.
Germany approved sending 2,400 troops to patrol the waters off Lebanon on Wednesday, the country\u00c2\u0092s first deployment to the Middle East since World War II.
Blog: New real estate site enables users to map out all sorts of local information--from  schools to weather to crime.
By Ellen Gray, Philadelphia Daily News  Sep. 21--SHARK. 10 tonight, Channel 3.   SIX DEGREES. 10 tonight, Channel 6.
Democratic presidential contenders are to hold their second head-to-head TV debate on Sunday evening.
Ukrainian lawmakers passed a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who was declared the winner in a Nov.
A second teenager is charged with the murder of a young father who was shot dead near his home.
Presidential nominee John Kerry and other Democrats are organizing a new line of attack against President Bush, accusing him of stacking the federal government with friends and donors who are gutting regulations on U.S. corporations.
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Former Fresno State standout Nick Watney recovered from a double-bogey on the seventh hole to shoot 1 under and tie for the third-round lead Saturday in the Nationwide Tour Championship at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Prattville, Ala.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final. Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries...
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FALMOUTH, England  - Ringed by a flotilla of fans,  Britain's Ellen MacArthur sailed home to a rapturous welcome  Tuesday after breaking the record for sailing solo round the  world.
President Hamid Karzai is meeting the Italian prime minister to discuss the fight against Afghan militants.
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A federal appeals court charged with reviewing the enemy combatant status of detainees at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,  ruled yesterday that the government must provide the court and defense lawyers with classified evidence gathered against the detainees. The ruling indicates...
FCC member who formerly lobbied on behalf of Bell competitors says he will not vote on the merger because of ethics considerations.
More than 50,000 music artists will now get paid when their tracks are used as backing music for clips on YouTube, in a new deal between the music industry and the website.
Golf begrudgingly joins the new world of sport when leaders from its most influential organizations sign off on an anti-doping policy.
By The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Dec. 19--Pamela Peterson-Hines has wanted to open her own business since she was a girl. With her two daughters in college, she decided now was the right time.
Former major winners John Daly and Steve Elkington enter the last-chance saloon on Monday bidding to secure places at this month's U.S. Open.
American Express said Monday that it had filed suit against Visa International and MasterCard International for imposing rules, later overturned by the courts, that barred tens of thousands of banks from issuing its credit card.
ROME -- European Union leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, an ambitious charter that aims to raise the union&#39;s profile on the world stage.
You can bet the 0.5% jump in November wholesale prices will be on the minds of Alan Greenspan &amp; Co. when the Federal Open Markets Committee meets the week of Dec. 13.
Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with one-tenth of a second left and the Detroit Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss of the season, 87-85, Wednesday night in Boston.
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Microsoft has joined big Internet service providers, America Online, EarthLink and Yahoo against spamming. The companies announced they are filing three new antispam
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John Kerry is to go hunting in Ohio on Thursday to win swing voters in a still close US presidential race.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is dropping out of the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination after a poor showing in early contests, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
Capped 276 times, Hamm began her international career as a 15-year-old and finishes it 17-years later still the world&#39;s best known women&#39;s soccer player and one of America&#39;s most recognizable and marketable athletes.
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Drivers who spend a significant amount of time behind the wheel face a greater risk of developing skin cancer on the left side of the body, according to new U.S. research.
Rebel strikes across Baghdad killed five people on Thursday \u00e2\u0080-ncluding three paramilitary policemen and a government official \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -insurgents continued their efforts to derail Iraq&#39;s upcoming general election.
Displaced Sudanese women waiting for food to be distributed Nov. 9, in el-Sereif refugee camp, on the outskirts of Nyala town in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region.
A father-of-three stabbed after chasing a group of youths is named.
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A police sweep across 35 countries has smashed a giant international Internet paedophile ring and targeted over 700 suspects, a British law enforcement agency said Monday.
NEW YORK Aug. 29, 2004 - Protesters poured into Manhattan&#39;s streets by the thousands Sunday to protest the war in Iraq and demonstrate against other Bush administration policies on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
New graphical report designer plug-in gives Eclipse developers direct access to world's most widely-used open source BI reporting product  SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2006 \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u009d JasperSoft Corporation, the market leader in open source business intelligence, today launched iReport Plug-in for Eclipse, a graphical report designer that lets developers using Eclipse quickly add sophisticated reports to their applications. JasperSoft's new Eclipse plug-in, as well as the iReport designer application and the JasperReports reporting libraries are all freely available for download and use under open source licenses. This is the first integration of Eclipse with JasperSoft's open source BI products, which have been downloaded more than 1.7 million times.  Eclipse users can now create, edit, and run reports from the same familiar development environment they use everyday, speeding up their workflow and reducing project development times. Java developers can instantly access the iReport graphical report editor to give their applications rich reporting capability based on the popular and powerful JasperReports library that can create Web and pixel-perfect ready to print reports in PDF, HTML, XLS, CSV, TXT and XML. In addition to easy report creation, the new iReport Plug-in for Eclipse also gives developers access to the entire JasperIntelligence suite of open source BI applications to manage interactive reports from a server, schedule reports, and analyze data.  \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c5\u0093We want to thank JasperSoft and their peers in the open source community who worked on the new iReport Plug-in for Eclipse that gives developers the ability to add advanced reporting capability to their applications,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c2\u009d said Mike Milinkovich, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c5\u0093Creating a bridge between the Eclipse and JasperSoft open source communities further strengthens both communities and brings more value to users of open source applications.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c2\u009d  \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c5\u0093JasperSoft developed the iReport Plug-in for Eclipse in response to demand from Java developers to get direct access to the world's most popular open source reporting library with the most popular open source IDE platform,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c2\u009d said Giulio Toffoli, lead committer for the iReport project and iReport engineering lead at JasperSoft. \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c5\u0093Now Java developers can choose the best reporting tools for their projects, without concern about IDE compatibility.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00c2\u009d    The new product is shipping with all copies of iReport and is immediately available for download and installation from http://www.jasperforge.org as part of the iReport package. iReport and the new Eclipse plug-in are distributed under the GPL open source license.  ###
A car bomb in Baghdad has killed at least six people, believed to be Iraqi policemen, and wounded 27 as it exploded outside a late night coffee shop near the Australian embassy, the interior ministry says.
Google introduces a new version of its customized Web portal for iPhone users, which further integrates Google offerings into Apple's popular phone.
AS the US reeled from the death of nine marines in Iraq at the weekend, insurgents in Fallujah claimed to have obtained chemical weapons and threatened to use them in any battle for control of the rebel stronghold.
PETALING JAYA: His world came crumbling down when he was diagnosed with Parkinson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease but brain surgery has given retiree Oh Cheng Hong a miraculous new lease of life.
US warplanes, artillery and mortars attacked areas of Falluja on Monday as diehard insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle and heavy clashes broke out in the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Baquba.
AP Correspondent Rebecca Santana is embedded with the New Jersey National Guard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. And AP Correspondent Robert H. Reid covers Iraq events from Baghdad for The Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 5  /PRNewswire/ -- Advanticom announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Unified Communications Specialization from Cisco(R).
Legendary author Sidney Sheldon has died from pneumonia, his publicist told AFP, after a prolific career that saw him pen Oscar-winning screenplays and sell over 300 million books. He was 89.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee capped come-from-behind campaigns with Iowa victories on Thursday to win the first contests of the U.S. presidential nominating race, U.S. media reported.
Flooding killed 700 in 2001, but has claimed fewer than 10 lives this year, thanks to extensive preparations.
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India's Tata Steel would not comment on whether it was staying in the race for Corus Group after investors allied to Brazilian steelmaker CSN were reported to have scaled up their combined stake in the Anglo-Dutch company to more than 15 percent.
Ex-Seinfeld actor Michael Richards tells a US radio show that his racist tirade has left him \
Funerals are held in the Afghan city of Kandahar for the victims of a suicide attack that officials now say killed more than 100 people.
WASHINGTON -- The US government is urging its citizens to avoid travel to Grenada, Cuba, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica in light of Hurricane Ivan.
Poland&#039;s chief rabbi was punched and attacked with what appeared to be pepper spray in downtown Warsaw in what police said may have been an anti-Semitic attack.
Fate dictated that Adrian Sutil should become a Formula One driver rather than a concert pianist.
Low levels of a key protein may help doctors to identify women at risk of pre-eclampsia mid-way through pregnancy, research suggests.

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Veterans face serious inequities in compensation depending on where they live, an analysis by The New York Times has found.
WENTWORTH (England) - Bernhard Langer went from Ryder Cup &#39;Captain Fantastic&#39; to giant-killer by knocking world No 1 Vijay Singh out of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday.
Yesterday's market is today's road map.
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.54 percent on Tuesday to post its highest close in five months after economic data supported the view that Japan's economic slowdown is temporary, giving a boost to banks such as Mizuho Financial Group
These two shows, both debuting Monday at 9, deal with identity quests.
Blog: As Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford tells us, we'll be in a mostly DirectX 9 world for a while yet.
Phil Mickelson spent a sleepless night, not that it really mattered -- he had plenty of time to rest up Saturday morning at the Ryder Cup.
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By The Baltimore Sun  Mar. 9--Blame it on frustration, say the folks trying to cut the public out of the review process for approving wind farms.
Fire sprinklers at a Los Angeles International Airport terminal turned on Sunday after a water pipe broke, dousing hundreds of people, an airport official said.
The Hollywood Foreign Press  Assn. and NBC engaged in eleventh-hour sessions Sunday to try  to save the boycott-stricken Golden Globes, with NBC appearing  to be seriously considering pulling the telecast as a result of  the Hollywood writers strike.
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The boxing bell rings and Alan Katz starts pounding away at a punching bag. After 30 seconds the bell rings again and it's off to arm curls at the next station.
For generations to come, Iraqis will have to cope with the physical and mental scars of tens of thousands of people severely injured in the violence of the past four years.
A string of bombings has led to greater police and military cooperation between the two neighbors.
President Bush voiced sympathy on Monday for this industrial state's economic distress but told a receptive northern Michigan audience that conditions are improving.
Red Hat Inc.'s woes this week raise the issue of whether IT investors are turning sour on open source. A somewhat disappointing forecast for the next quarter has investors fleeing, just as they have from the company's open-source rival, Novell Inc.
But look to lawsuit stick rather than iTunes carrot for the cause
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There\u00c2\u0092s reason to catch BHOOL BHULAIYAA once again. Right from its distributors to viewers to several reviewers [including this writer] were upset that the popular track from the film, \u00c2\u0091Hare Krishna Hare Ram\u00c2\u0092, hadn\u00c2\u0092t been included in the narrative, but was placed as a video during the end credits.
Average interest rates for U.S.  mortgages dropped for the fourth week in a row, to levels not  seen since the beginning of the year, according to a survey  released by finance company Freddie Mac  on Thursday.
A former British heavyweight boxer is shot in the head and leg at a club in London.
Human rights group Amnesty  International called on U.S. law enforcement agencies on  Tuesday to suspend use of Taser electric-shock weapons,  demanding an independent inquiry into the devices, which  Amnesty says have contributed to more than 70 deaths.
ATHENS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Marion Jones once described herself as the &quot;Cover Girl&quot; for track. And she enjoyed the fame, luxuriated in it, ran toward the spotlight with her churning long-legged blur.
The prime minister of Laos led tens of thousands of compatriots in a Buddhist holiday ceremony at a golden-spired temple Saturday, praying for the success of an Asian summit with a VIP guest list never before seen in the reclusive
Business and communication skills are important, but many tech pros aren't given such training by employers, according to a report.
British Home Secretary David Blunkett has asked for an independent investigation into claims he intervened in a visa application for his ex-lover&#39;s nanny.
The Gaithersburg-based biotech firm MedImmune Inc. will resume production of its nasal-spray influenza vaccine and deliver an additional million doses by early January, the company and federal officials announced yesterday.
Former president Gerald R. Ford, who died in December, will be honored on a  postage stamp to be issued Aug. 31, the Postal Service announced yesterday.
Most Britons are taking precautions against identity fraud, a new survey has found.
Washington's top nuclear envoy said Wednesday stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program are likely to resume in early July, but Pyongyang must keep its promise to shut down a nuclear reactor.
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A computer technician involved in a bid to extort $1.3 million from Tom Cruise for copies of the actor's stolen wedding photographs was sentenced on Thursday to two years probation.
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Lindsay Lohan has left a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet after completing a 45-day program, People magazine reported.
The ruling effectively suspended executions in the only state that relies solely on the once-dominant practice.
WASHINGTON: The European-American Cassini-Huygens space probe has detected traces of ice flowing on the surface of Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan, suggesting the existence of an ice volcano, NASA said Tuesday.
Neighbors of a former IBM plant in New York state sued the company on Thursday, saying it released chemicals into the air, ground and water for nearly 80 years that caused birth defects and cancer.
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Serbia's electoral commission has barred observers from the United States and Britain from monitoring its presidential election this month.One member of the commission said the decision late Thursday came because the two nations backed Kosovo's drive for independence from Serbia.The United States and most EU nations have backed independence for the southern Serbian province, which has been run by the United Nations since 1999, when a NATO air war forced Belgrade to end a crackdown against Kosovo Albanian separatists. Read more
The US envoy to the stalled North Korean disarmament talks called on the Stalinist state Thursday to close its main nuclear reactor, saying the two sides should be able to trust each other.
Children raised by same-sex couples perform in school and get along with their parents just as well as those from traditional, opposite-sex families, according to a study in the journal Child Development.
PARIS Horse racing can be a tough sport to follow. There&#39;s no World Series, no Final Four, no definitive crowning of a single champion.
He bounded into the  marble-floored office, grinning like a TV game show host primed  to crack his opening joke.
Chess master Bobby Fischer has been  offered a new home in Iceland, but it's not clear if he'll be  able to make the move from Japan, where he is being detained.
Shay Doron scored 25 points to lead five Maryland players in double figures, and the 19th-ranked Terrapins cruised to a 91-42 victory Tuesday night over St. Bonaventure.
It is hard to imagine now, but at the peak of her illness Ana Maria Muhai was a skeletal 29 kilos. Her husband left her and her neighbours shunned her when they realised she was HIV positive, leaving
A month after losing starter Paul Spicer to a broken leg, the Jaguars placed Lionel Barnes on injured reserve, ending his season. Barnes started three games at right end this season after Spicer was injured and had 10 tackles and a sack.
Dar Tucker scored 7 of his 16 points in a 16-0 second-half run Saturday, leading DePaul to a 60-54 victory at St. John\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
TABA, Egypt The head of the Israeli rescue effort says his group is in &quot;the last stage of recovery&quot; in the Egypt resort bombings.
Toyota is confident of retaining its leading position in hybrid cars despite growing competition, the Japanese firm&#39;s chairman said Monday ahead of the International Motor Show (IAA) here.
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New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.
Taliban guerrillas said  on Tuesday they had killed a Turk kidnapped last month after  the Turkish construction company he worked for ignored an  ultimatum to leave Afghanistan.
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A Florida Republican congressman resigns after a series of raunchy e-mails and instant messages to high-school-age congressional pages was made public. Rep. Mark Foley is the author of legislation to protect children from predatory adults on the internet.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday he does not know when the United States will have trained enough Iraqis so they can adequately secure the country and begin replacing American troops now helping provide protection.
Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
A soldier tells a court martial Iraqi detainees were threatened with a metal pole and forced to undress.
An estimated 151,000 Iraqis have died in violence since the US-led invasion, a new survey suggests.
A summit of Francophone nations says a UN-backed pact is the only viable way to end war in Ivory Coast.
At a time when a CEO of a large U.S.  company is likely to earn in one day what the average worker  does in a year, an investment adviser takes the  income-disparity controversy a few steps further in &quot;Are the  Rich Necessary?&quot;
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A protester dressed as Batman breached security at Buckingham Palace yesterday by scaling the perimeter wall and staging a demonstration on a ledge next to the main balcony.
BARIKAW, Afghanistan  -- An explosives-rigged minivan crashed into a convoy of Marines that U.S. officials said also came under fire from militant gunmen Sunday. As many as 10 people were killed and 34 wounded as the convoy made a frenzied escape, and injured Afghans said the Americans fired on civilian cars and pedestrians as they sped away....
David Greene was pleading his case with an official to get the football away from him in the closing seconds. The Georgia quarterback clutched his surprise as he ran around the
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Worms, viruses and Trojan horses will remain a top security concern in 2005, according to executives at this week's CSO Interchange forum in New York.
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Missing girl's aunt urges Portuguese investigators to focus on finding four-year-old.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana  - Guyana's youthful President   Bharrat Jagdeo has won re-election in the former British   colony, authorities said on Thursday.
President Bush is deciding whether to lift a ban on oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska's Bristol Bay, home to endangered whales and sea lions and the world's largest sockeye salmon run.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- A court sentenced 35 opposition politicians and activists to life in prison yesterday and denied them the right to vote or run for public office after they were charged with inciting violence in an attempt to overthrow the government.
US ground forces fought insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah early this morning, and US warplanes pounded the insurgent-held city, as a full military assault appeared increasingly imminent.
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Football fan Michael Shields, jailed for attacking a barman in Bulgaria, passes a lie detector test, is is claimed.
Handheld maker's revenue buoyed by strong sales of phones, other devices; after-hours shares fluctuate wildly.
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It's official: Salesforce CRM tools work with Safari on Mac OS X machines.
To hear other wireless carriers tell it, the introduction of Apple Inc.'s iPhone on AT&amp;T Inc.'s network is no real threat.
Scientists in Brazil claim to have established that the Amazon, not the Nile, is the longest river in the world.
Paramount Motion Picture Group said  on Tuesday it will create specialty labels for films produced  by its Viacom Inc. sister companies MTV and Nickelodeon in a  move to broaden the studio's appeal with young adult and family  audiences.
South Korea voiced grave concern on Wednesday over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear device and China urged restraint after the United States said the move would be \
Insurgents have detonated three car bombs near a US military convoy in Baghdad, killing 41 people, 34 of them children, and wounding scores.
The United Nations Security Council opened an extraordinary two-day session in Nairobi, the first outside its New York headquarters in 14 years, with war-ravaged Sudan topping the agenda.
Actress Claire Danes admitted it was a  challenge to master a cockney accent for her Broadway debut,  but winning over critics with her role in a play that inspired  the musical \
WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - The US economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual pace in the third quarter, the government said Friday, unleashing a last-gasp scrap in the lock-tight, four-day race to the White House.
One year after launching a controversial Macintosh hacking contest, the promoters of the CanSecWest security research conference are thinking about giving hackers another shot at cracking the Mac. Only this time, they&#39;re looking to broaden the field.Last year, show organizers invited attendees to hack into a Macintosh laptop with the successful hacker winning the computer and a cash prize. But this year, they&#39;re talking about giving attendees three targets to choose from. &quot;We&#39;re thinking of having a contest where we have Vista and OS X and Linux ... and see which one goes first,&quot; said Dragos Ruiu, the principal organizer of CanSecWest.Last year, security researcher Dino Dai Zovi spent a sleepless night hacking his Mac in order to take the prize at the show&#39;s first PWN to OWN contest.&#160;Dai Zovi found a QuickTime bug&#160;that allowed him to run unauthorized software on the Mac once the computer&#39;s browser was directed to a specially crafted Web page.Dai Zovi split the contest prize with a friend at the show, Shane Macaulay, who helped him pull off his attack. Macaulay got to keep the Macbook Pro while Dai Zovi pocketed the $10,000 put up by 3Com&#39;s Tipping Point division in exchange for technical details on the bug.It turned out that the QuickTime bug affected the Windows operating system too, but Ruiu said that Dai Zovi&#39;s hack helped change the way the industry thinks about the Mac OS, which has a reputation for being far more secure than Windows. &quot;We were trying to point out that there was a security issue with Mac stuff here, and everybody was trying to play ostrich.&quot;Ruiu and Dai Zovi say that last year&#39;s contest helped kick off a flurry of Mac-related security research, but according to TippingPoint Manager of Security Response Terri Forslof, it also illustrated a security industry truism: &quot;Given enough time and motivation, everything can be broken,&quot; she said. &quot;When TippingPoint agreed to purchase whatever vulnerability was used to win the contest for $10,000, it added an appropriate level of motivation. That&#39;s how it works.&quot;Shortly after last year&#39;s contest, Gartner published a research paper warning that such challenges are &quot;risky endeavors&quot; that could put sensitive vulnerability information out in the public domain.That hasn&#39;t stopped CanSecWest from pressing forward with this year&#39;s event.Ruiu isn&#39;t certain that he&#39;ll run the three-way hacking contest this year. That&#39;s because he also has a grander, top-secret hacking contest idea that may or may not pan out, he said.Either way, he promised &quot;an interesting spectacle.&quot;
International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service raised the rating on media giant Vivendi Universal to investment grade from junk status.
The leader of the Bosnian Serb government, Dragan Mikerevic, resigned Friday to protest what he described as unconstitutional interference in his government&#39;s affairs by the country&#39;s Western administrator.
By CHARLES HUTZLER  BEIJING - An expedition searching for a rare Yangtze River dolphin ended Wednesday without a single sighting and with the team's leader saying one of the world's oldest species was effectively extinct.
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  said on Tuesday that quarterly earnings more than tripled, helped by strong trade revenue.
Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon talks with Susan Rice, former Secretary of State for African Affairs during the Clinton administration, about the current peace talks among the members of the UN Security Council members in Kenya.
12/13/04- Women who suffer from migraines may want to think twice about taking the pill. A new study suggests female migraine sufferers who take birth control are up to 8 times more likely to have a stroke.
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The California district attorney  prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges is  \
Blames media, not own, confusion WPC Microsoft has delivered a spirited defense of its Windows virtualization roadmap, blaming misreporting - not internal disorganization - for causing confusion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Four Palestinians were killed in clashes between rival clans in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in the most intense violence since a coalition deal was reached this month between Fatah and Hamas parties, hospital officials said.
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Todd Walker homered, had three hits  and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win  over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley  Field on Monday.
In America, cockfighting is considered cruel and is illegal. But in the Dominican Republic, cockfighting is celebrated as a symbol of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s warrior spirit.
Barack Obama raised a staggering $32 million in January, cash aplenty to advertise all through the expensive Super Tuesday states and beyond. He was also running ads in more states than rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as the last two Democrats standing braced for Thursday night's face-to-face debate in California.
Italy resumes the forced expulsions of migrants to Libya, brushing aside criticism from the UN.
From Communist spy to distinguished professor to successful painter: Lawrence Martin-Bittman's biography reads like a novel, but it's all true.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday urged the federal government to reduce its budget deficit and to encourage greater personal saving, warning that foreign investors will not
It was the longest postseason series ever, 29 hours and 7 minutes of theater that shook the psyches of two of baseball&#39;s bedrock franchises.
Sterling rose on the news, with separate data for eurozone manufacturing coming in much weaker than expected. Output actually contracted in Germany and Italy.
The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in historic presidential elections congratulated him yesterday on the formation of his Cabinet, and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.
Miguel Tejada may be investigated to find out if he lied to House committee staff when he was interviewed in 2005 in connection with the Rafael Palmeiro steroids case.
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A lineup filled with many U.S. reserves was more successful against Venezuela than the regulars were against Morocco earlier in the week.
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The U.S. women took their third  consecutive gold medal in Olympic basketball Saturday, breaking  open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Australia  74-63.
Natural disasters are affecting more and more people, the UN says ahead of a  conference on reducing the risks.
Japan's top mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo said a discount war hurt revenue but net profit still rose more than 50 percent in the nine months to December due to gains on the sale of its ATT Wireless stake.
Ducks and geese coated in crude oil were carried to a national wildlife refuge yesterday by volunteers trying to save them from the largest oil spill on the Delaware River in nearly a decade.
Smoking in most Australian hotels and bars will be banned from 2007 to protect the health of bar workers.
American pop princess Christina  Aguilera has got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Jordan  Bratman, People magazine reported on Saturday.
By the end of the year, broadband Internet use in the U.S. will cross the 50 percent mark, according to market research firm Parks Associates, with more than 60 million households connecting to the Internet at 200 kilobits per second or faster.
The pound rebounded against the euro on Wednesday after a senior eurozone banker indicated that the European Central Bank might consider sharp cuts in interest rates.
The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud over her relationship with her partner. The move is the first time since 1987 the church has taken such a move based on homosexuality.
Not bad out of 21 Over the past few weeks, we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been looking at the various rationales as to why people might want to collaborate, or access applications, when they are mobile. But just how much of a concern is it to the corporation itself? According to a recent Reg reader poll, the answer is \
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to represent the UK government at a memorial service at Auschwitz later this month.
Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau will go head to head in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, and they began the battle by dominating the first qualifying session at Phillip Island this afternoon.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- More businessmen throughout the nation can now save money on data recovery disaster systems and also worry less about their reliability thanks to an online backup data retrieval product solution being launched by United Computer Group, Inc.
The mobile broadband network would be designed to run more than five times faster than current wireless networks at a lower cost.
The crime was so improbable that, even after the first time, coincidentally during an Olympics, the Norwegians took no special precautions to prevent a recurrence.
After nine months of noisy controversy over his troubled tenure, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales is leaving office quietly today with a low-key farewell address to Justice Department employees in Washington.
Turkey's leaders vow to \
A United Nations convention that brings together governments in the fight against doping has approved the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) list of prohibited substances, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.
Britain and other European Union paymasters have renewed their opposition to EU Commission plans to increase the block&#39;s spending in 2007-2013, Chancellor Gordon Brown says.
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By Matt Frazier, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 10--Mounds of manure, hay and garbage dumped in the 1300 block of Bonds Ranch Road have been traced to a Fort Worth Stock Show waste-removal vendor, who has agreed to move the piles, a city spokesman said Friday.
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From his former vantage point in the upper Midwest, Doug Mientkiewicz once was far from the Red Sox-Yankees epicenter. In previous visits to Boston and New York
Kadhim Abdul-Hussein was fatally shot, and his son, Karrar, was wounded in the capital's western Ghazaliyah neighborhood by unidentified assailants
Toshiba will begin selling later this week the first laptop computer to feature a rewritable HD DVD optical disc drive, the company said.
The tradition of decorating evergreens can be traced back to ancient times in Rome and Egypt in celebration of the winter solstice.
Japanese officials say a decapitated body found in Baghdad wrapped in an American flag is that of a Japanese man kidnapped by Islamic militants.
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Andy McDonald scored a pair of goals and set up another as Anaheim edged the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Monday to leave the Ducks on the brink of their first Stanley Cup.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was in  Kabul on Sunday to meet President Hamid Karzai and some of the Italian troops based in Afghanistan, the Italian embassy said.
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The number of people out of work in the UK fell by 29,000 between August and October to 1.39 million, figures show.
Heavy snowfall has caused traffic chaos across central Europe, closing airports and blocking major roads.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Machete-wielding supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are turning their wrath on Haiti's demoralized police force, beheading some of their victims in a campaign imitative of the insurgency in Iraq.    Seven of at least 18 people killed in the turmoil in Port-au-Prince have been police officers, judicial police chief Michael Lucius said Monday...
Fortifying flour with folic acid to cut birth defects may lead to a range of health problems, warn scientists.
The latest issue of Verve  has just managed to get a \u00c2\u0091personified version\u00c2\u0092 of beauty, poise,   grace and divinity on its cover!
Both the government and the Conservatives are supporting plans to cut the red tape that hinders police stop and search powers.
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Cindy Parlow recorded a hat trick for the United States during a 5-1 win over Ireland Wednesday night at Soldier Field.
French food group Danone  is in exclusive talks to sell its biscuit and cereal snack unit for 5.3 billion euros ($7.2 billion) in cash to Kraft Foods Inc , the world's biggest cookie maker, they said on Tuesday.
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Following in the vein of those rapid-fire, buy-it-while-it-lasts sites, Ideeli.com has launched its luxury shopping site and announced a round of Series A funding.
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Steve Nash and LeBron James shared the first Player of the Year honors handed out this National Basketball Association season, but it was Nash's Suns who emerged the victors when they clashed.
Ram Charan's wheeled suitcase functions as a virtual home. The 67-year-old management consultant and writer of business books sleeps in five-star hotels every night of the week, every week of the year. Happily married to his career, this ultimate road warrior logs hundreds of thousands of air miles annually, circling the globe, proffering management advice to the chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, sheiks, entrepreneurs, and the occasional civil servant.
Kidnapping, IP fraud and cyberterror blight trading landscape It's being a difficult year for US businesses operating overseas. Targeted computer attacks in Europe, intellectual property thefts in Asia, natural disasters in Latin America, and terrorism just about everywhere were among the varied threats faced by US firms in 2007, according to a year-end analysis by the US State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A civil court has ruled that a popular tax-avoidance scheme known as Son of Boss was abusive and any deductions claimed for it were invalid.
An explosion that sent a plume of fire and debris 75 feet high flattened a suburban Milwaukee home Saturday, killing an elderly woman in the house and injuring three neighbors, authorities said.
Texas Instruments is making a $500,000 donation to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for immediate and emergency care for victims of South Asia&#39;s devastating tsunami.
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Some of the greatest names in American motor sport will battle three women and a battalion of international challengers for the bottle of cold milk that will go to the winner of the Indy 500 on Sunday.
After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge \
Twenty years later, Union Carbide is still shortchanging the victims of the world&#39;s worst industrial disaster. On Dec. 3, 1984, a toxic gas leak from Union Carbide&#39;s pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, killed at least 7,000 people.
Okay, so what if Santa's a fat slob? Just because he has earned the right doesn't mean we have. As you work through your shopping list, here are a few ideas to keep friends and loved ones off the couch as we head into the new year, whether they are techno-geeks or old school. Enjoy the season, go...
Rescuers on Thursday pulled at least four survivors from a building that collapsed 10 days ago during storms that killed more than 700 people in the Philippines, and soldiers were working frantically to free at least 20 other
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Orthodox Christianity is made a compulsory school subject in four of Russia's regions.
The British motorsport industry has the &quot;opportunity to further enhance its reputation as a world leader&quot; after the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone was secured, according Sports Minister Richard Caborn.
Description: Monday is the deadline set by the UN for Sudan&#39;s government to disarm the militias accused of killing more than 30,000 African farmers while looting and burning their villages.
Tiger Woods has to leapfrog 14 golfers on Sunday to take the British Open, and do it with a 2-iron that can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be trusted.
(CBS/AP) CBS News is mounting a steadfast defense of the authenticity of documents that questioned President Bush&#39;s service in the Air National Guard, as newspapers and the White House continued to raise doubts.
Man Utd's Wayne Rooney is a doubt for England's friendly against Spain, while Jermaine Jenas pulls out through injury.
NEW YORK - Bill Clinton had a successful quadruple heart bypass operation Monday to relieve clogged arteries, three days after checking himself into the hospital complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath.   \
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The agreement between Lenovo, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-largest PC maker, and Microsoft replaces a similar deal the Chinese computer maker had with Google.
The Ulstermen finished the match with nine men while the Welsh, who fought back from 2-0 down, had 10 on the field. The match exploded after just nine minutes when both teams were reduced to 10 men.
IF anyone needed an indicator of how far the West Indies have fallen, it came when captain Brian Lara talked about the advantage his players would gain from knowing how to lift in the final Test of a series just to avoid a whitewash.
HEBRON, Kentucky Industry analysts say the computer failure that forced Comair to cancel all its flights nationwide on Christmas Day could cause passengers to lose confidence in the airline.
Airbus expects to propose a competitor to  Boeing Co.'s planned 7E7 wide-body jetliner to its shareholders  in coming weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday,  quoting people familiar with its plans.
That dude in the Abraham Lincoln mask standing in Times Square   Wednesday wasn&#039;t just your average Joe looking for attention and a   handout. Au contraire. It was Kevin Federline.
Borland Software in 2005 plans to fold its C++Builder developer tool line into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Delphi IDE tool family for Windows application development, thus answering the question about what the company had planned to do with the technology.

UK manufacturing orders are at a 12-year high, according to the EEF, and specialist carmakers are leading the way.
Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.
Some businesses in California will likely be forced to cut electricity use on Thursday because hot weather and high air-conditioning use could prompt the state's power grid manager to call a \
By Advocate staff report  The Swisco Road Construction and Demolition landfill in Sulphur was shut down Friday after Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality inspections showed numerous violations, according to a news release.
A public memorial service for &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin will be held next week following a private funeral at his beloved zoo last weekend, friends and family have announced.
Yale University said Monday it is joining an expanding group of elite colleges under pressure from parents, lawmakers and alumni to make top schools more affordable to middle-class and upper middle-class families.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The global economic outlook that looked strong in April is starting to fray around the edges, according to an International Monetary Fund report released on Wednesday.
The Bush Administration's mortgage rate freeze sounds like a life raft for strapped homeowners, but it may do more harm than good
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Aircraft maker Airbus EAD.PA on  Thursday denied a report it was siding with Microsoft MSFT.O  in its anti-trust battle with the European Union.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced that it would approve Cingular&#39;s $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless , provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.
Il presidente dell'Atalanta, Ivan Ruggeri, intervenuto ai microfoni di Radio Radio, ha dichiarato: \
In a bid to write the final epilogue to the worst violence in Europe since World War II, which displaced well over a million people, the ministers responsible for refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), ...
Gucci delved into the vintage trunk and  came out with 1960s silver and white A-line shifts and black,  purple and orange mini-dresses cinched with broad belts for its  spring/summer 2007 collection.
Saddam Hussein underwent a hernia operation at a U.S.-run hospital inside Baghdad's Green Zone two weeks ago and has made a full recovery, a U.S. military official said Wednesday.
Leading shares have closed modestly higher, after a volatile afternoon session, with the FTSE 100 just hanging on to the 5,900 level.
Kenyan police on Tuesday killed two suspected members of a banned sect blamed for a string of recent murders and beheadings in a mounting crackdown across the east African nation.
An under-strength Arsenal dumped Manchester City out of the Carling Cup at Eastlands tonight. Robin van Persie sent the Gunners on their way to victory with a 77th-minute effort before substitute Daniel Karbassiyoon doubled the lead in stoppage time.
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In the 19th century, the French novelist Stendhal fainted before a beautiful Italian fresco, trademarking the extreme emotional reaction to art known today as the Stendhal syndrome.  American painter and novelist Jonathan Santlofer is trademarking his own literary syndrome by setting his critically acclaimed suspense novels in New York's cutthroat contemporary art scene.
Supporters of building a monorail from Denver to Vail released a study Monday that shows the project is technically feasible and can be done for less cost per mile than a planned highway expansion.
Here's a handy tip for joggers: If you think you might get caught in a thunderstorm, leave your music player at home.
Pitney Bowes Inc , the biggest  U.S. supplier of postage meters and mailing machines, posted a  lower quarterly profit on Monday because of weakness in its  U.S. and international mailing segments as well as in its  management services business.
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up  a 2 1/2 game lead in the National League West pennant race with  a 7-4 victory over title rivals the San Francisco Giants  Sunday.
Virus writers are exploiting the publicity surrounding England football captain David Beckham, offering photos proving that he has been having an affair, to infect computer users\u00e2\u0080\u0099 PCs with the malicious Hackarmy trojan virus.
Monsanto's latest acquisition provides a sensible avenue for growth.
Two explosions in northeastern India have killed at least 19 people and injured scores more. The blasts took place in the remote northeastern region of Nagaland, home to a long-running separatist conflict.
Once seemingly invincible marquee chains like Coach, Target, Starbucks and Abercrombie & Fitch are settling for ho-hum growth this winter.
With the traditional cry of O'zapft is! _ It's tapped! _ Munich's mayor cracked a barrel of Bavarian beer at noon Saturday, opening the southern city's 171st Oktoberfest festival for a crowd of some 500,000. ...
KOTA KINABALU: When the full moon rises, coastal dwellers all over the country cast worried glances at the sea.  It is a worrying time for thousands as their homes, livelihood and lives are mere metres from being swallowed by hungry waves.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - President Bush, appearing before cheering US forces Tuesday, declared that terrorists won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be able to control Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s destiny because \u00e2\u0080\u009cfree people will never choose their own enslavement.
Aug. 27, 2004 - NAIROBI, Kenya Urgent investment is needed in North Korea to deal with severe environmental problems that have depleted the country&#39;s forests, contaminated water supplies and polluted the
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Russia to bolster international measures against terrorism.
U.S. historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Schlesinger Jr. died of a heart attack in Manhattan on Wednesday night, the New York Times reported on Thursday. He was 89.
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Survey crews searching through woods and neighborhoods in northeast Indiana have not found any new signs of the beetle blamed for killing millions of ash trees in Michigan and Ohio, a state official said.
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ROMA - Il primo ministro entra nella Costituzione italiana, da cui sparisce il presidente del Consiglio. Lo prevede il nuovo articolo 94 della Costituzione approvato dalla Camera nella versione prevista dalla
BAGHDAD -- A video recording posted on an Islamist website yesterday showed an insurgent cutting off the head of American hostage Eugene Armstrong. The killer threatened to do the same to another American or British hostage in 24 hours.
Petr Prucha and Brandon Dubinsky each have a goal and an assist to lift the Rangers to a 2-1 victory, stretching the Sabres' losing streak to 10 games.
Georgia and Cesar Pares see the same pile of ruined furniture and other rubbish every morning when they step outside, and they keep busy patching the same holes that Hurricane Charley made in their roof more than a month ago.
Lleyton Hewitt blew a third-set match point and paid the price as Andreas Seppi turned the tables with a winning tie-breaker to advance 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/4) at the Rotterdam Open on Wednesday.
Eddie George thought his NFL career would end when he retired in four or five years as the Tennessee Titans' career rushing leader.
No-frills airline Easyjet reports a 21% rise in annual profits despite the twin pressures of high oil prices and tough competition.
A NASA spacecraft hurtling away from Earth has caught the first glimpse of its distant destination: the dwarf planet Pluto.
Care International charity says its chief of operations in Iraq has been kidnapped in Baghdad. A spokeswoman told Reuters on Tuesday that Margaret Hassan, who has been working
Shades of VHS versus Betamax: The war over the next-generation DVD format was launched Monday. Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal studios, as well as minimajor New Line Cinema
The former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic launched on Tuesday a defiant defense of his conduct during the Balkan wars, accusing his enemies of conspiracies against
Sherwood, Friendly and Osbourn each will play in their state title games this weekend and each school's quarterback is largely responsible for their success.
A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
Up to \u00c2\u00a3125m in public money may be needed to bring London's theatres up to standard.
Internet chatroom romantics beware: your  next chat may be with a clinical computer, not a passionate  person, trying to win your personal data and not your heart, an  online security firm says.
Iraq will close all its borders for  five days starting next week, the government said on Thursday,  in a move designed to boost security.
For the second time in a year, people who received tendons, cartilage and other parts from donated cadavers are being urged to get tested for hepatitis and the AIDS virus because of scandals involving tissue suppliers.
An experimental infrared camera may be able to detect breathing problems in people with sleep apnea, taking at least some of the discomfort out of diagnosis of this chronic sleeping disorder, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its outlook for Russia&#39;s economy but warned Moscow to resist spending the extra oil revenues it has received as a result of record energy prices.
Jude Law has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a photographer outside his London home, his lawyer and police said on Wednesday.
The governor of Helmand province in Afghanistan says up to 700 insurgents have crossed over from Pakistan.
Motley Crue, the hard-living Los  Angeles heavy metal band that symbolized rock'n'roll excess in  the 1980s, is reuniting for a world tour beginning next  February in Florida, it announced on Monday.
Ailing US car firm Ford announces that former Boeing boss Alan Mulally will replace Bill Ford as chief executive.
Stilista Luca Roda sostituisce l'antico tovagliolo bianco
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Sept. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- Stella Felix of Nigeria on Saturday becomes the first high school student from Africa to experience the exhilaration of zero gravity on a parabolic flight from the NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
A Coast Guard Academy cadet was acquitted of rape charges but convicted on other sex-related charges in the institution&#039;s first-ever court-martial of a student.
The Israeli cabinet approves a bill to compensate settlers leaving Gaza under Ariel Sharon's withdrawal plan.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, making his first trip to Haiti, called Thursday for strengthening the national police force to stem an upsurge in kidnapping and lawlessness.
Curtis Jerrells sat down, slumped his shoulders, and exhaled. \
Iranian negotiators and the EU hope for more talks on Iran's nuclear program in coming weeks after a \
NEW YORK  - Women who survived childhood  cancer have an increased risk of developing breast cancer  compared with other women their age, the results of the  Childhood Cancer Survivor Study reveal.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad.
Palestinian militants say three soldiers have been killed in an attack on an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip.
TEHRAN: A top aide to Iran&#39;s supreme leader declared on Monday that Tehran did not fear being taken to the Security Council over its nuclear program and warned that if the UN
The TPC Southwind and gusty wind gave anyone wanting a tuneup for next week's US Open a grinding preview yesterday in Memphis.
With a personal triumph today that can not only be helpful for himself but for lots of others - he's gotten PHP to successfully connect to the eBay API servers and get the correct responses.
Changes are bringing Americans closer to a checkless society -- changes that could be costly if you aren&#39;t careful. The first checks in the United States were
A strong earthquake struck western Colombia early Monday, destroying about a dozen homes in a port city west of the capital, but no injuries were reported, officials said.
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Afghanistan&#39;s Taliban guerrillas reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the kidnapping of three UN workers and said they opposed the use of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.
These companies look like bargains, but be prepared for wild pitches.
WASHINGTON, DC - American soldiers tortured Iraqi prisoners by strangling them, beating them and placing lit cigarettes in their ears, even after the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal came to light in April 2004, according to new allegations.
California again urged customers to conserve power on Friday even though electricity demand for air conditioning should decline as temperatures along the coast continue to ease and many businesses shut early for the weekend.
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Hewlett-Packard Co. , the world's largest printer and personal-computer maker, settled regulators' claims that it misled investors by failing to say why a director resigned amid a probe of boardroom leaks.
Setting aside Sharman Networks&#39; objections, an Australian judge accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa&#39;s handling of copyrighted material.
BARCELONA, Spain -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
Police investigating child sex charges against pop star Michael Jackson raid his Neverland ranch in California.
Flooding displaced more than 20,000 people from their homes in eastern Sri Lanka as a depression over the Bay of Bengal increased monsoon rains, officials said on Tuesday.
CARACAS -- Venezuelans deciding the fate of Hugo Chavez's presidency thronged polling stations in such overwhelming numbers yesterday that election officials were forced to extend voting hours until midnight. Many voters rose before dawn and lined up for hours to cast their votes on whether to recall Chavez, a populist former paratroop commander whose controversial rule has polarized this oil-rich ...
An ex-Gurkha who won the Victoria Cross tells of his joy at being given UK citizenship rights.
A car bomb explodes at a US checkpoint in the Iraqi capital on the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.
Bucharest: Opposition candidate Traian Basescu won Romania&#39;s hotly-contested presidential election dominated by the country&#39;s EU membership bid, but the centre-right mayor of Bucharest on Monday faced the arduous task of trying to form a government from a
Bush&#39;s chief of staff denies he&#39;s going to be named to succeed the current Treasury Secretary. WASHINGTON (CNN) - White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card refuted speculation Monday that he might become the next Treasury Secretary of the United States.
Textile importers and retailers are suing the US Government to stop a limit on imports from China.
When 2012 hits, stores can no longer sell the cheap but inefficient incandescent light bulbs that are fixtures in most homes.
Aerobic and strength training improve overall fitness and quality of life for older women with coronary artery disease, the results of a small Canadian study suggest.
A former drummer from the 1980s punk band, The Ramones, sued Apple Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, RealNetworks Inc and others for copyright infringement, claiming the companies lacked permission to sell downloads of six songs he authored.
Jeffrey Carter Albrecht, a keyboard player for the band Edie Brickell &amp; New Bohemians, was shot to death early Monday while trying to kick in the door of his girlfriend's neighbor, police said.
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Michael Jackson's defence teams fails in an attempt to have child abuse charges thrown out of court.
The British army considered setting up a regiment for British Sikhs but dropped the idea because it did not want to segregate them from other soldiers, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
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US stocks were set for a slightly lower open Thursday as disappointing results from coffee shop chain Starbucks and volatile oil prices may take the steam out of yesterday&#39;s rally.
Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, plunging the South Pacific island nation into its fourth coup in 20 years.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of PF Chang&#39;s China Bistro jumped 7 percent in early trading Wednesday after the casual dining chain said sales jumped amid new store openings, higher traffic and a hike in prices.
The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax case passed its first full day of deliberation Wednesday without a verdict.
Nel derby festa biancoceleste con Di Canio, Cesar e Rocchi
Style trumps content in this beautifully staged and acted production of August Wilson's new play, the ninth in his 10-play cycle of works dealing with black life in the 20th century.
Cassini is flying to within 745 miles of Titan's surface and beaming back hundreds of images in a scouting trip that will lead to the Christmas Eve release of a probe for a parachute drop into Titan's atmosphere.
OSLO, Norway Aug. 23, 2004 - The brazen daylight theft of Edvard Munch&#39;s renowned masterpiece &quot;The Scream&quot; left Norway&#39;s police scrambling for clues and stirred a debate across Europe over how to protect
A collection box for the tsunami disaster appeal is stolen from Salisbury Cathedral.
The Vibe Awards, honoring urban music makers, aired last night on UPN38, but edited out were the scenes of a stabbing and the show&#39;s man of the hour getting socked in the schnozz!
Prakash Jha's film on JP's life, Loknayak, leaves a lot to be desired.
The government is criticised by MPs  for the failure to pay EU subsidies to thousands of farmers on time.
AUSTRALIA yesterday tightened security at airports and set up a 24-hour federal police operations centre amid fears terrorists could strike again in the wake of the Jakarta embassy bombing.
NEW YORK -- The US military in Iraq has imprisoned an Associated Press photographer for five months, accusing him of being a security threat but never filing charges or permitting a public hearing.
The White House moved toward a showdown in court with the Democratic-led Congress on Monday by refusing to provide demanded information and testimony in an investigation into the firing of prosecutors.
BUNKER HILL, W.Va. - Julie Slye didn't know the engine of her Ford Mustang was being stolen until the thieves took the hood...
Cardinal Bertone, i colloqui si sono svolti con serenita'
Planemaker Airbus denies claims it plans to outsource up to 50% of the work on its new A350 mid-sized aircraft.
Eleven years after the Clintons introduced their super-complex plan to revamp health care, the problems of rising costs and increasing numbers of uninsured have only gotten worse.
Derek Anderson threw five touchdown passes and Jamal Lewis rushed for 215 yards to lead the Browns over the Bengals. Cincinnati\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Carson Palmer tossed a career-high six TDs in the loss.
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The breaking of the deadlock in the row over next year&#39;s British Grand Prix could help resolve the race&#39;s long-term future, Silverstone&#39;s owners believe.
North Korea's recent tests of short-range missiles were successful launches of an advanced weapon that can be fired at little notice to strike targets in South Korea, the commander of U.S. Forces in South Korea said on Monday.
Intel and the One Laptop per Child foundation bury their differences and agree to work together on the project.
Many shop-bought sandwiches contain as much salt as several bags of crisps, a survey suggests.
A scientific report released today suggests that older men with high lead concentrations in their bodies have a much higher risk of developing cataracts, the leading cause of blindness.
Indice Nikkei a -0,28%, euro si indebolisce su dollaro e yen
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry trailed behind US President George W. Bush in the latest polls, raising the stakes for their first debate two days before that face-to-face confrontation.
Pope Benedict is coming under mounting criticism from his former German theologian colleagues, one likening the Catholic Church's doctrinal office, that the pontiff once headed, to a 19th century censorship bureau.
Speculation that the Russian government is using intermediaries to take over energy giant Yukos Corp. grew Wednesday when its largest subsidiary wound up in the hands of a state-owned natural gas company.
Dick Cheney says he won't be running for anything after finishing his term as vice president, except maybe to the river with his grandchildren.
&#39;Shark Tale&quot; seems to be an animated film for adults rather than children, because a lion&#39;s share of the material will be understood only by adults.
Marcus Camby has his third career triple-double and Carmelo Anthony posts his fourth straight double-double as Denver drubs Milwaukee, 125-105, on Wednesday.
A former judge was convicted late Thursday of exposing himself by using a sexual device while he presided over court cases.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain hopes to gather steam from his New Hampshire victory and begin picking off rivals with wins in Michigan, South Carolina and beyond.
The iconic apparel retailer keeps cranking out new concepts.
Billie Jean King cut her final tie with the US Fed Cup team Tuesday when she retired as coach. King led the US to seven Fed Cup titles as a player and four as captain.
The wife of Taiwan's embattled President Chen Shui-bian has collapsed shortly after she pleaded not guilty at the start of her high-profile trial on corruption and forgery charges.
Telecom equipment maker Ciena of Linthicum, Md., yesterday reported its first profit in five years, a rebound for a company stung by a dismal industry downturn earlier in the decade.
SYLVESTER, Ga. Did you hear the one about the great-grandmother who gave birth to twins? Well, you&#39;re about to. Frances Harris of Georgia, who&#39;s 59 and has six great-grandchildren, is scheduled to deliver twins December 21st.
Romanian Prime Minister Adrian  Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu faced off in  a tough presidential election on Sunday seen as key for the  Balkan country's European Union accession path.
When the FBI asked Congress this spring to provide $3.6 million in the war spending bill for its Gulfstream V jet, it said the money was needed to ensure that the aircraft, packed with state-of-the-art security and communications gear, could continue to fly counterterrorism agents on \
Smart cards are on the rise in Japan, using computer chips with an antenna embedded in them to allow people to pay for purchases or unlock doors with a simple flick of their cards.
Karl Malone told the Los Angeles Lakers he's not ready to play, but he didn't rule out returning sometime this season or beyond.
Bruins rookie center Phil Kessel underwent cancer surgery and is \
Computer Associates shareholders have defeated a stockholder proposal calling for current and former executives to return bonuses based on restated results, the company said.
Yasser Arafat's nephew said Saturday his uncle may have died an \
WASHINGTON - The federal deficit will swell to a record $422 billion this election year but fall short of even more dire forecasts, Congress' top budget analysts projected Tuesday in a report that became instant fodder for both political parties.    The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the shortfall would shrink to $348 billion next year - still the third worst ever in dollar terms...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast is officially introducing itself to Colorado Springs and Trinidad residents who previously were served by Adelphia Cable with the unveiling of new signs and logos on its buildings, service vehicles and employee uniforms.
Former EastEnders star, Michelle Ryan, lands the lead role in the US remake of 70s TV show The Bionic Woman.
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Investor's Business Daily - Credit woes are easing and its impact on growth will be muted, Robert Steel, Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance, told CNBC. &quot;The U.S. economy is strong and we&#39;re optimistic the penalty (on growth from credit woes) will be modest,&quot; he said. Credit markets should mostly be functioning normally by year-end, he said.
Five months after the first phase of his trek from the world's largest aquarium to his native home off the Georgia coast, Dylan the sea turtle is taking his time finishing the journey.
Thirteen miners were killed and three others were missing after a gas blast at a coal mine in southwest China&#39;s Guizhou province on Wednesday, the latest disaster to blight the industry, state media reported.
LONDON, Oct 17  (IPS) - Several thousands joined an anti-war rally Sunday  to mark the end of the three-day European Social Forum.
ANAHEIM - The Los Angeles Dodgers last season had the best double-play combination in baseball, so naturally they went out yesterday and signed an All-Star second baseman who admits his glove is merely apparel.
Vivica A. Fox says she regrets her arrest for drunken driving because \
A Care (KMC) was first developed in 1978 to deal with overcrowding of neonatal units n Colombia and effectively uses mothers or fathers as incubators.
Search for alien life needs more processors SETI@home, the distributed computing project, is calling for more volunteers willing to donate their computers' downtime to the project which scans radio telescope data for evidence of intelligent alien life.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Seven snubs after his first Oscar nomination, Martin Scorsese was named best director and his murderous mob thriller \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Departed\u00e2\u0080\u009d was named best picture.
The British government yesterday set a November ultimatum for Iran to suspend all activities linked to production of a nuclear bomb - a deadline that effectively marks the failure of more than a year of negotiations between Tehran and the European troika
Noah Herron scored on a 1-yard run in overtime and had two other touchdowns, and Northwestern backed up its pregame trash talk with a 33-27 upset victory over No. 7 Ohio State on Saturday night.
Patriots punter Josh Miller had a comedic take on Dolphin Wes Welker&#39;s day as a kick and punt returner as well as kicker in the Patriots&#39; 24-10 win over Miami Sunday.
A crew member involved in the filming of the new Batman movie has died in a car accident on the set, police said on Tuesday. The special effects technician was killed when his 4x4 vehicle crashed into a tree during a dummy film run involving the \
There&#39;s no denying that the PSP is a slickly designed gadget with a certain fashionable cachet. The images are breathtaking. Not that there&#39;s anything new here in terms of graphics, but seeing
Shaad Ali's new film is a moronic, overbaked effort.
MADRID -- Former vice president Al Gore won Spain's most prestigious prize yesterday for his role in raising awareness of the issue of climate change. Gore won the Prince of Asturias award for international cooperation, considered by some to be a prelude to the Nobel Prizes, for which Gore is nominated this year in the peace category. The jurors called ...
Scientists have identified a genetic variation that could make people more susceptible to depression, according to a report published Friday in the New York Times.
Despite Republican gains in the House and Senate, Congressman John Tierney expressed confidence that local initiatives would not be affected.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has begun shipping a new product that the company thinks will give it an edge over rival IBM Corp. in the market for blade servers.
NEW YORK - Guard Salim Stoudamire did all he could to get Arizona the upset win over No. 1 Wake Forest, hitting four 3-pointers and scoring 16 points.
After ripping through its first four games against so-so opponents the Miami Heat - also known as Shaquille O&#39;Neal, Dwyane Wade and 10 other guys \u00e2\u0080-s finally about to see some tough competition.
The European Commission president urged Turkey on Thursday to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; to show Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many EU voters.
Thai lawmakers choose Samak Sundaravej, ally of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the new prime minister.
The gift card &#151; often viewed as the little, plastic solution for keeping friends and family out of the return lines &#151; doesn't always serve as the ideal present. Responding to consumers who don't want to buy themselves another sweater, or will take a pass on a fancy steak dinner, Internet businesses have sprung up allowing people to sell or swap unwanted gift cards.
Ukrop's Super Markets Inc.'s new store is Roanoke should finally open a week from today, the chain announced yesterday.  The 58,700-square-foot store in the Ivy Market shopping center is at Franklin Road and Wonju Street. It is the Richmond-based chain's first entry into the Roanoke area.
The party of leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador demanded a ballot-by-ballot recount Tuesday in Mexico&#039;s closest-ever presidential race, claiming the vote was manipulated and renewing fears of violent protests if the fiery politician doesn&#039;t get his way.
BANGKOK\u00e2\u0080\u0094The demise of Myanmar premier Khin Nyunt spells fresh misfortune for detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her prospects for freedom and the country
Almost two weeks after the royal coup, the capital remains mostly quiet, a testament both to the ambivalence of Nepalese disillusioned by their short experience with democracy and to the chilling efficiency of the government's measures to suppress dissent.
Blog: At iMeme conference, CEO sidesteps questions about how much his predecessor had to do with company's success.
 proves messy
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...
Newspapers in countries bordering on Belarus respond cynically to President Lukashenko's referendum victory.
Logitech Inc. was set Wednesday to introduce a new mouse that uses a laser beam to track the movements of the device. The mouse, which Logitech claims will be
Jaromir Jagr, who was hit in the mouth by a stray high stick earlier in the game, got to smile his new crooked smile after scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period.
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a plan to give U.S. troops in Iraq more leave time, defeating a proposal widely considered the Democrat's best near-term chance to change President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy.
NEW YORK -- They could have been any three guys sitting at a table, talking about sports on TV.
Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - Reigning  Masters champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from next week's World  Golf Championships-American Express Championship on Thursday.
Hong Kong's pan-democrats are   scrambling to agree on a way forward after their best hope for   leadership of the Chinese region bowed out of March's election.
Uganda drops its deadline for the conclusion of peace talks, while rebels continue to gather in assembly points.
British Airways raised its fuel surcharge for the second time in six weeks yesterday as it continues to pass oil price rises on to customers.
Russian Igor Kunitsyn produced the biggest upset of the Los Angeles Classic with a 7-6 7-5 victory over fourth seed David Nalbandian in the opening round on Tuesday.
Hispanic activists who viewed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as a voice of moderation on illegal immigration say they've been taken aback by the hard-line stance he's adopted as a presidential candidate.
Chelsea have sacked their Romanian striker Adrian Mutu after he tested positive for cocaine last month. &quot;Chelsea has terminated the contract of Adrian Mutu for gross misconduct,&quot; the Premier League club said on Friday.
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A military judge jailed a U.S. army  sergeant, described in court as a typical all-American boy, for  eight years on Thursday for sexually and physically abusing  Iraqi prisoners.
Dell Inc. , the world&#39;s  second-largest computer maker, said on Thursday it will soon  start selling its laptops and desktops at Asian retail chains  and stores.
A hi-tech bomb, similar to the ones used by militants in Iraq, is found in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Capofamiglia uccide moglie e figlio e poi si toglie la vita
La situazione nell'area viene definita 'insostenibile'
Flights resume from a Paris airport terminal where a roof collapsed in May, killing four people.
felt like I was at the driving range. You know it&#39;s bad, but you just can&#39;t fix. One month ago, Seattle was unbeaten after a 34-0 win over San Francisco.
The European Union will resume key talks with Serbia on closer ties in the coming days, following the arrest of a general wanted for war crimes, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn announced Friday.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - The feuding mother, partner and former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith took a brief break from a courtroom battle over the Playboy model's corpse on Wednesday to get a private viewing of her rapidly decomposing body in a Florida morgue.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates used a surprise visit to Iraq on Friday to express support for the top U.S. commander here, denying that the military is painting an overly optimistic picture of how the war is going.
On Thursday, President Bush thrilled Republican delegates in New York with his acceptance speech. On Friday morning, he got a welcome jobs report.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein called it a stroke of brilliance and his provincial counterparts thought it a great idea - a national pharmacare program something like the country&#39;s medicare program.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces have trapped  insurgents in southern Falluja, Marines said on Friday, the  fourth day of an assault that has killed \
South Africa's Charlize Theron gained dual U.S. citizenship this year and in her first movie since, the A-list actress tackles a very American subject with \
Barry Bonds won his record seventh NL MVP award in a walk. By Darryl Bush, San Francisco Chronicle via AP. Capping a season of suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to win the award.
By Josh Jarman, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  May 31--COMMERCIAL POINT, Ohio -- A highly sophisticated 2-acre pot farm found on state land yesterday is a new kind of drug operation for Ohio. And it might not be the only one.
Former president Jiang Zemin gave up  the top job in China's military Sunday, handing over his last  post to Communist Party chief Hu Jintao to complete a historic  leadership transition to a younger generation.
The \
At the Garden, no apologies , no accountability, and no wonder another Knicks season is dying along with the calendar year.
Police have questioned hundreds of motorists and pedestrians in the red-light district of an eastern England town, trying to trace the final steps of five slain prostitutes, police said Sunday.
La Spezia, quarantenne inquadrato mentre era al mare con l'amanteUn familiare lo ha riconosciuto e ha chiamato la moglie convinto che fosse lei                                            Giro d'Italia, una tresca amorosa scoperta dalle telecamere dell'elicottero                                                                                      E' accaduto sulla battigia di Marinella sul litorale del Comune di Sarzana
A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector on Wednesday after jurors said for a second time that they were unable to reach a verdict.
A Darfur rebel group says it has seized two workers at an oilfield in Sudan operated by a Chinese company.
Wal-Mart, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest private employer, said more than half of its U.S. workers had enrolled in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health insurance plan.
China posted a record trade surplus of $26.9 billion in June as exporters rushed out shipments ahead of cuts in export tax rebates, handing further ammunition to critics of Beijing's exchange rate regime.
Cendant Corp. said Tuesday it has broken off talks with a potential buyer of its mortgage business, but will continue to seek other offers from interested parties.
Now we can all be 21st century boys BT may only have a couple of hundred welsh people connected to its 21st Century Network, but that hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t stopped the telco trying to flog its \u00e2\u0080\u009ctransformation\u00e2\u0080\u009d expertise to other telcos worldwide.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Eight seconds into the game, the Arizona Cardinals lost a fumble. They sputtered on offense, committed nine penalties and blew a late lead.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A couple who underwent Botox injections last week were hospitalized with botulism poisoning, and health officials were attempting to determine whether the injections were to blame.
An 18-year-old man was arrested in a shooting at a school bus stop that injured six young people, police said.
After thoroughly testing the new iPod nano, Dan Frakes (Macworld) concludes that \u00e2\u0080\u009cit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been improved in almost every way.\u00e2\u0080\u009d It offers \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery good sound quality, excellent battery life,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and an \u00e2\u0080\u009cimproved user interface.\u00e2\u0080\u009d And one great screen for watching video. \u00e2\u0080\u009cEven though this is the smallest video-playing screen we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve used, after watching a 90-minute movie on the nano we were pleasantly surprised by the experience. Picture quality is comparable to that of the iPhone, just smaller.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Blog: Real Networks announced today that the new version of their RealPlayer will allow users to download and organize embedded internet video content right from their browser.
Peyton Manning will lead the high-powered offense of the Indianapolis Colts against the Chicago Bears' swarming defense when the two teams square off in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.
Blog: AT&T's wireless data subscribers complained of outages and a slow network Monday, but the company says it wasn't due to the iPhone.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cOff the Record,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Norman Pearlstine writes about the use of confidential sources and the Valerie Wilson case.
Members of the family that controls Dow Jones met in person and by phone at a Boston law office yesterday to hear details of Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion bid for their company.
L&#39;ambasciata italiana in Iraq non ha ancora alcuna notizia ufficiale sulla sorte del giornalista Enzo Baldoni. Continuano comunque i contatti con le autorita&#39; locali, alla ricerca di informazioni utili per ricostruire i movimenti del giornalista.
At least 26 people die in clashes between security forces and Maoists in western Nepal, the army says.
Kal Penn starts as a one-semester professor in the University of Pennsylvania.
Valero LP (VLI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy Kaneb Services LLC (KSL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Kaneb Pipe Line Partners LP (KPP.
As GOP leaders narrow the agenda to security, Democrats charge the White House with incompetence.
The U.S. and Spain signed agreements that they said will speed up joint investigations of terrorism and other crimes and the extradition of suspects.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced that it has begun filing lawsuits against people who use peer-to-peer (P2P) software to trade movie files without permission over the internet.
December 6, 2004 San Jose, CA and Tokyo, Japan -- Fujitsu Ltd. and Cisco Systems Inc. have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable
An embarrassed Keith Richards says he was merely sitting on a tree stump rather than climbing up a lofty palm tree when he fell and hit his head while on vacation in Fiji in April.
TORONTO (CP) - Microcell Telecommunications&#39; buoyant shares hit a new high Thursday amid heightened expectations of a bidding war between Telus Corp.
A case involving newspapers in Belgium could affect cases that publishers have brought against the search company in other countries.
Myanmar's military government announced it had begun releasing thousands of prisoners who may have been wrongly imprisoned by a recently disbanded military intelligence unit.
If the Chase for the Championship is really supposed to be the elite part of the schedule, why does it include such mundane races as the fall events at New Hampshire, Dover and Martinsville and not the Daytona 500 or Brickyard 400?
DOHA, Oct. 30. - Claiming responsibility for 9/11, Osama bin Laden has threatened the USA with more such attacks. The Al-Qaida chief also accused President George W Bush of \u00e2\u0080\u009cmisleading\u00e2\u0080\u009d his people, in
A minute's silence is to be held at police stations to remember a police officer who was killed while on duty.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
Over the last 12 months, U.S. exports of goods have risen at a faster rate than imports, in contrast to the situation for most of the last decade.
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials got a wake-up call last month about the need to screen airline passengers for explosives when two Chechen women apparently carried bombs onto two Russian planes and blew them up...
Police link the murders of two prostitutes as they confirm a body found near Ipswich is that of missing Tania Nicol.
Amcor, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest maker of plastic bottles, ousted its chief executive after finding some staff may have acted illegally to drive up cardboard box prices, knocking 10 per cent off its shares.
&quot;Exorcist: The Beginning,&quot; a film that had to be re-shot because the first version was not scary enough, led the North American box office over the weekend, as moviegoers
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she believes President Bush's judgment on the Iraq war \
Yeah, airlines stink, but yesterday's report is no reason to sell.
Being able to spend money on your grandchildren is truly one of life's great pleasures, according to a new survey by the AARP.
Starbucks and AT&T said they would start offering a mix of free and paid wireless Internet service in most of Starbucks\u00e2\u0080\u0099s American shops, beginning this spring.
A British soldier who suspended an Iraqi prisoner from a forklift truck has a previous conviction for assault, his court martial in Germany heard.
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18 years before Palm's Foleo... Forgotten Tech There's nothing new under the sun, some folk say, and that's certainly true of Palm's recently announced Foleo. It's the palmtop reborn in a slightly sexier, slightly larger form. Even its name is reminiscent of that bygone arena - it's rather like the Atari Portfolio, the world's first palmtop PC, released in June 1989.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tiger Woods fires a 6-under-par 64 to maintain his three-shot cushion at the Tour Championship in Atlanta while Masters champion Zach Thomas flirts with a 59 before settling for a 10-under-par 60.
Muslims' sense of belonging could be eroded by EU nations not tackling discrimination, a watchdog warns.
As part of the largest US attempt at a public-housing makeover, some residents are now being required to work.
Johannesburg-born Andrew Strauss completed a remarkable debut treble to put England in total command of the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa at St George&#39;s Park on Saturday.
September 23, 2004 -- BEIRUT, Lebanon - The Lebanese government announced the arrest of the country&#39;s top al Qaeda operative, and said yesterday he and another Lebanese suspect plotted homicide attacks on Western embassies and recruited insurgents to
As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush's re-election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the nation's voting system &#151; particularly in Ohio, where details continue to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded polling stations in minority and poor neighborhoods.
By Rebecca Palmer Deseret Morning News and Associated Press  Several wildfires burned throughout Utah on Sunday, with the largest occurring in Box Elder County after lightning struck.
A new study raises questions about the safety of healthy people undergoing full-body CT screenings to detect disease early on. USA TODAY&#39;s Liz Szabo talked to leading experts about the procedure and the study&#39;s findings.
In which our correspondent gets vitals at Playboy's Bikini Bash.
Network operator O2 (UK) Ltd. will sell Apple Inc.&#39;s iPhone in the U.K. from Nov. 9 for #269 (US$538), the companies announced Tuesday, marking the start of the iPhone&#39;s move into Europe.
Amateur stargazers who stayed up late into the early hours today were rewarded with fleeting glimpses of a total eclipse of the moon.
Online media company Yahoo Inc.  late on Monday rolled out tests of redesigned start pages for its popular Yahoo.com and My.Yahoo.com sites.
Astana - Seoul, November 11 KAZINFORM -- South Korea, the United States and other countries involved in the six-way talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program recently conveyed a proposal to the North to hold unofficial talks in November and a fourth round of
Pilot Vance Atkinson says it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s time for the federal government to do something about passengers being stranded on parked airplanes for long periods of time.
Along with 6,000 pages of notes International tech standards body Ecma has approved the Office Open XML document format.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Here's a goofy story that's not the least bit funny: A subcontractor for a company handling credit-card info for the Disney Movie Club has been arrested for trying to sell customers' personal data to undercover law enforcement agents.
A key suspect in the murder of the Serbian prime minister, Zoran Djindjic, is handed over to the Serbian authorities by Greece.
Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu failed to appear Wednesday for a bail hearing and a judge issued a new warrant for his arrest.
WASHINGTON  A new Army report on prisoner abuse by intelligence personnel at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison cites misconduct by military interrogators but exonerates high-ranking Pentagon officials and senior US ...
An explosion of unknown origin occurred outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, injuring nine people, including four embassy workers, French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said.
Egyptian resorts filled mainly with Israelis were blasted by terrorist\u00e2\u0080\u0099s car-bombs. At least 21 people were killed and 122 wounded as a result of heavy bomb explosions in Sinai Peninsula on Egypt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s border with Israel.
Employers have reneged on their promise to share the pensions burden with workers, the TUC says.
A bookmaker stops taking bets on who will play the next James Bond after high bets on actor Colin Salmon.
NEW YORK : Roger Federer, who has just won his first US Open, is in many people&#39;s minds a threat to Pete Sampras&#39; record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies campaigned for him Saturday ahead of presidential elections seven days away, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to Germany to collect an international award.
ROCHESTER, NY Eastman Kodak has reached an out-of-court settlement with Sun Microsystems over the damage phase of Kodak&#39;s successful lawsuit regarding Sun&#39;s Java computer programming language.
Globalization does strange things to people. A day in the life of a Manila Philippines based business consultant - proving that you really CAN talk about Muddy Walters, bluegrass and work all on the same page...
Inventories of unsold goods where up in May, while separate data showed consumers cut back on spending amid higher gasoline prices and continued troubles in the housing market.
Kenya's opposition said on Friday it planned to restart protests across the east African nation against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election after the failure of African Union (AU) mediation.
The federal government has agreed to release \
ST. FRANCISVILLE, Louisiana  - The owners of a New Orleans-area nursing home where 35 elderly people drowned during Hurricane Katrina were found not guilty of all charges on Friday by a Louisiana jury.
Saving world trade talks and bolstering   global financial systems against fiscal crises were the focus   of finance ministers of the United States, China and other   Pacific Rim economies meeting in Vietnam on Thursday.
The first major screen adaptation of the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States received its world premiere in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
The opera, as seen at Montclair State University in New Jersey, is a tunefully entertaining and thoughtful piece of theater.
In un'intervista a 'Grazia' Alex Del Piero interviene sul problema della violenza nel calcio. \
U.S. and Iraqi security forces cannot solve the problem of violence in Iraq without political action and reconciliation with some militant groups, the U.S. commander in Iraq said on Thursday.
Two airplanes collided Friday at the Reno National Championship Air Races, killing one pilot and injuring another in the third fatal crash at the event in four days.
A small but influential group of US pediatricians issued a sharply partisan statement Wednesday criticizing President Bush (news - web sites)&#39;s track record on child health.
GestureTek Mobile could make your phone act like a Wiimote, if only your ordinary phone were so cool. Take a peek at the future of motion navigated mobile games.
Despite his quick start to the second round at the U.S. Open, Phil Mickelson lost his game on the difficult Oakmont course and is now 13 strokes off the lead and in danger of an early exit.
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A British soldier was killed Sunday and four others injured in an explosion in Afghanistan&#39;s restive southern Helmand province, the defence ministry said.
Taylor Stubblefield caught a 40-yard touchdown pass and became the Big Ten's career receptions leader as No. 9 Purdue held on to beat Penn State 20-13 on Saturday night.
When it comes to counting, a remote Amazonian tribespeople have been found to be lost for words. Researchers discovered the Piraha tribe of Brazil, with a population of 200, have no words beyond one, two and many.
Lo afferma un rapporto dei Medici senza frontiere
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a bitter crossfire on Monday as their U.S. presidential campaign took an ugly personal turn on the Martin Luther King holiday.
Former champion Maria Sharapova squeezed in a victory between downpours at Wimbledon on Saturday, beating Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3 6-3 to book her place in the fourth round.
Per CGIL, CISL e UIL \u00c3\u00a8 il quinto sciopero contro la politica economica del governo Berlusconi. I lavoratori dipendenti si fermano per quattro ore per protestare contro la Finanziaria ma per alcune categorie
Mobile phone giant Vodafone posts a slight dip in annual profits as it battles tough competition in Europe.
The US Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted on Monday after a staff mutiny.
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Kofi Annan, the former head of the UN, will today provide details of a peace deal aimed at restoring Kenya's stability after weeks of deadly violence
This week we look at attacks that target a Web site's method of determining if a user, service, or application has the necessary permissions to perform a requested action. Using various techniques, attackers can fool a Web site into increasing their privileges to protected areas. By Ryan C. Barnett. 1218
The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents, despite a veto threat from the White House
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is awaiting trial for urging followers to kill non-Muslims, was denied bail by a British judge on Tuesday.
A \u00c2\u00a3100,000 reward is offered as police hail Ozzy Osbourne for \
Lettuce at Yum Brands Inc.'s Taco Bell restaurants was the most likely cause of an E.coli outbreak that sickened dozens of people in the northeastern United States, food safety officials said on Wednesday.
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When the Red Sox were paired up with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 100th World Series, there was no way that Johnny Pesky could avoid being an integral part of the story line.
At least 20 new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia&#8212;mostly at local fish markets&#8212;scientists have announced.
Italia appoggia proposta Bush su conferenza di pace
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 11--Free tobacco cessation classes are planned in Boise and Nampa.   The classes, which run for five weeks on Mondays and Tuesdays, begin Monday in Boise at the American Cancer Society, 2676 S.
ANKARA, Turkey  - Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party will press ahead with plan to criminalize adultery despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, a party member said Thursday.
Center-left leaders rallied behind Romano Prodi on Friday, boosting his chances of returning to office just days after he resigned as premier.Comment
Number three seed Anastasia Myskina came from a set down to beat Vera Zvonareva in the all-Russian quarterfinal of the women&#39;s Kremlin Cup.
The stereotype has been around as long as the religious right: conservative Christians are sheep-like, monolithic, controlled by their leaders.
Strong sales and tight cost control helps the owner of the Zara fashion chain to report forecast-beating profits.
By Mike Riopell  SPRINGFIELD - The state's chance to lure a state-of-the-art power plant and the hundreds of jobs it could bring to east-central Illinois could hinge on lawmakers' repairs to key legislation.

Pedro Martinez pitched seven innings and Manny Ramirez drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly to power the Boston Red Sox to an 8-3 win over the Anaheim Angels in the American League Divisional Series (ALDS) Wednesday.
Qantas Airways said it will increase the number of flights from Australia to Britain with stopovers in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Online buzz from scientists around the world has turned to thoughts on how to save the legendary Holmdel, N.J., building \u00c2\u0097 or at least part of it.
The new formula one team rose from the ashes of Jaguar Racing when the energy drink maker announced yesterday its long-awaited takeover of the British team, which was put up for sale by Ford two months ago.
Intervista esclusiva domani in edicola su 'Vanity Fair'
ISTANBUL, Nov. 30 -- Pope Benedict XVI slipped out of his red Prada loafers and padded in white slippered feet across the carpeted floor of Istanbul's revered Blue Mosque on Thursday, in only the second papal visit ever to a Muslim house of worship.
The pilots and flight attendants at  bankrupt UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB on Monday ratified wage-cut deals  worth $311 million annually to United Airlines, possibly moving  the carrier closer to a Chapter 11 exit.
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Web sites for President Bush's campaign and the Republican National Committee suffered outages for several hours on Wednesday.
Coming soon: Access your Gmail from an IMAP client
Nigerian militants said they  planned to release 11 foreign hostages in the oil producing  Niger Delta on Monday and state authorities said they were on  their way to collect them.
Blog: Web site lets people post classified videos
Rivista al rialzo (+3,1%) la stima flash di Eurostat
Robin Williams, a five-time Golden Globe winner, will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for career achievement at January's ceremony.
North Korea could start disabling its plants that make weapons-grade plutonium as early as next week as a part of a disarmament-for-aid deal the reclusive state struck with regional powers, a news report said on Monday.
SHANGHAI -- Looking at the facts, the past year seems to have been disastrous for Worldbest Pharmaceutical.  First, there were reports of accounting irregularities and exaggerated profit. Half the managers were fired. Then, in the summer, six people died and at least 80 fell ill after receiving an antibiotic injection manufactured by a subsidiary. Most recently, the company warned investors that it was likely to report its third consecutive year of losses....
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Under a barrage of questions from House Judiciary Committee members, a federal prosecutor said yesterday that the hanging of nooses at a high school in Jena, La., constituted a hate crime but that charges were not brought because the students allegedly responsible were juveniles.
By Reid J. Epstein And Rick Brand, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 6--Sen.
The managing general partner of Edward D. Jones &amp; Co. LP plans to step down, nearly a week after the brokerage firm agreed to pay $75 million to settle allegations of improper disclosure
Da 5,6 mld dollari, piu' importante del polo aeronautico
Moglie separata di Fabrizio Corona indagata per riciclaggio
The British economy grew by 3.1 percent in 2004, ending the year on a strong note despite continued declining output from production industries and the worst Christmas for retailers in more than 20 years.
International mediators will step up efforts on Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis over a disputed presidential election after the collapse of talks between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
Chris Rock's eyes darted around the room, studying the chattering group of international print journalists. He licked his lips, clasped his hands ... and only dropped one F-bomb as they questioned him in a variety of accents.
The driver of a Fiat Uno seen leaving the tunnel where Princess Diana died seemed drunk, her inquest hears.
LAS VEGAS - Harrah&#39;s Entertainment Inc. ( NYSE:HET ) and Caesars Entertainment, Inc. ( NYSE:CZR ) today signed a definitive agreement to sell Harrah&#39;s East Chicago, Harrah&#39;s Tunica, Atlantic City Hilton
The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia.
SALT LAKE CITY - Two newlyweds were arrested and accused of robbing a Utah County bank, just weeks after getting married. Kylee and Joshua Rich of Lehi are due in federal court Wednesday to hear the charges.
Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack against the country over its nuclear activities, and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware that underscored the warning.
Current U.S. interest rate policy  should promote a further drop in inflation although risks are  still skewed toward higher prices, San Francisco Federal  Reserve President Janet Yellen said on Thursday.
This has been one heck of a season thus far. Every week, there have been games that have been dynamite. I can understand the proponents of keeping the bowl system the way it is.
Yahoo has quietly purchased e-mail software company Stata Labs, in what could be an investment in a coming PC search tool to rival Google and Microsoft.
A Colombian hostage freed after years in guerrilla captivity returned to Bogota on Monday carrying letters and photographs from fellow kidnap victims left behind in secret jungle camps.
In a scathing report on 11 deaths last year at the District's St. Elizabeths Hospital for the mentally ill, an advocacy group for the disabled told city officials yesterday that medical neglect resulted in \
Five people dead and 400 others injured in quake that sparks blaze at world's biggest nuclear power station.
Roads are closed and houses are flooded as high winds and rain lash the UK - with Carlisle completely cut off by water.
At the beginning of next year, the descent probe, Huygens, will try to sample what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Huygens passed its last in-flight checks and scientists are preparing for the perilous, one-way trip towards the surface.
A sprinkling of architects and designers around the world are working to greatly change hospitals by humanizing their design.
Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and his rival Senator John Edwards are preparing for their only debate of the US presidential campaign later Tuesday, an event expected to focus evenly on domestic and foreign policy issues.
&quot;[The Labour] party gathers in Brighton for what is probably its last conference before the general election - and certainly its most difficult in years... The subject that overshadows this conference, haunts
Africa is now one of the fastest-growing international outposts of the farthest-reaching cable channel in the world.
The United States&#39; top computer-security official has resigned after a little more than a year on the job, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.
BIRTHDAY BOY: Jack LaLanne keeps going and going, and so do the parties celebrating his 90th birthday in Santa Monica, Calif. On Saturday, nearly a month after the fitness guru turned
Dubai, Oct. 22 (NNN) :Hamas rocket mastermind Adnan al-Ghoul and an aide travelling with him were killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Angry Brits take offence to present on-selling Women in their 20s from the South East are most likely to take umbrage at seeing their lovingly-selected gifts up for auction, though in the North East the majority of the population (88 per cent) will take offence.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The most profound insights to emerge from the pursuit of synthetic life just may be about real life.
In 2007, half of all actively managed diversified United States stock funds have beaten the S.& P. 500.
L'uomo, 26 anni, era grave dopo incendio in acciaieria
The Philippines' chief negotiator with Muslim separatists has resigned, sources in the government and rebel peace panels said on Saturday, raising doubts about the resumption of talks in Malaysia next month.
ATHENS -- A disruptive Greek chorus of whistles, chanting, and catcalls could not derail a crowd-silencing American sweep in the men's 200-meter dash at the Olympic Games last night.
Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.
SYDNEY : Rupert Murdoch said his US-bound media giant News Corp. is on the &quot;cusp of a new and more prosperous era&quot; as it reported a jump in earnings and rival mogul John Malone moved to increase his stake in the company.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Saturday  it still expected a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in January  sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, in line with its  previous forecast.
Economic data released Wednesday supports decision to cut interest rates.
Canada has defended its decision to buy second-hand submarines after a crewman died from injuries sustained on one of the vessels that had broken down.
The UN nuclear watchdog protests to the US government over a report on Iran's nuclear programme.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.36 percent at the opening on Wednesday as profit-taking pushed down recent gainers including Bridgestone Corp. after the market had risen in the previous four sessions.
The Dave Matthews Band said Friday it wants to make amends after one of its tour bus drivers was accused of dumping human waste on sightseers on the Chicago River, but it stopped short of accepting responsibility for the incident.
Two U.S. contractors implicated in  the Abu Ghraib prison scandal defended their work in Iraq  Thursday, with one saying its employees were not involved in  \
The jingling piano, the humming traffic and the prancing horse tap out separate if connecting songs in the beguiling nonnarrative film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Silence Before Bach.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Australia beat New Zealand by 213 runs in the second cricket Test at Adelaide to clinch a 2-0 series victory and complete a winning record against all nine teams at the sport&#39;s elite level.
A suicide bomber killed some 80 people, including a local police chief, and wounded nearly 100 more at a dog fighting festival just outside Kandahar, Afghanistan.
U.S. Rep. Michael Castle was talkative and in good spirits Monday after suffering two small strokes over the weekend, aides said.
Man City boss Kevin Keegan says he is willing to sell striker Nicolas Anelka.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi prime minister insisted Sunday that the raging insurgency - which has claimed 300 lives in the last week alone and resulted in a wave of kidnappings - will not delay January elections, promising the vote will strike a \
President George W. Bush said on Thursday he and his family would attend the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
At first Megan Minor thought the warnings her ship was sinking were just another drill, until she looked toward the engine room and saw water coming up the stairs.
Severely mentally ill people in Fairfax County whose families are trying to get them emergency help are being released without receiving treatment -- or even a hearing -- because there are not enough independent psychologists to examine them.
Astronauts worked to outfit Europe's new permanent space laboratory on Saturday as a busy visit by NASA's shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station neared its end.
Oracle can pursue its 7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft, a federal judge has ruled in a stunning setback for the US Justice Department.
MySpace, the wildly popular online  teen hangout, said on Friday it will make its first move into  the digital music business by selling songs from nearly 3  million unsigned bands.
Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday completed a free trade pact with China and other accords to be adopted at a meeting of their leaders, but touchy
TWO truck drivers from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka kidnapped in Iraq by the same militant group that claims to be holding two French journalists have been released by their captors, officials said today.
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Nvidia today launched its first mobile PCI Express GPU. The GeForce Go 6800 will soon appear in desktop replacement notebooks and push mobile graphics to a new performance level.
France tightened security around embassies Friday after a bomb outside the Indonesian Embassy slightly injured nine people in a pre-dawn explosion that shattered neighborhood windows and puzzled police.
Consumers have been warned to avoid any toothpaste made in China after inspectors found a poisonous chemical in toothpaste seized at the border and sold at two stores, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Offerta sara' promossa interamente in contanti
An ex-training instructor at Deepcut army barracks admits five charges of sex attacks on young male soldiers.
Controversial proposals to change the civil service pension and up the retirement age to 65 are published.
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The fate of two local retail stores may not be known for months in the wake of the announcement Wednesday of the $11 billion merger of Kmart and Sears.
The key to saving dwindling European fish stocks is for people to consume less fish, conservationists say.
Portugal's health minister proposed on  Wednesday a ban on smoking in public places, including  restaurants and bars, joining other European countries trying  to introduce similar bans.
EAST LANSING, Michigan (Ticker) - Two Michigan State football players were arrested Tuesday morning for planting three homemade &quot;MacGyver bombs&quot; outside a campus apartment.
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Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.
A computerized brace lets people recovering from knee injuries get their therapy on the go.
Ora mi auguro ci siano anche programmi di alto livello
Security researchers are working to shut down a hacking attack targeting Internet banking users of at least 50 financial institutions in the U.S. and Europe.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. LOS ANGELES , California, United States of America -- Golfing superstar Tiger Woods, who is relaxing on a Caribbean
The Tower of London and Westminster have escaped being listed as endangered world heritage sites this year, the British government said.
Listening to enigmatic  Koryak-language songs and eating traditional salmon soup and  cutlets in this village, it is easy to imagine indigenous  cultures still thrive on Russia&#39;s Kamchatka peninsula.
Tamil Tiger rebels pounded military bases in northeastern Sri Lanka with heavy artillery and mortar bombs, sparking a battle with government troops in which at least 20 civilians were wounded, officials said.
Japan's new imperial baby has been named Hisahito in a traditional ceremony in hospital in the capital, Tokyo.
A jack rabbit found throughout much of the West has disappeared from the Yellowstone area, although the reason why remains a mystery, a new study concludes.
Gommone in difficolta', avrebbe a bordo anche dei morti
US wildlife authorities said they will remove wolves from the endangered species list in three states and want to de-list the animals in three more regions, paving the way for hunting the creatures for the first time in decades.
Darren Fichardt had four birdies in a five-hole stretch on the way to a 4-under 67 Saturday, grabbing a share of the lead with Paul Broadhurst after the third round of the Madrid Open.
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Thousands rally in Ankara to protest against a plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
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Microsoft will not appeal a court ruling that requires the company to sell in Europe a version of its Windows operating system without its media-playing software.
A Hamas official was killed yesterday when his sport-utility vehicle exploded in a neighborhood of Damascus seconds after he started the engine
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20 - As members of the United Nations General Assembly are soon to vote on the future of cloning research, possibly within days, leading scientists will be conducting a symposium discussion
US politicians pay tribute to Christopher Reeve, the paralysed Superman star who has died at 52.
Company gives itself an earnings forecast haircut.
TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Monday as investors weighed the impact of an expected US interest rate hike and a $10.3-billion-US merger in the technology sector.
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&quot;It&#39;s quite intense. I&#39;ve heard at least 10 explosions,&quot; a Reuters reporter said on Monday from inside the. compound of the gold-domed Imam Ali mosque, Iraq&#39;s holiest Shi&#39;ite Muslim shrine.
A federal appeals court has ruled that former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith will not be awarded the $88.5 million fortune left by her late husband J. Howard Marshall II, reversing the 2002 court decision. In 1994, Smith, then 26, married the 89-year-...
A man has lost his wife and sister to a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) which strikes one in a million people. Barry Harper&#39;s wife Phyllis, from Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, died last month after battling
The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated federal or state antitrust laws.
The NHL is using its All-Star weekend to spotlight its efforts to increase African-American interest in playing and following the sport. But it's still fighting a losing battle
An author of last year's law creating Medicare prescription drug benefits says liberal groups are undermining the program by spreading false information about it, and he wants them to stop. But the organizations will have none of it.
By Associated Press  KOROLYOV, Russia -- The space capsule carrying a new U.S.- Russian crew and the first paying female space tourist docked smoothly Wednesday at the international space station.
Freezing or refrigerating breast milk for over 48 hours can lower some  beneficial properties, research shows.
A Milano esposti 300 disegni dal 17 febbraio al 3 marzo
OPEC, worried by the recent downward spiral of crude prices, agreed to cut production by 1 million barrels a day at a Friday meeting in Cairo, Egypt, but rather than shoring up prices, the action created a sell-off.
Negotiations on a new treaty to fight global warming will fail if rich nations are not treated as \
Chelsea say they sold William Gallas  because he threatened to score an own goal if he was selected.
Singapore Airlines has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 31 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft that are powered by General Electric Co.
The Bush administration will next week ask Congress for $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other related operations for part of the 2009 fiscal year, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Paris - The operation to secure the liberation of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq was an exclusively French concern, ministers insisted on Thursday.
ABUJA, Nigeria  - Sudanese rebels said on Tuesday  that the government must disarm its militias in Darfur before  they would sign a deal to bring aid to 1.5 million civilians  displaced by violence.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia&#39;s national oil and gas company Petronas on Tuesday announced its Petronas International unit has signed an agreement with Sasol to create South Africa&#39;s largest liquid fuels business.
Mobile phone use does not raise the risk of any of the most common brain tumours, a Japanese study suggests.
Washington Post Company holdings Newsweek and Kaplan Inc. are teaming up to offer an online M.B.A. degree program.
NEW YORK -- Dan Patrick is leaving ESPN after 18 years, insisting there is no acrimony but saying he was beginning to take his job for granted.
A man who had just been told his Marine son had been killed in combat in Iraq set fire to a Marine Corps van and suffered severe burns Wednesday, police said.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has signed on to do his first new film since an illness last year put him out of action for several months, the actor said.
Medical technology company Biolase Technology Inc. (BLTI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday cut its outlook for the third and fourth quarters, sending its shares tumbling by
For the first time in their history, the Houston Texans are 0-2, and they have turnovers to blame. &quot;I&#39;ve been around this business long enough to know what
Merrill Lynch  is expected to suffer $15 billion in losses stemming from soured mortgage investments, almost twice the company's original estimate, the New York Times reported on Friday.
In another quiet weekend at the  North American box office, the Milla Jovovich sci-fi sequel  \
Norwegian flight in an unexplained assault that police say could be linked to his asylum status. flying seven passengers from Narvik to Bodoe in northern Norway.
One of the many mistaken assumptions during our presidential election campaign was that a Kerry victory would have led to renewed dynamism in the foreign-policy sphere, while a Bush win could only mean more of the same.
A U.S. judge on Thursday allowed former  media baron Conrad Black to remain free on $21 million bond  pending his sentencing later this year on fraud and obstruction  convictions.
Now that No. 8 Washington State has defended its home court and finally beaten Oregon, it's time to hit the road.
Gunmen shoot dead an Italian nun at a hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and doctors say.
U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday, with the S&P and Nasdaq rising more than 2 percent, led by technology companies as investors snapped up beaten down shares, while the energy sector benefited from a surge in oil prices.
Dermot Mulroney has filed for divorce, seeking to end his nearly 17-year marriage to Catherine Keener.
OTTAWA - A Decima Reseach poll shows that two out of three Canadians didn&#39;t get their flu shot this year. The poll of 1,015 Canadians suggests that despite repeated media advertisements extolling the benefits
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 22 -- A woman who killed an expectant mother, cut the baby from her womb and took the infant home was found guilty Monday of kidnapping resulting in death.
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Shares of Intel Corp. INTC.O fell  more than 7 percent before the opening bell on Friday, a day  after the technology bellwether slashed its quarterly sales  outlook, and other technology stocks moved lower in tandem.
David Beckham, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard have found themselves out in the cold as the European Footballer of the Year award went to AC Milan&#39;s Andriy Shevchenko.
President Bush acknowledged Monday that American military forces \
With oil prices rising people are turning to wood heat, raising concerns about the environmental impact of some older devices that are being used.
Merger cost savings continue to help Regions offset industry challenges.
Google Inc. is expanding a test program that lets online advertisers buy ad space in newspapers, as the publishing industry struggles to offset business that has moved to the Internet.
Freeview-based HD trial shock result revealed UK broadcasters the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have hailed the trial run pumping out HD content across the Freeview free-to-air digital TV network a \
LOS ANGELES  - A year from Sunday, television for many Americans will cut to black. Analog signals will stop transmitting, older sets will become useless and millions of TV-watching households will simply disappear.
The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage to the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report from the U.N.
Governatore Lazio conferma intenzione di lista con suo nome
Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.
NEW YORK  - Despite early criticisms, the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan has succeeded in boosting drug coverage among older Americans, especially for those who need it most, according to a University of Michigan analysis.
The grandson of Benito Mussolini has   lodged a legal request to exhume the body of Italy's fascist   dictator to find out how \
Description: Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott win the Nobel Prize in economic science. They will share the $1.3 million prize for their work in explaining how factors such as changes in economic policy and technology drive business cycles.
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The Williamstown Theater Festival\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new season includes productions of \u00e2\u0080\u009cShe Loves Me\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cThree Sisters.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The international medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres - Doctors Without Borders \u00e2\u0080-s pulling out of Iraq because of the escalating violence and targeting of aid workers.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell and his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing said they still supported a multinational effort to convince North Korea leader Kim Jong Il to end his nuclear
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Le vittime sono Nunzio Musmeci, 27 anni e Salvatore Mazzaglia, di 23Il duplice omicidio \u00c3\u00a8 avvenuto a Santa Maria di Licodia                                          Due giovani uccisi a Catania a colpi di arma da fuoco
Lebanon emerges on Thursday from an   8-week-old Israeli blockade of its airport and territorial   waters, which German advisers and U.N. forces will now help the   Lebanese authorities to monitor.
Australia&#39;s Treasurer Peter Costello said his forecast in May for aA$2.4 billion ($1.7 billion) budget surplus will help keep interest rates from rising.
D.J. Augustin scored 26 points and Damion James added 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 12 Texas to a 63-61 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.
(CBS/AP) Congressional Republicans on Wednesday turned the high heat on CBS News, charging that last week&#39;s revelations about Lt.
In the wake of the most humiliating opening day in American Ryder Cup history, US captain Hal Sutton figures his team needs something to stir it from the doldrums of a 6 1/2-to-1 1/2 deficit.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Teck Cominco Ltd  said on Monday it had sharply higher earnings in the fourth quarter on strong commodity prices and delayed sales from its Red Dog mine.
Toronto ends its five-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the Yankees after a power outage delays the start for an hour Sunday.
I never went to a drug rehabilitation facility, but I should have.
London's Heathrow airport returned to normal on Saturday as investigators probed why a British Airways plane lost power and was forced to crash land with 152 people aboard.
Nessuna notizia dall&#39;Iraq sul rapimento di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta. La rivendicazione di ieri rimane poco attendibile nel giudizio degli inquirenti. Si teme si tratti di un sequestro organizzato ad alto
Singer Robbie Williams' greatest hits album is to be sold on a memory card for mobile phones.
Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega cannot be extradited to France until his US appeals are exhausted, a judge rules.
Colpita l&#39;Alabama, centinaia di migliaia di persone in fuga da Louisiana, Mississippi. Caraibi in allarme per l&#39;uragano Jeanne. NEW ORLEANS - Ivan \u00c3\u00a8 arrivato sulle coste degli Stati Uniti colpendo la parte
In crescita le presenze da Gran Bretagna e Belgio
In the early 20th century, artists and religious leaders in the Midwest outdid each other building vast shrines called grottos. Many of these eccentric constructions remain significant attractions today. Michelle Delio reports from Dickeyville, Wisconsin.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy, the Iraq war and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and continued their war of words over Bush's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War.
DETROIT Sergio Marchionne, the new chief executive of Fiat Group, has said that his company plans to vigorously defend its right to sell its auto business to General Motors, a move that GM has said it will contest in court if need be.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
More than 300 people died in floods and mudslides in Haiti sparked by Tropical Storm Jeanne over the weekend, the United Nations and local officials said on Monday.
Sudan denies its forces attacked peacekeepers in Darfur, after condemnation by the UN and the US.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 6 -- The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing an East African peacekeeping force to prevent an alliance of Islamic militias from overthrowing Somalia's fragile interim government.
Anil Ambani, the Vice-Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), said on Monday that he was not consulted by the company&#39;s Board on the proposed share buy-back.
The United States has arrested  a second Internet gaming executive, adding to fears of a  crackdown on the lucrative industry and wiping over $1.5  billion off the stock market value of the UK-listed sector on  Thursday.
Eight schoolchildren were killed and 57 injured in a bus crash in South Africa, the latest fatal accident to strike some of the world&#39;s most dangerous roads, police said.
Indonesia&#39;s chief of police is to investigate allegations that the most wanted terrorist in the country escaped arrest by bribing a policeman.
The arrival yesterday of badly-needed snowfalls across much of the Alps was a relief for the thousands of Britons booked to go skiing in Europe over the coming two weeks.
Mischa Barton and Rumer  Willis have been cast opposite Bruce Willis, Rumer&#39;s father, in  the dark comedy &quot;The Sophomore.&quot;
Dartmoor's Ten Tors event will go ahead as planned despite the death of a teenage girl during training.
Voters in Florida began casting early ballots Monday in the 2004 presidential race, making the Sunshine State a showdown magnet for both campaigns.
L'allenatore della Reggina, Renzo Ulivieri, conferma il turn over per la sfida di Coppa Italia doman...
ATHENS As they lunged and lobbed with astonishing skill on Thursday, it was difficult to know whose personal journey had made them the worthier Olympic women&#39;s badminton champion.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Southern California senior Matt Grootegoed on Thursday was named one of three finalists for the Butkus Award, which is presented to the nation&#39;s top college linebacker.
U.S. authorities are imposing  unprecedented security to protect the inauguration of President  Bush on Jan 20, the first such ceremony since the Sept. 11 2001  attacks, officials said on Tuesday.
The government is launching a review of the current system which allows MPs to vote on their pay annual rise.
Disparities in the US health-care system result in up to 79,000 premature deaths each year because of a lack of preventative treatments and care for chronic conditions like diabetes
Wall Street heads back to work this week in a somewhat calmer state of mind. Overall, investors are more optimistic now about the financial markets than they've been in several weeks.
President Bush and Senator John Kerry campaigned today in Wisconsin, yet another of those crucial swing states.
The US now says the deadly explosion at a US mess tent in Mosul was the work of a suicide bomber. Meanwhile, in Mosul the US has shut down bridges and roads leading into the town.
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Voluta da Milano Unica e Vogue, dal 13 settembre
Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) failed to win approval yesterday for a proposal to allow exploration for natural gas off the Virginia coast, as procedural maneuvering and partisan divisions held up key parts of the Senate's energy package.
Striscioni Bertone e Thyssen, alta l'adesione allo sciopero
Armin Zoeggeler ha vinto il quarto appuntamento stagionale della Coppa del Mondo di slittino, centra...
The world hasn't seen the last of Whistling Straits, the gem of a golf course that debuted to magnificent reviews during the PGA Championship.
On Tuesday night, when No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma meet in the Orange Bowl, all the foibles about the B.C.S. will move to the background.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary last month, said on Tuesday that the family was the core of society and urged greater consideration for the vulnerable and marginalized.
In the UK, iTunes charges consumers STG0.79 per song, or around EUR1.20. In France and Germany, however, the cost of downloads is just EUR0.
Senior Indonesian officials and leaders of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) started arriving in Helsinki for talks aimed at hammering out a truce for the area worst hit by last month's tsunami.
Dopo Massimo De Santis, oggi &egrave; il giorno di Massimo Moratti.
Hydrogen, tested in buses from Amsterdam to Vancouver and used in the rockets of the U.S. space shuttle, is a clean power that promises to break dependence on oil and gas -- at least in Iceland.
The United Nations signed an agreement on Tuesday as a first step in creating a tribunal that would try suspects in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and other anti-Syrian figures.
Will Smith spends an hour greeting fans at the London premiere of his latest film, I Am Legend.
Sarah Silverman still is responding to the negative reaction to her Britney Spears jokes at the MTV Video Music Awards. \
Golf has changed for Hunter Mahan in his fourth season as a professional, and the birdies have flowed like never before.
Anche contro il Milan, Domenico Di Carlo utilizzer&agrave; il tridente con Corradi punta avanzata, R...
Richard Kelly, the director of \u00e2\u0080\u009cDonnie Darko,\u00e2\u0080\u009d returns with \u00e2\u0080\u009cSouthland Tales,\u00e2\u0080\u009d hoping that pop culture and physics play to the faithful.
England and Ireland face off at Croke Park Saturday, 87 years after Bloody Sunday marked the stadium's place in Irish history.
In the third content deal in as many days, Vodafone Group PLC announced a service that will allow its mobile customers to view and upload videos to YouTube Inc.
The United States has failed to guard against torture and inhuman behavior since launching its &quot;war on terror&quot; after Sept.
Thousands of American marines and soldiers swarmed over a railroad embankment on the northern edge of Falluja on Monday night and early Tuesday
LOS ANGELES  - Warner Bros. Pictures, whose \
Boston Scientific Corp  said on Friday it has recalled an ear implant the company acquired as part of its purchase of Advanced Bionics in June.
Radical Muslim clerics and scholars in Pakistan demand the Pope's removal for what they call insults against Islam.
Virginia&#39;s ambitious football team must neutralize Miami&#39;s speed today at Scott Stadium to stake its own claim to a berth among college football&#39;s elite.
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp struck a groundbreaking deal on Wednesday, ending a two-day strike by agreeing to create a health-care trust fund that will reduce the automaker's costs.
UK scientists have identified a gene which increases the risk of bowel cancer by 20 per cent.
Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal kill at least four soldiers north-east of Kathmandu.
Google has released a tool that lets people search documents, e-mails or spreadsheets stored on a PC.
Arrestato uno dei due africani accusati del delitto
Martin says licenses preclude amalgamation of XM and Sirius.
Bangladeshi police beat demonstrators with batons Saturday during opposition-led strikes demanding the government resign over a deadly grenade attack on a political rally.
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russian television was polluting young people's minds with cheap imports and urged broadcasters to embrace wholesome home-grown entertainment instead.
UFJ Holdings Inc., Japan&#39;s fourth- biggest lender, said the nation&#39;s Supreme Court upheld its right to merge with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
KABUL, Afghanistan  - At least seven children were  killed and several injured in an explosion near a school in the  southern Afghan province of Paktia, the Afghan Islamic Press  agency said Sunday.
Opponents and supporters  of the proposed Sirius-XM deal, which would shrink the  satellite radio universe to one provider, laid their pros and  cons before the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.
Ukraine is suspending privatisation of petroleum-processing industry. Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma has signed a respective bill which the Rada (parliament) passed, December 23, reports the presidential ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Pfizer, Inc., to pull new advertisements for Viagra that depicted users of the anti-impotence pill as mischievous playboys.
Do-it-yourself with snow machines are taking the weather into their own hands.
Internal documents about the safety of Prozac were given years ago to federal regulators and to lawyers suing Eli Lilly & Company.
Dubai, Dec. 7 (PTI): A 28-year-old Indian man was among the five expatriates killed in the shoot-out at the US consulate in Jeddah yesterday, the Indian consulate in the Saudi Arabian city confirmed today.
By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 8--There is no such thing as a private beach in California. Beaches  are public, but some owners of coastal property apparently aren't above lying  to try to keep away the huddled masses.
Star Talk My first and only attempt ended up with me smacking myself in the back of the head. I left it to the professionals.  Benjamin Bratt, Halle Berry&#39;s co-star in Catwoman, saying he wasn&#39;t very proficient in cracking the whip (AP, July 2004) ...
Apple Inc. has another week to respond to Cisco Systems Inc.'s trademark infringement lawsuit that threatens to keep Apple from using the name \
Gov. Eliot Spitzer kicked off his second year with warm words for his friends and foes alike, offering a less combative tone in his State of the State address.
Mexican President Vicente Fox was   forced to abandon his last state of the nation address to   Congress on Friday after leftist lawmakers alleging election   fraud seized the podium and refused to let him speak.
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India bowled Australia all out for 93 to win the fourth Test in Mumbai by 13 runs, the series ending in some of the most tense, exciting Test cricket of the year.
Politicians clear first hurdle toward approving sweeping legal rewrite that would crush lawsuits alleging illegal cooperation between the government, communications companies.
Welcome to the ongoing controversy known as the Bowl Championship Series.
When the former Hollywood star Robert Blake wanted his wife killed he turned to two stuntmen who had worked with him 30 years ago on his hit television show Baretta, a jury heard yesterday.
Finnish Europarliamentarians are split down the middle on how they plan to vote on Wednesday on the European Commission designate headed by Jose Manuel Barroso.
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Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills are set to continue behind-closed-doors court hearings aimed at agreeing a divorce deal next week, court officials said Friday.
A senior adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's government was abducted by unknown gunmen in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, Abbas's Fatah faction said.
The Messenger spacecraft got a quick glance at the solar system\u00e2\u0080\u0099s innermost planet, which it eventually will orbit.
There has been more controversy at the Olympics in Athens, Greece over the scoring in men&#39;s gymnastics, this time in the horizontal (high) bar finals.
In a move derided by meat packers and consumers, federal meat inspectors will start conducting \
A storm in China&#39;s southwest has left at least 79 people dead and 74 missing after heavy rain caused bridges to collapse and triggered floods and landslides, Agence France-Presse said, citing disaster relief workers.
Oro per l'Italia della Pista. Roberto Chiappa, dopo essersi classificato sesto nella finale keirin, ...
Kuwait's only female cabinet minister, Nouria Sbeih, survives a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Transport strike keeps broad-based incomes talks at standstill The deadline for a broad-based incomes agreement is being pushed back by the ongoing transport strike.
By Andrew D. Smith, The Dallas Morning News  Mar. 6--Today marks the beginning of a battle for cable TV and broadband Internet customers around Dallas and Fort Worth -- a battle that may mean sharply lower prices for all consumers.   AT&T Inc.
Diplomatic row escalates with arrest of staff including Neil Kinnock's son
Rapper Eminem's mother has expressed concern over the health of her son, who was treated for pneumonia in December last year and is perpetually sick these days.
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Donovan McNabb sat in a dark room with his two dogs and watched film of the Philadelphia Eagles' loss to Carolina in last year's NFC championship game.
Grammy-winning pop singer Mariah Carey is trying to block porn star-turned politician Mary Carey from trademarking her similar-sounding stage name, saying that fans could get the two performers confused.
(InfoWorld) - Semiconductor manufacturer LSI Logic said Monday it would acquire Agere Systems, creating a combined chip-making company with enough scale to compete for greater market share in segments including hard disks and digital media players. LSI, of Milipitas, California, will trade stock worth $4 billion for Agere, of Allentown, Penn. The move will push LSI to double its size, growing to 9,100 employees and an estimated $3.5 billion in annual revenue. LSI hopes to use the deal to extend its market in storage and consumer electronics by adding Agere's expertise in storage, mobility and networking, according to a statement by Abhi Talwalkar, president and chief executive of LSI. Agere's top 10 customers are Apple, Cisco, Hitachi, Lucent, Maxtor, NEC, Nokia, Samsung, Seagate, and Toshiba, the company's Web site said. The two companies will also be more streamlined, saving $125 million per year starting in 2008 through \
A former oral surgeon has agreed to plead guilty to charges that he orchestrated a grisly plot to plunder corpses and sell body parts for transplants, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Sept. 11 families spent the week pleading, screaming, and in some instances weeping for Congress to pass intelligence reforms needed to prevent another such attack, but election year politics put some of them on different sides of the debate.
A popular cholesterol-lowering drug failed to help slow the buildup of artery-clogging plaque in a long-awaited study, the companies that market the medication said yesterday, raising questions about whether its use should be limited.
IBM, among others, wants you to swap movies at a high rate of speed.
Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, the wife of former US President Lyndon B Johnson, dies aged 94.
A new study sheds light on the mystery of autism and may point the way to a promising treatment. Some autistic children have a weakened ability to protect themselves
One of the great mysteries for astronomers is why our Sun's surface is so much hotter than its core. The counterintuitive answer, according to a suite of solar observatories, hinges on the Sun's tangled magnetic field and deep, fiery waves...
An unemployed man pleads guilty to murdering his disabled fianc\u00c3\u00a9e and her carer at a flat.
NEW ORLEANS- An angry Saints owner Tom Benson summed up the play of his team after losing to the Denver Broncos 34-13. &quot;They looked like a high school team.
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy said on Monday it was expanding training on race relations after two hangman's nooses were found on campus, the first in the bag of a black cadet and the second in a trainer's office.
By Traci Watson  Never mind solar panels and windmills. Communities across the nation are turning to an unlikely source of clean energy: garbage.
As the first star-driven film to cross completely over to the digital domain, \
The crusade against \u00e2\u0080\u009cnaked short selling\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Patrick M. Byrne, the head of Overstock.com, may be in the midst of a meltdown.
Security is improving in  Nigeria's oil-producing delta and oil companies are considering  a return for evacuated workers following a peace deal signed by  a rebel militia, industry sources said on Sunday.
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Australia claim a resounding 217-run first Test victory over India.
Shane Doan scored 34 seconds into the  third period to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Finland in the  World Cup of Hockey championship game on Tuesday.
John Fogerty is finding out it's never too late to be a first-time performer at the Grammy Awards.
In absolving Bengals defensive end James Geathers for the hit, the N.F.L. emphasized that quarterbacks are responsible for avoiding hits by sliding.
A humanitarian agency with a long history of work in Iraq has ended its operations in the war-torn nation after its leader was abducted.
By Raloff, Janet  TECHNOLOGY  Alain Crevoisier had reckoned that it would be easy to turn almost any hard surface into a keyboard, drum head, or other input for a computer-controlled musical instrument.
As the 17th pick, Sean Williams will earn $1,180,500 his rookie year and $1,269,100 his second year. The Nets have options for the third and fourth years.
About 300 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in northeast Indianapolis, Indiana, a spokesman for the Marion County Health Department told CNN on Friday.
The FBI interviewer allegedly gave Abdallah Higazy a choice: Admit to having a special pilot's radio in a hotel room near the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, or the security service in his native Egypt would give his family \
By Michael E. Young, The Dallas Morning News  May 31--Framed against a sky darker than twilight, thunderstorms pounded the Dallas area again Wednesday, the 21st day of rain in this not-quite-finished May.
RICCIONE - Morte per overdose da ectasy. I primi risultati dell&#39;autopsia eseguita sul corpo di Vanessa Tarquini, la segretaria di 26 anni di San Severino Marche deceduta a ferragosto nel parcheggio della discoteca Peter Pan di Riccione, dove aveva ...
Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a speech at the prestigious La Sapienza University in Rome amid opposition by professors and students who say he is hostile to science.
A controversial referendum on legislation that would give Albanians greater autonomy gets under way in Macedonia.
Shares of Orbitz rocketed 27 percent in after-hours action yesterday on word the online travel site was in talks to be purchased by Cendant for $26 to $28 per share, or more than $1 billion in cash.
Pakistan says it will take action if India proves it is connected to devastating train blasts in Mumbai.
For Russia and China, opposition to sanctions against Khartoum may boil down to the pocketbook.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says a British team will help investigate the death of Benazir Bhutto.
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Color affects mood, metabolism and sleep, so a software engineer looks into colored light therapy as a way to help his child overcome learning disabilities. In Bodyhack.
With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush administration said on Thursday it will negotiate with refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
Ning, the latest startup of  Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, is looking to get a jump  ahead of MySpace and Facebook by giving consumers free tools to  create and operate specialized online social networks of their  own.
Seattle -- There&#39;s only one problem with Microsoft&#39;s Service Pack 2, a key upgrade to the popular Windows XP operating system: It turns some computers into large, expensive doorstops.
The father of one of six soldiers killed by a mob in Iraq says he does not think the killers will ever be arrested.
Richard Stallman from the FSF, Ray Saunders from the World Scout Bureau and the author discuss the connections between free software and Scouting philosophies.
THE West Indies are confident captain Brian Lara will be fit to face England in Saturday&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final at The Oval.
A puzzle is crucial to securing India\u00c2\u0092s future: how to harness and hold on to its rich but capricious rains.
A woman who was raped and beaten near a Gypsy camp allegedly by a Romanian died Thursday night, state radio reported. The latest attack blamed on a foreigner has prompted the government to give authorities the power to expel EU immigrants deemed dangerous.
For the Oakland Athletics players, reminders of the team's recent postseason failings have become increasingly tiresome.
Sony Corp, which on Tuesday confirmed a shipping halt on the Suez Canal disrupted delivery of its newest PlayStation 2 to Europe, said supply shortages of the game console extend to the United States.
Ann Strother made her homecoming a successful one, scoring a game-high 20 points Thursday night to help No. 8 Connecticut avoid its first losing streak in 12 seasons with a 63-44 win over Colorado State.
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CARLOS Moya clinched Spain&#39;s second Davis Cup victory yesterday with a majestic straight-sets win over American world No. 2 Andy Roddick.
DOHA (Aljazeera) -- An audio tape from Ayman al-Zawahri has called for organized resistance against what the senior al-Qaeda leader describes as invading crusaders in the Muslim world.
LONDON  - Setting a television music series in the most famous recording studio in the world is such a logical idea that it's a wonder no one's done it before. But better late than never.
A leading member of the  Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas entered Egypt from Gaza on  Thursday to resume talks with the Egyptian government on  arrangements at the border, a security source said.
Owners of Apple's iPhone are beginning to receive their first monthly bill from AT&T since the new purchase and are discovering a number of mistakes on the wireless carrier's part. Most notably, AT&T is not removing prior data plans, charging users $20 for the iPhone data, as well as up to $50 for their previous package.
Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty to a trio of illegal weapons charges on Friday and was ordered to be held in custody for another week by a judge who said he would consider releasing him on bond.
President Bush climbed to an  eight-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in a  USAToday/CNN/Gallup poll released on Sunday, the same advantage  he held before the three presidential debates.
NEW YORK (DowJonesAP) - AMR Corp. announced Friday it will boost its presence at its hub in Dallas-Fort Worth by 10%, days before rival Delta Air Lines Inc.
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MANCHESTER UNITED were left cursing a handful of missed chances last night after being rocked by a last-gasp leveller at Craven Cottage.
ETAI Group, a company in France that publishes auto parts catalogs and service manuals, is using open-source data-integration tools to try to streamline the process of updating the information in its nine databases.
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While the rumors proved true about the marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, they haven't come home to roost for another Hollywood couple: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey.
British broadcaster Channel Four launched the country's first full online pay-per-view television service, under which users can download its programmes from the Internet.
A federal appeals court today upheld of a new law that strips federal courts of the authority to review the cases of foreign prisoners held at Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo Bay.
Search-zilla takes a swat at link farms The net is abuzz with speculation that Google is cracking down on link farms designed to artificially puff up the placement of websites after bloggers disclosed recent PageRank drops for more than a dozen sites.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tehran, Nov 30, IRNA -- Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary Hassan Rowhani said on Tuesday that Tehran&#39;s commitment to freeze its uranium enrichment activities would be good only for as long as it was engaged in talks with Europe.
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Militants holding United Nations worker Annetta Flanigan in Afghanistan extend a deadline to decide her fate.
A federal firefighting team took over direction of efforts Sunday to halt a fast-moving wildfire that had killed three people
By Wieland, Ken  Broadband maybe going mobile but data ARPU remains stubbornly static  The number of 3G subscribers in developed markets is slowly, but surely, picking up pace. Unfortunately, the same can't be said about mobile operators' ARPU (average revenue per user).
A Tennessee state inspector had cited a coal company repeatedly for environmental violations. Fred Thompson, the inspector says, got him removed from the case. It was one episode, early in the legal career of the man who would go on to become an actor, a senator and now a Republican presidential candidate. It still resonates in his home state.
The pilot of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom during a flight found himself locked out of the cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its hinges to let him back in, the airline said on Wednesday.
It's almost June, which means we should soon start to hear the peal of wedding bells.
A Pfizer Inc. drug won expanded federal approval Thursday as the first treatment for fibromyalgia, a mysterious syndrome marked by muscle pain and fatigue.
Possibly launching a rival to Apple's iPod Mini, Dell is expected to unleash a number of consumer gadgets.
Glaciers in Antarctica are thinning faster than they did in the 1990s and researchers have discovered an unexpected folded section deep beneath the ice cap, findings that may indicate the ice is less stable than had been thought.
The Defense Department's major weapons programs have suffered cost overruns in the billions of dollars, years-long delays and quality shortfalls because of poor acquisition practices by the department, according to a report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.
J.M. Smucker Co. SJM.N on Friday  posted an 18.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, but its shares  fell as much as 5 percent as sales were nearly flat excluding  an acquisition.
LAWRENCE -- With a new senior management team in place, Malden Mills Industries Inc. has been active on several fronts, trying to mount a major comeback as the manufacturer of Polartec synthetic fleece for military and consumer apparel.
The author of \u00e2\u0080\u009cFlower Confidential,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a book that is part confession, part expos\u00c3\u00a9, tours the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flower district.
A former U.S. policy analyst, testifying for the defense at Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial Wednesday, said part of the groundwork for what became the al-Qaida terrorist network was laid during the Bosnian war in the 1990s break-up of Yugoslavia.
Sometimes it&#39;s better to be lucky than good, which is what you could say about the three-pointer Jamal Crawford banked in from 26 feet as the buzzer sounded to give the Knicks a stunning
Ford Motor Co F.N Chief Executive   Bill Ford Jr is prepared to let someone else lead the carmaker   his great-grandfather founded should the right manager be   available, he said in a magazine interview.
The rookie John Van Benschoten allowed five hits in eight innings for his first major league victory, and the Pirates beat the Astros, 6-1, last night.
Damages from Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tsunami seem unlikely to wreak devastation on the insurance industry after Swiss Re, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-largest reinsurer, said on Thursday that disaster would cost it less than SFr100m ($88m).
Dallas Cowboys football star Terrell   Owens denied on Wednesday he had attempted suicide through an   overdose of prescription pain pills and said he felt capable of   playing on Sunday.
Gianni Rivera vedrebbe benissimo Luca Pancalli, attuale commissario straordinario della Figc, alla g...
Congress this week slapped restrictions on US military aid to Pakistan, creating a rift with the George W. Bush administration on how aggressively to pursue democratic reform there, congressional observers said.
Top seed Roger Federer dropped his first set of the tournament before rebounding in style to tame towering American wildcard John Isner 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-2 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday.
PwC report tells a tale of two economies In the West, litigation is so last century. These days, intellectual property is all about the value and the strategy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Despite missing all three field goal attempts last week, veteran Steve Christie apparently is going to remain the Giants place-kicker this week against Dallas.
CLAMART, FRANCE - When Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies, he can be buried in the Gaza Strip, Israel has decided. Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofax briefed the cabinet on Sunday about security preparations for the Arafat&#39;s funeral.
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi militant group said on its web site Thursday that it had killed 11 Iraqi troops taken hostage south of Baghdad and posted video of the bound men being shot or beheaded.
JAKARTA, Oct 20  - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was Wednesday sworn in as Indonesia&#39;s sixth president, promising to revive a precarious economy by personally leading a war on endemic graft while also tackling terrorism.
The new portable video-game machine from Nintendo Co. is selling briskly in both the United States and Japan and the company is well on its way to reaching a target of selling 5 million units by April next year.
George Bush avoided scowling and John Kerry managed to crack a few more smiles.
BAGHDAD - The director of CARE International who is being held captive in Iraq has appeared in another videotape pleading for the release of female prisoners in Iraq and the withdrawal of British troops.
TOM HARKIN. To understand what the Bush administration is really up to, it pays to watch what it does, not what it says. Monday, as the new Bush rule governing eligibility for overtime pay went into
If the Sun Belt is where the growth is, then Southern Company is a place to be.
In the Yale Daily News last Friday, Steven Smith, the master of Branford College, published a paean to the New York Yankees. He stated, &quot;The Yankees represent to me all that is optimistic and confident in
Tour rookie Jason Dufner shot a seven-under-par 65 to take the first round lead at the Greensboro Classic on Thursday. Dufner, who has never led a round on the
A top official at the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit North Korea within two weeks to discuss details of nuclear reactor inspection that Pyongyang agreed to during the recent international disarmament talks, a Japanese newspaper reported Saturday.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Interim leader Hamid Karzai widened his early lead Saturday in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election, but the deaths of two US soldiers and three Afghan children in bomb attacks underscored that peace and security still elude much of the
The man who may be Bush's choice to replace departing Attorney General John Ashcroft
A judge rejected a last-minute plea from anti-war activists who sued the city for a permit to hold a massive rally in Central Park the day before the Republican convention, saying they were too late.
Marion Jones easily won the 100 meters at the FBK Games on Sunday, finishing in 11.16 seconds.
(Corrects story posted on Oct. 19, 2004. Amends Dr.  Melman's first name to Arnold, erroneously stated as Albert in  the original version.)
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The transfer of Bosnian peacekeeping duties was hailed a \
The Chief of Canada&#39;s maritime defence staff is defending the submarines Canada obtained from the British navy, saying the vessels would never be sent out without being &quot;prepared, checked and tested.
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather faced off in court on Thursday in what has become one of show business's most publicized divorces.
The Indonesian pilot of a budget airliner that crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket tried to land despite being warned of windshear threats, a Thai air traffic control official said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed the hope that a &quot;humane&quot; law would be in place soon in Manipur. He said the law which protects national security and human rights of the people of Manipur would
CHELSEA returned to form and extended their lead at the top of the English premiership to five points with a ruthless 4-0 win at Charlton Athletic yesterday.
BEIJING - Business opportunities in one of the world&#39;s fastest-growing economies dominated the agenda yesterday as French President Jacques Chirac met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and top legislator Wu Bangguo - the No.
With most hotel and restaurant workers on strike, casinos have either filled the vacancies with management or nonunion workers or curtailed services.
LaShonia Hunter left her home in the Poconos about 3:30 Monday morning for a shot at her dream to become a professional singer.
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U.S. prison doctors have deemed suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla mentally competent to stand trial on terrorism charges, based in part on a review of military interrogation documents that will be turned over to his lawyers, court records showed on Tuesday.
Parents of children of all ages should be able to ask their employers for flexible working, says David Cameron.
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Indian police were looking for two railway stationmasters blamed for a head-on collision between two passenger trains which killed at least 38 people and injured dozens, officials said on Wednesday.
A member of Prime Minister Tony Blair's government resigned Monday in protest over a controversial multibillion-dollar plan to renew Britain's nuclear missile defense system.
The shuttle Atlantis undocks from the International Space Station, after a highly complex 11-day mission.
Chinese inspectors found excessive amounts of additives and preservatives in dozens of children's snacks and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said yesterday.
The core business of Internet search engines is being threatened by the evolution of new generation of content providers. The search engines like Google or Yahoo make money by indexing the web sites all over
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Nasdaq Stock Market  President and Chief Executive Bob Greifeld said on Thursday a U.S. stimulus package had the ability to forestall a recession in the world's largest economy.
Apprezzato lavoro Mastella, pronti a diminuire tasse
French designer Hedi Slimane on Tuesday delivered the boldest answer so far to the question that has been preoccupying designers from Paris to Milan this season: how to reinvent trousers for the modern man.
Pizza delivery chain Domino's Pizza Inc.  reported lower quarterly earnings on Friday as its national marketing and promotions failed to take off.
(InfoWorld) - A new update for the Firefox browser fixes an unusual vulnerability that could cause malicious code to run if the browser is launched by Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The critical vulnerability involves Internet Explorer's ability to launch other applications such as Excel or Firefox after a user clicks on a specially written link in a Web page. Explorer does not properly check the syntax of the link, which could allow a malicious link to attack Firefox if launched, according to Mozilla, the open source project that develops Firefox. Microsoft said it\u00c2\u00a0didn't feel it was an issue for Explorer. Either way, Firefox's 2.0.0.5 release fixes the problem by now validating incoming data. The update will automatically be pushed out to Firefox 2.0 users via the built-in update system, Mozilla said in an advisory. The update also fixes seven other vulnerabilities, two of which are considered \
A silent cinema revival glories in black-and-white imagery and rich live music for postmodern tales. It makes an \
Ben Ellis is knocked out in the semi-final of BBC musical theatre talent show Any Dream Will Do.
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U2 shot the video for the second single from their current album on the back of a truck in New York City on Monday. The truck had a police escort as it went around Manhattan in the afternoon, causing a traffic standstill in the city.
British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that his company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years.
Porsche plans to mount a legal challenge over plans to increase London's congestion charge to \u00c2\u00a325-a-day.
Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal is expected to plead guilty in Atlanta traffic court Thursday to his second drunken driving charge.
Two leading UK scientists criticise a High Court judge for his controversial ruling on the climate change film An Inconvenient Truth.
The Food and Drug Administration has told a researcher that he cannot be part of an advisory panel that will meet early next year to review the safety of a class of drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, used to treat arthritis and pain.
South Africa's ruling ANC party said on Tuesday that newly elected leader Jacob Zuma would remain its candidate for state president in 2009 and expressed \
SCE&#39;s outspoken president speaks out on the PSP for the first time since the price announcement this week. TOKYO--Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi revealed a great deal of additional information
Iran loomed as the second Bush administration&#39;s most urgent foreign policy challenge yesterday, as Colin Powell, the outgoing Secretary of State, warned that the country was
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Two potential 2008 presidential candidates appealed Tuesday for the Senate to support their call to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq &quot;by a hard and fast deadline,&quot; a position putting them at odds with most of their fellow Democrats.
Alfredo Cazzola, presidente del Bologna, &egrave; convinto che eventuali risarcimenti economici, pro...
Government plans for tackling superbugs are not being based on scientific fact, says the Lancet.
Diversified manufacturer Honeywell International Inc.  reported a 17 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, beating Wall Street forecasts, on strong sales of aviation products and systems used to heat and cool large industrial buildings.
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Jerusalem- Pop diva Madonna made a midnight pilgrimage to a Jerusalem cemetery early today, holding a mystical candlelit ceremony at the grave of a Jewish sage.
Il Real Madrid passeggia sul Valladolid: 7-0 con reti di Raul (2), Guti (2), Baptista, Robben e Dren...
US computer giant IBM agrees a $320m deal with older staff, who had argued that changes to its pension scheme left them worse off.
com October 20, 2004, 5:36 PM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.
The Oasis battery from Firefly will keep Your Cheatin' Heart going all night without contributing to global warming.
Archaeologists have recovered more than 1,000 artifacts at sites being prepared for the 2008 Olympics, but elsewhere in China, they are often in a losing race against bulldozers.
The actor was convicted on three lesser charges and must pay up to $17 million of back taxes, penalties and interest.
Amnesty International raised  concerns on Wednesday over President Felipe Calderon's use of  troops to control Mexico's spiraling drug violence, fearing  rights abuses and echoing worries of the United Nations.
A unique medical case mesmerized doctors worldwide. According to Healthtalk.com, a 15-year-old female from Wisconsin survived rabies without receiving the rabies vaccine.
Washington Nationals Manager Frank Robinson met separately with team president Stan Kasten and General Manager Jim Bowden yesterday, and he apparently was told he would not be asked to return to his position next season. The events of the day left the Hall of Famer teary-eyed during an afternoon...
Russian police surround a block of flats in the North Caucasus where a rebel leader is thought to be hiding.
U.S. stocks slipped at the open on   Wednesday as a report showing an unexpected drop in August   durable goods orders revived worries about the outlook for   profit growth.
A senior Palestinian official denied Wednesday that there is any new agreement reached with Israel on a comprehensive settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The confounding St. Louis Rams are suddenly on a roll. They became the first .500 team to win a playoff game with a 27-20 win in Seattle that capped a three-game winning streak.
HM Revenue and Customs confirms that its self assessment website is temporarily unavailable.
Andy Murray's hopes of a first Grand Slam quarter-final end with a four-set defeat to Russian Nikolay Davydenko at the US Open.
A competition watchdog will clamp down on big UK supermarkets being too dominant in any local area, reports suggest.
The UK's legion of gardening fanatics have been warned to get ready for global warming which threatens to spoil the traditional English country garden.
PASADENA, Calif. -- The first football meeting between Michigan and Texas in yesterday's Rose Bowl brought together two coaching legends -- Bo Schembechler and Darrell Royal .
Countries hit by the Asian tsunami  have moved quickly into the rebuilding phase, helped by an  unprecedented outpouring of aid for humanitarian relief, a  senior World Bank official said on Tuesday.
A study of 400,00 Danes debunks cell phone-cancer link. Does evidence for other ailments remain? In Gear Factor.
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To understand the 2008 Buick Enclave, you've got to understand the luxury segment of the Chinese automobile market in which Buick is a top seller.
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WASHINGTON The US Senate has passed a far-reaching, 136 (b) billion dollar corporate tax package that includes a ten-point-one (b) billion dollar buyout for tobacco farmers.
Tenants in Inverclyde vote overwhelmingly in favour of housing stock transfer proposals.
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto says it has made a recommended $38.1bn offer for Canadian firm Alcan.
L'isola colpita da un sisma magnitudo 7,6. Solo danni alle abitazioniTrema la terra nel Frusinate: evacuate alcune scuole. Lieve fenomeno anche a Imperia                                          Allarme tsunami a Sumatra Scosse e paura nel Lazio e in Liguria                                                                                  L'ambasciatore italiano a Giakarta assicura: \
So green they crap leprechauns A lot of PC makers are riding the going green pony pretty hard these days, but the folks at Dell \u00e2\u0080\u0094 you've got to give them credit \u00e2\u0080\u0094 are making a show out of boiling the poor thing down to eco-friendly glue.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The automotive semiconductor market is expected to experience substantial growth over the next few years due to strong penetration of electronics in vehicles as well as the substitution of semiconductor solutions for mechanical components.
The rapper DMX failed to show up in court Wednesday to face a bevy of bad-driving charges, and a judge who had granted him two postponements said she had had enough.

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Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone believes the racist abuse suffered by Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona is just \
Opec orientata a stretta e tensioni internazionali
Panic gripped Washington at its highest levels yesterday as heart-attack prone Vice President Dick Cheney checked into an area hospital suffering from shortness of breath.
A policeman also died in the shooting at the Furstenfeldbruck military airbase, along with four of the guerrillas from the Palestinian group Black September.
More than 180 children trafficked illegally into the UK have since gone missing from social services care, according to a Unicef report.
ABN Amro Holding NV, the largest Dutch bank, said profit rose 26 percent in the third quarter, buoyed by a gain from selling its stake in Bank of Asia Pcl.
The bodies of six Mexican prison guards are discovered outside a maximum security prison.
Business & money: Belief that worldwide expansion will provide cheap, clean electricity is a myth, a report claims.
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Few world leaders have more at stake in the upcoming American presidential election than Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair.
Cradling a cup of coffee on his knee, the Rev. Paul Porter welcomes five neighbors to his home, leads them in a brief prayer and gets down to business. \
BAGHDAD: At least 65 people were killed when car bombs ripped through Iraq&#39;s two holiest cities on Sunday, while abductors of 10 Iraqis who working for US security agency, threatened to assassinate them.
As Russia and the European Union headed for a summit Thursday, rancor over Ukraine's disputed presidential election strained ties, and persistent differences on a range of fundamental issues clouded hopes for a deep-reaching new partnership deal.
The Warren Jeffs trial has opened a window to a generation of street kids cast out from their polygamist communities
A Kremlin official rejected as &quot;lies&quot; media claims that Moscow would like to create an OPEC-style cartel to supply the European Union with gas, after it signed a cooperation deal with Algeria.
Thousands of Australians returned home on Monday after floods and storms in the wine-making Hunter Valley area eased, but it will take weeks for other residents to return to their flooded homes and farms.
Orrore a Pinasca, ucciso nella sua abitazione con 4 coltellate un 74enneNessun segno di scasso, l'uomo potrebbe aver aperto al suo assassino                                          Trovato morto in casa sgozzato macabro delitto alle porte di Torino                                                                                  I vicini non hanno sentito nulla. Il corpo ritrovato dai fratelli
La Juve ha vinto il torneo Beppe Viola (Allievi) battendo in finale 2-1 il Milan. Per i bianconeri d...
The Retailers Association of Massachusetts recently announced its annual RAM Awards of Excellence winners, honoring Fritz &amp; Gigi , a children's clothing store in Concord, for philanthropic endeavors.
Blog: Google loses appeal of Gmail trademark case in Germany.
Detroit Tigers closer Ugueth Urbina, whose father was killed in a robbery 10 years ago, rushed back to Venezuela on Thursday after his mother was apparently kidnapped at a home Urbina owns in his native country.
Five days after being booked in connection with a May drunk driving charge, actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested early Tuesday morning on five charges -- including drunk driving and possession of a controlled substance, Santa Monica police told CNN.
The Sporting News - Joe Torre, Dodgers, and Joe Girardi, Yankees. For just the second time in 99 years, both the Yankees and Dodgers -- teams with some of the richest history in baseball -- enter the year with new managers. It last happened in 1947, when Dodgers manager Leo Durocher was suspended for \
Station Casinos Inc. , which is in the process of a management-led buyout, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit fell as it took charges for a canceled residential project and some pre-opening costs for some planned expansions.
The Cobalt Group, Inc., the leading provider of marketing services to  the retail automotive industry, today announced that it has become a  Google AdWords&#8482; Authorized Reseller.
La Fiorentina ha battuto il Torino 2-1 (1-0) nel secondo anticipo della 19/a giornata di serie A. Vi...
Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking -- and the searching.
Pavel Nedved non si aspettava le dimissioni di Deschamps: ''Ci ha preso tutti in contropiede - ha de...
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve will race  the last three grands prix of the season for Renault, the  Formula One team said on Friday.
Attorneys representing Michael Jackson and ex-wife Debbie Rowe announced   Friday that the pair have settled \
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A federal judge refused to set bail Tuesday for a millionaire businessman wanted in Poland for the 1998 killing of a police official.
GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy U.S. presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.
Heavy rain disrupted play on Day 10 day of the US Open, but organizers were still hoping to salvage at least some of the night session, reported CRIENGLISH.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Paris Hilton knows something about nightclubs, so it makes sense the hotel heiress is the inspiration for a handful of clubs that will bear her name...
BOSTON -- After suffering decades of defeat and disappointment, the 2004 Boston Red Sox made history Wednesday night, beating the Yankees in the house that Ruth built and claiming the American League championship trophy.
Protesters returned to the streets of central Yangon on Thursday, undeterred by reports of security forces killing several monks as Myanmar's generals tried to end the biggest anti-military uprising in nearly 20 years.
Five men were jailed for a total of at least 70 years on Tuesday after being convicted of kidnapping and robbery in Britain's biggest cash heist, a 53 million pound ($105.4 million) raid on a cash depot.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  -- Roger Federer took over the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis more than three years ago, and he shows no signs of letting it go.
The very sad news has been announced that Red legend Emlyn Hughes passed away peacefully at his Sheffield home in the early hours of this morning.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers some questions at today's Web 2.0 conference.
TSKHINVALI, Georgia  - Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region says it wants to be part of Russia. If its finances are any guide, it already is.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat continues to undergo medical tests in Paris as doctors try to diagnose the mysterious illness that recently befell him.
A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.
The Security Council renewed the  mandate of the struggling U.N. peace force on the  Eritrea-Ethiopia border for six months on Wednesday despite a  request from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for just one month.
Stocks slid on Tuesday as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking shares, while Home Depot Inc.  and other housing-related companies lowered their outlooks.
In a chilly summit prelude, President Bush blocked Russia&#039;s entry into the World Trade Organization on Saturday and President Vladimir Putin mockingly said Moscow doesn&#039;t want the kind of violence-plagued democracy the United States has fostered in Iraq.
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A major air and ground offensive by NATO   and Afghan forces has inflicted heavy losses on the Taliban in   southern Afghanistan, NATO said on Sunday, a day after 14   British military personnel were killed when their plane   crashed.
TRIPOLI -- Libya's Supreme Court will rule in July on an appeal by six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with HIV in a trial that has affected Tripoli's ties with the West. \
Renault-Nissan head Carlos Ghosn on Saturday signed a deal to build an assembly plant here, with a planned investment of one billion euros (1.36 billion dollars) and final capacity of 400,000 vehicles.
NATO forces should be able to hand over responsibility to Afghanistan's security forces gradually in 2008, the alliance's secretary-general said on Tuesday.
Cinven, the private equity group, emerged yesterday as the company behind a \u00c2\u00a3600m bid last week for JJB Sports, a move which could trigger a protracted auction for Britain&#39;s biggest distributor of replica football club shirts.
George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
- Napster Inc , one of the largest  digital music retailers, said it will partner with Swedish  telecom equipment maker Ericsson   and  Chilean telecommunications company Entel PCS  to launch  its mobile music service in Latin America for the first time.
Left-hander David Wells was traded Thursday from the Boston Red Sox to his hometown San Diego Padres, seeking pitching as they contend for a playoff spot.
ALBANY, NY, Aug. 17 -- Federal prosecutors acknowledged a possible translation error in a key piece of evidence used to arrest and detain a mosque leader accused of supporting terrorism.
France's surprise Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga suffered a disappointing return to France on Wednesday as he was beaten 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) in straight sets by Croatian Mario Ancic in the first round of the Marseille Open.
Police investigating multiple murders in Ipswich want to find the clothes that the women were wearing.
A former New York Stock Exchange   (NYSE) floor trader charged with securities fraud broke Big   Board rules and cheated the public by improperly manipulating   trades, a federal prosecutor told a jury on Tuesday.
Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.
TIM HENMAN confirmed his well-being despite recently being diagnosed as suffering from magnesium deficiency with a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.
The crash of explosions and crackle of gunfire that have torn through Najaf for weeks gave way Saturday to the clangs of shovels clearing the destruction and the wail of police
European equity markets were off to a slow start on Thursday as losses for French banks followed results from BNP Paribas, offsetting gains for fashion and luxury goods groups and carmakers.
You have to give Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks movie studio, credit for trying to be original. He had a vision to lend DreamWorks&#39; brilliant animation team (&quot;Shrek,&quot; &quot;Shrek 2
A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to Egyptian investigators of supplying the explosives used in three explosions last Thursday night, targeting holidaying Israelis across the Sinai peninsula.
The iPhone has launched and Western Civilization is, more or less, still standing. As the dust settles and the frenzy quells, some are looking past the first-generation product to see what adjustments Apple will make for the iPhone&#39;s next of kin.
VMukti is an open source innovative multi-point unified extensible collaborative conferencing communication system, with built-in support for access to platform features through Personalized, Mash-able RIA web-interface, Light widget for 3rd party sites, Desktops, PSTN, Mobile and IP phones developed in .NET 3.5 technology.   Its core features include online Video conferencing, Audio conferencing, Chat, File search, Whiteboard, File-sharing, Presentation, Remote monitoring/controlling/sharing, CRM and reports, all at use very low Bandwidth /CPU/Memory usage.  A lot of bugs and issues now have been resolved in the new 1.0.3.0 release and is one of the most stable alpha versions of VMukti. This release contains mostly bug fixes and windows service based server interface. Now VMukti supports most of its core features.   We would like to give a big thanks to all those reported bugs and sent us bugs attachments.  More info: http://www.vmukti.com/index.php  Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=162339
Oil prices climbed to within a dollar  of a new record on Wednesday after the U.S. government reported  a big decline in oil stockpiles because of disruptions from  Hurricane Ivan.
Israel said today that it had begun to scale back its 17-day military operation into the northern Gaza Strip after the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians, but Gaza
A senior U.S. army officer in Iraq was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after a court martial found him guilty of illegally possessing thousands of secret military documents.
About 17,000 police officers are expected in London for a mass march and rally in a protest over pay.
Nearly half of disadvantaged youngsters started drinking before the age of 13, a survey finds.
The world's leading provider of business software, SAP, said Wednesday it expected sustained growth this year following a 3.0-percent rise in net profit in 2007.
The dollar slid against the yen on  Tuesday after a European Central Bank official fretted about  the euro's strength and said Asian currencies should bear more  of the burden of the greenback's broad weakness.
Health experts had identified a mystery illness that has infected 34 children in a Hong Kong hospital as a common respiratory virus, the government said Friday.
Benazir Bhutto said Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s president agreed to resign as army chief as part of a deal that would allow him to serve another term as president if he is re-elected.
InfoWorld - IBM plans to release the final version of DB2 Viper 2, a major upgrade to its DB2 9 database software, before the end of this year, a company spokesman said this week.
A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.
President Bush on Friday signed  legislation setting up the biggest overhaul of U.S.  intelligence agencies in a half century and creating a new  director of national intelligence demanded after the Sept. 11,  2001, attacks.
Members of Saudi Arabia's feared religious police are to stand trial over the deaths in their custody of two men.
The Jacksonville Jaguars looked nothing like a team with everything to play for against Houston. Domanick Davis ran for a career-high 150 yards and a touchdown and the Texans crippled Jacksonville&#39;s postseason chances with a 21-0 victory Sunday.
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Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan will start from the rear of the field for today&#39;s Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway.
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Vijay Singh will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 84 Lumber Classic as he eyes a third straight win this month. The world number one carded a level-par 72 to stay ahead of American Ryder Cup star Chris DiMarco (71).
ASIA/MYANMAR - L\u00c2\u0092aspirantato Salesiano \u00c2\u0093Nazareth\u00c2\u0094 da 50 anni fucina di vocazioni alla vita religiosa in Myanmar Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - E\u00c2\u0092 una fucina di vocazioni alla vita consacrata: l\u00c2\u0092aspirantato Salesiano \u00c2\u0093Nazareth\u00c2\u0094 di Anisakan, nella zona centrale del Myanmar, ha festeggiato di recente i 50 anni di attivit\u00c3\u00a0, durante i quali numerosi giovani hanno scopert...
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O has  agreed to recall about 28,000 batteries used in its 15-inch  PowerBook G4 laptop computers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission said on Thursday.
Robert Redford hopes his new film, \
Republican U.S. presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who had prostate cancer in 2000 and was hospitalized last week for a severe headache, said on Monday he does not have cancer.
Group that protects whistle-blowers says the FDA tried to discredit an outspoken safety officer who was challenging the agency's drug safety policies.
Medics fear public safety could be compromised by the growing interest in using drugs for law enforcement.
By From staff reports  Wolfe's Neck Farm in Freeport is sponsoring two upcoming events for members of the community to explore creating sustainable ties between the food they eat and the place they live.  Both presentations are free and open to the public.
Says government has failed to act Nanotechnology will be the next industrial revolution, and if the UK wants a piece of the action, it has to move now to fund research in the subject.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
High prices don't drop demand In brief Disk drive behemoth Seagate is giving a notably large bump to its fiscal first quarter revenue forecast today, citing strong demand, favorably high prices and a better product mix.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pharmaceutical companies love to tout their drug ads as examples of consumer education. But that argument hardly stands up in Pfizer&#39;s (PFE ) latest Viagra pitches.
Still horribly intrusive, though A Home Office minister has said the cost of the proposed ID card could be dramatically reduced if the government used its existing databases as a foundation for the scheme.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shares rose on Monday after an investment deal raised hopes that wealthy foreign investors would come to the rescue of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ailing investment firms.
Pakistan test-fires a medium-range nuclear-capable missile capable of hitting targets deep in neighbouring India.
BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (IPS) - The European Union's offer to start talks with  Turkey next year will have far-reaching implications both inside  and outside the bloc.
Toshiba confirms it will launch HD-DVD players in Europe on 15 November.
WellPoint Health Networks Inc. WLP.N,  one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, on Monday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as it kept health premiums above  rising medical costs.
Gets firm with firmware A teen hacker known for his deftness with iPhones has figured out how to unlock models running the latest firmware versions by cracking a protection that that has frustrated hackers for weeks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A guest ogre has been recruited for the Shrek 2 DVD. It's none other than that caustic Brit Simon Cowell of TV's American Idol  doing what he does best: passing judgment.
One of four British men held at the US prison for terrorism suspects in Guantanamo Bay is accused by US officials of being a trained Al-Qaeda terrorist, damaging British hopes for his release, a report said.
The nation's industrial sector ended 2004 on a high note, with manufacturing activity expanding in December for the 19th consecutive month, a research group reported. But the government said construction spending dropped in November as builders reined in projects in anticipation of higher interest rates.
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President Bush today named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the 28th US Secretary of Agriculture. Johanns was midway through his second term as Governor when the announcement was made.
A struggling United States basketball team coming off two narrow escapes and a epic loss faces its toughest Olympic test yet Saturday against unbeaten Lithuania, which is playing like the team to beat for gold.
Toshiba's second generation of HD DVD players will feature a trimmer look and new remote-control features.
American producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is also the co-founder of DreamWorks SKG, was kicked out of the Four Seasons Hotel after a tiff with a staff member.
A windsurfer whose first name means \
An  animal rights campaigner held over the desecration of an 82-year-old woman's grave condemns the attack.
Third party, fire and theft Security researchers have released a patch designed to protect users against an outstanding Internet Explorer vulnerability in the absence of available security updates from Microsoft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON  - An Anglican church commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the church to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union.
Ukraine's project to build a canal in the Danube Delta - a unique wetland area - alarms environmentalists.
Texas charged two distributors of the scarce influenza vaccine on Thursday with price gouging, saying they hiked the price of the medicine by more than 1,000 percent.
For all those G.O.P. supporters-in-waiting, the announcement is just a week away.
Trot Nixon wasted no time in fueling the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, criticizing Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday.
Confcommercio, cresce la sensazione di insicurezza
The world of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow to Look Good Naked\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a happy and optimistic place where no one is overweight, but everyone suffers from a curable form of body dysmorphia.
Dopo la sentenza della Corte europea sul caso Europa-7
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said on  Friday it has set a 2-for-1 split of its common stock and a  proportional increase in the number of its shares authorized  from 900 million to 1.8 billion.
Ukraine's opposition scored a victory on  Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged  election, when parliament sacked the government of prime  minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Portugal waited 40 years to once again get beyond the first round of the World Cup.
RED BLUFF, Calif. - Pity the poor teachers who had to sort them out all these years. On Friday, eight sets of twins will graduate from Red Bluff Union High School. The 16 include three sets of identical twins and five pairs of fraternal twins. Four of them are brother-and-sister combinations.
An army needs water to operate, but it's a pain to tote the stuff around. So Darpa is looking at ways to pull it out of thin air. By Noah Shachtman.
NEWCASTLE, England: Bobby Robson&#39;s five-year reign as Newcastle United manager ended yesterday when he paid the price for his side&#39;s poor start to the season and growing dressing room unrest.
While negotiators edge toward agreement on the thorniest issues in the 3-month-old writers strike, many in Hollywood are nurturing new hope that an end is near for the walkout that has brought their industry to a standstill.
The creator of Dolly the sheep has been given permission to clone human embryos for medical research.
Liverpool and France striker Djibril Cisse has been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg in Saturday&#39;s 2-2 draw at Blackburn Rovers.
Cluster collapse Our SCO cluster watch has officially shifted from threat level \
At the center of the probe is an analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency who specializes in Iran and has served in the Air Force Reserve.
The Bosnian war crimes chamber  sentenced a Bosnian Serb former paramilitary on Friday to 12  years in prison for the persecution, detention and torture of  Muslims in eastern Bosnia early in the 1992-95 war.
A double suicide car bomb attack has devastated a police station just outside Baghdad&#39;s fortified Green Zone, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest strike against Iraq&#39;s beleaguered security forces.
Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
Harry Potter fans, rejoice! The much-awaited sixth installment of J.K. Rowling's Potter series is set to be published July 16 next year in several countries including Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, Australia and South Africa. T...
For the three months ending Sept. 30, Coke said it earned $935 million compared to a profit of $1.22 billion a year earlier. ATLANTA - The Coca-Cola Co.
Cambridge University admissions tutor admits checking applicants' Facebook profiles
Conditions that created what California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dubbed \
The Blue Jays smacked the Oakland A&#39;s 13-5 yesterday in a game that smacked an awful lot of the Syracuse SkyChiefs. Of the 15 players who had a hand in this much-welcomed cakewalk, nine, including four of
WASHINGTON Sept. 5, 2004 - Democrats on Sunday said President Bush&#39;s post-convention bounce was triggered by &quot;four days of mean, vicious attacks&quot; on John Kerry, and would be short-lived.
Suitors once offered $7 billion for Gateway, but after a decade of missteps and bad luck, the company is snapped up for a modest $710 million.
The chances of children being  diagnosed with leukemia seem to be related to the number of  infections they had in their first year of life, research from  the UK suggests.
With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for.
The writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike is on the brink of ending in true Hollywood fashion: through connections.
The traffic on the two-lane roads leading to the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort figures to be much lighter now, the galleries smaller. There's no more hype about No. 1 vs. No. 2, or the 84 Lumber Classic becoming the PGA's fall classic.
Italy's Romano Prodi is expected to finalise a major gas deal with Russia at a meeting with President Putin.
UN Security Council envoys are to meet Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to discuss deploying troops in Darfur.
Steve Stricker equalled Carnoustie&#39;s course record 64 to fire himself into contention at the British Open on Saturday but overnight leader Sergio Garcia continued to keep the chasing pack at arm&#39;s length.
Factory production shrank in December for the first time in nearly a year as tighter lending conditions and a slowing economy took their toll, according to a national survey published on Wednesday.
NEW YORK - Facebook Inc., the social-networking website being sued over allegations that it was built on stolen computer code, has asked a judge to throw out the lawsuit, which was filed by a smaller rival, ConnectU Inc.
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a nationwide recall for an artificial Christmas tree made in China, over concerns that the real-bark trunks might contain an invasive beetle.
During his five months at the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador John Danforth has focused on one goal: bringing peace to Sudan, which has been engulfed in war for 21 years.
Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can significantly increase the risk of miscarriage, according to new research.
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Blog: Two days before the iPhone hits store shelves, and there's still no line at the AT&#38;T store in New York City's Times Square.
Islamic militants in Indonesia have suffered a serious blow with the capture of the country's most-wanted man, Abu Dujana, but experts believe they are still capable of mounting attacks.
Makybe Diva became the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup twice, successfully defending her title Tuesday in Australia&#39;s most famous race.
The state of their union? Icy. Rival Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama came within a foot of one another just before President Bush's State of the Union speech without acknowledging each other.
Having left the cavernous and, at least when Seton Hall played, empty Continental Arena in East Rutherford, the Pirates are flourishing here in their new home, the Prudential Center.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday accused Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of \
BRUSSELS, Jan 27  (IPS) - Encouraging and rewarding good policies that lead  to sustainable economic growth is  key to poverty reduction, says  Paul Applegarth, chief executive officer of the  Millennium  Challenge Corporation in the United States.
Will e-petition be 'President' Blair's Waterloo? A bunch of Europhiles are hoping to scupper Tony Blair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid to become president of Europe using the very same sort of e-petition-powered pop democracy he toyed with himself in his time at Number 10.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Reporter Michael Kanellos takes a walk around the exhibit halls at CES 2008 in Las Vegas.
Microsoft will spend $235.5 million in schools in developing countries over the next five years, part of a plan to increase the number of people trained on its software.
First, let&#39;s put our hands together and thank Johnny Damon and the Boston Red Sox for beating a franchise and a fan base who act more entitled than Donald Trump&#39;s children.
Resi noti risultati definitivi delle presidenziali 5 gennaio
Keeping physically active can significantly cut the risk of developing colon cancer, research shows.
Stop rischi incendio, pompieri gia' al lavoro nel napoletano
Attempting to break a contract impasse with screenwriters, Hollywood producers withdrew a proposal that would have retooled the fees known as residuals.
Four men are injured in what appears to have been a random series of knife attacks in Paisley.
Indonesian police say they arrested Abu Dujana, alleged leader of the group blamed for the 2002 Bali bombings.
An exotic cat with the looks of a mini-leopard and a whopping $22,000 (11,000 pound) price tag has joined a crowded designer pet market that also features hypoallergenic kittens.
It&#39;s a hugely lopsided fight, pitting Israeli troops with high-tech arms and precise intelligence against untrained Palestinian gunmen relying on homemade weapons.
German microchip giant Infineon Technologies agreed to plead guilty and to pay a 160 million dollar fine for participating in &quot;an international conspiracy to fix prices&quot; US officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones/AP) -- Financial services firm Charles Schwab Corp. said its brokerage subsidiary will open 54 satellite offices as part of a change in its retail branch strategy aimed at providing more in-person financial advice.
American shock-jock Howard Stern, whose raunchy antics have redefined talk radio, has abandoned traditional broadcasting for satellite radio, claiming he is sick of censorship from the religious right.
Maria Cornejo and Vera Wang's collections stood out because the designers were probably thinking about women who want to appear serious without feeling as if they are being trussed up like a turkey (or browsing in the mother-of-the-bride department).
The stat line in the first half was about as remarkable as it gets. But then again, North Carolina is getting used to big leads at the break.
Russell Jones&#39; mother put a human face back on her son. &quot;To the public he was known as Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard,&quot; she said in a statement after his death Saturday.
Could Macedonians ride and carry shields at the same time? With a little help, Oliver Stone balances military history and movie pragmatism in \
KABUL, Sept. 8 -- More than 80 percent of suicide bombers in Afghanistan are recruited and trained in neighboring Pakistan, the United Nations said in a report that showed attacks running at record levels this year.
Mercati attendono dichiarazioni del governatore Bernanke
Comedian Al Franken said Wednesday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2008, confirming his long-suspected plans to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman.
Security Council members expressed frustration and skepticism Tuesday at Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's failure to give a green light to a joint United Nations-African Union force to help bring peace to conflict-wracked Darfur.
Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. increased its profit forecast for the rest of the year Monday, citing strong growth in its third-quarter sales and earnings.
Illinois was unable to dominate as it did against top-ranked Wake Forest, so the Illini took advantage of Arkansas&#39; breakdowns whenever it could and came away with a 72-60 victory Saturday.
Let the hacking begin Think you have a gift for writing compact code that replicates using one of the web's most vexing classes of security vulnerabilities? Then Security researcher RSnake (aka Robert Hansen) would like to hear from you. He has set up a contest to see who can write a self-propagating cross-site scripting (XSS) worm using the fewest number of characters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Next Fourth of July, NASA will slam a heavy probe the size of a garbage can    into a comet, purposely carving a football-field sized crater for inspection.    As for&nbsp;what exactly&nbsp;will happen,&nbsp;however, nobody really knows.
Katherine Heigl is engaged to musician Josh Kelley, according to People magazine. The &quot;Grey&#039;s Anatomy&quot; star and her fiance have not set a wedding date, representatives told the magazine.
Activists are using the coming games as leverage to prod Beijing on issues like factory working conditions. Will it pay off?
Founder genetic mutation fingered US researchers have identified a married couple who sailed from England to the US in around 1630 as the bearers of a genetic mutation which puts their numerous descendants at higher risk of a hereditary form of colon cancer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In early 2001, Adnan Shahine was dragged into the chilly streets of Bethlehem and shot dead by Palestinian compatriots who accused him of spying for Israel.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry battled over Iraq in a fierce  debate on Thursday, with an aggressive Kerry accusing the  president of \
jangobongo writes &quot;After a 20 year struggle, the University of Arizona&#39;s $120 million Large Binocular Telescope was dedicated last week.
Twelve Russian strategic bombers will  take part in an Arctic exercise on Monday and Tuesday including  tactical launches of cruise missiles, an air force spokesman  said.
The government's master watch list of known or suspected terrorists continues to be marred by errors and inconsistencies that can obstruct the capture of terrorists or cause innocent people to be detained by U.S. authorities, the Justice Department's inspector general said yesterday.
Luxury car maker Jaguar yesterday said it was cutting more than 1,100 jobs at its Brown&#39;s Lane plant in Coventry, ending 50 years of assembly at the site.
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Whether you're a musician, DJ or producer, you'll want to check out our picks for the hottest music tech on the show floor of this year's music-merchants conference.
Tim Henman reached his first U.S. Open  quarter-final on Monday when German opponent Nicolas Kiefer  retired in the fifth set of their fourth round match.
The US president plans to hold a delayed summit with the Iraqi premier aimed at tackling escalating violence.
Britney Spears was taken from her house by ambulance early Thursday, police told The Associated Press.
Un bestseller inglese, L'isola; due esordi italiani e il ritorno di Francesca Marciano. Storie al femminile dall'Afghanistan alla Milano da bere
The US military in Afghanistan says two US soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with insurgents in troubled southeastern Paktika province.
BORMIO, Italy  - Germany, led by Felix Neureuther  and Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, struck gold on the final day of  the Alpine ski world championships by winning the event's first  team competition Sunday.
Sick Florida smokers urged the state&#39;s highest court Wednesday to punish the tobacco industry for &quot;fraud and deceit&quot; by restoring a $145 billion US class-action award, the largest ever by an American jury.
The giant student lender whose $25 billion buyout has run aground said on Friday that its executive chairman would again take up the role of chief executive.
A flight from Russia to Egypt is delayed for hours as passengers are convinced they are at risk of a terrorist attack.
Gary Payton saved his biggest contribution for last, going scoreless for the first time in Boston but stealing the ball in the final seconds to help the Celtics hold off the Toronto Raptors 91-89 Friday night.
Dancing, drinking revelers filled the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as parades rolled through on the final day of a Mardi Gras that locals said marked another step toward recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
NEW YORK  - High blood sugar levels increase the rate of in-hospital deaths by nearly 40 percent in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This increased mortality is seen even in patients with mild blood sugar elevations, according to results of a chart review.
Perizaad Zorabian who has actually gone and done a full-fledged international film with an actor of immense stature
Taleban militants in Afghanistan kill six police in an attack on their convoy in the south-east Paktika province.
MUNICH -- The heart health benefits from fish like salmon and mackerel seem to be weakened when farm-raised fish are fed vegetable oil instead of fish oil, new research indicates.
Google will spend up to $175 million in its first round of grants and investments over the next three years, officials said.
Only a few days ago, Liverpool's Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise were battling each other but the pair joined forces to give Liverpool a memorable 2-1 win at Barcelona.
While Mitt Romney condemns polygamy and its prior practice by his Mormon church, the Republican presidential candidate's great-grandfather had five wives and at least one of his great-great grandfathers had 12.
MADRID, June 1 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a lightning stop here Friday, intending to signal an end to the Bush administration's diplomatic deep freeze of the Spanish government, but new tensions emerged over dealings with Cuba.
Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on  Tuesday said it received an unsolicited takeover bid valuing  the struggling electronics retailer at $3.25 billion, and its  shares rose above the offer price, indicating expectations of a  better offer.
Developing bands must be in control  of their own destiny when it comes to playing live. Yet before  booking agents come onboard, they will want to know a band has  a budding fan base. An act, therefore, needs to be proactive in  its quest to become a professional touring unit.
A presidential candidate backed by Venezuela's major opposition parties pledged Thursday that, if elected, his government would remain independent of both U.S. and Cuban influence.
When Apple Computer Inc. introduced the  iPod digital music player and companion iTunes music software,  it created a legitimate market for music downloads and solved a  problem vexing the technology industry.
The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console are not a substitute for the real thing, a small study suggests.
When Amit Yoran last week became the third cybersecurity chief to leave his post in less than two years, most folks barely noticed.
Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp said a closely watched study involving its Vytorin cholesterol treatment failed to reach its main goal.
Health centers staffed by trained   midwives are the key to reducing maternal deaths in poor   countries where more than half a million women die each year   giving birth.
Russian forces say they have killed six militants during clashes in the troubled southern republic of Dagestan.
Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is warning Web sites that leak its Black Friday ads before Nov. 19 that they could face legal action.
The Apple iPhone controversy has raised consumer awareness about the issue of locked cell phones--and that's a good thing.
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Friday product launch to put music player at forefront of effort to make once-stodgy printer manufacturer \
La Lazio ha ingaggiato dal Newcastle il giocatore ceco David Sebastian Rozenhal: difensore centrale,...
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Il nazionale croato Dario Knezevic, presentato solo questo pomeriggio, e Kuffour, che deve scontare ...
Mexico's cement giant Cemex is purchasing Britain's RMC Group in a $5 billion deal due to be announced on Monday.
TV actor Robert Blake appeals against a civil trial verdict that found him liable for the fatal shooting of his wife.
I have good news, bad news, and worse news.  The good news is that I managed to get MythTV working well enough that it now plays standard definition channels better than the cable box alone, even though it's getting its signal from the cable output of the cable box.  I get this benefit because MythTV allows me to tweak various parameters that you can't change on the cable box.   The bad news is that high definition channels still look worse through MythTV than they do if I watch then directly from the cable box.  I don't expect to solve this problem. The cable box may be able to handle HDTV itself, but it outputs a digital signal in 480p, which is basically standard definition. The fact that I have two HDTV-capable tuner cards does me little good.  Here's the worse news. I had to learn way too much to get this far.
Thousands of U.S. troops swooped on a suspected al Qaeda safe haven south of Baghdad on Monday used to reinforce militants battling in the capital.
At GSMA 2008 Mobile World Congress, LG Electronics shows off the LG KF600 cell phone with an interactive touch pad.
Top-ranked Roger Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-3, 6-2 to win the Tennis Masters Cup for a second straight year and lift his 2004 earnings past $6 million.
The UN withdraws some staff from southern Darfur in Sudan because officals are stopping them doing their work.
Barra: allora e' sequestro lampo. Cri sospende attivita'
H&R Block's  broker affiliate was censured and fined &#36;500,000 for enabling a hedge fund customer in its Orlando office to engage in deceptive practices to market-time mutual funds, regulators said on Tuesday.
Lebanon's most prominent anti-Syrian leader said on Wednesday he expected Damascus to assassinate more politicians after the shooting of a Christian minister raised fears of a new spasm of factional violence.
Feeling he had been a good teammate and friend to Pedro Martinez and had gladly accepted being the No. 2 pitcher behind him, Curt Schilling expressed surprise
Colin McRae, whose fascination with cars grew into an obsession that led him to 25 wins in a World Rally Championship career, was killed in a helicopter crash along with his 5-year-old son and two others, police said Sunday. He was 39.
A 23-year-old pilot took off Wednesday in a single-engine plane on the last leg of his three-month quest to circumnavigate the earth alone.
The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.
More than half a million Chinese-made children's products were recalled on Wednesday due to dangerous levels of lead paint, including 269,000 of RC2 Corp's popular wooden \
Intel Corp. will launch a major upgrade of its popular Centrino technology for notebook computers Wednesday, as the world's largest chipmaker seeks to expand the product's audience from business users to consumers.
The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible.
iPods and cell phones top the gadget list for penny-pinching students, and few hit campus without a PC.
Advanced brain scanning uncovered startling signs of awareness in a woman in a vegetative state, British scientists reported Thursday &#151; a finding that complicates one of medicine's ethical minefields.
By Lakiesha McGhee, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Mar. 5--A small Yolo County farm town of about 1,100 people, Dunnigan has an all-volunteer Fire Department and homes without connection to a water or sewer system.
The UN says fewer children under five are dying than ever before, partly due to increased immunisation.
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A Belgian woman who became infertile from cancer treatment gave birth yesterday after having her ovarian tissue removed and frozen before chemotherapy and transplanted later, the first
Beyonce leads the race for this year's MOBO awards, to be held on Wednesday, closely followed by \
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Acer agrees to take over US PC-maker Gateway creating the world's third largest producer of computers.
The owner of the 182-year-old Lord & Taylor department store chain is close to buying the jewelry and housewares retailer in a $100 million deal.
A pair of adult conjoined twins, a gravely ill newborn and George's lovable, cancer-stricken dad kept the medical staff hopping on this week's episode of \
President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Prime Minister Indulis Emsis (Union of Greens and Farmers, ZZS) and Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks (People's Party, TP) will join the leaders of other European Union ...
The deaths of 23 tigers in a Thai zoo, allegedly from bird flu, has forced officials to close the facility, TNA reported Tuesday. Initial tests of the big cats at the Sriracha Tigers Zoo in the eastern province
European planemaker Airbus  must keep most of its production in Europe, but it may make sense to consider moving some output to the U.S. dollar zone, a deputy German economy minister said on Tuesday.
President George W. Bush said he discussed the fate of Iraqi Christians as well as AIDS and U.S. immigration with Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday. Bush said he found himself \
By Richard J. Dalton Jr, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 13--The Hempstead and Bay Shore plants that manufactured gas were two of hundreds of plants in New York State that ran from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, supplying homes and businesses with fuel for cooking, heating and lighting.

Rutgers keeps rising, Connecticut is still falling and Duke is back at No. 1. The AP women's basketball poll underwent more upheaval Monday, nothing new in this season of change among the Top 25.
A VH1 reality show has fallen victim to crime. A female magician -- part of an ensemble of magicians who were supposed to teach celebrities magic tricks -- was a victim of attempted rape at a landmark Hollywood hotel. The cast and crew were staying at ...
Hundreds are warned they may face problems from ops under an assembly government bid to cut waiting lists.
A Croatian thief got more than he bargained for when he ran into a pair of karate-trained monks as he tried to rob a monastery.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - President Bush taunted Democratic rival John Kerry and tested debate lines before friendly audiences in Colorado and Arizona on Tuesday while Kerry crammed in private for Wednesday night's final faceoff of the campaign...
Governatore, riforma deve essere progressiva
Si attesta attorno a 160 mln euro invece dei 205 previsti
Tales of heroism and artifacts of war are amassed across the street from the old US Embassy.
 pumps life into Oscar chatter
Unions vowed to extend a general strike  over fuel prices in Nigeria to a second day on Tuesday, helping  drive world oil prices to record highs even though shipments  from Africa's top producer were unaffected.

After rocky road to public offering, search engine proceeds--but what will it do with its windfall?
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A quiet exchange of funds lets a family buy a new house and helps the seller get a good price. So why is it illegal?
After Auburn exploited Tennessee&#39;s inexperienced secondary last week, Volunteers cornerback Roshaun Fellows knows what&#39;s likely to happen at Georgia.
From golf with football legends to a parade of illuminated boats, hosting Super Bowl XXXIX is the city's moment in the sun.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An audiotape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden&#39;s deputy calls for attacks on US and British forces everywhere, according to comments aired by Al-Jazeera TV Friday.
Michael Owen heads England's winner in the World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan.
Film director Ingmar Bergman admits to having a daughter from a romantic liaison in the 1950s.
Pope Benedict ushered in the New Year on Tuesday by criticizing policies that undermine the traditional family, saying they eroded one of the most important foundations for peace in the world.
Standing in an empty Miami warehouse on May 24 with a man he believed had ties to Osama bin Laden, a dejected Narseal Batiste talked of the setbacks to their terrorist plot and then uttered the words that helped put him in a federal prison cell.
The international response to a catastrophic tsunami in Asia has been quick and generous, a senior UN official said on December 28, 2004, playing down his earlier comments that wealthy nations were stingy.
A campaign to tackle sectarian behaviour in children as young as three could be launched in Scotland.
President Bush said on Tuesday that Democrat John Kerry has no plan for the United States beyond a \
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Two to 3 percent of children treated with antidepressants had suicidal thoughts or behavior as a result of the drugs, officials said today based on the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s most
Sustained consumer interest in cars  that use alternative energy sources, such as hybrid and diesel  engines, will largely depend on U.S. gasoline prices remaining  high, auto industry executives said this week.
Perl 6 isn't quite out yet, but you can learn and play with it today in various incarnations. One of the most compelling new features is a revamped and revised mechanism of parameter passing. Phil Crow demonstrates how powerful it is, and how you can gradually adopt more and more powerful constructs.
WASHINGTON, January 27 (RIA Novosti s Arkady Orlov) - A draft resolution on support for democracy and reform in Ukraine has been submitted to the US Senate, RIA learned in the Senate Foreign Relations ...
The biggest news to come out of the Supreme Court so far this session has nothing to do with the law. It's the health of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, which remains shrouded in mystery as the court hibernates for the holidays.
Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if accusations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency Chairman Dick Pound said yesterday.
PARIS -- French police were holding a second person for questioning about the loss of billions at bank Societe Generale, a judicial official said Friday.
Teenage soul singer Joss Stone teams up with rock legend Mick Jagger to perform a Christmas duet.
OAKLAND, Calif. - A panel of linguists has deemed \
General Motors' sales in China grew 27  percent last year, little more than half the pace it set in  2003 but outstripping estimates for 2004 growth for the world's  fourth-largest vehicle market.
General fears militants in Iraq may capitalize on success of Mosul bombing to recruit others. This photograph released Friday by the US Army shows the result of Tuesday&#39;s deadly attack on a dining-hall tent in Mosul, Iraq.
Shares in Wyeth fell sharply on Monday after its heartburn medicine attracted generic competition and American regulators delayed its experimental drug for preventing bone loss.
St. Louis rookie David Backes had his first two-goal game in the NHL, leading the Blues past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night.
In opposing Bush's hard-line policy, the Democratic candidate has challenged a golden rule of Florida politics. But he may have outmaneuvered his opponents
Oilfield services company Halliburton  Co. HAL.N on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown &  Root and DII Industries have emerged from the year-long  bankruptcy proceedings it instigated to facilitate a $4.2  billion asbestos settlement.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jamie McMurray vowed the next time he won a Nextel Cup race he was going to savor it longer than he did his first career victory, Oct. 13, 2002, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.
U.S. transportation officials on  Monday launched a probe into the holiday air travel mess at US  Airways and Delta Air Lines' Comair that left thousands of  passengers stranded and others without luggage.
On Thursday, the company announced it will invest $12 million over the next five years in a new research and development center in Tokyo.
Robert Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, had every reason to feel good when he delivered a speech in Tucson this year on the state of the ethanol industry.
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., a metal products company, on Wednesday it has closed a public offering of 3.65 million common shares that helped raise $100 million to be used to pay down debt.
NEW YORK Polio has spread to two more African countries that had been freed of the crippling disease and threatens to become a major epidemic across west and central Africa, the World Health Organization said.
Search engine's actions should halt the worm's spread, antivirus vendors say.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its  new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple  Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose  money this holiday season.
Florida growers will pick far fewer oranges and grapefruits this season than last after hurricanes devastated crops in the state, where most US citrus is grown, the government said Tuesday.
IL COMMENTO                                          La discesa in campo di Montezemolo                                                                                   di MASSIMO GIANNINI
Defence Minister Bill Graham was tight-lipped after meeting with his British counterpart to discuss last week's fire on board HMCS Chicoutimi.
Apple Inc  and Starbucks  Corp  said on Wednesday they had reached a deal that  will allow people to buy songs wirelessly from Apple's iTunes  music store in Starbucks coffee shops without paying WiFi  connection fees.
Rejecting the national pharmacare plan favoured by the provinces, federal health minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he&#39;s confident a strategy is still in the works.
Orioles Manager Sam Perlozzo said Wednesday that Jay Gibbons will start the first game of the exhibition season on Thursday against the Florida Marlins at first base.
The enterprise customers doing cell-phone business with the confusing mix of AT&amp;T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, and AT&amp;T now have a future roadmap, after the three companies
Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, the largest  U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a third quarter profit  on better-than-expected gains in high-speed Internet customers  and raised its full-year outlook for subscriber growth.
When a Bad Newz Kennels dog was wounded in a losing fight, NFL star Michael Vick was consulted before the animal was doused with water and electrocuted.
Charles Kennedy says the Lib Dems are now the \
Azione di concerto con Fed e altre banche centrali
PARIS, Oct 22 (IPS) - After 13 years of producing policies that ranged  from dubious to disastrous, former IMF director Michel Camdessus  is offering them to his home country France.
The latest daring escape by a prisoner who grabbed a guard's gun while at a hospital has renewed debate over whether firearms should be carried at all by authorities watching over inmates at medical centers.
A second-quarter profit doesn't erase concerns about this gambling company.
Bodies being exhumed as part of an investigation into seven deaths at a care home will be checked for signs of drugs.
The March of Dimes and Women in Technology (WIT), the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the Washington technology community, today announced the finalists for the sixth annual Heroines in Technology Awards.
A heavy fall for Kieren Fallon at Leicester yesterday resulted in the champion jockey being taken to hospital, removed from the track by stretcher and ambulance.
Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.
Residents were abuzz Thursday over the chance that a local \u00c2\u0097 maybe someone who helped fix some of what Hurricane Katrina and the looters did \u00c2\u0097 is the person sitting on a $97 million Powerball ticket.
Space shuttle Atlantis is due to return to Earth today, but stormy weather could yet delay its landing.
Specially-adapted scanners can be used to help physicians during brain surgery, a study shows.
Il ministro: Prodi al lavoro su possibile compromesso
With a little less than two weeks left before the US presidential elections, public polls are in high gear. Republican President George W. Bush seems to be in the lead against Democratic rival Senator John F. Kerry according to the latest polls.
Interviews with Iraqi Shiite clerics reveal that moderates are increasingly supporting Sadr&#39;s anti-US campaign. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Gordon Brown accused of 'dithering and delay' over struggling bank as he clashes with David Cameron
An apparent audiotape of O.J. Simpson's standoff with men he accused of stealing his memorabilia begins with the ex-NFL star demanding, \
A bill backed by President Bush to  overhaul American spy agencies faced an uncertain future on  Sunday and a top Democrat said the Republican-led Congress  should not adjourn for the year until it passes.
Ukraine&#39;s parliament, the Rada, has failed to pass a controversial package of legislative reforms that would clear the way for new presidential run-off elections to be held by month&#39;s end.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife win damages over a photo used in a Ryanair advert.
An ailing Yasser Arafat &#151; too weak to stand, unable to hold down food and spending most of Thursday sleeping &#151; agreed to leave his battered West Bank compound for the first time in more than two years and fly to Paris for urgent medical treatment.
Indu Britto has a new blog posting today sharing a new interview that she did with Zak Greant and Georg Richter of MySQL fame - The Ingenious i in MySQL - Chatting Up Zak & Georg
Pagnozzi spiega norme e sanzioni per la prossima stagione
More than 135 years after explorer John Wesley Powell first surveyed this ancient canyon, his writings seemed to echo last week as water roared down the Colorado River.
Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and maybe more if his sperm, frozen for artificial insemination, yields championship-caliber puppies.
Tuesday, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced a strategy of bringing digital entertainment to users in the home, at the office, or on the go.
When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let&#39;s put it this way: We don&#39;t call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.
The actor is bracing up for his first romantic comedy.
Pakistan said on Tuesday it would ask the World Bank to intervene to resolve a row over India's plans to build a dam in the disputed Kashmir region after the nuclear-armed rivals failed to resolve the issue bilaterally.
At the Open World conference, which commenced yesterday in London, Oracle laid out the most comprehensive offering yet of its Business Suite of applications and unveiled new procurement applications for contracts and services.
Colombia's Marxist rebels are set to free two women hostages to Venezuela after a previous mission to pick them up collapsed on New Years Eve, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday.
The termination of the $5 billion deal stands in opposition to a trend toward more IT outsourcing.
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Los Angeles Times - SEATTLE &#8212; Washington's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 735 newly discovered ballots in liberal-leaning King County must be counted, tipping the state's closest-ever gubernatorial election to Democrat Christine Gregoire.
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A wrenching musical play about North  Korea's prison camps drew a standing ovation from a  high-powered Washington audience -- a reaction activists said  hoped would focus attention on human rights even as the world  grapples with Pyongyang's threat of a nuclear test.
NEW YORK - Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online under a new, optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major U.S. online business to offer customers a second layer of security...
Players&#39; union chief Gordon Taylor said on Tuesday that Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu had admitted testing positive for cocaine and will not ask for his &#39;B&#39; sample to be analysed.
Chip designer announces new processor for wider digital-device market, moving it beyond portable-device niche.
Looking for a quick pick-me-up to get through a long afternoon? Forget that cola. A fizzy citrus drink could provide even more of a boost.
By Charles Rabin and Curtis MorganMiami-Dade County leaders see a pot of gold at the end of a runway. It's a not-so-long, largely ignored airport runway in the far northwest corner of the county now used for drag racing instead of takeoffs.
Two passenger trains collided head-on in northern India Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 36, officials said, blaming the accident on communications problems between stations.
GONAIVES (Haiti) - Desperate Haitians in flood ravaged Gonaives are mobbing relief workers to steal food aid, prompting the United Nations to rush more peacekeepers in to stem the looting.
'Italia sembra repubblica banane dopo dimissioni Tronchetti'
Sporting a trunk-like nose and a jet-black rump, a new species of a bizarre furry mammal was caught on film as it scuttled along a forest floor in Tanzania.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney won Nevada's presidential contests on Saturday, and Republican voting ended in South Carolina as an unpredictable White House race moved to the U.S. South and West.
Apple reports record quarterly profits boosted by sales of the iPod music player and its notebook computers.
This year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s global celebration of World AIDS Day focuses on women and girls who form almost half of the estimated 37.5 million people living with the human immnunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV-AIDS).
The Romney administration's chief economic development official is on the short list to become president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the second-largest branch of the institution that sets national monetary, banking, and interest rate policy.
NEW YORK, August 23 (New Ratings) - Alcoa Inc (AA.NYS) and BHP Billiton have announced their plans for an initial public offering filing for their metal processing and distribution joint venture, Integris Metals Corporation.
Thousands of Bolivians marched for and against President Evo Morales on Saturday in dueling rallies, exposing the deep divisions that threaten to bring fresh political turmoil to South America's poorest country.
ST MORITZ, Switzerland  - Sweden's Anja Paerson celebrated her first World Cup win of the season with a well-deserved victory in Saturday's St Moritz downhill.
On target and on fire, the US men&#39;s 100-meter sprinters scorched the Olympic Stadium&#39;s fast track through two rounds yesterday to advance to today&#39;s
Sport: Coach claims team can still turn one-day series in New Zealand around despite successive defeats
As expected [and predicted by this writer first!], SRK and Rani Mukerji walked away with the Best Actor awards.
A ban on US citizens owning military-style assault weapons is about to lapse, 10 years after it was passed.
&quot;Silvio Berlusconi ha violato la legge per anni come imprenditore, aveva a libro paga alcuni giudici romani e come presidente del Consiglio \u00c3\u00a8 venuto qui in aula a mentire, ha mentito a tutto il popolo italiano dichiarando cose non corrispondenti al vero.
La Mlsz, ovvero la federazione calcistica ungherese, ha nominato Peter Varhidi commissario tecnico a...
An 86-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect denied that he was responsible for killing 164 Slovak villagers during World War II as his murder trial opened Thursday, arguing he was acting under orders from German superiors.
Republican White House hopeful John McCain said he wants \
The dollar fell against the yen but rose against other currencies Thursday as investors waited for fresh economic developments in the United States to gauge the state of jittery markets.
Indian asks Bangladesh to spare the lives of around 100 elephants which have strayed across the border.
Kenya's main opposition has proposed that it share power for two years with the president's party, and that the country then hold fresh elections, negotiators from each side said Tuesday.
The U.S. Transportation Security  Administration plans next week to say it will pay more than  $1.5 million to about 15,000 airline passengers who claimed  items in their checked baggage were stolen or damaged in the  last 18 months, the New York Times said on Friday.
The dollar recovered against the euro and the yen on Tuesday following poor Japanese output figures, although many traders suspect the U.S. currency's two-day reprieve from weeks of heavy selling won't last long.
Third baseman David Wright of the Mets, with teammate Paul Lo Duca on the mound, put on a show in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night. Wright took the lead with 16 home runs, easily surpassing Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera&#039;s nine.
A U.N. deadline for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities expires Thursday with Iran showing no signs it intends to comply.
of Switzerland holds up his trophy after defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the men&#39;s final match of the 2004 US Open in New York, September 12, 2004.
LOS ANGELES Tonight&#39;s Emmys will be the final bow for three shows that dominated the awards in years past: &quot;Frasier,&quot; &quot;Friends&quot; and &quot;Sex and the City.
Manning will be joined in Hawaii by Edgerrin James, Marvin Harrison and Dwight Freeney. The choices were announced today. Manning received more than one (m) million votes in fan balloting, an NFL record.
More than six years since the Taliban were ousted from power in Afghanistan, the militant movement is being \
US actors Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson will present trophies at next week's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
A hunger strike that, at its height, involved some 4,000 Palestinians interned in Israeli jails ends after nearly three weeks.
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PHNOM PENH Cambodia has detected its first outbreak of bird flu in chickens in recent months to become the sixth Asian nation to report a resurgence of the potentially fatal virus, officials said Wednesday.
Pakistan carried out another test of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Monday as part of efforts to boost defenses, state-owned television said.
A Sri Lankan baby found in the debris left by the tsunami is returned to his parents, after DNA tests confirmed he was their child.
The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by  millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the  market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it  raises the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer,  Merck & Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - A commercial   rocket packed with cargo blasted off from a desert launch range   in New Mexico on Monday, ushering in what the organizers hope   will be a new era of cheap public access to space.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - Accused murderer Scott  Peterson appeared ready to flee to Mexico when the bodies of  his wife and unborn son washed out of San Francisco Bay, a  police detective testified as the trial prosecution rested.
''I club possono essere una piattaforma politica, c'&egrave; l'esempio dell'Italia. Dobbiamo stare a...
Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious.
Discount wireless phone provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. yesterday offered to buy regional rival Leap Wireless International Inc. for about $5.12 billion in stock - a deal that could effectively create a nationwide carrier.
An astonishing new fossil uncovered in a remote region of China has overturned accepted views of the relationship between dinosaurs and early mammals.
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It was rush hour and a young police constable, working a pay-duty shift outside the Royal York Hotel, spotted 45-year-old Sugston Anthony Brookes just minutes before
A humorous look at what  should be on product warranty questionnaires.
A doctor who rushed patients into sex change surgery is found guilty of serious professional misconduct.
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS  SPOKANE, Wash. - It's 3 feet long, pinkish in color, smells like a lily and must be saved from extinction, conservationists said Thursday in asking the federal government to protect the Giant Palouse Earthworm under the Endangered Species Act.
The recall of Complete MoisturePlus, which the CDC says may be linked to a blinding eye condition, is just the latest problem for solutions
Crude futures plummeted yesterday after the US government reported surprising increases in the nation&#39;s supply of oil and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil and diesel.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Wednesday that conservative author Ann Coulter's attacks are personally hurtful and it's important that he respond to them.
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The Sporting News - Rockies hitters. Daisuke Matsuzaka will run up a high pitch count if the Rockies let him. If they swing early in the count, that means they're pressing. The temptation to do too much will be there since they've been struggling -- and since this will be the first World Series game at Coors Field.
MAKYBE Diva, the shortest-priced favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 50 years, inspired a record $126 million betting frenzy on the nation&#39;s TABs today.
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as   optimism about the financial sector following   stronger-than-expected results from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   GS.N outweighed news of a record U.S. trade deficit in July.
Leaders and supporters of the anti-US insurgency say their attacks in recent weeks have a clear objective: The greater the violence, the greater the chances that President Bush
For the last few years, Kate Burton has been bouncing among stage, TV and film work. Now New York audiences will have multiple chances to see the belting side of her.
Formula One, already struggling to shape its future and put on a show, is staring into the abyss after Ford&#39;s decision to pull out and sell its Jaguar team.
Lo stilista critica la scelta di sperimentazione di Altaroma
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The tsunami waves crashed with awesome force into the offices of Aceh's only newspaper, picking up its two huge printing presses like toys and tumbling them into the parking lot. The human toll was worse: 100 staff members are feared dead.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc  Gyurcsany, who has come under intense pressure to quit after  admitting he lied to voters, won a confidence motion  convincingly in parliament on Friday.
Two Germans taken hostage near Kabul this week have been killed, a spokesman for the Taleban says.
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Andy Murray comes from two sets to one down to beat Fernando Gonzalez  in five sets at the US Open.
The FBI abused its power by illegally or improperly obtaining telephone, financial and other secret records in investigations of terrorism or espionage suspects, the U.S. Justice Department's inspector general said on Friday.
The company will pony up $2.6 million to settle a lawsuit over allegedly flawed electronic voting systems it sold to California counties. Surprise: E-vote activists still aren't happy.
ASIA/VIETNAM - A 50 anni dal ritorno dei Gesuiti nel paese asiatico, il Vietnam \u00c3\u00a8 eretto come nuova Provincia della Compagnia di Ges\u00c3\u00b9 Saigon (Agenzia Fides) - Dal 6 al 15 luglio il Preposito Generale della Compagnia di Ges\u00c3\u00b9, P. Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, \u00c3\u00a8 in visita in Vietnam: porta con s\u00c3\u00a9 il decreto di erezione che trasformer\u00c3\u00a0 la Regione Indipendente del Vietnam in una Provincia dell...
Amnesty International says China has failed to meet its promise to improve human rights ahead of the 2008 Olympics.
Former Vice President Al Gore remembered his mother at her funeral Saturday as an inspiring role model for women who believed education was the \
Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Udinese in vista della gara di sabato a Catania. Il tecnico Marino ha ...
Sono Sebastien Loeb e Daniel Elena gli sportivi francesi del 2007 per il quotidiano sportivo transal...
SANTA FE, N.M. - Running even just 20 days before the election, President Bush and Sen...
Pedro Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and Manny Ramirez hit a home run as the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 Tuesday, moving to the brink of their first World Series title since 1918.
LaDainian Tomlinson lasted only two series while Philip Rivers went the distance, completing 19 of 37 passes for 211 yards as the Chargers lost to the Patriots.
The Hamas-led police force and the Fatah-dominated Preventive Security force began swapping prisoners on Tuesday that each side took hostage during a surge of Palestinian infighting, officials said.
MUSCAT, 31 August 2004 - It was expected that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon would surprise the world with a decision to expand the settlements by building more housing units in the West Bank.
An Australian man held in the US prison at Guantanamo Bay for five years without trial will appear before a military commission on March 20, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.
New Zealand outplay Sri Lanka as they eased to a seven-wicket victory in the first one-day international.
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Matt Clement heard all about curses while playing for the Chicago Cubs, who have the longest title drought in baseball. So when Clement saw the Red Sox win the World Series this fall, it made him think about playing in Boston.
Part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been evacuated and closed to tourists after suspicious items were found, a park police officer said Monday.
The ruling struck down a 47-year-old German law that had blocked Porsche from taking over Volkswagen.
What they continue to demonstrate, more than anything else, is an impeccable sense of timing. When to run. When to hit. When to start playing like a tried-and-true
The Competition Commission is to investigate BSkyB's purchase last year of a stake in ITV.
Saint Joseph's storms back in the second half to pull off its biggest upset in 15 years, beating No. 8 George Washington, 57-55, in the Atlantic 10 tournament semifinals.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The board of UK-based Novar Plc (UK:NVR) recommended its shareholders Monday to accept an all-cash offer from Honeywell International Inc (HON) .
InterDigital claims rights violations Nokia will be investigated by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over claims that some of its mobile phones violate another company's patents. Nokia said the patented technologies were agreed parts of a standardised technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After an ugly\u00c2\u00a0name-calling flap\u00c2\u00a0last month, News Corp.'s MySpace and Photobucket will end up as part of the same company.
Oil prices slid from record highs  above $50 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a  surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's  oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire with  the government.
Ten British football clubs are featured in the latest list of the world's 20 richest football club's complied by Deloitte.
MILWAUKEE - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry promised a group of senior citizens Tuesday that he would ease the financial pinch caused by the escalating price of doctors, hospitals and medicine as it outpaces annual increases in Social
Former Labour MP George Galloway has won his libel action against the Telegraph and won \u00c2\u00a3150,000 in damages. He is also expected to get his costs - the court case is estimated to have cost around \u00c2\u00a31m.
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Police in India arrest the owner of a clinic near Delhi on suspicion of illegally aborting female foetuses.
MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an  offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held  areas after a week of anarchy that has seen insurgents  attacking across Iraq's third largest city.
Japan and the United Nations are providing 2.2 million dollars in aid to protect families and children displaced by internal conflict in Nepal, the Asian Development Bank said.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2005 on Tuesday, a free upgrade available for download, in addition to new virtualization licensing for the database. Microsoft said it will allow unlimited virtual instances of the SQL Server SP2 database to run on servers that are fully licensed for SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. Enterprises are exploring virtualization technology -- which allow multiple copies of an OS to run on one piece of hardware -- to reduce the number of physical servers and increase their utilization. The free upgrade for the company's popular database product also includes better interoperability with other vendors. One SQL Server 2005 feature, called Report Builder, can build customized reports drawn on data held in Oracle products and Hyperion Solutions' Essbase database, Microsoft said. SQL Server 2005 SP2 will be the only release of the database that\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft will support\u00c2\u00a0for its Windows Vista OS and\u00c2\u00a0upcoming Longhorn server, due for a final release in the second half of this year. Other features of SP2 include: -- Add-ins for Office 2007 programs such as Excel and Visio -- a drawing and diagramming application -- will enable data mining using SQL Server Analysis Services, the database's online analytical processing component. -- SQL Server Reporting Services -- a tool for creating and managing reports -- is integrated with SharePoint, the company's portal building and document-sharing software. -- New management tools include improved database maintenance, enhanced management repots and a new copy database wizard. Microsoft also announced new management reports for SQL Server Express Edition, the free version of the database, and SQL Compact Edition, an embedded database for mobile devices such as tablet PCs and smart phones.
More than 10,000 people are expected at a charity concert at Wembley Arena to raise money for war-torn Darfur.
Former Democratic Sen. Max Cleland tried to deliver a letter protesting ads challenging John Kerry's Vietnam service to President Bush at his Texas ranch Wednesday, but neither a Secret Service official nor a state trooper would take it.
A former drummer from the 1980s punk band, The Ramones, sued Apple Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, RealNetworks Inc and others for copyright infringement, claiming the companies lacked permission to sell downloads of six songs he authored.
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Science & environment: One of the activists held by Japanese whalers describes his ordeal on the Yushin Maru 2
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The Colts were one victory better in the regular season than they were in 2006 when the won the Super Bowl, but have been less heralded this season than other teams in the playoffs.
Arabic Al- Jazeera TV channel aired a video with the kidnapped woman who heads a British charity in Baghdad. Her documents and ID card were shown in the video.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings  star receiver Randy Moss suffered a hamstring injury during  Sunday's win over New Orleans and his status for this weekend's  game versus Tennessee is unknown.
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ST. LOUIS -- Mike Martz&#39;s week of anger was no empty display. He saw the defending NFC West champions slipping and thought taking potshots at his players might be his best shot at turning things around.
The opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged victorious from Romania&#39;s presidential elections yesterday, promising to tackle corruption and backtracking on suggestions that he
Thousands attend the funeral of Macedonian pop star Tose Proeski, who died in a car crash on Tuesday.
The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Impressive returns and a falling dollar -- should you follow?
The European Central Bank (ECB) is confident of a continuing gradual recovery in the eurozone area despite rising oil prices, ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said in an interview with French magazine L&#39;Express on Monday.
Korea's Samsung Electronics   hopes to have a phone based on Google's   Android mobile phone software platform by early next year, it  said at the Mobile World Congress on Monday.
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After avoiding disaster Friday to stay in contention, Tiger Woods moved into prime position Saturday with a nearly flawless tee-to-green round.
Spanish police say they have arrested a senior member of the Camorra - the Italian mafia gang based in Naples.
German police deport an Islamic militant wanted by Turkey, hours after his extradition is approved.
Facebook and Microsoft Corp on  Wednesday said the world's largest software maker will become  the exclusive provider of banner advertising and sponsored  links on the social networking Web site as part of a strategic  alliance.
Italy's government looked on the verge of  collapse on Tuesday after an ally of Prime Minister Romano  Prodi deserted the centre-left coalition, depriving him of a  parliamentary majority.
Mark Viduka and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink found their touch in front of goal to fire Middlesbrough to victory over Manchester City. The Australian produced two exquisite finishes nine minutes into either half
Ecuador has started to examine its oil agreements to determine if private companies have breached their contracts with the nation, South America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fifth-largest oil producer, the energy minister said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cA committee will look into all contracts. It will review all we need to review and we are seeking transparency,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the oil minister, Alberto Acosta, said. The nine-member committee of energy officials and specialists is examining exploration and development contracts, which are mostly in the hands of foreign oil companies like Petrobras of Brazil and Repsol-YPF of Spain.
The first Atlantic tropical storm of the 2007 season dumped rain on Florida and was due to make landfall late Saturday but was not expected to cause serious damage, US officials said.
Products claiming to be superfoods will be banned under new EU rules coming into effect on 1 July.
Adobe's AIR allows applications to bridge the Web and desktop.
A stout, star-spangled rocket plane has broken through the Earth&#39;s atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing a $US10 million ($A13.
Thousands of fans join sporting celebrities and family to remember football legend Brian Clough.
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Christine Glandorf helped Yale's varsity eight win its first national title at the NCAA rowing championships as the Division 1 event concluded yesterday on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., but the former Boston Latin student wasn't the only woman with local ties celebrating.
Rafael Nadal worked for more than three hours on grass before finally overcoming fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/3) to set up a quarter-final with Lleyton Hewitt at Queen&#039;s club.
Global news and information provider Reuters Group PLC said Friday that it is not in talks to sell off its part-owned stock-trading network Instinet Group Inc.
A collection of artworks, thought to be worth up to \u00c2\u00a3100m, is donated to the Tate and the National Gallery.
Widget makes it a snap to turn photos into cell phone wallpaper or songs into ringtones and even put a price tag on them if you like.
From the beginning, Rich Gotham has been a different kind of front-office executive for gang green. The former dot-com honcho was hired last year as the Celtics' chief operating officer and later filled the shoes of the late legend Red Auerbach as its president. Before the season got underway, Gotham talked to Globe reporter Keith Reed about how the team ...
Bocada Inc. is releasing an upgrade of its backup reporting software tailored to help CIOs and other executives meet business goals and achieve regulatory compliance.
When Beacon Capital Properties LLC bought the John Hancock Tower in the Back Bay 3 1/2 years ago for nearly $1 billion, some in the industry thought its highly successful chief executive, Alan Leventhal, had finally paid too much for a property.
HADITHA, Iraq  - Four U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday when a Marine Corps helicopter with 16 people aboard suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing in a lake, the military said on Monday.
U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $26 billion cash, the richest deal in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.
A Bahraini princess and a former US marine are to divorce, ending a marriage that scandalised her blue-blooded family.
Developing nations should try to negotiate with drug companies before overriding patents to make copycat medicines, the head of the World Health Organization said.
Rob Curling and the pod review Barnsley's triumph in the FA Cup and the latest action from Europe
Egyptian soldiers deploy rolls of barbed wire as they start to close the Gaza/Egypt border
Molson Coors Brewing Co.   (TAPnv.TO) said on Thursday that quarterly net income rose,  helped by higher pricing and volume growth.
England&#39;s players staged a media boycott after their 2-1 win over Poland in Katowice yesterday put their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign back on course.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan asked former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Tuesday to help foster dialogue with the United States, as the moderate cleric wound down an unprecedented U.S. tour, the United Nations said.
The retailer cited lower overall sales and weaker operating results from Kmart and its domestic Sears operations.
Industry executives say they have closed in on a solution as to how to make advertising a viable revenue source for podcasting.
A spokesman for Netherlands&#39;electronics company Philips denies an earlier report that Philips will withdraw from the domestic appliances market and transform itself into a manufacturer
Wally Szczerbiak calls a timeout when Seattle had none remaining with 15.1 seconds to play, allowing Phoenix to pull out a 103-99 win.
Trouble in the commercial real estate market squeezes a Manhattan developer.
MILANO - Domina il box office italiano &#39;Shrek 2&#39;: le nuove avventure dell&#39;Orco verde e della principessa Fiona si portano a casa in tre giorni oltre 3 milioni e 100mila euro, battendo l&#39;attesissimo ritorno sul grande schermo di Aldo, Giovanni &amp; Giacomo
By David Garrick, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Jun. 7--SAN MARCOS, Calif.
As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of their imminent release.
A London dentist who planned to fight for the Afghan Taliban against British and U.S. forces was jailed on Tuesday for preparing to commit terrorist acts.
Signs are pointing to a growing interest in desktop Linux and open-source software at Adobe Systems Inc., the maker of popular imaging and graphics software and the standard-bearer of PDF.
The US-led drive to eradicate opium poppy fields in Afghanistan is a waste of money that plays into the hands of Taliban insurgents, a former US ambassador to the United Nations claimed Wednesday.
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Sen. John Kerry&#39;s mention Wednesday of Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s lesbian daughter drew rebukes from the Bush campaign yesterday and strongly mixed reactions from gays and lesbians.
Rural Wisconsin has never seen such a procession of political celebrities or such an avalanche of political advertisements on television.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Colin Montgomerie has played in the Target World Challenge Presented by Williams twice before, just not under these circumstances.
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ASIA/NEPAL - L\u00c2\u0092Unione Internazionale della Stampa Cattolica (UCIP) organizza un seminario in Nepal Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - E\u00c2\u0092 una scelta coraggiosa quella dell\u00c2\u0092Unione internazionale della stampa cattolica (UCIP, Union Catholique Internationale de la Presse), con sede a Ginevra, di organizzare nel prossimo futuro una convention in Nepal, paese ...
The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
(InfoWorld) - Ingres began offering a software bundle on Wednesday\u00c2\u00a0to make it easier for developers to build Eclipse-based applications on top of the Ingres 2006 open-source database. The Ingres Eclipse Bundle brings together all the components developers need to create and run Java applications built using the Eclipse Foundation's open-source development framework. Available for download from the Ingres Web site as a single zipped file, the bundle includes a version of the Eclipse framework and the Ingres Eclipse DTP (Data Tools Project) plug-in, said Emma McGrattan, senior vice president of engineering at Ingres. The bundle also contains source code of a demonstration for developers on how to use Eclipse and Ingres and instructions on getting started with Ingres DTP. The Ingres DTP plug-in features enhancements Ingres made to the Eclipse Data Tools Project so that the development environment is more aware of syntax specific to the open-source database, making it easier to run SQL\u00c2\u00a0statements and to debug code. Previously, users had to download the Eclipse framework themselves, find the particular plug-ins they needed, and use the Java Database Connectivity specification to link their Eclipse-based applications to Ingres, McGrattan said. Application developers within Ingres found that process time-consuming, and the company realized its users must also be struggling with the complexity. Ingres already offers bundles for the Python, PHP, and Perl scripting languages with support for Ruby coming next, McGrattan said. Ingres definitely plans bundles of its database with third-party software, notably around BI and application servers, McGrattan said. She sees plenty of opportunities for the vendor to \
Dow Jones &amp; Co., publisher of the Wall Street Journal, has effectively put the media company up for sale, saying last night that it would entertain purchase offers, including an unsolicited bid from Rupert Murdoch that was turned down one month ago.
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Quincy Carter, the Jets' backup quarterback, left the team in the middle of its playoff run to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program.
China came under renewed pressure Saturday from the Group of Seven to make its yuan more flexible, while Japan emerged from the meeting without a public scolding, despite criticism beforehand that its weakened ...Comment
[World News]: Alma Ata (Kazakhstan), Oct 18 : Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday the terrorist attacks in Iraq were aimed at preventing the re-election of US President George W. Bush.
Chalone Wine Group Ltd. said Monday that it terminated the company&#39;s merger agreement with Domaines Barons de Rothschild, and agreed to be acquired by British beverage company Diageo PLC for $14.25 per share in cash.
Market a bit weaker in early going as investors consider surging crude oil prices, weaker dollar. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks inched lower early Monday as investors eyed rising oil prices and the falling
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Iran's firing of a rocket was called \
The International Atomic Energy Agency is poised to send a team to North Korea this week to verify the shutdown of its atom bomb project after IAEA governors give an expected go-ahead on Monday, diplomats said.
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Juve a Crotone senza Del Piero. Il capitano bianconero non &egrave; stato convocato per la trasferta...
Amid developing plans for a new government, the leaders of four centrist and left-of-center parties signed a coalition agreement on Nov.
College basketball Dan Monson resigned as the men's basketball coach at Minnesota yesterday , one day after the Gophers' fifth straight defeat left them with their longest losing streak in more than 40 years. Assistant coach Jim Molinari will take over as interim head coach. The Gophers fell to 2-5 with a 90-68 home loss to Clemson Wednesday night. Minnesota's ...
The Court of Appeal in London began hearing a case brought by Prince Charles against the Mail on Sunday after the publication by the weekly of extracts from a private journal belonging to the heir to the throne.
San Diego running back LaDainian Tomlinson and New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees were honored Wednesday as the NFL's players of the year, while the Saints' Sean Payton picked up another coach of the year award.
A protester dressed as Batman has come down from his perch at London&#39;s Buckingham Palace, but questions continue about this latest high-profile security lapse.
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Leader Carroccio detta titolo al quotidiano 'La Padania''
German Chancellor Angela Merkel angers China with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama in Berlin.
A girl whose decomposed body was found by a river was 'beaten and robbed by her parents', an inquest is told.
A curriculum shake-up will see children spending more time learning through play at primary school.
The Ryder Cup is a renaissance for 50-year-old Jay Haas, although redemption also comes to mind.
Not every mother would allow her hair to be cut by her 4-year-old daughter, but Cindy Hurst thought it was a perfect idea; the chemo was going to take it anyway. Hurst is among hundreds of thousands of parents in the United States looking for a way to help their children understand that Mommy or Daddy has cancer.
The first round of voting in France's legislative elections has put the new president's party firmly on the road to controlling Parliament.
A hearing to decide who will give evidence at Princess Diana's inquest is to be held at the High Court.
A European Commission official chosen   to lead Microsoft's MSFT.O antitrust case has asked to work   instead for a consultancy that has the software firm as a   client, the company and the Commission said on Wednesday.
Chris Evert and Greg Norman are engaged, less than a year after divorces from longtime spouses.
Two weeks after Portsmouth appointed Croatian unknown Velimir Zajec as executive director, Harry Redknapp quit as manager on Wednesday, citing the need to take &quot;a complete break from the game&quot;.
Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:AVSO.OB), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management, today announced they have appointed Bruce White to head the Infrastructure Solutions Group.
Tory ministers call on the government to reveal how many escaped prisoners remain at large.

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain is pushing for up to &#36;1 billion in aid to ensure consumers are not left in the dark when television stations broadcast only new, crisp digital signals, according to draft legislation obtained on Sunday.
Li Guoqiao was a village doctor in China's southwestern Yunnan province in 1974 when the government asked him to try using an herbal drug, artemisinin, to treat malaria patients.
New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer will announce on Tuesday he will run for governor of  the state in 2006, a spokeswoman said.
Since its debut in 1998, top-selling video game franchise &quot;Grand Theft Auto&quot; has been accused of being an evil force driving crime sprees, sexual deviance and health woes.
Three men racially threaten a woman and tell her to immediately leave her home in Armagh, police say.
The organizers of London's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012 reportedly believe that Paris will beat out their city, and are emotionally crushed by their impending defeat.
A man who says he was questioned by British intelligence while being held at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay is suing the British government for exploiting his alleged torture there, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Mark Osowski has died after he was stricken with pancreatitis. He was 41.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday hailed the killing of an al Qaeda militant by Pakistan&#39;s security forces at the weekend as a major blow against terrorism.
Tropical Storm Gaston sloshed ashore in South Carolina Sunday with near hurricane-force winds, spinning sheets of rain that flooded roads as the storm knocked out power to thousands of people.
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In a statement today supermarket chain Sainsbury said it expected first-half profits to drop nearly two-thirds compared with last year as a result of loss of market share.
Two more Indonesians were confirmed to have bird flu on Tuesday and Pakistan reported its first case in a year after finding the deadly virus in a small flock of chickens near the capital Islamabad.
Ace Hardware Corp. discovered an approximately $154 million shortfall on its books while preparing to convert from retailer-owned cooperative to for-profit corporation and likely will have to restate its financial results for the last five years, President and CEO Ray Griffith said Wednesday.
Bank of America said its head of global structured products, Chris Hentemann, left, just one day after the bank reported a poor quarter for its investment banking unit.
Actually, in terms of the bigger social picture, it&#39;s way past time network TV built another hour-long drama around a black actor.
No. 15 Vanderbilt got out to the best start in school history Monday, beating Iona 97-73 behind A.J. Ogilvy's 20 points and nine rebounds.
CAULFIELD Cup winner Elvstroem will displace Starcraft as favourite when bookmakers open betting on the $3 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley today.
Inside the NLCS: Astros storm back to take series lead while St. Louis teeters on edge of elimination. By Jesse Gerner. Move over New York Yankees, there&#39;s a new Daddy in town.
An Israeli helicopter fired a missile into  a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza early on Saturday, killing  an elderly civilian man and wounding at least three people,  witnesses and medics said.
China is investigating a state-owned trading company's role in tainted medicine that killed at least 94 people in Panama, an official said Monday, as the European Union urged Beijing to be more vigilant about product safety.
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said the jaw-dropping performance by LeBron James in Game Five of the Eastern Conference finals signaled a coming-of-age for the fourth-year forward.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats look set for an electoral battering in the eastern states of Brandenburg and Saxony on Sunday.
Why the massacre of an elite US-trained Colombian police team prompted Congress to freeze counternarcotics funding.
BAGHDAD -- Insurgents hammered central Baghdad yesterday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that killed  almost 60 people nationwide as security appeared to spiral out of control.
Pakistan's military Monday played  down a report in the latest edition of Time magazine describing  what it called a \
People who received MP3 players as holiday gifts may want to steer clear of some Web sites that claim to offer legal music but don&#39;t have licensing agreements with major music labels, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said.CDT, a consumer rights group, has published a list of more than 30 MP3 download sites that don&#39;t have licensing deals with major U.S. music labels. The sites, which charge between $20 and $35 for subscriptions, say they offer music from artists signed to the major labels, CDT said.Consumers should be aware of the sites on the list because in some cases, they may simply provide subscribers popular peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software that&#39;s otherwise free, said David Sohn, CDT&#39;s senior policy counsel. And customers using P-to-P software to trade unauthorized music files could face lawsuits from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), he said.&quot;People might get the false impression of what they paid for was legal,&quot; Sohn said. &quot;If you pay $25, you might think that $25 goes to compensate the rights holder.&quot;The CDT tried to contact the operators of each site on its MP3 warning list. In each case, the site operators did not respond.Several of the sites on the list seem to be run by the same people -- they have similar designs and make similar claims. In many cases, the sites are registered outside the U.S., Sohn said.Some of the sites hedge their claims of being legal in small print. For example, AllCoolMusic.com, which says it offers 12 billion files, includes a disclaimer at the bottom of its front page: &quot;Today, there are 240 million users trading MP3s on legal file-sharing networks. Sharing is not illegal as long as you obey all relevant copyright laws. Sharing copyrighted material, without permission to do so, is illegal. Purchasing a membership in AllCoolMusic.com does not give you license to download or upload copyrighted material. AllCoolMusic.com implores you to respect all copyright laws.&quot;AllCoolMusic didn&#39;t respond to CDT&#39;s letter, and there&#39;s no contact information readily available on the site.In March 2005, CDT filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission against two Web sites claiming their music and video downloads were 100 percent legal.The FTC filed a complaint in U.S. court against one of the Web sites, mp3downloadcity.com, obtained an injunction, and eventually reached a settlement with the Web site operator in May 2006. The settlement required the site to refund customers.The RIAA has focused its lawsuits on P-to-P users that share music with others, not those that simply download music from P-to-P networks. However, if subscribers to these sites would opt to share their music on the P-to-P software some of the sites provide, that could expose them to lawsuits, Sohn said.In many cases, users of the sites are &quot;getting less than you pay for,&quot; he said.
The handset maker is teaming up with a Swedish security company to offer encryption software for some of its phones.
You&#39;ve probably heard that olive oil is good for your heart. Now, it&#39;s official. The US Food and Drug Administration declared yesterday that under certain circumstances olive oil can cut your risk of heart disease.
BESLAN, Russia Sept. 6, 2004 - Funeral processions filled the rainy streets of this southern Russian city Monday, carrying coffins large and small, as townspeople buried scores of victims of a carefully
The price of a one-ounce first-class stamp will rise from 41 cents to 42 cents in May, the U.S. Postal Service said on Monday.
The European Commission will give credit card company MasterCard  six months to reconfigure the fee it sets for processing transactions or face daily fines, an industry source said on Wednesday.
There's a part of Christmas morning that Tiffany Seay dreads: getting everything out of its packaging. The twisties. The tape. The hard plastic ties, like handcuffs for dolls. The itty-bitty screwdrivers.
Four workers have been pulled out alive from a mine in north China, leaving 166 colleagues trapped and feared dead after a gas explosion, local officials said.
Ohio lawmakers consider slapping easy-to-spot fluorescent license plates on offenders' cars. By the Associated Press.
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When floating through space, and orbiting the Earth, an astronaut witnesses a sunset and sunrise every 45 minutes. Exploring beyond the atmosphere furthers
COLLEGES Holy Cross junior quarterback Dominic Randolph and Assumption freshman tailback Herb Woodard are this week's Gold Helmets winners, presented by the New England College Football Writers. In the Crusaders' 31-28 comeback win over visiting Harvard Saturday, the 6-foot-3-inch, 211-pound Randolph completed 29 of 55 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns, including a game-winning 40-yard toss to Thomas Harrison ...
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canada&#39;s NHL teams came out Thursday and voiced their support for the league&#39;s decision to lockout its players.
It can store 10,000 songs, but weighs mere ounces, slips easily into a pocket, and has flown off the shelves as one of the most desirable Christmas gifts of 2004: Apple&#39;s iPod digital music player seems to be every hip youngster&#39;s favourite stocking filler
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'Attenzione a eventuali monopoli locali'
KIRKUK, Iraq Sept. 4, 2004 - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside an Iraqi police academy as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing 20 people and wounding
When, where: Tonight, 8, at Target Center, Minneapolis. TV, radio: CSN, ESPN, WEEI (850). Records: Boston is 37-9; Minnesota is 10-37. Scoring: Al Jefferson 21.5, Rashad McCants 14.9, Ryan Gomes 11.8. Rebounding: Jefferson 12.3, Gomes 5.5, Craig Smith 4.7. Assists: Sebastian Telfair 6.0, Marko Jaric 4.4, McCants 2.3. Head to head: This is the second of two meetings. The Celtics ...
Hundreds of Israelis march to border fence around Gaza Strip to demand tough action against Palestinian militants.
He is an 87-year-old man with a cane and a cigar, and the clout of a king.
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U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as   investors bet that a stronger-than-expected jump in consumer   confidence in September would lead to more consumer spending   and boost corporate profits.
Ask U.S. comedian Billy Crystal what his hit play \
In this in-depth look at  filmmaker Steven Spielberg, documentarian Richard Schickel  simply points the camera and questions Spielberg&#39;s way and lets  him talk.
Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor at the UN war crimes court, has urged the European Union not to resume talks on closer ties with Serbia until former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic is arrested.
NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless, the hulking champ of the cellular world, is about to meet a new contender. Any day now, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to recommend the approval of Cingular
It happens all the time to unlucky or unwise Windows users: A new computer crashes and burns after a crippling virus or worm attack. But things can fall apart inside a new PC without such outside help; everyday use can cause a slower form of rot that eventually hobbles the system as thoroughly as a virus might.
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ConocoPhillips said it probably will add the equivalent of 800 million barrels of oil to its proved reserves after its $1.99 billion investment in OAO Lukoil, Russia&#39;s biggest oil company, and a planned increase in the stake.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief leaves for North Korea on Sunday to broker a return of inspectors to the secretive Stalinist state under a precarious six-party pact to dismantle its atomic bomb program.
The pan-European security body wants to send more monitors for the re-run of the Ukrainian election.
Tim Henman overcomes Nicolas Kiefer in straight sets at the World Tennis event.
The Giants and Dolphins will play in London on Sunday in the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boldest step toward becoming a global player.
Nearly a million American youngsters, some as young as 6, rely on personal trainers to shape up, lose weight or improve in sports, according to figures from the nation's leading sports club association.
Josh Scobee kicked a last-minute  field goal to give the Jacksonville Jaguars a dramatic 31-29  victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in their AFC Wild Card  play off game on Saturday.
Africa's economy will grow faster this year, but changes are still needed if it is to catch up with the rest of the world.
Japan launched a satellite-based alert system Friday that will instantly send warnings of tsunamis and updates on volcanic activity to help speed evacuations, an emergency official said.
Fernando Orsi crede di aver meritato di essere alla guida del Livorno anche nella prossima stagione....
It was a national day of grieving for Yasser Arafat, but the row of men sipping black coffee and eating dates under a mourning tent had someone else in mind.
Tommy Sheridan says he has resigned as leader of the Scottish Socialist Party so he can be a \
Kenya's opposition rejected bilateral negotiations with the government on Tuesday and President Mwai Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dimming hopes for a deal to end post-election violence.
Indonesia's government backs a plan to dump muddy water into a river, to help stave off a huge mud spill.
World opinion opposes military action against Iran's nuclear programme, a BBC World Service poll says.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon &#151; under pressure to promote the social programs his leftist rival championed &#151; presented an austere budget Tuesday that increases spending for social programs to help the country's poorest.
Don&#39;t let the lack of emotion in the voice or body language fool you, Carson Palmer remembers the last time he faced the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Representatives of Iran and the European Union were due to meet Saturday in Lisbon to seek to defuse the growing crisis over Tehran&#39;s refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment programme as demanded by the UN Security Council.
President Moshe Katsav has reached a plea bargain that forces him to resign but includes no rape charges and will entail no jail time, Attorney General Meni Mazuz said Thursday.
The United States and Europe clinched a deal on Friday giving U.S. law enforcement agencies easier access to personal data on transatlantic air passengers to fight terrorism, ending a legal limbo for airlines.
FCC Chairman said the commission would investigate complaints that Comcast was blocking some peer-to-peer traffic.
Despite some progress, trade between the 25 European Union nations needs to become easier and simpler to jump-start the EU's flagging economy, the EU's internal market chief said Thursday.
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The British Medical Association in Wales calls on assembly ministers to ban cigarette vending machines.
On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.
Heavy smoke billows from the site of a car bomb explosion outside the headquarters of Baghdad Police in the Haifa Street area of Baghdad, considered a bastion of Saddam Hussein loyalists.
The two-handed slam to the face that he took courtesy of Boston University defenseman Tom Morrow in the second period? It didn't register.
The latest round of U.N.-led peace talks between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front ended in stalemate Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to try again in March to resolve a 32-year dispute for control of Western Sahara.
Global warming and rocketing oil prices are making nuclear power fashionable, drawing a once demonized industry out of the shadows of the Chernobyl disaster as a potential shining knight of clean energy.
Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigned across the nation in a bid to win five Democratic presidential nominating contests that will be held this weekend from Washington state to Maine.
After nearly five years of development work, Ford Motor Co. will dismantle an Oracle-based procurement application and shift back to earlier technology, a company spokesman confirmed Thursday.
As Redmond unwraps 'comments disabled' vuln research blog Microsoft plans to issue two security patches next Tuesday, one of which earns the dreaded rating of critical, in this year's first edition of its regular Patch Tuesday update cycle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A US soldier is jailed for 25 years for the murder of an Iraqi national guard, the US military says.
A service is held in Budapest to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the ghetto in Budapest.
The company, one of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest construction equipment makers, said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose 11 percent on strong international growth.
Employers added just 51,000 jobs, the fewest in almost a year, but unemployment dropped to 4.6 percent.
Plus, Cendant steals home, and Deere's color is green.
Armed with college degrees and buoyed with seemingly boundless energy, many young professionals have arrived in New Orleans and taken up work two years after Hurrican Katrina. Hanging over these young people, however, is a persistent question. Will they stay?
Stocks bobbed higher Monday morning after two sessions of heavy selling driven by surging oil prices and a disappointing employment report.
Buoy to monitor CO2 absorption The first ever system designed specifically to measure the acid levels in the oceans was launched this week. The project, funded by the US's National Science Foundation (NSF), aims to determine how much CO2 the Pacific Ocean absorbs each year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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FREDDIE LJUNGBERG says there will be no excuses if Arsenal flop again in the Champions League tomorrow night. The Gunners need to beat winless Rosenborg at Highbury to make sure of a place in the knockout stages.
WITH the 2004 presidential race still a tossup, US President George W. Bush and challenger Democrat John Kerry charged into the final two days of the contest trying to turn to their advantage an October surprise appearance by America&#39;s most hated enemy.
Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Chelsea remained perfect and became the first team to clinch a spot in the knockout phase of the Champions League competition Tuesday with a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow.
Big Blue plans is expected to announce the servers Friday, stirring up major new challenges for Sun and HP.
The U.S. Air Force's former chief  military lawyer has been formally reprimanded for conduct  unbecoming an officer because of improper relationships with  more than a dozen women, the Air Force said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - The national organ transplant network is asking hospitals to discourage patients from advertising for donors and, if possible, to refuse to perform transplants that arise from these campaigns.
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RealNetworks is taking over Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music subscription service. It hopes that as one of the last paid services standing it will better be able to promote the concept.
Our urban future, from Third World slums to the virtual Panopticon.
For nearly a decade, Dr. Jack Kevorkian waged a defiant campaign to help other people kill themselves. The retired pathologist left bodies at hospital emergency rooms and motels and videotaped a death that was broadcast on CBS' \
Online ads can be effective even when not eliciting clicks; opinions on environmental policy are not heavily influencing Americans\u00e2\u0080\u0099 voting decisions and more.
After signing a five-year, $25 million contract extension last week, the Wizards hope that Brendan Haywood fills the stat sheet as well as the lane.
Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell have signed up to save the film their late friend Heath Ledger was making before he died.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will have raised more than $100 million this year for her presidential campaign, aides confirmed Monday evening, setting a historic new threshold in fundraising.
An independent review into party funding will recommend a cap on individual donations, the BBC has learned.
Sony Corp.  will cut back on  future chip spending and may not produce advanced chips used in  its PlayStation 3 (PS3) in-house, a senior executive said on  Tuesday, in a move aimed at driving the semiconductor unit's  nascent earnings recovery.
By Charles Rabin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 16--A significantly watered-down version of a proposed ordinance to strip Miami-Dade Police of powers to investigate corruption at County Hall passed a key committee Thursday after being endorsed by the mayor and police director.
ASHBURN, Virginia (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins  linebacker LaVar Arrington is expected to miss two to four  weeks after undergoing knee surgery.
The relationships we all have with those little pieces of matter, our pills, are becoming ridiculously tangled.
Potentially contaminated body parts stolen in the US may have been used on British patients, experts admit.
Sheldon Souray scored the winning goal, then dished out the credit to teammate Tomas Plekanec. Souray scored 2:01 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins' six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Sunday.
Silverstone owners, the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club, plan to improve the circuit now they have the security of a five-year contract with Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert  Zoellick is expected to be named deputy to incoming Secretary  of State Condoleezza Rice later this month, a Bush  administration official said on Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - All public-sector purchasers of office equipment in Europe will in future be obliged to buy brands that carry the\u00c2\u00a0Energy Star\u00c2\u00a0logo, the environmental quality standard agreed on by the U.S. and the European Union, following a vote in the European Parliament Tuesday. \
Danish security police on Tuesday   arrested nine men suspected of plotting to carry out a   terrorist bomb attack in the Nordic country.
Refugees found peace in the Kurdish north, but are now threatened by shelling and cross-border raids.
No matter where he lines up, Jevon Kearse pressures quarterbacks, chases down running backs, and disrupts offenses. In his first season with the Eagles, Kearse's impact on Philadelphia's defense nearly equaled Terrell Owens's effect on the offense. But Kearse hardly got the same attention the flamboyant Pro Bowl wide receiver earned this season.
Software giant Microsoft unveils a music-downloading service - MSN Music - to rival Apple's iTunes and other providers.
Voters in Belarus approved constitutional changes that will allow President Alexander Lukashenko to seek a third term, Agence France-Presse reported, citing preliminary results.
American Financial Realty Trust on Tuesday agreed to acquire 252 commercial properties from Bank of America NA for a total price of about $570 million excluding unspecified transaction expenses.
ABIDJAN  - Top Ivory Coast and French officials appealed for calm, pledging to cooperate to put down a wave of unrest that left at least 13 dead and hundreds injured in the divided west African state.
Wal-Mart de Mexico SA, the country's largest retailer, reported a 7 percent increase in second-quarter net profit after inflation, even as same-store sales grew less than 1 percent due in part to a slowdown in consumption.
Hospitals are renovating, rebuilding and expanding in part because they remain vital points of entry for paying patients whose eventual admission accounts for needed revenue.
The continued use of a poison used to kill mosquitos on Long Island is running into opposition, just as its buggy season begins.

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The first thing to be said about &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; before we get to the good stuff, is what an extraordinarily well-made movie it is.
THE great-grandfather of modern computers was today being commemorated with a special set of stamps. Bletchley Park Post Office is issuing a first day cover featuring the 1943 Colossus.  (c) 2007 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Dell Inc. on Thursday reported  quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts&#39;  expectations and announced plans to cut about 10 percent of its  work force over the next year.
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Apple always manages to keep us guessing up until the very last moment. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
WASHINGTON: The United States of America, divided as never before, goes to the polls a few hours from now with the nerve-jangling possibility of not knowing the outcome immediately.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld declared that the insurgency is likely to turn even more violent in coming months as the fledgling nation heads toward democratic elections.
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FedEx Corp., the world's top  air-express shipper, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings more  than doubled on strong revenue growth in its international,  ground and freight services.
Mozambique's government cuts diesel prices for private minibus taxis after deadly riots.
Federal trade officials Tuesday announced final tariffs on shrimp from China and Vietnam, affirming US shrimpers&#39; claims that exporters in those countries have dumped their product in the United States at artificially low prices.
Apple computer is facing an inquiry by the Office of Fair Trading after it was criticised for selling music downloads to UK customers at higher prices than in other European countries.
The funeral is taking place in Lebanon's capital Beirut for an anti-government protester who was killed on Sunday.
Most people think women have a right to choose an abortion, but the number is falling, a survey says.
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Thousands of Pakistanis cheer the country's suspended chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry as he travels to a lawyers' meeting.
US teams tried to rescue Briton Ken Bigley and two Americans from their Iraq kidnappers, sources say.
As much as Karl Malone wanted to win an NBA title, he just didn't have the desire to play a 20th season. Malone officially announced his retirement Sunday, ending his career where it started when the Utah Jazz selected him with the 13th pick in the 1985 draft.
By Christina Cooke, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Dec. 11--Hixson High School students are solving cases ranging from murder to missing persons as part of the school's forensic science class, offered for the first time this year.
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Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States stopped Spain&#39;s momentum in the Davis Cup final. The Bryans defeated Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on
Three different ActiveX vulnerabilities affect Yahoo Instant Messenger version 3.5,  and Yahoo Messenger versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5
Forging the legal framework for the European Union has not been without its problems. But 27 member states agreeing to sign a new document will help
French President Jacques Chirac, arriving Wednesday in Libya for the first visit there by a French head of state in more than half a century, said that turbulent times
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One moment an Iraqi teen-ager dances  to pop band 'N Snyc, the next a decrepit hunched street seller  describes the looting in Baghdad and then a sexy bohemian  painter tells how she survived Saddam.
A Test match that had looked to be building up into a great climax was ruined yesterday by a six-hour downpour that forced the final day to be abandoned without a ball bowled.
Lauryn Williams&#39; magical summer began with her winning the NCAA 100-meter championship in June in Austin, Texas. It continued at the US Trials in July, where
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CANBERRA, Australia  - A body found in the Iraqi  city of Falluja appears to be that of kidnapped British aid  worker Margaret Hassan, Australian Prime Minister John Howard  said on Thursday. \
The U.S. military is sending 600 Marines and Navy personnel to the Philippines to assist in recovery efforts after recent storms left hundreds dead and displaced 200,000 from their homes.
President Bush plans to replace John Snow as US Treasury Secretary and possible successors include Andrew Card, currently the White House chief of staff, the New York Times reported Monday.
- The Kerry-Edwards campaign says George W. Bush -- a president who&#39;s made cutting taxes a priority -- wants to raise taxes on middle-class families.
A leading human rights group in  Afghanistan said on Saturday it suspected a renegade commander  was behind the beheading and skinning of fighters loyal to  Ismail Khan, governor of the western province of Herat.
According to a story on CNN&#39;s Web site, the software giant&#39;s recent acquisition of anti-spyware company GIANT might mean users have to pay in order to benefit from the added security to Microsoft applications.
Someday, when Roger Clemens has finally surrendered to the war against time and actually retires, his seventh Cy Young Award will be held up as proof that The Rocket was both man and machine
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With diversity already at their core, they're intensifying recruitment of the nation's fastest-growing minority.
MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Chicago Cubs take on the Florida Marlins in the second game of a doubleheader Monday. Matt Clement, who has been bothered by nagging injuries in his neck and back, takes the mound for the Cubs.
A single dose of the popular antibiotic azithromycin appears to stop bacterial infections that lead to trachoma, the world&#39;s top cause of preventable blindness, British researchers write in Thursday&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said on Monday that China had agreed to discuss the American request for a new dialogue over the detention of Chinese citizens
Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.36 percent at the opening on Wednesday as profit-taking pushed down recent gainers including Bridgestone Corp. after the market had risen in the previous four sessions.
David Wright&#039;s drive to the center-field wall capped a ninth-inning comeback in the New York Mets&#039; 8-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
Search engine Google plans to offer consumers the chance to download and print classic novels free of charge.
The British Ministry of Defense said late Wednesday that three crew members from a stricken Canadian submarine drifting powerless off the northwestern Irish coast havebeen taken to hospital in Ireland for treatment.
NASA mission specialists Joe Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper have wrapped up STS-115's first spacewalk after working on the International Space Station.  Their efforts centered on preparing the 35,000-pound P3/P4 truss for operation, NASA said.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday that Colombia's long guerrilla war had no military solution and peace talks would only prosper when rebel armies there were labeled insurgents, not terrorists.
Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians enough freedom  of movement to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's successor.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Two more US Marines have been killed in action in Iraq&#39;s western Anbar province, bringing to ten the number of Marines killed there in the past three days.
Given the lengthy review process by the Department of Justice and the FCC, there has been plenty of time for reporters, analysts and armchair pundits to think through the implications of the Cingular acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless.
Neil Mellor scores a stunning late winner as Liverpool defeat Arsenal.
Three men have been charged with murdering a senior editor for PC World magazine in what police said was an attempt to steal marijuana that the victim's son grew in their home for medical use.
The Veterans Charitable Foundation is making a patriotic fund-raising pitch to many Massachusetts residents: 100 percent of every donation goes directly to help veterans with wheelchairs, medical equipment, and family aid.
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Liu Xiang, a high hurdler, has proved what many Chinese have long felt was not possible: that yellow men can jump, and sprint, too.
A 66-year-old equestrian rider is poised to become Japan's oldest Olympic representative when he climbs in the saddle at this year's Beijing Games.
South Africa and the world must strive to uphold Nelson Mandela&#39;s legacy as a peacemaker as the anti-apartheid icon enters his dotage, former US president Bill Clinton said on Thursday.
Cincinnati running back Chris Perry was carted off the field with an injured right ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.
Two suspects in a foiled plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport appeared in court in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday and were accused of conspiring to commit terrorism.
Restaurants are responding to the growing wave of parents obsessed with all things culinary, who are indoctrinating their children to the ways of gastronomy.
Almost 180,000 people have been stranded in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan by a return of snow and freezing weather which has blocked roads and caused blackouts, state media said on Sunday.
A leading figure in the Bush administration's march to war in Iraq helped justify the 2003 invasion by undercutting the CIA with questionable intelligence about Saddam Hussein's links to al Qaeda, a Pentagon watchdog agency said in a report on Friday.
The Denver Broncos have acquired the rights to defensive tackle Ellis Johnson from the Atlanta Falcons. Johnson led NFL interior linemen with eight sacks last season.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s response last week to a soldier&#39;s question about substandard equipment was insulting and disingenuous to the soldier and to the rest of the nation.
Al Cialella is from Philadelphia, where he always thought of &quot;sturdy&quot; oak trees as symbols of strength. He never knew that in central Florida, the water table
With union backing for job cuts, Alitalia&#39;s board has approved a four-year business plan to save the near-bankrupt Italian airline from collapse.
President Vladimir Putin urged journalists Friday to use their work to advance the battle against terrorism, saying the media should not just be passive observers in the face of threats by militants.
Disgraced former Irish Foreign Minister Ray Burke has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns.
FEMALE election commission educators in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar are persistent and brave, ignoring threats each day they criss-cross the city to convince women to vote.
Washington, Oct. 4. (PTI): The annual conference of the World Bank Group and IMF where India was represented by Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, ended here with no consensus among developing countries on three
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A bronchial infection forced Faith Hill to withdraw from a MusiCares tribute to Aretha Franklin.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed up to 20 men queuing at a police recruitment centre west of Baghdad on Thursday, police said, and al Qaeda militants battled a rival Sunni Arab faction in the south of the capital.
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A federal panel yesterday urged the State Department to shut down a Saudi government-supported private school in Northern Virginia unless it can prove it is not teaching religious intolerance.
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A bad movie with a good heart, \u00e2\u0080\u009cMusic Within\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a biography of Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston), an activist for the handicapped.
Shares of U.S. mortgage finance  giant Fannie Mae FNM.N tumbled on Thursday after the  Securities and Exchange Commission said the company must  restate earnings because of accounting problems.
Their homes are in ruin, many have only the clothes they&#39;re wearing, yet those who took a direct hit from hurricane Ivan returned to their neighbourhoods Saturday determined to rebuild.
Whole Foods Market Inc  on Thursday laid out plans to show longtime Wild Oats Markets Inc  shoppers that the acquisition criticized by U.S. regulators can lead to lower prices and improved stores.
Social Security benefits for more than 47 million Americans will increase 2.7 percent next year, the government announced today. But higher Medicare premiums will take
RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins 20-14 Sunday, but they didn&#39;t do it alone. Washington committed seven turnovers.
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Jones, owner of the Jones New York, Anne Klein and Nine West brands, yesterday said it is buying luxury retailer Barneys New York for approximately $400 million.
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Miami Dolphins running back Ricky  Williams, suspended from the National Football League for  substance abuse, made a successful debut with the Toronto  Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on Saturday.
The Korean Free Trade Agreement calls for eliminating tariffs on 95 percent of consumer and industrial products traded between the United States and South Korea.
A planned strike by British Airways(BA) workers on the August Bank Holiday has been called off after a pay settlement was reached between employers and BA staff, Sky TV reported Saturday.
Juliana Sasaki didn&#39;t bother checking out Sony Corp.&#39;s digital music player in Tokyo before buying her green iPod mini. &quot;I knew Sony and other companies had MP3 players, but they can&#39;t beat the mini,&quot; said Sasaki, 23, a language teacher.
Blog: Apple posts the pair's rare joint appearance on iTunes, where it soars to the top of the podcast charts
One day last November in Houston, three men met for lunch. Two of them -- Russian cosmonauts in training for an upcoming joint US-Russian space mission -- had never met the third, a slightly built American gentleman in his seventies.
Tucked inside a $14.4 billion blueprint for the rebuilding of New Orleans is a proposal for a Hurricane Katrina monument on a grand, \
New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week along with mortgage refinancings as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest levels in six months, an industry group said on Wednesday.
RICHMOND, Jan. 10 -- Democrats vowed Thursday to rule from the center as the controlling party of the Virginia Senate as they unveiled a list of priorities for the legislative session that began Wednesday.
Two reckless clashes with Ben Thatcher earned the England skipper his second booking of the current World Cup qualifying campaign.
Greeters direct new arrivals at the elevators. Wireless telephone systems and Internet access are available. And every guest room is private, cheerful and has a fold-out chairbed.
Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani says his forces will not move against the PKK separatists that are battling Turkey
Egypt has agreed to a Palestinian Authority request to hold funeral services in Cairo for Yasir Arafat.
Ron Zook, head coach of University of Florida football, has been fired, according to ESPN and First Coast News in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Rising household utility bills helped to push the UK inflation rate higher in December, official figures show.
Rudolph Giuliani\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s status as a top-tier candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is based largely on renown he accrued for his handling, as mayor of New York City, of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers.
How Oprah could influence the Democratic nomination -- and other insights into Campaign '08
Lifestyle: 20 December 2004, Monday. A Danish asthma patient planning to climb Mount Everest in the spring of 2005 has arrived at Hilton Sofia on his way to the top.
Dura reazione del presidente della Lega Calcio, Antonio Matarrese dopo le dimissioni e le dichiarazi...
The United States senate has backed a measure that would provide an emergency US$75 million ($114.2 million) to finance efforts by African Union troops to try and restore peace in Sudan.
A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved the extradition of former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega to face money laundering charges in France when his long Florida prison sentence for drug smuggling ends next month.
Emergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the stricken Northern Rock bank.
Teemu Selanne returned to the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks on Monday after missing the first half of the season while contemplating retirement.
The fast food giant proves last month's doubters wrong.
J.J. Arrington ran for 84 of his 121 yards in the second half and Aaron Rodgers shook off a slow start to throw two touchdown passes to help No. 5 California beat Washington 42-12 on Saturday.
Merck &amp; Co. plans to cut its workforce by 5,100 jobs by the end of the year--about 700 more than originally planned. Whitehouse Station, NJ-based Merck said in materials filed with the Securities and Exchange
KIRKSVILLE, Mo., Oct. 20 -- A search ended Wednesday for five people missing after a commuter plane crashed and burned as it carried doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.
Patrons at the only post office in Preston Hollow have been growing in number as residents in this small hamlet of rural Albany County scramble to mail last-minute gifts and holiday cards.
TORONTO (CP) - Ontario residents will likely have to pay more for their televisions, computers and electronic gadgets under a recycling plan now under development.
Tells Congress she looked at dirty photos The current Miss America has asked Congress to take further steps in protecting children from internet predators.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British heavyweight fighter Danny Williams has threatened to pull out of Saturday&#39;s World Boxing Council title fight with champion Vitali Klitschko if he is forced to shave his beard, British media reported.
Whether high tech returns continue may become clearer this week, when two pairs of high-profile companies announce second-quarter earnings.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Just the other night, he looked at the ticket that he has saved all these years and offered himself congratulations for living up to his promise. It is dated Jan. 22, 1984, the stub from Super Bowl XVIII in Tampa, and Steve Spagnuolo remembers what he said to himself after the Raiders' 38-9 win over the Redskins ...
Toshiba is recalling about 5100 Sony-made notebook batteries that could overheat.
In four stops across the state Saturday &#151; all in areas that voted for him in 2000 &#151; President Bush will be unleashing sharp campaign attacks against Democrat John Kerry on every issue from Iraq to Social Security.
Hong Kong&#39;s Hong Thai Travel Services decided Sunday to cancel two days of tours to Phuket of Thailand, which was affected by a strong earthquake in northwest of Indonesia.
A United Nations team has arrived in Sudan to study if genocide has occurred in the western Darfur region, where fighting has displaced more than 1.5 million people.
Sport: A superb second-half comeback by Arsenal heaped the pressure on under-fire Tottenham boss Martin Jol as the Gunners prevailed in the north London derby.
Japan said Tuesday it was pushing ahead with its controversial plan to hunt humpback whales after key powers   refused a compromise offer and despite warnings by Australia and New Zealand it would be a &quot;provocative act.&quot;
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Stocks regain some of Tuesday's losses as Fed chief indicates everything is okay.
Spring training hasn't even officially started yet for the New York Mets, and already a clubhouse kid in the practice facility here is walking around with a T-shirt that reads, \
It&#39;s been a long trip, but Europe&#39;s first Moon mission is finally nearing its goal. SMART-1, launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) way back on 27 September 2003, will go into orbit around the Moon on 15 November.
Dionte Christmas scores 19 of his 23 points in the second half and Mark Tyndale add 22 to lead Temple to a 78-59 victory over No. 20 Xavier.
The European Central Bank left intact its main interest rate at 4 percent, stepping away from a threat to raise rates, as the Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by a quarter-point, to 5.25 percent.
People with dementia survive an average  four-and-a-half years after diagnosis, researchers said on  Friday in a study they hope might help care-givers plan for  patients with Alzheimer's and other, similar illnesses.
Taiwan's opposition nationalists, who favour closer ties with China, on Saturday won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, boosting their party's chances of regaining the presidency in March.
A teenage boy is airlifted to hospital after falling 30ft into a south Wales valleys' quarry during the night.
Volkswagen AG has warned its German  workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't  agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising the stakes  ahead of negotiations due to start next week.
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An explosion was reported at the News Corp building in midtown Manhattan on Monday, a New York Fire Department spokesman said.
The Wimbledon women's semi-finals begin a day later than scheduled on Friday and the four contenders will have to sit tight and first watch the men wrap up their rain-delayed quarter-final matches.
Thailand's post-coup general election could be pushed back until early 2008 as legal experts fear a new constitution and other laws will not be finished as planned, army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on Sunday.
A South African court on Thursday postponed the case against a former dormitory matron charged with abusing students at U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls' academy.
The Queen Mary 2 arrives in Sydney on her maiden voyage, set to meet the other Cunard royal liner.
New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey&#39;s gay declaration of independence, when he advanced downstage to muse about his inner turmoil, brought an oddly Shakespearean turn to the national soap opera. The difference is that when Shakespeare&#39;s Richard ...
A recently discovered hole in Google Desktop has been quietly patched after researchers discreetly brought it to the company's attention. Though exploiting the vulnerability wasn't easy, the impact on compromised systems could have been devastating.
Britain&#39;s ambassador to Iraq called on Thursday for the release of five kidnapped Britons and appealed for contacts with their abductors.
Linfield are considering legal action to prevent the IFA from terminating its Windsor Park contract with the club.
Sometimes a TV series needs a tune-up. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
US health officials worked to redistribute flu vaccine to the neediest as worried Americans took matters into their own hands, heading
Conservative Republican senators and a handful of Democrats are trying to put a final knife in President Bush's plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
NEW YORK - A day after giving Boston ace Curt Schilling a pounding, the New York Yankees look to take a 2-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the National League Championship Series gets underway when the Houston Astros take on the St...
Eleven police officers are injured during disturbances in the New Lodge areas of north Belfast, the police say.
OCTOBER 04, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Software and services vendor SunGard Data Systems Inc. today announced plans to split into two companies early next year, spinning off a disaster recovery services unit
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Introducing congestion pricing on a wide scale will mean overcoming powerful cultural and psychological obstacles.
Tottenham manager Jacques Santini has left the club for personal reasons after just five months and 13 games in charge. The former France coach&#39;s decision to quit is a massive blow to Spurs, who had begun
If you are a nursing mother, think twice before freezing or refrigerating your expressed breast milk as you could be undermining its crucial antioxidant content.
Afghanistan's president warned Wednesday that the whole world could suffer from the \
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Israeli airstrikes early Saturday killed four Palestinians and wounded five more in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, officials said.
The Bush campaign runs a new attack ad against John Kerry, saying he fails to understand the war on terror.
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In the days after Benazir Bhutto's assassination, it will be tempting to reach two hasty conclusions: that she was Pakistan's last great hope and that her geo-politically crucial country has revealed itself to be  inherently hopeless.
Though shoulder surfing is less of an issue GrIDsure has teamed up with secure communications firm Masabi to create a mobile version of the pattern technology that's touted as a replacement to PIN-based identity systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There is no disputed that Tanzania's first President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere's policy of promoting Kiswahili as a national language helped a lot in binding countrymen together and highly promoted nationalism ...
The NFL will not fine Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor after looking into allegations that a Cincinnati player was spit on during Sunday's game.
WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes fell in May for the fourth time in the past five months, providing further evidence of a continued slump in housing.
Space shuttle astronauts visiting the International Space Station will attempt on Wednesday to fold up one of the two 6-year-old solar arrays which have been the sole power providers to the U.S. sections of the station,
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AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) launches a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use a low price to tempt young consumers.
So, Thursday was Veterans Day, and Americans across the country used the day off to honor those who have served to protect our freedoms.
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Monday his government will seek to increase investment and make selective tax cuts in an effort to maintain a 5 percent annual economic growth rate.
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar&#39;s military government said Thursday that it will release 5,311 prisoners in addition to almost 4,000 whose planned release was announced last week.
WASHINGTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094Christopher Reeve&#39;s death has added another layer of emotion to what already had become a volatile debate over stem cell research on the US campaign trail.
KillerPHP.com has a new articles posted today looking at another one of the components of the Zend Framework - Zend_View.   As part of a series of articles about the Zend Framework and MVC, I'd like to take some time and cover Zend_View (the 'V' in that MVC triad).   He touches on where the Zend_View component's place in life is and even includes some sample code to show one in action (along with an explanation of what it's doing).
European Union nations agreed Monday to start planning for a possible 3,000-member peacekeeping mission to Chad to help provide security and aid to tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict in neighboring Darfur.
THE Russian president, Vladimir Putin, yesterday accused the West of harbouring Chechen terrorists, speaking hours after rebel leader Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the Beslan school massacre.
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NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores died in ethnic violence, complicating mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
There will be no further sanctions against the Patriots as a result of the NFL's investigation into the team's videotaping procedures, a league source confirmed last night.
The Dow industrials climbed on   Wednesday to within striking distance of a record high, as an   unexpected rise in August new home sales renewed optimism about   consumer spending and the outlook for corporate profits.
A group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi said it had tried to kill Iraq's environment  minister on Tuesday and warned it would not miss next time,  according to an Internet statement.
The theft of Edvard Munch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s masterpiece The Scream is the latest in a long line of audacious art heists. Some of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most famous paintings - including
Rasheed Wallace pours in 21 points and nine rebounds, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 90-67 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. , parent of the largest U.S. futures exchange, and Germany's Deutsche Boerse  may explore a possible combination, according to a report in Saturday's Wall Street Journal.
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Tony Blair, who barely two weeks ago handed over the reigns of power as Britain's prime minister to Gordon Brown, is planning a surprise visit to Allen & Co.'s annual media mogulfest at this mountain playground later in the week, Fortune has learned.
TORONTO - One of two Canadian teams competing for a $10-million US-prize has delayed the launch of its rocket. The rocket launch was set to take place in Kindersley, Sask.
The Internet has long carried the promise of being an outlet for new writers, artists and independent musicians. But to David Pakman, the chief operating officer of eMusic, an online music distributor, that promise has been fading.
Kuwait Airways' $3bn order for 19 planes from Aviation Lease and Finance Co fails to get government approval.
The police commander poured gasoline down the walls of three slum shacks and set them alight. At each home, his officers waited until his back was turned, then doused the flames.
By Andrew Maykuth, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 2--An out-of-control guerrilla marketing campaign for a late-night Cartoon Network program has reinforced one fact of American life after 9/11: The war on terror is no joke.
Andre Agassi kicks off a busy day of   action at the U.S. Open on Sunday with a third-round encounter   with 25-year-old German qualifier Benjamin Becker.
JERUSALEM Sept. 14, 2004 - Israeli Cabinet ministers approved cash advances Tuesday of up to $115,000 to Jewish settlers willing to leave their homes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank the first concrete step
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was ordered by a European Union court to change its business practices and immediately
PRISTINA, Serbia  - One person was killed and seven injured by an explosion that tore through shops in the capital of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province early on Monday, a police source said.
The economy expanded faster than expected in the last quarter of 2006 and remains strong.
Overall, this past weekend&#39;s movie box office total wasn&#39;t as fortunate an event as some. &quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events&quot; was top of the tree, opening with an estimated $30.2 million.
Progress semantically Look at any schematic diagram of the integration needed to ensure good communications between different collaborating applications and you instantly see the meaning behind the phrase \
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Wednesday shut down a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games and, separately, has embarked a nationwide campaign against purveyors of e-mail \
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been  cited for driving under the influence after losing control of  her Mercedes convertible, the Beverly Hills Police Department  said on Saturday.
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Saudi security forces have shot dead an armed fighter in Riyadh in a fresh shootout as they combed the district where two people were killed in a clash the previous night.
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A Saudi prince received secret payments from the UK's biggest arms dealer, a BBC investigation reveals.
Lucrecia Martel's elusive, feverish and altogether amazing second feature is much more than a melodrama of violated innocence.
On Wednesday, playing their patient, opportunistic game, Detroit crossed the schedule\u00e2\u0080\u0099s halfway mark with a victory over Dallas, a distant second to the Red Wings in the Western Conference.
Astronomers have discovered the three lightest planets known outside the solar system, moving researchers closer to the goal of finding extrasolar planets that resemble Earth.
Ernie Els holds a two-shot lead at the WGC Championship at Mount Juliet.
A simple sea creature could help to address the problem of global warming, a scientist claims.
Former Arkansas Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee, long expected to enter the contest for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, confirmed Sunday morning during an appearance on NBC-TV\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s Meet the Press that he will file papers Monday to establish an exploratory committee for a White House campaign.
General Motors Corp said on Friday it is recalling 275,936 Cadillacs, Pontiacs and Saturms sold in the United States because of a fluid leak that could lead to loss of control of the vehicle.
Prince Charles&#39; beliefs on class standing are about as ancient as his royal lineage, say his critics. Servants should not aim above their station, according to the heir to the throne.
Lee Nichols was looking forward to making a cross-country trip from Washington to Colorado and New Mexico this August, but soaring gasoline prices are putting a crimp in his plans.
The kidnappers of an American-French journalist in Iraq have threatened to execute him within 48 hours unless US forces withdraw from the holy city of Najaf.
In September Jordan, Jaguar and Minardi were not sure whether they would be on the grid in 2005 after Ford decided to withdraw from the sport.
PlayerBlock claims to be the first ever text-based service that lets people investigate the dating habits of others.
Felix &quot;Tito&quot; Trinidad is back, and back with a vengeance. Trinidad, the Puerto Rican icon and former three-division champion, came out of a 29-month retirement and destroyed
Private firms should stop offering body scans to people without any symptoms, a key government advisory panel says.
Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was charged with involvement in a homicide and nine kidnappings in the 1970s that were part of a plot by Latin American military regimes to kill opponents.
Real Madrid&#39;s month of turmoil took another serious turn last night when the club were forced into appointing low-ranking coach Mariano Garcia Remon to replace Jose Antonio
If wizard managers can consistently earn more than 40 percent a year for their hedge funds, why not put them to work for the government?
nearly four times its losses from a year ago -- as the company again warned it needs pilots to take a massive $1 billion
Like Al Pacino&#39;s Michael Corleone says in &quot;Godfather III&quot;: &quot;Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
The Afghan president makes a rare visit to the north just two weeks before the country's first presidential elections.
The chief U.S. negotiator on North Korea will hold discussions in Japan and China in the next few days aimed at organizing a fresh round of six-party talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programs, a State Department official said on Tuesday.
Scott Peterson&#39;s parents testified Monday that they were to blame for some of his strange behavior leading up to his arrest for the murders of his pregnant wife and unborn son.
International Business Machines Corp.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly net profit that beat Wall Street's recently raised target as solid year-end product sales were buoyed by a weaker U.S. dollar.
The guru to the Beatles who introduced transcendental meditation to the West, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, died at his Dutch home overnight, aides said on Wednesday. He was said to be 91.
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Tata Steel of India and rival CSN of Brazil battled for control of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in a takeover auction which pits two emerging economic superpowers against each other for a major chunk of the European steel industry.
American International Group , the world's largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose despite losses related to four U.S. hurricanes but fell short of market estimates.
CBS News named former U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press chief Louis Boccardi on Wednesday to review its discredited report on President Bush's military record.
HMV teams up with Microsoft to become the latest company to offer a music downloading service.
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Lawmakers and intelligence officials on Monday criticized Sen. Pat Roberts&#39; radical plan to break up the CIA and restructure national intelligence, but
A Dutch court jails two Polish men for trying to blackmail the Ikea furniture chain by planting bombs outside its shops.
A massive airdrop of paper birds to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand&#39;s restive south, with a spate of new attacks targeting soldiers and local officials erupting on Monday.
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Vonage, which helped popularize Internet telephone calling, faces brutal competitive pressure from bigger telecommunications players.
American Tiger Woods has won the annual exhibition golf tournament he hosts, posting a two-stroke victory over Padraig Harrington of Ireland at the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games without pay by the N.F.L. for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
Lawyers for cigarette makers on  Wednesday sought to knock down the government's $280 billion  racketeering case against the industry, telling a federal judge  that they had already addressed the government's concerns by  changing the way they do business.
The Transportation Security Administration launched a new blog to inform passengers -- and perhaps ease their frustration with the airport security screenings.
The European Commission puts forward a plan to stop governments from blocking cross-border bank takeovers.
French centre-right leader Nicolas Sarkozy wants far right and far left leaders to run in the presidential race.
As the Food and Drug Administration prepares to make recommendations about Pfizer&#39;s (PFE:NYSE - news - research) Celebrex, the companies that ultimately pay for the drug aren&#39;t leaping to conclusions merely because one recent study showed patients taking
ROMA - Seconda giornata di voto in occasione delle elezioni suppletive della Camera dei Deputati per sette collegi in sei regioni: Lombardia, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Toscana, Campania e Puglia. I seggi si
Just one in three Massachusetts employers plan to extend the same retirement benefits to spouses of gay and lesbian employees now available to other employees, according to a survey of benefit policies conducted after a state court ruling legalized gay marriage.
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An international team of scientists isolates antibodies that could protect against bird flu in humans.
By David Reich-Hale  Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said Thursday it received $1.2 million in orders from the U.S. Army in support of their movement tracking system contract.  The orders, to be handled out of the company's Maryland-based Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp.
A device to send heart test results down the phone line for analysis could save the NHS millions, a trial suggests.
By Carrie Mason-Draffen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 1--A Forest Hills law firm has agreed to settle a second sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a rare occurrence.
A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a potential danger from its debris, officials said Saturday.
A bomb has exploded near the entrance of an Islamic school in the Netherlands, after a weekend of anti-Islamic attacks apparently sparked by the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh.
South Korea confirms a second poultry farm has been hit by an outbreak of bird flu as a mass cull is under way.
By Dan Springer, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 6--A Hudson, Wis., man who pleaded guilty in August to charges he helped his wife burglarize 22 churches in western Wisconsin was given the same sentence Tuesday that his wife received a year ago.
U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as  crude prices stayed firmly above $51 per barrel, boosting oil  stocks, but profit warnings hurt the auto parts and  semiconductor sectors.
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The BBC will launch a download version of its iPlayer online video service for Apple Mac users by the end of 2008.
Turkey paraded its military muscle Monday, amid stern warnings from Baghdad that any large-scale Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq would have \
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16 -- Barry Bonds&#39;s weight trainer said on a secretly recorded tape that the San Francisco Giants star took an undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 season, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.
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India's lone Olympic silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has vowed to win a shooting gold at the next Games after returning home to a tumultuous welcome.
China agreed on Monday to the first  direct charter flights to and from arch rival Taiwan during the  Lunar New Year holiday in February, the first such links in  more than 50 years, Taiwan opposition legislators said.
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A nuclear submarine ran aground about 350 miles south of Guam, injuring around 20 sailors, one of them critically, the Navy said.
Charter flight specialist Monarch Airlines is to set up a new base at Birmingham International Airport, creating 50 jobs, it was announced today.
LOS ANGELES - Banning Silly String in Tinseltown on Halloween? It's a proposal that to some seems almost too silly for words.    The City Council considers the issue no laughing matter, however, and on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to an ordinance banning the discharge of the gooey aerosol string in Hollywood on Oct...
Il procuratore federale della Figc ha archiviato il caso relativo alle presunte minacce al giocatore...
New service will feature SkypePlus voicemail and expanded conference calling, as well as let users get calls from the traditional phone network.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia will probably skip a Mideast peace conference called by President Bush if it doesn't tackle substantive issues such as the status of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees, the kingdom's foreign minister said yesterday.
Description: Some ancient Indian herbal remedies contain dangerous levels of heavy metals. A Boston doctor made the discovery when a patient turned up with lead poisoning, after taking some of the herbal supplements.
In a Sept. 5 version of this story, The Associated Press misidentified the source used to provide Web site visitor numbers. The company that provided the data is called comScore Media Metrix, not comScore Media Matrix.
LONDON -- British authorities charged extremist cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri yesterday with possessing Al Qaeda literature and inciting the killing of Jews and other non-Muslims, delaying his possible extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on terrorism charges.
Clinical depression among retired N.F.L. players is correlated with the number of concussions they suffered.
Iraqi militants say they will kill a Turkish hostage within 72 hours if his firm fails to withdraw staff from Iraq.
Actress Sean Young admits herself to a rehab clinic after being asked to leave an awards ceremony for heckling.
Bush and the renegade GOP senators finally agree on a bill to define how terror suspects should be treated. And everyone is claiming victory
Renaldo Balkman was the most effective player on the court Monday night as the Knicks rolled to a summer-league victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Pressing a judge to stop suits against top telecoms, the government cites national security interests. Plaintiffs argue everybody knows the government spies on Americans and the suits should continue. In 27B Stroke 6.
Farmers across the North-East are getting ready to throw open their gates this week as part of this year's Open Farm Sunday.
The Knicks lost Jamal Crawford, but did not lose his personality Wednesday night. They were every bit as streaky, unpredictable and maddeningly erratic as their injured starting guard.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai cut short a speech to thousands of people in Kabul on Sunday after what one official said was a commotion outside the venue caused by thousands of people trying to enter.
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook an Indonesian island having killed 16 and injuring dozens. The information was received from the official report of the government of the country.
President Roh Moo-hyun and US President George W. Bush agreed to the early resumption of the six-party talks to end North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program, Cheong Wa Dae said yesterday.
The white-hot movement to overhaul corporate governance has cooled in recent months in Washington and beyond.
Namco Bandai revealed Darth Vader and Yoda as playable characters in the upcoming Soulcalibur IV.
Sudanese government and southern rebel officials will sign a permanent cease-fire deal and endorse a detailed plan on how to implement an agreement to end a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan, the Kenyan foreign ministry said.
Investor's Business Daily - Politics: In a fundraising e-mail, Sen. John Kerry charges that Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell tried to \
By RACHEL SLAJDA/SouthofBoston.com  LEARN TO EARN  Quincy College is offering free career training to South Shore residents who have recently received a high school diploma or GED and who have financial need.
CARDIFF, WALES.- What inspires someone to collect art - money, fame, personal pleasure? Art collector, psychologist and educationalist, Dr John Gibbs (1912 -1996) believed visual art could provide a powerful ...
To gaze across Hong Kong's harbor at the city's glittering skyscrapers and soaring peaks is to take in one of the world's most spectacular urban vistas.
With an attractive price and a 5% yield, USB is a great value stock.
Office Depot Inc. expects third- quarter and yearly earnings to miss analysts&#39; estimates because of recent hurricanes in Florida and sluggish back-to-school sales.
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Saudi Arabia persuaded OPEC to raise oil output by 500,000 barrels per day on Tuesday in a gesture to consumer nations worried by the economic impact of $77 oil and rapidly diminishing fuel stocks.
Mylan Laboratories Inc. MYL.N on  Friday said its board of directors remains committed to the  purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. KG.N, despite news that  billionaire investor Carl Icahn won regulatory approval to buy  up to 11.9 percent of Mylan's shares.
By Frank Urquhart  A MAJOR initiative to lessen the impact of the north-east of Scotland's \
Bernard Matthews denies any cover-up following the bird flu outbreak at one of his Suffolk farms.
Sony may be puling its Clie handhelds out of the US and Europe, but that doesn&#39;t mean the company has lost all faith in the handheld market.
The parents of a  baby at the centre of a right-to-life battle claim doctors are trying to hasten her death.
With the race for dominance in processor clock speed over, or at least waning, the pursuit for overall performance gains through architectural enhancements is officially beginning.
Variety - SYDNEY -- Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer stand to be among the major beneficiaries of the Australian government's win at Saturday's Australian elections.
Allen Iverson sank a 14-footer as time expired in overtime and scored 15 points to lead the 76ers to a 106-104 win over the Indiana Pacers in Philadelphia last night. Iverson took the ball the length of the court and beat the shorthanded Pacers with a shot from the free throw line.
Harry and Billy Macklowe, the father-and-son team of real estate developers, have come under intense financial pressure with the near collapse of the credit markets.
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A major winter storm dumped several inches of snow in Philadelphia on Saturday, forcing hundreds of stadium workers into duty to clear out Lincoln Financial Field before Sunday's NFC championship game between the Eagles and Atlanta Falcons.
Who&#39;s No.1? Auburn passes its toughest test and makes an argument worthy of Phi Beta Kappa inclusion in front of CBS&#39; cameras and the talking heads from ESPN&#39;s College GameDay.
NABLUS, West Bank  - An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.
The German economic outlook has rarely looked sunnier, with sky-high business confidence and growth strong enough to shrug off a sharp rise in sales tax early this year, data showed on Thursday.
DARFUR, November 5 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The Darfur talks in Abuja, Nigeria, were stalled Friday, November 5, over a security deal proposed by the African Union (AU), amid reports the situation in the western Sudanese region is heading
Between 2009 and 2016 the mines will be phased out, and replaced by new weapons systems, for which the government will provide EUR 200 million in extra funding.
Roger Clemens, one of the all-time finest pitchers in baseball, received an apology from a leading U.S. newspaper on Friday for linking him to an court affidavit in a federal doping investigation.
Scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's PCs.
President Vladimir Putin ordered  sweeping changes Monday to Russia's political system to help  combat terrorism, but immediately drew charges he was  exploiting a bloody school siege to boost his personal power.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his violent 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday. He was 91.
The bipartisan Iraq Study Group plans to recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008 while leaving behind troops to train, advise and support the Iraqis, setting the first goal for a major drawdown of U.S. forces, sources familiar with the proposal said yesterday.
Israel lost its first soldier in combat in nine months on Thursday in a confrontation with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist group seized control over rival Palestinian factions a month ago.
TOLYATTI, Russia (Deutsche Welle) - An explosion on a passenger bus in southern Russia has killed seven people and injured at least 20 others. he cause of the explosion was not yet known. The blast happened in the city of Tolyatti on the Volga River, some 1,000 kilometres south-east of Moscow.
NEW YORK, September 15 (New Ratings) - Oracle Corporation (ORCL.NAS) reported its 1Q FY05 earnings ahead of expectations, despite a 36% year-over-year decline in the company&#39;s enterprise application software sales during the quarter.
Shares of VaxGen Inc. surged 17 percent Friday after the government said it would buy 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine under an $877.
A daughter of hockey great Bob Gainey was still missing Monday after she was washed overboard in the Atlantic during a storm while working on a sailing ship bound for the Caribbean.
Growing evidence suggests that pollutants in car exhaust may trigger heart attacks
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The limelight left Michael Vick for one night as Matt Schaub threw three touchdown passes in relief of Vick, leading the Falcons to a 27-24 preseason victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday night.
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a discussion with David Reed, author of \
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Gunmen in camouflage uniforms kidnapped about 30 Iraqis from an industrial area in central Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said.
Italian retailers denounce Mafia rackets and say it is a business enterprise with an annual turnover of $120bn.
Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl&#39;s eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc.
A fire on a cross-border train between India and Pakistan that is feared to have killed 60 people was suspected to be an act of sabotage, a senior Indian railway official said on Monday.
The first batch of Japanese troops have returned home from Iraq after the nation ended its first deployment since World War II to a country where fighting is underway.
Wanted man Andy Reid did his market value no harm by grabbing his first Republic of Ireland goal against Bulgaria at Lansdowne Road tonight.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel's military said Saturday that its 17-day incursion into the northern Gaza Strip struck a heavy blow against Palestinian militants routinely firing makeshift rockets into the country's southern region.    Palestinian residents, however, accused the army of wanton destruction, saying the broad military offensive targeted densely populated areas never used to launch rockets...
The FAA released an audio clip of an airport intern and a Federal Aviation Administration dispatcher discussing the missing plane carrying John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife and sister-in-law
A teenager who fell seriously ill on an AirTran Airways flight was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, and the airline was contacting passengers who sat near her, a spokesman said.
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears offered on Monday to testify at a custody hearing about nudity and drug use at her home and his fears for the safety of her two young sons.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe\u00c2\u00ae  Visual Communicator\u00c2\u00ae 3 software, which enables  educators and students to easily create scripted, television-quality  broadcasts.
The Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts kicked off the new NFL season with a ruthless 41-10 win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.
Avant-garde design promised Hardware Widow LG is to launch an \
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters gold medallist Justin Gatlin has requested an arbitration hearing on doping charges against him, a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) official said on Thursday.
The International Truck and Engine Corporation reached a tentative agreement Wednesday with the United Automobile Workers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 leadership on three-year contracts for 3,700 striking workers.
Singletary, a 4-year-old colt named for former Chicago Bears linebacker Mike Singletary, broke away from the back at the top of the stretch and won the Breeders&#39; Cup Mile on Saturday, setting off a boisterous celebration.
London, November 11: Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, was celebrated in the House of Commons at a grand scale with several leaders, including Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and Home Secretary David Blunkett ...
A U.S. judge dismissed criminal charges on Monday against 13 of 16 former employees of accounting firm KPMG in a tax-shelter case, saying prosecutors inappropriately interfered with their defense.
The panel investigating the murder of Lebanese ex-PM Rafik Hariri has identified suspects, investigators say.
A \u00c2\u00a321m Heritage Lottery Fund grant will help pay for a museum to be built round Henry V111's flagship.
Andre Stolz wondered what his caddie was doing when he took the flag out of the 18th hole and began carrying it off the green. Turns out his caddie was better with numbers than he was.
SAN FRANCISCO - A state commission rebuked a northern California judge Wednesday for telling potential jurors that they should think of a phony reason not to serve if they couldn't acknowledge they were racially biased.    Placer County Superior Court Judge Joseph O'Flaherty, in cases in 1999 and 2000 involving black and Iranian defendants, told prospective jurors they should come up with some other reason to get off the jury if they had racial biases and couldn't admit them...
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has pushed back the deadline for the complete delivery of its Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to April 2005.
LOS ANGELES  - If the opinions of the nation's critics are anything to go by, Daniel Day-Lewis can pretty much pick up his best actor Oscar right now.
Developer reaction to Microsoft&#39;s decision to hold off on delivering planned parts of the next release of Windows Longhorn to meet the 2006 deadline has been mixed, with many calling it a prudent move and others outright upset by the decision.
The vendor counters that it is working with industry standards groups to ensure VMmark is impartial and not set up to give VMware an unfair advantage.
The sickest heart patients fare better when they are outfitted with an artificial device and tethered to a dishwasher-size power source while waiting for a heart transplant, says a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The last two years have seen an increase in the number of au pairs from China in the United States.
Naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water poses a growing global health risk as large numbers of people unknowingly consume unsafe levels.
Russian public opinion is split over the hostage drama in the southern Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia. Most Russians still view their civic position and political opinion as radicalism and irreconcilability.
Libya, opening up to the world after decades of isolation, is aiming to dismantle the controlled economy with its waste and corruption but leave untouched the political bodies dominated by Moamer Kadhafi.
Tikrit, Iraq -- Iraqi officials say a body found near Tikrit is not that of a Japanese hostage. Initial reports that a bullet riddled Asian body had been found had upset Japan.
Yesterday morning YUKOS filed an application in a bankruptcy court in Houston, Texas for restructuring according to American laws.
West African leaders meet in Nigeria on  Sunday to discuss a deepening crisis in Ivory Coast, one of the  region's former economic powerhouses where a week of unrest has  caused some 5,000 expatriates to flee.
Women with a high genetic risk for breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography and other methods, researchers said on Tuesday.
U.S. and North Korean diplomats met face-to-face Tuesday to discuss international efforts to get the communist regime to give up its nuclear arms program and the North's demand for Washington to stop trying to freeze it out of the global banking system.
Ryan Spilborghs hit a two-run homer, Todd Helton drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies beat Philadelphia 6-3 Saturday night to hand the Phillies loss No. 9,999 in franchise history.
Researchers and businesses in West Virginia will be able to access the first state-sponsored public Internet computing grid when the Global Grid Exchange is launched next month.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he intended to free 250 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in a gesture to President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Fatah faction.
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A man broke into a school dormitory and stabbed eight sleeping children to death before fleeing. The murders at the Ruzhou No2 Senior Middle School in Pingdingshan, in the central province of Henan, was the
MONTPELLIER, France  - Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen will start the 12th stage, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday.
KABUL, Afghanistan - US-led forces used artillery and air strikes to kill more than 165 insurgents and repel massed assaults on coalition troops in two strongholds of Taliban militants and Afghanistan's rampant drug trade, officials said yesterday.
Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said  it has voluntarily withdrawn 300 of its Cypher stents from the  U.S. market after determining that the coating on six of the  devices did not meet specifications.
Sudan's president swore in a new unity cabinet on Thursday, officially ending a three-month-old opposition walkout and political crisis that had threatened to re-ignite Sudan's north-south civil war.
The Indiana Pacers hired Jim O'Brien as head coach on Thursday following a 2006-2007 campaign that ended with the club missing the postseason for the first time in a decade.
Bad light forced a draw on the fifth day of the second test between South Africa and England on Thursday with the tourists needing only two wickets to record a ninth straight test win.
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Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.
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Jerusalem, Sept. 27. (PTI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has warned Israel against any pre-emptive attack on Iran, accusing it of being the &quot;ones who defy world order.
(InfoWorld) - A rising tide lifts all boats, and in the world of videoconferencing, Cisco Systems' high-profile TelePresence products are boosting the market as a whole. Longtime player Tandberg is trying to make the most of the good times. In the latest move for market position, Tandberg said Thursday it plans to acquire privately held Codian, a maker of back-end infrastructure for other vendors' conferencing endpoints. The 107-employee company, based in Slough, U.K., will help Tandberg grab sales and develop new products faster as well as go after new opportunities in the IP communications market, Tandberg said. It expects the $270 million deal to close in the third quarter. Cisco's TelePresence, introduced late last year, was practically all Cisco executives would talk about when they met with financial analysts this week, and with good reason: The technology costs up to $300,000 per location and requires special design and installation work, but it looks and sounds great. Using it has already slashed Cisco's travel costs, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said. The marketing effort Cisco has been pouring into TelePresence has raised the profile of other telepresence systems, such as Hewlett-Packard's Halo and Teliris's VirtuaLive. These systems bring videoconferencing, traditionally complicated and low quality, to another level. In turn, they have put the spotlight on improvements in midrange videoconferencing systems that now feature high-definition cameras and displays and better sound. \
World of Warcraft operator slaps Peons4Hire for invasive selling tactics.
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Now that its second bid to acquire the London Stock Exchange has failed, Nasdaq will have to come up with a new international expansion strategy.
A California company says it has cloned two human embryos. Will someone please tell us what the big deal is?
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who overthrew Chile's democratically elected Marxist president in a bloody coup and ruled this Andean nation for 17 years, died Sunday, dashing hopes of victims of his regime's abuses that he would be brought to justice. He was 91.
German nudists will be able to start their holidays early by stripping off on the plane if they take up a new offer from an eastern German travel firm.
The speed at which  the U.S. economy can grow without risking inflation has likely  dropped due to slower labor force growth, but the productivity  gains that help restrain inflation should stay strong, Federal  Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
Plus: Take-Two loss shrinks, but outlook falls short...Adobe profit up 21 percent...Dell income up 27 percent.
London - Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney&#39;s three month injury-enforced lay-off caught up with him in Sunday&#39;s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford where he was rarely in action.
Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder and Coach Joe Gibbs crisscrossed the country last winter, wining and dining free agents to rebuild the Redskins.
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC - Tropical Storm Gaston came ashore in South Carolina yesterday with near hurricane-force wind and rain that flooded roads.
A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.
Pope Benedict faced a growing   chorus of demands on Tuesday for an unequivocal apology for   remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite   attempts by Western leaders and churchmen to defuse the crisis.
Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart apologized Wednesday for saying in a televised worship service that he would kill any gay man who looked at him romantically.
That&#39;s what Philip Morle told an Australian court, and he ought to know--he&#39;s Sharman Networks&#39; chief technology officer.
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Il ministro alle Infrastrutture e Trasporti, Pietro Lunardi, ha annunciato che il governo sta studiando la possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di istituire la patente a punti anche per i conducenti dei ciclomotori. Lo ha detto durante
The International Space Station (ISS) is a little better   protected against impact by stray particles today after two Russian cosmonauts installed debris shielding to the station during a 5 hour, 25 minute spacewalk.
NEW YORK - Angelo Mozilo, the butcher&#39;s son who  built Countrywide Financial Corp. into the largest mortgage  lender in the United States, was in no mood for soul-searching  over the subprime home crisis.
A NATO helicopter on a night mission crashed late yesterday in southern Afghanistan, killing all seven service members aboard in what officials believe was a coordinated attack in an area known for aggressive Taliban fighting.
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Rangers marched to the top of the Scottish Premier League overnight with a hard fought 3-2 victory at home to Hearts. Nacho Novo&#39;s second-half brace eventually gave Alex McLeish&#39;s side the win to put them
China says it is to draft new laws to tackle the growing gender imbalance, with boys outnumbering girls.
Hand-drawn animation, out of fashion in the computer age, experienced a rescue worthy of a fairy tale on Thursday, when Walt Disney animators announced they would bring back the art form to the big screen.
The last Britons freed from the US jail for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were in custody as the British authorities decide whether to charge them under anti-terrorism laws.
While Nintendo may be banking on a hot holiday season with the launch of the Nintendo DS hand-held game unit, Sony has set in motion a series of plans that could see them take another sizeable lead in the gaming market.
Two people escape injury following a petrol bomb attack on a house in Ballymena, County Antrim.
President Bush reaches out to allies this week for help in quelling violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, in a burst of diplomacy from a Baltic summit of NATO partners to Mideast talks with Iraq's prime minister.
A portion of the street in front of Madison Square Garden is named Joe Louis Plaza in honor of the late, great former heavyweight champion.
A good quarter is greeted with a lower share price.
Britain's biggest post 9/11 terrorism   trial -- an alleged plot to bomb targets including night clubs   and shopping centers -- was brought to a dramatic halt on   Monday when a key defendant refused to answer questions from   his own lawyer.
Diageo is looking to sell part of its stake in General Mills Inc. The drinks giant announced yesterday (4 October) that it plans to sell around 33.
Christopher Reeve is gone, but, like the enduring spirit of the   actor himself, his work will live on.
Iran envisages reaching a fruitful deal with the EU on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's No. 1 retailer, on Monday said December sales would be  at the top end of its prior estimate on better-than-expected  post-Christmas spending, driving its shares up 2 percent.
South Korea's Song Bo-bae shot a 6-under-par 66 Friday, giving her a five-stroke lead over Sweden's Charlotta Sorenstam after two rounds of the Samsung Ladies Masters.
More than a quarter of US iPhones have been \
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Nike Inc. said on Friday it had  terminated its contract with Atlanta Falcons&#39; quarterback  Michael Vick after he admitted in a plea agreement he took part  in an illegal, interstate dogfighting enterprise.
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Giant Food plans today to resume sales of bagged spinach grown in Colorado and Canada, acting on a Food and Drug Administration advisory that spinach from areas not implicated in the deadly E. coli outbreak is safe to eat.
The Netherlands irked Olympics host China on Thursday by going ahead with a discussion of the country's human rights record and the Games, despite a warning by the Chinese ambassador that the debate was offensive.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, the 1st Cavalry Division announced Monday...
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The press center across the street from the White House was briefly evacuated on Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog prompted a security check of an Israeli vehicle, U.S. officials said.
A defeat by second-bottom RC Strasbourg on Saturday and a poor Champions League performance at CSKA Moscow next Wednesday could seal the fate of Paris St Germain coach Vahid Halilhodzic.
The city of Philadelphia plans to invest in a new wireless mesh network based on the Wi-Fi 802.11b standard, and officials hope to turn the 135-square-mile city into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot.
Scrambling to ease a vaccine crunch, New York City joined other jurisdictions ordering vaccine from Europe, putting pressure on the Bush administration to authorize the shipments.
The credit card services provider said it has received notice from Blackstone that the private equity firm does not expect to complete the deal.
Underweight women are 72% more likely to miscarry in the first three months of pregnancy, a study suggests.
Congress overwhelmingly voted to ratify a free trade pact with the United States early Wednesday, rejecting claims the treaty will hurt Peru&#039;s farmers by flooding the Andean nation with subsidized cotton, rice, corn and potatoes.
Dubai - An audio tape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden&#39;s deputy urges young Muslims to get organized and go after the United States and its allies, according to comments aired on Friday by Al-Jazeera TV.
A man shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend, a 10-year-old boy and a sheriff's deputy during a three-hour hostage drama Saturday that ended when he was shot to death by officers, authorities said.
France's High Court of Appeal says a former member of an Italian radical left-wing group must be extradited to Italy.
Washington - In a massive pre-election embarrassment for the Bush administration, 380 tons of lethal explosives - which could be used to trigger nuclear weapons - have vanished from a military facility in Iraq which was supposed to have been guarded by
MULTAN (Pakistan) - A leader of a radical Sunni group blamed yesterday&#39;s bombings at a religious gathering on radical Shi&#39;ite Muslims.
President Bush praised Pakistan&#39;s military after a meeting in the Oval Office with its president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, even though its army is pulling out
The loser of last month's Ukrainian presidential election delivered an appeal to the Supreme Court Friday, giving the court a chance to reject it and allow president-elect Viktor Yushchenko to be inaugurated.
Suicide bombers attacked foreign troops in central and southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing five child bystanders and wounding at least two soldiers, local police and a provincial government official said.
Ah, the dignity of working from home. You pick your own brand of coffee, you set the rules on what constitutes appropriate workplace attire, you can play the background music you like, and best of all, there's no commute.
New controls on tobacco advertising came into effect in Britain on Tuesday, the latest step in a government campaign against smoking.
Major UK retailers plan to stop adding harmful trans-fats to their own-brand products.
Lebanese prosecutors charge three army officers and 19 soldiers for shooting protesters during a riot.
While he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spent the past several seasons in New England winning two Superbowl championships and looks poised to a third, Weis may have hoped that success would have lead to an NFL head coaching job.
GRASSY KEY, Florida  - Deep in the heart of the Florida Keys, wildlife officials are laying bait laced with poison to try to wipe out a colony of enormous African rats that could threaten crops and other animals.
Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and maybe more if his sperm, frozen for artificial insemination, yields championship-caliber puppies.
Japanese carmakers - including Toyota, Nissan and Honda - increased their market share in the US last month, latest sales figures have shown.
Pfizer Chief Executive Hank McKinnell said Sunday that doctors should be made aware of the health risks in prescribing Celebrex to their patients, but that the company does not plan to recall its popular arthritis drug.
A liberal Somali-born Dutch female politician re-emerges despite death threats over criticism of Islam.
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Florida's hurricane-damaged orange and grapefruit crop will be even smaller than originally estimated, officials said Friday, raising the prospect of higher prices for orange juice at supermarkets and an even greater scarcity of grapefruit juice.
Myspace.co.uk was registered 'abusively' Social networking company MySpace has won the right to have the domain name myspace.co.uk transferred to it despite the fact that it was registered six years before MySpace was founded.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

An arbitrator reduced the brawl suspension of Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal by 10 games, opening the door for O'Neal to play in a Christmas Day rematch against Detroit.
MOSCOW -- Attackers who stormed a Russian school near the Chechen border have reportedly released about 15 students but continue to hold hundreds of hostages.
Oil prices slid on Thursday after a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories soothed some worries of a winter squeeze, but the fall was limited by an upcoming OPEC meeting and Iraqi elections.
More than 100 Taliban fighters raid police compound in western Afghanistan, killing two policemen, an official said.
EU data arm Eurostat is sending a mission to Athens to investigate Greece's pre-euro economic data, but Greek membership of the zone is not in doubt, officials said.
As detectives look again at the tragedies in Bridgend, few believe the theory of an internet pact
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Sunday&#39;s Brazilian Grand Prix marked the end of the 2004 Formula One season, and for some, the end of the line. David Coulthard, who saw his career at McLaren come to an end with an 11th place finish, has
LOS ANGELES  - Oscar-winning animated movie team Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios have delayed the release of their final joint venture &quot;Cars&quot; until June 2006, they said.
Rabbis are being ordained in Germany for the first time since the Nazi Holocaust at a ceremony in Dresden.
Sprint Nextel Corp  said on Thursday Chief Financial Officer Paul Saleh and two other top executives would leave the company in a new management shake-up as the No. 3 U.S. mobile service grapples with subscriber declines.
WASHINGTON  - US Federal Reserve policymakers met, poised to raise key interest rates to remove some of the cheap-money stimulus washing through the economy.
A Texas grand jury indicted three political fund-raisers with ties to House majority leader Tom DeLay yesterday for allegedly funneling
The US takes legal action against China over subsidies which it says breach World Trade Organization rules.
By Scott Richardson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 25--BLOOMINGTON -- A Twin City developer is in hot water over dumping too much silt in a stream in southern McLean County.
HD DVD continues to show some fight in its seemingly unending war with Blu-ray. Meanwhile, LG and Samsung introduce new dual-format players.
The U.S. military finally held its much-anticipated briefing on Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s alleged involvement in Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s violence. Just how strong is Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s case?
Crude oil futures were little changed close to a one-month high on concern Russian exports will be disrupted after utilities cut some power supplies to OAO Yukos Oil Co.
US forces launched airstrikes against suspected militant bases in Fallujah and carried out probing attacks on the city&#39;s outskirts
The Delaware judge overseeing the legal wrangling there between PeopleSoft\u00c2\u00a0and hostile suitor Oracle\u00c2\u00a0rejected on Wednesday a settlement that PeopleSoft had arranged with a group of dissident shareholders.
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The average price of heating oil in Massachusetts hit $1.99 a gallon yesterday, the highest level for this time of year in at least a decade.
City-wide wi-fi networks are growing but how do councils and citizens get the most out of them?
The multibillion-euro benefits of moving to a pan-European banking system in which payments across national borders are handled as conveniently as domestic transactions, will only accrue if banks, retailers and consumers embrace the project quickly and comprehensively, it was claimed on Monday.
Go faster stripes for enterprise accounts Microsoft has turned to Autonomy to inject structured and unstructured search capabilities into its SharePoint collaboration platform for large, mixed deployments.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
[Health India]: Washington, Dec 29 : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a synthetic form of a sea-shell venom as a novel medicine to treat chronic pain.
None of the United States' major trading partners manipulated their currencies to gain economic advantage in the first half of 2004, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a report released on Friday.
Canada's Stephen Ames is in danger of missing the Tour Championship on the U.S. Tour after suffering further back problems and withdrawing from the WGC American Express Championship on Friday.
Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the Bangladeshi capital Monday to protest a weekend grenade attack on a political rally that killed 19 people and wounded hundreds.
North Korea celebrates Kim Jong-il's 65th birthday, amid recent progress over plans for nuclear disarmament.
Israeli army raided at predawn Wednesday the West Bank city of Nablus, killing six Palestinian militants, Palestinian witnesses and medics reported.
The auctioneer doesn't have the power to do whatever it wants.
The New York Film Festival, 42 years in the running, continues to command respect as a showcase for eminent filmmakers and up-and-coming masters.
The chip maker, a closely watched indicator of the overall health of the technology industry, reported net income of $1.3 billion, on revenue of $8.7 billion in the second quarter.
Ancora un agguato di stampo camorristico nel Napoletano. Nella tarda serata di ieri, nel rione Penniniello a Torre Annunziata, due persone sono state uccise a colpi di pistola. I due si trovavano a bordo della
Politics: 4 January 2005, Tuesday. The Bulgarian Kalotina Checkpoint at the Serbian border is in a completely different condition than it used to be, said Tuesday the Sofia District Governor Olimpi Katev.
Vignette's Next-Generation Web solutions are  helping NASA engineers and scientists connect and share information  online, as the federal agency designs its next generation of space  vehicles for the Constellation Program.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe abruptly announced his resignation on Wednesday after a year in power dogged by scandals, an election rout and a crisis over Japan's support for U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.
The GlobalFlyer, a single-seat airplane designed to make the first solo, nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world, is a feat of engineering.
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Shares of Web Search leader Google Inc.  on Tuesday surged past the highly anticipated $500 milestone for the first time, continuing its strong climb since it became public company in August 2004.
The Oakland Raiders added another running back to their roster Saturday, agreeing to a $3.8 million, three-year contract with free agent fullback Justin Griffith.
The writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike is on the brink of ending in true Hollywood fashion: through connections.
Decision to award bail to police officer accused of murdering wife was 'properly conducted', says coroner
WILMINGTON, Del.  - The trial pitting software  giant Oracle Corp. ORCL.O against unwilling takeover target  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O ended on Friday with a Delaware  judge's comment that recent developments seemed to have drawn  the bitter rivals closer together.
Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat, won the US Senate seat of retiring Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald, CNN and MSNBC reported.
MTV VJ La La Vasquez and her fiance, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, are expecting a baby in March, her representative, Jack Ketsoyan, confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday.
Sprint Nextel Corp. , the No. 3  U.S. wireless provider, said on Thursday its quarterly revenue  rose as it added new subscribers, while earnings fell after its  acquisition of Nextel.
Procter &amp; Gamble Co. (PG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 14 percent, boosted by demand for products like Head &amp; Shoulders shampoo and
Jaime Moreno was given some time off to get himself back on track after a subpar recent stretch and the star player says he is refreshed and ready to help United find its winning ways.
KDDI, Japan's second largest telecoms group, on Wednesday announced that its mobile arm, au, would launch the world's first service offering music downloads directly onto mobile phones.
French President Jacques Chirac was expected to announce Sunday that he will not stand as a candidate in next month's elections, confirming that he plans to retire in May after more than 40 years in politics.
OAXACA, Mexico  - Mexican riot police firing tear gas clashed with protesters launching fireworks and throwing gasoline bombs in the colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon takes office.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Sunday ordered  foreign oil firms operating in its huge Orinoco heavy crude  belt to pay much higher taxes in what President Hugo Chavez  called a drive to tighten sovereign control over petroleum  resources.
Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi holds crisis talks as the departure of an ally threatens his governing coalition.
A Japanese navy destroyer departed Thursday to resume the country's anti-terror mission in the Indian Ocean after a divisive battle in parliament caused a three-month suspension.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.
Samsung Electronics Co. yesterday unveiled the industry&#39;s first 5-megapixel camera phone, which the company claims has similar picture quality as a high-end digital camera.
South Korea's top nuclear negotiator left for Japan to discuss ways to break a deadlock in six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, officials said.
Sound good on paper at least... Today in London in a somewhat understated fashion, Sony released details of its latest Vaio notebook range: the TZ series, aimed predominately at the higher end of the market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Serbia's parliament approved a new constitution Saturday declaring U.N.-run Kosovo part of the Balkan state despite ongoing negotiations on the breakaway province's future.
Former vice presidential aide Lewis \
WASHINGTON D.C.  - When Joe Gibbs last coached in  the NFL in the 1992 season there were no teams in Jacksonville  or Carolina.
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Top seed Roger Federer was bundled out  of the Olympic tennis tournament on Tuesday by unheralded Czech  Tomas Berdych.
The fourth-seeded Wolfpack pulled off what no other team could manage this season, handing the Blue Devils their first defeat on Saturday after a 30-0 start.
The Viper G.P.S. Tracking System can be reached by the Internet or a cellphone.
NEW YORK  - For parents of college   freshmen, this time of year can be unsettling, even traumatic,   as their sons or daughters leave home.
Kansas senior Wayne Simien will miss four to six weeks after having surgery on his left thumb Monday evening, head coach Bill Self announced in a press release.
ChevronTexaco Corp., the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, on Friday said quarterly profit jumped, driven  largely by a sharp rise in oil and gas prices.
Mark Lawrenson's verdict on the weekend's Premiership matches
Russel Crowe is reportedly very excited about his new movie Eucalyptus as it has an all star cast of three Oscar winners including Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush and himself.
Seems that folks at the Agency for International Development are not rushing to fill 23 excellent jobs in garden spots such as Iraq and Afghanistan. And if no one volunteers soon, AID Administrator    Andrew S. Natsios  said in an agency-wide e-mail Friday, the agency will order people to fill those posts.
Scientists are to investigate how to retain the healthy nutrients in crops in a \u00c2\u00a32.5m study.
A NORTH Wales nanny is the star of a hit US reality TV show. Deborah Carroll, from Holyhead, has stolen the show in Nanny 911 that gets 10 million viewers each week.
By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Supporters of VenezuelanPresident Hugo Chavez celebrated Columbus Day on Tuesday bytoppling a statue in Caracas of the explorer whom Chavez blamesfor ushering in a \
The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and other detainees may have been held and interrogated at a U.S. air base in Germany after they were captured, a British human rights group said Friday.Comment
Kenya opposition challenger Raila Odinga's lead sharply narrowed over President Mwai Kibaki to just 38,000 votes on Saturday, latest official election figures showed.
LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers  signed pitcher Derek Lowe to a four-year contract on Tuesday.  Financial terms were not released, but the deal is reported to  be worth $36 million.
MILANO, 23 settembre 2004 - Sono state scelte le due veline che affiancheranno Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker nella nuova edizione di &quot;Striscia la notizia&quot;. Si tratta di Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa
The British and Irish governments resumed intensive efforts to broker a compromise between Catholic and Protestant leaders to restore a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.
Since becoming NC State&#39;s head football coach in January of 2000, Chuck Amato has endeavored to change the culture of a program that had rarely flirted with greatness.
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CAIRO, Egypt - The attackers in three explosions on Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula last week all fled minutes before their vehicles blew up, Egypt&#39;s biggest newspaper reported Wednesday, contradicting reports that suicide bombers carried out the attacks.
Fighting to survive without water or food since the tsunami, villagers on a remote southern archipelago forbidden to outsiders are starving and desperate for humanitarian
In blasting new overtime rules that take effect Monday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards says he can't understand why the Bush administration wants to undermine a system that rewards workers who toil long hours.
The film based on the first three children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books by Lemony Snicket, who is actually author Daniel Handler, knocked the star-driven sequel Ocean\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Twelve to second place, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
No one ever will know if Phil Mickelson would have done better had he not changed equipment a week before the Ryder Cup, or if he had practiced with the team Wednesday instead of taking the week off.
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Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
NEW YORK -- Maybe they should move tonight's women's singles final to the middle of Red Square and play on a real hardcourt, and use Arthur Ashe Stadium for the Queens neighborhood tennis championship. The Russians took over Paris in June, and now they own Gotham, too.
Dozens of trucks and vans formed numerous queues in Colombo as tragedy-struck Sri Lankans offered aid to help fellow citizens hard hit by the tsunami that left 12,000 dead on the island.
San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou hopes Barry Bonds' 700th home run &#151; whenever it comes &#151; will change the public's perception of the surly slugger.
Pakistani police arrested 17 Afghans suspected of being Taliban militants, including a former Kabul police chief and a provincial governor, police said on Friday.
FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- The great outdoors provides great benefits to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Liberal historian and politician Conrad Russell, son of philosopher Bertrand Russell, has died. He was 67.
An international pharmaceutical company is eyeing Lexington as its new center of operations for genetic therapies, promising hundreds of high-paying jobs and a $394 million investment over the next four years.
Red Sox plus Yankees equals big TV ratings in both Boston and New York. Friday night's series opener at Fenway Park earned a 21.6 rating (35 audience share), the best number a Channel 38 Red Sox telecast has earned during &quot;the modern era&quot; of cable.
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Iraqi leaders broke a rancorous   stalemate over plans for regional autonomy on Sunday by   agreeing to put off any final decision for at least 18 months   on an issue many fear might tear the country apart in sectarian   civil war.
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A militant group on Monday posted a video on the Internet that showed the beheading of a hostage identified as Eugene Armstrong, an American engineer abducted along
The Bush administration has long insisted that a few &quot;bad apples&quot; were solely to blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
In Costa Rica, there are fishermen, and then there are members of the Club Nacional de Pesca.
PHOENIX -- The Yankees&#39; on-again, off-again pursuit of Randy Johnson is back on again, only a week after a three-team mega deal that would have sent the 41-year-old Diamondbacks&#39; left-hander to New York collapsed because the Dodgers pulled out of the
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Chrysler LLC said on Monday it is offering buyouts of up to $100,000 each to an unidentified number of hourly workers at 12 of its Detroit-area facilities as part of its November plan to eliminate up to 10,000 unionized jobs.
Several major IT vendors have agreed to support the Linux Standard Base 2.0, which establishes a global standard for the open-source operating system.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fled Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday after a day of fierce gunbattles near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines killed 52 people during an annual religious rite.
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke.
General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said its US sales soared a surprising 20.5 percent in September, but the US automaker also cut production
The Ravens are 3-0 for the first time and it doesn't seem to matter that their three wins have come against Tampa Bay, Oakland and Cleveland, which are a combined 0-8.
Should be interesting The Vatican will publish the minutes of the Pope's recent meeting with his former doctoral students in which he discussed the Catholic Church's position on the origins of life, evolution, and creationism.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.
RAMALLAH - L&#39;elicottero con le spoglie di Yasser Arafat \u00c3\u00a8 comparso nel cielo di Ramallah poco dopo le 13 italiane. Sotto, nella piazza della Muqata, migliaia e migliaia di palestinesi, che qualche ora prima
BAGHDAD, Sept 24 : Eight employees, Egyptians and Iraqis, of the Egyptian telecom giant Orascom were kidnapped in Iraq within two days, the interior ministry and a company employee said Friday.
America Online on Thursday confirmed it is testing a new search engine that scans for files on a PC&#39;s hard drive, mirroring a similar product unveiled this week by Google.
The euro backtracked further from recent record highs as markets weighed prospects of central bank intervention on the foreign exchange market to slow the single currency's rise.
Police arrested seven suspected Islamic  militants in raids across Spain on Monday to foil a planned  bomb attack on the High Court, judicial sources said.
Two astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space Station on Wednesday replaced an electric motor on one of three solar wings that provide power to the station during a seven-hour-long spacewalk, NASA said.
NEW YORK , Nov. 26 -- Stocks finished mixed Friday in a shortened session. The major indicators ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the first weekend of holiday shopping and a jobs report next week.
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With their eyes set squarely on the prize, there was no indication from the Red Sox yesterday that they were leading the 100th World Series, 2-0, needing only
BRIGHTON, England  - Iraq will not be the decisive  factor for Britons in the next election, Tony Blair said on  Wednesday, as his party pondered the prime minister's  conditional apology over the war.
A couple spending their first night in a new house were among at least six people killed as unusually severe October storms destroyed homes, downed trees and knocked out power in several states, authorities said Friday.
Sprint Corp. said yesterday it will acquire Nextel Communications Inc. in a $35-billion deal that will create the nation&#39;s third-largest wireless phone carrier, Sprint Nextel.
The stars of the video game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the Hollywood playbook with red carpets, glittering gems and a live nationwide broadcast.
A group of Brazilian scientists recently said they have scientifically proven that South America's Amazon River is officially the world's longest river.
SANTIAGO  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has regained consciousness after suffering a stroke that sent him to the hospital, doctors said, ahead of an appeals court ruling on criminal charges dating from his 17-year rule.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday sent China his best wishes for the Lunar New Year, predicting that the forthcoming 12 months will be \
EU judges refuse to allow consumers to buy drinks and cigarettes online at lower duties from other countries.
Internet TV, mobile TV and video on  demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it  comes to buying decisions at this week&#39;s IFA electronics fair,  television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.
Ten Guantanamo Bay inmates have been freed and returned home to Saudi Arabia, US and Saudi officials say.
Justine Henin and Serena Williams lined up a grudge re-match at the French Open after they hurtled into the quarter-finals on Sunday.
La societ&agrave; di Redmond ha lanciato un'Opa sul motore di ricerca in crisi. Le azioni in pochi minuti schizzano del 53 per cento. Proposti 31 dollari ad azione, nessun commento dalla Ue
News From USW: An explosion and fire that forced workers to evacuate a  hazardous waste facility owned by Giant Resource Recovery near Arvonia,  Virginia is causing alarm near another Giant facility that handles more  than twice as much hazardous waste.
Roma, 30 nov. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Il taglio delle tasse pianificato per il periodo 2005-2006 e la riforma delle pensioni dal 2008&#39;&#39; potrebbero migliorare le condizioni di crescita, ma un &#39;&#39;sostenuto declino del
Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq are believed to be alive and safe, France&#39;s defence minister has said. But Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq say efforts to free them are being hampered by the escalation of security operations led by US forces.
Grandi ascolti per Italia-Francia (Europei basket) di ieri sera. La partita, trasmessa in chiaro su ...
Ian Desai was so curious about maps he found in a book that he retraced the ancient voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, one of the most enduring Greek fables.
New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary condemns the building by the US of a highway across Antarctica.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  - Honduras blamed youth  gangs on Friday for a gun attack on a public bus that killed 28  people returning from work or Christmas shopping in the latest  violent outrage to hit the poor Central American nation.
Rep. Robert T. Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.
Studio insufficiently interested in 'glu-ray disc' Will Glu-ray Disc ever make it to market? It's certainly looking less likely that the Blu-ray and HD DVD single-disc combo product from Warner Home Video (WHV), dubbed TotalHD, is going to happen.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The father of actor Ron Howard is honoured with a lifetime achievement award.
As the dispute over Kosovo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best known statesmen \u00e2\u0080\u0094 all of them dead.
ROME, October 31 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Italian Rocco Buttiglione, whose remarks on homosexuality and the role of women sparked an uproar, said Saturday, October 30, he withdrew his candidacy as new European commissioner for justice
MINNEAPOLIS This was the purpose of his winter, the vision behind all the haggling and hurt feelings. Alex Rodriguez wanted baseball to matter again.
Viacom Inc, Walt Disney Co, Microsoft Corp and other media companies have agreed to a set of guidelines to protect copyrights online but Google Inc, owner of the Web's biggest video site, was notably absent from the pact.
In a prelude of more problems that are likely to arise, both of NASA's Mars    rovers experienced glitches this week as they plow through unknown engineering    territory, operating well beyond what the mission blueprints called for.
This is a test. This is only a test. President Bush's Cabinet on Saturday will test the government's readiness to respond if several improvised explosive devices were detonated across the nation.
The Bush administration proclaimed significant progress in the war on terror Tuesday but said the enemy has adjusted to U.S. defenses and that \
Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings  and economic data will once again be in focus.
HADITHA, Iraq  - One Marine was killed and three servicemen were missing after a U.S. helicopter with 16 people on board made an emergency landing on water in western Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.
I farmaci per la terapia del dolore dei malati affetti da malattie incurabili saranno gratuiti e potranno essere prescritti direttamente dal medico generico. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della Sanit\u00c3\u00a0 Girolamo
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ROMA, 3 dicembre 2004 - Via libera della commissione Bilancio del Senato al maxiemendamento fiscale del governo, che contiene gli sgravi Irpef e Irap. Dopo che nella seduta pomeridiana della commissione sono
Fans and small shareholders in Man United hope to increase their holdings as a way of seeing off Malcolm Glazer or any other bidder for the club.
Democratic acquiescence is a victory for President Bush, who said last week that the proposal was unacceptable to him.
A plant that makes a new bioengineered polymer was christened Friday in Loudon, Tenn., marking a $100 million joint-venture between chemical giant DuPont Co. and London-based agri-processor Tate & Lyle.
Microsoft debuts a preview of its long-anticipated desktop search as part of a toolbar suite that integrates with Windows, Internet Explorer, and the company&#39;s Outlook e-mail client.
South Korea's president warns influential US opinion formers not to take an aggressive stance on North Korea.
TEHRAN: A key Iranian nuclear facility which the UN\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.
Viacom Inc's MTV Networks Group has  signed deals to make videos available on five online video  services and Comcast Corp's broadband site, as the company aims  to increase its presence on the Web.
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Alle ore 19 di oggi nelle sette circoscrizioni dove sono in corso le elezioni suppletive per la Camera dei deputati ha votato il 22,2% degli aventi diritto. Alla stessa ora del 13 maggio 2001 (ma in quella
No decision was expected on Thursday by the Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  board on offers worth $15.5 billion or more for the world's largest casino company, a person familiar with the matter said.
WASHINGTON: President Pervez Musharraf told the New York Times in an interview published Tuesday that his leadership was freeing his country from the menace of extremism and that this national
Air Force linebacker Overton Spence was found innocent of drug charges Wednesday after telling a court-martial he thought the steroids he had taken were legal.
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Friday said two  clinical trials showed patients taking its anti-inflammatory  drug Bextra had a higher risk of cardiovascular events during  high-risk coronary bypass surgery.
Just the 30th favorite nation to visit, Japan hopes to boost tourism \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and the economy.
Mastella: non prevista in ddl, a breve riforma 'ex Cirielli'
TORONTO -- A good day to impersonate the Babe? Depends on the Babe. In David Ortiz's case, it was historic. The Red Sox DH, who hit his 53d home run in the first inning yesterday off Toronto lefthander Gustavo Chacin in the Rogers Centre, tied the American League record for home runs away from home, 32, set by Babe Ruth ...
Niente da fare per Fabio Grosso. Il difensore dell'Inter ha lasciato il ritiro della nazionale. Gli ...
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will be under pressure to sell its personal computer business after IBM&#39;s decision to sell its PC operations to China&#39;s
Kenya&#39;s Paul Kirui won the world half-marathon title Sunday, capping a year in which he also captured 13.1-mile races in Rome and Berlin.
When was the last time you heard about the browser wars? Well, they&#39;re back. The reason: For the first time in more than seven years, Microsoft (MSFT ) is losing Web browser market share.
At least 36 people are killed in clashes between a religious sect and DR Congo police in an election dispute.
MEDEA, Algeria  - Suspected Algerian Islamic  militants killed 16 people in the first attack on civilians  since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, officials said on  Saturday.
Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre dies, aged 62, after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
A suicide bomber blew up his car outside a police station this morning in the western city of Ramadi, killing 12 people, most of them police officers, officials at the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
Oil prices slid more than a dollar to  7-week lows on Tuesday as growing signs of ample supply eased  concerns over fuel stocks for the northern winter.
Nigerian police routinely torture suspects, shooting them in the legs, beating them and hanging them from the ceiling for long periods, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture said on Friday.
Five men are convicted of kidnap and robbery conspiracy charges following a \u00c2\u00a353m raid at the Securitas depot in Kent.
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Two Florida women have sued \
Although Daisuke Matsuzaka would face considerable criticism for going back to Japan because of a squabble over money with the Boston Red Sox, his agent Scott Boras said a return is a strong possibility.
NEW YORK -- Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos., already under scrutiny from regulators, said it received a request for information from the Securities and Exchange Commission about its Trident private-equity funds.
The African Union issued a 24-hour  deadline to the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels on Friday  to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region  over the last two weeks.
Author, musician and media theorist Douglas Rushkoff talks with Assignment Zero about why the term \
Shakespeare, specialist in flawed heroes, would have had a field day with Yasser Arafat. His life, his secrecy-shrouded illness and his death in Paris on Thursday were rich with symbolism of the aching tragedy of missed potential.
Pop star Britney Spears sported a newly shaved head when she dropped by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor and quickly drew a crowd.
Newcastle United striker Michael Owen could return to action before the end of the festive programme.
MOSUL, Iraq  - The bodies of 18 Iraqi Shi'ite men  killed last month on their way to work at a U.S. base in Mosul  have been found in farmland near the northern city, police  sources said on Thursday.
Thousands of DNA profiles in unsolved criminal cases experience long delays before they are added to a national FBI database, jeopardizing their value in identifying suspected murderers, rapists and others, according to a Justice Department report Monday.
A car clamper who escaped an Asbo for alleged harassment admits making abusive calls to police.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cGustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections,\u00e2\u0080\u009d celebrates not only Klimt and his fin-de-si\u00c3\u00a8cle milieu in Vienna, but Mr. Lauder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fervent passion for acquiring art. But for some experts in Holocaust restitution research, the show raises another issue related to Mr. Lauder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s trove.
LONDON -- Owners of pirated copies of Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows XP operating system can trade them in for the real thing as part of a bid by the software giant to fight counterfeiting.
Dawnette Knight, the woman accused of stalking actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, was declared mentally competent Wednesday to continue criminal proceedings.
Between six and eight devices are defused at Stormont after loyalist Michael Stone storms the building, police say.
Hostage takers in Iraq have stepped up their kidnappings aimed at driving out foreign companies involved in reconstruction projects.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc  Chief Executive Susan Lyne said she is not leaving the women's lifestyle magazine publisher, according to a memo sent to employees on Monday.
Sting operation involving tax evasion investigation has resulted in Cisco detainees, but no formal charges, Cisco says.
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- Bode Miller is your typical pushy, aggressive American. And that&#39;s the reason he was able to win his first World Cup downhill race yesterday.
The European Union is abandoning plans to force Britain to phase out the imperial measurement system.
Don't be fooled by froth. Bargain shopping is the path to investment riches.
An author sued by a film company after her novel about life as a truck-stop prostitute was exposed as a hoax was found liable for fraud on Friday in a case involving tales of the author's multiple personalities.
Grammar schools should be abolished to create an education system that is fairer to all, says a report.

The search for a new Scotland manager is under way today after Berti Vogts resigned as national coach following the country&#39;s poor start to the World Cup qualifying campaign.
Mitt Romney, a lesser-known Republican in a jam-packed presidential field, embarked on his White House bid Tuesday casting himself as a political outsider with the managerial skills necessary to fix a flawed Washington.
A great symbol of the rugged old West, or at least as it was portrayed by Hollywood, is riding off into the sunset.
Lakers center Andrew Bynum , a big factor in the team's strong start, will be out at least eight weeks because of an injured left knee.
Grazie ad una doppietta di Messi nella ripresa (73' e 80' su rigore) il Barcellona ha battuto il Siv...
A woman leaving an eyeglass store is grabbed in the parking lot by four men who force her, kicking and screaming, into a pickup truck. The kidnappers demand a $900,000 ransom.
Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed President Vladimir Putin's choice as prime minister on Friday, approving the previously obscure official Viktor Zubkov in a vote whose result was a foregone conclusion
Ethiopian troops fired  rockets at a strategic town north of Somalia's capital, Islamist officials tell a rally.
Gol decisivo e prolungamento del contratto: giornata da incorniciare per Marek Jankulovski, che ha r...
If you thought that regular jogging and diet control would keep you fit, think again, as a new research has revelaed that a keep-fit lifestyle might not work for everyone and even quite strenuous exercise may have no effect on fitness for some people.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
Climate change is a global problem that requires unity and \
Up to 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Falluja.
National Foods Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest fresh milk producer, said its shares are worth as much as 22 percent more than Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest brewer said an increase in international sales helped push its profit up 11 percent in the third quarter.
President Bush will pay tribute to America's war dead this Memorial Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, the world's  biggest drugmaker, on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings  rose on higher sales of key medicines.
As Swedish do-it-yourself furniture giant Ikea conquers more and more ground, the company is struggling to make its austere founding ideals mesh with life as a multinational mammoth.
Video game developers should resist the temptation to produce only sequels of established hits and games based on horror and revenge, Nintendo Co.'s top designer said Thursday.
England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the manner of the win over Poland holds the key to qualification for the 2006 World Cup finals.
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French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France agree to merge, creating a global energy firm.
As Democrats set out to defend their tenuous Senate majority in the 2008 elections, New Jersey may seem like an unlikely source of heartburn. The contest coincides with the presidential election, and New Jersey has favored the Democratic contenders for the White House in the past four elections. Plus, no Republican has won an election for the Senate in the state since incumbent Clifford P. Case in 1972.
When British TV bosses devised an innovative political talent show to find a new would-be MP, Rodney Hylton-Potts was probably not what they had in mind as an eventual winner.
Creative pricing for multiplayer online games is thwarting softare piracy, vendors say.
The exact role of CRP, or C-reactive protein, in predicting heart disease risk remains a subject of scientific debate.
Chuck Klosterman is flabbergasted that some consider him &#151; like many of his subjects &#151; a celebrity.
Central region of the full tile, showing dramatic clouds of gas and dust illuminated by stars in the southern half of the Orion nebula.
Jason Kidd is headed from the Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal.
Recycling rates from local authorities show England should reach its 17% target for 2003/4.
A man is questioned over the alleged rape of a woman at a hotel where Man Utd players and guests attended a party.
Cash rewards for unemployed people who complete back-to-work training are likely to be extended by the government in the next phase of its welfare reform programme, ministers will indicate today
Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion euro (&#36;13 billion) cost of developing the \
Newcastle and Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk maintained their perfect records in the UEFA Cup group phase on Thursday to virtually guarantee a place in the knockout stage.
EMI signs a deal with YouTube that will allow the website's users to use music videos by EMI artists.
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Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run Friday night, toppling another milestone and edging closer to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in his quest to become the greatest slugger in baseball history.
Roadside bombings killed four American soldiers in Baghdad, the US command said Wednesday, as US and Iraqi troops stepped up pressure on Sunni insurgents before this week&#39;s start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
A five-year-old girl is critically ill in hospital after being knocked down by a van in west Belfast.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 -- Senior U.S. military commanders are questioning whether Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has the political will to weed out official corruption and tackle the brutal militias that are threatening to plunge Iraq into civil war.
Iraq's interim government will declare  a nationwide arms amnesty next week, but insists the city of  Falluja must turn in foreign militants or face assault,  National Security Adviser Kassim Daoud said Monday.
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ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison has increased his company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s offer for rival software company PeopleSoft, and set a deadline for the first time since the hostile takeover bid began in June 2003.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki offered to talk to political rivals on Thursday as corpses lay in the street and smoke rose from burning slums after a day of battles between police and anti-government protesters.
Il Bari si lecca le feerite dopo l'eliminazione in Coppa Italia e la sconfitta di Crotone. Sotto acc...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to use a farewell trip to Africa this week to build momentum for a rich nation summit that will focus on Africa and to push for a world trade deal, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
The pound touches its lowest level against the euro in 14 months amid fears over the strength of the UK economy.
BUDAPEST, Feb 14 (IPS) - By pulling down the barriers that protected the  national parliament from possible protests,  150 deputies from  the Hungarian right-wing opposition Fidesz warned the government  just  how tense Hungarian society remains.
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Professor Ian Wilmut, the man who led the team which created the clone known as Dolly the sheep, is knighted.
The armed Basque separatist group Eta says it is ready to enter dialogue with the Spanish government.
Officials in Nigeria have brought criminal charges against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. for the company's alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic.
Media company Belo Corp. estimated that fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday will likely fall in line with analysts&#39; figures. Belo, which publishes the flagship Dallas Morning News, said that it expects fourth
President George W. Bush has nominated an army general who currently oversees &amp;quot;war on terror&amp;quot; detention operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the Pentagon said.
MOSTAR, Bosnia  - Bosnia's Muslim, Croat and Serb political leaders on Sunday reached an agreement to get the stalled police reform back on track to fulfill a key condition for closer ties with the European Union.
The state has an unusually high number of people with no health insurance, doctors are hard to come by and safety nets are eroding.
President Vladimir Putin attacked the  West for calling on Russia to seek political dialogue with  Chechen separatists in the wake of last week's school hostage  siege in which at least 335 died -- half of them children.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest maker of memory chips settled civil charges that it conspired with six other makers of computer chips to fix prices.
There are many benefits of inheritance with PHP, the most common is simplifying and reducing instances of redundant code. In this article you'll work with PHP 5 and Object Oriented Programming (OOP) to create a scalable application. By Kris Hadlock. 0912
U.S. investors remain confident in the health of the economy and most expect the U.S. stock market to hold near its recent record levels or extend them modestly, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Stonewall Jackson senior running back Ryan Williams commits to play football for Virginia Tech, picking the Hokies over Boston College at Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
EU leaders agree at a summit in Brussels to begin membership talks with Turkey on 3 October next year.
Health insurer Aetna Inc.  AET.N on  Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings on a surge in  membership, set a stock split and doubled its dividend.
Human rights and environmental activists have hailed the award of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to Wangari Maathai of Kenya as fitting recognition of the growing role of civil society
As author Daniel Silva prepared for his fourth book, he knew the main character would be an Israeli spy. But there was another element he wanted for his character, something he couldn't quite put his finger on &#151; an \
Rain delayed the start of the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 game with the Detroit Tigers for four hours and one minute, and the Tigers took the victory on Carlos Guillen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s three-run homer in the 11th inning.
Allenamento tecnico-tattico con partitella finale per la Juventus in vista della gara di domenica co...
With lights twinkling brightly from their helmets, a group of miners emerge caked in dust from a deep coal-mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is stressing incentives over regulations to improve the energy efficiency of datacenters. The DOE's office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) gathered the top technology companies in Silicon Valley Wednesday to promote collaboration on strategies to improve overall energy efficiency.\u00c2\u00a0Datacenter energy issues\u00c2\u00a0are a growing concern for businesses and users as computers get more powerful, and the cost of running them and keeping them cool continues to increase. Technology vendors represented at the forum, including rival chip makers Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, along with server vendors such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and\u00c2\u00a0Sun Microsystems, have each been developing more energy-efficient products. But they and the DOE representatives acknowledged that datacenter energy usage needs to be addressed holistically. The DOE can be a resource to the industry, not a regulator requiring datacenters to meet energy efficiency goals, said Andy Karsner, head of the EERE program. \
The nation&#39;s largest defense contractor will take a $110 million charge against its fourth quarter earnings after losing a court bid to salvage at least some of the money it pumped
The world is teetering on the verge of a massive influenza outbreak, and even wealthy nations such as the United States are unprepared for the next pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday.
The United Nations proposed yeserday a major 97 million dollars overhaul of its security system with 778 new posts, a response to devastating safety reports after the 2003 bombing of its offices in Iraq.
IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys safety Roy Williams indeed will be suspended from Saturday night's game at Carolina as punishment for his repeated use of the horse-collar tackle, a maneuver banned a few years ago mainly because of him.
BBC Click's David Reid travels to Italy to find out how research into real-time maps may solve Rome's traffic problems.
Marcello Lippi ammette i suoi errori e promette che la nuova Nazionale sar\u00c3\u00a0 molto diversa da quella che ha perso con l&#39;Islanda per 2-0. &quot;Con l&#39;Islanda abbiamo giocato male, ma l&#39;errore pi\u00c3\u00b9 grande l&#39;ho fatto io, ho sbagliato modulo&quot;.
When does a college quarterback know he&#39;s arrived? Is it when history is made? When Tennessee quarterback Brent Schaeffer started in the Vols&#39; 42-17 win against UNLV two weeks
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His first marriage anniversary is round the corner and Hollywood star Tom Cruise is reflecting on the day he married Katie Holmes in a castle in Italy.
A team of South Korean scientists have found a way to solve the cancer paradox of why aging cells with reduced ability to proliferate are susceptible to cancer, characterized
House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, property research company Hometrack says, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.
Allison Elliott occasionally wears the delicate gold windup watch that belonged to her grandmother. But it's really just for show.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - As the release of a new album  approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,  life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
Millions of older Americans are confronting a temporary break in their Medicare drug coverage this month that will require them to pay the full cost of their prescriptions or face the painful prospect of going without.
Call it the instant hurricane. Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power to more than 100,000 and left at least one person dead.
La Lazio ha annunciato un accordo commerciale con la Ergo Italia spa, azienda leader nella produzion...
Vice President Cheney was not campaigning Wednesday, but his suggestion a day earlier that electing John Kerry would risk a \
Autopsy results for the rapper known as O.D.B., who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days while authorities conduct medical tests, officials said Sunday.
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Kampala) The government of Uganda has has issued a warning to the UN joint program on HIV/AIDS that it risks being thrown out of the country if it offers AIDS education to gays.
Thousands of protesters demanded the ouster of East Timor&#039;s prime minister Saturday, blaming him for provoking violence and political chaos.
THE crisis in the health service deepened yesterday after new figures revealed that 40 per cent of doctors who train in Scotland leave to work elsewhere before they qualify.
Pop star George Michael asks for an interview he gave about HIV to be removed from a BBC documentary.
THE Black Watch today moved towards Baghdad in response to the US plea for help. The Ministry of Defence said today that soldiers from the Scottish regiment were leaving their base in the southern city of
Crude oil climbed back over $50 a  barrel on Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian  supplies supporting prices despite a surprise increase in U.S.  crude inventories.
The Communist Party of China added 2.6 million members last year, further enhancing its status as the world's biggest political party, state media reported Tuesday.
Is the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmidlife crisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d the newest excuse for poor behavior?
A fire investigation continues into the flat blaze in which two young boys died in a village on Anglesey.
Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail early and put under house arrest on Thursday, drawing fire from prosecutors and court officials and sparking public debate about celebrity justice.
Today's Schaeffer's Midday Options Update features Apple Computer  (NASDAQ:AAPL). The Midday Options Update contains a brief commentary on  the day's most notable activity and a table listing the most-active  calls and puts for the day.
Blog: The new company specializes in notebooks with personalized designs. But is there room for another enthusiast PC company?
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A car bomb exploded outside the education ministry in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the interior ministry said.
Psychotic mice that flee other mice may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, US researchers say. The genetically engineered mice have mutations in two key genes that make them suffer from psychosis
About once a month since January 2002, Japan has recorded a group suicide, successful or attempted, where participants met on the Internet.
President Bush outlined a two-state peace treaty he is hoping to broker between Israel and the Palestinians.
Lancashire police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham&#39;s Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during Sunday&#39;s 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.
Despite a published report that the US Justice Department had opened a \
Margarita Saldana looks around her community and sees poor-paying jobs and discrimination against workers who don't speak English. When she contemplates how to vote on Election Day, she sees little difference between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.
LAS VEGAS -- Sony Corp.'s Mylo, a wireless messaging gadget largely ignored by its college-aged target audience, is being updated to address some of its shortcomings, the company announced Sunday.
BESLAN, Russia -- The first day of classes following the massacre of more than 330 hostages at a school in this southern Russian city have been abruptly canceled, a principal at one of Beslan&#39;s schools has told CNN.
France and the US draw up a UN resolution aimed at getting Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.
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Family and friends gather for the funeral of Keith Frogson who was killed outside his home.
Greggio con consegna a febbraio sceso a 88,18 dollari
Several options grants to top  executives at Apple Computer Inc.  were dated just  before sharp increases in its stock between 1997 and 2001, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a review of  regulatory filings.
Lifestyle: 21 October 2004, Thursday. Bulgaria commemorates International Animation Day by showing over 30 animated films in the Sofia Odeon cinema.
Fish are not just simple animals with a short memory, say researchers from two UK universities.
There was a speculation about Aamir Khan and Ayesha Takia in
The government publishes proposals aimed at stopping private agencies 'poaching' health staff from developing countries.
Rescuers confirmed 64 dead Friday following Wednesday&#39;s blast in a central China coal mine, with 84 miners still missing in the toxic gas filled shaft.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia has ordered a nationwide security crackdown after warnings from Australia, Britain and New Zealand that terrorists plan to attack ahead of Christmas.
COMET BUSTER: Deep Impact is a copper-fortified spacecraft designed to blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1 so scientists can learn more about the solar system preserved inside.
Germany has told Libya that if it fails to make good on a deal to pay millions of dollars in compensation to the victims of a Berlin nightclub bombing, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will cancel a visit, a weekly magazine reported.
Australia&#39;s News Corp has adopted corporate reforms aimed at soothing critics of its planned move to the US. The media giant, owner of Fox TV in the US, and the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, promised not to issue new shares with extra voting rights.
Analysis: The Bush Administration has never resolved the regime-change vs. engagement debate in its own ranks. But as multilateral diplomacy falters in each diplomatic standoff, the days of having it both ways may be ending
A grassroots campaign across the United States, fueled by message boards, blogs and Web sites, may be convincing CBS to cancel its cancellation of Jericho.
An Italian contact of the poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has tested positive for the same radioactive polonium 210 that killed him.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail and placed under house arrest on Thursday after serving three days of a three-week sentence, sparking debate about whether her fame worked for or against her.
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Wednesday carried out a successful test fire of its endogenously developed medium range surface to surface ballistic missile Hatf-IV/Shaheen-I.

RONNIE O SULLIVAN threw in his towel and rattled off back-to-back centuries to sweep into the Welsh Open quarter-finals in Newport last night.
Every half-century or so, Virginia throws a party to commemorate the arrival of English colonists on its shores. This year comes a biggie: the 400th anniversary. The whole world's invited, and the guest list is especially long and prestigious.
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Pharmaceutical sales in the U.S. will drop to a third of global sales in 2008, from a 50 percent share two years ago, a report released Thursday says.
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BEIRUT A remote-controlled car bomb wounded a prominent Lebanese opposition politician and killed his driver in Beirut on Friday, weeks after he quit the government to protest Syria&#39;s grip on Lebanon.
The drugs most widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebos for most patients and may be less so.
Australian PM John Howard says it took too long to file charges against Guantanamo inmate David Hicks.
Steve Jobs, Bono and the Edge Tuesday ushered in what Apple&#39;s CEO and the two members of U2 called a new era of digital music.
With less than a week in the regular season, a period that will determine if the Mets can laugh about September or weep through October, they are trying to find the old, electrifying Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Reyes.
BELGRADE, Nov 24 (IPS) - The single inside witness from the organised crime  group accused of killing reform-oriented former prime minister  Zoran Djindjic has finally confirmed the indictment and what was  long believed -- it was the Serbian mafia that committed the  crime.
Comparing Champagne and sparkling wine reveals that a Champagne and caviar lifestyle might just be possible on a Diet Coke and Doritos budget.
Search teams have recovered the bodies of six Americans who died when their plane crashed high in Afghanistan&#39;s snow-covered mountains, US military officials said Wednesday.
L'Atletico Madrid ha presentato un'offerta al Liverpool per il centrocampista Mohamed Sissoko, nel m...
A decade before Neil Armstrong puts the first footprint on the moon, Luna 2 makes a strong first impression.
Members of the uniformed division of the Secret Service guard an unidentified man on the ground who apparently tried to set himself on fire outside the White House fence on Pennsylvania Ave, in Washington.
Family and friends of Alexander Litvinenko say they are unlikely to help a Russian investigation into his death.
Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.
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Soon after Sen. Joe Lieberman's primary defeat in Connecticut, Rhode Island Democrat Jennifer Lawless taunted her primary rival, Rep. James Langevin, with a new Web site.
Ford Motor Co . could announce the  sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more  than 450 million pounds ($865 million) as early as this week, a  source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is refusing to attend most of the first ministers conference on health, but he still plans to make his demands firmly known.
Kenya sank deeper into trouble, with a curfew imposed in Kisumu, the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third largest city, ethnic fighting intensifying and more than 100 people killed in election-related violence.
Alex Tanguay and the Calgary Flames sent the Minnesota wild home empty-handed for the first time this season.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation.
BRUSSELS: The killing of controversial Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh by a suspected Islamic extremist and the subsequent spate of retaliatory attacks on Muslim targets are a damaging blow to relations between European Union&#39;s 15 million Muslims and their
Charles Clarke is set to start work as Home Secretary after David Blunkett's shock resignation in a visa row.
Bayern Munich return to domestic duties with a trip to Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen on Saturday (1330 GMT) appearing to have shaken off their sluggish start to the season.
The lists were scribbled hastily, handwritten, taped to a brick wall near the hospital: hundreds of names of children and adults who survived three hellish days of captivity and bloodshed in a school in southern Russia.
A German movie about an anti-Nazi resistance heroine draws loud applause at the Berlin Film Festival.
-- Oil prices climbed to a new high, above $81 a barrel, on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut a key interest rate later Tuesday, a measure that has the potential to bolster the economy and strengthen petroleum demand in the world's largest energy consumer.
When it comes to lobbying, Google does not intend to repeat the mistake that its rival Microsoft made a decade ago.
Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign lagged in raising money in the past three months, prompting staff reductions and pay cuts, McCain's campaign announced on Monday.
Prosecutors filed murder and kidnapping charges Monday against a man accused in the gruesome dragging death of his 49-year-old girlfriend.
Bethesda Softworks today announced new details on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the sequel to 2002&#39;s The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin served notice today that Russia intended to remain a major nuclear power by deploying a new weapon in the coming years that other states lack and are unlikely to develop in the near future.
ALDERSON, W.Va.  - Trendsetter Martha Stewart  arrived at a minimum-security prison known as \
There is a new exuberance in the market for corporate loans, an obscure investment once dominated by large commercial banks.
AEP Networks, the leader in policy-based networking, announces its inclusion on the Hughes Networks Systems, LLC (Hughes) SATCOM-II team. In May, Hughes was awarded a contract under the General Services Administration's (GSA) Satellite Services-II (SATCOM-II) program.
Millions of chest pain and heart attack sufferers thought they were getting a phenomenal medical advance when tiny coils that ooze medicine were placed in their arteries to keep them from squeezing shut again.
Longhorn&#39;s woes may open a door for Linux\u00e2\u0080\u0094a very tiny door\u00e2\u0080\u0094but Linux just isn&#39;ta good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.
What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Diogo Silva gave Brazil its first gold medal of the Panamerican Games on Sunday, but the celebration was quickly eclipsed as the soccer-mad country turned its attention to victory at the Copa America.
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Roberto Mancini vuole dall'Inter una gara perfetta ad Empoli, dove i nerazzurri adranno a caccia del...
Court-appointed referees recommended the state pay an additional $14 billion over four years to improve New York City schools.
EILAT, Israel Thousands of Israelis trudged through the Taba border post on Friday, returning home, like shocked refugees, from a Sinai bloodied by three terrorist bombings of three tourist hotels on Thursday night.
A militant group on Monday posted a video on the Internet that showed the beheading of a hostage identified as Eugene Armstrong, an American engineer abducted along
Neil Mathur of Johnny Gaddaar fame is in an extremely angry mood.
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Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
The revelation that Jason Giambi admitted to steroid use rocked the baseball world Thursday and called attention to one of its star players whose rise and fall seemed to be linked to performance-enhancing drugs.
Stop squinting. They're probably farther away than you think.
Only 1 in 6 users of Internet search engines can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds.
I last wrote about the &quot;Oil-for-Food&quot;program in Iraq in May shortly after the United Nations (UN) engaged former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker to conduct an internal investigation of the scandal.
Although the United States is experiencing a shortage of flu vaccines this fall, don't be so eager for one that you're duped into purchasing it online.
NEW YORK For Internet ad giants like Google and Yahoo, the Toyota Scion brand should be a dream marketer. With an 18-24-year-old trendsetter target audience, the carmaker sees the Internet as key to its marketing efforts. But while other auto brands buy up keywords and run banners and pre-roll spots online, Scion takes a decidedly alternative route, relying instead on virtual worlds, its own broadband video site and viral gaming to reach an audience averse to ads, offline or online.
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President George W Bush&#39;s response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has been a world-wide campaign to kill or capture the Muslim enemies of America - his so-called &quot;global war on
Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.
Drinking tea may help protect against Alzheimer&#39;s disease, though it is by no means a cure for the brain-crippling illness, British scientists said on Tuesday.
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World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight  champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against  Britain's Danny Williams in New York on December 11, Williams's  promoter said on Thursday.
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Repentant secret policeman reveals brutality awaiting failed asylum seekers sent back to the Congo.
The code, which was open-sourced in April, will be used for the administration tool that connects to the MySQL database.
A County Antrim man accused of killing a prostitute on a holiday island is found guilty of manslaughter.
A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking \
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The District of Columbia's City Council narrowly approved today a modified plan to build a 41,000-seat baseball stadium for the Nationals, the former Montreal Expos.
Bernard Matthews, the head of the turkey-producing firm that bears his name, has said that the recent outbreak of a potentialy deadly strain of avian flu at his company's farm was not their fault.
IBM  on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations as strong growth abroad made up for weaker results in the United States, sending its shares up 5 percent.
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) will launch a professional domestic league in January involving foreign players to help the country regain its past glory in the game.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Sentencing is Tuesday for a former Oklahoma man convicted of deliberately exposing 17 women to the AIDS virus. Anthony Whitfield, 32, was convicted in November in an Olympia, Wash.
In what may be the largest data breach at a university, the University of California,  Los Angeles, began sending out letters to more than 800,000 individuals whose personal data may have been compromised in database breach that remained undetected for more than a year.
A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Allan Leinwand's start-up, Vyatta, sells networking products for one-third the price of those sold by his former employer, Cisco Systems.
Britain's financial authorities stepped in to rescue mortgage lender Northern Rock  on Friday as the group, which has lent aggressively to home buyers, fell victim to the sharp rise in borrowing costs between banks.
New games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 let you embark on a hero's journey. Just don't pick a game that's too much like your own boring life.
A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by a former boyfriend of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to have a Florida court decide a paternity fight over Smith's 5-month-old baby daughter, Dannielynn, a court official said.
Barnstable had the upperhand once again. The Red Raiders are one win away from defending their MIAA Division 1 state volleyball championship after blanking Chelmsford, 3-0, in the semifinals last night in Mansfield. It was the second time this fall Chelmsford had been frustrated by the powerful Barnstable lineup.
Conflicting reports have emerged over the situation in the Iraqi city of Najaf. How can peace be forged in the city?
Women are more likely to suffer physical and sexual violence from their husbands or partners than other people and the violence is more severe in rural areas, according to research published on Friday.
A small new European study adds to the growing body of evidence that exercise can stave off mental decline in older people. The 290 participants, all men, were between the ages of 70 and 90 when the study began in 1990.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is increasing the range of video formats that PCs running its Windows software can pipe to televisions around the home, with support for a new range of Extenders for Windows Media Center devices from hardware manufacturers. It expects companies such as Cisco Systems, D-Link, and Niveus Media to reveal new set-top boxes next month that can play videos or music stored on a PC running the Home Premium or Ultimate editions of Windows Vista. Microsoft's software will stream video in previously unsupported formats such as DivX and Xvid, delivering it to devices around the home over wired or wireless networks. The new Extender devices could even be capable of streaming \
LONDON - One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world&#39;s first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research.
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Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy up to 5 percent of Facebook in a deal that could value the fast-growing online social network company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
The EU took a significant step towards its next wave of expansion, naming dates for Romania and Bulgaria to sign entry accords while agreeing an earlier-than-expected start for talks with Croatia.
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 107-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather sued CBS on Wednesday for $70 million, saying the network violated his contract by not giving him enough air time, The New York Times reported.
At least 60 people drowned at sea off southwest Cameroon at the weekend when a wooden motor boat packed with passengers and cargo capsized on its way to neighboring Nigeria, a local official said on Monday.
The spring collections in New York and Europe produced an amazing variety of trends, and what links all these ideas is a taste for an extreme point of view.
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - For 7-Eleven employee Erin Kappen, a surprise was in store when she had a baby. Because Parker John VanWormer weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces when he was born Oct.
Reports that Saddam Hussein's former top aide Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri is in custody prove unfounded.
Exxon Mobil Corp  said on  Friday record oil prices boosted its fourth-quarter earnings to  $11.66 billion, the highest ever operating profit by a U.S.  company.
L'Uci (Unione ciclistica internazionale) &egrave; pronta a citare in giudizio il Tour de France se l...
The next time you board an airliner and buckle your seat belt, you are about to fly through a bitter labor dispute between some of the people most responsible for your safety in the skies.
It took almost three weeks, but Britney Spears and Kevin Federline finally legalized their marriage in Los Angeles. The pair were secretly married on September 18, however, they didn&#39;t officially file their
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FRANKFURT, Nov 14 (SW) Bayern M\u00c3\u00bcnchen move ominously into second place in the Bundesliga after responding well to going behind by scoring three times in six minutes to win at VfL Bochum while Hamburg help themselves to six goals at woeful Hansa Rostock.
Apple Computer Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that more than quadrupled on skyrocketing sales of its iPod digital music players and strong demand for its PowerBook notebook PCs.
WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction to the lowest levels since June.
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New orders at U.S. factories were unchanged in August, a stronger showing than expected, but they were down after stripping out orders for transportation equipment, a government report on Wednesday showed.
Advertising-based wiki sites are beginning to take their place alongside blogs and social networking sites as a staple of Silicon Valley business plans.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to tackle \
As Ukrainians in the United States voted on Sunday, the fear that their homeland might again fall under Russian influence had not died.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was briefly hospitalized in secret in October for treatment of an infection and abscess in his throat, the authors of a new book said Wednesday.
Expedition 10, the next crew to live on the International Space Station (ISS), is set to launch from Kazakhstan. US astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov will leave the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket at 0306GMT on Thursday.
Quarter, schmorter. What's the big picture look like?
Tutto un equivoco. Roberto Mancini replica alle parole di Luciano Spalletti, che oggi ha risposto al...
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With two black coaches in the Super Bowl for the first time, the historic accomplishment presents a welcome dilemma for many black fans: For whom to root?
A deal that would have saved Donald Trump&#39;s casino company is off. His casinos are running low on cash. And Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts is drowning in $1.
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The state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct, a federal judge said Thursday in the latest in a series of opinions on how such votes should be counted.
Twelve heads are often better than one, in investing.
President Bush is losing two more key aides as his presidency winds toward its end, with his chief speechwriter and lobbyist both announcing Friday that they are leaving.
American jets, helicopters and artillery pounded insurgents today in and around Falluja, which the military says is home to a terror network headed by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Rub\u00c3\u00a9n Gotay, a reserve infielder, blasted a three-run homer to help snap the Diamondbacks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 eight-game winning streak.
Unlike Tony Blair, who enjoyed an enthusiastic welcome from George W Bush in Washington on Thursday night, Tim Henman cannot count on a warm reception when he meets another swaggering Texan in Houston this week, particularly if for the fourth time in five
A baby boy is being treated for facial injuries after he is attacked by a family pet.
A Kashmiri separatist leader has met Pakistan&#39;s Foreign Minister to urge greater involvement of Kashmiris in the ongoing India-Pakistan peace dialogue.
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Ancestry.com is unveiling more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975
By Kent, Joan  A proposal to have the city's engineer prepare alternative plans and estimates for the levee entrances at Riverside Park won approval Tuesday from the La Crosse Plan Commission.
New York Yankees: First baseman Jason Giambi continued his upper body workout and ran in an indoor pool Wednesday, one day after mildly straining his groin.
The government will allow financially troubled airline Vasp to continue operating for at least another six months if Brazil's fourth-largest airline comes up with a debt payment plan by Friday, Defense Minister Jose Viegas said Thursday.
Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu.
By Adam Lynn, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 17--A Spanaway man whose home was without power died Saturday when a candle he was using for light apparently ignited a fire, authorities said.
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The TV network plans to install billboards in NYC to let people download clips of five shows on Bluetooth-enabled handsets.
The Huygens probe, built and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is bolted to Cassini and fed electrical power through an umbilical cable.
Work is under way on the first undersea telecommunications cable linking the US with China.
The Springboks take on Tonga in Saturday's Pool A clash in Lens.
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TOKYO/DETROIT  - Two months of talks between   General Motors Corp., Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. have   resulted in little progress toward a possible alliance,   according to the Wall Street Journal and Detroit News.
New applications for U.S. home  mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid  lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.
Prince Charles has held a forum with 25 young ex-offenders to discuss ideas on how to stop reoffending.
Arsenal strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner have escaped sanction from the Football Association over a clash during their club's 5-1 League Cup semi-final defeat at Tottenham on Tuesday.
UK High Street sales fell more sharply than expected - dropping by 0.4% in July, official figures show.
It has never been about having bad luck or even the best players. It always has been, and always will be, about playing the best as a team.
At least five people reportedly die in Ethiopia's Somali region after two grenades were thrown at a crowd.
Tracy Miller thinks about her son's touch and his voice, trying to grasp that she will never experience either again.
(CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize.
Verizon is expanding its business-level data platform to parts of Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted on Friday of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe and seize power, in a verdict that provides a major boost for the opposition.
The African Union has objected to a proposal for a 23,000-strong AU-U.N. force to help end the bloodshed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because it would give the United Nations command and control, U.N. diplomats said.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards on the issues at Tuesday's debate:
A spectacular second-innings collapse by Canada enabled Scotland to win the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup final at Sharjah by an innings and 84 runs with more than a day to spare.
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A day after being linked to drugs in baseball, former pitcher Allen Watson denied the allegation. Watson was among nine players accused of doping by former pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.
JAMMU: On Wednesday, in his public rally at Srinagar, several young men in the audience loudly protested that the Centre should lift the freeze on government recruitments.
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Australian Test debutant, off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, says he cannot wait to bowl on a Mumbai pitch famous for favouring the spinners in the fourth cricket Test against India.
CONCORD, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would ban all toys made in China after a series of safety scares, and he called for tougher U.S. inspections of Chinese imports.
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Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.
LONDON: Porto suffered the agony of being by outwitted by their former coach today as the Champions League soccer holders slumped to a 1-3 defeat at Jose Mourinho&#39;s Chelsea.
A special ministerial committee headed by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, Israeli newspaper Ha&#39;aretz reported.
BASED on the current performance of the United States team in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, questions have been raised about the value of allowing so-called minnows, to play in major cricketing competitions.
As President Bush was out in Peoria touting the virtues of foreign trade and asking for fresh authority to promote it, newly ascendant Democrats on Capitol Hill signaled just how tough it's going to be for the president to get what he wants.
Two teenagers who made a documentary on gun violence in the Brooklyn housing project where one of them grew up have won a special award at the Sundance Film Festival.
Thousands of people fled their homes in panic on the Indonesian coast after hoax text messages spread warning them that a tsunami will hit the region, journalists and officials said Wednesday.
If New Hampshire 16 years ago threw a lifeline to Bill Clinton's struggling candidacy, the state's primary Tuesday could put Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid on life support.
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Roy Halladay picked up his 100th career victory in his return from the disabled list, and Frank Thomas hit a homer to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Thursday night.
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Will Curt Schilling&#39;s ankle, apparently held together with baling wire, hold up so he can make two starts? The Red Sox will want him to start Games 2 and 6 in Boston, where he won&#39;t have to bat or run the bases.
Unless you've relocated to Monte Carlo or Montserrat, there's no escaping the IRS. Here's advice to minimize the bite.
What are those offsets worth? Canadian outfit Carbon Networks develops service for measuring financial impact of carbon reduction programs.
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Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world
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Guerrillas killed 20 people in attacks  in Iraq Tuesday, and Prime Minister Iyad Allawi acknowledged  what he called pockets of the country would be too unsafe for  voting in a Jan. 30 election.
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Pakistan&#39;s opposition parties lambasted President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday for going back on his word to step down as army chief by the end of the year, calling it another blow to democracy.
World number one Justine Henin stayed on course for a rare French Open hat-trick when she outplayed Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-2 6-2 on Thursday to reach the final.
Profits at music retailer HMV more than halve as it battles against competition from supermarkets and online retailers.
Microsoft Corp  said on Tuesday it will not participate in an upcoming U.S. mobile phone airwave auction despite speculation that Web rival Google Inc  will bid at least $4.6 billion on the wireless spectrum.
Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. jumped on Thursday after the company and its pilots union reached a tentative contract that will save the cash-strapped carrier $1 billion a year.
OCTOBER 27, 2004 -- Indianapolis, Ind. -- ATA Airlines yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection, the first domestic, low-fare airline to go the way of several traditional air carriers.
Bad weather has forced Nasa to delay the return to Earth of its space shuttle Atlantis.
The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.
US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union agreed to reopen concession talks late on Friday after leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a plan proposed by management for nearly $300 million in
The carrier said it was hampered by high fuel prices in the fourth quarter but was able to post a narrower loss, $70 million compared to a loss of $1.98 billion a year earlier,  on a solid increase in sales.
Actor Sean Bean leads a delegation to Parliament to protest at the way Sheffield United were relegated.
Leading shares touched six-year highs as a bouyant mining sector was bolstered by another record breaking session on Wall Street.
Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request to move British troops into volatile central Iraq to free up American forces for a stepped-up assault on insurgents, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
Japan's Takeshi Kitano pokes fun at himself, fellow film-makers and the cinema industry in his latest work, the surreal tale of a director on a quest to shoot the ultimate movie that everyone will love.
Apple has unveiled the latest computer to join its family, the iMac G5, at the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris.
Identity thieves may have obtained information on thousands of Wells Fargo mortgage and student loan customers.
Europeans may bristle over President Bush's Iraq policy, yet he spent the week rolling out initiatives they can more easily embrace &#151; ones that address global warming, AIDS and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
In a decision that could roil Democratic unity in the new House, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi passed over Rep. Alcee Hastings Tuesday for the chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee.
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Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to continue, with China proposing a draft agreement.
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Republican John McCain opened a narrow lead on rival Mitt Romney ahead of a critical Florida primary after picking up the endorsement of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
New video footage showed an improving   Fidel Castro but Cubans said on Saturday it was clear their   felled leader was still ailing a month after he temporarily   ceded power following intestinal surgery.
David Beckham admits he was surprised by Jose Antonio Camacho&#39;s decision to resign as head coach - but insists he was unaware of any problems between the coach and the players.
Thousands of online visitors have been drawn to an English beach by pictures of turquoise seas, golden sands and palm trees, but risk disappointment as it is only a virtual surfers&#39; paradise.
Talk about testing a defense: The Indianapolis Colts opened the season against Tom Brady, face Steve McNair this week and then Brett Favre. They're lucky Peyton Manning plays for their side.
On the verge of becoming just another millionaire golfer, Woods finally put his new swing to good use. He sure resembled the Tiger of old in the second round of the Tour Championship, shooting an eight-under
BARDSTOWN, Kentucky  -- For nearly half a century, this small southern town was happy to pin its star on the memory of composer Stephen Foster but now it is selling itself on a greater attraction -- bourbon.
Shares of ID Biomedical jumped after the company reported Monday that it signed long-term agreements with the three largest flu vaccine wholesalers in the United States in light of the shortage of vaccine for the current flu season.
R&amp;B singer Ashanti says acting in her first film wasn't totally different from recording an album, but it was much less personal.
The radio and billboard giant said net income increased to 65 cents a share, or $320.6 million, from 43 cents, or $211 million, in the year-earlier quarter.
Researchers are to try to discover why pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect on rheumatoid arthritis.
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Meanwhile, Austria&#39;s first billionaire all but confirmed that Christian Klien will again line-up as a F1 driver in 2005. &#39;&#39;(But) he will have to prove himself (in the 2005 championship season),&#39;&#39; the countryman warned.
EDF says moving away from coal-fired plants will enable it to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by 2020.
A rare giant squid measuring eight metres (26 feet) in length and weighing in at more than 250 kilogrammes (550 pounds) has washed up on an Australian beach, scientists said Wednesday.
French doctors are checking Yasser Arafat for viral infection after tests ruled out leukaemia and any other life-threatening illness, aides to the Palestinian leader said today.
Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  are close to a deal to acquire real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith Trust , according to the online edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is launching two biographical television ads this week, focusing on early voting Iowa in the first commercials of his presidential campaign.
Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, will buy the medical nutrition unit of pharmaceutical company Novartis for $2.5 billion, the companies said Thursday.
Crescita del 5,13% con 9,3 milioni di bottiglie
WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac, the nation's second largest buyer and guarantor of home mortgages, reported a first-quarter loss of $211 million, mainly from erosion in the value of financial instruments it uses to hedge against interest rate swings.
Negotiators saw no compromise in bruising six-party nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea on Tuesday and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer -- and a festive spirit.
President Bush and his Democratic Party challenger Senator John Kerry traded barbs Friday on terrorism and domestic issues. The criticisms are growing sharper with less than two weeks left in the presidential campaign.
SPORTS NETWORK - Two teams in the thick of the NFC playoff race will convene at Lambeau Field on Monday night when the Green Bay Packers play host to the St.
Premier serbo accusa Usa denunciando 'interessi militari'
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A woman who weighs more than 400 pounds (180 kg) said on Sunday she did not know she was pregnant until two days before giving birth this week to a healthy baby boy.
Allen Iverson will take this over scoring 50 points any day. Iverson scored 40 points, ending his streak of 50-point games at two, but still led the Philadelphia 76ers
Hits stores in September Barcelona has arrived, sort of, and AMD is talking more about beating itself up than knocking Intel with the new chip.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US defence secretary is under attack over machine-signed letters to the families of US soldiers killed in action.
Security experts look back on a year in which hi-tech criminals consolidated their hold on the net's underground economy.
An alleged stalker of pop star Natalie Imbruglia is deemed too mentally ill to attend police interviews.
Without a doubt, 2004 saw the debut of some great new products, like the cellphone that keeps track of blood sugar levels and digital music player that indicates how fast you run.
Falling gas prices reduced the overall measure of prices paid by consumers in July, according to a government report Tuesday, as inflation was far less than Wall Street&#39;s expectations for the month.
Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscience\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.
It's bonus season on Wall Street and there's plenty of holiday cheer this year. The New York State comptroller yesterday said the securities industry will distribute envelopes stuffed with about $24 billion -- a sum larger than the gross national product of many countries. If you were to add in the hedge funds arrayed along the Connecticut gold coast and the private-equity firms scattered around the country, the number could easily top $50 billion....
SYDNEY : Australian Prime Minister John Howard is widely expected to announce an election date this weekend, setting off a tight race between his conservative coalition and a resurgent Labor Party.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned  the West not to meddle with Russia's Chechnya policy on  Thursday in the wake of a bloody hostage crisis, highlighting a  growing rift over the issue between former Cold War foes.
&quot;Do you have it in your heart? How much guts do you have? How much do you hate to lose?&quot;. These are the questions Jimmy Connors will be asking of Britain&#39;s brightest tennis hopes in the months, and possibly years, to come.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  - International child  welfare group Covenant House said on Friday it had fired its  Latin America director, Bruce Harris, after he allegedly paid a  Honduran youth for sex.
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on Friday  forecast a much wider third-quarter loss than Wall Street had  estimated, citing weak domestic fares and a spike in fuel  costs, sending its shares down nearly 6 percent.

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The Associated Press is reporting that film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has agreed to let itself be bought out by a consortium headed by Sony.
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Athens and central Greece on Tuesday but caused no damage or injuries, Greek authorities said.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei was nominated by acting President Rawhi Fattouh as chief of the national security council on Sunday.
British pop veteran Elton John took a foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna Monday, saying she cheated her fans by miming on stage.
Oprah Winfrey, one of the world&#39;s richest entertainers, surprised her fans Monday by giving each of her 276 audience members a new car to celebrate the premiere of her show&#39;s 19th season.
Secit, detrazioni fiscali a fronte di spese valgono 8 mld
Revenues should grow by 30%, according to the president of the country's association of software and service firms
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An anxious search Tuesday of a Chicago harbor turned up no more northern snakeheads, a voracious alien fish that can devastate freshwater ecosystems by gobbling up food and native fish.
Sometimes, stock buybacks destroy shareholder value.
A packet of Texas Air National Guard records newly released Friday showed that the commanding officer of President Bush&#39;s basic training unit took a special interest in him as
If Bode Miller wins the overall World Cup title, he will be the first American skier to do so since Phil Mahre in 1983.
Instant messages. Text messages. E-mail. Voicemail. Blogs. Online social networks. And the good old cellphone. If you thought there were enough ways to communicate with others and express yourself, think again.
Your PC's noise is easy to ignore, but tuning it out still takes mental energy. What are the options for those who want the sound of silence?
Description: Major League Baseball has reportedly chosen the nation&#39;s capital as the new home of the Montreal Expos. An official announcement is expected today.
Connotate Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of solutions which  allow end-users to create actionable insights and intelligence from the  World Wide Web, is proud to announce that it has closed a Series C round  of financing with Goldman Sachs.
Cuba severed diplomatic ties with Panama on Thursday, retaliating within hours for the president's pardoning four Cuban emigres accused of trying to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro.
LOS ANGELES  - Despite its recycled title, HBO's new late-night series feels reasonably fresh. \
President Bush defended his decision to pursue a missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
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Israel killed the chief military commander  of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a airstrike  Tuesday, the highest profile Israeli assassination for months,  local leaders of the group said.
A Milano, fu il primo studio creativo della Maison
Life & style: In an interview in US Harper's Bazaar, the Tory leader's wife gives insights into the Cameron household.
Relatives of the hostages seized in a school in North Ossetia faced a sleepless night on Wednesday, as they waited for more information about their loved ones.
This would have reminded Jose Mourinho of his years with Porto. The opposition came and did their best, which was never going to be enough, and an
US researchers said Monday that they have conclusive proof to show that women who drink a lot of caffeine on a daily basis in the early months of pregnancy have an elevated risk of miscarriage, settling a longstanding debate over the issue.
A midnight Wednesday deadline passed with no word from President Viktor Yushchenko on whether he would accept his chief rival's nomination as prime minister, or if he had another plan for ending Ukraine's political crisis.
LOUISVILLE, KY. - In July 2003, Amanda Young said goodbye to her father as he left for Iraq to work for a contractor and help the family out of debt...
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit Manila in the Philippines overnight, the US Geological Survey&#39;s earthquake center in Golden, Colorado reported on Friday.
Domanda elettricita' ha superato i 53 mila MW
Pakistan's \u00c2\u0093truce\u00c2\u0094 with militants in the lawless region bordering Afghanistan has set off concern among American analysts.
THENIA, Algeria  - A car bomb attack on a police station killed two people and wounded 23 in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bombing in the OPEC member in a month, the interior ministry said.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth made a personal donation to the British Red Cross to help victims of the Russian Beslan school siege tragedy.
South Africans are killing relatives and acquaintances at an alarming rate, police said Wednesday, acknowledging traditional methods for battling crime do little to stem the tide.
Italy and Russia said on Wednesday  they wanted talks between Moscow and the European Union on a  new strategic partnership agreement to start as soon as  possible.
The brother of Kenneth Bigley, a British engineer held hostage in Iraq for 12 days, slammed Prime Minister Tony Blair as a weak politician who did not have sufficient credibility to negotiate properly.
The president of Belarus, confident of victory in a referendum on Sunday to extend his rule, promised to serve his people better if they voted &quot;yes&quot; and told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.
Crude oil rose in New York after reports said unions in Nigeria, the fifth-biggest supplier to the US, called a strike this month to disrupt the country&#39;s oil exports.
Serbian reaction to the ruling clearing the country of genocide is one of shock mingled with relief, says the BBC's Nick Hawton.
Having ripped a fresh path of destruction through the state of Florida, Hurricane Jeanne is forcing storm-weary locals to start the big clean up.
A blast ripped through a crowd in  Ethiopia&#39;s volatile Somali region on Monday, killing at least  five people and setting off a stampede that saw up to six more  die, according to witnesses and aid-workers.
Illinois officials have located 200,000 more doses of flu vaccine in Europe, but the state still hasn&#39;t received federal approval to import those or any other supplies of
The Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific States voiced regret at the lack of progress in talks with the European Union on a new framework for trade between the two blocs.
By JUDITH INGRAM  MOSCOW - Madonna took to the stage of Moscow's biggest stadium Tuesday night in spite of religious protesters' threats to disrupt the performance.
The look on NBA Commissioner David Stern&#39;s face mirrored his last name Sunday night as he walked briskly into the Madison Square Garden rotunda to lay down his version of the law
Jamil el-Banna has been locked up by the United States for nearly five years without being charged &#151; arrested in Africa, allegedly tortured at a CIA \
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin delayed a visit to Europe so he can be at the return of the remains of a Canadian officer who died in this week's fire on a submarine.
WASHINGTON - After five years of legal wrangling, the nation's largest cigarette-makers are meeting federal lawyers in court for the trial phase of the government's record $280 billion civil racketeering suit against the tobacco industry.    The government alleges the industry conspired to deceive the public about the dangers of smoking and the addictive nature of nicotine, and illegally targeted children through marketing campaigns...
The number killed in a dam burst in Pakistan hits 35 as floods leave scores dead across the country.
Uranium fuel deliveries to a Russian-built nuclear plant in Iran, and the reactor's launch, could fall behind schedule because of delays in Iran making payments, Russian officials said Monday &#151; the latest sign of financial disputes dogging the deal at the center of Moscow's nuclear cooperation with Tehran.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 15 in the first such  attack in the city in seven months.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has weighed in on network neutrality, and has come down on the side of caution in a debate that goes to the heart of Internet technology.
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An unofficial French negotiator told a radio station Friday that two journalists held for more than a month in Iraq could be released within hours.
Two of the most senior figures of Eta, the outlawed Basque separatist group, were arrested yesterday following a series of raids in France.
When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let&#39;s put it this way: We don&#39;t call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.
Media giant Time Warner seems hopeful that the end of a long-running accounting investigation is in sight. The company said yesterday it has put $500 million in reserve to
Ordinativi +8,4% su stesso periodo 2006, -1,1% su settembre
The Mediterranean came a little closer to sun seekers in the north-west today after Ryanair announced a new hub and nine extra routes including southern France, Italy and Spain.
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Editor Rem Rieder of American Journalism Review said his publication would provide legal support for freelance writer Susan Paterno, whose story about the Santa Barbara News-Press prompted a libel suit from the paper this week.
People who had obesity surgery got drunk after just one glass of red wine, researchers reported in a small study that was inspired by an episode on \
Nepal pledged action yesterday against rioters who ransacked Muslim shrines and businesses following the murder of 12 Nepalese in Iraq, amid mounting criticism over the government&#39;s failure to save the hostages.
In a historic development in the computing world, IBM has succeeded in re-writing the rulebook for ultra-powerful computing by developing the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most powerful supercomputer- Blue Gene/L supercomputer, surpassing NEC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Earth Simulator in Japan.
Sydney: Lleyton Hewitt crushed Mehdi Tahiri 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to claim one of the proudest records in Australian tennis and give his country a commanding 2-0 lead over Morocco in their Davis Cup World Group play-off.
A nurse from Cornwall meets the man she gave her kidney to in an altruistic swap.
Con Gerry Scotti dal lunedi' al sabato su Canale 5
The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.

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By Broderick, Pat  The Escondido City Council's vote Oct. 18, banning landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, seems to be raising more questions than answers.
British researchers working in an East African village say that a single dose of an antibiotic appears to stop infections that cause trachoma, the world&#39;s leading preventable cause of blindness.
Messina. L&#39;Italia che sfidera&#39; la Finlandia a Messina e&#39; fatta, anche se Marcello Lippi, come di consueto, preferisce non annunciare la formazione prima di averla comunicata ai giocatori, prima di scendere in campo.
Newcastle hold on for a hard-fought draw against Eintracht Frankfurt to finish top of Group H.
Don't let these common mistakes mess up your future.
In 11 Premiership matches under Jacques Santini, Spurs scored six and conceded eight. And no sooner had Santini surprisingly resigned then Tottenham were involved in a five-goal thriller.
Israel has pledged it would do all it can to help a smooth election to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, including allowing Arabs in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem to vote.
Platoon star Charlie Sheen is engaged to Brooke Mueller, a year after he divorced actress Denise Richards.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops and al Qaeda-inspired militants fought sporadically on Sunday at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, the scene of often ferocious battles that have entered their fifth week.
Using video cameras to record films in movie theaters would become a federal crime punishable by up to six years in prison under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.    The legislation, called the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act, also would make it easier for the Justice Department to prosecute Internet users who illegally distribute large amounts of music and other copyrighted works...
Fatturato imprese 2006 +6,5%, in calo dipendenti
By TOM MEADE; Journal Sports Writer  Fishing-book authors and charter-boat skippers will also present talks tomorrow  in Newport.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Brad Paisley and George Strait topped the list of finalists with five nominations each for the annual Country Music Association awards, the music industry group announced on Thursday.
Alltel (AT:NYSE - news - research) has agreed to pay Cingular $170 million for portions of the former AT&amp;T Wireless business in six states as part of a mandated divestiture.
Japan&#39;s Crown Prince Naruhito was admitted to a hospital here Tuesday for planned surgery to remove a benign growth in his intestines, the palace said.
Orbitz is offering a Web site that lets travelers post last-minute tips that can ease a painful travel experience.
McAfee has launched a new service that enables small and mid-size firms to outsource their e-mail security to the U.S. antivirus software developer.
A house collapses onto a mosque in north-eastern Morocco, killing 10 people and injuring five others.
The company behind the Dallas Morning News agreed on Monday to hand back $23m (\u00a312.5m) to advertisers after admitting circulation figures for the daily and Sunday editions had been inflated.
Dati Istat: aumento tendenziale piu' basso in ultimi 3 anni
A military correspondent for Russia's top business daily died after falling from a fifth-story window, and some media speculated Monday that he might have been killed for his critical reporting.
The Mars rovers have found fresh evidence that water was plentiful in both the hills and plains of the now-barren Red Planet, scientists at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Thursday.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, arriving in Israel for his first visit in a year and a half, said Sunday that he would work with Palestinian leaders to come up
Segretario Usa non e' sorpreso dalla flessione odierna
MADRID: Deportivo Coruna slumped to a surprise 3-1 home defeat by Osasuna last night after the visitors fought back from a goal down and a sending-off to claim their first Primera Liga win of the season.
BELGRADE -- Wednesday - Unknown assailants tried to force a car carrying Serbian President Boris Tadic off the road last night in what appeared to be a planned attack, according to Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti.
The Terminator is back, this time on television. Also returning this week, the characters of 'Lonesome Dove' in a miniseries prequel.
The Institute of Directors claims the Government's taxation policies are damaging the UK economy.
South African Retief Goosen, who has dropped out of the world's top 20 after an indifferent season last year, is looking to get his career back on track when he defends his Qatar Masters title this week.
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More welcome than we'd have hoped More from that lovely bunch of people who we like to think of as creationists-with-a-website. Yes, the Intelligent Designers are back. Having had their bottoms soundly birched in the US, they are now determined to \
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N and  Intel Corp. INTC.O on Wednesday ended their 10-year  partnership to co-develop the Itanium chip for server  computers, following disappointing sales of the product.
Rookie Jordan Staal completed his hat-trick by scoring the winning goal in overtime as the sizzling Pittsburgh Penguins edged a 6-5 thriller against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday at the Air Canada Center.
SEATTLE - A radio talk-show host said Saturday he has been fired for criticizing CBS newsman Dan Rather's handling of challenges to the authenticity of memos about President Bush's National Guard service.   \
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes killed a family of  six in raids against rebels led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi, while a top international aid agency suspended Iraq  operations Wednesday after its manager was kidnapped.
Global warming could lead to a big chill in the North Atlantic, at least if history is anything to go by, researchers reported on Friday.
CHICAGO - Professional bull riding, an extreme sport billed as a cross between a NASCAR auto race and a rock concert, has moved from the country to the big city - attracting big money along the way.
Two Britons were among three people killed when a coach carrying Hajj pilgrims crashed in Saudi Arabia, said the Foreign Office.A further 34 people were injured, with 28 still in hospital - some in a serious ...Comment
The Renault F1 Team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest signing was invited to the official FIA Press Conference this afternoon.
Comment is free: Israel must recognise our basic entitlements if it is serious about peace, writes Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh.
Roy Oswalt wasn&#39;t surprised to hear the Astros were flying Sunday night through the remnants of a tropical depression that dumped several inches of rain in Louisiana and could bring showers today in Atlanta.
A new ground radar system designed to prevent runway collisions at the nation's busiest airports loses accuracy during snowstorms at O'Hare Airport and can fail to see snowplows, baggage carts and other vehicles, the president of the local air traffic controllers union warned on Thursday.
Following a lackluster loss to Cleveland earlier this month, Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik questioned whether his players were in shape and said he was losing sleep because of the Nuggets' inconsistent play.
French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated Tuesday the world&#39;s tallest bridge, the viaductof Millau of 270 meters above ground.
The creator of a video work offering, among other things, a slice of life in President Bush&#39;s favorite diner in Crawford, Tex.
US Sen. Jon Corzine said Sunday that New Jerseyans lack confidence in state government and he is committed to restoring their faith following Gov.
The Trail | President plans to give implicit endorsement of onetime rival at CPAC conference.
Al Pacino, who has already made purists  squirm with his American accent in one Shakespearean role, has  taken another risk, playing Jewish moneylender Shylock in the  new film version of \
StumbleUpon snapped up Online auction house eBay has confirmed it has bought StumbleUpon, the website which offers user-created reviews and recommendations of other websites.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A student sent to prison for 'mooning' at the home of a Senegalese governor receives a suspended sentence.
LOS ANGELES  - Barenaked Ladies' blend  of music and comedy is coming to television.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's police chiefs propose a surcharge of about 25 cents on monthly telephone and Internet bills to cover the cost of tapping into the communications of terrorists and other criminals.
NEW YORK, September 8 (New Ratings) - The Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, reportedly said today that the US economy has regained its foothold, following a downturn during the summer months due to the soaring oil prices.
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United to 25.3 per cent, boosting speculation he plans to bid for the world&#39;s richest soccer club.
Honda, Hershey's and other multinational companies temporarily shut down their factories in western Mexico on Wednesday after rebels attacked a key natural gas pipeline.
By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 13--DESTIN -- Reviving lapsed tradition and stirring up new controversy, the Destin Deep Water Shark Tournament kicks off tonight after an 11-year hiatus.
Stocks were set for a flat open  on  Wednesday, with Wall Street pausing after Tuesday's rally and  keeping a close eye on U.S. oil inventory data due later in the  morning.
Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
Tabacchi e trasporti fanno crescere l'inflazione
U.S. Army Sergeant Charles Robert  Jenkins, accused of deserting to North Korea four decades ago,  appears to have struck a plea bargain deal with U.S.  authorities, the Far Eastern Economic Review said on Wednesday.
Officer in charge of operation that led to killing of Brazilian denies giving order to shoot him.
Newcastle's Turkish midfielder Emre faces a second investigation into claims of racism by the Football Association.
India beat England by two wickets with just two balls to spare at The Oval to level the seven-match series at 3-3.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,  responding to mounting criticism even from fellow Republicans,  said on Wednesday he was \
Former Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard watched scores of inmates climb out of Grenada's crumbling 17th century prison when Hurricane Ivan tore away the roof and parts of the walls. Unlike them, however, he stayed put with 15 others convicted of killings in the 1983 palace coup that led the United States to invade.

CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job  losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music  industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales  and offset the decline in CDs.
Human rights group Amnesty International calls on Iran to halt the execution of child offenders.

As a Young Priest, He Respected Identity of Jewish Child. As a priest, Karol Wojtyla refused to baptize a Jewish child who had been entrusted to a Catholic family in Nazi-occupied Poland, out of respect for the ...
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Whether you dig \u00e2\u0080\u009cLynch,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.
Nigerian President Yar'Adua orders an inquiry into claims that state officials are linked to criminal gangs.
Orlando Magic&#39;s Tony Battie, left, defends Milwaukee Bucks&#39; Zaza Puchulia, right, of Georgia under the basket during the third quarter in Orlando, Fla.
Michael Vick can only hope he will get more leniency from the judge than he did from the NFL.
Oil prices climbed $2 higher on Friday  on renewed concern over tight supplies of distillate fuels in  all main consuming centers ahead of the Northern Hemisphere  winter.
India and Pakistan cannot settle their dispute over Kashmir unless residents of the region are included in talks, separatist leaders said as the nations ended two days of discussions.
When it comes to shopping, Debbie Christian is a classic procrastinator.
Weather and computer problems are blamed for more delays in Mozambique's election results.
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The US push for United Nations sanctions against Sudan&#39;s government for failing to halt Arab-militia atrocities in Darfur is being thwarted in part by China&#39;s strong economic interest in the African country.
The Chinese government has licensed HP to sell more smart phones in that country; now can sell only the hp6515 iPaq.
Handheld computer maker palmOne Inc.  PLMO.O on Monday posted a quarterly profit, versus a loss a  year earlier, on stronger revenue spurred by solid sales of its  Treo 600 mobile phone and other digital devices.
Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish won their singles matches Friday to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals.
The New York Yankees scored the most runs in an American League Championship Series game as they pounded the Boston Red Sox 19-8 on Saturday to move within one victory of a return trip to the World Series.
US Attorney General John Ashcroft heralded the success of Operation Web Snare, a multi-agency crackdown on cybercrime that led to the arrrest or conviction of more than 150 people for a variety
A discovery now has some astronomers entertaining visions of icy volcanoes roiling on some of the tiny worlds circling beyond Neptune, at least at one time.
The AFL-CIO and a Boston-based consumer advocacy group sued AstraZeneca yesterday, accusing the drug manufacturer of deceptively selling doctors and patients
While everyone was out dancing to music, Dean Coleman was busy making it. And now, he parties for a living, spinning pulsating house tracks in clubs around the world. Logic Pro at the ready, he also remixes tracks for the likes of Shakira, Harry Choo-Choo Romero, Roger Sanchez, and composes his own heart-pumping music.
Postcards by artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin are selling fast at the RCA's annual Secrets sale.
Randy Johnson may be built like a pinstripe, as someone noted in the last few days, but that doesn't mean he'll be wearing any, regardless of how much he likes the fit.
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A friend of a poisoned Russian dissident said they both received e-mail threats days before he was taken ill.
The independent movie showcase, the Sundance Film Festival of Utah, has unveiled its 2005 line-up. It includes a film about a Seattle bicycle cop.
The ghosts that have long haunted Slobodan Milosevic have finally appeared in court, and they have fundamentally altered the war crimes trial of the former Yugoslav president.
The status of Iraq's crucial oil exports was mired in confusion Tuesday, with government and industry officials giving contradictory statements about whether oil was flowing or whether there were even oil tankers at the port here.
Republican Gov. Rick Perry touted his work to cut property tax, while his three major challengers used the first and only televised debate Friday night to appeal to voters in November's election.
When President Clinton took office, he fired all the U.S. attorneys who had served under his Republican predecessor except one: New Jersey U.S. Attorney Michael Chertoff. Chertoff had won support from a high-profile Democrat, then-Sen. Bill Bradley, who asked that he be kept on.
Fruit-infused water and Gatorade -- not vodka and whiskey -- were the inhalants offered at the Manhattan debut of a controversial new device that lets drinkers take vaporized shots of alcohol, and opponents want to make sure the machines stay liquor-free.
Johnny Carson, the iconic host of  the most enduring U.S. night-time talk show, kept Americans up  late for 30 years.
Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged more than three dozen members of a Chicago street gang with running a drug ring that sold crack cocaine, marijuana, heroin and the potentially lethal prescription painkiller fentanyl.
The news that PalmSource bought China MobileSoft for its knowledge of the exploding Chinese market for mobile devices makes a lot of sense.
In-form Alastair Cook hits an unbeaten 51 as England reach lunch on 112-1 in the third Test against West Indies.
 opens NY Film Festival
The world's biggest jumbo jet landed safely in Sydney on Thursday, completing its long-delayed first commercial flight from Singapore.
A Seoul-based company says it has received the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first commercial order to clone a pet dog, from a California woman who wants to recreate her dead pit bull terrier.
Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.
An 81-year-old woman is recovering after being robbed by a man at her home in south Belfast
Those of us who've been posting at Kuro5hin for some years are aware that this site serves as one of the foremost intellectual fora of the present day. What may come as a surprise is that a number of academics recognize that fact, and cite Kuro5hin in their journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters.  Here I survey some of the more interesting ones I've come across.
Toshiba is recalling about 5,100 laptop batteries that could overheat and burn users.
U.S. employers added a scant 51,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, but the job count for prior months was revised sharply higher and wage earnings rose, dimming hopes for interest rate cuts next year.
A UN expert says growing crops to make biofuels to replace petrol is a crime against humanity.
Arabs were torn between seething rage at images of a U.S. soldier shooting dead a wounded Iraqi in a mosque and dismay at Iraqi insurgents in Falluja for turning holy mosques into battlegrounds.
SUN CITY, South Africa  - The Philippines overhauled South Korea with a four-birdie closing streak to win the Women's World Cup at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday.
Wal-Mart said it would expand the use of RFID tracking to 500 more stores, meaning over a quarter of the chain's 3,900 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club locations would now be using the controversial technology.
Despite a year that is among the worst in their firms\u00e2\u0080\u0099 long histories, the chiefs of both Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley are holding tight to their perches of power.
NEW YORK Don&#39;t expect an announcement right away on who&#39;ll succeed Dan Rather as anchor of the &quot;CBS Evening News.&quot;.
Real Madrid suffered their first Liga defeat of the season at Espanyol last night as their season threatens to collapse. David Beckham, captain Raul and Fernando Morientes all started the game on the bench
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President Bush \
The Sri Lankan president blames the Tamil Tigers for the killing of the senior official in the east of the island.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitchhiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 in the  first such attack in the city in seven months, police said.
Jupiter's moon Io is peppered with volcanoes, the hottest, most active volcanoes in our solar system. Sizzling vents spew plumes of gas and dust as much as 400 km high. They surge, spit, subside and surge again, non-stop. Passing spacecraft beware: Io is shooting at you.
US President Bush says he is ready to pressure Middle East peace negotiators, as he makes his first visit to Israel.
Paisley is not saying whether his party will reject or accept an agreement with Sinn Fein to resurrect the Northern Ireland Assembly, but he said negotiations have never been closer.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney emerges unscathed after a 23-ton builder's lorry hits his car.
WIMBLEDON, England -- Four-time defending champion Roger Federer and top-ranked Justine Henin were seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The US men&#39;s basketball team got their first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary round game.
Experts say the causes of 'Gulf war syndrome' will probably never be known.
Four men and a woman were killed after Indian soldiers hurled them out of a compartment of a stationary train and into the path of a speeding train on an adjacent track, The Times of India reported on Monday.
Johnny and Damian take back to their wonderful visits in the town of Lucca in the Tuscan region of Italy.
BRUSSELS, Nov 5, 2004 (KUNA) -- The European Union (EU) Friday expressed grave concern over developments in the Sudanese province of Darfur, underlining importance of respecting human rights.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Louisiana State University head football coach Nick Saban has announced that he&#39;s going back to the pros. He announced his decision to accept a multi-million dollar post with the Miami Dolphins
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, fresh from taking on the mutual fund and insurance industries, has cast his prosecutor&#39;s eye on the music industry, reportedly serving subpoenas
Negotiators for President Bush and Democrat John Kerry agreed Monday to three 90-minute debates beginning Sept. 30, including one town-hall format with questions from undecided voters in the audience.
NEW YORK - Apple Computer has launched a new offensive in the digital music business, updating its iPod digital music player with a feature that will allow it to display photos on a color screen and boosting the storage capacity of its top-end line.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical Iraqi cleric leading a  Shi'ite uprising agreed on Wednesday to disarm his militia and  leave one of the country's holiest Islamic shrines after  warnings of an onslaught by government forces.
Burma's military junta says it is ready to \
There were mixed feelings in Israel yesterday as the Holy Land awaited the arrival of the world&#39;s most celebrated kabbalist to share Jewish New Year.
Shares in Sprint Nextel Corp.   surged as much as 16 percent in afterhours trade after a  media report South Korea&#39;s SK Telecom Co. (017670.KS) was  preparing to bid for the No. 3 U.S. wireless company. Shares in  South Korea&#39;s top mobile phone operator also jumped as much as  4 percent early on Tuesday following the report.
Senior Lebanese officials warned Tuesday that the country was entering a volatile period a day after the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
Blood and gore, rock and roll, naked  men wrestling, killer sheep, &quot;general freakdom,&quot; and an  audience that hoots and hollers its way through a movie are par  for the course at midnight screenings here.
Primarie grandissimo esempio di democrazia
Il Genoa ha annunciato di aver raggiunto un accordo con Sky per la cessione dei diritti esclusivi sa...
Last week, BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen was rumored to be leaving the company he co-founded -- just as it landed big distribution deals with Hollywood. Can the rumors be true? What's in store for online file-sharing? Michael Calore snags an exclusive interview.
Japanese telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) said its first-half net profit rose 3.1 percent, with earnings supported by gains on the sale of shares in its mobile phone unit.
ADDIS ABABA - Two groups of tourists, including at least seven French nationals and five Britons, are believed to have been kidnapped in a remote and inhospitable area of Ethiopia where ...Comment
Todd Walker homered and drove in four runs, Carlos Zambrano won his fourth straight decision, and the Cubs extended their lead in the wild-card race with a 12-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night in Chicago.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker sped up to a U.S. military convoy outside Fallujah and detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on Monday, killing seven Marines and three Iraqi soldiers, U.S...
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A woman teacher who escaped a jail sentence after having sex with a schoolboy is now facing 15 years behind bars for allegedly breaking the terms of her probation - by talking to a 17-year-old girl
LISBON, Ohio - Flood waters rushed through rural northeast Ohio on Saturday, ripping houses from their foundations and tearing a 65-foot deep crater into a road, authorities said.    A couple was killed in a crash on a rain-drenched highway, while a man whose home was carried off was found unharmed in a tree, authorities said...
Google is sharply criticised in a report looking at the privacy policies of popular net firms.
Sun Microsystems Inc. SUNW.O on  Thursday reported a small quarterly net profit, after a  year-earlier loss, but a new range of products has so far  failed to ignite sales at the maker of computer servers and  storage equipment.
Franco Baldini critica il Real Madrid per l'atteggiamento nei confronti di Fabio Capello: ''Pi\u00c3\u00b9 che ...
Robert Kilroy-Silk, the former talk show host, announced he had quit his anti-EU party ahead of the expected launch of a new one of his own.
Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier is tipping Nicolas Anelka to be a hit with new club Bolton.
A 23-year-old Malaysian woman survived for five days in the Indian Ocean by clinging to a palm tree.
There&#39;s a remarkable graph on Google&#39;s Zeitgeist site showing the meteoric rise of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 use and equally catastrophic decline of all other competing browsers.
According to security firm Sophos, the kits allow users to design sites that have the same look and feel as legitimate online banking sites that can then be used to defraud unsuspecting users by getting them to reveal the details of their financial ...
A London author wins a prize for her debut novel, which is set in Canada - a country she has never visited.
Il presidente della Regione Lazio, Piero Marrazzo, ha voluto esprimere tutto cordoglio per la morte,...
On a balmy Sunday morning at Marina Beach, Brajita Poulose, 45, her husband, two sons and four other relatives strolled along the shore in the sunshine, enjoying the ocean breeze.
Salone taglie comode dal 23 al 26 febbraio a Fieramilanocity
The Democratic chairman of a House panel examining the government's response to climate change said Tuesday there is evidence that senior Bush administration officials sought repeatedly \
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry were both campaigning in New Mexico Monday in tandem swings through the Southwest on their way to Wednesday night's final debate in Arizona. Bush shifted his harsh rhetoric to focus on Kerry's record on domestic issues, while Kerry promised to work for the middle class and energy independence.
L'ex attaccante del Torino Walter Casagrande &egrave; stato dimesso dall'ospedale 'Albert Eistein' d...
The top three seeded players &#151; Svetlana Kuznetsova, Patty Schnyder and defending champion Lindsay Davenport &#151; won in straight sets Friday to reach the semifinals of the Wismilak International.
The Attorney General on Thursday called for an independent probe into Kenya's election after a day of battles in Nairobi between police and demonstrators disputing the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
By Will Higgins, The Indianapolis Star  Dec. 7--With endorsements from neighborhood leaders and little resistance  from political powers, backers of a Near Northside restaurant and bar won  approval from the city Wednesday and now need only a liquor license to open  for business.
Deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday he wanted to return to Thailand in February, as he called for reconciliation with the military following weekend elections.
The Care International charity that employs kidnapped British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan said on Wednesday it was distressed by the latest video released by her captors in Iraq and called for her release.
To: SCIENCE EDITORS  Contact: Katherine Trinidad of NASA Headquarters, Washington, +1- 202-358-3749, or Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters of Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281-483-5111, for NASA   WASHINGTON, Feb.
Guy Fournier resigned from his post as chairman of the CBC after he insulted Lebanese culture in a column he writes for a weekly celebrity magazine.
L'investitrice prima scappa, poi si costituisce ai Cc
Walky Magloire, who helped lead the Waltham High basketball team to the Greater Boston League championship last season, is now a freshman and second leading scorer on the Newbury College of Brookline team.
After Monday\u00c2\u0092s loss to the Jaguars, the Giants (6-4) are battered on defense, ineffective on offense and muddled in a standings quagmire.
PICO RIVERA, Calif. - A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday, damaging at least four homes and forcing more than 200 people to evacuate, officials said...
Larry Weber has been a leading force behind the big-screen TV tech. Now he's trying to tame its power consumption.Photos: A history of plasma panels
Stocks tumbled on Thursday as a strengthening yen stirred concern that investors were being forced to unwind carry trades in a repeat of the risk aversion that sparked Tuesday's global market rout.
London - The piracy-battered music industry said on Thursday it will sue British, French and Austrian music fans as it intensifies its legal crackdown on Internet song-swappers.
Two films at the Cannes film  festival portray how the lack of jobs, money and social  recognition in Europe can drive men to desperation.
Faces as many as 29 years in prison after being charged with using peer-to-peer networks to commit identity theft.
The Football Association have said that Sven-Goran Eriksson has their &quot;full support&quot; as they dismissed rumours linking the Swede to the Real Madrid post.
The head coroner in the Bahamas said Friday she has authorized Anna Nicole Smith's family to bring in their own pathologist to perform a second autopsy on her son Daniel Smith.
European stock markets stumbled in early trading, tracking Wall Street lower as the price of oil reached a new high point in New York approaching 50 dollars.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a rising star in national Democratic politics and one of the nation's top Hispanic elected officials.
Linksys and Netgear, providers of home networking equipment, are expected to announce that they are entering the business of making gear used to place telephone calls over the Internet.
Wolves will unveil ex-England boss Glenn Hoddle as their new manager on Tuesday.
A former Ku Klux Klan member goes on trial, accused of murdering two black teenagers in 1964.
It may be up to Pittsburgh shoppers to determine if consumer electronics retailer Circuit City continues its foray into the eBay drop-off business.
Gordon Brown says Britain's national interest has been protected as EU leaders agree a deal on a new treaty.
Defending champion Roger Federer takes on second seed Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final.
Michael Schumacher cruised to a record  12th win of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to  hand his Ferrari team a sixth successive constructors' title.
An international team of astronomers have unexpectedly found hundreds of expanding \
Rashard Lewis and Vladimir Radmanovic each scored 20 points, and the Seattle SuperSonics improved to 15-3 with a 99-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
Beneath the very, very good music at the \u00c2\u0093Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Tour\u00c2\u0094 on Tuesday lay a birthday bash for a musical monument.
Gene Gnocchi, lo scorso anno scherzosamente tesserato dal Parma, oggi ha riposto da par suo alle not...
The Israeli cabinet approved at a weekly session on Sunday plans to compensate settlers who will evacuate from Gaza under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s disengagement plan.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has expressed scepticism about the merits of freezing foreign debt repayments of countries ravaged in the tsunami disaster, saying it would not help victims on the ground.
ROMA - Antonio Cassano continua a far parlatre di se. L&#39;attaccante della Roma ha lasciato il ritiro della squadra giallorossa dopo l&#39;allenamento di rifinitura in vista della gara di questa sera contro la Dinamo Kiev, primo impegno della Champions League.
Amelie Mauresmo is the only French tennis player to be ranked No. 1, but she hasn&#39;t lost sight of her goal -- a Grand Slam tournament title.
There's no need to feel down when down markets hit.
A new trend has emerged of late, that of costume designers turning film directors!
Fears mounted that women and children were being used as human shields at a besieged mosque in Pakistan's capital on Thursday, as hundreds of militant students ignored a plea from their captured leader to surrender.
Jia Zhang-ke's film of life in an amusement park is a quietly despairing vision of contemporary China with an almost ethnographic attention to detail.
English Premiere League is not getting anywhere away from the misconducts from the behaviors from the fans and now the players. Latest news in is that Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf was charged for improper conduct by the Football Association of England.
A Labour MP clashes with EU treaty referendum campaigner Derek Scott in a BBC radio interview.
WR Grace &amp; Co. (GRA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it may be close to a deal with its biggest creditors on a plan to emerge from bankruptcy, driving
The shortage of flu vaccine has become a major social issue in the United States, with thousands of elderly people\u00e2\u0080\u0094those most at risk of life-threatening complications from influenza\u00e2\u0080\u0094lining
With bouzoukis and pipas in hand, indie rock goes global. Buzz ensues.
La Juve ha acquistato Olof Mellberg. Il trentenne difensore svedese dell'Aston Villa, che aveva il c...
The euro set a record high against the  dollar for the fifth session running on Wednesday and tested  last year's lifetime high against the yen as investors' bearish  views of the U.S. currency dominated markets.
Hours before the battle broke out that ended the hostage crisis, North Ossetian President Alexander Dzasokhov called Chechen separatist envoy Akhmed Zakayev for assistance in negotiating with the terrorists, Zakayev said Sunday.
Brazilian director Cao Hamburger has  a good shot at scoring his country's first foreign-language  Oscar nomination in nine years on Tuesday.
What can CAPS tell us about some alluring investments beyond our borders?
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney says it would be a \
Thousands of U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops on Saturday launched a large-scale anti-Taliban operation in five Afghan provinces, the coalition said.
Would a 4,000% gain really change your life?
Heinz chief executive William R. Johnson discusses product quality and the influence of shareholder activist Nelson Peltz on the company.
As Chris Paul sat down for another interview and David West posed for a few more snapshots, Hornets coach Byron Scott reminded his two young stars they would be fined if late for the team's flight to New Orleans.
After the death of a mare in Manhattan, a call to ban the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s famous horse-drawn carriages has sparked a national debate.
Former top Bush administration aide I. Lewis \
Food safety fears and broad economic  concerns keep China in U.S. headlines, but the epochal rise of  America&#39;s greatest potential rival has barely rated a blip so  far in the 2008 presidential campaign.
A shadowy Islamic organisation yesterday claimed it had decapitated two Italian women kidnapped in Baghdad a fortnight ago, promising to show the event on the internet.
A month after distribution began, the over-the-counter version of the morning-after pill is now available at pharmacies nationwide. Planned Parenthood celebrated Wednesday with a free giveaway of the emergency contraceptive, while critics insisted that Plan B's accessibility will soon be a cause for regret.
A medical researcher who testified at a House hearing about the safety of the popular diabetes drug, Avandia, said he received the veiled threat of a lawsuit by a high-ranking drug company executive.
Forse omicidio-suicidio, tragedia in casa di due pensionati
John Parker Wilson completes 13 of his first 15 passes as Alabama races to a four-touchdown lead, then holds off Colorado, 30-24, in the Independence Bowl on Sunday.
Michael Douglas has settled his lawsuit against two Florida companies that he alleged improperly used his name and image to promote their own products and services.
Most people probably find it hard to fathom why Peter Rost would want to stir up the pharmaceutical industry in such dramatic -- and possibly risky -- fashion.
Officials will investigate the apparent poisoning of Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
Cory Stillman was activated by the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, nearly four months after the left wing had surgery on his right shoulder.
British police arrested eight people in a major anti-terrorism swoop on Wednesday which media reports said had thwarted a plot to kidnap a young man and carry out an \
Croatian workers attach tow lines to a blazing Turkish ship laden with fuel oil in the Adriatic Sea.
The BBC has a long and glorious past as a technological innovator.  Throughout the history of broadcasting, it has often been the first to develop and promote new technologies.   Sadly, it seems now to be teetering on the brink of making technical choices that will not only damage its own reputation as a world-class institution, but which will also have serious knock-on consequences for free software.
Ministro della Difesa commenta sospensione della liberta'
By G.D. Gearino, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 4--DURHAM -- The view from Katherine Skinner's office is tolerable enough.
Thousands of public health workers were rallied Sunday to view themselves as \
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NEW YORK -- In a city of skyrocketing rents, where tenant advocates charge that landlords are increasingly trying to move tenants out of rent-regulated apartments in order to significantly raise the rents, the landlord-tenant wars are becoming ferocious.
Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple and Chris Young worked five innings to stretch his road unbeaten streak to 19 games, lifting the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Saturday night.
Producer and rapper, Kanye West and the self-proclaimed \u00e2\u0080\u009cKing of Crunk\u00e2\u0080\u009d, Lil\u00e2\u0080\u0099 John both won three awards each at the Source Awards on Saturday in Miami.
Reports were rampant Tuesday that Spears had given birth to her second   child, a boy, at a Los Angeles hospital.
Strong aftershocks from the  Indonesian earthquake will be felt for \
With billions of dollars in sales at stake, telecommunications companies are joining the intensifying battle already begun by computing stalwarts and consumer electronics giants to push digital music, photos and television deeper into homes in 2005.
Iran has expelled a German diplomat for \
A top-flight match in the Cypriot league was thrown into disarray even before a ball was kicked because one of the goalkeepers had no spare shirt.
Six European auto manufacturers have launched a joint campaign to let the cars of tomorrow beam wireless warnings of danger to surrounding motorists.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 23 -- If you need to flee from a giant fire that threatens to turn your world to ashes, Ronald Garza allowed between bites of an ice cream bar Tuesday, \
A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that  could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got off to a slow start  on Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with  the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.
A 13-year-old boy dies after being shot during a during a hunting expedition in Devon.
The ranks of independent voters in New Mexico have grown by nearly 20,000 in the last 10 months, a prize pulling President Bush and rival John Kerry to the state again and again.
Giancarlo Abete interviene sul botta e risposta tra Donadoni e Matarrese, che nei giorni scorsi si e...
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders on rising violence.
Baretta (Cisl): collegato e' indebolimento accordi luglio
Some of the world's wealthiest residents are exploiting their connections, expertise and nest eggs to change Africa's fate.
Police are desperately hunting a suspected al-Qaida inspired terrorist cell following the discovery of two \
Here is the complete transcript of the chat with Peeya Rai.
Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to tackle a series of disputes that have long soured neighbourly relations. The issues include the price of water Malaysia supplies to Singapore and the use by Singapore&#39;s air force of Malaysian military airspace.
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in information technology--and what they mean.
Delray Beach \u00c2\u00b7 A return to one of his favorite and most successful ATP Tour stops wasn&#39;t enough to stop Jan-Michael Gambill&#39;s slide.
GOLD Fields, moving to hold its ground in the face of an increasingly hostile takeover battle with Harmony, filed a complaint in a New York district court on Friday in one of many actions taken to stymie Harmony&#39;s bid to become the world&#39;s biggest gold
WASHINGTON -- Employers showed a decent appetite to hire in May, boosting payrolls by 157,000, the most in two months. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent.
WORLD No.1 Roger Federer put on a punishing display of power tennis to defeat Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 in the US Open men&#39;s final today.
Several new drugs showed early  promise against Alzheimer&#39;s disease, but none had a dramatic  effect, demonstrating that the battle against the brain-wasting  illness will be long, researchers said on Monday.
Samsung Electronics, South Korea&#39;s best-known company and one of the world&#39;s leading manufacturers of mobile phones, is embroiled in a court battle with a local food supply chain over an Internet domain name, news reports said here Wednesday.

KABUL\u00e2\u0080\u0094Trying to pull off Afghanistan&#39;s first national presidential vote this Saturday will be a daunting task in this war-ravaged country largely lacking roads, security, electricity, phones and even literate voters.
Although it is a place devoid of glitz, not centrally located and can be windy and cold, Sugarloaf is a mountain that breeds intense loyalty.
Jacqueline Simpson 'not aware' of decision to keep dog and mauled five-year-old apart.
Si \u00c3\u00a8 aperto a Monaco l&#39;incontro Nokia Mobility Conference, nell&#39;ambito del quale saranno presentate una serie di novit\u00c3\u00a0. Fra queste, spiccano tre nuovi terminali dell&#39;azienda finlandese: lo smartphone multimediale
The Queen last night used the occasion of a state visit to Germany to say that she recognised the &quot;appalling suffering of war on both sides&quot;.
Comprende 70 mld per guerre in Iraq e Afghanistan
In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPod Touch.
November 28, 2004) Conditions have worsened considerably for the democratic opposition in Belarus, since last month s parliamentary elections when a national presidential referendum was adopted to remove any ...
Trend Micro Inc is planning to release antivirus software aimed at the mobile carrier and handset maker markets next June, an executive said as the firm launched a free antivirus-antispam package aimed at the end user.
About 150 American, Australian, Canadian and Spanish nationals gathered at Abidjan&#39;s sleek, modern airport. A Spanish air force plane.
Attraverso concessioni a privati, nasce oggi portale Demanio
Tony Freeman scored 22 points and lowly Iowa stunned No. 6 Michigan State 43-36 on Saturday night, snapping the Spartans' 11-game winning streak.
With families every day making agonizing decisions about a loved one in a coma and famous &quot;right-to-die&quot; cases of the past such as Nancy Cruzan and Karen Quinlan, what is it about Terri Schiavo?
TEST opener Justin Langer has reignited the debate over Shoaib Akhtar&#39;s performance on the fourth and final day of the second Test in Melbourne when Australia were chasing a modest 126 for victory.
IT's positive environmental impact IT, on the face of it, is not very sustainable. New products are introduced in rapid development cycles that encourage wasteful frequent upgrade and replacement.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Luxury home builder Toll Brothers  posted a 79 percent drop in quarterly net income on Thursday, hurt by a downturn in the U.S. housing market.
Russia has launched a campaign to  promote the national language after almost two decades of  retreat -- to match the country&#39;s increasing economic and  political confidence.
Egypt&#39;s south-east Sinai peninsula is a sea-and-desert playground drawing hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. The most numerous foreigners are Israelis, and they flock to the Sinai in larger numbers than to any other destination.
Fuori da 11 anni dal calendario della Formula Uno (l'Estoril fu cancellato nel 1997), il Portogallo ...
Stando a fonti ministeriali riservate, i tre britannici presi in ostaggio a Baghdad sono stati prelevati dalle loro case senza opporre resistenza. Sarebbero tutti civili. Il rapimento \u00c3\u00a8 avvenuto intorno all
An Islamist website has posted a video showing the beheading of Kenneth Bigley, a British man taken hostage in Iraq. The man is seen pleading to British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards interrupted a final state-hopping campaign blitz on Friday to cast his ballot in his home state of North Carolina, which Democrats acknowledge the Kerry-Edwards ticket has slim chance of carrying.
Belgium stepped up security on Friday against a possible terrorist attack after arresting 14 suspected Islamic militants and thwarting what it said was a plot to spring an al Qaeda suspect from jail.
ST. LOUIS - Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson was selected the best player in the NFL by the Sporting News, ahead of reigning co-MVP Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts.
BALTIMORE -- The Kansas City Chiefs have three words for all us know-it-alls out there who have spent the past three weeks questioning their mettle, their offseason decision-making and everything short of their manhood: Not so fast.
Santiago, Chile, Nov. 16 (CNA) ROC Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh and Minister of Finance Lin Chuan arrived in the Chilean capital of Santiago Tuesday to attend an annual ministerial-level meeting
The Associated Press. HINTON, W.Va. -- Record Powerball winner Jack Whittaker said Thursday that illegal drugs killed his 17-year-old granddaughter, and he wants to find the &quot;drug-using friends&quot; who gave them to her and put them in jail.
Nothing clarifies the mind quite like having to win or die. So Vermont's Catamounts, whose season ends if they don't win the Hockey East tournament, came to Commonwealth Ave. last night with a fierce focus, shrugging off an early deficit to beat defending champion Boston University, 3-2, in the opener of their best-of-three quarterfinal series before a subdued 3,977 at ...
After weeks of deliberations, Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, announced his new cabinet on Thursday night, offering a lineup largely free of wartime commanders and heavy on technocrats.
By Barbara Hollingsworth  By Barbara Hollingsworth  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Out-of-town drivers will have to learn faster from their parking mistakes.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to  changes in the route of Israel's West Bank barrier on Monday  but insisted on keeping key Jewish settlement blocks inside,  political sources said.
Rescue teams scale down the sea and air search for a boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a rowing boat.
Former secretary sentenced to eight years over plot to sell secret formula.
Nearly all investigations by Israeli   police into reports of violence by Jewish settlers against   Palestinians end in failure, a report by an Israeli human   rights group said on Monday.
The Java Studio Enterprise 7 platform, available now, offers a collaboration feature called Code-Aware that allows distributed teams of developers in different buildings and different continents work together on projects, according to Sun.
Oct. 26, 2004 - The US-European spacecraft Cassini-Huygens on Tuesday made a historic flyby of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon, passing so low as to almost touch the fringes of its atmosphere.
Almost 20 percent of the female cadets at The Citadel last spring reported being sexually assaulted since enrolling at the state military college, according to results of a survey released by the school Wednesday.
com October 18, 2004, 9:58 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
MEKELE, Ethiopia -- At least a dozen European tourists were kidnapped in remote northeastern Ethiopia, a barren expanse of volcanoes and ancient salt mines where bandits and rebels operate, diplomats and local businessmen said yesterday.
Roma, 8 dicembre 2004 - Preparatevi alla Julia Roberts pi\u00c3\u00b9 spinta e trasgressiva che abbiate mai visto (anzi: sentito) : venerd\u00c3\u00ac 9 arriva sugli schermi italiani &#39;Closer&#39;, il film diretto da Mike Nichols (quello di &#39;Il laureato&#39;), e tratto dall&#39;omonima
As migrant farm laborers avoid Colorado because of tough new immigration laws, the state is offering prisoners to help in the harvest.
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations is taking the first steps to expand its presence in Iraq outside Baghdad to the cities of Basra and Erbil but is planning to have only about 25 electoral specialists in the country ahead of the scheduled Jan. 30 elections, a UN spokesman said yesterday.
When it comes to touting his company's software, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is never one to mince words. But when it's the principle of free speech versus the almighty dollar, the bad boy of Silicon Valley is a veritable shrinking violet. [Missing Links]
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U.S. wireless companies are investing  billions of dollars in networks that deliver video and music to  cellphones, but some investors worry whether the new services  will turn a profit.
U.S. mortgage applications fell for a second consecutive week, reflecting a drop in demand for home purchase and refinancing loans even as interest rates sank, an industry group said on Wednesday.
LIMA, Peru, Sept. 22 -- Former president Alberto Fujimori was extradited to Peru on Saturday after seven years of self-imposed exile to face charges of corruption and human rights violations.
The retreat for Wal-Mart follows the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2005 decision to abandon efforts to build an online DVD rental service.
IBUSUKI, Japan: Japan&#39;s Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura proposed Saturday Japan and South Korea hold talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) as early as January next year.
BRISBANE, Australia Virgin Blue, Australia&#39;s second-biggest airline, has increased surcharges on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared.
An opposition group in India burns the $2,500 \
Faced   with a federal perjury rap, the diminutive performer held a press   conference Monday, where she declared that she is the victim of a \
MUMBAI: Reliance Energy chairman Anil Ambani tonight refused to join issues with his elder brother Mukesh Ambani on the raging battle between them.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the governing Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.
By Clint Cooper, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Dec. 19--Talk about getting up close and personal with your video game.
Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Nolan accepted the San Francisco 49ers' head coaching position yesterday and began to negotiate a contract to take over the team that had the NFL's worst record last season.
Johnson &amp; Johnson agreed to acquire Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion, adding electrical devices for treating heart disease to a lineup of thousands of health products including Band-Aids and cardiac stents.
The NFL is keen to court women fans and is working on the best strategy to attract them to a traditionally male-oriented sport, Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday.
An update to Age of Empires from MacSoft smooths gameplay with improved networking support and other enhancements.
BESLAN, Russia - The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building. Hostages fled in terror, many of them children who were half-naked and covered in blood...
Franco Colomba ha convocato 21 giocatori per Cagliari-Lazio di domani.
War crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is  believed to be hiding in the border regions of Serbia and  neighboring Bosnia, pro-Western Serbian President Boris Tadic  was quoted as saying on Friday.
Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.
A study into online music piracy suggests record sales in the US have fallen because of online piracy.
Ralph Nader is again off Florida's presidential ballot, at least for now. Circuit Judge P. Kevin Davey on Wednesday ordered that Nader's name be removed from the November ballot, finding that the Reform Party &#151; which nominated Nader &#151; isn't a legitimate party under state law. Davey also ordered that four counties that have already mailed absentee ballots listing Nader send out amended ballots without his name.
Le autorit\u00c3\u00a0 hanno varato un piano d'emergenzaper assistere le circa 20 mila persone colpite                                                  Pakistan, tempeste e valanghe 260 morti, centinaia di dispersi                                                                                                  Falso allarme terremoto coinvolge anche l'Afghanistan
Federal officials unsealed more classified documents in 2005 but shrouded data elsewhere by claiming more legal privileges in court, a coalition of watchdog groups reported Saturday.
Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men&#39;s marathon overnight after a spectator dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd.
The United Nations signed an  agreement on Tuesday as a first step in creating a tribunal  that would try suspects in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese  Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and other anti-Syrian figures.
When the New Hampshire and Rhode Island football teams met a year ago, the stat crew had a heavy workload because the teams combined to score 95 points -- 55 by URI. And the rematch today at URI's Meade Stadium could be another high-scoring game, according to Rams coach Tim Stowers.
Sean Penn is to play gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, and Matt Damon his assassin, in a new film from director Gus Van Sant.
Belfast's Black Santa raises at least \u00c2\u00a3180,000 in his annual Christmas sit-out for charity.
Weymouth: Many say that Yasser Arafat&#39;s death is a turning point in the Middle East. Do you see it that way? Abbas: Arafat was a symbolic leader for the Palestinian people.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Sunday for the creation of a new world economic order that gives greater clout to fast-growing emerging nations.
Stephen Yeonas Jr. sent a bunch of college students shopping without a budget -- and he doesn't regret it.
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) invites interested shareowners,  investors and consumers to listen to its second quarter 2007 earnings  conference call live over the Internet on Friday, February 16, 2007 at  10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
HALIFAX (CP) - Much like a lottery winner faced with long lost friends and relatives looking for a piece of him, Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm tried to dampen expectations Sunday on how his government will spend its newly acquired offshore wealth.
NEW YORK Sept. 20, 2004 - Negotiators for President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are working on a final agreement for the presidential debates that both sides hope will give them an edge in the final weeks of the campaign.
The novelist talks to TIME's Andrea Sachs about his new novel The Race.
Sony on Thursday unveiled a prototype digital camera shaped like a pizza cutter with a wheel that can be turned to generate enough power to take pictures.
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Pakistan has arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists who were plotting suicide attacks on government leaders and the U.S. Embassy, officials announced Saturday.
Police investigate whether a woman who died after being attacked at her house was followed home.
IFFI is the most happening thing in Goa, currently.
Loss is major setback for Huckabee. Romney remains contender with win in Nevada.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDan in Real Life\u00e2\u0080\u009d is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.
By SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS  Santa Clara, Calif.- If the Internet can reach the middle of the Amazon jungle, then it can probably reach anywhere.
Chinese state media said Tuesday that reported cases of HIV/AIDS jumped 30 percent in 2006, compared to the year previous, with intravenous drug use the main source of infection.
Lo strappo leghista in aiuto del premier                                                                                   di MASSIMO GIANNINI
World leaders promise an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system after being urged to honour cash pledges.
Look who's talking! People in Miami   and Los Angeles chat on their cell phones more than any other   Americans, according to a survey of cell phone use in major   cities.
(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees will close out the regular season this afternoon, as they battle the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three-game series at SkyDome.
Salvato l'altro figlio di due anni affidato alla vicina
Tom Lehman gave himself a third straight chance at ending nearly five years of frustration, making two eagles Saturday to overcome a few glitches with the
SANTIAGO, Chile (CP) - As leaders from Pacific Rim economies gathered for a weekend summit on trade and security issues, their government ministers on Thursday were wrapping up talks on similar issues and jockeying for one-on-one meetings to press their
Maryland's U.S. senators introduced legislation yesterday that would provide $1.5 billion over 10 years in dedicated funding for Metro provided that the District, Maryland and Virginia together guarantee to match that amount.
John Danforth is resigning as US ambassador to the United Nations, bringing to an end his short tenure in New York and comes at a time of awkward
A police officer speaks about the moment she was shot in the leg in a raid at a pub on New Year's Eve.
Armenians vote for a new president Tuesday amid growing unease that Kosovo's declaration of independence could increase secessionist pressure in breakaway territories in the Caucasus and other former Soviet regions.
U.S. rapper 50 Cent has \
Ofelia Boudaguian says she hoped for fair treatment when she and her family came to the United States in 1995, after years of suffering discrimination and violence in Latvia.
Sfilata parigina tutta a tinte forti e ritmi seducenti
Is the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmidlife crisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d the newest excuse for poor behavior?
One of the men most wanted for war crimes committed during the Bosnia war has surrendered to the Serbian authorities. Ljubisa Beara was indicted two years ago for alleged war crimes committed in the town of
Astronauts Piers Sellers and Mike Fossum climbed out of an airlock on the international space station Saturday, starting a spacewalk to fix the complex&#039;s rail transporter and test whether a boom can be used to make repairs to the space shuttle.
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Moqtada al-Sadr, the Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric leading an insurgency in Najaf, has failed to act on promises to disarm his militia in the city, Agence France- Presse reported, citing the Interior Ministry.
Patricia C. Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, and four other people will be named in indictments expected to be filed by California\u00c2\u0092s attorney general today in the spying case at the company, according to lawyers involved in the case.
The Spanish security services arrested this Tuesday in a southern suburbs of Madrid four members of a family, suspected of being involved in the terrorist attacks of Madrid last March 11.
The days before and after February 14 are red-hot for the Philippines' motel industry.
Many young people on the fast track to fat paydays in the financial industry are choosing to forgo M.B.A. programs.
Iraqi National Guard members arrests petrol black marketeers in Baghdad Monday Nov. 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed). BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 30, 2004 - A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives
Popular music notation software adds sound library, 'snippets' database, and new options.
Zimbabwe's ruling party expels an ex-minister  who is to challenge Robert Mugabe for the presidency in March.
La federsci tedesca (DSV) ha intrapreso azioni legali per tutelare la reputazione dei biathleti asso...
Canada will provide about $105 million in new funding for HIV/AIDS programs directed at women around the world, International Cooperation Minister Aileen Carroll announced on Wednesday to coincide with World AIDS Day, the CP/Canada.
Scientists say they are developing an entirely new way of providing instant protection against flu.
Dr. Cimino was New York City commissioner of health under Mayor John V. Lindsay and later president and chief executive of New York Medical College in Valhalla.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif walked off the plane that carried him to Islamabad Monday morning, 90 minutes after landing -- and after a standoff that kept his plane on the airport tarmac.
Marines in Iraq were convicted by military trials of committing a variety of abuses of captured Iraqis.
CLEVELAND Sept. 4, 2004 - Good news, or bad? President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have differing takes about the vitality of the nation&#39;s job market a question that&#39;s heating up this year&#39;s race for the White House.
FALLUJAH: Nineteen people were killed in new clashes in Iraq as the US military continued its operations against militants loyal to guerilla chief Abu Musab Al Zarqawi.
By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 1--PASS CHRISTIAN -- City officials and a slew of residents Wednesday night attended a workshop on SmartCode, a thorough land-use planning ordinance focusing on how the city will be rebuilt and steps it must take to get there.
Steve McClaren believes his decision to let Steven Gerrard off the leash has given England a fresh impetus in the race to Euro 2008.
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Iran and its nuclear ambitions represent \u00e2\u0080\u009ca very great danger\u00e2\u0080\u009d to the Jewish state but played down the prospect of a pre-emptive strike on its atomic facilities.
The chairman of the newspaper industry&#39;s circulation-auditing body said Thursday that the organization would work to repair its image, tarnished by circulation scandals over the past year at four large US newspapers.
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that net profits leapt 23 percent last year to a record 31.331 billion dollars (21.115 billion euros), energised by soaring crude prices.
The Associated Press is reporting that film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has agreed to let itself be bought out by a consortium headed by Sony.
The merger between French utility firm Suez and state-run Gaz de France is postponed after a legal ruling.
Telstra Corp., Australia&#39;s biggest phone company, offered to buy back shares for as much as A$4.65 each, the first stage in a plan to return A$4.
Mel Gibson, the maker of the controversial \
Sir Elton John said &quot;Since when has lip-synching been live? I&#39;m sorry, but anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay 75 pounds to see them should be shot&quot;.
Inspired by a Monty Python sketch, a charity fundraiser in London with an odd-ball sense of humour submitted himself to being slapped in the face with a couple of wet fish.
A bus driver working for the  ecologically minded Dave Matthews Band could face prosecution  on charges of dumping the vehicle's load of human waste off a  Chicago bridge onto a tour boat, police said on Wednesday.
Wildlife TV star Steve Irwin's grieving father turned down a state funeral for a son he described as &quot;an ordinary bloke,&quot; as a global wave of mourning astonished Australia.
Aveva dichiarato di essere innamorato di una donna madre
UN troops fired smoke grenades yesterday as crowds of Haitian flood victims, increasingly desperate over the slow pace of relief after Tropical Storm Jeanne devastated the
Nevica sulla Sila, black-out a Palermo, bloccati collegamenti con le isole minori in SiciliaForti disagi nel Gargano, in Puglia: evacuato nella notte un camping con una comitiva di bambini                                          Al sud la pioggia e il freddo non danno tregua Peschici, bimbi salvati da campeggio allagato
On Thursday, as news was leaking out that Russia was likely to ratify the Kyoto global warming treaty, a group of US business executives was discussing climate policy as they lunched on chicken and avocado sandwiches in Washington&#39;s St.

Kiefer Sutherland, \
Watchdog still bugged by year 2000 deal The SEC is suing five former execs at Veritas over alleged securities fraud back in 2000.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Software maker heads to LA to show off a host of gadgets that use one or another Microsoft technology to access movies, music and video.
NBC's broadcast of the 2004  Olympics has gotten off to as bumpy a start as the U.S. Olympic  team itself, with prime-time ratings for the first three days  of the Summer Games down slightly from four years ago,  according to figures released on Monday.
A man with a history of mental illness pleaded guilty Monday to wounding four co-workers in a shooting at a factory that employs people with physical, mental and learning disabilities.

A man is charged with the murder of Simon Turkov whose body was found at an exclusive London hotel.
ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Catcher Bengie Molina will return to the Anaheim Anaheim Angels next season but he will not have righthander Ramon Ortiz throwing to him.
Nissan Motor Company has unveiled the new Qashqai, a hybrid offroad compact car aimed primarily at the European market where the Japanese company is hoping to sell 100,000 units a year.
Initial autopsy findings on ex-model Anna Nicole Smith have not revealed why she died, US doctors say.
Cominciamo bene. L&#39;edizione numero 17 di &quot;Striscia la notizia&quot; doveva essere quella del disgelo, alla faccia degli scaramantici. Era stato lo stesso Bonolis, presentando la nuova edizione di &quot;Affari tuoi&quot;, quest
IN SPACE no one can hear you raid the fridge. So the astronauts on the International Space Station orbiting the Earth have found that, despite careful calorie counting, they are running out of food.
UNION, Mo. - Ann McDonald knew the baby was coming and there wasn't a hospital in sight, so she pulled over and delivered the child outside - what else? - a McDonald's restaurant.  Chayse Westin McDonald was due Wednesday.
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Antonio Manganelli, vicedirettore del dipartimento generale della pubblica sicurezza, ha convocato l...
As Moon exploration  looms larger among&nbsp;the growing community of scientists and engineers from Europe, India, China,  Japan, and&nbsp;the United States, a robotic lunar village is gaining support, leading to  a permanent human presence on the Moon by 2024.
Republican Gov. George Pataki scolded the state's GOP chairman Tuesday for seeking to link the Democratic Party with a civil rights attorney convicted of aiding terrorists.
Another impressive first quarter, but business may be softening.
Lycos&#39; European anti-spam website was taken down only hours after it went live. The outage appears to be the result of a DDoS attack, most likely initiated by spammers in response to the search engine&#39;s &quot;Make
Toronto ace Roy Halladay threw 25 pitches Sunday during his second simulated game in four days.
Demand for fiber-optic network telecoms   equipment is starting to creep back, Nortel Networks Corp. said   NT.TO on Thursday, following a long slump sparked by the   burst of the tech bubble.
A junior British minister said that people living in camps after fleeing their villages because of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region lived in fear of leaving their temporary homes despite a greater presence now of aid workers.
In una finale senza storia, la nazionale iberica trascinata da Garbajosa e Navarro (20 punti a testa) vince sugli ellenici 70 a 47
Erdogan a Bucarest, su intervento decidiamo noi
Un cameraman iracheno e&#39; stato ucciso ieri in Iraq mentre girava immagini della battaglia fra truppe americane e ribelli a Ramadi, citta&#39; ad ovest di Baghdad e vertice del cosiddetto &quot;triangolo sunnita&quot;. I
Qatar has bought shares in Credit Suisse , and plans to spend as much as $15 billion on European and U.S. bank stocks during the next 12 months, Bloomberg News reported, citing the Qatari prime minister.
Experts say the move could lead to suits against the U.S. or private companies.
Michael Moore thinks he has  made an even-handed movie about health care that should appeal  to the civic-mindedness and decency of all Americans.
Dice di avere quindici anni. I suoi video hanno catalizzato 600mila persone e molti mediama lei non vuole uscire allo scoperto, e da qualche indizio si capisce che...                                                  Su YouTube il mistero di Bree che intriga mezzo milione di utenti                                                                                                  di GAIA GIULIANI
Movie stars are human, too. Cut them, they bleed. Write something   snarky about them or their onscreen pals, they write back.
Hundreds of props, costumes and other items used in making the TV movie \
The mobile phone maker will support tiny data storage devices and their multimedia cards.
The drawbacks of IP everywhere With VoIP rapidly becoming a commodity feature in everything from TV set-top boxes to barcode scanners, Sipera's VIPER Lab predicts that 2008 will be the year it all goes pear-shaped - a prediction borne out by Cisco's first security fix of the year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Some of Taiwan's DRAM makers have reported record monthly sales for August, highlighting an increase in DRAM prices that could continue in the months ahead. The higher prices are unlikely to affect\u00c2\u00a0PC prices\u00c2\u00a0thanks to the stiff competition among system vendors and makers of other types of components, such as microprocessors. But users who want some extra DRAM for their PCs could find themselves handing over a bit more money than before. Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor, and ProMOS Technologies all reported record sales for August this week. The higher sales stem partly from an increase in PC sales in some parts of the world. That increase drives up prices for DRAM, since most of the chips -- around three quarters of the global supply -- end up in PCs. Analysts say PC demand could stay robust for the next several months, as back-to-school demand and holiday demand are followed by the launch of Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. That could keep prices for DRAM high. The spot price Tuesday for the most widely used DRAM, 512Mb DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips, is around US$6.00, according to DRAMeXchange Technology. Crystal Lee, a memory chip industry analyst at ABN AMRO Asia\u00c2\u00a0in Taipei, forecasts that prices for the chips will remain at or near that level in coming months. Powerchip and ProMOS have been improving their ability to make chips using 90-nanometer production technology, which allows companies to make chips that are smaller, more powerful and more energy efficient. It can also help them reduce costs, because making smaller chips allows their production lines to churn out more chips using the same raw materials. Nanya's sales for August rose 32 percent to NT$6.62 billion, a new all-time high for the chip maker, the company said Tuesday. A day earlier, Powerchip Semiconductor said its sales for August rose to NT$8.03 billion (US$245 million), up from NT$4.45 billion in the same month last year. The figure was also 14 percent higher than July, due to higher prices for the chips and increased output at factories. It was the company's fifth straight historical high. ProMOS's sales hit NT$6.01 billion last month, up from NT$2.53 billion during the same time a year ago, and 15 percent higher than July. \
Staying active can sometimes take creativity. Just ask Becky Mihalovich, a busy mother of five. Mihalovich was recently trying to squeeze in a workout on a stationary bike in the family's unfinished basement when her daughter, Eva, woke from a nap. Mihalovich jumped off the bike, picked up the ba...
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pet Shop Boys had a lot to celebrate  in 2006. Their album \
NEW YORK Investors were unmoved by the Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s improved assessment of the economy or by a steep drop in oil prices, leaving stocks marginally mixed Wednesday in light trading.
Beginning a season of high expectations, No. 3 Georgia Tech clamped down on Alabama State and pulled away in the second half for a 74-37 victory Friday night.
In un intervista rilasciata a Panorama, Paolo Maldini  critica senza mezzi termini il presidente del...
The U.S. economy is poised to expand at a moderate rate and \
LONDON, November 29  - Saudi Arabia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Oil Minister, Ali Al-Naimi, reiterated today that his country is taking adequate steps to expand its sustainable oil capacity, while mentioning that supply-related fears have resulted in a $10-$15
Triple-jumper, runner strike it rich: Triple-jumper Christian Olsson of Sweden and runner Tonique Williams-Darling of the Bahamas will split the $1 million jackpot after winning yesterday in Berlin at the season&#39;s final IAAF Golden League meet.
Arrestato imprenditore, accusato anche di bancarotta
NEW YORK - To determine which schools qualified for America&#39;s Most Entrepreneurial Campuses, The Princeton Review solicited data from 357 top colleges and universities around the country, asking them a series of questions about the various ways they
Environmental group Greenpeace's  anti-whaling ship Esperanza sailed into Sydney Harbour on  Friday to re-supply after protesting against Japanese whalers  in the Antarctic and heads on from there to Japan to pursue its  protest.
President George W. Bush arrived on his first trip to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hoping to convince the Arab powerbroker to lend support to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and help contain Iran.
Washington&#39;s Mount St. Helens released new lava into its crater after weeks of rattling earthquakes and repeated bursts of ash and steam.
President George W. Bush should stop flouting federal and international law over the legal status of detainees in US custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Australian winemaker Southcorp dismisses as inadequate a A$3.1bn takeover offer from brewer Foster's.
Nikon D300 PopPhoto's camera of the year...Nikon's 14-24mm lens on a Canon 5D...Adobe Flash for Solaris...E-Z mammal taxonomy
Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe on Wednesday warned of world dominated by one superpower, accusing President Bush of acting like a \
Jeff Wilkins booted a clutch 31-yard  field goal to earn the St. Louis Rams a playoff berth with a  32-29 overtime victory over the New York Jets on Sunday, as the  NFL regular season came to furious conclusion.
In 22 mln hanno lasciato residenza abituale, -1 mln sul 2006
Leeds today confirmed negotiations for the takeover of the American-backed consortium led by Sebastian Sainsbury have ended - and that Elland Road is to be sold under a sale and lease back deal.
The Internet marketing company issued guidance for the  first quarter of the current year that was at the low end of  analysts forecasts.
World number one Tiger Woods, who launched his own design company last month, is to create his first course in Dubai.
Scoperto da Arbore a 'Quelli della notte', domani i funerali
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Speculation that consolidation will sweep through the online travel industry ignited a buying spree in shares of Internet travel sites.
THEY were once the essential destination for sun-seeking Scots eager to make the most of their summer holiday.
By John Porretto Associated Press  HOUSTON -- Atlantis' seven astronauts reunited with their families in Texas on Saturday, a day after the space shuttle capped a two-week mission with a perfect landing in the Mohave Desert.
When a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts member suffers a stroke, the giant insurer pays the hospital $7,000 on average to cover the care. Medicaid pays an average of $5,441.27.
Hurricane Ivan moved steadily toward the Cayman Islands and western Cuba Sunday morning with the potential to cause catastrophic damage.
Google Registering Mashup Search Domains Gary Price of ResourceShelf has noticed that Google has its eye on some new domain names, this time focusing on Mashup Search. Although Google does not own the domain SearchMashup.com, they are working on cornering the domain market for that term - including misspellings. So, here&#8217;s a list of domains registered by [...]
Felice Graziano, 43 anni, catturato in Irpinia
If you've been around the net for a while you've been subscribed to a few thousand mailing lists.  I'm on a few big mailing lists now that host more than a few thousand users.  Sooner or later some guy on the list will go on vacation and instead of just letting email sit in their inbox he's nice enough to respond to all his email - with a form letter!  Usually in the shape of:  \
Montreal could be forced to pull out of hosting next year&#39;s world championships if help with funding is not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the organizing committee.
The Milan-based artist and satirist writes about the actress Monica Vitti.
The House passed $6.4 billion legislation Wednesday that would cut off U.S. aid to local governments in Afghanistan with ties to drug dealers, criminals or terrorists, a standard the White House says is unrealistic.
In the power struggle surrounding the Ukrainian presidency, the camp of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has been increasingly pushed onto the defensive.
KHARTOUM  - Sudan bowed to mounting pressure over the crisis in Darfur and agreed to allow African Union forces to monitor the activities of its police in camps for displaced persons in the region.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Hikers in the Chena River State Recreation Area east of Fairbanks have been bumping into a loose llama and authorities are trying to figure out where it belongs.    George Carroll and Lisa Dick spotted the llama on the Chena Dome Trail on Monday about two miles from the trailhead at 49.1 Mile Chena Hot Springs Road...
Yankees\u00c2\u0092 pitcher Chien-Ming Wang\u00c2\u0092s success has created a nation of Yankee fans halfway around the world.
PC Magazine - Security software services report that a massive Web attack, dubbed the &quot;Italian Job,&quot; has now compromised as many as 10,000 Web sites.
A review into contaminated polio vaccine has been ordered by Australia&#39;s Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott, after an investigation showed at least two batches were released for use after testing positive for contamination, according to a report in The
Record crude prices will again weigh  on U.S. stocks at the market's open on Thursday, though  investors will get some diversion as Google Inc. GOOG.O  begins trading after its initial public offering.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
Sadiq Khan, the MP allegedly bugged as he visited a constituent in jail, welcomes an inquiry.
Negotiations between the NHL and its players have stumbled over the league&#39;s salary cap proposal, with recriminations over the numbers being thrown around.
Alex Ferguson sounded a warning note to Chelsea after they maintained their five-point gap at the top of the Barclays Premiership with a 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was in intensive care with a broken skull on Wednesday following what he says was a brutal police attack while in custody, his spokesman said.
Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open.
After a public outcry, the provincial government is backing away from a strict new ban on the use of fresh raw fish in sushi. The rules could be loosened if other ways can be found to warn diners of the potential
Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in  Iraq's highest-profile assassination for eight months and a  suicide bomber killed 11 people on Tuesday in an escalating  campaign to wreck the Jan. 30 election.
By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 20--Once upon a time, people used a software program called XyWrite to write on their computers. It was bodacious.
Phil Spector was often described as a music legend during the trial that ended Wednesday with a jury unable to decide whether he was guilty or innocent of murder.
Apple's svelte MacBook Air is the first shot in a battle with Sony for dominance of the home computing market.
The Kings, the worst team in the Western Conference, scored two goals before the Rangers could take two shots Tuesday night.
Showdown over judge who ruled for a white woman's use of a racial insult to a black colleague.
A temporary injunction against Apotex means big news for all the companies involved.
Text of President Bush's remarks Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
Il gruppo e' proprietario dell'Ente Tabacchi Italiano
ROMA - No alla riforma Moratti, rinnovo del contratto, aumento degli stipendi. E&#39; lunga la lista di motivazioni per le quali Cgil, Cisl e Uil hanno proclamato lo sciopero generale della scuola il 15 novembre.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday a military attack on Iran was not currently on the agenda and played down differences with Europe in policy toward Tehran.
Compulsory registrations unpopular too Online tat-house eBay has enraged some of its regular users by banning negative feedback about sellers and a demand that anyone flogging more than a certain amount from the UK must register as a business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN&#39;s top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.
Whenever a mutual-fund company makes an announcement designed to build the public&#39;s excitement and interest, investors should start looking for the answer to one simple question: &quot;What&#39;s the big deal?
Google Inc.  said on  Thursday it has completed the development of its widely  anticipated radio advertising system and begun a limited test  where customers can buy ads via its online ad-buying system.
The leader of a Venezuelan heroin  trafficking ring has been extradited to New York on charges his  group brought $70 million worth of drugs into the United  States, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
The authors of Uncov, a recently-shuttered blog that heaped abuse upon many Silicon Valley startups, have unveiled a startup of their own. Called Persai, it's a sort of search engine that promises to help users find content that interests them.
A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day &quot;test period&quot; to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not
Houston&#39;s oil-based business community  has teamed up with the oldest environmental organization to  produce a November forum for leading presidential candidates to  discuss U.S. energy policy.
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The government has been accused of failing to meet a promise to scrap mixed-sex wards in NHS hospitals.
&quot;We haven&#39;t really thought about the eight victories. We just concentrated on the game here. There&#39;s periods of play where we have played outstanding cricket and there&#39;s also areas where we need to improve for Durban.
Human Rights Watch called on Pakistan to allow an independent investigation into a suspected missile strike that killed at least 30 alleged Al-Qaeda militants.
Jelena Jankovic  beats defending champion Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel's  parliament for his withdrawal plan.
Cutting the cord Mobile Workshop Mobile phones are now pervasive in the business environment. Love them or hate them, there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no getting away from the fact that many of us are using them as an integral part of day to day communications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With Web video inventory in short supply, DaimlerChrysler is streaming clips in a novel way by using hyperlinks to lay claim to lifestyle terms like \
Michael Foster is so fascinated by Metro trains that he knows how to identify different models of the cars. So it came as no surprise to his mother when he asked to kick off the weekend
LANDSTUHL, Germany A US Marine who was wounded in the battle for Fallujah says the fighting is intense -- &quot;house to house&quot; and &quot;rooftop to rooftop.
The homeowners who signed these mortgages must be held accountable somehow (\
Warner leaves the HD DVD consortium, so HD DVD cancels its CES party.
China allowed a brief protest outside the Japanese Embassy and sounded sirens in dozens of cities Saturday to mark the anniversary of Japan&#39;s
Stocks fell on Tuesday after a report showing a decline in retail sales underscored worries about a recession and Citigroup Inc's  loss hurt financial shares.
NEW YORK  - High school football players   may run a lower risk of sustaining a head injury if their   helmets are fitted by certified athletic trainers rather than   coaches or other individuals, new study findings suggest.
The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.
SEOUL: Rejecting US charges of genocide in Darfur, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said yesterday he was optimistic about striking a peace deal within three months to end the violence in the troubled western province.
Research has begun shedding light on that most basic of all human expressions of love: the smooch.
This was going to be the year a  compressed political calendar and a crush of contests on  February 5, when 22 states vote, would put an early end to the  race to choose U.S. presidential nominees.
Emergency supplies from the Red Crescent in Iraq have arrived in the Fallujah. It&#39;s the first batch of humanitarian aid transported to Fallujah since the US forces launched
LONDON  - Reuters, the British news and data provider, said it had agreed to buy US financial information firm Moneyline Telerate for 175 million dollars.
A pair of records made by Judy Garland as a child from her first studio recording session have failed to sell at auction.
MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. troops backed by warplanes  killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on  Wednesday after facing a fierce coordinated assault by two  suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military said.
Electric Power Development Co., a former state-run utility, said Friday it is planning an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October, a deal that could be the country's biggest new stock listing in six years.
When Archie Manning heard his 23-year-old son would be starting against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, he remembered what his other quarterback son told him after his first NFL start.
Wine producer Constellation Brands Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 64 percent, as it reduced distributor wine inventories in the United States and posted softer results from its United Kingdom operations.
Two Yemeni nationals arrested this year in Switzerland are linked to key Al-Qaeda figures with ties to the October 2000 bombing of a US destroyer off Yemen and to a suicide strike in Riyadh last year, the Swiss public prosecutor said.
Le Soir commenta cosi' sconfitta elettorale Di Rupo
The growth in electronic toys that sing, provide realistic sound effects and make other noises has led to yet another hazard for children, a consumer advocate group said Tuesday.
More than 400 people in Scotland contracted HIV last year, World Aids Day organisers reveal.
The Australian foreign minister vows to catch those who planted a bomb at Australia's embassy in Indonesia.
The U.S. Agriculture Department said   on Friday it verified a strip kit that can detect the   unapproved genetically modified Liberty Link rice trait in 10   minutes.
Vietnam has detected seven confirmed and  possible bird flu infections in humans so far, but is concerned  about more cases cropping up among its scattered small farms, a  health ministry official said on Monday.
Agents working an immigration checkpoint found three illegal immigrants hidden in sealed nylon duffel bags, Customs and Border Protection said Thursday.
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An OSCE-sponsored conference on improving human rights protection for trafficking victims concluded by calling on governments around the world to do more to stop the smuggling and exploitation of people.
The Venice Film Festival is grappling with its perennial tag as the No. 2 movie extravaganza in Europe &#151; still a little brother to Cannes in terms of stars, marketing and buzz, even though it's older.
Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Home Depot Canada, a unit of home-improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. , said Wednesday it would acquire commercial-lighting company Litemor Distributors to expand its reach in Canada.
The US Attorney General says a court ruling attacking the Patriot Act as unconstitutional is likely to go to appeal.
President Vladimir Putin described the foreign spy service on Friday as one of Russia's key institutions and said the appointment of ex-Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov as its head could only enhance its authority.
Man Utd striker Alan Smith will partner Michael Owen up front for England against Ukraine.
First Minister Ian Paisley will step down as moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church in January.
BAGHDAD, 11 October 2004 - Two blasts killed 18 people, including an American soldier, in Baghdad yesterday as an insurgent group announced the release of 10 Turkish hostages after their company pulled out of the country.
By DIRK LAMMERS  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy crops.  Sen.
A Palestinian bomber blew himself up Monday in this desert town near Israel's nuclear reactor, killing an Israeli woman and wounding 11 people in the first suicide attack inside Israel in a year.
Tim Henman has shrugged off an early setback to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time by completing a 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Dominik Hrbaty.
BEIJING -- China's legislature began examining a much-debated law yesterday designed to help protect private property in an increasingly well off society.
The passage of a major U.S. tax bill  on Monday containing a buyout for tobacco farmers has left a  bitter taste among public health groups that had hoped to link  the funding to new federal laws regulating cigarettes.
Pervez Musharraf may have won this round over Nawaz Sharif. But the deportation of the former prime minister could mobilize the opposition and put the Pakistani president on another collision course with the judiciary.
Dwyane Wade narrowly missed a triple-double and Shaquille O'Neal scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, awakening just in time to help lift the Miami Heat to an 92-84 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race. Forty percent of those polled said they still don't know whom they want as president
Cuban President Fidel Castro on Sunday scoffed at Bush administration efforts to ease social problems in Latin America, boasting his poor country could run circles around the United States in health and education aid.
Israel killed the military chief of the  Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a Gaza City air  strike Tuesday that drew vows of revenge and could complicate  efforts to end a huge Israeli offensive.
Peoplesoft forecasts stronger-than-expected sales as it prepares to fight a takeover bid from Oracle in court.
Signing the Kyoto Protocols is one thing, adhering to it something else again. Greenhouse gas emissions rise for the industrialized nations, who look like they're going to have a hard time reigning in their waste to meet 2012 goals.
South Dakota truck driver Mark Monahan says he's had enough of Tom Daschle. So do top Republicans who have made the U.S. Senate's No. 1 Democrat a bull's-eye target for removal from the national scene.
Congo Dem. Rep. Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh Dietrich Andreas has expressed concern over the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in Dhaka on 21 August.
People who have had kidney  transplants face a big increase in risk for a variety of  cancers, particularly those caused by a virus, according to a  study published on Tuesday.
Barack Obama learned campaign humility the hard way \u00c2\u0097 in a failed congressional effort during which his opponent portrayed him as an \
Protesters and police scuffle in New Orleans at a city hall meeting over a plan to demolish public housing.
Apple got there first? And it sounded such a smart idea too. Microsoft and Mitsubishi are developing a 'translucent' touchscreen. The idea: touching the back of the panel controls user interface elements displayed on the front. Cute, but the question to be asked is: where do all the electronics go?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A British police inquiry, seeking to  bury almost a decade of conspiracy theories, on Thursday ruled  that Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot but had  died in a tragic car accident.
In the 1970s, Italian film director Lina Wertmuller became the first woman ever nominated for an Academy Award for best director and was hailed as the next Fellini for her powerful political comedies.
NASHUA. N.H. - An 18-year-old Massachusetts man faces felony theft charges for allegedly emptying several large cereal boxes at a Costco, filling the boxes with electronic equipment and paying the clerk only for the cereal.
Blockbuster Inc. threatens Hollywood Entertainment Group with a hostile takeover if the board does not decide on negotiating over the its tender offer for the purchase of all outstanding shares at the price of $11.50 a share in cash.
Manchester United is to ask the Takeover Panel to clarify the company&#39;s position regarding a potential takeover approach by US tycoon Malcolm Glazer.
Washington area travelers will soon be able to speed more quickly through airport security if they are willing to pay a fee, provide personal information to the government and allow their fingerprints and eyes to be scanned at checkpoints.
BELFAST -- President Bush lent his weight yesterday to a final push for reviving power-sharing in Northern Ireland, telling the province's Protestant leader to do his best to cut a deal with his longtime Catholic enemies.
By Josh Hafenbrack, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 14--A day after hundreds of residents demanded local politicians get a grip on their spending to keep property taxes down, Palm Beach County commissioners moved forward with a potentially costly new public art program.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato contro lo Spezia: il tecnic...
In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?
Russia on Thursday observed a day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a mysterious double air disaster, which some fear could have been a terrorist
It was about a dozen years ago that tennis star Andre Agassi made a series of commercials while shilling for a camera, ending with the catchphrase, &quot;Image is everything.
Speaking for all non-members of Red Sox Nation, we're happy you beat the Yankees.  Now go win a World Series so we can be done with you.
By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 3--A proposed state law expanding Ohioans' cable-video service options stretches 29 pages. But it can be summarized in just two words: big bucks.
N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell should have come down harder on the Patriots, given how he has leveled players like Pacman Jones, Tank Williams and Michael Vick.
MOSCOW - Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in a last-ditch bid to avert auction of its core production unit.
Pakistan said India shouldn't point fingers without evidence, after Mumbai police on Saturday blamed Pakistani spies and militants for a series of blasts that killed 186 people in Mumbai on July 11.
Countrywide Financial Corp., the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Monday that foreclosures rose to a five-year high and turmoil in the subprime market may hurt earnings, and its shares fell.
Clerics picked Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday to lead a powerful Iranian government body, in a boost for the former president who wants better ties with the West and a blow to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
World&#39;s No.1 player must beat Australian to become first man since 1988 to win three majors in a year. By KEITH NIEBUHR, Times Staff Writer.
Opposition politicians call for tighter control on spending for the 2012 Olympics after the BBC revealed spiralling costs.
While sales of physical  albums plummeted during the first nine months of 2006, big  increases in the demand for digital tracks and albums have kept  the overall music business in line with last year's totals.
Doctors say they have developed a screening test for deadly Menkes disease so patients with the genetic defect can receive life-saving copper injections.
According to an article on The Register, camera phones will soon have lenses made from nothing more than drops of oil and water.
Under the terms of the deal, President Pervez Musharraf would serve again as president and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto would return to Pakistan to contest elections.
Rural colleges need a fairer funding deal to prevent the closure of courses, ministers are told.
Kenya should have a political solution to its election dispute this week, but its divided parliament must swiftly endorse wider reforms, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.
Google has begun an ambitious project to digitally scan books from 5 libraries: Harvard University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library, and the University of Oxford.
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The verdict in the criminal fraud trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three co-defendants will be announced shortly, a U.S. jury said on Friday.
LIVERPOOL, England  - Britain ruled out  negotiations with the abductors of a British hostage in Iraq on  Thursday after a desperate plea for help from the hostage.
Spain and Britain agreed to look at revisiting European policy on Cuba &quot;so it can be more effective,&quot; Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said following talks with British counterpart Jack Straw.
Marine Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee and his German shepherd, Lex, scoured Iraq for roadside bombs together, slept next to each other and even posed in Santa hats for a holiday photo.
Schools should be more aggressive in teaching children about heart disease and the risks of bad diet and little exercise, the American Heart Association said Monday.
On Monday, Oracle unveiled an addition to its Fusion middleware, Oracle Data Integrator, to help users quickly bring the huge amounts of information in different databases and applications across their organizations together in a single place.
Campaign promises have changed little in the run-up to the presidential election, but the rhetoric has intensified.
The UK economy is set to slow markedly in 2005, consultancy firm Deloitte warns, with growth of just 2%.
German sports car maker Porsche  aims to raise its stake in German car maker Volkswagen (VW)  to 51 percent, the German current affairs weekly Der Spiegel reported.
Though CD sales are down in the UK, a large increase in music downloads is picking up the slack.
A female news anchor's first-person account of a photo shoot of public nudity leads to a ratings triumph in Cleveland.
Copper producer Antofagasta makes a $400m offer for Australian business Equatorial Mining, sparking a bid battle.
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Japan Wednesday refused to withdraw its forces from Iraq despite the threat by Islamic militants to execute a Japanese hostage if the troops remain.
[Hollywood News]: Washington, Dec 26 : Pop diva Jennifer Lopez has been sued by her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, on the grounds that Lopez &quot;lured&quot; him into taking a manager gig at her Pasadena restaurant, then unceremoniously gave him the boot.
The buzzing. The biting. You&#39;d think there were already enough insects in the world to drive you buggy. However, a team of researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia announced yesterday that
Dec. 6, 2004 (San Diego) -- A new generation of medications to treat leukemia is wiping out cancer in people who fail to benefit from the blockbuster drug Gleevec, researchers say.
Police have said they are negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is suspected of stabbing a man at the Vibe hip-hop awards in California.
Plus: Orkut: Google's secret society. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
In an era when horse racing appears to be plagued by illegal drug use, when trainers regularly accomplish feats that defy logic, when bettors routinely factor &quot;juice&quot; into their handicapping
A Hollywood film production house says  it has failed to get director Martin Scorsese to a doctor, so  the company is dragging him to court.
RENO, Nev. - A survey showing higher-than-expected numbers of a unique Nevada butterfly has revived a debate over whether it needs protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.  Some experts now conclude the listing of the Sand Mountain blue butterfly may not be necessary.
Un'azienda su sei pronta ad assumere nuovo personale nei prossimi tre mesi. Bene i servizi finanziari e sociali. Al palo il commercio
Michelle Singletary hosts Juliet B. Schor, author of \
Though manager Terry Francona wasn't willing to discuss his playoff rotation in the wake of last night's 7-3 win over Oakland, he did allow that there is some wiggle room in the way things are currently set up, with Daisuke Matsuzaka and Curt Schilling following Josh Beckett .
Jesus Flores hits his first major league home run Sunday to help the Nationals end a five-game losing streak with 3-2 win over the Pirates.
KEY WEST, Fla. - All tourists and recreational vehicles were urged to evacuate the Florida Keys early Thursday because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday...
BAGHDAD: Insurgents killed at least 44 people, most of them children, and wounded 200 with a series of car bombs across Iraq on Thursday.
Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens.
Hollywood lived its own second-chance \
The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark US interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a percentage point to 2 percent, citing a stronger labor market with a gain of 337,000 US jobs last month.
NASA postponed the scheduled March launch of space shuttle Atlantis because of heat shield and fuel tank damage caused by a hail storm at Cape Canaveral.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Hamas is claiming responsibility for a blast that killed an Israeli soldier and wounded four others. Militants set off an explosion in a booby-trapped chicken coop in Gaza as the soldiers approached.
Bernard Kerik is the only cabinet secretary-designate whose life story has already been optioned by a major movie studio. The
A batch of old documents linked to the slaying of President John F. Kennedy has reportedly been unearthed, including a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer Jack Ruby, the Dallas Morning News said on Sunday.
Chinnapillay no longer dreams of her children leaving the family tradition of fishing and getting what she considers a decent job.
British Airways scrapped a controversial proposal to give its non-executive directors free unlimited first-class travel anywhere in the world, a spokeswoman for the company confirmed on Wednesday.
Ci sono incertezze, ma nostra economia flessibile e elastica
By Anonymous  National forests will return to having environmental protections that were given to them during the Clinton Administration due to a court ruling in September. U.S.
Soaring energy costs and a surge in food prices contributed to a 1.7 percent rise in U.S. producer prices, the biggest gain in almost 15 years.
Hurricane John's outer bands lashed western Mexico Tuesday night as the powerful Category 3 storm threatened to flood coastal areas and ruin vacations at some Pacific resorts.
Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson of the  Indiana Pacers charged into the stands and fought with fans,  causing an early end to their team's 97-82 victory over the  Detroit Pistons in Auburn Hills, Michigan Friday.
Holy Royal cock-up, Batman! Yes, a man in tights managed to scale Buckingham Palace wall and spend five hours on a ledge next to the Queen&#39;s front balcony.
Cock-up not conspiracy Argos has admitted breaking the official release date for Halo 3. The UK high street retailer coughed to the goof after lucky gamers reported getting their mitts on copies of the game before the scheduled release date next week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At 36, Alejandro Fernandez is poised  to become the most popular ranchera singer in the world -- a  title currently held by his 67-year-old father, the legendary  Vicente Fernandez.
U.S. military lawyers on Thursday   challenged President George W. Bush's plan to try terrorism   suspects, including the accused September 11 mastermind, as   Democrats charged the White House with election-year   fearmongering.
Ukraine's President Yushchenko claims command of interior ministry troops as the country's crisis deepens.
Indonesian police hunting those responsible for last week&#39;s deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta said yesterday they had detained six people who might be linked to militants behind the attack.
BUCHAREST, Feb 18 (IPS) - Leaders of Romania, one of the European Union (EU)  members not ready to recognise declaration of independence by  Kosovo, are having a hard time justifying their opposition to  birth of the new state.
ARSENAL chairman Peter Hill-Wood has admitted the \u00c2\u00a3100m deal on offer from Emirates Airlines to secure the naming rights on their new stadium and an eight-year shirt sponsorship deal was too good to refuse.
HOUSTON - World number one Roger Federer has shown no sign of trouble after a six-week injury layoff, beating French Open champion Gaston Gaudio 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) to open defence of his ATP Masters Cup title.
British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.
Bulgaria in Brief: 15 November 2004, Monday. Sofia City Court decided on Monday to release on bail the driver of the truck that caused the heavy car crash in Knyazhevo.
Thirty people were killed and 65 wounded in a car bomb blast near the Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on Sunday, a hospital official said.
The profit report cards last week looked good both for the old-line stalwarts of the technology sector, but this is a technology recovery of seemingly diminished expectations.
Oil dropped under $60 to a six-month low   on Monday as abundant supplies in top consumer the United   States and fears that slower U.S. economic growth would stunt   demand for fuel extended a price retreat.
A Protestant militant pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a prominent Belfast lawyer, but the victim's family and Catholic leaders demanded a public probe into suspected involvement of British security forces in the assassination.
President Bush demanded yesterday congressional action on legislation to rein in class-action, asbestos and medical-malpractice lawsuits, telling a White House economic conference that he would make changing the civil tort system a &quot;priority issue.
The rookie scout in the Green Bay personnel department did not attend college all-star games or scouting combines. He parked himself in a chair in an empty office and watched tapes.
Experts have found explosives in both  Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week,  investigators said Saturday, supporting theories that bombs  downed the aircraft before elections in volatile Chechnya.
GONAIVES, Haiti  - More than a week after floods  devastated this impoverished Haitian city, aid workers were  struggling to bring food and clean water to thousands of  residents, some still perched on roofs.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., which has been transformed from Wall Street&#39;s darling into the bane of carb-conscious consumers, scaled back its expansion plans Thursday after posting second-quarter profits that fell far short of expectations.
(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. has inadvertently given online attackers a new tool. The company's\u00c2\u00a0new source-code search engine, unveiled Thursday as a tool to help simplify life for developers, can also be misused to search for software bugs, password information, and even proprietary code that shouldn't have been posted to the Internet in the first place, security experts said Friday. Unlike\u00c2\u00a0Google's main Web search engine,\u00c2\u00a0Google Code Search peeks into the actual lines of code whenever it finds source-code files on the Internet. This will make it easier for developers to search source code directly and dig up open-source tools they may not have known about, but it has a drawback. \
Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee &#151; a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue.
LOS ANGELES - Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning are disgusted and desperately want out of New Jersey, but nobody is hurt more by the Nets&#39; sorry situation than Kerry Kittles.
A U.S. judge sentenced two former Enron energy traders involved in the scheme to manipulate California energy prices to two years' probation and a $10,000 fine each on Wednesday after they cooperated with authorities in the case.
Los Angeles Times publisher Jeffrey  Johnson resigned on Thursday, several weeks after he and editor  Dean Baquet vowed to resist parent company Tribune Co.'s  attempt to cut more staff at the newspaper.
England condemn the West Indies to the heaviest defeat in their 79-year Test history with victory in the second Test.
Secretary of State Colin Powell has canceled a visit to Greece to attend the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics. Greek and US officials say anti-American demonstrations in the Greek capital hours before
The European Union (EU) said Monday it would eliminate from January 1, 2005 all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing products from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries.
President Bush and 25,000 AARP members will be in Las Vegas at the same time this week, but the Republican incumbent won't drop in on the organization that gave a boost to last year's Medicare prescription drug law.
The EU on Wednesday backed  Airbus in a row over state subsidies with U.S. rival Boeing Co.   while yet another client of the European planemaker  threatened to cancel orders for the A380 superjumbo.
Former Celtic Chris Herren, who was arrested on drug charges after passing out in his car, disputes police reports that he had 18 empty packets of heroin in his car and refused a drug test.
BEACH CAMP, Gaza  - Forty years after Israeli troops occupied the Gaza Strip, Palestinian grandmother Umm Ali struggles to come to terms with a twist of fate that she feels has ended up making her a refugee for most of her life.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration could not force Merck to perform safety studies of arthritis drug Vioxx after it hit the market in 1999, but the agency successfully &quot;negotiated&quot; the long-term studies that uncovered Vioxx&#39;s heart
Kevin Faulk, like anyone who has lost a parent, will never forget. While reflecting yesterday on his mother, Mary Vivian, who lost a five-year battle with leukemia last week at age 52, Faulk hopes to use her memory toward helping the Patriots win a third Super Bowl.
A look at Cartier's dazzling Valentine's Day collections.
The highest U.N. court cleared the Serbian state on Monday of direct responsibility for genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war, but said it had violated its responsibility to prevent genocide.
Roma. &#39;&#39;Non puo&#39; essere e non sara&#39; un Capodanno come gli altri: sara&#39; un Capodanno di solidarieta&#39;. Le iniziative che avevamo messo in cantiere a Roma per celebrare insieme, in un clima di serenita&#39; e di
Hundreds of US diplomats condemn a move to force them to fill vacancies at the Iraq embassy in Baghdad.
Si riprendera' il 12 ottobre causa Cir per risarcimento
AFTER being on pins and needles since last Thursday, Matt Brockman of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association finally got the good news Tuesday - a suspected case of mad cow disease turned out to be a false alarm.
Investigators are launching a full inquiry into a recent worker death at BP's oil refinery in Texas City, Texas -- the site of a huge blast that killed more than a dozen people in 2005, the Chemical Safety Board said on Thursday.
Verizon Communications Inc.   said on Friday it registered with the Securities and Exchange  Commission toward a possible spinoff of its directories  business.
Remember the future Opinion \
Coach Bill Parcells refused to talk about his future in Dallas, a tenure that may be short-lived if the Cowboys' troubles continue.
How did author James Stewart infiltrate Disney, and how did his book became part of the Ovitz lawsuit?
A suspected beach orgy involving 21 adults, most of them over 40, has shocked a quiet village on the palm-studded coast of south Taiwan, sparked massive media coverage and now a police investigation.
In the latest miserable moment in an increasingly discouraging season, Scott Schoeneweis gave up a home run in extra innings that tarnished the Mets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 exciting ninth-inning comeback.
After years of modest  results, the digital marketplace in 2007 finally began to yield  considerable revenue streams for Latin labels and acts.
Sprint Nextel Corp  named Embarq Corp  CEO Dan Hesse as its new president and chief executive on Tuesday, hoping the telecom veteran can help the No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider turn around its business.
President George W Bush yesterday declined to endorse a Republican senator&#39;s call for UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign but did not offer Annan any words of support.
The wife of an Army reservist sentenced to prison for abusing prisoners in Iraq said she knows her husband did wrong, but she also blames the abuse on higher-ranking officials who \
Pop star Britney Spears formalized her union with dancer Kevin Federline on Thursday just as she parted ways with the manager who had been guiding her career since she was 13, her spokeswoman said.
Marlon Lucky upstaged the debut of quarterback Sam Keller by running for a career-high 233 yards and three touchdowns and catching a pass for another score as No. 20 Nebraska routed Nevada 52-10 on Saturday.
After some autumnal disappointments, Borders' fourth quarter looks better.
The holidays have been in the bag for this luxury retailer.
British artist Damien Hirst -- known for using dead animals in his works -- has sold the contents of his iconic London restaurant &quot;Pharmacy&quot; for 11.
Freddy Rodriguez has gone from undertaker to A-lister. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico \
Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton was suspended yesterday by his pro team, which threatened to fire him if he can&#39;t prove he&#39;s innocent of blood doping.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
Bernie Williams stood in the middle of the clubhouse, soaked with champagne, trying to put into perspective another grand moment in a career full of these nights.
The billions in international aid pledged towards the post-tsunami cleanup could polish America's poor image in the world's most populous Muslim nation and overhaul economic ties between big donors and ...
Sanjay Kumar, the former chief executive of Computer Associates of Islandia, NY, pleaded innocent Thursday to charges he helped inflate financial results.
Jim Balsillie, the co-chief executive of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.,  has stepped down as chairman on Monday as the company announced a $250-million earnings restatement relating to mistakes in how it granted stock options in the past.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - When people look at a mound of snow, they don't often think of vegetables. Then again, they're not brothers David and Chris Andrews, or Scott Pauli, their cousin.
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The British government said it was checking media reports on Friday that five Europeans kidnapped in Ethiopia are safe and well -- but urged caution.
NearTek buy: can anyone say leverage? EMC has extended its relationship with its virtual tape library (VTL) software partner FalconStor until 2013. The storage monster's manoeuvrings last year, however, may reveal how EMC put the squeeze on during negotiations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A fiberglass statue of Christ that washed up on a sandbar in the Rio Grande three weeks ago is attracting scores of devout pilgrims to a police department lost-and-found and being hailed as a miracle.
In its opening-night blowout of Framingham last Friday, Catholic Memorial struck three times in the second period, leading to a 6-0 win. The Knights pulled the same trick last night - but the result was different.
The world&#39;s wealthiest man has joined the board of an investment company owned by the world&#39;s second wealthiest. The board of billionaire Warren Buffett&#39;s Berkshire Hathaway voted Tuesday to elect Microsoft Corp.
Iran says the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency has installed surveillance cameras at a nuclear facility in Natanz.Comment
Madison Avenue is going all Fred-and-Ginger on consumers, filling commercials, Web sites and other forms of advertising with energetic dance steps and music.
Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, reported Monday that same-store sales declined 4.3 percent in the third quarter, largely because of weak sales of music and movie software.
Tiger Woods looked as if he should have withdrawn with a bad back. He played as if he was capable of winning the American Express Championship for a third straight time. Wincing on every shot and sometimes letting out a yelp at impact, Woods shot a 4-under 68 at Mount Juliet on Thursday that left him in a large group two shots behind British Open champion Todd Hamilton.
Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.
Insurgents have dragged three employees of Iraq&#39;s Electoral Commission from a car in Baghdad and shot them dead, the latest in a series of attacks designed to disrupt efforts to hold the January 30 election.
Three former Global Crossing Ltd. officials, including former chairman Gary Winnick, have reached a tentative settlement with securities regulators over an alleged failure to disclose information about the telecommunications company's swap transactions, according to two sources briefed on the deal.
He was the Spielberg of sex, the Kurosawa of carnality, the Orson Welles of mammary-mad cinema. Russ Meyer, who died last weekend at 82, was a Hollywood outsider who crafted a formula for soft-core skin flicks
Lock maker Kryptonite and parent Ingersoll-Rand face at least five proposed class-action lawsuits in the United States and Canada after admitting this week that popular
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Eurozone economic chiefs on Monday looked on the bright side of recent &quot;worrisome&quot; data, insisting that the 12-country single currency area was still on course for growth of 2 per cent in 2005.
London, England (Sports Network) - Vijay Singh earned another award on Wednesday, taking home the honor being chosen as The European Tour Golfer of the Year for the first time in his career.
The FBI said that 160 laptop computers were lost or stolen in less than four years, including at least 10 that contained sensitive or classified information -- one of which held \
The long-running battle for control of business software company PeopleSoft looks to have finally been concluded in rival Oracle&#39;s favour.
Wal-Mart Stores  shares and options volatility ticked up on Friday on rumors that government-sponsored investment funds from China and Singapore may be eyeing the retailer's stock, U.S. and U.K. market sources said.
BERLIN, May 18 (IPS) - The United States appears to be cooling off to some  key concerns at the G8 heads of state  summit next month.
Departure of two anchors comes as television networks face shifts in viewership.
BRUSSELS The European Commission will not set special conditions for Turkey when it decides on Wednesday whether to recommend opening membership talks with Ankara, the commission president, Romano Prodi, said on Tuesday.
Ten assailants sprayed gunfire at a minibus picking up a Turkish businessman from a Baghdad hotel Thursday, killing six Iraqis and kidnapping the Turk, who reportedly ran a construction company working with Americans.
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The Yankees, who once eschewed long-term deals for young players, are in serious discussions about one with second baseman Robinson Can\u00c3\u00b3.
Yesterday's announcement of a $200 price drop for Apple's 8 GB iPhone, and the cancellation and clearance of the 4 GB edition, was all some investors took away from CEO Steve Jobs' gala rollout. Meanwhile, among the Apple faithful, there emerged clear signs of discord.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer warned on Thursday that Linux may not really be free given the intellectual-property risks that could be posed by the open-source operating system.
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Apps stack up JBoss software makes its debut today as a member of the Red Hat Application Stack. Red Hat is also to sell JBoss middleware subscriptions for the first time through its distributors and dealers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office on Wednesday said the government is looking into moving a stretch of its separation barrier deeper into the West Bank to include two Jewish settlements
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Google stole some thunder from Microsoft&#39;s introduction of a rival search engine by announcing that it has doubled the number of indexed pages its search engine processes, from 4 billion to 8 billion.
AS Roma players have blamed Russian referee Valentin Ivanov for their 4-2 Champions League defeat by Real Madrid. Roma led 2-1 at the Bernabeu on Tuesday when Ivanov awarded Real
Pop star Michael Jackson parts company with a record label based in the Gulf state of Bahrain.
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal taxpayers cannot challenge the constitutionality of White House efforts to help religious groups obtain government funding for their social programs, handing a victory to President Bush's faith-based initiatives program.
Five American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings in Iraq on Friday as some parts of Baghdad witness an increase in attacks, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
NASA&#39;s unmanned X-43A plane is the latest product of its research program into flight at more than five times the speed of sound.
President George W Bush asks for sweeping cuts to lower the US deficit as he sends his 2006 budget to Congress.
NEW DELHI The tiny white cab speeds through the mind-numbing maze of buses, cars, rickshaws, motorcycles, street entertainers and beggars. Once inside a neighborhood, it zips past cows, children playing cricket and women lining up for water.
Electronics retailer Circuit City  Stores Inc. , which is in the midst of a multiyear effort  to overhaul its business and win back market share, on  Wednesday said it named Bruce Besanko chief financial officer,  effective July 30.
The Fifth Channel, the only channel covering liberal opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko s campaign, proceeded with broadcasts while showing staff clad in white headbands and t-shirts drinking water out of ...
With his chiseled cheekbones, porcelain skin and wispy brunette locks, Ben Jelen looks like he's walked straight out of a Calvin Klein ad. In fact, when his manager spotted first spotted him, that's just what he had in mind for the young Jelen.
As Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles to turn itself around, much of the focus has been on its call for concessions from pilots. But some analysts say Delta's massive debt is a bigger challenge -- and one that's more difficult to resolve outside of bankruptcy.
Visiting US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met here Sunday with the interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on how to rein in insurgency in the run-up to the scheduled January 2005 elections in the country.
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Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act introduced in the U.S. Senate would require carriers to give customers more information, among other reforms.
GAZA CITY -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet to try to halt two weeks of violence that has seen southern Israel battered by rockets and Gaza pummeled by airstrikes.
US-led troops today killed nine Afghan policemen after mistaking them for Taliban insurgents
Capitalizing on the rapid adoption of its Flex presentation server, Macromedia Inc. is rolling out a new integrated development environment for the platform based on the popular Dreamweaver Web site tool.
Arab governments will make more progress fighting home-grown terrorist groups if security agencies across the region work together and share information, officials at a security conference said on Thursday.
Al Qaeda-linked militants said they had  killed a second American hostage and threatened to kill a  Briton unless women prisoners in Iraq were freed.
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wait for public reaction to the announcement of their engagement.
An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after the woman had stomach-stapling surgery.
The longest of nights produced the most painful of losses for the Philadelphia Phillies and dozens of their die-hard fans. The Phillies waited out a rain delay of nearly 4 1/2 hours at the start, then dropped a 3-1 decision to the Washington Nationals that left Philadelphia two games back in the NL wild-card race with only three games to play.
Thousands were evacuated, flights canceled and fishing boats called in on Saturday as Typhoon Xangsane whipped toward the Vietnam coast after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines that killed at least 61.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
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The shuttle Discovery crew spent their first day in space on Sunday scouting their ship for heat shield damage that might have occurred during their launch in darkness on Saturday night, the first night-time liftoff since the 2003 Columbia accident.
La cartine telematiche utilizzate dalla difesa dei giovani accusati per gli scontri di via TolemaideHaidi Giuliani: \
Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N, the  world's largest maker of chips for cell phones, on Tuesday said  it expects fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share at the  mid range of its previous estimates, as order trends remain  soft.
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A new iPod cell phone could bolster revenues.
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Deals are being sought to allow the UK to deport terror suspects to their home countries.
Animated comedy Happy Feet is North America's number one film, holding off Casino Royale for the third week.
Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Wednesday he was making significant progress toward a deal to end Lebanon's political crisis.
The family of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones say Christmas will be \
A new British-based Formula One team is planned for the start of the 2006 season and may include Russia&#39;s first-ever driver, the team&#39;s co-founder said.
Do people prefer positive or negative gossip? The best answer to that question, which I asked in the last post, came from RA: &#8220;Honestly, I like to hear negative gossip about people I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know or don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t like. I like to hear positive gossip about people I know and like.&#8221; Besides being admirably succinct, that [...].
It's months away from being on bookshelves, but fans can't get enough of the seventh &#151; and final &#151; Harry Potter book, no matter the cost.
Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury  Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration,  piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled  Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday. He was 77.
Investment funds controlled by British billionaire Joseph Lewis have amassed a seven percent stake in Wall Street investment bank and brokerage Bear Stearns, a US securities filing showed Monday.
A woman in Ohio has given birth to her second set of triplets - breaking odds of one in 64 million.
HAYWARD, Wis. - A man suspected of killing six hunters told investigators that he began firing after a shot was fired at him and some of the victims called him racially derogatory names, according to documents filed yesterday.
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British newspapers reveled Monday in Europe&#39;s one-sided victory over the United States in the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.
When Brian Sabean promised an upgrade at shortstop, he meant it. Just two days into the full free-agent signing season, the Giants&#39; general manager snagged one of the best ever to play the position, nine-time Gold Glover Omar Vizquel.
Vera Drake and Dead Man's Shoes take the lion's share of nominations at the British Independent Film Awards.
Margaret Hassan, a high-profile aid worker kidnapped in Iraq, tearfully pleaded with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw troops in a videotape that aired Friday on an Arabic television station.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defended the government&#39;s anti-terror measures Monday after the head of cross-border police agency Interpol warned it was not doing enough to secure its borders.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party wants to revise the constitution to allow a woman to succeed to the throne and to officially designate the emperor head of state, according to a draft proposal released on Wednesday.
A New Jersey jury said on Tuesday that it has reached a verdict in a trial in which Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is accused of misrepresenting the bowel disease risks associated with its potent and controversial acne medicine Accutane.
Upscale time-share outfits are in a state of flux after a cruel summer.
A poll suggests millions in the UK have self-diagnosed a food intolerance and may miss out on essential foods as a result.
Charlton Athletic recorded their third successive victory and, as a consequence, moved into seventh place in the Premiership with a thoroughly convincing victory.
Animal drug tests are often of poor quality and conflict with human trials, researchers warn.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on the Paris Club of creditor nations Wednesday to suspend debt repayments from countries ravaged by this week&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis
Police arrested a rebel commando who allegedly attacked a Bogota pub frequented by Americans, killing a Colombian woman and injuring dozens of other people, including five Americans, authorities said Tuesday, nearly a year after the attack.
Description: Criminal charges are filed against five Indiana Pacers players and seven Detroit Pistons fans for their roles in a violent melee at an NBA game last month.
Forgotten and broken down Soviet-era  arcade games are being restored for Moscow's newest museum,  just opened by volunteers nostalgic for childhood days spent  playing games like \
After playing nice with one another earlier this week when they announced a $536 million legal settlement, Novell and Microsoft on Friday were back attacking one another again.
The company, which manages the dot-com and dot-net domain names registry, said Stratton D. Sclavos had resigned for undisclosed reasons.
General Motors Corp., the world&#39;s largest automaker, announced Tuesday that the 1,100 remaining workers at its Baltimore assembly plant will lose their jobs
Google's already soaring stock price rocketed even higher after reporting strong growth in its first quarter as a public company.
A Polish woman has been abducted in Iraq, according to a videotaped message by Iraqi extremists. The tape was aired by al-Jazeera on Thursday.
BBC Sport previews the world's premier club competition
The blue-chip Dow index fell 1  percent, sliding below 10,000, on Wednesday, as oil prices  resumed their climb while mining stocks fell.
It has been ridiculed by critics and shunned by cinema-goers but the latest film from the controversial director Oliver Stone has still managed to raise hackles across the US.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41675) has announced the addition of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Synthesis to their offering.    The class of N-heterocyclic carbenes is a useful tool in organic synthesis.
The 300 residents of the Samaritan House homeless shelter didn&#39;t know what to expect when a 40-something man with a gray beard parked his black SUV in front of the shelter on Christmas Eve.
Northwest exits bankruptcy on a new deal with its flight attendants.
BRISBANE, Calif. -- A Brisbane company has been awarded an $877.5 million contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine to the federal government, company officials said today.
Merger volume hit a record $1.57  trillion in the United States in 2007, according to research  firm Thomson Financial, despite a sharp decline in dealmaking  at mid-year when credit markets tightened and mergers became  more costly to finance.
Blog: OpenMosix, an open-source project to let software run on clusters of interconnected Linux computers, will shut down on March 1, 2008.
Attacks against U.S. forces have increased following a call earlier this month from al-Qaida in Iraq's leader to target the Americans, the top U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
Dell has belatedly joined its competitors in offering blade servers with the launch in Paris on Monday afternoon of the PowerEdge 1855.
Retired Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Leo Mullin, who still lives in Atlanta, will be spending more time in New York City serving as senior adviser to the private equity group at Goldman Sachs.
The Indianapolis Colts are taking their Super Bowl championship trophy on a 50-stop tour over the next month. The tour will cover the state and include two stops in Kentucky and one in Danville, Ill.
Wyeth WYE.N on Monday said it will  support proposed changes to a national settlement with former  users of its \
Jennifer Capriati withdraws from the Australian Open because of a shoulder injury.
MICHIGAN, N.D. - When Carmen Erickson dropped a deer with a single shot in a cattail slough south of here, he thought he'd downed a nice buck. Unlike his shot, he was a little off. The deer was a doe. \
Health officials said the student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria that is primarily spread in hospitals but that in recent years has surfaced increasingly in nonhospital settings.
In a picturesque moment, Armstrong led the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope team across the Clemente Bridge and into a cheering PNC Park, where they were greeted by local leaders and supporters.
Ireland&#39;s defence forces maintained a dossier on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) for 37 years, according to details released Thursday under the country&#39;s freedom of information laws.
German consumer sentiment was shaken this month by the turmoil on financial markets caused by the US subprime crisis, a poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting fears that the country&#39;s economic honeymoon may end.
Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.
Rumors that Dell may be considering Advanced Micro Devices&#39; server chips are again causing a stir. AMD&#39;s stock shot up Friday after press reports quoted Dell Chief Executive Officer Kevin Rollins saying his company is studying the possibility.
The BBC apologized to Queen Elizabeth on  Thursday for wrongly implying that she had stormed out of a  photo shoot with American celebrity photographer Annie  Leibovitz.
Jose Canseco's autobiography accusing several top players of steroid use and charging that baseball long ignored peformance-enhancing drugs appeared to be a hit on its first day in bookstores.
Gov. James E. McGreevey used his farewell address to tout the accomplishments of an administration cut short by scandal, apologizing for \
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday accused the Bush administration of leading the nation from \
JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike after Afghan forces came under attack from the Taliban and asked for help, a provincial official said on Tuesday.
Norwegian petroleum companies Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA elbowed into the global fray for oil yesterday with a plan to form a state-controlled giant that would be the world's largest offshore oil producer.
Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest media company, on Wednesday reported an 8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit as it set up a
Awards or money: It's hard to earn both at the same time.
Getting a gift is like being set up on a blind date-like it or not, your friend or family member is sending you a message telling you in a coded way what they think you want, what you deserve and, on some level, who they think you are.
The 100-member assembly, which represents the country&#39;s ethnic and religious diversity, will oversee the government until elections in January.
The future of the controversial new EU commissioner-designate Rocco Buttiglione remained in the balance today, after it emerged that MEPs had voted against him taking up his justice and home affairs post - or any other.
Two companies selling a program called Spyware Slayer will pay over $200,000 in fines and fees for violating Washington State's spyware and consumer protection laws.
President Bush, trying to recover from a stinging setback on immigration, will personally try in a visit to the Capitol next week to revive the embattled plan for legalizing millions of unlawful immigrants.
Jessica Rostedt, right, of the US fights for the ball with Zurine Gil Garacia of Spain during the first half of their U-19 Women&#39;s World Cup Championship match at Surakul Stadium in Phuket, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004.
Israel has agreed to let Palestinian  President Yasser Arafat go to a hospital in the West Bank city  of Ramallah if necessary and allow Jordanian doctors to come  and examine him, Israel Radio reported on Wednesday.
NEW YORK  - Global crude oil prices rose after gunmen stormed a US consulate in Saudi Arabia, arresting a three-day, 13-percent price slide.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Prosecutors are expected to ask for a continuance in the case of Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco at a preliminary court hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Dunkin' Donuts has a new pitchwoman: TV personality Rachael Ray . As the Canton chain looks to expand nationally and get beyond its doughnut heritage, Ray's philosophy of better-for-you food seems to make her ideal for the role.
The European Commission&#39;s first step towards resolving one of its largest trade disputes with the United States came in the form of a promise by outgoing Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy.
Commission expected to resume probe over proposed deal after suspending it in April, source says. BRUSSELS  - The European Commission is expected to resume its probe of software group Oracle Corp.
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Mention shareholder rights or excessive executive pay and the typical U.S. chief executive reflexively drops into a defensive crouch.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko signed a compromise agreement Wednesday that obliged his supporters to lift their siege of government buildings, but he said they would stay in the streets until a deal is reached on a new vote.
The Killer B's, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, will try to show they can come through when it matters most when their Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday.
Partners of private equity firm  Blackstone Group may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on  $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm&#39;s initial public  offering last month, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave seven Golden Globe nominations to \
Oracle Corp. is thinking about cutting its offer for PeopleSoft by one-third to a one-fourth. Oracle Co-president Safra Catz made the statement Monday, citing PeopleSoft&#39;s 2004 performance as the chief reason
BRUSSELS  - European Union diplomats agreed Tuesday that the name of their single currency, the euro, could be spelled differently in the 25 member countries.
South Africa is slightly less corrupt than it was last year, but more corrupt than it was in both 2002 and 2001, according to figures released on Wednesday by the global anti-corruption
THE Taleban yesterday threatened to launch attacks during today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s swearing in of Hamid Karzai as Afghan president. The inauguration was set to take place at Mr Karzai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fortress-like palace in Kabul, with
Blockbuster Inc., the largest US video-store chain, will stop charging late fees at its company-owned stores to try to stem three consecutive quarters of declining sales and fend off a challenge for customers from Netflix Inc.
David Wright's three-run homer capped a six-run fifth inning as the Mets rallied past the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees were scoreless after one inning of play in Game 6 of the AL championship series on a cold, blustery Tuesday night in the Bronx.
Indian film superstar Amitabh Bachchan issued a warning over the dangers of climate change Thursday at the official launch of an awards ceremony here known as the Bollywood Oscars.
Four men are due in court after a series of police raids targeted an alleged terrorist recruitment network.
VAIL, Colo. Vail Resorts Incorporated says one of its largest shareholders is dissolving its stake. Investment firm Apollo Advisors owns almost 18 percent of Vail Resorts.
Adam Dunn hit his 44th home run of the season as the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a blow to their National League wild card aspirations with an 8-3 win at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
Opening arguments in the first criminal  case against former Enron Corp. employees are set to begin  after a federal court spent Monday whittling down a panel of  Houston-area residents to find an impartial jury in the city  still stinging from the company's downfall.
Deepening a rift over global warming policy, some European partners are accusing the Bush administration of trying to weaken a report that warns the Arctic is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet.
(InfoWorld) - Oracle on Wednesday announced a new project to tackle one of the thorniest problems facing enterprises: the proliferation of sensitive identity information across enterprise networks. The Identity Governance Framework is an initiative to develop specifications for sharing identity data across heterogeneous applications. The project has the support of identity and access management (IAM) vendors Ping Identity, Sun Microsystems and Securent, as well as CA and Novell. The framework and will eventually be turned over to a standards-setting body, according to Amit Jasuja, vice president of product development for Oracle's security and identity management products. The Identity Governance Framework (IGF) grew out of Oracle's efforts to integrate identity and access management technology it acquired from Thor Technologies, OctetString and other companies, Jasuja said. \
Dozens of wrecked market  stalls rot in the rain and a restaurant stands burned and  looted, its windows boarded up.
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Rain has triggered fears of fresh landslides in the Niigata region hit by Japan's deadliest earthquake in nine years as exhaustion was wearing down tens of thousands in shelters.
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank - Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas rode on the shoulders of the West Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most famous gunman during a campaign stop, prompting questions of whether Abbas is playing campaign politics or identifying with
When Tiger Woods and Jay Haas faltered, Retief Goosen knew how to finish. Capping a satisfying year for Goosen, and a frustrating year for Woods, Goosen captured the Tour
With bells ringing and horns blaring, the Navy on Saturday commissioned the lead ship of its latest class of fast-attack submarines specifically designed for post-Cold War security threats.
Everything but the sandwiches Considering the technical complexity of modern commercial aircraft and the operational complexities of running any airline service, it may seem surprising - especially to anyone steeped in the ways of business and/or operational automation - to consider the level to which a commitment to paper is maintained.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Assembling nanomaterials with the help of innocuous viruses could lead to threadlike \u00c2\u00acbatteries and photovoltaics that can be woven into clothing.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday  it would offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on  the Internet as the company battles Google Inc. for advertising  dollars from Web-based services.
Lycos Europe debuted a new weapon in the war against unwanted e-mail Tuesday, by launching a screensaver designed to overload the Web sites featured in spam messages.
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The first thing Pete's Wicked Ale founder Pete Slosberg does when he gets to work is to type his own name into the Google Internet search engine to see if anything is being said about him or his new company, Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures.
By Saul Hudson SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The United States hopesIsrael will quickly end its massive offensive in Gaza withoutexpanding the operation, Secretary of State Colin Powell saidon Monday.
Cans and bottles of sugar-sweetened colas, lemonade and fruit drinks, which many people think can be drunk with impunity, are today implicated as a major cause of obesity and linked to a rise in diabetes by scientists in the United States.
Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan in 1950 to suspend the right to habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty, The New York Times reported on their web site on Saturday.
Two activists convicted of libeling the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest court case in English legal history did not get a fair trial, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday.
Forty-nine pitches. Joe Nathan hadn't thrown that many in more than four years.
Sport: Lawrence Dallaglio and other old hands face a last chance to make a respectable World Cup defence, writes Robert Kitson.
Thousands of students in Portugal were forced to stay home on what should have been the first day of the new academic year because the education ministry failed to assign some 50,000 teachers to their schools on time due to a computer glitch.
Blog: Recent events underscore how many companies want to help bring computing to the world's children--so long as they can make money.
A 603-carat diamond, the biggest found in 13 years and the 15th largest in the world, went on sale in Antwerp on Wednesday after being uncovered in Lesotho in southern Africa, the owners said.
Microsoft promises to refund gamers who have experienced problems with its new Xbox Live video service.
A suicide bomb targeting a US military convoy in Baiji kills 14 as violence erupts in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland.
A strike by rebels shut down more than a third of Nepal on Tuesday, including Kathmandu, the latest stoppage in their campaign for a communist republic after last month's crippling road blockade of the hill-ringed capital.
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- American Express said Monday that in light of the Supreme Court&#39;s decision against Visa and MasterCard, it will seek partnerships with US banks.
Yet more URL manipulation mischief 02 has plugged a security hole that allowed customers to view text messages sent by other UK subscribers online.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il ministro difende la diffusione dei testi delle telefonate
Kevin Brown gave manager Joe Torre exactly what he was looking for, even if the skipper had to see it on television. Brown may not have been efficient, but he
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Tiger Woods produced one of the most remarkable rounds of his glittering career yesterday. A four-under-par 68 on the first day of the AmEx World Championship at Mount Juliet
By ALICIA CHANG  LOS ANGELES - A man who gave up a free space ride because he couldn't afford the taxes on the contest prize may be going to the cosmos after all.
Fourth-string quarterback Seneca Wallace led Seattle on two touchdown drives and the Seahawks took advantage of Tim Couch's dismal debut for Green Bay in a 21-3 exhibition victory over the Packers on Monday night.
An Indian tribe that says it was swindled out of land by the son of Pennsylvania founder William Penn cannot have any of it back, a federal judge ruled.
A Wall Street analyst is predicting an assortment of new MacBook Pros and a good look at Leopard at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference.
While the crap is beaten out of the housing market Letters Surprisingly, not much has been troubling you this week, but the trawl of the mailbag did uncover one topic that's driven you right round the bend - Tony Blair's latest online petitions website, which this week chalked up more than one million signatories protesting against the mooted introduction of road pricing. Pull over, road rage to follow:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
David Blaine's latest stunt ended with a crash on Thursday when the performer escaped from shackles in a gyroscope 50 feet above New York's Times Square ...
Will the Beslan massacre unify - or divide - the West in the global war on terrorism? The massacre of school children by Islamic terrorists in the North Osettian town of Beslan horrified the civilized world.
DreamWorks announced today that it has decided to move its release of Shrek 3 from November 2006 to May, 2007. &quot;We believe there are more than a half a dozen strong release windows available annually for our
The sharp increase of beef recalls involving E. coli raises questions about whether the Agriculture Department has given the meat industry too much leeway to police itself.
American Misty May gave team mate Kerri  Walsh an ideal 26th birthday present with an easy victory over  Japan in their opening match of the Olympics beach volleyball  tournament on Sunday.
Stocks were mixed Wednesday as Federal Reserve policymakers met and investors looked ahead to another hike in interest rates. In early afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial
When Louise Lombard landed a role as the new crime-scene investigator on \

With Prince Harry&#39;s heartfelt tribute to his mother ringing in their ears, the press made sympathetic noises Saturday over a call at her memorial service for her to be left in peace, 10 years on.
Pakistan is due for a two-month long tour of Australia, which include three test matches in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney. They would also be playing a triangular limited-over series with West Indies completing the numbers.
Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov host a news conference from the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. 29, live on NASA TV, starting at 11:45 am EST.
Friday, October 08, 2004 Albanian ambassador to the U.S. Fatos Tarifa and former North Carolina congressman David Funderburk are expected to arrive today on Saipan for a three-day visit.
Britain's Armed Forces are under-funded and over-stretched say former military chiefs and senior politicians.
Jason Priestley, star of '90s TV series \
By Sandra Barrera\\\\ Staff Writer  Drinking fluoridated water may ruin your baby's smile.
Pregnant pop star Lily Allen refuses to design a range of maternity wear as it would give fans the \
The players in black and gold hugged and screamed and raced to the southeast corner of Notre Dame Stadium, where a group of Purdue Boilermakers had never celebrated in the last 30 years.
Salerno, 13 settembre 2004 - Un morto, una palazzina crollata e una chiesa danneggiata. E&#39; questo il risultato della forte esplosione che si \u00c3\u00a8 verificata questa mattina, intorno alle 10.00, all&#39;interno di
'Within our reach' to sell 6m by April 2007, prez states Sony's plan to ship 2m PlayStation 3 consoles worldwide by the end of the year and a further 4m PS3s by the end of March 2007 is still \
British economic growth slowed considerably in the third quarter of 2004, hit by a poor performance from the industrial sector.
Leave the gun, remake the cannolis? Days after city health officials proposed outlawing trans fats in eateries, Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the ban and tried to drag Robert De Niro into the debate because the actor's restaurants do not use the harmful man-made oil.
(InfoWorld) - In one of his first public acts to address the burgeoning Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) spy scandal, Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd plans to brief reporters Friday about the findings of an analysis conducted by the company's law firm. HP retained Morgan, Lewis & Bockius for the outside analysis of the company's actions in trying to find the source of a boardroom news leak. The scandal led to\u00c2\u00a0the resignation of company Chairman Patricia Dunn, who will turn over that job to Hurd in January. Dunn and Hurd have said they knew about the operation, but insist they never approved of the possible illegal methods used by third-party investigators to obtain communications records of reporters and some HP employees and directors. \
Pfizer plans to immediately stop advertising Celebrex, its best-selling arthritis pain reliever, to consumers after a study linked it to an increased risk of heart attacks.
ROMA - Il giorno dopo l&#39;ecatombe nella scuola Numero 1 di Beslan, in Ossezia del Nord, e la furiosa reazione di Mosca alla richiesta di spiegazioni da parte della presidenza di turno olandese dell&#39;Ue, l&#39;Europa da Maastricht oggi ha ribadito ma anche
Police could pursue suspects across the Irish border under plans being proposed by the DUP.
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 1,096 Alabama taxpayers, including dozens from the Decatur area, whose income-tax refund checks could not be delivered.
The mobile service tower (MST) was retracted from around the Boeing Delta 2 rocket at launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, exposing the vehicle as the countdown entered its final hours before liftoff.
A deal between US mobile firm Verizon and social networking site YouTube will extend the service to handsets.
bizpile writes &quot;Ireland has decided to take some extreme measures to crack down on one type of online scam. They have decided to suspend direct dialing to 13 countries (mostly South Pacific Islands) in order to halt the use of auto-dialers.
U.S. newspapers that spend more money  on their newsrooms will make more money, according to a study  released on Wednesday, which questioned the wisdom of the media  industry's trend of cutting jobs to save costs.
La serie B ha approvato l'accordo sulla ripartizione delle risorse economiche. L'annuncio &egrave; s...
In what many expected to be a 5-0 whitewash for the Russians, the Fed Cup finale came down to the final doubles match Sunday in Moscow, with Anastasia Myskina and Vera &quot;The Crying Game&quot; Zvonareva edging Marion &quot;Roly Poly&quot; Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6(5), 7
A suspect in an alleged UK-wide terror plot tells a court he bought fertiliser knowing it would be used for bombs.
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said today the United States does not consider legitimate the results of elections in Ukraine, which the opposition says was marred by fraud.
Mike Green scored 1:27 into overtime for his third point of the game to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Green, who also had two assists, redirected a pass from Michael Nylander past Carey Price for his 11th goal.
Republican John McCain&#39;s top two  aides left his struggling U.S. presidential campaign on  Tuesday, dealing a sharp blow to the Arizona senator and  casting doubt on the future of his 2008 bid.
A report from the Online Publishers Association (OPA) reveals that 45.6 of 18-54 year-olds will turn to the Internet, rather than the TV, as first choice for home entertainment.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first lunar spacecraft, SMART-1, has successfully cruised into orbit around the Moon. It entered orbit late on Monday, while making its closest approach so far - passing about 5000 kilometres above the lunar surface.
The last 12 months have been one of the best years in video game history, both critically and commercially.
Man City midfielder Joey Barton is charged by the FA after he bared his backside to Everton fans.
Drug addiction worldwide appears to be slowing down for almost every kind of illicit drug, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said on Friday.
Arriva dal Giappone e si chiama Asimo. Si tratta di un robot, o per meglio dire di un umanoide, capace di muoversi in un modo che ricorda sorprendentemente quello di un essere umano. Mostrato al pubblico recentemente
Consumers would appear to be more cautious, if we can believe the Conference Board&#39;s US consumer confidence index for October, released Oct. 26.
Hosts Bangladesh suffered another humiliating innings and 99-run defeat against touring New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match Pan Pacific Sonargaon Test series that concluded soon after lunch on the 4th day Friday at Bangabandhu National Stadium
Shawn Fanning, founder of Napster, world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first file trading peer-to-peer network, is back in full force to legalize music swapping with his new venture.
Soelden, Austria - Anja Paerson picked up where she left off last year, winning the season-opening World Cup giant slalom in solid fashion on Saturday.
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The nightmarish beginning to a controversial redeployment has rekindled criticism of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s decision to shift the 850-strong Black Watch Regiment from the relative calm of Basra to Iraq&#39;s deadliest area.
Il Real Madrid &egrave; stato eliminato negli ottavi di finale di Coppa del Re. La squadra di Schust...
ROMA, 21 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Veleni romani. Prosegue la polemica a distanza tra Francesco Totti e Fabio Capello. Oggi \u00c3\u00a8 stato il giorno del batti e ribatti, prima \u00c3\u00a8 stato il turno del capitano della Roma, sulle
This collection brings together nearly three decades of Roz Chast\u00c2\u0092s cartoons, which capture the oddness, discontinuity and plain absurdity of the world around us.
Pfizer Inc , the world's largest drug maker, said on Friday it is in talks with investors about spinning off its Japanese research and development laboratory, albeit as a much smaller organization.
Congolese warlord Germain Katanga faces the International Criminal Court, only the second suspect to do so.
India&#39;s worst chemical disaster in history continues to haunt citizens twenty years later. More than a hundred thousand Indians still suffer from health problems.
The move will allow Intercontinental Exchange to expand into nonenergy commodities for the first time.
Carmaker Ford  said on Thursday that India's Tata Motors  was the front-runner to buy its European brands -- Jaguar and Land Rover.
China called a U.S. warning to consumers to avoid Chinese toothpaste because it may contain a poisonous chemical \
Judges sentenced an Islamic militant to 18 years in prison Thursday for his involvement in the 2005 Bali bombings that killed 20 people &#151; the second verdict in the terrorist attack in as many days.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s  Wii  was the best-selling video game console in the United States in  January, and the Japanese company also boasted four of the top  10 games, data released on Wednesday showed.
Media company Gannett Co. Inc. GCI.N  on Wednesday said quarterly profit increased 6 percent, powered  by political advertising gains at its broadcast TV stations  that more than offset ad declines at its flagship USA Today  newspaper.
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IAC/InterActive Corp. plans to split itself in two by spinning off online travel service Expedia.com and related businesses into a company called &quot;Expedia,&quot; saying IAC&#39;s public perception as a travel company was hindering its growth.
A new study offers some relief to parents of picky eaters: It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not your cooking, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s your genes.
PHUKET, Thailand  - Thai rescue workers dragged the last bodies on Monday from the charred wreckage of a budget airliner that crashed while trying to land in a fierce monsoon storm on the resort island of Phuket, killing 89 people.
Staccato Communications and SK Telecom, the largest mobile phone and  broadband operator in Korea, today unveiled plans for the global  delivery of Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless personal area network (WPAN)  mobile phone services.
Scarlett Johansson struts her stuff in cleavage-baring dresses on the red carpet, but in real life, she'd rather remain a mystery.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more staff on nights and weekends, The New York Times reported on Monday.
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\u00e2\u0082\u00ac200m in dodgy dealing German police investigating Siemens' telecoms unit have made two further arrests and reckon suspicious transactions could total as much as \u00e2\u0082\u00ac200m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The just-completed World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals for the franchise&#39;s first crown in 86 years, finished up as the highest-rated Series since 1997, according to Nielsen Media Research.
President Bush said in a television interview the United States was safer from terrorism but whether it can ever be fully safe was &quot;up in the air.
The contraceptive pill is less likely to work in women who are obese or overweight, according to new research. Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle found that overweight women
An auction of items belonged to the late French President Francois Mitterrand, including his famous black felt hat, raised nearly $220,000 for his widow's charity.
Using mental tricks, or dissociating, can get you to the finish line faster.
One half of a cup of soy nuts  each day may work as well as anti-hypertension medication to  lower blood pressure, a new study in postmenopausal women  demonstrates.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany called Wednesday for an offensive against neo-fascism after a string of extremist outrages, the latest of which targeted a gay government official.
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Diplomatic missions in Uganda call on the government and LRA rebels to resume stalled peace talks in Sudan.
US actress Claire Danes is to make her Broadway debut later this year in the role of Eliza Doolittle.
Shabani Nonda scored a crucial late volley to keep Blackburn's UEFA Cup hopes alive as Bayer Leverkusen secured a 3-2 first-leg victory at the BayArena.
MARSEILLE, France  - Cedric Vasseur clinched the host country's first win in this year's Tour de France with victory on the 229.5-km 10th stage on Wednesday.
Thefacebook.com, a Web site that began 10 months ago, is now the most popular way to either network or waste time for a million college students.
Author Alan Hollinghurst has won Britain&#39;s prestigious Booker Prize for 2004 with his novel &quot;The Line of Beauty.&quot;. &quot;The Line of Beauty&quot; is a colorful tale about an Oxford University graduate living in the London
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A friend of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who was kidnapped in Baghdad on Friday, received a call on Saturday from Sgrena's telephone but it was unclear who was at the other end of the line.
President Bush nominated former New  York police commissioner Bernard Kerik on Friday to head the  U.S. homeland security department and accepted the resignation  of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson as part  of a broad Cabinet overhaul.
By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.
London-listed Central African Mining & Exploration launched a formal offer for Katanga Mining Ltd on Wednesday, but Katanga Chief Executive Arthur Ditto said he was not interested.
Despite having no DNA match from John Mark Karr, prosecutors say they will keep searching for JoBenet Ramsey's killer
Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.
Virginia Tech University officials should have been quicker to notify students and faculty about two killings on campus hours before the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, according to a state report on Thursday.
Women can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription, the government declared Thursday, a major step that nevertheless failed to quell the politically charged debate over access to emergency contraception.
ExxonMobil XOM.N CEO Rex Tillerson   told Reuters on Tuesday he expected Russia to live up to   agreements to enlarge the territory of the Sakhalin 1 project   to include new oil discoveries.
A British government minister on Sunday condemned \
Southwest Airlines Co  and  Continental Airlines Inc , two of the largest U.S.  carriers, posted higher quarterly earnings on Thursday as  fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel  costs.
The EU's decision to back a single standard for TV on mobiles could see the UK fall behind, warn analysts.
The Louisiana Superdome reopened to a full house in New Orleans Monday night, with fans cheering the opening of the front gates as if the Saints had already won.
A Greek police officer guarding the private home of Britain&#39;s military attache to Greece was found shot dead in northern Athens early Friday, police said.
Singapore's parliament votes against a controversial proposal to decriminalise sex between men.
As she had done every morning for a week, Mecka Ibrahim brought the lips of her howling infant to her breast, hoping the milk would flow again.
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England prop Phil Vickery will be out for six weeks with an eye injury.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft won a round in its battle with patent licensing company Timeline. On May 29, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed Timeline's accusations of patent infringement, ruling that Microsoft's patent licensing agreement with Timeline is valid. The case dates back to 2005 when Timeline sued ProClarity for patent infringement. A few months later, Microsoft acquired ProClarity, and shortly after that, Timeline added Microsoft to the ProClarity suit. In the suit, Timeline claimed to have terminated its contract with Microsoft based on breach of contract and charged the software giant with patent infringement. In the May 29 ruling, the judge decided that Timeline couldn't terminate the licensing agreement based on its breach of contract claims. As a result, the court ruled that the licensing agreement was valid and thus Microsoft wasn't infringing on any patents. Since the ruling, Timeline filed a breach of contract suit against Microsoft in Washington State Superior Court, it said in a June 4 press release. It also may appeal the district court ruling. Microsoft lost an earlier separate battle against Timeline. In 2002, an appeals court ruled that Microsoft couldn't allow its customers to combine their own code with Microsoft products if the added code resulted in a process that infringed Timeline's patent. The Timeline patents relate to technology used in database software, and Microsoft used them in its Small Business Financial Manager product. Timeline recently changed its focus from a developer of software applications to a company dedicated to licensing its intellectual property. Timeline did not return calls seeking comment. Microsoft also has not replied to requests for comment.
ATHENS, Greece -- American Michael Phelps won the gold medal Friday in the 100-meter butterfly with an Olympic-record time of 51.25 seconds.
CALGARY (CP) - A subsidiary of South African miner Gold Fields Ltd. has bought 14.4 per cent of the shares of Comaplex Minerals Corp.
Paris partied to celebrate the 60th anniversary of liberation from Nazi occupation yesterday, but its mayor warned that, faced with a recent surge in racist and anti-semitic attacks, the city needed to recover the courage it had shown in the summer of 1944
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American casualties in Iraq are mounting as the U.S.-led offensive in Fallujah unfolds. As of Tuesday evening there, 10 American troops had been killed in action and an undisclosed number wounded &#151; a toll described by a senior U.S. commander as very light.
Steve Nash helped the Phoenix Suns overturn a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and post a 114-105 road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has ordered an investigation into last week's U.S.-Iraqi raid of a major Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad, his office said Monday.
A British motorcyclist escaped prosecution on Friday, after allegedly posting a video of himself speeding at 100 m.p.h. on YouTube.
The pharmacists&#39; associations in Missouri and Illinois have begun a campaign warning that a new multistate program for getting drugs by mail from Canada violates federal law and risks public health.
The Australian government is cracking down on welfare recipients in coastal areas where unemployment is high.
NEW ORLEANS/NEW YORK  - A judge on Wednesday threw   out a $51 million jury award against Merck & Co. Inc., calling   it excessive for a former FBI agent who suffered a heart attack   while using the drug maker's Vioxx painkiller and ordered a new   trial on damages.
Suspicions grew today that terrorists were to blame for the twin airline crashes, with a top official saying terrorism was the main theory and many Russians insisting the double disaster could not be explained by mere coincidence.
GEORGETOWN, Del. - Walt Disney Co. CEO Michael Eisner discussed the possibility of hiring Michael Ovitz as president with two directors and a major shareholder as early as May 1995 - almost five months before
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Media & professional: Sarah Churchwell: The row over racism has obscured the fact that the series' producers are doing women a real disservice.
Oil futures prices briefly topped $55 US a barrel Wednesday after a report showed American supplies of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil and diesel, shrank for a fifth straight week, heightening fears of a winter-fuels crunch.
Television advertising standards came under fire again this week after several groups called some Super Bowl commercials offensive and demanded they never be aired again.
La Lega Calcio ha comunicato gli anticipi e i posticipi della quarta giornata di andata del campiona...
Rounds up the collaboraters with V.8 Adobe's cash cow, Acrobat, gets a makeover in November, upgrading a version number to 8.0, and gaining a new companion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The American Medical Association on Wednesday backed off calling excessive video-game playing a formal psychiatric addiction, saying instead that more research is needed.
Orioles outfielder Jon Knott is so unsung he can't be found in the team's media guide, but he dominates Red Sox sensation Daisuke Matsuzaka on Sunday with a home run and a single.
Attendees at the Microsoft 2008 Office System Developer Conference this week are leveraging development capabilities in Office System, but cite issues such as getting used to the new ribbon-based Fluent UI in the 2007 Office release.A sampling of attendees at the San Jose, Calif. event revealed mostly satisfaction with Office System. Most were Microsoft business partners developing applications for Microsoft's SharePoint platform for collaboration and business processes.\
The Missouri Supreme Court today rejected Leonard Little&#39;s request to throw out a felony indictment against him on the grounds that the law authorizing the charge is unconstitutional.
Tiananmen Square was decorated with Chinese and Russian flags Thursday morning as president Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit.
Kentucky's largest newspaper on Thursday urged Republican Sen. Jim Bunning to answer questions about his mental health because his behavior as he seeks a second term is troubling voters.
Bank of England governor Mervyn King can expect tough questioning when he faces MPs on Thursday.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen (\u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e5\u0094\u0090\u00e5\u00b1\u00b1) yesterday apologized for the words used to condemn a comment by his Singaporean counterpart who warned against Taiwan independence at a United Nations meeting last week.
CARELESS use of vitamins, taken by millions in the belief that they promote good health, could be causing thousands of premature deaths, scientists have warned.
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On Wednesday, Time Warner said it will split off AOL's remaining dial-up business.
US Treasury debt was down a sliver on Monday, but four straight days of selling appeared to be sputtering out as investors awaited key events like a speech from

Annika Sorenstam moved into position for her record-tying fourth consecutive Mizuno Classic title, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round.
At least 300 people have died, and another 150 are missing, in floods and landslides unleashed by a storm which struck the northern Philippines.
Bukavu/Nairobi - United Nations peacekeepers have fired on troops trying to enter the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from Rwanda, the UN-funded radio station Radio Okapi reported on Wednesday.
Former Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Wilma Mankiller has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, Clinton's campaign said Monday.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new software that helps developers and solution providers build self-healing capabilities into their applications -- features that could save IT staff up to 80 percent of time previously spent resolving issues manually.
ISTANBUL, Jul 23 (IPS) - Turkey's governing Justice and Development  Party (AKP), with its roots in Islam but professing to be secular  and conservative, won a landslide victory in general elections  Sunday. What it does in coming days will determine how long it  stays in office.
BERLIN: German construction firms yesterday slammed plans by the Paris Club of creditor nations to wipe out 80 per cent of Iraq&#39;s debt, warning that individual companies might seek to seek legal action against the German government to protect their claims
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John F. Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s service in Vietnam and his postwar testimonials have been targeted all summer by Republican-funded critics and veterans groups - so much so that for several months they have obscured George W. Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s much-criticized Vietnam-era
Microsoft Corp  has offered to buy Norwegian Internet-search software firm Fast Search & Transfer  for 19 crowns per share, valuing it at about $1.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.
InfoWorld - Technology may update and improve at a staggeringly fast rate, but some tech stories always seem to remain relevant no matter what new developments arise -- or even because of new developments.
As Europe's workers take a few weeks of holiday this summer, their American colleagues will be lucky to get a few days off work, says a report published by the European Trade Union Institute.
MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 26 -- Bahrain's government has touted parliamentary elections here as a model for regional reform and a milestone for democracy. But critics say the polls are similar to those in many Arab countries: designed to give the appearance of democracy while maintaining the...
Media companies looking to acquire  Internet sensations YouTube and Facebook would need to take a  \
The three members of the caretaker Palestinian leadership say they will visit Yasser Arafat at a hospital near Paris, despite angry comments from Arafat&#39;s wife.
Ray Charles, posthumously nominated for seven Grammys &#151; including album of the year for \
The winning streak is hardly foremost in their minds &#151; getting to the World Cup is another matter. Riding a 30-game unbeaten run, the U.S. women try to qualify for the 2007 World Cup when they face Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday night.
Israeli army troops withdrew from the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis before dawn on Sunday after a two-day incursion left 11 Palestinians dead and more than 50 others wounded.
Family members of three people slain by a 14-year-old on newsman Sam Donaldson's New Mexico ranch sued the makers of the video game \
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China has voiced concern over Japan&#39;s overhaul of defence policy that eased a decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a defensive posture.
St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn held a commemoration to express the grief of the slave trade from Africa to the New World.
MPs will call for Tony Blair to be impeached for \
A jury on Wednesday awarded a woman $1 million and her husband $500,000 in compensatory damages after finding that Wyeth's hormone replacement drug Prempro was a cause of her breast cancer.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stuck a toe in the presidential race Friday, taking strong issue after Republican Mike Huckabee accused the administration of having an \
Police raided the French headquarters of EADS, the company that owns Airbus, as part of a probe into alleged insider trading by top executives of the group, a company source said.
A man was sentenced Friday to 100 years in prison for recording his sex acts with at least 120 children in Cuba and Ecuador, and distributing the videotapes and CDs to customers in the United States.

Madonna and Gucci sponsor at fundraiser at the U.N. for Unicef and Malawi that raised $5.5 million, and elevated the celebrity quotient of New York Fashion Week by an order of magnitude.
ARTFORD, Aug. 17 - Gov. M. Jodi Rell has chosen a national expert on juvenile justice to oversee part of the state&#39;s troubled juvenile services system, in one of three appointments announced on Tuesday to address problems at the ...
Symbian slimeware spreads slowly A strain of mobile malware targeting Symbian-based phones is \
No chemical weapons. No biological weapons. No nuclear weapons. No facilities for producing them. No imminent threat to the United States or any other country.
It could be argued that it is time for Yankees Manager Joe Torre to go. But it is hardly Torre\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fault that the front office does not seem to feel Don Mattingly is ready to take over.
Critics lambast Robert Lanza for claims he and his company made about their stem-cell work. Now he takes his argument to the Senate. In Bodyhack.
Pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma LP is working closely with law-enforcement agencies to use radio-frequency identification technology to protect shipments of OxyContin, Purdue&#39;s painkiller drug that&#39;s a frequent target for theft.
A soldier from an Army Reserve unit whose members refused to deliver fuel along a dangerous route in Iraq says he and others did not act out of fear, as the soldier's father has said.
Two of the five co-authors of a paper published in the journal Neurosurgery said research on concussions in football should not be applied to high school and college players.
Playbill - Tony and Academy Award-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl will star in the world premiere of Edward Albee's Occupant, directed by Pam MacKinnon, May 6-June 29, 2008, in an Off-Broadway production by Signature Theatre Company.
Police launched a Web site on Tuesday to  warn children as young as eight about the dangers of putting  their personal details on social networking sites such as  MySpace and Bebo.
West Indies captain Brian Lara has been cleared of serious injury after taking a nasty blow in the the back of the neck by a delivery from Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
The holidays are here, and investors are wondering: Will Santa put some jingle in their pockets this year? So far, so good. Since President George W. Bush&#39;s Nov. 2 reelection, the stock market has roared, sending
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Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.
ROME, Oct 29  - French President Jacques Chirac urged the head of the incoming European Commission Friday to take &quot;the appropriate decisions&quot; to resolve a row over his EU executive team which has left the EU in limbo.
A recent report from market research firm NPD places iTunes in third place among all music retailers.
We've passed the midway point here of this week-long affair, and we're noticing the effect that the more practical, toned down, brass-tacks Microsoft - without a glistening new operating system hovering twelve months into the future - is having on attendees.  We look at our five \
Thousands of Muslim men in Britain may have exploited a loophole in British law banning multiple marriages by holding religious marriage ceremonies in mosques, Islamic leaders said.
Colombia's foreign minister resigned on Monday after her senator brother was arrested on charges he conspired with illegal paramilitary groups in a political scandal hurting U.S. ally President Alvaro Uribe.
Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo are in a battle for the No. 1 ranking at the WTA Championships this week at the Staples Center, however, both players downplay the faceoff.
Wal-Mart plans to open 18 new stores in China by the end of next year, as new rules permit foreign retailers to expand into smaller inland cities.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  market open on Tuesday, as a slide in oil prices took pressure  off the market after a sell-off in the previous session.
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North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
Apple's iPod touch uses the same name as HTC uses for its iPhone competitor, but the head of the Taiwanese company won't say yet whether his company will sue.
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It's almost 40 years since Roger Daltrey first hollered, \
Richard J. Codey, the president of the New Jersey Senate, was sworn in as acting governor last night at a private ceremony at his home, surrounded by family members.
Bill France Jr., who transformed NASCAR from a small Southern sport into a billion-dollar conglomerate during his 31 years as chairman, died Monday. He was 74.
The business in which Kodak made its name, film processing and conventional photography, is in decline.
Croatia&#39;s Janica Kostelic won her first World Cup race in nearly two years, charging through steady snow and choppy conditions to beat Anja Paerson by more than a second Saturday in this season&#39;s first World Cup slalom.
American Charley Hoffman knows he faces a totally different challenge when he defends his Bob Hope Classic title in Palm Desert, California this week.
Stocks of a powerful painkiller used to treat thousands of NHS patients may run out in the next few weeks, government has warned.
For the third year in succession, the Renault F1 Team is joining forces with Oxfam, the international development charity, to raise money for its work around the world.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating Microsoft Corp's  planned acquisition of aQuantive Inc  as well as Yahoo Inc.'s  proposed deal to take full control of Right Media Inc., The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
He becomes 1st to reach plateau in season earnings after win at Chrysler, his 9th of year. Vijay Singh will need time for this to sink in.
McDonald's announced that Charles H. Bell was resigning as chief to focus on his battle with cancer, and will be succeeded by James Skinner, the vice chairman.
Whom do you turn to when the enormous number of military contract employees in Iraq creates problems for the U.S. Army as it tries to fight there?
Haleh Esfandiari discusses her interrogation and imprisonment inside Iran.
Finnish police used tear gas to evict  two North Korean diplomatic couriers from a train after they  refused to show their tickets or identify themselves.
The United States may eventually  spend billions of dollars to help Asia recover from last week's  devastating tsunami, a leading Republican U.S. senator said on  Sunday as the Bush administration battled criticism it had been  slow to respond.
Actress Phina Oruche becomes the fifth contestant to be voted out of ITV1's I'm A Celebrity... reality series.
Gary Sheffield, Carlos Guill\u00c3\u00a9n and Pl\u00c3\u00a1cido Polanco hit home runs against C. C. Sabathia yesterday, giving the host Detroit Tigers a 12-3 victory against the Cleveland Indians.
Drinks giant Allied Domecq was today toasting the success of spirits such as Ballantine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s whisky and Malibu rum as it issued an upbeat trading statement.
TORONTO (CP) -- Up to 400,000 Canadians might be driving Ford vehicles with faulty door latches that could lead to serious injury or death, according to a $527-million class-action lawsuit commenced Tuesday against Ford Motor Co., Magna ...
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The chemistry felt special right from the start of the January 1983 recording session when pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette began playing \
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NEW YORK -- Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life _ unless they take estrogen until age 50, a new study suggests.
Business software maker Siebel Systems Inc.  on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit, after a year-earlier net loss, driven by a healthy rise in license revenue.
NEW YORK  - Adults with diabetes are considerable more likely to experience depression, anxiety and other disorders that cause serious psychological distress than those without diabetes, researchers report.
South Africa completed a 196-run win over England on the fifth day of the third Test at Newlands to draw level in the five-match series.
There is a fortune to be made from selling naming rights to New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s five Mafia families.
SHANGHAI Rubens Barrichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday, but while he occupied Michael Schumacher&#39;s accustomed place atop the podium he could not take his teammate&#39;s place at the center of attention.
Eminem is recovering from a bout with pneumonia that sent him to the hospital. \
Two people were killed in clashes on  Saturday between U.S. and Afghan forces and stone-throwing  protesters angered by President Hamid Karzai effectively axing  a regional governor, hospital officials and witnesses said.
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Oil cartel Opec said yesterday it would increase its official output by 1m barrels of oil a day from November, but oil prices still rose as the cartel noted it was already pumping more than it should.
Mike Huckabee said Monday he wouldn't run a TV ad he'd prepared blistering Republican rival Mitt Romney as dishonest. Then he showed it to a room packed with reporters and cameramen.
India's major software firms say a US economic slowdown may bring more customers seeking cost savings, but analysts warn that the once red-hot sector faces tough times in 2008.
John Howard says he will not step in to block the planned $8.8bn takeover of Australian national airline Qantas.
Twenty-seven of the 56 schools with bowl-bound football teams graduated less than half their players, according to a study released Tuesday.

Olympic all-round champion Paul Hamm  admitted he would be stunned if he lost the gold medal he was  awarded in Athens following a judging error.
BLADE Network Technologies Inc. (BLADE), the leading provider of network switching infrastructure for blade servers, announced its new Layer 2/3 blade switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class featuring high-performance, \
President Bush, faced with complaints from Republicans as well as Democrats about higher cost estimates for a new Medicare drug benefit, said Friday he would veto any attempt to change the law.
Iraqis walk among buildings damaged by an air strike in Fallujah, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004. The Iraqi government Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish
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An Internet Explorer vulnerability first reported yesterday is already getting a workout. Malware utilizing the hole for installation is turning up on various Russian porn sites, with more trouble expected.
The European Commission has suggested there should be a cut in catches for most waters. Yet the survival of stocks comes in conflict with sustaining the livelihoods of Europe's fishermen
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RALEIGH, N. C.  - Former home run king Roger  Maris's son wants baseball authorities to investigate  accusations by former slugger Jose Canseco that he used  performance-enhancing drugs with some of the sport's top  players, including Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi.
President Bush went before a skeptical hall of world leaders Tuesday to mount a vigorous defense of the war in Iraq, telling the United Nations that the Iraqi people are
BT grows global presence but shares fall as investors doubt former monopoly can play in US market. LONDON  - BT Group PLC will buy Infonet Services Corp.
A report to be released Wednesday about his inconclusive 2006 war in Lebanon could determine whether Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestinians this year.
A girl and her father are winched to safety after falling into a river below a waterfall in mid Wales.

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , Canada&#39;s second-biggest by assets, said on Thursday it would acquire a majority stake of US-based Banknorth Group Inc.
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reforms. But sponsors feared nothing would come of it because President Yasser Arafat had withheld. Gunmen fired from two moving cars as Abu Rajab drove to his office in Gaza City, witnesses said.
There is some magic in the fraternity of presidents. For the most most part they forgive one another for the insults they have endured on the political battlefield.
Prosecutors are seeking to admit evidence of singer Michael Jackson&#39;s &quot;prior sexual offences&quot; in the forthcoming child molestation trial.
Roger Federer and Justine Henin-Hardenne were selected the International Tennis Federation's world champions on Monday.
The battle for search-technology supremacy extended to new front today when Microsoft launched a tool for finding files stored on personal computers.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- In an unusual legal move, a group of Wall Street banks has challenged the settlement announced last week between 10 former WorldCom Inc. directors and plaintiffs in a class-action shareholder lawsuit filed after WorldCom collapsed into bankruptcy court in 2002 following charges of widespread accounting fraud.
TORONTO - Health authorities in Canada are trying to determine what measures need to be taken to ensure the safety of the country&#39;s blood supply after learning a little-understood primate virus can be transmitted through blood transfusion.
Defense contractor Raytheon Co.   on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter profit,  helped by higher revenue from its missile programs.
U.S. antitrust authorities on   Thursday approved rural telephone operator Alltel Corp.'s   AT.N $1.075 billion deal to buy Midwest Wireless Holdings.
Snipers and police security teams took up positions around Ankara airport as Pope Benedict XVI arrived for his first visit to a Muslim country. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shook hands with the pope at the foot of the plane. But dozens of Turks demonstrated against the pope, denouncing his visit to Turkey and saying he was not welcome.
Hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of business travelers who write blogs have learned that their Web journals are more than online platforms to blow off steam.
Jens Lehmann is determined to lead Arsenal back to the Champions League final to make up for the bitter memories of his side's defeat against Barcelona in Paris.
Over 25,000 families in Indonesia are still waiting for new homes two years after the tsunami, Oxfam warns.
U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
A prescription cannabis medicine made by UK biotech firm GW Pharmaceuticals is set to be approved in Canada, sending its shares more than 8% higher.
OAKLAND, Calif. Texas reliever Frank Francisco has been arrested by Oakland police on a charge of aggravated battery. He threw a chair into the stands during the ninth inning of last night&#39;s game in Oakland, injuring two spectators.
Aaron Spelling, a onetime movie bit player who created a massive number of hit series, from the vintage &quot;Charlie&#039;s Angels&quot; and &quot;Dynasty&quot; to &quot;Beverly Hills 90210&quot; and &quot;Melrose Place,&quot; died Friday, his publicist said. He was 83.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Tuesday cut its 2004 forecast for US economic growth to 4.3 percent but raised its growth predictions for the euro zone and for Japan.
An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale shook Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday, panicking residents in West Sumatra province and sending slight tremors to neighboring Singapore.
The Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 on Sunday to win the club's first Super Bowl title in 36 years.
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Fallujah: US troops tightened their grip on Fallujah but clashed with rebels in Iraq&#39;s main northern city of Mosul, where gunmen roamed the streets, and in the capital where one US soldier was killed.
A study testing whether Celebrex or naproxen would reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease was halted Monday after researchers noted an increase in heart attack and stroke among participants who were taking naproxen, an over-the-counter pain reliever on the market for nearly 30 years.
Ivan Noble, the BBC journalist who has been writing about his treatment for a brain tumour, dies aged 37.
NEW YORK They say on Wall Street that no one rings a bell telling you that it's time to get out. But if you've got any sense -- or any sense of financial history -- two recent transactions might bring a faint ringing to your ears.
Gordon Brown announces the cancellation of the \u00c2\u00a380m debt owed to Britain by Mozambique.
JAKARTA - At least 13 people died in the crash of an Indonesian Air Force helicopter into a hill in the Central Java town Wonosobo on Thursday afternoon, an Air Force spokesman said.
St Louis, Missouri - Boston Red Sox players and their devoted fans have spent decades wondering what their emotions would be after the seemingly cursed club won a World Series title for the first time since 1918.
Afghan interim president Hamid Karzai, having gained over 54 percent of the votes counted so far,has successfully surmounted all the barriers towards final victory,an official of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said.
Wildlife managers are looking to contraception as a way to control nuisance animals.
Scientists say they have developed an effective vaccine against malaria that could be ready for use in six years.
Street gangs are blamed for the abduction of a dozen children in broad daylight in the capital.
The company placed new executives in charge of operations facing fierce new competition from Google, Apple and cellphone makers.
The United States agrees to wait after a deadline expires for all EU member states to lift restrictions on GM crops.
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There is always a sense with Arsenal that they are playing not just the opposition but also themselves. Twice they went ahead on Sunday through moments of inspiration from Thierry Henry; twice
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Honeywell International Inc., the world&#39;s largest supplier of building controls, agreed to buy Novar Plc for 798 million pounds ($1.53 billion) to expand its security, fire and ventilation-systems business in Europe.
The changes are in response to a complaint by Google that a feature of the operating system is anticompetitive.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, faces a federal probe after the company said a technician intercepted text messages and improperly recorded phone calls with a New York Times reporter.
NEW YORK For the first time, oil has settled the day priced at more than 50 dollars a barrel. In New York, crude for November delivery rose 48 cents and closed at a record 50 dollars, 12 cents a barrel.
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BELGRADE, Sep 11 (IPS) - Serbian health authorities have finally confirmed  what was long suspected -- the nation tops the list in Europe for  lung cancers.
Myanmar, also known as Burma, has confirmed the ousting of its prime minister Khin Nyunt. A senior figure in the country&#39;s ruling military junta, said he has been replaced by a deputy to one of the top two generals in the country.

There are many ways to try to save endangered species, including freezing sperm and eggs for breeding programs. With fish, though, that approach is limited.
It appears that concerns about the effects of repeated ultrasound exposure on early childhood development are unfounded. In an Australian study released this week, researchers report that babies who were exposed
President Bush said on Thursday U.S.  troop concerns about inadequate equipment for Iraq combat are  being addressed and he did not blame soldiers for raising the  issue with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
The dollar falls to yet another all-time low against the euro, after further weak US economic data.
Jason Davis knelt in a snow-filled ditch beside a frozen gravel road, the bill of his baseball cap nearly touching four small marks in the snow. As he examined the marks, more than a dozen other animal trackers gathered around. The trackers are volunteers with Cascadia Wild, which has organized the Wolverine Tracking Project for the past five years to bring urbanites closer to nature and gather information about animal species in Mount Hood National Forest.
Aaron Rodgers tied an N.C.A.A. record by completing 23 consecutive passes, but he watched his last three attempts sail off target in the final minute.
Republicans will hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, choosing a location in the politically pivotal Midwest.
GAZA: The Palestinian Islamic militant group, Hamas, called on Tuesday for the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, saying it could add to the isolation of Israel and the United States.
Equilibrium. Alla faccia di questo titolo del secondo episodio di Eros (quello diretto da Steven Soderbergh), ieri mattina alle dieci al popolo festivaliero sono saltati i nervi, tanto per marchiare con il
Apple has done it again. Today apple released its iPod photo a Special edition U2 iPod and an updated version of iTunes. The iPod photo has been rumored for some time now but many didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t expect a release of the iPod photo until next year.
UK manufacturers' costs fall more than expected in January and at the fastest annual pace in more than four years.
Golf's landscape can change quickly. Phil Mickelson had a two-shot lead with three holes to play at the U.S. Open. He looked like a lock to win his third straight major and head to Hoylake for a shot at his own Grand Slam, and a spot in history that was supposed to be the private domain of Tiger Woods.
North Korea' state radio says US President George Bush is trying to turn the world into \
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Manager Manny Acta and General Manager Jim Bowden witness what offseason reports had been telling them -- that Nick Johnson is back and tearing the cover off of the ball.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The world's largest  peace-time relief effort zeroed in on remote northern areas of  Indonesia's Sumatra island where possibly hundreds of thousands  of tsunami survivors have yet to receive aid.
The UAW union ends its strike at General Motors after reaching a tentative deal with the carmaker.
Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. on Monday announced an agreement on what could be the first step of giving Comcast a way to redeem its stake in Time Warner Cable Inc.
Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD.O on  Thursday reported higher quarterly net profit on increased  sales of its HIV drugs.
West Wing star Stockard Channing is charged with drink driving after being stopped by police in the US.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A U.S. military  helicopter helping the tsunami relief effort crashed near Banda  Aceh airport on Monday, briefly disrupting aid operations, but  military sources said no one was killed.
Eight-term Republican Rep. John T. Doolittle of California\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 4th District has not faced legal repercussions stemming from his past association with now-convicted Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Still to be determined, though, is whether there will be any serious reverberations on Nov. 7 \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 when voters go the polls in a Republican stronghold that the conservative Doolittle has dominated in his past elections.
The NFL Europe League has pulled the plug on the Scottish Claymores in favour of another German team. The Claymores have been part of the NFLEL since 1995, posting an average attendance of 10,799.
Blog: Former Googler hired back by Microsoft reveals the dark side to working at Google
Attorneys for Jose Rodriguez told Congress the former CIA official won't testify about the destruction of CIA videotapes without a promise of immunity
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Wild weather seems to bring out the best in Ernie Els, who was both steady and spectacular yesterday in a cool rain, warm sunshine, and blustery conditions for an 8-under
The European Union, Japan, the United States and other world powers Wednesday urged North Korea to swiftly dismantle its nuclear weapons program, in statements at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog.
The head of Iran's judiciary issues a order that no executions be carried out in public without his permission.
NEW YORK  \u00c2\u0097 Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw robust prices across most categories, with postwar and contemporary works in particular going through the roof. It seemed like a new record was being shattered every time an art auction was held.
Plus: NASA hunts rats for public health. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Authorities unamused by Prince impersonation A Moroccan IT worker faces jail for setting up a Facebook account in the name of Prince Moulay Rachid, the second in line to the country's throne.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart has delayed announcing whether he will return to Southern California for his senior season or turn pro, saying he will reveal his plans Friday.
Lawmakers in Ohio said on Wednesday they want to force convicted sex offenders to use a fluorescent-green license plate on their cars so they can be easily identified.
Menacing body posture can be as threatening as a frightening facial expression, according to new research. The finding may explain how fear spreads.
'Everyone's a critic' takes on new meaning when Internet fan sites and blogs enter the mix.
Norway's Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived here to launch his latest initiative to save Sri Lanka's faltering peace process as officials played down expectations of a breakthrough
China's leader celebrated the fifth anniversary of Chinese rule over Macau on Monday, praising the former Portuguese colony for its success under China's \
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A small clinic in Manhattan that handled the cases of thousands of sickened 9/11 recovery and cleanup workers is coming under scrutiny over its performance.
The thousands of runners who step up to the starting lines of marathons each year may be following in the footsteps of our earliest human ancestors.
DAMASCUS, Syria - A car bomb killed an operative of the Palestinian militant group Hamas as he turned the ignition Sunday, and Israeli security officials acknowledged that the Jewish state was involved.    Sunday's killing was the first by Israel of a Hamas member on Syrian soil and came after weeks of Israeli warnings that members of the Islamic militant group would not be safe anywhere...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would enter the hospital for an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat that was first diagnosed a year ago and has recurred in the last two months.
Until recently the assessment was widely expected to be positive, but that has been thrown into doubt by the failure of the Turkish parliament to adopt the new penal code because of controversy over a proposal to criminalise adultery.
Monument to British dead in Spanish civil war is torn down and carried away by rightwing extremists.
A naked Pamela Anderson will beckon from Chinese billboards in a new anti-fur campaign &#151; if the former \
Casino operator Stanley Leisure says it has agreed a takeover offer from Malaysian gaming firm Genting.
The six-year-old mascot for a British army battalion has been demoted in disgrace for acting the goat during a parade in full view of dignitaries.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops kept their distance from the breached Gaza border on Saturday a day after a security guard was shot in the foot, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream unhindered into Egypt.
Some of the most common birds seen and heard in American back yards are becoming a less frequent sight and sound in much of the United States, according to a study released by the National Audubon Society.
KABUL, Afghanistan  - At least nine children and  one adult were killed when a blast ripped through a school in  the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, a U.S. military  spokesperson said on Sunday.
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Less than five months after he arrived in Canada for life-saving heart surgery, 10-year-old Djamshid Popal is ready to go back to Afghanistan.
ABUJA, Nigeria  - Rebels from Sudan's Darfur  region Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their  fighters to their bases before a political solution to the  conflict.
Moqtada Sadr, the radical Iraqi Shia cleric, appears in public for the first time since a US troop surge in Baghdad.
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accused of sheltering fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington&#39;s main foe in Iraq. which involved US air strikes on targets in the city.
STANFORD, Calif. -- Don't have a date tomorrow? A San Francisco radio station jumps into the fray as Cupid's helper. Among the listeners is a recently divorced woman. The announcer telephones her and tells her on the air that she has been chosen to come into the studio and meet half a dozen great guys, among whom she will pick her valentine. \
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John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
The Bush administration said on  Friday it turned down a request from the Screen Actors Guild  and other film industry groups to file a complaint against  Canadian film subsidies at the World Trade Organization.
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II joined a group of Connecticut Indians yesterday to pay tribute to a Mohegan chief who traveled to England more than two centuries ago to complain directly to the king about British settlers encroaching on tribal lands.
Investigators hunting a serial killer   suspected of eight murders and a string of sexual assaults in   Phoenix have arrested a man for two sexual assaults linked to   the case, police said on Thursday.
Adnan al-Ghoul, the Hamas military leader assassinated in an Israeli missile strike Thursday, had long eluded Israeli forces through a mixture of stealth and luck.
Protesters armed with machetes and rocks demonstrated in Haiti&#39;s capital yesterday to demand the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, chanting &quot;Aristide or death&quot;, while the toll of dead and missing from
Ballantyne of Omaha is a small player in film equipment and is considering how best to tackle the migration to digital movies.
France, Britain and Germany said yesterday that they had reached a formal agreement with Iran that commits the country to suspend production of enriched uranium that can be used to make nuclear bombs.
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Terror Squad&#39;s Lean Back is No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second consecutive week, Billboard reported Thursday.
Argentina's first couple, a power pair often compared to Bill and Hillary Clinton, won't say whether it will be a his or hers candidacy in this year's presidential election.
United Nations officials issued an urgent plea for some $25 million in emergency aid to the Central Asian country hardest hit by an unusually harsh winter.
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RBC, 27.09.2004, Moscow 15:49:32.YUKOS&#39;s assets should be sold for about $15bn, Ivan Materov, Deputy Minister for Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation, said at an economic conference &quot;Russia: investments in the economy of growth&quot;.
Pakistan's government gives the go-ahead to a Dubai firm for a $43bn property development.
The American Cancer Society&#39;s Great American Smokeout took place yesterday, the third Thursday of November, challenging smokers to smoke less or quit smoking for that day.
Named Lockheed's top executive in August, Robert J. Stevens presides over the biggest defense contractor in the world at a time of shifting military priorities and precarious defense budgets.-The Washington Post
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. \
These lesser-known funds can offer up some compelling values.
By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new work-force development programs in Fairfield County.
A judge in Italy holds the first hearing in the case of last year's match-fixing scandal, centring on Luciano Moggi.
If you want to know why Christopher Wheeldon, only 34, has become such a big deal in ballet, just check out which dancers are appearing with Morphoses, especially which female dancers.
Buses and trains from across Europe streamed into the northern port city of Rostock on Saturday, bringing thousands of protesters to the largest-yet demonstration over the upcoming G-8 meeting of industrialized powers.
BUFFALO -- The Bruins might have jump-started their playoff run last night, as they outlasted the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-3 shootout victory.
The Charlotte Bobcats signed shooting guard Steve Smith, a National Basketball Association veteran who brings a wealth of experience to the expansion team.
Anti-virus experts at Sophos have advised that a new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards across the globe. The Santy worm exploits a vulnerability in a piece of software often used to provide discussion
An Egyptian released by kidnappers in Iraq said he was temporarily held with two Frenchmen, but did not say if they were two journalists abducted in August, and whose whereabouts are still unknown.
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Symantec Corp. is expected to announce on Monday a new service to help financial institutions fight phishing attacks and online fraud.
code-named &quot;Stinger&quot; -- featuring autonomic-computing technologies. Big Blue says the new features will reduce the time and skills needed to set up and maintain a database.
About 5,400 Chinese-made toy wrestler figures sold at discount stores are being recalled because they contain excessive levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
High definition entertainment is expected to be the focus of the IFA consumer electronics show.
Managers of the nation's 155 national forests will have more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy environmental reviews under a new Bush administration initiative.
The Russian authorities are treating the crash of one of the Tupolev airliners as a &quot;terrorist act&quot; - confirming many Russians&#39; suspicions that Tuesday&#39;s twin plane disaster was in no way a tragic freak accident.
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The United States women's soccer team is bracing for Brazil. It knows Thursday's Women's World Cup semifinal will be rough, smoothed a bit by the artistry of Marta, the game's best female player.
The prototype wireless device intended to in unused portions of the television spectrum has been resubmitted for testing after it malfunctioned in eariler FCC tests.
The United States took in 375 Iraqi refugees last month, the State Department said on Monday, a small gain over previous months but still below the pace needed to reach its own target of 12,000 for the year.
A bomb in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least 10 people, police say.
After three months of feeling lethargic with bouts of blurred vision, 65-year-old Jim Einsweiler walked into a clinic in his local Walgreens pharmacy, mostly, he said, to appease his wife.
England's most at-risk listed buildings need about \u00c2\u00a3400m to secure their futures, English Heritage says.
Thirteen Coptic Christians detained after clashes with police at a recent Cairo demonstration have been released.
The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.
Protesters still occupy Mexico City streets. The country is still divided along class lines. Two candidates each still claim to be the next president.
Blog: VMware and its competitors are helping to drive demand in market expected to more than double its current level in four years, according to an IDC report.
An explosion at an unlicensed fireworks  workshop in southwestern China has killed 16 people and injured  15, local media reported on Tuesday.
Iran formally withdrew its demand to exempt sensitive research from a freeze of key parts of its nuclear program -- a last-minute bid to remove the threat of UN economic sanctions, Western diplomats said Sunday.
As the fate of a British hostage remains unclear, two Egyptian engineers have been kidnapped from their Baghdad office Thursday night, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official says.
Il norvegese Ole Einar Bjoerndalen ha vinto la sprint di Oestersund, valida per la Coppa del Mondo m...
Gigi De Canio mette da parte le polemiche e si concentra sulla sfida di domenica contro la Fiorentin...
Express shipping giant FedEx Corp. on Wednesday reported that first-quarter earnings more than doubled on sharply higher revenue and average daily package volumes to meet Wall Street expectations.
INTERNET giant Google has taken its searching tools one step further with a service for individual desktops. Its new desktop search application means users can search their email, files, web history, and chats
United Artists, the film company  backed by actor Tom Cruise and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc, said on  Monday it has reached a deal enabling striking Hollywood  screenwriters to work on the company's films.
Taliban suicide bombers launched a second day of attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least four people in the capital and a northern city, raising tensions in areas that had been considered relatively secure.
The designer of the SpaceShipOne vessel, which cracked the barrier to manned commercial space flight earlier this year, signs a deal with Virgin Airways' Richard Branson to build more spacecraft based on that design.
The election was already achingly close, but the recount in the race for governor of Washington State was almost absurdly close, the results showed Wednesday.
Thousands of people flee their homes as a cyclone batters Pakistan's coast after days of rain in the south.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has been given a lecture ahead of tomorrow&#39;s pre-Budget Report - he faces raising taxes or cutting spending.
State Street ousted a senior executive and said it would set aside $618 million to cover legal claims stemming from investments tied to mortgage securities.
The Mexican cement tycoon overpays in a quest for growth.
By ADRIAN ANGELETTE  A state judge said Friday it is more likely than not that a Baker man was involved in downloading child pornography on his home computers, but it also was possible that others who lived at or visited the man's home could have committed the crime.
The Dutch police said today that they had raided a site they described as a terrorist training camp for Kurdish separatists in the southern Netherlands, arresting 38 people
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QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean leftist Rafael Correa, an admirer of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory following Sunday's presidential run-off after promising sweeping reform in the unstable Andean country.
WASHINGTON , Dec 19 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is the target of increasing criticism from both his own Republican camp and Democrats, as the White House voiced its continued support for the Pentagon chief.
Wayne Chrebet wanted so badly to play against the San Diego Chargers last week. Even though he sustained a mild concussion in the regular-season finale against St. Louis, Chrebet prepared as though he would play. He got on the airplane to California thinking he would play. Then came the bad news: Jets coach Herman Edwards decided against it.
Tra di loro 21 donne, di cui una incinta, e sette bambini
American Indians are reconnecting to their heritage through a game that was invented by their ancestors.
[India News]: Srinagar, Oct 24 : National Conference Chief Omar Abdullah and his father Farooq Abdullah today escaped unhurt when militants triggered a powerful blast as they reached a graveyard in Anantnag district to attend a ceremony for a slain party
Angela Park shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday at LPGA International for a share of the second-round lead with South Korea's Hye Jung Choi in the LPGA Tour's 90-hole final qualifying tournament.
A new space observatory was rocketing into orbit yesterday preparing to scan the universe for the most violent celestial explosions since the Big Bang.
Two community leaders were appointed Friday to study how to reconcile Northern Ireland&#39;s ertswhile Catholic and Protestant foes, including possibly setting up a South African-style &quot;truth&quot; commission.
Presso Presidenza consiglio, fondi per 50 milioni
Ryanair, the Irish low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it would sue the European Commission over &quot;its repeated failure&quot; to tackle &quot;illegal&quot; state aid to rival European airlines.
AutoItalia immette nel mercato Ypsilon, Thesis, Musa, Phedra
E' successo nel Napoletano, era proprietario del locale
Insulti razzisti e violenze nel cortile di un oratorio
Sgominata organizzazione affiliata a camorra
SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - Members of the board of  Calpers, the biggest U.S. pension fund, voted on Monday to  demand that major car makers meet with them to defend their  lawsuit against California's new air quality regulations to  reduce exhaust emissions from cars and trucks.
Even in a rough market, these companies are poised to soar.
Britain will expel four Russian diplomats over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the murder of a former KGB agent fatally poisoned in London, the foreign secretary said Monday.
The United States will lead pressure on European allies to supply more troops and equipment to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday but could come away frustrated, alliance sources said.
From SitePoint.com today, there's a new piece entitled Introducing PHP 5's Standard Library. It goes into some detail about an extension that snuck in the back of the PHP world - the Standard PHP Library.
Private equity firm Leonard Green &  Partners LP and retailer The Container Store said on Tuesday  they have agreed to a financial partnership in a private  transaction whose terms were not disclosed.
Shares of online U.S. retailer Amazon.com Inc rose more than 2 percent on Wednesday after the online retailer said the 2007 holiday season was its strongest since it opened in 1994.
Il presidente del Milan Silvio Berlusconi &egrave; stato colto da malore mentre parlava dal palco de...
Lungo stop per Ciro Capuano, il difensore del Palermo infortunatosi domenica a Livorno.
Germany's state governments will this week ask parliament for the freedom to further extend shop-opening hours, long seen as one of the most visible symbols of the heavy regulation of the country's economy.
''Adesso sono competitivo. Ma nei prossimi anni? Io non corro tanto per correre, ecco perch\u00c3\u00a9 ho deci...
A series of blasts hit the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said, a day after Ugandan peacekeepers started arriving in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
Janet Hettinger waited more than two days to return to her home on this city&#39;s barrier island only to be told she couldn&#39;t go inside.
Cuban TV shows brief video images of Fidel Castro meeting Vietnam's Communist Party chief in Havana.
Defacement video tutorial pulled after attack Saudi hackers manged to deface a page on Microsoft's UK web site last week, recording the techniques they used in an online video.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The next federal Vioxx trial, which opens in federal court here on Monday, focuses on a man who began taking the painkiller after its label said that it could increase the risk of heart attacks.
A new kid on the block promises to give offshore outsourcing a run for its money--by routing technology work to rural America. [Outsourcing Blog]
Lauren Hutton is set to  play a Hollywood publicist in at least three episodes of FX&#39;s  &quot;Nip/Tuck.&quot;
Russia orders a partial withdrawal of officials in Georgia as a spying row escalates.
Mel Gibson's redemption tour is heading to TV. The embattled 50-year-old actor-director, whose high-profile drunken-driving arrest and subsequent anti-Semitic tirade made international headlines over the summer, is set to appear on \
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Atlantis are hoping for clear skies over Florida tomorrow as they near the end of a successful construction flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
Nina Kraft, winner of last month&#39;s Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawai&#39;i, acknowledged yesterday that she had used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO.
One of the men mauled in a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo pleaded for help and asked why it was taking so long to get it, according to a 911 recording released Tuesday.
In brief Exploit circulating for unpatched vuln
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara married Italian-born widow Diana Masieri Byfield in a private ceremony Thurday in St. Francis Basilica in Assisi.
A 42-year-old Scottish woman became the first female \
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat&#39;s West Bank grave and says talks with new Palestinian leaders have given him optimism about a revival of Middle East peacemaking.
US forces prepare to move on rebel city; elsewhere over the weekend, insurgents killed scores of Iraqi troops.
Monks on an island monastery are accused of unfair dismissal by their former handyman and cook.
Il team Pramac-D'Antin Ducati ha licenziato Alex Hofmann. \
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , the first of Wall Street's biggest firms to report second-quarter earnings, said profit rose 27 percent to a record as a rally in stocks fueled equity trading and investment-banking revenue increased.
McAfee VirusScan Online will come bundled with AOL 9.0 Security Edition.
The United States is trying to help an American teacher to leave Kuwait after the Gulf Arab state imposed a travel ban on her, the U.S. embassy said on Saturday.
Radio had its golden age in the 1930s. In the 1950s, it was television's turn. Historians may well date the golden age of the blog from 2004--when Merriam-Webster.com's most searched--for definition was blog. How long can it last? Who knows? Here's what we discovered about the new medium this year
A Russian cargo ship blasted off early Friday carrying badly needed food and equipment for the international space station, where supplies for the American and Russian crew have been dwindling rapidly.
In a trend Montgomery County officials called shocking, the median price for a newly constructed single-family detached home in Montgomery rocketed to a record high of $1.13 million in the first quarter of this year, according to government data released yesterday.
Gateway Inc. GTW.N on Monday  launched its rebirth as a seller primarily of personal  computers, hoping to return to profitability after losing  market share to rivals after several years of focusing on  selling gadgets such as TVs and digital cameras.
Tiny Kosovo \u00c2\u0097 poor, mostly Muslim but feverishly pro-Western \u00c2\u0097 braced itself Saturday for a historic declaration of independence from Serbia, a decade after a war that killed 10,000 people and years of limbo under U.N. rule.
British Airways cancelled six domestic flights yesterday, as thousands of holidaymakers descended on Heathrow for the airline&#39;s busiest weekend of the year.
If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas, according to researchers.
British anti-terrorism police Saturday started examining evidence in the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said.
Japan's hugely popular online social networking site Mixi said Wednesday it planned to expand into China, whose growing number of Internet users are already being courted by Rupert Murdoch's MySpace.
La slovacca Veronika Zuzulova ha vinto il secondo slalom di Coppa Europa in programma a Schruns, in ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A videotape of the beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared Sunday on an Islamist Web site, showing the civil engineer pleading that he wanted \
Switched off to the environment Next time you leave the office, turn off your machine. According to a new report, the typical mid-sized American business wastes more than $165,000 a year in electricity costs thanks to PCs left on through the night. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s more than $1.72bn in wasted funds across the country.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to reorganize its corporate structure next year, saying the move would help it take advantage of new opportunities in the convergence of mobile communications and Internet technologies.
Washington State's highest court has given the green light for a class-action lawsuit.
Angelina Jolie, visiting Sudan in her role as U.N. goodwill ambassador, said it's too soon for refugees from western Darfur to return to their homes, as the government is urging.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The global food retailer Ahold NV, which owns the Stop &amp; Shop and Giant chains in the United States, said Monday it will buy a 20 percent stake in Scandinavian grocer ICA AB for 7.35 billion Swedish kronor ($1.
AMHERST -- Five years had passed since the University of Massachusetts women's basketball team had faced a top-25 opponent at home. Coincidentally, it had been five years since the Minutewomen played Boston College.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eli Lilly drug Cymbalta for the treatment of pain associated with nerve damage in diabetics.
Tony Blair is due to hold talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki in Pretoria.
Indonesia will push forward the suggestions on how to resolve the crisis in Iraq that its leader presented after meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush earlier this week, a minister said on Wednesday.
Chief Executive John Chambers and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates may have different leadership styles. And their firms certainly specialize in disparate aspects of the computer-Internet spectrum.
Ha precedenti per reati di usura, raggiunto da sei colpi
Basque separatists caught trying to cross into Spain from France in an explosives-packed van on Monday had planned to detonate the vehicle this week, the Spanish interior minister said on Wednesday.
John Kerry charged that George W. Bush's &quot;failures&quot; had left America more exposed to terrorism, while the president blasted his challenger for failing to see the &quot;true dangers&quot; in a post-September 11 world.
You know about Republican Sen. Larry Craig's arrest on disorderly conduct charges in a Minneapolis bathroom. Now you know he has resigned. But do you know about the cop he tried to solicit?
England call up fast bowler Stuart Broad for the CB Series finals against Australia with injured Jon Lewis and Chris Tremlett to fly home.
By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 15--If you're on the front line of Hurricane Katrina recovery, you're likely exhausted and have put aside many personal necessities as you help others. You don't feel you can claim time for yourself.
'Agora' giovani occasione per confermare fenomeno profondo'
European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.
Fiji&#39;s Vijay Singh became the first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season with victory in the Chrysler Championship on Sunday.
Four teenagers die when the car they are in leaves a road and hits a tree in Worcestershire.
SINGAPORE -- Crude oil futures rose to a record for a third day Monday, surpassing $55 in New York on speculation US demand for heating oil will deplete inventories this winter.
At midnight, like magic, Harry Potter appeared. Like castles lowering their drawbridges, bookstores across Britain and as far away as Singapore and Sydney, unveiled their copies of \
Sales remain strong, but steps to lower inventory levels negatively affect earnings.
IPSWICH, England -- Five slain prostitutes were mourned yesterday at a memorial service, and police identified one victim as a woman who told reporters days before her death that she was afraid of a suspected serial killer but needed money to support her heroin habit.
Free samples of Chicken Selects form a bold move for the fast-food giant.
A new state civil unions law has failed to ensure that same-sex couples in New Jersey enjoy the same rights as married heterosexuals, an official report said on Tuesday.
The end may be nigh for the British Grand Prix but here&#39;s 10 reasons why we&#39;ll never forget Silverstone... Stowe, Copse, Becketts, the Hangar straight - go on say them again.
Sharing wireless may be the way to universal net access, says Bill Thompson.
After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.
Moving to end a political crisis with its government coalition partner, the Socialist Party on Thursday effectively ousted Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy from office and said it would nominate his replacement ...
Scientists in China have developed a bird flu vaccine for poultry and mammals that can fend off the deadly virus and help stop its spread, the China Daily newspaper said on Monday.
Il presidente della Regione Lazio, Piero Marrazzo, ha voluto esprimere tutto cordoglio per la morte,...
The Republican National Convention set the tone and outlined the major positions of the Bush administration for the upcoming election.
Malcolm Summers, one of the closest eyewitnesses to the John F. Kennedy assassination, has died of a heart ailment at age of 80, a funeral home said on Monday.
NEW YORK  - Young women showed less dissatisfaction with their weight and shape after participating in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention program, researchers from Germany found.
By JOHN DOBBERSTEIN World Staff Writer  Drought assistance in the federal package for livestock producers will be distributed by Oklahoma agriculture officials.   Oklahoma will get about $6 million from the U.S.
InfoWorld - Attempts to find an investor for bankrupt German mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile have failed, after the last potential buyer ended negotiations, the company&#39;s insolvency administrator said Sunday.
Santander Central Hispano SA, which last month offered 8.2 billion pounds ($14.9 billion) to buy the UK mortgage lender Abbey National Plc, said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs at the British company.
BAGHDAD Iraq&#39;s southern oil exports are expected to remain reduced over the next five days as engineers work on repairing sabotaged pipelines linking oil fields to export storage tanks, an oil official said Monday.
From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.
The two Greek sprinters who face an Olympic hearing Wednesday into whether they deliberately missed a drug test last week have been discharged from the Athens hospital where they were treated for minor injuries they sustained in a mysterious motorbike ...
Nel quarto trimestre 2007 a 953 milioni (-47%)
Confusion surrounds a Hamas threat to target Israelis abroad following today&#39;s assassination of one of the group&#39;s officials in Damascus.
A labor dispute between the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and players has halted World Cup preparations and could result in the national team using replacement players for the Feb. 9 opening of the final round of qualifying in Trinidad &amp; Tobago.
LOS ANGELES - So, did she or didn't? Britney Spears most definitely got married last week, People magazine reports in its Oct. 4 issue filled with pictures of the pop star and her fiance, Kevin Federline, in wedding apparel and surrounded by family and friends...
Regulators will have more time on their hands as the Bush administration rejected more oversight of the rapidly growing hedge fund industry.
Jarrett Jack almost records a triple-double to lead Portland, playing without its suspended star, to a 93-83 over Toronto on Sunday.
Homeland Security will hold a hearing to discuss the agency's own problems battling electronic attacks.
SUNDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- A new tool to assess the quality of home health care for the elderly and people with disabilities has been developed by an international team that includes University of Michigan researchers.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  May 28--TOKYO -- NTT DoCoMo Inc. and convenience store chain FamilyMart  Co.
The Cleveland Indians picked up a club option Friday on left-hander Scott Sauerbeck, who did not pitch last season because of shoulder surgery.
Texas became the first U.S. state  to require that all 11- and 12-year-old girls be vaccinated  against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually  transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer, the  governor's office said on Friday.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri and visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here Tuesday agreed that the reform of the United Nations and expansion
Tyler Hansbrough scores 26 points and Wayne Ellington adds a career-high 23 to help No. 1 North Carolina beat Nevada, 106-70, on Thursday night.
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after an anti-graft court found him guilty of plunder and barred him from holding public office again.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  RENO, Nev. - A string of wildfires that scorched hundreds of square miles of prime habitat has prompted an emergency antelope hunt and relocation of unprecedented scope in Nevada, state officials said.
PARIGI -I giornalisti francesi rapiti in Iraq sono vivi. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri francese Michel Barnier, che si e si \u00c3\u00a8 detto fiducioso di una \u00c2\u00abconclusione positiva\u00c2\u00bb della crisi. \u00c2\u00abAbbiamo
Ceres P. Doyo. IT&#39;S six days before World AIDS Day, which falls on Dec. 1. This year&#39;s theme is &quot;Women and AIDS.&quot; For the past two successive years (2002 and 2003) the theme was &quot;Stigma and Discrimination
LOS ANGELES  - Elton John was honored alongside five other entertainers at the 27th annual Kennedy Center Honors held at the White House on Sunday, Dec. 5. On Sunday afternoon, the 57-year-old
The United Nations will suspend its mediation efforts between the Colombian government and Marxist rebels after two years of talks that have failed to resolve the country's 40-year conflict, U.N. officials said on Monday.
Since August, President Bush has welcomed just one foreign leader to the White House &#151; the interim prime minister of Iraq. No other meetings with foreign dignitaries are on the horizon until Bush goes to Chile in late November for a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders.
A frontbench Conservative MP is reprimanded after suggesting selective schools can boost overall standards.
Plus: Is Microsoft search engine crawling Google? [News.com Extra]
Laws abolishing 800 years of feudal property rights come into force in Scotland.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections, seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.
 kills Pakistani woman minister
I DON&#39;T think there&#39;s a big enough slice of humble pie in Berkshire to satisfy my needs this week. Why, you ask? Well I was the bright spark who called for Colin Montgomerie&#39;s exclusion
Kate Allen of Austria wins the triathlon with a late surge Wednesday, passing more than half of the field in the final leg and edging Loretta Harrop of Australia at the finish line.
Boosting U.S. troop levels in Iraq by 21,500 would create major logistical hurdles for the Army and Marine Corps, which are short thousands of vehicles, armor kits and other equipment needed to supply the extra forces, U.S. officials said.
North Korea on Tuesday accused the administration of US President George W. Bush of using a dispute over its nuclear weapons program to gain votes in next week&#39;s presidential election.
Microsoft&#39;s new Windows XP Media Center 2005 operating system has new features that help a PC compete with consumer electronics devices in the living room, and that turn a PC into a home server capable of feeding audio and video to multiple devices on a
Reforms of the IMF's voting and financial structures give China and other emerging economies more influence.
Saudi Arabia is preparing for the first municipal elections in that nation&#39;s history. Saudi voters will go to the ballots on February 10, 2005 to elect half of the City of Riyad&#39;s City Council members.
Sure, many penny stocks are bad. But some of them offer divine returns for the Foolish bargain hunter.
It is the first such engagement between the Bush administration and those two countries in three years.
South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.
An immigration bill, expected to pass, requires knowledge of French and proof of support.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dinner tables are increasingly supplied by global fishing fleets, which are depleting the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oceans to feed ravenous consumers.
Sometimes ordering more food helps you eat less -- that is, if what you order is a low-calorie salad, new research shows.
The security vendor has fixed the damage, but the site briefly redirected visitors to a malicious site in China.
Sure, the White House slipped from former Vice President Al Gore's grasp, but how many politicians end up on stage at Oscar night?
How three amateur journalists dethroned an icon and turned the mainstream media upside down, all without quitting their day jobs
Millions of PCs infected Telecoms watchdog OPTA has fined three Dutch firms and their two directors a total of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1m for the illegal distribution of spyware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Da oggi un libro sulla vicenda che ha sconvolto uno sportQuelle settimane tra telefonate, pressioni e un mondiale da vincere                                            Quando Prodi chiese: Lippi vada via i retroscena dei giorni di Calciopoli                                                                                      di EMANUELA AUDISIO
UK-based charity Save the Children pulls out of Sudan's troubled Darfur region after the killing of its aid workers.
A man wearing hospital scrubs threw a toddler 30 feet from a pedestrian overpass onto a major highway Thursday, and the boy was later pronounced dead, authorities said.
TOKYO : The Bank of Japan&#39;s policy board has voted unanimously to leave its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected, amid signs that the world&#39;s second-largest economy may be slowing.
Europe's heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket puts two satellites in orbit after taking off from French Guiana.
The US government&#39;s latest supercomputer, BlueGene/L, has been officially crowned the most powerful number cruncher on the planet.
Once, drug gangs mostly fought each other, now they're joining forces to wage open warfare on the government
Non vi e' nessun riscontro su asserita morte capo al Qaida
Per sopravvenuta mancanza delle esigenze cautelari
Vendite in aumento del 13%, ma utile netto in calo del 27%
Ministro dell'energia prende il posto dell'arabo Al-Hameli
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Aug. 31 -- For the first time in 3 1/2 years, Russia on Friday allowed visiting American officials to look inside the world's largest fortified warehouse for nuclear materials, a graveyard for plutonium that Russia has tried to keep closed.
Leeds United, one of the great names in English soccer, have denied they are negotiating a possible sale of the second division club to British businessman Sebastian Sainsbury.
Allison Frenkel is one of a dozen women who work for Wingwomen.com, earning up to $30 an hour to accompany single men to bars and help them chat up other women.
KIEV, Ukraine  - The liberal challenger in a  closely fought presidential election in Ukraine vowed Friday to  lead his supporters out on to the streets if authorities  cheated to give victory to his opponent.
Il gruppo Arrigoni vince per 1-0 (Lucarelli) ad Auxerree conquista uno storico passaggio ai sedicesimi di finale                                            Coppa Uefa, miracolo Livorno Parma ko senza conseguenze                                                                                      Emiliani, gi\u00c3\u00a0 qualificati, sconfitti in casa per 3-0 dall'Osasuna
Doppio colpo di mercato della Triestina: arrivano Luigi Piangerelli, 34 anni, proveniente dal Bresci...
XM and Sirius announced a consolidation that is sure to face scrutiny from federal regulators.
(InfoWorld) - SAP AG unwrapped its Enterprise Search application to help customers conduct specific secure queries of structured and unstructured data held in both SAP and non-SAP software. The vendor announced the search application Tuesday at its TechEd developer conference in Las Vegas during a flurry of announcements promoting innovation and simplicity. \
Ishmeet Singh is good news for Sikh communities desperate for role models to inspire young men to keep their hair long and bound
Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington provide a smooth and appealing update on the gangster-as-tragic-hero myth
The Bank of England has left its key lending rate at 4.75 percent for the fourth month in a row, but analysts are split over whether borrowing costs will go up again next year.
Troppo vento ad Aare, gara doveva aprire la manifestazione
Sir Mark Thatcher will go before a South African court on Thursday on charges that he helped finance a foiled coup attempt.
Fabio Capello lo ha promesso: imparer&agrave; la lingua inglese in pochissimo tempo. Cos\u00c3\u00ac &egrave; g...
Airlines are resisting talk of a passenger bill of rights, saying such regulation is the purview of US government.
Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled reforms needed to join the EU.
The European Union called on Russia on Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying row.
Tony Parker scored a season-high 27 points and San Antonio fended off a series of rallies by Boston to post a 107-90 victory over the Celtics on Sunday.
Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas has been suspended for one game for fighting during the game against the Indiana Pacers, the NBA said on Friday.
Israel on Sunday signaled it will consider freeing some Palestinian prisoners involved in attacks on Israelis, defusing a crisis with the Palestinian Authority ahead of a historic Mideast summit.
Investor's Business Daily - If you have doubts about how mutual fund managers reacted to news that insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan was the target of a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, you need look only at the share price.
SAN JOSE, California Steve Jobs has promised that Apple Computer&#39;s iPod will become &quot;the Walkman of the 21st century,&quot; but for that to happen, Jobs must do what he failed to do in the 1980s: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates, who sees entertainment
Seven Afghan policemen are killed by a landmine in the Kandahar province, ahead of landmark elections.
HOUSTON - From the start, Game 5 of the National League Championship Series was unlike any of the previous four. But in the end, it was decided by another home run, this one from Houston&#39;s Jeff Kent with
Britain&#39;s Ministry of Defence on  Saturday named the three British soldiers killed in Afghanistan  by a bomb dropped by a U.S. aircraft coming to support them in  a battle against the Taliban.
A steady rise in food and energy  costs pushed overall U.S. consumer prices up 0.7 percent in  May, the sharpest rise in 1-1/2 years, a government report  showed on Friday.
Taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's  Lamictal epilepsy drug during the first three months of  pregnancy may increase the chances of having a baby with a  cleft lip or palate, U.S. regulators warned on Friday.
Accusati di false certificazioni per ottenere invalidita'
Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain has delivered better-than-forecast pretax profits for the first half, spurred by strong sales growth and a solid performance at its vehicle breakdown service.
London: Orlando Bloom has reportedly split with his girlfriend Kate Bosworth, after a three-year relationship because their demanding acting careers took them away from each very often to distant shores.
Per esplosione mine a Sirnak, nella parte sud-orientale
Germany has commemorated the country&#39;s 1990 unification as debate raged about continued east-west divisions, the financial cost of the process and whether the federal state even has a future.
The Bush administration failed to achieve an increase in the ownership ceilings that the Chinese impose on joint ventures with American firms, officials said.
Gigi Buffon sembra non essere ancora in condizione per affrontare un impegno agonistico. Anche oggi ...
Microsoft announced a deal to distribute films from the Walt Disney Company on Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Xbox Live Internet service and outlined a broader array of games.
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DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that about 38,000 of its hourly production workers have accepted buyouts or early retirement offers so far this year.
The minke whale lay on the heaving steel deck, its vast gray body slack in death. Images such as this one marking the start of the autumn whaling season could become common
BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao was named Sunday to replace elderly leader Jiang Zemin as head of China&#39;s powerful Central Military Commission, state press said.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave Sunday on a nine-day tour of Britain and the United States culminating in an address to the UN General Assembly, an official said.
Taiwan condemned China&#39;s plan to draft an anti-secession law, describing it Saturday as a move to establish a legal basis to attack the self-ruling, democratic island that Beijing claims as a province.

WASHINGTON: Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty are among six entertainment legends who have been honoured for their lifetime contributions to American culture.
US oddball comedy Sideways steals the show at the New York Critics Circle awards with four honours.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon designated George Clooney as a U.N. \
Paul Binder, TARGET International Executive Search director for central Europe (PB): Most of the fears of a mass migration from the new EU member states were not justified and I think they will not be fulfilled ...
Great Britain play Austria in the Davis Cup as they aim to get back into the World Group. But what is the World Group and how exactly does the Davis Cup work?
Playbill - Acclaimed director Robin Phillips&#39; new production of Bernard Pomerance&#39;s The Elephant Man for Canadian Stage Company will star Tony Award winner Brent Carver as the deformed Victorian celebrity John Merrick.
By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 23--A water replacement plan for irrigation wells in Weld, Morgan and Adams counties probably won't be approved and three cities are to blame, the state engineer said Thursday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
One of America&#39;s leading heart specialists is calling for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising of the arthritis pain drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors, in light of recent reports linking them to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
 after Pakistani arrests
Bobby Fischer, the eccentric genius who became America's only world chess champion by humbling the Soviet Union's best but who spent his last years as a fugitive from U.S. authorities, has died at 64.
: Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush&#39;s choice to be the next US Secretary of State, has undergone surgery to treat noncancerous growths in her uterus, a White House official said.
David Wells beat Greg Maddux in a matchup of 40-something pitchers, James Loney drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Thursday night.
American Airlines says it is fully drawn on a $834 million line of credit and &quot;might not be able to comply&quot; with all of its terms.
Hundreds of mourners pay tribute to Marcel Marceau at the French mime artist's funeral in Paris.
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Hundreds of United Nations peacekeeping troops on Tuesday stormed a stronghold of supporters of the ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, seeking
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This weekend there seemed to be more banners on streetlights and bridges in Boston hailing James Levine&#39;s arrival as the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Uganda's former health minister goes on trial accused of embezzling money for vaccines and an Aids fund.
Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian infiltrators Sunday in the clearest sign of a warming of relations strained by a Palestinian uprising.
BYBLOS, Lebanon  - The Fishing Club in Byblos port, where the Mediterranean slaps against boats moored off Crusader ruins, offers one of Lebanon's most enticing views.
The U.S. government is expected to announce on Friday that it will ease rules for summer travel in the Western Hemisphere amid complaints of a huge backlog of passport applications, The New York Times reported.
A study finds Scottish people from poor areas are more likely to kill themselves than those from affluent homes.
Baghdad, Sept. 25 (NNN): In the third kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital in less than three weeks, armed men have snatched two Egyptians from their office in Baghdad.
There'll be no last-minute pressure this time. The United States advanced to the next round of World Cup qualifying with a game to spare.
In a closely watched decision, court's majority says they're more than advisory but less than mandatory.
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oracle is increasing the stakes in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft. Oracle has increased its cash offer for PeopleSoft shares from 21 dollars a share to 24 dollars a share.
Battles between soldiers and Taliban have raged across Afghanistan in the past 24 hours with more than two dozen rebels killed and a teenage boy dying in the crossfire, the US-led coalition said Friday.
UK general insurer Royal & Sun Alliance  Insurance Group Plc  said on Thursday it was selling its  U.S. arm to Arrowpoint Capital, providing the company with a  long-awaited exit from its U.S. unit.
A bomb struck a NATO vehicle in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing six Canadian soldiers and their interpreter, while a German national was reported kidnapped in a remote and dangerous area.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 22 -- An Israeli advocacy group has found that 39 percent of the land used by Jewish settlements in the West Bank is private Palestinian property, which the organization contends is a violation of international and Israeli law guaranteeing property rights in the occupied territories.
Premier assicura impegno Italia per profughi palestinesi
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Investigators arrive to examine the wreckage of a jet which crash-landed in Indonesia, killing 22 people.
Microsoft Corp. partners introduced to the company&#39;s software-plus-services strategy this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) applauded the plan, though they noted a few challenges as the company makes the transition from selling business software to offering more hosted and Web-based services.
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DHAKA: Bangladesh was in turmoil last night after co-ordinated grenade attacks targeting a senior opposition leader killed at least 18 people and wounded hundreds.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 6-0 at Busch Stadium this postseason and are looking for some hometown cheering to help carry them to their first victory against the red-hot Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the World Series on Tuesday.
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Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. tanks advanced to within 800  yards of the Imam Ali mosque in the Iraqi city of Najaf on  Sunday after talks on surrendering control of the shrine at the  center of an 18-day siege ran into trouble.
Indonesia welcomes an initiative by rebels in Aceh province to join a ceasefire.
Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union has won a boost when a key European Parliament committee rejected calls to offer Ankara anything less than full membership.
Storace, 'Cavaliere e' nostro alleato non nostro principale'
BAGHDAD, Iraq The husband of a kidnapped relief worker in Iraq is appealing for her release &quot;in the name of Islam.&quot;. Tahseen Ali Hassan told Al-Arabiya television that &quot;it hurts&quot; to see his wife cry.
Chinese President Hu Jintao hailed the success of the &#39;&#39;one country, two systems&#39;&#39; policy today on the eve of fifth anniversary of tiny Macau&#39;s return to China after four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule.
Proclaiming &quot;voters of America have set the direction of the nation for the next four years,&quot; President Bush yesterday outlined a second-term agenda that includes fighting the
In a scene of legal deja vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.
'L'eccesso sciupa il corpo, sedurre con lo sguardo'
Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home yesterday to a tearful welcome from their families, ending a four-month drama that had gripped this country, which had opposed the U.S.-led war ...
Page 99 of the best-selling satire America (The Book) by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show shows the justices of the Supreme Court as they have never been seen before: naked, as in full-frontal, sagging nudity.
The Venezuelan government has no immediate plans to buy Russian submarines, the defense minister told the state news agency Friday, denying a Russian newspaper report.
Sun's acquisition of the VirtualBox project is very much part and parcel of what is probably Sun's single greatest thrust--to reconnect with the development community that it once essentially owned but who abandoned it en masse for Linux.
Il neoacquisto della Reggina, Franco Brienza, si &egrave; detto entusiasta della sua nuova collocazi...
The largest computer company in China, the Lenovo Group, has bought a majority stake in the PC-making business of the multinational IBM.
Pope John Paul II is taken to hospital with breathing difficulties after falling ill with flu, the Vatican says.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Mitt Romney was projected to win Nevada's Republican presidential nominating contest on Saturday and voters in South Carolina cast ballots as an unpredictable White House race moved to the South and West.
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Bosnians voted Saturday in local  elections in which the main Muslim, Serb and Croat nationalist  parties are expected to confirm their dominance nine years  after the end of the 1992-5 war.
The combination could force other carriers to seek partners, people with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday.
Israeli police say they have broken up a gang of neo-Nazis who attacked foreigners, gay people and religious Jews.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for the annual G-8 gathering of the world's industrialized power next week, he may be greeted with tense smiles and strained pleasantries.
Bulldozers start knocking down a building at the centre of some of the worst rioting in Copenhagen for decades.
Leading shares closed firmer, nearing session peaks, with stronger mining issues and a recovery in dollar-exposed stocks helping to offset disappointing results from HSBC and Tesco's, and with Wall Street higher as inflation worries recede, dealers said.
American forces have stormed the rebel-held town of Samarra, claiming more than 100 insurgents killed, as coalition forces try to establish control in the Sunni triangle.
UPDATED: In a coordinated attack against spammers, some of the country&#39;s largest ISPs have filed new lawsuits against businesses and individuals that allegedly deluged users with unwanted and offensive e-mails.
Each skinny server houses eight processors. Plug a few together, and voila! A high-performance machine.
Stun gun maker Taser International  Inc. TASR.O on Monday said it won U.S. government approval  for the first use of its products on some commercial airline  flights to protect passengers from potential terrorist  activities or other harm.
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Authorities arrested and charged two executives of a Dutch commodities company whose dumped toxic waste has caused seven deaths and widespread sickness in the Ivory Coast's largest city, a government official said Monday.
Desktops will be available at several retailers, including CompUSA.
So what is left of the emotions that have run so deep the last two seasons? Drew Bledsoe is now in his third season with the Buffalo Bills, long since removed from that testy trade which ended his nine-year run in New England.
Freshmen Senate Democrats asked on  Monday for a role in crafting any new U.S. trade legislation,  joining a similar push by their colleagues in the U.S. House of  Representatives.
Bono, lead singer with rock band U2, is to take centre stage at the Labour Party conference on Wednesday.
NASA said Tuesday it is focusing on the wiring linking crucial fuel gauges into the liquid hydrogen tank as the likely cause of failures that forced the US space agency to scrub the space shuttle's launch earlier this month.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The lawsuit over a $4 million buyout clause in the contract of former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez is headed back to the court where it originated.
Interstate Bakeries Corp., the parent company of the Wonder/Hostess Bakery in Davenport, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Wednesday.
A rescue boat is brought in to help five people trapped in a building after flash floods in south Wales.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 If the Astros finish in a two-way for the wild-card lead with the San Francisco Giants, they would play a one-game playoff at 3:05 pm Monday at San Francisco.
Per difensore d'ufficio basteranno 2 anni di anzianita'
Seduta pomeridiana per l'Empoli in vista della gara di domenica sera, in posticipo contro la Lazio: ...
Pilgrim buses clog a road just outside the Old City of Damascus. Partly to solve that nuisance, municipal planners want to carve a highway through a historic but neglected quarter of the Syrian capital.
Japan said on Wednesday that its ties with Washington would not be shaken by a U.S. Congressional move to seek an apology for forcing women to serve as sex slaves during World War Two.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cleared the way for Internet access over the same infrastructure that carries electricity to homes and businesses in America.
&#39;&#39;Condanna totale e senza appello&#39;&#39;. Il sindaco di Roma, Walter Veltroni commenta in maniera netta la &#39;spesa proletaria&#39; di ieri ai danni dell&#39;ipermercato &#39;Panorama&#39; e della libreria Feltrinelli, fatta da un gruppo di Disobbedienti.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Sept. 10 -- Pakistani authorities deported former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday just hours after he returned from seven years of exile to take on his nemesis, President Pervez Musharraf.
Cristiano Ronaldo opens talks on a new contract with Man Utd, according to reports on Portuguese radio.
Few designers are able to adapt French technique to that modern ideal better than Alber Elbaz, who received thunderous applause at his Lanvin show on Tuesday.
NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.
After Texas limited awards in medical malpractice lawsuits, doctors arrived from all over the country.
A pilot is killed after his light aircraft crashes in the Scottish Borders, police confirm.
The AFL-CIO cranked up its campaign to stop the export of US jobs yesterday by launching a new database designed to track companies that outsource jobs overseas.
On the court and off, the Mystics season has been one of disappointment, but the playoffs are still a possibility.
In vista della delicata partita di domenica contro la Roma, l'Atalanta &egrave; in emergenza. Gi&agr...
British police hunting the suspected serial killer of five prostitutes arrested a second man on Tuesday and were given more time to question the first suspect detained on Monday.
'Apprendiamo da giornali eventuali novita' su nostra figlia'
Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi flew to Afghanistan on Sunday for a Christmas visit with Italian troops, whom he praised for their efforts to bring peace to a country gripped by a growing insurgency.
Australia build a lead of 355 over India on day three of the first Test.
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A Dutch military helicopter on Saturday found the wreckage of an Afghan passenger plane that went missing two days ago with 104 people on board after turning away from the capital Kabul in a snow storm.
Interim coach Jim Bates is expected to interview today for the Miami Dolphins&#39; coaching job, but all indications continue to point to LSU Coach Nick Saban accepting the position this week.
Sri Lanka&#39;s main foreign donors have warned that some members of the ruling coalition are undermining the peace process aimed at ending the decades-long civil war.
Archaeologists say they have found a huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge.
A new Iranian computer game sets players  the task of blowing up a U.S. tanker in the Gulf to block the  sea route for much of the world's oil supplies, a newspaper  reported on Saturday.
The Liberty tied a franchise playoff record with nine three-pointers Friday night in a 75-62 victory over the Detroit Shock in Game 1 of the opening round of the WNBA playoffs.
The bodies of three young men feared drowned in a Lake District lake are recovered by police.
Ignacio Insua, a Cuban cameraman working   for Reuters Television in Havana, died on Monday of a heart   attack after suffering spine injuries in a car accident. He was   57.
The Feds are targeting 14 companies for possible subprime shenanigans. Who might they be?
Australia's opposition has clawed back a potentially election-winning lead, boosted by its insistence on extra protection for cheap prescription medicines, two new polls showed.
It has now been nine months since the country went through its biggest political change in 16 years, but actually, surprisingly little has changed.
Los Angeles-based music downloading service Napster has partnered with another company to sell mobile phone ringtones, ITObserver.
Taking the keynote stage at Macworld Expo on Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs wasted no time in introducing Time Machine, a new product designed as companion hardware to Mac OS X v10.5 \
FORT WORTH, Texas _ Intense competition, rising fuel prices and the wave of hurricanes in Florida socked American Airlines&#39; finances last month, executives said Wednesday, and will likely hurt the airline&#39;s third-quarter results.
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Pope John Paul, a close friend of  Rocco Buttiglione, dived into the crisis over the new European  Commission on Thursday, saying it had to be resolved by showing  respect for all points of view.
The African Union confirmed that Sudan's government has &quot;formally accepted the reinforcement of the AU force&quot; in Darfur, the western region in the grip of civil war, but denied that any accord had been signed.
Some of the world&#39;s top scientists, ethicists and policy experts on stem cell research gathered yesterday at the Salk Institute in La Jolla to speak about both the promise and ethical perils tied to the young field.
U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins' new home sits nestled on a quiet lane of single-story wooden houses next to a farm. A small patch of tomatoes and red peppers lines the edge of the property.
Roomba maker set to build mechanoid legions Noted droid manufacturer iRobot has this week landed a major contract from the US Army, after the deal had initially been awarded to a competitor. However, iRobot successfully argued that its rival, Robotic FX, had stolen its technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Network analysis vendor WildPackets Inc is to announce the new version of its OmniAnalysis Platform, with support for Windows Vista, the Intel Centrino 3945 chipset and 802.11n, as well as a new Web-based reporting tool.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms,  said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts  and urged efforts to correct \
AT THE Republican National Convention this year, Ms Mary Cheney and her partner Heather Poe sat together to watch Mary&#39;s father, United States Vice- President Dick Cheney, deliver his acceptance speech.
Historians unearth the wreckage of an RAF Halifax bomber and the remains of its crew in the south of Poland.
The US military says four troops were killed in Anbar province and three in Nineveh province on Thursday.
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Investors in Bear Stearns Cos.   hedge funds that were virtually wiped out from large bets on  risky mortgages are planning to sue the company as early as  Monday, television channel CNBC reported on Friday.
Stocks rose on Thursday after brokerages upgraded General Motors Corp.  and Merck & Co.  and McDonald's Corp.  boosted its annual dividend by 50 percent.
The Bank of England (BoE) announced Thursday it decided to leave its interest rate unchanged at 4.75 percent in September following recent signs of cooling in the property market and a dampening of consumer spending.
Man&#39;s best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer. Scientists said Friday dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine.
The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.
ATHENS -- In the first major public demonstration since the start of the Olympics, thousands of protesters clashed with police who stopped them from marching on the United States Embassy to protest the war in Iraq and Secretary of State Colin Powell's scheduled visit to Greece.
PARIS, June 25 -- Beneath nude cherubs on a gilt ceiling and before flashing cameras at ground level, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner seemed not to know whether to kiss Condoleezza Rice or shake her hand.
By Paul Sisson, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Feb. 9--OCEANSIDE -- It was a simple vision: One continuous bike trail  that runs through the heart of North County from Oceanside to Escondido next  to the new Sprinter rail line.
A contact of ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is to meet UK investigators, an associate has told the BBC.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage.
Members of the U.N. Security Council met yesterday behind closed doors to discuss the political situation in Burma for the first time, and afterward the U.S. ambassador, John R. Bolton, said the United States would push for a resolution on human rights and freedom for political prisoners to be voted...
Around 40 firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial laundry in south Belfast for a second time.
LONDRA - Un ragazzo italiano di 16 anni, Elias Cecchetti, e&#39; stato condannato all&#39; ergastolo per aver assalito con un coltello, lo scorso anno, nel parco di Clissold, a nord di Londra, un&#39; insegnante di 38 anni.
A un punto seguono Juve, Napoli e Palermo
David Beckham picked up a knee injury after enjoying one of his better games in a Real Madrid shirt on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Getafe.
The United Nations warned Wednesday that respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out in areas affected by southern Asia's tsunami disaster \
Federal health experts will begin testing for formaldehyde in trailers provided to people displaced by Hurricane Katrina after complaints of health problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Milena hates herself for it, but she  lights another cigarette anyway.
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Around this time last year I was preparing for midterms at the University of Southern California, managing a long-distance relationship and preparing to embark on one of the greatest assignments ever.
VERONA, 18 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Zucchero ha vinto la 41/a edizione del Festivalbar. Altri riconoscimenti sono andati a Biagio Antonacci, a Eamon ea Luca Dirisio. Il nome del vincitore e&#39; stato dato da Andrea Salvetti
Blog: A report surfaced Friday--also known as iPhone Day--that Apple and several European carriers will announce their launch plans on Monday for a 3G version of the iPhone.
KYIV, Ukraine  - A tentative deal to ease Ukraine's political crisis foundered Tuesday over the opposition's refusal to endorse constitutional changes and outgoing President Leonid Kuchma's rejection of the call to fire his prime minister.
: Insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq, killing three and wounding eight in a suicide bomb and mortar barrage aimed at soldiers sent to the high-risk area
The federal Opposition has asked Australia&#39;s spam legislation enforcers to investigate what it claims is a breach of the Spam Act 2004 by the Prime Minister, coalition politicians and a company whose directors include the Prime Minister&#39;s son.
Japanese automakers&#39; stocks such as Toyota Motor Corp. rose after a US government report showed retail sales gained more than some economists expected.
U.S. oil prices hovered just below &#36;50 a barrel on Tuesday, holding recent gains on a rash of crude supply outages and fears over thin heating oil tanks.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health, which spent nearly &#36;20 billion last year funding research, urged scientists on Thursday to let the agency publish their studies on the Internet.
PARK CITY, Utah  - In younger years, Kevin Costner  and Pierce Brosnan played suave leading men in movies, but this  week at the Sundance Film Festival they tried on new characters  that were more mature and world-weary.
The Arctic Monkeys, Scissor Sisters, Snow Patrol and The Killers are among the bands playing at this year's T In The Park festival in Scotland, organisers said Thursday.
Charming, sociable and openly gay, Klaus Wowereit is the newest star in a German political firmament short on stars.
THE US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the fifth time since June and signalled it was likely to keep pushing them higher at a &quot;measured&quot; pace in the new year.
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 22 : Five days after rattling the markets and corporate India with his statement on TV about \u00e2\u0080\u0098\u00e2\u0080\u0098ownership issues\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 in the Rs 99,000-crore Reliance group, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani did some damage control on Monday.
A suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber plowed his car Monday into a group of Spanish tourists visiting a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba, killing seven Spaniards and two Yemenis in a part of Yemen known for its lawlessness.
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Placido Domingo&#039;s eyes filled with water and his voice choked with emotion. He was singing ahead of the World Cup soccer final, and his portly partner wasn&#039;t with him.
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the largest private employer in the United States, is expanding the number of healthcare plans it offers employees and giving discounts on some types of coverage in an effort to blunt criticism about benefits.
Philadelphia may spread the joy of wireless Internet access to its citizens.
seated alongside his Iranian counterpart in the most extensive, high-level contact between the countries in years. relations but occasionally over the past few years their senior envoys have crossed paths at international meetings.
Six members of the same family were hanged in Egypt after being convicted for the revenge-killing of 22 members of a rival family two years ago.
Jazz star George Melly has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife Diana said Thursday.
Alcoa and China's Chinalco are \
30 December 2004 -- Allies of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko say they are confident their side will win any court challenges and that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych will not be able to overturn Yushchenko&#39;s victory in the country&#39;s 26
Aaron Sele , the former Red Sox righthander, went an impressive 9-4 during the regular season for the Angels. But he and that .692 winning percentage will be out of the Division Series between the Angels and Sox.
Long-term mortgage rates fell again this week to the lowest level in six months, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
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By Doug Smeath Deseret Morning News  A candidate for Salt Lake City mayor is questioning whether The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints belongs in the downtown renovation business.
QALQILYA, West Bank  - Three masked men shot and killed a Hamas leader as he left a mosque in the West Bank on Wednesday, witnesses said, a day after gunmen from a rival Palestinian faction threatened to kill senior Hamas members.
We should be grateful for Tony Blair&#39;s advice on the outcome of the US presidential election. On Friday he chose the medium of his friend Rupert Murdoch&#39;s more upmarket tabloid (the Times ) to tell us: &#39;President Bush is there for four years.
Germany does not expect to take a direct stake in aerospace group EADS  via state bank KfW or other federal or state institutions, a senior government official told Reuters on Thursday.
al-Qaida-linked group for the massive explosion outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that has killed at least seven and left more than 160 people injured.
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For the first time in medical history, scientists have developed a malaria vaccine that has shown promise in a large scale trial conducted in Mozambique.
Iran said on Wednesday it had processed several tons of raw &quot;yellowcake&quot; uranium to prepare it for enrichment -- a process that can be used to make atomic weapons -- in defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog.
East Timor&#039;s president has issued an appeal for calm as thousands of supporters of ex-prime minister Mari Alkatiri prepared to camp out after rolling through the capital in a major show of strength.
Six-party negotiations on winding up Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program resume on Thursday, with hopes raised for progress on at least the first steps after milestone talks between U.S. and North Korean envoys last month.
'Grazie al dottor Riccio e' stata una morte serena'
ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Germany won the World Cup for the second time with a gripping playoff victory over Scotland at Sandy Lane Resort's Country Club Course on Sunday.
The British number one reached the semi-final of the US Open and French Open - but his challenge in Houston seems just as difficult as landing a major title.
The approved merger of Spanish toll road operator Abertis with Italian counterpart Autostrade is cancelled.
ANAHEIM, California  - When Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the NHL saw the move as a major breakthrough in its ambitious expansion dreams into non-traditional markets.
A German container vessel with 27 crew runs aground in the Dover Strait, off the coast of Kent.
JERUSALEM: A Palestinian was shot dead late Friday by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip and his body recovered on Saturday, a military source said.
Merrill Lynch & Company said today third-quarter profit fell 8 percent, hurt by reduced investment banking and trading.
California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world&#39;s most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.
Parlamento promulga legge per i diritti degli individui
Dave Stewart asked buddy Mick Jagger to help him out writing songs for the Jude Law cad movie \
Personal computer maker Gateway Inc.  on Thursday swung to a quarterly profit from a year-ago loss as revenue rose 18 percent on better-than-expected retail performance and the company retired its preferred stock.
Retired basketball great Dennis Rodman is to play two games with a Mexican league side next month as part of his slow-burn campaign to return to the NBA.
The American envoy in Bangladesh urged its bickering political parties to stop meddling in the electoral process and called on the interim government on Sunday to play an impartial role in the vote.
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The Giants scored 21 consecutive points in the second half, erasing a lead and stifling, for now, the growing doubt about their chances of making another playoff run.
The Bush administration has spent more than &#36;65 million in the past two years to aid political organizations in Ukraine, paying to bring opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to meet U.S. leaders and helping to underwrite exit polls indicating he won last month's disputed runoff election.
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Apple introduces two new Jam Packs for its GarageBand music creation software, giving musicians and aspiring musicians more Apple Loops and software instruments to create music. Jam Pack 2: Remix Tools makes it easy to produce compelling dance, hip-hop and electronica tracks, while Jam Pack 3: Rhythm Section offers songwriters a complete backing band for their rock, alternative and country music. [Sep 29]
MI5 recruitment has always been a secret affair - and none more so than for their most famous agent, 007. But plans for another James Bond outing have been put on hold as the film&#39;s producers have been unable to find someone to try out Q&#39;s latest gadgets.
Five days after Hurricane Frances hit  Florida's east coast, more than a million homes and businesses  were still without power in the Sunshine State.
John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, swept rival Mike Huckabee in three capital area primaries Tuesday, even as polls pointed to his lingering weakness among conservatives.
Alex Rodriguez homered with two out in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees to a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday and a 2-1 edge in the weekend series between the old rivals.
A suicide car bomber linked to al-Qaida killed 13 people just outside Baghdad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Green Zone today, the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capture.
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Police in Arizona arrested a former U.S. Navy sailor on charges of spying and providing material support to terrorists, authorities said on Wednesday.
US Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, officials announced Monday. Rehnquist, 80, the second-oldest man to preside over the country&#39;s highest court was admitted to Maryland&#39;s
An underground subculture of  teenage girls who bond over their eating disorders and glorify  bone-thin celebrities has surfaced on the Internet, in a  growing trend that experts say frustrates treatment.
With relatives looking on, 23 men arrested nearly three years ago in the violent occupation of the Mexican Embassy went on trial Wednesday for the assault, which sparked a diplomatic crisis.
The Fianna Fail party of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern took most of the vote in Ireland's parliamentary election, but it was unclear whether that was enough to keep one of Europe's longest-serving leaders in power, an exit poll indicated Friday.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related write-downs and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.
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Devin Hester raced past the New Orleans Saints and ended their bid for a return to the playoffs. Hester sprinted 64 yards for a touchdown on a punt return, his NFL-record sixth kick runback for a score this season to break his own mark set a year ago. He also caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Orton as the Chicago Bears beat the Saints 33-25 on Sunday.
Police in central England arrested eight people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.
Sitting in the visitors' dugout at Coors Field, Dustin Pedroia waited for the Rockies to wrap up batting practice before Game 4 of the World Series last night. With the Red Sox in control of the series, Pedroia was asked if he had any thoughts about possibly making the last putout that clinched the World Series.
By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News  Conservationists, bird watchers and hunters are concerned about an insidious plant that is spreading wildly through Utah's wetlands: phragmites.  Phragmites (pronounced frag-mighties) are a form of reed that can grow 10 feet tall in dense brakes.
Byung-Hyun Kim allowed one run in eight innings and Todd Helton homered and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 Wednesday night.
The Federal Communications Commission won't intervene to stop a broadcast company's plans to air a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-Vietnam War activities on dozens of TV stations, the agency's chairman said Thursday.
By Robert Crowe, Houston Chronicle  Mar. 4--Daniel Maldonado, the American accused of training with al-Qaida and waging jihad in Somalia, came to Houston two years ago to work for a 24-year-old Web designer linked to Internet sites frequented by terrorism suspects.
Volkswagen AG is threatening to eliminate 30,000 jobs ahead of next week&#39;s wage talks with unions as Europe&#39;s biggest carmaker seeks cost cuts similar to agreements reached by other German companies, including DaimlerChrysler AG.
WASHINGTON , Sep 17 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - A draft report by the top US weapons inspector in Iraq offers a detailed examination of Saddam Hussein&#39;s intent to produce chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, but no evidence stockpiles existed at the
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U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made only limited progress but put off considering a change of course in the unpopular war until a crucial September report.
Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008.
What if Queen Elizabeth at the age of 70-something were suddenly to become a voracious reader?
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An armed group claimed in a video Thursday to have obtained a large amount of explosives missing from a munitions depot facility in Iraq and threatened to use them against foreign troops.
Playbill - Hancock Productions opens the world-premiere spy thriller, The Brother, Aug. 30, following previews, at Theatre Building Chicago.
French police said on Thursday they had  arrested eight men they suspect of providing logistical support  to al Qaeda's North African wing in Algeria, confirming a  report in French newspaper Le Figaro.
Massachusetts regulators yesterday said a financial consultant at Citizens Financial Group's investment arm placed elderly clients in inappropriate investments and said they believe similar problems exist throughout the company.
At least six people die and a number of others are hurt in a bomb explosion in the Pakistani city of Quetta.
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Telecom equipment group Ericsson's  chief financial officer has stepped down in the wake of a shock profit warning last week which caused a massive selloff in the company's shares.
Libya took over the rotating  presidency of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday in a major  step back to global respectability after decades as a pariah of  the West.
The eagerly awaited iPhone will be able to play Youtube videos when it ships next week, Apple Inc. announced Wednesday.
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Authorities charged two more suspects Wednesday in an alleged plot to blow up passenger-laden jetliners bound for the United States, bringing to 17 the number formally accused.
Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., said Sunday he is taking the first official step toward a run for president in 2008, setting up a committee that allows him to raise money and gauge support.
And if beef or lamb lovers do not cut down on large portions, they could be in danger of joining the UK&#39;s 387,000 current sufferers, says new research.
A woman accused of offering her younger lover a share of her husband's multimillion-dollar estate if he would kill the 69-year-old was convicted Friday of murder-for-hire and other charges.
The merger between Sprint and Nextel is not only a boon for the two cell phone companies but also for San Diego wireless giant Qualcomm.
WASHINGTON - The International Atomic Energy Agency last week gave Iran an additional few months to consider abandoning its uranium enrichment programs, allowing Teheran more time to potentially advance toward nuclear weapons capability, and throwing
The prospect of a new Indonesian president with a hard line against terrorism has been welcomed by Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff.
Boston Latin over Boston English -- OK, this one isn't for a few months, but here's the point. Sports Illustrated and SI.com recently announced a major push into high school football coverage. The inaugural story included ``10 Games to Watch\
A fix for a browser bug may appear early if hackers exploit the loophole in large numbers, said Microsoft.
A posting on an Islamic Web site claimed yesterday that the al Qaeda-linked group led by Abu Musab Zarqawi has slain a US hostage in Iraq, just 24 hours after grisly video showed
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When you think &#147;dance music,&#148; do you think &#147;disco&#148;? Do you think &#147;techno&#148;? Gabriel &amp; Dresden don&#146;t. For this San Francisco-based duo, music driven by a dance groove needn&#146;t sacrifice emotive melodies and meaning. Created on Macs, their music certainly makes you want to move, but it also gives you something more.
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Sir Mark Thatcher today told how his life had been &quot;destroyed&quot; by charges that he helped finance a failed African coup. The son of former prime minister
Laboratory tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed tuna with mercury levels so high that a diet of six pieces a week would exceed accepted safety levels.
NEW YORK - Stocks drifted lower in extremely light trading Monday as a disappointing consumer income report prompted investors to collect profits after two weeks of gains. Several earnings warnings added to investors' uneasiness...
A concourse at Miami International Airport was briefly evacuated on Monday after a luggage screener mistook an urn of human ashes and other suspicious items for a possible bomb, officials said.
Sen. John McCain will campaign this week with President Bush in Florida, New Mexico and his home state of Arizona, Bush's campaign said Saturday.
Slow consumer buying weighed on third-quarter results of Philips Electronics, and the company says high inventories will continue to hit business in the fourth quarter.
In the latest coup for the fledgling satellite radio industry, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Thursday named former Viacom Inc. President Mel Karmazin as its chief executive officer.
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Deadliest attacks since start of war July 7: A suicide truck bomber rips through a market in a Shi'ite Turkoman town north of Baghdad, killing at least 115 people.
Redskins coach Joe Gibbs is resigning, according to Redskins sources. The team is planning a news conference this afternoon to discuss the Hall of Famer's decision to leave as both coach and team president.
DHAKA : Bangladesh was brought to a standstill by the fourth general strike in a week called by the opposition, which has stepped up its campaign to oust the government since an assassination attempt on its leader.
Britain and Ireland urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to a power-sharing government after assembly elections in the province or face continued direct rule from London.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the town where commandos stormed a school in which militants were holding hundreds hostage in a chaotic battle that left at least 95 people dead.
Bill Clinton came to praise three-term Sen. Joe Lieberman and most assuredly not to bash Ned Lamont, the anti-war challenger making a strong bid for the Democratic Senate nomination in the state's Aug. 8 primary.
President Bush on Monday tapped the manager of his reelection campaign, Ken Mehlman, to head the Republican Party. Mehlman, a protege of chief White House strategist Karl Rove, is Bush&#39;s pick
Patrick Vieira believes Arsenal are better placed than ever before to achieve Champions League success - and insisted they would not be muscled out of their stride at home or abroad.
Ken Caminiti, the 1996 National League MVP who later admitted using steroids during his major league career, died Sunday. He was 41.
Republican Dino Rossi came out on top Wednesday in the recount of Washington state&#39;s extremely tight gubernatorial race. The Seattle Times reported that Rossi&#39;s margin over Democrat

Usually, the down elevator doesn&#39;t drop any lower than the basement, but don&#39;t tell that to the Florida Democratic Party. Their party holds a voter registration edge over Republicans in the state, and they
Fighting in Najaf, a holy city for Shi&#39;ite Muslims in Iraq, is at crisis point. Militiamen led by anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are holed up in the golden-domed Imam Ali mosque in a standoff against Iraq&#39;s interim government and American troops.
BABY FAT: More than 10 percent of US children ages 2 to 5 are overweight - a figure 7 percent higher than in 1994, the American Heart Association (news - web sites) reports.
NEW YORK -- The soaring confidence that George W. Bush&#39;s political team takes into the final weeks of the campaign stems from more than belief its candidate is vastly underestimated.
Oct 9, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Lester Crawford, acting director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appearing before the House Committee on Government Reform yesterday, said he was pessimistic about the possiblility that any of the 48 million
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Blackstone Group issued compensation details for the first time on Monday, disclosing in a filing that CEO Stephen Schwarzman received nearly $400 million last year and stands to make at least $450 million after the private equity firm goes public.
BASRA, Iraq  - Protected by U.S. Black Hawk  helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Iraq on Tuesday in  a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost  prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before  Christmas.
There is a growing sense that John Kerry&#39;s campaign has reached a tipping point. The watershed moment was a sharply worded and highly publicized speech attacking George Bush&#39;s policy on Iraq on Sept.
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South African captain Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat in the third day-night international against Pakistan at Iqbal Stadium here.
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More than 4,000 foreigners have left Ivory Coast in the recent surge of violence, says France.
Murdered Russian former agent Alexander Litvinenko had been working for British secret intelligence service MI6, the Daily Mail newspaper reported Saturday.
A woman is accused of using a computer at a national laboratory to hack into a cell phone company's Web site to get a number for Chester Bennington, lead singer of the Grammy-winning rock group Linkin Park.
The storied rivalry between Jay Leno and David Letterman takes a new twist on Wednesday when the two stars of U.S. late-night television return to the air two months into a bitter strike by TV and film writers.
WASHINGTON - The US pharmaceutical industry that exports billions of dollars worth of medicine around the world faced new scrutiny Friday after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs they
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By Mark Wiebe, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Dec. 15--The owner of the Indian Springs shopping center wants Kansas lawmakers to thwart plans that could lead to the mall being demolished for a retail and office development.
Japan&#39;s imperial family finally had good news yesterday when it announced that the emperor&#39;s only daughter is to marry. The news was greeted with joy in Japan, where many had worried
Ara Parseghian stepped into a time warp Saturday afternoon as he stood on the field at Notre Dame Stadium ready to present the American flag to the honor guard before the team&#39;s home game against Stanford.
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Mexico City's annual independence day celebration is relocated amid fears it would be disrupted by protests.
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The small ex-Yugoslav state of Slovenia faces a big Balkan challenge in its six-month EU presidency.
In a surprise move this week, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a multi-pronged legal attack on movie downloaders.
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The civil justice system is in crisis, according to one of Britain's top county court judges.
TOKYO: Japan, South Korea, and the US have agreed six-nation talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear drive would take place this month as planned, despite Seoul&#39;s admission of secret atomic research, a Japanese official said.
The federal government has given approval for Korean Air Lines Co. to arm its crew members with stun guns aboard flights to and from the United States, but few other carriers have shown
Rendered defenseless against rookie Robbie Findley, D.C. United drops its first game in nearly two months, 2-1, to previously winless Real Salt Lake.
American drug inspectors found contamination and other problems in 2003 at a British plant that manufactures the flu vaccine that were similar to conditions that resulted
The controversial music download site allofmp3.com closes down but appears to reopen under a new name.
Nigeria's president kicked off a mammoth effort to immunize 80 million children against polio in 23 African countries, described by international health experts as \
Rookie Daniel Gibson scores 31 points and LeBron James has 20 points and 14 rebounds as Cleveland routs Detroit, 98-82, to vault into its first NBA Finals.
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Disinfecting begins at the Suffolk farm where thousands of turkeys were culled after a bird flu outbreak.
Britain will charge radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with terrorism offences, putting US attempts to extradite him over a 1998 hostage-taking in Yemen on hold.
Merck agreed yesterday to pay more than $650 million to settle charges that it routinely overbilled the government for its most popular medicines, the arthritis drug Vioxx and the cholesterol drug Zocor, cheating Medicaid out of millions of dollars in discounts over eight years.
Five years ago, Don J. Wims received a call telling him he had won $425,000 in a Spanish lottery. All he had to do, the voice on the other end of the line said, was pay $1,800 in taxes and handling fees and the money would be his.
The Queen Elizabeth 2 set off on a special eight-day cruise around Britain&#39;s coastline on Sunday marking the world-famous luxury ocean liner&#39;s 40th anniversary.
Andrew Flintoff made a spectacular return to senior cricket with an astonishing bowling haul here at Old Trafford.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan  - Kazakhstan will start building a railway link next year connecting Southeast Asia with the European Union, Transport Minister Kazhymurat Nagmanov said Wednesday.
Africa's longest serving ruler, Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema, has died, the government says.
Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has cancelled any official Christmas party for his players in an effort to keep them out of trouble.
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South Korea has shrugged off North Korean criticism of the South&#39;s experiments with nuclear materials as familiar posturing that would not rule out the mercurial communist North&#39;s return to atomic arms talks.
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VANCOUVER -- After 21/2 weeks of rock-bending, steam-spitting exertion, magma finally punched through a bulge in the crater of Mount St.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali  Larijani said in Madrid on Thursday he would meet European  Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana in two days.
The company sues rival Protected Vehicles for a whole slew of offenses.
A victim of Lotto rapist Iorworth Hoare wins a 19-year fight for the right to claim damages from him.
Swimming is already out for tourists visiting Rome's Trevi Fountain, but an Italian woman was surprised to discover so was pointing out the sights at the landmark made famous by screen diva Anita Ekberg.
Italy's president will announce who he has chosen to lead a new government on Saturday after crisis talks.
Attorneys for the father of murder victim Ron Goldman subpoenaed several Hollywood industry groups on Monday, seeking money O.J. Simpson was paid for TV appearances and work in such movies as \
Steve Nash had 25 points and 11 assists and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter to beat the Pacers 103-92 Tuesday night. The Suns gave up just 13 points over the final 15 minutes.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland PLC said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid of 71.1 billion euros ($95.5 billion) for ABN Amro, topping a friendly offer from Barclays PLC and pressing Bank of America Corp. for control of the Dutch bank's U.S. arm.
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A vehicle packed with rockets blew up outside police headquarters in the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing five people and wounding two, the government said.
The U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, though it has slowed sharply since and is expected to keep doing so in 2008.
Police shot and killed a carjacking suspect who ran into a crowded casino early Friday and took two patrons hostage.
The aftermath of holiday fever may be a few extra pounds. But dieting may not be the answer, say local fitness experts and a study of several weight-loss programs.
Apple Computer's newest iMacs now come in three sizes--a 17-inch, a 20-inch and a new 24-inch--and feature Intel Core 2 Duo chips.
NATO and European Union forces in Bosnia on Friday raided the home of the wife of genocide suspect Radovan Karadzic, who is suspected of helping her husband, the wartime Bosnian Serb leader, avoid justice.
As expected following news Monday that Microsoft would finally comply with the European Union's requirement that it make parts of its Windows source code available for distribution to developers, the Redmond company has officially dropped its appeal of the original 2004 antitrust ruling, as well as an appeal of the fine imposed in July 2006.
England&#39;s most celebrated soccer player, David Beckham, has announced that he will undertake his first major acting role in a film trilogy called &#39;Goal!
The FBI has expanded an investigation into allegations of contract irregularities by Halliburton Co. subsidiary Kellogg Brown &amp; Root Inc.
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PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac announced yesterday he would not seek reelection next month after 45 years in front-line politics and appealed to French voters to shun extremism.
No doubt much to the annoyance of Mick McCarthy and many others Roy Keane has been welcomed back into the Irish squad and just to rub the FAI up a bit more Ireland manager Brian Kerr has thanked Alex Ferguson.
THREE days out from Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election, opinion polls show former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono still well ahead of incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Declining oil reserves and soaring prices could see desperate nations overturning a ban on exploration in the last untouched frontier -- Antarctica, an oil expert told a scientific conference.
A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Anaheim Angels rightfielder  Vladimir Guerrero capped off his first season in the American  League by being named the Most Valuable Player.
The European Space Agency's chief scientist sets out his vision for a DNA library on the Moon in case of emergency.
A Polish woman held hostage in Iraq by a  militant group since October has been freed and said on  Saturday her captors had treated her well.
The New England Patriots moved to within one game of a perfect regular season when they crushed the Miami Dolphins 28-7 to become the first NFL team to go 15-0 on Sunday.
The subpoena is in connection with the suicide of a 13-year-old Missouri girl after she received cruel messages from people posing as a teenage boy on the site.
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During a drive with the author in Northwest Washington, it becomes clear how real the fictional city in his new collection of stories is.
While Nobel prizes are given for past performance, other types of inducement prizes are intended to spur innovation. Do they do the job?
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After surgery for early-stage  breast cancer, women may be treated with tamoxifen for 5 years.  After that point, treatment with Aromasin significantly  improves survival, according to a new study.
Progress Software said yesterday that it would restate previous financial results because of errors in stock-based compensation.
OSLO -- Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus accepted the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday and urged world leaders to get on with fighting poverty and stop wasting money on wars such as the one in Iraq.
Funds run by the currency trader buy a 7% stake in the brokerage.
Extending their mastery of San Diego's All-Star, the Arizona Diamondbacks hammer Chris Young  and win, 9-1, to pull within .001 of the division-leading Padres.
Auto supplier&#39;s shares rise after it says it will sell more companies that aren&#39;t market leaders. By Jeff Green and Jeff Bennett / Bloomberg News.
As big companies spread their brands to Web-based social networking communities, some employers are also exploring Multi-User Virtual Environments, or MUVEs.
Software maker Computer  Associates International Ltd. , on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said full-year earnings will exceed Wall Street estimates, aided by cost-cutting.
Thailand&#39;s ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, facing corruption charges at home, won acceptance on Thursday for an 81.6-million-pound bid for English Premiership football club Manchester City.
HBO's film of segregation in New York is at its best when it captures the fleeting joys of lost days.
A newly discovered fossil may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.
Vladimir Putin may not recognize it now, but &quot;losing&quot; Ukraine can mean great gain for Russia. Get all of today&#39;s headlines, or alerts on specific topics.
The brother of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley was investigating whether it might be possible to buy his sibling&#39;s life. Paul Bigley was looking into reports in a Kuwaiti newspaper that a new Iraqi militant group
The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, is to receive its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities on December 12, the Airbus test flight director said.
IN THE face of mounting unrest, Graeme Souness remains determined to reverse the declining fortunes of Newcastle United, but he, like his predecessors, has quickly appreciated that management
Palestinian militant groups offered to stop firing rockets into Israel in exchange for a cessation of all attacks on the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, an official said on Thursday.
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HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), China&#39;s largest computer company, confirmed it is in acquisition talks with a major international information technology company.
Forget about 'upgrading.' Blowing away everything on each machine and beginning from the ground up results in a faster, more stable install.
LONDON &#151; Harry Potter has cast a spell on British book buyers, who purchased more than 2.6 million copies of the boy wizard's final adventure in 24 hours, an industry data service said Monday.
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President Vladimir V. Putin said Monday that international terrorists in Iraq hoped their attacks would unseat President Bush in the election next month, and that such an outcome
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Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is arranging a programme of daily counselling in London after failing a drugs test, his agent said on Wednesday.
 Mugabe on Namibia visit
Health ministers from across Europe meet in Lithuania to discuss ways to prevent an HIV/Aids epidemic.
The mysterious origins of cosmic rays that slam into the Earth's atmosphere could soon be revealed, thanks to a better ground-based sensor that costs less than balloons or satellites.
Rubens Barrichello was undoubtedly the man with the biggest smile in the Monza paddock on Sunday evening as he basked in the glory of his Italian GP win, his first of the season.
A 14-year-old dies in hospital after being shot six times from a passing car on the way home from a fair.
By The Associated Press  FALLING WATERS - Two adults and three children were killed Saturday after their trailer home caught fire in the early morning hours.  The Berkeley County Sheriff's Department says the blaze started about 1:30 a.m. in a mobile home at 60 Magruder Ave.
Ever since rookie Al Jefferson showed up late for a team meeting after misinterpreting the Celtics schedule, he has been the subject of more training camp jokes than he cares to remember. Coach Doc Rivers quipped after practice yesterday that Jefferson risked missing the team's charter flight to Chicago after misreading the trip itinerary. Jefferson insisted that he ...
By DENNIS BUECKERT  OTTAWA (CP) - Federal officials are refusing to confirm or deny published reports that the position of Canada's ambassador for the environment has been abolished.
Human rights activists and Nobel Prize winners appeal to Swiss bank UBS to end its role in PetroChina's listing in Shanghai.
New query technology could let people focus on what they want to know rather than on the database technology or data format used to store data, according to the World Wide Web Consortium.
Two workers are killed while dismantling the stage after a Rolling Stones concert in Madrid.
A fire service chief urges people to throw away their chip pans after a man dies in a blaze at his home.
Ten members of the Miami Heat, young and inexperienced, sat around the edge of the visitors locker room here at Continental Airlines Arena solemnly watching Shaquille O&#39;Neal
Felipe Massa leads a Ferrari one-two in the Turkish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finishes fifth following a puncture.
A prescription painkiller used by more than 250,000 Australians to treat arthritis has been withdrawn from sale after a clinical trial found it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Dissidents in Bangladesh's largest political party have ousted former prime minister Khaleda Zia as leader while she is under arrest on corruption charges, officials said Tuesday.
35 euro per azione contro i 25,4 dello scorso febbraio
DAMASCUS, Syria - A car bomb killed a leader of the Hamas militant group in Damascus on Sunday and Israel claimed responsibility.    Police at the scene were seen retrieving pieces of the body of Izz Eldine Subhi Sheik Khalil...
Militia fighters loyal to the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr today continued to battle US soldiers in Najaf, hours after a delegation from Iraq&#39;s national conference had left the city empty-handed when its truce offer was turned down.
Gli investimenti sono aumentati dell'87,3% a 250,2 mln
Blog: In a conference call to talk about hardware problems, Microsoft also notes that it failed to hit its goal of selling 12 million units by the end of June.
U.S. buyers shopped aggressively online on Monday and Tuesday of this week, spending significantly more than they did on the comparable days last year, according to comScore.Online retail spending hit $700 million on Monday, up 33 percent from last year, and $670 million on Tuesday, up 25 percent, the Web-monitoring company said Thursday.During the first 48 days of the holiday shopping season -- Nov. 1 to Dec. 18 -- U.S. shoppers have spent almost $25 billion in online retail purchases, up 19 percent from the same period last year, according to comScore.As Christmas day approaches, the intensity of online shopping will ease up, although late-shipping deals, in-store pickup options and price reductions should keep growth rates strong in the remainder of the holiday season, comScore said.The company expects online spending during the holidays to reach $29.5 billion, which would represent a 20 percent increase over the 2006 season.Meanwhile, Nielsen Online said Wednesday that a majority of online shoppers it surveyed reported being either &quot;very satisfied&quot; or &quot;somewhat satisfied&quot; with the customer support they received from online shopping Web sites.Nielsen Online&#39;s survey found that of the 46 percent of respondents who had posted or planned to post reviews about their online shopping experience, 88 percent said those reviews were, or would be, positive.Netflix topped the survey&#39;s customer satisfaction list, having been rated &quot;very satisfied&quot; by 90.3 percent of respondents, and was followed by comparison-shopping site NexTag.com (87 percent), giant e-tailer Amazon.com (86.6 percent), Yahoo Shopping (84.3 percent) and Kohls.com (84.1 percent). Rounding out the top 10 were Barnesandnoble.com, HomeDepot.com, Circuitcity.com, eBay.com, and JCPenney.com.On the other end of the spectrum, sites that in recent days have been flagged for buckling under the strong holiday-season traffic include Mastercard.com and Macys.com.Macys.com&#39;s home page faced slowdowns throughout Tuesday, taking, at its worst, about 38 seconds to load, compared with the usual 2 seconds, according to Web site uptime and availability tracker Gomez.Apparently, while experiencing availability problems, Macys.com has been serving up a page telling shoppers that the site is crowded and that they have to wait until traffic decreases in order to be let in. An apparent screenshot of this page was posted by The Consumerist blog on Tuesday.Meanwhile, Mastercard.com has racked up downtime of almost five hours between Nov. 9 and Dec. 20, equivalent to uptime of 99.5 percent for that period, according to Pingdom, which also tracks Web site performance. As such, Mastercard.com has performed significantly worse than sites from competing credit-card companies like Discover, Visa, Diners Club, and American Express, all of which have had uptime above 99.9 percent during this period, Pingdom said Thursday.Neither Macy&#39;s nor MasterCard immediately responded to requests for comment.
Focus groups are hardly new to American politics, but they have taken on new relevance in a country where the ideological divide has grown into a chasm.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa takes pole for Sunday's French Grand Prix - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton claims second place on the grid.
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is competing for a role on Radio 4's Woman's Hour for Comic Relief.
Harry Redknapp says allegations made against him by BBC's Panorama programme are 'farcical'.
Rapper-producer Kanye West received a leading seven Source Hip-Hop Music Awards nominations Thursday, while Ludacris got six.
A Castellammare di Stabia, ladri abbandonano subito entrambi
Last May, Ryan Pirozzi visited his mailbox in Edina, Minn., and found it overflowing with more than a dozen bank statements.
Blog: Decision could mean companies may be compelled to turn over RAM data in civil cases. TorrentSpy vows to continue legal fight.
Sony Corp said on Thursday it  would postpone the launch of the &quot;Home&quot; virtual community  service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early next year,  the latest setback in its videogame battle with Microsoft Corp  and Nintendo Co Ltd.
Logicalis, one of Hewlett-Packard&#39;s largest enterprise server and storage solution providers, Monday reached an agreement to acquire Solution Technology Inc.
nable to resolve a contract dispute over health insurance, thousands of janitors and doormen voted yesterday to authorize a strike beginning next Friday at 1,000 New York City office buildings.
Azerbaijan's government says it has foiled a plot to carry out a terror attack against local and foreign officials.
Business: 27 October 2004, Wednesday. A set of two new courses in network security and wireless networks will extend the academic program of Cisco Systems in Bulgaria.
U.S. forces in Afghanistan vowed on  Wednesday to bolster security in the volatile south and  southeast ahead of a landmark election, as Taliban guerrillas  bent on disrupting the poll launched a fresh wave of attacks.
By Jeff Hawkes  Kirchner charged with giving access to reporters  Lancaster County Coroner G.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3 -- The morning fog was still burning off the Allegheny River as workers gathered before 9 a.m. outside the hockey arena where a parade through downtown would later begin -- the electricians, the sheet-metal workers, the operating engineers, and, in greatest number, the coal...
Top-ranked Roger Federer won the first five games of the match and went on to defeat Fernando Gonzalez 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Rogers Cup, and will meet Richard Gasquet in Sunday's final.
La Roma supera il Palermo 1-0 all'Olimpico nell'anticipo serale della 20a giornata del campionato di...
The Sudan peace talks being held in Nigeria are expected to enter their second week after several delays, including a rebel boycott to mourn the loss of civilians they claim were killed recently by government forces.
Google has launched a Linux version of its desktop search; Windows version has been out for three years, Mac OS X for two months.
Tiger Woods&#39;s fall from No. 1 to No. 2 in the World Ranking may have been deserved, but his drop to No. 3 last week came as a bit of a shock.
Scotland's first minister tells a group of high school pupils that it is okay to get drunk \
Tiger Woods displayed his full repertoire of near-miss reactions: the putter flip, the 360-degree spin with head to the sky, the drop to his knees, and head bowed with hands on knees. His mammoth gallery settled on just one way to react: the very loud moan.
Dati Aimpes sul 2007, produzione stimata in 3 mld e 850 mln
It was revealed that last year, over 100 tons of Korean-made sodium cyanide, a constituent of toxic gas and so categorized as strategic materials, was illicitly conveyed into North Korea through China without export permits.
Arguments over a rescue plan for Airbus could be decided by French and German government leaders on Friday amid warnings to politicians that cutbacks are now urgent despite conflicts over national interests.
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Big Blue's Grady Booch is continuing to explore ways to collaborate through applications such as Second Life.
Researchers should do more to tailor drugs specifically for children, the government is set to say on Tuesday.
ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia may reopen its most notorious communist-era prison for tourists willing to part with their money to re-enact the life of a political prisoner - including hard labor, stale food and nights in solitary confinement.
Moneta unica a 1,3118 dollari dopo dati terzo trimestre
Some facilities that handle the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile misplaced classified bomb components under their care, according to an Energy Department audit.
An investigation is announced into the inquiry into the death of Stuart Lubbock.
The Titans have begun to make some noise. After an 0-3 start, Tennessee seemed destined for another dismal year of trying to recover from a salary-cap purge that is into its third season, but then coach Jeff Fisher inserted rookie quarterback Vince Young into the lineup ahead of Kerry Collins and the rebuilt defense began to jell under coordinator Jim ...
Germany slashed its public deficit to 1.7 percent of output in 2006 -- much lower than originally estimated -- thanks to the booming economy, official data showed on Thursday.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A lawyer for Charles Graner,  accused ringleader in the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal, defended  piling naked prisoners in pyramids on Monday as valid prisoner  control and compared it to shows by cheerleaders.
Fashion Wire Daily - A memorial service began early yesterday morning on the fifth anniversary of 9/11 as family members, friends and others gathered to pay tribute and mourn the loss of those lost in the terrorist attacks.
Nuovi attentati in Iraq. Questa notte un&#39;autobomba \u00c3\u00a8 esplosa nel centro di Baghdad ed ha causato la morte di sette persone. Lo hanno reso noto fonti militari statunitensi precisando che l&#39;obiettivo era rappresentato da agenti di polizia.
PLANS to fight a disease threatening more than 2000 salmon fishing jobs were unveiled last week.  The parasite Gyrodactylus Salaris affects Atlantic salmon and has devastated stocks in Scandinavia. To date, no cases have been found in Scotland.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will make her closing argument to Iowa voters Wednesday evening during a televised message in which she tells them to \
You can't always get what you want when the Rolling Stones are set to play a small Montana city and you're trying to unload your concert tickets.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) - Fire officials have pulled all crews fighting the aggressive Tatoosh blaze burning out of control near Manning Park in southern B.C.  Fire information officer Jeff Moore said Friday that poor weather conditions forced withdrawal of the crews to safety.
Choreographer Twyla Tharp, who brought  the music of Billy Joel to the theater with her hit show  &quot;Movin&#039; Out,&quot; now will bring the songs of Bob Dylan to  Broadway.
France redoubled its diplomatic efforts  on Tuesday to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq  ahead of a new deadline to scrap a school headscarf ban, as the  Islamic militant group Hamas called for the men's release.
When Carol Lewis's father-in-law died, family members circled his hospital bed to pray, expecting to offer their final goodbyes peacefully. Then his body suddenly started to lurch.
I.B.M., whose first PC moved personal computing out of the hobby shop and into the consumer mainstream, has put the business up for sale.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- The European Parliament voted today to approve legislation calling for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH), in a form which will unnecessarily stifle trade and innovation.
SAN ANTONIO -- With big, bad Ben Wallace back in the lineup, the Detroit Pistons almost rallied from a big deficit for a big win. A bigger night from their big man might&#39;ve helped.
Newcastle's Joey Barton is being held and questioned by police over an alleged assault in Liverpool
Six world powers agreed on Friday to discuss possible U.N. Security Council sanctions to punish Iran for failing to halt its nuclear programprogramme but said they were still open to negotiations with Tehran.
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Another hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday -- a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s chief ethics officer learned the company's detectives were relying on shady tactics to gather private phone records long before a boardroom battle over media leaks triggered criminal and congressional investigations .
Terrorism in Russia took on horrifying proportions in August and early September when more than 400 people were killed in four separate incidents in a span of less than two weeks.
In 1997, he was on top of the world  thanks to \
The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show
Dell will lay off 10 percent of its 88,100 workers, in a continuing effort to improve profits as the company also completes an investigation of accounting fraud, it said Thursday.
A growing cottage industry is taking customers' raw home video and putting it on DVD, in some cases producing short movies with sophisticated cinematic effects and a musical soundtrack.
La Procura Antidoping del Coni ha disposto nove deferimenti nell'ambito dell'inchiesta \
Tribune Co , which is going private in an $8.2 billion deal led by Chicago real estate tycoon Sam Zell, on Wednesday reported lower quarterly profit and revenue as advertising sales fell at its newspapers.
Titanic director rescripts Christianity Hollywood giant James Cameron has set himself his biggest challenge yet \u00e2\u0080\u0093 rewriting the bible after discovering that Jesus sired a son before being buried outside Jerusalem.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EZBET SIDI OMAR, Egypt  - When Attia Abdel-Hamid Hassan notices the chickens or ducks that he keeps at home in Egypt's Nile Delta starting to wobble on their feet, he puts them in a sack and drowns them in an irrigation canal.
A Senate committee Wednesday approved President Bush's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, but a full Senate vote on confirming Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach remained in doubt.
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Campaigning has been dirty and divisive ahead of parliamentary elections today in this US Gulf ally: Mobile text messages warn voters that a landmark Shi'ite Muslim victory would turn Bahrain into a new Iraq and that female candidates will spread immorality.
If canceling the Pentium-4 4GHz processor was not enough, AMD has come up with fresher set of problems for Intel. Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices renewed the claims of being the maker of the fastest PC Microprocessors
Samuel Eto'o, attaccante camerunense del Barcellona, \u00c3\u00a8 stato eletto giocatore africano del 2004 dall...
UNITED NATIONS - The government of Rwanda is warning of an imminent attack against Rwandan Hutu rebels who have moved into eastern Congo.
EILAT, Israel - An explosion tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday Thursday night, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 160, officials said.    Israeli security officials said a car bomb caused the explosion, which was followed by two smaller blasts at other tourist sites in the Sinai...
Armed Palestinians seized an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City on Monday after asking for him by name.
Vittima aveva venduto prodotti agricoli per proprio conto
Smooth, smiling John Edwards is sounding more like the traditional vice presidential candidate, calling President Bush a con artist and Vice President Dick Cheney a hypocrite, and all but labeling both Republicans liars.
Iraq&#39;s leading Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is reported to have prepared a peace plan to try to end the violence in the city of Najaf.
LONDON: Britain has suspended the manufacturing licence of Chiron Corp, a major supplier of flu vaccine to the UK and the US, for three months.
The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including with Iran and Syria, to prevent \
Meanwhile, take-over speculation mounts... EMI has signed a licensing and distribution agreement with Vidzone Digital Media to deliver the music giant's full DRM-free digital catalogue to mobiles and PCs via its cross-platform offering.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The lesbian couple whose lawsuit led to legal same-sex marriage in Massachusetts have announced they have separated.
Losing isn't the only thing contagious on the New York Giants these days. Blowups are just as popular, and Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan on Wednesday joined the ranks of Jeremy Shockey and Tiki Barber in mouthing off in what is quickly becoming a season of frustration for the team.
The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France&#39;s constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a national referendum.
A former suspect in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey was arrested early Saturday in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, after a 911 call of domestic violence, police said.
Sept. 22 - American avoidance of most things carb has hit the country&#39;s largest wholesale baker - the company that makes Wonder Bread and Twinkies.
US NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- Four suspected Al Qaeda fighters will be formally charged with war crimes this week as the US military opens the first legal hearings for foreign prisoners captured during the war in Afghanistan and held at a remote US Navy base in Cuba.
Presidente Unipol: condividiamo aggregazione Hopa-Mittel
Often pigeonholed as just a seller of televisions and DVD players, Royal Philips Electronics said third-quarter profit surged despite a slide into the red by its consumer electronics division.
Astronauts on space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station grappled with a balky solar array in preparation of two spacewalks to rewire the orbiting laboratory.
Mozilla Firefox has features and extensions that go far beyond what you get with Internet Explorer.  Here's how to turbocharge the browser to enhance your online experience.
Rob Richards has posted his own review of the Packt Publishing book \
Procuratore Generale, proliferano aziende pubbliche
Uganda's parliament voted on Tuesday to send peacekeeping troops to Somalia to help stem an unrelenting wave of hit and run attacks by insurgents on the interim government in Mogadishu.
THE GRUDGE.With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bill Pullman. Director: Takashi Shimizu (1:28). PG-13: Mature thematic material, terror, violence and some sensuality.
With $50-a-barrel in sight, oil traders were glued Friday to developments in Iraq, where tensions between US forces and rebel fighters appeared to ease, raising hopes that attacks against the country&#39;s oil infrastructure would subside.
Kay-Jay Harris laughed when someone suggested he had another record- setting night for West Virginia&#39;s football team. Harris, who ran for a school- record 337 yards
Jason Campbell passed for 252 yards and two touchdowns Saturday to lead the ninth-ranked Auburn Tigers over eighth-ranked Tennessee, 34-10.
Until late Thursday night, Virginia Tech&#39;s football players were under strict orders from coach Frank Beamer to think, speak and dream only of the University of Maryland.
Mr. Knerr produced products that for two decades virtually defined frivolity in postwar America, from the Hula Hoop to the Frisbee to the SuperBall.

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Mexican police say they have captured a high-profile drugs lord - Ugly Poncho - in the western state of Michoacan.
Amid continuing problems with the release of its financial statements, Nortel Networks yesterday reported a loss for this year's third quarter but said it expects improvements in fourth-quarter revenue.
YUKOS and its investors were left guessing as to Russia&#39;s next move Monday after its main oil production unit was sold off to Baikal Finance Group, a mystery firm registered in a provincial city.
Tra le trimestrali pi\u00c3\u00b9 attese questa settimana al Nasdaq c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 quella di Nvidia (US67066G1040). Il titolo dell&#39;impresa leader nella produzione di chip grafici ha registrato negli scorsi mesi una deludente performance.
or about the size of the planet Neptune, say astronomers from the University of Texas and two other institutions.
The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Tuesday released its budgetary and economic forecast, and its predictions were not substantially different from those of the Bush administration.
PITTSBURGH -- After checking three stores, Beth Cohnen finally found a must-have Christmas gift for her 10-year-old daughter to give to her uncle: a Chia Scooby-Doo. It's bound to be $15 well spent - he'd asked for it for about five years in a row.
Inflation slowed to its weakest pace for seven months in May, as lower domestic energy prices sparked the second monthly drop in a row.
A day after losing most of its internet service as part of a wider Mideast-Asia blackout, India expects to have most customers back online by sundown Friday.
By Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 21--In the arena of math and science instruction in Kentucky's high  schools, the law of supply and demand is having its irresistible impact.
Intuit's move to acquire financial services vendor Digital Insight\u00c2\u00a0this week, \u00c2\u00a0and 3Com Corp.'s deal to buy out Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd's stake in their joint venture are signs that mergers and acquisitions activity continues unabated. The question is what this means for technology generally.
GenVec Inc. has suspended human testing of its leading drug, a potential cancer therapy, after a patient died during a study. The Gaithersburg biotechnology company&#39;s stock plunged
As neighborhood spats go, Chow Ai   Hwa's legal battle to ensure that her husband's ghost has   access to his former home in Singapore is unusual.
Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as Indonesia&#39;s sixth president after sweeping to power by vowing faster job growth, a war on corruption and tough punishment for terrorists.
China vowed on Sunday to improve  the \
Israeli troops seize a nine-kilometre area in Gaza to try to stop Palestinian rocket attacks inside Israeli towns.
A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers is entitled to claim damages, the Court of Appeal rules.
The stars may be aligning for John McCain. The question is whether the Republican presidential candidate can hitch a ride to success.
Gov. Rick Perry's Trans Texas Corridor, a network of new tollways, railways and utility lines crisscrossing the state, took a major step forward Thursday with the selection of a contractor to begin developing ...
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian surfwear company Billabong International Ltd. (BBG.AU) said Monday it will need to consider more acquisitions as part of an effort to bolster the range of products it sells.
Hurricane Jeanne caused at least five deaths, making landfall almost exactly where Frances did over Labor Day weekend.
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether voter identification laws unfairly deter the poor and minorities from voting, stepping into a contentious partisan issue in advance of the 2008 elections.
By LARRY MARGASAK  WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee will ask several Justice Department officials to testify about the firing of eight federal prosecutors and could issue subpoenas if they refuse, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.
A mutilated body is reportedly flown out of Iraq for DNA tests to identify if it is that of aid worker Margaret Hassan.
Even self-proclaimed penny-pinching folks like me who loathe the way Christmas has become so commercialized can lose their common sense.
As one user found out, crisis may shake management up and send them scurrying to identify disaster recovery solutions that work out of the box, but there's no guarantee by the vendor that they can instantly recover the data with their product.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- President Laurent Gbagbo has called on the United Nations to name and impose sanctions on countries that helped rebels wage a civil war in the West African state, Ivorian media reported yesterday.
Nokia said on Thursday that its third-quarter profit was higher than many analysts had forecast, but still a fifth lower than a year ago.
If you added all the biotech activity that industry executives and local officials across the country have forecast for the next decade, my guess is the industry would be roughly the size of the Chinese economy.
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.
Playbill - PS Classics, the label devoted to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, will release three solo albums by three distinct ladies of song this fall.
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Analysis: Why did Iranian boats threaten three US ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz? To remind the world that Iran still has a hand on the world's oil spigot
Tapes of the final moments before one of the hijacked airliners in the September 11 attacks crashed into the ground in Pennsylvania may be played at the first case over damages from the attacks to go to trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday.
Smiling and confident, two Russians and an American prepared for their first mission in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft - breaking the nearly 30-year tradition of having at least one crewman with previous experience in piloting the capsule.
Of all our allies in the world, which is the only one to have joined the United States in the foxhole in every war in the past 100 years?
A big-hitting innings from Shoaib Malik ensured Australia faces a tricky victory target on day four of the second Test at the MCG.
SYDNEY -- US Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday warned that \
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling is set to announce the nationalisation of troubled bank Northern Rock later Sunday, the BBC and Sky News television reported.
British advertising authorities said on  Wednesday they have banned racy Trojan condom poster adverts  with the phrase \
Excerpts from Tuesday's vice presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland:
After nearly 14 months of flying monkeys, bickering witches and sold-out houses, the musical \
Blues guitarist Jonny Lang is moving into the Christian market with his new album, \
La Sec Isernia (A2 maschile) ha esonerato il tecnico Pino Lorizio. La squadra &egrave; stata affidat...
Though his match against Marcos Baghdatis will certainly not be easy to recover from, Andre Agassi will be a favorite in the third round, where he will face Benjamin Becker.
When Tracy Morgan hosts Spike TV's \
San Diego head coach Marty Schottenheimer improved to 22-7 in his career against Oakland...Tomlinson surpassed Chuck Muncie, who ran for 43 touchdowns from 1980-84...Brees finished one TD pass shy of Dan Fouts&#39; club record of six, set against the Raiders
US companies in China said yesterday that Beijing had made dramatic progress in ratifying the commitments it made when it joined the World Trade Organisation three years ago.
Everyday cold medicines in Mexico will be moved behind the counter from September to stop drug gangs from using them to make illegal narcotics.
By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Could electric light pose a cancer threat?    It might seem like the wildest of paranoid beliefs, but a growing number of scientists suspect it might be true. The reason: Turning on the lights after dark may affect a small number of \
ISN SECURITY WATCH (30/09/04) - The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil markets remained jittery this week after spot prices for crude reached historic highs, and the announcement of a truce between Nigerian rebels and government forces was not enough to convince traders
Defending champion Rafael Nadal slumped out of the Dubai Open on Thursday losing 7-6 6-3 to unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
(AGI) - Aosta, 16 set. - Stefano Lorenzi, il marito di Anna Maria Franzoni condannata a 30 anni per l&#39;omicidio del figlioletto Samuele, e&#39; giunto in procura ad Aosta per essere sentito come persona informata sui fatti intorno alle 8.30.
Palestinian militants are seeking revenge Friday, pounding Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip with mortars. The violence flared up after a top Hamas militant was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
(InfoWorld) - U.S. President George Bush's 2008 budget request for $65.5 billion in IT spending across federal agencies reflects his priorities to cut budget deficits while improving cybersecurity and enhancing e-government services to U.S. citizens, Bush advisors said Wednesday. \
Motorsport.com. Driver of the No. 8 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser Chevrolet, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., was docked 25 championship driver points and fined $10,000 for use of foul language on live network television.
Three ethnic Albanians went on trial in an unprecedented case at the UN war crimes court, charged with murder, torture and inhuman acts allegedly committed against Serb and Albanian civilians in Kosovo in 1998.
Chancellor Gordon Brown is in danger of breaking his economic \
Workers from the Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center have signed a lease to create the city's first employee-run restaurant - only a walk from ground zero.
Angel McClary Raich, left, and her husband attorney Rob Raich listen during a news conference in Oakland, Calif. in this June 28, 2004 file photo.
The running gag in NFL locker rooms is that kickers aren't really football players &#151; just guys who hang around on the field before the game chatting with the other team's kickers.
The chief of Russia's space forces on Thursday said Moscow would have to retaliate if others deploy weapons in space &#151; a stern warning to the United States.
PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi  - When hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans it also ravaged a series of small towns. Nearly two years later they have faded from the spotlight but are still struggling to rebuild.
Sixth graders at Fox Meadow Intermediate Center in Jonesboro, Ark., have started testing consumer products and posting reviews online.
The BBC said on Tuesday it would eliminate 2,900 jobs, or more than 10 per cent of its workforce, as part of a cost-saving &quot;transformation&quot; of the world&#39;s biggest and best-known public broadcaster.
European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks for the side to face the USA in September.
Iraq's parliament passed a law on Saturday to let members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party return to public life, winning Washington's swift praise for meeting a benchmark aimed at reconciling warring sects.
Japan's trade surplus in August fell sharply for the first decline in 14 months as higher costs for imported oil combined with weaker export growth, prompting concerns about the country's economic outlook, the finance ministry said.
The advent of 24-hour drinking may have trebled alcohol-related admissions to inner city A&E departments, a study claims.
The market is poised to broaden, but is now the time to jump in?
On this beautiful Greek island, only a two-hour boat ride from Athens, the only sign of the Olympics is a store selling official Athens 2004 souvenirs.
The Peace Train is leaving the  station again, after almost 30 years in storage.
There's a mystery at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involving the disappearance of more than $22 million in equipment.  The missing items range from new Dell and Compaq computers to scientific equipment.
LOS ANGELES  - ABC already is making   plans for next summer, ordering a reality series that will   search for the best celebrity impersonator in the country.
 series hit for holidays
Great Britain&#39;s Kelly Holmes cannot afford to waste time in victory celebrations after winning Olympic gold in the women&#39;s 800m - she is running in the heats of the 1500 metres later today.
James Wolfensohn said Sunday he anticipates bowing out in 2005 as World Bank president and not serving a third five-year term, but would do whatever shareholders ask of him.
As Wal-Mart continues to struggle with soft sales amid a housing slowdown and gas price pressures, the retailer announced Monday that it will cut prices further on 16,000 items this week to spur sales for the back-to-school shopping season.
Raggiunto accordo con Governo per concertazione
A judge has ordered a man accused of abducting and trying to extort money from Garth Brooks' former wife to stand trial.
Stati Uniti e Argentina sono le finaliste del torneo di qualificazione alle Olimpiadi di Pechino 200...
HONG KONG A global pandemic of avian influenza is &quot;very, very likely&quot; and could kill tens of millions of people around the world, a top World Health Organization official said Monday.
A U.S. group charged with helping to  develop Medicare guidelines released a proposal on Thursday  classifying medicines in groups that could determine how likely  certain drugs would be covered under a new prescription drug  benefit.
A senior French politician, now a minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government, suggested last year that U.S. President George W. Bush might have been behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to a website.
Flickr helps Yahoo! get ready for its close-up.
In a new post to his Oracle blog today, Christopher Jones talks about a bug that's been found in the OCI8 extension involving statement caching and a fix he's presenting.   As part of some testing we were doing, we found that PHP's OCI8 extension had a bug in the way it used Oracle's statement caching. The fix is already in CVS and will be generally available in PHP 5.2.4. After a short period for you to send me comments, Antony Dovgal will also build a new PECL snapshot of OCI8.   He explains the issue, a problem attributed to the switching of a \
Kia Vaughn had 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 23 Rutgers to a 68-40 victory over Syracuse on Wednesday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied on Monday that Iran is supplying sophisticated weapons to Iraqi militants and said peace would return to Iraq only when U.S. and other foreign forces leave.
The perception that Jamaica is corrupt has worsened in the past year, pushing its ranking on Transparency International&#39;s Corruption Perception index to 74 out of 146 countries, down 17 places from its 2003 position.
Scottie Pippen played the sidekick to basketball's greatest star, creating a partnership the Chicago Bulls parlayed into an NBA dynasty with six titles in the 1990s.
Some members of Congress who are scheduled to ask probing questions of Roger Clemens on Wednesday got autographs and had pictures taken with him last week.
'Government has not made decision' - oh really? Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists that the UK government has not made up its mind yet on a new generation of nuclear power stations, but that the decision will be announced on Thursday. However, it is now more or less certain that Brown intends to permit atomic energy to continue in Britain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Makoto Tamada delighted the home fans by taking pole position for Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix. It is the second successive pole for Tamada who clocked a time of one minute, 46.
Comedian Chris Rock was happy to see &quot;Everybody Hates Chris&quot; survive the merger between the WB and UPN networks.
Speaker of Finland's Parliament and Social Democratic Party leader Paavo Lipponen on Friday urged the polemicists in the country's tripartite comprehensive incomes policy talks to finally sit down and talk it ...
The state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s National Guard will be routinely screened for traumatic brain injuries after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro - A group of Serbian actors filming a bank robbery scene played their parts so well that police mistook them for the real thing and hauled them off to a police station, a newspaper reported Wednesday.    The crew was filming the robbery scene Tuesday on a street in Novi Sad, 30 miles north of Belgrade, as part of a project to be shown in a multimedia performance at the nearby Serbian National Theater...
The Southeastern Conference might be too good for its own good. With five teams still in the thick of the national-title chase, a so-called \
A GNOME 2 frontend for the Visual Boy Advance emulator.
Airbus SAS on Thursday attacked a US decision to file a World Trade Organization complaint against subsidies received by the European aircraft maker.
DevShed continues their tutorial series looking at working with PHP and databases today with more excerpted material from the O'Reilly book \
KABUL, Afghanistan - Poll stations officially closed in Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s historic presidential election on Saturday with no reports of any major attacks by Taliban militants who had vowed to sabotage the process.
Is there a future for the department store? The potential merger of department store parents of Macy's and Filene's makes some wonder if the mass-market department store as we know it is dead. Squeezed at the high end by luxury retailers like Neiman Marcus and boutiques, and at the low end by Wal-Mart and Target, the Macy's and Filene's of ...
The California Attorney General said late Tuesday that he had enough evidence to bring charges against some of those involved in the HP leak probe scandal, and that the indictments may not be limited to individuals within the company.
The Baseline Killer sometimes strikes up a conversation just before he attacks, authorities said Wednesday as they released new information about one of the two serial killers stalking the city.
 for new climate deal: U.N.
A review by the Bank of Scotland says the housing market in rural areas is \
roundup Plus: Verizon sets up home in Circuit City...3i's Gagen resigns...Unify updates Java tool...IBM posts documentation for Cloudscape...Phone defect could affect hearing.
Dunkin' Donuts, the food-on-the-go chain whose name celebrates a treat that's symbolic of unhealthy eating, is trying to refresh its image by largely eliminating trans fat across its menu -- doughnuts included.
Sen. Jim Webb finally admitted he owns a gun that an aide was arrested for carrying into the U.S. Capitol complex in March.
A blind Bill Lyons lay trapped within the crumpled, twisted remains of a tour bus in northeastern Arkansas&#39; pre-dawn blackness Saturday.
Sprint's negotiations to buy Nextel have ignited fears that Motorola will lose its exclusive deal to supply phones and equipment to Nextel.
Tuareg rebels fired on a U.S. military plane flying food supplies to Malian troops fighting the desert insurgents in the far north of the African country, Malian officials said on Thursday.
MESSINA - Il Messina si aggiudica il primo Memorial Giuseppe Franza battendo la Reggina grazie ad un gol del giapponese Yanagisawa nel finale della gara. Ai giallorossi serviva la vittoria e cos\u00c3\u00ac \u00c3\u00a8 stato nell&#39;unico vero acuto della partita.
Primo, provvisorio bilancio dei tafferugli scoppiati poco prima dell' inizio della partita Pasching-...
An inside look at the elaborate secrecy campaign around the biggest book of all time
That's Crosby, with a C. Sidney Crosby, already the youngest player in NHL history to get 100 points in a season and to win a scoring title, is now the youngest to wear the captain's C on his sweater. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave Crosby the long-anticipated title on Thursday, months after they initially wanted to do so.
The U.S. Justice Department is looking into possible price fixing in the chocolate industry, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday on its Web site.
Viviane Hagner\u00e2\u0080\u0099s violin recital with the pianist Tatiana Goncharova at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday was mostly Brahms but mainly about Bartok\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sonata for Solo Violin.
PC maker Gateway Inc. said on  Sunday its new line of notebooks, desktop personal computers  and monitors aimed at retail markets will be available at Micro  Center's 20 stores in the United States.
The anticipated price war between cable and telecommunications companies over the price of Internet access has failed to materialize.
A former senior official at Scottish Enterprise is calling for the agency to be scrapped.
PITTSBURGH - General manager Peter Chiarelli , his Bruins now officially on holiday break, said yesterday that he continues to search for a trade or two. The recent losses of winger Glen Murray (hip pointer) and defensemen Aaron Ward (fractured left foot) and Andrew Alberts (postconcussion syndrome symptoms) have only added motivation to his search.
People in a new kind of health plan that makes consumers pay for a bigger share of their care appear to be more cost-conscious than those in traditional plans, but half say they would switch if they had the chance, according to a survey released yesterday.

NFL Broncos wide receiver Javon Walker will undergo surgery on his right knee today and will be out for \
A state court knocked Ralph Nader off Pennsylvania's presidential ballot on Wednesday, citing thousands of fradulent signatures including \
Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras lead tributes to opera star Luciano Pavarotti, who has died aged 71.
McLaren say Lewis Hamilton is free to race team-mate Fernando Alonso despite imposing team orders at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Plaintiffs in a libel case can't subpoena Yahoo for names of posters to Yahoo Finance, appeals court says.

Airstrikes are used in Tal Afar and Fallujah with more than 60 killed in &quot;no-go&quot; zones. An Iraqi soldier guards the road near radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr&#39;s office.
England on Thursday named uncapped Wasps flanker James Haskell in a 28-man training squad for the 6 Nations clash against title favourites France at Twickenham on March 11.
President Bush on Friday offered former President Bill Clinton, who faces heart bypass surgery, \
With an estimated 62.5 million viewers, the first Bush-Kerry debate was a television hit and provided evidence of the intense interest in the presidential campaign.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved a wireless standard that will expand international Wi-Fi roaming to Japan.
Company's U.S. search market share rises to a record 66 percent for the month of  December, according to latest figures from Hitwise.
Don Reisinger thinks he knows how to get us out from the high-def format war. Will his three-step process work?
LONDON The British Foreign Office says its embassy in Baghdad has printed 50-thousand leaflets urging Iraqis to help find a kidnapped British citizen.
Dopo i quattro bocconi amari in due settimane, il presidente Maurizio Zamparini ha perso l'entusiasm...
House Republicans voted Wednesday to protect Majority Leader Tom DeLay by changing a party rule that likely would have forced him to step down if he is indicted in a Texas political corruption investigation.
The United States faces a range of  threats from North Korean and Iranian missiles to a Sept.  11-scale attack by Islamist militants, inspired by Osama bin  Laden and hardened by their experience in Iraq, top U.S.  intelligence officials warned on Wednesday.
Britain and Ireland urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to a power sharing government after the province's main Protestant and Catholic parties dominated assembly elections this week.
LONDON Corruption is crippling the battle against poverty and robbing oil-rich countries like Iraq of their development potential, a respected global graft watchdog group said Wednesday in an annual report.
Merrimack College's hockey team hasn't had much to cheer about this season, but if last weekend's back-to-back Hockey East series against Vermont was any indication, the Warriors could be heading for better times. Merrimack played the highly-ranked Catamounts dead even in both games, which ended in 1-1 ties, and picked up two points for its efforts. It was the first ...
With US politicians to debate Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts expect any deal to get regulatory backing.
Oct 22, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - MedImmune will produce another million doses of its nasal-spray influenza vaccine, FluMist, which could free up some injectable flu vaccine for high-risk groups, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson
A British police inquiry into Princess  Diana's death is expected to rule out foul play on Thursday and  seek to bury conspiracy theories of a murder plot that have  abounded for almost a decade.
TO fight an obesity crisis, the British government plans to ban junk food advertisements on television before 9pm. Viewership figures show that 70 per cent of children&#39;s TV viewing takes place between 6pm and 9pm.
When Donald Trump writes his next book, he&#39;ll have plenty of expertise in how to write Chapter 11. Trump Hotels &amp; Casino Resorts, the company that controls the real estate mogul&#39;s casinos, said Thursday that
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We did it my way On September 6 - Carly Fiorina's birthday - investigators involved in the HP spy scandal could hear the butcher's footsteps. Quite a few people would be sacrificed because of the public relations mess, and those closest to the probe would likely be cut across the neck first.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Leaders of the insurgent Mahdi Army declared Thursday that they had been betrayed by Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, who has been trying to lure away the militia&#39;s supporters with millions of dollars in aid.
ROMA, 4 OTTOBRE 2004 - &quot;Le brigate salafiste di Abu Bakr al Sidiq hanno annunciato di aver ucciso a colpi d&#39;arma da fuoco un turco e un iracheno, il turco per i suoi rapporti con i servizi segreti della Turchia e dell&#39;Iran el&#39;iracheno, che si chiama Ajad
The US dollar fell against the euro Wednesday amid persistent concerns over the US trade and budget deficits, despite a pledge from President Bush to work with Congress to reduce the huge twin deficits.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday issued a trio of software updates to fix security holes in Windows computers, including one flaw that hackers are using to infiltrate PCs equipped with a massive security upgrade the company released just five months ago.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Abu Khalil is a man with alcohol on his mind.
The Nets&#39; plan was a by-committee defensive attack on Dirk Nowitzki. The committee lost. But it wasn&#39;t just Nowitzki&#39;s 31 points that buried the Nets, 94-78, on Saturday afternoon at Continental Arena.
One of Barack Obama's closest friends and long-term advisers will be spending more time guiding the Democratic presidential candidate as he enters the final three months of the primary race still in second place.
The weakest holiday shopping season in five years ended dismally for most retailers, stoking fears that the economy is tipping into a recession.
British health authorities tightened  warnings on popular Prozac-type antidepressants on Monday,  urging doctors to use them sparingly and consider non-drug  interventions, such as counseling.
Major U.S. television networks proved  wrong predictions the screenwriters' strike would thwart their  spring upfront presentations, announcing on Thursday plans to  proceed with the biggest advertising week of the year.
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar expects to be back playing again within two weeks.
A US military aircraft launched several strikes on suspected Shi&#39;ite militant positions in the besieged southern city of Najaf late on Monday, a Reuters witness said.
It works in Oslo, it started this year in Barcelona and it's about to launch in Paris. But is New York ready for bike sharing?
US Marines backed by aircraft fought insurgents in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, six weeks after launching a major attack that aimed to quell revolt in the city before next month&#39;s election.
Eight people can share the Villa 1930 in the resort of Chamonix with Self Catering Hols (0871 711 3039). The price is based on full occupancy and includes seven nights' self-catering accommodation.
Capgemini has agreed to acquire the software services company Software Architects to expand its presence in key U.S. cities, the French IT services provider said Thursday.
Il Milan non ha alcuna intenzione di vendere Alberto Gilardino. Lo ha ribadito il presidente rossone...
MARK COLVIN: To Iraq where the Shi&#39;ite leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani is on his way back to the holy city of Najaf, with around ten thousand followers joining his convoy from Basra in Iraq&#39;s south.
Individuals and companies go on trial in France over the deaths of 39 people in the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire.
A levee break flooded hundreds of homes Saturday as the storm that has pummeled the West Coast with high wind and heavy rain dropped a thick blanket of snow on the Sierra Nevada on Saturday.
New data are due out on a promising cholesterol drug. But there are doubters.
Wal-Mart said it had ended the business because Hewlett-Packard, a chief technology partner, had decided to discontinue essential infrastructure for the service.
President Bush reached out to Latin  America on Sunday with a pledge to pursue immigration reform  but a security scuffle that he inserted himself into created a  lasting image for this year's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a Florida federal court to permanently ban telephone \
Palestinian police were searching today for an Israeli Arab producer for CNN who was kidnapped at gunpoint from his van, and the TV network joined journalists&#39; associations in demanding his immediate release.
Domani, 14 febbraio, san valentino, debutta su internet www.genoalive.it, piattaforma web dedicata i...
New York Waterway, the financially troubled ferry operator, plans to stop providing weekend service between Lower Manhattan and Hoboken, NJ, before the end of the year, a company spokesman said yesterday.
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The Italian Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services (APAT), in conjunction with Planetek Italia, has developed Cart@net Mutiserver, an interoperable cartographic reference system.
With one day to go before New Hampshire's primary, the Clinton campaign has accused Obama's camp of violating political communication laws.
Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon was facing an internal disciplinary hearing on his support of former skipper Steven Pressley's criticism of the way the club was being run.
OSLO (Norway): This year&#39;s Nobel Peace Prize announc ed in Oslo on Friday goes to the Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai.
Despite passing Tiger Woods in the world rankings, he still is No. 2, now behind Vijay Singh. By BOB HARIG, Times Staff Writer. The pursuit has been long and exhausting and at times depressing.
UK businesses lost more than \u00c2\u00a340bn last year, about \u00c2\u00a3100m a day, as a result of economic crime, a report finds.
Left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan grabbed a match-haul of seven wickets as India thumped Bangladesh by an innings and 239 runs with two days to spare in the second and final Test here.
IBM  and supercomputer-maker  Cray Inc.  are being awarded a total of nearly $500  million by a Pentagon research agency for a supercomputer  project, and Cray shares rose 31 percent on Wednesday.
Lanny Thorndike, whose Century Shares Trust mutual fund has about a third of its assets in insurance stocks, is keeping his investments in Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos.
Britain&#39;s ill-fated Beagle 2 mission to Mars failed partly because a lack of government funds left the project as an &quot;amateurish gentlemen&#39;s agreement&quot;, a committee of MPs says in a report today.
Holding talks with the Tamil Tigers' shadowy leader would be a blunder and there will be no peace unless he is killed, Sri Lankan militant-turned-minister Douglas Devananda has warned.
US Airways Group Inc. Chief Executive Doug Parker has been sentenced to surrender on March 15 and serve 24 hours in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of drunk driving, the airline said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina called retinitis pigmentosa.
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Sir Clive Woodward today revealed he quit as England rugby union coach because he was not able to take his World Cup-winning team forward the way he wanted.
The Supreme Court considered Tuesday whether a jury unfairly sentenced a Pennsylvania man to death on a 17-year-old murder conviction in a case expected to clarify death penalty standards for attorney conduct and jury instructions.
Online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc  said on Thursday it would face an additional cost of 23.8  billion yen ($210.1 million) for its credit card business to  comply with tighter lending rules.
North Korea has agreed to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aid, China's envoy says.
Chico Teixeira\u00e2\u0080\u0099s languid, libidinous \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlice\u00e2\u0080\u0099s House\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the best argument against marriage and motherhood to appear in many a year.
 Il sistema 'Abreu' conquista il mondo
The Wizards announce they will hold training camp on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond for the third straight year.
'Tis the season for calling in sick, especially if you're not sick at all.
A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque Sunday in this eastern city killed four people, including two security guards who lost their lives confronting the attacker and preventing a far greater number of deaths.
A deer found its way into a terminal at  Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Tuesday but was  captured safely near a baggage claim area, officials said.
China on Tuesday denied a report that its military had hacked into Pentagon computers, saying the allegations were \
Space shuttle Atlantis  was removed from its seaside launch pad on Sunday for repairs  after a freak hailstorm battered the spaceship's fuel tank last  week.
Banca centrale decide incremento 0,25% del tasso d'interesse
Nobody will have been surprised by the conclusion of the Iraq Survey Group that Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction.
In a high-stakes drama of legal gamesmanship, prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Michael Jackson child molestation case are battling over secret evidence that might make or break the case against the pop star.
Denzel Washington tries on superstring theory for size in 'D&#233;j&#224; Vu.'
LONDON Britain&#39;s government will hold an independent inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian allegedly killed by British troops.
The fracas involving Arsenal and ManYoo players in the Old Trafford tunnel after Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s match was sparked by Arsene Wenger labelling Ruud van Nistelrooy &quot;a cheat&quot;, according to reports.
Iraq's interim prime minister said Tuesday it would be \
Casino operator MGM Mirage on  Wednesday said it planned a residential complex on the Las  Vegas Strip, beginning with a $4 billion casino and condominium  development that would be one of the largest private real  estate projects in America.
Israel's security cabinet on Wednesday agreed to press on with military raids and \
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VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa - A South African businessman was charged on Friday with nuclear trafficking as part of Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secret network helping Libya develop an atomic weapons program.
John Baumann is among the Ivy League leaders with 15.0 points and 6.4 rebounds a game and as a pitcher for Columbia, he led the Lions in strikeouts and complete games last season.
The Cooler King is still the King of Cool.
There will be a Pick Six carryover into today's Breeders' Cup races.
Facing persistent speculation that MCI Inc. is positioning itself for a sale, the telecommunications company's chief executive, Michael D. Capellas, insisted yesterday he has ''no intention&quot; of breaking the company into pieces that could attract several buyers.
A large cloud appeared over North Korea in satellite images several days ago, but a US official told CNN it is &quot;no big deal&quot; and not the result of a nuclear explosion.
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In Europe, industry leaders, government officials and others debate whether patents would hinder or cultivate innovation.
Intel and Clearwire, Craig McCaw&#39;s wireless broadband services company, plan to jointly develop and deploy wireless broadband WiMax networks, the companies announced today.
Anxious to ease America&#39;s international burdens, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged European allies to step up cooperation in support of US efforts concerning terrorism
The US Senate passed Friday a massive farm bill packed with consequences for global trade, but its fate remained unclear because it already has drawn a presidential veto threat.
Investor's Business Daily - The greenback edged lower Fri. but was still on track for the biggest weekly rise since June '06 as investors increasingly expect the U.S. growth slowdown to drag on other economies. The euro fell 2.91 cents to $1.4505 for the week as gloomy economic data and comments from the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet boosted expectations for rate cuts later this year. The dollar rose 0.70 yen to 107.32 vs. the yen for the week.
Pope Benedict XVI raised the loudest cheers of his visit to Poland when he told the late John Paul II&#039;s compatriots that their prayers were bringing his predecessor ever closer to sainthood.
Remy Ma, free on $250,000 bond after being accused of shooting an acquaintance, doesn't have to post more bail money despite more problems with the law.
India&#39;s rupee may gain for a second week on speculation the central bank will buy the currency to reduce funds in the banking system to curb inflation, according to a Bloomberg News survey of traders.
President George W. Bush has decided to send an unusually tough message to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf warning that the new Democratic-led Congress could cut aid to his country unless it does more to crack down on al Qaeda operatives, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
The Red Bull Racing team and Bjorn Wirdheim have reached a mutual agreement releasing Bjorn from his contract with the team thereby allowing him to pursue other opportunities for 2005.
The ousted president of French Polynesia Oscar Temaru started a hunger strike Monday in protest at his controversial ejection from office last weekend.
Why Iraqis may be targeting people who are helping them
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power reports a dramatic jump in interim profits after punters' fortunes take a turn for the worse.
Electronic  publisher Thomson Corp said on Thursday it has purchased  LiveNote Technologies, which produces evidence and transcript  management software for lawyers and court reporters.
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An artist known for contrasting nature and culture continues to explore visual and behavioral patterns with new videos.
Not too long ago, watching a movie in India mostly meant standing in long lines for tickets to spend three hours in a stuffy hall with bug-infested seats, a creaky sound system and a screen sewn up to hide holes.
Despite recent tensions over Iran's nuclear program, the United States and Iran quietly initiated a high-level cultural exchange this week with a visit to Tehran by the librarian of Congress.
Sri Lanka expressed concern over truce violations by Tiger rebels as a top Norwegian envoy prepared to return home empty-handed after failing to end the island's talks deadlock, officials said.
Arjuna Seneviratna witnessed and survived the tsunami wave that struck Sri Lanka. He talks about the harrowing experience.
A judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Daniel Baldwin after he failed to appear in Orange County Superior Court on charges that he illegally took another person's car.
Afghan authorities have dropped leaflets warning Taliban occupying a remote town to leave or be forced out, as residents fled fearing an offensive by NATO-led troops.
PHILADELPHIA -- Temple, clawing toward the .500 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference, had dispatched three straight bottom-feeding opponents by an average of 28 points entering yesterday's game against the University of Massachusetts. Rather than being intimidated by the league leaders, however, the Owls had the vision to be standings-blind.
A Vatican cardinal says the fire directed at would-be EU commissioner Rocco Buttiglione amounts to a \
The Tories will launch their party conference with a pledge to review and tackle key taxes if they are elected. What is your reaction?
A four-month project to improve The Diana, Princess of Wales memorial fountain starts next month.
Sun City, South Africa (Sports Network) - Australian Stuart Appleby carded a three-under 69 Friday to grab a one-stoke lead at the halfway point of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: Labour's record on getting people into work is admirable. So why pander to tabloid panics about benefit cheats?
Stanley Pringle scored 19 points and Penn State went 16-of-20 from the foul line in the closing minutes to upend No. 8 Michigan State 85-76 Saturday night and snap the Spartans' five-game winning streak.
Nokia ha presentato ieri al &quot;Totally Fashion di Shangai&quot; tre nuovi modelli di cellulari dalla linea innovativa. Come \u00c3\u00a8 facile capire dal palcoscenico scelto per la presentazione si tratta tre terminali dal
MOSUL, Iraq, Nov 11  - The US military said it attacked suspected rebel targets in Mosul with air and ground fire on Thursday after an upsurge in violence as gunmen were seen flocking into Iraq&#39;s main northern city.
Oil prices held close to $50 a barrel on  Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. inventory data that is expected  to show a decline in crude stocks after Hurricane Ivan hit Gulf  of Mexico production.
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Venice's celebrated opera house La Fenice, gutted by fire in 1996, was officially reopened for opera lovers with a performance of Verdi's &quot;La Traviata&quot;, which premiered here in the mid-19th century.
OTTAWA (CP) - Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can't say yet whether a private clinic for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act - but critics say the violation is blatant.
Excerpts of remarks Wednesday by President Bush in Mason City, Iowa, and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in Waterloo, Iowa, as transcribed by e-Media Millworks Inc.
A little past 8:30 p.m., as the blistering July sun melted in the west, a jumbo jet carrying students, honeymooners, businessmen and others to Paris exploded in a fireball, raining carnage into the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island.
Former President Bill Clinton  encouraged Democrats on Thursday to rally around the party's  leaders and said doomsayers who predict the party's demise  needed to \
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Online payment service PayPal continued to suffer outages Tuesday. Company officials insisted the problems were &quot;intermittent,&quot; but many consumers complained they hadn&#39;t been able to log on
After weeks of negotiations, the U.S. Senate could take action this week on a bill that would make it easier to sue \
MANCHESTER United midfielder Roy Keane (left) has been charged with assault and criminal damage, police said last night. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: &#39;Roy Keane has this afternoon been charged
BAGHDAD : Mortar fire greeted the opening of Iraq&#39;s interim parliament -- dismissed by detractors as a weak rubber stamp for an unelected government but hailed by admirers as a step nearer democracy.
Dow Jones +0,59%, Nasdaq +1,36%. Euro in calo, a 1,2756 Usd
Whale fossils found with tiny ear bones reveal for the first time how the ancestors of whales and dolphins developed their acute underwater hearing.
The music industry on Monday launched a test case against Kazaa, one of the world&#39;s largest file-sharing websites, in a bid to stem rampant internet piracy.
Start-up Validus DC Systems gets $10 million in funding for direct current power supply systems.
The best candidate to coach the Redskins is right there at Redskins Park, for no one this side of Joe Gibbs had drawn more admiration and respect from players than Gregg Williams.
Wachovia Corp. said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may recommend enforcement action against its Wachovia Securities brokerage unit for alleged improper mutual fund trading.
Hardbeatnews.com, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 4: Ricardo Mayorga\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boost before Saturday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fight that he would send Felix Trinidad home to Puerto Rico on a stretcher, proved to be nothing but idle talk.
News reports in Gaza said that clashes have been taken place between the Israeli occupation forces and members of the Palestinian police in Khuzaa quarters to the east of Khan Younis situated on the border strip between the green line and the Palestinian
President George W. Bush, trying to counter Iran's growing military clout, made clear his commitment on Monday to go ahead with a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia as he began his first visit to the Islamic kingdom.
Police arrest five men in connection with the shooting of Nottingham teenager Danielle Beccan.
Rapper Snoop Dogg has given permission to a television crew to trace his movements for a new reality TV series to be broadcast this year.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A U.S.-led air strike killed 12 members of an Afghan family and 20 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the provincial police chief said on Friday.
Given the prevalence of emotional difficulties on campus, it pays to find out, before choosing a college, what mental health services are available.
Google is one of several nontraditional communications companies planning to bid on 700MHz wireless spectrum. But at this point it's really anyone's game.
The World Cup that has brought pure joy to millions of soccer-crazed Germans makes Asima Gilani miserable.
Sir Derek Jacobi launches a debate questioning who really wrote William Shakespeare's works.
Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railway) announced that it had struck a deal with train drivers on Sept.
Banks and insurers pushed European shares higher on Wednesday, with Britain&#39;s HBOS spearheading the gains on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic banking peer Abbey.
U.S. health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's  Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
Oil prices drop by nearly 7% as US government data showed a larger-than expected increase in crude inventories.
Allies of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra claimed victory in Sunday's elections, setting the stage for the billionaire's political comeback more than a year after his ouster in a coup.
KYIV -- Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko defiantly insisted Friday that a new presidential election was the only way to resolve the crisis gripping Ukraine that has put tens of thousands of protesters into the streets and around government buildings in
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Oil prices surge past a record $55 per a barrel in Asian trade, amid concerns over winter fuel supplies.
BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- On a day when they were without the services of Jamal Lewis, the Baltimore Ravens received a boost from Deion Sanders.
Pesa l'attacco delle Turchia ai curdi in Iraq
While other teenagers were celebrating their high-school graduation, 18-year-old James Chan was in hospital donating most of his liver to his father.
Ilya Kovalchuk scores his NHL-leading 36th goal but misses in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers defeat the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, Thursday night, behind goaltender Tomas Vokoun's 26 saves..
At least three people were killed and three others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan&#39;s southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, a senior official said.
Siemens AG, maker of big-ticket industrial goods such as power generators and streetcars, saw profits fall 10 percent in its most recent quarter, the company said Thursday, as its mobile phone and transportation businesses posted losses.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen in speed boats kidnapped several workers including a number of foreigners in a raid on an Italian oil production vessel off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday, industry and security sources said.
London Stock Exchange Group Plc forecast a big rise in third-quarter earnings and pledged to raise its full-year dividend at least 50 percent as it reiterated its opposition to a 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid from U.S. rival Nasdaq .
Jamie Schroeder, a United States national sculling champion will try to battle his way through the Henley Royal Regatta, which is rowing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s answer to the Kentucky Derby.
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Shunra announced today that eWEEK, a Ziff Davis Media publication and  one of the industry's leading enterprise IT  magazines, has named Shunra Virtual Enterprise (Shunra VE) a winner in  eWEEK's Seventh Annual Excellence Awards  program, in the IT Quality Assurance Tools category.
Astronomers have observed an asteroid change the rate at which it spins for the first time, and shown that this is due to a theoretical effect predicted but never before seen.
With a market value of $162 billion, Apple is now the most valuable computer maker in the world, and it is the fourth most valuable technology company, after Microsoft, Google and Cisco. It will have to battle all of them to stay on top of the tech world.
Rental-car operator Hertz Global  Holding Inc.  said on Wednesday it plans to cut 1,350  jobs resulting in annual savings of about $125 million as it  seeks to improve competitiveness.
French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy addresses party activists shortly as he begins his bid for the presidency.
PHOENIX - The Storm must be wondering what more can happen to them. For the second time this week, an unavoidable life predicament has challenged their strength.
The Sacramento Kings are winning again at home, while the New Orleans Hornets lost again Monday night in an arena where they haven't won in more than 10 years.
Tony Blair expresses \
By Scott Rothschild, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Feb. 22--TOPEKA -- Federal officials who control Kansas dams said Wednesday that controversial releases from the reservoirs, including Lake Perry, likely will continue this year.
The Federal Reserve suggested that it would continue to raise interest rates gradually through much of next year.
When Carly Fiorina took charge of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, the slumping Silicon Valley pioneer was on the verge of missing the Internet boom.
A car bomb exploded outside the Education Ministry in central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the Interior Ministry said.
Alltel Corp., the nation's sixth-largest wireless carrier, is in advanced negotiations about buying Western Wireless Corp., a Northwest regional carrier which operates mainly under the Cellular One brand, for roughly &#36;4 billion, according to a published report.
Everyone knows that Microsoft is probably the single most powerful software company in the world. How strange it is therefore, to discover that the mighty giant is being shamed by a group of geek-like programmers
TOKYO Daiei, Japan&#39;s third-largest retailer, will receive bank waivers, share write-downs and funds from sponsor companies worth \u00c2\u00a5707 billion to restore its finances, Japan&#39;s bailout agency said Tuesday.
Google has asked regulators for final approval to price its initial public offering on Tuesday, meaning its shares could make their market debut as soon as Wednesday morning.
A winding up petition against Wrexham football club has been temporarily lifted, staving off the threat of liquidation. Club director Dave Bennett said they now have two and a half weeks &quot;breathing space&quot;.
During the first two full stages of the race, Discovery Channel riders have delivered Levi Leipheimer to the finish line close enough to the front to allow him to keep the race leader\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gold jersey.
The home secretary says she is considering banning anyone under-18 carrying alcohol in a public place.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a senior U.S. commander said yesterday that they favor a protracted U.S. troop presence in Iraq along the lines of the military stabilization force in South Korea.
A Russian businessman who met ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko is now in a coma, a Russian agency says.
WASHINGTON - A Palestinian with links to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and an Egyptian were charged Thursday with providing financial support for terror groups and recruiting would-be terrorists, including alleged al-Qaida plotter Jose Padilla.    A 10-count federal grand jury indictment returned in Miami charges Adhan Amin Hassoun and Mohamed Hesham Youssef with providing material support and conspiracy to provide material support to terrorist organizations...
Television networks are learning a  harsh lesson in reality -- too many reality shows are a  turn-off for viewers.
President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will meet next week in Jordan to discuss the deteriorating security situation in Iraq.
Ray Kurzweil, an inventor fascinated with the connection between humans and computers, says that emerging trends in biotechnology are opening a realistic path to immortality.
A tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean  strengthened into Tropical Depression 6 late Friday and further  strengthening was likely, the U.S. National Hurricane Center  said in its latest advisory.
Diplomats who visited the scene of a  mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a  hydroelectric construction project, and one envoy said more  blasts were planned, Kyodo news agency reported.
The Personal Telephone Integration package works with Land Rover vehicles&#39; audio system to provide users access to mobile phone functions such as viewing and selecting phone book entries, initiating
More financial advisers are predicting a so-called correction in the US stock market than at any other time in almost a decade, according to Investors Intelligence.
A wet and wild Super Bowl, the winning conditions for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. A team built for indoors found its footing on a rain-soaked track and outplayed the Chicago Bears to win the NFL title 29-17 Sunday night.
A mixture of avarice, dishonesty and   a blatant disregard of safety standards caused a devastating   fire in an Indian school two years ago in which 94 young   children died, an inquiry commission found.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair called for a long-term effort from the international community to help overcome the tsunami tragedy in Asia which he said was a \
If there's a lesson the Red Sox can take from their 11-9 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last night in Game 1 of the World Series, it's probably this:
U.S. stocks dropped on Monday, led by financial shares, as a rush by savers to withdraw deposits at a large British mortgage lender fueled concerns that turmoil in the credit markets would spread.
The resignation of Suzanne Rich Folsom is another blow to the already shaken organization, six months after its new president took office.
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The head of the Red Cross and President Bush discuss concerns about Guantanamo Bay prisoners.
An Israeli missile strike today killed two Palestinian teenagers who were playing with a tube and a petrol-filled bottle in a game imitating militants firing rockets at Israel, the boys\u00e2\u0080\u0099 relatives said.
The United States women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national team advanced to the Gold medal match with a 2-1 win over Germany at Heraklio Stadium in the semifinal on Monday.
Rehearsals are underway, flags are flying and traffic is jammed as Kuala Lumpur prepares to mark Malaysia&#39;s independence day. But at hotel desks nationwide, frustrated tourists are being turned away.
Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, inching his way back to top form after a long injury layoff, crushed Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Los Angeles Classic on Wednesday.
Khartoum's official media reported that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan had congratulated President Omar al-Beshir on his government's efforts to resolve the crisis in Darfur as a Security Council deadline for action expired.
CAIRO, Feb. 28 -- The main Sudanese opposition leader said the government is refusing to allow U.N. peacekeepers into the violent Darfur region because it believes the troops would help hunt down war crimes suspects for the International Criminal Court.
27.09.04 - By Frank Lotierzo - GlovedFist@Is there any doubt why we never heard Roy Jones mention once that he wanted to fight Antonio Tarver in a rubber match.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc cut its capital expenditure forecast on Tuesday and scaled back on planned supercenters as the world's largest retailer grapples with slowing sales in a saturated U.S. market.
In an effort to restore security in Baghdad, the U.S. military plans to move at least three more battalions of American soldiers into the Iraqi capital, a senior Pentagon official said.
By ALLEN, Sue  Renaissance Corporation has posted a record annual profit, but says a squeeze on earnings margins might cause a lower result this financial year.
An ocean away from the nearest casino, bingo parlor or horse track, Hawaii residents still find ways to place bets and play games of chance. And despite a ban, gambling addiction here is as widespread as other states.
The man known as Don Vito on MTV's \
Major League Baseball, the NFL, NBA  and NHL will join forces with the United States Olympic  Committee (USOC) to combat the use of performance enhancing  drugs in sport.
A radical cleric besieged at a mosque in the Pakistani capital refused to surrender to the government Thursday, a day after his brother was arrested while trying to sneak away disguised in a burqa.
Israeli bulldozers have destroyed 35 Palestinian homes in the Gaza refugee camp of Khan Yunis a day after mortars fired from the camp killed an Israeli woman in a nearby settlement.
The Swiss watchmaking group Swatch ran into financial turbulence, when it was forced into a public denial of allegations of tax evasion made by two former employees.
Global commerce is expected to grow 8.5 percent by the end of this year, helped by economic expansion that could overcome record oil prices, the World Trade Organization said Monday.
An inquest is opened after a man is charged with stabbing a Cardiff fitness instructor on holiday in the US.
Here are three air traffic control facilities where the National Association of Air Traffic Controllers says a high ratio of trainees to fully certified controllers has delayed on-the-job training and left trainees unable to help carry the workload.
The paper that has chronicled business from Lower Manhattan for 119 years plans to start a sports page and move to the News Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Midtown offices.
PUEBLO, Colo.  - Democratic presidential nominee  and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his  national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt  down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet  Cong.
The NBA banished Tim Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas because of his anti-gay remarks. Hardaway, who played in five All-Star games during the 1990s, was already in Las Vegas and scheduled to make a series of public appearances this week on behalf of the league. But after saying, \
Angry Iranians attacked several gas stations in protest after the government suddenly began long-threatened fuel rationing, while many others rushed to fill their tanks.
Prosecutors prepare to issue arrest warrants for 18 suspects over attacks on the country's two top leaders.
Want a Grammy? Your best bet is being an R&amp;B or hip-hop artist - or dearly departed. The Recording Academy revealed the nominees for the 47th annual Grammy Awards Tuesday, and there were few surprises.
Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and EU officials said Thursday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
Edgar Renteria capped a 13-pitch at-bat in the first inning with a three-run homer and matched his career high with five RBIs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Joe Torre refused a $5 million contract offer that would have kept him as baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest-paid manager but also represented a cut from his present salary.
I hear a lot about West Nile virus and trying to avoid it, but what really happens if you get it? West Nile virus has been identified in birds, horses and humans in rural and
By Dan Cortez, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 10--John Addis was getting ready to work on his Columbus Avenue driveway Friday afternoon when he noticed two Warren policemen walking down his street and a third in a cruiser.
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A firefight broke out between U.S. troops and militants today in Baghdad's Sadr City as coalition forces targeted a man they said was a leader in an Iranian-funded kidnapping operation. At least 13 people were killed and 60 others were reported wounded in the densely populated Shiite slum where there is strong support for Iran and anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Italian police arrested three Moroccans &#151; an imam and two of his aids &#151; they accuse of being part of a militant cell that allegedly used a mosque in a central Italian city as a terror training camp.
The US government is warning its citizens in Afghanistan to &quot;keep a low profile&quot; after a car bombing Sunday at the offices of a US private security contractor in Kabul killed 11 people, including three Americans.
Also: Feds slow in getting records on Web. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Opium production in Afghanistan is soaring out of control, the annual UN report on illegal drugs warns.
Citta&#39; del Vaticano. &#39;&#39;Grazie a Dio siete salve&#39;&#39;. Con queste parole il Papa ha salutato Simona Pari e Simona Torretta che, accompagnate dalle loro famiglie e dal vescovo Rino Fisichella, ha ricevuto stamattina in Vaticano in una breve udienza.
Meet the striking voice behind chartbusters like Signal (Bhagam Bhag) and Paisa Paisa(Apna Sapna Money Money).
Armed with a legal decision in their favor, scientists and advocates of medical research on marijuana pressed the Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday to allow them to grow their own, saying that pot supplied by the government is too hard to get and that its poor quality limits their research.
Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, the   only writer in Arabic to win the Nobel Prize for literature,   died on Wednesday in Cairo aged 94, doctors said.
HOBBS, N.M. - President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are both campaigning in New Mexico on Monday in tandem swings through the Southwest on their way to Wednesday night's final debate in Arizona...
Fools looking for brokers should do a little research on insurance first.
By Danielle Sottosanti, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 8--The Oro Valley Town Council unanimously voted last night to filter for pornography all Internet access at the Oro Valley Public Library.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The most asked for definition on Merriam-Webster&#39;s Web site is for a word that&#39;s not even in the dictionary.
CHICAGO | Mayor Richard Daley on Tuesday praised the Fire Department&#39;s response to a stubborn fire at a historic downtown high-rise, hailing a coordinated response that differed in marked ways from a year-ago fire that left six dead.
com October 21, 2004, 10:50 AM PT. A stolen copy of the latest sequel in one of the top-selling video game series of all time began circulating on the Web late Wednesday, the second high-profile game theft in a week.
A U.N. conference ended early Saturday with a vague plan for informal new talks on how to slow global warming but without a U.S. commitment to multilateral negotiations on next steps, including emissions controls.

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Hoyas running back Emir Davis rushes for two touchdowns to lift Georgetown to a 23-0 win over Davidson on Saturday.
Anxious Democrats in Congress were counting on their presidential challenger John Kerry to stage a comeback in his debate against President George W. Bush, as they nervously prepare for a vote in November on their own future.
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L'associazione Aba: stop a messaggi ambigui dalle sfilate
Normally, there are few sure things in golf, but here's something we can be certain of: The lads in today's final pairing at the 84th New England PGA Championship at Brae Burn Country Club will not require introductions.
Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low and Republican support is beginning to waver, a poll published Tuesday found. In the latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, 69 percent of those polled believe things are going badly in Iraq, and anti-war sentiment among GOP respondents has suddenly increased.
&quot;We found that the trait of optimism was an important long-term determinant of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly subjects independent of sociodemographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors,&quot; the authors of a recent Dutch study
Latrell Sprewell was suspended for one game by the NBA on Tuesday for yelling a sexual vulgarity at a female fan during a game, the latest episode of a player clashing with spectators.
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September 8th, 2004, Cenega Publishing announced today the official El Matador game site is now launched.
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The chief executive of SCI Entertainment has quit after delays to computer games.
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it &quot;generally supports&quot; an advisory panel&#39;s conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh will visit Britain next week for talks with Prime Minister Tony Blair and other British officials on bilateral relations, the Arab-Israeli conflict and Iraq, the state news agency SABA reported.
The leader and cabinet of a council criticised for its education system face a vote of no confidence.
Three others injured after police mistake group for armed robbers as they film a crime drama
Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin is in a scoring slump but he remains confident that eventually his shooting touch will return and the goals will come.
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A total of 80 whales and dolphins died after swimming on to a beach on a southern Australian island where rescue teams Monday were desperately trying to prevent others from becoming stranded, a government official said.
Police confirm a convicted killer from Greater Manchester has absconded from a controversial open prison.
The Phoenix Suns re-signed forward Paul Shirley on Sunday to help fill the void left by the trade of three players for Jim Jackson.
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Republican presidential hopefuls likely will face off Wednesday night without a familiar face as ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is expected to drop out and endorse front-runner Sen. John McCain.
Microsoft is making its important security update for Windows XP available on auto-update servers today.
Esattamente tre mesi dopo le devastazioni allo stadio Iacovone di Taranto nel giorno della morte del...
Search engine Google plans to offer consumers the chance to download and print classic novels free of charge.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana  - American and Guyanese authorities said they were investigating on Saturday a threatened chemical attack against U.S. airlines flying out of the tiny Caribbean country.
Qiuesti i risultati delle finali di ritorno dei play off dei campionati di calcio di serie C1 e seri...
A strengthening economy has been good news for office-supply retailers, as increased hiring means rising sales of sticky notes, pens, and other cubicle sundries.
How much are you getting ripped off? Reg Technology Panel Work. Unless you're a land-owning toff or an obscenely overpaid Register reporter, we all at some stage have to knuckle down and do some, albeit with varying degrees of resentment and cack-handedness.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: Although long-term prospects for ethanol are positive, experts warn that corn-based ethanol investments could hit snags.
John Kerry said today that the Iraqi interim prime minister was sent before Congress to put the \
The Gateway One is the company's seventh all-in-one PC
An airplane of the Spanish Air Forcedeparted Tuesday for Cote d'Ivoire to help the Spanish residents there who have asked to be repatriated home, the Diplomatic Information Office said.
The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
The right by homosexual couples to adopt children will reportedly be added to draft legislation legalizing gay marriages to be adopted Friday by Spain's Socialist government.
Orange scarves, suspenders, turtlenecks, sunglasses, even diapers. Viktor Yushchenko's supporters have flooded the streets of the Ukrainian capital sporting the opposition candidate's color. It's a fashion statement with a political message.
Oil prices approach record highs as the weak dollar and more worries about supply inflate prices.
Fisher DeBerry dumped a box of belongings from his office into his SUV and drove off slowly with wife LuAnn, leaving behind the campus he loved along with a lot of unanswered questions.
U.S. banking regulators plan to  issue guidance on the subprime mortgage market as early as  Thursday afternoon, two sources familiar with the matter told  Reuters on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Monday to set up negotiating teams to find common ground ahead of a U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace conference.
Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to determine whether Romano Prodi, who resigned after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed prime minister or must be replaced.
In terms of herd behavior, the only group that rivals Wall Street investors is Wall Street reporters. One moment, the guys at Google can do no wrong \u00e2\u0080-reat company, great
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American Lindsay Davenport regained the No. 1 ranking in the world for the first time since early 2002 by defeating Dinara Safina of Russia 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into the Baghdad headquarters of top Iraqi Shia Muslim political leader Abdel Aziz Hakim yesterday, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more.
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Russia pledged on Friday to ignore a US court order intended to block the looming auction of oil giant Yukos\u00e2\u0080\u0099 key production subsidiary, but a consortium
The United States is greatly  concerned by the humanitarian crisis in northern Uganda arising  from an 18-year rebellion by the Lord's Resistance Army, a  State Department official said on Friday.
Copper prices in New York fell for the second session in three on signs of slowing demand from manufacturers in China, the world&#39;s biggest buyer of the metal.
Insurers and fund managers are set to cash in on Asia&#39;s private pension industry, which is expected to grow nearly four-fold in 10 years as the world&#39;s most populous region grows older.
Diane Arvanites-Noya and Tommy Neblett, the artistic directors of Prometheus Dance, presented an 80-minute program.

LOS ANGELES -- Rocker Courtney Love is being sued by a Los Angeles travel agency that claims she ordered nearly $50,000 in airline tickets but refused to pay.
Wall Street stocks rebounded on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve revealed a number of measures designed to alleviate money market funding pressures.
Microsoft Corp.  on  Wednesday said its Live online service, which has attracted 6  million Xbox 360 console gamers, will be open in May to PC  gamers who use its new Windows Vista operating system.
Il tecnico dell'Udinese Malesani non &egrave; contento dopo il 2-2 di Ascoli. \
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The San Diego Chargers began their week of practice Wednesday at the Arizona Cardinals training facility, unsure of where or when they will play this weekend.
LOS ANGELES  - CBS' Charlie Sheen  comedy \
OAKLAND, California  - California's unemployment   rate rose slightly in August to 4.9 percent, but the state also   added 37,000 non-farm jobs, leading Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger   to boast on Friday that his economic policies are working.
Julian Rauch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds put Appalachian State ahead of Michigan and Corey Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blocked field goal in the final seconds sealed one of college football\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest upsets.
A volunteer coastguard quits after being investigated for not using safety equipment during a dramatic cliff rescue.
Iraq&#039;s prime minister said Wednesday that several insurgent groups have shown a willingness for reconciliation, but that any amnesty for insurgents would exclude militants who killed American forces or Iraqis.
When Phil Mickelson tees off in the first round of the $4 million Singapore Open on Thursday, the American world number two will be fulfilling an ambition he has held since he was a boy.
About 20 special needs children are trapped at a Worcestershire school overnight as a result of the flooding.
Bankrupt power producer Calpine Corp.   said on Friday it expected claims in bankruptcy  court to be &quot;significantly greater&quot; than the total consolidated  funded debt of &#36;17.4 billion it reported at the end of last  year.
BERLIN, Feb 6  (IPS) - \
Rick Fox made it official yesterday: He will not be coming through any door to have a second go-round with the Celtics. As shockers go, this one is slightly behind &quot;Dewey Defeats Truman.&quot;
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.
Rock group Van Halen are suing a US baseball team over claims they reneged on a concert deal.
Tens of thousands of UK jobs will be created through new partnership, Gordon Brown says in Beijing
Cargill Inc., the largest private  company in the United States, on Tuesday said quarterly net  income rose 43 percent on strong performances in its food  ingredients and grain processing segments.
Two National Forest Service workers hiked several miles and more than 2,000 feet down a mountain and were spotted by a passing motorist Wednesday two days after they were reported dead in a plane crash near Montana's Glacier National Park.
Leaders across the Muslim world demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologize for his remarks on Islam and jihad, but the Vatican stopped short of doing so Saturday, saying instead the pontiff \
Deutsche Bank plans to eliminate 300 jobs from its investment banking unit amid market volatility.
Palestinian militants fired homemade rockets at an Israeli town near the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, and Israeli media reported that one landed near the home of Israel&#039;s defense minister.
Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.
Researchers have reported that a simple DNA test can help predict a man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s risk of getting prostate cancer.
INDIANAPOLIS -- When two of the best quarterbacks in the game -- two men bound for bronze busts in Canton -- get together, would we expect anything else but a passing frenzy?
At a price... Dell and its Alienware subsidiary have begun offering buyers the chance to configure new gaming desktop PCs with Hitachi's 1TB hard drive - enough space to store an almost inconceivable quantity of digital stuff.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday his top officials in Iraq had told him the present level of security could be maintained with fewer forces if what he called current successes continued.
Just days after it revealed its raincheck plan for its Wii console, Nintendo came clean about recent supply shortages causing the company a lot of trouble.
Device will capture high-resolution still images and video--and it still makes phone calls. Samsung Electronics will begin selling a cell phone that includes a 5-megapixel digital camera, the company says.
Police planned to meet with prosecutors Wednesday, hoping recent information would allow them to charge Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam \
SEATTLE - Mount St. Helens began rumbling more intensely Wednesday, prompting scientists to warn that a small or moderate eruption could happen in the next few days...
Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is seen in the CBS Green Room prior to being interviewed on CBS&#39;s &quot;Face the Nation&quot; in Washington Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.
With the death toll soaring to nearly 85,000 in the tsunami havoc, the World Health Organization Wednesday warned that disease in the aftermath of the disaster
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf on  Saturday congratulated President Hamid Karzai on his election  victory and said the neighbors needed to increase cooperation  in the war on terror.
Symantec Corp., the world&#39;s largest maker of anti-virus programs for computers, agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, the biggest software purchase in six years.
Japanese stocks rose Thursday, led by gains in communication and Internet-related stocks. Softbank and mobile carrier KDDI were among the gainers.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her mother jousted over her corpse on Tuesday, making little headway in legal skirmishing over where she should be buried.
Nothing like chipping in for an eagle at a crucial time to get Annika Sorenstam fired up. Sorenstam chased front-runner Grace Park for almost the entire tournament and finally passed her on the 71st hole, pulling away to a three-shot victory Sunday.
A review of internal reports shows that six of the eight attorneys dismissed in recent months were rated \u00e2\u0080\u009cwell regarded,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009ccapable\u00e2\u0080\u009d or \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery competent.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The newly released former deputy of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, has made an &quot;amazing&quot; recovery from back surgery, according to his doctor in Germany.
Peer says she will help steer PM's nuclear non-proliferation policy while retaining independence.
The ruling ANC's top decision-making body will discuss corruption charges against party leader Jacob Zuma on Monday in an explosive case that could derail his hopes of becoming South Africa's president.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is due to meet Iran's supreme leader in Tehran on the second day of a key visit.
Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N,  the largest maker of chips for cellular phones, on Monday said  record demand for its handset and television chips boosted  quarterly profit by 26 percent, even as it struggles with a  nagging inventory problem.
Microsoft Corp  ended three years of resistance on Monday, finally agreeing to comply with a landmark 2004 antitrust decision by the European Commission.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros blew a 5-2 lead to lose for the first time at home in 20 games, a crucial defeat that forced a fifth game finale in Atlanta on Monday.

Two people believed to be British tourists have been killed after their light aircraft crashed in a remote wilderness park in Australia.
Texas Instruments Inc  posted a 10 percent gain in third-quarter earnings on Monday, but the mobile chipmaker forecast revenues below analysts' estimates, sparking a drop in its stock.
A successful method for healing spinal injuries in dogs has been developed by Purdue University researchers, offering hope for preventing human paralysis.
Lehman Brothers (LEH:NYSE - news - research) agreed Friday to pay $225 million to Enron shareholders to settle allegations arising from the company&#39;s 2001 insolvency.
Australia dealt England a potentially fatal Ashes blow with an astonishing come-from-behind last day victory in the second cricket Test at the Adelaide Oval.
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
Courtney Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct today (Oct. 20) in New York for hitting an audience member on the head with a microphone stand during a March performance.
The man suspected of throwing a chair during the Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers brawl refused to be interviewed by police on Tuesday.
The jury weighing fraud charges against former Hollinger International Inc. chairman Conrad Black and three codefendants resumed deliberations under orders from the trial judge after deadlocking on some charges.
Ever since computer giant IBM announced earlier this week that they had developed the world&#39;s fastest computer, the whole nation seems to be abuzz about supercomputers.
The International Monetary Fund says the world economy is growing at the fastest past in three decades, but in its semi-annual report the international lender says growth is likely to slow in 2005.
Action thriller 'Seraphim Falls' is heavy on rugged scenes, light on plot.
Pakistan&#39;s parliament votes on Friday for a new prime minister and is expected to choose outgoing finance minister Shaukat Aziz.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert insisted on Monday that his coalition government was not at risk of unraveling over a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
Despite insurgent attacks, initial reports of strong turnout in Iraq's landmark vote lend air of legitimacy.
President Bush, center, flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi, right, and H. Gene Overstreet, National President of the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the USA (NCOA), stand at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony, Thursday
About a quarter of Americans have rated products, services or people online, according to the latest Pew Internet  & #038; American Life Project survey. The results point to the growing significance of online rating systems. By Daniel Terdiman.
The Unitary Products Group of the York International Corp. of York, Pa., recalled about 226,000 gas furnaces Monday because of a potential fire hazard.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was to leave for the Middle East, as Rome pressed on with efforts to win the release of two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq, his ministry said.
Andre Agassi breezed into the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kristian Pless on Thursday night.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a 90 percent chance of winning the New Hampshire primary election and is likely to capture his party's nomination, online traders say.
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Two air stewardesses were prevented from boarding a British Airways flight from Helsinki to London, after allegedly failing a breath test.
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A nationalist party whose anti-immigrant campaign posters featuring white sheep kicking out a black sheep helped sparked a riot is hoping for its best-ever showing in parliamentary elections Sunday.
The press center across the street from the White House has been evacuated on Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog prompted a security check, a police official said.
Mobile phones are not linked to health problems when used for 10 years or less, but further research is needed into their longer-term impact and their effect on children, according to a report released today.
Japan saw its economy grow at a faster pace than  expected in the three months to June, officials figures show.
(InfoWorld) - A flaw in Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox browser makes it easy for cybercriminals to steal user information on Web sites where users create their own pages, such as MySpace.com. The flaw lies in Firefox's Password Manager software, which can be tricked into sending password information to an attacker's Web site, said Robert Chapin, president of Chapin Information Services Inc. For this attack to work, attackers need to be able to create HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) forms on the Web site, something that is allowed on blogging and social networking sites. The attack was used in a\u00c2\u00a0MySpace phishing attack reported in late October. In that attack, users registered a MySpace account named login_home_index_html and used it to host a fake log-in page that exploited the flaw. This page sent MySpace username and password information to another Web site, and MySpace users who visited the page using Firefox could have easily had their information compromised, said Chapin. Firefox developers rate this bug critical, according to an entry in the project's Bugzilla database. The flaw arises because Firefox's Password Manager does not perform a thorough enough check when it is deciding whether to send password information, and then does not ensure that password information is being sent to the server that requested it, Chapin said. In the MySpace attack, for example, Firefox would check to see if the form was coming from the MySpace.com domain, but did not make sure that the password information was being sent back to a MySpace server. \
Fraud in the &#36;300-billion-a-year Medicaid program is widespread and the federal government is not doing enough to combat it, congressional investigators said in a report released Wednesday.
PeopleSoft reported a 12% increase in revenue, to $698.8 million, and a slight uptick in revenue from software license sales in the quarter that ended Sept. 30.
The wife of a French self-confessed serial killer has accused him of two more murders, including that of a British student more than a decade ago, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
An explosion killed a Palestinian in Gaza  on Sunday, the 11th day of an Israeli offensive against  militants Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hopes will defuse  internal resistance to his plan for withdrawing from some  occupied land.
Peruvian authorities declare a state of emergency  in several Andean regions after cold weather leaves 200 dead.
Gartner analyst David Smith told LinuxInsider that many of those who switch from dominant browser Internet Explorer do so because of security concerns.
Economic growth is set to \
A weeping British-Iraqi hostage pleaded  for her life in a video broadcast on Friday as British troops  prepared to move nearer Baghdad ahead of an expected U.S.-led  offensive against rebels before January elections.
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Dopo le esternazioni polemiche di Filippo Magnini, che a Pesaro ha detto che gli ''azzurri agli Euro...
Options for the future of Britain's nuclear weapons system will be outlined in a white paper on Monday.
Consumers face uncertainty over what they will be paying for their gas and electricity this winter.
Three more Muslim girls are expelled from school in France after defying the new law banning headscarves.
Former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, was arrested and held without bail on Sunday in connection with a suspected armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room last week.
New methods need new measures, and the old ones get new uses.
Democrat Christopher Dodd pledged Saturday that as president he would end a decades-old trade embargo with Cuba and lift travel restrictions to the communist island.
Freshman Maya Moore scores 25 points to lead No. 2 Connecticut to an 80-48 rout of Georgetown Tuesday night in Storrs, Conn.
Technology News, A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs.
A federal judge refused to delay an order that Freddie Mac release more than $50 million to former chief executive Leland C. Brendsel.
A fighting prostate cancer protests at the Senedd to call for a radiation treatment to be made funded in Wales.
New York real estate mogul Donald Trump defended his friend Martha Stewart as the woman who turned home economics into a media empire began her prison term.
A decade after singling out the Spice Girls as fashion atrocities, Mr. Blackwell put just one of them,   Victoria \
NEW YORK  - A variety of potentially  serious infections can occur after immunization with the  smallpox vaccine. Now, findings from an animal study suggest  that a topical form of cidofovir, an anti-viral drug, is better  than an intravenous form at treating such infections.
Two lawyers appointed to help former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in his war crimes trial cannot withdraw from the case, the tribunal's president has ruled in a decision announced Tuesday.
Life & style: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: This plant is tasty, goes brilliantly with fish and is free, too.
Wikipedia published its 2-millionth article in the English language version of the anyone-can-edit encyclopedia, a symbolic milestone for the world's largest user-generated Web publishing site.
The struggling New York Yankees lost 11-6 to the Red Sox on Saturday and found out they would not be getting Roger Clemens back as quickly as they had planned.
The father of Australian actor Heath Ledger was due to arrive in New York on Friday to claim the body of the 28-year-old actor whose sudden death this week remains a mystery, the New York Daily News reported.
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Militants who have threatened to kill three UN workers abducted in Afghanistan almost three weeks ago appeared to narrow demands for their release on Tuesday and said they would meet later in the day to decide their fate.
Two Israeli occupation soldiers have been injured after a rocket launched by Palestinian resistance fighters hit their tank in the Gaza Strip.
With the space station\u00e2\u0080\u0099s computers working again, the six-man crew of the space shuttle Atlantis packed up and prepared to go home.
U.S. health officials said on Friday they approved a new device that could help save the arms and legs of injured soldiers and trauma victims.
LOS ANGELES   The twin Mars rovers have found a wonderland of weird rocks and enticing dunes along with more evidence the Red Planet once had water, NASA scientists said Wednesday.
British Chancellor Gordon Brown has voiced hope of doctors finding a cure for cystic fibrosis, after his young son was diagnosed with the disease in a new personal blow for the minister.
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s first-quarter profit jumped 26 percent as the company benefited from higher sales of laptop computers, printers and printing supplies during a robust holiday spending season.
Reaction from consumer groups was quick and largely negative today as word spread that the Food and Drug Administration had concluded that milk and meat from cloned farm animals is safe to eat.
A new search engine promises to give schoolchildren results from sites pre-screened by teachers and librarians.
Several Supreme Court justices indicated today that it may be difficult for them to definitely answer whether or when lethal injections violate the constitution's protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
Right-hander Matt Morris threw seven solid innings, but the Cardinals needed a bases-loaded walk to second baseman Tony Womack and a grand slam from new right fielder Larry Walker to key a six-run eighth inning for a ...
Iraq needs a broad-based government of  national unity and France could mediate to help set one up,  French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a newspaper  column on Monday.
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An influential group of MPs says the current licence fee remains the \
Australian and British scientists have achieved a technical breakthrough to help control insects that have developed resistance to common agricultural pesticides, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday.
IRAQI troops sweeping through Fallujah yesterday said they had come across &quot;hostage slaughter houses&quot; where people captured during a wave of abductions and beheadings had been held and killed by their militant kidnappers.
A European investigator says he has proof Poland and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons under a post-9/11 pact to hunt down and interrogate \
Arriving in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday he would press both sides to take steps to enable Palestinians to elect a legitimate successor to Yasser Arafat.
Volkswagen workers in Braunschweig were among 15,000 who yesterday staged token stoppages across Germany over the group&#39;s demands for cuts in labour costs, including a two-year pay freeze.
The United States&#39; top computer-security official has resigned after a little more than a year on the job, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.
Sun Microsystems, buoyed by its first profitable quarter in more than a year and a half, said Tuesday it has a goal of generating an operating margin of 10 percent by its 2009 fiscal year.
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A 33-year-old Czech woman managed to spend several months posing as a 13-year-old boy named \
By Josh Nelson, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Dec. 17--TAMA -- When the mood strikes him, Dan Hartman will climb on stage with his guitar and strum out a few chords.
Secondary IPS site in shared credentials snafu Digital certificate glitches have affected the operation of a secondary website used for UK passport applications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Transportation Security Administration launched a new blog to inform passengers -- and perhaps ease their frustration with the airport security screenings.
DEMOCRAT presidential candidate John Kerry said yesterday he aimed to get US troops out of Iraq within four years as the number of Americans killed in the conflict neared 1000.
Celebrex, an arthritis drug in the same class as the recalled painkiller Vioxx, caused irregular heartbeats in fruit flies and in heart cells taken from laboratory rats, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
An avalanche in central Switzerland kills at least six people, Swiss emergency workers tell local media.
Pakistani authorities are investigating claims by residents of a remote border village that NATO and Afghan forces crossed into Pakistan to search for suspected Taliban militants and killed a local tribesman, officials said Thursday.
Tim Henman has booked a place in the semi-finals of the US Open after seeing off Dominik Hrbaty in four sets. The British number one finally beat the Slovakian 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-2 when their game resumed on Thursday, after getting rained off the previous day.
According to a report, New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi claimed in his grand jury testimony that he took a human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons.
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Indonesia will pursue its plans to develop nuclear power as part of efforts to find alternative energy sources to address its growing needs, Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar has said.
BERLIN -- German officials expressed concern yesterday that their country has the most to lose with President Bush's announcement that tens of thousands of troops will return to the United States over the next decade.
They are no strangers to death. In more than 20 years of war, the Tamil Tigers have lost thousands in a bloody conflict that has plagued the north of Sri Lanka.
By Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Mar. 8--KERNERSVILLE -- First Presbyterian Church of Kernersville's Easter Egg Project has begun. Church members make chocolate Easter eggs and sell them through Palm Sunday.
Federal authorities have filed court documents outlining a suspected dogfighting operation on property owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Staring with tears in their eyes, Ivory Coast's people emerged from their homes yesterday to survey the wreckage of five days of violent upheaval and stock up on food.
By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 22--Is Virginia Beach hip enough for loft living?   The developers of Town Center are betting on it.
Any day now -- probably following his team&#39;s regular-season finale Saturday against Clemson -- South Carolina coach Lou Holtz is expected to announce his retirement.
New software from a Cambridge company could transform cellphones into music and social-networking portals that stream song collections and other data from home computers and allow users to share their music libraries, opinions, and photos.
Mike Holmgren announces Tuesday that he will return for a final season as coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt says he plans to fight a $1 billion lawsuit from entertainment company Viacom Inc. aggressively, saying the technology company has been obeying the law with its YouTube video-sharing service.
MUMBAI, OCTOBER 6 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the foreign direct and portfolio investments were welcome in various sectors of economy, including the banking sector.
Infosecurity New York has tried to establish itself as the No. 2 security conference in the U.S., behind RSA, but poor attendance might mean it's time for quits.
US Airways Group Inc. UAIRQ.OB,  which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, on Thursday  said it reached agreements with its lenders and lessors that  will let it keep flying most of its planes.
The commission loosened restrictions preventing a company from owning both a newspaper and a television or radio station in the same city.
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has said that the government can no longer ignore the spate of killings by the Tamil Tiger rebels, a presidential statement available here on Thursday.
Hundreds of British troops returned to their base in southern Iraq Saturday, ending a monthlong deployment in a restive region near Baghdad that the United States had requested to help back up U.S. forces in ...
A rise of 1 degree Celsius could be enough to trigger 'dangerous' warming, scientists warn.
GENEVA: A team of Iraqi businessmen is visiting Switzerland and Austria to encourage companies such as Nestle to invest in Iraq, insisting that the violence there will stop after elections at the end of ...
Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins was a unanimous choice for the American League Cy Young Award on Thursday, rewarded for a stellar second half that helped his team win its third straight division title.
The epic script of the Middle East conflict could have had Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, kaffiyeh-clad and armed, emerge from his junkyard compound as a born-again peacemaker or guns blazing in martyrdom.
Many of the reader-generated reviews of travel services on the Web are taking an ever-growing piece of the market from print guides.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Although it has been a long time coming, physicians are beginning to consider the Internet an integral part of their practice.
A few of my previous columns discussed my vision of creating a more secure Internet. It involved replacing the Internet's default anonymity with pervasive authentication, from the hardware initialization, through the OS and all applications, the user, and ending with a verifiable network stream. It is my strong belief that without a complete overhaul of default authentication, malicious hacking is going to continue indefinitely.
The Associated Press reports that Julia Roberts tops The Hollywood Reporter&#39;s annual list of the highest-paid actresses with a $20-million-per-film paycheck.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  posted its best quarterly earnings ever on Tuesday on record trading and banking results, trouncing expectations that were recently lowered amid fears that mortgage market woes and volatile stocks would hurt results.
A militant convicted of role in the bomb attacks on Bali island and Jakarta was sentenced to a relatively lenient jail term of 10 years by the South Jakarta District Court here Tuesday.
Delta Air Lines Inc.'s tentative deal with pilots for $1 billion in concessions gives the nation's third-largest carrier much-needed breathing room. But its crucial debt restructuring efforts remain a work in progress, and Delta's chief executive cautioned yesterday that bankruptcy remains a possibility.
GATESHEAD, England  - Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday sought to heal bitter divisions over the war in Iraq, promising the public he had learned important lessons and hungered for a third term in office.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cChuck Close,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about the painter, photographer and printmaker by the documentary filmmaker Marion Cajori, truly excels in its depiction of the physical process of making art.
A. Austria is not correct. B. Netherlands is not correct. C. Canada is correct. D. Philippines is not correct.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHey Girl!\u00e2\u0080\u009d offers a rare opportunity for East Coast audiences to see Romeo Castellucci\u00e2\u0080\u0099s work.
Rescue efforts at a Siberian mine after an explosion Thursday morning are over, and the bodies of all the 13 dead have been recovered.
When Hillary Rodham Clinton choked up in New Hampshire, she prompted one of the most debated moments of the campaign.
Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between northern Sudanese forces and their former southern rebel foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a top southern officer said on Thursday.
If the America's Cup is the Formula One of sailing, then Russell Coutts is giving enthusiasts the chance to sample being the equivalent of Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso.
jumped on Friday after a report that fellow French bank Credit Agricole had hired advisers to study a possible approach.
Rwanda recalls its Paris envoy over arrest warrants by a French judge related to the genocide, reports say.
That&#39;s the case with Disney (DIS:NYSE - news - research) CEO Michael Eisner, who reportedly plans to retire in Sept. 2006. The longtime and often embattled boss of the media company plans to step down when
The DVD rental site serves 5 million video streams. Wait, that's newsworthy?
HOUSTON -- The attitude of every team in the postseason is: concentrate on today and let tomorrow take care of itself. That would be a good strategy for baseball-watchers, too, especially when they watch Carlos Beltran.
Archaeologists in Peru uncover the mummified remains of dogs buried with blankets alongside their human masters.
In a turnaround as swift as it has been stunning, the Big East Conference has transformed from a college football punch line into a national power in the past two years.
Actor Jerry Orbach, longtime star of  the \
Attacks on female prison officers have more than doubled in the past seven years, official figures obtained by Guardian Unlimited reveal.
For Spain, it's the team, not the cream that earned the Basketball world championship
LOS ANGELES Sept. 4, 2004 - Michael Jackson, facing child-molestation allegations, acknowledged he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the embarrassment of going to court, but added he would never harm a child.
SHAWNEE, Okla. -- The only thing that was clear about Riddick Bowe Saturday night was that he was happy to be back inside the most dangerous square of real estate in sports.
A Chinese engineer was charged in San Jose with stealing trade secrets from a Silicon Valley company that made military training software.
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's biggest casino operator, on Monday said it had received a $15 billion buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group. , sending shares of the whole gaming sector up.
U.S. President George W. Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global warming on Friday under pressure from the world's major economies to accept binding limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.
Paul Hamm (U.S.) won the men's  gymnastics individual all-around gold medal at the Olympics on  Wednesday.
Coinvolgera' 4 o 5 partners,PrattWhitney in pole per motori
Ceremonies are held to mark the end of the 40-day period of mourning for assassinated former PM Benazir Bhutto.
Amid the controversy over their weekend nuptials, Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have admitted that they&#39;re not legally wed ... yet. While Us Weekly claims in its next issue that the couple&#39;s wedding on
Shares in US private equity giant Blackstone surge as much as 45% on their first day of trading in New York.
A mixture of six bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on meat and poultry to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday.
Sport authorities take action against illegal live football and cricket broadcasts over the internet.
Actor Matt LeBlanc found millions of new pals as his television show, &quot;Joey,&quot; won strong viewership for the NBC network, which hopes the spinoff will help rebuild its Thursday night lineup after the departure of longtime hit
Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman was cut by a missile thrown from the crowd after scoring in last night&#39;s 3-0 Carling Cup victory over West Ham.
The Audiophiliac wants to know how many iPods have you bought over the years.
Iran agreed yesterday to freeze its uranium-enrichment program fully in a breakthrough deal with the European Union to avoid possible UN Security Council sanctions.
WASHINGTON -- Sony Corp. is set to take over Hollywood film giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) for about 5 billion dollars, Sony officials said Monday.
Bollywood star Salman Khan is released from a Rajasthan jail almost a week after he was sent to prison for poaching.
U.S. meat company Tyson Foods Inc.   TSN.N, said its cost-cutting efforts are on track as it works   to restore profits, but that it expects only break-even or a   loss of up to 10 cents per share for the fiscal fourth quarter,   which ends September 30.
A serious security flaw in NullSoft's popular WinAmp player opens the door for crackers to seize control of vulnerable systems.
ATHENS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Egypt&#39;s Patriarch of Alexandria, whose post traces its lineage to one of Christ&#39;s disciples, was killed with his Greek Orthodox retinue yesterday in a helicopter crash, Greek authorities confirmed.
Clare Short, the former international development secretary, sparked outrage last night by comparing Arab insurgents in Iraq to the French resistance of the Second World War.
French troops killed about 20 people in Ivory Coast during unrest earlier this month, the Defense Ministry in Paris said on Tuesday, as controversy grew over the French military's handling of the crisis.
South Korean mobile phone makers  continued a rapid move up the global market rankings during the  third quarter, while growth in the wider mobile phone market  slowed, a survey found on Wednesday.
Police in Manchester say they are aware of attempts to organise trouble at the England-Wales World Cup qualifier on Saturday.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The century-old mansion where U.S. President George W. Bush will host Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend boasts breathtaking views of Maine's rocky coast, soothing summer breezes and an aura of old wealth.
Stocks extended their rally on Friday,  lifting the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX to a 3-year  high, while bonds and gold rose and the dollar and oil dropped.
Like many of her compatriots, artist Zena el-Khalil has turned to blogging on the Internet to express her longings and fears amid the fighting in Lebanon.
Computer giant Microsoft has launched a pilot scheme to replace counterfeit versions of Windows XP with legal ones. The first-time initiative is restricted to the UK and to users with pre-installed copies
European shares firmed on Tuesday as oil  slipped further toward $54 a barrel, while the dollar's tumble  came to a temporary halt after it touched another 8-month low  against the euro.
ROME, Feb. 21 -- After just nine months at the helm of a shaky government, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi handed in his resignation Wednesday when he lost a critical parliamentary vote over the government's foreign policy.
A private school in Hawaii can favor Hawaiian natives for admission as a means of giving a helping hand to a downtrodden indigenous population, a divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
New York police kill a man on his wedding day, firing 50 bullets at his car as he left a strip club after a party.
Marat Safin, back to his very best with a  record-equaling third Paris Masters title on Sunday, hopes to  be a match for world number one Roger Federer next year.
Screeners at one of the nation's busiest airports received new computers ahead of schedule as federal officials scrambled to prevent a repeat of last month's systems breakdown that stranded 17,000 international travelers.
Sylvester Croom and Mississippi State capped a turnaround season built on defense with one of their stingiest efforts.
Just wait till next year, that was Andy Murray's defiant message after he bowed out of the US Open.
Guerrillas killed 49 unarmed army recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces, and in other attacks Sunday a US diplomat and a Bulgarian soldier also died.
After years of double-digit growth rates, the global ring tone market appears to have come to the end of its crescendo.
Carl Everett homered and scored two runs Monday to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers. Jason Grilli (1-1) worked in 5 2/3 innings to earn his
China's Ministry of Health issues a statement highlighting the country's new rules on organ transplants.
Sprint Corp. and AT&#38;T Corp. have agreed to pay a total of nearly $1.5 million to settle government charges that they denied or limited phone service to hundreds of thousands of customers they considered credit risks without notifying the consumers of their rights.
What exactly is Microsoft's media player made of, and how closely does it match the iPod? TechRepublic's Mark Kaelin dives right in.
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United Airlines parent UAL Corp.  UALAQ.OB and the union representing their mechanics reached a  tentative labor deal on Friday that may help the airline win  the cost savings it needs to exit bankruptcy, a UAL attorney  said in bankruptcy court.
Russia&#39;s Tax Ministry yesterday charged OAO Yuganskneftegaz, the biggest production unit of OAO Yukos Oil Co., with 27.8 billion rubles ($951 million) in unpaid taxes for 2002, a Yukos official said.
The driver of a minivan who interrupted a local TV newscast while it was on the air by crashing into the station's glass-walled studio, was charged on Monday with reckless driving, authorities said.
An 83-year-old steam pipe exploded underground in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, shaking buildings, creating a towering geyser of debris and sending people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the September 11 attacks.
Microsoft has decided not to appeal&#160;last month&#39;s appeal ruling&#160;against it from the Court of First Instance (CFI) and has finally&#160;agreed to comply&#160;with the European Commission&#39;s&#160;2004 antitrust ruling&#160;that sparked the company&#39;s appeal.The decision to accept the CFI&#39;s ruling will dispel any lingering uncertainty facing software and hardware developers over how to plan future product development.&quot;We will not appeal the CFI&#39;s decision to the European Court of Justice and will continue to work closely with the Commission and the industry to ensure a flourishing and competitive environment for information technology in Europe and around the world,&quot; the company said in a statement Monday.Last month the Luxembourg-based CFI threw out Microsoft&#39;s appeal, siding with the Commission on the two essential elements in the antitrust case: Microsoft&#39;s failure to share necessary interoperability information about its Windows operating system with rivals and its strategy of tying its media player to Windows to the detriment of rival players.The Commission declined to comment officially on Microsoft&#39;s decision not to appeal.
At least two Picasso paintings worth a total of nearly $66 million were stolen from the house of the artist's granddaughter in Paris, police said Wednesday.
Back home in St. Petersburg (the cold version), her name is pronounced Kooz-NET-so-vuh. Tournament chairman Alan Schwartz didn&#39;t quite get all of
NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that&#39;s no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.
Bernhard Langer knew all along he had a loaded deck and an ace up his sleeve if he needed it. When the year-long process of selecting the European Ryder Cup team finally
With two minutes remaining in regulation last night, the Bruins trailed by one goal and were approaching the point when goalie Tim Thomas would be pulled for an extra attacker.
Real Madrid defender Walter Adrian Samuel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s relationship with the Merengue fans worsened last night, even though the Argentina international scored his first goal for the club in Real\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 6-1 whipping of Albacete.
Company files patent infringement lawsuit and asks trade commission to halt shipment of rival's flash memory into United States.
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Stephen Jackson scored 26 points and Baron Davis added 23 and nine assists Wednesday to spark Golden State past New Orleans 116-103, snapping the Hornets' nine-game win streak.
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ROME - Pope John Paul was spied on by Vatican informers working for the Polish secret services in the communist era, a Polish cardinal was quoted as saying on Tuesday.Cardinal Joseph Glemp, archbishop of ...
Led by Simon Katich, Aussies piled on the runs against a hapless Indian bowling attack taking a firm step to conquer the Final Frontier on the third day of the third Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur on October 28.
La perturbazione stenta a lasciare il Paese. Per domani previsti miglioramenti ma non su Puglia e Molise                                            Le previsioni: ancora nevicate su regioni adriatiche e Calabria                                                                                  Le temperature resteranno decisamente rigide
\u00c2\u00b7 Court may decide today on fate of sacked chief justice\u00c2\u00b7 Bombs kill further 36 in latest bout of violence
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Here is the cold, hard reality of the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards that will be handed out Sunday at the Beverly Hilton: A lot of people are going to lose a lot of money.
Google Inc., the Web search engine, on  Wednesday slashed the price range on its eagerly awaited  initial public offering to between $85 and $95 per share from  $108 to $135 per share.
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HMRC agrees to more talks A civil service strike which would have thrown the UK's tax service into chaos has been put on ice.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&quot;Obviously mistakes have been made throughout the last few years, and I accept responsibility for those. But I also ask the people of this state to appreciate and understand what we have tried to do over the past 25 years in public service.
Q1 Labs this week plans to release the latest version of its flagship software as well as add-on software that the company says enables its security management tool to not only detect security issues but also prevent them.
The Indonesian police have arrested a man allegedly linked to last Thursday&#39;s bombing in Jakarta, the national police chief said on Friday.
Joseph Estrada, the playboy former president of the Philippines, was preparing for life as a free man on Friday after being pardoned of his conviction for plundering the nation's coffers.
Ecuador forged ahead with its complaint against the European Union's banana import regime Thursday, asking the World Trade Organisation to form a panel to rule on the dispute, trade sources said.
For three years running, the fastest supercomputer had been NEC&#39;s Earth Simulator in Japan. That was seen as a big challenge for the US computer industry.
Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica&#39;s  party told President Boris Tadic on Sunday to keep out of  foreign policy, as a split in their coalition deepened over  whether Serbia&#39;s future lies with the West or with Moscow.
As Oracle\u00c2\u00a0begins mapping out its plans for integrating PeopleSoft's applications business into its own, PeopleSoft's channel of reseller and integration partners are waiting to see how they'll fit into Oracle's strategy.
The announcement came from eight different departments of the Chinese Government. According to reports, CERTNET2 is now being called the biggest network running the next generation Internet since it connects 25 universities in about 20 cities.
Il colosso giapponese dell'elettronica paghera' il richiamo
MOSCOW - The top management of oil major Yukos has left Russia fearing arrest under a Kremlin drive to &quot;decapitate&quot; the country&#39;s largest oil exporting company, a Yukos source said on Thursday.
An office building that lies in the middle of a flight path is rekindling political scandal.
BP Plc BP.L this week will conduct   safety tests and seek government permission to restart part of   the eastern Prudhoe Bay oil field pipeline in Alaska that was   shut due to corrosion, the company told Congress on Tuesday.
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Few service providers are stepping forward to assist businesses with mobile services, according to an IDC survey.
Supergrass bass player and vocalist Mick Quinn breaks his back after sleepwalking out of a window at a French villa.
Ottenere che Lombardia e Nord non subiscano penalizzazioni
A new super-efficient light bulb could spell the end of regular ones, Glasgow scientists claim.
St Petersburg - There&#39;s a new warning out about another popular pain pill that could be dangerous for your heart. Drug maker Pfizer says recent studies show an increased risk of heart problems in people who take Celebrex.
MacCentral - Apple has stepped up its marketing campaign for the dimunitive iPod MP3 player by featuring lendendary rockers U2 in the latest \
Democrat John Kerry, back in Washington state to court undecided swing voters in a battleground state, is leading in the polls here but his campaign fully expects President Bush to contest the region until the bitter end.
Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 43% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district and 38% would opt for the Republican.
Steve Spurrier is seen in this 2003 NFL season photo. Spurrier removed his name from consideration Thursday Nov. 4, 2004 to replace Ron Zook as coach of the Florida Gators, who was fired last week after the latest in a series of embarrassing losses.
AP Correspondent John Leicester is covering the Tour de France, and he and other AP writers will be filing periodic reports on the race, the three-week cycling extravaganza that gets underway on Saturday.
Newspaper advertising by a manufacturer that defended the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor made &quot;false or misleading safety claims,&quot; the government said
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Billy Graham prayed then kissed a red rose and placed it on Ruth Graham's casket during a private burial Sunday at the library recently opened in his honor.
Vienna releases a Russian space agency official who was arrested last week on suspicion of spying.
WASHINGTON: The American medical research community has sounded a heavy metal warning against ayurvedic cures. Herbal products from the Indian system of medicine sold in the US contain dangerous levels of
Japan was on alert after a suspected Chinese nuclear submarine entered its waters near a disputed gasfield, setting off a high seas chase amid mounting disputes between the two countries.
Why the housing bust and inflation haven\u00e2\u0080\u0099t deterred American consumers \u00e2\u0080\u0094 yet.
BFGoodrich Tires, owned by French-based  Michelin MICP.PA, on Thursday said it is recalling 46,000  passenger and light-truck tires in the United States for a  condition that could possibly result in steel belt separation.
A doctor's gender could determine how early heart disease is detected in women, researchers said on Thursday.
International Booker judges offer support to author Salman Rushdie as they honour this year's winner.
(InfoWorld) - Companies have completed the first phase of a Microsoft-sponsored project to create software that can convert Microsoft Word documents between Open XML and Open Document Format for Office Applications file formats. The Open XML Translator is now available for download in version 1.0 from SourceForge.net, a site that acts as an online repository for open-source projects. The software also can be found on Microsoft's Web site here and here. Microsoft funded the work on the translator, but did not contribute any code to the project, said Jason Matusow, senior director of intellectual property and interoperability at Microsoft. The company provided architectural guidance and management to the project, he said. A French company called CleverAge contributed the code and built most of the Open XML Translator, while Aztecsoft in India and Dialogika in Germany did the quality assurance and testing. The Open XML Translator allows Microsoft Word documents based on Open XML to be translated into ODF and vice versa, Matusow said. Once downloaded, it can be used as a plug-in for Microsoft Office 2007, the documents of which are based on Open XML. Developers also can build it into software they are developing. The Open XML Translator for Word documents is the first phase of the project. The team is currently working on translation between ODF and Open XML for spreadsheets written in Microsoft Excel 2007 and presentations developed in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, Matusow said. Much has been made of the fact that Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0did not provide native support\u00c2\u00a0in Microsoft Office 2007 for ODF, though it provides support for 30 other file formats and uses Open XML as the default document file format. Matusow defends that decision by saying Microsoft tries to meet its customers' wishes, and there was no customer demand for ODF -- largely supported by rivals IBM and Sun Microsystems -- when development on Office 2007 began. IBM and Sun both use ODF as the default file format in their own rivals to the Microsoft Office suite. \
Lifestyle: 24 September 2004, Friday. Bulgarian top model Tsetsi Krassimirova could not participate in a Thursday night fashion review in Sofia because she was undergoing another surgery in Germany.
Nuclear scientist Raja Ramanna passed away in a Mumbai hospital on Friday morning following an intestinal problem. Ramanna, 79, was admitted to Bombay Hospital on Thursday after he complained of giddiness and sweating.
A Northern Irish paramilitary cut short an already chaotic debate on the province's political future on Friday by throwing what he said was a bomb into the building where parties were meeting.
Gap Inc.  said on Thursday its  sales at stores open at least a year fell 8 percent in  November, below analysts' average forecast, as fewer customers  visited its stores even during the kick-off to the busy holiday  season.
Can members of Al Qaeda use voice over Internet technology (VOIP) to avoid wiretaps?
MINNEAPOLIS - Brett Favre guided a 76-yard drive to set up Ryan Longwell&#39;s game-ending 29-yard field goal, lifting the Green Bay Packers to a 34-31 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Friday - and clinching a third straight NFC North crown.
An optimistic audience of music retailers warmly received admonishments from industry legend Clive Davis that their business is in dire need of a makeover.
Ex-Eurythmics vocalist delivers stirring messages, Plant and Krauss offer up autumnal moods, and Warnes perfectly inteprets Leonard Cohen.
Astana - Moscow, November 17 KAZINFORM - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is planning to discuss with his Japanese colleague Nobutaka Machimura relations between the two countries, including the peace treaty problem.
Six vulnerabilities, one critical, have been patched in the latest round of Firefox patches issued Wednesday. For those keeping score at home, total browser patch counts so far in 2007 stand at Firefox 22, Internet Explorer 8.
Nana Patekar and Mehul Kumar were a strong team in the last decade with hits like Tirangaa and Krantiveer to their credit (apart from the less successful Kohram).
The body of a Maynard resident killed while serving his country in Iraq will be returned to his family today, according to a US Army spokeswoman.
Doctors fought to keep Yasser Arafat alive as anxious Palestinian officials looked for ways to prevent unrest if their 75-year-old leader, said to be in a coma Friday, dies.
Nortel Networks Corp. on Thursday said it would cut fewer jobs than announced in August as part of the effort to improve its financial condition.
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) calls for submissions for the 2005 Awards for Business Excellence.
NEC&#160;is selling what it says is the fastest vector supercomputer in the world. The SX-9 is based on a new processor developed by the Tokyo company that boasts a performance of over 100G Flops (floating point operations per second). Up to 16 of the chips can be fitted into a single node and up to 512 nodes can be built together to create what would likely be one of the most powerful computers in the world -- a computer with a theoretical peak processing power of 839T Flops (teraflops).NEC hasn&#39;t benchmarked the machine yet but estimates it would achieve a Linpack score of around 700T Flops, said Hiroshi Takahara, senior director of NEC&#39;s HPC marketing division. That&#39;s more than double the current fastest supercomputer in the world, the&#160;IBM BlueGene/L machine&#160;at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.The new machine, launched Thursday, is much more powerful than NEC&#39;s SX-8R, which it succeeds. To get the same processing power in one SX-9 node would require 13 SX-8R nodes so the new computer takes up 3.9 times less floor space and uses 3.6 times less electricity for the same power.Vector supercomputers are typically used in scientific applications and where large amounts of data needs to be processed. NEC has had some success selling previous systems to meteorological agencies in several nations and to universities, automakers and aerospace laboratories.The SX-9 is aimed at the same type of customer and will be offered on lease with prices starting at &#165;2.98 million ($26,000) per month for the entry-level system. NEC aims to sell about 700 systems over the next three years and already has its first users. Meteo France and Osaka University are among the first customers, said Takahara.With the new supercomputer NEC will again be challenging large U.S. computer makers like IBM and Cray. Five years ago the NEC-built Earth Simulator was ranked the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer but that machine was surpassed by an IBM computer and has dropped to 20th position in the current Top 500 supercomputer ranking.The SX-9, should a large configuration model be built, will have a good chance of restoring NEC&#39;s name back into the top positions of the influential ranking.The Japanese government is pushing to get the country back on top of the supercomputer ranking. It has awarded contracts to NEC, Fujitsu, and Hitachi&#160;for the design and construction of a 10P Flops (petaflops) supercomputer that is expected to be the world&#39;s fastest when it is completed in 2012.The machine will be built in Kobe in western Japan and operated by public research institute Riken. It will be mixed architecture with NEC and Hitachi designing the vector side and Fujitsu the scalar side. A budget of about &#165;115 billion ($1 billion) has been earmarked for the project.
In a July 19 story about the death of a Swiss man in Jamaica, The Associated Press erroneously reported that he had taught at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. The university said it employed a professor by the same name, Peter Vogel, but he was not the man killed in Jamaica. The story also erroneously reported the victim's age. He was 60, not 65.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday accused NATO and U.S.-led forces of carelessly killing civilians in recent operations, and suggested the international community considered Afghan lives to be \
Contrary to rumors, Gizmondo, the portable game console designed to appeal to investors rather than gamers, has not been resurrected years after its spectacular crackup.
A woman and a young child escape injury in a shotgun attack at their house in Dunmurry.
By Rachel Cohen  As the oldest organization to have success in San Francisco Bay shoreline restoration since starting in the 1960s, Oakland-based Save the Bay has strived to keep the tide of progress fresh.   This week, three Save the Bay leaders met with guardians of other U.S.
A unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM.N   botched a trade for a basket of Japanese stocks on Monday when   it mistakenly sold shares linked to the wrong index, helping   spark a brief fall in the market.
A British proposal to target Iran's national shipping lines under a draft U.N. sanctions resolution could temporarily curb Tehran's ability to export oil to world markets, maritime sources said on Tuesday.
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Lambeau Field officials are preparing for frigid weather conditions for tonight's NFC Championship game. The temperature at kickoff is expected to be near zero.
Cookery lessons are to be compulsory in England's secondary schools for the first time, ministers decide.
NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi say that Sanyo-made batteries may overheat and catch fire.
Under international pressure to disarm and disband Arab militias in troubled Darfur, Sudan&#39;s government is instead reportedly moving hundreds, possibly thousands, of the fighters from Darfur to remote areas of southern Sudan.
The latest rumblings from the U.S.  mortgage debacle is seen turning bond bears timid in the coming  weeks or at least until the extent of contamination from  subprime assets is clear.
Google is improving on the discussions its popular Web site hosts, hoping the upgrades will spur more online banter and make its market-leading search engine a richer destination.
Delta Air Lines plans to close its Boston reservations call center Sept. 1, a move that will eliminate about 353 positions.
But the measure is so different from a bipartisan Senate bill that many lawmakers say it may be impossible to reconcile them.
Media & professional: The union leader trying to fend off Rupert Murdoch's Dow Jones bid has said plans to find alternative buyers are a 'long-shot'. By Katie Allen.
Blackburn Rovers, which has yet to win a game in English soccer&#39;s Premiership this season, said it appointed Wales coach Mark Hughes to replace Graeme Souness as team manager.
Australian fast bowlers Glenn McGrath (2R), Jason Gillespie (C) and Michael Kasprowicz celebrate as Pakistan&#39;s Mohammad Khalil (R) walks off the pitch during the first test in Perth.
Ahmed waits outside his school's gates on a chilly midweek morning, holding his textbooks by his side.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Devastated coastal areas across South Asia struggled yesterday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing a day after massive tsunamis surged across the region. The death toll rose to more than 23,000, almost half of them on this island nation in the Indian Ocean.
The bill, approved Wednesday on a 96-2 vote, would create a national counterterrorism center and also a position of national intelligence director who would coordinate most of the nation&#39;s nonmilitary intelligence agencies.
Sostituira' Yoshihide Munekumi, che si e' dimesso nel 2004
Jeffrey W. Greenberg, chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., which is the target of a bid-rigging investigation by New York's attorney general, submitted his resignation on Monday, the company said.
Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson has admitted he tried to trade Kobe Bryant during his time in charge of the team. Jackson, who took the Lakers to three NBA titles, adding to the six he won with Chicago, reveals
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The UN Security Council said it would hold a meeting on the tense situation in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region next Monday following the ambush killing of two Rwandan peacekeepers there.
Nomar Garciaparra, the Cubs shortstop, had his choice in sports viewing Wednesday night. He could watch the baseball playoffs on television in a Soldier Field skybox or focus on his wife playing soccer on the beat-up turf below.
Conservation groups filed suit Wednesday seeking to prevent federal agencies from beginning a program that would poison and shoot black-tailed prairie dogs on federal land in southwestern South Dakota.
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Eddie Pope, a defender who retired after the 2007 season, will further the interests of his former compatriots as the director of player relations for the union that represents M.L.S. players.
Stock futures rose on Friday, suggesting a rebound from recent session losses, helped by a higher-than-expected profit forecast from IBM  and earnings from economic bellwether General Electric Co .
NEW YORK - A drug overdose killed former baseball star Ken Caminiti, who tested positive for cocaine in the weeks before he died at age 41 and had admitted using steroids during his playing days, the city medical examiner ruled Monday.
MEMPHIS -- An 8-year-old girl taken from an American couple and returned to her Chinese parents earlier this year after a seven-year custody fight now faces another big adjustment: moving to China.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.  - Terry Melcher, a producer,  composer and songwriter who worked with the Beach Boys and  helped shape the '60s era California surf music sound, has  died, according to his publicist. He was 62.
Egyptian police guard the compound of the Taba Hilton hotel, which was carbombed Thursday, in Taba, Egypt, on the border with the southern tip of Israel, Sunday, Oct, 10, 2004.
Microsoft Corp  said on Monday  its first update to the Windows Vista operating system has been  released for manufacturing.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. is considering making a concession to the banks financing its $26 billion leveraged buyout of payment processor First Data Corp. , according to a source familiar with the situation.
Louisville rings in the Christmas season with a 120-year tradition. The Salvation Army kicked off its kettle and bell ringing campaign Friday, called &quot;Keep the Tradition Alive.
EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon football coach Mike Bellotti, approached by UCLA in its search for a head coach, said Friday he's staying put.
A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held ...
Democrat John Edwards kicked off a three-day &quot;Thank you Tarheels&quot; tour of his home state Monday, the Raleigh (NC) News &amp; Observer said.
Europe : Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa is the first Polish mobile operator to have started market tests in Warsaw with corporate and customers of high-speed data transmission on the UMTS technology platform.
The plan would give the proposed national director responsibility for intelligence-gathering of the C.I.A. and the Pentagon.
PUT-IN-BAY -- Some good news for residents, businesses and visitors to Put In Bay and South Bass Island. Health officials and the EPA have concluded there is plenty of safe drinking water on the island.
A man is to appear in court accused of the murder of Danielle Beccan, the 14-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting in Nottingham.
Allenamento di ripresa per il Modena: il tecnico Mutti ha fatto svolgere un lavoro atletico e tattic...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Floridians were again settling into the discomforts of a post-hurricane reality: lines for bags of ice or a hot meal, damaged homes that will take months to repair, and stifling heat and darkness amid widespread power outages...
Florida was braced for its fourth hurricane in six weeks last night, becoming the first US state in more than a century to receive a quadruple strike in a single storm season.

Campaigners fighting to outlaw cluster munitions in Switzerland say a partial ban approved by both houses of parliament does not go far enough. On Wednesday the Senate followed the House of Representatives in adopting a ban on \
Dopo le edizioni del 2000 e del 2003, la Luna sorger\u00e0 ancora, nella prossima sfida di America`s Cup di Valencia.
Yesterday, Michael Powell, US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman said that technology and telecommunications companies are working on ways to develop pipe television shows to consumers&#39; homes via high-speed Internet lines.
The six men were arrested last month after prosecutors said two of them tried to buy weapons to attack Fort Dix.
If you're an adult who grew up in the Boston exurbs -- within Interstate 495 -- chances are you never saw whitetail deer as a kid, and now you can't get away from them.
Brazilian peacekeepers forced their way into a compound seized by former soldiers who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and said they had reached an agreement for the rebels to leave the premises unarmed.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 10.96, or 0.1 percent, to 11,365.55 as of 9:21 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 0.37 point to 1141.
UEFA have received no reports of racist chanting by Porto fans during the Champions League game against Chelsea in Portugal on Tuesday night.
Council tax bills are expected to rise by four percent in April despite many local authorities warning that they will have to cut services because of funding shortages, reports said Thursday.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoirs will be published in Britain and the United States by Random House Inc., the world's biggest book publisher said on Thursday.
The 21-year-old Belgian former world No 1 announced the split on her website but did not divulge any further details about the break-up of her long-term relationship with the 23
President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry scouted votes in key battleground states but were already looking ahead to their crucial televised debates starting in a week.
Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. While some military bloggers (or milbloggers) say their commanders have encouraged their online literary ventures, a few say their commanders have shut them down.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Faced with the indefinite suspension of negotiations, the union representing striking Hollywood writers told its members Saturday it would try to deal directly with Hollywood studios and production companies, bypassing the umbrella organization that has been representing them.
LONDON, July 5 -- Bilal Abdulla, one of the two doctors arrested after a blazing Jeep Cherokee rammed into the Glasgow Airport terminal on Saturday, is a deeply religious Iraqi who was angry that his prominent Sunni family \
Comedy Meet The Fockers tops the festive box office in North America, setting a new record for Christmas Day.
Habibul Bashar and Khaled Mashud hit solid half-centuries but failed to stop India from posting an 11-run victory over a fighting Bangladesh in the first one-dayer here.
By Daniel Witter, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 6--Gary Bradford knows a thing or two about living in flood plains.   Before moving to Plumas Lake in November 2005, he lived in the Natomas area of Sacramento. Like Plumas Lake, Natomas has a history of flooding.
Nella quarta regata della finale della 32/a America's Cup di vela, Alinghi ha interrotto la
After rocky road to public offering, search engine proceeds--but what will it do with its windfall? The Securities and Exchange Commission has granted approval for Google to proceed with its initial public offering of stock.
Warlord admits organising school siege, prompting massive manhunt for Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most wanted man. Andrew Osborn in Moscow reports.
Intervistato da Sky il centrocampista interista Dejan Stankovic ha raccontato le emozioni vissute do...
A grandmother is found guilty of possessing and growing cannabis at her Northumberland home.
MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.
The Inland Revenue should be allowed to recover tax debts directly from a person's  bank account, MPs say.
Twelve British water company workers are to visit Tanzania to raise awareness about the lack of clean drinking water.
Sono 20 i giocatori del Palermo convocati dal tecnico rosanero Guidolin per la sfida di domani con i...
U.S. retail sales excluding cars  increased 0.2 percent in June, as falling gasoline prices  curbed overall sales growth, according to data from  SpendingPulse released on Thursday.
Visa said on Monday it had named Joseph Saunders, previously president of card service at Washington Mutual Inc. , as executive chairman to help lead the company as it goes public.
DR Congo says it is sending troops to the border with Rwanda amid growing tensions.
Segretario Cgil commenta polemiche su studi di settore
Tokyo a -5,65%, Mumbai e Seul sospendono contrattazioni
On November fifth, 1942, American showman George M. Cohan died in New York at age 64.
Microsoft MP3 player exceeds expectations Microsoft expects sales of the Zune to hit the one million milestone by the end of June, almost eight months after the product made its debut. Apple on the other hand has sold 100 million of the music players since its launch in October 2001.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK -- In 21st-century Manhattan -- hyper-gentrified home of the $25 million condo, the $40 million Prada \
American Middle East diplomacy, nearly dormant during the final months of the presidential campaign, sprung into action yesterday as State Department
HOUSTON Top-seeded Roger Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets in a rain-soaked second round of the ATP Masters Cup tennis championships in Houston.
Some Web sites are now offering surfers the chance to download free &quot;phishing kits&quot; containing all the graphics, Web code and text required to construct the kind of bogus Web sites used in Internet phishing scams.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Sports Network) - Sean May scored a  game-high 24 points, Jawad Williams added 19 and fourth-ranked  North Carolina routed William & Mary, 105-66, in non-league  action at Chapel Hill.
Manca solo l'annuncio per il ritorno di Vincenzo Montella alla Sampdoria. L'ad blucerchiato Beppe Ma...
NASA faces no showstoppers in its bid to return the shuttles to space in May or June as planned, an independent oversight panel said Thursday.
Investor's Business Daily - U.S. diversified stock funds on average fell 0.37% in December. They fell 3.08% in the fourth quarter following a 0.93% gain in third quarter, according to Lipper Inc. That left them up 6.32% for the year.
Futures pointed to a lower open on Thursday, as higher oil prices and rising bond yields fueled concerns about the outlook for interest rates and corporate profits, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500's biggest drop in two weeks.
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Babies don't come with remote controls or even an OFF switch.  Do the promises made by high-tech baby gadgets set up new parents for increased burnout and disappointment?
An Iranian immigrant accused of using a 3-pound hammer to beat his wife, sister-in-law and mother-in-law to death and then repeatedly stabbing them told police that the women had \
Kenya's opposition said on Tuesday it would only hold talks with President Mwai Kibaki as part of international mediation efforts to end post-election unrest that has killed hundreds of people.
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No buttons, signs or unusual dress will distinguish the protesters from the thousands who will line the inaugural parade route next month, but at a set time, they say they will demonstrate against President Bush &#151; by turning their backs on the chief executive.
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A splintered Supreme Court threw the nation's federal sentencing system into turmoil Wednesday, ruling that the way judges have been sentencing some 60,000 defendants a year is unconstitutional.
A cultural summit has been hastily scheduled in the wake of religious protests that led to the cancellation of a play at the Birmingham Rep. Theatre.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government after heavy losses in local polls and an appeal by the president for parliament to consider his position, a government source said.
Dogpile Search Engine Changes Name to Avoid Stink  Dogpile has changed its name to WebFetch in the UK and Europe to differentiate itself from the image of doggie doo, which the name Dogpile conjures up in the heads of more British and Europeans than it does in the US. PC Pro ...
The UN is to oversee building a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean, which could be ready in 12-18 months.
 Kevorkian leaves prison
The next instalment of Harry Potter mania will strike on July 16 - the date announced yesterday for the release of JK Rowling&#39;s sixth fantasy novel.
Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit rose 27 percent as surging bond underwriting and stock trading revenue more than made up for bond trading results hurt by U.S. mortgage weakness.
CNN&#39;s telecast of the New  Hampshire debate among the Democratic presidential candidates  grabbed the biggest viewership of any of the cable TV debates  so far this year.
(Lausanne, Switzerland-AP) Oct. 21, 2004 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport says you can&#39;t change the result of a gymnastics sports competition based on hindsight.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's &#36;3.6 billion-climate change program is being thwarted by cabinet ministers who act like lobbyists for industry and by a lack of firm direction from the prime minister, says former environment minister David Anderson.
Latest updates as Denise Lewis prepares her bid for heptathlon gold.
Shelden Williams and the short-handed Duke Blue Devils came up big in the second half against struggling North Carolina State. Dominating inside, the 6-foot-9, 250-pound Williams scored 18 of his 22 points in the final 20 minutes in No. 5 Duke's 86-74 victory Thursday night.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - When US forces pushed through southern Iraq in the war last year, Najaf was just another spot on the map to Baghdad. But during the past two weeks of fighting in Najaf, the dusty city proved to be a glaring example of the ...
SURABAYA, Indonesia  - Indonesian police hunting  those responsible for last week's deadly bombing at the  Australian embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday they detained a  married couple suspected of links to militants behind the  attack.
England coach Brian Ashton admitted the World Cup holders were still searching for &quot;balance&quot; to their game ahead of Saturday&#39;s clash against Samoa in Nantes.
NASA will take a major step this week toward returning astronauts to space when engineers ship a fuel tank that has been refitted to decrease the likelihood
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The British Muslim Council said Friday that it was sending representatives to Iraq to try to secure the release of British hostage Ken Bigley held by militants in the country.
Washington's new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely Wednesday as its move to the nation's capital teetered on the brink of collapse. The decision by major league baseball followed the D.C. Council's decision Tuesday to require private financing for at least half the cost of building a new stadium.
A Republican senator seeking re-election in Nevada pulled far ahead of his challenger in the race to raise money for the November election, reflecting a trend nationally.
After invitees leak details to bloggers, company acknowledges that its much-rumored advertising strategy will see the light of day at a New York event November 6.
Thousands of Vietnamese are told to leave their homes ahead of Tropical Storm Durian.
Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova ended the inspired run of teenager Agnes Szavay on Wednesday to set up an all-Russian semi-final against Anna Chakvetadze at the U.S. Open.
WASHINGTON Oct 25, 2004 - Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers.
Thirteen miners died and 23 were injured after an explosion ripped through a pit in central Siberia trapping dozens of miners, Russia's emergencies ministry said.
The FBI agent who wrote a memo warning that terrorists were training at flight schools before the Sept. 11 attacks said concerns over racial profiling may have prevented officials from acting on his intelligence.
Washington -- Sen. John Kerry outlined a $5 billion anti-crime package Monday and used the day on which the decade-old federal assault weapons ban expired to again rebuke President Bush for what the Democratic
Two notebooks confiscated from former South African president Nelson Mandela during his long imprisonment have been returned to him.
By Kristopher Hanson, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Mar. 7--LONG BEACH, Calif. -- An energy company seeking to build a pair  of floating liquefied natural gas terminals off the coast of Long Beach said  Tuesday it will begin seeking approval for the project in the near future.
Risultati e classifica dopo le gare del primo turno della fase a gironi della Coppa Uefa.
The Thai national assembly has passed into law the nation's first bill outlawing marital rape.
Margaret Hill, a three-year-old British girl seized in Port Harcourt on Thursday, has been released.
Il nuovo raggiro e' stato riferito da carabinieri di Assisi
Di Martino supera 2,02 m, cade dopo 29 anni primato Simeoni
A US jet fired missiles in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, the fourth day of attacks targeting the city where US and Iraqi troops have no control, officials said.
David Bowie makes a $10,000 donation to support six black teenagers charged with assault.
'La Stampa' dice che non e' inedito, Baudo smentisce
Serbia said on Wednesday it would shun any offer of membership of the European Union or NATO if they recognized the breakaway province of Kosovo as an independent state.
OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Shares of Trump Casinos climbed almost two bits - or better than 40 percent - at one point Thursday after it unveiled yet another plan to keep its head above water.
Il Torino ha ceduto in prestito alla Pro Sesto (C1) il difensore della Primavera, Serhiy Predko. Lo ...
Police detained gay rights activists, among them European lawmakers, as they tried to present a letter to Moscow's mayor Sunday in a demonstration that also attracted a hostile crowd of people who punched and threw eggs at the activists.
The first headquarters of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secret effort to build the bomb lay in New York City.
A 15-month-old baby girl dies and two people are hurt after a suspected arson attack at a house in Leeds.
Five weightlifters have tested positive for drugs, the IOC announces.
SpaceShipOne landed safely on Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a
Pakistan on Tuesday successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that would be able to hit most cities in neighboring India, but defense officials said the test was not intended as a message to its South Asian rival.
NASA scientists are studying autistic savant Kim Peek, hoping that technology used to study the effects of space travel on the brain will help explain his mental capabilities.
The only question was health. Troy Brown wanted to return to the Patriots in 2007. The Patriots wanted Brown back. But ultimately, the decision was going to be based on Brown's surgically repaired knee.
including Sean \u00e2\u0080\u009cP. Diddy\u00e2\u0080\u009d Combs, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mary J. Blige \u00e2\u0080-ill come to Detroit to urge more young voters to hit the polls on Election Day, Nov. 2.
Three of the five miners killed in an explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine likely survived the initial blast but died of carbon monoxide poisoning, a coroner said Sunday based on preliminary autopsy results.
The UK economy expanded at its fastest clip in three years in the third quarter, driven by services.
A Briton who spent more than 21 years on death row in America is due to return to Scotland after he was freed by a US court.
Troubled business software company Computer Associates International Inc. has selected longtime IBM executive John Swainson as its new chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
'Scared' heiress caged in celebrity chokey Paris Hilton yesterday began her 23 day sentence for violating probation on a drink-drive rap, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russia oil company YUKOS assets may be sold partially by the Russian Justice Ministry in order to cover its outstanding tax bill. The selling-off will probably touch YUKOS main oil subsidiary Yuganskneftegaz.
Considerato vicino a clan, giorni fa fu assassinato nipote
NEW YORK  - No matter what their weight or their eating habits, young women feel worse about themselves and their appearance after viewing pro-anorexia websites, which explicitly encourage extreme thinness, a new study shows.
FDA clearance sends stock skyrocketing.
Why you should pay attention to what percentage of a company's shares are owned by insiders or institutions.
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board of directors yesterday called an emergency meeting for Sunday as a scandal involving spying on board members and journalists escalated and prompted Chairman Patricia C. Dunn to say she would step down if asked.
Axed US Ryder Cup player Phil Mickelson has admitted that he was &quot;awful&quot; on the opening day of the 35th team clash between America and Europe at Oakland Hills.
BRUSSELS -- Belgian voters punished the outgoing liberal-socialist government in an election yesterday and cleared the way for Flemish leader Yves Leterme to become prime minister. Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt conceded that his eight-year term as prime minister was at an end after his liberals slid from being Flanders's strongest party to third place, with most of the results counted. ...
Looking to deny Barack Obama another win, a noticeably more freewheeling Hillary Rodham Clinton subtly likened her rival to Democratic Party nemesis President Bush on Saturday while John Edwards mocked the idea of a nice candidate bringing change.
It has taken more than three decades,  but singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading has finally made it to  No. 1 at age 56, thanks to her first foray into the blues.
An implantable contact lens that corrects vision in nearsighted patients is safe and does not have some of the side-effects of laser surgery, a company that manufactures the devices said on Wednesday.
The state of California sues six car companies for costs associated with their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.
BUENOS AIRES, Sep 29 (IPS) - A private research study released in the Argentine  capital on Friday reports that in Latin America, governments of  different political tendencies are resorting ever more frequently  to a new form of populism that is undermining the growth of  democracy in the region.
Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou and their coach were charged Thursday with avoiding a drug test on the eve of the Athens Olympics and faking a motorcycle accident hours later.
Top seed Rafael Nadal suffered a 6-0 6-1 defeat by Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai Open final.
My feelings are that you should be as conservative as possible in informing the shareholders and the investment community about the financial prospects of your company.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Colin Montgomerie,  the dominant Ryder Cup player of the last 10 years, will clash  with the game's foremost talent in a mouth-watering opening to  the 35th match at Oakland Hills on Friday.
The Yusuf Islam incident earlier this week, in which the former Cat Stevens was denied entry into the US when federal officials determined he was on the government&#39;s &quot;no-fly&quot; antiterror list, started with a simple spelling error.
NEW YORK  - The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and NBC engaged in eleventh-hour sessions Sunday to try to save the boycott-stricken Golden Globes, with NBC appearing to be seriously considering pulling the telecast as a result of the Hollywood writers strike.
Tornadoes swept across the southern United States and killed at least 20 people in three states, ripping up a hospital and high school where students huddled for shelter, authorities said on Friday.
A suicide bomber killed six Iraqi tribal leaders opposed to al Qaeda when he blew himself up at a busy Baghdad hotel on Monday, the U.S. military said, one of four attacks that killed a total of 41 people.
Summary - (Dec 23, 2004) Photographs taken by the European Space Agency&#39;s Mars Express spacecraft seem to indicate that there still could be active volcanism on the Red Planet.
Former England captain David Beckham is available to play for the LA Galaxy in their vital Major League Soccer match against New York Red Bulls later on Thursday.
Certain vitamin supplements may shorten rather than prolong lifespan, research has suggested.
Bowing to protests from governors and Congress, the Bush administration is giving states another year and a half to comply with new driver's license rules aimed at foiling terrorists.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Five explosions rocked a field in Gaza City used for training by anti-Israeli militants early today, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25 others, hospital officials and residents said.
Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is released from jail after serving just three days of her sentence.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.
France, Britain and Germany have told Iran that if they had not reached a final agreement to freeze key parts of its atomic programme by Monday, they would not stop moves to seek sanctions against Tehran.
Thousands of Sikhs have gathered in the northern Indian city of Amritsar to mark the 400th anniversary of the installation there of Sikhism&#39;s holiest book.
Andrew Kastor was offering his wife a last word in Marathon at about 1 pm Sunday afternoon when Deena Kastor flashed him a smile that left him feeling as he never has before.
(InfoWorld) - It's a dilemma faced by IT administrators everywhere. \
The Kill Bill star gets a comic role to die for.
Warriors coach Don Nelson all but admits throwing in the towel Sunday as the Warriors are routed by the Pistons, 109-87, in blizzard-strapped Detroit.
Investimento della societa' spagnola per 305 milioni
WESTWOOD -- The Xaverian defense spent much of its Saturday afternoon chasing Cambridge quarterback Matt O'Brien. The Hawks caught him just in time.
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Saif Ali Khan has solemnised his affections for Kareena Kapoor in an unexpected way.
Two French documentaries feting the lives of reclusive designers Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld shore up the myths that surround their subjects but shed little light on the men behind the fashions.
With N.H.L. divisional races so close, the bonus point has often resulted in third periods in which teams playing not to lose instead charging for victories.
In a surprise move, PeopleSoft today fired its president and chief executive officer, Craig Conway, citing a \
The New York firefighters campaigning against Rudy Giuliani
Democratic rivals Barack Obama  and Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined by former President Bill  Clinton, descended on a hallowed shrine of the civil rights  movement on Sunday to court black voters who could help pick  the party's 2008 presidential nominee.
Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair will invoke rarely used parliamentary powers to ban the controversial blood sport of foxhunting, a British newspaper said on Sunday.
Las Vegas police are questioning football star O.J. Simpson and he is expected to be charged in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling capital, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.
Shanna Zolman scored 16 points and No. 8 Tennessee held Arkansas to 17 points in the first half in a 72-54 victory Thursday night.
In his choice of Rice as secretary of State and Gonzales as attorney general, President Bush prizes loyalty over change.
IRBIL, Iraq -- Two weeks after the United States launched an ambitious security plan for Iraq, then-U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad issued an enthusiastic announcement about progress toward an Iraqi oil law, a key American goal.
The U.S. Army has carried out a promising early test of the first vaccine against hepatitis E, a form of the liver-attacking disease that sickens many Asians and can spread to soldiers or other Western visitors to the region.
A jury retires to consider whether a man infected his former partner with HIV knowingly or by accident.
The robust report by the public inquiry into the Harold Shipman case fires a clear warning shot across the bows of the General Medical Council (GMC) and should lead to greater public protection, as well as bolster public confidence in doctors, says Which?
Sony says it sees no need to change its target to ship 2 million units of its PlayStation 3 game console worldwide.
The Twins lost a chance to leave town with two wins when the Yankees battled back with two runs in the bottom of the 12th in a 7-6 loss in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Wednesday.
It appears that a suicide bomber was responsible for the attack on the mess hall at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul that killed 22 people Dec. 21, the chairman
Harry Potter&#39;s British author J.K. Rowling has given her blessing to a US theme park based on the hugely popular schoolboy wizard, to be built in Florida, officials said Thursday.
The MoD is criticised over spending costs which  soared by \u00c2\u00a31.7bn over the past year, amid growing project delays.
The Spanish champion Real Madrid appointed Bernd Schuster, a former German international player, as its new coach yesterday.The 47-year-old Schuster, coach of the Primera Liga team Getafe for the past two seasons, replaces Fabio Capello, who was fired at the end of June after leading the club to its first league title in four years.
Ai domiciliari per richieste di danaro ad un imprenditore
Survival in extreme circumstances has become a habit for Rulon Gardner, who won a stunning victory in wrestling at the 2000 Olympics.
LA STORIA. Ripreso durante una crocieraIn subbuglio un paese delle Marche                                          Sparisce con l'amante rispunta nel film con De Sica                                                                                   di GIUSEPPE CAPORALE

A tourist who killed his son and injured his daughter when he plunged from a hotel balcony on the Greek island of Crete has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
Business & money: Chief executive Stuart Rose blames rising interest rates, uncertainty and bad weather.
Ceremonies are held to mark the end of the 40-day period of mourning for assassinated former PM Benazir Bhutto.
Demonstrators went on the rampage in the capital of Hungary, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and briefly occupying the television building as police used teargas and water cannon to try and restore order.
The human embryonic stem cells available for research are contaminated with nonhuman molecules from the culture medium used to grow the cells, researchers report.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak apologized on Friday to Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, the rival she is accused of attacking during the unraveling of a love triangle with fellow ex-astronaut Bill Oefelein.
A SCOTTISH scientist has discovered high levels of carcinogenic heavy metals in counterfeit cigarettes widely available throughout the UK.
The rapid spread in Latin America of the virus that causes AIDS is made worse by the Roman Catholic Church's stand against using condoms, a U.N. official said on Monday.
British troops stormed the offices of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra tonight after a British soldier was shot and seriously injured in an ambush.
Scientists disagree on the origins of the annual Geminid shower but agree that conditions this year favor a spectacular show. Shooting stars of mysterious origin promise a spectacular sky-show tonight for
By Chris Shull, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 21--One man wanted to learn more about a family quilt. A woman was curious about a vase she bought at a flea market.   Another hoped a painting might help send her kids to college.
Miguel Cabrera crouches on the grass near the third-base dugout and begins rooting through his equipment bag.
In his apartment high in the Atlas Mountains, Hicham El Guerrouj has a fading film reel of Paavo Nurmi racing to victory in the 1500m and 5,000m in the Paris Olympics of 1924.
The Welsh Rugby Union want former England coach Sir Clive Woodward as their director of elite performance.
McGraw-Hill Cos Inc  said on Tuesday its quarterly profit rose 25.4 percent, driven by good results at its Standard & Poor's unit.
Naomi Campbell called on Argentina's first elected female president Friday, and the pair discussed the release of two women held hostage for years by Colombian guerrillas, the state news agency said.
Ryanair has launched a takeover bid for Aer Lingus -- valuing its Irish peer at 1.481 billion euros (1.883 billion dollars) -- in a move that would create the world's first transatlantic no-frills carrier.
The University of Memphis men's basketball team was in this situation last year, only the stakes were higher.
Il regista sta preparando una nuova serie, 'Pollo tv'
Electronic Arts Inc. , the  world's biggest video game publisher, said on Thursday it had  struck deals with two in-game advertising providers, taking its  first steps into the online advertising business.
WASHINGTON | Cancer researchers have developed a new explanation for graying hair they hope also will shed light on the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
'In Europa bastano 15-18 milioni al km, qui anche 50'
AUBURN, Ala. Auburn tailbacks Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown combined for 260 yards of total offense and each scored a touchdown as the third-ranked Tigers dropped eighth-rated Georgia 24-to-6.
In many ways, the history of the American musical is the history of 20th-century America. And seldom has a history class been as entertaining as &quot;Broadway: The American Musical,&quot; arriving tonight on PBS.
Master chefs from 36 countries are battling for the gold in disciplines ranging from making hors d'oeuvre to baking wedding cakes at the third Olympic Games this year -- the Culinary Olympics.
On a rainy Saturday at Wimbledon, Maria Sharapova and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo win the only two matches to be completed.
Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s signing of the Kyoto Protocol, bringing the global climate change agreement into force, was today hailed as a \u00e2\u0080\u009creal step forward\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Even before the dust had settled from the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, the sand was being kicked up for another, potentially more lucrative space race: the
The leader of the alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, Simon Mann has spent all of his adult life in the murky worlds of special forces and mercenaries.
New England, 12-1 SU and 9-3-1 ATS, did not cover the 10\u00c2\u00bd-point number in last Sunday&#39;s 35-28 win over visiting Cincinnati. Still, the Patriots are 6-0 straight-up and 5-1 versus the number since losing their
Two years after first attempt fell short, renewed effort looks beyond employees for developer insights.
A game finally went Boston's way when Toronto right fielder Alex Rios slapped the ball the wrong way. Rios accidentally swatted Alex Cora's fly ball into the stands from about 10 feet in front of the wall for a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave the Red Sox a 6-4 win Thursday night and snapped their six-game losing streak.
Tra i peggiori anche 'Buona Domenica' e 'C'e' posta per te'
Snouts and fins off the menu A meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the Hague has banned the international trade in sawfish - threatened by demand for their attractive snouts, or rostra, and fins.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.
Lady Bird Johnson, the woman who became first lady just hours after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, has died, a family spokesman told CNN. She was 94. She married Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th U.S. president, in 1934 and proved herself to be the quintessential political wife.
One of the scientists who found the Antarctic ozone hole urges more action on ozone-attacking chemicals.
By Marlene Lucas, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Mar.
The St. Louis Cardinals will send their opening-day starter to the mound on Wednesday in their most important, and perhaps last, game of the season.
(InfoWorld) - With the support of German lawmakers, incumbent telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom\u00c2\u00a0is racing into a head-on clash with the European Commission over a decision to keep rival operators off its new high-speed broadband network. The upper house of the German parliament approved a revised telecommunications law on Friday. The law will allow partially state-owned Deutsche Telekom to ban competitors from using its VDSL (Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line) network to sell services. The decision flies in the face of Commission legislation that mandates member states to force telecommunications companies with dominant positions -- in most cases former state-owned monopolies -- into opening their network infrastructure to rival operators on favorable terms. While Deutsche Telekom eventually opened its local-loop infrastructure under pressure from Brussels, the operator has fought attempts to allow competition on its new network. It argues that the VDSL network represents a new market for combined triple-play telephony, high-speed Internet and TV services, and new markets are protected under European Union law; in addition, it needs to protect its \u00e2\u0082\u00ac3 billion ($3.9 billion) investment in the super high-speed network. German lawmakers have become slightly sympathetic to Deutsche Telekom, which has been bleeding fixed-line customers by the millions and consequently\u00c2\u00a0forced to lower operating costs, largely through job cuts. Since its privatization, the operator has reduced its workforce from more than 250,000 at the peak to around 180,000 today. Over the years, Deutsche Telekom and the German government have clashed with Brussels on issues including the divestment of the operator's cable TV network and local-loop unbundling. In repeated warnings over the past several months, the Commission has said it will take whatever action is necessary to make Germany observe E.U. law. The issue could land in the European Court of Justice, which is responsible for handling E.U. treaty infringements. Court decisions can take years, however. Rival fixed-line operators, including Arcor\u00c2\u00a0& Co., which is owned by the Vodafone Group, have made it clear they don't want the former monopoly telephone operator to be given any advantages to dominate another market as it has with the market for telephone service.
China will not approve any new commercial aircraft purchases in 2005 in an effort to curb &quot;over-heated&quot; growth in the sector and uncontrolled capacity expansion by domestic airlines, a government official said.
Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The annual Perseid meteor shower could provide a \
New applications for US home mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.
12 dead in toxic e-waste scandal A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) meeting this week will discuss the growing threat from toxic electronic waste being dumped on developing countries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
E' accaduto a Pavia, l'uomo e' stato colpito al capo
A powerful aftershock rattled central California on Thursday, two days after a magnitude-6.0 quake struck one of the state's most seismically active areas. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries in the latest temblor.
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BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 80 in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on Tuesday, the police and U.S. military said.
A Belgian court said on Friday it  would wait until after the new year to decide whether to cancel  an injunction forbidding Web search leader Google Inc. from  reproducing extracts from Belgian press reports.
A national women&#39;s screening programme for cervical cancer is failing to reach women, particularly Maori women, an audit has revealed.
David Dodge, Canada's talkative central bank chief with a colourful turn of phrase, promised he'd keep his mouth shut when he retires at the end of this month -- a contrast to the frequent post-retirement comments from former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
The Chicago Cubs are just a half-game ahead of the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros in the NL wild-card race after falling to the visiting Montreal Expos, 7-6, on Brian Schneider&#39;s go-ahead single in the 12th inning.
Il presidente, 'e' un'internazionalizzazione del marchio'
Quindici arresti e settanta indagati nel Nord Italia. Ichino, Libero, Mediaset, la casa di Berlusconi e Sky fra gli obiettivi. Di' la tua
BERLIN -- The United States and Britain ranked at the bottom of a United Nations survey of child welfare in 21 wealthy countries that assessed everything from infant mortality to whether children ate dinner with their parents or were bullied at school.
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Hopkinton senior Jon Curran shot an even-par 71 to win the MIAA Division 2 state golf individual title yesterday and propel the Hillers to their second straight state championship.
The explosion in the Philippine capital\u00e2\u0080\u0099s financial district was caused by a bomb, the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s police chief said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Game-turning kick returns are nothing new to Dante Hall. Game-winning field goals are brand new for Lawrence Tynes.
Citing wording they say is vague and misleading, opponents of a proposed gay-marriage ban in Michigan want judges to order the Board of State Canvassers to rework
One person was killed and at least 19 people were injured on Tuesday when a tornado swept through New Orleans neighborhoods still recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann faced a media siege Monday on their first full day back in Britain after being named suspects in her disappearance in Portugal.
Talks on the future of North Korea's nuclear arms program entered a fifth day on Monday with negotiators scrambling for progress after Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation were rejected.
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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney   Crosby lived up to lofty expectations last season, becoming at   18 the youngest NHL player to score 100 points.
NHL Players' Association executive director Ted Saskin and senior director Ken Kim, accused of monitoring player e-mails, were placed on paid leaves Sunday night following a vote by the 30 players representatives.
CLINTON TWP. - Michigan regulators have ordered the closing of a Macomb County clinic run by a group that is seeking to team up with an Indian tribe to offer medical services.
A three-run homer in the 11th inning by Torii Hunter led the home-field Minnesota Twins to an 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers. Hunter finished with three hits and six RBI
Last weekend, the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency called on Teheran to freeze its efforts to produce nuclear fuel, since this will enable Iran to come within days of having a nuclear arsenal.
When Eric Feichthaler became mayor three years ago, this town was booming. The city issued 800 permits that month to build single-family homes.
A pair of federal advisory committees recommended Tuesday that drug companies apply stricter warnings to a host of popular antidepressants to alert doctors and patients about the increased risk of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents that take
The government is accused of naivety over its refusal to allow phone-tap evidence in court.
Terrorism has become the biggest threat to the US economy, overtaking weak job growth and the budget deficit, says a new survey.
WHILE fears of a major bird flu pandemic proved unfounded last year - when only 32 people died \u00e2\u0080-ealth experts believe it may have been the precursor to a serious outbreak
Russia has delivered the first shipment  of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr atomic power station, a step  Western powers worried by Tehran's nuclear ambitions had urged  Moscow not to take.
LONDON  -- Nasdaq Stock Markets Inc.  suffered a resounding defeat in its 2.7 billion pound ( ($5.31 billion) bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Saturday, saying it had won just 0.41 pct of acceptances for its offer for Europe's largest share market.
The French parliament is to debate Turkey's wish to join the EU, an increasingly divisive issue in France.
Major mobile voice and data carriers in the United States have pledged to open their networks to outside handsets and applications, but regulators and customers need to be vigilant to make sure those promises are fulfilled, one member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said.Carriers including AT&amp;T and Verizon Wireless have promised to open up their networks, but the FCC will need to watch the prices that carriers charge customers who bring their own devices to the networks, said the FCC&#39;s Michael Copps, speaking Tuesday at a New America Foundation forum. The FCC will also need to monitor the complexity of certification for new devices and applications, he said.Mobile carriers still dictate what features can be used on most phones, with Wi-Fi features unavailable on most U.S. mobile phones because of carrier opposition, Copps said. The FCC needs &quot;trust but verify&quot; the open network promises from the carriers, Copps said.&quot;I hope it is as good as it sounds,&quot; he added. The FCC should step in if the carriers don&#39;t live up to their promises, Copps added.Carriers have in recent months taken steps to block text messages and some types of applications, Copps added. They need to pledge to &quot;no blocking, no locking, and no discriminatory degradation of service,&quot; he said.Copps, a Democrat, seemed to disagree with the FCC&#39;s Republican chairman Kevin Martin, who was quoted in The New York Times as saying the issue of open networks has &quot;melted away&quot; as AT&amp;T, Verizon Wireless, and other carriers have moved to open their networks.Advocates have been pushing for customers to be able to take their mobile devices from carrier to carrier for about a year. Weeks after&#160;Google announced its Open Handset Alliance&#160;in November,&#160;Verizon Wireless announced it would open its network&#160;to outside devices and applications by the end of this year.About a week after the Verizon announcement, AT&amp;T announced that it&#39;s long been its policy to allow outside devices and applications onto its mobile network.But Copps and critics of the carriers said Tuesday it&#39;s too early to tell if the carriers are serious about open networks. For example, mobile carriers could discourage customers from bringing their own devices by charging higher prices, Copps said.Carriers have often argued that they need to sign up customers using lengthy contracts because they&#39;re subsidizing the cost of a mobile phone. But if customers bring their own phones, there&#39;s no carrier subsidy, so&#160;the plan should cost less, said Robert Frieden, a professor of telecommunications and law at Penn State University.Right now, &quot;you don&#39;t get a discount for bringing your own phone,&quot; said Frieden, author of a New America Foundation paper calling on the FCC to regulate open network access.Some of the same companies pledged to offer stand-alone DSL service more than three years ago, and in many cases, customers have to fight through layers of customer service to get DSL without accompanying wireline phone service, added Christopher Libertelli, senior director for regulatory and government affairs at Skype.A Skype handset that allows calls to be made over Wi-Fi or a mobile network is available in parts of Europe and in Hong Kong but not the United States because carriers have opposed it, he said.&quot;Sitting here, we can&#39;t predict how these press release will turn into real consumer rights,&quot; Libertelli said.But representatives of Verizon Wireless, AT&amp;T, and T-Mobile said they were serious about offering customers choices of devices and applications.Verizon Wireless wants to encourage new types of devices and work with developers and handset makers to create innovation, said Anthony Lewis, vice president of the company&#39;s Open Development Initiative. &quot;This will not work if I dictate to my customers,&quot; he said.AT&amp;T will monitor devices for bandwidth hogging and security, but otherwise, the company is open to outside devices, said Robert Quinn Jr., AT&amp;T&#39;s senior vice president for federal regulatory affairs. AT&amp;T customers want to be able to use more devices on the network, he said.Asked, however, if AT&amp;T would unlock Apple&#39;s iPhone to use on other networks, Quinn said the company couldn&#39;t do that.
Stocks edged lower on Monday as  interest rates and a weakening dollar took center stage now  that the presidential election is over and investors took  profits after last week's rally.
Insurgents blew up part of a domestic oil pipeline in northern Iraq early Monday, sending flames and black smoke billowing into the sky, police said.
Ziggy the cat used up at least one of his nine lives after surviving for 17 days without food on a 2,300 mile voyage that took him from northern Israel to England.
Business: 16 September 2004, Thursday. Bulgarian government has approved a list of strategic sites from the energy sector that will be supplied with special protection, including extra security and information ...
Rapper Foxy Brown has received 76 days in punitive segregation after she scuffled with another inmate at Rikers Island jail, authorities said Tuesday.
Germany hunts some 10 terror suspects believed to have helped the three held over an alleged anti-US bomb plot.
Scientists believe they have worked out why genes usually seen in foetuses are seen in adults in the early stages of heart failure.
Ziff Davis - According to Gartner, worldwide server revenue increased in the second quarter by 7.7 percent over the year-ago period,  and server shipments jumped 24.5 percent.
Luciano Pavarotti's adult daughters complained Tuesday night about media reports claiming they are squabbling with the late tenor's second wife.
IBM  on Thursday forecast  2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations as strong  growth abroad made up for weaker results in the United States,  sending its shares up 5 percent.
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Washington may be as reviled in Brazil as elsewhere in Latin America, but the United States has become a top destination for a new generation of Brazilians drifting away from the European culture their parents knew.
President of the International Cycling Union backs biological passport for all riders as part of a sweeping program to combat doping.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has been charged with serious foul play for a tackle on Ashley Cole during Manchester United&#39;s 2-0 victory over Arsenal.
By Lewis Griswold, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jan. 31--The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened three disaster assistance offices in Tulare County. Nonfarm businesses hurt by the freeze of 2007 can apply for low-interest loans.
A strong finish is a big deal at Southern California. The coaching staff talks about it, the players, too.
Tenet (THC:NYSE - news - research) continued to test the nerves of its daring shareholder corps Monday, predicting a wider-than-expected fourth quarter loss, a billion-dollar writedown and another weak year in 2005.
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The leader of the movement to port .Net to Linux is happy with the progress thus far, and he's a Silverlight fan.
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The US economy is following the Federal Reserve script for an orderly slowdown, with inflation cooling enough to allow the central bank to keep rates steady for a second consecutive session, analysts say.
Calls to stop national exams sat by under-16s in England are rejected by the education secretary.
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President Bush, facing growing anger among senior citizens over the high cost of prescription drugs and a virtual revolt by some states, conceded on Wednesday it \
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MOSCOW  - Russia's government, ending its wavering, will approve ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the Interfax news agency said Wednesday.
Oil fell more than a dollar on Tuesday, as profit-taking pulled the market down from record highs set in response to a Mexican supply shut-down and a weak dollar.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.&#39;s (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) quarterly profit jumped 46 percent from a year ago on strong memory chip earnings, but fell
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WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson yesterday said the turbulence that has hit financial markets will take time to be resolved, especially in the area of subprime mortgages.
A British firm seeking to capitalize on the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy&#39;s murder today is issuing ``JFK Reloaded,&#39;&#39; a purportedly educational ``docu-game&#39;&#39; that lets players
Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration, piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday. He was 77.
Five people from a missing Irish yacht have been rescued off southwest England after spending eight days in a life raft, the British coastguard revealed.
A car bomb blew up in a town north of Baghdad, wounding three Iraqi civilians, a local government official said. The explosion occurred in al-Khalis, 60 kms north of the Iraqi capital.
Italy's ex-justice minister confirms he will not rejoin the the governing coalition and calls for early elections.
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LOS ANGELES - Billy Bob Thornton got a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame Thursday - as well on a special greeting on the pages of Variety from ex-wife Angelina Jolie.   \
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday the third review of Argentina&#39;s $13 billion loan program was delayed but both sides were still talking.
Al Unser Jr., a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, will plead no contest to a charge of driving under the influence stemming from a January crash on a freeway in Nevada.
HOUSTON -- Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it is restructuring its troubled engineering and construction subsidiary, KBR, and would consider selling or spinning it off should the division's stock performance fail to improve once asbestos litigation is resolved.
The appeals followed a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah that killed two people.
The type of prostate cancer treatment a man gets has a lot to do with the kind of specialist he sees first, according to a study released on Monday that lends scientific evidence to something many men have likely guessed.
Democrat Barack Obama won over Iowa's butter cow lady.
A car bomb that targeted police at a  Baghdad cafe killed seven people, the U.S. military said.
Tim Henman loses a deciding-set tie-break against Paradorn Srichaphan in the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open.
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DECEMBER 13, 2004  - Now that IBM plans to sell its PC division to Beijing-based Lenovo Group Ltd., the big question is whether the companies can keep users from defecting to other vendors -- which would put IBM&#39;s once standard-setting PCs
Time Warner Inc pay TV channel HBO  will launch a service on Tuesday to let subscribers download  movies and television shows over the Web, joining a crowded  market for video on the Internet.
CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Ford navigation system with Sirius Travel Link.
A Sports Illustrated bash for its  annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars  in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef  Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.
Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas has suggested the lack of English players trying to improve themselves abroad may be just as harmful to the English game as the steady influx of foreigners in the Premier League.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday that he plans to dissolve TennCare, cutting up to 430,000 people from the financially troubled expanded Medicaid program.
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WASHINGTON - Coming to cash registers near you: colorful new $50 bills sporting splashes of red, blue and yellow.    The bills, the second denomination of greenback to get the color treatment, were going into circulation on Tuesday as part of the government's continuing effort to thwart counterfeiters...
Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
European Tour Members Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Lee Westwood share the lead with Australian Stuart Appleby after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa.
Condoleezza Rice urges countries with nationals detained at Guantanamo Bay to help the US shut the camp.
KABWE, Zambia  - Irene Solo ate soil from tree bark and anthills when she was pregnant in the belief among some Zambians that it makes babies strong.
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By reaching travelers, the cable channel Showtime hopes to attract more home subscribers.
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond's decision to weigh in on the Democratic Party's conundrum when it comes to seating delegates from Michigan and Florida has created a firestorm of discussion on blogs and talk shows, and frankly, I'm still unclear as to what his intent was.
TRENTON -- Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry has failed to get much traction with voters in New Jersey. Six days before the election President George W. Bush has closed a four-point gap from a week
The leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America.
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TENNIS Roger Federer beat Tommy Haas in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, yesterday to reach his fifth straight Dubai Open final. The top-ranked Federer never lost serve. It was the Swiss star's 40th straight victory. He is six wins from Guillermo Vilas's record of 46 straight, set in 1977. Federer will face Mikhail Youzhny , who reached his second straight tournament ...
Sun exposure apparently has a protective effect against the development non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a blood cancer, Australian researchers report.
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Tens of thousands march in Caracas in support of opposition presidential hopeful Manuel Rosales.
Adobe Systems Inc.  is  working to deliver all of its software via the Web as a service  rather than a packaged product, but the transition to earn  money from subscriptions or advertising could take a decade.
Bolstered by investors, Oracle Corp. appears destined to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. unless its rival becomes more profitable and proves it is worth more than the &#36;9.2 billion bid currently on the table.
Mel Gibson&#39;s &quot;The Passion of the Christ,&quot; which is being released on DVD on Tuesday, has caused many valid reactions: religious inspiration, charges of anti-Semitism, nausea at the violence
By MIKE BAILEY  Tiffani Pekkala thought her essay and pennant design highlighting space exploration would simply earn extra credits in her science class at Camas' Liberty Middle School.
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Tuesday that the Bush administration has done nothing to defuse a \
An international air traffic controllers' group said on Monday foreign experts should intervene to fix Brazil's chaotic air travel system, which the government has struggled to remedy for almost a year.
ROMA - &#39;&#39;L&#39;informazione di cui dispongo in questo momento e&#39; che entrambe le ragazze sono vive&#39;&#39;. Lo dice in un&#39;intervista al Corriere della Sera re Abdlallah di Giordania riguardo alle due italiane, Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, rapite in Iraq.
US President George W. Bush has arrived in Chile for an Asia-Pacific summit at which he is expected to press on with free trade talks and seek renewed help to defuse the North Korea nuclear crisis.
HOUSTON - The city of Houston and its baseball team have waited more than 42 years to celebrate a playoff series victory. They might never have a better opportunity than they have on Sunday.
New photographs from space suggest that water occasionally flows on the frigid surface of Mars, raising the tantalizing possibility that the Red Planet is hospitable to life, scientists reported Wednesday.
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China's product safety watchdog said Friday that it had revoked the business licenses of several firms at the heart of food and drug safety scares and banned them from exporting their products.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday defended his work on the immigration bill, rejecting a rival's claim that his work on the derailed measure undercuts his White House bid.
Tens of thousands of people affected by flooding in north-eastern Uganda remain cut off from aid.
New data suggests that women  who have undergone a successful surgery to repair congenital  heart defects can become pregnant, but they may have clinically  significant complications.
Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, said Monday it has developed the industry's first eight-gigabyte flash memory card for mobile handsets.
Depleted by injuries and suspensions from a brawl with Detroit fans, the Indiana Pacers signed free agents Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen on Thursday.
Kristy Swanson pressed assault charges on Sunday against the ex-wife of her companion and former skating partner, Lloyd Eisler, the actress' representative said.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has declined to reveal any timetable for a possible withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq following a statement by Poland that it is aiming for a pullout by the end of next year.
Eagles rookie running back Thomas Tapeh was placed on injured reserve after dislocating his hip in Philadelphia&#39;s loss to St. Louis on Monday night.
FOXBOROUGH -- Ty Law examined the film, saw the stats, and decided there would be only one way to stop the Colts receivers. And it wouldn't be through finesse.
Ichiro Suzuki had the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history and added two singles to lead the American League over the National League.
Two teenagers were arrested Saturday in the theft of a laptop and hard drive containing sensitive data on up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel, authorities said.
A weight-loss drug used by thousands is unsafe for those also taking antidepressants, health watchdogs warn.
The leader of Glasgow City Council announces he is gay and has separated from his wife.
Hollywood star George Clooney fractures a rib in a motorcycle crash in New Jersey.
The Birmingham, Alabama Veterans Administration Medical Center said this week it is seeking the return of an external Iomega hard drive containing personal information on at least a half-million people. The Center has brought in the FBI to help investigate and is offering a $25,000 reward.
On Sept. 12, the punk band will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a concert at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, Calif. The previously announced &quot;very special guest band&quot; will be the Red Hot Chili Peppers, concert producer Arturo Vega said Thursday.
Great Britain's Olympic medal winners will be honoured with a parade through central London in October.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall will join the royal family at Madame Tussauds, more than two years on since she married Prince Charles, the London waxworks museum said Tuesday.
Copies of the Goyard Saint Louis carryall is the most coveted knockoff of the season.
SEOUL, South Korea  - A huge explosion rocked  North Korea three days ago but U.S. and South Korean officials  said on Sunday it was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons  test despite a report the blast produced a mushroom cloud.
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BRISTOL, Conn. (Ticker) -- After winning two games that lasted 10 hours and 51 minutes to stay alive, the Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Curt Schilling Tuesday in Game Six of the American League Championship Series.
Osama bin Laden is reportedly being given safe haven on the Pakistan border with the help of the country&#39;s officials. The indications from recent intelligence reports coming from tribal areas of Pakistan have
The Hard Rock Cafe chain of restaurants is to be sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a Native American group, for 965 million dollars (724 million euros), current owners Rank announced.
If an athlete's true test is  improving each time on the field, television network NBC is due  for laurels when the Athens Olympics end on Sunday, but its  greater challenge will be launching new shows like \
The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.
The U.S. Congress on Thursday  formally certified President Bush as the victor of the November  elections after two Democrats symbolically stalled the event in  protest at alleged voting irregularities in Ohio.
The New York Mets' bullpen combined to edge out the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in their series opener on Wednesday, while their Big Apple rivals the Yankees had the second game of their divisional series postponed due to rain.
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FAIRFAX, Va.  -- Everyone's favorite underdog in 2006 received no special favors in 2007. A year after an amazing run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, George Mason isn't even considered worthy of the NIT.
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Retired Friday from the Army, he wants to help the public attain a 'culture of preparedness' like that of the cold-war era.
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Under questioning, Paul Burrell admits to inconsistencies and to disapproving of his boss' romance with Dodi Al-Fayed
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A Bulgarian soldier was seriously wounded in central southern Iraq, a report said Sunday.
Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre has been hospitalised in Milan with a brain haemmorrhage and is in a serious condition in intensive care, the Ansa news agency reported Saturday.
A plan aims to offer Comcast subscribers a nearly limitless supply of movies and TV shows that can be viewed on demand and through the Internet.
But as soon as Mayor Thomas M. Menino&#39;s staff announced that the crowd at Saturday&#39;s Red Sox &#39;&#39;rolling rally&quot; celebration totaled 3.2 million people
India's finance minister calls for fairer agricultural trade policies ahead of his country's first invitation to attend the G7 meeting.
Britain's Armed Forces have enlisted their first Satanist after a naval technician serving on a frigate was granted permission to practice his beliefs while at sea, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday.
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Gunmen shot and killed 10 Shiites on Thursday after pulling them off a bus in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, police said.
Famously, now, there was no scoreboard at the 18th green at Oakland Hills so Colin Montgomerie had no idea his putt was for the Ryder Cup.
The Mauritanian Red Crescent delivered a ton of emergency humanitarian aid Tuesday to hundreds of illegal immigrants stranded on a ship off the West African coast.
When Alison Eastwood decided to follow  in the footsteps of her famous father Clint and direct a movie,  she got some odd advice from dad.
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have agreed to prolong a ceasefire in force in Kashmir since last year, New Delhi&#39;s Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said yesterday.
British authorities have decided to charge a radical Muslim cleric with terrorist offenses, pre-empting a bid from the United States to try him on similar charges, a British news agency reported Friday.
Gordon Brown will make an appeal today to traditional Labour values, calling on rank and file to build a &quot;progressive consensus&quot; for the 21st century.
Former Sen. John Edwards jabbed gently at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday in the first all-candidates forum of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, saying her refusal to disavow a 2002 vote on Iraq was \
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Social networks that tap the interests and buying power of traditionally reserved groups like the bookish are a small but growing force on the Web.
The remnants of deadly Hurricane Ivan,  which rampaged through the Caribbean and then into the U.S.  Gulf Coast a week ago, killing more than 100 people, have  reformed in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm threatening  the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
Hong Kong's popular former deputy leader Anson Chan said she would not challenge Beijing-backed Chief Executive Donald Tsang in leadership elections, ending months of speculation.
More than half of U.S. consumers are  less than satisfied with their mobile telephone service and  give the lowest ratings to providers involved in large mergers,  according to a Consumer Reports survey.
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Genetic screening, often seen as the best hope for older women undergoing IVF treatment to have a child, is ineffective and actually reduces rates of pregnancies, scientists said on Wednesday.
A gunman who attacked a US Amish school said he molested two young members of his family 20 years ago.
Rick Ankiel says any drugs he received in 2004 were prescribed by a licensed physician to help him recover from reconstructive elbow surgery. Ankiel, whose comeback is one of the great stories of this season, initially acknowledged human growth hormone was among those medications during a brief session with reporters Friday, then refused to list his various prescriptions.
A Republican running for Congress has received heavy donations from industry because of expectations over posts she may receive if she loses and President Bush wins.
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - A Syrian-born  airman cleared of spy charges under a plea deal told a military  judge on Thursday he had dreamed since boyhood of becoming an  American and begged for \
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Iraq&#039;s prime minister Wednesday demanded an independent inquiry of the rape-slaying of a girl and the killing of her family, saying the immunity from Iraqi prosecution enjoyed by U.S. forces &quot;encouraged them to commit such crimes.&quot;
A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election approached 250.
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British charities announced on Thursday that they have so far raised 15 million pounds (about 28.9 million US dollars) in aid for Asian tsunami victims.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A U.S. federal appeals court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc  to suspend oil exploration operations in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast of Alaska pending a legal challenge being brought by environmental activists and Alaska native groups.
Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Raef LaFrentz had 12 points with 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-86 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, spoiling Stephen Jackson's return from a 30-game brawl suspension.
A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that  could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got slowly under way on  Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with  the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.
Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes began a honeymoon in the Maldives, a government official said Tuesday, after the couple married in a 15th-century castle in Italy over the weekend.
_ When the residents of Fallujah come home again, they may find loved ones dead or their home damaged beyond repair. The US military is ready to pay them restitution.
CUMBERLAND -- Technically speaking, the Providence and Worcester Railroad doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t lead to the North Pole, but passengers on the Blackstone Valley Polar Express may get a similar experience.
A British company said Sunday it was releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.
The Bronx has traditionally not experienced heavy development of Class A office space, but that is changing thanks to the expansion of the Hutchinson Metro Center.
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There are no US players left in either singles draw, with Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport being bundled out in the women&#39;s semifinals.
MADRID : Promising that there would be &quot;no revolutions&quot; and warning echoing his predecessor&#39;s forecast that coaching Real Madrid was a &quot;tough but beautiful task,&quot; unheralded Mariano Garcia Remon stepped out of the shadows to replace Jose Antonio Camacho
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares closed slightly lower Wednesday on profit-taking after recent gains, traders said. The benchmark Straits Times Index slipped 2.34 points, or 0.1%, to 1959.
Jordan has rejected Israeli claims that part of the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem is at risk of collapse, asserting experts had checked it earlier this year.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach  Mike Butcher was suspended for three games after getting  ejected from Monday's game against the New York Yankees.
The U.S. government has squandered millions of dollars intended for police training programs in Iraq because of rampant problems overseeing contractors, according to federal reviews released yesterday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated on Sunday the Bush administration would support complete debt relief for the poorest countries and said details of how to implement a plan could be worked out.
Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash.
L'amministratore delegato del Milan, Adriano Galliani, ha commentato l'episodio di cui si &egrave; r...
A veteran NASA safety inspector appeared in court Friday in Florida to answer charges that he filed false reports of checks on the space shuttle.
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Teams of international scientists have  used observations from NASA's Swift satellite and other  telescopes to witness the evolution of a cosmic blast into a  stellar explosion or supernova.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Spacewalking astronauts worried they have may have gummed up a successful job connecting an addition to the international space station Tuesday when a bolt, spring and washer floated free.
Glastonbury Festival's new bands tent will be renamed the John Peel Stage to honour the Radio 1 DJ.
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Hackers twist ad network into Trojan network Hackers have rooted into a server owned by internet advertising network 24/7 Real Media and used it to serve malware-laced banner ads that tried to circumvent security mechanisms on end users' machines, Symantec researchers said. The malware exploited a previously unknown vulnerability in Real Player that was patched on Friday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jason Robinson marked his first game as England captain with a spectacular hat-trick as the world champions steam-rollered Canada 70-0 in their first game under new coach Andy Robinson, at Twickenham.
AAYTHA, Iraq  - A house in northern Iraq was  destroyed overnight in what residents said on Saturday was a  U.S. air strike that killed 14 people and wounded five.
A merger between Sprint and Nextel would create a powerful new cellular competitor with some 39 million customers.
New Delhi, Oct 21 (UNI) Myanmar military ruler Gen Than Shwe will arrive here on Sunday on a five-day state visit to India during which the two countries will sign key agreements to strengthen bilateral cooperation, it was officially announced here today.
LOS ANGELES - Cops raided Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland Ranch again yesterday to search for more evidence in the child molestation case against him.
There&#39;s enough flu vaccine available now for seniors and others at high risk, but many have given up trying to get a shot, worried health officials said yesterday.
As Hurricane Frances whistled, howled and thumped outside, Paul and Ann Jutras comfortably watched college football, read and played cribbage in their home just two blocks from the storm-tossed Atlantic Ocean. They never considered evacuating.
Time Warner Inc. yesterday agreed to pay &#36;510 million to settle criminal and civil charges stemming from an accounting scandal at its America Online division, moving to end a messy affair that tarnished its image and impeded its business after its merger with AOL in 2001.
Variety - Robert Evans and Paramount have acquired film rights to \
The Daily Telegraph, a British newspaper, reported that Great Britain would provide support to the US in its endeavor to create an international peace conference for the Middle East in early, 2005.
France, Britain and Germany circulated a draft resolution on Monday that calls for the UN nuclear watchdog to notify member states if Iran resumes uranium enrichment activity.
Mike Modano e' dalla scorsa notte il secondo giocatore statunitense a segnare 500 gol nella Nhl, gra...
FRIDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Tobacco companies were working as recently as three years ago to contradict research that strengthened the scientific link between smoking and cancer, a new report based on industry documents claims.
One quarterly earnings report cannot make or break a company. Sure, it can provide a fair depiction of a company&#39;s current state of affairs, but by definition it is a backward-looking tool.
Post Warner announcement trend? US HD DVD software sales slumped to just 15 per cent of the hi-def disc sales total during the week ending 13 January. Throughout 2007, HD DVD's share was closer to 35 per cent of the total.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British star Elizabeth Hurley and new Indian husband Arun Nayar set off a paparazzi frenzy Monday as they arrived here for a week of festivities to end with a traditional wedding in a palace city.
President Omar al-Bashir's government on Monday hailed a new agreement with the United Nations over peacekeepers in Darfur as a diplomatic breakthrough for Sudan, but said serious differences remain over the force's makeup and command.
US astronauts were back on board the shuttle Atlantis preparing to undock Tuesday for the long flight back to Earth, after wrapping up their mission at the International Space Station, NASA said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Elections for a new Palestinian president to replace Yasser Arafat have been scheduled for January 9, Palestinian officials say.
Romania's government on Thursday defended its decision to return \
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STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend...
When Ken Williams walked briskly through the Anaheim Marriott lobby Monday morning, it wasn&#39;t because the White Sox general manager was excited to inform chairman Jerry
adpowers writes &quot;It is official. Google will have its IPO debut at $85 per share. To quote the article, &#39;At that price, the low end of its recently revised range, Google raised $1.
England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stance over the Zimbabwe crisis hardened yesterday. They are planning to offer compensation to Zimbabwe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cricket board rather than make another tour of the country while Robert Mugabe is in
NEW YORK  - The results of a new study  confirm that using the contraceptive Depo-Provera is associated  with bone loss.
By George Hsu  Nicholas Negroponte's plan to give laptop computers to 100 million poor children is enriching parts makers more than the principal manufacturer.
UK.gov = number one victim Organised gangs pushed the value of fraud to a 12-year high last year, with the UK government being the largest victim of their criminal activities, according to a new survey.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Moscow, Sept. 5 (NNN): Russia on Sunday buried some of the victims of hostage crisis in Beslan in North Ossetia with three more children succumbing to injuries taking the toll in school tragedy to 333 as parents
The two big players in the emerging satellite radio business both announced gains in subscribers Monday as 2004 drew to a close.
Chris Paul scored 28 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and had 10 assists to help rally the New Orleans Hornets to a 118-113 victory over Phoenix on Saturday night, ending the Suns' four-game winning streak.
Elton John and Warren Beatty will be  among six entertainers to receive the annual Kennedy Center  honors this year, the center said on Wednesday.
Il vicenda del rinnovo del contratto del Ct della nazionale Roberto Donadoni sembra essere a una svo...
Marsh &amp; McLennan is set to announce thousands of job cuts at its troubled insurance brokerage arm. The move follows the decision to scrap incentive commissions
HBOS, the fourth-biggest British bank, has reported a 13.6-percent rise in first-half net profit to 1.759 billion pounds (2.577 billion euros, 3.281 billion dollars) but was also marked by bad debts.
Blog: Taking product placement to a new level, the popular Web serial will feature a Neutrogena scientist as so-called branded character. Bloggers have varying responses.
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By JESSE NOYES  Mayor Thomas M. Menino is expected to announce an expansion of an Internet safety campaign for youth in Boston public schools today, adding a program for local high schoolers to mentor kids about keeping safe online and a brand-new Web site.
Prime Minister and President disagree on globalisation policy Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre) takes a much more positive view of the consequences of globalisation than President Tarja Halonen.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's oldest son, John Mark, was treated at a hospital and released after being injured in a car wreck Friday, the Huckabee campaign said.
Argentina's economy minister offers her resignation over $64,000 found in her office toilet.
Time Warner Inc. announced that it has set aside $500 million in legal reserves in connection with a government probe and that it will restate its financial results for 2000, 2001, and possibly 2002.
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An analyst with Merrill Lynch says that Adobe will likely introduce Creative Suite 3 around March 27, with a ship date that would follow shortly afterwards. Most important to this refresh would be native support for Intel processors on the Macintosh platform.
The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, yesterday ploughed into fresh controversy by announcing two startling beatifications.
Polls indicate that public confidence in Canada's health insurance system is eroding, although politicians remain reticent to privatize services.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho felt his side had come through a stern test of their title credentials after edging out Aston Villa.
WASHINGTON - Despite major increases in money and personnel, the FBI is still failing to translate many al-Qaida surveillance recordings in a timely manner and faces a giant backlog of untranslated material from terrorism and espionage investigations, a new Justice Department audit shows.    The report released Monday by Glenn A...
Il primo ministro Viktor Yanukovych ha minacciato il suo rivale presidenziale che il ballottaggio di Domenica potrebbe essere annullato poich\u00c3\u00a9 le modifiche apportate alle leggi elettorali privano milioni di persone del loro diritto di voto.
Resistance dwindled in the last rebel redoubt in Falluja on Sunday, US officers said, but explosions still shook the smoke-wreathed city as an Iraqi
JEJU, South Korea - Kate Golden shot an 8-under 64 Saturday and moved into a tie for the lead with Grace Park after two rounds of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, while Annika Sorenstam had a 67 to move into contention for her seventh LPGA Tour title of the
The UK's growing sexual health crisis is to be tackled with a \u00c2\u00a3300m investment for clinics and advertising.
National League All-Star Edgar Renteria -- as soon as today. Renteria plans to decide today whether he will succeed
Ben Curtis, who won the 2003 British Open then took nearly three years to win another title, has captured his second US PGA event in three months, winning the 84 Lumber Classic.
Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available.
Internet portal Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday that it agreed to buy Web-based digital music and software provider Musicmatch Inc. for &#36;160 million in cash, in a deal which will supplement the offerings of Launch, Yahoo's digital music site.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
In a rant vilifying iPods and machines in general, the pundit implies America is at risk because our kids play video games instead of learning to kill real people and geeks can't carry on a conversation. So why does O'Reilly have a premium subscription available as a podcast? In Cult of Mac.
Brenden Morrow and Niklas Hagman score two goals each to help the Stars rout Anaheim, 5-2, on Sunday, ending the Ducks' six-game winning streak.
Blue chips have closed up, albeit off session highs, with strength in mining issues the main prop for gains in London, and with volume thin on the ground as Wall Street was closed for Presidents' Day holiday.
Gulf Coast residents kept a watchful eye and the oil industry began making preparations Thursday as forecasters warned that a weather system swirling over waters west of Florida could become a tropical storm.
The influenza B type disease which was spreading in the Southern part of the country is now under control, the Health authorities claimed yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA -- GlaxoSmithKline is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration about selling its Fluarix influenza vaccine in the United States this season because of the expected flu vaccine shortage this year.
Lee Miller, who forged an unconventional career from New York fashion model to surrealist photographer to war correspondent, is the subject of a new retrospective examining her life and work.
Microsoft files suit against a company and individuals accused of sending debt relief and porn spam to Hotmail accounts.
A new service wants to match up popular bloggers with marketers to create the online equivalent of magazine 'advertorials.' Some worry it would bring blogs' integrity into question. By Daniel Terdiman.
The UK government is at the forefront of a Microsoft scheme allowing access to the Office 2003 source code. Microsoft is to extend a programme offering governments access to its software code, it announced on Sunday.
In his Macworld 2008 keynote Tuesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the audience that the company has sold 4 million iPhones in the 200 days since it went on sale.
Software giant, Microsoft Corp., has decided to release beta versions of its updated MSN search engine earlier today. The company hopes to compete against leading search engines such as Google and Yahoo by
The man who served as national manager of former President Clinton's 1992 campaign endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday.
Dr Rajkumar who spent around 118 days in captivity with Veerappan, had said in a press conference soon after his release that there was a human being within the bandit.
Georgia Gibbs, a versatile singer who starred on the popular show \
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, president and founder of the United Arab Emirates, has died after many years of poor health, according to his office.
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Prison officers in England and Wales strike in a protest over pay, the association representing them says.
An article last Sunday, about the Halston label\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new owners, misstated the number of years it has been since Roy Halston Frowick sold his fashion business to Norton Simon. It was 35 years ago, in 1973, not 25 years ago.
Napoli e Genoa hanno conquistato la promozione in serie A al termine dell'ultima giornata di campion...
Regular naps are good for your heart, researchers said on Monday.
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Making what could happen less of a guess In broad terms there are three key elements to consider in the development of any new application \u00e2\u0080\u0093 or any new product, for that matter. The obvious one, certainly from a software point of view, is the technology to be used \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the language, the target platform and operating system, and the rest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Thousands of Chileans, some praying and many in tears, filed past the coffin of Augusto Pinochet on Monday as his family criticized the government for denying the former dictator a state funeral.
A delegation of Russian state-owned Rosneft Oil Company arrived on Friday, Dec. 31, in Nefteyugansk, hometown of Yuganskneftegaz, the key unit of stricken oil major Yukos , to take control of the company.
X marks the pest A Dutch spammer who used compromised PCs to spamvertise web sites has been fined \u00e2\u0082\u00ac75,000 ($97,000) by Opta, the Netherlands telecoms regulator\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Yahoo has started testing a social-network component for Yahoo Answers, a search engine in which people post questions and answers that have become a highly popular service for the\u00c2\u00a0company. On Thursday, Yahoo Answers Network debuted as a beta service designed to let the 90 million users of this question-and-answer search engine create \
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A jury that has heard four weeks of sometimes emotionally wrenching testimony from survivors of the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt will soon get the case &#151; without hearing directly from the defendant himself.
&#39;&#39;In un mondo tormentato da divisioni e squilibri, in cui violenza genera violenza e atti di inaudita barbarie attaccano i principi stessi del vivere civile, la Sua parola addita la strada dell&#39;indispensabile recupero, nei rapporti fra individui e fra
A Boscoreale, in provincia di Napoli) al termine della partita del campionato mini-allievi tra  Scuo...
Wendy&#39;s International Inc. (WEN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly earnings, but slashed its 2004 earnings outlook for the second time
NEW YORK - Martha Stewart will do her time for lying about a stock sale at a remote West Virginia prison camp where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 a.m. to do menial labor for pennies an hour...
Without fanfare, President Bush signed into law on Friday a nearly &#36;140 billion corporate tax cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special interests.
The New York Jets went conservative Sunday, waiting for the mistakes that have doomed the Miami Dolphins in every game this season.
Analyst firm Gartner has put out a statement warning businesses to steer clear of Google&#39;s desktop search tool until a more robust, enterprise-ready version is released.
La Francia ha battuto l'Ucraina 2-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo B delle qualificazioni europ...
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas resigned Monday in a procedural move as the country's new parliament convened for the first time, the presidential information bureau said.
A winter storm moved into northern Illinois on Friday, threatening to disrupt holiday travel with canceled flights and snow-covered roads.
NEW ZEALAND might be mired in an IT skills shortage, but not everyone with IT skills can find work.   One Victoria graduate, who did not wish to be named, has been jobless since he left university in October.
In Usa crescita al 3,4%, al 2,4% in Ue-12 e al 10% in Cina
An investigation finds no sign of racism in cricket in Zimbabwe and recommends restoring its Test status.
England manager Steve McClaren has called on England to have patience when they face Estonia in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday.
A suicide car bomber attacks the home of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi, though he is not harmed.
For Iowa's moderate  Republicans, the final days of a heated campaign to win the  party's nomination for next year's U.S. presidential election  are a painful reminder of their own second-class status in the  party.
Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s parliament took a major step toward lifting a ban against women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s head scarves in universities, setting the stage for a final showdown with the secular elite.
Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee is to begin talks with Indian diplomats aimed  improving ties with Africa.
AT&T Inc., already the nation's largest cell phone provider, won government approval to buy highly coveted airwaves licenses that cover 196 million people in 281 markets.
Unseen letters giving intriguing glimpses into the life of the ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn are to go on show.
TEL AVIV, Israel - Madonna arrived in Israel on the eve of the Jewish New Year yesterday for a five-day spiritual pilgrimage to explore her interest in kabbala mysticism.
The lawyer for Major League baseball&#39;s all-time home run king Barry Bonds says that his clinet did nothing wrong and never knowingly took illegal steroids.
Defence firm BAE is to sell its 20% stake in plane firm Airbus to EADS for \u00c2\u00a31.87bn.
A Fermanagh priest is convicted of facilitating a child sex offence after giving cash to a paedophile.
Foreign viewers and analysts seemed to concur with their American counterparts on the debate between President Bush and Sen.
As crude oil prices have plunged, many traders say they have been dumping and short-selling stocks and futures contracts.
Beverly's senior hockey captain Jake Konaxis missed most of last season, but he made up for it last night when the Panthers traveled to Gloucester to take on the defending Division 2 state champions in the season opener for both teams.
Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence that has also killed hundreds.
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A substance sent to the water affairs department in Pretoria was apparently not anthrax as feared, police said on Thursday. Ten people were admitted to Pretoria&#39;s Unitas hospital for observation on Wednesday
Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad 22 days ago, has been killed, Sky News television reported on Friday, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s office.
For some prospective home buyers in Southern California, the effect of the U.S. mortgage crisis has been to keep them on the sidelines of the home market, wary of stepping in for fear prices will fall further.
The pace of existing home sales in  the United States fell a sharper-than-expected 4.1 percent in  July to their lowest level since January 2004 as the downturn  in the U.S. housing sector accelerated, the National  Association of Realtors said on Wednesday.
Il diritto al recesso e al rimborso delle spese da parte degli inquilini, il rimborso per un capo di abbigliamento. Ecco le difese del consumatore
Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  on Thursday confirmed it was interested in acquiring Bausch & Lomb Inc.  and was willing to pay more than the $3.67 billion proposal the eye care company accepted from a private equity firm.
To protect two rare species of cactus, federal officials Wednesday banned off-road vehicles from a large swath of southern Utah's badlands.
AMSTERDAM - A Dutch film maker who received death threats after making a movie criticising the treatment of women under Islam was slain in a street here yesterday, police said.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week as pressure builds on both leaders for decisive action to halt a slide into chaos many fear could destabilize the region.
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri , left, arrives at the the presidential palace to submit his resignation to President Emil Lahoud Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004.
Though she gave it her best shot to win a third medal at the World Alpine Championships yesterday, Julia Mancuso, the 20-year-old American sensation, could not break through the European slalom powerhouse of Croatia's Janica Kostelic, Finland's Tanja Poutiainen, and the Czech Republic's Sarka Zahrobska, who filled the podium after last night's second run.
\u00c3\u0088 morta a Los Angeles, in seguito ad una lunga malattia al sistema circolatorio, Janet Leigh, l&#39;attrice californiana meglio nota come la giovane ladra uccisa sotto la doccia da Norman Bates nel film Psycho.
Blog: Auto-braking, adaptive cruise control and alerts for tailgating, lane departure and poor driving to be added by year's end.
A congressional race that was so close it triggered an automatic recount finally wrapped up Monday with officials confirming Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce had won.
Pope Benedict XVI is meeting at this hour with ambassadors from Muslim nations and other Islamic leaders at his summer residence in an effort to repair relations following controversial comments he made earlier in the month. About 20 ambassadors are attending the meeting.
Victor Diaz grew up a Chicago Cubs fan, and on Saturday he beat his one-time favorite team. Diaz hit a game-tying three-run home run with two out in the ninth inning
Lithuania must conduct a balanced policy of safeguarding its sovereignty and national interests and maintaining a good, neighborly relationship with Russia, President Valdas Adamkus said in the Press-Club talk ...
Indian security forces launched a manhunt Sunday for those behind twin bombings in the southern city of Hyderabad that killed 42 people, with officials pinning the blame on Islamic militants.
Tool maker Black & Decker Corp  slashed its fourth-quarter profit outlook on Friday, citing worse-than-expected conditions in North America and a one-time charge, and its shares fell as much as 10 percent.
MANCHESTER, England - On the north side of the field at Manchester United&#39;s Old Trafford, a solemn occasion took place earlier this week.
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Iraqi officials expressed outrage today at what they say are civilian deaths in the wake of a massive military operation in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood. The U.S. military said its ground forces are \
Three former agents of the New York office of the Drug Enforcement Administration filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC Universal studios, claiming the movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster\u00e2\u0080\u009d libeled D.E.A. agents.
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama planned to air his first television ads in New Hampshire starting Tuesday, appealing to voters to believe his message of change.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers threatened in a videotape yesterday to slit the throats of three civilians \u00e2\u0080-wo Americans and a Briton \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -ess authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons in Iraq.
England host France at Twickenham on Sunday hoping to bounce back from their record Six Nations defeat to Ireland.
A Greek Olympic Airlines flight is allowed to fly again after a bomb threat diverted it to a British airport.
Britain&#39;s top law-enforcement officer, a key member of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s cabinet, resigned on Wednesday after acknowledging that his department had fast-tracked a visa for his former lover&#39;s nanny.
War crimes trials against Saddam  Hussein and his closest lieutenants moved forward on Saturday  when his feared cousin known as \
CA&#39;s $430 million acquisition of the ID-management software vendor is part of a push to strengthen its security product offerings.
ROMA - Un ragazzo albanese di vent&#39;anni \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso a coltellate sabato notte durante una rissa scoppiata sabato notte in una discoteca di Ciampino, vicino Roma. Sul posto la polizia ha bloccato una quindicina
The G.O.P. race for 2008 starts now, and many of the contenders are already working hard for the right to inherit the Bush mantle
Gold hit its highest level in more than 16 years Tuesday as a steadier dollar failed to cool worries over the currency&#39;s outlook, while Asian stocks gained after a solid performance on Wall Street.
US stock futures pointed to a flat market open Thursday as a rush of quarterly earnings reports painted a mixed picture for corporate profits amid lingering worries over the high price of oil.
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A cockpit video recorded in Iraq will not be played at a hearing despite a coroner's attack on the MoD for withholding evidence.
Sometimes it's difficult to see your child as anything but that: a child.  Yet in many ways teens today are growing up faster than ever. They learn about  violence and sex through the media and their peers, but they rarely have all  the facts. That's why it's so important for you to talk to your child about  sex, particularly sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
A software update will bring eight new achievements to Xbox Live worth 250 points to any one player's Gamerscore.
Foreigners entering the United States in three cities were fingerprinted, photographed and subjected to background checks Monday in a test of a program that will eventually
Viacom, the parent firm of MTV, has asked YouTube to remove 100,000 'unauthorised' video clips from its site.
Saudi security forces arrested two suspects after gunmen killed two security personnel in an attack on the guards of a prison in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Al Arabiya television reported on Thursday.
Whether they care to admit it or not, this was the contest England had yearned for all summer. It was a measure of the team&#39;s recent advance that they had become tired of pounding West Indies
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- A former senior vice president of the company that runs the Monster job-search Web site admitted in court Thursday that he illegally backdated millions of dollars in employee stock option grants.
The US dollar edged downward against major currencies in Tokyo on Monday, briefly hitting a seven-year low against the South Korean won and dropping slightly against the Japanese yen and the euro.
The Northern Rock crisis has revealed systemic failures at Britain's financial regulator after it failed to spot the reckless behavior of the bank's directors, British lawmakers said in a report published Saturday.
AL-FASHER, Sudan  - Security has improved inside camps in Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region, but displaced villagers still face attacks and abuse when leave the camps, a United Nations team said Saturday, wrapping up a mission that could determine whether Sudan is hit with international sanctions.
Il Nikkei e' sceso a 75,04 punti meno della chiusura di ieri
Although faced with fresh evidence of global warming, the United States and other members the Arctic Council on Wednesday failed to make any recommendations
Democrat Ned Lamont, seeking to erase Sen. Joe Lieberman's double-digit lead, is turning to his campaign's biggest financial backer for another infusion of cash: himself.
Quietly and without fanfare, PeopleSoft chief executive officer Dave Duffield has bidden farewell to the company he founded. In a US government agency filing, PeopleSoft revealed that Duffield resigned from
Marcos Baghdatis was given an easy ride into the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday when Czech Jan Hajek was forced to quit with a shoulder injury.
Fermati sabato per omicidio colposo e maltrattamenti
Robots, a.k.a. spiders or Web crawlers are used to feed data to a user, such as Google. Most robots are useful, but some, such as EmailSiphon and Cherry Picker are spambots. Here, you'll learn what robots do and how to gain control over them. By Lee Underwood. 0824
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The U.S. government proposed that all new automobiles come with antirollover technology as standard equipment beginning in 2009.
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A man who hit former Indiana Pacers guard Stephen Jackson with a car during a fight outside a strip club last fall was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.
(State Department-AP) Dec. 27, 2004 - US officials are calling the latest audio tape said to be from Osama bin Laden a &quot;message from terrorists.
The sale of U.S. beef and pork company Swift & Co. to Brazil's JBS-Friboi  gives the Brazilian company access to the tightly controlled U.S. meat market, where uncooked Brazilian beef is banned, U.S. industry sources said.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP (Gaza Strip) - Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a joint call here on Monday for greater regulation of international financial markets.
What turned out to be a life-changing week began, interestingly enough, with a lesson about misplaced priorities.
Six emerging authors, whose work includes poetry, short stories and \
A U.S. congressman from Louisiana,  under investigation by the FBI after they found $90,000 in cash  in his freezer, was endorsed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on  Saturday and vowed that allegations of bribery would not hurt  his re-election campaign.
India outlines an ambitious programme aiming to help women overcome the stigma of losing their husband.
UK astronomers are granted a temporary reprieve over their access to two of the world's finest telescopes.
Stormy weather that has dropped heavy snow has hindered the search for a man missing with his three children on a Christmas tree-hunting trek in the Northern California mountains.
U.S. NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba  - The United  States convened its first war crimes tribunal since World War  II on Tuesday and formally charged a Yemeni described as Osama  bin Laden's driver with conspiracy to commit murder as a member  of al Qaeda.
European equities flirted with 5-month  peaks as hopes that economic growth was sustainable and a small  dip in oil prices helped lure investors back to recent  underperformers such as technology and insurance stocks.
The malls are packed -- and the internet is sizzling -- with increasingly desperate \
Skipper Paul Collingwood says England learned their lesson in rebounding from defeat to square the Twenty20 series.
Voters in Sierra Leone go to the polls on Saturday in the decisive second round of a close presidential election.
US Senator Mitch McConnell is in the Middle East for a two-day visit to discuss peace prospects between the Israelis and Palestinians.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - One of the Patriots' mantras during their run at a perfect 16-0 season has been that they can focus only on the game and the opponent that week. Another constant theme was that they had more important goals, meaning the Super Bowl.
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A Delaware judge yesterday refused to invalidate a $675 million breakup fee aimed at protecting the proposed acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx Inc. by drugstore giant CVS Corp.
Eleusis made a successful US debut by beating Literacy by 2\\\\ lengths in Aqueduct&#39;s Saturday feature, the Grade II, $150,000 Long Island Handicap for fillies and mares 3 and older.
London - Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has agreed to acquire the US&#39;s International Steel Group for about $4.5 billion (R27.
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Leeds, England - A proposed &amp;pound25m takeover of Leeds United by a British-American consortium collapsed on Friday. The group was headed by Sebastian Sainsbury, the great-grandson of the founder of the British supermarket chain Sainsbury&#39;s.
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America&#39;s National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner David Stern says Beijing will be capable of hosting regular season NBA games before the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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On his third trip to Iraq, in September 2005, Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) knew the American mission was imperiled.
On my desk, as a reminder of baseball's biggest trend, sits the hat of the team that could claim it was world champ this year. The cap does not say \
World powers are set to adopt a joint statement urging North Korea to abandon plans to test a nuclear device, which Japan said could happen as early as this weekend.
Colombo - Mass funerals of thousands of tsunami victims got under way on Tuesday in Sri Lanka as the death toll from the weekend&#39;s devastation surged to 17 640.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical Iraqi cleric leading a  Shi'ite uprising agreed Wednesday to disarm his militia and  leave one of the country's holiest Islamic shrines after  warnings of an onslaught by government forces.
Australia's government says it is spending up to $450m on cruise missiles to boost its air force.
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NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting eased on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, battleground for the country's worst internal violence since the civil war.
Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency has voiced hopes for a quick and conclusive settlement of his agency&#39;s probe into South Korea&#39;s past nuclear experiments.
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Synopsys Inc., which makes software used in the design of microchips, on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter sales slumped 27 percent, triggering a loss for the period.
An Italian man is arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of British four-year-old Madeleine McCann, according to reports.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - The top American  athletics official urged the United States government on Monday  to continue firm and aggressive action against the doping  problem in America.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger insurgency is threatening to resume armed struggles unless the government accepts the rebels&#39; blueprint for self-rule.
Business & money: Heineken takes another step to becoming Britain's biggest beer group after \u00c2\u00a37.8bn bid is confirmed
Two blasts have shaken separate areas of central Baghdad, with one car bomb blast near the heavily defended Green Zone killing at least eight people and wounding 30, doctors and witnesses say.
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Il presidente della Federcalcio australiana John O'Neill ha dichiarato di essere contrario al possib...
WASHINGTON - As if $2 a gallon gasoline hasn't been bad enough, people now should be bracing for sharply higher heating bills this winter whether they use oil or natural gas to warm their homes.    A looming winter energy crisis, while unlikely to grab hold before the Nov...
Investor Warren Buffett may hold the title as America's top donor, but his well-heeled competitors helped make 2006 a record year for charitable giving, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on Friday.
Thousands of protesters blocked a central Taipei street and displayed candles in the shape of the Chinese character for \
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke might have cooled off the credit crisis by cutting interest rates, but he might also have heated up oil prices this past week.
Des Moines, December 21st, 2004 - This morning, it officially becomes winter. Today is the Winter solstice. What does that mean? Here&#39;s a short explanation... Seasons change because the earth&#39;s axis is tilted 23 degrees.
JARAMANA, Syria  - Attacks on purveyors of alcohol  and music had already rattled Iraq's tiny Christian community,  but last month's bombing of churches shattered the hope some  still had of staying to help rebuild their country.
Also: Stephen Hawking's next goal: Space travel. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
ABUJA, Aug 29  -- The Sudanese government said here Sunday that it must approve any increase in the number of African Union troops to crisis-ridden Darfur above the 300 soldiers agreed last month with the AU.
Description: President Bush says military personnel in Iraq are right to question whether they&#39;re getting the best possible equipment, but the White House insists armored vehicles are being produced as fast as possible.
Mark Thatcher, in court over a coup plot, has built a new life amid the millionaires&#39; mansions of Constantia. Raymond Whitaker reports.
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Chile's former secret police chief, already in jail, is sentenced to a further 15 years over the 1974 death of a student.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cStep Up 2 the Streets,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the new hip-hop dance movie, represents a second chance of sorts for the director Jon M. Chu.
Three of President Bush's predecessors will join him on the platform Thursday as he is sworn into a second term.
Tropical Storm Gaston neared the South  Carolina coast on Saturday and forecasters put the U.S. east  coast under a storm alert from northern Florida to North  Carolina.
Paul Sturrock was unveiled as SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new manager this morning and swiftly made his first signing. Sturrock, who has signed a three-year contract, succeeds Chris Turner who
The Oracle from Omaha announced a laundry list of moves Friday.
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The Minnesota Vikings Tuesday signed 44-year-old kicker Morten Andersen, the second leading scorer in National Football League history.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko arrives in Russia in an attempt to resolve a row over gas supplies.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid-cancer diagnosis, as well as the cancer battles of three of his colleagues, serve as reminders that the US Supreme Court bench is aging
Motorsport.com. Australian Grand Prix chairman Ron Walker doubts that the Grand Prix World Championship (GPWC) will come to much and claimed he will stick with Formula One.
Porter Wagoner was known for a string of country hits in the '60s, perennial appearances at the Grand Ole Opry in his trademark rhinestone suits, and for launching the career of Dolly Parton.
Zoe R. Cassavetes's Broken English' and John Dahl's hit-man comedy You Kill Me' both arrive in theaters this week.
Why do some Web sites make you copy and type in a bunch of hard-to-read twisted letters and numbers when you try to sign up for an account or log in?
ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa will return for his 13th season with the St. Louis Cardinals, a team official told The Associated Press on Monday.
Joseph Barbera, one half of the  team that created The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo cartoons, dies, aged 95.
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen brought St. Loius past Houston during the sixth inning, giving them the win and the pennant.
Constellation Brands, Inc. (CBR), today advised that it is to make a $1.3 billion bid for US listed Wine maker The Robert Mondavi Corporation.
The government says it will not oppose any legal move by the Countryside Alliance to delay the ban on hunting.
TEMPE - Before yesterday, Brooks Bollinger was last seen in the final preseason game, leading the Jets to 21 unanswered points in the final five minutes to defeat the Eagles.
Through a strange brew of factors, the idea of translucence has spread to everything from walls to trash cans.
Sony Pictures has set up a joint venture television and film co-production unit in China, taking advantage of a loosening of restrictions on the tightly controlled industry.
Although Shaquille O'Neal has left Los Angeles and Vlade Divac has returned from Sacramento, the Kings' 109-106 win over Kobe Bryant and the Lakers on Friday night seemed like business as usual between the two Pacific Division contenders. Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points and made four consecutive free throws in the closing seconds to give the Kings their seventh straight win.
The vice presidential debate is must-see TV for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who cleared their schedules Tuesday night to watch their running mates.
Introducing the first Civvy Awards, where little known civilians are nominated for doing little things that make an annoying little world a little better.
The US men&#39;s basketball team is in the unfamiliar position of trying to look forward after backing into the quarter-finals of the Olympic basketball tournament.
Drug makers Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis on Tuesday posted positive results from mid-stage trials of an inhaled insulin product for diabetics.
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan police fired tear gas and plastic bullets yesterday into a crowd of thousands protesting President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez's decision that forced a television station critical of his leftist government off the air.
Tsezar Kats thought it was a Soviet parade as he marched with Jews out to Ukraine's Babi Yar ravine in 1941, but the absence of balloons and red Soviet flags puzzled the 4-year-old.     Then he saw the piles of ...Comment
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A car bomb attack on a U.S. patrol  outside the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday killed seven  American marines and three Iraqi National Guardsmen, in the  deadliest single attack on U.S. forces in five months.
Il servizio sanitario delle Forze armate francesi ha annunciato oggi che &quot;non ci sono evoluzioni in un senso o nell&#39;altro&quot; nello stato di salute del presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat rispetto al bollettino diffuso ieri sera.
Secretary of State Colin Powell held talks in Port-au-Prince Wednesday in a brief visit to Haiti marred by a shooting incident outside the presidential palace as he met officials of the country&#39;s interim government.
Ukraine&#39;s two rivals for the presidency are preparing to face off in their only nationally televised debate later Monday. Meanwhile a convoy of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s supporters
Given the right circumstances, Phil Jackson would embrace a return to New York to coach the Knicks, the team that drafted him in 1967.
Stocks opened down on Friday, hurt by higher bond yields and lingering credit worries.
After poor airline service, sleep, or the difficulty of getting enough of it, is what frequent business travelers talk about most.
at Fenway Park Records: Boston is 81-69 (second in the American League East, 9 1/2 games behind); Minnesota is 88-61 (second in AL Central, 1 game behind).
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NEW YORK - An internal survey conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicates that 66% of FDA scientists lacked confidence that the agency adequately monitors the safety of prescription drugs that are already on the market.
It isn't as though Hideki Matsui hasn't been in the middle of a baseball blood rivalry before. In Japan, the clan war between the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers has been going on for decades. It's just as lopsided (30 Central League titles for the Giants, 4 for the Tigers) and it even has its own curse.
Scientists have developed a speedy way to monitor the effectiveness of cholesterol-reducing statin drugs.
TORONTO -- A special committee of Hollinger International, which was instrumental in ousting Conrad Black as head of the Chicago-based newspaper company, filed its final report in an Illinois court yesterday.
Chicago Tribune - On an August day in 1982, Yasser Arafat faced one of his bleakest moments. His guerrilla fighters defeated, his commanders in despair, Arafat gathered his nationalist forces at a port in the war-torn city of Beirut.
US stocks enjoyed a modest rebound on Monday, led by energy and technology companies, helping offset worries about the threat of new turmoil in credit markets.
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A researcher for a Labour Assembly Member resigns after calling the Welsh language \
RICHMOND, Virginia  - U.S. football star Michael Vick pleaded guilty and publicly apologized on Monday for his role in a dogfighting case that will land him in jail and already has prompted his suspension from the sport.
In a bid to further differentiate itself from open source rivals, Microsoft Tuesday said it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.
US Airways Group Inc. abandoned its 2 1/2-month hostile takeover bid for Delta Air Lines Inc. , yesterday after Delta's creditors said they preferred Delta management's plan to emerge from bankruptcy reorganization this spring as an independent carrier.
A conservative independent group that ran millions of dollars in ads against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004 will pay $750,000 to settle charges that it violated federal campaign laws.
Google announced its purchase yesterday of Keyhole, a mapping company that uses satellite photographs to produce three-dimensional maps, in a move that could bolster Google&#39;s local search capabilities.
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Drug maker Pfizer Inc. reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its Vfend antifungal product to treat a number of Candida infections.
Sony's three-year effort to beat Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store is over. The company will shutter its Connect music store and adopt Windows Media DRM.
The number of people in Scotland diagnosed with HIV has risen to the highest quarterly total on record. Figures for July to September this year show 105 people were found to have the virus, which can lead to Aids.
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The introduction of congestion charging in Edinburgh could hit retailers' profits, a report says.
Another House committee announces plans to hold a hearing on recent developments in the online advertising world, regardless of whether the Microsoft-Yahoo deal goes through.
The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.
It&#39;s been a long time since Buzz Bissinger moved to Odessa, an epicenter of Texas high school football culture, and spent a season with the Permian Panthers.
Police use a video-sharing website to appeal for help in  catching the gun killers of 15-year-old Jessie James.
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems this week introduced identity audit and compliance software designed to give IT departments visibility into employee identity and system-access activities.
Starbucks Corp  is testing $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global gourmet coffee chain grapples with slower consumer spending and rising competition from fast-food rivals.

More peacekeepers are expected in Sudan's Darfur region, as the bloodshed there goes on.
Lorena Ochoa has spent her life scaling great heights, as a 12-year-old climbing Pico de Orizaba in her native Mexico, and in her five years on the LPGA Tour toppling Annika Sorenstam as the No. 1 player. The one mountain that awaits is one she figured to have reached already. Ochoa has done everything but win a major championship, and her next chance starts Thursday at the LPGA Championship.
A suicide car bomb exploded Saturday in the northern oil city of Kirkuk after the car plowed into a crowd of men seeking jobs with the Iraqi National Guard, killing
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Jason Richardson scores 30 and Derek Fisher has 21 to lead the Warriors to a 117-110 victory over the SuperSonics on Wednesday.
The Anglican Church's spiritual leader on Wednesday defended the presence of a pro-gay U.S. bishop at a summit to prevent schism over homosexuality, despite pressure from conservatives to have her banned.
NEW YORK, December 15  - Fiat and General Motors (XGM.NYS) failed to settle the dispute over the partnership agreement made in 2000 at their meeting held in Zurich yesterday.
A potentially fatal type of malaria is being commonly misdiagnosed as a more benign form of the disease, putting people at risk, researchers in Malaysia say.
Archetypes and symbols solemnly parade through \u00e2\u0080\u009cSeraphim Falls,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a handsome, old-fashioned western of few words and heavy meanings.
Carlo Petrini saw Prince Charles last week and has the ear of top politicians.
Fundamentalist Hindu organizations are raising and spending big money to study the 'miraculous' properties of cows and their excreta. Manu Joseph reports from Mumbai, India.
At least three American nationals involved in the training of Afghanistan&#39;s new police force were killed Sunday in a powerful blast in Kabul that also killed at least two Afghans, a defense ministry official told Reuters.
A Texas man who confessed to murder  after seeing Mel Gibson's \
An exhibit devoted to the suffering of millions of Germans expelled from Poland and other countries at the end of World War II has touched a raw nerve with Poles.
Let's talk GPUs AMD and Nvidia have been put on notice by the US Department of Justice in relation to an investigation around possible anti-trust violations by graphics chip makers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Although no firm plans have been made for the Belmont Stakes winner Rags to Riches beyond her next scheduled start, it appears she may not face colts for the rest of the year.
Oltre a Milano appuntamenti a Padova, Bari, Brescia e Parma
Tropical Storm Noel lashed the Dominican Republic with heavy rains, causing flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people and left another 20 missing, officials said.
WASHINGTON -- China is modernizing its military in ways that give it options for launching surprise attacks, potentially far from its borders, the Pentagon said yesterday.
Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's largest  publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said quarterly profit  surged 56 percent, driven by soaring oil prices and strong  results from refining operations.
 set to speed past box office rookies
Despite a post-Perdita hangover and a 16 per cent drop in prime-time TV ratings from the last Olympics, CBC is claiming victory at the Athens Games.
By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Sep. 22--Saturday Conservation: The New River Watershed Roundtable is sponsoring a cleanup on the New River. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Fosters Falls location of the New River Trail State Park.
As the W.W.E. trumpets its drug-testing plan as a credible deterrent to the abuse of banned drugs, questions persist about whether it is stringent enough after the Chris Benoit family tragedy.
Florida, which held up the results of the 2000 presidential election by more than a month, holds a primary this week that many regard as a test of the state's readiness to avoid another fiasco in November.
Sun Microsystems is acquiring German software developer Innotek and its Virtualbox technology. With more than four million downloads, Virtualbox is already enabling enterprises around the world to switch between multiple operating systems at the click of a mouse button.
TV technology firm Pace Micro returns to profitability after strong sales of personal video recorders in the US.
Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.
The National Union of Teachers is to ballot its members in England and Wales on a one-day strike over pay.
p2pnet.net News:- A business in Ireland found it had unknowingly racked up nearly $15,000 in calls. Other modem users found they had charges for calls to the South Pacific.
Several are feared dead after a suicide bomber blows himself up outside the interior ministry in the Afghan capital.
The international Cassini spacecraft launched a probe Friday on a three-week free-fall toward Saturn's mysterious moon Titan, where it will plunge into the hazy atmosphere and descend by parachute while its science instruments and cameras make observations.
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Half the people in a recent survey don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know that analog over-the-air television will be cut off in 2009.
A suicide car bomber killed at least  eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad  Friday, after a night of U.S. air strikes around the rebel-held  city of Falluja that killed scores.
The company has changed its strategy in an effort to dominate the newest generation of video game consoles.
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It's all the buzz in the Saudi capital &#151; the two new skyscrapers that soon will soar upward from this city in the middle of flat and barren desert, taking their place above a row of chic new sidewalk cafes.

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Genzyme Corp. on Wednesday said the Food and Drug Administration gave marketing approval for Clolar, its agent aimed at treating children with leukemia who have failed prior therapies.
Part of Bulgaria's Sofia airport was  evacuated on Sunday after authorities received a bomb threat  from an anonymous female caller, police said.
Leopard, the latest update of the Apple Mac operating system OSX, goes on sale worldwide from 1800 GMT.
A Starbucks on the site of Beijing's Forbidden City closes after protests that it trampled Chinese culture.
After years of double-digit growth rates, the global ring tone market appears to have come to the end of its crescendo.
Militants in Iraq have freed seven foreign lorry drivers held hostage for more than a month, their employer says. The Kuwait and Gulf Link Transport Company said the men were on their way to Kuwait.
Insurance payments to victims of  Hurricane Frances are expected to reach $4.4 billion, making it  the fourth most costly storm in U.S. history, an insurance  industry group said on Thursday.
Steelmaker Corus is ordered to pay nearly \u00c2\u00a3300,000 following the death of one of its workers at its Trostre plant.
A private space plane is set to shoot beyond Earth&#39;s atmosphere for the second time in a week on Monday in a pioneering bid to win a $10 million prize and prove that space is open for business.
Despite the Iraq war's unpopularity, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Congress lacks the votes to force a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops and will focus instead on putting a ceiling on the number deployed.
Nations representing half the world's population signed a long-awaited, $12.8 billion pact Tuesday for a nuclear fusion reactor that could revolutionize global energy use for future generations.Comment
A dangerous germ that has been spreading around the country causes more life-threatening infections than public health authorities had thought and is killing more people in the United States each year than the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported yesterday.
British detectives say ex-Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a bomb blast, not gunfire.
A meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has resulted in an increase of the cartel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s official oil production ceiling by one million barrels per day (bpd).
Arsenal legend Tony Adams feels Arsene Wenger must change his tactics to succeed in the Champions League.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, winner of two Latin Grammys on Wednesday, treats her family&#39;s rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch - a treasure to be guarded but not used as an up-to-date timepiece.
Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s an apt attraction for the start of the new year: \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Art of Time\u00e2\u0080\u009d at the Metropolitan Museum, a wonderful presentation of about 90 European timepieces from the museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s permanent collection.
L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay, alleging the online auctioneer does not do enough to combat the sale of counterfeits, the company said on Monday.
Pacific Bioscience\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sequencer lets the DNA chain grow continuously and records a movie of flashing lights.
Austria's Elfriede Jelinek won the  Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for novels and plays  that starkly depict violence against women, explore sexuality  and condemn far-right politics in Europe.
By Alastair Jamieson Consumer Affairs Correspondent  PRICE cuts could be on the way for mobile phone customers after the telecoms watchdog ordered more restrictions on call charges and promised to investigate the cost of text messaging.
Britain is considering moving some of its troops in Iraq outside their normal area of operations in order to help bolster the American antiterrorist offensive, the British defense secretary, Geoff Hoon, said today.
International Heliophysical Year, no less Just days after the launch of THEMIS, NASA's mission to unravel the mysteries of the aurorae, the international scientific community is celebrating the start of the International Heliophysical Year (IHY).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Retro 60s tech unlikely to melt much tinfoil The US Air Force (USAF) has inked a deal with DARPA* - the famously luncheoning-elsewhere Pentagon boffinry outfit - to collaborate on a \
A Japanese whaling ship, stranded for  10 days off the Antarctic coast after a fire, no longer posed a  danger to wildlife but was staying in the frigid Southern  Ocean, New Zealand rescue officials said on Monday.
Jim Barksdale is probably laughing his fool head off. Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer, the Web browser with which Microsoft crushed Barksdale&#39;s Netscape Navigator, is slipping in popularity and it&#39;s Microsoft&#39;s own damn fault.
NEW YORK  - Catherine Keener is in final negotiations to reunite with Nicole Holofcener, who directed the actress in her previous three films.
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By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER  PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon and Washington are drafting a proposal for \
By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 14--Ice fishing has been put on hold due to warm temperatures and treacherous ice conditions. Ice fishermen were out in full force through last weekend, but the recent warming trend has eroded ice.
Food scares are the latest indications that producing fake goods is still woven into the fabric of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy.
Lawyers for pop star Michael Jackson have &quot;reluctantly&quot; asked a judge to delay his trial on child molestation charges saying that prosecutors have made it impossible to prepare a defense in time.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova in vista della gara contro il Napoli, in programma sabato s...
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday afternoon and killed two Israeli policemen who had confronted her at a busy intersection in Jerusalem, officials said.
Cosi&#39; il presidente di Confindustria, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, giudica la manovra per il 2005 varata dal consiglio dei ministri, sottolineando che gli industriali &quot;giudicheranno la partita nel suo svolgimento.
SUNDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting calories may halt or even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's, according to a new animal study.
Gunmen disguised as  soldiers killed a Colombian oil worker and abducted two other  foreigners in Nigeria on Thursday in a raid on the construction  yard of oil services company Saipem, authorities said.
Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
For business travelers, it has become relatively easy to wirelessly connect to corporate networks and the Internet from Wi-Fi hot-spots.
By David Nicholson, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Mar. 9--NORFOLK -- Virginia Opera audiences have been paddling in unfamiliar waters in recent months with two productions -- Carlisle Floyd's \
Citigroup's  $10.8 billion tender  offer to buy Nikko Cordial Corp. (8603.T) looks just sweet  enough to convince investors in the Japanese brokerage to sell,  analysts said on Wednesday.
President Bush sees Sunday's election in  Iraq as a beacon for freedom in the Middle East, but Arab  reformers say the poll will set back their cause.
Nominees for the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:
Over budget and behind schedule, rail to Dulles International Airport is in trouble.
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- When a capsule from NASA&#39;s Genesis spacecraft appears in the sky above the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 8, it will have withstood more than three years in space and will contain samples of the ...
INDIANAPOLIS -- American gold medalist Michael Phelps easily made it through his preliminary heat Thursday as the World Swimming Championships began Thursday in Indianapolis&#39; Conseco Fieldhouse.
An injury-time goal from Zinedine Zidane gave Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over Racing Santander on Saturday and rekindled their hopes of challenging leaders Barcelona for the Primera Liga title.
The growing confrontation between Google and Microsoft promises to be an epic business battle.
L'Udinese ha ufficializzato l'acquisto dallo Zurigo del centrocampista Gokan Inler, 23 anni. Il gioc...
A Resistance fighter who was executed by the Nazis was honored Monday in schools across France, although some teachers defied an order by President Nicolas Sarkozy to have his final letter read aloud, saying the government was trying to twist history into propaganda.
GrandCentral software lets users combine all their phone numbers and voicemail boxes under one phone number so they can manage various phone features online.
THE battle against spam took a turn for the worse yesterday when America Online pulled back support for an industry-wide email authentication system aimed at reducing junk email.
Al rientro in singolare a 9 mesi di distanza dalla'annuncio del ritiro per la nascita del figlio, Li...
NATIONAL Foods plans to launch about 80 new and repackaged products this year in a marketing assault on the fresh dairy foods sector, focusing on its Yoplait yoghurt brand and other desserts.
AOL will keep delivering security patches for the current version of Netscape until Feb. 1, 2008, after which it will no longer provide active support for any version of the software.
A car bomb explodes in  western Baghdad, causing at least two deaths and much damage, reports say.
Three companies are teaming up to promote the use of NAND Flash memory in PCs, forming a consortium to push forward the technology's use in a variety of applications.
Dr David Graham told a Senate panel that five well known drugs, which are currently on the market, needed to be looked at more closely - this sent share values down for many drug companies.
Almost 80 people have died in military custody in southern Thailand, suffocated while being transported in trucks to army barracks after a violent demonstration by Muslims, officials say.
Coverciano. Alex Del Piero e Alessandro Nesta hanno ripreso gli allenamenti con i compagni della Nazionale in vista della gara di sabato a Palermo contro la Norvegia, partita valida per le qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 2006.
L'ex attrice di Charlie's Angel e' malata di cancro
While the military is lending assistance to battle wildfires in Southern California, it's also keeping an eye on the horizon in case it has to evacuate bases there.
Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax  Rostov-na-Donu, 21 June: The time has come for changes to be made to current legislation in order to strengthen the fight against extremism, Deputy Prosecutor-General Ivan Sydoruk has said.
Two Viagra TV ads are making unsubstantiated claims about sexual desire and should be pulled out, the FDA told Pfizer Inc, the makers of Viagra.
The captain of a Royal Navy warship returning from service in Iraq has been relieved of his post after a near-mutiny by crew members.
A British Al-Qaeda suspect gave Pakistani agents critical details of an alleged plot to bomb US-bound jets, enabling Britain to smash the conspiracy, security officials said.
A few Texas ranchers tired of costly repairs to cattle fences damaged by illegal immigrants have installed an easier route over the U.S.-Mexican border &amp;#151; ladders.
NEW YORK - Top-seeded Roger Federer made it to the US Open quarterfinals for the first time thanks to a walkover, and Tim Henman also advanced Monday when Nicolas Kiefer quit in the fifth set because of an injured right hand.
Livestock far outnumber humans in \u00e2\u0080\u009cTimes and Winds,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Reha Erdem\u00e2\u0080\u0099s transporting vision of life in a mountain village in northwest Turkey.
All those players who have griped about how little progress has been made toward reaching a settlement to end the NHL lockout will have the opportunity to have their voices heard today.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops unleashed barrages of artillery fire at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Thursday after al Qaeda-inspired militants killed two soldiers there.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has   not come to New York this week as expected, raising doubts   about talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. envoy to the   United Nations John Bolton said on Monday.
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A top Hong Kong opposition lawmaker said he was barred from entering China yesterday, an incident that may fuel anti-Beijing sentiment in upcoming legislative elections. Law Chi-kwong of the Democratic Party said the mainland government assured him he could visit for six days, in what seemed to be a conciliatory gesture by the authorities, who have branded pro-democracy figures here ...
Scotland manager Berti Vogts insists he is expecting nothing but victory against Moldova on Wednesday. The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals.
Fabio Capello si scusa con Fernando Torres, a cui aveva dato del simulatore dopo il derby Real-Atlet...
Coca-Cola Co. KO.N, the world's  largest soft-drink maker, on Wednesday reported higher  fourth-quarter net income as it benefited from the weak U.S.  dollar, lower taxes and a late-year surge in demand for its  beverages.
By Mike Branom, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 6--Barely a month into 2006, the potential for wildfires in Arizona was off the charts.   The state was locked in a recordbreaking dry spell, a symptom of a drought 11 years old with no end in sight.
&quot;Application and subscriber-aware technology solutions like P-Cube&#39;s provide the ability to differentiate and control new content-based data services.
Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5, summed up the reason his hitmaking pop group agreed to appear at the GM Style event Saturday night: \
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
The two superstars wanted to guard each other in the final moments: Kobe on LeBron. LeBron on Kobe. It had to end like that.
Moneta europa scesa al minimo di seduta di 1,4535 dlr
An Airbus A-310 jet carrying three crew members but no passengers crashed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Tuesday, emergency and airport officials said. A Russian aviation official said all three crew members have survived.
A British court on Tuesday backed demands by relatives of a dead Iraqi hotel worker for an independent probe into claims he was unlawfully killed and abused by UK troops detaining him.
A new way of making calls directly between two phones, for free, is being trialled by Swedish company TerraNet.
Auditors say the Interior Department suppressed efforts to recover millions from oil companies they said were cheating the government.
JPMorgan Chase & Co  said on  Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24  percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank lost $1.3 billion on risky  mortgages and set aside more money for rising losses on  home-equity loans.
With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
Security: We've heard of it A small minority of users - as few as one in 20 - is running fully-patched Windows PCs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
J.K. Rowling has completed her first book since she finished her blockbusting series of Harry Potter novels which have sold 400 million copies world-wide.  Fans hoping to lay their hands on the latest work are, however, doomed to disappointment...
Hundreds pack a public meeting held after a paedophile absconded from an open prison near a town.
Spain's prime minister outlined on Sunday his government's program to resolve troubles in the Basque region during his first visit there since the armed separatist group ETA shattered a cease-fire in December.Comment
A spate of recent deaths has stirred fears of a broader outbreak among people and raised the possibility of a human pandemic.
WALKERTON, Ont. (CP) -- Some of what was said Monday about the sentencing of Stan and Frank Koebel in the Walkerton water tragedy of 2000: &quot;The impact of the Walkerton water tragedy was felt, and continues
Movie Gallery Inc, the second-largest video rental company in North America, said it has filed a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court, and hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 next year.
An earthquake measuring about 7.3 on the Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong quake to hit a area in five hours, and evacuations were ordered due
The London-based security firm which employed four former Gurkhas killed in a rocket attack on their compound in Baghdad tonight paid tribute to them as \u00e2\u0080\u009cbrave and professional individuals\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
The Pentagon said yesterday that the apparent radio threat to bomb U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf last weekend may not have come from the five Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats that approached them -- and may not even have been intended against U.S. targets.
Duquesne head coach Greg Gattuso is joining new Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt's staff as recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach.
Apple has taken the online movie rental business to a new level by signing deals that enable iTunes to offer first-run films.
JOHANNESBURG -- Health workers across west and central Africa began a 23-country polio immunization campaign yesterday to reach more than 80 million children in the next several days. The undertaking is part of an international effort to eradicate the disease by next year.
A luglio aumento dello 0,4% sull'anno e dello 0,3% sul mese
Under mounting public pressure, MySpace.com had little choice but to hand over to state authorities information on registered sex offenders who might cruise the Internet to lure unsuspecting youngsters.  But more remains to be done to protect the vulnerable from online predators.
BANGKOK: The Thai government said Tuesday it had photographic evidence of Thai Islamic militant training grounds in Malaysia, days after Malaysia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister strongly denied the claims.
Late last night in their game against Minnesota, the Penn State Nittany Lions needed to make a comeback. More appropriately, they needed their offense.
Proportion of breast cancer patients who undergo unnecessary double mastectomies increases.
President George W. Bush said on Thursday that international efforts to address violence in Sudan's Darfur region were moving too slowly and that the United State would push to accelerate the process.
The British Army secretly restricted numbers of ethnic recruits, according to official files just released.
Mozambique's outgoing leader Joaquim Chissano says more people would vote if they were paid.
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According to e-mails obtained by Computerworld, Microsoft initially thought its Office Open XML file format would be adopted as an acceptable open format by the Massachusetts IT Division.
This year&#39;s shortage of vaccine starkly highlights the need for new, faster ways to produce vaccines and for incentives that will encourage more production.
NEW YORK, Sept 23  - Oil prices edged closer to record territory Thursday as markets shrugged off news that the US government may draw from its strategic reserves to make up for shortages due to Hurricane Ivan.
ROMA - Marted\u00c3\u00ac l&#39;Italia si ferma. Sciopero generale, indetto da Cgil, Cisl e Uil contro la politica del governo. Sciopero annunciato che segna un nuovo passaggio nella sfida che i sindacati lanciano al governo.
By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK - Smaller and newer businesses will now be able to get security certificates that trigger a green address bar in Microsoft browsers under new rules ratified this week.
SHANGHAI - The Chinese government said yesterday it had arrested 774 people in the past two months as part of a nationwide crackdown on the production and sale of tainted food, drugs, and agricultural products.
China will launch its first unmanned mission to the Moon later this year, a senior space official confirms.
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A chance to see and be seen with Leonardo DiCaprio in Los Angeles. Or eat clam chowder with Ben Affleck in Boston. Or have a night on the town with Ricky Martin in Miami. These aren't necessarily fantasies for those with deep, charitable pockets.
A one-time jihadi looks at why so many radical Islamic groups include doctors and engineers\u00e2\u0080\u0094and how their involvement threatens the religion itself.
Dopo circa due mesi senza vittorie in campionato, il Genoa torna alla vittoria nell'ultima partita d...
Serbia now has a legal obligation to arrest one of the top Bosnian war crimes suspect still at large because it risks United Nations Security Council sanctions after a World Court ruling, the lawyer who led Serbia's defense said Tuesday.
Hewlett-Packard Co and Microsoft Corp yesterday expanded their longstanding partnership with the announcement of three-year, $300m joint investment to target enterprise clients.
Eight days of agony, ecstasy and overpriced beer. Eight days that will leave us all about 15 years older, and will be worth every crease in the brow, every hair that fades to gray.
Outspoken British pop icon Sir Elton John has delivered a blunt public message to Australian Prime Minister John Howard over his opposition to gay marriage: &quot;Up yours&quot;.
update PalmOne on Monday introduced a handheld computer that holds on to data even when the battery runs down, as part of a revamping of its mobile-device lineup.
Un mese di stop per Sebastiano Siviglia. Il difensore della Lazio &egrave; stato operato in serata a...
NEW YORK  - Immunity against smallpox is retained and can be still be detected for at least 20 years after vaccination. Even people vaccinated in the 1950s may still have a robust immune response after exposure to this serious virus, a research team reports in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
German police have found traces of  radiation in two buildings linked to a Russian businessman who  met the murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell  ill, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.
British finance minister Gordon Brown will launch the UK's 2005 presidency of the Group of Eight rich nations with a six-day visit to Africa to highlight the need for more money for the world's poorest countries.
LOS ANGELES  - Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's upcoming NBC reality series will instead run as an hour-long special, the network said Wednesday .
Tiger Woods kept a low profile in the days leading up to the British Open. He hopes everyone will get a chance to see him this weekend.
A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a U.S. government audit released on Thursday.
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LeBron James scored 25 points, Jeff McInnis added a season-high 24 and Zydrunas Ilgauskus had 12 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their sixth straight victory, 100-84 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.
A head teacher has decided to send home all pupils who miss three homework assignments.
Nel 2007 il Gruppo vede risultato operativo in crescita
Sam Hennessy has submitted a link today concerning a method for integrating PRADO and WordPress together to make a simple multi-user environment.   From te post by javalizard:   I've been wanting to share with all you something new and special.  I've needed to use Wordpress Multiuser as blogging software (it's supported and has new releases once in a while and people know how to use it) with PRADO.  Auxiliary is the integration of BBPress too.  Basically, it's a single login system for prado, blogs, and forums.   This setup lets you manage user information (roles, permissions, abilities) for WordPress through PRADO, handles user authentication and applies WordPress code libraries (actions/filters) and plugins.
An invite-only CERT conference, bringing together security experts from law enforcement, ISPs, and the tech industry, will convene in Washington, DC in late August.
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RISMEDIA, Dec. 29 - Low interest rates helped the market for existing single-family home sales to set the highest monthly pace on record in November, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The ACTU, Unions NSW and asbestos groups have today signed a Heads of Agreement with former asbestos products manufacturer James Hardie for what is believed to be the largest personal injury settlement in Australia&#39;s history.
\u00c3\u0088 stata la sua ultima conferenza stampa da presidente della Commisione Europea. Romano Prodi ha incontrato luned\u00c3\u00ac i giornalisti per un breve riepilogo dei suoi cinque anni a Bruxelles e per lanciare la sua sfida, tutta italiana, a Silvio Berlusconi.
FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer afflicting American men.
Iraq&#39;s surprising Olympic soccer run came up short with a 1-0 loss to Italy in a bronze-medal game that couldn&#39;t escape reminders of violence in the war-torn country.
Veteran offensive lineman Mike Compton and rookie defensive tackle Anthony Maddox were among the 12 players cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrives in Khartoum to discuss the problem of refugee security in the troubled region.
The gaudy accomodations and welcomes for Bush reflect not just oil wealth in the Gulf but  obstacles to democracy as well
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of a two-day visit to Iran on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency said.
Non si ferma la campagna acquisti del Barcellona. Il club blaugrana ha raggiunto l'accordo con il Li...
Investor's Business Daily - Q2 prices rose 3.2% vs. a year ago, the slowest rise in a decade, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said. Price gains could turn into declines, as they have in other measures, and are taking a toll on broader economic growth. The S&amp;P/Case-Shiller index on Tue. showed Q2 home prices down 3.2% vs. a year earlier. OFHEO prices don&#39;t include homes with jumbo or subprime loans, two of the more vulnerable segments of the mortgage market. Weakness is expected to continue into &#39;08.
A Canadian seaman aboard the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has died one day after being injured when the vessel caught fire, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced.
Russia is backsliding on democracy and the EU must take Moscow to task while bringing other former Soviet republics closer to the West, the bloc's incoming External Relations Commissioner said on Tuesday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Israel  - Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
The body of starlet Anna Nicole Smith was embalmed Saturday, under a court order issued a day earlier.
Barry Bonds' bat came off his shoulder three times all game. The two at-bats when he got to swing, he grounded into double plays.
Mohammed Kallon&#39;s fine start to his Monaco career continued on Tuesday when the Sierra Leonean scored his first ever Champions League goal.
Actor Derek Waring, whose roles included Detective Inspector Goss in BBC drama Z-Cars, dies aged 79.
A study by Google's team of anti-malware researchers finds that Web sites running Microsoft's IIS Web server software are twice as likely to be hosting malicious code as Web sites hosted by other servers.
A General Motors review of its Saab subsidiary could lead to the upmarket car brand being axed, if the heavy investment required to revive it is deemed unjustified.
DC Comics is launching an online imprint that will accept submissions from the public and pay for the best work that comes in.
Major Paul Harding, 48, is one of the highest ranking British officers to die in Iraq since the 2003 invasion.
Clare to retire in September Dixons Store Group (DSG) is losing its long-serving chief executive John Clare.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
COLUMBUS - It had been awhile since anyone had slammed the door on Michigan phenom Mike Hart. The freshman running back established a school record by rushing for 150 or more yards in five straight games entering
Dal risparmio energetico all'acquisto dei farmaci: i vostri quesiti chiariti punto per punto dagli esperti.
Nearly one in three Americans abuse or become dependent on alcohol over the course of their lives, and most never seek treatment, according to a study published on Monday.
The federal judge who struck down President Bush's warrantless surveillance program turned aside a government request for an indefinite stay Thursday but said the government could have a week to appeal.
While they still can, House Republicans are looking at scheduling a vote next week on a fetal pain abortion bill in a parting shot at incoming majority Democrats and a last bid for loyalty from the GOP's base of social conservatives.
DALLAS Blockbuster is eliminating late fees on games and movies, but there&#39;s a catch: If you keep it too long, you&#39;ve bought it.
Scott Peterson and his lawyer Mark Geragos, left, are seen during defense closing arguments in the penalty phase of his murder trial at the courthouse in Redwood City, Calif.
Maria Sharapova showed grit, firepower   and the ability to come up big when it counted most to whip   Justine Henin-Hardenne and capture the U.S. Open in straight   sets on Saturday.
Kenny Rogers has gone from all-star scourge to All-Star game starter. The Tigers&#039; left-hander, the top winner for the team with the best record in the majors, will be on the mound for the AL on Tuesday night against Brad Penny of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rogers will be trying to extend a nine-game AL unbeaten streak.
InfoWorld - A tiny provider of open-source e-mail exchange software is using a disruptive pricing model to compete against Microsoft&#160;and other large providers of proprietary e-mail service technology.
Roberto Mancini sorride. La sua Inter &egrave; tornata a vincere dopo il pari all'esordio contro l'U...
TRUTH IN advertising should extend to political advertisements aired over the public airways. The so-called facts presented in political advertisements, even statements masquerading as opinion, should be held
At least nine Iraqis and four US soldiers are reported to have been killed in renewed violence in Iraq. Hospital sources said clashes between insurgents and US troops saw five Iraqis killed near Falluja and three in neighbouring Ramadi.
Insurgents detonated a suicide car bomb  at police headquarters in the Iraqi town of Baiji on Monday,  killing at least 10 people, and shot dead eight Iraqi soldiers  at a checkpoint in attacks ahead of Jan. 30 polls.
A startup says it can give subway riders wireless Internet access that's faster than most home broadband in the U.S.
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Vandals burned a small Israeli flag and knocked over candles at a Berlin memorial to Jews deported during the Holocaust, police said Wednesday.
Talk about changing your tune: Shawn Fanning, whose Napster software made it possible for music lovers to get songs over the Internet without paying for them, is going legit.
Pfizer Inc's anti-smoking drug Chantix appears increasingly likely to be linked to serious psychiatric behavior, including suicide, U.S. regulators said on Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jessica Davenport scored a season-high 32 points, including all seven of Ohio State's points in overtime, to rally the No. 5 Buckeyes to a 73-71 victory over fifth-seeded Penn State in the Big Ten tournament semifinals Sunday.
New Zealand plans to seek urgent clarification from Australia about a new maritime security zone which it says stretches into its own territorial waters and even onto its coastline.
Fallujah - Clashes erupted on Thursday between US marines and insurgents in Fallujah, with warplanes dropping bombs and tanks shelling suspected guerrilla positions, as the first residents returned to the battered city.
In his last newspaper dispatch before he and a colleague fell into the hands of Islamic kidnappers on Aug. 19, French reporter Georges Malbrunot wrote from Iraq that &quot;more
Sport: Roger Federer takes fifth straight Wimbledon title after an oustanding final with Rafael Nadal.
Manca il Sudan, appuntamento domani a Castel Gandolfo
EchoStar Holding Corp., the set-top box maker that sells the Slingbox, introduced a digital-analog TV converter that U.S. consumers can get for free and use to view watch older sets after the country moves to all-digital broadcasting in February 2009.
Birds of paradise braved Chanel's rain-soaked runway on Tuesday as German designer Karl Lagerfeld gave wings to his models to reinvent the style that has made the Paris haute couture house an icon of chic.
Three senior Citigroup Inc. C.N  executives are leaving the company, after being found partially  responsible for last month's forced closure of Citigroup's  private bank in Japan, a person familiar with the matter said.
Suzann Pettersen hit a '\u00e2\u0080\u0098grip-down\u00e2\u0080\u0099' 3-wood from 225 yards to 15 feet to set up an eagle putt that beat Laura Davies by a stroke Sunday in the Honda L.P.G.A. Thailand.
Johnny Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as a bombshell.
Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data.
Singer Robbie Williams has been admitted  to a rehabilitation center in the United States where he will  undergo treatment for prescription drug addiction, his agent  said on Tuesday.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich resigned from his post and admitted his appeals over a presidential rerun vote were unlikely to be granted, but he stopped short of conceding the election to opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
The decision to sell the privately held company is a surprise move by the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eccentric founder.
The White House gave a new vote of confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid growing criticism of him from members of President Bush&#39;s own Republican Party.
Patchwork quilt security Vulnerability management firm PatchLink has agreed a deal to acquire endpoint security firm SecureWave.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fanatec(R), a leading brand of high-end input devices for game consoles and PCs, today introduced its (FANATEC.head$h0t) Controller (HSCUSAEBK - MSRP $99.99) for PC.
By WHELAN, Tom  Sun: Although the sun's elevation remains high, at 64 degrees, the nights lengthen as the month progresses.   Moon: Full moon fell on the 2nd, last quarter falls on the 10th, new moon on the 18th and first quarter on the 24th.
Carson, CA (Sports Network) - The Indiana men&#39;s soccer team won its second straight NCAA title Sunday, edging UC Santa Barbara 3-2 in penalty kicks.
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U.S. Treasuries prices tumbled on  Monday as several rounds of selling had an exaggerated impact  in a seasonally illiquid market.
President Hugo Chavez shuffled his Cabinet on Thursday, naming a retired military officer as vice president and other changes aimed at tackling corruption and inefficiencies in his socialist government.
American Indians are reconnecting to their heritage through a game that was invented by their ancestors.
The European Union urged member states on Tuesday to sign up to schemes to launch work on a new European heavy transport helicopter and next-generation satellite observation system from late 2008.
Emerald Isle gets IPTV Italian media magnate Silvio Scaglia is to set up the international headquarters of his new internet broadcasting service in Dublin.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Egyptian released by kidnappers in Iraq said Saturday he was temporarily held in Latifiyah, south of Baghdad, with two Frenchmen, but did not say if they were two journalists abducted in August and whose ...
p2pnet.net News:- Four Infineon Technologies AG executives face jail after pleading guilty to DRAM price fixing charges in what the US Department of Justice says is a, \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery active and far-reaching investigation into antitrust violations in the DRAM
New Ford chief realigns management to cut waste.
A second minister in Prime Minister  Gordon Brown&#39;s new government has hinted at an apparent shift  in foreign policy, predicting that London and Washington would  not be &quot;joined at the hip&quot; under the new premier.
The United States faced growing   opposition on Thursday to its bid to persuade other powers to   impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, with China   urging dialogue and France signaling room for maneuver.
NEW YORK - South Africa&#39;s Hendrik Ramaala won the men&#39;s title at the New York Marathon yesterday in an unofficial time of 2hr 9min 24sec.
Sudanese government and southern rebel officials will sign a permanent cease-fire deal and endorse a detailed plan on how to implement an agreement to end a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan, the Kenyan foreign ministry said.
The PlayStation 3 is no cure for Sony's blues.
Current financial turmoil is similar to that seen in earlier stock market crashes, former Federal Reserve boss Alan Greenspan warns.
ABUJA - Nigeria was braced for a nationwide general strike on Monday in protest against rising fuel prices as trade unions launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his economic reforms.
Big Blue's $18,995 QS20 Cell blade servers are geared for encryption, medical imaging and seismic research.
The number of abortions performed in the United States dropped to 1.2 million in 2005 -- the lowest level since 1976, according to a new report.
La rivelazione dello storico organizzatore di Sanremo sulla love story con la rockstar americana. Da Gabriella Ferri e Stevie Wonder a Baudo e Sharon Stone, ecco le 'strane coppie'
THE Red Cross yesterday launched a blistering attack on both sides in the war in Iraq. The organisation blasted US troops and Iraqi rebels for their &quot;utter contempt for humanity&quot; as the country continues to be torn apart by violence.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape Saturday to behead two blindfolded Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 19 Iraqis and two American soldiers.    The video was the first word on the fate of Americans Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong and Briton Kenneth Bigley since the three construction workers were kidnapped from their Baghdad home two days earlier...
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Intel has pulled out of the One Laptop Per Child initiative to sell millions of low-cost laptops to developing nations. The chip giant cited disagreements with OLPC's founder, former MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte, according to a report published in the Wall Street Journal.
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Engineering firm Rolls-Royce says its plans to cut up to 2,300 jobs to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
President George W. Bush named White House counsel Alberto Gonzales as the first Hispanic US attorney general, elevating his top lawyer to help lead the nation&#39;s war on terrorism.
At least 150 Vietnamese fishermen were missing at sea and another 28 were found dead after getting caught in Typhoon Chanchu, a border official said Friday.
The United States is close to reaching an agreement with Libya for cooperation on a nuclear medicine center but for now has no plans for the kind of broad nuclear energy development Tripoli has suggested, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Time Warner Inc, the world&#39;s largest  media company, will &quot;look hard&quot; in the next 12 to 18 months at  possibly selling off its AOL dial-up Internet access business,  similar to its strategy in Europe.
USA TODAY visits two cities, Boston and Milwaukee, where parishes have closed, and finds the same tensions played out, 10 years apart - the same issues, the same anger and perhaps the same prospect for resolution.
NEW YORK  - Farm workers seem to have an elevated risk of developing a serious lung condition more typically seen in smokers, a study has shown.
The European Union&#39;s head office said it filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday against the United States and Canada for not lifting sanctions against the EU over its ban on imports of hormone-treated beef.
CNN apologized Tuesday  after an open mike transmitted an anchor's bathroom  conversation with another woman live over the network as it was  carrying President Bush's speech in New Orleans.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the No. 3 cell phone operator in the country is preparing to lay off thousands of workers to help get its business back on track.
Fifteen percent, then 15.5 percent, and now 15.8 percent. AMD is gaining back lost ground, Mercury Research says.
There's yet more ugly news from this classic retailer.
Description: NPR&#39;s Alex Chadwick talks with Paul Boutin of Slate about Google.com&#39;s newest service: software that allows you to search your desktop in the familiar way you search the Web.
Among consumers, the excitement around Apple Inc.'s iPhone, launching on Friday, centers on its cool looks and innovative interface. In the cell phone industry, the iPhone will be closely watched because it breaks several conventions governing the relationships between handset manufacturers, carriers and consumers. If successful, Apple could end up changing the way phones and the industry work.
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A team of US researchers have claimed to have found convincing evidence of the lost city of Atlantis off the coast of Cyprus, the BBC reported.
A peace accord ending Africa's longest-running civil war requires Sudan's government to withdraw at least 91,000 troops from the rebel-controlled south, a rebel official said Sunday, revealing new details of the deal signed last week.
 shakeup in north Caucasus
Richard Hatch evaded getting kicked off  the island to win $1 million on the reality-television show  \
WASHINGTON -- A new congressional analysis shows the Iraq war is now costing taxpayers almost $2 billion a week -- nearly twice as much as in the first year of the conflict three years ago and 20 percent more than last year -- as the Pentagon spends more on establishing regional bases to support the extended deployment and scrambles to ...
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.
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Concerns about promiscuity can misinform the debate about a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus.
September 27, 2004 - Chicago quarterback Rex Grossman injured his right knee late in the fourth quarter of the Bears&#39; 27-22 loss to Minnesota on Sunday.
Somalia's transitional government in exile said yesterday it would start moving back to Mogadishu by the end of the month, despite threats of attack by Islamic militants.
Italian anti-globalisation activists helped themselves to a gourmet meal, leaving nothing but a thank you note telling the restaurant owner he was the victim of \
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says could to used for making bombs.
A federal judge imposed fines, probation and community service on three executives who pleaded guilty in May to misleading the public about the addiction risk posed by the pain medication.
Oracle Corp ORCL.O, the  business software maker that recently acquired rival  PeopleSoft, said on Friday it plans to cut the combined work  force of the two companies by about 5,000 people, leaving a  total of 50,000 employees.
One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.
Entering Joseph Young's Northeast Washington home is like stepping into a black history museum with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as the main attraction.
Fourteen Indian soldiers are killed by separatist rebels in the north-eastern state of Manipur, officials say.
Now that oil prices are well into their descent, some analysts think it even more likely that the Fed will keep its foot off the brakes on Wednesday.
Yahoo! may be one step closer to challenging Google in searchable web-based e-mail. It has purchased the start-up behind the powerful e-mail application Bloomba.
There has been a huge rise in demand for fertility treatment among women in their forties, figures show.
Japan's most popular online networking  site, Mixi Inc, said on Wednesday it plans to establish a  subsidiary in Shanghai to tap China's fast-growing Internet  market.
Thailand's top constitutional judges met on Tuesday to decide whether to disband the country's biggest two parties and ban their leaders from politics for breaching election laws a year ago, a court spokesman said.
Sexual assaults at U.S. Air Force bases are more widespread than officials first believed, and addressing the problem will require major institutional changes, according to an Air Force report released Monday.
The European Commission received a protest letter Tuesday from British bank HBOS about the proposed takeover of rival Abbey National by Spain&#39;s largest bank, Santander Central Hispano.
The trauma of the 7 July London bombings has left emotional scars for 80% of survivors, a report says.
Introducing his iPod User&#146;s Guide, the Wall Street Journal&#146;s Walt Mossberg writes, &#147;By all accounts, millions of people will buy or receive Apple Computer&#146;s iPod digital-music players this holiday season. The gadgets are beautifully designed and simple to operate, which is one reason they&#146;re so popular, even after three years on the market and despite a rising number of competitors.&#148; [Dec 15]
U.S. Senate candidate Stephen Laffey said he regrets that he wrote columns denigrating gays when he was a college student.
Trend Micro said the agreement with Hotmail will allow them to provide anti-virus scanning and cleaning protection for the 187 million email accounts Hotmail currently hosts.
Geneina, Sudan - Armed militiamen have surged into a border area near a western village where some of the first Darfur refugees attempting to return to their raided homes headed, UN security officials said on Sunday, raising further concern about how
The broadcast networks have a lot more viewers, but HBO has most of the Emmys, winning more than ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox combined on Sunday night.
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Egypt has dismissed as &quot;unacceptable&quot;  U.S. President George W. Bush&#39;s call for the release of jailed  opposition leader Ayman Nour, saying it was an internal issue  that Washington should stay away from.
By MAGGIE FITZROY  School's out, and they could have been at the beach or the pool or summer camp.  Instead, they sat around tables filled with books at the Beaches branch library.
The English FA plans to introduce tests for the blood-boosting drug EPO (erythropoietin) this season as part of its regular testing programme.
COO John Lilly taking over from founding CEO Mitchell Baker, who will remain chairman of company behind the open-source Web browser.
French Open runner-up Yelena Dementyeva recovered from a terrible start to beat an emotional Vera Zvonareva 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a bizarre fourth-round match at the US Open on Sunday.
A report containing security details for the Pakistani president's visit to London is found in the street.
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To the outside world, the two groups appear to have much in common: Devoutly Muslim, fiercely hostile to Israel and the U.S., and high on Washington&#039;s list of terrorist groups.
By LORI ARATANI, SETH BOENSTEIN, THOMAS FITZGERALD and WILLIAM DOUGLAS. From Spokane to Honolulu to Cleveland to Charlotte, millions of voters continued to steam into their polling places Tuesday, enduring
U.N. Security Council members landed  in Khartoum on Sunday looking for assurances for speedy  deployment of at least 20,000 U.N. and African Union police and  troops to Sudan&#39;s violent Darfur region.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew said yesterday his uncle may have died an &quot;unnatural&quot; death, a statement certain to fuel speculation among Palestinians that their late-leader was poisoned.
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A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning after Chicago closer Bobby Jenks blew a save by giving up four straight doubles in the top half, and the White Sox rallied past the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Friday night.
Flu shots are still in high demand around Alabama, especially in the state&#39;s less populated areas. Places like Eufaula haven&#39;t received as many shots as they had hoped for.
BAIJI, Iraq  - A car bomb in a crowded market  north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18  Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by.
Strange how things evolve. The New England Patriots are in the midst of one of the great runs in NFL history. They are on the brink of dynasty status and have totally spoiled loyal fans who expect nothing less than another Super Bowl victory.
THE crisis in Darfur is now affecting at least two million people as violence and insecurity in the war-torn region of Sudan intensify, the United Nations warned last night.
MBIA Inc,  a bond insurer  struggling to maintain the top credit ratings necessary for its  business, posted a quarterly loss on Thursday after a $3.5  billion writedown.
By Rupa Damodaran  YTL Corp Bhd, a diversified group, has submitted a proposal to the Government to clean up polluted rivers at an estimated cost of RM400 million each.  Managing director Tan Sri Francis Yeoh said that this is one- fifth of the cost that has already been proposed.
Patricia Dunn was booked on four felony charges in connection with a spying operation at Hewlett-Packard.
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa said it would develop a center to train African scientists to develop hardier, higher-yielding varieties of crops.
Iraq had no stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons and its nuclear program had decayed before last year&#39;s US-led invasion, the chief US weapons
It was 55 years ago when the publishing titan William Randolph Hearst caught wind of a young preacher drawing thousands to his tent revival in the streets of Los Angeles.
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Appeal judges in The Hague have ruled that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has the right to defend himself but must have stand-by lawyers.
Prosecutors press a Milan court to sentence Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for alleged corruption.
NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks lower Tuesday as oil prices crossed another milestone, $54 per barrel. Earnings reports from heavyweights Johnson & Johnson and Merrill Lynch & Co...
Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso signs a new long-term deal with the club.
A body found on a Spanish island has been confirmed as that of a Welsh tourist who went missing eight weeks ago, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
Media companies including CBS Corp.  , Microsoft Corp. , News Corp.'s  Fox  and MySpace units and others have agreed to a set of guidelines  aimed at protecting copyrights online, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Thursday.
Labor costs have risen more robustly   this year than first thought, a government report showed on   Wednesday, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may need to   resume hiking interest rates to contain inflation.
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday all 8,200 Jewish settlers will be pulled out of the Gaza Strip starting next summer, and he ordered a troop withdrawal from a refugee camp - signaling that a bloody two-week offensive in northern Gaza could be easing.    Sharon said next year's settlement evacuation would be completed within 12 weeks despite opposition from settlers and their backers...
General Motors Corp., the world&#39;s biggest carmaker, said Adam Opel AG division employees in Bochum, Germany, decided to end a seven-day wildcat strike against the company&#39;s job-cut plans in Europe.
The number of detainees held by the American-led military coalition in Iraq has grown by 50 percent under the troop increase ordered by President Bush, military officers say.
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North Carolina finally beat Kentucky again, thanks to Rashad McCants and Sean May. Jawad Williams helped a bunch, too. McCants scored 28 points, May had 14 points and 19 rebounds and Williams tipped in a miss
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The search giant seeks success with the biggest and the best.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued a plan today for how it would spend the $3 billion assigned by the state\u00c2\u0092s voters to finance stem cell research.
Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation
Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano blamed himself for Friday's fight with teammate Michael Barrett that started in the dugout, resumed in the clubhouse and left the catcher needing six stitches at a hospital. \
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is visiting Central America this week, primarily to thank the governments for supporting the war in Iraq.
The world number one broke a jittery Mauresmo twice to take the opening set and the Frenchwoman failed to get a foot-hold in the second set.
Pvt. Timothy Parsons' convoy was stalled by a roadside bomb that hit another Humvee. He took aim at targets on the ground as smoke filled the air, firing from his vehicle while others helped retrieve soldiers in the damaged one.
The government's pledge to build an extra 3m homes by 2020 will not be enough, a housing agency warns.
The MTV Music Video Awards are about to get a dose of Jack Black. The actor-slash-rocker will host this year's version of the anything-can-happen extravaganza, set for Aug. 31, MTV announced Thursday.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Iowa voters in two close nominating races began the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, as the first test in the Democratic battle between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards came down to a nail-biting finale.
Ask Jeeves Inc. is getting personal with Web search and trying to leapfrog its bigger competitors in the process. The Emeryville, Calif.
A lawsuit accusing Credit Suisse  of aiding fraud at bankrupt healthcare finance company National Century Financial Enterprises moved another step closer to trial after a U.S. judge said it was too soon to dismiss the suit, as requested by the Swiss investment bank.
Osama bin Laden called on Monday night for a boycott of January elections in Iraq. Downing Street and Intelligence services are taking the latest call very seriously.
An activist dressed as Batman, from the fathers' rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, caused a major security breach Monday by scaling the front wall of Buckingham Palace.
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New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drug\u00e2\u0080\u0099s risks to the liver.
After a long illness, Fidel Castro stepped down on Tuesday, ending one of the longest tenures as head of state in the world, according to Granma, the official publication of the Cuban Communist Party.
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PARIS : After a nearly unbroken succession of hurricanes in the Caribbean and typhoons in Asia, the global insurance industry is doing its books, with US$50 billion in economic losses and US$20-US$35 billion in insured losses expected so far.
BAGHDAD, Nov 2  - At least eight people were killed in a car bombing spree across Iraq Tuesday that targeted symbols of the US-backed government, while hundreds of residents fled the rebel-held city of Fallujah after a night of air raids.
In making upgrades intended to make its site more friendly, eBay may endure criticism from more than 700,000 sellers who rely on it for their livelihoods.
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NEW YORK  - Levels of airborne mouse  allergen in inner-city homes are often comparable to those seen  in animal facilities, new research shows. \
Microsoft technology specialists can get up to 35 percent off Windows-certified Opteron servers and workstations.
Iran defied the United Nations today by announcing that it had begun converting tons of uranium into the gas needed to turn the radioactive element into nuclear fuel.
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La guerriglia in Irak intensifica la sua sfida per impedire le elezioni di gennaio, mentre l&#39;appuntamento elettorale resta motivo di crescenti divisioni. I partiti sunniti si sono riuniti ieri a Baghdad per
A car bomb ripped through Baghdad's  booksellers' district on Monday, killing 26 people and setting  shops and cars ablaze on the street and sending out choking  black smoke that hampered rescue efforts.
Richard North, chief executive of InterContinental Hotels Group, has been ousted from his post after a boardroom coup by non-executive directors.
Followers of radical Iraqi Shi&#39;ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have begun handing in weapons as part of a peace deal aimed at ending weeks of fighting in a Baghdad slum.
NEW YORK - Bidding was fierce for a few big-name works at Sotheby&#39;s fall sale of Impressionist and modern art in New York Thursday evening, but others fell short of pre-sale estimates and about a fifth of the offerings went unsold.
Surf's up for privacy A modified version of Mozilla Firefox that lets users browse the web anonymously has been released.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Here is a look at four former advisers to President Clinton who recently joined the presidential campaign of Democratic Sen. John Kerry:

With political activity skyrocketing on the web, election officials may be forced to regulate. Also: Yahoo stays strong and growing & hellip;. 7-Eleven joins 21st century & hellip;. and more.
In ;ate August Keith Nosbusch, chief executive of Rockwell Automation, spent two draining weeks meeting with 147 current and would-be customers in China, Japan, Korea and India. \
Lakshmi Mittal, one of the UK's  wealthiest men, will merge his steel assets and buy  International Steel Group Inc. in a deal worth $17.8 billion to  form the world's largest steel company.
A typhoon pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Friday, killing at least one man and snarling transport and power supplies, before weakening and moving north.
Speakers at the Republican National Convention are addressing President Bush's weakest points by arguing the war in Iraq is an integral part of the \
Recent E. coli outbreaks have drawn attention to foodborne illnesses, and though officials say the overall number of cases is on the decline, produce &#151; particularly leafy vegetables &#151; is increasingly a carrier of germs once linked only to meat and dairy.
The US military is reporting its first casualties of the new offensive against Iraqi rebels in Fallujah. Officials say two Marines were killed when their bulldozer flipped over into the Euphrates River.
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Inflation in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, slowed this month, as falling food and tourism prices offset persistently high oil and energy prices, key regional data showed.
Oil prices fall by more than $1 a barrel on forecasts that US weather will become milder in March.
Ellen J. Pollock, a longtime editor and writer for the Wall Street Journal, is leaving to become executive editor of BusinessWeek.
DRINKING tea can help to improve the memory and even ward off Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, according to research. Black and green tea were shown in laboratory tests to inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain.
In a filing with the U.S. FCC, Comcast told regulators it is using reasonable methods to regulate Web traffic.
The world's largest toy maker, Mattel Inc, apologized on Friday for damaging China's reputation after recent massive recalls of its Chinese-made toys, admitting it targeted some goods that were actually up to scratch.
Britain's Prince Andrew, fourth in line to the throne and a declared fan of the United States, feels that post-invasion chaos in Iraq could have been avoided had the US Administration learnt from Britain's experience.
Serbs held a day of prayer  and protest on Saturday on the eve of the independence of their  cherished religious heartland Kosovo, a loss marking their  final defeat in two decades of conflict in former Yugoslavia.
The new Chambers Bay public links course in Washington State is to host the 2015 U.S. Open.
AC Milan striker Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko won the Golden Ball awardas as the best European footballer in a poll of journalists from 52 countries.
CA Inc. reported Thursday that quarterly profit ballooned as it cut expenses and the weak dollar helped bolster revenue from overseas operations.
VIRGINIA WATER (England) - Titleholder Ernie Els overcame a dismal putting performance to forge a 3-up lead over an injured Padraig Harrington on Saturday after 18 holes of their World Match Play semi-final.
Wachovia Corp. agreed to pay a $37 million civil fine Thursday to settle federal regulators&#39; allegations that the banking giant violated disclosure rules in connection with its 2001 merger with First Union Corp.
These sneakers are going for more than $5,000 on charity auction site Blue Sole. Check out CNET's new gadgets blog, Crave, which covers the hottest and coolest gizmos around.
They're coming to mobile phones -- those nasty viruses, worms, and Trojan Horses that have, on more than one occasion, crippled PCs. No doubt about that. The question is: Will they be as bad?
BOSASSO, Somalia  - Kidnappers in Somalia's northern Puntland region on Wednesday freed two female aid workers from the Spanish branch of Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF), Puntland's trade minister said.
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Justine Henin-Hardenne might be sidelined until the tour's season-ending championships in November because of a knee injury that forced her to quit during the decisive match of the Fed Cup final.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude-oil futures climbed back above $55 a barrel Tuesday to match last week&#39;s record close as traders turned their attention back to heating fuel ahead of this week&#39;s updates on US petroleum supplies.
When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton asked YouTube viewers to vote on a theme song for her presidential campaign, she got the attention she wanted.
Baseball fans in the nation&#39;s capital were anxiously awaiting formal word on Wednesday that the financially beleaguered Montreal Expos would relocate to the city for the 2005 season.
Venus Williams claimed her fourth  Wimbledon crown on Saturday beating France&#39;s Marion Bartoli 6-4  6-1 in the final.
The brother of Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage held in Iraq, says he has received information that he is still alive, and lashed out at the low-key way in which Prime Minister Tony Blair is dealing with the situation as &quot;the kiss of death&quot;.
The French health minister reviews security at hospitals after two nurses were  brutally murdered at work.
Jonathan Stewart set a Sun Bowl record with a career-high 253 yards rushing and Justin Roper threw four touchdown passes in his first start as Oregon beat South Florida 56-21 on Monday.
A suicide car bomber killed 13 people  outside the offices of a major Iraqi Shi'ite political party on  Monday but SCIRI leader Abdel Aziz al-Hakim survived and said  his thousands of armed militiamen would not fight back.
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Pop-punk band Green Day scored its first No. 1 album on the US pop charts on Wednesday with &quot;American Idiot,&quot; the group&#39;s fifth studio set and its first release in four years.
Warranty not included Taiwanese manufacturer MSI has warned its customers to be on the guard against anyone offering low-cost MSI-branded graphics cards - the products may be stolen goods. According to the company, a stack of Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS-based graphics cards nabbed in transit have begun appearing on online auction sites around the world.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Equity Research raised the price target on Nvidia (nasdaq: NVDA - news - people ) after the company announced it was jointly developing a custom graphics processing unit with Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ).
LA PAZ, Bolivia  - Bolivia's president on Thursday  proposed a referendum on regional autonomy and to allow  provinces to elect their own leaders in a bid to quell protests  in Santa Cruz, the nation's wealthiest department.
Gulf oil ministers on Saturday shrugged off a sharp decline in oil prices, saying the market&#39;s reaction to OPEC&#39;s decision the day before to reduce output by 1 million barrels was normal.
The Food and Drug Administration said it was notifying health-care providers and consumers about reports of some 28 cases of infants suffering a serious bowel condition after receiving Merck & Co's new vaccine against the rotavirus.
Rattled investors will look for  soothing words on the economy from General Electric Co.   Friday morning, giving the stock market bellwether as much  credence as most macroeconomic indicators.
Federal Reserve Board Governor Susan Schmidt Bies on Monday said the latest batch of U.S. economic figures showed the economy has gotten past its mid-year soft patch.
The U.S. Army has opened a new  investigation into the circumstances of the April death in  Afghanistan of Cpl. Pat Tillman, a former professional football  player killed in a \
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AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Google and Chevron are among the applicants for next month's 700MHz spectrum auction.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza City early Tuesday, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 30 others in one of the deadliest air strike on militants in four years of violence.    The attack came a week after Hamas suicide bombers blew up two buses in the Israeli city of Beersheba, killing 16 people...
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In a sign of the financial difficulties facing Republican Mike Huckabee, his presidential campaign said Tuesday that top advisers are working without pay and some aides have left.
Executives from Wal-Mart and three other major U.S. employers on Wednesday joined hands with union leaders in setting a goal of providing \
Acer is adding a GPS-enabled Windows Mobile PDA to its line of Ferrari-branded computer gear.
President Bush will give the CIA director new powers as he sets up a counter-terrorism centre, the White House says.
Togo's neighbours threaten sanctions if its \
The Senate voted Thursday to give federal regulators increased authority to monitor electronic energy markets and protect against market manipulation.
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Despite statements from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and President Bush, it was a withering week on Wall Street.
Security forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaeda fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, and Pakistan&#39;s president predicted the investigation would lead to more high-profile militants.
Scientists express concerns the new education minister's religious views might hamper scientific research.
Richard Gere will receive the 2007 Marian Anderson Award for his advocacy efforts on behalf of independence for Tibet and better care for HIV/AIDS patients.
Microsoft agrees to comply with the European Commission's 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it.
Syria blames Israel for a car bomb which exploded in Damascus, wounding three people.
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Universities scramble to deal with Microsoft's Service Pack 2 release in the same month that thousands of students are returning to campuses nationwide. -washingtonpost.com
Pope Benedict XVI said Friday the Vatican wishes to \
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Nicolas Hernandez scored in the 48th minute to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.
Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce Knowles lead the winners at the UK's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) awards.
Johnson & Johnson  is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company said on Friday.
Five Palestinians were killed in two overnight Israeli airstrikes carried out separately in northern and southern Gaza, Palestinian witnesses said Thursday.
Just because you can buy a pain reliever along with your morning coffee and doughnut at the local convenience store doesn&#39;t necessarily mean it&#39;s safe to pop the pills for weeks on end.
Prime ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland said the Irish Republican Army (IRA) must give up all criminal activity to allow power sharing to return to Northern Ireland.
Benazir Bhutto's party was discussing  a successor to the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday  and deciding whether to contest an election due in little over  a week, as controversy swirled about just how Bhutto died.
World stocks fell sharply on Monday, battered by fears of U.S. recession and investor disappointment about a fiscal rescue plan promoted by the U.S. administration.
N the annals of consumer electronics, certain devices have proven so compelling, they&#39;ve created consumer cults. You know, Mac heads.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Security forces opened fire yesterday as thousands of angry government loyalists massed outside a French evacuation post for foreigners, reportedly killing seven people and wounding 200 in violence pitting France against its former prize colony.
Trend-setting U.S. architect Philip  Johnson, whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban  landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on  Wednesday.
NEW YORK -- Singapore's state-owned investment fund is considering a $5 billion investment in Merrill Lynch, according to a report Friday, potentially providing the nation's biggest brokerage firm with much-needed cash as it deals with billions of dollars in credit losses.
Traffico intenso gi\u00c3\u00a0 da oggi per gli italiani che tornano dalle ferieSi prevede che saranno in circolazione nove milioni di veicoli                                          Controesodo, 13 milioni in viaggio verso casa sulle autostrade weekend da bollino rosso
The fight against terror was supposed to unite Russia and the West, pounding the last nail into the coffin of the Cold War. But three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, a series of stunning assaults on Russia has pried the lid open, prompting angry accusations that the West is hindering Moscow's battle against terrorists &#151; and dark suggestions that it may even be aiding them.
All Peter Pan peanut butter bought since May 2006 should be discarded, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday in a statement broadening its warning about salmonella-contaminated peanut butter.
The former chief financial officer of the hedge fund Bayou Group was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded investors of $450 million and led to the fund\u00e2\u0080\u0099s collapse.
In Texas, home to some of the world's biggest oil companies, you might think the case for renewable energy would be tough to make. As it happened it was tough, but not impossible.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on   Thursday said it expects 1 to 3 percent September sales growth   at its U.S. stores open at least a year.
BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado &#150; The deployment of space platforms that capture sunlight for beaming down electrical power to Earth is under review by the Pentagon, as a way to offer global energy and security benefits &#150;  including the prospect of short-circuiting future resource wars between increasingly energy-starved nations.
OTTAWA (CP) - Louise Charron, an Ontario Court of Appeal justice, is one of two nominees who will fill Supreme Court of Canada vacancies, says a senior government source.
The chairman of Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which is bidding for Abbey National, will tell unions today that a successful acquisition by his company will result in less than half the number of ...
Blog: Hollywood Records is scheduled to announce new format on Wednesday, one that weds physical music sales with digital element.
Lebanese troops continue their assault on Islamists militants along the perimeter of a Palestinian refugee camp.
Sar\u00c3\u00a0 un ballottaggio - sempre che la piazza non modifichi lo scenario - a indicare il prossimo presidente dell&#39;Ucraina, Paese ex sovietico di decisivo rilievo strategico in bilico tra est e ovest. Una sfida
SAN DIEGO Oct. 7, 2004 - A federal grand jury indicted a hunter on charges he started the largest wildfire in California history last year&#39;s Cedar Fire, which charred 273,000 acres and killed 15 people.
France has no intention of making Yasser Arafat&#39;s medical records public and will leave the decision about what to do with them up to his family, the foreign minister said yesterday.
La Danimarca vorrebbe ospitare i Mondiali di basket del 2014. Lo annuncia la federbasket internazion...
BOMBS exploded at five petrol stations in the Madrid area yesterday after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA.
Brazil&#39;s Bruno Junqueira leads Canada&#39;s Paul Tracy through a chicane during practice for the Lexmark Indy 300 on Australia&#39;s Gold Coast, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.
Space entrepreneurs say they believe they are on the brink of developing a vibrant tourism industry, but worry that government regulation may stifle it before it can take off.
Olympic all-around champion Paul Hamm said Wednesday he would prefer not to share his gold medal with South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young despite a judging mistake that ultimately cost Yang the gold.
An American reporter&#39;s account of the  surreal world inside Baghdad&#39;s top security Green Zone was  named on Monday as winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, billed  as the world&#39;s richest award for non-fiction.
It&#39;s been a busy year for Hector Barreto and the US Small Business Administration. A rough January, when the agency temporarily stopped guaranteeing loans, didn&#39;t stop the momentum for small-business loans.
The Canadian Parliament recognized Quebecers as a nation within a united Canada on Monday, backing a controversial proposal that already prompted one minister in the minority Conservative government to quit.
With the governor of a key battleground state in tow, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton raced through the final weekend before Iowa's high-stakes leadoff precinct caucuses urging activists to look past the primaries and back her because she can win in November.
An investor group backing a  $3.4-billion plan to support auto parts maker Delphi Corp.&#39;s   emergence from bankruptcy may sell more than 70  percent of its common stock stake to additional investors, one  of the group&#39;s co-leaders said on Monday.
The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ban on trade in products containing cat or dog fur following calls to outlaw a practice many consider unethical and animal rights advocates call barbaric.
Il direttore generale della Rai Claudio Cappon smentisce ogni possibilit&agrave; che la tv di stato ...
As the Labor Day weekend began, federal health officials held a late-afternoon briefing to announce that 42 million disabled and elderly Medicare beneficiaries will be hit with the largest premium increase in 14 years.
Analysts say OPEC could cut of oil production quota on Friday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s meeting if US oil prices keep sliding. LONDON - Oil prices rebounded Monday after falling sharply last week on receding supply worries, buoyed
American International Group Inc. said yesterday it has agreed to pay $126 million to settle federal allegations the insurance giant helped two customer companies commit accounting fraud.
The UK's biggest life insurer, Norwich Union, cuts bonuses for some with-profits customers.
Al Gore, a leading voice in the fight against global warming, is being called a hypocrite by a conservative group that claims his Nashville mansion uses too much electricity.
Top-seeded Roger Federer was upset in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic.
The launch of a new U.S. military command for Africa is aimed at helping the continent to boost its own security and not at projecting American power or countering Chinese influence, a U.S. official said on Monday.
Einstein needed for next DB2 deployment IBM this week reached out to customers and reminded them that its software pricing model is bat-shit crazy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Philadelphia Eagles found out how much offense they have when Terrell Owens, Brian Westbrook and Donovan McNabb aren&#39;t playing.
Cybersecurity will be a major focus in President Bush's 2008 federal IT budget.
Shawn Green and the hitters started fast, Billy Wagner closed it out quickly and now the New York Mets are headed to the NL championship series.
The Boston Red Sox are gaining ground on the New York Yankees in the AL East, and they're brimming with confidence.   \
The royal family of the Gulf kingdom of Qatar raises its stake in supermarket group Sainsbury's to 25%.
Plans are being drawn up for a rail link to Belfast International Airport near Antrim, the BBC has learned.
Russian President Vladimir Putin names a new cabinet but it offers few clues as to who may succeed him.
 greenhouse gas cuts
Southampton remained second-from-bottom in the Premier League after a goalless draw at home to Charlton Athletic.
Mohamed Sissoko &egrave; ufficialmente della Juve. Il centrocampista franco-maliano ha firmato un co...
Sir Anthony Meyer, the Tory backbencher who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989, has died.
USA&#39;s Bode Miller slaloms past a pole on his way to win a men&#39;s World Cup slalom at Sestriere, Italy, Monday, Dec. 13, 2004.
Living near a petrol station may quadruple the risk for children of developing leukaemia, new research says.
French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel SA swung to a profit in the third quarter, helped by cost-cutting and a rebound in the mobile communications industry, the company said Thursday.
Lo hanno dichiarato Bertinotti e Marini alla 'Iene'
Kosovo's PM gives the clearest indication yet that independence from Serbia will be declared on Sunday.
A Turkish offensive against Kurdish rebels in Iraq would have major consequences, Iraq's foreign minister says.
Bruxelles, 27 set. (Adnkronos) &#39;&#39;Microsoft e&#39; pronta a soddisfare le richieste Ue ea immettere sul mercato una nuova versione di Microsoft nel caso in cui la Corte di giustizia lo dovesse ordinare&#39;&#39;. Lo ha
TOYKO, Japan -- North Korea has warned Japan that it would treat economic sanctions against the nation as a &quot;declaration of war&quot; as a row brews over the remains of abductees.
Torino a Bergamo senza Recoba. Per la trasferta in casa dell'Atalanta, Novellino ha lasciato a casa ...
&#39;&#39;Contro la Juventus giocheranno Totti, Cassano e Montella&#39;&#39;. Luigi Deneri, allenatore della Roma, annuncia l&#39;utilizzo del &#39;tridente&#39; nel match in programma domani a Torino. &#39;&#39;Abbiamo tre giocatori di qualita&#39; come Totti, Cassano e Montella.
Microsoft Corp. is behind schedule in complying with a court order to document its proprietary communications protocols, according to U.S. authorities monitoring its behavior. It also plans to release the documents in a file format that cannot be annotated, and can only be used with Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, they said in a report published Friday.
Fresh tracks from Beyonc&#233; and Audioslave round out this week's new offerings.
England pace bowler Simon Jones has been declared fit for the second test against South Africa starting on Sunday. Jones had been struggling with a stomach bug but said on Saturday
Germany&#39;s biggest synagogue, which survived the horrors of the Nazi holocaust and the oppression of communist rule, reopened on Friday as a symbol of the rebirth of the Jewish community.
All the action as England host South Africa and Scotland play Australia.
Goliath and his like have had a bad press over the years. But the Champions Trophy is doing all it can to leave us feeling sorry for the big fella and looking forward to the day when David slings his hook.
Cable firm NTL relaunches itself as Virgin Media to strengthen its challenge to pay-TV rival BSkyB.
The London-based brokerage Collins Stewart Tullett placed \u00c2\u00a355m of new shares yesterday to help fund the \u00c2\u00a369.5m purchase of the money and futures broker Prebon.
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As Ukraine's political crisis intensifies, pro-government TV channels have promised to change and report without bias &#151; a pledge some observers hail and others view with suspicion.
A total of 60 unidentified bodies have   been found in various parts of Baghdad over the past 24 hours,   an Interior Ministry source said on Wednesday.
The result of a vote that could lead to strikes at some of the UK's busiest airports is to be announced.
TORONTO, Aug. 19 -- Nortel Networks Corp. said Thursday it will slash its workforce by 3,500, or 10 percent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns resigned yesterday to return to Nebraska, where Republican officials expect him to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Chuck Hagel (R).
Escalating bloodshed and political tension in Iraq will shadow President Bush at a NATO summit this week where he hopes to persuade Europeans to do more to quell violence in Afghanistan.Comment
In a big step toward a long-sought goal, three teams of scientists say they've produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells, at least in mice, without taking the controversial step of destroying embryos.
Four officers from the DRAM maker go to prison for their role in a price-fixing scheme.
Pucker up, New Englanders. Soaked in champagne and grateful for one player as much as any other, Red Sox president and CEO Larry Lucchino said of David Ortiz after the club clinched its 11th American League pennant, &quot;He has such big shoulders and he carries this team on the field and off the field. We're extraordinarily fortunate, ...
An African Union mission to resolve a political crisis in Kenya that has killed 500 people ended in failure on Thursday as the president and opposition leader accused each other of wrecking talks.
Oregon State has returned to the College World Series finals, despite losing six position players and three workhouse pitchers from last year.
COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances began to lash  eastern Florida with strong winds and rains on Saturday,  cutting power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and  ripping yachts from their moorings after the enormous storm  pounded the Bahamas.
HILTONS IN SPOTLIGHT: While some Westerners have said they would switch hotels, there has not been a mass exodus of guests. Meanwhile police are guarding lobbies.
Halliburton, the oil field services provider, said yesterday that it would complete its separation from KBR Inc. by offering current stockholders the remaining 81 percent stake in KBR, its former subsidiary.
For the millions of television viewers who tune in to the first presidential debate in Miami Thursday night, the event will probably seem scripted, familiar and maybe even cordial.
Oil firm BP sells its stake in a Siberian gas field development to Russian state-controlled firm Gazprom.
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the public beta  of Adobe\u00c2\u00ae ColdFusion\u00c2\u00ae  8 software.
&quot;Innanzitutto, il processo in corso in Russia \u00c3\u00a8 affare interno nostro&quot;, ha detto Lavrov parlando in Kazakhstan, rispondendo a quanto affermato ieri in un&#39;intervista da Powell. In una intervista alla Reuters
Growth in U.S. consumer electronics sales is likely to slow in 2008 but still come in at 6.1 percent, fueled by strong demand for products like televisions and personal audio devices, an industry trade group said on Monday.
The alleged political leader of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and his partner were arrested Sunday along with 19 other accused ETA members during a police sweep in southwestern France, Spanish authorities said.
Open source developers who contribute to OpenOffice should stop donating their code to Sun Microsystems, open source advocate Bruce Perens has urged.
Canadian director Sarah Polley is  riding high on rave reviews for her first feature film and a  freshly inked distribution deal, but the one-time child actor  nearly gave it all up a few years ago after failing to get an  earlier film made.
Under cover of heavy fog, a trio of Palestinian gunmen slipped into an isolated Israeli Army outpost in the Gaza Strip before dawn yesterday
Research showed that daily doses of the vitamin above 400 international units (iu) were associated with an increased risk of early death.
A court on Thursday ordered three people jailed for two weeks to investigate suspicions they were planning a terrorist attack, prosecutors said.
IBM on Monday said it would start  offering free word processing and other office software,  joining a growing group of companies with free applications  challenging a core Microsoft Corp product.
A new partnership with an astronomy organization could spur additional innovation.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - U.N.-led climate talks in Bali agreed on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after the United States dropped last-minute opposition.
Human rights activists and a new draft UN report and say a Soviet-era campaign to sterilize Romany women continues.
Fresh demands are made for an inquiry into whether CIA flights carrying terror suspects have landed in Scotland.
Tens of thousands of Germans hit the streets again, particularly in the poorer east, in protest against the government's job market reforms, ahead of two key state elections this weekend.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan  - Perhaps they should have seen it coming, but Afghanistan's traditional fortune tellers are under fire from religious elders who have branded their ancient practice as backward and un-Islamic.
Chrysler Group apologized on Thursday for an advertisement that showed a dog being electrocuted beside its new Dodge Nitro sports utility vehicle.
Online music stores broke into the  mainstream in 2004, with more than 200 million tracks sold in  the United States and Europe, a tenfold increase from the  previous year, according to data released on Wednesday.
Cessione per finanziare esborso acquisto Equity Office
On-demand media not exempt Vital copyright exemptions for universities, schools and hospitals do not apply when material is provided on demand, an EU researcher says. The long-standing exemptions are relied on by teachers and researchers but do not exist in on-demand media, he said.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Senator Maria Cantwell\u00c2\u0092s campaign appears to be benefiting from a cold dose of pragmatism among antiwar Democrats.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Ukraine's crucial runoff presidential vote fell short of international democratic standards.
Gen Musharraf regretted that while the Islamic world was moving towards reforms, the West was not trying to resolve disputes affecting the Muslim world.
British star Tim Henman has opened his Japan Open account with a 6-2, 6-1 humbling of Canada's Frank Dancevic and said he fancied his chances here.
The deal is in place and George Steinbrenner&#39;s decade-long pursuit of Randy Johnson is probably over. Commissioner Bud Selig must approve the deal, because of the $8-9 million the Yankees are
NEW DELHI -- Two weeks ago, a TV news channel here broadcast an expos? alleging that a math teacher at a local school had forced young girls into prostitution. The public reaction was swift and harsh: Within an hour, hundreds of enraged parents had stormed the school and a crowd had found the...
In an abrupt reversal, a U.S. House  of Representatives committee narrowly voted on Wednesday to  endorse President George W. Bush's plan for tough  interrogations and trials of foreign terrorism suspects after  Republicans rounded up enough members.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.
Astronomers have found the biggest stellar black hole so far, a monster with a mass 15.65 times that of our Sun, lurking in a nearby spiral-shaped galaxy.
The world's top automakers used one of the industry's biggest stages to roll out their latest cars and trucks, at the same time pledging to use the fresh offerings to attract greater numbers of new customers and expand their businesses.
Indice Nikkei a -2,24%, euro si rafforza sul dollaro
A convicted criminal occasionally employed by two British television channels, one of them the BBC, as an undercover reporter was sentenced to life in prison for torture and murder.
La Roma si \u00c3\u00a8 allenata questo pomeriggio a Trigoria. La seduta \u00c3\u00a8 iniziata alle 15 ed il gruppo ha svo...
Over the last two decades, it has been the most pressing sports question in this basketball-mad city.
A baby boy is being treated for facial injuries after he is attacked by a family pet.
WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Ethiopia for home late on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, airport sources in Addis Ababa said.
&quot;Use it or lose it&quot; is a maxim that often is applied to the human mind. It makes sense that people who fail to challenge themselves mentally might lose some of their intellectual sharpness.
Pretexting rebuffed In a victory for privacy advocates, a federal judge has ordered a US company to pay almost $200,000 and barred it from selling the phone records of individuals' phone records without their permission.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Following the Jets&#39; 41-14 shellacking of the Dolphins Monday night, the Jets improved to 10-2 in November under Edwards, who has the best winning percentage in that month among active NFL coaches with a minimum of 10 games.
African monitors should deploy in  camps for the almost 1.5 million displaced by the conflict in  Darfur and should also monitor police to help build trust with  the local community, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
A British tourist has spoken of the terrifying gun attack in Jordan that left her wounded and another Briton dead.
L'azione dell'amministratore delegato dopo le indiscrezioni al terminedi un incontro con i sindacati: \
SIR Mark Thatcher will not face the death penalty if he is extradited to Equatorial Guinea for trial over an alleged coup plot, its state prosecutor said yesterday.
A breve piu' giorni consecutivi di sciopero senza preavviso
Blog: Microsoft Virtual Earth 3D renderings of famous landmarks can be seen from the Web browser, including Firefox
Lo ha annunciato il ministro del Lavoro Cesare Damiano
ST. LOUIS -- In an effort to revive flattening sales and attract new drinkers, Anheuser-Busch is unveiling a new concoction -- a fruity-smelling beer, spiked with caffeine, guarana and ginseng.
Nextel Communications Inc. said Monday that it received a contract worth up to $100 million to provide the Navy with cell phone service.
An over-arching policy for supermarkets is needed to tackle obesity, waste and climate change, a report says.
The United States remains without a voice on the Olympics\u00e2\u0080\u0099 most influential body, and that may not change before 2010.

Registered Traveler basically lets fliers pay $100 to jump to the head of the security line. Feel safer yet? In 27B Stroke 6.
French forces wiped out Ivory Coast&#39;s military aircraft in retaliation for the killing of nine of its soldiers stationed here, as anti-French feeling reach boiling point in the west African former French colony.
A new and dramatic issue came into the presidential election this week when it became known that Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer.
The latest grandiose monument to Anglo-Franco co-operation was opened today in a fanfare of fireworks and music above the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains of France.
Il finlandese Mika Kallio ha ottenuto il miglior tempo durante la prima sessione di prove del Gp d'A...
Iniziativa viola, a suo giudizio, le norme vigenti
Kosovo police late Thursday reported an explosion behind a building housing the advance team for the European Union mission at the flashpoint town of Kosovska Mitrovica.
After years of resisting the newsroom cuts that have hit most of the industry, The New York Times will bow to growing financial strain, the executive editor said Thursday.
'Trasformare sentimenti in nuove coraggiose iniziative'
MADRID, Sep 21 (IPS) - Supporting the private sector in Africa, as Spanish  businesses agreed to do this week, and combating people  trafficking mafias is the way to promote development and prevent  brain drain from African countries.
Hand baggage restrictions imposed on flights from the UK are to be eased, the government is expected to announce.
A rare okapi &#151; something of a cross between a giraffe and a zebra &#151; born at the St. Louis Zoo this summer is doing well despite a shaky relationship with its mother, zoo officials said Wednesday.
Armed gangs in Haiti have looted aid trucks and attacked food distribution centers in the chaos following tropical storm Jeanne. UN troops struggled to maintain order as gangs in the northwest city of Gonaives mobbed relief workers.
A pro-Western reformist narrowly clinched the Belgrade mayor's race Sunday, while a Slobodan Milosevic ally apparently won in another key city, according to preliminary results.
Risultati delle gare di ritorno dei play off e dei play out, del campionato di serie C1. (in grasset...
New observations indicate Saturn's iconic rings may be billions of years old - far older than previously thought.
A declassified document shows J. Edgar Hoover had a plan to imprison 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty.
Lionsgate has acquired  the script \
Thanksgiving, which began as a party for immigrants, remains the most accessible American holiday for many newcomers.
Five days after Hurricane Charley struck Florida, more than 400,000 customers still lack electricity.
A Nigerian court on Thursday ordered the provisional release of separatist leader Mujahid Asari Dokubo, who had been held since 2005 on treason charges.
New Windows Mobile alternative Apple's iPhone is going to hit Palm hard, a US analyst has forecast. Research in Motion's consumer-friendly BlackBerry Curve will harm the PDA pioneer too, Piper Jaffray wireless hardware analyst T Michael Walkley claimed this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Sol Campbell returned to the England fold as coach Sven-Goran Eriksson named his squad on Sunday for World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.
A winter storm roared into the midwestern and northeastern United States on Wednesday, dumping a mixture of snow, ice, sleet and rain that caused transportation havoc and forced many schools to close.
Dopo l'uscita di Marco Morelli, Accorinti in cda
BESLAN, Russia - Attackers wrapped in suicide-bomb belts raided a school in a region bordering Chechnya, seizing up to 400 hostages - including scores of students welcoming the new school year - and threatening to kill captives or blow up the building if it was stormed by encircling Russian troops.    Authorities established contact with the hostage-takers hours after the raid Wednesday, which officials said left at least two people dead in the latest assault in a country the defense minister said has been challenged by a declaration of terrorist war...
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The San Diego Chargers used a pair of draft picks to pry wide receiver Keenan McCardell from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers an hour before Tuesday&#39;s trade deadline.
Lee Westwood ignored temperatures in the high 90s to shoot a 1-under 71 Saturday and take the lead after three rounds of the Nedback Challenge.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center, is escorted from a Jordanian military helicopter to a French hospital plane at the Jordanian military airbase in Amman, Jordan, Friday Oct. 29.
Members of California's congressional team make one last effort to look good for the tech industry back home.
Brian Leonard become Rutgers' career scoring leader and the No. 15 Scarlet Knights moved within a win of earning their first Big East championship with a 38-7 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.
Across the United States, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
L'accordo riguarda un mercato potenziale di 3 mld di euro
Anno Zero ottiene in prima serata 4.561.000 spettatori
AstraZeneca Plc, the UK&#39;s second biggest drugmaker, bought a 19.9 percent stake in Cambridge Antibody Technology Group Plc, an unprofitable biotechnology company, for 75 million pounds ($139 million).
A French CD duplicator has agreed to compensate Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0after producing discs with unauthorized copies of Microsoft software, the companies said Tuesday.
NEW YORK  - Young children who watch more than a couple of hours of television a day are more likely to have attention problems as adolescents, researchers from New Zealand have found.
InfoWorld - Verizon Wireless on Thursday unveiled its first deployments of a faster mobile broadband service that multiplies speeds upstream to the Internet.
A controllante Fiat plusvalenza da 40 mln di euro
With more than 12 million books sold last year alone, author James Patterson doesn't need to worry about getting the public to read him. But he does worry that people aren't reading enough.
MOSCOW, Sep 15 (IPS) - It happened eight years ago when former Russian  leader Boris Yeltsin ousted his cabinet and unexpectedly  catapulted little known Vladimir Putin to the helm of political  affairs.
Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission, The Associated Press has learned
Ten Palestinians and three Israelis were killed in Gaza on Thursday as Israeli forces thrust deep into the largest Palestinian refugee camp after a rocket attack killed two Israeli children in a border town.
Gunmen have seized two Egyptians from their Baghdad office, the third in a new series of audacious operations to kidnap foreigners in the Iraqi capital this month.
The Tehran Stock Exchange has performed magnificently, but the market's list of risks is outsized.
The Q3 report shows declining numbers, but there's more to the story.
Secondo Les Echos non sara' rispettata la data del 2007
Candace Parker gets her fourth career dunk and scores 25 points to help fourth-ranked Tennessee beat No. 11 Stanford, 77-60, Friday night in Knoxville.
Toni Bentley, a former ballerina, is the author of an extremely graphic memoir and also a paean to a sexual practice once thought taboo.
An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month has been released by his captors but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remained unclear on Tuesday.
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Barack Obama rejected rival Hillary Clinton's vow to forge change Thursday, as polls showed a tight Democratic White House race in Iowa, a week before the state's leadoff nominating clash.
TV chat host Oprah Winfrey's radio station, Oprah and Friends, launches on US satellite radio.
A 17-year-old hacker has broken the lock that ties Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iPhone to AT&T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones.
Bobby Jackson hits a career-high seven 3-pointers and finishes with 25 points, helping the Hornets roll to a 114-88 victory over the hapless Heat on Friday night.
Insurance giant Zurich Financial Services said Tuesday it had reached a US$47.5 million (euro35.8 million) settlement in the United States to end litigation over the bankruptcy of a nursing home chain.
The United States will withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia over the next decade, President George W. Bush said, in a move aimed at increasing the capability to fight the \
Air France-KLM confirms it is looking at the possibility of joining forces with Spanish airline Iberia.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Svetlana Kuznestova became the first Russian to advance to a US Open final after defeating American and former champion Lindsay Davenport in three sets on Friday at Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, NY.
Team news ahead of Sunday's FA Cup match.
'Riforma contrasta assetti monopolistici'
A decades-old street festival in San Juan's colonial district will dedicate its 2008 celebration to Ricky Martin.
(AGI) - Berlino, 21 nov. - Non c&#39;e&#39; nessun asse italo-tedesco per la riforma del Patto di Stabilita&#39;. Il ministro dell&#39;Economia della Germania, Hans Eichel, risponde con un secco &quot;no&quot; a quanti chiedono se
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape, whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, a Saudi newspaper said on Monday.
Senato approvi presto terza lenzuolata liberalizzazioni
JERUSALEM -- The rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah announced yesterday that they have agreed in principle to share power in hopes of easing months of deadly factional fighting and breaking a damaging international aid embargo.
The top peace negotiator for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, Anton Balasingham, died at his home in London after a battle with cancer, a close associate told AFP.
Il Chelsea si &egrave; qualificato per le semifinali della coppa di Lega inglese, dopo aver battuto ...
Mitt Romney and John McCain argued about their concern for the auto industry, while Mike Huckabee spotlighted his opposition to abortion, as the Republican presidential contenders campaigned Saturday before Michigan's potentially make-or-break primary.
The publication of a list of domain names some officials in Finland wished to keep secret has ignited public discussion about Internet censorship there.
The start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers, giving the industry a third straight month of listless sales.
Yahoo Inc. is buying online jukebox provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden the Internet giant&#39;s appeal with the growing audience of consumers who buy songs off the Web.
Chinese women are queuing up to test a new medicine that aims to help them achieve orgasm, in another example of the more open attitudes to sex being adopted in a traditionally conservative country.
BOISE, Idho - Boise State coach Dan Hawkins signed a five-year, $2.6 million contract extension on Tuesday that could keep him with the Broncos through the 2009 season.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to visit Pakistan to discuss fighting terror and boosting trade.
Shares of Japan's troubled supermarket chain Daiei Inc. soared 27 percent Thursday following reports that U.S. giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. planned to submit a proposal for turning the company around.
Finance Minister Peter Robinson is \
Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
The company behind the Richard and Judy TV quiz phone-in scandal is fined \u00c2\u00a3150,000.
According to a new study, stress makes you activate an enzyme in the brain called Kinase C, it is a protein which undermines your short term memory, plus some other brain functions in the prefrontal cortex.
Reddy Ice Holdings, a producer of packaged ice, said it was in talks to revise a $1.1 billion deal to be bought by GSO Capital Partners.
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Heather Mills tells a US TV show she would rather lose other limbs than repeat the traumas of her marriage breakdown.
You can be a bit safer on the Internet using OpenDNS rather than the DNS servers from your ISP.
By Paysha Stockton, Globe Correspondent | September 20, 2004. A waitress at a Bertucci&#39;s Brick Oven Pizzeria in Swampscott has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, prompting the local board of health to order vaccinations for all the restaurant&#39;s employees.
The Thai government said Friday it has lifted a four-month ban on YouTube after the popular video-sharing Web site's operator agreed not to allow videos that violate the country's laws or are deemed offensive to Thai people.
Bluetooth embedded software developer Open Interface has been quietly acquired by Qualcomm.
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The federal drug safety agency is doing a \
The US Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a contract to Aventis Pasteur Inc. to make and store two million doses of avian influenza H5N1 vaccine, it was announced Tuesday.
Health plan costs are expected to rise at a slightly faster rate in 2008, after three years of flat growth, according to preliminary results of a new survey.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that Iran would never give up its right to enrich uranium, but again promised that its program was for peaceful purposes only.
Millions of people in the Americas stayed up on Wednesday to observe a total lunar eclipse that bathed the moon in a coppery red glow and gave scientists a chance to study the Earth's atmosphere.
Liverpool were expected to seal a 26.5 million pounds (40 million euros) deal on Wednesday to sign Spanish striker Fernando Torres.
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The world's largest toy maker, Mattel Inc, apologized on Friday for damaging China's reputation after recent massive recalls of its Chinese-made toys, admitting it targeted some goods that were actually up to scratch.
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Liverpool could be about to be taken over by a new suitor, according to reports.
Internet advertising revenues jumped 40 percent in the first half of this year, driven largely by the growing popularity of keyword ads tied to search results.
The woman in the market hurriedly packed away the shampoo and perfume she usually sells. The stalls were almost abandoned. She was in a rush to escape the capital&#39;s brooding air.
Four US Marines were killed in action in Iraq on Friday in three attacks west of Baghdad, the American military said on Saturday. US marines are based in the volatile Anbar province, which
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Jon-Paul Bingham puts his life on the line every week for the sake of science. One wrong move, and he could become the hapless victim of a snail attack that could kill him.
Iraq's al Qaeda leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been killed, Al Arabiya television reported on Thursday.
An arson attempt by supposed animal rights activists at Oxford University was foiled Monday after staff discovered a web posting bragging about the planned attack.
The assembly speaker rules the  assembly link between the UUP and PUP is contrary to the rules of the assembly.
Texas Instruments is prepping a new single-chip solution designed to bring live broadcast television to mobile phones and other portable devices.
 winner Underwood wins Grammy
Bombay's been stinking for a while, but it can always get worse.
Shaun Micheel must be wondering if fate is on his side at the World Match Play Championship.
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United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.
A controversial new law that could signal trouble ahead for independent programmers is delayed again.
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Some fear a less lucrative future for writers as studios turn to alternatives.
BRITISH union leaders will meet Vauxhall management tomorrow to determine how many UK workers will go as part of the 12,000 job losses announced by General Motors.
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Ivory Coast's new army chief said on  Friday he was ready to negotiate to achieve peace in the West  African country, two weeks after he commanded an assault on the  rebel-held north which shattered an 18-month cease-fire.
Bloomberg - Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Barack Obama inched closer to a presidential run with his first visit to New Hampshire, home of the inaugural primary election in the campaign for the White House.
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Bobby Fischer, the most powerful American chess player in history, died on Thursday in a hospital in Iceland. No cause of death was given.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- The space station's newest astronaut will cast his ballot in the presidential election from 225 miles up, with NASA's help...
Chinese defense Minister Cao Gangchuan arrived in Japan on Wednesday in the first such visit in nearly 10 years, hoping to ease tensions after strained ties halted top-level military exchanges.
It's the season to be slighted, isn't it? With so many invitations flying around, it is inevitable.
Under-fire Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce on Monday blasted controversial midfielder Joey Barton for letting him down.
The European Court of Justice is expected to strike down the so-called Volkswagen Law, created by Germany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government to protect the automaker from an unwanted takeover.
Sprint (FON:NYSE - news - research) and SBC Communications (SBC:NYSE - news - research) set a plan that will give their customers access to both companies&#39; Wi-Fi Internet service hot spots.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will soon begin broadcasting some of its stations to subscribers over the Internet, fresh on the heels of the company's discontinuation of a receiver for PCs that some users used to circumvent the music industry's crackdown on illegal file sharing.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.  HIG.N said Tuesday it will buy back $1 billion of its common  stock.
Two people died and more than 20 others were injured when a bomb exploded at a Sungai Kolok bar Thursday night in Southern Thailand, The Nation reports.
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Myanmar's military government on Monday put monasteries under close watch and cut off the cell phone service of known dissidents to clamp down on the most sustained anti-government protests in a decade.
On Jan. 14, the Huygens space probe is scheduled to land on Titan, a moon of Saturn. The Huygens probe is aboard the US spacecraft Cassini, which was launched on Oct. 15, 1997.
A Syrian, who worked as a driver in Iraq,  filed a suit in Paris Tuesday for \
President Chen Shui-bian has been implicated in a fake receipts scandal, and the rival Nationalist Party has problems of its own.
Humans are not the only creatures with an internal biological clock. Fruit flies have two, which separately control morning and evening activity, scientists said Wednesday.
International police agency Interpol is helping coordinate the investigation into the poisoning of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko that now involves forces in Germany, Russia and Britain.
An Algerian suspected of being a leader of the Madrid train bombers has been identified as one of seven people who blew themselves up in April to avoid arrest, Spain's Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, who has  not had a hit film in years, struck gold at the North American  box office on Sunday with his new adventure movie \
Nallatech, the domain expert in high-performance FPGA computing  solutions, today announced the development of its new Xilinx Virtex&#8482;-5\u00c2\u00a0based  rugged embedded computing family.
A screening of the movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cJumper\u00e2\u0080\u009d at M.I.T. brought Hollywood and scientists together to discuss quantum physics and teleportation.
CHICAGO: Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant were never going to stay together, despite winning three NBA championships. At some point, that mattered less than who got the credit.
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Barack Obama, who has made his mark in the presidential race with his call for a new brand of politics, isn't quite as singular on the political scene as his campaign would suggest.
A leading Swiss political party is calling for the resignation of the president of the Arts Council in a row over a controversial exhibition in Paris.
Soldiers killed two Kurdish militants in Turkey's rebellious southeast, where troops massed along the border threatened an incursion into Iraq.
Rudy Gay scores a career-high 34 points and Mike Miller adds 27 in Memphis' 125-120  overtime victory over the Clippers.
The Sri Lankan defence ministry says at least 15 rebels and two soldiers have been killed in fighting in the east.
The hometown favorite won the pole position at the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil, after the seven-time world champion crashed during practice.
Two Van Nuys adult film companies face $30,500 fines each for unsafe working conditions that led to three actors contracting HIV earlier this year -- the first time the state has cited adult film sets, Cal-OSHA officials said Thursday.
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UNITED NATIONS - Hundreds of tonnes of high explosives are missing and probably looted from a former Iraqi military facility, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
When it comes to counting, a remote Amazonian tribespeople have been found to be lost for words. Researchers discovered the Piraha tribe of Brazil, with a population of 200, have no words beyond one, two and many.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Urban Meyer said Saturday that it&#39;s official: he&#39;s leaving Utah for Florida to coach the Gators&#39; football team.
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French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy co-opted a European bloggers' conference in Paris to announce his plans to increase French investment in the Internet -- and to subject it to tougher regulations.
Ruling Frelimo party candidate Armando Guebuza took a broad lead in 10 of 11 provinces in early returns on Friday from two days of voting to pick a successor to the President who has led Mozambique for 18 years, state radio said.
Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.
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Google, the ubiquitous Internet search engine, is taking the University of Michigan&#39;s library from Ann Arbor to the world. BY THE NUMBERS.
Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, in collegamento telefonico con la trasmissione 'Luned...
Presentazione ufficiale domani per l'Udinese, con festa in piazza Duomo per i 20 anni di gestione di...
NO MANAGER in the Barclays Premiership is anticipating the transfer window as fervently as Graeme Souness. Before a daunting home fixture against Arsenal tonight, the Newcastle United manager
Iraq&#39;s representative to the United Nations has said, in advance of an international conference on his country&#39;s future, that it is too early to discuss a US troop pullout.
Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which suffered bad publicity over layoffs at former Fleet branches, on Friday said it will move an additional 300 jobs to Boston next year.
Recent winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
President Pervez Musharraf launches his memoirs in the US a day after rumours of a coup gripped Pakistan.
The European Commission will set out proposals to get the Galileo satellite navigation system back on track.
Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of food allergies during their first 12 months, research suggests.
Actress Farrah Fawcett finishes chemotherapy treatment following her cancer diagnoses.
GARBERVILLE, Calif. - A woman found driving a U-Haul truck with 33 cats and three dogs inside claimed she was rescuing the animals.
CNN's chief news executive Eason Jordan resigns amid controversy over comments about the death of journalists in Iraq.
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Considering that his old buddy Roger had thrown him under the stagecoach five days earlier, Andy Pettitte was in a tolerant mood Monday, even if it fell slightly short of turning the other cheek.
Gina Nunez has never missed an election, primary or general, and found herself in the fellowship hall of a Methodist church in Phoenix on Tuesday to vote before anyone else in her precinct. Before the sun came up, for that matter.
By , Bloomberg News. Intel Corp., considered a bellwether company in the technology industry, said fourth-quarter sales will exceed its previous forecasts as demand rises for processors that power laptop, desktop and server computers.
The United States has reported encouraged Israel to help strengthen the position of moderate Palestinians in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
An intense fire ravaged a 32-storey sky scraper in central Madrid on Saturday, causing no injuries but sparking fear the office building might collapse.
Low-rated industries that have top-notch performance.
A 20-year-old Indonesian man who health   officials thought had been part of a family cluster of bird flu   cases died of the disease on Thursday, a hospital official   said.
ROGER Federer completely outclassed Lleyton Hewitt as he won the US Open last night - his third Grand Slam title of the year. The Swiss world No.
There was a time when Tedy Bruschi was unsure he'd be able to go to a football game again, let alone play in one.
More than 50% of all the state-run businesses in Cuba's capital cheat their customers, a report says.
To help those facing a common problem with phpMyAdmin, Stefan Mischook has created a video to show how to fix the \
The US trade deficit, propelled by a record foreign oil bill, surged to $54 billion in August, the second highest level in history.
Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Sunday his government had made progress on all fronts and urged neighboring countries to work together to stop what he called \
Analysts are unanimous in their prediction that the European Central Bank will increase its key interest rate Thursday, but investors are more interested to hear what bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says afterward.
Kenya's Anti-Corruption Commission says its ability to investigate corrupt politicians has been sabotaged
Dubai: The Kuwaiti firm which has seven truck drivers held hostage in Iraq has decided to halt operations in the troubled country, bowing to the kidnappers&#39; condition for their release, it said Friday.
The 2002 NFL MVP has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least eight weeks. Coach Norv Turner didn&#39;t believe Gannon was at risk for paralysis and said the quarterback was walking around
Andre Agassi has returned to his favourite hunting ground to serve up a traditional late-night feast on the opening day of the US Open.
Besides hostage-takings by insurgent groups, many criminal gangs in Iraq have been kidnapping people for ransom.
The Israeli Army on Wednesday suspended a platoon commander on suspicion he emptied an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl from close range after she had already collapsed under fire.
Harry Potter's fate will be revealed to the world when the seventh and last book in the hugely successful series about the boy wizard -- &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows&quot; -- is released on July 21.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain neared the end of a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.
China said on Tuesday it still wanted   big powers to negotiate with Iran even after Tehran defied a   U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium.
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PARIGI - Grande incertezza sulle condizioni di salute del presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat, ricoverato a Parigi. Fonti palestinesi hanno detto che il leader palestinese ha ripetutamente perso conoscenza, che \u00c3\u00a8 in coma, in pericolo di vita.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Hating the other guy feels good, but it&#39;s a poor substitute for policy positions. John Kerry had some plausible policies, but for two years the Democratic Party&#39;s campaign has been based on &quot;anybody but Bush.
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U.S. stocks fell on Friday as a  disappointing revenue outlook from technology bellwether Dell  Inc. DELL.O and a Wall Street downgrade of home builders  dampened sentiment.
JC Flowers steps up its efforts to take control of Northern Rock, securing a management team should a deal be done.
At least five people were killed and 20 injured when a suicide bomber blew up his car as a police convoy drove by in central Baghdad.
The tiny nation of Tokelau, a remote atoll in the South Pacific, is prospering thanks to its .tk domain name.
Union trade regulators asked to probe 'one country, single store' policy
Toyota Motor Corp  said on Thursday its U.S. sales fell 1.7 percent in December.
American Express said it was suing Visa USA and MasterCard International, along with eight banks, for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through US banks.
Il Napoli ha deciso di prolungare fino al 26 settembre la campagna abbonamenti. Finora le tessere ve...
Only a small cross on his lapel differentiates Jerome de la Rouliere from the other customers drinking in a bar in the center of Poitiers.
FILM star Sharon Stone is suing a top plastic surgeon, saying he falsely claimed he had performed a facelift on her. The 46-year-old Basic Instinct actress accused Dr Renato Calabria of libel and slander for
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Il presidente della Lega Calcio, Antonio Matarrese, &egrave; intervenuto su tutte le polemiche roven...
People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a study released Wednesday.
The violence in the West Bank is the worst in a year and a half, leaving militants, security officials and an 11-year-old girl dead.
Tighter U.S. airport security rules   proved to be a bigger drag on demand for air travel in August   than expected, but it remains too early to tell whether the   disruption will be long-lasting, analysts said on Tuesday.
Canadian transport group Bombardier said that it had won a 223-million-pound (331-million-euro, 424-million-dollar) order for new rolling stock from Britain's government.
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Burma's neighbours and the US criticise the draft constitution which is to be put to referendum.
A leveraged buyout of Virgin Media  would rely heavily on tax benefits for returns to any private equity buyer, just as the industry faces mounting criticism over the use of other types of tax breaks.
Gunmen seized the 3-year-old son of a prominent Nigerian chief in restive southern Nigeria, police said Thursday.
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SUNDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Some simple safety measures can help ensure that Halloween is a treat for both children and adults, according to experts at  Prevent Blindness America, a nonprofit organization based in Chicago.
David Nalbandian has lost his first match in three successive visits to the Swiss Indoors in Basel, beaten in an three-hour, five-set final by Czech Jiri Novak.
A test of his sore right ankle finds him ready to go, if Red Sox can win Game 5 today. BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling was cleared to pitch a possible Game 6 of the AL Championship Series against the Yankees
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Munich Re and other insurers pounded European bourses on Friday as a U.S. lawsuit alleging manipulation in the industry raised the specter of a financial scandal, while disappointing sales hit fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz.
The senior officer in charge of the US Marines who have taken Fallujah said yesterday that a full investigation would be made into possible war crimes after one of his troops was captured
A Food and Drug Administration official warned Congress yesterday that the FDA would be unable to prevent another episode like the Vioxx case, in which the popular arthritis
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On a day of widespread attacks, Israeli occupation forces have killed six Palestinians including a fighter in Gaza and raided a hospital and a refugee camp in the West Bank.
Despite a flailing U.S. economy and a national housing crisis, gasoline prices are the leading factor in changing American consumer spending, according to a survey by the National Association of Convenience Stores.
The editor of Golfweek magazine said he was overwhelmed by negative reaction to the photo of a noose on the cover of this week's issue, illustrating a story about the suspension of a Golf Channel anchor for using the word \
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, center, talks to Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanuahu, right, and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom during a session of the Knesset, Israel&#39;s parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday Oct 18, 2004.
Europe&#39;s golfing team has won the Ryder Cup with a record margin, scoring 18-and-1/2 points over the nine-and-1/2 for the United States.
[World News]: United Nations, Dec 28 : A number of European nations and international organisations Monday began to provide aid for the Asian countries struck by powerful tsunamis.
The United States expressed surprise Monday by an Ethiopian prosecutor&#39;s push for the death penalty for 38 opposition figures convicted of plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Hedo Turkoglu shot an off-balance 3-pointer with time running out \u00e2\u0080\u0094 when all the host Orlando Magic needed to break a tie against the Kevin Garnett-less Boston Celtics was a 2-pointer.
Societa' di Finmeccanica costruira' 2 turbine in Sudafrica
The company has stopped providing information to the public about how many copies of each book it had in stock.
Merck's HIV vaccine fails in phase 2 trials.
(InfoWorld) - BitTorrent\u00c2\u00a0has acquired \u00c2\u00b5Torrent, another file-sharing application that uses BitTorrent's software protocol, it announced Thursday. The acquisition is another move by BitTorrent to make itself into a legitimate competitor in the online content business. Late last month, the company\u00c2\u00a0announced free and fee-based content distribution deals\u00c2\u00a0with a number of major Hollywood film and television studios, including News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox and Viacom's MTV Networks. BitTorrent will incorporate \u00c2\u00b5Torrent's optimization and other features into its own software as part of the acquisition, and add members of \u00c2\u00b5Torrent's community to its own. The two have a combined user base of 135 million, BitTorrent said. It did not disclose financial terms of the deal. BitTorrent's downloading software allows for the transmission of large files at high speeds by sharing the workload among users of the system. Originally employed by many users for unauthorized transfers of large video and audio files, the company now has agreements with a large number of major content producers to make their products available legitimately. \u00c2\u00a0ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
The president of the Cond\u00c3\u00a9 Nast Media Group has developed an agencylike business within the ad sales unit.
A Briton accused of attempting to smuggle anti-aircraft missiles into the US goes on trial.
Visa applications from thousands of people seeking to travel to India between 2002 and 2005 were sent to a recycling center by the Indian consulate in San Francisco. Officials thought the data had been destroyed; It hadn't.
Two women on the seventh floor were already decorating Christmas trees, and another employee guessed that the holiday star would crown the building at Third Avenue and Pine Street, just like every year before.
Kenyan distance runners, so dominant around the world, are viewed by fans as among the most modest and gracious of athletic heroes. In events ranging from the Olympics to the Boston Marathon to even local road races, Kenyans are more likely than not to win, typically employing signature...
NEW YORK  - Boston's four-game sweep of  the St. Louis Cardinals to win its first World Series since  1918 was the most-watched series since 1995.
Seven prominent Vietnamese and Americans will work together to support humanitarian efforts in cleaning up wartime dioxin, or \
Some quotes about the new sanctions against Iran announced Thursday:
By Howse, Christopher  THE CULT OF THE AMATEUR by Andrew Keen Nicholas Brealey, Pounds 12.99, pp. 228, ISBN 9781857883930 . Pounds 10.39 (plus Pounds 2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655  In its early days, the telephone was expected to be of most use in listening to musical concerts.
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US regulators will let utility companies send high-speed Internet signals through electrical outlets to residential and business clients.
LIMA, Peru  - Forty-nine people, including four  children, died when a bus plunged off a bridge into a river in  Peru's northern jungle, police and bus company officials said  on Monday.
President George W. Bush's re-election campaign promised to fight all unregulated \
TORONTO - Beer, a health food? That's what some Canadian researchers report.    A study from the University of Western Ontario finds a brew could be good for you...
Major newspapers in the world all praised China&#39;s completion of &quot;smooth and orderly&quot; transfer of power to a younger generation over the weekend.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.
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(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) - A woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb has appeared in court in Missouri.
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces destroyed an insurgent headquarters near the southern city of Kandahar overnight, killing an estimated two-dozen guerrillas, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
The Village People&#039;s original cop wants to get himself clean.
What gives a smartphone its brains? Is it the contacts list and calendar synced to your computer, the wireless Internet access, the music playback, or something else?
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war and derail elections, as thousands of mourners turned out for funerals in the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala a day after car bombs
A man was arrested for trying to sell plutonium in an undercover investigation, the Kyrgyz security agency said Tuesday amid rising worries of a growing black market trade in radioactive materials.
World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - An explosion ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot during Friday prayers, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens, police said.    Witnesses reported that a man with a briefcase entered the mosque shortly before the blast and the briefcase had exploded, Sialkot police chief Nisar Ahmed said...
The brawl between Indiana Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans has inspired an episode of NBC's \
Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Powered by Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington on Friday, the European squad rolled to a 6 1/2 - 1 1/2 lead at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches.
The NBA decided to scrap its new microfiber composite ball and bring back its old leather one beginning Jan. 1, an official with knowledge of the plan said Monday.
ADDIS ABABA - Fifteen foreigners, including 11 French nationals, a Briton and an Italian, are missing and believed kidnapped in a remote area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate, ...Comment
America's trade deficit soared to an all-time high of &#36;60.3 billion in November, reflecting record levels for imports of everything from oil and consumer goods to farm products, the government reported Wednesday.
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - Militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Israel on Friday and Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in the West Bank, hours after U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed hope for a shaky 5-day truce.
Chris Simon was suspended for at least 25 games by the N.H.L. for slamming Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg in the face with his stick.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi named 14 new deputy ministers and undersecretaries at a time when his government is trying to cut public spending and employment to meet the European Union deficit targets.
European foreign ministers will confront China over Kosovo, the Darfur conflict and its tacit support for Myanmar at a major EU-Asia meeting which began here Monday, diplomats said.
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Alana Beard scores 12 of her 16 points in the second half to lead the Washington Mystics to a 65-58 comeback victory over the Houston Comets.
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European stock markets suffered sharp losses on Wednesday, tracking a fall on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve rekindled interest rate worries, while a disappointing trading update from British fashion retailer Next slammed retailers.
Penn State&#39;s fourth losing season in five years has fueled much speculation about Joe Paterno&#39;s future - specifically, how much longer he will remain as the team&#39;s head coach.
DESPITE an exciting new development this week in the race to find cheaper and more effective malaria drugs, a group of scientists is urging health authorities to consider screening travellers from malaria-infested areas to prevent the spread of drug
Britain's suspended ambassador to Uzbekistan described human rights abuse in the Central Asian state as &quot;brutal&quot;, and argued that his outspoken criticism of it had embarrassed London and cost him his job, in an interview published.
WASHINGTON Aug. 27, 2004 - Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter.
The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Thursday that a seven-month-old security operation has reduced violence by 50 percent in Baghdad but he acknowledged that civilians were still dying at too high a rate
Curtis Martin and Jerome Bettis have the opportunity to go over 13,000 career yards rushing in the same game when Bettis and the Pittsburgh Steelers play Martin and the New York Jets in a big AFC matchup Sunday.
President George W. Bush has promised to push in a second term to revive. whom Bush has shunned as an obstacle to peace, dies. Bush responded with kind words to reports
\u00e2\u0080\u009cMongol\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the first Kazakh film to receive an Oscar nomination.
If life were a Hemingway novel, red wine and cigarettes would go together like baguettes and sidewalk cafes, and damn the consequences!
Films exploring an aviation visionary's flight into fame, a female boxer's long day's journey into night and two buddies bumbling through wine and romance are expected to dominate the Oscar nominations on Tuesday.
Among those tipped to win the 2004 Nobel  Peace Prize on Friday are the U.N. nuclear watchdog and its  leader Mohamed ElBaradei, a Kenyan environmentalist and a  Russian anti-nuclear activist.
AOL LLC has said it would make available its AIM Phoneline VoIP service, which is part of its instant messaging client, to developers in a bid to spur new hardware and functionality for the service.
At least four people were killed and 13 wounded in northern Iraq when two suicide bombers with explosive vests blew themselves up at the entrance to a Shi'ite mosque during Friday prayers, police said.
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An Israeli drone fired a missile early Friday morning, killing two Palestinian militants a day after Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
On Monday evening, the UCI gave shocking news to Phonak team officials: Tyler Hamilton, the team captain, the Olympic time trial champion, and the winner of Stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana
The Nine Inch Nails rocker talks to News.com about the future of music on the Internet, about leaving the record labels behind and about convincing performer Saul Williams to give away his latest album.
With the third posting in his \
Police in tsunami-hit Thailand search for a Swedish boy feared kidnapped by child sex traffickers.
Cingular, the largest US mobile phone operator, is to launch a high-speed third generation (3G) network.
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U.S. investors follow the world's lead despite a hefty rate cut from the Fed.
DUESSELDORF, Germany A Jordanian who claims he was once Osama bin Laden's bodyguard could be a possible witness in the trial of Zacharias (zah-kuh-REE'-us) Moussaoui (moo-SOW'-ee), who's set to go on trial in ...
28 September 2004 -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said in an interview today that elections in Iraq are &quot;impossible&quot; amid the continuing insecurity.
Superstar Didier Drogba scored the opening goal as Ivory Coast overwhelmed Benin 4-1 Friday in a 2008 African Nations Cup Group B match.
President Vladimir Putin affirmed the legality of the $9.3 billion sale of the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire to a mysterious company, suggesting the new owners could eventually link up with another Russian energy company or a Chinese conglomerate.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted the Indian Ocean off Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Thursday Indonesian time, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy is to tell MPs about his decision to recognise the UDA's ceasefire.
Nike Inc.  is committed to expanding its business in Indonesia, despite a decision to scrap contracts with two of its suppliers, a company director said on Tuesday.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived in Beirut on Monday at the start of a three-nation Middle East tour aimed at easing tensions in Lebanon and the region.
The Christmas shopping season began with the now-traditional pre-dawn sales at Wal-Mart, Target and Staples, among others. Judging by the weight of holiday catalogues, the absence of early discounting and
ATHENS In her semifinal, Fani Halkia had run the fastest women&#39;s 400-meter hurdles in Olympic history. After the final on Wednesday night she ran what might have been the slowest victory lap.
'Grande personaggio, conosce bene la macchina burocratica'
Al partito del premier Ahern andrebbe al 41,6% dei voti
Rick Ankiel walked off the mound after throwing a scoreless inning and was met with a rousing reception of high-fives and slaps on the back.    After more than three years away, the St...
Novell Thursday posted a quarterly profit as revenue rose, but the company warned that spending on information technology by companies remained weak.
Women who smoke, inhale pollen, dust mites and dog dander or possibly eat the wrong kind of food during pregnancy might be putting their children at greater risk of getting allergies or asthma.
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New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi has a broken wrist and will not play in any preseason games, coach Bill Belichick said early Wednesday through a team spokesman.
Some doctors are questioning a cancer society ad campaign on sunscreen because most skin cancer is not life-threatening.
Late last night, THQ Inc. and Jakks Pacific, Inc. issued separate responses to the lawsuit filed in district court by World Wrestling Entertainment against the two companies, among others.
On the campus of Amity University, pretty much everything is a work in progress.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, trying to extinguish a furor over charges of racism and sexism in the city's fire department, on Monday named a black officer as interim fire chief.
A cold front that swept across the Midwest and South, bringing showers and thunderstorms, was pushing off the East Coast early Monday. The West was forecast to be clear and warm.
Bee Staff Writer. A continued housing shortage will push California&#39;s median home resale price up by a double-digit percentage again next year even as interest rates rise and sales slow, the
Real Madrid believe David Beckham will be able to take part in a gym session on Wednesday despite the England captain suffering a hairline rib fracture in Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2-0 defeat of Wales.
A London suburb with a large south Asian population is the least &quot;English&quot; town in the country.
Dopo l'ennesima accusa ricevuta dall'ex arbitro Mario Mazzoleni nei confronti della Lazio, Delio Ros...
Shayne Culpepper and Sara Hall are just a few of the runners with Olympic aspirations whose elite-level spouses are competing in New York.
Opinion polls give Australia's opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard's conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden calls on Pakistanis to oust President Musharraf, in a new audio tape.
WOMEN have compared chocolate to sex for decades. Now doctors have discovered a scientific link between the two. According to Italian researchers, women who eat chocolate regularly had the highest levels of desire, arousal and satisfaction from sex.
Michael Vaughan on Monday delivered the most forthright criticism of his side since taking over as England captain after they slumped to a worrying seven-wicket defeat against South Africa A. The tourists
Il risultato della perizia chimica ha dimostrato che il colpo non ha urtatocontro pietre o maglie di rete metallica prima di raggiungere il giovane                                          Sandri, il proiettile che ha ucciso non ha subito alcuna deviazione
A U.N. military officer deployed to  Sudan&#39;s war-ravaged Darfur region to support African Union  peacekeepers has been killed by robbers at his residence in  el-Fasher, an African Union spokesman said on Saturday.
Vodafone is to enable its users to access video website YouTube via their handsets, in its third internet tie-up this week.
Kenny Rogers lost at the Coliseum for the first time in more than 10 years, with Bobby Crosby's three-run double in the fifth inning leading the Athletics to a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
More of a pebble than a stone really Review If you never consider an MP3 unless it comes with a screen...then stop reading now. But if, on the other hand, you may be interested in a highly portable, cheaper version of the second gen iPod Shuffle, walk this way.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bird flu has infected five more people in  Vietnam, two of whom are under treatment in Ho Chi Minh City  where riot police are manning checkpoints for poultry vehicles  and authorities have issued warnings to travel agents.
The stands of these 2008 presidential candidates on a selection of issues: New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, Democrats; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Republicans.
International Business Machines Corp. took the \
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Wall Street analysts debate whether year-end Sarbanes-Oxley deadline will sap demand for corporate software systems.
The House approved legislation yesterday that would bar the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics, drawing an immediate veto threat from the White House and setting up another political showdown over what constitutes torture.
News stories, videos, and blogs produced in the first 24 hours of the iPhone launch
The Nicolas Cage action  movie &quot;Ghost Rider&quot; blasted its way to the top of the national  DVD sales and rental charts, according to data issued  Wednesday.
Brazil&#39;s Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, overcoming an unscheduled pit stop to finish 1.3 seconds ahead of Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher in a 1-2 finish for the Italian team on its home circuit.
Quarterback Eli Manning's completion rate and passer rating have plummeted since receiver Amani Toomer went down with a season-ending injury.
Iraq's national air carrier began flying direct routes to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Hajj, the first time it has done so since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the Transportation Ministry said.
A Chinese court on Friday upheld a guilty verdict against a Hong Kong-based Singapore newspaper reporter who was sentenced to prison for five years for espionage, state media and his family said.
One day ahead of a meeting with visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair, PLO Chairman Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) on Tuesday recommitted the new Palestinian Leadership to peace as the strategic option and to late Palestinian leader Yaser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s legacy
Pakistani commandos raided the compound of a mosque on Sunday where militants are holding out, blasting holes in a perimeter wall in the hope hundreds of women and children can escape, the military said.
A computer hacker promoting Turkish nationalism posted a video and message on a U.S. Vietnam memorial Web site in recent days, blocking one of the site's search functions while defacing the site with a statement against the United States and Israel.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots might have underestimated Adam Vinatieri's scoring range yesterday. During pregame planning, the Patriots decided not to attempt field goals if the line of scrimmage was outside the 30-yard line. But Vinatieri's 48-yard field goal in the third quarter of the Patriots' 24-3 victory over Baltimore cleared the crossbar by several yards, leaving the impression the Patriots ...
Beatings with bottles, sleep  deprivation and threats of violence against relatives are all  routine forms of torture in detention centres in the rebellious  Russian region of Chechnya, former inmates say.
Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has issued a warning related to potential problems with the batteries in some 28,000 of its 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, telling customers that the batteries may pose a fire hazard due to overheating.
Russian prosecutors launched their own murder investigation on Thursday into the death in London from radiation poisoning of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, in parallel to a British probe already under way.
tennis&#39; grandest title -- the 17-year-old Sharapova fell in the third round of the US Open to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria Sharapova wore a black ribbon in honor of the many victims in Russia.
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Michel Fabrizio sostituir&agrave; Toni Elias nel Gp di Germania classe MotoGp in programma domenica ...
The outcome was the same though it was the imperious tennis of Justine Henin everybody was talking about this time when the Belgian top seed outclassed Serena Williams at Roland Garros on Tuesday.

Cingular Wireless has begun soliciting AT&T Wireless (NYSE: AWE) bondholders to consent to certain amendments in connection with Cingular's acquisition of AT&T.
Everybody was ready to party on Wall  Street after George W. Bush's election win.
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Il portiere della Fiorentina Sebastian Frey archivia la discussa gara di palermo e si concentra sull...
The Motion Picture Association of America has begun filing lawsuits nationwide against people who swap illegally copied movies over the Internet via file-sharing applications such as KaZaA, eDonkey and Grokster.
Andrew Strauss hit his third Test century to \
A state crime lab chemist returned to the witness stand for a second day Tuesday as a trial resumed for a man who served time for a deadly 1998 school yard ambush and now faces federal charges that could return him to prison for a decade.
Fred Couples continued his amazing run in the Thanksgiving weekend tournament, prevailing in four playoff holes over Tiger Woods to claim the final three skins and $340,000, and win his record fifth Skins Game with a total of $640,000.
BEIJING Eight miners have been killed in a fire that broke out in a complex of iron mines in northern China. State media says Chinese rescuers are struggling to find 79 more miners still trapped.
Some experts say Zarqawi&#39;s vow signals violence upsurge in Iraq, others believe Iraq&#39;s most-wanted man is myth. By Habib Trabelsi - DUBAI.
One would like to wish you all a Happy 2.0 Christmas She may be an octogenarian but Queen Elizabeth has joined the Web 2.0 jamboree just in time for Christmas.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has paid tribute to New Zealand all-rounder Chris Harris, who batted with an injured shoulder during last night&#39;s one-day match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Diabetics can prevent heart disease and  live longer by taking the anti-cholesterol drug Atorvastatin,  even if they do not have particularly high cholesterol levels,  a study published on Friday said.
Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp.  on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings surged 23 percent, led by a big rebound in its aerospace segment.
The United States and Europe are working together to tackle global warming, the chief U.S. climate negotiator said Wednesday, deflecting growing criticism within the EU and the developing world over Washington's perceived go-it-alone stance.
French President Jacques Chirac, arriving Wednesday in Libya for the first visit there by a French head of state in more than half a century, said that turbulent times were over as the two countries embark on a \
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Bollywood actress Archana Joglekar deposed before a local court for the second day on Friday in connection with her allegation that a man had attempted to outrage her modesty in a government-run hotel Bhubaneswar nine years ago.
Prima sconfitta per il Settebello nel girone 1 della World League di pallanuoto, disputato a Novi Sa...
It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout.
Neurochem gets another step closer to a bad idea.
By Nolan Rosenkrans, Philadelphia Daily News  Feb. 23--Despite the remarkable technical feat of space travel and the high-level skills that astronauts need, being one isn't quite as prestigious as it used to be.
Damiano:ottima notizia, ora consolidare struttura produttiva
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Even as Saudi Arabia struggles internally with violent extremists and externally with its image as the country that produced most of the attackers of Sept. 11, 2001, the desert kingdom's rulers are moving on multiple fronts to modernize and moderate their nation.
Rep. Porter Goss, who until recently  led the House of Representatives' oversight of U.S.  intelligence agencies, will be on the opposite side of the  questioning on Tuesday as Senate colleagues judge his  suitability to head the CIA.
A third submarine internet cable is severed in the Middle East, compounding global net problems.
Maria Sharapova takes on Venus Williams in Tuesday's match of the day as Wimbledon organisers hope for better weather.
'Nessun incontro tar Scaglia e Murdoch', titolo vola +4,25%
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as profit warnings from retailer Sears Holdings Corp.  and home builder D.R. Horton Inc  fueled concerns about the economy's health and the earnings outlook.
A heat wave swept southern California for a sixth day on Sunday, claiming the lives of an elderly couple, setting record temperatures and leaving thousands of customers without power.
The bestselling suspense novelist reveals what he's reading, watching, and listening to \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and why screenwriters ought to see 'Michael Clayton.'
The memoirs of Pakistani President   Pervez Musharraf have reopened old wounds in neighboring India   and reinforced perceptions of the military ruler as a man who   cannot be trusted.
Court sentences pair of hackers deemed responsible for hijacking millions of PCs to sentences that equal time-served and sent them home on probation.
Liberty Media CEO Robert Bennett did his part Tuesday to try to quash growing speculation that his company&#39;s chairman, John Malone, is positioning himself to take a run at Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp.
Chelsea captain John Terry could be out for up to six weeks, his club said Monday, after revealing the England centre-half broke three bones in his foot following a clash with Emmanuel Eboue during a 1-0 defeat away to Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Mon, 2 Oct 2006 The Parliament Author: Daisy Ayliffe French president Jacques Chirac has pressed Turkey to recognise the role played by Ankara in the Armenian genocide during WW1.Comment
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Data logging? Nein danke Privacy activists have filed a constitutional complaint against Germany's data retention laws.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON, England -- Europe stepped up pressure on Ukraine officials Wednesday to review the results of the disputed presidential poll, following a similar statement of support from the White House.
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Britain&#39;s medical profession voiced shock Tuesday over reports that most of the suspects in three failed car bombings are foreign-born doctors or trained staff in the state-run health system.
The Harris County Hospital District is hoping it can snag a few thousand of the 24 million doses of flu vaccine that haven&#39;t been shipped by vaccine maker Aventis Pasteur.
LONDON, December 28  - The dismantling of the Russian oil giant Yukos (YUSA.FSE) and the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s growing intervention in the economy could have a negative impact on the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s foreign investment inflows, Russian President
PADANG BAKUNG, Indonesia  - Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of more than 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.
The deal will significantly bolster Bank of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s position in the mortgage market while rescuing Countrywide from the jaws of possible bankruptcy.
Travel: Joshua Stein chooses his favourite New York hotels, which are as varied as its citizens.
By ANDREW LIGHTMAN  LEGO COMPETITION  NORWELL  After pressing a few buttons, Meredith Jones watched her Lego robot push a toy truck onto a platform.  Then it pushed a red box several feet, precisely into a square. Then the robot dropped a ball into a container.
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Trattato a 87,88 dollari al barile, oro in recupero
U.S. teenager Michael Phelps powered his  way to two more golds in the Olympic swimming pool on Tuesday,  setting a new Games record in the 200 meters butterfly and  leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Episiotomies -- incisions that widen the vagina during childbirth -- don't reduce the risk of injury to babies when their shoulders are stuck in the birth canal, says a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study.
roundup Plus: Evite goes local with invitations...Westinghouse cuts price of LCD TVs...Adobe debuts hobbyist Photoshop package.

The Oakland Raiders might have lost Ronald Curry for the rest of the season after the promising young receiver suffered what is likely a torn left Achilles' tendon in a 34-27 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.
Aditya Chopra, who is set to wear the director's cap again after a hiatus of eight years for his third film \
The top women's seeds advanced to the Australian Open fourth round in contrasting styles Friday but former champion Amelie Mauresmo was dumped from the tournament she won just two years ago.
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top auto  maker, posted a 37 percent fall in quarterly profit on Monday,  pressured by weaker domestic sales, a strong won currency and  high raw material costs.
UN chief Kofi Annan and French President Jacques Chirac made pleas to the UN General Assembly for a new effort to end the Middle East conflict as US leader George W. Bush renewed his attacks on the Iranian government.
It&#39;s the scam of the 2004 presidential campaign. The emergence of new political groups this election cycle -- such as the Republican-funded Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the Democratic-bankrolled America
In this call center, all the PCs are configured identically. But one user's machine locks up several times a day, and new hardware and software don't help. ...
There are football players, and there are guys who were born to play football. They called him the Minister of Defense, and he defined his position in an amazing career that took him from the University of
Many more white children use the Internet than do Hispanic and black students, a reminder that going online is hardly a way of life for everyone.
Indonesian police have detained six people linked to terrorism since last week&#39;s bombing outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed nine and wounded 182, they said on Friday.
Corporate rescue firm Stephen Forbes Cooper LLC applied to a Manhattan bankruptcy court today for the \
Italian Kristian Ghedina is aiming to enter the record books twice in Saturday&#39;s World Cup downhill race in the Dolomites. Ghedina, 35, will equal Austrian Peter
Haleh Esfandiari left Iran yesterday, but a scholar who was arrested along with her is still being held.
The government's effort to consolidate federal agencies' 12 terrorist lists has all but failed, partly because the Department of Homeland Security has abandoned its responsibility to take the lead on the project.
Certicom, a vendor of encryption tools, has filed a lawsuit claiming that Sony's use of the AACS and DTCP content protection technologies infringes on two U.S. patents.
Diplomats from the European Union, Russia and the United States held talks with Kosovo Albanian representatives Thursday at the start of another round of diplomacy to try to resolve the future of the breakaway Serbian province.
Hawkish US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been the most prominent public advocate of the Bush administration&#39;s global war on terror and the conflict in Iraq.
For one half Saturday, the controversy over the Bowl Championship Series looked like it might disappear in the dampness of Bryant-Denny Stadium as undefeated Auburn found itself in a fight with archrival Alabama.
Daniele Conti, 28 anni, si appresta a vivere la nona stagione al Cagliari. E' lui, dopo la partenza ...
Kelly Holmes has admitted to mixed feelings about her future as it dawns on her that she will never be able to top winning two Olympic gold medals.
Facing its biggest threat ever from the arrival of Sony Corp. in the portable video-game machine market, Japanese game-maker Nintendo Co.
If John Kerry is elected president, Massachusetts would end up with its first Senate vacancy in 20 years, triggering a springtime special election that could determine the balance of power in Congress' upper chamber.
Putting breasts and a gormless expression of child-like delight on the late Mao Zedong in the name of art may seem nothing short of blasphemous for China's culture guardians.
Federal officials have quietly closed a three-year inquiry into the rape-strangulation of 14 women and teenagers in the border city of Juarez, leaving relatives with little hope the killings will ever be solved.
When the news broke last week that a drab-sounding Kansas City-based company called Interstate Bakeries had filed for bankruptcy protection, it may not have immediately gripped the imagination.
A group of scientists have proposed that an \u00e2\u0080\u009cunnamed\u00e2\u0080\u009d population of the wide-ranging North American butterfly genus Lycaeides is a hybrid species.
A plan to launch a range of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on earnings has triggered skepticism among money managers who say earnings are too simple a measure of performance and too easy to manipulate to base a strategy on.
Would-be student athletes who enrolled at Miami prep school to boost grades in order to earn college scholarships struggle after school closed following a New York Times report.
Radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri loses his appeal against  convictions for incitement to murder and race-hate crimes.
Britain is \
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
In a major policy shift, state officials are proposing to pay the $117 million in remaining debt on Giants Stadium.
Following last week&#39;s massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsis at a refugee camp near Burundi&#39;s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Burundian government is speeding up efforts to help the United Nations set up more secure camps in the
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Italy&#39;s Giorgio Rocca won a men&#39;s World Cup slalom on the Hermann Maier course Wednesday, beating out local favourite Rainer Schoenfelder thanks to a flawless second run.
This decade has been a tough one for fund investors. The average stock fund has lost almost 6 percent annually since the beginning of 2000, a return that encompasses huge losses from 2000 through 2002 and big gains in 2003.
The government has been defeated over its plans for the NHS at the Labour Party conference.
Radio controlled dust devils Tiny Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, 64 times smaller than current devices, have been developed by Hitatchi in Japan.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The director of fast food film Super Size Me dismisses adverts from McDonald's to defend their food.
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A storm sweeps through California, unleashing rain, wind and snow and cutting power and transport links.
TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s support rating has plunged to 37 percent as a growing number of people oppose his decision to extend Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s troop deployment in Iraq, an opinion poll report said Sunday.
The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent \
Vehicles burn following a car bomb in the centre of Baghdad. Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Getty. A huge explosion hit the heart of Baghdad today, killing at least four and destroying several cars, according to witnesses.
LSI Logic Corp. , a maker of chips found in DVD recorders and hard drives, said on Monday it would buy Agere Systems Inc.  for about $4 billion in stock, broadening LSI's reach into the market for mobile phone chips.
In the wake of Apple's swift--and steep--iPhone price cuts, early adopters may have to live with shorter windows of joy.
Ever since two Gemini spacecraft met up high above Earth in 1965, the US space program has used astronauts for every rendezvous in orbit -- with other spacecraft, satellites, space stations or the Hubble Space Telescope.
Pope Benedict XVI tells pilgrims at the Vatican that his remarks on Islam last week were misunderstood.
Blog: The open-source packaged application company, which is releasing the beta of a major product upgrade, is on track to go public, CEO says.
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Sport: Andy Roddick battles to a tough victory over Nicolas Mahut to lift his fourth trophy at Queen's.
Ford Motor Co.  on Friday said  U.S. November vehicle sales fell 10 percent from a year  earlier, driven by a decline in truck sales as consumers moved  to more fuel-efficient options.
California geneticists have created a &quot;marathon mouse&quot; that can run twice as far nongenetically altered mice, and eat ravenously without growing fat.
Liberating chimpanzees with soldiers at her side, performing surgeries in the wild, and demonizing ape-meat traders, Sheri Speede is helping change the way a nation looks at apes.
The new head of the state French electricity utility EDF is considering a part flotation before the end of 2005, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said in a newspaper interview on Thursday.
The world is consuming some 20 percent more natural resources a year than the planet can produce, conservationist group WWF warned on Thursday.
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Beijing Olympic organisers want to slash around \u00c2\u00a3400m from the costs of hosting the 2008 Games.
All Canadians over the age of six months should be vaccinated against the flu, a Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests.
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A group of Sudanese released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay demanded cash payouts and an apology from the United States on Saturday, for mental and physical torture suffered during years spent in jail there.
Sri Lanka's cricket team could cut short their tour of New Zealand and return home following the devastating tidal waves which killed more than 4,300 people in their home country, officials said.
Top Japanese finance officials gave conflicting economic assessments Friday, with the central bank chief predicting a slowdown in Japan while the economy minister said she saw no sign of one.
Lynne Spears' book about parenting has been delayed indefinitely, her publisher said Wednesday. Lindsey Nobles, a spokeswoman for Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson Inc., said Wednesday that the memoir by the mother of Britney Spears was put on hold last week.
Their helicopters buzz through the Baghdad sky, their patrols bristle with the latest weaponry and their armored vehicles carry the latest hi-tech gadgets.
For Tony Blair, sorry seems to be the hardest word. A day after the prime minister expressed regret about bad intelligence on Iraq, delegates at the Labour Party&#39;s annual
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will  announce a new cabinet on Monday to try to shore up faltering  support a month after his ruling coalition suffered a massive  election defeat.
Experts identify a genetic trait which shows if a family has a high risk of having babies with cleft lips or palates.
Hank Medress, whose vocals with the doo wop group the Tokens helped propel their irrepressible single \
President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day visit to Ukraine starting Friday, his second trip to the country during its presidential election campaign.
Several hundred Pakistan opposition activists gathered outside the Supreme Court on Friday to denounce President Pervez Musharraf's bid to win another term in an October 6 election.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he will not return to lead the country as president, retiring as head of state 49 years after he seized power in an armed revolution.
Google Inc. on Wednesday quietly launched a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.
BOSTON ENGLISH Coach: Keith Parker (27th year, 130-136-5). Last year's record: 4-7. Playing surface: Artificial turf. Returning starters (6): Jason Cordova, OG-LB, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Darrell Smith, TE-DE, 6-2, 200, Jr.; Michael Roberson, C-LB, 5-11, 240, Jr.; Jouvahnie Grady, TE-DT, 5-11, 240, Jr.; Tony Tucker, RB-S, 5-7, 160, Sr.; Terrance Eaton, RB-LB, 5-9, Sr. Strength: Offensive line. Concern: Experience. Outlook: ...
Federal regulators ordered airlines to inspect the wings of more than 700 Boeing jets in response to a fire that destroyed a plane after it landed in Japan last week, officials said yesterday.
BlackBerry mobile data services were disrupted Monday afternoon due to a problem with Research In Motion&#39;s infrastructure, apparently affecting customers of all major North American mobile operators, an AT&amp;T Wireless spokesman said.RIM told AT&amp;T the problem began at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and that the Waterloo, Ontario, company was working to identify and solve the problem, said AT&amp;T spokesman Mark Siegel. RIM officials were not immediately available for comment.After 6 p.m. Eastern, users on a BlackBerry Internet message board began reporting that service had returned to normal.The popular smart phones rely on both a cellular network for transport and RIM&#39;s own network for pushing e-mail to end-users. Last month, problems with AT&amp;T&#39;s network disrupted service to some of its subscribers with BlackBerrys, as well as iPhone users.Several users on various mobile networks reported connection problems on Monday afternoon on the message board.BlackBerry users may not be able to send or receive messages, browse the Internet, or use the BlackBerry Internet Service Web site, according to a message from RIM that some users on the board posted. In addition, BlackBerry Enterprise Servers may not be able to connect to RIM&#39;s infrastructure, and carriers and resellers may not be able to create accounts or provision services, the notice said. The outage happened because &quot;a component of the network infrastructure is experiencing a service interruption.&quot;Zenprise, a maker of service management software that monitors BlackBerry service and notifies administrators of problems, detected the outage and notified customers at 3:23 p.m. Eastern, according to Ahmed Datoo, Zenprise&#39;s vice president of marketing. After running a series of tests, Zenprise determined that the root of the problem was in RIM&#39;s infrastructure. The Fremont, California, company, which counts about 100 enterprises and SMBs among its customers, has not determined the total scope of the outage. BlackBerry service for Zenprise&#39;s own customers has been going up and down during the outage, Datoo said.
Walter Mazzarri, allenatore della Sampdoria, ha spiegato cos\u00c3\u00ac il 'giallo Cassano' ai microfoni di Sk...
MUMBAI: Japanese stocks gained after a Government report showed industrial production rose for the first month in three, providing evidence that growth in the worlds second-largest economy will be sustained.
At last... Millions of European gamers have sat patiently beside their old standard Xbox 360s ever since the first official mention of the all-black Elite version waiting for word on when they'll be able to get their hands on one. Now they know - the European launch date is 24 August 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Australian journalist was seized by militants in Iraq for nearly 24 hours, but then released unharmed.
Super-cheap genetic scanning is set to jolt medicine, offering patients new insights--and painful choices.
The team with the most makeup couldn't make up lost time on \
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is to remake classic World War II film The Dam Busters.
This film of middle school students who managed to create a Holocaust memorial is so self-congratulatory it tugs against the gravity of the Holocaust itself.
In the international online media, Yasser Arafat is receiving gentler treatment in death than he usually received in life. Arafat was a &quot;truly great leader,&quot; said the Jakarta Post in Indonesia.
NATO is likely to scale back plans to send instructors to train Iraq's military, the alliance's top operational commander, U.S. Gen. James L. Jones, said Friday.
With his prospects for ice time dwindling, Milan Jurcina was traded yesterday to the Washington Capitals for a fourth-round pick in 2008.
Roger Clemens filed for the highest figure ever submitted in salary arbitration. The Astros countered with $13.5 million.
The Serb parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFool\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Gold\u00e2\u0080\u009d captured the No. 1 weekend ranking at North American box offices.
NEW YORK (GNS) - As the Republican National Convention opens Monday in New York, it may be time to suspend an old political axiom for the rest of the 2004 campaign.
Benni McCarthy lost his goalscoring touch as Blackburn's UEFA Cup campaign came to an end with a 0-0 draw against Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday.
L'Italia deve pensare ad un modello tutto suo. Lo ha detto il commissario straordinario della Figc, ...
The destruction of the tiny village of Sugai is a lesson in the difficulty of enforcing environmental rules in China.
HALIFAX (CP) - His beard encrusted in a layer of ice, Brian Ferrier snorted with disdain at the latest winter storm to hit Atlantic Canada.
The state takes full control of one of Zimbabwe's main food processors by buying out US firm HJ Heinz.
The Democratic National Committee and state party officials in Michigan are fighting over &#36;8 million meant to help Sen. John Kerry's failed 2004 presidential bid in the state.
By Skip Myslenski, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 5--EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The snapshots Saturday were so different from the ones viewed just 25 days earlier. That evening in Wisconsin's Kohl Center, Ohio State center Greg Oden appeared paralyzed by the clammy grip of languor.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - In what's being billed as a first, Bon Jovi is bundling a digital iTunes copy of the band's upcoming album, \
Trinidad Coach Wim Rijsbergen has a team that includes only one player who went to Germany while 16 players have been barred from participating by the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s soccer federation.
A powerful earthquake rocked large parts of Southeast Asia on Sunday. The quake caused dozens of small buildings to collapse and triggered tidal waves in northwestern Indonesia, witnesses and officials said.
The 300 residents of the Samaritan House homeless shelter didn&#39;t know what to expect when a 40-something man with a gray beard parked his black SUV in front of the shelter on Christmas Eve.
Director Robert Altman, who introduced an innovative ensemble style of filmmaking in such works as \
Property seized by eminent domain must be blighted, not just unproductive, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio -- Ohio authorities are trying to find out what has sickened hundreds of tourists and residents of a popular island getaway.
There is a major UN climate change meeting underway in Buenos Aires: the tenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-10).
Critics of a building boom in Austin fear it will alter the character of the city, a place often prized by residents for its offbeat small-town vibe.
The No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs isn't the only thing the San Diego Chargers are playing for in their final two games. For one, LaDainian Tomlinson is within reach of his second straight NFL rushing title.
A car bomb exploded in a market in the northern city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 22, police said.
Steve McClaren, back in Spain a week after his harrowing experience in Madrid as assistant to Sven Goran Eriksson with the England team, urged his Middlesbrough players to pay
One of the most prominent critics of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe resigns as an archbishop.
Turkey's foreign minister said on Sunday that diplomatic and military options could both be used in the country's fight against Kurdish PKK guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he was close to signing David Beckham during the England midfielder's time at Real Madrid.
Stocks were little changed on Friday as optimism that fueled a sharp two-day rally faded on rumors of more trouble in the global financial sector, overshadowing strong earnings from Microsoft Corp  and Caterpillar Inc .
Thousands of Iraqi translators have assisted U.S. forces since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, risking their lives and leaving their families vulnerable to retaliation from insurgents who see them as accomplices of American troops.
ConocoPhillips said on that its worldwide production of hydrocarbons probably rose in the final three months of 2007 from the third quarter, and oil and natural gas prices were also higher.
SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after reclaiming control of the city from Sunni militants in fierce fighting that won praise for Iraqi troops...
China spurned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of only paying lip service to easing tensions.
Doctors are beginning to offer a new alternative to hip replacement, one aimed at younger, athletic baby boomers who've worn out their joints too soon. Now they no longer have to wait until they hit their 60s for a fix.
Software giant Microsoft unveils a music-downloading service to rival Apple's iTunes and other providers.
New York, Sep 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India was ready to look at all options &#39;&#39;with an open mind&#39;&#39; to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue with Pakistan but asked Islamabad to take credible steps to check cross-border terrorism for
Clarence House insists Prince Harry will not be apologising publicly in the row over his Nazi costume.
Five women who put their lives on hold so their husbands could run for the White House spoke out about the fears, joys and agonizing family toll of the 2008 campaign trail Tuesday.
Royal Dutch/Shell, one of the world&#39;s largest oil companies, agreed yesterday to pay $120 million in penalties to settle charges of corporate fraud with the Securities and Exchange Commission for overstating its oil reserves.
U2, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, The O&#39;Jays and The Pretenders will become the 20th class to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, the Rock Hall foundation announced Monday (12/13), reports LiveDaily.
The IMF says that global economic growth is likely to be dampened by the turbulence which has swept world markets.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai returns  home on Monday with less than a week to go before a historic  election with the opposition scrambling to present a unified  challenge to the heavily favored incumbent.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; appeared on Saturday before an investigating magistrate, kicking off the process of trials of Iraq&#39;s former top officials.
Manchester United says player transfers and a weaker performance on the pitch cut its full-year profits by nearly a third.
Footballer David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria were met by a crush of fans and photographers at Los Angeles International Airport as the celebrity couple embarked on a new chapter in the United States.
Britney Spears' decision to check into rehab could help her in court as she to tries to retain custody of her two young children with estranged husband Kevin Federline, according to family law attorneys. That is, of course, if she actually completes a rehab program.
Single click porn, blockbusters, and TV shows Here comes BitTorrent 2.0. Researchers at the Delft University of Technology and De Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam recently unveiled the latest version of a new-age BitTorrent client known as Tribler, part of an effort to \
Russell Baze tied Laffit Pincay Jr.'s record of 9,530 victories Thursday at Bay Meadows, winning by 4 1/2 lengths aboard Christie's Fame in the sixth race.
High energy prices help US oil giant Exxon Mobil report the highest ever annual profit by a US company - $39.5bn.
Afghanistan's parliament has granted immunity to all Afghans involved in the country's 25 years of conflict, lawmakers said on Thursday, despite calls by human rights groups for war crimes trials.
Blog: Intel researchers are using motion sensors to help people set goals for weight loss or track patients who are rehabilitating injuries.
U.S. factories picked up their pace in  December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing  industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment,  a report showed on Monday.
EU external relations commissioner Chris Patten warned Wednesday that Russian authorities should do more than simply bolstering the powers of the Kremlin in response to the Beslan tragedy.
World number three golfer Tiger Woods of the United States and his new Swedish bride Elin Nordegren have come ashore in Barbados after spending their wedding night aboard a yacht following an elaborate wedding at a private club.
Oscar is going to keep its home on ABC for six more years. The network's deal to televise the Academy Awards has been extended through 2014, Frank Pierson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Monday.
German police have arrested 110 people at a march to commemorate the death of Adolf Hitler&#39;s deputy, Rudolf Hess. Some 74 of those detained belonged to a Neo-Nazi movement and were held for displaying banned Nazi symbols and carrying weapons, police said.
Would you like a corporate login with that espresso? Hackers have refined a new technique for breaking into Wi-Fi networks protected by the aging (and increasingly misnamed) Wireless Equivalent Protocol.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in parliamentary polls that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.
Moscow\u00e2\u0080\u0094As Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s summer of terror unfolded, it might have been easy to forget the long and agonizing prehistory to the headline-grabbing horrors that included exploding airliners, suicide bombs and schoolchildren taken hostage.

The chairman of a US Congressional panel responsible for Fannie Mae gained authority to subpoena executives at the biggest US mortgage finance company for information related to allegations of accounting errors.
Rodney Harrison saw Asante Samuel flash his extraordinary potential last year. He saw Samuel fly to passes as if he and the ball were magnetically attracted, and saw the 185-pound rookie make sure tackles. He saw Samuel intercept his first pass and bring it back more than half the field, the cornerback's dreadlocks poking out of his helmet and bouncing ...
New nanotech breakthroughs have enabled IBM to measure magnetic fields at an atomic level and to build transistor-like switches from a single molecule.
IAC/InterActiveCorp. Chief Executive  Barry Diller said on Monday he saw opportunities as news  increasingly moves to the Internet from newspapers, and his  company was close to announcing a new product.
Combinazione: 13, 19, 32, 39, 44, 61, jolly 66, superstar 18
OTTAWA  &#151; Grammy Award-winning and Ottawa-born recording star Alanis Morissette was scheduled to sing both national anthems before Game 4. It's an encore of sorts after Morissette sang the anthem for the Senators' first home game when the expansion franchise brought the NHL back to Ottawa in 1992.
Stocks opened higher on Friday after   news that U.S. consumer prices rose in line with market   expectations in August and Adobe Systems Inc. ADBE.O reported   a stronger-than-expected profit.
Plans for EU co-operation on asylum and justice will be debated by MPs amid claims the UK could lose key powers.
The latest member of the Bakker clan to have a television show says it's a one-off miniseries and that he has no interest in following in the footsteps of his televangelist parents, Jim and Tammy Faye.
One thing about this election is known: the man who occupies the Oval Office for the next four years will not have a beard or mustache.
Ministro vuole colmare evidenti limiti mostrati dal sistema
Nell'incontro che ha aperto la 27/a giornata del campionato inglese, il Reading ha battuto l'Aston V...
This suspense thriller about sandalwood smuggler Veerapan is good.
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Blog: The software giant follows through on better support for dynamic, or scripting, languages for Web development.
A DVD just can't satisfy a yearning for a previous lover.
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Provvedimento per il presidente della Cancellese
The Tax Ministry raised its tax bill for 2001 against the floundering Yukos oil giant by some &#36;700 million, bringing total back tax claims against Russia's biggest oil producer to &#36;7.4 billion, the company said Friday.
Sen. John Kerry and the Democratic Party are limiting television advertising to just 14 states as the fall campaign opens, curbing their ambitions for a broader playing field against President Bush. The shift reduces Missouri, Colorado, Arizona and four Southern states to second-tier status.
Maggiore Ipo quest'anno in Germania per rivale di Givaudan
German financial markets are rife with speculation that Porsche intends to take over Volkswagen, and Porsche is acting as if it already calls the shots.
The court said Apple&#39;s refusal to license FairPlay was not anti-competitive. It also pointed out the availability of other devices that are compatible with Virgin&#39;s download site.
Oil prices above $50 a barrel \u00e2\u0080-nd rising \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - now starting to adversely affect the economy and consumers in ways that had not been happening only a few months ago.
Democrat Barack Obama emerged on Thursday from the latest campaign debate with aides insisting he can still catch front-runner Hillary Clinton and defending his decision not to go on the attack against her.
By 6 pm on Sunday, 127 miners wererescued alive after a major gas explosion took place at the Chenjiashan Coalmine, Shaanxi Province, around 7:10 am but another 166 remained trapped underground.
Sospesi i collegamenti con le isole del Golfo, allagamenti in molte province, preallarme a Sarno e nei comuni colpiti dall&#39;alluvione del maggio del &#39;98. Questo il bilancio di un&#39;ondata di maltempo, con vento
Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak overcame doubts about his ethics to win South Korea's presidential election by a landslide on Wednesday with promises to make voters better off and to stand up to North Korea.
Watching Steve Young set the single-season passing rating record a decade ago, Denver coach Mike Shanahan figured it was a mark that would never be broken. Little did he know someone like Peyton Manning would come along. Manning finished off one of the greatest seasons for a quarterback Sunday, shattering Young's record by nearly nine points after setting the touchdown record the previous week.
An Oregon judge on Thursday ordered the state to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the November ballot, reversing a decision by officials in the swing state that had disqualified him on technicalities.
A guitar played by George Harrison of  the Beatles was sold for $567,500 on Friday, topping the bill  at what auction house Christie's said was its biggest ever sale  of show business memorabilia.
Scientists analysing data captured by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft as it swept past Saturn&#39;s moon Titan, have described a cold landscape carved by winds and perhaps puddled with organic lakes.
It has been an interesting 24 hours for anybody keen on web application security. Network World Labs Alliance Security Expert Joel Snyder, played down the danger of web application security and challenged Acunetix to hack a website.
MILANO - L&#39;IFPI, federazione internazionale dell&#39;industria fonografica, ha comunicato oggi i positivi risultati della campagna internazionale contro l&#39;utilizzo illegale delle piattaforme peer to peer rendendo pubblico che sono in corso, in Europa, 459
William S. Lerach, a former law partner at Milberg Weiss, pleaded guilty to conspiracy for a role in pursuing companies with class-action lawsuits when their share prices dropped.
La Francia ha battuto la Germania per 75-73 nella seconda semifinale di classificazione per i posti ...
The Nasdaq stock market extend Dell a deadline for filing late reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company announced.
Sydney - World No 1 tennis player Roger Federer is visiting Australia, heightening speculation that he is discussing a deal to link up with former Australian Davis Cup coach Tony Roche.
InfoWorld - Nokia\u00c2\u00a0announced on Wednesday the latest version of its Linux-based tablet device, this time with a full keyboard.
Rudi Voeller has quit as Roma soccer coach after the club&#39;s 1-3 defeat away to Bologna. Voeller, who quit as Germany coach after Euro 2004, was drafted in last month to replace Cesare Prandelli.
BAGHDAD, Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0094A Turkish contractor and an Iraqi Kurdish translator were beheaded on a video posted on the Internet yesterday, and a statement said they had been taken captive by the Ansar al-Sunna Army - the same group that killed 12 Nepalese hostages
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c58787)  has announced the addition of Portable Technology Retailing in the UK  2007 to their offering.
Big Blue has brought the title of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest supercomputer back to the US for the first time in three years. IBMs still incomplete Blue Gene/L system has been officially named the fastest in the
South Africa will overcome an  electricity \
OSLO -- Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum yesterday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece &quot;The Scream&quot; and a second Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched.
Arsene Wenger &egrave; consapevole che domani il pronostico dell'andata degli ottavi di Champions &e...
 grabs big piece of Emmy action
The boos did not stop high scoring  Houston Rockets guard Tracy McGrady from having fun in his  first return to Orlando since his controversial departure last  year.
Penetrated via a persistent backdoor Yesterday, we reported on an unholy trinity of Google vulnerabilities that put emails, private photos and website security at risk. Today came word of a new weakness that makes it easy for bad guys to silently put a backdoor in Gmail accounts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A bar's stroller ban has set off a turf battle in Brooklyn.
Shares in Irish oil company Petrel Resources have lost more than 50% of their value on a report that the firm has failed to win a contract in Iraq.
AllOfMP3 defies Western superpowers Little more than a month after it collapsed under pressure from several superpowers of the Western world - including the US government and three major record labels - Russia's AllOfMP3 is making a comeback.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Matt Langwell allowed just one earned run and struck out seven to help Rice beat Texas A&amp;M 5-2 on Saturday to advance to the College World Series for the second straight year.
Dropping into one of Amsterdam&#39;s trademark brown cafes, I found myself lulled for a moment by the illusion that things were as they always had been.
Two more traders have left Fidelity Investments amid the government investigation into whether employees inappropriately solicited and received expensive gifts and entertainment from brokers who wanted the mutual fund company's massive trading business, the company confirmed yesterday.
Outside Madison Square Garden, a small group of Knicks fans voiced their dissatisfaction with the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coach, Isiah Thomas. Inside the arena, that message can get one ejected.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday blamed Bush administration failings in Iraq for strengthening the strategic position of Iran, which he says must be stopped from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Researchers have found that there is no way to know for sure which blows will lead to a concussion.
Forrester eats its research Yahoo! can marry Microsoft or remain an old maid with a less than rosy financial outlook. Those are the options. And we're being kind including one of them.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
To honor black history, President Bush on Monday didn't spend much time looking back. He focused instead on people contributing today &#151; those who are seizing opportunities gained at great price, the president said. \
Somalia's powerful Islamist group give Ethiopian troops a week to leave the country or face a \
The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a \u00e2\u0080\u009ca massive rollback,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and called on their members to continue their walkout.
Three marines in the Individual Ready Reserve face potential discipline for taking antiwar stands.
The moment he became weightless, Mike Hickey of South High School in Cleveland, Ohio, completely forgot about the science experiment he was to conduct.
Indian company Tata wins the \u00c2\u00a36bn battle to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
Male nurse Moshoeshoe Makhubu has helped in many circumcisions but is visibly nervous as he prepares to undergo the snip himself, a procedure he grudgingly admits may boost chances of remaining HIV-free.
Media & professional: Corporation goes ahead with suspensions of 'senior people' following revelations of viewer deceptions.
Oracle will continue its full-court press for PeopleSoft this week when it plans to ask a judge to dismantle one of the last obstacles.
LOS ANGELES  - Lisa Kudrow is ready for  her TV \
LONDON: Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf, in London for talks yesterday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said the world is &quot;absolutely&quot; less safe because it is failing to tackle the core causes of terrorism.
Dame Helen Mirren is named best actress, as Martin Scorsese also triumphs at the 79th Academy Awards.
28/10/04 - Flash - Roma - &quot;Che un nuovo importante distributore di musica digitale si aggiunga a quelli gi\u00c3\u00a0 presenti in Italia \u00c3\u00a8 sicuramente un fatto positivo. Resta per\u00c3\u00b2 il fatto grave che non abbiano
Jean-Paul Gut, the chief operating officer of EADS, quit on Monday, adding further turmoil to the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top management one week before the Paris air show.
PMA08 in Las Vegas features some of the latest in photogeek equipment, from increases in megapixel capabilities to stunning HD video equipment.
Apple Computer&#39;s OS X, the operating system in its Macintosh personal computers, is Apple&#39;s most Windows-friendly OS to date, but it won&#39;t run Windows applications.
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Dying winds gave California firefighters their first big break on Wednesday after four days battling wildfires, but San Diego faced more calamity as blazes there burned out of control and kept more than half a million evacuees from returning home.
The government can continue to use its warrantless domestic wiretap program pending the Justice Department's appeal of a federal judge's ruling outlawing the program, an Appeals Court in Cincinnati ruled on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Terror Squad's attack on  Billboard's singles charts continued Thursday as the group's  \
The Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt returned to prison in India yesterday.
Netta vittoria di Raiuno su Canale 5 in prime time
The justices deal a blow to privacy advocates and civil rights activists while bolstering the Bush administration's secret wiretapping campaign.
Gov. Rick Perry told the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute Friday that it is the responsibility of a conservative and compassionate government to protect the most vulnerable in society.
Sen. Barack Obama's first trip to New Hampshire as an official Democratic presidential candidate came Monday with packed audiences, enthusiastic crowds &#151; and scant scrutiny.
Hours before he formally joins the  2008 White House race, Republican Fred Thompson will air his  first television advertisement on Wednesday during a  presidential debate he is skipping.
Top YouTube videos of 2007 run the gamut from an homage to Britney Spears, to stampeding buffaloes, to hilarious political satires.
Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday  reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on strength in  its finance arm.
KIEV, December 26 (Itar-Tass) - Around 33,300 polling stations opened all over Ukraine on Sunday at 08.00 to elect a new president of the country.
BRITAIN&#39;S main financial regulator yesterday confirmed it is monitoring developments in a high-level probe into corruption in the US insurance industry.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi Aug. 17, 2004  Burundi and Rwanda threatened Tuesday to send soldiers into neighboring Congo to hunt down Hutu extremists responsible for slaughtering more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a UN camp in Burundi deployments that ...
In its 35th season, ABC's \
FAIRY tales don&#39;t come any more fanciful than The Andre Stolz Story, a real-life biography which throbbed to a thunderous climax in the appropriate setting of Las Vegas yesterday.
Alan Webb breaks free in the homestretch to claim his third U.S. title in the 1,500 meters in 3 minutes 34.82 seconds on Sunday.
Sending a teacher to prison for dealing badly with a classroom porn storm does not address the root of the problem: fear that traces back to ignorance. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
The majority of Hispanic immigrants maintain ties to their native countries by sending money, calling or traveling to their homelands, but most see their future in the United States despite these long-distance links, a new study has found.
Hungary's Robert Fazekas will be  stripped of his discus gold medal and thrown out of the Olympic  Games after being caught trying to tamper with a urine sample,  an International Olympic Committee source said Tuesday.
Ci si attende una crescita globale al ribasso, non solo Usa
In the caves of South Africa's  Cederberg mountains, an ancient people left a legacy of rock  art that could teach modern man a valuable lesson or two about  living in harmony with nature.
A new work by Damien Hirst is one of the sculptures by the world's best known artists on display at Chatsworth House.
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ON THE IRAQ-IRAN BORDER -- Since late August, British commandos in the deserts of far southeastern Iraq have been testing one of the most serious charges leveled by the United States against Iran: that Iran is secretly supplying weapons, parts, funding, and training for attacks on US-led forces in Iraq.
The FCC decides that cable, phone and other companies offering internet-based phone services fall under federal jurisdiction. The company calls the ruling a victory for consumers.
Teenager Maria Sharapova defeated an injured Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships on Monday, moving the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first Russian champ to a career-high number four and winnings of $1 million.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo   Chavez's defense of Iranian nuclear programs during a visit by   the Islamic republic's president burnished his anti-U.S. image   but risked losing support for a U.N. Security Council seat.
Fiumicino non riesce a far ripartire aerei in 30-40 minuti
Dopo l&#39;episodio di ieri con bestemmie in diretta Mediaset ha deciso l&#39;espulsione dalla casa del Grande Fratello del concorrente Guido Genovesi (foto). Lo spiega una nota del gruppo in cui Canale 5 e il gruppo si scusano con i telespettatori.
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Oscar Lopez will play this upcoming season at Lazio. The defender was sent Tuesday to the Serie A club on a one-year loan from Spanish side Barcelona.
New York, Sept. 26 (PTI): Conceding that some places in Iraq would throw &quot;greater challenges&quot; during the January elections, the US has said additional coalition forces are being sought for the purpose.
Ozzy Osbourne fought with a burglar who broke into his country home, but the perpetrator and an accomplice made off with jewellery worth about US$1.9 million.
Riot police in Nairobi fire teargas and water at crowds gathering at a banned opposition rally
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The price isn't right Acer is looking to buck the laws of the channel this year by driving ASPs up.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Crude oil futures in New York, after passing US$49 a barrel, may rise further next week on increasing concern that shipments will be curtailed just as demand accelerates, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed.
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter will probably emerge from seclusion soon and return to Washington to fight for his political career, a colleague of the first-term Republican said Friday.
The Pepsi Bottling Group posted a profit on Tuesday that beat Wall Street estimates by a penny, despite flat volume.
Republican John McCain has put much of his time and effort into other states, but suggested Wednesday that recent endorsements could lead Iowa voters to give his presidential campaign another look.
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Freddy Adu was traded Monday from D.C. United to Real Salt Lake, ending a sometimes tumultuous three-year run in Washington for the highly touted teenager who clashed with his coach and was often frustrated by his role.
What will Germany's new polar bear celebrity be called?Nuremberg Mayor Ulrich Maly has asked a jury to deliberate Friday on a flood of suggestions _ which arrived in more than 25,000 e-mails and postcards _ for the official name of the 5-week-old white ball of fluff.The decision was to be announced in the afternoon.The bear cub rose to star status after being taken from her mother, Vera, on Jan. 8 amid concerns that she could harm or even kill the newborn.The Bavarian city's zoo made the decision to bottle-feed the cub and not return her to her mother after keepers spotted Vera carrying the cub around in her jaws and tossing it around her enclosure. Read more
Honda's new, improved Asimo robot is able to run, interact with people and shake his hips.
A tentative deal over editorial independence at The Wall Street Journal would give Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. the sole power to hire and fire the newspaper's top editors if it succeeds in buying Dow Jones & Co. Inc., The New York Times said on Thursday.
For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
Abstract: Karzai completed one of his most important tasks as the head of state of a new Afghanistan by forming his cabinet. But the formation of the cabinet is only a first step in the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s political future.
Fast-track surgery centres are treating people up to eight times quicker than other NHS providers, a government report says.
Well, slightly postponed Brief The threat of lightning has forced NASA to postpone the launch of the Dawn mission to the asteroid belt by 24 hours.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Morocco and Western Sahara's  Polisario independence movement ended two days of talks near  New York City on Wednesday without agreement on Africa's  longest-running territorial dispute.
Bear Stearns reported its first quarterly loss ever, stung by the mortgage crisis that has swept markets across the globe.
The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, will co-chair a conference on the Middle East and North Africa in Morocco today. Ministers from some 30 Arab, Muslim and Western nations are to attend the meeting to
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World's most annoying adverts cleared Apple's recent campaign claiming its machines were more secure and less likely to crash or pick up a virus than Windows PCs has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The trauma of the 7 July London bombings has left emotional scars for 80% of survivors, a report says.
RadioShack Corp. RSH.N, the No. 3  U.S. electronics retailer, on Tuesday posted a 22 percent rise  in third-quarter profit due to strong wireless sales and cost  controls, but its shares slipped as it kept its 2004 earnings  outlook unchanged.
While the housing downturn has  depressed once-thriving real estate markets around the nation,  far-flung suburbs of major cities have suffered the most abrupt  market correction.
Auto sales continued to struggle around the globe. Citigroup&#39;s earnings top expectations, but its revenues are light. Apple&#39;s stock jumps as iPod sales surge.
Heavy rain brings more flooding to properties and roads, causing delays for commuters.
TOKYO - As many as 15 people were killed on Wednesday when Typhoon Tokage slammed into western Japan, bringing heavy rains and powerful winds.
I nside Ashley Manning's freshman English classroom, books line the shelves. \
A judge has ordered a film production company co-founded by Madonna and another firm to enter into mediation to try to settle a legal dispute involving competing plans to make a movie on prisoner abuse.
Taliban insurgents have kidnapped two foreign officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Afghan province of Wardak, the provincial police chief said on Thursday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up a 2 1/2 game lead in the National League West pennant race with a 7-4 victory over title rivals the San Francisco Giants Sunday.
Francesco Cirmi di Bologna e Vincenzo Cardella di Caserta
Whether it's Edmund  Hillary, the beekeeper who became the first man to conquer  Mount Everest, or director Peter Jackson, who went from B-movie  auteur to A-list Oscar winner, New Zealanders pride themselves  on their underdog status.
After Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u00c2\u0092s Devdas, director Anurag Kashyap is all set to make the modern version of Devdas with Abhay Deol playing the lead role.
Russia unveils a new passenger jet it hopes will establish its place as a global seller of commercial aircraft.
Ong al lavoro per colmare divario tra nord e sud del pianeta
Indonesian prosecutors on Friday formally charged militant cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with ordering his followers to launch a suicide attack on the J.W. Marriott hotel in Jakarta last year.
The Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, is to receive its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities on December 12, the Airbus test flight director said.
Telecommunications equipment maker  Motorola Inc. MOT.N said on Tuesday that it would cut 1,000  jobs and take charges of about $50 million for severance  benefits as it tries to increase productivity.
President Bush Bush is on a three-day visit to the region to show support for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Patrick Ramsey makes his first second start of the season as the Redskins face the AFC North-leading Steelers at a sloppy Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
New Hampshire primary wins by John McCain and Hillary Clinton leave race for White House wide open.
Somerfield raised \u00c2\u00a351m through a shares placing yesterday to help finance the purchase of 114 stores from its rival supermarket group, William Morrison.
Calls for a change in the law on the force householders can use against burglars face their first major test in Parliament.
Iowa Democratic Party officials are poised to settle on Jan. 3 for their presidential caucuses, the same day Republicans will vote, a party official said Thursday.
You might ignore your mobile phone if your ringtone is Beethoven's \
Washington - Former operative and congressman Porter Goss was sworn in Friday as the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Killer in azione in un negozio di telefonia
Wall Street's right, but for the wrong reason.
Antiterrorismo, neanche tra i manifestanti fermati
E. W. Scripps reported 21 percent growth in third-quarter profit powered by its television networks, but Belo Corporation saw its profit fall 2 percent.
The Northern Ireland peace talks were on a knife-edge today after a dramatic Downing Street meeting between Chief Constable Hugh Orde and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.
Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions said on Monday they were closer to a deal but needed more time to produce a Security Council resolution.
The vote, a major victory for the White House, also gives legal protection to phone companies that aided government wiretapping.
After decades of scares, the US Women&#39;s Health Initiative, which studied 162,000 women, found those who had taken the oral contraceptive had a lower chance of heart problems.
I live in Bali, where our workshops are located, and I work in New York. I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been known to make the 25-hour flight to Indonesia every month or so.
Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma said he could not accept the division of Ukraine, after meeting with the regional leaders who have threatened to demand autonomy following the disputed presidential election.
MIAMI, July 3 -- Three senior forecasters at the National Hurricane Center called Tuesday for the ouster of the new director, Bill Proenza, saying he has damaged public confidence in their forecasts, fractured morale and lost their support.
NHS fertility treatment for cancer patients must be improved, leading doctors say.
Regulators ordered Citigroup to close its Japanese private banking operations because of serious violations of the country's banking laws.
Even wearing an unflattering honey mustard- colored sweater, Team Canada players showed their true colors in their opening game of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday.
Sony is handing out freebies to buyers of its PlayStation 3 as its hefty price appears to be scaring away shoppers.
DOHA - An Iraqi rebel group paraded a captive Jordanian truckdriver in a videotape aired by Al Jazeera television yesterday and threatened to kill him unless his employer pulled out of the country within 48 hours.
PageSix - PAMELA Day, the hard-   nosed San Francisco   exec who was tossed from \
MADRID, Sep 12 (IPS) - Immigrants who enter Spain illegally should know  that they will be deported \
Don Polries and Helen Vetter don't look like outlaws. She's 82 and nearly blind, and he's an 87-year-old World War II veteran whose only brush with the law was a traffic ticket or two, decades ago.
Il gruppo bancario corrispondera' 310 milioni di euro
The many atrocities they experienced during the Soviet era of the 20th century did not prepare Russians for last Friday&#39;s tragic loss of hundreds of schoolchildren and others during a hostage-taking.
(CBS) The statistics are frightening: One child in the US dies from choking on food every five days, according to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
India's pioneer low-cost carrier Air Deccan plans to raise 50 million dollars in private equity by shedding a 26 percent stake and also aims to enter the corporate business jet segment, its chairman said.
The faulty drainage pumps that the Army Corps of Engineers installed before last year's hurricane season still have mechanical flaws, according to a Corps report released Friday that also criticized the pump contracts. Sen. Mary Landrieu immediately called for a federal investigation.
AFP/Getty Images - The most prominent armed group in southern Nigeria has claimed responsibility for a dynamite attack Monday night on the convoy of a port authority official in Nigeria's oil hub city Port Harcourt.
Bernhard Langer, who captained Europe&#39;s Ryder Cup team to last month&#39;s surprise victory against the US, eliminated world No.
Greg Dobbs's pinch-hit grand-slam home run powered the Philadelphia Phillies to an eighth consecutive win over the New York Mets, a 10-6 road victory on Sunday.
US authorities arrested at least 103 suspects and filed 117 criminal complaints since June 1 in a crackdown on various forms of online fraud, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.
African doctors educated and trained in Western institutions have been ardently urged to respect and promote African traditional medicine, which are still relevant in the medical world despite the giant strides made by Western medicinal science.
All six nations involved in North Korean nuclear talks have agreed on a timeframe for a crucial second disarmament phase, the US envoy said Thursday on the second and final day of discussions.
Russia's lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on combatting global warming Friday, putting the sweeping environmental pact firmly on the road to realization and giving Russia a hoped-for step forward toward joining the World Trade Organization.
Fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz took three quick wickets to leave Pakistan struggling on 69-4 in the first Test in Perth, still 312 runs behind Australia.
Oil slipped on Wednesday after  surging nearly 5 percent to a record above $100 a barrel a day  ago amid an influx of fresh investor capital into the  commodities sector and concerns that OPEC will not hike output  next month.
African leaders meet this weekend to debate a grand plan for a continental government, but they face pleas for urgent action now to halt conflicts in Darfur and Somalia and tackle enduring poverty.
The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice).
Three blasts in a Turkish Mediterranean seaside resort and a fourth in Istanbul injured a total of 27 people Sunday, among them 10 British holidaymakers, officials have said.
George W. Bush faces 90 of the most critical minutes of his presidency, with his rationale for war in Iraq in tatters and his bid for a second term threatened by challenger John Kerry.
South Korea said Friday that a massive explosion previously reported to have created a mushroom cloud in North Korea did not take place in the area that was originally pinpointed.
FIRST ON TAP: President Bush was meeting Monday with nine new senators and 41 new representatives joining the 109th Congress in a session that a spokesman said was aimed at \
Study shows some federal employees spend chunks of time surfing porn and gambling sites.
Dr. Robert Pai is optimistic about the fluorescent industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chances of developing light bulbs that please everyone and meet the efficiency standards that Congress has mandated for 2012.
John Vaughn kicked three field goals and No. 3 Auburn led ninth-ranked Virginia Tech 9-0 at halftime of the Sugar Bowl, pushing the Tigers within two quarters of a perfect season.
Screams poured from the burning building along with smoke and flames: \
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Germans enter the New Year with half of them worrying about economic prospects, a survey reported on Thursday.
Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Foreign Ministry insisted that one of the hostages had died of a heart attack and the other was still alive.
A 19-year-old from Barry is charged with murder after a pedestrian died in a collision in Cardiff city centre.
U.S. pop star Prince had fashionistas  dancing in the aisles at London Fashion Week on Wednesday when  he staged a surprise performance at Matthew Williamson&#39;s  catwalk show.
Laid neatly on a deserted London office floor in parallel lines designed to meet at the North Pole, 60 days' worth of energy-charged packages wait for Rosie Stancer.
Slipping the surly bonds of the oil market The world's largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, has successfully made a test flight using synthetic jet fuel partly made from natural gas. The test is the latest step in moves by airliner builders and operators to diversify the sources of their fuel supplies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The world's first private female space  explorer, Anousheh Ansari is writing a memoir of her life experiences  with the assistance of Homer Hickam, author of the No.
Leaders from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering in Vientiane, capital of Laos, for a summit meeting among themselves and a series
The literature of the American theater is chockablock with dysfunctional-family dramas, stories about fathers loathing mothers, wives resenting husbands, brothers and sisters who care too much
President Bush launched a round of telephone diplomacy Friday in an attempt to boost the prospects for peace in Northern Ireland.
By Rick Armon, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 7--SILVER LAKE -- Faced with a dwindling water fund that will soon run out of money, village officials will begin debating today whether to raise water rates by as much as 17.2 percent.  \
U.S. federal agents have arrested a Mexico City businessman wanted in connection with one of the Western Hemisphere's largest trafficking rings for the main chemical ingredient in methamphetamine.
The state of England's schools and colleges is about to be laid bare in the annual Ofsted report.
Hungary's programme of austerity measures to gets its economy back on track is backed by the European Commission.
Evidence suggests some schools in England are breaking the law on pupil admissions, ministers say.
Blog: Help alternate-reality game designer Jane McGonigal send secret greetings to her husband, who has gone to Burning Man without her.
Britain promised an urgent security  review at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after a campaigner  dressed as Batman evaded armed police in a dramatic five-hour  protest at Queen Elizabeth's London residence.
The storm that&#39;s been dumping rain on California since Monday spawned a tornado in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday. By Stefano Paltera, AP.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Sunday Egypt would take steps to control its border with the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.
Hornets coach Byron Scott was so annoyed with Baron Davis' lack of progress returning from an ankle injury that he wanted the former All-Star to finish his rehabilitation in Los Angeles.
Computer giant Dell recalled about 4.4 million AC adapters worldwide because of fire and electrical shock hazards, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week.
Rebels tell companies to shut down ahead of a planned offensive; firm sees no reason to comply. LAGOS  - Nigeria&#39;s largest oil producer Royal Dutch Shell Group said it saw no reason to discontinue
There aren&#39;t many walks of life in which a 379 per cent forecasting error is considered acceptable. There are virtually none in which it is treated as a mark of prudent management.
Move follows government's failure to to find buyer for stricken mortgage lender
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Thomas Cook, the second-biggest European travel group, is to merge with British rival MyTravel, the British group said.
Booting up in \u00c2\u0093safe mode\u00c2\u0094; how to record vinyl records onto a PC; external floppy drives.
Ruben Gotay hit an RBI grounder in the 10th inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-6 Wednesday.
Flag Telecom will start repairs next week on a damaged submarine telecommunications cable linking Egypt and Italy. A repair ship is expected to reach the site of the damage, 8.3 kilometers from Alexandria, Egypt, on Tuesday. The repair will take a week to complete, Flag Telecom said Friday.Breaks on Wednesday in the Flag Telecom Europe-Asia cable, owned by India&#39;s Reliance Communications, and on the South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) cable, owned by a consortium,&#160;disrupted Internet and other communications to the Middle East and India.Flag said the Europe-Asia cable was cut at 8 a.m. GMT on Wednesday. The company also said it was able to restore circuits to some customers and was switching to alternative routes for others.A large number of customers in India were shifted by their service providers from the Middle East links to Asia-Pacific routes. But the new routing increased the time-lag heard on long-distance telephone calls, and also led to degradation of Internet service to the U.K. and the East coast of the U.S., said Rajesh Chharia, president of the Internet Service Providers&#39; Association of India (ISPAI).Some analysts said that consumers and smaller customers were suffering even as providers tried to meet their service-level agreements (SLAs) with large corporate customers.The Indian government announced late Thursday that Indian service providers, including members of the SEA-ME-WE 4 consortium, are in constant touch with Telecom Egypt to ensure the speedy repair of the SEA-ME-WE 4 and Flag cables connecting India to Western Europe. Repairing this type of submarine optical fiber cable typically takes 15 days, but the Indian ministry of communications and information technology expects this link will be completely restored within 10 days.Another submarine Internet cable owned by Flag Telecom, the Falcon cable between the United Arab Emirates and Oman, was cut on Friday at 6 a.m. GMT, at a location 56 kilometers from Dubai, Flag said Friday. A repair ship has been notified, and is expected to arrive at the site of the damage in the next few days, the company said.
AWG, the owner of Anglian Water, accepts a \u00c2\u00a32.2bn takeover bid from a group led by private equity firm 3i.
Financial Times, c'e' il rischio di aumenti diffusi
Skandia, Konica Minolta and Nicorette share the early lead in the 60th Sydney-Hobart yacht race with the fleet of 114 boats preparing for bad weather as they approach Bass Strait.
Hong Kong said on Monday it may ban shopkeepers slaughtering poultry after world health experts issued strong warnings that the deadly bird flu virus may trigger the next pandemic.
The Food and Drug Administration expects to seek tougher measures regulating the use of antidepressants when it convenes an advisory panel meeting next month, according to agency documents released yesterday.
Arts & entertainment: The thirtysomething drama is under siege from crime shows. TV writer Danny Brocklehurst on why shaky love lives and make for proper drama.
Senate Republicans on Tuesday rejected a bill to make it easier to form unions, defeating a drive by newly empowered Democrats to shore up a key and shrinking constituency -- organized labor.
The UN believes more than 150,000  died in Asia's tsunami waves after an earthquake almost a week ago.
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The simmering dispute between retired NFL players and the NFL Players Association is heading to Congress.
She&#39;s lived in Iraq for three decades and has been a passionate advocate for its people, arguing against the US-led invasion, but humanitarian worker Margaret Hassan finds herself a
FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - Michelle Wie blamed   poor putting for a five-over-par 77 in the opening round at the   84 Lumber Classic on Thursday.
WASHIGTON - Il ritiro delle truppe americane dall&#39;Iraq potrebbe cominciare prima che nel Paese si sia affermata la pace. Lo ha affermato il segretario alla Difesa statunitense, Donald Rumsfeld, al termine
Charlie Hodgson's kicking earns Sale a narrow victory over Saracens at Edgeley Park.
Sudan will not accept a peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region but may agree to extra monitors being deployed, its foreign minister says.
L'ex segretario del partito comunista aveva 85 anni
Deportivo La Coruna coach Javier Irureta was fuming at referee Stefano Farina after his side slipped to a 2-0 defeat in Monaco on Tuesday night.
A Baghdad uccise funzionario Sismi e feri' Sgrena e Carpani
The House passed a bill to provide health insurance for 10 million children on Thursday, but supporters did not have enough votes to override the promised veto.
By setting himself on fire outside the White House, a Yemeni man with a checkered past has damaged what may be the biggest terrorism financing case in this country.
The life sentence given to a US soldier convicted of trying to provide al-Qaeda with information on the US military almost guarantees the National Guardsman will appeal, legal experts said.
Thousands of children in India are denied polio vaccines because of unrest over industrialisation plans, officials say.
EVRY, France - Around 200 French police swooped on a Paris suburb on Monday and arrested 12 people after an attack on two policemen renewed fears of rising crime and sparked a row between France's judges and ...Comment
A year and a half after he last appeared in public, the mystery of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro's political future could be revealed later this month.
Alan Meckler is one of the pioneers of the Net. And he hasn't lost his uncanny sense of timing.
For the first time in nine years, the estimated number of people going hungry around the world has increased, reversing a trend and raising new questions about global inequities.
Canada re-opened a nuclear reactor despite safety risks, the  nuclear watchdog's former head  tells  parliament.
DevShed has continued their series looking at using the Yahoo! web services with PHP5 in part two - their look at returning the results of a query in serialized arrays.   I'll show you how to parse the results returned by a determined web search service using a few array PHP processing functions. [...] Let's learn how to fetch results returned by the different Yahoo! Search Web Services in the form of serialized PHP arrays   You'll probably want to check out part one of the series before forging on to this second installment - there's a lot of good introductory information in there. With all of that information ingested, you'll have no problem following along with this next part.   They show how to get the results back from a search in an XML format and how, with the simple addition of an optional \
A bomb dropped by a U.S. fighter jet was believed to have killed three British soldiers in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said Friday. Two other soldiers were injured.
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Two Italian sisters and a Russian woman are known to have died the bomb blast at Egypt's hotel on the Red Sea.
Smentito categoricamente presunto coinvolgimento governo
The family of Angelito Nayan appealed Tuesday to kidnappers in Afghanistan to free the United Nations worker and asked some sectors in the Philippines not to exploit their kinsman&#39;s plight to advance their political agenda.
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Figlio modella e dell'imprenditore torinese Gregorio Marsiaj
Their legs leaden, arms weary, and shooting eyes out of focus, the Bruins last night came out with their \
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Predominantly Buddhist Thailand, hit by three-year separatist insurgency in which more than 2,000 people have been killed, plans to hold talks with the Muslim rebels, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said on Friday. \
'Non sono uscito da An per morire democristiano'
IBM&#39;s new four-year storage strategy, laid out last week, came with a few surprises. First, the talk was all about gee-whiz hardware and lower costs, not related services.
An Iraqi photographer and driver working for Reuters in Iraq were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, the international news and information company said.
16.2004. Johnny Ramone, aka John Cummings, aka founding member and lead guitarist of revered punk outfit the Ramones lost his bout with prostate cancer yesterday afternoon.
news analysis Delaware trial turns into a mating ritual of sorts, as the companies quibble over money.
The loud lefty known for his unabashed love of Yankees history agreed Saturday to an $8 million, two-year contract with Boston that could be worth up to $18 million over two years.
President Bush on Friday set new sanctions against members of Myanmar's military junta and their associates in response to the junta's violent crackdown on democracy protesters.
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti has decided to run for the Palestinian presidency as an independent candidate to replace late Yasser Arafat, one of his associates said Thursday.
A Microsoft UK replacement scheme for pirate copies of Windows XP suggests the company is testing the waters to see how feasible it is to convert sections of its unlicensed user base to legitimate users.
Conrad Black&#39;s legal woes piled up yesterday when the United States&#39; financial watchdog filed a civil lawsuit against him, alleging that the former Daily Telegraph tycoon used the company, Hollinger International, as a &quot;personal piggybank&quot;.
(AGI) - Gerusalemme, 26 nov. - Niente liberta&#39; per Marwan Barghuti. Lo hanno detto fonti dell&#39;ufficio del premier, Ariel Sharon, lo ha ripetuto il vice-premier Ehud Olmert. Il leader di al-Fatah in Cisgiordania
Sircana, sconcertante il poco rilievo dato alla notizia
Rivisitato il classico di Goldoni, il 19 luglio a Venezia
By Tom Meade  Volunteers from the Narragansett Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club and the new REI store in Cranston met at the Arcadia Management Area last weekend to improve Breakheart Trail, one of the most scenic walks in Rhode Island, especially in autumn.
Escalating fears the fallout from the US housing slowdown would spill over into Europe dragged Europe's indices lower on Monday, as central bankers said higher oil costs and the rising cost of credit would also weigh on growth.
US soldiers and their families believe President George W. Bush is taking the United States in the right direction and show a higher level of support for Bush than the wider populace, according to a new poll.
Momentum is building around Apple's reputed plans to launch its thinnest and lightest notebook ever at Macworld, less than two weeks from today.
Former Vice President Al Gore's son is getting treatment following his arrest on suspicion of drug possession  on Wednesday in Los Angeles, according to a Gore spokesman.
At least 132 people are killed in a series of blasts in the Shia Sadr City area of the Iraqi capital, sources say.
Description: A Bush Administration task force releases a report that finds importing drugs from countries with price-controls offers little savings and introduces safety concerns.
December delivery crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped 76 cents to $46.11 per barrel. The benchmark light, sweet crude remained about $8 a barrel cheaper than its closing record of $55.17 recorded Oct. 22 and Oct. 26.
Dopo l'ufficializzazione della Fiorentina, arriva quella del Bayern Monaco. Luca Toni lascia l'Itali...
[India News]: New Delhi, Oct 31 : With new European Commission (EC) chief Jose Manuel Barroso withdrawing his entire team of commissioners in the face of resistance from the European parliament, the India-EU summit next week will be a low key affair.
Republican presidential candidates  Rudolph W. Giuliani and Mitt Romney both spent heavily in Florida over the past three months, underscoring the newfound strategic importance of the state in the quest for the GOP nomination.
After several quarters of lackluster financial performance, EMC executives are looking for faster growth in Asia.
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MADRID, Spain Spanish lawmakers probing the Madrid train bombings are trying to decide whether to hear more testimony or begin compiling a final report.
In what lead plaintiff and Local 1457 President Alex Parker calls, \
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BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  ,  the world&#39;s biggest miner, is in talks with private equity  firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S.  aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.
EUROPA/ITALIA - Domenica 1\u00c2\u00b0 ottobre la terza edizione della Giornata nazionale \u00c2\u0093Noi e la Bibbia\u00c2\u0094 promossa dal gruppo missionario \u00c2\u0093Goccia dopo Goccia\u00c2\u0094 Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Per il terzo anno consecutivo il gruppo di formazione e animazione missionaria \u00c2\u0093Goccia dopo Goccia\u00c2\u0094 delle Missionarie Secolari Comboniane organizza la Giornata nazionale \u00c2\u0093Noi e la Bibbia\u00c2\u0094. Un giorno di festa e aggregazione into...
An American doctor whose home was raided by federal agents investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks has been sacked by his hospital.
Doppietta del neo acquisto Bogdani, Brighi firma il finale
Fewer American doctors are focusing on primary care, but the decline is being covered by physicians from other countries. The General Accountability Office said Tuesday that as of 2006 there were 22,146 American doctors in residency programs in the United States specializing in primary care.
The list begins with Byron Nelson and ends with Sam Snead. Ben Hogan is right down the middle, just like when he played. No Arnold Palmer.
A French art thief who stole dozens of masterpieces in several countries goes on trial in Strasbourg.
With RFK Stadium being transformed into a baseball stadium for at least the next three years to house the former Montreal Expos, tonight&#39;s World Cup qualifier between Panama and the United States
Phil Mickelson blows away the field Saturday with a 5-under 67 that gives him a seven-shot lead and another tournament record at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
BP Plc BP.L this week will conduct   safety tests and seek permission to restart part of the eastern   Prudhoe Bay oil field pipeline in Alaska that was shut due to   corrosion, the company told Congress on Tuesday.
Guatemala's highest court has  pulled the plug on a landmark war crimes trial against soldiers  accused of the mass killing of hundreds of civilians in a  jungle village 23 years ago, court officials said on Friday.
Throughout his anime works, Osamu Tezuka explored profound and forward-thinking themes -- pacifism, civil rights, man versus machine, artificial intelligence and urban high-rise architecture.
The Oakland Athletics and Florida Marlins have been swapping high-priced, established players for affordable-but-unproven prospects.
CBS said yesterday it will start its own movie studio, CBS Feature Films, which will produce four to six low-budget films a year, at least initially.
A female US aid worker was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials told AFP.
Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned petroleum giant, opened a bidding process Thursday for construction of 42 oil tankers to be built for an estimated $1.9 billion (euro1.44 billion), the company said.
Groups representing most facets of the nation's health care system are lining up in support of a large spending increase for a popular children's insurance program.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Tunisian medical team  examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank on Saturday, but aides  dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian  president's health had deteriorated and said he had flu.
Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Central defender Ronny Johnsen signed a deal with Newcastle United until the next transfer window in January.
By ANTONIO VELARDE  GREENSBORO __ Imagine taking a shower before your morning class with a bucket next to you, to catch your bath water.
Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp.  fell as much as 26 percent on Monday after a federal grand jury subpoenaed documents on commissions paid to a foreign subsidiary of the clothing maker.
IBM presenta Blue Gene/L, il computer pi\u00c3\u00b9 potente del mondo. Formato da 16 armadi e oltre 16 mila processori, il super calcolatore \u00c3\u00a8 in grado di eseguire 70,72 teraflops, in pratica 70 mila miliardi di operazioni a virgola mobile in un secondo.
North and South Korea agreed on Friday to resume reunions of families separated during the Korean War in a step toward improving ties chilled by Pyongyang's weapons tests last year.
Microsoft Chair Bill Gates has contributed $400,000 to the campaign to support a California initiative that would provide the state with nearly $3 billion in funding for human embryonic stem cell research, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports (Elias, AP
The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in 2008.
A fragment of human skull found in a 400-year-old trash pit at the historic Jamestown settlement shows evidence of the earliest known surgery \u00e2\u0080-nd autopsy \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -the British Colonies in America, researchers say.
ACLU complains of a Catch-22 The US Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to the Bush Administration's warrantless wiretapping program.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At least two people died and 37 others were injured when about 200 vehicles crashed Wednesday in thick fog on a Michigan highway, police said.
Top seed Andy Roddick of the United States beat Sargis Sargsian 6-2, 6-2 to reach the third round at the Paris Masters here on Wednesday.
Cuban television Tuesday broadcast scenes of what it said was ailing leader Fidel Castro meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Countdown faceoff Microsoft has fallen foul of the European Commission yet again over plans for its Vista operating system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 11--HARRISON COUNTY -- The state fire marshal is investigating a house fire that injured a couple and left their mobile home a total loss Saturday.
Greek PM Costas Karamanlis has been asked to form a new government after his victory in Sunday's poll.
Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams must repay the team &#36;8.6 million in bonus money, a judge in Florida ruled Tuesday.
The heart of the Yukos oil empire will be auctioned by the government next month for what could be a bargain price to pay back a mounting multibillion-dollar tax bill - a dramatic finale to a relentless 18-month official probe that could destroy Russia&#39;s
Sienna Miller teamed up with Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday to urge Indians to do more to slow global warming.
On a winter day when bomb blasts at an Iraqi university killed dozens and the United Nations estimated that 34,000 civilians in Iraq had died in 2006, MSNBC spent nearly nine minutes on the stories during the 1 p.m. hour. A CNN correspondent in Iraq did a three-minute report about the bombings.
Even the bitter oranges exported to make Grand Marnier liqueur have become casualties of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which killed more than 1,500 people, delivered a hefty blow to Haiti&#39;s peasants and is raising fears of famine.
Ho-hum. It&#39;s more of the same this year at the US Open. Top seeds have fallen like flies, Serena Williams and her go-go boots have been poured a nice, tall glass of lousy officiating, and Andre Agassi is trying
LOS ANGELES - On Sept. 1, former secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman replaced the legendary Jack Valenti as president and CEO of Hollywood&#39;s trade group, the Motion Picture Association of America.
The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector was &quot;tearful and depressed&quot; in the months before her death, a Los Angeles court heard Wednesday.
HOPES of progress towards Middle East peace rose last night after Israel and the Palestinian Authority backed Tony Blair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s call for a London conference that could be a step towards the opening of negotiations on a final settlement.
Euro si rafforza nei confronti del dollaro e dello yen
Negotiators for the United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp  adjourned labor talks on Monday night, leaving 73,000 GM employees working without a new contract three days after their old one expired.
Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. showed Tuesday a camcorder that takes video at digital high-definition quality for the home.
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - South African President  Thabo Mbeki left Ivory Coast's rebel town of Bouake after talks  Sunday, saying mediators would prepare proposals to end the  crisis in the world's top cocoa grower.
Rasheed Wallace led five Pistons in double figures scoring with 24 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets, 87-to-79, in their season openers.
Entrepreneurs are considering selling firms because of uncertainty over capital gains tax, the CBI head says.
Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
TONY EASTLEY: It&#39;s less than a month now until the United States election and terrorism and the war in Iraq continue to dominate that campaign, to the virtual exclusion of other issues.
Hurricane Humberto brings heavy rain to already sodden Texas before  weakening and moving into Louisiana.
Microsoft Corp. has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it.
At least nine people were killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowded nightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said on Friday.
Lo ha comunicato con una lettera al presidente del Senato
David Prutton and Peter Crouch earn Southampton a vital win over Liverpool.
Sentenza in 5 minuti, il falso in bilancio non e' piu' reato
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat performed predawn prayers on Thursday as a team of doctors will decide whether the ailing 75-year-old should be transferred to a hospital.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not easy to turn one of the most controversial events of the 20th century into a movie that makes your eyes roll, but \u00e2\u0080\u009cO Jerusalem\u00e2\u0080\u009d does this and worse.
Got vegetables? The days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may be on the way out.
Sudanese officials and leaders of two rebel groups opened talks Monday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in an effort to end the fighting in the Darfur region of western Sudan.
LAS VEGAS - President George W. Bush on Tuesday acknowledged the hardships the war in Iraq has caused Guard members and their families, and assailed Sen. John Kerry for arguing that the United States is spending
Here in Sunny South Africa, the race is on for presidency of the ruling African National Congress. Below the fold, I relate one of the more entertaining campaign issues to have come to light: the Presidents penis, or more specifically, his foreskin.
Minnesota Democrats announced Tuesday they will join Republicans in moving their caucuses up to Feb. 5, when two dozen states are set to hold presidential preference contests.
Survivors arranged for mass burials and searched for tens of thousands of the missing in countries thousands of miles apart.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Wednesday that the federal government will hit the current debt ceiling on Oct. 1
The mobile phone industry buzzed with talk of the &quot;next billion&quot; and closer ties with the entertainment business last week as more than 1,000 companies gathered here for one of the biggest telecom trade shows.
Intel Corp., the world&#39;s biggest semiconductor maker, said it built a test chip with a new process that creates faster circuits by packing 10 million transistors into an area the size of the tip of a ball-point pen.
Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della terza giornata di serie A in programma mercoled\u00c3\u00ac alle...
Saudi Arabia does not object to OPEC raising the current price band when oil-producing nations meet Sept. 15 and is negotiating the level with other oil-rich Gulf countries, a Saudi oil official said Sunday.
Working to tight deadlines can increase the risk of a heart attack six-fold, Swedish researchers say.
Apple Computer Inc. has sued  three men for illegally distributing test copies of the next  version of its Mac OS X operating system on a file-sharing Web  site, court records showed on Tuesday.
Omaggio a madre Teresa e appello per l'ambiente
Russia successfully launches Europe's most powerful telecommunications satellite.
Sri Lanka and Thailand struggle to get their tourist industries back on track.
Due persone a bordo sono state portate via dalla polizia
NEW YORK  - One in five children will develop chronic abdominal pain during adolescence, according to a new study in English schoolchildren.
Why hasn\u00c2\u0092t Ken Ghosh made any film after FIDA?
Music promoter Mean Fiddler ousts its chief executive, ditches a takeover and reverses plans for founder Vince Power to step down.
BERLIN, Nov 20  - Germany on Saturday unveiled a breakthrough international plan to wipe out tens of billions of dollars of Iraqi debt so that the war-torn country can begin rebuilding in earnest.
Worldwide sales leap Computer distie giant Ingram Micro said yesterday that it saw third quarter profit shoot up 15 per cent driven by strong sales in Asia and Europe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Four crew members were killed when an explosion ripped through the engine room of an oil tanker in eastern Russia late Thursday, the Emergency Situation Ministry said Friday.
Tra i viola che preparano la gara col Livorno rientrati in gruppo Frey e Blasi, che quindi saranno a...
WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that it will order domestic airlines to turn over personal information about passengers to test a system that will compare their names to those on terrorist watch lists.    The system, called Secure Flight, replaces a previous plan that would have checked passenger names against commercial databases and assigned a risk level to each...
WASHINGTON -- The manufacturer of a hormone patch aimed at restoring women&#39;s lost libido told federal health advisers today that the therapy has not been linked to any serious safety problems and urged that approval not be delayed because of an unknown
Democrat Bob Casey's lead is shrinking over Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in one of the nation's hottest Senate races, a poll released Tuesday shows.
TAL AFAR, Iraq  - A bomb in a market killed 17   people and wounded 27 in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar on   Monday, local police said.
Scientists in Germany say that tattoos could be the ideal way of delivering vaccines into the body.
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne says his family will not make any more episodes of reality TV show The Osbournes.
PHILADELPHIA A big gash has been found on the tanker that caused the Delaware River&#39;s worst oil spill in nearly a decade. Divers have found a six-foot cut on the ship, plus holes in two tanks.
The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 17 dead and 88 injured, a health ministry official said on Saturday.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) - A Food and Drug Administration team plans to meet Thursday with the British regulators who abruptly shut down Chiron Corp.
The Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) at Karolinska Institute in Sweden found no indications of risk for less than 10 years of usage.
IRAQ&#39;S landmark vote next month is under increasing pressure, with terrorism leader Osama bin Laden telling Iraqis anyone taking part in the elections will be &quot;infidels&quot;.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 123 points to a second straight record close on Wednesday in a rally driven by optimism about the outlook for interest rates and profits.
Our annual special issue devoted to electronic gifts for work and play, along with a guide to the world of online shopping.
The Bush campaign said late yesterday that it dismissed an adviser on veterans issues after learning that he is part of an independent group that has been running anti-Kerry ads.
Bankrupt US Airways UAIRQ.OB  detailed plans on Monday for becoming a low-cost carrier,  saying it will overhaul its flight schedule and sharply boost  aircraft turnaround times beginning in February.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Monday announced plans to build several nuclear power plants, joining several Arab countries in the Middle East that recently have broadcast their own atomic energy ambitions.
Spain&#39;s Interior Ministry now says seven small bombs have rocked cities in that country. In Ciudad Real one person was slightly hurt.
Thirty people were killed and 65 wounded in a car bomb blast near the Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on Sunday, a hospital official said.
Holy Cross wide receiver Thomas Harrison never lost faith in his quarterback, Dominic Randolph.
Crash survivor Trevor Rees tells the inquest into the death of Princess Diana there was no murder cover-up.
MINGORA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed four Pakistani soldiers and five civilians on Sunday in an attack on a military convoy in a valley in the northwest of the country, police said.
Asian stocks slid on Monday on gloomy U.S. jobs data, bleak earnings prospects at tech firms and high oil prices, while the Australian dollar hit a six-month peak after the coalition government was swept back to power.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin was arrested in Oklahoma City on suspicion of possessing marijuana and a controlled substance, police said on Saturday.
Such stars as Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett are taking a post-Olympic break, but a new set of Australian swimmers are making their first splashes toward the 2008 Beijing Games.
Insurgents release a video which they say shows the execution of seven members of Iraq's security forces.
Kenyan police seize 10 children from an evangelist's  home and quiz his wife over child-trafficking  allegations.
Eating red meat and drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing cancer, scientists are set to warn.
The legal morass that has ensnared Maurice Clarett since he was Ohio State's star running back mounted Wednesday when police found four loaded guns in his sport utility vehicle and couldn't subdue him with a stun gun because he was wearing a bullet-proof vest.
The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the third time in as many months, signaling the economy has rebounded from its recent struggles and inflation remains in check.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in Baghdad?s commercial centre, killing 17 people and narrowly missing a US convoy that had passed by seconds earlier.
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The government's pension agency moved to assume responsibility yesterday for United Airlines pilots' pensions, acknowledging as unfortunate but inevitable the carrier's elimination of defined benefit plans for its employees.
Kirksville, Mo. Police Officer Scott Carriker, right, watches rescue crews leave the scene of a commuter plane crash early Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, just south of Kirksville.
A global diamond trade organization   embarked on Wednesday on a campaign to counteract any negative   publicity stemming from a new Hollywood movie and a rap song   about conflict or blood diamonds.
The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia.
Environmentalists, who have recognized the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea as a wildlife refuge, are pressing to preserve it.
President Pervez Musharraf has once again okayed the 2005 local government elections on a non-party basis. This means that the on-going battle between the political parties controlling the provinces on the
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was due to visit Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran bring Tehran into dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - At least 24 people are dead and dozens are missing after a tropical storm pounded the central Philippines with heavy rains and high waves over the weekend.
Sen. John Kerry lost his battle to make Missouri a battleground state.
Beijing, Dec. 16 (PTI): China today said it opposed terrorism &quot;in all forms&quot;, and vowed to enhance cooperation with Pakistan to jointly fight against the menace as also to develop the &quot;comprehensive cooperative partnership&quot; with its &quot;all-weather friend.
Hit target faster than PS2 did Nintendo has now sold more than 5m Wii consoles in its home territory, reaching that point six weeks sooner than Sony's PS2 took, but not as quickly as Nintendo's own DS handheld.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After a plummet in the polls, the once-hot  Socialist candidate tries to rejuvenate her campaign for the French presidency with an appeal to her base
You can do a pretty good job of following the politics leading up to Tuesday's New Hampshire primary from television in rain-soaked California. CNN has an excellent program running all afternoon called The Ballot Bowl. The format is really simple. They have cameras following the candidates and they're broadcasting their town hall stump speeches. They're authentic, based on my experience in the campaign for the 2004 New Hampshire primary. The NY Times has an excellent resource (no RSS feed apparently) that lists the candidates' schedules. It's also possible to import the schedule into Google Calendar as an overlay. ABCNews is hosting two 90-minute debates, one for each party, tonight starting at 4PM Pacific. Tomorrow Fox News is hosting a controversial Republican debate, which the Republican Party has withdrawn from because they won't let Ron Paul participate. He's polling third among the Republican candidates in New Hampshire. For once the Republicans got it right.  In the very limited time betw Iowa and New Hampshire there's a lot of action and drama. Romney all of a sudden is shamlessly the candidate for change. There was an Ahmadinejad moment when I thought for sure he was doing parody, but he was serious. He's changed his attire, but his pitch is still the sleazy VP-Sales who got promoted to CEO. Change change change, I can change too, just watch. Please die now. I don't think anyone stands for Romney.  Giuliani and Thompson are still nowhere to be seen. Edwards is doing a good job of keeping the game on. McCain is earnest and honest, but he's old and small and tired.  Obama has the aura of a front-runner and Hillary seems to believe that if only Iraq were still the big issue she would be where Obama is. Even so, according to recent polls she's likely to win New Hampshire. A lot of my friends on Twitter dismiss Huckabee, and to be clear, I could not vote for a Republican this year, no matter who their candidate is, but he is a fantastic American personality. Elections are all about feelings, not policies or positions or even records as the pundits insist. Who you vote for is a function of how you feel about the country and the world in relation to yourself. The candidate who comes closest to validating your feelings is the person you vote for. I think we'll tire of Obama quickly, and we're already tired of HIllary. I think the rational choice for each party, although many disagree, is Edwards and Huckabee because each of them tap into the well of frustration Americans feel about everything. But my guess, which will probably certainly turn out wrong, is that the Dems will nominate Obama and the Reps will nominate Huckabee, and Huck will win.  PS: After writing this, I wonder if George Lakoff would agree. I think I've just used a very Lakoffish process, unwittingly.  PPS: I went to UW-Madison. Bucky Badger is the school mascot. Our favorite cheer and T-shirt said Fuck em Bucky! It occurred to me the same slogan would work for Huckabee. PPPS: Obama? Yo mama!

Banks in Zimbabwe will remain open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day to allow people to get new banknotes.
US Airways said yesterday it can emerge from bankruptcy a stronger airline, but acknowledged it needs deeper wage concessions from its pilots - something it has failed to get after two years of trying.
While the Mets and Yankees appear headed in opposite directions, Tom Glavine remains stuck on 295 wins.
Top U.S. satellite radio service XM  Satellite Radio Holdings Inc on Wednesday said it has signed a  deal to air games from Major League Baseball for the next 11  years in a deal worth $650 million.
The fastest Mac supercomputer has gotten faster, thanks to an Xserve makeover.
Long before Richard Branson dreamed of becoming the latest billionaire with a reality TV show, before he started his cell phone company, his airline and his record label, he sold music from the Virgin Record Shop on Oxford St.
Alan Nero is acquiring the company of fellow baseball agent Tommy Tanzer in the latest consolidation in the industry.
Linux seller confirms that outspoken Java server software executive won't return from paternity leave.
PALU, Indonesia  - Thousands protested over the   execution of three Christians in Indonesia on Friday, torching   an official's house and setting prisoners free in the hometown   of one of the executed men.
Wayne Rooney will begin his Manchester United career, ahead of schedule, on Wednesday when he is named among the substitutes for the Champions League match against Fenerbahce
Scoperta rete fiancheggiatori e favoreggiatori di Provenzano
Thousands of Palestinians, many shouting calls for revenge, on Monday buried a member of the militant group Hamas who was killed in a car bomb assassination in which Israeli security officials acknowledged they had a hand.
Seeking to push digital media further into homes, Apple Computer launched its long-awaited online movie service Tuesday and showed off a device that will make it easier for consumers to watch the videos on television.
Iran formally withdrew its demand to exempt sensitive research from a freeze of key parts of its nuclear program -- a last-minute bid to remove the threat of UN economic sanctions, Western diplomats said Sunday.
US forces have sealed off entire districts of the Iraqi city of Mosul, blocking bridges and raiding homes in a hunt for suspects after an attack that killed 18 Americans and four other people.
UK hostage Kenneth Bigley, who&#39;s been held in Iraq since Sept. 16, has been handed over to a new group who may want a ransom in return for his freedom, Bigley&#39;s brother Paul said in an interview on Sky News.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  \
England facing West Indies in the final: who would have thought that ten days ago? Well, here we are, and looking at the pre-match odds published at bet365, we are in for mighty tight contest.
Inchiesta dell'Observer: molti militari britannici depositano lo spermaalla vigilia della partenza per l'Afghanistan. Una tendenza gi\u00c3\u00a0 in atto negli Usa                                          G.B, le mogli dei soldati hanno paura Seme congelato prima della guerra
Washington -- National security adviser Condoleezza Rice defended on Sunday the emphatic statements she made in the run-up to the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein was rebuilding his nuclear weapons program, as a news report said prominent officials had voiced
Si prosegue invece su autori film 'Uccidete la democrazia'
When the Israelis seized a boatload of weapons in 2002 intended for Iran-backed Palestinian militants, Iran's ruling mullahs must have been absolutely delighted, suggests Ian Bremmer, an expert on international business and politics.
Preparing itself for the eventual release of Apple's iPhone in the UK, Vodafone on Tuesday unveiled a new music store that allows the unlimited download of tracks to compatible phones.
Sport: Football: FA asks for evidence of incident between Bendtner and Adebayor during Carling Cup semi-final
Investor's Business Daily - The flock of hurricanes that hit Florida this season is putting more pressure on forecasters to provide fast, reliable information.
PV Narasimha Rao, a former prime minister of India, has died of heart failure. Mr. Rao died in a New Delhi hospital two weeks after he was admitted for a cardiac problem.
Walgreen Co. , the No. 1 U.S. drugstore chain, on Tuesday said sales at stores open at least a year rose 8.5 percent in September, helped by strong sales of prescription medications.
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WASHINGTON -- A federal panel says flu shots should be made available to everyone 50 and older -- not just the elderly, infants or those with chronic health problems.
Presidente Fiat 'Sono sereno, convinto dei nostri diritti'
Grandparents are increasingly paying for their grandchildren's care, according to research.
The constant pattering of the Thunderstixx and the Budweiser jingle further fueled the migraine-like misery sustained Wednesday night by the Houston Astros.
Starting Jan. 18, Oracle will provide security patches for all of its products on a quarterly basis, a schedule it believes is most convenient for customers.
Arsene Wenger has called on the FA to look again at Ruud van Nistelrooy&#39;s controversial challenge on Ashley Cole at Old Trafford yesterday, which BBC pundit Alan Hansen labelled &quot;a disgrace&quot;.
Barry Bonds asked a federal judge to dismiss perjury charges against him Wednesday, arguing the indictment is \
There was Kevin Brown at his worst, Curt Schilling at his best and baseball&#39;s most bitter rivalry at its end - for now, anyway.
Merck and Co. Inc. MRK.N on Tuesday  said fourth-quarter earnings fell 21 percent, hurt by the  withdrawal last September of its blockbuster arthritis drug  Vioxx and related charges.
The Texas Rangers have signed Japanese  pitcher Kazuo Fukumori on two-year, $3 million contract, the  Major League Baseball team said on Friday.
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In successive appeals to some of the world's business and political elites, Britain's Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac of France called for a concerted international effort to stem the twin ravages of disease and poverty hobbling the poorest nations.
Clinton lends her campaign $5 million as rival Barack Obama outraised her ... McCain leads GOP delegate count for Super Tuesday results while Clinton is ahead for Democrats ... Obama says he's Clinton-tested and toughened for fall campaign ... McCain looks to appease conservatives while Huckabee, Romney press on ... Michigan congressmen Dingell, Kildee endorse Clinton
Newspapers and TV are giving a daily  count-down, and Japanese from salarymen to politicians are  holding their breath as Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro  Suzuki challenges one of the oldest records in major league  baseball.
The hottest new abstract artist may only be four years old, but she has reason to celebrate.
KIRKLAND - They had managed to avoid the injury bug, for the most part, for the first four games of the season. But misfortune finally caught up with the Seahawks the way it has with a bevy of other NFL teams.
The Detroit Tigers signed free agent closer Troy Percival to a $12 million, two-year contract, a move that will lead to Ugueth Urbina becoming a setup man -- or getting traded. Percival, 35, was 2-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 33 saves last season with Anaheim. The Angels made no attempt to re-sign him. Earlier this month, Detroit exercised a ...
A Middle East peace conference called by  U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian  president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Rain suits and umbrellas are back in vogue at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where a six-year run of glorious weather on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula appears to be over.
Girl group Mis-teeq, best known for the hit Scandalous, split up after eight years together.
The European Union said Friday that Iran's nuclear program has cast a shadow over its relations with Europe, which has been at pains to forge closer trade and other ties in recent years.
Two victims were killed when a missile fired by a helicopter smashed their car. Another was killed in an Israeli attack on the Jabalya refugee camp.
Finnish phone giant gets it right Nokia has received plenty of criticism recently for its outre designs and - this year in particular - poor battery life. However, I've been using a phone which overcomes many of these problems. In contrast to many other Nokia models, function triumphs over form. This is a no-frills business model with several important breakthroughs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson admitted defeat in legislative elections at the hands of a centre-right coalition headed by 41-year-old Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Phoenix Coyotes goalie Brian Boucher signed to play for Swedish champion HV71 on Wednesday while the NHL lockout continues.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 -- In the six weeks since Israeli and Palestinian leaders left Annapolis, Md., pledging to end \
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Cagliari: assenti i nazionali e l'infortunato Semedo. Differenziato...
Golden oldies struck gold at the  Olympics Friday with German canoeist Birgit Fischer and Polish  walker Robert Korzeniowski showing a clean pair of heels to  younger rivals.
The Sopranos has been named as the best drama on US television at the 56th Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Its success denied The West Wing a record fifth Emmy Award.
China said on Friday the U.N.  Security Council had moved closer to a compromise resolution  rebuking North Korea for its missile tests but no deal had been  reached yet to prevent a veto by Beijing.
A coroner tells the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector that  actress Lana Clarkson's death was homicide.
East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore&#39;s founding father said Monday.
 laptop, Web movies
Former British F1 Champion Nigel Mansell is &quot;disgusted&quot; by Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s decision to drop the British GP, while Damon Hill has slammed the F1 supremo for being greedy.
J.P. Losman, the last of four quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2004 N.F.L. draft, has engineered the winning score during the final possession in two consecutive games for the Bills.
Mediobanca si rafforza nel settore credito al consumo
It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA (news - web sites) telescope
One drag on Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s earnings in the fourth quarter was the payments it was required to make to social networks, especially MySpace. The money it made didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t cover the guarantees.
Experts recommend that the traffic control measures taken during last month&#39;s Olympic Summer Games and the current Paralympics should be kept in Athens permanently, as they
The UN emergency relief agency is struggling to respond to a natural disaster that has brought death and destruction to at least eight countries.
CBS Corp.  video clips from  David Letterman's talk show and drama \
Nine foreign terror suspects begin a challenge in the House of Lords against their detention without trial.
Il nuovo presidente dell'Aston Villa &egrave; il magnate americano Randy Lerner. L'imprenditore stat...
Risultati delle gare della 27/a giornata del campionato brasiliano.
At least 21 people are killed after a series of explosions at Egyptian resorts popular with Israeli tourists.
The works can be almost impossible to sell, they can end up dumped in the strangest places, you can&#39;t trust anyone. It&#39;s enough to make a thief scream, writes Sarah Lyall.
People who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are paying a health toll for all that time spent sitting in cars instead of walking.
An armed insurgency group in Aceh Province is poised to perform the rare feat of transforming itself into a political party within the government it opposed.
By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 8--The state Heritage Trust Advisory Board will discuss compensation for the proposed Interstate 73 crossing of Little Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve when it meets today near Georgetown.
Google plans to begin converting the holdings of leading research libraries into digital files that would be searchable online.
An American jet fired a missile at a house where about 10 members of an al-Qaida-linked group were believed to be meeting in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday, police and the US military said.
A judge finds 21 medical workers guilty of infecting children with HIV in the south of Kazakhstan.
Questa mattina tre autobus bloccano la circolazione
The Football Association said Wednesday it will investigate the crowd violence which marred the League Cup match between Millwall and Liverpool at the New Den.
Oracle is to raise its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $8.8 billion, calling this its &#39;best and final&#39; offer.
Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world&#39;s industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.
By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Mar. 3--For thousands of you, a ballot is about to come in the mail that may end up saving your home from a disastrous flood. Yes, it is election time once again, but just for some property owners and a single, very special cause.
During its meeting Tuesday, the players&#39; union&#39;s executive board heard the outline of a stricter drug-testing policy that commissioner Bud Selig wants to implement for 2005.
PORTLAND, Ore. Sept. 20, 2004 - Nike Inc. reported a better-than-expected 25 percent increase in first-quarter profits on Monday, helped by solid domestic and international sales.
A series of Commons motions are calling for a rethink of the 2012 London Olympics logo.
THE REGION The members of Boston Mailers Union Number 1, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, approved a five-year labor agreement with The Boston Globe on Sunday that helps the newspaper control labor expenses while giving the union improved healthcare options and some future hiring opportunities, the company said. The agreement, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2006, was approved 112 to 69. No ...
The Times of London has published its final edition as a broadsheet newspaper. Today, it relaunches as a tabloid. The Times is the second British newspaper to move to a smaller, more commuter-friendly format in a bid to reverse slumping sales.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon apparently has softened his stance that Palestinians must crack down on militants before he will restart peace talks, but Palestinian leaders on Friday said Sharon should go further and drop all
DESTRUCTION: At least 21 people have been killed by the quake, which has forced thousands to evacuate. Yesterday, many were readying to spend another chilly night outside.
A 57-year-old man is jailed for life after killing a young mother and dismembering her body.
IT services provider Electronic Data Systems yesterday reported a net loss of $153 million for the third quarter, with earnings hit in part by an asset impairment charge of $375 million connected with EDS's N/MCI project.
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The dollar dropped on Friday, pushing the euro above $1.31 for the first time since April 2005, on concerns about central banks diversifying their reserves and the greenback's narrowing yield advantage over other currencies.
Circuit City Stores Inc. reported a smaller quarterly loss Friday as it kept a tight rein on expenses and demand increased for digital televisions, notebook computers and other popular products.
A US general in Iraq says voting in the former insurgent strongholds of Falluja and Ramadi will go ahead.
A brother of the mayor of Philadelphia was arrested Monday on outstanding traffic warrants, authorities said.
Buybacks are the best tool to return capital to shareholders.
Multinational companies and financial institutions that use bribery and tolerate illicitly gained wealth are helping fuel corruption in the world's poorest countries, a global corruption watchdog said on Wednesday.
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 23--A new marketplace planned to spring from agricultural land west of Boynton Beach got a go-ahead Thursday from the Palm Beach County Commission.
Gunder Hagg, who set the mile world record in 1945 and held it until Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, died at 85 after a long illness.
Ukraine's opposition takes its campaign to overturn a presidential election result they say was rigged to the factories and railways Thursday by trying to organize a country-wide strike.
Gilardino vuole andare via? Carlo Ancelotti fa capire che il Milan potrebbe anche decidere di cedere...
The maker of some of the most popular RSS and Atom tools for both Windows and Mac stunned everyone yesterday by declaring all of its consumer-grade software to be available free-of-charge.
Gordon Brown will try to focus Labour conference on the economy, after delegates force a vote on Iraq.
Nepal's multi-party government and Maoist rebels said they were set to sign a landmark peace accord on Tuesday that would declare a formal end to a decade-old civil war which has killed thousands.
Germany, the UK and Australia increase  aid  for states hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami ahead of a donors'  meeting.
Tony Blair will fly to Washington this week to launch a new Middle East peace initiative alongside George Bush, in a bid to show he can reap the rewards of the special relationship.
A U.S. law firm plans to file a lawsuit seeking class-action status against Sanofi-Aventis  on behalf of shareholders, alleging the pharmaceuticals group hid the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia, French daily Les Echos reported.
Unilever shares have fallen 5.7% after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant issued a surprise profits warning. Unilever said sales of ice cream and its tea drinks were &quot;substantially lower&quot; in July and August due to very poor weather in northern Europe.
Blog: Years in the making, Boeing's newest jumbo jet will be unveiled this weekend.
Mobile search is set to explode with the entry of the iPhone and its competitors to the market. Is your site ready for mobile search?
Day four of the second Test is set to start on time with England looking to complete victory over West Indies.
The trials of former president Saddam Hussein and his top lieutenants likely will not begin this year, a U.S. official said Friday, contradicting a recent pronouncement from Iraq's interim prime minister that it could commence as soon as next month.
The focus of her millions of fans is on the actual contents of JK Rowling&#39;s sixth Potter saga Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
KABUL : Counting of votes in Afghanistan&#39;s disputed presidential election could begin as soon as Wednesday, the UN-Afghan electoral commission said.
The senior Palestinian officials hoping to come to France to visit their ailing leader Yasser Arafat put off their trip on Monday because Arafat&#39;s wife was opposed to it, a Palestinian official said.
True mobile TV. Connected cars. Personal robots. The coolest new gadgets and services are still found in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Friday he may hold hearings on how US and international gymnastic officials handled the case of Paul Hamm&#39;s Olympic gold medal.
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The dollar started 2005 on a strong note  on Monday, gaining more than a cent from last week's record  lows against the euro as investor selling paused on  expectations of a firm batch of U.S. economic data this week.

After nearly two years, the alternate reality game Perplex City is won by a 38-year-old man from the UK.
Israeli troops killed at least five Palestinian militants in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, witnesses said. A military spokeswoman confirmed operations were under way but declined to comment on casualties.
Euronext has announced weaker than expected second quarter operating profit and said its proposed tie-up with the New York Stock Exchange would be finalised early next year.
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Paramedics today began vaccinating more than 65,000 refugees in the south as authorities rushed aid to survivors of the tsunami that killed at least 4,400 people in India and left 8,000 missing, many of them feared dead, officials said.
Chess legend and Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said Saturday that Russia&#39;s opposition would surge in coming months as Moscow  reached a &quot;political crisis&quot; before parliamentary and presidential elections.
Rockies groundskeeper Keros Johnson was trapped in the middle of an out-of-control tarp. When he finally crawled out, the wide-eyed Johnson was greeted by a sight he didn't expect &#151; Shane Victorino and Co. attempting to get the tarp under control.
An hedge fund group is pressuring CNet for changes. Usually that means the investors think the company is undervalued and wants to push management to sell.
The United States on Thursday dubbed Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferater of weapons of mass destruction and also slapped sanctions on its Qods force, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to abandon its nuclear program.
US television networks, determined to erase memories of four years ago, have vowed to exercise extreme caution in calling the results of next week's presidential election.
InfoWorld - Consumers aren&#39;t willing to pay what Apple&#160;may ask for the&#160;iPhone, but if the price drops they&#39;ll switch their mobile service to AT&amp;T in order to get it, according to results of a survey released Thursday.
By ELLIOT SPAGAT | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  By ELLIOT SPAGAT | The Associated Press  CARLSBAD, Calif. - Legendary rivals Bill Gates and Steve Jobs made a rare joint appearance Wednesday and wasted no time making nice.
Iraq's prime minister issues a \
The walls in Rep. Ken Lucas&#39;s office on Capitol Hill are bare, and the bookshelves are empty. Most of the congressman&#39;s personal belongings -- two mini-van loads full, in fact
Video games for next generation games consoles are unlikely to make a profit in the near future, a report says.
The governor of Brazil's largest Amazon jungle state signed into law Tuesday legislation aimed at curbing global warming in an area bigger than France and Spain combined.
Pop star Sheryl Crow tells a New York court she was \
'Mi aspetto la soluzione di questioni urgenti entro un mese'
NEW YORK  - Although obesity is usually  linked to detrimental health consequences, new research  indicates that overweight people with heart failure have a  lower mortality risk than those of normal weight.
Actor and filmmaker George Clooney  has teamed up with Warner Bros.' specialty studio to buy the  movie rights to \
The US has provided airlifts and pledged $300 million to support African troops in west Sudan. By Abraham McLaughlin - staff writer and Duncan Woodside - contributor.
Microsoft has a technical work-around for users who found IE crashing after recent security update.
Hicham El Guerrouj was likening the meaning of his daughter&#39;s name to the precious gold he had earned, but the Moroccan might as well have been describing the last half of the men&#39;s 1,500 meters at Olympic Stadium last night.
\u00e2\u0080\u009c27 Dresses\u00e2\u0080\u009d makes the point that modern American weddings are all pretty much alike. The same could be said about modern American romantic comedies.
As Sven-Goran Eriksson appeared in Vienna\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Intercontinental Hotel, dozens of camera flashes went off and one caused the Swede a slight moment of surprised discomfort
Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
Millions of people on Indian Ocean shores scrambled for food and clean water on Thursday, with disease and hunger now the main threats stalking
Chiesti 19,6 milioni per Rodano e 9,9 per Manfredonia
Anti-fat injections are one of the most hotly debated procedures in cosmetic medicine because they are spreading faster than the science behind them.
12/29/04- Blockbuster is stepping up the pressure in its bid to take over rival video rental chain Hollywood Video. Blockbuster says it will present its $11.50-per-share offer for Hollywood Entertainment directly
Speaker Nancy Pelosi met on Monday with the Federal Reserve chairman to discuss potential action by Congress, the White House and the central bank to jump-start the economy.
A judge on Friday allowed R. Kelly to remain free on bond pending his trial on child pornography charges, even though the R&B singer missed a court appearance this week.
La Russia &quot;non agisce dietro le quinte&quot; per difendere i suoi interessi nazionali nelle repubbliche dell&#39;ex Unione Sovietica. Lo ha dichiarato il presidente russo Vladimir Putin, a 48 ore dalla ripetizione
BAGHDAD - A US State Department motorcade came under attack in Baghdad yesterday, prompting security contractors guarding the convoy to open fire in the streets. At least nine civilians were killed, according to Iraqi officials.
Reigning world skating pairs champion Tatiana Totmianina says she does not remember what happened leading up to her head-first fall to the ice at the Skate America Grand Prix event Saturday night in Pittsburgh.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A man charged with forgery allegedly tried to get out of jail by - what else? - forging documents for his release...
Scientists are embarking on a project which will explore how global warming is devastating one of the world's most diverse ecosystems, coral reefs.
While the major record companies continue to discount new releases, some labels are pushing tricked-out versions of big titles that carry their highest prices ever.
Ex-US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's appointment to a post at Stanford University sparks protests.
Japan's industrial production falls in October while unemployment rises, providing more evidence of a slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
Celebrations are taking place to herald the enlargement of the Schengen zone to include nine more EU countries.
Negotiators from Myanmar&#39;s largest armed rebel group have been freed after they were detained during a political shakeup in Yangon, the rebel group said today.
North Korea has offered Russia exclusive  rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for open  support at the six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons, a  Japanese daily said on Sunday.
When my husband and I began planning an ambitious trip to five European countries, friends encouraged us to go without our teenage daughters.
Departing Attorney General John Ashcroft, dealt several court defeats over US anti-terrorism policies, on Friday derided what he called judges&#39; second-guessing of the president&#39;s decisions.
Israeli ministers on Sunday voiced concern over two initiatives in Britain to boycott Israeli universities and sanction trade with the Jewish state because of its policies towards Palestinians.
The unraveling of the ailing airline industry picked up speed Friday as a bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority to temporarily cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent, comparing the airline&#39;s financial outlook to &quot;a ticking fiscal time bomb
A U.S. federal judge has clamped further restrictions on Qualcomm&#39;s ability to sell and support certain wireless chip sets, saying that they infringe on three patents held by rival Broadcom.The injunction, issued Monday by U.S. District Court Judge James Selna, prohibits Qualcomm from making and selling certain third generation (3G) chip sets, used to provide Internet access to mobile phones. Qualcomm is also barred from engaging in a range of marketing and customer support activities related to its WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and EV-DO (EVolution-Data Only) chips, which are used to process data on high-speed wireless networks.The ruling is the latest in a series of actions in the long-running dispute between the two chip vendors. In July, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)&#160;ruled that Qualcomm infringed Broadcom patents&#160;and barred Qualcomm from importing chips to the U.S., but the Commission allowed mobile phone vendors to ship the chips in their products.&quot;The ITC order did not go nearly as far in prohibiting other activities from Qualcomm,&quot; said David Rosmann, vice president of intellectual property litigation with Broadcom. &quot;The U.S. District Court order has in some respects much broader remedies. So the activities that are going to be barred by this injunction go a long way to&#160;stopping Qualcomm&#39;s continued operations&#160;in support of these infringing chips.&quot;Broadcom sued Qualcomm in May 2005, claiming that Qualcomm&#39;s chips violated three of the company&#39;s patents. In May of this year, a&#160;jury found in Broadcom&#39;s favor&#160;and awarded the company $19.6 million in damages. Monday&#39;s injunction stems from that decision.Broadcom is also suing Qualcomm on other patent infringement and antitrust claims, Rosmann said. The antitrust case is expected to go to trial in 2009.Qualcomm executives could not be reached immediately for comment.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters, an international charity said Monday.
JERUSALEM - Israel tightened security around Arab East Jerusalem and stopped thousands of West Bank Palestinians from praying at the revered Al-Aqsa mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan, but no violence was reported.
Questi i convocati del tecnico del Parma Pioli per la gara di domani di Coppa Uefa contro i russi de...
Intel racked up some serious karmic debt when it schemed to run AMD out of the PC processor business. Xeon now languishes in Opteron\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shadow, which strikes me as just desserts for some nasty business.
THE Russian president, Vladimir Putin, yesterday accused the West of harbouring Chechen terrorists, speaking hours after rebel leader Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the Beslan school massacre.
Tom Hanks opens the Venice Film Festival with a screening of Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would enter the hospital for an operation to correct an irregular heartbeat that was first diagnosed a year ago and has recurred in the last two months.
MILTON, Ont. (CP) - Manufacturers, importers and other industries are on notice about 17 more toxic substances the federal government wants to better control.
Verizon Wireless  sued 20  unnamed data brokers for fraudulently obtaining private  telephone records belonging to Hewlett-Packard Co.   board members and journalists as part of an HP investigation  into boardroom leaks.
France is seen by many Americans as a reluctant ally, at best, in President Bush's war on terror. But a new hostage crisis has made clear that the Gallic nation, with western Europe's largest Muslim population, is not immune to threats from radical Islam.
Preliminary results so far of Senate races held Tuesday in the United States showed a tie between Republicans and Democrats, with each side winning five states.
The Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, announces the \
Rilevate 260.000 persone che hanno rinunciato alla ricerca di un lavoroper un \
NEW YORK  - The United Nations (news - web sites)&#39; Children&#39;s Fund (UNICEF (news - web sites)) hailed a study done in Zambia on a cheap, common antibiotic that greatly reduces the death rate among children with the AIDS (news - web sites) virus as &quot;a
Chipmaker snaps up the Irish developer of the widely used physics engine of the same name.
Via libera al progetto di Sarkozy anche dal Senato
Registrandosi al sito si puo' avere appuntamento alla moda
Chiusura alle ore 15, subito dopo comincia lo scrutinio
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling watches as New York Yankees Gary Sheffield rounds first base after hitting a double in the first inning of game one of the ALCS in New York Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.
The PC maker is coming out with its own hard-drive-based MP3 player--a miniature unit that displays color photos.
Do you want to use more than one iPod with the same computer? There are a couple of different ways you can do it. Apple has posted an article about how to do so.
LOS ANGELES - The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor.    Ritter's wife Amy Yasbeck and his four children, including actor Jason Ritter, filed the wrongful death suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Sept...
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The Cassini spacecraft makes one last flyby of Titan on Monday before it despatches the Huygens probe for a rendezvous with the Saturnian moon.
A Federal Reserve report found that the economy was lusterless overall but quickening in some regions.
NEW YORK _ Lisa Marie Nowak reached for the stars and made it there as one of history's 46 female astronauts _ which makes her fall to Earth so much more shocking.
Seven NATO soldiers died when their Chinook helicopter crashed on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the site of some of the heaviest recent fighting between Western forces and the Taliban.
JEDDAH - GUNMEN suspected of links to Al-Qaeda stormed the US consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah yesterday, triggering a bloody three-hour siege that left five staff and three attackers dead.
A simple scratch-and-sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to researchers. They found that patients with early Alzheimer&#39;s disease may be unable to smell certain
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Every Colombian city has a  sleazy shopping district called a San Andresito where you can  pick up a bottle of Scotch without paying those pesky import  duties that double the price.
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.
Researchers have identified more genetic mutations that appear to be linked with cot death.
Mibtel +0,73%, All Star +0,29%. Fiat vola oltre il 4%
Former captain David Beckham admits a call-up to Fabio Capello's first England squad would have been \
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Almeno cinque vittime, autobomba nascosta in un mercato
Esercito usa i cannoni contro estremisti di Fatah al-Islam
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem&#39;s recently released video for his new single &quot;Just Lose It&quot; and has asked networks to remove the video from their rotations.
roundup Plus: CA adds utility-like mainframe pricing, expects...Salesforce.com reports subscriber surge...RealNetworks signs up Red Flag Linux.
President Bush has a fresh mandate to pursue an &quot;aggressive&quot; foreign policy, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK  - People who manage to reduce their waistlines may also lower their risk for diabetes and heart disease, a study suggests.
The brokerage caps off Shareholder Depreciation Month with Customer Appreciation Day.
Constitutional reform plans will expand MPs' powers and end a protest ban.
The Kansas City Royals have reached a deal to hire Dayton Moore of the Atlanta Braves as general manager, The Associated Press has learned.
Public-health and homeland-security officials admitted to slip-ups in their handling of the Andrew Speaker TB case. Will the government be ready next time?
Third overall with 63 medals, 32 of them gold, and significant breakthroughs in sports in which China hadn&#39;t been a big factor, with medals in boxing, tennis, canoeing, cycling, fencing, sailing and wrestling.
Europe will end its first mission to the Moon by crashing its spacecraft into the lunar surface.
Lo dice la tv iraniana. In primo momento si parlava di 80
War may break out again in Western Sahara after an uneasy 16-year peace if U.N.-sponsored talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement fail, Polisario said on Friday.
Wu Hsing-kuo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s remarkable one-man \u00e2\u0080\u009cKing Lear,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which the Lincoln Center Festival presented on Thursday, expanded codified Chinese opera style to include Buddhist chant, contemporary music and electronics, and Western elements \u00e2\u0080\u0094 beyond Shakespeare\u00e2\u0080\u0099s play itself, of course.
Gary Speed has rejected claims by Newcastle manager Graeme Souness that Bolton employ bully-boy tactics. Souness was seething after the defeat at the Reebok Stadium and accused Sam Allardyce&#39;s side of &quot;in your face football&quot;.
The White House challenges a report for Congress saying Iraq has met few targets used to measure progress.
Miles of tsunami-shattered beach hotels on the Thai mainland north of Phuket island began yielding up their dead yesterday, bloated gashed, and mangled bodies.
Insight Bowl executive director John Junker said Notre Dame has &quot;an unmatched national following&quot; -- which explains bowl officials&#39; expectations for a record crowd tonight at Bank One Ballpark.
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins injures his hand, but denies it will stop him playing guitar on tour.
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Former prime minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People&#39;s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto has hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to her husband Asif Ali Zardari as a &#39;triumph of justice&#39;.
Orlando Cabrera homered in the bottom of the 12th inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to their second straight win in their last at-bat, 7-6 over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi Islamic Party, the largest Sunni Arab political faction, yesterday announced its withdrawal from legislative elections scheduled for Jan. 30, saying its demands to delay the vote
Il presidente della Fifa Joseph Blatter stasera sar&agrave; in tribuna a Zurigo su invito della Figc...
Next year's series of Celebrity Big Brother is being scrapped in the wake of the show's race controversy.
US plan for global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dismissed as stalling tactic lacking concrete details.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are expected to open modestly higher Wednesday, as oil prices remain center stage but thin summer volumes are likely to continue...
Il gruppo proporra' nuove sonorita' con strumenti inconsueti
Iraq&#39;s interim government has declared a 60-day state of emergency across the country, except for the Kurdish north. The move was announced by a spokesman for interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
Record labels and film studios cannot demand that telecom companies hand over the names of people suspected of swapping illegal downloads, the E.U.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top court ruled.
WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States wants UN sanctions imposed on Iran after the Bush administration concluded the country is on the verge of enriching enough uranium for four nuclear weapons.
For the first time, Americans&#39; use of credit cards, debit cards and other electronic bill paying has eclipsed paper checks. The number of electronic payment transactions last year totaled
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Four robbers with pistols refused to give up about 30 hostages, including a pregnant woman and children, on Tuesday in a standoff with hundreds of heavily-armed police at a bank in central Venezuela.
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Highly-regarded referee Anders Frisk was hit with a flying object from the stands as he headed off the field during halftime of a Champions League match between Roma and Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium.
Skateboard icon Tony Hawk has signed an exclusive deal with Kohl's Corp. to sell footwear under his brand through the mid-level retailer.
Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up casualties Friday as flash floods began to recede in the northern Philippines, revealing the magnitude of a disaster
How&#39;s this for creative thinking? A cafe has opened with pyjama-clad servers pouring cereal day and night, topping it off with everything from fruit to malted milk balls, and
Martin O&#39;Neill last night confronted the disappointment of seeing his Celtic side being ejected from European football before Christmas, but batted away questions about being in charge of a cash-strapped team following the 0-0 draw with AC Milan.
The company will announce Thursday plans for several hundred new clinics at its stores, using a standardized format and jointly branded with hospitals and medical groups.
Asylum seekers are being diverted from Swansea, in the wake of the alleged murder of an Iraqi Kurd in the city.
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Analysts said businesses would not throw away their reliable office phone systems until the software maker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tools were just as good.
Employers aggressively hired new workers in October, adding 337,000 people to their payrolls after a sluggish summer, but the unemployment rate rose fractionally to 5.5 percent.
SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.
As Bill Clinton's library is unveiled at a gala opening this week, one thing is certain: His messy legacy will be on full display.
The African Union mandated South African President Thabo Mbeki to launch an urgent mission to resolve the crisis in Ivory Coast.
Leave it to cowboy capitalism and Texas to come up with a weird monster energy deal involving a dozen new coal plants and a green $44 billion buyout that would scuttle some of the plants. In Epicenter.
And idiots break themselves against martial artists Comments An armed robber, evidently going for the soft targets, attempted to hold up a karate school in the Columbian town of Bucaramanga. For his pains he received a dis-arming and further pain when the students \
STUART, Fla. - Storm-weary Floridians weathered their fourth hurricane in six weeks as Jeanne lashed the Sunshine State with 120 mph winds and torrential rains Sunday that turned neighborhood streets into
Usa a rilento, potrebbero cedere testimone all'Asia
School doors open for 12 million French children Thursday, but there is far more at stake this year than back-to-school jitters.
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Five days after making the putt that won the Ryder Cup, Colin Montgomerie looked set to miss the cut at a European PGA tour event.
Il tecnico del Mantova, Mimmo Di Carlo, commenta positivamente il pareggio di Frosinone non risparmi...
Walt Disney Co. President Bob Iger said on Wednesday that a new deal with Pixar Animation Studios was &quot;unlikely,&quot; and that the media conglomerate had been approached to buy UK media assets.
Hollywood&#39;s biggest movie studios are to sue people who share films through internet file-sharing networks. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced on Thursday that it will sue unnamed individuals
A vaccine that tries to fight a virus linked to cervical cancer was effective in reducing the risk of infections and pre-cancerous lesions in women.
An apparent tornado ripped through the New Orleans area early Tuesday, ripping the roof off a hotel, knocking down power lines and injuring three people.
A German court rules that tourists injured in a bomb attack in Tunisia in 2002 cannot claim damages from their tour operator.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday the 15-nation Security Council had to take new decisions urgently to curb escalating violence in Darfur and rejected a U.S. suggestion he travel to Sudan.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. George Casey as the next Army chief of staff, despite reservations by several lawmakers over his direction of the Iraq war.
If you enjoy good food and don&#39;t like the idea of taking pills to reduce the risks of heart attack or stroke, it could be time to try the Polymeal.
Paris Hilton has sued to shut down  a Web site that displays her diaries, photos and other personal  property in what lawyers for the celebrity heiress call \
Serena Williams has a passion for carrot cake. Maria Sharapova is a great fan of the chocolate fondant.
Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96 near major hotels and at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of
Ministro Alemanno annuncia tra 24 ore le linee di Siniscalco
The San Francisco 49ers fired  head coach Dennis Erickson and general manager Terry Donahue on  Wednesday following a 2-14 season that equalled the poorest in  the team's history.
The arthritis drug Remicade may increase users&#39; risk of acquiring lymphatic cancer, manufacturer Centocor Inc. says in a warning letter to physicians announcing a labeling change for the medication.
Nato-led troops in southern Afghanistan say they have killed 10 militants as the alliance claims a big victory.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett  used his business clout and folksy wisdom to raise $1 million  for Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton on  Tuesday, telling big donors that Democrats are better than  Republicans at taking care of the less fortunate.
Injury-hit Chinese tennis star Li Na will re-launch her Olympic ambitions at two events in Australia next month, state media reported Wednesday.
China's Sichuan province faced the  threat of epidemics on Wednesday after the worst flooding in a  century killed at least 161 people and injured thousands and  water levels at the huge Three Gorges Dam were due to peak.
Factory output fell unexpectedly in July for the second month in a row -- the first back-to-back decline in nearly two years -- as the production of beer and pharmaceuticals plummeted.
Triad Hospitals Inc.  was expected to announce as early as Monday morning that it was selling itself to private-equity buyers for about $4.4 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
BERLIN - German investor confidence dropped sharply in September, a key economic indicator released Tuesday showed amid concerns about the impact of high oil prices on consumer demand and the outlook for the global economy.
Spinetta: falso si voglia trasformarla in compagnia minore
The Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress is funded by taxpayers to the tune of $100 million annually. But the reports are not public information. In 27B Stroke 6.
Sport: The RFU wants Rob Andrew to oversee selection and media relations as part of a new England hierarchy.
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has defended teenage striker Wayne Rooney in wake of an incident involving Bolton Wanderers defender Tal Ben Haim during their weekend English Premier League match.
(InfoWorld) - AOL will pay more than $3 million to settle complaints that it charged customers for unauthorized services. The settlement money will go to 48 states and the District of Columbia, which plan to use the money in various ways, typically for consumer education and to fund consumer-fraud investigations. In addition to the $3 million, AOL agreed to offer refunds to consumers who complain to the company or through the offices of states' attorneys general. AOL must refund consumers who complain of unauthorized charges for services, the states say. AOL also agreed to improve the way that customers can cancel their services. Previously, most customers could only cancel their service by calling AOL. But AOL customer service representatives received incentives for retaining customers. As a result, many customers complained that it was very difficult and in some cases impossible to cancel their service, according to the Arkansas attorney general's office. In Illinois, customers who tried to cancel their services were often offered a free month of service as an incentive to stick with AOL, said that state's attorney general office. After the free month, customers would try again to cancel but customer care representatives would pressure them to stay. Some consumers said that they thought they'd cancelled their service only to continue receiving bills for the service. To address the problem,\u00c2\u00a0AOL set up an Internet site\u00c2\u00a0that customers can use to cancel their service. In addition, when customers cancel, AOL must clearly disclose the amount of time remaining on the account and provide a confirmation number showing that the customer cancelled the service. AOL made many of the changes during 2005 and 2006 on a voluntary basis nationwide, said AOL spokeswoman Amy Call. The settlement \
M6300 wants to kiss your desktop goodbye Dell is adding more power to its high-end line of mobile workstations with the debut of the Precision M6300, a 17\
Video game publisher Activision Inc. and Nielsen Entertainment, on Monday said they were collaborating to produce a measurement system for corporate advertisers to compare the reach of video games with more established media, such as television.
Rafael Benitez could be heading towards the first real crisis of his three-year reign at Liverpool after a 2-1 defeat by Besiktas left the Reds facing an early exit from the Champions League.
The Web site instructs tourists to  \
Snow continued to fall in some of the affected area, which stretched from Texas across Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky to Ohio.
Frank Sullivan, whose 16-year tenure as Harvard's men's basketball coach was the longest in school history, was let go yesterday, two days after the Crimson (12-16) completed their fifth straight losing season.
Arab viewers of a soap opera about Afghanistan apparently won't learn how the love story ends after the series was suspended following Internet threats against anyone involved in airing it.
Patrick McEnroe received a two-year contract extension Monday to stay on as captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team, charged with ending the country's longest title drought since the competition began in 1900.
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Bernie Ecclestone may have lost the first round in court to the German banks, but the F1 supremo is preparing a counter-attack which could once again solidify his hold on the lucrative commercial rights to the sport.
DETROIT -- The Vikings took a big step toward their first playoff berth in four years -- barely and with late help from the Lions.
Ogo is the first wireless messaging device to provide instant messaging (IM) and e-mail from all three leading providers - AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Verso il CAM 3: \u00c2\u0093Speriamo che con il Terzo Congresso Missionario Americano si consolidi il cammimo missionario dell'America, molte diocesi si riconoscano missionarie e molta gente prenda maggiore coscienza del proprio impegno missionario nella Chiesa\u00c2\u0094 Quito (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Ci troviamo in un momento cruciale nel cammino di preparazione verso il Terzo Congresso Missionario Americano (CAM 3)\u00c2\u0094 spiega in un colloquio con l'Agenzia Fides P. Timoteo Lehane, Direttore Nazionale delle Pontificie Opere M...
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the United States would not be able to bring Iran to its knees in a row over sensitive nuclear work the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal judges have been improperly adding time to criminals' sentences, a decision that puts in doubt longtime sentencing rules.
The father of missing 4-year-old Madeleine McCann says he and his wife are totally confident of their innocence as they wait to learn whether they will face criminal charges in Portugal.
Although photography has been around for generations, its digital overhaul opens up new possibilities. Tell me what you want to find out about. From CNET Blog Networks.
House of Reps. approve smaller fines in copyright spats A new US law which would reduce the damages to be paid out for patent infringement has been passed by one half of the US legislature. The proposed law was backed by large technology firms and banks but opposed by smaller tech companies and drug companies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save announces it is to close more than a third of its stores immediately.
ATHENS, Greece - When the final whistle blew, an exhausted Mia Hamm was quickly swarmed by 17 thrilled teammates. She and the rest of the Fab Five had just enough left in their thirtysomething legs for one more title, beating Brazil 2-1 Thursday in overtime in their final tournament together...
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November 20, 2004 -- SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Rapper David Darnell &quot;Young Buck&quot; Brown surrendered to cops yesterday and was booked on suspicion of attempted murder following the ruckus at the Vibe Awards earlier this week.
World number two Rafael Nadal wants to win the Olympic title at Beijing, but has distanced himself from trying to topple Swiss champion Roger Federer from the pedestal.
It wasn't pretty, but it was a victory, and that is all Doc Rivers cares about as the Celtics head into a four-day break before their next game.
Amanda Beard, twice an Olympic silver  medallist back in 1996, finally won individual Olympic gold  when she snatched victory from Australia's Leisel Jones in the  200 meter breaststroke Thursday.
Venus Williams claimed her fourth Wimbledon crown on Saturday beating France's Marion Bartoli 6-4 6-1 in the final.
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President George W Bush launched his first fence-mending mission since his re-election yesterday, flying to Canada to improve a distinctly prickly relationship with one of America&#39;s oldest and most natural allies.
U.S. online video syndication firm  Brightcove announced content deals on Thursday with a host of  media groups in the UK to carry video clips on Web sites,  including online versions of magazines Heat, Nuts and Elle UK.
A former Navy deep-sea diver charged with stalking rock star Sheryl Crow had developed \
Tropical Storm Jeanne, expected to become the season&#39;s sixth hurricane as early as this morning, continued Wednesday on a forecast path favorable to South Florida.
The makers of rival boxing shows  coming to U.S. television stepped into the legal ring on  Tuesday as producers of NBC's \
Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States believes a recent explosion in North Korea was, in his words, not a nuclear event.
There was a time, long ago, when a lover would buy diamonds, chocolate or roses for his beloved on Valentine's Day with a clear conscience.
Truly decentralised peer-to-peer (P2P) software can&#39;t be held accountable for its misuse, according to a US federal appeals court.
SHENZHEN, China -- A year ago, Mei Meng's factory sold foot-tall plush teddy bears, rabbits and ducks for export to the United States for $1.30 each. Now they're $2, and he doesn't rule out the possibility that prices will go up again.
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The Americans have never lost the UBS Cup, which returns to South Carolina this week for the fourth competition in the Ryder Cup-style event.
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Shares rise in Cairn Energy following its latest discovery of another gas reserve in north west India.
China&#39;s rising incomes are expanding its waistlines, the health ministry has found: 200 million citizens are now judged overweight.
Bobby Jindal, a conservative Republican congressman from the New Orleans suburbs, inherits a state that was suffering well before Hurricane Katrina.
SAN DIEGO -- Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman returned to work Thursday with an apology and an audio glitch.
Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement For Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai enters the High Court for his treason trial in Harare, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.
Relatives of a mother who committed suicide after CNN's Nancy Grace aggressively questioned her about the disappearance of her son sued the network and the talk-show host Tuesday, accusing Grace of pushing the woman over the edge.
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By Brice Wallace Deseret Morning News  People across the country will become familiar with Utah's scenic beauty and adventure options next spring and summer if they watch certain cable TV channels.
Women who are clinically obese don't need to diet to improve their health, say UK researchers.
Description: US Marines, bolstered by hundreds of Iraqi soldiers, prepare for a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - Microsoft launched a preview version of its new service for downloading digital music late Wednesday, placing it squarely in competition with Apple&#39;s rival iTunes music service.
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that an excessive number of lawsuits and overregulation were hurting the competitiveness of U.S. financial markets.
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When an Arabic-language Web site carried a photo this week of a toy soldier with a gun to its head, many people were briefly tricked into believing a U.S. infantryman was in Iraqi rebel hands.
WASHINGTON - Many of the nation's scarce remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for high-risk patients, under a plan negotiated between the government and maker Aventis Pasteur.    The targeted shipments come as health officials struggle to ensure the people who most need flu shots get them, now that the nation's supply of influenza vaccine has been slashed in half...
President Chirac will do so tomorrow, in Paris - and to think of all their comrades who have been injured, and, of course, of all our compatriots and the population as a whole.
Home Depot Inc. , the world's  largest home improvement retailer, reported lower  fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as the weak U.S. housing  market hurt sales at its retail stores, which declined 2  percent.
PHILIPPINES: The tides of mud carved a random trail of destruction through Philippine towns, robbing already impoverished residents of children, houses and hope.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 12, 2004 -- Mobile Task Automation Software Provider Unveils Comprehensive Solutions to Help Customers Win in an On Demand World.
GuardianFilms:  The illegal immigrant has become the whipping boy of the  Republican Party.  But, in California with the GuardianFilms team, the Observer's Paul Harris finds that the crackdown on cheap, immigrant labour is hurting food production
Developers get early code for new operating system 'skin' still being crafted.
Brock Berlin&#39;s relationship with University of Miami football fans has been uneasy at best. He has tried to appease them as best he could -- by winning games, particularly in the fourth quarter.
U.S. forces said on Wednesday they had detained eight Iranians overnight and seized a suitcase full of money from their central Baghdad hotel but later freed them after consultations with the Iraqi government.
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New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest court tossed out the death sentence imposed on a man for his role in the murders of five workers at a Wendy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s restaurant in Queens.
Andy Roddick sets a new world service record as the United States go 2-0 up in their Davis Cup semi-final against Belarus.
Primary schools are using amusement arcade-style dance machines to teach pupils Spanish.
President Bush announced today the nomination of Bernie Kerik to succeed Tom Ridge as homeland security secretary. The former New York City police commissioner
NEW YORK - Martha Stewart will do her time for lying about a stock sale at a remote West Virginia prison camp where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 a.m. to do menial labor for pennies an hour...
GENEVA -- A U.N. human rights team investigating crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur region zeroed in on the international community Monday for the first time, accusing the world's governments of an \
Top TV makers have formed a recycling company to handle tech waste and comply with changing state laws.
The president of Harvard University angers women academics by saying men may naturally be better at science.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Ticker) -- Reserve Natasha Bogdanova had 23 points in 19 minutes and Erin Lawless made 10-of-13 shots en route to 23 points as No.
European equity markets were set for a cautious start on Monday on a light day for corporate earnings releases and economic data.  Attention is expected to focus on the Swedish market after a centre-right alliance proposing tax cuts and privatisation plans won the election, ending 12 years of Social Democrat rule.
It is now nearly 60 years since Britain shed the thankless burden of ruling the Holy Land - and rarely since then have hopes been so high that the former mandatory power can do something useful to help to bring Arabs and Jews closer to peace.
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A severe winter storm dumped snow and freezing rain across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States on Sunday, stranding air travelers from Boston to Chicago and causing several traffic deaths.
The death of elderly man in his Sydney  apartment, which went undiscovered for more than a year, had  Australians questioning their loss of community spirit on  Thursday.
Tributes are being paid and flags are at half-mast after 14 UK troops were killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan.
By Christina Salerno, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Jun. 12--PATTERSON -- Mark Monroe rolled out of bed at 4 a.m. Friday and groggily turned on the shower faucet, which sputtered a few drops of water before turning to a trickle.
Amid a chorus of protests from  child-adoption advocates and sneers from critics, the general  reaction of viewers to the controversial Fox special \
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&#39;s new Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will be sworn in on Saturday, a day after he was elected by parliament during a session boycotted by the entire opposition.
Ex-French President Francois Mitterrand's son gets a suspended 30-month jail sentence for tax evasion.
British charities launch a huge aid effort for victims of the Asian tsunami which has killed more than 50,000 people.
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday, ending a national strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.
An international panel of climate scientists said yesterday that there is an overwhelming probability that human activities are warming the planet at a dangerous rate, with consequences that could soon take decades or centuries to reverse.
Reflecting the recent cut revenue expectations and lowered analyst forecasts, North American semi equipment manufacturers reported a book to bill ration of 1.0 with $1.
The Supreme Court is meeting to announce new cases it will decide and hear oral arguments.
Michael Jackson gave his DNA sample to authorities. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe King of Pop\u00e2\u0080\u0099s\u00e2\u0080\u009d bedroom is under investigation within the framework of the molestation case against the pop star, Michael Jackson.
A renegade Afghan militia commander and a spokesman for the governor of the western province of Herat said on Wednesday their forces were honoring a cease-fire brokered a day earlier by the US envoy to Afghanistan.
Along with a good roadmap, presidential candidates in the nation's first primary state have got to have the New Hampshire Manual for the General Court.
A drop in the monthly inflation rate may have been greeted with sighs of relief by the Zimbabwean government, but analysts and consumers have seen little evidence that the economy has turned a corner.
TELSTRA chief executive Ziggy Switkowski is to step down next year, two years before the end of his contract. Sidelined ... the hunt is on for Dr Switkowski&#39;s replacement.
Tamil actor Pandian died in a private hospital in Madurai on Thursday following liver failure and jaundice.
Ford Motor Co executives will be asked to appear before a British parliamentary committee to explain plans to cut jobs and production at its Jaguar unit, unions said Thursday.
Five years before he considered hiring Bill Parcells, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones tried luring out of retirement another Super Bowl-winning coach with NFC East ties: Joe Gibbs.
The White House has written a memo  arguing that changing the Social Security system will require  reducing benefits as well as setting up private investment  accounts, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
EBay Inc  warned that results for the current quarter and year would fall below Wall Street expectations, spoiling strong 2007 year-end results and the planned departure of long-serving Chief Executive Meg Whitman.
When buying a sofa, start with the inside, says design guru Susan Sargent. But when you get to the outside, have a little fun.
Indonesian police have arrested four  suspects, among them a bomb-maker, over a blast outside the  Australian embassy in Jakarta that killed 10 people in  September, police chief Da'i Bachtiar said Wednesday.
Philips Electronics  has  extended its $2.7 billion takeover offer for U.S. lighting  maker Genlyte Group Inc  to January 16, saying not all  regulatory approvals have been obtained yet.
A man identified only as &quot;Azzam the American&quot; appears on a tape saying America faces a new wave of terror attacks. (ABC News).
Three dozen senior citizens, toddlers, mothers carrying infants, and men holding their clothes and blankets in black garbage bags filed off the school bus and walked into their new home &#151; an auditorium at the Community Church.
President Bashar al-Assad met with North Korean officials this week as Damascus hardens against the West after a September Israeli airstrike.
The European Union authorized  Australian biotech company Florigene on Wednesday to import and  market carnations whose color has been genetically modified,  its Official Journal said in its latest edition.
US retailers are hiring at least an extra 800,000 people to chip in during the holidays, up from 635,900 in 2002, industry data show.
. (antiTainment) The film industry seems to be following the example of the music business in battling online piracy. On Thursday, Dan Glickman, president and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America
MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Colorectal cancer is curable if detected early, but many Americans -- particularly Hispanics and women -- don't get the screening tests.
MAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin began his last summit with European Union leaders on Friday but gave little hope for progress over trade and energy disputes that have strained ties.
All the positions on the first-priority documents, needed for the creation of Common Economic Space (CES) by Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine, have been coordinated on the level of experts.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has revealed that he believes the war on Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot;. Mr Annan said the war was &quot;not in conformity&quot; with the UN Security Council or with the UN Charter.
Some 30,000 Sudanese, victims of fresh  attacks by Arab militia inside Darfur, have threatened to cross  into Chad, already stretched with 200,000 refugees from the  conflict, the United Nations said Friday.
Scientists say they have worked out exactly how people recognise a face when they see it.
The 87-year-old founder of Comcast Corp.'s pay will keep going to his beneficiaries for five years after his death under a new agreement.
European stocks were broadly steady on Friday morning in the truncated final session of 2004 in holiday-hit trade, but markets were set to end higher for the second year in a row and the outlook for 2005 remains firm.
PATTRAN, India  - Manual laborer Gulzar Singh is   haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside   an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's   fight against female feticide.
Milano. Sono gia&#39; arrivate a quota un migliaio le richieste di costituzione di parte civile presentate oggi al Gup Cesare Tacconi nel corso della prima udienza preliminare avviata a Milano sul crac della Parmalat.
South Africa coach Jake White says England's lacklustre showing against USA counts for little ahead of Friday's likely World Cup group decider.
Social network MySpace is to allow third-party developers to build applications for the site.
Symantec Corp.'s reported interest in acquiring Veritas Software Corp. for more than $13 billion would represent the computer security giant's biggest step yet beyond its core businesses of defending against viruses and thwarting hackers. Investors weren't impressed, though, and Symantec's shares plunged 16 percent.
Once her son is off to school, Laura Mansfield settles in at her dining room table with her laptop and begins trolling Arabic-language message boards and chat rooms popular with jihadists.
Dallas wide receiver Terry Glenn and Green Bay safety Darren Sharper were injured in the first half Sunday and taken to the locker room.
A State Department report that said Russia's human rights record has deteriorated in the past year was criticized by the government on Friday as skewed, confrontational and aimed at furthering American political interests.
Lebanon sees a second redeployment of Syrian troops after a UN call for foreign forces to leave.
Erasure singer Andy Bell, 40, reveals he was diagnosed with HIV in 1998 on a trip to Majorca.
The co-pilot of an airliner which crashed in New York in November 2001 made a fatal error with the aircraft&#39;s rudder, US investigators have found.
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Marriott International's second-quarter profit increased 11 percent compared with the corresponding period a year earlier -- beating analysts' expectations -- but the company's stock sank 3 percent yesterday after it once again lowered forecasts for a key revenue measurement.
Palestinian security forces on Saturday briefly detained three top members of a faction that claimed an attack that wounded two Israelis, officials said, marking the first such move since Mahmoud Abbas was elected leader last month.
Sony revealed new details Monday on the chip that will power the next version of its PlayStation video game machine and said development is on track to deliver products based on the chip next year.
Cappie Pondexter hit a 14-foot shot with 2.1 seconds left in the second overtime to lift the Phoenix Mercury to a 111-109 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chrissie Hynde will open a vegetarian restaurant in her hometown late this summer.
British insurance giant Aviva announced plans to export 950 more jobs to India and Sri Lanka next year, with a total of 7,000 staff expected to be offshored by the end of 2007.
A report to be released on Friday finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in clinical trials, The New York Times reports.
An Israeli helicopter fired missiles into three buildings Wednesday night in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, including a battery shop belonging to a suicide bomber&#39;s family, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said.
The Carlyle Group has completed its third European exit in the space of three months with the sale of its minority holding in German automotive supplier Beru to BorgWarner Inc.
A south Wales teenager gains the title of champion bog snorkeller for the third year running.
Merck & Co Inc on Wednesday voluntarily recalled about 1.2 million doses of its widely used children's vaccines after quality-control checks found production equipment may not have been properly sterilized.
Imprisoned arch terrorist Marwan Barghouti has reportedly set conditions for complying with Fatah leadership demands that he withdraw from the PA leadership race.
Up to 200 jobs are to be created in Belfast with the opening of a new office by an IT support company.
Republican leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives, who will yield to a Democratic majority in  January, on Friday agreed to allow a vote on a limited offshore  oil and natural gas drilling bill, which would open 8.3 million  acres in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.
After a month-long strike featuring local, national and international demonstrations, Houston janitors reached an agreement yesterday with five major cleaning contractors that will double their income and provide them with health insurance by 2009.
The Canadian health department said on Thursday that it had determined that no regulatory intervention was needed on Pfizer Inc.&#39;s arthritis drug Celebrex after a report in a Canadian newspaper linked it to 14 deaths.
The United States said it was planning more one-on-one talks with North Korea in a push to make progress in multinational negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear program.
The top US commander in Iraq warned Iran and others in comments published on Monday to think twice before trying to take advantage of the US military at a time when it is fighting in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
LOS ANGELES - Courtney Love pleaded innocent Friday to a felony assault charge for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend's home in April.    The mercurial rocker, wearing a long black dress, was composed in court, responding to Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Dennis Mulcahy's questions with \
Video footage aired Saturday on Turkish televisions showed a Turkish ship owner saying he and another man were being held hostage in Iraq.
Computer-game enthusiasts flocked to software retailers across the country to buy &quot;PlayStation Portable&quot; (PSP) that hit store shelves Sunday.
The Dutch government&#39;s legal representative to the supreme court issued an opinion Tuesday potentially favorable to a bid by Barclays for ABN Amro -- a Dutch banking giant also courted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The Met hosts a season-opening gala, dripping with wealth and celebrity, that nearly upstages its own opera.
GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Michael Eisner, the chief  executive of the Walt Disney Co., on Thursday said it was  \
U.S. stocks are seen lower at the  market's open on Wednesday after crude oil pushed to a fresh  high overnight and Google Inc. slashed its initial public  offering price, which appeared to dampen investor sentiment.
China evacuated 320,000 people from the east coast as Typhoon Aere hit the mainland Wednesday, after a mudslide buried a family of four in northern Taiwan pushing the regional death toll to 16.
The United Nations Security Council will meet in emergency session Sunday afternoon at the request of Russia, which opposes Kosovo's declaration as an independent nation and bid for international recognition.
Doctors say Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet is no longer in a critical state after Saturday's reported stroke.
More than 10,000 people  huddled in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday  after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine people,  injuring more than 900 and triggering a leak of contaminated  water from a nuclear plant.
Andy Cole delivered a double dose of New Year's Day cheer for Fulham fans as the west London club overcame fellow strugglers Crystal Palace 3-1 to register their first league win in nine matches.
CHARLESTON, S.C.  - Tropical Storm Gaston swept  ashore in South Carolina on Sunday with near-hurricane force  winds and sheets of rain that knocked down trees, downed power  lines and left low-lying streets waist-deep in water.
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will create a U.S. cable network with Discovery Communications and said she would soon consider the future of the top-rated weekday television show that has made her a household name.
RESIDENTS of a small Jewish settlement said yesterday they had reached a deal to move together to a village inside Israel. They are the first community to agree to be evacuated under the Government&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan.
Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas traded gunfire with Hamas policemen in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions soared after the killing of three young sons of one of Abbas's top intelligence officials.
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Port-au-Prince Rescuers face washed-out roads and increased crime as they seek to deliver emergency aid to vast areas of Haiti, where more than 700 people were killed after weekend landslides and flooding triggered by Tropical Storm Jeanne.
U.S. cigarette makers adapted their  advertising and internal communications as safety concerns grew  and legal ways to promote their products were restricted, a  marketing expert testified for the government on Wednesday.
House prices in Northern Ireland have risen more than anywhere else in Europe, according to a new report.
Iraq&#39;s interim defence minister has given Shi&#39;ite rebels in Najaf hours to surrender or face being &quot;wiped out&quot;. The ultimatum is the latest in a series of threats by the US-backed government to the militia loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al Sadr.
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Japanese stocks inched up Thursday, led by shipbuilding and trading company shares, reversing an early decline.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo hopes his new solo album will be the first in a series of releases that unearths material left off his band's albums.
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Five Europeans were to be reunited with family and loved ones after being kidnapped in Ethiopia and held captive for 13 days by an armed rebel group in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, officials said Wednesday.
For decades, leukemia patients have had to rely on finding a bone marrow donor to give them a new supply of blood cells. Now, two studies show that adult patients can safely use umbilical cord to help them rebuild their health.
U.S. private sector wage growth   should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back   of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released   on Tuesday.
Washington - Former US president Bill Clinton, who is due to return to the campaign trail on behalf of presidential hopeful John Kerry after major heart surgery, said on Sunday the choice between Kerry and George W Bush was &quot;profound&quot;.
Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard collapsed and died in his Manhattan studio on Saturday. He was 35. His mother Cherry Jones released the following statement.
Microsoft said Wednesday that it had ended its multiplayer beta of Halo 3, adding that it had attracted over 820,000 unique participants contributing over 12 million hours of game play.
In a move aimed  primarily at whetting the appetite of gamers heading into this  week&#39;s E3 Media & Business Summit, Electronic Arts unveiled  several details on two games it is developing through a  partnership with Steven Spielberg.
The company backs September same-store sales growth forecast as back-to-school sales finally pick up.
Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are losing vast amounts of water because of erosion from a decades-old dredging project, according to a new study.
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Indonesia&#39;s president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, appears soundly beaten as vote counting continues from last Monday&#39;s presidential elections.
But stock of major oil company falls on disappointment it did not extend stock buyback program. LONDON  - Scandal-hit oil company Royal Dutch/Shell said Wednesday it will invest $15 billion a year
Consumer prices rose modestly in December while industrial production was flat, leaving the door open for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates later this month to shore up an economy that some fear is on the verge of a recession.
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The September 11 commission asked the CIA in 2003 and 2004 for information on the interrogation of al Qaeda suspects, only to be told the agency provided all that was requested, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Andrew Feltus, whose Pioneer Global High Yield Fund ranks second in its peer group this year, calls bonds of Cia. de Bebidas das Americas,  Latin America's largest brewer, the \
CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- After years of painstaking research, scientists say they have unleashed a baby boom among one of the world's most endangered animals, China's giant panda.
An Internet casino operator said Tuesday it is offering Donald Trump $400 million for a stake in his ailing casino company. Casino Fortune, a Trinidad-based company, said it has approached
PGP Corp. says a full-disk encryption utility for Mac OS X is being developed, which will pick up where existing programs like the built-in FileVault leave off.
Based off of a previous article from Mike Willbanks, Stuart Herbert has posted some of his own thoughts on tuning and tweaking your applications for the best performance you can get out of them.   There's some good advice in there, and I thought it'd be a good idea to quickly add a bit more detail about the separate approaches that Mike raises.   He goes over the APC caching, memcache, the \
PORTLAND, Oregon  - The Catholic Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, has settled most of the 175 sex abuse claims filed against it, bringing it closer to emerging from bankruptcy, judges involved in mediating the claims said on Monday.
After 216 years as a broadsheet newspaper, The Times will become a tabloid-only publication starting on Monday. The move follows a decision 11 months ago to publish the British national
Across the board, medical specialists are pointing out the shockingly low skill level of a 45-year-old surgeon at Tokyo Medical University Hospital, four of whose patients have died following heart valve operations since October 2002.
Third seed James Blake of the United   States breezed through to the final eight of the Thailand Open   with a 6-3 6-2 win over Monaco's Benjamin Balleret on Thursday.
Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to prevent the forced sale of its main production arm.
The decision to single out the Revolutionary Guard Corps reflects America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s frustration with the pace of diplomacy.
The Detroit Tigers fought off their late-season slump and clinched their first playoff berth since 1987, scoring nine runs in the second inning yesterday and coasting to an 11-4 win over the Royals in Kansas City.
The director Nick Palumbo is determined to shock through a fictional German-born serial killer, who makes his mission clear with every thrust of knife blade and pelvis.
The governors of California, Illinois and Pennsylvania proposed sweeping plans to restructure health care this year, but none will finish 2007 having signed a bill.
Bank robbers have escaped with several million pounds after employees were taken hostage at their homes, security sources have said.
Gordon Brown spent his first full day as British prime minister Thursday conducting a wholesale shake-up of senior government posts, with new faces set for the ministries of finance and foreign affairs.
The U.S. Congress on Wednesday  passed a stop-gap bill to keep the government running into  November avoiding some tough election-year votes as Republican  admitted they could not finish their budget work.
At least two companies have pulled ads from the debut of BET's \
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Doctors reject claims that Chile's ex-leader Augusto Pinochet has exaggerated his illness to avoid prosecution.
French police suspend two airport dog-handlers who lost plastic explosives they hid in a passenger's bag.
When Germany's Nina Kraft, 35, swept to her overwhelming 17-minute victory over Switzerland's Natascha Badmann at the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii October 16, photographers noticed a ...
Merck Labs has pulled Vioxx, their arthritis drug, off the market after discovering during trials the possibility of a link to stroke or heart attack.
Mid-priced retailer Kohl&#39;s Corp  Internet shopping is unavailable until at least Wednesday as  the company makes improvements, according to its Web site.
Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Population decline is finally slowing in the south Wales valleys, but action is urged to attract more residents.
Responding to growing public anxiety about inflation, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao announced that China would freeze prices of oil products, natural gas and electricity in the near term.
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After a summer spent expanding its global brand with exhibition games from Shanghai to Rome, the NBA opens a new season on Tuesday looking to win back home fans following a gambling scandal which rocked the sport to its core.
BELFAST - A bank in Northern Ireland hit by a massive robbery said on Friday it was considering the drastic measure of taking several denominations of notes out of circulation as a means of preventing the criminals enjoying their haul.
British police must charge or release on Tuesday nine men arrested earlier this month in anti-terrorism raids that followed a tipoff from an al Qaeda suspect in Pakistan and security alerts in the United States.
With one conference call and one unprintable word, Sallie Mae\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive learned a $3 billion lesson.
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Now comes the real rumble. After Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced his decision last week to drive for Hendrick Motorsports (effective next season), the seismic tremors felt throughout NASCAR seemed to subside yesterday at Michigan International Speedway.
Investment bank Bear Stearns reports a 38% jump in quarterly profits, boosted by merger and acquisition deals.
Anecdotal evidence of crowded stores at the start of the holiday shopping season wasn&#39;t backed up with promising retail numbers, as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
PHILADELPHIA _ International Steel Group Inc., which includes the remains of the bankrupt Bethlehem Steel Corp., is being acquired by a Dutch steel company for $4.
Peugot has posted the finalists in its annual concept car contest. See what the future may hold -- and vote on the designs you like the best.  In Autopia.
Andrew Davies is talking about sex. He is also talking about Jane Austen, beloved chronicler of early 19th century English manners.
Buckingham Palace needs \u00c2\u00a33m of repairs to make it safe, the Queen's public accounts reveal.
ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks tamed the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Wednesday to clinch their first Stanley Cup and extend a painful title drought for hockey-mad Canadians.
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SugarCRM plans modesty layer SugarCon 2008 SugarCRM, one of the open source community's darlings, is taking steps towards improve interoperability between its PHP architecture and Java.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There are thousands of dollars just waiting to be claimed, and NBC 10 has the list. Monday, the IRS released a list of a couple thousand names of people from the Philadelphia area -- including South Jersey and Delaware -- who have checks coming to them.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, the first French president to divorce while in office, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Thursday amid a new blaze of publicity over his personal life. via News24.com
A Finnish team describes a black hole that is a record 18 billion times more massive than our own Sun.
This page is for discussion of all the latest tennis issues. We appreciate all the comments you send and try to publish as many as possible.
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Carnival Corp. (CCL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s biggest cruise group, on Friday said quarterly earnings rose sharply, citing the merger with P&amp;O Princess Cruises last year.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 15--OTSU -- Canon Machinery Inc. said Thursday it will spend about 6  billion yen to set up a plant to build production machinery for products such  as toner and ink cartridges around July 2008 in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture.
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Oil eased near $60 on Wednesday following big gains the previous day spurred by disruption of Alaskan crude exports and ahead of U.S. government data expected to show declining stocks of heating and transport fuels.
ENTERPRISE, Alabama  - President George W. Bush on Saturday got a first-hand look at the damage from deadly tornadoes in the southern United States and said while buildings could be rebuilt the biggest impact was on shattered lives.
The Italian government will not withdraw troops from Iraq after threats of attack by an armed group that kidnapped an Italian journalist, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s office said in a faxed statement.
A slew of apparel and consumer goods  retailers on Thursday posted same-store sales that beat analyst  forecasts, but there were troubling signs that higher consumer  prices and inflation could crimp future growth.
The wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry apologises after criticising First Lady Laura Bush in a newspaper interview.
Petsmart Inc. PETM.O, the top U.S.  pet supplies chain, on Thursday said quarterly earnings rose on  improved pet services sales, but its stock sank as much as 12  percent as results lagged analysts' expectations.
For Kosovo's ethnic Albanians, a new U.N. proposal opens the door to their long-awaited dream of independence, while prompting Serbia's leaders to warn of secession.Comment
Brussels airport was evacuated on  Friday evening after a bomb alert, airport police said.
Six years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the war on terror is coming to the big screen in a wave of films that examine severe U.S. tactics, troubled homecomings for U.S. veterans and the conflicts faced by troops hurled into urban warfare in Iraq.
Lock-up issues Problems in updating Kaspersky anti-virus software have led to widespread reports of machines locking up.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
The triumph last week of the Bic pen over expensive, state-of-the-art steel locks has panicked the bicycling community, and churned Internet rumor mills about how much the lock manufacturer knew and when the company knew it.
More than 120 individuals have been arrested in the United States on federal charges in the largest steroids crackdown ever, the Justice Department said on Monday.
Vornado is withdrawing its bid to take over the nation's largest office landlord.
By Steve King, Philadelphia Daily News  Feb. 6--EUGENE WILLIAMS' job doesn't require a uniform, a tool belt or even a briefcase. With just a television, joystick and Madden NFL '07, Williams is as good as clocked in for a long day's work.
Wachovia Corp.'s  deal to buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for $6.8 billion has put other independent brokerages in focus for possible takeovers.
A leaked paper criticising Pakistan's intelligence service is not his view, Tony Blair is expected to tell the Pakistan leader.
US President George W Bush defends his decision not to intervene in Darfur's \
After years of dogging Wal-Mart Stores Inc., organized labour has begun to make some surprising inroads at the planet&#39;s largest retailer.
The loyalist PUP may have to close an office because its assembly allowance is being withheld, its leader says.
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President Bush today hailed \
Mumbai civic authorities demolished part of a stage constructed near the residence of socialite Parmeshwar Godrej for the party she is hosting for the couple.
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi said it would behead a member of Japan's forces it  had abducted in Iraq if the Japanese government did not  withdraw its forces from the country within 48 hours.
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The NHS is to come under pressure to weed out ineffective and obsolete treatments, by the drugs watchdog.
Serbia may be quietly exploring the idea of partitioning the breakaway province of Kosovo along ethnic lines, a Kosovo Albanian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Peace talks continued in Nigeria Thursday between the government and the leader of a militia group. By Michael Peel | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
Movie giant Warner Bros has announced a deal to create China's first joint venture in film production.
Salt Lake Credit Union has opened a new branch at 1575 S. State, inside the Salt Lake Community College's South City campus.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour\u00e2\u0080\u009d swan-dives into the tween-teenage market dominated by the behemoths Disney and Nickelodeon.
U.S. transportation investigators on Tuesday blamed the fatal collapse in Boston's Big Dig tunnel last year on a ceiling adhesive that was not strong enough, and determined contractors and authorities probably could have taken steps to avert the disaster.
Vacanze finite per il Catania. La squadra ha lavoro sul campo di Massanunziata di Mascalucia. Una se...
Tanks still patrol Bangkok's streets but people are back at work as international criticism of Tuesday's coup continues.
A 3ft tall &#39;hobbit&#39; discovered on a remote Indonesian island has raised the extraordinary possibility that our human species might not be alone on Earth.
The Seattle Mariners staved off a remarkable fight back from the Cleveland Indians to eke out an 8-7 victory on Monday. Raul Ibanez clinched the win with a ninth-inning double after he had earlier belted two home runs.
The socialist leaders of six central European nations signed a declaration on Friday, Sept. 14, condemning US plans to base its missile defense shield on European soil. In what will be a massive blow to the United States' plans to base its missile defense shield in Central Europe, left-wing leaders from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia plus Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and Germany's Social Democratic Party chief Kurt Beck condemned the plan
German engineering giant Siemens has decided not to appeal to the European Court of Justice against the publicly financed bailout of French rival Alstom.
A Yemeni judge sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death Wednesday for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years.
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Texas Rep. Ron Paul said his second-place finish in Nevada's GOP presidential caucuses on Saturday showed his message is being heard and that he has more supporters than he thought.
 Foley voters say of sex scandal
Missouri will allow members of the military stationed overseas to return absentee ballots via e-mail, raising concerns from Internet security experts about fraud and ballot secrecy.
INSTABILITY is a way of life in West Africa, and Ivory Coast is the latest tragic example. A 2-year-old cease-fire, brokered by France, between Muslim rebels and the government of President Laurent Gbagbo
China's biggest television exporter announced losses stemming in part from declining sales and a scandal involving its biggest U.S. customer.
A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing that it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
Palm Inc., the troubled maker of Treo smart phones, laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to a person familiar with the situation.
(InfoWorld) - Charges have been dropped against a Russian school principal who faced up to five years in prison for software piracy, according to Russia's state news agency. Alexander Ponosov, 40, was charged with violating Russia's copyright law after police seized 12 computers from his school in the western Russian village of Vereschagino. Police say the PCs contained more than US$10,000 in pirated Microsoft Corp. software, but Ponosov claims he bought the computers with the software preinstalled and has maintained his innocence. The case drew international attention last week when former Soviet Union President\u00c2\u00a0Mikhail Gorbachev wrote Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates\u00c2\u00a0asking him to intervene in the matter. Gorbachev wrote that while Russian law allows for the prosecution of those who unknowingly use pirated software, the case against Ponosov is unwarranted. The former leader also made an emotional appeal, writing that Ponosov dedicated his life to teaching for a modest salary, which doesn't compare to those of Microsoft employees. Gorbachev's high-level intervention has come as Microsoft pursues an aggressive legal campaign to stop piracy of its software. Microsoft has launched dozens of civil lawsuits and aided law enforcement in criminal investigations throughout Europe and the U.S. The charges were dropped Thursday for lack of evidence by a regional Russian court, according to RIA (Russian Information Agency) Novosti, a state news agency. If convicted, Ponosov would have faced a fine of up to 266,000 rubles (US$10,124) in addition to a possible prison term. State prosecutors are quoted as saying they may appeal the decision within 10 days, according to the report. Microsoft officials could not be reached immediately for comment. \u00c2\u00a0 Jeremy Kirk in London contributed to this report. \u00c2
US health officials Monday denied reports that they knew before last week that there were major production problems with a key American manufacturer&#39;s flu vaccine, which
Two storms have revived, with Hurricane Ivan lashing Louisiana again and Hurricane Jeanne appearing to head for, yes, Florida.
NEW YORK - It was as if the US Open tennis tournament took a deep breath yesterday morning (Singapore time). No remarkable upsets happened.
The German government has expressed outrage to Zimbabwe's chief diplomat in Berlin after Zimbabwean Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndloyu smeared the reputation of Chancellor Angela Merkel. via The London News.Net
When the Tennessee Titans were forced to start the season 24 hours early because of Hurricane Ivan, their defense was ready. Unfazed by the scrambled
Till halfway through the year 2004, the film industry was convinced that after SRK, it's only sex that sells.
The World Health Organization said that a small but significant percentage of the main influenza virus causing illness this winter is resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  HOUSTON - Six processors on two computers began crashing on the Russian side of the international space station Tuesday, limiting the spacecraft's ability to maneuver and produce oxygen. By Friday evening, four of the six processors were up and running again.
Conrad Black, who once presided over one of the world's largest media empires, goes to court on Wednesday to determine if he and his associates stole millions of dollars as his conglomerate crumbled.
LONDON, March 11 -- British troops  wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving appalling  care in British hospitals, according to families who have made complaints similar to those leveled against Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
According to contradicting reports, 29-year-old Charlize Theron hurt herself while performing an action stunt on either wires or a trampoline while filming Aeon Flux.
Bruxelles, 25 ott. (Adnkronos/Aki) - Questa volta niente pullman: 10 anni fa l&#39;Italia era completamente diversa. Il viaggio in vista della sfida elettorale con il centrodestra ci sara&#39; ma &#39;&#39;con i mezzi che
Harry and Billy Macklowe, the father-and-son team of real estate developers, have come under intense financial pressure with the near collapse of the credit markets.
Striking Hollywood writers could be  back at work as early as Monday for the first time in three  months if they embrace terms of a tentative contract deal that  union leaders are expected to present them this weekend.
Brazil&#39;s foreign minister will meet  with European negotiators at the end of next week in a  last-ditch effort to move stalled global trade talks forward, a  presidential spokesman said on Monday.
A top Mafia suspect, arrested in Italy during a major police operation, is found hanged in his cell.
Britain&#39;s parliament is expected to  approve a new nuclear arsenal on Wednesday but British Prime  Minister Tony Blair may have to rely on opposition votes to  push his plans through.
After getting a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness, coping strategies include second opinions, online checks and more.
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Sebastien Frey &egrave; stato operato nella tarda mattinata di oggi al ginocchio, un intervento in a...
Just over nine years after it first deployed troops to help bring an end to the civil war in Bosnia, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is winding
A day-by-day account charting how the Asian tsunami disaster unfolded.
Police say a man is critically injured with gunshot wounds after an incident in a seaside village.
Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its experimental hypertension drug failed to meet all its goals in an effectiveness study, an outcome that will delay development and may lead to a new trial.
Tear gas and water cannon are fired at opposition supporters gathering for a banned rally in Nairobi as tension mounted in the Kenyan capital following days of brutal post-election violence.
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I soldati israeliani hanno catturato oggi un esponente di spicco di Hamas. Secondo fonti palestinesi, si tratta del trentaduenne Imad Qawasmeh, presunto mandante di due attentati sucidi avvenuti in agosto a Beerheva.
A Kilkeel company secures a multi-million dollar contract and the promise of at least 100 new jobs for the area.
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The incoming leader of the U.S.  House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bid by a  lawmaker earlier ousted as a federal judge on corruption  charges to head a congressional panel that helps protect  America's security.
By Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 15--The Bush administration expressed reservations Thursday about  key provisions of a bill, already opposed by environmental groups, aimed at  shaping the explosive growth in Washington County.
The organisation behind Firefox is hoping that the open source Web browser can grab 10 per cent of the US market in 2005, it said yesterday.
The Hawkeyes are headed to Florida for the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on New Year&#39;s Day. Travel agencies say travel packages are selling fast.
At least 30 Iraqi policemen are kidnapped in an armed ambush as they return home from training in Jordan, police say.
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Readers report their experiences of the Indian Ocean tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia.
Job cuts at Airbus may be up for debate at a company board meeting, a union at the planemaker warns.
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WASHINGTON - Racing the clock, Senate leaders are applying finishing touches to bipartisan legislation addressing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations just as House GOP leaders prepare to debate their version, which Democrats call partisan and weak...
PHILADELPHIA Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, he&#39;s known as &quot;Mr. President.&quot; At a rally today in the battleground state&#39;s largest city, George W. Bush was derided loudly as a &quot;bum.
Eight Chinese hostages freed by  guerrillas in Iraq at the weekend were in good spirits and  would return home soon, state media said on Monday.
European stock markets forged ahead in early trading as investors cheered strong gains in New York and Asia, with falling oil prices helping to offset worries about the weakness of the dollar.
European equities flirted with 5-month peaks as hopes that economic growth was sustainable and a small dip in oil prices helped lure investors back to recent underperformers such as technology and insurance stocks.
Authorities on Friday called for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, expressing hope that the kidnapping was ``a mistake&#39;&#39; since Indonesia&#39;s government never supported the war.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.
The quiet streets and low crime rates of Vermont have worked their way into the hip-hop world, thanks to a rap video by three students at Montpelier High School.
The National Board of Review Wednesday delivered its first major award of the season naming &#39;Finding Neverland,&#39; a fictionalized account of the creation of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPeter Pan,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the best film.
LISBON, Aug 9 (IPS) - A proposed European Union (EU) directive imposing   tighter restrictions on granting political asylum is causing  major concern  to refugee councils across the 15 nations that  comprised the EU until the  bloc's May 1 expansion to 25  countries.
India's Tata Motors Ltd.  and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.  are exploring the possibility of bidding for Ford Motor Co.'s  Jaguar and Land Rover brands, the Economic Times reported on Thursday.
Residents of New England woke Tuesday to more than a foot of snow in some areas and hazardous roads following a major winter storm that caused power outages, canceled flights and gave thousands of school children a day off
Stefano Colantuono &egrave; soddisfatto del rinnovo di contratto con l'Atalanta fino al 2009: ''Ring...
England boycott the media after criticism of the performance against Austria.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Wednesday said September sales growth was smaller than the company estimated just four days earlier, sending its shares down as much as 2.5 percent.
(Rochester, NY) 09/22/04 -- Bold statements came from the Eastman Kodak company today. Investors learned digital sales are soaring beyond the company&#39;s expectations.
Squandering fourth-quarter leads was supposed to be part of the Celtics&#39; past. Didn&#39;t they put all that nonsense behind them with a double-overtime
 beaten in NBA return to Detroit
More than 3,000 people have been  displaced since the end of August by violence in an area of  Sudan's North Darfur state, a United Nations report said on  Sunday.
The company that makes the drug, Merck, said the company recalled the drug voluntarily after it received new research results. The results showed people taking the drug for several years have an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with one-tenth of a second left and the Detroit Pistons handed the Celtics their first home loss of the season, 87-85, Wednesday night in Boston.
Aging rocker Ozzy Osbourne may have made his comeback by starring in one of MTV's most popular reality TV shows to date, but he's had enough.
C.C. Sabathia struck out 11 in six innings and Ronnie Belliard hit a three-run homer to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Chicago White Sox 6-3 Friday night.
MILAN, ITALY.- The Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea presents Racconti dal paesaggio, 1984-2004 A vent'anni da Viaggio in Italia, curated by Roberta Valtorta.
Computer Associates Thursday introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products, aligning its offerings with IBM&#39;s On Demand model.
A leg injury Tuesday forced world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland to withdraw from a tournament in the town where he was born. Federer hurt his left thigh while practicing
Blog: Architectural company working on tree house design for future living.
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The Rangers legend will take over from Allan Preston, who was sacked along with assistant Alan Kernaghan yesterday. And in a major shake-up at Almondvale, Gough will bring in Archie Knox as
Al termine dei sopralluoghi effettuati dalla commissione Uefa per verificare l'idoneit&agrave; delle...
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ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 7 -- The Georgia man who killed himself at Ground Zero was upset about President Bush&#39;s reelection -- but his biggest problem may have been his double life, a source said Sunday.
In a Feb. 1 story about Texas player Kevin Durant, The Associated Press reported erroneously his record-tying performance. He tied a Texas freshman season record for double-doubles, not a Big 12 record. The corrected version appears below.
Holders Porto face an uphill struggle to qualify, plus a round-up of Wednesday's Champions League action.
The United States has seen information suggesting Iran is working on the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead on a missile, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi bowed to opposition pressure on Sunday and agreed to have his government face parliamentary questioning over a clash with Telecom Italia that forced the chairman to resign.
LAS VEGAS -- Olivia Diaz's political commentary began soon after her family settled in their cozy living room on Sunday night to watch the first presidential forum in the nation's history targeting Hispanics.
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ZNAMENSKOYE, Russia  - Chechens voted Sunday for a  new president in a tense election, but many doubted the  Moscow-backed police officer who was set to win would manage to  stamp out rebellion in the turbulent region.
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Uzbekistan voted on Sunday in a election that featured only parties loyal to autocratic President Islam Karimov, who said he would not tolerate &quot;revolutions&quot; such as those in Ukraine and Georgia.
Feds say China's still playing the spy game.
His new acquisition - taking his holding from 25.3% to 27.63% - has heightened speculation he will soon make a definite takeover bid.
Manchester United have complained about racist abuse and monkey chants directed at some of their players during Tuesday's Champions League win at Benfica.
As the six parties gather to talks about nuclear weapons, Tokyo's position is shaped by domestic anger over Japanese kidnapped by North Korea
A Russian who met in London with Alexander Litvinenko and with the man whom British authorities accuse of murdering him said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that he expects he may also be accused in the former KGB agent's poisoning death.
The European Commission has proposed strict limitations on the opt-out clause from the so-called Working Time Directive, which would give workers in the European Union the right to refuse to work more than 48 hours per week.
Graeme Souness was appointed manager of Newcastle United on Monday after resigning from Blackburn Rovers just five games into the Premier League season.
Parma e Stoccarda hanno pareggiato 0-0 nell'andata dei 16' di coppa Uefa. (Spr) (16/02/200...
AgentSecure/InsureZone has teamed up with Los Angeles-based IMMS/Group 500 to offer online quoting and lead generation.
The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules yesterday for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration
The power struggle between the Shiite coalition and prime minister Allawi may present tough choices for the U.S.
Six US soldiers die in at blast at an explosives-rigged house in Iraq's Diyala province, the US military says.
A leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement says that without a Palestinian state, there will be another uprising.
WASHINGTON -- SLM Corp., the nation's largest student lender, said Tuesday that second quarter earnings rose 33 percent on an increase in derivative and hedging activity.
La polemica sul Viareggio finisce sul sito della manifestazione. E racconta un fenomeno pi\u00c3\u00b9 vasto: l'incerto futuro delle storiche manifestazioni italiane
Il nuovo allenatore del Parma Domenico Di Carlo si &egrave; presentato al centro sportivo di Collecc...
Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has lost another partner to market its single sign-on services after auction giant eBay (Quote, Chart) said it will no longer support Passport and its .
Michael Phelps pulled out of the  400 meter individual medley at the short course world swimming  championships with a sore back Friday.
American Indian tribes, flush with casino cash, are contributing thousands of dollars to candidates in close Senate and House races, including to Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle.
New York, Dec. 16 (VNA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday urged governments across the world to prepare for future fights against influenza.
Europe&#39;s leaders signed the EU&#39;s first constitution yesterday, setting aside fears that the document will be rejected by voters and celebrating a new chapter of integration with a lavish ceremony.
Hamas on Saturday rejected as unconstitutional the government appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to replace a Hamas-led cabinet, and called for parliament to convene to try to reverse the decision.
From a distance, they looked like two well-dressed, middle-aged store clerks in a supermarket parking lot, helping a line of weary motorists load their cars and get on their way.
Higher U.S. gasoline prices may slim  more than just wallets, according to a new study from  Washington University in St. Louis.
Culture Minister Edwin Poots is to face questions from MLAs about the proposed multi-sports stadium at the Maze.
It sounds far-fetched \u00c2\u0097 sticking needles in women to help them become pregnant \u00c2\u0097 but a scientific review suggests that acupuncture might improve the odds of conceiving if done right before or after embryos are placed in the womb.
Indonesia has captured the head of Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), police said on Friday, marking what appears to be a major blow for a group blamed for a string of deadly bombings.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters appeared to be in  control of a holy shrine in Najaf Friday, hours after Iraq's  interim government said it had overcome a bloody uprising by  seizing the Imam Ali mosque without a shot being fired.
On Thursday night, Nature and NASA will collaborate in a painting that will use the skies over the Eastern seaboard as a cosmic canvas. The materials are a nearly full moon, the stars and a streaking space shuttle.
Thousands of Shia mourners attend a funeral for two victims of a bomb blast in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
A huge truck bomb killed 121 people and wounded 226 in a busy market in a mainly Shi'ite area of central Baghdad on Saturday, in the deadliest single bombing in the capital since the 2003 U.S.-led war.
That precarious top may be just the beginning.
The Wii puzzler Boom Blox is the first of three EA games spearheaded by Steven Spielberg.
An Irish appeal court annulled the only criminal conviction over the 1998 Omagh bombing, the single worst terrorist attack in Northern Ireland's history, ordering a retrial.
Symantec (SYMC:Nasdaq - news - research) Thursday said it will acquire rival software company Veritas Software (VRTS:Nasdaq - news - research)in an all-stock deal.
Crude oil prices rose above 54 US dollars Thursday on speculation sparked by a pipeline explosion inMexico and a continued work stoppage in Nigeria.
Science & environment: Mixed messages at Motown as Japan heralds leaner era while US carmakers seek to bulk up bottom line
MCI Inc. board members accepted an offer Sunday night from Verizon Communications Inc. valued at $6.6 billion to $6.8 billion after rejecting a sweetened bid from Qwest Communications, sources close to the negotiations said.
If Microsoft Corp. possessed the panache of Apple Computer Inc., it would have named the new Windows XP operating system release after a fabulous feline, as in Jaguar or
Troy Glaus hit a two-run homer in the 11th as the visiting Anaheim Angels beat the Rangers, 8-7, last night and vaulted into first place in the West while eliminating surprising Texas from the playoff chase.
A U.S. judge rejected motions to  dismiss charges against the main defendants in the BALCO  steroid scandal Tuesday but ordered hearings on whether the  government acted properly in the investigation.
Uintah's Candace Workman, top, battles Canyon View's Jacob Woods in a consolation round of the 3A state wrestling tournament at UVSC on Saturday. Workman lost the match 9-4 but took sixth place in the 103-pound division, the highest a girl has ever finished in Utah.
EU foreign ministers agreed to attend a key summit with Asian states next month after breaking a deadlock in a row over Myanmar, but warned against Yangon's participation at top level.
TALKS between the United States and the European Union over subsidies for rival aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing ended last night without agreement.
The funeral of veteran broadcaster John Peel is to be held in Suffolk next week, the BBC announces.
The players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 union has agreed to discuss findings from Mitchell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s report on performance-enhancing drugs.
Kate and Gerry McCann were declared suspects after two days of questioning by the police, a spokeswoman said.
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Brent Geiberger hardly had time to talk, but he took the cellular phone from a PGA Tour official anyway. On the phone with him was the champion of the 1976 Greater Greensboro Open.
A statement issued on behalf of a major Dublin hospital effectively confirms that a young man suspected of having variant CJD does have the incurable brain disease.
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki imposes a curfew in Karbala after fierce fighting on Tuesday kills more than 50 people.
Edison Mendez's second-half strike gives PSV Eindhoven the advantage against a ragged Arsenal side.
An arbitrator heard six hours of testimony Thursday in a grievance hearing that the NBA refused to attend about the Pacers-Pistons brawl-related suspensions issued by commissioner David Stern.
Fifty years ago today, Dr. Joseph E. Murray led a team of surgeons at Boston&#39;s Peter Bent Brigham Hospital -- now Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital -- that gave Richard Herrick a second shot at life.
The IOC opened an investigation Tuesday into doping allegations against Marion Jones, who eventually could be stripped of her five medals from the 2000 Olympics.
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday named a new deputy assistant secretary for domestic finance whose job includes helping manage debt financing and monitoring activities of dealers who buy and sell the debt.
Software giant makes $44.6 billion offer for the search engine.
Washington says it will now push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
The process of selecting a jury for the inquest into the death of Princess Diana is under way.
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VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahamad Badawi on Sunday hailed economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries out of
Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the...
The BBC's Mike Baker asks whether teachers in difficult schools should get more money.
Some of the finest Russian wines ever sold fail raise less than half their estimated cost at auction house Sotheby's.
The UK financial services sector saves close to \u00c2\u00a31.5bn a year by moving services offshore, a report suggests.
The president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO said Wednesday he was wrong to have referred to Adolf Hitler while criticizing Republican Sen. Rick Santorum.
Bradley Wiggins wins Great Britain's second cycling gold in the men's individual pursuit.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - In this teeming refugee  camp in Indonesia's Banda Aceh, a squat security post has  become a shrine to the missing and a meeting point to seek  information in a distraught city where none seems to exist.
The U.S. general in charge of Baghdad  said Tuesday it would be at least another eight months before  the Iraqi capital had enough police, contradicting previous  U.S. claims that numbers were sufficient.  Maj. Gen. Pete Chiarelli, whose 1st Cavalry Division is  responsible for security in Baghdad and its suburbs -- an area  of about six million people -- said there were currently about  15,000 people working for the capital's force.
On tap for the new database management system: improvements in high availability, performance, scalability, manageability and what Oracle dubs \
Jimmy Carter has reached that  mellow stage in life when the demons of the past can be  confronted without making a hell out of the present.
All Indonesian airlines including national carrier Garuda are to be banned from flying to the EU over safety concerns.
South Korea went on high alert over possible infiltration by North Korean agents Tuesday while US Secretary of State Colin Powell met with top officials in Seoul on how to denuclearize the North and redeploy US troops on the
DaimlerChrysler AG is getting another boost from the hip-hop world, this time in the person of 50 Cent.
Travel: Andrea Schulte-Peevers recommends 10 off-the-wall activities to spice up a city break in Germany's capital
Indian inflation hits its highest level in more than three years, boosted by increasing energy and food costs.
The Shipman Inquiry investigated the deaths in the early 1970s of 137 hospital patients, it has been revealed.
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The commander of a British regiment that lost three soldiers in a suicide attack near Baghdad had expressed security concerns before his unit was redeployed to aid US forces, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Changes are being made to the amount of coursework in A-level exams, as part of a review of the qualifications.
To what extent is memory subject to the state secrets doctrine? Memories are very personal things, over which we feel an intimate sense of ownership. Some people, such as spies, are sworn to secrecy over this or that incident, but, as one event or another washes over us, we typically aren't responsible one way or another for them. They are the historical cloth out of which we are cut. They are what makes us who we are.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Research suggests specialist status does little if anything to improve a school's performance.
About 50 hard-line Iranians on Thursday placed a gravestone at a Tehran cemetery to commemorate the deaths of two Palestinians who carried out twin suicide bombings that killed 16 Israelis this week, witnesses said.
A huge leap in opium poppy growing in Afghanistan, revealed by a US study released Friday, threatens the fragile democracy and increases pressure on anti-narcotics efforts to succeed, top federal officials said.
A warning is out from the Food and Drug Administration about the pain killer Aleve. The FDA says people taking the over-the-counter medication should strictly follow the directions on the label.
After a broad overhaul was urged, officials often led by Vice President Cheney were pitted against officials in the State and Defense departments.
BRUSSELS Amid thinly veiled threats of legal actions, trade negotiators from the European Union and the United States failed here on Thursday to resolve their dispute over the aid that each side gives to their airplane makers.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said in its complaint that during the years Charles Wang was in charge of Computer Associates between January 1, 1998, and September
Money manager Legg Mason Inc.  on Monday posted record quarterly earnings on all-time high revenues, advisory and related fees, and assets under management.
Traditional foes India and Pakistan are planning to push ahead with their on-off peace process despite a terror attack that left 67 people dead on a train from New Delhi to Lahore.
Thousands of low-budget films of skating, skiing and surfing have become a world unto themselves.
Former world number one Justine Henin-Hardenne has decided to quit tennis for the rest of the yearin a bid to recover from exhaustion.
The United Nations has proposed a major $97 million (54 million pound) overhaul of its security system with 778 new posts, a response to devastating safety reports after the 2003 bombing of its offices in Iraq.
Italy's president consulted with minor  parties on Saturday in an effort to resolve a political crisis,  with politicians divided between favoring snap elections or an  interim government to enact reforms.
Energy Secretary Vince Perez Thursday called on oil companies to reduce oil prices in two weeks&#39; time following a decision by the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) to raise its supply quota by 1 million barrels a day.
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- If the NFL-record 19-game winning streak of the New England Patriots weren&#39;t enough of a challenge for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, they also have to deal with the now-rare 3-4 defense.
Apple Computer Inc.'s  board  cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs this week of any misconduct  over stock options accounting problems and Wall Street cheered  him for taking broad responsibility.
Derrida was known as the father of deconstructionism, a branch of critical thought or analysis developed in the late 1960s and applied to literature, linguistics, philosophy, law and architecture.
Stock exchanges' stratospheric valuations may not reflect reality.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The world pumped aid into  the tsunami zone around south Asia on Friday in a frantic race  to save millions of survivors from dehydration and disease, and  stop a terrifying death count climbing further.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., whose founder will begin serving a prison sentence Oct. 8, said it agreed to work with television producer Mark Burnett to create a prime-time TV series featuring Martha Stewart.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- First of all, clear the dusty library shelves of all history books. The Angels of today, about to face the Red Sox in the American League Division Series, were mostly schoolkids when their haloed forefathers fought the Sox for the '86 American League pennant.
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President Bush has a fresh mandate to  pursue an \
By Ross Daly  LI teachers achieve new orbits at Space & Rocket Center  Come fall, the students in Kevin Craine and Alicia Miller's classes are going to have a tough time topping their teachers' \
Bill Drohen is sick of being a bridesmaid at the Massachusetts Amateur Championship. The 34-year-old, who plays out of Bradford Country Club, has finished in the semifinals three times. Since the third time wasn't the charm, he's hoping this one will be.
Revenge, reprimand and schadenfreude really do feel good, according to a brain scan study published today. As well as explaining why Dirty Harry declared &quot;Go ahead, make
LOS ANGELES  -- &quot;Harry Potter&quot; author JK Rowling says another one of her beloved characters in the popular children&#39;s series will be killed off.
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AMR, the parent of American Airlines, posted a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday, but the results showed the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s continuing vulnerability to high fuel costs.
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As they try to add a third prized free agent this winter, the Mets have a National League East rival standing in the way.
Scientists have devised a blood test for tuberculosis which they hope will help doctors in the developing world.
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's party said on Thursday that police had arrested thousands of its activists overnight, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush urged President Pervez Musharraf to hold elections and quit as army chief.
General Motors Corp. will unveil a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered Cadillac crossover concept vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Manufacturers&#39; business confidence in the three months to October deteriorated to its weakest level since the middle of last year as input prices, particularly oil, remained high, a survey shows.
(HealthDay News) -- It&#39;s important to apply sunscreen year-round, whenever you&#39;re out in the sun. Sunscreen helps protect your skin from harmful UV rays, which can damage the skin and lead to skin cancer.
Stocks rose on Monday, led by financial companies, after Merrill Lynch  took steps to shore up its balance sheet with plans to raise up to $6.2 billion and sell a lending unit.
LONDON -- The British police yesterday charged eight men with conspiracy to murder and violations of the Terrorism Act after finding that two of them possessed surveillance information on the financial centers in Washington, New York ...
The Harvard researchers, who summarized their findings in this week&#39;s edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, analyzed data from more than 100,000 participants in two large cohort studies.
The confirmed deaths in a mammoth Asian quake and tsunami soared above 55,000 on Wednesday as worst-hit Indonesia readied bulldozers to dig mass graves for corpses in a rush to ward off disease, which the UN health agency said
Influenza is sending more people to the hospital in the United States each year and the flu season appears to be getting longer, a government study said on Tuesday.
VIENNA, Sept 12  - Iran could join the small club of nuclear-armed nations by 2007, or sooner if it is secretly developing weapons despite denials, analysts say.
Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Atlantic Ocean on Friday and U.S. forecasters said it may soon become a hurricane.
Fernando Poe Jr., the action film star and presidential candidate who refused to concede the election in May, died early Tuesday after suffering a stroke.
Adriano Galliani rinnova la stima per Alberto Gilardino, ma chiarisce che alcuni atteggiamenti della...
The Philadelphia Eagles don't have Terrell Owens, haven't played a meaningful game in four weeks and finished the regular season with consecutive losses. The Minnesota Vikings backed into the playoffs, losing seven of their last 10 games only to upset the Packers in Green Bay last weekend. Momentum? Give it to the Vikings. Are the Eagles rusty? The answer will come at 1 p.m. today.
The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates a quarter-point for the fourth time in five months Wednesday, extending its campaign to keep inflation in check after the economy showed impressive job growth over the past three months.
U.S. negotiators came to the defense of Boeing Co. Thursday, seeking cuts in European Union subsidies for rival Airbus Industrie in the latest talks on the trans-Atlantic dispute centering on the world's biggest aircraft makers.
In a world first, a London hospital fits a patient with a new type of pacemaker to stop regular fainting.
A body part allegedly stolen in the US has been implanted in a patient in the UK, a hospital confirms.
IL COMMENTO                                          Se anche sull'Aids scende l'oblio                                                                                   di MICHELE SERRA
The drug maker says a three-year study of the arthritis pain medication demonstrated a higher risk of heart attack and stroke in patients using the drug.
The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia.
Johan Santana is a money pitcher, and the New York Mets are paying for it.
DeShawn Stevenson drills five three-pointers to go with 19 points and 7 assists and Antawn Jamison, above, has 16 points and nine rebounds as the Wizards roll the Kings, 92-79, with just nine healthy players Saturday night at Verizon Center.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon named actor George Clooney, who has campaigned for refugees in Darfur, as a U.N. \
North Korea described President Bush on Monday as a tyrannical political imbecile who put Adolf Hitler in the shade and said Pyongyang could see no justification for talks with his administration.
U.N. inspectors will visit a military base in Iran on Thursday which Washington says may be part of a covert atomic arms bid, but they will have only partial access to the site, a senior Iranian official said.
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Elton John called his Kennedy Center Honor \u00e2\u0080\u009cicing on the cake,\u00e2\u0080\u009d but actor Robert Downey Jr. got a frosty reception when he introduced the rock legend as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe other first lady.
By Steve Pollick, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Dec. 19--If you love trout fishing and are one of those outdoors folks who is lucky with lotteries, then an angling station may await you on the famous Cold Creek at Castalia in Erie County.
Australian golfer John Senden holds a share of the lead after the first round of the PGA Tour event in Mississippi. Senden began and ended the back nine with eagles on his way to a 7-under- par 65.
Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex, diplomats and officials said Monday.
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The longer U.S. policy-makers delay in putting Social Security and Medicare on a sound fiscal footing, the greater the burden on future generations, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a retired army general with a newly minted doctorate in economics, was sworn in Wednesday as Indonesia's first directly elected president and unveiled a cabinet reflecting his cautious approach to reform.
Hosting the 2004 Olympics cost Greece 9bn euros, twice the original estimate, the country's finance minister says.
The race to the White House will pick up speed on Monday as the Republican Party opens its convention and moves towards George W. Bush accepting the party&#39;s nomination.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
The wife of US Vice-President Dick Cheney says her husband is feeling fine, after hospital tests revealed no irregularities with his heart.
Japanese stocks rebounded from earlier losses to end moderately higher on Thursday, helped by the weakening of the yen.
Investor's Business Daily - The Environment: As a touted effect of global warming melts under the glare of science, Bill Clinton says we must slow the economy to save the earth. How's that again? Hillary, call your husband.
The move comes ahead of a House hearing this week where, it is expected, drug companies will be excoriated for refusing to publish unfavorable clinical trial results.
Pakistan is expected to set a new date for elections on Wednesday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sparked bloodshed and rage against President Pervez Musharraf's government.
PHNOM PENH : Cambodia, one of the world&#39;s poorest countries, is counting on international donors to make new financial commitments next week to prepare the nation for what is destined to be a harsh new economic year.
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InfoWorld - A pair of Taiwanese companies signed a technology agreement to develop 3G (third generation telecommunications) and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, adding to the growing pool of companies developing mobile phones around the Microsoft software.
Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines are moved to emergency shelter to escape Typhoon Utor.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on  Sunday he was giving Israel's army free rein to battle  militants in Gaza, and the Palestinian leadership called for a  halt to attacks on Israelis.
A deeply divided electorate and fraud-ridden ballot counting awards neither candidate a majority in a closely contested presidential election.
Google and Microsoft are duking it out for developers' hearts and minds.  But is Amazon the wild card?
Pleased with Linux progress Novell has recorded a $12m drop in revenues for the first quarter of 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kellogg Co., facing a lawsuit and pressure from consumer groups, on Thursday said it will only market food to children that meets certain nutritional standards.
German low-cost airline Air Berlin said  on Saturday it ordered 25 of Boeing Co.&#39;s new 787 Dreamliner  planes, in a deal worth $4 billion at list prices.
The pro-Western candidate for Ukraine's presidency tells supporters to protest if Sunday's election is rigged.
Man City's stadium will host the Uefa Cup final in 2008, but Wembley is turned down for the 2008 and 2009 Champions League finals.
DNA tests on British men shed light on a mystery surrounding the ancestry of Thomas Jefferson, America's third president.
Printer maker Lexmark International Inc  on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell sharply, and it would take restructuring steps that will affect about 1,650 jobs.
Setting the stage for a major overhaul of the United Nations, a high-level panel appointed by the Secretary-General has proposed the expansion of the Security Council.
Google Inc., the world&#39;s most-used Internet search engine, said net income more than doubled to $52 million after sales of Web advertising rose.
SOLO, Indonesia  - Rescue teams searched areas  around a central Indonesia airport Wednesday for survivors and  victims of a plane crash that police said killed at least 31  people and left 47 unaccounted for.
Sachin Tendulkar cracked a career-best 248 and Irfan Pathan grabbed his maiden 10-wicket haul to take India to the verge of victory at tea on the third day of the first test against Bangladesh on Sunday.
India's tsunami warning system will be operational in two to three years' time, a government minister says.
Australian police searched two hospitals in Western Australia on Friday, switching the focus of their investigation into an Indian doctor held in connection with the plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland.
SAITAMA, Japan  - European champions Greece   shocked odds-on favorites the United States 101-95 to reach the   final of the world basketball championship on Friday.
Deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheets are at least 145 lakes that may be teeming with microscopic organisms similar to those that could be thriving beneath the ice on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Seven British soldiers faced court   martial on Tuesday over the death in custody three years ago of   an Iraqi hotel receptionist in the southern Iraq city of Basra.
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In vivid language, Francisco Letelier described the day 30 years ago Thursday when assassins killed his father, a former Chilean foreign minister, using a bomb placed under his car as he drove to work in Washington.
LOS ANGELES - Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for about three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and a flashlight battery exploded during screening at another, authorities said.    The two incidents a half-hour apart on the busy Labor Day weekend appeared to be unrelated, said FBI spokeswoman Cathy Viray...
ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire to end a war with Hizbollah guerrillas, Israeli military sources said.
The program began in 1985 and is dedicated to increasing public knowledge about a disease that will strike an estimated 215,990 women in the United States this year -- nearly 1,000 in Maine.
In the Internet age, making telephone contact with a human for customer service is a daunting task. Some companies no longer disclose phone numbers. But some consumers have found ways around the blockade.
OPEC will keep its oil output near a   25-year high despite a $13 fall in the crude price since   mid-July, ministers said on Monday, but the group left the door   open to a supply cut before the end of the year.
Coca-Cola named Muhtar Kent as president and chief operating officer, filling the company\u00c2\u0092s No. 2 job.
 Darfur crimes: U.N. mission
WASHINGTON -- Confronted with congressional concerns about global warming, the leaders of the U.S. auto industry are highlighting their work to develop alternative vehicles and asserting that the burdens of climate change cannot fall to one industry alone.
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George W. Bush took a double-digit lead in what had been a neck-and-neck presidential election contest, prompting Democratic challenger John Kerry to refocus his campaign on bread-and-butter economic issues, where the Republican incumbent president is considered vulnerable.
Wales boss John Toshack criticises the match officials after Wales' 2-1 defeat in the Czech Republic.
German insurers Allianz and Munich Re and German bank Commmerzbank on Wednesday said that they had sold their entire stakes in engineering conglomerate MAN as part of their strategy of reducing their share ...
Take a look at Panasonic's 150-inch plasma TV, which has been the talk of the show at CES 2008.
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government is promising the most sweeping overhaul to date of the 47-year-old equalization program in an effort to guarantee provinces more stable annual funding.
Two former directors at Putnam Investments have agreed to pay $400,000 each to settle charges that they had engaged in improper trading.
Pakistan's president is to stay on as head of the army, despite an earlier pledge to stand down by January.
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Pakistan spinners Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik took seven wickets between them to bowl their side to a 66-run win over arch-rivals India in the opening match of the triangular event here.
Mike Hampton has never won a Division Series game, but he needs to pitch at a top level today to help the Atlanta Braves pull even in their first-round set against the Houston Astros.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is considering raising the legal retirement age in China to reduce pressure on the social security retirement pension.
Venice's St Mark's Square will be transformed into a giant cinema for the premiere of animation Shark Tale.
The car bomb attack outside Baghdad's main police station will not derail Iraq's march towards a stable, democratic future, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.
Parts of a trial of a man accused of murdering an elderly author will be held in secret on national security grounds.

ALMATY: Describing terrorism as the common threat to all Asian countries, India today said eliminating the menace through a &quot;comprehensive and sustained effort&quot; should be the &quot;foremost common concern&quot; for all nations.
Federal and local authorities are trying to stop the sale of counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise in the days leading up to the game by seizing fakes.
While shoppers are still lining up to buy Nintendo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Wii, its older portable sibling, the Nintendo DS, is the best-selling game machine in the United States.
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Europa in lutto, oggi tre minuti di silenzio
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Frederick W. Smith, the founder of FedEx, and Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, have not been getting along.
Rudolph Giuliani and John McCain, two top candidates for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, on Wednesday opted out of the first key test of the race, the Iowa straw poll.
The director Deborah Warner and her longtime collaborator, the actress Fiona Shaw, are bringing a production of Samuel Beckett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHappy Days\u00e2\u0080\u009d to New York.
Italy will stop applying EU sanctions against Libya next week even if the measures are not lifted by the European Union, Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu revealed.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf backed out of a pledge to step down as army chief, slamming the door yesterday on this key Washington ally's slow progress toward democracy five years after his bloodless coup.
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Verizon Wireless said on Thursday it  reversed an earlier refusal to allow an abortion rights  advocacy group to set up a text message alert system with  subscribers and changed its policy on such messaging.
Republican Fred Thompson remained upbeat despite failing to win or finish second in the Iowa caucuses.
A NAFTA panel has ruled in Canada&#39;s favour for the third time in the softwood lumber dispute and ordered the US government to stop fighting the rulings
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The jury has reached a verdict on a sentence for convicted double-murderer Scott Peterson (search), which will be handed down at 4:30 pm EST (1:30 pm EST) Monday.
Incontro tra D'Alema e ambasciatore Usa, 'molto cordiale'
A murder in the Netherlands over a controversial film about Islam makes waves worldwide
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Intel is shipping an updated version of its dual-core Itanium 2 server processor, called Montvale. But don&#39;t expect to see a dramatic improvement in performance from the new chips, despite the addition of several new features.Made using the same 90-nanometer (nm) process technology used to produce the existing Itanium 2 9000 series of processors, Montvale -- formally known as the Itanium 2 9100 series chips -- offers incremental improvements, including a faster front-side bus on some models and features that lower power consumption in certain situations and improve reliability.&quot;Essentially, this is a follow-on product to the current one,&quot; said Eddie Toh, regional platforms marketing manager in Intel Asia-Pacific&#39;s Server Platforms Group.Itanium 2 processors are designed for high-end servers mainly used in specialized applications, such as finance and banking.Some 9100 models run at slightly higher clock speeds than their predecessors but offer the same amount of on-chip cache. For example, the high-end 9150M runs at 1.66GHz, uses a 667MHz front-side bus, and has 24MB of cache, while the older 9050 runs at 1.6GHz, uses a 533MHz front-side bus, and sports 24MB of cache. Both chips will be available for $3,692 in 1,000-unit quantities, a standard pricing method for processors, Intel said.The faster front-side bus and higher clock speeds in the 9100 series still offer respectable performance gains of around 19 percent over the 9000 series, Toh said, citing the results of testing done by Intel. The 9100 models that offer the higher models include an &#39;M&#39; alongside their model numbers to differentiate them from those using the slower 533MHz clock speed, which carry an &#39;N.&#39;The main differences between the 9000 and 9100 series lie in a couple of new features incorporated in the 9100 series. The Core Level Lock Step feature included in the new chips is intended to improve reliability by detecting and eliminating errors in the processor cores, keeping calculation results consistent between different cores -- a reliability feature that already exists for maintaining consistency between processors. Some 9100 models also use a Demand-Based Switching feature that helps lower power consumption when utilization levels are low.The differences between the 9000 and 9100 series are less obvious with models at the lower end of the lineup. For example, the 9120N runs at 1.42GHz, uses a 533MHz front-side bus, and has 12MB of cache; the same as its predecessor, the 9020. The 9120N does not have demand-based switching feature, but the chip does incorporate the Core Level Lock Step feature. The 9120N is priced at $910 in 1,000-unit quantities, Intel said.Beyond Montvale, Intel is working on three future versions of Itanium. Tukwila, which will be manufactured using a 65-nm process and pack four processor cores on a single silicon die, will be released next year, Toh said. Tukwila will be followed by Poulson, a 32nm chip that uses a new processor microarchitecture, and then a chip called Kittson.
Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen took the first giant slalom World Cup win of her career Friday and dashed Anja Paerson&#39;s hopes of a triple success this weekend.
Greeted by a thunderous chorus of church bells, Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to his native Bavaria on Saturday, a six-day visit laden with meaning for him and the future of his increasingly liberal Roman Catholic flock in Germany.
The European Parliament in Brussels approved a new team of EU commissioners Thursday with 66 percent of members in favor, the BBC reported.
com October 8, 2004, 10:45 AM PT. Mac sites were abuzz Friday on reports that Apple is readying a color-screen iPod in time for the holidays.
New rear-projection technology from Sony to be featured in new HDTV.
Jordan Harrison turns fragments from the life of Leni Riefenstahl, the filmmaker who made movies for Hitler, into a story that is funny and thought provoking and even a little touching.
The Gold Cup has come a long way since it started as the CCCF Championships in 1941. The tournament was twice discontinued, resuming in 1991 with a Sun Belt/Mexico emphasis. This year's Gold Cup will be among the most ambitious ever, beginning tonight at the Orange Bowl in Miami and concluding at Soldier Field in Chicago June 24.
At a loss for what to get your best men? These distinctive gestures won't leave them disappointed.
Arab governments and people waited Wednesday for the final results of the US presidential elections with mixed feelings, expressing little hope that whichever
CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish soldiers killed 20 Kurdish guerrillas on Sunday in a major military operation against separatist rebels in eastern Turkey, army sources said.
Since Lennox Lewis retired from boxing last year, the heavyweight landscape has been devoid of a clear-cut champion. And since his departure, the jockeying for the top position has been an ugly process.
The U.S. Senate is likely this week   to pass a bill that outlines rules for interrogating terrorism   suspects and bringing them to trial, Senate Majority Leader   Bill Frist said on Sunday.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered  a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday and aides said he had died at a  French hospital, but confusion over his fate grew as officials  insisted in public that he still clung to life.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ \u00c2\u00b7 The road to respectability for the Detroit Lions has been, well, the road, ironic for a team that went three years and an NFL-record 24 games without winning away from Motown.
Vernon Wells cracked a two-run triple  in the seventh inning to earn the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win  over the New York Yankees in the American League Wednesday.
The nation's storm forecasters are badly divided over claims that an aging satellite leaves America vulnerable
The $3.1 billion merger between Web search king Google and online ad giant DoubleClick approved by U.S. regulators yesterday may create an advertising powerhouse of unrivaled reach and knowledge of Internet users' lives, desires and interests.
North Korea agreed on Tuesday to take steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for $300 million in aid under a deal President George W. Bush hailed as the best chance to get it to scrap its atomic weapons program.
HOUSTON -- Former President George HW Bush says he&#39;s &quot;deeply saddened&quot; to learn a private jet on its way to pick him up crashed Monday morning in Houston, killing all three aboard.
Maxime Faget conceived and proposed the development of the one-man spacecraft used in Project Mercury, which put the first American astronauts into suborbital flight, then orbital flight
Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto vows to return to Pakistan soon, despite failing to reach a deal with the president.
A veteran pilot trying to break a speed record was killed Monday when his small, experimental plane crashed into an apartment building and playground. Six people on the ground were slightly injured, authorities said.
The European music industry today announced a major crackdown against file-sharing, the practice of sharing copyrighted songs over the internet using networks like Kazaa, with the filing of 459 suits against file-swappers, 28 of whom are British.
NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - A gunman killed three schoolgirls execution style and then shot himself dead on Monday after bursting into an Amish school in rural Pennsylvania, where he ordered the boys to leave and lined the girls up against the blackboard, police said.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve will take the necessary steps to shelter the economy from turmoil in financial markets but will not bail out investors who made mistakes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
Tra le uscite La terra della mia anima di Massimo Carlotto. E poi incontri, interviste e segnali dalla blogosfera
A top anti-terrorism official at the U.S. State Department on Thursday warned Europeans to expect more attacks such as last year's train bombings in Madrid, saying dispersed and well-disguised terrorist networks are operating in Western countries.
Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N,  the world's largest maker of chips for cell phones, on Tuesday  reported a smaller profit in the fourth quarter but its  earnings topped a forecast it gave in December.
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The world's biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of Australia's southern island state of Tasmania, but caused no damage or injury.
Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the \
HOUSTON  - Oilfield services company HalliburtonCo.  on Wednesday said its KBR unit had settled alloutstanding issues with state-owned Brazilian oil companyPetrobras over the Barracuda-Caratinga project, which has beenplagued by delays and cost overruns.
Kevin McHale earned his first coaching victory Tuesday night and Michael Olowokandi had 17 points and 12 rebounds in Minnesota's 82-71 victory over New Jersey.
In what may give NBC executives some pause about \
Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to the Jewish state's \
Blog: But I digress.  Once Madden hits store shelves in August, the video game industry will awake from its slumber and an avalanche of games will be hitting store shelves.  And while the all-stars will easily take the day, it's the unknown collection of titles
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The Orlando Magic signed 7-foot-1 center Mario Kasun on Monday.
Famous podcaster Violet Blue tells how you can still use iTunes for your erotic audio show without violating the terms of service. In Sex Drive Daily.
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OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - La Chiesa non vi ha dimenticati! Il Cardinale di Milano scrive ai separati e divorziati Milano (Agenzia Fides) - Lettera del Cardinale Arcivescovo di Milano, Dionigi Tettamanzi indirizzata agli \
Canada will wait until after an inquiry before considering whether to demand compensation from Britain for a submarine which caught fire, killing one crewman, Defence Minister Bill Graham says.
It has only been four months since Stephanie Herseth became the first woman ever elected to the House of Representatives from South Dakota, but the prominence that win gave her may make the difference as she faces the same opponent again for a full two-year term.
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Mian Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday phoned his wife Nusrat Shahbaz and asked her not to talk to party officials.
Each time I leave one of these football championship games, I am not convinced that the right teams have reached the championship round. The current system needs to be fixed.
Su Afghanistan, da Seul invito a rispettare 'forme normali'
Wall Street got off to a miserable start of the year, with all three major indexes dropping by sizable margins.
La societa' in cordata con altri 9 investitori istituzionali
WASHINGTON - Medicare premiums for doctor visits will rise 17 percent next year, the largest increase in the program's 40-year history, the Bush administration said Friday.    Monthly payments for Part B of the government health care program - doctor visits and most other non-hospital expenses - will jump to $78.20 from $66.60...
The magnitude of the proposed cuts in federal funds for public broadcasting put forth this week sent public broadcasters scrambling.
Clint Eastwood, that most American  of actors and directors, has a film nominated for a  best-picture Oscar, \
The repercussions of the strong comments made by US Secretary of State Colin Powell during his two-day visit to China denying that Taiwan is an independent nation have not ended.
Say what you will about same-old-same-old with regard to Boston University and Boston College facing each other in the Beanpot championship for the umpteenth time, but there is no arguing with their consistent success.
Top seed American Andy Roddick and defending champion Tim Henman both crashed out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday.
The United States should have quickly reformed the Iraqi army after most of its soldiers walked off the battlefield and got them \
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said  on Wednesday he was not a candidate for U.S. president in 2008  despite speculation he quit the Republican party to prepare to  run as an independent.
Pronto.com, part of the IAC family which includes Ask.com, is out of beta and the shopping comparison engine is ready for the holiday season. Pronto.com has added aggregated consumer reviews of products from around the Internet and has increaed its search index to 50 million products. From the press release :  Pronto.com is the first comparison-shopping [...]
Noureen DeWulf, ranked one of Maxim Magazine's Hot 100 last year has just landed herself a lead role opposite Matthew McConaughey in New Line's The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan was due to arrive in Kenya on Tuesday to try to mediate in a post-poll crisis that has torn the country in two and triggered weeks of violence that killed at least 650 people.
Blog: Worldwide PC shipments up 12 percent, fueled by growth in the U.S. and Asia/Pacific regions.
Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a mock-up of the Virgin vehicle that will carry customers into space.
Turkey is on course to get a date to start open-ended negotiations on European Union membership as final elements of a compromise package came together on the eve of a landmark EU summit.
The UN calls for war crime suspects in Darfur - described  as \
President Bush tried to sustain the momentum from last week&#39;s Republican National Convention with a weekend of campaigning focused on his
The family of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley has thanked people for support and prayers in their ordeal.
The top women's seeds blew away the cobwebs at the Australian Open Wednesday, with Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Justine Henin convincing winners as former champ Lindsay Davenport fell.
Parliament voted to open a fraud investigation against Lee Myung-bak, the leading presidential candidate.
Buoyed again by strong results at its financial services arm, Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it swung to a profit of $266 million in the third quarter even though its worldwide automotive operations lost $609 million.
The pound falls against the dollar amid continuing uncertainty over when Tony Blair will leave Downing Street.
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Utility FPL Group Inc , the largest U.S. wind power company, posted a 16 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings, hit by losses from trading in energy markets.
Today, 3G Americas reports that the number of GSM mobile wireless subscribers worldwide has reached 2.5 billion, a stunning 400% increase in GSM subscribers from only six years ago, according to the estimates of Informa's World Cellular Information Service.
Kobe Bryant outscored the Washington Wizards all by himself in the first quarter Sunday. Then he let his Los Angeles Lakers teammates in on the fun.
A government minister resigned Tuesday after police named him as a suspect in the death of a Canadian woman at their shared home in the Pakistani capital.
While low-priced stocks can be cheap for a reason, they might also be overlooked opportunities.
THOMASTOWN (Ireland): World number three Ernie Els overcame difficult weather conditions to fire a sparkling eight-under par 64 and move two shots clear after two rounds of the WGC-American Express Championship on Friday.
Genetic tests may soon help doctors find the best treatment for each individual.
President Bush opened the Labor Day weekend with a bus cavalcade through Ohio, for the second Saturday in a row, and said that peace and
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 21--Year-round water restrictions could provide a lesson in conservation, but not the answer to solving South Florida's water woes, utility operators and environmentalists warned Wednesday.
Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says an Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.
The people of Kosovo are due to vote in the second elections for the Kosovo assembly since the province came under United Nations control in 1999.
Support for a privately-funded visitors centre at the Giant's Causeway may go to court, an environmentalist says.
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The star pitcher Roger Clemens, his former trainer Brian McNamee and three others will be asked to testify under oath before a Congressional committee on Jan. 16.
Oil prices eased again on Tuesday with  the re-opening of two Iraqi pipelines, but most financial  markets traded in narrow ranges after sharp reactions in  previous sessions.
Chelsea Robinson, 18, a freshman at Towson University, is looking forward to spending time with her family during her upcoming winter break.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods accepts  he is under pressure to perform at this week's Ryder Cup.
Traces of the word &quot;video&quot; linger beneath a new sign that just went up on a suburban Blockbuster store here. In its place hangs
Federal program is grappling with costlier and more complex sites and is facing a chronic reluctance by Congress to raise its budget.
Annuncio della portavoce della compagnia di bandiera russa
Major record corporations say that a licensed file-sharing system could bolster their position in their fight against piracy as well as increase digital music sales.
Societe Generale has uncovered a fraud by one of its traders which will have a 4.9-billion-euro ($7.16 billion) negative impact on the group, France's second-largest listed bank said on Thursday.
Il giudice sportivo della Lega non ha comminato squalifiche in relazione agli incontri Piacenza-Bari...
Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the U.S. population is, literally, growing.
The rollout of new servers and networking switches in stores is part of a five-year agreement supporting 7-Eleven&#39;s Retail Information System.
General Electric offre quattro miliardi di euro
fish stuffed with cinnamon-spiced ground nuts, fresh fava beans cooked with lettuce and ham, corn pudding and, for dessert, tuberose ice cream.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential contenders ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew rebukes in combative debates ahead of the next showdown in the tight race for the White House.
Florida Democrats could lose their votes for the presidential nominee next year unless they change plans to hold their primary earlier than national party rules allow.
Security for President Bush's inauguration &#151; the first swearing-in since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks &#151; will be unprecedented with some 6,000 law enforcement personnel, canine bomb teams and close monitoring of transportation.
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Russia&#39;s security service chief says that more than 80 suicide attackers have been trained abroad to attack the country, which he says has no adequate system of dealing with terrorism.
Ferencvaros, who knocked Millwall out of Europe on Thursday, may be forced to play their next tie behind closed doors after the Hungarian club were yesterday charged by UEFA with crowd trouble and racist abuse.
Lebanon's defense minister declared victory Thursday over the Fatah Islam militant group, saying it had been crushed after a monthlong military assault on its stronghold in a northern refugee camp and only mopping up remained.
President George W. Bush said on Monday said he hoped that a plan for U.S. and Russian experts to analyze each other's proposal for a missile defense shield would be beneficial.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 22 points, Dwight Howard added 21, and Orlando squeezed out a 115-111 victory over Philadelphia at TD Waterhouse Center.
Two U.S. Marines were killed in action  in western Iraq, the U.S. military said in a statement on  Friday.
Nick Saban finally turned pro Saturday, accepting an offer to coach the Miami Dolphins. The LSU coach, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, mulled over the deal for three days before announcing his decision shortly after the Tigers arrived in Orlando for their Jan. 1 bowl game against Iowa.
Allarme Coldiretti, ma il prezzo del grano e' in calo
LONDON : British Airways said it would raise its fuel surcharges by up to eight pounds (11.6 euros, 14.4 dollars) per return ticket as a result of soaring oil prices.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Philadelphia Eagles wrapped up a fourth consecutive NFC East title the same way they won the first three -- with an awesome defense that made Eli Manning look like a rookie.
The film will be directed by Anurag Basu, and will go on the floors in May.
A suicide car bomber attacked a Pakistani military convoy in a troubled tribal region bordering Afghanistan Wednesday, killing at least five soldiers, security officials said.
Federal authorities say that an antiquities dealer in California participated in the illegal importation and sale of antiquities.
Kimmie Meissner wins the Four Continents women's title on Saturday in Colorado Springs, rallying from sixth place in the free skate.
The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
Talks between the South African government and representatives of public sector workers aimed at averting a strike later this week failed on Wednesday, a union spokesman said.
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon says Israel has lifted its sea blockade of the country.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew has turned over the late Palestinian leader&#39;s medical records to a committee investigating the cause of his uncle&#39;s death.
US entrepreneurs participating in the Havana Trade Fair are planning to negotiate new sales of cattle and foodstuffs and hope to exceed the one billion dollars in total revenue they have
La societa' spendera' in totale 5,8 miliardi
The Kremlin-backed candidate Alu Alkhanov has got 75.1 percent of the ballots in Sunday&#39;s presidential poll in Russia&#39;s Chechen republic after 64.
From J.Lo to James Brown, Usher to U2, the Grammys had it all this year &#151; except a lot of interested viewers. An estimated 18.8 million people watched Ray Charles' swan song clean up with eight awards Sunday night, a startling 28 percent drop from the 2004 Grammys.
Mark Thatcher, the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, was preparing to flee South Africa when he was arrested and charged with bankrolling a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, the This Day newspaper said.
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Police were holding eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them foreign doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot against Britain that triggered a manhunt reaching as far as Australia.
The atlas says 97 percent of Turkey lies in Asia. The European Union says it is a European nation.
Princess Diana gave no indication that she intended to marry Dodi Fayed and made no arrangements to announce an engagement before she died, her butler testified Monday at a coroner's inquest.
Iran can help its Gulf neighbors develop peaceful nuclear energy, the country's foreign minister said on Monday, in comments which might irritate major powers fearing Tehran's own atomic work is aimed at building bombs.
A top aide of Bangladesh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia is arrested for trying to lead a street protest, police say.
Authorities have arrested 52 people in a major crackdown on a suspected ring of antiquities looters from dozens of sites in southern Spain, the Spanish Civil Guard said Wednesday.
The lasting memory that several future leaders of the New Orleans Jewish community brought home recently from a whirlwind tour of Israel is the frustration that residents of Neve Ya&#39;acov feel about their soccer field.
Only unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek now stands in the way of Marat Safin as the Russian closes in on what would be a historic feat in Sunday&#39;s BNP Paribas Masters final.
The New York Times Company announced the promotion of two executives on Thursday.
New Century Financial Corp.  shares plunged further on Friday after analysts said they expect the subprime lender to seek bankruptcy protection soon.
PARIS - Water vapour and methane are concentrated in the same areas of the Martian atmosphere, a finding that hints at new ways to hunt for life on the planet, scientists say.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AmerenUE officials today expressed disappointment over a legal filing by the Attorney General of the State of Missouri. \
School children as young as seven in England will have to learn a foreign language, the government announced Monday after a report said it must try harder to boost the country's poor linguistic skills.
French interests named the head of Airbus, Noel Forgeard, to be one of two new pilots running the European aeronautics and defence group EADS after weeks of reported tension over his role.
Vivendi Universal SA, the French media and telecommunications company, said Tuesday its net loss ballooned to 1.85 billion euros(&#36;2.26 billion) in the second quarter.

England made significant early inroads into the Australian batting line-up on the opening day of the third Ashes cricket Test at the WACA Ground here, with the hosts 69 for three at lunch.l.
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Actor George Clooney has been made a United Nations \
Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner was more than halfway through his single term in office before he even found his footing. Now, all of a sudden, he is being mentioned for the Senate in 2006 and the White House in 2008.
Average retail gasoline prices have  fallen significantly in the past two weeks as crude dropped by  more than $5.00 a barrel and the summer driving season came to  an end, according to the nationwide Lundberg survey.
After waiting three long years, Bill Hammons was eager to get the keys to his new hybrid Ford Escape. And it&#39;s no exaggeration to say Ford Motor Co.
Carlos Beltran is declared by many to be not only the head of the 2004 free agent class but one of the best all-around players in the game.
The bell doth toll for toll bells
FALLUJAH, Sept 26: At least 25 people were killed in US air strikes on Fallujah and an insurgent attack on a petrol convoy in the nearby town of Latifiya on Sunday.
President Putin's chosen successor, he kicked off his campaign Tuesday with a Kremlin-sponsored speech.
1 September 2004 -- Prosecutors are asking a United Nations war crimes tribunal to force former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic to take on a defense attorney.
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US airlines spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually in extra fuel costs to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.
Robert Gallery's future is certain to be at left tackle, but for the time being he'll have to settle for playing the right side for the Oakland Raiders.
Australia said on Sunday it was relaxing its migration program to allow more skilled workers into the country where the jobless rate is at a three-decade low and most companies face a labor shortage.
A deeply divided S.E.C. is expected to approve rules requiring all but the smallest hedge funds to register with the S.E.C. and make their records available.
FIFA today demanded an explanation from the Spanish football federation for the racist abuse aimed at England players. Sepp Blatter, president of the game\u00e2\u0080\u0099s world
Domato rogo, a 10 miglia da costa, motocisterna e' in porto
Apple Computer unwrapped an attractive gift for SMB design shops that rely on Mac-quality graphics capability. The sleek new iMac stores the entire computer in its flat-panel display.
Shaun Cody decided the time was right to speak up. Top-ranked Southern California was trailing Stanford at halftime, and the Trojans' hopes for a national championship were in jeopardy. Cody, a senior and captain, called the Sept. 25 game a turning point.
Walloped by charges, Boston Scientific posts a loss for the quarter.
Sean Penn is one of the great actors of his generation, yet he'd like to give it all up to remain behind the camera.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a crowded bus stop in north Jerusalem yesterday, killing two Israelis and wounding 17.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Tuesday is expected to detail the company&#39;s plan for computer management software and announce a long-awaited Windows update tool.
In a small downtown Manhattan theater  far removed from the formalities of Broadway, director Jamie  Hook is searching for the next Keanu Reeves for the night's  performance.
General Motors  is seriously  considering boosting car exports from Europe, including to its  key U.S. market, to help boost productivity at its European  sites, a senior GM executive said on Thursday.
Statements by the Bush administration before and after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 on Saddam Hussein's weapons programs:
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Thousands of people who received plasma or other blood products in Britain received letters from the government today warning that they may have been exposed to the deadly human form of mad cow disease.
The United States has been ordered to withdraw some of its support programs for producers of cotton and other commodities, according to a World Trade Organization report made public Wednesday.
With its ample resources and a professional staff numbering 10,000 people, the World Bank seems like an ideal instrument for getting Iraq back on its feet.
No more propeller heads in white coats Big Blue has announced a five year plan for making mainframes easier to use.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Banana growers in southern China have taken to feeding pigs their produce to clear towering stockpiles after a string of rumors about SARS and cancer risks.
Arts & entertainment: Stephen Fry teams up with Matt Lucas for a comedy special to celebrate the station's 40th birthday.
ATHENS, Greece - Manu Ginobili heaved the ball the length of the court to Luis Scola, who dunked on Richard Jefferson with four seconds remaining Friday in the Olympic men&#39;s semifinal between the United States and Argentina.
Fresh highs and international volatility. Sound familiar?
In addition to President Bush&#39;s resounding electoral triumph, his expansive coattails also will likely have a long-reverberating political impact upon the Senate.
A play lasting 11 hours and performed in French offers theatregoers an endurance test in Edinburgh.
A South Carolina soldier charged in the deaths of three Iraqi detainees denies wrongdoing and is confident he will be cleared, his mother said Wednesday.
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 over memos in Bush military report
Indonesians are preparing to go to the polls Monday in the final round of the country&#39;s first-ever democratic presidential election.
A Dutch television show is criticised for offering a terminally ill woman's kidneys as a prize.
The Quartet of Mid-East peace negotiators says the new Palestinian government must recognise Israel.
European countries are joining international rescue and relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunamis.
Thousands of New Yorkers will work from home or leave the city to avoid next week's Republican convention and the tightest security in the history of U.S. political party gatherings.
US employers added 97,000 jobs in February, new data showed Friday, suggesting the world's biggest economy is chugging along despite weakness in the housing and auto sectors.
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Democrat Ted Strickland raised more than twice as much money in September as did Republican Ken Blackwell in Ohio's gubernatorial race, campaign finance figures released Wednesday show.
Francesco Totti compie oggi 30 anni e il sindaco di Roma, Walter Veltroni, gli fa gli auguri: \
Hoping for the launch of something completely new from Yahoo on Monday, instead TechCrunch conference attendees will see Yahoo Teachers, a previously-announced initiative.
A quarter of hospital trusts in England are failing to meet new standards on infection control, a survey suggests.
La Lega professionisti di Serie C ha reso noto l'esito del sorteggio per gli accoppiamenti degli ott...
Il Ghana supera la Nigeria 2-1 nei quarti e si qualifica alle semifinali della Coppa d'Africa di cal...
Curious polygon shapes on the surface of Mars are among the latest evidence clearly suggesting the presence of water, and some of it may have appeared there even after the surface was bombarded by objects from distant space.
Are common cockroaches carriers of disease?
Pension costs have caused the country&#39;s second-biggest water utility Severn Trent to post a 6.5-percent fall in first-half profit, though the earnings have been overshadowed
Upul Tharanga's century helps Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 37 runs in their Champions Trophy qualifier.
MediaFlex \u00c2\u0093smart\u00c2\u0094 network gear from Ruckus Wireless aims to keep your home network running as smoothly as possible.
An AT&T executive says the company is considering the use of anti-piracy filtering technologies on the network level.
IBM has won a long-term contract from Honeywell worth several hundred million dollars, its largest military/aerospace engineering contract since IBM exited the field a decade ago, it said on Monday.
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians yesterday, the second day of an Israeli raid in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses and hospital officials said.
A water firm faces charges of supplying water unfit for human consumption after hundreds were left ill.
About 850 British troops in Iraq are moving north toward Baghdad from the city of Basra. The arrival of the British troops appears to further indicate an impending major ground assault west of Baghdad.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach   Mike Butcher was suspended for three games after getting   ejected from Monday's game against the New York Yankees.
Barack Obama's presidential campaign complained in a letter to the Nevada Democratic Party Wednesday that rival Hillary Rodham Clinton benefited from numerous violations of party rules during the state's caucuses on Saturday.
Blog: Decision means the psychological horror title can not be legally be supplied anywhere in the U.K. Rockstar, a division of Take-Two Interactive, has six weeks to appeal.
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Online DVD rental company Netflix  Inc topped Wall Street estimates with higher fourth-quarter  profits on Wednesday, but subscriber growth fell short of some  analysts' forecasts.
The already cutthroat competition for passengers and market share at Logan International Airport is likely to get even more heated over the next several months.
A GIRL, aged five, stood her ground in front of a wild dingo to protect her baby sister when the animal wandered into their hotel room.
Prince's Paisley Park Studios, where the pop star and other bands have recorded, has reopened for business.
People who have had kidney transplants face a big increase in risk for a variety of cancers, particularly those caused by a virus, according to a study published on Tuesday.
President of the Republic Tarja Halonen and Dr Pentti Arajarvi started their official four-day visit to Japan amidst the fury of typhoon Tokage on Wednesday.
Georgetown puts on a clinic in the second half, shooting 73 percent en route to a 72-48 thrashing of host St. John's on Thursday night.
Consulto positivo per Davide Carrus, che oggi si &egrave; sottoposto ad una visita specialistica al ...
As lucrative as the global  mobile music business is today -- projected to be worth $9  billion by the end of the year -- times are tough for the  companies that started it all.
Security researchers can now get cash rewards for the loopholes they discover in popular programs.
A new line of products from companies like Gap, Armani Exchange and Motorola aims to raise money to help fight AIDS in Africa.
An American GI pleaded guilty at a US court martial in Japan Wednesday of defecting to North Korea four decades ago and &quot;aiding the enemy&quot; by teaching English to North Koreans.
L'Upea Capo d'Orlando (serie A) ha ingaggiato l'ala pivot polacca Adam Wojcik, 37 anni, 209 cm, capi...
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft struck at the rebel  Iraqi stronghold of Falluja for a third time in 24 hours,  targeting a meeting of suspected militants loyal to Jordanian  mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
MySpace, Excite and Blick serving them now If you haven't patched that media player or web browser in a while, now might be a good time. MySpace, Excite and Blick have been caught serving banner ads that attempt to install malware on machines running unpatched software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tramontata la possibilit&agrave; di un contratto con il Livorno, Fabio Bazzani torna con il suo anti...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Police in Buenos Aires, Argentina, say a fire in a crowded nightclub has killed at least 88 people and injured dozens more.
Michael De Kort was frustrated. The 41-year-old Lockheed Martin engineer had complained to his bosses. He had told his story to government investigators. He had called congressmen.
A new variant of the Santy worm, which attacks Web pages usuing the PHP bulletin board software, appeared this week. Earlier variants used Google to find vulnerable Web pages; the new
China highlighted Mattel's apology over its recall of huge numbers of toys on Monday to press Beijing's claim that its exports are generally safe and foreign politicians and media have unfairly hyped quality scares.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez says he is expecting Barcelona to be on the offensive during Tuesday's Champions League knock-out tie.
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said that it plans to wind down production of large-size liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to focus on smaller panels because of price competition.
Walt Disney Co will start its own testing of toys featuring Disney characters following recalls of Mattel Inc toys found to have unsafe levels of lead paint, the New York Times reported on its online edition on Monday.
Eight suspects, including a man identified in the United States as a senior al-Qaeda figure, appeared in court under heavy guard, as police investigated an alleged plot to commit murder and to cause mayhem with chemicals, radioactive materials, toxic ...
US presidential hopefuls gear up for votes in South Carolina and Nevada, with no clear frontrunner in either race.
From the Hollywood producer who prompted hundreds of assistants to quit to the boss who forced employees to crawl on the floor, the destructive impact of workplace tyrants is costly but avoidable, says a top management expert in a new book.
But he said the gesture was not meant as a criticism of Washington by Iceland, a staunch US ally. no longer exists, according to laws that no one has been incriminated for before.
A 57,80 dollari al barile, stabile anche l'oro
The Russia government has offered a $10  million reward for information to help it hunt down Chechen  rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, accused by  Moscow of being behind last week's school siege, news agencies  reported on Wednesday.
Behind the twisted wire mesh and shattered glass winks a sign: &quot;Taba Lounge&quot;. The lounge itself has been gutted. Couches are buried under rubble while contents from upper floors sag precariously above loose ceiling blocks.
Citing \u00e2\u0080\u009csignificant speed boosts,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Glenn Fleishman  gives 4.5 stars (out of five) to the recently updated AirPort Extreme Base Station. By upgrading AirPort Extreme with 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, \u00e2\u0080\u009cApple has made fast even faster,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Fleishman reports. \u00e2\u0080\u009cApple has taken a seemingly minor upgrade of the AirPort Extreme Base Station and made it into a major improvement.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
(InfoWorld) - The debate is still on about why Apple Inc. decided to develop a version of its Safari browser for Windows. One of the most popular ideas online -- though one that doesn't appear to be widely supported in the analyst community -- is that Apple hopes to use its age-old rival, Microsoft Corp., to boost its revenues. Offering Safari to Windows users could significantly increase the number of Safari users, and that larger user base could translate into revenue for Apple because some browser makers have revenue sharing deals with search engines, says John Gruber, writer of the popular Daring Fireball blog. Search providers like Google Inc. reportedly split with browser makers the advertising revenue generated when browser users type search terms in the bar embedded in the browser. Gruber's suggestion has spread wildly across the Web, with bloggers and mainstream publications as far flung as the BBC picking up on the idea. It's difficult, however, to confirm Gruber's suggestion. Google declined to comment on any such arrangements that it might have with browser partners. Mozilla Corp., however, has said that it earns a significant portion of its revenue from the search bar in its browser. In its official company blog, Mozilla's CEO Mitchell Baker wrote last year: \
U.S. stocks index futures rose on Tuesday as a rebound in Asian and European equities lifted optimism that the market could be stabilizing after its recent sell-off. Takeover news also aided the advance.
CHARLESTON, W.Va.  -- Former Marshall coach Bob Pruett has been hired as assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Virginia.
Employment growth in Washington state&#39;s biopharmaceutical industry is expected to slow in the next decade, according to a Milken Institute report that will be released today.
Some 4,000 chickens are culled in Vietnam in the latest of several bird flu outbreaks which are damaging the country's economy.
Four tourists died in the southern Thai tourist resort of Phuket after a major earthquake hit Southeast Asia yesterday, a disaster official said.
Look who\u00e2\u0080\u0099s governmentizing the private sector.
Torino, salvata da necrofori e portata in ospedale
BUCHALKI, Russia - Russian emergency workers searched heaps of twisted metal and tall grass Wednesday for clues about what caused two airliners to plunge to earth within minutes of each other, killing all 89 people aboard. Officials said one jet sent a hijack distress signal, raising fears terrorists had struck...
A thousand children may have been sold into slave labor in central China, enduring maiming and brutality in primitive brick kilns, state media has claimed amid an expanding scandal about official neglect.
Britain will announce plans on Tuesday  for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on  television advertising of \
Marcellus Sommerville scored 27 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and stole the ball three times Tuesday night to spark Bradley&#39;s 64-62 victory over Loyola in Peoria.
Contro la ventilata bocciatura del progetto di conversione
China will take a new step Thursday to tighten control of the Internet when rules go into force limiting online video-sharing to state companies. But regulators, wary of hurting a fast-growing industry, are expected to let private operators work around the restrictions.
The bodies of five people were found yesterday in the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed and burned as it carried doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.
DAVENPORT, IA\u00e2\u0080\u0094Ending speculation about his official position on a constitutional marriage amendment, Vice President Dick Cheney took a stand in opposition to presidential support for a ban on marriage equality, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
The surging Cleveland Indians completed another sweep of Minnesota and left the Twins barely clinging to their playoff hopes. Victor Martinez had two hits and two RBIs to back a quality start from Fausto Carmona, and Cleveland beat Minnesota 6-2 on Wednesday for its second sweep of the Twins in the last 10 games.
The Umoja shantytown was intended to shock. Just a few miles (kilometers) from the luxury condos of Miami Beach, it stood as a protest at the lack of affordable city housing.
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has signed a bill that prohibits the state's government agencies from complying with the federal Real ID law.
The world's top consumer electronics show informally got under way in Las Vegas with an early glimpse at smart cars, robotic massages and other innovations.

I see that Cory Doctorow has made another panicked grab at relevancy once again! His most recent InformationWeek article, How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community, is his latest exercise in self-deception where he tries convincing himself that he knows something about the hip, happenin' thang we call the Innanet.        That Cory has little useful knowledge of keeping hostile jerks from taking over online communities is proven most aptly and amusingly by the way he chose to keep hostile jerks from taking over his weblog BoingBoing: he destroyed its community by shutting off its comments system.
US Agriculture Department tests confirmed the spread of soybean rust, a yield-slashing fungus, in three more fields in Louisiana, a university scientist familiar with USDA activities told Reuters on Tuesday.
NEW YORK -- As President Bush gives his State of the Union speech Monday, there will be one man in the audience who plans to sit quietly and watch, his very presence a form of protest.
House Democrats will keep fighting to expand the state-run Children's Health Insurance Program even if they fail Thursday to override President Bush's veto, the speaker of the House said.
Dozens waited in near-zero temperatures, some clutching flowers and cards, to pay their respects to Dan Parmenter, one of five students killed by a gunman last week at Northern Illinois University.
Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O said on   Thursday that same-store sales rose 5 percent in August,   hitting the top of Wall Street estimates and helping to allay   concerns about a consumer spending slowdown.
Thousands of pupils will get one-to-one tuition as the government announces a pilot scheme to track pupils.
U.S. attorney general nominee  Alberto Gonzales faced blistering criticism on Thursday for his  role in shaping administration policies blamed for contributing  to the torture of terror suspects, which Democrats said had put  Americans at greater risk.
Morris Peterson posted 20 points and Lamond Murray added 18 to carry the Toronto Raptors to their first victory without New Jersey-bound Vince Carter, a 110-99 win over the Nets Sunday.
NASA scientist John Mather, who was named co-laureate of this year's Nobel Physics Prize, predicted &quot;another wave&quot; of Nobel-winning discoveries from his current project, a successor to the Hubble Telescope.
 as brain science races ahead
La manovra per alimentare i 17 voli intercontinentali
E' quanto scritto nella bozza del comunicato ufficiale
Il greggio vale 73,50 dollari al barile, +2,5%
The gilded treasures of King  Tutankhamun are on their way back to the United States in what  could prove a gold rush for Egypt and big business.
By Lee Bowman. The ability to run long distances across the African savannah gave human ancestors an evolutionary advantage over other primates that walked upright, but could not run the mile or 20, researchers argue in a new study.
A little known group bought the main production unit of Russia's largest oil producer, Yukos, at auction for &#36;9.3 billion on Sunday, gaining control of one of Russia's most prized assets at a fraction of what Yukos executives say it is worth.
Delta Air Lines Inc., struggling to cut costs to avert bankruptcy, said on Thursday it was amending its offer to exchange up to &#36;680 million worth of its outstanding &#36;2.6 billion of unsecured debt, asking holders to submit tenders by Oct. 26.
The owners of a Chinese restaurant are ordered to repay \u00c2\u00a31.5m after carrying out money laundering.
Fears about the possibility of a recession in the US economy send Asian shares falling.
It only takes 20 minutes on the Internet for an unprotected computer running Microsoft Windows to be taken over by a hacker. Any personal or financial information stored
Heikki Koavalainen &egrave; vicino alla McLaren-Mercedes. Soprattutto dopo le dichiarazioni rilascia...
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 The United States today formally designated the Iraqi insurgent group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi a \u00e2\u0080\u009cforeign terrorist organisation\u00e2\u0080\u009d and slapped sanctions on him and other members, a day after they claimed responsibility for deadly
A couple murdered at their home in Liverpool had been stabbed and not shot, a post mortem shows.
A Silicon Valley startup founded by a couple of industry veterans is scheduled to make its official debut this week, unveiling a network appliance that the company claims adds computing power to the network without making major changes.
Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, vowed on Sunday to hit Israeli targets abroad after one of its leaders was assassinated in Damascus earlier in the day.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Bush turned the tables Saturday on Sen...
Defeated in Parliament, supporters of fox hunting went to court Friday to try to overturn a legislative ban on their more than 300-year-old sport and vowed a campaign of civil disobedience
was enough to ensure he would be able to govern. Vazquez declared himself winner a few hours. after compulsory voting ended in the nation of 3.4 million, and his two challengers conceded.
A roadside bomb blast targeting a police convoy in Athens early on Friday caused no injuries but alarmed authorities who had been insisting that Greece's leftist guerrillas were defeated.
Hispanics who identify themselves as \
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories later this month in an effort to help revive the Mideast peace process.
Tourists have been barred from the capital, bars ordered to shut early and women told to cover up in traditional ankle-length skirts as communist Laos prepares for a summit of Asian leaders.
ATLANTA - Lawyers for Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis are negotiating a plea deal in his drug conspiracy case that would allow him to serve jail time in the offseason, a source close to the case told The Associated Press on Saturday.    Under a deal being discussed with federal prosecutors, Lewis would serve four to six months - possibly split between jail and a halfway house - after the season, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
NEW YORK - Ken Caminiti, the 1996 National League MVP who later admitted using steroids during his major league career, died Sunday. He was 41...
A researcher who turned cataract surgery into a brief outpatient procedure and three scientists who illuminated how some hormones and vitamins act on the body's cells have won prestigious medical awards.
Many airline companies are finding it difficult to make a profit. The International Air Transport Association says it expects the industry to lose up to four thousand million dollars this year.
Processo iniziato oggi, udienza aggiornata al 3 ottobre
The far right BNP is planning to recruit in Northern Ireland during the marching season, a UUP member claims.
Intel, world&#39;s largest chip maker, faced product delays and recalls throughout this year, but it seems that Intel has gotten their act together to produce 65nm chips in the near future.
Ashley Key scores 21 points, including the game-winning jumper with 1:19 left as N.C. State hands Duke its first loss of the year in the women's ACC tournament semifinals, 70-65.
Forbes, tra le italiane c'e' Marina Berlusconi al 33/o posto
November December 2008? Nokia's revamped N-Gage online gaming platform has fallen further behind schedule, the Finnish phone giant's official N-gage blog has admitted.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Republicans quickly retracted a news release Thursday that accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of violating copyrights of C-SPAN, the cable channel that televises House and Senate proceedings.
President Mahmoud Abbas has asked the Palestinian attorney general to investigate a senior Hamas official who was caught trying to smuggle &#36;817,000 into the Gaza Strip, a senior presidential adviser said Friday.
British and Irish leaders and political parties worked into late night on Friday to make a deal for restoring the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland, but no breakthrough were reported.
Steve Jobs, Bono and the Edge Tuesday ushered in what Apple&#39;s CEO and the two members of U2 called a new era of digital music.
Women's clothing retailer Dress Barn Inc.  said Wednesday it plans to buy Maurices Inc., which sells apparel and accessories for young women and men, for &#36;320 million.
Columbus- The man who shot former Pantera guitarist &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott lost friends as his behavior became bizarre, accusing the heavy metal band he obsessed over of trying to steal his identity, a onetime friend said.
Senate Majority Leader Bill First of Tenn., left, accompanied by Sen. George Allen, R-Va., center, and Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell of Ky.
Sarebbe il modello inglese Paul Sculfor, 36 anni
Good-bye, Frank Quattrone. The investment banker who became famous in money circles as one of Silicon Valley's main pipelines to Wall Street cash during the 1990s boom heard the bad news yesterday. A federal judge in New York gave him 18 months in prison, a slightly tougher stretch than the sentencing guidelines suggested. Expect the normal cycle of appeals, but ...
Russia sets a date and price for the auction of embattled Russian oil giant Yukos' main unit, as it seeks payment of a massive tax bill.
NEW YORK - Just two months after the announcement that Cingular Wireless will acquire AT&amp;T Wireless, Sprint has announced that it plans to buy Nextel Communications for $35 billion.
One is tone-deaf, another a sneering troublemaker, part of a motley crew of young boys that hardly seems made for stardom. But their bell-like voices are the soul of a Cinderella story that has swept French cinemas, surprising critics and the director himself.
With more than 1.8 million people living with HIV in Europe and Central Asia, the epidemic poses a serious threat to the region's social and economic stability, according to the Joint United Nations Programme ...
While the victims of the latest phishing technique may not have to click on a link to be victimized by the effort to steal information, the attack is similar to traditional phishing scams because
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
A day after naming his new cabinet,  Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said he had asked his main  rival to form a national political party ahead of parliamentary  elections due in April.
CAIRO -- The guerrilla leader who crafted what became al-Qaeda's guide to jihad is preparing to renounce its extremes, including the killing of innocent civilians, according to his onetime colleagues and his own writings.
A luglio saldo bilancia commerciale segna +17,9 miliardi
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she was pleased to hang Gerhard Schroeder at last -- even if it was only a portrait of her former rival.
Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not revealed whether he will seek re-election, the California Republican Party on Sunday changed a party rule and endorsed him 16 months before the 2006 gubernatorial primary.
The government of Chad has refused to allow the United Nations to send an advance mission to prepare for the possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers, a setback to plans to help thousands of civilians caught in the spillover of the Darfur conflict in neighboring Sudan.
PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - This week's Nissan Open has the look and feel of a major championship, despite the notable absence of world number one Tiger Woods.
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Yee-haw! Kevin Costner has tied the knot for the second time in a &#39;country&#39;-themed wedding at his 165-acre Colorado ranch.
Japan raced against the clock yesterday to free a young Japanese hostage in Iraq but had little reason for hope less than a day before the deadline set by al-Qaida-linked militants for his killing.
England's new education secretary stresses parents' responsibilities in their children's education.
There were reports of 1,000 to 1,500 rebels in Ndjamena and gun battles around the presidential palace.
LONDON : Eastman Kodak said it would axe 870 job cuts across Britain and France as part of a global cull blamed on the increasing popularity of digital photography.
The fear of attack kept most vehicles off roads leading to Nepal&#39;s capital for a second day on Thursday as authorities sought talks to end a siege called by Maoist insurgents.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy won a solid parliamentary majority for political and economic reforms on Monday but voters soured the right's celebrations by not giving a forecast landslide and rejecting a top minister.
Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a British report.
Dell Inc.  is considering  offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to  Microsoft Corp.'s  Windows on its personal computers, a  Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.
Previsti +476.000 occupati, boom per collaboratori domestici
The U.S. Congress left behind an  unusually long list of stalled or dead bills -- from energy and  transportation to health care and federal spending -- as  lawmakers went home to ask voters to re-elect them next month.
Northern Rock's debt will appear on government accounts, the Office for National Statistics decides.
The one-story house Amer Abu Diab built on a steep east Jerusalem hillside last year had a low fence, two bedrooms, a living room and an asphalt driveway, so the paraplegic 40-year-old could easily drive up to the door. The house had everything he needed &#151; except a building permit.
China's top Internet search engine, Baidu.com, has been censured by a government-sponsored watchdog for allegedly helping spread sexually explicit photos that appear to feature several Hong Kong stars.
Variety - BERLIN -- German box-office revenue grew by 1.4% to E420 million (&#36;518 million) in the first six months of the year.
The Bush administration is preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian Authority organize January elections and improve its security forces to crack down on
Stocks rose at the open on Thursday  after a flurry of retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   Target Corp  and J.C. Penney Co. Inc.   released reassuring monthly sales figures and outlooks.
The world's largest cruise ship was held in port Monday for intensive cleaning after a second outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in two voyages sickened 108 people.
By Amos Maki, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.  Dec. 19--When Dan Cowan first laid his eyes on a heavily polluted  industrial site in Charleston, S.C., in 1998, he could hardly believe what he  saw.
In area tra province Pesaro-Urbino, Forli'-Cesena e Arezzo
The chief executive of the UK&#39;s largest insurance broker quit yesterday after announcing a surprise profit warning which sent its shares to a four-year low.
Authorities said at least 29 people are dead and 40 wounded after insurgents set off two car bombs and attacked a police station in the Iraqi Town of Samarra.
After Qualcomm rejected a $20 million payment from Nokia made with the intention of extending a license to use the network chipset provider's WCDMA technologies, Nokia responded this morning by countersuing Qualcomm. It claims some of the underlying technology in Qualcomm's chipsets actually belongs to Nokia.
A woman joined the protectors of the Crown Jewels on Monday as one of the famed Beefeaters of the Tower of London, becoming the first female Yeoman Warder since the corps of Tower guards was created in 1485.
Mario Miele, agente italiano del brasiliano Kleber, ha ammesso l'intersse della Roma sul brasiliano:...
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for a third time in three months Tuesday when policy-makers hold their final planned meeting before the November election.
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever will merge its two boards after reporting \
Two leading U.S. scientific groups warned yesterday that, in the next 15 years, as many as half of the nation's relatively few experts in identifying smuggled nuclear materials and detonated-bomb components may retire.
WASHINGTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter says that despite changes designed to eliminate voting problems in Florida - where the disputed 2000 presidential election was decided by only a few hundred votes - conditions for a fair election in that state
Spanish police found material for making explosives and bombs in raids Saturday in Barcelona, which also led to the arrests of 14 people in connection with a suspected radical Islamist terror network, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said.
It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.
The Conservatives plan to introduce a carbon tax on British businesses to encourage fewer emissions.
Ford yesterday announced a new four-year deal with the Dovenby outfit to keep the car maker a leading contender in the World Rally Championship.
The Bruins will reduce their staff work week to three days to compensate for the decreasing work load due to the ongoing lockout.
Svimez: per trovare impiego costretti a spostarsi
Major League Baseball is expected to interview Mets pitcher John Franco in light of news reports that Franco had given crime family members tickets to a Mets game.
United Nations officials fear that Secretary General Kofi Annan may have lost the confidence of the organization&#39;s most powerful constituent, the United States.
An angry mob of Australian Aborigines burned a police station and court house Friday on a remote island that has been rocked by unrest since an indigenous man died in police custody, police said.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych told NATO on Thursday that he was putting moves toward membership in the alliance on hold, but he said the former Soviet republic still wanted to join the European Union.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2004 - Consumer&#39;s Union, publisher of Consumer Reports \u00e2\u0080-he magazine known for its comparisons of everything from cars to washing machines \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -s it&#39;s hoping its new prescription
Rail passengers are set for days of disruption as signal workers stage a 48-hour strike in Scotland.
The blaze has seemingly laid to waste that notion that all those who live on Lake Tahoe are rich and invulnerable.
Turkey signaled growing unease on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and insisted it must be treated in the same way as any other candidate country.
Republican Mitt Romney described his business expertise Friday as the best antidote for the nation's economic ills on Friday and taunted rival John McCain after he suggested his Senate chairmanship was equal to private sector experience.
John Kerry and his allies are intensifying their efforts to reach out to blacks and Hispanics with waves of new advertisements meant to energize two groups that historically side with the Democratic Party.
t has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament.
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Only GNOME-based Ubuntu will get Canonical's long-term support, because KDE 3.5 is too old and 4.0 is too new.
By JESSE NOYES  [M]  [B]By JESSE NOYES[M]  Channel 7 owner Sunbeam Television Corp. of Miami yesterday agreed to buy WLVI-TV (Ch. 56) for nearly $114 million, a long- awaited deal that significantly alters the local media landscape.
His view is spectacular, scanning New York Harbor. The Statue of Liberty? The Manhattan skyline? Dan Fireman sees it all.
WASHINGTON -- Inside the U S Federal Reserve headquarters, a small team is testing a forecasting program that does the work of hundreds of economists. Never before has the Fed been able to crunch in real time such a large mountain of data -- as many as 150 indicators -- to divine where the economy is headed.
Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
First there was Clinton time. Now there's Obama time.
Royal Ahold and its two former top executives reached a settlement on Wednesday with the S.E.C. in connection with a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal.
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Fatima Tlisova had been beaten, harassed and, she suspects, poisoned while working as a journalist in Russia. But she finally decided to flee the country the day she sent her 16-year-old son on an errand last year and he didn't come back.
Dell Inc. has now recalled 4.2 million battery packs made by Sony, 100,000 more than  it initially recalled in August. Altogether, various laptop makers have recalled 6.5 million batteries because of fire hazards.
An employee of Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara is found dead in suspicious circumstances.
Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf has arrived in Britain for talks with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. General Musharraf was given a red carpet welcome after landing on a flight from Washington where he held talks with US President George Bush.
Less than a month after highways and bridges were shut down during a bomb scare touched off by an advertising stunt, a new marketing scheme has led angry city officials to shut down a historic site.
ATHENS - An Olympic medal finally dangling from her neck, New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer was today crowned track cycling&#39;s peerless female endurance rider after obliterating her own world record en route to completing a golden individual pursuit treble.
HD DVD supporters and vendors pause and regroup after Warner's surprise vote in the format war.
Needham beat Framingham twice in the regular season and knew a third victory over the Flyers would not be easy.
Decisione Eurostat, misura per tutte operazioni dopo 1/1
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic wraps up the opening statement of his war crimes trial defense on Wednesday after launching a counterblast to charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s.
John Hurley tied his career high with 18 points and four teammates finished in double figures as Holy Cross held off several Northeastern rallies on the way to an 82-76 victory at the Hart Center last night.
HONG KONG Hutchison Whampoa has filed with US regulators to raise as much as $2 billion in an initial public offering of its phone business in Hong Kong, India and six other markets.
Decorum reigns supreme at Wimbledon, a bastion of middle class gentility where the British stiff upper lip never trembles on the hallowed centre court.
The Russian president puts some blame on his international critics -- and supports president Bush
ISLAMIC Relief USA, part of the Islamic Relief Worldwide charity and development group, today called for the release of Margaret Hassan, employed by CARE Australia as head of CARE&#39;s humanitarian relief operations in Iraq.
Toshiba Corp.  said it would buy  microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. ,  ending its exclusive ties with Intel Corp.  for the  supply of the brains that run computers, and sending its shares  higher.
If there is one thing on which Jews can agree, it is this: it's good to argue. Jewish culture has thrived on argument - frank, sincere disagreement - ever since Moses disputed with God.Comment
Peter Hain is taunted by Tories saying \
HP board chairwoman agrees to resign    LOS ANGELES, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn agreed to resign next year in an effort to defuse a widening scandal surrounding the company's use of private investigators to obtain directors' phone records.
The Federal Reserve opened a two-day monetary policy meeting that was expected to acknowledge stronger economic conditions, diminishing hopes for a rate cut soon.
Dow Jones &amp; Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has agreed to buy online financial news provider MarketWatch Inc. for about $463 million in a bid to boost its revenue from the fast-growing Internet advertising market.
A German man has been arrested on suspicion of arranging the supply of nuclear arms equipment to a foreign state, German federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Dell has won a $700 million hardware and services contract with Philips Electronics. The deal will include the sale of Dell OptiPlex desktop computers, Precision workstations and Latitude
Giuseppe Grigoli, gestore del marchio Despar per Palermo, Trapani ed Agrigentoper gli investigatori \u00c3\u00a8 \
AN ISP CALLED Lycos has come up with a way of fighting spam that attacks the spammers servers. All you have to do is load a screensaver - &quot;Make Love Not Spam&quot; - available from Lycos Europe and it will requests
ABC has won a bidding  war with Fox for a drama project set in the world of  televangelists.
FALLUJAH, Iraq : Warplanes struck Fallujah as US-led forces hunted for diehard rebels after taking almost total control of the city in a week-long battle that killed 38 US soldiers and more than 1,200 insurgents.
Marwan Barghouthi, the jailed Palestinian lawmaker and presidential candidate, will try to turn next month&#39;s election into a referendum
It's not clear if President Bush has ever actually watched \
Time Warner Cable and Cablevision reached a last-minute pact to keep two regional sports networks on the air, avoiding a shutdown like the one that froze out
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A district attorney said Monday that he would not prosecute Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre on child rape charges - despite a newly unsealed indictment in the case - because the statute of limitations has expired...
Baseball officials streamed into the winter meetings hotel all day. Troy Glaus was done for $45 million before most arrived, Jeff Kent after arrivals.
As a battered David Koci, Chicago's 6-foot-6-inch tough guy, slowly skated off with blood streaming down his face in the first period last night, Bruin Aaron Ward found himself doing something he hasn't done for quite some time.
Unbox Video Store, which will compete with iTunes, sells TV shows, movies, and other video content.
CANBERRA - Australia wants to base counter-terrorism teams in Southeast Asia, the government said on Monday as it traded blows with opposition Labor over the best way to wage the war on terror ahead of an Oct. 9 election.
E-mail service of Research in Motion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s BlackBerry smartphones experienced a \u00e2\u0080\u009ccritical severity outage\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Monday, the company told clients in an e-mail.
Newspapers across the country have been reducing comic strips in the face of sluggish advertising revenue and rising paper costs.
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Health experts have warned that the world is closer to its next pandemic -- a potent mix of bird and human influenza. &quot;We are getting closer, but when it&#39;s going to happen, I don&#39;t know,&quot; said Francois Xavier-Meslin of the World Health Organization.
German industrial giant Siemens has signed a \u00e2\u0082\u00ac2.69bn contract to deliver technology services around the world to the BBC, a deal that will see it acquire the broadcaster\u00e2\u0080\u0099s technology subsidiary.
Chiesto rinvio a giudizio per Grande Stevens e Gabetti
Democrat John Kerry briefly relaxed on rival President Bush's home turf Saturday but apparently wasn't even aware of it.
KIA, Hella, Contitech, Samsung, LG Philips \
Peyton Manning completed 18 of 27 passes for 320 yards and threw five touchdowns for the third time this season as the Indianapolis Colts made the Houston Texans pay for their sloppiness with a 49-14 rout.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama go one-on-one at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
Sony is kicking things up a notch with its Vaio CR series of fashion-forward, customizable laptops in five colors.
Protestant cleric Ian Paisley's pro-British party strengthened its hold on Northern Ireland's assembly, final election results showed on Friday, and Britain stepped up pressure on him and Catholic rivals to share power.
Fred, the Undercover Kitten who gained fame earlier this year by posing as a would-be patient to help police nab a phony veterinarian, has died, authorities said Friday.
MOSCOW, Jun 21 (IPS) - Political obstacles could stand in the way of  Russian investment into the United States, analysts say.
Mozambique&#39;s ruling Frelimo party and its presidential candidate have won a landslide victory in elections held earlier this month.
\u00c2\u00b7 Only non-dangerous offenders will be freed  \u00c2\u00b7 Brown announces \u00c2\u00a3240m for 1,500 extra places
Everybody's buzzing about the new iTV set-top box and movie downloads. But iTunes' new visual navigation scheme is the real winner. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
Media & professional: Deutsche Telekom is investing $20m in hotly tipped internet telephony startup Jajah.com.
Desktop 9 includes Novell&#39;s edition of OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, the Mozilla Firefox Web browser, Evolution software for collaborating with Windows, and Zenworks Linux Management.
It has been confirmed that US Vice President Dick Cheney made a stopover at Shannon airport last night en route from Afghanistan. The White House No.2 was accompanied into the terminal building by an entourage
Oil prices struck a fresh record high  above $47 a barrel on Thursday as fresh evidence of demand  growth in China and India underlined how rising appetite for  oil is straining the world's supply system.
Gun battles erupted in the Gaza Strip on Thursday between Hamas gunmen and security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and at least six people were wounded in the violence that tested a 3-day-old ceasefire.
As many as 12 United Nations agencies have expressed serious concern about a looming humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The organisations - including the United Nations Development
A visit by U.N. nuclear monitors to North Korea set for next week has been put on hold, a North Korean official said on Thursday, clouding hopes Pyongyang would start shutting down its atom bomb program soon.
Il Livorno ha preso il centrocampista della nazionale francese Dhorasoo e il giovane attaccante del ...
Britain's Prince Harry, struggling to  shed a growing \
After two decades Naseeruddin Shah teamed up with his oldest colleague and accomplished actress Shabana Azmi for a Rohit Roy directed short film titled \
After European plane maker Airbus stole the limelight on the first day of the Paris Air Show, rival manufacturers are looking to make their marks during the remainder of the week-long event.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bourne Ultimatum\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the first of many HD movies Vudu plans to deliver online at the same time DVDs become available.
As of Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at least 3,565 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,927 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Delta announced Wednesday that it had reached a new tentative cost-cutting agreement with the union that represents its 185 flight superintendents although details of the contract were not released.
Barcelona reveal they are interested in Spurs striker Fredi Kanoute.
Jay Leno didn't let Floyd Landis off easy, and the embattled Tour de France champion responded with yet another theory as to why he flunked a drug test.
Shop signs in Arabic and Turkish, storefront mosques and women wearing headscarves in the streets are evidence of how new arrivals have found a slice of home in Berlin's heavily immigrant Neukoelln neighborhood.
Thai officials will investigate the source of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra&#39;s funds if he succeeds in buying Manchester City, Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn said here Sunday.
Bill Gates predicts a future for the entertainment industry in which traditional broadcast television is rendered irrelevant. It's a positive vision, however, because new and better business models made possible by technology are emerging.
E Storace denuncia: ex ministro ha fatto visita a coimputati
Afghanistan's Taliban has demanded that Pope Benedict XVI apologise for remarks linking Islam with violence, adding the comment showed the Christian West was waging war against Muslims.
The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as the new CIA director yesterday amid growing momentum for intelligence reform, terrorism threats and a persistent insurgency in Iraq.
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Intel plans to increase focus on WiMax connectivity and multicore processing, two innovations that the chipmaker believes will drive future industry growth.
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Uno dei presunti killer di Gelsomina Verde, uccisa nella notte tra sabato e domenica scorsi, e trovata carbonizzata dentro un&#39;auto, \u00c3\u00a8 stato arrestato dai carabinieri del Comando Provinciale di Napoli, su provvedimento della Direzione Distrettuale
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto -- the \
A torn pectoral muscle has ended Seau&#39;s season, and perhaps his career. The Miami Dolphins linebacker will undergo an operation today in his hometown of San Diego, and he&#39;ll decide later whether to return in 2005.
Luciano Pavarotti will make his first  public appearance next week since an operation to remove a  pancreatic cancer in July forced him to cancel a tour, but will  not sing, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
The U.S. administrative proceeding looking into the merger of organic grocers Wild Oats and Whole Foods Markets Inc.  has not been stopped despite a loss in district court, but Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Majoras said on Tuesday the FTC rarely presses on after losing a court fight.
Charles Schwab Corp. SCH.N, the  largest U.S. discount brokerage, has halved the level of assets  that clients need to avoid paying some fees.
The Dutchman was named as the successor to Jacques Santini at the start of the club&#39;s AGM at White Hart Lane this afternoon. And Jol immediately pledged
SAN FRANCISCO -- Shawn Green can sit out today knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco.
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc.  on Wednesday posted a worse-than-expected quarterly loss and withdrew its earnings forecast, citing a drop in television sales and an uncertain economic environment.
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To slow the progress of the dread disease, doctors plant electrodes deep in my brain. Then they turn on the juice. By Steven Gulie from Wired magazine.
Despite an alliance with Microsoft, Novell's chief says he's \
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Guns and poisonous materials are more likely to be improperly stored in homes where young children are only visitors, says a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.
The US Federal Reserve makes clear its intention to keep boosting US interest rates as it watches out for the risk of higher inflation.
A French national who worked as an engineer in Saudi Arabia was ambushed and killed by gunmen as he drove through a Jeddah neighborhood early Sunday.
At least 19 people were killed and 25 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew up his car in a market just outside Iraq's western city of Falluja on Tuesday, police said.
Sony Corp. shares have fallen as investors reacted nervously to news that the eagerly awaited launch of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console in Europe will be delayed from November to March.
IDF soldiers killed two Palestinian terrorists who infiltrated an IDF post on the southern side of Morag, a community in south Gaza Strip, early Thursday morning.
WASHINGTON -- The government reported Tuesday the biggest single monthly spike in its wholesale inflation measure since early 1990.
The Hepatitis C Trust has brought in agency support for a star- studded campaign to warn students of the dangers posed by the disease.
Baseball's saga over performance-enhancing drugs was set for a potentially explosive episode on Wednesday when Roger Clemens and his former trainer testify before Congress over allegations that the pitching great received injections of steroids.
Troops fired shots over the heads of large crowds in Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, sending people scurrying for cover as a crackdown against the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years intensified.
Iraq&#39;s footballers beat Australia 1-0 Saturday to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men&#39;s tournament, triggering celebratory gunfire in their violence-racked country.
BRATISLAVA, February 6 (RIA Novosti, Leonid Sviridov) - Slovakia plans to use the S-300 air defense complex to ensure security during the February summit between Vladimir Putin and George Bush, writes the ...
GAZA CITY -- The Israeli army yesterday suspended a platoon commander on suspicion he emptied an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl from close range after she had already collapsed under fire.
Ferrari&#39;s Michael Schumacher was quickest in the wet in both of Friday&#39;s practice sessions for the typhoon-threatened Japanese Grand Prix.
PS3 vs. Wii vs. Xbox. And the winner is: Gamestop.
By Inigo Gilmore in Jerusalem and Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor. As protesters outside the Knesset branded him a traitor and extremists scrawled graffiti calling for his assassination, the Israeli prime
DEARBORN, Mich.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Ford Motor Co. is resurrecting Steve McQueen in an effort to bring its slumping sales back to life. The auto maker yesterday presented new ads to go with new vehicles in the Ford brand, including
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to delay a report on Iran&#39;s nuclear program, which is scheduled to be made public on Friday, diplomatic sources said.
E' uno spacciatore, vicino casa vestiti sporchi di sangue
NAVARRE, Fla.  - National Guard troops moved in,  chain saws roared and heavy equipment scooped up the rubble of  wrecked homes on Friday as the U.S. Gulf Coast began to clean  up from Hurricane Ivan, which killed up to 20 people.
Rain suits and umbrellas are back in vogue at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where a six-year run of glorious weather on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula appears to be over.
Vegetable oils found in leafy green  vegetables, nuts and flaxseed reduce a woman's risk of dying  from heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Three sets of independent pathologists confirm that Pakistan coach Woolmer died of natural causes. But disquiet over his death looks set to persist
BERLIN - Three suspected Islamist militants who were planning to attack American targets in Germany had orders to act by Sept. 15 and knew police were on their trail before their arrest, a magazine said yesterday.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA (news - web sites) needs another Wernher von Braun - and
A \u00c2\u00a3141m computer system used to process benefits payments is scrapped, the BBC learns.
Grampian police officers are being flown to a boat in the North Sea after one of its crew went missing overboard.
Stocks were little changed on Wednesday after comments from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. renewed worries about the mortgage market, but investors snapped up some bargains after Tuesday's 2 percent market fall.
Royals and celebrities joined Princes William and Harry to honor their mother Princess Diana on Friday, the 10th anniversary of her death in a high-speed limousine crash in Paris.
The Scot walked out on Blackburn Rovers earlier this week to replace Sir Bobby Robson at St James\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Park, although this has been received with mix feelings from the Magpies fans.
If Roger Clemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyers thought last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hearing would resurrect his reputation, they made an expensive mistake.
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates,  stung by a sex scandal, made limited gains against the Beijing  camp in legislative polls as voters wary of irking their  communist rulers chose stability, results showed on Monday.
Rescue workers pulled corpses from canals and water-logged fields in India on Tuesday, as the government warned the death toll of almost 9,400 from a tsunami that lashed the country&#39;s south would rise further.
The legally challenged Babyshambles frontman has once again pleaded   guilty to possessing drugs, stemming from an arrest last week in London,   plus two other drug-related incidents from earlier this year.
Rapper Foxy Brown asks a New York judge for an early prison release to treat an ear condition.
The detention of a man with autism was a breach of his human rights, a court has ruled.
The Federal Trade Commission said it warned more than 200 companies about \u00e2\u0080\u009cpotentially deceptive\u00e2\u0080\u009d mortgage advertisements.
I remember seeing some discussion about the Schiavo case on DailyKos a while back. I just wanted to update that the Florida Supreme Court has ruled &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; unconstitutional.
Dave Gilligan remembers being pushed outside to play baseball and other sports, but feeling it just wasn't for him.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to go for a scan today amid deepening concern about his calf problem. &quot;Ruud isn&#39;t any better and we are having to reassess what we are going to do about it,&quot; Sir Alex Ferguson told the Manchester Evening News.
At a Christie&#39;s auction held in New York, a guitar once used by the Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon, fetched a staggering $570,000.
By Stephanie Armour  Employees are using technology to make videos of the workplace and post them on well-trafficked Internet sites, creating new legal worries and public relations issues for companies.  In some cases, the videos have also created welcome publicity.
The powers behind stalled Middle East peace efforts meet to discuss ways to revive the plan known as the roadmap.
REM will be the headline act at the annual Isle of Wight festival in June, it is announced.
The medical device maker reported a third-quarter loss of $272 million on charges related to acquisitions and asset sales, as the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top-selling stent continued to slump.
Tori Spelling became an ordained minister last week... ONLINE! She is now Reverend Tori Spelling and can perform weddings. On her myspace.com site she posted that she officiated a same-sex union at her bed and breakfast, Chateau La Rue, last wee...
BEA Systems made good Sunday on its promise to let a 5 p.m. Pacific Time&#160;deadline expire on Oracle&#39;s $17-per-share offer to buy the company.The enterprise software maker&#39;s board of directors had already said publicly that Oracle&#39;s bid, which amounts to $6.7 billion, was too low.&#160;BEA instead named a price of $21 per share, which works out to roughly $8.3 billion.Oracle issued a brief statement Sunday that was terse in tone, but nonetheless did not rule out a future bid: &quot;The BEA shareholders should not assume that Oracle will renew its $17 per share offer in the future. Over time many things can change: BEA&#39;s business might materially weaken, the stock market can fall further from its recent record highs, or Oracle may have committed its capital elsewhere.&quot;A BEA spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.Oracle has coveted BEA&#39;s customer base and share of the middleware market, but company officials called BEA&#39;s demand &quot;impossibly high.&quot;While Oracle&#39;s next move remains to be seen, other companies may look to acquire BEA.Burc Oral, president of the New England BEA User Group, brought up some oft-mentioned names -- HP, S- but said perhaps an unlikely suitor will emerge for the firm. &quot;I have always thought that stackwise, HP is a good candidate. I was also thinking about a sleeping giant, like Computer Associates. They have no overlap.&quot;Of course, there is still the possibility that Oracle will end up buying BEA after all, and perhaps soon.BEA&#39;s largest shareholder, billionaire Carl Icahn, has demanded the board allow shareholders to consider Oracle&#39;s bid.Icahn, who holds more than 58 million shares of BEA stock, said in a statement that he has filed suit in Delaware to force an annual shareholder meeting &quot;before any scorched earth transactions (such as stock issuances, asset sales, acquisitions or similar occurrences) take place at BEA, other than transactions that are approved by shareholders.&quot;The investor also accused BEA&#39;s board of intending &quot;to find ways to derail a sale&quot; and maintain control of the company.Icahn said BEA can avoid litigation if it conducts an auction sale, allowing shareholders to consider offers from the highest bidder.An Oracle purchase would prompt an uncertain future for BEA customers, according to Oral.&quot;I think the support and maintenance will be honored for at least three years [if Oracle buys BEA],&quot; he said. &quot;The issue is, what is the product development that is going to happen?&quot;Change wouldn&#39;t occur immediately under Oracle, but would subsequently do so in dramatic fashion, he predicted. &quot;For a year, BEA is going to sail as it is. Then there is going to be a major consolidation in the product space.&quot;Prakash Malani, a BEA user from the Los Angeles, California area, said sale talks come at a time when BEA&#39;s fortunes are middling.&quot;I believe they have excellent products that compete very well in the market place. However, their products are being commoditized, innovation is slowing down, and their big bet on SOA [service-oriented architecture] has yet to be paid off,&quot; Malani wrote in an e-mail message. &quot;They have missed [the] mark on some technologies like RIA (Rich Internet Application) and their top talent is being poached by companies like Google.&quot;
Ziff Davis - Opinion: The player's success is not enough to pull Apple out of its \
Liverpool reach the last eight of the Champions League on away goals after losing to Barcelona at Anfield.
Fewer U.S. teens are using marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government survey released on Thursday.
Officials in Jerusalem are denying allegations that a Pentagon employee was leaking secret information to them about White House deliberations on Iran.
Also: Mysterious stone slab bears ancient writing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
WASHINGTON - Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are mum or undecided about whether they will support President Bush's nominee to head the CIA, saying they're still concerned about his independence and objectivity.    During a 4 1/2-hour confirmation hearing for former House Intelligence Chairman Porter Goss, R-Fla., the panel's Democrats appeared most concerned about his Republican background and recent politically charged comments...
Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Lazio in vista della trasferta di domenica prossima a Firenze: il t...
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has stepped up criticism of President Bush&#39;s handling of Iraq, saying the Bush administration has made a &quot;series of catastrophic decisions&quot; in that country.
RKB&quot;&gt; Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the investment company run by Warren E. Buffett, said yesterday that profit fell for a third consecutive quarter after hurricanes hammered its insurance units.
When jaguars kill cattle, ranchers retaliate. Now conservationists are  trying for a truce that could save the Americas\u00e2\u0080\u0099 biggest cat.
Susan Hockfield, a 53-year-old neuroscientist, is the first woman and the first person from the life sciences to achieve the presidency.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Judge Leslie Southwick to a seat on the federal appeals court in Mississippi despite complaints by some majority Democrats that his writings were racially insensitive and inappropriate for a region still shadowed by civil rights struggles.
Hong Kong held a referendum on Sunday on the future, and the democracy activists won handily. In a record 55 per cent turnout, people voted solidly for parties that have been lobbying Beijing to let Hong Kong&#39;s
Let the games begin. Not the Olympics again, but the all-out battle between Japanese video game giants Sony and Nintendo over their new gaming consoles. -washingtonpost.com
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Canada&#39;s environment minister says people shouldn&#39;t underestimate the policy recommendations on climate change announced in Iceland Wednesday.
Description: An Islamist Internet site says a radical group has killed two female Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad. The women&#39;s employer says it has doubts about the claim.
Cheese maker Bob Gilbert is struggling with his good fortune and his misfortune. Thanks to a mention in \
ROCKPORT, Mass. - Residents of this tourist village where alcohol has been banned for nearly 150 years have asked the Legislature to take the first step toward allowing some sales of booze...
Singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading  scored a couple of firsts in the U.S. music business in 2007.
Tens of thousands flocked to a religious rally in the Philippine capital's main park on Sunday in a show of defiance against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her supporters in the lower house of Congress.
L'indice Dow Jones lascia sul terreno l'1,38%, scende l'euro
Also: 'Grand Theft Auto' makers blamed for triple killing.
Greg Oden, the top pick in this year's NBA draft, is likely to miss the entire season after undergoing knee surgery, the Portland Trail Blazers said on Thursday.
Shell-shocked by stocks? This one's sturdy as a rock.
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Thousands of demonstrators demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched to Haiti&#039;s National Palace on Saturday, pushing past riot police in a dramatic show of support for the exiled former leader.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor solutions enabling broadband communications, today announced two
In stabilimento di Cassina contro il turno di notte
Iraqi and U.S. officials disputed each others' accounts of an overnight raid and air strike on Friday that killed up to 20 people in a new sign of friction over allegations of American troops killing civilians.
When will Bill Gates fix my Vista box? Comment Canonical's release of a fresh version of Ubuntu has been met with plenty of grumbles. And now we find some other open source players trying to cash in on Ubuntu's issues.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israel put Nablus under curfew today in one of the largest military operations there in two years.
Johnson &amp; Johnson, the pharmaceutical and health care giant, has announced an agreement to buy Guidant, one of the largest US makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses, for $25.4 billion.
CANTON Coach: Jim Goff (third year, 1-19 overall).
At least 27 people are killed when a wall collapses on a crowded bar in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Frustration and anger  mounted in Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province on  Friday as residents formed long lines for fuel, but aid workers  said supplies were beginning to reach survivors.
Britain's biggest teaching union said Friday that it will ballot its members on whether they should stage their first national strike for 21 years in protest at a three-year pay offer.
Doctors backed away on Sunday from a  controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a  mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should  study the issue more.
Don Nelson lost his cool, and Gilbert Arenas kept his. Down by two with one-tenth of a second remaining, Arenas capitalized on a personal foul and technical foul called against the Golden State Warriors coach by making three free throws to give Washington a wild 107-106 victory.
I partiti minori al Quirinale da Napolitano che ammette: \
MONCKS CORNER - Integral Systems of Lanham, Md., said Wednesday it had agreed to sell assets of its antenna systems division in Moncks Corner to LJT &amp; Associates of Montgomery, Ala.
Malaysian police have arrested a thief who fell asleep after snacking on cookies in the home of his victim and was discovered curled up in bed clutching a stolen purse, a newspaper said on Monday.
The Justice Department has started an investigation of the Chiron Corporation, whose British factory where flu vaccine was being manufactured was shut down last week, depriving the United
Nanotechnology is coming to a clothing store near you.
TALLAHASSEE - Consumer activist Ralph Nader and state Republicans scored a major victory Friday when Nader was assured a spot on Florida&#39;s presidential ballot in a 6-1 decision by the Florida Supreme Court.
Tra gli arrestati anche Alfredo D'Aavnzo e sindacalisti Cgil
Dutch authorities have confirmed that 13 young Muslims arrested on terrorism charges in the Netherlands after the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh are members of a radical Islamic group with international links and a Syrian-born spiritual leader.
The Cavaliers signed Brazilian rookie forward Anderson Varejao to a three-year contract Thursday.
Honeywell International stepped into the battle for control of industrial group Novar yesterday with a $1.5bn (\u00c2\u00a3790m) agreed cash offer that some believe represents a knock-out blow.
Tight-lipped on prices, availability Microsoft yesterday revealed what World+Dog already knew: what it's upcoming Zune-branded digital music player will look like. Yes, the star of US Federal Communications Commission filings and blurry, amateur-look picture leaks is official.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Researchers in the U.S. say they've shown how a network designed to make it harder to trace Internet surfers could be compromised.
Nestor Roberto Sensini, ex giocatore di Udinese, Parma e Lazio, &egrave; il nuovo allenatore dell'Es...
Late in the third quarter, Dolphins tight end Randy McMichael flinched, and Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin pushed him to the Gillette Stadium turf.
Among the 25 films added on Tuesday to the National Film Registry are four featuring some of Hollywood's biggest stars, though it's unlikely that Charlton Heston, Rin Tin Tin, Elvis and Popeye would share equal billing anywhere else.

Hospital bosses and cleaning firms are questioning the wisdom of the government's \u00c2\u00a350m deep clean programme.
Actor Tom Hanks is keen to see the Oscar ceremony held as usual, and urged studios to return to the negotiating table to end a writers' strike that threatens to disrupt the climax of Hollywood's awards season.
Poland softened its public tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.
California on Wednesday sued six of the world's largest automakers, including General Motors Corp.  and Toyota Motor Corp. , over global warming, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.
The blocking-sled-sized bags under Jeff Jagodzinski's eyes yesterday told the story of his transition from Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator to head coach and pigskin pitchman for Boston College.
A scheme to compensate WWII victims who had their assets seized by Britain has paid out more \u00c2\u00a321m.
Paura per effetto negativo su spettatori piu' vulnerabili
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke from a script by Mike Rich, \
A U.S. handbag manufacturer is trying to make changing diapers a bit more macho -- with a baby bag made from lorry and tractor tyre inner tubes.
European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday, with talks focusing on the thorny issue of alcohol taxes.
Power vacuums in areas of southern   Afghanistan where the government has little presence have   contributed to rising Taliban violence more than three years   into the U.S.-led war, a senior U.S. commander said on Tuesday.
BAGHDAD: At least 23 people including 8 US Marines were killed and 17 wounded in suicide bombing and separate incidents in Iraq of suicide, violence and gun battle.
Bond prices edged higher Tuesday, following release of a report showing a dip in retail sales last month. The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose 5/32 point, or $1.
InfoWorld - 2007 could be called the year of the mobile operating system. Since Microsoft entered the scene around five years ago, the smartphone operating system industry has been fairly stable. Symbian, Linux, Research in Motion, and Windows Mobile make up the bulk of smartphone software, each to varying degrees of success in different regions.
CAPE CANAVERAL -- It's a whole different kind of launch countdown: More than eight years and . . . still counting for many NASA astronauts who have done everything except, you know, fly in space. For example, consider Lee Archambault, a 20-year Air Force test pilot and longtime astronaut.
thens Olympic organizers said that yesterday&#39;s track and field events at the main stadium were sold out and that overall sales were closing in on projections.
New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Democratic presidential primary on Feb. 5 is shaping up as the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most competitive since 1992.
Russia's oil major Lukoil transferred Friday a majority stake in its Bulgaria-based refinery Neftochim to a Dutch filial in a step of a plan to consolidate its holdings in Europe.
LeBron James hit his first eight shots and scored 22 points to power the Cleveland Cavaliers, wearing their mid-1970s uniforms, past the visiting New York Knicks, 104-79, yesterday for their third straight victory.
A former official at the Milberg Weiss law firm pleaded guilty yesterday to a conspiracy charge, significantly advancing a criminal investigation against one of the nation's largest class-action firms and its top partners.
With Democrats increasingly worried about his chances, Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] rallied his troops yesterday by reassuring hometown supporters he feels the tide turning as the presidential
Armed police almost killed one of the 21 July bomb suspects in the bath when they came to arrest him, a court is told.
Something happens to Jens Lehmann on Champions League nights. In the Premiership, the German has few peers, as his record verifies.
With China celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Pig, Chinese factories that ordinarily spew a big percentage of the world's pollution are idle for a week. However there's no rest for the Chinese computers that produce a big chunk of the Internet's pollution.
For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback.
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Rogue copying software lets users clone anything or anyone they want in the virtual world. By letting its community respond, Linden Labs sets the stage for a bold experiment in alternatives to U.S.-style copyright. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Suicide car bombers hit Iraq's  two main Shi'ite holy cities, Kerbala and Najaf, killing at  least 23 people and wounding dozens more Sunday, six weeks to  the day before an historic election.
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President Bush has emerged from the presidential debates holding a slender lead over Democratic nominee John F. Kerry, and despite the challenger&#39;s strong performances, the nationally
LONDON: Massive waves created by violent storms off Britain and Ireland are ripping off chunks of cliff and hurling them inland over distances scientists did not think possible.
By JULIA M. SCOTT  LOS ANGELES - Karen Stagliano talks to her 6-year-old daughter about nearly everything -- how her brain works, how astronauts breathe in space -- but they never talk openly about mommy's job.
(Somers Point, New Jersey-NBC) Nov. 24, 2004 - Federal officials in New Jersey are searching for a suspect who smuggled hundreds of doses of flu vaccine into the US in hopes of selling them.
 holds on to lead at foreign box office
BY THE NUMERS: Delta Air Lines Inc. reported a $651 million loss in the three months ending Sept. 30, nearly four times its loss compared to a year ago.
A sexually explicit spoof music video starring Justin Timberlake has won an Emmy for its creators.
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Iraq&#39;s surprising Olympic soccer run came up short with a 1-0 loss to Italy in a bronze-medal game that couldn&#39;t escape reminders of violence in the war-torn country.
Behind the glitzy playgrounds of Cancun is a growing drug war, fueled by widespread police corruption, the partial disruption of once-popular trafficking routes through Haiti and a sudden turf battle between two of the country's main drug gangs.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  KKD.N said on Monday it appointed two new directors to lead  an internal investigation of accounting practices and other  matters now the subject of a probe by securities regulators.
Nasa's robotic Mars rover Opportunity has found the first meteorite ever seen on the surface of the Red Planet.
Hillary Clinton, flight attendant? Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate herself on board.
Businesses don't have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line.
After a good meal, how about  asking the head waiter if you can take the waste grease from  the kitchen to fuel your car?
TABA, Egypt -- A Bedouin tribesman confessed to selling explosives to a young Egyptian male, investigators said Sunday in revealing their first lead into the three suicide bombings on the Sinai Peninsula.
KarstadtQuelle, the crisis-ridden German retail giant, does not expect to turn in a profit until 2006 instead of 2005 as expected, the group's chairman Christoph Achenbach told shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting in Duesseldorf.
Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession, killing at least 11 people, including a U.S. soldier, and wounding 16.
BT&quot;&gt; SBC Communications, the nation&#39;s second-largest telephone company, will eliminate 10,000 jobs by the end of next year, according to a filing made yesterday with securities regulators.
The Pentagon inspector general's office has found that a program to deliver special armored vehicles to protect military personnel in Iraq from roadside bombs has been marred by delays and questionable contracting practices that may have endangered troops.
The world's biggest mobile phone   handset maker Nokia NOK1V.HE unveiled a patent-licensing deal   with technology firm Trimble Navigation TRMB.O on Monday,   aimed at tapping into the fast-growing mobile navigation   market.
The Buffalo Sabres practiced on a rink specially constructed in the middle of the football stadium for a regular-season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
Craig Bellamy apologises to his Wales team-mates for failing to score in the 2-1 loss in the Czech Republic.
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The family of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann have been using the services of a private security firm because of fears that Portuguese police were not properly searching for their child, according to a report published Monday.
police were yesterday searching for a Briton who disappeared shortly after her seven-year-old daughter fell from the fifth-floor balcony of a hotel in Mallorca, leaving the girl in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

Oil prices eased on Wednesday on mild  U.S. weather as traders waited to see whether the first cold  snap of the U.S. winter has eaten into low heating fuel  supplies.
Sweden plans this week to charge the  people running Pirate Bay, one of the world's most visited Web  sites, with being accessories in breaking copyright law.
Iraqi officials say the first more than 200,000 residents who fled fighting in Falluja are to begin returning home.
Israeli forces launched a raid into a Gaza Strip refugee camp today to curtail Palestinian mortar fire on a nearby Jewish settlement, an Israeli army
Nike Inc. , the world&#39;s biggest athletic shoe company, on Tuesday said that Thomas Clarke, a senior executive, would step down from the company&#39;s board.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says he has held talks with a representative of Colombia's Farc rebel group.
It&#39;s past time for some context in the politically heated argument over the status of 377 tons of explosives in Iraq. Keep in mind that the US military has either destroyed or is in the process of eliminating
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Metro Group, the giant German grocery and consumer goods retailer, has been a leader in applying RFID tags to shipments of goods to track their progress through its distribution chain.
Pop star Britney Spears, who married dancer Kevin Federline last month, has bought a house in Malibu, California for just under &#36;6.9 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
Uzbekistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced 15 al-Qaida-linked Islamic militants to as long as 18 years in prison for a series of bombings that killed at least 47 people earlier this year.
(InfoWorld) - While it's taken Microsoft Corp. half a decade to bring out a new version of its client operating system, the real development work on Windows Vista only took around two years, according to the head of the company. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive officer, reflected on what Microsoft had learned from the process and delays in\u00c2\u00a0bringing Vista to market\u00c2\u00a0during a question-and-answer session following\u00c2\u00a0the business launch of the OS\u00c2\u00a0Thursday in New York. \
Seven of the eight Breeders&#39; Cup race winners on Saturday, including Classic hero Ghostzapper, will remain in training next year, their respective trainers said.
Shares of chip companies closed lower Tuesday as Wall Street began to look ahead at a mid-quarter report expected by Intel Corp. on Thursday, with some analysts concerned the semiconductor giant might lower expectations.
Here's a handy tip for joggers: If you think you might get caught in a thunderstorm, leave your music player at home.
British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce has announced a deal worth one billion dollars (786 million euros) from Monarch Airlines to supply engines for its Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Blog: You've heard and read all about Apple's iPhone. Now, let's get a sense of how many people have the iPhone itch.
A 25-year-old Iraqi man has confessed to strangling German fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer, allegedly after the designer refused to pay for sex, police said Sunday.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Monday it would buy Trane Inc , a maker of heating and air conditioning systems, for $9.4 billion in cash and stock.
Nel cricket, continua la polemica tra Inghilterra e Pakistan. La pallina da gioco utilizzata nel con...
Militant Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir faced trial in Jakarta Thursday, accused of inciting the 2002 Bali bombings and the 2003 JW Marriott Hotel bombing.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Mike Huckabee is attempting a tough political transition: from also-ran to novelty act to overnight leader, with all the scrutiny that brings.
LeBron James dunked and dazzled the Knicks into early submission, and the Cleveland Cavaliers laughed and strutted their way to a rout.
An audio tape from al Qaeda ally Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi urged insurgents in Falluja to resist U.S.-led  attacks on the rebel city, saying victory was certain.
One in eight hospital patients are waiting for over a year, government figures show.
Ads marketing sweet alcoholic drinks have lured alarming numbers teen drinkers especially girls, reported the American Medical Association (AMA) on Thursday.
A leadoff inside-the-park home run by the Tigers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Curtis Granderson off of starter Phil Hughes became the margin of victory as the Detroit defeated the Yankees on Sunday.
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US officials believe the next round of talks with North Korea over its suspect nuclear program will only be delayed by a week, the State Department said Wednesday.
Here's how the FCC's auction of large chunks of wireless spectrum could change the nature of mobility.
Boston Red Sox&#39;s David Ortiz celebrates his 14th inning game winning single to score teammate Johnny Damon on a pitch from New York Yankees Esteban Loaiza in Game 5 of the ALCS in Boston, Monday Oct. 18, 2004.
Depending on which direction you are coming from, European leaders are meeting in Brussels today either to crash the EU dream or cut the ribbon on a vital bridge between Islam and the west.
Three British servicemen have been killed during an \
A Swedish man has been issued with a 90 (1,211 kronor) ticket for illegally parking his snowmobile in Warwick.
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The movie-rental company said Tuesday it will drop late fees for games and movies starting Jan. 1 - a positive move as seen by customers at the Blockbuster on Westheimer in Montrose.
Track's governing body begins investigating Thursday whether two Greek sprinters who withdrew from the Olympics had tried repeatedly to avoid doping testers.
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A roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, as the alliance decided to increase its forces in the country to overcome a resurgent Taliban.
By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 28--The Solid Waste Authority last week asked Horry County Council to designate its landfill on S.C. 90 as the sole disposal site for all county waste, including construction waste. The U.S. Supreme Court recently OK'd such arrangements.
DETROIT -- Minnesota's Carlos Silva shut down Detroit over 7 2-3 innings in a 2-0 victory Monday night that put the Tigers on the brink of being eliminated from the playoff race.
Mykeema Ford scored 23 points, several in the decisive final moments, as Stony Brook rallied past Boston University, 83-77, yesterday at Case Gym.
U.S. citizens living abroad who want to participate in the 2008 primary elections have a number of options.
No changes in peace-keeping legislation are on the horizon. According to the security and defence report, released Friday, the Council of State will, however, take the matter into consideration so necessary ...
A body found in Iraq resembles a Japanese civilian taken hostage and threatened with execution, but the Japanese government has not yet positively identified it, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
Fiat SpA named 24 new managers to its struggling auto unit as part of efforts to restore the automaker's fortunes.
After fetching record prices in Australia, Aboriginal art is carving out a place on the art market in France, spurred by the opening last year of Paris&#39; Quai Branly museum of tribal arts.
All U.S. children should be formally screened for autism twice by the age of 2, the nation's top pediatrician group recommended on Monday.
An audio tape from al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi urged insurgents in Falluja to resist US-led attacks on the rebel city, saying victory was certain.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was in Ethiopia on Thursday to chair a summit he hopes will turn Africa's problems into a global priority.
French bank Credit Agricole posted a better-than-expected 70.9 percent surge in third-quarter net profit thanks to lower provisions and despite an overall decline in revenues.
PATRICK Vieira&#39;s deflected strike deep into first-half injury time was just about enough to claim all three points in a close contest.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson was met with cheers Friday as he came to court to watch the mother of the boy who accused him of molestation undergo questioning by defense lawyers...
Rowdy bars may no longer be quite as dangerous thanks to a British professor who won a criminology prize on Wednesday for his work showing how injuries from broken glass can be reduced.
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The North Carolina Association of Educators has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, the third time the organization has backed one of his campaigns for federal office.
Most teenagers and adults 30 and younger are not following the news closely at all, according to a recent report.
A British soldier was killed in Iraq, officials said, the third serious incident to hit the Black Watch regiment in the few days since it began patrolling a dangerous US-held zone of the country.
Cuban President Fidel Castro is walking,   talking and being briefed, according to a statement published   on Saturday in the Communist Party daily, Granma, a day before   his 80th birthday.
The removal of the agency's deputy director for intelligence opens a major new chapter in a shakeup under Porter J. Goss.
Sun Microsystems will detail its high-end UltraSparc IV+ processor Tuesday, a chip code-named &quot;Panther&quot; that will roughly double the speed of servers using the current processor.
A new Netflix feature, Netflix Friends, lets you know what others are watching (and vice-versa).
The Romanian government has said a German and a French company have been designated winners in tenders for stakes in two gas distributing companies.
SARAJEVO  - Bosnia&#39;s Foreign Minister Mladen Ivanic, a Serb, stepped down after international sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs for their alleged lack of cooperation in solving war crimes.
Graeme Smith hits his first one-day century to lead South Africa to a three-wicket win over England.
Members of New York's heavily Democratic delegation on Capitol Hill worry they will be shoved aside when Congress returns to confront issues that impact the city and state.
The Russian Olympic delegation joined the growing list of Olympic malcontents Tuesday, arguing that its two biggest stars got cheated in the gymnastics competition.
The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation says it will expand its program to give people access to the Internet in libraries and other public places to two Eastern European countries and the African nation of Botswana.
Thirty-nine years after it first appeared, Jean-Luc Godard's document of youthful confusion has not aged one minute.
Hundreds of villagers besieged a Thai military camp Wednesday demanding to know whether their relatives were among at least 78 Muslim men who officials said suffocated
Sudan&#39;s government says it will accept a larger African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur as long as the troops are used to contain and demobilize rebel forces.
The EU's decision to back DVB-H as the de facto standard for rolling out TV on mobiles could see UK fall behind.
U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday as oil prices climbed above &#36;48 a barrel, prompting investor worry about the effect of high fuel costs on corporate profits and consumer demand.
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Courier &amp; Press staff writer 461-0783 or elliottp@courierpress.com. From tidy stacks with alphabetized labels, workers at The Vineyard shuffled through more than 400 copies of &quot;The Passion
By Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 3--Mount Tabor 72, East Rowan 68: Michael Grace hit all eight of his fourth-quarter free throws, including two with a second left, to help Mount Tabor hold off visiting East Rowan in a Central Piedmont 4-A game last night.
A very frail looking Pope John Paul II referred to his last visit to Malta when he walked on the footsteps of St Paul whiel speaking during a video conference at the International Priests Convention being held ...
A shortage of donor bodies is putting medical teaching at risk, UK authorities warn.
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International bodies and donor nations meet in Jakarta to discuss responses to the tsunami crisis.
Another good day at Oakland Hills sees Europe move 11-5 clear of the USA going into Sunday's Ryder Cup singles.
Palermo, gli imprenditori siciliani: troppo rischioso testimoniare contro la mafia. La proposta della Confindustria                                          &quot;Denunce collettive e anonime per provare a battere il pizzo&quot;                                                                                  &quot;Pronti a ribellarci ma abbiamo mogli, figli e dipendenti&quot;
Arsenal midfielder Edu has revealed he is prepared to make the controversial switch from Arsenal to Manchester United.
A human rights group urges the UN to take recruiters of child soldiers to the International Criminal Court.
As the Sun-Times first reported, Scottie Pippen will end two years of speculation, false alarms and his own indecision about finishing his spectacular career this morning when he announces his retirement after the Bulls&#39; practice at the Berto Center.
Mike told me it would be okay to use Firefox 3 beta on the Mac. So I am. So far so good.  Firefox 2 was starting to hang every five minutes. But one of my critical plugins doesn't work in Firefox 3. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. Software sucks.&trade;
Ecuador steps up its fight against EU import duties on bananas by asking the World Trade Organization to rule on the issue.
FOXBOROUGH -- Pittsburgh 34, New England 20. The date was Halloween 2004, the place Pittsburgh's Heinz Field.
Stocks extended their rally on Friday, led by technology shares after computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shot up 8 percent on a higher quarterly profit and an optimistic forecast.
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Arsenal were cleared of any breach of club ownership rules after FIFA said it was satisfied with the Football Association (FA) probe into the team&#039;s relationship with Belgian side Beveren.
Arizona Congressman John Shadegg has announced he won't seek re-election, becoming the latest Republican to step aside before the November elections.
Jamie Broback scored 14 points to lead No. 11 Minnesota's balanced offense in a 75-35 victory over No. 23 New Mexico on Sunday.
Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore says he&#39;s &quot;disappointed and puzzled&quot; by the Crown&#39;s unexpected plea bargain with Vancouver Canuck Todd Bertuzzi.
United Airlines is moving to obtain another $725 million in labor concessions and eliminate employees' traditional pensions as it seeks the financing to come out of bankruptcy.
The US trade unexpectedly fell in April, helped by the weak dollar, says the Commerce Department.
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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
While developers are naturally curious over tweaks to the Longhorn road map, many IT administrators barely take notice. Enterprise IT customers typically lag at least
MOSCOW - The militants who raided a school in southern Russia last week were led by a man dubbed the Colonel, who enforced obedience by killing three fellow attackers - two by detonating the explosives they had strapped to their bodies.    Two days later, the attackers were moving the explosives they rigged around the gym where hundreds of hostages were held, and a bomb went off accidentally...
The killers started early. Just after sunrise, they tracked the imam to his modest brick mosque, where he was praying on a green carpet. Three masked gunmen muscled past a handful of worshippers and pumped four bullets into the chest of Sheik Adbul Rahman Jawhar al-Karbouli.
THE CREATORS of &quot;Jack &amp; Bobby&quot; say the title of this WB series has nothing to do with slain sibling politicians Jack and Bobby Kennedy.
Family and friends of Jimi Hendrix are  struggling with Seattle's government over the fate of a moldy,  run-down house they see as a future museum and the city sees as  an unsightly obstacle to development.
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan agreed on an array of measures to promote peace in South Asia but remained far apart on their key dispute -- the future of divided Kashmir.
A new meningitis vaccine offers hope to end devastating epidemics that have plagued West Africa the last century, according to recent studies. The new vaccine protects against meningitis A, the deadliest form of the disease and seen primarily in Africa.
The Dutch foreign minister said Sunday that improved security in Iraq has opened the way for the European Union to discuss stepped up reconstruction efforts &#151; even as his Iraqi counterpart conceded that security here remains precarious.
Patriots 0, Giants 3 - First quarter First blood The Giants won the toss and elected to keep the ball away from the Patriots as long as possible. Plaxico Burress quieted doubts about his ankle and knee with a 14-yard reception on New York's first series. Randall Gay and Rodney Harrison collided on a first-down catch by Steve Smith and ...
Johan Santana pitched seven strong innings to win his fifth straight start and Shannon Stewart homered, had three hits and two RBI to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 home win over the New York Yankees.
Ireland's Newgrange monument continues to baffle archaeologists even as thousands battle every year for a chance to celebrate the winter solstice in the tomb's main chamber.
New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris say they will continue without bass player Peter Hook.
A federal judge refused to dismiss charges Thursday against a self-styled community activist accused of attempting to blackmail New York Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield and his wife with a purported sex videotape, and ordered him held in jail.
World 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu is determined to overturn the ban on her appearing at next year's Olympics.
Britons David Millar and Bradley Wiggins will be the riders to watch when the Tour de France starts with a 7.9-km prologue in London on Saturday.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak claimed victory on Wednesday in the leadership race for Israel's Labour Party over his challenger, former intelligence chief Ami Ayalon.
Ghana need only to draw their last Group A game on Monday against Morocco to keep alive their dream of winning the African Nations Cup on home turf.
WASHINGTON -- In the absence of congressional action, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell has taken over the direction of Voice over IP (define) policy in the Capitol, at least for the time being.
Police beat back anti-government protesters in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia.
Teemu Selanne used a little animal inspiration from his former team to secure an important win for his Anaheim Ducks.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai created controversy when she was quoted stating that AIDS originated in a research facility.
The Slovak unit of Volkswagen AG will begin production of an Audi-brand sport-utility model in the second half of the next year.
Its future at stake, Italy&#39;s flagship air carrier Alitalia said Monday it plans to cut 5,000 jobs - almost a fourth of its workforce - as part of restructuring efforts aimed at averting collapse.
Former football star O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife, was arrested and held without bail on Sunday in connection with a suspected armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room last week.
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Bolton manager Sam Allardyce says striker Wayne Rooney should have been given his marching orders during Manchester United&#39;s 2-0 win.
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Andy Pettitte repeated his apologies over and over again, saying he had embarrassed himself and set a terrible example. Whether he upset Roger Clemens is anyone's guess. They haven't spoken in more than a month.

Roy Keane today urged his fellow professionals to cut out the gamesmanship he believes is damaging the sport. The Manchester United captain called on the Football Association and the Professional Footballers
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie says that Yasser Arafat is &quot;OK&quot; after a visit to the veteran leader&#39;s bedside at his West Bank headquarters.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 16 -- A large white plastic bag hovered above Giants Stadium just before kickoff tonight, swirling and whipping in the wind, floating from one end of the field to the other in a wild, jagged pattern. At times the goal posts shook violently and the flags twirled in...
U.S. consumer confidence sank in  August while Chicago-area business activity slowed, according  to reports on Tuesday that added to worries the economy's patch  of sluggish growth may last beyond the summer.
How's this for a feud that straddles the line between politics and entertainment: CNN's bow-tied conservative Tucker Carlson vs. \
Sex education is not enough to cut teen pregnancies and abortions in the UK, Medical Research Council experts say.
Tom Brady, the two-time Super Bowl MVP, was intercepted four times, including twice in the final two minutes, as the New England Patriots lost 29-28 at the Miami Dolphins.
Constantine Rodriguez had just fetched chili peppers and was going out to get some onions when he heard the siren for an incoming rocket. All he remembers was a door blasting open and a loud explosion.
Microsoft began offering a few details of its upcoming release of the Office 2008 suite for the Mac platform, by first listing work to Entourage to further support Exchange services and features.
Three models of small hybrid cars will be permitted to use car pool lanes on area freeways under an experiment that also will ban some alternative-fuel vehicles that can now use the special lanes.
Developer Herbert S. Miller wants to lure Nordstrom to his mall, the Shops at Georgetown Park.
Sydney - George Gregan gave Australian rugby a boost on Wednesday when he confirmed his availability for next month&#39;s Wallaby tour to Europe.
A scheme which allows motorists to drive along the hard shoulder of the M42 is to be rolled out to other areas.
Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal explode two bombs in Kathmandu, on the third day of a blockade of the capital.
He is fine. James Driscoll wants people to know that up front. The play hasn't been as sharp as he'd like, certainly not up to his standards, and he knows there's a local following that is curious, but a lot of it has to do with this game called golf.
University students are more demanding of academic staff than previous generations, lecturers say.
China posted its biggest trade surplus  in nine years in December, data showed on Tuesday, as the  country's booming exports showed little sign of trailing off.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 55, is waiting for incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri to concede defeat in Indonesia&#39;s presidential election before making any moves, his aides said.
Former British PM Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son arrested in South Africa for possible connection to alleged coup plot. After numerous rumors and allegations linking him to a plan to overthrow the leader of oil-rich
The United States will spend more than $500 billion on security this year, a high-water mark that is creating boom times in the armaments industry.
U.S. health officials said on   Thursday they will ask outside advisers later this year to   review recent studies suggesting drug-coated stents may raise   the risk of blood clots months after they are implanted.
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The on-time performance of airlines has reached an all-time low, but even the official numbers do not begin to capture the severity of the problem.
Returns of products that do not work like consumers believe they should is costing manufacturers, communication carriers and electronics retailers almost $14 billion a year in the United States.
Los Angeles County health officials sent letters to producers and directors in the porn industry, urging them to use condoms during sex scenes to help prevent a repeat of April's HIV outbreak.
Senator Barack Obama looked set for an invigorating victory over White House foe Hillary Clinton Saturday, in a South Carolina primary marred by race rows and bitter personal slurs.
Microsoft may mess things up for Flickr, but Yahoo hasn't been so great either.
Four workers have been pulled out alive from a mine in north China, leaving 166 colleagues trapped and feared dead after a gas explosion, local officials said.
Stephon Marbury scored the winning  basket as time expired to lift an undermanned New York Knicks  to a surprise 97-96 overtime victory over the Utah Jazz on  Monday.
I know it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.
AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - British bank Barclays's hopes of taking over Dutch rival ABN AMRO  won a boost on Tuesday when a court adviser said ABN could sell its U.S. arm without a shareholder vote.
Deutsche Telekom is ready to make acquisitions in the mobile communications sector, and could finance them by selling non-core activities such as Club Internet in France, the head of the German telecoms giant said Thursday.
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A Chinese group announced it began operating what it says is the world&#39;s largest next-generation Internet network over the weekend, which will boost data transmission speeds and bring more Internet
The leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try
The Bush campaign is making a push for the allegiance of African-American clergy, while the Democrats are motivating them to get their parishioners to the polls.
While overseas sales are rising smartly, the key North American market is inching along. That could slow this richly valued stock.
A disgruntled Palestinian who worked as a driver and was bent on killing as many Israeli tourists as possible organized the bombings of three resort
John Edwards got some campaign help Monday from baseball groupie Annie Savoy and pitching phenom Ebby Calvin \
Militants in Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta seize the two-year-old son of a local chief, police say.
Internet search giant Google has announced plans to digitise millions of library books and make them searchable online. The Silicon Valley firm said it was working with the libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the
'License to Wed' has a creepy subtext for a family comedy.
SAN JOSE and MILPITAS, Calif., June 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Super Micro Computer, Inc.  and LSI Corporation , today announced three Supermicro Universal I/O (UIO) SAS RAID cards based on the most advanced RAID-On-Chip (ROC) available from LSI, the SAS1078.
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Alexander Popov of Russia has retired from swimming, French sports daily L&#39;Equipe reported Thursday.
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An independent commission will conclude in a report to be published on Wednesday that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) has stopped all criminal and paramilitary activity, the Times newspaper reported.
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Bidirectional virtualisation is virtually there The possibilities for recursive virtualisation have just increased, with Novell and Intel announcing that you can now run Windows unmodified on Novell's SUSE Linux, via Xen and an Intel VT-capable processor, while Microsoft says an upcoming service pack will let its Virtual Server run SUSE Linux as a virtualised guest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British bank Barclays sweetened its takeover bid for Dutch rival ABN Amro on Monday by including a cash element as part of a revised informal offer worth 67.5 billion euros (93.3 billion dollars).
Raise prices. Ease production. For weeks ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, hawks in the organization have been talking tough about the need to keep oil revenues high - and lowering output.
Mohammed Ibrahim is overwhelmed by people asking for help.
At a time of dramatic consolidation in the enterprise BI (business intelligence) market, MicroStrategy sees great opportunities as an independent vendor, the company&#39;s chairman, president and CEO Michael Saylor said Wednesday.Unlike competitors that become part of larger IT vendors, MicroStrategy retains the freedom and flexibility to support a broad variety of third-party products without having to weigh the competitive considerations of a parent company, Saylor said.&quot;Our view is to be Switzerland in this business and to make sure we protect your investment when we give you the ability to tap into lots of different vendors and technology architectures to achieve your goal,&quot; Saylor said during a keynote speech at the company&#39;s MicroStrategy World 2008 event in Miami.For example, it&#39;s natural for Business Objects to prioritize making its products work better with the applications of its&#160;new parent company SAP&#160;-- a $6.7 billion deal -- while Cognos will do likewise once its $5 billion&#160;acquisition by IBM&#160;is completed, he said. The same story will play out with Hyperion, recently&#160;acquired by Oracle&#160;for $3.3 billion.Even as Saylor was giving his speech, it appeared that the enterprise software market would be further consolidated, with Wednesday morning news announcements that&#160;BEA has agreed to be acquired by Oracle&#160;for $8.5 billion, and that&#160;Sun Microsystems would buy MySQL&#160;for $1 billion.By contrast, MicroStrategy can continue to chart its own course for supporting a wide variety of complementary, third-party products, such as Web browsers, operating systems, processors, databases and application servers, based on the needs of its customers and on market dynamics, Saylor said.&quot;The market needs a vendor that provides the flexibility we can provide,&quot; Saylor said.Another benefit from the latest round of consolidation is that it lowers the noise in a market that 12 years ago was very crowded with over 60 BI vendors competing for attention. This makes it easier for MicroStrategy, founded in 1989, to get its message out to potential customers.This year, MicroStrategy will focus on a number of technology and business priorities, including strengthening its BI products so that they can effectively analyze even larger data sets -- whether they be in data warehouses, data marts or transactional databases -- resolve queries faster, generate higher volumes of more interactive and sophisticated reports and support increasing numbers of users, he said.MicroStrategy will also continue to improve the performance for global and decentralized deployments of its systems, while striving to continually simplify and enhance its front-end software.The vendor will also improve its software&#39;s support for mobile devices, and make &quot;profound investments&quot; in global services, in order to beef up its partner roster of qualified MicroStrategy consultants and practitioners worldwide, he said. MicroStrategy also plans to increase the amount of end-user training and education it offers globally.While those are some of the priorities for 2008, MicroStrategy has drafted long-term goals, looking out 10 year and 20 years, which it plans to continue pursuing as an independent company, he said. &quot;We just keep plugging away, like the Little Engine that Could,&quot; Saylor said.
The United States said on Friday it was   consulting European governments about possible sanctions   against Iran for intransigence over its nuclear program, but   the EU signaled it wanted to see more dialogue with Tehran.
Tax records would go a long way toward helping the federal government find the elderly and the disabled eligible for extra financial aid with the new drug benefit. But there's a catch: The IRS can't share those records.
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Viewpoint: The tragic killing of a gay eighth-grader in California should be an occasion for mourning, not new hate-crime legislation
DENVER - A male jaguar killed a zookeeper at the Denver Zoo on Saturday and employees put the animal down, police said.
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Some 450 far-right Colombian paramilitary fighters turned in their weapons on Thursday as part of a government-negotiated demobilization to eliminate the outlawed group by the end of next year.
Afghan and NATO-led troops killed, wounded and detained hundreds of insurgents during fighting in the Taliban's biggest stronghold, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday the latest Ukrainian election was a \
If you like to eat hamburgers, steak and other red meat, you might be at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, claims a British study in the December issue of Arthritis &amp; Rheumatism.
The Miami Dolphins have appointed former  Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Tony Sparano as their new head  coach, the NFL team said on Wednesday.
Devolved government could be back in Northern Ireland by next spring if a deal involving Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in and the Democratic Unionists is struck within days, it emerged tonight.
African forces should be fully  deployed to Sudan's troubled Darfur region by the end of the  year despite some delays in building the infrastructure to  house them, the new head of the African Union mission said on  Saturday.
An Indian court has granted bail to the chief of an auction website who is in jail in connection with the sale of a school sex video clip.
LAS VEGAS -- Computer monitors with mechanical arms, wristwatches and binoculars that play music, and phones disguised as cameras are just some of the technological innovations propelling the digital electronics revolution.
War-on-terror's poker face Shares in online gambling companies like Partygaming are in freefall this morning after the US Congress unexpectedly passed anti-online gambling laws late on Friday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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HOUSTON -- Kansas coach Mark Mangino won the Paul \
Steep losses in global stock markets accelerated in Asia and Europe on Wednesday as Wall St recorded its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and as volatility measures skyrocketed.
Commack, NY (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt and two-time defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand each posted three-set wins Friday and advanced to the semifinals at the $380,000 TD Waterhouse Cup -- a final US Open tune-up.
Si \u00c3\u00a8 chiusa in tribunale a Sanremo, con due istanze di patteggiamento, dieci richieste di giudizio abbreviato e la costituzione di parte civile del Coni, la prima udienza al processo per il clamoroso blitz dei carabinieri del Nas alla tappa sanremese dell
Underwater footprints reveal that some dinosaurs were capable of swimming, scientists report.
JERUSALEM Israel&#39;s prime minister held a stormy meeting today with Jewish settlers, who raised the specter of civil war unless he changes his course on Gaza.
Costituzionalista Ceccanti: Consulta gia' dato ok nel '95
Rosie O'Donnell says she's out of the running to replace Bob Barker as host of \
(InfoWorld) - IBM plans to acquire privately held Consul Risk Management to enhance the compliance and security auditing capabilities of its Tivoli systems management software family. IBM said Tuesday it expects to close its purchase of Consul in the first quarter of 2007. At that point, Consul will become part of IBM's Tivoli Software business unit. IBM didn't provide any financial details on the proposed transaction. Consul's software lets customers track, report and investigate unauthorized access of corporate information by their employees. The company has two main software suites -- InSight, which focuses on the needs of enterprise users and zSecure, which targets mainframe users. The breadth of coverage of both distributed and mainframe systems appealed to IBM, according to Joe Anthony, the company's program director for Tivoli Integrated Identity Management. \
President Bush asked Congress on Monday to provide &#36;81.9 billion more for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and for other U.S. efforts overseas, shoving the total price tag for the conflicts and anti-terror fight past &#36;300 billion.
Le prime, storiche elezioni presidenziali di ieri in Afghanistan si sono svolte in una &#39;&#39;atmosfera democratica&#39;&#39;, pertanto sono da ritenersi valide. E&#39; quanto ha affermato in un comunicato la Fondazione per
'Se lavori non sono stati eseguiti, gli aumenti sono tasse'
(Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins continue their pursuit of the National League wild card spot, as they continue a five-game series against the Montreal Expos.
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon says Palestinians must take tougher measures against militants to advance peace hopes.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. space shuttle astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing diapers to confront the woman.
Sidney Lumet's 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' is one of the great American films of the past decade and the crowning masterpiece of the director's long career.
A Soyuz capsule made a soft landing in complete darkness in the steppes of Kazakhstan early on Sunday, bringing a US-Russian space trio back to Earth from the International Space Station.
Aperta la verifica politica nella maggioranza
The US accuses Iran of using the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah to train Shia militants in Iraq.
The UK pound climbs to its highest level against the US dollar in 26 years on interest rate speculation.
Attorney General John Ashcroft did not violate anti-lobbying laws when he gave a series of speeches last year promoting the anti-terror Patriot Act, Justice Department internal investigators have concluded.
A popular view that the Triassic dinosaur Coelophysis was a cannibal may be misplaced, a study concludes.
It has been more than three decades since that era of Hair-raising silliness has passed. The tie-dyes to die for (if they don&#39;t kill you on first glance) have been exiled to episodes of
Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the Internet&#39;s top-10 spammers, according to watchdogs, was convicted in the first felony spam case -- just up the road from Fool HQ in Loudon County, Virginia.
The British low-cost airline easyJet reported improved trading conditions during the European summer and raised its full-year profit forecasts.
In a first-of-it's kind program, the government hopes to put charging stations all over the country and get gas guzzlers off the roads starting in 2010
Already 2005 is shaping up to be a year to remember - especially for those who like cheap underwear. In 10 days&#39; time one of the most extraordinary changes in the world&#39;s economy takes place: the agreement on textiles and clothing expires.
Israel's police chief resigns after a government commission says he should go over alleged misconduct.
Friday sermons rival Arab satellite channels such as al-Jazeera in their influence over Iraqi opinion.
Northern Taiwan will continue to face powerful winds and heavy rain at least until midday today after Typhoon Aere triggered landslides, caused widespread disruption to transport networks and left several fishermen missing.
Entry-level systems Dell has announced its first desktop PCs based on AMD chips. Both machines are pitched at entry-level business and mainstream consumer buyers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide when local governments may seize people&#39;s homes and businesses against their will to make way for shopping malls, hotel complexes or other projects that produce more tax revenue.
A suicide bomber steered a car full of explosives into the western gate of the protected compound that houses the interim government and embassies here on
Presidente Onida, 2004 anno anormale per la Corte
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Three Taliban suicide bombers killed themselves and two people and wounded a dozen others yesterday in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
The time wasted on red tape could put 3,000 more officers on streets, a police reform report says.
STOCKHOLM -- Malnutrition among Iraq's youngest children has nearly doubled since the US-led invasion of Iraq, despite UN efforts to deliver food to the war-ravaged country, a Norwegian research group said yesterday.
Russian Minister of Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu arrived for a two-day official visit to Serbia & Montenegro on Thursday.
A car bomb killed a Hamas leader in Damascus today after weeks of Israeli warnings that members of the Islamic militant group would not be safe in Syria.
Alcatel-Lucent SA fell nearly 9 percent Thursday after the telecommunications equipment maker slashed its full-year revenue growth forecast and said it expects third-quarter operating profit to be \
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WASHINGTON Twenty (b) billion dollars. That&#39;s the estimated cost in lost productivity due to this year&#39;s flu vaccine shortage.
Partner conference keynote lays out roadmap for transition from a traditional software company.
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the media could not just be passive observers in the face of terrorist threats and called on journalists to use their work to advance the anti-terrorist cause.
Joining in the race for entertainment products, software major Microsoft launched the Windows XP Media Centre. The new Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005 offers a sleek, polished new look across the desktop
At least one person has died and another is missing after an Australian Black Hawk crashed into the sea near Fiji.
, lettera con proiettili e minacce ai fratelli Berlusconi
Jenna Lane, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: JLNY) is pleased to announce that the Company has certified its Propalms TSE software to be fully functional with the new Microsoft Vista platform. Microsoft announced the launch of its new Microsoft Vista Desktop operating system on Tuesday, January 30th.
The Sudanese government and rebel leaders have signed an agreement on security and humanitarian issues in the troubled Darfur region.
A Russian cargo spaceship carrying vital food and water has taken off from Kazakhstan to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
Playing without Jaime Moreno, D.C. United calls on midfielder Fred to provide a spark and he does, assisting on the game-winning goal by Christian Gomez, above, in a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake that\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0clinches a playoff berth.
Arizona State University is exploring the area where entertainment meets technology, with the idea of preparing young professionals to work in the warp-speed world of a changing Hollywood.
German drug maker Bayer AG said Tuesday that early-stage trials of an experimental cancer treatment showed no significant safety concerns when used in combination with other drugs.
Cuba held a day of mourning Tuesday for Vilma Espin Guillois, the guerrilla who became the most powerful woman in the revolution that propelled her brother-in-law Fidel Castro to power.
VERONA, Italy Oscar Freire loves to visit Verona and is sorry that his job brings him here only every five years and then for just a few days.
NEW YORK, Sept 5  - Two-time champion Serena Williams fired 12 aces and had only one double fault in overpowering Patty Schyder 6-4, 6-2 in a fourth round match at the 17.
Invariato Dow Jones, Nasdaq -0,05, +0,10 lo SP
L'obiettivo e' costruire una rete di protezione per i minori
Romeo Crennel's long wait is over. An assistant coach for 35 years, he's finally in charge. Fresh from winning a third Super Bowl title as New England's defensive coordinator, Crennel was introduced Tuesday as coach of the Cleveland Browns, a team with far more imperfections than the one he left.
Horror film Cloverfield goes straight to the top of the North American box office, with takings of $41m (\u00c2\u00a321m).
The United States wants recruit Britain and other countries to share biometric data on terrorists and criminals, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.
La Conferenza episcopale italiana modifica il secolare rito che sancisce l&#39;unione religiosa tra donna e uomo. Tra le novit\u00c3\u00a0 pi\u00c3\u00b9 rilevanti non pi\u00c3\u00b9 la frase &quot;io ti prendo&quot;, ma il pi\u00c3\u00b9 gentile &quot;io ti accolgo&quot;. Ruini: &quot;Formula pi\u00c3\u00b9 bella, stessa sostanza&quot;.
Vaio N10's inspiration is clear Sony has rolled out its latest Core Duo-based consumer-friendly notebook, a compact unit with a footprint the size of an A4 sheet of paper, a 15.4in widescreen display and more than a hint of the Apple MacBook about it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Music fans from across the world are expected to attend the funeral of legendary DJ John Peel.
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Portavoce Zagabria riporta telefonata tra Prodi e Sanader
A week after the Twins poured concrete for their new stadium\u00e2\u0080\u0099s concourse, their No. 1 pitcher was dispatched to New York because he will cost too much.
Scientists in China have developed a  bird flu vaccine for poultry and mammals that can fend off the  deadly virus and help stop its spread, the China Daily  newspaper said on Monday.
Southern California firefighters take advantage of lower winds to contain the remaining major wildfires.
US President George W Bush is due in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as part of his Middle East tour.
By Rob Varnon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Sep. 7--It's no longer just hemp-clad college students preaching the need  for humanity to recycle more and reduce consumption of raw materials.
Thailand&#39;s prime minister apologized to the families of at least 84 people killed when troops put down a demonstration in the country&#39;s mainly Muslim south, but blamed the riot on troublemakers.
Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless are upgrading their 3G wireless networks with new technology that will increase speeds.
Edy Reja ritrova il sorriso. ''Non venivamo da un periodo felice - ha detto il tecnico del Napoli do...
More than half the suicide bombers used by the Taleban in Afghanistan are not Afghan nationals, a UN report says.
Gunmen attacked a police station and voting centers in Russia's war-torn Chechnya, killing at least 11 people, Interfax news agency said Saturday.
Adlabs Films Limited, a member of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, today revealed a lineup of prestigious releases in the forthcoming six months.
Il tecnico del Genoa, Gian Piero Gasperini, ha convocato 18 giocatori per la trasferta di Catania.<b...
Air pollution clearly causes immediate damage to the heart, including heart attacks, but its short-term effects on asthma and other respiratory symptoms are harder to document, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Andy Roddick didn&#39;t get to use his favorite weapons and tactics. It still didn&#39;t matter. Roddick waited out a rain delay, then got key shots from his backhand and charged the
Ramon Ortiz was lights out at Yankee Stadium. With the main scoreboards blackened by a power problem, Ortiz pitched four-hit ball for eight stellar innings and led the Anaheim Angels over the New York Yankees 5-0 Friday night.
NEW YORK To see the future of the advertising industry, climb the stairs of the three-story walk-up on Greene Street in SoHo to the U.S. headquarters of London's Naked Communications. There, you'll find 15 or so young people -- a Scot, a South African, a Brit and some Americans -- sitting around a...
Departing Attorney General John  Ashcroft, dealt several court defeats over U.S. anti-terrorism  policies, on Friday derided what he called judges'  second-guessing of the president's decisions.
Take him down the cells. But I just closed Excel, sarge The Flanagan Review of Policing calls for an end to the piecemeal approach to new technology adopted by the British police. The report looks likely to be accepted in broad terms by the Home Office. A Green Paper later this spring is likely to introduce many of his proposals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Head of the African Union Olusegun Obasanjo holds crisis talks following a second day of fighting in Ivory Coast.
Arts & entertainment: Dancers with machine guns will grace the stage for the first performance at China's National Grand Theatre.
Bee Science Writer. California became the first state in the nation Friday to adopt a rule clamping down on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, a historic move that signals growing public resolve to combat global warming.
Israel is taking special steps to insure a merry Christmas in Bethlehem, an Israeli military official said Thursday, raising hopes for a gentler holiday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus after four years of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
History says they can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do this. History says the Indianapolis Colts can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t win a championship in a league where offense sells tickets and defense wins Super Bowls.
Famiglia media, 2.000 euro vanno via tra tasse e rate
More than 100 US death row inmates have been exonerated since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, and many of the prisoners were freed thanks to the emergence DNA technology, according to a report.
A database of public statements made by officials about the Iraq war offers some surprises. What did you find?
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili celebrated victory on Monday in a presidential election which his opponents branded as rigged but which won broad support in the West.
Online  buying continues to snowball, according to the results of a recent America Online survey. This year, for the first time, Americans who regularly use the Internet for shopping -- researching or buying products at least once a month -- will do more shopping online than at shopping malls and stores, from catalogues and by phone, the survey found.
Thousands of bleary-eyed Red Sox fans  showed up for work on Thursday still stunned and giddy after a  night of celebrating something many thought impossible: a World  Series victory for baseball's perennial also-rans that put an  end to an 86-year-old curse.
Veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach overcame tough competition to win the coveted Palme d&#039;Or as the Cannes jury handed out honours here to films dealing with the brutalities of war.
Last year, Jeff Suppan was the National League's best-hitting pitcher with a .293 average. This year? Nothing.
If I buy a new PC with Windows Vista, can I move my iTunes music over to it and still have it work reliably?
Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a speech at the prestigious La Sapienza University in Rome amid opposition by professors and students who say he is hostile to science.
Investment funds controlled by British billionaire Joseph Lewis have amassed a seven percent stake in Wall Street investment bank and brokerage Bear Stearns, a US securities filing showed Monday.
La previsione e' dell'Istituto studi strategici di Londra
Rep. Nancy Pelosi stuffs cotton in her ears when she takes her grandkids to a rock concert. She's so petite that a policeman once lifted her out of her shoes during an evacuation of the Capitol. She's a chocoholic with a great giggle.
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A small, pilotless NASA aircraft set a speed record for jet planes on Tuesday when it dashed out over the Pacific Ocean at almost 10 times the speed of sound, project officials announced.
Five satellites were  launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned  Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark  side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
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R&B star Rihanna's song Umbrella is the longest-running number one single in a decade with 10 weeks on top.
A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
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A federal appeals court has rejected running back Maurice Clarett's long shot bid to get the court to reconsider his lawsuit challenging the NFL's eligibility rule for the draft.

David Beckham - and 70,000 spectators \u00e2\u0080-ere evacuated from Real Madrid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 88th minute of a premier Spanish clash after a bomb threat was reported to a Basque newspaper.
Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth safely yesterday, ending a two-week mission to deliver an addition to the International Space Station and bring a crew member home.  Atlantis crossed the Pacific and glided to a stop at 12:49 p.m.
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke listed three wishes on his 90th birthday: for the world to embrace cleaner energy resources, for a lasting peace in his adopted home, Sri Lanka, and for evidence of extraterrestrial beings.
Two Vietnamese men are arrested over a shooting spree at a Chinese restaurant that left seven people dead.
In an attempt to invigorate developers large and small around Google's XML-based runtime Desktop platform, it announced this morning it will give $5,000 grants to individuals, and invest as much as $100,000 in companies, willing to produce popular \
A Europe-wide study offers \
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 25 -- On the desert edges of Sudan's capital, Suzanne Yobu, who has a business degree and a decidedly proper manner, lives in a mud-brick house in a sprawling squatter's camp called Soba Aradi.
David Beckham's much-hyped American adventure finally began on Thursday night when he and his family touched down at LAX airport before being whisked away in a chauffeured car.
Presidente compagnia, progetto importante e condiviso
Byron Leftwich sealed yet another victory with a touchdown throw in the game&#39;s final minute. This time, he did so for the other team.
Business & money: Shares in troubled lender rise sharply after a report of detailed discussions with Chris Flowers and the US private equity firm Cerberus.
Less than a month after IBM Corp. claimed the world's fastest computer crown from NEC Corp., the Japanese company is trying to win it back with a new supercomputer that will be available from December, it said Wednesday.
At least 5,000 Europeans are still missing - most of them presumed dead - after the tsunami wrecked Thai resorts.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Oct. 25, 2004) -- The Chicago Bears will not sign Tim Couch, instead deciding to stick with the three quarterbacks on their roster.
U.S. journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped in Iraq more than a week ago, was released Sunday in the southern city of Nasiriyah. Garen spoke to Al-Jazeera television, confirming his release.
'E' una giornata storica' dice Montezemolo
Liverpool - The family of a British engineer anxiously awaited news on Friday of his fate at the hands of Islamic extremists in Iraq who abducted him eight days ago along with two Americans who have since been executed.
Manager Arsene Wenger has extended his contract at Arsenal until May 2008, the English champions said on Wednesday. Wenger, 55, arrived at Highbury in 1996 and has led the London
Iraqi police and U.S. forces have captured two militants suspected of involvement in the abduction of three U.S. soldiers south of Baghdad earlier this year, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
The Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri submitted the resignation of his government to the Lebanese President Emil Lahoud who accepted it.
Gino Cappelletti has had one of the best seats in the house as the Patriots have gone from wannabes to dynasty. Cappelletti, a former Boston Patriot who was the American Football League's MVP in 1964, is the analyst alongside play-by-play man Gil Santos on the team's radio broadcasts. He will call Super Bowl XLII Sunday as New England attempts to ...
TORONTO (CP) - Canadian doctors have devised a way to give some women with breast cancer a kind of &quot;take-out&quot; radiation that takes only a few hours to prepare and appears to have none of the nasty side-effects of traditional radiation therapy.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak will claim she was insane when she stalked and attacked a romantic rival during the unraveling of a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut, her lawyer said in court papers released on Tuesday.
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A ballot measure that would scrap many of Michigan's affirmative action programs is running about even in a new poll published Monday, with 41 percent of likely voters saying they would approve it and 43 percent opposed.
Australian Federal Police say the arrest of more than 150 people in relation to internet child pornography should send a clear message about the seriousness of the crime.
Ishaa Koppikar and Nethra Raghuraman have more work to do than Manoj Bajpai.
Alan Greenspan said that the economic expansion had \
The Nasdaq reveals a \u00c2\u00a32.7bn  hostile takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange.
Many Andar residents are anxious about security and resentful of the government and the police, whom they accused of preying on the people.
Salesforce.com (CRM:NYSE - commentary - research), a provider of Internet-based customer relationship management software, posted its first quarterly profit as a public company after the bell Thursday.
Rasmussen Reports - Arizona Senator John McCain (R) leads Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (D) 53% to 36% in a hypothetical Election 2008 match-up. McCain is the preferred candidate across all gender and age demographics in this contest and he even pulls nearly one-quarter (24%) of Democrats&#39; votes away from Kerry.
 phones set to tap global markets
Israeli officials said it was a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy, and to the new Palestinian leadership ahead of next month&#39;s Palestinian elections.
Republican activists sharpened their party&#39;s opposition to gay marriage Wednesday only hours after Vice President Cheney defended such unions.
Rescue workers dug decomposed corpses from ruined homes and hotels in this tsunami-devastated town Thursday, and a mass burial was held for some of the 547 people killed by the waves.
A  Brazilian gunman gets a 27-year jail term after a retrial for the murder of US nun and environmentalist Dorothy Stang.
Widening its pursuit of Hamas beyond the occupied territories, Israel reached into Damascus Sunday, dealing a blow to both Hamas and Syria.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cApple has succeeded in crafting a unique phone that is superior [to] everything else on the market,\u00e2\u0080\u009d remarks Stuff.tv. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn one great leap Apple has rewritten the rules for mobile web browsing, invented a completely new touch-sensitive interface, and evolved the iPod. In the hand, the iPhone oozes sexiness; its wide, high-resolution screen is encircled by a halo of chrome and wrapped on its back side by cool brushed metal. When you hold it, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s thinner and lighter than pictures would suggest: it feels like you are holding the future.\u00e2\u0080\u009d And Stuff.tv awarded iPhone a five star rating.
Will Pacificare's deal with American Medical Security prove to be a lucrative link?
Bulgarian stocks were mixed Monday after a vigorous rise in the past week; stock index SOFIX was 0.53 points of 0.09% down from the opening to 618.06 points in the late morning trade at the Sofia Stock ...
Broad and strong revenue growth drove Oracle to higher profit in the fourth quarter and the company's full 2007 fiscal year.
Motorola Inc. MOT.N said it will  unveil plans this week for a line of outerwear that uses  interactive cell phone and portable music technology in  snowboarding jackets, in a bid to win over twentysomethings.
A weeping Paris Hilton was ordered back to jail on Friday after a day of relative freedom as a judge rescinded a Los Angeles sheriff department's decision to place the celebrity heiress under house arrest.
Lonely people may be genetically pre-programmed for poorer health, say US scientists.
L'indice Nikkei e' sceso a 17.963,64 punti
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Martha Stewart entered a minimum security federal prison in West Virginia shortly after 6 am Friday to begin her five-month sentence for lying to investigators about her sale of ImClone stock.
Wake Forest's hopes bounced away late in the first half yesterday, right around the time James Johnson's 3-pointer bounced off the front of the Conte Forum rims, which had been entirely too kind to visitors the past few days.
Martin Frankel, the disgraced Greenwich financier who stole more than $200 million before leading police on a four-month chase through Europe, was sentenced yesterday to 16 years and 8 months in prison.
A federal firefighting team took over direction of efforts Sunday to halt a fast-moving wildfire that had killed three people
Eritrea dismissed as \
An Army National Guard sergeant  who sued the U.S. military over the forced extension of his  service dropped the lawsuit after learning he would not have to  return to Iraq, officials said on Wednesday.
Obama narrowly leads McCain in general election matchup, Clinton and McCain even in AP poll ... McCain challenges idea of trouble with conservatives, picks up nod from Bauer ... Clinton says replacement of campaign manager reflects need for more staff ... McCain turns down public matching funds for primary ... Obama, Clinton to start ads in Ohio ... Huckabee brushes off calls to abandon GOP presidential race
Drew Carey may have had higher-profile gigs, but none that seem to satisfy him quite so much as giving away prizes on \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Price Is Right.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
A Verizon Wireless executive scoffed at the notion that iPhone will take customers away from his company.
NEW YORK -- The nerds are in the hoouusse! On a steaming Saturday, a horn-rimmed posse of software engineers, computer programmers and support technicians  was grooving at a most unlikely spot -- a fierce underground music venue here. The act: MC Chris -- king of the burgeoning world of \
Hewlett Packard's acquisition of Web applications security specialist SPI Dynamics on June 19 illustrates a growing demand among enterprise customers to have vulnerability-scanning tools integrated into their software development platforms.
A man who gave up a free space ride because he couldn't afford the taxes on the contest prize may be going to the cosmos after all.
Taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's   Lamictal epilepsy drug during the first three months of   pregnancy may increase the chances of having a baby with a   cleft lip or palate, U.S. regulators warned on Friday.
NEW YORK  - A significant percentage of patients stop taking medications prescribed after a heart attack, despite the fact that these drugs increase their chances of survival, investigators report. They call for a better system for patient follow-up to prevent unnecessary deaths related to non-usage of these drugs.
Immobiliarista romano dovra' tornare in carcere
Takashi Shimizu&#39;s remake of his own movie, &quot;The Grudge,&quot; is a pee-your-pants scary movie starring creaky old Japanese homes with sliding see-through panels.
In the wake of escalating deadly violence in the Gaza Strip, the UN Security Council met Monday at an open debate to hear many speakers urge an end to conflict there.
Christopher Reeve probably would have preferred to be only an actor. But it was his fate to be a Superman, both onscreen and off. The actor who convinced movie audiences that a son of Krypton
MySpace.com vs YouTube : Online Video Wars MySpace and YouTube are beginning to duke it out over which site serves the most online videos and according to a couple of recent studies, it is still undecided which site streams the most content.  Yahoo Video and Google Video are both fairly active in the online video market, [...]
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea&#39;s biggest maker of home appliances, said Tuesday its third-quarter net profits rose more than 30 percent on brisk sales of mobile phones.
The pound eased a touch Tuesday after a larger-than-expected drop in UK inflation rates, with attention turning to overall growth prospects which may well benefit from a cut in interest rates.
A suicide bomber from a formidable militant group killed eight people in central Baghdad on Monday, the first anniversary of the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Steve Smith had surgery Tuesday on his broken left leg, leaving the Carolina Panthers searching for replacements for their top receiver and punt returner.
ROMA - &quot;Per Enzo Baldoni, il reporter italiano scomparso in Iraq, sono stati attivati tutti i canali&quot;. Cosi&#39; il commissario straordinario della Croce Rossa italiana, Maurizio Scelli, in risposta all&#39;appello della famiglia Baldoni.
Britain's Royal Air Force is to strike a blow for equality in the military by becoming the first of the country's armed forces to take part in a gay pride event, it said.
Time Warner (TWX:NYSE - news - research) shifted gears in its pursuit of billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian&#39;s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM:NYSE - news - research), switching its $4.
After you kill off President George W.   Bush in a fictional film, what do you do? How about make a   deal.
A fashion show at the Boston Museum of Science blended high tech with high fashion.
Reader Llyod sends us a picture of his friend with the actor.
Tsunami-stricken Indonesia has escaped major disease outbreaks so far but hundreds of thousands of people are at high risk due to poor conditions in refugee camps, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Las Vegas bills itself as \
A rule change at the New York Stock Exchange will allow brokers on its trading floor to handle non-NYSE listed stocks, in a move meant to stem trading share losses to newer competitors.
A top Air Force lawyer who served at the White House and in a senior position in Iraq turns out to have been practicing law for 23 years without a license.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
At least 50 people were killed and hundreds missing in Pakistan after a dam burst and swept whole villages into the sea as the death toll from a week of record rains hit 112.
hat determines how much we eat and how much we weigh? Is it the amount of fat in foods, the presence of carbohydrates, the size of our portions, what we drink with our meals, that elusive trait called willpower?
Sony Corp. announced a price more fitting of a video-game machine than a slick movie-playing gadget for its new PlayStation Portable - 19,800 yen ($186).
Yasser Arafat dominated the Palestinian movement for four decades, transforming himself from guerrilla into politician. Most Palestinians will remember him as the man who gave them hope and took their cause to the brink of statehood.
South Africa launched a revamped national AIDS plan on Wednesday as new research showed the high cost of government inaction on the epidemic -- 1,500 South Africans infected with HIV every day.
At issue: whether a Pentagon analyst passed secrets to an Israeli lobby group, and whether that group passed the material to Israel.
Iran told the visiting head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that Tehran's cooperation in clarifying the scope of its atomic work will show the West is wrong in accusing the Islamic state of having military aims.
bizpile writes &quot;It was reported earlier that Intel would be delaying the release of their 4Ghz Pentium 4 chips, but it now appears that they will be cancelling them altogether.
Whoever wins the November 2 presidential election will inherit massive budget and trade deficits that pose huge economic challenges that will give little relief for President George W. Bush or rival John Kerry.
Cingular Wireless, the nation&#39;s largest cellphone company, will cut about 10 percent of its 68,000 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months as it combines operations with the recently
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - A Chinese engineer held  hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan was killed on  Thursday but his colleague rescued in a commando assault that  killed their five kidnappers, officials said.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam -- The heir to oil-rich Brunei&#39;s throne married a half-Swiss commoner Thursday in a glittering ceremony attended by government leaders and blue-blooded guests from around the world.
New elections are the only possible solution to the standoff in the Ukraine between rival candidates for the presidency, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday.
BELSAN, Russia - More than a dozen militants wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a southern Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hostage about 400 people - half of them children - and threatening to blow up the building if police storm it. As many as eight people have been reported killed, one of them a school parent...
WASHINGTON,  - Brandon Backe allowed two runs in five-plus innings, as Houston seized Major League Baseball&#39;s final playoff spot with a 5-3 triumph over the Colorado Rockies.
Human trials of an experimental  treatment for obesity derived from cannabis, which is commonly  associated with stimulating hunger, are scheduled to begin in  the second half of this year, Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals Plc  announced Tuesday.
Stocks fell further on Tuesday, sending the S&P 500 down more than 1 percent, as a downgrade of investment banks and renewed credit concerns drove a slide in shares of financial companies, while data painted a worrying picture about the economy.
Saudi Arabia is using a form of torture - flogging - to silence dissent in the kingdom, a human rights group says.
Per la casa ripropone parte tfr a Inps per investimenti
US BLUE-chips edged higher yesterday after Ford raised its earnings forecasts, but wireless technology provider Qualcomm held back the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce its pre-tax income.
CBS News and anchorman Dan Rather have entered the journalistic equivalent of one of Dante\u00e2\u0080\u0099s circles of Hell, forced to live forever with a scandal they created.
A man freed after he was arrested over an alleged plot to kidnap a UK Muslim soldier criticises the investigation.
Tony La Russa was asked whether the Cardinals felt like party poopers, trying to spoil the euphoria in Red Sox Nation in the World Series after Boston toppled the Yankees.
A new patent could quadruple Google's searching capability.
PARIS  - French interests named the head of Airbus, Noel Foregeard, to be one of two new pilots running the EADS aeuronautics group after weeks of reported tension over his role.
The Chinese earnings reports are coming. The Chinese earnings reports are coming.
Swimming the backstroke, Justina Langone pulled Latin Academy out to a strong lead in the first event - the 200-meter medley relay - and the Dragons never looked back, winning the relay and the Boston City Championships yesterday at Madison Park High School.
The government, keen to make Italy the first country to ratify the EU constitutional treaty, was setto greenlight the necessary bill in a cabinet meeting late Friday afternoon.
A former coach watched two Louisiana high school football players whom he groomed win a state championship trophy that will go into someone else\u00c2\u0092s trophy case.
Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it has closed the first round of a $40 million private financing. The Boston company is engaged in the discovery and commercialization of new therapeutics that treat serious diseases, with a focus on the growing worldwide problem of antibiotic resistance. The funds will be used primarily to advance programs to develop broad spectrum antibiotics, ...
Deutsche Post, the semi-privatised German postal authority, said it was shifting the break-even target for Express Americas, the US arm of its DHL express delivery unit, to 2006 instead of 2005 after deciding to invest more in the region.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People are not the only ones fighting the battle of the bulge, millions of dogs in the United States are overweight or obese, according to animal experts.
Obiettivi piu' impegnativi per garantire qualita'
The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding an immediate end to military operations in Gaza and a pullout of Israeli forces.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany on Wednesday blamed opposition parties for a second   night of clashes between rioters and police, saying they had   failed to deliver on a pledge to calm protests.
The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 4.75% following its latest meeting.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Monday urged China to play a bigger role in promoting world development and maintain world peace so as to make leading contribution to world development and security.
A couple are in good health after being rescued from their yacht found drifting in the Atlantic Ocean.
Energy minister Malcolm Wicks acknowledges Britain needs 'revolution' in green technologies
EU telecoms ministers back rules that cut the charges for using mobile phones abroad.
Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll out over the next few months. The bad news for viewers: Few are fan favorites.
On Wednesday, e-commerce giant Amazon.com officially launched its new A9.com search engine, with which it steps right into the battle for the Internet search market currently dominated by Google, with Yahoo!
The New York Yankees did accomplish something this year: They lowered their luxury tax for the second straight season.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Norway's Suzann Pettersen returned a five-under 67 to claim a one-shot victory over Australian Karrie Webb at the LPGA Championship on Sunday and lift her first major title.
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that states cannot levy a luxury tax on goods such as cigarettes, a lawyer said, sparking a rally in the shares of the country's tobacco companies.
U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing at least 13 people, police said on Friday.
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison is girding for a showdown with business applications software leader SAP AG and becoming more friendly with frequent rival IBM Corp. as his software company seeks higher profits from its recently completed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.
Reyna Dunlap, 12, of Burtonsville was interested in a pair of sunglasses with white frames and diamonds on the side. But $10? Too expensive.
One of the most frequent questions I'm asked is what to do with a windfall. This time of year that question is often prompted by taxpayers getting a refund.
An Italian military court has acquitted a former Nazi officer charged over the 1944 massacre of 60 people in an Italian monastery where German troops found Jews hiding, a judicial source said.
Attesa per le mosse nei confronti di Banca Popolare Italiana
More than 650 items belonging to Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash are being auctioned in New York.
Seeking to dispel rivals' claims that she can't bring needed change to Washington, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told supporters Sunday that her years in public life and willingness to seek common ground would produce real results as president.
Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as the EU said it had \
For the BBC and commercial broadcasters  across Britain, their problems right now are all summed up in  one word -- trust.
Vola Pirelli, sospesa Telecom, flessione per piazze europee

Barbaro was seen napping in his stall Wednesday morning, another indication the seriously injured Kentucky Derby winner was making steady progress on his long road to recovery from life-threatening leg injuries.
Taking the p*ss out of Belgium Pity poor Sun Microsystems - not only is staff morale crushed by huge losses and puzzling fat cat bonuses - news has now reached Vulture Central of a flood of lavatorial mischief at its Belgium tentacle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiro\u00e2\u0080\u0099s violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.
Pop star Jay Kay has been banned from driving for six months after being caught doing 105mph on a notorious stretch of road. The singer, who fronts chart-topping band Jamiroquai, was stopped by police after
San Francisco will host the 2007 All-Star game, an official with Major League Baseball told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
BEIJING - Chinese law enforcement agencies destroyed nearly 13 million pirated compact discs, DVDs and computer software Saturday in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported.
No, Jerry Seinfeld  hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t been idle; he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been as busy as a ... well, you know.
An e-mail disguised as a Red Hat patch update is a fake designed to trick users into downloading malware, the Linux vendor warned in a message on its Web site.
Federal agents raided more than four dozen underground drug labs and arrested 124 people in 27 states during an 18-month crackdown on Chinese steroids, human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing drugs that reached its culmination in the last four days, Drug Enforcement Administration of...
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad on Friday to shut down camps run by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and to hand over guerrilla leaders.
US consumer sentiment stagnated in early September as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted, a report indicated on Friday.
Republican presidential candidate  Mike Huckabee said he considers his rival Mitt Romney's Mormon  faith a religion, not a cult, but questioned whether Mormons  believe \
A leading figure in the Bush administration's march to war in Iraq helped justify the 2003 invasion by undercutting the CIA with questionable intelligence about Saddam Hussein's links to al Qaeda, a Pentagon watchdog agency said in a report on Friday.
The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the retrial of eight former Croatian military officials exonerated by a lower court for the torture and slaying of ethnic Serbs in a wartime prison. A five-member panel of judges upheld a prosecution appeal, ruling that the original trial was fraught with &quot;serious flaws in criminal procedure as well as erroneous and incomplete facts.&quot; District ...
BAE Systems, the weapon system manufacturer, said on Monday that it was expecting a \u00e2\u0080\u009cmodest performance improvement\u00e2\u0080\u009d in 2005, in part because of the results ongoing negotiations with the British government over the Eurofighter programme.
Information technology workers face rising unemployment and are having mobility thrust upon them as companies change the way they staff computer-related jobs.
Austal Limited today announced that it had teamed with Raytheon Australia to bid for the upcoming Australian Government tender to build two amphibious ships, which is due to be issued in early 2005.
Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal on Monday agreed to buy International Steel Group Inc. (ISG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $4.5 billion and
Lia Mara Lourenco, giudice donna di una riunione di atletica, &egrave; stata colpita da un giavellot...
India gained a consolation 23-run win over England at Lord's.
Cellular phone tower operator Global Signal Inc. will pay &#36;1.2 billion cash for the right to operate or lease more than 6,600 towers owned by Sprint Corp. for 32 years, the companies announced Monday.
Glory days EOLed Google's real estate agent SGI has announced that its MIPS-based IRIX boxes will disappear by year end.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli fighter planes escorted a German airliner bound for the Jewish state to Cyprus after a bomb threat on Tuesday in the latest of a string of such scares in Europe that turn out to be hoaxes.
After sitting out training camp and all four preseason games with an injured foot and a hamstring problem, New York Giants Pro Bowl tight end Jeremy Shockey declared himself fit Monday.
China has been the target of a big  increase in cyber-attacks in recent years and faces more of a  threat from hackers than any country in the West, a military  researcher said on Saturday.
Luciano Spalletti &egrave; preoccupato per le condizioni di Martinez, difensore prelevato dal Bresci...
KarstadtQuelle, the troubled German department store operator, said its creditor banks had agreed to meet its liquidity needs until December 31, but had not yet agreed to its request for a three-year-loan of 1.75 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars).
Moscow has become one of the fastest growing luxury markets in the world, as designer boutiques rush in to meet the demands of the wealthy.
A veteran U.S. Food and Drug  Administration scientist will unveil new data on Thursday  before an expert panel charged with determining whether pain  relievers similar to Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx  should remain on the market.
MAMARONECK, New York  - American journeyman Steve   Stricker held the lead late in the second round at the U.S.   Open on Friday while Tiger Woods's record streak of making cuts   at the majors came to an end.
Stracciato il massimo storico segnato venerdi' scorso
The 2005 Tour de France might give other riders their best chance to test Lance Armstrong, if he goes for a seventh consecutive title.
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has sued a Nevada strip club for using a picture of her face to promote itself on the Web as &quot;The Friendliest Topless Cabaret in Reno.
Crime scene investigation is going to the dogs. Animal control officers in one southern Australian city are being trained and equipped to gather DNA clues at the scene of every dog attack on a human or pet, officials said Sunday.
After the sun goes down, the insurgents come out, attacking the military convoys that pass through the dangerous stretch of highway south of Baghdad. Among their preferred targets are trucks that haul huge, vulnerable trailers full of highly flammable fuel.
In a major legal victory for Merck &amp; Co. in its massive Vioxx litigation, New Jersey's Supreme Court yesterday rejected a potential class-action lawsuit that could have cost the drug maker up to $18 billion.
Jimmy Walker, a Boston high school basketball star, Providence College All-American, number one overall National Basketball Association draft choice in 1967, and the father of current NBA player Jalen Rose, died Monday in Kansas City after a battle with lung cancer. He was 63.
The contents of the site, whose goal is to discourage \u00e2\u0080\u009cunethical behavior\u00e2\u0080\u009d by corporations and governments, can still be found on \u00e2\u0080\u009cmirror sites\u00e2\u0080\u009d around the Internet.
SUCH an embarrassment of riches. Apple Macintosh users have two new web browsers to choose from. It&#39;s a curious market. All Macs come with two free browsers: Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer 5.2, and Apple&#39;s own slick and elegant Safari.
By Perrin, Bill; Naya, Hiroshi; Huang, Wendy; Fuchs, Robert  VOX POP  Yahoo dominates the search engine market in Japan. The entry of China's Baidu and Korea's NHN there raises the question of whether or not they can succeed.
The Philadelphia Phillies renewed the contract of NL MVP Ryan Howard on Friday and gave the first baseman a $900,000 salary after the sides failed to agree on a long-term deal.
Business: 22 December 2004, Wednesday. The tobacco processing plant Sokotab Bulgaria, located near Plovdiv, received the Investment 2004 award of the Economy Ministry.
With the announcement of the Player 5GB, Virgin Electronics has joined the growing list of vendors attempting to take some of Apple&#39;s share of the digital music player market.
As most have heard by now, Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) founder Gordon Moore famously predicted in the 1960s that the number of transistors on a chip would roughly double every two years.
U.S. television viewers have begun to prize the on-demand services that let them choose the programs they want, when they want them, but will they do the same for advertising?
The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 has gone missing in the Alps.
The music industry has taken its battle with peer to peer networking down under. The Australian subsidiaries of the major record labels, including Universal, EMI, Sony BMG, Warner and 25 others are suing Sharman
government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides say. this year, to renounce violence and to enter the political arena ahead of elections due to be held in January.
Nations of the world honored Yasser Arafat as a head of state Thursday, with many joining the deceased leader&#39;s call for a quick transition to a Palestinian state living in peace with its neighbors.
Washington -- Comments from skeptical senators Tuesday showed why proposed constitutional amendments that would allow naturalized citizens to run for president, an idea pushed by supporters of Gov.
The music industry is to sue 28 people in London and the South-east alleged to have illegally swapped music over the internet, mimicking tough legal action in the United
A roadside bomb killed seven U.S. soldiers in northwest Baghdad and two Marines were killed in western Iraq on Thursday, the deadliest day for American forces since a suicide attack on a U.S. base last month.
Many NHS trusts have significant flaws in the service they provide for children, a report finds.
Ronnie O'Sullivan believes he brings the same thrill to snooker's green baize that Tiger Woods offers to the world's great golf courses.
The European Commission president urged Turkey on Thursday to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; to show Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many EU voters.
Gian Carlo Menotti, the Italian composer  and arts impresario who founded the Two Worlds Festival based  in Spoleto and Charleston, South Carolina, died on Thursday,  friends said.
BRUSSELS: The European Central Bank and euro zone finance ministers have issued their starkest warning to date that they are unhappy with the euro&#39;s surge and said they were closely monitoring exchange rate swings.
&quot;Coach called me over the summer and asked me if I was working hard,&quot; Carney said. &quot;I guess I showed him what I did all through the summer tonight.
Portuguese police named  the parents of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann  as suspects in their investigation on Friday, their lawyer said  after they were questioned for hours by police.
A Pitti Uomo esporra' 40 capi per festeggiare sua attivita'
A powerful typhoon raced up the Japanese archipelago Saturday, injuring at least 37 people, cutting power and snarling transportation, officials and news reports said.
This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail and put under house arrest on Thursday after serving three days of a three-week sentence, sparking a debate over whether fame worked for her or against her.
Alan Keyes and Barack Obama both oppose gay marriage, but the issue produced some of the most confrontational moments of the third and final debate of their battle for the Senate.
Cattle peer through a fence at a ranch near Mabton, Wash., Jan. 12, 2004, after a Canadian cow living at this ranch became the first cow in the US to have a confirmed case of mad cow disease in Dec. 2003.
Jordan condemned Israel&#39;s assassination of Hamas member Ezzedin Sheikh Khalil by blowing up his car in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday, Jordanian TV reported.
Shares of Salary.com surged 19.05 percent in its opening day of trading yesterday after the Waltham compensation software and consulting firm raised $60 million in an initial public offering.
Talks aimed at forging a new peace deal in Northern Ireland have opened with a hint of acrimony as the main Catholic party arrived with a bug it said had been planted at its offices by British spies.
Kohl\u00e2\u0080\u0099s department store intends to make Vera Wang, best known as a designer of exquisite and often very expensive bridal gowns, the public face of its reinvention.
Italians are rejoicing Wednesday after two female aid workers arrived home following three weeks of captivity at the hands of militants in Iraq.
 as brain science races ahead
Gli azzurri sul podio all&#39;Olimpiade di Atene sfilano nelle strade della capitale e poi vengono ricevuti dal presidente della Repubblica Ciampi e da Berlusconi. ROMA, 27 settembre 2004 - Un giorno per fare festa ai medagliati azzurri di Atene 2004.
The privately operated Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace was officially handed over to federal archivists Wednesday and researchers can pore over documents and tapes detailing \
The mention of Kurt Warner brought a gleam to the eyes of New York Giants receiver Tim Carter.
TBILISI : Shooting resumed in Georgia&#39;s pro-Russia separatist region of South Ossetia, as President Mikhail Saakashvili appealed for international peacekeepers to mediate the escalating conflict.
TORONTO -- The National Hockey League and the NHL Players Association, only some three weeks from entering a potentially disastrous lockout, will sign a new collective bargaining agreement that will be a hybrid form of the CBAs that govern Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the highly prosperous National Football League.
Bulgaria and Romania were  set to get the green light on Tuesday to join the European  Union in January, rather than a year later, but the executive  European Commission has set unprecedented entry conditions.
The United States agreed yesterday to \
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Intel said it had begun shipping its Core 2 Duo mobile chips on Monday, clearing the way for the faster and more powerful processor to begin making its way into laptop computers in time for the holiday season.
Survivors of the 2005 London suicide bombings which killed 52 people launched legal action against the British government Thursday in a bid to force an independent public inquiry into the attacks.
With Ken Walter already added to the roster Wednesday, the Patriots moved punter Josh Miller to injured reserve yesterday, officially ending his season.
A six-strong team of senior Foreign Office officials were sent to Ethiopia on Saturday to step up diplomatic efforts to free foreigners feared kidnapped in a remote area of the Horn of Africa country.
UK interest rates will most likely be kept on hold on Thursday, but analysts say it will be a very close decision.
NEW ORLEANS -- Police used chemical spray and stun guns Thursday as dozens of protesters tried to force their way into a packed City Council chamber during a debate on the planned demolition of some 4,500 public housing units.
Clay Robison writes that Gov. Rick Perry needs to quit being an obstacle and show the way in improving state school finance system.
Traffic deaths in the United States fell to their lowest total in five years in 2006, and the rate of deaths per miles traveled dropped to a record low, a federal safety official said Monday.
Troops and riot police took up positions outside at least six big activist monasteries in Yangon on Wednesday as Myanmar's junta tried to prevent monks leading new protest marches against military rule, witnesses said.
The Government Accountability Office and its new union have reached a tentative agreement that will guarantee at least a 4.49 percent pay raise this year to GAO employees who are meeting job expectations.
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Pauline Gore, whose son Al became vice president and nearly captured the presidency and whose husband had a long and distinguished career in Congress, died Wednesday. She was 92.
The recent jump in world oil prices has cast a cloud over the global economic recovery, the International Monetary Fund says. The Washington-based watchdog said world growth was expected to be the strongest
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton claimed on Tuesday the momentum is shifting to her in Iowa, as rival Barack Obama fought back against her claims that he lacks experience.
Internet provider EarthLink and Yahoo! have teamed up to fight spam by incorporating DomainKeys, a technology developed by Yahoo! that filters fake addresses used by spammers.
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The DC City Council took a major step on Tuesday in planning to build a new ballpark to house the Washington Nationals.
Aging rocker Ozzy Osbourne may have made his comeback by starring in one of MTV's most popular reality TV shows to date, but he's had enough.
Company founder and former CEO Dave Duffield is now back aboard full time, replacing the ousted former CEO Craig Conway. Solution providers, while shocked at Conway&#39;s unexpected departure, were largely thrilled that Duffield is back full throttle.
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Wednesday as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. and other energy-related companies climbed on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.
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A prosecutor agreed Tuesday to postpone for one week an arraignment hearing for actor Daniel Baldwin, who faces felony charges for allegedly stealing his friend's car.
Sebastien Loeb crowned his first world championship with a runaway win in the season-ending Rally of Australia on Sunday. The Frenchman finished one minute 55.
Arab, Muslim and Western nations gather in Morocco on Saturday in an effort to promote economic and political reform in the Middle East that is widely seen within the region as US meddling.
The King of Sweden was not there and the circumstances were a bit short of pompous, but 15 intrepid scientists attained a modicum of fame last week as this year&#39;s winners of coveted Ig Nobel Prizes.
More than 30 high school football players and coaches were injured, two critically, when lightning struck near their practice field Tuesday evening, authorities said.
ATHENS - It is the American dilemma in every Olympic Games, and here we go again, the flashpoint this time a piece of gold from gymnastics.
The Taliban promised a spring offensive of thousands of suicide bombers as the United States, doubling its combat troops in Afghanistan, took over command of the 33,000-strong NATO force in the country on Sunday.
Bangladeshi garment exporters are poised to breathe a sigh of relief as China has decided to impose tariffs on some of its textile export items in preparation of the upcoming global textile quota phase-out.
Stock futures rose on Monday, pointing to a firmer open, as investors pinned hopes on a solid start to the holiday shopping season, while Apple Computer Inc  was helped by another brokerage raising its price target on the stock.
AD-DAWR, Iraq - Confusion reigned yesterday over whether Iraqi forces had captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam Hussein&#39;s loyal henchman, after an Iraqi general and the US military raised doubt over reports of his arrest.
Swedish car firm Volvo is to buy Japan's Nissan Diesel Motor for $1.1bn, to expand in Asia.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist could be back on the job as early as next week after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer, but his hospitalization serves as a reminder that Tuesday&#39;s presidential election is about more than Iraq, terrorism and the economy
HOME furnishings firm Courts yesterday issued a profits warning after Hurricane Ivan delivered a blow to its trading. The London-based company, which has 91 stores in the Caribbean, said the storm forced the
With nearly half the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s supply of flu vaccine quarantined, where can Americans find the doses that are available? Health officials urge them not to even try unless they fall into one of the groups at risk of serious illness from flu.
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House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Monday that no Republican leaders saw lurid Internet exchanges from former Rep. Mark Foley to pages and that he would have demanded the Florida Republican's expulsion if he had known about them.
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Padraic Brady has posted a manifesto of sorts about the work that he's been doing on his PHPSpec library and trying to work it into the approval process for the Zend Framework.   I'll be attempting to pound the Zend Framework into submission so I can apply Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) using PHPSpec when I write a Controller. Why? Because I feel like it, and it gives me an excuse to promote one possible incarnation of PHPMock and the PHPSpec Zend Framework extension. See? Perfectly reasonable selfishness!   He hopes to move it past the typical test-driven development process that PHPUnit offers and \
Now that he&#39;s married, Tiger Woods says it won&#39;t be long before he starts a family. &quot;I don&#39;t want to be an old father,&quot; Woods said Thursday.
NASA will try this morning to set a speed record of Mach 10 -- that&#39;s 11.2 thousand kilometres an hour -- with an unmanned hypersonic jet.
A small contraction in the German economy helped hold growth in the 12-member euro zone to 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter, according to official figures released Tuesday.
Polish Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska is dismissed amid claims she lied about her communist past.
Traces of the explosive hexogen have been found in the wreckage of one of the two Russian passenger jets that crashed minutes apart on Tuesday, Russian security services have revealed.
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded grants toward the preservation of two historic British ships, the Mary Rose and the Cutty Sark, Agence France-Presse reported. The fund awarded \u00c2\u00a310 million ($19.7 million) for extensive restoration to the Cutty Sark, a tea clipper shown above in a computer image, after it was gutted by fire last May. And \u00c2\u00a321 million ($41.4 million) went to the Mary Rose, King Henry VIII\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flagship, which sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982. The money is to pay for a museum in the dockyards at Portsmouth, England, that will house the Mary Rose and the artifacts found with it.
Weighing the risks of Avandia, a diabetes drug, against its benefits is a difficult task.
The government discriminated against Roma people seeking entry into the UK, the Law Lords rule.
A new management team at the Small Business Administration is trying to turn the tide.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday said Lexmark International Inc. voluntarily recalled 39,431 of its laser printers sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands because of a potential shock hazard.
Sony has released the first of its digital audio players to support the popular MP3 format, marking a significant shift in its music strategy.
Spanish police temporarily seized luxury and sports cars driven by people they suspected of participating in an illegal road rally named after a 1981 film starring Burt Reynolds, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Japan has warned leaders of the House of Representatives that serious, long-term damage to Japanese-U.S. relations is likely if the House passes a resolution demanding an official apology from Japan for its wartime policy of forcing women to become sex slaves for Japanese soldiers.
Fannie Mae announced Wednesday that it has agreed to sell an aggregate of $5 billion in two placements of preferred stock to qualified institutional buyers, representing the largest capital placement ever undertaken by the mortgage-financing giant.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is the national front-runner in the eight-person Democratic presidential primary. Yet when it comes to the state-by-state contests that will decide the nomination, the candidates are practically all over the map.
Also: States stand up to cyberbullies. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Gabe: I'm pretty frustrated with the Dunder Mifflin Infinity ARG. The site functionality is just trash. The biggest offense is the piece of shit forum they've got. It's the one way for the whole branch to talk together and it's absolute crap. Also I still can't hire new employees. There's almost 1500 people waiting to join the Spokane branch but trying to hire anymore than two at a time breaks the site for me. I contacted tech support last week and never heard back. A couple people have suggested that the website being shitty is on purpose. I don't know if I'm ready to believe it's all some ironic joke. What I do know is that interacting with their game is frustrating and I'm not sure I want to bother with it anymore.
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A Sri Lankan minister was killed by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels north of the capital on Tuesday, a senior hospital official said, the second MP killed in a week as a protracted civil war escalates.
By Jefferson Graham  LOS ANGELES -- Apple's marketing machine has done it again.
The US Supreme Court passed on hearing an appeal from the Recording Industry Association of America, and let stand a lower court&#39;s ruling that the RIAA must follow the guidelines of the 1998
MILWAUKEE (SportsTicker) - Barry Bonds tries to go where just two players have gone before when the San Francisco Giants visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
The photo sharing site Flickr requires customers to log in with Yahoo IDs, upsetting many early users.
Paul Sackey scores twice as Wasps continue to climb the Premiership table by defeating under-strength Bath.
Few in the tech world need an introduction to Napster&#39;s founder, the college dropout whose revolutionary file-swapping technology shook the foundations of the $11 billion record industry.
Went down the plughole, as suspected Chilean scientists have confirmed suspicions that the missing lake which went awol in the Magallanes region of Patagonia simply drained away though a crack, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The New England Patriots will face one more challenge in their bid for a perfect season: a Super Bowl meeting with the surprising New York Giants.
Serbs and Albanians begin final talks on  Wednesday on a U.N. plan for Serbia's breakaway Kosovo  province, billed by mediators as a last chance to fine-tune --  but not rewrite -- the blueprint for independence.
Nintendo says it will launch its new Wii console in Japan in December, costing a maximum of $215.
Informal six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program may take place in mid-December in Beijing, South Korea's state-run KBS television network reported.
I played a dungeon crawler for 36 hours in a week. Is that bad? Commentary by Clive Thompson.
SYLVESTER, W., Virginia  - Mike Vaught sounds about as comfortable about coal mining as you'd hope a man tasked to rescue others from deep within the earth would be.
You have a fancy home-entertainment system that can record and play TV programs, DVDs, show digital photos, and tap into your collection of digital music.
Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin won a seat in French Senate elections today, a post that could be useful if persistent rumours that his days as government chief are numbered prove true.
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A bomb planted by the Muslim militant group Abu Sayyaf led to the sinking of a Philippine ferry and the death of more than 100 people in February, the government said on Monday.
World Cup champion Italy gets back on track in the European Championship qualifying Saturday, beating Ukraine, 2-0.
A Palestinian teenager blew himself up an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing three people in a show of strength by militants three days after Yasser Arafat was airlifted to France for urgent medical care.
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Robert Woodard and two relievers limited Rice to six singles and a double, Dustin Ackley broke open the game with a three-run homer and North Carolina beat the Owls 6-1 in the College World Series on Wednesday.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami arrived in Khartoum to start a three-day visit to Africa's biggest country whose government has come under pressure to act over what the United Nations terms a humanitarian crisis in the western region of Darfur.
Jason Kidd is refusing to attend night sessions during the New Jersey Nets' two-a-day practices at training camp, and he doesn't care if the team fines him for it.
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The Kremlin fought back against accusations its secret agents murdered a man in Britain for the first time since the Cold War on Friday, as President Vladimir Putin faced European leaders at a summit in Helsinki.
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Matthew McConaughey and his two-time co-star Kate Hudson are among those set to present trophies at next week's Screen Actors Guild Awards.
NEW YORK, December 7  - A federal court ruled yesterday that the destruction caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center constitutes two separate events.
SEATTLE - A California football team's 151-game winning streak, the nation's longest, ended Saturday when Bellevue High School beat the De La Salle High of Concord, Calif., 39-20 before a crowd of 24,987 at Qwest Field.    De La Salle had not lost a game since falling in the 1991 North Coast Section championship game Dec...
US companies such as FedEx Corp. and New York Life Insurance Co. are pleading with President George W. Bush to start discussions on a Pacific Rim free-trade bloc as he heads to this weekend&#39;s regional economic summit.
She may or may not have been acting, but either way, when she sighed in New Hampshire and almost broke out in tears, and said how she feared that our country was heading from a bad place to a much worse place, she came close to expressing how many of us feel. Close but not quite there, because unlike the rest of us, she has a chance of being able to do something about it. The rest of us, Republican or Democrat, are going to have to sit by, and hope (there's Obama's word) that someone else can straighten out the mess, and really means it when they say that's what they want to do. On Twitter, a reminder from some Republican diehards from the south, of the supposed discourse we've had over the last five years about Iraq. \
Actors Al Pacino, Kate Winslet and Johnny Depp attend the Venice Film Festival despite protests.
Geraldine Kelley was a stern boss, and their relationship at the California motel where Marilynn Contreras worked as a maid was all business except
Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister, on Monday sought to calm growing unrest in trade unions and on the left wing of his ruling coalition over plans for budget cuts and pension reform.
Google told to remove over 100,000 Viacom clips from YouTube.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Santa Claus can build toys, shimmy down a chimney and harness flying reindeer. But one thing he can't do any more is skydive near Disneyland.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of film producer and director Steven Spielberg, ending a tug-of-war between Clinton and Barack Obama for the Hollywood heavyweight's affections.
Prosegue il brutto momento della Roma, fuori e dentro dal campo: il direttore sportivo Franco Baldini ha presentato le proprie dimissioni al presidente Sensi, che per\u00c3\u00b2 le ha respinte. in un comunicato sul
Time Warner is close to settling a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into accounting at America Online, a person close to the negotiations said yesterday.
Deep differences have emerged between doctors and the leadership of the Kenya Medical Association over murder charges facing one of them.
Nintendo's Wii Sports leads the nominations for the 2007 British Academy Video Games Awards.
Ozzy Osbourne is more than just the most famous befuddled father in the world.
Humpback whales have a type of brain cell seen only in humans, the great apes, and other cetaceans such as dolphins, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
A judge set a trial date Wednesday for a lawsuit against the University of Colorado that touched off a scandal in the football program over allegations that sex, drugs and alcohol were used to lure recruits.
By Marek Warszawski, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jan. 31--The San Joaquin River Gorge is like the Rodney Dangerfield of Sierra Nevada river canyons.   It gets little or no respect.
Jenson Button set himself a target of winning the final race of the season after again falling just short in Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix.
Pakistan demanded on Monday that Britain withdraw a knighthood awarded to author Salman Rushdie, as a government minister said the honour gave a justification for suicide attacks by Muslims.
FIVE million people were last night without food, shelter or fresh water in the wake of the devastating tsunami as an international coalition was formed to carry out the world&#39;s biggest ever relief effort.
OTTAWA - Sheila Copps has dropped a political bombshell by accusing Prime Minister Paul Martin of a plan to scrap the Canada Health Act when he was finance minister in 1995.
ATHENS -- Though the sport was born on the beaches of southern California, Olympic titles have eluded the Americans through two quadrenniums.
First postcard from Microsoft's conference Always be careful what you wish for. I liked Stuart Okin when he was chief security officer for Microsoft UK and thought he did a lot for Microsoft's credibility in this area, but I'm afraid I occasionally laughed at Microsoft for putting a developer type in charge of security, instead of a superannuated spook as everyone else does.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sierra Leone's president warns he will impose a state of emergency if election violence does not stop.
President Bush said he had no regrets about donning a flight suit to give his \
In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.
Elena Dementieva beat Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday in the Champions Challenge exhibition tournament, preparation for this month's Australian Open.
The late Steve McQueen is making a return appearance starting next month in commercials for the 2005 Mustang. The ads draw on the actor's appearance behind the wheel of a Mustang in the 1968 action movie \
Rolls-Royce, the luxury motor company owned by German car maker BMW, is planning to launch a series of Rolls-Royce cars which will be cheaper and smaller than the flagship Phantom model.
They come sporting mohawks, full-body tattoos, multiple piercings, and hair in brilliant colors -- the ever-growing congregation of the \
Millions of aging boomers and the latest generation of wounded soldiers hope the secrets of our most enduring medical foe can finally be unlocked.
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Anyone who has followed the telecom market in recent years knows that this hypercompetitive industry is badly in need of consolidation.
New York Yankees manager Joe Torre would love to have Pedro Martinez in his rotation &#151; just as he'd love to have any great starting pitcher.
Pakistan beat West Indies by seven wickets in Karachi to win the one-day international series 3-1.
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Lindsay Davenport conferma al quotidiano L'Equipe l'intenzione di lascire il tennis. ''Detesto la p...
North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Friday, Japanese media reported
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In a sport in which tradition and recent success are among the most important springboards for recruiting, Old Dominion is trying to establish its program without benefit of either.
Walter Dix may be a slow starter. But, man, can he finish. The Florida State junior was late out of the blocks, then rapidly caught the competition and broke away over the final 50 meters to win the 100 on Friday at the NCAA track and field championships in 9.93 seconds, the fastest ever by a U.S.-born collegian.
At least one vendor is selling OEM copies of Microsoft&#39;s new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system online, possibly exploiting a loophole in Microsoft&#39;s contracts.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has received only three new enquiries from parents saying they were wrongly convicted of killing their children.
SINGAPORE: Oil prices slid to a five-week low on Friday, continuing a downturn that has slashed almost 13 per cent from record highs as rising stockpiles have eased worries of a winter supply crunch.
The Christian Science Monitor - Within the space of a few weeks, economic worries have displaced the Iraq war as the top political issue in the United States, upending the carefully laid plans of presidential candidates and causing Congress and the White House to consider emergency measures intended to prevent \u00e2\u0080\u0093 or moderate \u00e2\u0080\u0093 a looming recession.
A U.N. human rights mission on Monday accused Sudan's government of orchestrating and taking part in gross violations in Darfur and called for urgent international action to protect civilians there.
Developed in Redondo Beach, the COIL passes first test firing of such a device meant to be airborne. By Muhammed El-Hasan. The government&#39;s plans to develop a missile defense shield received a boost this week
E&#39; positiva la prima risposta dei leader di Ds e Margherita, Piero Fassino e Francesco Rutelli, alla lettera di Romano Prodi pubblicata oggi su &#39;Repubblica&#39; (leggi qui). In una dichiarazione congiunta i due
Orioles pitcher Jorge Julio received a four-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Friday for throwing a pitch that nearly hit Minnesota's Augie Ojeda in the head.
A ballerina whose support of the far-right BNP sparked protests is to marry one of its councillors.
MOSCOW, March 12 -- The pro-Kremlin United Russia party had commanding leads in 13 of 14 regional elections held Sunday, preliminary vote counts showed Monday, while the new Fair Russia party, which calls itself an opposition grouping but is favored by the presidential administration, was making a...
Many of you can't be trusted with your own computers. Stupidity isn't the problem. It's laziness, mostly, combined with a penny-wise stinginess that resents the $40 price of a good antivirus program.
US Airways Group Inc. (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union agreed late on Friday to reopen concession talks after leaders of the labor group declined
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Fonterra is aiming for a significant share of the Australian dairy foods market, with a bid for one of Australia&#39;s largest operators.
Yahoo appears close to implementing&#160;OpenID, a Web authentication standard that relieves people of the need to remember multiple passwords to log into different Web sites.Yahoo controls a domain me.yahoo.com, which shows a short message indicating the company will act as an identity provider for OpenID.Code on pages at Flickr.com, owned by Yahoo, could also let a person use their Flickr login and profile for logging into other OpenID-compatible sites. The code can be seen by viewing the source of Flickr photostream pages, and points to&#160;https://open.login.yahooapis.com/openid/op/auth.OpenID, an open-source project, has gained support&#160;from two other major Internet players, Microsoft and Google. However, those companies are not widely providing support on their sites for OpenID yet.But an early implementation of OpenID by Yahoo could provide a spark for broader support, some say.&quot;I expect Yahoo&#39;s implementation to be a major influence in encouraging OpenID 2 adoption,&quot; wrote Simon Willison, a freelance Web consultant and developer who used to work for Flickr. In January last year, Willison launched idproxy.net, a Web site that links Yahoo IDs and OpenIDs.OpenID is referred to as a decentralized system since no one company or entity controls all of the identity information. It gives users more power to determine who they want to share their identity with and avoids the potential security problems of having a massive amount of data locked up in a single database. The system is also free.Web sites acting as an identity provider for OpenID give users a unique URL (Uniform Resource Locator). When a person encounters another Web site supporting OpenID, they can enter that URL along with the password they have registered with the identity provider, which is then verified in order to login at the new site.The person is then allowed to carry their profile or other information into the new Web site, a concept known as single sign-on. It means that people may need fewer passwords but would be able to securely share their data and login on more Web sites.A variety of companies and Web sites are supporting OpenID, such as AOL, LiveJournal, Technorati and mobile operator Orange, which is owned by France T&#233;l&#233;com, according to the OpenID Web site. Hundreds of other Web sites are also using OpenID.Yahoo could not be reached for comment.&#160;
BRUSSELS, Oct 23 (IPS) - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are  seeking that pesticide use be halved within a decade in order to  reduce the amount of hazardous chemicals in the environment.
Presidents and officials of 12 South American countries are meeting in Peru to create an economic and political community.
By Guy N. Limbeck, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Mar. 5--BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING AND DIVING  MINNEAPOLIS -- A rush and a wait. It was not a good combination for the John Marshall swimmers during the Class AA state swimming and diving meet.
Military action against Iran with the goal of shutting down its nuclear programme would be &quot;highly dangerous&quot; and &quot;counter-productive,&quot; according to an independent British report.
CALGARY - EnCana Corp. is selling its North Sea operations for $2.1 billion US in cash to another Canadian company, Nexen Inc. The UK subsidiary of EnCana has a stake in three oilfields, plus interests in
Jack Hayes, a World Meteorological Organization official, was named on Wednesday to lead the National Weather Service.
A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of a recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.
The silence was unearthly, as if 38,190 people were sitting in the Wrigley Field stands Wednesday afternoon bound and gagged. The Cubs are in a mad chase for the wild card
The theft follows a simple pattern. A  little girl asks a customer in a shop for help reaching  something on a shelf, and while he or she is distracted another  child steals a wallet or cash from their pocket or bag.
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Web hosting and connectivity company Savvis Communications on Wednesday confirmed that it has canceled about 40 accounts from businesses that were earmarked as spammers.
A man killed in a road traffic accident in County Tyrone is the 10th person to die on the roads this year.
YOUNGSTOWN, United States  - US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will switch to macho politics when he makes an atypical hunting trip to rural Ohio in a bid to woo traditionalist male voters, while President George W. Bush courts
The company currently allows customers to copy a CD once onto a personal computer, but uses the Internet to charge a fee for subsequent copying of the same disk.
A crowd gathers outside the home of paedophile Robert Oliver after his location is reported in a Sunday newspaper.
One road victory was nice, but the Lions&#39; true road test came Sunday against the previously unbeaten Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome.
A crowd of more than 68,000 is expected for Monday night\u00c2\u0092s game at the Superdome, along with conflicting emotions about the reopening of the stadium.
A fire raged through a crowded mosque in Tehran during evening prayers Monday after a female worshipper's veil caught the flames of a kerosene heater, killing at least 59 people, and injuring more than 250, Iran's official news agency reported.
Business & money: The best 20 firms in the FTSE 350 for private investors who want to invest their cash in companies with a conscience.
The owner of the high-flying Cleveland  Cavaliers has reached an agreement to sell controlling interest  in the team, the National Basketball Association (NBA)  franchise said Monday. Local media reports put the price at  about $375 million.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who rose from the ranks of guerrilla fighter to share a Nobel Peace Prize with his Israeli archenemies only to watch the peace process later unravel, died today.
New Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner acquires 85.5% of the club to take full control.
Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation&#39;s prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, has today made a last-minute appeal for his party to back his plan to bring the main opposition Labour party into a new coalition.
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Sharon Stone believes the Sept. 11 attacks should not have been used as a pretext for the United States to launch wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to her comments published Monday in a pan-Arab newspaper.
Two Palestinian militants were killed and eight people wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza City Monday evening, Palestinian security and medical sources said.
The British Embassy in Tokyo says it will help hundreds of teachers after a language school chain in Japan went bust.
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Defying a U.N., Iran began enriching uranium for what it says is a power project, but the gas could be refined to use for bombs.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.
Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand.
Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected Home Secretary David Blunkett.
Five explosions in Gaza City killed at least 13 Palestinians and wounded 25 others, Associated Press said, citing unidentified hospital officials and residents.
U.S. aid helicopters stepped up missions on Tuesday to Indonesia's tsunami-hit Aceh province, expanding help to millions affected by the giant wave that killed 175,000 around the Indian Ocean.
The new spokesman for the parents of missing British four-year-old Madeleine McCann said on Tuesday it was ludicrous to suggest they were guilty of harming her.
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Anticipating California will soon receive as many as 650,000 additional doses of flu vaccine, state officials yesterday expanded eligibility for the shots to people ages 50 to 64, emergency
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Much like his bloody epic about  the death of Christ, a new Mel Gibson production about the  collapse of the Mayan civilization is angering members of the  culture it depicts even before it hits the screen.
NEW YORK: Pakistan and India on Friday agreed to explore possible options for a peaceful and negotiated settlement of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir in a sincere spirit and purposeful manner.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry Friday confirmed 22 people dead in blasts that rocked three Red Sea resorts overnight. Xinhua quoted the official MENA news agency as saying that a majority of the victims were Israelis and Egyptians.
IBM said that its Blue Gene/L supercomputer trumps the performance of SGI&#39;s recently announced Columbia system installed at NASA by more than 65 percent.
Altria Group Inc.&#39;s Philip Morris USA has started to increase cigarette prices, providing what some analysts consider the first sign of life in the US cigarette market since 2002.
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan  - Republicans in Michigan voted in the presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.
The United States has rejected Germany's bid to get the Group of Eight to agree tough cuts in climate warming carbon emissions, according to a draft of the communique to be presented to the meeting.
The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize accepted her award on Friday. She urged her audience &quot;to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder.
Have you ever dreamt of smashing up that  car in your neighborhood whose burglar alarm has the bad habit  of going off in the middle of the night?
A British terror suspect held captive in Guantanamo Bay for 33 months plans to sue the government, it is reported.
Although soldiers found that Silly String, the spray-can party favor, can be used to detect invisible bomb tripwires and potentially save lives, its maker has decided to keep a low profile.
The French government announced yesterday the release of its two journalists Christian Shino and George Malbrono, who were kidnapped in Iraq in August.
Otmar Issing, the European Central Bank's chief economist, on Sunday said interest-rate policy can only control inflation in the \
Three weeks ago, Syracuse football coach Paul Pasqualoni received a vote of confidence to return for his 15th season. Now, he&#39;s just the latest Division I coach out of a job.
Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan.
Almost half of people who regularly watch online video spend less time watching TV, a survey suggests.
West Nile virus - the sequel US health officials have warned that the global warming and inadequate control of mosquito populations could see dengue fever spread from the tropics to the continental US, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As water levels in the Great Lakes fall, ships that ferry bulk materials across them must lighten their loads, adding millions to shipping companies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 operating costs.
The Central Election Commission said early Monday that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych held a slight lead over Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election runoff, while exit polls put the opposition challenger ahead.
InfoWorld - New Yorkers have a reputation for being a hearty lot, and those who want to be among the first to buy an iPhone Friday seem to be made of a particularly tough constitution. Despite temperatures that soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday, several were already lined up outside the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
Two Britons have been hailed as heros for saving passengers from a plane which crashed in the Thai resort of Phuket by smashing their way out of aircraft, reports said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda defends Japan's annual whale hunt, calling for a less emotional debate.
Seagate has begun selling Maxtor-branded desktop and notebook PC hard drives through its distribution network worldwide.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Basketball A few minutes before Rashard Lewis was formally announced as the newest member of the Orlando Magic yesterday, the high-scoring forward donned his new uniform and made his way through the team's practice facility. \
Stuart Rose, chief executive of retailer Marks & Spencer, vows to return the firm's share price to \u00c2\u00a34 - or admit failure.
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An Afghan detainee has died from cancer at the prison camp at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, authorities said on Sunday.
Motorola, No. 2 maker of mobile telephones, and NTT DoCoMo, the world&#39;s second-largest wireless carrier, will jointly develop handsets to attract business customers in Japan.
Rising pressure on US finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on
NASA ground controllers tried to free a jammed solar panel on the International Space Station on Friday, while astronauts prepared for a final spacewalk to rewire the outpost's power grid.
RALEIGH, NC Florida State is 8-and-2 after scoring the final 17 points in a 17-to-10 win at North Carolina State. Darrell Blackman&#39;s 87-yard punt return for a touchdown put the Wolfpack ahead 10-to-0 in the second quarter.
Also: Crippled spy satellite threatens Earth. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party voted on Thursday in favor of his bid to bring the  opposition Labour party into government, said Army Radio citing  an initial ballot count.
Crude oil prices have overnight shed 28c of the USD1.28 spike seen in New York last night. The sudden rise came on news of twin car bomb attacks in Saudi Arabia, pushing prices up to USD 43.64 at the New York close.
Roman Catholic dioceses nationwide have taught more than 6 million children to protect themselves from sexual predators and have conducted 1.6 million background checks on workers in response to the clergy sex abuse crisis, according to a new report.
Police issued a murder and kidnapping warrant Thursday for the father of a 3-year-old girl found abandoned in Australia, after identifying the body of her mother found stuffed in the trunk of a car in New Zealand.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kenneth W. Lowe, president and CEO of The E. W. Scripps Company, will participate in the Merrill Lynch Media and Entertainment Conference in Pasadena, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Bayern Munich reined in Bundesliga leaders Wolfsburg on Tuesday with a 2-0 victory, courtesy of a double strike from Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro in his first match in a month.
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Former Qwest Communications Inc. (QN: Quote, Profile, Research) executive Tom Hall, who was scheduled to go on trial next month for accounting fraud, will plead guilty, his attorney said on Friday in a court filing.
This series of sharply produced infomercials is the Sundance Channel's latest way to enhance the already outsize mystique of the annual Sundance Film Festival.
The Coast Guard helicopter crews who work out of Air Station Kodiak often fly through wind and whiteouts to rescue fishermen, freighter crews and recreational boaters from Alaska&#39;s roiling waters.
President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry scouted votes in key battleground states but were already looking ahead to their crucial televised debates starting in a week.
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Waiting in line is part of life in post-storm New Orleans, especially when it comes to health care.
Snow non commenta richiesta rinvio a giudizio Lozano
The foreign ministers of France, Italy, Spain and seven other European states called on Monday for an international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and said Israel should make more concessions for peace.
Sports News, Australia were 203 for one at tea after winning the toss on the opening day of the second and final test of the Trans-Tasman series at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide in Australia on Friday.
A German computer security firm has defended its decision to hire the self-confessed author of the Sasser worm.
Construction firm Multiplex has officially handed over the keys to the new Wembley Stadium to the FA.
NEW YORK  - Diet and nutrition may play a key role in helping people fight depression, Australian researchers report.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Egyptian troops kept their distance from the breached Gaza border on Saturday a day after a security guard was shot in the foot, allowing thousands of Palestinians to stream unhindered into Egypt.
NEW YORK  - Making a resolution to hit the  gym more often is a great way to ring in the New Year -- but  don't overdo it, advises the professional society for UK  managers of sports and fitness centers.
A flyby by a Nasa unmanned space probe has revealed evidence of \
The European Commission was abuzz over a new commissioner on its first day in office Monday after learning he was convicted of embezzlement, the BBC reported.
Carnie Wilson, whose gastric bypass surgery five years ago was broadcast on the Internet, is expecting her first child.
Giro di vite su contatori e sicurezza dal 2009
Audiovisual without frontiers The European Commission has relaxed the rules on advertising for the audiovisual sector in response to the growth of media services such as video-on-demand.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pakistani authorities have detained  two relatives of a Pakistani-British man suspected of  involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound  airliners, after he escaped from police custody, the man's  lawyer said.
OTTAWA (CP) - The bureaucrat who ran the federal sponsorship program is standing by his contention that Paul Martin&#39;s office tried to interfere in a 1994 advertising contract.
HAMPTON, Feb. 10 -- Beneath an oak tree on the campus of what is now Hampton University, historians say, Virginia blacks heard a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation and began to dream of a better life.
World number one Roger Federer hit  the ground running when he opened the defense of his Australian  Open crown with a 6-1 6-1 6-2 demolition of Frenchman Fabrice  Santoro Monday.
Nissan North America (7201.T) has a  warning for customers: placing your electronic key too close to  your cellphone could leave you stranded.
Dutch driver Christijan Albers will race for Minardi in Formula One next season, the Anglo-Italian team announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old, a former German
Apple Inc.&#39;s  widely  anticipated music and video playing iPhone will allow  subscribers to wirelessly stream material from Google Inc.&#39;s   popular video sharing site YouTube, Apple said on  Wednesday.
The N.F.L. announced that clubs will have just 10 minutes between picks in the first round, instead of 15.
Little Rock - The death of nationally renowned surgeon Jonathan Drummond-Webb has shocked his family, friends and colleagues. He was well-respected for his work with young adults suffering from heart conditions.
Uganda said on Wednesday it had eradicated an outbreak of Ebola that infected 149 people, of whom 37 died, mostly in a remote western district.
In a discovery sure to set off a firestorm of debate over human migration to the western hemisphere, archaeologists in South Carolina say they have uncovered evidence that people lived in eastern North America at least 50,000 years ago - far earlier than
Many of the poorest people in the United States are still struggling to recover from the effects of a recession that ended six years ago, making them very vulnerable as the country stands on the brink of a new downturn.
GUANGZHOU, China  - Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow ahead of what for some is the only holiday of the year.
Tokyo's Nikkei average edged down 0.25  percent on Tuesday morning, led by a decline in tech issues  such as Sony Corp., but share indices stayed in narrow ranges  as the market awaited key Japanese economic growth data.
Joe Paterno says he intends to lead the Nittany Lions from the sidelines at the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 and coach for at least another couple years
A campaign about Iraq and jobs abruptly shifts to the fraught territory of God, gays and guns. But will the values debate help Republicans this year?
Rookie cornerback Randall Gay has had increased playing time the last two weeks in sub packages against the pass, and Ty Law has taken notice.
An aircraft carrying Princess Anne was involved in a near miss with a British fighter plane over northern England on Thursday. The Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet was on an exercise from a Royal Air Force base
Washington - Dietary supplements of vitamin E, recommended by some doctors to reduce the risk of heart disease, can be dangerous in high doses, according to a study published on Wednesday.
NEW YORK -- The nation's banks are just beginning to feel the pain of defaults on risky mortgages they made at low introductory rates when housing prices were soaring, Federal Reserve governor Susan Bies said.
A medical examiner found &quot;some scratches&quot; on one of the two Greek Olympic sprinters who said they had a motorcycle crash on the night they missed a drugs test last week, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Vijay Singh celebrates after sinking a bogey putt on the 18th hole of the final round at the 84 Lumber Classic to win the tournament, in Farmington, Pa.
Thousands attend the funeral of Macedonian pop star Tose Proeski, who died in a car crash on Tuesday.
The Department of Homeland Security will go anywhere to acquire the most-effective counter-terrorism technology, even if it means traveling to a basement laboratory in the heart of the old Soviet empire to dabble in some pretty dubious mind-control theory.
LONDON: Frequent alcohol consumption in middle age can lead to cognitive impairment in old age and this may be more pronounced if there is a genetic susceptibility, claims a new study that appears in the British Medical Journal .
Flights from the Midlands to Shannon and Cork were launched last week as part of the Thomsonfly.com winter programme.
ROMA - Gianfranco Fini \u00c3\u00a8 stato nominato ministro degli Esteri. Fini, insieme al premier Silvio Berlusconi, si \u00c3\u00a8 recato al Quirinale per ricevere le deleghe dal presidente della Repubblica (Fini giur\u00c3\u00b2 nel 2001 quando divenne vice premier).
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Chad's prime minister demanded Monday that the international community remove refugees who have fled to Chad from Sudan's Darfur region.
By Rona Marech, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 7--ROCKVILLE -- Pictures taken before Navy Capt. Lisa M. Nowak's space shuttle mission show her smiling and confident in an orange jumpsuit, with wavy tresses framing her face and an American flag and a model rocket ship behind her.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair  said on a visit to the Middle East Wednesday that his planned  London conference on reform for Palestinians next year would  help them become a real negotiating partner for peace.
Eight people have been arrested under anti-terrorism laws in the central English city of Birmingham, police said, while one report said a planned major terrorist plot had been foiled.
Democratic Party chief Terry McAuliffe says his party doesn't need to help the thousands of protesters who will descend on New York in anticipation of next week's Republican National Convention.
Skilled burglars looted a Mojave Desert museum of its most prized possessions, including antique dolls and Native American artifacts on loan from local families.
MATEJA KEZMAN finally broke his scoring duck to settle this League Cup derby at Stamford Bridge today. Kezman missed a string of chances before firing in from Joe Cole&#39;s through-ball in the 57th-minute to quash the Hammers&#39; hopes of making the last 16.
Tournament director Richard Palmer now believes lightning can strike twice in the same place after he lost star act Mary Pierce for next week&#39;s international women&#39;s tennis tournament in Auckland.
Philips Electronics NV, the Dutch electronics maker, said Wednesday it will take a &#36;752 million charge in the fourth quarter to reduce the estimated value of its stake in U.S. medical transcription company MedQuist Inc.
Melissa Etheridge is recovering at her home in California from two surgeries to treat breast cancer.
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TechWeb - The software maker argues that a vulnerability recently identified is not new but a duplicate of a flaw found in December 2006.
Eight people have been arrested after a German aid worker was shot dead in northern Afghanistan, a governor said Friday, adding it was not clear if the killers were Islamist militants or bandits.
The world's oldest fossilized webbed footprints of birds, believed to be 110 million years old, have been found on a South Korean island.
Californians may be ignoring a chance to claim their part of the $1.1 billion deal.
Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, \

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fenimor writes &quot;Physicists at Imperial College London described a new method for potentially encoding and storing up to one Terabyte of data, or 472 hours of film, on one optical disk the size of a CD or DVD.
Russia and Belarus achieved compromise and settled the gas pricing problem, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint press conference with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.
La Svizzera ancora scossa da scandali relativi a religiosi
FALLUJAH, Iraq -- A US air strike on the rebel-held city of Fallujah in western Iraq last night killed 11 people and wounded 17 at a wedding party, with women and children among the casualties, a hospital doctor said today.
Would-be burglars broke into the home of New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici's daughter Friday, prompting the nanny to flee with one of the senator's young grandchildren and leaving another inside. No one was injured.
English Premiership side Bolton have signed Spanish defender Cesar Martin until the end of the season.
Three bear cubs have taken to riding the rails in Canada&#39;s Rocky Mountains in search of an easy, but dangerous, meal, a national park official said on Wednesday.
Microsoft has replaced its controversial anti-Linux Get the Facts campaign with a new and less strident Web site.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's  board  is considering Blackrock Inc  Chief Executive Larry Fink  and NYSE Euronext  CEO John Thain as possible  replacements for embattled Merrill Chairman Stan O'Neal,  according to people familiar with the situation.
The Army will meet its goal of recruiting 80,000 new active-duty soldiers this fiscal year but will fall short in the percentage of high school graduates as the education level of enlistees dips below the norm of the past decade, according to senior Pentagon officials.
Rookie Adam Morrison scored 22 points and Sean May had a career-high 20 Tuesday night as the Charlotte Bobcats beat New Jersey 96-92, sending the Nets to their sixth straight loss.
COLDWATER, Michigan  - Jack Kevorkian, the controversial assisted suicide advocate dubbed \
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Dozens of young seals on a remote island off Ireland&#39;s south-west coast have been shot, stabbed and bludgeoned to death in an incident that has been condemned as cruel and barbaric.
Nine movies are in contention for the foreign-language Academy Award.
The dollar slipped on Tuesday, pushed  down by a report showing the U.S. current account deficit  ballooned to a new record in the second quarter.
Dall'autore dei Simpson su canale 'tutto da ridere'
Photographs taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars indicate that active volcanoes may still exist on the red planet, further eroding its image as a dead world and offering prime sites to prospect for signs of Martian life.
Microsoft is now drawing up plans to deliver its follow-up client operating system by the end of 2009, according to a company executive.
U.S. commercial and personal  bankruptcy filings declined slightly in the year to June 30,  the first decline in that 12-month period since 2000, the  Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said on Friday.
The Saudi Arabian branch of al-Qaeda said in an internet statement that it attacked US Consulate in the Red Sea port of Jeddah that killed nine people.
But keeping options open Troubled health provider iSoft is in talks with Australian company IBA Health about a possible takeover, but says it is still looking at other options.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Call it the Maximus factor. Archaeologists working at the site of an old Roman temple near Guy&#39;s hospital in London have uncovered a pot of cosmetic cream dating back to AD2.
Japan's largest chain of language schools, Nova, closes its schools and files for bankruptcy protection.
Nobody really expected Harry Redknapp to stay at Portsmouth Football Club for very much longer, but the announcement of his decision to resign today (November 24) is perhaps still a little surprising.
Brian Stuhlman finds himself in the heart of one of the world's political hot spots.
MPs want better delivery of community sentencing of youths after finding more than 50% were not finishing their programmes.
Floyd Landis's appeal of a doping ban that cost him the 2006 Tour de France title is scheduled to be heard by a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel on March 19, the rider's attorney told Reuters on Saturday.
Google Inc.  is unlikely to  make any major investments in original content, choosing  instead to keep its focus on Internet search, a top executive  from the Web powerhouse said on Tuesday.
New Century Financial Corp.  shares plunged further on Friday after analysts said they expect the subprime lender to seek bankruptcy protection soon.
MySpaceTV, the video wing of the  online community network, late on Sunday unveiled its first  original Web series to give its users a television-like  experience with the interactive benefits of the Internet.
Two multimillionaires in the presidential race \u00c2\u0097 two ways to spend their money. Republican Mitt Romney has pumped more than $17 million of his own into his race; Democrat John Edwards, by law, can tap his fortune for no more than $50,000.
Take that Miscreants are making fraudulent donations to CastleCops in a bid to discredit the volunteer security community.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A daylong hostage siege ended here early Thursday morning after two gunmen who had hijacked an Athens-bound commuter bus surrendered to the authorities and released their six remaining captives.
Leigh Steinberg, the agent for Hawaii Coach June Jones, said he expected a decision on Jones\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future to be made in a \u00e2\u0080\u009cfairly rapid time frame.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Airbus chief Louis Gallois hit back at unions fighting cutbacks, warning on Wednesday that the group had to slim down urgently because the star A380 superjumbo was guzzling cash.
Walt Disney Co. dissident shareholders Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, who have called for Chief Executive Michael Eisner&#39;s replacement, said their campaign was successful and praised the board&#39;s
A FEW hours before Boston won Game 2 of its American League division series last night, Manager Terry Francona stood in the lounge of the visiting clubhouse and listened to my theory on
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - Shares of Pfizer Inc.  fell 15.6 percent in opening trade on Monday, wiping out nearly $30 billion of market value, after the world's biggest drugmaker scrapped development of its most important experimental medicine.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - More than 50 homes in Lake Tahoe went up in flames on Sunday as a fast-moving forest fire hit this resort community, prompting U.S. Forest Service officials to order residents out.
There were angry attacks at times, resounding laughter at others and a standing-room only audience.
The Centre is to promulgate an ordinance to repeal the contentious Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002 (Pota) along with another ordinance making changes in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.
Protagonisti colori ed atmosfere esotiche
The deadly Asian earthquake may have permanently accelerated the Earth&#39;s rotation -- shortening days by a fraction of a second -- and caused the planet to wobble on its axis, US scientists said on Tuesday.
Giudice pace dovra' decidere se deve rimanere
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NASA should be able to meet all the requirements for resuming space shuttle flights next spring, an oversight panel said.
Russian computers controlling the International Space Station's position and supply of oxygen and water fail.
The funeral for former Playboy pin-up Anna Nicole Smith finally got under way in the Bahamas on Friday after a three-week fight for her corpse and amid continuing legal skirmishing over her 5-month-old baby.
Shares of Air Canada (ACErv.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , which emerged from 18 months of bankruptcy protection on Thursday, began trading on Monday some 30 percent above their C$20 issue price, but then slipped from their
The family of a girl found hanged do not believe she was copying a cousin who died in the same way.
Music download company Napster launches a service in Japan, the world's second largest music market
New Songdo City, a sprawling development planned for the western coast of South Korea, is among the largest master-planned projects that is privately owned.
Jones Apparel Group Inc.  said on Thursday it received an unsolicited bid from Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. to acquire Barneys New York Inc. for $900 million, which tops Jones' existing pact to sell the upscale clothing chain for $825 million.
Rap mogul Sean &quot;Diddy&quot; Combs saw red  when U.S. television executives ruled a mini-movie promoting  his female fragrance was too raunchy to be aired -- so he has  gone online with an even longer version.
Excerpt from report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  A committee has been set up in [northwestern] Kyrgyzstan's Talas Region to protect the rights of detained participants in the protest campaign against the development of the Dzheruy gold mine.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Thursday to try to overcome disputes over Jewish settlements that have paralyzed U.S.-backed peace talks.
A fire has destroyed the upper portion of one of the tallest buildings in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. The cause of the fire in the 56-storey East Tower of Pargue Central complex is not yet known.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to marry his new girlfriend, the former model turned pop singer Carla Bruni, a French newspaper reported Sunday, claiming a wedding was \
When dozens of musicians gather in St. Louis next month for a concert paying tribute to jazz legend Maynard Ferguson, the question is: Who will hit the high note?
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Sprinter Michelle Collins was suspended for eight years for a doping violation linked to the BALCO scandal and will forfeit results that include 2003 indoor world and US titles in the 200 meters.
The story of a man who fought for the  right to die after an accident paralyzed him divided Spain for  30 years and inspired Alejandro Amenabar's latest film \
Janet Jackson says finding love with longtime boyfriend and producer Jermaine Dupri gave her a new perspective on life while recording her new album.
Pesano mutui usa, perdita netta di 830 mln franchi svizzeri
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- US-led coalition warplanes bombed the forces of an Afghan warlord near the western city of Herat, Agence France-Presse reported from Afghanistan&#39;s capital Kabul, citing Herat&#39;s police chief Ziahuddin Muhmoodi.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Grammy-nominated punk trio Green  Day returned to the top of the U.S. pop charts Wednesday with  its hit opus \
Well, somebody didn&#39;t show up. I couldn&#39;t believe it. The Packers weren&#39;t ready to play the Eagles. How did that happen?
Prosecutors on Monday formally  charged a Congolese militia leader with enlisting children as  young as 10 and forcing them to fight in the country's civil  war in the first case at the International Criminal Court.
Fifty-eight years removed from pitching a shutout in Game 3 of the 1946 World Series, Mississippi&#39;s Boo Ferriss was in St. Louis for Game 3 of the 2004 Series Tuesday night.
A low pressure system over the Central Atlantic has formed Tropical Storm Otto on the last day of hurricane season. At 4 pm, the center of Tropical Storm Otto was located near latituded 31.8 north, longitude 51 west or about 810 miles east of Bermuda.
BOMBAY - US chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled a low-cost Internet access device that could cost just a few hundred dollars, aimed at first-time technology users in the developing world.
Investors kept one eye clearly focused on upcoming congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday while equities again drove close to record highs.
Lucent Technologies Inc.  said  on Monday it expects third-quarter earnings to fall due mainly  to slower sales of wireless network equipment in North America,  in news that pushed down its shares.
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-- The last time the New England Patriots went to Indianapolis, they lost. Ever since falling short in the AFC championship game there, the New England Patriots have gone on a rampage, blowing out every team they've played.
The airline's frequent fliers will soon be able to check in using text messages on cell phones. Also: Netflix and TiVo are reportedly close to a deal to let subscribers download movies.... Sony unveils a digital high-definition camcorder.... and more.
Not even an incoming storm can keep NASA&#39;s accountants from doing their job, thanks to the space agency&#39;s financial management system.
The &quot;Scud&quot; will replace Lleyton Hewitt in the mixed team event, beginning on 1 January 2005, at Perth&#39;s Burswood Dome.
Pakistan has arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists who were plotting suicide attacks on government leaders and the US Embassy, officials announced Saturday.
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has said he will not take part in this year's race, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Thursday.
David Beckham made it clear Thursday he would like to play a part in England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
Pensioni, avvio integrativa e' base della riforma
Blog: Press photographers aren't happy with a new NFL rule that will require them to wear vests with Canon and Reebok logos.
Una decina di ordinanze eseguite dal Gico della Gdf
An infertile couple who believed a self-styled preacher&#39;s claim that their child was miraculously conceived were really the victim of international child traffickers, a British judge ruled yesterday.
The Motion Picture Association of America is in talks with the Internet2 research consortium, hoping both to test next-generation video delivery projects and to monitor peer-to-peer piracy on the ultrahigh-speed network.
MOSCOW -- In an Internet posting, a Chechen warlord with a $10 million bounty on his head has apparently claimed responsibility for the Beslan school siege and promised more attacks on Russian civilians if Chechnya is not granted independence.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - A final laboratory test has  confirmed an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second  case Canada has found in its herd, the Canadian Food Inspection  Agency said on Sunday.
There's a popular saying in the town that 'It drizzles when Malaika sizzles'.
OTTAWA - Canada Post is promising that holiday mail will move as usual whether or not their is a mail strike. The post office is reassuring Canadians their Christmas mail won&#39;t be affected if administrative, clerical and technical workers go on strike.
A judge on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.
The world's finest players put on a feast of football to raise money for the tsunami relief fund.
At least 16 people, many of them children, were killed in explosions at the office of a US security contractor in Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital and a school in the south east as the country moves towards its first post-Taliban election.
As heartbeats quicken around the world, a postmistress in a small Czech Republic town is pounding her rubber stamps in fervent anticipation of Valentine's Day.
German officials are drawing up lists of hundreds of Islamic militants to be deported from the country under a new law making expulsions easier, the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel said on Saturday.
A new open-source search engine lets users vote on results.
A recent opinion polls shows that Viktor Yanukovych leads on his major rival, Viktor Yushchenko.
Japan's new premier Shinzo Abe achieved a diplomatic breakthrough as China and South Korea agreed to resume summits, but a crisis over North Korea's nuclear program was set to overshadow his trip.
As long as they're running Solaris Sun is looking to burnish its support credentials by offering to look after other vendors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 hardware as long it is running its Solaris OS.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The New Orleans Saints released four-time Pro Bowl receiver Joe Horn on Thursday, saying Horn asked to be let go after the Saints asked him to take a pay cut.
The federal judge who ordered a halt to   the Bush administration's program of domestic wiretapping on   Thursday allowed the surveillance to continue for a week to   allow an appeals court to weigh in on an issue expected to end   up with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fernando Alonso esprime tutta la sua soddisfazione per la vittoria nel Gran Premio d'Italia. \
NDTV Media\u00c2\u0092s much-awaited Hindi entertainment channel will roll out in July 2007.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Thursday it expects little improvement in December sales at its stores open at least a year as it struggles with disappointing demand for clothing and home decor.
The Bank of England cut interest rates, but Brussels is maintaining a tight-money policy -- for now.
''In tutta onest&agrave;, non vedo i bianconeri gi&agrave; pronti a vincere lo scudetto\
Thailand stops forced return of Hmong refugees to Laos after Western countries agree to take them.
Leader Cisl: ci auguriamo non tagli ramo su cui e' seduto
China has uncovered the  skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like  dinosaur, which has been classed as a new species.
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Amgen Inc  reported sharply lower third-quarter profit on Wednesday on plunging sales of its most important anemia drugs, amid new insurance-coverage restrictions and ongoing safety concerns, and on restructuring charges.
Police were granted more time to quiz radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was arrested the day before on suspicion of committing or preparing acts of terrorism.
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, dies aged 88.
Top tricks to help those fuzzy New Year's resolutions actually stick.
Chinese researchers have developed a SARS vaccine that has passed the first stage of human trials, state media has reported, raising hopes for the prevention of a virus that killed some 800 people since it emerged in 2002.
WORKERS at Sydney airport have emerged as the prime suspects for the planting of a suspicious package in the cargo bay of a Virgin Blue 737 aircraft on Monday.
By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 6--EAST BAY CITIES that have problems with blighted rental units should take a close look at the success Pittsburg is having in dealing with the problem.
An Iraqi group calling itself Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Brigades has claimed to have abducted 10 employees from an &quot;American-Turkish&quot; company operating in Iraq.
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Intervento dei Vescovi del Madagascar sul caso del missionario gesuita espulso senza alcuna spiegazione da parte delle autorit\u00c3\u00a0 Antananarivo(Agenzia Fides)- I Vescovi del Madagascar esprimono la loro profonda perplessit\u00c3\u00a0 per la vicenda di p. Sylvain Urfer, gesuita, espulso dalle autorit\u00c3\u00a0 malgasce il 12 maggio. In un messaggio reso pubblico il 21 maggio, che \u00c3\u00a8 stato inviato al...
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - \u00c2\u0093L'aborto non \u00c3\u00a8 mai una soluzione. L'opzione sar\u00c3\u00a0 sempre la vita\u00c2\u0094: comunicato dei Vescovi in risposta ai progetti che pretendono di depenalizzare il crimine dell'aborto Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Davanti a diversi progetti che pretendono di depenalizzare il crimine dell'aborto, regolamentando i cosiddetti \
Sweden's Supreme Court rules the killer of politician Anna Lindh will serve life in jail, not in psychiatric care.
The mortgage brokers, traders and bankers who took in big bucks steering customers into subprime loans should not be allowed to slink offstage without recognition.
PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat exited the world stage the same way he entered it more than three decades ago: as a deeply divisive symbol of the Palestinian cause.
LIVONIA, Michigan  - Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former U.S. manufacturing powerhouse which hosts the next Republican presidential primary.
Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brian Lara Sunday scored in contrasting style to guide the West Indies to a five-wicket win over South Africa and into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
George Osmond, father of the famous singing siblings The Osmonds, dies in Utah at the age of 90.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The broad use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved patients came under scrutiny on Friday as U.S. advisers weighed the risks of the tiny tubes implanted in millions to keep arteries open.
Brad Hawpe drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies matched a season-high with their seventh straight win, closing on the wild card-leading San Diego Padres with a 6-2 victory Saturday night.
U.S. stocks ended down on Wednesday, pressured by growing concerns about troubles in the subprime mortgage market and a warning from the Federal Reserve chairman about housing weakness.

Jennifer Capriati beat fellow American Meghann Shaughnessy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia to remain in the hunt for a spot in the WTA Tour Championship.
In a pointed vote against same-sex marriage, voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported amendments to their constitutions that would define marriage as between only a man and a woman.
'Non un solo euro italiano sara' sprecato'
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc and Nvidia have announced they are working together on the GPU for SCEI&#39;s next generation entertainment device.
At a key moment during a labor-sponsored debate in August, John Edwards laid down a marker against Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s rock-solid dominance of the Web browser market may be cracking. A new study shows its ubiquitous Internet Explorer browser continues to lose ground to its competitors.
Without a doubt, 2004 saw the debut of some great new products, like the cellphone that keeps track of blood sugar levels and digital music player that indicates how fast you run.
BBC&#39;s long-running music programme &#39;Top of the Pops&#39; is to move from Fridays to Sundays in an attempt to pull in bigger audiences.
Employers who fail to pay their workers or neglect to pay them in a timely manner would be hit with triple damages under a bill passed by the Legislature this week and sent to Governor Mitt Romney, who must decide by Thursday whether to sign it into law.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - A bomb blast killed two people when it ripped through shops in the capital of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province early on Monday in what police said was likely a showdown between criminal gangs.
SINGAPORE Airlines has bowed to the inevitable and will book a $141 million loss over the decision yesterday to sell its long-troubled stake in Air New Zealand.
Britney Spears has entered a rehabilitation center, her spokesman said on Tuesday, capping a long weekend in which the pop star made international news by shaving her head at a Los Angeles hair salon.
Teen binge-drinkers are more likely to use drugs, become alcoholics and have criminal convictions, research shows.
The New York State attorney general said on Thursday he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp. over a decades-old oil spill in New York City.
Several key supporters are abandoning the LiPS standard to embrace its competitor in mobile Linux projects.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by renewed credit concerns and caution ahead of reports on home prices and consumer confidence.
DARIO Franchitti won his second Indy Racing League event of the season in Colorado on a day of dominance by British drivers. The Scot was the man to beat all day in the Indy 225 at Pikes Peak, and only Mexican
An award show isn&#39;t really an award show without some sort of unscheduled controversy, is it? This year&#39;s Vibe Awards had its fair share yesterday (November 15) as one person got stabbed during a fight near
Every seven minutes in the United States, someone is turning 50. Monday, I contemplated my seven minutes of fame.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon announced yesterday that if senior coalition partner Shinui makes good on its threat to quit the government - as they have threatened - then he will immediately start negotiating with Labor to take its place, and will consider
General Electric (GE), the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest conglomerate, has divested a majority stake (60 per cent) in its back office arm - GE Capital International Services (GECIS) \u00e2\u0080-or $480 million to two private equity firms, General Atlantic Partners and Oak
For 16 years, a Columbia biotechnology company has been developing a drug, consisting of adult stem cells derived from healthy bone marrow samples, to treat severe inflammatory diseases that can destroy the body's organs.
Barry Bonds returned to the San Francisco Giants' starting lineup Thursday night after sitting out the first two games against Arizona with shin splints.
New photos showing possible abuse of Iraqi prisoners have surfaced, and they predate the huge scandal that erupted over similar activity at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison.
The network reversed course and announced that it had ordered seven new episodes for broadcast late this year or early in 2008.
A woman is arrested after three men are found dead in a Glasgow flat.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair  warned Sudan on Wednesday violence must end in Darfur and the  United Nations said it might not be able to cope if conditions  there fail to improve.
Apple Computer Inc. will soon begin selling feature-length movies online for viewing on its iPod devices, according to Hollywood sources, as the company hopes to duplicate its success with selling music through its iTunes digital store.
Iraqi and coalition forces killed five \
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Hedge funds are gaining in popularity as they pursue a host of investment strategies.
Advanced Micro Devices hopes its new Opteron server chips will help lift the company out of the doldrums.
China&#39;s Sun Yingjie clocked 68 minutes and 40 minutes to win the women&#39;s individual title of the world half-marathon championships here Sunday.
Pope John Paul II's deteriorating health has churchmen wondering what might happen if he can no longer carry out his papal duties and doctors questioning when that might happen.
That most unreliable of senses will get its due within a decade, according to one think tank. Something smells fishy in Gadget Lab.
By Behzad Raghian | October 8, 2004 | Page 2. LOS ANGELES\u00e2\u0080\u0099 public health care system is spiraling deeper into chaos after last month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement that the County Board of Supervisors plans to close the
NEWTON -- A French journalist with a US passport and family ties to the Boston area has been kidnapped in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, his friends and associates said yesterday.
Vice President Dick Cheney led the  Republican convention's most stinging assault on Democrat John  Kerry on Wednesday, depicting him as a weak and indecisive  leader who was unfit to be commander in chief.
WAIANAE, Hawaii _ The home sits on property with a million-dollar view, but its plastic roof is held down by bungee cords, its only source of lighting is a few crude lanterns, its floor is covered with sand.  From here, Bert Bustamante looks out on paradise.
The Mexican government said it would sell its controlling stake in Aerom\u00c3\u00a9xico to an investor group that includes Banamex, the Mexican subsidiary of Citigroup.
Superstar Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers have failed in their attempt to have all evidence seized in a raid on his ranch thrown out ahead of his trial.
Rio Tinto Group, the world&#39;s third- largest mining company, said it may sell its 51 percent stake in the Morro do Ouro gold mine in Brazil, which supplies about 8 percent of the South American nation&#39;s gold.
Australians have been urged to wear khaki on Friday, in memory of \
U.S. Army investigators have  recommended that the service consider charges ranging from  manslaughter to conspiracy against 28 soldiers in the deaths of  two prisoners in Afghanistan in 2002, the Army said on  Thursday.
In a move he says is necessary to trim the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
La droga venive introdotta nel nostro paese nei doppifondidelle scarpe o in ovuli. In manette cittadini nigeriani e italiani                                          Cocaina dal Sudamerica alla camorra decine di arresti in citt\u00c3\u00a0 italiane                                                                                  Blitz delle polizie di Roma, Napoli, Caserta, Perugia e Macerata
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Staderini, forte riduzione dei recuperi di pubblico denaro
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns  told a U.S. cattle industry group on Friday that he had  \
The 15-member U.N. Security Council expects to have a draft resolution next week on additional sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, barring last minute snags, the council's president said.
Comment is free: Tristram Hunt: The absurd plan for a Soviet-style celebration of Britain's historic glories and empire is no way to forge a sense of heritage
In a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the growing economy, Microsoft, the world&#39;s largest software company inaugurated its new campus at Manikonda, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
When she skipped into the sunset with the gorgeous Mark Darcy at the end of Bridget Jones\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Diary, you just knew the words happy, ever and after weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t going to apply to the serial singleton.
Mr. WebTV mounts forces More than 430 organizations spanning all fifty US states have fired off a letter urging Senate leaders to oppose a bill that would overhaul the country's patent system. And that includes tech outfits like Qualcomm and AmberWave.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich said defiantly on Saturday he would take on opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in a new election battle, a day after a court stripped him of his title of president-elect.
EMC Corp. denies charges in a lawsuit filed by two former employees that it discriminates against women.
One will rise and one must fall.  The phone rings. It's Mom. She wants to know if I'm still alive. This happens more often than you'd think. A bridge has collapsed. I wasn't on it (sorry, guys), but I may well have been.  Hanging up with Mom, I do what every self-respecting blogger with delusions of legitimate journalistic credentials would do: put on my headphones, grab the camera, hop on the bike and go scoop the MSM.
Democratic challenger John Kerry turned President Bush's own words into a weapon on Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in Iraq, disqualifying him from being commander in chief.
Having a large network of friends and family may help surgical patients experience less anxiety and pain before their operations and a quicker recovery afterward.
Republican leaders in the House and Senate were blocked Tuesday by a senior GOP senator in their efforts to add immigration, handgun and Internet gambling measures to a defense bill.
Ricavi da attivita' industriali 3,6 miliardi di dollari
Arsenal claim their new position as Britain's richest football club shows no foreign takeover is needed to boost their finances.
Lo ha detto a Teheran il premier palestinese Haniyeh
The US may try to shoot down a falling spy satellite as early as Thursday, before it enters Earth's atmosphere.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inaugurated a technical support center in Bucharest on Thursday, saying he was confident that Romania's recent accession to the European Union would boost foreign investment and the country's IT industry.
President Bush cast the first veto of his presidency Wednesday, saying legislation easing limits on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research \
A refreshed line of autumn merchandise may pick the retailer up after multiple fashion missteps.
A U.S.-educated economist with close ties to the Bush administration agreed on Wednesday to serve as finance minister in a Palestinian unity government, despite the threat of a boycott by the United States and Israel.
The Colts were supposed to have a finesse defense that could not stop the run and ended up with a championship defense that shut down all four playoff opponents.
Description: A US senator is calling for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Annan is being accused of fraud and lack of oversight in the Iraq oil-for-food program.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. LEH.N   on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings rose a   better-than-expected 4 percent, as trading and investment   management revenue jumped.
A tentative Chrysler-U.A.W. agreement appears headed for approval after four union locals voted in favor of it.
Barry Bonds played his last game for the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, bidding farewell to fans who stuck by him through a doping scandal and cheered as he became Major League Baseball's home run king.
Wall Street stocks tumbled Fridayas crude oil futures topped 55 dollars per barrel and tepid earnings from Microsoft Corp. and the Coca-Cola Co.
The African Union reaffirms it will pull out of Darfur, after Sudan rejected  UN plans to take control of the mission.
Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said Sunday he will stop using the name of Marine from New Mexico who was killed in Iraq and whose story the Democratic governor has recounted while campaigning.
And don't waste my time with your roadside bombs One of the US air force's most senior pilots has cast doubt on the usefulness of unmanned aircraft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US-led forces are sweeping through Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot;, one of the worst remaining no-go zones in Iraq, to reclaim rebel enclaves before the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elections scheduled for January.
Chelsea entertain Aston Villa in one of three Premier League games kicking-off at 1300 GMT on Boxing Day.
Insurgents in Baghdad struck a police station and a mosque at dawn Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding nearly as many.
Noah Wyle, the last continuous on-air link to the NBC medical drama \
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The U.S. economy\u00c2\u0092s third-quarter slump was not as bad as first estimated, but indicators suggest a steeper decline is coming soon.
Microsoft Corp.'s  Chief Financial Officer John Connors said on Tuesday he would leave the world's largest software maker after 16 years to become a partner at a Seattle-area venture capital firm.
A team at Toronto University found immature cells in the pancreas of adult mice that were able to develop into cells that produce insulin.
The first full day of a state emergency is in place in Georgia after police broke up opposition protests.
British health officials said Friday that their American counterparts were informed in mid-September that problems at a drug-manufacturing plant in northwest
Andy Robinson is the leading contender to become England's permanent rugby coach, the RFU admits.
The ability to download complete tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is becoming a reality in Europe.
For a change, the Vikings' defense produces a long touchdown as tackle Kevin Williams rumbles for a 77-yard touchdown after a fumble to beat the Jaguars, 27-16.
An ancient version of global warming may have been to blame for the greatest mass extinction in Earth's history.
Il presidente, voglio fare di Stefanel griffe internazionale
Tuesday's European papers tackle the continuing Hungarian unrest, Austria's political future and Chirac's new life as a potential future non-smoker
By Melissa Mcever, The Brownsville Herald, Texas  Feb. 18--Before water even starts its journey from the headwaters of the Rio Grande to the Gulf of Mexico, it's already spoken for.   Every drop of the Rio Grande belongs to a city, an irrigation district, an industry, a landowner.
Implanting a pacemaker could save the lives of some patients with epilepsy who suffer dangerously irregular heart rhythms during seizures, researchers said on Friday.
Annika Sorenstam and American Cristie Kerr went head to head in the final round of the ADT Tour Championship yesterday, and it took the first hole of a sudden
Paese ancora risente della guerra civile finita nel 2002
Teammate Anthony Johnson calls him one of the &quot;top 10 players in the world.&quot; The Oakland County, Mich., prosecutor calls him a defendant.
, but no talk of price cuts
Oil climbed to settle near $61 a barrel yesterday, the highest closing price this year, after the government reported large drops in gasoline and heating oil inventories.
BOISE, Idaho  - A 2-year-old boy in Idaho and an   elderly woman in Maryland who both died from suspected E. coli   infections raised to three the number of deaths related to a   nationwide health scare around fresh spinach, state health   officials said on Friday.
Scanners can convert slides and negatives to digital files which can then be cropped, color-corrected and e-mailed to friends. Which model is right for you?
Insurgent commanders in the Iraqi city of Falluja say they are not holding hostage Margaret Hassan, an aide worker who holds British and Iraqi citizenship, and condemned her kidnapping.
Shares plunged after a service-sector report provided another signal that the U.S. may be in the early stages of a recession.
The NFL's choice of where it will play a regular season game outside the United States has been narrowed down to five cities, one of which could be home to an NFL franchise in the next 10 years, the football league's commissioner said on Wednesday.
Ichiro Suzuki smoked a single up the middle for his 258th hit of the year, breaking George Sisler's record for the most hits in a season, which was set in 1920.
In a key vote, senators agree to reopen debate. But the fate of 27 amendments will determine whether the measure wins final passage.
An express train crowded with holiday travelers derailed in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 58 people and leaving hundreds of terrified survivors to claw their way out of the wreckage in total darkness
President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices which threaten the U.S. economy, saying exporters should help get more crude into the market.
Tiger Woods has not won a major in two years and lost his world number one ranking but US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says reports of his demise will prove badly exaggerated this week.
(InfoWorld) - Citrix Systems Inc. has teamed up with Cisco Systems Inc. to let users easily call phone numbers that appear in any application they're working on. With Citrix Presentation Server, enterprises can run applications centrally and have employees simply work with an image of the application on each client device. Through integration with Cisco's CallManager VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) system, the companies have been offering a click-to-call feature for a limited number of applications. After rolling a mouse over any phone number that appears in an application, users see a pop-up menu and can click on the option \
Democratic presidential contender Sen. John Kerry nearly caught up to President Bush's record-breaking fund-raising efforts by taking in &#36;233.5 million, his campaign said on Friday, just behind the incumbent's &#36;242 million.
Italy, which is expected to lead a U.N.  peacekeeping force in Lebanon, said on Tuesday it would provide  2,000 to 3,000 troops for the force provided Israel did not  violate the U.N.-brokered truce.
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Sen. John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth acknowledge supporters following Sen. John Kerry&#39;s concession speech at Faneuil Hall in Boston on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.
AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya Analisi I parte- La crisi keniana deve segnare una svolta nella politica dell\u00c2\u0092Unione Africana: i rischi sono troppo alti per restare a guardare Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- La drammatica situazione  del Kenya deve costringere l\u00c2\u0092Unione Africana a rivedere la sua politica di intervento nelle crisi africane. Non si pu\u00c3\u00b2 pi\u00c3\u00b9 guardare dall\u00c2\u0092altra parte. Dopo Darfur, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Congo, si \u00c3\u00a8 ora a...
London, Dec 7 : The BBC today said it would cut about 2,900 jobs, more than 10 per cent of its workforce, as part of &quot;transformation&quot; of the world&#39;s biggest public broadcaster aimed at saving 320 million pounds a year.
The return of Michael Redd has the Milwaukee Bucks playing with confidence. Redd scored 31 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Bucks to a 122-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.
OTTAWA (CP) - Two Alberta businessmen, frustrated with the ongoing mad cow border stalemate, delivered a 105,000-name petition to Parliament Hill on Thursday.
The dollar edged up against the yen on  Friday after disappointing growth data for Japan and was  supported against the euro by ongoing verbal intervention from  European central bankers.
Former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim launched a final bid to completely clear his name, a challenge rare in Malaysia's legal system and a move which could lead to his immediate return to politics.
The united front independent record  labels have shown for a proposed tie-up between Warner Music  and EMI cracked on Friday when the Ministry of Sound, the  largest independent record company in Europe, quit a leading UK  trade body backing the deal.
Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 40 points, and the host Miami Heat overcame the loss of leading scorer Dwyane Wade to beat the Washington Wizards, 106-83, last night for their fifth straight win.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after a key inflation gauge underscored hopes for steady interest rates and technology stocks rose after news that Dell Inc.  Chairman Michael Dell would resume his duties as chief executive.
Iran has charged three Iranian-Americans with spying, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.
AYEAR ago Porto were champions of Europe and Jose Mourinho was their hero. Their champion. This morning, many of those fans were at Stamford Bridge.
Kirk Kerkorian&#39;s Tracinda Corp. on  Wednesday backed off plans to restructure MGM Mirage Inc.  , after the casino operator announced a new multibillion  dollar Las Vegas resort project.
Mumbai, Nov. 24: The number of women infected with HIV has gone up alarmingly in all parts of the world over the past two years, with the steepest increase in east Asia, followed by eastern Europe and central
Dell inc. said its former CEO Michael Dell is stepping back into that position, immediately replacing Kevin Rollins.
One of three alleged al-Qaida sympathizers arrested in Vienna this week for an Internet video threat against Austria and Germany was released from custody, a Vienna court spokesman said, according to the Austria Press Agency.
Cairn Energy again puts back the start date for production at its main Indian oilfield, hurting its shares in London.
ROMA - Stop agli aumenti di tutte le addizionali locali (regionali, comunali, provinciali, Irap) fino al 2006: \u00c3\u00a8 il contenuto di un sub-emendamento all&#39;emendamento del relatore alla Finanziaria, approvato dalla Commissione Bilancio della Camera.
Heather Mills' father says he expects her to leave the UK after her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney.
U.S. colleges and universities are  increasingly giving students free access to download services  like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying,  the recording industry said Tuesday.
This week&#39;s nuclear deal between Iran and three European countries has triggered a wave of criticism from Israeli and Jewish communal officials, who warn that the pact will fail to halt Tehran&#39;s pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Richard Lehman, a CIA official who worked with every president from John F. Kennedy to George H.W. Bush and was credited with creating the president's daily intelligence briefing, has died. He was 83
While the media has generally construed the outcome of the Hong Kong election on Sunday as a failure for the so-called democrats, the results revealed a marked determination by voters to choose
South Korean golfer Shin Hyun-Ju missed an easy putt at the final hole to hand English veteran Lisa Hall the Australian Ladies Masters golf title at Royal Pines here on Sunday.
Troops from a special national security force will guard the streets of crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro during next month's Pan American Games rather than fight drug gangs in the slums, the mayor said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan's election authority said on  Saturday the election process would continue in the country's  historic presidential election despite a decision by most of  the candidates to boycott the poll over irregularities.
The U.S. official said Monday that the United States made two major mistakes: not deploying enough troops and then not containing the violence immediately after the ouster of Saddam Hussein.
Pope John Paul II shooed a dove &#151; a symbol of peace &#151; out his apartment window Sunday, chuckling with children who watched in delight as the bird flew back into his room overlooking St. Peter's Square.
Several explosions ripped through a Bangladeshi opposition party rally here on Saturday, killing at least 9 people and wounding as
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
The 150 brokers and traders on the Iraq Stock Exchange are not waiting for the war to end, buying and selling orders a few hundred yards away from the fighting.
InfoWorld - Red Hat on Thursday revealed a JBoss middleware project aimed at displacing BEA's Tuxedo transaction-monitoring engine, which has a significant legacy install base.
Xstrata Plc  said it has agreed to pay A$3.1 billion ($2.8 billion) for Australian nickel miner Jubilee Mines Ltd , seeking to consolidate its position as a leading nickel producer.
Lo Spezia resta in serie B. Nel ritorno del play out salvezza i liguri hanno pareggiato 0-0 con il V...
Pesticides and other pollutants in the environment may contribute to childhood leukaemia, say researchers.
iTuneski RIP, but more where that came from AllofMP3.com, the UK's second most popular source for music downloads after iTunes, has been shut down after diplomatic pressure was piled on Russian authorities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Operation Cyberstorm nabs conspirators Four people convicted last year of scamming Microsoft by reselling discounted education versions of its software have been ordered to pay $5m in fines, return $20m to Microsoft and serve up to five years in prison.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than 40 pupils are suspended after ganging up on a lone girl in a row over a boy.
Singapore government-owned STT and TM International, the international investment arm of Telekom Malaysia, said in a statement on Saturday they had signed &quot;definitive agreements&quot; to buy the entire stake of Cingular Wireless in Idea.
THE OFFER: Britain, France and Germany are offering Iran a trade agreement and the chance to buy nuclear fuel in exchange for a promise to suspend enrichment of uranium.
ST. LOUIS -- When St. Louis coach Mike Martz last week publicly chastised his team, he admonished players to make something happen and to do it immediately.
Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson lead the winners at the US BET Awards, taking two prizes each.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - For the second time in two days, a suicide bomber attacked Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone early this morning killing seven Iraqis.
US STOCKS vacillated yesterday as rising oil prices muted Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s excitement over strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications.
The European Union tomorrow will impose the world's toughest rules on airlines for passenger rights, potentially requiring refunds and penalty payments even if a flight is canceled or significantly delayed by bad weather or mechanical problems. The system would be the world's first to cover situations that have traditionally been considered outside an airline's control.
Spain and Germany signed an agreement Monday to exchange lists of suspected terrorists.
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Online ads vs. Windows scrap !!!!! Would YaMircohoosoft! hamper market competition? If Jerry Yang finally agrees to be swallowed by Steve Ballmer, that's a question for regulators in the US as well as the EU. But first, another question needs answering: Which US regulator will review the acquisition: the Department of Justice (DoJ) or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mourners prepared on Sunday for the first funerals of 330 people killed in the bloody battle that ended the siege of a southern Russian school on Friday -- but others did not know if loved ones had survived.
Marcello Lippi fa i complimenti al Napoli per il successo di Udine. ''Il Napoli ha pagato un po' l'e...
By Matt Dees, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 24--DURHAM -- The fire at the Durham Yard Waste Compost Facility -- the cause of respiratory problems among frustrated neighbors as it burned for 13 days -- was extinguished Saturday.
Temperatura scesa a nove gradi sotto zero ma cielo sereno
Faced with the North's human rights abuses like the abduction of Japanese citizens, many Koreans living in Japan are turning their longtime support away from Pyongyang
For someone who revels in solitude in \u00e2\u0080\u009cInto the Wild,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Chris McCandless is remarkably good at making friends.
An appearance on MTV may offer a clue to how Gary M. Milby spent some of the $19 million that federal regulators contend he ripped off from investors.
The flagship company of flamboyant businessman Donald Trump has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the US. Trump Hotels &amp; Casino Resorts has gone into Chapter 11 protection as it tries to restructure $1.8bn (\u00c2\u00a3969m) in debt.
Sir Alex Ferguson tonight hailed Brian Clough as a great footballing eccentric and \u00e2\u0080\u009ca fantastic manager\u00e2\u0080\u009d following the death of his old sparring partner.
com October 4, 2004, 11:57 AM PT. Twentieth Century Fox has joined a group developing one of two formats being promoted as a next-generation DVD technology.
Democrat John Kerry launched his sharpest assault yet on Monday on President Bush's \
The chairman of the United Service Organizations defended its decision to pair with MoveOn.org to provide phone cards to U.S. troops after some USO board members were outraged by a partnership with a group that opposes the Iraq war.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani asked for privacy on Monday to deal with strained relationships within his family, including the estrangement between his son and his third wife.
FORT WORTH, Texas (Sports Network) - Gino Guidugli passed  for 231 yards and two touchdowns, leading Cincinnati to a 32-14  victory over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl.
ABC News aired a video Thursday night of a purported American member of al-Qaida declaring that new terrorist attacks against the United States could come &quot;at any moment.
R&B star Alicia Keys is to headline a charity concert on the Great Wall of China.
Sport: Rugby World Cup: National rugby director has refused to confirm that Brian Ashton will remain in his job after leading England to the World Cup final.
American Express Co. is buying Harbor Payments, a payment systems company that will allow businesses buying wholesale goods to pay electronically, officials at the companies said.
CINCINNATI -- Right-hander Aaron Harang avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $36.5 million, four-year contract Tuesday that made him the Cincinnati Reds' highest-paid pitcher.
US economic growth will slow to 3.3 per cent in 2005, more than a full percentage point below this year, with the effect of high energy prices dragging on the economy for the next few quarters, the OECD said on Tuesday.
Real Madrid soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria are expecting their third child in March, the couple announced Sunday.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Elephants emerged safer and tigers won a vote of support, but sharks and corals failed to win protection at a two-week wildlife trade conference that ended Friday.

Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's \
Home Secretary David Blunkett has denied abusing his position to help fast-track a visa application for a friend's nanny
Indonesia's powerful anti-graft officials said they were investigating the daughter of ex-president Suharto over claims a British arms firm paid her millions of dollars over a deal to sell tanks.
American military officials said Thursday that they had discovered a house in the devastated city of Falluja that appeared to have been a headquarters
BELFAST -- The Irish Republican Army declared yesterday it is willing to get rid of all its weapons this month -- but only if Protestants drop their demands for photographic proof.
Beset by daily violence, Iraqis found some solace in their soccer team's run to the final of the Asian Games, even though it ended in defeat on Friday. For many fans, just getting that far was a triumph over adversity.
Both the Nigerian government and trade unions harden their positions over a general strike.
President George W. Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terrorism are under assault by U.S. judges who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and the domestic spying program.
Madonna made a rare foray into politics Tuesday, calling for her home country to withdraw its troops from Iraq during an interview with British radio, reports Agence France-Presse.
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Anche Paolo Savoldelli (Astana) ha firmato il compromesso antidoping dell'Unione ciclistica internaz...
Tony Blair is expected to announce the return of hundreds of troops from southern Iraq to the UK.
Santander Central Hispano SA said Wednesday that net profit for the third quarter nearly doubled to euro1.17 billion ($1.49 billion), with much of the gain coming from the sale of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Nokia Corp. revealed its new online multimedia strategy on Wednesday, and showed mobile users the door. It also...
Ancient Chinese acupuncture is proved to be able to effectively ease the pain of some arthritis sufferers, thus adding to conventional therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee
Description: President Bush announces Michael Leavitt as his choice for secretary of Health and Human Services, replacing Tommy Thompson.
A lean supply of homes in hot  markets and a growing U.S. economy is expected to keep house  prices in most parts of the country from reversing course,  analysts and real estate agents say.
Former West Ham and Birmingham winger Stan Lazaridis has tested positive for a banned substance in Australia.
Today's dividend yields may not be as important as tomorrow's.
Former US president Bill Clinton and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced the creation of a special fund to provide uncontaminated water to victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
WASHINGTON - Glaciers in Antarctica are thinning faster than they did in the 1990s and researchers have discovered an unexpected folded section deep beneath the ice cap, findings that may indicate the ice is less stable than had been thought.
A deal that gives Yahoo a new and very large distribution channel for their toolbar and will later see Yahoo search embedded in the Acrobat Reader will be announced today.
It and Roche would be a good combination, but for now, this hostile takeover bid is stalled.
Longer-dated Treasuries rose on  Wednesday as a soggy batch of U.S. economic data dampened the  outlook for future growth, although a disappointing auction of  2-year notes curbed the session's gains.
After adding a host of special-interest tax cuts aimed at garnering support from individual senators for the overall bill, the congressional Republican leadership is poised to gain
Performances of a Mozart opera canceled because of fears of Muslim anger could be reinstated as early as December if authorities guarantee security, Berlin's Deutsche Oper said Wednesday.
Blog: Pink Floyd fans are helping to make The Dark Side of the Moon a best seller again--this time at Apple's iTunes.
In addition to praising the reforms Turkey undertook in the five years since it obtained the status of candidate country in 1999, the report also gives Turkey the green light to start membership negotiations.
Microsoft said it would acquire Danger, a maker of consumer smartphones, an indication that the software giant is quickly moving to expand its mobile strategy.
Dr. Abeloff guided the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University through a period of rapid growth.
Apple is near to closing agreements with all of the top studios, BusinessWeek reports.
NEWARK, NJ -- Exelon Corp.&#39;s plan to acquire Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. for $12 billion in stock -- forming the country&#39;s biggest utility -- could face deep scrutiny from regulators concerned about such a behemoth.
Up to 28 U.S. soldiers face possible criminal charges in connection with the deaths of two prisoners at an American-run prison in Afghanistan two years ago, the Army announced Thursday.
Hawaii mortgage rates fell an eighth of a point to a prevailing 30-year rate of 5.25 percent this week, but even this may not be the low points, thanks to a downtrend in the interest rates paid on 10-year Treasury notes.
Manchester United touched down in Tokyo on the first stage of their Asian tour Monday with defender Rio Ferdinand admitting the excitement within the camp about the club&#39;s closed-season spending spree.
The third-ranked Auburn Tigers will face No. 9 Virginia Tech on Jan. 3 in the Sugar Bowl, a matchup of conference champions that greatly exceeded expectations.
More bags of spinach tainted with   toxic E. coli bacteria have been found and could help   investigators track down an outbreak that may have killed three   people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   said on Tuesday.
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia  - Italy urged its European Union partners on Monday to reach out to Serbia in a bid to resolve diplomatic deadlock over its breakaway province of Kosovo.
By Cunningham, Aimee  Survey tallies emerging disinfection by-products  By analyzing drinking-water samples from U.S. treatment plants, a multi-institute research team has identified some unexpected by- products ot'disinfection processes.
Twenty-nine North Koreans cut their way through a wire fence and fled into a South Korean school in Beijing on Friday to seek asylum, a news report said, exactly one week after an earlier group defected in similar circumstances.
It could just be fear of Rudy Giuliani, but some evangelical leaders are seeing a savior in the GOP's great Mormon hope
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia A desire to bring to life his favorite heroes in Islamic history initially spurred Thamer al-Sikhan toward storytelling, and he wrote for hours every day: first historic series, then drama and comedy shows, and finally, when he was in college, a screenplay.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  - An envelope containing  suspicious white powder and threats against Americans was  delivered to the U.S. embassy in Malaysia, prompting health  checks on three staff, the embassy and police said Monday.
A magistrate granted bail on Monday for an Indian doctor accused of supporting the foiled car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, saying prosecutors had not provided evidence he had a direct link to a terrorist group.
&quot;We did not expect President George Bush to come before the United Nations [on Tuesday] in the middle of his re-election campaign and acknowledge the serious mistakes his administration has made on Iraq.
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The Iraqi government said on Thursday it was ready to take over security in southern Iraq once Britain withdraws 1,600 troops in the coming months, but insisted that British forces would still be needed for support.
Microsoft is considering opening up Mobile Device Manager to support devices that don't run the Windows Mobile operating system.
Sudan's government and southern rebels will sign a final peace deal on Sunday to end Africa's longest civil war.
By Charles Stuart Platkin  Water used to be simple. It came out of a tap; you drank it; and it was good. Now, with concerns about safety and taste, water is much more complicated.
Five straight days of lake-effect squalls in Oswego County, NY have dumped nearly 100 inches of snow, and even more snow was forecast through the weekend.
Rumor became reality Tuesday night as golf star Tiger Woods, 28, wed his girlfriend, Elin Nordegren, 24, at an exclusive Barbados resort, according to the Associated Press.
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Wallace and Gromit creator Aardman Animations is nominated for four British Animation Awards.
Veteran liberal politician Boris Nemtsov withdrew from Russia's presidential race on Wednesday, saying the opposition needed to put forward a single candidate in the March election to withstand the Kremlin's \
As middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins prepares to fight Oscar De La Hoya, he has had nothing but kind words for his opponent.
Despite promises to freeze its nuclear programs, Iran has continued to convert uranium for enrichment, diplomats in Washington and Vienna said yesterday, a situation that they said signals
Another August sweep of the Boston Red Sox put the New York Yankees in prime position for a September playoff run. Chien-Ming Wang took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Robinson Cano homered twice off Curt Schilling and the Yankees beat Boston 5-0 Thursday for their third straight win over the Red Sox.
Oil prices rose for the second day in a row on Thursday with an Arctic blast forecast to hit the United States next week, ramping up demand for heating fuels.
US military officials in Iraq say a bomb blast that hit a military convoy on the outskirts of Fallujah has killed some American troops.
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Iran has increasingly turned to Russia to replace its aging U.S. and European-made airliners, a response to U.S. sanctions that affect the country's aviation industry, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday.
Dana Stubblefield was the first N.F.L. player charged in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative investigation.
IBM plans to offer Web-conferencing as  a hosted Internet service, seeking to reach small and  medium-sized business customers while taking on more  established rivals in the market, the company said on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A study of adolescents finds that violent video games stir up the brain's emotional-response center while reducing activity in regions linked to self-control.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not give up.
Republican Fred Thompson, hoping to solidify his ever-changing inner circle for a Republican presidential bid, has named strategist Todd Harris to head his communications department.
The Pistons had a core of veteran players during their successful run over the past six seasons, but are now going to their bench more, often using younger players.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA&#39;s departing boss, Sean O&#39;Keefe, says he does NOT regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope _ or anything else during his three years on the job.
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- A diet rich in the type of carbohydrates that maintain a more stable blood sugar beats out a conventional low-fat diet in reducing the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.
At a private ceremony, Richard J. Codey, the president of the State Senate, was sworn in as acting governor of New Jersey.
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By Michael Hiestand  CBS' NCAA men's basketball tournament coverage is one of the more unchanging formulas in TV sports, presumably delighting viewers who like their sports served straight, rather than as show biz.    But it could be tweaked.
Bird still frozen? Starving guests going mental? The Geeky Gourmet serves up tips for coping with Thanksgiving nightmares. An excerpt from Take Control of Thanksgiving Dinner by Joe Kissell.
The son of Miami Police Chief John Timoney was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in federal prison for trying to buy 400 pounds of marijuana from an undercover agent.
(InfoWorld) - A German company is offering MP3 files for download, unencumbered by DRM (digital rights management). Instead, Akuma discourages copying by adding a unique \
a DNA pioneer and geneticist at Leicester University in England -- says the genetic profiles used in criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications.
Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was arrested in Colorado late Thursday after he failed to show up for a court appearance related to a felony theft conviction.
17,000 users get 20,000 VoIP phones BT and Cisco have landed a deal to provide VoIP connectivity to Cambridge University users, replacing their current telephone system which provides communications across 200 locations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Limbaugh&#39;s attorney plans to appeal ruling that may allow use of records in investigating allegations. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 - In a 2-1 majority decision, the
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New concerns are being raised about the safety of the RAF's Nimrod spyplanes, following an investigation by Panorama.
Microsoft and Adobe will wrangle for market and mind share in the burgeoning rich Internet application space, according to close observers of the companies.
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Gli Orlando Magic hanno rescisso il contratto con coach Billy Donovan che, dopo aver firmato una set...
Chip-maker Texas Instruments Inc. has ridden the wireless wave since the dawn of the cellular age, with its sales and profits growing along with the popularity of games, cameras and other fancy mobile phone features that require more computing horsepower.
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The brother of Kenneth Bigley, a British engineer held hostage in Iraq ( news - web sites ) for 12 days, slammed Prime Minister Tony Blair ( news - web sites ) as a weak politician who did not have sufficient ...
World number three golfer Ernie Els of South Africa has a two-stroke lead over Denmark&#39;s Thomas Bjorn after the third round of the American Express Golf Championships in Ireland.
A policeman has died after he was attacked while attending a domestic incident in north London
Chris Paul scored 25 points and six assists to lift Wake Forest past George Washington 97-76 in the Preseason NIT in the Demon Deacons' debut as the nation's second-ranked team.
Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Channel 4 performs a sometimes awkward balancing act as it seeks to fulfill public service obligations while satisfying the demands of the marketplace.
Yet he mixes praise for defense contractor BAE Systems with calls to revamp how all contracts are awarded. \
Charges are expected to be filed by Wednesday in connection with last month&#39;s NBA brawl. Auburn Hills, Mich., police on Monday turned over their findings to Oakland County Prosecutor David Gorcyca, who plans to announce charges Wednesday.
Cisco is rolling out today a router, switch, and enhancements for branch-office networking.
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U.S.-led soldiers control only about a third of Baghdad, the military said on Monday, almost four months into a security crackdown during which troops are dying at rates not seen for more than two years.
Juventus restored its five-point lead in the Italian league, defeating Chievo Verona 3-0 on Sunday behind goals by Marcelo Zalayeta, Pavel Nedved and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Bee Staff Writers. SAN FRANCISCO - As Eric Johnson drove to the stadium Sunday morning, his bruised ribs were so sore, he wasn&#39;t sure he&#39;d be able to suit up for the game.
China said Sunday it will provide the United Nations with information on its military spending and arms deals for the first time in more than a decade, taking a step to address international concerns about the secrecy surrounding its defense spending and operations.
Company's MIMO wireless networking technology gets approval from standards bodies in U.S., Japan, Canada, Australia and EU.
One-third of President Bush's top 2000 fund-raisers or their spouses were appointed to positions in his first administration, from ambassadorships in Europe to seats on policy-setting boards, an Associated Press review found.
Corporate sponsors and ticketed admission are turning a tear-gas filled event into something for the tourist guidebooks
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LONDON: Arsenal were never going to give up their record-breaking unbeaten run in the Premiership lightly. But the manner in which Manchester United bro ught it to an end after 49 games at Old Trafford on
Devices to power to PDAs, cell phones, and laptops could be available next year.
The Daily Mail's editor pays tribute to the \
Farms can't be sued over the pollution or odors they emit as long as they have entered into an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal appeals court ruled.
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, is due to arrive in Khartoum today to add to the diplomatic pressure on the Sudanese government to stop the suffering of its people in the Darfur region.
Madonna has no problem with a Malawi court ruling that allows human rights groups to participate in a judicial review of her adoption of a Malawian child, the singer's lawyer said on Friday.
By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jan. 31--Two dozen Dane County officials took a field trip Tuesday to learn how La Crosse County closed its Huber work-release jail.
Toronto - Avalanche defenseman Bob Boughner, one of six NHL Players&#39; Association vice presidents, spent much of Thursday afternoon on the telephone.
SHREWSBURY, Mass. - A carnival ride broke apart during a church fair Sunday, killing a man and injuring two other people...
Ariel Sharon was today preparing for a crucial vote in the Israeli parliament on his plan to close all Jewish settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip.
Chauncey Billups scores 21 points and Richard Hamilton adds 20 and eight assists to lead the Pistons over the Wizards, 107-86, Saturday.
SEPANG, Malaysia  - Malaysia deployed two sniffer  dogs in its battle against music and movie piracy on Tuesday,  becoming the first country in the world to use the animals to  hunt for disks of illegal recordings hidden in cargo.
-- SF: Barlow 3 run (Peterson kick), 12:08. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1: 24. Key plays: Battle 27 punt return on D. Jones 31-yard punt to Seahawks&#39; 21; Barlow 14 run to Seahawks&#39; 7. -- SEA: Jackson 33 pass from Hasselbeck (J.
By SONIA SMITH Earth is already endowed with frozen and liquid water, but it gained a few more frozen fruits and vegetables at Sunday's Oasis in Space day at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum.
A 48 year-old Frenchman who went missing last month has been found emaciated but alive in an underground cave system where he spent 35 days in pitch blackness eating nothing but wood and clay, police said.
Sudan&#39;s government on Saturday ruled out discussion of an African Union proposal to send peacekeepers into the conflict-ridden Darfur region during the latest peace talks with rebels.
Drivers of 4x4s, high-powered sports cars and other high-emission vehicles will have to pay $49 a day to enter central London, triple the current charge, while the most fuel-efficient vehicles will get a free ride, said the mayor, Ken Livingstone. Mr. Livingstone, left, who introduced the daily congestion charge on trucks and cars entering central London in 2003 to cut traffic and pollution, said the change is primarily aimed at the big cars owned by people in wealthy parts of the capital. The changes will come into effect in October. Mr. Livingstone said that 17 percent of the cars that visit each day, about 33,000, will pay the $49 charge, while 2 percent will go free. The remaining 81 percent, along with trucks, will continue to pay the current $16 fee.
US technology shares tumbled on Friday after Intel Corp. , the world&#39;s No. 1 chip maker, slashed its revenue forecast, but blue chips were only moderately lower as drug and industrial stocks gained.
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Dec. 5, 2004 - Gunmen in Iraq have killed 17 Iraqis and injured 13 others as they arrived to work at a weapons dump controlled by coalition forces.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Russian military forces were responsible for the disappearance and presumed death of a young man during the war in Chechnya six years ago, and awarded his mother $44,000 in damages.
A truckers&#39; union on Sunday said its strike against a proposed service tax on the industry had not been called off, but temporarily deferred until contentious issues were sorted out.
Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma titled his book \
Playbill - John Gregor&#39;s With Glee, a new musical comedy about five young boys on their search for friendship and normalcy at a boarding school, will be presented as a staged workshop production 8 PM June 28-29 at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed  on Sunday to expand an offensive in Gaza that has killed 55  Palestinians until militants stop firing rockets into Israel.
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With faux insurgents, fake bombs, real concrete barriers and a little city of tents, training to prepare Reservists and National Guard members for Iraq is becoming more realistic.
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A new deal in Brussels means Leather shoe imports from China and Vietnam will continue to face steep tariffs.
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Thailand's massive new airport opens for business, with only minor baggage-handling problems reported.
Any lingering doubts as to whether rookie Julius Jones possesses the necessary toughness to be the Cowboys&#39; carry-the-mail back now, and in years to come, were disposed of Monday night in Seattle.
For someone who is supposed to be retired, Jay-Z hasn&#39;t slowed down much. There&#39;s a new movie, a novel mash-up album and even a top executive offer to deal with.
Tycho:  Gabe was instructed to find and subsequently purchase the new Little Mermaid title for Kara, whose enthusiasm for teenaged fish has not abated since the film's release in nineteen-eighty-nine.  I had the opportunity to hear him call no less than twelve places yesterday in search of the product, each time with a voice carefully modulated to insist that he had absolutely no interest in such a thing.  There was less and less Gabriel left with each inquiry, until finally he was making the calls via the speakerphone, sprawled out on the floor.
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JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - Eight Afghan civilians were killed and 29 wounded on Sunday when Western troops opened fire after a suicide car-bomber attacked their convoy in the east of the country, officials said.
The undecided in the first US primary use the Web and e-mails for news to get closer to candidates.
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By Brad Heath  BURAS, La. -- The defense of Louisiana's hurricane-battered Gulf Coast begins in the muck -- or what's left of it.    The land is vanishing so quickly here from marshes and barrier islands that what went away in the past 50 years alone could cover all of Rhode Island.
India's economy is set to grow by 9.2% in the current financial year, the Indian government says.
A group of major media companies has accused Google Inc. of benefiting from the sale of pirated movies and providing business support to two Web sites suspected of offering access to illegal film downloads, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
Employers will no longer be able to force workers to retire before 65, unless they can justify it, the government says.
Police investigate a fund for sick babies after a hospital fails to contact a woman who set up the appeal.
Women with breast cancer who take part in group therapy sessions with other patients live no longer than those who do not, but experience a better quality of life and less pain, researchers said on Monday.
If there was a pattern to be detected in the Manny Ram&#xED;rez trade talks here, it was this: The Red Sox are focusing on getting a closer in return.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It used to be that rock bands  lived for the present and didn't worry about the future.
NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures briefly climbed back over $50 a barrel yesterday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supplies supporting prices despite a surprise increase in US crude inventories.
Amersfoort (The Netherlands), Golden Tulip Hotels, Inns & Resorts is proud to announce the expansion of its Benelux portfolio through the signing of the franchise agreement for the Tulip Inn Leiden Centre.
KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 26: The Nepal Government acted defiantly and decisively today to ensure normal supply of essential commodities to the Capital from two main highways as the \u00e2\u0080\u0098\u00e2\u0080\u0098blockade\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 launched by the Maoists entered its third day.
This week, there was no upset for the Scarlet Knights, just despair as another chance to beat their nemesis, the Lady Vols, was pulled away in the final seconds of a 59-58 defeat.
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Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on Saturday that constructive and clear talks could guarantee the interests of both Iran and Europe.
Four out of 10 U.S. workers often or always live from paycheck to paycheck, according to a survey released on Monday.
The fossilised skull of a one-tonne rodent - the largest ever discovered - is described by scientists.
JOHANNESBURG, March 13 -- Two harrowing days in police custody have left Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai with serious physical injuries but also renewed standing as head of an anti-government movement that is showing more energy than it has in years.
A gas explosion at a coal mine in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi killed 28 miners and five rescuers, the government said on Friday, in the latest in a grim series of similar disasters.
The former chairman of Hollinger International has been on trial for three months on charges relating to obstruction of justice and tax fraud.
Scottish Catholics should reject politicians who defend abortion, Scotland's most senior Catholic will say.
President Bush on Monday chose  Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born CEO of Kellogg Co, as his  nominee to be commerce secretary, his second selection of a  Hispanic for a second-term Cabinet.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The 12-member pilot leadership council at US Airways Group delayed its decision Saturday on whether it will send management&#39;s latest contract offer to its pilots for a vote.
At least 10 people were killed, including two Iraqi policemen, and 15 wounded in two separate car bombings in different areas of Baghdad's central Karrada district on Monday, police said.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - Insurgents killed at least 23   people with a wave of vehicle bombs across Iraq's ethnically   mixed city of Kirkuk on Sunday, one day after Prime Minister   Nuri al-Maliki urged Iraqis to embrace reconciliation.
Agency seeks public comment as first step in deciding how far Internet service providers can go before they transcend \
When Tiger Woods and Jay Haas faltered, Retief Goosen knew how to finish. Capping a satisfying year for Goosen, and a frustrating year for Woods, Goosen captured the Tour
The manual is intended to increase open-source usage among the 800 IT projects sponsored by the United Nations.
Francesco Pratali, difensore, ha rinnovato il contratto con l'Empoli: altri quattro anni in Toscana,...
MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- In a finding that offers insights into how young children learn language, researchers have discovered the early learning experiences of owls forever alter their brain circuitry.
One of President Bush's top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said.
Wyeth is seeking US approval in the next 18 months of seven new drugs that may ultimately generate more than $6 billion in annual revenue, chief executive Robert Essner told analysts.
French Sikhs say a deal exempting Sikh schoolchildren from a ban on overt religious attire has been flouted.
BESLAN, Russia  - Gunmen held hundreds of children  and adults captive in a school gym into the night in turbulent  southern Russia Thursday, but the Kremlin remained silent about  an attack which amounted to a huge humiliation.
Deciphering the depth and breadth of the New England Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 electronic taping habits still largely rests with a former video assistant being prodded to talk from several angles.
If you can't buy stuff, is it really m-commerce? E-commerce sites are putting their future success at risk by failing to offer users the ability to buy through their mobile websites, a new study has revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday unveiled a proposal designed to give thousands of seriously ill patients easier access to experimental treatments.
Northeastern and Providence, two struggling teams, came into last night's encounter at Matthews Arena looking for an improved performance. The Huskies accomplished their mission, dominating the Friars, 6-0.
Germany said on Saturday that Italy's opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council could mean Europe loses out.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The captain of the Staten Island Ferry that crashed into a maintenance pier in October, killing 11 people and injuring more than 70 others, will avoid prosecution in an unusual cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors.
The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the presidential race is based on telephone interviews with 1,541 adults, including 1,273 registered voters and 944 likely voters, from all states except Alaska and Hawaii. The interviews were conducted Oct. 4-6 by Ipsos-Public Affairs.
&quot;A-list&quot; IT suppliers Oracle Corp, EMC Corp, Dell Corp, and Intel Corp have banded together to forge an alliance to develop the grid computing systems of tomorrow.
For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the NBA. For one night, however, neither team was all that special.
Chad says it will not accept a UN peacekeeping force on its eastern border  - only one made up of police officers.
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Okay, let&#39;s all agree: Nobody likes to pay taxes. That&#39;s why the major candidates for president and many other politicians standing for election this year favor tax cuts or something they call tax reform.
With two days left in a  tight Iowa race, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee  defended on Tuesday his unorthodox and heavily criticized  handling of an attack ad against rival Mitt Romney.
NEW YORK -- City officials last month quietly activated some of the nation's newest generation of early warning sensors to detect a biological attack, turning on a limited number of filing-cabinet-size air filters in sensitive, high-volume areas of Manhattan.
Spanish scientists from the University of Santiago de Compostela find that drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk.
The future looks bleak in much of the developed world. But it looks bright in the developing world, according to two surveys released in connection with the World Economic Forum.
Bemoaning an increasing tendency of parents to \
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Blog: The logic behind the recent purchases in the security industry is simple--if you can't build security in, then at least layer it on.
Actress Isabella Rossellini poses with Terry, the Guide Dog Foundation labrador-poodle mix she is raising, in New York Monday Dec. 6, 2004.
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Brian McCann hits an RBI single off Jason Bergmann and a three-run homer off Billy Traber, carrying the Braves to a 4-1 victory over the Nationals.
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More than 150,000 home computer users are helping scientists find new ways to treat diseases like Alzheimer's.
An Islamist Web site said on Thursday it would carry a new video from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in which he declares war on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistani army.
Pop starlet Jessica Simpson has been cast as Daisy Duke in the big-screen version of \
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A suicide bomber killed three NATO soldiers and wounded six in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance said, taking to nine the number of Western troops killed in Afghanistan since the weekend.
Europe warned on Tuesday that it would not tolerate an Iran with nuclear weapons after the Islamic republic defied the United Nations by announcing it had begun converting a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.
Homosexual couples in Colombia have the right to share communal property, the Constitutional Court rules.
The big man in the middle of a mini-tempest - an honorary Nigerian tribal chief whose day job involves hunting NFL quarterbacks - said yesterday the Patriots would be downright loco to turn his criticism of Matt Light into bulletin-board fodder.
US health regulators say they found quality-control problems at a flu vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, in June 2003 but did not begin a full inspection of the plant again
The attention-deficit generation has been supplanted by the bipolar generation, we learn in Tuesday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrontline\u00e2\u0080\u009d on PBS.
A five-member panel to investigate whether genocide has taken place in Darfur has been appointed by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Plans for a wider rollout of identity cards to British nationals appear to have been delayed for three years.
Hezbollah rockets hammered northern Israel on Friday, including a half-hour barrage of 45 missiles that killed four Israelis, three of them Arabs.
MIAMI - There was no Madonna-Britney Spears kiss, no partially-clad Howard Stern coming down from the rafters, and certainly no wardrobe malfunctions. The MTV Awards show on Sunday featured typical frenetic energy and sexy style, and a few musical surprises, but it was mostly a kinder, gentler version of past shows...
Doing things right isn't enough. In today's fast-churning marketplace, business leaders must do the right things right.
TUESDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people are much less likely than lean patients to be discharged directly home from a hospital after being treated for ischemic stroke (reduced or blocked blood flow to the brain), a U.S. study finds.
In Japan, cellphone novels have not only infiltrated the mainstream but have come to dominate it.
Russell A. Buchanan, one of the nation's last surviving World War I veterans, has died. He was 106.
No winners last year, the gauntlet is down BrainAcademy, the competition that hands out bursaries to promising computer science students, is kicking off again this summer. Last year the challenge proved too tough for the entrants: no one managed to survive all three elimination rounds to claim the prize.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A battle group of British troops began to roll out of southern Iraq Wednesday on a US-requested mission to deadlier areas near Baghdad in a major political gamble for British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
BAGHDAD\u00e2\u0080\u0094Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and three other hostages yesterday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
US federal and state officials are investigating the hacking of a University of California, Berkeley, computer containing Social Security numbers and other personal data for more than 1 million state residents.
The Homeland Security Department official in charge of protecting the nation's physical and computer infrastructure is stepping down at the end of the month in the latest in a string of departures at the department's struggling cyber-security division.
The former operations officer for the U.N. anti-poverty agency in North Korea is seeking whistleblower protection from the United Nations, saying he lost his job for raising serious allegations about its financial transactions in the reclusive communist nation.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  did not personally sign his name on letters of condolence to  families of troops killed in Iraq but instead had it done by a  machine, an action lawmakers said on Sunday showed  insensitivity and was inappropriate for leadership during war.
By Randall Chase  DOVER, Del. - One year after accepting a government challenge to work toward eliminating the use of a potentially dangerous chemical used to make Teflon and other products, the DuPont Co. said Monday it plans to stop using the chemical by 2015.
Unemployment in the UK fell by 61,000 in the three months to the end of December, government figures show.
Hundreds of militant students under siege in a mosque in Pakistan's capital largely ignored calls from their captured leader to surrender on Thursday, raising fears that some children could be used as human shields.
It seems like a cool idea &#151; sunglasses with a built-in digital music player and speakers. No headphone cables to untangle as with most portable players. Music actually riding on your ears. Zero retinal damage from ultraviolet radiation.
French police were today investigating a possible terrorist connection after 10 people were slightly injured in a pre-dawn bomb blast outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris.
Ahead of his firsthand look at the tsunami's devastation, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday the United States has responded appropriately to what he called one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
NASA's rover Opportunity has reached its first stop inside a huge Martian crater and was poised Thursday to carry out the first science experiments.
Militants holding three U.N. workers  hostage in Afghanistan have extended a deadline for their  demands to be met because of the time taken for negotiators to  arrive for talks, a spokesman for the kidnappers said on  Saturday.
Major League pitcher Roger Clemens denied in a video on Sunday he had ever used steroids as alleged in baseball's Mitchell Report. \
[JURIST] BBC News is reporting that incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has withdrawn his proposed slate of Commissioners from consideration by the European Parliament after a dispute over the inclusion of controversial Justice portfolio
NEW YORK -- American shoppers took a breather last month as the worst housing recession in 16 years eroded demand for building materials, appliances, and furniture.
Afghans braved threats of Taliban attacks to begin voting today in a historic presidential election that they hope will mark the beginning of the end to a quarter century of conflict.
Envoys from 189 nations continued talks Wednesday at a UN conference to finalize details of a global warming treaty going into effect next year.
Queste le formazioni del match Inghilterra-Italia, in programma domani a Londra alle 13.30
Afghan poppies should be used to make opium rather than be destroyed, UK politicians say.
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PARIS  - Newcastle United booked their place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup but the latest round of group matches was overshadowed by another depressing outbreak of racism on European terraces.
Fed officials have left no doubt that they will raise short-term rates by a quarter point, to 2 percent, but they are still keeping their options open for December and next year.
Iin about 15 years, and probably less, this nation&#39;s retirement system will start to run a deficit, according to the Social Security&#39;s trustees.
Inflazione sopra il 2%, crescita economica sara' moderata
Marilyn Monroe might be no more, but for director Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman comes as close to the diva as she can
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Analysts agree that it would be of little benefit for Google to create a browser from scratch, but it could add value by adding components onto the open-source browser Mozilla.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Army helicopters crashed in southwest Baghdad late Saturday, killing two soldiers and wounding two others, the U.S. military said...
(Source: Adobe) Informal learning is often the most effective learning, but until recently it's only worked face to face. Now Web conferencing is at the point where dynamic, memorable virtual interactions can transform enterprise learning.
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA  - United Airlines' parent UAL Corp. and Continental Airlines Inc. are in preliminary talks about a merger that would create the largest airline in the world, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
EMC Corp., the Hopkinton-based information storage and management giant, has acquired Dantz Development Corp. of California for just under $50 million.
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s NDAQ.O   chief executive told investors on Friday that expanding   overseas could make sense, but refused to comment on questions   about its strategy toward the London Stock Exchange LSE.L.
The main oxygen generator for the International Space Station has failed, and the two astronauts on board will tap into an attached cargo ship's air supply this weekend.
BOMBAY  - Investors in Reliance group companies are counting the cost of the ownership spat between the the Ambani brothers since it emerged into the open two weeks ago, undercutting confidence in India&#39;s largest private group and a key shareholding
Britain needs to spend more to help poorer nations deal with climate change, Oxfam says.
A car packed with explosives blew up in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, killing the Palestinian driver, Israeli military sources said.
Blog: The most serious involves poisoned PDF files. The update also includes patches for Bind, Fetchmail, and GNU Screen.
Nasa says it is unsure when the Atlantis orbiter will lift off as it grapples with a sensor problem on the shuttle.
Sar&agrave; l'Ucraina l'avversaria dell'Italia nel playoff del Gruppo Mondiale di Fed Cup. Lo ha sta...
For a day, the Pittsburgh Steelers took on the New England Patriots&#39; identity. They became them in a case of identity theft. But there is no time for this crime, only a move up to the big time.
Only in the US! Sprint has added full length pay-per-view films to its subscription streaming video service, which has been in operation since last year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A suicide car bomber linked to al-Qaida killed 13 people in Baghdad on Monday, the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture, and clashes resumed in Fallujah, a
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Beginning a new round of copyright infringement lawsuits, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced Thursday they will be taking legal action against 791 individuals suspected of illegally downloading music files.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters...
The new architecture, code-named Nehalem, will use as many as eight processing cores, and offer better graphics and memory control processing.
Symantec Corp. is fishing for dollars with a new service designed to help companies combat the ongoing epidemic of online identity theft, or \
A Ukrainian court rules that key changes to election law are unconstitutional, raising concern about Sunday's vote.
US goalkeeper Jackie Frank had only a rookie&#39;s concept of what being an Olympian meant until getting swamped by Canada in a water polo shocker.
Ricavi totali +12%, margine operativo lordo +46,5%
Bob Davidson spent last season umpiring in the Class-A Midwest League, where he made just $13,000. He was on the road from April 4 to Sept.
Microsoft's unveils improved Live Search but we've seen most of it before.
The war on terror could have an unlikely ally in a modest mollusk known as the quahog.
The BBC's Alasdair Sandford looks at how the French press rates Segolene Royal's TV interview with a voters' panel.
Bce: se non attueranno ulteriori misure di risanamento
Close allies of Gordon Brown are calling for Tony Blair to make a public declaration about when he will go.
The police stepped up security in Indonesia after Australian government warned of possible terror attack in in Indonesia, targeting a Hilton hotel.
Almost a third of Americans plan to spend less on the holidays this year, mainly because they need to use their money for daily expenses, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
A Frenchman lost his wife and three children. British honeymooners disappeared. Vacation getaways for Christmas, far from Europe&#39;s cold climate, turned into nightmares.
Britain has reported the first death of one of its female soldiers in Iraq, although the circumstances remain unclear, Sky News reported Tuesday.
Ai domiciliari a Reggio Calabria dopo rientro da vacanza
Dave Campo spent 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, working his way from a defensive assistant to head coach and was an assistant on three Super Bowl winners in the mid-90s.
A few swastika-emblazoned stickers have been left on a mosque and another building in town, prompting a police investigation, officials said.
We will, we will solution you! Letters Now and again, we at Vulture Towers feel it is our honour bound duty to purge the English language of offending little dittys that get up your noses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK - The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped dramatically since the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) cautioned that the drugs can provoke suicidal behavior, according to a study.
Some 40 people are feared dead in northern Nigeria after a dam collapsed following torrential rain.
Gli impianti rimarranno chiusi dal 27 febbraio al 2 marzo
The PIMCO mutual fund group's  adviser and two affiliates will pay more than $20 million to  settle charges involving failure to disclose  payments made to  brokers for promoting PIMCO fund shares, authorities said on  Wednesday.
President Bush received a potential boost on Friday in his bid for re-election when a court ruled that independent candidate Ralph Nader, who experts believe helped
THE Australian Government said yesterday it would support any moves from the IOC to strip US sprint queen Marion Jones of the five medals she won at the Sydney Games if she was found guilty of a doping offence.
A year after the murder of Turkish-Armenian writer Hrant Dink, the issues he raised remain unresolved.
Crews are still working to douse the flames from a sugar refinery explosion, still trying to reach the last of the victims' bodies, yet already the out-of-town lawyers are swooping in.
Moneta unica scambiata a 1,4809 dollari e 158,37 yen
The yen caught its breath on Thursday  after seesawing over the past two days on speculation about the  timing of an expected shift in China's currency policy.
A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation  into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani officials dismissed a top US counterterrorism official's contention of progress in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, saying yesterday that Pakistan does not have any information on the Al Qaeda leader's whereabouts.
Bloomberg - Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said Democratic presidential candidates are more afraid of offending ``left-wing groups&#39;&#39; like MoveOn.org than they are of insulting the U.S. military.
Guatemalan President Oscar Berger is struggling to contain fallout from the murders of politicians and policemen in an election-year scandal that has revealed drug gang links to high-level security forces.
More than half the members of ethnic minorities in Britain believe immigrants should speak English, a survey suggests.
As pterodactyls go it was small, toothless and had unexpectedly curved toes \u00c2\u0097 yet scientists are welcoming their new find as another piece in the puzzle of ancient life.
American scientists are investigating whether the illegal \u00e2\u0080\u009crave\u00e2\u0080\u009d drug Ecstasy can ease the anxiety of dying cancer patients in their final days.
To avoid another round of holiday travel havoc, US Airways called for volunteers from its nonunion workforce to give free helping hands at its troubled Philadelphia operations over the New Year&#39;s weekend.
As a young electrical engineer, Bill Wright knew that he wanted to start a company \
Q. I really enjoy listening over the Internet to radio station KKJZ in Long Beach, Calif. I stream it through the Windows Media Player, where it is one of a great number of items, including songs, play lists and videos.
NEW DELHI  - Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said he held &quot;cordial and friendly&quot; talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh but insisted further progress in bilateral ties hinges on a solution to Kashmir.
Police charge three teenagers with the murder of a gay barman who survived the Soho nail bomb.
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No. 5 Syracuse gets 25 points from Hakim Warrick and 21 from Gerry McNamara as it beats No. 24 Memphis, 77-62, and wins the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
He has been a Yugoslav and a Serb and worked under Tito and Milosevic. So it makes sense that the place where Goran Paskaljevic really likes to work is Ireland.
Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and sales reversed a yearlong decline.
Liverpool make short work of Toulouse to book their place in the group stage of the Champions League.
By Laura Petrecca  If there's anything that Mel Karmazin knows, it's the art of the deal.    The 63-year-old media executive has spent most of his career expanding the reach -- and public profile -- of the companies he's run.
The first Americans lost their land and, for some, their identities after European settlers began the mass migration to what is now the United States.
A metal door, a window frame and a faucet were the only items dropped off at a Hamas weapons collection point Thursday, a sign the Islamic militant group faces serious trouble in getting its hands on Gaza's estimated 400,000 firearms.
France's Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announces his intention to run for the presidency next year.
Vendite in rialzo ma nel 2006 c'erano stati benefici fiscali
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099Or\u00c3\u00a9al, the cosmetics maker, said second-quarter sales rose 10 percent on gains in Eastern Europe and Asia and a recovery in North America. Sales rose to 4.25 billion euros ($5.85 billion) from 3.85 billion euros a year earlier. L\u00e2\u0080\u0099Or\u00c3\u00a9al, based in Paris, has expanded in emerging markets from Russia to Brazil to stoke growth as customers in those countries spend more money on cosmetics products. \u00e2\u0080\u009cOur most dynamic category was skin care,which has a lot of added value,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the chief executive, Jean-Paul Agon, above, said on a conference call.
Blog: A recap of what went on at the 'Second Life' convention this weekend in Chicago.
Northwestern Head Football Coach Randy Walker was admitted to Evanston Hospital yesterday afternoon, and held overnight for observation.
What you learn about people \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and yourself \u00e2\u0080\u0094 when you need them to donate an organ.
India's state-run Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) said it is considering buying a 10 percent stake in China Gas Holdings Ltd, which has sole rights to distribute gas in 42 Chinese cities.
Collezione disegnata dal direttore creativo Gaia Trussardi
(CBS/AP) Russia castigated the United States on Wednesday for its willingness to hold talks with Chechens agitating for independence and suggested the issue could harm bilateral relations, the Interfax news agency reported.
If you feel like you know about President Bush&#39;s timber company or Senator Kerry&#39;s outspoken wife more than either candidate&#39;s health care plan for America, then keep reading.
The first one ended Sunday morning with Felix Sabates changing his mind and deciding to decline a seat on the Hendrick Motorsports plane that would crash a few hours later in rural Virginia, killing 10 people.
AGRA, India  - Hundreds of schoolchildren gathered  outside India's Taj Mahal on Monday, releasing heart-shaped  balloons and setting free white pigeons to mark the 350th  birthday of the world's most famous monument to love.
The One Laptop Per Child organisation sets up a program to deliver laptops to the poorest US children.
Il regista Michael Moore d\u00c3\u00a0 un altro spintone alla poltrona su cui il presidente Usa Bush si \u00c3\u00a8 comodamente seduto indebitamente da ormai quattro anni. Dopo il film documentario Fahrenheit 9/11, vincitore
In order to meet the growing demands of the flash memory market, Fujitsu and AMD\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flash memory subsidiary Spansion LLC unveiled plans to develop a new \u00e2\u0080\u009cORNAND\u00e2\u0080\u009d flash memory architecture that combines the best of NOR code execution with NAND data

The train is becoming an attractive option for business travelers in Europe.
Lancashire moots obesity levy Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has announced it may introduce a fee for shifting fat people, after a sharp rise in the number of heavyweight call-outs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scammers are now using MP3 file attachments to pitch stocks in pump-and-dump schemes.
La Juve vuol tornare ad essere la squadra vincente in Italia e in Europa. Lo ha detto l'ad bianconer...
China will expand the use of lethal injections to replace execution by gunshot, state media said on Thursday of a country which kills more convicts than anywhere else.
JAKARTA, Indonesia  - Fourteen people were killed yesterday when an airforce helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Indonesia&#39;s Central Java province, a senior police officer told local radio.
InfoWorld - Windows Vista&#160;isn&#39;t the only recently released Microsoft software that will give users headaches when they upgrade their systems. Corporate users, partners, and analysts said upgrading to Exchange Server 2007 from previous versions also may be a lengthy and painful process for companies, which may want to take a wait-and-see approach to the new software.
The European Union presidency yesterday expressed optimism that a deal could be struck over Turkey&#39;s refusal to recognize Cyprus in the lead-up to next weekend&#39;s EU summit, which will decide whether to give Ankara a date for the start of accession talks.
Three Christians convicted in connection with anti-Muslim communal violence in 2000 were executed in spite of protests from the European Union.
Free agent Sean Casey reached a preliminary agreement on an $800,000, one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, giving them an experienced backup at first base to Kevin Youkilis.
N&#39;DJAMENA, Chad As Bill Frist, the majority leader of the US Senate, was interviewing Darfurian refugees in Chad earlier this month, the Sudanese government and Arab janjaweed forces attacked a number of black Darfurian villages just a few miles away
Export revenue of a large number of Indian outsourcing companies was brought under the tax net in the country's federal budget. The tax could be the first of measures by the government to reduce tax benefits for the country's outsourcing industry.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Gunmen briefly detained 35  unarmed Iraqi police recruits in their hotel near the Jordanian  border on Tuesday night, but released them after they pretended  to be businessmen.
British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington and other senior management will help out the ground staff at London's Heathrow airport during the upcoming busy holiday weekend, after days of staff shortages and delays, the company said.
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The four-day Republican convention marshaled its forces to laud the incumbent US President George W. Bush&#39;s image as a strong leader in difficult times.
Operazione da 285 mln sterline, cresce nel settore calcio
A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly tornado ripped through New Orleans.
The chief executive of Marsh & McLennan faces a showdown with investigators over accusations of bid-rigging.
Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.
September 20, 2004 - What do electricity-producing barges off the coast of Nigeria have to do with the implosion of energy giant Enron nearly three years ago?
On a cold January evening in southwest Philadelphia, a police patrol responds to the latest shooting in a neighborhood that is deadly even by the standards of America's most dangerous big city.
China is gearing up to dominate the genetically modified crop game. And the West is increasingly worried about monitoring these products around the globe
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said Thursday the government had hit its economic target set for 2004. Delivering his pre-budget report to the House of Commons
Blog: The downtown SoHo location now sports a short line, but the 5th Avenue line has not gotten any longer.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday begins talks with visiting Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street, which is expected to focus on security in Iraq and the release of a British ...
Helio LLC said Tuesday its youth-oriented cell phone service will reach 100,000 subscribers in April and that it is now generating monthly revenue at a rate exceeding $100 million per year.
Macon has been taken off the Moody&#39;s Investors Service &quot;watch list&quot; and the city&#39;s rating will stay the same for now.
President George W. Bush called on the star power of actor-turned-California-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to boost his campaign appeal as Democratic challenger John Kerry shifted his attack from missing explosives in Iraq to domestic economics.
Pfizer Inc. will spend about $2  million to change advertising that claims the company's  Listerine mouthwash works as well as floss in fighting plaque  and gingivitis, the company told a judge on Monday.
Even with an injury-depleted defense, Buffalo ruined Daunte Culpepper's first home game before his new fans with surprising ease. The Bills sacked Miami's quarterback seven times &#151; five in the first 15 snaps &#151; plus blocked a punt and survived a woeful passing effort in beating the Dolphins 16-6 on Sunday, sending Miami to 0-2 for only the second time in the last 37 seasons.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution have become specialists in making a final sprint at the end of the MLS season, timing their run to near perfection in the last four years.
Japan insisted it would not bow to the demands of Islamic militants in Iraq who threatened to behead a young Japanese unless Tokyo withdraws its troops from the country within 48 hours.
Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ministry of Interior is proposing a radical reshaping of the way American diplomats in Iraq are protected.
The dollar suffers a sharp drop on Friday to a record low against the euro, with analysts forecasting more declines to come.
The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it had launched a criminal investigation into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Floyd Landis's decision last week to appeal against the stripping of his 2006 Tour de France title means the American joins a long list of athletes whose fates have been determined by the powerful but discreet Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Investor's Business Daily - Investors slowed their investing into stock mutual funds in December. But a fourth-quarter market surge sent total fund assets to a record &#36;8.1 trillion in December.
Norwegian police question their first suspect over the theft of Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.    At least 53 people were left homeless by the blaze in Prairie Township, which destroyed the building's roof and third floor, melted siding and left its wooden skeleton exposed...
UNITED NATIONS - The United States on Tuesday accused all parties in the 22-month conflict in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region of complicity in a growing humanitarian disaster and demanded that those responsible be held accountable for atrocities and attacks
Theater-quality entertainment systems are coming to the car. Is rush hour ready for wireless file swapping?
The Conservatives have won a by-election victory, taking a seat from Labour on Sunderland Council.
Amare Stoudemire had 24 points and 23 rebounds, Leandro Barbosa scored 25 points and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-87 Thursday night.
Japanese stocks rose after oil prices fell from a record in New York on Friday, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits.
The head of the Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Christodoulos, dies, aged 69, after a battle with cancer.
The social networking and news sharing site has always kept the precise details of its popularity algorithms a secret. But today, Digg did announce the nature of a change which could alter the entire meaning and purpose of the site.
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Research firm PRA International Inc. gained as much as 24 percent Thursday after pricing its initial public offering above expectations, and two other stocks saw moderate increases in their trading debuts.
A Harvard study has raised new doubts over the authenticity of three paintings previously thought to be works by abstract artist Jackson Pollock, weighing into a simmering controversy in the art world.
On Tuesday, the Mozilla Foundation released its first preview release of Firefox 1.0, the organization&#39;s standalone Web browser based on the Mozilla source code.
Nottingham Forest remembered Brian Clough as the architect of &quot;one of the great football achievements of all time&quot; after their former manager died from stomach cancer on Monday, aged 69.
Bombay to Mumbai is familiar enough, but Bangalore to Bangaluru? A trend gains speed.
Bill Guerin scored his first three goals with the Islanders Thursday night to lead a 5-2 victory against the host Washington Capitals.
Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris says he was thrilled by the boos that greeted his absence from the 200m final.
In 1977, a new form of rock hit the scene led by bands like The Sex Pistols and The Ramones. A multimedia look back
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Want to travel abroad but don&#39;t want to be tagged as an American? A New Mexico T-shirt company suggests going Canadian.
Windows Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, goes on sale to business customers.
U.S. electronic stock market Nasdaq  has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX  for $3.7 billion, as Nasdaq seeks to expand abroad following a series of rival stock market mergers.
French customs officers have seized a set of Christmas Santa Claus decorations made of cocaine.
At least eight of the lead rounds fired at a school during a nighttime National Guard training mission punched their way into classrooms, police said Friday.
Air France KLM reported an second-quarter operating profit up 7.8 percent to 568 million euros ($731 million) on Thursday and hiked its merger synergy targets as it repeated forecasts on full-year earnings.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ruled  out a U.N. inquiry into the assassination of opposition leader  Benazir Bhutto, as demanded by her party, saying that Pakistan  should not be compared to Lebanon.
By NICK WEBSTER IT is the internet encyclopedia that grows by 30 million words a day, a vast pool of knowledge that is expanding so fast it is impossible to keep up.
Blog: The iPhone's camera in action, shots of life in San Francisco and some thoughts
Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac  does not expect the U.S. Justice Department to take further  action in a criminal investigation into accounting  transgressions at the company, the Washington Post reported on  Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - As the election draws nearer, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned al-Qaida terrorists will mount a devastating attack to try to disrupt the political process...
Showers and thunderstorms moved from the Southeast to the Northeast Wednesday, while severe storms moved through the Southern Plains.
With her dancer's body, huge brown eyes and California-casual personal style, soprano Danielle de Niese hardly fits the stereotype of an opera star.
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A plan that could authorize more aggressive operations follows concern that Al Qaeda and the Taliban hope to destabilize the Pakistani government, officials said.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cCanvas\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a movie that rings emotionally true, despite structural contrivances and dim, washed-out color.
Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
The Weinstein Co.,  the film and TV company run by sibling media moguls Harvey and  Bob Weinstein, has reached a deal to allow striking Hollywood  writers to return to work for the studio, a company spokesman  said on Thursday.
NAPOLI - Due latitanti del clan Di Lauro, ritenuti i cassieri dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099organizzazione camorristica, ed una terza persona accusata di favoreggiamento nei loro confronti sono stati arrestati nell\u00e2\u0080\u0099operazione della polizia in corso nei quartieri Scampia e
The spotlight on fashion runways has shifted to the young and the unknown, many of unproven talent.
This year is on track to be the second warmest since records began in the 1860s and floods in Pakistan or a heatwave in Greece may herald worse disruptions in store from global warming, experts said on Friday.
Germany, the birthplace of Albert Einstein, launches a year of international celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of three of the physicist's four papers that changed the way we view the Universe.
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS -- The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called &quot;the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands&quot; after a death threat to a Dutch politician was found pinned with a knife to the body of a slain
YABED, West Bank - Dozens of women defied traditional Islamic limits and pressures, running for office and winning in last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s West Bank local elections, reflecting a new political awakening in a male-dominated society.
Half of the web just disappeared Another issue has cropped up with Apple's newly released beta of Safari for Windows.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Responding to criticism of his plan for a 29-story residential tower near Chinatown, developer Ori Ron has agreed to shrink the building, expand the Greenway park next door, and preserve almost the entire facade of the historic Dainty Dot building on the site.
Under the deal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s terms, Blackstone must pay a $170 million breakup fee if certain conditions occur, like a severe decline in Alliance Data\u00e2\u0080\u0099s financial health.
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Jon Cryer married entertainment reporter Lisa Joyner in Mexico this weekend.
Federal health officials said yesterday they had overestimated in a high-profile study the number of Americans dying from being overweight.
World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz of Puerto Rico and International Boxing Federation champion Chris Byrd of the United States defend their titles Saturday night in New York City.
Israeli President Moshe Katsav pleaded guilty on Thursday to committing sexual crimes against women employees in a plea bargain that will keep him out of jail, Israel's attorney-general said.
Rasmussen Reports - Thirty-three percent (33%) of American voters say they&#39;ll definitely vote for Senator Barack Obama (D) if he&#39;s on the Presidential ballot in November 2008. That&#39;s unchanged from a month ago, but the number who say they&#39;ll definitely vote against the charismatic newcomer from Illinois has increased by five points to 38%. Still, Obama enjoys the highest level of base support and net support among any of the leading candidates.
The former number two buyer for the US Air Force has been sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption. Darleen Druyun, 56, admitted to boosting the price of a tanker plane deal to win favour with Boeing, the company she was about to work for.
After weathering days of criticism from Germany over a spectacular tax evasion case, Liechtenstein is digging in to defend its lucrative tradition of banking secrecy.
The Malta Tourism Authority's first edition of the Valletta Military Tattoo, in St George's Square on Saturday and Sunday at 6.30 p.m., will mark the close of the Malta Historic Cities Festival, an 11-day ...
Crude oil futures hit $US50 in electronic after-hours trade in New York, setting a new record as supply worries intensified. In regular trading the November benchmark contract for light sweet crude on the
BAGHDAD, Oct 24  - The execution of 43 Iraqi army recruits northeast of Baghdad announced on Sunday is one of the deadliest attacks carried out on the country&#39;s fledgling security forces.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after  the Boeing Co.'s BA.N results beat forecasts and the Federal  Reserve raised rates by a quarter-percentage point, keeping its  pledge to tighten credit at a measured pace.
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The key to maintaining economic stability is well-placed confidence in the markets. Bubbles, by contrast, result from misplaced confidence.
Troubled pop singer Britney Spears, who is working on her musical comeback, was spotted relaxing in Mexico and offering some friendly advice to fellow tourists.
Carson Daly made his  mark in television, but he is ready to prove himself all over  again on the Internet.
Fifteen foreigners, including 11 French nationals, a Briton and an Italian, are believed to have been kidnapped in a remote and inhospitable area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate.
Prolonged exposure to a germ killer widely used in industry and in household and personal care products, stunts the growth of developing nerves in the brains of rats, according to new research.
Eastman Kodak Co., the world&#39;s biggest photographic company, said it will cut almost 900 jobs as it reorganizes its European business to concentrate on the digital market as demand for traditional film wanes.
Il presidente afghano Hamid Karzai ha rinunciato ad una visita nella parte orientale del Paese dopo che un missile \u00c3\u00a8 esploso nel luogo che avrebbe dovuto visitare. A renderlo noto sono stati militari americani.
When Scott Kazmir went out to throw his warmup pitches in the fifth inning of last night's 5-2 victory over the Red Sox, the Devil Rays rookie had to give himself a mental slap in the face.
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Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats. But the greatest risk is third-party applications, security firm says.
A mile offshore from this city's high-rise condos and spring-break bars lie as many as 2 million old tires, strewn across the ocean floor &#151; a white-walled, steel-belted monument to good intentions gone awry.
Lavoro tecnico tattico per l'Empoli in vista della gara con l'Atalanta. La squadra ha svolto ha svol...
Vodafone said Monday that it remained interested in acquisitions in France, eastern Europe, Asia and Africa as the mobile phone company detailed cost cuts that it expects will reach an annual \u00c2\u00a32.
The New York Giants suffered a massive blow on Monday when it was confirmed that Michael Strahan, one of the game&#39;s best pass rushers, will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.
The Red Sox World Series victory is going to cost Jordan's Furniture millions of dollars, but chief executive Eliot Tatelman says he couldn't be happier.
Antidepressant drugs have been overprescribed to hundreds of thousands of people with mild depression in whom the risk of side effects outweighs the benefits, Britain&#39;s chief medicines regulator said yesterday.
Bhopal, Nov. 27. - The children of the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy continue to carry their legacy. This is obvious from a recent survey that indicates that the victims have passed on toxins to the
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes this season's Premier League is the most competitive title race yet.
The basic Medicare premium will rise next year to $93.50 a month, an increase of $5, the Bush administration announced Tuesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki returns home after medical checks in Britain saying he is in good health.
Al congresso di Oporto anche Prodi e Fassino
Mia Hamm and the rest of the Fab Five of women&#39;s soccer from the United States had just enough left in their thirtysomething legs for one more title, beating Brazil 2-1 on Thursday in extra time to win the Olympic gold medal in their final
Policy group cries foul Google continues to fight allegations that it's promoting video piracy. In March, entertainment giant Viacom slapped Google with a $1bn lawsuit over copyrighted videos posted to YouTube, the site Google purchased last fall, and now, the National Legal and Policy Center is asking whether the search engine cum world power is facilitating copyright infringement on its home-grown video-sharing site, Google Video.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Crisi mutui subprime pesera' per 300 euro a famiglia
A British tourist is trampled to death by an elephant while on honeymoon in Kenya.
Is this deal picture-perfect for investors?
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson,  a former U.N. ambassador, called on Wednesday for increased  pressure on Sudan to get U.N. troops into turbulent Darfur  after he held talks with the new secretary-general.
CHICAGO  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Kraft Foods, the food and beverage maker, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 6 percent, weighed down by record-high dairy prices.
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Growth at foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) continues to outpace that at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which ended its record-sales streak in September.
A senior Taliban commander says Osama bin Laden is alive and in contact with leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents, according to an interview aired on British television.
Youngsters are meeting up with people they met on the internet, without their parents knowing, research suggests.
By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 3--GULFPORT -- The Gulfport Police Athletic League is taking donations to benefit residents of Enterprise, Ala., which was damaged heavily by tornadoes that left several residents dead earlier this week.
In a burgeoning political and engineering scandal, Boston&#39;s gleaming new underground Interstate 93 highway is riddled with hundreds of leaks.
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: U.S. intel chief
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and top-seeded Justine Henin advanced to the Open Gaz de France semifinals Friday.
The move came a day after Roger Clemens filed a defamation lawsuit against Brian McNamee, his former trainer.
Dunn-leading HP chairman Patricia Dunn will leave the position in January next year and be replaced by current CEO Mark Hurd. Dunn's position has been shaky since her role in the snooping scandal became public - Dunn hired private detectives to spy on directors and reporters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new study finds that Celebrex, the first in a family of stomach-friendly painkillers called cox-2 inhibitors, is safer for the heart than Vioxx, a similar drug that has been linked to cardiovascular problems.
U.S. captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for the first time in the opening match.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Modena, con il tecnico Zoratto che ha fatto lavorare la squadra sulla tatt...
France&#39;s foreign minister appealed today for the release of two French journalists abducted in Baghdad, saying the French respect all religions.
Buy low, spam high Pump-and-dump spammers are refining their tactics and marketing techniques in an attempt to drum up new business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Wednesday that voters should think about who they can most trust when trying to decide between him and his rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. \
Al-Qaeda marked the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with a call for Muslims throughout the world to violently oppose the international peacekeeping force gathering in southern Lebanon and position themselves for direct assaults against Israel and Persian Gulf governments.
Horrific abuses are just one legacy of a failed immigration policy.
The knife used to murder special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri outside her home four months ago is found.
Rigel Kent Security &amp; Advisory Services notified Symantec of three high-risk vulnerabilities they identified in the Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance during an assessment.
The Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court in Baghdad has opened the 41st session of the trial of former officials for the deaths of about 182,000 Iraqis in 1988.
By AP Wire Service  WICHITA, Kan.  -- Some native Kansans are causing all kinds of problems for their home state.
An anti-smoking guru who has helped millions of smokers to kick the habit has died from lung cancer.
Three tall glass candles with religious icons, each representing one of his three solo albums, sit on Juanes' recording console.
AOL plans to strengthen its online advertising business by acquiring Tacoda, a company that specializes in delivering ads based on users' online activities.
Marking the 75th anniversary of the Lacoste label, creative director Christophe Lemaire looked back at the crocodile's life and created a path for its future at the Saturday morning presentation of its spring collection during New York Fashion Week.
Assemblea soci convocata per oggi e domani mattina
One more loss and the Giants would set a franchise record with 10 straight. One more fine by Tom Coughlin before he even picked up his first victory and the Giants would be on the verge of revolt.
Among Internet businesses, perhaps only VistaPrint has managed to reach a market value of more than $1 billion by getting customers to hand out millions of promotional messages for it.
WASHINGTON, September 9 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The United States has presented a draft UN resolution calling for sanctions mainly against Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil sector \u00e2\u0080-ominated by Chinese companies \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -egedly for lack of progress by the
Adalius Thomas signed with New England on Saturday, giving the Patriots one of this season's top free agents and a versatile pass-rushing outside linebacker who can do for the team what Willie McGinest once did.
VILNIUS/KABUL  - NATO struggled to maintain unity over the war in Afghanistan on Thursday after the United States raised concerns that some members were not willing to let their troops \
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Life & style: Once marriage was portrayed as 'legalised prostitution'. This week it was presented as a cure for society's problems. Which is true? Decca Aitkenhead reports.
Less than a third of people with diabetes receive all the recommended tests, a national audit shows.
Quando si dice due squadre operaie. Brescia e Chievo non sono, per ora, salite agli onori della cronaca per il bel gioco; la loro serie A \u00c3\u00a8 fatta di lavoro, fatica, disciplina, tutte cose di cui i due allenatori
Maurizio Zamparini accusa il ministro dello Sport Giovanna Melandri di aver chiesto la sua esclusion...
Second seed Lleyton Hewitt beat Gael Monfils 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday, turning back the French teenager&#39;s bid for a second upset at the ?
Tigers trainers say Joel Zumaya's wrist and arm inflammation, which sidelined him during the playoffs, resulted from playing the popular PlayStation 2 game. In Game|Life.
'NO copy protection - respect the music' stamped on !K7 discs
As he leads his third spacewalk today during the shuttle Discovery\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mission to the International Space Station, one word is likely to be on Capt. Robert L. Curbeam Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mind: ammonia.
A Rolex is probably bogus if you're buying it on a New York City sidewalk. But here are a few more tip-offs that tell you that watch is a knockoff. (Hint: does it tick?)
A coalition of small leftist political groups has sued President Bush and other U.S. government officials for the abuses against prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Space officials set the launch and docking windows for the ATV, Europe's huge new space-station resupply ship.
Michigan prosecutors won&#39;t bring charges against filmmaker Michael Moore who state Republicans say broke the law when he offered new underwear and food to young people who promised to vote in the presidential election.
Roger Federer and Tim Henman ventured into unknown territory when they reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time on Monday.

PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive & Transportation group at Frost & Sullivan will host an exclusive live briefing on February 6 at 3:00 pm EST.
Southern California hardly resembled an elite team &#151; much less No. 1 &#151; in its first game of the season.
Funner.A has no destructive properties, although it will make a nuisance of itself by sending a copy of itself as funny.exe to all contacts found in the application.
The United States and the European Union agreed to allow more time for talks to settle a row over government help to aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus but said arbitration by the WTO remained an option.
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Larry Hughes racked up 33  points and seven assists as Washington rallied from an 11-point  deficit in the second half to record a 112-88 victory over New  Jersey at the MCI Center.
Now the credit-card companies are trying to tack on billions in charges to each other. American Express Co. wants rivals Visa USA Inc.
Hamas on Monday arrested the spokesman of a shadowy group holding British reporter Alan Johnston, a move that could give it a bargaining chip to secure the Briton's release.
A mechanical arm that can grab 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award Thursday, defeating a dozen flashier finalists, including a walking humanoid and a transparent torso for simulating surgery.
A top aide to radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was freed from US detention on Thursday, an aide to Sadr said. Sheikh Moayad al-Khazraji, who was believed to have been held
New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin grew weary last week of questions about when he might replace his veteran quarterback, Kurt Warner, with top overall draft choice Eli Manning.
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Gartner Inc. research director Rich Mogull says that customization of off-the-shelf software is the weakest link in application security. He spoke at the Gartner IT Security Summit in Sydney. Needless to say, some vendors in attendance were moved to respond.
Patrik Elias and Sergei Brylin scored two goals each to help the New Jersey Devils thrash the reeling New York Rangers 6-1 on Sunday.
Two dozen states filed a brief on behalf of two San Francisco Chronicle reporters, telling a federal appeals court that public interest demands the recognition of a journalist's right to protect confidential sources.
Israeli nuclear whistleblower  Mordechai Vanunu was detained on Friday as he tried to enter  the West Bank city of Bethlehem for Christmas in defiance of  restrictions on his movement, Israeli police said.
The coaches lobby Joe Lunardi like politicians out stumping for votes. Players and athletic directors always pop by to schmooze and boast about big wins and bigger RPI.
By Kyle Gilbertson | September 24, 2004 | Page 2. A SPECIAL grand jury investigating the mass beating of prisoners at Chicago\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cook County Jail in 1999 issued a report charging that responsibility runs straight to the top.
BUENA VISTA, Pa. - A school bus driver encouraged students to jump around, throw things and misbehave on her moving bus so she could make an audition videotape for the reality television show \
By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 21--Anti-war candidate Chip DeNure's loss to U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, in the Democratic primary last week was pretty much a rout any way you look at the numbers. But let's look at them anyway.
Hollinger International Inc.&#39;s special committee&#39;s report that details the apparent abuse by senior executives at the company, primarily Conrad Black and David Radler, is the latest in a series of scandals that have shocked corporate boardrooms across the
Fox has committed to make  a comedy pilot from Denis Leary and the co-creator of \
Un'iniziativa del ministero dello sviluppo: vi si possono controllare i costi dei prodotti alimentari e anche dei carburanti in 58 citt&agrave;. Registrati anche i prezzi all'ingrosso
Group A streptococcal infection  appears to be associated with changes in behavior and the  development of a movement disorder in elementary school  children, according to a report in the current issue of  Biological Psychiatry.
Two NFL offensive coordinators, the Buffalo Bills&#39; Tom Clements and the New England Patriots&#39; Charlie Weis, have become focal points of Notre Dame&#39;s head-coaching search.
Japan Tobacco Inc.&#39;s Canadian unit, JTI-Macdonald, filed for bankruptcy protection after the Quebec government sued it for C$1.
Tasso di rifinanziamento principale confermato al 4,00%
Kevin Brown had no problem throwing in the bullpen Friday but was still a long shot to pitch for the New York Yankees on Sunday against Boston after breaking his left hand three weeks ago.
The European Union said on Tuesday it made \
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Iraq is ready to take over security in the entire southern province of Basra from the British military, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told visiting Defence Secretary Des Browne on Wednesday.
Newcastle United have sacked manager Bobby Robson, according to press reports.
Lagos - An item has appeared in the Universe Today, Space News from Around the Internet that the NASA&#39;s Galaxy Evolution Explorer has discovered baby galaxies forming in our relative neighborhood, casting doubt on the theory that only small galaxies were
The two team up to offer advice to consumers in an acronym-filled digital world.
CARSON, California  - David Beckham, ready to start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League Soccer (MLS) team's home stadium on Friday.
US Airways' 28,000 employees waited last night for the airline to file a petition with the judge in its bankruptcy proceeding, seeking to void existing labor contracts and impose a 23 percent pay cut on workers.
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Democrat John Edwards sharpened his populist appeal to working families on Sunday, blaming corporate greed and political calculation for the economic and other problems affecting the middle class.
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, June 20 -- Three former military leaders in Sierra Leone were found guilty of war crimes Wednesday by a U.N.-backed court, the first verdicts stemming from the country's 10-year civil war.
Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday said  its automotive business was gearing up for bigger profits this  year, but overall earnings will fall due to weaker results at  its financial services unit.
Just beating Louisiana State wasn't enough to satisfy Georgia. The Bulldogs dominated L.S.U. on Saturday afternoon.
WASHINGTON -- The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported yesterday. America's trade gap with China hit a record high as retailers stocked up on cellphones, toys, and televisions in preparation for Christmas sales.
Il tecnico dell'Empoli Gigi Cagni dopo i fatti di Catania voleva ritirarsi, poi per\u00c3\u00b2 ci ha ripensato...
Danish police detained about 100  people during fresh violence in Copenhagen early on Saturday,  two days after the eviction of left-wing squatters from a youth  center sparked a wave of protests.
Counting in Indonesia's  presidential election is nearly over, with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono the easy winner.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Oxygen and food will be worrisomely low on the international space station by Christmas, and it&#39;s crucial that a Russian supply ship get there by then, a top NASA official said today.
NASA has extended the mission of the Mars Odyssey orbiter which has been studying and mapping the Red Planet since early 2002 as well as serving as a relay for data from the surface rovers Spirit and Opportunity.
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe wins the International Man Booker Prize in honour of his literary career.
It's shaping up to be one of the warmest years on record.
The window for Congressional earmarks is open once again as lawmakers from both parties are inviting constituents and lobbyists to recommend pet projects.
Sharpshooters will be used to cull an elk population that roams and sometimes rampages through Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park officials.
UK shoppers left their Christmas shopping late this year but there was a seasonal rush, retailers say.
straight to your cell phone, according to security experts. The experts, including Symantec Corp. and SimWorks, which specializes
Landing under the cover of darkness, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in northern Iraq early Friday for an unannounced Christmas Eve visit with US troops at a base where 22 people died at the hands of a suicide bomber this
French fishermen agreed to lift their blockades at the Mediterranean ports of Marseille and Toulon on Tuesday, allowing oil tankers, freight vessels, passenger ships and cruise liners to resume sailing.
STEWART CINK, named as a wild card for the United States&#39; Ryder Cup team last Monday, made captain Hal Sutton feel even better about his choice when he won the NEC world championship in Akron.
The North Korean government has agreed to a live national broadcast of the New York Philharmonic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s concert in Pyongyang next week.
Using a cellular phone does not  increase a person's risk of cancer, according to a broad study  released on Tuesday involving more than 400,000 Danish cellular  telephone users.
ABC News aired a videotape last night of a purported American member of al Qaeda declaring that a new series of terrorist attacks against the United States could come &quot;at any moment.
House prices in Wales again see the highest average rise, with some homes in north Wales doubling in value.
A journalist emotionally recalled Friday how a Los Angeles police officer beat her with a baton until she collapsed and lost consciousness when police used force to disperse an immigration rally last month.
A senior Irish bishop denied that he was the clergyman who christened the sons of British soccer captain David Beckham and his pregnant pop star wife Victoria.
Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday in a ruling that left survivors and families shedding tears of joy.
Heading into the Orange Bowl to take on Miami is not easy for any team, especially on a Thursday night, but expect the athleticism and experience of the Louisville Cardinals to make tonight&#39;s game very competitive.
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s landmark trade agreement with Southeast Asian leaders is the latest example of how the communist giant is claiming a growing role in a region long dominated by the United States.
Microsoft's unveils improved Live Search but we've seen most of it before.
Britain on Monday made an official request to Russia to extradite the man suspected of killing ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, deepening a rift between the former Cold War foes.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman paid   tribute to Ian Woosnam's triumphant Europeans after their   record-equaling performance at the K Club on Sunday.
In her spare time, 46-year-old Japanese eye surgeon Toshiko Horikoshi can be seen pushing a pram around elegant department stores as she shops for designer clothes.
CBS News is expected to change management at its morning show, bringing a hard-charging former \
The 2-year-old boy rescued after being under rubble for four days after an earthquake in Japan, keeps asking about his mother. &quot;When will my mom come?
Supporters of the troubled US-VISIT program warned yesterday that the decision to suspend a crucial part of the national security program launched after the 2001 attacks will leave the nation vulnerable to terrorism.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Wednesday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.
Your personal details, or else The South African justice committee is considering making foreign travellers register their name, passport number, and address with a local provider before being allowed to use the local GSM services.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. chain store sales were up,  posting a gain in the latest week compared with the same time  last year, but hurricanes Bonnie and Charley still left a  negative impact, a report said on Tuesday.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato contro l'Albinoleffe. Sul cam...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Intel Corp. fell more than seven per cent yesterday after the computer chip giant&#39;s management lowered the company&#39;s financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren&#39;t in a spending mood.
The first-ever direct commercial flights come as Taiwan eyes a new Chinese 'antisecession' law.
With new gear that enables average golfers to hit a ball 250 yards, the intersection of errant golf shots and private property is becoming an increasingly prominent problem.
InfoWorld - Enterprise software takes an evolutionary step forward as Edge Dynamics and Tibco Software develop software that combines elements of both ERP and BI applications.
(HealthDayNews) -- After cancers of the lung and breast, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer deaths among U.S. women. About 130,000 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year, resulting in 56,000 deaths.
Supporters of missing Madeleine McCann had their hopes dashed again Wednesday when a girl resembling the British toddler who was photographed in Morocco turned out to be the child of an olive farmer.
Eighty whales and dolphins are dead after beaching themselves on King Island in the Bass Strait, south west of mainland Australia.
CACI International, an Arlington government contractor, said yesterday it was buying Athena Innovative Solutions, an intelligence-analysis firm with a coveted supply of employees with security clearances but also a controversial past.
The Dutch Supreme Court overturned a ruling that had blocked ABN Amro from selling its United States subsidiary, LaSalle Bank in Chicago, to Bank of America.
A 13-year-old Moore County girl is among 31 people in North Carolina with confirmed cases of E. coli infection, according to state public health officials.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Turkish engineer taken hostage in Afghanistan was killed by kidnappers who had been
Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,\u00e2\u0080\u009d based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.
Europe's biggest budget airline Ryanair  unveiled plans for a 1.48-billion-euro ($1.9 billion) bid for Aer Lingus  on Thursday and said it had bought a 16 percent stake in the rival Irish airline.
Rallentamenti intorno a grandi citta', nebbia meno intensa
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Gabriel Heinze is expected to finally make his debut for ninth-place Manchester United Saturday as the Red Devils travel to take on surprising Bolton.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun,  charged a month ago with desertion in a mysterious case in  which he left his unit in Iraq only to turn up in Lebanon, has  failed to return to his base in North Carolina, the Marine  Corps said on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks jumped on Friday as surprisingly strong data on home sales and durable goods orders relieved anxiety about the economy and bolstered investor confidence after weeks of market turbulence.
A South Korean delegation left Tuesday for high-level talks with North Korea, paving the way for the resumption of food aid after the impoverished communist state promised to scrap its nuclear programme.
AT&T Corp. on Thursday reported a  $7.1 billion third-quarter loss due to an $11.4 billion  writedown of its assets after its retreat from consumer  services and other restructuring charges.
Per la gara di domenica tra Napoli ed Empoli la prevendita &egrave; arrivata a quota 20.000: previst...
Johnny Depp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFinding Neverland,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a film biopic about Peter Pan creator and writer JM Barrie, was named Best Film by the US National Board of Review.
The dollar stayed in tight ranges on  Tuesday as the market, widely expecting a U.S. interest rate  increase later in the day, waited for the Federal Reserve to  shed light on the future course of monetary tightening.
It is a pity that violence during and after Chelsea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1-0 Carling Cup third-round victory over West Ham at Stamford Bridge overshadowed yet another outstanding performance from Joe Cole.
Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson bounced  back from a disappointing show in the 800 meters to take gold  in the T53 100 meters Thursday.
Business & money: Investor group says board withheld information and  threatens class action suit against the bank.
A request to delay the trial of ex-South African deputy leader Jacob Zuma is an attempt to ruin his career, lawyers say.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Tuesday changed its outlook on IAC/InterActiveCorp.(IACI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to stable from positive, citing IAC&#39;s plans to spin off its online travel service Expedia.
A research chemist at a Tennessee weapons plant creates a dust rag that mops up deadly beryllium particles 20 times smaller than the naked eye can see. By the Associated Press.
By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Tom Fenton. With six weeks until Election Day, President Bush went before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday hoping to soften his image stateside.
Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, to deter youngsters from taking up the habit, a new report has found.
Rasmussen Reports - After both candidates easily won their August 15 primaries, Republican Senator John Ensign now leads Democrat Jack Carter 50% to 41% in Nevada&#39;s competitive race for U.S. Senate.
Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.
According to data from Nielsen//NetRatings&#39;, Holiday eShopping Index, which tracks shopping activity at over 100 retail and shopping Web sites across ten categories, the number of unique online shoppers on the day after Thanksgiving jumped 11% compared to
Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement for Democratic Change has hailed the acquittal of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges as a victory for the people of that country.
A court in Milan today cleared the Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, of corruption charges, but dropped a key corruption charge against him because time had run out.
BRUSSELS The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to water down the rules that govern maximum working hours for employees, bowing to pressure from business and from Eastern European members of the EU seeking to catch up with their richer western
A spectacularly quirky creature with long, curved spines protruding from its armored body prowled the ocean floor half a billion years ago near the dawn of complex life forms on Earth, scientists said.
Nokia, the world&#39;s top mobile phone  maker, said on Wednesday it has made Skype telephone services  available on the Nokia N800 Internet tablet.
IL COMMENTO                                          La vittoria del mercato                                                                                   di MASSIMO GIANNINI
LANDLORDS lost thousands of pounds of trade as they closed their doors for three days after fearing Irish gipsies would cause trouble in their pubs.
The Irish Bank Officials Association (IBOA) has held a strategy meeting about the future of National Irish and Northern Banks. It follows the recent High Court Inspectors report into National Irish Bank and
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency held out hope Sunday that inspectors may not have reached an impasse with Iran on its nuclear program.
SKIDMORE, Mo. -- Authorities arrested a woman Friday they allege came to the home of an eight-months-pregnant woman -- purportedly to buy a dog -- then strangled her and cut the baby from her womb.
Former Malaysian Deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim says he is ready to return to active politics, defying a legal ban.

Andre Agassi's third-round match with   German Benjamin Becker will have to wait after rain forced the   cancellation of all U.S. Open matches on Saturday.
Sirius Satellite Radio says holiday sales helped push its subscriber base over the 1 million mark, while rival XM Satellite Radio reports its customer numbers have topped 3.1 million.
From a much quieter corner of the clubhouse, Houston Astros right fielder Lance Berkman briefly glanced over at the crowd of television cameras and tape recorders encircling teammate Carlos Beltran.
Calling all opera lovers with a few spare millions: The house where Giuseppe Verdi wrote \
Tim Henman overcame a slow start to edge ahead of Jurgen Melzer in Great Britain&#39;s Davis Cup tie with Austria. Henman needed to win to keep the world group play-off alive after Great Britain&#39;s earlier doubles
 stars get pay rises
Net Optics, the global leader in passive monitoring access for network security and monitoring, announced its new iBypass Switch. The Intelligent Bypass Switch, known as the iBypass Switch, is a completely new concept for secure in-line test access points.
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During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz.
Microsoft said people running a pirated version of its new Windows Vista operating system will be denied access to some features.
While some slowdown in application sales was expected as customers took a wait-and-see approach to the Oracle-PeopleSoft antitrust proceedings, Oracle&#39;s application sales plunged 69 percent from the fourth quarter to the first.
Dropping a last-minute demand Sunday, Iran agreed to fully suspend its nuclear programs and won some additional concessions from Europe for a resolution that excludes many of the Bush administration's proposals for increasing pressure on the Islamic republic.
Who expected Bill Gates to make us proud to be in high-tech? The geek-turned-philanthropist has surprised us all.
Da domani su Raiuno, in studio l'orchestra di Demo Morselli
A man armed with a box cutter barricaded himself inside a day-care center in southern Italy on Wednesday with about 20 children and two teachers inside, police said.
Brian McNamee may sue Roger Clemens if Clemens says on \u00e2\u0080\u009c60 Minutes\u00e2\u0080\u009d that McNamee was not being truthful when he said he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs.
TechWeb - You've checked the SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) box and streamlined financial budgeting, planning and consolidation in the process. So what's the next performance management challenge? Paul Hamerman, Forrester's vice president of enterprise applications, looks at operational performance management and offerings from the likes of Oracle, SAP and Microsoft.
Premiership giants Liverpool are moving closer to a deal which would involve a takeover by a Dubai-based company by the end of the year, press reports have said.
Italy's Interior Minister visits Libya to pave the way for joint efforts to curb illegal immigration into the EU.
A former prime minister and a political newcomer who both pledge to bring down Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government will face each other in a runoff after an inconclusive vote for leadership of Israel's Labor Party, final results showed Tuesday.
Michael Phelps gave Ian Crocker a gift and Crocker made the most of it Saturday. As Phelps watched from the stands, cheering and waving a small American flag, Crocker
Oliver Perez tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings and struck out 14 batters to help host  Pittsburgh end Houston's 12-game winning streak with a 3-1  victory in game one of a National League (NL) doubleheader  Thursday.
Procter & Gamble is looking to push the advertising envelope with new viral campaigns online.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced extra financial support Saturday for parts of northern England hit by floods which have killed at least four people.
The director of a long-secret archive of Nazi records said Wednesday that preparations for allowing scholars access are moving faster than expected and the entire collection will be ready for research within a year.
Top executives at the Russian oil giant Yukos, including the company&#39;s American chief executive and chief financial officers, have left the country, saying they fear
Liverpool make short work of Toulouse to book their place in the group stage of the Champions League.
Hudson's Peter Marotta is one of the founders of the UHRA, an association involving the riverfront municipalities of Hudson, Catskill, Athens and Tivoli as charter members, as well as several towns that, not ...
Halliburton said Monday the U.S. Army had decided to give the company more time to resolve a billing dispute before withholding payment of up to 15 percent of the company's bills in Iraq and Kuwait.
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Cast di 'specialisti rossiniani' per concerti 18, 20 e 21/7
Apple Inc. sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as improvements to its iTunes Web store.
Anti-ageism campaigners launch a High Court challenge on a law allowing employers to force workers to retire.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Thursday that the United States join Russia in developing a missile defense system he hopes will replace U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in central Europe.
Actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt will man a celebrity phone bank for a US TV fundraiser for tsunami victims.
The Philippines bans its citizens from going to new jobs in Jordan amid complaints about abuse and rape.
Scientists have gotten their best look ever at the composition of planets outside our solar system, but were more surprised by what they didn't see than what they did see.
L'agenzia stampa Agipronews a stima in circa 9 milioni di euro i mancati incassi per i diversi sogge...
BAIJI, Iraq  - Two suicide bombings targeting U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols on Tuesday killed 33 people, highlighting the volatile situation north of Baghdad, where the U.S. military says al Qaeda gunmen are regrouping.
WASHINGTON - President Bush, seizing on Fidel Castro's fading health as a chance for rare change, will ask other nations today to help Cuba become a free society one day by committing money and political capital to the cause.
Sorry to ruin any beliefs you diehards may hold, but it appears true Yankees are made, after all, not born. Take Jon Lieber. He did not develop with the heritage in his blood.
Iraqi forces and US Marines searching a mosque in Fallujah ``discovered the largest weapons cache to date&#39;&#39; in the city, where the coalition has been carrying out an assault on insurgents, the military said.
More than 100 Iraqis have been killed or wounded in a mortar attack on the National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad, according to Iraqi officials.
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes bombed an area inside Iraq near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, an Iraqi Kurdish border guard official said.
The father of a Jordanian doctor reportedly arrested by police investigating three failed bombings said on Monday his son was devoted to becoming a surgeon and incapable of carrying out such attacks.
Blog: We've already seen that waiting in line for an iPhone wasn't really necessary. As a result, the profit margins aren't too great.
Sport: Harry Redknapp is favourite to take over after Newcastle lose patience with Sam Allardyce
There will be one fewer place for trauma patients to land when San Jose Medical Center closes in December. But Wednesday, county health officials were concerned about a much less dramatic, but more common
The United States, China and India must be part of the follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol and agree to cut carbon emissions, Denmark's prime minister said Saturday. Japan's leader offered them a bold strategy for doing it.
Supporters and opponents of liberalized   immigration laws bellowed at each other through bullhorns at a   rally in Phoenix on Monday as pressure on the U.S. Congress to   break a deadlock over a proposed immigration overhaul gathered   pace nationwide.
Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth to a boy early Wednesday, providing the centuries-old Chrysanthemum Throne with its first male heir in more than 40 years, the palace announced.
A dot-com services upstart gets ready to go public at a time when the market has cooled on new issues.
A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in volatile western Anbar province in recent fighting.
The DR Congo army uses a helicopter gunship for the first time - saying it has killed 50 rebel fighters.
Venture capital funding in the U.S. rose nearly 11 percent last year, in part driven by investments in clean technology and Internet-related companies.
A brutal Algerian group with a long history of violence is suspected of organizing a new force for jihad in Tunisia.
Candidates for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee talked Tuesday about the need to rebuild the party from the ground up as they pitched themselves to Democratic mayors.
Unhappy with her weight, Charmaine Tong decided two years ago to try a slimming tea, which supposedly contained only traditional Chinese herbs.
Telecommunications regulator OPTA, which is responsible for regulating spam in the Netherlands, issued three separate fines on Tuesday, the first since the Dutch government agreed
With several panels dedicated to biofuels at the AAAS annual meeting, the sustainability of growing a large percentage of our transportation fuel is emerging as a major theme of the conference. Alexis Madrigal reports from Boston.
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Victoria Beckham, the British former pop star and celebrity wife of England footballer David, is to appear in a US television comedy titled &quot;Ugly Betty,&quot; the ABC network said Friday.
WASHINGTON - Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.    While another dozen states could come into play if either candidate breaks open the race, President Bush and Democratic Sen...
Since his release from a state mental hospital, convicted rapist Ross Wollschlager has bounced from one Ventura County hotel to another. After being evicted seven times whenever a landlord learned of his identity, Wollschlager started living out of a tent in the Ventura River bottom.
Researchers have developed an electrical generator mounted on the knee that turns walks into watts.
Oil rose nearly $1 to above $62 a barrel on Thursday after OPEC decided to cut its output by 2 percent starting in February.
EMI, the world's third largest music label, is actively considering removing the digital rights management restrictions from its song catalog and selling tracks online in MP3 format, according to a report published in The Wall Street Journal Friday.
Don't focus on the wrong numbers, like most TV announcers do.
European shares were little changed near  29-month highs on Tuesday but the world's biggest paper maker  Stora Enso fell after saying its fourth quarter will be tough.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Livorno nel ritiro di Salsomaggiore in vista della gara di Parma. Anc...
Legislation for a seven-year extension to an Internet tax ban is going to the president for approval.
Mike Green scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime and Olie Kolzig stopped 31 shots in his 700th career game as the Washington Capitals regained first place in the Southeast Division.
Two U.S. soldiers were killed by small arms fire at a checkpoint in Baghdad, the U.S. command said Monday.
Like so many of their National League brethren in the past four years, the Colorado Rockies have struggled to compete against the American League representative.
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OLED TVs are getting ready for prime time and are among the stars of CES. But some say the flat-screen TVs, which are as thin as a framed picture on the wall, have too short a life span and are very expensive.
The judge presiding over Oracle&#39;s lawsuit to remove PeopleSoft&#39;s defense against a hostile takeover said on Wednesday that he would not rule until he had received more information on the case.
A new account of the career of Ernie Accorsi, the former Giants general manager, tells about a day that almost changed the history of both of New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s football teams.
General Motors Corp. was more than half way through with its turnaround plan, the car makers' Vice-Chairman told a Swiss newspaper in an interview.
French author Francoise Sagan, who shot  to fame with her first novel \
Anteprima nazionale della commedia musicale a Roma
Federal investigators are examining allegations of criminal misconduct related to $6 billion worth of contracts for equipment and services needed in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.
Afghanistan has ordered two foreign officials to leave the country for threatening national security, a presidential spokesman said, denying his earlier statement that the men had been arrested.
By The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 24--The pulpit is a powerful place. It is a place where ministers speak across religions and denominations to issues affecting their congregations, their communities, and their faiths.
President Bush, criticized for his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell
Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Friday counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical posed a low health risk, and it was picking up suspected fakes labeled \
WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.    The 223-193 vote in favor of blocking the rules defied the White House...
TORONTO (CP) - Negative economic indicators helped send stock markets lower Tuesday while two more big Canadian banks reported quarterly profits.
Symantec moved a step closer to joining the ranks of the leading broad-based corporate software sellers yesterday as it announced a $12.5bn all-stock agreement to buy storage and data back-up company Veritas.
Leaders of Japan and South Korea have jointly urged North Korea to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. They agreed that imposing economic sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.
The focus of this year's E3 Media and Business Summit was the hundreds of video games that will be debuting in the coming months and years.
A corridor of the wild through the high country of North America - Yellowstone to Yukon - is becoming a reality.
Why would Rudy Giuliani venture up the Mass Pike and into Ted Kennedy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stomping grounds when it would be more politically prudent to pander to the faith-based Rockies?
A terrorism expert says Scotland's Royal, oil and RAF links mean no room for complacency following 9/11.
Living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza have reached breaking point, a senior UN official warns.
Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) - The Phoenix Coyotes have re-signed forward Mike Johnson to a three-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Alex Smith had a happy homecoming while San Diego State wishes he had just stayed home. Smith threw a career-high five touchdown passes and No.
The Chicago Bears released defensive tackle Tank Johnson on Monday following his arrest in Arizona for speeding and suspicion of drunk driving just a few weeks after he was discharged from jail on a gun-related charge.
Michelle Williams, ex-partner of late actor Heath Ledger, asks to grieve in private, saying: \
More than 4,500 recording artists sign a newspaper advert calling for an extension of sound recordings copyright.
US President George W. Bush has landed in hot water with Irish-Americans, whose leading lobbying group warned he could lose Irish Catholic votes in the November election, unless his administration revokes an Iraq security contract granted to a British firm.
Eurostat stima un aumento del 2,4% nella zona euro
Probabile giornata mobilitazione nazionale entro 15 gennaio
Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon said on Thursday it was impossible to say whether convalescing Fidel Castro would be in a condition to be re-elected next year as leader of the Communist island.
U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs   plans to release about 5 percent of its global workforce  in coming months, a company spokesman said on Friday.
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If forecasts can be believed, job  growth in January will finally return U.S. employment to where  it was before the 2001 recession and erase the jobs lost during  President Bush's first term.
Possibile incremento produzione, no di Iraq e Venezuela
Investigators suspect that the attackers had secreted a cache of weapons in the school weeks before their brutal attack.
 U.S. report on Iran
An apparent suicide bomb attack killed 12 people outside a court in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Tuesday where the country's suspended chief justice was due to speak, police and officials said.
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The Metropolitan Opera said on  Wednesday it would broadcast six live performances to movie  theaters in North America and Europe starting on December 30 in  a bid to broaden its audience.
Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly - each disclosed serious problems with important medicines yesterday, throwing a spotlight on the fact that the $500 billion
British defense contractor BAE Systems PLC said Monday it is buying DigitalNet Holdings Inc., a U.S. maker of secure computer networks and a leading information-technology supplier to the Pentagon.
ABECHE, Chad  - Sudan will have to grant its  Darfur region autonomy to end a conflict which has forced 1.4  million people from their homes and killed 50,000, U.N. High  Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said Friday.
United Nations chief Kofi Annan on  Tuesday demanded that the world body's human rights watchdog,  meeting in special session on Sudan's Darfur, send a clear  message that the \
SIRIN VALLEY, Pakistan  - Sitting on the floor of an earthquake-damaged house, 25 women from Jigal village in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province listen to a veterinarian doctor tell them about animal husbandry.
L'Assemblea di Assocorridori ha chiesto a Paolo Pavoni, vice-segretario generale della Federciclismo...
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Michael Tate, who also served as Marvell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s corporate controller and treasurer, was named interim chief financial officer in May.
What started as another Boise State blowout came down to the final seconds. The No. 21 Broncos jumped to a 16-0 lead in the first quarter, but needed a missed field goal with
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Thursday to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan despite his own party&#39;s humiliating rebuff of his bid to forge a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.
The Off the Shelf column last Sunday, a review of \u00e2\u0080\u009cA Nation of Counterfeiters,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a book about the history of American counterfeiting, referred incorrectly to a practice in Britain, where counterfeiting was once considered a treasonable act. It was punishable by death without \u00e2\u0080\u009cbenefit of clergy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d meaning the special protections once granted to clergy members and certain others to be tried in separate church courts and to avoid some types of punishment; it did not have to do with \u00e2\u0080\u009caccess to clergy\u00e2\u0080\u009d for absolution rites.
WASHINGTON -- The US military acknowledged yesterday that it had considered bombing a group of more than 100 Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, but that it decided not to after determining the insurgents were on the grounds of a cemetery.
Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.73 percent  at the opening on Thursday as investors bought exporters such  as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence  over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
Kansas City, Mo. -- Jerry Porter remembers a time when the Raiders owned the Chiefs, winning five of six meetings from 2000 through 2002.
Kelvim Escobar gives up only an unearned run, overcomes three errors and Vladimir Guerrero homersto help the Angels beat Detroit, 2-1, on Sunday night.
Rupert Murdoch won shareholder approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. (NCP.AX: Quote, Profile
A strong typhoon lashed Japan on Friday, bringing torrential downpours and violent winds that left one person dead, more than 40 injured and flooded hundreds of homes.
British police said on Wednesday they would investigate video footage of soul singer Amy Winehouse allegedly smoking crack cocaine.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- What little optimism there was before the start of the season has all but faded, and it appears the only record-setting performances by the Bulls this season will be of the dubious variety.
Just as explorers once searched the vast reaches of Africa's Nile River for clues to its behavior and ultimate source, modern-day scientists are searching Antarctica for its hidden lakes and waterways that can barely be detected at the surface of the ice sheet.
With the transfer deadline almost up Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has urged Ashley Cole to adopt the right attitude if his move to Chelsea falls through.
Sudan may have to grant autonomy to Darfur to bring peace to the vast region where 1.4 million people have been displaced by fighting and 50,000 have died, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that 2005 will be &quot;a year of great opportunity&quot; in which Israel will have unprecedented chances to make peace with the
Sudanese authorities on Wednesday questioned witnesses in the slaying of an American diplomat who was shot by gunmen in a drive-by attack in the capital
The release of Sony's PlayStation 3 will be delayed in Europe until March because of problems with producing a key component, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday. The much-awaited update to the popular game console will go on sale in November in the United States and Japan as planned, but fewer units will be available for the launch dates.
By Greg Kocher, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 13--NICHOLASVILLE -- Wilmore's recent vote to rezone and annex land for a Jack Nicklaus golf course and residential development is invalid and should be declared null and void by a court, a lawsuit says.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - Gunfire and air strikes rocked the restive city of Baquba as violence raged across Iraq, despite a major assault on Fallujah where US-led forces hunted out final pockets of resistance.
Dell Inc.  is considering  offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to  Microsoft Corp.'s  Windows on its personal computers, a  Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.
Forget the girl of YouTube videos. The real Obama girl is doing her part for the candidate. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to hold a Sept. 8 fundraiser for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama at her palatial estate near Santa Barbara, Calif., according to campaign spokesman Dan Pfeiffer.
New widgets help personalize maps with dynamic content from diverse sources.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro is   now able to write notes and give orders as he recovers from   surgery and is eager to return to work, Venezuelan President   Hugo Chavez said on Sunday.
In a new post to her Oracle blog today, Alison Holloway shares the presentation she gave at this year's Melbourne Opensource Developers' Conference titled \
Maybe the Los Angeles Kings should've held onto Craig Conroy for another day or two.
Search site Google has inadvertently helped a worm hit thousands of websites.
A father who shot dead his wife and son before turning the gun on himself planned the killings in advance, an inquest is told.
Twenty years after the release of one of the biggest singles of all time, leading British artists gathered on Sunday to re-record the Bob Geldof-inspired charity hit \
With the Celtics looking far and wide to move the No. 5 pick for someone to bring immediate help to an increasingly beleaguered Paul Pierce -- so far, with no luck -- the question looms: What will No. 34 do if David Stern gets up on the podium tomorrow night and announces that Yi Jianlian, Jeff Green, or Corey Brewer ...
Israeli army spotters have a new job: counting wild animals on both sides of the West Bank separation barrier to help naturalists assess the problems caused by the huge structure, an army publication reported.
The library said it planned to digitize a collection of rare cultural materials and move forward with plans to create a global digital library in cooperation with other nations.
A bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed one man and wounded six people on Friday outside a bank in Thailand&#39;s largely Muslim deep south, where authorities
Ferrari\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Felipe Massa won his third race of the year and his second consecutive Turkish Grand Prix by beating his teammate Kimi Raikkonen yesterday in Istanbul. Fernando Alonso of McLaren was third. The overall leader, Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, finished fifth.
Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.
Conti: decisione spetta a Commissione Nazionale per Energia
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan flew over the ravaged landscape of Indonesia's  tsunami-hit Aceh province on Friday and asked \
A Greek police force faced what The Associated Press called its &quot;first test&quot; since undergoing intensive training for this past summer&#39;s Olympics when two armed men seized a bus full of passengers Wednesday in the country&#39;s fifth such hijacking since 1999.
Tim Henman shrugged off an early  setback to reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time by  completing a 6-1, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 win over Dominik Hrbaty on  Thursday.
This weekend&#39;s full moon hangs lower in the sky than any other full moon of 2007, according to NASA, and it&#39;s a good time to be fooled.
Proposal could slash call costs by a third The European Commission has called on Ofcom to discount the massive costs paid by operators for 3G phone licences when calculating call costs. The proposal could cut mobile call charges by up to a third.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Democratic-led U.S. Congress on  Thursday challenged President George W. Bush on children's  health care and lost, setting the stage for an emotionally  charged confrontation with Republicans in the 2008 elections.
Lewis Hamilton produces another incredible performance in Indianapolis to claim his second successive Grand Prix victory.
Digital video recording pioneer TiVo Inc. has long promised \
Blog: Linden Labs chairman and PC industry pioneer Mitch Kapor sees virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet, as a disruptive technology, like the PC once was.
People who put on a few extra pounds  may be able to blame a lack of sleep for the added weight,  according to two separate studies published on Monday.
Blog: New $19.95 annual subscriptions will mean ad-free use of Zooomr and some new features.
A British team has found a new genetic link with high cholesterol and said the finding could lead to better screening and new drugs for the condition, which raises the risk of heart disease.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding
Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words \
THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A new screening technique to search for genes that change patients' response to cancer drugs and other medications has been developed by scientists at Washington University Medical Center.
NEARLY one- third of the rivers and groundwater sources in Ireland are polluted by human, animal, farming and industrial waste, according to a nationwide survey.
US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their offensive against insurgents in the town of Samarra overnight, killing five people and wounding 20 in the fighting, a doctor at a local hospital said Saturday.
US government on Tuesday begins a major court battle to win $US280 billion ($400 billion) that it says major tobacco companies earned from the public by covering up the dangers of smoking.
Nicolas Sarkozy says his country will stop broadcasting its multi-language 24-hour news channel, France 24.
The young woman who accused basketball  star Kobe Bryant of rape must disclose her identity in her  civil case against him, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
A recently discovered 1,300 feet long asteroid -- 2004 MN4 --has a slim chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029, according to the statements of NASA.
Microsoft is in a throw-it-off-the-train state of mind these days in regard to its Windows operating system features. It&#39;s announced that Longhorn will ship by 2006 -- but without its much-ballyhooed WinFS subsystem.
Annika Sorenstam and Vijay Singh are about as far apart as Sorenstam&#39;s native Sweden is from Singh&#39;s native Fiji, but since last year when Singh questioned Sorenstam&#39;s participation
KABUL, Afghanistan  The US ambassador helped broker a cease-fire Tuesday to halt the latest bloody infighting in Afghanistan, persuading a warlord to pull away from a provincial capital as US warplanes circled overhead.
The U.S. military will begin filing war crimes charges against detainees at Guantanamo Bay this week under new rules for trials that allow coerced or hearsay evidence, the lead prosecutor for the tribunals said Tuesday.
A senior Pakistani army officer is among eight people killed in a helicopter crash in South Waziristan, the army says.
A British contingent, including former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst, are in contention behind Julien Clement who leads the Madrid Open by two strokes after a seven-under-par 64 in yesterday&#39;s first round.
After an amazing performance in .,.Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Maara and rave reviews for his title role in ...
PIERRE, SD - Tuesday&#39;s election filled all 70 seats of the South Dakota House, but representatives will not choose their political leaders until next week.
Harming the environment should be treated as a crime, the European Commission said Friday as it put forward a draft law that would punish serious offenses across the EU with up to five years in prison or a $975,000 fine.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has denied Qualcomm Inc.'s  request to stay an order banning imports of new phone models with Qualcomm chips the trade agency said infringe a Broadcom Corp.  patent, Broadcom said on Friday.
U.S. pressure on Sudan's Islamist rulers over Darfur will stir fresh separatist turmoil elsewhere in the vast country and could torpedo peace efforts in the south, a Sudanese parliamentary delegation said on Thursday.
Mobile operator wins iPhone deal When is an Apple an Orange? When it's an iPhone it would seem, with the mobile operator winning the French rights to sell the Apple device.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union's agriculture commissioner said she had used talks here to listen to the new Democratic majority in Congress rather than to negotiate on the WTO.
&quot;Use it or lose it&quot; is a maxim that often is applied to the human mind. It makes sense that people who fail to challenge themselves mentally might lose some of their intellectual sharpness.
MOSCOW  - Russia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto protocol and sent it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year.
Business & money: Growth will slow markedly next year and is unlikely to see a recovery until after 2009, the CBI warns
As memorial posters of Yasser Arafat fade fast in Bethlehem&#39;s Manger Square, Palestinians in the birthplace of Jesus dare to hope this Christmas will not be as bleak as the last few.
An investment approach straight from the Oracle's mouth.
Sony upped the ante Wednesday in the looming handheld gaming war, giving its PlayStation Portable device a price and on-sale date likely to inspire fierce competition with Nintendo&#39;s DS.
Efharisto! A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games.
Milan's La Scala opera house is set to reopen its doors to the public on December 7 with a gala event after undergoing two and a half years of renovations often mired in controversy.
A US court rules female staff claiming discrimination by retail  giant Wal-Mart can go ahead with a class action.
What&#39;s the dollar value of 60 months&#39; worth of jokes about Ba Ba Booey&#39;s teeth? How about five years&#39; lamentations about a DJ&#39;s private parts?
Gov. Rick Perry's office challenged lawmakers Wednesday to override his order that schoolgirls be inoculated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, acknowledging for the first time that the Legislature holds that power.
Pay rises in the private sector are now running at 4%, fuelled by higher inflation, a report says.
The mother of rap icon Jam Master Jay knows the truth: The people who brazenly pumped a bullet into her son's head remain on the street. So do the witnesses \u00c2\u0097 some of them Jay's friends \u00c2\u0097 who can identify the killers.
A numb Russia observed the first of two days of national of mourning today for the hundreds of victims of the school siege while criticism mounted on the government over its handling of the situation.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &#x2014; Tomorrow's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis has a 70 percent chance of getting rained out, NASA mission managers said this morning.
A year ago, gymnasts Courtney Kupets and Annia Hatch wondered if injuries would prevent them from ever competing again. Last night in Athens, they not only competed, but they also excelled on the biggest stage of them all.
President George W. Bush, hosting Vietnam's president in a historic visit, will welcome robust trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy but also will voice concerns on Hanoi's human rights record.
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President Bush gets the all-clear after a routine check for cancer of the colon, the White House says.
The maverick Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yuan was arrested after he was found taking drugs in his Beijing home, Reuters reported.
More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux, its councillors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.
Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world
A court on Thursday sentenced Tempo magazine editor Bambang Harymurti to one year in prison for defamation and \
Rebels in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta on Saturday invited the United Nations' new \
A 50-year-old battle to evict squatters from one of Egypt's most renowned archaeological sites, the West Bank of Luxor, was finally settled when authorities began demolitions.
Nokia  is seeing small local  rivals entering the Chinese market, filling a gap left by  Motorola , the Finnish firm's regional head said in  comments published on Thursday.
It may be the most ever paid for a  single letter of an Internet address.
The fallout from Wally Backman&#39;s abrupt firing as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager today reached Kansas City where Rockies bench coach Jamie Quirk absorbed the news with surprise, but not shock.
German animal rights activists have  launched a campaign against plans to put up a giant ferris  wheel in Berlin, saying it would disturb the sex lives of  rhinos in a nearby zoo.
Il nuovo allenatore dell'Udinese, Pasquale Marino, sar&agrave; presentato gioved\u00c3\u00ac prossimo alle 14:3...
A settlement has been reached with families of HIV-infected children in the case of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, the spokesman for Libya's Gadhafi foundation said Tuesday.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said on Sunday it would pay people who were sexually abused by priests as children a record $660 million, although some victims regretted it meant church leaders would not face questioning in court.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - When they marked their return to Daytona seven years ago, Dodge tried to paint the town red.
Primo turno infrasettimanale, &egrave; subito sfida scudetto: l'Inter, reduce da un pareggio in casa, non pu\u00c3\u00b2 sbagliare. Al Meazza, il Milan contro l'Ascoli per azzerare la penalizzazione. Segui le partite
Japan claims its project is the biggest since Apollo. China says it is readying its probes to study the lunar surface to plan a landing.
The Internet social network will adopt new measures to prevent its 58 million members from sending text messages to recycled cell phone numbers.
By John Florez  Of all the birthdays I remember, the one that brings the fondest memories is that of the Virgen de Guadalupe, celebrated every Dec. 12.
Larry Brown couldn&#39;t help himself, or the reputation of his country. He could have watched the clock wind down, accept the victory, but instead he had to be so very American.
A 17-year- old will appear in court charged with the murder of Nassirudeen Osawe.
Pope John Paul II prepares to deliver his Christmas message, expected to focus on conflicts around the world.
A former legal adviser to former Gov. John G. Rowland cannot be forced to testify against him in a federal probe into contract steering, a federal appeals court ruled.
Israel is prepared to transfer withheld tax revenues to the Palestinians through a mechanism that guarantees none of the money will go to the Hamas-led government or militants, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
Sixteen hospital deaths in the Northern Trust area are linked to an outbreak of the superbug C. difficile.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign Wednesday, saying that soldiers should not shoulder all of the blame for abuses in Iraqi prisons.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday and was given a bypass operation which his son said brought him back from the brink of death.
Michael Howard plays down reported shadow cabinet rows over the party's decision to back ID cards.
China should help resolve a humanitarian crisis in Darfur as one of a few \
The scoreboard was reset to zero, all the runs and hits from the previous day wiped away. Orlando Hernandez and Jorge Posada then went out and restored some order at Yankee Stadium.
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Sulamani overtook Simonas down the stretch, then cruised to a 11/2-length victory at the $1.5 million Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday.
Britain's trade-in-goods deficit with the rest of the world fell three percent to 7.6 billion pounds in December, official data showed on Monday.
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MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou temporarily were suspended Wednesday by track and field&#39;s world governing body, pending hearings on their doping cases.
The medical device maker reported a third-quarter loss of $272 million on charges related to acquisitions and asset sales, as the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top-selling stent continued to slump.
Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security.
The government faces a warning today from Robin Cook and a liberal-oriented foundation that it must work harder to reverse the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of Vladimir Putin.
BELFAST  - The head of Northern Ireland&#39;s main Protestant party withdrew an earlier threat to sever contact with Dublin after Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern apologized for an apparent misunderstanding over the issue of photographic evidence of IRA
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Dec. 7 -- Rebels holding the north of war-divided Ivory Coast denied dealing illicitly in diamonds despite allegations by U.N. experts that they have reaped millions of dollars from illegal gem sales.
Jim Thome\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 500th home run was a game-winner. He hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory against the Los Angeles Angels, becoming the 23rd player \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and third this season \u00e2\u0080\u0094 to reach 500 home runs.
The French government says it is cautiously confident two journalists kidnapped in Iraq will soon be released.
Harrison Frazar returned from a long layoff to grab a share of the first-round lead in the Buick Championship, shooting a season-best 5-under 65 on Thursday to join Heath Slocum, Peter Lonard and Scott Verplank atop the leaderboard.
When Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa guide, stood on the summit of Mount Everest, it seems as if they were making the last \u00e2\u0080\u009cgiant leap for mankind\u00e2\u0080\u009d of pre-space-age generations.
Hurricane Ivan&#39;s massiveness can be seen in this view of the storm from the international space station. The photograph was made Saturday when Ivan was over the Caribbean.
Europe's top consumer electronics group Philips cut the forecast for its closely watched chip unit on Friday and predicted a significant slowdown for the semiconductor industry next year.
L'OPINIONE                                          Il patto democratico tra operai e borghesia                                                                                   di EUGENIO SCALFARI
The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve although he remains weak, hospital doctors said on Monday.
It's a doggone chartbuster -- a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash in the free-agent market on Thursday by signing third baseman Troy Glaus to a four-year contract.
The fact that the Fed is poised to raise interest rates once again signals that the economy may be reviving.
The man heading Paraguay's response to a dengue fever crisis is fired over the use of expired fumigation chemicals.
The EU suspends a complaint to the World Trade Organization about India's import tariffs on beer, wine and spirits.
Microsoft has offered to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion), it said Tuesday.
Si affievoliscono le speranze di trovare persone vive sotto le macerie dell&#39;hotel Hilton a Taba, dove il bilancio delle vittime dell&#39;attentato di due giorni fa \u00c3\u00a8 giunto a 34 vittime accertate. (secondo gli israeliani 33).
JERUSALEM, June 17 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency governing cabinet Sunday and officially outlawed the armed wing and paramilitary security branch of the rival Hamas movement, saying it had carried out a \
Directed by Carl Andress, \u00e2\u0080\u009cDie Mommie Die!\u00e2\u0080\u009d is infused with the good-natured comic brio that has made Charles Busch a drag artist whom middle America can embrace.
VIENNA, Austria (AP &#151; St. Nick, nein! A ban on St. Nicholas at Vienna's kindergartens is taking some of the ho-ho-ho out of the holidays for tens of thousands of tots this year. And it's creating a political ruckus, with opposition parties accusing City Hall of kowtowing to a growing Muslim population by showing Europe's Santa the kindergarten door.
Jamie Foxx takes home the best actor honors for Ray, while Annette Bening earns actress kudos for Being Julia. As the awards season gets underway, score one for Miramax Films&#39; Finding Neverland, which was
The agency is trying to figure out how an embarrassing error eluded the review process, apparently resulting in the crash of the Genesis space capsule in Utah last month.
Secretary of State Colin Powell is defending his son, Michael Powell, after shock jock Howard Stern told the Federal Communications chairman that he got his job because of nepotism.
Ricoverato al Policlinico di Roma, la prognosi e' riservata
It can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t help that children are living in a transfat-banning, nanny-state culture.
The House on Thursday passed the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, a measure designed to end a nasty trade war with Europe and shower $136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses, farmers and other groups.</
The US Congress passes a \
(InfoWorld) - Alcatel-Lucent has invested in WiMax chip maker Sequans Communications, the latest show of support for the emerging long-range wireless networking technology. The companies did not reveal the size of the investment but said it extends a $24 million round of financing that Sequans raised last year. The companies are both based in France and have worked together in the past. Last year they said they would make a low-cost end-user WiMax device for developing countries. They expect to start production of that product in the second quarter. Alcatel, which\u00c2\u00a0completed its merger with Lucent\u00c2\u00a0late last year, has also\u00c2\u00a0worked with Intel, a Sequans competitor. Alcatel and Intel have said often that they would collaborate on the development of WiMax technologies, including field trials of new products. Before the merger, Lucent sold WiMax products using gear from Alvarion, which uses Intel chips. Intel worked aggressively to develop a market for WiMax. Nonetheless, other chip makers including Sequans, Fujitsu, and Wavesat have emerged as competitors. Motorola also invested an undisclosed sum in Sequans late last year. After years of development, WiMax is just beginning to pick up steam. U.S. operator Sprint Nextel\u00c2\u00a0intends to build a WiMax network, and\u00c2\u00a0Clearwire\u00c2\u00a0has built several networks in Europe and parts of the U.S.
Sepp Blatter, the president of football&#39;s world governing body Fifa, will tell Sven Goran Eriksson today that his England players were wrong to boycott the media last week.
Cindy Sheehan bid farewell to her former \
Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy rekindled Manchester United's championship hopes Sunday with a 3-1 victory at Newcastle in the Premier League.
Ukraine's Western-leaning new leader  Viktor Yushchenko was poised to take power at last after the  election commission announced it would certify the result of  last month's vote on Monday.
Barcelona officials are in London  negotiating the signature of Thierry Henry for a reported \u00c2\u00a316m.
Hollywood's elite braved cold dreary skies with barely a shiver on Sunday as they crossed the red carpet in off-the-shoulder gowns and designer tuxedos for the 79th annual Oscars.
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Oil prices surged to record highs above  $54 on Tuesday as a fire at Nigerian export pipeline became the  latest threat to consumers' efforts to build winter heating  fuel inventories.
In an impassioned speech, actor George Clooney urges the UN Security Council to stop \
Tony Sparano &egrave; il nuovo head coach dei Miami Dolphins. L'ex assistente dei Dallas Cowboys ha ...
Even when he was forced to talk to reporters while lying on a trainer&#39;s table Wednesday night in the visiting locker room at Boston&#39;s FleetCenter, Jamal Crawford didn&#39;t have any idea he was injured as badly as he was.
LIKE grief, Old Firm matches have a way of interfering with routines and causing changes in behavioural patterns. Had Celtic, for example, faced any other domestic fixture immediately before Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the  late U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a  distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday,  his family said Sunday. He was 79.
12 dead in toxic e-waste scandal A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) meeting this week will discuss the growing threat from toxic electronic waste being dumped on developing countries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Dec. 14--ARLINGTON -- Glorypark moved a step closer to reality Wednesday when the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved its zoning application and forwarded it to the City Council.
JAMESTOWN, N.C. - Hairy toes gave away an alleged peeping in the women's locker room at the Mary Perry Ragsdale YMCA.  A Greensboro man hiding in the women's locker room Tuesday night was caught peeping after a woman in a neighboring shower stall spotted his hairy feet, authorities said.
By Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 3--On a hazy spring morning, George Malone steers his johnboat toward the head of the Back River in Essex, passing the twin golden domes of the sewage treatment plant and gliding under the Eastern Avenue bridge.
South Bend, IN (Sports Network) - The University of Notre Dame has reportedly come to terms with New England Patriots assistant Charlie Weis to replace Tyrone Willingham as the school&#39;s head football coach.
Life on Mars and Little Britain are among the winners at this year's International Emmy awards in New York.
A pilot test of a program to expedite passenger screening and increase airline security has been successful enough to be worth continuing for the foreseeable future at five airports, Transportation Security Administration officials said.
Learn how healthy a company is via its balance sheet.
Verizon gave its first answers to financial questions about the fiber optic network it is building, in a report that reassured analysts but unnerved investors.
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NAKURU, Kenya  - Gunfire rang out in Nakuru on Saturday and armed gangs manned roadblocks in the western Kenyan town where at least 25 people have been killed in ethnic clashes since Thursday, witnesses said.
It was a smooth deflection -- as fluid as the floating, twisting, game-turning layup Nicole Ohlde had been asked about a few seconds earlier.
Geneva - Seven Swiss firefighters were killed after an underground car park collapsed during a fire in northern Switzerland, police confirmed on Sunday.
ROYAL OAK, Mich. - Like any patient, Wanda needs positive reinforcement to wrestle through her physical therapy...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit in November surged to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record imports of foreign oil. The deficit with China declined slightly while the weak dollar boosted exports to another record high.
A Facebook application can be hosted on any Web site that serves static HTML, the social networking site says.
Successful in pushing for restructuring of the nation's intelligence network, Sept. 11 families and investigators began pressing lawmakers on Monday to change the way Congress oversees the fight against terrorism.
(InfoWorld) - Banking and insurance conglomerate ING Group has finalized contracts worth \u00e2\u0082\u00ac750 million\u00c2\u00a0($994 million) with a consortium of companies to provide workspace services for its 53,000 employees in Europe. The contracts with Royal KPN, Getronics, Atos Origin, and Accenture\u00c2\u00a0are each for seven years and cover the installation, maintenance, and support of desktop PCs, laptops, printers and telephones, the companies said Thursday. It's the biggest of three outsourcing deals that ING has finalized recently, worth a combined total of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.3 billion. They are part of a cost-cutting plan announced last November that is designed to save the company \u00e2\u0082\u00ac460 million per year, including \u00e2\u0082\u00ac230 million from operations and IT. ABN AMRO Bank made a similar move\u00c2\u00a0last year, announcing a plan to outsource its IT operations worldwide in a series of deals worth \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1.8 billion over five years. The bulk of that contract went to IBM. KPN took the biggest slice of the latest ING contract. It was awarded \u00e2\u0082\u00ac269 million to provide fixed and mobile communications, call center, LAN (local area networking) and conferencing services for staff in the Netherlands and Belgium. Atos Origin was awarded \u00e2\u0082\u00ac216 million to design and manage ING's back-end office automation, including e-mail and the active directory, and provide related support for end users. Getronics was awarded \u00e2\u0082\u00ac213 million for help desk and on-site support for end users, as well as hardware purchasing and asset management. Accenture was awarded \u00e2\u0082\u00ac52 million to be the \
By Mike Joseph, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep. 6--FERGUSON TOWNSHIP -- Supervisors voted Tuesday to move forward with the Circleville Farm rezoning process, deciding to prepare and advertise a new ordinance in time for a Nov. 6 public hearing and possible final approval.
Asian and European leaders were set to admit 13 new nations to a high-powered regional forum riven by discord over one of the countries slated to join -- military-ruled Myanmar.
A six-day battle to regain control of Fallujah is nearing its end and US Marines say they expect to capture the last insurgent base in the south of the city, within 72 hours.
Las Vegas police are questioning football star O.J. Simpson and he is expected to be charged in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling capital, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.
Tourists bored with bungee jumping and other extreme holidays may soon be able to get their teeth into another challenge: a couple of weeks in a former communist detention camp in Croatia with hard labour thrown in.
Company points potential Net phone customers to cable giants for broadband--all part of Ma Bell's aggressive VoIP plans.
Hey, don&#39;t blame me \u00e2\u0080\u00a6 I didn&#39;t name the movie, but those who did have as much fun with the name as possible, as you probably can imagine.
The Red Sox are no longer in the negotiating stage with Pedro Martinez, their ace of the last seven seasons. Instead, they are bracing for the strong likelihood that Martinez
Two men are convicted of swapping films and music over the net and face up to five years in prison.
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Erano stati arrestati durante le proteste di settembre
The Reading girls' track team proved yesterday at the James Kalperis MSTCA Indoor Relays that, in track, every point matters.
At least four people are being held hostage at a bank in the south of Paris, French TV reports say.
BAGHDAD  - The United States announced it would boost its forces in Iraq to their highest war-time level ahead of January&#39;s crunch polls, as President George W. Bush insisted the elections would be held on time.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Robert Doisneau's famous image of a couple stealing a kiss on a Paris street immortalized the romantic reputation of France's capital, but a new British survey on Monday revealed it as the bust-up city of the world.
L'iraniano Mehdi Mahdavikia, 29 anni, ha firmato un contratto triennale con l'Eintracht Francoforte...
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules requiring wireless telephone providers to move toward testing location-based emergency dialing service at the local level. The FCC late Tuesday opposed regulations that require wireless providers to phase in testing of enhanced 911, or E911, dialing services over the next five years. E911 allows emergency dispatchers to pinpoint the location of callers. Until now, wireless providers have been able to test and report the E911 location accuracy on a regional or statewide basis. But the new rules would require wireless carriers to provide the FCC with local accuracy information. The old way of testing \
By Chok Suat Ling  KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have taken to online social networking like a duck to water.   The highest traffic volume to one of the world's leading social networking sites, friendster.com, comes from Malaysia.
Heavily polluting lorries face \u00c2\u00a3200 charges to enter London as Britain's first low emission zone comes into force.
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have won a legal battle allowing them to purchase land for the site.
Europe's first multi-lingual consumer finance company plans to create 70 jobs over the next 18 months as it grows its personal loan business across Europe.
Carmelo Anthony is becoming impatient with his injured left ankle.
The UK loses five times more money to VAT cheats than any other EU country, a report claims.
Internal e-mail exchanges underscored that those overseeing the operation into news leaks worried that their efforts could invite legal scrutiny.
Martha Stewart agreed to limit her  role at her lifestyle media empire Martha Stewart Living  Omnimedia Inc. for five years under a settlement resolving  civil insider trading charges, the U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Monday.
Google Inc.&#39;s shares surged to more than twice its initial public offering price after third-quarter profit and sales more the doubled and the company said the market for Web advertising shows no signs of slowing.
MINNEAPOLIS - A Bush administration report critical of the cross-border trade in prescription drugs may actually enhance it, advocates of the practice said Wednesday.
The front row at the getai concert, a Chinese musical show, was empty. But this was not for lack of popularity -- the seats were reserved for ghosts.
Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother  asked a Florida appeals court on Monday to overturn last week's  court ruling that would allow the burial of the former Playboy  Playmate in the Bahamas.
The former V.P. has amassed an army of a thousand, from scientists to celebs, in his fight against global warming
More French citizens prepared to quit  their former colony Ivory Coast on Thursday as African leaders  strived to stem the chaotic violence in the country which  threatens to plunge West Africa into turmoil.
Nigerian troops have begun arriving in Sudan to form part of an African Union (AU) force that will protect monitors observing a ceasefire between rebels and the Sudanese government.
Nintendo Corp.'s Wii game console is a breakout hit in large part because users control the play by waving around a motion-sensing wireless controller.
Laura Branigan died at her home in East Quogue, New York on Thursday. She was 47. She had been complaining about a headache for two weeks, her brother said, but she didn&#39;t see any doctors.
(200 sec.) Where Apple fans go to the bathroom - all seven of them.
Pfc. Lynndie England, who gained notoriety in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal for what the military termed &quot;numerous wrongful photographs,&quot; including one of her holding a naked Iraqi prisoner on a leash
TORINO, 28 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Continua la marcia della Juventus nel Gruppo C di Champions League. E con il massimo risultato con il minimo sforzo, cos\u00c3\u00ac come era accaduto al debutto in casa dell&#39;Ajax. Ancora
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel's military said Saturday that its 17-day incursion into the northern Gaza Strip struck a heavy blow to Palestinian militants routinely firing makeshift rockets into the country's southern region.    Palestinian residents, however, accused the army of wanton destruction, saying the broad military offensive targeted densely populated areas never used to launch rockets...
TEL AVIV - Aggredito da sconosciuti mentre scortava una scolaresca palestinese. E&#39; accaduto nei pressi di Hebron, in Cisgiordania, la vittima \u00c3\u00a8 un pacifista italiano, Adriano Rossi, 25 anni, di Bergamo, e
Wyeth WYE.N on Wednesday reported a  third-quarter profit compared to a year ago, when it took a  large charge for liabilities from its recalled \
World number one Roger Federer and   chief rival Rafael Nadal began their march toward a U.S. Open   collision with straight-set victories on Wednesday.
Sky Harbor International Airport here will test a new federal screening system that takes X-rays of passenger's bodies to detect concealed explosives and other weapons.
Over objections from some drug companies, the Bush administration unveiled a new feature on the Medicare Web site comparing prices for similar brand-name drugs.
A group of 18 English tourists was robbed by heavily armed gunmen shortly after arriving in Rio de Janeiro for vacation, authorities said Sunday.
At least 34 people were killed and dozens injured in gunbattles between Iraqi troops and Shiite militiamen loyal to a popular cleric in the southern city of Diwaniyah, officials said Monday.
Coolbrands International Inc., the  maker of frozen desserts, cut its profit outlook for fiscal  2004 on Tuesday, because of a decision to take a noncash charge  related to stock options.
Appello delle madri a Putin: 'venga a scusarsi'
Roberto Donadoni compie domani 44 anni e alla vigilia della gara di qualificazione agli Europei cont...
Eurotunnel investors back a restructuring plan that could save the firm from bankruptcy.
Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
Warner Music Group Corp.   said on Wednesday any takeover offer it might make for  Britain's EMI Group Plc  would probably be all cash.
Kristen Galfetti&#39;s small glass office at the new headquarters of Genzyme, a producer of therapeutic drugs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has two doors.
The abduction of three foreign election  workers in Afghanistan could force aid groups to reduce their  international staff in a country that just finished counting  votes in its first direct presidential election.
A spectacular exhibition of contemporary art opened in Berlin yesterday, amid a picket by Jewish protesters, with its billionaire owner accused of exploiting art to redeem his family&#39;s Nazi past.
Chelsea forwards Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba scored a goal apiece to silence the club's critics and rejoin the Premiership title race after a 2-0 win at Blackburn.
When a huge upset happens, the easy tendency is to assume that the game was a fluke, that if repeated several times, the result would be drastically different.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday the United States has seen signs that Iran is developing technology to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile.
NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Storm Matthew, moved ashore in Louisiana Sunday morning with flooding rain, high tides and gusty winds. With it&#39;s highest winds of only 40 mph, Matthew was barely a tropical storm, but
LOS ANGELES - It has been 21 long years since the St. Louis Cardinals claimed its last World Series, the longest such drought in the old franchise&#39;s history.
Patrick Kluivert, ex attaccante del Milan, ha voglia di riprendersi il posto tra i migliori attaccan...
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Diabetes is striking growing numbers of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.
The Treasury\u00e2\u0080\u0099s schedule of financing this week includes an auction of new three- and six-month bills on Tuesday and an auction of four-week bills on Wednesday.
We know they&#39;re not invincible, but we hope that they&#39;re protected from all external and internal threats. But President Clinton&#39;s recent diagnosis of heart disease reminds us that our leaders are people just like us.
Unknown men assailed a public bus in northern Honduras on Thursday, killing at least 23 passengers, the Honduran La Prensa newspaper reported on its Web site.
Eighth-ranked Baylor jumps out to an early lead and never looks back in an 89-69 win over No. 10 Oklahoma.
A toy rocket that comes with a warning that says children playing with it could suffer the &quot;loss of an eye or death&quot; is among this year&#39;s 10 most dangerous toys, a consumer group said on Wednesday.
At least three people are injured in a suicide bomb attack at Islamabad airport, Pakistani police say.
Liechtenstein has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, bringing to 116 the number of nations that have endorsed the pact, the Vienna-based treaty organization said Wednesday.
Researchers led by Dr Goran Bjelakovic of the University of Nis in Serbia-Montenegro have revealed that these pills only take you closer to death.
President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry will meet here Thursday night for a high-stakes debate that will produce their first direct
Hewlett-Packard on Friday will launch 25 consumer products, part of its push toward digital entertainment as some of its other units struggle.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as next week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation.
The European Parliament has called on Ukraine&#39;s government to run a clean presidential election Sunday, the Moscow Times said this weekend.
Federal agents arrested Mexican drug lord Francisco Javier Arellano-Felix off the shore of Mexico, nabbing the leader of a violent gang responsible for digging elaborate smuggling tunnels under the U.S. border, officials said Wednesday.
Despite a literally screwy launch, the spacecraft pulls off a successful flight, leaving one more between it and $10 million.
AS Roma ended a run of four defeats with a 4-0 win at Siena in Serie A on Saturday with two goals each from Vincenzo Montella and Francesco Totti.
Cheryl Ford has 14 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Shock remain undefeated with a 75-72 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Friday night.
Nationalist Shinzo Abe, a proponent of a tight alliance with the United States and a more assertive military, won election as Japan's new prime minister Tuesday, scoring comfortable majorities in both houses.
Britain&#39;s Black Watch regiment, deployed to back up US forces outside Baghdad since the end of October, has returned to its base in Basra in southern Iraq, said a UK defense ministry spokesman.
KYIV, Ukraine  - The loser of Ukraine's presidential election said Tuesday he would file massive complaints in court challenging the win by Western-leaning Viktor Yushchenko, a move that could prolong the political tensions that have dominated the country for months.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said a US report on Iraqi arms programs shows Saddam Hussein was working to acquire banned weapons in breach of United Nations resolutions, justifying the 2003 war to depose him.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton left jail on Tuesday in red-carpet Hollywood style, waving and smiling to scores of paparazzi, after serving three weeks for violating probation in a drunken driving case.
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At least 20 people are killed in a suicide bombing in southern Afghanistan, police say.
Jos&#201; Ramos-Horta undergoes surgery at an Australian military base after renegade soldiers shoot him in the stomach
After eight days, Laura Hatch's family had almost given the 17-year-old up for dead, and sheriff's deputies had all but written her off as a runaway. Then she was found, badly hurt and severely dehydrated, but alive and conscious, in the back seat of a crumpled car, 200 feet down a ravine.
Volvo 2008 S80, V70 and XC70 to include breathalyser linked to ignition, other models to offer option by next summer.
Police have until today to charge or release nine men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences two weeks ago.
After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
Arts & entertainment: A stalwart of quality British comedy for the last six years, Olivia Colman is getting serious - which is what she wanted all along.
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will enter the hospital today for treatment of an irregular heartbeat. Blair, 51, said the procedure was routine and would not affect his plans to seek a full third
TEHERAN - Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top national security official said Tuesday that Teheran had only agreed to a temporary freeze of its controversial nuclear fuel activities and would never totally abandon its uranium enrichment work.
Tick, tock, tick, tock. For 3,600 seconds Tuesday, reclusive Colts receiver Marvin Harrison sat patiently and fielded questions he wouldn't think of availing himself for on a normal day. But this is the Super Bowl, and this was media day. And only under auspices as grand as these would one of the NFL's best receivers consent to talk.
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The Senate cleared a path for a bill to hand out about $140 billion in corporate tax breaks, but it was blocked from a final vote by a fight over a provision aimed at helping reserve soldiers on active duty in Iraq.
Scientists have identified the first direct link between stress and aging, a finding that could explain why intense, long-term emotional strain can make people get sick and grow old before their time.
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The Vikings\u00e2\u0080\u0099 next opponent, the Washington Redskins, also lost a heartbreaker to their division rival and have to play Sunday with a lot of talent sidelined.
The State Department yesterday endorsed a Senate investigation into possible fraud in the United Nations oil-for-food program while sidestepping a senator&#39;s
Police in Copenhagen are braced for more clashes after squatters were evicted from a youth centre.
Description: A terrorism trial at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, came to an abrupt halt Monday after a federal judge ruled that the defendant had not been given a chance to show he is a prisoner of war.
Tiger Woods birdies five of his last seven holes for a 7-under 65, completing a spectacular Sunday charge and winning the Dubai.
Everybody's seemingly for sale these days, but some companies may be trying to compensate for a lost ability to innovate.
Anxiously watching President Bush's convention, Democratic leaders are urging John Kerry to step up his attack on the Republican incumbent before eroding approval ratings become a serious political problem.

SANKASAR, Iraq  - Since Turkish warplanes turned her village home into a heap of rubble last week, mother of eight Aziya Rasheed says she has lost all hope for the future.
Nigeria&#39;s umbrella trade union body Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) decided today to hold the next in a series of general strikes to protest against rising fuel prices on Nov. 16, Adams Oshiomhole, the NLC president, said.
Alcoa Inc said on Friday it agreed to sell its packaging and consumer businesses to New Zealand's Rank Group Limited for $2.7 billion in cash, the latest move by the world's third-largest aluminum producer to focus on its core business.
MOSCOW, July 19-- Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday, retaliating in-kind just days after officials in London kicked four Russians out of the country in protest over the progress of a murder investigation.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bat first against New Zealand in the second and final cricket Test at Adelaide.
Courtney Love will stand trial on a felony assault charge, a judge ruled Wednesday during a preliminary hearing in a Los Angeles courtroom.
Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the first French president to hold talks with the far-right's  Jean-Marie Le Pen in decades.
&#39;JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, AND CAIRO - The daring daytime attack Monday on the fortresslike US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia&#39;s second-largest city, is calling into question one of the basic precepts of the country&#39;s security strategy: that killing or
An oil law crucial to resolving political divisions in Iraq edged closer to approval after Kurds said some key issues were resolved, officials said on Sunday.
Former Texas Rep. Martin Frost dropped out of the race for Democratic national chairman on Tuesday after failing to win the backing of organized labor, winnowing the field to front-runner Howard Dean and three challengers.
Third-quarter profits at Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV surged on one-time gains from stakes sold in two companies floated on the capital market, Europe&#39;s largest consumer electronics maker said Tuesday in a statement.
WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee brought their vastly different stories to Capitol Hill on Thursday, when the star pitcher met one-on-one with congressmen informally and his former personal trainer met with House lawyers for a sworn deposition.
The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees.
DaimlerChrysler  is looking towards a rosy future after the sale of its U.S. arm Chrysler, the car maker's chief executive told a German newspaper.
Russia and Iran have settled all differences over the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power station and agreed on a time-table for its completion, the Russian contractor building the station said on Thursday.
TECHNOLOGY distributor Tech Pacific has put paid to speculation that it would float on the sharemarket, opting instead to sell out to local rival, US giant Ingram Micro, for $700 million.
London: Pop diva Britney Spears and her brand new husband Kevin Federline reportedly spent a marathon 48 hours in bed after their wedding.
Indian Ocean states from Indonesia to  Sri Lanka scrambled on Tuesday to cope with the widespread  devastation of a tsunami that killed over 23,000 people and  could claim more lives through disease and privation.
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The top two officials at the CIA's  clandestine unit resigned on Monday amid a revolt over the  management of the agency at a time when it is fighting  terrorism and aiding the U.S. war in Iraq.
French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a budget promising to bring the deficit under control.
First Command Financial Planning Inc., a company that sold high-fee mutual funds to military officers, has agreed to pay $12 million to settle regulators&#39; charges that it used misleading sales material to promote the funds.
England coach Peter Moores is confident Steve Harmison will be steaming in against India later this summer, despite the Durham paceman being told he requires a hernia operation.
U.S. lawmakers return to work on  Tuesday from a month-long recess with time running out for  Republicans to pass legislation and impress unhappy voters as  they try to retain control of Congress in November 7 elections.
OK, so I don't like asking for directions. But I don't get lost so often that I need to spend more than &#36;1,000 on a built-in car navigation system to plot my course with global positioning satellites.
An unmanned Russian supply ship blasted off from Kazakhstan Thursday evening on a critical flight to deliver two-and-a-half tons of equipment, spare parts
Blog: I interview Iain Gray, VP of Global Support at Red Hat, to find out how the world's largest open source company structures its support offerings, and how they differ from proprietary software support.
A faction of the Thai military led by the army chief says it has overthrown Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
The United Nations on Friday said it was \
Decades ago, a beleaguered Nebraska football coach raised a stink across the plains when he said he didn't think this state could be great at anything.
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Senate Democrats are \
Is the market really overvalued? ALL of it?!? There are 6,000-plus listed companies -- at least one is a bargain.
As a discharge planner, Alicia Tennenbaum is an advocate and troubleshooter for patients leaving the hospital.
Here's a handy tip for joggers: If you think you might get caught in a thunderstorm, leave your music player at home.
Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its 3,000 troops from Iraq in the face of demands from kidnappers who have seized an Italian journalist.
LONDON Sept. 15, 2004 - Progress toward boosting the status of women and providing reproductive health care to all has been steady over the past decade, but billions more dollars are needed to reach goals
Central front in the anti-terror war or diversion, democratic success or cauldron of chaos: the US presidential candidates offered starkly different visions of Iraq but neither had any convincing exit strategy.
CANMORE - Thomas Grandi will get a hero&#39;s welcome when he returns home Christmas Eve to the mountains west of Calgary after winning his second World Cup race in three days.
Many people don&#39;t use a handheld organizer for anything but tracking their calendar appointments and contacts lists. For them, there&#39;s no reason to spend more than $100, in the form of Palm&#39;s Zire 21.
In a press conference Ehud Olmert, Israel's Prime Minister, identified Israel as having nuclear weapons. This slip contrasted with their policy of neither denying nor affirming having nuclear weapons.
Former Japanese defense minister  Fukushiro Nukaga will become finance minister in Prime Minister  Shinzo Abe&#39;s reshuffled cabinet, public broadcaster NHK  reported on Monday.
President Bush plans to seek support from China and other key allies at the Asia-Pacific summit to help resurrect talks with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, White House officials said on Friday.
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is eyeing a 2008 presidential bid, took a step Tuesday that no other candidate who gets in the race may dare &#151; he joined a fraternity.
Lawyers for Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf argued in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that he should be allowed to run in an October 6 election despite opposition from parties demanding an end to military rule.
Rupert Murdoch won shareholder  approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his  $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. media empire to the United States  and finally sever its Australian roots.
A gas explosion tore through a five-story apartment building in eastern France, killing 10 people and injuring 12, authorities said Monday.
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Scientists say mammoth and camel bones unearthed in northwest Kansas that date back 12,200 years could be part of \
Sudan has expressed its \
Authorities checked for fuel leaks Saturday on a coal freighter run aground by a storm that brought flooding, landslides and blackouts in eastern Australia and killed at least five people.
Prosecutors in Russia charge three police officials with criminal negligence over the Beslan school siege.
U.S. health regulators said on  Friday they have been reviewing the safety of over-the-counter  children's cough and cold medications, especially for those  under age 2.
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday not to meddle in Turkey&#39;s domestic affairs after an EU Commission spokesman expressed concern over a delay in key penal code reforms.
Democrat John Edwards on Sunday waded into a dispute between his rivals, criticizing comments by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband that some have considered disparaging to Barack Obama and black people generally.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons ambitions and give inspectors entry visas so they can supervise a return to peaceful activities.
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a nationwide warning after having discovered residue of untested pesticides in ginseng imported by a New Jersey firm.
After Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Panathinaikos at Highbury on Tuesday night, captain leaving them three points behind Group E leaders PSV Eindhoven with two games left to play, captain Patrick Vieira said: &quot;A draw is better than nothing.
The magic of digital photography allows you to see a pregnancy progress over a mere 10 seconds, and the result is eerily science-fictiony. In Table of Malcontents.
Not all publicity is good publicity Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft have passed up the chance to take part in a web conference on internet freedom being hosted by human rights group Amnesty International this evening.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) sleek and stylish MPx200 smartphone incorporates the productivity features of a Windows Mobile 2002 personal digital assistant -- even the ability to play MP3 files -- along with a GSM-based mobile phone.
Claims perfect cost/performance storm Cisco today took the dust sheets off some new high-end ethernet switching gear for data centres.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Korea's K.J. Choi closed in on his seventh PGA Tour victory by stretching his lead to four shots in Saturday's third round at the Sony Open.
Los Angeles Lakers all-star Kobe Bryant was hit with a one game suspension on Tuesday for striking San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili in the face.
Phone companies are not doing enough to warn customers about internet \
Israeli army officials said that they had stopped most search-and-arrest operations against Palestinian militants and were easing security restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to allow Palestinians greater freedom to vote Sunday for a new president.
Nasa&#39;s fastest-swivelling space probe ever built -- Swift -- roared into the orbit aiming to explore the violent celestial explosions which may bestow black holes the birth cries.
Two young British tourists have been found of manslaughter for the hit-and-run death of a Cypriot teenager on appeal in the high court after having been initially acquitted, lawyers said on Wednesday.
The chief justice has announced that he will not vote in the 12 cases the Supreme Court heard during the first two weeks of November, unless the case would end up in a 4 to 4 tie without his participation.
Moscow says it will work to lift sanctions imposed by Western governments against the Palestinian government.
iSCSI's still banging on the door, but it's banging faster... EqualLogic has brought out its first iSCSI array to use SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives and support tiered storage.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Travis Tritten, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 20--All casino boats must leave Horry County in five years, county lawmakers decided Tuesday.
Stocks are mixed as blue chips struggle following a report of weaker-than-expected job growth but the Nasdaq is rising on a solid revenue forecast from chip maker Intel.
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. said  on Wednesday it expects further declines in circulation and  advertising revenue and signaled it would consider selling its  stake in online jobs site CareerBuilder.
The videocassette in film: an unsettling innovation, a romanticized artifact, an LP in an MP3 world.
TOKYO - Dewi Sukarno, the Japanese widow of President Sukarno, expressed hope Thursday that former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will be Indonesia&#39;s next president, saying he can ensure security and stability.
The debates between President Bush  and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry promise a sharp contrast  in rhetorical styles, with the steady and disciplined Bush  dueling the deft but sometimes rambling Kerry in a showdown of  proven performers.
Yahoo News Drops Blog Search In what almost marks the one year anniversary of Yahoo adding blog search to its Yahoo News search results, Yahoo has mysteriously taken its blog search area out of the news game. Besides the deletion of blog search results from Yahoo News (not to be confused with blogs indexed in the Yahoo [...]
The National Museum of the American Indian has much to boast of, but it tries to serve too many constituencies.
Pope Benedict XVI says family values are key to world peace, in his New Year's Day Mass.
Kurt Barnes held a two-stroke lead Thursday after shooting a 6-under-par 65 in the first round of the Australian Open, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Tokyo, November 16: Asian leaders praised outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell as a respected diplomat and friend but said US policy toward the region was unlikely to change radically with his departure.
Acclaim Entertainment, the video game publisher responsible for the Turok series and the 1990s blood fest Mortal Kombat, collapsed yesterday under debts of more than $100m (\u00c2\u00a360m).
Sir Homer writes &quot;The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the creation of the one millionth article in Wikipedia. Started in January 2001, Wikipedia is currently both the world&#39;s largest encyclopedia and
By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 15--The Pueblo West Metropolitan District board endorsed a plan to sell some water to Aurora Tuesday night, but a different water matter drew most of the talk at the meeting.
The England cricket team have cancelled their flight to Zimbabwe while discussions take place over their controversial tour. Send us your reaction.
Some cell-phone users were bemused a few years back when an episode of the Fox TV series 24 aired in which Jack Bower and his intrepid antiterrorist team used GPS technology to track the movements of a biological weapon riding on an underground train in Los Angeles.
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The United States and its Iraqi allies will have to do more than push Moqtada al-Sadr out of a mosque to meet the challenge posed by his movement, according to his followers.
Trekkers can finally get the ultimate Star Trek enterprise, a complete DVD set of the 1960s series' first season.
An early departure of American troops from Iraq or a pullback to bases inside the country could lead to sharply increased violence and the deaths of thousands of people, the U.S. envoy to Baghdad told The New York Times.
One tribal leader vows to raise a force of 600 to help fight an Al Qaeda-linked tribe in Waziristan.
Kaiserslautern's  win over SC Freiburg last November is placed under suspicion in Germany's match-fixing scandal.
Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.
The Russian security services placed a $10m (\u00c2\u00a35.6m) bounty yesterday on the heads of two rebel Chechen leaders for ordering the Beslan school siege, as they apparently sought
The clothes that actor Robert Blake had on when his wife was fatally shot sat uncovered in a patrol car two days before an investigator took them in for testing, an investigator testified.
By SCOTT HARPER  BY SCOTT HARPER  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  RICHMOND - Omega Protein Inc.
Garry Betty, 49, has been chief since the company first sold shares 10 years ago.
Defense technology developer Foster-Miller Inc. of Waltham says it will be acquired for $163 million by Britain's QinetiQ Group PLC, a public-private partnership with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense.
With its ability to interweave art and civic life, the new Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston is the most important building to rise there in a generation.
MONDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they&#39;ve developed a tumor &quot;paint&quot; that illuminates cancerous cells and help surgeons spot the borders of tumors.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened the debate on his disengagement plan in the Knesset (parliament) on Monday by telling lawmakers that his plan would &quot;strengthen
LOS ANGELES  -- On Wednesday (Oct. 20), singer Courtney Love pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge in an incident involving her throwing a microphone into a crowd and hitting one of her fans.
If it was created in the course of business Employers could have grounds to demand ownership of employees' social networking profiles, such as those generated on Facebook, MySpace or Bebo, according to a leading intellectual property lawyer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Retailer Kmart Holdings Corp. (KMRT.O) on Monday said it finalized a deal to sell 18 of its stores to Home Depot Inc. (HD.N) for &#36;271 million.
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Bloomberg - Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist won't seek his party's presidential nomination in 2008, saying the ``season of being an elected official has come to a close.''
Despite the well-established danger from urinary catheters, a new study finds that hospitals are doing very little to reduce the risks of infection.
MONTERREY, Mexico  - Dozens of people died when a trailer-truck loaded with highly flammable chemicals exploded in a road accident in northern Mexico, Mexican media reported on Monday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is finally ready to fly its first mission of the year, with space shuttle Atlantis and seven astronauts scheduled for liftoff at 7:38 p.m. EDT on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Even as prices fall, neither Sony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Blu-ray nor Toshiba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s HD DVD, has gained an advantage.
Four decades after Officer Walter T. Barclay was shot while trying to stop a beauty salon burglary, the gunman who left him paralyzed is being charged with murder, the district attorney said Tuesday.
President Bush, under increasing pressure to relax his restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, plans to issue an executive order today to encourage government agencies to support research that offers the promise of creating medically useful stem cells without destroying human embryos,...
With a sound preliminary round on Monday, American Troy Dumais easily advanced to the semifinal of the men&#39;s 3m springboard competition.
The Baltimore Ravens cut Jamal Lewis  ahead of Friday's pivotal free-agent signing period but the  club says it will try to re-sign the veteran running back.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 26 -- Once all the confusion was sorted out and the ball still belonged to the San Diego Chargers, they made sure to get it into LaDainian Tomlinson's hands.
Just after investigators raided New York&#39;s top thoroughbred tracks in a probe into jockey weights, a diverse group of industry officials joined forces Thursday to recommend ways to rescue the state&#39;s troubled racing game.
British police arrested 14 people in raids in London overnight on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism, a spokesman said.
Needle-phobic children and their stressed-out parents may catch a break with a Franklin firm&#39;s device that makes it faster and easier to apply local pain relief.
The would-be president shows up at a Segway factory in New Hampshire, but refuses to ride one. A 70-year old CBS News anchor does instead.
The International Cycling Union is threatening riders with fines in an effort to stop doping. The UCI asked all 600 ProTour cyclists to sign an anti-doping charter saying they are not involved in doping and promise to submit DNA samples to Spanish authorities investigating the Operation Puerto. Riders have until July 7 &#151; the start of the Tour de France &#151; to sign the document.
Freshman Anthony Morrow scored a career-high 20 points, including 11 in a late 27-3 surge by No. 9 Georgia Tech to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 92-58 victory over Lafayette on Tuesday night.
A Russian mobile-phone operator is the latest service provider to team with Microsoft to offer Windows-based PCs on a subscription basis through the company's Unlimited Potential program.
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said he was still hopeful two French reporters held hostage in Iraq would be freed, adding that &quot;lines of dialogue&quot; had been opened with those detaining them.
A Singapore judge has been punished for mistakenly sentencing a prisoner to an extra three strokes of the cane, the Singapore government said on Tuesday.
Violence is anathema to modern German sensibilities. That pacifism applied to video games could mean legal repercussions. By Bruce Gain.
A federal judge ruled Monday that President Bush had both overstepped his constitutional bounds and improperly brushed aside the Geneva Conventions in establishing military commissions to
Tim Henman announced yesterday that he would retire after playing one last time at Wimbledon \u00e2\u0080\u0094 next month, when Britain plays Croatia in a Davis Cup playoff at the All England Club.The 32-year-old Henman, who reached four Wimbledon semifinals but has not won a Grand Slam title in his 14-year career, said a sore back and a bad knee led to his decision.
Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu put the blame on his batsmen after their eight-wicket defeat by Pakistan. They only totalled 232-9 and Yousuf Youhana (107) and Man of the Match Shoaib Malik (86) comfortably knocked off the runs for the home side.
Alarmed that a 52-year-old paper was stoking the arguments of creationists, a chemistry professor has retracted a paper on the origins of life.
The car manufacturer synonymous with the U.S market is looking far further afield
Junk food advertisements will not be shown on television before 9pm, as part of the British government&#39;s plan to fight the country&#39;s obesity crisis.
Penn Station has been evacuated and Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and NJ Transit train service has been suspended from the station amid reports of two fires and power outages.
What comes after television? That's a question I've been asking at every Consumer Electronics Show. The answer, of course, is not just &quot;more TV&quot; but bigger and better TV, with better sound and higher resolutions, made possible by digital sources, processing and displays. In other words, computing and networking. \\
 on North Korea talks
A French court ruled Tuesday that a branch of General Electric Co. in France is legally obligated to provide employees with French translations of essential work documents, the employees' attorney and trade union representative said.
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Trey Hillman has a daunting task. It's his turn to try leading the Kansas City Royals back to respectability. A winner in Japan and in the minor leagues with the New York Yankees, Hillman was hired Friday to take over a long-struggling Royals team that hasn't been to the playoffs since the late Dick Howser guided Kansas City to the 1985 World Series title.
Islamabad: India and Pakistan today began separate talks here on nuclear confidence building measures and to work out modalities to conduct joint survey of pillars at Sir Creek area of the Gujarat coast.
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The Pentagon on Monday released three additional names of U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq in December, raising the month's U.S. death toll to 72, including 20 members of the reserves.
Muslim religious leaders accuse Pope Benedict XVI of quoting anti-Islamic remarks in a speech this week.
Novell Inc. said it is prepared to use its portfolio of software patents to protect its open-source software products against lawsuits.
However, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates emphasized in two television interviews today that American troops would play an increasingly limited role in Iraq.
The sentences have been handed out after two brothers pleaded guilty in the Walkerton water disaster. It&#39;s one year in jail for Stan Koebel and nine months house arrest for his brother Frank.
Apple Inc., the computer and digital music company, has bought rights to all \
 stadium superstructure freed from support
Insurer Cigna on Wednesday posted a nearly two-thirds lift in third quarter earnings, but also said 2005 earnings should fall from 2004 levels.
The United States helped train and arm  rebels from west Sudan who rose up against the Sudanese  government last year, Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir  said in remarks published on Thursday. \
Prime minister denies shift in US-UK relations.
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Ford Motor Credit, the financial arm of   Ford Motor Co. F.N on Thursday said it would cut 2,000 jobs   -- almost a quarter of its staff in North America -- and close   59 U.S. branch offices over the next year in order to cut   costs.
Sudan&#39;s rebels and government broke off internationally brokered peace talks for the bloodied Darfur region Wednesday after three weeks with little progress and no deal.
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Iran will attend the international conference on Iraq that will be held in Baghdad on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Wednesday.
In Japan, the cell phone strap is a form of self-expression. By Lisa Katayama.
Suspected Muslim militants have beheaded a man in strife-torn southern Thailand. The victim&#39;s head and decapitated body were found Tuesday in a hut in a plantation in Narathiwat province.
Mars rovers have found new evidence that water was once plentiful in the hills and plains of the now-barren Red Planet. After discovering the plains where it landed was once a
OCEAN CITY -- For 117 summers, generations of children have frolicked through Trimper's Rides on this beach resort town's signature boardwalk. But this Memorial Day weekend might begin the last summer they circle the antique wooden carousel, fling around the Tilt-a-Whirl and loop through the Tidal...
Dell Inc. introduced on Monday a new suite of desktop support services for small and medium size businesses (SMBs) designed for companies with overstretched IT staffs.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- The final day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ended with high drama today when a balloon became entangled in a radio tower, forcing the pilot and two young passengers to shimmy most of the way down the nearly 700-foot
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds have scheduled a press conference for 4 pm (et) today, at which time the club is expected to announce that shortstop Barry Larkin will not be re-signed.
The police blamed the Irish Republican Army (IRA) for a major bank robbery last month in Northern Ireland, triggering concerns about efforts to revive the peace process in the British province.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 28 -- Exit polls showed no clear winner in the election Sunday to replace President Ion Iliescu, raising the likelihood of a runoff next month between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran.
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The nation's leading regional phone company is resting growth hopes on its Cingular Wireless venture.
Mediators at peace talks between Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels say the two sides will sign a permanent cease-fire on Friday.
Two Fools duel over the candidates' economic policies.
Amateur rocketeers who gathered in Scotland say they have successfully launched their biggest rocket yet.
Roy Oswalt became the National League's first 17-game winner and the Astros extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 9-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night in Houston.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - Rebels ambushed and killed 49  unarmed Iraqi soldiers and, in a separate attack Sunday, killed  a U.S. diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport.
Finanziamenti di 6 mln di euro da Governo e Regione
Il centrocampista Z&egrave; Roberto ha firmato per il San Paolo. Il brasiliano era svincolato dal Ba...
A judge in Chile has said that the country&#39;s former military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, is fit enough to be tried for alleged human rights abuses in the 1970s.
born out of a former gulag north of the Arctic Circle - come to be a key player in South Africa&#39;s gold industry? There used to be a lot of talk about foreign companies running off with Russian resources.
Vyacheslav Koloskov announced Thursday he would resign as head of the Russian Soccer Union after multiple poor showings by the national team in international competition.
The impact of heavy use on hard disk drive failure may by overstated, says a report by three Google engineers.
The Navy considers deploying dozens of trained dolphins and sea lions -- capable of detecting mines and cuffing rogue swimmers -- in Washington state. By the Associated Press.
Ole' Blue Eyes made at least $50 million last year, not that big business is anything new for him.
LOS ANGELES  - Sony Pictures Entertainment said Thursday that it has reached $3 billion in worldwide box office sales this year, a marker hit by only two other studios in movie history.
They've bickered over whether she knew he was gay, whose tell-all book would sell better, whether a poster of a nude man hanging over his new lover's bed had to come down before she'd allow their 6-year-old to visit.
Like most women in Ipswich, where fears are growing that a prostitute serial killer is on the loose, sex workers are keeping a low profile amid concern there could be further deaths.
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The Trail | Party is without a candidate who has excited the establishment or the grassroots.
Britain won't pay a ransom or meet any political demands to secure the release of British hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Thursday.
Scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes sold in several states have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks, and company attorneys agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle.
ASADABAD, Afghanistan  - A woman carrying a waistcoat filled with explosives under her all-enveloping burqa was arrested on Monday in eastern Afghanistan, provincial officials said, in the first possible reported case of a female suicide bomber in the country.
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August 19, 2004 02:04 PM - R&amp;B singer R. Kelly (news | tickets) and rapper Jay-Z (news | tickets) will co-headline a 40-city autumn tour that kicks off on Sept. 30 in Chicago and runs for two months.
A television pool report by U.S. network NBC said on Monday that a U.S. Marine had shot dead an unarmed and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja.
Both Bush and Kerry scored points in a smart, rousing debate
The Colombian government is pursuing a relentless campaign to seize drug traffickers' assets.
This course explores the history, culture and society of Classical Athens, and points out many inconsistencies in the popular idea of what Classical Athens was.
Tivo meets Nascar Cisco says it is cooking up something called an \
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If pizza maker Simone Padoan saw a slab of cloned meat in his local supermarket, the Italian chef says he would be too scared to bring it into his kitchen.
Des Browne responds to claims of neglect for UK troops with a pledge of better medical treatment.
A technician in the Royal Navy has become the first serviceman in the armed forces to be officially recognised as a Satanist, the defence ministry said.
At least the \
Negotiators from 158 countries reached basic agreement Friday on rough targets aimed at getting some of the world's biggest polluters to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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The group of armed men belonging to Fatah&#39;s Al-Aqsa Martyrs&#39; Brigades, who opened fire in the official mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza on Monday, is affiliated with Ahmed Hallas (Abu Mazher), Fatah secretary in Gaza.
Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N, reeling from  the recent withdrawal of its Vioxx arthritis drug, on Wednesday  said 2005 earnings will decline to levels below Wall Street  expectations, the third straight year of lower results.
The sister of a former U.S. state prosecutor who killed himself after he was targeted by a television show as a suspected pedophile is suing NBC Universal for $105 million.
The three partners involved in the development of the Cell processor, which will power the PlayStation 3 along with a number of other devices, have unveiled new details about the technology behind the chip.
Siebel Systems Inc. founder Tom Siebel plans to sell up to 18 percent of his company stock over the next two years, the company said Tuesday.
An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  leader Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to wage holy war against  U.S. forces and the government in Iraq, saying they would be  committing \
A year after the recording industry opened fire on illegal file-sharers with hundreds of lawsuits, the movie industry has followed its lead.
Five boys are found guilty of killing a father who was pelted with stones on an outdoor sports pitch in London.
17 December 2004 (NCA) -- The United States formally wrote off all of its $4.1 billion in Iraqi debt and urged other nations to follow the example.
A gunman shot four people, killing three of them, in law offices on one of the top floors of a downtown skyscraper on Friday and took a hostage before he was shot by a police sniper, authorities said.
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DR Congo's Supreme Court is on fire following protests over alleged fraud in the presidential run-off.
Indonesia's largest party is electing its new leader in Bali in what is one of the most critical periods in its history.
Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, is not selling comedian George Carlin's best-selling new book, \
Wales head to Italy in two weeks' time for a potential wooden spoon decider after being overpowered 32-21 by France in the Six Nations game.
Shanghai Airlines , a Chinese regional carrier, predicted on Tuesday that it would post a loss for 2007, deteriorating from a net profit of 8.2 million yuan ($1.1 million) in 2006.
WASHINGTON - Not in a generation has a presidential election been so close for so long. Now, as President Bush seems to be pulling a bit ahead of Sen. John Kerry, every step, and misstep, could affect their frantic race to the finish.
Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif., denounced his GOP critics as \
Top-ranked Illinois tuned out chants of \
Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was poised to become Prime Minister after landslide by-election wins assured him a spot in the parliament's lower house.
AMES, Iowa  - For Iowa Democrats, the 2008 presidential campaign is starting where the 2004 race ended -- with a search for plain talk and realistic plans on how to end the war in Iraq.
A bill backed by President Bush to overhaul American spy agencies faced an uncertain future on Sunday and a top Democrat said the Republican-led Congress should not adjourn for the year until it passes.
Two months after losing the World Cup final to Italy, France beat the Italians 3-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Sidney Govou's two goals and one by Thierry Henry.
Governor M. Jodi Rell underwent surgery yesterday after breast cancer was discovered following a routine mammogram last week, the governor&#39;s office said.
All four bombers who attacked Egyptian Red Sea resorts frequented by Israelis last week escaped on foot minutes before their vehicles exploded, the Egyptian government newspaper al-Ahram said on Wednesday.
Viewpoint: Global leaders still flock to the annual World Economic Forum. But they no longer shape the global agenda
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Cingular Wireless will cut close to 10% of its 68,000 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months as it combines operations with the recently acquired AT&amp;T Wireless, the chief executive of the nation&#39;s largest cell phone company said Tuesday in an
Japan's proposal to resume commercial hunting of minke whales is rejected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
AT&amp;T Corp. is cutting 7,400 more jobs and slashing the book value of its assets by $11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company&#39;s plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business following a lost court battle.
Most U.S. employers are planning to  further scale back health benefits offered to retirees, as  companies struggle with the upward march in the cost of medical  care and weigh increased contributions from government&#039;s  Medicare program, a survey found.
The parents of British toddler Madeleine McCann, named as formal suspects in her disappearance, will not pay their legal fees from a fund set up for her search, a family spokesman said Wednesday.
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A deadly outbreak of hepatitis E in Sudan's Darfur region has spread rapidly, with the number of cases almost tripling in less than a month, the World Health Organization said.
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Disney is throwing its considerable weight behind the Blu-ray digital media standard. Blu-ray backers, including technology developer Sony, are in a pitched battle with supporters of the competing
Three Israeli soldiers and three Palestinian gunmen were killed yesterday in battles near the Gaza Strip settlement of Morag. The clash came a day after a woman suicide bomber killed
A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.
They fly his banner, wear his face on their T-shirts, and utter solemn prayers with upturned hands at his graveside. But many young
Grace Park won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic yesterday at Jeju, South Korea, shooting a 7-under-par 65 for a five-stroke victory and giving her game a big boost after a collapse in the final round two weeks ago.
After years of capturing the imagination of wide-eyed daredevils, dreamers and would-be entrepreneurs, space travel for ordinary people may finally be taking flight.
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Police acting on a tipoff that a radical Islamic group was plotting suicide attacks in Barcelona moved against the cell last week even though it had not amassed enough explosives to make bombs, Spain's police chief said Thursday.
PHILADELPHIA Jack McKeon is coming back for at least one more year as the Florida Marlins&#39; manager. The team has announced that the 73-year-old McKeon signed a one-year contract extension for next season.
Nokia plans to release next month a new smart phone with a built-in megapixel camera, as part of an effort to expand its product portfolio.
With up to one billion cards and six million trees set to be thrown out, the government calls on Britons to recycle this Christmas.
Pakistani police re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Tuesday, less than a month after his release from jail raised hopes for reconciliation with military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
Joe Biden's aides call it \
Salman has now been given the permission by the Jodhpur High Court to travel to London for the unveiling of his wax statue at Madam Tussauds Wax Museum.
After Time Warner withdrew its $4.6 billion bid, Sony reached a deal to acquire the Lion. And the winner is\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 Sony! After Time Warner withdrew its $4.
Jerry Yang explained his company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rejection of Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s buyout offer in a letter to shareholders late Wednesday outlining why he believed the bid was too low.
Russia: Top seed Marat Safin was dumped out of the one-million-dollar ATP Saint Petersburg Open here on Friday following a shock straight sets defeat to Frenchman Michael Llodra.
L'Arsenal ha battuto lo Slavia Praga 7-0 in una partita del gruppo H della Champions League. Le reti...
Geri Cecil loved Randolph-Macon Woman's College from the moment she met people on the Lynchburg campus, and every year after she graduated in 1968 she gave the school money. She believed in its system of education, made lifelong friends, even served on the board of trustees for several years.
The head of McLaren said he wanted to accept the record $100 million fine and suspension from the team championships if it meant ending the Formula One spy scandal.\u00e2\u0080\u009cIf we can achieve closure, then at this moment in time that would be my recommendation,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the McLaren chief, Ron Dennis, said. F.I.A., the sport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s governing body, concluded that McLaren had probably gained an unfair advantage with data from its rival Ferrari.
TiVo, maker of digital television recorders, said Monday that its quarterly net loss widened as it boosted spending to acquire customers, but the number of subscribers to its fee-based television service rose sharply.
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A fisherman fuelled by vodka caught a 1.3-metre (4-foot) shark and wrestled it onto a jetty on Australia's south coast, suffering only small tear marks in his trousers, media reports said on Friday.
Frankly my dear, I don&#39;t give a damn. Now Gone With the Wind has emerged as the movie seen by more British cinema-goers than any other.
Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, issued an unprecedented mea culpa yesterday, admitting that he had made mistakes and promising to rectify them.
A man who was part of a gang who attacked a house full of Polish workers is jailed for six years.
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German leaders hailed the ordination as a milestone in the rebirth of Jewish life here.
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A U.S. film industry group said it won damages Friday in a lawsuit against Chinese film pirates but said the ruling might mean little amid the huge scale of violations.
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The European Space Agency's  Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday,  completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a  distant comet.
U.S. consumers cheered up in early  December, sending potentially good news to retailers during the  crucial holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday.
Gary Sheffield homered twice and keyed a four-run rally in the ninth inning Thursday night, sending the New York Yankees to a seesaw, 13-10 win over the Twins.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Italy&#39;s nominee to become the European Union&#39;s Justice and Home Affairs commissioner failed on Monday to win the backing of the European Parliament&#39;s Justice Committee, days after testifying that he considers homosexuality a sin.
The group of dinosaurs that evolved into birds had small genomes, according to a study by US and British biologists that appears on Thursday in the journal Nature.
Steve Case, the founder of the  AOL Internet service, is backing a new online payment company  that promises to let users transfer funds for free and offer a  credit card with sharply lower fees for merchants.
Lease sales could produce 15 billion barrels of oil, but environmentalists say drilling would threaten already melting habitat.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's biggest retailer, on Monday brightened its outlook for  December sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, now  expecting sales to increase 3 percent.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share index was little  changed in late afternoon trade on Tuesday, reversing earlier  gains, as Sony Corp. and other tech stocks retreated on caution  ahead of a monetary policy meeting in the United States.
By Jordan Robertson Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn will step down in January and be succeeded by CEO Mark Hurd amid a widening scandal involving the computer and printer company's possibly illegal probe into media leaks.
WANA -- About 1,000 Pakistani soldiers backed by helicopter gunships, mortars, and artillery yesterday pounded a mountainous region near the Afghan border where a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who masterminded the kidnapping of two Chinese engineers is thought to be hiding. The assault targeted the village of Spinkai Raghzai in South Waziristan, a tribal region where the Pakistani Army has ...
October 1, 2004 - Bruce Springsteen, the Dixie Chicks, and Pearl Jam are a few of the acts who are taking their dislike of President Bush on the road.
Eight US soldiers serving in Iraq launched a legal challenge yesterday to stop their tours of duty from being extended. The lawsuit is the first of its kind by a group of American soldiers on active service in the country.
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Nato's secretary general says its members cannot \
PACHACAMAC, Peru  - A powerful hallucinogenic vine, long revered by Amazon Indians as a tool for peering deep into the psyche, is drawing interest from urban Peruvians and enticing foreign visitors to Peru.
Jockey Paul O'Neill was given a one-day ban Thursday by the sport's governing body in Britain for head-butting his horse before a race.
Teenager Freddy Adu, America's most  talked about soccer player, has hardly set the league alight  with his skills in his first season.
Former home secretary David Blunkett, who resigned last year amid a scandal linked to his former lover, has reportedly launched a paternity bid for her newborn son.
In his dim two-room flat, Huang  Renzhong showed a visitor a Mickey Mouse statuette and  explained how creating Disney figurines during 15-hour work  days in a grim factory led to a $90,000 lawsuit.
Germany&#39;s Social Democrat chancellor, Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der, suffered a humiliating election defeat in the party&#39;s traditional stronghold yesterday.
A foreign bug species is sucking the life out of crops and native plants across Barbados, which has already been overrun by an infestation of ravenous snails that are rapidly destroying cultivated fields.
By James Fuller Daily Herald Staff Writer  Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 officials have cleared a major obstacle to moving Hubble Middle School to Warrenville, announcing on Monday an agreement to buy a 19-acre site.
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID laws hurt the elderly but aren't a problem for minorities because they often die before old age.
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More than 100 policemen and 50 anti-government protesters were injured late Monday night and into the early morning Tuesday in Budapest after the protesters set fire to cars and stormed the state-run Hungarian ...
Saawan Kumar Tak talks about his friendship with Rekha.
Brazilian mining giant CVRD  (VALE5.SA) on Friday said it would make an all-cash bid of $15  billion for Canadian nickel miner Inco Ltd. , becoming  the latest player in a bidding war for Inco.
Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. said it will invest two billion dollars to increase output of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for digital TVs, mobile phones and game consoles.
Justice may be blind, but it ain&#39;t cheap: Tyco International&#39;s (nyse: TYC - news - people ) former chief executive and chief financial officer say their legal bills have topped $25 million and they want a second insurance company to pick up the extras.
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said during Sunday&#39;s cabinet meeting that 4,000 Palestinian construction workers from the West Bank and 800 agricultural workers from Gaza will be granted entry permits into Israel.
'Evil alien abductor' in two-part special David Bowie will appear as an \
Russian authorities have assessed a new tax claim for $114 million on one of Yukos' smaller subsidiaries, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday, in the latest legal assault against the embattled Russian oil giant.
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Scientists are developing clothing embedded with sensors which they say will be able to monitor your health.
It takes guts to chase  after an Oscar. It also takes serious money, luck, and insider  experience. Fail to land a nomination, and that cash doesn't  magically come back.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot reiterated that the European Union is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but said he hopes the ban can be ended next year.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2004 -- The Senate confirmed US Rep. Porter Goss to head the CIA on Sept. 23. Goss, 65, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and a former Army intelligence officer, was confirmed by a vote 77-17.
The Canadian schoolteacher who became the world's most wanted suspected pedophile was arrested by police Friday in northeastern Thailand, police said.
Thousands of residents near an air base used by Japanese and U.S. forces have sued the Japanese government to seek compensation for noise pollution caused by fighter jets, a court official said Tuesday.
A head teacher is scrapping homework for 12-year-olds, calling it a \
Thousands of demonstrators protested President Bush's visit Tuesday, but Bush, eager to patch up relations with the northern neighbor, said he felt he'd received a friendly welcome.
Contaminants ranging from farm runoff to the bug repellent DEET are putting pressure on some of the most pristine rivers in the southern U.S.
While \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Lion King\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Broadway took everyone by surprise, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Little Mermaid\u00e2\u0080\u009d comes with one question: Can Disney ever do that again?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez switched from coffee to another stimulant during a speech on Saturday -- he popped a coca leaf into his mouth and chewed it while defending the use of the plant.
Could Macedonians ride and carry shields at the same time? With a little help, Oliver Stone balances military history and movie pragmatism in \
Both employment statistics and the bond market are indicating that the U.S. could be heading toward recession.
The Nets and the Knicks have rarely enjoyed success at the same time. Vince Carter's arrival in New Jersey might change that.
TJX Companies was not complying with nine of the 12 security controls mandated by the payment card industry data security standards when cardholder data was breached, according to court filings.
Two American women are being treated in a Moscow hospital for thallium poisoning, Russian media report.
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Finding Neverland, the biopic of Peter Pan writer JM Barrie, has been named film of the year in the first of a wave of awards in the increasingly protracted run-up to Oscar night.
A new inexpensive nanoglue that becomes stronger as it heats up could redefine the way computer chips are made.
Felipe Calderon&#039;s slim lead in Mexico&#039;s presidential race was called into question as an official recount of vote tallies showed his leftist opponent slightly ahead late Wednesday. However, Calderon insisted he had won and even offered to include his rival in his Cabinet.
FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil might play an important role in preventing Alzheimer's disease, according to a research team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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The Carlyle Group, the District's private-equity giant, announced today that it is selling a 7.5 percent share of its general partnership to an investment group owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
TIJUANA, Mexico  - Drug gang hit men killed three Mexican army informants on Tuesday and dumped them near a military training base close to the U.S. border, scrawling threats on the bodies in black ink, police said.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai is to be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2004 at a ceremony in Oslo. Professor Maathai, also Kenya&#39;s deputy environment minister, is the first African woman
The inventory correction claimed another victim late Monday as National Semiconductor (NSM:NYSE - news - research) said that second-quarter revenue would decline by nearly 20%, about twice the amount it had expected.
Statoil sees soaring earnings as the oil and gas firm pushes ahead with the takeover of Norwegian rival Norsk Hydro.
THE detection of a foreign submarine in Japan&#39;s southern coastal waters threatens to aggravate tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
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The pretty actress is a hit with readers as she fields questions on kissing to the sexiest man alive, with aplomb
Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, was scheduled to publish Jose Canseco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second book on opening day this spring but withdrew from the project Tuesday.
Japan's main share index falls sharply, hit by fears about the state of both the Japanese and US economies.
Young people who take cannabis frequently are at greater risk of developing psychotic mental illness including hallucinations, paranoia, hearing voices and a persecution complex.
Washington (dpa) - DreamWorks&#39; animated fun film, &#39;&#39;Shark Tale&#39;&#39;, continued to rule the cinema seas for a second weekend with 31.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that higher oil prices have had a &quot;noticeable&quot; affect on the US economy this year but are not likely to cause serious damage unless they move significantly higher.
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A 66-year-old professor who writes children's books claims to have become the world's oldest woman to give birth, and doctors said Monday she and her day-old baby daughter were in good condition in intensive care.
The Darfur region of Sudan, located in the western portion of the country along its border with Chad, is poor and remote, even by African standards.
Abidjan - Ivory Coast said 63 people were killed in a week of clashes with French troops as it prepared on Friday to pass control of the military to hawkish Major Colonel Philippe Mangou.
After failing to crack the million  mark with her last two albums, Janet Jackson is wary of using  the \
Internet service provider EarthLink Inc.  on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by cost controls, but sales fell 3 percent.
In an attempt to raise the profile of a 10-day mini meet at Laurel Park that begins Aug. 10, the Maryland Jockey Club announces it will cut the takeout on live races to 10 percent.
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The Weather Channel, one of the last privately owned cable channels, is being put up for sale and could fetch $5 billion.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  said on Monday interrogations and technological intelligence  suggested Osama bin Laden was still alive.
The French television network TP1 reported that Israeli mercenaries were instrumental in an air attack ten days ago in the Ivory Coast in which nine French peacekeepers and one American aid worker were killed.
People should be paid for living organ donations, argues a US surgeon in a leading medical journal.
Stinging rain and howling winds lashed South Carolina after a second powerful storm hit the state in a month, though residents apparently weathered it well.
Intense diplomatic efforts are under way to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme.
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is becoming increasingly alarmed at what it regards as official anti-Roman Catholic sentiment and secular trends in Europe, as government after government approves measures on abortion, family law, and scientific study that run counter to Catholic teaching.
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Four Air Force officers, including at least one colonel, have been relieved of duty in connection with the mistaken flight of nuclear warheads across the country, two U.S. military officials told CNN Friday.
As if the West Nile-toting mosquito isn't enough to worry Mississippians, add the poisonous Latrodectus geometricus to the state's list of creepy-crawly creatures.
AIRPORT operator TBI is planning to take full control of London Luton, by purchasing the remaining 28.6 stake for around 78 million.
For months, Republican presidential candidates such as Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and John McCain have courted evangelical Christians, meeting with religious leaders throughout the Midwest and the South.
A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
A majority of Americans now say the  war in Iraq was not worth fighting, a view that has driven down  the ratings of President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll  released on Monday.
LONDON - Britain&#39;s Sir Richard Branson reinforced his reputation as an entrepreneurial showman by announcing a US$100 million (S$170 million) plan to take well-heeled passengers, with him possibly being among the first, for a sub-orbital ride into space.
The man to watch in Ukraine is the highly popular 50-year-old Viktor Yushchenko, now fighting a rare disease that has disfigured his once handsome face.
Soviet-era compact television sets, known for bad reception and low picture quality, are finally popular - as homes for bats.

 as toll hits 300
Some bondholders of Delta Air Lines Inc.  have begun organizing an informal group to support US Airways Group Inc.'s  $8.78 billion takeover offer for the bankrupt carrier, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Google, the world's most-used internet search engine, warns that fiercer competition is set to hit sales growth.
The European Union is set to approve a first step toward closer ties with Serbia and Montenegro Monday after a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect turned himself in to the U.N. tribunal for former Yugoslavia, ...
The bidding may not be over for the parent of Bell Canada, which over the weekend agreed to a buyout offer of $35.1 billion from a consortium led by the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board in the biggest Canadian takeover ever.
WASHINGTON - The nation will face &quot;abrupt and painful&quot; consequences unless the government moves quickly to fix the finances of Social Security and Medicare, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.
A tired looking Pope John Paul had  difficulty reading his addresses Thursday at audiences with  Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Romanian President Ion  Iliescu.
Google Inc. said on Tuesday it would digitize some of the world&#39;s most important libraries in a bold effort that could profit the company by attracting more viewers to its site -- and its ads.
BEIJING - South Korea and the US yesterday sought to play down fears that North Korea might have conducted a nuclear test after reports of a large explosion in the northern part of the communist country.
Milan is to have a code of conduct to protect young models vulnerable to anorexia and exploitation.
Crude oil futures rose yesterday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
The New York Yankees are struggling to score and their once-huge lead in the AL East is suddenly shrinking. Manager Joe Torre refuses to panic just yet...
Lewis Hamilton, vice-campione del mondo di F1 nel 2007, ha prolungato il suo contratto con la McLare...
A Texas Internet company said Friday it gave U.S. government officials the hard drives from a pair of its Web servers leased to online journalists and others.
PeopleSoft Inc. will kick off its Connect user show on Tuesday determined to focus attendees' attention on its progress in the past year and product plans for the coming one -- and away from the Jaws-like specter of Oracle Corp.
WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - America&#39;s factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods in July post the biggest gain in four months, an encouraging sign that the economy is emerging from an early summer funk.
The Bush administration said Tuesday that China does not meet the technical requirements of a country that is manipulating its currency to gain unfair trade advantages.
Police make about 100 arrests in a major operation against mafia gangs in Italy.
Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region  Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their fighters to  their bases before a political solution to the conflict there  has been decided and implemented.
A submarine that crashed into an undersea mountain was using old navigation charts that didn't show the obstruction.
Almost 90% of America still listens to traditional broadcast radio at least once a month, but the daily audience and advertising revenue have been shrinking for this -- and most other -- form of broadcast media over the last decade.
Three-time finalist Paradorn Srichaphan saved two match points Tuesday and scraped through with a 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over Christophe Rochus to reach the second round of the Chennai Open.
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The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States elected Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., to be president of their national conference in an unusually close vote yesterday
Personal computer maker Gateway Inc. said Monday it expects to report revenue and operating loss for its third fiscal quarter, in line with its previous forecast given in July.
China is expected to pass its first  anti-drug law this week to combat drug-related crimes and  reduce the number of abusers, state media said on Sunday.
Two Islamic Jihad militants are killed in an Israeli air raid in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After having some success retracting a balky solar array on Saturday, NASA plans to send two astronauts out to work on it some more on Monday in a fourth spacewalk.
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One of two men accused of shooting at five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and other counts Tuesday.
Staff Sgt Ivan Frederick, 38, admitted eight charges of humiliating and abusing the inmates at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad. In one incident he punched a prisoner so hard in the chest that he needed resuscitation.
Hundreds of homes sat in as much as 8 feet of water Sunday following a canal rupture as freezing weather spread sheets of ice over yards and streets, hindering efforts to get the water to drain away.
Seagate Technology LLC, the world's largest hard drive maker, announced Monday the first manufacturer to sell laptop PCs with its new built-in encryption technology.
A mini bus exploded near an army recruiting center in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 7, the Defense Ministry said.
Marat Safin, back to his best with a record-equalling third Paris Masters title, hopes to be a match for world No1 Roger Federer next year.
The United States government is   attacking conspiracy theories about the destruction of the   World Trade Center in New York as the fifth anniversary of   September 11 approaches.
THE tournament result is almost a sideshow as Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh slug it out for the world&#39;s No.1 ranking in the final round of the $US5million ($7.
Alexander Semin scores the lone goal in the shootout, and the Capitals beat the New York Islanders, 2-1, to end a three-game losing streak.
Insurgents have killed 49 recruits of Iraq&#39;s National Guard in an ambush as the men were traveling home to visit relatives after completing training.
Le bimbe di 1, 5 e 7 anni, assegnate agli assistenti sociali
Il Real Madrid risponde al Barcellona, che ieri si era imposto con l'Osasuna, battendo in trasferta ...
A new Trojan horse program that attacks and removes troublesome advertising software, known as \
Guglielmo Marchetti sara' amministratore delegato
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s auto parts exports have increased more than sixfold in the last five years, signaling a shift from basic goods to higher-value industrial goods.
Regardless who wins the US presidency, Republicans are likely to remain a key voice in the nation&#39;s capital since they appear positioned to keep control of a sharply divided Congress in Tuesday&#39;s elections.
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The Atlanta Braves and Florida Marlins got strong pitching performances from unlikely sources on Tuesday, resulting in a split doubleheader for the National League East rivals.
The pianist Leif Ove Andsnes was the soloist in a vibrant, brilliant performance of Brahms\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat.
He's played everything from a Wall Street vulture to the president, but these days Michael Douglas is focusing on his favorite role \u00c2\u0097 father and husband.
Symantec plans to integrate @Stake's services and applications into its global professional services offerings, but offered no details on the acquisition.
U.S. Agriculture Department tests confirmed the spread of soybean rust, a yield-slashing fungus, in three more fields in Louisiana, a university scientist familiar with USDA activities told Reuters on Tuesday.
Roy Hibbert scored 20 points, and No. 14 Georgetown dismantled a Top 25 team for the second time in three days Monday night with a 71-53 victory over No. 23 West Virginia.
The first section of a plant to scrap 6,900 tons of chemical weapons was commissioned Friday in the Russian settlement of Maradykovo.  Itar-Tass reported the weapons had been stored in military depots since 1953.
Users of HD Radio devices will soon be able to 'tag' songs they hear for later purchase using iTunes.
An unidentified Muslim militant suspected of helping plan the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States also ordered this year's Madrid train bombings, a Spanish newspaper said Sunday, asserting the closest link yet between the two terrorist attacks.
A Pakistani military court convicted  two low-ranking army officers on charges of involvement in  assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf last year,  a military spokesman said on Friday.
U.S. and Sudanese security agents are close to identifying a suspect in the shooting of an American aid official and his driver in Khartoum, Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
For any movie outside of the mainstream, the Internet's ability to find and connect with likely fans has been a blessing. But even so, promoting John Waters' latest film, \
A new bridge is to be built across the Firth of Forth, west of the existing suspension road crossing.
BRUSSELS/BANGKOK  - The EU on Wednesday backed Airbus in a row over state subsidies with U.S. rival Boeing Co.  while yet another client of the European planemaker threatened to cancel orders for the A380 superjumbo.
A September progress report on the U.S. troop increase in Iraq that President George W. Bush called an important moment for his war strategy is unlikely to be a \
The mother of a man among five killed in a crash on the M4 speaks of her \
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Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo called for lawmakers to approve the deployment of up to 1,500 peacekeeping troops to Sudan's war-torn province of Darfur, as Khartoum pledged to restore order there.
Dutch winger Arjen Robben was again in inspirational form to keep Chelsea top of the table as the English club and fellow Londoners Arsenal won high-scoring derbies in the Premier League on Saturday.
Senior US diplomats have told leaders in Belgrade that failure to hand over top war crimes suspects will further deepen Serbia-Montenegro's isolation.
Forbes editors and writers take a look ahead at Washington and the world in 2008
Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick admitted guilt on Friday in a dogfighting case that threatens the career of one of the brightest stars in U.S. football.
The suspension fulfills a pledge Iran made earlier this month and came days ahead of a key meeting of the agency&#39;s board to judge Tehran&#39;s compliance with the agency&#39;s investigation into nearly two decades of hidden nuclear activities.
The three largest Internet advertising firms will pay a total of $31 million to the US Government, settling allegations by the Justice Dept. that they provided advertising services for online gambling sites.
Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available.
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Starbucks Corp., the world&#39;s largest coffee-shop chain, said it will donate $2 to South Asia relief efforts for every pound of Sumatra coffee it sells in the US and four other Western countries next month.
Charles L. Menius, boatswain's mate second class, still has in his records the report of one of Germany's last U-boats that his ship helped sink during World War II.
Eastman Kodak Co.  said on Thursday it expected to complete a three-year restructuring program by the end of 2007 that will help it sustain profitability.
The government told railroads on Tuesday they should require their crews to report and document changes to manual switches like the one suspected of causing the derailment of a train carrying chlorine gas.
Pakistan will hunt down a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who masterminded the abduction of two Chinese engineers, one of whom died after a rescue operation in which
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A powerful earthquake rocked the south of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, prompting the Meteorology Agency to issue a tsunami warning.

Jurors began deliberating on Monday in Phil Spector's murder trial, going behind closed doors to consider the fate of the pioneering rock producer after an often bitter, five-month court fight over the shooting death of an actress at his home.
Gulf Arab ministers urged Syria on Monday to respect a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding it withdraw its troops from Lebanon, a rare public intervention in the affairs of a fellow Arab country.
North Korea grounds a fleet of Soviet-era military planes because of the high oil price, South Korea's Yonhap says.
Per inquirenti 'elementi importanti ma non schiaccianti'
Two senators on Wednesday threatened  to introduce bipartisan legislation that would block the  Federal Communication Commission from easing rules governing  media ownership.
Hicham El Guerrouj arrived at the Games with a slew of world records \u00e2\u0080-n the 1,500 meters, mile and 2,000, indoors and outdoors \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - no Olympic gold medal.
Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday after a campaign that has overshadowed Christmas and seen the opposition holding a small lead in opinion polls.
The next time you are in your bedroom with your PC plus Webcam switched on, don&#39;t think that your privacy is all intact. If you have a Webcam plugged into an infected computer, there is a possibility that
Ventenne romeno arrestato a Floridia, nel siracusano
Pfizer Inc. has been asked to pull  two television advertisements for its Viagra impotence drug by  U.S. officials who say the \
Elliot Greenebaum's hardheaded comedy has the guardedly facetious tone of a fake documentary.
Finding could trigger recalculation of Earth's energy balance and help feed astronautsScientists have long assumed that fungi exist mainly to decompose matter into chemicals that other organisms can then use.
Thoughts on a video game in which the assassination of JFK is a matter of fun. By MARTIN SCHRAM, Scripps Howard News Service. The morning of Nov. 22 began just as it did 41 years ago, with an alarm clock&#39;s
It could highlight dangerous plaque deposits in arteries    HealthDayNews -- Plaque deposits that slowly build up on artery walls can break apart, triggering heart attack or stroke. But a new imaging technology developed by Harvard University researchers uses an enzyme linked to arterial plaque to spot these cardiac 'trouble spots' early on...
Tokyo stocks were mixed early Friday as investors avoided significant moves ahead of a long weekend. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
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WORCESTER -- The perfect run tapped off in mid-November with a 16-point victory against Adelphi in Garden City, N.Y.
TURIN, Italy  - Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim  Marinin captured their fourth consecutive European pairs title  on Wednesday with a breathtaking display of acrobatic jumps and  synchronized movements.
An Italian academic who met a former Russian spy on the day he fell ill with suspected poisoning was under police guard in London as more people were tested for possible radiation exposure.
Squirrels, pigeons and mice -- Wimbledon's Centre Court has attracted a menagerie of animals over the years who brought many a tense match to a halt with their unwelcome intrusions.
Somalia's Islamic Courts militia says it will defend the country against what it calls Ethiopian violations of its territory.
Pitcairn islander Mike Warren has said he believed the prosecutions of a number of men from the island on sex abuse charges were a British \u00e2\u0080\u009cset-up\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Orders to U.S. factories fell by the largest amount in 6 1/2 years in January, reflecting widespread declines across a number of industries.
Monster Worldwide Inc.  said on Wednesday it overstated profit from 1997 to 2005 by a total of $271.9 million, a result of its investigation into historical stock option grants and accounting.
LOS ANGELES  - Jay Baruchel, hot off  his role as a deluded boxer in the Oscar-nominated \
Campaigners threaten the government with legal action after a probe into arms deals with Saudi Arabia is dropped.
The Detroit Tigers gave themselves   some breathing room in the American League Central with a 7-2   win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that it's bringing the Internet's most popular originally-created content from YouTube to the living room with Apple TV(TM).
The family of an elderly woman found murdered in her home on Christmas Eve make a public appeal for witnesses.
The employees have spoken. What they have said about job satisfaction has gratified four relatively small federal agencies and sent a jolt through the Department of Homeland Security, which scored last or almost last in job satisfaction, leadership and workplace performance.
AUSTRALIA had activated a contingency plan approved by Cabinet&#39;s National Security Committee after reports that two Australians had been taken hostage in Iraq, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 2 -- British NATO troops have reached an agreement with Afghan elders aimed at ending Taliban attacks in a southern district where six British soldiers have been killed since August.
Sensitive data for virtually all Louisiana college applicants and their parents over the past nine years were in a case lost last month during a move, officials said.
Federal employment reports have consistently described Hispanics \
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Clashes break out in the southern Iraqi city of Basra between police and members of a Shia cult, officials say.
Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry resumed team training four weeks after he was out injured with back problems, the club announced Wednesday.
One thousand people around the world are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how genes influence disease.
The seven major studios filed their first wave of lawsuits aimed at ending Internet piracy. The lawsuits for federal copyright infringement were filed yesterday in several cities, including Denver, New York City, San Francisco and St.
Virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients, the American Heart Association said in new guidelines released on Monday.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- India beat Bangladesh by 11 runs in the opening game of their three-match one-day series, with Mohammad Kaif top scoring with 80 for the tourists.
Kenya said on Wednesday it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since independence in 1963.
Investment bank Morgan Stanley's   Chief Executive John Mack has been awarded a bonus worth  about $40 million in stock and options for 2006, according to a  regulatory filing on Thursday.
Can St. Steve move up a plane? Scepticism about the launch of the Apple iPhone is growing, and it isn't helping the Apple share price. What a coincidence that exactly as things get tougher in the stock market, rumours start appearing that will \
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Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Monday blamed Islamic radicals linked to Al Qaeda for the March 11 attacks that killed 191 people in Madrid and called for a cross-party pact ...
Thirteen of the 31 deaths linked to Hurricane Charley in Florida last month were people over age 60, many of them apparently overwhelmed by efforts to clean up after the storm, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
Company warns Remicade may up risk of lymphoma, label changed for second time to reflect hazards. NEW YORK  - Johnson &amp; Johnson is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug
EU doctors visit HIV-infected children in Libya after signals that death sentences on six  medics could be re-examined.
Worries about the sustainability of the US economic recovery were stoked om Sunday after the stores group Wal-Mart, seen as a bellwether for the country&#39;s
The pitching staff was spent. The hitters were exhausted. And manager Joe Torre had made enough nerve-racking decisions to last a lifetime.
Bulgaria's centre-right Agrarian People's Union on Saturday re-elected its leader Anastasia Moser to her post, state radio reported.
JUTIAPA, Guatemala  - In towns along Guatemala's drug corridor between El Salvador and Mexico, drug traffickers flush with money see this year's elections as a new way to extend their power.
A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet has committed suicide, media reported on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support had already dived ahead of a July election.
SHANGHAI : Hometown fans of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will see their hero in action for no more than 28 minutes when the NBA&#39;s first ever tip-off in China takes place this week.
La Casa Bianca ne ha anticipato alcuni estratti
Iraq's interim government on Sunday  declared a state of emergency for 60 days, the spokesman for  interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced.
InfoWorld - Progress Software is launching its Progress Actional 7.1 SOA management platform Monday, featuring visibility across business processes and into related services and IT infrastructure.
WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - The House followed the Senate in decisively rejecting a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, ending for this year debate on what has become the dominant issue for the Republican Party&#39;s conservative base.
A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the ground the pageant degrades women.
Espanyol showed that their midweek defeat at Getafe was a mere hiccup as they notched up a third win of the season with this hard-fought victory over the Andalucians.
The 2002 NFL MVP has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least eight weeks. The Oakland Raiders quarterback underwent an MRI on Monday morning and was taken for more tests.
An 88-year-old man who made his neighbours' lives a misery is spared a prison sentence after breaching an ASBO.
The end of the year provides us with the perfect excuse to look back at some of the coolest gadgets that have come out of the consumer electronics giants of east Asia in the last year. As you might expect, the continuing convergence of all sorts of products into smaller and more functional devices was a big theme in 2007. Some of the gadgets also reminded us of the importance of services that often go hand-in-hand with hardware and are a big but often forgotten part of the &quot;cool factor&quot; we attach to such products.Take for example Casio&#39;s Exilim EX-S880. Like many other digital still cameras on the market it does a good job of shooting video but Casio innovated by adding in a capture mode that records videos in the format preferred by YouTube. Combined with a desktop application to upload the videos, this means that movies can be online minutes after you&#39;ve shot them and with nothing more than a couple of mouse clicks.On the hardware side, there&#39;s been plenty of impressive gadgets and we&#39;ve also witnessed the birth of a completely new product category: OLED (organic light emitting diode) televisions. Several companies have been promising these for years and in the end it was Sony that made it first to market. You&#39;ve got to see this TV to fully appreciate its coolness! At just 3 millimeters thick, the TV was the star of October&#39;s Ceatec show in Japan and leads off our look back at the coolest gadgets of 2007.Sony OLED TVWithout a doubt the coolest product of the year was Sony&#39;s OLED TV. First shown as a prototype at CES in January, the commercial version came along in October and didn&#39;t disappoint -- except perhaps on price. The set has an 11-inch OLED panel and is 3mm thick. OLEDs offer several advantages over LCD and PDP technology, including wider viewing angles, faster response time, and better contrast and colors. However, the technology is difficult to manufacture and the OLED material degrades over time. Sony said the XEL-1 has a viewing life of 30,000 hours, which allows a user to watch eight hours of television every day for 10 years. The television went on sale in Japan on Dec. 1 for &#165;200,000 (US$1,750) and promptly sold out. It&#39;s not only a cool TV set but perhaps the first product for a few years from Sony that really makes you say &quot;wow.&quot; After the turmoil of recent years could Sony finally have its mojo back?Toshiba Dynabook SS RX1It may not look very special at first glance, but pick up the Dynabook SS RX1 (called the Portege R500 in some markets) and you&#39;ll immediately realize why it was one of the coolest laptop PCs we saw all year. This 12.1-inch screen laptop weighs just 768 grams in its lightest configuration -- more than 100 grams lighter than Sony&#39;s impressive Vaio G laptop. At the computer&#39;s heart lies a 1.06GHz Intel Core2 Duo processor and on some models you&#39;ll also find 802.11n Wi-Fi. Toshiba has put a lot of work into smart design so that it&#39;s thin and light. The laptop has also shed a few grams thanks to the use of a 64G-byte solid-state disk (SSD) in place of a conventional hard-disk drive. It costs around US$2,000.Casio YouTube digital still cameraCasio brought up the first digital cameras with a video mode optimized for YouTube: the Exilim EX-S880 and EX-Z77 . Getting a clip onto YouTube is easy: Shoot it, put the camera in the dock, and click a couple of times on the PC uploader application and you&#39;re done. The EX-S880 can take 8.1-megapixel images, has a 3X optical zoom and costs about US$300. YouTube mode has subsequently made it into other Casio models. The Casio deal with YouTube gave them exclusivity until the end of the year so you can look for it in devices from other makers in 2008.NEC Lui concept PCImagine most of the PC innovations you&#39;ve seen in the last few years thrown together inside a single box and you start to get an idea of what the Lui from NEC is all about. The machine is a PC running Windows Vista that can also act as a home server. It has two digital HDTV tuners, so you can watch one channel while you record another. It has DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) connectivity so that programming -- live or recorded -- can be streamed to other DLNA devices over Ethernet, and it will come with a Blu-ray Disc writer so that TV shows can be copied to disc. Users outside the home can log into the server and access content in the same way Slingbox or Location Free TV works. The PC is due on the Japanese market in the first half of 2008 at a price yet to be announced. NEC is one of Japan&#39;s leading PC makers despite not being well known for PCs in all countries.Hitachi Blu-ray Disc camcorderThe first camcorders based on an 8-centimeter Blu-ray Disc appeared in 2007 from an unlikely vendor: Hitachi. The company launched two models , the DZ-BD70 based solely on disc and the DZ-BD7H, which adds a 30G-byte hard disk drive. A single-sided 8 cm recordable (BD-R) or rewritable (BD-RE) disc can store about an hour of footage shot in full high-definition quality (1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels). The hybrid model can store an additional four hours of high-definition video on its hard-disk drive. The cameras have a 10X optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch widescreen monitor and a viewfinder. Additionally, the cameras can be used to take still images at up to 4.3 megapixel resolution (2,400 pixels by 1,800 pixels). The DZ-BD70 costs about US$1,299 and the DZ-BD7H about US$1,499.Nissan Pivo 2From Nissan at the Tokyo Motor Show came the impressive Pivo 2 concept car. Fully electric, it has a cab that can rotate through 360 degrees and can also twist its wheels around so that it can move into parking spaces sideways. Equally impressive is Pivo-kun, the robot embedded in the car&#39;s dash. Since Pivo-kun is equipped with voice recognition, the driver can ask questions like the location of the nearest parking lot. Its facial recognition has an important safety aspect: It monitors the driver&#39;s face for signs of tiredness and suggests a rest if one is needed. More than that, it provides virtual companionship to the driver and that should mean safer roads -- Nissan research shows happy drivers have fewer accidents. Look for cars like Pivo 2 on city streets around 2015.NTT DoCoMo Raku-Raku Phone BasicWe love NTT DoCoMo&#39;s Raku-Raku Phone Basic for its lack of gadgets. Developed by Fujitsu, the handset is designed to appeal to users for whom the dizzying array of functions, features and buttons on current phones are just too much. The buttons and on-screen text are bigger than conventional cell phones and there are three dedicated speed-dial buttons. The phone includes a neat-sounding &quot;slow voice&quot; function that can slow the speed of the other person&#39;s voice without slowing down the conversation (it slows the speech and shortens the gaps between words to compensate) and &quot;clear voice&quot; which automatically adjusts clarity and the ringtone volume to match the surroundings -- now why don&#39;t all phones have that?Samsung TPEG Cell PhoneSamsung Electronics developed a cell phone capable of receiving real-time traffic information using a new system called TPEG. The SPH-B5800 phone can receive and decode the information broadcast using the Transport Protocol Experts Group format, which was developed in Europe in the late 1990s and is already in use in South Korea. The phone updates travel information every five minutes and can also receive TV via the country&#39;s Satellite DMB system. It went on sale in South Korea at the beginning of the year for around US$600 and includes a 2-megapixel camera, 330,000-word dictionary and 2-inch color TFT (thin-film transistor) LCD (liquid crystal display) screen. It measures 96 millimeters by 46 mm by 16 mm and weighs 96 grams.World&#39;s smallest high-def camcorderPanasonic claimed headlines with what it said was the world&#39;s smallest camcorder. The HDC-SD7 measures 52 millimeters by 110 mm by 87 mm and weighs 350 grams. One of the secrets to its small size is the use of an SD memory card as a recording medium. The electronics and socket needed for a flash card take up much less space than a DVD or hard-disk drive. It packs three CCD (charge coupled device) sensors behind a 10X zoom lens and has a 2.7-inch widescreen LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor. It can record full HD (1,920 pixel by 1,080 pixel) MPEG4 AVC/H.264 video at a range of quality levels. At the average 9M bps (bit per second) rate, a 4G-byte SD card can hold up to 60 minutes of video. It costs about &#165;140,000 (US$1,175) in Japan.Sony Video Walkman with TVThe year finally brought from Sony a Walkman with video support and then later in the year an upgraded model with mobile digital TV viewing and recording. It&#39;s an important addition because Apple&#39;s iPod, which is the biggest competitor for the devices, doesn&#39;t offer TV reception. The &quot;OneSeg&quot; TV system has proved very popular in Japan and can now be found in many portable gadgets including cell phones, laptop PCs, car navigation systems and even electronic dictionaries. The only difference between the three new Walkman devices with TV is their memory capacity. The NW-A916 has 4G bytes of memory, the NW-A918 has 8G bytes and the NW-A919 16G bytes. Compared to the last players the screen size has been increased to 2.4-inches from 2-inches. They went on sale in November and the NW-A916 costs about &#165;30,000 (US$260), the NW-A918 &#165;35,000 and the NW-A919 &#165;45,000.
ATLANTA -- Jeanne hasn&#39;t been a hurricane for days, but it&#39;s not giving up its stranglehold on East Coast weather. The storm&#39;s remnants are now blamed for three deaths.
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The computer games maker behind the popular Lara Croft adventure says sales will be hurt by pricing pressure.
Peoplesoft rejects a takeover bid from rival Oracle for the sixth time in the last 18 months calling the offer \
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MONDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Many U.S. heart attack patients are not taking their medications as prescribed, according to new research.
Shi&#39;ite rebels have started handing in weapons as part of a five-day disarmament that hopes to defuse recurring violence in Baghdad.
Well, there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s at least one person who isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t trying to figure out whether Roger Federer could one day complete a Grand Slam or match Pete Sampras\u00e2\u0080\u0099 career record of 14 major titles: Federer himself.
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has moved closer towards selecting a new monarch to replace abdicated King Norodom Sihanouk, with the country&#39;s Senate approving a bill needed to appoint his successor.
(InfoWorld) - The iPhone won't be just for customers living in the big cities. On the day it is introducing the hugely hyped cell phone, AT&T announced it will acquire wireless provider Dobson Communications for $2.8 billion in cash. Dobson, which markets its service under the Cellular One brand, provides cellular services mainly to rural and suburban areas. Its network covers 17 states and has the potential to serve 13 million people. Along with the network, AT&T will get Dobson's 1.7 million customers. The companies say their networks overlap only minimally. The two carriers have had a relationship since 1990, when Dobson began offering roaming services to AT&T. The boards of both companies have approved the deal, and Dobson's majority stockholder has also approved it. AT&T said the deal will help it realize significant annual savings in reduced roaming expenses. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. Because there is little network overlap, AT&T expects to obtain approval by the end of this year. AT&T is only just digesting its acquisition of Cingular Wireless, one of the biggest operators in the nation. Adding Dobson's customers to its ranks of subscribers, AT&T will have 63.9 million subscribers.
Starbucks Corp  said on Monday it will give away millions of songs via downloads starting next month as it launches a wireless music service with Apple Inc .
Attorneys for Pfc. Lynndie England asked a military judge Wednesday to bar the use of the notorious Abu Ghraib photos and England&#39;s written admissions in her court-martial next month on prisoner abuse charges.
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It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.
AFRICA/KENYA - Ucciso un missionario ghanese dei Padri Bianchi Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)-  Un Missionario dei Missionari d\u00c2\u0092Africa (Padri Bianchi) \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso sabato 10 marzo in Kenya. P. Martin Addai \u00c3\u00a8 stato raggiunto da alcuni colpi di arma da fuoco sparati da alcuni malviventi che hanno rapinato la sua automo...
OLP: leader rimandato il viaggio a Parigi previsto per oggi per far visita a Yasser Arafat gravemente malato. La moglie di Arafat: &quot;Faccio appello perch\u00c3\u00a9 siate consapevoli della portata della cospirazione&quot;, ha detto gridando Suha Arafat ad Al Jazeera.
Director Neelakantha makes Mister Medhavi within the realm of commercial cinema. Basically a tale of smartness and calculations between the lead pair played by Raja and Genelia the film is slow in parts and does not captivate the audience completely.
SKOPJE : Macedonia&#39;s failed referendum to overturn EU-backed legislation giving more autonomy to the ethnic Albanian minority met European standards despite opposition claims of fraud, European observers said.
Privately held social networking  site Facebook Inc. said on Thursday it has acquired Internet  startup Parakey, run by the co-founders of Web browser Mozilla  Firefox, for an undisclosed sum.
Egypt wants jobs. Israel wants a meaningful peace. On Tuesday, they signed an agreement that they hope will fulfill both their goals and maintain the momentum for revitalized Mideast peace negotiations.
By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 14--PASCAGOULA -- Sixteen school districts in South Mississippi were awarded grants today from Chevron totalling nearly $3 million.   The grants were awarded at a ceremony at Pascagoula High School.
GREATER LAWRENCE Coach: Tony Sarkis (2d year). Last year's record: 1-10. Playing surface: Grass. Football website: glts.tec.ma.us. Returning starters (10): Juan Franco, OT/DT, 6-1, 250, Sr.; Luis Villafane, WB/LB, 5-8, 170, Sr.; Mike Dinsomore, G/NT, 5-7, 200, Sr.; John Cody, OE, 5-9, 190, Jr.; Nate Adanes, QB/C, 5-8, 160, Jr.; Jason Orsini, C, 5-9, 205, Jr.; Chris Poe, T, 5-10, ...
Mr. Ichikawa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s versatility ranged beyond his well-known antiwar dramas like \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Burmese Harp\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cFires on the Plain\u00e2\u0080\u009d to comedies, documentaries and literary adaptations.
Oct. 12, 2004 -- US health authorities are moving to redistribute millions of units of flu vaccine in an effort to direct doses to high-risk persons who are facing severe shortages this fall, officials said Tuesday.
Highlights of exit poll data in the Maryland and Virginia presidential primaries Tuesday:
ATLANTA - During the American Civil War, General William T. Sherman burnt down the city of Atlanta. Thursday night in that same city, the Virginia Tech football team emulated Sherman, lighting up the scoreboard
Three years after 9/11, Manhattan looks shiny and clean for the G.O.P. convention. But what has become of its icons: its money, its people and, of course, Rudy? An update on a mending metropolis
Michael Phelps eventually was reduced to being a cheerleader. This one was all about Klete Keller. Keller just beat Ian Thorpe to the wall in the second-closest 800-meter freestyle relay finish in Olympic history, giving the United States a gold medal ...
Even though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces hunted  rebels in the devastated Iraqi city of Falluja on Sunday as  fighting subsided after a ferocious six-day-old assault.
Six gas company employees were sentenced to prison from three to six years Saturday over a gas well leak that killed 243 people in southwestern China, one of the country's worst-ever industrial accidents.
Fighting Africa's poverty and the spread of Aids top the agenda at the Davos World Economic Forum.
Jack Valenti took a break from cleaning out his office the other day to expound on a subject he knows well: the art of persuasion. Over minestrone soup and hummus at his usual table at the restaurant in the Hay Adams Hotel, Valenti, the 82-year-old dean of Washington lobbyists, reflected on how Washington has changed and how lobbyists should operate here.
Burma's military junta extends the house arrest of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi by one year.
A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday, injuring more than 190 people, destroying houses and sparking a fire at a nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.
The US issued a travel alert for its citizens in Afghanistan after weekend bombings that killed at least 19 people in the capital, Kabul, and in Paktia province.
UK supermarket chain Tesco  launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.
U.S. stocks gained strength on  Tuesday, getting a boost from Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, after  investor fears of the withdrawal of its arthritis drug Celebrex  were calmed, while IAC/InterActive Corp.'s IACI.O helped fuel  the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
Bird flu has killed a nine-year-old  Thai girl, raising the country's death toll from the disease to  11, a Health Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
The head teacher of a top-performing private school says coursework should be scrapped because it is open to abuse.
The father of a Hull man who died in last week's floods says fire crews did not do enough to save him.
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PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager Wally Backman on Friday, four days after hiring him despite revelations of two arrests and financial problems in his past, the East Valley Tribune of Phoenix reported.
An information mobile text service is being launched in Kenya to help tackle the HIV/Aids pandemic.
Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth were expected to grace the red carpet for the premiere of the Bridget Jones sequel tonight.
Two-sport star Jeremy Bloom lost an appeal to an NCAA panel on Tuesday to keep his college eligibility as a football player at Colorado while still being allowed to receive endorsements as a professional skier.
Doctors at John Hopkins&#39; University School of Medicine Department of Neurology / Neurosurgery launched a study of the cause of the genetic disorder which may lead to making a step forward in finding a treatment.
Christian leaders on Wednesday denounced a Nativity scene at a London wax museum featuring soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria, a former Spice Girl, as the parents of Jesus.
Elderly residents of Dresden have relived the night 60 years ago when their city was destroyed in a devastating air raid and condemned moves by Germany's far right to hijack the anniversary.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.
The Taliban has agreed to release 19 South Korean hostages held in Afghanistan in return for the withdrawal of South Korean troops from the country before the end of the year, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.
Aid officials warned that Gaza, gripped by fuel and electrical shortages, was a few days away from a health and food crisis.
BAGHDAD - Two top aides to ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, including his lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as &quot;Chemical Ali,&quot; appeared at a pre-trial hearing on Saturday, an Iraqi judge said.
Bombs in Baghdad killed 18 people as the US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, declared that America was winning the war against insurgency during a visit to Iraq.
European Union states agreed on Monday  to seize the initiative to try to break a deadlock over  Kosovo&#39;s independence hopes that risks exposing rifts in the  bloc over the fate of the breakaway Serb province.
Critics say the top ranks of commanders are filled with \
Most Americans who rely on just a full-time job earning the federal minimum wage cannot afford the rent and utilities on a one- or two-bedroom apartment, an advocacy group on low-income housing reported Monday.
Two powerful blasts rocked the headquarters of President Nursultan Nazarbayev's ruling Otan (Fatherland) party in Almaty's busy central district Sunday evening, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Agency said.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced Wednesday that his car for Hendrick Motorsports would carry No. 88 and would be sponsored by Amp Energy Drink and the National Guard.
There is still the bike, always the bike. Tyler Hamilton opens the door to his hillside home above the spectacular Sunshine Canyon, puts on his racing helmet and hits the road for six hours, as he has most days for the past decade. One thing, at least, has not changed. One thing is not in doubt.
The 36-year-old star of &quot;Ray,&quot; director Taylor Hackford&#39;s portrait of Ray Charles that opens nationwide Friday, says he feels at peace with himself and simply wants to pass that good feeling on to others.
Well, maybe not yet. But what does the future hold for those who consider their source code an important proprietary asset? Halloween this year featured more scary stuff than just ghosts and ghouls.
A controversial &#36;308 million deal to broadcast India's home cricket matches fell through on Tuesday after the country's cricket board said there was no binding contract and it may re-tender the rights.
Comedy Meet The Fockers remains top of the North American box office chart after taking another \u00c2\u00a323.7m.
Oracle (Quote, Chart) advanced its plans to acquire PeopleSoft Friday after the US Department of Justice said it would not appeal a ruling on an antitrust case that tried to block the merger.
A zero-day flaw in Firefox and third-party Windows patches turn up the heat for Net users. Plus: Buyout boom in security.
Asian governments must promote clean energy such as wind and solar power to maintain their booming economies and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in coming decades, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.
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(InfoWorld) - Adobe Systems' Flash video, the format that made Web video a hit, is coming to mobile phones. On Monday at the\u00c2\u00a03GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Adobe announced video will be included in Flash Lite 3, the next version of the Flash runtime environment for mobile phones. Licensees should be able to get the new software in the second quarter of this year, and Adobe hopes consumers will see it in action by year's end, said Anup Murarka, director of technical marketing for mobile and devices at Adobe. Adding video to Flash Lite will simplify the process of creating and distributing mobile video, which now forces mobile operators to use a fragmented set of special tools, according to Adobe. \
Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
Some of the riskiest aspects of working on the television series \u00e2\u0080\u009cDr. Danger\u00e2\u0080\u009d occur in the air, not on the ground.
A video purporting to show the methodical, grisly killings of 12 Nepalese workers kidnapped in Iraq was posted Tuesday on a Web site linked to a militant group operating in Iraq.
NORTHERN IRELAND S political parties have come closer than at any stage in recent history to agreeing terms for a permanent end to disarm the IRA and revive a power-sharing government.
The faith-based compromise that has brought an apparent end to three weeks of bitter fighting around the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf should also bring thunderous sighs of relief from the Bush
[Health India]: London, Dec 3 : Pregnant women can be reassured that there is no evidence that repeated ultrasounds will harm their baby, according to researchers.
The flag-draped coffin of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has been carried through a crowd of tens of thousands of mourners amid the sound of gunfire.
A look at the policies of Senators Clinton and Obama, reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement.
Iran offers inspectors access to records and equipment from two nuclear sites, the UN atomic agency says.
Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at a Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, despite China's objections.
Shah Rukh Khan, in an uncensored and extensive interview.
WASHINGTON - President Bush has a double-digit lead in one new national poll, but he's tied with Democrat John Kerry in another. Both campaigns say their own polling has the race close, with Bush's people seeing a slight lead for the president...
A Canadian AIDS group said yesterday it is unfortunate that the winner of the Nobel Peace Price, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, had depicted the deadly virus as a biological weapon invented by the West to wipe out Africans.
(CBS/AP) A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
The founder of Sports Direct earns more than \u00c2\u00a3929m after the retailer sets its share sale at the top of its price range.
Britain's trade in goods deficit increased to 5.22 billion pounds (7.56 billion euros, 9.37 billion dollars) in August from a revised 4.97 billion in July.
The Japanese car giant is to build its Prius hybrid vehicle in China, to carve out a niche in the world's fastest-growing car market.
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For most visitors, all it takes is a plane ticket and then a quick cab ride to reach Hollywood's Chinese Theatre. But Zack Snyder did some time-traveling to end up there on Monday night.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was charged by the Football Association with improper conduct for his behaviour at half-time of their weekend match at home to Portsmouth.
Foster&#39;s Group Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest beer and winemaker, probably turned to a loss in the second-half after taking charges to restructure its Beringer Blass wine business, analysts said.
How investors fare when closed funds start taking new money again.
By Vanessa Delgado, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 15--In a debate Thursday night, a modern political rarity took place: Political candidates were not able to rebut each other's answers, and decorum and order ran the show.
Intel has pledged to reduce drastically leakage effects in its 65nm process, having punched out its first device containing over 500m transistors using the technology.
Text messages could soon be at the heart of a system to help people cope in the aftermath of disasters.
By Kevin J. O'Brien and Thomas  Crampton  Thomas Crampton reported from Paris.  *  In the latest example of a U.S.
The death of their symbol could force the Palestinians to choose between negotiating for the best deal they can get or continue fighting for a dream.
Sharon Osbourne's music mogul father, Don Arden, who managed ELO and Black Sabbath, dies aged 81.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic passengers may be entitled to refunds if a legal settlement is signed.
A deal between United Artists and the Writers Guild of America West may have opened the door to a full-blown brawl.
Crude oil futures traded above $49 a barrel Monday after a gas leak shut down a North Sea oil production platform and as traders weighed concerns about heating oil supplies this winter against
BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Sinn Fein, political  ally of the Irish Republican Army, has found a bugging device  at offices in Northern Ireland used by leader Gerry Adams,  party sources said Tuesday.
Prosecutors in the Michael Jackson case ask for Martin Bashir's documentary to be shown to jurors.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will test the waters for a renewed push on Arab-Israeli peace when she visits the Middle East this week despite what analysts regard as huge obstacles.
ABC has dropped Miss America, leaving the famous beauty pageant without a network TV outlet for the first time in 50 years.
LOS ANGELES -- Demeaned as a car-crazed megalopolis where people drive two blocks to valet-park at the dry cleaners, Los Angeles is on the road to fashioning one of the best public transit systems in the nation.

Less than two weeks after the Sudanese government and rebels reached a partial agreement aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur, two clashes in that western Sudan
Howard Dean's hard-charging race to head the Democratic National Committee is gaining early momentum that recalls the streaking start of his 2004 presidential campaign.
C&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 una piccola schiarita nella vertenza degli allevatori sardi che protestano per il prezzo del latte ovino. Dopo il fermo di questa mattina degli aeroporti di Cagliari e Olbia, infatti, i pastori hanno
Germany&#39;s Martina Glagow won a 15-kilometer biathlon event Thursday for her first World Cup victory this season, and compatriot Sven Fischer won a men&#39;s 20-kilometer race.
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Pakistan&#39;s president, Pervez Musharraf, says the killing of an al Qaeda militant by security forces is a major blow against terrorism.
More welcome than we'd have hoped More from that lovely bunch of people who we like to think of as creationists-with-a-website. Yes, the Intelligent Designers are back. Having had their bottoms soundly birched in the US, they are now determined to \
French soldiers armed with machine guns and backed by armored vehicles deployed to major junctions in Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan on Sunday following attacks on French citizens by mobs of militant youths.
Blog: Federal courts have dismissed a Maine state law that backers argue is vital to preventing kids from buying cigarettes online. The high court may decide whether to revive it.
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Blackwell's, the family-owned academic bookseller whose flagship store is at Oxford University, announced Friday it was considering selling some or all of its 61 stores as it reviews its \
A Flash presentation illustrates a book on superstring theory, and explains each dimension, from the first to the 10th. In Table of Malcontents.
Sony announced some changes in the PlayStation 3 specification for the Eurasia, Africa and Australia launch set for March 23, including less backwards compatibility than its North American PS3. The change is due to a hardware switch.
Afghan officials say search teams have located the wreckage of a plane missing with 104 people on board.
Labor Party Chairman Shimon Peres yesterday waived his demand to serve as vice prime minister in the upcoming coalition, and instead will be a deputy premier.
Surveillance powers granted to the FBI under the Patriot Act, a cornerstone of the Bush Administration&#39;s war on terror, were ruled unconstitutional by a judge on Wednesday in a new blow to US security policies.
Explosions near a mosque in the Iraqi  town of Kufa killed and wounded many people on Thursday, a  Shi'ite cleric at the scene told Reuters.
Learn how to handle genetically modified meals, international drug buys and other sticky wickets.
The international effort against   Taliban militants in Afghanistan faces major long-term problems   and cannot succeed by military means alone, an unusually   downbeat Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on   Thursday.
Nel corso di in un incontro Fifa a Berlino tra i tecnici che hanno partecipato all'ultima Coppa del ...
Description: Following the death of Yasser Arafat, the most popular Palestinian political figure just might be Marwan Barghouti. Barghouti was convicted in an Israeli court of ordering attacks on civilians and now sits in an Israeli prison cell.
Construction on a &#36;3.5 million restaurant and music hall being built by country singer Toby Keith could begin next month.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday posted a higher third-quarter profit as increased tissue prices helped counter higher raw material costs.
Roger Clemens arrived on Capitol Hill to give a sworn deposition that he hopes will help restore his reputation as the most decorated pitcher in baseball history.
The Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis apologized to fellow airline passengers in an interview aired Friday, and insisted he was told before he set out for his wedding in Europe that he was no danger to anyone.
The OECD cut its 2005 economic growth forecast for the euro zone and other major economies on Tuesday, blaming a &quot;surge in oil prices&quot; and the slide in the dollar.
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The 2007 mobile music market could be  summed up in one phrase: \
Kenya's re-election of President Kibaki was \
Lewis Hamilton &egrave; ovviamente deluso per la mancata vittoria del mondiale. Il titolo &egrave; s...
Lo afferma ministro dell'economia, Padoa-Schioppa
By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 15--Goodyear Thailand will spend 30 million baht to promote its new  line of pickup-truck tyres in Thailand.
Prime Minister Tony Blair kicked his Italian host Silvio Berlusconi so hard on the left knee during a game of soccer earlier this month that the Italian premier had to have the injury scanned at a hospital near his vacation villa in Sardinia.
The cloistered community of American poetry has, in recent months, become a little less like Yeats\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Land of Faery, where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue, and a little more like Allen Ginsberg\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHowl.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Elections officials have rebuffed an attempt by a former GOP operative to purge about 17,000 Democrats from the voter rolls in the battleground state of Nevada, where the two presidential candidates are in a dead heat.
Owens Corning was well within its rights to offer its top executives bonuses to keep them from leaving the bankrupt corporation, a judge said Wednesday.

Back to a Bentley for 007 Author Sebastian Faulks has agreeably announced that James Bond will get back behind the wheel of a Bentley for next year's literary celebration of the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth - entitled Devil May Care.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LIVERPOOL, England -- Steven Gerrard crashed home a stunning half-volley as four-times European champions Liverpool came back to beat Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 on Wednesday and reach the Champions League knockout stage.
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An investigation into the potential for designing drug treatments based on a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s genetic makeup has been launched today by the Royal Society, the UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national academy of science.
top government scientist who concluded last year that most antidepressants are too dangerous for children because of a suicide risk wrote in a memo this week that a new study confirms his findings.
BT Group says it plans to reduce overheads at its business IT services unit by 400 million pounds annually.
Federal investigators have identified a design flaw as the cause of last year's Interstate 35W Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people
Jon Scheyer scored 21 points and No. 7 Duke made eight straight free throws in the final 1 minute 34 seconds to defeat host Florida State, 70-57.
LOS ANGELES  - Like millions of moviegoers worldwide, actor Jack Black fell under the spell of filmmaker Peter Jackson&#39;s epic &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot; trilogy.
A DETAILED plan to revitalise the Middle East peace process will be agreed today as Tony Blair and George Bush attempt to exploit the opportunity presented by Yassir Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death.
The American Greetings Corporation said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 35 percent as a gain from the sale of its reading glass division offset weak sales of cards and gift wrap.
AMMAN, Jordan Iraq has a fledgling economy, an infant democracy, and now -- an up-and-running airline. Iraqi Airways has resumed international flights for the first time in 14 years.
Bored with your job? Fancy a challenge for the next 520 days? A new fixed-term position from the European Space Agency (ESA) may be just the ticket: the agency's scientists are looking for six people to go on a pretend trip to Mars.
British couple Kate and Gerry McCann, named as suspects in the disappearance of their four-year-old daughter Madeleine in Portugal, flew home on Sunday insisting they were innocent.
HOUSTON, Feb. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet America, Inc.
Commissario straordinario parla con Petrucci e Melandri
As New York's population ages, several hospitals use house calls to improve care.
(New York-WABC, December 11, 2004) - Bernard Kerik - speaking out today, a day after announcing he&#39;s withdrawing his name from consideration to be the next head of homeland security.
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SEOUL (COREA SUD), 12 SET - Una gigantesca esplosione sarebbe avvenuta tre giorni fa in Corea del Nord nei pressi del confine con la Cina. Lo rende noto l&#39;agenzia di stampa sudcoreana Yonhap citando una non meglio precisata fonte cinese.
Disgraced Olympic shot put championIrina Korzhanenko from Russia has been expelled from the Athens Games after failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
Plan to channel funds from reconstruction to security signals focus on shorter-term goal of holding elections.
Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S. bank, said on Friday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by record revenue and expense controls.
Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed North Korea on Sunday to return to nuclear disarmament talks even as he branded the communist country a \
Bangladesh's chief election commissioner agrees to step aside after weeks of protests, officials say.
The first report on environmental conditions in North Korea such as the quality of water, air, forest, soil, and diversity of wildlife has been published.
Marion Jones failed an initial doping test at the U.S. national championships in June, according to a newspaper report.
Continental Airlines Inc  on Wednesday said consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile, or unit revenues, rose between 5.5 percent and 6.5 percent in December, helped by fuller planes and higher capacity.
Vice President Dick Cheney told supporters Friday that Democrat John Kerry, a senator from the Northeast, doesn't understand their needs.
Harvard University's $12 billion man doesn't wear a tie, takes the subway to work, and eats his lunch in the cafeteria on the fourth floor of the Federal Reserve Building. Jack Meyer is a person of few pretensions, but strong beliefs.
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China's biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which comes amid reports it might buy IBM Corp.'s personal computer business.
Even though nothing is official yet, the director of the AT&T National says Tuesday he is confident new father Tiger Woods will play in the early July event at Congressional.
The top US commander in Iraq is to deliver his crucial testimony on war strategy in Iraq to Congress.
A steaming cup of tea, the relaxing drink of choice for millions in countries such as Britain and China, could help ward off the effects of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said.
As executive director departs Internet Service Provider Biscit has insisted it is \
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Pakistani police released a photograph on Saturday of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.
The fluid security environment has convinced the Red Crescent that it must coordinate its relief efforts with US forces.
The prime minister will address MPs on the Asian disaster, as he tries to quell fresh rumours of a rift with Gordon Brown.
Heavy gunfire breaks out as Colin Powell holds talks in Haiti, forcing his meeting with key figures to be relocated.
South African officials said the   spread of highly drug resistant tuberculosis to a Johannesburg   hospital was a \
HOUSTON -- There is a touch of history about this National League Championship Series after all. Even in a matchup that did not have a century of ill will behind it, nostalgia showed up in Game 4. St.
BAGHDAD -- US commanders have acknowledged that their helicopters fired seven rockets and 30 high-caliber machine-gun rounds onto a crowded Baghdad street earlier this week during a battle that killed 16 Iraqis and sparked a heated debate about how civilians often become the victims of US firepower.
Quarterback Tim Tebow grew up in Jacksonville and went to the Florida-Georgia game just about every year. Although he knows plenty about the storied rivalry, his memories are pretty much one-sided \u00c2\u0097 much like the series has become.
Researchers use an online survey to determine how secure people are about intimacy. But why bother with a survey when online chat and instant messaging are a much better representation of real emotions?
The temporary pool set up for the World Short Course Championships is, well, short. Swimmers dive in and a few breaths later, they reach the wall at the other end.
Dutch bank ABN AMRO  can proceed with its $21 billion sale of U.S. subsidiary LaSalle, the Dutch Supreme Court said on Friday, boosting the prospect Barclays  will succeed in its record takeover of ABN.
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Russia's state-controlled gas giant Gazprom approved a plan to bid for Yukos' core production unit Wednesday amid reports that the company was negotiating to secure a &#36;13 billion loan from a group of Western banks to support its offer.
A new study confirms what many already knew: Oprah Winfrey's book endorsements are good as gold to publishers.
Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, per la gara di domani contro i...
WASHINGTON - All antidepressants must carry a \
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Justine Henin beats Venus Williams to set up a US Open final against Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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FIFA is looking at ways to help players prepare better for major international tournaments starting with the 2006 World Cup. The Football Committee and Technical and Development
NEW YORK  - People have reported numerous  incidents of serious psychiatric problems -- including  hallucinations, mania and severe depression -- that may have  resulted from taking ephedra, new study findings report.
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Vienna releases a Russian space agency official who was arrested last week on suspicion of spying.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged the European Union Saturday to lift its ban on arms sales to Beijing imposed after the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.
The Mozilla Foundation, which develops both the Mozilla and Firefox browsers and their underlying Gecko browsing engine, has noted that downloads of the Firefox browser have doubled from 3 million for version 0.8 to 6 million for version 0.9.
Spanish anthropologists, intrigued by a single fossil tooth found near a Catalonian village, dug up more of the animal's stony skeleton and announced they have discovered what may be the last common ancestor of ...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,  accused of letting a political appointee meddle in the science  of endangered species, said on Friday it could reverse eight  decisions if it finds they were inappropriately influenced by  political concerns.
Investment group Steel Partners II LP on Thursday offered to buy up the remaining stake in aircraft component maker GenCorp Inc., saying the company&#39;s board has made &quot;many mistakes&quot; in allocating capital and managing day-to-day operations.
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. (antiTainment) Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon in December of 1980, made his third bid for parole on Tuesday and was denied.
Scammers are using fake electronic greetings to lure recipients to malicious sites.
Now we know how much Ben Roethlisberger is worth to Pittsburgh: five points, according to the folks in Vegas.
Inflazione in calo in zona euro al 2,1% a gennaio
NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential candidate John Edwards courted Democratic activists in New Hampshire on Saturday, playing up differences over the Iraq war with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the key primary state.
Vermont ranks 49th of the 50 states in population, with just more than 600,000 residents.And yet the three major candidates for the state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s open Senate seat \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 Democratic-allied Independent Rep. Bernard Sanders and Republicans Rich Tarrant and Greg Parke \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 have so far spent a combined total of more than $9.5 million dollars in the run-up to the Sept. 12 primary.
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PARK CITY, UTAH  - Two films about people working to triumph over personal tragedy took the top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night as the key event for U.S. independent movies honored a new generation of stars.
GARDEZ, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai aborted an election campaign trip to the southeastern  province of Gardez on Thursday after a rocket exploded just  before he was due to land by helicopter.
Dal 12 gennaio parte la rassegna di moda maschile
A day after the release of an audio tape, purportedly from Osama bin Laden, a CIA official indicates the voice is likely that of the world&#39;s most wanted terrorist.
LOS ANGELES  - File-swappers beware. Illegally downloading movies can now get you sued. Like the recording companies, movie studios are fed up with computer users sharing unauthorized copies of
Stress and depression - perhaps the two psychological states discussed most by Americans in recent years - are profoundly linked, top officials at the National Institute of Mental Health say.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen opening slightly lower Monday ahead of several earnings reports due out later in the day...
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The U.S. Army expects to keep its troop strength in Iraq at the current level of about 120,000 for at least two more years, according to the Army's top operations officer.
Virtually every square foot of this capital city is owned by the socialist state, but the people of Havana are as obsessed with real estate as, say, condo-crazy New Yorkers.
Ministro ai sindacati, 'bisogna scommettere su investimenti'
Life & style: Eating food straight out of the ground rather than off the plane is much healthier for both you and the planet, writes Ross Dobson.
Irritation awaits in the PlayStation 3 game due to glitches and lameness that shouldn't have made it to market. In Game|Life.
It took Utah nine games to set a school record for points scored in a season. With two more victories, the Utes can make it an even more memorable year.
Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants (PDAs) using Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows CE operating system have surpassed those using PalmSource Inc.
The Nikkei average fell 1.2 percent by  midsession on Friday as broad-ranged selling was prompted by  Thursday's fall on Wall Street due to concern about high oil  prices.
The Philippines remained the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 11th most corrupt nation in a field of 146 countries evaluated by the London-based Transparency International (TI).
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The shift is a departure for Representative Nancy L. Johnson, a moderate Republican, who usually focuses her campaigns on domestic issues.
Matt Leinart's shoulder injury is not serious and Arizona coach Dennis Green said Friday that the rookie quarterback might be available for the regular season opener Sept. 10.
Thousands of tons of crude oil spill into the North Sea off Norway as a tanker is loaded, an oil company says.
Salta ancora una volta il ritorno di Antonio Cassano all'Olimpico. L'attaccante della Sampdoria non ...
Advances in genetic testing are placing strains on the principle of doctor-patient confidentiality, as doctors grapple with whether to tell a patient's relatives when the patient has an inherited disease or mutation that could afflict other members of the family.    In an article in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors and legal experts argued against imposing a mandatory \
Despite the recent slew of setbacks threatening their world   tour, the Rolling Stones were back with a bang Sunday night--A Bigger   Bang.
By Karen Branch-Brioso, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Sep. 15--TAMPA -- A 1,937-acre piece of northeast Hillsborough County  farmland and timberland moved a step toward development Thursday.
A typhoon expected to hit Tokyo missed the capital and moved toward northeastern Japan on Sunday after leaving five people dead and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.
Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead Tuesday morning in their hotel room in Tema, Ghana, the Navy said.
Standard Life is criticised by the Takeover Panel for its statements about its bid to buy Resolution.
The latest poll of US voters confirmed Democrat John Kerry erased President George W. Bush's lead in the White House race following last week's candidate debate.
NASA on Tuesday successfully conducted the final and fastest test flight of an unmanned experimental jet, at a record nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or 11,260 km per hour, it is reported.
It's been ten years since Radiohead released \
Severely overweight women should be   denied access to free fertility treatment in England and Wales   and obese women must lose weight before being offered the   chance to try IVF, experts said on Wednesday.
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Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's rule, was in intensive care with a suspected skull fracture on Wednesday after what he says was a brutal police attack three days ago.
EUROPEAN football&#39;s governing body has authorised the use of artificial pitches for its competitions, UEFA&#39;s executive committee ruled.
Two people arrested in an apartment in The Hague after a 14-hour police siege are suspected of terrorist conspiracy with the aim of murder, a prosecutor said.
Big East Commissioner Mike Tranghese calls Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich Sunday, saying referees erred during a disputed punt return for a late UConn touchdown.
In the opening days of the week-old assault on Fallujah, the Hadra Mohamadiya mosque was a major battleground. The rocket
A US aircraft dropped a quarter-tonne bomb on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul resulting in an &quot;unknown number of enemy casualties&quot; and injuring eight American soldiers.
Health ministers will miss &quot;by a wide margin&quot; their target to cut the number of smokers in Britain by a quarter, one of the Government&#39;s leading advisers has warned.
Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Musicmatch Inc. for about $160 million in cash, marking the portal&#39;s first major push into the crowded online music market.
Austria on Wednesday unveiled what it called the world's biggest gold coin in honour of the famed Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the APA news agency reported.
President Bush told House Democrats that he did not question the patriotism of those who disagreed with his Iraq strategy.
MOSCOW. Feb 1 (Interfax) - Civil society and a free mass media offer the best cure for corruption, President Vladimir Putin told a Thursday press conference in the Kremlin.
The Bank of Canada said it expects oil prices to remain above $50 a barrel until the second half of 2005, damping the country&#39;s economic growth and fueling the fastest inflation since the first quarter of 2003.
Her six small children have bathed in a plastic washbasin,  the dirt yard is swept, the bed is made and Mofokeng is dishing  out a hot breakfast of scrambled eggs and cheese slices before  she prepares for work.
Contamination in a British factory that  supplies flu vaccine to the United States is expected to cause  some delays but no shortage of flu shots this year, federal  health officials said on Friday.
Sprint is wiping Nextel from its slogan. After their merger, Sprint Nextel embarked on what analysts said was a disastrous marketing campaign. And problems with Nextel's network prompted an exodus of customers.
Gossip-seekers eager to dig up dirt on David Beckham risk ending up at a website that infects their computer with an insidious virus called Hackarmy.
The nation's most surprising team, 15th-ranked Butler, suffers its first loss of the season, falling 72-64 at unranked Indiana State.
Steve Swindal, the man tipped to succeed  New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner when he steps down,  was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of  alcohol on Thursday.
Paris, Nov. 4 (NNN): Palestinian officials have said that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s health has deteriorated further.
See the many fish species that may run out by 2048 because of humankind's ever-growing appetite, and learn what can be done to save the oceans.
With more of his slides from the php|works conference, John Coggeshall has posted this listing of his major talks in the past year (or so).
The aid agency which Margaret Hassan worked for before she was kidnapped has closed down all its Iraqi operations and pleaded for her release.
Colombia's most powerful rebel group released a video Sunday with messages from 12 state lawmakers it abducted four years ago, authorities said.
Homemade bomb explodes inside teacher's car minutes before the end of the school day.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc.  and  AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes  that could scale back their partnership, the Wall Street  Journal reported, dragging Yahoo shares down 5.3 percent.
The San Jose Sharks made the biggest splash on trade deadline day with the capture of forward Bill Guerin, while Edmonton lost 'Captain Canada' Ryan Smyth in a shock move to the New York Islanders.
Oil held firm within sight of its new $90 high on Friday as another slump in the U.S. dollar to a record low and rising fears over pre-winter fuel stocks lent support to an over 13 percent surge in under two weeks.
Sanderson Farms is a great company trading at a low multiple of its 2004 earnings estimates.
Russian prosecutors on Monday brought new charges against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a move likely to bury the politically ambitious tycoon's hopes of release from jail before 2008 presidential elections.
LA PAZ, Mexico  - At least three people, including   one Briton, were killed when Hurricane John slammed into   Mexico's Baja California peninsula, authorities said on Monday.
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Partial list of winners of the 65th annual Golden Globes announced Sunday at a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, Calif.:
Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko claimed victory on Monday in a re-run of Ukraine's  rigged presidential election, hailing the beginning of a new  era in the former Soviet republic.
Some of the world's best ever football players are to play a match for Nelson Mandela's 89th birthday. later.
Business & money: Brewing giant looking for a partner in a bid to seize control of its Russian joint venture with Carlsberg
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Xi Zhong learned the hard way about the risks of investing in China's stock market.
Kobe Bryant records 40 points against a depleted Jazz squad as the Lakers oust Utah, 102-95, Tuesday.
Iraq prepared on Friday for a crucial regional meeting that will be a rare opportunity for officials from Washington and Tehran to sit at the same table at a time of tension over Iran's nuclear plans.
The WTO launches a formal investigation into a US complaint that China has failed to tackle counterfeiting.
Encouraging phase II results of a trial to test the efficacy of a malaria vaccine for young children is published in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (pp 1380, 1411).
I futures sul greggio si attestano a 58,67 dollari al barile
Artist Aaron Skillman created the turntable controller in his garage in order to promote a hip-hop sensibility.
Condoleezza Rice's televised job interview to be the next secretary of state presents a rare opportunity for senators to ask President Bush's most trusted foreign policy confidante to explain her views and her role combatting terrorism and waging war in Iraq.
Fire crews tackle a blaze at the Corus steelworks in north Wales and the company investigates reports of an explosion.
A choreographer who inspired her company and a dancer who inspired audiences is retiring from the stage after a pioneering career.
Simon Mann, the British soldier-of-fortune accused of masterminding a botched coup last March against Equatorial Guinea&#39;s ruler, was sentenced to seven years in prison
TORONTO (CP) - A national pharmacare program funded by the federal  government would indirectly result in shorter waiting lists, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said Monday.
Jacques Demy was  really the last French filmmaker to make musicals where songs,  action and romantic drama blended effortlessly. This has not  deterred French novelist-filmmaker Christophe Honore from  bravely attempting to resuscitate the (mostly) discarded genre.  The result is mixed.
By Douglas Fischer  A measure banning a broad class of flame retardants from furniture and bedding cleared the Assembly late Wednesday night, while a controversial effort to ban one of the most widely used chemical flame retardants from all consumer products fell short Thursday.
The foreign secretary aims for an end to conflict as he sets out to visit Palestinian leaders.
Invoking the invention of flight and mankind's first steps on the moon, Sen. John Kerry on Thursday pledged to invest in technology and innovation and accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement.
A US federal judge yesterday tossed a crucial lawsuit between VeriSign Inc. and the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers, but VeriSign vowed to continue the legal battle in a different jurisdiction.
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The dispute between Barry Diller and John Malone has spawned three lawsuits and devolved into a name-calling contest. Earlier this week, Mr. Diller, the chief executive of IAC, referred to the people at Liberty Media, John Malone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s holding company and the controlling shareholder of IAC, as being \
30 August 2004 -- Iran&#39;s security chief, Hasan Rowhani, has assured visiting Iraqi officials that his country is committed to cooperating on establishing security in Iraq.
Should zookeepers intervene when a mom wants to eat her offspring? That's the question being debated by Germany's polar bear lovers
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Reflecting on how he delivered President Bush his second term, White House political adviser Karl Rove admitted Sunday that John Kerry's vote for, then against, funding in Iraq and Afghanistan was the \
Danish papers consider anti-terrorism raids in the city of Odense, while the German press discusses the mandate under which the country's navy may operate in Lebanese waters. Elsewhere, Africa is in the spotlight but for different reasons.
Like thousands of other merchants, Tammy Harrison thought she had struck gold when hordes visited her Web site by clicking on the small Internet ads she purchased from the world's most popular online search engines. It cost Harrison as much as &#36;20 for each click, but the potential new business seemed to justify the expense. Harrison's delight dimmed, though, when she realized the people clicking on her ads weren't really interested in her products.
It's 8 a.m., and Red Sox left fielder Manny Ram&#xED;rez is already sweaty. He looks ripped and ready to defend the world championship.
A Vatican-backed charter airline service made its inaugural flight Monday, aiming to carry pilgrims to such Catholic shrines as Lourdes, Fatima, Santiago de Compostela and the Holy Land.
One of Britain's biggest pharmacy chains is planning to begin a trial selling viagra as an over-the-counter drug on Valentine's Day, it said.
Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bets that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will win today's New Hampshire primary election climbed to 98 percent, based on online trading.
A Mozilla Foundation spokesman told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK that he expects the browser&#39;s market share to reach 10 percent by the end of 2005.
ATHENS, Aug. 17 -- Rarely has a huge lead disappeared so quickly. Largely unheralded US swimmer Klete Keller jumped in the pool for the final leg of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay a second-and-a-half ahead of Australian legend Ian Thorpe.
The Huntsville-Madison County Health Department has not yet received its order of flu vaccine from the state, and has not been able to reschedule its free flu shot clinics.
European stocks have soared as participants seized on positive earnings news, unchanged US interest rates and encouraging signs that the US economy was on track.
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A suicide bomber attacks a Nato convoy in the Afghan capital wounding six people, the alliance says.
Breaking his silence on missing Iraqi explosives, US President George W. Bush called Democratic rival John Kerry's attacks on the subject &quot;wild charges&quot; levelled in desperation.
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Standing atop a stage in a livestock auction barn, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton likened the experience to her quest to woo undecided voters in the closing days before Iowa's pivotal caucuses.
The International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday that rising oil prices and interest rates were hampering global economic growth, but the US government said the American economy was stronger than it had estimated earlier.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was the first of thousands of fans to welcome the national football team home in Cairo on Monday after their record-breaking conquest of the African Nations Cup.
Mothers and fathers with multiple sclerosis are equally likely to pass genetic risk for it on to their children, according to a study countering a previous finding that fathers were twice as likely to do so.
Il Cagliari si arrende nel primo tempo: tre reti in 8&#39; firmate da Zauli, Brienza e Toni. I rosaneri quarti con Inter e Samp. Bastano solo 6&#39; al Palermo per mettere sotto il Cagliari, archiviare nel migliore
The Bush administration plans to  announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80  billion in new funding for military operations this year in  Iraq and Afghanistan, administration and congressional sources  said on Monday.
Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry was labeled \
It s been a particularly good year for people who enjoy submarine books, fiction or nonfiction.
(OfficialWire) -- 10/31/04 -- Authorities in China have ordered more than 1,600 Internet cafes closed since February 2004, imposing more than 100 million yuan, or
The results from the new clinical trial could increase the chances that the Food and Drug Administration will approve the drug for that use.
A judge has accepted two of three drafts of a ballot initiative summary that would change how U.S. Senate vacancies are filled in Alaska, supporters of the measure said Saturday
TAIPEI - A TV photographer is believed to be the first victim on Taiwan of powerful Typhoon Nock-ten, which pounded the northern and eastern parts of the island with strong winds and heavy rainfall Monday.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's \
: Paulson
(InfoWorld) - After five years and numerous delays, customers can now get their hands on the final version of the Windows Vista operating system. Well, business customers can at least. Though Microsoft celebrated the\u00c2\u00a0launch of Vista\u00c2\u00a0-- as well as Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 -- at events across the globe Thursday, both Vista and Office 2007 won't be generally available through retail in the U.S. until Jan. 30, 2007. Thursday marked the day business customers could purchase those products through Microsoft's volume licensing program. And though business customers can begin ordering Exchange 2007 Thursday, the new version of Microsoft's messaging server software won't be released to manufacturing until the end of December. Not only was Thursday's launch party for all three products a bit premature and anticlimactic after so long a wait for Vista, it could also be the last of its kind, according to industry watchers. With more software being pushed out to customers over the Web as services, launch parties for packaged software products may soon be a thing of the past, they said. \
First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America.
InfoWorld - EDS on Monday announced the formation of the EDS Agility Alliance with industry heavyweights Cisco, Dell, EMC, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, and Xerox. The partnership will be the foundation for EDS' efforts to regain momentum in the services business, where it has lost ground to challengers such as IBM's Global Services unit.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she will endorse Democrat Barack Obama for president.
Foster\u00e2\u0080\u0099s said that fiscal 2005 would be a year of consolidation with moderate earnings growth, but the company aimed to achieve double-digit growth in fiscal 2006.
Americans living overseas started lining up in hotels and coffee shops Tuesday to vote for Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, while others \u00c2\u0097 for the first time ever \u00c2\u0097 cast ballots online.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - More than 30 people were killed on Friday in a suspected suicide bombing at a northwest Pakistan mosque, where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, police said.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turkish forces said they repelled a Kurdish rebel attack near the Iraqi border and President Abdullah Gul warned the PKK on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out.
The euro rocketed up to a new record high against the dollar as markets grew increasingly worried about the ballooning trade and budget deficits in the United States.
A Bosnian Serb commission recognises more than 7,000 Muslims were massacred at Srebrenica.
E-Plus, the German mobile phone unit of Dutch telecoms giant KPN, said Tuesday that it has signed an agreement for Alcatel-Lucent to take over a number of its network divisions.
Ian Williams wrote the just-released &quot;Deserter: George Bush&#39;s War on Military Families, Veterans and His Past&quot; for Nation Books, the publishing arm of the venerable Nation Magazine.
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Citigroup Inc., the biggest creditor of Parmalat Finanziaria SpA, sued Italy for its handling of the foodmaker&#39;s bankruptcy, saying the restructuring violated its rights as a lender owed almost 540 million euros ($665 million).
BAKU, Azerbaijan -- England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson promised Tuesday he will &quot;take care&quot; of the controversy surrounding David Beckham&#39;s yellow card against Wales later this week.
One evening last  November, a handful of journalists and industry insiders eased  into the plush armchairs of a Hollywood screening room to watch  \
Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle hugged President Bush from one end of South Dakota to the other this summer. In his own campaign commercials.
PC shipments have started to ease off, as expected, but the worldwide PC market remained fairly strong in the third quarter, according to research from IDC and Gartner released Monday.
Dr. Thomas R. Russell, the executive director of the American College of Surgeons, discusses medical innovation, the health care crisis and more.
The Australian government says it will provide any help it can to help secure the release of CARE Australia&#39;s leader in Iraq, Margaret Hassan.
With the Food and Drug Administration having declared that meat and milk from cloned animals are safe, opponents of food from clones are shifting their fight to how such fare is labeled.
RIF is a SOA-based delivery mechanism that will support Big Blue\u00e2\u0080\u0099s four retail process solutions or assets, including multichannel retail and retail business intelligence.
A US contender appears poised to recapture the supercomputer speed title from the Japanese world champion, Wednesday&#39;s Wall Street Journal reported.
Can the broad terms of the Geneva Conventions be more clearly defined without weakening them?
Serbia pledged Monday to cooperate with the U.N. war crimes court, and rejected U.S. criticism that it is not meeting demands by the international tribunal to extradite suspects.
The head of the Federal Trade Commission said Friday she won't remove herself from an antitrust review of Google Inc.'s purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick, rebuffing requests from privacy groups opposed to the transaction.
Members of the local Salvation Army Service Unit want to make our community aware of what the Salvation Army does in our community.
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Fortunately I have a syndicated sports talk radio show to exorcise my demons as a Yankee fan after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.
The most brilliant American racehorse in years has labored in relative obscurity until now. But when he runs Saturday in the Breeders&#39; Cup Classic at Lone Star Park, Ghostzapper can demonstrate
- Palm Inc.  said it will sell a 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation Partners for $325 million, and use the proceeds along with the cash on hand and new debt to pay $9 in cash to stockholders.
Description: Republicans are under pressure to deny Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) chairmanship of the committee that considers President Bush&#39;s judicial nominees, after Specter said Supreme Court nominees who
California newspaper heir Kevin  McClatchy, who bought the Pittsburgh Pirates for approximately  $90 million in 1996, will step down as the club&#39;s chief  executive at the end of the season.
John Reeves didn't invest in high-growth companies 20 years ago. He won't make that mistake again.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber on a   bicycle killed four NATO soldiers handing out notebooks and   pens to children in southern Afghanistan on Monday a day after   NATO declared the area free of Taliban insurgents.
The English Football Association (FA) charged on Tuesday Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan for his comments to the referee at the end of his team&#39;s 4-3 loss to Newcastle.
The Cassini probe finds evidence for seas, probably filled with liquid hydrocarbons, on Saturn's moon Titan.
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush pledged Friday to work with Congress to comply with a WTO ruling in a row over payment of anti-dumping duties to US companies, and said he expected the trade body to hold Europe to account over &quot;unfair&quot; subsidies to
The Bank of England has agreed to provide emergency funding to mortgage lender Northern Rock after it fell victim to the liquidity squeeze in the banking sector, media reports said on Thursday.
EVEN the Los Angeles Times, very much a newspaper of record, described her as a tennis player/sex symbol. That the impact of Maria Sharapova\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory early yesterday
Britain's Lewis Hamilton is fastest in Friday's first practice for the European Grand Prix in Germany.
Microblogging hits the campaign trail with dispatches by cellphone and brief moments of reportorial insight.
IBM is in talks to sell its personal computer manufacturing business which, if successful, would mark the end of an era in the brief history of the PC, a machine the company helped to invent.
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Da venerdi' a domenica nel giardino Corsini a Firenze
The government faced a barrage of criticism on Monday over its decision to nationalise the Northern Rock bank, amid questions over its reputation for economic competence.
Some of America's largest food and drink companies, such as Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills Inc., will adopt stricter controls on advertising aimed at children under 12, according to media reports on Wednesday.
It was improbable that a game less than one-third of the way into the NBA season could live up to the hype. But the first head-on collision between the Corvette and the Diesel, err, the brick wall, came pretty close.
BAGHDAD, May 23 -- More than three months into a U.S.-Iraqi security offensive designed to curtail sectarian violence in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq, Health Ministry statistics show that such killings are rising again.
Blog: Camera crews clog the sidewalks and marketers jump on the free advertising opportunities as the line outside Manhattan's glass-walled Apple store grows longer.
BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Under heavy security, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the holy West Bank city of Bethlehem Friday night to attend Christmas celebrations.
Online gaming group PartyGaming Plc said  on Monday it would stop doing business with U.S. customers if  legislation passed there aimed at preventing gambling over the  Internet was signed into law.
A federal panel said Friday that exposure to toxic substances, not combat stress, most likely caused the mysterious medical problems suffered by many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War.
Yasser Arafat will get a military funeral in Egypt on Friday before burial in the smashed West Bank compound where he spent his final years encircled by the Israeli army without realizing his dream of a Palestinian state.
Oil prices traded marginally lower on  Wednesday ahead of key U.S. data, which was expected to show a  rise in heating fuel supplies as mild winter temperatures  suppressed demand in the United States.
NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Shares of Google Inc. GOOG.O  made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising  more than 20 percent to over $100 after an initial public  offering marked by missteps and lackluster market conditions.
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The Recording Industry Association of America is waiting half a year to file lawsuits against alleged college file-swappers. But without schools keeping long-term logs of Internet addresses assigned, the RIAA won't get very far.
The N.H.L. handed down a 30-game suspension Wednesday to the Islanders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Chris Simon for deliberately stamping on the right foot of the Penguins\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Jarkko Ruutu last Saturday night.
Curt Schilling, his bad ankle held  together by stitches, tossed six courageous innings to help the  Boston Red Sox pound the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 to seize  control of the 100th World Series Sunday.
MOSUL, Iraq, Nov 11  - The US military said it attacked suspected rebel targets in Mosul with air and ground fire on Thursday after an upsurge in violence as gunmen were seen flocking into Iraq&#39;s main northern city.
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Ten internet users land film roles after auditioning on the social networking site MySpace.
Technorati is making an attempt to organize the growing blogosphere with their new \
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For those who dread coming back to an e-mail overflow, the solution is often to take time off from leisure to weed the in-box.
(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) began selling its top chip for desktop PCs made with a 65-nanometer design on Tuesday, continuing its efforts to\u00c2\u00a0keep up with Intel\u00c2\u00a0as the industry migrates from 90nm design to a faster, more efficient generation of processors. By manufacturing its dual-core Athlon 64 X2 chip on the smaller geometry, AMD will be able to increase manufacturing output while improving the chips' performance and power efficiency, said Jack Huynh, a market development manager for AMD. Some PC vendors are selling the new chip in computers already, and by the first quarter of 2007 that list will include Acer, Dell, Founder Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, Packard Bell, and Tsinghua Tongfang Co., according to AMD. The move to 65nm manufacturing is crucial for AMD as the company strives to keep up with a\u00c2\u00a0flurry of new processors from Intel. Intel had a rough year in 2006, losing ground to AMD in market share, but has rallied in recent months. The company\u00c2\u00a0launched its Core 2 Duo family\u00c2\u00a0of desktop chips in July and its\u00c2\u00a0quad-core Core 2 Extreme in November. Intel switched its chip manufacturing plants to a smaller architecture months ago, and already sells more 65nm chips than 90nm chips. A chip made with 65nm process technology has smaller features -- such as transistors and the wires that connect them -- than a chip made with 90nm technology, said Rob Willoner, a technology analyst with Intel's technology and manufacturing group. That progression is the engine that drives Moore's Law, the prediction that the number of processors on a microprocessor will double every 18 months. One nanometer is one-billionth of a meter, meaning that the wires on 65nm design chips are far slimmer than human hairs. Minuscule as that is, chip vendors already have plans to shrink the parts even smaller.\u00c2\u00a0Intel has already announced plans\u00c2\u00a0to use chip features of 45nm by 2007, 32nm by 2009 and 22nm by 2011. As chip features continue to shrink, engineers struggle harder to take each new step. But as long as customers demand smaller, more efficient computers, there's plenty of economic incentive for the process to continue, he said. \
A post-race slip of the tongue has cost driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase for the Championship. Earnhardt used an obscenity during his post-race, televised interview
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  on  Wednesday posted a better-than-expected 7.4 percent increase in  quarterly profit on strong U.S. growth led by Bud Light,  imports such as Grolsch and lower-than-expected costs.
Perde Cisco e sale Mbia, forse resistera' a crisi dei mutui
Chris Paul had 14 points and a career-high 11 assists and Kyle Visser added 13 points, helping No. 6 Wake Forest hold off Elon 85-67 on Wednesday night.
Bartlett Sher\u00e2\u0080\u0099s production is frugal but not cheap, depending for its effects not on luxurious d\u00c3\u00a9cor but on his cast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sense of timing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered new talks to resolve the fate of four rocky islands seized from Japan in the closing days of World War Two, prompting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to consider a visit to Moscow.
Sept. 22, 2004 -- Medicare is preparing to directly mail prescription drug discount cards to 1.8 million low-income elderly beneficiaries.
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REGLA, Cuba Drumbeats clapped off the facades of crumbling homes, persistently, seductively, calling to the faithful.
Oilseed-processing and rising demand for feed grains offset declining margins in the food-processing company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s  ethanol business.
ORLANDO, Fla. - He struck out Teddy Ballgame in the All-Star Game, broke Billy Martin's jaw in a brawl, and, nursing a hangover, held Wilt Chamberlain to fewer than 20 points.
Al via il terzo bando annuale del Programma del ministero degli Esteri e della Conferenza rettori universit&agrave; italiane. Settecento posti presso le sedi diplomatiche e gli istituti di cultura. Domande entro il 9 ottobre
The Italian President is to announce his decision on whether Romano Prodi should be reinstated as Prime Minister after a Senate rebellion forced his shock resignation.Comment
Zend has finally released a press release (officially) about their latest certification offering - the Zend PHP5 Certification.   Here's a bit from the official press release (the full content is here):    Zend Technologies, Inc., the PHP company, today announced the availability of Zend PHP Certification for PHP 5, enabling developers to test and certify their expertise in new areas such as object oriented PHP programming, creating and using web-services with PHP, as well as PHP security.   Zend PHP 5 Certification was the result of extensive communication with the Zend Certified Engineer community to determine how the program can be most useful for PHP developers. Some of the community's top domain experts have contributed certification questions and reviewed the program to ensure that it is complete and tests for relevant skills. Becoming a Zend Certified Engineer gives developers an edge in today's competitive technology market. Certification also helps enterprise management quickly qualify new hires, and keep current development teams knowledgeable about the latest technology.    They've also announced that they will be offering the certification and classes to help developers prepare for it at the upcoming Zend/PHP Conference & Expo happening in October/November.
NASA officials said today they will review their psychological screening process in the wake of an astronaut\u00e2\u0080\u0099s arrest Monday.
Why does the World Series start at 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday, 8:29 on Thursday, and 8:40 on Monday? Is it linked to the lunar calendar? The tide table? Sunset in the Rockies? Joe Buck's biorhythms?
George Bush plans to unleash a withering attack on his Democratic challenger in their debate rematch in Missouri tonight, scourging John Kerry&#39;s record in the Senate to argue that he would be a dangerous leader.
This high-ranking GPS device is offered refurbished at less than a third of its original price.
But, no, it was no hallucination. The Icelander really had tucked away a 45th-minute header for his first goal since the opening day of the season against Manchester United.
A Zimbabwe court Friday convicted a  British man accused of leading a coup plot against the  government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea on weapons charges,  but acquitted most of the 69 other men held with him.
Australian scientists predicted four months ago that climate patterns could trigger mass strandings of marine mammals around the Southern Ocean.
Black lawmakers are likely to lead key committees in the new, Democrat-led House, and that means issues such as Hurricane Katrina relief, hate crimes and voting problems are likely to get much more attention.
In effort to expand market share, firm says it will invest $100M in Disney&#39;s money-losing business. NEW YORK  - Children&#39;s Place Retail Stores Inc.
On the surface, Lake Michigan is one of the world's biggest and wildest bodies of freshwater and a popular fishing destination.
Nell'ultimo incontro del terzo week end del World Grand Prix, l'Italia ha battuto la Repubblica Domi...
I like the way Lemon O'Brien expresses himself.
US and Iraqi forces have faced less resistance than expected and suffered minimal casualties, a commander said Tuesday, as the troops continue their second day of assaults on militant-controlled Falluja.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has officially informed the Security Council of some 380 tons of high explosives missing from a weapons dump in Iraq.
JAMES Hardie chief executive Peter Macdonald will stand aside from his position in the wake of the findings of a special inquiry into the embattled building products company&#39;s asbestos liabilities.
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band \
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BAQUBA, Iraq  - Rebels ambushed and killed 49  unarmed Iraqi soldiers and, in a separate attack Sunday, killed  a U.S. diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport.
p2pnet.net News:- Still smiling because of its victory over Hollywood, the EFF has chalked up another win. This time, Music publisher Ludlow Music has officially backed down on its threats against web animation
German investigators on Monday interviewed the first of several key witnesses in the hope of finding out why a high-speed magnetic train headed down a track while a maintenance vehicle was on it, causing a crash that killed 23 people.
3.0 already? Better toss the 2.0 rubbish Virtualization has become somewhat of a Wild West for the data center market, promising streets paved with gold for IT groups - and endless riches for the vendors hawking this new-age server slicing technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GENEVA - Because of falling prices, the use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, a new survey says.
A Colorado resident has filed suit to stop a state ballot measure aimed at ending the state's winner-take-all electoral vote system, which if passed could help determine who is elected president next month.
In spite of the slump, the company said it saw signs of stabilization in the housing sector and raised its forecast for first-quarter home deliveries.
The fighting in both places, says Robert Baer, may be a troubling sign that al-Qaeda is making new inroads
Manila - A new species of flightless bird has been discovered living on a tiny island in the northern Philippines where the inhabitants formerly ate them, scientists and birdwatchers said on Tuesday.
Palestine&#39;s legendary leader, Yasser Arafat, was taken to France for treatment yesterday. Arafat, who was reported to have leukemia, arrived yesterday at Percy Military Hospital near Paris via Jordan on a plane belonging to France.
Despite Ahmadinejad's bellicose rhetoric, anxiety is growing in Iran's corridors of power over the prospect of tangling with the U.S.
The head of InterActiveCorp talks about the confusion that the company's setup provokes and whether he would consider becoming the chief executive at Disney.
The party of Estonia's prime minister, who pledged to preserve the market-friendly policies credited with the Baltic nation's impressive growth, narrowly won parliamentary elections Sunday, official preliminary results showed.
After nearly two weeks of furious back-and-forth debate about the basis for a &quot;60 Minutes&quot; report on President Bush&#39;s National Guard service, CBS News has acknowledged it was &quot;misled&quot; by a source and shouldn&#39;t have gone forward with the story.
The wider social impact of immigration to the UK is set to be assessed by an independent body advising ministers, the government has said.
Users should stay away from untrusted Web sites and e-mails from unfamiliar sources to avoid becoming victims of an attack aided by three serious security holes in Windows, security firms warned over the weekend.
Crystal Palace&#39;s players may not want a break from Premiership football after recording their first league win of the season but their fans may savour the 11 days in which they
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(Source: Oracle)  If you could clone your top sales rep would you?  Find out how, in this short brief that outlines the surefire steps and tools to achieve measurable increases in revenue per sales rep.  By standardizing and managing your sales process you will enable your company to boost its revenue.  Start managing the sales process versus reacting to the sales results at the end of the quarter.
A class action complaint has been filed against Samsung because of the BD-P1200's inability to play certain Blu-ray discs.
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Hewlett-Packard may have transferred its last remaining Itanium processor engineers to Intel, but the server maker is standing by the technology to the tune of $3 billion.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak claimed victory on Wednesday in the leadership race for Israel's Labour Party over his challenger, former intelligence chief Ami Ayalon.
Five Indiana Pacers and seven fans were charged yesterday in the melee that broke out at the end of a nationally televised game against the Detroit Pistons last month, one of the worst brawls in US sports history.
Crude oil prices fell sharply Monday as traders opted to take profits after futures reached a new high above 55 dollars a barrel. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude
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N the annals of consumer electronics, certain devices have proven so compelling, they&#39;ve created consumer cults. You know, Mac heads.
The Childhood Cancer Research Group at Oxford University have found that living near high-voltage power lines doubles the risk of certain childhood cancers including leukemia.
A US diplomat is wounded and his Sudanese driver killed in an attack in the capital Khartoum, reports say.
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Former Arsenal footballer Thierry Henry's estranged English wife is granted a divorce.
In 1946 and 1967, the St. Louis Cardinals brought bitter endings to otherwise-glorious seasons for the Boston Red Sox. The 2004 Sox, already famous for bringing down their arch-rival
Never, ever leave your sofa again Those guys behind Kazaa and Skype have started accepting signups for a peer to peer video streaming service they say will deliver high quality full screen TV across the net.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A group of Liverpool supporters are trying to succeed where the financial might of Dubai International Capital (DIC) has so far failed and buy their beloved club from its American owners.
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor in The Hague outlined what he called operational, logistical and command links between Sudan's government in Khartoum and horse-mounted nomadic militias it recruited and bankrolled to carry out mass killings in the Darfur region, and he named a member of...
Blog: Sometime after the next inauguration, the White House will replace its helicopter. Shakedown cruises are now under way.
In real life, all that 10-year-old Megan Leffew's cuddly stuffed animals can do is sit on her bed in her room in Rockville. But online, they can play air hockey, whip up a fish-and-chips dinner or take a dip in a hot tub.
The concerns that have been raised about the safety of drug-eluting stents at a major cardiology conference shouldn't mean it's time to go back to older treatments, the chief medical and scientific officer of Natick medical technology company Boston Scientific Corp. said yesterday.
The city of Jodhpur in western India prepares for the wedding of British actress Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar.
Google on Tuesday acquired\u00c2\u00a0Peakstream, a Redwood City, Calif., developer of\u00c2\u00a0software for multicore and parallel processors, the company said.
MADRID : Spain hailed the weekend arrest in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, the worst blow the underground separatist ETA group has suffered for more than a decade.
LONDON, Dec. 3 Dancing the tango or be-bopping in the street may be what the doctor orders for sluggish Britons to get off their couches and shed some pounds.Comment
''Credo che il calcio italiano debba dotarsi di leggi dure, severe, come quelle che ha appena promul...
The Venice film festival marked its 75th anniversary Wednesday with a sparkling opening gala and world premiere of British psychological drama &quot;Atonement&quot; starring Keira Knightley.
Communications equipment makers Andrew Corp  and CommScope Inc.  on Monday announced the final terms of their merger, which they said was due to close on December 27.
SOME FORCES IN BRATISLAVA TRY TO COMPROMISE LEADER OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY BRATISLAVA, October 22 (Noyan Tapan). One of the private TV companies of Bratislava broadcasted disinformation compromising the ...
Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest software firm, has said it will be included on the Nasdaq-100 index, putting it among the biggest listed tech companies in the world.
Researchers will report today that cells grown from human embryonic stem cells slowed vision loss when injected into the eyes of rats with a disease similar to macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people older than 55.
UK rail and bus operator FirstGroup agrees to buy US yellow school bus and Greyhound coach operator Laidlaw.
Sidney Taurel will retire on March 31, Lilly said. John C. Lechleiter, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s president and chief operating officer, will take over as chief executive on April 1.
Romania's main opposition presidential challenger Theodor Stolojan withdrew from the race citing health reasons Saturday, dealing a severe blow to his alliance ahead of next month's elections.
Ex-Zambian leader Frederick Chiluba urges voters to back opposition leader Michael Sata in polls this month.
A woman who injured more than 20 people in an acid attack in a Bristol pub is jailed for four years.
Veteran lefthander Kenny Rogers guided Detroit to a 6-0 win over the New York Yankees on Friday, bringing the Tigers to the brink of a shock victory in their American League divisional playoff series.
Gen. Augusto Pinochet was conscious and mobile but remained hospitalized after suffering a stroke, the Army Hospital said Sunday, while the former dictator&#39;s family insisted
Requirements for broader wiretapping on Net phone and broadband connections are too costly, unwieldy, says Global Crossing.
Declaring the global warming debate over, an international team of scientists urged the world's nations on Tuesday to act now to keep climate change from becoming a catastrophe.
Senior al Qaeda official Ayman  al-Zawahri, in a purported audio tape aired Friday, urged  Muslims to set up an organized resistance to hit the interests  of \
Frequent fast food eaters are more vulnerable to obesity and type 2 diabetes, a 15-year study shows. This study, which appeared in the Jan. 1 issue of the The Lancet, is the
Thousands of Floridians will be getting insurance checks soon to help fix damage from Hurricanes Charley or Frances, but many will be surprised to learn how much of the repair bills they must pay themselves.
Jason Schmidt figures he probably lost his chance at the NL Cy Young Award when he strained his groin covering first base back in August.
By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 13--Pierce County libraries are offering a fall bounty of programs for teens and tweens. Any children between 11 and 18 can participate in the free programs sponsored by The Friends of the Libraries.
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf offered support on Monday to India and other nations devastated by the quake and tidal waves.
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States are rising five times faster than workers&#39; earnings, a survey released Thursday shows.
Pakistan accused al Qaeda of killing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination has plunged the nuclear-armed country into crisis and triggered bloody protests.
By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--The state Department of Water Resources is weighing backup plans in case water export pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta remain idle more than 10 days, a prospect that looks increasingly likely.
By By Ray McAllister, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 8--BY RAY McALLISTER Times-Dispatch Staff Writer   In 1940, the U.S. government bought 329 acres in Virginia Beach and three years later used the land to open a small auxiliary air field for Norfolk's military complex.
Women are even less likely to be on the board of AIM listed companies than FTSE 100 giants, says Deloitte.
Kid Rock was cited by police for misdemeanor battery after a tussle with Tommy Lee in the audience at the MTV Video Music Awards.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., (Sports Network) - The Minnesota  Vikings Tuesday hired Rich Olson as quarterbacks coach.
BOSTON -- Claude Julien was hired as coach of the Bruins on Thursday, less than a week after Boston fired Dave Lewis and two months after Julien was dismissed by the New Jersey Devils in the season's waning days.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former triple Olympic   champion Marion Jones was cleared of doping on Wednesday after   her \
The concept is simple: focus on five drivers in each race and provide fans with an immersive experience unattainable anywhere else.
Receives long term support status The first version of Ubuntu to be released next year has been unveiled, and in the tradition of affable alliterations decending the alphabet, the OS has been codenamed \
Paris Hilton has not eaten or slept since arriving at the medical ward of a Los Angeles jail and is being given psychoactive drugs, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.
ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Wednesday to clinch their first Stanley Cup.
CINCINNATI -- The Patriots will be without two starters in their secondary -- cornerback Ellis Hobbs and safety Eugene Wilson -- for today's game, with neither making the trip to Cincinnati.
The fate of Michael Vick will be determined at sentencing later this year. The fate of the dogs, too violent to be let free around others, is all but sealed.
European aircraft maker EADS says it could still secure a $600m helicopter deal with India.
Australian newspaper publisher John  Fairfax Holdings Ltd. said its first-half net profit fell 2.7  percent amid tough conditions in some markets and as it made  acquisitions to deter potential predators.
Cultural and language barriers are two reasons why women in low-income, high-immigrant areas of Toronto have the lowest rate of breast cancer screening, says a study released today.
Blog: Intel and the One Laptop Per Child Program have ironed our their differences and agreed to collaborate on future projects.
More children and teens are being exposed to online pornography, mostly by accidentally viewing sexually explicit Web sites while surfing the Internet, researchers say
HANOI -- Vietnam has deployed riot police at bird flu checkpoints around Ho Chi Minh City, officials said yesterday, as the lethal virus claimed another victim, raising the country's recent death toll to 10.
ABC has given the green light to a full season of its reality series &quot;Wife Swap,&quot; which has proved a solid performer in the competitive Wednesday 10 pm
Investors are increasingly optimistic about the state of the Brazil's economy as Brazilian share prices hit a record high.
Corpses piled up at the morgue Thursday, and aid workers went door-to-door, checking in on elderly people in hopes of keeping the death toll from California's 12-day heat wave from rising.
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La top model ha triplicato il suo reddito annuale
Defence firm EADS has seen Jean-Paul Gut, one of its key strategy and sales executives, quit the firm.
Microsoft (Quote, Chart) showed up at the music download party on Wednesday with a music store wrapped around a new version of the Windows Media Player (WMP).
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a sumptuous visual extravaganza, rich with intense, vibrant hues that contrast sharply with the black and white into which the film sometimes slips.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said he was extremely distressed over a video which showed aid worker Margaret Hassan who was kidnapped in Iraq pleading for her life.
Israel vehemently denied it had employed a mid-level Pentagon official to gain classified information from the United States as the FBI broadened its investigation into the case.
Nokia said Thursday its third-quarter revenue and profits would be better than expected, citing an increase in mobile phone sales.
NEW YORK, December 24  - Russian President Vladimir Putin made an attempt yesterday to justify the indirect transfer of Yukos\u00e2\u0080\u0099 (YUSA.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Frightened residents of the Gulf Coast from Florida's Panhandle to Louisiana's bayous boarded up windows, packed and hit the road Tuesday as Hurricane Ivan charged in their direction...
The most important rule at this remote vacation spot is simple: no white light. Even a sliver of the pupil-contracting rays coming from the window of a cabin at Deerlick Astronomy Village could ruin a neighbor's view of the Milky Way. The 96-acre village in rural Taliaferro County in eastern Georgia is designed for amateur stargazers looking for total darkness and wide-open spaces to build weekend homes.
Germany said on Wednesday Iran could not   be allowed to harm the United Nations by pursuing its nuclear   programme, but Russia said using force against Iran must be   ruled out and also questioned the need for sanctions.
La Russia ha ratificato il Protocollo di Kyoto sulla limitazione delle emissioni dei gas a effetto serra. A votare in favore dell&#39;accordo internazionale \u00c3\u00a8 stata la Duma di stato. Con la ratifica della Russia
Seduta pomeridiana per il Parma, alla vigilia della gara di Coppa Uefa con gli olandesi dell'Heerenv...
Four-time Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent retires from rowing.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic wraps up the opening statement of his war crimes trial defense on Wednesday after launching a counterblast to charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s.
Sar&agrave; Andrea Coda a sostituire lo squalificato Felipe nella difesa dell'Udinese che cercher&ag...
More than five million people in the UK now have high-speed net connections, say broadband analysts.
Women who say they were sexually assaulted in Iraq by co-workers have found themselves unable to seek justice.
TIM HENMAN exited the Masters Cup and admitted: Marat Safin was too good for me. The British No1 failed to reach the semi-finals after the in-form Russian beat him 6-2 7-6 (7/2) in Houston.
Stocks headed for a sharply lower open on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology shares, with the Nasdaq composite index on the cusp of a bear market.
The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week but the overall level of applications still points to a recovering job market.
Hurricane Ivan has picked up strength. It is now a Category Five storm -- the largest, rarest and potentially most catastrophic class.
Dell on Monday said it had cut prices by as much as fifth for a range of products aimed at US corporate customers, as the computer maker passed along savings from cheaper components.
Lycos Europe NV is offering Internet users a way to stick it to spammers with its new screen-saver software, called &quot;Make Love, Not Spam.
The United States has dispatched disaster teams to the Asian countries hit hard by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunamis and is
Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming is the early overall leader in fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game. The Chinese star collected 881,223 votes in the first returns announced Thursday.
John Kerry renewed his call on Wednesday for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation and said the official investigation into abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison demonstrated a failure of civilian leadership.
A consensus that the struggling U.S. economy needs rescue emerged on Thursday as the powerful Federal Reserve chairman backed the idea and President George W. Bush urged a quick and temporary fiscal package.
When monthly health insurance premiums for the Sames family topped $1,000 last year, Krista Sames and her husband abandoned their traditional health plan in favor
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DJ Aqeel was detained on Tuesday at Dubai airport after reportedly being caught with drugs.
Electronic Arts Inc  posted a 44 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday and gave forecasts in line with Wall Street estimates, but shares  in the world's top video-game publisher fell 6 percent.
BOSTON Oct. 5, 2004 - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.
In his first big race as an American, Bernard Lagat won the world championship that had long eluded him.
Debate is raging over the plight of US zoo elephants, with activists charging confinement destroys their feet and even kills them, and the industry fiercely defending their top crowd pleaser.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThings We Lost in the Fire\u00e2\u0080\u009d bends over backward to prove that serious American movies can hold their own with the best films from overseas.
Tellabs Inc., a maker of data transmission equipment, said Thursday that it acquired Vinci Systems, a privately held developer of optical networking terminals, for about $52.5 million in cash and restricted Tellabs stock.
Weeks spent being buffeted by hurricanes have apparently made an impression on Florida residents &#151; electric generators are flying off store shelves.
Science & environment: \u00c2\u00b7 Patios and pools targeted to fix unfair anomalies\u00c2\u00b7 Water companies to be given increased powers
CAPITOL HILL More charges about how the Pentagon handled CIA requests for corrections to information linking Iraq to al-Qaida. A report released today by Michigan Democratic Senator Carl Levin alleges that
Airlines and service providers seeking to deliver high-speed Internet services to passengers say they've learned from Boeing Co.'s 2006 decision to pull the plug on its ambitions to outfit its planes with a similar service.
Il tecnico del Cagliari Daniele Arrigoni sta pensando, per la gara di domani a Brescia, di sostituir...
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top henchmen will start going on trial for crimes against humanity next week, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said yesterday, as he warned violence would increase after Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s landmark elections in January.
Italy and Greece advanced to the gold  medal game in women's water polo at the expense of world  champions United States and Olympic title holders Australia on  Tuesday.
Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said the Federal Reserve's emergency 75 basis point rate cut would help consumer confidence and boost auto sales in 2008.
Citroen&#39;s championship leader Sebastien Loeb made a flying start to the Rally of Britain on Friday to seize the lead from Ford&#39;s overnight front-runner Francois Duval.
Prospects that Carlos Ghosn could link   his Renault/Nissan alliance with a major U.S. partner to form a   carmaking juggernaut failed to strike fear into the hearts of   rival automakers at the Paris car show this week.
BEIRUT : The Palestinian movement Hamas denied that its leadership had decided to strike Israeli interests abroad, vowing to avenge the killing of top militant in a time and place of its own choosing.
Last night, the NBA revealed the extent of both its wrath and humiliation by suspending Ron Artest for the remainder of the season, as well as handing out severe punishments for several other
With timing as immaculate as the strike which earned Arsenal victory against a belligerent and energetic Newcastle team, Patrick Vieira prepares to enter 2005 as a player re-born.
Insurance giant Prudential asks shareholdhers to stump up \u00c2\u00a31bn to fund UK expansion and meet new EU funding rules.
KALPAKKAM: India on Saturday urged the West to remove blocks on the transfer of critical nuclear technology, offering an assurance that New Delhi had effective tools to prevent proliferation.
TIM CAHILL took his rapid development as the new star of the Australian team another step forward yesterday (AEDT), winning his first international man of the match award during a 2-2 draw with much higher ranked Norway.

Scientists say they have found a safer way of controlling genes to treat disease.
A CAR suicide bomber attacked an American convoy in the north Iraqi city of Mosul yesterday, killing one US soldier and twoIraqis.
For Democratic challenger John Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words -- focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more about votes than geese.
Gordon Brown is meeting his French, German and Italian counterparts to discuss the global economic turmoil.
PRAGUE- Prime Minister Stanislav Gross firmly believes that the European constitution will strengthen the position of the Czech Republic in the European Union, he told after a meeting with Luxembourg's Prime ...
Speculation over the future of British Prime Minister Tony Blair reached new heights following a report that he will leave office on July 26 next year.
A landmark sex-equity law should protect people who report complaints of discrimination, the Supreme Court was told yesterday as it heard arguments in the case of an Alabama coach who was fired when he protested the unequal treatment of his girls&#39; high
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 4 - One of the first significant challenges to North Carolina's aspirations this season came Saturday with Kentucky's visit to the Smith Center.
British police said on Friday they had  arrested two men under anti-terrorism laws after finding two  containers marked &quot;hydrogen peroxide,&quot; the chemical used in  2005 suicide bombings in London.
A pending crackdown by the Bush administration against U.S. companies that employ illegal immigrants faced growing opposition yesterday, as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several large industry groups joined an AFL-CIO lawsuit to halt the program and the U.S. Small Business Administration said it...
Ottawa is sitting on a surplus worth billions of dollars and can afford to pick up the cost of a national drug program, provincial finance ministers said yesterday.
Michael Schumacher suffers a high-speed crash in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Pregnant women do not tip over, and the reason has a lot to do with an evolutionary curve, researchers say.
Brazil's newly retired ambassador to the United States said policy at Brazil's Foreign Ministry was being increasingly dictated by a group of short-sighted, anti-American leftists.
One British dream hung by a thread last night as another burned. On a frantic day in Formula One, the owners of Silverstone, the British Racing Drivers Club, vowed to continue the struggle
A haemophiliac who has been told he may develop vCJD after receiving blood from a donor who later died of the disease yesterday said the Government should be held to account for the blunder.
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left. The fighters had defied US military firepower and the interim Iraqi government for three weeks. accept a peace deal to halt the fighting, after a day of violence in which 110 Iraqis were killed and 501 wounded.
Scientists find a potential reason to explain why bird flu is so deadly for people.
Two military guards implicated in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal in Iraq were good soldiers caught in a muddled chain of command at a chaotic prison, their lawyers
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A senior Al Qaeda operative captured in Britain this month had traveled in March to a militant hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border and met with other terror suspects, officials said yesterday.
For all the controversy, immigration legislation is moving steadily through the Senate, shielded by a bipartisan coalition durable enough to defeat crippling amendments, shake off political warning shots and even recover from an occasional stumble.
An elderly Japanese swordmaker painstakingly forges his final masterpiece in the opening sequence of \
As President Bush weighs options for changing course in Iraq, Americans are more pessimistic on the war and most support a quick withdrawal of U.S. troops, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll.
Director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with an irreverent style that critics hailed as \
The challenge remains considerable, the chance at ultimate victory highly improbable. But there will be a baseball game at Fenway Park today.
Technology stocks looked set to rise on  Wall Street on Friday following Microsoft's  earnings  after Thursday's bell, while concern about earnings and the  economic outlook would likely weigh on blue chips.
Poll finds party faithful unhappy with his direction.
The book on extraordinary Finnish hockey accomplishments is a slender volume, no bigger than those comical books about cats that are stacked around the sales registers at Barnes &amp; Noble.
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are putting a strain on the term \
DevShed has posted a new tutorial today about building another common component of a website - the logout component.   The main function of the logout class is to log out a user and then redirect the user to the login page. On a programmatic level, the logout class terminates and destroys the session variables that the login class created for the user and also logs the exit time to the database. This article will show you how to create a logout class. It is part of a series on application framework components.   They build out the simple part of the class first, handling the variables and all and then move on to handling the logout and updating the database to reflect the user's status. They finish the tutorial off by giving both the database structure for the component and an example of it in action.
With infection growth rates second only to Eastern Europe, the pandemic poses a mortal threat in the Arab world. But an effective response seems years away
On the PHP-Tools Blog, there's a new posting about a new library for PHP based off of the original XJConf and ported over to make XJConf For PHP.   XJConf allows you to map complex XML documents to data structures by defining the mapping rules in a simple XML-based language. You may define the type for each tag (objects, arrays, primitives) as well as how its attributes, child elements and enclosed character data should be treated. When creating objects, you may also define the setter methods to nest the objects.   There are examples and documentation if you'd like to give it a try and, when you're ready, you can grab it from their PEAR channel or http://svn.xjconf.net/XJConfForPHP/
Russia&#39;s Tax Ministry has slapped Yukos with a collection order on part of a back tax claim, raising the total due to $6.1 billion, the embattled company said Tuesday.
Farmers and lorry drivers are taking part in protests across the UK against the rising cost of fuel.
Detectives investigating the 1998 Omagh bombing arrest a man from the Republic of Ireland.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao  - Hurricane Felix intensified at an alarming rate on Sunday while passing north of Aruba and was expected to become an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it brushed Central America and neared Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. forecasters said.
The 25-year-old daughter of a senior master at one of England's top public schools is found stabbed to death.
Microsoft Corp  said on Monday  it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a  portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo Inc  .
DOW Jones has agreed to buy online financial information provider Marketwatch Inc for $US519 million ($674.9 million) in cash, or $US18 ($23.
InfoWorld - Sybase later this year will ship PowerDesigner 11.0, an enterprise data modeling tool for building or re-engineering business processes and aligning business and IT goals, according to the company.
Tired of pushing all those buttons on your cell phone? Japanese handsets slated to hit stores next month are designed to solve that problem: They respond to shakes, tilts and jiggles.
Substantial threats to the integrity of the U.S. presidential election remain despite an improvement in election practices since 2000, an international delegation of election observers reported on Thursday.
Israeli tanks and troops backed by helicopter gunships raided the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least four Palestinian gunmen, militant sources and hospital officials said.
MELBOURNE - Melbourne Cup second favourite Vinnie Roe is a definite runner in today&#39;s A$4.6 million ($5.07 million) race. Despite almost no rain falling at Flemington overnight, trainer Dermot Weld said the horse would &quot;take his chance&quot;.
A Russian cosmonaut will travel to the International Space Station with the outpost&#39;s next two-man crew when it launches aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft next month, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
The UN launches a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste.
Confusion about the role of Chinese banks in the sale of Russia's Yuganskneftegas deepened on Wednesday.
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A group of state attorneys general said on Thursday that the consent decree that settled the landmark antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. has failed to reduce the company's monopoly, disagreeing with the assessment of U.S. antitrust officials.
Washington and Brussels may have gone  for their guns in a fight over plane subsidies, firing off huge  tit-for-tat cases at the World Trade Organization (WTO), but  analysts say a peaceful deal may yet be done.
Minacciato di espulsione s'impicca in centro detenzione
PRESIDENT (3) -- Only one Democrat has taken Alaska since it became a state -- Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Bush, for sure. SENATE -- Republican Lisa Murkowski in tough race with former governor Tony Knowles; many
CINCINNATI -- Ty Law responded last night to reports published last week that he and coach Bill Belichick were feuding over a bonus for showing up at training camp in shape.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Monday he did not expect U.S. financial aid for tsunami-hit  Asian nations to increase for now as he visited the region  after criticism that Washington's initial response was slow and  stingy.
The test program that allows pre-screened travelers to zip through airport security is being extended. The Registered Traveler Program had been scheduled to run for 90 days at each of five big airports.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces launched air strikes  on the rebel-held city of Falluja Monday, targeting what they  said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq,  Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh ran through the South African top order to give India a whiff of victory on the fourth day of the second test in Calcutta on Wednesday.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf will remain the army chief, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid announced, even though the general had pledged he would relinquish the post this year.
US drugs regulators made two trips to Capitol Hill last week to defend themselves before Congress. They are likely to return soon, after their efforts to reassure lawmakers and the public
Arsenal may seek a full stock market listing as a means of funding itself after moving to its new stadium, its vice-chairman says.
The man potentially exposed several hundred airline passengers to a dangerous and hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis.
Kazakhstan chooses a new parliament - currently dominated by President Nazarbayev's supporters.
Secretary of State Colin Powell heads list of cabinet resignations that became public on Monday.
Samuel L. Jackson coached his latest movie to a box-office championship.
Russian investigators found residue of an explosive substance on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart Tuesday night, a security spokesman said yesterday
Meanwhile, Detroit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s other automakers experienced significant declines.
An intruder could manipulate a flaw in how the browsers handle image files to see where the user has been surfing.
The CIA worked with two of the country's most-wanted criminals in a botched \
While the first issue of The Sun rolled off the presses in 1964 as a broadsheet, the present tabloid form -- rife with scandal, sex, sports and the occasional bonafide scoop -- only started up after global ...
A federal judge in Vermont gave the first legal endorsement to rules in California, being copied in 13 other states, that intend to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles.
A Dutch-based oil trading company paid $197 million to secure the release of three executives from an Ivory Coast prison and settle claims that it dumped toxic waste that killed at least 10 people in the West African nation.
U.S. soldiers trying to calm Baghdad say the sprawling Sadr City slum has once again become a haven for anti-American militants &#151; and the source of most of the gunfire and mortars directed at them.
Eaters' paradise is a trip down Cured Meat Lane. Then again, if your heart does not leap at sampling dozens of variations on lardo - an Italian specialty rarely seen in America that is essentially a sheet of ...
Breaking the Mel Gibson arrest story was the latest coup for Harvey Levin and his staff of 25 at the fledgling entertainment Web site TMZ.com.
A China Eastern Airlines commuter plane crashed into a frozen lake in northern China this morning, killing all 53 people on board and 1 on the ground, state media and the airline said.
The investigation takes a melodramatic turn with a look at Diana's letters, Prince Philip's notes and her best friend's testimony. The key question (cue the music): Was she in love?
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - JP Morgan Chase is in talks with UK investment bank Cazenove to create a joint venture that would effectively combine the banks, according to a published repor Thursday.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Though they'll surely live to fight another day, U2's brief stint holding the title of top-grossing tour ever is over. That distinction returns to the Rolling Stones, whose A Bigger Bang tour is now the top-grossing tour in history.
US and Iraqi troops say they have recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul . The US military also said on Wednesday that Falluja appeared calmer while operations to regain
The city is suing 21 of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest banks and financial institutions, accusing them of knowingly plunging it into a financial crisis.
A Nigerian court on Thursday ordered the provisional release of separatist leader Mujahid Asari Dokubo, who had been held since 2005 on treason charges.
com. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Tuesday introduced its fastest desktop processor, heating up competition with rival chip maker Intel Corp.
NEW YORK---Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Tuesday its loss narrowed in the third quarter, as the Santa Barbara-based operator of acute-care hospitals significantly reduced its loss from continuing operations.
The brothers who founded and run Disney Corp.&#39;s Miramax Films unit are sticking together, The New York Post is reporting. Harvey and Bob Weinstein now hope to work things with out with Disney, and stay within the Disney fold, the report stated.
The 2005 film \
Arsenal claim their new position as Britain's richest football club shows no foreign takeover is needed to boost finances.
RESTON, Va., Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- International consultancy WSP Environmental has been named \
Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country&#39;s most up-to-date
Sport: Athletics: Mark Lewis-Francis ensured the British 4x100m relay team hung on for bronze behind the USA and Jamaica.
By Sandi Doughton, Seattle Times  Dec. 15--University of Washington astronomer Don Brownlee expected surprises from the pinch of comet dust collected by the Stardust spacecraft.   But he didn't foresee such a shake-up.
Some actors become legends with one defining role. Some win awards year after year. And some reach greatness through sheer sweat. Over a career that spanned the off-off-Broadway musical &quot;The Fantasticks&quot; to
Ex premier: Paese deve avere politica leale verso alleati
In Thursday&#39;s two NLDS Game 2 matchups, Dodgers starter Jeff Weaver has a tough assignment vs. St. Louis, while the Astros aim to take a commanding series lead over Atlanta with their second Cy Young candidate on the mound in as many days.
The Government has said that all restaurants, pubs and bars in England which prepare and serve food will be smoke-free from 2006. The Health Secretary, Dr John Reid, said that from the same date all enclosed
London oil prices hit record highs on Monday as worries about the stability of supplies from Iraq, Nigeria and Russia compounded concerns over low US fuel stocks ahead of winter.
The family courts system is not biased against fathers, top judge Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss tells MPs.
Siglata intesa ministro-sindacati sui piani di rientro
The global credit crunch, created by  uncertainty about the size of losses in the U.S. mortgage  market, will curb euro zone economic growth in coming quarters,  the European Commission said.
LEE COUNTY\u00e2\u0080\u0094 While the death toll continues to rise in Asia from the tsunami that hit on December 26th, several local families are worried about their loved ones in Sri Lanka.
European equities rallied on Friday, recovering their poise after losses in the previous session were sparked by concerns over the prospect of rising interest rates.
Researchers have discovered for the first time that the human brain can grow new nerve cells.
The BBC obtains evidence that Israelis have been giving military training to Kurds in northern Iraq.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday on an unannounced visit to an air base north of Baghdad that the new Iraqi government is not yet ready to decide on security issues that will determine the pace of U.S. troop reductions this year.
Espanyol beat a chaotic Real Madrid side 1-0 in Barcelona on Saturday to move top in Spain and inflict further misery on the nine-times European champions.
TOKYO/PHILADELPHIA  - Global private equity firm Permira , said it had won the race to buy agrichemical company Arysta LifeScience Corp for about 250 billion yen ($2.2 billion) enterprise value, marking its first deal in Japan.
Sep 3, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - House cats can acquire H5N1 avian influenza and pass it on to other cats, Dutch researchers reported this week.
By Pam Firmin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 10--BILOXI -- Lutherans working to help rebuild Katrina-damaged homes passed their leadership torch -- wood from a 500-year-old oak tree -- to Jerilyn Dufresne of Milwaukee on Friday.
The Sri Lankan Tamil rebel group, the LTTE, has said that despite the nationwide tsunami tragedy, it will not give up its fight for the rights of the minority Tamils.
US Air Force Secretary James Roche announced Tuesday he is resigning the post he has held for four years. Roche had been nominated to take over as US Army Secretary, but controversy
he media unit of Quebecor Inc. agreed yesterday to buy the Toronto 1 television station from Chum Ltd. for 46 million Canadian dollars ($35.4 million) in cash and assets, clearing the way for Chum to complete its 265 million Canadian ...
Conditions in developing nations could hamper the spread of digital TV, a broadcast conference is told.
Microsoft declares its support for a scheme that aims to make it easier to maintain online identities.
Already the search tool so popular its name has become a verb, Google has been quietly adding important features in the background since it became a public company.
The battering that this month's hurricanes have inflicted on NASA centers could strain an already tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, but it is too early to tell how badly.
Space shuttle Discovery is to dock with the space station after an inspection showed no visible damage on lift-off.
More than most people, Ed Colligan is well acquainted with the ups and downs that punctuate the handheld-device market. Along with Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky, Colligan was part of the troika that left Palm to found rival Handspring.
ATHENS, Greece - Into the heart of the 2004 Olympics and the 1,000-year-old stadium symbolic of it ran a little touch of Jacksonville Sunday.
Giniel De Villiers e Cyril Despres sono i vincitori, rispettivamente per le categorie auto e moto, d...
After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.
Myanmar\u00c2\u0092s bustling American Center is testimony to how a library can burnish America\u00c2\u0092s reputation and comfort those living under autocratic rulers.
Police hunting a letter bomber name a missing unemployed Bedford man they want to interview.
The United States is making progress toward the goal of reducing cigarette smoking and cleaning up indoor air, according to two reports published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Audiences of mostly black women crowded theaters throughout New York City to see \u00e2\u0080\u009cTyler Perry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Why Did I Get Married?\u00e2\u0080\u009d on the day of its nationwide release.
Former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., criticized Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's handling of the CIA leak investigation Tuesday, saying the prosecutor had to have known from the start that it was not a crime to disclose Valerie Plame's identity as an agent.
Google's proposed merger with online advertising server DoubleClick would create a giant that would control a huge portion of online advertising and hurt the Internet, opponents of the deal told U.S. lawmakers Thursday.
Microsoft is to form multi-million pound partnerships with two Indian software firms, and is expected to double the 1,500 people it already employs in India.
Two trains collide near the northern Italian city of Bologna, killing several people and injuring many others.
A fragile truce broke down when Hamas members fired on a convoy from the rival Fatah group, killing six people.
A woman pedestrian is killed and a man is seriously injured in a road accident in County Londonderry.
It changed the lifestyles of a generation but after a lingering death, the last rites have been sounded for the revolutionary VHS home video format.
Maria Sharapova produces a magnificent display of clean hitting to knock world number one Justine Henin out in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
DevShed has posted the last part in their look at the creation of an invoicing system to help you manage your clients today. This time, they focus on the management of users of the system (not the clients to invoice, that was this part).   In this fourth and final article covering the creation of a PHP invoicing system, we're going to put together the user management section. In this section we will be able to view all available users and do all the associated things like deleting or updating user details. We are also going to be able to add new users.   They start with grabbing the information of the current users of the system and listing them out. This allows simple modification and deletion of any of the users on the list. They give the code (and screenshots) for the user modification screen and show you how to set up an email reminder that sends out to the clients when a bill hasn't been paid.
Google Inc.&#39;s initial public offering has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
LeBron James will wear a mask to protect a broken bone in his face, but Cavaliers coach Paul Silas said Thursday he hopes the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year won&#39;t miss any games.
Officials have confirmed that two more birds found dead in Humboldt County perished from the West Nile virus. County Vector Control Officer Brent Whitener said two birds
(CBS/AP) Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia ordered an inquiry Wednesday to determine the cause of death of former leader Yasser Arafat.
The spotlight will shine on Jamal Lewis this weekend when the Ravens open their season in Cleveland against the team Lewis has historically dominated.
A court in Japan rejects former chess champion Bobby Fischer's request to halt  his deportation to the US.
PARIS : Suha Arafat has been given copies of the medical files of her late husband Yasser Arafat and then flew to Tunisia, as the late Palestinian president&#39;s nephew was expected in the French capital to pick up the same documents amid some controversy.
Internet's version of rubberneckers gather in big enough numbers to break MTV.com's previous best days for traffic.
Joe Torre rejected the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 contract offer on Thursday, but in a news conference at the Hilton Rye Town Friday, he said he felt rejected by them.
Hershey co.  on Thursday said it would cut about 1,500 jobs and reduce the number of production lines it operates by more than a third as it tries to streamline manufacturing to improve profits.
Deutsche Telekom backs net phone startup Jajah - one of the first major phone firms to support such technology.
PRAGUE- The Czech Republic has boosted laws regulating the capital market and collective investment, but it still shows some weaknesses in the protection of small investors, the World Bank has said in an ...
The Oracle Corporation has taken control of PeopleSoft, ending an 18-month fight and making Oracle the world&#39;s second-largest maker of business-management software.
Halliburton&#39;s row with the US Army intensified yesterday when the military said it would withhold 15pc of future invoices due to an ongoing dispute over billing practices.
Dal 12 dicembre, in anticipo rispetto alla scadenza della nuova legge che entrer\u00c3\u00a0 in vigore dal prossimo 10 gennaio, verr\u00c3\u00a0 esteso a tutta la flotta di Trenitalia il provvedimento che vieta il fumo sui treni.
iPod-like gadget offers full open source software suite It's an MP3 player. It's an FM radio. It's video and photo display device. It's an e-book reader. It's a sound recorder. It's a Linux-based personal computer ready for web, email and office usage. Yes, it's Wizpy, the Swiss Army Knife of handheld gadgets announced by Japan's Turbolinux this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In the first 232 minutes of its season, Seattle held opponents to 23 points. Then it allowed 23 in the next 11 minutes, blowing last week's game to St. Louis in overtime.
Liberians ventured back onto the streets of Monrovia on Saturday during a temporary lifting of a round-the-clock curfew imposed after at least seven people were killed in religious riots.
Being born by Caesarean section could double a baby's chance of developing asthma, a survey suggests.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would decide whether the government can take a  person's home or business for a private development project  intended to boost tax revenues and revitalize a local economy.
Concordia e prosperita' per Italia, augura Pontefice
Mexico's No. 2 broadcaster TV Azteca said on Wednesday it will pay out &#36;210 million in cash to shareholders, sending its stock price soaring to a four-year high.
Jaret Wright and the Yankees closed in on a three-year contract Tuesday night worth &#36;20 million to &#36;21 million, the first major move by New York to revamp its aging rotation.
United Nations officials say new fighting has been reported between Congolese troops and dissident soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
US Airways Group Incorporated filed for bankruptcy protection today for the second time in two years. The Chapter 11 filing in US Bankruptcy Court in Alexandria came after the airline
NEW YORK - Oil prices fell for the fifth day in a row on Thursday after word of a peace deal in the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf raised hopes of more reliable oil shipments from the energy-rich country and encouraged a run of profit-taking by big money
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Inco said that high commodity prices would more than offset a production decline caused by equipment breakdowns at plants in Ontario and Manitoba.
Probe dropped after two years - no admissions or denials IBM has struck a deal with the SEC under which it promises not violate to security laws - not that it's admitting or denying that it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ever done such a thing in the past.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Doctors decided to fly ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to Paris for treatment, as associates described a Palestinian leader who was too weak to stand Thursday, appeared confused and spent most of the ...
U.S. consumers are in good financial  shape, a top Fed official said on Monday, dismissing fears that  high levels of household debt are unsustainable.
The pace of sales of pre-owned U.S  homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold  properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as  troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak  havoc on the housing sector.
American Express Co. , a global credit card and travel services company, on Tuesday said it will spin off its personal finance unit, American Express Financial Advisors, to shareholders in the third quarter.
Santander Central Hispano&#39;s \u00c2\u00a38.6bn ($15.3bn) bid for UK lender Abbey will help create a single regional financial market, the European Union (EU) said.
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - Lawyers for Britney Spears have told a Florida radio station to take down billboards showing the pop star's shaven head as part of an advertisement for its morning talk show.
LUXEMBOURG, Sept. 30 -- European regulators testified here Thursday that before settlement talks with Microsoft Corp. broke down last spring, the company had agreed to  antitrust sanctions that the software giant now claims would cause irreparable harm to its business and is fighting to stave off.
TIM HENMAN was out in the drizzle on the Esplanade du Trocadero yesterday, hitting balls back and forth with Lleyton Hewitt without a care in the world.
Verizon Wireless is buying cellular capacity for 23 markets from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. for &#36;3 billion, ending the government's long tug-of-war over the never-used licenses and bolstering Verizon against a big new rival created by the merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&amp;T Wireless.
David Miliband tells the Labour conference they must \
A routine police patrol finds one man dead and two other injured after a car crashes into a wall.
The Iraqi government will begin talks with U.S. officials later in February on a pact that would lay the basis for long-term strategic ties between Washington and Baghdad, an Iraqi official said on Monday.
The health of former Indonesian president Suharto, who was rushed to hospital in critical condition last week, continues to improve although he remains weak, hospital doctors said on Monday.
Helio Castroneves will be on the pole for this afternoon&#39;s IndyCar Series Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway and he knows the race will end after 2 miles.
SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) expects to report slightly lower-than-expected sales for its third quarter when it announces earnings results on Thursday, the company said in a release Monday.
Researchers from Canada believe they have identified the gene responsible for breast cancer tumor growth, a discovery that could possibly lead to a cure for the disease.
Shares of networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. led an overall decline in the tech sector in Wednesday trading after an analyst downgraded the stock and highlighted warning signs for slowing sales in the coming months.
Tamponamento nel ferrarese a causa della nebbia
Not going to change the world...yet ABI Research has downgraded its forecast for Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled handsets to 450m units (or 30 per cent of all handsets) in 2011.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Upbeat economic news and a lot of merger and acquisition activity have stocks rising on Wall Street ahead of the Federal Reserve&#39;s decision on interest rates tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS  - President Bush said on Saturday that  Democratic challenger John Kerry had flunked \
A new report into abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is expected to incriminate at least a further 24 military personnel.
The UN holds talks on the crisis in Burma, following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.
The political party allied to the deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday it had struck a deal with several smaller parties to allow it form a coalition and become the next government
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com. Hours after its men&#39;s soccer team beat Paraguay for the country&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in any sport since 1952, the Argentine men&#39;s basketball team made it a double
China&#39;s month-long celebration of the birth centenary of its late leader Deng Xiaoping, chief architect of the country&#39;s reform and opening up drive, reached its climax Sunday
Police are trying to identify a man found shot dead near a church close to the border in Donegal.
TOKYO (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin says many countries besides Canada are well behind in meeting the commitments of the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, but suggested they can still catch up by using the longest possible timelines provided in the accord.
Economic growth will likely pick up  modestly in the second half and then return to near-trend  growth in the first half of 2008, according to a survey  conducted by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank.
With her husband and Magic Johnson in tow, Clinton proclaims confidence in her campaign ... McCain stresses his tax proposal to NH voters ... Conservation group applauds McCain, Democratic candidates for global warming commitments ... Edwards campaign shows movie trailer to rally Iowans' support ...
Top political consultant Dick Morris, who worked on the campaign of would-be Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko, revealed this week that he was offered a bribe from supporters of Yushchenko's Kremlin-backed ...
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vitali Klitschko dominated Danny Williams Saturday night, scoring an eighth-round knockout in Las Vegas, Nev. Klitschko retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title, sending his
The FBI has thousands of pages of documents relating to its special Windows surveillance software, including affidavits submitted to the Washington, D.C.-based Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
London: Drinks firm Red Bull has bought the Jaguar team on Formula One\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deadline day, ending months of uncertainty triggered by Ford\u00e2\u0080\u0099s withdrawal from the sport.
Commissioner Roger Goodell is in the awkward position of having to consider whether to suspend Michael Vick, a player who has no track record of being in trouble, even if the indictment is damning.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday signalled an even closer relationship with the country&#39;s neighbours over the Channel by launching a version of his own website in French.
A court in southern India sentences 23 people to life in jail over a series of bomb blasts nine years ago.
The Romanian government overrules a court ban on investigations into communist-era collaboration.
George Washington and Princess Diana are near the back, while such lesser-knowns as murdered Liverpool toddler Jamie Bulger and the Busby Babes, a tragic soccer team, occupy the front.
Fiat and General Motors failed to settle  a row over whether the Italian group can sell its ailing car  unit to its U.S. partner and Fiat said it could exercise the  option any time from Wednesday.
General Electric said its fourth-quarter profit rose 4 percent as surging overseas sales more than offset the fallout from domestic woes.
Attraversava la strada a Torino, indagini della polizia
While bigger competitors stumble over each other, Bio-Reference keeps growing.
Lettieri: 'Concretizza azione governo per equita' sociale'
It was difficult to tell who was more excited: Michael J. Fox for playing alongside former Buffalo Sabres star Gilbert Perreault, or the other way around.
Randal Falker scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 16 Southern Illinois to a 51-47 win over Missouri State on Tuesday night.
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Most of the presidential election provisional ballots rejected so far in Ohio came from people who were not even registered to vote, election officials said after spending nearly two weeks poring over thousands of disputed votes.
Former captain Tony Greig says England should have fought to keep bowling coach Troy Cooley.
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Fred Funk shot an eight-under par 64 to seize a one-stroke lead after the third round of the US PGA Tour Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Madison, Mississippi.
I presidenti di Sampdoria e Livorno, Riccardo Garrone e Aldo Spinelli e l'amministratore delegato de...
The breeds, the Tibetan mastiff, the Beauceron, the Swedish vallhund and the Plott, are the most to be admitted at once since 1991.
 Film Puts Human Face on Refugee Crisis
BUENOS AIRES -- Bombs exploded at three banks in the Argentine capital yesterday, including two branches of US giant Citibank, killing one security guard and injuring a bomb squad officer, officials said. No group claimed responsibility for the bombs, none of which was big enough to cause major damage to the buildings. ''The government is asking people not to touch ...
Millions of Turks flocked to vote on Sunday in a parliamentary election seen as crucial to the future direction of this large Muslim but secular democracy straddling Europe and the Middle East.
Most people who have obesity surgery not only lose a lot of weight but also experience marked improvements in health problems that are part and parcel of being extremely overweight.
Blog: In the 91st Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, the much-hyped 'Linux car' crashes, but since it isn't Windows, there was no blue screen of death.
Expedia turns to a Dutch tender offer to gobble down as much as 42% of its outstanding shares.
Channel 4 will air images of the crash that killed Princess Diana, despite appeals from her sons.
Surgery to separate two German twins who are joined at the head was halted on Saturday evening due to complications affecting one of the girls, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute said on Sunday.
Democrats are pressing ahead with long-sought budget hikes for domestic programs but are running into veto threats from President Bush, who's trying to regain his footing on spending.
The Russian government is demanding a total of $4.09 billion for 2001 from Yukos. Apart from the fines, more than $3 billion in back taxes are being docked from the oil giant&#39;s frozen accounts.
com. The pair of Mansfield bird watchers started playing a tape of screech owl sounds -- and got results. &quot;At that hour, you can&#39;t see the owls.
George W. Bush&#39;s victory marks the political ascendancy of &#39;&#39;red-state&quot; America that backed him strongly four years ago but then served as veritable bulwark
The government is considering whether to make morning-after birth control available without a prescription, and like most issues that involve sex and pregnancy, it has generated heated debate.
Pity actress Sharon Stone -- she  cannot return to the scene of the crime without getting  whacked.
IRAN said today it was not obliged to allow UN atomic energy agency inspectors to visit military sites alleged to be involved in secret nuclear weapons work, but that it was willing to discuss the issue.
In their weekly radio address, Democrats yesterday  called for a new direction in energy policy, away from gas-guzzling automobiles and reliance on foreign oil.
Yahoo said yesterday that it would offer severance packages to employees affected by any change in control of the company as analysts predicted that Microsoft would wage a proxy battle rather than increase the value of its takeover bid.
A Canadian court decided on Thursday that an Egyptian man who worked for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden should be released even though the court concluded he had perjured himself and had probably engaged in terrorism.
Dell Inc.  Chairman Michael  Dell on Tuesday threw his support behind Chief Executive Kevin  Rollins, while promising the computer maker was \
Constellation Brands Inc. STZ.N on  Tuesday said it has offered to buy Robert Mondavi Corp.  MOND.O for about $970 million, looking to add to its wine  portfolio.
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Suicides among US soldiers are heading for a record high, army data released on Thursday shows.
When Internet-based companies, especially ones the size of Oracle and PeopleSoft, announce fundamental changes, responses are usually swift.
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured yesterday after a powerful bomb exploded in the centre of Quetta, capital of Pakistan&#39;s south-western province of Baluchistan.
A South Korean delegation arrived in  Afghanistan on Sunday to try to secure the release of 23  Koreans held hostage by Taliban guerrillas, a South Korean  embassy official said.
European papers discuss the situation in Iraq and the historical responsibility of France, Germany and Austria towards peoples wronged.
Washington did not threaten to bomb   Pakistan \
TWENTY-one Iraqis have been killed when a bus carrying gasoline exploded into a fireball after colliding with a car northeast of Baghdad.
Federal regulators have subpoenaed Fidelity Investments and several brokerage firms that handle the stock-trading business for the mutual fund giant, seeking information about gifts and expensive perks Fidelity traders may have accepted from the brokerage firms, according to attorneys involved in the case.
Tawny Kitaen has been charged with felony drug possession after sheriff's deputies said they found cocaine in her apartment.
Janus Capital Group Inc. said Wednesday it has finalized a &#36;226.2 million settlement with state and federal regulators over improper trading allegations, part of a scandal sweeping the &#36;7 trillion mutual funds industry.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cHoneydripper,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by John Sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic.
The willingness to use the term now to describe the conflict in Iraq is less a brave declaration than a wet, sensitive finger in the wind.
Manu Ginobili scored 31 points, including five 3-pointers, to help the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight win, a 100-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
New York Knicks guard Jamal Crawford will be sidelined anywhere from three-to-six weeks with a case of turf toe.
Pay-per-click advertising fraud is becoming more pervasive as spurious clicks can be generated through automated programs.
Boundaries of geography, genre and taste are tested and occasionally trampled in the ninth edition of Film Comment Selects.
Il messicano Cristian Mijares ha conservato la corona mondiale dei pesi supermosca Wbc battendo per ...
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The library said it planned to digitize a collection of rare cultural materials and move forward with plans to create a global digital library in cooperation with other nations.
Just days after Brazil's deadliest plane crash a radar outage over the Amazon spread the country's aviation crisis overseas, spawning ripple-effect delays at a half-dozen U.S. airports.
ST. LOUIS -- It seems most everyone on the St. Louis sideline figured out the Patriots were up to something when they lined up for a field goal midway through the third quarter. The problem was they couldn't get the message to the 11 Rams on the field at the time.
Most financial executives expect the  pace of U.S. growth in the second half of 2006 to hold steady,  according to the latest survey from accounting firm Grant  Thornton.
The Thai army took control of Bangkok   on Tuesday without a shot being fired, dismissed Prime Minister   Thaksin Shinawatra, revoked the constitution and promised a   swift return to democracy after political reforms.
Good, old-fashioned diet and exercise might keep you young by reducing the action of insulin in the brain, researchers reported on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has testified he launched last year's war against Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon in line with a contingency plan he approved four months before, the Haaretz daily said on Thursday.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato a Vicenza. Dopo l'introduzione ...
After a long wait, tonight Google launched their web based competitor to PowerPoint: Presentations.
Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited is announced as the opener at this year's New York Film Festival.
Google set its long-awaited initial public offering at $85 a share on Wednesday, enduring a series of hurdles to come in at the low end of its recently lowered pricing range.
It took 26 years, six directing nominations and two screenplay nominations, but Martin Scorsese finally has his Oscar.
Ray Oliva went into the spare bedroom in his home in Kelseyville, Calif., to wrestle with his feelings. He didn't know a single soldier at Walter Reed, but he felt he knew them all. He worried about the wounded who were entering the world of military health care, which he knew all too well. His own VA hospital in Livermore was a mess. The gown he wore was torn. The wheelchairs were old and broken....
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is listed as questionable for Sunday&#39;s Keystone State showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
Big brother is listening Compliant Voice has received Vodafone Certification for its voice-recording application, which can catch calls made from mobiles and commit them to the memory of an intercepting server.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte:
Sudan's president accused the United States and Britain Tuesday of conspiring against his country as diplomats at the United Nations said Washington and ally London want the Security Council to adopt a resolution in two days giving the U.N. authority over peacekeepers in Darfur.
The Motley Fool - Last winter, I identified SNOCAP as one of four interesting privately held companies that investors might just wish were public companies. There wasn't too much news out of SNOCAP after that, to my surprise -- until now, and it's pretty big. As you have probably heard, it's hooked up with News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS - News) MySpace, enabling the popular social networking site to offer tools to musicians looking to sell directly to fans.
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Nissan Motor Company has unveiled the new Qashqai, a hybrid offroad compact car aimed primarily at the European market where the Japanese company is hoping to sell 100,000 units a year.
An audiotape message said to be made by the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden called for Muslims to boycott elections there next month and endorsed the Jordanian militant
Charles Taylor is charged with war crimes but he won't show up in court to face them
Il giudice sportivo di Serie C ha confermato la sconfitta per 0-3 a tavolino del Taranto nella parti...
South Korea's president-elect pledged on Thursday to put the economy first once he takes office and not to be shy about telling prickly North Korea to mend its ways over nuclear weapons and human rights.
A lawyer for filmmaker Roman Polanski said Wednesday that he was being denied justice because he is not allowed to sue a magazine for defamation in a British court while remaining in France.
By Robert Evatt, Tulsa World, Okla.  Mar. 13--Lakeside Place Apartments, a 208-unit complex that has fallen on  hard times in recent years, was recently purchased by a local investor who  wants to improve the entire neighborhood   R.

A state rule barring Florida counties with touch-screen voting from conducting manual recounts is at odds with state law, according to an administrative law judge ruling in a lawsuit against the state.
After weeks of delay, space shuttle Atlantis is given a launch date for its next mission.
The Russian Duma (parliament) approved the Kyoto global warming treaty on Friday, prompting congratulations from environmentalists who blast the United States for not following suit.
TOURISTS began returning to the beaches in Malaysia today - sipping cocktails as rescue work continued around them. At least 48 people, including foreign tourists swimming or riding jetskis, were killed on the resort island of Penang.
The online hangout MySpace got even more popular in November, beating Yahoo in Web traffic for the first time, a research company said Tuesday.
The dollar kept light gains on Tuesday,  but it stayed in sight of record lows against the euro on the  growing belief that central banks will not soon stand in the  way of the dollar's decline.
Germany will bear the brunt of the approximately 12,000 job losses, but the company will stop short of immediate factory closures, GM sources said.
U.S. officials say a Chinese vice prime minister may not have the influence to challenge the party apparatus that is tied to the sprawling state-owned export industries.
Former Sinn Fein assembly member John Kelly has died aged 71, following a period of illness.
A lengthy video statement from Ayman al-Zawahiri, issued on the eve of the fifth anniversary of al Qaeda's attacks on the United States, calls on Muslims to step up their resistance to the United States and warns that \
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed about the arrest of her son Mark in South Africa but &quot;very confident&quot; that he will be cleared of charges linking
Crude oil prices fell slightly Tuesday even as the expectation of another cold snap increased traders&#39; concerns about heating-oil supply.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFly the friendly skies\u00e2\u0080\u009d may be United Airlines\u00e2\u0080\u0099 slogan. But employees of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest carrier won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be so convinced this weekend, on the heels of it filing court documents saying it is \u00e2\u0080\u009clikely\u00e2\u0080\u009d to scrap its pension plans.
President Bush said Friday that the choice facing voters amounts to who can keep Americans safer from terrorists and that John Kerry does not measure up.
A coroner records a \
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, the dour frontrunner to succeed Prime Minister Tony Blair, has revealed little about his plans for office, but insiders say there could be a few surprises.
A floater in the lane by Mike Conley Jr., pictured, with 3.9 seconds remaining gives No. 2 Ohio State a 49-48 home win over No. 1 Wisconsin.
Wired &amp; Wireless continues its reign as the top IT priority among IT managers due to widespread wireless installations, IP telephony deployment, and other network infrastructure upgrades.
Tom Brady threw a career-high six touchdown passes to help the unbeaten New England Patriots crush the winless Miami Dolphins 49-28 on Sunday.
A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian parliamentary deputy Walid Eido, one of his sons and at least six others, security sources said.
The number of illicit drug users in Canada doubled in the past decade, and BC holds the dubious distinction of leading the way on most fronts, according to a national survey released Wednesday.
General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday raised its cash incentives by between $500 and $1,000 on most of its 2005 model year vehicles, a week
The no-nonsense approach to rehoming mutts Those among you who remember when it was all fields round here may also recall the famous January 1973 cover of National Lampoon which carried a pic of someone holding a gun to the head of a rather worried looking mutt and the headline \
Cisco and Apple announced Wednesday that they had settled their trademark lawsuit over Apple's use of the name iPhone for a new portable device that includes mobile phone features.
The president of the United States is widely considered the most powerful person in the world. Two main candidates are running for president in November: George W. Bush for the Republican Party and John Kerry for the Democratic Party.
Allergan Inc., a maker of pharmaceutical products, on Monday said the Food and Drug Administration filed an affidavit in a federal court that shows its Botox treatment played no role in the case of four patients who became ill after treatments by an
But keeps pushing SAN virtualisation Attempts to converge data networking and storage networking on a single 10Gig physical base have failed, according to a veep at at SAN technology supplier Emulex.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Eddie Murphy has been loved, hated and ignored but now he is back with Hollywood heavyweights rallying around him for his career-redefining turn in \
The British journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq says he faced mock executions and tried to escape his captors.
The UK government has suspended the manufacturing licence of major flu vaccine maker Chiron.
A fire which extensively damaged an Orange hall in Portadown is being treated as arson by the Fire Service.
Militants behind attacks on Nigeria's oil infrastructure have asked the United States and President Bush to mediate to try to end a crisis that has seen foreign workers kidnapped and cut output of Africa's biggest producer.
Freshman quarterback Joe Cox rescued No. 9 Georgia with two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter &#151; the second a 20-yarder with 46 seconds left &#151; and the Bulldogs beat winless Colorado 14-13 on Saturday.
Verizon Wireless said it would pay $3 billion in cash for the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom, a move that should expand coverage for new subscribers.
Sixty-five out of 237 Rwandan troops left here on Saturday for Sudan&#39;s troubled region of Darfur where they will protect the African Union (AU) monitors.
James Davis' 1-yard run with eight seconds left gave Clemson a 27-20 victory over No. 9 Florida State on Saturday, the Tigers' first win in Tallahassee in 17 years.
By Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 14--Congressional investigators are questioning Hewlett-Packard CEO  Mark Hurd's sale of stock options that gave him $1.37 million in gains, 15  days before the company's controversial boardroom-leak investigation became  public.
At least 14 people were killed when a passenger train and a freight train crashed in fog-shrouded countryside in northern Italy Friday, the fire brigade said.
Johnny Damon, baseball's long-haired  rebel, contributed two homers and six RBI as the Boston Red Sox  thrashed the New York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to reach the World  Series for the first time since 1986.
It's autumn in Hong Kong but the  island's beaches are still crowded with sun worshippers  desperate to catch the last rays of sunshine before winter.
I'm guessing that if people showed up this early, desperate to be the first people in the States to get their hands on the iPhone, they'd be shooed away. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Mountain rescue teams will make an appeal for funding when they meet Tony Blair at Downing Street later.
A natural family planning method is as effective as the contraceptive pill, German research suggests.
Extragettito 'furto di Stato', 'ci vorrebbe l'ergastolo'
Los Angeles Times - IQUITOS, Peru &#8212; A few miles downriver from this city in the western Amazon jungle, Andres Alvarado hops off a boat and walks up a muddy path to a hollowed-out log resting on a wooden stand. He beats the log with a stick, sending a series of low-pitched tones into the rain forest.
A 24-year-old man was in custody after a shooting on Sunday in the Hudson Valley Mall in Kingston, N.Y.
Post-election violence in Kenya and unrest in Gaza showed how political turmoil can threaten public health, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
The Justice Department turned over documents about the government's controversial domestic spying program to select members of Congress yesterday, ending a two-week standoff  that included pointed threats of subpoenas from Democrats.
A winter storm blew into North Georgia and the Carolinas early Thursday, poised to deliver an icy sheen as cold air from the west collided with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
Quarterback Alex Smith will skip his senior year to enter the NFL draft after leading Utah to a 12-0 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory this season.
A woman given up for adoption will pick her long-lost father from a line of impostors in a new US reality TV show.
On the Zend Developer Zone, there's a new tutorial covering the use of the Zend_Acl and Zend_Auth modules in the Zend Framework to create a simple user login and authentication system from Simon Mundy.   After submitting the initial example of how Zend_Auth and Zend_Acl could be implemented Gavin pointed out areas that weren't really addressed in my proof of concept and it could potentially confuse newcomers to the way MVC is utilised. I'd like to clarify that post to a) Address those concerns and b) see if there's any constructive criticism of the process that could benefit everyone.   He sets up the site layout (including where the actions lie) and defines some of the access rules the script will follow. From there, he creates a bootstrap file and an index.php to work with it. On top of this, he builds the key piece - the Auth.php - to handle the validation of the users.
The advertising watchdog criticises Ryanair for playing down the environmental damage caused by airlines.
Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, said Tuesday it had bought 35 percent of the Taiwan-owned Trust-Mart hypermarket chain, which operates 101 stores in China.
With no smoking gun to be found, David Blunkett is poised to climb back up the greasy pole of British politics after an unseemly furore over his ex-lover, her nanny and a fast-tracked visa application.
Palestinian security forces took up  positions in northern Gaza on Friday under orders from  President Mahmoud Abbas to curb militant attacks as part of his  plan to end bloodshed and revive peacemaking.
Apple's iPhone led all other phones in its class during the month of July, a report from iSuppli indicates. 1.8 percent of all phones sold during the month were Apple's, which is the highest of any smartphone and equal to the sales of the LG Chocolate, the top-selling feature phone.
The 'skinny kid with a funny name' is on a roll after his win in the Iowa caususes, writes Gary Younge
Taiwan was rocked by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake, whose epicenter was located southeast of the capital Taipei. There were no immediate reports of casualties, according to the island&#39;s Ministry of Interior.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Orphanage,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a diverting, overwrought ghost story from Spain, relies on basic and durable horror movie techniques.
Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.
President Bush on Tuesday bestowed the nation&#39;s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on three of the central architects and executors of the war
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Accounting standards setters yesterday agreed to give companies six more months to comply with a plan that would require them to treat stock options as an expense, cheering both overburdened
A British reconnaissance team is set to visit the area around Baghdad where the US military has asked for back-up from UK forces. It is thought about 650 troops could be moved to within 20 miles of the Iraqi
To expand the capabilities of SD memory cards in mobile devices, the SD Card Association has recently formed a Mobile Phone Task Force.
WASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a \
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Acque agitate al Benfica. Nel corso dell'intervallo della sfida con l'Estrela Amadora, Rui Costa ha ...
It's too soon to tell whether the  laughs he got from his top-10 list on Monday night will  translate into votes, but John Kerry's appearance on CBS' \
Fourth buy of the year Cisco is continuing its buying spree, paying $135m in cash and options for Reactivity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Vivendi Universal SA has reached a deal with French authorities to change its tax reporting in a way that will boost its bottom line, the entertainment and telecommunications giant said Thursday.
The Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said it still expects to complete its acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National by the end of this year.
Thinks modular for NetWeaver There'll be no more big updates for SAP's ERP software until 2010, as SAP entices customers and developers to adopt new products and initiatives for its NetWeaver SOA strategy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'Marca', Ron Dennis, numero uno della McLaren, accusato di spionaggio...
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British Airways sells the regional operations of BA Connect to Flybe, and cancels hundreds of flights.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field yesterday morning, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25 in the bloodiest strike in Gaza in months, officials from both sides said. Most of the casualties allegedly were members of the anti-Israeli militant group.
Former Ethiopian leader Mengistu  Haile Mariam was found guilty in absentia of genocide on  Tuesday after a 12-year trial of one of Africa's bloodiest  governments.
British oil major BP Plc  on Thursday announced that universities in California and  Illinois will join company scientists in a $500 million energy  research program focused on cleaner, alternative fuels.
Pop star Michael Jackson, on trial  on charges of child molestation, said he and other celebrities  are \
S&P 500 stock index futures pointed to  a higher opening on Monday, with stocks attempting to squeeze  out some gains on the last trading day of 2007, but data on  existing home sales could limit any advance.
Record anche nel surplus, dati dell'istituto di statistica
The US Army is looking into why up to 19 reservists with a supply platoon in Iraq refused to complete a mission. Relatives of the soldiers claim that the troops felt the job was too dangerous and their vehicles were unsafe for the mission.
Intermec, the Everett company that makes radio-frequency sensor devices, said yesterday it agreed to temporarily suspend its claims for intellectual-property licenses as part of a new standard.
Anna Nicole Smith's partner, Howard K. Stern, was not with the former Playboy playmate when she died, but he knew she was very sick, his sister says.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Two misdemeanor drug charges have been filed against Macaulay Culkin in Oklahoma. Actor Macaulay Culkin was arrested Friday and booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on drug charges.
Caterpillar Inc. , a maker of earthmoving equipment, on Friday said quarterly earnings fell more than expected due to lower sales of diesel truck engines, weakness in North American construction markets, and higher production costs.
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The commissioner of the Met police says the law should support homeowners who injure or even kill burglars.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is due back at work after treatment for a heart \
By Lee BloomquistBrian Heisel normally rides his snowmobile 6,000 to 8,000 miles a season. But not this winter. Heisel, of Virginia, has so far logged only about 2,000 miles. &quot;It's definitely slow,&quot; Heisel said. &quot;You really can't get a lot of places.
A judge on Monday refused to restore Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons, a court spokesman said, after the troubled pop star showed up outside court but never made it into the hearing.
In this detailed view from NASA&#39;s Hubble Space Telescope, the so-called Cat&#39;s Eye Nebula looks like the penetrating eye of the disembodied sorcerer Sauron from the film adaptation of &quot;The Lord of the Rings.
Make sandwich out of ingredients. Heat in skillet until browned image of Virgin Mary mysteriously appears. Let cool in clear plastic box with cotton balls for a decade, or until desired cheese consistency.
The New York Knicks happily exploited another fourth-quarter collapse by the Miami Heat, who sent Pat Riley to a new low Saturday night.
Russell T. Jones, the rap artist known as ODB, collapsed and died yesterday at a recording studio in Manhattan, the police said. Mr.
And how do you want to pay for it? Reader survey We're all familiar with the imagery used to punt the mobile technology vision: a lone executive atop a hill, gazing contentedly at the limitless horizon to the sound of the skylark and the gentle rustling of trees as he communicates effortlessly with the furthest corners of the globe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura now supports John Kerry for president. You'll just have to take Angus King's word for it.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday reported a 3 percent rise in sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year in December, the big holiday shopping month, which was at the top end of its forecast range.
Leaders of the largest group for gay  men and lesbians in the Republican Party voted overwhelmingly  against endorsing President Bush for re-election because he  favors a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage,  The New York Times said on Wednesday.
New excavations near the mysterious circle at Stonehenge in southern England have uncovered dozens of homes where hundreds of people lived -- at roughly the same time that the giant stone slabs were being erected 4,600 years ago.
The United Nations is investigating reports that Rwandan soldiers carried out human rights abuses against civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo last month, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will step down in the coming days, the White House announced on Monday, unable to overcome Democratic Senate opposition.
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President Bush on Thursday assured Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he is \
UK firm Tullow Oil announces the discovery of 600 million barrels of oil offshore from Ghana.
Knocked around by setbacks on three big issues, House Democrats have endured perhaps their toughest week since taking control of the chamber.
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Palo Alto Research Center, a Xerox subsidiary, hopes to build a search engine that could one day rival Google.
KABUL (Masnet &amp; News Agencies) - At least eleven people, including two US citizens, were killed when a truck bomb exploded in downtown Kabul in the second deadly blast to strike Afghanistan over the weekend.
WASHINGTON - NASA should turn to astronauts, not robots, to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, an expert panel recommended on Wednesday.
A New Jersey importer has asked the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for help in recalling about 450,000 light-truck tires made in China after a fatal rollover crash.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s retreat from its Longhorn ambitions and its decision to add several Longhorn technologies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 may rob the next Windows release
The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the abuse of prisoners at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison was sentenced to eight years in prison, yesterday the longest term handed down so far in the scandal.
Per viola 1-1 a Groninga, per blucerchiati 2-2 con Aalborg
It would be hard to find an Islamic fundamentalist more fundamental than Ismail Yusanto. The Jakarta-based head of the Hizbut-Tahrir political party, Yusanto believes the world
Formula One goes back to the future on Sunday with former champion Jacques Villeneuve making his race return in the first grand prix held in China.
The Internet portal will introduce on Tuesday advanced navigation tools to let people store, search and share their favorite Web pages--creating for users what it calls &quot;My Web.
Tra le uscite del week-end anche 'Short bus' e 'Tony Vilar'
In caso di dimissioni legge regionale prevede nuove elezioni
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq's prime minister warned residents of insurgent bastion Fallujah on Wednesday to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action.    Al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group has claimed responsibility for beheading several foreign hostages and for car bombings throughout the country, and a videotape posted Wednesday on an Islamic Web site showed militants linked to al-Zarqawi beheading two Iraqis they accused of being intelligence officers...
Investor's Business Daily - The maker of routers and other networking gear is betting that more small businesses and even homeowners want higher-end storage systems once reserved for larger corporations.
Government officials, advocacy groups and tech execs gathering at this week's Tech Policy Summit bring a number of issues to the table, but one's rising to the top -- the need for patent reform.
Iceland is under U.S. pressure to drop plans to offer a home to fugitive former chess champion Bobby Fischer, who is wanted for breaking sanctions against Yugoslavia in 1992, officials said Monday.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles said on Sunday it would pay people who were sexually abused by priests as children a record $660 million, although some victims regretted it meant church leaders would not face questioning in court.
Model, actor and physician Aditi Govitrikar makes a bold statement this season. In a print advertisement for Peta India (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) the model has posed with fiery red chillies and lettuce dressing her head.
LONDON, September 9 (New Ratings) - Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE) has indicated that it is selling a 2.51% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, in an attempt to seek regulatory approval to acquire UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Abbey National Plc.
NEWARK, New Jersey  - A former White House official who took top secret documents from U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office and gave them to opposition figures in the Philippines was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison.
President Bush's plan to expand standardized testing in high schools is facing a fight from some of the same leaders in Congress who pushed through his first-term school agenda.
Reflecting on President Bush&#39;s &quot;historic&quot; election victory, the chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney campaign is circulating a memo explaining what the Republicans did right
Stock futures pointed to a rebound on   Friday after two consecutive days of losses, with steadily   declining oil prices seen easing inflation fears roused earlier   in the week.
Iraq continued to export oil at one million barrels a day on Friday, after an attack on the South Oil Company headquarters brought sabotage operations to a new level, an official at the state-owned entity said.
As \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Nanny Diaries\u00e2\u0080\u009d wobbles along uncertainly, it rests on the tense, squared shoulders of Laura Linney.
With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
The price of gold has set another record high, reaching $923, on supply fears and inflation risks.
In just under 45 seconds, three largely unknown Americans brought respect back to the United States in the 400 meters, dominating exactly as expected.
Government is aiming for an increase of between 100,000 and 150,000 tourists by the years 2006/2007 as this year the country witnessed a revival in tourism fortunes following three years, in which it lost in ...
NEW YORK - Based on its series premiere, Joey Tribbiani is missing a few viewers along with his \
National political reporter Joel Achenbach is set loose on the Granite State as Tuesday's primary approaches.
Some people have nightmares, others   fear tall buildings and others cringe at the sound of airplanes   overhead.
Militants beheaded an American in Iraq  and said two fellow civilian hostages would meet the same fate  within 24 hours if Washington failed to accept their demands.
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In una gara disputata allo Stadio Olimpico valida quale ritorno degli ottavi di finale di coppa Ital...
The nation is girding for tomorrow&#39;s presidential election, worried about the integrity of the voting system, divided over the legitimacy of President Bush&#39;s election four
The family of British hostage Kenneth Bigley was anxiously awaiting news of his fate tonight after the apparent deadline for his execution in Iraq passed.
The United States Friday urged Antigua to hold off on imposing sanctions authorized by the WTO in a dispute over online gambling, saying Washington was revising its WTO commitments.
(Washington-AP) Nov. 17, 2004 - The Labor Department&#39;s Consumer Price Index shows a larger-than-expected gain, but combined with Thursday&#39;s reading on wholesale inflation, analysts say the picture is one where
Often dismissed as a quirky pipe dream, it took a thrill-seeking mogul to energize one of mankind's oldest desires. By James Lee from Wired magazine.
Afghanistan&#39;s interim President Hamid Karzai is winning 55.4 percent of the vote in the country&#39;s first presidential election as counting nears an end, the United Nations said on its Web site.
The oil field contractor said second-quarter net income more than doubled on a gain from selling its government services and construction subsidiary, KBR.
President Bush on Monday asked a skeptical, Democrat-run Congress to approve $700 billion in new military spending -- much of it for the Iraq war -- and to curb many domestic programs.
Several prominent experts have criticized a study showing that Riddell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Revolution football helmet reduced concussions by 31 percent.
Republicans may not like moderate   Sen. Lincoln Chafee, an Iraq-war opponent and frequent foe of   the Bush administration, but they love what he could do for   them in November's battle to control Congress.
America Online is tapping the vast media assets of parent company Time Warner to outdo rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in the search wars.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it fired a systems technician for intercepting text messages of people who were not Wal-Mart employees and for recording telephone conversations with a New York Times reporter without authorization.
It's been 14 years since first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care reform plan sank like a stone, swallowed by fears of a big-government power grab. In the years since, wary presidential candidates at first avoided the issue altogether, then gingerly dipped one toe, then another, back into the pool.
Six U.S. states participating in Super Tuesday primary elections are at high risk for voting-machine malfunction or tampering because they don&#39;t have paper backups, according to a report released by the Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause.Ed Felten, a computer science professor at Princeton University, added visuals to the report&#39;s findings when he published a picture on his blog showing him standing next to unattended e-voting machines in New Jersey Sunday evening. The picture, and a second photo from Monday evening of unattended e-voting machines, was a repeat performance for Felten, who also published a picture of unattended machines during the 2006 election.&quot;It&#39;s well known that paperless electronic voting machines are vulnerable to tampering if an attacker can get physical access to a machine before the election,&quot; Felten, an e-voting critic, wrote on his blog Tuesday. &quot;Most of the vendors, and a few election officials, claim that this isn&#39;t a problem because the machines are well guarded so that no would-be attacker can get to them. Which would be mildly reassuring -- if it were true.&quot;New Jersey was one of the states most at risk with the others being New York, Tennessee, Georgia, Delaware, and Arkansas, said the Common Cause/Verified Voting Foundation report. All of those states, except New York, use electronic voting machines without paper ballots in all or part of the state. New York has passed a paper record law but has not yet replaced lever machines used across most of the state, the groups said. Lever machines can malfunction and are subject to tampering, the groups said.But e-voting advocates said the Common Cause/Verified Voting Foundation report exaggerates potential problems with electronic voting machines.&quot;In the history of the United States, there has never been a case of tampering with electronic voting equipment in an actual live election environment with all of the associated procedures and election personnel, either with voter verifiable paper trails or without,&quot; said Michelle Shafer, vice president of communications and external affairs at e-voting machine vendor Sequoia Voting Systems. &quot;Election administration is about the people, procedures and the technology, not just the technology itself.&quot;In many cases, states maintain individual electronic files of all votes cast, added David Beirne, executive director of trade group, the Election Technology Council. Many states also require logic and accuracy testing both before and after an election, and many e-voting machines have redundant memory mechanisms, he added.&quot;No voting system represents a high risk for the states that are using them,&quot; he said. &quot;The main objection from Verified Voting ... is that the voter is not verifying a paper document in addition to the electronic record. The voter does verify the electronic record, and the election can be verified for its integrity through the use of the appropriate security procedures by local election officials.&quot;The report &quot;reflects a series of perceptions which are not grounded in fact,&quot; Beirne added.But the high-risk states have no choice but to trust the information that the electronic machines spit out, said Pamela Smith, president of the Verified Voting Foundation. &quot;The vote is what it is, or what the machine says it is,&quot; she said. &quot;There&#39;s no way to do a recount.&quot;In addition, another five states -- Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, Utah, and Oklahoma -- use paper ballots along with their e-voting machines, but don&#39;t require regular audits to check the electronic results, the groups said. Four states with primaries on Tuesday use voting machines but also require regular audits, and were listed as low-risk in the report. Those states were California, Connecticut, Illinois, and Missouri.Twenty-four states hold presidential primaries or caucuses on Tuesday, but just 15 of them use electronic voting machines.
Early reviews indicate Advanced Micro Devices' new Quad FX can't keep pace with Core 2 Extreme. In Epicenter.
A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 47 people in Baghdad on Tuesday hours before President George W. Bush was to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.
Terra Firma, the private equity firm that recently acquired EMI Group, announced a major restructuring of the music company, saying it would eliminate close to a third of the staff.
Controversial proposals to reduce the number of army regiments are expected to be finalised by military chiefs.
Operazione della Guardia di Finanza a Verona
Henrik Stenson shot a 5-under-par 67 Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Swedish countryman Patrik Sjoland after three rounds at The Heritage.
Matt Bradley scored the tie-breaking goal and the host Capitals ended a three-game skid by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON -- Young doctors made far fewer mistakes when their hours were restricted to let them get some sleep, according to the first study to directly examine the issue.
A Japanese man accused of using file-sharing software to release movies over the Internet received a suspended prison sentence Tuesday.
By Cheryl Winkelman  MANTECA -- Bad guys (or gals) beware: the Manteca Police Department is adding short surveillance videos of crimes being committed to its Web site.
A resolution on Iranian nuclear issue was passed at the council meeting of the IAEA held on Sept.18 in Brussels. It requests Iran to put a temporary end to all activities with regard to the enriched uranium
THE revenge of an ex-lover has forced the resignation of British Home Secretary David Blunkett, dealing a blow to Tony Blair less than six months before an expected general election.
The New York Times Company, under pressure from hedge funds that want to gain representation on its board, nominated two candidates of its own, Robert E. Denham and Dawn Lepore.
Surgery could aid the severely disfigured, researchers write, but others say ethical and social questions remain. By Laura Ungar. LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The software giant is doling out vouchers to people who bought Windows, Excel or Word between 1995 and 2001.
Here are today's Battleground Dispatches \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
Todd Eberhard, a former New York  stockbroker and financial television personality, pleaded  guilty on Tuesday to cheating his clients out of millions of  dollars while generating excessive commissions for himself.
President Bush isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only one upset with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone over their new puppet film, Team America: World Police.
No one wanted to believe it, especially not after Boston College's 74-71 overtime victory over Miami in yesterday's quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Had the Eagles lost, would it have imperiled their chances for a bid to the NCAA Tournament?
Il candidato leader chiede di ridurre quota partecipativa
Interrogatorio di garanzia previsto la prossima settimana
Five U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter have been killed in separate combat incidents, the U.S. military said Thursday.
NEW YORK  - The antidepressant citalopram  (Celexa) appears to be a safe and effective treatment for  anxiety disorders in older patients, a small trial suggests.
Democrat Joe Lieberman  got some help from a prominent Florida Republican on Wednesday  night in his bid to win re-election to the U.S. Senate from  Connecticut as an independent.
As DIY media reach ever deeper into our lives, more and more of us experience the phenomenon of being extremely well known not to millions but to a small group. If you have a Facebook account or post images on Flickr complete strangers likely know about you -- and maybe even talk about you. Even microcelebrities have to watch out for the cellphone paparazzi at parties.
Direttore gara Napoli-Juve non designato,Roma-Lazio a Rocchi
The election results point to serious problems, like an inability to reach outside the Democratic base.
Prime minister says 'immediate' international response is needed to avert military crackdown.
com. In a wide-ranging debate on domestic issues, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry simultaneously laid bare some of the clearest policy contrasts of campaign while
Australia claim a resounding 217-run first Test victory over India.
Dutch prosecutors are investigating whether 13 suspected Muslim militants arrested in the past two weeks were part of a single group or were merely linked by their contact with a Syrian man who is still at ...
The United Nations rights envoy to Cambodia has cancelled a visit to the country, officials said Monday, just days after the release of his scathing report on the government's rights record.
A militant group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq, Abu Dhabi Television says, quoting &quot;informed&quot; sources in Iraq.
Extras, the comedy show starring Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, bows out with 5.3 million viewers.
Another invitation to the Pro Bowl could be headed Jason Taylor's way, along with a smattering of other end-of-year accolades.
The Americans got off to a near-perfect start Thursday in the Presidents Cup, getting superb play from veterans and rookies alike in winning 5 1/2 points out of the six alternate-shot matches at Royal Montreal.
Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove...
Cosimo Caliandro ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nei 3000 metri agli Europei indoor di Birmingham. L'azz...
In late June of 1908, a fireball exploded above the remote Russian forests of Tunguska,  Siberia, flattening more than 800 square miles of trees. Researchers think a meteor was responsible for the devastation, but neither its fragments nor any impact craters have been discovered.
By Houston Chronicle  Jun. 9----The Tomball school district's proposed salary of $42,850 for starting teachers in 2007-08 is still awaiting school board approval. A chart on Page B4 Friday contained incorrect information.
Allan Donald believes his experience of being a Test fast bowler will help provide the &#39;spark&#39; that will see Stephen Harmison back to his best.
More television viewers are turning to  the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according  to a new survey. In the past year, YouTube has widened its lead  as the top destination for online videos, while search engines  and television networks have gained ground.
Sweden's Niclas Fasth matched the course record with a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead in the New Zealand Open.
The pop star is making his comeback with a star-studded remake of his hit album Thriller.
Maria Sharapova barely prevailed over Laura Granville and will clearly have to raise her level of play to advance into the deeper reaches of this tournament.
This week's remembrances of the Six-Day War 40 years ago expose political divisions in Israeli society.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore shares ended lower Friday, tracking regional markets on renewed concerns that the sagging US dollar against the Singapore dollar will hurt exports and economic growth.
The eight individuals in Pakistan who are suspected to have bird flu probably have a combination of infections from poultry and limited person-to-person transmission from close contact, a top World Health Organization expert said on Tuesday. Keiji Fukuda, coordinator of WHO's global influenza program, said while unconfirmed, any human-to-human spread seemed similar to previous outbreaks in Thailand and Indonesia -- affecting close family members caring for sick loved ones.
Bangalore, Oct. 20: Veerappan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s booty, amassed over 30 years and tucked away in 6,000 sq km of dense forest along the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, could be up for grabs.
Democratic voters are far more dissatisfied with the nation's health care system than their Republican counterparts and much more likely to support a substantial increase in government spending to expand health coverage, a new report says.
The October contract for light, sweet crude finished at a record $80.09, up 18 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Tax experts said Friday they expected President Bush's new tax panel to recommend incremental change to the tax code, not a fundamental replacement.
In a new study, researchers present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually originated in southeast Asia.
Gunmen attacked a Sunni enclave in a mainly Shi'ite district in Baghdad on Friday, burning four mosques and homes, an Interior Ministry official said.
Gli Azzurri battono la Bielorussia 4 a 3. Doppietta di Totti, gol di De Rossi e Gilardino. PARMA - Dura, sofferta, ma vittoriosa. La nazionale di Lippi la spunta sulla Bielorussia per 4 a 3 a Parma. E ritrova il guizzo di Totti e Gilardino.
Kenyon Martin of the Denver Nuggets was suspended without pay for one game on Saturday after hitting Melvin Ely of the New Orleans Hornets in the head with his elbow on Wednesday.
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Don't call him Sir Anthony Leggett just yet. Queen Elizabeth II put the University of Illinois physics professor and Nobel Prize winner, a British native, on her birthday knighthood list this summer, but he ...
A Hindu nationalist leader \u00c2\u0097 arguably India's most divisive politician \u00c2\u0097 was sworn in Tuesday for a third term as the leader of the western Indian state of Gujarat.
An Indian firm has launched a paan-flavoured condom designed to evoke the pungent taste of the betel nut and tobacco concoction chewed and then spat out by millions of South Asians, newspapers reported on Tuesday.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned Lucent Technologies to expect an \
Description: Pfizer says a study found an increased risk of heart problems with the painkiller Celebrex. The news comes after another painkiller, Vioxx, was withdrawn from the market.
Ford Motor Co  will exercise its  right to buy the Rover brand name from German premium carmaker  BMW , a spokesman for Ford's Premier Automotive Group  (PAG) said on Monday.
The specialty department store chain goes back to basics to get in touch with its customer base.
Italian composer Ennio Morricone is to receive an honorary Oscar at the Academy Award ceremony in February.
Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy  larger U.S. rival XM for $4.6 billion in stock to bring  entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern  under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would face a  tough time winning approval.
Police reissue an appeal for information about a house fire in which a young mother and two daughters died in 1995.
Citigroup Inc.  plans to fill its open chief financial officer job within 45 days, and has received \
ROME : Vincenzo Montella scored in second-half injury-time to give Roma a 1-1 draw at home to Germany&#39;s Bayer Leverkusen in their behind closed doors Champions League tie at the Olympic stadium.
Cian O&#39;Connor has decided not to accept the ESB/Rehab Irish Person of the Year award he was set to receive tonight. O&#39;Connor was chosen as this year&#39;s Irish Person of the Year in recognition of his achievement
Chanting and waving signs, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on the eve of the Republican National Convention, striking a noisy counterpoint to the four days of GOP-style pageantry that begins Monday morning.
Cuban President Fidel Castro is very ill and close to death, U.S. Intelligence chief John Negroponte said in an interview published on Friday.
If you really want to know what kind of gong show next week&#39;s first ministers&#39; conference on health care is going to be, talk to Premier Gary Doer, who&#39;s sat through more than his share of these political shindigs.
Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Tuesday  it had pulled a Dutch billboard advertising campaign for the  new white version of its PlayStation Portable video game player  and apologized to anyone offended by the ad, which critics  dubbed racist.
A suspected Canadian paedophile was arrested Friday in northeastern Thailand after a worldwide manhunt launched when police reconstructed a digital photograph of him abusing young boys.
Kraft Foods Inc said on Tuesday it has struck deals with Starbucks Corp and Bosch Household Appliances to fuel growth of its Tassimo hot beverage system, which the company said was on track to become a $200 million brand by year's end.
With the NBA trade deadline looming, teams will be hard-pressed to top what already has been accomplished over the past few weeks.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to separate from his wife Cecilia, the presidency says.
Retail sales rebounded by 0.6 percent in August, buoyed by higher sales in food, department and clothing stores, defying expectations of a second monthly decline.
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., the  nation's largest owner of TV stations, said on Tuesday it would  only air part of a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's  Vietnam war record, as critics demanded it cancel the broadcast  altogether or face legal action.
Nefarious Designs continues their object-oriented PHP series with part four posted today, a look at some of the new features that PHP5 brings to the table.    After a welcome break, over the late summer public holiday here in England, here's the final part in my object-oriented PHP series. Sorry about the rather extended pause since \
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Kevin Everett's doctor plans to have him stand on his own soon, and believes the Bills tight end will be walking within weeks _ or sooner.
As Europe's car manufacturing  has shifted from west to east in the past decade, Slovakia has  earned a reputation as a Detroit in the heart of Europe.
As smokers contemplate kicking the habit Thursday during the American Cancer Society&#39;s Great American Smokeout, Ron Craven has some words of encouragement.
The FCC says it's inclined to let Web surfers go wireless on airplanes. Yippee! But they might allow in-flight cell phone use, too. Oh.
A wave of car bombings and other attacks killed six people and injured 13 in Algeria on Tuesday, the official news agency reported.
World No. 1 Roger Federer will try and cap off a career year Sunday, adding a Masters Cup title to three slams when he faces Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the 2004 Masters Cup.
It was when the so-called \
Many Swedes are missing in tsunami-stricken southern Thailand, Swedish diplomat Lenart Hamark said on Tuesday. Hamark, who is running an emergency centre on the resort
The ruling body of gymnastics (FIG)  denied Saturday putting pressure on all-round champion Paul  Hamm to hand over his gold medal to South Korea's Yang  Tae-young, saying the decision should be left to the American.
Tyrone Moss had the best rushing day of his short career, and the fourth-ranked Hurricanes scored touchdowns on defense and special teams to offset an erratic performance by Berlin in a sluggish 38-13 victory over host Houston on Thursday night.
North Korea is urging an end to what it calls U.S. hostility while Washington believes the time is ripe for real progress when six-party talks seeking to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs restart on Monday.
Three years ago on the final weekend of the season, the Chicago Cubs were zeroing in on a division title and Dusty Baker was the toast of the city. A familiar slogan seen around Wrigley Field read like this: \
Ray Lewis, perhaps the finest linebacker in the N.F.L., will present the Jets' offense with what will probably be its biggest matchup problem on Sunday.
The Justice Department asks an appeals court to overturn an Oregon judge's decision allowing a suit over the government's warrantless eavesdropping program to continue. Cheney calls the suit \
US national security advisory Condoleezza Rice said that US military power on the Korean peninsula will be stronger even if 12,000 troops are withdrawn under a controversial troop withdrawal plan.
Soldiers often complain, but usually not in public, on TV, to the secretary of Defense. By Patrick Baz, AFP. That changed Wednesday, as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - \
No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider  Sprint Nextel Corp  is expected to offer flat-rate calling  plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals, hurtling  the industry into a price war, analysts said on Wednesday.
&#39;&#39;Liberate nostro padre, e&#39; un pacifista&#39;&#39;. Questo l&#39;appello che i figli di Enzo Baldoni, il giornalista free lance rapito in Iraq, hanno lanciato oggi nell&#39;edizione delle 13.30 del Tg1. Gabriella Baldoni, 24
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Deutsche Bank (DB) Tuesday said it bought German asset manager Wilhelm von Finck AG to expand its Private Wealth Management franchise in Germany.
The first of 12 foreign terrorism suspects held for years without charge was granted bail after the government was forced to amend its policy of indefinite detention.
OJIYA, Japan  - Thousands of weary and frightened  residents in northern Japan were spending a second night in  shelters, cars or in the open Sunday after Japan's deadliest  earthquake in nine years killed at least 21 people.
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MIKOLAJKI, Poland: The clouds in the clear blue sky seem to skirt the rolling hills in Poland's Masuria Province, as we paddle along a stream so clear that the fish can be seen darting amid a carpet of underwater plants.
Royal Mail workers are set to go on strike on Friday in the first industrial action at the firm for a decade.
Fans of acclaimed British soul and jazz singer Amy Winehouse urged her to seek help on Tuesday after a newspaper printed images of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine last week.
Daunte Culpepper and Ben Roethlisberger, who entered training camp as question marks because of injuries, will start the exhibition openers for their teams.
October 15, 2004 - Yet another PSP-related interview has appeared over in Japan. This time, the interviewer is Japanese site Impress GameWatch.
The risks of cannabis are so great that it should be reclassified as a class B drug, says report.
A battle group of British troops in southern Iraq started to move northwards on a US-requested mission to more dangerous areas nearer Baghdad, an AFP reporter said.
Journalist John Pilger is scathing   in his criticism of the \
Il patron del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, continua a sognare e spera di battere domenica sera l'Int...
A September hearing will probe Election Systems & Software's possible violation of state election laws for allegedly selling uncertified voting machines to California counties. The company faces the possibility of millions of dollars in fines and other punitive measures.
RAS AL AIN, Morocco  - Farmers in this sun-parched Moroccan village have been waiting 50 years for drinking and irrigation water, electricity, hospitals and roads.
MIAMI - Vice President Dick Cheney asserted on Thursday that a report by the chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, who found no evidence that Iraq produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991, justifies rather than undermines President Bush's decision to go to war...
Investigators said Tuesday they will recommend felony molestation charges against a sex offender who passed himself off a schoolboy, saying they have a videotape of the man having sex with an 11-year-old Oklahoma boy.
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The No. 2 electronics retailer is making strides and beats estimates.
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The U.S. envoy was hopeful and his South Korean counterpart wary as delegates from six countries gathered on Thursday for talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
U.S. Marines were so locked in   battle with Iraqi insurgents on the day 24 civilians were   killed in Haditha that a U.S. Marine officer considered bombing   a house where the insurgents took refuge, he told   investigators.
Microsoft won a round in its battle with patent licensing company Timeline.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Jan. 24 -- Growing up 40 minutes from Cincinnati, Alex Ruoff followed his favorite college basketball team, the Cincinnati Bearcats, with a passion, admiring the players' talents, observing the coach's stern demeanor and knowing one thing: He would never play for Coach Bob Hug...
Pictures of the devastation left by huge earthquake-triggered waves around the Indian Ocean.
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British authorities for the first time charged a soldier with murder in the death of a civilian in Iraq, indicting the man Tuesday in a civilian court after his commanding officer blocked a court martial.
A property fund backed by an investment arm of the Dubai government bought prime west London property from the Queen's portfolio, the monarch's property managers announced on Wednesday.
Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and would make a public appearance shortly, but is unlikely to return to governing Cuba on a day-to-day basis, Cuban government officials told a visiting delegation of members of the U.S. Congress.
Not quite halfway into the debate on Thursday night, answering a question about the lessons of Iraq, President Bush repeated a line he uses so often on the campaign
The sound of heavy bombardments echoed  across Baghdad from the poor Shi'ite district of Sadr City on  Tuesday morning, following a night of sustained U.S. aerial  attacks, residents said.
After his stunning victory in the Olympic 400 meters, Jeremy Wariner seemed as cool as he did cruising down the stretch in sunglasses, two earrings and a jingling necklace. Picking up where Michael Johnson left off, Wariner became the sixth straight American to win the Olympic 400 title, leading a U.S. sweep of the medals Monday.
International Business Machines Corp. on Thursday told Wall Street to raise its 2008 estimates, further boosting a stock that was already buoyed by strong fourth-quarter earnings.
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A study into the feasibility of a \u00c2\u00a320bn new Thames barrier is to report within weeks, it emerges.
A four-year-long study of the Arctic climate confirms what many in Canada&#39;s North have been saying for years -- the Arctic is melting, and faster all the time.
BOISE, Idaho - Most people who call the Legislative Information Center at the state Capitol are looking for their district's lawmakers, not advice on the afterlife. But that's what they get if they dial the number for the center listed in the 2007 legislative directory.
In July 2003, David Qualls signed up for a one-year stint in the Arkansas National Guard. But, when his year was up this past July, he was told that he must remain in Iraq, and that his tour of duty was being extended.
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The prevalence of adware and spyware is increasing at an exponential rate, and only one out of every 33 Web users can correctly identify a 'safe' or 'unsafe' site, security firm McAfee said in a report released Monday.
1000&#39;s of Liverpool fans have joined the best unofficial Liverpool FC website on the planet - why dont you? Neil Mellor scored with a blistering finish deep in injury time as Liverpool stunned Arsenal at Anfield.
Reports of bureaucratic entanglement dominated a hearing today on how wounded veterans are treated.
A post-mortem examination on the body of poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko was being carried out in London Friday with special precautions being taken because of the nature of his death.Comment
The sports minister Richard Caborn joined Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Football Association in condemning the racist chanting that marred the friendly between Spain and England last night.
Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say.
Togo President Gnassingbe Eyadema,  Africa's longest serving ruler, died on Saturday after 38 years  in power and the army named his son as his successor.
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A teacher accused of having an affair with a high school student, and whose husband is accused of killing the young man, has disappeared with her two children after checking out of a mental hospital.
By JESSE NOYES  New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady is taking aim at Yahoo! in a California court, claiming the online giant used his image to promote its fantasy football program without permission.
NEW YORK The US labor market snapped out of its summer lull to add 337,000 new jobs in October, the biggest increase since March, the Labor Department reported Friday, raising hopes that American businesses were overcoming years of caution and beginning
The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries forecast on Monday global crude prices would soon fall, partly because of expected supply increases from Iraq.
Jerry Colangelo has resigned his position as chief executive officer of the Arizona Diamondbacks, effective immediately, handing the reins of the organization to CEO Elect Jeff Moorad.
England signed off their troubled trip to Zimbabwe on Sunday by completing a 4-0 whitewash in their one-day international series. England scored 261 for six and
Anaheim scored three runs in the eighth inning off Oakland relievers to rally for a victory and clinch the American League West title.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Monday  said it would to buy out the shareholders of its unit Fox  Entertainment Group Inc. in an exchange offer valued at roughly  $6 billion.
World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina was released from the hospital Sunday, a day after sustaining a concussion in a fall during the free skating program at Skate America.
Reports suggest today that Google is testing a new version of Gmail.
St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Tuesday and will be sidelined at least a few weeks.
Travel: Sean Dodson finds out how one of the Nordic region's biggest hotel chains has drastically reduced its guests' carbon footprint.
A sputtering job market has convinced economists at key U.S. investment banks that the Federal Reserve will need to resort to a steeper half-percentage point interest rate cut when it meets later this month.
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  (6758.T), a company source said on Saturday.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone dismissed on Friday any chance for Silverstone to stage a race next season. Ecclestone said that his decision to axe the Silverstone race from next season&#39;s schedule would
Profits at music retailer HMV more than halve as it battles against competition from supermarkets and online retailers.
The pieces had fallen into place perfectly for the Yankees. Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez, who had not only been a perfect 5-0 for the team, but also good enough that the Yankees were
Television networks have worked hard in the last two years to strike their own product placement deals, closing the gap with the movies.
Damon Jones hit a 3-pointer with 23.4 seconds left, and Shaquille O'Neal blocked Mike Bibby's layup attempt in the closing seconds of the Miami Heat's 10th straight victory, 109-107 over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Mortar bombs and rockets struck parts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least three people, witnesses said.
A Russian Soyuz craft has landed in Kazakhstan bringing an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts back from the International Space Station or ISS.
Afghans began voting on Saturday in a  historic poll that will give the mountainous Islamic nation on  the ancient Silk Road its first elected president and perhaps  end over a quarter-century of war.
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AD-DAWR, Iraq - Confusion reigned yesterday over whether Iraqi forces had captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam Hussein&#39;s loyal henchman, after an Iraqi general and the US military raised doubt over reports of his arrest.
As the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin made a name for himself around   the world. But at the end of the day, he was just an \
The Prime Minister overthrown in last year's coup and the leadership of his party are banned from politics for five years
Taiwan&#39;s stock market, the fifth- biggest in Asia, and businesses across the island&#39;s north closed for a second day as Typhoon Aere lingered with torrential rain and winds of up to 175 kilometers (109 miles) an hour.
ASIA/INDIA - Un piano del Governo per dare assistenza sanitaria ai poveri ed eliminare le disuguaglianze New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Il Governo indiano ha recentemente promosso un  modello di assicurazione sanitaria per i poveri che rende accessibili le cure mediche ai settori economicamente pi\u00c3\u00b9 disagiati della societ\u00c3\u00a0. Il Primo Ministro Manmohan Singh...
Explosives of a kind used by Chechen  rebels have been found in one of two airliners that crashed  almost simultaneously, pointing to a terrorist attack, Russian  investigators said Friday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The Revolution are set up to shoot first and ask questions later.
By ELEVEN, Beck  An appeal for the Selwyn District Council to have Central Plains Water's (CPW) financial statements independently reviewed have fallen on deaf ears..
After watching two division rivals lose their starting quarterbacks to injuries, the Chargers obtained Billy Volek from Tennessee yesterday to give them a veteran behind first-year starter Philip Rivers .
The removal of the painkiller from the market served as a reminder that new drugs sometimes turn out to have unforeseen side effects after a few years of widespread use.
Paramedics, it turns out, face a high risk of being injured on the job.
Under questioning, Paul Burrell admits to inconsistencies and to disapproving of his boss' romance with Dodi Al-Fayed
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When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
A priest who worked in Roslea, County Fermanagh, is jailed for five years for aiding the rape of a young girl.
CNN producer Riad Ali was released Tuesday, almost 24 hours after he was abducted by armed gunmen, and is now in the custody of Palestinian police.
Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday making it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively blocking non-European unskilled workers from entering the country.
The announcer who popularised the phrase &quot;Elvis has left the building&quot; has died in a crash, on his way home from an Elvis convention in California.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the embattled Archbishop of Canterbury as a man of \
Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians enough freedom  of movement to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's successor.
Amid snow flurries and a chilling wind, Belgium's King Albert II honored U.S. soldiers who died fighting Nazi Germany 60 years ago in the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle for American forces in war.
The planned sale of oil giant Yukos' main pumping unit to pay off the parent company's back taxes won't affect production, Russia's energy minister was quoted Tuesday in news reports.
Sri Lankan air force fighter jets pounded northern rebel positions on Wednesday as ground troops attacked 35 rebel bunkers, killing at least 10 Tamil Tigers, the military said.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A woman received a 20-year prison sentence Thursday for putting rat poison in her boss' soda to cover up the fact that she was stealing his money.  Femesha Foster, 37, was found guilty Jan.
The decision removes the last hurdle before meat and milk from cloned animals can be sold at grocery stores.
A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.
Sirius Satellite Radio announced a five-year deal with Howard Stern this morning that will bring the King of All Media to satellite radio in 2006.
Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet within two weeks and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists as a sign of his government's resolve to restore stability during the U.S.-led security crackdown in Baghdad.
Ex-Neighbours star Jason Donovan is to appear with actress Martine McCutcheon in ITV1's Echo Beach.
Giving mice with  Alzheimer's-like disease the equivalent of a couple of glasses  of red wine daily slows memory loss and brain cell death, a new  study shows.
Hurricane Jeanne turns its destructive power on the US state of Florida, just hours after battering the Bahamas.
Yes, officials will do as instructed this season and crack down on clutching-and-grabbing tactics by defensive backs. That was the early message from the New England Patriots&#39; 27-24 triumph over
Gladiatorial games were probably held at Britain's largest Roman amphitheatre, archaeologists reveal.
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David Beckham's new team LA Galaxy will play a friendly against Sydney FC in November, it was announced on Tuesday.
Donal Logue, who  recently starred in ABC&#39;s short-lived comedy &quot;The Knights of  Prosperity,&quot; will play a bad-boy literary luminary in Fox&#39;s  comedy pilot &quot;Hackett.&quot;
How do you get general relativity and quantum mechanics to live together? String theory is the darling for now, but other promising approaches are floating out there as well. By Mark Anderson.
Crude oil futures remained high Thursday as traders concerned that US heating oil supplies might be insufficient to meet winter demand.
Millions of feral cats&#151;domestic animals that have become wild&#151;are said to be running free throughout the U.S., threatening birds and public health.
A wildfire near Lake Tahoe was 40 percent contained Tuesday morning, but authorities said it still threatened more than 1,000 structures.
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McDonald's Corp , the world's largest restaurant chain operator, on Monday posted flat U.S. same-store sales in December, sending its shares down 5 percent, even as it said quarterly profit rose due to a tax benefit.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has led the field for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination in most polls of GOP voters. His popularity among the party&rsquo;s mainly conservative base is founded on his image of standing tall and reassuring New Yorkers following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on their city, though some voters also know him for his tough-on-crime persona and efforts to rein in government spending.
French flanker Serge Betsen claims he is more fearful of the outcome of next weekend's Six Nations clash with England than his date with the European Cup disciplinary commission.
The last king of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, was buried on Tuesday at a state funeral where thousands bid farewell to the monarch remembered for his peaceful reign who became known as the \
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Cleanup crews worked Monday to clear toppled trees from roadways and restore electricity to neighborhoods that were still without power after a winter storm spread sheets of ice up to 2 inches thick across Georgia.
HP is throwing in the towel and abandoning its Utility Data Center, just a month shy of its third birthday. The UDC offered self-adapting, self-healing, policy-driven automated cross-platform services: install
The leader of the largest U.S. Roman Catholic archdiocese apologized on Sunday for what he called a \
By Neil Gonzales  ATHERTON -- Problems with Atherton's building procedures have resulted in some of the town's large homes possibly becoming fire hazards, according to a San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury interim report released this week.
A Royal Navy Petty Officer is found guilty of raping a female colleague on board a warship.
MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Marat Safin reached the semi-finals of the Masters Cup Year-End Championship in Houston, TX with the prize-winning money of $3,700,000.
WASHINGTON -- A drug that attacks a major cause of blindness passed a key hurdle Friday as the government&#39;s scientific advisers decided that it poses no significant risks.
Voucher scheme error provokes festive carnage UK toy retailer Hamleys website was ransacked over the weekend after sharp-eyed web shoppers spotted \
Iran defied a U.N. deadline Thursday to stop enriching uranium, opening the door for sanctions, but U.S. and other officials said no action would be sought before a key European diplomat meets with Tehran's atomic chief next week to seek a compromise.
Oil futures prices advanced to a new high Monday as a strike began in Africa&#39;s largest exporter of crude, exacerbating global supply concerns at a time of strong demand and reduced
The French prime minister says a French-language satellite TV news channel will be launched next year.
NEW YORK, October 27  - Global Internet media giant Yahoo! Inc (YHOO.NAS) has introduced specialized web search services targeted at the mobile phone users in the US, within weeks of the
Amitabh Bachchan's fans were allegedly shoved by his security personnel during the shoot of film titled Shoe Bite in Shimla.
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The US service sector contracted in January for the first time in almost five years, a survey shows.
Supermarkets are leading the way as petrol costs fall on the back of a slip in crude oil prices.
US officials are given assurances over comments by an aide to the Israeli PM on the Gaza withdrawal.
Two former underwriters at Zurich American Insurance Co. pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in rigging fake bids in an ongoing investigation into insurance industry practices led by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
Rick Hendrick has spent 20 years as a NASCAR team owner and is one of the big players in the sport. Yet for all his success, he has never lost the wide smile and easy manner that make him welcome wherever he goes.
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ANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Aug. 16 - Leonel Fern\u00e1ndez returned to the presidency of this nation after a four-year hiatus on Monday, bracing Dominicans for austerity measures needed to ease an economic crisis that has caused living ...
Being born by Caesarean section may increase a baby&#39;s risk of suffering from food allergies and diarrhea in the first year of life, German doctors said on Thursday.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU) said Monday that the hostile A$6.35 a share takeover bid from Xstrata Plc (XTA.LN) is &quot;materially inadequate&quot;.
Blog: Mike Arrington has his final say--let's hope. So did Dave Winer. And now, Charles Cooper swears this is his final post on \
Oil prices rebounded from seven-week  lows on Wednesday as U.S. heating oil stocks fell for an eighth  straight week ahead of winter.
A DESPERATE Paula Radcliffe last night saw dreams of Olympic glory end with her failure to complete a race for the second time in a week.
Leonardo DiCaprio knows global warming is a problem, and he wants answers.
MONZA, Italy  - Michael Schumacher kept his cool   on Thursday as retirement talk raged around him at the Italian   Grand Prix.
Murray State dismissed Adam Chiles, the only returning starter on its basketball team, on Thursday in the wake of his arrest on drug and alcohol charges.
Taking a look back a few years can be unreal. Things change so often that it can be hard to fathom the paths of life that take place.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 on Thursday to sweep the NBA finals 4-0 and capture their third title in five years.
The Chicago Bulls, struggling near the bottom of the NBA's Eastern Conference after losing three of their last four games, fired coach Scott Skiles on Monday.
Segue is an open source collaborative content management system designed for e-learning that combines the ease of use of course management systems with the flexibility of weblogs for creating various types of sites including course, news, and journal.   This new version includes a number of bug fixes as well as introduces three new features:  1. Segue Dashboard We have redesigned the Segue home page to include a view of Recent Activity which displays a list of Your Recent Edits and a list of  Recent Discussions across all your sites.   These lists should give you a quick view of exactly what you have done most recently as well as what others are posting on content you have enabled for discussion.  We have also better organized the listing of sites on your Segue home to make it easier to find your sites or sites you can edit.  2. Content Versioning Segue will save previous versions of content so if you or one of your editors make changes that you don't like you can revert to a previous version.  You can also choose to allow others to view previous versions as well as compare selected versions.  Segue keeps track of the number of revisions as well as their authors and will highlight differences between selected versions.  We expect these features will be particularly useful for collaborative site development.  3. Custom Segue Themes For those of you with experience with XHTML and CSS, it is now possible to develop new themes for Segue.  This update adds a new \
BASRA, Iraq  - British troops quit the Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, leaving the southern oil hub without British forces for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
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The Palestinian groups yesterday carried out a joint operation at a military position near Mouraj settlement to the north of Rafah to the south of Gaza that resulted in killing three Israeli soldiers, one of them is an officer and wounding other two.
Gulf Arab ministers urged Syria on Monday to respect a UN Security Council resolution demanding it withdraw its troops from Lebanon, a rare public intervention in the affairs of a fellow Arab nation.
Many college basketball fans expected North Carolina to face Tennessee on the final day of the N.I.T. Season Tip-Off Tournament at Madison Square Garden on Friday, but few of them thought it would be in the late-afternoon consolation game.
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Former Vermont governor Howard Dean smiles as he is introduced to a student audience at George Washington University, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004.
Heavy rain stops play with England 102-1 on day four, needing 418 to avoid an innings defeat.
Home Depot Inc. HD.N on Tuesday  reported a 19 percent rise in second-quarter profit, handily  topping estimates, as store renovations and efforts to improve  service drove higher average sales in every category.
Namibia&#39;s founding President Sam Nujoma is to stand down in March after this week&#39;s elections, but will remain a lynchpin of his country&#39;s politics as president of the ruling SWAPO party.
InfoWorld - Armed with a new form factor and its clustering management software, Penguin Computing on Wednesday launched an aggressively priced Linux-based blade server targeted at the lower end of the market -- a market recently entered into by Dell Computer.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Boeing shares failed to get a lift Thursday after Continental Airlines placed the first US order for the aerospace giant&#39;s 7E7 passenger jet, in a deal worth $1.3 billion at current list prices.
One thing you can say about US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton: He certainly doesn&#39;t beat around the bush. The feisty Texan was telling it straight after Friday&#39;s awful American
A parked car bomb struck an open-air market northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than two dozen, police said.
The death and legacy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dominate today&#39;s European papers. Some hold out the hope that his passing will provide a new impetus for peace in the Middle East, while others are
Microsoft announces end of support for the upgrade, urges move to SP2.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A phantom penalty and a nine-yard touchdown catch by Eddie Kennison on Monday night lifted the Kansas City Chiefs past the Tennessee Titans, 49-38.
Mike Huckabee turned out evangelical voters and Barack Obama captured black and young voters as both won Alabama's presidential primaries Tuesday.
Nasa scientists have recovered some intact materials from the wreckage of the Genesis space capsule that crashed in the Utah desert this week and are hopeful the mission to gather solar atoms may be salvaged.
Tony Blair will take on the role of go-between for the Israelis and Palestinians as he tries to keep up the momentum of the Middle East peace process on a two-day visit to the region starting today.
A review of its Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract has forced services provider Electronic Data Systems (EDS) to again postpone its financial report for its third fiscal quarter.
The Egyptian foreign ministry has confirmed the abduction of six Egyptians employed by an Iraqi unit of the Egyptian telecom giant Orascom.
As a guy who once picked up pompons and did an impromptu dance routine to celebrate a touchdown, Terrell Owens must know a thing or two about cheerleading.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Annika Sorenstam is off to a good start in the final LPGA event of the season. Sorenstam, who already has won her seventh Player of the Year Award, shot a 6-under 66 in Thursday&#39;s
Sir John Harvey-Jones, the outspoken former boss of the chemical giant ICI and TV business guru, died yesterday aged 83.
MIAMI -- A person who was staying in a Miami-Dade County hurricane shelter has been removed from the shelter after displaying symptoms of a serious and contagious disease.
Police investigating the cause of a high-speed train accident in northwest England which killed an elderly woman and injured five other people, said on Saturday a set of points could be to blame.
Closing ranks against Hamas, Egypt has invited Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders to a summit next week.
The Transportation Department said Monday that airports could manipulate landing fees to encourage airlines to fly fewer planes, among other things.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton pledges to expand federal hate crime laws and use an independent board to review Justice Department attorney hiring.
Australian scientists Monday worked to determine why more than 100 whales and dolphins beached themselves and died off Tasmania, the BBC reported.
Security forces across Pakistan are on alert following the death of a prominent Shia leader from gunshot wounds.
After years of battling Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. has set its sights on Linux vendors, seeking to jump into a low-end but high-volume market it&#39;s been accused of ignoring.
French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair maintained Thursday that relations between their countries were not strained by their disagreements over the Iraq war, as evidenced by their ...
Grammy stars partied into the wee hours of Valentine's Day, celebrating a love of music, some surprising wins and mostly each other. Although Sunday night's performance-packed awards ceremony ran nearly 30 minutes long, Stevie Wonder was at it again several hours later, playing a breathtaking impromptu performance at Spago in Beverly Hills that paid homage to Album of the Year winner Ray Charles.
Northern Rock's debt will appear on government accounts, the Office for National Statistics decides.
President Bush added another stroke of Republican red to the electoral map by winning Iowa on Friday, underscoring the GOP's gains as well as the political problems that loom for Democrats in a shifting Midwest.
The British government has defended a photograph published on the foreign office website showing a junior minister smiling with a Colombian army unit accused of links with private paramilitary squads, after criticism from rights campaigners on Monday.
El Paso Corp. (EP.N) on Monday disclosed the full damage from its drastic cut in reserves earlier this year, saying a long-awaited restatement will slash the value of its oil and gas assets by &#36;2.7 billion.
By Patrick WorsnipUNITED NATIONS  - Libya, Vietnam, Croatia, Costa Rica and Burkina Faso were elected to nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for the years 2008-09 on Tuesday.In the voting for African and Asian seats, Libya, Vietnam and Burkina Faso were unopposed from the start and obtained the required two-thirds majority of votes in favor on the first ballot by the 192-member U.N. General Assembly.In contested races for single seats for Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean, Croatia and Costa Rica squared off against the Czech Republic and the Dominican Republic respectively. But they were voted in after their rivals faded in the second ballot and pulled out. Read more
Tom Brokaw's successor is a NASCAR dad who considers pizza night with the kids sacred &#151; thin crust, please &#151; and listened to hundreds of hours of White House tapes from the Johnson administration for fun. Brian Williams, whose tenure began Thursday, is no stranger to regular viewers of NBC's \
FRANKFURT : German electronics giant Siemens is planning to de-list its shares from the New York Stock Exchange because of the high costs of maintaining a listing on Wall Street.
Blog: Several Lenovo X-, T- and R-series computers qualify for Energy Star 4.0, including its new T61p notebook.
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John Lilly, the chief operating officer of Mozilla, the developer of the open-source browser Firefox, will succeed Mitchell Baker as the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive.
A Colombian rebel leader was sentenced to 60 years in prison Monday and labeled a terrorist for helping hold three U.S. contractors hostage as part of a decades-long struggle with the Colombian government.
TORONTO (CP) - You would think Vince Carter would have been somewhat relieved after being let off the hook by Toronto Raptors fans.
Moscow, Oct. 6. (UNI): The new President of war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya, Alu Alkhanov took the oath of office in Grozny, the Chechen capital, amid very tight security throughout the region.
George Bush and Gordon Brown are heading for a dramatic showdown at the G7 summit in Washington this week over plans to write off developing countries&#39; debt.
China condemned a massive rally organized by Taiwan's president calling for the island's membership in the United Nations, warning Sunday that Beijing was now preparing for a \
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David Beckham, fatigued after playing three games in six days, has been ruled out of Los Angeles Galaxy's Major League Soccer (MLS) match against Colorado Rapids on Sunday.
Byron Leftwich expects to return to the starting lineup Sunday when the Jacksonville Jaguars play at Minnesota. But coach Jack Del Rio, isn&#39;t so sure about his quarterback&#39;s status.
Scientists show how Salmonella food bacteria in space become more virulent in their weightless surroundings.
Both major candidates for president want the country to be less dependent on foreign oil. But whoever is elected will face many of the same challenges that defeated
WASHINGTON - Sarcoidosis, the respiratory disease that may have contributed to the death NFL great Reggie White, usually comes and goes mysteriously, with about 95 percent of patients recovering, experts say.
Initial results from Venezuela suggest President Chavez has a commanding lead in a referendum on his rule.
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Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
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After suffering through two shambling administrations, Indonesia appears to have a new president who many of its business leaders say they believe will uproot corruption and revive investment.
Former press baron Conrad Black will quit as chairman and chief executive of his Canadian holding company, Hollinger Inc. (HLGc.TO), to facilitate his offer to take the company private, his lawyer said on Friday.
Irrespective of the conditions on day three of the Hillross Australian Open Championship, the Australian Golf Club&#39;s layout was always going to provide a test of both game and character.
A second cow has tested positive for the bluetongue virus at the farm in Suffolk where the UK's first case of the disease was discovered at the weekend, the government said today.
BOSASSO, Somalia  - Security forces pursued Somali kidnappers into a mountainous hideout on Wednesday hours after they abducted a Spanish and an Argentine aid worker from the medical charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF).
A new version of the Iraqi flag - purged of references to former leader Saddam Hussein - is hoisted over the capital.
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20 October 2004 - The chances of having an obedient robot do unwelcome or dangerous jobs have increased tremendously, with orders for industrial robots rising to a record 18 per cent in the first half of this year, a new report co-sponsored by the
ENGLAND took a huge step towards booking its ticket to Germany for the 2006 World Cup when it outclassed Wales with a controlled performance at Old Trafford yesterday.
By Michaela Saunders, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 19--Does having their own computers during the day help elementary students become better writers? Or better understand what they read?   Omaha Public Schools began a program to test those questions last year.
BOSTON - The state Department of Public Health issued an order yesterday limiting distribution of the scarce influenza vaccine to people considered &quot;high risk&quot; for the virus.
The difficult, reclusive chess master became an American hero at the height of the Cold War, then thumbed his nose at his country and renounced his citizenship.
Circuit City Stores Inc  reported a wider-than-expected second-quarter loss on Thursday, as sales sagged for desktop computers, projection and tube TVs, and its shares fell 5 percent in pre-market trading.
Taking a look at improved features of mid-range single-lens reflex cameras.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday linked her support for President Bush's war-funding request to strict standards of resting, training and equipping combat forces, a move that could curtail troop deployments and alter the course of U.S. involvement in Iraq.
India and Pakistan today appeared to have made no headway on the proposed bus link between Srinagar and Muzaffarbad due to &quot;some hitches&quot; but agreed to continue their discussions for an early establishment of the service.
The upcoming Group of Eight summit is a prime opportunity for world leaders to show they are seriously committed to fighting the spread of infectious diseases, the acting head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Mars shows signs of geologically recent volcanic activity, and scientists find to their surprise that another volcanic blast may be in the Red Planet&#39;s future.
On the SpinDrop blog, Dave Dash talks about a hole that he felt in his bug fixing for a project, something that he felt like the application had simply left out - a framework.   My client noted that these scripts were made from another contract programmer, and then a light-bulb went on\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 frameworks (whether it be symfony, ROR, Django, CakePHP, etc) help iron out and standardize these tasks.   He lists some of the basics of what a framework can help with, including storing data (both in the database and in things like $_SESSION) and a big one - form validation. Sure, you can do these things outside of any of the named frameworks out there, but they can make them simpler for any application written within them.
BEIJING -- A small passenger plane carrying 53 people crashed today in a northern lake immediately after takeoff, and the government said there were no survivors. The plane crashed into a frozen lake in Baotou, a city about 330 miles northwest of Beijing, seconds after taking off at about 8:20 a.m., the official Xinhua News Agency said. The China Eastern ...
Judges in the four-year corruption trial against Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi retire to consider their verdict.
A US federal judge ordered celebrity homemaker Martha Stewart today to surrender for prison by October 8, granting her request to begin serving her sentence for lying about a stock sale.
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Beamed around the world in a broadcasting landmark, a Beatles performance for the first live trans-Atlantic satellite transmission in 1967 was regarded as a defining cultural moment in Britain &#151; except by viewers.
Ignote le cause, evacuati 400 ospiti tra cui Gianni Ippoliti
BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of more than 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is sure of victory in his country&#39;s historic presidential poll, but the result will not be announced for a day or so until the last few hundred
NEW YORK The dollar fell Monday to a record low against the euro, which spiked at $1.3640 in thin, technically driven post-Christmas trading.
X Factor winner Leona Lewis tops the singles chart with the most first week sales of any release this year.
he Chiron Corporation, a major manufacturer of influenza vaccine, said yesterday that it had detected a contamination problem in its new supply and was delaying release of nearly 50 million
Elderly patients who show signs of Alzheimer&#39;s will be able to get brain scans under the government&#39;s Medicare program, US officials said on Thursday, a step which could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment.
Printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Tuesday it had resolved a patent dispute with China's Ninestar, which HP said had agreed to stop selling ink cartridges related to the dispute in the United States and some other countries.
Serbia on Sunday held its first democratically organized local elections since Slobodan Milosevic's ouster in what was expected to be a close race between nationalists loyal to the former president and ...
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis touched down on Friday in California's Mojave Desert after rain and thick clouds prevented it from returning to its home port in Florida.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States is likely to keep a high threat designation for the airline industry because militants still see air travel as a target, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.
Booming orders for new military  aircraft boosted overall orders to U.S. factories by 0.5  percent to a seasonally adjusted $371.51 billion in October,  the Commerce Department said on Thursday, though demand was  flat when defense was excluded.
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Secondo portavoce, miliziano morto in azione antiterrorismo
Fierce fighting between US forces and Shi&#39;ite militants in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City neighborhood has killed at least one US soldier and more than 30 Iraqis.
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If you&#39;re in the market for a new notebook computer it&#39;s your lucky day, Intel has announced a major price cut on its chips for mobile notebooks.
The birth rate among adolescent and  young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the  1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the Centers for Disease  Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
Kichamani MBA starring Suresh Gopi and Navya Nair directed by Samad Mankada tries to be a comedy but ends up being a typical Suresh Gopi film.
Mark Calcavecchia is not known for a strict workout routine, but Calcavecchia decided to prepare for the rugged terrain of West Maui by climbing the South Mountain in Phoenix.
Gym newbies are crowding regulars in the winter blitz.
In another era, say as far back as the pre-BALCO days, it would have been a wonderful moment. The host country&#39;s new hero, a rising star, sets an Olympic
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Nina Kraft tested positive for the endurance-boosting drug EPO after winning last month&#39;s Hawaii Ironman competition, the German triathlon union said Thursday.
US cereal maker Kellogg has announced that its chief executive officer, Carlos Gutierrez, has accepted the invitation from President Bush to serve as Secretary of the US Department of Commerce.
England&#39;s performance against minnows the United States in their opening Rugby World Cup game was lambasted by British newspapers Sunday as &quot;diabolical&quot; and &quot;appallingly poor.&quot;
PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Phil Mickelson, making the most of a favorable draw, took control of the Northern Trust Open by grabbing a four-shot lead in the second round on Friday.
Oprah Winfrey and 11 fellow jurors on  Wednesday found a 27-year-old Chicago man guilty of murder, and  the billionaire TV talk show host described the three-day trial  as the saddest experience of her life.
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London, UK - International experts will today (Wednesday 8 September) consider the evidence for a link between the rise in childhood leukaemia and increased light at night at an international scientific conference in London.
More than 50,000 residents in the Indonesian capital have sought treatment for conditions ranging from coughs to diarrhea after days of floods and authorities are monitoring for more serious diseases, officials said on Monday.
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The estimated number of influenza-associated hospitalizations among elderly patients has increased substantially during the past 20 years, a US study found.
A tribunal set up nearly 20 years ago to rule on a dispute over the Cauvery river is to announce its verdict.
CLERMONT FERRAND, France  - Richard Gasquet put France ahead in their Davis Cup world group tie against Romania on Friday with a 7-5 6-2 6-2 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu.
AT&T said today that it had activated only 146,000 iPhones in the first two days the device was for sale, a figure well below analysts early estimates.
South Korea&#39;s Eun-yong Yang shot a 3-over 75 in difficult conditions Friday on the rainy and windswept Jungmun course to take the second-round lead in the Shinhan Korea Golf Championship, which is sanctioned by the PGA Tour.
A major restructuring by the owner of insurance company Norwich Union will see 100 jobs going in Belfast.
One film that continues to make news is management guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's ROK SAKO TO ROK LO.
PITTSBURG, Philadelphia: Former US president Bill Clinton has said in the closing days of the election ... the other side was trying to scare the undecided voters away from John Kerry.
You&#39;ve probably heard that olive oil is good for your heart. Now, it&#39;s official. The US Food and Drug Administration declared yesterday that under certain circumstances olive oil can cut your risk of heart disease.
In an age when the fluffiest pop acts boast of penning their own songs, jazz chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux may be a bit of an anomaly.
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A former national laboratory worker has admitted that she used government computers to access the e-mail account of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington and hacked into a cell phone company's Web site to obtain his phone number.
Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
Australia&#39;s commodity exports are expected to soar to a record 96 billion Australian dollars (US$67 billion) in the current financial year, a national forecaster said in a report Monday.
Fledgling mobile firm Truphone wins an injunction in a row with T-Mobile over calls made via wi-fi networks.
The prosecutor told jurors today that Specialist Charles Graner Jr. abused the prisoners only to hurt or degrade them.
Take that, Luxembourg! The European Commission's reform of VAT on internet-delivered services such as software, ringtones and music has been adopted and will take effect from 2015.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The risk of people with epilepsy suffering a major injury during seizures is low, US researchers say. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota found 39 of 247 people with epilepsy were hurt during seizures, but 80% of the injuries were minor.
Hamish Carter of New Zealand clinched the gold medal for men&#39;s triathlon at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games here Thursday. Carter won the three-discipline event at 1 hour 51 minutes and 7.73 seconds.
Hasheem Thabeet has 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots as Connecticut beats No. 13 Marquette, 89-73, on Sunday.
Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $2.06 billion in the latest week to $923.17 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense.
Stocks opened lower on Monday as the diminishing appetite for risk fueled a further sell-off in global equities.
On Saturday, Dec. 25, Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service approved the acquisition of Yuganskneftegaz, the core production asset of the embattled Yukos Oil Company , by the state-owned Rosneft Oil Company.
Software applications company launches Mashup Composer, an exchange that allows its partners to build, buy and sell business mashups.
Developed in conjunction with Google, mouse counterpart resembles and moves like an air hockey mallet.
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The Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates today for the fourth time this year and suggested that it would continue to raise them gradually over the next year.
US theatres go dark to mark the passing of Arthur Miller, the playwright who gave the world Death of a Salesman.
The map of Saturn&#39;s moon Dione, generated from Cassini images taken during the spacecraft&#39;s first two orbits of Saturn, illustrates in the banner image, the imaging coverage planned during Cassini&#39;s first Dione flyby on Dec. 14, 2004.
After an unusually warm December and a mostly snow-free January, winter returned with a vengeance Tuesday to the Upper Midwest and Northeast, dumping heavy snow on parts of New York and keeping temperatures well below zero in many cities.
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Friday, killing seven of the militants, the U.S. military said.
The European Commission will criticise newest members Bulgaria and Romania for failing to curb corruption.
PARKFIELD, Calif. The earthquake that rattled nerves throughout Central California yesterday will boost efforts by scientists who are trying to predict future quakes.
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French PM Jean-Pierre Raffarin urges caution on reports that two French journalists held in Iraq may soon be freed.
Police and prosecutors are failing to implement measures designed to boost the rape conviction rate, a watchdog warns.
Public transit strikes, a fact of life in France, would no longer force trains and buses to a complete halt under a controversial bill presented to parliament Tuesday.
John Kerry will tell veterans in Ohio that President Bush's troop withdrawal plans are misguided, aides say.
Traces of the word &quot;video&quot; linger beneath a new sign that just went up on a suburban Blockbuster store here. In its place hangs
President Bush spent a crisp fall Saturday gingerly balancing a tiny screech owl on a gloved hand at a wildlife refuge and casting for rockfish on the Chesapeake Bay.
The European Union's health chief urged the alcoholic drinks industry on Thursday to step up its fight against the growing problem of alcohol abuse.
The IRA bank robbers who killed Garda Jerry McCabe should not be granted early release in light of the Northern Bank robbery, the Irish government has been told.
Victoria Beckham&#39;s bid to woo  Americans has backfired with damning reviews of a reality TV  show that she hoped would overturn her image here as a  sour-faced diva.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
Tedy Bruschi, who many NFL observers believed deserved Pro Bowl consideration this season but came up short in the balloting, will be heading to Honolulu after all.
Most people missed the  announcement about how Google Inc. wants to burrow inside your  brain and capture your most intimate thoughts. That's because  it never happened.
US stocks ended higher on Wednesday as internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
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Lynn Classical 34 Swampscott 27 SWAMPSCOTT -- The Lynn Classical Rams used the ground, and the Swampscott Big Blue used the air. But in the end, it was a sensational 81-yard kickoff return by Nate Guy late in the fourth quarter that provided Classical with a 34-27 come-from-behind victory yesterday.
Amateur coders to create the next Mario? Nintendo is to follow Microsoft's lead and offer a downloadable games programming package for its latest games console.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
About a quarter of US women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said on
Oakland Athletics catcher Tim Hudson pitches to the Anaheim Angels in the first inning on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004 in Oakland, Calif. Hudson was traded from the Athletics to Atlanta, a blockbuster deal Thursday, Dec.
A judge rules Thursday that former NBA star Jayson Williams will be retried on a manslaughter charge in the shotgun slaying of a limousine driver at his mansion.
ATHENS -- When the last on-track event of the XXVIII Olympiad ended last night with an American rout in the men's 4 x 400-meter relay, the symbolism seemed appropriate. There was 20-year-old Jeremy Wariner, already a gold medal winner here, handing off to anchor Darold Williamson, Wariner's 21-year-old teammate from Baylor University.
Henrik Larsson ha salutato ufficialmente il Manchester United per fare ritorno all'Helsingborgs. ''S...
Dirk Kuyt displayed nerves of steel to earn Liverpool a dramatic victory over nine-man Everton as a controversial Merseyside derby ended in a 2-1 win for Rafa Benitez's side at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The No. 1 Trojans look to change the subject away from eligibility rulings and rape allegations. The preseason buzz out of USC has had little to do with football.
The euro hit a new record high of $1.3336 in European trading this afternoon following publication of disappointing US consumer confidence data.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004  - VMware Inc. released today a virtualization tool for PCs it says will cut hardware and maintenance costs for users such as independent contractors that support third parties on their networks.
Researchers in England are set to test a new vaccine that they hope will cure Type 1 Diabetes. The vaccine will be tested on 72 diabetics this spring, marking the first time it will be tested on humans.
They're scenes all too familiar in Iraq: shattered buildings, mangled cars, pools of blood. The carnage takes its toll on the landscape &#151; and those responsible for cleaning up the mess.
Long before the mass media overload of television, radio and computers, newspapers were the main source of information on local, national and international events.
For a time 43 years ago, George W. George was the king of West 45th Street. Now he is making a much smaller splash but setting a heartening example while doing it.
PATTANI, THAILAND -- At least 78 people were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks following a riot in southern Thailand.
Halliburton Co. , beset by controversy over its work in Iraq, plans to shed its KBR engineering and construction unit if the oilfield services company's share performance does not match its peers, it said on Thursday.
African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed about 500 people.
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The Moon will turn a shade of copper red this Saturday when it will be fully eclipsed by the Earth, whose shadow will blot out all but a tiny bit of refracted solar light.
Washington - The United States on Thursday refused to wish arch-foe Fidel Castro a speedy recovery from bone fractures sustained in an accidental stumble, saying the Cuban leader&#39;s injuries were of &quot;little concern&quot; compared to the suffering of the Cuban
Nearly a quarter of UK adults are psychologically dependent on alcohol, warn UK researchers.
CHICAGO -- Brett Favre worked up a sweat, threw two touchdowns passes in a short workday, and got the Green Bay Packers tuned up for the playoffs.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Paul Martin and Canada&#39;s first ministers are expected to turn their attention to the problem of reducing waiting lists, following an acrimonious first-day summit meeting over proposed funding to fix Canada&#39;s health care system.
The first New York appearance by the State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico had all the makings of an occasion.
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that an excessive number of lawsuits and overregulation were hurting the competitiveness of U.S. financial markets.
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Stock prices are rising in moderate trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 55 points in today&#39;s early going. Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a better than 3-1 lead over gainers decliners.
Reforms of NHS dentistry mean some patients are getting substandard care, critics claim.
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Nintendo starts its campaign to stop Sony taking over the handheld gaming market with the launch of its new handheld console the Nintendo DS today in the US.
An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the alleged rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by U.S. troops from the same unit.
By John Schwartz THE NEW YORK TIMES  Like most of today's astronauts, Navy Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak worked in relative obscurity -- even last July, when she took the spaceflight that she had spent 10 years at NASA hoping for.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) made another hit. After optimizing the PlayStation 2 multiple times, they now decided to give the Portable market a chance.
An Aboriginal man reels drunk along an Alice Springs shopping mall, shouting incoherently as tourists eating dinner at an upmarket restaurant nearby shift uncomfortably in their seats.
Video game giant Electronic Arts says it wants to become the biggest entertainment firm in the world.
Kathmandu: At least 22 Maoist rebels and seven soldiers were killed in two clashes between security forces and insurgents in western Nepal, a local army source said Thursday.
Around 35,000 people protested in the Georgian capital on Sunday against a presidential election they say leader Mikhail Saakashvili rigged.
FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet helps people with a condition called metabolic syndrome, a collection of serious risk factors found in some obese individuals.
The Middle Kingdom can't find enough oil to meet booming domestic demand\u00c2\u0097and the world is paying the price at the pump
By DIRK LAMMERS  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A sex scandal that led to the censure of a South Dakota state senator could prompt stricter computer policies for all lawmakers here.  State Sen.
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Friday that President Bush should learn from recent successes with North Korea and engage in intense diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East to end the Iraq war.
Police in Turkey's capital, Ankara, find a van stuffed with a large amount of explosives, officials say.
The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians  in Gaza Friday as it poured tanks and soldiers into the coastal  strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out  militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.
The rapper ODB, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan whose erratic behaviour and incessant legal troubles made him a figure as wild as his lyrics, collapsed and died inside a recording studio at age 35.
The move by the legislator, angered over the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, leaves Prime Minister Ehud Olmert with a slimmer majority in Parliament.
ORDINARY exercise may prove to be an effective treatment for Parkinson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, scientists revealed yesterday. Forced exercise was found to have a major impact on rats given a toxin that induces Parkinson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat&#39;s West Bank grave and says talks with new Palestinian leaders have given him optimism about a revival of Middle East peacemaking.
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State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, dubbed the &quot;Sheriff of Wall Street&quot; for his investigations of some of the nation&#39;s most powerful financial institutions, made it official Tuesday: He will run for governor in 2006.
The criminal case against two former  Enron Corp. Internet executives was handed to the jury on  Monday to decide whether the men helped operate a fraudulent  deal that hid the business&#039; weak finances.
The largest shareholder in the Nikko Cordial Corporation has rejected a $10.8 billion takeover offer from Citigroup, saying that the price is too low. The shareholder, Harris Associates of Chicago, which manages money for individual and institutional investors, believes that Nikko is worth more than 2,000 yen a share, the chief investment officer, David G. Herro, said. The offer made by Citigroup was for 1,350 yen. The share price of Nikko, which is based in Tokyo, advanced 14 percent before the Citigroup offer was announced on Tuesday and it rose another 1.3 percent yesterday, closing at 1,357 yen a share. Harris owns about 7.5 percent of Nikko.
The government issued the alert Thursday, but said the threat by a radical Muslim group was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger.
Apple Computer introduced its first low-price Macintosh, signaling its bet that most consumers now see computers as simply another appliance in the modern house.
England captain Jason Robinson rejects suggestions the world champions are in decline.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history.
Forty-nine people, including four children, have died after a bus plunged off a bridge into a river in Peru&#39;s northern jungle, according to officials.
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin is not expected to face further disciplinary action for his controversial hit on Buffalo Sabres captain Daniel Briere, according to Caps GM George McPhee.
Allergan Inc. AGN.N said on Monday  that its Botox wrinkle treatment played no role in the case of  four patients who became ill after being treated by an  unlicensed physician in Florida.
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The next series of reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother, which sparked a racist bullying row involving Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, has been axed, broadcaster Channel 4 said Friday.
Indagini Dda ancora in corso per cercare persone coinvolte
The chairman of Italian airline Alitalia  raises new doubts over whether the carrier can survive without a buyer.
Wall Street investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. on Thursday said fiscal second-quarter profit was squeezed by the nation's mounting home-loan defaults.
China wants to resume talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program next week, media said on Tuesday, with a session likely to coincide with Pyongyang starting to shut its reactor and weapons-grade plutonium source.
Last week was another miserable one for music sales, but with one modest highlight: The indie-heavy \u00e2\u0080\u009cJuno\u00e2\u0080\u009d movie soundtrack rose one spot to the top of the Billboard chart, becoming the first album in Rhino Records\u00e2\u0080\u0099 three-decade history to reach No. 1. After the announcement of four Oscar nominations for \u00e2\u0080\u009cJuno,\u00e2\u0080\u009d including best picture, the soundtrack sold 65,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bumping Alicia Keys\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cAs I Am\u00e2\u0080\u009d (J), which moved 60,000, to No. 2. In the fourth straight week of very low sales, Natasha Bedingfield opened at No. 3 with 50,000 copies of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPocketful of Sunshine\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Epic), Mary J. Blige\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrowing Pains\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Geffen) sold 45,000 to reach No. 4, and Radiohead dropped one spot to No. 5 with \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Rainbows\u00e2\u0080\u009d (ATO), moving 35,000. Cat Power\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new \u00e2\u0080\u009cJukebox\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Matador) reached No. 12 with 29,000 copies sold.
Travel: Book review: Germans may strive for perfection but Ben Donald's journey to discover their culture is far from flawless, says Rory MacLean.
SEOUL -- North Korea said yesterday that prospects for talks on its nuclear weapons program are getting dimmer every day and it condemned US-led naval exercises in Japanese waters as an ''ultimate war action.&quot;
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Two researchers are following the footsteps of the religious patriarch in the hope that people will rediscover their common roots.
Real Estate.NET Holdings Pty  Ltd, a new company established by the team that operates Rooms.NET and  Local.NET, announced today that it has officially acquired the domain  name realestate.net.
Three men who used an internet chat room to hatch a plan to rape a schoolgirl have been jailed.
If the loonie&#39;s remarkable run above 85 cents US had occurred in isolation, this story might have had quite a different ending.
Pakistan&#39;s Naved-ul-Hasan Rana (left) is dismissed for zero, bowled by the West Indies&#39; Corey Collymore (right), during their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final match at the Rose Bowl, Southampton, yesterday.
The Bush administration asked an appeals court Thursday to step in immediately and dismiss a lawsuit over the government's warrantless eavesdropping program, calling a lower judge's ruling dangerous and wrong.
A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has escalated rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to wider sanctions over fears it is secretly seeking atom bombs.
Darfur rebels accused the government of bombing South Darfur on Thursday, the latest attack in an aerial campaign that has driven thousands of people from their homes over the past month.
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Japan's top three banks are expected to  resist a request to put up a total of $15 billion for a  U.S.-led subprime rescue fund, a move that could further cloud  prospects for the bailout plan.
The Israeli prime minister Ariel said peace talks depend on whether militants are reined in.
President Vicente Fox celebrated Independence Day at the traditional military parade Saturday, while supporters of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador massed at an outdoor gathering and acclaimed him leader of a \
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The ballroom is decorated with floor-to-ceiling paintings of shiny soda fountains, classic cars and the old store windows downtown. A stoop juts out from a rendering of the high school facade, so graduates can sit and talk &#151; just like in the old days. And just like in the old days, not everyone in town is invited.
Six months after Cuba's sick leader Fidel Castro handed over power provisionally to his brother Raul, signs of an opening in public debate are emerging in the communist-run country.
Up to 400 Britons were being evacuated from Ivory Coast to Ghana under military escort last night as the Foreign Office strongly advised all UK nationals to leave the country.
Russia admits it gave refugee status to wife and son of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.
French companies and farmers have reeled in deals reportedly worth up to five billion euros (dollars) in China during a state visit to the country by President Jacques Chirac, but executives were said to be ...
Marias Golden Rose puts away five other fillies to win the $75,000 Pearl Necklace for 3-year-old Maryland-bred fillies in Timonium.
FIFA has ordered 2006 World Cup hosts Germany to play in the tournament&#39;s opening match, dashing the hopes of their coach Juergen Klinsmann who wanted to delay his team&#39;s first game to keep the pressure off his players.
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Sprint Corp.  said on Wednesday it would buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications Inc.  for about &#36;36 billion, creating a U.S. wireless carrier with nearly 40 million subscribers.
Two black South Carolina ministers listed by Barack Obama's campaign as endorsing his White House bid say they did no such thing, and at least two others affirmed their support only after being contacted by campaign workers when questions were raised about their endorsements.
The YouTube Effect is amazing -- and potentially goofy.
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Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-match ban for racially abusing Andrew Symonds begins in Australia.
IT departments face a crunch, between impending retirements and a smaller pool of grads.
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Security forces say they have killed at least 22 Tamil Tiger rebels in a pre-dawn ground battle in eastern Sri Lanka, hours after war planes pounded guerrilla positions in the area.Comment
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.
Heather Mills McCartney is told by police of a \
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In their effort to reach the A.F.C. championship game, the Jets may need a major performance from wide receiver Santana Moss on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
In an attempt to level the playing field with Google Earth, Microsoft has scooped up Caligari, makers of 3-D rendering software.
When things were going well for the Dallas Cowboys early last season, Bill Parcells was asked about the great attitudes seen from several players who were not usually described that way. His response sounded more like a warning.
A blast near the gates of the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, where Vice President Dick Cheney is visiting, killed several people on Tuesday, a witness said.
Next week could be the moment of truth  for stocks. Investors will look to see if the Federal Reserve  delivers on the expectation that it is poised to pause after  more than two years of raising interest rates.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 20 -- A 13-year-old boy detonated an explosive vest he was wearing among a group of tribal leaders in western Anbar province Sunday, becoming one of the youngest suicide bombers since the American-led invasion, Iraqi police said.
FTSE 100 soars in first few minutes of trading, fuelled by last night's surprise cut in US interest rates.
Taking part in the Games is a triumph in itself for athletes who have dodged bullets, battled prejudice, and dreamed very hard to get here.
Mariah Carey turned some heads in Nashville while filming scenes for the upcoming movie \
US economists have trimmed their forecasts for hiring and economic growth in view of steep energy prices and other factors, a Wall Street Journal survey showed.
The civic boosters hoping to draw the 2008 Democratic convention to either New York City or Denver will have to scratch that wish off their holiday gift lists. The Democratic National Committee (DNC), in a statement issued Tuesday, announced that a decision on the convention site \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 expected to be made before Jan. 1 \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 will now have to wait until after the new year.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after Dell Inc.  reported better-than-expected earnings, sending technology shares higher a day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
BEIJING : US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Beijing for talks which he hopes will lead to a quick resumption of stalled talks on the North Korean nuclear impasse amid new bellicose accusations from Pyongyang.
A look at positions of some of the 2008 presidential candidates on taxes:
At first glance, all was bliss yesterday at Fenway Park. The day after the Red Sox clinched a berth in their second straight American League Championship Series, principal owner John W. Henry happily prepared to play catch on his famous lawn in the Fens. Manager Terry Francona, as calm as he possibly could be as one of the most scrutinized ...
The Royal Navy needs an extra \u00c2\u00a31bn to keep up with future foreign policy demands, according to the officer at its head.
A diplomat in Yemen says he believes 180 African migrants have drowned in recent days trying to get to Yemen.
The US threatens tough penalties against international energy companies that do business with Iran.
Twenty-three prisoners at the Guantanamo  detention camp staged a mass protest in 2003 in which some  tried to strangle themselves, but the U.S. military said on  Tuesday it did not publicize it at the time because it did not  consider most of them genuine suicide attempts.
Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan alleges a Scotland player choked Ronan O'Gara in Saturday's Six Nations game.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. India&#39;s software exports are on track to grow by 30 percent in the 2004-2005 fiscal year
The U.S. embassy in Algeria has instructed employees in Algiers to tighten security due to a risk of terrorist attacks in the city, a message to U.S. expatriates said.
An apple a day may help to keep bowel cancer at bay, say researchers.
Now you can buy movies from Amazon on the MeeVee entertainment site.
Northern Rock shareholders  largely vote to reject plans that could have limited the board's powers.
COPENHAGEN, March 3 -- Anarchists from across northern Europe flocked to the Danish capital on Saturday to join protesters after two nights of riots sparked by the eviction of squatters from a building that had been a center for young leftists and punk rockers.
US scientists have developed \
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Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) evidently has decided that making a new ally is good way to parry the threat from Google (Nasdaq: GOOG). The company announced yesterday that it is joining
Fritz Haeg is selling his geodesic dome, but he's holding onto his teapot.
China should no longer focus on the size of trade growth on its way to becoming a strong trading power. The international balance of payments, rather than blind pursuit of a trade surplus, should become the primary goal.
Iraq's Sunni vice-president demands the US speed up troop deployments in Baghdad for a new security drive.
Director Stephen Frears captures Diana's death and life at Buckingham Palace after that tragic event.
Valencia, Spain (Sports Network) - Valencia missed a chance to gain ground on La Liga leaders Barcelona on Saturday night. The struggling Valencia squad did not take advantage, as they finished in a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Mestalla.
Quirky characters, raucous music, jazz funerals, a warm climate and plenty of service-industry jobs made New Orleans an ideal base for writers and a rich backdrop for their work.
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A body found at the US Military base that was attacked in Iraq this week was wearing an Iraqi military uniform when it was recovered at the scene.
Computer industry bellwether Dell reports an 11% drop in quarterly profit because of a one-off tax charge.
Crude oil prices fell slightly Friday, ending lower this week as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipated amid rising oil stockpiles.
Business & money: An emergency loan of \u00c2\u00a31.6bn and speculation about the sub-prime fallout have rocked the bank.
You can&#39;t rely on the boxscore to quantify the type of impact Derek Jeter had on Game 2 of the Yankees-Twins series. Or the influence he has on his team.
President Bush said Monday that he hopes Iran's claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but \
The Indianapolis defensive backs will get a break Monday night. They won't have to deal with Randy Moss. For a shaky secondary, it's one of the few advantages the Colts have against Minnesota's talented receivers.
The FBI has lost 160 laptops in 44 months, according to the inspector general for the  Department of Justice, which criticized the agency for losing the computers -- and for not knowing what secrets may have been kept on all of them.
Janet Maslin, Michiko Kakutani and William Grimes pick their favorite books of 2007.
KIEV -- Losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych appealed the results of last month's election to Ukraine's Supreme Court, arguing that the election be declared invalid because of massive fraud, a court spokeswoman said yesterday.
(InfoWorld) - Samsung Electronics saw a sharp fall in operating profits during the three months from April to June due to the\u00c2\u00a0weak market\u00c2\u00a0for computer memory chips. Prices of the chips, which are used for the main memory in personal computers, fell because supply exceeded demand. That hit Samsung because it's one of the world's largest makers of DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips. The company said operating profit was 910 billion won ($985 million) as of the last day of the period being reported), which is down from 1.4 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in the second quarter of 2006. Net profit, which is a wider measure of profitability and includes subsidiaries and non-core operations, was down slightly at 1.42 trillion won from 1.5 trillion won a year earlier. Net sales were up 4 percent to 14.6 trillion won. \
US mining giant Newmont Mining Corp. on Sunday welcomed the release of five of its executives who were detained in Indonesia last month amid claims one of the company&#39;s gold mines polluted a bay in central Indonesia.
A previously unknown militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for the killing of a U.S. government aid officer in Sudan on January 1, according to an Internet statement.
Intel is working on a device management technology that could allow IT departments to use existing management software to bring a slew of wireless devices under the IT department umbrella.
A TV drama by playwright Dennis Potter, thought destroyed after its 1968 broadcast, is rediscovered.
They arranged for the Foreign Office to distribute 50,000 leaflets around the streets in which he is most likely to be incarcerated.
LOS ANGELES  - Jeffrey Tambor has joined CBS' comedy pilot \
A statue of the notorious colonial king Leopold II is removed hours after being re-erected in DR Congo's capital.
Jessica Davenport scored 26 points and Ashlee Trebilcock had 17 to help No. 5 Ohio State beat Penn State 78-61 Thursday night to clinch at least a share of its third Big Ten title in a row.
Twins relievers had won redemption at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. Joe Nathan ran out of gas before they could win the game.
Queueing patiently for hours before polling stations opened, Namibians on Monday began voting for a successor to founding president Sam Nujoma, who stands down in March after 15 years in charge.
A ceremony to honour those who died in Chile's 1973 military coup ends in violent  clashes.
Thailand prepares to bury the final bodies of those killed in one of the  regions hardest-hit by the 2004 tsunami.
(InfoWorld) - Yahoo Inc. has introduced a mechanism for external developers to give their Web applications access to data that Yahoo members have stored in Yahoo services. Yahoo made available the protocol that provides this bridge, called Browser Based Authentication, on Friday, and works with two Yahoo services -- Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Photos -- with support for other services planned for the next few months. The protocol requires that users give their authorization prior to giving third-party Web applications access to their Yahoo data. Developers also need to register their applications with Yahoo. The idea behind Browser Based Authentication is to extend the popular \
An Alexandria jury today acquitted two former America Online Inc. executives of conspiracy and securities fraud, bringing a decisive conclusion to a government probe that fell far short of its mark.
TUESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Statistics suggest Americans are more likely to die at the start of each month than any other time, and now researchers think they've found one possible culprit: mistakes in prescription drug use.
A West African  delegation has talks with Guinea's president on ways of resolving the political crisis.
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The pop star made her union with Kevin Federline legal on Thursday when the pair filed the necessary documents to formalize their marriage.
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice is being pegged as the likely replacement to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who stepped down Monday.
Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N on Wednesday  posted a quarterly profit well below analysts' estimates even  before $1.5 billion in one-time charges, as it faced falling  movie rental demand and higher costs to counter competition.
The EU's anti-fraud squad reports an increase in serious abuses of its international aid project.
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Reader Partap Singh Verma got a taste of Om Shanti Om. And lunched with King Khan.
BAGDAD, 21 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Un altro filmato dell&#39;orrore impensabile. L&#39;ultimatum di 48 ore \u00c3\u00a8 scaduto, e nel video diffuso su un sito web islamico, Eugene Armstrong, ostaggio americano in Iraq, viene sgozzato
All but one of 40 people feared to have drowned in torrential flooding in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state have been found alive and well.
Japan's PM Yasuo Fukuda tells the BBC how problems in the world's financial markets are worrying him.
A meeting between Israel's defense minister and a top Palestinian security official Saturday went well, Israeli officials said, as the two sides try to reconcile widely differing expectations for an upcoming summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
The next Congress will look slightly more like the real America, with more women, Hispanics and blacks, including the first black man to enter the Senate in a quarter century.
The Duke of York criticises the US administration, saying it should have listened to the UK over Iraq.
Senior police officers are urging ministers to do more to cut the amount of illegal drugs smuggled into prisons.
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Mylan Laboratories Inc.&#39;s board Monday shunned an overture by financier Carl Icahn and said the company intends to remain independent while pursuing its proposed acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals, which Icahn opposes.
Remembering Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski, 1932-2007
Investors are heading into a quarter that will likely favor small- and mid-cap stocks as corporate profits rise and businesses rush to take advantage of a tax break designed to give a lift to small manufacturers.
Top News News, United Nations,Indian diplomatic sources have played down the upcoming recommendations of a high-level panel that fall short of New Delhi&#39;s expectations of getting full membership of the UN&#39;s Security Council.
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The new show from the creators of the long-running \u00e2\u0080\u009cDe La Guarda\u00e2\u0080\u009d is another entry in a dependable if not exactly venerable genre: theater for people who don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really like theater.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Enraged supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide armed themselves and roamed a downtown slum, threatening to behead foreigners after UN peacekeepers and Haitian police arrested dozens of people yesterday.
Newcastle manager Bobby Robson has been &quot;relieved of his duties&quot; at the lagging soccer club, Newcastle announced Monday.
Drug wholesaler Cardinal Health Inc. Monday set a three-year restructuring plan that involves cutting jobs, closing 25 facilities and buying back $500 million in stock.
From time to time, even the most experienced programmers get stuck, hence the need for effective help files. In this Perl primer, we look at the \
Accused of conspiring to commit murder. Alleged Al-Qa&#39;ida operative charged with possessing plans of US financial institutions ...
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - San Francisco 49ers linebacker Julian Peterson will undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday on his torn left Achilles&#39; tendon.
Italian Senate speaker Franco Marini, given the onerous task of building a team capable of carrying out electoral reforms and avoiding immediate polls, resumed crisis talks Friday with political leaders.
Having a side airbag that protects your head from crashes with cars or SUVs can save your life, according to a new study verifying their effectiveness. In Autopia.
Parole amare del ds del Siena Giorgio Perinetti dopo il paqreggio interno con la Fiorentina. \
The 60th annual Locarno Film  Festival, which takes place in the Swiss town from August 1 to  August 11, will hold a special &quot;Signore & Signore&quot; sidebar  focusing on some of the great actresses of Italian film,  organizers said Tuesday.
SEOUL -- Even by the standards of South Korea's turbulent politics, the reversals in President Roh Moo Hyun's fortunes have been dramatic. Not even the recent breakthrough deal to shut down North Korea's nuclear program, a seeming boost to his longstanding policy of reconciliation with Pyongyang, restored his popularity.
10 strands of hair become $1m charity gem A synthetic diamond company has transformed 10 strands of Beethoven's hair into a \
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior commander from the Hamas armed wing in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, residents said.
Arsenal&#39;s young Gunners gave manager Arsene Wenger plenty of cause for optimism as they advanced to the League Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Tuesday.
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The acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices put ATI directly in competition with one of its major partners, Intel Corp., analysts say, which is the main reason ATI's market share dropped.
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Britain's resurgent tennis hope wins first-round tie
Blackberry nation might get turned on its side if RIM ever brings the angled keyboard described in a recent patent application to the market.
FBR Capital Markets, the Arlington investment bank, said yesterday it would lay off 10 percent of its workforce \
A Silicon Valley startup hoping to become \
Description: NPR&#39;s John Ydstie talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter, about Sunday&#39;s beatification ceremony for five new Catholic saints.
Iran says it will continue talks with Britain, Frances and Germany over their proposed package of incentives, but will not agree to an indefinite suspension of its nuclear enrichment activities.
Christina Quaye scored 20 points and Krystal Ellis added 19 to lead No. 21 Marquette to a 65-54 win over No. 20 Louisville on Saturday.
Guerrero, the right fielder for the Anaheim Angels, received 21 of 28 first-place votes and 354 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers&#39; Association of America.
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IN THE ordinary course of events, the final fixture in a Champions League group that a team have won might have little meaning for staff or players.
President Bush praised a diverse assembly of college sports champions on Monday, from the University of Florida men's basketball team to the UCLA women's water polo team.
U.S. NAVAL BASE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  - A  Sudanese man described as an al Qaeda paymaster was formally  charged on Friday with conspiring to commit terrorism.
Charles Schwab Corp., the biggest U.S.  discount brokerage, said on Thursday it plans to sell its three  seats on the New York Stock Exchange, citing the recent sale of  its capital markets and trading business to Swiss banking giant  UBS .
US prosecutors charge nine people with plotting a coup in Laos, including a prominent former Laotian general.
Chile\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former President General Augusto Pinochet has been stripped of his legal immunity following a ruling by the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Supreme Court.
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Jim Belushi is being sued by the 78-year-old father of his former driver, who accuses him of selling a used 2001 Land Rover that turned out to be a lemon.
GENERAL NAKAR, Philippines  - Philippine soldiers  rushed food, drinking water and other supplies by foot and  helicopters on Sunday to provinces cut off by four storms in  two weeks that left more than 1,300 people dead or missing.
Troy Murphy had his fourth straight double-double with a career-high 30 points and 15 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors won consecutive games for the first time this season with a 110-106 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
Gunmen took hostage up to 250 Pakistani schoolchildren in the northwestern town of Bannu on Monday after taking refuge in the school following a clash with police, officials said.

America's Sweetheart Julia Roberts has confirmed she's expecting a boy AND a girl early next year following IVF treatment.
WASHINGTON  - The United States is talking to Iraqi leaders about ways to guarantee minority Sunni Muslims a minimum level of top posts in Iraq &#39;s future government, The New York Times reported.
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A group representing technology industry chief executives on Tuesday warned that the Bush administration has failed to follow through on its two-year-old strategy for protecting the nation&#39;s
The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial average  declined on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co.MRK.N  recalled its widely sold Vioxx painkiller and its stock sunk 27  percent.
Ministro, doppio controllo sulle esportazioni verso l'Unione
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004  - Last week&#39;s federal grand jury indictment of former Computer Associates International Inc.
The three-person spacecraft flew higher than 62 miles for the second time in a week and captured the X-Prize, an award offered to promote private-sector development of spaceships.
Staff who struggle from their sick bed to the office may be helping their bosses - but they are pushing themselves towards an early grave, new research claimed today.
A not so-funny thing will happen Saturday. Giant fans will see Ben Roethlisberger, the quarterback that got away when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Meadowlands.
JetBlue Airways Corp. , a low-fare carrier flying mainly on the East Coast, said third-quarter profit will be lower than it expected because of hurricanes that forced flight cancellations in Florida and high fuel costs.
David Beckham broke his rib moments after scoring England's second goal in Saturday's 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualifying game.
Western nations must do more to crack down on the drug trade and corruption in Afghanistan, NATO's commander said on Wednesday as the alliance prepared to assume security duties for the whole country.
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In his first game back in Washinton, Jerry Stackhouse made the Wizards pay with his clutch long-range shooting. The former Wizard scored 28 points, including three 3-pointers
The FTSE 100 gave up some of the previous day's gains as dealers looked ahead to the US interest rate decision later on Wednesday.
The emotions of two teenage suspects in a gruesome murder are apparently chronicled on their MySpace pages
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WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Thursday that the credit crisis has created \
State says it has made a deal with PC maker over civil charges related to methods used in an HP leak investigation.
The mother of a 24-year-old Ohio man has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court against a unit of Germany's Bayer, alleging that its contrast agent Magnevist caused her son's death in 2004, her lawyers said.
British Muslims who fear their children are adopting extremist views must confront them and help root out extremism in the country, Home Secretary John Reid said.
The world is closer to the next flu pandemic &quot;than we have ever been before&quot; and it may kill two million to seven million people, a World Health Organization expert said Thursday.
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Following Ireland's impressive 17-12 victory over South Africa last weekend, manager Eddie O'Sullivan has not hesitated introducing further players to his panel for the upcoming game against the American Eagles ...
Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.
Tony Blair's decision to move troops deeper into Iraq to support U.S. forces proves his determination to stick to the course he took over the war despite mammoth political risks.
A rookie crew of two Russians and an American had a few scary moments as their craft approached too quickly to the International Space Station for docking before they put on the brakes in time to avoid a potential crash.
The PeopleSoft Board concluded that PeopleSoft is worth much more than the $24 per share price offered by Oracle. They reiterated that they will not sell the company for less than it is worth.
Al-Qaida is &quot;bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy&quot;, Osama bin Laden claims, in a section of his latest videotape which has just come to light.
Ford Motor Co., Time Warner Inc. and Home Depot Inc. are among the big corporations donating funds for President Bush's reinauguration ceremonies, according to a list released Friday.
Forecasters predicted a system stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the East Coast would bring cooler temperatures to the eastern part of the country on Sunday.
Free agent right-hander Jason Jennings agreed to a one-year deal worth $4 million to join the Texas Rangers rotation.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent at the opening on Monday after crude oil dropped back from record highs above $49 a barrel, encouraging some investors to return to the Tokyo stock market in search of bargains.
Israeli troops kill three men from the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, in a raid into the Gaza Strip.
Goodrich Corp.  on Monday said quarterly profit rose 61 percent, as the recovery in commercial aerospace helped boost sales of its brakes and landing gear to Boeing Co.  and Airbus .
Between 500 and 600 people die every year in state custody in England and Wales, a report will say.
Amnesty calls on Indonesia's president-elect Yudhoyono to investigate human rights abuses in Aceh province.
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Survival of the NATO alliance, a cornerstone of American security policy for decades, is at stake in the debate over how the United States and Europe should share the burden of fighting Islamic extremism in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.
Australia reduced New Zealand to 36-4 at tea on day four of the second cricket Test in Adelaide, moving within six wickets of a 2-0 series win after setting the tourists 464 to win.
ITV, the biggest British commercial television network, said that its under-fire chief executive Charles Allen was quitting after two and a half years in the post.
Boeing and Northrop Grumman may work together on a spacecraft that can take humans to the Moon, Mars and possibly beyond.
Next year isn't likely to be its best, as ad spending slows down.
Take-Two Interactive Software said Monday it improperly dated stock options for as long as nine years and would report undetermined expenses to correct compensation costs.
Forbes magazine has again ranked Bill Gates as the richest person in the US, worth to $48 billion, but investor Warren Buffett has edged closer.
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal is expected to miss the remainder of the preseason with a sore right foot, head coach Rick Carlisle said Thursday.
His name is Steve Christian, and he is the mayor of Pitcairn Island and a descendant of Fletcher Christian, the Bounty&#39;s first mate.
Credit Suisse First Boston maintained &quot;neutral&quot; ratings on Guidant (nyse: GDT - news - people ) and Johnson &amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ), saying a near-term acquisition of the former by the latter values Guidant at $76.
In scuttling major intelligence legislation that he, the president and most lawmakers supported, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert last week enunciated a policy in which Congress will pass bills only if most House Republicans back them, regardless of how many Democrats favor them.
DANZHOU, China -- Li Hua was outraged. The public high school where he had been teaching civics for six years was about to be swallowed up by a fancy private institution. The merger had been ordered by local officials, Li suspected, because they had a financial stake in the big new school and wanted...
Michael Jackson returned to court on Friday to face the mother of the child who has accused him of molestation, and to address reports that he paid a settlement to another alleged victim more than 10 years ago.
Australia&#39;s cricket team has defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the International Cricket Council&#39;s Champions Trophy tournament at the Oval in London.
French industrial group Bouygues posts a rise in profits after its construction unit counters losses at its telecom arm.
Signs of shaky economies in France and Germany have sharpened worries about Europe's less-than-robust recovery &#151; and underscored the struggle to shake up regulation-clogged economies in countries that use the euro.
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On Thursday, Google started testing ads that also include video clips. It is looking at graphic ads and those with interactive maps as well.
Baton Rouge police say a young woman killed two female students in a classroom at Louisiana Technical College, then killed herself.
The Federal Reserve raised official interest rates last month for the third time this year despite a mixed economic outlook. The rate increase took the benchmark federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.50 percent.
WORKING in a high-pressure environment to tight deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of having a heart attack. The research, published today, found that short-term intense pressures have a greater
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The popular online dating service  eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its  services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
A Canadian team&#39;s bid to launch the country&#39;s first manned spaceship is on hold, although the aspiring astronauts have not given up their attempt to win a $10 million prize.
James Carter of Baltimore finished fourth in the finals of the 400-meter hurdles today, missing out on a medal. Felix Sanchez, of the Dominican Republic, won the gold medal.
TRAPANI, 14 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Uno spot per trovare Denise Pipitone , la bambina rapita il primo di settembre a Mazara del Vallo. Alcune fotografie, forse anche un filmato con la bimba ripresa nei momenti felici
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - JD Drew singled home Rafael Furcal with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth and John Smoltz pitched out of a jam in the bottom of the inning, as the Atlanta Braves forced a decisive fifth game of the National League
A rocket slammed into the ground near where Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s helicopter was approaching to land in an eastern city Thursday, forcing him to return to Kabul, officials said.
Britain&#39;s highest court ruled Thursday that the government cannot detain terror suspects indefinitely without trial. Nine Law Lords ruled in favor of a group of men jailed without charge for
The dollar rose against the yen and the euro in London on expectations the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates tomorrow and signal it plans further increases.
Major economic powers agreed in principle to write off billions of dollars of debt for Iraq, officials said Sunday, with France in particular agreeing to compromise as it seeks improved ties with the United States.
Director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer have settled on a familiar face to play the lead role in his film adaptation of author Dan Brown&#39;s &quot;The Da Vinci Code.
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Upset that her roommate had accused her of theft, a University of Arizona freshman bought a knife, returned to their dorm room and stabbed the woman as she slept, according to court papers filed Thursday.
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Detained former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea allegedly ordered the murder of civilians when his group ruled Cambodia, a U.N-backed tribunal said.
Dates and times for announcements of 2006 Nobel Prizes (all times EDT):
BAGHDAD, November 12 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - As the US military continued Friday, November 12, their massive sweep of Fallujah, resistance attacks were remarkably intensified across the war-torn country, in an effort to alleviate the
Bryan Randall threw for 304 yards and two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter as No. 22 Virginia Tech, stifled much of the night, rallied for a 34-20 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday.
PJ Brown sat slumped in his chair Tuesday night, still convinced he had knocked the ball away from Emeka Okafor. Yet with 5.7 seconds remaining in overtime and the Hornets holding
Setting the stage for another round of midnight bookstore parties and marathon readings into the morning, the penultimate novel in JK Rowling&#39;s mega-selling series, &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,&quot; will go on sale 12:01 am on July 16 in the
Business & money: Stuart Jeffries and  Stephen Moss look at who stands to gain from an economic slump
NEW YORK -- The pharmaceutical industry yesterday said it plans to publish more data about clinical drug trials, despite skepticism about whether the initiative will increase transparency and improve drug safety.
LONDON (Ticker) - American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones has denied new allegations she has used performance-enhancing drugs.
DHAKA: Bangladesh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister and her main rival are under pressure to set aside years of bitter feuding after a grenade attack on an opposition rally killed 20 people and triggered a week of violent protests nationwide.
An American T-shirt company has a solution for fellow citizens who want to vacation in Europe without having to answer questions about US politics: pose as Canadians.
The way to high returns is not to sell after a relatively large decline, but to hang on.
Ten months before his wife was killed, actor Robert Blake complained that she was an unfit mother and worked behind the scenes to get custody of the their daughter, a prosecution witness testified on Friday.
A stagnant economy and rising health care costs helped push the percentage of people in the USA without health insurance last year to 15.
Some residents began returning to their homes Monday in this city where Hurricane Frances slammed into Florida's eastern coastline, and the storm, which had moved into the Gulf of Mexico, hit the state a second time when it crossed into Florida's panhandle about 2 p.m.
R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the nominees for the Grammy Awards on Thursday, while country outcasts the Dixie Chicks picked up key nods for a defiant tune stemming from critical comments they made about President George W. Bush.
The electronics retailer has been put on the defensive because of its decision to notify about 400 laid-off employees by e-mail.
The husband of a severely brain-damaged  woman won a Florida Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that could  allow him to remove his wife's feeding tube and let her die,  against her parents' wishes.
Holder Rafael Nadal reached the last 16 of the French Open with a 6-1 6-3 6-2 demolition of fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes on Saturday.
How low can they go? Fidelity  Investments recently slashed fees on several of its index  funds, knocking their annual expense ratio from 0.19 to 0.10  percent. E-Trade Financial countered by dropping the annual  charges on two of its funds to 0.09 percent.
Brand-new Trail Blazers center Greg Oden quickly got a feel for life in Portland &#151; it rained.
LONDON - Oxfam is launching its first downloadable music album with songs from REM, Ash, David Gray and Faithless to raise money for refugees in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
Plum Creek Timber Co. on Monday posted a 71 percent surge in third-quarter profit, helped by higher prices for lumber products during the quarter.
The streets of the Dutch capital were jammed as more than 200,000 protesters turned up to vent their anger over the biggest cutbacks in public spending the country has ever seen.
Lung cancer screening with CT scans does not appear to save lives, and it exposes people to risks, researchers say.
SYDNEY : Foreign Minister Alexander Downer dismissed newspaper claims the Australian government was repeatedly warned its support for the Iraq war would impede the fight against terrorism.
BEIRUT - Mahmoud Khalifa has tried five times to sneak into Europe. Each time, he was caught and sent back to Lebanon, the country where he was born but is denied some of the most basic rights because he is a Palestinian refugee.
But fashion models turned as many heads as the tennis by replacing the traditional ball boys and girls on the main court. Costa, ranked 50th, claimed a 6-2 5-7 7-5 victory to advance to a second meeting with top-seeded Tim Henman.
TES BRAMBLE scored twice for Stockport in a seven-goal thriller.   The visitors took the lead through Martin Smith, but Stockport levelled when Bramble hammered home and went ahead via Adam Proudlock.
North Korea has said it may slow down work to disable its nuclear plants because of what it called a delay in promised energy aid, Japanese media reported Thursday.
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Southampton manager Harry Redknapp hopes to sign five players with the money he will get from selling England striker James Beattie.
Coach Urban Meyer said he and his staff still have not decided which running back will be the starter when the Utah Utes take the field for the season-opener against Texas A&amp;M at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday night.
With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be an urgent problem on Saturday, the crew readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the international space station.
Japan moved a step closer to partially lifting a ban on U.S. beef imports after a government panel on Tuesday accepted U.S. assurances that a specific grade of U.S. beef would be free of mad cow disease.
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Washington - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on forecast Wednesday a substantial jump in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year and next, saying the outlook for the region was better than in years.
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Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson calls on Tesco to ensure its fruit suppliers abroad follow working laws.
Panel discusses the depth of the problem and roots of sexual predation in online communities and ways to protect children.
Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International&#39;s operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.
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New figures suggest the number of abusive and violent attacks on Britain's Jewish community reached record levels in 2004.
A former teacher who claims she was unfairly dismissed from Eton College after being ordered to help Prince Harry cheat on an exam played a secretly recorded tape of conversations she said prove her allegations.
Japan and North Korea begin their first formal bilateral talks in more than a year, aimed at normalising ties.
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Liberal Democrats decide to try to resurrect a Welsh assembly alliance with Plaid Cymru and Conservatives.
InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems and several other vendors on Wednesday will release an early draft of a specification intended to ease integration of Java-based systems, but IBM and BEA Systems have dropped out of participation in the effort.
Members of a far-right German party boycotted a moment of silence at a state parliament held in honor of Nazi victims Wednesday, the 75th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's elevation to German chancellor.
The United Nations Security Council is unlikely to impose heavy sanctions on Sudan even if Khartoum fails to meet the body&#39;s demands to rein in marauding militiamen in Darfur, a senior British official has said.
VALLETTA/ST. JULIAN'S, Malta  - The euro zone economy could slow more than previously forecast, a policymaker said on Saturday, as other EU leaders voiced worries about the weak U.S. economy and the strong euro currency.
Defending champion Dominik Hrbaty reached the second round of the Heineken Tennis Open when Rafael Nadal withdrew from their first round match Tuesday with chest pains.
The maker of the new Wii video game consoles said Thursday it is investigating reports of problems with a strap that secures the machines' wandlike remote-controller to the player's wrist.
Travis Moen helped shut down Ottawa's big three, then scored a goal that trio would have been proud of. Moen, part of Anaheim's primary checking unit, took a pass in the slot from Rob Niedermayer and snapped the puck past Ray Emery with 2:51 left, giving the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Senators in the Stanley Cup finals opener Monday night.

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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Wednesday challenged President Bush's decisions before and after the Iraq war and linked the &#36;200 billion cost of the war to economic woes in the United States.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday said Middle Eastern economic and political reform would help defeat terrorism but many Arabs dismissed
Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir reiterated his commitment to implementing peace accords with southern rebels and to pursuing a settlement to the Darfur conflict.
Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly warns that unrest in Iraq could last for years.
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An Adriatic fishing zone off Croatia prompts EU warnings of negative consequences.
If you&#39;re going to tell a wildly implausible tale of fortune hunting and unlikely heroes, you could do worse than &quot;National Treasure.
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Two passenger trains collided near the central train station in the Latvian capital on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 24 others, officials said.
GAINESVILLE, Tex., June 18 -- Torrential overnight rainfall flooded a handful of North Texas towns on Monday, killing at least five people and stranding residents and their pets on the roofs of their houses.
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Alcatel has expanded its foothold in the  key North American market with the acquisition of a mobile  software provider and a conference technology business for $277  million.
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Zimbabwe authorities ordered a delegation from South Africa's main labor organization to leave the country on the first day of a scheduled four-day visit, labor officials said.
Protests from seven safety groups  prompted General Motors Corp. to pull a television ad that  shows a young boy driving a Corvette sports car so recklessly  that it goes airborne, officials of the automaker said on  Wednesday.
Moves are launched in Brazil to remove the senate leader, a key ally of President Lula, amid a corruption scandal.
NEW YORK  - Many teenagers and young adults   fail to use condoms consistently, regardless of whether they   have sex with a serious or a \
Even in the fleeting and transitory world of technology, Lycos&#39; spam-busting screensaver was the most short-lived of initiatives.
Signs of a fairly competitive job market are everywhere, unless you're looking for a big raise.
IBM is recalling power adapters that shipped with certain models of its ThinkPad notebooks sold between January 1999 and August 2000.
The US presents a new draft UN resolution to pressure Sudan to resolve the conflict in the Darfur region.
Shaukat Aziz, the man chosen by President Pervez Musharraf to be Pakistan's next prime minister, was heading for victory in by-elections here, paving the way for him to take office next week.
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Gordon Brown is set to become prime minister, bringing to an end Tony Blair's 10 years in power.
A lawyer for accused double murderer Scott Peterson on Monday tried to portray Peterson&#39;s ex-mistress as a desperate single mom who turned police informant to punish Peterson for lying to her.
Linebacker Junior Seau , who had one of his homes damaged by the wildfires that are ravaging parts of Southern California, acknowledged his mind is focused on more than just preparations for Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins.
A U.N. nuclear watchdog team prepared to leave for North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to confirm the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor and source of bomb-grade plutonium.
Barack Obama triumphs over arch rival Hillary Clinton in the crucial state of South Carolina
Italian design triumphs again in this combination mirror, radiator and digital clock. From CNET's new gadget blog, Crave.
Kuala Lumpur: Former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said a few elements among Umno leaders and the media are deliberately raising issues and making vicious allegations to create disharmony.
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CHICAGO  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Allstate Corporation, the property and casualty insurer, reported a 37 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday on higher catastrophe losses and increased costs.
MOSUL, Iraq, Aug 27 - A car bomb exploded near a US military convoy in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday, wounding at least 10 civilians, police and hospital officials said.
Chip tariff catches up with recent launches
Worries over the political situation have sparked a run on Ukraine's banks, the country's central bank admits.
A new study by a team of German researchers suggests that commuting could be hazardous to your health. The study found an increased risk in having a heart attack, within two hours of being in traffic.
Yang, Yang, left, of China takes an outside turn against Alison Baver (47) of Reading, Penn., during the 1,500-meter finals at the World Cup Short Track Speed Skating competition in Madison, Wis.
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By Jeff Hansel, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jun. 4--FOUNTAIN -- To the vandals who ravaged the Root Prairie Lutheran Church, the parishioners have a message for you.   They want you to know that they'll forgive you.  \
The Nationwide building society has stopped offering the same mortgage deals to new and current borrowers
The Senate cleared the way Monday for legislation that would open 8.3 million protected acres in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling.
There&#39;s now one more reason to be security-conscious while using MySpace.com: fake Microsoft updates.Using a hacked MySpace profile, online criminals are trying to trick victims into downloading a malicious Trojan Horse program by disguising it as a Microsoft update, according to researchers at security vendor McAfee.The attack is certainly not widespread -- McAfee has seen it used on only one MySpace profile -- but it does show how sites like MySpace can be abused by criminals.Web surfers are presented with what appears to be a popup window advising them to download the latest version of Microsoft&#39;s Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, which was just released this Tuesday. This software is distributed by Microsoft to help Windows users rid their systems of malware.In reality, the popup window is just part of a larger image that takes up most of the computer screen. If the user clicks anywhere on this image, his computer will then begin to download the Trojan program.The Trojan, known as TFactory, is a well-known piece of code that has been used by criminals for well over a year, according to Dave Marcus, a security research manager with McAfee.Hackers were able to launch this attack because they either discovered a flaw in the MySpace code or found a way of taking over user accounts, Marcus said. &quot;Our best guess is [the owner of the one MySpace profile] just got their password and user name phished,&quot; he said.Social networking sites allow their members to use an array of powerful Web programming tools that are increasingly coming under the scrutiny of hackers looking for ways to misuse them.In November, hackers found a way to serve up Web-based attack code from the MySpace profiles of Alicia Keys and a number of other musical artists.
The European Union says it is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old ban on selling arms to China, but is working toward that goal. The arms embargo dominated a one-day EU-China summit in the
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The New York Jets cut former Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray on Sunday as the NFL team finalized its 53-man season-opening roster.
Iraqi deaths hit a new high in October and 100,000 people are fleeing abroad every month to escape worsening violence that is segregating the country on sectarian lines, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
European shares fell on Friday as weakness for banks followed results from Swedbank and news of a US acquisition by Spain's BBVA.
Tracking a controversial debate over electronic surveillance; why text messages are the rage in the Philippines; and Saudi Arabia loves YouTube.
The new Soderbergh movie is unspectacular but quite a ride.
Governors are facing up to some harsh realities: Their states' school children aren't ready for the 21st century, their workers aren't trained for the new jobs created every day, and their businesses aren't competing as strongly as they must to keep ahead.
Bandleader and clarinetist Artie  Shaw, famed for his recording of \
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A federal judge resentenced David Wittig, the former chief executive of Westar Energy Inc. , to 24 months in prison for bank fraud on Monday.
Global health experts have warned Southeast Asia it must unite to combat the spread of bird flu. The World health Organisation says the virus has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic.
NEW YORK, November 3  - World crude oil prices witnessed significant volatility today on news of John Kerry conceding the US presidential elections, rising above the $50 per barrel mark.
Political polling outfits exclude cell phone users from this year's presidential surveys. But a new survey indicates that mobile phone users are a distinct voting group whose ballot preferences might not be reflected in traditional polls. By Elisa Batista.
Indonesia&#39;s President Megawati Sukarnoputri, facing defeat after elections this week, has apologised for the shortcomings of her government.
A U.S. appeals court will allow ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to stay out of prison while it considers granting him bail, according to a report published on the Wall Street Journal's Web site on Monday.
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BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which at least 14 people were killed and scores wounded, officials said.
A suicide bomber killed 26 people including the police chief of the Iraqi city of Baquba on Monday in a mosque compound where local Shi'ite and Sunni Arab leaders were holding reconciliation talks.
Studios never quite got the filmmaker John Cassavetes. Most critics hated him. A new DVD set proves them wrong all over again.
Northwest Airlines Corp. posted a third-quarter loss on Wednesday, compared with profits a year ago, due to rising fuel costs and low-fare competition.
SYDNEY -- Iraqi militants who kidnapped an Australian reporter in Baghdad and threatened to kill him Googled his name on the Internet to investigate his work before deciding to release him unharmed, the journalist's executive producer said yesterday.
A search is launched for someone to write a sequel to bring children's classic Peter Pan up to date.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia  - A French national was shot and killed in the Saudi Arabian city Jiddah early Sunday, the Saudi Interior Ministry said.
Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards. The volatile issue is in voters' hands and each side is desperate to win, spending millions of dollars to make their cases and portray the other side as greedy.
Masked robbers stormed into an art museum in Norway and stole Edvard Munch&#39;s famous paintings &quot;The Scream&quot; and &quot;Madonna&quot; at gunpoint before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.
Hurricane Ivan spared the critical Gulf Coast refining belt, but oil prices rose anyway Thursday on fears a new storm brewing in the Caribbean will delay tankers carrying imported crude to US ports.
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Defensive end Shaun Ellis and the New York Jets are &quot;real, real close&quot; to an agreement on a contract extension. Ellis said Sunday that as far as he knew, there was no final agreement.
It's not exactly a repeat performance for Jake Delhomme, but it's about as close as he can get.
British pop and rock stars are planning a new version of charity song &quot;Do They Know It's Christmas?&quot;, which raised huge sums for African famine relief 20 years ago.
IT sales account manager in England seeks compensation after winning her sex discrimination case.
TELCOS Optus and Vodafone Australia will combine to create a national 3G mobile network, just three weeks after rival Telstra Corp entered a similar deal.
Britain&#39;s &quot;alternative royal family&quot; -- Victoria and David Beckham -- hosted a lavish but much-derided Christmas party on Thursday to christen their sons in the grounds of their &quot;Beckingham Palace&quot; home.
Japan plans to launch a debate on lifting a ban on using power lines for data communications, enabling people get access to the Internet at high speed, an official said.
Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, prompting a terse complaint from China.
US video game industry sales rocketed to a record high 17.9 billion dollars in 2007, with Nintendo reigning as champion of the console battle with Microsoft and Sony, according to research group NPD.
United States Vice President, Dick Cheney, has hailed the inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai as an historic day and has praised the US role in bringing democracy to the country.
Germany&#39;s two major political parties are bracing for heavy losses in Sunday&#39;s legislative elections in two former communist states.
&quot;I think we are more likely to succeed if we treat this as a purely public health problem, so let&#39;s take away the morality and religion from all this,&quot; he said.
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SINGAPORE : The Philippines&#39; largest food and beverage group, San Miguel Corp, says it may bid for a 40 percent stake in Singapore-listed Del Monte Pacific.
TOKYO -- Nine bodies were found in two parked cars yesterday with charcoal stoves at their feet and the windows sealed from inside in what is believed to be Japan's largest group suicide.
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Tata Motors Ltd.&#39;s new listing on the New York Stock Exchange will help India&#39;s biggest maker of trucks and buses add investors, raise capital for acquisitions and improve its corporate
Already missing Pedro Martinez, the New York Mets suddenly might have to replace pitcher Orlando Hernandez in Game 1 of the playoffs because of a calf injury, too.
Alkermes Inc. said the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked for information on accounting for its marketing partnership for a treatment for alcoholism.
Iraqi fire-fighters battle a blaze at a major oil refinery outside the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after a mortar attack.
Several organisations will celebrate Saturday&#39;s International Software Freedom Day by hosting open source events around the country.
BEIJING -- When Wang Xiaoyu set out to buy some sleek Lincoln automobiles for the small company he owns, the problem was how to pay. No dealer in China takes personal checks. Credit card limits are too low. Car loans barely exist.
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Extreme makeovers provide many of the plotlines for reality television. The same could also be said for some recent Manhattan real estate deals
In the end, the winner was a man behind the wheels of a Ferrari, just not the Ferrari driver whom tens of thousands of Chinese had come to see.
Lucknow: Inspired by Sajay Dutt's Lage Raho Munna Bhai, jailed mafia don Babloo Srivastava, who
A 50-year-old man who beat his partner to death with an iron bar in her Belfast flat is jailed for 13 years.
Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest maker of chips for cell phones, trimmed its third-quarter revenue outlook on Wednesday as customers
Australia coach John Buchanan backs his team to come good in time for the World Cup.
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Spamhaus unfazed by 'unenforceable' ruling A US court has ordered anti-spam organisation Spamhaus to pay $11.7m in damages for \
Two leading U.S. Senate critics of  China's currency policy pressed on Thursday for action on a  bill that would threaten steep tariffs, in a show of  frustration days before Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is to  make his first official visit to China.
President Bashar Assad passed from the defensive to the offensive at a conference of emigrants in Damascus, explaining his country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stands on Resolution 1559, the report of Kofi Annan and the American-French pressures to withdraw its troops from
Ukraine&#39;s presidential election ended virtually in a dead heat, according to official results, after a campaign that international election observers criticized
Graham Poll attracted controversy by allowing the quick free-kick with which Arsenal&#39;s Thierry Henry caught Chelsea unawares for his second goal in today&#39;s drawn London derby.
People genetically prone to arthritis who also smoke are storing up trouble for the future, researchers warn.
Software errors in satellite navigation devices are putting lives at risk in the Netherlands by sending vehicles through residential areas not intended for heavy traffic, according to Dutch researchers.
A Palestinian woman reacts as she is sits amidst the destruction left by Israeli troops after they withdrew from this section of the Khan Younis refugee camp in the Southern Gaza Strip Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004.
Terrell Owens was spitting mad, and he made the Atlanta Falcons pay in a big way.
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Peyton Manning knows his NFL history. He sees his name among the great quarterbacks who have won league MVP honors: Joe Montana, John Unitas, John Elway, Steve Young, Terry Bradshaw. He also knows something is missing.
Mark Calcavecchia is not known for a strict workout routine, but Calcavecchia decided to prepare for the rugged terrain of West Maui by climbing the South Mountain in Phoenix.
The top U.S. military officer, Gen. Peter Pace, will retire because any attempt to renominate him would have been a \
China executes the former head of its food and drug watchdog for corruption, state media says.
Janet Jackson's boyfriend, record  producer Jermaine Dupri, has been appointed president of urban  music at Island Records, sources said on Tuesday. A formal  announcement from Universal Music Group is expected Wednesday.
Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena has been named artist of the year by Britain's Gramophone magazine.
India said on Saturday the United  States had lifted export restrictions on equipment for India's  commercial space program and nuclear power facilities, opening  the way for greater cooperation in the two sectors.
The first murder  trial in 150 years on Norfolk Island started on Wednesday with  the prosecutor saying a New Zealand man hit a pedestrian with  his car, then stabbed her several times \
FOUNTAIN, Colo. Dario Franchitti won his second IRL race of the year by winning the Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway.
This year&#39;s meeting on the UN Climate Change Convention is deadlocked over a proposal to start informal discussions over the next year about the future of the climate-change regime.
Ichiro Suzuki touched off Seattle's go-ahead rally in the eighth inning with his third hit of the afternoon and the Mariners snapped a four-game losing streak, defeating the New York Yankees 3-2 Wednesday.
Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) has sold more  than 3 million units of its Wii game console in Japan, three  times the sales of Sony Corp.&#39;s (6758.T) PlayStation 3, game  magazine publisher Enterbrain said.
First-round pick Michael Huff signed a $22.5 million, five-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday that guarantees the safety $15 million.
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The Iraqi government sent reinforcements to the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-largest city, Mosul, today, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that US officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah - now said to be under 80% US control.
They arrived as they do every December: brightly wrapped gifts destined for children at a kindergarten in rural northern France.
The most detailed probe yet into the workings of the human genome has led scientists to conclude that a cornerstone concept about the chemical code for life is badly flawed.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against former  Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case  can proceed, an appeals court said on Monday in an  unprecedented ruling immediately appealed to the Supreme Court.
The death toll from a fire that ripped through a warehouse under construction outside of Seoul has risen to 40, officials said on Tuesday, with most of the victims overcome by toxic fumes.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. Sept. 23, 2004 - Firefighters had trouble getting into a burning home Thursday because the windows were covered by burglar bars and plywood storm shutters, and five family members died.
(InfoWorld) - Business Objects has released the second of three planned versions of its Crystal Decisions business intelligence software suite\u00c2\u00a0aimed at midmarket users. Rather than viewing other BI pure-plays as its main competitors, the vendor increasingly sees Microsoft as its rival for midmarket customers' loyalty and is trying to differentiate its offerings accordingly. Crystal Decisions Professional Edition, which debuted Tuesday, follows the February release of a Standard version of the suite aimed at users with no previous experience with BI software. The Professional version builds on the Standard Edition, adding data integration so that users can extract information from a variety of databases, including Microsoft's SQL Server, IBM's DB2, and databases from Oracle, Sybase, and Ingres. Still to come is the third member of the family, Crystal Decisions Premium Edition, due out in the fourth quarter. The Premium release will also include performance management functions such as score cards, metrics, and goals, according to Todd Rowe, vice president of worldwide midmarket business at Business Objects. \
3D scans of faces are set to speed up the diagnosis of rare genetic conditions, scientists say.
An infant's skeleton found in a dead woman's suitcase was born at 35 weeks gestation, but authorities don't know its gender or how long it had been there.
Randy Johnson is close to becoming a New York Yankee after all. The Yanks and Arizona Diamondbacks reached a tentative agreement on a deal that would send Johnson to the Bronx for pitchers
Poll organisers in Afghanistan set a deadline for allegations of voter fraud before the ballot count may begin.
MIAMI, FL., Weds. Sept. 1: Hurricane Frances could hit the Bahamas and the Turks &amp; Caicos today, according to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami last night.
Nonostante l'Uefa in cassaforte, Gigi Cagni vuole un Empoli concentrato a Parma: ''Voglio vedere un ...
Just how much back-office work can be sent abroad, and how quickly, is a matter of some debate. But everyone thinks it will grow explosively as earlier waves of outsourcing did.
US President George W. Bush&#39;s ability to stick to a scripted defence of his policies on Iraq and terrorism should give him an edge over Democratic rival Senator John
As expected, Ubisoft today announced its plans to launch a new Tom Clancy&#39;s Rainbow Six title on PS2, Xbox and PC. Rainbow Six 4 will introduce a new single player experience with a personal darker storyline
Ottawa scores three goals in the second period, giving the Senators a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
NEW YORK -- How does Daddy tell his kids why he's crying? ``Well, my first goal is to explain it to them,\
US President George W Bush says he is committed to reviving talks with North Korea over its nuclear programme.
Volkswagen AG is considering building its new \
JERUSALEM - Israel obtained a two-decade-old letter written in captivity by its most famous missing soldier as part of a recent exchange with the Hezbollah guerrilla group, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said yesterday.
The New Jersey Nets have reached agreement on their long-discussed trade of Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks, SI.com has confirmed from league sources.
NAND flash market goes under the scope The US Justice Department is busy handing out more RSVPs to NAND flash memory makers, cordially inviting them to a new market-wide price fixing investigation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
I know just enough Italian to ask the question and understand the answer, but not much more.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the world's second largest music company, will this month become the last of the big four majors to drop copy protection software on music downloads, also known as digital rights management (DRM).
Australia said it was confident Indonesian police would be able to arrest two Malaysian explosives experts accused of masterminding the Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta in September.
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A collective of gamers is hoping to purchase the online game Ryzom to save it from bankruptcy.
Taba, Egypt -- A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to selling explosives that might have been used in the three deadly car bombings targeting Israeli tourists Thursday night, and investigators were looking into possible Palestinian militant involvement
Angelo R. Mozilo will voluntarily give up $37.5 million in severance and consulting pay in connection with the proposed takeover by the Bank of America Corporation.
A charity pop concert in honour of Princess Diana is being planned for next year, according to a newspaper.
FRANKFURT/BOSTON  - SAP AG  will unveil  on Wednesday a line of business management programs to be  delivered over the Web, becoming the first major software  company to make a big bet on software as a service.
Former Miss Universe and Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen becomes the brand ambassador for Procter &
Lee Scott, chief executive of retail giant Wal-Mart, tells the BBC that his firm's many critics have got it wrong.
This article suggests that, the only single possible way to end the impasse in order to find hopefully, a truce and ultimately, peaceful settlement based on the UN\u00e2\u0080\u0099s framework of the well-known
Hong Kong scientists have been researching a vaccine for the avian flu epidemic, commonly known as bird flu. Doctor John Nichols, a pathologist at Hong Kong University, says
Keep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise your rates.
Three members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's family have been kidnapped by gunmen, a spokesman for the Iraqi interim government said on Wednesday.
Secretary of State Colin Powell is scheduled to arrive here Monday for a summit he hopes will spur more international support for the interim Iraqi government and elections planned for Jan. 30.
American forces in Iraq launched a fresh offensive today against the terrorists responsible for the murder of British hostage Ken Bigley and two US captives.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
British Airways' carbon offset scheme has saved the equivalent of just four flights to New York, MPs are told.
Barbara McNair, the pioneering black singer-actress who hosted her own TV variety show and starred with Sidney Poitier in the early 1970s, has died. She was 72. McNair died Sunday in Los Angeles after a battle with throat cancer, her sister, Jacqueline Gaither, said.
SOKOTO, Nigeria  - An unknown gunman shot a Sunni cleric at a mosque in the far northwestern Nigerian city of Sokoto on Wednesday and a Sunni mob attacked Shi'ite headquarters in the city in retaliation, witnesses said.
A German court jails Andrea Klump a suspected ex-urban guerrilla, for a 1991 bomb attack on Soviet Jews.
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Mastella decide di correre da solo alle regionali. Nappi: Roma lavori per ricomporre la crisi. L\u00e2\u0080\u0099attesa c\u00e2\u0080\u0099era tutta, d\u00e2\u0080\u0099altronde l\u00e2\u0080\u0099appuntamento con il congresso nazionale del partito era stato costruito
Blog: A database shoots out an e-mail solicitation using the name of a friend in the hospital.
As mentioned on dzone.com, there's an extension for Firefox, FirePHP, that allows you to get a bit more info on what your PHP scripts are up to.    FirePHP allows you to take a deeper look at all the work your PHP code does to generate that page you are currently looking at in your Firefox browser.   Just install the FirePHP Firefox extension, PHP PEAR package and add a few lines of code to your PHP application to get started. You will see a \
ABINGTON -- After 28 years, Tricia Ford has finally convinced her husband to scrap a Christmas tradition: a real tree.
La corte di Appello ha confermato la pena di primo grado per l&#39;ex militante dei Nar. Il 19 dicembre scorso la Cassazione aveva annullato la condanna formulata nel 2002. I familiari delle vittime: &quot;Ora cominci a parlare&quot;.
GONAIVES, Haiti - Two United Nations peacekeepers were wounded in shootouts with supporters of Haiti&#39;s ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the capital and storm survivors in flood-ravaged Gonaives, officials said today.
President Bush says the United States will stand by the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake and resulting tsunami, calling the tragedy one of the major natural disasters in world history.
Thierry Henry si &egrave; separato. La notizia del divorzio dalla moglie Claire, sposata quattro ann...
Thousands of Wal-Mart investors and employees will pack a northwest Arkansas sports arena Friday for the giant retailer's annual shareholder meeting, a mix of music celebrity flash and serious business with a pinch of criticism from dissident shareholders.
President of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams emerges from a polling station in West Belfast after casting his vote.Comment
Microsoft built a custom Windows Mobile user interface for a new phone that T-Mobile USA expects to announce on Monday, evidence that Microsoft may be getting more serious about pursuing the consumer mobile market.
Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury was a runaway selection Monday as the WNBA's rookie of the year.
He is young, charismatic, and has a knack for publicity stunts like cutting through Arctic snow on a dog sled to promote green issues or addressing voters in a video blog from his kitchen.
At the time, it didn&#39;t seem like a big deal. On the Miami Hurricanes&#39; first offensive possession Saturday against the Virginia Tech Hokies, running back Frank Gore ripped off a 9-yard run, seemingly giving
NABLUS, West Bank  - An Israeli raid into a West Bank city dominated by Fatah gunmen drew accusations from Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that Israel was trying to undermine his new government shorn of Hamas Islamists.
BAMBOOFLAT, India  - Thousands of tsunami victims on India's remote Andaman and Nicobar archipelago are still living in temporary shelters almost three years after the devastating December 2004 tsunami washed away their homes.
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NEW YORK - Microsoft&#39;s new offensive in the digital music industry will seek to significantly alter the competitive landscape in a new market that until now has largely been dominated by Apple Computer and its powerful combination of the iPod portable
Jailed popular leader Marwan Barghouthi decided on Wednesday to run in a Palestinian presidential election and Hamas militants vowed to boycott it, throwing the campaign into turmoil after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko receives interview after casting his vote at a polling station during a rerun presidential run-off between him and Prime Minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev, Dec. 26, 2004.
The private equity firm plans to acquire 80% of the common stock in the home appliance and consumer electronics retail chain for &#36;307 million.
Fikrie Sabrieva, 17, will  marry with her eyes closed and her face painted white, dotted  with bright sequins. She lives 'at the end of the world',  tending a hardy Muslim culture in largely Christian Bulgaria.
Wall Street was expected to open lower  on Monday weighed down by worries that Americans will feel the  pinch of steeper energy costs, and Boston Scientific Corp  BSX.N may dip on news of a product recall.
Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.
NEW YORK  - There have been widespread  concerns that mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines  might impair the neurological development of children, but the  opposite seems to be true.
Aided by one man who survived his own attempt, a campaign to build a barrier to prevent suicides on the landmark bridge is causing a stir in San Francisco
Description: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow tells the story of a reporter and a hotshot pilot trying to save the world. The film&#39;s digitally created universe is both a nostalgic nod to the sci-fi serials
Next Stop: A different commute every weekday for the next month.
Tony Blair faces a growing political row over Iraq after it emerged that hundreds of British troops may soon be sent to the Baghdad region in order to fight under American command.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Alex Chadwick talks to Colin Brown, deputy political editor for the United Kingdom&#39;s Independent newspaper, currently covering the British Labour Party Conference.
LOS ANGELES - Courtney Love pleaded innocent Friday to a felony assault charge for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend's home in April.    The mercurial rocker, wearing a long black dress, was composed in court, responding to Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Dennis Mulcahy's questions with \
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N, the No.  3 U.S. carrier, said on Sunday it will cut 2,000  aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs,  and between 1,600 and 1,800 supervisory and administrative  personnel as part of a previously announced plan to cut total  staffing by 7,000.
El Museo del Barrio's eye-opening survey of Latin American portraiture covers an exhausting tract of cultural ground.
Mexico's electoral court will name   ruling party conservative Felipe Calderon president-elect on   Tuesday, rejecting claims the fiercely disputed July 2 vote was   unfair, sources said.
Taiwan&#39;s High Tech Computer Corp., the world&#39;s largest developer of smartphones that use Microsoft software, plans to launch more than ten mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) armed with Qualcomm Inc. chips by the end of this year, the companies said Wednesday.
Americans eligible for tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 under the new fiscal stimulus act will not receive their payments until they file a 2007 income tax return, even if they make too little to owe any taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday.
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illary Rodham Clinton's deputy campaign manager wrote a memo this week making the case for the Democratic presidential candidate to bypass the Iowa caucuses and focus on later contests in nomination fight
The British government threatened Thursday to withhold a $94 million contribution to the World Bank to protest the conditions the bank places on aid to poor countries.
WASHINGTON  - NASA has modified the first huge external space shuttle tank, a fix meant to avoid repeating a 2003 tragedy that killed seven astronauts and has grounded the shuttles since, the agency said Tuesday.
NEW YORK: Andy Roddick ripped through Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tommy Robredo in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 rout while Serena Williams copped the sharp end of several controversial line calls to exit the quarter-finals against Jennifer Capriati on Tuesday night at the US$17.
President Jacques Chirac made U.S. film director Steven Spielberg a knight in the French Legion of Honor on Sunday, hailing him as a great filmmaker committed to fighting hatred and intolerance.
In a sign that Warren Buffett's new bond insurer may find eager customers, Rhode Island has asked the billionaire investor to bring the new venture to the state to help maintain and increase value of its bonds.
Investor's Business Daily - Offices still lag homes when it comes to wireless networking, or Wi-Fi. But they're catching up.
Jimmy Carter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new book, \u00e2\u0080\u009cPalestine Peace Not Apartheid,\u00e2\u0080\u009d has drawn outrage for its apparent equation of the plight of today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Palestinians to the former victims of racial separation in South Africa.
The Mayo Group of Roxbury is expected to purchase 51 Sleeper St. in South Boston, a vacant eight-story building owned by Frank H. McCourt Jr. McCourt, who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, defaulted on a $22.5 million loan on the property this year. A group of investors sold the loan to Mayo Group for about $17 million, and ...
The Football Association\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board today insisted Sven-Goran Eriksson retains their \u00e2\u0080\u009cfull support\u00e2\u0080\u009d as they dismissed the idea of his eventual successor being a part-time coach.
Do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the Internet, according to anti-virus firm Sophos.
The United States and North Korea began face-to-face talks in Geneva on Saturday aimed at reaching an agreement on how to proceed with Pyongyang&#39;s denuclearisation pledge.
The Navy task force overseeing John Kerry's swift boat squadron in Vietnam reported that his group of boats came under enemy fire during a March 13, 1969, incident that three decades later is being challenged by the Democratic presidential nominee's critics.
Defense Minister Amir Peretz said Friday that he would support a sweeping, independent inquiry into Israel's war in Lebanon, a new sign of division in a government facing harsh public criticism for its handling of the conflict.
ISLAMABAD: A blast that occurred in the Marriott hotel killed one and left at over ten people injured including four foreigners at 9:35 pm at the entrance to the hotel on Thursday, sources said.
President George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry traded blows over Iraq and taxes as they scrambled for votes in the final week of their presidential race.
You can tell by the propellers Many years ago, a comet strike or a wandering asteroid passing through Saturn's moon system, crashed into one of the orbiting bodies, shattering it and sending fragments the size of sports stadia whirling along its orbital path.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LSA ANACONDA, Iraq - Army investigators are trying to determine why 19 soldiers from a fuel platoon failed to appear for a convoy mission Wednesday at Tallil Air Base in southern Iraq.
LONDON, Sept. 27 -- An elementary school janitor was found guilty Thursday of a series of letter-bomb attacks this year, which he testified he carried out to protest Britain's being \
The Norwegian Embassy in Latvia&#39;s capital Riga was closed on Monday for fear of a possible terrorist attack, said the Norwegian foreign ministry.
HALIFAX (CP) - The Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, ravaged by a deadly fire off the coast of Ireland almost four months ago, was expected to arrive at its home port in Halifax early Tuesday morning.
A woman charged with assaulting and robbing Foxy Brown was released from jail after the rapper failed to appear before a grand jury to testify against her.
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By the time Prime Minister Paul Martin addresses the United Nations fall session next week, 1,000 more people will have perished in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, because the Security Council failed to save them.
Microsoft Corp., the world&#39;s largest software maker, may restart settlement talks with European Union regulators after the EU&#39;s second-highest court rules on whether penalties should be suspended.
Venus Williams has survived a third-set tie-breaker to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA Tour event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NEW YORK  - For people with inflammatory  arthritis affecting the wrist, using a wrist splint can reduce  pain and improve strength, Canadian researchers have shown.
Baghdad - At least 29 people were killed and 18 others injured in powerful explosion in west Baghdad, police said on Wednesday. Police patrols were en route to a raid in Baghdad&#39;s Ghazaliya neighbourhood late
One of the continuing trends in the major leagues is how diligent teams have become about safeguarding young pitchers like the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Joba Chamberlain and Boston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Clay Buchholz.
(InfoWorld) - Ongoing legal disputes over mobile phone patents between Nokia and Qualcomm are consuming much executive management time, generating substantial lawyer fees, and, if they escalate, could affect handset development and prices, experts warn. Defending IP (intellectual-property) rights through litigation \
A couple who physically abused their four-year-old daughter have been jailed for a total of 22 years.
Donald Trump is usually in high-rise buildings. Right now, he's on the fence. On Thursday, the real estate mogul will choose one of his final two candidates on the second season of NBC's \
The dollar hovered near a two-month high  versus the euro on Thursday after upbeat economic data  reaffirmed the view that likely future U.S. interest rate rises  would lure more funds to the United States.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Unknown Soldier\u00e2\u0080\u009d takes on the idea that ordinary German soldiers were for the most part unaware of and uninvolved in the worst crimes of the Nazi regime.
Microsoft&#39;s online music store, known as MSN Music store, is being hailed as the most capable competitor to the iTunes Music Store of California&#39;s Apple.
While celebrating unprecedented success at the Athens Olympics, China has its sights firmly set on the Beijing Games in four years when they hope to present the country&#39;s new face to the world.
This morning, MGM Mirage (NYSE: MGG) announced its latest plan for the Las Vegas Strip: a multibillion-dollar &quot;urban metropolis&quot; spanning 66 acres between Bellagio and the Monte Carlo on the Strip.
Images are released of the last moments of a Scottish woman found murdered in a New Zealand street.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso won the Monaco Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday, with team mate Lewis Hamilton completing a dominant McLaren one-two.
Intel Corp. has received approval to build a $2.5 billion chip plant in China amid booming Chinese demand for chips used in personal computers and mobile phones, the government said Tuesday.
Consultant pathologist David Bee is cleared of misconduct after admitting failings in a post-mortem examination.
Sanofi-Aventis posted higher than  expected fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday and predicted more  growth for 2007, but a further delay in its key new  anti-obesity drug Acomplia hit the shares.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt began closing its breached border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from crossing into Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade.
Police receive new information following allegations of racist abuse in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.
The 86-year-old mother of a Briton held hostage in Iraq pleaded with his captors to free him Thursday, days after they beheaded two Americans kidnapped along with him.
The No. 4 seeded Irish put forth a strong statement with a 89-83 victory over No. 5 seeded Syracuse.
Afghanistan bans the film The Kite Runner on the grounds that it could incite violence.
AHMADABAD, India -- Past the leafy Hindu neighborhoods of high-rises, children's amusement parks and glitzy shopping malls sprawls one of Asia's largest Muslim ghettos. It's a maze of half a million people, with rutted, unpaved roads, barefoot children flying kites amid smoldering garbage, and an...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan are holding their first formal dialogue on Kashmir since a peace process began last year.
Tokyo stocks finished lower Thursday on losses by select technology and banking shares. The U.S. dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
GAZA CITY, 12 November 2004 - The world will bid farewell to Abu Ammar, Yasser Arafat, as one of the towering figures of Arab politics embarks on his final journey with a state funeral in Cairo today followed by a solemn burial ceremony in Ramallah.
A deal committing Iran to suspend activities that Washington says are part of a nuclear arms program was close to collapse Friday, with diplomats suggesting that Tehran had
Nigeria's new President Umaru Yar'Adua publicly declares his assets, in an effort to combat corruption.
The failure to reveal how thin pre-war intelligence was on Iraq later \
Reveling in the first 16-0 regular season in NFL history is pass&#xE9; for the Patriots, so 2007. It's a new year and a new season.
Lenovo is recalling approximately 205,000 lithium-ion batteries used worldwide in ThinkPad laptops, however this time Sony isn't the culprit. The batteries in this recall were produced by Sanyo.
US warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding
A.J. Abrams scores 25 points, D.J. Augustin adds 17 and Texas rallies from a 13-point deficit to beat Iowa State, 71-65, in overtime Saturday, its sixth win in seven games.
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A suicide car bomb exploded Saturday in the northern oil city of Kirkuk after the car plowed into a crowd of men seeking jobs with the Iraqi National Guard, killing
 damaging teenagers' health
Sami Wylie made an NCAA all-division record 21 3-pointers and finished with 69 points to help Lincoln University set a Division III scoring record in a 201-78 victory over Ohio State-Marion on Saturday.
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.
Re-insurance group Swiss Re reported a 16 percent rise in first-half profit to 1.6 billion Swiss francs (1.0 billion euros, 1.3 billion dollars).
'Nel 2008 pace e tranquillita' a comunita' internazionale'
President Bush, admitting that \
Sitemaps (used for mapping your site), are now being used by search engines to index Web sites, which can improve your site's listings. To quickly generate a sitemap, you need a script or a program. One of these is the A1 Sitemap Generator, the subject of this review. By Lee Underwood. 0213
Point guard Dez Willingham won&#39;t be back for his sophomore season at Kansas State, coach Jim Wooldridge said Monday. Willingham, who started 11 games last season, was not around for the start of classes last Wednesday.
Ceremonies are held across Europe to mark 60 years since the liberation of Auschwitz.
The three big Detroit automakers will seek unprecedented concessions from the United Auto Workers union (UAW) in contract negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Thursday, citing auto executives.
Investing in depressed employees &#151; quickly getting them treatment and even offering telephone psychotherapy &#151; can cut absenteeism while improving workers' health, a study suggests.
Know Tatsiana? She's the sexy Russian babe who was selected from the Item Bomb hunt for an item number in Sanjay Gupta's Musafir.
People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows. The findings, presented last week at a conference
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&quot;Manhunt 2,&quot; a brutally violent  video game that was effectively banned in the United States,  has risen from the grave in a modified form and will go on sale  for Halloween, its publisher said.
Turkish security teams took up positions around the cities of Ankara and Istanbul on Monday, a day before Pope Benedict XVI begins his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country.
Vogue India just can't seem to get enough of Bollywood.
A couple of interesting print developments start off September:  Alimentum: The Literature of Food is a pocket-sized twice-annual literary journal with Paulette Licitra at the helm and Peter Selgin as editor.
Virgin becomes the first major music retailer to enter an increasingly crowded online music market.
Seven health trusts may merge in a move the Welsh health minister claims will reduce bureaucracy and deliver better patient care.
They came with their wraparound shades, hair-styling tools and other items essential for a shot at fame. Thousands of people, many appearing to be teenagers or in their twenties, flooded into the Washington Convention Center this week to audition for Fox's popular \
Jamal Crawford got his first start in a Knicks uniform Thursday night, showing a glimpse of what, exactly, was not entirely clear.
Michael London, the producer of the indie hit \u00e2\u0080\u009cSideways,\u00e2\u0080\u009d got his feet wet with that movie. Now with three films at Sundance, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s taken the plunge.
A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years.
Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in the southern German city of Munich for medical treatment. He arrived at a clinic in Munich under bright blue skies on Sunday
The dollar edges towards seven-week lows against the yen and euro on fears of weak US economic data.
The two top U.S. toymakers posted  disappointing third-quarter results on Monday and softened  expectations for the crucial holiday season, citing a wobbly  economy and cautious retailers.
Seeking to establish the medium as a mass market form of entertainment instead of a niche technology, the game industry has taken the playbook of the movie business.
Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani said he is &quot;seriously considering&quot; a run for president in 2008. But he reiterated, as he has in many campaign-style appearances, that he was focused on the 2006 midterm elections. He said he would continue to travel the country to gauge the breadth of his support and his ability to raise the money needed for a presidential bid.
Leo Krupnik, a gymnast as a youngster, stumbled into a career in soccer when he was spotted by the manager of a club team while playing a pickup game in San Francisco.
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The Japanese electronics giant threw in the towel on its HD DVD technology, announcing that it would no longer develop, produce or market disc players for the format.
An end-of-the year push in Congress to stave off a 10 percent cut in the fees Medicare pays doctors has revived political interest in another thorny issue: whether physicians should be able to own the hospitals they send their patients to.
Bobby Rahal won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t like reading this, but his team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2004 battle with Andretti Green Racing is over. Okay, so maybe Rahal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Buddy Rice might yet catch and pass Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan
The biggest shock along the road to becoming a doctor is the revelation that you can ask and the patient will tell anything.
Lawyers acting for Michael Jackson in the child molestation case bid to have prosecutor removed.
Shares of Decode Genetics Inc.  DCGN.O fell 19 percent before the market open on Friday, a  day after the company said PriceWaterhouseCoopers resigned as  its accounting firm.
Veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese took a giant step toward winning his first Oscar on Saturday when he was named the Directors Guild of America's best director for 2007 for his crime thriller \
A federal judge cleared the way for a long-running dispute over unpaid life insurance claims for Holocaust victims to move a step closer to a settlement.
Sven Jaschan, il giovane responsabile della creazione dei worm Sasser e Netsky avrebbe trovato lavoro come programmatore presso la societ\u00c3\u00a0 antivirus tedesca Securepoint. La notizia lascia sicuramente sconcertati
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - J.B Holmes and Doug LaBelle II shared the clubhouse lead after the second day of the Phoenix Open, both ending their rounds tied on nine under par 133.
A city police officer was attacked by a man with a baseball bat early this morning in the 115th precinct in Queens, police said. The uniformed police officer, who is on an impact post, was patrolling on foot at about 1:20 a.m. at 102nd Street and 39th Ave., about a mile west of Shea Stadium in the Corona neighborhood. He was approached by a man with a baseball bat, who struck the officer in the head with the bat and stole his gun. A second police officer saw the commotion from a distance, unaware that it was a fellow officer who had been attacked, police said. He chased the bat-wielding man, capturing him and recovering the gun before making an arrest.
Volvo recalls 460,000 vehicles worldwide because a wiring problem could cause  fans to overheat and burn.
Dwyane Wade poured in 26 points and dished out nine assists as the Miami Heat scorched the expansion Charlotte Bobcats 113-90 in NBA action on Saturday, to extend their franchise record win streak to 14 games.
InfoWorld - I've been on a bit of a green kick around here for the past few months. A computer lab is notoriously power hungry, with servers running at 100 percent utilization for days on end, generating traffic or running test harnesses. There are certain areas where I can make some reductions, however, such as collapsing a half-dozen less-utilized boxes onto a single VMware ESX server. There are some other ways, too.
No. 24 George Washington opened its Atlantic 10 schedule Wednesday night with balanced scoring, a parade of 3-pointers and a big rebounding advantage in a 71-42 victory over La Salle.
Three months ago, Andy Roddick swept Rafael Nadal 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the US Open. Don&#39;t expect it to be that easy when Roddick plays the 18-year-old Spaniard in the Davis Cup final Friday.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko  summoned security ministers on Thursday after his dismissal of  a top judiciary official spurred angry protests by supporters  of his arch-rival, the country&#39;s prime minister.
Queste le terne arbitrali per la prima giornata del campionato di serie B 2006/07:
Harvard running back Clifton Dawson, a sophomore, was named to the Associated Press Division 1-AA All-America football team yesterday.
Thousands of people prepared for funerals Monday after deadly attacks in two of Shiite Islam&#39;s holiest cities in Iraq. More than 60 people wee killed in the attacks on Sunday.
Poland Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski flew to Iraq Sunday to rally his country's troops after three Polish soldiers were killed in recent fighting.
WASHINGTON - More voters consider President Bush a strong leader who can do a better job combatting terrorism even though they widely agree that Democratic Sen. John Kerry won the first debate focused solely on foreign policy...
[Business India]: New Delhi, Nov 8 : General Electric Co., the world&#39;s top conglomerate, today announced that it has sold a majority of its pioneering Indian back-office unit to two private equity firms for 500 million dollars to help the subsidiary gain
Microsoft will ship its next Windows client code-named Longhorn in 2006 as originally promised -- but without the next-generation file system known as WinFS.
In a world in which 53 million copies of Madden NFL have been sold in the last 17 years, the game has provided the league a perfect conduit to its next generation of fans.
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a bitter crossfire on Monday as their U.S. presidential campaign took an ugly personal turn on the Martin Luther King holiday.
Smart phone users may not be accessing online content because it's difficult to do--intelligent network services will help.
As the Homeland Security Department was starting up, Secretary Tom Ridge twice stayed overnight at the Arizona home of a wealthy friend who ran a lobbying firm that was aggressively expanding its homeland security business.
Russia's ex-atomic energy minister Yevgeny Adamov is found guilty of embezzling budget funds.
The sixth Harry Potter book is finished and is to be published on 16 July next year, it is announced.
WIXOM, Mich., Feb. 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Wilcox Associates, Inc. and ROMER, Inc., both Hexagon Metrology companies, today announced the launch of PC-DMIS Portable(tm), the latest software release for measurement and inspection applications utilizing ROMER portable arms.
The Israeli army said on Wednesday that a total of 148 unarmed Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year. A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer released
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday.
Long before the advent of cable TV, when the superstations in Chicago and Atlanta turned an inordinate number of locals into followers of the Cubs and Braves, the fledgling Houston Colt .
It'll void your warranty, but would you like to make your iPhone all black instead? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and at least six other people in Beirut on Wednesday, just six days before parliament was due to elect a new president, security sources said.
The Tennessee Titans improved their playoff chances with a victory over the Jets on Sunday. The Jets fell to 3-12 on the season.
Scandal-tainted Lee Myung-bak set to become South Korea's next president, exit poll shows
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 15 in the first such  attack in the city in seven months.
The Socialist Group in the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday rejected a proposal by incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso designed to defuse a row over
It has emerged as the pariah term in the immigration debate. But here's why legalizing aliens makes sense
US computer-maker Dell Inc. said it would open a third call centre in India that would start operations by next March and employ 300 staff.
Occorre un modello di governo societario piu' forte
NEW YORK  - Drivers are no more likely to  have traffic injuries on Fridays that fall on the 13th day of  the month than on other Fridays, new study findings report.
CHARSADDA, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber killed at least 42 people in a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday where a former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival prayers with worshippers, the government said.
German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler hopes to turn around its loss-making Smart unit by establishing a close partnership between the ultra-small car and French car maker Peugeot, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported.
Virginia soybean growers were not unprepared when the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that soybean rust, an aggressive and devastating fungal disease, had been detected in Louisiana.
Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against actor Ryan O'Neal following a row with his son in February.
Yahoo Search Teams with HP Computers Yahoo has signed another search toolbar and home page distribution partnership with a large computer manufacturer, this time Hewlett-Packard Co. The Yahoo / HP deal is the second announced this month, as Yahoo and Acer formed a similar partnership on September 14th. The Yahoo-HP deal will distribute Yahoo toolbars on all [...]
Playbill - Ticket demand has prompted a one-week extension of Signature Theatre Company&#39;s Iphigenia 2.0 by Charles L. Mee, to Oct. 7.
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No. 45 was a simple 3-yard floater to his favorite target. No. 46 was vintage Peyton Manning, a 12-yard bullet between two defenders.
Giunta alla sede de 'Il Giornale', conterebbe due proiettili
Decades before I could definitively identify the business end of a golf stick, I was a baseball player. Decades before I could definitively identify the business end of a golf stick, I was a baseball player.
By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stock prices were little changed Monday as investors awaited the mid-week meeting of OPEC ministers, retail sales numbers and inflation news.
Four explosions were reported at petrol stations in the Madrid area on Friday, Spanish radio stations said, following a phone warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group ETA to a Basque newspaper.
South Koreans will elect a new president on Wednesday who is expected to reposition Seoul closer to Washington, ending a decade in which left-leaning leaders sparred with their U.S. ally over North Korea policy.
EHRAN, Aug. 19 - Iran&#39;s defense minister, Vice Adm. Ali Shamkhani, has warned that Iran may resort to pre-emptive strikes to prevent an attack on its nuclear facilities.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw expressed shock at the triple car bombings in Egypt's Sinai peninsula that left at least 26 people dead, among them vacationing Israelis and one Russian.
Microsoft on Monday took the wraps off its new Windows Marketplace, which features the \
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' weeklong divorce hearing has ended without a deal, and a judge will now impose a settlement on the warring couple.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed to defy police and hold a rally on Thursday to demand Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki quit over a disputed election, which has sparked violence that has killed more than 300 people.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.   and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  expect their  merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation  slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.
To Understand the tortured relationship between the great city of Boston and the equally great city of New York - in life as well as in baseball - look no further than Game
The head of the Political Department in the Palestine Liberation Organization said Friday no committee was formed to succeed ailing Yasser Arafat.
Jaguar is to halt production at one of its plant in Coventry, Warwickshire, with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, because of weak demand for the luxury brand, US parent company Ford announced.
The two-and-a-half-hour program on Friday at Aaron Davis Hall was the usual grab-bag sampler, with plenty of derivative choreography and half-formed concepts.
TUSTIN, Calif., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- In an apparent vote of confidence for development of Photon Thruster Formation Flight (PTFF) Spacecraft in ultra precise formations, the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) awarded a Phase II $400,000 grant to the Bae Institute.
(InfoWorld) - Santa Claus may take online orders this year, but the Grinches will also be on the Internet. Holiday shopping online is expected to\u00c2\u00a0reach new peaks\u00c2\u00a0this year, and with the surge comes concern over the safety of transactions, according to technology services company EDS and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), both of which have issued guidelines for Web shoppers. U.S. shoppers are expected to buy about 25 percent of their holiday goods online this year, with a typical shopper spending nearly $800, according to the National Retail Federation. But various vendors and consumer groups have issued warnings for online shoppers because a likelihood of fraud accompanies the increase of buying online. Internet-related fraud cost an estimated $340 million last year, the FTC said. EDS and the FTC cautioned that online shoppers should: -- Know your retailer. Stick with reputable businesses with contact numbers and physical addresses. Some Web sites display seals that vouch for their security, but these can also be faked. -- Use secure Web sites. Sites that use encryption to protect data should display \
Formula One tyre makers Michelin believe high-speed blowouts at the last Belgian Grand Prix and in recent Monza tests were due to sharp kerbs and human error.
Instruments aboard the Cassini spacecraft have sent back the most detailed images ever captured of the surface of Saturn&#39;s giant moon, Titan.
A confidential report from Britain's outgoing ambassador to Iraq warned the country is sliding toward civil war and is likely to divide eventually along ethnic lines, according to a news report Thursday.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest chemical company, Dow Chemical, said on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 52 percent because of an overhaul effort and a $1.7 billion jump in spending on materials and energy.
Whirlpool Corp.  said on Thursday that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell the Hoover floor-care business to Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. for $107 million in cash as it narrows its focus on appliances.
A senior leader of the Islamic Jihad(Holy War) insisted on Saturday that his movement would reject any ceasefire or long-term truce with Israel.
China replaced five Cabinet ministers -- including the finance minister and the head of the secret police -- the government said Thursday, just weeks ahead of a major Communist Party meeting that will set the country's policies for the next five years.
By Jerry Allegood, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 22--SWANSBORO -- With hundreds of colorful birds already visiting and calling Eastern North Carolina home, the state is encouraging bird lovers to bring their binoculars and billfolds to watch them.   The N.C.
The board of directors at European aeropsace group EADS was to convene again Tuesday to discuss delivery delays plaguing the Airbus A380 superjumbo as well as a proposed restructuring of the aircraft manufacturer, a source close to the matter said.
WASHINGTON -- A U S presidential panel said the current system of hedge fund regulation is \
In a conference call in January, the health-care debate within the Democratic Party played out before former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who was in search of policy advice for his presidential campaign, and his wife, Elizabeth.
In a move to demonstrate its recent drive toward openness was not being done to appease the European Commission, Microsoft this afternoon announced it is adding the API for hypercalls - the ability for a host machine to communicate directly with a virtual machine - to the list of technologies covered by its Open Specification Promise.
Victims of a devastating &quot;mud volcano&quot; in Indonesia complained Wednesday that a fresh compensation scheme thrashed out by the president during a visit to the disaster area in East Java was not enough.
Tiger Woods says Mark O'Meara should have been named US Ryder Cup captain for 2006.
By Anita Clark, The Wisconsin State Journal  Mar. 10--Three computer whizzes from UW-Madison are headed to Tokyo this weekend to pit their brains -- and endurance -- against competitors from around the world.
Did you notice when Slashdot's  search was down for the past few days? (It's back up now.)  Turns out that in a stunning case of irony, it had been hammered into  submission by thousands of people attempting to use it.        However, unlike CmdrTaco's regimented DDoS attacks, this one is carried out  with malicious intent as opposed to mere sociopathic inconsiderateness.  It also highlights a potential threat from one of the biggest weblogging  services out there.
The world's seven wealthiest nations said Saturday they were willing to take on up to 100 percent of the debt owed by some of the poorest countries. But they failed to agree on a British plan to boost international aid by &#36;50 billion a year.
In the face of strong domestic criticism over his new formula to resolve Kashmir problem with India, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that Pakistan has not given up its principled stand on the issue and a solution could be found only if both
A federal prosecutor who helped put a former Democratic lawmaker behind bars was named Wednesday as the Justice Department's No. 2 official.
The Chinese army has formed a security unit, consisting of ground, navy and air force personnel, for next year's Olympic Games, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
Stage mothers for a Rottweiler and other dogs have sued a company called Hollywood Paws for failing to turn their pooches into stars. More than a dozen pet owners contend the company collected tens of thousands of dollars but never delivered on promises to get film and television auditions for their pets.
LOWELL -- Heading into the relay events at yesterday's MIAA Division 1 EMass championships, Lexington was tied for second place in the team standings and looking for a way to move up.
A rainstorm helped firefighters gain control of wildfires burning across the Sierra Nevada, including a nearly 17,000-acre blaze and a smaller fire ignited by a suspected arsonist in Yosemite National Park.
New rules are coming that will require Ontario&#39;s 600 nursing home to have nurses on site and publish &quot;scorecards&quot; on the care they offer.
Florida Marlins right-hander A.J. Burnett agreed Monday to a &#36;3.65 million, one-year contract rather than go to arbitration.
DC's hardcore lobbyists go to work The internet ad giant has hired hardcore Washington lobbyists the DCI Group to give it more clout inside the Beltway, blogger Josh Marshall reminds us today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A body resembling a Japanese hostage has  been found in Iraq and is being shipped to Qatar for  identification, Japanese officials said on Saturday.
Child soldiers serving with rebels in Sierra Leone dismembered a screaming child before tossing him in a toilet pit, a pastor testified during the trial of Charles Taylor on Tuesday.
Luciano Pavarotti, who has pancreatic cancer, was in \
Texas Instruments hopes that new chips can lead to more realistic video game play and 3-D DVDs.
'Buono andamento 1/mo trimestre, siamo ottimisti'
Chiude &#39;Sex and the city&#39; e le quattro donne protagoniste entrano in tacchi a spillo nella classifica dei 10 uomini e delle 10 donne pi\u00c3\u00b9 sexy delle serie tv di tutti i tempi, secondo un sondaggio realizzato dal Telefilm Magazine, la pubblicazione nata da
Il sito Uefa scrive oggi che Juninho Pernanbucano ha prolungato il contratto con i francesi del Lion...
The recent Vioxx withdrawal and  testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to  protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over  drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from  patients, doctors said on Friday.
Warner Music is still considering its  position on Britain&#39;s EMI and is more likely than not to make  an improved offer by early next week, two sources familiar with  the situation told Reuters on Monday.
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and more than 50 wounded, officials said.
Insurgent forces in Fallujah attacked U.S. Marines and Iraqi government forces from a house inside the city Thursday, killing one Marine and one Iraqi soldier, a Marine commander said.
Two Palestinian children are killed in disputed circumstances in an explosion in southern Gaza.
New Internet TV services such as Joost and YouTube may bring the global network to its knees, Internet companies said on Wednesday, adding they are already investing heavily just to keep data flowing.
I naufraghi sono una ragazza bergamasca e due suoi amici di Capraia. Poche le speranze di trovarli vivi al largo dell&#39;isola. LIVORNO - E&#39; stato ritrovato, ma purtroppo senza persone a bordo, il gommone dispersoda sabato al largo dell&#39;isola di Capraia.
Manreen Colambo, the head of an anti-AIDs non-governmental organization in northern Philippines, said she has never been so emotional to tears during the numerous speeches she
Oracle went down to the wire in filing its first amended complaint against applications rival SAP Friday in a bitter wrangle over the alleged theft of trade secrets.
By Adam Wilmoth, The Daily Oklahoman  Dec. 16--Sinclair Tulsa Refining Co. has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of deliberately manipulating wastewater discharges at its Tulsa refinery, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly $43 a barrel.
Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning and the surging New York Yankees won their fifth straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday night.
Oilfield services firm Halliburton Co. on Friday advised its shareholders to reject a discounted tender offer from a Canadian investment company that is looking to buy up to 3 million Halliburton shares.
PARIS -- US diplomats here respond to Jacques Chirac&#39;s continued Yankee-bashing following George W. Bush&#39;s re-election by saying the French president is out of step with his people, who are not nearly that anti-American.
President Bush kicked off Republican convention week on Monday with stops in two states where he is running behind, New Hampshire and Michigan, and cast himself as a decisive leader in the war on terror, a position his Democratic opponent contested.
Dopo almeno tre anni di braccio di ferro Carlo Azeglio Ciampi prende un\u00e2\u0080\u0099iniziativa clamorosa. Vuol tirare dritto sulla decisione annunciata di concedere la grazia a Ovidio Bompressi (e, si pu\u00c3\u00b2 intendere, in seguito anche ad Adriano Sofri).
Jerusalem - Four years on from the first clashes of the intifada, the Israeli army has demonstrated its overwhelming military superiority but shows no sign of crushing the Palestinians&#39; will to fight.
Apple Inc  and News Corp.'s   Twentieth Century Fox are set to announce a deal that  will allow consumers to rent movies through Apple's digital  iTunes Store, media reports said on Thursday.
The homebuilder looks like a good place to park some cash.
Rain stops play with England 118-3 against Sri Lanka.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.
The Council of the Republic upper house of the National Assembly (parliament) of Belarus at its Thursday plenary meeting unanimously ratified and submitted to the president the agreement with Russia on the use ...
The Yankees made good on George Steinbrenner's directive to find younger pitchers by choosing Jaret Wright over Jon Lieber.
The U.S. Congress was forced to pass a temporary measure keeping the government open on Wednesday after one embarrassing clause allowing lawmakers to see individual tax returns held up a crucial &#36;388 billion spending bill.
Vikings running back Moe Williams and Eagles linebacker Mark Simoneau were inactive for Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game.
Paisley (Dup): &#39;E&#39; chiaro che l&#39;Ira non sta procedendo al disarmo&#39;. Adams (Sinn Fein): &#39;Umiliante la richiesta di fornire prove fotografiche&#39;. Belfast, 8 dic. (Adnkronos) - Appare lontano l&#39;accordo tra le principali
Description: An internal investigation launched by Hollinger International lays the blame for the publishing group&#39;s financial woes on its own top executives.
Andriy Shevchenko says he is prepared to leave Chelsea if Jose Mourinho decides he does not fit into his plans.
Stocks had an uneven week after glum economic data and the turmoil in Pakistan led to sell-offs.
Never mind Baidu, look at Yahoo! A Chinese court last month found Yahoo! China liable for copyright infringement by deep-linking to songs. Both Yahoo! and Baidu, China's largest search engine, provide search tools for finding music, most of which is unlicensed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
THE inaugural New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are benefiting from a highly experienced management team along with committed and competent regional convenors.
The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
'Beneficio per la Catalogna puo' essere aiuto di Stato'
MILANO, 19 NOVEMBRE 2004 - L&#39;avvocatura dello Stato chiede la condanna di Silvio Berlusconi al processo Sme con un risarcimento \u00c2\u00abin via equitativa\u00c2\u00bb di 1,1 milioni di euro ed una provvisionale \u00c2\u00abimmediatamente esecutiva\u00c2\u00bb di 300mila euro.
The U.S.-led coalition is spending hundreds of millions of dollars constructing roads, bridges and buildings across Afghanistan. For the troops on the ground, it can be a frustrating and delicate job.
Sircana: drappelli organizzati, Bonaiuti: 'troppe stecche'
Oracle may yet prevail, but not because its target is surrendering. Digging in for a long fight is more likely. When PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors fired Chief Executive Craig Conway on Oct. 1, Wall Street
Four knee surgeries and numerous ACC opponents haven't stopped Terrapins return man Steve Suter, who nears the conference record for career punt return yards.
MANHASSET, NY - Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics have entered into a deal that will enable Samsung to deploy cellular devices using Philips&#39; near-field communications chip and technology.
Pension funds call for veto Despite losses nearing $1bn over the past year, Sun Microsystems' top executives are cashing in.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is expected to star in a film adapted from Dan Brown&#39;s popular novel &quot;The Da Vinci Code,&quot; the Hollywood Reporter reported Monday.
U.S. satellite TV operators DirecTV Group Inc.  and EchoStar Communications Corp.  are expected to report steady subscriber growth in the fourth quarter, but face a slowdown this year due to increased competition from cable, analysts said.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  After a program member's apparent breakdown, the agency reveals it has procedures for problems in space.   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
A fossil unearthed in China may provide a first look at dinosaurs&#39; bird-like sleep. Xu Xing, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Mark Norell, of the American Museum of Natural History, said in a report
The Sudanese government is failing to protect civilians in Darfur, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a report that also calls for a substantially larger international ceasefire
Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday endorsed a  bid by Yulia Tymoshenko, fiery advocate of the 2004 \
Hundreds of Chinese students clashed with police and overturned and burnt their car after street inspectors beat up a female student, a police officer and witnesses said on Thursday, the latest in a series of public disturbances.
The Hungarian cartoon feature \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe District!\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most original animated film.
LAS VEGAS - President George W. Bush on Tuesday acknowledged the hardships the war in Iraq has caused Guard members and their families, and assailed Sen. John Kerry for arguing that the United States is spending
U.S. digital entertainment company  Gracenote on Thursday said it obtained licenses to distribute  lyrics as music publishers mulled legal action against Web  sites that provide them without authorization.
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose on higher sales to beat Wall Street expectations.
Many investment advisers to hedge funds and other investment funds currently qualify for exemption from registration as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act).
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates,  stung by a sex scandal, made limited gains against the Beijing  camp in legislative polls as voters wary of irking their  communist rulers chose stability, results showed on Monday.
Human retinal stem cells can regenerate when implanted into the eyes of chicks and mice, says a University of Toronto study. After being transplanted into the animals, the
The European Union on Friday again  turned to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a long-running  row with the United States over the way Washington calculates  the size of anti-dumping duties.
The dollar softened as traders looked past better-than-expected US retail sales and focused on the likelihood that Tuesday's trade figures will show a record deficit.
Owners of The Carpenters' former home aren't feeling on top of the world about the legions of fans who keep stopping by to pay tribute.
Spending rose at twice the rate it did in June, suggesting that the economy may not be slowing as drastically as some had forecast.
Celebrex, the most widely prescribed drug to treat arthritis has been linked to an increased risk of heart attack and strokes when taken in high doses.
Fox News Channel will mark its 10th anniversary this week in an unusual position: knocked back on its heels. The network is in the midst of its first-ever ratings slump. Cable news' most stable lineup is being juggled. And the blow-up over President Clinton's interview with Chris Wallace suggests that Democrats are attacking Fox because they perceive the same vulnerability in the network as they do in the Bush administration.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday as  oil prices climbed higher, while a thinly staffed Wall Street  awaited Friday's jobs figures and remained wary with the  Republican National Convention getting underway in New York  City amid heightened security concerns.
Greggio a 75,80 dollari. Oro: -0,3%, a 675,50 dollari oncia
Arsenal confirmed on Saturday that they had reached agreement to transfer their star striker Thierry Henry to Spanish giants Barcelona.
Two think tank donors were not told their cash would fund Peter Hain's Labour deputy leadership bid, the BBC learns.
MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s cabinet approved ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change Thursday, moving the agreement one step closer to worldwide implementation.
Some colleges are fretting the release of Microsoft&#39;s upgrade to its XP operating system -- whose release coincides with the opening of campuses around the country -- saying that multiple downloads of the patch could significantly
BEIJING, Dec. 27 -- The dollar declined against the euro for the 10th week in 11 on speculation the European Central Bank (ECB) will not halt the currency&#39;s slide.
There was no big stir on Wall Street, but a San Francisco-based Internet company marked a cultural milestone Thursday by becoming the first gay-directed business to trade its stock on a major exchange.
BAGHDAD, Iraq \u00c2\u00b7 Nine Marines were killed and nine others were wounded in a car-bomb ambush near the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, in the deadliest single attack on US forces in nearly nine months.
LOS ANGELES - California has adopted the world's first rules to reduce greenhouse emissions for autos, taking what supporters see as a dramatic step toward cleaning up the environment but also ensuring higher costs for drivers.    The rules may lead to sweeping changes in vehicles nationwide, especially if other states opt to follow California's example...
As NASA&#39;s Spirit and Opportunity rovers resumed reliable contact with Earth, after a period when Mars passed nearly behind the Sun, the space agency extended funding for an additional six months of rover operations, as long as they keep working.
Passengers on a Finnair flight leaving from Moscow to Helsinki had to wait for about four hours at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Saturday as Russian officials took radiation readings in the front of the ...Comment
By 2011, more than half of the population of kids online will be residents of a simulated  world of animals and avatars.
Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's largest  cell phone maker, expects replacement sales of cell phones to  continue gaining share of the total market in 2007, it said in  its filing with U.S. officials on Monday.
A coalition air strike in southern Afghanistan killed a Taliban commander and 15 other militants, the U.S. military said Saturday. A top American general, meanwhile, said insurgents are still using neighboring Pakistan as a base for infiltration.
Federal prosecutors have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for information gathered from an investigation of Merrill Lynch &amp; Co's  activities in mortgage securities, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
England save the second Test against Sri Lanka and keep the series alive after rain hits Colombo.
Kezich e Maccarinelli preparano lo spettacolo
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreseen as the next Russian president, accompanied President Vladimir Putin on a highly symbolical visit to Bulgaria this week that attracted strong attention from the media.
Britain's Prince Harry is training at a British army base in Canada in preparation for possible deployment to Afghanistan, a Sunday newspaper reported.
Greg Rusedski is confident ahead of his match with Radek Stepanek in the St Petersburg Open.
Germany's economy is back on a stable path of growth after three years in stagnation and is not immediately threatened by the surge in oil prices, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday.
Australia, one of the best-performing advanced economies, faced looming economic turbulence from the subprime lending meltdown in the United States, Prime Minister John Howard warned on Sunday.
The BBC News website has received many appeals for missing persons following the Asia earthquake disaster. Can you help?
One of the season's most anticipated cultural events, Franco Zeffirelli's production of Verdi's \
BOSTON (Sports Network) - St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony  La Russa announced on Friday that Woody Williams will be his  starter when the team begins the 2004 World Series against the  Boston Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park.
Aliens' TV preferences could spark interstellar invasion Top British boffins are convinced that evidence of alien life will soon be discovered outside the solar system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new version of the Bagle computer virus is spreading rapidly around the internet.
Leverkusen - Three months ago Felix Sturm suffered a controversial loss to boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya. Tonight the 25 year old German is fighting top ranked American Robert Frazier to capture the vacant
Paolo Ferrero, ministro della Solidariet&agrave; Sociale, e Giovanna Melandri ministro per le Politi...
One issue will dominate this week's NATO summit _ Afghanistan. The 26 presidents and prime ministers all know that the future of their alliance is playing out in the deserts of Kandahar and mountains of Uruzgan ...Comment
Nov. 19, 2004 -- New allegations from an FDA scientist that the agency is failing at its job of ensuring the safety of the drugs it approves has many Americans thinking twice before taking their daily dose.
Billionaire Alisher Usmanov increases his holding in Arsenal Football Club, taking his stake to 24%.
Jake Delhomme's 9-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith gave the Carolina Panthers a 7-0 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles after one quarter Monday night.
Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title tonight against Danny Williams in Las Vegas. Klitschko is 34-and-2 with 33 knockouts heading into his first title defense.
After a report from the College Board on soaring tuition, parents and their teenage children could be forgiven for asking themselves if college is necessary.
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Relative alla disoccupazione, a quota 318 mila
The number of people out of work in Germany fell to the lowest level in five and a half years in May thanks to the current boom in Europe&#39;s biggest economy, official data showed on Thursday.
Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson have begun their counterattack, starting with a concrete expert whose testimony poked holes in a prosecution theory that Peterson
ATHENS, 27 August - China&#39;s Huina XING produced a sprint over the final 100m to destroy Ethiopia&#39;s hopes of a medal sweep and claim her nation&#39;s second Olympic gold medal of the night.
Presentation of the 2005 budget marks the centre-piece of his brief tenancy, and Sarkozy is banking on strong public approval so that he can leave the government on a high note.
No, Facebook isn't a $15 billion company. Yes, Microsoft is smart.
A PALESTINIAN democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said today he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.
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Unmanned aircraft with hydrogen engine does well in preliminary tests.
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Canada's Bombardier Transportation and two joint-venture partners have won a &#36;424 million order to supply 20 high-speed trains to China's Ministry of Railways.
Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the EU&#39;s executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations
More is good Microsoft has published pricing for Windows Vista - and things are looking up for PC manufacturers hoping consumers will start buying shiny new Vista-ready computers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Victoria Beckham accepted undisclosed damages Monday from a celebrity magazine that claimed the crew of her U.S. TV show considered her \
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U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent  in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a  stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal  Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
Afghan authorities find the bodies of 16 men in the city of Jalalabad allegedly killed by a criminal gang.
Oral argument on the Terri Schiavo case is scheduled for today in the Florida Supreme Court. Seventeen national disability organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief, the third disability brief in the case.
'What the hell is with that American accent?' The internet is a cruel mistress, and no messing. Pity if you will poor old Joss Stone, whose performance at the Brit awards earlier this week might have been consigned to the dustbin of history were it not for YouTube.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Queen Elizabeth called for tolerance  between different cultural and religious groups in her  Christmas address to the nation on Saturday.
Now that hundreds of Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) employees hit the jackpot following the company&#39;s initial public offering and subsequent run-up in share price, what&#39;s to keep them from coming to work and plugging away with the same vigor as before the millions
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday his top officials in Iraq had told him the present level of security could be maintained with fewer forces if what he called current successes continued.
MIAMI - An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards' 21-year history. The change of scenery for the awards, typically held in New York or Los Angeles, helped raise the decadence level at the already raucous, celebrity-soaked affair...
Karl Malone, the second greatest scorer  in NBA history and twice league MVP, will announce his  retirement after 19 seasons in Salt Lake City on Sunday, the  Utah Jazz said.
The Chinese Government says tests have found that its pigs are clear of a highly virulent strain of bird flu. The statement comes several days after a Chinese scientist said cases of the H5N1 strain of the
Queen Elizabeth II marked the 400th anniversary of Amsterdam's English Reformed Church, the oldest English speaking congregation outside Britain, in a low key visit to the Netherlands Monday.
JENIN, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians, including a local militant commander, in the West Bank on Monday, during clashes that raised doubts over how long a shaky truce in the Gaza Strip might last.
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Wayne Rooney will not contest the Football Association&#39;s violent conduct charge, meaning the Manchester United forward will be banned for United&#39;s next three matches - the Premiership
The United Nations Security Council is unlikely to impose heavy sanctions on Sudan, even if Khartoum fails to meet the body's demands to rein in marauding militiamen in Darfur, a senior British official said Friday.
President Bush on Tuesday promoted his entire domestic agenda &#151; from a massive Social Security overhaul to a new, austere budget &#151; as changes needed for faster job growth and a solid economic expansion.
Description: A Bush Administration task force releases a report that finds importing drugs from countries with price-controls offers little savings and introduces safety concerns.
Blog: Microsoft wants to pick and choose which open-source licenses it will respect.  Nope, says the Free Software Foundation.
WISCASSET -- The new Two Bridges Regional Jail will open soon - but the first night's jailbirds won't be inmates.  The Lincoln/Sagadahoc Jail Authority is planning a fundraiser on Oct. 28.
Bill Clinton is an excellent candidate to make a full, quick recovery from coronary bypass surgery, a cardiologist said Friday. The former president is scheduled to undergo surgery as early as Saturday.
Novell (Nasdaq: NOVL) is poised to launch the latest version of its SuSE Linux operating system, providing new features designed to appeal to both Linux neophytes and current users of the open-source desktop software.
The world should hold Darfur rebels accountable for breaking their promises to end violence in the region of western Sudan, the UN envoy to Khartoum said on Thursday.
Social network software maker  Slide Inc said on Friday it had closed a $50 million  institutional financing round, marking the rising valuations of  start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook's wave of popularity.
ITT Corp. won a government contract to begin overhauling the US air-traffic-control system with satellite-based technology to improve safety and cut chronic delays.
The San Jose Earthquakes clinched the final playoff spot in the Western Conference by tying the Burn, 2-2, last night in Dallas in the season finale for both teams.
The third round of the Open gets under way, with Sergio Garcia still leading on six under.
A flood of some 39.1 million Google shares could find their way on to the market today, potentially reducing the stock&#39;s trading price, as employees and others who were able to buy into the
Unmanned aircraft like those used by the U.S. military in Iraq will increasingly be used to monitor storms, a role currently performed by manned aircraft, weather officials said on Tuesday.
Darfur&#39;s largest rebel group said yesterday it would send its military officials home from peace talks within the week to deal with what it claimed were fresh attacks by Sudan&#39;s government in the western province.
Chiquita is sued by the relatives of people killed by a paramilitary group the banana firm paid for protection.
The chief executive of United Airlines  said he expects the carrier to emerge from bankruptcy in the  autumn, the Chicago Tribune reported in its Sunday edition.
French President Jacques Chirac said the Paris Club of 19 creditor nations should delay debt- repayments by Indonesia and Somalia following the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis that have
Grammar schools should twin with failing comprehensives to improve standards, a government adviser says.
Presidente interviene a inaugurazione Museo arte antica
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By RACHEL SLAJDA  QUINCY  Red, the color of prosperity and success, is central to Asian New Year celebrations, at which red lanterns are strung and money is given in red envelopes. Said to fend off evil spirits and bad fortune, it is the luckiest of colors.
Less than patently obvious England's Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that two software-related patents were invalid. Oil giant Halliburton's attempts to patent in the UK a software system for designing drill bits has failed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chelsea&#39;s ambitious manager Jose Mourinho and his multi-million dollar side are promising better to come after setting one foot in the second round of the Champions League with two successive wins.
The presidential race is too close to project a winner right now, but that doesn't mean it will be too close on Election Day to prevent a landslide.
To this day, 82-year-old Gordon Redtfeldt of Visalia will not leave food on his plate.
Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been released, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told parliament on Tuesday.
The Russian military tests a giant fuel-air bomb which it says is the biggest non-nuclear device in the world.
Afghan and NATO troops on Saturday  resumed their efforts to confirm the crash site of an Afghan  passenger plane carrying 104 people after it disappeared off  radar screens, a Presidential Palace official said.
Texas Rangers manager Johnny Oates answers questions at a news conference in Arlington, Texas, in this Oct. 8, 1999 file photo. Oates, 58, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor three years ago, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.
Boasting of a one-of-a-kind solution for the application development lifecycle, Bungee Labs is launching the public beta Tuesday of Bungee Connect, an on-demand platform for Web application development and deployment.Featured is a full gamut of tools and services to build and host applications. \
Intel, the world&#39;s biggest semiconductor maker, said it is helping Chinese and Indian customers build personal computers that use the Linux operating system, an alternative to Microsoft&#39;s Windows software.
The global nature of the Internet is posing new challenges to law enforcement agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response, the FBI is reaching out to new partners, both in the private sector and in the international community, to help fight online identity thieves, computer hijackers, and other digital desperadoes known as &quot;botherders.&quot; The ongoing effort has been dubbed &quot;Operation Bot Roast.&quot;
A new drug to treat Alzheimer&#39;s disease has been approved by Health Canada. It doesn&#39;t cure the disease, but it can slow down its effects, giving patients more mental clarity.
The Mozilla Foundation released the final version of Thunderbird 1.0, the standalone open source e-mail client application, which is available for public download.
Butler Group report predicts savings from virtualization as it reduces energy consumption and operating costs.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA.AU) may acquire up to 20% of mid-sized Chinese bank Jinan City Commercial Bank to secure a foothold in China&#39;s growing finance services sector.
French Economy Minister Thierry Breton defended on Sunday the massive restructuring programme at Franco-German aircraft maker Airbus, saying the cuts were needed in order to compete with US rival Boeing.
Two former top executives of DHB Industries, the leading supplier of body armor to the U.S military, were indicted on charges of insider trading, fraud and tax evasion.
An Iraqi boy born with a rare congenital defect captured the hearts of a group of U.S. soldiers who stumbled upon him in a farming village southeast of Baghdad.
Irish singer Sinead O'Connor takes out a full-page advertisement asking the media to leave her alone.
The man who held a girl captive for 8 1/2 years and killed himself when she escaped last month was buried Friday under a false name in an undisclosed location, officials said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised against eating raw oysters harvested in Washington state, citing a recent rash of bacteria-caused illnesses that have sickened people on both coasts.
An Italian judge orders a US marine to face trial over the death of an Italian agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad.
The mobile service tower (MST) was retracted from around the Boeing Delta 2 rocket at launch pad 17B at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, exposing the vehicle as the countdown entered its final hours before liftoff.
PARIS, Jan. 31 -- France's president and his supermodel girlfriend may want to keep their wedding a secret, but there's something else they want everyone to know: They're litigious.
LeBron James proved for the second straight game that he could be the clutch player that has been advertised by his star status as the Cavaliers tied the series at 2-2.
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REAL, Quezon\u00e2\u0080\u0094Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that slammed into Northeastern Luzon.
Amtrak's new president said Thursday that the U.S. should embrace rail travel at a time of growing transportation needs and high oil prices, but he gave no details of his plans for fixing the indebted passenger service.
Rescue officials extended the search for two missing climbers on Mount Hood in Oregon on Monday, surveying a wider area on the possibility that the pair may have fallen down a steep side of the mountain.
Major automakers reported lower U.S. sales for December led by a 9 percent slide at Ford Motor Co as the industry closed out its weakest year in over a decade and faced the prospect of deeper declines in 2008.
A attack on Windows machines that uses Internet Explorer and a vulnerability in a RealPlayer ActiveX control is spreading in the wild, and researchers say the situation is urgent.
The Chicago Cubs beat the Brewers 7-2 in Milwaukee on Wednesday to record their third win in four games without suspended manager Lou Piniella.
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We&#39;re all used to searching the web at blazing fast speeds: picking out the right webpages among the five billion choices takes only a few hundredths of a second.
The famous British department store Harrods said Wednesday it had fired a Santa Claus who made \
Darfur rebels and the Sudanese government  ended peace talks on Sunday in Nigeria in a deadlock on how to  address what the United Nations has called the world's worst  humanitarian crisis.
Gunmen snatched three British citizens, believed to be civilians, from a house in central Baghdad early on Thursday, Iraq&#39;s Interior Ministry said.
Talks over a possible takeover of  Cadence Design Corp.  by two private equity firms have  stalled over price, The New York Times reported on Monday,  sending the software maker&#39;s shares down nearly 5 percent.
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday night congratulated Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for winning the silver medal in the double trap shooting event at the Olympic games in Athens.
David Beckham is an injury concern for England's World Cup qualifier with Poland.
Bush and Kerry differ in philosophy and policy both on energy and the environment.
An Israeli actor will  play Saddam Hussein in a four miniseries from the BBC and HBO.
The EU bars most of Pakistan International Airlines' fleet within its airspace due to safety concerns.
This is a reminder that the 2006 Search Blogs Awards Nominations will be ending today at 9pm EST. The participation of the search community to suggest not only dozens of blogs for the awards, but also new awards and categories has been amazing. Thank you all for participating. For those of you who have not had the [...]
Topping the list of prospective best sellers in 2007 is Halo 3, followed by Madden NFL 08, and Grand Theft Auto IV.
The first Winter X Games included an event that had racers barreling down the mountain in homemade contraptions built around snow shovels. That's right, the so-called world's premier action sports event featured what amounted to a soap box derby on snow.
New York's streets and newspapers were flooded on Sunday with pictures of a mugger who has attacked at least two elderly women in the borough of Queens, including one who is 101 years old.
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Hollywood loves remakes. So the 1952 classic &quot;High Noon&quot; gets updated in 2005. I&#39;m not sure whether Shaquille O&#39;Neal or Kobe Bryant gets Gary Cooper&#39;s part, but one thing is certain: someone&#39;s going to get shot full of holes at the Staples Corral.
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Israeli army backed by tanks, armoured vehicles makes incursion into Khan Yunis camp, demolish several houses. GAZA CITY - Two Palestinians were killed and 12 wounded early Friday when Israeli tanks and helicopter
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Apple has activated previously-announced plans to close its Music Store to users of earlier versions of iTunes. The company revealed its intent last month, when iTunes users accessing the
The Swiss National Bank said Thursday it will sell 276 US tons of gold reserves over the next two years.
When the Nets step onto the court at The Palace of Auburn Hills to take on the Pistons tonight, they will have a new look and a new outlook.
NBC Universal's chief executive on Friday said rumors of his early departure were untrue and created by rival media company Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
The budding online real estate agency posted strong numbers. But Wall Street expected a bit more.
Ashley Faulkner was the focus of  Ashley's Story, a pro-Bush campaign ad that aired nearly 30,000 times in the month before the election Nov. 2.  TYis week, she and her family will desend on Washington for the inauguration.
Tatana Kucharova, an 18-year-old student from the Czech Republic, won the Miss World 2006 beauty contest on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two buses in a five-bus Patriots caravan were involved in a fender bender as they traveled to their hotel soon after landing at Kansas City International Airport yesterday, said spokesman Stacey James.
Plus earnings from Bear Stearns, Research In Motion and Palm.
SOUTH Korea&#39;s military was on alert along the Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea yesterday after a night patrol found a hole cut in the border fence.
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NEW YORK Dallas built a 39-point halftime lead and cruised to its most lopsided win of the season, a 123-to-94 laugher at New York.
Democrat Barack Obama suggested Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton follow his lead and release her and her husband's income tax returns so the public can see where the $5 million she loaned her presidential campaign came from.
The internal U.N. watchdog will  look into allegations that a U.N. office steered millions of  dollars in contributions from the Italian government to  projects benefiting Italian nationals and interests, the United  Nations said on Wednesday.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. - The owner of a wildlife sanctuary was injured by a 350-pound Siberian tiger that was startled by a 14-year-old boy at a county fair, officials said Sunday.

Using a piece of software he originally created to access computers remotely, Brad Willman went on the offensive against child pornographers.
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A roadside bomb blew up near a U.S.  patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, wounding three Iraqi  civilians, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
The demise of Librer\u00c3\u00ada Lectorum comes as a particular blow to the Hispanic literary community in New York.
U.S. authorities have spent three days  questioning a former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, newly  released from prison in Germany, and intend to call him as a  witness in the trial of accused Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias  Moussaoui, the man's lawyer said on Wednesday.
Preliminary figures in the Afghan poll suggest interim Hamid Karzai has won enough votes to be elected.
B/E Aerospace Inc.  said on Monday that quarterly operating profit rose 78 percent on higher sales and bigger margins and the world's largest maker of plane seats raised its 2007 earnings outlook.
A university study has found Taiwan and Singapore now lead the United States and Canada in providing government services online.
Amare Stoudemire collected 34 points  and Shawn Marion added 26 points and 11 rebounds to help the  red-hot Phoenix Suns crush the Miami Heat 122-107 in Tuesday's  clash of the NBA's conference leaders.
When the lethal methyl isocyanante (MIC) gas leaked from the factory of Union Carbide India Limited (now Eveready Industries India Limited) on the intervening night of December 2/3, 1984, it triggered off not just one mass disaster, but several of them.
Komodo dragon kills eight-year-old boy in first fatal giant lizard attack on a human for 33 years.
Finanziaria poco incisiva, bene riforma pensioni
A suicide bomber in police uniform killed a top police official in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday as he toured the site of an explosion that killed 40 people and wounded 220 a day earlier, officials said.
Interest rates are expected to be left on hold for a sixth consecutive month when the Bank of England announces the decision of its monthly meeting later.
GCSE physics scandal shakes mailbag Letters A secondary school physics teacher sent an open letter to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the AQA exam board. He accused the board of putting forward a paper which contained questions that were vague, stupid, insultingly easy, political, and non-scientific. Your thoughts:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US State Department and the United Nations say they are seriously concerned about reports that Burma&#39;s military junta has ordered the removal of a security detail at the home of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Pressured by the prospect of bankruptcy, US Airways Group Inc. proposed last-ditch cost-saving offers to its pilots and flight attendants unions yesterday.
The World Trade Organization has authorized seven countries to levy multi-million dollar sanctions on US imports. A spokesman in Geneva Friday said the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea
USC coach Pete Carroll prepared his arsenal of bland comments for the first Bowl Championship Series rankings Monday, until he saw Oklahoma ranked No.
It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Caryn Wilson of Rancho Mirage shot a 1-over par 73 on Saturday to move into a tie for 45th place after four rounds at the LPGA Tour Qualifying School.
PORT Adelaide claimed its first AFL flag and stopped the Brisbane premiership juggernaut with a stunning upset Grand Final win at the MCG yesterday.
An uncensored version of a Chinese film  was screened at the Berlin film festival on Friday, its  producer said, and the director told reporters she hoped she  did not live to regret making the controversial picture.
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Drug maker Schering-Plough Corp  on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter loss as special charges from its acquisition of Organon Biosciences late last year offset sharply higher sales.
New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on Friday. He was 88.
The FBI recruited a mafia enforcer to help solve the slaying of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi in the 1960s, according to evidence provided in Brooklyn state court by a mobster's moll.
BAND AID 20\u00e2\u0080\u0099s &#39;DO THEY KNOW IT\u00e2\u0080\u0099S CHRISTMAS?&#39; is expected to sell 500,000 copies after its record company announced that it is \u00e2\u0080\u009cflying off the shelves\u00e2\u0080\u009d on its first day of release (November 29).
Eleven months after Cuban leader Fidel Castro handed over power to his brother, Cuba continues to trample on civil liberties, though the number of political prisoners has fallen, a rights group said on Thursday.
Il Foggia domenica prossima a Terni giocher&agrave; con il lutto al braccio in memoria dell'ex tecni...
Arsenal earned a 1-1 tie with nine men against a Champions League group winner yet still came home to negative headlines. Thierry Henry scored a quality goal for an equalizer at PSV Eindhoven
Activists warn Ugandan gov't of looming environmental crisis    KAMPALA, Sept.7 (Xinhua) -- Environmental activists in Uganda have warned of a looming environmental crisis in the east African country if the government does not take major steps to avert the disaster.
ATLANTA (CP) - A dreadful front nine Sunday left Tiger Woods in a position he has become very familiar with in 2004: Watching someone else hoist the winner&#39;s trophy.
Presidential hopeful John Kerry said he would diversify US energy sources and cut US dependence on foreign oil.
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Children as young as eight years old are being treated for alcohol and substance abuse in Northern Ireland.
L'azienda beneficia della crescita degli ordini per l'Iraq
The first head of the Department of Homeland Security forges a single organization, but spearheaded some questionable initiatives.
MONTPELLIER, France  - Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen will start the 12th stage, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday.
Ezel Dein al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the radical movement Hamas, has executed a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel.
Exploring PDA 'transmission technologies', apparently
European banks rallied on strong numbers on Wednesday, but profit taking in the auto sector left equity markets flat.
Casino Royale, author Ian Fleming's first James Bond book, is to be the next Bond film hitting the big screen.
In MADRID story headlined &quot;Tennis-Top seed Henman falls to Ljubicic in Madrid&quot; in the second paragraph please read ... broke the Briton&#39;s serve in the 10th game to claim the set... instead of ... broke the
From 1797 to 1826, the area now known as Washington Square Park was used as a potter's field, or common burial ground. Several dozen bones were discovered there this week.
The US Defence Secretary urges Europe to put aside differences with the US on Iraq to aid the war on terror.
NEWARK \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Ottawa Senators had been routed the night before, and the Devils had three days off after winning their previous game by five goals, but precious points were at stake on Wednesday, and another grinding game unfolded.
New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon is disappointed with his team's play this season, saying good clubs must adjust to injuries and overcome them.
The photos said it all. Eyes downcast, his face puffy, Spain's prime minister looked shattered by news that Basque rebels ETA were ending their truce, a move that dooms a key policy with elections looming next year.
September 11 victims who sued airlines and their security contractors will have their cases heard for the first time almost six years after the hijacked plane attacks on the United States, a federal judge has ruled.
The Steelworkers union has an investment banker working down the hall from its president. A Service Employees International Union organizer is becoming an expert on leveraged buyouts. The Machinists are loading up their research department with MBAs.
Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee stuck to their contradictory accounts of illegal drug in a dramatic showdown before a Congressional panel which seemed to line up and take sides on a partisan basis.
Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.
TORONTO (CP) - Rogers Communications Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $61.6 million, compared with a loss of $17.4 million a year ago.
AT&T Inc said on Monday delays in activating service for customers of Apple Inc iPhone had been mostly resolved after the wireless company worked out the problems on a case-by-case basis.
Maximiliano 'Maxi' Lopez, attaccante ventenne proveniente dal River Plate, ha firmato un contratto d...
Australia substitute Scott Staniforth crosses with eight minutes left to give the Wallabies their first win over the All Blacks since 2004.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Thursday said it took a $14.1 billion writedown and adjustments in the fourth quarter as bad subprime mortgage bets forced the brokerage to sell pieces of the company to foreign investors to raise capital.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the web giant's plans for expansion and clears up those IPO rumors
ROME, Oct 5 (IPS) - UN officials have been denied permission to check  the safety of about 850 migrants deported to Libya from Italy  since Friday.
WASHINGTON  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The hotel operator Marriott International said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 20 percent, hurt by the closing of its synthetic fuel business.
France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.
The best stocks for a bear market can be the best ones for bull markets, too.
Essie Mae Washington-Williams's book is an oddly candid one, less about her father, the late senator Strom Thurmond, than about her lifelong sense of dislocation.
THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- Researchers say they may have found yet another health benefit conferred by red wine -- it seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer, at least in men.
NOGATA, Fukuoka -- The elder brother of the Japanese man found murdered in Baghdad said his parents were unable to respond when a city official visited on Sunday due to shock.
South Africa's top prosecutor says there is enough evidence to charge new ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to find quick success on a historic Mideast tour that saw the leader of energy-rich Russia forging oil diplomacy in Saudi Arabia and backing a natural gas cartel Monday with neighboring Qatar.
The family of former Kansas City star Derrick Thomas is not entitled to any money from General Motors Corp. for the January 2000 crash that killed the nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker.
As 2004 draws to a close,    skywatchers have yet another opportunity to view a naked-eye comet. Comet Machholz    has been brightening steadily and conditions are now prime.
When former Fox News associate producer Andrea Mackris accused commentator Bill O&#39;Reilly of making lewd and threatening remarks, she reignited an issue that
OTTAWA (CP) - Despite a rise in gasoline prices last month, the annual rate of inflation dipped to 2.3 per cent in July, Statistics Canada said today.
Gruppo annuncia altro buyback da 1,75 mld franchi svizzeri
SEOUL/NEW YORK  - Shares in Sprint Nextel Corp.  surged in Monday U.S. after-hours trade following a report that South Korea's top telecoms operator, SK Telecom Co., was preparing to bid for the No. 3 U.S. wireless firm. South Korea's top mobile operator  delivered an official denial of the report on Tuesday afternoon during market hours, but its shares closed 4.22 percent higher as investors bet that the reported deal could be feasible.
By MARK STEWART  The Big Ten's schedule-makers haven't done Michigan State any favors in recent years.  The Spartans are the only team in the league that opened this season and last with two straight road games.
Yahoo! Inc. (www.yahoo.com) unveiled new versions of its Front Page, and My Yahoo! (my.yahoo.com). Both pages show enhancements in design and functionality, and are rolled into Beta versions starting yesterday.
Patricia C. Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, and four other people will be named in indictments expected to be filed by California\u00c2\u0092s attorney general today in the spying case at the company, according to lawyers involved in the case.
The Victorian government has called on Prime Minister John Howard for a more sophisticated approach to dealing with the problems in indigenous communities.
Cisco Systems this week said it had co-developed with Microsoft an application that helps small and medium-sized businesses connect Microsoft&#39;s customer relation management
In a Flight A/X Swiss Teams, your team is either A (you have players with lots of master points) or X (your team is not weighed down with points).
TAMPA, Fla., (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay wide receiver Joe  Jurevicius is expected to see his first action of the season on  Sunday when the Buccaneers host the Chicago Bears.
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Vice President Dick Cheney offered a sharp rebuke to congressional Democrats on Monday, warning that a drawdown of forces in Iraq would invite more attacks on the United States.
After nearly a year of negotiations, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has agreed in principle to return a rare fourth-century B.C. gold funerary wreath to Greece that cultural officials there contend was ...Comment
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Adewale Ogunleye was credited with a safety in overtime to end the game, accounting for two of the Chicago Bears&#39; 16 points scored on either defense or special teams in a 19-17 victory over Tennessee.
Initial estimates of damage caused by hurricane Frances to Florida&#39;s $9.1-billion (US) citrus industry were only starting to trickle in yesterday, but market concerns about heavy
Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after tech bellwether IBM  posted upbeat preliminary quarterly results, spurring a broad rally in technology shares.
Zhao Ziyang, a Chinese leader purged for his support of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement, remained in a deep coma Sunday, according to a human rights activist in contact with his family, but state media did not disclose the ailing leader's condition to the Chinese public.
US presidential challenger John Kerry went on the warpath seeking to shake perceptions that President George W. Bush can do a better job of keeping Americans safe.
Il Foggia ha battuto 2-0 in trasferta il Cittadella nel posticipo della 23/a giornata di serie C1/A....
A woman in the northern Bulgarian town of Ruse survived a car crash thanks to her silicon breasts which acted as an airbag, a newspaper has reported.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is working on the development of a product to remove adware and malicious software from PCs, Bill Gates told a meeting of technologists in Silicon Valley.
Tom Coash has written a small, sensitive romantic drama that also tries to be about the tangled relationship between East and West.
President Bush said today he has no doubt that Iran has supplied weapons used against U.S. forces in Iraq, but he stressed that he does not know whether the top leadership in Iran ordered the activity, and he denied that he is using the issue as a \
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Lennar Corp. and LNR Property Corp. made big news in Boston last week when they agreed to buy Fan Pier for an estimated $125 million, but the purchase would not be the biggest deal for the Florida team.
The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategy of remodeling its restaurants and tailoring its menu options is paying off in Europe.
Whatever the reason for the delay of the start of the Bush-Maliki summit, the signs are that the President and Iraq's prime minister are on a collision course
In buying the McLean firm, Sabre would get 6,000 small and medium-size hotels as customers, as well as the technology they use to track inventory, book guests online and connect to Internet reservation services, including Sabre's Travelocity.-The Washington Post
Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Nella seconda amichevole estiva in Trentino, il Livorno ha battuto 11-0 i dilettanti del Monte Pelle...
FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A mislabeled over-the-counter product described as a dietary supplement appears to have contributed to the development of aggressive prostate cancer in two men, researchers report.
Europe's Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer stresses the strength of his players' team spirit as they arrive in Detroit.
New sales of these once-popular products have been banned. Now what?
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Imperial Oil Ltd. said it will relocate its head office to Calgary from Toronto, affecting 1,500 employees. About 500 workers will be ``subject to relocation,&#39;&#39; the company said in a CNW statement.
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A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said on Saturday, after Tokyo refused a demand by his captors to pull out its troops.
Disgruntled Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said on Wednesday he wanted to be traded from the NBA team and nothing would change his mind.
As reports indicate that the Sudanese Government and rebels are likely to sign a peace deal ending the 21-year civil war in the country&#39;s south, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that an agreement could serve as a blueprint for resolving the
An Arkansas judge Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state ban on placing foster children in any household with a gay member.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The European Union may consider banning Nazi symbols in its 25 member nations after Britain's Prince Harry wore a swastika armband to a costume party, the bloc's top justice official said Monday.
One day after his party was trounced in parliamentary elections, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he intended to remain in office and work with the new government, despite calls by the victorious opposition to step down.
SAMARRA, Iraq Oct. 2, 2004 - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first
The party is digging in for an all-night session on the war. But passing a withdrawal timetable would bring its own problems
CAIRO, Egypt Sept. 9, 2004 - Osama bin Laden&#39;s chief deputy claimed the United States was on the brink of defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan in a videotape broadcast Thursday that appeared to be a rallying call
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed to learn her son Mark had been arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea but was confident he would be found innocent, her spokesman said.
Animals that have previously been vaccinated against seasonal flu appear to respond far quicker to experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccines, a study has found.
The House is going to make another run at imposing more than $16 billion in taxes on major oil companies.
The Senate delivered an apparently fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's planned immigration overhaul and dashed the hopes of millions of immigrants seeking legal status.
Secretary of State Colin Powell called Kofi Annan a &quot;good&quot; UN secretary-general on Friday, after days in which Washington chose not to defend the diplomat against a US senator&#39;s demand he resign.
Right-hander Derek Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek led a parade of 10 Red Sox who filed for free agency Monday, two days after they were honored in Boston following the team&#39;s first World Series title since 1918.
Filippo Magnini si &egrave; qualificato per la semifinale dei 100 metri stile libero agli Europei di...
MARION JONES injected herself with performance-enhancing drugs while the man at the centre of huge doping scandal watched, he claimed in an explosive TV interview last night.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association following his Old Trafford post-match comments.
The United States and China yesterday announced a broad aviation agreement that will more than double the number of daily passenger flights between the two countries by 2012.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Summoned by bugle calls and the detonations of huge firecrackers, Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to vote on whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office.    Some lines at polling places extended for 1.25 miles, stunning even veteran election monitors...
ROMA - Concluso il giro di interrogatori a Cinzia Banelli sull&#39;organizzazione delle nuove Br, sugli omicidi di Massimo D&#39;Antona e Marco Biagi e sulle rapine di autofinanziamento. Per la \u00c2\u00abcompagna So\u00c2\u00bb, pentita
Presentata l'edizione 58 del Festival, in programma dal 25 febbraio all'1 marzoCinque eventi per cinque serate, fra i superospiti Lenny Kravitz e Kylie Minogue                                          Sanremo 2008, P&amp;P pronti al via 'Dura pi\u00c3\u00b9 del governo di centrosinistra'
Notebook storage has reached a new milestone, as Hitachi Global Storage Technologies unveiled 100GB, 2.5-inch hard drives Tuesday. The new models spin at 5400 RPM and utilize a Serial ATA interface, with relatively low power consumption. Hitachi said it plans to ship the 100GB drives before the end of the year, but has yet to detail pricing.
Kenya's election commission checks dozens of disputed results, amid unrest at claims of vote rigging.
Keep tabs on all of your online buddies, discover how you spend each day, and create presentations on the Web.
Closing arguments in the first Enron criminal trial began Wednesday with a prosecutor telling jurors they needed only common sense, not financial savvy, to understand how executives from Enron
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The authors of Uncov, a recently-shuttered blog that heaped abuse upon many Silicon Valley startups, have unveiled a startup of their own. Called Persai, it's a sort of search engine that promises to help users find content that interests them.
With baseball season over for another year, FOX is turning to reality TV in an attempt to keep their ratings up. Starting this week, FOX will air six hours of scripted shows and nine hours of reality shows per week in primetime. The only night that won...
Lawyers for Martha Stewart told a federal appeals court that she suffered a &quot;fundamentally unfair&quot; trial at the hands of prosecutors who incorrectly suggested she was accused of insider trading.
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Scientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy.
Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate of a   bigger say for Japan in global affairs, was poised to win a   ruling party leadership contest on Wednesday, setting the stage   for his election as prime minister next week.
Cable and Wireless, the British telecoms group, said it had agreed to sell its Japanese unit to Internet service provider Softbank Corp for about 133 million dollars (104 million euros) including debt.
Jubilation across Nepal marks the landmark peace pact between the government and Maoist rebels.
The leader of the right-wing British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, was arrested after a television journalist covertly filmed him calling Islam a \
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ST. LOUIS, July 22 -- A power failure trapped about 200 people inside the Gateway Arch for hours Saturday night, and one of the two trams that take visitors to the top of the landmark remained out of service Sunday.
The following statement was released by Allen Iverson on his absence at the 76ers-Wizards game on Friday:
King-sized Mars and Snickers chocolate  bars will be cut down to size in Britain next year as a leading  food manufacturer responds to growing pressure about portion  distortion and rising levels of obesity.
A question lobbed by a writer covering this week's D: All Things Digital conference drew a comparison from Steve Jobs between Windows and hell. As for Apple's role as a significant developer in that diorama, ice cubes are involved.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 10 -- Thousands of jubilant Chileans streamed into the streets of Santiago after hearing that their former president, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, had died Sunday. Many danced and popped open champagne, while caravans of cars with horns blaring toured the capital for hours.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said troops will be ordered to shoot anyone trying to disrupt general elections due on February 18.
Hungary's Prime Minister won the backing of members of parliament from the smaller coalition party, the Free Democrats, on Wednesday, ensuring he will easily win Friday's confidence vote.
MARKHAYANOVA, Russia  - The Kolyma used to be a river of death for prisoners in some of the harshest camps of Josef Stalin's Gulag empire. Now the camps are long gone, but so too is the activity of a once-bustling Soviet Arctic outpost.
The killing by Nigerian security forces of a British oil worker during an attempt to free seven foreigners held hostage in the Niger Delta, has drawn widespread condemnation and focused attention on the deteriorating security situation in the nation's oil hub.
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Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller attend world premiere of the movie remake of Alfie in London's Leicester Square.
Nel messaggio per il 2005 Wojtyla propone una nuova &quot;grammatica della legge morale universale&quot; fondata sul principio che il male non si combatte con il male e la violenza &quot;mai risolve i problemi&quot;. Vale per la Palestina, l&#39;Iraq, soprattutto l&#39;Africa.
EXPLOSIVES have been found in the wreckage of one of the two Russian airliners that crashed near-simultaneously this week. The confirmation that at least one of the aircraft was brought down by a terrorist
Samsung Electronics  said on Tuesday it is targeting a 15 percent rise to 30 trillion won ($32 billion) in global sales of digital media this year from 2007 through steady growth in TV, printers and computers.
For Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Mitt Romney, Thursday's debate presented a chance to step out smartly in the struggle for victory in next week's Florida primary.
Chad Kilger and Darcy Tucker each scored two goals and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves for his first shutout with Toronto, leading the Maple Leafs to a 6-0 victory over the Senators last night in Ottawa.
After nearly nine years of marriage, Danish Prince Joachim and his Hong Kong-born wife, Princess Alexandra, announced Thursday they have separated and will divorce.
A man has accepted substantial damages from a number of newspapers after he was wrongly identified as a suspect in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets.
BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (IPS) - One of the most horrific incidents that followed  Kenya's disputed presidential election was the burning to  death of 30 people taking refuge in a church in Eldoret.
The Unites States space agency NASA has unveiled the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer at its Ames Research Centre in California, where India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla worked for years, in honour of the seven crew members of spacecraft Columbia which
Dubai, Sept. 30 (NNN): Seven Palestinians and two Israeli children were killed in a spate of violence in the occupied territories since Tuesday night.
A girl born after just under 22 weeks in the womb &#151; among the shortest gestation periods known for a live birth &#151; will remain in a hospital a few extra days as a precaution, officials said Tuesday.
Hundreds of brain cancer patients in France and perhaps others in the United States may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the French government after a manufacturer's warning.
In the wake of the latest British scare, Germany has erupted in a rancorous dispute over how to deal with a terrorist threat.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has turned down an offer to succeed Sam Allardyce as Newcastle manager, according to reports here on Saturday.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Although specific details are still  under lock and key, the long-delayed Nirvana boxed set planned  for a Nov. 23 release finally has a name: \
Heavy fighting erupted between U.S.  troops and Shi'ite militiamen in Baghdad's Sadr City slum on  Monday night after car bombs earlier killed at least 26 people  in two Iraqi cities.
India and Pakistan have ended two days of talks on a popular proposal to start a bus service linking the capitals of divided Kashmir.
The UK-led Beagle 2 team maintains its Mars lander was probably lost because of unexpected atmospheric conditions during entry.
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NEW YORK Another possible case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, the Agriculture Department said Thursday. The brain of a cow tested positive three times on a rapid test for the presence
Iran's Intelligence Ministry detained several journalists outside of the capital city for allegedly receiving money from abroad, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Sunday.
SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday it would exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the weekend.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a seven-year extension to an Internet tax ban, the final step before the legislation heads to President George Bush to be signed into law.The House on Tuesday approved the Senate version of the Internet tax moratorium, which would ban Internet-only taxes such as access taxes for seven years. The current ban has been in effect since 1998, except for a lapse during most of 2004.Many supporters of the moratorium had&#160;called for a permanent ban, but some lawmakers and state and local government groups had&#160;raised concerns&#160;that a permanent ban would hurt state and local governments&#39; ability to raise money. Opponents of a permanent ban also questioned if telecom carriers would try to expand the ban to services such as VoIP.Bush is expected to sign the legislation. He has supported an Internet tax ban, and he signed the last extension, passed by Congress in late 2004.The ban on Internet taxes expires Thursday. Lawmakers in favor of extending the ban say it&#39;s important to promote the adoption of broadband, which, in turn, creates jobs and improves the U.S. economy.Earlier this month,&#160;the House passed a four-year extension. After the Senate passed the seven-year ban last Thursday, the House on Tuesday voted 402-0 for the seven-year ban.The tax moratorium does not ban sales taxes online. It applies only to taxes that would be unique to the Internet, including taxes on Internet access.Sen. John Sununu, a New Hampshire Republican, praised the House for passing the seven-year ban, which he cosponsored. The Senate version of the bill, awkwardly named the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act, specifically exempts e-mail and instant messaging from taxes after some groups raised concerns that the House version of the bill could allow taxes on those services.&quot;It&#39;s great to see Congress act on time for a change and take an enormous step for Internet tax freedom -- banning access taxes and protecting e-mails and instant messaging for the next seven years,&quot; Sununu said in a statement. &quot;I will continue to fight for a permanent ban on access taxes, but this is a strong step forward. Taxing the Internet is wrong for consumers and wrong for the economy.&quot;The United States Telecom Association, a trade group, and Verizon Communications both praised Congress for passing the extension.&quot;Broadband access is now a crucial driver of America&#39;s economy, and this moratorium extension will ensure continued investment and growth in the broadband marketplace,&quot; Peter Davidson, Verizon&#39;s senior vice president of federal government relations, said in a statement. &quot;This is good for consumers and businesses across the country.&quot;
Microsoft is investigating a new vulnerability in Windows Media Player that could be used to run malicious code on a user's PC.
Pakistan's government, accused of using strongarm tactics and acting unconstitutionally over moves to sack the country's top judge, faces the prospect of growing opposition protests.
Harrison Frazar shot a 5-under 67 Friday to hold onto a share the lead with Steve Pate after two rounds of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
Iran agrees to clarify questions over its nuclear work within a month, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
Scientists and state officials are considering a broad diversion of the Mississippi River into Louisiana\u00c2\u0092s sediment-starved marshes.
Evgeni Plushenko of Russia captured the men's title for the fourth time Thursday at the European Figure Skating Championships with a solid but unspectacular program, rallying from a poor short program to defeat defending champion Brian Joubert of France.
MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages
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The amounts of bad consumer debt in Russia tripled in 2006, raising concerns about the security of the banking system.
Judge tells jury to continue deliberations after it issues note saying it is unable to reach verdict.
The British poultry company hit by a  bird flu outbreak denied on Friday it had broken rules by  importing meat from parts of Hungary that were off limits  because of an outbreak there.
Amare Stoudemire collected 34 points  and Shawn Marion added 26 points and 11 rebounds to help the  red-hot Phoenix Suns crush the Miami Heat 122-107 in Tuesday's  clash of the NBA's conference leaders.
Europe embarked on a bold path to fight climate change yesterday, agreeing that a fifth of the energy used by the 27-nation bloc by 2020 will come from renewable sources like the sun and the wind, and ...Comment

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- On a recent cloudy day, Bill White, an upright man with a buzz cut, stared from a pier on Manhattan's West Side into the Hudson River. A crane and bucket dropped into the murky water and out again in rhythm: Collect mud, swing across, open clamshell, release. And again.
Wall Street&#39;s dog days of August have the potential for a serious bite this year. August is traditionally slow for investment bankers, fund managers and traders on Wall
The Financial Services Authority has hit oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group with a 17 million pound fine over its misstatement of its proven reserves.
Palestinian suicide bombers have carried out 120 attacks in Israel during six years of fighting, including 27 in Jerusalem. Among the city's deadliest:
BAGHDAD -- Sunni insurgents unleashed a wave of attacks yesterday, killing at least 23 people, including two US Marines and a dozen Iraqi Army recruits.
There aren't too many mean-looking things in this sleepy Silicon Valley haunt of Apple employees.
Trend Micro wants to borrow the eyes of beta testers to evaluate its new Virus Encyclopedia. The beta version of the encyclopedia includes new search criteria as well as the option for a printer-friendly format. Users who take the time to fill out the survey will receive a free one-year license to PC-cillin 2005 when it is released.
Marcos Baghdatis overcomes battling former champion Marat Safin in a five-set Australian Open second-round clash.
A clearly annoyed Sudanese general, asked about accusations his Arab-dominated government orchestrated a scorched earth policy against Africans of Darfur, responded with a question of his own.
By James Gilbert, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 5--The Yuma Proving Ground, which is already one of the largest military installations in the country, could be getting half a million acres larger.
LONDON - Cisco Systems and Fujitsu Limited are to collaborate on the development of high end routers and switches and support each other&#39;s products, initially in the Japanese market.
Some 160,000 Mexicans marched on  Sunday to support the presidential hopes of the capital's  leftist mayor who faces government-backed legal challenges that  could knock him out of the 2006 race.
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain traded charges over the economy and abortion on Monday, in what has become a bitter personal duel on the eve of the important Michigan primary.
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ABN Amro\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board said Sunday that it would not recommend either of the two takeover offers it had received.
Director Kenny Leon permits the top-tier cast of 'Radio Golf' enough natural spontaneity to share the characters' life-changing realization.
Mr. Gerber created Howard the Duck, the dour, dyspeptic, utterly disagreeable and therefore wildly popular comic-book hero of the 1970s.
Thousands turn out for the funeral of Filipino film star Fernando Poe Jr who narrowly lost the presidential election.
Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s program at the Joyce Theater ended with \u00e2\u0080\u009cShining Star,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a snazzy-looking, funny and sexy group dance that captures the sound and spirit of songs by Earth, Wind & Fire, to which it is set.
Nursery children need an hour of daily exercise to prevent them becoming obesity victims, researchers warn.
BAGHDAD - A bomb exploded inside a Baghdad house just as police were about to raid it, killing at least 29 people and wounding 18 in the latest of a series of deadly attacks on Iraqi security forces.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry granted a rare stay of execution to a Houston woman just hours before she was scheduled to die on Wednesday night by lethal injection for the 1987 murder of her husband and two children.
Czech and international crooner Karel Gott has married his long-time girlfriend, Ivana Machackova, his media representative in Prague told AFP on Tuesday.
The third hurricane to hit NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s spaceport in just over a month blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive
State police arrested two men Tuesday in the shooting of a man waiting in line to be one of the first to buy a PlayStation 3 game console.
Patrick Ramsey can picture each long pass he threw during his first start this season. The five deep throws came on tight spirals that were only a tad off.
The new Hungarian government has acknowledged it will not hit its budget deficit target this year, Hungarian television reported Thursday.
Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday to use his five-year term as Afghanistan&#39;s first elected president to crack down on warlords and the country&#39;s booming drug economy.
Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard Tuesday vowed to fight this year&#39;s election despite reports senior ministers have told the conservative leader his position in untenable.
A Denver hospital abruptly changed course on Tuesday and agreed to perform a kidney transplant that would be the first such procedure in the United States using an organ found on a private Web site.
KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Stephen Ames launched the 2008 PGA Tour in birdie style on Thursday after hitting the opening drive at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Almost a week into its biggest offensive   against the Taliban, NATO says it has cornered a large group of   fighters and killed about 300, but still needs more troops and   aircraft to finish the job.
Police in Bosnia's Serb  Republic on Monday raided the business and home of a Bosnian  Serb banker suspected of helping suspected war crimes fugitive  Stojan Zupljanin remain at large.
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band \
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U.S. lawmakers returning from a  weeklong break on Monday will take up a long list of unfinished  -- and possibly insurmountable -- tasks that could help decide  whether voters will re-elect them in November.
LONDON Tony Blair denies he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war and is rejecting demands to apologize. The British prime minister tells the House of Commons he can&#39;t say he misrepresented
Hamas made significant gains against the ruling Fatah party in Thursday's municipal elections.
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L'attaccante del Livorno Cristiano Lucarelli &egrave; stato ascoltato dall'ufficio indagini della Fi...
The Columbus Crew has four games to prove the last 18 were not a fluke. The team enters the postseason on a league-record 18-game unbeaten streak, playing a defensive style suited for the playoffs.
A man is being hunted by police after a mother and her two teenage children are found dead.
Staples is offering the latest version of Peachtree Pro, a small-business accounting suite, for free after a $140 mail-in rebate.
Robust demand for cheaper phones  boosted third-quarter earnings at Nokia Oyj, the world's  biggest maker of cell phones, with the better than expected  profits sending its shares higher.
Coalition peace talks have begun between Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party and the Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. Labour leader Shimon Peres said that his party want a guarantee that the government fulfils its
Two graduate students were found shot to death Thursday night in an apartment on the edge of the Louisiana State University campus, a spokeswoman for the school said.
CHIBA, Japan  - Canon Inc. 7751.T said on   Tuesday it will start mass production of ultra-thin   energy-conserving TVs in early 2008, defying predictions that   steep price falls in flat-screen TVs would make it tough to   roll out the new technology.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday, a day after the city's leaders suspended peace talks and rejected the Iraqi government's demands to turn over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
The Sudanese foreign minister rejected on Friday a U.S. declaration of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and said the United States was using a humanitarian crisis for political purposes.
Craig Stadler eagled the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Allianz Championships, while Nick Price shot a 71 in his first Champions Tour round.
The suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an American mess tent in Mosul this week probably wore an Iraqi military uniform and made it through a screening
Media & professional: Apple's 'I'm a Mac, I'm a PC' campaign, featuring comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb, has avoided a ban over its virus claims.
LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France  - A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped, raped and then murdered by jilted boyfriend 27 years her senior whom he originally met after accidentally sending a text message to his cellphone, a public prosecutor said Sunday.
Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.
Australian steel maker Smorgon Steel Group Ltd.  and its suitor OneSteel Ltd.  sought trading halts on their shares pending an announcement that sources close to the companies said was likely on Monday.
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SEATTLE -- About 1,700 nurses and other health care workers began a five-day strike Monday against Group Health Cooperative - one of the nation&#39;s oldest HMOs - over the cost of their own health benefits.
Relations are rocky between President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but their meeting began Sunday with handshakes and smiles
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Iraqi judges interrogated the notorious general known as Chemical Ali and Saddam Hussein&#39;s former defence minister Saturday, opening the first phase in trials for the ousted dictator&#39;s top deputies.
French rock star Bertrand Cantat is returning home from Lithuania to complete his jail term for killing his lover.
Brocade Communications Systems Inc's  former CEO was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for backdating stock-option grants in a scandal that has ensnared scores of U.S. companies and led to billions of dollars of restatements.
South Carolina coach Lou Holtz walked away from a coaching Monday, ending a 33-year career that was one of the most successful and colorful in college football history.
MOSCOW -- Russia has restricted rights to such an extent that it has joined the countries that are ''not free\
MOSCOW Aug. 26, 2004 - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters&#39; causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying Thursday.
With Secretary of State Colin L. Powell arriving here on Saturday for a four-day tour of Japan, China and South Korea, North Korea on Friday set out three conditions to be
Procter & Gamble Co.  should return to double-digit earnings per share growth by fiscal 2008, Chief Financial Officer Clayt Daley said on Thursday.
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of Tel Aviv&#39;s Shuk HaCarmel yesterday, killing three Israelis and wounding more than
Andy Dick has apologized for using the same racial slur that got ex-\
Pop star Britney Spears is granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer says.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a formal investigation into Broadcom Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s options practices.
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Hollywood actors says they won't attend the Golden Globe Awards next weekend, in solidarity with striking writers.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on moves to reduce the amount of GCSE coursework.
The Web 2.0-social networking phenomenon&#39;s seemingly irresistible force field has ensnared yet another niche: travel.Dopplr, a hosted service, allows users to track the travel schedule and whereabouts of themselves and their friends through a visual interface reminiscent of Facebook, rather than traditional means such as e-mail.Although the application is still in private-beta phase, its backers have wasted no time in courting workers in large enterprises -- those with the most intense travel schedules. While for most users, Dopplr is invite-only -- a buzz-building gimmick harkening back to the early days of Gmail -- the company more recently created the Dopplr 100. Employees from the 100 companies on the list can sign up for the service. Among the 100 are Sun, Microsoft, and IBM.Other startups, such as Tripit, are also trying to marry social networking and travel itineraries. Tripit takes user-submitted information such as airline and hotel confirmation e-mails and uses the data within to generate a tailored itinerary, replete with maps, local weather info and the like. It also allows users to create lists of friends.But Dopplr may stand out in terms of early buzz -- the company claims nearly 100,000 users -- and for quickly orienting itself around business users.Dopplr&#39;s chief operating officer, Taneli Tikka, said the company&#39;s enterprise ambitions arose from research into their existing user profiles. &quot;We analyzed the user base and found that clearly there were industries ... that were using it more than others,&quot; he said.James Governor, an analyst in the U.K. with Redmonk, is a vocal cheerleader for Dopplr. (Governor also shares an office with Dopplr founder Matt Biddulph, but says their business relationship ends there.) Governor recently issued a challenge to software companies listed on the Dopplr 100 through his blog, urging employees to sign up.He says Dopplr ultimately provides &quot;manufactured serendipity,&quot; for social and business-related scenarios.For example, if you had to travel to a distant city on business, you might well spend the night in your hotel room alone. But Dopplr could alert you to the presence of a friend or colleague who by happenstance is also in town, Governor said.Governor also notes the enduring presence of Web 2.0 conferences, despite the ever-growing richness of the communication-centric technologies that give rise to such events. &quot;Increasingly we work and meet in online interactions. .... That&#39;s not to say it&#39;s not rich, but it&#39;s no substitution for face-to-face contact.&quot;&quot;Some people don&#39;t like other people, and Dopplr probably isn&#39;t for them,&quot; he joked.Dopplr could also help enterprises save time and money, Governor speculated. A company might send three teams of workers with slightly overlapping responsibilities abroad on separate trips over time, for different reasons. &quot;With Dopplr you might be able say wait, let&#39;s send one guy on all three calls.&quot;The question outstanding, though, is how Dopplr will evolve its service into something fully enterprise-ready.One crucial topic for CIOs is security. Business users have given Dopplr feedback regarding this issue, according to Tikka. &quot;That&#39;s definitely something we need to carefully look at. We think companies should keep their confidential information with them and keep it confidential,&quot; he said. &quot;We would only be limited to kind of trivial stuff that doesn&#39;t really help if someone was to eavesdrop.&quot;In the meantime, Tikka said, Dopplr plans to monetize its service through a couple of avenues. Later this year, the company hopes to offer subscription-based premium accounts, which would include assorted value-added services to the basic platform. The company also intends to deliver finely tuned commercial advertising based on user profile information. Also in the works are plans to extend the Dopplr 100.
PARIS, Sept 19  - French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Sunday he could not confirm the authenticity of a statement attributed to the Islamic Army in Iraq saying it was releasing two French hostages, but Prime Minister Jean-Pierre
Potential jurors in the Michael Jackson trial are being asked if they've ever had cancer, about their opinion on people of different races and even about whether they followed the 1993 molestation allegations against the pop star.
Obesity has been a factor in at least 20 child protection cases in the last year, the BBC learns.
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Government scientists are chasing a  possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with  final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected in  coming days, officials said on Thursday.
Phillipines officials say the death toll from landslides and floods unleashed by a tropical storm in the Philippines has exceeded 300.
Islamabad, August 22 (NNN): With the arrest of several suspected terror network members said to planning to attack US and government targets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistani security forces claimed to have busted a massive al
Imagine the Patriots replacing a backup defensive tackle with a three-time Pro Bowler for the Super Bowl. Richard Seymour could make it possible.
Two Israelis and one American won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on how a cell breaks down proteins that are damaged or have outlived their usefulness.
Chinese surgeons will try to remove 23 needles from a woman that doctors believe may have been imbedded under her skin by grandparents trying to kill her so that a baby boy might take her place.
Motley Crue is suing one of its managers for more than $20 million, claiming he pushed drummer Tommy Lee into doing two disastrous reality shows that took him away from the band and forced the cancellation of dozens of concerts.
A temporary rise in blood glucose (sugar) levels can cause diabetics to suffer a slowdown in their cognitive processes and interfere with their ability to think clearly, according to a study in the January issue of Diabetes Care.
British music label EMI will cut up to 2000 jobs to increase Internet sales by promoting digital music, and boost its roster of talent.
Australia lost three more wickets as they look to extend their lead against India on the fourth day of the first Test in Bangalore.
Welcome to the BCS consolation bracket, otherwise known as the Fiesta Bowl. Third-ranked Oklahoma thought it deserved a shot at the Bowl Championship Series title after a series of late-season upsets shook up the BCS standings. But the Sooners finished behind another twice-beaten team, LSU.
government said all pregnant women would be screened for HIV/AIDS to stem a rise in new infections. controlled city-state, where the number of new HIV infections reached a record high this year.
By agreeing to its regulator&#39;s demands, the mortgage titan has largely defanged its critics and distanced itself from scandal.
VIENNA, Austria - Ukrainian presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, most likely intentionally, doctors in Vienna who have been struggling to diagnose his mystery illness confirmed Saturday.
A veteran who has disputed  Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam war  record admitted on Sunday he did not have \
JABALYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip  - Palestinians  picked through the rubble of dozens of homes in a sprawling  refugee camp on Saturday after Israel ended its most powerful  assault in the Gaza Strip in four years of bloodshed.
Proponents of Net neutrality laws call for a hearing on the issue, arguing reports of peer-to-peer traffic interference support need for rules banning that practice.
CBS News anchor Dan Rather has interviewed the retired lieutenant colonel widely believed to have helped provide &quot;60 Minutes&quot; with the disputed National Guard documents about President Bush
MONTREAL (CP) - The traditional definition of marriage should be enshrined in law or Canada could be faced with more radical demands, such as legalizing polygamy, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper said Thursday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said yesterday elections would be held in Northern Ireland on March 7 as part of a drive to restore home rule to the British province.Comment
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A suicide attacker detonated a bomb early Friday at a residential compound of Pakistan's former interior minister as he received visitors on an Islamic holiday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, police said.
Federal safety regulators Thursday demanded that DaimlerChrysler recall up to 600,000 vehicles from two of the most popular lines on the road, the 4x4 Dodge Durango and the four-wheel drive Dodge Dakota pickup, due to problems with
TORONTO - A Toronto-based law firm filed another class-action lawsuit Friday against drug maker Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.
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Tony Blair's reform agenda for schools, hospitals and other services will come under fire at the TUC Congress.
The four pieces Benjamin Levy presented were certainly professional, as were the dancers, but watching them was dispiriting.
When safety Ryan Gutierrez first arrived at California, Stanford ruled the Big Game. It wasn't that long ago, but it certainly seems like ancient history now.
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IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition nudges Google Mini at low end of search.
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Players who skip mandatory events on the men's tour are to be suspended under a new set of rules designed to ensure the best performers enter the top tournaments.
Gap Inc. GPS.N, the largest U.S.  specialty apparel retailer, on Thursday reported a slight  decline in quarterly profit, meeting lowered forecasts, after  summer clearance sales drew surprisingly small crowds.
Friends of John Inman, most famous for the BBC comedy Are You Being Served?, pay tribute to the late actor.
The Rajasthan High Court on Friday  allowed film star Salman Khan, who is out on bail after his  conviction in a chinkara poaching case, to go to Austria and  the Czech Republic for the shooting of feature film Yuvraj.
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday plan to  shine a spotlight on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s  snooping  into the telephone records of some board members and  journalists, a practice that Congress may soon ban.
Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday a new draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program largely met Moscow's concerns and could become the basis of a consensus decision.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Wednesday that Iran must decide whether it wants to continue negotiations about suspending uranium enrichment in its disputed nuclear program.
High wind gusting across the Bering Sea hampered efforts Friday to stem an oil spill from a broken freighter, and there was still no sign of six crew members lost when a rescue helicopter crashed in the turbulent waters.
Two Royal Air Force fighter jets were sent to escort a passenger plane to a British airport after the plane s crew repeatedly failed to contact air traffic controllers, officials said on Friday.
A disciplinary committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ruled yesterday that a gay pastor in Atlanta must give up his pulpit, saying it was reluctantly enforcing a \
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on   Tuesday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez   Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead   of joint talks with Musharraf and President George W. Bush.

NEW DELHI: Confusion prevailed over today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fresh tsunami warning by the home ministry with the science and technology ministry distancing itself from it, saying there was no official alert.
Electoral officials were counting ballots Thursday to find out which Protestant and Catholic parties will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
The parents of French chauffeur Henri  Paul said on Monday they were certain their son was not drunk  at the wheel of the car in which he drove Princess Diana on her  fatal final journey.
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A record 77 million taxpayers have filed their tax returns electronically this year
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Guess who is playing the mastermind of the terror bombings that rocked Mumbai's suburban trains on July 11, 2006, in director Neeraj Pandey's take on the incident? The hugely talented Naseeruddin Shah.
A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
Barack Obama has had a season of remarkable fortune and is now often treated as though he is already the next senator from Illinois.
President Bush admiringly called him &quot;the Blade,&quot; for the gleam in his budget-cutting eye. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (DW.Va.) blasted him as &quot;little Caesar.
Vern Hedland of Valley City says he had always wanted to see the Swiss Alps. All his life he wanted to see them.
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A Paris court gave 10 suspected Islamic terrorists jail terms of up to 10 years for a plot to bomb Strasbourg&#39;s cathedral and the city&#39;s Christmas market in December 2000, a clerk of the court said.
The Senate will get either its first Cuban American member, or another woman, when Floridians vote next Tuesday. Former housing Secretary Mel Martinez and Democrat Betty Castor are locked in as tight a race as President Bush and John Kerry.
At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
Zurich - $500-million siphoned into Swiss banks by Nigeria&#39;s former dictator Sani Abacha will be returned to the oil-rich African country, Switzerland&#39;s Federal Office of Justice said on Wednesday.
Senators aim to tighten cybercrime law Senators on both sides of the House have backed a bill that would allow American victims of identity theft to seek restitution for the money and time they waste repairing their credit histories.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A survey finds corporations may increase security spending as much as 20 percent because of wireless access concerns.
The proposed $35 billion merger of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. would have little immediate effect on current customers of either company.
California&#39;s premier Napa Valley wine region on Thursday became the first US terroir to have its name protected in the European Union.
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Apparently, zirconia is a good material for any small device that needs to transmit radio frequency signals. From Crave, CNET's gadget blog.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday stressed the importance of persuading as many Iraqis as possible to participate in the general elections scheduled for January.
LAGOS  - More than 300,000 children in Nigeria could die between now and 2014 if the level of vitamin A in their food is not increased, according to a report by the United Nations (news - web sites) Children&#39;s Fund (UNICEF (news - web sites
Researchers have transformed one bacterial species into another by swapping their genomes, a move that will accelerate the race to develop custom-built synthetic bugs, a pioneer on genetics has said.
&quot;Voglio rivedere l&#39;Italia che ha vinto in Moldova&quot;. E&#39; l&#39;auspicio di Marcello Lippi, commissario tecnico della Nazionale. Gli azzurri si sono radunati oggi a Coverciano, in vista del doppio impegno di qualificazione mondiale contro Slovenia e Bielorussia.
The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.
Israel's defense minister threatened retaliation Sunday after two brothers, ages 8 and 19, were seriously wounded when a rocket from Gaza slammed into the center of the Israeli border town of Sderot.
Emilio Estevez said he wanted to bring ordinary people into the spotlight while making \
After two days of sprint finishes by a largely intact peloton, the Tour of California will receive a sharp jolt Wednesday, when the route includes two significant climbs.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that Washington fears Europe may be a staging ground for terrorist attacks on the United States.

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WASHINGTON - Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. reached a tentative agreement to merge, a deal that would create the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-largest cellular company.
The leaders of Thailand's military coup are given formal royal endorsement in a televised ceremony.
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.
Three people are arrested over an alleged plan to bomb JFK airport in New York City, reports say.
North Carolina was ready for its test Wednesday night. Rashad McCants and Raymond Felton made sure the Tar Heels passed. McCants scored 19 points and Felton added 18 to lead the No.
The financial services giant Wachovia Corp. posted a 32 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday even as it confirmed plans to eliminate up to 4,000 jobs - about 4 percent of its workforce - by 2007.
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The proposal to play a 39th round of Premier League games is in the \
Australia wrapped up a crushing 277-run victory over England 90 minutes into the fifth and final day of the opening Ashes cricket Test at the Gabba.
The U.S. government should replace more than 1,000 irradiation machines used in hospitals and research facilities because terrorists could use the radioactive materials inside them to make \
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Britain is urging the European Union commission to clamp down on EU states that are bending the rules on the allocation of government contracts, arguing that domestic firms are losing out considerably.
An extremely rare and well-preserved dinosaur nest containing fossil eggs with the embryos exposed goes up for auction this weekend, but at least one scientist is demanding the artifact be returned to a museum.
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A federal judge ruled Friday that the state's \
The Islamic militant group Hamas said on Thursday it was encouraged by what it called a \
Banknorth branches across New England will become TD Banknorth under an agreement yesterday that gives Canada's TD Bank Financial Group a controlling stake in New England's largest independent bank.
More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Thursday.
The leading share index fell Monday after a volatile trading session which saw J Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer under heavy selling pressure ahead of Christmas sales due later in the week.
The Pentagon and the State Department have been squabbling quite publicly over State's request to have the already-stretched military fill about 40 percent of the 300 new State jobs in Iraq created by the administration's latest rebuilding plan.
Spanish motorcyclist Jose Manuel Perez, injured last week in the Dakar Rally, died Monday, a hospital said.
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A plea agreement had been reached in May between prosecutors and the former Purdue Pharma executives, but affected families are urging prison time.
Crude oil prices may fall this week as companies including Royal Dutch/Shell Group restart platforms and tankers resume shipments in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ivan
This year is set to be the sixth warmest worldwide since records began, stoked by global warming linked to human activities, the British Meteorological Office and the University of East Anglia said on Thursday.
A top Nato general urges member states to send more troops to Afghanistan, as clashes continue in the south.
Nepalese rebels said today they were removing a blockade of the capital that had cut Kathmandu off from the rest of the country for a week.
Bombs in Iraq, better commutes in Ireland and melting ice caps are threatening the world's architectural and cultural gems, a nonprofit group said on Wednesday as it named 100 endangered monuments.
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North Korea set out sweeping demands on Monday for scrapping its nuclear arms and the United States warned that its patience was running out -- an inauspicious start to six-party talks after a year-long hiatus.
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Tony Blair vows that the government \
South Africa's ruling ANC is to choose its next leader at a fractious party conference.
A man, who identified himself only as Jim, told the Associated Press on Tuesday in a telephone interview that he found his nephew after he saw his picture on the Web.
Freddy Sanchez got three hits and raised his NL-leading batting average to .342 and Ian Snell struck out 10, sending the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
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A California rape victim got the jaw-dropping surprise of her life when she spotted her alleged attacker on a television reality show - and promptly had him arrested.
United Nations officials are investigating reports that Hutu extremists have attacked Rwandan villages from bases in eastern Congo.
A French couple was cleared today of allowing a drunken party guest to drive away from their home and then kill a family of four and himself in a crash.
EAGLE, Colo.  - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape  case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's  highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key  piece of evidence in the high-profile case.
Let&#39;s celebrate them while we can. England approach the new year with one of their best ever cricket teams. They have a record eight consecutive victories under their belts - and are aiming for a ninth in
Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday launched the country&#39;s first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Canada and Europe - despite federal laws banning the practice.
New fences surround Alltel Stadium. Traffic is being rerouted through downtown. Coast Guard crews patrol where cruise ships serving as floating hotels will dock, and manhole covers and water meters are being locked.
Allegations that a murder conspiracy was behind the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris are &#x201C;unfounded,&#x201D; the author of a long-awaited report into the affair said today.Comment
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Brazilian Rubens Barrichello took an emotional pole position for his home Grand Prix on a day when Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher was involved in a crash during practice.
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Qatar Airways says it will resume direct flights to Beirut on Monday despite a blockade by Israel.
SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle President Charles Phillips opened Oracle's largest user show to date with a keynote address that avoided controversial topics like Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft\u00c2\u00a0and focused instead on a high-level overview of Oracle's vision for flexible, integrated IT systems.
Sweden said on Thursday more than 1,000 Swedes may have been killed in the Asian tsunami, the worst death toll for any foreign country.
A Colombian female guerrilla wanted in the United States for the kidnapping of three Americans and trafficking cocaine has been captured by the army near Venezuela's border, authorities said on Saturday.
WEST PALM BEACH, United States : Annika Sorenstam shot an even-par 72 to maintain a slight lead heading into the final round of the one million dollar ADT Championship.
Iraq will seal its borders next week to  prevent Shi'ite pilgrims flooding into the country, the  government said Thursday, in the latest emergency measure  intended to thwart insurgent violence.
An arsonist imprisoned for firebombing the cars of two lawyers is using his remaining 19 years behind bars to dig up information on the judges, lawyers and corrections officers who helped put him there.
A panda at the Memphis Zoo is definitely pregnant, officials there said Wednesday. Ya Ya, a giant panda, was artificially inseminated in January after she and a male companion failed at mating the old-fashioned way.
The family of a mentally ill woman murdered by a man and a boy,14, say her death could have been prevented.
A Canadian military submarine headed for home with 56 people aboard caught fire and issued a distress call off the coast of Ireland Tuesday.
A ban on hunting is expected to be forced through using the Parliament Act after opposition from peers.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called on creditor nations Wednesday to suspend debt repayments from Indonesia and Somalia to help in their recovery from the quake-tsunami disaster.
The Blackstone Group will price its initial offering tomorrow night, according to the Web site of Morgan Stanley.
Iraq&#39;s electoral commission is considering setting aside seats in the country&#39;s national assembly for Sunni Arab politicians and
The Knicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 newfound unity will be seriously tested when the mighty Boston Celtics visit Madison Square Garden on Monday.
US oil prices rose on Monday as Iraq&#39;s oil exports continued at more than 30 percent below normal after sabotage attacks on pipelines.
The US government is under pressure from political opponents on whether Iraq's poll can be held as planned.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Sept. 16, 2004 - Canada&#39;s former prime minister hesitated to offer advice to a group of eastern Iowa business leaders on how the United States could improve its health care system, which he acknowledged is too complicated.
War crimes trials against Iraq's former Baath Party leaders will begin next week, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Tuesday. He didn't say whether Saddam Hussein would be among them.
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Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom ended weeks of speculation by announcing it will bid for struggling oil company Yukos&#39;s main production unit when it goes on the auction block this month.
EBAY have banned a woman from selling a 10-year-old toasted cheese sarnie &#39;bearing the image of the Virgin Mary&#39;. The auction site pulled the barmy lot - which had attracted 100,000
Nothing draws celebrities like cocktails, fellow A-listers and a good cause.
Live Nation&#39;s acquisition of a  majority stake in Bamboozle, an annual multiday music festival  in the New York metropolitan area, represents a critical U.S.  property for the company.
SLIGO, Ireland - A Canadian sailor was waging a battle last night to overcome severe smoke inhalation injuries after he and a fellow sailor were airlifted from their disabled submarine to hospital in this small Irish north coast town.
Doctors use gene therapy to treat two boys with the rare nervous disorder made famous through the film \
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The Sri Lankan military says Tamil Tiger rebels have kidnapped 24 school children in the east of the country.
U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court  spokeswoman said on Monday.
Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to fast-track efforts to boost the federal minimum wage and could seek to bring a bill directly to the House floor in January.
Relatives and close aides of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto met to appoint her successor at crunch talks that will all but determine the fate of January 8 elections.
A trio of fierce hurricanes have pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say.
Sudan goes on trial in the US accused of aiding the deadly attack on an American warship in Yemen in 2000.
Iraqi police fired warning shots and barred vehicle traffic leading to Kufa on Friday, fearing an outbreak of violence as hundreds of worshippers descended on the holy city for the first weekly prayers since ...
Microprocessor designer Arm Ltd. has developed a new multimedia technology called Neon that will help improve the performance of mobile electronics devices that process multiple tasks, the company said Monday.
A privately-owned Dutch steelmaker headed by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is buying US-based International Steel Group Inc. for about $4.
Polygamy is notoriously hard to prosecute, but a recent legal victory may open the door for more cases
German officials on Friday defended a proposal to use \
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Dec 28 (SADA) - Foreign Secretaries of Pakistan and India have made &quot;forward movement&quot; in some of the confidence-building measures and agreed to sustain the dialogue process and make it result-oriented.
Japanese sociologists and psychiatrists have come up with the best pick-up line in the world. The line &quot;Rainen no kono hi mo issho ni waratteiy-oh&quot; means &quot;This time next year, let&#39;s be laughing together&quot;.
After laying low this year following  the birth of her first child, Gwen Stefani is roaring back into  action with a variety of projects. According to her Web site,  Stefani is \
Palestinian militant group Hamas has won a huge victory in local polls in Gaza, unofficial results indicate.
Dr. Julius Pham's stomach churned when he saw a critically ill heart patient getting an antibiotic instead of a drug to support his blood pressure -- the kind of mix-up that is increasingly common in the United States, according to a new report.
A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked an Arizona state law requiring voters to present identification at polling stations and proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
The United States and France agreed Thursday to cooperate more closely on terrorist cases and combatting organized crime, signing new deals both sides said signaled better relations.
Lithuania&#39;s opposition Labour party won the first round of parliamentary elections, buoyed by a popular backlash against political scandals, and could head a coalition after a second round vote in two weeks.
The Cubs parted ways with manager Dusty Baker on Monday after a last-place finish and the Giants cut ties with Felipe Alou after another losing season.
He's on more ballots than Ralph Nader, but few people know him. Depending on how the presidential election goes this year, they might not even bother to learn Libertarian Michael Badnarik's name.
When moviemakers told Gallatin,   Tennessee, Mayor Don Wright they wanted to use his office to   film a scene with a superheroine, he kindly obliged.
The cruise-line operator lowers guidance and keeps an eye on hurricane season and the Caribbean.
Posters throughout the Russian capital had proclaimed the venue and date for a month, 40,000 tickets had already been sold. But for the past week a long-awaited concert in Moscow by Madonna had become mired in security concerns, and it was anyone's guess where and when the show would take place, if at all.
Turkey won a provisional green light from the European Commission on Wednesday to open membership negotiations with the European Union, a watershed decision after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.
Almost 70 percent of child pneumonia patients in a recent Chinese survey were resistant to drugs used to treat the disease due to overuse of antibiotics, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
An Israeli missile hit the house of a  local Islamic Jihad leader in a refugee camp in the southern  Gaza Strip on Monday, wounding at least two people, Palestinian  medics said.
An experimental treatment for schizophrenia produced fewer worrisome side effects compared with drugs currently in use, its makers said on Wednesday.
US artist Ed Paschke, who earned global recognition for his paintings of icons from popular culture, dies.
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(AGI) - Roma, 11 set. - &quot;Il nuovo corso in politica estera ci ha permesso di recuperare credibilita&#39; al nostro paese che adesso e&#39; diventato affidabile sul piano internazionale&quot;. Lo ha detto il presidente
A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be running by next year, a UN agency says.
A church elder was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church.
US senators deal a severe blow to President Bush's immigration reform bill, probably killing its chances.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in new cabinet members for his emergency government at his headquarters in Ramallah.
Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle's hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft, two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions about how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer.
Internet television network Revision3 is launching The Digg Reel, a new weekly show that will highlight the most popular videos submitted to Digg.com.
DUBLIN, Nov 15  - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said Monday the eurozone was growing &quot;below its potential,&quot; calling it &quot;negative&quot; for the global economy.
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Rain prevents any play on day three of the second Test between England and West Indies.
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her \
Authorities in Costa Rica said Tuesday they are investigating the mysterious deaths of about 500 brown pelicans along the country's Pacific coast over the last five days but do not suspect bird flu was the cause.
Milano, 20 agosto 2004 - La Procura federale ha chiesto la squalifica per tre anni di Stefano Bettarini, giocatore della Sampdoria, e cinque anni Antonio Marasco, del Modena, accusati di aver tentato di aggiustare il risultato della partita ...
Police impounded taxis that had not complied with government orders to cut fares, stranding commuters, state media reported, while shoppers stampeded stores as cornmeal, bread, meat and other staples vanished from groceries.
The FBI is investigating whether a mid-level Pentagon official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Larry Franklin, passed classified material regarding internal policy deliberations on Iran to two staffers at the American Israel Public Affairs
S omehow it&#39;s fitting a sold-out VANS Warped Tour played Riverbend Monday on the 35th anniversary of Woodstock.
Darren Fletcher has set his sights on completing a second cup demolition job on Arsenal next month. The Scotland international was one of the key figures at Villa Park last April when
The spectacle in Athens lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
A wave of bombings and shootings killed 46 people Saturday in two states in India&#39;s remote and turbulent northeast, authorities said, underscoring the continued threat
The United Nations Security Council authorized on Tuesday a European Union force and U.N. police to help protect civilians in Chad and the Central African Republic caught in the spillover from the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
MOJAVE, Calif.  - The world's first privately  funded manned spacecraft soared to the blackened frontiers of  space for the second time in a week on Monday, setting a new  altitude record and clinching a $10 million prize designed to  spur commercial space travel
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will make a State visit to Canada from October 24 to October 28, 2006, at the invitation of Governor General ...Comment
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Iran says it has halted all work on potentially weapons-related parts of its nuclear program, honoring a deal with European powers.
AC Milan sign Brazilian striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid for \u00c2\u00a34.95m.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - At least six people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a drag-racing stunt gone awry, officials said on Sunday.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri coach Gary Pinkel announced Monday that he has indefinitely suspended starting running back Damien Nash for violating team rules.
BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (IPS) - European environmental groups are preparing to  challenge business groups this week over new EU proposals that  aim to cut out dangerous chemicals.
The Dell XPS M1730 has been delayed once again. Last Friday was scheduled to be the launch date for the new X7800-driven powerhouse, but it came and went with no product to show, and no explanation why.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday told a European audience that huge external debts were not unduly burdening the U.S. economy now, but that over time the U.S. current account gap is unsustainable.
Terra Soft has released Yellow Dog Linux 6.0, which runs on G4 and G5 Macs.
Uruguay&#39;s left celebrated its first presidential victory into the wee hours Monday while partial election returns indicated Tabare Vazquez would win and his main challengers conceded on exit poll results.
Fading in and out of consciousness, former President Suharto has clung to life more tenaciously than he clung to power.
The box score showed LeBron James with 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. What it didn&#39;t show were the litany of mistakes he made in the final 2 minutes -- the last of which helped cost the Cleveland Cavaliers a game.
Bill Gates\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Davos challenge to the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capitalists last week did not mention some important work that is already underway in developing nations.
Military officially laid out a plan to shoot down a spy satellite before it tumbles to Earth carrying toxic fuel.
Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence that has also killed hundreds.
After wrapping up the entire match in just 31.5 overs, Australia&#39;s captain, Ricky Ponting, was in a feisty mood at the post-match press conference.
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Three days before the expiration of a UN Security Council ultimatum meant to halt Sudan&#39;s ethnic bloodbath, Khartoum has responded reliably - not at all.
7-Eleven Inc. will drop   Venezuelan-controlled Citgo Petroleum Corp. as its gasoline   supplier, the convenience store operator said on Wednesday, a   week after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called President   Bush \
Boeing has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner, seen as crucial to the US manufacturer's future.
Allen Doyle is starting to feel comfortable on the golf course again even if it doesn't look that way.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Google's two-month-old rival product.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new initiative to help spur innovation in the marketplace with the venture capital (VC) community.
In most courtrooms, even the most notorious defendant can count on a few basic rights. In Judge Henry R. Bauer&#39;s courtroom in Troy, NY, however, that was not always possible, the state&#39;s highest court found yesterday.
Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's \
British-based HSBC said Thursday it planned to make its long-awaited entry into Japan&#39;s retail banking sector early next year with a nationwide network of branches targeting wealthy individuals.
An increasingly vocal, potent and widespread anti-coal movement, including environmentalists, ranchers, farmers, and others, is developing in the West.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush on Saturday  ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff for five days  to honor victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami as a White House  delegation prepared to visit devastated areas.
Like flights that pass in the night, Expedia goes this way, Travelzoo goes that way.
Hurricane Jeanne&#39;s winds strengthened to a dangerous 115 mph Saturday as it pounded the Bahamas and hurried toward Florida&#39;s east coast.
U.S. representatives bring the heat, while several people involved in HP scandal plead the Fifth.
Digital models of an historic ship are created as part of its restoration to test if it will survive the process.
Women's healthcare specialist Warner Chilcott says it has received a bid approach which could value it at more than \u00c2\u00a31.5bn.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (17/12/04) - Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s House of Lords ruled yesterday that the indefinite detention of foreign terrorism suspects was incompatible with the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in a decision Human
WINNIPEG (CP) - Manitoba&#39;s smoking rebels remained defiant Wednesday after the province laid more charges under its tough new anti-smoking law.
InfoWorld - Researchers at security gateway vendor Fortinet have uncovered an adware-distribution scheme being carried out on the Facebook social networking site considered to be the first attack propagated on the wildly popular online portal.
ORLANDO, Fla. (Sports Network) - Steve Francis poured in a  game-high 32 points with 12 rebounds as Orlando matched last  year's win total with a 103-101 win over Detroit at TD  WaterHouse Center.
Reviewer Yvonne Zipp skates through Nick Hornby's new novel and tackles fiction from Ivo Stourton, Jennifer Lee Carrell, and Missouri native Valerie Martin.
NATO was expected to discuss on Thursday possible extension of a planned U.S. missile defense to the alliance's vulnerable southeastern flank and may express interest in Kremlin proposals for cooperation in the shield.
President George W. Bush unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and set a global emissions goal.
AMMAN, Jordan He used to be America&#39;s top law enforcement official. Now, he&#39;s apparently one of Saddam Hussein&#39;s lawyers.
Viewers complain as Jonathan Ross jokes people on council estates should not have children.
Disagi anche oggi nel trasporto urbano per l&#39;astensione dal lavoro degli autoferrotranvieri della Cub (Confederazione unitaria di base), dopo lo sciopero generale di ieri proclamato da Cgil, Cisl e Uil. &quot;Secondo
Windows XP users have until early next year to update business systems and applications before the operating system&#39;s Service Pack (SP) 2 is fully unleashed.
CIA Director Porter Goss has chosen  an undercover officer identified only by his nickname \
Nationwide relaunches its 25-year fixed-rate mortgage, after the government says it wants more long-term deals.
French police confirmed that a man arrested in connection with what was first believed to be an anti-Semitic arson attack on a Jewish social center a week ago was a Jewish man who had worked there.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on the final leg of a regional tour aimed at boosting peace efforts in the Middle East.
One of the Caribbean's most powerful storms ever gathers strength as it leaves the Cayman Islands for Cuba.
Ryan Langerhans hit a three-run homer, Jason Bergmann won for the first time in more than two months, and the Washington Nationals held on to edge the Houston Astros 7-6 Wednesday.
Iraqi authorities have released 160 of about 1,500 jailed Iranian pilgrims to Shiite holy sites and will free the rest gradually, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
European stock markets were expected to open flat on Wednesday, with investors watching oil prices closely after an overnight rise that left Nymex crude near &#36;50 a barrel.
Haiti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s American-backed government vowed to crush \u00e2\u0080\u009cterrorist\u00e2\u0080\u009d supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as gunfire in the capital marked the 10th anniversary of the end of a coup against him.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Aug 28 (PNS) - Shaukat Aziz has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan on Friday. He got one hundred and ninety-one votes in a special session of the National Assembly held
ATLANTA -- small plane with two people aboard crashed Tuesday into an abandoned building in dowtown Atlanta, near the Martin Luther King Jr.
Media consolidation remains the rage, and the financial news world firms up a bit today as MarketWatch (Nasdaq: MKTW) agreed to be acquired by Wall Street Journal publisher
Guerrillas are staging a counteroffensive as U.S. troops struggled to flush the remaining insurgents from Falluja.
U.S. technology shares tumbled on  Friday after Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's No. 1 chip  maker, slashed its revenue forecast, but blue chips were only  moderately lower as drug and industrial stocks gained.
Stemming the obesity epidemic in children will require an all-out assault not dissimilar to the antismoking campaign of the last four decades, a US expert panel said Thursday.
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett underwent spinal surgery after suffering a back injury during the loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
The deal, valued at $35 billion, will create a large wireless service provider to compete with wireless rivals Cingular and Verizon.
A US lawsuit brought by a company backed by rock group U2 is threatening to reopen old legal wounds for Microsoft. Californian technology company Burst.
Supermarkets that use their size to force down prices will be penalised under new plan
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday proposed to give a greater role to African Union (AU) troops in restoring peace to Sudan&#39;s Darfur region on the eve of talks between the Sudanese government and rebels.
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NATO planners gave a withering assessment of the West's defense arsenal on Tuesday, saying their forces are sometimes unable to talk to each other on the ground because costly defense systems are not compatible.
BRUANDWO has bowed to the inevitable and drastically raised its bid for Victorian pubs group Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality.
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Divided results mean fight may go beyond Super Tuesday as questions arise over ideological path
Two inmates working in prison field overpowered a guard Monday and ran her over in a stolen pickup truck, killing the woman as they fled, prison officials said
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Bill Stewart didn't need an actual job interview. His performance in the 2 1/2 weeks since Rich Rodriguez resigned, punctuated by West Virginia's resounding victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, was enough.
With a solid starting rotation and a lineup stocked with young players, the Indians are on the verge of securing their first AL Central championship since 2001.
Feelings of phoniness appear to alter people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.
It was a turbulent year behind the scenes - but the strain did not show in a successful year for UK TV.
Iran on Sunday turned down a European Union proposal that it stop enriching uranium in return for nuclear technology.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 26 points, Grant Hill added 20 and the Orlando Magic snapped their seven-game road losing streak with an 87-80 victory Wednesday night over the slumping Minnesota Timberwolves.
Risultati della seconda giornata del torneo Wta di Memphis (133.250 euro, cemento).
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday tried to come out of the Maharasthra mess by offering three ministerial berths and two portfolios from its quota to the NCP, but clung to chief ministership.
One of the factors in Boston College's game at Virginia Tech next Thursday night will be the noise.
Star Fleet Capt. Jean-Luc Picard commanded it. Now some Trekkie owns it.
Christopher Reeve, the star of the \
The Group of Seven rich nations urged   China on Saturday to let its currency rise faster to help ease   perilous imbalances in trade and backed a rise in the yen to   reflect Japan's strengthening economic recovery.
DALLAS Blockbuster, the largest US movie-rental chain, said Tuesday that it would introduce a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment next month if the rival&#39;s directors would not negotiate a deal.
A Canadian man who helped create a company to process Internet gambling transactions pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge Tuesday, about two weeks after another founder of Neteller PLC entered a guilty plea of his own.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Dead bodies littered the  streets of Indonesia's Aceh province where it was feared on  Tuesday more than 25,000 people may have been killed from  Sunday's quake and tsunami.
BEIJING ,Dec. 23 -- Sevilla ushered in a miserable Christmas for Real Madrid as they beat the Real 1-0 in a Liga match in Santiago.
The pound has firmed on talk that the Bank of England could spring another surprise interest rate rise on the market on Thursday, although the consensus view remains that the next move is most likely to be in November.
Giugno conferma positivo andamento anche in Francia e Spagna
US Airways hopes its other unions will follow with concessions so the company can emerge from bankruptcy. By Associated Press. ARLINGTON, Va.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian fertilizer interest Incitec Pivot Ltd. (IPL.AU) on Monday reported a net profit, including one-time items, of A$75.
Glasgow Rangers&#39; hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Uefa Cup suffered a major setback on Thursday when they went down to a 1-0 defeat against AZ Alkmaar.
The Jefferson County Department of Health will begin making flu shot appointments Monday for Thursday and Friday, 8 am to 4 pm Shots will be available only to people in high-risk categories: children 6-23 months; adults 65 and older; anyone older than 2
European negotiators reached a provisional deal with the United States on Wednesday, ending a year of wrangling over how to share information about trans-Atlantic air passengers that Washington says is needed to fight terrorism.
The Pittsburgh Steelers got a slice of revenge on Sunday afternoon against Baltimore, but also were served a piece of injury pie in the form of a rib injury to rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
A 67-year-old Romanian woman who last week became the oldest known person to give birth has said she had two abortions in her early twenties, a newspaper reported here.
Professional wrestler Chris Benoit, who  killed his wife and son before hanging himself, injected  steroids not long before he died and his son had been sedated,  a medical examiner said on Tuesday.
Napster made moves to prepare for a possible sale of the company Monday, including retaining an investment banker to discuss its options. CEO Chris Gorog cited \
Levi Strauss & Co. swung to a  quarterly profit on Tuesday, citing cost cuts and a weaker  dollar as the struggling jeans maker closed out poor-performing  products to focus on its Levi, Dockers and lower-priced  Signature brands.
One of Spain&#39;s largest banks will soon be crossing the Mexican border in search of Hispanic customers. BBVA announced Tuesday it plans to buy Laredo National Bancshares for $850 million.
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In a clearing within Kauai Aadheenam's lush gardens, the ping, ping, pinging of metal chipping at stone can be heard as a half-dozen artisans from India put the finishing flourishes on the Hindu monastery's legacy for the ages.
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The US information tech sector lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001 and this past April, and the market for tech workers remains bleak, according to a new report.
More than 200 passengers stranded on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion by the collapse of a small local airline tried to storm the terminal buildings at the airport in protest on Saturday.
Sean Marshall scored 22 points and Jared Dudley had 14 points and 12 rebounds as No. 6 Boston College escaped a mid-game scare to beat Rutgers 74-64 on Wednesday night.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces launched air strikes  on the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday, targeting what  they said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in  Iraq, Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
A bomb in a courtroom in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least 12 people, police say.
Although DVD sales are down this year, television series on disc have fared better than other categories, and sales of complete seasons are registering growth.
G.E. is using strong overseas sales to reshape its image in Europe, where hard feelings still linger from its aborted effort to acquire Honeywell in 2001.
Mitt Romney grabs lifeline in Republican race after scoring first major primary win
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LG Electronics Inc., Korea&#39;s second-largest electronics-maker, yesterday reported a 36 percent increase in its third-quarter profits, beating analyst forecasts thanks to a jump in its mobile phone handset sales.
The US defence secretary begins talks with senior Indian officials amid Delhi's concern over arms sales to Pakistan.
Sony&#39;s (NYSE: SNE) tweaking its musical strategy, with reports galore that the electronics giant will now support the playback of MP3 files on many of its digital music players.
Bloomberg - Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Detroit Free Press newspaper endorsed Arizona Senator John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination, calling him the party's strongest choice to retain the White House.
US Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton on Tuesday received backing in her 2008 presidential bid from the mayor of Los Angeles, a figurehead for the significant Hispanic section of the electorate.
SYDNEY, Australia  - Australia plans to enforce a maritime security zone more than 1,700 kilometres out to sea, far beyond its territorial waters, in a move to boost defences against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday.
A majority of U.S. high school students say they get bored in class every day, and more than one out of five has considered dropping out, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Doctors said Wednesday that it is far too soon to know whether Kevin Everett will be left with any paralysis or its extent, but they are encouraged by signs on Tuesday that he could move his legs and arms.
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in the Middle East on Monday to gauge the prospects for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, saying she was optimistic despite persistent factional warfare.
Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin each plan to sell up to 7.2 million shares of their stock in the online search engine leader during the next 18 months &#151; divestitures that would generate windfalls of more than &#36;1 billion apiece at current market prices.
The gotcha moment, the beginning of the end of a golfing era, came at the fifth-to-the-last hole of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
OSLO, Norway - Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum Sunday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece \
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As the Kansas City Chiefs moved into position for the winning field goal yesterday, Lawrence Tynes was wishing he'd washed his car.
If anybody's earned a relaxing holiday weekend, it's Shrek.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 8 -- Two Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon struck a small town in northern Israel early Tuesday, causing no injuries, Israeli police and army officials said. It was the first such attack on that region in six months.
The Irish have embraced the use of cloth bags to carry their groceries, encouraged by a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag grabbed at the register.
Crossett&#39;s 25-yard field goal in overtime, the first of his college career, secured a 17-14 victory for beleaguered Missouri on Saturday.
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A woman who left a four-month-old boy with \
The Major League Baseball Players Association wants to prevent the names of current and former major league players from being made public in a case involving performance-enhancing drugs.
After months of wrangling over a 78-year-old, 17,000-square-foot mansion in southern California Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn&#39;t want, it appears someone is willing to
US President George W Bush is due to hold talks in Tanzania with Darfur and Kenya on the agenda.
ISLAMABAD/KABUL  - Pakistani security forces captured one of the Taliban's top leaders hours after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to Pakistan this week, a senior security official and Taliban sources said.
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Whenever an entire industry is beset by scandal, look for the participants who are clean.
Lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday aimed at protecting children from indecent television programs by forcing cable and satellite providers to offer a modified form of la carte programming or make other changes in the way they operate.
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A 17-year-old from Mendota Heights, Minn., has been turning heads with her unconventional umbilical cord stem cell research. On Wednesday, Nicole Ali was in the nation&#39;s capital, accepting a $50,000 scholarship for her work.
Ernst &amp; Young LLP will pay $40 million to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and is finishing a settlement to pay $85 million to the Office of Thrift Supervision to settle a case involving

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, considered the biggest prize in the government&#39;s case against a California laboratory that allegedly distributed illegal steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, became the latest star stained
Producers of the sixth Harry Potter film will hold an open casting call for the role of Lavender Brown, the sycophantic drama queen who becomes Ron Weasley's first girlfriend.
The US space shuttle Discovery was heading for a rendezvous with the International Space Station after an inspection by its crew showed the spacecraft sustained no visible damage during lift-off.
In an effort to resolve Russia's objections, proposed European sanctions against the Iranian nuclear program would ease bans on goods and technology that Tehran could import but no deal is in sight, diplomats said on Friday.
Sting has been an ardent activist for many causes, but he's not getting involved in the U.S. presidential election.
U.S. counterterrorism officials are paying renewed attention to an increasingly dangerous incubator for extremism: a swath of northern and sub-Saharan West Africa, from the Atlantic coast of Morocco and Mauritania to the harsh deserts of Chad.
The New York Times Co  reported higher profit and revenue on Tuesday because of a rise in national advertising and circulation revenue, a contrast to a downbeat earnings season for U.S. newspaper publishers.
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Significant changes may be taking place in North Korea if reports are confirmed that Kim Jong-Il, the nation's hereditary dictator, is modifying his leadership style, analysts and experts say.
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NAIROBI, Dec. 28 -- With vote-counting underway in what appears to be the closest and most open presidential contest in this nation's history, Raila Odinga, a fiery opposition leader, appeared to hold a strong lead over President Mwai Kibaki, according to early returns broadcast Friday on three m...
Hopes of salvaging the NHL season  appeared to vanish when representatives for team owners and  locked-out players ended Thursday's meeting without an  agreement, and with no plans for further talks.
An apparent suicide bombing at a mosque in eastern Pakistan has killed at least 18 people and injured dozens of others. The deadly incident may be linked to the recent killing of a top-level terror suspect by Pakistani security forces.
A 36-year-old man brought back to the UK after being detained in Thailand has appeared in court charged with killing his wife and three young children.
Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its Integrity BladeSystems with a new model released this week that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intended to handle memory and CPU intensive applications.
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Bloodied by weeks of suicide bombings and assassinations, Iraqi security forces emerged Sunday to patrol Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in this Sunni Triangle city, and U.S. commanders praised their performance.
Traditionally, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year, and the American Automobile Association expected travel this year to hit pre-Sept.
As a growing economy produces new wealth and a spreading middle class in China, the epochal Cultural Revolution has receded to the distant past in just one generation.
Vietnam marks the 20th anniversary of the Communist Party's decision to gradually abandon state socialism.
(ASCA) - Gorizia, 4 nov - &#39;&#39;E&#39; difficile dimenticare quel passato; e non lo si deve dimenticare. I popoli europei lo ricordano, affinche&#39; quelle tragedie non si ripetano. Ma odi e rancori sono stati lasciati
Police have raided Georgian businesses  in Moscow after Russia cut transport links with its southern  neighbor, escalating a crisis between the two states.

Dozens of world leaders on  Monday embraced a campaign to raise an additional $50 billion a  year in development aid to combat hunger, but a U.S. official  poured cold water on the initiative.
Kevin Brazant, who became a father at 17, talks about the film he made to help other young parents.
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While the &quot;vice mail&quot; stock fraud scheme was captivating investors recently, the big story from this mess will be played out in the coming months.
Iraq's interim PM Iyad Allawi appeals to world leaders at the UN to help Iraq \
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In a long-expected move, the retailer announced that its chief executive, Bob Ulrich, would retire May 1 and be replaced by its president, Gregg Steinhafel.
Chris Bosh poured in 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors shocked LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-87 to snap a six-game losing streak on Wednesday.
Gunmen stormed into a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza City Sunday night shortly after the arrival of the new leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Gunmen took hostage up to 250 Pakistani schoolchildren in the northwestern town of Bannu on Monday after taking refuge in the school following a clash with police, officials said.
Economic growth in both France and the 12-nation eurozone is likely to be close to 2.5 percent for 2006, the governor of the French central bank said.
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A judge will decide if a company that gathers evidence for the RIAA in illegal file-sharing cases should be required to have a private investigator's license.
Telecommunications equipment maker Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.  (NYSE:NWK), a global provider of multi-service network exchange  solutions for government and enterprise customers, announced a new  customer for its NX5010 platform within the U.S. Federal Government  market.
The European Court of Justice pushes for openness In a ruling sure to ruffle the feathers of those opposed to open and regulated gambling environments, the European Court of Justice today issued its most forceful opinion yet covering the cross border provision of gaming services. The ruling in the Placanica case, in which Italian suppliers of gambling services for British bookmaker Stanley faced criminal prosecution in Italy for operating without a license, establishes once and for all that national licensing procedures cannot be applied in a de facto discriminatory manner against foreign gaming operators.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Uranium fuel deliveries to a Russian-built nuclear plant in Iran, and the reactor's launch, could fall behind schedule because of delays in Iran making payments, Russian officials said Monday &#151; the latest sign of financial disputes dogging the deal at the center of Moscow's nuclear cooperation with Tehran.
Andrea Levy is named Whitbread best novel author, while Susan Fletcher wins best first novel.
Aid starts arriving in Nicaragua, where Hurricane Felix killed at least 40 people and left thousands homeless.
America&#39;s trade deficit grew to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports - including those from China - increased to the loftiest levels on record.
The mother of a young British soldier killed in Iraq plans to sue the government for breaching its duty of care to her son by not supplying key defensive equipment, the Guardian newspaper reported on Monday.
Judging by my very random survey about the proposed West Side stadium, Jets fans believe a good tailgate party is the most important factor.
With time running out to save a British  hostage in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday they were not  about to free Iraqi women prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda  ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.
The Japanese cabinet has approved a proposal to keep the country's troops in Iraq for another year.
German ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl is among tourists caught in the Asian tsunami while 1,500 Swedes are missing.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has fired his army chief of staff, Gen Mathias Doue, the BBC reported Saturday. Gbagbo hired Col Philipe Mangou, the field commander
Nuovo appello della moglie dell&#39;ostaggio britannico Kenneth Bigley ai rapitori di suo marito, dopo il video trasmesso ieri dall&#39;emittente del Qatar al-Jazeera, in cui l&#39;uomo appare chiuso in una gabbia e con le mani legate da una catena.
More than 1,000 flights are cancelled in the US Midwest and North-east because of severe snowstorms.
Global mobile phone makers including Taiwan&#39;s High Tech Computer Corp. are already testing new processors from Qualcomm Inc. with which the chip manufacturer hopes to challenge Intel Corp. in the market for ultramobile PCs and mobile devices.
More than 20 insurgents die in a major drive against the Taleban in south Afghanistan, Nato-led forces say.
David Beckham flew to Britain on Thursday because his father was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack.
The Quartet of Middle East mediators met for the first time with Tony Blair as special envoy on Thursday at a meeting Washington hopes will breathe some life into the stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Guardasigilli, unanimita' in CdM su falso in bilancio
WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has called for a federal probe into allegations that US Food and Drug Administration officials used anonymous calls in an attempt to discredit an agency whistle-blower.
Seven former juvenile boot camp guards and a nurse have been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of a boy whose rough handling by the guards was videotaped, a special prosecutor said Tuesday.
Molly Beth Malcolm, the former head of the Texas Democratic Party, said Wednesday she is weighing whether to enter the race for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Cazenove Group Plc, Britain&#39;s oldest independent stockbroker, will hold its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday after the Financial Times reported it&#39;s weighing offers from two US banks.
Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing.
Nick Dougherty&#39;s two-under-par 68 was good enough for the first-round lead at the 107th US Open golf championship Thursday, but certainly not enough to discourage Tiger Woods.
Prime contrattazioni in Europa in linea con New York
Fin dal primo anno il Salone del Gusto ha imparato a stupire con i suoi numeri e anche per questo 2004 non ci sono eccezioni. Per la prima volta \u00c3\u00a8 stato riconosciuta a questo evento la dizione di manifestazione internazionale.
The Indonesian province of Banda Aceh was closest to the epicentre of the earthquake that sparked the devastating tsunami. Reuters.
Comune Canosa rifiuta, proteste della destra a Lanciano
The Montreal Canadiens scored three goals in a two-and-a-half minute second period span to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Monday, in a home game played after the team and fans paid homage to Ken Dryden.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
U.S. retailers are shrugging off  critics who accuse them of snubbing the word Christmas for the  sake of political correctness -- and sales.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday criticised Indian Prime Minister for ruling out redrawing the border in Kashmir ahead of talks next week on the territorial dispute.
Great Britain miss out on a second medal on the first day of canoeing finals.
The U.S. and Europe headed toward a compromise Friday at the U.N. climate conference, breaking a deadlock over how ambitious the goal should be in negotiating future cutbacks in global warming gases, officials said.
His quest began four years ago, when Rick Rhoden moved to Ponte Vedra, Fla., joined a golf club and got serious about his game. The former All-Star pitcher had dominated celebrity tours for more than a decade.
Fascination with the Holy Grail has lasted for centuries, and now the Bletchley Park code-breakers have joined the hunt. But what is it that&#39;s made the grail the definition of something
New computer code that exploits a recently disclosed hole in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer Web browser is circulating on the Internet and could allow remote attackers to take full control of vulnerable Windows machines, according to warnings from antivirus companies and Internet security experts.
By compelling audiences to listen more closely, \u00e2\u0080\u009cNo Country for Old Men\u00e2\u0080\u009d has had the effect of calling attention to an underappreciated aspect of filmmaking: the use of sound.
Drugs charities in Cardiff want to operate a bus to allow heroin addicts to inject in 'safe, clean' conditions.
DURHAM, N.C.  -- The prosecutor who led the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case reported to jail Friday to serve a 24-hour sentence for contempt of court. The city, meanwhile, was in settlement talks with the three exonerated players.
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A consumer watchdog is to investigate the Richard and Judy show's phone quiz following public complaints.
BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- Sideways, a low-budget comedy about two men scouring the wine country for true love and the perfect pinot noir, and Martin Scorsese\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs epic film The Aviator, led the Golden Globe nominations
I. Lewis Libby Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyer countered the prosecutors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 argument that Mr. Libby willfully lied with an emotional defense.
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California sued the E.P.A. on Wednesday, challenging its recent decision to block California rules curbing greenhouse-gas emissions from new cars and trucks.
US car giant General Motors says it is to shed 12,000 jobs in Europe, with Germany bearing the brunt of the losses.
The first death threat arrived by e-mail &#151; a day after human rights activist Ivan Cepeda took aim at the government's poor record of defending victims of Colombia's violent civil war in an op-ed column for a national newspaper.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Former top-ranked tennis players Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt broke up and abandoned their wedding plans less than four months ahead of their planned marriage.
China's booming market offers opportunities for US manufacturers but Beijing must crack down on copyright violations, US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Grant Aldonas said.
Three people are convicted of sending more than 20,000 marijuana-laced chocolate bars to multiple sclerosis patients worldwide. The \
MEGA MILLIONS, Dec. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Even though there was no jackpot winner in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, a lot of players still walked away winners. With nine different ways to win, a total of 357,329 tickets won prizes in the December 12 drawing.
A TV company is criticised for making a drama in which US President George Bush is assassinated.
A new legal opinion has concluded that some non-Iraqi prisoners are not entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions.
Frances, the second major hurricane to strike Florida in three weeks, has stung tourism, agriculture and other industries, but the state&#39;s economy is expected to
Olympics is a massive event to manage. And Britain who is bidding for 2012 Olympics would appoint a cabinet minister just to look after the Olympics preparation.
Jewish immigration to Israel from France - where anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise - has reached its highest level in more than three decades, immigration officials said Tuesday.
LONDON (CP) - The crash of a Boeing 747 cargo plane in Halifax on Thursday that killed seven people was the fourth crash in 14 years for MK Airlines.
An unprecedented tsunami tossed cars around like toys on Thailand&#39;s southern tourist playground and swept into luxury hotels on Phuket island, killing at least 120 people in the region, officials say.
Roughly 900,000 tubes containing a poison have turned up in hospitals for the mentally ill, prisons, juvenile detention centers and even some hospitals.
One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
Microsoft on Thursday officially unveiled the new beta version of its MSN Search site, the company&#39;s hotly anticipated attempt to take on Google for Web searching.
The Patriots-Giants game will be available to fans throughout the nation under an agreement reached by NBC and CBS to simulcast it.
Willie Suggs appreciates Veterans Day and what the Greatest Generation has done for America.
Michael Vick declared \
Rosebery, Australia (Sports Network) - Kurt Barnes fired a six-under-par 65 Thursday to grab a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club.
Srinagar, India - An Indian policeman killed six of his colleagues inside a camp in insurgency-hit India-administered Kashmir on Sunday before being shot dead himself, police said.
The EU called off its sanctions on $4 billion worth of US goods on Monday after Washington repealed illegal export tax subsidies, bringing some balm to transatlantic ties wounded by a battle over Airbus and Boeing.
Seduta di rifinitura per il Mantova in vista della gara con il Genoa. Unico assente Rizzi mentre il ...
British energy giant BP said that overall production of its oil products during the third quarter was expected to rise by 11 percent from the equivalent figure last year, helped by its Russian operations.
Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon as the Iraq war grinds on, goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for what is expected to be quick hearing before likely Senate confirmation later this week.
AILING supermarkets group Sainsbury&#39;s is slashing its dividend, axing 750 head office jobs and pouring 3,000 new staff on to the shop floor in a last-ditch attempt to revive its fortunes.
The United States complained that Sudan had placed restrictions on the travel of its diplomats outside the capital, Khartoum, as the two governments face off over the conflict in Darfur.
Germany denied allegations on Friday that prominent al Qaeda prisoners, including an accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks, may have been secretly questioned at a U.S. base on its soil.
Wimbledon is getting its knickers in a twist. Tatiana Golovin had the Wimbledon referee reaching for his rule book when she sought to appear on court wearing red underwear.
Firenze, l'asilo non la sospende: \u00c3\u00a8 ancora nella stessa classeI genitori del bimbo hanno presentato un esposto alla procura                                          Non dorme, la maestra gli tappa la bocca con lo scotch                                                                                  Grosseto: troppo bravo a scuola, i bulli gli mettono la testa nel water di LAURA MONTANARI e FRANCA SELVATICI
Trailing 3-5 in the third set, three-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams rallies past Akiko Morigami 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in a third-round match Monday. Up next: Maria Sharapova.
A French newspaper reported on Monday  that President Nicolas Sarkozy might have married his new  girlfriend Carla Bruni last week, but the mother of the former  Italian supermodel said she was unaware of any secret nuptials.
InfoWorld - Developers of open-source Samba software will find their work a little easier thanks to an agreement with Microsoft, signed Thursday, that will give them access to previously secret data on how the Windows operating system works.
REDFORD, Mich. -- Representatives for about 1,300 United Auto Workers members at DaimlerChrysler AG&#39;s Detroit Diesel engine manufacturing plant reached a tentative agreement Wednesday, one day after going
Swiss banking titans UBS and Credit Suisse risk losing clients to smaller rivals as annual results next week reveal the heavy impact of the US subprime crisis on their balance sheets.
Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
Marini riparta dalla maggioranza che ha dato fiducia a Prodi
Rich Harden wanted to keep going he felt so strong after 55 pitches. Yet Oakland's star right-hander knows he must pace himself in order to be on the mound in meaningful games come October.
EU ministers are poised to agree a deal on aviation that would see aircraft emissions continue to rise.
La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport del Coni ha ridotto la squalifica di 1 anno infl...
An African Union mission to resolve a political crisis in Kenya that has killed 500 people ended in failure on Thursday as the president and opposition leader accused each other of wrecking talks.
LOS ANGELES - When more than 30,000 people applied for 3,000 jobs on the docks of Los Angeles and Long Beach, a 40-year-old bus driver with six kids was right there among them.
An Iraqi farmer said Sunday that he saw seven heavily armed gunmen capture two American soldiers during an attack on a road checkpoint south of Baghdad, while U.S. troops searched for their comrades for a second day.
Antonio Cassano si &egrave; infortunato durante l'allenamento pomeridiano della nazionale Italiana n...
Democrats have far outpaced Republicans in efforts to register new voters in two key US states, according to the New York Times, which conducted a county-by-county analysis of registration data in Ohio and Florida.
In his new book, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation, Charles Barber proposes rejecting multinational drug peddlers and healing ourselves with cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapies.
Previous research has linked a pleasurable response to sweet taste (sweet liking) with a genetic vulnerability to alcoholism among children of alcoholic fathers.
'Dall'Istat e' stata sottostimata almeno di 8 punti'
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. will offer XM Satellite Radio as a factory-installed option in Toyota and Lexus vehicles beginning in 2006, but customers also will be able to order rival Sirius Satellite Radio at Toyota dealerships starting next year.
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U.S. stocks were set to move slightly  higher at the open on Friday with a $1 billion share buyback at  Texas Instruments Inc. TXN.N supporting technology stocks,  although rising oil prices could limit gains.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave Sunday on a nine-day tour of Britain and the United States culminating in an address to the UN General Assembly, an official said.
Several intelligence assessments have warned that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the man U.S. policymakers hope can help salvage the Middle East peace process, may not be politically strong enough to achieve that goal, according to U.S. officials.
Thomas Grandi could easily have grown up to be a surfer in Australia rather than Canada&#39;s first giant slalom winner in the 38-year history of the World Cup circuit.
Ecco i risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Costa do Sauipe (terra battuta, montepremi 485.00...
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund today shrugged off impending legal proceedings against it, insisting the action was \u00e2\u0080\u009cgroundless and implausible\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Habib Bank in Pakistan denies that it is linked to the 2002 murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi.
Business & money: Oxford-educated contemporary of David Cameron wins chairty auction for lunch with investor.
PELHAM, Ont. - A grandfather stood helpless as a massive inferno engulfed his son&#39;s farmhouse, claiming the lives of his pregnant daughter-in-law and seven grandchildren in this rural Ontario community.
Concluso il silenzio stampa in casa Inter, Roberto Mancini &egrave; tranquillo, ma si toglie qualche...
Greek shipping company Stelmar Shipping Ltd. (SJH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday agreed to be acquired by shipbuilder Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.
President Roosevelt&#39;s words to Congress a day after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor are burned in the nation&#39;s consciousness.
University of Minnesota public health scientist discovered that saturated fat was a major cause of heart disease.
Amministratori e abitanti della Piana del Sele circondano dall'alba la zona scelta dal governoDuro confronto con gli oltre 400 agenti delle forze dell'ordine mandati per sgomberare                                          Polizia contro il presidio della popolazione alta tensione per la discarica di Serre Persano                                                                                  Il nuovo sito dovrebbe alleviare l'emergenza rifiuti in Campania, ma sorger\u00c3\u00a0 nei pressi di un'oasi del WwfIl governo ha gi\u00c3\u00a0 ritoccato il piano iniziale, ma non \u00c3\u00a8 bastato a fare rientrare le proteste. Solidali An e Prc
Harare - Zimbabwe&#39;s President Robert Mugabe has taken his family on a month-long annual holiday to Malaysia despite the loss of life caused by Sunday&#39;s disastrous tsunami wave, which devastated resorts there and along the coasts of many nations bordering
Senator John F. Kerry, putting his own twist on a favorite attack line of the Bush campaign, yesterday accused the president
Steelers receiver Plaxico Burress (hamstring) and linebacker Clint Kriewaldt (hamstring) have been downgraded from questionable to out for Saturday&#39;s game at the New York Giants.
Germany and Japan took their US allies by surprise yesterday by throwing in their lot with India and Brazil in an all-or-nothing effort to join the powerful UN Security Council as permanent members.
China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008.
No hard evidence exists to show mobile  phones damage health but users -- especially children -- should  take care, UK scientists said in a survey Tuesday.
India and Pakistan agreed on Saturday to &quot;deepen and broaden&quot; a peace process that in recent months has appeared to stall over their half-century dispute over the Kashmir region.
AFRICA/GABON - Scheda del Paese Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il Gabon, con una superficie di 267.667 kmq. e una popolazione di circa 1.500.000 abitanti, \u00c3\u00a8 situato nel cuore del continente africano. Irrigato dal bacino del fiume Ogou\u00c3\u00a9, il Paese ha un clima equatoriale, con piogge tutto l\u00c2\u0092...
The path to uncovering the life and death of Cornelis Marinus Brouwenstijn begins with a plain manila envelope containing a purse, an ID booklet, a cracked leather wallet, a slew of family snapshots, and a ...Comment
The gathering at the Washington Hilton on Friday was billed as the annual shareholders meeting of Fannie Mae, the first in more than three years, but it could be described more aptly as the Evelyn Y. Davis show.
You may be more invested in China than you thought -- now or very soon.
We advise skepticism The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ditching a controversial data-mining program, the Associated Press revealed today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said on Wednesday Iran would not halt uranium enrichment, on the eve of talks with the EU foreign policy chief over Iran&#39;s controversial nuclear programme.
Porn used to be relegated to a video hidden in the bottom drawer, or a magazine under the mattress. Today, it's part of everyday life.
A mother who admitted killing her baby daughter by severing the girl's arms was guided by a Bible passage in which Jesus refers to cutting off body parts to cast away sin, the woman's attorney said Tuesday.
Telecoms equipment-maker Avaya accepts an $8.5bn takeover offer from private equity groups.
A row over the spelling of the euro threatens to mar the signing of the first EU constitution in October.
Computer firm Apple issues a lawsuit to prevent online leaks of information about future products.
MARIETTA, Ga. - About 800 friends and family members gathered Saturday to remember Jack Hensley, who was executed by terrorists in Iraq after his Sept...
Germany's Bayer AG BAYG.DE has  agreed to plead guilty and pay a $4.7 million fine for taking  part in a conspiracy to fix the prices of synthetic rubber, the  U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
A British copyright enforcement firm hired by Prince and the Village People says it can provide a solution for musical artists worried about songs appearing in YouTube videos.
Top-seeded Vincent Spadea and second-seeded Mardy Fish won Tuesday night in the first round of the Millennium International Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
The Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming has been in limbo since 2001, when the United States rejected it outright, for valid reasons.
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. picked India's Tata Motors Ltd. as the top bidder for its Jaguar and Land Rover units, the Detroit automaker said Thursday.
AMERICA/PERU - Ogni anno nel paese nascono circa 700 bambini con malformazioni cranio facciali: interventi gratuiti per 25 piccoli pazienti Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Venticinque bambini e adolescenti con malformazioni cranio facciali e con poche risorse economiche saranno operati oggi, 9 marzo presso, l\u00c2\u0092Ospedale San Jos\u00c3\u00a9 di Lima, in Per\u00c3\u00b9. \\
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Last year it ended with a yawn. Matt Kenseth showed up for NASCAR&#39;s season finale here at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the championship already in the bag.
The new Australian government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will apologize for past mistreatment of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Aboriginal minority.
MONTREAL (CP) - Alcan Inc. said Thursday it has reached an agreement to sell its ferroalloy division to a Spanish company in a deal expected to be worth more than 100 million euros or about $165 million Cdn.
Lycos vigilante attack on spammers has been hit by a vigilante attack. Spammers are suspected.
A battle is brewing to become the top-rated morning show in the nation's most lucrative market \u00c2\u0097 and you have to understand Spanish to listen.
Strictly Come Dancing beats The X Factor in the ratings as the TV talent show finals went head-to-head.
Executives at Microsoft Corp. and Mozilla Corp. continue to bicker over who's to blame for a number of zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows.
Britain scrambled to contain its first outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in domestic poultry on Saturday after the virus was found at a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.
In an Aug. 2 story, The Associated Press reported that a visual screening test for cervical cancer could not be used in women who had had more than two or three children. The story should have noted that other experts say the test can be used for all women except those who are post-menopausal.
Japan protested to China on Friday after  concluding that a nuclear-powered submarine that intruded into  its waters this week belonged to the Chinese navy.
New hospice programs give patients medical comfort while allowing for sophisticated medical treatments.
Disillusioned by officials&#39; failure to improve Bosnia&#39;s economy, many voters said they were staying away from the polls in Saturday&#39;s vote to choose municipal leaders.
Tribeca Festival founder Robert De Niro agrees to swap films with the inaugural film festival in Rome.
By Ben Winslow Deseret Morning News  RICHFIELD -- The tents are spread out across the lawns of the Snow College South campus.  The events center has been commandeered as a makeshift \
MS readies pared-back Vista? Astounded that Asus' tiny Eee PC will ship with Linux, Microsoft has agreed to provide the Taiwanese vendor with a version of Windows Vista that can be pre-installed on the diminutive notebook, Asus has revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Viva put him under pressure Queen guitarist Brian May will henceforth be known as Dr May, as the axe-slinger has finally been awarded his PhD.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Entertainment giant Viacom Media says it will sue Google and video-sharing website YouTube for $1bn.
Northern ice cap is warming at twice the global rate and that will lead to serious consequences for the planet, according to the eight-nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s scientific report.
L'ex arbitro Mario Mazzoleni domani dovr&agrave; deporre davanti alla Procura della Repubblica di Na...
Millions of Britons face poverty in old age without radical reforms, analysts expect a politically-sensitive report on the country's creaking pensions system to say on Tuesday.
ATHENS - Lauryn Williams never heard of Yuliya Nesterenko until this weekend. The same might be said about the Belarussian&#39;s knowledge of the 20-year-old American.
L'ad del Milan, Adriano Galliani, dopo l'eliminazione del Milan ad opera del Deportivo La Coruna nei...
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir accused the United States of training and arming the rebels in the western Darfur region, Egypt&#39;s Al-Ahram newspaper said Thursday.
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British scientists have found a link which could explain why obese people are up to twice as likely to have asthma, they said Tuesday.
Redmond sees Windows Vista as a big step up over XP for photographers, but it's adding more image-management options through Windows Live Photo Gallery.
There&#39;s an old saying in the business world when a sale seems all but assured: It was as easy as selling Hostess Twinkies. That may no longer be true.
Utah Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan is coping without his wife of 41 years, Bobbye, who died on June 18 at age 61 from pancreatic cancer.
Former President Clinton will have to ask President Bush for permission to release thousands of domestic-policy records from his two terms in the White House, officials at Clinton's presidential library said Friday.
La Juventus continua ad inseguire Gabi Milito e a lavorare per portarlo a Torino, ma il presidente ...
The man heading Paraguay's response to a dengue fever crisis is fired over the use of expired fumigation chemicals.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to embark on a two-day visit to South Africa at the end of next month, the foreign ministry in Pretoria announced Wednesday.
Intel unveiled its latest ultra-high-end processor platform, the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, with a higher-speed frontside bus and more cache and memory.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines arrested the chief  negotiator for Falluja along with the rebel-held city's police  chief on Friday, police in Falluja said.
Sci-fi versions of baby blocker in a can could turn out to be loads of fun. In Sex Drive Daily.

American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a restructuring of its business travel unit and the
THE HAGUE, Jul 5 (IPS) - The use of contraceptives in poor countries needs  to be actively promoted, the Dutch minister for development  assistance has said.
Everybody knows that smoking isn't good for you. But if you're a woman? \
U.S. bombers and jet fighters unleashed 40,000 pounds of explosives during a 10-minute air strike, flattening what the military called al-Qaida in Iraq safe havens.
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday proposed a record-setting $1.2 million fine against 169 Fox television stations for an April 2003 broadcast of &quot;Married by
Who can blame frightened, anxious parents for hoping that a miracle drug might be able to cure their dangerously depressed adolescents?
What was new about Parijat Desai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blending of the Indian classical dance form of Bharata Natyam with Western dance was its departure from the usual look of ritual.
African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenyan leaders Wednesday to try to resolve political deadlock following post-election violence that left 600 dead and displaced a quarter of a million.
GREEK national pride, which can be sensitive at the best of times, has been doubly bruised by claims this week that the founders of Western civilisation have raised cheating to new levels.
Rarely has finishing first of the losers meant so much. Michael Schumacher would have preferred his seventh coronation to follow a victory, especially at the circuit where he made his debut and took his maiden grand prix win.
DANIEL VETTORI captured six wickets as New Zealand completed a hat-trick of victories over Bangladesh after clinching the opening Test by an innings and 99 runs in Dhaka today.
Brandon Inge\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 10th-inning double against Joe Nathan yesterday drove in Timo P\u00c3\u00a9rez, giving the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory and a three-game sweep of the host Minnesota Twins.
Oil climbed above $61 to its highest this year on Friday after top fuel consumer the United States reported an unexpected drop in gasoline stocks and Iran said it would show 'no weakness' over its nuclear program.
&quot;Resident Evil: Apocalypse&quot; climbed over a pile of zombie bodies and came out on top of the box office with $23 million.
United Parcel Service Inc.&#39;s net income increased 20.4 percent in the third quarter, and the company&#39;s board of directors has increased UPS&#39; share repurchase authorization to $2 billion.. The Atlanta-based
LONDON Smoking will be banned in most public places in England, including restaurants and any pub or bar that serves food, the government announced Tuesday.
A West African  delegation has talks with Guinea's president on ways of resolving the political crisis.
Cologne Bonn Airport is planning to enter into negotiations with Indian carriers like Air-India and Jet Airways to launch low-cost intercontinental flights to the German hub, said Michael Garvens, chairman of ...
Bank of England policymakers are set to increase on Thursday British interest rates to 5.75 percent, a six-year high, as Britain&#39;s economy grows faster than expected, analysts said.
The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Spain meet Lebanese leaders on Saturday to discuss the long-running political crisis that threatens to scuttle the country's presidential election.
including its own Sony BMG venture - over the MP3 song format. Sony is considering manufacturing devices that play digital
THE president was waving his arms around Air Force One as if he was a Samurai warrior without a sword. His aides explained to puzzled onlookers that this was a good sign - it showed George Bush was feeling good.
The Irish Republican Army committed last month's massive robbery of a Belfast bank, the Northern Ireland police commander bluntly announced Friday in a move that complicated the province's peacemaking efforts.
Lindsey, a 20-year-old prostitute in Ipswich, huddles into her furry red hood as she tells how she is still working to feed her huge drug habit, even amid fears of a serial killer on the loose.
Blog: Bay Partners is launching a special program for Facebook entrepreneurs.
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.N  took steps to close the books on its protracted accounting  scandal on Tuesday, releasing its long-awaited audited 2003  results and announcing that 12 senior executives would repay  $8.6 million in bonuses.
DirecTV and other satellite television providers want taxes \
Gerry Adams shook the hand of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde in Tony Blair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Downing Street office today, as the republican leadership and the Reverend
LOS ANGELES  - It's a rare show in the legitimate theater when the performance is not preceded by a sepulchral voice reminding you to turn off your cell phone.
Several producers of \u00e2\u0080\u009cCrash\u00e2\u0080\u009d have signed on to produce a 13-episode television series based on that Academy Award-winning film. This one-hour series will be the first original drama on Starz, which will produce it with Lionsgate. Production is expected to begin in the spring, with a premiere by the end of the year. \u00e2\u0080\u009cCrash\u00e2\u0080\u009d received the Oscar for best picture in 2006. Among the film\u00e2\u0080\u0099s producers, Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco, Bob Yari, Don Cheadle, Mark R. Harris and Tom Nunan will take part in the television series. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThis series will present an opportunity to delve into many subjects, not just race relations in L.A.,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Mr. Cheadle, right, who co-starred in the film, said in a news release. \u00e2\u0080\u009cI don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think you can do 13 episodes on that subject and keep people interested. The challenge will be to craft the series characters in such a way as to get beneath the skin that supposedly differentiates them and create entertaining story lines that show the hurdles and obstacles we all struggle to overcome day to day.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Starz is available in 16 million homes. Lionsgate, which also produces \u00e2\u0080\u009cWeeds\u00e2\u0080\u009d for the premium channel Showtime, reached an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America last week.
Israeli troops seize a nine-kilometre area in Gaza to try to stop Palestinian rocket attacks inside Israeli towns.
North Wales Police Authority reveals how much motorists paid in fines from speed cameras last year.
Toss that old cell phone into the dirt and you may return a few weeks later to find a flower. Scientists say they have come up with a phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away.
A suspected suicide car bomb detonated near a police station beside the protected Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday, the latest strike in a guerrilla campaign to undermine Iraq&#39;s inexperienced security forces.
The TI B&H Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre received more that 2,500 reports on cases of corruption and abuse of office.
A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
Read the policy: a private company can fire you for any show of partisanship.
Advocates for the mentally ill are questioning Houston police officers' use of stun guns on suspects with mental problems, many of whom were unarmed and then never charged with a crime.
A list of alleged gay men in a Ugandan paper is a \
Open-source software company JBoss has introduced JBoss jBPM 2.0, a workflow engine developed in conjunction with the Java Business Process Management (jBpm) project.
An Iranian military aircraft crashed at a Tehran airport on Monday, killing at least 37 people, state-run television reported, the latest in a string of aviation disasters to hit the Islamic Republic.
President Bush unwrapped Father's Days gifts Sunday at his Texas ranch where the skies let go a deluge of rain that turned roadside gullies into muddy ponds and closed the main road into this tiny Texas community.
Genzyme Corp. , the biotech firm expanding into the market for cancer treatments, said fourth-quarter revenue rose 23 percent to $591 million on higher sales of its Cerezyme treatment for Gaucher disease. Revenue increased from $481 million a year earlier, the Cambridge company said in an e-mailed statement. Profit for the full year 2004, excluding some items, rose to $1.75 ...
The Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons kick off their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference final this evening with game one in the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons won the season series three games to one.
The earthquake-driven tidal wave that devastated coastlines from Asia to Africa registered in the Pacific Ocean as far away as the United States and the coast of South America, experts said Monday.
The first execution of a black woman in Texas since the American civil war was delayed at the 11th hour yesterday when the state governor granted a reprieve pending new tests on evidence.
A Microsoft-Yahoo! combo might become a bigger player in the mobile world than either would alone.
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In the two weeks that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, has been treated for thyroid cancer, life at the Supreme Court has proceeded without a sense of crisis.
HONG KONG, June 30 -- Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspected hundreds of troops gripping rifles Saturday in Hong Kong, and pro-democracy demonstrators scuffled with police as the former British colony prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of its return to China.
OTTAWA (CP) - The sponsorship inquiry faced an uncertain fate Monday as defenders of its embattled commissioner warned it would be a costly mess if he resigned.
Two guys named Chuck and Larry edged out a teenager named Harry at the weekend box office. Adam Sandler and Kevin James' comedy \
Per 1,2 mln di euro con due diverse operazioni
Ellen MacArthur has endured stormy seas, 65 mph winds, a broken sail, burns, bruises and exhaustion - even a close encounter with a whale.
Older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet loaded with meats and sweets appear to have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables, a new study has concluded.
When the 5-foot-8 rapper Flavor Flav met the 6-foot-2 former action-film star Brigitte Nielsen, a battle of bling versus brawn began.
NEW YORK - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the \
Si ferma subito la corsa di Potito Starace al torneo Atp di Vina del Mar in Cile ($380.000, terra)...
A start-up\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first product, modeled on the human ear, curbs background noise.
For years, it's been fashionable to link an increase Mac shipments with an increase in iPod shipments. That's because it's easier to draw one line than six lines.
Like so many other Ukrainian nationals in the United States, Oksana Mikhalyuk traveled to the consulate office in New York in late 2004 not once, not twice, but three times to vote for the next president of ...
Joe Palau had an advantage over most Montreal Expos fans who wanted to say goodbye at the team&#39;s last game. &quot;I&#39;m from the Bronx and I&#39;ve always been an Expos fan,&quot; said Palau, who sports a tattoo of the team&#39;s logo on his right shoulder.
As Bobby Fischer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death might remind us, abstract gifts can exact a terrible price.
Nel Bolognese, arrestato nordafricano di 18 anni
One man dies and four others are hurt in a collision between three cars and a horse, which is also killed.
There are still plenty of issues to be settled with four rounds of the 2004 Formula One season to come, despite Michael Schumacher having clinched his seventh drivers&#39; title and fifth in succession last time out in Spa.
Just a few hours before Congress departed for its Memorial Day break, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill that would provide a bigger pay raise for the troops, pump up management oversight at the Defense Department and guarantee union rights under a new personnel system.
More than one of every five UK households has a broadband connection, according to a new study on Monday, indicating that falling prices have made Britain one of the fastest growing markets for high-speed Internet access.
More than 1 billion children suffer from poverty, war, and HIV/AIDS, a new UNICEF report says, indicating that gains in reducing child deaths in
Pop diva Madonna arrived in Malawi on Wednesday to adopt an African child and fund an orphan center for 1,000 children, many of whom lost parents to AIDS.
A short screening test,  developed by a Belgian team, which measures four clinical  variables can accurately predict the fitness of patients with  Parkinson's disease to drive, according to findings published  in the current issue of the journal Neurology.
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Marathon - Testing Framework version 0.90 is released. This is a minor feature enhancement and bug-fix release. The details of changes can be found in ChangeLog. Marathon is a testing framework for GUI applications developed using Java/Swing. Marathon composes of recorder, runner and editor. The testscripts are composed of python code. Marathon focuses on end-user testing. One need not know Java or Swing to record test scripts using Marathon. Marthon is kept intentionally simple. The aim to produce test scripts that are readable by everyone on the project. This includes the developers, testers and the customers. Marathon is flexible and provides facilities to extend the functionality available through python scripts or through writing ones own component resolvers.    The latest release can be found here:  https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46616&package_id=54685
With the prospect of substantial financial corrections still looming over Dell Computer, analysts late yesterday were given a preliminary fourth-quarter fiscal year 2007 earnings report, on top of a recently issued third-quarter report that still remains preliminary. Those who were able to do the math for themselves came to a daunting conclusion: Dell's not growing.
There were a couple of near misses for Australia on the second night of track cycling competition, with a silver medal to Brad McGee in the 4000m individual pursuit and fourth place to the team sprint trio.
Oil prices rallied to a record above  $55 a barrel Monday on concerns over a winter fuel supply  crunch, and as traders took comments from a top U.S. official  to mean high prices have yet to really dent American demand.
Former premier Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party activists shout slogans and show signs saying \
The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates almost one-quarter of the US economy, has been without a permanent chief for almost two-thirds of the time that President Bush has been in office.
Incidents of identity theft are decreasing, and the average loss as a result of fraud has dropped, a new study suggests. The improvement may reflect a higher awareness of the problem by consumers and businesses, say experts.
Franchise films and aggressive cosmetology have Hollywood men opting out of growing up.
&#39;Not many years ago, we couldn&#39;t do much for people with strokes -- except try to prevent the next one.&#39; ...
A ring of soldiers cordoned off central Tbilisi on Thursday after Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency and shut down independent media to quash six days of anti-government protests.
The Security Council passed a resolution on Sudan on Saturday holding out the threat of sanctions on the country&#39;s leaders and its oil industry if the government fails to curb ethnic violence.
Energy firm Scottish and Southern says domestic gas and electricity bills will rise in January 2007.
I filled this article with obscenities. Wal-Mart cleaned it up.
Confectionery firms are to stop making some of their king-size chocolate bars as part of a drive to combat obesity. Reducing portion sizes is one of the seven key pledges set out in the first Manifesto for
PeopleSoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board unanimously rejected Wednesday Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cbest and final bid\u00e2\u0080\u009d of $24 a share claiming that the $8.8-billion hostile tender offer undervalued the company.
Air Force Tech Sgt. Eric Schwab assists Bamberg family members, left to right, Tamara, J'Don, Jamicka and Jamal Jones, of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, in making holiday greetings to Savanna, Ill., ...
Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto protocol today, breathing new life into the international environmental treaty.
Or dearer. Or disappear? So last year's \
Chinese jetliners carrying Taiwanese took off Saturday on the first flights to rival Taiwan by mainland carriers since the two sides split amid civil war in 1949.
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman said today that unless Iran stops training Iraqis to carry out anti-coalition attacks, the U.S. should launch cross-border attacks into Iran.
A terminally-ill Indian chess champion who has been the focus of a euthanasia debate, dies in hospital.
In tarda mattinata attesa la replica di De Michelis
Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
More than half of Britons think the \
Il testo della riforma fiscale verr\u00c3\u00a0 messo a punto nelle prossime 48 ore in tutti i suoi dettagli. Lo indica un comunicato della Presidenza del Consiglio diffuso al termine del vertice della Casa delle Libert\u00c3
The leader of the British National party was arrested yesterday over remarks he made about Islam in an undercover documentary which exposed racism in his party.
Controversy and Clough went hand in hand for two decades but for all his bombast, Brian Clough was one of the truly great managers in English soccer.
Candice Dupree has 22 points in leading the Chicago Sky to their first win over the San Antonio Silver Stars, 70-60, Saturday night.
In Washington State, ballots are being recounted in closest statewide race in history, one of several undecided nationwide. By Dean Paton | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.
A boat sailing to Italy sinks off Tunisia killing at least 17, as a row grows over Rome's moves to send migrants back.
Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks, a sign of possible money troubles ... Clinton offers economic plan to make it easier for people to pay mortgages, energy bills ... McCain draws crowds while campaigning along S.C. coastline ... Anemic crowd greets Romney as he returns to Michigan ... Huckabee criticizes Thompson, says he wasn't for Reagan way ... Edwards says SC primary race remains unpredictable ... Arizona Gov.
Two foreign gunmen carrying explosives  hijacked a Greek bus with 26 passengers on Wednesday and  demanded to go to Russia, one of the hostages said.
FORD finally delivered some good news yesterday when it confirmed its commitment to world rallying for a further four years. While the 350 employees at the Jaguar Racing Formula One team, which
Opposition protests in Kenya faltered on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a court-ordered re-run of an election whose disputed result unleashed a wave of violence.
Three bombs exploded at a neighbourhood public works celebration Thursday in western Baghdad, killing 35 children and seven adults, officials said.
The Archbishop of York says he would be \
Republicans opened their national  convention on Monday to nominate President Bush for a second  term with plans for four days of tributes to his wartime  leadership and his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 2 -- A U.S. Navy destroyer launched an attack on fighters in a remote corner of northeastern Somalia late Friday, according to a senior U.S. official, though details of the operation remained sketchy.
European positions are too far apart to  reach an agreement on Monday on how to penalize Turkey for  failing to normalize trade with Cyprus, German Foreign Minister  Frank-Walter Steinmeier said in a television interview.
The leading US maker of bicycle locks will replace some of its U-shaped locks after word spread that an ordinary pen could pick what had been thought to be some of its toughest locks.
ROME, Jan 25 (IPS) - Several Italian civil society groups will mark the  World Social Forum's global day of action Saturday by  pledging support for Palestinians.
Mending fences with Europe, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday \
The International Criminal Court has found sufficient evidence to identify the perpetrators of some of the worst atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region, and the probe offers \
It's a phone. It's Walkman. It's a robot. Well, maybe not a robot... Review The new W960i may sit atop the Sony Ericsson music phone tree but is it supposed to be a smartphone or a music phone? Maybe a bit of both. The problem with the phrase 'a bit of both' is that it's seldom the harbinger of anything other than compromise or muddled thinking.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice named Cal Ripken Jr. a special sports envoy in August, the Hall of Fame infielder said he hoped to \
Six Republican presidential candidates had the stage at tonight's Republican presidential debate to themselves, and blasted four of their leading opponents for not showing up.
Top UK supermarket chain Tesco says it plans to run 75% of its delivery fleet on biodiesel from January 2007.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto&#39;o was the target of apparent racial abuse during his side&#39;s 2-1 victory over Getafe in Madrid on Saturday.
As the first signs of winter push into the Northeast, researchers have some good news for fair weather fans \u00e2\u0080-pring is coming earlier than it used to.
AIDS-ravaged Malawi needs to make its own decision whether to adopt male circumcision in a bid to reduce levels of HIV infection, international experts said at a conference in Blantyre on Wednesday.
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert says he will not let his country's blockade of Gaza turn into a humanitarian crisis.
A rebel Shi&#39;ite Muslim militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr pledged on Thursday to disarm in what could be a major advance for US-Iraqi efforts to calm violence in Iraq ahead of elections due in January.
The pound has risen to a six-week high against the dollar following stronger-than-expected economic growth data.
A long-running battle in Kurdistan's hills flares up. Will it trigger a larger conflagration between the U.S. and Iran?
AFRICA/SUDAFRICA - \u00c2\u0093La credenza che gli antenati siano dotati di poteri soprannaturali rasenta l\u00c2\u0092idolatria\u00c2\u0094 affermano i Vescovi dell\u00c2\u0092Africa Australe Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Capo (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Constatiamo, con una certa preoccupazione, che diversi cristiani africani, che vivono momenti difficili, si rivolgono alle pratiche della religione tradizionale\u00c2\u0094 affermano i Vescovi dell\u00c2\u0092Africa australe in un lettera ...
After the whiskey, the drugs and the hospital, Chan Marshall AKA Cat Power, experiences a musical renewal.
Premier League club Marsaxlokk have reached an agreement with champions Sliema Wanderers to sign Malta U-21 defender Shaun Tellus.
Australia apologized on Wednesday for the historic mistreatment of Aborigines in a move indigenous leaders said would help end generations of pain.
The Football Association believe 'serious consideration' should be given to FIFA president Sepp Blatter's claim that players can walk off the pitch if they are racially abused in the future.
A Russian-U.S. crew returned to Earth from the international space station in a pinpoint landing on the Kazakhstan steppe, and NASA's chief said the United States wanted to continue the joint relationship on future missions to Mars.
Reviews of six shows at this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s festival of plays and performance pieces.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani begins a key trip to Iran delayed by last week's bomb attacks in Baghdad.
Il francese Anthony Charteau (Cr\u00c3\u00a9dit Agricole) ha conservato la maglia gialla di leader del Tour de ...
The \
E' quanto la Confindustria ha chiesto al governo
London&#39;s Trafalgar Square was given an unusual makeover Thursday, when its familiar drab, grey paving slabs were covered over with lush green grass.
L'operaio e' precipitato, mentre lavorava in cantiere
(Source: ForeScout) In this whitepaper you'll learn how to determine your organization's priorities and objectives for a NAC solution, the major differences between NAC solutions on the market (inline vs. out of band, client vs. clientless), how to conduct an onsite evaluation to determine the best solution for your enterprise, and the implementation challenges faced by enterprises.
Consistency was the key to Jeff Sluman&#39;s record-breaking round on Thursday on the difficult Copperhead Course at the Westin Innisbrook Resort.
Doctors arrive at ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah.
Weighing in at 150 pounds or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn't just hop into the air and fly away, researchers say.
Another three points for Chelsea sees Jose Mourinho&#39;s side remain at 4/9 for this season&#39;s league title with bookies VC Bet.

Nickelodeon is testing  the waters of original online content with the July 22 launch  of its first broadband series.
The generational divide becomes apparent as families start to think about gift-giving holidays. Advice for shoppers of all ages.
Dopo il match vinto dai bianconeri contro il Treviso, Valeri Bojinov ai microfoni di Sky ha ammesso ...
London has unveiled its detailed plans to stage the 2012 Olympics, promising a Games of excellence without extravagance. Bid chief Sebastian Coe said on Friday the city would
In recent years the American became a regular figure in the north west with his immensely popular Howard Keel Golf Classic, played every year at Mere Golf Club in Cheshire.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - American cyclist Tyler Hamilton vows to clear his name at a January hearing over his positive test for blood doping last month.
Urinary, bowel, and sexual problems arising from surgery or external radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer persist for at least five years, a new study from the National Cancer Institute shows.
Prayers are said for Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles as they attend a service near Highgrove.
BERLIN, Nov 20  - Germany on Saturday unveiled a breakthrough international plan to wipe out tens of billions of dollars of Iraqi debt so that the war-torn country can begin rebuilding in earnest.
Tropical storm Durian, packings winds in excess of 150 kilometers (93 miles) an hour was upgraded to a typhoon as it swept across the Philippine Sea towards the northern island of Luzon.
The next three to four months will be vital to determine if violence in Iraq can be cut further and security maintained with fewer American troops, the number two U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Tuesday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf told the World Economic Forum Thursday that his country must hold \
Police hunt for a Hull woman who vanished after exchanging Valentine's Day cards with her boyfriend.
Tropical Storm Beryl gained strength Wednesday as it pulled away from the North Carolina coast and headed toward New England.
One person was killed and seven injured, three of them critically, in a blast in Thailand on Saturday, the fourth explosion within 24 hours.
The UN and human rights groups express concern over the number of people who disappear in Nepal.
By SUSAN M. COVER Blethen Maine News Service It's illegal for certain convicted sex offenders to visit Web sites that are popular with children. But a lawmaker from Presque Isle says a lack of money makes it hard to enforce the law. Rep.
Il ministro risponde a Ferrero, \
With confidence in private weather forecasters slipping in the wake of some prediction gaffes during the past couple of years, perhaps woolly worms and groundhogs can take up the slack.
A Georgia judge agreed to delay a court appearance for Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam \
As Hollywood closes in on Oscar night with its attendant round of awards galas, politicians are popping up everywhere but the podium.
NUREMBERG, Germany  - Puma's  fourth-quarter earnings fell sharply despite a jump in sales, after costs at the German sports goods firm surged as it spent more to improve marketing and introduce new shoes and clothes.
Two paramilitaries are suspended after a US woman strips in a \
A man returns home from a holiday with a section of his skull stitched into the wall of his abdomen.
Per l'estate lanciata collazione collant e body
A bitter family feud over the estate of the rock legend Jimi Hendrix has ended after a judge ruled that the guitarist&#39;s brother has no right to a share of the star&#39;s royalties.
No. 1\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Ohio State\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0runs away with\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0the Big 10 title Sunday with a 66-49 rout of No. 3 Wisconsin that earns the Buckeyes a top-seed in the NCAA tournament.
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) has been chosen under the Army's Desktop Mobile Computing (ADMC-2) contract to provide desktop and notebook computers, displays, printers and peripherals for three years.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, an act of violence that shredded U.S. hopes for democratic elections in the country that is a key ally in Bush's war on terrorism.
DOVER, Del. | The day belonged to Ryan Newman, but not even his dominating performance could shake up anything in the drive for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup.
Chrysler Group  plans to strengthen its presence in Russian car sales and production, a top executive said in the advance abstract of an interview with Automotive News Europe.
Far more veteran air traffic controllers than the government expected have retired since the Bush administration imposed a contract on their union on Labor Day 2006
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MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani, chairman of the $11.5-bn oil-to-fabrics conglomerate Reliance Industries, has finally broken his silence over the media speculation surrounding reported differences between him and his younger brother, Anil Ambani, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore says he won't submit \
Ispat International will buy LNM Holdings and International Steel Group Inc., forming the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest steel firm in a deal worth a total of $17.
Pace-setting Democrat Hillary Clinton pledged Monday to order top military brass to start bringing home troops from Iraq, if she captures the White House in 2008.
Vinod Gupta, a wealthy Democratic donor, is pulling back, saying that controversies have become too much.
NASA is working to solve a potentially dangerous vibration problem in its next generation of launching vehicles.
Independence Day brings Finns together, if only around their TV sets The 87th celebration of Finnish independence once again tugged at the heartstrings of Finns around the country.
com October 22, 2004, 5:05 PM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.
Investors have only a sprinkling of economic data on their plates in the last full week of 2007, but if the numbers come through as expected, stocks may extend Friday's early Santa Claus rally.
Introverted and combative, Alfred Kazin, who died in 1998 at 83, presents a wealth of contradictions for Richard M. Cook to put his arms around.
BRUSSELS: The European Commission gave Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hopes of joining the EU a huge boost on Thursday saying it saw \u00e2\u0080\u009cno more obstacles\u00e2\u0080\u009d in its way towards a \u00e2\u0080\u009cclear recommendation\u00e2\u0080\u009d on starting EU entry talks with Ankara.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  shares  dipped 1 percent early on Monday as Wall Street tried to  determine what caused surprisingly weak November sales and  looked ahead nervously to a make-or-break December.
Cappie Pondexter scored 9 of her 33 points in the final five minutes as the host Phoenix Mercury advanced to the W.N.B.A. finals with a 98-92 victory yesterday over the San Antonio Silver Stars.The Mercury, which has swept each of its best-of-three playoff series, will play beginning Wednesday against the Detroit Shock or the Indiana Fever. The Fever leads the series, 1-0.Penny Taylor added 23 points and Diana Taurasi had 18 for the Mercury, which has won 15 of its past 16 games.
But the co-MVP of the 2003 season sent a clear message that he&#39;s hurting, and this time the physical pain mixed with a losing season has the Tennessee quarterback ready to think about quitting.
Even with signs pointing toward the Carl Pavano sweepstakes coming down to a bidding war between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, the Phillies have jumped into the mix.
Tech giants America Online and Dell are teaming up to expand Dell&#39;s TechKnow program and provide 5,000 middle-school students with free PCs and Internet access.
A 16-year-old Spaniard has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing and transporting dynamite used in the 11 March Madrid train bombings.
An entertainment and property tycoon in southeast China's Fujian province has been sentenced to death for running a prostitution and gambling ring involving 50 government officials.
A provision buried deep in the defense authorization bill passed by Congress this week could release hundreds of millions of dollars now beyond the reach of victims of terrorist attacks struggling to collect damages from foreign governments. But experts say it also may undermine one of the...
According to Olexandr Tretjakov, the People's Deputy who met with representatives of district headquarters of Our Ukraine in Kirovograd region the organizers of the visit had prepared 90 thousands invitations ...
When an NFL team opens with a prolonged winning streak, former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula and his players from the 17-0 team of 1972 root unabashedly for the next opponent.
The $760.5 million purchase of the home health services provider continues Walgreen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expansion of health-related offerings.
This horror film, spun off from an old Atari video game, is so inept on every level you wonder why the distributor didn't toss it directly into the trash.
One week after Ukraine was plunged into political crisis over a bitterly disputed presidential election, all eyes are on the country's top court as it considers the opposition's demand to annul the poll.
TBILISI -- A team of FBI agents will help investigate the death of Georgia's prime minister as well as a car bombing that killed three police officers, US Ambassador Richard Miles said yesterday. The move underscored Washington's efforts at promoting stability in Georgia, a former Soviet republic that has been hobbled by corruption and violence. Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania died ...
Contro ordinanza sindaco Veltroni su abusivismo
A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site yesterday and pleaded for his life as Iraq&#39;s leader and US officials crushed reports that a female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers
Mike Elgan says a war is shaping up between IT people responsible for company data security and gadget-loving users, who will want to connect to the Wi-Fi network at work and carry sensitive company data around on their iPhones.
Pentagon plans unusual bonuses totaling $160 million to keep elite troops from retiring.
Missing canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne are due to appear before magistrates accused of deception.
For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
MORE than 120 passengers were injured when a high-speed train derailed, slammed into trees and ploughed through fields in eastern Australia.
With just four healthy wideouts heading into Sunday's home opener, the Ravens may give Deion Sanders a chance at wideout.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  will travel to Tbilisi for Mikhail Saakashvili's inauguration  as Georgian president, his press department said on Wednesday,  despite tense relations between the two countries.
THE wait is over. Australia yesterday stormed the barricades to the final frontier and plundered the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with one of their biggest victories in Test cricket history.
Dati ufficiali sulle adesioni saranno diffusi a settembre
By Michael Sluss mike.sluss@roanoke.com (804) 697-1585  Two hardware failures in the state's central computer system forced Department of Motor Vehicles offices to close early Wednesday and created problems for other government agencies.
By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Feb. 1--Whether Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system succeeds or  flops might depend less on what individual users think than on the opinions of  computer gurus at large institutions and corporations.
In the search for missing climbers in Oregon, even military help and special equipment can't overcome bad weather.
The  crescendo of noise in the oceans is interfering with marine mammal communication, campaigners say.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on  Wednesday posted a wider quarterly loss and said 2005 sales  would fall short of analysts' average targets.
The retailer lowers its outlook after same-store sales fall.
WASHINGTON, Oct 31  - The race for the White House was wide open late Saturday as it headed down to the wire with President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry scrambling for decisive votes in Florida and the US Midwest.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 -- A small Illinois town was chosen as the site of the world's first near-zero-emissions coal-burning plant Tuesday by the public-private alliance carrying out the project. Construction of the plant continues to be delayed, however, by concerns over its costs.
Distacco gia' ridotto ultimamente ma e' saltato anche spot
SAMARRA, Iraq -- Bloodied by weeks of suicide bombings and assassinations, Iraqi security forces emerged yesterday to patrol Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in this Sunni Triangle city, and US commanders praised their performance.
Finland's Janne Ahonen won his second straight World Cup ski jump on a large hill before his home fans Sunday.
U.S.-led forces in Iraq have captured a  senior member of the al Qaeda-linked network led by Jordanian  militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a raid in Baghdad, the Iraqi  government said on Thursday.
The Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) has decided to cancel the planned entertainment part of the closing ceremony due a traffic accident which killed at least seven people early Monday morning.
With all three of this weekend&#39;s games against the Boston Red Sox sold out, the last thing the Yankees need is for Hurricane Ivan to drop by.

Tiger Woods is only trying to recover from back spasms. Ernie Els is trying to come back from a fragile psyche caused by four close calls in the majors with no trophies to show for his work.
The European Union and Russia joined the United States Monday in urging Iran to comply with a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The moment of truth has come. The EU must decide tomorrow whether to open accession talks with Turkey. Is today&#39;s union prepared to reverse a course first
Pro-democracy candidates won limited  gains in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election on Sunday and  the pro-Beijing camp achieved a better-than-expected showing,  exit polls showed.
Given the sorry state of U.S. manufacturing and the widening trade gap between U.S. and the rest of the world, it's understandable why there's been little hand-wringing over the falling value of the U.S. dollar. Since October, the dollar has fallen 4% against both the euro and the Japanese yen. And this week, the dollar hit the lowest it's been against the euro since March 2005.
Vince come nel 2007. Altre azzurre: 6/a Marchei, 12/a Berton
La crescita del profitto netto e' del 35%
Microsoft on Wednesday released an update to Internet Explorer (IE) to fix a security flaw that was discovered a month ago and has since been exploited to attack users.
Panda Security launched a new application on Tuesday aimed at thwarting customized attacks carried out against users of online transactional systems.The system, Panda Security for Internet Transactions, promises to utilize real-time data aggregated from the machines of the company's existing customers to allow the application to protect against highly customized threats.As server-side polymorphism and other malware authoring techniques have allowed for the creation of nearly endless numbers of attack variants and made traditional signature-based methods of exploit prevention less effective, many industry watchers have begun to recommend that security vendors move to embrace more proactive defensive strategies.By using their customers' machines as frontline malware collectors and feeding data about newly emerging attacks back to their central operations -- and then passing that data on to their other clients -- Panda and other vendors contend that they can defend against nascent threats more effectively.Built around the company's Collective Intelligence system -- which claims to track targeted attacks by associating new malware strains with those being sent to other users of its software in the cloud -- Panda claims to have invented a product that can help people avoid legitimate transactional sessions secretly under the watch of spyware programs.In the world of online transaction, that system is particularly useful for helping to protect users against banking Torjans, spyware, and attacks on legitimate sites, including so-called cross-site scripting threats, company officials maintain.\
NEW YORK -- When Yelena Dementyeva lost to fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina in the French Open final in June, she could barely hold back the tears.
La Francia ha gia' annunciato che riconoscera' l'indipendenza
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed at a meeting in Cairo, Friday to cut production by about four percent. The cut is aimed at halting the recent slide in prices.
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Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Former Vice President Al Gore said the rapid expansion of information flow on the Internet could change the future of campaign finance, but that hunger for campaign cash will continue as long as political TV ads remain effective.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - The government and the southern rebels will sign a peace agreement Jan. 10 in Kenya to end more than 20 years of civil war, a senior official said Saturday.
E' morto questa mattina a Roma Gian Chiaron Casoni, 75 anni. Era malato da tempo. Casoni fu presiden...
A small handheld computer from Lenovo that's available only in China right now surfaces at CES 2008.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- His grandmother's bones went missing two years ago, not long after the rains stopped. \
South Korean conservative candidate and former businessman Lee Myung-bak took 50.3 percent of the vote to win Wednesday's presidential election, according to an exit poll by state-owned KBS TV and private MBC TV.
Royston Drenthe, esterno sinistro olandese del Feyenoord, &egrave; nel mirino del Real Madrid. Secon...
LAMPEDUSA (AGRIGENTO), 2 OTTOBRE 2004 - Altri due sbarchi sono avvenuti durante la notte a Lampedusa: un primo gruppo di 13 immigrati \u00c3\u00a8 stato bloccato a terra nei pressi dell&#39; Isola dei Conigli, intorno all&#39; una.
Half of European IT managers say that delivering projects late will have no effect on their career prospects.
The US Department of Defense admits that it was in contact with alleged 'bounty hunter' Jack Idema in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has nominated Kellogg chairman Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary, picking a Cuban refugee who rose to the top of the biggest US cereal maker as the chief advocate for American business.
President Bush held a one-point lead  over Democratic rival John Kerry nationwide but Kerry gained a  slight advantage in the showdown state of Ohio, according to  Reuters/Zogby polls released on Wednesday.
Police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old doctor over the foiled terror attacks in London and Glasgow, officials said Tuesday.
Iran says it will suspend all uranium enrichment today in line with an agreement reached with Britain, France and Germany. There are concerns that Tehran is still producing a gas which can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Microsoft chairman sits down for an interview ahead of farewell speech at CES, and presidential candidate Ron Paul is the favorite of a group of Googlers.
They've all been starters in the Georgia backfield. Now, all they can do is wait.
Jaromir Jagr scored an overtime winner and Russia's Avangard Omsk came from behind to beat Finnish champion Karpat Oulu 2-1 in the inaugural European Champions Cup final on Sunday.
The flight recorders of an Indonesian airliner that came down on New Year's Day are found.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Annapolis police raided the wrong apartment Wednesday night, using flash grenades and kicking a resident in the groin before they realized their mistake, police and the family said.  Police spokesman Hal Dalton said something must have gone amiss in the briefing beforehand.
Those often furious, sometimes deadly Santa Ana winds contributing to the Southern California wildfires are a phenomenon of geography as well as meteorology.
Olympic 2012 bosses promise the 2012 Games will be built on time, as they announce the consortium due to get the contract to project manage the venues.
Franz Beckenbauer non esclude l'arrivo dell'allenatore portoghese Jos&egrave; Mourinho sulla panchin...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 12, 2004 - Intel Corporation today announced third-quarter revenue of $8.5 billion, up 5 percent sequentially and up 8 percent year-over-year.
A kidnapped Iranian diplomat has been released after more than a month in captivity, the Iranian Embassy said Monday.
Science & environment: Prince Charles makes a virtual hologram appearance at summit on future energy sources in Abu Dhabi
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
Thunderstorms raked parts of the Midwest early Tuesday, a day after flash flooding swamped basements, stranded motorists and left some cars floating in water.
U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as takeover news and strong profits from blue-chip companies, including Merck & Co. , reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.
Baghdad. Una nuova giornata di violenza in Iraq. Cinque chiese, un ospedale ed un albergo di Baghdad sono stati danneggiati da una serie di esplosioni. Sempre questa mattina, fonti militari di Londra hanno
His influence may be diminished but his zeal is undaunted. Evangelist Jerry Falwell is on a mission to keep a like-minded Republican in the White House and get at least one more conservative judge on the Supreme Court.
HE was the brown-eyed windsurfer with a gentle waviness to his thick hair, perched last night atop a medal stand, struggling to keep his tin voice on key as he sang a national anthem called &quot;The Hope.
Ognuno resti in propri confini, politici e magistrati
: U.S. report
Time to pay up Supermicro has found itself on the wrong end of a pricey server shipment after pleading guilty to sending gear to Iran.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KARE 11 News has a clear victory in the demographic ratings released today by Nielsen Media Research.    The ratings are for the highly valued Adults 25-54 viewers during the recently completed May ratings period.
The head of Germany's industrial federation has urged 15,000 company bosses to stick together in resisting any cap on executive salaries being mooted by some politicians, the daily Bild reported Saturday.
Porn queen Jenna Jameson filed  court papers on Monday seeking legal separation from her  husband of three years, fellow adult film star Jay Grdina, who  headed the business venture she sold to Playboy Enterprises  Inc. this summer.
Germany urged its European Union partners to move ahead on a new treaty of reforms without Poland, after Warsaw rejected an offer to modify the bloc&#39;s voting system in its favour.
Acting on a whim during batting practice at Fenway Park, Dan Prager of Brookline yells over to Big Papi that he would love to have his picture taken with him. To his shock, the Red Sox slugger, bat in hand, ambles right over to the ropes, drapes his big left arm on Prager, smiles, and in a flash turns and ...
NEW YORK, Sept. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- The Content Week 2007 Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the \
Halo 2, one of the most anticipated video games of the year, got an early release date, but not the way fans or its publisher, Microsoft, had hoped.
SEATTLE Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 37 points and Ray Allen added 26 as Seattle whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 108-to-93. Lewis scored 17 points in the first quarter and had 22 by the break to help
BAIDOA, Somalia  - Somali Prime Minister Nur Hussan Hussein dissolved his cabinet on Sunday, barely two weeks after five senior officials quit in a power-sharing row.
VALPARAISO | Chuck Coddington grew up in the Harbor. But his heart always leaned toward South Bend. &quot;I&#39;ve been to about 100 million games,&quot; said Coddington, now living in DeMotte.
The suspension of Chiron's flu vaccine has not only cost it three-quarters in expected profits, but also some credibility.
Police say they are treating an attack on two teenagers and a man in his 20s in west Belfast as sectarian.
The tumult at the University of Nebraska demonstrates how quickly fortunes can change even at a traditional football power in a state that venerates the sport.
Ukraine edged a little closer toward a break-up on Sunday as a powerful eastern region backing the Moscow-backed prime minister in a disputed election for president set a December referendum on autonomy.
Strong overseas demand pushes IBM to a better-than-expected fourth quarter.
Philip Roth says he's done with Nathan Zuckerman. But is Nathan done with Philip Roth?
From the sands of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered the bones of two new ferocious dinosaur predators - one that makes the kills and another that feasts on the leftovers.
Software maker BEA Systems Inc's  board said on Monday it is holding out for a $21-a-share takeover offer, a day after its larger rival Oracle Corp  withdrew its $17-a-share offer.
US Airways also asks a judge to approve pay and benefit cuts to help save the carrier from going under. By Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA, Va.
The University of Western Ontario is ranked third among Canada&#39;s biggest universities in the annual Maclean&#39;s magazine ratings that hit newsstands today.
US stocks rebounded strongly from an early sell-off on Thursday after MBIA helped alleviate some of the concerns about the troubled bond insurance sector.
BEIJING,  - All 44 North Koreans who forced their way into Canada&#39;s embassy in Beijing two months ago have left for an undisclosed third country, officials said after weeks of diplomacy.
German industrial gas giant Linde said Friday that bottom-line profits more than trebled last year, thanks to windfall gains from divestments, but also to a strong underlying performance.
Secondo posto per Hamilton, Massa fuori dopo 10 giri
Pfc. Lynndie England stomped on fingers and toes and appeared to be having a good time as she ridiculed naked, hooded Iraqi detainees while others took photographs at the
Computer Associates International Inc. will lay off about 5 percent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Attackers detonated a landmine near Mogadishu port on Friday, hours after two people were killed trying to bury another mine in the dangerous Somali capital, an official said.
The cheers grew louder as Sergio Garcia crossed the bridge over Barry Burn toward the 18th green at Carnoustie, a reception so warm it gave him chills. He removed his cap in a steady rain and soaked up the adulation.
Kenny Rogers is adding interior design to his resume of music and photography.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed higher Friday to tally a gain of 5 percent for the month, lifted by growing doubt that China&#39;s interest rate hike will dampen energy demand and the ever-existing possibility that supply disruptions could
When veteran center Alonzo Mourning takes the court for New Jersey tonight at the United Center, it will be up to fans to decide whether the scene is heartwarming or heartbreaking.
A 19-year-old man is under arrest after an elderly man's body was found in Cardiff city centre.
MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russian art is gathering international attention and hefty price tags as the country's elite buy their motherland's masterpieces away from home.
A hedge fund\u00e2\u0080\u0099s near-collapse stems directly from bad bets on subprime mortgages and is the biggest such bailout since 1998.
Rescue crews searched Wednesday for survivors of a landslide that buried a bus carrying at least 40 passengers on a mountainous road in central Mexico, officials said.
Travelers in all the European Union's  27 member countries can call the same emergency telephone  number -- but many of them don't know what it is.
(AGI) - Torino, 25 ott. - Processo doping Juventus: chiesti tre anni di carcere per il dottor Agricola e due per l&#39;ad Antonio Giraudo. La richiesta e&#39; stata formulata dal procuratore aggiunto Raffaele Guariniello.
East Carolina football coach John Thompson will step down at the end of the season, a school source told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Tokyo stocks sank on Monday as the dollar&#39;s fall against the Japanese yen and euro and the benchmark stock index&#39;s three-day rally prompted investors to lock in profits on blue chip exporters.
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Tottenham if a suitable offer comes in during the January transfer window, his agent said Monday.

A Nacho Novo brace and goals from Shota Arveladze and Steven Thompson move Rangers to within a point of Celtic.
NEW YORK Several baseball officials say an announcement on the relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington, DC could come Thursday.
A millionaire paedophile who once boasted of beating his own \
The saga that is Courtney Love continues, as a trial date for one of the former rocker&#39;s charges has been set.
The United States make the Davis Cup final for the first time in seven years after the Bryan brothers beat Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov of Belarus 6-1, 6-3, 7-5.
Oracle is to raise its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $8.8 billion, calling this its &#39;best and final&#39; offer.
In search of the ultimate lie detector, researchers turn to thermal facial scans, brain wiring and eyeball tracking. But deception still, well, deceives. By Randy Dotinga.
Vice President Dick Cheney was whisked into a bomb shelter immediately after a Taliban suicide bomber struck the main American military base he was visiting in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
A visiting US diplomat issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.
MOSCOW -- The slaying of a leading Russian central banker probably was related to his work, which involved shutting down banks engaged in illegal activities such as money laundering, authorities said yesterday.
A North Korean official will visit the United States next month for talks with US counterparts on resuming six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea&#39;s nuclear program, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.
Spanish producers have turned the life of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding from Nazis, into a musical, tearing up the genre's widely held convention of light-hearted, sugar-coated tale.
In the first maintenance release of our Popup Calendar, we added better navigation bar styling and the ability to clear read-only input fields. In this latest release, we include new functionality that enables you to separate form elements to display any combination of a user-selected date, month and year. By Peter Belesis. 1021
Ultracapacitors will prevent the need for jump starts in chilly weather. In Autopia.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
British authorities shut down the pharmaceutical's only U.S. flu vaccine manufacturing facility.
The home secretary is to spell out proposals for more far-reaching measures to tackle terrorism, amid fears of an al-Qaeda attack on Britain.
With Edgar Ray Killen back on trial, the state struggles with vestiges of its segregationist past.
Lousy code, PHP and shell script attacks and search engine hacking tools lead to vulnerabilities, study says.
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London presents its bid for the 2012 Olympics at a press conference with four rival cities in Athens
Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Aladdin Borujerdi said on Monday that the European Union should understand that it can not talk to Iran with the language of force or threaten to ...
Directly to the south is the Staples Center, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, a recent superpower. A couple of miles north on the interstate is the Rose Bowl, where college football powers collide every New Year&#39;s Day.
It was as if David Ortiz wanted to give a gift to every fan at Fenway Park. They had already made him a folk hero here, and his legend was about to grow.
A China Eastern commuter plane crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia on Sunday, killing all 53 passengers and crew, state media said.
For centuries, hundreds of  millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have  chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick  buzz.
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.
The dancers never stop at the Bada Bing, but they took an hour off at its real-world counterpart to watch the final episode of \
New platform, old handset Linux specialists a la Mobile has demonstrated Google's Android platform running on a mobile phone handset, an HTC Qtek 9090, and explained how a development house might make money from Android.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A 29-year-old man is charged with manslaughter after a man was killed in Newtownabbey earlier this week.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft wants to play a bigger role in China's living rooms, and the company is willing to spend millions of dollars to get there. The company's latest home-entertainment moves in China include a\u00c2\u00a0planned $12.3 million investment\u00c2\u00a0in Sichuan Changhong Electric. The deal, announced earlier this week, gives Microsoft a small stake in one of China's largest TV makers, which in turn agreed to develop TVs and other products able to link with the Internet. \
Andy Pettitte and two others originally invited to testify are told Monday they don't need to show up for a Tuesday hearing focusing on Roger Clemens' steroid use.
Restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse Inc. and pharmaceutical firm Theravance Inc. saw heavy gains in their trading debuts Tuesday, fueled by optimism after both companies boosted the size of their initial public offerings and priced above expectations.
How do you add capacity to cellular systems?  Making cells smaller is the answer, according to columnist Craig Mathias.
In every grade tested, New York City saw jumps, often in double-digits, in the proportion of students performing at grade level over the year before.
A man wanted in connection with a homicide in California was arrested in Salt Lake City last week.  Police detectives from Oakland told Salt Lake City police they expected a Chris Wayne Emory, 20, to be making a stop in Salt Lake while traveling by Greyhound bus to Atlanta.
Disperse altre 5 persone, tra vittime anche 5 bambini
InfoWorld - It's hard to argue against data portability. After all, who could oppose giving people control over the data they load, publish, and store on Web sites?
Sluggish growth in the eurozone is holding back the global economy, according to the US Treasury Secretary John Snow. Speaking during a visit to Dublin, he said the zone was growing at &quot;below its potential
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The federal judge hearing the SCO Group's suit against IBM (NYSE: IBM) has denied IBM's motion for a partial summary judgment. If granted, the declaration likely would have ended the courtroom wrangle.
They are brothers, one with health issues and a passion for outer space; the other naturally athletic and social-minded. One is always at odds with his fiercely determined mother.
The run-up to the U.S. presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or Ms. Right ... or Left.
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The Texas Republican may be shifting his focus to his congressional campaign, but as the Web's favorite dark horse, Ron Paul harnessed the power of the Internet to turn his long-shot candidacy into a powerful rallying cry for disaffected Netizens.
U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.
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Oil prices sank under 90 dollars on Wednesday as traders seized on rising US crude reserves and after US President George W. Bush called on OPEC to increase output to help cut the cost of energy.
When Doug Mientkiewicz arrives at Shea Stadium to play first base for the Mets, will he bring the coveted baseball with him?
The University of Missouri Board of Curators played it safe yesterday, choosing the famous nickname of the Columbia campus as the name for the university\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new basketball arena.
The two companies are targeting customers that have invested in a services-oriented architecture.
Integralisti sarebbero ancora asserragliati nel complesso
Pupils accused of knife or drug crimes deserve a 'fair trial', say lawyers
By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 11--Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold three public workshops to gather ideas for developing a master plan for the Meridian Habitat Park and Community Center in South Hill.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for six people lost for three days in the frigid Bering Sea after the crash of a rescue helicopter that had plucked them from a broken freighter.
George Lucas is planning a live-action television series spinoff of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cStar Wars\u00e2\u0080\u009d film franchise. Lucas told The Los Angeles Times he has \u00e2\u0080\u009cjust begun work\u00e2\u0080\u009d on the series, which will not include the films\u00e2\u0080\u0099 major characters Luke Skywalker...
Description: Despite his apparent defeat in Sunday&#39;s presidential election, Ukraine Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich continues to challenge opponent Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s victory.
Sinn Fein has accused the British government of planting a bugging device in one of its Belfast offices. It is the second time in as many weeks that the Northern Irish party has produced what it claims is evidence of continued bugging by Downing Street.
Norman Cohn, a historian who studied the links between apocalyptic Medieval sects and 20th century totalitarianism and genocide, has died. He was 92.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Bad weather forced NASA on Thursday to delay bringing the space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth at least until Friday, the U.S. space agency said.
On Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 15, state District Judge John Dietz concluded a five-and-half-week trial by ruling unconstitutional the Texas system of public school finance.
A teenage girl banned from wearing a chastity ring in class took her case to Britain's High Court on Friday, arguing that her school had violated her religious freedom.
Symantec is close to sealing a deal worth about $13bn to acquire Veritas in one of the largest ever mergers between two software companies.
The makers of a bone marrow cancer drug should refund its cost if it does not work, a watchdog says.
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Got vegetables? The days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may be on the way out.
Captain Alessandro Del Piero scored his third goal in two games and Uruguayan Marcelo Zalayeta added another Thursday to give Italian league leader Juventus a 2-0 victory over traditional rival AS Roma 2-0, extending its unbeaten
The city of Houston said Tuesday it had struck a deal with Earthlink Inc. to build a citywide wireless Internet network that would eventually be the nation's largest at about 600 square miles.
A bill backed by President George W.   Bush to enable a court review of his domestic spying program   won the approval on Wednesday of a U.S. Senate panel under   election-year pressure to safeguard civil liberties.
Despite having to perform via satellite, British singer wins five of her six nominations
Exxon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s profit of $39.5 billion broke the record it set last year for the largest profit ever by an American company.
Children living near  a Russian space launch station suffer higher rates of disease, a journal reports.
Accusati di tre 'colpi' nel 2005, il basista era reggino
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World records, personal-best times and other athletic achievements were secondary at the Athens Paralympics on Monday.
Il margine operativo lordo invece e' in calo del 33%
The cord will be cut today, and a billion-dollar baby will be on its own. Space scientists at the University of Arizona and around the world will find out tomorrow if the 9-foot-wide, saucer-shaped Huygens probe has been properly launched for its Jan.
Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall (3) twarts the tackle of Maryland&#39;s Dominique Foxworth (6) during first half action of the Maryland-Va Tech Atlantic Coast Conference college football game at Lane stadium in Blacksburg, Va.
With YouTube dominating social video, Sony has decided to exit the sector and refocus its efforts on helping online video creators develop their content.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros blew a 5-2 lead to lose for the first time at home in 20 games, a crucial defeat that forced a fifth game finale in Atlanta on Monday.
May find it difficult to sell weapons as a result BAE Systems plc, the arms colossus at the centre of a decades-long stink over allegedly corrupt arms deals in Saudi Arabia, is to call in Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, to validate its business practices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Libya will be violating local and international and law if it deports 1m illegal immigrants, a rights group says.
Marie Osmond fainted onstage during ABC's live broadcast Monday of \
Nigeria's first human death from bird flu has jolted some people into taking chicken off the menu, but live poultry markets are still busy with buyers.
Marketing and media companies are now capitalizing on consumer interest in high school sports and becoming big boosters of them.
Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its Integrity BladeSystems with a new model released last week that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intended to handle memory and CPU intensive applications.
By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 8--Touch-screen voting machines, once touted as a way to cut back on the stacks of paper produced during elections, may end up making paper trails of their own.   Gov.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
A U.S. Congressional report on Tuesday said \
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European stock markets have risen as investors digested a slew of company news and a mixed overnight performance on Wall Street.
Dell Inc.  said on Thursday it is experimenting with new ways to sell computers, a first step that analysts say is needed if Dell wants to better compete with Hewlett-Packard Co.  and Apple Inc. .
Some people have started using registered e-mail systems to prove that specific documents were sent or received.
Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to
Justin Langer suffers a back injury ahead of Australia's second Test with Pakistan.
NASA&#39;s departing chief, Sean O&#39;Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party vowed to press on with its tough economic reform drive, despite a fresh state election rout that spells trouble for a string of further polls this month.
Weight Watchers has seen some lean times, so to speak. The company&#39;s decades-old regimen of daily exercise, point-counting and monthly meetings hasn&#39;t been able to compete very well
EMI signs a deal with YouTube that will allow the website's users to use music videos by EMI artists.
Painkillers taken by millions of arthritis sufferers worldwide are actually of limited use in relieving symptoms, Norwegian scientists said on Tuesday.
SPORTS NETWORK - Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams on Friday was ordered by an arbitrator to pay a huge sum of money to the NFL team, which filed a grievance against the star prior to training camp.
Plasma will comprise 30 percent of the market for flat-screen TVs, exec says.
Israeli prosecutors file criminal charges against three Hezbollah fighters captured during the Lebanon conflict.
Even with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic see plenty of room for improvement. Carlos Arroyo scored 15 points, Dwight Howard added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic coasted to a 98-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Police in Buenos Aires, Argentina, say a fire in a crowded nightclub has killed at least 88 people and injured dozens more.
BBVA  took a fresh step toward its long-held ambition to grow in the United States on Friday when it said it had agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc  for $9.6 billion.
U.S. forces in Afghanistan freed 81 suspected Taliban fighters from military jails across the country Sunday and some of the released men said they had been mistreated and tortured in custody.
One billion children - half the world&#39;s population of children - suffer from poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS, according to the United Nations child rights organisation.
As of Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, at least 1,303 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,019 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.
The Scottish Football Association will focus their attention on the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on Wednesday before deciding on any action for the game in Moldova next month.
BANGKOK  - A 60-year-old Buddhist man has been killed and seven people injured in a blast at a market in southern Thailand, the fourth in less than 24 hours in the violence-wracked Muslim-majority area, police said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said there could be no authoritarian rule in the Russian Federation. Commenting on statements by some Western political analysts that totalitarian rule could be established
Russia was braced for a bloodbath last night after terrorists with Kalashnikov assault rifles and suicide bomb belts stormed a school and took up to 400 hostages, at least 130 of them children.
Even after the Yahoo acquisition of MyBlogLog there are still some connections between the company and Amazon.com. Has anyone else noticed that when MyBlogLog loads they serve pixels from AmazonAWS.com? That is the domain and server from Amazon Web Services and MyBlogLog is hosting its faceroll images and user picture galleries on Amazon&#8217;s servers. Example (you can change [...]
As a founding member of Sun&#39;s J2EE organization, Tegan-Padir managed the creation of specifications, compatibility test suites, blueprints and guided implementations of Java in the enterprise.
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement.
Electronics retailer trims guidance as Americans curb spending.
The last defendant in an extended family charged with conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China has admitted being a foreign agent, bringing the case to an abrupt end, authorities said Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to place independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in Pennsylvania, upholding a state court finding of flawed signatures on voter petition sheets.
Former prime minister Baroness Thatcher is  \
Fifa president Sepp Blatter condemns David Beckham for his deliberate booking.
Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to &#39;positive surprises&#39; for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.
A cure for Type 1 diabetes could be only ten years away if trials of a new vaccine to combat the disease succeeds. A team of British researchers at the University of Bristol and King&#39;s College London plan
NEW YORK  - The amount of calcium and vitamin D in the diet appears to have little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but the consumption of low-fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the malignancy, according to the results of two studies published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
A ban on the use of metal bats in high school baseball games, set to take effect on Saturday, is ruled to be constitutional.
VLADIMIR PUTIN, the Russian President, yesterday poured scorn on the US legal system when he defended the takeover of Yuganskneftegaz, the Yukos oil production
Finland, current holder of the EU presidency, is to propose talks on a renewed peace plan in the Middle East.
Beijing, Sep 12. (PTI): A record 3.2 million Hong Kong residents today began voting in a legislative election that may boost the standing of the pro-democracy camp, which has angered China with its unflinching
Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger celebrated Arsenal&#39;s massive \u00c2\u00a3100 million sponsorship deal yesterday by declaring that he expects to sign a new contract this week, committing himself to the Premiership champions until at least 2008.
I risultati parziali citati dalla tv di Stato indicano che il partito del presidentenon conquista la maggioranza e danno la vittoria all'opposizione                                          Pakistan, Musharraf sconfitto in testa eredi di Benazir Bhutto
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for a crucial spacewalk on Thursday to reroute the outpost's power system as NASA engineers worked on plans for a possible fourth spacewalk to fix a stuck solar panel.
The epilepsy drug sodium valproate has been linked to children born with developmental delays and lower IQs, says research published in the current issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins starting quarterback Mark Brunell suffered an injured left hamstring in Sunday&#39;s 20-14 loss to the New York Giants.
LONDON, July 4 -- With eight suspects in last weekend's attempted car-bomb attacks in custody, all of them foreign doctors or other medical professionals, Britain reduced its terrorism threat level from critical to severe Wednesday and Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background...
Quest Software Inc.  said on Friday that its senior vice president of corporate development resigned after he declined to be interviewed by the special committee investigating the company's stock options dating practices.
What symbol should be placed next to Barry Bonds&#39; monumental mark of 73 home runs? How about a capital &quot;C&quot; for &quot;The Cream,&quot; &quot;The Clear,&quot; &quot;The Cheat&quot;?
Some 40 Pakistani soldiers are injured in a clash with suspected militants near the Afghan border, the army says.
The Czech Republic edged closer to early  elections on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's  rightist minority government was toppled in a parliamentary  confidence vote.
MOSCOW - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday and told him that China is ready to provide &quot;feasible help&quot; to Russia in the fight against terrorism, Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday.
John Tiner, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, is meeting Eliot Spitzer in the United States this week to discuss the New York attorney general&#39;s escalating
Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a 77 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a tax benefit in the latest quarter and year-ago results that were hurt by store closures and employee buyouts.
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Britons are set to spend a total of  \u00c2\u00a397.3bn on holidays this year, a survey by Axa Insurance suggests.
On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, allegations about the corrupt relationship between the Bush administration and Halliburton Corp.
U.S. stocks climbed  on Tuesday as  retail stocks including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales and M&A activity  builds following a $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit  City Stores Inc. CC.N.
Investigators may have discovered what caused the Genesis spacecraft to crash into the Utah desert this September. Some crucial switches were installed backwards, because of an error in the instructions.
Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women, after skin cancer. It also is the second-most deadly, following lung cancer.
Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama \
Bayer Leverkusen, losing finalists to Real Madrid in 2002, hammered the Spaniards, 3-0, yesterday, the most stunning upset in the opening rotation of the Champions League.
Risultati della nona giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5.
Some men with abnormally small penises gave a portion of their left arm so that surgeons could create a more normal-sized organ. The operation, known as total phallic reconstruction, dramatically improved their quality of life and, for some, allowed them to experience a full sex life for the first time.
A lawyer's $15.7 million fee for negotiating the return of art stolen by the Nazis was too high, a Dutch court ruled Friday.
Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza City, killing at least 13 militants and wounding 25 other Palestinians, witnesses said, in the bloodiest incident there in four months.
What could have been one of the biggest upsets in tennis history turned instead into a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 victory for Roger Federer, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s longstanding No. 1 player.
Investigations are continuing into a fire in a taxi office which killed two women in Lincolnshire.
WASHINGTON - In a vote with election-year consequences, the House sought to assure that God's 50-year place in the Pledge of Allegiance will be safe from federal court challenges.    The bill, approved on a 247-173 vote Thursday, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from ruling on whether the words \
By Adrian CroftMANCHESTER - British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a key test of his ability to hang on to power on Sunday as finance minister Gordon Brown sought to allay doubts about his suitability to take ...Comment
UPN has teamed with the remaining members of TLC, Tionne \
A New York l&#39;oro nero torna a correre e segna 43,78 dollari al barile. In salita anche il Brent a quota 40,94. In calo il paniere Opec. New York, 26 ago. (Adnkronos) - I prezzi dell&#39;oro nero tornano a correre
Indian firm Tata Steel says it is considering making a takeover bid for Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus.
Solo con sanzioni Roma ha registrato entrate pari a 207 mln
Some experts fear that a boom in gas demand for electricity generation will send prices even higher.
Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite the demands of kidnappers who seized an Italian journalist.
The U.S. military will give flu  shots to troops in Iraq and other key areas overseas and to  high-risk family dependents, but thousands of others will go  unprotected this year, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) ha vinto il Giro dell'Algarve vincendo anche l'ultima frazione. Per il ...
NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.
The company said that its new product would establish a cellphone advertising network in which Google would match ads with the content of mobile Web pages.
Tough competition for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's inaugural list of the year's top 10 ethics scandals. The government watchdog's list, posted at http://www.citizensforethics.org , pays special attention to scandals that appear likely to blow into something bigger next...
New Dyson DC-24 is a powerful little sucker. Check out Wired's review in Gadget Lab.
LONDON  - Now it can be told: Britain's Home Office had not one official cat, but a whole dynasty of mouse catchers, one of which nearly insulted the Queen.
On his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS  -  but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexed
President Vladimir Putin said on  Saturday Russia could not forget the &quot;children who would never  go to school again,&quot; recalling hundreds killed when troops  stormed a school seized by Chechen rebels three years ago.
Exxon Mobil, the world's largest public oil company, makes a record $25bn profit in 2004 on the back of surging oil prices.
The quartet of Middle East  advisers, backing up a plea from President Bush, called on  Israel on Wednesday to impose a freeze on Jewish settlements in  the West Bank and Gaza.
Stephen Jones must play at fly-half against Australia next Saturday, says Wales great Jonathan Davies.
The California Air Resources Board opened a two-day meeting Thursday to set a final plan to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 percent before 2016.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28 -- Sears Holdings said Monday that chief executive Aylwin B. Lewis will step down this week, leaving a management void at the top of the department-store chain as it struggles to connect with customers and reinvigorate slumping sales.
New research is raising concerns that global warming may be triggering a self-perpetuating climate time bomb trapped in once-frozen permafrost.
He spent a lifetime peddling smut and  once had an $11 million fortune, but after losing everything  and becoming just another homeless New Yorker, Al Goldstein is  now happy pushing bagels instead of porn.
With enough glitz, kitch and corporate sponsorships to make Las Vegas blush, welcome to the new and weird (yet weirdly underwhelming) epicenter of world boxing
Count Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among those Boston baseball fans who have waited a lifetime to see the Red Sox win the World Series.
Army criminal investigators have recommended the service consider disciplinary action against more than 20 United States troops in the 2002 deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, say defence officials.
A group led by U.S. investment firm Aetos Capital LLC has outbid Morgan Stanley  and others by offering 300 billion yen ($2.7 billion) for a roughly 30 percent stake in Japanese property developer Daito Trust Construction Co , a financial source said on Friday.
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's overwhelming victory in a recall referendum has left the opposition reeling, with some calling for protests and others for calm and a recount.    Chavez won 58 percent of the historic vote Sunday, not only surviving the effort to oust him but converting one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his \
When it comes to touting his company's software, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is never one to mince words. But when it's the principle of free speech versus the almighty dollar, the bad boy of Silicon Valley is a veritable shrinking violet. [Missing Links]
Talks aimed at breaking Kenya's political deadlock resume after Condoleezza Rice urged a power-sharing deal.
LOS ANGELES - God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office...
JERUSALEM -- Jewish settlers clashed yesterday with Israeli troops who came to tear down two structures at an unauthorized West Bank outpost, and a soldier was arrested for allegedly encouraging comrades to refuse to evacuate the settlement, the army said.
Alu Alkhanov is likely to win Sunday&#39;s presidential election in Russia&#39;s republic of Chechnya, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said.
Finnish energy giant Fortum Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to manage its IT infrastructure and support about 10,000 users across Europe.
The latest path of projected movement from the National Hurricane Center continues to put Hurricane Ivan&#39;s landfall in the US near Mobile Bay on Thursday morning, according to Local 6 News.
North Koreans living in Japan protest against alleged discrimination after the North's nuclear test.
Britain's Lewis Hamilton claims pole position in his McLaren for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
The credit rating of the Russian oil group Yukos was cut to default by Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s yesterday, after it missed an interest payment on a $1bn (\u00c2\u00a3520m) loan.
President Bush on Saturday stepped  up pressure on Congress to approve an overhaul of the nation's  intelligence operations, just two days before lawmakers return  to try again to pass the reforms.
Manchester United hit the post three times as Everton earn a point at Old Trafford.
IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Blue Gene(R)/L supercomputer continued its four-year reign atop the TOP500 Supercomputer Sites list announced today.
Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a  cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma.
Il 24 settembre aveva ordinato 4 vescovi sposati
(HealthDay News) -- Problems at school, home, or frustrations with friends can all lead to stress in children. Like adults, children need to learn healthy outlets for stress, and how to deal with their emotions.
The Scottish Government will not be allowed to gain control over North Sea oil revenues, a UK minister warns.
A mini Blazers soap opera broke, was resolved and basically forgotten all in the same day on Sunday. It started when the news came out that Zach Randolph missed the team flight to Toronto on Saturday morning
Palestinian gunmen fired on Tuesday at the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, and the offices of President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah in a surge of factional fighting that has killed at least 20 people.

Rescate writes &quot;As reported by Reuters,Google is launching Google Print, which will show book excerpts next to regular Google search results.
Are you convinced that Windows environments are less expensive to own and operate than Linux computers? Martin Taylor, the manager behind Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s anti-Linux strategy, believes the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Get The
Napping at least three times a week for a half-hour is associated with a significantly decreased risk of death from heart disease, a new study suggests.
KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed two American soldiers and wounded three others, the U.S. military said Saturday...
A suicide bomber struck a convoy of Western troops on Saturday in Afghan capital, Kabul, but there was no immediate word of casualties, a police official said.
Even before the release of her heralded \
La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi istanza di conciliazione da par...
Sybille Bammer, who lost her second-round match to the unseeded Laura Granville, is the only mother among the top 100 tennis players on the Tour.
A huge fire engulfed the cargo section of Istanbul&#039;s Ataturk International airport on Wednesday, blocking air traffic and causing hundreds of panicked people to flee, television reports said.
Who better than Bill Russell, in his informal, meditative manner, to lecture the freshly minted rookie class of 2007 about the wagon train of critics awaiting them?
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Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.
White House hopeful Barack Obama, taking a fellow black lawmaker to task, said Saturday voters are ready to elect a black president.
KENNEWICK, Wash. _The end of Mike Hepper's rod went down methodically, straining the 8-pound test and bowing the rod too much for the catch at the end of the line to be a walleye.  He surely hit a snag, Hepper thought as he slowly trolled the 37-degree waters in the Columbia River.
The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has made the semi-autonomous Chinese city of Macau his home for the past three years, living a low-key but comfortable life, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES  - Superman has found his  Lois Lane and his Lex Luthor.
Across the Internet a muffled cheer rises to greet the news of a spammer sentenced to a nine-year prison term for sending junk mail to AOL customers in the Virginia-prosecuted case against
GEORGE W. BUSH campaigned as a &quot;compassionate conservative&quot; and won the presidency by the narrowest of electoral margins.
Can worrying about terrorism be just as bad for your health as terrorism itself?
Pakistani tribesmen launched a house-to-house hunt for al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in a tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday.
Tony Blair is set to back Gordon Brown's  pre-Budget report, amid concern over some of its forecasts.
Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening, a study released Monday suggests.
Il circuito di Misano ha ospitato una sessione di test della MotoGp. In pista sono scesi tutti i tea...
By MAY WONG  SAN JOSE, Calif. - For nearly a year, television and Internet audiences have been seeing a familiar string of ads from Apple attacking rival Windows-based computers. With this week's release of Windows Vista, the newest jabs aren't any friendlier.
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The low-cost antibiotic Co-trimoxazole reduced mortality rates of HIV-positive children in Africa by nearly 50 percent, according to a new study in The Lancet.
Greek Cypriots razed to the ground a wall symbolizing Cyprus's decades-old division running through the heart of the capital Nicosia and challenged Turkey to respond by withdrawing its troops from the area.
Florida&#39;s passing offense didn&#39;t perform exceptionally well. And the defensive secondary could use plenty of work, too. But the Gators still managed to defeat Kentucky 21-3 with the help of TB Ciatrick Fason&#39;s
In attesa dati negativi sull'andamento mercato immobiliare
Marat Safin fights back to beat Lleyton Hewitt in four sets and win the Australian Open.
Il ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini \u00c3\u00a8 gi\u00c3\u00a0 tornato dalla sua missione mediorientale alla ricerca di contatti sulle due ragazze rapite. La sua missione \u00c3\u00a8 durata due giorni, nei quali il responsabile
Manufacturer develops 'prosumer' demographic \
Days after California voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to make government records more available to the public, a media-backed group is asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to release all his appointment calendars, schedules and meeting logs since taking office last November.
Militants and soldiers exchanged fire in northwest Pakistan Monday, an official said, killing one militant and injuring three civilians and a soldier in a lawless region where U.S. authorities worry al-Qaida is regrouping.
Red Hat kicked off its analyst day in New York today by announcing its was going to acquire parts of the Netscape Enterprise solution from AOL.
Honduras blamed youth gangs on Friday for a gun attack on a public bus that killed 28 people returning from work or Christmas shopping in the latest violent outrage to hit the poor Central American nation.
SYDNEY: BHP Billiton sees continuing strong demand for its products despite China&#39;s attempts to slow economic growth, putting it in a strong position to increase earnings after a record US$3.51bil net profit for the June year, up from the previous year&#39;s ...
Pedro Almod\u00c3\u00b3var has toyed with film noir before, but his newest movie is a delirious, headlong immersion and re-invention of a style.
Paul Jones is rejoicing a bit about the OpenID and Typekey functionality Wez Furlong shared just the other day on his blog.   Wez Furlong gives us good news about implementing the math functions needed to support TypeKey and OpenID more directly within PHP.   Paul also mentions that the Solar framework has also had the Typekey support integrated for a while now (as an adapter) that uses the \
A senior U.S. defense official said Thursday that Washington is considering an appeal from Pakistan for F-16 fighter aircraft &#151; a request that has received a muted response from the United States in previous years.
A highways engineer tells an inquest into four cycling deaths he should have sent out gritting lorries.
Two Nato soldiers die in fighting in southern Afghanistan but their nationalities are not yet known.
ATLANTA Dec 14, 2004 - Two twin sisters are seeing double or make that quadruple after delivering two sets of twin boys Tuesday. Twenty-one-year-olds Ashlee Spinks of Indianapolis and Andrea Springer of
DATELINE -- Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, said Friday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit dropped 31 percent on a decline in broadcasting revenue and weak newspaper ad sales.
WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes fell in August to the slowest pace in 12 years as troubles in the housing industry continued to intensify.
Police on Friday confirmed that  a badly decomposed body found in a landfill was that of Lori  Hacking, a Utah woman whose husband has been charged with her  murder.
US President George W Bush says he hopes a major report will help end the illegal use of steroids in baseball.
U.S. stocks slipped on Friday, failing to hold on to early gains as a declining appetite for risk and concerns about the subprime mortgage market offset optimism about data showing steady job growth.
Sindaco, Parigi le deve molto e l' affetto e' immenso
Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, says house prices rose 1% in August.
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush meets with his Cabinet at the White House after he declares a re-election win. The meeting was an opportunity to credit those top lieutenants with their work helping to secure his second term.
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The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is &quot;not a health crisis,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, urging people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.
A trust accepts liability for the death of a woman after she gave birth in a hospital in County Fermanagh.
HARTFORD -- Hartford is one of the smallest of the nation&#39;s big cities, but when it comes to crime the Connecticut capital ranks as the 7th most dangerous city in the country.
\u00c2\u0093How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?\u00c2\u0094 is a live talent competition in which British television viewers will pick the lead for a new production of \
US Airways Group Inc. Chief Executive Doug Parker has been sentenced to surrender on March 15 and serve 24 hours in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of drunk driving, the airline said on Tuesday.
ALAPAHA, Ga. - Residents of this small farming town gathered Saturday to celebrate Hogzilla, a 12-foot-long wild pig that was supposedly shot by a hunting guide last summer and quickly grew into a worldwide legend.
Some 1.3 million Americans slid into  poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor swelled to 35.9  million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the U.S.  government said on Thursday in a report sure to fuel Democratic  criticism of President Bush.
Cappie Pondexter scored 26 points to lift the Phoenix Mercury to a victory against the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 1 of the W.N.B.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Western Conference finals.
President Bush and his wife Laura stood in somber silence on Sunday after laying wreaths at the site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once soared. He later pledged to make the anniversary \
Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
STRASBOURG, France  - Two Britons found to have  libeled the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest  court case in English legal history did not have a fair trial,  the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
SATURDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used as part of a regimen to treat HIV also appears to kill cancer cells, researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute report.
LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo  said on Thursday he would cooperate with a probe into  allegations he helped forge signatures to register his party  for the 2000 election, but warned of a \
Houston's City Council approved a &#36;79.5 million settlement of paramedics' nine-year legal battle to collect overtime pay.
Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0.
Contractors who worked on the Boston highway project have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state over a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse and to cover the costs of leaks and design flaws.
THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Reducing the levels of cat dander and dust mites in your home won't prevent your child from getting asthma, British researchers report.
Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi urged trade unions to cooperate in efforts to end the crisis at Alitalia, warning that the government had already done all it could.
A bomb blast in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday slightly injured President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, who is also the country's defense secretary, in what witnesses said appeared to be a rebel suicide bombing.
A car bomb killed seven people and wounded about 20 late yesterday in Baghdad, hours after US forces pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
Dow Jones a +0,05%, SP 500 a +0,04%, Nasdaq a +0,10%,
On Aug. 28, skywatchers across much of North America can watch as the Moon crosses into the Earth&#39;s shadow and will undergo its second total eclipse in 2007.
Virginia is suffering through a crippling six-game losing streak and life gets no easier for the Cavaliers, who face fifth-ranked North Carolina on Tuesday.
Dozens of transsexuals gathered in Nepal&#39;s capital Tuesday to push for official recognition as a minority ahead of crucial polls planned for November to decide the country&#39;s political future.
Hundreds of demonstrating Buddhist monks marched past barricades to the home of pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday.
Caracas, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third visit to China paved the way for the strengthening of bilateral economic and commercial links, and the ratification of integration projects, Vea daily reported Monday.
Shares at Reliance Industries Ltd. fell for a third day after six directors quit at a subsidiary, stoking concern a dispute between the Ambani brothers, who manage India&#39;s biggest private company, may disrupt the business.
A U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle after an ambush in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.
A drag-racing vehicle lost control during a parade and spun into a crowd of bystanders on Saturday, killing four people and injuring up to 15, authorities said.
On a street once known as Murder Row, a teen center founded to steer youths away from drugs and crime has become an outpost in another crusade &#151; a nationwide push by anti-abortion activists to expand their foothold in heavily black and Hispanic inner cities.
Iran is the one issue where President Bush and Arab leaders have shared concerns. Ahead of the president's Mideast trip, Arab nations are eager to contain growing Iranian power, though they're wary of doing so militarily.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A week after a tsunami  devastated Indian Ocean shores, aid workers and troops battled  desperate conditions and the aftermath of torrential rain to  bury rotting bodies and deliver relief to survivors.
A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the country, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination.
Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday and was taken to a Washington hospital, his office said.
Palestinian guerrillas blew up an Israeli army base at the Gaza-Egypt crossing Sunday by sneaking more than a tonne of explosives through a tunnel, killing four Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10.
The number of people being treated for heroin addiction in Scotland is running at record levels, research finds.
David Ortiz belted a two-run homer in  the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a  6-4 victory over the New York Yankees in Game Four of the  American League Championship Series on Sunday.
TechWeb - Microsoft said it is investigating &quot;claims&quot; of vulnerabilities, while Mozilla released information today on two flaws.
BOSTON - Just like the game that seemed it would never end, Boston's season just won't end. David Ortiz's RBI single on the 471st pitch of the game with two outs in the 14th inning capped a second straight amazing comeback in less than 24 hours Monday night and gave the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in the AL championship series...
Oshkosh Truck and Northrop Grumman's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle promises better maneuverability, survivability, and payload capacity than the Humvee.
The Mars Rover Opportunity has  arrived at the rim of a big crater that scientists never  thought it could reach, NASA said on Wednesday.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 15 -- Four Bolivian states bitterly opposed to a proposed new constitution unveiled plans Saturday for greater self-rule, challenging President Evo Morales and sparking demonstrations throughout the country.
With prosecutors wrapping up a probe into a doping scandal that disgraced Greece&#39;s two top sprinters, former Olympic champion Costas Kenteris insisted he never tried to evade drug testers and would welcome a chance to clear his name
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General Common Wealth Don Mckinnon has said that President General Pervez Musharraf&#39;s uniform issue could be resolved through Parliament.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines can be dangerous for young children and there is no evidence they work, doctors told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.
The US economy experienced another month of disappointing job growth in September, adding to the trend of lackluster hiring that has made this one of the weakest labor market recoveries in modern history.
AeroScout lands new backers for its work with active radio frequency identification tags that make use of Wi-Fi networks.
Some of Antarctica's glaciers have accelerated their seaward march, suggesting that ocean levels might be irreversibly on the rise for centuries to come.
Having ruled out leukaemia, French doctors were trying for a third day to determine what was causing the dramatic deterioration in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health.
Lettera al premier Prodi, 'scritte cose non vere e distorte'
Johnson &amp; Johnson is in advanced negotiations to acquire Guidant, an Indianapolis-based medical device maker, for more than $24 billion, executives close to the talks said Monday.
At least 21 people were killed and 122 injured at a series of bombings at two Egyptian resorts on the Sinai Peninsula coast that caused a 10-storey segment of a Hilton hotel to collapse.
Ernie Els emerged from a slough of despond yesterday when he won the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet here and moved to No2 in the world rankings, pushing Tiger Woods down to third place.
L'occhio era letteralmente esploso per scoppio di un petardo
HAVANA - Cuban President Fidel Castro broke his left knee and right arm in a fall Wednesday night, but urged the Caribbean country&#39;s 11 million people to stay calm.
Two relatives of the man who attacked an Amish school said they were not molested by him 20 years ago as he had claimed, investigators said Wednesday.
Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels will agree the final chapters of a peace deal on Friday, paving the way for a comprehensive agreement ending Africa&#39;s longest-running civil war in January, delegates said.
Owners of Tivo's popular digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced Wednesday.
High winds and heavy rain lashed Japan's  southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday, swamping  buildings and stranding holidaymakers, as the third powerful  typhoon in three weeks neared the country's coast.
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The leader of a militia based in Nigeria&#39;s main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.
Think gasoline is expensive? Check out this coal-derived alternative.
Conrad Black, who once presided over one of the world's largest media empires, goes to court on Wednesday to determine if he and his associates stole millions of dollars as his conglomerate crumbled.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard today rallied to the defence of beleaguered chairman David Moores by revealing how the Anfield supremo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intervention convinced him to snub Chelsea and stay on Merseyside.
The head of Russia&#39;s FSB security service said today that more than 80 suicide attackers had been trained abroad to carry out attacks on Russia, which he said had no adequate system of dealing with terrorism.
Multicore means today's HPC is tomorrow's general purpose It is, perhaps, one of those forgotten facts that computing is still a relatively young technology, made all the more poignant by the realisation that many of the people driving the High Performance Computing (HPC) business, like Burton Smith, Microsoft's technical fellow in charge of advanced strategies and policies for the company, have not only been round the track several times, but are very much still at the bleeding edge of the technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oakland Raiders quarterback  JaMarcus Russell ended his holdout by signing the richest  rookie deal in NFL history on Wednesday then immediately joined  his team mates on the practice field.
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia  - Olympic champion Benjamin Raich stepped up his challenge to world gold medallist Aksel Lund Svindal with the fastest run in the first leg of a World Cup giant slalom race on Saturday.
British entrepreneur Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.
VIENNA: A US official expressed alarm Thursday that Iran might have a test site for nuclear weapons technology and pressed the UN nuclear watchdog agency to take a tougher position on the issue.
One of Pennsylvania's most powerful politicians announced on the state Senate floor Monday that he expects to be indicted soon in an extortion case and that he was temporarily giving up a key committee post.
European editorials on Monday commented on the results of the local elections in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
A coach driver is charged over the deaths of three people who were killed in a crash on the M25.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said there will be \
Glaskowsky reviews the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo for iPod... and a highly questionable legal policy in effect at Apple's retail stores.
Some federally financed sex education programs that teach an abstinence-only approach have factual errors and are ineffective, a Congressional report says.
Software company executives at a CIBC World Markets conference this week cited a variety of reasons for why June sales slowed, from record oil prices to steep software discounting and regulatory distractions on accounting deadlines.
A graduate of the University of Houston&#39;s master of business administration program has taken over the reins of Kmart Corp. as president and CEO.
Busta Rhymes pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting his ex-driver and a fan in a deal that will bring three years' probation and 10 days of community service.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair began efforts today to boost the Middle East peace process by holding talks in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Ariel Sharon, to be followed by a meeting with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Amid opposition protests and boycott, the ruling coalition in the National Assembly on Friday elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz as prime minister, who vowed to give the country a competent government.
The Washington-bound team also agreed to terms with outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds on a minor league contract and selected outfielder Tyrell Godwin and third baseman Tony Blano in the Rule 5 draft.
Poland's ruling Kaczynski twins risk  losing control of the government in a closely fought election  on Sunday that will have implications beyond the borders of the  European Union's biggest former communist state.
I leaped up from my desk vowing to commit the most sensational attack of revenge in the history of the personal computer industry.
Thousands of people, many of them women wearing head scarves, marched in France Saturday to protest a law banning the Islamic coverings and other religious apparel in public schools.
Deutsche Bank AG and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC will pay a total of $100 million to settle allegations they published misleading stock research to win investment-banking business, becoming
Galactic Bulge and Disc Stars Shown To Have Different Oxygen Abundances Looking in detail at the composition of stars with ESO's VLT, astronomers are providing a fresh look at the history of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Kaiser Chiefs rise to number one in the  UK singles chart, while Amy Winehouse's album is back on top.
Jack Straw makes the \
BRUSSELS: Microsoft will provide a stripped-down version of Windows from next month while it decides whether to appeal against a European Union court order, its general counsel said on Wednesday.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Sports Network) - The University of Notre  Dame announced Tuesday that Tyrone Willingham will not be  retained as the head football coach for 2005. The school has  scheduled a news conference for 4 p.m. EST.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sports Network) - Santos claimed its second Brasileirao championship in three years on Sunday. A 2-1 win over Vasco de Gama on the final day of the season allowed Santos to secure the title.
The winners of this year's Right Livelihood Awards - dubbed the \
Celso Battaia, ex difensore dell'Inter campione d'Italia nel 1939/1940, si &egrave; spento a Crema a...
C'&egrave; grande delusione in casa Stati uniti dopo il ko nella semifinale mondiale con la Grecia. ...
Addax Petroleum Corp. said on  Friday it increased security at its Nigerian operations  following the death of a contract employee who was kidnapped  from one of the company offshore platforms.
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Gigi Buffon sembra non essere ancora in condizione per affrontare un impegno agonistico. Anche oggi ...
Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota underwent surgery on Wednesday, a source said, after suffering what a doctor called \
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia condemned an Israeli airstrike that killed 14 Hamas militants in unusually harsh terms Tuesday, warning the attack will invite a tough response from the militant group and saying retaliation will be \
The idea of micropayments \u00e2\u0080\u0094 charging Web users tiny amounts of money for single pieces of online content \u00e2\u0080\u0094 has arrived, just not in the way it was originally envisioned.
NEW YORK For the first time, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have created a permanent panel of ethicists to help navigate the life-and-death questions of who should get flu vaccines now and how to cope with any future epidemic.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a historic breakthrough.
The Tories draft a motion of no confidence for Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm over his handling of NHS reforms.
At least 180,000 people have been displaced by unrest after last week's disputed Kenyan election, say UN officials.
Viewpoint: On the 70th anniversary of Japan's brutal occupation of China's then-capital, it's time to work toward reconciliation
Operations to treat obesity such as stomach-stapling may work a little too well, causing some patients to develop nerve damage -- a symptom of malnutrition, doctors warned Thursday.
Police are searching for rapper David Brown following the stabbing of a man at Monday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Vibe Awards in Santa Monica, California.
The risk of miscarriage after   undergoing chorionic villus sampling, or CVS, to detect birth   defects is lower than previously thought and essentially   carries the same risk than the more commonly used   amniocentesis, according to new research.
Syria has made a lot of progress in  controlling its border with Iraq but still needs to do more to  stop fighters moving across the frontiers, U.S. Deputy  Secretary of State Richard Armitage said on Sunday.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Maybe this one will come back to haunt the Celtics on the day the ping-pong balls fall, but in the here and now, yesterday's 96-88 overtime victory over the Nets had an unmistakable feel-good quality about it.
WASHINGTON - President Bush never was disciplined while serving in the Texas Air National Guard, never failed a physical and never asked his father or family friends for help to get him into the Guard during the Vietnam War, the White House said Wednesday.    Meanwhile, the White House on Wednesday night produced a previously unreleased document from Bush's personnel file on his military service, seven months after it said all materials on the subject had been given to the public...
By SAMEER N. YACOUB and JAMAL HALABY  BAGHDAD, Iraq - A former Kurdish rebel testified Monday he temporarily lost his sight in a chemical weapons attack by Saddam Hussein's forces nearly two decades ago. He removed his glasses so the court could see his swollen eyes.
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A shaken US government has recovered at least some of its faith in President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, believing he still has a chance to promote democracy and defeat terrorism.
Ministro: chiesta ad Usa valutazione 'piu' approfondita'
When New York City artist Megan Foster  was working on a painting of a kitchen whose cabinets were  overflowing with useless appliances, she turned to auction site  eBay Inc.
The pound shrugged off government figures showing house prices rose at a slower pace in May and marched up to a 26-year high of 2.0402 dollars.
Two men accused of aiding a Romanian man charged with hacking into the online ordering system of the world's largest computer equipment distributor pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud and ...
CALIFORNIA launched a gutsy environmental initiative last month that has received far less attention than the much-heralded global warming bill.   On a unanimous 5-0 vote on Aug.
The breakup of the CIA proposed by the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee could create &quot;chaos in the intelligence community&quot; as the nation seeks to prevent additional terror attacks, Sen.
The BBC launches Domestic Violence Day as police reveal how headcams are helping battle abuse in the home.
Udonis Haslem's 10-footer in the lane with three-10ths of a second left capped a wild back-and-forth game and gave the host Miami Heat a 106-104 victory over the Washington Wizards last night.
All eyes on Wall Street after European and Asian stock markets slump
A Europe-wide ban on Nazi insignia is  worth considering, the European Commission said on Monday,  after Britain's Prince Harry caused outrage by wearing a  swastika armband and Nazi costume at a fancy-dress party.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - Equatorial Guinea has  asked South Africa for permission to interview Mark Thatcher,  arrested this week on suspicion of involvement in a coup plot  against the leader of the oil-rich country, officials said  Friday.
Disagreement on wording forces the UN Security Council to abandon efforts for a statement on Gaza.
A juror in Scott Peterson&#39;s double-murder trial was abruptly excused from her duties today after doing her own research and was replaced by an alternate.
KABUL, 23 October 2004 - Hamid Karzai remained on course yesterday to win Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first direct presidential election, but with a quarter of the vote still to be counted, rivals were whittling down his lead to possibly force a run-off.
A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.
India's most powerful politician, Sonia Gandhi, heads to China this week to set the stage for a summit between the Asian heavyweights, as relations between the rivals show renewed signs of strain.
Who will be this year's Omarosa,  everyone's favorite reality TV villain? Who will be the  apprentice to rise to the top of the business world? And  importantly, who will hear the ominous utterance of real estate  mogul Donald Trump, \
A bomb threat has prompted a Greek Olympic Airlines passenger plane to make an emergency landing, escorted by British Tornado jets, at London's Stansted Airport.
LONDON: An activist dressed as Batman and campaigning for fathers' rights evaded guards at Buckingham Palace yesterday to climb up to the main balcony of Queen Elizabeth's residence, in the latest security ...
Fire destroyed an apartment building and a synagogue, killing at least one person, authorities said. A separate blaze in York, Penn., burned down a home early Saturday, killing four people and injuring three others who leapt from the building to safety.
Rebellious teenagers may soon have another reason to curse the establishment now that a lawmaker wants to add Washington to the list of states that require parental permission before minors can pierce a body part.
The chairman of US private security firm Blackwater defends his company during a grilling by US lawmakers.
The Aceh province, Indonesia, is reporting over 5,700 deaths as a result of a massive earthquake that hit the area last Sunday. Seismologists have upped the quake&#39;s force to 9 on the Richter Scale.
A series of car bomb blasts tore  through Baghdad and the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Monday,  killing at least 21 people and wounding scores.
The US publisher of Harry Potter sues a distributor and online retailer for shipping copies of the final book too early.
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The Russian government survives a vote of no confidence in the Duma over its handling of social reforms.
Shares in J. Crew Group Inc.   jumped more than 20 percent in their market debut Wednesday, a  sign of investor confidence in the preppy retailer a day after  its initial public offering priced above the forecast range.
With polls showing nearly equal numbers of Florida voters for President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, the election's outcome may again hinge on a Florida recount. And the more that Floridians learn about how voting machines work, the more they question whether the 15 counties with paperless voting systems can accurately count and recount votes.
Two climbers on Mount Hood fell into a crevasse Thursday, killing one and injuring the other, authorities said.
Gov. Charlie Crist said he did not expect serious opposition from utilities in Florida, where 28 percent of the electricity is produced by coal, a fuel that produces high levels of heat-trapping gases.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey&#39;s prime minister, has promised to continue widespread reforms after winning agreement to begin accession talks with the
The new APMF survey of the best Asian tourism destinations has just kicked off, but it's crowded at the top, with Chiang Mai in Thailand just leading from perennial favourites Hong Kong, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, and Bali in  Indonesia. Be one of the first to vote and let us know your reasons.
Microsoft Corp's  Xbox video  gaming unit still fully backs Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) HD-DVD  high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting Sony  Corp's (6758.T) rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want  it, an executive said on Tuesday.
'Non abbiamo il dovere di garantire stabilita' del governo'
A 15-year plan would restore salt marshes and mudflats for migrating salmon at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, more than 100 years after the farmland was drained and diked.
A day of lull has finally began in Ukraine 24 hours before repeated vote for the Ukrainian president.
Bernd Schuster si &egrave; liberato dal Getafe ed &egrave; pronto a firmare per il Real Madrid. Lo s...
Four men were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb London's transport system on July 21, 2005 in a botched attempt to replicate Islamist suicide bombings that had killed 52 people two weeks earlier.
(InfoWorld) - The European Union has reached a preliminary agreement in the long-running\u00c2\u00a0dispute over the handling of personal data\u00c2\u00a0about E.U. citizens flying to the U.S., a European Commission spokesman said Thursday. Franco Frattini, the commissioner for justice and home affairs, together with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and U.S. secretary for homeland security Michael Chertoff, reached the agreement on Wednesday. However, details won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be made public until after a meeting of ambassadors for all 27 E.U. countries slated for Friday morning, said Friso Roscam Abbing, Frattini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spokesman. The ambassadors will have to sign off on the deal, which observers say is likely to happen. U.S. authorities have been trying to use the renewal of a transatlantic agreement permitting the transfer of European air passengers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 data, known as passenger name records (PNRs), to beef up their powers of surveillance of foreigners entering the U.S. Sharing the data\u00c2\u00a0breaches strict European data protection laws, but the European Commission and national governments in the 27 countries in the E.U. negotiated an exemption from the rules in order to allow the U.S. to better protect itself from potential terrorist attacks. That interim agreement was deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice, and the court gave the E.U. until the end of July to come up with a new accord. Failure to do so would\u00c2\u00a0leave European airlines exposed to massive fines\u00c2\u00a0and the possible loss of landing slots in the U.S if they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t continue to hand over the data, or legal action on data protection grounds in the E.U. if they do. Roscam Abbing declined to comment on reports that the political agreement reached Wednesday allows U.S. authorities to hold onto PNR data for 15 years. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWait until the briefing tomorrow,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he said.
With their winning streak in jeopardy, the Miami Heat wisely turned to Shaquille O'Neal. Mixing finesse and muscle, Shaq sparked a 13-point run late in the fourth quarter and the host Heat won their eighth game in a row, beating the Orlando Magic, 117-107, last night.
Il Siena dovr&agrave; fare a meno per tre settimane di Galloppa. Il centrocampista, infortunatosi al...
NEW YORK  - Men may be able to halve their risk of aggressive prostate cancer by adding large amounts of broccoli and cauliflower to their menu. However, the overall risk of prostate cancer was not changed.
Russian officials accused terrorists Friday after the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners revealed traces of an explosive used in earlier attacks blamed on Chechen rebels, while
BP PLC reported a 29 percent slump in third-quarter net profit on Tuesday due to higher maintenance costs and outages at key refineries, but some analysts said the worst might be over after a run of operational problems at Europe's second-largest oil company.
Nigel Stepney, the former Ferrari engineer at the heart of last year's Formula One spying controversy, has said he takes no blame for what happened to McLaren.
The number of Britons killed or likely to have perished in the Asian tsunami has risen to 453, Tony Blair says.
The Washington Post has been following four members of Congress as they grapple with what to do about the Iraq war in the coming months. The focus during Congress's August recess has been on what these lawmakers are hearing from voters in their home districts and the impressions of lawmakers who...
InfoWorld - IBM showed off research efforts in a number of areas, including SOA, wikis, and mashups, at its IBM Silicon Valley Lab on Wednesday afternoon.
The European Union must be ready to  guide Kosovo on an unstoppable path to independence after the  U.N. Security Council failed to agree on the Serb province's  future, the incoming EU presidency said on Thursday.
Supporters of long-shot presidential hopeful Ron Paul say the Montana Republican Party's quirky caucus rules could create an opening for their candidate that other states don't offer.
A federal judge convicted a Rhode Island television reporter of criminal contempt on Thursday for refusing to reveal the identity of a source.
SAN DIEGO -- Though Curt Schilling declined to speak to reporters yesterday, he did have a lengthy conversation with manager Terry Francona and pitching coach John Farrell , as well as the team's strength and conditioning coach and medical staff, in an attempt to determine how to handle the pitcher's right shoulder tendinitis.
Roger Clemens pitched to his son and two other minor leaguers at the Houston Astros' spring training camp Thursday, and is no closer to deciding whether he'll play a 24th season. If he comes back, the 44-year-old pitching great said he'll choose between the hometown Astros, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
Britney Spears' 16-year-old sister,  who stars as a schoolgirl in Nickelodeon's popular TV show  \
Bobby Dulin a former University of Connecticut player, faces up to two years in prison after pleading no contest to sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Milford, Conn. Prosecutors said Dulin, 49, who is married, used to coach the girl on a youth basketball team and had a three-year affair with her beginning when she was 16. She is now 20 and attends a college in Massachusetts.
In an effort to oust Islamic radicals holed up in an Islamabad mosque, Pakistani officials have cut off water, gas, electricity, and 12 telephones, while troops blasted holes in the mosque's walls to free women and children inside.
A stronger warning on antidepressants about a potential suicide risk in children could scare people from getting the treatment they need, some psychiatrists say.
'Invasive and unprecedented' The US Government signalled some willingness this week to address concerns over citizens' privacy, but also launched a scheme which will analyse secret airline passenger risk profiles and keep them for 40 years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JAKARTA A bomb in Jakarta 11 days before Indonesia&#39;s presidential election may lead voters to decide a neck-and-neck race based on security concerns.
The escalating violence throughout Iraq poses a challenge to the interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
The documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cTaxi to the Dark Side,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by Alex Gibney, looks into the Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interrogation policies in the post-9/11 world.
Business & money: Oil breaks through the $100 a barrel barrier in New York, in fresh blow to consumers and businesses
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The Cabinet endorsed the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, making international implementation of one of the most far-reaching and controversial environmental initiatives a near certainty.
Nasa&#39;s X-43A, the world&#39;s fastest jet, was launched over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in an attempt to fly at 10 times the speed of sound, Mach 10.
A second cargo ship was loaded here to take vital supplies to increasingly desperate residents of Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, where authorities lifted a rebel siege a week ago.
Each year, more and more skiers and snowboarders trudge off the trail for an adventurer's rush.
MOSCOW, May 23 -- A senior Russian government minister Wednesday blithely dismissed any possibility of a deterioration in relations with London because of Britain's demand that a former KGB agent be extradited to stand trial for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, the exiled Kremlin critic who was...
Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run Thursday, routinely putting his head down as he rounded the bases while joining one of baseball's most elite clubs.
A fast-moving wildfire that blackened 2,000 acres and forced the evacuation of more than 1,200 southern California residents was arson, authorities said on Monday.
Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko called for a re-run of the country&#39;s disputed presidential vote, which he claims was marred by fraud.
The Daily Mail today dismissed David Blunkett&#39;s claim that the media played a role in his downfall, saying he only had himself to blame.
Una delle ultime visite quella di monsignor Fisichella
Substitute Diego Tristan headed in a late equalizer Saturday to earn Deportivo La Coruna a 1-1 draw with Malaga in the eighth round of the Spanish league.
Bolton teenager Amir Khan has lost the final of the Olympic lightweight boxing competition to defending champion Mario Kindelan. The 17-year-old claims the silver medal for Great Britain but his Cuban opponent&#39;s experience showed.
Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimates of the number of calories they burn.
A Shi'ite militia led by Moqtada  al-Sadr agreed on Saturday to disarm under a deal that could  pacify a Baghdad flashpoint and remove one obstacle to Iraq's  plan to hold nationwide elections in January.
WORKERS were urged today to help tackle climate change by taking simple measures such as switching off computers and lights, reducing waste and walking or cycling to the office.   The TUC called on people to \
Iowans caucus to select presidential preferences .... Giuliani relies on Sunshine State strategy ... NH doubts it will ID push poll culprits before vote ... Romney supports fellow Mormons by using their businesses ... Jesse Jackson and wife split over endorsements ... Judge won't delay Florida primary
At least 1,000 volunteers reach out to evacuees; local fire crews get additional backup.
KATHMANDU, Nepal  - A man on a bicycle threw at  least four bombs into the compound of a luxury hotel in Nepal's  capital Monday but the blasts caused no casualties, authorities  said.
China&#39;s Vice Premier Huang Ju died in  the early hours of the morning on Saturday after a long  illness, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Thursday&#39;s pro-Oracle Corp. decision on the US Department of Justice&#39;s attempt to block Oracle&#39;s proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.
British police are looking for possible links between the deaths of a number of young people around a small Welsh town, but said there was no evidence yet of a suicide pact.
Alla ripresa del campionato del 13 gennaio il Napoli dovr&agrave; vedersela col Milan. Ma gli azzurr...
A summer of conflict has shaken unilateralism and pushed new realities on Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
Key facts about Pakistan's northwestern tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, which have become a haven for al-Qaida and Taliban-linked militants.
Sprint has agreed to buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications in a deal worth $35.17 billion, combining the No. 3 and No. 5 U.S. wireless carriers and creating a new company with about 40 million customers.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has indicated that he does not expect any movement on the Wayne Rooney transfer saga before tomorrow.
Indonesian police hunting for the perpetrators of last week&#39;s deadly bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday they had detained a man suspected of links to militants behind the attack.
Staff at National Irish and Northern Banks must be protected if the institutions are sold, a leading finance union warned today. Larry Broderick, general secretary of the Irish Bank Officials Association (IBOA
Tropical Storm Jeanne continued to weaken Friday after hitting Hispaniola as a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday.
An American software company is to almost triple the workforce at its offices in Belfast in a \u00c2\u00a32m expansion.
Fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight unearth the bones of the biggest dinosaur ever found in the UK.
BERLIN, Oct 26  - Turkish Airlines signed a 2.8-billion-dollar (2.22-billion-euro) contract with Airbus here to purchase 36 planes here on Tuesday to bolster its ageing fleet.
New Zealand yacht Konica Minolta and Australia&#39;s Skandia are staging a repeat of last year&#39;s boat-for-boat duel for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart classic.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States plans to press for a range of possible U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran in response to what he describes as a concerted effort by that country to develop nuclear weapons...
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick officials are studying a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on aboriginal rights and the forestry industry.
Sharon Stone Attends the 2004 Princess Grace Awards Gala, October 27, 2004 in a New Yorkfile photo. Stone claims a Beverly Hills doctor slandered and libeled her by allegedly telling magazines that he performed cosmetic surgery on her famous face.
Il Cagliari ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista dell'anticipo di sabato al Meazza con l'Inter con un...
As head of the Army\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Institute of Surgical Research, Col. John Holcomb is working to change the way the military takes care of its wounded.
Hitachi Data Systems has announced a new enterprise storage lineup to include features such as a virtualisation which allows customers to manage up to 32Petabytes of internal and external storage.
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Mardy Fish is new to all this: Winning matches in the latter stages of a big tournament, closing in on a prestigious title.
The DNA of a man accused of murdering five women was found on the bodies of three of the victims, a court hears.
Roma. Incontro, a palazzo Chigi, tra Silvio Berlusconi e il ministro delle Riforme, Roberto Calderoli. Al colloquio era presente anche il sottosegretario di Fi, Aldo Brancher. Avvicinato dai cronisti in via
When the mood became tense between Israeli and Palestinian leaders this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited her guests onto the balcony of her hotel suite overlooking Jerusalem's disputed Old City.
Signs of discord emerged between India and Pakistan as foreign ministers from the nuclear armed rivals prepared to meet on Sunday to review and advance a peace process that has faltered recently over Kashmir.
Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) put a specific date, Jan. 10, on when it will start filing its much-delayed restatement of financial results on
L'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, ha convocato 18 giocatori per la semifinale di ritorno del...
Tuesday may mark the last day of the hurricane season, but it&#39;s not going away quietly. Tropical Storm &quot;Otto&quot; has formed far out in the Atlantic Ocean, about 810 miles east of Bermuda.
Although it has the style of many low-budget independent movies, John Cameron Mitchell\u00c2\u0092s \u00c2\u0093Shortbus\u00c2\u0094 has sex scenes as graphic as those in a hard-core skin flick.
The Hamas-led Education Ministry lifts a ban on a Palestinian folktale book following public outcry.
TOKYO - Japan could stop testing newborn and younger cows for mad cow disease without posing a risk to public health, a special panel decided Monday, in a ruling that could influence talks to lift Tokyo&#39;s ban on American beef imports.
The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to terms on a buyout with guard Steve Francis, who was acquired in a draft night deal with the New York Knicks.
Two and a half weeks ago, the shadows that had hung over Tony Blair&#39;s prime ministership since the end of major combat operations in Iraq suddenly fell especially dark.
The Modern's galleries are an eloquent reaffirmation of the enduring beauty of the museum's historic, albeit tendentious, account of modernism.
Per imprese 'vantaggi' tra 27 e 32,5 euro al mese
The backers of Blu-ray discs predict victory in the format wars with HD DVD after Warner Bros backed them.
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Afghanistan's top human rights official urged the country to confront the horrors of its past, saying Saturday that war crimes dating back more than 20 years should be prosecuted and rights abusers should be purged from public office.
Gordon Brown says public sector workers will get below inflation pay awards sparking union anger.
A top Palestinian security leader who is a related to Yasser Arafat escaped unharmed on Tuesday when a booby-trapped car exploded near his convoy in Gaza City. The blast came as Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to cobble together a governing team to carry out his plan to withdraw from Gaza next year.
E&#39; stato raggiunto un primo compromesso tra i partecipanti alla tavola rotonda in corso a Kiev, secondo quanto affermato alla televisione dal presidente Leonid Kuchma: non appena la Corte Suprema avr\u00c3\u00a0 reso nota la sua decisione, i partecipanti torneranno
A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney will have a last chance to convince a jury he is not guilty of perjury on Tuesday as a trial that has exposed the inner workings of the White House draws to a close.
Dell is revamping its support-services offering as the company continues to battle shrinking growth in PC and server sales.
President Bush's top two military and political advisers on Iraq will warn Congress on Monday that making any significant changes to the current war strategy will jeopardize the limited security and political progress made so far, The Associated Press has learned.
A Chinese security group has released sample code to exploit two new unpatched flaws in Microsoft Windows. The advisory comes in the week before Christmas, a time when many companies and home users are least prepared to deal with the problems.
A suicide bomber in police uniform killed a top police official in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday as he toured the site of a blast a day earlier that killed 36 people and wounded scores, police said.
Six earthquakes of moderate intensity rattled India's tsunami-ravaged Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, meteorological officials said, but no casualties were reported.
The Herald&#39;s Jason Cole reports that former Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has sent a letter to the NFL asking that he be reinstated.
Surface conduction Electron emitter Display (SED) television sets make sense and Toshiba is definitely progressing in the right direction by shifting their focus away from LCD Plasma technology.
Banca centrale prevede un +0,6% nel primo trimestre
Ukraine's supreme court rejected a final appeal over Viktor Yushchenko's election as president Thursday, clearing the way for the pro-Western reformer to assume power in the ex-Soviet nation after weeks of political turmoil.
Banks that later became part of  JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM.N received thousands of slaves as  collateral for 19th century loans, the No. 2 U.S. bank said on  Thursday in an apology.
PAPA Bouba Diop&#39;s superb equaliser for Fulham blew Manchester United&#39;s chance to reel in English Premiership front-runners Arsenal and Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage yesterday.
It sounded like somebody running across the roof of the elementary school in a New Jersey township Wednesday night, said the cleaning woman who called the police.
GM snags some hefty television real estate.
Nokia Corp. unveiled services and cellphones yesterday that customers can use to download music and play games, a bid by the world's largest mobile phone maker to challenge Apple Inc.'s higher-end iPhone, as well as iTunes and the iPod.
By Jim Fitzgerald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.
Sisler set the all-time record for hits in a season in 1920 with 257, wresting the record from Ty Cobb, who&#39;d set it nine years earlier with 248.
BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in an attack on Tuesday on the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan where Vice President Dick Cheney had spent the night after an unannounced visit.
Ian Thorpe caught and passed Pieter van den Hoogenband in the final half-lap of the 200-meter freestyle to win the gold. Michael Phelps captured the bronze.
Visits to Sweden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national museums dropped nearly 20 percent last year after they ended their free admissions policy, Agence France-Presse reported. The culture ministry said that Sweden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 19 national museums, 16 of them in Stockholm, recorded some 6.5 million visits in 2007, down from around 8.0 million a year earlier. The decline came after Sweden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government pushed through new admission fees to the museums starting on Jan. 1, 2007, two years after the previous government had removed the fees.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Aug. 20, 2004  Michael Jackson&#39;s elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star&#39;s Neverland estate.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has approved a cabinet reshuffle, one demand of former southern rebels who withdrew from a coalition government last week triggering the country's worst political crisis in years.
Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 18-month hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft came to an end on Friday evening with a single phone call. A PeopleSoft director, through an attorney, contacted Oracle with the lucky number: $26.50
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarizes public opinion in his native Chile in death as he did in life, will be cremated on Tuesday following a military funeral.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States has grabbed a 49-44 lead over Lithuania at the half of their bronze medal game at the Olympics.
One remarkable series late in the game breaks a defensive stalemate and gives the Dynamo a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday.
Health e-record Scotland has gone live with its Emergency Care Summary (ECS) for every patient.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert delayed a plan to release from prison scores of members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah movement, Israeli officials said on Saturday.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Nine months after a bloody uprising unseated Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, hopes for a peaceful road back to democracy have all but vanished.
Is the Kerry campaign going to start tearing down Bush/Cheney posters around the country and replacing them with their own? It&#39;s tempting to label the Kerry campaign&#39;s stunt of sending former Sen.
Virgin Digital, the online arm of the Virgin Group, will launch an online music service Monday aimed at replicating on the Net the success of its offline chain of retail music stores.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CP) - London Knights forward Rob Schremp and Chris Bourque, son of former NHL defenceman Ray Bourque, have been named to the US junior men&#39;s hockey team.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- On the day of his cremation, hundreds of people laid flowers, candles and notes at the spot where controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was killed.
The deadline in the Nasdaq's approach to LSE shareholders to accept its proposed takeover bid approaches.
After having gone public, EnerNOC buys company that orchestrates energy contract bids.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair returned to the starting lineup Sunday, but running back Chris Brown was inactive against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The British and Irish governments are ready to publish their proposals for restoring NI devolution.
By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  The 2-ton, $11 million addition astronauts have delivered to the international space station may be one of the smaller pieces of the structure, but even supporting actors are vital.
Russia said that it did not expect North Korea to agree to resume faltering six-way talks about its nuclear weapons program as scheduled this month.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday that Japan's economy was continuing a recovery despite recent turmoil in financial markets over fears of a global recession.
UK mesh pioneer taken out of administration
Norway&#39;s Labour-led government proposed on  Friday to buy four new C-130J Hercules cargo planes built by  Lockheed Martin  for about 3.6 billion Norwegian crowns  ($597 million), officials said.
Egyptian authorities announced the arrest Monday of five people allegedly involved in helping plan the coordinated bombings earlier this month at three resorts on the Sinai Peninsula, and said the attacks' Palestinian leader died accidentally in the explosions that killed at least 33 others.
Novak Djokovic beats world number one Roger Federer in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final.
A group of Islamic militants has claimed responsibility for Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air crashes in Russia. The statement, published on a website known for militant Muslim comment, linked the action to Russia&#39;s fight against separatists in Chechnya.
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US President George W. Bush accused Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry of not having any new ideas for winning the war in Iraq and of siding with Saddam Hussein over democracy.
Spring fashion is beginning to take shape in the opening days of New York Fashion Week &#151; however loose that shape may be.
New York lawyer, law professor and author Cameron Stracher vowed to do something radical: Dine with his family five nights a week. Discover in today's Lean Plate Club column if he made his goal and learn why breaking bread together as a family offers far more than nutritional benefits.
A restraining order against the man who's been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral portrays him as a Svengali figure who held her a virtual hostage in her home, drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi \
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BOGOTA -- Sixteen peasants, including women and children, were killed Friday in a remote area in the lawless eastern province of Arauca, police said yesterday. Marxist rebels were suspected.
Secondo l'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, la curva degli ultras nerazzurri non andava chiusa...
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday that Marine Gen. Peter Pace will step down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September, a move that Gates said will avert the contentious congressional hearings that would be needed to reconfirm the nation's top military officer. Pace...
LONDON-A new study shows that the market for smart phones will continue to increase during the next several years, with global shipments growing from 14.
A Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week is no sure thing and officials are not seriously considering a half-point reduction in overnight rates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday without citing sources.
Diehard New England Patriots fan Randy Pierce is worried about becoming homeless. Not in his hometown of Nashua but in Jacksonville, Fla., at Super Bowl XXXIX.
Consumer prices rose modestly in December while industrial production was flat, leaving the door open for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates later this month to shore up an economy that some fear is on the verge of a recession.
German carrier Lufthansa said it would levy a temporary fuel surcharge on tickets from August 24, in response to the rise in the price of oil.
China spurned Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace overtures on Wednesday and said that his calls for easing tensions were false.
Tips to squeeze every last minute of power out of your notebook's battery.
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By Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, N.J.  May 26--BRADLEY BEACH -- In a workshop two minutes from the beach,  boyhood friends Bob Hessels and Chris Sharp make what might be called castable  art.
MARK COLVIN: The World Health Organisation has issued a dire prediction that the bird flu virus could kill up to 100 million people around the world.
The advocates and lobbyists on both sides of the great sage grouse controversy in the West were claiming to have science on their side Friday after the Bush administration
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 5--A couple times in this space I've wondered aloud why La Crosse doesn't have a taxpayer watchdog group if taxes are really as high as people say.   Well, ask and ye shall receive.
England and Manchester United teenage sensation Wayne Rooney has made it on to the shortlist for FIFA's 2004 Player of the Year award.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Torino. Mezzano ha smaltito la febbre e si \u00c3\u00a8 sottoposto a delle terapie. A...
Oracle yesterday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft by 14%, to $8.8bn (\u00c2\u00a34.37bn), and for the first time set a deadline for acceptance of the bid.
With President George W. Bush asking for four more years in the White House and senator John Kerry campaigning for his first four, Annika Sorenstam is only looking for one more, as in one more win at the Mizuno Classic.
Google has canned its Google Answers program, which was the first major search operated question &#038; answer service. Simply enough, Googlers would rather use the Google search engine to find answers to their questions, or turn to social question &#038; answer services which are thriving due to their active member base. Enter Yahoo Answers. In about [...]
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Lo dice ultimo rapporto Commissione di inchiesta Onu
Cosi' giudice sportivo dopo incidenti in cui mori' Raciti
Private equity fund Sun Capital  Partners is considering a renewed bid to take over clothing  brand company Kellwood Co.  with a hostile conditional  tender offer, The New York Post reported on Thursday.
The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when holder Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MIPS Technologies, Inc.
AMSTERDAM -- Against a backdrop of protests, the defense minister gave citations yesterday to Dutch troops who served in the UN peacekeeping force that failed to prevent the slaughter of Muslims in the Srebrenica enclave during the Bosnian war.
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was active for Sunday&#39;s overtime loss to Chicago, but missed his second straight game because of a bruised sternum.

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Watch out, Mickey Mouse. The Muppets might be sneaking up on you.
Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) (RIM) is offering a peek at the company's latest wireless BlackBerry, a handheld that operates on Wi-Fi (802.11b) networks and supports both voice over Internet communications and data connectivity on local area networks.
When you first subscribe to a feed in FlickrFan you generally will get 20 pictures in the folder for the feed. People wonder why this is and how they can get more. The reason for this is that Flickr keeps the 20 most recent pictures in the feed for each account. So when I post a new picture to my Flickr account, it replaces the oldest picture in my feed. Then, anyone who has subscribed my feed, will get the new picture next time they scan. It works the same way RSS works for blogging or a newspaper -- you only get the last few posts or stories, not all of them, in the feed. I think this is the right way to do it. You might feel that 20 is too small, but people would probably also want more if they just got 100 pictures.  So the answer is over time you will get more pictures, if the person posts more pictures.
Southampton striker James Beattie agrees to join Everton rather than Aston Villa in a \u00c2\u00a36.5m move.
It's official. Every new mapping service must capture an image of attorney Kevin Bankston (sometimes sneaking a cigarette).
Smokers eager to cut the risk of dying early from tobacco-related illnesses must quit completely, researchers said on Tuesday, because cutting down -- even by half -- is not enough.
Hong Kong (Sports Network) - Miguel Angel Jimenez posted a four-under 66 on Sunday to win the Omega Hong Kong Open. Jimenez finished at 14-under-par 266, one shot ahead of James Kingston and last year&#39;s champion Padraig Harrington.
A transsexual golfer has made history by becoming the first to qualify for the Ladies&#39; European Tour. Danish-born but Australian raised Mianne Bagger, 37, said she was &quot;thrilled and excited&quot; to be taking part in the tournament next season.
Sony Corp. will launch  a slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld game  player in September, the company said on Wednesday, in its  latest attempt to ignite demand for its game hardware and  compete better with Nintendo Co. Ltd.
When all else fails in Hollywood,  blame it on &quot;method acting.&quot; Pop star Britney Spears on  Thursday explained why she furiously attacked a car with an  umbrella -- she was rehearsing for a movie role.
The European Commission Wednesday announced it has asked four European Union countries to justify why they favor Intel processors in computers for public authorities.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's biggest right-wing  paramilitary group said on Thursday it would disband 3,000 of  its fighters before the end of the year, in what the group  called a good faith gesture as it pursues peace talks with the  government.
Rachida Dati has advanced further in French politics than any other person of Arab origin. But the media fracas she has ignited suggests a political class uncertain in its dealing with racial issues
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   wrapped up his second annual brainstorming summit on Friday   with commitments worth $7.3 billion to combat illness, poverty,   religious and ethnic conflict and climate change.
MULTAN, Sept 4: As many as 24 people were reported dead due to the consumption of poisonous liquor in and around Multan during the last 24 hours.
Torino-Catania, che in un primo momento doveva essere l'anticipo del sabato sera della nona giornata...
THE US recording industry has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users in the latest round of its effort to stamp out unauthorised trading of music online.
Millions of children have poured into schools as country after country has made primary education free.
Travel company Thomas Cook, which recently merged with rival MyTravel, will close 150 stores and six offices.
The UN climate talks remain deadlocked on emissions cuts, as the US and EU battle over key language.
The Detroit Lions whittled their roster to the mandatory 53 on Sunday, releasing veteran kick-returner Reggie Swinton, second-year receiver and fan favorite David Kircus, rookie linebacker Andrew Battle, recently signed linebacker Michael Young, running
The World Health Organization says that Asia faces a Bird Flu (avian flu) pandemic if things do not change soon. The WHO said that detection and prevention methods need a complete overhaul.
A woman guilty of murdering her husband will \
JENA, Louisiana  - Tens of thousands of black Americans descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teen-agers charged over a high school fight.
A cavernous, dirt-floored livestock barn in Springfield, Ohio, is worlds away from a college auditorium in Coral Gables, Fla. But as President Bush addressed a rapturous crowd in Ohio on Monday afternoon, the
Lara Croft's next adventure follows Tomb Raider Legend and is more realistic, PLAY magazine reports.
The accounting firm filed court papers seeking compensation from the former employees.
The SAG faction that has harshly criticized the union's current leadership swept the election in the Hollywood division Thursday, significantly expanding their clout as the union prepares for critical contract talks.
&quot;I am shaken. For the first time in the past 27 years I am inclined to sell Reliance shares,&quot; says Ashwin Mehta, a Mumbai-based chartered accountant and a Reliance Industries shareholder.
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Reuben Droughns rushed for 91 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns, as the Denver Broncos took one step closer to a possible playoff berth with a convincing 37-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans in a Christmas
Fernando Alonso &egrave; stato il pi\u00c3\u00b9 veloce anche nella seconda giornata di test della Formula Uno ...
An irate Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday fired back at a UN official who called the United States &quot;stingy&quot; when it comes to providing humanitarian aid to countries in need.
LONDON: Arsenal&#39;s Brazilian World Cup winning midfielder Gilberto Silva is set to be out for at least a month with a back injury, the Premiership leaders said on Tuesday.
A Tetra mast at Barry police station is tested after three officers and two civilian staff complain of feeling unwell.
Bill Miller&#39;s $16 billion Legg Mason Value Trust is poised to beat the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index for a record 14th straight year after a holiday rally in Amazon.
Who's going to win Iowa's caucuses? We don't have that answer for you just yet, but here's a by-the-numbers look at the candidates and their wildly unpredictable campaigns.
THE REGION Teresa Hanafin was named to a newly created post, editor of community publishing for Boston.com, Boston Globe editor Martin Baron said. Succeeding Hanafin as editor of Boston.com will be David Beard, currently assistant managing editor for the paper's five regional editions. Boston.com is a regional Web portal and the online partner of the Globe. Hanafin has been Boston.com's ...
It&#39;s not good enough just to be fit and fat. A study says the way to a long life is being toned and trim. The report found that excess weight, all by itself, can take years off your life, even if you get plenty of exercise.
The Indianapolis Colts keep Peyton Manning's favorite target for six more season as Marvin Harrison signs a six-year, $66-million contract on Wednesday.
Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and China was eliminated on the fifth tiebreaker despite a 7-0 victory over visiting Hong Kong.
Lo ha annunciato il ministro dell'economia Lagarde
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Overweight, overkill, over and out A Chinese man who spent \
Blog: Prototype software sends recent images taken in the vicinity of a Flickr member to that person's mobile phone and keeps people up to date with contacts' Flickr photos.
Industry giants are giving Howard University $70.6 million in technology to help the school&#39;s engineering and science programs.
The software maker erroneously posts a note on its developer site saying a \
Nedo Sonetti sarebbe ad un passo dall'esonero. Il tecnico non commenta la notizia (\
Washington. Sono complici nelle torture i medici militari americani in Iraq e in Afghanistan. L\u00e2\u0080\u0099autorevole rivista specializzata Lancet (*) cita casi agghiaccianti: certificati di morte falsificati per assicurare
IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion and would cap a
Italian airline Alitalia has agreed a deal with its ground staff, paving the way for some 2,500 job cuts and a reduction in staff benefits.
Vice-presedential candidates, Dick Cheney and John Edwards held a live debate on US television. What did you think of their performances? Send us your views.
FRANKFURT : As the euro continued to rise against the dollar, speculation intensified over whether the European Central Bank, meeting this week to set interest rates, would feel compelled to act either by intervening directly on the forex markets or by
LONDON, AUGUST 17: Britain charged eight terror suspects on Tuesday with conspiracy to commit murder and said one had plans that could be used in striking US buildings that were the focus of security scares this month.
You could talk about Auburn&#39;s gritty defense, which managed to turn back LSU when the Bayou Bengals were up 9-3 and driving for a crucial field goal that would have made it a two-possession game midway through the third quarter.
Bill Clinton makes his first major appearances beside wife Hillary as she campaigns in the 2008 White House race.
Interested in trying out the free OpenOffice.org 2.0 office suite without having to install it on your computer?Now's your chance.That option became possible Tuesday when OpenOffice.org and online application vendor Ulteo launched a beta project that hosts OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Ulteo's Online Desktop infrastructure, giving users online access to the applications and up to 1GB of related data storage.In an announcement, the two groups said the project will be open to 15,000 beta users who will be able to access the applications using a Web browser on Windows, Linux or Mac OS X.Beta users will also have access to the project's instant collaboration features, which will allow participants to invite other users to join them online in working on a document together in real time. Users can send invitations to others via e-mail, allowing access to documents in either read-only or full edit mode through a clickable link in the message.\
The Olsen twins have reportedly threatened to take legal action against the designers of the controversial Save Mary-Kate T shirts, which show an emaciated Mary Kate, struggling with anorexia.
Demand for biofuels could push up food prices, while Sony is accused of again undermining the security of customers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 PCs with rootkit software.
The 47-year-old former England coach was unveiled at an 11am press conference, bringing to an end Wolves&#39; month-long search for a successor to Dave Jones.
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial report accusing Britain, Germany, Italy and other European nations of turning a blind eye to CIA flights transporting terrorism suspects to secret prisons in an apparent breach of EU human rights standards.
CERVICAL cancer rates are falling, but the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says women are still missing out on routine screening.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., May 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Sending vacation photos over a dial-up Internet connection can seem to take longer than the vacation itself.
If a pledge by HP's boss is a real harbinger, the beleaguered company may rebound sooner rather than later.
E' Gary Megson il nuovo allenatore del Bolton. L'ex tecnico del Leicester, che prende il posto di Sa...
A former nurse convicted of shooting her husband, hacking up his body and stuffing the parts into three suitcases she tossed into the Chesapeake Bay hopes to avoid a sentence of life in prison.
Tony Bennett had a first-rate mentor in his father, Dick Bennett, though both have said they wanted nothing to do with the stress of coaching at one time.
Doctors asked a High Court judge Thursday to rule whether they have to keep alive a seriously ill baby who has been in constant hospital care since her premature birth 11 months ago.
NEW YORK - Oil fell back below US$50 on Thursday, resuming a downturn that has cut prices 11 per cent from record highs and ending a brief rally following President George W. Bush&#39;s US election victory.
The new Democratic-led Congress is drawing the ire of voters upset with its failure to quickly deliver on a promise to end the Iraq war.
A report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, quoted Tuesday by the New York Times, accuses the US military of using interrogation tactics that amount to torture against prisoners
Home Depot Inc  agreed to cut  the price in its supply division sale to buyout firms by $1.8  billion, sources said on Sunday, as a housing market drop and a  credit crunch forced all sides to renegotiate.
Media Machines, Inc., a leading provider of 3D virtual worlds software and services for the Web, today announced the final release of their new software tools, Flux Player 2.0 and Flux Studio 2.0.
Among the many issues raised by the Supreme Court&#39;s recent disclosure that Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer is how much information the court owes the public about the chief justice&#39;s health.
Piacenza ha battuto in trasferta Maiorca 3-2 nella prima giornata del gruppo D della Champions Leagu...
Paul A. Samuelson, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, is dissenting from conventional wisdom on the benefits of globalization.
A federal judge today overturned a Pennsylvania law aimed at restricting access to web sites hosting child pornography. Pennsylvania Statute 7330 required ISPs to block access by the customers to child porn sites.
 heads back to TV with digital makeover
VERONA - Era specializzata nel furto di auto di grossa cilindrata: sgominata dai carabinieri di Verona un&#39;organizzazione italo-ghanese. I militari stanno eseguendo 22 arresti e decine di perquisizioni in tutta Italia.
The Economist magazine endorsed John Kerry's candidacy for the White House on Thursday, citing what it called the \
No. 9 Tennessee Women Beat No. 2 Stanford on Zolman&#39;s 3-Pointer at the Buzzer; No. 8 UConn Loses. Tennessee&#39;s Shanna Zolman (5) hits the final shot against Satnford&#39;s Candice Wiggins (11) during the second half of their game Tuesday, Dec.
Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in Thursday's debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
The withdrawal of painkiller Vioxx means Merck &amp; Co. will miss the already diminished expectations of Wall Street analysts for 2005, the huge drug maker said Wednesday.
Yesterday wasn't a good one for offensive coordinators in the National Football League. The Jaguars fired Bill Musgrave , after Jacksonville finished last in the AFC and 29th in the league in scoring.
With two days left in the regular season, a lot of excitement remained in the National League. Three playoff spots were still undecided, with St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles moving into good position to advance to the postseason and Houston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati hoping for dramatic comebacks during the final weekend.
At first, all Sgt. Paul Dostie had were handfuls of bones &#151; fragile, gnawed-on human bones.
The jailed leader of the Fatah movement in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, has joined the race to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority in next month&#39;s election.
Greg Paulus, Josh McRoberts and DeMarcus Nelson all miss potential game-winning shots as Florida State wins for the first time at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium, 68-67.
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery was promoted to succeed Terry Hoeppner as football coach at Miami of Ohio. Athletic director Brad Bates made the announcement Tuesday night in the team&#39;s locker room
LONDON: World oil prices rebounded slightly Thursday in the wake of multiple pipeline attacks in major producer Iraq, traders said.
Dura risposta di Luciano Moggi al senatore Gentile, che lo ha accusato di avere ancora interessi nel...
A multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a dry cleaners has focused on the term \
A California consulting firm steered group life and disability policies to insurers in exchange for secret payoffs, New York state Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer charged Friday.
Escalating a budget battle with Democrats who control Congress, President George W. Bush accused them on Saturday of pushing tax-and-spend policies and renewed his veto threat.
David Bush pitched a two-hitter for the first complete game of his major league career, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Orlando Hernandez and the New York Yankees 7-0 Friday night.
Greece's New Democracy party is now confronting allegations of graft in its own government
Food manufacturers who have stocked  store shelves with low-carbohydrate versions of everything from  spaghetti sauce to ice cream may find they are eating the costs  themselves, as the low-carb fad peaks, analysts and industry  observers said.
Channing Frye had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 21 Arizona beat No. 15 Mississippi State 68-64 Sunday despite being held scoreless for more than 6 minutes down the stretch.
Two thieves armed only with ketchup ambushed a supermarket employee as he was taking cash to the bank, Greek police said on Tuesday.
Viacom said it would pay its new chief executive $2 million in salary, as a way to limit cash compensation and tie most of the compensation to the performance of Viacom\u00c2\u0092s stock.
Hezbollah and its allies said on Monday they would boycott a parliamentary session to prevent the anti-Syrian majority from electing a new president for Lebanon.
Air New Zealand Ltd., the country&#39;s biggest airline, agreed to spend as much as $716 million on aircraft from Bombardier Inc. to replace the fleet of its domestic Air Nelson unit.
Johnson & Johnson is warning doctors  that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may  have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company  said on Friday.
A professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey says jobs at lunar settlements of tomorrow, or even space stations of today, have mental health implications.
Lettera al Governatore del responsabile del mercato interno Ue&quot;Preoccupazione per la situazione, concrete lamentele&quot;                                          &quot;Limiti agli istituti stranieri Bankitalia deve spiegare&quot;                                                                                  Via Nazionale: &quot;Risponderemo attraverso canali istituzionali&quot;
Two men found guilty of murdering a Nottingham schoolgirl in a drive-by shooting lose their appeals.
Blog: Capitol Music Group recording artists will be visiting the virtual world There.com.
Six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program could be held in mid-December, the top U.S. negotiator said on Tuesday, but he stressed the need for preparation as he ended talks in China.
North Korea is facing its worst food shortage in years, yet its rich southern neighbor has yet to hear the usual cry for help.
Author Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma Lakshmi, host of TV show \
China Telecom has selected Reliance-owned Flag Telecom to provide international bandwidth capacity between China and US West Coast, under a multi-million dollar contract.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch bid to put Ralph Nader on Oregon's election ballot.
NEW YORK  - The more time young men spend engaging in high-impact physical exercise, the greater their bone mineral density, a new study of medical students shows.
&quot;Resident Evil: Apocalypse&quot; climbed over a pile of zombie bodies and came out on top of the box office with $23 million.
The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday evening to approve a compromise bill overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence programs -- despite persistent opposition from
Green Bay traded strong safety Marques Anderson to the Oakland Raiders for two 2005 draft picks, a source close to the Packers said Friday.
Brazil, Germany, India and Japan launched a united bid for permanent UN Security Council seats, arguing that expanded membership was crucial to addressing new global threats.
TechWeb - Availability of Entellium's code could speed development of industry-specific CRM products.
NEW YORK, Sep 12 (IPS) - The government of Libya routinely subjects  migrants, asylum seekers and refugees -- primarily from  sub-Saharan Africa -- to serious human rights abuses, including  beatings, arbitrary arrests, forced returns and in some cases,  torture, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released  Tuesday.
Elton Brand scored 30 points and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Phoenix 118-106 here to level their National Basketball Association second-round series at three triumphs each.
Iran has installed two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.
BRIGHTON (England) - Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday defended the war in Iraq, insisting he could not apologise for toppling Saddam Hussein, and urged his party to unite and fight for a historic third term in power.
Nell'anticipo serale della 15/a giornata del campionato di serie A, il Palermo ha battuto il Livorno...
The Palestinian Islamic militant faction  Hamas will boycott a Jan. 9 presidential election for a  successor to Yasser Arafat, a senior Hamas leader said on  Wednesday.
Microsoft's profits for the key Christmas trading quarter soar 79%, driven by strong computer sales.
President-elect Viktor Yushchenko,  committed to quick action to nudge Ukraine toward Europe, urged  his ex-Soviet state on the eve of his Sunday inauguration to  overcome deep-seated divisions after a bruising election.
Drug growers in Colombia are using genetically modified plants to dramatically boost cocaine yields, officials say.
A levee broke east of Reno, Nevada, on Saturday following a strong winter storm and flooded an estimated 800 homes, a Nevada Department of Public Safety spokesman said.
Hopes are mounting that French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France are on the brink of signing a merger deal.
I bianconeri alla ricerca dell'ottava vittoria interna consecutiva per restare sola al comando. La cronacaChampions, i sorteggi
Fighting breaks out on the Israel-Lebanon border as Israeli troops search for bombs, Israeli officials say,
Israeli troops detained about 350 Lebanese soldiers and police in Marjayoun after capturing the town on Thursday, Lebanon's interior minister said. The Israeli military said nobody was taken prisoner.
Ferrero dopo riunione, risorse per sociale non solo da tagli
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Avviso meteo del Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
Sydney, Australia, 25 October, 2004 - Intel Corporation today announced it has deployed a campus-wide broadband and wireless communications network within China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Wolong Nature Reserve to aid researchers in the study, care and preservation of the
To hear Mitt Romney tell it, the reporters covering his presidential campaign are worse off than the candidate.
Families of Libyan children infected with HIV drop demands for six foreign medics to be sentenced to death.
Titolo riesce a far prezzo e guadagna il 12,15%
Ue e Usa dicano a Israele, 'E' tempo di liberare Territori'
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.
A rescue operation to remove hundreds of Britons from the troubled West African state of Ivory Coast continues on Saturday. Two RAF Hercules planes flew around 200 people to safety in neighbouring Ghana on Friday, the MoD said.
Italy defender Marco Materazzi insisted that French soccer star Zinedine Zidane deserved to be named best player at the World Cup despite his actions in Sunday&#039;s final
Denise Karbon &egrave; seconda dopo la prima manche dello slalom gigante di Coppa del Mondo di vSier...
Dell Inc.  has made progress  in its turnaround efforts but still has &quot;a long way to go&quot; to  spur personal computer sales and regain lost market share,  Chief Executive Michael Dell said on Tuesday.
China's booming financial capital Shanghai has slammed the door on in vitro fertilization applicants until 2009, citing a shortage of high quality donated sperm, local media reported on Tuesday.
The French government Sunday scrambled to develop a response to kidnappers who grabbed two French journalists in Iraq, demanding Paris revoke a law banning Islamic head scarves in public schools.
Researchers have found individual cells in the pancreas of adult mice that are capable of producing insulin, a discovery that might lead to a cure for diabetes.
(InfoWorld) - Krugle aspires to be the Google of software code search, even referring to itself as a verb. And recently, Krugle has started to become the go-to search site for open-source developers, partnering with key websites, including SourceForge.net, the leading repository for open-source software projects, to embed Krugle search. Krugle also announced a similar partnership with CollabNet, a community of 1 million developers. Cofounder and CTO Ken Krugler says Krugle soothes a pain point for developers: They spend 25 percent or more of their time searching for lines of code to perform certain functions that may already exist. There's no sense in writing code that's already been written, says Krugler. How does Krugle simplify code search on SourceForge? Developers typically visit SourceForge to find a project similar to the one they're doing. But they end up having to download the whole project. Krugle lets them search through the project to see if it fits the bill without downloading it entirely. Krugle gives software developers one thing they need most, time, says John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data, a research firm. \
EMI lost two of its biggest acts in  2007, is in danger of losing more, has seen record sales slump  and on Tuesday announced major layoffs.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell shared information with reporters Wednesday about Iran&#39;s nuclear program that was classified and based on an unvetted, single source who provided information
Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has begun preparing itself for a possible break-up to gain fuller market value for its businesses, its chief executive
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c59883)  has announced the addition of the new eMarketer Report \
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Insurance Australia Group Ltd., the nation&#39;s largest auto and home insurer, increased second-half profit fourfold after acquisitions boosted policy sales and higher stock markets fueled income from investments.
Tomorrow night, after the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Games, Mitch Benoff of Boston will turn off his &quot;Athens Olympic Meteor.
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NEO-Nazis and ex-communist parties were celebrating astonishing victories yesterday in Germany after voters continued to punish Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder for his unpopular economic reform program.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Manal Fageeh never liked the abaya, the long black cloak she was forced to begin wearing at 13. She resented the fact that it was obligatory for women in Saudi Arabia, and the black absorbed heat in the often-scorching climate.
Researchers developing robotic lobsters, flies, dogs and cockroaches believe that machines inspired by biology will be able to operate in places where today's robots cannot go.
Stocks slipped on Monday as concern about the impact of the housing slump and credit squeeze hurt shares of financial companies.
Do people prefer positive or negative gossip? The best answer to that question, which I asked in the last post, came from RA: &#8220;Honestly, I like to hear negative gossip about people I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know or don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t like. I like to hear positive gossip about people I know and like.&#8221; Besides being admirably succinct, that [...].
KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Maxis Communications Bhd. Monday signed an agreement for Siemens Mobile Networks, Asia Pacific to provide third-generation, or 3G, technology for the Malaysian mobile phone operator over the next three years.
Steep losses in global stock markets accelerated in Asia and Europe on Wednesday as Wall St recorded its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and as volatility measures skyrocketed.
 stirs controversy in Kenya
THE REGION Cambridge Drug maker Biogen Idec Inc. said it would start buying $3 billion worth of its own shares, potentially cutting the number of outstanding shares by one-sixth. Chief executive James Mullen said strong cash flows from sales of Avonex, for multiple sclerosis, and Rituxan, for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, allowed the company to return money to shareholders in a tender ...
InfoWorld - Microsoft has released a major update to its server operating system, designed to make the product more stable and secure.
The Midwest Consumer Price Index was 183.6 in September, up from 179.5 in September 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
FOXBORO, Mass. -- For more than a year&#39;s worth of NFL Sundays, they&#39;ve won games as ugly as a bloody nose or as pretty as Tom Brady&#39;s cover-boy looks.
Rising oil prices are slowing growth across the world but key emerging economies such as China and India will continue to support the near-term outlook for commodities, the world's largest mining company said Friday.
To first-time viewers, the 50-foot-high Forevertron might look like nothing more than 320 tons of towering scrap metal. But its creator says it's also an antigravity machine designed to propel him to the heavens. Michelle Delio reports from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.
A peace deal between Pakistan and   pro-Taliban militants does not give \
President Megawati Sukarnoputri has urged Indonesians to accept the results of the country&#39;s first direct election of a leader, but has stopped short of conceding defeat.
His golf game has been coming around. As for the editorial end of things . . . well, Ernie Els could use help on his website.
For Tony Parker, only French-made wedding cakes will do.
Rumors abound linking Ask Jeeves and Firefox.
The video game maker largely met Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s forecasts, despite posting a quarterly loss because of reorganization charges and deferred revenue.
The number of people using post offices to access financial services reaches a million as 2,500 branches face extinction.
Leading the Bank of America Championship heading into the final round is nothing new for Tom Purtzer. Winning it would be. Three birdies on his last six holes Saturday gave Purtzer a three-stroke edge over seven golfers, including first-day leader Tom Watson.
Seduta pomeridiana per la Reggina. La squadra di Mazzarri ha disputato una partitella al Sant'Agata ...
(CP) - After losing four straight - and five of the last six - world rugby champion England is in a snarly mood. The English have dropped to third in the world rankings.
Troubled rapper O.D.B., in a casket surrounded by red and white flowers, was remembered by family and friends Wednesday at a Harlem church where the focus was on the positives in his life.
Who do you believe, Marion Jones or Victor Conte? The question was posed by Jones&#39;s lawyer when the Olympic star was accused by Conte of having taken performance-enhancing drugs.
A family speak of their 'heartbreak' after an OAP suffered mood swings on medication for prostate cancer and killed his wife.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Regis Corp. is acquiring Hair Club for Men and Women, the company made famous by commercials with founder Sy Sperling.
The number of city residents relying on food from charities and unable to feed their families is rising, according to a report issued by an advocacy group.
Tamas Kasas was born the same month Hungary won its sixth Olympic water polo gold medal. For two decades, Hungarians waited for somebody like him to revive its dominance in a sport
Men would rather marry their female assistants than equal-ranking women or their supervisors, according to social psychologists.
Almost all state governers are being investigated for corruption, Nigeria's anti-graft agency head says.
By BOB WEBER  PIGEON LAKE, Alta. (CP) - A woman whose husband and unborn baby were killed in a horrific lightning strike at a recreational area on the Father's Day weekend says they were experienced campers and fishers.
A 22-year-old was killed during a college outing Wednesday when his paraglider flew into a 22,000-volt high-tension power line, police said.
The New England Patriots began their  quest for successive Super Bowl titles with a tight 27-24 win  over the Indianapolis Colts in the opening game of the NFL  season in Foxboro Thursday.
Houghton Mifflin agreed to buy the Harcourt education and trade publishing units from the publisher Reed Elsevier for $4 billion in cash and stock.
PITCAIRN Island mayor Steve Christian has been sacked after being sentenced to three years&#39; jail for sex abuse crimes, British High Commission spokesman Bryan Nicolson said in Wellington today.
A body part allegedly stolen in the US has been implanted in a patient in the UK, a hospital confirms.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson urged China on Tuesday to let its currency rise faster  in value and warned that rising protectionism threatened  U.S.-China relations.
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Pop star Michael Jackson could soon have a home in Liechtenstein, the 60 square mile Alpine principality nestled between Switzerland and Austria, a musician and family friend said Friday.
COLUMBUS - Ohio State quarterback Justin Zwick was held out of practice with a sprained shoulder again Wednesday, raising the probability that backup Troy Smith will make his first career start against Indiana on Saturday.
North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, and Washington warned it would respond to such an \
Investor Carl Icahn on Thursday detailed his objections to Mylan Laboratories Inc.&#39;s proposed $4 billion acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Franco Colomba condivide lo stop ai campionati per la tragedia di Catania: ''Se non si va pi\u00c3\u00b9 allo s...
U.S. stock futures jumped on  Wednesday, pointing to a rebound when the market opens as  investors viewed stocks as attractively priced following the  market's worst slide since 2001.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Hamas militants in Gaza posted an audio tape of a captive Israeli soldier on the Internet on Monday, just hours before their rivals for power among the Palestinians were to hold a summit with Israel.
The US supports a ``strong dollar,&#39;&#39; Treasury Secretary John Snow said, making his first remarks on the currency since George W. Bush was re-elected on Nov. 2. ``We support a strong
John Lennon&#39;s killer, Mark David Chapman, has been denied parole for the third time. In explaining their decision to Chapman on Tuesday, the New York State Division of Parole wrote that it &quot;was based
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting slammed the crumbling track on which his team crashed to a 13-run defeat yesterday after being bundled out for 93 runs in their second innings of the fourth and final Test match against India.
Palm has announced its first non-touchscreen smartphone for Windows Mobile 6. Beginning in October, the Treo 500v will be available to Vodafone customers in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the UK, and South Africa.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHip Hop Is Dead\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the title of the impressive new album by the rapper Nas. It is meant to inspire a reaction, and so far it has.
The European Union is not ready to lift its arms embargo on China, according to a senior EU minister. Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, which holds the EU&#39;s rotating presidency, made the comment at the start of EU-China talks.
SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI  - Intel Corp.  has  detailed plans to team up with Asustek Computer Inc. ,  the world's largest maker of computer motherboards, to make a  notebook PC that would cost as little as $200 and be aimed at  mass markets in developing countries.
President George W. Bush had five polyps discovered and removed during a routine colon cancer test on Saturday, the White House said.
FALLUJA - L&#39;artiglieria americana ha intensificato questa mattina il fuoco di sbarramento contro la citta&#39; sunnita di Falluja, a ovest di Baghdad. Lo riferiscono testimoni. Le detonazioni dei colpi si succedono
Musings on sleep from scientists, philosophers, artists and more.
A member of the Republican leadership added his name to the list of GOP lawmakers calling for Rep. Bob Ney to resign.
RealNetworks Inc. is ending a temporary promotion that slashed the price of its downloadable songs to 49 cents, but bargain hunters will still be able to find some deals at its online music store.
The United Nations has called Darfur the home of the worst humanitarian disaster in the world and the publicized statistics regarding events within the past 18 months in this western region of the Sudan are horrific.
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LONDON  - British actor Jude Law wowed a female-heavy media crowd Thursday as he picked up an accolade from the French government in London.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began a statewide campaign bus tour at the Del Mar Fairgrounds yesterday urging voters to &quot;terminate the special interests&quot; by following his advice on ballot initiatives.
Scottish football was plunged into mourning after Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during his side's 5-3 win at home to Dundee United.
IAC/InterActiveCorp, the online company controlled by Barry Diller, said its performance was proof that it should proceed with a spinoff despite opposition from the controlling shareholder.

The United States says it is preparing a new United Nations resolution to deal with the crisis in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.
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Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  has  rehired Jeffrey Kronthal, a fixed-income executive who left the  company last year, to help sort through its subprime mortgage  problems, the brokerage told employees on Monday.
The number of deaths worldwide among children under 5 dropped to a record low of 9.7 million in 2006, reflecting progress in areas such as malaria prevention, childhood immunizations and breastfeeding rates, global health officials said yesterday.
YESTERDAY Close $32.94 Change +$0.63 52-WEEK High $45.38 Low $25.61 Biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its loss widened in the third quarter, as it invested more in its hepatitis C drug candidate and relied less on collaborative funding.
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US soldiers who staged a mutiny and refused to go on a convoy in Iraq felt commanders ignored their plight when they complained about the safety and condition of their vehicles, their relatives said on Monday.
UAL Corp , parent of No. 2 U.S. carrier United Airlines, on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss on soaring fuel prices as winter weather forced the cancellation of more than 1,100 flights.
[Health India]: London, Oct 17 : According to a team of researchers from Mayo Clinic in Minnesota a large number of patients who have stomach surgery to lose weight develop peripheral nerve damage and complained of pain, tingling or numbness.
Prospects for a thaw between North Korea and its foes brightened on Wednesday as it held talks with Japan in Hanoi, one day after a meeting with U.S. officials in New York that an American envoy described as \
FAISALABAD, October 24: Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 201 runs on the final day of the first Test on Sunday to complete a second successive victory without key spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Twenty-three terror suspects tried to hang or strangle themselves at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay during a mass protest in 2003, the military confirmed Monday.
Washington coach Keith Gilbertson, above, will step down at the end of the season and end a difficult two years as Rick Neuheisel&#39;s replacement.
The video accuses Australia of opposing Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s whaling practices because of its \u00e2\u0080\u009cprejudice and racism.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Despite widespread interest in  selenium for warding off prostate cancer, a new study shows  that a high blood level of selenium is not in itself generally  associated with reduced prostate cancer risk.
In a gesture to the new Palestinian government, Israel will begin releasing some of the hundreds of millions of dollars in Palestinian tax money it has frozen for more than a year, Israeli officials said Sunday.
LOS ANGELES  - Florida's string of  disaster-inducing hurricanes continued over the weekend, with  Hurricane Jeanne wreaking havoc on the East Coast, and for a  second time Paris Hilton found herself caught in the middle.
Steelers running back Duce Staley missed Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles &#151; his former team &#151; with a hamstring injury that apparently happened during practice Friday.
Richard Branson is abandoning cyberspace as he heads for outer space.
A Rome judge started hearing arguments on Wednesday from prosecutors looking to try a U.S. soldier for shooting dead an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq last year while he was escorting a freed hostage to safety.
What we avoid in Hidden Gems and why we avoid it.
FALLUJAH - US troops sweeping through Fallujah on Thursday said they believe they have found the suspected command center of the insurgent group headed by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
The level of interest, if it is matched by turnout at the polls on Tuesday, could make the results more important for Democrats than they had assumed.
Some members of the Sunni Muslim minority in Iraq should get positions in the new government following next month&#39;s elections, US Senators Carl Levin and Richard Lugar said.
US internet giant Amazon.com is buying China's largest web retailer Joyo.com, in a deal worth $75m (\u00c2\u00a341m).
The life of fashion  designer Valentino is coming to the big screen in the  documentary \
Weather forecasters say Hurricane Ivan has entered the Gulf of Mexico after brushing the western tip of Cuba Monday. Satellite images show Ivan is on a path that will take it toward the southern Gulf coast
Nick Fazekas came close to forgoing his senior year at Nevada and entering the NBA draft in June. He's glad he decided to return to the Wolf Pack.
Chinese martial arts thriller &quot;Hero&quot; logged a second weekend at the top of the North American box office during the US Labor Day holiday, while four new entries failed to make much of an impression.
Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 36 people who died in a head-on collision between two trains in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
Pope Benedict backed Ankara's EU entry bid and said Islam was a religion of peace on Tuesday, according to Turkey's prime minister, in a bid to soothe rows over his views in the mostly Muslim state.
EU countries discriminate against UK companies when awarding contracts, says a report commissioned by the Treasury.
Supporters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai say he is on course to win the presidential elections, with about one-quarter of the votes counted.
According to the Denver Post, Spurs assistant coach PJ Carlesimo is on the list of candidates to possibly replace recently fired Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik.
Although four stories are folded together in Eric Khoo\u00c2\u0092s elliptical film, it's the true story of a deaf and blind Singaporean woman that gives the movie its backbone.
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UNION officials have warned of the threat to up to 2000 Scottish jobs if Spanish bank Santander sells Abbey - s closed funds after it completes its 8.4 billion takeover of the British bank next month.
High gasoline prices not only slowed fuel demand growth and cut sales of gas-guzzling vehicles in 2005, they also prompted Americans to drive less for the first time in 25 years, a consulting group said in a report Thursday.
In a nation where obesity is the  second-leading cause of death, 33 million Americans don't know  where their next meal is coming from -- a year-round paradox  that only becomes more pronounced during the holidays.
A laptop stolen from a GP surgery had personal details of almost 1,000 diabetes patients, it emerges.
October 03 2004 2100CET - The President of Romania, Mr. Ion Iliescu was welcomed, upon arrival at the Airport of Malta, by the President Dr.
18 vignettes about Paris, from directors like the Coen Brothers ('Fargo') and Walter Salles ('Central Station').
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber attacked the office of a US-owned security company in southern Afghanistan today, killing eight people, including two Americans, a government and company official said.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Five-time world champion Johnny Tapia was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after an apparent cocaine overdose, the latest episode outside the ring in the Albuquerque fighter's turbulent life.
NEW YORK - A brokerage downgrade of several semiconductor companies pressured tech shares Thursday, but the broader market hovered near unchanged levels as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices.    Late summer trading is known for being thin, but with the Republican National Convention set for New York next week, Wall Street is even less crowded than usual for the last week of August...
As the nation&#39;s No. 1 team, Wake Forest looks pretty good. So just imagine how the Demon Deacons will look tonight if they can knock off fifth-ranked Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
China is considering a plan to develop large passenger jets in a long-term, multi-billion dollar project that it hopes would wean it from reliance on Boeing Co.  and Airbus, industry sources said on Monday.
A US warplane  shells suspected rebel positions in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf as peace talks stall.
OSLO, Norway - Norwegian police said Monday that they were working on several tips in their search for two Edvard Munch masterpieces, including a version of \
By The Salt Lake Tribune  Jan. 30--In the end, it was red ink, not red cards, that did in the Real  stadium deal.
This is a transcript from AM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 08:00 on ABC Local Radio.
Electrical engineering sweatshirt mistaken for bomb by Logan Airport authorities brings gunpoint arrest.
A 14 year-old boy is to legally challenge  new measures allowing police and councils to impose curfews against those under 16.
The race to lead the Senate Republican campaign committee and step into senior party circles intensified Wednesday, with both sides claiming more than half of the votes needed to win the post.
If National Hockey League players eventually have their salaries cut by 24 percent, should well-paid players lose more than their lower-paid colleagues?
Chinese officials have called for Western countries to sign extradition treaties, the China Daily reported on Monday, saying the country's use of the death penalty was no reason to avoid repatriating criminals.
Lawrie Sanchez's future as NI boss remains in doubt amid speculation that he could be about to quit.
PARIS - A group of European research institutions and open-source software companies has launched an effort to build new tools that will make it easier to do complex IT projects based on Linux and other open-source software, they said this week.
 bill back to committees
WASHINGTON -- For the second time in a year, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the military to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for US military personnel.
At least seven people were killed and more than 70 wounded in a bomb attack on a residential building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, police said.
India&#39;s railway minister has accused rail operators of negligence and murder as the death toll grew to 38 in Tuesday&#39;s deadly head-on collision of two passenger trains in India&#39;s northern Punjab state.
Clashes follow the verdict on the owners of a shopping complex in Paraguay where fire killed 350 in 2004.
Italy's centre-left government injected fresh life into its self-proclaimed reformist mission at the weekend by promising potentially far-reaching changes in the fields of banking and professional services.Comment
Serb nationalist Vojislav Seselj - on trial in The Hague - remains a hero for many Serbs, writes Nick Hawton.
KABUL: The Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies were stepping up plans to disrupt Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first direct presidential election on Oct 9, the head of the US-led coalition said on Saturday.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders plan to meet ahead of this week's visit by U.S. President George W. Bush to try to jumpstart peace talks that a right-wing minister said could break up Israel's coalition government.
Overcrowding in jails is creating a \
Though everybody else seemed to be looking down the road to Los Angeles, Shaquille O&#39;Neal and the Miami Heat did something remarkable on the other stop on their California trip.
HOUSTON, Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- On March 20-22, 2007, CMAI will host its 22nd Annual World Petrochemical Conference and Workshops in Houston, Texas.
Usher, R&amp;B star picked his first prize at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome, winning best album with \u00e2\u0080\u009cConfessions.\u00e2\u0080\u009d. About 6,000 people attended the event at the Tor di Valle hippodrome, which hosted
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The productivity of American workers, the critical component for rising living standards, increased by 4.1 percent in 2004, capping a remarkable three-year period in which worker efficiency climbed at the fastest pace in a half century.
On a surprise visit to Iraq US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has predicted violence will increase ahead of January&#39;s elections as rebel attacks killed 11 people including a US soldier.
Despite a few tense moments, the SpaceShipOne rocket plane made a successful manned flight into space, putting it in the lead in the race to win the $10-million Ansari X Prize.
China has implemented a new set of regulations that prohibit labs from experimenting on risky pathogenic microbes without approval.
A small California company set up by an unnamed investor and a top fertility doctor burst into the stem cell field on Thursday with a report that it is the first lab to clone human embryos and prove it.
Most used printer cartridges are thrown away with less than half re-used or even recycled, according to a new report from InfoTrends.
The World Health Organization urged political leaders in the Western Pacific region to step up efforts to stop the spread of the AIDS virus, saying the number of infections continues to grow.
The United States has proposed keeping parts of its missile defense shield on \
UNITED NATIONS, New York North Korea says its effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons is meant to serve as a deterrent against increasing US nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia.
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The Sudanese air force bombed villagers in South Darfur on Wednesday, observers from the African Union reported, and an international aid organization said casualties were inflicted.
Rain and an unpredictable pitch for Tuesday's final Test between England and Sri Lanka may overshadow cricket's return to Galle following the 2004 tsunami tragedy that destroyed the stadium.
A Tanzanian court acquits a man after a six-year trial over the US embassy bombing in Dar es Salaam.
Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills go back to court on Monday for a scheduled five-day hearing that could see their high-profile divorce battle resolved.
Prime Minister John Howard, who is poised to become Australia&#39;s second-longest serving prime minister in December, greets the faithful with his family in Sydney last night.
Eleven police officers were injured when up to 150 young Catholic men attacked them in north Belfast.
Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a   widely anticipated Internet service offering movies and TV   shows that can be downloaded to personal computers, moving it   into a nascent and higher-margin business.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry plan to start the day Friday in crucial Midwest swing states, then head to opposite sides of the U.S. after a day of heated words on the campaign trail about health care and medical research.
By Linda Lange, lange@knews.com  An opportunity to circumnavigate New Guinea proved irresistible. I really didnt intend on going. My year was already planned, says Dr. Peter Stimpson of Loudon.
Gynaecologist Richard Neale, struck off after botching operations, is the subject of a new police investigation.
A widely publicized study that has already linked hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack and some cancers also uncovered a blood clot hazard, researchers reported on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. on Thursday said profits rose 10 percent in the fourth quarter, as gains in its space, information technology and electronic systems units made up for a dip in sales of fighter jets.
The problem of preserving digital photos and other electronic records for future decades confounds even the experts.
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The game plan against the Patriots is in, but Super Bowl XLII will have to wait a week.
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Investors cheered President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election yesterday, but analysts caution that when the cheering stops, investors might refocus on real problems that could still hold back the economy and stocks.
The NHS has been hit by a \u00c2\u00a3180m compensation bill for incorrectly charging patients for nursing care.
Apple Computer Corp is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group has said.
More than five minutes would ultimately be required to determine that Veronica Campbell of Jamaica was the gold medalist of the women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 100 meters.
Many public services are less reliable on weekends. But does that apply to medicine as well?
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide car bomber slammed into parked police cars sealing off a Baghdad neighborhood Friday as US troops rounded up dozens of suspected militants in nearby raids, capping a day of violence across Iraq that left at least 52 dead.
The Central Intelligence Agency director defended U.S. policies on interrogation and rendition of terrorist suspects to other countries on Friday, saying the program was blown out of proportion by critics.
Gary Sheffield hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the top of the ninth Monday to give the New York Yankees a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Survey says firms working to 'loose informal plans' Nearly a third of medium-sized companies in the UK have no IT strategy and a further third work to an \
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Amid the stormy gloom in Gotham, the rain-idled Yankees last night had plenty of time to gather in front of their televisions and watch the Red Sox Express roar toward them.
Scientists turn embryonic stem cells into retinal cells for the first time. The groundbreaking work could be tested to treat human blindness in two years if all goes well. By Kristen Philipkoski.
The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed a bill to improve U.S. preparedness for bioterrorism or other health crises, in part by accelerating development of new vaccines and drugs.
Drug companies are becoming less innovative, with the number of new drugs being developed failing to keep pace  with the substantial increases in spending on research and development, according to congressional investigators.
A fire at a flat in which a woman, 33, died in Downpatrick is being treated as suspicious.
A regional court in Italy rules that the deportation of a controversial Senegalese imam was illegal.
Traces of radiation have been found at several more sites in London during investigations into the death of a former KGB spy last week, British Home Secretary John Reid said on Monday.
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With their candidate field newly culled to just four from the 10 who initially entered the race, the remaining Republican presidential contenders participating in a televised debate Wednesday night had more time than ever to elaborate on their own issue positions -- and to criticize their opponents, sometimes in harsh terms.
A MAN convicted of violating anti-spam laws by sending out tens of thousands of unsolicited emails using fake addresses faces nine years in prison in Virginia, US authorities say.
CAI Inc., a privately owned, family-operated ink and coating company, was fairly low-profile before yesterday's massive explosion at its Danvers facility.
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Dell and Microsoft are offering a new server toolkit that brings together Dell&#39;s OpenManage 4 server management software and Microsoft SMS 2003, used to configure and upgrade servers running Windows.
Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes finished second on her return to action in the 1500m at the final Golden League meeting of 2004 in Berlin on Sunday.
Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw said the situation in Iraq was &quot;dire&quot;, adding that the United States government had made &quot;many mistakes&quot; after the 2003 invasion.
ISLAMABAD: India is ready to unchain the Line of Control (LoC) at five places to facilitate reunion of divided Kashmiri families, said Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran here on Tuesday.
Ireland&#39;s crackdown is an effort to tackle rogue autodialler programs and modem hi-jacking. &quot;In many cases, the consumer will only realize they have fallen victim when they receive their phone
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan has agreed to become the Texas Rangers team president, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Two or three explosions in the   basement of an office building rocked central Philadelphia on   Thursday, leading to evacuations but no injuries, police said.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez meets Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss energy co-operation.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The widow of Christopher Reeve urged Americans yesterday to support John F. Kerry in the presidential election because the Democrat supports expanded embryonic stem cell research, but President Bush made his own case for reelection by
Of course the diagnosis came as a shock, even though Suzanne Parker had gotten a scare the year before about a cluster of cells on her breast that showed up on her annual mammogram.
One could divide the Ukrainian society into two feuding parts: pro-Russian and pro-American. It would not be a big mistake to categorize the first part as the followers of Viktor Yanukovich, whereas Yushchenko&#39;s
Boeta Dippenaar, South Africa&#39;s first Test centurion, is almost certain to miss the second Test against England in Durban starting on Sunday.
Lovie Smith's early edict to his new football team was this: Lose the love handles. Everyone was included in the get-slimmer and be-quicker workout regimen &#151; the rookie head coach himself, his assistants and even young quarterback Rex Grossman.
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The Michael Moore media train rolls on. The activist, whose film Fahrenheit 9-11 galvanized film audience this summer will have two new books out this fall. One The Official Fahrenheit 9-11 Reader will be a companion to the DVD release to the ...
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After riding high for five years, government contractors are bracing themselves for increased oversight, tighter budgets and stepped up regulations as Democrats take over on Capitol Hill and vow to keep a closer eye on how companies spend taxpayer dollars.
BOSTON - For about half the night, it appeared this World Series opener, so feverishly anticipated in these parts, would be noted for bases on balls, pregnant pauses, pregnant stops, interminable at-bats, and the man himself, Se\u00c3\u00b1or October, David Ortiz
Video gamers are getting younger and younger. And parents and the video game industry agree that the implications are likely to be enormous.
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Colleagues and crew men wept as they paid their respects to the &quot;excellent&quot; officer who was a victim of the fire on board a Canadian submarine.
An investigation of IBM by the Securities and Exchange Commission ended yesterday without penalty, though the government found that the company misled analysts about employee stock option expenses in 2005.
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Sammy Sosa hit two home runs, including his first grand slam in more than two years, as the Chicago Cubs thrashed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 on Wednesday.
The U.S. president is hosting his Russian counterpart at the Bush family's summer home on the craggy Maine coast. No other leader has received such a rarified invitation
US skipper Tom Lehman gave Tiger Woods what he wanted when he sent him out with Jim Furyk in practice for the Ryder Cup at the K-Club.
Hewlett-Packard agrees to pay $14.5m to settle a lawsuit over its much-criticised probe into a boardroom leak.
A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing about 30 villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election approached 250.
Detroit's back-up netminder Chris Osgood was named on the NHL Western Conference All-Star squad on Thursday, joining three of his Red Wings team mates for the game in Atlanta.
Doctors have amputated the left leg of a co-pilot whose plane crashed on takeoff after turning onto the wrong runway, and he does not remember the accident that killed 49 people, his family said Monday.
To make sure his unbeaten basketball team brought the proper attitude into its game against unheralded High Point, Maryland coach Gary Williams drew up a list of this season's upsets.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
By Jared Turner jared.turner@roanoke.com 381-1643  At least one great tradition revolves around pancakes and syrup. Just ask Tony Darden.
WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices dipped 0.1 percent in August as a retreat in food costs helped to blunt a rise in the price of some energy products, a fresh sign that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy. The decline in the Producer Price Index, which measures costs of goods before they reach store shelves, came after wholesale costs edged up by 0.1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported Friday...
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Telecommunication equipment titan Alcatel-Lucent sees global economic woes causing it uncertainty in 2008 after the newly merged company survived a choppy 2007, reporting a fourth-quarter loss Friday and scrapping its dividend for last year.
STUTTGART, Germany -- Stuttgart moved to the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 home win over Borussia Dortmund, but 63,000 fans in Munich saw Bayern slump 1-0 at home to Schalke.
A referendum in Hungary on giving citizenship to millions of ethnic Hungarians living abroad has failed because of low voter turnout.
An Italian judge opened preliminary  hearings on Tuesday into the 14-billion-euro collapse of  Parmalat and immediately ruled that two former auditors of the  food group should stand trial in one of Europe's biggest fraud  cases.
Germany's transport minister met   representatives of train manufacturer Transrapid on Sunday to   discuss the crash of a \
Now you can look good and smell good, too. Gwen Stefani is launching a perfume for her L.A.M.B. fashion and accessories line.
Ron Mann\u00c2\u0092s paean to the late custom car designer Ed Roth plays like a rambunctious merger of personal history and automobile pornography.
Code that claims to partially exploit a weakness in Microsoft software&#39;s handling of image files has been published on the Internet.
(InfoWorld) - Attackers have targeted the zero-day VML vulnerability on an unknown number of Windows-based machines, using a layered approach that first involved exploiting a hole in cpanel, an application that's popular with Web hosting services. According\u00c2\u00a0to posts on the support forum of HostGator, criminals accessed the company's servers using the cpanel hole, which was also a zero-day vulnerability. Once in, they planted code on many of the Web sites of HostGator's customers. End users who used Internet Explorer to visit those sites and had not followed work-around procedures were then infected with a virus, which attacks vector markup language in Windows. \
Until now, it was harder to get a Blockbuster card than to get into the U.S. from Canada. An explainer on the new border identification requirements
The Federal Election Commission today unanimously approved an Advisory Opinion permitting Senator Barack Obama to solicit and receive contributions designated for the 2008 presidential general election while retaining the option of refunding those contributions and accepting public funding should he become the Democratic Party\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0080\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0099s nominee.
On Feb. 25, Ellen DeGeneres will make good on a six-year-dream.
SACKED Telstra chief executive Ziggy Switkowski has conceded his departure was &quot;sensible&quot; for the company and its shareholders.
In this new blog post today, Richard Thomas shares a simple helper he's created to help tie PHP and Javascript together via jquery - Pjq.    This is a simple php handler, it doesn't try to generate javascript for you, honestly if your using jquery you better already be able to write your own javascript ;).   The goal is to provide a extremely simple way to call php functions from within javascript and either get data back, inject php generated html or call jquery functions from php.    You can check out his demo here - three simple examples showing how to get JSON values, inject HTML, and some more complex work with Javascript and CSS.
D.J. Trahan shot an 8-under 64, and Robert Gamez had a 65 Thursday to tie for the lead after two rounds of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
Eddie Adams, an Associated Press photojournalist famous for his photo of a communist guerrilla being executed in a Saigon street, died Sept. 19 in Manhattan of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was 71.
Orlando Hernandez allowed one run and two walks in becoming the first Yankee starter to open the season 8-0 since Bob Wickman in 1993.
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Three days before the expiration of a UN Security Council ultimatum meant to halt Sudan&#39;s ethnic bloodbath, Khartoum has responded reliably - not at all.
Nokia  said on Tuesday the  United States International Trade Commission has ordered a stay  of Qualcomm's  suit against Nokia.
In a rare move for a Chinese politician, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao apologized Tuesday to the hundreds of thousands of people stranded in train stations across the country as the worst winter weather in half a century -- combined with crippling power problems -- nearly brought travel to a standstill for millions trying to go home for the Chinese New Year holiday.
This call center doesn't have much IT support, so it depends on its own networking team for occasional IT projects, such as expanding a statistics database to a data entry clerk's exacting specifications.
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As security concerns recede, Iraqi tribal chiefs turn to US for more mundane community needs.
Iraq announced on Monday it had withdrawn the license of a U.S. security firm and would prosecute employees it said were involved in a shooting in Baghdad in which 11 people were killed.
American Express has struck a yearlong marketing deal with AOL CityGuide to launch its IN:NYC credit card, which is designed to appeal to young New Yorkers by offering rewards for charging at city hot spots like Tao or Lotus, the companies said.
More than one way to skin a market. Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) believes the pricing on Solaris 10 will be irresistible: nada.
In a trade completed around midnight Tuesday night, Gordon was traded to the Dolphins for what is believed to be a third-round draft pick.
Boy band Eton Road are voted off The X Factor, while actress Claire King bows out of Strictly Come Dancing.
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US stocks gained on optimism that third-quarter earnings this week from companies including Citigroup Inc. and Intel Corp. will top analysts&#39; estimates.
An American man who says he owns an  Andy Warhol self-portrait sued the artist&#39;s foundation, estate  and authentication board on Monday for refusing to validate his  silk-screen piece and defrauding art buyers.
MILLIONS of women search the internet for information about a man before their first date, a survey has revealed.   They check Google, Friends Reunited, My-Space and newspaper sites for gossip or photos.
Privately held Copernic Technologies on Tuesday released free desktop search software ahead of expected offerings from Microsoft Corp.  and others in a move some see as a test of the product's market viability.
from the this-isn&#39;ta-court-of-justice,-son,-this-is-a-court-of-law dept. Iphtashu Fitz writes &quot;The Associated Press recently reviewed many of the copyright infringement lawsuits that the RIAA filed against
The Motley Fool - As investors waited anxiously for Amgen's (Nasdaq: AMGN - News) earnings report, the United Kingdom's high court snuck in with a stinker. It ruled that Transkaryotic Therapies (Nasdaq: TKTX - News) and Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNYT - News) did not infringe on the patent for EPO, Amgen's anemia treatment (which accounts for 27% of its sales), and ruled the patent invalid.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (CP) - A French urban climber who calls himself Spiderman climbed to the top of the world's tallest building on Saturday - Taipei 101.
When maverick young lawmaker Mark Latham took over the Australian Labor Party leadership last year, the choice was seen as a huge gamble.
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Six Karamojong warriors and three government troops were shot dead during an operation to disarm the pastoralist nomads in remote northeastern Uganda, the army said on Friday.
Sprint Corp., which will become one of the largest U.S. wireless telephone providers with its acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc., on Thursday said fourth-quarter earnings rose as operating revenue surged 16 percent from last year.
Firing his father led to a better performance for Shane Mosley against Winky Wright in their fight for the undisputed super welterweight championship Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
The bidding topped $3.7 billion on  the second day of the Federal Communications Commission's  auction of government-owned airwaves, but there were no new  suitors Friday for a closely watched block of spectrum to be  shared with public safety agencies.
England head coach Andy Robinson has said that former skipper Jason Robinson could return to the side before next year's World Cup in France if the conditions are right.
Dutch financial services group ING Groep NV  said on Friday that it has received regulatory approval for its acquisition of Turkey's Oyak Bank.
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A rail accident occurred near the British town of Newbury, killing six people according to first estimates. Over 100 people were wounded in the accident, 30 of them heavily.
Il parlamento ucraino ha approvato un pacchetto di riforme - legge elettorale e modifiche costituzionali - destinato a sbloccare la crisi scoppiata in seguito al ballottaggio presidenziale, celebrato il 21 novembre scorso.
Director Tim Story,  whose &quot;Fantastic Four&quot; sequel opens in theaters Friday, has  signed a deal to shoot another comic book-based movie, the DC  Comics adventure &quot;The Losers.&quot;
Inside many restaurants along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, roving vendors descending on diners offering pirated movies are becoming a common sight.
The ranks of its survivors are dwindling. And for the young, its significance can be difficult to grasp. But as Americans paused Tuesday to remember the \u00e2\u0080\u009cday that will live in infamy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d they formed a bridge
The British low-cost airline easyJet will stop flying to Zurich because of \
Hosts Ghana take on Guinea in the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2008.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it will pay $5.4 billion to acquire top graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc., as Intel Corp.'s biggest rival in the market for personal-computer microprocessors attempts to expand its product portfolio.
Two French journalists, held captive in Iraq since August, were freed in Baghdad today, ending months of frustration and soul-searching by a country that has vehemently opposed the American-led war in Iraq.
Momentum grew in Japan's ruling party on Friday to back 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, known for his pro-Asian diplomacy, as successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his shock resignation.
The U.S. military said on Friday it was investigating whether civilians, including two children, were killed during a fierce gunbattle in Ramadi on Wednesday that ended with U.S. air strikes destroying several buildings.
The first deputy chairman of Russia's  central bank was fighting for his life in hospital on Thursday  after gunmen with automatic weapons attacked him outside a  Moscow sports stadium and killed his driver.
The terrorists who took hostages at a Beslan secondary school on September 1, were addicted to narcotics, according to a statement by Russia&#39;s Deputy Prosecutor General, Nikolay Shepel.
Video game skills and a good poker face online are becoming key job skills in the financial markets.
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Padres shortstop Khalil Greene has a broken bone in his right index finger that is expected to keep him out of the starting lineup for the rest of the regular season.
Visitor attendance at Hong Kong Disneyland fell by 20% in its second year to 4 million people.
Thailand's interim, post-coup cabinet is likely to be announced tomorrow or Friday, central bank chief Pridiyathorn Devakula said on Wednesday.
Hewlett-Packard's recent announcement of a Linux-based PC in Australia was an encouraging sign to members of the Encompass user group who want to see a similar system in the U.S.

In a recent interview with IGN Xbox, Team Ninja head Tomonobu Itagaki hinted that the renowned Japanese developer is planning at least one game for either the PS3 or Nintendo Revolution.
ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, si e&#39; sottoposto questa mattina ad impianto di pacemaker. Lo rende noto un comunicato del Quirinale che precisa che l&#39;intervento e&#39; avvenuto in anestesia locale.
Public fears over young people carrying knives could prompt new government restrictions.
Libya&#39;s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the death penalty against six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus, but a reprieve may still be possible in the case that has dragged on for eight years.
MANNHEIM, Germany Aug. 24, 2004 - The US military judge hearing the Abu Ghraib abuse said Tuesday that prosecutors have until Sept.
Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a co-worker who had accused him of sexual harassment have agreed to settle and dropped all allegations against each other, lawyers for Fox said.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is launching a radio ad touting the strength of his opposition to gay marriage.
The top official for consumer product safety has asked Congress in recent days to reject legislation that would strengthen the agency.
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Green Bay&#39;s victory over Carolina on Monday night featured an entertaining performance by Brett Favre. It wasn&#39;t that the quarterback had one of his typical Favre nights.
RIO DE JANEIRO With Brazil hoping to begin operating a uranium enrichment plant by as early as year&#39;s end, the International Atomic Energy Agency is intensifying efforts to reach an agreement that would guarantee its inspectors unimpeded access to the
Joe Gibbs resigned as coach and team president of the Washington Redskins on Tuesday.
World leaders tried to put $4 billion  in aid pledged for tsunami survivors to work on Thursday, the  urgency of their task conveyed in a chilling warning that the  death toll could double without quick action to prevent  disease.
Virginia Tech just couldn&#39;t seem to get going. There were turnovers. There were botched plays. There were missed opportunities.
One of the three masked gunmen who snatched the Edvard Munch masterpieces 'The Scream' and 'Madonna' in a brazen August 2004 raid is believed to be a 27-year-old Norwegian who died this month, Oslo police ...Comment
Terrorists were responsible for the downing of at least one of two passenger planes that crashed in southern Russia this week, a Russian official acknowledged yesterday.
A fossil unearthed in China may provide a first look at dinosaurs&#39; bird-like sleep. Xu Xing, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Mark Norell, of the American Museum of Natural History, said in a report
Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.
Doctor Who, Jamie Oliver and Jonathan Ross are to appear in a charity edition of children's comic the Beano.
HONG KONG Mainland Chinese stock markets dropped less than 2 percent on Friday as most Asian financial markets reacted with surprising calm to the Chinese central bank&#39;s announcement late on Thursday of its first increase in interest rates in nine years.
The U.S. government ordered  antidepressant makers on Friday to put tough warnings on the  drugs to alert doctors, parents and patients the medicines  increase risks of suicidal behavior among children and teens.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad, ending a ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster, and began chasing the International Space Station on Sunday.
Respected investment manager Joe  Rosenberg doesn't think much of Microsoft Corp's   unsolicited $42 billion bid for Yahoo Inc , nor the  financial savvy of its chief executive, Barron's reported in  its latest issue.
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&quot;Stiamo seguendo tutte le strade possibili per arrivare alla liberazione delle due volontarie italiane rapite in Iraq e dei loro due colleghi iracheni&quot;. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini
Catherine Zeta-Jones spent two nights at a restaurant in New York preparing food to   get ready for her role in \
The world's most popular digital game system isn't the Sony PlayStation 2 or Microsoft Xbox. It's the Nintendo Game Boy.
WASHINGTON - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday that the world body is doing its job in Iraq in preparation for the Jan 30 elections.
A 44-year-old construction worker found guilty of immigration fraud in Alexandria is wanted in Peru in connection with at least 26 killings as an alleged member of a paramilitary death squad in the early 1990s, U.S. and Peruvian officials said.
Morgan Stanley on Friday cut its forecast for retail sales growth in 2008, saying that the current \
With a burst of speed, Darius Walker sprinted around right end and ran untouched into the south end zone for a 6-yard touchdown Saturday.
The deal will form the second-largest retail stock brokerage firm in the U.S. after Merrill Lynch.
Companies such as JumpTap and Medio offer technologies to operators that include self-branded search tools for their mobile users.
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ATLANTA -- The big guns are all lined up for one last PGA Tour cash-grab, but it&#39;s tough even for the best golfers in the world to keep their eyes on the prize.
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In an interview with Swedish Radio from her home in Vienna, Jelinek said the prize was \
AMD released two extremely powerful chips recently after Intel had to back down from the plan of manufacturing a 4GHz version of their Pentium 4 processor.
Late on the day that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) announced he was forming a presidential exploratory committee, Farouk Olu Aregbe logged on to Facebook.com, the popular online community where college students post profiles, share photos and blog. On a whim he created a group called \
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Defending champion Tiger Woods is grouped with former winner Paul Lawrie and Justin Rose for the first two rounds of The Open.
Decine di arresti, cubiste portavano cocaina in discoteca
The Swiss bank reported its first quarterly loss in five years after hefty writedowns on subprime-related investments, but said it expects a group profit in the last quarter.
Should the government set salaries for public sector workers, like nurses and the police, for three years instead of one?
For nearly two weeks, the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres have fought to a standstill to see who will play for the Stanley Cup, so closing the intense series with a Game 7 seems fitting.
A gene encoding a protein that appears to be a biological switch has been linked to a form of Parkinson&#39;s disease and could provide insight into halting molecular events that spur the illness.
Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
PHUKET, Thailand  - Thai air investigators sifted though the wreckage on Monday of a budget airliner that crashed on the resort isle of Phuket, killing 88 people as it broke up while trying to land in driving rain.
He signals plans to fix Social Security system, revamp tax code, and update school reforms. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Increased combat risks and a rosier job picture at home make it harder to build up the ranks.
Boston Scientific Corp. and Medtronic Inc. , competing to enter the US market for stents that keep neck arteries open, said separate studies showed their devices prevent complications including stroke after 30 days.
Dutch oil giant Shell has asked a Nigerian court to block oil workers from joining a nationwide labor strike set to begin November 16.
ISLAMABAD: A blast that occurred in the Marriott hotel killed one and left at over ten people injured including four foreigners at 9:35 pm at the entrance to the hotel on Thursday, sources said.
AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, is hiring International Business Machines Corp. to perform some of its personnel chores in a $217 million deal that will run for 7 1/2 years, the companies said Friday.
Nigeria strongly criticises a survey ranking it as Africa's most corrupt country saying it is \
Prime Minister Tony Blair, who steps down in a month after 10 years in power, is leaving a legacy for Britain that has &quot;exasperated and frustrated&quot; Queen Elizabeth II, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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Early Friday, Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air forces launched a deadly air strike at four Palestinian fighters in Jabaliya, killing two and critically wounding a third, witnesses said.
The taxpayer will underwrite Northern Rock's huge debt for as long as five years in a rescue plan to be announced.
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Afghanistan&#39;s first directly elected president, Hamid Karzai, has warned that the country must face down radical extremists and defeat the drug trade.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 21 -- A tank truck carrying chlorine exploded in western Baghdad on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding at least 25 in the second such attack in as many days, according to a spokesman for Iraq's Interior Ministry.
With a wild rally in the final 2 minutes, Virginia Commonwealth did what all those big-conference powerhouses couldn't last year -- knock off George Mason in March.
Hard-up house owners are ending up homeless after selling their homes to property companies.
Fox-hunting and the Iraq war threaten to overshadow Labour's conference in Brighton on Sunday.
Whether you dig \u00e2\u0080\u009cLynch,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.
By John Holyoke, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 9--A couple times a year, thanks to the state's wildlife officials, we outdoors enthusiasts are able to roll out of bed with the kind of high hopes and grand dreams that young children associate with Christmas morning.
Patients in intensive care units are so busy being poked, prodded, jabbed and medicated that they rarely have time for sleep.
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said &quot;major neglect&quot; by US-led forces led to the killing of 49 Iraqi army recruits by anti-US fighters this weekend.
A Boeing 747-200 aircraft with seven crew members aboard crashed Thursday at Halifax International Airport. All seven aboard the jet, which is owned by MK Airlines Ltd.
All three men heading to the international space station in a Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft this Thursday will be riding the tiny craft for the first time, breaking with 30 years of tradition.
The New England Patriots Wednesday signed left tackle Matt Light to a six-year contract extension. As per team policy, financial terms were not released.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- One by one, survivors from ships sunk 65 years ago Thursday in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor laid wreaths under life-preserver rings honoring their ships.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney each surpassed 100 yards rushing for the fifth time in 15 games, and No. 22 Minnesota fought off Illinois State in an unimpressive 37-21 victory yesterday.
The European Union resumed talks on closer ties with Serbia on Wednesday after Belgrade boosted cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal, even though genocide indictee Ratko Mladic remains at large.
Bid leader Lord Coe unveils his London 2012 vision as inspectors begin their visit.
Charlotte, NC -- The Charlotte Bobcats won their third game in franchise history, beating Atlanta 107 to 92 Saturday night thanks to 32 points off the bench from Eddie House and Keith Bogans.
British comedian Rowan Atkinson -- creator of the hapless \
F5 Networks (Nasdaq:FFIV) will hold a meeting for analysts and investors  at the Grand Hyatt in New York on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. The  meeting will be held in the Regency Room on the mezzanine level of the  hotel. Check-in will begin and a continental breakfast will be served at  7:30 a.m.
John W. Oxendine, Georgia Commissioner of Insurance, Fire Safety and Industrial Loans, announced a new rural health initiative first at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and second at the Bainbridge Rotary Club Tuesday.
SILVER FOR SA: Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, centre, the gold medallist, with South Africa&#39;s Roland Schoeman, silver, left, and Australia&#39;s Ian Thorpe, who took the bronze, during the medal ceremony for the 100-metre freestyle at the ...
Mobile phone operators face a new attack on their revenue in Europe after the UK telecoms regulator expressed concern about \
Hamburg SV striker Benjamin Lauth will be sidelined for up to four weeks because of complications to a fractured foot and perhaps longer if surgery is required, coach Klaus Toppmoeller said on Wednesday.
Kidney exchanges are helping doctors shorten transplant waiting lists, but they also pose serious challenges.
Fueled in part by election-year politics, a bill loaded with tax breaks and topped off by a $10.1 billion buyout for tobacco farmers was advancing toward a final vote in the House as early as today.
Scotland's CRLO Displays, which specializes in a type of LCOS chip for large-screen projection TVs, nabs funding.
President Bush's pick for secretary  of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt, won bipartisan  praise at the opening of his confirmation hearings on Tuesday  where he provided few specifics on his vision for the nation's  health system.
British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.
Suspected Muslim insurgents exploded more than 40 bombs in attacks on government offices across Thailand&#039;s restive south on Thursday, killing at least two people as the deputy prime minister visited the region, officials said.
The US is to face Jamaica in their final match of preliminary competition to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on November 17 in Columbus, Ohio.
Southampton manager Steve Wigley breathed a sigh of relief after earning his first league victory at the 11th attempt in the 2-1 defeat of rivals Portsmouth.
TOKYO : International carriers are to raise fares on flights from Japan to Europe by five percent in mid-January to cope with soaring oil prices, Japanese airlines said.
A team of French doctors will operate on a man under near-weightless conditions on Wednesday &#151; a world first and what they hope will be a step toward performing surgery in space.
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Key developments in Palestinian factional fighting on Thursday:
Four decades after he vanished from his Army unit, a frail, tearful, 64-year-old American soldier pleaded guilty Wednesday to desertion, saying he wanted to avoid dangerous duty on the Korean peninsula and Vietnam.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWristcutters: A Love Story\u00e2\u0080\u009d has an offbeat, absurdist charm that turns a potentially creepy conceit into an odd, touching adventure.
The Church of England would struggle in the future without women priests, researchers say.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that left at least 25 people dead in the city as security appeared to spiral out of control.    Many of the dead were killed when a U.S...
Shares of United Parcel Service Inc.  slid more than 7 percent on Wednesday, dragging down the transport sector a day after the company said fourth-quarter earnings would miss estimates.


The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.
A ban on liquids in hand luggage on US-bound flights from the UK will remain despite Americans easing restrictions.
Il 27 a Downing Street, chiede scusa per errori in Iraq
The Spanish Roman Catholic Church denied that it had condoned the use of condoms as a legitimate way of fighting HIV/AIDS.
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A Nobel laureate in medicine said Monday the Bush administration's limits on funding for embryonic stem cell research effectively have stopped the clock on American scientists' efforts to develop treatments for a host of chronic, debilitating diseases.
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By Jeff Bertolucci Kiplinger's Personal Finance  Tying up your telecom services in a single package is the lure many local telephone and cable companies are casting in selected areas around the United States.
Those with short fuses are often cautioned &quot;don&#39;t have a stroke&quot; over an aggravating situation. Now, a new study from Israel suggests that anger and other negative
Hey, ho, let's go ... to court. A drummer who spent four years in one of the greatest punk bands of all time, The Ramones, filed a federal lawsuit Friday claiming he is owed nearly $1 million in royalties on songs sold over the Internet.
By PAUL FOY SALT LAKE CITY - If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.
Kobe Bryant scored 46 points and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the host Toronto Raptors, 121-101, on Friday night, hours after acquiring the 7-footer Pau Gasol in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies.
A group of technology vendors has submitted new test results for a wireless device intended to operate in unused portions of the television spectrum, after an identical device malfunctioned in U.S. Federal Communications Commission tests earlier this year.
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The U.S. military announced Thursday that four Marines were killed during operations in insurgent-ridden Anbar province, three of them in a roadside bombing.
Boosting the brain's natural cannabis-like chemicals could help treat Parkinson's disease, a study suggests.
Arts & entertainment: French president pays tribute to man who revived the art of mime and brought poetry to silence.
Brock Spack was so desperate for a victory over Notre Dame that he was willing to give up his cherished mustache. The Purdue defensive coordinator told his players he
Tens of thousands of hunters and their hounds raced through the countryside on horseback Saturday, opening a fox-hunting season that could be one of Britain's last.
NEW YORK -- A wealthy international arms dealer from Syria who once \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Price of Sugar\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a muckraking documentary about Haitians lured into a form of indentured servitude on sugar plantations in the Dominican Republic.
Australia's government presents a formal apology for past wrongs inflicted on the Aboriginal community.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return home on October 18 after more than eight years in exile, a senior aide said on Friday, but the government said she had to face corruption charges.
Two newest members of OpenSEA Alliance will only bolster open-source alternative to 802.1X protocol, says Jon Oltsik.
Both sides in the Somali conflict play down the significance of a deadline by Islamists for an attack.
ASIA/CINA - Le vocazioni alla vita consacrata fioriscono nel mondo cinese Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - Le vocazioni alla vita consacrata fioriscono in tutto il mondo cinese, sia nelle congregazioni internazionali che in quelle diocesane. Secondo le informazioni raccolte dall\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides, 13 religiose Francescane Missionarie...
The iPod shrank and iTunes dabbled in movies, but the story of 2006 was a new motto for the Mac lineup: Intel inside.
Blog: Patch Tuesday will affect both Windows XP and Vista as well as Excel and Publisher.
NEW YORK The rivalry match at the United States Open fizzled, but the mismatch sizzled. After Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams, 7-5, 6-4, in a match that was ho-hum until the last game, Nadia Petrova
Ferrero, ricetta del governatore di Bankitalia e' sbagliata
Dec. 8, 2004 (San Antonio) -- Postmenopausal women with breast cancer fare better if they are treated with a new class of hormone drugs called aromatase inhibitors than if they are given tamoxifen, the standard
On Monday, Virgin Group subsidiary Virgin Digital launched an online store designed to leverage the name recognition of its brick-and-mortar Virgin Megastore while competing with a subscription-based model.
BusinessWeek Online - Euro zone property markets have started to cool as a result of the European Central Bank&#39;s rate policy. The latest annual data, published in the ECB&#39;s May monthly report, show that euro zone house prices rose 6.0% year over year in the second half of 2006, down from 6.9% year over year in the first half. This means 2006 property price inflation slowed to 6.4% from 7.9% in 2005. The 12-country average conceals a certain amount of heterogeneity, but it appears that most countries saw moderation.
The refi boom was .... well, so last year. Now it's time to arrange a home equity line of credit that you can use as you'd like.
A large blast killed two civilians in Mogadishu on Monday close to the venue for a planned peace conference that has already been delayed twice over security fears, police said.
On the anniversary of 9/11, Australian PM John Howard calls on moderate Muslims to be more critical of terrorism.
Talking to youngsters in the language of text could prove an invaluable way of increasing their access to services.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP--Too little, too light, and much too tight. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the dismal story of the US Ryder Cup team, and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s being repeated right here in our own neighborhood.
It's usually a familiar sight during Hollywood's awards season: miles of red carpet dotted with scores of superstars in their finest designer duds.
NEW YORK - President Bush was reaching out to Americans to keep him on the job, recalling the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks \
Ex-champion Serena Williams beats 10th seed Dinara Safina to reach the French Open quarter-finals.
Equal pay legislation needs radical change if women are to get a fair deal quickly, an equality watchdog warns.
The streaking Chicago Cubs won for the 11th time in 13 games and closed in on the National League Central lead with a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley kidnapped on Sept. 16 by militants in Iraq has been murdered by the captors, Bigley&#39;s brother confirmed Friday.
Chad Kackert caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Ricky Santos with 4:40 remaining to give the University of New Hampshire a 41-38 win over Hampton in a Division 1-AA first-round playoff game yesterday in Hampton, Va.
Millions of holidaymakers are expected to be on the move this weekend, taking advantage of the Bank Holiday break. What are you planning?
U.S. military prosecutors will file charges on Monday against the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks and five other Guantanamo prisoners and will seek to execute them if they are convicted, officials involved in the process said.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- US soldiers sprayed a pickup with bullets after it failed to stop at a roadblock in central Afghanistan, killing two women and a man and critically wounding two other people, the latest in a string of civilian deaths at the hands of American forces.
Chip giant Intel has more or less ruled out building a new manufacturing facility in Brazil, due to high labor costs. While such costs in Brazil are lower than in rich countries, they are still higher than
Bolivia completes its gas nationalisation plans, giving the government control over foreigner's operations.
Checking for ghosts or aliens? Brief Torchwood's Captain Jack has been sighted at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Does this mean that when it is switched on it is likely to open a rift under Cardiff from whence all manner of spooky things shall spring?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
England have a huge problem: what on Earth are they going to do with Jonny Wilkinson? Their injured World Cup golden boy is expected to return for the Six Nations&#39; Championship
The White House downplayed North Korea's threats to cut off nuclear arms talks with the United States and other countries.
A panel of three judges began deliberating a verdict in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's long-running corruption trial, with a decision not expected before Friday at the earliest, the court said.
Letters made public to back up Mohamed Al Fayed's assertion his son and the princess were deeply in love
Lessons learned at the end of a disheartening 2003 season have carried the Notre Dame women&#39;s soccer team to lofty heights midway through the 2004 campaign.
Profits at mining group Xstrata more than double, boosted by acquisitions and rising metals prices.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...
KABUL, OCTOBER 6: Afghan President Hamid Karzai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s running mate for Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s historic presidential election escaped unhurt on Wednesday when a mine exploded under his convoy in the remote northeast region of the country.
Somehow, Intel has skillfully avoided use of the metaphor \
Hundreds of Orangemen protest in Banbridge against the removal of British symbols from the local council offices.
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist militants attacked Lebanese troops at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Monday, killing two soldiers and threatening to plunge the country into long-term instability.
Bird sleep is so mysterious that scientists are considering several answers, all intriguing.
E' l'invito rivolto da Bruxelles a al gigante russo
The Berlin Philharmonic and British conductor Simon Rattle will set off on a tour of Japan this weekend, the orchestra said.
Rising global temperatures that are melting the Arctic and expanding the oceans are now drawing more than 80 world leaders to the U.N. podium for an unprecedented summit Monday on how to combat climate change.From California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a champion of climate-saving legislation, the presidents and premiers will hear that even an often-reluctant United States is pitching in.'California is moving the United States beyond debate and doubt to action,' he says in remarks prepared for the meeting's morning kickoff. Read more
Experts said a European antitrust ruling might signal problems for companies like Apple, Intel and Qualcomm.
Vedova ispettore capo, alla violenza rispondo col sorriso
The Entertainment Software Association is starting a political action committee.  And as Don Reisinger explains, this is great news for all parties involved.
Organizzato dalla Rai, bilanci e strategie per il futuro
At least 30 people, many of them Israelis, were killed and 124 were wounded Thursday night in three attacks on two Red Sea holiday resorts packed with Israeli tourists.
NEW YORK - Soaring oil prices trumped positive earnings news Wednesday, sending stocks skidding as investors rushed to take profits on new fears that the market is in the midst of a commodities bubble.    Stronger than expected profits at chip bellwether Intel Corp...
Three sheriff's department employees, including two supervisors, were disciplined for their handling of last year's drunken-driving arrest of actor-director Mel Gibson, the head of a civilian oversight panel said on Friday.
VIENNA: Opec is keeping its foot to the pedal on oil production in a bid to push crude prices back below $US40 ($NZ62) a barrel. Risking a counter-seasonal fourth quarter build in stocks, Saudi Arabia will
Scientists tracking renewed earthquake activity at Mount St Helens are warning that a second eruption may be brewing. Officials evacuated a visitor centre at the Johnston Ridge Observatory about five miles from the volcano&#39;s crater as a safety precaution.
A legal challenge to the government's smoking ban in England will be launched at the High Court.
It's acceptable for consumers to use software that edits out nudity or bad language from a DVD movie -- but they had better leave the commercials and promotional announcements in, according to legislation adopted by the House of Representatives this week.
Australia's main political leaders clash over the country's role in Iraq, ahead of next month's general election.
The United States and the European  Union faced off on Wednesday over billions of dollars in  subsidies for top aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, by  filing competing cases at the World Trade Organization.
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Nike Inc. said on Friday it had terminated its contract with Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick after he admitted in a plea agreement he took part in an illegal, interstate dogfighting enterprise.
Impala, a group representing 2,000 smaller record labels, said Wednesday it would ask the European Union&#39;s high court to overturn a decision by EU regulators approving the merger between the music units of Japan&#39;s Sony Corp.
AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.
SHANGHAI \u00c2\u0097 Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, and the Chinese government said Monday that the bank had determined the range of prices to be used when China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international investment fund converts $5 billion in securities into Morgan Stanley stock.
President Bush leads Democratic  rival John Kerry by two points nationally and gained a slight  edge on Kerry in the key state of Michigan, according to  Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
Belgian authorities destroy two Asian eagles infected with bird flu found at Brussels airport.
The absinthe-colored waters of Buffalo Harbor offer good conditions for catching muskie, the largest freshwater game fish in New York.
Kobe Bryant arrived at his sexual assault trial Monday as attorneys in the case who spent the weekend poring over questionnaires prepared to question potential jurors.
Security is a very big and growing tech business. Cumulative private and public sector security spending in the U.S. is forecast to exceed &#36;1 trillion over the coming decade. The punditocracy has analogized this post-Sept. 11 trend to Cold War-era military spending; homeland security will be a short-term economic stimulus but, ultimately, like military spending, a drag on the nation's domestic production.
I knew the only fitting celebration of her long life and peaceful death would be a weekend of buttery, creamy, vermouthy excess. Potato leek soup, the first recipe in the first book she ever wrote (with considerable assistance from Simone ...
Players on the Colorado Rockies, once described as an organization that adhered to a \u00e2\u0080\u009cChristian-based code of conduct,\u00e2\u0080\u009d say that faith is not a requirement for peer approval.
MOSCOW Sept. 29, 2004 - In a deal paving the way for future joint ventures, US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Wednesday won an auction with a bid of nearly $2 billion for the Russian government&#39;s 7.6 percent stake in Russia&#39;s Lukoil the world&#39;s No.
By Phil Villarreal, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 16--The factory that made her also spit her out.
The two people who died in a fire tackled by more than 20 firefighters were a mother and her daughter.
A federal judge ruled that the wireless chip maker Qualcomm could sell through January 2009 some chips whose designs infringe patents held by the Broadcom Corporation.
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Inter Milan came from behind to beat Bologna 3-1 in an Italian Cup third round, first leg match at the San Siro stadium on Sunday.
French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie warned Monday that without the stabilizing presence of foreign peacekeepers, the Ivory Coast risked erupting into bloodshed akin to
Saranno in 80.000, pi\u00c3\u00b9 duemila lavoratori specializzati non comunitari. Le domande possono essere presentate dal 12 marzo
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Saturday that voters are frustrated with the war in Iraq because of the Bush administration's unrealistic projections early in the conflict.
Premier Siniora, sradicheremo il terrorismo
These companies' share buybacks could boost earnings per share. Good deal or no deal?
In a court decision that could dampen deployment of high-speed wireless Internet in the US, Qualcomm has been banned from shipping cell phone chipsets using three technologies judged as belonging to archrival Broadcom.
Charley, Frances and the specter of Ivan wreak havoc on industry assumptions. One, sure, but two? Three? By JEFF HARRINGTON, Times Staff Writer.
com. On a chilly, gray afternoon in St. Louis, Busch Stadium erupted on the sweet Jim Edmonds home run swing the Cardinals&#39; faithful have come to know so well.
BERLIN : German flag carrier Lufthansa plans to boost by 50 percent its flights to China by 2007, company chairman Wolfgang Mayrhuber said.
As many as 40 care workers abused children at a school for vunerable youngsters, a report concludes.
Rodrigo y Gabriela fuse Latin-flavored acoustic guitar with heavy metal anthems. (Think Mariachi and Metallica.)
A fire breaks out at the transformer bloc of a nuclear plant in northern Germany, police say.
Britain's broadcasting watchdog criticized the BBC Monday after ageing rock wildman Iggy Pop used the expression \
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Kathmandu: Nepal will briefly lift a curfew imposed on the capital on Thursday, after widespread rioting in response to the slaying of 12 Nepalese in Iraq, announcing the death toll from the unrest had risen to two.
Spain pushed for a return to normal  relations with Morocco on Thursday, two months after a  controversial visit by King Juan Carlos to two Spanish enclaves  on Morocco's Mediterranean coast that Rabat claims as its own.
Adobe has announced ambitious plans to unify the digital camera market by creating a single file format that all digital cameras can record in.
Police search after a nine-year-old girl who went missing after she failed to return home from school in West Yorkshire.
For pandas, it's practically a baby boom. Two giant pandas were born this week, and mothers and cubs were doing fine, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan brought together Kenya's political rivals on Tuesday in a push to mediate an end to the post-election crisis and stop spreading tribal bloodshed.
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Paul Wilson will remain with the Cincinnati Reds, as the starting pitcher came to terms on a two-year contract with a club option for 2007.
Third seed Jelena Jankovic beats defending champion Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.
The government updates numbers all the time, but here's a tally worth mulling.
Arizona manager Bob Melvin made a great last-minute move by putting Micah Owings into his lineup. Pitching him was a good idea, too. Owings was 4-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs to boost the Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday and stop a three-game losing streak for the NL West leaders.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez will captain France in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Ireland, after earning a recall to Raymond Domenech&#39;s side.
LITTLE ROCK - A Phillips County man has tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the state Department of Health reported Thursday.
Eight of the top 10 MP3 players sold on Amazon are iPod models.
The government is to provide all the funding for a new policing college in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Hal Sutton will ultimately be labeled a genius or a fool for the move, but the US Ryder Cup captain has done what none of his predecessors ever dared by putting Tiger
Marriage proposals are becoming increasingly elaborate and expensive, with proposal planners, proposal photographers and others getting into the act of helping men.
U.S. Army Secretary Francis Harvey has resigned after reports that troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were being poorly treated at the Army's top hospital, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
NEW YORK -- ESPN is closing down its cell phone company for sports fans after less than a year, planning instead to forge deals with other wireless operators to offer Mobile ESPN's multimedia content, the majority-owned subsidiary of Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday.
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations.
A night out with Rob Kutner, a writer for \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Daily Show With Jon Stewart,\u00e2\u0080\u009d who is married to Sheryl Zohn, a writer for Showtime\u00e2\u0080\u0099s comedy series, \u00e2\u0080\u009cPenn & Teller.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery this week because of pain in his right knee. A timetable for Oden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s return will be set following the surgery.
The Republican election victory and the sheer weight of record deficits are shaping a pair of mammoth budget bills that the GOP is trying to shove through Congress during its lame-duck session.
The UN chief says Sudan's leaders could be held personally responsible for the worsening crisis in Darfur.
(InfoWorld) - Next Monday, Salesforce.com will, in the words of one industry analyst, \
Two former senior UN weapons inspectors in Iraq criticized US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair for clinging to ever-weaker arguments to justify their war on Iraq.
Jeffrey Nick will become EMC's chief technology officer, an addition that analysts laud as a big win for the storage company.
TRENTON, New Jersey  - New Jersey lawmakers approved same-sex civil unions on Thursday, giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights as married partners without allowing such relationships to be called \
China&#39;s top leaders and representatives from all walks of life gather at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing August 22, 2004 to commemorate the birth centenary of late leader Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of China&#39;s reform and opening-up drive.
Ukraine&#039;s Western-leaning Orange coalition fell apart in acrimony Friday less than a month after its formation, boosting the fortunes of the pro-Russian opposition in this former Soviet republic.
President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry turned their focus to domestic  issues on Saturday, sparring over tax cuts and other economic  policies as they campaigned in battleground states.
Compared with many adults hit by bipolar disorder, Jane Pauley got off lightly with a rare midlife diagnosis and rapid symptom relief after three weeks in a top-notch hospital, say
Madonna's first-ever concert in Russia is going to be a day late   and a blessing short.
The death of Dr. Wayne S. Fenton raises the question of whether psychotic patients should be forced to take medication.
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By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Sex is not a taboo subject at Yale, home to Sex Week, a biennial celebration that's one of the most provocative campus events in the nation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from the victim&#39;s womb will make her first court appearance Monday in Kansas City, Kan.
President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.
DULUTH, Minn. - Newspaper readers were so touched by the story of a blind police dog named Timber that they paid for an operation to restore his sight.  In fact, they paid for the $2,500 surgery many times over.

The House of Representatives on  Tuesday approved a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence  agencies, ending weeks of wrangling over the Pentagon's power  under the reforms demanded after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Researchers investigate the impact of exercise on preventing weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
By Louise Popplewell, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Mar. 10--SEADRIFT -- Led by the Rev. Tim Smith, the Seadrift Assembly of God Church is the worship center for about 50 members.
Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions said on Monday they were closer to a deal but needed more time to produce a Security Council resolution.
Ernie Els, on his 35th birthday, will play in the final of the HSBC Word Match Play Championship for a record seventh time today. The South African will be looking for another
Yukos, the Russian oil giant, could be forced to halt production because of a new court order, the company says.
Miss Tebaldi was considered one of the greatest divas in the post-World War II era, and was once a rival to the legendary singer Maria Callas.
Package delivery company FedEx Corp.   FDX.N said on Thursday its quarterly profit jumped 40   percent, beating expectations, on strong growth in its ground   and freight segments.
An appeal is lodged against a ruling that UKIP has to repay only a fraction of its \
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Four people are arrested in connection with the shooting of teenager Danielle Beccan in Nottingham.
New Delhi. -- India and Pakistan opened high-level talks yesterday with Pakistan denying that it arms and trains a separatist insurgency in Kashmir and accusing India of human-rights abuses there.
Il Cagliari &egrave; partito oggi per Palermo in vista della sfida di domenica al Barbera. 20 i gioc...
Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s historic moment turned sour as all 15 challengers to interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai withdrew in the middle of voting in the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first direct presidential election today.
Celebrity party girl Paris Hilton faces perhaps her most trying test Tuesday when she starts a stint behind bars, deprived of such essentials as make-up, mobile phones and martinis.
Injured Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is making 'excellent' progress on a general ward, his family say.
Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages headed home on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama in Afghanistan following a deal with Taliban insurgents critics fear could spur more abductions.
Craig Bellamy appeared to end his hopes of playing for Newcastle under Graeme Souness again after accusing his manager of \
Three new role-playing games in the legendary series hit store shelves this holiday season. Which is right for the special geek in your life? By Chris Kohler.
This white paper by analyst Jon Oltsik from the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) describes the multitude of benefits associated with providing network access to various users in the distributed enterprise. However, this access comes with a price. The more endpoints and users that access the network, the more dangerous the network neighborhood becomes. Somehow, enterprises must strike a balance between network access and security for internal and external users as soon as possible.
Roma, 22 set. (Adnkronos) - I carabinieri del Ros, Raggruppamento Operativo Speciale e dei comandi provinciali di Catanzaro e Roma stanno eseguendo in queste ore ordinanze di custodia cautelare nei confronti
Oil closed above $55 a barrel Friday for the first time as traders worried about low stockpiles of heating oil and strong economic growth in China.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A top Palestinian body backed President Mahmoud Abbas's motion for early elections in the Palestinian Authority on Thursday despite rival Hamas's rejection of the plan.
Ieri sull'isola altri due sbarchi di extracomunitari
La Juve riparte dopo il ko con il Brescia e si prende i tre punti della sfida con il Treviso. ''Oggi...
CAIRO, EGYPT - OPEC&#39;s top producer, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday said the cartel&#39;s Friday meeting aims to steady falling oil prices and played down fears among fellow members of a supply surplus.
Havana ends its \
A Pakistani judge Monday sentenced a married couple to three years&#39; jail for lying after it emerged that the husband was a transsexual.
Despite regulations and legal settlements, investors seem to believe the future of cigarettes is brighter than ever.
The two rock musicians spend their days walking around New Orleans, the city they love, and serving as each other\u00e2\u0080\u0099s creative soundboard.
KRESTENA, Greece  - Greek firefighters backed by EU teams battled raging forest blazes that have killed 63 people and opposition parties accused the government of incompetence in handling the crisis.
Bush wants to paint domestic differences as a choice in expanding government, while Kerry will focus on his plans and Bush&#39;s record.
Whether because of his public love life or his economic policies, French voters seem to be souring on their new president
US troops vowed yesterday to seize total control of Fallujah within 48 hours, as kidnappers threatened to kill at least two members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi&#39;s family unless the assault was stopped.
David Bellion scored 19 seconds after the opening kickoff as Manchester United&#39;s backup team edged Arsenal&#39;s youngsters 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the semifinal of the English League Cup.
An early demo of the eagerly anticipated videogame shows promise with hilarious dialogue, point-and-click gameplay and battling hobos.
Coinciding with the preview of Microsoft's new MSN Search, Google has announced its search index has nearly doubled to a massive 8 billion documents. The company says users will now find more results on obscure topics that previously returned just a handful of Web pages. The new index places Google's search scope far beyond its rivals, but as Google V.P. of Engineering Bill Coughran notes, \
The Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday as  stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after  downbeat earnings at U.S. firms, while a profit warning from  Sony Corp. looked set to push the market lower.
LEE WESTWOOD\u00e2\u0080\u0099S bid for a \u00c2\u00a3650,000 pay-day came undone in the thick rough and bunkers of Sun City. He carded a disastrous eight-over-par 80 to hand South African Retief Goosen the Nedbank Challenge title.
By RYAN PARRY, US Correspondent  A WOMAN astronaut besotted with a handsome space shuttle colleague was behind bars last night - for allegedly trying to kidnap and murder a younger love rival.
The Chrysler Group and General Motors are holding discussions about a joint project that would provide Chrysler with a version of the big Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Belarus' leader late Thursday, starting a visit that was closely watched for signs the two ex-Soviet neighbors were advancing toward a merger.
Four-time NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal pledged Thursday to bring an NBA title to the Phoenix Suns much like he did in previous stints with both Los Angeles and Miami.
Southeast Asian economic ministers and counterparts from northern Asia powerhouses - Japan, China, and South Korea - agreed Saturday on steps toward free trade
MARSALA - I genitori di Denise Pipitone, la bimba scomparsa un mese fa a Mazara del Vallo (TP), sono stati convocati in Procura a Marsala. Gli investigatori stanno analizzando il contenuto della telefonata
The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker wants hardware developers thinking about graphics, low-power applications, and Intel's determination not to let AMD get the best of it again.
Bolivian President Evo Morales made a   surprise half-day visit to Cuba on Wednesday to visit   convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Cuban television said.
Rock star Marilyn Manson rejects suggestion his work influenced the killer of 14-year-old schoolgirl Jodi Jones.
Segretario Usa non e' sorpreso dalla flessione odierna
Sarebbero almeno 13 gli italiani morti nel terremoto che ha devastato il Sudest asiatico sabato notte, innescando una serie di onde anomale che hanno provocato decine di migliaia di vittime sulle coste di diversi Paesi.
Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 40/a giornata di serie B in programma sabato alle 16....
By Sanford Nowlin, San Antonio Express-News  Sep. 7--San Antonio-based radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc.  is launching a new service that lets Cingular Wireless cellular customers --  for a fee -- tune in and interact with its stations around the country.
The United States has opened a \
The entrance of two new operating systems from well-known brands shakes up the plans of some mobile operators and indicates some fundamental changes in the mobile industry.
Brett Favre broke Dan Marino's career completions record, but the Green Bay Packers had to overcome three interceptions by the three-time MVP for a 17-9 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. It was only the second home victory all season for the Packers (6-8), who have won two in a row.
Cold weather will swing into the East  Coast of the United States by the weekend, ending a stretch of  above-normal temperatures in the world's biggest heating oil  market that has curbed energy demand, private forecaster  AccuWeather said on Monday.
With a new CEO, a new protocol that allows video to play while it downloads, and a new business providing file distribution services to content companies, BitTorrent is ready to go legit. But can it succeed where other peer-to-peer companies have failed?
A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK&#39;s media and telecoms regulator said on Monday.
Motorists give greater leeway to   cyclists who do not wear safety helmets, according to a study   by a academic in Britain who was hit by traffic twice as he   rode his bike to carry out his research.
President Bush questioned Sen. John  Kerry's fitness to lead and the Democrat said Bush had ignored  the middle class as they took their close presidential race on  Saturday to two crucial states.
The FTSE 100 index of top companies shed 0.76 percent to 5,828.30 points in early afternoon trade.
Belfast City Hospital denies neglecting its duty of care by not  feeding a hunger striker with a drip.
The Hubble space telescope&#39;s chances of survival were dealt a blow yesterday after the US National Academy of Sciences said plans for a robotic repair mission were both exorbitant and risky.
Ruud van Nistelrooy responded in typical fashion to his manager&#39;s plea for more goals with four clinical strikes to seal Manchester United&#39;s 4-1 Champions League victory over Sparta Prague on Wednesday.
Unicco Service Co., a Newton company that offers janitorial and property-management services, is being bought by United Group Ltd. of Australia for $408 million.
For a team with few detectable flaws, the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 run defense, ranked 10th in the league, has occasionally been suspect, populated by an over-30 set of linebackers.
Children exposed to passive smoking have  a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than  other youngsters, according to new research.
German police have long expressed interest in having surveillance tools that could crack Skype, but leaked documents seem to indicate that thanks to specially commissioned malware, they do indeed have ways of making your VoIP talk.
Attesa su impiego liquidita',ipotesi buy-back e acquisizioni
 on Iran's nuclear progress
With doctors increasingly worried about \
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld addresses the Association of the US Army&#39;s 50th Annual Meeting and Exhibition at the Washington Convention Center, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it agreed to sell AOL France's Internet access business to Neuf Cegetel, a French telecommunications network operator, for about $365 million in cash.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders held a private meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to press for a greater U.S. role in ending Mideast violence.
A lawyer for a US army official claims the FBI is now investigating the controversial awarding of Iraqi contracts to the US giant.
NEW YORK  - A personalized parent voice   recorded smoke alarm is significantly more effective than a   conventional tone alarm for waking children who are sleeping   soundly, a study shows.
The US is no longer the world's most competitive economy, according to the World Economic Forum.
Sparatoria a fine della partita, due giocatori e un allenatore feriti in modo lieve alle gambe. E' a...
GAZA CITY, 3 December 2004 - Islamic Jihad said yesterday it would boycott a Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
A top US envoy is to visit China to discuss reviving stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear programme.
The European Union approved a deal on Wednesday setting conditions for the U.S. Treasury Department to consult records of the international banking network SWIFT in anti-terror probes, EU diplomats said.
Cooked turkey products exported from the UK presented no risk, the government says.
U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N, the world's biggest retailer, offset the effect  of easing oil prices.
Passengers on a hijacked Air Mauritania  plane ended the ordeal when they stormed the cockpit and beat  up the lone gunman after the aircraft landed in Spain's Canary  Islands on Thursday night, Spanish police said.
Segretario Pdci: no a bozza Bianco, si' al proporzionale
Griffe italiana valuta azione singola 4,24 euro
By Cyndy Cole, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff  Feb. 7--Salt River Project announced it would not attempt to clean up and  restart power production at the coal-burning Mohave Generating Station in  Laughlin, Nev., because the venture would not be profitable.
VIENNA: Intelligence reports accuse Iran of buying large amounts of beryllium, a metal that has many civilian uses but which some US and other countries\u00e2\u0080\u0099 officials believe Tehran wanted exclusively for an atomic bomb, diplomats say.
The Kaiser Family Foundation hosts this briefing to release a report that analyzes how the new Medicare drug benefit could affect out-of-pocket spending for people who enroll in the benefit in 2006.
Primo allenamento per il Bari nel ritiro di Cittadella. I pugliesi hanno disputato una amichevole co...
Serbian strongman Radovan Karadzic publishes a work of romantic fiction
Kostas Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou, the Greek sprinters who, it is alleged, deliberately evaded four drugs tests, left hospital yesterday with Kederis having been treated for scratches and Thanou with no visible injuries.
Fred Weber removes stealth shield Radio Reg Fred Weber had the look of a mad man.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
3 cents for 1,000 hits As web-based, on-demand computing continues to grow in popularity, there will be plenty of twisting and turning as companies feel the market out.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Delphi Corp. DPH.N, the largest U.S.  auto parts supplier, on Thursday posted a $102 million  fourth-quarter net loss because of North American vehicle  production cuts and rising costs for raw materials.
An apparent suicide bomb blast at a Shiite Muslim mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot on Friday killed at least 19 people and injured dozens of others, which brought
DIVIDED down the years by the rawest rivalry in English football, Manchester United and Liverpool found their histories converging at the weekend as both clubs braced themselves for imminent takeover.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran and European nations reached a preliminary agreement about Iran&#39;s nuclear program at talks hoped to avoid a UN showdown, but all countries involved still must approve it, Iran&#39;s chief negotiator said Sunday.
Dutch financial services group ING  said on Wednesday it took an impairment charge of 194 million euros ($285.6 million) in the fourth quarter, but gains from an ABN stake sale helped offset the loss, pushing quarterly net profit up 7.6 percent.
Ford Motor Co. F.N will begin  offering Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O as a factory-installed  option in up to 1 million vehicles over two years beginning  this summer, the companies said on Tuesday.
It is impossible to ensure the safety of imported drugs purchased individually by American consumers, and even a federally run program of bulk importation would pose medical and economic risks
ASIA/COREA - Nomina del Rettore del Seminario interdiocesano di Daegu Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per l\u00c2\u0092Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 20 giugno 2006, ha nominato Rettore del Seminario interdiocesano di Daegu (Corea), il rev. Luc Son Sang O, del clero dioc...
Patients with osteoarthritis who took the pain medication Vioxx have several options to discuss with their doctors. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Exercise and weight control.
A Trenitalia 2 mld in piu' e 3 mld all'Anas
An attacker breaks into a Chinese school and stabs eight boys to death  - the latest in a series of knife  attacks.
PRAGUE- The Czech Foreign Ministry has proposed to earmark more than five million crowns to help victims of a devastating earthquake which hit Asia on Sunday, ministry spokesman Vit Kolar told CTK today.
By Todd Perlman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Mar. 3--Genevieve McCaw walked into her meeting Friday with JetBlue Airways' CEO open-minded, hoping for little more than a productive dialogue between embattled airline and embittered passenger.
Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati&#39;s hopes of qualifying for next week&#39;s lucrative season finale were crushed by quarter-final defeats at the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Friday.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 24 &#151; including an Afghan special forces commander and a district chief who were apparently targeted for the attack.
As befits an ex-spymaster, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has given away little about his views on Iraq strategy, while being praised for openness.
A sinister development Scientists have been left scratching their heads with both hands, after research showed the number of left-handed people in the population has almost quadrupled over the last 100 years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Darnell Jackson scored 25 points with nine rebounds and Darrell Arthur added 22 points in front of a surprisingly supportive road crowd on Saturday to lead No. 3 Kansas to an 85-60 victory over Boston College.
China&#39;s economic transformation is damaging the health of many of its people, with millions of urban professionals suffering from stress and the change to more fatty western diets.
BAGHDAD, 29 dic (ats/ansa/reuters) Un&#39;esplosione ha distrutto questa mattina alcune case a Baghdad mentre era in corso un raid della polizia. Almeno 28 persone sarebbero morte. Molte vittime sarebbero poliziotti, ha precisato una fonte della polizia.
SEOUL, South Korea - He's no Dumbo the Flying Elephant but with his ability to &quot;speak,&quot; perhaps as close to the Disney cartoon character as a real life elephant can get.
NEW YORK: A woman who gave birth yesterday to twins three days before her 57th birthday is believed to be the oldest woman in the US to do so.
Genetically altered mice that are unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down exactly how people become addicted to smoking, US researchers said on Thursday.
ROMA \u00e2\u0080\u0093 \u00c2\u00abIl presidente Pera \u00c3\u00a8 iscritto all&#39;Udc e non lo sa\u00c2\u00bb: la battuta del sottosegretario agli Esteri, Mario Baccini, riassume il senso della giornata politica dell&#39;Udc, che ha riunito ieri il Consiglio nazionale.
Greek and British police have cracked a multimillion-dollar illegal software sales ring, arresting two people and seizing thousands of pirated high-tech software programs.
Pakistan successfully test fired a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, as part of series of planned tests, the army said.
ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES -- Rioting swept through a penitentiary housing 2,000 prisoners in central Argentina late yesterday, leaving at least three inmates dead and two dozen guards hostage, authorities said. Television footage showed rampaging inmates on the prison's roof wielding homemade knives while holding hostages, including one man in a bloodied shirt. Shots rang out as the rioters cast rocks ...
Foxy Brown pleaded guilty Thursday to a probation violation for leaving New York without permission.
Portugal, which took over the European Union presidency on Sunday, is trying to put off a potentially explosive debate on whether Turkey should be admitted to the bloc.
(HealthDay News) -- Vaginal yeast infections are caused by a fungus that thrives when a woman's body changes because of a period, pregnancy or medication she may be taking.
''Non sono venuto a Barcellona per fare il turista. E' la prima volta, da quando ho esordito nel Mon...
Over the years, confrontations with drivers have done nothing but reinforce Kurt Busch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bad-boy reputation. But Ryan Newman had Busch to thank for his Daytona 500 victory on Sunday.
Gas giant Gazprom's absorption of Russia's state-owned Rosneft his a snag amid Kremlin infighting over a looming redistribution of the country's lucrative energy sector.
Google.org incites others to share its love for plug-in hybrid vehicles and other cleaner forms.
Il ministro Damiano: un passo importante su strada dialogo
HP and Microsoft combine forces to deliver some user-friendly features that take this early Windows Home Server box beyond mere network-attached storage.
U.K. prosecutors have received guidance on interpreting amendments to a&#160;computer crime law&#160;that introduce stronger penalties for computer hacking.
A new service that makes mobile phones  emit a piercing electronic scream if stolen and automatically  blocks access to sensitive data was launched in Britain on  Monday.
Food conglomerate Campbell Soup Co. posted a 20 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profits as the company began its latest restructuring effort.
A single cup of coffee a day can produce &quot;caffeine addiction,&quot; according to a study from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, which has declared caffeine the most &quot;behaviorally active drug&quot; on the planet.
LONDON, England -- Eurostar, the high-speed passenger services, is celebrating 10 years of service between Britain, France and Belgium.
Tablets of the drug etravirine were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV infection in adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals.
Introducing the 'Automated Targeting System' Whenever the US government runs afoul of public opinion with some data-mining scheme threatening to invade the privacy of millions, it changes the name and then goes ahead as planned. We had the \
The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks talked for a second straight day Tuesday since the collapse last week of a three-team, 10-player trade that would have sent Randy Johnson to New York, ESPN.
A variety of small businesses in the U.S. are starting to take advantage of the mismatch between a weak dollar and the purchasing power of customers using strong currencies.
PRAGUE- The Czech government's economic council will propose by June of the year electronic toll which trucks in the Czech Republic should start to pay in 2006, Transport Minister Milan Simonovsky told ...
Si interrompe a 17 la serie di vittorie consecutive
It was a good start for Royals right-hander Mike Wood. It was a bad finish for the bullpen. Closer Jeremy Affeldt gave up a three-run homer to Joe Crede in the ninth inning
It&#39;s a disgrace that an American soldier should have to stand up and bluntly confront the secretary of Defense on an issue as basic as adequate equipment for soldiers in Iraq.
A teenage girl is severely traumatised after she was attacked by two men in south Belfast.
A reader dubs Google the internet's \
Through the World Community Grid, your computer could help address the world's health and social problems.
Angry nude models across Italy have gone on strike in a bitter dispute over poor pay and conditions
Images from the spacecraft show two craters that may have been altered by the recent flow of water
MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports.
The insurance company UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose slightly, in line with Wall Street forecasts, but its shares fell on concerns about disappointing trends for its commercial plans serving employers.
A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said.
While editors scrutinize reporters' words before they appear in print, no one performs that function in live TV interviews -- the consequence of which will be part of a court case headed to trial next month.
Wheat prices surge to record levels on international markets, triggering the threat of rising bread prices.
The chances were good of the game being decided from the 90th minute on when the Revolution met the Rochester Raging Rhinos in a US Open Cup game last night. The Revolution did not buck the odds, Steve Ralston and Taylor Twellman combining for two late goals in a 4-2 win.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry will meet for Round 2 tonight with Bush under pressure to stop Kerry&#39;s momentum and counteract a spate of bad news on Iraq.
A four-day voter registration drive signs up 650,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan for Saturday's landmark election.
Interesting music does not tell us to be good or bad. It asks only to be admired. Getting great music and simple faith together happens, but with difficulty.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan flew to Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraq's government in an effort to pressure Iraqi and U.S. authorities to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas, officials said.
U.S. security contractor Blackwater said on Wednesday it supports recommendations by a State Department panel to boost oversight of contractors in Iraq.
Energy bill marks end for Edison's bright idea US prez George W. Bush yesterday signed a \
Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.
General Motors'  European labor  force on Friday hailed news that the world's biggest carmaker  had decided to sell Belgian-made Opel Astras in North America  under the Saturn brand from late next year.
Choi Yo Sam, il 33enne pugile sudcoreano che lo scorso 25 dicembre aveva difeso il titolo interconti...
Democratic Party leaders said Wednesday they want to know why Sen. John Kerry ended his presidential campaign with more than &#36;15 million in the bank, money that could have helped Democratic candidates across the country.
(Korolyov, Russia-AP) Dec. 26, 2004 - Workers at Russia&#39;s space agency are applauding Sunday&#39;s successful hookup of a Russian cargo ship with the international space station.
Russia is urged to reconsider a pipeline plan which it is feared could wipe out the world's rarest big cat.
San Diego Chargers wide receiver Reche Caldwell will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee in Sunday&#39;s loss at Atlanta.
(Memphis, Tenn.-AP) Aug. 23, 2004 - He&#39;s credited with a phrase that pays tribute to Elvis Presley and that means an event is over.
Russia will change its policy towards  the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia if  Kosovo is recognized as independent, Interfax news agency  quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Friday.
NHS management and psychiatrists have combined to attack proposals to reform mental health laws.
Federal regulators recommended Tuesday that a newly formed political group cannot accept unlimited contributions from donors if it wants to advocate for or against candidates for federal office.
By USA Today  DENVER -- The fast-growing states of the arid Southwest must plan for more severe droughts because of a regional warming trend that shows no signs of dissipating, says a new assessment of the Colorado River's water supply.
Russian oil company Yukos drops the threat of legal action against five banks it had accused of involvement in the sale of its key Yugansk unit.
Colpisce soprattutto il Nord, 'tutti in piazza'
After three races without a win, the world champion cruised to his 13th victory of the season and a record of 146 championship points for the season yesterday.
Allen Iverson says he wants to play the rest of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Thousands of demonstrators are expected here for the Republican National Convention next week, leading to unprecedented security and sparking concerns that First Amendment
Finally, Evgeni Malkin wasn't worried about hiding his emotions or himself. He signed the contract he wanted to sign, with the team he wants to play for.
What will television look like when the strike ends, and how is the next season going to be changed?
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is questioning whether President Bush is the exemplary leader he claims to be and points to the war in Iraq as evidence that he is not.
Lo ha annunciato l'amministratore delegato Thain
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL). In maiuscolo le squadre in c...
NEW YORK  - In a study conducted at two major HIV centers in Singapore, rapid HIV self-tests were used improperly, or the results were interpreted incorrectly, by individuals at risk for HIV infection or those who were already infected.
No party wants to have to replace its original nominee for an uphill challenge contest \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 especially not with less than eight weeks left until Election Day.
Global warming may be melting glaciers and forcing polar bears onto land, but doctors warn it could also affect your heart. \
The stunningly staged, bizarrely ambivalent new musical is a sentimental yet sinister show steeped in Jungian shadows as seen at the Prince Edward Theater in London.
India lost two wickets on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today. First to go was Virender Sehwag, early in the morning session.
Shares of local companies Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Vornado Realty Trust were boosted by news that Sears and Kmart will merge in an $11 billion deal, creating a new company called Sears Holdings with about $55 billion in yearly revenue and
U.S. private sector wage growth   should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back   of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released   on Tuesday.
Matthew Pinsent, the four-time Olympic gold medallist, confirmed today that he is to retire from the sport - as reported in The Times yesterday.
Vinny Prospal had an eventful night. Prospal scored twice, including the go-ahead goal midway through the third, leading the host Tampa Bay Lightning past the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, last night.
Egypt is ready to let foreign companies manage state-owned businesses but will not give up control of those it sees as strategic, President Hosni Mubarak's spokesman said.
Putting the Nokia E61i and Motorola Q9H head to head Review To say that I find BlackBerry-type phones unappealing is an understatement. So the prospect of using two of these phones was about as attractive as cleaning the wax out of my left ear by sticking a knitting needle through my right ear.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SANTIAGO  - A Chilean judge ordered former dictator Augusto Pinochet to stand trial on murder and kidnap charges linked to his role in Operation Condor, a conspiracy of 1970s South American dictatorships to eliminate opponents.
Skimpy swimsuits, a shortened telecast and a last-woman-standing talent competition couldn't help Miss America's TV ratings. A record-low 9.8 million people watched Saturday's pageant, about 500,000 fewer than last year, continuing a trend that threatens the event's future on network television.
Studio Cgia Mestre, in Umbria uno su due e' pensionato
Squinting into the noon sun, Col. Bob Newman nods across the road toward a lot where dozens of Iraqi commandos gather around a martial-arts instructor.
The prospect of using human embryonic stem cells to treat disease appears a small step closer as the result of two new experiments with the cells, which are mired in political controversy because they are derived from human embryos.
Victorian batsman Brad Hodge has been called on to replace Australian skipper Ricky Ponting for the first Test against India in Bangalore.
By Barry, Patrick Finding a single heavy antimatter nucleus could revolutionize cosmology When summer comes to Antarctica this December, a group of physicists there will launch an enormous balloon carrying a scientific instrument through Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space.
Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - Tom Brady went 18-of-26 for 260 yards with two touchdowns to lead New England to a 35-28 win over Cincinnati at Gillette Stadium.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, said on Saturday it still expects a 2  percent to 4 percent increase in September U.S. sales at stores  open at least a year, despite the effect of Hurricane Ivan in  some locations.
An explosion killed a Palestinian in Gaza  Sunday, the 11th day of an Israeli offensive against militants  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hopes will defuse internal  resistance to his plan for withdrawing from some occupied land.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has told parliamentarians jokingly that he is having trouble finding a bulletproof vest that fits his generous girth.
She plays Queen Elizabeth II in this drama about how Tony Blair and Buckingham Palace handled the death of Princess Diana.
The Food and Drug Administration Monday announced the final portion of its post-9/11 rules to protect the nation&#39;s food supply.
December 8, 2004. Vitali Klitschko is recognized by Ring Magazine as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. HBO Sports would also like you to believe it.
Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.
China has halted a plan to distribute free condoms on university campuses, quashing the AIDS prevention effort only a week before World AIDS Day, state media said Wednesday.
Iran has conducted successful experiments  on a crucial triggering mechanism for a nuclear weapon, an  exiled opposition group said on Thursday.
Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 39 giocatori in serie C2, relativamente alle gar...
Emboldened by the success of a stem cell ballot initiative in California last week, two scientists who have long pushed for an ambitious research center for the biotechnology
A tropical cyclone could form in the  southwestern Gulf of Mexico, while a couple of tropical  depressions could form in the Atlantic over the next day or  two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday.
A hug today commemorated the first meeting of a female commander of the space shuttle and the International Space Station.
Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant, center, joined Shaquille O&#39;Neal and rest of his teammates on the bench during the start of the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in this Oct. 28, 2003 photo, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Bangladesh&#39;s main opposition party has called for a fourth strike day in a week on Monday to protest against a deadly grenade attack.
Friends and colleagues pay tributes to jazz pianist and composer Oscar Peterson, who has died aged 82.
Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, drew criticism from both proponents and foes of gay marriage after he distanced himself from President Bush's call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
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Ford Motor Co  expects a challenging first half of 2008 for all automakers in the United States with a drop in industrywide retail sales, Ford's North American president said on Monday.
Uncertainty is causing a stir among those Yankees with rings. The absence of Bernie Williams has left some wondering, who is next to feel like a castoff?
The Florida representative and former House Intelligence Committee chairman will take over from George Tenet. Mr Goss was a spy for more than 10 years before entering Congress.
Firefighters battle to contain a major forest fire near the suburbs of the Greek capital, Athens.
(Sports Network) - Ichiro Suzuki will try to add to his new single-season hits record, as he takes the field for the Seattle Mariners in the middle test of a season-ending three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers.
The lawyer for Barry Bonds said the slugger believed the clear substance and a cream given to him by his personal trainer were legal.
Shaquille O&#039;Neal, who made good on a vow to deliver a National Basketball Association title to Miami, promised another one.
When mutineers from HMS Bounty were looking for a place to hide in the Pacific in the late 1700s, their leader, Fletcher Christian, exploited some sloppy map making to set up home on an island they knew was in the wrong place on
Your nest egg may not be big enough to serve your future needs.
The European Commission has opened an investigation into the planned acquisition of ContentGuard Holdings by Microsoft and Time Warner, a commission spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The Piethon benchmark contest is beginning to loom, and the language list discusses how scalars should be interpolated and subscripted.
Lebanese army resumes heavy fighting with Islamist militants at Nahr el-Bared refugee camp.
A nne Fischer is the kind of talent the Washington region wants to keep.
Iran and Pakistan summon UK envoys to protest against the knighthood awarded to novelist Salman Rushdie.
A Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip has suggested the militant group is ready to consider discussing a halt to attacks against Israel to permit a smooth January 9 Palestinian election.
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Secondo ministro Usa verso ripensamento politiche ambientali
Thousands of peaceful Shiite Muslims on Friday reclaimed the Imam Ali mosque from militants loyal to maverick cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who called on his followers to lay down their arms.
Kyocera (NYSE:KYO) on on Monday agreed to buy Sanyo (NASDAQ:SANYY)'s lossmaking mobile phone unit for Y40bn-Y50bn ($378m-$472m), creating the world's sixth-biggest handset maker.
A team of experts has unearthed an 800-year-old cellar under a central Berlin car park which they say dates the city back to the 12th century, earlier than previously thought.
The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as &quot;The Hammer&quot; is also at stake.
Mortgage lender Northern Rock calls on Bank of England to provide emergency funding.
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Network security vendor Arbor Networks has reached an agreement to acquire Ellacoya Networks, a provider of broadband optimization products, the companies announced Thursday.The acquisition allows Arbor to take advantage of an increased focus on traffic and service management by broadband providers, the company said. Arbor focuses on protecting service provider networks from security threats such as denial-of-service attacks, botnets and worms, while Ellacoya focuses on deep packet inspection products and services, allowing service providers to prioritize traffic on a per-subscriber and per-application basis. Service providers also use Ellacoya products to deliver digital video and other broadband services.The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. The privately owned Ellacoya is based in Merrimack, N.H.The combined products and services of the two companies will open up a $750 million market in 2008, growing to $1.5 billion a year by the end of the decade, Arbor predicted.Their combined products will allow broadband providers to detect a full range of network-based attacks, as well as measure traffic and protect their entire networks, said Arbor, based in Lexington, Mass.&quot;Arbor Networks will be in a unique position to deliver both broad and deep visibility to protect and manage networks worldwide,&quot; Jack Boyle, Arbor&#39;s CEO said in a statement.Arbor networks will focus on international market expansion, revenue growth and acquiring new technologies to further expand its product line, the company said.
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A recent research finds that people who don&#39;t sleep very long are more likely to be overweight. This is because people who slept for shorter times had higher levels of ghrelin
Eggert Magnusson says the Premier League should consider switching games to the USA to boost its profile.
Police are given  more to question two men arrested in connection with the murder of an Iraqi Kurdish man in Swansea.
Michael O. Leavitt, the secretary of health and human services, called Tuesday for sweeping changes in Medicaid.
Seven people were killed early on Saturday when a car plowed into roadside spectators watching a high-speed street race in a town near Washington, according to media reports.
DEEWANA, India  - Two homemade bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian government called an \
Rapper Snoop Dogg was arrested Tuesday for investigation of illegally possessing a handgun and drugs as he left NBC Studios after performing on \
Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as the Notting Hill Carnival -- Europe&#39;s biggest street party -- pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.
Senior Labour party officials agree to allow their members in Northern Ireland to organise politically.
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A homegrown YouTube singing sensation isn't all organic ... but don't panic.
(InfoWorld) - There was a time when EMC was considered a rather staid tech company in a boring, if profitable market: storage. No longer. With regulations bearing down on enterprises, EMC is now a major player in areas such as security and content management. That change was evident last week, as EMC wrapped up its massive, $2.1 billion acquisition of RSA and announced that it was buying yet another security company: Network Intelligence, for $175 million. Network Intelligence produces enVision, a data management product that aggregates information such as log files, applications, hosts, and network devices. The company and its products will be added to EMC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new security division, which will be located at RSA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s campus in Bedford, Mass. RSA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s identity management, access management, and data encryption products will be the heart of EMC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cinformation-centric security strategy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d CEO Joe Tucci said in a statement. Network Intelligence\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wares will allow EMC to offer customers compliance and security policy management tools as part of that strategy. EMC also showed some progress in integrating past acquisitions. Infoscape, unveiled on Monday, is a data storage management product that ties together technology from EMC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s purchase of Documentum and Legato in 2003, as well as Smarts in 2005. The product works with EMC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Celerra storage environment and DART OS and allows customers to organize unstructured documents such as spreadsheets, presentations, and word processing files.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
The Israeli army said on Wednesday that a total of 148 unarmed Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year. A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer released
Foundation Coal Holdings Inc. went public yesterday, raising $519 million, most of which went to the owners of the company.
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An audio tape purportedly by Osama bin Laden praises gunmen who attacked a US consulate in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 6 and warns Saudi rulers they could be toppled like the Shah of Iran.
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Yesterday&#39;s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers to the delivery of broadband services over power lines may give consumers a third broadband option.
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Bangladesh comes to a standstill amid the second general strike in a week.
Time Warner Inc. said Thursday it agreed to sell AOL France's Internet access business to Neuf Cegetel, a French telecommunications network operator, for about $365 million in cash.
Mills Corp., the Arlington-based retail developer, said yesterday it plans to buy half of Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg and eight other malls around the country in a billion-dollar deal that gives it a new portfolio of shopping centers to ...
China on Wednesday hailed the swift execution of the nation's former drug safety chief as a warning to other corrupt officials while detailing a web of graft that thrived for years without punishment.
Zimbabwe MPs agree to amend a tough media law, threatening unregistered journalists with jail.
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American Express Co  and Capital One Financial Corp , the largest independent U.S. credit card companies, projected profits below analyst forecasts on Thursday, citing mounting consumer loan losses as the U.S. economy slows.
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Investigators questioned O.J. Simpson about a break-in at a casino hotel room involving sports memorabilia, police said Friday.
The third series of the cult drama Lost drops ratings by more than half after being moved to Sky.
In the latest round of musical chairs at France's fashion houses, the Gucci Group appointed Valerie Hermann from the Christian Dior house as chief of Yves Saint Laurent.
At least eight people die in bush fires sweeping through South Australia
Regulators  cleared the way for Verizon Communications to sell its phone lines in three New England states for $2.7 billion to FairPoint Communications Inc.
Oil prices firmed on Monday after a   slide under $70 as dealers braced for several weeks of inaction   on Iran's nuclear dispute with the West.
Microsoft has released a preliminary version of its search tool for finding documents, e-mail messages and other files stored on personal computer hard drives.
Pro-hunting campaigners are expected to meet the minister who has cancelled two official events because of their protests.
 would buy YouTube, says Mark Cuban
By Cheryl Winkelman  Sex is taking place behind bars.   According to Isela Gonzales, an HIV counseling, testing and linkages coordinator with San Francisco County's Department of Public Health, transgendered inmates and gay men admitted to her they'd been sexually solicited.
Around 700,000 Britons suffer from dementia and the condition costs the nation's economy 17 billion pounds annually, the Alzheimer's Society has said Tuesday.
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A pleasant, colorful travelogue directed by the Bhutanese lama Khyentse Norbu.
Claudio Morini e Gianmarco Onorato, delegati della Croce Rossa, sono stati rapiti a Khan Younis
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Gino Guidugli&#39;s swollen right hand hurt every time he threw a pass. The broken bones and bitterly cold weather combined to make for a difficult night.
WASHINGTON -- A growing number of national security specialists who supported the toppling of Saddam Hussein are moving to a position unthinkable even a few months ago: that the large US military presence is impeding stability as much as contributing to it and that the United States should begin major reductions in troops beginning early next year.
Yahoo Inc  said it may take  \
SEPTEMBER oil prices rose yesterday on US economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in check in July. However, continued disruption in Iraqi supplies and strong world fuel demand and ongoing trouble at Russian oil giant Yukos underpinned ...
Metal icon Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon held a television plea for the return of their jewelry that was stolen from their Buckinghamshire country estate near London this past Monday morning.
Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.
Industry sources say US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is poised to make a 650 million pounds ($A1.6 billion) bid for control of English superclub Manchester United.
For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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A 70 year-old Italian man who had been pretending to be blind for 40 years to get an invalid's pension was arrested as he drove his car, Sky TG24 television said Thursday.
Budget airline Ryanair sees profits grow 30% in the last three months of 2006, despite the impact of rising fuel costs.
Chancellor criticises Britain's banks for recklessly lending money to consumers.
Russian officials frequently beat, rape and torture detainees, a report by Amnesty International says.
The announcement that Fidel Castro would step down opens the way for his brother Ra\u00c3\u00bal or another member of his inner circle to become president.
DENVER  &#151; Hell House, the controversial morality play first staged at a suburban church for Halloween, is set to be spoofed in a new stage production in Los Angeles starting Aug. 28.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a  ban on contacts with the Palestinians after new leader Mahmoud  Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on Israelis,  and officials from both sides met within hours.
Ms. Podber was a wild child of the New York Art scene who is probably best known for shooting a stack of Andy Warhol\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paintings with a pistol.
Mo Williams scored 32 points and led a fourth quarter rally to help the Milwaukee Bucks snap a three-game losing streak with a 102-97 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.
A series of security holes in three common Linux components has led open-source vendors to rush out several updates. Two of them, rated &quot;highly critical&quot; by security company Secunia, are in libpng, a library
BRUSSELS: A European Union court ruled yesterday that Microsoft must immediately divulge some trade secrets to competitors and produce a version of its flagship Windows operating system stripped of the program that plays music and video.
A funeral service for Ike Turner followed the same arc as his career. It was all about the music, except in the moments when it was overshadowed by accusations of domestic abuse.
Tomorrow's huge winners are out there today. The trick is to find them.
Amir Saied has posted an update to his PEAR Services_Ebay project sa have been comitted to his CVS repository.   As I posted earlier, I'm working on the PEAR package Services_Ebay. To update it to new eBay XML schema, I've done some of the Calls/Models/Examples and touched the request skeleton to be compatible with eBay's new schema and finally committed them to the PEAR CVS. But unfortunately I can't continue with this job as before.   He notes that the version is not production ready, and since he won't be able to work on it as before, he's also including a progress file to help keep track of where the project stands.
LAS VEGAS - FortuNet Inc., which makes wireless gaming machines for casinos and other gambling establishments, won approval from the State Gaming Control Board to become an operator of mobile gambling devices, a company spokesman said Thursday.
All Peter Pan peanut butter bought since May 2006 should be discarded, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday in a statement broadening its warning about salmonella-contaminated peanut butter.
SAN DIEGO, United States : The San Diego Padres, trying to fill the gap let by an injury to rookie shortstop Khalil Greene, acquired shortstop Alex Gonzalez from Montreal.
Proposals for one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms are expected to be given official council backing.
A Swedish daycare has banned children and employees from wearing clothing with polka dots and stripes because the patterns give a staff member migraines, a Swedish newspaper reported Thursday.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week as pressure builds on both leaders for decisive action to halt a slide into chaos many fear could destabilize the region.
MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters ) - Europe's main security and human rights watchdog said on Thursday it had cancelled plans to monitor Russia's presidential election next month, citing unacceptable restrictions imposed by Moscow.
EU leaders on Saturday clinched a deal on Europe&#39;s future, agreeing the shape of a treaty to streamline the expanded bloc after striking a compromise with tough-talking Poland in all-night talks.
LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft chairman Bill Gates presented his company&#39;s vision of digital entertainment Tuesday, and the keyword was unified.
DEFENCE Minister Robert Hill today defended the Iraq war after a study found about 100,000 civilians had died as a result of the conflict.
While Iraq remains the controversial center of debate about the war against terrorism, Indonesia is quietly emerging under its new leader as a potentially significant counter to Islamic extremism.
Guinea's army chief partially lifts the curfew allowing people to go out between midday and 1800.
Say you're Ohio State, ranked No. 1 in the country, all but assured a top seed in the NCAA tournament. What's in it for the Buckeyes when the Big Ten tournament starts Thursday? Time for a tuneup, maybe. And hope &#151; make that pray_ no one, especially Greg Oden, gets hurt.

Put down the flute and keep your eyes on the road.
A large increase in the number of foreign seamen jumping ship in New Zealand has been blamed on an immigration racket and prompted a government threat to ban overseas fishing crews, according to a report.
Iraq&#39;s top general on Sunday rejected President Bush&#39;s criticism that some Iraqi government troops were unwilling to fight insurgents
Madrid - At the risk of breaching Internet civility, Lycos Europe is offering computer-users a weapon against spam-spewing servers: a screen-saver program that automatically hits the offenders with data to slow them down.
The National Park Service wants to maintain snowmobile regulations allowing 720 snowmobiles per day to enter Yellowstone National Park.
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency was unable to confirm that Iran had completely suspended its nuclear programs yesterday, as it had committed to doing, because the Islamic
Swedish Nobel Prize laureate Sune Bergstroem, who shared the 1982 medicine award for research that led to new treatments for ulcers and menstrual pain, has died.
McLaren will not appeal against the spy scandal sanctions imposed by the World Motor Sport Council.
Understanding why land sinks may help to prevent rising water levels along the Gulf Coast.
We admire KMGH-Channel 7 in Denver for showing gumption and common sense in going ahead with the Veterans Day broadcast of the movie &quot;Saving Private Ryan.
InfoWorld - Blogging pioneer Six Apart has made an aggressive move to defend and expand its presence in the workplace now that major vendors&#160;such as&#160;IBM&#160;and Microsoft&#160;have begun to build blog components into their enterprise collaboration platforms.
US president George W Bush had repealed an internationally disputed export tax subsidy but lavished $140 billion (R868 billion) in new tax breaks on corporations.
The low-cost airline easyJet is negotiating to launch flights to the Croatian town of Pula next year, a press report said.
Britain will seek action at top government level after England&#39;s black soccer players were racially abused by the crowd during Wednesday&#39;s friendly international against Spain in Madrid.
George Clooney says he couldn't handle the pressure that young Hollywood stars face today.
Air fresheners, furniture polish and household cleaners appear to increase the risk of asthma in young children, a study has found.
In Hollywood, Paris and Milan, fashion turns down the fuss
Chelsea defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 to become the first team to reach the single-elimination round of European soccer&#39;s Champions League.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Some 12,500 Argentine prisoners are staging a hunger strike to demand quicker action in their court cases, government officials said on Tuesday.
About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican presidential candidate and last year's national front-runner.
SIMI VALLEY, California  - Republican front-runner John McCain and rival Mitt Romney accused each other on Wednesday of pursuing liberal policies out of step with mainstream conservatives at a crucial debate in the U.S. presidential race.
ComScore, a Reston firm that collects data on Internet consumer behavior, expects to raise as much as $71.4 million from an initial public offering of 5 million shares, the company said yesterday in a government filing.
Military-ruled Burma said it will stick to its plans for gradual democratisation, despite abruptly appointing a new prime minister believed to hold a hard line in dealing with the country&#39;s political reform movement.
US tobacco companies applaud an appeal court decision rejecting a $280bn claim by the government.
BP reported a 45 percent fall in third-quarter replacement-cost profit to $3.867 billion due to lower oil and gas production, problems at its refining division and fewer asset sales which had flattered the year-earlier result.
Canadian Mike Weir won for the first time since early in the 2004 season, shooting a 2-under 68 on Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Mark Hensby in the Fry's Electronics Open.
VAL D&#39;ISERE, France (Ticker) -- Blood, sweat and tears finally paid off for Austrian veteran Werner Franz, who on Saturday collected the very first World Cup downhill win of his 14-year career.
A sensational love affair involving a  South Korean starlet, her TV personality husband and her opera  singer lover could lead the country to change laws that can  send adulterers to jail.
Mobile web apps will take center stage this weekend at the first ever iPhone Dev Camp in San Francisco. The three-day unconference is an open forum for developers to build, test and optimize web applications for Apple's handheld device.
Europe&#39;s Huygens probe successfully separated from NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft Friday night, on its way to a mid-January rendezvous with Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan.
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NAGAPATTINAM, India  - It took just a few seconds  for Shiva Shankari, like her village, to lose her future.
An Italian conductor withdraws from a Royal Opera House production following a dispute over set design.
Tory David Davis pays tribute to David Blunkett but says he was right to resign.
Several photographs of an Italian priest held captive for nearly a month by Muslim gunmen in the southern Philippines surfaced this week, an army general said on Saturday.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Nine police and two civilians were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor said on Thursday, but the coalition said Taliban fighters had been killed.
Both AMD and Intel are preparing to unveil new, ultra high-end processor refreshes later this month that will push the 3.5 GHz mark.
Federal investigators have requested a report on a 2002 crash involving the same kind of jet that crashed at the Montrose airport, killing three of the six on board.
This brilliant, sinister French thriller is a twisty road movie in which every sign points toward catastrophe.
Have you ever ordered, say, a new laptop online, and you were so excited about it that you kept hitting Fedex.com&#39;s package tracker nine times an hour, day after day, like a lab rat flicking a lever to get his next hit of smack?
In the power struggle surrounding the Ukrainian presidency, the camp of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has been increasingly pushed onto the defensive.
PORT OF SPAIN : Up to 10 people were killed on islands of Grenada and Tobago as powerful Hurricane Ivan pummeled the Caribbean, officials said.
UNITED NATIONS : An expanded African force must be urgently deployed in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a report discussed by the UN Security Council.
TOKYO: Donors to Iraq&#39;s reconstruction are examining billions of dollars in aid pledges that have gone mostly unused amid an insurgency, as the interim government appealed for firmer world support.
The fallout from the subprime mortgage industry could further constrict consumers with weak, or subprime credit, while helping to prolong the housing downturn.
AUSTRALIA&#39;S chief medical officer has moved to reassure people vaccinated against polio in the 1950s and &#39;60s they are not at increased risk of cancer.
A Spanish woman died on Saturday after being wounded in an attack that killed seven Spanish tourists in Yemen last week, a doctor said.
WR Grace &amp; Co. said Friday it is the target of a federal grand jury investigation involving possible obstruction of federal agency proceedings as well as violations of and conspiracy to violate federal environmental laws.
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The world's top climate scientists said on Friday global warming was man-made, spurring calls for urgent government action to prevent severe and irreversible damage from rising temperatures.
The New York state lottery generated more cash and paid out more prize money in 2005 than any other U.S. state lottery, but Ohio's games were the most costly to administer, figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau showed on Wednesday.
S Airways said yesterday that it would ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts - which its unions said would be 23 percent - and other moves to raise cash.
New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 2005. And 2006. And 2007. Don't laugh. Both franchises are built to last, as much as any team can last in the topsy-turvy NFL of the salary-cap, free agency era.
Voice over Internet Protocol may be about to enter your living room.
Most women who have breast cancer and are past menopause should take a type of hormone-blocking drug known as an aromatase inhibitor to prevent cancer recurrence, experts said Monday.
The Nikkei and Hang Seng indexes were down sharply amid fears about shrinking consumption in the U.S.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- Canada&#39;s defence minister cautioned yesterday that no swift decisions should be made about Ottawa&#39;s controversial submarine program in the wake of the fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi that killed a submariner and left the vessel adrift and
A federal judge Monday dealt Gov. Kathleen Blanco a defeat in her campaign to force the government to give Louisiana a bigger share of the royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling.
A much-criticised Dutch TV hoax featuring a \
In the sixth game of the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s singles table tennis final Ryu Seung-min earned his second gold-medal point at 10-9. The 22-year-old had already missed out on his first chance in the fifth
A freak tie result in the presidential election could mean the House of Representatives would choose the next president, a scenario that would favor Republican incumbent George W. Bush.
Video game sales soared to a record  $18.2 billion last year, but the days of strong growth are on  pause as players await a new generation of consoles in 2005 and  2006, a new study showed on Wednesday.
Twice league MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was ruled out the NBA All-Star game because of a sore shoulder on Monday.
SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it put two senior finance executives on paid leave, and expects to restate first- and second-quarter
A U.S. Marine was killed in action in the volatile Anbar province west of Baghdad Sunday, the second Marine to be killed in the area that day, the U.S. military said Monday.
A plane owned by leading stock car team Hendrick Motorsports has crashed on its way to a NASCAR race in the United States killing all 10 people on board.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- -- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, may be one of the most recognizable politicians in the world, but that didn&#39;t stop some airport screeners from treating him as a potential security risk.
MARINE officers claimed yesterday that US and Iraqi troops sweeping Fallujah had uncovered enough weapons to arm a nationwide rebellion, and said clearing the former insurgent bastion of weapons was delaying the return of civilians.
The military's tsunami relief has boosted America's image in Indonesia. Will local hostility cut the mission short?
A year after being forced to watch a cavalcade of Bowls on television, Virginia has a chance to secure the second 10-win season in school history Tuesday in the Gator Bowl.
A South African court on Thursday postponed the case against a former dormitory matron charged with abusing students at U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls' academy.
Blockbuster Inc. introduced a new Internet-only DVD rental service on Tuesday priced below a similar Netflix Inc. plan, sending shares of Netflix down almost 8 percent as the online movie rental war heated up again.
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Public health officials said most Americans need a dose of reality -- not a dose of flu vaccine. For most of us, getting a flu shot is not a life-or-death matter.
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England overwhelmed minnows Bermuda by 241 runs in their opening World Cup warm-up match here on Monday.
In 1754, 250 years ago, France's King Louis XVI was born at Versailles. In 1927, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 ...
Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.
Hundreds of US troops are diverted from Falluja to Mosul, as violence continues to spread to other areas of Iraq.
Chico Teixeira\u00e2\u0080\u0099s languid, libidinous \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlice\u00e2\u0080\u0099s House\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the best argument against marriage and motherhood to appear in many a year.
By John Gittelsohn, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Sep. 20--Broadcom's chief financial officer is retiring immediately in  connection with its investigation of stock option awards, the Irvine  semiconductor and telecommunications company said Tuesday.    William J.
As if to celebrate the arrival in Britain of the rare blue robin, Chelsea went on a Christmas spree yesterday, claiming an increasingly common 4-0 victory - their fourth of this Premiership season - at the expense of Norwich City.
Comedian Martin Short, singer Patti LaBelle, two Harlem choirs and a marching band had already warmed up the crowd who gathered to celebrate the birthday of Blackstone Group's chief executive.
The Bush administration is considering making the National Security Agency &#151; famous for eavesdropping and code breaking &#151; its \
If House Republican leaders would allow a vote on post-Sept. 11 legislation to overhaul the nation&#39;s intelligence system, it would easily
Hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton has been released from prison after serving only three days of her 23-day sentence, US media reported Thursday.
Makybe Diva won the 144th running of the Melbourne Cup, becoming the first mare to win Australia&#39;s richest horse race in successive years.
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The coronation of Britain's Prince Charles could incorporate faiths other than Christianity in a break with tradition, a senior church official set to be involved in drawing up plans said.
The European Commission says Turkey can begin talks on joining the EU - but Ankara must meet stiff conditions.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gases as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels will agree a permanent cease-fire on Friday at talks aimed at ending Africa&#39;s longest-running civil war, delegates said.
Only hours old, the fragile cease-fire has already been interrupted by militant rocket fire.
The U.N. Security Council has given a green light to U.N. investigators to help probe last week's killing of an anti-Syrian lawmaker in a massive car bombing in Beirut.
Several new Broadway-related Web sites have arrived with the potential and purpose of bridging the gap between the obsessed and the genuinely interested.
MTV Networks said on Friday that it would launch two dozen new Web sites based on its shows, including the entire video archives of Comedy Central's \
The commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division said his troops face an uncertain mission in Iraq after the country's historic elections, which many Iraqis hope will usher in democracy and hasten the departure of 150,000 American troops.
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Electronic Arts, the world&#39;s leading interactive entertainment company, is pleased to announce that the Medal of Honor Pacific Assault(TM) Director&#39;s Edition has shipped to stores in North America and is available for purchase today.
Some Parkinson's patients say drug developer Amgen robbed them of their only hope by ordering all patients off an experimental drug.
L&#39;Europa ha una Costituzione: le delegazioni dei 25 paesi membri dell&#39;Unione europea oggi hanno firmato in Campidoglio il trattato costituzionale dell&#39;Unione allargata. Momento storico che ricalca volutamente
Tens of thousands of people flocked  to Glastonbury for the world&#39;s biggest green field arts and  music festival on Thursday and with rain falling and more  forecast to come mud-lovers might not be disappointed.
New Delhi, Dec 8 No headway was made by India and Pakistan at their two-day talks on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad transport link which concluded today as the two sides failed to resolve the contentious issue of the documents to be carried by passengers on
By 2100, about 10% of all bird species probably will be extinct, killed off by habitat loss, hunting and climate change, conservation biologists estimate.
The British Grand Prix is expected to be listed on Formula One's draft 2005 calendar on Wednesday.
York home for the first time in 14 years to try to end two decades of war in Africa&#39;s biggest country. oil-producing south -- actual completion of peace talks on the deal by the time the 15-member body arrived in Nairobi.
Turning the tables on the United States amid growing worries over dangerous Chinese products, Beijing said Friday some health supplements, raisins and pistachios imported from the U.S. failed to meet China's safety standards and have been returned or destroyed.
The Bush administration yesterday said Chinese and Vietnamese shrimp are sold at unfairly low prices in the United States, siding with US fishermen as they try to fend off overseas competition.
Summary - (Aug 22, 2004) NASA&#39;s Spirit rover has dug up plenty of evidence on slopes of &quot;Columbia Hills&quot; that water once covered the area.
When the Wolverines play at Ohio State on Saturday, they will be playing for more than just a share off the Big Ten championship. Michigan could get a Rose Bowl bid with a victory over the Buckeyes.
A keenly awaited documentary premiered in Toronto which is either the first bio-pic of the 44th US president, John Kerry, or a glowing portrait which came too late for a doomed campaign.
For the second time in three months, Stuart Appleby was the golfer to beat. And at the AT&T National yesterday, just like at the Masters, he failed to capitalize.
Microsoft Corp. is fighting a rejection by US patent authorities of a patent for its FAT (file allocation table) file system, the company said Thursday.
Palestinian militants resumed rocket and  mortar fire at Jewish settlements in Gaza on Tuesday, throwing  down the gauntlet to newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud  Abbas and his call for calm to talk peace with Israel.
Scientists are deadlocked over the severity of the next sunspot cycle, which could produce powerful solar storms that can disrupt communication systems on Earth.
Israel tightened its closure of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday in response to cross-border rocket fire, preventing even U.N. humanitarian supplies from getting in, officials said.
A police diving team continues to search for a 16-year-old boy who is feared drowned in a water-filled quarry.
Jamie Redknapp signs a six-month deal with Saints after Tottenham release him.
Two thieves on the run in Germany made  light work for their pursuers when they tried to flee across a  drained pond and got stuck so fast in mud they had to be helped  out by police.
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New York State regulators are looking  into WellCare Health Plans Inc's  activities as they  relate to the state's Medicaid program, a person familiar with  the investigation said on Tuesday.
DevShed has started a new MySQL-centric series today with this new tutorial, an initial look at working with MySQL and PHP to perform full-text and boolean searches on your data.   In this series of articles I'm going to show you how to work with full-text and Boolean searches using MySQL and PHP 5, but the entirety of the code samples that will be developed here can be easily modified to work with a different database server.   They start with the creation of a \
Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday for saying last week that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should \
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ChildLine Scotland reports a sharp rise in the number of calls from young people who were being bullied.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has announced that Japan will not recall soldiers stationed in Iraq because an Iraqi group has threatened to kill a Japanese hostage.
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CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. Chairman  Sumner Redstone have settled a lawsuit with his son, according  to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal on Sunday.
Doctors successfully completed a heart procedure Friday on British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been suffering from palpitations, Sky News reported.
American Nicholas Thompson won the New Zealand PGA on Sunday for his first Nationwide Tour title, beating Canada's David Morland IV with a par on the first hole of a playoff.
Dec 20th, 2004: Microsoft&#39;s plans to offer new software to help customers cope with vulnerabilities following the take over of anti-spyware company Giant Company Software could be scuppered after Sunbelt Software claimed that its share in the company
Most businesses, schools and offices remain closed in Nigeria's main cities on the second day of a general strike.
North Korea's chief nuclear envoy looked set on Tuesday to make a rare trip to the United States while South Korea sent a top official to Pyongyang to persuade the North to quickly start scrapping its nuclear arms program.
FOXBORO, Mass. - As usual, Tom Brady was uncannily accurate as the New England Patriots moved within three games of the NFL record for consecutive victories...
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A high, almost windless spot in the central region of the Antarctic plateau is the best place on Earth to view the stars, according to the first results from a small, automated telescope.
Research in Motion has obtained permission from Beijing to sell its popular Blackberry mobile email device in mainland China, the world&#39;s biggest cell phone market, media said Wednesday.
All 45 eligible hospitals in Colorado have registered to submit quality information, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) said Friday.
House Democrats yesterday opted to keep their current leadership for the next Congress, while House Republicans voted to change their internal rules in an attempt to ensure that their team is not disrupted.
The government will analyze millions of U.S. passenger records in a first step toward creating a computerized screening system to protect the airlines from terrorist attack.
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Hollywood star Tom Cruise has a snoring problem and says he will do   anything to overcome it. He has now resorted to putting nasal strips on his nose, dailysnack.com   reported.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday,  extending Friday's rally, with oil prices sliding and investor  sentiment showing improvement ahead of the flow of quarterly  earnings reports that begins this week.
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Xavier is the latest team to learn how challenging running an offense against George Washington's defense can be, as the Colonials roll to a 56-46 rout on Sunday.
More retailers are offering candy at the checkout. Is this sweet success or a lack of focus?
La nazionale Under 21 apre il ciclo verso l'Europeo 2009 ancora prima di aver chiuso quello del 2007...
Singer Liza Minnelli is to return to the stage after collapsing during a performance in Sweden last month.
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Barristers who represent foreign terrorism suspects held in British prisons without trial raise concerns.
ATHENS -- In a bizarre and stunning conclusion to the Olympic Games, the leader of the men's marathon was grabbed by a former Irish priest and pushed into the crowd about three miles from the finish. After a police officer helped free the runner, Vanderlei de Lima, the shocked Brazilian hustled back into the race after losing several seconds off ...
SANTIAGO  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will be in hospital recovering from a stroke, as an appeals court rules on whether to drop the latest criminal charges against him.
Real Madrid ended a miserable year on a low note when they lost 1-0 at home to high-flying Sevilla in the Primera Liga on Wednesday.
MUNICH -- Good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours.
Ireland has dumped miles for kilometres with little mourning but plenty of ridicule as new speed signs popped up everywhere from motorways to mud tracks.
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At least 65 people are known to have been killed by Hurricane Felix in Nicaragua and Honduras, officials say.
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Italian club AS Roma made an official apology to referee Anders Frisk on Thursday after he was struck on the head by an object thrown from the stands during a Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev.
Everything&#39;s coming up Bob Geldof these days. Not only is Sir Bob in the news with the long-awaited DVD release of Live Aid this season, but now rumours are flying about a potential Band Aid III.
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In one of the world's biggest robberies, thieves took the families of two top bankers hostage and forced the bosses to help them steal more than &#36;39 million from the vaults of a Belfast bank's main office, authorities said Tuesday.
A 15-year-old detained near the Afghan border has confessed to joining a team of assassins sent to kill Benazir Bhutto, officials said Saturday
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A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - From the lush mountain valleys of Peru to America's toughest streets, ruthless Mexican gangs are grabbing control of the multi-billion dollar cocaine and crystal meth smuggling trade.
European mobile carrier mm02 will launch DoCoMo&#39;s i-mode platform in the UK, Germany and Ireland, reaching some 22 million customers.
Two astronauts went spacewalking on   Tuesday to hook up a solar power unit after it was installed on   the International Space Station in the first addition to the   space complex in nearly four years.

Carlos Beltran smiled as he presented the answer to all those years of Houston Astros playoff angst. &quot;I wasn&#39;t here,&quot; he said.
Alexei Yashin will be out at least two weeks with a sprained right knee, and the New York Islanders' leading scorer could miss a month.
Traffic on two major highways linking Kathmandu with the rest of Nepal comes to virtual halt after a rebel blockade.
&quot;You are entering the past,&quot; the sign says. &quot;No cellphones.&quot; Inside, the wooden floor creaks in spots and the aisles are crammed with everything from souvenir coffee mugs to toothpaste. There's even homemade fudge.
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A group of Pakistani journalists is on its way to Indian-administered Kashmir for the first-ever visit of its kind.
Russia says it opposes a US proffer to refer Iran&#39;s nuclear case to the UN Security Council. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks in Tehran at a
Gunmen kidnapped an Italian journalist  in Baghdad Friday, the latest in a series of brazen abductions  but the first since Iraq's election.
The two women share a connection so deep they could be old friends. But the connection is not shared moments &#151; it's cancer, possibly caused by fallout from nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s.
The wireless industry, not content with getting corporate executives addicted to e-mail on the go, is setting its sights on the instant messaging generation.
The US Postal Service team easily won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta, a 27.7-kilometre team time trial in this historical northwestern city on Saturday.
Ten or more years of mobile phone use increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor on the auditory nerve, according to a study released on Wednesday by Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
Shares of Claire&#39;s Stores (CLE:NYSE - news - research) were among the NYSE&#39;s losers Thursday, falling 15% after the company posted third-quarter results that missed analysts&#39; expectations and warning about the fourth quarter.
Federal officials said the investigation started with more than 30 Chinese companies, which were shipping raw materials to labs in the United States and nine other countries.
State Democrats seeking compensation in an Election Day 2002 phone-jamming scheme can argue that the GOP plot hindered their get-out-the-vote efforts, a judge has decided.
Three cheers for the Greeks. Their show opening the Olympic Games was the most spectacular presentation I have ever seen, on stage, in the air, on ice or anywhere. What a way to begin sports&#39; grandest parade! ...
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped down on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Sports Network) - Rasheed Wallace  racked up 23 points and 12 rebounds and five other Detroit  players scored in double-figures as the Pistons cruised to a  100-88 victory over Boston at the Palace at Auburn Hills.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After being courted by NFL clubs for years, Nick Saban has finally turned pro. The LSU coach accepted an offer Saturday to coach the NFL&#39;s Miami Dolphins.
A new video message from the terrorist leader has caused the usual stir. But the 9/11 mastermind cannot be happy with what he's wrought
A law that gives the government control over the content of radio and television programs in Venezuela took effect Thursday.
Viewers in Wales could see analogue TV signals switched off within four years, according to Ofcom proposals.
The head of Care International appeared on Arabic television to plead for the release of the aid agency&#39;s Iraqi director. Secretary General Denis Cailloux called Margaret Hassan
Tony Blair waded headlong into the murky world of Middle East peacemaking on Thursday, dismissing concerns that he would fail like so many before him and announcing he would travel to the region.
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RS Pura: The fencing work along the International Border in RS Pura sector in Jammu region would be completed by March 2005, a year ahead of schedule, BSF officials told Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Sunday.
ROME - Italian officials said they will drop a civil lawsuit in the trial of the J. Paul Getty Museum's former curator after the Los Angeles institution formally signed a deal yesterday to return 40 contested artifacts.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the city's 250th birthday with a 13-concert, six-country tour of Europe early next year.
A British army sergeant who put a stop to an incident in which fellow soldiers forced Iraqi detainees to strip naked said on Friday he was disgusted with himself for not reporting it.
The Procter & Gamble Co.  on Monday said it will divest its Western European tissue/towel business to SCA , a global consumer goods and paper company.
At least six people die and dozens are hurt as hurricane-strength storms hit Paris and much of northern France.
The CIA official who gave the command to destroy interrogation videotapes apparently acted against the direction of his superiors, the top Republican House Intelligence Committee member said Wednesday.
Iran's top leaders defended a new fuel rationing plan Saturday that sparked violence earlier this week, saying it will free up funding for development projects and make the country \
The members of the Major League Baseball Players Association now officially tell the men who run that association for them, Donald Fehr and Gene Orza, to go back to the negotiating table with the owners and come up with a new drug policy for the sport
Qatar received bids from seven of 12 qualified companies and groups for the Gulf Arab state's second mobile phone license, the telecom regulator said on Tuesday.
UK scientists are developing a vaccine to combat the life-threatening Clostridium difficile hospital bug.
Malaysia has called a last-minute delay in a planned huge round-up of illegal immigrants, the majority from neighboring Indonesia just a short boat ride away, newspapers said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission this week hopes to do what Congress could not  accomplish this year -- help AT&T Inc. and Verizon  Communications get into the television business faster.
ROMA - Il Natale si fa sentire anche al cinema e cosi&#39; a dominare gli incassi al box office sono due film di animazione. Svetta per la seconda settimana consecutiva &#39;Gli incredibili&#39; della Disney Pixar che
Stocks indexes rose on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy stocks while a crop of positive headlines boosted pharmaceutical stocks.
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The obscure market for insurance securities will be put to the test as a looming economic downturn strains companies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 finances.
Wracked by the cares of monarchy and waging endless wars, Alexander (Colin Farrell) enters his bedchamber to retire for the evening.
In a city of Calvinism and a so-called curse, being a baseball fan means tragedy, then ecstasy, then....
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ST. LOUIS -- The Red Sox were the bold-faced headline on the 2004 season, the town crier in Kenmore Square. The long-suffering franchise fought its way through a cursed history to deliver a World Series triumph
The First Minister rules out a stadium at Belfast's Ormeau Park, saying it would affect five churches.
The dollar edged up in rangebound trade  on Tuesday as the market, widely expecting a U.S. interest rate  rise later in the day, waited for comments from the Federal  Reserve to gauge the course of monetary tightening.
Wall Street was expected to start little changed on Friday as investors continue to fret over the impact of high oil prices on earnings, while Boeing  will be eyed after it reiterated its earnings forecast.
Black Watch troops are set to return over weekend - in time to hear the defence secretary's announcement on their future.
Microsoft yesterday released 10 new security bulletins to fix multiple components in its Windows operating system and applications.
NEW DELHI -- Kenya&#39;s Paul Kirui won the World half-marathon Sunday and China&#39;s Sun Ying Jie took the women&#39;s race. The 24-year-old Kirui finished in 1 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds, beating Tanzania&#39;s Fabiano Joseph by 16 seconds.
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Get a sneak peak at many of the key aspects of Vista, as it looks today. Though not vastly changed, there are several new looks in Release Candidate 1.
Eclipse beater? NetBeans and Ruby, part 1 Let's be honest, the rise of the Eclipse development platform is the best thing to ever happen to Sun Microsystems' NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.K. rock act Bloc Party follows up its  buzzy 2005 debut by scaling back the nervous guitar riffs and  enlisting the help of U2 producer Jacknife Lee in a bid for  mass appeal.
The ABC television network said on  Tuesday that it has pulled a miniseries about the Holocaust it  was developing with Mel Gibson's production company.
Many argue that with the stock market falling and the economy flirting with recession, the Fed\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chairman should more aggressive than he has been so far.
China urged activists linking its stance over Sudan to the Beijing Olympics to play fair and rebel groups in Darfur praised the decision by film director Steven Spielberg to quit as an artistic adviser to the Games.
The Philippine government is sending a team to Afghanistan, to monitor United Nations efforts for the release of a Filipino and two other foreign nationals abducted in the capital, Kabul.
Intel Corp.  is an unlikely suitor for chip maker Nvidia Corp. , analysts said on Thursday, although a source familiar with the situation noted takeover interest in Nvidia from various players in its sector.
Cat and mouse may never be the same. Japanese scientists say they've used genetic engineering to create mice that show no fear of felines, a development that may shed new light on mammal behavior and the nature of fear itself.
More than 1,600 wriggling blue crabs, so young that their shells are still soft and see-through, are taken from gurgling tanks and dropped one at a time into coolers filled with nets. Minutes later, they are loaded onto trucks, driven to two tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay and dropped into the water.
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A Delaware court has told the two sides in the trial over Oracle Corp.&#39;s bid to overturn PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s antitakeover measure that they must return for more testimony next month, delaying a crucial ruling in the Redwood City giant&#39;s plan to take over
The Vatican offers priests a course in casting out devils with lessons on psychology and the law included.
Tiger Woods's wife Elin has issued libel proceedings against an Irish magazine for publishing fake nude pictures of her during September's Ryder Cup tournament in Ireland, a court official said on Friday.
Islamabad (AsiaNews/BBC) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has called for a radical new approach to the dispute with India over Kashmir.
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NBC Universal said Tuesday that it will shake up its ad sales and take a year-round approach to the television season, which has traditionally been tucked into nine months.
TORONTO -- It may be Canada's game -- with an emphasis on may -- but the Czechs like their chances. They've got former Bruin Rosie Ruzicka behind their bench, in the dual role of good-guy coach/good luck charm, and they have the hope of Jaromir Jagr playing at close to full speed.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq is suffering a shortage of state-supplied wheat, sugar, and rice because of logistics and security problems, officials and traders said yesterday.
President Bush paid a rare visit to the press cabin aboard Air Force One on Thursday to express optimism about his prospects and dismiss polls showing Democrat John Kerry won their third debate.
The leader of Lebanon's parliamentary majority and the parliament speaker of the opposition met late Thursday for the first time in four months, a move that marked the first tangible step toward ending a political crisis that has divided the government and paralyzed the nation.
One person died and 34 others were hurt, three critically, in a fiery chain reaction of crashes Thursday on a foggy, wet, busy interstate, officials said. Thirty-three vehicles were involved.
What would you pay to see your name in lights on Causeway Street? Delaware North Cos., the owner of the FleetCenter, says it plans to find out soon, following yesterday's declaration that Bank of America Corp. , which bought FleetBoston Financial Corp. for $48 billion in April, will give up the naming rights for the arena. Delaware North says it ...
A new report backs up claims by Utah workers who say the rising cost of health care coverage has shrunk their paychecks. Health insurance premiums paid by workers in Utah have risen over
Steve Irwin replaces Germaine Greer in an Australian portrait gallery following Greer's criticism of the late TV host.
THE young Russian newlyweds should never have been on flight 1047 as it took off from Moscow&#39;s Domodedovo airport at 9.45pm last Tuesday.

Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany star in this likable, formulaic sports movie about an insecure British tennis pro whose career resurrects on the wings of love.
South Korea will not be able to complete the relocation of US bases in the country by 2008 as scheduled due to protests by residents and construction delays, officials said.
Alexander the movie managed something that Alexander the Macedonian king never did: It lost a battle. The fight for moviegoers over the Thanksgiving holiday was too much for the
Britain's Helen Reeves claims bronze in the women's kayak , but Stuart McIntosh misses out in the C1 final.
Random acts of senseless violence against Linux and Unix servers have dramatically decreased recently, with the average low-value Linux box expected to last a few months before being compromised, a report out this week says.
Business & money: Investment bank finally confirms that chairman and chief executive Stan O'Neal has stepped down.
SEOUL, Sept. 2 -- Looking wan and exhausted, and apologizing for the trouble they had caused their nation, South Korean missionaries held hostage for six weeks in Afghanistan arrived home early Sunday.
The U.N. environment agency pressed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to call an emergency climate summit amid dire reports about the risks from global warming.
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Senator John McCain's status as frontrunner in the Republican presidential nomination race was expected to get a new boost Wednesday with the endorsement of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani -- the man he beat in the Florida primary.
SpaceDev (OTCBB: SPDV) has been awarded a $330,000 Phase I study contract from Benson Space Company to further the SpaceDev Dream Chaser(TM) spaceship program.
Israel pushed more forces into Gaza today after the deadliest day in more than two years in the Middle East.
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Complessivamente sono 790 gli immigrati giunti sulle coste siciliane in cinque sbarchi successivi nelle ultime 24 ore. Gli ultimi 400, divisi in due gruppi, hanno raggiunto la terraferma nel pomeriggio: 269
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has started blogging, with the launch of his own Internet diary.
Australia&#39;s Jodie Henry set a world record of 53.52 seconds for the women&#39;s 100 meter freestyle at the Athens Olympics Wednesday.
The U.S. Senate dealt a fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's overhaul of immigration policy -- an emotional issue that has divided Americans in the run-up to next year's presidential election.
UNITED NATIONS, New York The head of the UN&#39;s peacekeeping operations has asked for a Security Council meeting Thursday to discuss the volatile situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa, a spokesman said.
Defending champions Netherlands will meet Australia in the finals of the men&#39;s hockey event at the Athens Olympic Games. While Australia beat Spain, Netherlands got the better of Germany to qualify for the finals.
Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N has   won a five-year, $3.9 billion contract to build a capsule-like   U.S. spacecraft called Orion to take humans back to the Moon   and beyond, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration   said on Thursday.
Although the iPhone seemed to overshadow all other Apple news, there was more--including the release of Leopard and more competition for iTunes.
ON or off the field, it doesn&#39;t pay to mess with New York Yankees slugger Gary Sheffield. Derrick Mosely, a self-described minister of religion, found this out the hard way when he allegedly tried to blackmail
A computer dance programme has succeeded in getting even young people who hate sport to take exercise.
This Sept. 7, 1997, file photo shows Cardinal James Hickey during a funeral Mass for Mother Teresa at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington.
U.S. jobs growth skidded to a near-halt in December and the unemployment rate hit a two-year high, according to a government report on Friday that raised recession fears and chances of more interest-rate cuts.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The former aide at the center of the scandal that led New Jersey&#39;s governor to resign has left the country. Golan Cipel is back in his native Israel -- while fallout swirls about his relationship with ...
When the New Jersey Nets acquired Vince Carter on Friday, it was the most serious indication yet that Nets owner Bruce Ratner is willing to do what is necessary to keep Jason Kidd in New Jersey.
Mozilla's Firefox 2.0 has long been considered a safer Web browser than Microsoft's Internet Explorer, but a new flaw in the Firefox Password Manager, which lets users store usernames and passwords for trusted Web sites, could let hackers steal their login data.
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Toshiba said four major Hollywood studios had thrown their crucial weight behind High Definition DVD (HD-DVD), one of two disc formats contending to be the standard in next-generation DVDs.
A new class of material, which brings computer chips made from a single molecule a step closer, has been discovered by scientists.
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Microsoft is investigating the appearance of a pirated copy of the eagerly awaited Halo 2 game online.
I have yet to see a patient whose health was harmed by smoking marijuana, but I have treated people seriously hurt by the drug's illegality
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Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods rebounded in May following a big decline in the previous month as strengthened demand for petroleum and chemicals offset weakness in commercial aircraft and autos.
Some form of new election in Ukraine appears increasingly likely as the Supreme Court and parliament both sit on Tuesday to seek a solution to more than a week of crisis unleashed by a disputed presidential poll.
Nebraska's Bill Callahan on Monday apologized to Cornhuskers fans for his coaching performance in the Big 12 championship game.
Unseeded Brazilian Ricardo Mello captured his first ATP Tour title when overcoming top seed Vincent Spadea in straight sets to win the Millennium International at Delray Beach in Florida.
William Lerach, a trendsetting lawyer best known for winning more than $7 billion for Enron investors, will plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in one of the U.S. legal industry's highest profile cases, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
China's stock market is too small and has too little foreign participation to be blamed for triggering last week's rout in global share prices, the country's securities regulator said on Monday.
Oil prices bounced higher yesterday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the United States and a move by China to cool its economy.
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A poll published Sunday shows the race for Michigan governor is about even.
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British soldiers began withdrawing Sunday from their last base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, paving the way for fresh troop cuts and fueling worries about the security of the country's second-largest city and the surrounding region.
Belgian federal prosecutors said Saturday that 14 suspected Islamists held for allegedly planning to free an Al-Qaeda sympathiser from prison had been released for lack of evidence.
(Sports Network) - Pedro Martinez tries to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox attempt a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Tropicana Field.
To help pay for tomorrow's world-class observatories, astronomers are forging international partnerships.
Riazat Butt's interactive Hajj diary. Follow Riazat's video, audio and text diary of her first pilgrimage to Mecca.
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AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said he expects better from his defence after the shock 2-1 home defeat to promoted Messina on Wednesday.
Israeli dissident Mordechai Vanunu is  detained trying to enter Bethlehem in defiance of a travel ban.
US drugs regulators made two trips to Capitol Hill last week to defend themselves before Congress. They are likely to return soon, after their efforts to reassure lawmakers and the public
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip as   early as Monday to try to revive stalled talks on a unity   government, aides said.
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Actress Rinkie Khanna has given birth to a baby girl last night at the Breach Candy hospital. Both the mother and child are in the pink of their health.
Villagers living on Mount Merapi&#039;s slopes watched as it spit out searing clouds of smoke and lava Monday amid warnings a large eruption was still possible in the aftermath of Indonesia&#039;s powerful earthquake.
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday with  the Dow back above 10,000 after oil prices fell almost 5  percent, alleviating worry that high energy costs will eat into  corporate profits and consumers' wallets.
Gary L. Crittenden, an American Express executive, has been named Citigroup\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief financial officer, a post that puts him on a path to succeed Charles O. Prince III.
Tens of thousands of  Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday  after militants blew up a border wall, and stocked up on food  and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.
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Late-night TV comedian David  Letterman has reached a deal with the union representing  striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air  next week with his writing staff, the union said on Friday.
MONZA, Italy  - Finland's Kimi Raikkonen can be  Michael Schumacher's heir as Formula One champion, according to  Ferrari's Ross Brawn.
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At least nine people - seven of them children - have died in flooding in the capital of Panama. The authorities say at least 13 people are still missing after heavy rainfall caused rivers to break their banks.
The EU&#39;s aid chief said the violence in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.
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Floods and landslides have killed 76 people in Southwest China and washed away homes and roads over the past few days, local civil affairs officials said.
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Vicente scored the opening goal and created the second to give Valencia a comfortable 2-0 victory over Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group G match on Tuesday.
Cisco Systems and Microsoft have announced a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stock futures are pointing to a mixed open Wednesday as the positive impact of a report showing stronger-than-expected second-quarter growth in the US economy was offset by concern oil could surge above $50 a barrel on inventory
This undated photo provided by the family shows US Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun. The Marine Corps has charged Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who was feared kidnapped near Fallujah last summer, with desertion.
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The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
Science & environment: Luxury carmaker is threatening legal challenge to London mayor's congestion charge hike for 4x4s
Consumers have huge incentive to flock to mobile search. As such, now's an excellent time for search specialists to get into the mobile search market.
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The football team is 2-4 and attendance is down, but Middle Tennessee State is hoping OutKast's Big Boi can save the day. No, the rapper isn't suiting up. Football programs must average 15,000 fans a game to stay in Division I, the NCAA's top level, and the Blue Raiders only averaged about 14,000 its first two home games.
Brazilian fans got a little bit too excited during the final of the women&#39;s beach volleyball competition. Seeing that their team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar was struggling
New Delhi, Dec 19 : Amid a proxy war between the two Ambani brothers over control of Rs 90,000 crore Reliance empire, Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Infocomm today said it had invested over Rs 14,000 crore towards rolling out the largest information
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Italy's center-left leaders have agreed to back Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, boosting his chances of ending a crisis that risks plunging the country into political paralysis.
A UK insurer is fitting mobile technology to some policyholders cars to track their journeys as part of pay per mile motor insurance pilot.
Troy Lee Gentry pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of falsely registering a captive bear as being killed in the wild.
Romania launched the sale of four third-generation mobile telecommunications licenses, with bids due by Oct.
Police hunting a letter bomber say 26 suspect packages have been sent across three counties in the east of England.
TOKYO  - Japan has determined a submarine that briefly intruded into Japanese territorial waters earlier this week without identifying itself came from China, an official said Friday.
A helicopter has crashed in southwestern England, killing the pilot and three other passengers, including a 15-year-old boy and his father, police said.
Sony Corp. has no plans to cut the price  of its PlayStation3 (PS3) at present to pep up demand and  counter surging sales of Nintendo&#39;s rival game console Wii,  Sony&#39;s president said on Friday.
TOKYO The Japanese government has convened an emergency session. This, after a report that a body believed to be Asian was discovered in Iraq.
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Late rock star Kurt Cobain's daughter Francis Bean wants to be left alone because she thinks she is yet to do anything noteworthy in life.
Japanese company Seiko Epson said it has developed a mini helicopter that is the lightest of its kind and can be used for lifesaving and surveillance.
Enbrel, the rheumatoid arthritis drug sold by Amgen Inc. and Wyeth, can stop joint damage when given to patients in combination with an older drug, researchers said on Monday.
WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, bringing the national pastime back to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, The Associated Press has learned.    A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement...
Marion Jones has filed a multi-million euro lawsuit for defamation against the man who alleged he supplied the former Olympic sprint champion with performance-enhancing drugs.
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Al Qaeda leader Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden&#39;s top lieutenant, may be the most influential member of al Qaeda. The Egyptian surgeon has been called one of the masterminds behind the vast al Qaeda network and a likely successor to bin Laden.
Australia urged more European nations  on Tuesday to let their troops move into southern Afghanistan  to help fight a resurgent Taliban, but said its own commandos'  deployment there was due to end shortly.
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. - A good, restful night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sleep is not in Tom Pierson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future. Not as long as Mount St. Helens continues its rumbling, erupting and quaking.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the face of criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Wednesday as shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. and other energy-related companies climbed on rising oil prices, and after the U.S. government raised its estimate of third-quarter economic growth.
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Children who breathe heavily polluted air have stunted lung development compared with those exposed to cleaner air, a finding with worrisome implications for later lung and heart disease, according to a study released today.
AOL said it has purchased buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations.
European equity markets fell on Monday as weakness in financial and mining stocks offset strength in drugmakers.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 5 -- U.S. forces killed nine Afghan civilians Sunday night while bombing a house where two Taliban insurgents had taken refuge, Afghan authorities said Monday.
Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday that a first ministers conference on medicare merits three days, three weeks or three months of negotiation -- even as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein

Secret plan to divide up Northern Rock among high street banks drawn up by government advisers
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NEW YORK - Stocks turned higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average back above the 10,000 mark, as investors shrugged off rising energy prices and focused instead on good corporate news.    In early trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 31.49, or 0.3 percent, at 10,020.03...
TIKRIT, Iraq  - Insurgents overran a police post  near Saddam Hussein's home town on Tuesday, hauled out 12 men  and shot them dead in a dramatic show of force, a day after  Osama bin Laden declared holy war on the U.S.-backed election.
Stocks rose in early trading as Wall Street, heartened by upbeat investment bank earnings, awaited the Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s meeting on interest rates.
Lebanese guerrillas fired a barrage of rockets into northern Israel early Sunday, wounding an Israeli soldier at a military base, the army said.
Las Vegas police arrested former football star O.J. Simpson on Sunday in connection with a hotel room break-in, CNN said.
Detectives launch three separate murder probes after a night of violence in the west of Scotland.
A posting on an Islamic Internet site Saturday claimed that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The claim could not immediately be confirmed.
NAIROBI - The World Health Organization launched a training campaign on Wednesday to help reduce the number of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing countries.
Unions look set to back industrial action at BAA airports, but consider festive amnesty
Britain's Vodafone Group Plc   will outsource application development and maintenance services  globally to U.S.-based tech firms EDS  and IBM ,  the mobile phone giant said on Thursday.
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GIRIBANGUN, Indonesia  - Tens of thousands of people lined the roads around Indonesia's royal city of Solo on Monday for the state funeral of autocratic former president Suharto at the family's mausoleum.
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By Corrinne Hess  chess@@dailyherald.com  Five days after Susan Lahr was sworn in as mayor of Lindenhurst, she saw first- hand what she had been hearing on the campaign trail: The village needs its own fire station. \
Blog: Underneath the software-as-a-service hype, large organizations have a real concern. Yup, security jitters again.
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WASHINGTON - The first skull of the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda was been discovered in China, researchers report. Discovery of the skull, estimated to be at least 2 million years old, is reported by Russell L.
Carriers and other service providers are poised to give consumers cheap, easy access to personal e-mail on their regular phones.
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China's banking regulator said it had  received eight applications from foreign banks for local  registration, which it would begin processing on Monday, a  first step in granting national treatment.
Stocks advanced on Monday, helped by deal news, cheaper oil and positive broker comments on the chip sector.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes the return from suspension of Rio Ferdinand will trigger an improvement in his side&#39;s defence after a disappointing start to the season.
The Boston Red Sox will place struggling pitcher Curt Schilling on the disabled list on Friday because of a shoulder problem.
The chairman of the commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States says President Bush must pressure Congress to pass intelligence reform legislation.
China's President Hu Jintao arrived in the Argentine capital for a two-day visit to boost economic exchanges, but Argentine businesses fear that Beijing's bid to be recognized as a market economy will hurt business.
US Ambassador John Danforth criticized the UN General Assembly yesterday after diplomats made clear they will scuttle a resolution denouncing rights abuses in Sudan's Darfur region. Diplomats meeting in the General Assembly's human rights committee postponed a vote until today, when they are expected to file a ''no action&quot; motion -- a procedural move that lets them put off the ...
US consumer spending rose 0.8 percent in July after a smaller decline in June than previously reported, a sign the economy is accelerating.
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A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options &#151; both online and in stores &#151; than ever this Thanksgiving.
The country&#39;s last 11.6 million doses of flu shots mostly will be divided up among states, for their health departments and officials to dole out to high-risk groups, the government said Tuesday.
Hundreds of British soldiers have left southern Iraq for a mission closer to Baghdad to free up US forces for a possible assault on rebel-held Fallujah.
Explosive experts defused a car bomb packed with petrol, gas and nails on Friday which could have caused huge loss of life in London's busy theatre district and raised fears of a terrorist attack, police said.
South African civil servants launched a national strike on Friday, causing turmoil in some hospitals and emptying classrooms as unions demanded a hefty wage hike from the government.
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A major union at US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) positioned itself on Tuesday for a possible strike if the airline throws out union contracts to save money.
An arbitration ruling that ordered Ricky Williams to repay the Miami Dolphins &#36;8.6 million was upheld Tuesday by a federal judge, who rejected arguments that the award disregarded Florida law and was excessive.
Alvaro Colom was sworn in on Monday as Guatemala's first leftist president in more than 50 years, promising to fight poverty in a nation where half the people live on less than $1 a day.
The closing of Wikileaks.org, which invites people to post confidential material, presents a First Amendment test.
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Iowans caucus to select presidential preferences .... Giuliani relies on Sunshine State strategy ... NH doubts it will ID push poll culprits before vote ... Romney supports fellow Mormons by using their businesses ... Jesse Jackson and wife split over endorsements ... Judge won't delay Florida primary
DARLINGTON, SC (SportsTicker) - Jamie McMurray won his second straight NASCAR Busch Series race Saturday and Martin Truex Jr. celebrated the 2004 series title with a fourth-place finish in the Bi-Lo 200 at Darlington Raceway.
Having distributed 36 million of the city's first official condom last year, the city's Health Department has unveiled a redesign and a pair of new slogans -- one in English, one in Spanish -- for Valentine's Day.
Vice Admiral Bruce MacLean, chief of Canada&#39;s maritime staff, said in Scotland Monday he didn&#39;t know what caused a Canadian submarine to catch fire.
A court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in the dispute over who is the rightful owner of the ball Barry Bonds hit for his 700th home run.
The recent conflict between Hezbollah and Israeli forces&#151;now halted by a tentative cease-fire&#151;appears to have left historic sites in the war-torn country unscathed.
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The Oracle Corporation reported Tuesday that first-quarter earnings had risen 16 percent on strong demand for its flagship database programs, enabling the company
SYDNEY: Disgruntled Solomon Island militia facing murder charges may be behind the sniper killing of an Australian policeman, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said as military reinforcements flew to the troubled nation.
Not overnight. However, new offerings such as Honda&#39;s high-performance Accord hybrid will help push this new breed into the mainstream.
Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by US forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine, witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.
Google Inc. released free software yesterday that lets people simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information, a move analysts described as a potential blow to rivals Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. in the race to woo more searchers.
Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew in a remote northern town on Saturday after rioting erupted following an attack on a minority Shi'ite Muslim leader, officials said.
A Cleveland Indians pitcher was shot in the right calf when a bullet pierced the team's bus and grazed another player late Wednesday night.
Minnesota Rep. Jim Ramstad will not seek a tenth term, said two state Republican Party officials.
A plane makes an emergency landing at Calgary in Canada after a number of passengers are injured by turbulence.
England striker Michael Owen finally found the net in a Real Madrid shirt as he got the only goal in Real&#39;s 1-0 win over Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League group B match in Madrid this morning.
Los Angeles - Legendary singer James Brown has been released from hospital following successful prostate cancer surgery. The 71-year-old singer, known as the Godfather of Soul, was reportedly released from Midtown Urology Surgical Centre in Atlanta.
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After India pulled off a 11-run win over Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said the home team was &quot;never really in the game&quot; although the narrow margin of victory suggested a close match.
The family of Dublin-born Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan believes she has been killed by hostage-takers.
Washington - The CBS television network was expected on Monday to acknowledge being misled over documents used in a report that raised questions over President George W Bush&#39;s Vietnam era military service.
Nascar suspended four crew chiefs Tuesday for failing inspections and docked all four drivers points before the season-opening Daytona 500.
The man behind a plan to take English Premier League (EPL) matches around the world insisted on Wednesday that he remained on track to turn his controversial proposals into reality.
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UK officials attempt to obtain access to the site where five Britons were kidnapped in Ethiopia.
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NEW YORK -- The price of oil settled above $50 US a barrel for the first time yesterday amid concerns over tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.
HOOPERSVILLE, Md. -- After Annie E. Wroten died in July 1903, she was laid in a red-brick vault in a little cemetery here among tomato farms and loblolly pines. Almost 104 years later, she's about to be buried at sea.
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The U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday it was awarding what might have been its richest-ever single contract at $24 billion, but it erred by a factor of 1,000.

The man who led a bloody occupation of a police station in Peru says his followers will surrender on Monday.
People who ignore safety advice and lose money in online banking scams could be refused refunds by banks.
Jim Edmonds hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 to force a deciding seventh game of the National League Championship Series.
A German telecommunications company said yesterday it is developing the first cellphone that will alert users when their breath is bad.
China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
Miuccia Prada has never been one to  follow the trends and next year is no different as she paints  her spring collection in autumnal hues.
GUNMEN stormed a mobile phone company office in Baghdad and seized two Egyptian employees, Government officials said today. The kidnapping happened last night in the upscale Harthiya neighborhood, said Interior
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Mike Imoh ran for 236 yards and two touchdowns yesterday as No. 18 Virginia Tech prevailed, 27-24, over North Carolina, which missed a 54-yard field goal with a minute left that would have tied the game.
Spectators are evacuated from Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium following a bomb scare.
Aid officials said Monday that the tsunami claimed the people most needed now in Indonesia's worst-hit province &#151; with four out of five public health workers missing &#151; while U.S. Deputy Defense Minister Paul Wolfowitz surveyed Sri Lanka's devastated south by helicopter.
The New York Yankees needed help to clinch their ninth consecutive AL East title last night, but that didn't stop them from celebrating like first-timers.
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The US secretary of state is heading to Israel to try to boost hopes for Middle East peace.
Britain's Armed Forces have enlisted their first Satanist after a naval technician serving on a frigate was granted permission to practice his beliefs while at sea, the Ministry of Defence says.
Doc Rivers was on the defensive following practice yesterday at The Arena, though purely in a basketball sense, which had nothing to do with the frustrations of Paul Pierce or the ongoing constructive criticism of Gary Payton.
That's the question at the heart of a new bill that uses pro-choice rhetoric to put another roadblock in the way of women seeking abortions
Aaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy&#39;s best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl on Thursday.
Converged application-accelerating routers are on the way The convergence of WAN optimisation with core routing may be taking a big step forward, with Huawei-3Com (H3C) buying the rights to use acceleration software from Expand Networks in its upcoming Intelligent Management Centre (iMC) integrated router platform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shipment of nearly half of the vaccine needed to protect Americans from flu this season -- about 48 million doses -- has been blocked by health authorities in England where it was manufactured
Unions claim a plan for firefighters to answer calls from home at night will 'downgrade' a Swansea Valley station.
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Rescuers battled to reach survivors in stranded villages, restore basic services and prevent the outbreak of deadly diseases across South Asia on Tuesday in
SEVILLE, Spain \u00c2\u00b7 There was one final thing to do before dispatching Spain&#39;s doubles team of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo on Saturday at Estado Olimpico.
By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 8--ST. MARTIN -- By sharing 22 county-owned acres behind the community center, the Army National Guard, a fire department and a utility district can each build facilities that will benefit the entire community.
An overcrowded Buenos Aires nightclub was engulfed by fire last night killing 169 young people who were celebrating the New Year, in one of Argentina&#39;s worst disasters.
Brett Wetterich leads by one at the Duetsche Bank Championship, which will feature Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the second-to-last group Monday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is building on his run of popularity since taking over the top job last month, while opposition leader David Cameron falters, opinion polls suggested Sunday.
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Symantec Corp., the world&#39;s largest maker of anti-virus programs for computers, agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, the biggest software purchase in six years.
TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential  nominee John Kerry on Thursday accused the Bush administration  of enabling U.S. drug companies to raise prices and declare  \
US scientists investigate whether robots could be used instead of animals for testing chemicals.
Fourth-quarter earnings at the Industrial conglomerate  rose to 1.06 billion as sales rose across each of segments, with aerospace unit Sikorsky and Otis leading the way, the company said.
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US software giant Microsoft is to launch its legal appeal Thursday against a stinging EU anti-trust ruling, six months after it was fined nearly half a billion euros for abusing its market dominance.
A study aimed at determining if some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped getting the procedure suffered strokes and others developed a high chance of strokes.
Britney Spears was spotted singing songs to herself in an empty bar in Mexico.
Private security guards are to travel on trains in the north of England following a number of assaults on rail staff.
Johnny Ramone didn&#39;t give off much of a rock-star aura. Neither did his bandmates, for that matter. Johnny&#39;s hacked-off mop top made him look sort of like a stretched-out Moe from the Three Stooges.
Extremely strong gale-force winds that occasionally went as high as 11 on the Beaufort scale and driving rain that swept the country early on Tuesday caused problems with the power supply in Attica and ...
PARTIES were cancelled and the restaurants were deserted in Kabul this weekend. The Delhi Durbar, usually heaving on a Friday night with aid workers, United Nations staff, diplomats, and inter national consultants
One of the largest giant squid ever found has washed up on a remote Australian beach, sparking a race against time by scientists to examine the rarely seen deep-ocean creature.
And you know exactly what he means. Our man on Radio Four (ooooh!) Andy Gray says England should win but in all local derbies it&#39;s always the lesser team who cares more.
NEW YORK  - For women with pelvic pain due to infection and other causes, symptoms can be effectively relieved before they reach the hospital by active warming with an electric heating blanket, Austrian researchers report.
The threat of losing money now could help you make money in the long run.
MySpace has reached an agreement with more than 45 states to change to help prevent sexual predators and others from misusing it, state officials said Monday.
Thousands of Lebanese marched through the streets of the capital as they buried former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in a raucous display of the depth of their anger and unity against those they blame for his assassination, the governments of Lebanon and Syria.
It takes a while to get going, but the last installment in the saga of the boy wizard is a more than fitting cap to a great story
Long periods of time in front of a computer monitor can lead to eye disease, researchers have claimed. Staring at a screen could be related to glaucoma, a condition which if left untreated can lead to blindness, a new study suggests.
If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.
Los Angeles Times - BAGHDAD &#8212; Militants said Tuesday that they had beheaded a second American hostage in as many days and threatened to kill a British captive, increasing pressure on President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to confront a recent wave of kidnappings of foreigners in the Iraqi capital.
Four churches in Mexico have unobtrusively installed Israeli-made cell-phone jammers to thwart those who don't seem to understand they should turn the thing off in during services or weddings. They're not the only ones in the world to do it.
Pot and kettle debate cleanliness Microsoft executive Tom Rubin will use a speech to the American Association of Publishers, which is suing Google, to slag off the search engine's attitude to copyright.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The two Mars rovers are being buffeted by dust storms that have drastically cut down on the sunlight they need to recharge their batteries and keep operating.
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says large-scale military operations are needed to regain control of rebel-held parts of Iraq.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil will place an order for 1 billion condoms before January's end and give them away in coming years as part of its AIDS prevention program, Health Minister Agenor Alvares said on Friday.

The countdown to February's Oscars begins as ballot papers are posted to the Academy Awards' 5,829 voters.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that militant groups promised to suspend attacks on Israel in hopes of ending a nearly 2-month-long Israeli crackdown in the Gaza Strip.
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration violated the Endangered Species Act when it relaxed protections on many of the nation's gray wolves.
The high level of oil prices is posing a risk for the European economic recovery, European Union industry lobby group UNICE said.
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Shares of Circuit City Stores Inc.  surged 19.5 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the consumer electronics chain said it had received an unsolicited buyout offer valued at &#36;17 per share.
Britain&#39;s Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks have cruised to Olympic bronze in the open 49er class. Hiscocks won silver with Ian Barker four years ago when the high performance 49ers made their Olympic debut in Sydney.
Fugitive Boston Irish mobster James \
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, pushing   the Dow Jones index to within 100 points of its record high, as   an unexpectedly big jump in consumer confidence eased investor   concerns about the effect of slowing economic growth on   corporate profits.
At the International Diabetes Federation meeting in Los Angeles, USA, it will be announced today that a larger clinical trial with Diamyd will start in type 2 diabetes patients in Sweden.
FALLUJAH, Iraq -- On the second day of the ground battle for this insurgent stronghold, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle commanded by Lieutenant Eric Gregory whisked its crew of infantrymen to a house where they were to set up an observation post.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon are in final negotiations to star in the next film from the director of
Some women claim they don&#39;t have time to get a mammogram. Others believe that with no history of breast cancer in their families, they don&#39;t need one.
AFTER an slow start as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rally, a late surge saw the Dow finish almost 70 points ahead, topping the significant 10,500 mark.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the federal truth in lending law caps damages at &#36;1,000 for violations of its requirements for consumer loans secured by personal property, such as a motor vehicle.
Around 750 more foster carers are needed to meet demand in Wales, according to a charity's research.
A refuge for dance is a bastion of growth and stability, but some question its programming.
Intel Corp. is adding to its current Itanium 2 processor line with six new processors that the company says deliver performance increases of 15 percent for database transaction processing and up to 35 percent
Virgin is the first major music retailer to enter the download market in introducing a music store to sell music as streams of bits to be downloaded from the Internet.
One day after Symantec&#160;researchers discovered software that attacked a critical&#160;unpatched vulnerability in RealNetworks&#39; media player, Real says that a fix for the issue is imminent.&quot;Real has created a patch for RealPlayer 10.5 and RealPlayer 11 that addresses the vulnerability identified by Symantec,&quot; wrote RealNetworks General Manager of Product Development Russ Ryan, in a Friday blog posting. &quot;Real will make this patch available to users via this blog and our security update page later today.&quot;Users of RealOne Player, RealOne Player v2, and RealPlayer 10 should upgrade to the 10.5 version of the product or the RealPlayer 11 beta code and should install the patch, Ryan said.The attack exploits a flaw in an ActiveX browser helper object, software that RealPlayer employs to help users who are experiencing technical difficulties, so the PC must be using the Internet Explorer browser to be affected by this particular attack, Symantec said.The attack only works on Windows systems, RealNetworks said. Linux, Mac and RealPlayer 8 users are not affected.Attackers were using a complicated network of advertising Web sites to launch the attack from a Web site that has been spotted hosting malicious code several times over the past two years, Symantec said.&quot;The exploit itself is embedded in advertisements that were being served by 247realmedia.com,&quot; Symantec said in a note on its DeepSight threat management system. &quot;The redirection to the exploit page... was accomplished through an iFrame embedded in each advertisement.&quot;Iframe is an HTML command that allows developers to insert a second Web page into the page being viewed. It is often used by malware creators because these iFrame pages can be as small as 1 pixel, making them invisible to the naked eye.Users who do not have the patch can turn off ActiveScripting within IE as a workaround to the problem. Very technical users can also set kill bit on the Class identifier (CLSID) FDC7A535-4070-4B92-A0EA-D9994BCC0DC5 to disable the ActiveX control, Symantec said.&#160;
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- France, the United States, and other nations launched one of the largest evacuations of Africa's postindependence era yesterday, requisitioning commercial jets to fly out thousands of foreigners following attacks on civilians and peacekeeping troops.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged voters here to approve the proposed European Union constitution in Spain's weekend referendum.
A Kent holiday firm is trying to trace a family of five from Sussex, missing in Sri Lanka after huge waves struck the coastline.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro broke his knee and fractured his arm after falling down on a stage. The 78-year-old had just finished a speech at a graduation ceremony.
Switzerland's consensus form of government shattered on Thursday as the right-wing Swiss People's Party went into opposition, an abrupt end to the cozy style that has dominated Swiss politics for decades.
It will be a brilliant Christmas party: Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant are to meet face-to-face as opponents as Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers are due to appear on the court at the Staples Center in the second of two Christmas NBA Contests.
US-led troops searching for three UN hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the UN workers warned the government against any tricks.
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The province, expected to declare statehood in coming days, is also drafting a constitution and will choose an anthem.
WASHINGTON: Number of American troops killed in Iraq as of October 28: around 1,100. Number of Iraqis estimated killed: more than 100,000.
CHARLESTON, S.C.  - Tropical Storm Gaston swept  ashore in South Carolina on Sunday with near-hurricane force  winds and sheets of rain that knocked down trees, downed power  lines and left low-lying streets waist-deep in water.
OJIYA, Japan  - Helicopters lifted people to  safety and soldiers handed out food and water as more tremors  jolted northern Japan Monday, arousing concerns about the  possibility of another powerful earthquake after the country's  deadliest in a decade killed at least 24 people.
London: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 's plea for India's inclusion in the United Nations Security Council was strongly backed by the United Kingdom on Monday as the two countries pledged to jointly combat ...
Six Flags, which operates amusement parks across the United States, has shut down rides similar to the one on which a girl's feet were severed in Kentucky.
Australian cricket great Shane Warne has denied having an affair during a trial marriage reconciliation, following claims of infidelity by his ex-wife.
U.S. scientists Richard Axel and  Linda Buck won the 2004 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology  on Monday for work on genes that control the sense of smell --  explaining how we recall months later the scent of a lilac.
Leonardo DiCaprio arrived in Israel with supermodel Bar Refaeli this weekend, creating a paparazzi storm. The 32-year-old Hollywood actor and Refaeli, 21, have been romantically linked for about a year, and Israeli newspapers regularly run updates on their relationship.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
TIJUANA, Mexico  - Mexico sent hundreds of police reinforcements to the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday following a recent rash of organized crime killings.
Disaster may not be too strong a word for Rep. Katherine Harris' Senate campaign.
Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the pre-dawn darkness.
E' avvenuto durante festa patronale di San Rocco a Toritto
Spain says it will not put up with the influx of African migrants as 1,400 arrive in the Canaries in two days.
Ten suspects charged with membership in an al-Qaida cell that allegedly helped prepare the Sept. 11 attacks have been jailed to prevent them fleeing Spain ahead of their trial, court officials said Saturday.
NEW YORK  - A mother's weight seems to have  a strong influence over her young child's weight only in  Hispanic families, while other health factors are apparently  carried over between black mothers and their children, new  research suggests.
Ieri l'Opec ha deciso di aumentare la produzione da novembre
Many are wondering how much money it took to make the Bill O&#39;Reilly harassment-slash-extortion case go away. It took a mere two weeks for the Fox News commentator and his former associate producer to settle their lawsuits.
The specialty retailer taps the IPO market to keep its growth revving.
Proposed new U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program call for mandatory travel bans and asset freezes for specific Iranian officials and vigilance on all banks in Iran, according to a draft text.
American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel prize for chemistry on Wednesday for describing gene copying in cells, which can give insight into illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.
Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc.  HDI.N roared to record quarterly earnings on Wednesday,  boosted by more efficient operations and demand for its new  models.
Marcus Trescothick faced an uncertain future as an England cricketer after it was announced that he'd been left out of the 14-man squad for next month's International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy one-day tournament in India on medical grounds.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, involved  in a row with France over the 1994 genocide in his country,  further criticized French involvement in Africa on Monday,  blaming some of the continent's woes on Paris.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin, best known for his role in Home Alone, is arrested in the US on drug charges.
Princess Diana was heard saying \
About 3 1/2 years after the wife of  tough guy actor Robert Blake was murdered, prosecutors finally  make their case on Monday to show he killed her out of hatred,  while his lawyers vow to prove Blake innocent by showing that  Bonny Lee Bakley had many enemies.
Nottingham Forest remembered Brian Clough as the architect of &quot;one of the great football achievements of all time&quot; after their former manager died from stomach cancer on Monday, aged 69.
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Tatiana Richards traveled from Mt. Lebanon to Washington, D.C., to vote for her country's president.
The movement of alleged Iraqi terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden. In an internet statement, al-Zarqawi&#39;s group says it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy
A magnificent century from Jacques Kallis has given South Africa control of the second Test against England at Durban, with the Proteas holding a lead of 193 runs on the first innings.
Chrysler executives have had to tread a fine line in expressing their reactions to the automaker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s return to American ownership.
(Article Central) The UK&#39;s Consumers&#39; Association has referred Apple&#39;s iTunes to the Office of Fair Trading, claiming the song shop is overcharging its UK users.
With Maria Sharapova cheering from the bench, Russia moved within one victory of its third Fed Cup title.
The party of Pakistan ex-PM Benazir Bhutto says hundreds of its members have been held ahead of a mass rally.
The White House sought on Monday to explain the disappearance of 380 tons of high explosives in Iraq that American forces were supposed to secure, as Senator John
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson started a Hispanic outreach program Thursday to try to raise his profile with a voting bloc critical to his campaign. \
A scientific panel of international experts has concluded that the unintended spread of  U.S. genetically modified corn in Mexico poses a potential threat that should be limited or stopped.
Tha's wanting a top up lass? In between sulking with Nokia and billing customers for imaginary debts, Orange UK has changed the voice used for its menus and automated systems, opting for something a little more matey and a little less BBC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At time, Eli Manning has seemed more like a bumbling bellhop than an NFL quarterback but the Giants' signal caller has picked up his play of late.
China on Thursday denied targeting foreign government and military computer networks and said it has not been asked by any nation to investigate alleged hacking.
A new report into abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is expected to incriminate at least a further 24 military personnel.
Athletes from North and South Korea marched as one into the dazzling opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games on Friday, delivering another message of hope for the divided peninsula.
A victory over Baltimore, a loss by the Red Sox, and a defeat for Detroit. It's almost as though the New York Yankees won three times last night.
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NEW DELHI: The Baazee.com arrest has acquired diplomatic overtones, with US secretary of state-designate Condoleezza Rice reportedly taking personal interest in the welfare of Avnish Bajaj, CEO of Baazee.
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it hopes to produce an atomic bomb.
Blog: IBM and SEC reach settlement in stock options expensing disclosure case. No fines or monetary penalties for company.
Francisco Aruca, onetime Cuban political prisoner turned Castro admirer, speaks to \u00c2\u0097 and for \u00c2\u0097 a tiny community of committed Cuban-American leftists on the radio.
Now, going into the Republican convention, after weeks of controversy over John Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military service in Vietnam, where do things stand?
Toyota Motor Corp yesterday launched a joint venture with China&#39;s Guangzhou Automobile Group to produce the Camry sedan in the capital city of Guangdong Province.
By Brent Hopkins, Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Feb. 2--LOS ANGELES -- As he makes his way through life on Skid Row,  Eddie Guevara carries with him a toothbrush, a cap, some packets of salt and  an e-mail address.
After the 9/11 attacks, James J. Dunne III was thrust into a role he never expected and never prepared for \u00c2\u0097 not just to lead the firm Sandler O\u00c2\u0092Neill, but to save it.
Kiss-and-tell queens Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos, in a debate on media payments for interviews, came clean about dishing the dirt on Bill Clinton and David Beckham, but the former White House intern claimed her sex story sat on higher moral ground.
While loyal viewers undoubtedly noticed the absence of striking writers at the late-night comedy shows, it made little difference in their viewing habits, ratings show.
A spacewalking NASA  astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off  the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.
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LONDON, Sep 21 (IranMania) - Iran reiterated Monday that any decision regarding the enrichment of uranium was for Tehran alone to take, despite a resolution from the UN nuclear watchdog calling for an immediate halt to the sensitive nuclear work, Agence
W.R. Grace and Co. and seven senior employees were charged in an indictment released yesterday with conspiring for decades to hide the dangers posed by asbestos contamination in a Montana vermiculite mine.
London - Scientists published a new study on Friday which they said adds to evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is not linked to autism or other developmental problems.
House Democratic leaders are developing an anti-war proposal that wouldn't cut off money for U.S. troops in Iraq while requiring President Bush to acknowledge problems with an overburdened military.
The suicide bomber said to have blown himself up in a crowded dining hall on a US Army base here, killing 22 people, was wearing an Iraqi military uniform, US officials said
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The maiden flight of Boeing&#39;s new Delta 4 heavy-lift rocket is expected to be delayed until the week of Dec. 19. Sunday, for the second day in a row, the booster&#39;s planned
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Il conflitto impedisce l\u00c2\u0092istruzione di bambini e ragazzi, mentre si intensificano gli scontri Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Migliaia di bambini nel Nord dello Sri Lanka non possono frequentare la scuola a causa della recrudescenza del conflitto che agita l\u00c2\u0092isola dell\u00c2\u0092Asia del Sud, come denunciano i volontari del Jesuit Refugees Service, presenti ...
It is Sunday morning in Helsinki, Finland, and a bit grey outside, not unusual for the month of September in these latitudes.
The three largest US local telephone corporations made a splash this summer with plans to sell video services on their voice and data lines in a few years.
Delta Air Lines DAL.N said on  Wednesday its auditors had expressed concern about the  airline's financial viability.
Ex-Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday in a dispute over royalties with his former bandmates.
The dustup between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama over nuclear waste is a case of the pot calling the kettle radioactive.
Software company Oracle Corp said on Wednesday it planned to nominate four candidates for election in 2005 to the board of its rival and takeover target PeopleSoft Inc.
LUBBOCK, Texas -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight was issued a public reprimand by the Big 12 Conference for his comments about officiating in a double-overtime loss at Oklahoma State.
The Amazon Simple Queue Service &quot;offers a reliable, highly scalable hosted queue for buffering messages between distributed application components.&quot; It's exposed via a Web services interface that provides seven simple operations (enqueue, read, dequeue, and so on). But unlike the other Amazon Web services, this one has nothing to do with the products that Amazon is selling. You can use it for anything at all.
Tre escluse da sfilate Pasarela Cibeles dopo visita medica
NEW YORK - Stocks extended their gains into a second day Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the second-quarter gross domestic product while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices. The tech-dominated Nasdaq composite index posted especially robust gains...
Definita la nuova struttura operativa di Fiat Auto. Il nuovo team \u00c3\u00a8 guidato dall&#39;amministratore delegato di Fiat Auto Herbert Demel e &quot;garantir\u00c3\u00a0 una gestione efficace attraverso processi rapidi e snelli molto incentrati sul lavoro di squadra&quot;.
Fiji's embattled Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has said a military coup appears &quot;inevitable&quot; and that he expects to be arrested and detained as soldiers besieged his home and office.
Soft drink companies including PepsiCo Inc. have settled a lawsuit alleging that their products contained ingredients that could form the carcinogen benzene, the suit's plaintiffs said on Thursday.
By Marc Silvestrini, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.  Feb. 13--Chemtura Corp. on Monday reported a wider net loss for the  fourth quarter, but a narrower loss for the fiscal year.
Lifestyle: 4 January 2005, Tuesday. A 67-year-old man had a 9.14 promilles blood alcohol level when he got crushed by a truck at the end of December, police say.
 prequel fails to make the cut
A film about former French President  Francois Mitterrand and another about a German resistance  fighter executed by the Nazis highlight a trend for filmmakers  to use biographies to tell larger stories.
Nuovo coach per l'Agricola Gloria Montecatini (Legadue). Si tratta di Stefano Tommei. Montecatinese ...
The music industry on Monday launched a test case against Kazaa, one of the world&#39;s largest file-sharing websites, in a bid to stem rampant internet piracy.
President Bush is preparing a separate climate change meeting in Washington later in the week.
BESLAN, Russia  - Russian soldiers fought Chechen  separatists to end a two-day school siege Friday as naked and  screaming children ran for safety amid explosions and  machinegun fire.
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Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk is suspended for one game without pay for a hit from behind on Rangers defenseman Michal Rozsival.
In a bid to ease severe overcrowding on trains, the Department for Transport will Wednesday announce the provision of an extra 1,000 railway carriages.
Pop star Britney Spears was charged on Friday with hit and run and driving without a valid license, a spokesman with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.
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Vietnam veterans supporting John Kerry for president made their case Friday in the heart of what was once enemy territory.
Poor Reege. For the past two years, Regis Philbin has been snubbed on his own show for the \
Rangers fans have reacted angrily to suggestions from the Celtic manager Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill that his midfielder Neil Lennon was the victim of sectarian and racial abuse during the Old Firm game at the weekend.
Greece's huge forest fires have been blamed by some on global warming, but satellite images of smoke plumes drifting as far as Africa prompt the question: are forests a major source of greenhouse gas?
Indian batting stuttered once again as they lost the two opening batsmen cheaply and handed Australia a slight advantage on the second day of the third cricket Test here today.
British interest rates were kept at 4.75% today amid signs that five rises over the last year had finally put the brakes on house prices and consumer spending.
ANKARA, Turkey - A group of Turkish aviation technicians were so happy to be rid of the last of a batch of troublesome planes that they sacrificed a camel on the tarmac of Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport.
It's amazing what nuggets of information you can unearth deep within a book as jampacked as \
Commercial real-estate developer Rouse (RSE ) agreed to be acquired by General Growth Properties (GGP ), the No. 2 US shopping-mall owner, in a $12.6 billion deal, which includes the assumption of $5.4 billion of existing debt. Terms: $67.50 cash per ...
Open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox have won over a significant number of defectors from Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer in the past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.
Singapore - Crude oil prices rose for the third straight day Friday, inching close to $55 a barrel as heating oil futures hit another record high over supply concerns ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
Questi gli arbitri della 17/a giornata del campionato di serie B in programma domani sera alle 20:30...
Consumers looking for alternatives to Vioxx have other painkillers to choose from, ranging from similar prescription drugs such as Celebrex to that old medicine-chest standby, aspirin.
Nel secondo anticipo della quarta giornata di ritorno di serie A, l'Air Avellino ha espugnato per 89...
The BBC's Andrew Harding reports on the thousands of children orphaned by the tsunami in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
Dick Cheney, the US Vice-President came back home yesterday after a brief hospital visit. He experienced so,e shortness of breath that was thought to be the four-time heart attack.
Decades after the Middle East was hit by the mass uprooting of Palestinians, it is again struggling with a gigantic refugee problem &#151; this time from Iraq.
POIANA BRASOV, Romania, Oct 12  - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday that Iraqi security forces needed equipment as well as training and anything NATO allies could do to support them would helpful.
Thai authorities say victims of the tsunami disaster will be DNA tested to avoid confusion over their identity.
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Saban announced he has accepted owner Wayne Huizenga&#39;s offer to become the sixth head coach in franchise history. The deal is believed to be for five years at between $4 1/2-5 million a season
Older people are more likely not to know their drinking limits, a government commissioned poll suggests.
An Iraqi group led by al Qaeda ally Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi beheaded American Eugene Armstrong and posted  a video of the killing on the Internet on Monday.
Those who move from the mainland find that everything costs more and salaries are generally lower.
DON is quite easily Ishaa Koppikar's biggest release to date.
A Minnesota state legislator who  advocates a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq was favored to become the  first Muslim in Congress, a day after he won his Democratic  primary race.
GAZA CITY, Oct 13  - A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli air raid in the northern Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - At least 49 people died but scores escaped after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
Companies are getting more mileage out of their commercials by streaming ads and creating archives on their own Web sites.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday a six-party meeting on Iran's nuclear plans will take place on Tuesday, Russian agencies reported.
Blog: The database software maker has a new version out that can talk to other databases written in SQL.
Ukraine's defeated presidential candidate on Wednesday made a last-ditch but seemingly hopeless attempt to challenge the victory of his liberal opponent, Viktor Yushchenko.
A major airline union called on the Transportation Department yesterday to convene a summit meeting of management, labor and consumer groups to find ways to help the struggling industry.
Russia&#39;s Mikhail Youzhny and Slovakia&#39;s Karol Beck won three-set semifinals Saturday and will play for the St. Petersburg Open title.
President Bush has nominated Navy Adm. William J. Fallon to succeed Adm. Thomas Fargo as commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Pacific Command, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced Thursday.
Charlton survive a late Fulham fightback to move up to seventh in the Premiership.
Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) is recalling about 40,000 minivans because their wheel hubs may develop cracks. The recall affects 35,401 Ford Freestar minivans and 4,630
Iraq will not be the decisive factor for Britons in the next election, Tony Blair said on Wednesday, as his party pondered the prime minister's conditional apology over the war.
Nissan wants to leapfrog Toyota and Honda in fuel efficient vehicles by developing plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles, and a fuel cell car. But which technology is friend to the environment? In Autopia.
JIRI Novak made Tim Henman&#39;s life as miserable overnight as he did at the Athens Olympics by toppling him 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the 989,750 euro ($1.
A FIRST Enron executive to face criminal charges has been found guilty along with four former Merrill Lynch bankers in a conspiracy and fraud trial that, while a sideline to the Enron scandal, leads the way to further prosecutions.
Michael Vick became the richest player in the league by agreeing to call Atlanta home for the next decade. The Falcons&#39; quarterback signed a 10-year, $130-million contract
SonicWall Inc. is introducing a stand-alone content filtering appliance for businesses with between 50 and 1,000 users.
Not quite as dead as he appeared A Venezuelan car crash victim who had been declared dead gave morgue examiners a nasty shock by waking up as he went under the knife, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Britain's manufacturing industries experienced an unexpected drop in output in August, the first time since January 2002 that output has fallen for three months in a row.
Pfizer Chief Executive Hank  McKinnell said on Sunday doctors should be made aware of the  health risks in prescribing Celebrex to their patients, but the  company does not plan to recall its popular arthritis drug.
Adam and Eve fall from grace and Noah survives an epic flood at a new museum that tells the Bible's version of history on a theme-park scale.
A group of Sudanese released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay demanded cash payouts and an apology from the United States on Saturday, for mental and physical torture suffered during years spent in jail there.
The bond insurance company MBIA said on Wednesday that it planned to sell $750 million in common stock as it tries to maintain its crucial AAA credit rating.
 an old-fashioned wartime epic
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French bank Societe Generale has lost $10bn, the bulk of which was lost through fraud by a trader.
Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Out on DVD for Valentine's Day across Russia is a heartwarming drama about a man and a woman who love each other and their country \u00c2\u0097 and who bear an uncanny resemblance to Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila.
McCain has strengthened his claim to the GOP nomination. But growing attacks from conservatives may hurt him in November
Lebanon's army clashes with gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli, after raiding the house of a suspected Islamist militant.
As the Olympic Games headed into the  home stretch, Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in  more than half a century when its soccer team beat Paraguay  Saturday.
Israel's opposition Labour party has  clinched a deal with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party  to join his coalition, a move that could push forward his Gaza  pullout plan, Israeli media reported on Friday.
Despite promising changes, Congress has shown little enthusiasm for taking the unpopular steps that experts say are necessary to fix the nation's main flood insurance program.
United Auto Workers union members at a major Chrysler LLC assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract with the automaker, a setback for union leadership in early voting on the four-year deal.
More than 4,500 recording artists sign a newspaper advert calling for an extension of sound recordings copyright.
NEW YORK - The fallout from New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer&#39;s probe into the insurance industry continued. Jeffrey Greenberg, the head of Marsh &amp; McLennan, was replaced as chairman and chief
By David Crow  There was a time when Google's video streaming venture YouTube.com was state of the art; but even though it remains the world's fourth most-visited website, it is increasingly riddled with problems.
Elena Bovina added her name to the list of Russians to watch at next week&#39;s US Open when she beat Nathalie Dechy to win the New Haven Open on Saturday.
Crudware maker 'unlikely to prevail on the merits' Poor Zango can't seem to get a break. The creator of Hotbar, Seekmo Search Assistant and other adware programs of dubious value has already ceded one lawsuit against Zone Labs and agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a $3m fine to settle a formal complaint stemming from deceptive downloads.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Telekom Malaysia, the country&#39;s biggest telecoms group, said that it will list its mobile phone operations separately next year in what is expected to be one of the country&#39;s biggest initial public offerings.
Business & money: Fresh evidence emerges over the depth of America's sub-prime mortgage crisis.
Hewlett-Packard Co. and open-source middleware vendor JBoss Inc. on Friday said that HP will now provide first-line support for JBoss&#39; open-source Java application server.
All adolescents and adults should be tested routinely for HIV infection in hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices no matter the reason for their visit, federal officials said today, signaling a radical shift in the public health approach to the 25 year-old epidemic.
Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit consecutive homers in the ninth inning, and the Yankees took advantage of 14 walks on Sunday.
Three people suspected of planning  attacks at Frankfurt airport and a U.S. military base in  Ramstein have been arrested, a German broadcasting network said  on Wednesday.
D.J. Strawberry scored a career-high 27 points, and Maryland rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 5 North Carolina 89-87 Sunday and extend its winning streak to five games.
DoCoMo previously procured FOMA handsets only from domestic manufacturers. The two companies -- Motorola and DoCoMo -- said they aim to market the new handset from next spring targeting business users.
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger today criticised Manchester United&#39;s approach during their controversial Old Trafford win on Sunday.
Two rockets slammed into the Sheraton hotel in central Baghdad on Thursday night, temporarily overshadowing a pledge by a Shi&#39;ite Muslim militia to disarm.
An inventory has found another case of missing data involving nuclear weapons, this time at the Energy Department's regional office in Albuquerque, N.M., the department disclosed Thursday.
Some companies are pulling customer care services back to U.K., but investment in offshore markets expected to continue.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - Two U.S. Marines pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder, kidnapping and other charges in the April death of an Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania.
Jets inside linebacker Jonathan Vilma missed practice for the second straight day with a knee injury, but Jets Coach Eric Mangini would not even say which knee was injured.
Electronics manufacturers railed  against a European tax on recordable discs and music players  like iPods on Friday, even as a Dutch industry group was  getting ready to impose new local levies on recordable media.
The US vetoed a resolution in the United Nations Security Council demanding that Israel end military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and withdraw its forces, saying the text failed
HP Middle East leads the large format printing (LFP) market in the Middle East with 73% market share (according to latest IDC figures) and this is due to the ever-growing demand for graphics and outdoor/indoor media across the region.
A lawyer for best-selling novelist Orhan   Pamuk chided Turkey's justice minister on Friday for suggesting   his client was to blame for the controversy surrounding an   article of the penal code blasted by the EU.
London, Sept. 23. (PTI): West Indies captain Brian Lara, who had to retire hurt in the semifinal against Pakistan yesterday, has not suffered a serious injury and was expected to be fit for the ICC Champions
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A would-be thief got a taste of his own medicine in Guyana when he was caught and attached to a utility pole with the same duct tape he intended to use to bind a family and rob them, police said Tuesday.
Luciano De Paola, 46 anni, allenatore della Primavera del Brescia, &egrave; il nuovo tecnico dell'Ar...
A coalition helicopter crashes in Afghanistan after reporting engine failure, the US-led coalition says.
Author Susan Sontag, an almost lone  voice of intellectual opposition to U.S. policies after the  Sept. 11 attacks, died on Tuesday at age 71 at a New York  cancer hospital.
A US army investigator recommends that four soldiers accused of murder in an Iraqi raid face the death penalty.
The Kentucky governor's second-in-command jumped ship Monday and endorsed an opponent for the May 22 primary election.
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N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
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European leaders gave strong backing Thursday to an ambitious plan to combat climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, but cautioned work is still needed on a key element - binding targets for ...Comment
As commissioner of the world&#39;s second most popular sport, David Stern makes frequent references to No. 1. Which is why you can safely assume that Le Commish, as part of his punishment deliberations
Nato ships conduct operations off the coast of Somalia, where there has been a upsurge in piracy this year.
Flooded for 12 hours At least three DNS root servers, including one maintained by the US Department of Defense, were flooded with data for about 12 hours in an attack that was notable more for its audacity than any noticeable degradation of internet traffic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roberto Mancini vede un'Inter gi&agrave; in finale di Coppa Italia alla vigilia della semifinale di ...
Two weeks after the US general election, the northwestern state of Washington was still without a governor as the painstaking process of counting votes dragged on.
U.S. and North Korean negotiators start talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
Women who took epilepsy medication while pregnant are suing for damages claiming the drug harmed their children.
AOL is teaming with Kayak Software to build a free travel search offering, the company said Friday. Currently in beta, Kayak is the brainchild of the founders of Orbitz, Expedia and Travelocity.
The hardware networking company is trying to break out of the doldrums.
Exelon Corporation reached an agreement to aquire P.S.E.&G., the New Jersey utility, for about $12 billion in stock.
Bangalore, Oct. 5 (NNN): Country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former skipper and batting great Sunil Manohar Gavaskar will assist India&#39;s out-of-form batsmen in the Test series against Australia kick-starting here from tomorrow.
A federal judge in California ruled that Qualcomm can keep selling some chips whose designs infringe patents held by Broadcom through January 2009.
BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- The US dollar on Thursday hit new record low against the euro, which topped 1.35 US dollars for the first time.
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the media could not just be passive observers in the face of terrorist threats and called on journalists to use their work to advance the anti-terrorist cause.
Service will stay when admins are at play CommVault today is adding a web-based subscription backup and troubleshooting service to its Simpana software suite.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The southern hemisphere&#39;s Tri-nations and Super 12 rugby union competitions will be expanded from 2006, it was announced on Monday.
Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered plc  is in final talks to buy a 49 percent stake in Indian brokerage UTI Securities, the latest bank to buy into the country's brokerage sector.
Some experts fear that a boom in gas demand for electricity generation will send prices even higher.
The fast-food giant keeps growing in its fiscal second quarter.
Former US president Bill Clinton has warned John Kerry he must sharpen his criticism of President George Bush&#39;s record to reinvigorate his candidacy if he hopes to win the election in November.
The Houston Astros&#39; Carlos Beltran has the St Louis Cardinals shaking their heads in disbelief and baseball owners quaking in their boots.
Charity watchdog groups warned donors who want to help tsunami relief efforts to be careful where they give their money. Some fear that it&#39;s only a matter of time before con artists take advantage of the disaster
Several commentators said that change was most certainly afoot in Havana, and that Washington should be ready to respond.
Since Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans city government has taken steps such as consolidating remote operations into its main data center and adding Web services and GIS technology to help it track reconstruction activities.
Howard Dean, whose high-flying presidential bid collapsed in disarray one year ago, won the post of Democratic chairman on Saturday and promised an aggressive drive to mobilize voters and rebuild the party \
An obscure congressman from Texas has set the Web buzzing with his campaign to become the 2008 Republican presidential nominee.  Rep.
Confident after two nearly flawless launches, NASA will send the Discovery shuttle on what it calls the most complex mission yet, to give the International Space Station a new electricity system.
Bill Clinton returned to Arkansas to dedicate a presidential library that he hopes will connect Americans with his dreams and to one another.
Feeling betrayed by the North Korea talks, Tokyo wants the U.S.  -  and a visiting Dick Cheney  -  to show some love
The Wizards have hit several bumps in the road, but recent performances of less-heralded players such as Andray Blatche, Darius Songaila and Calvin Booth have shown the team's depth.
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Abbey National was last night poised to become part of Santander Central Hispano, Spain&#39;s largest bank, after HBOS dramatically dropped plans for a counterbid and the European Commission approved the deal.
EchoStar Communications Corp   said on Friday that the distribution of shares of a new  publicly traded entity that will hold its set-top box business  and certain technology and satellite assets, EchoStar Holding  Corp, will be effective on January 1, 2008.
Memories of past collapses haunt the San Antonio Spurs despite their home-court domination of Cleveland and a 2-0 lead in the National Basketball Association Finals that continue here Tuesday.
John F. Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of making it easier for terrorists to get dangerous weapons by allowing a ban on some semiautomatic firearms to lapse, as he waded
A senior administration official told VOA Dr. Rice underwent a one-and-a-half hour uterine fibroid embolization operation at a Washington hospital Friday.
First came word that the running mate picked by GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez had compared same-sex marriage to bestiality. Then Beauprez apologized for overstating the abortion rate among blacks.
Wyclef Jean called on his Haitian countrymen to reject violence and work for a stable future during a free concert aimed at promoting development in the impoverished nation.
When 10 Virginia Beach high school runners were disqualified after an Oct. 6 cross country meet for wearing those ubiquitous yellow Lance Armstrong &quot;Livestrong&quot; cancer survivor support
 shot dead in India
By Rob Owen  How did that get on TV?  It's a question viewers routinely ask while watching new programs at this time every year. But there's rarely a single answer.
The holiday shopping season ended better than it started and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many still hope for an extra boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
WILMINGTON, Delaware A director of PeopleSoft said that Craig Conway, the company&#39;s chief executive, was fired on Friday in part because he made false statements at an analysts&#39; conference in September 2003.
Herb Pope, the New Mexico State freshman forward who has dealt with eligibility troubles since arriving on campus last fall, has been cleared to play by the N.C.A.A.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in The Netherlands on Monday that the killing of a key terrorist linked to al-Qaeda is a heavy blow to terrorism in his country, Radio Netherlands reported.
Avalanches triggered by the worst snowfall in years killed 22 people and left 15 missing in Indian Kashmir, police said on Saturday, as hundreds of stranded people were evacuated.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Mr. and Mrs. George Fry sailed from the Old World to the New World around 1630 on a ship most likely named the William & Mary.
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After promising more transparency, China blindsides the U.S. by announcing a big jump in defense spending. What's behind the move?
Drugmaker Pfizer announced Friday that its painkiller Celebrex puts patients at &quot;increased cardiovascular risk&quot; for heart problems, citing a long-term cancer study.
U.S. regulators on Monday approved  an implantable contact lens that corrects nearsightedness and  offers an alternative to laser surgery.
The fashion photographer sought to express an artistic side while establishing his signature look on a magazine cover.
(World News) Dhaka, Aug 24 : Thousands of angry demonstrators took to the streets across Bangladesh as a general strike called to protest the Aug 21 bomb attack crippled life in the country Tuesday.
Five U.S. soldiers died in a vehicle accident north of Baghdad, the military said Tuesday.
St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen likely will sit out the three-game weekend series in Pittsburgh because of back spasms that forced him out of Wednesday night's game in Cincinnati.
Mr Blair will be the first foreign leader to have face-to-face discussions with the President since his re-election last week.
Carl Robinson earns Sunderland a win over Leeds at Elland Road to send them fourth.
The son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is arrested in Austria on kidnapping charges.
Police hunting for Madeleine McCann describe a man seen near her apartment on the night she disappeared.
Europe's three heavyweight states presented Iran with a last-chance proposal to reassure the world it is not secretly developing atomic weapons and Iran said talks would continue.
INDIANAPOLIS - A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
Reports showing a moderate rise in a key U.S. inflation gauge and continued manufacturing gains helped fire investor optimism on Friday, despite signs consumers' spirits were dampened by higher gasoline prices.
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Women bosses in technology get plenty of bragging rights in a new Wall Street Journal ranking of the \
Sudanese officials welcome the African Union's decision to extend its Darfur mandate until the end of the year.
AC MILAN\u00e2\u0080\u0099S Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko was named European Footballer of the Year yesterday. The 29-year-old has scored 102 goals in Serie A over the past six seasons and topped the poll ahead of
Reuters reported on Wednesday that four former El Paso Corp. natural gas traders will plead guilty to criminal charges for reporting bogus trade prices to an industry publication.
TechWeb - McAfee introduces a multi-function managed e-mail service for small- and mid-sized businesses.
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Hoping to add customers and sell more products with a coherent marketing strategy, Citigroup Inc.  said on Tuesday it will rebrand itself as \
With two days to go until the Iowa caucuses, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out Tuesday shows both the Democratic and Republican presidential nomination races tied at the top.
Treviso in campo nel pomeriggio presso il centro sportivo di Lancenigo. Bortoluzzi ha impegnato la s...
Residents of Kenya's Mathare slum continue to abandon the area after a violent police crackdown.
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David Pleat says Tottenham&#39;s managerial problems have been caused by too many foreign coaches at White Hart Lane. The former Spurs manager told BBC Five Live: &quot;To understand how the game works in this country
Company says that instead of just performance, customers now want manageability features and lower power consumption.
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Going online at a Starbucks over a Wi-Fi connection will cost less money or will even be free, thanks to a new deal between the coffee chain and AT&#038;T.
At least four people are killed in a huge explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but the cause is unclear.
The Romanian Soccer Federation (FRF) has asked FIFA to clarify whether striker Adrian Mutu can train during his seven-month ban for taking cocaine.
MOSCOW: Embattled Russian oil major Yukos should hear later today whether a United States bankruptcy court will back its last-ditch attempt to halt the sale due on Sunday of its main production unit.
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A magnesium fire at a recycling plant burned out of control Friday night, spewing wind-driven toxic fumes and forcing the evacuation of several thousand people from their homes.
JAKARTA - Indonesia&#39;s ruling Golkar party has issued official sanctions against senior members who disobeyed a directive to show support for President Megawati Sukarnoputri&#39;s re-election bid.
After struggling offensively during their 0-8 start, the Mystics have increased their scoring by an average of 21 points in a 4-2 stretch.
Mrs E Reynolds of Bexleyheath, southeast London, was truly in a state of shock. &quot;Last night I sat in my living room and heard a strange noise. On investigating, I discovered a fox in my kitchen,&quot; she wrote to her local newspaper, the News Shopper, the other week.
A group of investment funds has amassed a 21 percent stake in CNet and is seeking to oust its directors and take over a majority of its board.
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In \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Bruges,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes have great fun rummaging around inside Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s modest bag of tricks.
BLACKBURN, England -- Blackburn Rovers have drawn up a shortlist for the manager&#39;s position after Graeme Souness&#39; departure for Premier League rivals Newcastle.
(InfoWorld) - Kapow Technologies will announce on Tuesday general availability of Kapow Mashup Server 6.2, featuring access to RSS and ATOM feeds in the building of mashup applications. The product features a set of technologies enabling users to collect and mash content from the Web as well as corporate intranets. New in version 6.2 is the ability to define RSS and ATOM feeds for any Web site or intranet so they can be used in a mashup, said Joe Keller, Kapow chief marketing officer and a former vice president at Sun Microsystems. RSS and ATOM join industry-standard APIs such as SOAP and REST that can be used to access data sources. Mashups, which piece together applications out of Web content, are becoming enterprise-ready, Keller said. \
IBM&#39;s (Quote, Chart) decision to sell its personal computing division to China&#39;s leading PC maker Lenovo for $1.75 billion spawned diverse reactions in the industry.
There was a lot of damage to be repaired, but Darren Clarke did as good a job as he could reasonably have been expected to when he resumed the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.
By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 24--Weld County has been one of the fastest growing regions in the nation for the past few years.   And among the fastest growing areas of Weld has been the southwest corner of the county, while the U.S.
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New Jersey is looking to become the second state to outlaw a powerful gun that critics say can be used by terrorists to shoot down an airliner
The mistress of a building contractor has won the hearts of Chinese Internet surfers for masterminding the \
Gary Player said Wednesday he knows of at least one golfer who has used steroids, and he urged golf organizations to move quickly toward a random drug-testing plan.
Several regiments and battalions will see their units disappear and merge into the Army's largest infantry unit.
Laos has agreed to improve protection at one of its key tiger reserves, a conservation group said Wednesday, in a sign the country is recognizing the need to crack down on poaching and other threats to the animals.
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A man is charged with attacking two police officers after a disturbance in a north London street.
European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer named Britons Colin Montgomerie and Luke Donald as his wildcard picks on Sunday for next month&#39;s match against the United States.
A Florida drug distributor accused of  price gouging has agreed to stop buying and selling flu  vaccines and will hand over its remaining inventory, totaling  about 50 doses, the attorney general said on Wednesday.
Beethoven drank here. So did Brahms, Freud, and more recently Bill Clinton and Sophia Loren.
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New York State sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday to force the cleanup of a decades-old, 17 million gallon oil spill in New York City.
New orders at U.S. factories fell 4.7 percent in October, the biggest fall in more than six years and marking the third drop in four months, while inventories rose again suggesting growing slack in the economy, a government report said on Tuesday.
Mortar bombs exploded near the Gaza offices of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday and rival gunmen exchanged fire in the streets, defying the latest truce in the factional war between Fatah and Hamas.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores died in ethnic violence, complicating mediation efforts by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
The Dow and S&P 500 briefly pared early gains and the Nasdaq turned negative on Tuesday as traders cited talk of derivative losses at JPMorgan Chase & Co .
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- For all its flaws, faults and flops, one reassuring characteristic of the American press is that it tends to learn from its ethical lapses and major factual mistakes.
Giancarlo Bossi, the Italian priest  abducted last month in the Philippines, has been released.
South Korea&#39;s Samsung Electronics said Friday it has opened a giant plant at Austin in Texas, to supply US customers with the most advanced memory chips used for various mobile devices.
The Hilton hotel in Taba, located near Egypt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s border with Israel, was rocked by two bomb blasts on 8 October, which killed at least 25 people.
It is a story told in many versions, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says near the beginning of the new PBS series \
Brentford and Hartlepool are the minnows in Monday's FA Cup fifth-round draw.
Though the governors of California, Illinois and Pennsylvania proposed sweeping plans to restructure health care this year, none will finish 2007 with bills passed and signed.
Bill Gates throws a huge party for Windows Vista. Was it the last of its kind?
Voters in Taiwan went to the polls Saturday to choose a new parliament, with analysts predicting a win for the opposition nationalists over the party of independence-leaning President Chen Shui-bian.
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Hurricane Ivan pummels the US Gulf Coast, causing at least 12 deaths and widespread damage.
Two of Britain's biggest unions agree to start merger discussions in a move that could create a 2.5m 'super union'.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances ignored Florida's plea to stay put Tuesday, jamming highways, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat...
France's wine harvest got underway in the southeastern Provence region as the country's growers struggle to beat back competition from abroad, the Provence wine industry association announced.
As peace between Israel and the Palestinians waxed and waned over the decades, there was one constant amid the tumult: Yasser Arafat was at its centre.
McDonald's employees will be able to boost their basic skills and take exams while at work.
Il ciclista Paolo Savoldelli, 34 anni, ha trovato un accordo con l'Astana e ha prolungato il suo con...
On election night in November 2000, dozens gathered at the American Center in New Delhi to watch the returns. When Democrats and Republicans alike saw the close results coming in, some were compelled to sheepishly admit that they hadn't bothered to vote.
In vista della semifinale di Fed Cup con la Francia in programma il 14 e 15 luglio a Castellaneta Ma...
Storage company EMC will acquire enterprise content management software developer Document Sciences.
LEE WESTWOOD recovered from a shaky spell midway through his opening round at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City to claim a share of the lead.
Elizabeth Edwards said Tuesday that her husband, Democrat John Edwards, would be a better advocate for women as president than his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Ancelotti: &quot;Dobbiamo chiudere prima le partite. Gilardino? Faremo bene con questi attaccanti&quot;. A Brescia senza Sheva, in attacco Crespo e Tomasson. CARNAGO (Varese), 9 novembre 2004 - &quot;Voglio un Milan bello e concreto&quot;.
The watchdog set up to keep auditors in line after scandals at firms such as Enron finds \
MP George Galloway wins \u00c2\u00a3150,000 in  damages over Telegraph claims that he took money from Saddam Hussein.
Another botched handoff doomed a US 400-meter relay team, and even hard-charging anchor Maurice Greene couldn&#39;t save the gold medal.
They wept, threw rice and turned  Beirut's streets into a sea of grief. But a bitter surge of  anti-Syrian sentiment rippled through vast crowds at Rafik  al-Hariri's funeral.
By Ad Crable  MASTEN GHOST TOWN, Lycoming County - Any deep-winter backpacking trip worth its salt begins with a hearty breakfast.
Britney Spears is the most searched for term of 2006 using Yahoo's search engine, says the US net giant.
The shadow of an FBI investigation spread across the subprime mortgage crisis on Tuesday, while the U.S. Congress moved closer to emergency relief for millions of distressed homeowners.
LA QUINTA, Calif. Fred Couples won golf&#39;s Skins Game for the fifth time. He beat Tiger Woods over four playoff holes to claim the final three skins and 340-thousand dollars.
A cyclone hit the coast of Pakistan on Tuesday, dumping torrential rain over a thinly populated region days after about 230 people were killed when a storm lashed the country's biggest city, Karachi.
Ukraine faced yet more polemics after President Leonid Kuchma proposed holding quick new presidential elections and handing interim power to a parliament where the opposition has a strong voice as a way out of the political crisis.
16.02: Uscir\u00c3\u00a0 in 550 cinema mercoledi prossimo &quot;Tu la conosci Claudia?&quot;, il nuovo film di Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo, che hanno presentato il film stamattina a Roma, con la protagonista femminile, Paola Cortellesi.
A South African-registered light aircraft has crashed in southern Zambia killing all six people on board, officials say. Civil Aviation Director Chitalu Kabaila told state media on Friday
Ukraine&#39;s parliament rejected Prime Minister Yanukovych&#39;s government in a no-confidence vote as President Leonid Kuchma called for a new presidential election after accusations the Nov. 21 vote was fraudulent.
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A Nigerian ex-state governor pleads not guilty to 103 counts of corruption and money-laundering.
An aspiring writer who left a horror scene of body parts in his apartment was arraigned on Thursday on charges of murder and desecrating a corpse after he allegedly cut up and ate part of his girlfriend's body.
A Brazilian government party official on Wednesday urged the opening of sealed records that could contain details of citizens tortured and killed by the former 21-year military dictatorship.
New Delhi (VNA) - India and the European Union on Monday signed a &quot;strategic partnership deal&#39;&#39; aimed at tightening economic and political ties.
A new version of the worm that spread from infected Microsoft Corp. Internet Information Services (IIS) Web servers in June has been identified and is using instant messages (IMs) and infected Web sites in Russia, Uruguay and the U.S. to spread itself, according to one security company.
Oracle Corp. opened its legal attack on PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s takeover defenses Monday with charges that ousted chief executive Craig Conway lied to Wall Street analysts about the effect of Oracle&#39;s acquisition
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Iran has tentatively agreed to freeze some of its sensitive nuclear activities, diplomats said today. The news comes as the country attempts to head off US efforts to report its nuclear programme to the UN security council.
Apple Computer Corp. is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group said on Wednesday.
The US is set to take control of a local agency amid charges that millions in public money were wasted or stolen.
A couple who met at Super Bowl XXXV, then fell in love and married 21 months later, celebrate their anniversary at Super Bowl XLII.
Billionaire Barry Diller plans to break up InterActiveCorp after spending a decade amassing more than 40 businesses ranging from Internet travel agents to the Home Shopping Network.
Ariel Sharon&#39;s chief of staff has said the aim of Israel&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan is to rule out a Palestinian state indefinitely.
Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany ended peacefully for the second night, apparently signalling an end to the worst street riots here since the collapse of communism.
Osama bin Laden is using cash from the Afghanistan heroin market to finance his life on the run, paying bodyguards and buying off warlords in Pakistan, says a congressman who has visited the region.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the Prime Minister&#39;s office in Jerusalem Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004.
The new IBM Power5 eServer i5 550 also features higher performance and new virtualization capabilities that allow it to run multiple operating systems at once on separate partitions.
Suicide bombers killed 14 members of Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces near a US marine base west of Baghdad and at a checkpoint to the north on Saturday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country.
Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Spain&#39;s Miguel Angel Jimenez carded a four-under 66 in the final round to total 14-under 266 to win the Omega Hong Kong Open, his third victory in Asia this year.
The investigation into whether David Blunkett &quot;fast-tracked&quot; the visa of his former lover&#39;s nanny should be widened to examine whether civil servants accelerated
The United States is safer now than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks, but must not relent in fighting terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
Credit Suisse First Boston maintained a &quot;neutral&quot; rating and $43 target price on Eyetech (nasdaq: EYET - news - people ). News that the Retaane product from competitor Alcon (nyse: ACL - news - people ) missed
SAN DIEGO David Wells led San Diego past St. Louis this afternoon 10-to-5. He pitched seven strong innings and even drove in two runs as the Padres bolstered their wild card chances.
The Houston Rockets' Yao Ming, helped by the ability of fans to cast votes on the NBA's multi-lingual website, received a record total of 2.56 million votes for the 54th All-Star Game.
SUNDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a phase I clinical trial to test an engineered measles virus against the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.
The U.S. International Trade Commission ordered a ban on Thursday of some imported cell phone models containing Qualcomm Inc.  chips that infringe on a Broadcom Corp.  patent.
It&#39;s not entirely fresh information that President Bush skipped a 1972 medical exam needed if he was to keep flying fighter jets for the Texas Air National Guard, but CBS&#39; &quot;60 Minutes&quot; has turned the heat up on this skillet.
A video grab image on an Islamist internet site shows American hostage Eugene Armstrong prior to his execution September 20, 2004.
Prototypes of Via Technologies' tiny Mobile ITX motherboard are already running Windows XP.
An ingenious hacker finds a new application for Apple's remarkable Sudden Motion Sensor: World's biggest and most expensive Roomba remote control. In Cult of Mac.
One of seven men facing sex charges on the remote British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island pleaded guilty in abuse trials involving more than half the island's adult men.
The deep discounter still sports a high valuation despite reporting profit in line with expectations.
Women who are overweight or obese before becoming pregnant generally spend a longer time in labor than thinner women do, a new study suggests.
Agguato a Roma, nel quartiere Eur. Un vigilante \u00c3\u00a8 rimasto ucciso in un agguato mentre rientrava nella sua casa di via dei Georgofili. La vittima, Gianluca Pes, di 39 anni, \u00c3\u00a8 stata raggiunta da quattro colpi di pistola, tre al torace e uno alla schiena.
Conflict seems to have become a way of life for Sudan that has struggled to find peace and stability since its independence in 1956.
A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation into whether the company&#39;s software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection.
Syria announces that it will buy 10,000 tons of apples from Arab farmers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
'Vogliono farmi credere che Maria Antonietta sia morta'
La terza sezione del Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio ha dichiarato inammissibile il ric...
The European Union's second-highest court will rule in mid-December on whether to suspend EU sanctions against Microsoft pending an appeal by the US software giant.
Blisteringly hot summers similar to the one in 2003 when thousands of people in continental Europe died of heatstroke will become commonplace because of climate change, a study has found.
Zigo Garro Pirez, una delle menti dell'organizzazione
Nell'after hours +0,8%,pesano temperature sotto media in Usa
HOUSTON El Paso Corporation announced today it had reached a more than 70 (m) million dollar settlement in a lawsuit. The state of Arizona had filed the lawsuit accusing the energy company of manipulating natural gas prices.
There is a 70 percent chance that Mount St. Helens will erupt by the end of October, with an explosion that could blast fist-sized rocks as far as three miles, geologists said Thursday.
Penn State, Cornell University among those offering paid download services to students.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit the use of race in assigning students to public schools is drawing Massachusetts into a legal dispute over school desegregation in one of its cities.
Sen. Tom Harkin pushed the name-calling in the presidential race to a new level, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for not serving in Vietnam and cowardly for his criticism of John Kerry.
Giovedi' a Palermo la prima de 'La luce verticale'
WASHINGTON -- A painful credit crunch is taking its worst toll on the already ailing housing market, while its impact on the rest of the national economy at least so far seems limited, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
Rescuers battled thick smoke on Monday to free 141 Chinese miners trapped after a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China that killed at least 25, state media reported.
Women around the country are finding that more and more hospitals that once allowed vaginal birth after Caesarean, or VBAC (commonly pronounced VEE-back), are now banning it and insisting on repeat Caesareans.
A murder investigation was launched today after a young woman was deliberately set on fire in the countryside outside St Helens, Merseyside.
Newcastle defender Andy O&#39;Brien admits his side must earn the right to qualify for the Champions League this season. Under previous boss Sir Bobby Robson the Magpies finished in the Premiership top four in
Dominique Wilkins, ex grande stella Nba, nono marcatore di sempre nella storia della lega pro Usa di...
Norway's police sought to nail down the  motive behind the theft of Edvard Munch's \
LOS OLIVOS, CA-December 5, 2004 - Michael Jackson has reportedly given Santa Barbara County prosecutors a DNA sample. Jackson is facing child molestation charges and authorities executed search warrants
A suspected shoe bomber targeting a Shiite imam who criticized Abu Musab al-Zarqawi blew himself up inside one of Baghdad&#039;s most prominent mosques during Friday prayers, killing 13 people and shattering a fragile calm imposed by a security crackdown in the capital.
A day after Africa&#39;s senior Greek Orthodox prelate and 16 others died in a helicopter crash in the northern Aegean, the Greek defense minister, Spilios Spiliotopoulos
Thai air force jets and helicopters dropped around 100m origami paper cranes over restive Muslim-majority southern Thailand on Sunday, in what may rank as one of the world&#39;s most bizarre efforts to quell an ethnic conflict.
Pie charts compare energy sources now to goals for 2030. It had better not be pie in the sky, or the sky may be falling.
Il procuratore antidoping del Coni, Ettore Torri, vuole vederci chiaro sui metodi con cui si sta cur...
ATHENS, Greece - While the U.S. men's basketball team fell short of its gold-medal goal, the bronze it won Saturday night helped the American delegation reach a bigger goal - it was the 100th U.S...
Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers is elected as Belfast's new lord mayor with the support of the SDLP.
SINGAPORE: The Prime Minister and Senior Minister have sent their condolences on the death of former Indian Prime Minister Narasimha Rao.
Apple is bringing the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most exciting retail experience to Europe for the first time, with a brand new store in the heart of one of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most vibrant shopping districts - London\u00e2\u0080\u0099s West End.
Detroit and Calgary extended their home winning streaks Friday night, getting it done with special teams.
The first direct image of a planet circling another star may have been obtained by a US-European team of astronomers.
Singer Britney Spears arrives to her album release party for her new album &quot;Britney,&quot; in this Nov. 6, 2001file photo, in New York.
New York Times Co.  shares rose  as much as 7.5 percent on Wednesday and options traders cited  unusual call volume on speculation billionaire investor Warren  Buffett could build a stake in the company.
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The Army reserve unit at the center of the Iraqi prison scandal got a delayed but heartfelt welcome home Friday from about 400 friends and family.
The comprehensive and chilling account  of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, written by  the U.S. government's 9/11 Commission, was nominated for one of  America's top literary awards on Wednesday.
The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter&#39;s production and drive world oil prices even higher.
DUBLIN : An Olympic Airlines plane diverted to Ireland following a bomb alert, the second faced by the Greek carrier in four days, resumed its journey to New York after no device was found on board, airport officials said.
Shortstop Barry Larkin, a 12-time all-star who spent his entire 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, has retired and joined the Washington Nationals in their front office as a special assistant.
A Pakistan court orders the re-arrest of Asif Ali Zardari, husband of ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto, reports say.
Due striscioni pro Lotito sono stati esposti all'Olimpico prima di Lazio-Sampdoria. Ad esporli gli s...

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 25. - In a new formulation to resolve the Kashmir issue, President Pervez Musharraf tonight suggested India and Pakistan consider the option of identifying some \u00e2\u0080\u009cregions\u00e2\u0080\u009d of Kashmir on
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Despite charges of bid-rigging and conflicts of interest against the insurance industry, Connecticut insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell said she has not found corruption in Connecticut.
Seven American marines were killed by a car bomb outside Fallujah yesterday, the heaviest American loss in a day in Iraq for four months.
The Sooners are difficult to defend because they are so balanced, averaging 242.2 yards rushing and 227.2 yards passing per game. Sixth-year senior quarterback Jason White is like the forgotten Heisman winner
'Nuovi aumenti in arrivo per complessivi 712 euro'
(CP) - Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles shook off their past record in Grand Slam finals Friday, winning the men&#39;s doubles title at the US Open in style.
In cutting across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, governments in Europe are discovering how difficult it can be to figure out whether a particular fuel has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner.
Fearful residents of the Bahamas' biggest cities boarded their homes and hunkered down in expectation of a direct hit from Hurricane Frances on Friday, after the storm battered the nation's sparsely populated southeastern islands.
President Bush waves to supporters as he arrives at Progress Energy Park-Al Lang Field during a campaign rally Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004 in St.
Once Dwyane Wade got rolling, things seemed almost easy for the Miami Heat. Wade -- virtually silent offensively for the first three quarters -- had 18 of his 26 points in the final period and the host Heat held San Antonio without a field goal for more than seven minutes down the stretch on the way to beating the Spurs, ...
Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida &#151; because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches. Pierzynski's walk forced home the tiebreaking run in the San Francisco Giants' 6-5 win over the Marlins on Wednesday night. It was just his 14th walk in 397 plate appearances.
A High Court judge on Wednesday found a Tanzanian businessman innocent of conspiracy to commit murder in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in the East African nation.
Let's all go crazy A Pennsylvania mother of two of has stood-up to the internet-battling escapades of the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Venus Williams stretches for the ball during her first round match with Lisa Raymond at the Advanta Championships Tuesday, Nov 2, 2004 in Villanova.
Syria and Lebanon have rejected outright a renewed United Nations Security Council call for Damascus to pull its troops out of its tiny neighbour, calling the international body&#39;s decision &quot;interference&quot;.
An Iraqi militant group has kidnapped two Frenchmen and given the French government 48 hours to end a ban on Muslim headscarves. Arabic television station Al Jazeera has shown a brief video showing two men
In the weeks before key government tests of new radiation detection equipment, officials at the Department of Homeland Security helped contractors through repeated dry runs that enabled them to perform better during the examinations, according to government briefing documents obtained by The...
While the Israelis and US want to isolate Hamas, some Arab states see need for Palestinian unity.
The battle for search-technology supremacy extended to new front today when Microsoft launched a tool for finding files stored on personal computers.
Digital Federal Credit Union, a fast-growing alternative to traditional banks, said it is buying the naming rights to Worcester's Centrum Centre. The $5.2 million, 10-year deal renames the building to DCU Center. The signs are expected to be changed by the end of the year. DCU, based in Marlborough, has been aggressively raising its profile with television, radio, and print ...
Something big is happening in Cairo. It isn&#39;t just the release of Azzam Azzam from wrongful imprisonment as an alleged spy, or nice words from President Hosni Mubarak about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, or the return of the Egyptian ambassador.
Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the late Yasser Arafat&#39;s Fatah faction who is serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, is registering to run for president of the Palestinian Authority.
A Las Vegas judge doubled the bail on Wednesday for former football star O.J. Simpson, who spent the weekend back behind bars for trying to contact a defendant in his armed robbery case.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi government official said on Tuesday.
TOPEKA, KANSAS - The unborn child cut from her mother&#39;s womb Thursday has been reunited with her father and is listed in good condition in hospital.
Hosts Germany could opt not to play the opening game of the 2006 World Cup finals, organising committee chairman Franz Beckenbauer said on Monday.
Prosecutors told a jury Monday that Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. was a greedy businessman who paid millions in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime for lucrative oil contracts.
By Joy L. Woodson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 21--For almost a year, Northeast Richland homeowner Michael Harvey and owners of a Shumaker Homes development have been at odds over property lines and something no one can live without -- water.
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday named Lloyd Braun, a former chairman of Walt Disney Co.&#39;s (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ABC Entertainment Television Group, as
Malnutrition has increased among children in Darfur over the past year despite a massive humanitarian aid effort in the war-torn Sudanese region, according to a U.N. report obtained Thursday.
World&#39;s leading software developer Microsoft has announced that it will promote its cheaper and simplified version of WindowsXP in Russia and soon launch a series of marketing
Reuters. Mazda intends to launch a hybrid SUV using technology from Ford, which owns 33.4% of the Japanese automaker. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThrough our partnership with Ford, we are now proceeding with the development of a hybrid
Dell, HP and Lenovo may get burned A fire at Lite-On's main flat-panel monitor factory in China could disrupt LCD display supplies across the PC industry.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australian Bradley Hughes exploded to a four-shot lead at the halfway stage in a bid for his third Australian Masters golf title at Huntingdale in Melbourne on Friday.
Dell Inc. DELL.O Chairman Michael   Dell on Tuesday threw his support behind Chief Executive Kevin   Rollins, while promising the computer maker was \
LOS ANGELES -- Starbucks Corp. was one of the companies that turned down interview requests from Nick and Mark Francis when the brothers were shooting their documentary about rampant poverty among Ethiopian coffee growers.
A man was shot to death Saturday in a mall parking lot following an argument over citizens band radio, police said.
A militant group claimed Monday to have killed a Turkish and an Iraqi hostage, the Arab news network Al-Jazeera reported. The station said it had received video footage from a group calling
A European Union court rules on Monday whether Microsoft abused its near-monopoly on computer operating systems to push out rivals, in a protracted case that has major implications on the EU's power to enforce antitrust policy.
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Thousands of right-wing Israelis packed the streets of central Jerusalem tonight in the latest mass protest against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.
Jared Zabransky threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Korey Hall had three interceptions to lead Boise State past Oregon State 53-34 Friday night for the Broncos' 13th straight victory.
The brother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley today accused the American government of &quot;sabotaging&quot; moves to free his brother.
Rising flood waters drove nearly 100 people out of their homes in Oxford Wednesday as the surge from Britain's worst floods in 60 years continued its slow progress down the Thames Valley.
This jolly rock \u00c2\u0092n\u00c2\u0092 roll comedy, sprinkled with amusing one-liners and hilarious sight gags, is a spinoff from the short-lived HBO comedy series starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.
There are no Super Bowls on Warren Moon's resume. Only championships.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis ended a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Sunday, slipping into a berthing port to deliver more solar-powered panels and a new crewmember to the orbital outpost.

La proposta di Franco Carraro di dotare gli arbitri di un supporto non trova l&#39;approvazione del presidente della Fifa, Joseph Blatter (nella foto), che taglia corto: &quot;Credo che un aiuto tecnologico possa servire ad esempio a stabilire se la palla \u00c3\u00a8

As expected, Yahoo Inc  began carrying out lay-offs up to 1,000 employees on Tuesday, as part of job cutbacks announced last month, several employees at the company's headquarters said on Tuesday.
BEIJING, Sept 6: At least 90 people were killed and 77 were missing in torrential storms lashing southwest China, disaster relief officials said on Monday.
Ancora Prink, e Grosseto vola sul 3-1. Mazzotti rivolta il line-up come un calzino. Solano secondo, Dallospedale e Liverziani che scendono di un posto. Fontana promosso quinto, Sheldon settimo, Lele Frignani ottavo.
A stagnant economy and rising health care costs helped push the percentage of people in the USA without health insurance last year to 15.
The US space agency has pushed back the return to flight of the space shuttles until May at the earliest because of hurricane disruption.
Toothpaste squeezed by a flunky. Supper steamed with one brand of water. Oh, and an \u00c2\u00a311m income. This is the man who presses a world view on us all - and whose latest embarrassment, of many, reveals that

A European Central Bank plan to operate a new system for settling share and bond trades in the European Union will come under close scrutiny by the region's top antitrust watchdog.
GENEVA  - A United Nations human rights panel said Tuesday that Canada should not deport a Mexican man who claims he was tortured by the military in his homeland.
Indonesia's vast tropical peatlands, a bog of plant debris undisturbed for centuries until they were drained for cultivation, have become a perennial fire hazard and, a new study says, possibly a significant contributor to global warming.
While the FDA contends otherwise, new data show that sales of the antidepressants known as SSRI\u00c2\u0092s have declined.
Bloomberg - Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Two New Yorkers dominate the 2008 presidential race: Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani.
BAGHDAD, July 15 -- At least 25 people were killed Sunday in attacks across Baghdad, police said, including 10 killed in a car-bomb blast in a busy commercial area.
No more brightly dyed hair, flashy jewelry or smoking in public for China's police while they're in uniform, state media reported Thursday.
Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O fell  more than 14 percent on Thursday after the online retailer's  earnings missed Wall Street targets and sparked fears its bid  to lure more customers would erode profits even more.
Serve canale finanziato solo con canone, senza pubblicita'
Suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi's group has threatened to execute two Americans and a Briton it is holding unless Iraqi women prisoners are freed within 48 hours, according to a video aired by Al-Jazeera television which showed the captives blindfolded.
The first suicide attack on Israel in a year may be linked to the opening of the border fence between Gaza and Egypt
General fears militants in Iraq may capitalize on success of Mosul bombing to recruit others. This photograph released Friday by the US Army shows the result of Tuesday&#39;s deadly attack on a dining-hall tent in Mosul, Iraq.
OXFORD, England  - French President Jacques Chirac said Friday the United Nations Security Council does not represent today's world and should be expanded to include Germany, Japan and developing countries such as Brazil and India as permanent members.
The Internal Revenue Service is gearing up for tax season. And while it may be a kinder, gentler IRS these days, the agency is still coming after you - especially if you make a lot of money.
Shuttle Atlantis soared into orbit after a two-month delay on a mission to the International Space Station that will set a milestone for Europe's presence in space.
California's legislature approved the broadest restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions in the nation yesterday, marking a new stage in the accelerating drive for a more aggressive national response to global warming.
Blog: LeapFrog's next-generation pentop computer is sleeker and offers better features than the original.
Kufa (Iraq), 26 agosto 2004 - Violente esplosioni sono risuonate di primo mattino nei pressi della moschea di Kufa, la localit\u00c3\u00a0 &#39;gemell\u00c3\u00a0 di Najaf ove normalmente risiede il leader radicale Moqtada al-Sadr.
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Sesto incontro dei missionari brasiliani presenti in Bolivia: rafforzare e rinnovare l\u00c2\u0092ardore missionario davanti alle numerose sfide cui fare fronte Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - Si \u00c3\u00a8 celebrato dal 7 al 9 settembre a Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), il VI Incontro dei Missionari Brasiliani che vivono attualmente in Bolivia, secondo quanto comunicano all'Agenzia Fides le Pontificie O...
Dopo la discussa esclusione dal Giro d'Italia, l'Acqua&Sapone-Mokambo di Stefano Garzelli non &egrav...
Paranoia strikes deep A Florida woman who believed she was about to get fired has been accused of deleting $2.5m worth of computer files to seek revenge on her employer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Text of report in English by Japanese news agency Kyodo  Kagoshima, Japan, 13 September: The Japanese and South Korean coast guards held a joint sea rescue exercise Wednesday [13 September] in the East China Sea.
Accounting rule makers issued a standard Thursday that forces companies to expense employee stock options starting in June, ending 10 years of political wrangling and backpedaling.
Israeli leader Ehud Olmert is due to deliver a major speech outlining his vision of a future Middle East peace deal.
Television writers wield considerable power over a television show, so much so that it often is not clear where their writing duties end and their producing duties begin.
If voters approve, the city would combine refunds with loans to help citizens meet their energy needs through solar power. It's the most sweeping program yet devised by a U.S. municipality.
As easy-money lenders increasingly make service members a target market, military people have become trapped in a spiral of borrowing that can ruin their finances.
Talks on disarming North Korea aim to lay out a roadmap for disabling the country's nuclear programmes, the U.S. envoy said on Friday, but conceded there was not yet agreement on even defining the term.
Subsidy cuts UK telecommunications operator O2 will aim to break the mobile phone handset upgrade cycle with a new selection of tariffs that will be cheaper than the pay-as-you-talk and monthly contract offerings currently available.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- Nonprofit technology group MCNC said Friday that chief executive John Crites resigned Jan. 31 to pursue consulting work.
Myanmar's military junta has confirmed a  constitution-forming National Convention will restart at the  end of the rainy season in November, despite political turmoil  sparked by the purge of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt.
Miss Peru, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, has been named as Miss World 2004, at the beauty pageant held in China. Miss Mantilla Garcia, 20, beat 14 other finalists which included 22-year-old Brisbane resident Sarah Davies.
Seahawks: Seattle, which had last week off, dispatched the San Francisco 49ers 34-0 on Sept. 26. The shutout was the Seahawks&#39; second in six seasons, and it was the first time the 49ers had been held scoreless since October of 1977.
Venice's Fenice Opera House hosts its first performance since it was gutted by fire in 1996.
A survey taken the weekend before Hurricane Katrina struck showed that more than half of the homes questioned had decided against evacuating. But a jury hearing the case against the owners of a home where 35 patients died in Katrina's floods may never see the document.
EAST RUTHERFORD - The Nets&#39; season opener lacked the pomp and circumstance of their previous two home debuts. There was no mention of an Atlantic Division championship, although the 2003-04 banner hangs above the Continental Arena floor.
North Korea only test-fired one short-range missile on Friday, reports from South Korea say.
Three people die and 11 are injured as several vehicles crash on the M40 in Buckinghamshire.
Retailers are having to slash prices earlier to attract pre-Chrismas shoppers, a survey suggests.
Insurgents blew up an explosives-laden fuel tanker in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood Friday. A huge fireball lit up the night sky and set several buildings
A group of 29 people claiming to be North Korean asylum seekers barged into a South Korean school in Beijing early Friday morning, officials said.
The Muslim community of Foreign Secretary Jack Straw\u00e2\u0080\u0099s constituency is taking to the streets tomorrow to campaign for more action to save Kenneth Bigley, the British engineer taken hostage in Iraq.
By Leigh Dethman Deseret Morning News  A cadre of concerned residents and politicians wants to clean up Salt Lake County's air problem now, and they're finding that reaching a solution to such a widespread problem is no easy task.
The MLS playoff schedule has disrupted the Revolution's routine, as tomorrow's Eastern Conference championship game against Chicago will be played with less than five days' rest.
Bad Moon Rising on the rise The Library of Congress' copyright board, which sets the royalty rates for statutory licenses, proposes doubling the amount webcasters pay for their statutory license in the next the few years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CP) - Before the World Cup of Hockey came to town, every hockey game involving NHL players since the league returned to Minnesota was a sellout.
Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide.
The pound gained some support Friday after manufacturing PMI data for the UK beat expectations with a rise to 54.9, from April&#39;s revised 54.1, sources said.
(Source: Inquira)  An effective knowledge management (KM) implementation can boost support efficiency and customer satisfaction. Or it can be a colossal expense that yields little return. What makes the difference? Find out from organizations that have undertaken a successful KM initiative. Get ten best practices that have been proven to help ensure a winning implementation.
U.S. warplanes continued pounding targets in Fallujah today, in an attempt to disrupt what the military said were preparations for terrorist attacks coinciding with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
While most iPhone owners couldn't wait to try out their pricey new gadgets, a few raced to break them apart. The dismantled &#151; and in some cases, permanently busted &#151; iPhones revealed one of Apple Inc.'s closely guarded secrets: The names of the companies that supplied the chips and other electronic components for the highly anticipated device.
The suicide bomber believed to have carried out this week&#39;s devastating attack on a US military dining tent, killing more than 20 people, was probably wearing an Iraqi military uniform, a US general said yesterday.
DUBAI - Ayman al-Zawahri, the second in command of al-Qaeda and a close aide to Osama bin Laden, has purportedly called for attacks on US and British interests everywhere, according to a new audiotape.
Striker Robbie Keane set an all-time scoring record of 23 for Ireland with both goals in a 2-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on Wednesday.
- Medis Technologies Ltd , a developer of  fuel cell technology, said it could not complete talks with an  undisclosed original equipment manufacturer to market a power  pack before a key trade event.
By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday, resolving the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the international space station.
HOUSTON The man who became Enron&#39;s chief financial officer a month after the energy giant declared bankruptcy has resigned. An Enron spokeswoman says Raymond Bowen will pursue other professional opportunities.
Microsoft is making a major push to get home and business customers to embrace the security-focused overhaul to its Windows XP computer operating system. But while most consumers are advised to upgrade to Service Pack 2, there are a few things to keep in mind. Personal Tech columnist  Edward C. Baig  addresses questions on the free SP2 upgrade.
HP, the world&#39;s second largest computer maker, on Friday introduced a number of consumer products including TVs in unveiling its fall product lineup for the Christmas season.
Independent Concussion is relaunching Cremora, one of the original non-dairy creamers, with a TV spot and print ads that attempt to create a spark behind the 42-year-old brand, which has high recognition but remains a distant No. 2 in the category.
WASHINGTON - With massive get-out-the-vote drives, Republicans made a final push Tuesday to tighten their grip on control of Congress while Democrats looked for a surge of support that would give them a shot of at least taking back the Senate.
A woman accused of stabbing to death her son is found hanged in her prison cell.
Kanye West got beaten up by a woman on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday.
Stocks tanked early Tuesday afternoon after Citigroup's steep quarterly loss and a big drop in retail sales exacerbated worries about the threat of recession.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Parma in vista della gara di campionato di domani contro la Juve. Lav...
THE REGION Cambridge biotech company Dyax Corp. has agreed to end its deal with Genzyme Corp. to codevelop a drug for the rare swelling disorder hereditary angioedema. The firms were jointly testing DX-88, a small protein considered Dyax's most important potential drug. Dyax said it will receive all the assets of the joint development deal and $17 million cash. Genzyme ...
Recent findings on the effects of lowering blood sugar are unlikely to change the way most people with Type 2 diabetes manage their illness, doctors said Thursday.
Following an &#39;eventful&#39; inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, certainly as far as his team is concerned, Jean Todt sat down to answer a few questions, while company president Luca di Montezemolo disappeared to change out of his Champagne-soaked suit.
US stocks regulators intend to file civil charges in a Dow Jones  Co. insider-trading case against Hong Kong banker and Dow Jones board member David Li, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
By NICHOLS, Lane  A QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY employee who took 24 taxpayer- funded computers and sold several over the Internet to make some extra cash has resigned.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair looked  set to bow to intense pressure from disgruntled loyalists on  Thursday and lay out a timetable for his departure within a  year.
In the month since the tsunami struck Sri Lanka, Frenchmen Pierre Layac and Jacques Quentin have bought six fishing boats for use by devastated locals, have been operating a pre-school, are building another and ...
Il giudice sportivo ha squalicato in serie B 12 giocatori. Due turni ad Allegretti (Triestina), uno ...
Reggie White, one of the greatest players in N.F.L. history, played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers.
The US economy performed better than first expected in the three months to 30 September, revised figures show.
Oil prices eased on Wednesday on mild US weather as traders waited to see whether the first cold snap of the US winter has eaten into low heating fuel supplies.
PeopleSoft fired its chief executive, Craig Conway, yesterday in an unexpected twist to the firm&#39;s attempt to fend off its larger rival Oracle.
Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when Windows starts.
All college freshmen who live in dorms should be vaccinated for meningitis, a government panel recommended for the first time, reversing policy of the past.
By DAVID BAUDER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Katie Couric led the \
UNITED NATIONS : A UN envoy told the Security Council that widespread war crimes likely had taken place in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
People, even rulers, sometimes permit themselves to do things they have always wanted to do but never dared. This is the situation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who realized that he had an unrepeatable
A shark pickled in formaldehyde by British artist Damien Hirst, one of the country's best-known and most iconic modern artworks, is to leave the country after being sold to a US collector, a report said.
Decreto esonera liste presentate da due gruppi parlamentari
June Jones spent Sunday night trying to decide whether to accept an offer to coach SMU or return to Hawaii, where the governor is among those trying to keep him.
Jeremy Shockey is at it again. New York's volatile tight end criticized coach Tom Coughlin after the Giants fell behind by 35 points early before losing to Seattle 42-30 on Sunday.
A judge wants more information before she decides whether to let Foxy Brown get out of jail and go to California for repair of an electronic ear implant.
By Dwight Silverman, Houston Chronicle  Dec. 19--If you talk to a hard-core techie who's a user of the Linux operating system or one of the zealots who worship Apple's Macintosh, you won't hear many nice things said about Microsoft.
Longhorn TCP offloading, Serial ATA 3Gbps - but no post-AC97 sound
The 12-foot, 1,000 pound alligator is the focus of an intensive hunting expedition after Hurricane Ivan&#39;s fury sent him swimming from his confines at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.
Toshiba Corp. will unveil in Taipei on Tuesday a slim HD DVD rewriter suitable for use in laptop computers.
A hospital in the Netherlands &#151; the first nation to permit euthanasia &#151; recently proposed guidelines for mercy killings of terminally ill newborns, and then made a startling revelation: It has already begun carrying out such procedures, which include administering a lethal dose of sedatives.
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A US businessman charged with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering is arrested in Namibia.
NEW YORK/HOUSTON  - Russian oil company YUKOS will  go before a U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday, seeking to keep  alive its claims to the empire now dismantled by Moscow in the  ongoing tax dispute there.
Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party began talks with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party yesterday about joining its coalition - a partnership aimed at promoting a military withdrawal from Gaza.
 anti-gay law must go: Indian govt agency
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LaDainian Tomlinson saved the day for the San Diego Chargers &#151; again. With both Tomlinson and the Chargers looking all too human against the Oakland Raiders, the star running back keyed yet another second-half rally to give the AFC West-leading Chargers a 21-14 win over their biggest rival Sunday, their fifth straight win.
European stock markets lost ground on Monday as fears of a slowdown in the US economy continued to worry investors.
Court Rules File Sharing Legal  A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial decision which ruled that file sharing software such as Kazaa, Morpheus or Grokster are indeed legal. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Los Angeles ruled on Thursday that peer-to-peer software developers were not liable for any ...
Tests on birds in Dorset will continue as vets try to contain the virulent form of bird flu found at a bird sanctuary.
The US economy picked up speed in the third quarter to expand at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported Friday in the last significant look at the economy before Election Day on Tuesday.
Ernie Els clinched a record sixth World Match Play title with a 2&amp;1 victory over Lee Westwood at Wentworth. The defending champion celebrated his 35th birthday with a \u00c2\u00a31m paycheque as he overtook Seve Ballesteros
At her lowest moments during more than three months in solitary confinement in Iran's most notorious prison, Haleh Esfandiari wondered if anyone remembered her or if she had been swallowed without the world noticing.
LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Tim Floyd was hired Friday  as the men's head basketball coach at Southern California,  effective April 1, 2005. Floyd will spend this year as a  Trojans assistant so that he can recruit, but will not be  involved in coaching the 2004-05 squad.
The Chinese government has shut down 1,600 Internet cafes during 2004 and hit thousands more with fines and temporary closures. The country&#39;s Culture Ministry claims that the shuttered establishments
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, chairman of EasyJet Plc, said he rejected a $677 million agreement to sell Stelmar Shipping Ltd. because the offer doesn&#39;t reflect recent gains in the value of the oil tanker business he founded in 1992.
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And rocket-powered cars Letters Sad news this week as California coastguards were forced to call off the search for Microsoft researcher Jim Gray who has been missing since setting out in his yacht last Sunday. A respected IT personality and database developer, Google chipped in with an offer to use its high resolution satellite imagery to aid the search:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. antitrust authorities said on Tuesday they would file suit to block Whole Foods Market Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  on grounds that the deal would hobble competition in the market for natural and organic groceries.
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By P.J. Lassek, Tulsa World, Okla.  Sep. 23--An expeditious yet rigid technical review of The Channels, a $788 million proposal to create a 12-mile lake and three linked islands in the Arkansas River, will begin next week.
Five cities vying to stage the 2012  Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs  scrutinize their plans for holding the world's greatest  sporting extravaganza.
Residents of a neighborhood still cordoned off because of flood damage from Tropical Storm Gaston&#39;s remnants visited their homes to retrieve what belongings of theirs remained.
Curt Schilling wasn\u00c2\u00b4t supposed to pitch again this year, but he\u00c2\u00b4s endorsing President Bush in automated phone calls being made in three battleground states through Election Day.
A service to mark the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War is held on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
Over the past four years, Inspector General Stuart W. Bowen Jr. and his staff have probed allegations of waste and fraud in the $22 billion U.S. effort to rebuild Iraq. Their work has led to arrests, indictments and millions of dollars in fines. And it has earned Bowen, who had been a legal adviser...
Five Swedish children, taken to the Gaza Strip by their Palestinian father more than six months ago in a bitter custody fight with their mother, left Tel Aviv for Sweden on Friday for a dramatic Christmas Day ...
Israeli forces killed at least 12 Palestinians, mostly gunmen but also a 12-year-old boy and other civilians, on Wednesday in the deadliest raid in the Gaza Strip since Hamas seized the territory, medical workers said.
Singer R Kelly faces a possible jail sentence for missing a court appearance before his child pornography trial.
Late-night TV comedian David  Letterman has reached a deal with the union representing  striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air  next week with his writing staff, the union said on Friday.
Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said Friday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley.
Many medical beliefs, like the claim that we only use 10% of our brains, are untrue, say experts.
Phil Mickelson put his recent troubles behind him to take a one-shot lead at the Scottish Open on Saturday.
By Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 18--ZHANGJIAGANG, China -- Night and day, the timber ships reach this Yangtze River port, one of the world's busiest clearinghouses for logs from every corner of the globe: Southeast Asia, the Amazon, Russia, the Congo.
LONDON (Billboard) - Dads across the globe have united to return the Traveling Wilburys to chart success on the back of huge Father's Day sales.
Israeli airstrikes Tuesday targeted two camps used by the Islamic militant group Hamas, one day after a Palestinian rocket attack killed a woman in southern Israel
Di Pietro, modifiche prevedono aumento risorse per 130 mln
Giuseppe Gibilisco &egrave; giunto alla Procura del Coni per essere sentito dal procuratore Ettore T...
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, posted a 2.7 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications and greater use of generic drugs, which are more profitable for pharmacies.
The new Xeon M600 and Opteron M605 run Windows Server 2003 and Linux, and bundle OpenManage plus energy management tools.
Il Milan si &egrave; aggiudicato il Trofeo Tim. Nella prima partita i rossoneri hanno battuto l'Inte...
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The body of a former Brazilian police chief held responsible for the deaths of 111 inmates in a jail riot is found in Sao Paulo.
Barack Obama closes the gap on Hillary Clinton in the race to become the Democrats' presidential candidate.
The Yankees erupted for six runs in the seventh inning against Jim Hoey, beating the Orioles and sparing a loss for Randy Johnson.
Bank of America Corp.  on Monday said it will buy Charles Schwab Corp.'s  U.S. Trust Corp. unit for $3.3 billion to expand in the lucrative business of managing money for the rich.
International Business Machines Corp   is in advanced talks to buy Israeli start-up XIV  Information Systems for $300 million to $350 million, financial  daily Globes reported on Monday.
By RICK BARRETT  A simple sugar found in fruit and a variety of other sources could be converted to fuel for cars and trucks.
The Windows you see today was not your mother's Windows. Here's a look at Microsoft's OS through the years.
A constable is shot in the legs after answering a routine police call in south London.
Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Tuesday said it may cut Chrion Corp.&#39;s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, after the company said it will not sell flu vaccine for the coming flu season due to problems at its plant in British.
BAGHDAD , Dec 2 (MASNET &amp; News Agencies) - The United States announced plans to boost its forces in Iraq to the highest level since the invasion, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi headed to Europe to rally support for next month&#39;s crucial elections and to
Delta will cut up to 10 percent of its work force over the next 18 months as part of a restructuring plan that the airline said would save $5 billion a year in costs by 2006.
US President George W Bush is in Iraq on a surprise visit, the White House has announced.
Sir Tom Stoppard's epic The Coast of Utopia and musical Spring Awakening dominate New York's Tony awards.
Insurgents in Baghdad struck a police station and a mosque at dawn Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding nearly as many.
Iraq&#39;s former president Saddam Hussein and 30 senior members of his regime, which may also include Saddam&#39;s deputy Ibrahim al-Duri, will stand trial in Baghdad as soon as next month, an Iraqi minister said.
Israeli tanks rumbled into the northern  Gaza Strip on Sunday to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks  described by front-running Palestinian presidential candidate  Mahmoud Abbas as achieving nothing.
In Italia ridurre cuneo fiscale non basta, dice l'Eeag
Ask anyone who watched Don Mattingly hit and they would probably say he could be great at anything.
Security forces in the Philippines were placed on full alert Thursday amid the discovery of a plot to assassinate President Gloria Arroyo, officials said.
IBM's open source application server is garnering more momentum with this week's introduction of a new OEM partner, Avada Software, plus a new customer, international money transfer and transaction processing specialist Nexxar Group, Inc.
SYDNEY - Australian police say the arrest of more than 150 people in relation to internet child pornography should send a clear message about the seriousness of the crime.
The two French journalists, who have been held hostage for 4 months in Iraq, have been freed. French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin made the announcement to the Senate who responded to the news with applause.
When a gas explosion at 7:10 am Sunday left more than 160 Chinese miners trapped thousands of feet underground, the story hit world news shortly after 10.
Camille LeNoir hit a jump shot with 8.1 seconds remaining Sunday to lift host Southern California to a 73-72 victory against No. 2 Stanford.
A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers voted to lift their union's strike order
Pay for the Washington area's top executives rose significantly last year, reversing the downward trend that set in with the recession in 2001.
He&#39;s raised the profile of Formula One in Japan beyond the ranks of the race enthusiast and into the general public. Sato, 27, is becoming a household name in his home country.
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The primary camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down and is likely to be only marginally restored, NASA said yesterday, a collapse one astronomer called \
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush prepared and  practiced on Saturday for the first of three presidential  debates with rival John Kerry that could be pivotal in the  close election race.
DECEMBER 27, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IT researcher Gartner Inc. will pay about $162 million to acquire Meta Group Inc., which also does IT research as well as consulting, Gartner announced today.
Exempts certain grads of U.S. schools from H-1B cap, requires firms to attest that H-1B worker will not displace U.S. worker.
HILLSDALE, Mich. - While dozens of their neighbors gathered for an emotional prayer vigil, the family of an American construction worker who was abducted and slain in Iraq said Monday that they were praying for the remaining hostages and their families.
Treasury debt prices rallied on  Wednesday as the latest U.S. economic data contained enough  soft spots to keep the economic outlook uncertain.
Caterpillar Inc , the world's top maker of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines, posted higher quarterly earnings on Friday but missed analysts' expectations, and cut its full-year earnings outlook. Its shares fell more than 5 percent.
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Nella gara che ha aperto la 15/a giornata di Ligue 1, pareggio per 1-1 tra Troyes e Marsiglia. Vanta...
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At least 6 Palestinians were killed and 24 were wounded today in an Israeli army raid near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The raid was designed to end days of mortar
Two solar energy panels that will   eventually double power to the International Space Station   slowly unfurled on Thursday, wrapping up the most crucial job   of the shuttle Atlantis' flight.
(HealthDayNews) -- If you catch a cold or get the flu this winter, be very careful if you take more than one medication to ease your symptoms.
Officials in the US are cracking down on an alleged distributor of Internet &quot;Spyware.&quot; In the first suit of its kind, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims Seismic Entertainment and SmartBot, secretly installs programs on a users&#39; computer without
French experts say 4,000 chickens found dead at a farm in north-eastern France did not die of bird flu.
Google executives are urging trade regulators around the world to look closely at Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo, a $44.6 billion proposal that they say threatens to quash competition, stifle Internet innovation and shrink consumer choice.
A plane flying from Hong Kong to London&#39;s Heathrow airport has been diverted to Stansted following a security alert. The Virgin airlines plane landed safely at about 5.30am, following a reported bomb threat in a telephone call, officials at Stansted said.

Apple Computer, which pioneered the online distribution of music and television shows, appears poised to jump into the movie business.
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THE MOZILLA FOUNDATION has announced that a hole in its Firefox software has been patched. Firefox suffers from a vulnerability that could allow hackers to delete all the files in the Download directory.
Struggling Italian flagship carrier Alitalia held late-night talks Tuesday with the government and labor unions on how to help employees whose jobs will be slashed under a plan to save the airline, news reports said.
La Camera di conciliazione e arbitrato per lo sport del Coni ha ricevuto l'istanza di arbitrato da p...
Taiwan will break diplomatic ties with the African nation of Malawi, three Taiwanese diplomats said Monday.
France's Socialist presidential candidate, Segolene Royal, is to launch her manifesto in Paris.
'Stop' is a rarity among films by first-time directors: enjoyable.
The F.D.A. has begun to crack down on the thousands of drugs, often made by small companies, that have never had to go through the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stringent approval process.
A mere 43 weeks since the 2004 PGA Tour season teed off, we can finally catch a glimpse of the finish line. That&#39;s because the Tour Championship gets
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave a non-committal response on Sunday to a Palestinian unity government deal, saying Israel was examining details of the accord.
Alex Rodriguez has been booed at home nearly all season for failing to come through at the plate. Now, it's his shoddy defense that's frustrating fans and &#151; more importantly &#151; hurting the New York Yankees.
Depending on where you are, this is going to be a hotter, wetter, drier, windier, calmer, dirtier, buggier or hungrier century than mankind has seen in a while. In some places, it may be deadlier, too.
A man who has filed hundreds of lawsuits accusing businesses of violating the federal Americans With Disabilities Act was running an extortion scam, says a judge who has barred him from bringing any more such actions without court permission.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that they would charge a Dutch chemicals dealer as an accomplice to genocide for supplying Saddam Hussein with lethal chemicals used in
Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved  the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon called a goodwill gesture to bolster new  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and build mutual trust.
A new type of ultrasound was highly effective at determining whether lumps in the female breast were cancerous or harmless, U.S. researchers who conducted a small study said on Monday.
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Saturday a U.S. plan to shoot down an ailing spy satellite could be used as a cover to test a new space weapon.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, the archetypal  liberal Democrat from Massachusetts, is often called names by  Republicans. But until this year he had never been viewed as a  threat to U.S. air travel.
INTERVIEW While the fundamental changes to Windows' core architecture were first seen by the general public last January with the release of Vista, the impact those changes will make to how businesses work will be felt later this year, with the release of Windows Server 2008. BetaNews sat down with Microsoft's Ward Ralston to find out more.
Republican Fred Thompson says if he can be a presidential horse for conservatives to ride in the campaign, \
In a major strategic reversal, Sony Corp. said Wednesday it plans to add support for MP3 music files to some of its portable music players.
Gramatica replaces Jason Baker, whose locker was empty Wednesday. The Colts have not yet officially announced how they made room on the roster for Gramatica.
When the N.F.L. season opens Thursday night, NBC Sports will resume its relationship with the league, but they aren't doing it for the love of the game.
DeShawn Stevenson signs his four-year, $15 million contract Monday while sources say the Miami Heat will make a trade offer for Juan Carlos Navarro.
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Iter lungo, difficile pensare che non ci saranno frizioni
Retail sales over the Internet rose 4.7 percent in the third quarter and gained 21.5 percent compared with the same period last year as consumers continued to turn to e-commerce for shopping, a government report showed Friday.
A Frenchman was shot dead in the Red Sea city of Jeddah in what Saudi officials said was a &quot;terrorist attack,&quot; the second shooting of a Westerner in the oil-rich kingdom in 10 days.
Sudan will repel any attack by neighbouring Chad, its armed forces said on Sunday, the day after Ndjamena threatened to pursue Chadian rebels into Sudan where they have allegedly sought shelter.
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won a close but clear-cut win in Saturday's Nevada Democratic presidential caucuses. The former first lady pulled in just more than half the votes with nearly all precincts reporting and held a lead of several percentage points over her chief rival for the nomination, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
Getting a closer look at the stars may soon stop being the privilege of a few select billionaires, with the space arm of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company saying Wednesday it plans to have a space tourist plane in operation by 2012.
Risultati e marcatori delle gare della quinta giornata di Ligue-1, il massimo campionato francese.<...
E' terminata l'operazione alla quale &egrave; stato sottoposto il presidente dell'Atalanta Ivan Rugg...
Nell'Ue-27 invece segnato un deficit di 14,2 miliardi
Arts & entertainment: They found their lead actor up a tree and they held the premiere in a cinema on wheels. Kirsty Scott on a little piece of film-making history.
By Mike Zapler, Rod Foo and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 25--A massive wildfire is burning toward South Lake Tahoe today. The fire has scorched more than 2,500 acres, destroying more than 225 buildings and forcing hundreds of residents to flee from their homes.
Still strolling the sideline at 77, Mr. Curran has won more basketball and baseball games \u00e2\u0080\u0094 2,491 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 than any high school coach in the United States.
COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances lashed eastern  Florida with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, cutting  power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and ripping  yachts from their moorings after the enormous storm pounded the  Bahamas.
Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife, Denise Richards, were in Los Angeles family court Tuesday. Commissioner Harvey A. Silberman took the proceedings behind closed doors before there was any discussion about the reason for the hearing. Sheen arrived with his lawyer while Richards' attorney participated by telephone.
Iranians voted on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in the first electoral test for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies since he swept to office in 2005.
Regulators at the European Union have asked Microsoft for information on Microsoft lobbying on an ISO Open XML vote in September.
Motorola Inc., the world&#39;s second-largest maker of mobile phones, will cut 1,000 jobs as the company prepares to spin off its computer-chip business, costing $50 million in severance payments.
KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra held his nerve to beat American Steve Stricker in a playoff for the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
Electronic Data Systems Corp., the world&#39;s second-largest seller of computer services, delayed the release of third-quarter earnings while it reviews the value of a contract with the US Navy.
The Northern Rock applies to the Bank of England for emergency financial support, the BBC  learns.
A new nanoscale tool reveals strong electric fields inside cells.
Blog: New video network features pared-down episodes of a variety of old TV shows, but claims that the plots stay intact.
National Basketball Association star Scottie Pippen has announced his retirement from the game, leaving the Chicago Bulls team he helped lead to six NBA titles.
Electronic Arts Inc., benefiting from brisk holiday sales of video games used on Sony Corp.'s new Playstation 3, exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations Thursday despite fiscal third-quarter sales that dropped 38 percent.
A jury sentenced a South Carolina man to death Wednesday for gunning down two law enforcement officers during a dispute about his family's land in 2003.
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Four youths were arrested after they were found in possession of 40 packets of heroin drug on Friday afternoon. The drug haul happened after days of observation by the Anti-drug Squad police.
La nazionale femminile &egrave; stata battuta 2-1 dalla Norvegia a Rimini nell'ultima gara di qualif...
com. Ever since his abrupt departure to Memphis last year for added cap flexibility, a lot of people have believed Bo Outlaw has had some unfinished business in Phoenix.
Friendship of Onir and Sanjay Suri continues to get thicker with every passing year.
In casa Milan tiene banco la questione del difficile rapporto tra la squadra e i tifosi. Dopo le par...
InfoWorld - Startup company db4o&#160;bjects next week is releasing its object database, db4o, under an open source format, with the product now available either under the GPL via open source or commercially as embeddable software.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  - Firefighters battled to save ancient Olympia on Sunday as Greece's worst forest fires in decades ravaged hills around the historic site and the death toll rose to 56.
Due anni di governo 'periodo bellissimo, andiamo avanti'
Two Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire during an incursion into the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses say.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s lawyer urged jurors Tuesday to set aside &quot;sentiment, conjecture and passion&quot; and focus on reasonable interpretations of the circumstantial evidence
GLASGOW -- A minor electrical defect that the crew of HMCS Chicoutimi scrambled to find moments before a devastating fire is an indication loose connections may have played a significant role in the submarine tragedy, an expert in marine electrical
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51180)  has announced the addition of 2006 - 2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband  in Europe - Vertical Market Series to their offering.
NEW DELHI: Parts of Southeast Asia that bore the brunt of the killer tsunami happens to be one of the most-popular vacation spots.
Fatah, the mainstream Palestinian movement, hopes that its former West Bank leader Marwan Barghouti would take back his candidacy for the Jan. 9 presidential election.
Dopo assassinio dell'ex premier pachistano Bhutto
The state of California has warned residents that their personal data may have been stolen from computers at the University of California, Berkeley, after a database used by researchers there was compromised by hackers.
President Bush pauses as he responds to question during a presss conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 in Washington.
The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said tonight that he hoped agreement could be reached before Friday in Northern Ireland's power-sharing impasse, but denied it was a final deadline.
Social Security has drifted out of the national debate, but Democrats, eyeing the senior vote, are trying to revive the issue &#151; just in time for the midterm elections.
In the halls of high finance, Hillary Clinton&#8217;s stock seems to be rising. In the latest quarter, Ms. Clinton tapped into a gusher of donations from employees at the major investment banks. According to an analysis by Bloomberg, she picked up $748,896 from workers at Wall Street firms from July to September, which is more than [...].
A US reporter has said she is reluctant to divulge a confidential source to prosecutors investigating the leaking of an undercover CIA agent&#39;s identity.
The vote left in doubt the fate of a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s troop buildup in Iraq.
FEDERAL police were still investigating whether Indonesian authorities had received an SMS warning prior to the Jakarta bombing, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
Taliban suicide attacks are setbacks but will not prevent coalition forces from squeezing insurgents out, the British commander in Afghanistan told BBC radio on Tuesday.
Google&#39;s executives might be sleeping a little easier this weekend after Microsoft unveiled its much-hyped new search engine. It&#39;s fast, slick, and comes with a raft of interesting new features: confounding
By Anonymous  Turner Designs Hydrocarbon Instruments Inc. (Fresno, California) recently announced the opening of a sales and service office in Houston. Texas.
An Afghan vice-president survived an  assassination attempt Monday in the north and two soldiers from  U.S.-led forces were killed in a gunbattle in the southeast, as  violence escalated ahead of an Oct. 9 election.
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton \u00c2\u0097 welcome to New Hampshire, where you each face the biggest test of your political lives.
Description: Despite his apparent defeat in Sunday&#39;s presidential election, Ukraine Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich continues to challenge opponent Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s victory.
The piano on which the late John Lennon composed his famous anti-war song \
California's Assembly on  Monday approved Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for universal  health insurance as overhauling health care gains national  prominence ahead of the 2008 presidential election.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada is going to send more aid supplies to victims of the tsunami disaster in south Asia and a team to determine if the military's fast disaster response team can also be sent.
How do you fight a much larger rival? Hire its best managers.
US lawmaker William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 in his freezer,  pleads not guilty to soliciting bribes.
Sentiment was steady in early September from August as shifts in outlooks among income, age groups and regions offset each other, the Reuters/University of Michigan survey showed.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas Islamists took over the Gaza Strip last month.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has held an emergency meeting with senior cabinet ministers to discuss how to respond to the apparent kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.
Any democratic reforms in Hong Kong must be realized gradually, the leader of China's parliament said on Wednesday and reminded leaders of the former British colony they weren't free to do as they wished.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a government of national unity to end post-election violence that has killed 300 people and forced 250,000 to flee their homes.
Dennis Bergkamp believes the Arsenal players are only just beginning to realise that they are on the verge of a special achievement.
Two people are in hospital after a chemical spill in the pharmacy department of an NI university.
BEVERLY HILLS, California  - A low-key atmosphere enveloped the Golden Globes on Sunday in place of the usual red-carpet chaos as sponsors of the widely watched Hollywood awards headed to a news conference to announce winners.
Enhancements to Eclipse-based IDE are designed to bring traditional source code and testing tools to hosted Force.com platform.
The US Federal Reserve is likely to increase the base interest rate for the fourth time in a year, according to analysts. Last Friday&#39;s employment report for October, which showed an unexpectedly large 337,000
Federal regulators appear to be resisting a formal probe of alleged anticompetitive practices of semiconductor giant Intel Corp., despite requests from members of Congress and corporate rivals.
U.S. feedlots and packers could import  Canadian cattle within months now that new U.S. rules aimed at  guarding against mad cow disease are up for approval, Canadian  Agriculture Minister Andy Mitchell said on Saturday.
Roger Federer, of Switzerland, reaches to return a shot against Gaston Gaudio, of Argentina, during the first set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Monday, Nov. 15, 2004 in Houston.
Recently, meetings-with-food have come to feel like yet another symptom of an overstuffed day.
Abdul Al-Haddad, 69, spent 13 years in an Iraqi prison under Saddam Hussein and now lives in Raleigh, N.C. Diyar Sindi, 24, and Heybet Siso, 20, are Kurds living in Fairfax whose families suffered brutalities under the regime.
Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently launched its Apple iTunes Store in Canada. But is a website really a store when all the company appears to be doing is charging different rates in each country?
The keyboard is mightier than the whiteboard at an emergency room in the Bronx where the use of computers is now a staple.
While assembling a new national security team, President Bush is confronting what could become the biggest challenge of his second term: how to contain Iran&#39;s
The government issued the alert Thursday, but said the threat by a radical Muslim group was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger.
Tata Guines, Cuba's most famous percussionist, dies of a kidney infection in Havana, aged 77.
The required scads of buffer memory fast image-processing hardware holds back the widespread support of raw-format files for continuous shooting in low-cost cameras. JPEG XR could present an acceptable alternative.
Women juggling a career and   child-rearing may feel they lose out both ways, but Janet   Truncale, a mother of three, became a partner at her accounting   firm despite working flexible hours.
DEIR DIBWAN, West Bank  - In this hillside village  known as the \
The Ambitious Orchestra is one of several musical projects trying to draw younger, hipper music lovers to concert halls.
Pete Doherty, lead singer with the rock band Babyshambles, returns to court next week to be sentenced for seven drug offences, prosecutors said on Friday.
For friends and enemies abroad who have been wondering who&#39;s really in charge of US foreign policy, the answer is now unmistakable: A victorious and newly confident George W. Bush is running the show.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said in a move to cut costs, that up to 10% of its workforce would be eliminated, the largest cut in its 82 year history.
The Burmese junta has sacked Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and arrested him on corruption charges after a purge of the military intelligence headquarters in Rangoon.
GEORGE TOWN: It used to attract scores of people who came for their daily morning walks and to enjoy the relaxing sound of waves hitting the beach. But a visit to Gurney Drive these days would leave you wondering whether you are indeed visiting the famous promenade.
The haunted-house thriller &quot;The Grudge,&quot; starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, held on to the No. 1 slot at the North American box office, scaring up $22.
LOS ANGELES - &quot;Half Nelson&quot; director  Ryan Fleck is attached to bring the teen novel &quot;Special Topics  in Calamity Physics&quot; to the big screen.
Afghanistan&#39;s historic election was plunged into crisis on Saturday after 14 of the 18 candidates demanded voting be stopped because of irregularities, casting a pall over the enthusiasm of voters who turned out in force across the troubled country.
Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum scored his maiden test century on Thursday to put New Zealand in control of the first test against Bangladesh.
Shane Bond takes 5-23 as Australia crash to their first ever 10-wicket loss in one-day internationals.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) launched a space observatory named Swift last week to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
Don&#39;t talk to the Patriots [stats, news] about making statements. Don&#39;t talk to them about their playoff seeding, winning percentage or schedule down the stretch.
Contractor charged with defrauding the company of $10 million. Also: Mass. man allegedly uses false identities to order parts.
HD supplier in $1bn bid to match Seagate and Hitachi Western Digital has bought hard disk media manufacturer Komag, in a $1bn cash deal that sets it on course to go vertically-integrated, like Seagate and Hitachi GST.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Several associations of public defenders and lawyers have filed a brief in support of Frank Quattrone's appeal to overturn his conviction and have the case retried.
Check-out staff at the UK's most successful supermarket are being asked to look out for 12,000 potential Christmas workers.
Mahmoud Abbas, sworn in as Palestinian Authority president Saturday, said he is extending his hand in peace to Israel and called for a cease-fire, but he made no mention in his inaugural speech of how he would deal with Palestinian militants, the most pressing issue on his agenda.
It's gotten so bad for the New York Yankees that opponents are stealing home on them.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - \
Iraq has halted oil exports to Austria's OMV, the leading oil and gas group in central Europe, to protest a deal with the self-ruled Kurdish region, a government official said Saturday.
A teenager will appear in court charged with the murder of a 22-month-old baby in Scarborough.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for early elections to end the stalemate between factions in Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday. Violence has flared between supporters of Abbas' Fatah movement and Hamas, which won parliamentary elections in January. Tensions between Palestinians are at their worst point in a decade. On Friday, Hamas accused Fatah of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniya.
Consumers on the Chinese mainland are most optimistic about the economic outlook of the next 12 months, according to a survey released here Wednesday by AC Nielsen.
With thousands of American troops and civilians in the Middle East, it's time to begin thinking about sending Christmas mail.
September was one of the deadliest  months for U.S. troops in the 18-month-old war in Iraq, and the  death toll for the first time has risen four straight months.
VERONA - Inizia con un passo falso il campionato dell&#39;Inter. I nerazzurri di Mancini si fermano sul 2 - 2 a Verona contro un buon Chievo. E&#39; la squadra nerazzurra a mostrare qualche passo indietro rispetto
The House passed $6.4 billion legislation Wednesday that would cut off U.S. aid to local governments in Afghanistan with ties to drug dealers, criminals or terrorists, a standard the White House says is unrealistic.
Britain&#39;s emergency contingencies committee met Monday night to discuss further measures to combat the worst flooding in 60 years, which Prime Minister Gordon Brown linked to climate change.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies  were boosting production as well as exports and would continue  to do so.
com staff. A group called The Source Code Club says it&#39;s selling the blueprint for an older version of the popular Cisco Systems Pix firewall for $24,000.
Four people test positive for a mild strain of bird flu which was first found at a north Wales smallholding.
Limited mileage for Franck as he continued electronics development, while Giancarlo completed 85 laps as he continued the settling in process.
Di Pietro, giunta ieri e domani scade termine, no ultimatum
Forbes, the respected US financial magazine, says a National Hockey League-sponsored audit of its 30 teams overstated losses by $151 million US.
Wearing shorts, rubber thongs and a pair of washing up gloves, New Zealander Scott Gardiner is standing in a sewerage drain ankle deep in sludge, joining the huge effort needed to clean up Sri Lanka.
Conservative Party leader David Cameron has Thursday demanded the government clarify its plans on Las-Vegas-style supercasinos after Prime Minister Gordon Brown cast doubt on his predecessor&#39;s project.
Atlantis shuttle astronauts are set to install a key new segment to the half-finished International Space Station in the first ISS construction work since the 2003 Columbia disaster.

India has begun to withdraw some of its troops from Indian-administered Kashmir as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his first visit since taking office.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canadian Mathieu Turcotte edged American Apolo Anton Ohno to win a gold medal in the 500-metre race in a World Cup short-track tournament in Madison, Wis.
WASHINGTON - Army generals said Thursday at least two dozen unregistered \
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz opposes amendments to the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter that would allow the discussion of bilateral issues, but
Finanziaria: e' andata bene,a ogni voto opposizione spariva
Some knee injuries appear to cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among female soccer players, a new study shows.
Fifa Head Sepp Blatter will meet President Thabo Mbeki during a two-day visit to South Africa next week.
Diversified manufacturer United  Technologies Corp.  on Tuesday said second-quarter  earnings rose 13.6 percent, helped by strong demand for its jet  engines and other aerospace components.
Compared with the late-\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u009290s technology boom, there are few initial public offerings, making it harder to determine when an Internet downturn has begun.
Shares of Apple Inc. rose more than 4 percent to an all-time high on Thursday as investors bet on strong demand for its media-playing iPhone and speculation mounted over plans to sell the device in Europe.
Otis Hensley had to duck to avoid tree branches as he rode a 12-foot-tall Fiberglas bull around the state Capitol.
British steel maker Corus has said it wants to postpone a shareholders' vote for two weeks on a takeover bid from Tata Steel of India to allow time for Brazilian producer CSN to make a counter-offer.
Matt Sesow has taken a winding path  toward becoming an artist.
La Sampdoria ha comunicato che parteciper&agrave; alla prossima Coppa Uefa Intertoto 2007. \
VIENNA - Western diplomats say Iran has been producing large quantities of radioactive gas that could be used in weapons - just days before a ban on the practice comes into effect.
FOUR chemical engineering graduates from Curtin University of Technology Sarawak (Curtin Sarawak) were awarded the Macnab Medal for excellence in design by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), United Kingdom, recently.
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khameni calls on the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to curb surging prices.
TAOS SKI VALLEY, New Mexico  - Skiing purists are grumbling this year as they brace for an influx of snowboarders at Taos Ski Valley, one of the last ski-only holdouts in a culture war between the two pursuits.
Anti-abortion leaders are accusing one of their own, Focus on Family founder James Dobson, of misrepresenting a Supreme Court decision that upheld a ban on late-term abortions.
Apple Inc. plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to a JP Morgan report.
Michigan has hired West Virginia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Rich Rodriguez as its next football coach, ending a nearly month long search in which two other candidates withdrew from consideration for the job.
Dell Inc , the world's No.2 personal computer maker, said it would sell its latest range through China's largest electronics retailer, GOME Group, aiming to improve on its single-digit mainland market share.
INDIANAPOLIS  \u00c2\u0097 Reggie Miller won't be chasing the NBA championship that eluded him during his 18-year career. He decided against a comeback bid at 42 years old with the Boston Celtics. Instead, the former Indiana Pacers star might announce some of their games.
Joey Fatone's latest gig: hosting \
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Starving people besieged  helicopters carrying the first aid to remote Indonesian towns  on Sunday as frustration grew at the slowness of help a week  after tsunamis devastated Indian Ocean coastlines.
A collision between two London Underground trains was narrowly averted, after a driver apparently got into the wrong end of the train and drove south instead of north.
A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway strongly in the capital, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region
A French Muslim convert suspected of hatching plots to blow up a nuclear reactor and military installations in Australia is to go before a Paris criminal court from Wednesday.
LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Rescue crews on Tuesday  pulled a fourth body from the massive pile of mud and debris  covering much of a Southern California community after a  landslide prompted by two weeks of nearly unrelenting storms.
French police had a second trader in custody Friday in their probe of trades that led to massive losses at bank Societe Generale, respected daily Le Monde reported.
Briny Baird, seeking his first win on the PGA Tour, fired a six-under-par 66 to grab the lead after the second round of the $4.2 million Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Friday.
London - Prince Harry has spoken to his father, Prince Charles, about his dustup with a paparazzi photographer outside a nightclub, the princes&#39; office said on Friday.
In the pecking order of Olympic virtues, &quot;higher&quot; has always seemed less exciting than &quot;faster&quot; and &quot;stronger.
The burgeoning power of the supermarkets has given them an important role in shaping the purchasing patterns of UK consumers.
Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse sought to reassure investors on Tuesday that it has weathered the storms of the US subprime home loan crisis after ending 2007 in the black.
Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island  was hit by a series of aftershocks on Thursday after a powerful  earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings, killing at least 10  people and burying many others.
A campaign to halt the spread of polio  by year-end is on track despite a new case in Saudi Arabia that  sparked fears it could be carried by Muslims going home after  the haj, the World Health Organization said on Friday.  A Nigerian boy living in Mecca, Islam's holy city, came down  with the disease in mid-December despite being vaccinated, but  has recovered from temporary paralysis, WHO officials said.
Previous reports have shown that obesity increases a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer -- and now new research indicates that obesity continues to have a negative effect once breast cancer occurs.
Architects develop shape-shifting structures that morph in response to changing weather, fluctuating temperatures and differing uses. Imagine a skyscraper that braces itself in gusty winds, or a house that shakes the snow from its roof. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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A 17-year-old Italian boy is being questioned by police over the death of a policeman killed during football violence.
Wants more vigorous FTC probing The American Antitrust Institute (AAI), a Washington DC lobby group, has written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging an investigation of Intel's allegedly monopolistic business practices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Cuba severed diplomatic relations with  Panama on Thursday, angered by the outgoing Panamanian  president's decision to free four activists accused of trying  to blow up Cuban President Fidel Castro four years ago.
Struggling Albion face a long bleak winter after City chalked up their second derby win in six days to leave Bryan Robson&#39;s side firmly rooted to bottom spot.
Halliburton (HAL:NYSE - news - research) sank Tuesday after the Army chose not to extend a deadline for the company to explain its billing in Iraq.
NEW YORK  - A daily serving of soy may help postmenopausal women avoid gaining fat around the middle, preliminary research suggests.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is alive and is hiding in an unknown location.
The number of Americans -- most of them white -- adopting Chinese babies in a short period of time is changing cultural and racial assumptions.
Jonathan aka &#8220;TrustNo1&#8243;, an ABestWeb Forum Regular tipped me about 6 hours ago off about Google Checkout and issues that emerged for several Merchants with Affiliate Programs. Actually the other way around, issues for the Affiliates that are affiliated with a CJ Merchant that uses Google Checkout. Not all of them though. Todd Martini opened [...]
A controversial idea suggests a space rock exploded over America 13,000 years ago, wiping out large mammals.
Ahmed, turbolenza mercati e' 'una correzione'
George Clooney has joined a protest to stop construction of parking lots and a promenade in the northern Italian lakeside town where he owns a villa because he fears his presence is turning the quiet town into a tourist attraction.
Schoolgirl Misbah Rana, also known as Molly, must return to her mother in Scotland, a judge in Pakistan rules.
'Had not deterred murder' New Jersey's state assembly yesterday voted 44-36 to abolish the death penalty - the first state to do so since Iowa and West Virginia scrapped the punishment in 1965.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New Zealand Defence Force spokeswoman, Commander Sandy McKie, said since the shooting, the 37 New Zealand soldiers have been ordered to wear body armour on all patrols in the troubled area.
Plus, Delta's dilemma, Nokia phones home, and dirt-cheap funds.
European shares slipped back in light trading with the London Stock Exchange closed for a bank holiday and New York investors expected to take it easy while the Republican convention is in town.
H&R Block Inc. , the largest  U.S. tax preparer, on Thursday said its quarterly loss nearly  doubled, and was larger than analysts expected, as the  struggles of its mortgage lending arm worsened.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday said his administration has found even more flu vaccine from European suppliers and pressed federal officials for permission to ship the doses to Illinois amid a national shortage.
India said that slowly warming ties between arch rivals India and Pakistan would not be affected by bombings the day before in Mumbai in which more than 180 people were killed.
Arnaldo Otegi, leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, is arrested by Spanish police.
By Chris Niskanen, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 4--Since November, at Gov. Tim Pawlenty's behest, 16 Minnesotans have been meeting to determine a path for conservation in Minnesota.   Not only for walleyes and pheasants, but also a new course for rivers and lakes.
The built-in Wi-Fi on Apple iPhones is overloading Duke University's hotspots; the cause of the problem is still unknown.
Dan Patrick is leaving ESPN after 18 years, insisting there is no acrimony but saying he was beginning to take his job for granted.
Amid debate over trade sanctions, a little-known exception allows farm exports, like apples and milk.
Mike Lowell brings postseason success wherever he goes. Alex Rodriguez was known as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe cooler\u00e2\u0080\u009d in Texas for turning a hot team tepid with his presence.
TAYLORSVILLE -- Carl Baugh, founder and director of the Creation Evidences Museum in Glen Rose, Texas, and host of the TBN television program \
Stocks plunged on Tuesday in their second-worst sell-off of the year as the impact of losses in the subprime mortgage group cascaded across the financial sector, knocking down shares of investment banks and traditional lenders.
Illegal CDs, DVDs, computer software and games worth \u00c2\u00a310m are seized in central Scotland.
The European Commission has reportedly dropped its proposals to close depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and the west of Scotland.
The American cyclist Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal from the Athens Olympics after a testing lab mishandled his blood sample.
RealNetworks halves the price of music downloads in an aggressive attempt to boost its share of the online music market.
Howard Keel, a coal miner's son who  overcame childhood poverty to star in some of MGM's most famous  musicals, including \
The Motley Fool - The lure of bundling services has been hanging over the communications industry for the past six years or so, although many companies have been unable to perfect a winning strategy. Bundling brings together services such as wired (local and long distance) and wireless phone service, Internet access, and satellite or cable television services.
An 83-year-old daredevil died after he fell attempting a death-slide jump, an inquest hears.
The implications of the audacious suicide attack in the center of a heavily guarded US military base in Mosul go beyond a failure of base security.
Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi \u00c3\u00a8 stato dimesso dalla clinica Pio XI di Roma, dove era stato ricoverato ieri per l&#39;intervento di applicazione di un pacemaker al cuore. Il capo dello Stato
OPEC will do all it can to show it wants to stabilize sky-high oil prices when the cartel meets here on Wednesday, but having already maximized production there is little more it can do to calm the markets.
By Bloomberg News. The chief financial officer of the Oracle Corporation, Harry L. You, said yesterday that $24 a share remained the company&#39;s &quot;best and final&#39;&#39; offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
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The drumbeat built steadily on the parade ground of NC Agricultural &amp; Technical State University as the Aggie marching band warmed up an eagerly waiting crowd of several hundred Democratic supporters Wednesday night.
White House officials today found themselves explaining recent remarks by the former top American administrator in Iraq.
World News &gt; Kathmandu, Dec 12 : First ever meeting of Kashmiri leaders from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) will be held here tomorrow even as hardline pro-Pakistan leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has decided to stay away from it.
Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to let thousands of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, winning praise from Washington for achieving a benchmark step toward reconciling warring sects.
The UK government is stepping up efforts to stimulate the growing of crops for use in generating renewable energy.
A new group called Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good said yesterday that it will distribute at least 1 million voter guides before the Nov. 7 elections, emphasizing church teachings on war, poverty and social justice as well as on abortion, contraception and homosexuality.
Lenovo Group&#39;s takeover of IBM&#39;s personal computer business is a giant step in a multibillion-dollar foreign expansion by China, which is buying auto, television and telecommunications companies abroad.
Three people at the center of a scam that preyed on investors by enticing them with voice-mail messages packaged as secret stock tips pleaded guilty to criminal charges yesterday in a District courtroom.
President Bush is striking twin themes for a second term, vowing to fight hard for his political agenda while reaching across the aisle to Democrats.
Promoters pay radio stations annual fees for advance copies of playlists and bill record companies for each new song played, running up a tab that costs the industry tens of millions of dollars annually.
Il reality-show di Raiuno, condotto da Antonella Clerici, arrivato ieri alla seconda puntata, \u00c3\u00a8 stato visto ieri da 4 milioni 576 mila spettatori con il 18,61% di share. La scorsa puntata la trasmissione
For Paul and Heather McCartney, the   words of the Beatles song \
The US and the EU agree a new deal to share details about airline passengers, officials say.
In a market in which each thriller seeks to outdo the last, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Orphanage\u00e2\u0080\u009d relies on implication rather than evisceration.
Baghdad, August 28 (NNN): In the wake of the truce between the two sides, rebels have left Najaf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Imam Ali mosque and US forces are pulling back from the hostile region.
Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer&#39;s usage share continues to fall in the United States. Between November 5 and December 3, Internet Explorer&#39;s share dropped 1.09 percentage points to 91.80 percent, according to WebSideStory.
In Using HTML_Quickform for Form Processing, the author introduces you to a very powerful (and widely used) PEAR package to help you keep a consistent look across all of the forms of your site (not to mention the functionality).
SANTA MONICA, CA-November 18, 2004 - The search for Young Buck has extended from California to Tennessee. Investigators are looking for the rapper, who allegedly stabbed a man who had punched rap veteran
Malawian civil servants with HIV will be given a pay rise to help them buy more food, a government minister says.
A suicide bomber in Pakistan  killed 15 people, including a judge, in a courtroom in the city  of Quetta on Saturday, the latest in a series of suicide blasts  to have sent shudders through the country.
As part of a renewed effort to curb  false weight-loss claims, the Federal Trade Commission said on  Tuesday it has sued six companies that sold products ranging  from cellulite cream to diet teas and patches.
Bloomberg - Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, her voice cracking, told voters in New Hampshire ``it's not easy'' to keep going in a long political campaign ``against some pretty difficult odds.''
Iran will not rule out using oil as a weapon if the United States resorts to military action against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, an Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Tuesday.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration  staff reviewers on Tuesday questioned clinical data for  non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Marqibo, made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc. .
Il Governo riferira' al Parlamento sulla situazione
E' stata azzannata da rottweiler, guarira' in 20 giorni
The dollar drifted within recent ranges  against the euro on Friday, while moving away from a five week  high versus the yen, as investors remained uncertain about the  near-term outlook for the U.S. economy amid high oil prices.
Rettore aveva annullato selezioni a Medicina e Odontoiatria
Citing poor health, Claudio Abbado, the Italian conductor, has canceled all of his engagements, including a much-anticipated visit to Carnegie Hall next month.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.
By Anna Lognonn  THE NFU is backing a move to access extra cash for voluntary Farm Health Planning within the cattle sector.
The latest games aimed at helping the namesake character get laid,  Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude gets high marks for humor. But the game seems too repetitive for most players' tastes. By Lore Sj\u00c3\u00b6berg.
An expert frets about the accelerating retreat of glaciers from mountain peaks. With rates up to 60 meters per year, is it time to redefine the term \
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has vowed to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a parliamentary vote on October 25 despite far-right opposition that threatens to bring down his government.
The U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday it will start to recruit a replacement team for next month's World Cup qualifier after the union rejected an offer to go to mediation if players gave a no-strike pledge through qualifying.
A campaigner dressed as Batman, from the fathers&#39; rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony Monday.
A mood of cosmic desolation seeps like late autumn sunlight filtered through clouds in Aki Kaurismaki\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cLights in the Dusk.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - U.S. coal company Drummond went on trial on Monday on charges it paid right-wing paramilitary gunmen to kill union leaders at a mine it operates in a war-torn corner of northern Colombia.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- A final audit released by a circulation reporting group Tuesday showed that Hoy, a Spanish-language newspaper owned by Tribune Co.
The commander of a British regiment that lost three soldiers in a suicide attack near Baghdad had expressed security concerns before his unit was redeployed to aid U.S. forces, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Chancellor Gordon Brown insists that Tony Blair is his friend, in the wake of Labour's recent squabbles.
NASA's adventurous Discovery program--responsible for the first rover on another planet, the first landing on an asteroid, the first samples of a comet returned to Earth and much more--is about to get even better.
First Minister Alex Salmond will make the most high profile conference speech of his political career.
DUBAI, Oct 24  - 22h36 - An Islamist group linked to Al-Qaeda claimed it carried out the assassination of the chief of police in a city in Iraqi Kurdistan at the weekend, according to a statement posted Sunday on its Internet site.
Tory MP Boris Johnson heads to Liverpool to apologise for an article saying the city is \
Gurkhas, who have served with British army for nearly 200 years, won a landmark battle on Thursday to be able to settle in the UK and gain British citizenship.
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China is modernizing its military in ways that give it options for launching surprise attacks, potentially on targets far from its borders, the Pentagon said yesterday.
Her first night as anchor drew the largest audience in more than eight years for CBS\u00c2\u0092s evening news program.
FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- As children get ready to head back to the classroom, a new study finds school absenteeism is higher among overweight kids.
The Boston Red Sox added seven players to their 40-man roster Saturday, including top prospect Hanley Ramirez.
The unemployment rate last month dipped to 4.6 percent even though the number of new jobs was disappointing, a sign the economy is slowing but in no danger of stalling as Election Day nears.
Still smarting from their 18\u00c2\u00bd-9\u00c2\u00bd drubbing by Europe in September&#39;s Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, the Americans have decided to overhaul the way they pick their team for the next meeting, at the K Club in Ireland in 2006.
Defence firm BAE Systems posts a 15% rise in half-year profits after seeing a strong increase in sales.
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Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International&#39;s operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.
With a June 21-22 EU summit looming, the bloc&#39;s German presidency is confident of brokering a deal for a new EU treaty despite Polish veto threats.
Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip the country into all-out civil war after The New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.
Leaders of major industrialized nations yesterday called on China to let its currency appreciate rapidly, arguing that its current system of manipulating the value of its currency is causing distortions in the world economy.
About 160,000 infants die each year in the Asia-Pacific region due to a decline in breastfeeding, a UNICEF expert told a regional conference on Wednesday.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.
Crude futures prices fell slightly on Friday, capping off a 5 percent decline from a week ago, as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising oil supplies.
The present conflict in Iraq signals a contrast of paradoxical proportions. The Iraqi people, their interim government, and their largely US and British occupiers are preparing for landmark elections early in the new year.
Stavano partendo per Bergamo con bastoni e manganelli
Jonny Wilkinson will be out for between four and eight weeks after tearing a medial ligament in his right knee.
Zinedine Zidane &egrave; tornato a giocare e ha realizzato un gol in una partita per beneficienza di...
I killer sparano dall\u00e2\u0080\u0099auto: assassinato mentre lascia la casa del suocero. La vittima \u00c3\u00a8 uno scissionista. NAPOLI - Ennesimo agguato di camorra ieri sera, nel rione Scampia. E ancora una vittima, crivellata dai proiettili dei sicari.
La Roma &egrave; interessata all'acquisto del centravanti del Rieti Keivan Zarineh, e lui si dichiar...
The meeting between Tony Dungy's Colts and Lovie Smith's Bears is not the only story line of Super Bowl XLI, but it is the one with the greatest historical and cultural significance.
Attempts are made to salvage mechandise after the entire facade of a clothing store in downtown Pensacola, Fla., took a hit from Hurricane Ivan on Thursday morning.
Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide.
Italians are rejoicing Wednesday after two female aid workers arrived home following three weeks of captivity at the hands of militants in Iraq.
Editor&#39;s Summary: Novell announced this week it has reorganized internally to better focus on two development areas: Linux and identity services.
NEW YORK - No shots, no saves, no goals. The National Hockey League locked out its players Thursday, threatening to keep the sport off the ice for the entire 2004-05 season and perhaps beyond in an effort by management to gain massive economic change...
Roger Clemens is expected to be confronted with a new and damaging affidavit from Andy Pettitte when he appears before a House Committee on Wednesday.
On Wednesday SAP moved one step closer to voice-enabling its applications by signing a deal with VoiceObjects, a developer of voice application management systems.
Three medical associations representing pain specialists have sent the Drug Enforcement Administration an unusual joint letter sharply critical of its recently revised guidelines on prescribing pain medicines.
France could learn from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's openness and pragmatism, visiting French conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said.
(Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins are keeping their manager for 2005, but the Philadelphia Phillies will have a new skipper for next season.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Just over a year after Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro shattered his leg in the Preakness, 30 racetracks across the country are set to launch a program to record on-track injuries to horses.
An Irish woman convicted of murdering her millionaire boyfriend returns to court in Las Vegas.
The family of Iraq hostage Margaret Hassan faced an anxious wait today after her kidnappers threatened to hand her over to murderous Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if their demands were not met within 48 hours.
Jos. A. Bank's solid third quarter bucks the retail trend.
Tony La Russa will return for his 13th season as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, agreeing to a two-year contract after a difficult season in which his team failed to play .500 ball.
Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday criticized retail grinches who are stealing Christmas by blacklisting customers who return too many gifts.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spacewalking NASA  astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off  the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.
IBM  said on Sunday it  will offer an open desktop software system for businesses that  puts the cost of managing Apple or Linux computers on a more  equal footing with Microsoft's Windows software, improving the  economics of Windows alternatives.
News Corp.   and its second-biggest shareholder, Liberty Media Corp.  are close to a deal that will solidify News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch's control of his company, media reports said on Thursday.
Judge to hear case for 'reassignment' Paris Hilton will later today appear before the judge who sentenced her to 23 days' jail for violating probation on a drink-drive rap at a hearing to decide whether she should indeed be allowed to do the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In their first comment about the fate of two soldiers whose capture triggered a monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas last summer, Israeli officials said Wednesday the two were seriously wounded &#151; raising the prospect they may no longer be alive.
Unfortunately for the Detroit Lions, this was after the game in the locker room, when he was inundated with questions about his record-setting pace.
Beazer Homes USA Inc.  may be fined more than $1.3 million by the State of New Jersey, which accused the company of violating wetland permits, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said here Tuesday his troops will cross to the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to root out rebels that continue to threaten the
Mortar bombs hit several parts of Mogadishu before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people in one of the fiercest bombardments since an Islamist movement was chased from Somalia's capital last month.
Reed Elsevier on Thursday reiterated that it remained on track to deliver mid to high single-digit earnings-per-share growth this year despite concerns over its science publishing unit.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for elections to end his violent standoff with Hamas &#151; a gamble that Palestinians will back him as he seeks to weaken the Islamic militants, avoid civil war and keep momentum for peace overtures with Israel.
United Nations: More than 2,700 staff members of the UN Secretariat have signed a letter expressing their support for Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a time when the organization has faced allegations about its integrity.
Avon Products Inc. AVP.N, the  world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, on Wednesday  forecast a slide of as much as 10 percent in U.S. operating  profit as it grapples with weaker sales of key beauty items.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party wants to revise the constitution to allow a woman to succeed to the throne and to officially designate the emperor head of state, according to a draft proposal released on Wednesday.
Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, and Bernie Williams each homered and the New York Yankees held on for an 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays last night in Toronto. Esteban Loaiza failed to make it out of the fifth inning in another poor start since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a July 31 trade for Jose Contreras.
BASRA, Iraq Aug. 26, 2004 - Saboteurs have attacked about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq, reducing exports from the key oil producing region by at least one third, a top oil official said Thursday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair struck a defiant tone as his Labour Party prepared to open its annual conference yesterday, despite a pair of fresh opinion polls suggesting that support among voters is waning.
Terrell Owens had surgery on his right ankle Wednesday, and the doctor said there is a chance Philadelphia's star receiver could play in the Super Bowl &#151; if the Eagles make it that far.
About 74 percent of those who said they would not buy the same amount of Software Assurance maintenance said the economics did not make sense.
In attesa di portare Gago e Higuain a Madrid, Franco Baldini si assicura due giovani per il futuro d...
The House today overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion economic stimulus package that would provide rebate checks to taxpayers. The measure now goes to the Senate, where some Democrats want to amend it to add more benefits. President Bush wants the bill passed as is, so that it can be put to use more quickly to boost the economy.
Cablevision Systems said that its loss in the third quarter was 41 percent smaller than in the period last year as demand for its digital television, high-speed Internet and phone services offset higher operating costs.
The divorce battle between Paul McCartney and former model Heather Mills looked set on Friday to run into a second week.
Disgraced newspaper baron Conrad Black is calling it quits. Black is set to step down from the chairman&#39;s post of his newspaper empire Hollinger Inc.
A federal appeals court yesterday tossed out a judge&#39;s ruling that the plus-sized actress was entitled to $88.5 million from her late oil-tycoon husband, who married the former Playmate when he was 89.
Like moviegoing masses around the world, Israelis have crowded theaters to watch the hit spoof \
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Afghanistan's former king honored Thursday U.N. workers held hostage for nearly a month after helping run the country's first free elections, while the United Nations urged a full investigation of the kidnapping.
Japan and China should try to resolve their differences calmly, China's ambassador to Japan said Saturday, a day after Tokyo filed a protest with Beijing over the intrusion of a Chinese nuclear submarine.
Masatsugu Asakawa has one of the busiest jobs in Tokyo these days: monitoring the U.S. dollar's fluctuation against the Japanese yen.
U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said on Tuesday he plans to look at the potential impact of legislation that would sharply raise taxes on private equity firms going public, such as Blackstone Group LP .
The Associated Press reports that Julia Roberts tops The Hollywood Reporter&#39;s annual list of the highest-paid actresses with a $20-million-per-film paycheck.
 legal battle wages as work starts on film
New polls gave a mixed picture on whether Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry got a \
Andy Reid is facing a crisis far tougher than a quarterback controversy or a disruptive player. The Philadelphia Eagles coach will leave the team for a month to deal with developments that have rocked his family the past two weeks &#151; one son tested positive for heroin, another was arraigned on drug and weapons charges.
Aurora BayCare Medical Center will expand by 35 rooms next year, Aurora Health Care announced Thursday. The $30 million addition will add birthing suites and intensive care beds, as well as a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and a new ambulance bay.
The U.S. is trying to jump-start Middle East peace talks. But an accord between Palestinian factions got in the way. A key member of Congress discusses how the deal has affected U.S. funding for Fatah.
Marion Jones is attempting to sue controversial Balco boss Victor Conte for alleging that she took drugs. The American sprinter is at the centre of a widespread probe into the activities of Conte&#39;s laboratory
LONDON/HONG KONG  - Shares of HSBC Holdings   dropped more than 2 percent on Thursday after the British lender announced its bad debt charge last year would be about $1.8 billion higher than expected.
Nearly three decades before the Sept. 11 attacks, a high-level government panel developed plans to protect the nation against terrorist acts ranging from radiological \
Elizabeth Edwards has been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer. Mrs. Edwards, 55, the wife of former vice presidential nominee Senator John Edwards discovered a
Italy's fragile coalition loses a crucial senate vote on keeping troops in Afghanistan, seen as a test of government unity.
Lawmakers on Thursday handily defeated an impeachment bid against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, but any hopes of ending the debilitating political crisis stemming from corruption accusations against her were quickly dashed.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he may consider re-signing former Gunners star Emmanuel Petit. The Frenchman is currently training with the Premiership champions as he bids to find a new club.
Two-thirds of Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed two years ago lacked confidence that the FDA adequately monitors the safety of prescription drugs, a report released Thursday shows.
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The Justice Department is investigating possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance company, a source close to the matter said on Thursday.
Bush administration officials acknowledged yesterday that they heavily edited testimony on global warming, delivered to Congress on Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after the president's top science adviser and other officials questioned its scientific...
Monica Lewinsky and Rebecca Loos have shared a stage to reveal how kissing and telling on two of the world&#39;s most famous men has changed their lives.
General Motors Corp. recalled more than 700,000 minivans because passengers could injure their wrists or arms on their powered sliding doors, the automaker and the federal government said Thursday.
Jay-Z, who has declared himself retired from his rap career, now has a new job to occupy his time &#151; president and chief executive of the Def Jam record label.
President Bush will outline his  controversial plan to revamp the Social Security retirement  system in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday that will  also stress the need to stay the course in Iraq.
Virginia Tech falls dramatically from its first-place perch  by losing to ACC bottom-feeder North Carolina State, 70-59, at Cassell Coliseum, the Hokies' first home loss of the year.
THE dollar sell-off gained fresh momentum in latest trading with the greenback tumbling to its lowest level for nine years against the currencies of its main trading partners.
An undercover worker details illegal cruelty to cows at a California slaughterhouse.
Owners of two half-size small cars should pay only one parking fee if both of them fit into a parking space, a Swiss court ruled.
World leaders sought to adapt on Wednesday to the idea of four more years of President Bush, with friends hailing his expected re-election and critics vowing to make the best of it, especially in Iraq.
The US resumes commercial flights to Vietnam, 30 years after the last flight at the end of the war.
Swedish cheap&#39;n chic fashion chain HM announced Wednesday a 31-percent rise in second-quarter net profit to 3.46 billion kronor (368.2 million euros, 500 million dollars) as the group pursues its worldwide expansion.
Teachers have shown the schools minister evidence that cyberbullying is still continuing.
There's no shame in falling for Hey Rube, the latest from Hunter S. Thompson. The author of Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72, Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's and other books that riff on American culture and politics serves up this collection of essays first posted on ESPN's Web site.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain.
Ian Thorpe of Australia won the gold medal Monday in the 200-meter freestyle in an Olympic-record time of 1:44.71.
By Jim Martin, Erie Times-News, Pa.  Feb. 5--Washington lawmakers are promising the 2007 farm bill will look a  lot like the 2002 farm bill.
The treadmill Maria Sharapova has been on since winning Wimbledon earlier this year has spun at blinding speed. From New York to Beijing to Korea to Zurich, the 17-year-old Russian has tried
A minister resigned on Monday over government plans to renew the country's Trident missile nuclear deterrent system, two days before a key parliamentary vote on the issue.
Your device could be at risk Interview Barnaby Jack developed a method for exploiting certain NULL pointer dereferences on the ARM and XScale architectures (and likely PowerPC). This method affects a lot of devices since most mobile phones and PDA are ARM based, and high-end routers often use the XScale architecture.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
_Oct. 6, 2004 - Scottie Pippen says he&#39;s no Michael Jordan -- when it comes to his retirement plans. He insists that now that he has retired -- there&#39;s no way he will un-retire, as Jordan
NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's top mobile phone  operator, plans to offer electronic payment services at  McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) outlets, with special  promotions for some users.
Until recently, it was difficult to find news archives on the web more than 30 days old. That's changed in a big way with the advent of Google's News Archive search.
Charles Robert Jenkins pleaded guilty on Wednesday to deserting the United States Army in 1965, saying he had wanted to avoid &quot;hazardous&quot; duty on the Korean Peninsula and in Vietnam.
More than 100 people have been taken to hospital, five of them in a serious condition, after a fire broke out at a movie complex in Istanbul.
Support ... Australian students sing outside Gemelli hospital. POPE John Paul II has spent a second night under intense medical surveillance, but a Vatican source said today the acute phase of his respiratory ...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai began a visit to neighboring Pakistan on Monday to discuss cooperation in the battle against Islamic militants ahead of his October re-election bid.
The U.S. military on Thursday confirmed 11 U.S. soldiers were killed this week in one of the worst days suffered by U.S. forces as a Washington panel said the training of Iraqi forces should quicken so troops can leave.
Senator John McCain, an author of a pending compromise immigration plan, found himself at odds with his rivals.
Fidel Castro sent Cubans a sober greeting on his 80th birthday Sunday, saying he faces a long recovery from surgery &#151; and warning they should be prepared for \
Cuban authorities transfer a jailed dissident to hospital after a rare public protest by his wife.
MANILA -- About 20 Filipinos were found alive today in the rubble of a collapsed building, 10 days after fierce storms and landslides devastated several eastern and northern provinces, a radio station reported.
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you know, &quot;Shawn Green wins one for Yahweh,&quot; and all that -- but all that clever, thigh-slapping, commode hugging religious humor aside, the Dodger first baseman really needed this one.
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If only the rest of my investments worked out this way. One week ago, I submitted a bid for Google Inc. stock that overestimated the eventual auction price of the computer search company's initial public offering by nearly 30 percent. But I sold my shares shortly after Google stock began trading yesterday and still walked away with a nice profit, ...
Barack Obama listened intently Wednesday as 65-year-old Sandra Burt poured out her troubles, a recent retiree and her husband without the money to cover a $2,900 monthly drug bill or even a full load of kerosene for heat.
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With half the votes counted and interim leader Hamid Karzai still holding a 40-point lead, the race for the Afghan presidency could be virtually decided by late yesterday, a top election official said.
The economy is poised to grow by 6.4 per cent during the current year and 6.7 per cent in 2005, but a poor monsoon is raising concerns over agricultural growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said here today.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for a campaign unlike any other, a woman and a black man drawing record voter turnout in an unpredictable race for the Democratic presidential nomination. John McCain claimed the role of resident underdog in the Republican race, despite his big win in the New Hampshire primary.
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Qwest, the US telecoms company founded by Millennium Dome entrepreneur Philip Anschutz, will pay $250m (\u00c2\u00a3140m) to settle civil fraud charges, according to a union official briefed on the pact.
Transgender activists say there's only one thing unusual about the case of Largo City (Fla.) Manager Steve Stanton: not that he's on the verge of being fired for planning to become a woman but the deluge of publicity he's gotten.
Slitta esame del dl di proroga a missione Afghanistan
For a majority of the girls who come to the industry holding their mother's hands, \
Specialists arrived Tuesday to help extinguish a five-day-old sugar-refinery fire burning too intensely and deeply for standard firefighting to douse, and officials feared the deadly blaze could once again trigger explosions.
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Maryland's first bear hunt in 51 years began at dawn Monday &#151; and ended unexpectedly Monday night as the nearly 400 hunters threatened to exceed a state-imposed limit of 30 bears.
A rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta was sold at auction for $21.3 million by The Perot Foundation at Sotheby's in New York, the auction house said on Tuesday.
European equities nudged higher on Thursday as banks and carmakers recovered some of Wednesday&#39;s losses, but retailers and construction groups were still weak on interest rate concerns.
Finland's biggest power firm has been ordered to pay extra compensation to a consumer whose freezer thawed during a power failure cause by freezing weather.
Erstwhile Once Caldas manager Luis Fernando Montoya lays in critical condition after being shot at his home in Medellin trying to protect his sister from intruders.
NEW YORK -- Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., the world's largest electronic equities exchange, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit more than tripled on higher trading fees and a one-time gain from its 30 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange.
Lowering levels of a protein in the blood could offer another way of reducing the risk of heart disease, a study says.
The injury list was long and there were still performance problems, but one thing was different for New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett on Monday.
John Kerry, fronted by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, mustered the biggest rally of his presidential drive as both sides rolled out the star power in the final days of their ultra-tight race.
MANNHEIM, Germany - The U.S. military judge hearing charges of prisoner abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison rejected a request Tuesday for Secretary of Defense Donald H...
A woman sexually abused as a child by her stepfather welcomes his jailing and hopes she can be an example to others.
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democracy. Critics say it is a travesty of free choice in a country where thousands of dissidents are in jail and human rights abuses are said to.
After all the campaigns' sophisticated media tactics and high-tech maneuvering, Iowa voters offered the presidential candidates a version of Politics 101: In this state, stick to the basics.
Kevin Kline was at the United Nations to promote a film on human trafficking that officials hope will raise awareness about the alarming and largely unknown problem.
Many say education, not more regulation, is the right approach to finding common ground among Hollywood, politicians, and parents.
A man set fire to his belongings outside the northwest gate of the White House on Monday,injuring himself before the flames were put out by Secret Service agents, media reports said.
There is unlikely to be a large number of deaths in the UK from the human form of mad cow disease, researchers predict.
In the international party atmosphere of the Olympic Games, the Greek gay scene is finally coming out of the closet. After decades in the shadows of a macho society, the
Chris Douglas-Roberts scores 24 points, Robert Dozier adds 19 and the second-ranked Tigers beat No. 5 Georgetown, 85-71, extending the nation's second-longest home winning streak to 37 games.
L'americana Lindsey Vonn-Kildow ha vinto la super-combinata di St. Anton, in Austria. Prima nella  d...
Long-lasting, rechargeable cell phone battery relies on hydrogen gas for power.
The search engine's Valentine's Day logo puts the blogosphere in a tizzy. It was no joke and no error, the company insists; just artistic license
An Iraqi tribal leader was assassinated in Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police said, a day after a suicide bomber killed six Sunni Arab tribal leaders opposed to al Qaeda.
There's a certain irony in Washington's failure to devise a modern energy policy. This is, after all, the one place on earth that is powered almost entirely by wind.
Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than a  decade killed at least 55 people, officials said on Thursday as  rescuers searched frantically for 33 still missing in floods  and landslides.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist  on Wednesday said he would propose abandoning touch-screen  voting machines adopted after the disputed 2000 presidential  race and replacing them with devices that provide a paper  record.
Democrats could have a chance at seizing a crucial Republican U.S. Senate seat in Colorado in a neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a Hispanic from humble origins.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 16 -- A hawkish faction of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of his government Wednesday following the start of talks this week over how to resolve the most vexing issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy came through after struggling most of the night, and No. 20 Vanderbilt rallied for a 91-85 overtime win over DePaul on Wednesday night to remain undefeated.
Andreas Seppi &egrave; stato eliminato al primo turno dalla 55.ma edizione degli Internazionali di S...
Ladder 49 is a solid, old-fashioned firefighting melodrama. It&#39;s a string of sentimental snapshots of a firefighter&#39;s life told in flashback as he and his crew fight for his life in a towering inferno where he has been trapped.
A 20-year-old woman who was attacked in a park in Lancashire dies in hospital.
The European Union (EU)&#39;s Court of First Instance will decide between 18 and 20 December whether to suspend the European Commission&#39;s sanctions against software giant Microsoft
By Mary Landers, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Sep. 18--When the neighbors of a proposed sewage treatment plant for Port  Wentworth got wind of its location, they got concerned.
Singer Pete Doherty has canceled the  rest of a British tour with his band Babyshambles to give  himself more time to recover from his drug addiction treatment,  his spokesman said on Saturday.
Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday and appeared to pray alongside an Islamic cleric during the visit that made him only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to enter a mosque.
PLANO, Texas -- Earlier this week, a state district judge ruled the &quot;Robin Hood&quot; plan of funding Texas public schools to be unconstitutional.
Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said here on Saturday that the European Union(EU) may impose sanctions on the Sudanese government if it fails to comply with UN resolutions on the Darfur crisis.
Delegates to six-party talks converged on the Chinese capital on Wednesday in efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that final agreement could be a long way off.
Sabato con 'Lo Schiaccianoci', in scena la Cullum e Bolle
Yasser Arafat may be dead -- but his image and his spirit hovered over the fight to succeed him, as seven candidates launched campaigns on Saturday playing up their links with the late Palestinian president.
Former Soviet-era dissident Vladimir Bukovsky returns to Russia announcing his intent to confront President Putin.
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here Friday at the start of three days of celebrations marking Hong Kong&#39;s first decade after returning to Chinese rule.
TAMPA, Florida, Oct 4,  The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost another key player on Wednesday when offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker was put on the injured reserve list following knee surgery.
Highly publicized government warnings that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike, meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S. psychiatrists say.
A Brazilian pop producer who was killed earlier this month when he slammed his motorcycle into a car after leaving the Latin Grammy awards was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, a coroner's spokesman said on Tuesday.
MetLife Inc. said on Tuesday that it paid brokers and consultants about $25 million last year in &quot;contingent payments,&quot; which are the subject of a probe by New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
An official from the Palestinian militant group Hamas was killed on Sunday when a bomb exploded in his car in Damascus, Hamas spokesmen and witnesses said.
Four climbers died of cold and exhaustion after losing their way on snow-capped Mont Blanc in the French Alps, police said Tuesday.
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More than 150 people are injured when a high-speed train derails in the Australian state of Queensland.
Japan won a two-year term on the UN Security Council and hopes to prove that it deserves a permanent seat on the powerful body as the issue of UN reform takes center stage next year.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists Wayne Rooney will feel right at home in the Champions League. Rooney: Likely to start from the bench against Fenerbahce.
Hamas fighters captured one of the last bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday and the Islamists declared the \
LOS ANGELES  - Fox was hot to trot  Wednesday with \
ATLANTA, June 28 -- Investigators are looking into who altered pro wrestler Chris Benoit's Wikipedia entry to mention his wife's death hours before authorities discovered the bodies of the couple and their 7-year-old son.
Anglican leaders discussed on Thursday the U.S. response to a report criticizing the church there for backing gay priests and same-sex unions, a row that could split the third-largest Christian denomination.
Premier non risponde a domande su polemiche a Roma
The united front presented by the seven defendants in the Pitcairn child sex abuse trial has finally started to crumble, with Dennis Christian, a descendant of the Bounty
A vitamin made when sunlight hits the skin could help slow down the ageing of cells and tissues, say researchers.
Could the sneezy, runny-eyed misery of hay fever one day be a thing of the past? Scientists are reporting encouraging results from early tests of a vaccine they hope will give long-lasting relief from this seasonal scourge.
At least three miners were killed when a fire broke out in a copper mine in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday and as many as 20 others were believed trapped underground.
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The Saudi Arabian branch of al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack on the US consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah, in which nine people were killed.
By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 14--Wooded Island's \
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert insisted on Monday that his coalition government was not at risk of unraveling over a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood.
Huawei Technologies has been selected by Dutch mobile operator Telfort to deliver and install a nationwide UMTS network in the Netherlands including R4 based core network and UTRAN solution.
Dennis V. Byrnes, a veteran engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, fired off a 1,300-word letter to his congressman in April complaining of \
Mike Bibby scored 15 of his career-high 40 points in the fourth quarter, and Matt Barnes made the go-ahead free throw and two big defensive plays to cap the Sacramento Kings' incredible rally for a 116-115 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
A terror suspect escaped from court in Bahrain Monday after a judge renewed the detention order and three fellow detainees for 30 days.
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis are preparing for the mission's first spacewalk.

HALMSTAD, Sweden  - Europe fought back after weather delays on the second day of the Solheim Cup, moving ahead of the United States in three of the four unfinished fourballs matches.
&quot;Development of an effective vaccine against malaria is feasible&quot;, declare the researchers who have been working on just such a vaccine in the southern Mozambican district of Manhica.
On the skipper's command, deckhands haul in tarred ropes to lower the flax sail. Oars splash into the water. The crew, grimacing with strain, pull with steady strokes sending the sleek Viking longship gliding through the fjord. A thousands years ago, the curved-prow warship might have spewed out hordes of bloodthirsty Norsemen ready to pillage and burn. This time, the spoils are adventure rather than plunder.
A BBC poll shows that half of the people surveyed in the Midlands and North West are against road pricing.
AL-FASHER, Sudan Sept. 1, 2004 - Rebels released six Sudanese aid workers early Wednesday in Darfur, four days after they went missing during a trip to register refugees fled a brutal campaign of killings in the war-ravaged region, a UN official said.
Il Torino ha ingaggiato l'attaccante Nicola Ventola. La punta, che quest'anno ha giocato nell'Atalan...
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&#39;Siamo impaludati in tattiche elettorali di breve periodo che non affrontano i pochi e prioritari problemi per il futuro del Paese, e questo \u00c3\u00a8 grave&quot;. Lo ha detto il presidente di Confindustria, Luca Cordero
Seven children in Ivory Coast are killed after a hand grenade they are playing with explodes.
By Mary Milliken BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A fire tore through aBuenos Aires nightclub packed with young revelers celebratingthe New Year holidays, killing at least 175 people as astampeding crowd was trapped by locked exit doors, officialssaid Friday.
Nato troops are hunting for three UN workers, one of them British-Irish, kidnapped in Afghanistan&#39;s first Iraqi-style abduction yesterday.
Peoplesoft, the software maker that is the target of a hostile takeover bid from industry heavyweight Oracle, has returned to profit.
(Corrects client asset figure in 8th paragraph of Jan. 4 story)     By Tim McLaughlin
One-third of the bottle-nose dolphins swimming off Israel's Mediterranean coast are too thin, apparently due to a lack of food from overfishing, researcher said Tuesday.
Creditore pestato e accoltellato.Cc arrestano 5 persone
The U.N. Secretary-General said on  Sunday he was encouraged by the &quot;credible progress&quot; he felt had  been made towards peace in Darfur during an Africa tour, but it  was too early to talk of tangible results.
International Business Machines Corp., seeking to exit an industry it helped pioneer two decades ago, hired Merrill Lynch &amp; Co.
The Irish have embraced the use of cloth bags to carry their groceries, encouraged by a 33-cent tax on each plastic bag grabbed at the register.
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut are joining forces with the Entertainment Software Rating Board in order to launch a nationwide television campaign to educate parents about video game ratings.
Britain's most seriously injured military personnel are to benefit from an improved compensation package, the Ministry of Defence announced today
Well, boot up, bibliophile. That vision took a big step toward becoming reality this week, as Internet search-engine firm Google and five big libraries announced plans to create a giant online reading room.
The Financial Times claims Nomura, the Japanese bank, is involved in a plan to raise \u00c2\u00a3200m to block a takeover of Man Utd by Malcolm Glazer.
After 16 months of bloody warfare, PeopleSoft has finally voiced a willingness to sit down and discuss a deal with Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0094a development that marks the beginning of the end for the company, according to some legal experts.
Foreign mediators raised the pressure on Kenya's president and opposition leader on Thursday to end post-electoral turmoil that has killed 500 people, but there was little sign the two were ready to meet or compromise.
A plan by the House to become carbon-neutral by the end of this Congress calls for dropping coal from the fuel mix burned at the Capitol Power Plant to heat and cool House buildings.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards won labor union backing on Monday from steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in declared union support, his campaign said.
Accusati tra l'altro di arresto illegale e abuso di poteri
Our parents&#39; generation had Bing crooning &quot;White Christmas,&quot; and angels getting their wings in &quot;It&#39;s a Wonderful Life.
Business & money: Goldman Sachs seeks private equity venture as specialist carriers take off in transatlantic market.
Bank of America Corp and Wachovia Corp, the second- and fourth-largest U.S. banks, said on Tuesday quarterly profits were nearly wiped out by more than $10 billion of write-downs and credit losses.
An assembly committee has called for an urgent independent inquiry into hospital-acquired infections.
A notorious poacher and smuggler, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan stands with a gun in his hideout in the jungles of Southern India, in this 1998 photo.
Photographic equipment manufacturer Kodak said it was axing 600 jobs in the UK and closing a factory in Nottingham. The group plans to shut its photo film finishing plant at Annesley with the loss of 350 jobs.
Corte Appello Salerno si uniforma a tribunale ecclesiastico
IBM Corp has signed a seven-year deal to manage the voice and data services of London, UK-based financial institution Lloyds TSB. The contract is estimated to be worth $972.5 million.
Stocks rebounded today after the crude oil market stabilized and well-known retail chains reported business isn't so bad after all.
Grammy-winning R&B artist John Legend returned to his hometown to headline a small Christmas Eve benefit concert of local artists at his high school alma mater.
Somewhere in the heart of the medieval town of Siena, there's a trattoria, a little restaurant, where the bottle of wine the server sets at your table has no label.
Justice Department antitrust regulators cleared the way Monday for Cingular Wireless LLC's &#36;41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc., a crucial step toward creating the nation's largest wireless telephone company.
Washington linebacker LaVar Arrington underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday, ruling him out of Monday night&#39;s meeting with Dallas.
ASIA/CINA - La parrocchia di Hong Ya di Si Chuan ha festeggiato la Festa del pap\u00c3\u00a0 nella devozione di Sacro Cuore Le Shan (Agenzia Fides) - La celebrazione della Festa del pap\u00c3\u00a0 il 17 giugno, nella devozione al Sacro Cuore di Ges\u00c3\u00b9, ha coinvolto centinaia di fedeli della parrocchia di Hong Ya della diocesi di Le Shan (origine Jia Ding) nella provincia di Si Chuan....
A German breeder believes he has the answer to North Korea's hunger problems: his giant bunnies that can grow to as big as 23 pounds.
The Internet is abuzz with malicious messages that claim David Beckham has been caught on film in a compromising position. Those who click on the Web links in such messages do not see pictures
The calendar may say August, but in this northeastern Minnesota town early Thursday, it was cold. Plenty cold.
EU competition regulators said Monday they would launch two new antitrust probes against Microsoft, opening fresh fronts in their battle against the US software giant's dominant market power.
The S.E.C. plans to make it easier for foreign companies to withdraw their securities from U.S. markets, so long as those securities primarily trade overseas.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  he would go into hospital Friday for a procedure to correct  heart palpitations but vowed he will serve a full third term in  office if he wins an election expected next year.
Some hope the oil industry will prompt business and workers to return to the state, where the population peaked in 1930.
The Finnish Supreme Court has upheld its earlier ruling to grant custody of two young brothers to their American father in the United States.
Sam Kim presents a persuasive choreographic metaphor for the loss of self.
Test contro il Pimonte (promozione) per il Napoli. La gara, giocata a Marano, &egrave; finita 17-0. ...
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Hundreds attended a memorial for CNET editor James Kim, who died in the Oregon snow last year while seeking help for his stranded family.
Most members of the U.N. nuclear   watchdog's governing board, a barometer of world sentiment on   Iran, were likely on Tuesday to champion last-ditch talks to   defuse a stand-off over Iran's atomic program, diplomats say.
By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN  BOSTON - Two fishermen were presumed dead Friday after the Coast Guard suspended its search for their vessel off the coast of Maine.
Hundreds of thousands of poisonous baby cane toads invaded an Australian national park on Friday, hopping around in such numbers that the ground seemed to move, an ecologist said.
SOUTHEAST, N.Y. - When a state policeman pulled over a car that was being driven at night without lights, he found a 14-year-old boy at the wheel, making his escape from a Connecticut boarding school.  His two passengers, also runaways, were 10 and 11 years old, police said.
EMC CEO Joe Tucci Tuesday said the company hasn&#39;t felt the heat from the recent storage-platform product introductions by rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
Anaheim Angels&#39; Vladimir Guerrero singles to right against the Oakland Athletics during the fifth inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.
The three UN employees, who were kidnapped in Afghanistan have been safely released, three weeks after their captivity, officials said Tuesday.
Democratic candidate John Kerry blasted George W. Bush&#39;s &quot;excuse presidency&quot; on Wednesday and demanded that he take responsibility for the economy instead of playing victim.
Countrywide Financial Corp said on Thursday it has lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that will lead to widespread layoffs.
Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana on Sunday. James Augustine scored 16 points and Deron Williams' playmaking led to 24 more for Illinois (23-0, 9-0 Big Ten), which should remain the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a second straight week.
Further job cuts, spending cuts and changes in Ford\u00c2\u0092s lineup of car and trucks are also expected.
What a headline. I guess we&#39;ve all gotten those Nigerian scam emails haven&#39;t we? I guess it will all stop now. Yeah sure. The last line is great, I think I&#39;ll get my check book out and get ready.
Palm handhelds with the Palm OS aren't going anywhere anytime soon. The company has signed a perpetual licensing agreement with the operating system's owners, Access Systems Americas.
The inflatable cartoon character was taken from a Burger King in northeast Ohio last week. Police in Vermillion say they found SpongeBob at a house down the street.
Two security guards killed in Afghan capital after confronting bomber targeting luxury hotel
Stock futures edged higher on Thursday as results from mobile phone maker Motorola Inc  and data storage equipment maker EMC Corp  helped sentiment about earnings.
Steve Nicol has a reputation for being a players' coach, keeping a low profile, and being an understated motivator. But Nicol turned up the volume at halftime of the Revolution's 1-1 tie with D.C. United last night.
Why 'Hinglish' is becoming hip in India, and may soon claim more native speakers worldwide than English.
World number five Maria Sharapova will lead champions Russia in next month's Fed Cup first round tie against Israel in Tel Aviv.
For the Toronto Sun. While one can&#39;t guess what the refugee board will rule, from the evidence it&#39;s hard to conclude that Jeremy Hinzman deserted from the US army for any reason other than he was scared.
Director Sanjay Gadhvi is optimistic about his new film.
The airline announced on Monday the launch of seven new European routes from Birmingham International airport, one of its main UK hubs, which will bring it into head-to-head competition with BMIbaby, the low ...
UBS AG is expected to buy Charles Schwab Corp.'s institutional research and trading unit for &#36;265 million, the Wall Street Journal said Monday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Behind the scenes at the Clinton library opening, as old foes praised one another
African leaders consider requests to contribute to a peacekeeping force for Somalia at the AU summit.
I.B.M. is planning to close its employee pension plan to new employees at the end of the year and give all new workers a 401(k) plan instead.
CHERBOURG, France  - A heavily guarded convoy of  vehicles believed to be transporting U.S. weapons-grade  plutonium left a plant in northern France on Thursday for a  recycling factory 660 miles southeast.
HOUSTON -- The astronaut crews of NASA's shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station (ISS) lauded their joint mission as it passed the halfway mark Friday.
Logistics parks operators expect a hike in business from new tenants in the manufacturing industry, executives and consultants said last week.
Clothing retailer Limited Brands, whose chains include the Limited, Express, Victoria&#39;s Secret and Bath &amp; Body Works, posted a sharply higher quarterly profit on Thursday. The company saw a rise in sales at stores open at least a year. Its shares closed ...
Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.
Derek Lowe can say he's had as much success as any pitcher against Barry Bonds. Lowe held the Giants' slugger hitless in three more at-bats and stuck on 751 home runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 10th straight game in San Francisco on Rafael Furcal's sacrifice fly in the 12th inning of an 8-7 victory Saturday.
By Jim Johnson, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 19--Honoring late naturalist Steve Irwin's love of wildlife, Salinas animal preserve Wild Things is conducting public tours today to benefit Irwin's Wildlife Warriors Foundation.
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who has been battling cancer, leaves hospital after more than two weeks.
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The number of Ethiopians affected   by last month's devastating flash floods has reached 357,000,   including 136,528 forced to abandon their homes, a U.N.   humanitarian agency said on Thursday.
While mob boss Tony Soprano was  embraced once again by Emmy voters on Thursday, they apparently  drew the line at serial killers.
Pakistan pushed back its general election by 6 weeks to Feb 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, against the objections of the main opposition parties who fear a delay will work against them.
As of Thursday, Sept. 16, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.
New twin spacecraft are helping  scientists track pesky solar storms from the sun to Earth,  where they can disrupt satellites, communications and sometimes  the electricity supply, the U.S. space agency said on Thursday.
Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez has won the BMW International Open by two strokes in Munich. Tied for the 54-hole lead, Jimenez shot a six-under 66 to finish on minus 21 and win from French playing partner Thomas
Fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled, largely as a result of robust commercial airplane and military systems business.
The image-sharing site, acquired by News Corp. last year, is finally making it possible for users to access their photos on their mobile phones.
Master the latest edition Site offer Another week, another offer. This week the techies at Register Books thought we'd offer a helping hand to all those who ply their trade in Java, the OO, platform independent programming language.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - In a move to beef up its expertise in Internet-based TV technology, Sweden's Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Tandberg Television of Norway. Ericsson offered to pay 9.8 billion Swedish kroner ($1.4 billion) in cash for Tandberg in a deal announced Monday, topping an earlier bid by Arris Group\u00c2\u00a0of Atlanta, Georgia. Ericsson is one of several vendors vying to sell IPTV (Internet Protocol television) equipment to cable and telecom companies, allowing them to offer interactive TV broadcasts, video-on-demand and other multimedia services to the home over broadband connections. Telecom operators are particularly keen to roll out IPTV service to generate new revenue, as their circuit-switched telephone business is eclipsed by low-cost VOIP (voice over IP) service. Tandberg sells video encoding and compression equipment, with an emphasis on MPEG-4, as well as products for delivering interactive and on-demand video. It employs around 870 people, including about 370 video and software engineers. Tandberg described Ericsson's bid as unsolicited and said it would review the offer before commenting. In January, it agreed to be acquired by Arris for 96 Norwegian kronor ($15.69) per share -- 10 kronor less than Monday's offer by Ericsson.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai traveled to neighboring Pakistan for talks Monday on fighting terrorism and economic cooperation. Karzai was welcomed at Islamabad airport
Leontine Vallade, of uncertain age, became a Miss on Saturday, winning Switzerland's first ever title of &quot;Miss Home for the Elderly.&quot;
Il sindacato, sperimentare la 'casa della salute'
Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians freedom of  movement to enable them to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's  successor.
Nevada continued to endure lightning-sparked wildfires on Wednesday, but an approaching rainstorm &amp;#151; complete with a flood watch &amp;#151; held the potential to douse some of the flames.
British grocer Tesco made its U.S. debut on Wednesday by throwing open the doors of a sleek, modern Los Angeles store stocked with a larger helping of fresh, ready-to-eat meals than at traditional supermarkets.
Attore. Produttore. Impegnato. Pitt &egrave; la star de 'Lo strano caso di Benjamin Button', un film tratto da un racconto del grande scrittore Usa
Actress Janet Leigh, whose dozens  of starring roles were eclipsed by a single movie moment -- the  shower stabbing scene in Alfred Hitchcock's \
Hollywood's independent  filmmakers take a strike break starting on Thursday when the  Sundance Film Festival launches its annual showcase of movies  made outside the big studios, now embroiled in a labor dispute  with screenwriters.
STILL without approval from baseball club owners or the city they plan to call home, the Washington Nationals were born yesterday in a sea of red, white and blue.
William H. Rehnquist, 80, spent the weekend in Bethesda Naval Hospital, and underwent a tracheotomy on Saturday.
A Nigerian rebel leader claimed tonight he had reached a peace deal that would bring an end to fighting in the oil rich south that has helped push up world fuel prices.
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A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers.
BANGKOK, Sept. 25 -- Burma's military rulers imposed a nighttime curfew and banned assemblies Tuesday after thousands of Buddhist monks defied their warnings and mounted another day of pro-democracy protests to the cheers of crowds in the streets of Yangon.
A Japanese mother and children survive for four days under a landslide triggered by Saturday's large earthquake.
The rapid evolution of social-networking sites now will feature a competition among platforms, with the announcement on Thursday that Facebook will make its platform available to other sites.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to brief the U.N. Security Council about his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says is a covert attempt to make bombs, state media reported on Sunday.
Crude oil futures may rise next week as temperatures plunge in the US and Europe, boosting demand for heating oil, and refiners stock up before OPEC&#39;s planned production cut, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts shows.
Private investment firm JDS Capital Management, Inc. on Thursday said it acquired DreamWorks Music Publishing, a unit of the DreamWorks entertainment group that holds the rights to music by legendary artists John Denver and The Byrds and popular tracks including \
Ana Ivanovic was the first player to advance to the third round of the United States Open on Wednesday. Venus Williams, seeded 12th, also reached the third round.
Tokyo, Oct. 24 (NNN): Two days after a tremor in the area left 24 people dead, a powerful aftershock measuring 5.6 in magnitude has shaken Japan&#39;s northern Niigata region.
Japan's newborn prince, who is in line to be emperor, was given the name Hisahito in a traditional ceremony, the palace said.
Virtual circle EMC Corporation has announced new data deduplication capabilities in EMC Avamar version 3.7, which now also supports VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) for the protection and reduction of backup times within and across virtual machines.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Arts & entertainment: \u00c2\u00b7 Re-formed bands shelve differences to go on tour\u00c2\u00b7 Police top list of biggest earners, taking $132m
The Saints announcer Jerry Romig returns to the Superdome as the building goes on display for America as an example of what can be rebuilt instead of a symbol of what went wrong.
Carlyle Group, the District-based private-equity giant, will lend another $100 million to shore up a struggling European affiliate that has been battered by recent credit market turmoil.
The guest list was slashed and the venue was hastily changed, but Shlomi Boskila and Maya Lugasi got married anyway &#151; in an underground bomb shelter, defying Hezbollah's rocket threat and eating a catered meal with loved ones.
A biography of Tom Cruise focuses on his religious beliefs.
Death sentences of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of infecting 438 children with HIV-tainted blood upheld.
CME Group Inc , the world's largest derivatives exchange, hopes to broaden its reach by buying the energy and precious metals mart Nymex  for $11 billion, the companies said on Monday.
The Russian president on Thursday hit out at the flawed privatisations of the early 1990s and argued that the state had every right to make amends by re-nationalising Yukos&#39;s core assets.
Michael Moore says he's planning an unofficial North American premiere of his documentary \
A leading Hong Kong anti-establishment activist who won a seat in the Chinese territory&#39;s legislature has been invited to a reception celebration China&#39;s National Day.
Florida State sensation Walter Dix is seen as the nation's most promising young sprinter and something of an enigma.
It had been a pleasant Saturday afternoon until I got the dreadful cellphone call. The woman on the other end said she was from Bank of America. I immediately thought she was going to offer me another credit card. I told her I was busy.
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, leader of the National Liberal Party, called on Saturday for a constitutional amendment that would give the government more power. via Balkan Times
ARIEL Sharon suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat yesterday that has raised doubts about his ability to win approval for his contentious plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
Barack Obama's appeal among Democrats is undeniable. He's near the top of every poll and he packs rooms wherever he goes. But a vital piece of the Democratic power establishment isn't showing him any love: labor unions.
An explosion of color rocked the tents at New York Fashion Week Sunday with Michael Kors' spring collection.
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Switzerland's biggest corporate trial , over the collapse of national carrier, Swissair winds up.
At 11 pm, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for about 280 miles of Florida&#39;s east coast from Florida City northward to Flagler Beach, including Lake Okeechobee.
ALVISO, Calif., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the year draws to a close, American TV viewers reveal their top picks for the most memorable TV moments of 2006 in a poll conducted by TiVo Inc.
From fewer Head Start programs to outdated police gear, the proposed federal budget calls for spending cuts close to home.
A fast-moving arson fire killed six people in a rowhouse before dawn Saturday, four of them children, police said. Authorities concluded that the fire was set deliberately after police dogs smelled an accelerant, and have ruled the deaths homicides.
Italian airline company Alitalia unions and management on Saturday agreed on new contract terms for flight assistants, ending a tense round of negotiations involving the airline&#39;s workers.
Celebrities who violate family planning law will face harsher fines and tarnished credit records, official says
Shoppers will be able to review and  rate the merchandise sold on Wal-Mart Stores Inc&#39;s Web site  beginning on Thursday, as the retailer works to expand its  online capabilities.
A Romanian man set fire to himself in front of a Spanish government building on Tuesday to protest against the failure of authorities to help him and his family return to their home country, Spanish media said.
Colin Powell says the US will continue its \
VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi del Malawi in visita Ad Limina: \u00c2\u0093il sacerdote \u00c3\u00a8 chiamato a vivere per gli altri e non per se stesso, sull\u00c2\u0092imitazione di Cristo\u00c2\u0094 Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha incontrato questa mattina i Vescovi della Conferenza Episcopale del Malawi, gi\u00c3\u00a0 ricevuti in questi giorni, in separate udienze, in occasione della Visita \
Some of the UK's post offices may be shut on Monday as staff strike in a row over moving services to WH Smith.
BT is lifting distance limits on broadband enabled exchanges, so that 1m more can get high-speed net.
Security is tight in Bangladesh after a strike call by the opposition party whose rally was targeted by bombers.
As the hometown of the current Afghan president, Kandahar should be wrapped up for Hamid Karzai. But look around, and
If this were a Hollywood movie, the federal lawman would be played by an A-list actor. But in the real world, the marshal displays only the familiar, everyman face of U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, while the film might be a bootleg copy swapped illegally online.
Sales at retailers posted a much stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent rise in November, government data showed on Thursday, as holiday shoppers coped with high energy costs and the fallout from a housing slump.
Moneta unica scambiata a 1,3567 dollari
Mets left-hander Al Leiter filed provisionally for free agency Friday, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option. New York has until Nov. 15 to exercise the option or elect to pay a $2 million buyout.
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have developed a way to produce a truly carbon-neutral fuel using carbon dioxide removed from the air as the raw material.
Mr. Froehlich was one of the first distributors of high-tech Japanese cameras in the United States.
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty yesterday fired Gregg A. Pane, director of the Health Department, three years after Pane was selected by Anthony A. Williams, Fenty's predecessor, to run the long-troubled agency.
Nicole Kidman in Gucci e Di Caprio in smoking Armani
Blog: We nail down what kind of camera was used to video \
Confusion surrounded the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a new purported statement from the kidnappers denied they had demanded a $5 million ransom or set a 48-hour deadline.
Betty Comden, whose more than 60-year collaboration with Adolph Green produced the classic New York stage musical \
PETACH TIKVA, Israel, February 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Internet Gold  today announced that it will release its fourth quarter results on Monday, February 26, 2007, before the market is opened.
The nation's governors on Wednesday urged President Bush not to shift additional Medicaid costs to the states in his effort to reduce the federal deficit.
US captain Hal Sutton says he is planning to use comedy to loosen up his players for the Ryder Cup and rookie Chris Riley will top the bill.
Tony Blair pledges to set out new plans to tackle asylum and immigration as he delivers his New Year message.
A disputed article about Sunni worshipers being burned alive in Iraq has ignited the blogosphere and caused the Iraqi government to threaten journalists with \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0093legal action.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0094
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not sign a long-awaited strategic partnership accord with the European Union next week because negotiations have made insufficient headway.
European stock markets closed mixed Monday, recovering from early losses after another Asian sell-off on fears the US economy will fall into recession despite a radical interest rate cut last week.
Pro Bowl cornerback Ty Law agreed to a five-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The yuan set its fourth straight   post-revaluation high against the dollar in a single week on   Friday and breached the psychologically important level of   7.9200 for the first time since the policy change in July 2005.
The G20 developing nations call for the resumption of global trade talks at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro.
US Democrats express outrage at President Bush's decision to commute Lewis \
Lawmakers in the Senate warned that the likely demise next week of a 10-year-old federal ban on semi-automatic assault guns will lead to a flood of such weapons on the streets of cities across the United States.
Jay Kallio knew at age 4. For Justine Nicholas, the revelation came in kindergarten. Nature had dealt them a confusing anatomy. The genders they were assigned at birth were all wrong.
NEW YORK-December 28, 2004 - AOL says it looks like some spammers are starting to throw in the cyber towel. The world&#39;s largest Internet service provider says that the number of attempted e-mails was down
The popular online social network Facebook Inc. is being sued by an Indiana woman who alleges it has profited from its members sending thousands of unauthorized text messages to mobile phone users whose numbers previously belonged to other people.
Nel 2008 previsti aumenti dei costi di acquisto e affitto
Sono stati designati gli arbitri, gli assistenti e il quarto uomo per i match dell'undicesima giorna...
Didier Drogba scores twice as Chelsea extend their lead to 11 points.

Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said it would provide telecom network equipment to MTC in Bahrain with the aim of rolling out third generation 3G mobile services across the Gulf state by the end of 2004.
U.S. Masters champion Zach Johnson fired a dazzling course-record 60 as Tiger Woods's lead was trimmed to two shots midway through the Tour Championship third round on Saturday.
Doppio allenamento per il Cagliari ad ssemini. In mattinata spazio alla tecnico-tattica, nel pomerig...
GONAIVES, Haiti -- Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Hurricane Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services yesterday and gave thanks that their lives were spared, while the United Nations rushed more peacekeepers in to stem looting in the ravaged city of Gonaives.
Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini won the men&#39;s marathon after a spectator attacked the leader, and a record third gold medalist was stripped of the award because of drugs as the Athens Olympics came to a close.
Rescuers were searching through rubble  for survivors Thursday after Japan's deadliest typhoon in a  decade triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 31  people and left 39 missing.
Ireland make Wales pay for their mistakes in an open and thrilling RBS Six Nations clash in Cardiff.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP--Too little, too light, and much too tight. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the dismal story of the US Ryder Cup team, and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s being repeated right here in our own neighborhood.
Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says he will make changes in his proposed commission, one day after withdrawing his slate in the face of a likely European Parliament veto.
Ford Motor Co's  plant in Belgium resumed production on Monday after workers voted to accept a provisional deal between union and management and to end their strike.
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Wayne Rooney&#39;s Manchester United debut was well worth the wait as the teenage sensation scored a hat trick in the Red Devils&#39; 6-2 win over Fenerbahce in Champions League action Wednesday.
After the Sunday service in Westminster Chapel, where worshippers were exhorted to wage \
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A Pakistani lawyer who has spearheaded opposition to President Pervez Musharraf has come out of three months of detention as defiant as ever and insisting the president step down.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil has reached an accord  with the United Nations' atomic watchdog to allow inspections  of its uranium enrichment plant and protect its nuclear  technology, Brazil's ministry of science and technology said on  Wednesday.
Hollywood's Golden Globe  nominations did little to define leaders in the Oscar race as  experts on Friday said the sweepstakes for the world's top film  honors remained confined to a narrow list of contenders.
Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull.
Overlooking the southern Ukiah Valley from Lowell Stone's Fox Hill Vineyards one is transported to the romance of the Mediterranean world.
Expectations that U.S. Treasury  Secretary John Snow would survive President Bush's Cabinet  make-over for at least six months are rapidly yielding to a  belief he may make a hastier exit, people close to the Bush  administration said on Thursday.
BEIJING, Aug.18(Xinhuanet) -- Australian Ian Thorpe has beaten archrival Michael Phelps in a nail-biting Olympic men\u00a1\u00afs 200-meter freestyle final between the four fastest swimmers in history, Shenzhen Daily reported Wednesday.
DECLARING the occupation of one nation by another to be &quot;a horrible disaster for both peoples&quot;, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday the coming year offered a historic opportunity for peace with the Palestinians.
So UnGooglerific Think Microsoft trails Google in the \
Australian Prime Minister John Howard promised yesterday not to let his Oct. 9 election triumph go to his head as he was formally reappointed leader of his Liberal Party.
Gov. Bill Richardson signed a measure Monday that outlaws cockfighting in New Mexico, leaving Louisiana as the only state where the centuries-old bloodsport remains legal.
Shift from PowerPC to Intel paying off? Apple's share of the US retail computer business grew by more than the market as whole managed last month to hit 13 per cent, market watcher NPD has revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Singer Pete Doherty has canceled a concert and is returning to treatment in a drug rehabilitation clinic, the concert promoter said Friday.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Robert Gates held talks with Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Friday to discuss missile defense and other issues.Comment
MOSCOW, Russia -- Russia was in shock Wednesday as an armed group took more than 200 people hostage at a school near Chechnya just hours after a suicide bomber killed 11 people and injured dozens outside a busy Moscow subway station.
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The court said that Gov. Jeb Bush violated separation of powers when he signed a law to keep Terri Schiavo alive.
Amy Winehouse was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempting to interfere with a court case involving her husband, according to several British media reports.
The first patient to receive an angioplasty paved the way for the 15 million patients to follow.
Another string to social networking bow MySpace has fired another salvo in the battle for social network supremacy with a free mobile version of its website.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Listening intently as the national media heaped praise on the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Texans wondered when their time would come.
The German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler is confident the next few years will be positive now that it is getting rid of its loss-making US arm, Chrysler, chief executive Dieter Zetsche said in a newspaper interview published on Monday.
Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday  expressed concern about a possible U.S. recession but warned  that the central bank cannot let down its guard when it comes  to fighting inflation.
Russia has no plans to mass armed forces near its Western borders after freezing compliance with a landmark arms treaty signed at the end of the Cold War, senior government and army officials said on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, Md. - A Chicago-based developer of regional shopping malls announced it will buy the famed real estate developer The Rouse Co.
Ruth Kelly has been accused of wasting opportunities in her first year as communities secretary.
A UK soldier killed while on patrol in Iraq has been named as Daniel Lee Coffey, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Transforming the rough craft of lobstering into a gentle art, a New Hampshire outfit has persuaded Whole Foods Market to waive its ban on live lobster sales at a new store opening next week in Portland, Maine.
PARIS An Iranian opposition group said Wednesday that Tehran bought blueprints of a nuclear bomb and weapons-grade uranium from the same Pakistani scientist who admitted selling atomic secrets to Libya and other countries a decade ago.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Moore says he won't submit \
Thinks big RSA Verisign will spend $1bn during the next three years beefing up its internet infrastructure following this week's high-profile root server attack.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jamaicans cast their votes for a new government on Monday in what was expected to be a close election held under a tropical storm alert for Hurricane Felix to the south and concerns about recent political violence.
FRESH TERROR ATTACKS: Islamic extremists set off bombs and battled with police in the Saudi capital.
Pakistan's security forces on Sunday  shot dead an al Qaeda militant accused of an assassination  attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and involvement in the  killing of a U.S. journalist.
A rocket slammed into the ground near where Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s helicopter was approaching to land in an eastern city Thursday, forcing him to return to Kabul, officials said.
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Kenyan Muslims marched on police headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday in protest against what they called the illegal detention and torture of fellow Muslims in an anti-terrorist drive urged on by the United States.
A major California Indian tribe aiming to expand its casino has agreed to swap out controversial gambling machines for less lucrative devices, averting a lawsuit threatened by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, both sides said on Tuesday.
Hostage Ken Bigley is feared dead after a Middle East TV station reported that he had been killed by his al Qaida captors. British diplomats were urgently investigating the reports on Abu Dhabi Television.
Fereidoun Jahani is safe and is in the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, embassy officials said. He was kidnapped as he travelled from Baghdad to the Shia Muslim holy city of Karbala, in central Iraq, where he had been due to start work as the consul.
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A Turkish television channel aired footage showing two Turks believed to be held hostage in Iraq by armed militants who have threatened to execute them unless their company withdraws from the country within 72 hours.
LONDON  - A British Conservative member of Parliament made public Saturday his plans to defect to Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour party.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.   said on Wednesday it added some 285,000 new net  subscribers in the third quarter, fewer than that of rival  Sirius Satellite Radio , and both said they remain on  pace to meet full-year targets.
By PETE YOST  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled against the Bush administration Monday in an environmental lawsuit, allowing a company to seek recovery of some of its costs for voluntarily cleaning up a hazardous site.
PHNOM CHAK, Cambodia  - More than 2,000 soldiers battled through heavy rain on Tuesday to comb jungle clad Cambodian mountains in a search for a plane which vanished carrying 22 people, including 13 Koreans and three Czechs.
Hundreds of tourists from Europe and Scandinavia are among the missing and dead in southern Asia.
Attackers could use hole in small-business software to trick personal information out of people.
Private donors are being urged to \
MarketWatch Inc., one of San Francisco&#39;s surviving Internet companies, hit a notable online payday Monday, as venerable Dow Jones &amp; Co.
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Web services are becoming increasingly popular for linking software programs. Now, Microsoft and some other big companies are pitching the technology as a way to manage everything from big corporate servers to mobile phones.
An Iranian hard-line student group unveiled a new video game that simulates an attempt to rescue two Iranian nuclear experts kidnapped by the U.S. military and held in Iraq and Israel.
Despite its period of invisibility over the last 50 years, hysteria never vanished \u00c2\u0097 or at least that is what many doctors say.
Having taken on the French in winemaking, Australia has moved on to exporting the pricey, tasty fungi.
It's the end of the world as we know it, just like the R.E.M. song goes. The band's singer, Michael Stipe, says he finds philosophical foe Mike Huckabee \
(InfoWorld) - Google will pay up to $30 million in prize money to anyone able to land a privately funded spacecraft on the moon, because \
Politics, genocide and animal cruelty will share the spotlight with Hollywood glamour when the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off its 29th edition on Thursday.
On Mexican billboards, drivers can still see the Marlboro Man, Philip Morris&#39;s masculine image of a smoker. Television stations in
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo was found guilty of manslaughter and fined 200,000 euros (296,000 dollars) Thursday over a car crash that cost the lives of two children in eastern France in 1999.
Microsoft executives said they are working hard to finish up its&#160;Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office Project 2007, an update that some users have been waiting for before deploying the most recent version of the software.SP1 will update Project Professional 2007, Project Server 2007 and Project Portfolio Server 2007, said Keshav Puttaswamy, group program manager at Microsoft, speaking during the Microsoft Office Project Conference in Seattle on Monday.It will primarily fix bugs and improve stability and performance, said Mike Angiulo, general manager of the Microsoft Project business unit. It will also enhance some cache features, he said.While the conference might have been an ideal venue for announcing the release date for SP1, executives said they&#39;ll wait another two or three weeks before disclosing that information.Office Project 2007, the most recent version of the project management software, became&#160;available earlier this year. But as with other new Microsoft software, some customers have been waiting for SP1 before deploying it.Christopher Ludlow, director of project management at Amylin Pharmaceuticals, in San Diego, said he is waiting for SP1 before migrating to Project 2007. The system integrator he works with advised him to hold off because their experience was that Project 2007 is glitchy and unstable, he said.If SP1 fixes those issues, he&#39;s interested in some of the new features of Project 2007, including a reported improved network responsiveness that may mean he doesn&#39;t have to rely on Citrix for remote access.Microsoft executives touted some other new features in Project 2007 at the conference. One of the most important updates in Project 2007 is that it can support many more users than it could previously, said Angiulo. Technology consulting firm EDS has one of the biggest deployments of Project 2003, with 8,000 users, he said. &quot;They were driving the limit of what you could get out of it,&quot; he said.Microsoft and EDS put together a scalability lab to test volume users of Project 2007. They supported 40,000 users, he said. EDS has a goal of growing to 60,000 users.Angiulo also promoted the integration of Project with other Microsoft software, such as Outlook and Excel. Because many businesses use Office software, that integration sounds helpful to Ludlow.But some of the integration is forced, which is turning other businesses away. Jan Tervonen, vice president of technology at Seattle medical technology company MRS, currently supports Project 2003. She started the upgrade to 2007 but backed out when she learned that it required the newest version of SharePoint. She wasn&#39;t ready for that upgrade yet.On Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is scheduled to address the conference, and he&#39;s expected to describe future planned enhancements to Project, including deeper integration with Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. In addition, future versions of Project will support earlier stage projects that aren&#39;t yet fully defined, he&#39;ll say. Those features are part of an overall strategy at Microsoft to try to expand the use of Project beyond project managers, he&#39;s expected to say.
Two former executives of German engineering firm Siemens go on trial accused of paying 6m euros in bribes.
Blog: Adobe's latest raw-image converter, due this week, will support newer SLRs and improve sharpening, but only for Photoshop CS3 users.
Dell SP2008WFP: 20-inch wide-screen LCD monitor with Webcam
The DUP leader Ian Paisley has ruled himself out as a possible witness to IRA decommissioning saying only photographic evidence will do.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi resigned Wednesday, three days after guiding the Azzurri to their fourth World Cup title.
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Minivans and big SUVs are sometimes referred to as \
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. -- A single-engine plane used by a parachuting club crashed into a field, killing a man whose parachute got tangled in the plane&#39;s tail.
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A number of policemen are feared dead after Maoist rebels attack a convoy in central India, police say.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to be US attorney general in a vote that was sharply divided along party lines.
GAZA CITY, Feb. 3 -- Egyptian construction workers in blue hard hats rolled barbed wire across the last breaches of the Gaza Strip's border wall with Egypt on Sunday, reasserting Egyptian control of the frontier after Palestinian guerrillas used explosives and machinery to knock down the barrier.
By ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI - An Indian zoologist said Monday he has found a new species of limbless lizard in a forested area in the country's east.
Pakistan's president criticises Afghanistan for not doing enough to fight Taleban militants on their border.
The Palestinian leader sacks top security commanders in Gaza after militants violate a truce deal with Israel.
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Philadelphia has finished testing its wireless Internet project, setting the stage for America's biggest citywide Wi-Fi network that will also offer access to low-income households, officials said on Thursday.
A suspected suicide bomber killed more than 89 people on Friday in an attack targeting a vehicle carrying former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto through Karachi on her return from eight years in exile.
Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy, Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new morning pair, use their unholy chemistry to pervert the breakfast hour on \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Morning Show With Mike and Juliet.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Republicans were ready to get down to business here, launching their national convention with hopes of convincing a divided American people to send George W. Bush back to the White House.
South Africa's government said on Tuesday it remained firmly under the control of President Thabo Mbeki, dismissing concerns that his humiliating defeat in the battle to lead the ruling party had made him a lame duck.
Sri Lanka's feared Tamil Tiger rebels threatened on Saturday to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government does not agree to discuss their demands soon.
ATHENS The American softball team won its third straight gold medal with a nearly unblemished run through the Olympics, capped by a 5-1 victory Monday over Australia.
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SAN DIEGO -- Right-hander Woody Williams rejoined the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, more than three years after being traded away in one of the most-criticized deals in team history.
After about an hour of trekking, I made it to the bridge at the center of the maze, all the while keeping to the map. Except when I didn't.
NBC NEWS- There`sa big change for NBC Nightly News starting Thursday. Brian Williams will officially take over as the network`s main anchor.
Tokyo stocks edged up early Wednesday as investors looked for bargains from recent losses. The dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
Sept. 14, 2004 -- In a study of people with heart disease, results show that high doses of the popular cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may not prevent heart disease deaths and heart attacks -- and may cause muscle damage.
KARACHI, Pakistan - It started with a robbery, but the gang that burst into a branch of Al-Habib Bank in this teeming port city had no interest in striking it rich, and the university graduate driving the getaway car was just getting started on a master plan for terror.    The heist, carried out in daylight and with AK-47 assault rifles, is emblematic of a new brand of Islamic militant - more educated but less established and largely cut off from traditional sources of terror funding, Pakistani police and intelligence officials told The Associated Press...
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Retrocessione e 12 punti di penalizzazione per il Modena, 9 per il Chievo e 6 punti per la Sampdoria. Il Siena rischia la B. Chiesta una pesante squalifica per il giocatore della Sampdoria: &quot;Tre anni per Stefano Bettarini&quot;. Proscioglimento per Ventola.
Blog: Skype announced today that its application will come preloaded on select Toshiba laptops.
Scottish Natural Heritage is to transport hedgehogs from the Western Isles instead of killing the animals.
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For golf at the highest level, the Target World Challenge is the final tournament of the year in the United States. It also happens to be a popular hangout for foreign players.
Oracle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for $26.50 (\u00c2\u00a313.79) per share, or about $10.3bn. The transaction has been approved by both companies&#39; boards of directors and is expected to close by early January.
Hospital A&amp;E departments would need three times the number of consultant doctors they had at present if they were to offer patients the best possible treatment, the NHS director of emergency care in England conceded yesterday.
AMERICAN warplanes, tanks and artillery yesterday pounded the stronghold of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the man behind the kidnapping of Kenneth Bigley, killing at least eight people and wounding 15 in a day that saw new violence across Iraq.
Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
China coach Arie Haan should not take the whole blame for the team&#39;s elimination from the World Cup, a top official said on Thursday.
Lady Thatcher arrived home today as the furore continued over the arrest of her son Sir Mark in South Africa. The former Prime Minister refused to comment as she entered her central London home after flying in from the United States.
Diamondbacks manager Al Pedrique struggled with him all weekend. On Tuesday, Barry Bonds becomes the Brewers&#39; problem. &quot;I wake up every morning thinking about it,&quot; Brewers manager Ned Yost said.
The group that collects royalties from Internet radio stations offering small radio broadcasters more time before they would have to pay newly approved higher royalty rates to stream music online. But the SaveNetRadio organization would have none of it.
Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the group that operates the league's digital properties, says steroid report issued Thursday generated more than 2 million page views.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - One of the American hostages kidnapped last week in Iraq has been beheaded by the Al Qaeda-linked group of Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search ), according to a Web site.
Pakistani troops patrol the city of Multan after bomb blasts at a Sunni gathering left 39 people dead.
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The Supreme Court began hearings Monday on what could be the last appeal by former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych over alleged fraud in the presidential election he lost to Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
Alitalia stepped back from the brink of bankruptcy yesterday night as its board of directors approved a rescue plan that will allow the airline to tap into a \u00e2\u0082\u00ac400 million ($486 million) emergency loan.
Gillette yesterday unveiled its largest sports marketing initiative ever -- with an athletic powerhouse of endorsers for the Boston shaving giant that includes the golf phenomenon Tiger Woods, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, and French soccer champion Thierry Henry.
Japan's new farming minister admits illegal dealings at a private group he heads, in a fresh blow to the government.
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Attorneys called to judge's chamber to explain themselves A San Diego judge has found Qualcomm guilty of \
Britain&#39;s biggest cable company, NTL, agreed yesterday to sell its radio and television broadcasting business for \u00c2\u00a31.27bn to a consortium led by a fund managed by Australia&#39;s Macquarie Bank.
Fani Halkia (2nd r) celebrates as she wins the women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 400-meter hurdles final at the main Olympic Stadium last night. The Greek runner clocked 52.
The sports media of Panama applauded Thursday the country&#39;s national soccer team&#39;s 1-1 draw with the United States, as part of the Germany 2006 World Cup&#39;s regional qualifying tournament.
Defense lawyers have asked the government to dismiss the most serious charges against a former Guantanamo Bay translator accused of spying, after learning that documents he is accused of trying to deliver to Syria are not classified.
While 2006 started out great for the Hollywood couple, it will end on a low note. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated after 7 years of marriage. According to a news brief, they remain committed to their family. The couple has two childr...
Netflix took a double hit on Tuesday, as its Web site outage moved into a second day, and it reported the first quarterly customer losses in its history.
(Source: Network Appliance)  Deduplication and other emerging storage optimization technologies help companies quickly drive down storage costs and simplify data storage management. Learn how you can: reduce storage capacity requirements by as much as 95%, implement deduplication transparently without affecting performance, and lower your total disk storage and data center costs.
In a deal sure to bring smiles to the faces of enterprise security pros, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) and Cisco Systems plan to integrate technologies and push for an industry standard to power network security and health policy compliance.
It may not be too late to break out the sneakers and run or walk your way through Patriots Square Park for today&#39;s Susan G. Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure.
Calderoli conferma odg in sostegno della Guardia di Finanza
MPs urge the top 100 UK firms to donate a day's profits to help victims of the collapsed Farepak Christmas savings scheme.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill said on Sunday that North Korea \
even if you were behind home plate, with Curt Schilling&#39;s unblinking gaze boring in at you for the better part of 2 1/2 hours
Sprint and Nextel Communications formally announced a merger that will create a formidable No. 3 carrier with 35.4 million subscribers.
Exit polls indicate victory for Obama in state where Clinton had hoped to remain competitive
Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
The Revolution's Clint Dempsey was named US Soccer Player of the Year yesterday in a media poll conducted by San Francisco-based Futbol de Primera.
ACTORS Ioan Gruffudd and Matthew Rhys came forward to support our efforts to boost tsunami relief yesterday, saying they were overwhelmed by the disaster.
KOLKATA, India  - A strike over the killing of protesters by police in eastern India shut schools, offices, and businesses on Wednesday, bringing another political headache for a troubled communist-led state government.
European Union states debated how far  they are willing to go to fight climate change on Tuesday as  the 27-nation bloc forms what could become the world's most  ambitious strategy to curb global warming.
An agreement has been reached on the sale of Cheyne Finance, a structured investment vehicle now known as S.I.V. Portfolio, to bidders including Goldman Sachs, the fund\u00e2\u0080\u0099s receivers, Deloitte & Touche said. The $7 billion S.I.V. Portfolio, managed by the hedge fund Cheyne Capital Management, went into receivership in September. The agreement comes after talks with a number of bidders over the last few weeks and consultation with the informal creditors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 committees, Deloitte said. Under the deal, certain reinvestment opportunities will be offered to some existing creditors of the company. S.I.V.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, held by banks, hedge funds or other institutions, issue a mixture of short-term debt and capital and buy longer-term assets, which may pay more interest than the amount they pay on their notes. The vehicles encountered trouble in August when liquidity in the credit markets dried up as investors faced exposure to the subprime market.
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Nokia , the world's largest mobile phone maker, unveiled three new mobile handsets on Monday intended to boost its offering of mid-range phones and help lift its global market share.
It is a story to warm the hearts of those who insist that they don't make them like they used to: the bicycle, bought in 1929 and newly retired to a museum after 76 years' continuous pedalling.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted a new book review of a PHP-related offering from the APress Publishing company - Rob Richards's \
By David Magliano, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 16--Worth Williams' property on the southern end of Eastern Lake is causing a stir, and he is the focus of some concerned residents.  At issue is a planned dredging project that includes using a portion of Williams' property.
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is preparing to seek congressional approval to divert $3.3 billion earmarked to rebuild Iraq's shattered infrastructure into programs focused mainly to establish law and order.
Jose Lima, the heart and soul of the 2004 Dodgers, performed magic beyond any Dodger fans wildest dreams, holding the Cardinals to five singles and pitching the first shutout in Dodger post season since Orel Hershiser stopped Oakland in the second game of
In a bit of hockey lingo borrowed by the biotech industry, Sonus Pharmaceuticals just gave itself more &quot;shots on goal.&quot;.
The IRS continues to have \
BBC Click looks at the technologies helping us to store digital music, photos and video on our computers.
Lower prices for oil and other   commodities supported European and Asian stocks on Wednesday as   appetite for risk rose, while the yen benefited from comments   on the yuan from a Chinese parliamentary official.
Almost 100 Army troops searching an area in County Fermanagh are thought to be looking for weapons.
(InfoWorld) - When Sandy Scarce began selling apparel on eBay three years ago, she planned to use the company's marketplace as her only sales channel, but today, deeply discouraged, she is moving away from it. Upset at what she perceives as misdirected policies and clunky services from eBay, Scarce opened up her own online store\u00c2\u00a0this week. She's also moving inventory to a rival marketplace from Amazon.com, whose operation and sales climate she finds superior. \
The popular social networking juggernaut hopes to take Japan by storm, but it must contend with 'Mixi,' its 8-million-strong Japanese counterpart. By the Associated Press.
Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty says a second group of suicide bombers are believed to be at large in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and may be poised to carry out another terrorist attack.
Phil Mickelson was left to carry the can for the abject failure of the Americans&#39; so-called dream team, but the bigger problem for the US Ryder Cup side is the one who looked as if he had been hard done by, Tiger Woods.
SHIPKA, BulgariaA Bulgarian archaeologist has unearthed a 2,400-year-old golden mask in the tomb of an ancient Thracian king  a find he says is unrivalled in the study of classical antiquity.
MOUNT OF BEATITUDES, Israel  - Sending a symbolic message to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, U.S. President George W. Bush visited on Friday the site where Jesus is believed to have intoned \
Dayton was impressive with its road win over Louisville. The Flyers went a lot further with their 25-point rout of previously unbeaten Pittsburgh last weekend, a victory that moved them into The Associated Press' Top 25 for the first time in four years.
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Following last night's game against the Knicks, Doc Rivers asked his players, \
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi&#39;s fractious coalition Friday accepted a pension reform package that will gradually raise the retirement age to 60 by 2011.
As the php|architect site mentions, the latest issue of the php|architect magazine has been released - the June 2007 edition.   Highlights from the issue include:   An introduction to r3  Apache Error Documents with PHP  Printing from PHP    And, of course, the two usual columns - Security Corner (Stefan Esser) and Test Pattern (Jeff Moore). You can order this issue as a stand-alone issue or save even more on it and subscribe today to a full year and save 15% off buying each issue alone.
If every postseason game were an opener, the Metrodome would be filled with World Series banners. Eight times in a row, Minnesota has won the first game of a playoff.
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For the Ngais, a regular Hong Kong middle-class couple married two years ago, the coming 10th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule on July 1 means precious little.
A badger cull is proposed as part of the fight against bovine TB, but animal groups are opposing the move.
A new wave of violence is sweeping through Somalia. Find out why peace remains an elusive dream for the shattered country.
Muslim convert and former pop star Cat Stevens returned to Britain on Thursday after his deportation from the United States over \
Oracle Corp.  will cut 5,000 jobs as it combines with PeopleSoft Inc., the business software rival it acquired for &#36;10.3 billion after a bitterly fought takeover battle, the company said on Friday.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Business confidence in Germany slipped again in February, receding further from a 16-year high point in December, as companies become less optimistic about their situation and the outlook for the next six months, a survey showed on Friday.
CAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian authorities said Wednesday that a mummy found a century ago has been identified as the remains of pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled over Egypt during the 15th century B.C.Hatshepsut was known for dressing like a man and wearing a false beard.
The &quot;Tonight Show&quot; helm will pass from the man with the chin to the redhead, but not until 2009. NBC announced Monday that Conan O&#39;Brien, onetime &quot;Simpsons&quot; writer and host of &quot;Late
Twenty-nine patients who took AstraZeneca Plc&#39;s AZN.L AZN.N anti-cholesterol drug Crestor have developed kidney damage, a US consumer group said on Friday as it called again for a ban on the medicine.
Just a week after the launch of Apple's much hyped gadget, Web developers gather for iPhoneDevCamp and in a weekend come up with 50 new iPhone apps.
Dutch cyclists union ENFB has  launched the first door-to-door route finder for bicycles,  which is the result of a large volunteer project inspired by  the collaborative Internet project Wikipedia.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown hailed the lifting of Pakistan's state of emergency as a \
Four sons of reggae superstar Bob Marley will hold a concert promoting peace to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of the musician's birth, a family spokesman said Tuesday.
Research and development costs drag down the drug developer's bottom line.
November same-store sales growth was sharply below target, Wal-Mart Stores said Saturday. Free! Sign up here to receive our Before the Bell e-Newsletter!
Was a 1988 law broken when movie choices that Facebook members made on the Blockbuster's Web site were made available to other Facebook members?
President Vladimir Putin has signed Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, formally joining the international environmental pact aiming to limit industrial emissions and thus curb climate change.
Pope John Paul's health is improving and he hopes to be strong enough to make his weekly address as usual on Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said on Friday.
Before a standing-room-only crowd estimated at over 9,000, Kent Farrington won the crown jewel of the Fidelity Investments Jumper Classic, the $75,000 Grand Prix, on the equestrian field in south Hamilton on Sunday.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani soldiers were fanning out across mountains near the Afghan border on Friday in search of Al Qaeda-linked militant chief Abdullah Mehsud, after commandos killed five of his men who had been holding two Chinese engineers hostage, AP
Mobile service provider Cingular  Wireless, which is buying AT&T Wireless Services  Inc. AWE.N,  said on Wednesday its third-quarter operating profit fell as  its costs rose.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought explanations on Sunday from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about a unity government that Israel said it had agreed with Washington to shun.
The sign at Busch Stadium pleaded: \
RAZR phones fail to slice into new markets Motorola has announced another round of layoffs - 4,000 to add to the 3,500 jobs it slashed in January.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield was placed on indefinite medical suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission Tuesday and could be forced into retirement if he fails a fitness test.
ELISTA, Russia -- Life is not all smooth sailing for Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the flamboyant leader of the remote Russian republic of Kalmykia.
A study shows 79 percent of federal agencies are violating a Freedom of Information Act amendment requiring they post records online and help citizens request info via the internet. In 27B Stroke 6.
New York and four European capitals submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics by yesterday&#39;s deadline, the International Olympic Committee announced.
Backup quarterback Jeff Garcia  orchestrated a late scoring drive to lead the Philadelphia  Eagles to a 27-24 win over the Carolina Panthers that moved  them back into post-season contention on Monday.
A judge in the Paris suburb of Bobigny is charging two police officers in connection with the 2005 electrocutions of two teens whose deaths provoked three weeks of rioting throughout France, judicial officials said Thursday.
LOS ANGELES -- Milton Bradley snapped. Then, aided by the horrendous Colorado Rockies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 bullpen, the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off perhaps their most improbable victory of the season.
Venus Williams believes her fourth Wimbledon title could herald the start of a new period of dominance for herself and her sister Serena in women&#39;s tennis.
One Iraqi official says American representatives have met with some militants.
The video game maker largely met Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s forecasts, despite posting a quarterly loss because of reorganization charges and deferred revenue.
Taking folic acid may help keep blood pressure low, researchers in the US believe.
Police in seven European countries have broken up a network that carried out more than 200 carefully choreographed armed robberies of jewelry stores, and channeled $53 million in loot into drugs and real estate, Europol said Wednesday.
Constellation Brands Inc., down $3.40 at $20.06. The beer, wine and spirits seller warned its 2008 revenue and profit will decline due to pricing pressure caused by a weak U.K. retail environment and an oversupply of Australian wine.   Citigroup Inc., up 78 cents at $51.15.
HAVANA Despite tighter American restrictions on Cuba, Havana has signed more deals to buy US cattle and wheat. It happened at a major international trade fair in Havana, where American businesses played a major role.
And now for a preview of Red Sox spring training, Non-Daisuke Division: If your idea of spring training is all-out competition for jobs, then this camp is not for you. Outside of a spot or two in the bullpen, manager Terry Francona's roster is all but set, even before pitchers and catchers report Friday, and position players four days later.
Per ministro Bonino serve razionalizzazione dell'intera rete
U.S. military doctors working in  Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of prisoners  at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, an article in the British  medical journal The Lancet said on Friday.
The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission wants a \
The Republican governors of California and Florida gave the Bush administration the cold shoulder on Friday as Florida set new limits on greenhouse gas emissions and signed cooperation pacts on climate change with Germany and Britain.
Microsoft has suspended the beta testing of the next version of its MSN Messenger client because of a potential security problem, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has won a parliamentary vote of confidence, which he had called to gauge his mandate for continuing unpopular austerity measures after his party was drubbed in local elections at the weekend.
A month after a devastating legal ruling, The SCO Group says it's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it reorganizes.
Elections for a new president of Chechnya unfolded in ghostly emptiness here yesterday as many residents fled the city or stayed indoors to avoid potential
A couple facing a two-year prison sentence for forcing some of their 11 adopted special-needs children to sleep in cages hope to get the children back.
England coach Peter Moores believes a balanced lifestyle, on and off the field, will help prolong Kevin Pietersen&#39;s international career.
Il designatore arbitrale, Stefano Tedeschi, intervenendo alla presentazione dei fischietti di A e B,...
A city in northeastern China has been forced to take emergency measures to deal with an outbreak of blue-green algae in a reservoir that provides water to the city, state media reported Monday.
Health News, Every country in the world must come up urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.
Toronto Dominion Bank (TD.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , Canada&#39;s second-biggest by assets, said on Thursday it would acquire a majority stake of US-based Banknorth Group Inc.
MICRON Technology, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s number two maker of computer memory chips, is planning to build its first plant in China by 2005.
A federal judge dismissed an airline industry lawsuit that sought to block a state law, which would ensure basic services are provided to delayed passengers, the New York State attorney general said on Thursday.
Genoa, Italy, provides a vision of Europe\u00c2\u0092s aging future, displaying the challenges that face a society with more old than young.
Eritrea dismisses an Ethiopian accusation that it is breaching a peace accord that ended a two-year war.
Police shot and critically wounded a carjacking suspect who ran into a crowded casino early Friday and took two patrons hostage.
The name Pulitzer Inc., synomous with the nation&#39;s rich newspaper history, is considering selling its successful newspaper chain.
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations.
Arsenal celebrated fielding their first ever all-foreign squad by thrashing relegation-threatened Crystal Palace 5-1.
The 67-year-old retired print technician doesn&#39;t make enough in Social Security to cover prescription drugs for his stomach ulcer and his wife, Delores&#39; bone density problems.
Swedish DJ Eric Prydz goes straight to number one in the UK chart with dance track Call on Me.
Inferiore a previsioni analisti che si aspettavano 63,5 mld
INDIANAPOLIS: Australia, led by Lisbeth Lenton, mounted a fightback against arch rivals the United States by claiming three gold medals and a relay world record at the world short course championships on Saturday.
Serious gamblers demonstrate a similar pattern of brain activity to people addicted to drugs, a study suggests.
Labour sends out ballot papers to the 3.4 million party and union members choosing its next deputy leader.
US warplanes have conducted a &quot;successful precision strike&quot; on a reported terrorist meeting site in Falluja, west of Baghdad, according to the military.
Ai Mondiali di atletica in corso di svolgimento a Osaka, lo statunitense Jeremy Wariner ha vinto la ...
The FDA, which has been under criticism for its lengthy approval process, this week approved two new drugs for multiple sclerosis and cancer treatment.
La procura vuole sentire oltre duecento persone che erano a conoscenza dell'episodioIntimidazioni contro la famiglia della ragazzina che ha denunciato gli abusi ripresi con un cellulare                                            Ancona, tra minacce e reticenze si allarga l'inchiesta sulla minore stuprata
Let's get one thing straight: the Curse of the Bambino has not been lifted. The job is not yet done.
BNP Paribas , France's biggest  listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter  profits to be lower than a year earlier as rumors swirled that  it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- After winning three straight National League Championship Series games at Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros will attempt to advance to the World Series for the first time in their 43-year history when they battle the St.
The Prince of Wales tonight commemorated the 60th anniversary of the epic Battle of Arnhem by calling on the young of today to never forget the sacrifices made by those who died.
Rubens Barrichello gave Ferrari fans the pole position they were expecting from Michael Schumacher on Saturday, claiming the No. 1 starting spot for Sunday&#39;s Italian Grand Prix.
Arnaldo Otegi, leader of the banned Basque separatist party Batasuna, is arrested by Spanish police.
The Nikkei average fell for a third  straight session to hit a two-week closing low on Friday as  renewed earnings concerns prompted selling in Sony Corp. and  its rivals.
It's different, but better. Oh yes... SAP has doled out a handful of details on A1S, its eagerly anticipated mid-market on-demand suite, while promising to be better than Salesforce.com.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In an unexpected policy reversal, AT&amp;T said yesterday that it supports a proposal to require some cellular airwaves to be available to all wireless devices.
Ivory Coast has been authorized to  repair its fleet of crippled military aircraft in a  conciliatory gesture by U.N. and French forces after the army  pledged not to use its warplanes to resume hostilities.
The Bush administration does not plan to seek immediate sanctions against Tehran even if it succeeds in getting Iran&#39;s nuclear program referred
President Bush pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to reduce the government&#39;s huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar.
ANTWERP, Belgium  - World number one Justine Henin recovered from an early scare to beat qualifier Timea Bacsinszky 2-6 6-3 6-3 on Saturday and reach the final of the Antwerp Diamond Games.
The SitePoint PHP blog has a post that asks developers \
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan on Thursday renewed his calls for Israel to lift its   blockade of Lebanon swiftly and to withdraw fully from the   country as soon as 5,000 U.N. peacekeepers are in the south.
Security forces fired tear gas and traded gunfire with Islamist militants in a Pakistani mosque compound on Monday, but there was no sign of an imminent assault a day after the government gave \
As much as ever, George Carlin builds his humor around the taboo \u00c2\u0097 his current routine includes long riffs on cancer, natural disasters and teenage suicide and yet somehow manages to get laughs.
presidente croato contesta il giudizio di inappropriatezza
France will not revoke a law banning Islamic head scarves in public schools despite demands by an Iraqi group holding two French journalists hostage, the government spokesman said Monday.
U.S. specialty apparel retailers saw sales rise 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower-end of expectations, according to data released on Tuesday by SpendingPulse.
Stock futures pointed to a flat market   open on Tuesday as investors grew optimistic about the   financial sector following unexpectedly good results from   Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N and despite worries about an   attack on the U.S. embassy in Syria and a record trade gap.
JACKSON, Miss., June 29 -- The head of a Mississippi Democratic Party organization illegally suppressed white residents' votes, a federal judge ruled Friday in the first case filed by the Justice Department alleging that whites were subjected to voting discrimination based on their race.
The re-election of President Bush dominated British newspapers Thursday, and many cast impartiality aside in reporting the result.
Taking the hormonal contraceptive causes a loss in sexual desire in one in six women, scientists said. Four weeks after abandoning the Pill, women who had complained of a lack of desire found their appetite for sex returned.
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December 17 2004 1730CET An agreement was reached between the EU and Turkey on basic principles necessary for Turkey to start negotiations to become an EU member.
An Algerian man is sentenced to life in jail for helping to fund the deadly 1995 Paris Metro bomb attacks.
While politicians decry negative advertising and personal attacks, the bottom line is that such tactics often work.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Jimmie Johnson peels away the hype and explains what today&#39;s season-ending NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will mean for one of the five championship contenders.
Nei confronti di Mikahil Kasyanov la Procura generaleha ipotizzato \
London&#39;s Metropolitan Police announced on Wednesday that they were offering a 20,000-pound (29,500-euro, 40,500-dollar) reward for information that brought anyone carrying out female circumcision in London to justice.
Gasoline and milk aren&#39;t the only things that cost more these days. The cost of keeping your antivirus software current has been rising, also.
Record oil prices helped Chevron offset losses at its refining unit and a slight fall in energy production last year.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not known for a kindly disposition toward the Palestinians, nor for a gentle approach to the issue of a Palestinian state.
A quake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said, but there were no reports of deaths or casualties and no local tsunami warning was issued.
SILVER SPRING, Md.  - Six-time Tour de Franc  winner Lance Armstrong will decide in late April whether to  take part in the world's leading cycling race this year.
Fresh from a painful parliamentary defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he&#39;ll turn to his old rivals in the Labour party to save his shattered coalition and get the support he needs to leave the Gaza Strip.
In media 33 euro in piu' al mese per 3,4 milioni pensionati
Harry's done  -  which means the best-selling author in history has some secrets she can finally share
There will be no inquiry into a claim birdwatchers \
Crude oil fell 55 cents to $42.70 per barrel in early trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Inventories grew by 900,000 barrels last week to 293.3 million.
Attackers bombed a convoy carrying Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate in northeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding five on the last day of campaigning before this weekend's landmark election.
KIRKLAND - There were eyebrows raised and questions pondered when the St. Louis Rams took Oregon State running back Steven Jackson with the 24th pick in this year&#39;s NFL draft.
And a very happy new year to you too... The economic outlook for the UK is looking as bad as at any time since the dot-com crash of 2001.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Australia studies sending 450 more troops to Afghanistan, as US Vice-President Dick Cheney prepares to visit.
[Sports India, Cricket]: Mumbai, Oct 23 : Sachin Tendulkar is to play in the third cricket Test against Australia in Nagpur commencing Tuesday.
Facebook.com, the No. 2 U.S.   social network site that is quickly expanding beyond its   college student base, has been met with a sudden privacy   backlash by users after it made design changes this week.
The BBC has today reported that 28 UK file sharers are to be sued by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The BPI warned in March it would take legal action against users of peer-to-peer music services
Bahraini authorities close a non-governmental human rights watchdog whose director has been detained.
UNITED NATIONS,  - The United Nations turns 60 in 2005 after a bruising year that has seen the organisation battered and demoralised by a string of scandals that have damaged the UN&#39;s image.
A Muslim negotiator involved in trying to free British hostage Ken Bigley is optimistic he will be freed, it is reported.
Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain thanks to two Didier Drogba goals to open Champions League play in style Tuesday.
Whether you're the classic fantasy football geek who has been memorizing stats since May or the casual player who just tore a rankings list from a brand-new magazine, the first round of the draft has always been the great equalizer.
Microsoft refuses to comment on alleged addition of heatsinks to repaired Xbox 360 units in Europe and other hardware flaws.
Una rete di Sibierski al 23' della ripresa regala al Newcastle il successo sul Portsmouth nel primo ...
An Israeli rehabilitation centre is defying a government order to transfer a Palestinian girl paralyzed in an Israeli attack on militants to a hospital in the occupied West Bank.
Ernie Els held off some early charges under blustery conditions yesterday and shot a 4-under-par 68 to finish where he started -- with a two-stroke lead at the American Express Championship at Thomastown, Ireland, and in great shape to win the World Golf Championship for the first time. Els bounced back from a bogey at No. 9 -- his only ...
Il colosso informatico Microsoft ha chiesto ai giudici del tribunale dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Unione Europea, di mettersi una mano sulla coscienza e fare in modo di non costringere la societ\u00c3\u00a0 di Bill Gate a modificare il proprio sistema operativo Windows.
Ethiopia opened an embassy in the chaotic Somali capital next to the presidential palace on Sunday, the latest sign of the Horn of Africa military power's close ties with a Somali government it wants to sustain.
The Red Cross chief meets the head of Hamas in Gaza to press for a visit to captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.
Dell Inc.  said on Friday  it would sell notebook computers at more than 580 of Wal-Mart  Stores Inc.'s  Sam's Club outlets for $899 each starting  next week, its latest move to sell computers in retail chains.
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European Union environment ministers rejected an appeal Monday to force Austria to lift a ban on two biotech crop products, which the European Commission says violates international trade rules.
Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia, who won the women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s race at the New York City Marathon the past two years, and Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil, the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s upset winner last year, will compete in this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marathon, which is Nov. 4. Last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wheelchair champions, Kurt Fearnley of Australia and Amanda McGrory of Champaign, Ill., will also return. The 30-year-old Prokopcuka could become the second woman to win the race three consecutive years. Grete Waitz of Norway won from 1978 to 1980 and 1982 to 1986. A victory would probably assure Prokopcuka, who was second in the Boston Marathon in April, of the $500,000 first prize in the World Marathon Majors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 first two-year series.
TechWeb - Despite criticism, the company maintains that users appreciate the download accelerators, games, and screen savers that come with the company's tracking software.
The contact management service has updated its downloadable client for the Mac operating system so that data from its Pulse social network appears in the system's offline Address Book software.
CBS Corp  said on Friday it is  launching a new music label as part of an effort to supply its  television shows with less expensive music. At the same time,  the television programs would promote the new acts signed by  the label, dubbed CBS Records.
Ukraine's parliament misses a deadline to approve early elections to end a two-month political stalemate.
Claudio Ranieri tesse le lodi della Roma, capolista a punteggio pieno con la Juve dopo due giornate ...
In a year when a writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike has all but shut down much of Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild Awards drew an inordinate amount of star wattage.
SAN FRANCISCO -- McAfee's former top lawyer was charged Tuesday with stock options tampering that muddied the finances of the computer security software maker.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday denied reports that Fidel Castro has cancer, but said the Cuban leader was fighting a \
AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - U.S. President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.
Blog: Samsung has introduced three new 8MP cameras, due to hit stores this August and September.
Il presidente dell'Assocalciatori Sergio Campana nel corso dell'audizione alla Commissione Cultura d...
L'ex tecnico del Chelsea Claudio Ranieri, da ieri alla guida del Parma, parla ai microfoni di Radio ...
Dow Jones +0,63%, Nasdaq +1,05%, SP +0,65%. Euro a 1,3379
North Korea declined a request to resume talks aimed at persuading the communist nation to abandon its nuclear weapons program, Japan&#39;s government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda said.
United Nations, Oct 20 - The United Nations has expressed concern over the dismissal and detention of Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who was seen as favouring talks with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Lost in the pre-election noise and the hoopla over the Red Sox march to the World Series title was perhaps the most remarkable event of all -- the visit to the atmosphere of the Saturnian moon Titan last week by the space probe Cassini, which negotiated
Ronaldinho converted a 79th-minute penalty Saturday and FC Barcelona drew 1-1 with Valencia, the first time the Spanish league leader has not won at home this season.
The labor market is holding steady, businesses are rebuilding inventories and the consumer is still spending, all signs pointing to stronger economic growth in the latter part of this year.
NBC television network will broadcast a never-before-seen video tape of Diana, Princess of Wales, next week in which she says she suspects a member of her staff with whom she fell in love was \
A draft US resolution at the UN could send 10,000 peacekeepers to Sudan and impose sanctions.
JC Penney will replace retiring chairman and chief exec Allen Questrom with Myron Ullman as the department-store retailer focuses on its main business after selling the money-losing Eckerd drugstore chain.
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is named the winner of the Orange Prize for fiction.
BANGKOK, Thailand  - The $2 billion Asian tsunami  relief operation was encountering chaos and \
You&#39;ll have to excuse any misspellings in this column. I&#39;m in a bit of a hurry. I need to go call my insurance agent -- I think A-Rod&#39;s home run broke my car&#39;s windshield.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A strong typhoon lashed northern Taiwan on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain, grounding some flights and closing financial markets, schools and businesses across parts of the island.
Richard Virenque, one of France's most popular and successful cyclists, has retired from the sport aged 34.
New York Fashion Week, that biannual ritual of luxury and excess, came this week at an odd time.
Chinese President Hu Jintao praised Macau&#39;s economic success as he arrived to mark the fifth anniversary of the former Portuguese colony&#39;s return to China.
The trial of a lawsuit by Walt Disney Co. shareholders who accuse the board of directors of rubberstamping a deal to hire Michael Ovitz
Rebel troops who killed and ate two critically endangered mountain gorillas in Central Africa earlier this month have agreed to end the slaughter, conservationists say.
NORTH LOGAN, Utah - A University of Southern California hockey goalie put on a show, but it had nothing to do with stopping shots.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM Sept. 17, 2004 - Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Friday accused the Bush administration of hiding a plan to mobilize more National Guard and Reserve troops after the election while glossing over a worsening conflict in Iraq.
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Q I have been battling a chest cold and have not been able to work out for a week. Will this set me back a lot? What is the best way to get back into it?
The dollar weakened across the board  on Monday in generally thin trading after the U.S. unit's  failure to break key technical barriers set off a wave of  short-covering in other currencies.
Chinese martial-arts thriller &quot;Hero,&quot; directed by acclaimed director Zhang Yimou and starring action star Jet Li, snatched the No.
A public school board in Georgia violated the U.S. Constitution when it placed stickers that challenge the theory of evolution on biology textbooks two years ago, a lawyer for a group of parents said on Friday.
The Boston Red Sox will either make history or go home heartbroken tonight, after a series-ending game against the New York Yankees that Sox fans hope will end the &quot;Curse of the Bambino.
Palestinian militant groups again call for the setting up of a unified leadership following Yasser Arafat's death.
In the superheated M&A market, the targets appear to be getting bigger and bigger. Shares of Dow Chemical (DOW) soared on to a new 52-week high Feb.
\u00c2\u0093Sharing Fair\u00c2\u0094: mercato estivo organizzato dalle Suore del Buon Pastore per conoscere le storie di migliaia di donne nel mondo che lottano per uscire dalla povert\u00c3\u00a0 Roma (Agenzia Fides)  - Sabato 23 e domenica 24 giugno, nei giardini della Casa Generalizia delle Suore del Buon Pastore a Roma (Via Raffaello Sardiello 20), si svolger\u00c3\u00a0 un \u00c2\u0093mercato estivo\u00c2\u0094 (Sharing Fair). La fiera \u00c3\u00a8 un\u00c2\u0092occasione per raccontare e cel...
O.J. Simpson was released from jail Wednesday after posting bail in connection with the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors at a Las Vegas hotel.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications named Hideki Komiyama as its new top executive on Tuesday as it announced that Miles Flint will step down for personal reasons. Mr. Flint, who became president of the company in 2004 and helped bring the venture to profitability, will remain executive adviser to Mr. Komiyama, currently chairman of Sony Electronics, until the end of the year. Mr. Komiyama will take up his position Nov. 1. Sony Ericsson, based in London, was founded in 2001 as a joint venture of Ericsson of Stockholm and Sony of Tokyo.
Department of Defense asked to lead review of contracts awarded by a former procurement official who has admitted giving Boeing Co. preferential treatment.
By Hinkel, Nate  TED WAGNON, AT&T ARKANSAS' LONG time spokesman, has spent much of the past year on the road preparing for the telecom giant's coming launch of Internet Protocol Television service.
Sedici squadre per due gironi: &egrave; il campionato pontificio. Fischio d'inizio sabato, finale a giugno allo stadio dei Marmi
&quot;Non vedo squadre pi\u00c3\u00b9 forti della Roma, a parte un paio forse&quot; dice l&#39;attaccante che resta in forte dubbio per il Milan. &quot;Cassano? Sono cose tra lui e Del Neri&quot;. ROMA, 5 novembre 2004 - Vincenzo Montella
Part of Bulgaria's Sofia airport was  evacuated on Sunday after authorities received a bomb threat  from an anonymous female caller, police said.
Story in full MI5 , the domestic security service, is preparing to establish a permanent office in Scotland for the first time, The Scotsman can reveal.
After a month out of the public eye, Tiger Woods addressed the controversy that has swirled in the news media about the inappropriate racial remarks made by a Golf Channel anchor.
Amazon.com Inc  on Friday said  its board authorized the repurchase of up to $1 billion of the  company's common stock over the next two years, and its shares  rose 3.2 percent before the bell.
Indice armonizzato al 2,3% in crescita rispetto a novembre
An 18-year-old waitress and part-time jazz singer is in line for a multi-million dollar record deal after performing for George Clooney at the Cannes film festival.
Electronic Arts seems to be stuck in another time and place.
By MATTHEW FORDAHL    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- A $239 million satellite toppled to a factory floor last year because nobody bothered to check that it was secure before moving it, according to a NASA investigation board's report on the mishap...
Charles Kennedy issues a fresh attack on Tony Blair's policy over Iraq, as the Lib Dem conference begins.
An extra week in the quarter helped increase newspaper ad sales, but the company forecast a continued decline in circulation revenue this year.
Svetlana Kuznetsova ha vinto il torneo Wta di New Haven (cemento, montepremi 600.000 dollari). La ru...
From Commons grilling on public sector reform to a missed lunch at the heart of Europe
The Washington Redskins will continue their playoff push behind veteran quarterback Todd Collins, the longtime backup whose strong play in relief of injured starter Jason Campbell has his team on the cusp of a wild-card berth.
Sumner Redstone is feuding with his entire family. He fired Tom Cruise and banished Tom Freston. Now all that's left are his lawyers.
Business & money: Marks & Spencer and House of Fraser to emerge as  winners from brutal Christmas trading period
Paris, France (Sports Network) - Lille had a chance to close in on the Ligue 1 lead on Saturday with a win over Lens. But instead of capitalizing early they had to come from behind to earn a 1-1 draw.
Singing schoolchildren and red carpets welcomed Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian to St. Lucia on Tuesday for his first visit since the small Caribbean island shifted diplomatic ties to Taipei instead of rival China.
A judge brands a teenager a coward as he sentences him for killing a 16-year-old boy on playing fields in Kent.
He may be experienced at fielding questions on geopolitics but when the Kazakh president logs on next week for his first Internet news conference he will have to tackle some more bizarre matters.
New research indicates that few high-risk women are achieving the optimal cholesterol levels set forth in recent guidelines by the American Heart Association (AHA). Moreover, only about one third of eligible women are receiving cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Negotiators on Friday were set to plan their next steps at the World Trade Organization after key talks between four leading powers collapsed, casting doubt on whether a long-sought free trade pact can be clinched.
Q. I have a boss who is a control freak. He thrives on blaming other people and making them look bad, especially in front of his bosses. If someone makes a small mistake, he makes it appear bigger than it is.
In the court of public opinion, many jurors have cast their verdict that Jermain Defoe should replace Michael Owen for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan on Oct 9 and Oct 13 respectively.
When jet-setters began flocking to an exclusive social-networking Web site reserved for the rich, they got the attention of an online community's most valuable ally: advertisers.
A Japanese-developed adult-themed  computer game has incensed some of China's Internet surfers who  deem it a bawdy slur on the classic novel, \
M ANSFIELD - Foxborough Police Officer Frank Azevedo slipped on blue and white boxing gloves and climbed into a boxing ring to battle a Louisiana firefighter named J.R. Moore.
WASHINGTON - Everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will have his travel information turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying potential terrorists, federal officials announced Tuesday.    The Transportation Security Administration plans to order airlines to turn over the information in November...
Insurgents threatening to kill three kidnapped UN workers said Sunday they have handed over a list of 26 prisoners, some possibly held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who they would take in exchange for the hostages.
Frustrated with meager salaries that have not kept pace with inflation, teachers, doctors and other state employees rallied Wednesday across Russia to demand higher wages.
Forbes magazine is removing paid advertising links from stories that appear on its Web site, abandoning an experiment it began in August.
Afghan and US-led troops killed more than 60 Taliban rebels in two days of fierce fighting, while two NATO soldiers died in separate clashes, officials said Monday.
Amends total number killed in headline, first paragraph
Beacon Capital Partners LLC has agreed to buy Bay Colony Corporate Center, a prominent office complex on Route 128 in Waltham, for $274 million, according to real estate executives involved in the deal.
An US woman is arrested on suspicion of murdering her newborn baby by burning her in a microwave oven.
Iran has confirmed that it has begun processing uranium to prepare it for enrichment - a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Grande soddisfazione in casa Napoli per il 5-0 a Udine. ''Le critiche ricevuto mi avevano fatto male...
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Carlos Castano, who in the   1990s organized right-wing militias into a criminal army that   terrorized Colombia, was murdered in 2004, police said on   Monday after DNA tests proved they had recovered his remains.
Steve Nash scored 24 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 92-83 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night. Boris Diaw and Raja Bell each scored 18 points and Shawn Marion added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Suns, who have won four of five.
Barbra Streisand cancels her Rome gig next month, but denies protests over high ticket prices had any bearing.
The Queen will mark her 50th televised Christmas message by calling for care for vulnerable people.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reaffirmed his commitment to a Middle East peace initiative, despite comments from one of his senior advisers who effectively dismissed the plan.
Dopo aver rifiutato di presentare ancora Affari Tuoi, Enzo Ghinazzi torna con Tutto per Tutto. E vince ancora. L'intervista
Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N. Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Olympic swimmer Katie Hoff finished third in a race Sunday night at the Short Course World Championships in Indianapolis.
Has it been three years since we saw Bridget Jones frolic around England, trying to sort out her messy love life in one caper after another?
Ultrasound images from the womb are increasingly being made not for medical purposes but by companies offering expectant parents a sort of prebirth viewing.
A judge has struck down more than a dozen of the government's current rules on political fund raising with just weeks before Election Day, concluding federal regulators improperly weakened the nation's campaign finance law.
Il tedesco Michael Greis, ha vinto la prova sui 10 km sprint di biathlon di Anterselva (Bolzano), pr...
SINGAPORE - Crude oil futures were lower in Asian trade on Thursday after sharp gains overnight on news of a twin car bomb attacks against security targets in oil kingpin Saudi Arabia, dealers said.
MILITANTS holding three UN workers hostage in Afghanistan offered today to consider extending a three-day deadline for their beheading.
SANTA MONICA, California  - Microsoft Corp.   said on Tuesday it will hold firm on pricing for its  Xbox 360 game console, defying widespread expectations that it  would respond to a price cut by rival Sony Corp.  for  the PlayStation 3.
Chicago Bears safety Mike Brown will miss the rest of the season after tearing his right Achilles tendon in a victory over Green Bay, coach Lovie Smith said Monday.
Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
The 2012 London Olympics faced fresh financial concerns on Tuesday after reports that a slump in land prices could leave a one billion pounds \
Mel Gibson has met with the president of Costa Rica to discuss making a financial donation to help the country's native Indians.
Bulgaria asks for six medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV to be returned.
JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has identified Singapore&#39;s United Overseas Bank as one of 10 prospective bidders for the sale of a 51% stake in PT Bank Permata.
Wembley Stadium developer multiplex receives a $6.1bn offer from Canada-based Brookfield Asset Management.
Senior officials from rival Fatah and Hamas factions agreed on Saturday to pull their gunmen off the streets of Gaza but there was no immediate end to fighting that has killed 24 Palestinians in the last three days.
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - The U.S. military has lost a year's worth of records describing the Guantanamo confinement of Osama bin Laden's driver, a prosecutor said at the Yemeni captive's war court hearing on Thursday.
David Nalbandian beat Roger Federer 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday to win the Madrid Masters. Nalbandian also defeated No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 3 Novak Djokovic on his way to the title.
Clothing maker Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. on Wednesday said its second-quarter profit jumped 49 percent. Quarterly net income was $80.
The text of a speech by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as prepared for delivery Tuesday at the Republican National Convention:
PENSACOLA, Fla. - President Bush told shell-shocked survivors of Hurricane Ivan on Sunday that \
The first minister describes violence in County Antrim in which a police officer was shot as \
NEW DELHI: Despite the standoff with the opposition, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh plans to convene an all-party meeting ahead of Ambassador at Large Khurshid Kasuri\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit to New Delhi next week.
US Democratic Party chairman Terry McAuliffe accused President George W. Bush of lying about his military record during the Vietnam war, saying this raised questions about Bush's integrity to act as US leader.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has said  Japan will not pull its troops out of Iraq despite threats by a  group led by an al Qaeda ally to behead a Japanese hostage,  Japanese media reported on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister has left the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation meeting in Santiago cock-a-hoop at the trade opportunities opening up for New Zealand.
VIERA, Fla. The sun rose, blazing above a bank of clouds over the Atlantic, at 7 a.m.  as though the earliest rays of morning wanted to report exactly on time for the first full-squad day of spring training. The Nationals were bathed in this abundant sunshine on a balmy 74-degree day in their little...
On a day when the Obama-Clinton feud heated up, the Democratic candidates went after each other at the first all-candidates' forum of the '08 campaign
Senator John F. Kerry, putting his own twist on a favorite attack line of the Bush campaign, yesterday accused the president
Pat Knight is 901 wins from catching his old man. Nine days after succeeding his father as coach at Texas Tech, Knight got his first career win, an 84-75 victory over No. 18 Kansas State on Wednesday night.
Teeing off two reports detailing abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Senator John Kerry on Wednesday renewed his call for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Alleged separatist militants in India&#39;s Jammu and Kashmir state attacked a shopping complex close to a venue that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to speak at today, the NDTV
The Arizona Diamondbacks called the New York Yankees again Monday in an effort to restart trade talks on Randy Johnson.
By Brice Wallace Deseret Morning News  Utah's legislative leadership is weighing in on the possible merger of Delta Air Lines with US Airways, calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to review the possible economic impacts.  A Dec. 4 letter from four legislators to U.S.
DAVID Radler, former chief operating officer of Hollinger International and right-hand man to Lord Black, has savaged the special report that claimed they had &#39;looted&#39; the publishing company of more than $400m (\u00c2\u00a3223m.
The U.N. Security Council on   Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong   opposition.
OPEC's top producer Saudi Arabia on  Wednesday questioned the need for the cartel to bolster oil  prices by cutting supply, saying the kingdom would keep crude  output at current high levels as long as customers wanted it.
The Republican donor who helped bankroll the Swift Boat attacks on Democratic Sen. John Kerry's war record has given $5 million to a new group targeting Democratic candidates.
Former \
About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.
Accenture has opened its 10th delivery center in India, as part of its strategy to locate its services delivery facilities close to where there is good quality staff in the country.
Ghana had one man sent-off but still moved a step closer to a record-equalling fifth African Nations Cup title with a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final success over Nigeria here on Sunday.
MOSCOW  - The Defence Ministry said Friday that a Human Rights Watch report on hazing in the Russian military \
Because of problems with Medtronic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s heart defibrillators, the F.D.A. said it plans to examine whether its current tests are sufficient to catch electrical problems in the devices.
Oh yes. There was a very wide canvas. There're several smaller characters who have been very nicely   portrayed. I specially love Mohanlal. I love his craft. He's an exceptional artiste. With such simplicity he's able   to display emotions that are so complex. Unfortunately, I didn't have much to do with Sushmita or not too   many scenes with Ajay Devgan either.
American Bob Estes is confident he can win the Australian PGA championship going into today&#39;s final round at Coolum on Queensland&#39;s Sunshine Coast.
The decision represents a remarkable turnaround for both the company and for Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid and could end more than a century of family control over the company.
With serious flu-shot shortages predicted in the United States this coming season, the maker of a costlier nasal-spray vaccine says it will produce another 1 million doses to help ease the shortfall, the Baltimore Sun reported Friday.
Dominion Resources  said on Monday it would sell most of its remaining gas and oil exploration and production operations to Loews Corp.  and XTO Energy Inc.  for about $6.5 billion as part of its plan to focus on its power business.
By Sarah Jane TribbleWhen Bruce Karney heard Portola Valley residents had banded together to buy home solar systems at discount prices, his first thought was to wonder why he hadn't thought of the idea. His second was to figure out a way to get in on the deal.
President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry, go into the final 48 hours of the 2004 presidential campaign within easy reach of an electoral majority, but neither has a clear advantage in the remaining handful of tossup states.
Cisco has sealed an alliance with Fujitsu in a bid to boosts its Japanese market presence. Fujitsu will act as a reseller for Cisco&#39;s high-end routing systems, especially the ultra-high-end
NORTHBROOK, Ill. Northbrook-based Underwriters Laboratories today announced the retirement of president and CEO Loring Knoblauch (NAU&#39;-blok), citing his bout with prostate cancer.
A South African arms dealer held in Equatorial Guinea for his part in an alleged plot to overthrow the President of the oil-rich state will learn today if he is to be executed.
Three years ago, a state-appointed panel said finding ways to quickly get military helicopters and planes airborne to battle raging wildfires should be a \
Il Sorrento ha battuto in trasferta la Pistoiese 1-0 (0-0) nel posticipo della decima giornata del c...
Radiohead, the British rock band, is close to signing a deal to release its next album independently and leave the major record companies behind.
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has opened an investigation into Google's\u00c2\u00a0proposed $3.1 billion acquisition\u00c2\u00a0of online advertising seller DoubleClick.
To help shoppers avoid mislabeled toxic pufferfish, and pilots steer clear of birds, federal agencies are starting to tap into an ambitious project that is gathering DNA \
Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed on Friday off the U.S. mid-Atlantic Coast with top sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
US rapper Remy Ma pleads not guilty to attempted murder after a woman was shot in New York on Saturday.
Samsung Electronics has showcased a mobile phone that integrates a 5-Megapixel digital camera. At present the highest resolution camera phones have 3-Megapixel class image sensors.
Jail officials will not need to make maternity accommodations for Foxy Brown &#151; her manager says the rapper isn't pregnant, despite her lawyer's courtroom contention that she was.
The Governor-General, Dame Silvia Cartwright, departs today on visits to Malaysia, Oman, Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Graduate business students in the United   States and Canada are more likely to cheat on their work than   their counterparts in other academic fields, the author of a   research paper said on Wednesday.
Six former executives of Enron Corp. and Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. on Tuesday were accused by a federal prosecutor of disguising a $7 million loan as a sale of energy-producing barges to &quot;help Enron out of a jam.
U.S. regulators said Microsoft Corp. does not have to include in its proxy a shareholder proposal demanding that the software maker justify its support for Net neutrality, according to a decision made public on Tuesday.
Voting is under way in the German state of Saarland, with polls predicting another  defeat for the Social Democrats.
British pop veteran Sir Elton John has taken a foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna, saying she cheated her fans by miming on stage. However, the American pop superstar was swift to rubbish his accusation, saying
Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to you on behalf of journalists across this country who actually care about their credibility and that of their profession.
Estonia put four ethnic Russians on  trial on Monday over riots last year when the authorities moved  a Soviet-era war memorial, protests which the authorities say  were in part organized and financed from Russia.
(InfoWorld) - Samsung Electronics\u00c2\u00a0opened a $3.5 billion memory chip factory in Austin Thursday, the biggest such plant in Texas. The world's largest memory chip maker will produce NAND flash memory, which is used to store data in a wide range of products, from digital cameras to iPods, at the facility. Production at the factory will start in the second half of this year, and the first product to be made there will be 16Gb NAND flash chips, using a 50-nanometer production process. Such new factories ensure plentiful supply for the memory chip industry, which is important for keeping prices down for users as more and more people buy consumer electronics that let them capture, share and store pictures, songs and other data. The new chip facility covers the area of nine football fields, and will reach an output of 60,000 wafers per month by 2008. Hundreds of memory chips can be made on one silicon wafer. It will be among the most advanced memory chip plants in the U.S. when it starts churning out 50-nanometer chips later this year. There are about three to six atoms in a nanometer, depending on the type of atom, and it describes the smallest size of features on a chip. Currently, 65-nanometers is considered cutting edge, though Intel makes some products using 45-nanometer technology. Samsung has hired 1,600 employees for the factory. Samsung Electronics currently operates 15 semiconductor production lines globally, including two factories in Texas.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his  wife Cecilia are separating by mutual agreement, the  president's office said in a statement on Thursday.
An Israeli court convicted former Justice Minister Haim Ramon of forcibly kissing a young female soldier, which may clear the way for an overhaul of the nation's cabinet
Twins Bob and Mike Bryan led the United States into the final of the Davis Cup for the first time in seven years with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win Saturday over Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov of Belarus.
First-time claims for state jobless benefits dropped by 5,000 in the week ended December 25 to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, the Labor Department reported today.
OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin and the premiers have agreed to a vast reform of the federal equalization program worth &#36;28 billion in new cash for most provinces over 10 years.
NEWARK -- Since two illegal immigrants were named among the suspects in the execution-style killings of three college students here, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rudolph W. Giuliani and Tom Tancredo have suggested that the deaths show the consequences of failures in immigration...
President Bush solidified his advantage among men during the last month and holds his highest ratings since January on job performance, the economy and Iraq, according to an Associated Press poll.
A car bomb exploded on Monday in the area of Mutanabi Street, a Baghdad district lined with book shops, killing at least 16 people and wounding many more, a Reuters witness and police said.
Chem Mey has been waiting a quarter century for Khmer Rouge leaders to be brought to trial. &quot;I&#39;m happy about the news, but I cannot yet put my heart to believe it will
As the climate debate shifts away from the blame game, there's a growing interest in climate-action strategy.
First car bomb has detonated at the entrance to the Green Zone, area of the US and British embassies and Iraqi government building.
The parents of a seven year-old California girl as suing Johnson &amp; Johnson, the makers of children&#39;s Motrin, claiming that an allergic reaction to the pain medication caused their daughter to go blind.
A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: it appears to prevent gallstones, too.
A military prosecutor has filed charges against an Australian, a Yemeni and a Canadian held at the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday.
The UK loses five times more to VAT cheats in one year than any other EU country, according to a report.
The Mets submitted a three-year guaranteed contract to Boston pitcher Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez worth approximately $38 million.
COLOMBO - Deadly tsunamis have unexpectedly shored up Sri Lanka\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace process, where the government has been under pressure to open talks with Tiger rebels or risk war.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday received a standing ovation and ringing praise from his senior ministers as he chaired an emotional last cabinet meeting before leaving office.
Hungarian police dispersed demonstrators in the capital after hundreds of mostly young thugs demanding the prime minister's resignation clashed with police in the second night of violence here, a police spokesman told AFP.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Injured Los Angeles  Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant is expected to miss up to nine more  games because of a severely sprained right ankle, the NBA team  has said.
Chinese petitioners appealing to the government against injustices are ordered to leave their Beijing homes.
A man who carried out an eight-year campaign of abuse in two Glasgow children's homes is jailed for life.
Fifty-eight seconds into the game, Xaverian looked golden. Thirty-nine minutes later, not so much.
A fund-raising drive secures one of Turner's finest watercolours for the UK.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of 990,000 AC adapters distributed by Round Rock-based Dell Inc.
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Some 20 paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the largest number outside Amsterdam \u00e2\u0080\u0094 pulse through \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Painting in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a show with an elusive heart.
JUSTIN LANGER is nervous about what Australia may strike in next year&#39;s Ashes series given the vast improvement of England, who are now rated the second strongest Test nation.
President Bush is making a renewed push to allow the government to spend food aid money to buy crops in poor countries. Congress is unlikely to go along.
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Soldiers in scarlet tunics and bearskin hats marched in formation Saturday &#151; a showcase of Britain's best pomp and pageantry &#151; to celebrate the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
Eddy Curry's lay-up with 2.4 seconds  left earned the Chicago Bulls their sixth straight victory, an  86-84 win over the New York Knicks Saturday.
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NEW YORK  - Carboplatin, a drug used to  treat ovarian and other cancers, can be given to allergic  patients provided that they are slowly desensitized to the  drug. This is important for doctors to remember since  carboplatin is an effective drug, but up to 30 percent of  patients treated it will develop an allergy.
Quality-control problems found in 2003 &quot;resurfaced&quot; this year at the Liverpool, England, plant the USA was relying on for about half its flu vaccine, acting FDA Commissioner Lester
San Diego and Chicago lead the NFL in wins and now also Pro Bowlers, sending nine and seven players, respectively. Chris Samuels will be the lone Redskin, as he earns his fourth trip to Hawaii.
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Advertisers may have been bitten once  by an indecency scandal at the 2004 Super Bowl, but they are  not shy about getting back into the game for the next U.S.  football championship.
UNITED NATIONS, June 2 -- The African Union has objected to a proposed joint A.U.-U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because the United Nations would be in command, U.N. diplomats said.
BOSTON - Down to their last three outs of the season, the Boston Red Sox rallied - against Mariano Rivera, the New York Yankees and decades of disappointment. Bill Mueller singled home the tying run off Rivera in the ninth inning and David Ortiz homered against Paul Quantrill in the 12th, leading Boston to a 6-4 victory over the Yankees on Sunday night that avoided a four-game sweep in the AL championship series...
ESPN Mobile plans to announce today that it will broadcast full-length college football games on its wireless phones.
Nobel laureate Eric Cornell remained in critical condition Sunday, suffering from a flesh-eating bacterial disease, according to University of Colorado at Boulder spokeswoman Pauline Hale.
and then claimed he was driven out by personal abuse. &quot;The major factor in this decision has been the disgraceful abuse I have suffered,&quot; said Vogts.
Israel Radio reported Thursday that an IDF tank mistakenly fired on and killed three Egyptian soldiers near the Israeli-Egyptian border.
Arcelor Mittal, the world's biggest steel group, has secured a new credit line of 17 billion euros (22.6 billion dollars) with a syndicate of 26 banks.
Codice rosso a Venezia, fermi gli impianti di Marghera. Pioggia e freddo in arrivo anche a Sud. Caldaie accese il 15 ottobre in alcune regioni. Il calendario e i consigli per risparmiare
Designer Burt Rutan&#39;s SpaceShipOne cracked through Earth&#39;s atmosphere and into outer space Sept. 29. Pilot Mike Mevill guided the aircraft to an altitude of 102,870 meters.
It is Friday night in Beirut's Nova  nightclub. The music is booming, the Lebanese crowd jumping  around and belting out lyrics to favorite tunes. But close your  eyes, and it is hard to remember that this is Lebanon.
Survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp at the weekend marked the 70th anniversary of its foundation with a call that the 56,000 people who died here during the Holocaust shall never be forgotten.
AC Milan and Barcelona joined the other powerhouses in the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday while Arsenal had two players sent off in a fourth tie in a row and still isn&#39;t there yet.
Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers will retire at the end of this season, his sister, Cheryl, reports Thursday.
Social critic and author Susan Sontag, one of America&#39;s leading intellectuals, died on Tuesday at age 71 at New York&#39;s Sloan Kettering hospital after a battle with leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.
Sara' impiccato entro un mese con Hashim e al Tikriti
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who are supposedly facing problems in their   relationship, treated their kids with a trip to a hot-dog cart and a carousel ride in Central Park.
A Palestinian woman who bore and raised a son while imprisoned in Israel was released with her child on Monday to joyous tears and jubilant chants of \
In a continent where men still dominate, Esther Passaris is an anomaly impossible to ignore -- and anyone who tries is likely to get an earful.
Blog: Music controller manufacturer Jazz Mutant releases their Dexter controller this week.
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Reno/Tahoe International Airport&#39;s instrument landing system malfunctioned Saturday, stranding thousands of passengers when all flights were canceled.
BOLOGNA 8 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il Pm di Bologna Paolo Giovagnoli e&#39; a Firenze per interrogare nel carcere di Sollicciano Cinzia Banelli, la brigatista che ha cominciato a collaborare con la giustizia e che ieri era gia&#39; stata interrogata dai magistrati di
Staff moving across CSC is no longer blocking the takeover of iSoft by Aussie firm IBA Health.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OPEC may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down from current lofty levels closer to $30 a barrel, the head of the producers&#39; cartel said on Wednesday.
Armed robbers stole \
Popular former Capital Peter Bondra skates with some members of the\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0team in Ashburn on Wednesday but says he wont be playing in\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Washington this season.
Alliance Data Systems Corp , a  provider of transaction, credit and marketing services, on  Monday said its $6.76 billion buyout by private equity firm  Blackstone Group LP  is in jeopardy.
McLaren apologise for their role in Formula One's spying saga, which is now set to be brought to a close.
Cattle peer through a fence at a ranch near Mabton, Wash., Jan. 12, 2004, after a Canadian cow living at this ranch became the first cow in the US to have a confirmed case of mad cow disease in Dec. 2003.
BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc  , the world's biggest mining group, has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminium producer Alcoa Inc. , the Times newspaper said in an unsourced report on Monday.
After the fake wedding with high-school sweetheart Jason Alexander in January, Britney Spears got married again, for the second time this year, to fianc\u00c3\u00a9 Kevin Federline on Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Social networking website bebo.com is one of the largest and most successful drivers in the evolution of \
BEIJING, Aug. 24 -- The wife of a blind, imprisoned legal activist was detained at the Beijing airport Friday by authorities, apparently on orders to prevent her from flying to the Philippines to receive an award on behalf of her husband, whose case has sparked international outrage and...
Google's apparent promise to place a very high bid for a portion of the current UHF TV spectrum, if the US Federal Communications Commission follows through with a plan catalyzed by former Netscape chairman Jim Barksdale, has completely changed the game for wireless incumbents who weren't expecting stiff competition from a search engine company.
For investors who watched the technology bubble burst, the problems in the mortgage securities market have a familiar ring.
The presidents of Iran and Venezuela, leading U.S. critics, pledged Saturday to support one another in disputes with Washington, with the Iranian calling Hugo Chavez \
US-led forces launched operations in three Iraqi rebel strongholds on Thursday, killing nearly two dozen insurgents in a town near the Syrian border and bombing targets in Falluja for the third straight day.
Domani a Livorno sar&agrave; un'Atalanta d'emergenza: dopo Carrozzieri, Guarente, Inzaghi e Doni (sq...
QUETTA, Pakistan  - Three people were killed and nine wounded by a bomb blast outside a hotel in a town in the gas-rich Pakistani province of Baluchistan, police said on Saturday.
TORONTO/WASHINGTON  - A U.S. appeals court upheld  a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device  maker Research In Motion Ltd. RIM.TO on Tuesday, but said  part of the earlier court ruling was flawed and sent the case  back to a lower court.
The PlayStation 3 (PS3) console has reached 1 million unit sales in PAL regions, including the U.K. and the rest of Europe.
Two rare and related diseases leave their sufferers with no fingerprints&#151;now researchers may have cracked the genetic code behind the inherited ailments.
The world needs an effort similar to that behind the creation of the atomic bomb to tackle the multi-faceted threat of biowarfare, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Thursday.
JENIN, West Bank  - A Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces near the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Sunday night was a militant, both sides said.
Manchester United's drive to retain the Premier League title will be bolstered by Owen Hargreaves returning to action this weekend, manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed on Friday.
Russia&#39;s Mikhail Youzhny and Slovakia&#39;s Karol Beck won three-set semifinals Saturday and will play for the St. Petersburg Open title.
TUXPAN, Mexico  - Now frail from illness and out of sight, Cuban President Fidel Castro was remembered on Saturday as a dashing young revolutionary who set sail 50 years ago from this sleepy Mexican port to a place in history.
A teenage boy learns a difficult lesson about synthesizing his own recreational drugs.
U.S. State Department officials learned that seven American children had been abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage but waited more than a week to check on the youths, who were suffering from malnutrition, malaria and typhoid, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Wachovia Corp. aims to increase its profile in the Northeast and Southwest by expanding its wealth-management division. The bank, based in Charlotte, said yesterday that it is buying Tanager Financial Services Inc.
With talk shows returning to late night without their writers, is it time to dust off your favorite gags and submit them to the networks?
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Prosecutors were considering Tuesday whether to file charges against a 79-year-old woman who police say injured two officers when she struck them with a wooden cane.
Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict Sunday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support U.S. troops.
Variety - THERE'S A SUDDEN abundance of movies out there focusing on edgy individuals -- Kerry, Bush, Clinton et al. -- but the film that may provoke the noisiest reaction is about someone who's been dead 50 years.
The move to extend copyright protection for singers and musicians to 95 years is intended to let performers receive royalty payments later in life.
A prototype surfboard includes a notebook that allows surfers to check the latest wave and weather reports, navigate the Web and check e-mail between rides. [Missing Links]
High Street electrical retailer Dixons is ditching the VCR because of falling sales and the increased popularity of newer technology.
Sean Singletary leads Virginia with 20 points and Adrian Joseph scores all 16 of his points in the second half as the Cavaliers run away from Elon, 91-61.
A car bomb exploded near a police station in the Iraqi capital early Tuesday and there were casualties, the US military said. The blast was near Haifa street, a main Baghdad thoroughfare that
The greatest center in Miami history isn&#39;t sure that adding Shaquille O&#39;Neal to the Heat lineup this season makes them a sure thing for the NBA Finals.
News Item: NASA&#39;s Cassini-Huygens spacecraft to broadcast French rock &#39;n&#39; roll as it approaches Saturn&#39;s moon Titan.
WASHINGTON  - The US labor market smashed out of a summer-long quagmire, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.
By Douglas Durden, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 15--WHAT HOLIDAY MOVIES SAY ABOUT YOU: Five things to consider  during TV's seasonal lull, also known as \
Police have arrested a former psychiatric patient suspected in the deaths of two caregivers &#151; one decapitated and the other with her throat slit &#151; at a psychiatric hospital in southwest France, authorities said Monday.
At least 18 people were killed and 25  were missing on Wednesday when an underground explosion tore  through a coal mine in Kazakhstan belonging to Mittal Steel.
Before the new finding, many researchers previously assumed that only invasive brain-computer interfaces, in which electrodes are surgically implanted into the brain, could control complex movements.
Thailand ranked higher in an influential annual list of corrupt countries released on Wednesday, showing slightly results in the country&#39;s anti-corruption fight over the past year.
OREM, Utah, June 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HammerTap, a leading online market research firm, today announces the company has become an Affiliate Partner of Onstream Media's  Auction Video Program.
One Chinese hostage held by Islamic militants dies and one is freed in a rescue mission by Pakistan's army.
Katie Couric was subdued throughout the broadcast, perhaps a little spooked by all the fuss over her appointment.
Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko took a symbolic oath of office in his country&#39;s parliament yesterday as supporters whose
US Airways faces a serious risk of going out of business, according to some leading airline analysts, despite claims by the CEO of the nation&#39;s No.
ALTHOUGH the world and his wife might be telling him otherwise, Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger prefers to back his own judgment, thank you very much.
NOVEMBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A majority of PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s shareholders gave Oracle Corp. the green light to continue its hostile bid for control of the company, tendering more than 60 percent
The Los Angeles Times, reeling from  months of staff cuts and management shake-ups, said on Thursday  that one of its two managing editors, Douglas Frantz, would  leave the newspaper next month.
NEW DELHI: Moving ahead in the composite dialogue process, India and Pakistan today finalised dates for experts-level talks on nuclear and conventional confidence building measures (CBMs) as well as discussions on the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus
Business software supplier SAP is offering customers a new service to ensure the security of their SAP systems, the company said on Wednesday.
Nothing says I love you -- and your crippling mood disorder -- better than a bio-geeky necklace made of the molecules of key neurotransmitters and hormones. In Bodyhack.
No widespread problems with electronic voting systems have turned up after Super Tuesday presidential primary voting in 24 states, but e-voting critics say the lack of such reports doesn't mean the voting was ultimately secure.
John Lennon's widow is calling for the anniversary of his death to become a day of worldwide healing.
Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko on  Monday launched a bruising attack on Ukraine's prime minister  in a live debate, his rival in re-run of a rigged presidential  election, repeatedly putting him on the defensive.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother Gothabaya, who is also the island's defense secretary, narrowly escaped a suspected suicide bomb attack in the island's capital on Friday, officials said.
Scientists believe that they have reconstructed the pivotal event that created the one-celled organism from which all animals and plants are descended.
KABUL : Interim leader Hamid Karzai has won the required number of votes for outright victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election, his supporters and his chief rival said.
Computer Sciences Corp. has signed a 10-year information technology services deal with Ascension Health worth up to $1.35 billion, the companies announced Monday.
LAS VEGAS -- Saying the coming weeks will be \
England manager Steve McClaren has slammed suggestions of a player revolt ahead of his country's European Championship qualifier with Macedonia at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Curt Schilling will file for free agency once the season is over after being told by Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein the team will not offer him a contract extension in spring training.
As Ukraine's ex-President Leonid Kuchma settles into a comfortable retirement, his future is in the hands of some of his fiercest political enemies, who accuse him of misdeeds ranging from corruption to ordering the murder of a journalist.
You could rattle off the statistics, one after another, as the growing list of baffling facts begins to define the repulsiveness of this defeat.
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For U.S. companies concerned about manufacturing work heading offshore, high-performance computing could offer a competitive edge.
Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma ordered officials to draw up plans to withdraw the country's contingent of troops from Iraq in the first half of 2005.
Cpl. Robert Frink was captured in Germany during the final months of World War II. He and two comrades were forced to swap uniforms with their Waffen SS captors, lined up and shot in the back of the head.
THE number of people in Britain who have HIV is continuing to rise, with more than 7,000 new cases in the past year. Statistics from the Health Protection Agency show that 53,000 adults have
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan -- President Bush instructed top homeland and national security advisers on Saturday to &quot;take all actions that might be necessary&quot; to respond to the new message from Osama bin Laden, the White House said.
AFRICA/KENYA - Interrogativi sull\u00c2\u0092uccisione del missionario P. Martin Addai Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093L\u00c2\u0092assassinio di p. Martin Addai, 46 anni, ganaense, assomiglia pi\u00c3\u00b9 ad una esecuzione mirata e voluta che ad un assassinio per rubare l'auto o qualcos\u00c2\u0092altro. Gli assassini volevano uccidere il padre oppure c\u00c2\u0092\u00c3\u00a8 stato uno scamb...
Radcliff residents can rest easy knowing that the giant SpongeBob SquarePants that sits atop the Burger King on Dixie Avenue is present and accounted for.
A powerful paramilitary boss faces a long prison sentence &#151; and possible extradition to the United States &#151; because he broke a partial amnesty deal by continuing to run a drug smuggling ring from jail, authorities said Friday.
Shilpa Shetty will launch her own production house 'S2 Productions' to make her DVD video on Yoga this month.
Terry Melcher, a record producer who created hits with the Beach Boys and the Byrds, died on Friday in Beverly Hills after a long battle with cancer, his publicist, Linda Dozoretz, said Saturday.
LONDON, August 19 (New Ratings)  Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (PAF.FSE) announced today that the company has filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), seeking approximately 250 million in claims plus interest from the financial service ...
Coach Mike Sherman was at the offensive helm, calling plays and calling Ahman Green's name enough to get him 163 yards and two scores as the Packers thump the Cowboys, 41-20.
For the first time since the first year of the Atlanta Braves professional record-setting 13 consecutive division titles, they were underdogs in the National
Lockheed Martin has introduced evidence in a civil lawsuit that allegedly demonstrates Boeing Chief Executive Harry Stonecipher knew former Air Force acquisitions officer Darleen Druyun gave Boeing preferential treatment in the award of billions of
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term effort to privatize Social Security and forecast a \
Prosegue bene l'avventura in Romania di Cristiano Bergodi. Il Cluj ha battuto 2-1 l'Otelul Galati co...
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Germany&#39;s mainstream political parties were sharply rebuffed yesterday when voters in two regional elections in formerly communist East Germany handed extremists their best results in years.
Tutti gli altri principali paesi industriali fanno meglio
County Mayor Nancy Workman, facing criminal charges of misspending taxpayer money, announced she was withdrawing from the Nov. 2 election.
Domani il vertice a tre con Mazen e Condoleezza Rice
DreamWorks Animation, the company behind the blockbuster Shrek movies, has enjoyed a fairytale beginning on Wall Street with its share price leaping nearly 40 per cent.
The G.O.P. is supposed to be on the side of the small investors, not of those accused of being crooks \u00e2\u0080\u0094 or so I used to think.
Non si giocher&agrave; a maggio l'amichevole tra Scozia ed Inghilterra. Lo ha annunciato l'amministr...
Energy giant BP has said that net profits dipped in 2006, reflecting a decline in production and refining margins, despite record peaks for crude oil prices in the middle of the year.
SLIGO, Ireland -- Fifty-four exhausted Canadian sailors and their disabled submarine began a slow, risky journey back to shore late Thursday, towed behind an ocean-going British tug bound for a naval base at Faslane, Scotland.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest garbage hauler said its fourth-quarter profit rose 26 percent on tax benefits and the sale of some operations, though higher fuel prices cut into income.
Franceschini (Ulivo), occasione per ricompattare Unione
Consumer prices calmed down in November, helped by smaller increases in energy and food. That means the Federal Reserve probably will continue raising interest rates only gradually to keep inflation under control.
New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer's probe of bid-rigging in the U.S. insurance industry  is quickly becoming national in scope as at least three more  states opened similar investigations.
WILD man rocker Ozzy Osbourne has spoken of his anger after thieves stole precious jewellery from his Chalfont mansion. The heavy metal star, who grappled with one of the criminals during Monday&#39;s 4am break
US diplomats, who said on Wednesday Washington remained dedicated to a &quot;road map&quot; peace plan for a Palestinian state. Sharon, wary of alienating Israel&#39;s key ally, said later he still backed
COMMACK - Luis Horna ended the unbeaten Long Island reign of two-time champion Paradorn Srichaphan, outlasting him 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) to advance to the final of the $380,000 ATP event on Saturday.
New jobless figures will show a fall in unemployment rate for the first time in months, hints Tony Blair.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has attacked a plan by US presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Iraq, saying it would lead to destabilisation around the world.
An Olympic Airways flight on its way from Athens to New York is diverted to Stansted Airport after a security alert.
HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced that Patricia Dunn, chairman of the board and director, has resigned, effective immediately.     Statement from the HP board of directors:  \
FALLUJAH - US marines in Fallujah have found a body which may be that of a Western woman, Associated Press reported Sunday. AP cited a Marine officer who who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Scientists have now officially witnessed the perfect cosmic storm. Thanks to the European Space Agency&#39;s XMM-Newton observatory, they watched a nearby head-on collision between two galaxy clusters.
SIALKOT, Pakistan  - Pakistan beefed up security  Saturday as minority Shi'ite Muslims buried victims of a  suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the eastern town of Sialkot  that killed at least 30 people.
Unaccompanied children denied the right to stay in the UK, will be deported, the Home Office says.
US airlines spend $275 million annually in extra fuel costs each year to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.
President Bush headed Monday toward his first face-off with Sen. John F. Kerry by mocking his challenger as a vacillator who could spend the whole
The risks in GE's financial services operations are worrisome.
The Seattle SuperSonics and power forward Chris Wilcox agreed Tuesday on a three-year, $24 million contract.
American allies Japan and Australia embraced a new U.S. plan to restructure its forces abroad, while Russia said it was not concerned by the proposal. But Germany, home to 70,000 U.S. soldiers, said any withdrawal from the former Cold War frontier may hurt its economy.
At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded in a suicide bombing at an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and ambulance services said.
As of Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at least 3,796 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,095 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The Terrapins provide coach Brenda Frese with her 100th career victory Thursday night by breezing past Georgia Tech, 84-67.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Vote counting in Afghanistan&#39;s historic elections is almost finished, with incumbent President Hamid Karzai on course to win a simple majority.
Hezbollah supporters hold a poster of Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah and wave Lebanese flags near the Lebanese government house during the second day of an open-ended protest to force the resignation ...Comment
Palestinian commanders hoped to get an  Israeli go-ahead Tuesday for deploying security forces in south  Gaza to solidify a de facto cease-fire that would help new  President Mahmoud Abbas talk peace with Israel.
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday outlined its vision of the Internet of the future, one in which millions of computer servers would analyze and direct network
A new security chief is to be appointed to parliament, after pro-hunt protesters stormed the commons.
It's one thing to embark on a 34-mile walking pilgrimage as a show of faith. When nearly 300 people turn out despite a tropical storm in the forecast, perhaps that's an even stronger demonstration.
Iushenko ha promesso versamenti a partire da giovedi'
President Islam Karimov, the authoritarian and repressive leader of Uzbekistan, was seeking to extend his rule in a tightly controlled election that featured three other candidates \u00c2\u0097 all of whom publicly supported his policies.
 diplomacy on Darfur
When it comes to advertising on the mobile Web, online retailers are treading carefully. But some say they have found enticing success from early marketing efforts.
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Jim Edmonds hit a three-run double to  key a six-run sixth inning as the St Louis Cardinals beat the  Houston Astros 10-7 in the opening game of the National League  Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.
Cadbury Schweppes Plc's  U.S. beverages unit, which makes Dr. Pepper and 7UP, said on Wednesday it acquired Southeast-Atlantic Beverage Corp., an independent, Florida-based bottler, for an undisclosed sum.
US President George W Bush is due to hold talks in Tanzania with Darfur and Kenya on the agenda.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said Friday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley.    Gunmen abducted two of the Egyptians on Thursday in a bold raid on the firm's Baghdad office - the latest in a string of kidnappings targeting engineers working on Iraq's infrastructure, in a bid to undermine the U.S.-allied interim government...
Brazil and China have signed several accords to bolster bilateral trade relations and increase trade volume, Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported Saturday.
Amsterdam prosecutors said Friday a 63-year-old priest has confessed to phoning in a fake bomb threat to a Madonna concert in the Dutch capital city last week.
Eddie Levert no longer breaks into uncontrollable tears over the loss of his son, R&amp;B crooner Gerald Levert. But the tears still flow, and the pain still remains.
 leads U.S. holiday box office
First, Florida was hit by Hurricane Charley. Then came Hurricane Frances. Next up ... Hurricane Ivan? What&#39;s behind this year&#39;s upsurge in violent storms?
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc   co-President Ahmass Fakahany, a confidante of CEO Stan O'Neal  and who had a hand in overseeing risk management at the  company, is expected to resign, according to people familiar  with the situation.
The electronics retailer said it would immediately start a $5.5 billion buyback program and raise its quarterly dividend nearly a third.
Alleged gangster Tetsuya Shiroo admits shooting Nagasaki's mayor last April - a killing that shocked Japan.
Incentivi presenti in 24% ordinativi primi 5 mesi dell'anno
Immediate le reazioni dal mondo politico alla notizia della barbara uccisione del giornalista Enzo Baldoni. Il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha espresso &#39;&#39;commozione e sdegno per la barbara uccisione&#39;&#39;.
Gold Fields said that it would acquire a 50 percent stake in the South Deep mine in South Africa from Barrick Gold of Toronto in a deal worth more than $1.5 billion.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho felt his side had come through a stern test of their title credentials after edging out Aston Villa.
NAIROBI -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the Security Council to issue ''the strongest warning&quot; to all forces fighting in Sudan, saying that ending the 21-year civil war in the country's south would help halt a humanitarian catastrophe in its western Darfur region.
Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.
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In one of the world's biggest robberies, thieves took the families of two top bankers hostage and forced the bosses to help them steal more than &#36;39 million from the vaults of a Belfast bank's main office, authorities said Tuesday.
Three Algerians who are considered close to a suspected ringleader of the Madrid train bombings are being questioned about an alleged plot to kill judges investigating Islamic terrorists, officials said Thursday.
A U.S. envoy expressed support for China&#039;s proposal to hold informal six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and offered to meet bilaterally with the North on the sidelines of those discussions.
The deficit in trade in goods shrank to 6.2 billion pounds in January from 6.9 billion in December, official data showed Tuesday.
The Football Association says it has received a letter of apology from its Spanish counterpart after home fans racially abused England players during a friendly match in Madrid on Wednesday.
Alain Cayzac, presidente del PSG, prova \
The electronics giant belatedly decides to support the popular digital music format on its hard-drive players. Watch out, Apple. Ah, remember the &#39;80s.
VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - Difendere i pi\u00c3\u00b9 deboli. Sempre. Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Luned\u00c3\u00ac 24 settembre 2007 un Tribunale italiano ha depositato una sentenza secondo cui \u00c2\u0093\u00c3\u00a8 consentita la diagnosi preimpianto\u00c2\u0094 vietata dalla legge 40/2004 sulla procreazione assistita. Il Tribunale aggira la legge s...
All'ANSA, con tutte le denunce che mi hanno fatto e' normale
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Blog: Bill Gates' investment arm is among those investing $26 million to help prop up the struggling publisher for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender market.
The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid surged last week to the highest since  October 2005, and consumer spending softened at the end of last  year, according to reports on Thursday that heightened worries  about a possible recession.
And some time, someday, maybe soon, Mount St. Helens could purge a column of ash miles into the atmosphere -- an outburst that could rival even that of the infamous blast of 1980.
BOSTON - After the game that seemed like it would never end, Boston's season goes on. David Ortiz' RBI single on the 471st pitch of the game with two outs in the 14th inning Monday night capped a second straight amazing comeback and gave the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in the AL championship series...
London equities fell in opening trade on Wednesday, after Northern Rock&#39;&#39;s latest guidance on full year profit growth dipped below analysts&#39; forecasts, adding to concern about a slowing housing market.
\u00e2\u0082\u00ac10m investment in biz and broadband Eircom has secured a deal with Siemens and ADVA Optical Networks that will see the telecoms firm begin upgrading its network.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian state firms should be allowed to buy assets of oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) if they are put up for sale to cover the firm&#39;s huge back tax bill.
The World Health Organization warned here Saturday that a pandemic of avian influenza is likely to occur unless Asian countries intensify preventative efforts.
One hotel will put binoculars in all its rooms with Central Park views so guests can peer at \
An Australian pleads guilty to fraud after posing as a dispossessed Nigerian to cheat people of their money. Also: eBay penalizes its own con men & hellip;. Microsoft's legal woes not quite over & hellip;. and more.
Ryan Klesko singled in the go-ahead run with no outs in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat St. Louis 7-3 on Monday night to keep alive their slim playoff hopes and end the Cardinals&#39; nine-game winning streak.
Pakistani security forces arrested more suspected Islamic militants a day after they shot dead a key suspect wanted in a failed attempt on President Pervez Musharraf's life and the killing of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl.
Christina Aguilera has given birth to a boy, the pop singer announced on her Web site Sunday.
The Humvees set out from the forward operating base, forcing cars and trucks to the side of the road to avoid car bombs. We head south to Samarra.
The eBay auction for 22 Michael Vick football cards, chewed up and slobbered on by two Missouri dogs, ended Wednesday as the winning bidder dished out $7,400 &#151; with the money expected to be donated to the Humane Society.
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian woman has overcome 17 scorpion stings to set a new world record by spending 36 days in a glass cage with 6 069 of the poisonous arachnids.
\u00c2\u00b7 Five suspects are doctors\u00c2\u00b7 Controlled explosions at hospital\u00c2\u00b7 London car came from Scotland
DETROIT Connecticut cruised to a 39-to-ten win over Toledo tonight in the Motor City Bowl. The 8-and-4 Huskies dominated in every phase of the game.
C'&egrave; anche John Elkann tra i sostenitori bianconeri felici per il rinnovo contrattuale di Ales...
LONDON - The Times \u00e2\u0080-ften perceived as the British establishment&#39;s newspaper of choice \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -ally ditched its traditional broadsheet format Monday in favor of a compact version which has already started to increase circulation.
Probes into a foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey find the virus was present in a pipe on the nearby Pirbright site.
Riaprono A14 e casello di Bolzano, tolti i blocchi a Genova
A resolution demanding the   resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he   compared Iraq war critics to Nazi appeasers has strong support   among U.S. Senate Democrats, a senior Democrat said on Sunday.
Two games into the 100th World Series, the Boston Red Sox are threatening to run away from the National League&#39;s winningest team in 18 years.
Two dozen senators Wednesday criticized a Pentagon proposal that would eliminate Lockheed Martin Corp.'s C-130J Hercules aircraft to save nearly $5 billion over the next six years.
The US government, citing mounting evidence that fatty acids found in some fish cut the risk of heart disease, said Wednesday that food and supplement makers can make
Exelon Corp. is acquiring Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. in a $12 billion stock deal that would create the nation's largest power-generation company with customers in Illinois, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
California air-quality regulators  on Friday adopted the nation's first-ever rules to reduce car  emissions linked to global warming.
Escapist Hollywood movies are benefiting from the current sense of global crisis, the film-maker Steven Spielberg said yesterday. Speaking as his new film The Terminal launched the Venice film festival, Spielberg
WASHINGTON More than a year ago, India extended a &quot;hand of friendship&quot; to Pakistan. Pakistan reciprocated and today, nine months later, the two sides are still talking.
Il presidente della Fiorentina, Andrea Della Valle, parlando con i giornalisti in occasione della pr...
Il riassetto e' stato voluto da Franco Bernabe'
Fixing cybersecurity problems in the U.S. is a top priority at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said the agency's leader, but lawmakers didn't focus on the issue during a hearing in Congress Wednesday.
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and Ireland's Prime Minister Bertie Ahern underlined the urgent need to revive the stalled Middle East peace process, after talks in Dublin.
Israeli helicopter gunships fired rockets at targets in Gaza City overnight on Sunday, an AFP correspondent witnessed, following a Palestinian attack in the area which left four Israeli soldiers dead.
President Bush acknowledged the dicey politics of Social Security as he urged Congress to approve his plan to add personal accounts to the system. With the system in financial straits, he said, any political price is worth paying.
The Israeli army blew up an abandoned house near a Gaza Strip settlement Thursday, sending large plumes of smoke in the air. An army spokesman said the house, not far from the Jewish
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Rap star 50 Cent is in trouble with police after being stopped for alleged unsafe driving in New York.
After the second funeral for multiple casualties in a month, Army Sgt. John McCary logged on to a computer shared by 200 troops in Iraq's Al Anbar province. There wasn't much time. There never was, to pause, reflect, find meaning. Even after the deaths of friends. McCary, an interrogator, was busy...
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to hide Comment True freedom is protecting Americans by letting the NSA monitor their email and phone calls by the millions without a warrant, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales explained to Air Force Academy cadets in a speech last week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man arrested for allegedly posing as a doctor offered free gynecological services and set up an office in a self-storage complex, authorities said.
The Iranian parliament&#39;s vote backing the resumption of uranium enrichment was mainly tactical, designed to strengthen Tehran&#39;s hand in nuclear talks with the EU, rather than a rejection of European demands for a halt to enrichment, diplomats said Monday.
Eighty percent of the power for the project comes from spare processor cycles on PlayStation 3 consoles.
Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya said that a strong start is vital to his chances of overhauling Ferrari in Sunday&#39;s Italian Grand Prix after finishing second in qualifying here Saturday.
Entro 23/7 Matlin Patterson puo' fare offerta
 technology creates \
Entra nel vivo la settimana romana dedicata all'haute couture. In scena i giovani del concorso 'Who is on next',&nbsp;le notti eteree&nbsp;di Fausto Sarli e la donna bionica di Gattinoni
A Yemeni judge sentenced two men, including one held in US custody, to death Wednesday for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, and sentenced four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Burning of the Amazon and  other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's  greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the  world's leading polluters, a long-delayed government report  showed on Wednesday.
Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to be the next prime minister, but the 71-year-old lawmaker faces a likely policy deadlock in a divided parliament.
ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford, Maurice Greene and Justin Gatlin of the United States each qualified for tonight&#39;s 100-meter finals - the most riveting 10 seconds of each Olympics.
The UK government launches a \u00c2\u00a310m multi-media advertising campaign to encourage the British public to recycle their waste.
SYDNEY : A compensation fund for Australian asbestos victims of embattled James Hardie Industries NV said it was filing for liquidation, rejecting a last-minute multi-million dollar cash injection.
Wednesday&#39;s announcement that Kmart is acquiring Sears in an $11 billion deal spawned a lot of questions and comments at the Rolla outlets of the two companies.
WASHINGTON - The Kia Spectra received the US insurance industry&#39;s worst safety rating in a frontal crash test, becoming the first vehicle to get the &quot;poor&quot; rating in three years.
Lycos&#39; &quot;Make Love, Not Spam&quot; screensaver targets sites on secure international blacklists. &quot;We cannot use this software to bring the spammers&#39; sites down entirely, as that would be illegal,&quot; says Malte Pollman of Lycos Europe.
Pirate attacks are increasing off the coast of East Africa, disrupting the flow of food and medicine to Somalis in desperate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Following a recommendation by the National Product Control Agency for Welfare and Health, sweets manufacturer Panda has decided to withdraw from sale its Salmiakkishot liqueur confections.
The supply of oil is still outstripping demand even though the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the producer of more than a third of the world&#39;s crude output, has vowed to reduce production to prop up falling prices, the oil minister of
Police and rioters clashed on the   streets of Budapest on Wednesday for the second consecutive   night after an anti-government protest sparked by Prime   Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission of lying to voters in an   election.
WAYCROSS, Ga., June 3 -- Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.
Terminal 1 passengers get to be lab rats Quietly on Friday, Heathrow Airport recruited quantities of involuntary lab rats to test fingerprint-based security/traffic control system planned for Terminal 5. The luckless pioneers were selected at Terminal 1, where biometrics are now being deducted from any domestic passengers wishing to visit the international lounge.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Shares of top toy maker Mattel Inc.  MAT.N and rival Hasbro Inc. HAS.N fell to their lowest  levels at least 14 months on Monday after a downgrade by Lehman  Brothers, which cited deteriorating industry conditions.
Edward Loar of the United States shot a 1-under-par 71 Sunday for a three-stroke victory in the Korean Open. Ernie Els finished four strokes behind the leader in the Asian Tour event.
Lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill that would let workers stay on the job longer each week, a move critics say will dismantle France's legally mandated 35-hour work week.
Jose Lima handled the pitching, Shawn Green handled the hitting, and the Los Angeles Dodgers handled the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
Victoria's got a new rival for her Secrets. Her name is Gilly.
Things have gone from bad to worse at Alliance Gaming (NYSE: AGI), the nation&#39;s number-two slot manufacturer. A weak first-quarter outlook incited the wrath of investors
When Rasheed Wallace guaranteed the Pistons would win Game 2 in the Eastern Conference Finals at Indiana last season, he was expecting a very hostile Pacers crowd that night.
Another quarter, another loser for IPIX.
Columbus, Ga., won the Little League World Series on Monday, beating Kawaguchi City, Japan, 2-1, in the rain-postponed final.
THE terrorism trial against Muslim Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading a network linked to al-Qaida, can go ahead, a Jakarta court ruled yesterday.
Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the EU's recommendation Wednesday that talks begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
A group of health and information technology organizations gave the Bush administration recommendations for a health information network of digital records.
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  - Honduran police have  captured a grenade-carrying Nicaraguan they say was hired by  drug traffickers to assassinate the country's president,  officials said on Saturday.
About a month ago, the two founders of Facebook came to The Washington Post, excited to tell me about a product they were planning to launch.
An oil tanker leaked about 30,000 gallons of crude into the Delaware River late on Friday, worrying local environmentalists and causing a section of river to be closed to commercial traffic, Coast Guard officials said on Saturday.
The D.C. Council gave initial approval yesterday to a bill that would grant paid sick leave to all workers in the city, voting 11 to 2 after four hours of debate in front of an overflow crowd of T-shirt and sticker-wearing people on both sides of the issue.
By Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 21--The actual vote won't happen for two months, but the outcome seemed clear Monday: Lincoln County ultimately will get a new growth-management program.
An 18-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 30-year-old man in County Tyrone last week.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by commercial telemarketers opposed to the popular program, in which consumers can put their names on a list if they do not want to be called.
Era stato arrestato a Brisbane, e' in centro per immigrati
Hamas Islamist fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday, rejoicing at the rout of their well-armed, secular rivals from the president's Fatah faction.
What a strange season it has been. How strange? Consider: All of the preseason top-10 teams already have at least one loss.
North Korea&#39;s second-most senior leader toured a shiny new science park in Beijing Monday, a first stop on visit aimed at finding ways to help the North&#39;s moribund economy as much as jump-starting stalled nuclear talks.
com December 3, 2004, 3:26 PM PT. SAN FRANCISCO--The &quot;Cell&quot; processor that will power the next version of the PlayStation game console will also be adaptable for advanced scientific
Tripoli sets outs transparent bidding process for foreign firms to woo investment for sanctions-hit oil sector. By Hassen Zenati - TRIPOLI.
New Delhi: India, the world&#39;s largest democracy, ranks 120th in the media freedom index of 167 countries with Denmark on top and North Korea at the bottom.
The social network\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new JavaScript client library ends the restriction that prevented developers from running Facebook applications on other Web sites, the company announced.
PARMA, 27 settembre  - L&#39;ex patron Parmalat Calisto Tanzi ha trascorso nella villa di famiglia a Fontanini di Vigatto (Parma) la sua prima giornata di libert\u00c3\u00a0 dopo che, dalla mezzanotte di ieri, si sono conclusi per scadenza dei termini gli
Crew members may have to abandon the international space station late this year if astronauts can&#39;t fix already weeks-old oxygen supply problems, a NASA official said Friday.
Online donations do the trick for Nazanin Fatehi Well done to all those Reg readers who donated cash to the campaign to release Iranian teenager Nazanin Fatehi, who secured her freedom on Wednesday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bodil Nyboe Andersen, the first woman to lead Denmark's central bank, said Friday she'll retire next year after about a decade in the post.
A four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the main terminal at Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded in flames, a day after police foiled a possible al Qaeda plot to detonate two car bombs in central London.
The AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, and other leading labor unions have announced their opposition to proposed legislation that would overhaul the U.S. patent system.
All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak in New York and New Jersey used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the dangerous bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.
As Maryland prepares to enter a hostile environment at No. 5 West Virginia, the team's veterans have been quick to dish out advice to the younger players.
Shawn Fanning, founder of Napster and former scourge of the music industry, has set up his own firm in an attempt to legitimise online file-sharing.
Israel&#39;s parliament ratified Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
Hollywood and the entertainment industry were set back by a legal decision that was favorable to Internet file-sharing company Grokster. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday in San Francisco that distributors of ...
NAIROBI, 3 December (IRIN) - Forty people were killed by landmines in Somalia during 2003 out of 75 reported casualties, an international humanitarian organisation, Geneva Call, reported on Thursday.
Rumors swirled on Tuesday that pop  star Britney Spears had given birth to her second baby, and  that contrary to tabloid predictions, it was a boy.
A spate of encouraging economic data released in Germany this week appears to back up the belief that the current lull in activity in the eurozone's biggest economy will prove only temporary, analysts said.
The Philadelphia Phillies needed 49 games to finally move above .500 &#151; not exactly the script for a team picked by some to win the NL East. \
Old cookbooks never die -- in fact,  they are not often willingly surrendered. One woman even took  her beloved Betty Crocker book to the grave.
More than 10,000 U.S. soldiers and Marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as U.S. jets pummeled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads. Iraq's prime minister warned the \
Running back Laurence Maroney , who hopes to return for Sunday's game in Miami after missing the last three with a groin injury, put himself in the same category as the media and fans who follow the Patriots.
As he&#39;s wont to do, Floyd Mayweather Sr. mistook a major prefight news conference earlier this week for a &quot;Def Poetry Jam&quot; audition.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow knocked off its 14,000-point perch and the Nasdaq composite index down more than 1 percent after bellwether stocks Caterpillar Inc.  and Google Inc  posted disappointing earnings.
Da recuperare ancora due salme, bonificata area stabilimento
The 2002 NFL MVP has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least six weeks. The Oakland Raiders quarterback underwent an MRI exam Monday morning and was taken for further tests.
Actor Nick Nolte has been sued by the parents of a teenage girl who said she was raped during a party in his absence at his California home after she was drugged by Nolte's security guard.
Bowl Championship Series rankings tend to leave heads spinning, dizzy from trying to decipher the decimal points that determine postseason destinies.
&#39;&#39;It was an extremely difficult decision, but I simply felt that the program was in need of new direction and leadership,&#39;&#39; athletic director Ted Leland said Monday.
Prima di decidere intende 'ascoltare' la sua citta'
The Hungarian central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points from 11.5 percent to 11.0 percent, the bank said in a statement posted on its website.
If a new online radio webcasting royalty rate, proposed last week by the Copyright Royalty Board of the US Library of Congress, is ratified and put into effect, online webcasting leader AOL Radio may receive a bill for copyright holders' royalties retroactive to 2006 amounting to $23.7 million, payable to a collective representing the US recording industry. And that's not the half of it.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  The looters and would-be thieves seemed to rise up out of the dark as in Night of the Living Dead. That&#39;s how Holiday Inn owner John Zaccari remembers the first harrowing ...
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Missouri tailback Damien Nash was reinstated by coach Gary Pinkel, ending a one-game suspension for the teams&#39; leading rusher.
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Japan and North Korea held a second day of talks Sunday in a dispute over Japanese nationals abducted by the North decades ago. Japan seized the occasion to express concern North
Newegg.com has the Brother HL-2040 personal laser printer for $64.99, shipping included. You supply the USB cable.
Princess Diana's butler said Wednesday that he did not know whether she had become engaged to Dodi Fayed shortly before she died, but that he believed that the relationship was already cooling.
The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (\u00c2\u00a3182m), for fraud and environmental violations.
UK researchers have collected the first hard evidence of monkeys using tools, Science magazine reports.
BNP leader Nick Griffin was bailed last night by police questioning him over race-hate offences. Griffin, 45, had been arrested at his home in Wales in the wake of a BBC documentary showing him condemning Islam as &#39;a vicious, wicked faith&#39;.
Dow Jones +0,25%, Nasdaq +0,29%. Euro in rialzo a 1,2706 dlr
Arrestato presunto capo di una cellula terroristica
The $12,000 web search It's true. Google can help with anything. Minutes before they operned several locked safes at a \
Lawyers representing the exiled former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, filed petitions against the government, accusing it of abducting him and of acting in contempt of the court.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan promised on Monday to lend his voice to at least three songs in the forthcoming Ravi Chopra blockbuster 'Babul' as a return gift to fans on his 62nd birthday.
A new, independent report card flunks America&#39;s colleges in a key subject for many students and parents: affordability. While noting progress in areas such as student preparation, the biennial study by the
Cambodian police blocked Mia Farrow from holding a genocide memorial ceremony Sunday at a Khmer Rouge prison, at one point forcefully pushing her group away from a barricade.
Tories will use a Commons debate to raise pressure for an immediate inquiry into the Iraq war.
Marco Atripaldi &egrave; il nuovo giemme della Benetton Treviso. L'ex gm e ad di Biella, 46 anni, ve...
The Belarusian opposition on Thursday held a series of unauthorized protest actions across the country.
Only two days ago, the Miami Heat seemed relaxed and confident as they held a one-game lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Interstate Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:IHR), the nation's largest independent hotel management company, today announced that it has been selected to manage two Marriott-branded hotels, currently under construction, ...
President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus as he appointed a mew government chief of staff after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
One week left, nothing decided. That doesn't mean the National League pennant race has been uneventful lately.
Residue of the same type of explosive found in the wreckage of one of two Russian airliners that crashed last week has been found in the second, authorities said Saturday.
U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday, building on the previous two sessions' gains as doubts about the economic outlook and how much the Federal Reserve will be able to raise interest rates persisted.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Thursday counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical had been found in discount stores in four U.S. states.
ROMA - Il ministro della Difesa, Antonio Martino, insieme ai ministri della Difesa di Francia, Olanda, Portogallo e Spagna, ha sottoscritto oggi a Noordwijk (Olanda), la Dichiarazione di Intenti per la costituzione di una Forza di Gendarmeria Europea
A Milano per la sua collezione Seduzioni Diamonds
Insurgents fired two rockets into the Ishtar Sheraton Hotel in central Baghdad tonight, setting rooms ablaze and forcing the temporary evacuation of scores of journalists
Asian and European leaders were to wrap up summit talks here by calling for the United Nations to lead the fight against terrorism while largely side-stepping a rift over military-ruled Myanmar.
&quot;This is equivalent to a lack of faith in the work carried out up until now,&quot; said Castellani in a statement. &quot;For this reason I have decided to offer my resignation as president to the board on November 24th
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf this week urged steps to end the bitter dispute.
Nigerian banks must stop using attractive women to persuade customers to open accounts, Senate President David Mark was quoted as saying in Thursday&#39;s newspapers.
The German President, Horst Koehler, is beginning a politically sensitive visit to Israel on Tuesday.
The Czech Republic's oldest woman has died at the age 110, the news agency CTK reported Wednesday.
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least six weeks...
A suspected suicide car bomb killed up  to 17 people near Baghdad's Oil Ministry and a nearby police  academy Sunday, a spokesman for the ministry said.
BEIRUT, Dec. 9 -- As morning clouds hovered overhead Saturday, Fadil Ayyash wiped eyes that were bleary from just two hours of sleep over two days in the city-within-a-city that Hezbollah's protests in downtown Beirut have become.
Banca centrale decide incremento 0,25% del tasso d'interesse
UK inflation is set to reach its 2.0% target by 2006 and then head higher, a Bank of England report predicts.
Exelon Corp. (EXC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it would sell some of its Sithe power generation assets to Dynegy Inc.
A proposed quarantine facility for Yellowstone National Park bison to eventually provide herd startups for Indian reservations and wildlife refuges is being considered, state officials say.
The Internet in China is not as  restricted as sometimes believed in the West, with most  controls actually coming from sites practicing self-censorship,  an academic who studies the Chinese Web said on Thursday.
Militants beheaded an American in Iraq  and said two fellow civilian hostages would meet the same fate  within 24 hours if Washington failed to accept their demands.
US troops are fighting to crush resistance in the Iraqi city of Falluja but rebels have hit back with an armed rampage in Mosul and a car bomb
The Los Angeles Clippers are glad people can finally stop talking about their winless record on the road.
Prices of homes in 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas fell 4.4 percent for the 12 months through August.
The United States reached the final of the Gold Cup for the sixth time with a 2-1 semi-final victory over Canada on Thursday.
David Mellor paces in the left-field grandstand at Fenway Park, anxiously watching the field and answering a flurry of phone calls as storm clouds gather overhead. As Fenway's director of grounds, he will decide exactly when his crew will roll out the tarp that protects the infield from rain.
A wildlife park is widening its collection of animals to include Japanese macaques.
Archbishop Sean O'Malley made an emotional appeal Saturday to Catholics who oppose the downsizing of local parishes, saying the cuts are so painful that he sometimes asks God to \
Talk about the Middle East is upbeat these days in Washington, Europe, and Jerusalem, as presidents, prime ministers, and diplomats
Claims the government caused the collapse of a major green energy scheme in Peterhead are denied.
Ukraine's West-leaning President Viktor Yushchenko was poised on Wednesday to sweep out the government old guard and bring in a reformist cabinet to take the country into the mainstream of Europe, away from Russia.
They have now been transferred to Madrid, El Mundo added, but did not say what charges they would face. Police and court officials could.
A suspected Islamic militant rammed his explosive-laden car into a Pakistan army convoy in the country's northwest on Saturday, killing two soldiers and wounding six others, police said.
A drug addicted drifter was today starting a life sentence after he was found guilty of murdering British backpacker Caroline Stuttle in Australia.
COVINGTON, La. - Retired Louisiana pharmacist George Boudreaux hasn't needed Madison Avenue pitchmen to get the word out about his concoction to treat diaper rash...
Jim Furyk and Justin Rose took advantage of perfect scoring conditions Thursday in the first round of the Canadian Open.
The militant environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday that it had located the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica and threatened to ram them if they resumed slaughtering the giant sea creatures.
London Brent crude slid over a dollar to $57 on Tuesday but remained in a $57-$60 a barrel range that has defined the market for the past three weeks.
Sergio Garcia had to undergo an extensive investigation following a lost-ball incident at Valderrama on Friday before being cleared to keep his one-stroke lead in the Volvo Masters second round.
Business models followed technology too closely A year ago, hardly a week went by without news of a major municipal wireless project in the US, supporting free or subsidized access and a host of shiny business models. Now hardly a week goes by without news of the death of one of these plans.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned strongly against new international sanctions on Iran, saying they would lead to a dead end.
Elena Dementieva became the latest upset victim at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday when qualifier Lisa Raymond of the United States ousted the fifth-seeded Russian 6-0, 7-5 in the first round of the euro530,000 (US$650,000
NEW YORK - Pounding ferocious forehands and covering the baseline with the muscular legs of a Tour de France rider, Svetlana Kuznetsova overwhelmed Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 Saturday night in the U.S. Open's first all-Russian final...
Dell CEO Kevin Rollins sent a clear signal to Intel, saying in an interview that the company is likely to begin using Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors in some of its products.
The United States, Britain and France want U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to pursue ways to stop weapons flowing into Lebanon over the Syrian border, according to a draft U.N. statement on Tuesday.
In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually escalating financial, diplomatic and political pressure on Tehran, aimed not at starting a new war in the Middle East, his advisers said, but at...
The wife of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is cleared of wrongdoing in a corruption scandal, prosecutors say.
Trade unions at ITV have threatened to strike over plans to close the company's final salary pension scheme
Prehistoric humans were infected with a bug that causes stomach ulcers, a study has shown.
The leader of the Basque government calls for regional elections to be moved forward.
President Bush is standing firm in his battle to get Congress to approve the White House plan for detaining, interrogating and prosecuting suspected terrorists. The Senate, though, isn't backing away from its plan either.
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain  - Forget the violins and the  soft fade to waves on a beach as the sweethearts embrace.
A European Union summit with Ukrainian leaders will discuss progress made on democratic reforms,
Zohra Sehgal is 92 years old. But age doesn't deter this lively lady from featuring in films and spreading her graceful charm.
Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S. bank, said on Friday that strong international growth fueled a higher-than-expected 18 percent increase in quarterly profit.
Roberto Mancini contro l'arbitro Tagliavento, che ha diretto Inter-Sampdoria. \
The Napster Mobile service will launch in the US and Canada in 2005 and will utilize a special Napster interface. Users will be able to download ringtones and earn credits redeemable on Napster PC-based service at the same time.
Contrariamente alle voci circolate nel primo pomeriggio, Ronaldo &egrave; a Madrid dove aspetta che ...
A bomb probably planted by the Abu Sayyaf caused the fire that sank the SuperFerry 14 and killed over 100 people last Feb. 27 in what could have been the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worst terrorist attack
Brian Lara refused to get carried away by the tidal wave of emotion that followed the West Indies&#39; remarkable triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy final, but hoped that the success would act as a spur for a new generation of Caribbean cricketers.
Defending champion Mario Kindelan of Cuba gave 17-year-old Amir Khan of Britain a boxing lesson in the Olympic lightweight (60kg) final.

Indonesians will choose in a runoff election on Monday between incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri and her former chief security minister, both moderate
Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister of Italy, ends his long reign as AC Milan president.
After some initial success containing drug prices, private insurers in the new Medicare prescription drug program may be losing their leverage over drug manufacturers as they try to hold down medicine costs for seniors and the federal government, House investigators have found.
North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its \
A sailor accused of stealing a Navy laptop and peddling its classified contents to an undisclosed foreign government pleaded guilty Monday to espionage, desertion and other charges.
Software giant Microsoft MSFT.O has   filed an appeal against a 280.5 million euro ($356.4 million)   fine the European Commission imposed in July, holding it defied   a 2004 antitrust ruling.
The NFL playoffs are usually easier to handicap than the regular season for a simple reason: The better teams are at home. So the oddsmakers automatically give the three points for home-field advantage, plus a few more for being better. That's the case as the playoffs start this weekend.
The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki  registered three singles to equal, break and then add to the  Major League hits record with his 259th of the season in a game  against the Texas Rangers Friday.
A U.S. battalion commander and an enlisted man will face courts-martial on charges related to the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005, the Marines said on Friday.
MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Peyton Manning will not be offering any more brotherly advice to Giants quarterback Eli after watching him lead New York to the Super Bowl.
The government is in danger of missing its target for new homes to be carbon neutral by 2016, it is warned.
ANKARA, Turkey -- A car bomb apparently targeting military personnel killed four people and wounded 68 others Thursday in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, officials said.
Indianapolis, Oct. 12 - The pool where swimmers set four world records, where America&#39;s most honored Olympic swimmer Jenny Thompson said goodbye, is all gone.
Si andra' al voto anticipato. Baccini (Udc), ultima spiaggia
Scientists have discovered the remains of a tree-climbing creature that lived 13 million years ago in what is now northeastern Spain and may be the last common ancestor of modern great apes
Australian police and wildlife officers have been ordered to destroy a large shark which killed a teenage surfer in a savage attack as his horrified schoolfriends looked on.
ROMEOVILLE, Ill. The Division Two school that won an NCAA Division One championship in volleyball last year is on NCAA probation for four years.
ATLANTA - Could a vote in the House of Representatives end up deciding a tied election? Or will it end up being a comfortable win for Republican President Bush or Democratic Sen. John Kerry?
Damage from Thanksgiving Day&#39;s massive rockslide on Interstate 70 in Colorado may take two months and $1 million to fix, The Denver Post reported Sunday.
Good Samaritans discouraged by threat of prosecution Jeremiah Grossman has long stopped looking for vulnerabilities in specific websites, and even if he suspects a site to have a critical flaw that could be compromised by an attacker, he's decided to keep quiet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government, a move Hamas dismissed as \
John Kerry is adding some of the Democratic Party's most experienced strategists to his team for the stretch drive against President Bush, including hometown allies from Boston and top advisers of former President Clinton.
Gruppo di Novara ha acquistato 4,4 mln di azioni sul mercato
British police said on Friday they had defused a bomb in central London.
Il Chelsea, dopo le dichiarazioni di ieri rilasciate a 'France Football' da Didier Drogba, intenzion...
Investor's Business Daily - Chinese officials on Wednesday debated a plan that gives China&#39;s State Council the power to cut or cancel its tax on bank deposit interest. The 20% tax was imposed in November 1999 to boost spending after the Asian financial crisis.
The choice between new S.L.R. cameras from Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus and Sony comes down to price, features and your existing lens collection.
Michael Moore is mad  as hell about documentaries and foreign films being crowded out  of theaters, and he's not going to take it anymore.
DataPower announced its demonstration of real-world Web service deployments with customers utilizing WS-Security and SAML for federated authentication and authorization across domains to partners and customers.
India's captain Mahendra Dhoni is looking for a fresh start to the tour of Australia with Friday's Twenty20 game.
Juande Ramos faces a key test of his ambitious plans for Tottenham as his side are one of five British clubs competing in the UEFA Cup round of 32 first leg midweek clashes.
Washington, Nov 16 : Two more CIA officials have resigned after a series rows with agency&#39;s new leadership on their management style.
Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation's first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech.
Idv sara' in coalizione ma con proprio simbolo
A gel has been created which protects women from getting AIDS during sexual intercourse when the man does not wear a condom. The chemical blocks the route the AIDS virus takes when it invades the woman&#39;s body during sex.
An air traffic controller is blamed for a near miss between two jets on a runway at Manchester Airport.
A U.S.-based press freedom watchdog is to honor a Chinese reporter who spent years behind bars after exposing a fraudulent irrigation project, the group said in a statement on Tuesday.

Water released through floodgates at a mighty dam in northern Mozambique is worsening floods that have already killed dozens of people and swept away hundreds of homes, the prime minister said Friday.
Crude oil prices climbed above the key $50 mark in Asian trade Tuesday, creeping close to an all-time high as worries continued over supply and unrest in key oil producing areas.
Edson Buddle scored a career-best and team-record four goals, and the Columbus Crew beat the MetroStars 4-2 Saturday night, securing a playoff spot and extending their unbeaten streak to 13 games.
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a police station in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one civilian and wounding 11, police said.
THE HAGUE, Nov 11  - This month&#39;s brutal murder of a filmmaker in the name of radical Islam and the violent reprisals against the Muslim community have exposed a painful rift in traditionally tolerant Dutch society, increasingly torn apart by ethnic
E&#39; entrato in camera di consiglio il giudice Giuseppe Casalbore, che oggi pronuncer\u00c3\u00a0 la sentenza del processo per i farmaci ai giocatori della Juventus. Prima di ritirarsi, Casalbore ha detto ai presenti
America's doctors-in-training are committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the U.S. medical community has been slow to tackle sleep deprivation in its staff.
A Japanese government panel tells schools to tackle bullying, after several suicides are linked to the problem.
A US District Court Judge has dismissed the anti-trust and conspiracy claims made by the .com and .net registry, VeriSign, against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names &amp; Numbers (ICANN).
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- When gay rights activist Brian Williamson was stabbed to death in June, and jubilant crowds danced around his mutilated body, police said he had been a robbery victim.
By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 15--El Dorado Irrigation District board members followed up a call for banning personal watercraft on Silver Lake with a request to limit boat speeds, a move that would effectively eliminate water skiing as well.
By Tom Breen  A Virginia energy giant has bought a 50 percent stake in a Grant County wind turbine project that is the subject of a case before the state Supreme Court.
 e J. K. Rowling torna sui suoi passi
Continental Airlines Inc.  said  on Monday it ordered five Boeing 787 Dreamliners, worth about  $900 million, increasing its orders for the new plane to 25.
KEY WEST, Fla.  - A tugboat hauling a barge  collided with a docked Royal Caribbean International cruise  ship in Key West on Friday, causing an 8-foot-long puncture in  the ship's hull.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, the vote count showed, while tempers frayed over delays in the counting process.
MUMBAI: A target of 160-170 runs will be very difficult to chase on a vicious Wankhede Stadium track, according to Indian left-arm spinner Murali Kartik.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he remained hopeful of convincing Iran through diplomatic means to give up its nuclear ambitions.
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Depending where you're roaming T-Mobile has cut by more than half charges for business customers who transmit data over its mobile networks in countries where it operates its own network.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The discount retailer calls two tough plays in hopes of scoring.
Offrira' soluzioni con l'ausilio di esperti qualificati
A remorse-stricken Norwegian has finally settled a hotel bill 24 years after he decamped without paying, the management of the Hotel Clarion in the city of Kristiansand said.
TEHRAN -- The European Union warned yesterday that Iran was close to triggering sanctions by refusing to halt uranium enrichment, but Tehran again insisted that it would not give up its right to produce nuclear fuel.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said that he was hoping to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan through negotiations.
The wife of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who is being held hostage in Iraq, has made an emotional appeal today for the safe release of her husband.
IBM will next week release editions of version 8.2 of its DB2 database software, featuring support for Linux clustering in addition to self-managing and tuning capabilities.
Lebanon's presidential election was postponed to January 12 from Saturday, the parliament speaker said on Friday, prolonging a power vacuum that threatens to further destabilize the country.
The guiding vision at a major new museum is entirely Native American
Questi i risultati di gara-3 della 7/a e ultima giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 di ba...
Radical plans to make police more accountable to their communities are to be unveiled on Tuesday.
Esecutivo preoccupato per progressiva diminuzione stock
U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed about 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle following an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
The punishment for McLaren Mercedes was by far the harshest in the 57-year history of Formula One racing.
Thanks in part to Oprah, the neti pot is having what can only be termed a moment.
Combinazione: 3, 12, 22, 65, 77, 84 Jolly 4, Superstar 27
Eight families have filed a federal lawsuit against a school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution.
U.S. tax authorities are seeking  information from two U.S. banks to determine whether complex  derivatives trades they undertook for clients, including hedge  funds, were designed primarily to avoid taxes, the Wall Street  Journal reported in its online edition on Thursday.
The former head of MI6 denied Wednesday that the British intelligence agency was responsible for the car accident that killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend, Dodi al Fayed, in 1997.
Politicians and fishing leaders prepare to embark on the latest round of annual talks over catch limits.
J.K. Rowling, author of the very popular Harry Potter series, is backing the search for missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann. Rowling has asked her 65 publishers to distribute a poster of the missing girl to stores selling her final Harry Potter book...
President Bush acknowledged for the  first time on Thursday that he had miscalculated post-war  conditions in Iraq, The New York Times reported.
Giant planets and broad bands of dust swirl around seven distant stars in new images captured by two NASA telescopes, both built partly in Colorado.
Several Maryland legislators yesterday called for a broader investigation of Prince George&#39;s County schools chief Andre J. Hornsby and his role in the purchase of $1 million in educational software from a California company.
CAIRO - Two female relatives of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi have been released by their kidnappers after being held hostage for just under a week, Arabic news channels reported late on Sunday.
As the pressure grows on the parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann, support from their extended family, who have angrily denounced the police probe, has become stronger.
Rome - The Italian oil group Eni said on Sunday that it would continue operations in Nigeria, despite reported threats by a militant group, and denied that its helicopters had been used for military purposes.
As precarious as the race for governor has been so far, today it could truly veer off a cliff - potentially becoming a travesty that tops even the 2000 presidential fiasco in Florida.
At least 556 people died after floodwaters raged through Haiti in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne, a UN spokesman says. Aid agencies counted some 500 bodies in the northern coastal city of Gonaives, the
Respite from the diet roller coaster may come in the form of an experimental pill. And because the pill also targets the brain&#39;s pleasure center - the first diet pill to do so - it&#39;s showing some promise in helping smokers kick cigarettes.
Montezemolo, 'c'e' attenzione incredibile su questa auto'
Societe Generale laid out its defense ahead of a high-profile money laundering trial due to begin in Paris on Monday, which could put further pressure on the French bank as it grapples with the effects of a trading scandal.
Fatturato e' salito in proporzione, a 700 milioni
Bands of former soldiers and armed residents looted police arsenals, set bonfires and fired shots into the air amid escalating chaos in this impoverished Caribbean nation.
CHARLOTTESVILLE  Poor Chuck Prince. For the past five years, he thought his job was to clean up the ethical mess at Citigroup left by his longtime friend and patron Sandy Weill. As Weill was taking his leave of the financial behemoth he had created, state and federal officials were moving to put ...
With ubiquitous broadband access and ad-serving technologies becoming more sophisticated, marketers are increasingly interested in online video advertising opportunities. How do top interactive agencies leverage video for their online advertising campaigns?
Stock futures pointed to a higher market opening on Tuesday, with strong earnings by Apple Inc.  and American Express Co  easing worries that consumers were curbing their spending.
Amazon and Microsoft have filed lawsuits against companies that used their names to commit fraud on the Internet. One suit accuses Gold Disk Canada of &quot;spoofing,&quot; or sending e-mails that appear
Want to stay safe on the road? Increase your chances by avoiding these sets of wheels.
Know how to steer clear of tax problems as a business owner.
Britney Spears was charged on Friday with hit and run and driving without a valid license, a spokesman with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson renewed his war of words with Arsenal&#39;s Arsene Wenger on Sunday, a week before the two clubs&#39; Premier League confrontation at Old Trafford.
By IRWAN FIRDAUS  JAKARTA, Indonesia - Boats ferried supplies to desperate residents of Indonesia's flood-stricken capital on Sunday as rivers burst their banks following days of rain. At least 20 people have been killed and almost 340,000 forced from their homes, officials said.
The Hamilton versus Clyde football match is abandoned after the collapse of one of the players.
Crude oil prices hovered close to their all-time high of US$53.80 in Asia on Tuesday, fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.
Images from a European space probe reveal recent glacial deposits and lava flows on Mars that suggest the red planet is more active than many scientists had thought.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New York.
Mike Sullivan was fired Tuesday after two seasons as coach of the Boston Bruins, incoming general manager Peter Chiarelli&#039;s first major move with the team. No replacement was announced.
Anche cinque denunciati, due agenti contusi
Four more years of George W. Bush is a daunting prospect for many gay Americans, who see a president increasingly beholden to an evangelical Christian base bent on resisting gay equality.
Rumors that coach Mike Martz&#39;s job is in jeopardy have begun to take a toll on the Rams. Martz told the Post-Dispatch&#39;s Jim Thomas that the rumors were &quot;very divisive, destructive and did hurt this football team&quot;.
Fashion Wire Daily - With glamorous gowns displayed like elegant sculptures in her New York showroom, Reem Acra joined the increasing number of designers doing formal presentations for their pre-fall collections, the transitional season that retailers use to bridge spring/summer and fall collections.
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 08 September 2004: - - Hurricane Ivan pounded the islands of the southeastern Caribbean yesterday.
Stella McCartney has given birth to her second child, a girl, the fashion designer's spokesman said Tuesday.
ENGLAND fast bowler Steve Harmison is the world&#39;s number one bowler, according to the latest PwC Test ratings. The Durham quick&#39;s match-winning nine-wicket haul in the fourth and final Test against the West
MILANO - Prime dichiarazioni di Pierluigi Formiconi, nominato oggi dalla Federnuoto nuovo commissario tecnico della nazionale maschile di pallanuoto. &quot;Sono molto contento del nuovo incarico anche se non lo
CAIRO, Egypt -- The insurgent group Al Qaeda in Iraq called Friday for the release of Margaret Hassan, a kidnapped charity leader, and said it would free her if she fell into their hands.
Lithuania and Poland are to sign a deal to link their power grids - an important step in Baltic-EU integration.
Diego Vera, attaccante del Nacional di Montevideo, &egrave; risultato positivo a un test antidoping....
LONDON  - Britain and Australia followed Japan and the United States in pledging dramatic increases in emergency aid for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia as the world community struggled to cope with its mushrooming fallout.
Vets at a Berlin zoo have been forced to separate a baby rhino from his mother for fear she may accidentally trample him to death, zoo officials said on Tuesday.
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In a presidential candidate forum sponsored last month by the cable channel Logo, the most memorable questions came from a surprising source: rock musician Melissa Etheridge.
BRUSSELS  - Eurozone figures due out this week will confirm that confidence is slumping due to high oil prices and the rise of the euro, and that inflation is easing, economists said.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp, Japan&#39;s only money-losing car maker, and US brokerage firm Merrill Lynch plan to set up a joint venture in North America, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said Saturday.
Rating companies began a new wave of rating cuts Thursday as they reassessed the fallout from deteriorating subprime loans, drawing increased scrutiny from investors who are questioning why the agencies failed to act earlier.
Goodbye, San Juan. Hello, Bermuda and Charlotte. JetBlue Airways Corp. will begin offering service from Logan International Airport on May 1 to Bermuda and to the North Carolina financial services center, one day after its seasonal service to Puerto Rico from Boston ends.
Some worry that Hawaii\u00c2\u0092s strict antismoking law will hurt tourism \u00c2\u0097 especially from Japan.
New stars such as Ellen Page of \
A councillor says the murder of a woman in rural Hampshire will \
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Ten former Enron directors have agreed to pay $13 million out of their own pockets as part of a settlement with onetime shareholders.
Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell and Carlos Beltran met in the middle of the field for hugs, manager Phil Garner tipped his hat to the crowd and confetti showered fans at Minute Maid Park.
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Talking to youngsters in the language of text could prove an invaluable way of increasing their access to services.
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New Zealand made the rare move of resting its captain, and Wales named three changes for their rugby Test at Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
A video promoting the logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games was said to potentially cause epileptic seizures. Plus, a look at the Olympic plans.
Bank of America will pay in stock for Countrywide Financial, the lender that became a symbol of the excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis.
San Jose-based Internet auction site eBay, Inc., says it had net income of $182.3 million or 27 cents per diluted share on revenues of $805.
Hank Blalock&#39;s solo homer and David Dellucci&#39;s two-run double rallied Texas in the ninth inning, and the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 yesterday to complete a three-game sweep that moved them within two games of the AL West leaders.
An unforgiving Bering Sea thwarted efforts Friday to stem a major spill from a broken freighter, but pollution responders said they managed to begin setting up initial

com October 12, 2004, 10:10 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
'Progetto politico',per ministro della Solidarieta' sociale
The Detroit Shock were far from finished, and they sent the WNBA finals to a decisive Game 5.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi headed to northern Japan on Tuesday to survey the damage wrought by the deadliest earthquakes to hit the country in nearly a decade, as the death toll rose to 27.
As PeopleSoft Chief Executive Craig Conway tried to rally customer support Tuesday, even he had to admit that Oracle's &#36;7.7 billion hostile takeover bid is haunting his company.
They were lined up at dawn Friday. They fidgeted with nervous energy. They could barely wait to get into those stores and start spending.
President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced \
TAMPA, Fla. -- Don&#39;t panic; there&#39;s no need for seniors to wait in long lines for flu shots. That&#39;s the message from US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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The loss and degradation of habitat pose the most significant threats to hundreds of Florida wildlife species. Lack of funding and enforcement and staff turnover represent the biggest
Suspicions that the arthritis drug Vioxx could cause serious cardiovascular damage arose as early as 1999, the year Vioxx was approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a next-generation remedy that might be safer than older drugs like ibuprofen.
A terminal leukemia patient must have daily blood transfusions or die. A family begs doctors to do everything possible to keep their elderly mother alive. Parents cannot accept their newborn baby will not survive.
Leaders of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations should formulate a concrete plan to tackle climate change at their summit this week, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday.
A dentist from near Dumfries is struck off by the General Dental Council in order to protect the public.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops killed an armed Palestinian man early Sunday as he tried to sneak into southern Israel, the army said.
Scotland's health minister is expected to lose his job when Jack McConnell unveils a reshuffle of his cabinet.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a  slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors stay cautious after  last week's three-day rally and await results from networking  gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O which will set the  direction for technology stocks.
Police cited the driver of a charter bus that rear-ended a semitrailer, sending 17 people to hospitals, authorities said Wednesday.
Sony also announces the company's first digital SLR camera and shows off the Rolly MP3 player that thinks it's a robot.
Daunte Culpepper underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday to remove a piece of cartilage that has hampered his recovery from reconstructive surgery a year ago.
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A jury in Canton, Ohio, has reached a verdict in the trial of former police officer Bobby Cutts Jr., who is accused of killing his pregnant lover, Jessie Marie Davis, and their unborn child.
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WASHINGTON - The National Intelligence Council presented President Bush this summer with three pessimistic scenarios regarding the security situation in Iraq, including the possibility of a civil war there before the end of 2005.    In a highly classified National Intelligence Estimate, the council looked at the political, economic and security situation in the wartorn country and determined that - at best - a tenuous stability was possible, a U.S...
Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia beat Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the Open de Moselle.
Communities across the  U.S. South grieved for the dead and tried to pick up their  lives on Thursday after the deadliest round of tornadoes in  nearly a quarter century killed 57 people.
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AMERICA remembered the victims of the September 11 atrocities yesterday in an emotional day of national mourning in which President George Bush renewed his vow to defeat global terrorism.
Dog-walking could be having a dramatic impact on local bird life, a study suggests.
More than 3,000 US and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad, their second
You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you'll run into roadblocks.
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When it comes to complaining about poor exchange rates for the U.S. dollar, American tourists traveling to Europe have nothing on tourists headed into space.
Gary Megson is preparing to take legal action against West Bromwich Albion to end his contractual dispute with the club and clear the way for a new job.
Sources at the channel's directorate said the transmissions had been switched off at the instruction of the State Language Inspection.
South African gold producer Gold Fields rejects a $8.2bn bid by rival Harmony, saying the offer is not attractive.
The whale is descended from a deer-like animal that lived 48 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.
THE HAGUE : An Islamic school in the Dutch city of Eindhoven was hit by an explosion but no one was injured, ANP news agency reported, as police said the blast could be linked to the murder of a controversial ...
Six Muslim scholars are thrown off a US Airways flight after saying their evening prayers before take-off.
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ROME  - The Italian government said Thursday that it doubted the authenticity of a second claim that two female aid workers had been killed in Iraq, but that it was still checking the report.
Daily pain from sickle cell disease may be far more common - and severe - than previously thought, research suggests.
Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the pre-dawn darkness.
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When Ben S. Bernanke became Federal Reserve chairman two years ago, he set out to be the man in the gray flannel suit -- more anonymous bureaucrat than swashbuckling master of the economy.
Don't be part of a scary retirement statistic -- make Ben Stein proud by planning.
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I had a chance recently to spend a day with Eran Tor, who was in town from Tel Aviv working on ideas for new products at the Eureka Ranch.
BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Palestinian suicide bombers  killed at least 15 people in simultaneous attacks on two  Israeli buses on Tuesday, breaking a long lull in such violence  and potentially disrupting an Israeli plan to pull out of Gaza.
Women who take folic acid supplements for at least a year before becoming pregnant can greatly reduce their risk of delivering a baby prematurely, researchers said on Thursday.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding victory in Sunday&#39;s referendum.
Indiana Pacers chief executive Donnie Walsh says the team hasn&#39;t decided whether it will appeal the NBA&#39;s suspensions of Ron Artest and two other Indiana players following Friday night&#39;s brawl in Detroit.
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Angry residents of a village north of Baghdad fired into the air and chanted \
OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s reputation as an environmental leader is slipping because most federal departments aren&#39;t paying attention to the impact of their policies, says a report released on Tuesday.
Despite the positive hoopla about the launch of the Apple Inc. iPhone, the  EDGE network it uses may not thrill users for speed -- and the upgrade to a faster version could be costly.
Ofcom legalises the use of FM transmitters which allow iPods and other MP3 players to play through car radios.
Rising cost projections for the new  Medicare drug benefit alarmed U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday and  set off renewed calls to restrain spiraling drug prices and  allow pharmaceutical imports from Canada.
Hong Kong is set for a weekend of events marking 10 years since its handover from the UK to China.
Prince William turned 25 Thursday and became entitled to part of the multi-million pound inheritance left to him by his late mother, princess Diana.
Carlos Santana, who was named Person of the Year by the Latin Recording Academy, was set to perform along with Los Lonely Boys and Robi Draco Rosa at the 5th annual Latin Grammys Wednesday night.
The Motion Picture Association of America said on Wednesday it has sued a company that sells Internet downloads of current movies like \
A suspected al-Qaeda leader arrested in Lebanon last week has died of a heart attack, officials say.
The California entrepreneur who submitted the winning bid on Barry Bonds' record-tying 755th home run ball said Tuesday that he also will let the public decide what to do with it.
Changes to the social networking site will make the names and profiles of its members available to nonmembers.
The U.S. government will lower the  terror threat level for the financial services sector in New  York City, northern New Jersey and Washington, D.C., an  administration official said on Wednesday.
ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon early on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire deal that ended a war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.
Sofian Abu Zaida rapito e rilasciato da braccio armato Hamas
Gary Sheffield had an error in his second game playing first base and Randy Johnson allowed five runs over six innings while the Yankees were unable to generate any offense.
The European Union last night started legal action against Athens after it was revealed that a systematic under-reporting of Greece&#39;s budget deficit should have ruled the country out of joining the single currency.
SAN FRANCISCO - Business software maker Oracle Corp.'s quarterly earnings exceeded analyst expectations, despite sluggish sales in a product line that the company hopes to bolster by completing a long-sought takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc.    The Redwood Shores-based company said Tuesday it earned $509 million, or 10 cents per share, during the three months ended in August, a 16 percent improvement from $440 million, or 8 cents per share, at the same time last year...
As a ban on assault weapons expired yesterday, John Kerry accused President George Bush of caving in to the powerful gun lobby and not fighting for an extension of the ban.
By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 23--Taking the Sabino Canyon shuttle up to a cozy spot to picnic, dangling feet in the creek's water, followed by a leisurely walk-hike back is a favorite Tucson pastime, especially is the cooling autumn days.
TAMPA, Florida  - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens since Congress held hearings last week on drug and steroid use by baseball players.
For about three hours, the moon will traipse through Earth&#39;s light and dark shadows, a lunar eclipse. At dusk, the moon will rise in the east.
EBay will once again advertise on Google's U.S. AdWords network, but its spending on it will be significantly lower.
The 19th-ranked Mikhail Youzhny clinched the fourth title of his career by shocking No. 2 Rafael Nadal, who managed to hold his service just once in two sets.
The American Cancer Society this week will take its biggest step ever into the politics of health care reform, spending $15 million in advertising on behalf of Americans with too little health insurance or none at all.
A medical watchdog cleared two doctors who had been accused of failing to notice \
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The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.
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Swiss bank UBS has ousted chief executive Peter Wuffli following three quarters of falling profits.
French soldiers from International Security Assistance Force patrol in a residential area of Kabul, Afghanistan&#39;s capital, on Saturday, Oct.30.
Britain has received a report from U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs on options for the troubled Northern Rock bank and is talking to potential buyers about them, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday.
Treatment with an ultralow-dose of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.
A secret listening device found at the Geneva offices of the United Nations was in a room adjoining a main conference hall, where it could have been used to eavesdrop on any private conversations, the global body said Friday.
At least five people are now confirmed dead as wild storms continue to batter eastern Australia, officials say.
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Quit army or face mass rally, President Musharraf warned, as White House demands revival of constitution.
Starbucks Corp.  on Thursday  raised its store expansion target to 40,000 from its previous  goal of 30,000.
Marat Safin and Marcos Baghdatis both have very fond memories of playing at Rod Laver Arena.  But this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s memory will belong to Baghdatis, who defeated Safin to advance to the third round.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has apologised to Arsenal&#39;s Ashley Cole for his Old Trafford horror tackle on Sunday after confirming he will not contest an FA charge of serious foul play.
After canceling a Rome performance that would have launched an upcoming European tour, Barbra Streisand plans to kick off her first continental concert series in Switzerland, organizers said on Tuesday.
Russell Baze became the most successful jockey in horse racing history when he broke the all-time win record of Laffit Pincay Jr. with a victory at Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California on Friday.
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A top U.S. general said on Thursday insurgents in Iraq were using crude chemical bombs in a new campaign to create instability, as U.S. and Iraqi forces stepped up a security crackdown in Baghdad.
The US Secretary of State has called for a \
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has replaced Tom Cruise as the world's most powerful celebrity and jailbird Paris Hilton has dropped off the annual Forbes magazine list of the 100 most influential stars.
Palestinian gunmen freed an Israeli Arab  producer for CNN television unharmed on Tuesday a day after  kidnapping him in the Gaza Strip.
The lawyer for British terror suspect Rashid Rauf said on Monday that he believed his client, who disappeared last month while in police custody, was in fact being secretly held by authorities.
An Iraqi insurgency group says it has released two French journalists held hostage since August, delivering them to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language television network Al-Jazeera reported.
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MEXICO CITY, July 12 -- A Mexican court ruled Thursday that a 1968 student massacre was genocide because government officials plotted to \
Republican House of Representatives leaders struggled to contain a mushrooming sex scandal on Monday just five weeks before a close November 7 election to decide control of the U.S. Congress.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has doled out pay increases to those who work for him, despite a hiring freeze.
Legislation overhauling U.S. college student aid by slashing subsidies to lenders and using the money to boost student assistance by $20 billion was approved by Congress on Friday.
The world's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, will slightly cut European production in the third quarter and keep prices steady to help contain a market bloated with Chinese imports, the company said Friday.
Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.
An MTV Networks Europe head has quit to join the British broadband television service, BT Vision.  Michael Berry, managing director of MTV U.K. & Ireland, in April will join BT Vision as director of programming, Variety said Monday.
By Elwin Green, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  May 27--In honor of the approaching U.S. Open, we share with you a scam  attempt that not only imitates a major financial institution, but also hijacks  the image of golfer Tiger Woods.
Here are today's Battleground Dispatches \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said he has no immediate plans to retire despite the approach of his 65th birthday.
Even before the dust had settled from the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, the sand was being kicked up for another, potentially more lucrative space race: the
TORONTO (CP) - The final frames of Beyond The Sea tell the audience, &quot;Bobby Darin is still swinging.&quot;. Not only does the spirit of Darin swing in the film, but so does Kevin Spacey, who wears the many hats
Hillary Rodham Clinton retains her lead among suddenly critical Democratic Party insiders even as Barack Obama builds up his delegate margin with primary and caucus victories across the country, according to a survey by The Associated Press.
Scaring people about the health risks of smoking and obesity or the environmental consequences of pollution is an ineffective way to change their behavior, according to a wide-ranging analysis of studies into what works -- and what does not -- in getting people to live healthier lives and treat the...
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AFTER 1,000 games, 18 years and 18 trophies as manager of arguably the world&#39;s most popular club, Sir Alex Ferguson has one remaining wish.
Bobby Lee may have moved from Queens to Kansas City, but that doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t keep him selling cotton candy at Shea Stadium during Mets games.
Rasmussen Reports - A Georgia state judge ruled that a new state law requiring voters to show photo ID is a violation of the state constitution (see story).
Austin-based Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) plans to lay off about 8 percent of the company&#39;s workforce, or about 1,500 employees.
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The news that Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki , frustrated by years of losing in Seattle, may explore free agency after the season has not been lost on Daisuke Matsuzaka .
The battle for search-technology supremacy extended to new front today when Microsoft launched a tool for finding files stored on personal computers.
Santa Clara County health officials, stunned by the abrupt closure of one of the South Bay&#39;s three trauma hospitals, will recommend cutting off emergency care for people from outside the county by this fall.
It wasn&#39;t only the Minnesota Vikings&#39; offense and defense that the Lions couldn&#39;t contain. Three major Lions penalties committed in the second half Sunday helped the Vikings to a 22-19 victory.
Newly discovered documents reveal the Frank family\u00e2\u0080\u0099s desperate efforts in 1941 to get to the U.S. or Cuba.
Now that the hurricane season has ended, New Orleans residents notice a lag in work to rebuild the city\u00c2\u0092s flood protection infrastructure.
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Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.
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WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...
According to Sunday&#39;s NFL results, John Kerry is the odds-on favourite to win the US Election. The Washington Redskins loss on Sunday could mean the Democrat will win the election.
BT GROUP is likely to clinch a controversial $1 billion (\u00c2\u00a3550 million) expansion deal this week in a third attempt to build a substantial overseas presence in America.
The World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders and other international agencies have begun rushing medical teams, generators and other equipment to provide
The wartime presidential race between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry heads to its presumed photo finish this morning as voting precincts open across Arizona and the nation, and with public opinion polls showing crucial states could go either way.
LONDON - Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road, according to a scientist who reviewed five dozen diet studies.    Danish obesity expert Dr...
U.S. and North Korean officials will meet this weekend to discuss next steps under an agreement calling for North Korea to disclose and disable all its nuclear facilities, the United States said on Monday.
GRENADA, Spain : Spain&#39;s Santiago Perez, of the Phonak team, won his second consecutive stage on the Tour of Spain here following a two-year victory drought after the death of his fiancee.
In one of the first enforcement actions of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the Internet, two major travel services have agreed to make sites more accessible to the blind and visually impaired.
For the second time in three days, the US House of Representatives has passed an anti-spyware bill, this time adding criminal penalties to tough civil provisions of legislation passed on Tuesday.
Reviews of releases by Jeremy Pelt, Joe Fiedler, Roy Haynes, Tyshawn Sorey and 13th Floor Elevators.
U.S. stocks opened flat on Friday,  after monthly jobs figures showed weaker-than-expected growth,  dulling the mood on Wall Street.
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - On her seventh visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in under two years, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came away with no tangible results on Friday but said she saw promise in a Gaza truce.
Computex: Apple's entry will raise interest in everyone's smartphones, ARM CEO says.
: Indonesia will support the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) if it decides at its Dec. 10 meeting to leave its output quota unchanged, Iin Arifin Takhyan, Director General of Oil and Gas said.
LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair angrily denied allegations from his political foes yesterday that he \
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 18 -- U.S.-led coalition forces killed seven children and several insurgents during a Sunday airstrike against a suspected al-Qaeda compound, the coalition said in a statement today.
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Juan Pablo Montoya wins his final race for Williams at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Russians marked the anniversary of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution on Sunday with marches, Communist rallies and protests against a parliamentary proposal to scrap what was once the most sacred Soviet holiday.
Who knew that the opening of a sofa bed could be the key that unlocks an audience's affection &#151; and gets them foursquare on the side of one Broadway musical's new leading lady?
Today, US Republicans are gathering in Madison Square Garden, the famed New York sports arena, where they will hold their national convention and formally put forward
CHICAGO -- The country's leading pediatricians group is making its strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism twice by age 2, warning of symptoms such as babies who don't babble at 9 months and 1-year-olds who don't point to toys.
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A former midlevel manager at Boeing has agreed in principle to plead guilty to conspiring to illegally acquire sensitive documents from Lockheed Martin, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing people familiar with the details.
Former US President Bill Clinton&#39;s library will be officially dedicated today in Little Rock, Arkansas. Among those who will attend the event will be Robin Williams and Kevin Spacey, as well as former presidents Jimmy Carter and George Bush Senior.
Lawmakers defied President George W. Bush on Thursday and gave final congressional approval to legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning of preemptive strikes on terrorists. His announcement came shortly after prominent Chechen warlord, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the bloody school siege in Beslan two weeks ago.
Anti-government demonstrators streamed   into Budapest on Saturday for what was expected to be the   biggest protest yet against Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany over his admission that he lied to the electorate.
Italy's police are on trial over events at the Genoa G8 summit in 2001, in which anti-globalisation protesters were hurt. Those activists remain confident.
DAMASCUS: Syria yesterday rejected as groundless charges by US President George W Bush and some Iraqi officials accusing Damascus of interfering in neighbouring war-wracked Iraq.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL):  The LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans (LSUHSC-NO) has completed  the first step of a virtual server environment that will help ensure  access to critical patient, research and business data, even in the  event of natural disasters.
A group of developing countries proposed yesterday that the World Trade Organization study the global effects of phasing out a textiles and clothing quota system, saying that many countries are losing out because of this trade liberalization.
To coordinate and cooperate or not to, that is where the rub is, and that is the key issue when it comes to answering the question whether there will be peace in the Great Lakes region.
Germany's industrial giants Volkswagen and Siemens, and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) are planning large investments in Russia, the newspaper Handelsblatt said Friday citing ...
Berlin police have rejected accusations that their high-powered cars made them bad drivers, despite notching up almost 400 collisions and 21 write-offs in two years.
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Ricky Ponting hailed two outstanding days of pressure cricket for delivering one of Australia&#39;s biggest Test victories over New Zealand, inside four days at the Gabba in Brisbane.
Blackstone Group of New York is planning to sell the Washington portfolio formerly owned by Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust, one of the nation's largest landlords, sources close to the deal said.
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NEW YORK Buyers and sellers of spot TV time have long complained that they spend as much or more time stewarding orders via fax and phone as they do buying or selling time. Now, the New York-based Television Bureau of Advertising has launched an electronic system, ePort, to streamline the process. Once fully rolled out, the system's supporters say that thousands of hours now spent on revising orders, tracking down make goods and reconciling discrepancies could be refocused on deal making.
The remaining flu doses that have yet to be shipped will be earmarked specifically to the areas and the people who need them most, according to a joint announcement Tuesday
BOSTON - Even if you get lots of exercise, excess weight can take years off your life, a new study says. &quot;There has been some suggestion that if you are particularly active, you don&#39;t have to worry about your
London equities headed deeper into negative territory at midday, after Northern Rock issued a severe two-year profit warning and confirmed that it had appealed to the Bank of England for emergency financial support
US President George W Bush&#39;s administration supported a &quot;strong (US) dollar&quot; while trusting the market to set its value, Treasury Department spokesman Tony Fratto said today.
Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Windows Server division at Microsoft, said in an interview that he thinks the ability to configure Windows system images for various types of servers will be \
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan was released Tuesday from a suburban Los Angeles, California, hospital after a fall over the weekend, according to Joanne Drake, chief of staff for the Reagan Foundation.
Drivers of 4x4s, high-powered sports cars and other high-emission vehicles will have to pay $49 a day to enter central London, triple the current charge.
Vice President Dick Cheney waves as he and his wife Lynne leave the Washington University Hospital in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004.
Take seven brainy nerds and seven dim beauties, add Ashton Kutcher as a matchmaker and what do you get?
Madonna, a student of Jewish mysticism, was arriving in Israel for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on Wednesday. The five-day visit, which includes trips to graves of rabbinical sages, brought
The wife of French self-confessed serial killer Michel Fourniret accuses him of two more murders.
Toymaker Mattel Inc on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally with \
Democratic 2008 front-runner Hillary Clinton candidly admitted Monday her faith in God helped her survive the public anguish over ex-president Bill Clinton&#39;s marital infidelity.
When Iraq's Olympic soccer side beat  Costa Rica nine days ago en route to their semi-final clash  with Paraguay later on Tuesday, Hussein Allawi jumped so high  with joy he cut his hand in the ceiling fan.
Explosives experts are investigating the source of a single, large explosion on a US base in southwest Mosul, Iraq, Task Force Olympia Commander Army Brig.
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Interview: The former Liberal party leader Jeremy Thorpe gives his first major interview since being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
Dutch bank ABN AMRO  has received offers for its 40 percent stake in Saudi Hollandi Bank , the Saudi lender's chairman, Sulaiman al-Suhaimi, said in remarks published on Sunday.
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Harmony Gold Mining, South Africa&#39;s gold largest miner, made a hostile bid today to acquire buy Gold Fields for 52.9 billion rand ($8.
Gunmen opened fire Friday on a vehicle carrying foreign workers in Nigeria's unruly oil-producing south, killing one Lebanese man, while assailants on speedboats kidnapped two Italians in separate violence.
Orlando Cabrera began the day in South America, leaving Colombia in the pre-dawn hours. He ended it with his biggest hit as a Red Sox.
DETROIT -- Men&#39;s Health magazine has rated Detroit the nation&#39;s sexual disease capital and Newark, NJ, the runner-up. The magazine&#39;s October issue based the ranking primarily on gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia
(HealthDay News) -- Addiction to drugs or alcohol can lead to a variety of behavioral and physical changes in teenagers.
Goals either side of halftime from Ludovic Giuly and Djibril Cisse handed France the vital three points to keep the wheels on their cup campaign, but Domenech was far from happy.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary&#39;s ruling Socialist Party confirmed Friday, August 20, it had accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy and will shortly name a successor. The government crisis overshadowed Friday&#39;s celebrations ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 3,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major operation Tuesday against insurgent strongholds just south of Baghdad in an area notorious for kidnappings and ambushes...
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Ivan slammed coastal areas of Jamaica with waves two-stories high and torrential rains, but the mighty storm shifted tack and may now spare the island the worst of its fury. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...
The Kenyan foreign minister lashed out  at Britain's high commissioner on Thursday after the diplomat  told local TV that the government did not reflect the  democratic will of the Kenyan people.
Casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp.  may be the next takeover target following a private equity-led bid for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  worth roughly $15.5 billion, BusinessWeek said in its December 4 issue.
HIV infection is rising in every region of the world and most worryingly in countries like Uganda and Thailand, which had been heralded as success stories in the fight against AIDS, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK -- Curt Schilling&#39;s postseason might come to a premature end because of a dislocated tendon in his right ankle. Boston team doctor William Morgan said Wednesday afternoon that Red Sox trainers will
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people in southern China and forced 20,000 from their homes, a state news agency reported Sunday.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted an interview its editor, Cal Evans got to do with author and podcaster Paul Reinheimer.    Many of you will recognize the name Paul Reinheimer as the primary instructor for php|architect's training classes. Others will recognize him as one of the two hosts of the podcast PRO::PHP Podcast. Still others know him as the author of Professional Web APIs with PHP from Wrox Press.   I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with this young but rising star in the PHP community last year at php|works. Now, after sitting way too long on the shelf, I\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ve finally had enough time to finish this interview and present it to you.    Cal and Paul talk about things like how he got into programming, why he made the move into PHP, Paul's API experiences and COMET.
Two senior officials with Thailand&#39;s Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party were found guilty of election fraud Wednesday in a ruling that could doom the political powerhouse founded by ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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The new model of the British secret agent is neither suave nor funny. But he has his charms
A Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al Kassar, wanted in the United States on suspicion of aiding a terrorist organisation, has been arrested at Madrid airport, the Spanish interior ministry announced Friday.
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There is no magic number except for that countdown to Christmas. There are no banners for league titles won in November and December.
Investor's Business Daily - Looking for news on Russia's wireless telecom markets? Tune to a frequency somewhere between bear baiting and Russian wrestling.
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Hurricane Frances ripped apart roofs, shattered windows and flooded neighborhoods as it raged through the Bahamas on Saturday, driving thousands from their homes before beginning a slow march toward the east coast of Florida. At least one man was electrocuted in the storm...
The US economy grew 4% in the second quarter of the year, a much stronger performance than first thought.
What began as an attempt to honor Veterans Day with a powerful war movie turned into a battle between ABC and balky affiliates when some stations opted not
The United States and Europe are  drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force  in the aftermath of the Iraq war, a major transatlantic opinion  survey released on Thursday showed.
A Middle East peace conference called by U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday.
CAMP PENDLETON ---- Cheered by about 7,000 Camp Pendleton troops, President Bush thanked local Marines and sailors and their families Tuesday for their sacrifice during the war in Iraq.
A Chadian rebel group claims to have shot down a military plane which was bombing their positions.
Mississippi's junior Senator returns to leadership--and to wars with Democrats and the White House
Stocks fell on Tuesday as a sharp drop  in U.S. consumer confidence in August stirred fresh doubt about  the economy and analysts lowered revenue forecasts for  technology bellwether Intel Corp. INTC.O
Microsoft said Monday it would cut the prices of its Xbox 360 consoles in Japan as it ramps up competition with rivals Sony and Nintendo ahead of the key year-end shopping season.
Jurors at the inquest into the death of Princess Diana have heard an eyewitness account of how a motorcycle raced from the scene of the fatal car crash that killed the British royal and her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, in 1997.
Microsoft announced that Windows XP Starter Edition would be made available here early next year and at the same time Gartner has sent out a warning about XPSE.
Officials at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina say neither team will accept bowl bids after a brawl during Saturday&#39;s game between the Palmetto state rivals.
A vast swarm of locusts invades the Mauritanian capital, laying waste to the city's greenery.
A former Starbucks barista with an ear condition is suing the company for $4 million because she says noise levels in the Manhattan coffee shop where she worked were too high.
The New York Times published a review of  the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before its official  release, drawing a stinging response from its British  publishers.
A U.S. Marine was convicted of negligent homicide on Thursday in the 2006 stabbing death of an Iraqi soldier, but cleared of the more serious charge of unpremeditated murder.
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India and Pakistan on Tuesday agreed to conduct a joint survey of the boundary pillars at Sir Creek, a small coastal strip along the Rann of Kutch off the coast of Gujarat, from January 3. &quot;Both sides positively

Communications aggregator iPass said Monday that it is adding in-flight Internet access to its access portfolio. Specifically, iPass said it will add access offered by Connexion by Boeing to its list of access providers.
PARMA, Ohio  - President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  - Mardi Gras revelers packed New Orleans on Saturday as large crowds turned out to watch parades and fill the French Quarter in what many viewed as another step in the long recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
The true beginnings of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota -- a spot that was a source of much debate in the 19th century -- mark the first stop in a 2,500-mile odyssey along the length of the mighty waterway. By Michelle Delio.
Business confidence in Germany, France and Italy, the biggest of the 12 economies using the euro, probably fell this month, suggesting economic growth may struggle to accelerate, surveys of economists showed.
WASHINGTON - Attacks on John Kerry's war record may be beginning to have an impact, polls suggest, amid raised voices and new TV ads on a subject at least temporarily dominating debate in the close presidential race.    Democrats are laboring to deflect the questioning of Kerry's record with fresh ads touting his fitness for national command, even as the White House mocks the Massachusetts senator as \
It would be impossible, in a short letter, to counter every argument made in your newspaper over the past few days lambasting Mayor Rocky Anderson. The short response is that Mayor Anderson is beholden to the constituents who elected him.
Yesterday at 10:30 a.m., when he hit the TD Banknorth Garden ice sheet for the morning skate, Mark Stuart thought he might be playing in his first NHL game of the season later in the day.
Prime Minister Sharon, his right-wing base decimated by opposition to his Gaza disengagement plan, lost his last coalition partner and moved perilously close to losing his government
[World News]: Karachi, Dec 25 : In a strange case of its kind, Karachi&#39;s traffic police have grabbed a piece of land around the mazar of Pakistan&#39;s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah and constructed rooms over it, illegally.
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The Intel rival known for its Athlon PC and Opteron server processors announced on Tuesday plans to tap Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, a contract manufacturer, for extra chip-production capacity.
Movie making is competing with being a  mother for actress Kate Winslet, who finds it strange to spend  even three days away from her kids to attend the Toronto film  festival.
The $340 million acquisition of the Liverpool club of the English Premier League is the latest foray by Americans into English soccer.
MySpace, the social networking   Web site, could be worth around $15 billion within three years,   measured in terms of the value created for shareholders of   parent company News Corp. NWSa.N, a Wall Street media analyst   forecast on Wednesday.
By CHRIS BRUMMITT JAKARTA, Indonesia - The first Sumatran rhino born in captivity in more than 100 years arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday with a single task - to breed and help save the endangered species from extinction.
WILMINGTON, Del.  - PeopleSoft Inc.'s PSFT.O  chief financial officer on Wednesday said the company's  customer assurance program might not force liabilities on  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O if its $7.7 billion takeover bid  succeeds.
It will be a long way from West Lakes when Lleyton Hewitt takes on his younger sister&#39;s boyfriend. Robert Lusetich reports. IT is a US Open semi-final that has been previewed many times before -- in Adelaide.
Shares of auto parts retailer Pep Boys-Manny, Moe &amp; Jack (PBY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 10 percent on Thursday, a day after it said earnings dropped 48 percent last quarter on more struggles in its service operations, missing
For the Israelis who hated and feared him, the Palestinians who chafed at his corruption, or the Western and Arab diplomats who despaired at his mendacity and unwillingness to settle the conflict
The Arab news network Al-Jazeera showed video Thursday of 10 new hostages seized in Iraq by militants. Al-Jazeera said the 10 -- six Iraqis, two Lebanese and two Indonesian
Hamid Asan Hasan dropped his wallet, and as he stooped to pick it up he spotted the small round object. Curious, he picked that up too. It exploded and blew off part of his hand.
A teenage youth was due in the dock for the first trial of a suspect implicated in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people in Spain's worst terrorist attack.
Athens - Six weeks of sporting celebration ended on a sombre note on Tuesday as the closing ceremony of the Paralympics was cut back because of a deadly school bus crash.
A Colombian drug lord was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Florida on Thursday and ordered to forfeit $110 million, authorities said.
Police in Kenya shoot dead an elderly Maasai tribesman who tried to graze cattle as part of a colonial land dispute.
For Mike Huckabee, campaign activities in Iowa took a backseat Monday to training for the Boston Marathon.
KABUL: Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf yesterday congratulated President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on his election victory and said the neighbours needed to increase co-operation in the war on terror.
Civilians pour out of the Chad capital, as fighting continues on the outskirts, despite government claims of victory.
Hundreds of UN peacekeepers enter Haiti's biggest slum in an operation against gang members.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. team were  left needing a final-day miracle escape after Europe maintained  their stranglehold of the 35th Ryder Cup on Saturday.
JAKARTA - President Megawati Sukarnoputri urged Indonesians yesterday to accept the results of the country&#39;s first direct election of a leader, but stopped short of conceding defeat.
A court injunction is sought to stop rap star Sean Combs using the name \
The price of crude oil climbed in European trading Monday, edging back over $43 per barrel on fears that the producer cartel OPEC may cut production to stem a recent price drop.
Making his first N.F.L. start, Kellen Clemens cut a 20-3 deficit to seven points in the fourth quarter but a Ray Lewis interception with 1:04 left preserved the win for the Ravens.
Senate governmental affairs subcommittee hearing on insurance brokerage policies, with Eliot Spitzer of New York and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut scheduled to testify.
George W Bush defends anti-terror laws a day after they were rejected by a US Senate committee.
A Russian court convicted a Siberian scientist of spying at a retrial on Friday, overturning his earlier acquittal that had sparked the anger of the FSB state security forces.
A Chinese ceramic bowl dating from the 18th century was sold for $19.42 million at an auction on Tuesday, breaking the world record price for Qing dynasty ceramics, Christie's auction house said.
England captain Michael Vaughan pledged that his team would seek to carry over their triumphant form of 2004 into the new year after they came within two wickets of a ninth successive victory on a dramatic fifth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.
US retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
Rudy Giuliani loves to prove people wrong. He's trying to do it again in Florida.
BRITAIN and Germany gave Iran a final chance yesterday to co-operate over its nuclear programme - or face the prospect of sanctions.
Two further top CIA officials from the organisation&#39;s clandestine unit are reported to have resigned. The intelligence officials, who are not named, are said to have held senior positions in the CIA&#39;s Directorate of Operations, the New York Times reports.
By CHISHOLM, Donna  SUSPICIOUS SPOUSES are going hi-tech to prove their partners' affairs - through records of deleted texts stored on mobile phones.
Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urges Bill Gates to drop a Microsoft case against a Russian headteacher.
Number two seed Maria Sharapova eased through the second round at Wimbledon on Thursday with an almost effortless 6-0 6-3 victory over France's Severine Bremond.
MOJAVE: SpaceShipOne has landed safely in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a $US10 million prize intended to boost commercial-space travel.
JAKARTA, Indoesia Sept. 19, 2004 - Indonesian voters hungry for change are expected on Monday to do something that was unthinkable during the country&#39;s three decades of authoritarian rule toss out an incumbent
The Phoenix airport on Friday became the first in the United States to test new X-ray technology that can see through people's clothes and show the body's contours with blush-inducing clarity.
Oil prices jumped nearly 2 percent on Tuesday as colder weather in the United States, the world&#39;s largest heating oil market, brought temperatures more in line with seasonal norms.
Fidelity Investments, the world's biggest mutual fund firm, said on Friday its net income fell 11.3 percent to $1.18 billion in 2006 as performance of its funds slipped and its costs rose.
Pakistani security forces arrested several suspects on Monday, including some linked to Al Qaeda network. The arrests came one day after Pakistani security forces killed a senior Al Qaeda operative, Amjad Farooqi, in a raid in southern Pakistan.
Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin, two former world number ones, made light of strong winds to earn morale-boosting victories in their opening round-robin matches at the Las Vegas Open on Tuesday.
Russia's top diplomat accused the United States of launching a new arms race as the two nations traded barbs Wednesday over U.S. plans to erect a missile defense system in countries formerly under Moscow's influence.
Workers at Turkish Airlines celebrated a job well done by sacrificing a camel at Istanbul airport and their boss has now been suspended.
Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard is in his fourth season in the N.B.A. and appeared in his first All-Star Game last Sunday.
Japan's unemployment rate improved in August while a key economic survey released Friday showed growing corporate optimism in the latest signs of a gradual rebound in the world's second largest economy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
French Premier Jean-Pierre Raffarin signed an order Saturday to extradite a leftist Italian fugitive who has been convicted of murder, an official statement said.
The San Francisco Giants parted ways with manager Felipe Alou on Monday, a day after the team finished its second straight losing season.
Verizon Wireless has agreed to pay a penalty and reimburse users who were disconnected for \
The president of NBC Sports, Dick Ebersol, was hospitalized along with his son Charles, after the private chartered jet they were traveling in crashed at Montrose, Colo.
Now he is the Big Victim. For so long, we thought of Shaquille O&#39;Neal as the Big Monster. But it turns out the monster was his former sidekick, Kobe Bryant, according to Phil Jackson&#39;s new book.
The Washington Times taps John F. Solomon, an alumnus from its more liberal cross-town rival, The Washington Post, as its new executive editor.
NAIROBI - The World Health Organization launched a training campaign on Wednesday to help reduce the number of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing countries.
Pioneering heart surgeons Alain Carpentier and Albert Starr and immunologist Ralph Steinman were named on Saturday as recipients of Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards, sometimes dubbed \
'If, God forbid, India decided it was in its interests to reach a more robust military agreement with Iran, that would be enough to ruin the [India-US] relationship.
Air pollution levels in the UK are too high to meet key objectives and may harm human health, an expert tells the BA science festival.
Claims the UK government offered the car maker's potential Chinese partner \u00c2\u00a3100m to seal a deal are dismissed.
Democrats in the US are planning a Senate challenge to President George W Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
A top policeman is to call for more civilian staff to be recruited for specialist duties usually reserved for officers.
Documentary was not unfair A documentary that cited video games among the reasons for childhood obesity did not treat Sony unfairly when criticising the PlayStation maker's refusal to sponsor a fitness scheme for kids. Sony also lost a claim that the company's privacy was breached.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Toothpaste company Colgate is cutting more than 4,000 jobs and closing a third of its factories worldwide.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals of the Korea Open on Thursday, beating Miho Saeki 6-3, 6-1.
The Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner said: &quot;The club are not in discussion with Mr Sainsbury. Yet again there was no proof of funds provided.
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Inflation tops 7,600 percent as the country's economic crisis forces people to flee the country or scrounge for food.
With several panels dedicated to biofuels at the AAAS annual meeting, the sustainability of growing a large percentage of our transportation fuel is emerging as a major theme of the conference. Alexis Madrigal reports from Boston.
By Mark K. Matthews The Orlando Sentinel  ORLANDO, Fla. (MCT) -- Recent changes on the surface of Mars resemble the effects of a flash flood, researchers said Wednesday, raising the likelihood that there is water bubbling up to the surface of the red planet.
The Russian government set a starting price of $1.93 billion (1.6 billion euros) for its 7.6% stake in oil giant OAO Lukoil at an auction set for next month at which ConocoPhillips Corp.
The movie industry strikes out at file-sharing networks with another round of lawsuits in the US.
Andy Murray fights back to beat Russia's Dmitry Tursunov and reach the semi-finals of the St Petersburg Open.
Elkhart County man was one of three people in the state diagnosed with the virus this year. A person from Elkhart County has died after being diagnosed with the West Nile virus, state health officials said today.
Harry Redknapp has been named as the manager of Southampton and immediatly played down talk of treachery having left Portsmouth only two weeks ago.
Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic advanced to the third round at the DFS Classic on Wednesday.
US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are to make a comeback despite the writers' strike.
The latest failed attempt to revive peace talks is bad news for Sri Lanka's economy, already in trouble from high inflation, a foreign exchange crisis and a falling rupee.
Israeli troops detain a Fatah parliamentarian, and overnight raids kill two militants in Gaza.
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Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's \
L'ex presidente della Lazio, Sergio Cragnotti, intervistato da Radio Radio in merito alla crisi dell...
An experimental vaccine can slash the risk that children will get malaria, apparently offering the first effective way to inoculate youngsters against one of the world&#39;s biggest
The Dow Jones industrial average posted its best week since November 19, rising slightly on Friday to achieve another record close, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped as investors were reluctant to take long positions before the holiday weekend.
IBM IBM.N plans to unveil on  Thursday a group of partners to promote its Power computer  chips in a range of electronics, seeking to bring the  community-minded innovation of Linux software to hardware.
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King County officials, from left, Dwight Pelz, a King County Council member; Dean Logan, director of Records and Elections and Licensing Services; and Daniel Satterberg, with the county prosecutors office, review a disputed ballot at the King County
A suicide car bomber launched an attack close to the Australian embassy in central Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least one Iraqi and wounding seven, police and witnesses said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb killed eight policemen and wounded dozens more at a police station north of Baghdad on Sunday in the latest assault by insurgents on Iraq's security forces, police said.
NASA scientists readied space shuttle Atlantis for a piggy-backed ride atop a Boeing 747 airplane this week to the Kennedy Space Center. That journey will cap shuttle's STS-117 mission that officially ended Friday when it landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
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The big boys ignore small fry at their own peril.
Talks of a three way alliance with Renault and Nissan ended after G.M. demanded billions to cement the deal.
European business leaders in Japan lambasted on Wednesday a plan by the nation's ruling party to ban prepaid cell phones as a move that would raise questions about discrimination against a foreign-owned carrier.
Hitmaking hip-hop producer Timbaland  (\
Tiger Woods put his Ryder Cup   disappointment behind him on Thursday with a stunning start to   the WGC American Express Championship, picking up six strokes   in his opening nine holes.
Heavy rains, flash floods and landslides have killed more than 300 people in the storm-swept Philippines, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Sponsors of Hollywood's Golden  Globe Awards said on Friday they will take control from TV  network NBC of a weekend news conference announcing winners of  the coveted film and TV honors, which will open the live  broadcast to other media.
A lucky few laboratory rats and mice won a reprieve on Tuesday following an extensive European review of drug research practice, which found one standard safety test to be redundant.
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Family Dollar Stores Inc  said on Tuesday quarterly profit fell as sales at older stores declined and customers cut their discretionary spending.
Veterans groups say they will keep pressing for improved data security &amp;#151; and free credit monitoring &amp;#151; after the government found the stolen Veterans Affairs laptop computer containing sensitive data on 26.5 million people.
A jury began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover, wrapping her body in a comforter and then dumping it in a park.
In public, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had done nothing to suppress her frustration as she assented to funding the Iraq war without a deadline to end it. But behind closed doors Wednesday night, she was all business.
Jonny Wilkinson says the injury he suffered against Wasps was only a dead arm.
BEIJING -- Every few days, Houston businessman Richard Weissenborn receives injections of a radical new cancer drug at a hospital here.
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Man United is to ask the Takeover Panel to clarify its position over a potential offer from Malcolm Glazer.
City officials and business leaders reacted differently yesterday to news of a possible sale of Legoland California, this community&#39;s largest tourist draw.
A $180m five-year project to revive the depleted soils of sub-Saharan Africa is launched in Nairobi.
LONDON -- Britain&#39;s highest court harshly condemned yesterday one of the most hotly disputed elements of the country&#39;s anti-terrorist strategy -- a law allowing some foreign suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.
PHILADELPHIA Nov 27, 2004 - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
ATHENS -- It was a long goodbye almost a week in the making, but Greece&#39;s troubled star sprinters have finally left the Olympic building.
Carlos Ghosn said the Japanese automaker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board members will forgo their bonus pay to take responsibility for poor performance.
Oil's record-breaking rally lifted U.S.  crude beyond $52 a barrel on Wednesday, fueled by the impact of  Hurricane Ivan on U.S. winter inventories.
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(InfoWorld) - Technology may update and improve at a staggeringly fast rate, but some tech stories always seem to remain relevant no matter what new developments arise -- or even because of new developments. Case in point:\u00c2\u00a0the 10 Cell Phone Commandments. This story originally ran in 2000, but it struck such a nerve that it never seems to lose popularity at InfoWorld.com. In fact, as it gets noticed and re-noticed, commenters have indicated that 10 commandments may not be enough and\u00c2\u00a0have offered some excellent suggestions on keeping these rules up to date.\u00c2\u00a0In that spirit,\u00c2\u00a0we have updated the 10 Cell Phone Commandments, and we invite you to discuss the issue further below.
U.S. blue chips closed at a 2005 high  on Thursday as healthy earnings and better-than-expected  economic data lifted Wall Street's mood, but tech stocks barely  rose, weighed down by telecommunications equipment maker  Ericsson ERICY.O.
A Florida law that lets students from failing public schools attend private religious schools at taxpayers' expense is unconstitutional, a state appeals court ruled Monday.
Now, of course, the question jumps right off the page: Is it possible for a player to continue to excel while plying his trade directly in front of a sign that compares him with the immortals of his industry?
Use a virtual private network to protect yourself when connecting to the Internet from your hotel room.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.  -- Hey, Chad Johnson, Bill Belichick can talk trash, too.
Trio, the fringe channel that won acclaim for resurrecting television's flops and losers for a new audience, is fighting for it's future.
Taking the hormonal contraceptive causes a loss in sexual desire in one in six women, scientists said. Four weeks after abandoning the Pill, women who had complained of a lack of desire found their appetite for sex returned.
Robert D. Novak, the writer who first named a C.I.A. spy has remained on the sidelines of a game he started.
Microsoft's invite-only group of about 15,000 beta testers actually got the final code for the release-to-manufacturing version of Windows Vista SP1 two weeks ago, but other users will have to wait.
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Mozilla hopes to capture more than 10 percent of the browser market in 2005.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Sports Network) - James Augustine scored  21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked Illinois  to an 84-65 victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten opener for  both at Assembly Hall.
A drunken man who attacked Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson outside a London railway station was jailed for 15 months on Thursday.
President Bush will resubmit to the  Senate a group of judicial nominees blocked by Democrats as too  conservative, the White House said on Thursday as it signaled  the start of a second-term battle over the make up of federal  courts.
The Chinese powered their way to another men's gymnastics world championship Thursday. Can anyone catch them in time for the Olympics in Beijing? Hardly looked like it with the way they performed and everyone else stumbled.
Mandriva has become the latest Linux vendor to publicly refute speculation that it will join Novell, Xandros and Linspire in signing a patent covenant with Microsoft, in which the Redmond company agrees not to sue for potential intellectual property infringement.
Companies can expect to see more modularity and features in Cisco's\u00c2\u00a0IOS software over the next several quarters, as the elements of technology it recently introduced for carriers trickles down to business customers.
Shares in Deutsche Boerse rise amid signs of shareholder opposition to its proposed takeover of the London Stock Exchange.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will on Sunday hold their first talks since Hamas routed Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza, Palestinian and Egyptian officials said on Thursday.
The Miss Spain beauty contest has changed its rules to allow transsexuals and mothers to compete for the title for the first time in order to avoid any discrimination among candidates, organizers said Friday.
Amid falling oil prices, stocks climb for 2nd straight day as Dow closes at highest level since Sept. 14. BY PRADNYA JOSHI. Stocks kept climbing higher yesterday as oil prices retreated and investors continued
At least seven people are killed and 70 wounded by an explosion in the Iraqi city of Mosul, police say.
Representatives of older and new media companies detailed their embraces of the Internet Friday at the Web 2.0 Summit conference in San Francisco, with supposed old-line companies emphasizing opportunities and dismissing any threats to longstanding business models.
The departure of Farzad Nazem will follow other senior executives who have left in the wake of the overhaul.
While several celebrities threw parties in celebration of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Ludacris had another reason to celebrate this weekend &#151; his upcoming 30th birthday.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY.O on  Wednesday posted a 24 percent rise in its quarterly earnings as  demand for its household goods remained strong.
A fire engulfed Mexico's most famous fireworks market Monday, setting off a chain of explosions that destroyed hundreds of open-air stands.
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Kirstie Alley and Jenny Craig may have gone their separate ways, but the one-time \
Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.
Police say that the soldier who killed Cambridge student Sally Geeson is not linked to any unsolved cases in the UK.
In the latest sign that Israeli-Palestinian relations are warming since the death of Yasser Arafat, Israel is allowing easier travel into Bethlehem this Christmas.
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JAKARTA , Indonesia -- It wasn't so long ago that Chinese writing was banned from public places here and Chinese schools and newspapers were prohibited. But walk into the former office of Suharto, the retired Indonesian strongman who maintained these laws in an effort to integrate the ethnic Chinese community, and a large decorative poster of Chinese characters greets visitors.
The U.S. technology sector suffered another round of widespread layoffs during the third quarter, with computer firms slashing jobs most aggressively, a report said on Monday. -Reuters
In an industry driven by selfinterest it\u00c2\u0092s rare to come across relationships that outlast the Friday-to-Friday equation.
Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed into office during California's last budget crisis, promising to \
Welsh stars past and present took center stage at the opening of a glittering new concert hall in the capital, Cardiff.
Peter Mandelson has risked reopening splits with Gordon Brown by warning against \
Swallowing their pride, thousands of Palestinian government workers who have been living without salaries for nearly four months received food packets from the United Nations.
China and the United States are confident North Korea remains committed to a disarmament agreement but the issue of North Korean funds languishing in a Macau bank needs to be resolved, a U.S. envoy said on Wednesday.
Vivendi Universal (EAUG.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it was selling 15 percent of its former utility unit Veolia Environnement (VIE.
NO ROOM AT THE INN: So now we know what the Cardinals&#39; problem was in the first two games: a lack of late-night food. Because it was a busy weekend in Boston, with a big
President George W. Bush and congressional leaders agreed on Thursday on a $150 billion package of tax rebates and business incentives meant to ward off a recession in the world's largest economy.
The Symantec Corp, a leader in security software and one of Silicon Valley&#39;s oldest companies, announced early Thursday that it would acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data storage programs, to create the world&#39;s fourth-largest software company.
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Risultati della 18/ma giornata della Liga spagnola: Maiorca-Barcellona 0-2 (giocata ieri),
Shares of Martha Stewart Living  Omnimedia Inc. jumped more than 9 percent on Tuesday, on  speculation the company's namesake founder could retool her  television show with \
More peacekeepers are expected in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region on Thursday, as the bloodshed there goes on. Nigeria is sending about 50 troops to augment nearly 400 African Union soldiers already on the ground.
A US-Russian crew had to turn off autopilot yesterday and manually moor its Soyuz spacecraft to the international space station after an unidentified glitch resulted
Anyone who was paying for health insurance in 1988 will remember the last great American health insurance crisis, the one so severe it sparked a national debate on the cost of private insurance
SLOBODAN Milosevic regained the right to run his own defence against war-crimes charges, under a ruling yesterday by the United Nations court in the Hague.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A group of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda planned suicide attacks on key government leaders and the US Embassy this month, according to a senior Pakistan Interior Ministry official.
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Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Jets are off to a 2-0 start, but suffered a pair of injuries in their victory over San Diego on Sunday as center Kevin Mawae has a broken finger on his right hand and linebacker Sam Cowart has a sprained left
 - Justin Kahn
Il Celtic, avversario del Milan negli ottavi di Champions League, ha battuto l'Hibernian 1 - 0 nella...
The Sudanese foreign ministry summoned the European Union's delegation chief to protest at a renewed threat of EU sanctions over the crisis in Darfur.
BEIJING, Sept. 12 -- Journalism and human rights groups on Tuesday blasted China's efforts to further control the distribution of news and financial information by foreign news agencies, saying revised regulations showed that the government was tightening censorship.
NEW YORK -- Miguel Cotto gave the sellout crowd what it came for: a knockout of one of its own.
CANBERRA will excuse Iraq $1.1 billion that it owes Australia as the war-torn nation attempts to get back on its feet financially.
Rangers manager Walter Smith says the fact his side qualified for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup is no consolation for crashing out of the Champions League on Wednesday.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - A medical examiner studying a body in a morgue was startled when the man took a shallow breath.  Emergency medical technicians had declared 29-year-old Larry D. Green dead almost two hours earlier, after he was hit by a car.  Medical examiner J.B.
Internet giant Yahoo! extended its reach in Net&#39;s growing multimedia market today when it announced the deal to acquire media player software house MusicMatch.
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Gurinder Chadha's film, which transports Jane Austen's 1813 novel to 21st-century India, is as high concept and rife with cliche as anything ever churned out by Hollywood.
For a couple of days around this time every year, thousands of Hong Kong residents demonstrate for more democracy in the territory and in China, and for Beijing to come clean on the Tiananmen massacre of 1989.
Top U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc  said on Thursday the borrowing capacity under its committed lines of credit might not be sufficient to meet its financing needs and it might need to issue added debt or equity securities to meet future requirements.
The U.N. tribunal sentenced the   former head of the Bosnian Serb parliament to 27 years in   prison on Wednesday for a campaign of ethnic cleansing against   Bosnian Muslims and Croats during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick didn't practice Thursday because of an illness.
The drama of Kobe Bryant and the woman who accused him of rape in a little Colorado mountain town 14 months ago has moved to new terrain.
The former vice president turns his gaze, at least momentarily, from melting ice caps to the state of the American media. These are troubled times for the Fourth Estate, and here's why. Commentary by Tony Long.
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MADRID: Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 yesterday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina&#39;s David Nalbandian.
Neither mental disorders nor claims of good intent were enough to spare a National Guardsman from being convicted of attempted treason or a recommended sentence of life in prison.
A website which provided links to films, music and TV programmes loses a copyright case in the US.
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The Coast Guard on Monday rescued a man from the water after he reportedly jumped from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida.
Data from Nielsen indicates that sales of Blu-ray media for the first time has outpaced that of HD DVD; however, as expected, both camps in the high-definition format war have different ways of interpreting the data.
A major airline union called on the Transportation Department yesterday to convene a summit meeting of management, labor and consumer groups to find ways to help the struggling industry.
Intel today announced a faster Pentium 4 of its high-end Extreme Edition (EE) series as well as an updated PCI Express chipset now supporting FSB1066.
The Federal Reserve will keep lifting  U.S. interest rates to less stimulative levels but will focus  increasingly on economic data as they make their decisions, a  raft of Fed officials suggested on Tuesday.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and LeBron James missed two free throws and two 3-pointers in the final 13.7 seconds, letting the Dallas Mavericks slip by the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-92 Thursday night for their franchise record-tying 14th straight victory.
An online gambling site is inviting macabre bets on whether Heather Mills&#39; prosthetic leg will fall off during her participation in US television show &quot;Dancing with the Stars.&quot;
World number one Roger Federer will begin the defense of his Australian Open title against Argentine Diego Hartfield after the draw was made at Melbourne Park on Friday.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 9 -- For pitcher Matt Chico, this otherwise meaningless spring training game mattered.
Eric Simons resigned Friday as coach of South Africa&#39;s cricket team after a string of dismal performances which saw the country slip from second to sixth in world Test rankings.
Popping vitamin pills will not prevent gut cancers and may shorten life expectancy, research suggests.
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.
For almost three hours, two of the NBA's best point guards went head to head in a shootout, neither willing to let his team lose a game that will go down as a classic. In the end, Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns beat Jason Kidd and the New Jersey Nets 161-157 in a double-overtime thriller on Thursday night that was as good as it gets in the NBA.
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NEW YORK -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday will unveil a new version of its top-end e-mail phone for business users, replacing the signature side navigation wheel with a front trackball that first appeared last year on the consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl.
A new computer chip developed by Intel promises to perform calculations as quickly an entire data center, while consuming as much energy as a light bulb. By the Associated Press.
Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - The University of Florida announced during a Monday afternoon press conference that head football coach Ron Zook has been fired, effective at the conclusion of the season.
In an interview published recently  in Pitchfork, Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore mentioned  that the band needed to record a new song for a Starbucks  compilation. Within minutes of his remarks hitting the  Internet, chat rooms and the band&#39;s fan sites were awash in  cries of &quot;foul&quot; and &quot;sellouts.&quot;
Vonage, the U.S. pioneer of low-cost phone service over Internet broadband connections, on Tuesday said it was working with a phone maker to offer a \
New York researchers have found nearly half of all Parkinson&#39;s patients also suffer from depression. Neurologist Irene Richard of the University of Rochester Medical Center, in a study summarized in the Aug.
Japan's Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd. said on Monday it had begun U.S. trials for a drug to combat bird flu -- one that has a different mechanism from the current class of drugs used to fight the disease.
A U.S. district court has approved a  $1.5 billion trust to be set up by two Halliburton Co. HAL.N  units and their insurers to pay asbestos claims, Halliburton  said on Friday.
Following results of recent clinical trials on popular cholesterol drugs, cardiologists are questioning whether a patient\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cholesterol should be all that matters.
During the annual U.N. General Assembly, leaders who would rather not be seen on the same continent will find themselves under one roof, doing their best not to mingle.
Deepika Padukone is still busy shooting her first feature film, but the model-turned-actress is loaded with film offers
The House and Senate last night overwhelmingly voted to extend three tax cuts aimed at the middle class along with a bevy of business-tax breaks, sending President Bush a
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin.
KITSIYOT, Israel  - Israel released dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a U.S.-backed deal to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas Islamists last month.
Hundreds of Pakistani troops took up positions in two northwest towns bordering Afghanistan amid reports of an offensive by Afghan forces, officials and residents said.
President Bush on Tuesday accused Democrat John Kerry of proposing a &quot;big government takeover&quot; of the US health care system as he set the stage for his third debate with the Massachusetts senator.
A man has been charged over the Glasgow murder of Polish student Angelika Kluk, it emerges.
LIMOGES, France -- In the second cemetery attack in a single weekend, vandals smashed vases and tipped over crosses on Roman Catholic tombs in central France, an act the prime minister condemned Sunday as &quot;scandalous.
Joe Royle has moved quickly to cover for the injured Drissa Diallo with the busy Christmas and New Year scheduled looming. Karbassiyoon goes straight into the Town squad and is expected to start in tonight&#39;s
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Oxygen and food will be worrisomely low on the international space station by Christmas, and it&#39;s crucial that a Russian supply ship get there by then, a top NASA official said today.
Bram Cohen didn't set out to upset Hollywood movie studios. But his innovative online file-sharing software, BitTorrent, has grown into a piracy problem the film industry is struggling to handle.
A handful of potential managers, including Lenny Dykstra, has emerged from the Mets' 1986 World Series-winning team.
A permanent solution to the North Korean  nuclear crisis is unlikely until Pyongyang's communist system  gives way to democracy, a prominent former South Korean general  said on Friday.
LATIFIYAH, Iraq  - Iraq said it had found a chemical bomb factory in the restive city of Fallujah as US-led forces rounded up scores of suspected insurgents in a major sweep through the country&#39;s &quot;triangle of death.
Four Lebanese were killed and more than a dozen were wounded in a car bombing that hit a U.S. Embassy convoy in Beirut today, according to U.S. officials and local news reports.
Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs &#151; even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters &#151; even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher &#151; the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.
WASHINGTON - More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973.    The orders show Bush was on \
The Motley Fool's Rick Munarriz takes a look at the business week that approaches.
China is determined and has the ability to crush any attempt by Taiwan to declare independence, Communist Party chief Hu Jintao said on Sunday amid tensions with the self-ruled island over which Beijing claims sovereignty.
It took them 23 minutes to make a first down. We still don&#39;t know how long it took to make a touchdown, because they still haven&#39;t made one.
The Houston Astros not only tied the National League Championship Series with a 6-5 triumph yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Supreme Court dismissed a case Monday in which a defendant says his lawyers gave him bad advice by telling him to reject a plea deal that would have spared him a death sentence.
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Back in February, President Bush sat down in the Oval Office for an interview with Tim Russert and spoke about his service in the National Guard.
Gunmen snatched two Americans and a  Briton from a house in central Baghdad on Thursday, the latest  in a wave of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
The former Cheney aide convicted in the Valerie Plame case could fall victim to the magic of federal sentencing guidelness
Australia got their European tour off to a successful start on Saturday when they beat Scotland 31-14 after threatening to blow the hosts away completely with a four-try barrage in the opening half hour.
The E.U. warned Microsoft against foreclosing competition in computer security software by tying new security features into Windows Vista.
Two weeks of negotiations at a United Nations conference here on climate change ended early Saturday with a weak pledge to start limited, informal talks on ways to slow
Every fall, Marilyn Krom tries to make a trip to Vermont to see its famously beautiful fall foliage.
People selling items over the internet or through newspaper adverts are warned of a sophisticated fraudulent payment scam.
MOSCOW, November 30 (RIA Novosti) - Gazprom will bid in the Yuganskneftegaz auction, Gazpromneft chief executive officer (CEO) Sergei Bogdanchikov told the Russian Gas-2004 second international forum Tuesday.
By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan . The purported leader of Taliban-linked militants holding three UN hostages in Afghanistan said his group is split over whether to &quot;get rid&quot; of
Bernie Ecclestone criticises Silverstone's owners after the British Grand Prix is axed from the F1 calender.
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A federal jury has convicted the former owner and president of ATE Tel Solutions of wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the E-Rate program, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Battery maker insists that the risk of devices' catching fire is low.
Schools in the West Bank and Gaza Strip remained closed Tuesday as thousands of their students gathered in the Rose Garden opposite the Knesset in Jerusalem to protest against the disengagement plan.
Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has effectively tried to sideline a powerful regional rival by promoting him to cabinet minister less than a month before presidential elections on Oct. 9. Ismail
The 51-year-old Scot has quit his post at Blackburn and will take over at St James&#39; Park next Monday. A Newcastle United club statement read: &quot;Graeme Souness leaves Blackburn Rovers today to take up the position of team manager of Newcastle United.
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Investors have spoken. Here's what they had to say.
Millions of bleary-eyed New Englanders  on Thursday savored a feeling lost generations ago: the joy of  a Red Sox World Series victory that ended an 86-year drought  and, some say, lifted a legendary curse.
JVC has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association, the company and association say in a statement issued this week. The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is the group responsible for promoting the Blu-ray Disc optical
North Korea set three conditions on Friday to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks on its nuclear programs.
Acer has passed Lenovo Group as the world&#39;s third largest PC vendor with its&#160;purchase of Gateway, and now it&#39;s&#160;gunning for U.S. giant Dell.Next year, Acer could take up to a 12 percent share of the global PC market, putting it in the position to challenge Dell, said J.T. Wang, chairman of Acer, at the company&#39;s third-quarter investors&#39; conference in Taipei on Friday.Shipments by Acer have been growing fast this year due in part to a focus on laptop PCs, the hottest segment of the PC market, and the company&#39;s strategy of working closely with distributors.Acer&#39;s shipments grew 58 percent year over year in the third quarter, according to Gartner. The Taiwanese PC vendor accounted for 8.1 percent of global PC shipments during the quarter, compared to its 5.9 percent share during the same time last year. The figures do not include Gateway, which&#160;Acer bought&#160;for $710 million last week.Dell&#39;s unit shipments grew 3.5 percent during the quarter, but it still lost market share compared to last year, finishing in second place at 14.4 percent compared to 15.9 percent.Hewlett-Packard kept its title of the world&#39;s biggest PC vendor by shipments during the quarter with an 18.8 percent share, compared to a 16.1 percent share a year earlier. Lenovo, the fourth place vendor, took an 8 percent share, compared to 7.5 percent last year. Market researcher IDC puts&#160;Lenovo ahead of Acer&#160;according to its third-quarter PC shipment figures.&quot;We believe we can maintain strong growth momentum through 2008,&quot; said Wang.Acer forecasts it will still grow by a double-digit figure next year, and faster than the global PC industry. Executives also said the fourth quarter of this year looks to be a good quarter, with no indication of a decrease in demand for PCs.&quot;We have not seen any slowdown. Demand is still quite good,&quot; said Gianfranco Lanci, president of Acer. He forecast unit shipments to grow 10 percent to 20 percent over the third quarter. The company did not say how many PCs it sold in the third quarter, but Gartner puts the figure at nearly 5.55 million units.In the fourth quarter, Acer will also start adding Gateway shipments to its figures, which will add to its market share.Gateway sold only 865,000 PCs in its biggest market, the U.S., during the third quarter, down from 1.01 million the same time last year, according to Gartner. Lanci believes a stronger laptop PC lineup will boost Gateway&#39;s market share figures in the U.S. going forward because the mobile PC is the hottest segment in the industry. New Gateway laptops could be out as early as the first quarter of next year.And Dell isn&#39;t sitting still. Efforts to turn around its business finally paid off this quarter when its worldwide unit shipments rose for the first time in four quarters. It&#39;s a huge company with a lot of resources and could still turn itself around. Acer&#39;s executives said size was becoming ever more important in the global battle for PC market share because bigger companies can force suppliers to cut their prices. That means Dell, as the second biggest PC maker, is still in a strong position.REFERENCES:Wall Street Beat: Acer masters the Art of War, Aug. 31, 2007Acer completes Gateway acquisition, Oct. 17, 2007Acer to acquire Gateway for $710 million, Aug. 27, 2007Gateway brand to expand after Acer purchase, Aug. 27, 2007
Tonight marks the beginning of a month-long fast for Muslim students at the University, as they seek to strengthen their relationship with God during Ramadan, the Islamic month of blessing.
President Bush urged Congress on Saturday to find a middle ground between mass deportation or instant U.S. citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants already living in America.
West hails Turkey's search for a diplomatic solution as Ankara pressures US and Iraq to halt rebel attacks.
Moose and lobster are the signature symbols of Maine, but the black bear has lumbered to the fore in a referendum campaign that is attracting big money and stirring strong emotions.
A rare break in rough Bering Sea weather is allowing officials to gain a better sense of damage from a large spill in the Aleutian Islands.
Tough financial times call for tough decisions ... or maybe just an extra drink or two.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday that he had requested a team of investigators from Britain's Scotland Yard to assist in the investigation into the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Singapore shares ended higher Wednesday led by selected blue chips, with investors expecting the market rally to continue, traders said.
President Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman yesterday as his second secretary of energy, tapping an administration veteran to lead the Energy Department at a time
DreamWorks&#39; underwater animated adventure &quot;Shark Tale&quot; was still the big fish of the weekend box office when final receipts were tallied on Monday but it fell short
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller met with Austrian officials Thursday to discuss last week's arrests in Vienna of two suspected al-Qaida operatives and assess the threat of terrorism during next summer's Euro 2008 soccer tournament.
Crude oil fell to the lowest price in almost two months after Iran, OPEC&#39;s second-biggest oil producer, said it would stop enriching uranium to ward off US calls for sanctions.
Rebels in Aceh have agreed not to disrupt the flow of aid into the province, Indonesia's foreign minister says.
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President Bush officially secured the GOP presidential nomination on Tuesday with the votes of delegates from Pennsylvania, the same battleground state Republicans hope will deliver a win come November over Democratic challenger John Kerry.
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BRIGHTON, England - Britain&#39;s treasury chief - widely believed to harbor leadership ambitions - urged Labour Party members Monday to support embattled Prime Minister Tony Blair and not let the Iraq war derail their annual convention.
Patrick Ramsey will start tonight when the Redskins face the Rams, a team looking to rebound from a 24-7 loss Monday at Kansas City.
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Blog: Nielsen metrics changes benefit AOL over Google by looking at amount of time users spend on a Web site instead of just unique visitors
SAN ANTONIO - The City Council on Friday approved an ordinance requiring strippers to wear their permits while they are on stage.  City Councilman Chip Haass pushed the measure, adopted unanimously by the 11-member council, as a way to make it easier for police to identify dancers.
Democrat Hillary Clinton, in a whirlwind tour of the Sunday TV talk shows, sought to defuse complaints that she's too polarizing to win the White House or lead the nation, particularly out of Iraq.
Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday ruled out visiting Auschwitz as atonement for wearing a Nazi uniform at a party just two weeks before the 60th anniversary of the death camp's liberation.
The details of letters written from Princess Diana to Dodi Al Fayed are revealed at their inquest.
Emotiv Systems has developed a neural-processing technology that lets players manipulate a game environment with their mind alone.
Wales wing wizard Ryan Giggs is set to return to action in a fortnight and not the six weeks that was first feared following the hamstring injury he suffered in the Premiership clash with Spurs.
A bigger boy made me do it Fresh revelations emerged overnight surrounding allegations that police bugged conversations between Labour MP Sadiq Khan and his constituent, Babar Ahmad, in a visiting room at Woodhill prison. The former Thames Valley police officer at the centre of the case has said that the surveillance was carried out at the request of the Metropolitan police, who had put him under \
The media giant more than doubles the charge it will take to cope with its infamous circulation inflation.
Eighteen prominent scientists and researchers say there is no question that sea lice from fish farms are lethal to wild salmon, no evidence to the contrary and a need for greater protection.
Mourners prepared on Sunday for the first funerals of 330 people killed in the bloody battle that ended the siege of a southern Russian school on Friday -- but others did not know if loved ones had survived.
Israel sought to put an end to a surge in rocket attacks from Gaza, sending its air force Friday against a symbol of Hamas power in the heart of Gaza City and simultaneously choking off shipments of fuel and food across its border with the strip.
Republican Rudy Giuliani declined Tuesday to tell a voter where he agrees and disagrees with conservative members of his party, saying it's about more than \
Beijing says six workers have been killed since 2003 on construction for the Olympic Games in August.
The ruling Hamas group accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of starting a war after his security forces opened fire on Friday on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and firefights broke out in Gaza.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon apologised to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday after an Israeli tank crew killed three Egyptian policemen on the border between Egypt and Gaza.
SLALEY, England, Aug 17  - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has thrown down to gauntlet to the international soccer authorities to preserve the health of the world &quot;superstar&quot; footballers for major tournaments.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two whales lost on the Sacramento River swam 14 miles toward the ocean Sunday after lingering for a week about 70 miles from the sea, officials coordinating the rescue said.
Members of the Sept. 11 commission urged Congress yesterday to impose strict deadlines on the Department of Homeland Security to close loopholes in the nation&#39;s transportation system, even if it means going up against powerful ...
OTTAWA - An indicator that gives an early look at Canada&#39;s economic situation showed more signs of slowing in September, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
According to new British study, patients who use the internet to find out information about chronic disease rather than listening to their doctor could be putting their health at risk.
By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Mar. 3--Replacing all the power benefits from the lower Snake River dams would cost $400 million to $550 million yearly, the Bonneville Power Administration announced Friday.
Iran must do more to win the confidence of weapons inspectors that it isn&#39;t seeking to acquire a nuclear bomb, said Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the United Nation&#39;s nuclear watchdog.
The Utah Supreme Court on Friday struck down a ban on guns at the University of Utah, saying campus officials cannot adopt a policy that runs counter to state law.
It lived up to its name: The temperature in International Falls fell to 40 below zero Monday, just a few days after the northern Minnesota town won a federal trademark making it officially the \
Investors banking on more  interest-rate cuts may get some clues about what comes next  from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who testifies  before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress on Thursday.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 2004-11-24 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Diana Duyser will soon become $28,000 richer, courtesy her 10-year-old sandwich. It&#39;s no ordinary sandwitch, though.
Individual cells in the pancreas that are capable of producing insulin-producing beta cells have been identified in adult mice by University of Toronto scientists.
Nagma talks about her experiences acting with Rajnikanth.
India's captain Mahendra Dhoni is looking for a fresh start to the tour of Australia with Friday's Twenty20 game.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. NEW DELHI, India -- An Indian court Saturday remanded in custody the head of a popular Indian Internet auction site owned by US giant eBay Inc.
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Oil rallied to a fresh record high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the dollar tumbled to a record low, Washington imposed new sanctions on Iran and gunmen shut more oil production in Nigeria.
Some 100,000 Liberians, who fled 14 years of war, are being sent home a year after the fighting ended.
Robert Blake's lawyer began chipping away at the credibility of a prosecution witness who hasn't even taken the stand yet by making reference to the man's possible drug use.
Grocer William Morrison has reported strong sales at the Safeway stores it has converted to the Morrison brand and says it will speed up the rebranding of the chain it bought in March.
NBC, CBS and ABC - have provided news and entertainment to American television viewers for decades. Each network broadcasts the evening news at 6
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A day after Whitehouse Station-based Merck abruptly withdrew from the market Vioxx, its blockbuster arthritis drug, Pfizer yesterday moved to promote Celebrex, its competing medicine.
Wine, Armenian delicacies and a vegetarian Thanksgiving:   Rhode Island's annual Beaujolais Festival will be held Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Rhode Island Convention Center. Tickets,  $75,  include wine and dinner, and support The French American School Of Rhode Island.
ZIMBABWE international goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro was red carded on Thursday night as his Israeli club Bnei Sakhnin went down 1-5 against English premiership giants Newcastle in the Euefa Cup.
The Sudanese government is ready to sign agreements with Darfur rebels on Tuesday covering aid and disarmament in the war-torn region, a junior government minister said, marking a major breakthrough after two weeks of talks.
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Ness Technologies (NASDAQ: NSTC), a provider of IT solutions and services, today announced that its subsidiary Ness CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) received the ITAPA 2004 Distinction Award, presented to the ...
The UK's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says house prices fell by 0.5% in October.
Derek Jeter settles his case with tax officials, who had said the Yankees captain should have paid three years of taxes as a New York state resident.
OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.
Intel WiMAX joint venture to be spun out Pipex revealed the final stages of its corporate seppuku operation today with news that the remainder of the group intends to demerge its WiMAX business then flog the rest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Early one summer's evening, five parents gathered at a suburban Boston home. They had wine and fruit tarts, cheese, crackers, and fresh fruit. Laughter and hugs filled the room.
Pixar Animation Studios reported higher third quarter earnings Thursday on home video sales of its five animated films, most notably last year's hit \
The Mac may be the cooler computer, but aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t there more PC users in the world?
A plan before the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a 14-story apartment building is drawing opposition from some neighbors in the East 60's.
Lebanon's future is at stake in a battle  between \
The Philippine military said Friday rescuers have recovered 484 bodies from landslides and flash floods in an eastern province, bringing the toll from this week&#39;s powerful rainstorm to 527 people.
In a short time, in a public way -- while on Metro, or in line at Starbucks, or inside a movie theater -- ring tones signal who you are. Or who you want people to think you are.-The Washington Post
Your endorphins give a little jump just looking at the set of David Neumann\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cfeedforward,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which opened on Tuesday at Dance Theater Workshop.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Sports Network) - The Charlotte  Bobcats signed free agent shooting guard Steve Smith on  Thursday.
X-rays on the ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko reveal unusual objects he apparently swallowed, the BBC learns.
As the soldiers in Iraq soldier on, we party on. Washington's next celebration, a $40 million inauguration, will be most entertaining.
So what will Curt Schilling do for an encore tonight? Take the mound without a flu shot? Five days after baseball&#39;s most inspiring comeback that didn&#39;t involve an Iowa cornfield, Schilling
Barry Bonds broke his major league record for walks in a season and rookie Noah Lowry allowed four hits in seven innings plus last night in the San Francisco Giants
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IAC/InterActiveCorp, the online company controlled by Barry Diller, said its performance was proof that it should proceed with a spinoff despite opposition from the controlling shareholder.
SHOWER OF PINK SLIPS: U.S. employers cut jobs last month for the first time in more than four years, the starkest signal yet that the economy is grinding to a halt if it hasn't already toppled into recession. Employers cut jobs by 17,000.
UN chief Kofi Annan says Iraq is almost in the throes of a civil war, as the country's president visits Iran.
Politics, and political filmmaking, were the talk of Hollywood this summer. But on the eve of the election studio offerings are all about escapism.
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized and offered $100 credits Thursday to customers who shelled out $599 for the most advanced model of the iPhone this summer, only to have the company unexpectedly slash the price $200 in a push to boost holiday sales.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin, a black belt in judo, apparently has the time to contribute to a textbook on the sport in addition to running the world's largest country.
Rasmussen Reports - The immigration reform debate may be shaking up the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has inched past Arizona Senator John McCain for second place in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll. Just two weeks ago, Romney was in fourth place among GOP hopefuls.
Italian police on Monday arrested Pasqualle Condello, 57, one of Italy's most wanted bosses of the southern 'Ndrangheta Mafia, who has been on the run since the 1980s, the ANSA news agency reported.
The rest of the world has contributed so little to the fight against AIDS that the United States cannot make its full contribution this year, according to President George W. Bush&#39;s global AIDS coordinator, Randall Tobias.
Plus: SAP revenues solid, outlook moderate...Phone sales boost Nokia profits past forecasts...eBay posts large quarterly loss on Skype write-down...IBM services buoy earnings...Yahoo net profit falls.
Some Catholic Church activists in Austria accused Pope Benedict of devoting too little time to hear ordinary churchgoers' concerns during a visit starting on Friday and said he was risking losing more of his flock.
Legal dispute over storage patent is about to get going in earnest, part of a wider skirmish over security software turf.
CAIRO, June 13 -- Candidates allied with Egypt's governing party secured 86 of 88 seats at stake in parliamentary elections this week, the government said Wednesday, in the first test of constitutional changes that critics charge were meant to block the opposition Muslim Brotherhood from power.
The American Idol finalist makes is on Mad Magazine's List of 2007's biggest idiots!
Thailand yesterday told military-ruled Myanmar that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year, but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s house arrest has been extended.
Fears that a hiring spree at Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays, could drive up cost growth next year sent the bank&#39;s shares sharply lower yesterday.
Iran said Thursday that talks with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on investigating traces of weapons-grade uranium found at a Tehran university were constructive, state media reported.
Think of the children UK government policies designed to safeguard kids might backfire by diverting valuable resources while creating a \
Nearly all the senior officials who came to office with President Bush still are on the job. But a big exodus and a Cabinet reshuffling seem likely if he wins a second term.
UK house prices unexpectedly rose in November at the fastest pace since July, reinforcing expectations real estate values will level out, avoiding a collapse from records, according to Nationwide Building Society.
Best practices for search engine optimization are constantly evolving, and are starting to look more like conventional business plans.
Tropical storm Meari battered Japan yesterday, killing five people and injuring 52 as it whipped up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed electricity lines and forced thousands to evacuate to shelters.
New evidence suggests the same drugs that help reduce levels of artery-clogging cholesterol might prevent nerve damage brought on by diabetes, Australian researchers said on Friday.
Microsoft plans to release patches for five Windows flaws next week, the software giant announced Thursday. The company posted the information on its TechNet site as part of a new program that gives the general
By ROBIN BROWN. After three decades as a volunteer Salvation Army bell ringer, 64-year-old James &quot;Sonny&quot; Rosel keeps thinking of retiring.
An Iraqi militant group has kidnapped two  French journalists and given the French government 48 hours to  end its ban on Muslim headscarves in school, Arabic television  station Al Jazeera said Saturday.
HAVANA -- At least three dissidents arrested in a broad crackdown by the Cuban government last year were released Monday, according to friends, relatives and human rights activists.
Barren and uninhabited, Hans Island is very hard to find on a map. Yet these days the Frisbee-shaped rock in the Arctic is much in demand -- so much so that Canada and Denmark have both staked their claim to it ... via Ann Arbor News
Michael Owen&#039;s World Cup could be over after the striker was stretchered off after just one minute of the 2-2 draw against Sweden.
OTTAWA - Most Canadians agree there&#39;s too much government-run gambling in the country and the boost in tax revenues isn&#39;t worth the social cost, a national poll suggests.
While 11,000 tickets went begging in Game 1 of this playoff series, the Houston hitters did not. The Astros&#39; heat wave that produced a 36-10 record in the last six weeks of the season descended on Atlanta.
The Screen Actors Guild on Monday  said it will give veteran character actor Charles Durning its  lifetime achievement award at its upcoming awards show in  January.
A man clad only in underwear and a T-shirt wrestled a wild leopard to the floor and pinned it for 20 minutes after the cat leapt through a window of his home and hopped into bed with his sleeping family.
U.S. consumer products giant Procter &  Gamble Co.  has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare  line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality  watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.
A painting of naked and pregnant supermodel Kate Moss by one of Britain's greatest living artists, Lucian Freud, was unveiled Friday at the London auctioneers Christie's.
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At a job fair in downtown San Diego yesterday, dozens of information technology workers wandered the Civic Theater community concourse looking for leads on jobs.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. , the consumer products giant behind brands like Ajax detergent and Irish Spring soap, plans to cut its worldwide workforce by about 12 percent, or about 4,400 jobs, and close one-third of its factories as part of a four-year plan aimed at boosting its sales and profits. Its stock climbed nearly 8 percent.
WASHINGTON - Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads...
Ukraine's electoral commission is due to announce the official results of last month's re-run presidential election.
Instead of earning a trip to the B.C.S. title game, the Trojans were sent on a return trip to the Rose Bowl, leaving plenty of intrigue on Sunday as to who will hop into the No. 2 slot in the B.C.S. rankings.
A CONMAN who made \u00c2\u00a313.8million with spam emails offering non-existent money-making schemes has been jailed for nine years. Dubbed a &quot;modern day snake oil salesman&quot;, Jeremy Jaynes ripped off thousands of internet customers.
Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Young is named artist of the year at the Americana Honors and Awards.
Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos acknowledged publicly today that he is willing to strike a deal with Major League Baseball to allow the Montreal Expos to move to Washington if certain conditions are met.
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The International Monetary Fund announced that the council of governments, stakeholders in the Fund&#39;s capital approved yesterday to provide an urgent aid for Iraq estimated at $ 436 million and representing the first loan from the Fund for Baghdad.
A key witness in the trial over the murder of British backpacker Caroline Stuttle said he saw a man running from the bridge after the victim fell to her death but that man was not the accused.
HOUSTON - Ball High grad Damon Jones can list a number of reasons why he signed with the Miami Heat during the offseason, but at the top of that list is one word \u00e2\u0080-haq.
European Union economic commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned that the undervaluation of China's currency was an economic headache for Europe.
Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik threatens to sue an Indian family for alleging he married their daughter.
The nation's spy chief on Sunday would not identify what CIA interrogators are allowed to do in getting information from terror suspects, but tried to assure critics that torture is not condoned or used.
CKE Restaurants Inc. (CKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said sales at its Carl&#39;s Jr. and Hardee&#39;s restaurants open at least 13 months rose sharply in September, helped by strong demand for breakfast meals.
The trial began one recent morning as it has every day. The two billionaires were escorted into the courtroom cage where defendants sit on hard benches. The prosecutor, wearing a blue military-style uniform as is customary, swept in, three stars on his shoulder. The three judges, all young women in black robes, slid into their leather seats.
A respectful, loving ode to firefighters, &quot;Ladder 49&quot; attempts a closer look at what drives those who place themselves in danger, and at the family dynamics that help shape a firefighter&#39;s mind-set.
Man Utd's Wayne Rooney faces a ban after being charged with violent conduct for shoving Tal Ben Haim.
InfoWorld - Desktop search has its sights set on corporate PCs, leaving enterprise IT wary of potential security issues associated with the highly anticipated tools.
Noranda, Canada's largest mining company, said on Friday that it may be acquired by the China Minmetals Corporation in a deal worth more than $4.7 billion.
Chicago - The Bears flirted with acquiring DE Adewale Ogunleye from Miami since March, but in the end it took trading a Pro Bowl receiver to address an anemic pass rush.
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Wind-powered charger prototyped Eco-warriors planning to head down to the Glastonbury mud festival - sorry, music festival - later this month will be able to re-charge their mobile phones in an almost entirely carbon-neutral fashion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Could Macedonians ride and carry shields at the same time? With a little help, Oliver Stone balances military history and movie pragmatism in \
Simply inhaling a saltwater spray could help prevent the spread of diseases including flu and tuberculosis, U.S. and German researchers reported on Monday.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. A SWAT team has surrounded Southern California&#39;s Crystal Cathedral after a gunman opened fire inside. No one is hurt.
Wal-Mart will introduce a partnership with all of the six major Hollywood studios \u00e2\u0080\u0094 to sell digital movies and television shows on its Web site.
The wireless industry meets in Barcelona this week with a bevy of flashy new cell phones, faster networks and more entertainment geared for the small screen taking center stage at the 3GSM World Congress.
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Electronic Arts, the world&#39;s largest video game publisher, Monday said it was buying almost 20% of the French video game maker Ubi Soft

France coach Bernard Laporte makes five changes to his pack for Saturday's visit of Wales in the Six Nations.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited workers' ability to sue employers for pay discrimination that results from decisions made years earlier.
The Knesset has been holding a two-day session to approve Israeli Prime minister Arial Sharon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pullout plan according to that after 37 years of occupation 8,000 Jewish settlers would be evacuated down four other settlements in the West Bank would close
Force Dynamics, L.L.C. -- a joint venture  between Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) and General Dynamics Land  Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE:GD) --  today named the members of its board of directors.
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Police arrest nine people following allegations that the National Lottery and children's charities were defrauded.
The Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit is finally back in its old stomping grounds, munching olive-drab sagebrush and hopefully doing what rabbits do best.
By MARK LONG OCALA, Fla. - Wesley Snipes was released on $1 million bond after pleading not guilty to federal charges including falsely claiming millions of dollars in tax refunds, two months after he was indicted in central Florida.
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The Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a legal case that may decide whether wineries can sell directly to out-of-state consumers.
October 28, 2004 A Korean film festival will be held next week for foreigners in Seoul, whose opportunity to enjoy Korean movies in a theater setting with English subtitles is limited.
The seasoned Hill aide  knew what she was getting into when she agreed to become Hillary Clinton's chief of staff. The woman was quite prepared for all eyes to be on the biggest celebrity arriving in Congress, the first lady of the United States, who was expected to use her Senate seat as a...
PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Steelers wide receiver  Plaxico Burress' injured hamstring will keep him out for a  third straight game when Pittsburgh welcomes the New York Jets  to town Sunday.
U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday and   the Nasdaq jumped more than 1 percent as investors saw the drop   in crude oil prices helping to bolster consumer spending and   underpin strength in corporate profits.
The memorial service was held outside, with a few mourners, bunches of flowers and a framed photo of the 55-year-old deceased, an elephant named Peaches.
At least eight people were killed Tuesday as a bushfire burned out of control across a southern Australia peninsula, others were missing and six more were rescued after they escaped into the sea, officials said.
The German government expressed annoyance at the Bundesbank following a press report which suggested the German central bank was sceptical about Berlin's growth forecast for next year.
Spanish police said Friday they arrested 15 people after smashing a huge Internet ring of paedophiles who downloaded large quantities of child pornography.
Firefighters rescue a young couple trapped on the balcony of their flat during a blaze in west Belfast.
More snow is expected to fall in parts of England which could lead to further disruption for travellers.
The brother of British Iraq hostage Ken Bigley says sources in Kuwait believe his sibling is being transferred by hard-line extremists to another group.
Citizens in Taizhou are being asked to contribute to what could become the world's largest DNA databank.
US Marine Sgt. Sean Riley of Orange County, CA, from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, watches over a supply route in Ramadi, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.
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By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN FRANCISCO - Despite a robust second quarter and a sunny financial forecast, networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. is coming under intense scrutiny over fears about the company's ability to sustain its torrid growth rates.
Kate Allen produced a stunning run to  overhaul long-time leader Loretta Harrop in the last 150 meters  of the women's Olympic triathlon Wednesday and win Austria's  first gold medal at Athens.
Lynne Spears, Britney Spears' mother, will publish her book on parenting despite her teenage daughter becoming pregnant recently.
IBM yesterday sold its personal computer business to China&#39;s leading manufacturer, Lenovo, in a deal that reflects the profound changes taking place in the economic world order and marks the end of an era for one of America&#39;s most iconic companies.
French doctors set off to carry out the first operation on a human being under zero-gravity.
US plane maker Boeing wins a $5.5bn order from Germany's Lufthansa for its new 747 passenger jet.
LAS VEGAS -- Andre Stolz played like a veteran instead of a rookie and shot a 5-under 67 to win the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas by a shot over Tom Lehman and two others.
US President George W Bush is likely to send more troops to Iraq next year, an administration official says.
BESLAN, Russia - Russians rallied against terrorism Tuesday in response to a hostage-taking that claimed more than 350 lives, and President Vladimir Putin denied a link between Russia's policies in Chechnya and the standoff in this southern city.    In an interview late Monday with foreign journalists and academics, Putin again rejected Western calls for negotiations with Chechen rebel representatives, Britain's Guardian daily reported...
The Dutch private equity firm will sell the stake in the mobile telephone company to a Dutch investor.
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The corruption trial of former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma begins in Pietermaritzburg.
Here is a round-up of this week's U.S. celebrity magazines People, Life and Style, Us Weekly and In Touch Weekly. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
(Source: Raritan)  Implementing an effective BOCA project requires progress through five basic stages: assess, plan, build, stabilize and optimize. This paper will discuss each of the five stages and how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and used for monitoring and management throughout the process, will dramatically improve overall efficiency by minimizing the need to travel and reducing cycle times.
Fijian troops returned to their barracks on Thursday after taking control of parts of the capital in a show of force, but the embattled prime minister said he was confident that talks could still avert a coup.
Louisville is 4-0 and views tonight&#39;s game against Miami as a chance to prove it can play against the best. By JASON SWANCEY. MIAMI -- The third-ranked Hurricanes have every reason to be confident going into
President Bush submitted a plan to  the U.S. Congress on Thursday that gives a new national  intelligence director authority over much of the intelligence  community, but not the full powers sought by the Sept. 11  commission and key lawmakers, documents show.
A group of local veterans is standing behind John Kerry&#39;s bid for the White House. The group blasted TV ads by the &quot;Swift Boat Veterans For Truth&quot; which question Kerry&#39;s service record in Vietnam.
By Brendan Brosh, Daily News, New York  Dec. 16--Nintendo says the fix is in.   The company is offering to replace 3.2 million remote control straps from  its wildly popular Wii console because of a surge of complaints.
Society Integration Affairs Minister Nils Muiznieks (Latvia's First Party) today will meet with Latvian community in Toronto, to inform about a support program for the Latvian diaspora from 2004 until 2009, ...
Developments concerning Iraq on Monday. A roadside bomb killed one American soldier and wounded five others in western Baghdad.
Microsoft and other groups told federal lawmakers at a congressional hearing that a Google-DoubleClick merger would hurt the Internet.
Felix &quot;Tito&quot; Trinidad is back, and back with a vengeance. Trinidad, the Puerto Rican icon and former three-division champion, came out of a 29-month retirement and destroyed
(InfoWorld) - After a series of false starts, sales of devices for the digital home will take off in 2007, the chairman of Acer said Tuesday. Large numbers of users will start to replace their current home entertainment centers with digital devices because the hardware, mostly made from PC parts, is easier to use and connect to other gadgets, and thanks to attractive prices, said J.T. Wang, the chairman of Acer, at a conference in Taipei. \
AL QAIM, Iraq  - On a street surrounded by ruins of bombed-out homes, stonemasons were working into the hottest part of the day to finish the second-floor gallery of the grand house they are rebuilding for Sheikh Mausuf Murdi.
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Spain&#39;s Miguel Angel Jimenez carded a four-under 66 in the final round to total 14-under 266 to win the Omega Hong Kong Open, his third victory in Asia this year.
THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number three Ernie  Els fired a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to move two shots  clear in the WGC-American Express Championship second round  Friday.
LONDON : Jose Mourinho is amazed by the team spirit amongst his Chelsea stars and insists it is making them unbeatable. The Portuguese boss guided Porto to Champions League glory last season with a team that
Doctors deny older people treatments they would offer younger patients, a study says.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia sought to  reassure Western aid workers after a gunfire incident Sunday in  the major tsunami aid base of Banda Aceh raised safety fears.
WAI, India  - Authorities began an investigation  on Wednesday into the cause of a stampede and fire near a Hindu  temple in western India that killed more than 250 people during  an annual pilgrimage.
Hours before she was to have been executed for the murders of her husband and children, a Texas woman was spared on Wednesday when Gov.
Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, newly married to co-star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, is so much in love that he says when it comes to sharing things his wife takes precedence over all.
LONDON: Asian countries are at great risk from AIDS, but countries like Pakistan, where prevalence is low, can ward off potential epidemics through prevention programmes if they act quickly, the United Nations reported on Tuesday.
Pacific Rim trading nations agreed they should work harder to control the production and trade of shoulder-launched missiles to keep them out of the wrong hands, foreign and trade ministers meeting in Chile said in a resolution
The militant group led by al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi posted a gruesome video on a Web site Monday showing the decapitation of a man identified as American civil engineer
USC alumnus Andrew Card will remain White House chief of staff during President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second administration. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe president has asked Andy Card to stay on and he has agreed to do so,\u00e2\u0080\u009d spokesman Taylor Gross said.
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Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers yesterday said it has agreed to pay $225 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by Tyco International Inc. shareholders in the aftermath of the 2002 disclosures of financial abuse at the manufacturing company.
A formula added to food could have the potential to extend the lives of obese people by 20%, scientists believe.
Human resources officers now find themselves courting interviewees who want, and even demand, a good reason to come on board.
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That's one small word for astronaut Neil Armstrong, one giant revision for grammar sticklers everywhere.
The statement read: This is fantastic news. We are both absolutely delighted. We are planning to have the baby in Spain. The England captain and Real Madrid midfielder had revealed earlier this month that
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Russia vowed yesterday to keep reducing nuclear warhead stockpiles to \
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Russia shuts down a vital railway link to Georgia's breakaway republic, Abkhazia amid post-election tensions.
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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says proposals to restrict the amount of testing Formula One teams can do in 2005 is nothing more than a &quot;stupid manipulation&quot;.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--When Sun Microsystems releases Solaris as open-source software, it plans to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the operating system--one of several ways Sun hopes to make Solaris more
The bank offered no hope for a near-term turnaround after it posted a fourth-quarter loss of 12.5 billion Swiss francs ($11.3 billion) and warned that 2008 would be a difficult year.
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Microsoft and watch maker Swatch say they are offering a new line of wireless data watches, bringing the era of Dick Tracy wristwatch radios one step closer.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has refused to publicly back Gordon Brown as his successor, as the Labour Party conference opened with calls for unity and fresh focus.
A former general who has pledged to fight terror and fix the economy was headed for landslide win over incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia's landmark elections Monday, according a nationwide sampling of votes by an independent pollster.
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Una tifosa del Legnano di 50 anni &egrave; stata denunciata dalla polizia per porta abusivo di arma ...
With more than triple the US average of African-American homicides, the city is battling to protect kids from gunfire.
The actor visits a Chennai cancer hospital to spread cheer among the patients.
In the wake of America&#39;s crushing defeat in the Ryder Cup there were calls for the annexation of the Pacific island of Fiji. Having the world No 1 on their team might or might not have helped the US at Oakland Hills.
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Memorial Tournament midway through the first round Thursday because of an injured left wrist.
Blog: New fees don't appear to have stopped many Webcasters from silencing their streams yet, but they're still counting on a formal compromise with the music industry.
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Washington DC, Nov. 1 -- With one day left in the final campaign dash for the White House, US President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John F. Kerry spent Sunday in the key battleground states of Ohio and Florida.
THERE WILL be an asterisk next to Barry Bonds&#39; home-run records. It may not appear in Major League Baseball&#39;s official archives, but it will be ingrained in the public mind.
The return of tailback Anthony Davis from an eye injury should give Wisconsin's stagnant offense a huge lift &#151; and might even help the Badgers' already dominant defense get better.
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A rocket exploded in the air above the US military compound in Kabul on Friday, the eve of Afghanistan&#39;s presidential poll, but there were no casualties, a spokesman for the international peacekeeping force said.
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U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday, with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.
Apple has issued a fix for its Airport Extreme product, which it says would prevent attackers from causing system crashes on computers connected to a network. Only Intel Core Duo systems are affected, according to an advisory.
Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary produced by James Cameron that contradict major Christian tenets, but the Oscar-winning director said the evidence was based on sound statistics.
The UN says government air strikes on rebel-held territory in northern Ivory Coast are a \
People using their mobile phones while driving are among those being targeted by tougher penalties in NI.
SHARES in Jarvis leapt nearly 20 per cent on the last day of trading before Christmas after the embattled engineering and construction group staved off financial collapse by completing the sale of its stake in London\u00e2\u0080\u0099s underground rail network for
None of the multimillionaires in the Red Sox' rotation has thrown a major league no-hitter, unlike rookie Clay Bucholtz.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given Argentina a one-year extension on repaying $US1.1 billion ($A1.58 billion) in debt.
Private equity firm Alchemy Partners is  lining up a 3 billion pound ($5.9 billion) bid for U.S. car  maker Ford&#39;s  luxury UK brands Jaguar and Land Rover, the  City A.M. newspaper said on Monday.
The potential US mad cow case renews interest in more public data and tracking of animals. By Mike Lee -- Bee Staff Writer. Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news.
It&#39;s like that television ad, &quot;Another loan lost to Ditech.&quot; This was another week lost to the Republicans. George W. Bush&#39;s proven failure to fulfill his National Guard duties
A genetic test which can detect signs of prostate cancer in urine has been launched in the UK.
Chris Leak threw for a career-high 322 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 Florida held off another late rally to beat Arkansas.
Canada&#39;s Goldcorp said Sunday it has reached an agreement in principal to buy Wheaton River Minerals in an all-stock deal valued at about $2 billion.
Text of an interview with Kosovan Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who  says war crimes evidence against him is fabricated.
The Illinois attorney general has subpoenaed documents from Countrywide Financial, broadening an investigation into lending practices that has already led to a lawsuit against one mortgage broker.
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher will retain the captain&#39;s armband for Scotland against Lithuania after getting the nod ahead of experienced defender David Weir.
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 8 December: More than 13.2 per cent of netizens under the age of 18 suffer from internet addiction, said a report issued by the China National Children's Centre here Friday [8 December].
Kevin Harvick turned New Hampshire International Speedway into his personal playground, dominating Sunday's race to take the early lead in NASCAR's Chase for the championship.
New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer, who is suing insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos.  MMC.N on fraud and bid-rigging charges, said on Thursday  negotiations with the company have just begun and no settlement  value has yet been discussed.
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana noted an improvement in the security and humanitarian situation in Sudan's crisis-hit Darfur region and pledged millions of dollars to help an African mission enforce a ceasefire.
Shares and currencies drop in Asia after a massive underwater earthquake sent giant waves crashing into coastlines across the region.
MADRID, Oct 4  - Spain on Monday expressed further satisfaction at the arrests in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, saying that the neighbouring country had made hunting down members of the underground ETA group a top priority.
A Tanzanian accused of conspiracy in the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Dar es Salaam was acquitted on Wednesday. Rashid Saleh Hemed, 33, denied involvement in the Aug. 7, 1998
They love Yao. Now comes Yi &#151; Yi Jianlian, the 7-foot power forward who will be among the top choices in Thursday's NBA draft.
A court in Ghana on Wednesday delayed for  a second time the sentencing of two British teenagers found  guilty of smuggling 6 kg (13 lbs) of cocaine to allow a social  services report to be taken into consideration.
The second round of AU-chaired talks aimed at finding a solution to the Darfur crisis are set to open in Abuja.
IBM and chip design firm Mediatek are collaborating on ultra-fast chip sets for the consumer market.
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U.S. stock markets were flat in early trading, but European markets recorded significant gains, extending a global stock rally that began Wednesday afternoon.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Several US marines were either killed or wounded when a powerful car bomb exploded in a neighbourhood on the edge of Fallujah Monday.
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A businessman and wrestling booster who has sponsored Olympic and school-age athletes is under investigation by state and federal authorities examining the distribution of steroids and human growth hormone.
AUSTIN Texas A-and-M had a seven-point lead, the ball to start the second half and a rowdy section of maroon-clad fans in a silent sea of orange.
The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract deal with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.
Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - The economy added 144,000 jobs in August, the best performance since May, but 6,000 fewer than economists had forecast, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Germania e Lussemburgo approvano prospetto Buenos Aires
Seeking to cut costs and streamline operations, Time Warner will separate AOL\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Internet access business from its Web site and online advertising business and cut 100 jobs at its corporate unit.
The flaw exploited by the most recent versions of the worm such as Santy.C or Santy.E is more general than the original, and can occur anywhere a site designer has left the door open for the inclusion of arbitrary files into PHP scripts, reports IDG News
Even though the dishes, garbage and dirty laundry were piling up, homeowners Cat and Harlan Barnard were getting no help from their two children.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A large wall in a building under construction at Dubai airport collapsed Monday, killing more than eight people and injuring many more, a contractor said.    Workers at the site said they saw up to 40 casualties being taking away, but there was no confirmation of the number of wounded...
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Cleveland Cavaliers guard  LeBron James and Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry were named  NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week,  respectively, for games played Monday, January 17 through  Sunday, January 23.
The European Union executive outlined a new long-term plan for economic revival which, in a break with the past, puts the focus squarely on deregulation and business-friendly policies.
The Iraqi government says it has reached an agreement to end weeks of clashes in the Sadr City district of Baghdad between Shi&#39;ite fighters and American forces.
For some job seekers, a trip to a  virtual world may hold the key to an actual job.
A Swiss company that is being investigated on suspicion of fraud and abuses in the United Nations&#39; oil-for-food program paid the son of Secretary General Kofi Annan more than $50,000 for consulting
The company wisely hedged its bets on the growth in LCD television sales.
A judge has ruled a seriously ill premature baby should not be revived if she stops breathing.
At the Super Bowl next month, the music industry will be switching teams \u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Apple to Amazon.com.
European equity markets were expected to open higher on Monday, thanks to oil prices falling after it was hoped a UN-brokered ceasefire would end five weeks of fighting between Israel and Hizbollah.
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover \
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Manchester United supporters demonstrate against a possible takeover of the club by American businessman Malcolm Glazer before their side&#39;s English Premiership game against Arsenal at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester England, Sunday Oct. 24, 2004.
The White House challenges a report for Congress saying Iraq has met few targets used to measure progress.
The chief US negotiator on North Korea said Wednesday the nuclear disarmament process was back on track, with UN inspectors set to return after more than four years and talks likely to resume within weeks.
The US health secretary is expected to announce an order for five million more doses of flu vaccine, but it appears they won&#39;t come from Canada.
MADRID, Dec 30 (SW) - Spanish giants Real Madrid have officially unveiled former Brazil manager Wanderley Luxemburgo as their new coach.
A video apparently showing three foreign election workers kidnapped in Afghanistan was shown Sunday on Arab television. The video was the firmest evidence yet that the three are in the hands of a Taliban splinter
Federal regulators' narrow approach to solving one of the United States' biggest post-Sept. 11 fears -- a terrorist flying a plane into a nuclear power plant -- is under attack for adding to public safety concerns.
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Texas to print presidential primary ballots without Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich's name.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday his government had stopped Iraq sliding into civil war and said violence in and around Baghdad had plunged under a U.S.-backed security crackdown.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld went to Kuwait to lead a morale-lifting discussion with troops bound for Iraq, and found himself fielding complaints about ageing vehicles that lacked armor against roadside bombs.
The electronic-payment processor agreed to buy a rival, the eFunds Corporation, for about $1.8 billion to bolster its debit card business.
Ofoto co-founder launches self-service publishing site so people can find recipes online and print personalized, hardcover cookbooks.
Britons passion for motoring shows no sign of cooling despite some of the tightest road restrictions in the world.
Tired of gawkers, Kevin Connolly traveled by skateboard, capturing their sheer human curiosity.
Police must be barred from storing profiles of innocent people on national DNA database, experts say.
DEAD SEA, Jordan, Dec. 1--The official purpose of the third annual session of the U.S.-backed Forum for the Future was to promote democracy around the world. But there were no plans for a joint statement on universal freedoms, since efforts to compose such a missive at last year's forum meeting dissolved into bickering....
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Thirteen people were killed on a commuter flight from St. Louis on its way to Kirksville. The crash happened just two miles from the Kirksville Airport.
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Honda Motor Co., with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen.
With $41 trillion in private wealth set to be transferred in the United States in the coming decades, families are wondering how to prepare their children.
In a political fundraising world traditionally dominated by lobbyists and wealthy business executives, small-dollar donor Hrishi Karthikeyan found a way to make his own splash, right from his desk.
Turkish warplanes struck eight PKK guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday in the latest in a series of strikes, the General Staff said.
A deflected strike from Deco gave Barcelona a 1-0 derby win at Espanyol on Saturday, taking Frank Rijkaard&#39;s in-form side five points clear at the top.
Washington Post staff writer Charles Babington will be online to discuss how the earlier Daylight Saving Time this year may be affecting your computer or handheld device.
The US Congress is ready to vote on sweeping changes to the country's intelligence agencies.
Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling on federal sentencing had been keenly awaited for months because it was expected to resolve questions that had put cases on hold throughout the federal system.
RFID chips ease concern over the latest E. coli outbreak and prove the technology's potential.
LOS ANGELES - The recording industry on Thursday filed another round of copyright infringement lawsuits against people it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.
Tropical Storm Felix could become a hurricane Saturday night or on Sunday in the Caribbean and may be a Category 3 hurricane by the middle of next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.
Russia wasted valuable time at the start of the school hostage crisis, negotiator Ruslan Aushev says.
More than 10,000 people fled the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-torn eastern province for neighbouring Burundi last year, Burundi's interior ministry said Saturday.
Satirist Chuck Cohen announces his candidacy for the 2012 Democratic (or Republican) nomination.
Scientists run an experiment at the bottom of a mine in Minnesota to search for evidence of dark matter are also making music.
Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati&#39;s hopes of qualifying for next week&#39;s lucrative season finale were crushed by quarter-final defeats at the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Friday.
Former President Clinton will have to ask President Bush for permission to release thousands of domestic-policy records from his two terms in the White House, officials at Clinton's presidential library said Friday.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - Rescuers dug the bodies of six  members of one family -- a couple and their four children --  out of the rubble of an Iraqi house bombed by U.S. warplanes on  Wednesday, witnesses said.
A former contract worker at a nuclear laboratory run by the U.S. Energy Department was charged with stealing classified equipment used for uranium enrichment, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
A Japanese firm pioneers a system to share fragrances over the internet.  Also: A Bollywood movie makes its debut on cell phones & hellip;. Merck smarting from Vioxx pull & hellip;. and more.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has an unusual visitor that experts are hoping will be a permanent houseguest: a great white shark.
Ahmed Qureia, the Palestinian prime minister, has appealed to all political and military factions to avoid violence while Yasser Arafat lies critically ill in a French military hospital - and after he dies.
Within hours of arriving at their Orange Bowl headquarters, members of Southern California&#39;s top-ranked football team ventured out for some sightseeing.
Britain's army forces are to get their first Muslim chaplain, a defense ministry source was quoted as saying.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Explosions shook the Old City of Iraq&#39;s Najaf while suspected US AC-130 gunships pounded positions held by Sh&#39;ite militiamen in the holy city late Thursday, witnesses said.
Paris Hilton was put in handcuffs and taken from her home in a sheriff's car for a court hearing on Friday that could end with the socialite being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.
Only glimpses of the monster are seen in Stephen Kay's supernatural thriller. Unfortunately, the same is true of the movie's plot and character.
A major re-ordering of South Africa&#39;s gold mining industry is expected to get under way today with Gold Fields of South Africa poised to announce a multi-billion dollar merger with one of its big Johannesburg-based rivals, most likely Harmony Gold.
It is the news that Internet users do not want to hear: the worldwide web is in danger of collapsing around us. Patrick Gelsinger, the chief technology officer for computer chip maker Intel, told a conference
The San Francisco-based company said that it earned $267 million during its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Nov. 25, up from $96 million at the same time in 2006.
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HYDERABAD: Microsoft will hire several hundred new staff at its new campus here in the next year, its chief executive said on Monday -- a move aimed at strengthening its presence in the country.
NEW YORK  - Although all women of childbearing age are recommended to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to prevent possible birth defects should they become pregnant, findings from two new studies indicate that most eligible women, especially those between 18 and 24 years of age, do not.
US pay TV firm Comcast is set to roll out set-top boxes featuring Microsoft software, in a crucial test for Microsoft's cable TV ambitions.
A Frenchman is shot dead in the Saudi city of Jeddah, the country's official news agency says.
Many nations will follow the United States in slapping sanctions on Iran if it fails to suspend its nuclear enrichment program soon, Australia, a strong U.S. ally, said.
Challenges to file-swapping sites seem to be spurring the creation of new networks harder to shut down.
Nigeria's police are planning to buy 80,000 new firearms ahead of next year's elections, a spokesman says.
Dell debuted the latest additions to its Axim PDA line-up: three new models based on Intel&#39;s newest processor and mobile graphics technology, and ready to accept tracks downloaded from Windows Media-based online music stores.
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A US judge throws out civil lawsuits accusing the Saudi government of helping the 9/11 hijackers.
HAVANA, Sept. 13 -- Cuban math, at least the political version, goes like this: President Bush plus Luis Posada Carriles, a Fidel Castro opponent who is suspected in the bombing of a civilian Cuban jet, equals Adolf Hitler.
Fraud involving payments supposed to help victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita likely exceeds earlier estimates of $1 billion and only a tiny fraction of the money has been recovered, according to a U.S. government report released on Wednesday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Saturday that preliminary data show sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose approximately 2.5 percent in January.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.
It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked at Sacred Heart. His reply: Israeli counterintelligence.
An excitable, book-length high-five for the Boston Red Sox by two of their fans, the novelists Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan.
Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp.  and bond insurer Radian Group Inc.  agreed to terminate their pending merger, the companies said on Wednesday, citing market conditions.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 21--It's easy to sympathize with fishermen on Hatteras Island and elsewhere along the North Carolina coast who lament a pending rule that would limit catches of snowy grouper, a lucrative fish, and a few other species.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Charlie Villanueva posted  game-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds and Rudy Gay added 18  points as 19th-ranked Connecticut snapped No. 8 Syracuse's  16-game home win streak with a 74-66 victory at the Carrier  Dome.
The Seau punch has finally run out of juice. Junior Seau retired from the NFL on Monday after 13 seasons as the live-wire leader of his hometown San Diego Chargers and three less-productive years with the Miami Dolphins.
Police in China have arrested rights activist Hu Jia and charged him with inciting subversion in a crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics next year, another activist and a rights group said Saturday.
The ruling struck down a 47-year-old German law that had blocked Porsche from taking over Volkswagen.
Google Inc.  unveiled on  Wednesday a Web site dedicated to literacy, pulling together  its books, video, mapping and blogging services to help  teachers and educational organizations share reading resources.
A 15-year-old youth opened fire on classmates at his school in southern Argentina, killing four students and injuring five others, authorities said.
It is the first rule that every aspiring pitcher learns. Without a balanced delivery, nothing works. For a right-hander, the right ankle is the foundation.
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The European Union's top justice official on Friday proposed replicating U.S. border security measures in Europe, with plans to fingerprint and electronically record the entry and exit of all visitors.
A rare discovery three miles south of Provincetown in Cape Cod Bay has marine biologists scratching their heads. For the first time since 1998, a white lobster has been caught in New England.
Indianapolis Colts take on Chicago Bears in this year's NFL showpiece in Miami.
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Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa said it will cut 750 jobs at its mobile telephone business in the city to maintain its competitiveness by trimming operating costs and generating savings.
[Hollywood News] Washington, Sept 24: If there is one thing sir Elton John doesn&#39;t like , it is being mobbed by reporters, for tempers went flying after he was surrounded by the press after his private plane touched down at a Taiwan airport before his
Australia&#39;s government will spend A$591 million ($455 million) to upgrade security at its overseas missions and embassies over the next five years, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
This time Ashlee Simpson sang it for real. We think. The 19-year-old pop artist was among a slew of stars who played Monday during the 2004 Radio Music Awards at the Aladdin hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
The feds wrote a prescription for pain for tens of millions of Americans by relying exclusively on two private companies to produce the flu vaccine, Sen. Chuck Schumer (DN.
As the world prepares to celebrate Christmas, a British child agency that has been active in the troubled region of Darfur has announced that it is ceasing operations in the area owing to recent fatal attacks against its staff.
The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.
things hammered out, and we&#39;re going to do that over the next two weeks.&#39;&#39;. expansion Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers after the 1971 season.
Today, storm-tossed Floridians are scrambling to get ready for what would be a first for the state: a fourth hurricane this year, called Jeanne, which is threatening to strike Sunday.
The UN says it will discuss the issue of child abuse by UN troops, following allegations uncovered by the BBC.
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--After seven months of bumping around within a range, it appears as if the dollar may finally be on its way somewhere - down.
ver since Gov. James E. McGreevey&#39;s bombshell disclosure of his relationship with a man, Golan Cipel, the man in question, has been in seclusion - first in New York, then in Israel, where his house has recently been surrounded by ...
Downing Street defends Tony and Cherie Blair against newspaper claims about the two flats they let in Bristol.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  faced a surprise challenge on Monday to his plan to expedite a  pullout from Gaza when Benjamin Netanyahu, his main rival in  the Likud party, called for a referendum on the issue.
Twenty-four hours earlier, Danny Fortson was bickering his way toward a couple of technical fouls and an ejection, which he admitted cost his team a victory.
PARIS  - Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were handed provisional bans for missing doping tests by the IAA.
Britain&#39;s Home Secretary David Blunkett tonight admitted he had been wrong to give a rail warrant intended for MPs\u00e2\u0080\u0099 spouses to his married lover Kimberly Quinn.
Marc Jacobs banished this fall's matronly crepes and replaced them with girlish skirts in Crayola colors. Michael Kors showed a terrific collection, filled with upbeat takes on the 1970's.
What's Next For Google - ISP, Browser, Desktop Search?  Google has had a meteoric rise to stardom. I remember an article I saw in PC World Indian Edition in the year 1999 which mentioned this small startup with a funny name. I passed it on like yet another search engine which ...
President George W. Bush said on Friday he strongly condemned Iran's detention of U.S. citizens and called for them to be freed \
JAMMU, India : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reaffirmed his pledge to build a &quot;new&quot; Kashmir while appealing to militants to renounce violence and return to the political mainstream.
US retail sales are set to slow markedly this year as consumers feel the impact of rising interest rates, the National Retail Federation says.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat donates blood at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 file photo. Yasser Arafat&#39;s health worsened Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004 and a team of doctors went
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Former champion Andy Roddick   celebrated his 24th birthday by overpowering Dane Kristian   Pless to close out play on Wednesday night to move into the   third round of the U.S. Open.
Democratic Senators seek federal probe of plan to air anti-Kerry film 2 weeks before election day. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - At least 18 Democratic senators are seeking a federal probe of Sinclair Broadcast Group&#39;s
Jermin Defoe scores twice as Spurs secure top spot in Uefa Cup Group B with a comfortable win over Dinamo Bucharest.
Gary Megson provokes a range of contrasting opinions - usually positive, sometimes negative - but on one issue everyone is agreed: he cuts an edgy, nervous figure.
A federal judge in California ruled that Qualcomm can keep selling some chips whose designs infringe patents held by Broadcom through January 2009.
The EU's trade relationship with China is \
A new analysis finds that clinical trials of breast-cancer treatments by drugmakers show positive results far more often than non-industry trials. Why the difference?
With its legal jargon, economic analysis and software-speak, yesterday&#39;s court ruling on the European Commission&#39;s antitrust sanctions against Microsoft was not an easy read.
Two French soldiers with the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Afghanistan died in a road accident near Kabul this week, the alliance said Saturday.
The eight West African states that use the CFA franc begin replacing their old banknotes.
Laura Bekke moved into her new Amsterdam flat last week and declined to have a fixed phone line installed. Merijn Groenhart, a
INDONESIA&#39;S outgoing President Megawati Sukarnoputri today tearfully conceded defeat in last month&#39;s elections, clearing the way for the winner, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, to begin forming a new government.
Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston say they have separated after \
Ruling party conservative Felipe   Calderon won Mexico's presidency on Tuesday, ending a long   legal battle over vote fraud claims, but his leftist rival   vowed to fight on in the streets.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was on course to win a third successive term on Friday as voters swung back behind his ruling Fianna Fail party rather than gamble the country's prosperity on an unproven coalition.
Residents of U.S. rural areas are up to 20 percent less likely to get a heart, kidney or liver transplant than urban dwellers, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Cameroon has experienced one of the most rapid spreads of HIV infection among adults in the whole of West and Central Africa. The government of Cameroon says it has a broad strategy to fight AIDS.
Anguished relatives begged for the lives of an American and a Briton kidnapped in Iraq as the deadline passed Tuesday for another hostage to be beheaded by terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
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Britain&#39;s Princes William and Harry share memories of their mother, Diana, in their first US television interview to be aired weeks before the 10th anniversary of her death, NBC News said Tuesday.
Poland's two biggest refineries scrambled Friday to reassure clients that they would experience no crude oil shortfall after a trading wing of shattered oil giant Yukos invoked a contract provision that indicates it will be unable to fulfill supply commitments to the former Soviet bloc country.
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WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use.
Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is expecting her first baby with country crooner Keith Urban, her publicist said Tuesday.
A Web site that enables its users to store photos and video for inclusion in MySpace profiles will become a part of the popular online hangout.
The bond insurance company MBIA said on Wednesday that it planned to sell $750 million in common stock as it tries to maintain its crucial AAA credit rating.
IBM is looking to the developing world to fuel its growth.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair (9) gets off a pass before Minnesota Vikings defensive end Kenny Mixon, left, can reach him during the first quarter in Minneapolis, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
Gael Garcia Bernal is Mexico&#39;s Tom Cruise, an actor with range and sex appeal who may become an international box-office star.
Emotions are finally settling down in the entertainment industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bubbling cauldron of labor disputes.
A UN worker piles up the materials and equipment at the counting center after completing the counting of votes in Kabul on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
Iran on Monday froze sensitive nuclear work including uranium enrichment in a move likely to thwart US efforts to report the Islamic state to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
Creo Inc., a Canadian maker of imaging software, said Wednesday that it swung to a loss in the fiscal fourth quarter as the cost of entering the digital plate business and the strength of the Canadian dollar offset higher revenue.
The first part of Microsoft's new Expression Studio for Web site development adheres to standards while making CSS and XML drag-and-drop easy.
MILANO, 15 NOV - Il presidente veste i panni del buon padre e guarda al bicchiere mezzo pieno, l&#39;IInter, nel dramma del suo gioco, \u00c3\u00a8 comunque una squadra con carattere. Ma quella attuale &#39;&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 una situazione grottesca&#39;&#39;.
A life-size statue of a GI in mourning made from the bronze of two melted-down monuments to Saddam Hussein was dedicated to the 4th Infantry Division.
(CBS/AP) HBO showed its muscle at the Emmys Sunday, as &quot;The Sopranos&quot; became the first cable series to win best drama and &quot;Angels in America&quot; - a miniseries about the AIDS crisis - captured a record-setting 11 trophies.
Within hours of arriving at their Orange Bowl headquarters, members of Southern California's top-ranked football team ventured out for some sightseeing.
The Washington Nationals canceled batting practice and players were allowed to show up at the ballpark later than usual because a chartered Amtrak train carrying the team home from New York derailed early Tuesday morning.
A landmark settlement that had 10 former WorldCom directors agreeing to pay $18 million from their own pockets was scuttled on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Shares of Acer Inc. opened down by their daily limit on the Taiwan Stock Exchange early Tuesday, as investors took a dim view of its decision to buy U.S. PC vendor Gateway Inc. Acer stock opened down 6.9 percent at NT$59.2 (US$1.79), the lower limit imposed by trading rules on the local stock exchange, and wallowed around that level for much of the early trading day. \
Nobody ever made an illusion towards the fact that Sean Fanning, founder of the popular music sharing program back in the ol days Napster, would make it back in the software world.
Some see U.S. presidential challenger Senator John Kerry as an articulate war hero with credentials to lead a superpower, others are grateful President Bush toppled Saddam Hussein.
Two games, two wins. Two convincing wins. So, where do your Boston College Eagles stand, Jeff Jagodzinski?
Italian police say they have broken up a gang suspected of kidnapping illegal immigrants and holding them for ransom.
The internet is crawling with eligible ladies. Before you start pitching woo, sharpen your game with this handy guide to digital dating. You're practically guaranteed to meet the woman of your dreams. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
Almost every accountant has a story about a small business client who showed up on April 10 or thereabouts, expecting to start work on a company or personal income tax return. Or, worse, a client who showed up with a shoebox full of receipts and invoices, also expecting to get a return done in short order.
Forum Nokia, the global developer support program of mobile giant Nokia, has announced an innovative software application that makes it easy for end-users to discover, try and buy mobile applications, content and services.
Cross-platform worm targeted at OpenOffice.org and StarOffice riles up open-source advocates, but does little damage.
European and U.S. golfers enter the  final laps of their seasons over the next few weeks, a time for  the top players to preen and count their millions and the  also-rans to pray for overdue inspiration.
NEW DELHI: Honda Motor Company on Monday announced plans to invest Rs 134 crore in India to nearly double its car production capacity in view of the surging demand in the market.
Circuit City Stores Inc. said it will halt sales of T-Mobile USA mobile phones and give the business solely to Verizon Wireless, its other current mobile-phone partner, which will open in-store sales counters.
The second round of Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election, in which Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich has opened up an unassailable lead, failed to meet many criteria for democratic polls, the Reuters news agency quoted Western monitors as saying on Monday.
Although a shuttle servicing mission is one of the options for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, to date, NASA does not have a definitive estimate of the potential cost.
&quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; star Eva Longoria  and basketball player Tony Parker married for a second time on  Saturday, exchanging vows in a Paris church 24 hours after  tying the knot at a civil ceremony.
Washington expects North Korea will meet a commitment to shut down its nuclear facilities this month after it has received funds still frozen in a Macau bank, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday.
Iowa could make or break a Democratic candidate on Thursday. The question is, who?
Protesters in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi vent their anger at President Musharraf remaining army chief.
Angel Raich is ill - very ill. She&#39;s subject to severe, debilitating pain from an inoperable brain tumor and more than a dozen other ailments, including a chronic wasting condition.
com December 8, 2004, 11:09 AM PT. Microsoft and the University of California are getting ready to make their respective cases before the US Court of Appeals on Thursday in the biggest patent fight in Web history.
Exposure to air pollution, even in the womb, may be linked to genetic changes associated with an increased risk of cancer, researchers said.
As the New York Giants made their weary way home after an historic 13-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, it was clear NFL's London adventure had made its muddy mark on players and fans.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is believed to have married former Italian supermodel Carla Bruni at a small private ceremony held at the Elysee palace last week, a French newspaper reported Monday.
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Thursday took Sen. Joe Biden to task for calling Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama \
Rasmussen Reports - The race for of the Republican Presidential nomination following the July 4th holiday looks a lot like it did before the nation&#39;s birthday party. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani essentially tied for the lead. It&#39;s Thompson at 25% and Giuliani at 24%.
(InfoWorld) - Fewer Chinese users are seeking out Google for its search services, according to a new report by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC). According to the survey by China's official Internet number cruncher, 62.1 percent of Chinese users turned to local favorite Baidu for search, up from about 52 percent in 2005. Much of that growth\u00c2\u00a0came at Google's expense. Baidu also had the highest brand recognition among search engines, with 86.5 percent of respondents identifying with the name, compared to only 64 percent for Google. CNNIC is an agency organization that monitors Internet use in China. Although its surveys are considered representative of Chinese Internet use, CNNIC rarely releases its methodology or sample size. However, for this survey, CNNIC said that it interviewed 4,500 total Chinese Internet users, 1,500 each in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and that the poll had a 5 percent margin of error. Google saw its market share drop from 33 percent last year to 25.3 percent in the current survey. While a majority of users identified with the brand, 31.9 percent recognized Google's Chinese name, \
D.C. United is new forward Luciano Emilio's eighth club since turning pro a dozen years ago and team officials expect he will bring the scoring ability he has shown at his other stops.
MAKYBE Diva joined racing&#39;s immortals with a commanding win in the $4.6 million Melbourne Cup today. Backed into 5-2 favouritism by a flood of money from around the country, she became the first mare to win
A Picasso painting stolen by Nazis during World War II is at the centre of a legal battle over its ownership.
BOLSTERED by investors, Oracle appears set to complete its long-sought takeover of PeopleSoft, unless its rival proves it is worth more than the $US9.2 billion ($11.7 billion) bid currently on the table.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice passed a note to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a news conference Wednesday, and the two diplomats shared smiles and nods as he read what she'd written.
Labour AM Joyce Watson faces claims she misused assembly resources by mailing 1,000 party members.
Four white teenagers are jailed over an attack which led to the racially-aggravated murder of an Asian taxi driver.
Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was released Monday on $16,900 bail on the last of numerous corruption charges that have kept him in prison since 1996.
Scientists say they have worked out the date the African and Asian elephants diverged, putting it at 7.6 million years ago.
Barry Bonds rested Sunday, staying out of the starting lineup in the San Francisco Giants' series finale against the San Diego Padres.
Delinquencies and foreclosures among homeowners with weak credit moved higher in the first quarter.
Five years ago, Ruby Burns of Laurel underwent surgery to replace two disks in her neck. But the replacements apparently weren't all that entered her body that day. Burns, then 41 and a former hospital chaplain, developed a staphylococcus infection that formed an abscess on her spine at the site ...
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This display of nerve leaves Rick at a loss. The croupier comes out of the gambling room and up to Renault. He hands him a roll of bills.
Indian police question two hospital workers after 390 pieces of bone from newborns or foetuses are found.
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Japan says it will file a protest with the Chinese government after one of its submarines intruded into Japanese territorial waters.
British boxing pundits are united in their praise for Ricky Hatton's fourth-round stoppage of Jose Luis Castillo.
Dopo Il Sergente, l'attore bellunese porta in tv Album d'Aprile per un'altra serata evento su La7. Mentre scoppia la polemica sulla partecipazione di Fabrizio Corona a una fiction
Boeing Co.  won orders for 51 commercial jets in February, worth about $8 billion at list prices, doubling its tally from the same month last year and making up for a relatively small number in January.
NEW DELHI: India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh reiterating India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stance that cross-border infiltration must be stopped before any progress on Kashmir in talks with Pakistan.
Saranno Olanda-Inghilterra e Serbia-Belgio le due semifinali dell'Europeo Under 21 2007. Le gara si ...
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The Department of Transportation said  it is investigating allegations by some workers that two safety  valves at BP PLC's  oil field in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska,  were not working at the time of a large oil leak in March, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Senior envoys from the US and North Korea are to meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations.
Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels will agree a permanent cease-fire on Friday at peace talks aimed at ending Africa&#39;s longest-running civil war, said Kenya&#39;s government, which is hosting the negotiations.
By John Nickerson, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Sep. 16--The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, the town of Westport and Stamford-Based SoundWaters are among five organizations awarded a total of $117,900 for Long Island Sound conservation projects.
The Pittsburgh Penguins signed forward   Evgeni Malkin to his first National Hockey League contract on   Tuesday, giving the prized rookie a three-year deal worth at   least $3 million.
By ALEXA OLESEN  BEIJING - A U.S. women's advocacy group said Tuesday it hopes that an apparent travel ban against a prominent Chinese AIDS activist can be lifted so she can be honored at a ceremony in Washington next month.  Dr.
A Confederate heritage group plans to challenge the NCAA's ban on championship events in South Carolina as long as the Confederate flag flies on the grounds of the state capitol.
Fred Dean, Darrell Green, Art Monk, Emmitt Thomas, Andre Tippett and Gary Zimmerman were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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BOMBAY -- For centuries, this city has been the citadel where Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest religions, has persevered in the face of overwhelming odds.
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The British prime minister arrives in Ethiopia for a meeting he hopes will help change Africa's fortunes.
NASA will also try to determine whether \u00e2\u0080\u009cindications of concern\u00e2\u0080\u009d in Capt. Lisa M. Nowak\u00e2\u0080\u0099s case were overlooked.
Relations between Spain's government and  its clerics have turned hostile. Socialists swept to power  earlier this year with a pro-gay, feminist agenda and the  church is putting up a fight.
The Kansas City Royals&#039; 13th consecutive loss was painful enough. No. 14 would have been devastating. It didn&#039;t happen.
In view of continuous integration of applications between the telecommunications industry and the Internet, a non-profit organization yesterday released a list of the year&#39;s top 10 Internet-related
Opener Justin Langer was last out after a glorious innings of 191 as Australia totaled 381 on the second morning of the first test against Pakistan in Perth on Friday.
SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a few false starts, NASA's shuttle Atlantis stands poised to launch six astronauts and a hefty addition towards the International Space Station (ISS) today to jump start construction of the orbital laboratory.
(InfoWorld) - Timothy Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, advocated that the U.S. Congress protect net neutrality and questioned the value of DRM (digital rights management) Thursday. Berners-Lee, speaking before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet in the U.S. House of Representatives, said it was \
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How many old sayings are there about boat buying? &quot;Every boat is always for sale, just awaiting the right price.&quot;
Egyptian investigators into car bombings at resorts on Egypt's Sinai peninsula which killed at least 30 people said that they had identified a number of suspects, as rescuers continued to sift through the rubble.
Novell will begin shipping this week a desktop version of its open source Linux operating system aimed squarely at enterprise users.
But for the entertaining second half, Thamaashegaagi can be passed off as yet another also-ran film.
LONDON: While the rest of European soccer shuts down for a midwinter break, England turns up the heat. The big leagues of Italy, Spain and Germany take a breather so that players can heal injuries and aching
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Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died in the early hours of Thursday, his manager Terri Robson said.
Colin Farrell has declared his love for Oliver Stone who directed his latest movie Alexander. Farrell, 28, was thrilled to spend eight months working with Stone on the epic biopic of the Macedonian leader
Stocks extended declines on Friday after a measure of consumer sentiment for February came in weaker than expected, adding to worries about the economy in an environment of mounting risk aversion.
The man in charge of standards in public life has criticised the inquiry in to the Home Secretary's conduct. Is the inquiry too limited?
The United States moved on Thursday   to reduce its diplomatic presence in Syria following this   week's attack on its embassy in Damascus by offering free   flights out of the country to non-essential diplomats and   family members on a voluntary basis.
Steve Waugh was so certain Australia would break its 32-year Indian hoodoo in the Calcutta Test of 2001 that he arrived at Eden Gardens on the infamous fourth day in possession of his favourite celebratory drink.
Complutense University in Madrid has signed an agreement with Google to enable the search giant to scan its library of 3 million works, becoming the first non-english library to join the Google Book Project. Spanish-language books including those from Cervantes and Sor Juana Ines will be digitized.
Mark Thatcher, the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has been arrested in South Africa on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
The perennial Olympics pariah, commonly known as the ticket scalper, is having a hard time in Athens. Scalpers normally buy hard-to-get tickets, with hopes of selling them later at highly inflated prices.
Thousands of wildlife sleuths are being recruited for an inquiry into the affects of climate change on wildlife.
Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is in intensive care in hospital after a motorcycle crash in central London.
St. Louis Cardinals&#39; Albert Pujols (5) swings for a 3-run home run in the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, in Los Angeles.
Computer giant Apple launches a version of its web browser Safari for Windows XP and Vista.
This week you'll learn about what you can do with webbots and how they capitalize on browser limitations. You'll learn about creative ideas,  exploiting webbots and how to use them to your advantage. By Michael Schrenk. 0423
Iraq said on Tuesday it would shut down the operations of Kurdish rebels based on its soil, hoping to head off a threatened invasion to crush them by Turkish troops massed on the border.
Prices have soared as Nepalese stockpile food and fuel in response to an indefinite Maoist rebel blockade of the capital, the government and residents said.
Iraqi officials say insurgents fired mortars at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters in al-Mushahida,) north of Baghdad Tuesday. News reports say there were heavy casualties, but no figure was immediately available.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 19, 2004 -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA) and Intel Corporation today announced the companies have signed a broad, multi-year patent cross-license agreement
The Red Sox are halfway to capturing something that&#39;s slipped just out of reach since 1918 -- the World Series trophy. Boston is gearing up for Game Three Tuesday night when they send Pedro Martinez to the mound against St.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Stranger things have happened. What the heck, Phil Mickelson won the Masters earlier this year. But the long and short of what Team USA faces on the final day of the Ryder Cup
MIT researchers develop an authentication system that's not so easily revealed to prying eyes.
Bob Ellis was picking up plywood and two-by-fours on his second trip of the day for supplies to deal with the wreckage from Hurricane Frances, the second of three
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian airline passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.
ONE of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest unsung heroes, an astronaut who touched the stars yet barely scraped the surface of public recognition, is to retire.
America's children are fat and  getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government,  advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to  battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
The busiest hurricane season in years chased tourists from the South Carolina coast last summer. But in recent weeks, as hurricane season passes, tourists are again returning.
Palestinians began registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
In this mountainous area, James Madison&#39;s Dukes seemed to play offense downhill last night. With a veteran offensive line and two physical runners, JMU overpowered Montana
Fears of a looming war in Somalia are hampering relief efforts for up to 1 million people hit by severe flooding, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
Energy-rich Nigeria has approved a new policy requiring gas producers to direct a part of their output to the domestic market, rather than exporting it, a presidential statement said Friday.
China has detained eight Roman Catholic priests in northern Hebei province, continuing a crackdown on those loyal to the Pope, a U.S.-based religious right group said on Wednesday.
When the year&#39;s most eagerly awaited Test series starts here tomorrow Australia, who have dominated the world game since the fading of West Indies a dozen years ago, will feel the uncommon pressure of having to prove a point.
Hollywood's elite braved cold dreary skies with barely a shiver on Sunday as they crossed the red carpet in off-the-shoulder gowns and designer tuxedos for the 79th annual Oscars.
A look at what lawmakers are saying about the Iraq war:
NAJAF, Iraq  - An Iraqi peace delegation urged a  radical Shi'ite cleric to call off his uprising in the city of  Najaf Tuesday, where U.S. troops pounded militia positions near  the country's holiest Islamic sites.
Blog: Blogger adds TV to his celebrity gossip repertoire, taping a series of one-hour shows that's planned to start this fall.
NEW YORK - Sen. John Kerry said Monday that President Bush&#39;s invasion of Iraq has created a crisis that could lead to unending war and raises questions about whether Bush&#39;s judgment is up to presidential standards.
Mexico&#39;s most famous Mayan ruins, at Chichen Itza, could become a victim of their own success if they are named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in a global competition.
Harlequins stun Super League champions St Helens at home.
Computer Associates has announced a deal with the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission that will solve the software vendor&#39;s accounting scandal.
Researchers have launched an appeal to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a decades-long study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 -- The US military said Tuesday that two servicemen were killed in Iraq. One soldier was killed by small-arms fire while on patrol in Baghdad, and a Marine died in a vehicle accident in Anbar province in western Iraq.
UN inspectors are now set to travel to North Korea and will be leaving in the &quot;next few days,&quot; the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday, after receiving a formal invitation from Pyongyang.
Palestinian gunmen have released an Israeli Arab producer working for the CNN television network who was kidnapped yesterday in the Gaza Strip.
By Mark Harrington And James Bernst, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 19--Shares of Symbol Technologies Inc. rose more than 15 percent  yesterday, as some speculated the Holtsville mobile computer and bar-code  scanner giant was closing in on finding a possible suitor.
Since Albion made the statement yesterday that Gary megson had been asked to leave the club, we have been flooded with e-mails from you telling us how you feel about the crisis at Albion.
Lanny Thorndike, whose Century Shares Trust mutual fund has about one-third of its assets in insurance stocks, is keeping his investments in Marsh &amp; McLennan and American International Group
Netherlands' Inge de Bruijn successfully defends her 50m freestyle crown.
Britain's Luke Donald completed his  fog-delayed third round at five-under 67 to grab a share of the  lead with U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman at the Buick  Invitational in California Sunday.
Turkey has given human rights guarantees that set the stage for a recommendation that it should begin membership talks with the European Union, the top EU officials in charge of the negotiations said Thursday.
Intel&#39;s products for the digital home and digital office in 2005 will give consumers and IT managers more capabilities than just raw performance, and the company plans to highlight those products as it did with its Centrino mobile technology, Intel
Enough flu vaccine exists to protect most of those at the highest risk of developing serious complications, federal officials said during a stop in Detroit on Tuesday as
Everyone knows that the iPod has been very successful--especially makers of add-ons such as Belkin and Monster Computer.
Pope John Paul ushered in Christmas on Friday by lighting a candle for peace in his window and then celebrating midnight mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff&#39;s frail health.
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Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi  spent a quiet night in an intensive care unit after fainting at  a rally with an irregular heartbeat, a spokesman said on  Monday.
The most senior US soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison is expected to plead guilty to some of the charges, according to a statement released by his attorney Monday.
Regardless, space competitions are poised to become big business.
The death toll continues to climb, but so does the number of survivors of the epic earthquake and tsunami that struck South Asia and Africa this weekend.
William Barrington-Coupe has admitted passing off recordings as those of his wife, Joyce Hatto, a much-praised but little-known British pianist.
Police seized Paris Hilton's  $190,000 Bentley after the heiress was caught driving on a  suspended license, and prosecutors vowed on Wednesday to ask a  judge to revoke her probation for reckless driving.
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Carlos Boozer led six players in double figures with 16 points Friday night as Utah coasted to a 102-80 victory over Golden State.
Edison International EIX.N on  Wednesday raised its earnings forecast for 2004, citing  improved performance at its utility unit Southern California  Edison.
After Monday night's meltdown against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Capitals' Coach Glen Hanlon tries to lighten the mood at practice
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) \u00e2\u0080-ept. 23, 2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -envision (Nasdaq:BIVN) today announced that the first patients have been enrolled at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston in a clinical study of
New rules for a merit pay system at the Homeland Security Department won cautious support Thursday from congressional investigators who also urged the agency to explain how the change would be carried out.
Europe and the US get a first look at each other's possible Ryder Cup pairings during practice on Tuesday.
About 440,000 doses of flu vaccine will be shipped to Florida during the next week, with 160,000 going straight to physicians and the rest to health departments, state health officials said on Friday.
A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near an entrance to the Afghan capital's airport on Friday, killing one Afghan soldier and wounding around a dozen people, police and witnesses said.
An exhibition about contemporary Argentine art at the Americas Society offers insight into the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s extremist rebels in the \u00e2\u0080\u009960s and \u00e2\u0080\u009970s.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran&#39;s promise to suspend uranium enrichment activities is a step in the right direction.
Freshman Patrick Mills had 22 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead No. 25 St. Mary's to an 80-49 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday night.
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Interphase Corporation (Nasdaq:INPH), a leading international supplier  of next-generation networking technologies, today announced successful  10Gbps testing of its iNAV 31K carrier card product.
Kevin Harvick is so hot right now that the competition clearly is concerned &#151; so much so that Harvick believes a rival intentionally spread false allegations of cheating to rattle his team.
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SBC Communications will begin selling residential phone services that use the Internet in 2005, aiming for those in its existing markets who buy broadband access but gave up their traditional home phone.
NASA is about to embark on an unprecedented asteroid-belt mission with a spacecraft aptly named Dawn. The 3 billion-mile, eight-year journey to probe the earliest stages of the solar system will begin with liftoff, planned for just after sunrise Thursday. Rain is forecast, however, and could force a delay.
Opposition to restart protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election
LONDON -- Nearly 20 years ago, the World Health Organization and its partners launched an ambitious program to eradicate polio by the end of the millennium. That deadline passed and another was missed in 2005 _ and polio still strikes about 2,000 people a year, mostly children.
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At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.
Microsoft is introducing a new line of keyboards and mice this week, including some with fingerprint readers that lets users scan a finger instead of having to enter a log-in name and password when accessing online services or logging on to the PC.
By Jason Rosenbaum, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Feb. 17--JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Thursday to a bill that would shift licensing of cable TV companies from the cities where they operate to the Missouri Public Service Commission.
MILANO - Juve sempre piu&#39; in fuga dopo la settima giornata del campionato di serie A. I bianconeri sono soli al comando con 19 punti, seguiti dal soprendente Lecce di Zeman. Con la vittoria di goleada (4 a
The U.S. command announced Saturday that it was sending 3,700 troops to Baghdad to try to quell the sectarian violence sweeping the capital, and a U.S. official said more American soldiers would follow as the military gears up to take the streets from gunmen.
Hercules Incorporated, in collaboration with Professor Kaichang Li of  Oregon State University and Columbia Forest Products, received a 2007  Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for the Greener Synthetic  Pathways category.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marines launched air and ground attacks Thursday on the insurgent bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace talks with the government over Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's demand to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...
Discussions about the economy and health care were overshadowed by heated exchanges between rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during tonight's Democratic debate. At one point, John Edwards asked: \
CAIRO, Egypt  - Security forces clashed with Islamic militants in the mountains of Sinai on Tuesday, killing a suspect in last year's deadly bombings of beach resorts on the peninsula, the government said.
Privacy International report calls search giant hostile to users' privacy.
Parlux Fragrance's accelerating sales has it smelling like a champ.
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Wireless technologies should mean a more clutter-free future, says Click Online's Ian Hardy.
Kobe Bryant&#39;s accuser phoned her mother the day after the incident, begging her to come home from work. Later, the daughter revealed: &quot;Mom, I was raped last night,&quot; according to newly unsealed documents.
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The European Union should not grant  closer ties to Serbia until former Bosnian Serb military  commander Ratko Mladic is arrested, United Nations war crimes  prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Tuesday.
When a legal battle pitting Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters against Barack Obama's erupted in Nevada this week, Sen. Harry Reid, the most powerful Democrat in the state, took heat for declining to play referee.
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Love doesn't just hurt in this jagged German romance about two strangers with suicidal tendencies; it cuts and bleeds and even kills.
ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict on Sunday made one of his strongest peace appeals, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of \
Carole Leigh Hutton, the editor of The San Jose Mercury News, was replaced in a top-level shake-up at the newspaper.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will file a lawsuit as early as Friday against an insurance company, the second suit stemming from his sweeping probe into bid-rigging in the industry, Spitzer told Reuters on Friday.
Russia plans to release the captain from one of four Japanese fishing boats seized in disputed waters last week out of concern for his health, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.
Admirers massed by the hundreds in Modena's main piazza Thursday night to pay their final respects to Luciano Pavarotti, the tenor cherished by many as \
Motorola Inc. , the world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, said it expects to cut an additional 4,000 jobs, bringing the total to 7,500 this year, as it works to reduce costs to return to profit.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders appealed for more leadership from U.S. and other central banks to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday, with some accusing policy makers of losing their grip and their nerve.
Painkillers suspected of causing  fatal heart disease may act by starting the process of  hardening the arteries, researchers proposed on Thursday.
The Marine Corps launched a rare tribunal Monday to publicly investigate disputed allegations that a special forces unit killed as many as 19 Afghan civilians after the military convoy was rammed by a car bomb.
Microsoft vows to punish whoever stole the hotly anticipated Xbox game, due for release next month.
Canadian prosecutors say they will appeal the second-degree murder convictions of serial killer Robert Pickton.
Car bombs and mortar attacks killed 50 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military said six of its soldiers had been killed in the past two days.
OTTAWA (CP) - A tense standoff where several North Koreans risked deportation and possible execution for seeking refuge in a Canadian embassy came to a safe conclusion Wednesday.
Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo knows what he wants.
A federal judge threw out on Friday a Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block Web sites containing child pornography, saying the law was unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.
Shane Warne has swapped places with Muttiah Muralitharan to become world cricket&#39;s highest wicket-taker. Before the Test began, he was very excited and said, &quot;I would have been happy had I got this opportunity to achieve this feat at home.
Minutes after a massive earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean on Sunday, international ocean monitors knew that a tsunami would likely follow.
Firefighters saved the  temples and stadiums of ancient Olympia, birthplace of the  Olympic Games, from forest fires which razed nearby villages  and took the death toll from Greece&#39;s three-day inferno to 60.
ARBIL, Iraq  - Thousands of Kurds, many of them students, marched on the U.N. offices in the Kurdish capital Arbil on Thursday to protest the Turkish parliament's authorization of military incursions into northern Iraq.
The BTCUP, a new Bluetooth-equipped FM transmitter for the iPod, is designed to fit snugly in an automobile car holder.
This one was for KG. Leon Powe made a layup at the buzzer to lift Kevin Garnett's Boston Celtics to an 88-86 victory over the Timberwolves on Friday night in the All-Star's emotional return to Minnesota.
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President Bush and his Democratic Party challenger, John Kerry, have staked out sharply different positions on the controversial subject of embryonic stem cell research.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which promotes itself as a seller of clean music, deceived customers by stocking compact discs by the rock group Evanescence that contain the f-word, a lawsuit claims.
The United States space agency Nasa has salvaged precious solar dust from the $260-million Genesis capsule that crashed to Earth three weeks ago.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- With voters jamming phone lines saying they haven&#39;t received absentee ballots in the mail, elections officials planned to mail out thousands of replacement ballots.
Democratic leaders backed away from aggressive plans to limit President Bush's war authority, the latest sign of divisions within their ranks over how to proceed.
The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA fingerprinting.
Shares of Applied Digital Solutions Inc. and Digital Angel Corp. soared Wednesday morning on news the companies&#39; VeriChip implantable radio frequency identification microchip for humans has been cleared by
Lawyers for Bernard Ebbers, the former chief executive of WorldCom, won the right to introduce personal details about the prosecution's main witness.
Teenager Michelle Rome can't imagine life without instant messaging. Baby boomer Steve Wilson doesn't care that it even exists. They're part of an \
Democrats vowed on Saturday to  protect the Social Security retirement program from  \
ATHENS As the sprinters walked out for the final of the men&#39;s 200 meters, the crowd in the packed Olympic Stadium began to boo.
President Jacques Chirac has arrived in Hong Kong on the first official visit here by a French leader, rounding off an Asian tour that has won billions in trade contracts and avoided confrontation with China over thorny political issues.
The sound of weeping mothers who lost their children in the bloody end to Russia's school siege drifted out of the houses of Beslan on Sunday as relatives prepared to bury the first of 333 people killed.
Seven months later, Aliakbar and Shahla Afshari still have no answers for why they failed secret background checks.
Fourth-quarter results were bland, but consumers may be warming up to a new line of soups.
Three 767s will start running the technology in April, but experts question this use of homeland-security resources.
Oil eased below $63 a barrel on Monday as investors weighed plans by OPEC members Nigeria and Venezuela to trim output against healthy inventories in top consumer the United States.
The Atlanta Braves have exercised the team's $8 million option for 2007 with John Smoltz, ensuring the right-hander will return for his 19th season with the team.
A government-commissioned report is expected to criticize Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government over the 2006 Lebanon war on Wednesday but allies said he would not quit and ruled out a snap election.
If the Giants make it deep into the playoffs, credit has to go to the players and the coaches but also to Jerry Reese, the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s unobtrusive first-year general manger.
Maria Sharapova just keeps getting better at the Australian Open. Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the quarterfinals, Sharapova outclassed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the final Saturday and a bid for her third Grand Slam singles title.
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It was astonishing to see extensive TV news coverage of the aftermath of Typhoon Aere: the mudslides in Tuchang Village in Hsinchu County&#39;s Wufeng Township, the first major flooding
The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $105 million to the University of Washington to open a new research center to assess the performance of global health programs.
A veteran who disputed Democratic  presidential candidate John Kerry's Vietnam war record  acknowledged on Sunday he had no proof to back his charge that  Kerry fabricated the reports of enemy fire that won him two  medals.
Thunder, lightning and incessant rain delayed the start of the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie between Austria and Great Britain.
ALMOST half of all Aids sufferers are now women and the number infected is increasing in every region of the world, according to a UN report published yesterday.
Needing a win to claim the AL Central title, the Tigers must settle for the wild card after blowing a six-run lead in a 10-8, 12-inning loss to the Royals.
Corporate governance experts said Whole Foods Market Inc. should launch an internal investigation into chat room postings made by Chief Executive John Mackey under an alias that boosted his company and were critical of rivals.
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The authorities in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia said that an outbreak of legionnaire's disease in Barcelona earlier this month had been traced back to the air conditioning system of a private clinic.
Here is the full text of hostage Kenneth Bigley's video statement, posted on the Internet late Wednesday and appealing to Prime Minister Tony Blair to deal with his captors in Iraq:
Theories of how countries maintain global trade, why natural rates of unemployment are driven by economic necessity and even \
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan has agreed to meet her estranged father Michael in   the rehabilitation centre where she is seeking counselling.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and Israel's parliament backed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.
ROME - Italy reacted with horror Friday at the killing of an Italian hostage in Iraq, while the Italian government insisted it would stay the course in the Middle Eastern country.
BARI - Meno tasse, tetti alla spesa, risparmi grazie alla devolution. Tutto senza aumentare il deficit. Silvio Berlusconi sceglie l&#39;apertura della Fiera del Levante di Bari per difendere la Finanziaria e la
Patrice Walsh, Christine Webb (Rochester, NY) 10/11/04 -- Actor/director Christopher Reeve died Sunday from heart failure triggered by an infected pressure wound.
A British toddler was released by gunmen in southern Nigeria on Sunday and reunited with her parents, who said she was fine but hungry and covered in mosquito bites.
Former champion Davis Love III moved ominously into contention for his first PGA Tour title in three years at the Greensboro Classic in North Carolina on Saturday.
BANGALORE, INDIA - SAP\u00c2\u00a0plans to more than double the number of staff at its software development centers in Bangalore, India, and Shanghai by 2006, and is also considering setting up a new development center in Eastern Europe, according to a company executive.
As expected, America&#39;s communications regulator - the FCC - has hit Viacom&#39;s CBS network with a $550,000 fine over Janet Jackson&#39;s infamous &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during the Super Bowl half-time show.
A Kentucky utility has agreed to pay the largest-ever fine for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act's acid rain program, the Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.
Svetlana Kuznetsova squeezed past  fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-3 at the U.S. Open on  Wednesday to reach her first grand slam semi-final.
Eli Lilly & Company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $854.4 million, or 78 cents a share, compared with $132.3 million, or 12 cents a share, a year ago.
Despite their fearsome reputation, piranhas are wimps that gather in large shoals to protect themselves from predators, scientists said on Monday.
A BRITISH-BASED Saudi dissident has provoked anger by posting a video on his website that apparently shows the killing of three Black Watch soldiers by a suicide bomber.
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National snap polls showed Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry to be the hands-down winner in his televised debate with incumbent US President George W Bush and now a pair of post-debate polls show a shift in momentum among registered voters, as
Poland's capital is set to get its first woman mayor, liberal Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, after voters in weekend municipal elections dealt a symbolic blow to the conservative government of identical twins Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, final results showed.
A child dies of hunger every five seconds, eight years on from a pledge to halve the world's hungry, a UN agency says.
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NASA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Messenger spacecraft has captured a new view of the planet Mercury.
Following a year that saw their U.S. sales drop 4 percent overall, many European automakers are introducing a slew of new models in 2005 as part of an effort to reverse the slide and revive their brands.
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Colorado's Senate race between Democratic state Attorney General Ken Salazar and Republican beer executive Peter Coors is shaping up to be the most expensive political race in state history, preliminary contribution information shows.
By Christina Vance, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 10--Tom and Helen Templeton heaved the \
Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky urged the man British authorities want to charge over the death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko to talk to police here, a report said Thursday.
By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER  CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. - Above the spillways of Bonneville Dam, Darrell Schmidt patroled with his shotgun, drawing a bead on furry brown California sea lion heads popping up from the Columbia River and blasting off a beanbag round.
BERLIN While competitors hailed a European judge&#39;s decision to force Microsoft to sell a stripped-down version of its Windows computer operating software without a media player, analysts said European consumers may be less than pleased.
Japanese consumer electronics maker Sharp  Corp.  said on Tuesday it has started the commercial  production of blue laser diodes, taking aim at a market with  strong growth potential.
SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 8 -- Thousands of students, workers and environmentalists protesting President Bush's arrival here Thursday shut down a road in a central business district, and some clashed with helmet-wearing riot police who fired tear gas and beat demonstrators.
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A sharp decline in oil prices and a surprise drop in wholesale prices pushed stocks higher in late trading Friday, easing investors&#39; concerns about third quarter earnings after profit warnings from Dow component Alcoa Inc.
China wants to resume talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program next week, media said on Tuesday, with a session likely to coincide with Pyongyang starting to shut its reactor and weapons-grade plutonium source.
TORONTO -- Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman yesterday became the latest member of the Liberal cabinet to face accusations of selling access to party donors.
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Israelis vote overwhelmingly for a song about nuclear annihilation as their entry in the Eurovision song contest.
Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly &#36;1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series \
North Korea is accusing the United States of applying &quot;double standards&quot; in its role as one of the mediators in six-party nuclear nonproliferation talks on the Korean peninsula.
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Influential Roman Catholic bishops in the Philippines on Sunday hit out at President Gloria Arroyo for shortening the jail time of a convicted child rapist, allegedly for political considerations.
The United States vetoed an Arab-backed UN Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza. Last night&#39;s vote in the 15-member Security Council was
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The I.M.F. announced that it created a new \u00c2\u0093financial index\u00c2\u0094 for countries, measuring the degree to which they are more \u00c2\u0093arms length\u00c2\u0094 or \u00c2\u0093relationship based\u00c2\u0094 when it comes to transactions.
Japan's economy expanded a weaker-than-expected 0.1 percent in the July-September quarter, as exports that had driven growth in past quarters barely rose, the government said Friday.
Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill Yourself T-shirt and calmly describes how he became a sad cliche: a homeless veteran.
Roberto Di Gati in prigione da lunedi', sarebbe suicidio
The Cooper Companies posts a Q2 loss upon restructuring, but revenues continue to grow.
NEW YORK, October 21  - Global banking giant Citigroup&#39;s (C.NYS) recent move to terminate three top executives, in the wake of the recent debacle in the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Japanese operations, has been widely welcomed by Wall Street analysts.
Mark DeRosa capped a ninth-inning rally with his fifth hit of the game to help the Chicago Cubs retain first place in the National League Central Division with a 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.
Bluetooth 2.0 based and iPod-friendly Logitech will this month ship its second-generation Bluetooth-based wireless stereo headphones in the UK, the mouse maker announced this week and pitching the redesigned set not only at owners of iPods or other MP3 players, but also at computer users.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Research work could mean data gets in and out of computer chips at speed of light.
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Manchester United and Arsenal are again at the centre of controversy in the wake of their match at Old Trafford. Last season Arsenal&#39;s players vented their fury towards Ruud van Nistelrooy after he missed a last-minute penalty.
Detroit manager Jim Leyland fired back at former Tiger Dmitri Young on Tuesday, saying Young was \
The US government has announced a record increase in Medicare premiums for 2005, and all depending which side you&#39;re on in the Presidential race, it&#39;s either an enhanced package for senior citizens, or the elderly population is being socked with the
Circuit City, the second-biggest  US electronics retailer, receives a $3.25bn takeover offer from private investment firm Highfields.
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted unanimously on Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis Menactra vaccine is safe and effective for use in patients aged 11 to 55 years for the prevention of bacterial meningitis.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Barack Obama's campaign had injected racial tension into the presidential contest, saying he had distorted for political gain her comments about Martin Luther King's role in the civil rights movement.
The Bush campaign is blowing on the dice and praying for good jobs data Friday. Recruitment firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas tracks hiring and layoff announcements around the country.
Many popular shopping sites offer mobile versions of their search tools, which can be especially useful for those always on the go.
Florida's Department of Citrus wants to put the squeeze on producers of low-carb orange juice, claiming their labels confuse consumers into believing they're purchasing 100 percent juice when buying a product that's 42 percent juice.
A senior North Korean official says his   country plans to unload fuel rods from its nuclear reactor to   obtain more weapons-grade plutonium and put pressure on   Washington, a visiting U.S. scholar said on Saturday.
Controversial Greek sprinters and doping suspects Kostadinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou quit the Olympic Games on Wednesday moments after exiting an IOC inquiry which could have expelled them for missing a mandatory drugs test.
NATO began its spring offensive against the Taliban on Tuesday, launching its biggest attacks since the 2001 war on Taliban rebels and Afghan drug lords.
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French President Jacques Chirac toned down his criticism of Britain&#39;s role in the Iraq war as he arrived yesterday on a two-day visit celebrating the Entente
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(CBS/AP) Cloudy weather obscured the top of Mount St. Helens on Wednesday morning, making it difficult for visitors to see the volcano&#39;s crater after several days of steam and ash eruptions.
The yen surrendered earlier gains against the dollar after China, Japan&#39;s second-largest export market, raised interest rates for the first time in nine years.
A host of celebrities are expected to grace the red carpet at this year's Bafta awards in London.
Thousands of wildlife sleuths are being recruited for an inquiry into the affects of climate change on wildlife.
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As the armed militias do their bloody work, neither U.S. nor Iraqi forces show any ability to curb them
Joe Girardi has reinforced to Andy Pettitte that the fallout from his admission of using human growth hormone and his deposition to Congress about Roger Clemens should not ruin him.
Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has reported a 4.5-percent rise in net profit to 2.061 billion euros, continuing 22 years of rising profits, and said it saw great scope for growth in emerging economies.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday and said he was \
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The first 2500 SysAdmins nominated get a free t-shirt.  http://www.sysadminoftheyear.com    Statistics and Top Projects ---------------------------  Number of Projects: 155,959 Number of Registered Users: 1,662,751   Daily Stats for 20 August, 2007:  SF.net: 4,026,722 pages served Open Source Files downloaded in 24 hour period: 2,014,157  ---------------------------------------------------------  Top 25 Projects:   1. Azureus https://sourceforge.net/projects/azureus Azureus is a powerful, full-featured, cross-platform bittorrent client.  2. phpMyAdmin https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, manage keys on fields.  3. Notepad++ https://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus Notepad++ is a generic source code editor (it tries to be anyway) and Notepad replacement written in C++ with the win32 API. The aim of Notepad++ is to offer a slim and efficient binary with a totally customizable GUI.  4. OpenProj - Project Management https://sourceforge.net/projects/openproj OpenProj by Projity is a desktop replacement of Microsoft Project. OpenProj has equivalent functionality, a familiar user interface and even opens existing MSProject files. OpenProj is interoperable with Project, with a Gantt Chart and PERT chart etc.  5. ZK - Simply Ajax and Mobile https://sourceforge.net/projects/zk1 ZK is Ajax framework enriching Web apps with little programming. With event-driven and markup languages, development is as simple as programming desktops and authoring HTML/XUL pages. ZK supports scripting lang including Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Groovy...  6. dimdim meeting server https://sourceforge.net/projects/dimdim Dimdim is an open source web meeting product with features like Application, Desktop and Presentation sharing with A/V streaming and chat. No attendee installation - all features are available through a web browser. Dimdim can be integrated with Moodle.  7. ADempiere Bazaar https://sourceforge.net/projects/adempiere Adempiere is an ERP Bazaar for Open Source Developers that contribute improvements of Compiere, CRM, Shopfloor, POS, Helpdesk, Financials Accounting, Supply Chain, Knowledge and Business apps in an open and unabated fashion. Focus is on the Community.  8. Zenoss Core - Enterprise IT Monitoring https://sourceforge.net/projects/zenoss Zenoss Core is an enterprise network and systems management application written in Python/Zope. Zenoss provides an integrated product for monitoring availability, performance, events and configuration across layers and across platforms.  9. Openbravo ERP https://sourceforge.net/projects/openbravo Web based ERP for SMEs, built on proven MVC & MDD framework that facilitate customization & maintenance of code. Already in production, it encompasses a broad range of functionalities such as finance, supply chain, project mgmt, manufacturing & much more  10. FreeCol https://sourceforge.net/projects/freecol FreeCol is an open version of Colonization. It is a Civilization-like game in which the player has to conquer the new world.  11. FileZilla https://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features. FileZilla Server is a reliable FTP server.  12. WebCalendar https://sourceforge.net/projects/webcalendar WebCalendar is a PHP application used to maintain a calendar for a single user or an intranet group of users. It can also be configured as an event calendar.  13. PhpGedView https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpgedview PhpGedView parses GEDCOM 5.5 genealogy files and displays them on the internet in formats and charts that you are familiar with.It also allows relatives to edit their genealogy online and collaborate together on their research.  14. MediaInfo https://sourceforge.net/projects/mediainfo Get technical information and tags of a lot of multimedia files. Supported formats : - Video : AVI/OGM/MKV/MPG/VOB/MP4/3GP/... - Audio : MP3/OGG/MKA/MP4/AAC/...  15. 7-Zip https://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip 7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, LZH, CHM, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB formats. Compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30-50% better than ratio in ZIP format.  16. KeePass Password Safe https://sourceforge.net/projects/keepass KeePass Password Safe is a free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager for Windows. You can store your passwords in a highly-encrypted database, which is locked with one master password or key file.  17. MinGW - Minimalist GNU for Windows https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw MinGW: A native Win32 port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), with freely distributable import libraries and header files for building native Windows applications; includes extensions to the MSVC runtime to support C99 functionality.  18. XOOPS Dynamic Web CMS https://sourceforge.net/projects/xoops XOOPS is a dynamic web content management system written in PHP for the MySQL database. Its object orientation makes it an ideal tool for developing small or large community websites, intra company and corporate portals, weblogs and much more.  19. FreeMind https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind A mind mapper, and at the same time an easy-to-operate hierarchical editor with strong emphasis on folding. These two are not really two different things, just two different descriptions of a single application. Often used for knowledge and content mgmt.  20. Arianne RPG https://sourceforge.net/projects/arianne Arianne is a multiplayer online engine to develop turn based and real time games providing a simple way of creating the game server rules and clients like Stendhal. Marauroa, our server, uses Java and MySQL for hosting hundreds of players on a solo host.  21. OrangeHRM - Human Resource Management https://sourceforge.net/projects/orangehrm OrangeHRM developed by OrangeHRM Inc is an Open Source HR Information Systems(HRIS) that assists you in managing company's human resources. Through scalable modular architecture it covers main areas of Personnel Management/HRM such as PIM, ESS & Leave.  22. Gallery https://sourceforge.net/projects/gallery A slick, intuitive web based photo gallery. Gallery is easy to install, configure and use. Gallery photo management includes automatic thumbnails, resizing, rotation, and more. Authenticated users and privileged albums make this great for communities.  23. Pidgin https://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin Pidgin is a GTK+ instant messaging application for Windows and Unix. It supports AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE and more. See http://pidgin.im/about.php for more information.  24. XBMC (Xbox Media Center) https://sourceforge.net/projects/xbmc XBMC (Xbox Media Center) is a free multimedia player jukebox for Microsoft Xbox game console, it is capable of playing back almost all known video, audio and picture formats from the Xbox harddrive, DVD-ROM drive, a local-network, and even the internet.  25. JasperReports - Java Reporting https://sourceforge.net/projects/jasperreports JasperReports, the market leading open source business intelligence and reporting engine. This project is being moved to http://www.jasperforge.org/. This project is the home for all things Jasper, Reports, Analysis, Server, and Intelligence.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns will resign his Cabinet post to run for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, a state Republican official said Wednesday.
Rising homeownership and higher-income  households have helped U.S. remodeling spending reach new  highs, a study by Harvard University found.
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The union representing United Parcel  Service Inc.'s UPS.N pilots said on Tuesday it would not  handle cargo out of Canada to honor a strike by the world's  largest package delivery company's Canadian employees.
A government advisory panel on religious freedom denounced on Friday new regulations issued by China that appear aimed at undermining the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.
For years, Israel has feuded with the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians over a wide range of issues, and recently Israel thought it had found a smoking gun to press its case.
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There was no evident pattern of fraud in Venezuela's balloting that left President Hugo Chavez in office but a final judgment depends on what observers report, the State Department said Monday.
Kenya's opposition claimed victory on Saturday in the presidential election but fears of rigging after counting delays ignited ethnic violence across the east African nation.
Apple on Tuesday released what is likely to be its final update to Mac OS 10.4 \
Foxy Brown was sentenced Friday to one year in jail for violating probation that stemmed from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City nail salon three years ago.
East Timor&#039;s capital was returning to normal after Australian troops took to the streets to restore order and stop bloody clashes between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
Jerome Brown, the gentle all-pro defensive lineman for the Eagles, was born, died and lives on in Brooksville, Fla.
Union leaders for Hollywood  screenwriters have reached a tentative deal with film studios  and TV networks on a three-year contract worth $58 million in  raises and health benefits, both sides said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry yesterday lashed back at charges that he exaggerated his Vietnam war record, accusing President George W. Bush of using an anti-Kerry group to level the claims because &quot;he wants them to do his dirty work.&quot; ...
Promises better web apps The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced two standards aimed at bringing order to the web.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oil prices fall despite concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions, as a storm looks set to leave US oil installations untouched.
The online service-turned media company will be Silicon Alley's latest emigre, taking up space new New York University.
Talks to resolve a standoff in Sudan's national coalition government adjourned on Thursday without agreement, prolonging the crisis threatening a fragile peace agreement that ended two decades of war.
Angie Benzschawel and Ryan Shaw held their surgically separated twin boys in their laps and prepared to return home to Wisconsin as more than 30 doctors, nurses and other medical staff bid them farewell Thursday.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, ill with thyroid cancer, will not vote in every case that has been argued this term, and will instead participate in certain cases only when necessary to
Dato in controtendenza rispetto alle attese degli analisti
BRAZIL&#39;S Olympic Committee will protest to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the assault on Vanderlei de Lima who was pushed off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon this morning.
Despite intense pressure from other nations, Iran failed to provide written assurances today that it was fully suspending its nuclear program, though Tehran&#39;s negotiators promised a commitment
Graeme McDowell had a birdie on the last hole to thank for leaving just one shot off the pace at the Madrid Open. However, other events on the 18th hole overshadowed McDowell&#39;s finish.
The subject of 9/11 is often raised by the Republicans, but for the city they have chosen for their political coronation, it is intensely personal.
MELBOURNE - The difference in 12 months was easy to see. Serena Williams, wearing fuchsia bicycle shorts and headband, a short white dress, and dangling, chandelier-inspired earrings, found her form quickly and beat Jarmila Gajdosova, 6-3, 6-3, today in the first match in the Australian Open.
'Basta Roma, basta tasse. Ci tocca andare fino in fondo'
About 1,100 troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division are being deployed to Afghanistan to beef up security for the October 13 presidential elections, a US defense official said.
Consumers hoping to enjoy their favorite  comics or Harry Potter book in digital form could soon have a  flexible alternative to clunky laptop computers.
Anu Menon, of Channel V's Lola Kutty fame, is all set to step into Bollywood.
The great big fat bullies from across the playground enter the FA Cup arena at the third round stage, for which the draw was made yesterday (December 5).
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Dr. Jonathan Drummond-Webb, chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery at Arkansas Children&#39;s Hospital, has died in an apparent suicide.
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - At least 49 people died but dozens also escaped after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
Roberto Donadoni sta pensando ad alcuni cambi in vista della sfida di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac con la Francia. Nell...
The United States has procured another 1.2 million foreign doses of influenza vaccine under an investigational new drug (IND) application.
(InfoWorld) - People have been arguing online about how much more expensive Macs are than PCs -- or not -- for more than a decade (and in print for years before that). These discussions usually involve some hard facts but also some persistent myths. As a longtime Windows guy who has recently migrated to the Mac, I think I'm in a pretty good position to try and sort out reality from fiction. Let's take a look at what you can really get for your money these days. But first, let me say to all those people who have ever bought a Packard Bell or eMachines PC and believe that great value in a computer means any model that sells for $600 or less: I agree -- Apple doesn't have an answer for you. In fact, I suggest that you skip this article entirely. You're not going to find anything of interest in it. It's the hardware For those of you who are left, what I have found in my research is that neither side has a lock on good value. If you start with Apple's relatively short list of SKUs (three or four model variations for each of its lines, such as MacBook Pro, MacBook, and iMac) and then look for comparable Windows machines, you'll find that Apple bests the competition in some ways and not in others, but the pricing, overall, is surprisingly on par. Only a few years ago, it seemed like a no-brainer that Windows hardware was much cheaper. But if you're talking name-brand hardware, that's just no longer the case. On the other hand, if you search the Windows side first, you'll quickly discover machines that -- in features and price -- fit in between the Mac SKUs. And in those niches, they represent very good values. So there's one answer to the question of whether Macs or Windows represent a better value: If one of those \
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
A middle school teacher trying to buy pot was arrested after she sent text messages to state trooper instead of a dealer, police said.
Blog: The gigantic new Airbus A380 could carry up to 1,000 souls.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 7 -- Mexican President-elect Felipe Calder\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00b3n said Thursday that he is committed to winning broad immigration reform in the U.S. Congress before President Bush leaves office in January 2009.
Sensuous, intellectual woman, 5'3, adventurous, pretty and open, seeks a life partner who is sexy, highly intelligent and cheerful. How old is this woman? In her early 60s. That's the profile Mary Bellis Waller, now 64, posted on two Internet dating sites during her search for a companion. Waller was a pioneer of online dating among people her age, and thousands of others age 60 and older are also turning to the Internet to find romance.
(New York-AP) Nov. 20, 2004 - The NBA has indefinitely suspended four players for taking part in one of the ugliest brawls in the sport&#39;s history.
The latest member of the Bakker clan to  have a television show says it's a one-off miniseries and that  he has no interest in following in the footsteps of his  televangelist parents, Jim and Tammy Faye.
Nell'incontro valido per il gruppo C degli Europei di basket la Lituania ha battuto la Repubblica Ce...
Argentina's first lady is the overwhelming favorite to win October's presidential election, but a series of corruption scandals and an energy crisis dogging President Nestor Kirchner could affect her campaign.
Three U.N. workers held by militants in  Afghanistan were in their third week of captivity on Friday  after calls from both sides for the crisis to be resolved ahead  of this weekend's Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.
The US election race shifts focus to two southern states, after important wins for Hillary Clinton and John McCain.
Top generals from North and South Korea have held the first day of talks focusing on a disputed sea border.
&quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; will be released in movie theaters across India on Friday &amp;#151; one week late &amp;#151; after the censor board and its distributor reached an agreement to display statements saying the film is fiction.
OPEC appeared willing on Wednesday to pull back from more oil output cuts, responding to consumer nation calls to hold off until winter has passed to guard against price spikes that would hurt the world economy.
Top seed Andy Roddick demolished Armenia&#39;s Sargis Sargsian 6-2, 6-2 to ease into the Paris Masters third round Wednesday. The American world number two, heading the
Today's movie superstars met up with the old guard on one soggy red carpet Saturday night for the gala awards presentation at the 16th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The United States won the gold medal in  softball Monday, beating Australia 5-1 on two home runs from  Crystl Bustos and masterful pitching from Lisa Fernandez.
The mysterious shooting deaths of two sentries at a Serbian army barracks has led to accusations that Gen.
Francesco Flachi ha visto la sua squalifica per doping aumentata a due anni. La Commissione d'appell...
Slow sales and slashed workforces have reportedly prompted executives from the two ailing auto giants to talk about an alliance - or even a merger
Starvation and cannibalism were part of life for a population of Neanderthals living 43,000 years ago.
President George W Bush delivered an unapologetic defence of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations yesterday that it &quot;helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator&quot;.
Venezuela's opposition-aligned RCTV has started cable broadcasts  after losing its terrestrial licence.
Sanofi-Aventis  posted higher than expected fourth-quarter profits on Tuesday and predicted more growth for 2007, but a further delay in its key new anti-obesity drug Acomplia hit the shares.
DALLAS ConAgra Foods will get 194 (M) million dollars for selling its minority interest in Swift Foods to Dallas-based Hicks, Muse, Tate and Furst.
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Core blimey Apple has announced that its iMac range now exclusively uses the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s celebrating the happy occasion by adding a 24in widescreen iMac to the existing 17 and 20in models.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Cable network HSN agreed to pay $875,000 to settle charges that it failed to report in a timely fashion serious injuries from pressure cookers sold on its shopping channel, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said on Thursday.
Chaka Khan's son released on bail following murder investigation. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
The Internet is changing the way consumers complain about companies, products, and services. Instead of grumbling to a neighbor or filing a complaint with the company, a regulator, or the Better Business Bureau, more and more consumers are taking their beefs online, either contributing to gripe sites or setting up their own. There's even a website called Webgripesites.com that catalogs ...
A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish such as salmon and sardines and in fish-oil capsules, can help keep Alzheimer&#39;s disease at bay, a new Canadian study suggests.
German-born supermodel Heidi Klum's legs have been valued at 1.1 million pounds (1.62 million euros, 1.96 million dollars) by a London auction house that specialises in putting estimates to jewelry.
The HP-iest job on Earth HP has appointed a long-time Disney executive, Michael Mendenhall, as its new marketing boss.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iraq&#39;s Defense Minister Tuesday issued an ultimatum to followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr holding the Imam Ali Mosque -- get out or be wiped out.
A US Army major said on Friday his unit destroyed up to 250 tons of munitions at the Iraqi site where high explosives formerly monitored by UN inspectors went missing, but
In an abrupt completion to a merger that was delayed for months, Anthem Inc. completed its $20.8 billion purchase of WellPoint Health Networks on Tuesday and said the combined company is &quot;off and running.
The United States will not attend next   week's summit in Cuba of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) that   will gather some of its most hostile critics just 90 miles from   U.S. soil, the top U.S. diplomat in Cuba said on Thursday.
Electrolux, the world's largest maker of household appliances, said on Monday that operating income fell 34.3 per cent in 2004 as the company faced almost SEK2 billion ($290 million) in charges to relocate ...
A week after the United States agreed to release Guantanamo Bay detainee Mamdouh Habib to his home country of Australia, the accused terrorist has become stuck in a logistical no-man's land.
Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s producers as early as Nov. 1.
Spanish rescuers call off the search for 50 African migrants missing after a boat capsized near the Canary Islands.
Product demo'd months before Intel concept machine shown IDF Intel Mobility VP Dadi Perlmutter today showed off a concept notebook equipped with a special 'slide up and tilt forward' display. The mechanism mounts the laptop's screen on a stand that allows it to be raised and angled. Cute, but Taiwanese laptop maker Dialogue showed the same concept off almost four months ago.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
This article was reported by Elisabeth Bumiller, David M. Halbfinger and David E. Rosenbaum and written by Ms. Bumiller. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 - In the closing hours of President Bush&#39;s
The Clinton campaign has complained about them. So has Mitt Romney. Plenty of voters have vented, too. Those sometimes nasty and annoying recorded political phone calls known as \
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- Supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide are making violent threats against government officials in Haiti's capital. Demonstrators wielded machetes and threatened to behead the interim prime minister, as well as police officers who got in their way. Though many demonstrators were unarmed, some wore masks and carried rocks and machetes. At least two had guns. No violence was ...
Increasing concerns about identity theft are driving a growing number of counties to start redacting personal data from public records on their Web sites. But the work remains challenging.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginians who wear their pants so low their underwear shows may want to think about investing in a stronger belt.
By PHILP, Matt  A spectacular visitor to the heavens has more of us than usual reflecting on the mysteries of the universe. MATT PHILP joins the crowds looking skywards.   On the shores of the unknown -- or, at least, Upper Cashmere -- people are massing.
There are ghosts haunting \u00e2\u0080\u009cBanished,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about the forced expulsion of black Southerners from their homes in the troubled and violent decades after the Civil War.
France&#39;s market regulator fined Jean-Marie Messier, the disgraced chairman of Vivendi Universal, \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1m (\u00c2\u00a3700,000) last night for misleading investors with over-optimistic corporate bravado over a two-year period that ended in the collapse of his
An inflatable spacecraft designed as part of a project to put a hotel in space has successfully entered Earth's orbit.
THOMASTOWN (Ireland) - The excuses have been coming in thick and fast with regard to the American Express World Golf Championship, which starts today.
I consiglieri, nessun ricambio vertici o presidenza
Photo: AFP A quick-thinking Dutchman has registered \
The top U.S. negotiator on North Korea will return to Beijing this weekend to prepare for six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the State Department said on Wednesday.
Watch the last interview of Dennis Potter by Melvyn Bragg on March 15 1994. It was broadcast by Channel 4 on April 5 1994. Dennis Potter passed away on June 7 1994.
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French oilfield services group Compagnie  Generale de Geophysique is to buy Texas-based Veritas DGC Inc.  in a $3.1 billion deal to merge their seismic businesses, the  companies said on Tuesday.
French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday a portion of the wealth generated by globalization should be put to work for poverty eradication, sustainable development and shared prosperity.
HE&#39;S back, but will Sachin Tendulkar be as good as ever? A hopeful Australia have their doubts. After two months of treatment, headlines, anxiety and frenzied speculation, Tendulkar
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with a strong, if reduced, parliamentary majority in hand, plans to waste no time in rolling out his ambitious and contested programme of economic reforms.
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An outbreak of cholera in northern Iraq kills eight people and infects 80 others, the Kurdish authorities say.
&#39;Rwanda and Burundi were responding to the massacre of more than 150 Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi.
FALLUJAH: A car bomb blast near Fallujah on Monday killed seven American marines and three Iraqi National Guardsmen, the US military said.
The mystery illness in the southern parts of Sri Lanka which has killed eight people was a type of influenza and had no links with bird flu or SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), the official Daily News said Tuesday.
Hollywood actress Kathleen Turner is named best actress at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
JK Rowling and publisher Bloomsbury Books have announced that the sixth book in the blockbuster Harry Potter series will hit bookstores on July 16.
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairman Patricia Dunn, who left the company last month over a boardroom probe scandal, will begin treatment this week for cancer, the Los Angeles Times reported on Wednesday.
The Golden State Warriors have replaced Coach Mike Montgomery with Don Nelson, who has the second-most victories in N.B.A. coaching history.
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The Indian cricket team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory over Pakistan on Monday in a new lean, swift version of the elegant old game came to signify something far larger than itself.
By Tom Kertscher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 12--The state Supreme Court will decide whether a fired teacher can keep secret the \
With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty.
Cal has posted the latest episode of the ZendCon Sessions podcast series today - episode four of Thornsten Rinne's \
International Business Machines Corp. has put its personal computing business up for sale in a deal that could be worth as much as &#36;2 billion, the New York Times reported on Friday.
Google Inc  is planning to  expand its staff by a third, with most of the new hirings in  Europe, the Financial Times reported on its Website.
As the citizens of Ukraine prepare to head to the polls again Sunday to most likely elect opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko president, the most overt manifestations of what has become known as the Orange ...
Agrochemical giant Monsanto agrees to pay $1.5m in US penalties for bribing a high-level Indonesian official.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, gaining strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.
According to officials in Viet Nam, a 16 year old girl has the H5N1 bird (avian) flu virus. She is from Tay Ninh province (southern part of the country).
ConAgra Foods Inc. reported a 30 percent drop in first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, citing sales lost from discontinued operations and higher costs for materials.
Mibtel -0,11%, Numtel +0,62%, in calo altre piazze europee
Forty seven games and counting - that&#39;s Arsenal&#39;s unbeaten league record after the weekend victory at Manchester City. The Gunners are drowning in an avalanche of plaudits, the majority of them deserved, while
Centinaia di persone e tanti giovani alla Chiesa di S.M. del Buon CamminoApplausi all'uscita della bara e imprecazioni contro carabinieri e istituzioni                                            Napoli, lacrime e folla ai funerali di Marco ucciso dopo una rapina da dieci euro                                                                                      I primi risultati dell'autopsia concordano con la versione fornita dal militare che ha sparatoProseguono le indagini per identificare i cinque complici. Sarebbero tutti giovanissimi
Premiership footballer Anton Ferdinand is charged with assault and violent disorder.
Several scientists testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on November 17 provided substantial evidence that the drug company Merck and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew of
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iTunes online music store is one of the largest music stores currently with over one million downloads thus far. The company has launched its online store\u00e2\u0080\u0099s subsidiaries in 14 countries including
Military tribunals are scheduled to begin Friday for 14 high-value foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but the hearings to determine whether they are enemy combatants will take place behind closed doors because of the risk that top-secret information could surface, defense officials said yesterday....
A rare fossil from the age of the dinosaurs is shedding light on when the modern crocodile first evolved a skull strong enough to keep hold of its prey during the dismembering &#39;death roll&#39;.
Pedro Martinez completed his comeback from major shoulder surgery on Monday and quickly went into the record books, becoming the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career.
A live album originally released by Ike and Tina Turner in 1969 will make its CD debut in a three-disc career retrospective billed as the couple's first boxed set.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan intends to tell world leaders on Tuesday to respect human  life, whether civilians or prisoners of war in Iraq, villagers  in Sudan or children in northern Uganda or Russia.
Le due societa' potrebbero essere lontane da un accordo
About 26,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces are taking part in an offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
What's the secret to finding great companies?
Police in Auburn Hills, Michigan, have interviewed the man who threw a beverage at Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest, triggering a brawl between players and fans during a Nov. 19 National Basketball Association game in Detroit.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2004 report on economic development in Africa has criticised the eligibility and debt sustainability criteria of the HIPC initiative, saying they are arbitrary and lacks objectivity.
Everything old is new again in the latest film about the beloved pooch with the I.Q. of a grad student and the instincts of a boomerang.
As soon as the men&#39;s 200-meter race was introduced over the loudspeaker at Olympic Stadium, the crowd of 75,000 let loose an avalanche of jeers and boos.
Sears Holdings Corp.  on Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and admitted that it needed to become more relevant to consumers and control its costs, sending its shares down as much as 7 percent in premarket trading.
Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson on Saturday announced a programme aimed at saving elephants in Kenya, as he boarded his airline&#39;s first flight to the east African nation.
Eagles linebacker Mark Simoneau is doubtful for Sunday's playoff game against Minnesota because of a strained ankle.
A judge denied two defense motions to dismiss the Michael Jackson child molestation case and also rejected their bid to delay the trial, keeping alive a Jan. 31 trial date.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - U.S. immigration agents have charged an Oregon businessman with trying to buy batteries used in U.S.-built Hawk surface-to-air missiles for shipment to Iran, court documents showed on Thursday.
Google again posted record earnings yesterday as the company continues to gobble up search and online advertising market share.
Germany issues 13 arrest warrants over the alleged-CIA backed kidnapping of a German citizen, officials say.
NEW YORK  - A happy heart just might be a healthier one as well, new research suggests.
Discipline in the classroom is a key concern of teachers, a Scottish Executive report is expected to reveal.
Opium production in Afghanistan is soaring out of control, the annual UN report on illegal drugs warns.
French doctors appealed on Monday to President Jacques Chirac to intervene and stop changes in wine advertising rules the physicians fear will lead to more deaths from alcohol-related illnesses and drunk ...
Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says time is running out for Al-Fallujah residents to evict foreign fighters from the city of face a US-Iraqi military operation to do so.
Paesi che sforano dovranno assicurare calo sostanziale
PARIS - Pierre Salinger, a journalist and former press secretary to President John F. Kennedy, was also a prominent backer of the theory that the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 was caused by a Navy missile...
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Leaders of the AFL-CIO pledged yesterday to consult more widely with workers  before making a decision about endorsing a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and strongly urged individual unions not to back any candidate until later in the fall.
A trial into Spain's worst terrorist attack opened Thursday amid airtight security, with 29 suspects facing charges for the brutal 2004 bombings that killed 191 rush-hour commuters.Comment
Chris Carpenter refused to allow the St. Louis Cardinals' fast-dwindling NL Central lead to clutter his mind. The 2005 Cy Young Award winner just tried to pitch his game.
Travel: Gear up for a Christmas spending spree with a spot of online window shopping.
Self-destructing DVDs haven't taken off. Video rental outfits aren't buying, film companies don't like them and consumers haven't warmed up -- not to mention the trash they'd create. But they may be coming to a Christmas movie near you.
Minniti, obiettivo e' ridurre spese e recuperare agenti
Niente pugili cubani ai Mondiali dilettanti, in programma a Chicago dal 21 ottobre al 3 novembre. Lo...
Two key sponsors of legislation that would effectively codify the meaning of \
Insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. said yesterday it is renegotiating terms of $2.8 billion of backup bank financing after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued the company last week.
Three days after Ray Rice ran for a school-record 280 yards in the International Bowl, Rutgers said Tuesday that he would forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the 2008 N.F.L. draft.
Internet brokerage Ameritrade Holding  Corp. AMTD.O said Tuesday its quarterly profit rose from a  year earlier, though trading revenue fell as investors curbed  trading activity in recent weeks.
As in war, there&#39;s plenty of fog and smoke on the political battlefield that makes it hard to see what&#39;s going on. But there is one place in particular that you can go and cut through the competing messages and find a least a kernel of truth.
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094An estimated 200,000 Americans snaked their way through the streets of steamy Manhattan yesterday, banging drums and chanting slogans denouncing US President George W. Bush - delivering a single, strident message.
LONDON, Sept 14  - British officials Tuesday conceded faults in security at Buckingham Palace after a protestor dressed as Batman evaded armed guards and scaled the walls of the royal residence.
Ancient herbal remedies used for centuries in Indian cooking and in preparing dishes in the far east have the potential to control diabetes and treat cancer, according to a team of London scientists.
Kim Clijsters, right, is consoled by opponent Elena Bovina after pulling out of their Belgian Open semi-final with a recurrence of a wrist injury.
Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on  Thursday it and other mobile industry players have agreed on  measures to reduce pollution from the manufacture and disposal  of mobile phones.
The European Union has failed in its attempt to get special protection for food and drinks brands associated with their place of production, reports say.
Indonesia prosecutors file a civil suit against ex-dictator Suharto, seeking $420m he allegedly misappropriated.
A 34-year-old man was charged on  Tuesday with supplying the car used in the 1998 Omagh bombing,  the bloodiest attack in three decades of violence in Northern  Ireland, police said.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The US government is working with Aventis Pasteur to distribute 22.4 million doses of unshipped flu vaccine to areas identified as having the most need, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
AT&T, which is the sole supplier of cellphone service on the Apple iPhone, is clearly benefiting from the device\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strong sales.
The Orlando Magic are tough to beat on the road. The Portland Trail Blazers are just tough to beat.
A broad-based fare increase, initiated last week by Delta Air Lines Inc. and matched by US rivals, has unraveled, prompting expectations yesterday that the chances for further fare hikes are fading.
The Agriculture Department said fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant Salmonella may have been ground and later sold at Safeway Inc stores in five states.
Portugal Telecom, the nation's largest telecoms firm, is due to sign a deal in Shanghai with ZTE -- China's largest listed telecommunications equipment manufacturer.
The European Food Safety Authority yesterday declared that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is \
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (Ticker) -- What was to be an early-season non-conference matchup has become a huge battle with Bowl Championship Series implications when No.
The well-established middle class is thought to be one of the factors that separates Kenya from other African countries that have been consumed by ethnic conflict.
A spacewalking astronaut did some massive housecleaning at the international space station Monday, tossing out a camera mounting and an ammonia tank weighing more than half a ton. The outdated equipment was no longer needed and joined more than 9,000 pieces of orbital debris already being tracked from Earth.
It is not easy to fit Paul Robeson in a box, but the Criterion Collection has done its best with \u00e2\u0080\u009cPaul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
In his first full day as Nuggets head coach, Michael Cooper did what he did as a player: He got in guys&#39; faces. Before leading his first practice Wednesday, Cooper met privately with each Nuggets player.
Nokia has no immediate plans to use Intel&#39;s processors in its handsets, the Finnish phone maker said, tempering an announcement earlier this week that Intel is building a reference design for a Symbian OS mobile phone based on Nokia&#39;s Series 60 user
When Bob Kaehler tried out for the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team in 2004, he wanted just once more to feel the elation of flying across the water at 32 feet per second, nine human bodies and a boat fused into a perfect expression of power, balance and timing.
Hurricane Ivan has killed 10 people in Tobago, Grenada and St Vincent, which are only three of many Caribbean islands threatened by the storm.
USA - Medicare patients with chronic illnesses receive &quot;significantly different&quot; levels of treatment in hospitals ranked &quot;best&quot; by US News and World Report, a new study published Thursday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Maltin, Atlanta Journal
A bank makes a U-turn over  charges after a student protest on Facebook.
Jamie Foxx isn&#39;t exactly a showbiz newcomer, but until Monday morning, he had never notched a Golden Globe nomination. But the comedian-turned-actor -- who first established himself on the
In an effort to end the industry-wide shortage of blue laser diodes that occurred as a result of staggering underproduction by Sony and Nichia, the world's first two suppliers, Sharp Electronics today said it's ready to step up the mass production of diodes it's been making on a trial basis since just last month.
Pakistan rejected on Friday a call by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for President George W. Bush to consider cutting Pakistani aid unless it restores full civil rights and does more to fight terrorism.
StarNet Interactive, Inc., a leading on-line tween community site, announced today the completion of its spinoff from Gteko Ltd.  Gteko was recently acquired by Microsoft Corp.  StarNet Interactive also announced the closing of a Series A Funding led by Leo Capital Holdings, LLC.
A mini-platoon of soldiers will be deployed to the Belgian forests to tackle a plague of hairy caterpillars that are causing allergy outbreaks in humans.
With a series of pivotal reports coming, the President visits al Asad airbase for some \
Michael Barrymore makes his stage comeback playing comedian Spike Milligan, watched by the father of a man who died at his home.
Britney Spears' in-again out-again rehab saga found her back in a Malibu facility on Thursday, halting an emergency court hearing in which estranged husband Kevin Federline planned to discuss custody of their two children.
The UK trade deficit widened to \u00c2\u00a35.3bn in October after imports hit their highest level since records began, official data showed today.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Chievo in vista della prima di campionato, domenica contro il Siena...
Want to see a middle-aged guy with a  receding hairline and a paunch take off his clothes?
The head of a Sunni insurgency umbrella group is captured in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, media reports say.
Human rights groups have filed a lawsuit in France alleging that former U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld allowed torture at U.S.-run detention centers in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
Growth in U.S. consumer electronics sales is likely to slow in 2008 but still come in at 6.1 percent, fueled by strong demand for products like televisions and personal audio devices, an industry trade group said on Monday.
The Jack Nicklaus-designed Killeen Castle Golf Resort in County Meath will be the venue for the 2011 Solheim Cup.
Short haul passengers on Air NZ subsidiary Air Nelson will soon be flying in roomier, more powerful aircraft. Air New Zealand announced today that it will replace its ageing fleet of 33-seat Saab 340As with
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A team of kidnappers grabbed two Americans and a Briton in a dawn raid on their home on a leafy Baghdad street Thursday - a bold abduction that underlines the increasing danger for foreigners in the embattled capital as violence soars ahead of national elections planned for early next year.    West of the capital, U.S...
Stephon Marbury has drawn mockery this summer with a series of odd television appearances and curious statements.


Best Buy Co. Inc.  said on Wednesday it plans to open about 130 new stores in the United States, Canada and China during its next fiscal year.
U.S. regulators on Friday delayed a  decision on whether to approve over-the-counter sales of a Barr  Pharmaceuticals \
MGM rumors swirl British online gaming company 888 PLC is close to reaching an agreement with European wireless carriers to provide gambling services via cell phones - a move that could have consequences on the US\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid to quash the online gambling industry.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The headlines around South Asia
Like hundreds of iPhone buyers yesterday, Computerworld's Seth Weintraub was among those who stood outside an Apple Store waiting to buy an iPhone. His conclusion: \
NEW YORK: Peace possibly has a chance, but it can only come if violence on innocents is stopped. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Saturday that a full stop to cross-border terrorism was a necessary precondition for peace with Pakistan.
It took courage for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to take questions from troops during a pep talk in Kuwait Wednesday. It also took courage for the troops to ask tough questions of a high-ranking official.
Congress is on the verge of telling American business to create a huge new industry capable of converting agricultural wastes and other plant material into automotive fuel.
Bank of America Corp. said it has folded Quick &amp; Reilly, the brokerage arm of FleetBoston Financial Corp. , into its own brokerage. The bank is in the process of changing the Quick &amp; Reilly signs to the new name, Banc of America Investment Services Inc., and it already has changed the design of Quick &amp; Reilly's website. A spokesman ...
Dr. Folkman championed the idea that cancer needs a growing network of blood vessels to survive and that blocking that process, called angiogenesis, would stop or even eliminate tumors.
In 1961, Ed McGaffigan Jr. was a seventh-grader from Boston watching the inauguration on television when a president told him to ask what he could do for his country.
Uplifting appeals largely replaced stinging insults Tuesday as Democratic and Republican candidates did the only thing left to do in Iowa races that are too close to call \u00c2\u0097 encourage supporters to vote for them.
Arsenal&#39;s bogey team got up their noses once again. Bolton Wanderers, and their manager Sam Allardyce, halted the champions&#39; steamroller start to the season with a performance, which, as usual, showed scant regard for starry reputations.
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Inflazione sopra il 2%, crescita economica sara' moderata
The drug company will settle claims it overcharged government health programs and improperly enticed doctors to prescribe its drugs.
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US technology giant Apple picked mobile phone operator T-Mobile on Wednesday to launch its iPhone handset in Germany, with deals in more countries expected as the group prepares for the European roll-out of its latest gadget.
By Tom Spoth, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Jan. 30--BEDFORD -- A Woburn therapeutics company plans to move its headquarters to a 130,000-square-foot building on Wiggins Avenue, bringing 65 employees to town.
BRITISH troops joined their US and Iraqi counterparts in a massive new offensive against insurgent strongholds yesterday as efforts intensified to restore government control in time for January 30 elections.
Peck, golf marketing manager for General Motors Corp.&#39;s Buick division, helped remove Woods&#39; clubs from his regular golf bag, which features Buick logos and crests on the strap, front, sides and even on the golf umbrella tucked into the bag.
The chief executive officer of Altria Group Inc. (MO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and parent of Kraft Foods Inc.
Bruxelles. Il presidente designato della Commissione europea Jose&#39; Manuel Durao Barroso &#39;&#39;mantiene la fiducia nei confronti di tutta la squadra di commissari designati, il che include anche Rocco Buttiglione&#39;&#39;.
Claims troubles behind it Carphone Warehouse's faltering entry into the broadband dogfight cost the firm 10 per cent of its profits compared to last year, the company said this morning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - Prime Minister Tony Blair will pressure Sudan to end the conflict in Darfur when he visits the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, the first leg of a three-day trip to Africa.
Automotive parts supplier ArvinMeritor Inc. (ARM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it plans to sell two businesses that account for about $1
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric made a  sudden return to the country on Wednesday and said he had a  plan to end an uprising in the \
Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Rajaratnam taken hostage in Iraq in October has been released together with his Bangladeshi colleague by their captors, official Daily News said Saturday.
Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him.
Description: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presents a detailed timetable for Israel&#39;s withdrawal from most of the Gaza Strip.
United Nations - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is &quot;very concerned&quot; by deteriorating security in the western Sudanese province of Darfur, where a humanitarian group said government troops forced hundreds of refugees out of a camp late on
NEW YORK  - Adults who have undergone  surgery during childhood to repair a congenital heart defect  called tetralogy of Fallot have a satisfactory quality of life,  although psychosocial problems and impaired thinking are often  present, according to a report in the medical journal Heart.
Jose Mourinho got the draw he wanted after Chelsea were paired with Spanish league leaders Barcelona in the first knockout stage of the Champions League.
A dozen wildfires stoked by gusting winds burned out of control in southern California on Sunday, killing one person in San Diego and forcing thousands to evacuate homes from the celebrity enclave of Malibu down to the Mexican border.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose eleven points to ten-thousand-827. Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered losers by a nine-to-seven margin.
While Congress keeps debating immigration reform, cities are passing their own laws to try to deter undocumented workers from coming to town
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Dow Jones/AP) -- Royal Philips Electronics NV Friday lowered the outlook for its semiconductors division and its industry growth prediction, giving another indication that the sector is experiencing a slowdown due to high inventory
Pistons coach Larry Brown came back to the defending NBA champions on crutches Wednesday, returning to Detroit&#39;s bench after being told by doctors it was OK to travel.
The health deal signed this month with its recognition of asymmetrical federalism is simply a reflection of the way Canada works - not a prelude to Quebec signing the Canadian constitution, says Quebec&#39;s Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Benoit Pelletier
Attacks by insurgents and rival sectarian militias have fallen up to 80 percent in Baghdad and concrete blast walls that divide the capital could soon be removed, a senior Iraqi military official said on Saturday.
It was just like the good old days for Bruins right winger Glen Murray. Friday night in Buffalo, the Bruins' purest goal scorer returned from a hip injury that sidelined him for 19 games.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.
Actor David Hasselhoff wins libel damages from OK! magazine for alleging he was drunk and abusive.
Grain farmer Eddie Valks hosted his daughter's wedding on his 2,000 acre spread northwest of Sydney, complete with bride and groom sailing off on a small lake. Four years later the lake is gone, dried out by Australia's worst drought on record.
WASHINGTON: Based on recent fossil evidences, American scientists have claimed that a chimp-sized hominid walked upright on two legs in Kenya&#39;s Tugen Hills over six million years ago, nearly three million years earlier than currently believed.
One of the most widely read U.S.  political blogs is inviting candidates for the 2008  presidential election to hold an online debate, a first that  would confirm the Internet's reach and influence.
Top news: 13 February 2005, Sunday. Libyan families of HIV-infected children voiced willingness to negotiate passing life-time sentences on the five Bulgarian nurses who are on the death row for allegedly ...
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New version of IronPort product draws on data from E-mail-monitoring network to quarantine viruses within minutes. By Thomas Claburn.
Understanding the concept of Economic Value Added can do great things for your portfolio.
Darren Collison had a career-high 33 points and No. 8 UCLA easily defeated Oregon State 85-62 Saturday night for the Beavers' 10th straight loss.
Campaign group Save The Scottish Regiments organises a march in Edinburgh against Army cuts.
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Wong Kar-wai makes emotionally exquisite, formally adventurous films that other filmmakers can't help cribbing from \u00c2\u0097 even if his method borders on madness.
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The home computer maker is recalling nearly a million AC notebook adapters. The company says they can overheat, catch fire, or cause electrical shock.
Rural doctors are calling on the coalition and Labor to guarantee enough funding to ensure small rural hospitals can keep their doors open.
Wyeth  said on Thursday it had named Chief Operating Officer Bernard Poussot as chief executive officer, effective January 1, to replace retiring CEO Robert Essner.
An Australian mechanic will stand trial  next April over the outback murder three years ago of British tourist Peter Falconio, court officials said.
The four hurricanes that pounded Florida this season froze the state's presidential campaign in place, with President Bush fighting to keep Florida in his column amid voter concerns about Iraq and the local economy.
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The Mozambican government on Monday authorised soldiers to gun down wild animals who are seen as a threat to human beings after a new report highlighted an increase in the number of deadly attacks.
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract extension with reliever Cliff Politte.
Federal police formally charged a former Sao Paulo mayor with money laundering, embezzlement and other crimes they allege he committed while in office, officials said Wednesday.
A wok-shaped science probe carrying a Colorado-built camera is on target for a Jan. 14 plunge to the surface of Saturn&#39;s enigmatic moon Titan after it successfully separated from the Cassini spacecraft Friday night.
The Countess of Wessex has given birth to a baby boy, Buckingham Palace announces.
NEW YORK - R&amp;B singer R. Kelly was kicked off a tour with rapper Jay-Z Saturday, one day after Kelly walked offstage during a performance and allegedly was blasted with pepper spray by a member of Jay-Z\u00e2\u0080\u0099s entourage.
Following on from PC Gamer dubbing Half Life 2 as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe most important videogame you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll ever play\u00e2\u0080\u009d, Vivendi-Universal today confirmed that the hugely anticipated PC title is planned for release on November 16th, 2004.
A Thai woman who died of bird flu may be the first in the latest outbreak to catch it from human contact.
The hundreds of pages of new rules redefine the criteria for which administrative, professional and managerial workers qualify for overtime.
Detectives have staged a reconstruction of the final steps of murdered French student Amelie Delagrange.
The Pittsburgh-based drug maker Mylan shares shot up 10 percent after Carl Ichan offered $5.38 billion for the company&#39;s shares he doesn&#39;t already own.
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The Supreme Court&#039;s refusal Monday to consider a second lethal injection case suggests the justices are not ready to decide whether the drugs amount to cruel and unusual punishment, legal experts said.
Eating blueberries could help lower your cholesterol as effectively as commercial drugs, with fewer side-effects. A compound in blueberries called pterostilbene has been found to have potential
Organisers of a tsunami relief collection for Sri Lanka appeal for help with transport  after overwhelming donations arrive.
George W. Bush's presidency was meandering along until the Sept. 11 attacks gave it a purpose, and his vigorous response drew world praise that fell apart over his invasion of Iraq.
America goes to the polls today to decide whether George Bush or John Kerry will be their president for the next four years. After months of expensive and bitter campaigning
FIFA player of the year Marta scores twice Saturday to lead Brazil to a 4-0 victory over host China, establishing itself as the favorite in Group D.
Madre e figlio freddati mentre stavano potando gli ulivi
The American Psychiatric Association commends the Food and Drug Administration, and in particular its Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and its Pediatric Advisory Committee, for its public hearing on safe antidepressant use in pediatric patients
The Broncos, after a 7-3 start, have lost three of their past four, but they are among the most balanced teams in the league. They are the only NFL club with top-10 rankings in the six main offensive and defensive
A car bomb exploded in central Beirut on Friday, wounding a former Lebanese cabinet minister in an assassination attempt, top Lebanese and Syrian officials said.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Jazmina Bojorge arrived at Managua's Fernando V\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9lez Paiz Hospital on a Tuesday evening, nearly five months pregnant and racked with fever and abdominal pain. By the following Thursday morning, both the pretty 18-year-old and the female fetus in her womb were dead.
The number of inmates killing themselves in prisons rose significantly in 2007, figures show.
A 29-year-old man dies after apparently falling into Cardiff Bay from St David's Hotel.
(InfoWorld) - A month after\u00c2\u00a0Jonathan Miller was fired unexpectedly\u00c2\u00a0as AOL chief executive, three of the senior executives who reported directly to him and who oversee key areas of AOL's business are on their way out,\u00c2\u00a0sources say. Jim Bankoff, executive vice president of consumer and publisher services, and Joe Redling, president of AOL Mobile, customer management and paid services, and chairman and CEO of AOL International, will leave the company soon, along with John Buckley, executive vice president of corporate communications. All three are still with the company but have set the process in motion to pack their bags and move on, taking advantage of a so-called \
Edgy investors take the stock for a bumpy ride.
Tony Blair is joining fellow European leaders in Rome to sign the EU's controversial new constitution.
As Governor Mitt Romney tours East Asia to bulk up his foreign policy credentials for a possible presidential bid, he's coming under fire from a top Massachusetts tourism group for slashing $5 million in state funds for promoting the Bay State to international tourists.
Volantino del partito Baath incita alla lotta armata
She has the chance to banish the ghosts of last weekend&#39;s marathon failure and finally claim the Olympic medal she has sought for so long.
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) vowed yesterday to block the renomination of a government energy board's chief until the Bush administration scales back its push for new high-voltage power lines in his state.
VENICE, Italy- Anyone who thought the Venice Film Festival existed on some kind of artistic plateau doesn&#39;t know Quentin Tarantino.
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Jack Nicholson says he drew on his own experience in the hospital for his new film, \
Police in Brazil are investigating the murder of one of the country's leading experts on indigenous Indians.
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La cantante \u00c3\u00a8 morta la scorsa notte a Milano, nella sua abitazione. Palermitana, all&#39;anagrafe Giusi Romeo, la Russo aveva da poco compiuto, lo scorso 10 settembre, 53 anni, ed era malata da tempo di tumore.
TOKYO -- A 60-year-old woman impregnated in the United States via in-vitro fertilization will become what is believed to be the oldest single mother in Japan to give birth from a donated egg, medical officials said Thursday.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Cardinals activated defensive tackle Wendell Bryant off the suspended list Wednesday. The move, which had been expected, followed a four-game suspension for violating the NFL&#39;s substance abuse policy.
Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.
A suicide car bomb devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze, sending a thick plume of choking black smoke over the city.
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Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a  metal foundry in Gaza on Friday, one day after Israel raided  two Gaza camps in response to Palestinian suicide bombings in  Israel this week.
Il Palermo ha battuto in trasferta il West Ham 1-0 (1-0) nella gara di andata del primo turno di Cop...
LONDON -- Police have questioned Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time about allegations that political honors -- including seats in Britain's House of Lords -- were traded for cash, his official spokesman said yesterday.
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A sacrifice bunt by the cleanup batter, spectacular defense by a rookie shortstop and yet another double by Luis Gonzalez.
By Margie Wood, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 16--The Pueblo West Metropolitan District board endorsed a plan to sell some water to Aurora Tuesday night, but a different water matter drew most of the talk at the meeting.
A 15-year-old boy appears in court charged with murdering schoolboy Martin Dinnegan in north London.
President Bush and John F. Kerry clashed over the Iraq war Thursday night in an intense and substantive first debate, in which the Democratic
Seems to be the day for digital camera launches Pentax today announced the latest additions to its Optio compact digital camera range: the A30 high-end digital compact and the W30 that features waterproof functionality enabling use for photography and videos at depths of three metres.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nintendo reports booming profits as sales soar of the Wii and DS games machines.
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Briana Scurry will replace Hope Solo as goalkeeper when the United States plays Brazil with a spot in the women's World Cup final on the line.
A tsunami warning was issued for a group  of islands south of Tokyo on Wednesday after a strong  earthquake off Japan's eastern coast, and authorities urged  local residents to evacuate to higher ground.
Dal 31 nuovi indici, Mib e Mibtel estesi al Nuovo Mercato
Kidde, the fire protection group, yesterday prepared to open its books to United Technologies Corporation after confirming the US conglomerate had tabled a revised cash offer of 165p a share.
The Israeli military says troops have shot dead three Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. Officials said the gunmen entered the Kfar Darom settlement early Wednesday and
Things are slowly returning to normal in the embattled grocery world. This morning, Albertsons (NYSE: ABS), the No. 2 player in the group, reported an 18% jump in third-quarter net income
Nonprofit and chipmaker have faced off over low-cost laptops in the past, but they're coming together to bring PCs to kids.
SanDisk MP3 players are seized from a German electronics show amid a growing legal battle over licensing.
War, refugee crises and large-scale rape of women in sub-Saharan African nations have not spawned higher HIV infection rates in this region hard hit by AIDS, according to a study contradicting a common belief.
South African President Thabo Mbeki visits Sudan for talks on Darfur and peace  prospects in the south.
The assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto sent shockwaves around the world on Friday with global leaders condemning the act as markets reacted with fear to the new blow to international stability.
Making the world safe from Linux? Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) Chairman Bill Gates is in Paris this morning, signing an agreement with UNESCO to boost computer literacy in developing countries.
NEW YORK - In a widely expected move, the Federal Reserve (search) Tuesday raised its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 percent, its third rate increase in a row.
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Two major global information system (GIS) and satellite imagery acquisitions were announced on Wednesday, illustrating the continuing desirability of such services to both hardware and software manufacturers.
Dalle rose rosse di Cassano a Michelle Hunziker all'intervista di Pippo Baudo alle Iene: \
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The White House acknowledged Monday that nearly 380 tons of powerful explosives are missing from a weapons facility that American forces
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Baghdad -- Saddam Hussein will meet a lawyer for the first time within a fortnight as his cousin &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; prepared to go before a judge next week to face charges relating to the massacre of Kurds.
CHICAGO -- The Trail Blazers remain a team without a face, a team without an identity, and a team that no one, it seems, can put a finger on.
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Despite a thriving local economy, Atlanta has one of the highest foreclosures in the nation, leading experts to fear similar problems in other U.S. cities.
Despite higher oil prices, the Singapore government on Wednesday keeps its economic growth forecast of 8 percent to 9 percent for this year, and growth of 3 percent to 5 percent for next year.
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In her first statement since the death of her former companion Heath Ledger, actress Michelle Williams asked for privacy for her and daughter Matilda and said she suffers from a broken heart.
The Spanish region of Castille-La Mancha will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's novel, \
Brown Shoe Co. Inc. BWS.N on  Wednesday posted a 32 percent drop in quarterly earnings, hurt  by slack sales from its children's unit, Bass wholesale  business and Naturalizer chain.
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Nigerian military officials say they have ceased military operations in the oil rich Niger Delta following a peace deal between rival gangs but there were reports of fresh killings in one village.
At least 25 people killed in the Indian train bombing may have to be buried without being identified, officials say.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - A federal judge refused on Wednesday to order a new trial for Richard Scrushy, the ex-CEO of HealthSouth, and former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, ruling the jury that convicted them on corruption and other charges had remained impartial.
WASHINGTON - Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released Wednesday showing that the US population is, literally, growing.
Seventy-one U.S. troops were killed  in the offensive led by U.S. Marines to take control of the  Iraqi city Falluja from insurgents, the U.S. military said on  Wednesday, a toll 20 higher than previously reported.
CMGI is planning to re-up its commitment to venture capital investing by dedicating $50 million to the company's @ventures arm.
HOUSTON -- The  next&nbsp;crew&nbsp;bound for the International Space Station (ISS) is  preparing for a mission that, they hope, will see the arrival of at least one  space shuttle and possibly the addition of a third  crewmember.
A plane carrying members of the Hendrick Motorsports organization was missing Sunday after losing contact with the Federal Aviation Administration on its way to a NASCAR race, and a search was underway for the aircraft.
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The cost of employer-paid health insurance jumped an average of 11.2 percent in 2004, the fourth straight year of double-digit increases, with both businesses and employees
EBay Inc , the world's largest  online auctioneer and payments company, launched on Wednesday a  Web site allowing ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at  improving conditions in the world's poorest countries.
Detroit's mayor issues a televised plea for forgiveness over explicit text messages he allegedly sent to a top aide.
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Two young children and two adults are killed in a crash which left five more injured on Saturday.
New fallout from the U.S. housing  slump hit mortgage and real estate companies on Tuesday as  subprime lender NovaStar Financial Inc  and title  insurer First American Corp  announced job cuts and  NovaStar&#39;s auditor expressed doubt the company will survive.
Maverick Irish pop star Sinead O'Connor  asked the media to leave her alone on Friday -- by taking out a  full-page advert in a national newspaper.
NEW YORK  - People with failing kidneys may frequently use \
Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein's efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the U.N. nuclear agency confirmed Monday.
The last two cars of one of the city's elevated transit trains derailed Tuesday, causing minor injuries to some commuters, officials said.
The Indonesian province of Banda Aceh was closest to the epicentre of the earthquake that sparked the devastating tsunami. Reuters.
A major air and ground offensive by NATO   and Afghan forces has inflicted heavy losses on the Taliban in   southern Afghanistan, NATO said on Sunday, a day after 14   British military personnel were killed when their plane   crashed.
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John Paul II appeals for the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq.
The Attorney General on Thursday called for an independent probe into Kenya's election after a day of battles in Nairobi between police and demonstrators disputing the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
While entrepreneurs explore how to put ordinary folks into space, federal officials are pondering how to regulate the emerging commercial space industry.
WASHINGTON - For the first time, scientists have created a genetic map of a cow, providing researchers with a new tool to reduce animal disease and improve the nutrition of beef and dairy products, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA
No one in the Republican presidential race talks more about middle-class tax relief than Mitt Romney. The twist: His view of who fits into the middle class is more expansive than most.
LONDON/PARIS  - Orange unveiled its  third-generation (3G) mobile phones in a long-delayed  commercial launch, with seven new handset models aimed at its  key French market and at least four at Britain in time for  Christmas.
Technology at airports to check  luggage for bombs is now being used by the government in tests  for screening cargo loaded aboard passenger planes, officials  said on Tuesday.
The Foreign Ministry of Switzerland confirmed on Saturday that 16 nationals of that country were killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26.
The arthritis drug Remicade may increase users&#39; risk of acquiring lymphatic cancer, manufacturer Centocor Inc. says in a warning letter to physicians announcing a labeling change for the medication.
The Dutch government is considering new laws to empower anti-terrorism investigators to detain suspects without evidence that they may have committed a crime, the justice minister told The Associated Press on ...
Stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a weaker-than-expected economic report and a sharp fall in China's main stock index unnerved investors after two consecutive days of Wall Street losses.
One of the Senate's top Republicans has called on President Bush to start bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq by Christmas, telling reporters Thursday that a pullout was needed to spur Iraqi leaders to action.
(National) Nov. 9, 2004 - &quot;Halo 2,&quot; the Microsoft Xbox game released on Tuesday, has been promoted like a box office blockbuster.
A mother holds her child as she looks at the destruction caused by Sunday&#39;s tidal wave to her home in the coastal town of Kosgada in southern Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
Toy and gift maker rejects an unsolicited takeover offer as unworthy of further consideration.
Those were a handful of observations made Wednesday by New England Coach Bill Belichick, not about his Patriots, winners of 20 straight games, but about the Jets, the surprising owners
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican Mike Huckabee defended a Christian-oriented television advertisement used for his presidential campaign on Wednesday as a new poll showed Democrat Barack Obama edging Hillary Clinton in Iowa.
&quot;An Inconvenient Truth&quot;  producer Participant Prods. is teaming with some strange  bedfellows -- Broken Lizard comedy producers Jay Chandrasekhar  and Julia Dray -- to develop the broad comedy &quot;Taildraggers.&quot;
(ANSA) - ROMA, 12 NOV - Sergio Castellitto riporta in tv il commissario Maigret, vale a dire uno dei detective piu&#39; popolari tra i lettori del giallo. Andranno in onda lunedi&#39; e martedi&#39; alle 21 su Canale
The Eastman Kodak Company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $215 million, a big increase from a year earlier.
THREE cheers for Rick Allert and the Axa independent directors plus their leading institutional shareholders who told the French in no uncertain terms what to do with their ludicrously low Axa Asia Pacific bid.
A five-week-old baby girl has been killed and three-year-old boy injured in a fire at a house in Bradford.
Grokster has partnered with &#39;P2P radio&#39; company Mercora to offer what it claims is &quot;the Internet&#39;s largest, legal and licensed peer-to-peer music search and discovery service&quot;.
Radio 1 DJ Grooverider is jailed for four years in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, for possession of cannabis.
Just days after the Washington rumor mill had John Snow leaving his job as Treasury secretary, President Bush yesterday said Snow was staying on.
First Verizon and soon AT&#38;T will be granted a video franchise deal that will let them compete against cable operators for TV customers.
Sony Corp. has reportedly reached a tentative deal to buy Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. shortly after media giant Time Warner Inc.
The European Union expects Turkey to initial an accord Friday giving Cyprus de facto recognition and sign it before Ankara opens EU membership talks on Oct. 3, 2005, a draft summit statement said Friday.
Elephants joined the search for bodies in Thailand's tsunami-devastated coastal region on Sunday, clearing debris-strewn forests for rescue teams to retrieve rotting corpses. Six jumbos, who featured in Oliver Stone's recent blockbuster \
Snooping and secrecy can help the government catch terrorists. But they also can also let government employees sniff around your private life without your even knowing about it.
Steven Gerrard&#39;s stunning late goal caps a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
CALGARY, Alberta  - Canada may have found a new  case of mad cow disease, officials said on Thursday, rekindling  tensions in its hard-hit beef industry just one day after the  United States announced plans to reopen the border to live  Canadian cattle.
Microsoft Corp.  on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding features such as instant messaging and high-definition television to a personal computer designed for the living room.
A convert to Islam stands an election victory away from becoming the second Muslim elected to Congress and a role model for a faith community seeking to make its mark in national politics.
Warren Buffett&#39;s Berkshire Hathaway has reported its smallest quarterly profit in more than two years after four United States hurricanes and a failed mining project cost the company US$1.
LANGLEY, B.C. (CP) - Police have arrested a man in the kidnapping and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl that frightened this suburban Vancouver community last week.
The United Nations and the African Union agreed Thursday on a highly mobile, robust joint force to help protect civilians and restore security to the Darfur region &#151; but Sudan still holds the key to its deployment.
A wealthy Saudi prince has thrown his support behind media mogul Rupert Murdoch over the future of News Corp. Inc., after a large share purchase by US cable group Liberty Media triggered talk of a potential takeover bid, a report said.
Orientamento e' di candidare Maroni governatore Lombardia
Javier Clemente, tecnico spagnolo 57enne, gi&agrave; alla guida delle nazionali di Spagna e Serbia, ...
THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats in California
Fiorentina e Genoa hanno definito lo scambio tra i giocatori Papa Waigo e Anthony Vanden Borre: &egr...
KABUL - Three suspected Taliban members have been arrested for allegedly trying to kill Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Thursday by shooting down his helicopter with a rocket.
Description: More changes are coming at the CIA, where new director Porter Goss has been in the process of cleaning house since his arrival last fall.
Brent Scowcroft&#39;s Nov. 12 op-ed column, &quot;A Middle East Opening,&quot; was a reminder of the Middle East policy that failed the first George Bush and his successor, Bill Clinton.
Even though heart disease is the top killer of U.S. women and men, doctors are giving women short shrift when it come to preventive care, according to studies published on Tuesday.
OSLO, OCTOBER 1: Captain Patrick Vieira and defender Lauren were involved in a scuffle on the Arsenal team bus after drawing 1-1 against Rosenborg Trondheim in the Champions League, Norwegian police said on Friday.
Global positioning systems (GPS),  digital photography and computer databases are joining the  humble paint can as U.S. cities battle to obliterate graffiti  and catch its shadowy perpetrators.
WASHINGTON In contrast to statements last week by President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Colin Powell has conceded that the Iraq insurgency is growing more violent.
Snow and ice spread across wide sections of the Ohio Valley on Tuesday, closing schools, littering roads with cars that had spun out and canceling an appearance by first lady Laura Bush.
(InfoWorld) - September's batch of Microsoft security patches was trimmed Friday as Microsoft announced that a planned update to its SharePoint collaboration software would not be released this month. The update was to fix an elevation of privilege flaw, which had been rated \
Ramon Hernandez's RBI double highlights a four-run fifth inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat Tampa Bay, 5-4, on Tuesday night.
(InfoWorld) - After making a series of decisions that frustrated some merchants, eBay is wooing store owners. If a speech from Bill Cobb, president of eBay North America, hints at future relationships between the company and its sellers, the message is to\u00c2\u00a0keep your doors open. During a Thursday keynote at eBay's annual sellers convention, Cobb pledged not to increase merchant selling fees this July and said that the stores category will return to the eBay page header within 30 days. In addition to offering its main auction listings, eBay allows merchants to set up shops and sell wares at fixed prices. Last July relations between store owners and eBay grew contentious when eBay announced an effort \
In honor of Black History Month, TIME critic Richard Corliss reflects on 25 defining works over nearly a century of cinema that broke down the walls of intolerance on the big screen
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- A popular Haitian radio host was found fatally shot yesterday after being kidnapped in the capital of the impoverished Caribbean nation.
Fassino: bene l'apertura di Padoa Schioppa. Damiano: il tesoretto alle buste pagaE intanto aumenta il divario Nord-Sud: Milano la pi\u00c3\u00b9 ricca                                          Tasse, pressing per i tagli ipotesi sgravi sugli straordinari                                                                                   di ROBERTO PETRINI
 leaps to top of North American box office
Hurricane Felix kills four people in Nicaragua and causes important damage before weakening into a tropical storm.
Google has released Google Desktop Search, which enables users to search their desktop computers using the same technology as Google&#39;s online-search tool.
At least 100 Delta Air Lines pilots are expected to retire effective Wednesday, the start date for a 32.5 percent pay cut agreed to in a $1 billion concessions package to help save the nation's third largest air carrier from bankruptcy.
David Blaine has escaped &#151; again. Shackled to a spinning gyroscope and hovering forty feet above Times Square, the magician managed to free himself Thursday about 2:15 p.m., bringing an end to his latest stunt.
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that an excessive number of lawsuits and overregulation were hurting the competitiveness of U.S. financial markets.
The nation's retailers remained on edge, as the much-hoped for sales bonanza appeared not to materialize on the last weekend before Christmas, despite an abundance of deals on toys and apparel.
NEW YORK  - Shedding just a few pounds can be beneficial to older women's health, and doesn't result in loss of high quality muscle tissue, a new study shows.
Two weeks from now, when New England residents are firing up their snowblowers and fuming at their heating bills, Mansfield's Ryan Collins will be in sunny San Diego.
The Finnish government is investigating a North Korean complaint that two of its diplomats were thrown off a train.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis hasn&#39;t decided if he will retire after this season, but is thinking about it. Bettis said his health -- not whether the Steelers win the Super
Bank of America Corp. BAC.N, the No.   2 U.S. bank, has agreed after a multiyear investigation to pay   $7.5 million to settle charges it failed to prevent money   laundering, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said on   Wednesday.
NEW YORK: The leaders of India and Pakistan yesterday hailed a new era in often fraught relations between the two south Asian nuclear rivals and agreed to study a joint pipeline project as part of closer economic ties.
Suspected Algerian Islamic militants killed 16 people in the first attack on civilians since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, officials said on Saturday.
Italia sale al secondo posto con un 2007 da record
Microsoft and Viacom team up on ads and content, and Google quickly points to the deal as evidence that the online ad market is plenty competitive.
Man Utd captain Roy Keane insists he will retire as a player when his current contract expires.
CHENNAI - Singapore-based electronics contract maker Flexitronics has acquired telecom software solutions firm Future Software Ltd for an undisclosed amount.
Sudan's former southern rebels on  Saturday accused their northern partners of attacking them for  the second time in a week in clashes which claimed dozens in  the volatile north-south border region.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. admits he was wrong to cuss in a live TV interview last weekend but says NASCAR was wrong to penalize him so harshly.
MOJAVE, Calif. - The first private manned rocket recovered from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent to soar to space and back Wednesday in a bid to earn a $10 million prize...
Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects
Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday to at least one criminal charge in an election-year congressional corruption investigation, Republican officials said Thursday night.
South African President Thabo Mbeki traveled to Ivory Coast&#39;s rebel-held north on Sunday in a redoubled peace effort for West Africa&#39;s war-divided economic hub.
By BRENT HOPKINS\\\\ Staff Writer  As he makes his way through life on Skid Row, Eddie Guevara carries with him a toothbrush, a cap, some packets of salt -- and an e-mail address.
Few sane people want to visit a storm-tossed Bering Sea, the sizzling Sahara Desert and Canada's Northwest Territories in January. Experiencing them from a comfortable chair in front of a flat-screen television, however, is all the rage.
Udienza il 14 ottobre per maestra molisana accusata
Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien's late-night shows will return to the air with fresh episodes on January 2 after two months of repeats due to the writers' strike, the network said Monday.
Stinging from the painful lessons learned from wildfires that claimed 15 lives four years ago, authorities in San Diego County were quick to warn and evacuate residents this time.
Obiettivo, utile netto a 240 mln e Roe oltre 17%
A Nacogdoches man was in critical but stable condition after three surgeries aimed at saving him from a flesh-eating bacteria that infected him during a swim off the coast of Galveston County.
Inaugurato il nuovo negozio di accessori a Roma
A British military helicopter crashed in the Czech Republic Thursday afternoon killing six British soldiers, the head of the rescue service Jan Slezak said.
A Thai zoo workers sprays disinfect chemical as tigers look on at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi province, southeast of Bangkok, Thailand, after the zoo was ordered to close down Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.
Newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc on Thursday said it will continue to pursue legal action against former chairman Conrad Black, despite being dealt a setback last week.
Britney Spears was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early on Friday, after police spent about four hours at her house trying to mediate a custody dispute, according to witnesses.
It was Europe's worst terror attack in more than 15 years -- bombs made of dynamite and nails that ripped through four packed Madrid commuter trains, killing 191 people.Comment
Call for immediate vote on referendum stymied, as Miliband says text is different to rejected treaty
Be it gambling or smoking, Tony Blair often molds domestic decisions to suit public opinion but on foreign policy the British prime minister stands firm whatever the cost in popularity.
Many expectant parents know how elusive a good night's sleep is likely to be  in the months that follow the birth of their child, but who would have guessed  that catching some ZZZs during pregnancy would prove to be so difficult?
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on moves to reduce the amount of GCSE coursework.
By Edward Godfrey, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 24--After making its first buy with Legacy Permit money in eastern Oklahoma, the state Wildlife Department is now looking in northwest Oklahoma to buy and restore a historic wetlands area.
A diet rich in fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids helped cut the risk that children with a family history of diabetes would develop the disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
If you're a start-up firm using Amazon Web Services -- or have some ideas about how the services could be used -- Amazon has a contest for you.
Five satellites were  launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned  Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark  side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
A woman is allowed to bring Kenya's first lawsuit for alleged discrimination for being HIV positive.
Google, the Internet search engine, has done something that law enforcement officials and their computer tools could not: Identify a man who died in an apparent hit-and-run accident 11 years ago in this small town outside Yakima.
Now that President Bush has approved a plan to gradually bring home some U.S. troops from Iraq, some of the families of the first unit to ship out are, surprisingly, not happy.
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By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 17--CHESAPEAKE -- The biggest and latest advancement in recycling in  Virginia seems almost comically out of place -- at the dead-end of a dusty  little road, within earshot of the South Norfolk Moose Lodge.
When experts from the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency came upon blueprints for a 10-kiloton atomic bomb in the files of the Libyan weapons program earlier this
Harvard researchers have identified the most important protein involved in hearing, which may be the first step toward eventual gene therapy for deafness.
Spice manufacturer McCormick & Co. Inc.   MKC.N on Wednesday posted earnings that beat analysts'   expectations, helped by strong sales of new products and ethnic   foods.
China executed four people, including  employees of two of its Big Four state banks, for fraud  totaling $15 million, the Xinhua state news agency said  Tuesday, amidst a high-profile campaign against financial  crime.
Most polls project first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will crush 13 rivals Sunday to replace her husband as Argentina's president. But no matter how easy her win, what follows will be tough: easing poverty, inflation and unemployment
Berlusconi dialoghi con Prodi, su Pd voglio capire progetto
Clinton campaign has to deploy 'big dog' Bill with care as the Democratic contest continues
They went no-huddle to open the game, electing to set a quick pace. Seven flawless plays later, the Patriots had marched 69 yards for a touchdown, opening the first wound in a bloody beating of the Chargers.
PEA Capital, which manages seven Pimco funds, and two affiliates agreed yesterday to pay $50 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission accusations that they allowed a hedge fund to make frequent trades at the expense of other investors.
Venpres: The president of the Institute of Culture of the Nueva Esparta state, Humberto Cazorla ... along with delegates from Margarita Island municipalities ... has forwarded a letter of intent to the ...
Guardasigilli ringrazia Mancino, 'ha capito i miei sforzi'
Not meant for mortal man Microsoft has ordered the removal of ROM images from popular Windows Mobile development site XDA-Developers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.
In a blow to the US effort to hold the Iraq multinational forces together, Hungary announced yesterday that it will withdraw its 300 noncombat troops by the end of March.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a right hamstring injury.
The shuttle blasted off with the rattling roar of more than seven million pounds of thrust into a stunningly clear evening sky on Friday.
Tokyo needs to bolster its missile defence to counter the threat from North Korea, Japan's defence ministry says.
The White House said today that it was invoking executive privilege to reject subpoenas for documents.
Democratic challenger John Kerry turned the Bible against born-again Methodist President George W. Bush, arguing that his policies ran counter to America's moral foundation.
A Florida trainee police officer was  arrested on Friday for making a threat to kill President Bush  before a visit by Bush to Tampa last month, prosecutors said.
Earlier this year, in January, the WSJ (sub req&#8217;d) speculated that Googlewas acquiring Adscape Media, which inserts ads into video game. The company launched in early 2006. Red Herring confirms that the deal is happening (for $23 million). Sub-$20 to $30 million (with a few exceptions) is Google&#8217;s acquisition &#8220;sweet spot.&#8221; Once a valuation exceeds that [...]
Per andare incontro esigenze mobilita' e sicurezza
Dutch health authorities said on Friday they have called in about 20 people for radiation testing after they stayed in a London hotel where poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko also spent time.
COMPUTERS and overhead projectors worth thousands have been stolen by thieves targeting schools across Lichfield.   In the latest break-in nine laptops worth pounds 7,500 were taken by burglars raiding Friary School, in Eastern Avenue.
Ma tassi dovrebbero restare fermi, domani riunione Consiglio
The site of the UK's first super-casino is some way from being decided, the government's advisor insists.
The Edmonton Oilers couldn't reach a new deal with Ryan Smyth so they dealt the star forward to the New York Islanders just before Tuesday's NHL trade deadline.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s health is shrouded in mystery, the extent of his thyroid cancer a closely guarded secret. Several coming events could give the public an idea about the seriousness of his condition.
England striker Wayne Rooney has expressed his excitement at the thought of helping new national coach Fabio Capello become a \
Maria Holaus, la 24enne sciatrice austriaca caduta rovinosamente domenica scorsa nel Super-G del Ses...
A little over 6 months have passed since ATI first announced their new high end Radeon X800 series. Despite apparent availability issues, ATI are forging ahead and announcing their refresh variants for the series.
Verizon Communications Inc said on  Friday it has settled its lawsuit against Internet REIT, a  seller of Internet domain addresses.
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said Thursday he has decided to donate to charity the nearly $40,000 he received from a disgraced Democratic fundraiser who failed to show up for a California court hearing.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, right, surrounded by an unprecedented number of bodyguards walks inside the Knesset, Israel&#39;s parliament, in Jerusalem Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004.
An analysis of a sample of Ayurvedic herbal medicine products found that 20 percent contained metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic at levels that could be toxic if taken as directed, according to a study in the December 15 issue of JAMA.
CHICAGO - In the upcoming 2010 census, the Census Bureau for the first time will equip its temporary work force of 500,000 people with hand-held computers made by Harris Corp., to help them make a more precise count of more than 300 million people living in the 50 states and Puerto Rico.
La neonata squadra italo-russa Tinkoff ha smentito l'interesse per lo spagnolo Francisco Mancebo, un...
The Italian foreign minister will travel to the Middle East in an effort to secure the release of two Italian women aid workers kidnapped in Iraq.
Saddam Hussein was prepared to take $1 billion and go into exile before the Iraq war, according to a transcript of talks between U.S. President George W. Bush and an ally, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday.
Manohla Dargis's picks for the best films of 2004 include \
Infuriata la Cotton Belt, collaborazione a rischio
Steve Jobs, Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive, said the iPhone would become available to British consumers in November in an exclusive arrangement with O2.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.  &#151; Two men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby are now battling over the late model's body.
Google executives are urging trade regulators around the world to look closely at Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo, a $44.6 billion proposal that they say threatens to quash competition, stifle Internet innovation and shrink consumer choice.
Is it repeat of Bush vs. Dukakis? Will George W. break? Will it be another one-state toss-up? Can Kerry catch fire? As if the 2004 Presidential campaign couldn&#39;t get any more unpredictable, now comes a new
RAMALLAH: The wife of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi said last night she was registering him to run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.
Prospects of losing half of the US flu vaccine came as a surprise to the US Food and Drug Administration last week, the Washington Post said Tuesday.
Thailand's Democrat Party is acquitted of charges of electoral fraud, which had threatened its dissolution.
TEAC, a manufacturer of optical disk drives, USB floppy drives and duplicators, announced that it would be launching its new line of external portable hard disk drives.
(Oct. 1) -- The search maybe over for the body of Lori Hacking. Today police in Salt Lake City say they have found human remains in a landfill that they have searched since Hacking&#39;s disappearence.
Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley resigned from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official. Foley apparently sent the e-mails in August 2005, when the male page was 16 years old. According to ABC News, the young man who received the e-mails called them \
KHARTOUM, Oct 29  - Sudan has given a contingent of Nigerian troops in Darfur until Saturday to produce certificates proving they are not infected with the HIV virus or undergo screening, the official SUNA news agency reported Friday.
A bomb threat forced a passenger plane to divert to a London airport under military escort for an emergency landing. The Olympic Airways flight from Athens to New York&#39;s JFK airport was carrying 301 passengers
Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday  in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the  democracy camp, which has angered Beijing by demanding  universal suffrage in the former British colony.
Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp.  DPH.N said on Friday it plans to cut 8,500 jobs, or up to 5  percent of its work force, in 2005 because of vehicle  production cuts by its North American customers and rising  materials costs.
On the cross rates it was at 60.1 euro cents, 81.29 Japanese yen, 42.17 pence sterling, and 1.105 New Zealand dollars. On Wall Street stocks have jumped on news of a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears
Iran says it is ready to offer new proposals to meet international concern about its nuclear programme.
A motorist admits the murder of a teenage skateboarder in a road rage attack in north Wales.
America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.
Essential military kit must be sent to Iraq urgently to protect British troops who are under-equipped and overstretched despite escalating violence there, a parliamentary committee reported.
Aaron Harang threw a three-hitter for his first career complete game and Sean Casey homered to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 Thursday night.
Investor's Business Daily - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand didn&#39;t let his club foot stand in the way of success.
Nasdaq and Borse Dubai increased an offer for the OMX Group to $4.9 billion yesterday and push close to acquiring a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group.
Huw Jenkins, the British-born global head of equities at UBS AG, says he remembers how the bank, Switzerland's largest, battled for recognition in the United States when he moved to New York in 2000.
FAST bowler Glenn McGrath has batting trumps Inzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana in his sights and he has warned Pakistan to expect a rough ride on an old-style Perth pitch this week.
Japan, hosting a donors&#39; conference for Iraq reconstruction in Tokyo, pledged Wednesday to disburse $40 billion in aid for Iraq&#39;s elections.
Padraig Harrington is hoping to make his mark on the US golf tour next year after finishing second behind Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge in California.
Federal investigators probing a deadly outbreak of E. coli searched two California spinach producers on Wednesday for evidence of possible violations of food safety regulations.
Wired tracks down the best links -- the ones that let you follow the primaries.
Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.
The Nepali Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday evening that 13 Nepalese workers have been taken hostage by an Iraqi militant group. The 13 Nepalese are purely working in Iraq
US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and his new European counterpart Peter Mandelson failed to make headway on a trans-Atlantic standoff over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing at a meeting Monday, saying the dispute remains headed for WTO arbitration.
A car rammed into a police station in Algeria on Wednesday and exploded, killing four policemen and injuring 20 people, state radio said.
TOPEKA, Kansas  - The Kansas Board of Education on Tuesday threw out science standards deemed hostile to evolution, undoing the work of Christian conservatives in the ongoing battle over what to teach U.S. public school students about the origins of life.
The Dow industrial average turned lower on Tuesday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were little changed as concerns about fallout from the housing slump on the economy's outlook cut short an earlier bounce.
More than winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.
A worker who helped deal with the bird flu outbreak in eastern England is under observation at a hospital, the Health Protection Agency said Tuesday.
Croatian scientists have worked out how a radiation-resistant bacterium that can exist in extreme conditions repairs damage to itself, a discovery which could provide clues about diseases such as cancer.
Robert Downey Jr. will star as the latest Marvel Comics superhero to hit the big screen. Downey will play the title character in \
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Inc.'s next-generation operating system, Mac OS X \
A Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.
This chemistry lesson takes a strong stomach: It starts with grinding up fish in a big blender.
Australia&#39;s Lisa Mathison has finished 10th in the women&#39;s cross country mountain bike race at the Olympics. Mathison, 19, finished the 31.
Anche premier palestinese Haniyeh condanna frasi Pontefice
Nessun commento ufficiale dopo richiesta per politica comune
The notion that forests are declining across the tropics is not proven, a study argues, because data is unclear.
The adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the housing, which poses a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers.
 and Panic!
A group of conservative European Union lawmakers from eastern Europe called Thursday for a ban on communist symbols, including the red star and the hammer and sickle, to match a proposed EU ban on the Nazi swastika.
Jason Kendall hit his first home run in nearly two years and Frank Thomas hit No. 459 of his career Wednesday in the Oakland Athletics&#039; 7-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Sen. John Kerry on Thursday accused President Bush of slowing scientific advancement after earning a special endorsement from the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, while Bush criticized
Ben Gordon's last-second, looping fadeaway jumper sank and so did the Knicks.
Blog: Sun Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz invited Linux leader Linus Torvalds to dinner and made the case that Linux and Solaris should join open-source forces.
The Ukraine votes in favour of declaring a Soviet-era famine an act of genocide against its people.
Just 4% would give account details New research indicates that online banking users are getting more savvy when it comes to responding to e-mails purporting to come from banks and building societies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roma, 16 settembre 2004 - I prezzi nei supermercati e negli ipermercati della grande distribuzione rimarranno fermi su tutto il territorio nazionale fino al 31 dicembre. E&#39; quanto prevede l&#39;intesa raggiunta
Paris  - The disclosure by a Dutch hospital that it has carried out euthanasia on terminally ill newborn babies has shocked pro-life groups, but the institution claims it is merely trying to bring into the open a practice already happening
Better oral hygiene, including good regular toothbrushing, may lessen nursing home residents' chances of developing pneumonia, according to a study which traced germs from dental plaque to the lungs of patients with the potentially fatal illness.
Robbie Hummel scored a career-high 24 points and No. 19 Purdue beat No. 10 Michigan State 60-54 Tuesday night.
Vicenda Ifil-Exor, Consob infligge sanzioni per 16 mln
British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses senior executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation in the United States this weekend at a difficult time in his relationship with the media tycoon.
''Non bisogna tornare indietro ma andare avanti''. E' il pensiero del ministro per lo Sport, Giovann...
Lo conferma il premier irlandese Berthie Ahern
The Rams take advantage of five Oakland turnovers, including two that set up touchdown runs by Steven Jackson, in St. Louis' 20-0 victory over the Raiders.
The United States is strongly committed to a strong U.S. dollar and financial markets there are recovering from the subprime loan crisis even if the housing market has yet to touch bottom, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.
Like a lot of media people, I&#39;ve had my differences with Bill O&#39;Reilly. He even left an angry message on my voice mail once.
I wondered whether Gurinder Chadha was making a statement or trying to be ironic when she wanted to meet in a posh curry-house above the Soho Theatre, in central London.
A U.N. commander said on Tuesday Israeli   troops should be out of south Lebanon within days, but Israel   called for an agreement with the peacekeepers on rules of   engagement before a full withdrawal.
Comcast is giving Microsoft something the software giant has struggled to get on its own: an easy way to expand from the desktop computer to the home-entertainment center.
Community support officers \
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is bringing in a new celebrity: popular TV chef Emeril Lagasse.
The promised U.S. relief for South  Asia's tsunami crisis is \
NEW YORK Sept. 16, 2004 - In a bid to &quot;reclaim my good life&quot; and rid her company of a cloud of scandal, Martha Stewart plans to surrender within weeks to begin serving her five-month prison sentence.
ConocoPhillips on Tuesday said Venezuela assumed control of its operations in the country after it was unable to reach an agreement with the government over the nationalization of two multibillion-dollar oil projects.
Willem Dafoe returned home to Wisconsin, where he said seeing childhood friends reminded him of the importance of old ties.
The U.S. Army's top medical officer has quit, officials said on Monday, making him the third senior figure to lose his job over substandard care of troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Nikkei average was up 0.37 percent in mid-morning trade on Thursday as a recovery in the dollar helped auto makers among other exporters, but trade was slow as investors waited for important Japanese economic data.
With the Cubs so close to winning, fans littered Wrigley Field with plastic bottles, cups, and other debris Saturday after A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-out, ninth-inning homer to send the White Sox to an 8-6 victory.
A snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds that grounded flights and made driving treacherous.
The Foreign Office has appealed on Al Arabiya television for any information from Iraqis on Kenneth Bigley, a British engineer taken hostage with two Americans last week.
Italiani interessati invece ai mercati francese e tedesco
America Online is tapping the vast media assets of parent company Time Warner to outdo rivals Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in the search wars.
Gateway named J. Edward Coleman as its new chief executive, ending a nine-month search to succeed Wayne Inouye.
Linux wasn't everywhere at CES, but it was close, making it impossible to see Everything with Linux in it. But we tried. read more
Grainy video footage of paramedics  working on the unresponsive body of Anna Nicole Smith turned up  on the Internet and on German television on Friday a day after  the sudden death of the former Playboy model in Florida.
After an unusually wet week, the rains cleared for the opening ceremonies of the $5.5 million Mercedes Championship, the event that annually marks the start of the PGA Tour season.
Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy. Longtime foes palmOne Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Tuesday announced a licensing deal that will allow the next generation of palmOne's Treo smart phones to work directly with Microsoft's Exchange e-mail system.
Police say the deaths of two people whose bodies were found inside a burning car are suspicious.
An antibiotic often used in hospital intensive care units to treat serious staph infections resistant to other medicines may cause a sometimes-fatal bleeding condition, researchers said on Wednesday.
The Italian nominee had been heavily criticised for his alleged comments on gays, single parents and the role of men and women, and these led Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso
Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday, heading off the prospect of renewed political turmoil in a country that is a key U.S. ally in Iraq and the European Union's largest new member.
World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn would like to make one thing clear as he approaches the end of his second five-year term:  \
Virgin is the first major music retailer to enter the download market in introducing a music store to sell music as streams of bits to be downloaded from the Internet.
Former French president Jacques Chirac was questioned Thursday by a judge looking into a party funding scam during his time as mayor of Paris, judicial officials said.
Weightlifters Pratima Kumari, Sanamacha Chanu, S Sunaina and coach Pal Singh Sandhu have been banned for life, Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi announced in New Delhi on Wednesday.
AMD took the wraps off its first ever x86 64-bit dual-core processor during demonstrations held at the company&#39;s Austin facilities Tuesday.
A section of New York City's Times Square was closed down briefly on Tuesday as police investigated what they described as a possible bomb scare, but the suspicious bag was later found to be forgotten luggage.
Responding to customer complaints, Dell Inc. said Thursday it plans to gradually reduce its use of mail-in rebates and its often confusing array of other promotional offers.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass promoted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers as a chance to highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
Daniel Menaker, who left his post as executive editor in chief of the Random House Publishing Group in June, is moving online in March to be the host of a new Web-based book show.
A new counterterrorism strategy released yesterday by the White House describes al-Qaeda as a significantly degraded organization, but outlines potent threats from smaller networks and individuals motivated by al-Qaeda ideology, a lack of freedom and \
Cory Ondrejka, one of the founders and guiding lights behind the virtual world, leaves the company. CEO Phil Rosedale says the two had \
MSN Does Not Steal Google Results to Seed New Index  Rumorville, conspiracy theory, and over speculation results in crazed forum discussion and a possible slashdot mentioning. Jason Dowdell, someone I have spoken with often for about a year now, published a blog entry named Microsoft Crawling Google Results For New Search ...
Excerpts from the confirmation hearing for Attorney general nominee Alberto Gonzales :
Mourners are filing past the coffin of Tonga's late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who died on Sunday.
Rapper and actor DMX is arrested on three driving charges including speeding, US authorities say.
Patients taking modern blood pressure and cholesterol drugs significantly reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack within 90 days of starting treatment, researchers said on Monday.
Jeff DaVanon became the first Angels player in 13 years to hit for the cycle and drove in four runs, leading host Anaheim to a 21-6 crushing of Kansas City last night that completed a seven-game season sweep of the Royals. Jose Molina hit his first career grand slam and Garret Anderson had five RBIs and three hits, including a ...
Hundreds of wailing mourners gathered to bury five slain police officers Monday as gunfire crackled around the capital where clashes between supporters of the U.S.-backed government and ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide have plagued peacekeepers.
Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of developments over the weekend:
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Offensive tackle Orlando Pace ended his holdout Monday and signed a one-year contract with the St. Louis Rams.
Ashanti told a courtroom Monday that she was a teenager trying to follow her dream when she worked a decade ago with a producer who wants more than $2 million for helping start her career.
David Beckham scores from a free-kick in his first start for Real Madrid since before Christmas.
Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.
The EU and Serbia are to resume talks on closer ties, which Belgrade hopes will open the door to membership.
Portavoce guerriglieri, lo stanno ancora interrogando
U.S. airlines are pulling out of their financial tailspin but most are not paying close enough attention to customer service, especially when it comes to providing useful information on delays and cancellations, a government watchdog reported on Wednesday.
Throughout his life, Paul McKenzie, the founder of Wilson High's ice hockey team, was devoted to stabilizing his program. Now, the Tigers are on solid ice 11 months after his death.
Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.
Nascera' in Brasile 3/o maggior sito mondiale di e-commerce
Three, the new entrant mobile operator pioneering 3G services in the UK, is experiencing strong uptake of its football news and video clips service in an encouraging sign of likely consumer demand for data services on mobile phones.
ENGLISH Premier League champion Arsenal opened a five-point lead at the top of the table after a 4-0 thrashing of Charlton Athletic at Highbury yesterday.
U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a series of operations on Tuesday targeting al Qaeda in Iraq after an upsurge in suicide bombings which U.S. commanders say are an attempt by the militant group to reignite sectarian violence.
The cable network&#39;s &quot;Sopranos,&quot; &quot;Sex and the City&#39;&#39; and &quot;Angels in America&quot; dominated the 56th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday.
Malaysia launches two days of lavish celebrations to mark 50 years of independence from the United Kingdom.
Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday said  its automotive business will improve this year, but overall  earnings will fall due to weaker profit at its financial  services unit.
H.J. Heinz Co  posted a higher quarterly profit on Friday and said it expects full-year profits to be near the top of its forecast range, helped by new products, the weak dollar and stepped-up marketing.
Six world powers said on Friday after talks in London they were deeply disappointed Iran was not prepared to suspend uranium enrichment and would now consult on sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
LOWER POTTSGROVE, Pa. _ At the entrance to the property, a low brick building squats behind a chain-link fence, and leafy trees sway in the breeze.  There's nothing overtly menacing. But Donna Cuthbert is frightened.
Hamid Karzai warned world leaders of the threat from terrorism and drugs after being sworn as Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first popularly-elected president today.
Germany's defense minister rejected a U.S proposal to have NATO take over the U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan, saying Wednesday that his country wants to focus on stabilization.
 hits $960 million at global box office
The one-year deal, which was concluded just last Friday, will see Jordan purchase a supply of 2005-spec Toyota RVX-05 engines at an \u00e2\u0080\u009caffordable price\u00e2\u0080\u009d for the 2005 world championship.
Despite having revenues of around $70 million to $85 million, MySQL commanded an impressive $1 billion price tag in today's acquisition by database giant Sun.
Picking the greatest ever hip-hop  album is a tall order and Entertainment Weekly admits its list  marking 25 years since the birth of mainstream rap is  subjective, with Eric B & Rakim at No. 1.
In Google's first public reaction to Microsoft's unsolicited bid for Yahoo, it says the merger could pose a threat to the internet, and could stifle openness, innovation and protection of privacy online.
Sooner or later, every professional basketball player\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career comes to an end. For Todd MacCulloch, that day came earlier than expected.
Patients with ulcerative colitis who consume lots of red meat or alcohol have a sharply higher risk of relapse, researchers reported last week.
Il Lavezzini Parma ha ingaggiato da Como Elena Paparazzo, 34 anni. E' il terzo colpo del club ducale...
The benefits of the US recovery are not trickling through to many working families, a report from an American think tank claims.
Serena Williams ends the run of India's Sania Mirza at the Australian Open.
measures, which it said would deliver at least one billion rand per annum in improved pre-tax operating profit at Gold Fields&#39; South African operations.
An independent academic center at Tufts University said yesterday that critics who blast the American pharmaceutical industry for developing &quot;me-too&quot; prescription drugs are wrong.
France reserves the right to veto Turkey&#39;s entry into the European Union at any moment, President Jacques Chirac told state television France 2 Sunday in an interview conducted
LOS ANGELES  - The Directors Guild of  America has moved the location of its annual awards in  solidarity with workers at the Century Plaza Hotel who are  engaged in contentious contract talks with management at the  Century City venue.
com December 22, 2004, 2:57 PM PT. Linux seller Red Hat reported on Wednesday that its third-quarter net income jumped 155 percent year-over-year to $10.8 million, as its software business matured.
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A federal judge on Friday approved Citigroup Inc.'s &#36;2.6 billion settlement with  WorldCom Inc. investors who lost billions when an accounting scandal plunged the telecommunications company into bankruptcy protection.
Nigeria's president is accused by his deputy of awarding contracts to his favourite aides and ministers.
''Se c'&egrave; un problema, siamo convinti che verr&agrave; risolto''. Tre pari senza gol consecuti...
Le critiche sempre sul ripristino degli esami di riparazione
New York producer John Clancy  received the first Edinburgh International Festival award on  Friday as the prestigious arts gala extended a friendly hand to  the city&#39;s anarchic Fringe festival.
Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and said it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.
Military officials laid out a plan to shoot down a spy satellite before it tumbles to Earth carrying toxic fuel.
BAGHDAD, May 30 -- Scores of U.S. troops descended on the vast Shiite district of Sadr City in Baghdad late Tuesday and early Wednesday, residents there said, searching several houses in what appeared to be an intense hunt for a British financial consultant and four British bodyguards abducted...
The driver of a sport utility vehicle plowed across sidewalks and crosswalks throughout the city Tuesday, killing one man and injuring at least 13 people in a series of attacks on pedestrians and motorists, police said.
Amputation saws, sex aids and works of art by Leonardo da Vinci and Andy Warhol are among the items on display at a new medical museum previewed in London Wednesday.
Lil' Wayne was arrested on drug charges and released on bond, police said. The 23-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, was arrested early Monday in midtown Atlanta with several drugs in his possession, according to police.
With their lush green hedges, sturdy semis and well-tended gardens, the suburbs have long been seen as a sanctuary from the stresses of city living.
Firefighters sought Tuesday to contain a 10-acre wildfire east of Ogden, Utah, that officials believe may have been arson.  The fire broke out about a mile outside of the city limits in a small canyon north of Weber College, U.S.
Early tests are raising hopes that a new device can help people who've injured their spinal cord.
LOS ANGELES  - Those darn aliens and predators upset the box office hierarchy established during the weekend before Christmas.
When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too.
In the six months the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has been orbiting Saturn, it has beamed to Earth images of startling beauty and detail, giving astronomers enough research for decades.
If Senator Larry E. Craig yields to calls for his resignation, his successor would be chosen by Gov. C. L. Otter.
IT WOULDN&#39;T be a tour by the Kiwis without them talking down their chances, but without familiar world-class players like retired all-rounder Chris Cairns and express quick Shane Bond they may be closer to the truth than in the past.
Yoran was a software executive with Symantec Corporation when he was tapped a year ago to become director of the National Cyber Security Division in the Department of Homeland Security.
German authorities extradited a leading Islamic extremist known as the Caliph of Cologne to Turkey, ending a protracted legal battle over his case.
A New York federal judge on Monday tossed out a lawsuit by a Florida man against the company behind the Atkins low-carb diet that he alleged caused his cholesterol to skyrocket and necessitated an angioplasty.
TWO Italian women were kidnapped in Iraq yesterday when armed men in military uniforms stormed the Baghdad office of an aid group where they worked.
By James Prichard, Associated Press  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Brian McGinness had an insatiable appetite for porn.   Day after day, for more than eight years, he spent countless hours surfing the Web for it, usually on a computer that he used after business hours at his old job.
(InfoWorld) - Dell has become the latest and largest vendor to offer laptops featuring Seagate's full disk encryption hard drive, the 2.5 inch Momentus 5400 FDE.2. The drive was first announced after its extended gestation only last March, but that was inside laptops made by clone vendor ASI. Dell is to sell the high-security drives in its new Latitude D630 and D830 models from this week. The\u00c2\u00a0groundbreaking Momentus FDE.2\u00c2\u00a0-- for once this marketing clich\u00c3\u00a9 is probably about right -- ranks as the first laptop hard drive integrating the technology to make it to the mass market. Although hard drive encryption is a common technology, the Momentus integrates the technology at hardware and drive firmware level, making it both transparent, extremely hard to crack, and because of built-in acceleration, faster than add-on encryption. In all other respects, from the user's point of view, the Momentus FDE.2 is a conventional hard drive which requires a master passphrase to be set for boot-up access. Dell is to sell the drive with the Embassy Trust Suite from software company Wave Systems, also promoted by Seagate during the drive's soft-launch in March. This allows IT admins to manage laptops using the drives, accessing such features as password recovery, and data backup of encrypted drives \
Have trouble seeing the pope from the back row of a crowd of approximately 900,000 people?
By DOUGLAS DUREN  Here we are again at the start of a new TV season, ready to fall in love with series that could get yanked after a couple of episodes or shake our heads over obvious duds.

JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey real estate market has a new driving force. This weekend when house hunters set out to look at homes for sale or rent, they'll be armed with a customized route map.
Microsoft Corp. said it won't appeal a European court antitrust decision that requires it to immediately begin licensing protocols to rivals and selling a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry&#39;s campaign is stopping an advertisement that features footage of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain rebuking President George W. Bush during the 2000 primary campaign.
MICROSOFT said first revenues were up by 12 per cent as the software company benefited from stronger-than-expected computer and server shipments.
Manchester United salvaged a 1-1 tie with Middlesbrough in the Premier League on Sunday on an 81st-minute goal by substitute Alan Smith.
Climate experts and politicians  will discuss policies they believe may be needed beyond the Kyoto Protocol.
Office Depot Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 office-supplies retailer, removed its chairman and chief executive, Bruce Nelson, after sales declined at its older stores in 14 of the past 16 quarters.
Nokia aims for the midmarket and the high end with three 3G phones, including an ultrathin model, a slider phone, and a stylish steel and glass model.
A serving soldier has been arrested at an army barracks in connection with the sale of ammunition.
London - Arsenal players claim their loss of form, which has seen Chelsea take a five-point lead at the top of the English Premiership, can be explained by their failure to give 100% and the fact Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira are carrying injuries.
Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton was   charged on Tuesday with drunk driving, stemming from an arrest   earlier this month she blamed on her rush to get a late-night   burger.
Indagine Istat, 39,8% usa pc almeno una volta a settimana
President Bush opened a broad campaign for his economic agenda on Wednesday, calling for a reduction in &quot;frivolous lawsuits&quot; while his economic team laid out the
Claims business as usual The Pirate Bay said it will live on no matter what the outcome of a case brought by a Swedish prosecutor who charged four men involved with the running of the file-sharing site today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ear-splitting music in pubs and clubs is putting staff's hearing at serious risk, say campaigners.
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Police fired tear gas and clubbed demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Thursday as thousands protested against a visit by President Bush aimed at winning friends in Latin America.
Un milione di tonnellate greggio l'anno al blocco reattore
TWO US Marines were killed in Iraq&#39;s Baghdad province, the marines said in a statement which gave no further details. The deaths followed the killing of eight marines over the weekend in the restive western Al-Anbar province.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, facing child-molestation allegations, acknowledged he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the embarrassment of going to court, but added he would never harm a child.    The six-paragraph statement was released hours before \
The Bush administration has accelerated resource development on public lands and has pushed to eliminate regulatory hurdles for military and industrial projects.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc  is  reportedly in talks with News Corp  to combine their  Web properties, but Wall Street analysts rained scorn on the  likelihood of a deal that can fend off Microsoft Corp's   $42.1 billion bid for Yahoo.
Nascosto tra sterpaglia lungo superstrada Caianello-Telese
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spoofed the final episode of the hit series \
Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Suspended striker Adrian Mutu spoke Tuesday about his future during a press conference at his former club Dinamo Bucharest.
Arsenal's new 60,000-seater ground at Ashburton Grove which is scheduled to open for the 2006-07 season will be known as the Emirates Stadium for the next 15 years after they agreed a 100 million pound deal with Emirates Airlines.
The chief organizer of the Turin 2006 winter Olympics, Valentino Castellani meets the media in Turin, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 after announcing he is resigning amid an internal power struggle for control of the games.
A group that promotes protection of the Confederate flag is airing radio ads during conservative talk shows in South Carolina that praise Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and criticize John McCain and Mitt Romney for voicing objections to the flag.
President Pervez Musharraf says there is a no chance of al-Qaeda gaining Pakistan's nuclear weapons.
Tony Blair accuses Iran of backing terrorism and says the world faces a situation akin to the rise of fascism.
Raytheon says its upgraded Active Denial System 2 is now in the hands of the customer, the U.S. Air Force. But will it ever be deployed?
Parents in Britain are spending an average of nearly \u00c2\u00a33,000 a year on each child, a survey suggests.
Tavolo di confronto con i petrolieri e i gestori
After a technical foul-up on the NBC show &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; exposed the pop singer Ashlee Simpson&#39;s use of prerecorded vocals on live television, her father said yesterday that he had decided
Prime Minister Tony Blair was to hold talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday on the last day of his farewell African tour, with Zimbabwe set to figure high on the agenda.
Soldiers joined the uprising against Ceausescu in 1989 As many as two million people were killed or persecuted by the former communist authorities in Romania, an official report says.Comment
What happened in the National Assembly on October 22 was unsavoury but expected. Yet there is one good reason for wanting to comment on the proceedings of the house that day: General Pervez Musharraf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s constant

A couple accused of beating their toddler to death, tucking her body in a plastic box and dumping it in Galveston Bay were indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder.
The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages.
Politics: 12 September 2004, Sunday. Representatives of Bulgaria's ruling party have addressed business people in the country, extending a call for election support.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., June 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy  today announced that it proposes to build and operate a 500 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line between southwestern Montana and southeastern Idaho.
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The Associated Press reviews several notable boxed set releases:
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.
The Olympics bulldozed the rest of the network primetime summer fare Sunday, delivering an average 25.6 million viewers to NBC.
Eleven African countries have signed a UN-backed peace deal for the Great Lakes region, pledging an end to the genocide, war, hunger and disease that has killed 3 million over more than a decade.
Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.
Drugs giant Merck & Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers, the New York Times reported on Friday.
British Airways cancelled six domestic flights yesterday, as thousands of holidaymakers descended on Heathrow for the airline&#39;s busiest weekend of the year.
The key to identifying a good workplace is asking the people who work there.
Forecasters say Jeanne has been downgraded to a tropical depression as it heads toward the Bahamas after causing major damage in the Dominican Republic Friday.
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NEW YORK When Fox aired a new episode of So You Think You Can Dance last month, 994,000 viewers watched the show on their DVRs up to three days after its May 24 broadcast. While those viewers may have been dazzled by the fancy footwork on the show, the ads didn&#39;t prove as appealing--two-thirds of the viewers fast-forwarded through the commercials.
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld listens to questions from US soldiers, during his visit to Camp Buehring, 120 km (about 74 miles) north of Kuwait City, Kuwait, in this Dec. 8, 2004 file photo.
Con il pre-ritiro in Sardegna inizia ufficialmente la nuova stagione dell'Inter. Julio Cruz non fiss...
Two Croatian ex-generals go on trial in Zagreb over alleged war crimes, in a test case for Croatia's judiciary.
Microsoft Corp.'s bid for beleaguered Internet icon Yahoo Inc. is a staggering sum that, if a deal goes through, will rank as one of the largest U.S. technology transactions.
LONDON (CP) - Canadian Bill Sampson and three British men won a legal battle Thursday that allows them to sue the men they say tortured them into giving false confessions to a series of bombings in Saudi Arabia.
WASHINGTON - Senators are turning their attention to a wide-ranging $136 billion corporate tax bill as lawmakers whittle down their workload before leaving town for the elections.    In an unusual Sunday session, the Senate planned to vote on ending procedural roadblocks opponents have used to snarl the tax legislation, which contains breaks for everything from large corporations to importers of Chinese ceiling fans...
The European Commission will recommend on Wednesday a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, an EU source said on Wednesday.
Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is to undergo hernia surgery and will be sidelined for eight to 12 weeks, the team said on Thursday.
On the heels of banking scandals that shook confidence in the virtual world's economy, its publisher puts the kibosh on in-world financial institutions.
Washington is wielding a visa weapon against prominent Kenyans who have allegedly encouraged weeks of postelection bloodshed, threatening to bar politicians and businessmen from visiting the U.S., America's ambassador said Thursday.
During an illustrious career spanning seven decades, Oscar Peterson played with the biggest names in jazz.
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Always know what you've been told Plantronics has declared war on the Bluetooth headset market. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s launched a military grade unit that it claims stands up to the rigours of the communications adventurer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives here this week for a landmark visit which Ankara hopes will help improve political ties in line with spectacular progress in economic relations between the two countries.
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UBS AG  has appealed to its shareholders to back a capital injection by the Singapore government and a Middle East investor but warned it still cannot predict how the subprime crisis will play out.
The UN launches a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste.
At least four bombs have exploded in cities in Spain during the past hour, shortly after the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA said it would detonate multiple explosive devices.
Tony Blair says he came to push Mideast peace efforts ahead. But Britain's beleaguered prime minister may be hoping his success eases anger back home over his close ties with the U.S., animosity that led to a rebellion in his own Labour Party.
The company that helped push word-processing and graphical computing into the mainstream wants to do the same thing with weblogs. Microsoft Corp.
The names of two more soldiers charged with the murder of a civilian in southern Iraq are released.
MOSCOW Directors at Gazprom, the world&#39;s biggest natural gas company, are united and ready to vote on a proposed bid for Yukos&#39;s main production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, officials at the gas company said on Thursday, as the company seeks to create an oil
China said on Monday its response to the threats of climate change must give overriding priority to economic development as the nation seeks to balance ambitions for growth with fears of environmental calamity.
What could be a major discovery of domestic oil in the Gulf of Mexico was announced today by a trio of companies led by Chevron Corporation.
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Ahead: Larger HDTV sets, better color, more playback and recording choices.
Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s largest economy, increased for a second month in January after the cost of oil declined and the dollar s recovery against the euro reduced concern about slowing export ...
By Julie Patel, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 23--More than 500 firefighters battled a 400-acre blaze Saturday in Napa County.   A fire started at about 8 a.m.
Two months ago, Fred Poteet walked into a Sprint store to resolve some technical problems with his cell phone service. When he walked out, he had a new wireless contract &#151; with Cox Communications Inc., his cable TV operator.
Un centinaio di calciatori coreani &egrave; nei guai per aver evitato il servizio militare. Secondo ...
By now, reality should have set in for Roy Jones Jr. and his brain cleared enough to realize his sometimes brilliant career is over.
Great Britain has one of its best days at the Olympics, winning five golds.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, disagreeing with UN chief Kofi Annan's assessment that the war was illegal.
Dr David Graham told a Senate panel that five well known drugs, which are currently on the market, needed to be looked at more closely - this sent share values down for many drug companies.
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ROME, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Two bombs were found near Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s villa on the island of Sardinia early Wednesday, hours after a visit by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Dell and HP reported revenue declines while EMC and IBM posted gains in storage hardware sales in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to IDC.
Why own luxury in a world defined by increasing economy?
LAS VEGAS - President Bush ignored a fresh round of questions about his service in the Texas Air National Guard and instead repeatedly questioned the character of Democratic challenger Sen. John F. Kerry during
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives in China Monday to oversee a raft of deals, including an expected order by Beijing for Airbus jets, and to discuss the EU arms embargo against the communist country.
A new generation of smaller, sleeker and cheaper MP3 players from the likes of Sony, Rio, Creative and Rave MP are hitting the market this fall, and they all have Apple Computer&#39;s white-hot digital music player in their sights.
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analysts' expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers.
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Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow's British GP on pole position.
British-based banking giant HSBC Holdings is to team up with Shanxi Trust and Investment Corp to form a joint venture fund management company in China, HSBC announced.
Mariano Rivera received treatment on his elbow before batting practice Tuesday and will not see action again until this weekend at the earliest.
 talks in Pyongyang
NEW YORK - Struggling with disappointing seasonal sales, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s retailers remained on edge - wondering if they would get the big surge in last-minute Christmas spending they needed to meet holiday forecasts.
Blog: Nancy Heinen has formally denied the SEC's charges that she falsified meeting minutes approving an option grant to CEO Steve Jobs with an artificially selected grant date.
The season was on the line for Oregon State and Jonah Nickerson wanted the ball &amp;#151; on only two days&#039; rest. Coach Pat Casey let him have it for a second start in four days, and the junior right-hander led the Beavers into the championship round of the College World Series for the first time in school history.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to   enforce an arms embargo on Hizbollah under a U.N. resolution   that halted Israel's war with the Lebanese group.
A controversial anti-spam campaign by Lycos Europe appears to have been put on hold.
When the first waves rolled in, A.D. Chandaratna was mending a fishing net on the beach in front of the single-story  house he shares with his wife and four children. Fearing for their safety, he did the sensible thing and evacuated them to higher ground. Then he committed what could have been a fatal mistake: He went back to take a second look.
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Experian(R), a global information solutions provider, today announced an enhanced version of its patented Marketswitch Optimization(SM) solution for maximizing the value of every customer interaction.
Australia begin their European Tour with a 31-14 win against Scotland at Murrayfield.
Florida coach Ron Zook has coached his final game for the Gators, Florida spokesperson Steve McClain confirmed today. Zook, who will be named Illinois&#39; next coach at a press
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Steve Stanton professed his love for the city and asked the people of Largo to support his decision to undergo a sex change and allow him to keep his $140,000-a-year job as city manager.
Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.
Tom Brokaw knew for two years that yesterday would be his last day anchoring NBC&#39;s &quot;Nightly News,&quot; but that didn&#39;t make it any easier.
The only problem Medfield boys' lacrosse coach Bob Aronson faced last night was trying to fix the scoreboard early in the fourth quarter.
Turkish police on Friday appealed for restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's image.
Despite optimism of a U.N. Security Council vote this week on Iran's nuclear program, Russia still voiced objections on Tuesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran.
Citing what they called a public health emergency, New York officials on Tuesday ordered power plants to reduce emissions blamed for acid rain.
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Danica Patrick sounds as if she has already made a decision on her racing future, even if she's not quite ready to announce it. Despite recent speculation that she would head to NASCAR after her contract with the Rahal-Letterman IndyCar Series team is up at the end of the season, Patrick said she's leaning toward staying in the IndyCar Series and is \
Roma, 28 ottobre 2004 - Luigi Spina ed Ellen Sesta, due dei veri protagonisti della storia, hanno tenuto a battesimo &#39;Il tunnel della libert\u00c3\u00a0&#39;, la miniserie in onda su Canale 5, il 1 Novembre e 2 Novembre con la regia di Enzo Monteleone e con Kim Rossi
Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a coordinated ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said, making it one of the deadliest single attacks against American forces in months.
Dell Inc. shares may rise after Chief Executive Officer Kevin Rollins said demand for computers and printers is ``quite healthy,&#39;&#39; keeping the company ahead of schedule on a plan to reach $60 billion in sales by 2007.
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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the week ahead in business and economics, including Wednesday&#39;s meeting of the Federal Reserve Board to discuss interest rates.
MADRID -- When Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega graduated from law school in the 1970s, Spanish law prohibited her -- and any other woman -- from becoming a judge, serving as a witness in court or opening a bank account.
Heidi Klum and Seal are expecting their second child together.
The United States on Tuesday modified slightly a threat of sanctions on Sudan&#39;s oil industry in a revised text of its UN resolution on atrocities in the country&#39;s Darfur region.
Tycho:  Having already purchased two fifths of The Orange Box over the last few years, the level of value I have derived from it is \
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet to discuss peace talks ahead of George Bush's visit to the region.
Russia hopes to sign a key deal with Iran in January for the start-up of a Moscow-built nuclear reactor, a senior official said, but diplomats were doubtful after signing has already been delayed for years.
One of the tongue-in-cheek rules that we column-writers have is, &quot;Often wrong, never in doubt.&quot; Take a stand, don&#39;t duck and weave too much.
Despite President Bush's clear margin of victory in the 2004 presidential race, voting and civil rights advocates say the election did not go as smoothly as Americans might think.
BellSouth Corp. BLS.N, the No. 3  U.S. telecommunications company, on Tuesday said its  fourth-quarter operating earnings fell due to lower profits  from its stake in Cingular Wireless and higher costs in its  wireline telephone business.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman  John McCain on Saturday threatened to introduce legislation  requiring more stringent drug testing if Major League Baseball  does not impose tougher rules on steroid use by January.
They have been criticized roundly, at home and here in Europe, sometimes by their own coach. What the team lacks is to some observers more obvious than its attributes.
Give me a baby, big fella There's some good news this morning for Bill Gates: if he ever finds himself fallen on hard times he can always make a few quid offloading his sperm on eager Chinese female recipients.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro on Tuesday after a warning by euro zone officials on the euro&#39;s rise fell on deaf ears, with investors determined to dump the US currency.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waves two-stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore Friday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 -- A former America Online Inc. software engineer pleaded guilty Friday to stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail addresses and selling them to spammers.
Many Palestinians think a captured Israeli soldier should not be released without major concessions from Israel &amp;#151; despite an Israeli ground and air assault on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday meant to recover him.
A common screening test failed to detect potentially cancerous colon growths 95 percent of the time, falsely reassuring patients and doctors, according to a new study.
New Zealand stroll to an emphatic victory over France in the second Test in Wellington.
Somalia&#39;s parliament has approved Mohammed Ali Gedi as the country&#39;s new prime minister, nearly two weeks after rejecting his nomination.
The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter of 2004, its slowest since the beginning of 2003 as the  country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation picked  up, a government report on Friday showed.
A vast new energy supply in hard-to-tap older oil fields may be generated simply by feeding fertilizer to some deep-dwelling, gas-making microbes, new research suggests.
Omicidio a colpi di fucile nella notte nel Comasco
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON - Russian computers that control the international space station's orientation and oxygen and water supplies were partly working again Thursday after failing the day before.
EBay Inc. has launched a free classified advertising site in the United States, an experiment the online auction company says could lead to new sources of revenue.
Chinese investigators has ruled out the possibility of man-made destruction for the air crash killing all 53 people aboard a commuter plane and one more people on the ground in Baotou City, north China&#39;s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sunday morning
For the 'young and sociable', Finnish firm says Nokia has launched its anticipated XpressMusic handset line, rolling out three similarly styled handsets, including a revival of its 3250 twist phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South African Aids experts call for mass circumcision after studies showed it reduced HIV infections.
Thousands of Muslims protest in Istanbul against Pope Benedict XVI's forthcoming visit to Turkey.
OJIYA, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and strong  aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least 10 people,  injuring more than 500 and knocking out power and phone  services, media said.
La decisione unanime della Giunta esecutiva del Coni su proposta di PetrucciIl successore di Rossi, 42 anni, \u00c3\u00a8 presidente del comitato italiano paralimpico                                            Figc, Pancalli nuovo commissario Riva e Coccia saranno i suoi vice                                                                                      Disabile, \u00c3\u00a8 un ex atleta e ha vinto medaglie alle paralimpiadi
Teach your material boys and girls to enjoy giving as much as they love getting.
PIEDRA BLANCA, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 yesterday and forcing some parents to choose which of their children to save from the surging waters.
Whether they are old-fashioned narratives, playful improvisations or comic-strip-like tales told in pictures, the stories in this collection, edited by Zadie Smith, force us to re-evaluate that old chestnut \u00e2\u0080\u009cCharacter is destiny.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Ex-Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy rejects a Tory offer to forge a \
In the year since insurgents ripped a hole in one of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most sacred Shiite shrines, there has been no rebuilding and no healing.
The top game this year was Electronic Arts' \
Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, an offer the union's East Coast president said he was endorsing.
Execs postponed their IPO after Google backed off previous estimates of how much it would charge for its own IPO. By Larry Greenemeier.
Boston's Kevin Youkilis was in the middle of two wild sequences in a 5-0 loss to the Yankees in New York, leading to two ejections.
Iran is ready to walk out of nuclear talks with the European Union and face the UN Security Council if the EU insists on demanding Tehran scrap uranium enrichment, a senior Iran security official says.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A judge today rejected a defense effort to remove the district attorney in the Michael Jackson child molestation case on the grounds that the pop star had been the victim of an overzealous prosecution.
Japanese car maker Toyota clocks up an 11.4% rise in interim profits by boosting sales in all its major markets including the US.
The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.
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Leaders from the world's major industrialized nations will try to paper over deep divisions on global warming and a range of foreign policy issues when they meet on the Baltic coast this week for a G8 summit.
Myspace.co.uk was registered 'abusively' Social networking company MySpace has won the right to have the domain name myspace.co.uk transferred to it despite the fact that it was registered six years before MySpace was founded.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Belgian court rules that the search company violates copyright law by providing free access to news stories that online newspapers generally charge for. By the Associated Press.
John Travolta is almost unrecognizable when he's first on the screen in the drama \
Senators are now allowed to use taxpayer dollars to travel to the funerals of service members in their home states
This vice president celebrates with Mario, Yoshi, and all the Miis.
A new study has revealed that psychologically distressed people with diabetes have a higher heart disease risk as they tend to smoke more and avoid exercises.
The e-mail came from the next room. \
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - An army of aid workers  raced on Tuesday to deliver food and water to millions of  tsunami victims and the U.N. warned a death toll of 150,000  would climb as more bodies are found and disease stalks  survivors.
 even monitors your health
President George W. Bush's former chief of staff tried twice to persuade Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld but failed, according to a new book by investigative reporter Bob Woodward.
Former supporters of Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder say he is trying to run the city single-handedly, firing department heads, upbraiding public officials and starting secret investigations.
Il croato Mario Ancic &egrave; il secondo finalista del torneo Atp di Marsiglia (cemento, montepremi...
Stima mancate entrate per due miliardi di dollari
Kimi Raikkonen confirmed as world champion ahead of Lewis Hamilton after no penalties imposed following fuel irregularities investigation.
The three countries President Bush called an \
L'istituto inglese sta valutando di apportare modifiche
Il Dow Jones perde l'1,67%. Euro in salita sul dollaro
Twenty years after she toiled on an education reform agenda as a legislative staffer in the Texas Capitol, Margaret Spellings on Wednesday was nominated by President Bush to become the nation&#39;s top education official.
LONDON : The family of US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer said it had raised its stake in Manchester United to 27.6 percent from 25.3, making it almost the largest shareholder in the world&#39;s richest football club.
A special ministerial committee on Sunday decided to release 170 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons. Of the group, 120 prisoners are members of Fatah and 50 were arrested for illegally residing within Israel.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOne Missed Call\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the latest Japanese knockoff to fetishize death by technology.
A British Airways jet from Beijing carrying 152 people crash-landed Thursday, injuring 19 people and causing more than 200 flights to be canceled at Europe's busiest airport.
Almaty. (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev thinks it is necessary to expand the UN Security Council and strengthen the role of the UN General Assembly in tackling the most pressing current issues.
Arjun looked dashing in a carbon blazer with a lilac shirt and color coordinated tie piece. Priyanka cuts a pretty picture in a lavender salwar suit. But what took the cream was a mangalsutra that she wears
Democrat Christine Gregoire expanded her lead over Republican Dino Rossi to 130 votes to win the race for Washington state governor in a recount seven weeks after the election, officials said on Thursday.
Two more Indonesians were confirmed to have bird flu on Tuesday and Pakistan reported its first case in a year after finding the deadly virus in a small flock of chickens near the capital Islamabad.
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It'll be cheaper to build a permanent moon base and keep it running, than it will be to get to the moon. Just don't ask how much, NASA's boss says.
The House ethics committee has ruled that a Democratic lawmaker exaggerated in the accusations he brought in June against the majority leader, Representative Tom DeLay.
Liverpool agree a fee with West Ham for midfielder Yossi Benayoun.
India is targeting a larger share of the market for remote infrastructure management services, and is planning to more than double revenue from these services to $15 billion by 2013.
French telecommunications equipment provider Alcatel has received an order worth 270 million euros (460 million Australian dollars, 347 million US dollars) from Australian telecom giant Telstra, the two companies have revealed.
With his New York Yankees struggling, George Steinbrenner says Joe Torre is safe for now, general manager Brian Cashman \
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
It has taken five years of pretrial skirmishing, but testimony will finally begin  Tuesday in the government's massive racketeering case against the tobacco industry for allegedly defrauding and misleading the American public for almost 50 years about the health risks of cigarette smoking.
Fighting between Hamas and Fatah spreads to the West Bank, with Fatah gunmen storming the parliament.
Federal agents and soldiers seized the top-security Matamoros prison near the Texas border Wednesday, a week after six prison employees were slain and their bodies dumped outside the facility's gates amid growing violence in Mexico's prison system.
Nato and Afghan forces killed 94 Taleban fighters in overnight battles in south Afghanistan, the military says.
The European Commission proposes co-ordinated anti-terror measures targeting flight data and the web.
ST. LOUIS - Going against the grain in courting the young cocktail crowd, beermaker Anheuser-Busch Cos. is launching a new \
Manchester United fans began their campaign against Malcolm Glazer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed takeover with a protest at the reserve game against Birmingham City.
The BBC continued to make news rather than merely report it as its former director launched a bitter attack on Prime Minister Tony Blair and its new chief tried to lay out a
After a day of rowdy demonstrations that saw five protesters storm the chamber at the House of Commons, legislators voted today to outlaw the centuries-old sport of fox hunting with hounds.
South London fighter Danny Williams is bidding to reclaim the WBC world heavyweight title for Britain when he takes on champion Vitali Klitschko in Las Vegas.
A federal bankruptcy judge has given United Airlines a 30-day &quot;test period&quot; to show it can cooperate with its unions on a restructuring plan, rejecting union calls to open the process up to rival proposals immediately because United has not
BERLIN -- A court paroled a one time leader of Germany's notorious Red Army Faction yesterday after 24 years in prison, amid bitter memories of the left-wing terrorist group's attacks on law enforcement and business leaders, which plunged the country into fear three decades ago.
Adam Vinatieri carved out a living at his former address by insisting kickers should be seen and not heard.
The Israeli army killed eight Palestinians  in Gaza Friday as it poured tanks and soldiers into the coastal  strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out  militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.
Photographs of a mother whale and her calf being dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic waters have been described as sickening by Australia's environment minister.
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations.
Perhaps Chinook, the checker-playing computer program, should be renamed \
LONDON -- Vodafone Group PLC on Monday denied a newspaper report it is considering making a $160 billion bid for its U.S. partner in the wireless phone business, Verizon Communications Inc.
Kinokuniya, the Japanese bookseller, has opened a new store overlooking Bryant Park \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and expanded its focus from Japan to all of Asia and beyond.
Inquiring minds want to know how JDSU investors will fare?
Ralph Nader admits he hasn't a prayer of winning the White House but remained defiant to the end on Monday, saying there was no way he was pulling out of the U.S. presidential race.
Contend PM evading implementation of Road Map, say it only appears he is determined to continue destroying the Gaza Strip. Palestinian officials said that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s address at the Knesset yesterday contained nothing new.
Crude oil futures prices surged by almost $2 a barrel yesterday, the biggest increase in two months, after the Energy Department reported that United States oil supplies had declined more than expected.
Ending high school at 16, paying teachers according to merit, turning schools over to independent contractors  -  a new report on U.S. education envisions radical change
Iraqi troops have detained 46 suspected militants and killed five others in a new operation in eastern Diyala, the army said Saturday, while a U.S. soldier was reported killed in an explosion in the volatile province.
Ex-BBC director general Greg Dyke says cutting thousands of jobs at the corporation will be \
MONDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming what&#39;s known as a Mediterranean diet -- one loaded with fruits, vegetables, grains and olive oil -- may help Alzheimer&#39;s patients live longer, a new study suggests.
A Maurizio Scelli, commissario straordinario della Croce Rossa Italiana, il premio Nobel per la Pace. E&#39; la proposta di Roberta Angelilli, eurodeputata di An, per il ruolo che la Cri ha avuto nella liberazione di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta.
Revenue from the cocoa trade has fuelled years of conflict in Ivory Coast, says an international campaign group.
Men are naturally more comedic than women because of the male hormone testosterone, an expert claims.
Il russo Dmitry Alenichev, ex di Roma e Perugia, lascia il calcio. Il centrocampista ha deciso di ap...
Welsh singer Charlotte Church, who has performed for President Clinton and Pope John Paul II, announced Thursday that she is pregnant. According to her Web site, Church and rugby star-boyfriend Gavin Henson are \
A group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation yesterday that would restore habeas corpus rights to all detainees in U.S. custody and would narrowly define what it means to be an \
Wade Boggs received 474 of 516 votes, the 19th-highest percentage among inductees, in his first year of eligibility. Ryne Sandberg made it in his third year of eligibility.
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling&#39;s injury is not common, but another man underwent the same surgery Tuesday. NewsCenter 5&#39;s Liz Brunner took an inside look at the procedure and what patients can expect afterward.
President Bush is reveling in winning the popular vote and feels he can no longer be considered a one-term accident of history.
Happy slapping with subtitles? YouTube users can now edit and improve their clips using an online tool from Adobe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Jason Giambi agreed yesterday to meet with baseball steroids investigator George Mitchell and apologized for his conduct, becoming the first active player known to cooperate with the former senator.
Blog: Always a place to look for new ways to soak you, Las Vegas now has weight sensors in the fridges.
Have you been trudging through the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center? Or have you been obsessively following the gadget blogs all week?
A vehicle blows up at a police post in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, reports say.
Diplomatic efforts to kickstart the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program have got underway in Beijing as envoys to the negotiations converged on the Chinese capital.
Business owners in Thailand hope that the visit of Colin Powell and Jeb Bush will give tourists an endorsement that the country is safe for vacationers.
Only in England could David Beckham be not so much in hot water but a bubbling volcano for admitting he deliberately got himself cautioned during England&#39;s 2-0 win against Wales last Saturday.
Police insisted Tuesday that the safety of Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf had not been compromised despite confidential security files detailing his visit to Britain being found on a London street.
At least two men broke into a prominent doctor's home early Monday, kidnapped a female family member to withdraw money from a bank and then killed the doctor's wife and their two daughters, police said.
Ha solo 16 anni ma e&#39; stato condannato all&#39;ergastolo dal tribunale di Londra per tentato omicidio. Protagonista della vicenda giudiziaria, Elias Cecchetti, un italiano che lo scorso dicembre aveva aggredito
How a simple online game can balloon from being on a computer server of a local high school into one of the top 50 gaming sites online is proof, pure and clear, of a highly democratic Internet. -The Washington Post
TOKYO: Honda Motor Co forecast yesterday another year of record car and motorcycle sales in 2005, when it will remodel its flagship Civic car and enter new vehicle segments such as the popular pick-up sector in the United States.
Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter profit, helped by strong sales of its missile systems and other military electronics.
A medical airplane headed to Bozeman to pick up a patient crashed as it was preparing to land, killing all three people on board, authorities said.
Labor Department staff, analyzing statistics from private economists, report in an internal memo that President Bush is likely to do \
Of the seven times Marc Savard stooped over to take a faceoff last night, the center only lost twice.
Jones Ginting can't remember much of his battle with bird flu, and it's probably for the best.
Records galore for astronaut Williams The computers on the International Space Station (ISS) are all fixed, and the crew of the shuttle Atlantis have completed their final spacewalk and are now preparing for the journey home. The guidance system is due for a final test today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
But can anything support its 4MBps speed? Japanese memory card maker Elecom may have become the first company to announce a mid-speed high-capacity SD card. The company this week unveiled a 4GB SDHC product labelled Class 4, guaranteeing a data transfer rate of at least 4MBps and up to 7MBps, Elecom said.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Napster said that it had hired UBS Investment Bank to assist in the possible sale of the company.
Cingular Wireless is set to receive final approval from the Department of  Justice for its &#36;41 billion purchase of AT&T Wireless. One condition the Justice  Department reportedly is going to set is that Cingular must sell off  wireless  airwave assets in 16-24 markets for competitive reasons.
Spain's prime minister opens a Council of Europe campaign, saying domestic violence has no place in decent society.
CBC News is reporting Tuesday that the Vancouver Canucks forward will accept a plea bargain Wednesday morning from the British Columbia Crown after being charged with assault causing bodily harm for attacking Steve Moore of the Colorado Avalanche during a
The Food and Drug Administration will publish draft guidelines today that would encourage companies to submit voluntary safety evaluations of bioengineered food crops that sometimes
A woman whose family was found stabbed to death is sent a package which it is claimed contains the killer's ashes.
Organizers of an Australian night surfing competition used an electronic shield for the first time to protect surfers from sharks, which might otherwise have thought competitors were an easy meal.
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It's bull vs. bear in a 15-round free-for-all. Want a ringside seat?
The A380 super-jumbo passenger jet, due to be officially unveiled next week, was wheeled out of its hangar in southwestern France for the first time.
The legal profession may have a reputation for being conservative, but some US courts are taking a more hi-tech approach.
Tim Hudson was traded from the Oakland Athletics to Atlanta, a major deal Thursday that further bolstered the Braves' revamped rotation.
Proposals to be unveiled next week are aimed at enhancing the environmental credentials of biofuels like biodiesel or ethanol.
Defensive end Chris Canty, who returned for a fifth year at Virginia only after careful deliberation, has been lost for the season with a knee injury.
Lo ha riferito fonte ambasciata di Francia a Nouakchott
Shares of Amazon.com Inc  plunged 15 percent on Wednesday, depressing the overall market and delivering a rude wake-up call to investors whose hopes for the online retailers' sustained profit performance had more than doubled share prices since January.
Post-Thanksgiving sales were a bit of a turkey for retail giant. But for others, they were gravy. By Lorrie Grant. An explosive spending spree over the Thanksgiving weekend gave US retailers hopes for a robust holiday shopping season.
The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so.
Working up a sweat playing video games on Nintendo's interactive Wii console is no replacement for real exercise but at least it gets overweight children off the couch, according to British researchers.
Al Qaeda will attempt an attack on a key maritime target in the next 12 months with potentially devastating economic consequences, UK security experts said on Friday.
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JERUSALEM -- Rabi Mimi is a strong supporter of leading Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas. But when the polls open Sunday, Mimi won't be voting.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes yesterday, and No. 23 Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense to beat winless Duke, 55-21.
Wearing a dress shirt and black pinstripe slacks instead of his Astros uniform, Roger Clemens encountered some resistance as he entered the Turner Field interview room Wednesday.
Europe's ATV will be the biggest spacecraft Europe has ever flown when it launches in January.
A study suggesting arthritis drug Bextra doubles patients&#39; heart attack and stroke risks drew a sharp rebuttal Wednesday from the drug&#39;s maker, Pfizer (PFE), as its stock price dipped.
Indonesian police have released a sketch of a man they velieve bought the mini van used in the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
The United States pressed a diplomatic initiative to end the crisis over North Korea&#39;s nuclear program on Monday but a US official dismissed
US antitrust authorities on Monday approved Cingular Wireless&#39; plan to acquire rival AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $41 billion in cash, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier.
Mass killer Peter Sutcliffe is allowed out of prison to visit the site where his father's ashes were scattered.
Thomson Corp. completed its evolution into an electronic purveyor of financial, legal and scientific information today as it sold Thomson Media - the last of its traditional advertising-based publishing businesses \u00e2\u0080-or $350 million US.
 MBAs unite tree-huggers and pinstripes
By Daniel Trotta MADRID  - An Argentine former navy captain ontrial in Spain for genocide said on Monday he invented a storyabout pushing drugged political prisoners out of planes toprovoke an investigation into the country's dirty war.
Software helps recreate the past on stage in \u00e2\u0080\u009cBetween the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Girls wearing the Egyptian flag instead of the veil danced among tens of thousands in the streets of Cairo on Sunday night after their national team won a record-breaking sixth African Nations Cup.
The movie version of the popular children&#39;s book, The Polar Express, steamed into theaters earlier this month, and kids are once again becoming entranced by the magic of the Arctic.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers released two female Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S...
President Vladimir Putin visited Ukraine on Friday in an apparent show of support for the country's prime minister ahead of presidential elections pitting him against a West-leaning rival in a tight race.
A long-lost painting by Swedish master Carl Larsson, tucked away in a private collection in France for more than a century, sold for $730,000 at a Stockholm auction Tuesday.
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With the outlook fuzzy and the US economy saddled by big deficits, President George W. Bush will face a tough road implementing his ambitious economic agenda in a second term, analysts say.
This History Channel documentary charts the disintegration of our infrastructure along a timeline that stretches from one day to 10,000 years after our disappearance.
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At least 28 people died in Baghdad last night after insurgents lured police to a house where they believed a militant was hiding and blew it up.
The parents of a missing 4-year-old British girl sat in the front row of Pope Benedict XVI's general audience Wednesday to ask for prayers for their daughter who vanished while on vacation with her family in Portugal earlier this month.
District of Columbia leaders announced an agreement Monday night they said would bring the deal to move the Montreal Expos to Washington back from the brink of collapse.
England bat first, without the injured Andrew Flintoff, in the third one-day international.
Debutant Nasir Jamshed smashes a rapid 61 as Pakistan crush Zimbabwe by 104 runs in the opening one-day match in Karachi.
The issue of reducing carbon dioxide  (CO2) emissions from cars has lodged in the brains of car  industry executives, but the evidence under the bonnet at the  Geneva car show is less conclusive.
The work of the General Medical Council is set to be the focus of the latest report from the Shipman Inquiry.
Care International have made a televised plea to the kidnappers of Margaret Hassan, their director in Iraq, after a new videotape showed her begging Tony Blair not to send troops to Baghdad.
The law will be changed within months to raise the age for buying cigarettes, Scotland's health minister says.
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US house prices rose in the third quarter of this year, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, even though some areas of the country saw prices decline and the overall rate of increase slowed significantly.
Business & money: Number of people out of work and claiming benefit fell for 15th straight month in December
Hamas kept up rocket fire into Israel on Monday in defiance of a ceasefire call by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli threats to escalate military strikes in the Gaza Strip.
Best Buy Co. Inc. BBY.N on Tuesday   reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, boosted by   new store openings and sales of high-priced electronics, easing   fears that consumers were pulling back on spending.
The US Supreme Court has been asked to hold two internet file-sharing services responsible for their customers&#39; online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
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EMI Music Publishing signs a deal to make its music catalogue available on the online music service Spiralfrog.
MANILA - Migliaia di soccorritori scavano anche a mani nude per cercare i sopravvissuti alla tempesta tropicale che ha colpito il nord delle Filippine. Secondo le prime stime, circa 500 persone sarebbero rimaste
A mobster-turned-informant was recruited by the FBI to help find bodies of slain civil rights workers in Mississippi and got information at gunpoint, the gangster's former girlfriend testified Monday at the murder trial of a former FBI agent.
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Wait till last year? Can we please turn back the calendar to 2007? These Celtics we've seen in 2008 bear little resemblance to the wrecking crew that terrorized the NBA in November and December.
Police beat up several dozen protestors in the Belarusian capital as hundreds of people demonstrated for a second day running against a referendum which has opened the way for hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to retain power indefinitely.
Explosions and heavy gunfire stopped Islamist politicians from entering a besieged Islamabad mosque on Saturday, on a mission to persuade a radical cleric to send out children among his hundreds of militant followers.
It&#39;s a key court victory for Michael Shiavo who has been fighting to end his severely brain damaged wife&#39;s life. The Florida Supreme Court struck down a law known as &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; that prevented Shiavo from removing the tube.
While members of Congress fretted Wednesday about how to allocate federal aid to best counter the risk of a terrorist attack, one lawmaker chose to focus on cigarette lighters.
U.S. President George W. Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick, a former U.S. trade representative, as the new president of the World Bank to replace Paul Wolfowitz, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Five people have been killed, more than 1,000 homes flooded and almost 200,000 others left without power as violent storms swept through northern Europe, bringing hurricane force winds and violent rain.
US President George W. Bush sits down with the 25-nation European Union at a summit expected to show the two sides closing ranks over respecting human rights while fighting terror.
Il presidente della Camera, Pier Ferdinando Casini, ha annunciato che alcune norme contenute nella Finanziaria, per la precisione 17, sono \u00c2\u00abestranee\u00c2\u00bb alla manovra e non saranno prese in esame. Saltano cos\u00c3\u00ac
''Alla Juve non abbiamo promesso nulla''. Lo ha detto il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, inter...
Launches F_email Cisco has jumped on Thursday's International Women's Day bandwagon with the launch of F_email - a project to improve women's technology skills.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Parents demand to know why community support officers failed to try to save 10-year-old from pond.
Tom Brokaw became only the second journalist to be honored with a prestigious West Point award Thursday.
Bats are dying off by the thousands as they hibernate in caves and mines around New York and Vermont, sending researchers scrambling to find the cause of mysterious condition dubbed \
Lo prevede un emendamento approvato in commissione Bilancio
Anglo-Dutch oil firm Shell is considering the position of a number of workers as part of a review of its operations.
A corruption inquiry set up by Thailand's coup leaders is starting work with the focus on the ousted government.
The company said its net income rose to $156 million, or 59 cents a share, from $45 million, or 29 cents a share in the period a year earlier.
Jennifer Aniston and a photographer have settled a lawsuit regarding topless photos shot of the actress late last year. \
Sony Corp. (6758.T)  said on  Wednesday it sees its electronics sales growth outpacing the  industry in the current fiscal year, fueled by demand for big  televisions and digital cameras, while a decline in component  pricing could benefit profits.
Da venerd\u00c3\u00ac 28 per cinque giorni tanta musica con Rava, Bollanile rivisitazioni swing di Gino Paoli, Mario Biondi, i Funk Off                                          Umbria Jazz sotto la neve concerti, serate e street band                                                                                  di RITA CELI
Two valuable Walt Disney Company watercolors depicting Mickey Mouse as the sorcerer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s apprentice in the 1940 film \u00e2\u0080\u009cFantasia\u00e2\u0080\u009d have been recovered 17 years after they vanished.
Hurricane Humberto missed Houston but ravaged the Beaumont-Port Arthur area in southeastern Texas on Thursday, blowing down trees, knocking out power and interrupting refinery operations.
Nathalie Dechy jolted US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6, 7-6 (4), 8-6 Saturday, giving defending champion France a 1-0 lead over Russia in the Fed Cup final.
Republican presidential  candidate Rudy Giuliani's personal doctor declared him in good  health on Wednesday, a week after the former New York mayor  spent a night in the hospital after suffering a severe  headache.
Per la gara con la Juventus, il tecnico del Lecce recupara Osvaldo, che sar&agrave; schierato nel tr...
Kris Boyd scored in the 56th minute to give Rangers FC of Glasgow a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy in an exhibition game Wednesday night.
NEW YORK  - About one in four adults in the  US who are 40 years of age or older will experience an abnormal  heart rhythm, also referred to as atrial fibrillation (AF),  before they die, according to a report in the rapid access  issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart  Association. The authors note that this is the first time that  the lifetime risk of this condition has been determined.
Musician Midge Ure returns to Ethiopia 20 years after Live Aid to find millions still live under the shadow of famine.
RENO, Nevada  - U.S. millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who made record-breaking solo flights by plane and balloon, has disappeared over the Nevada desert after taking off in a small plane to scout sites for an attempt to set a world land speed record, authorities said on Tuesday.
Microsoft will hold a second Longhorn-themed Professional Developers Conference in September 2005, almost two years after it first detailed the successor to Windows XP.
Military records contradict a critic's charge that U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry did not come under fire during the battle that resulted in military honors for Kerry, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Analysts say Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s energy exports.
PATTAN, Pakistan  - Mohammad Sagheer says the year   he spent in prison in Guantanamo Bay has ruined his life.
There is no such thing as Gulf War syndrome, even though U.S. and foreign veterans of the war report more symptoms of illness than do soldiers who didn't serve there, a federally funded study concludes.
WASHINGTON, Washington, United States of America -- The first known lawsuit against instant-message spam, sometimes called \u00e2\u0080\u009cspim,\u00e2\u0080\u009d was announced by America Online as part of a campaign to stem unwanted computer messages.
Australia's foreign minister said en route to North Korea on Tuesday that he would dangle the prospect of more economic aid for the impoverished country if it agrees to stop building nuclear weapons.
Italian fashion company debuts a jacket that uses solar power to charge mobile phones and other devices.
Maybe there&#39;s some technical justification for why Paul Hamm was forced to defend his gymnastics gold medal Monday before a sports court in Switzerland.
Occidental rode higher crude and natural gas prices to one awfully solid quarter.
FREEPORT, Maine  - It's deer season in Maine and although the hunting department of outdoor retail specialist L.L. Bean is packed, this is no old-boy's club.
Il Livorno ha ingaggiato il centrocampista del Torino Stefano Fiore. I dettagli dell' operazione non...
At least two Indian paramilitary soldiers are killed in a landmine blast in Indian-administered Kashmir.
U.S. health regulators are taking a new look at the safety of children's over-the-counter cough and cold medications, especially for those under age 2, a Food and Drug Administration official said on Friday.
World Boxing Organisation (WBO) heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov will take on World Boxing Association (WBA) title holder Ruslan Chagaev in a unification bout in Moscow in October, fight promoters said on Tuesday.
In the world of industry database management, there are three major players: IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. There is a lot of literature about using both Microsoft and Oracle's products, but information on using DB2 specifically with PHP was difficult to find. I developed this tutorial to help the age PHP-MySQL application developer expand his or database horizons to include IBM's powerful database offering.
California elections officials predict that nearly 13 percent of all ballots cast for the Feb. 5 primary could remain uncounted on Election Night, possibly slowing the presidential tally in the state.
Experts travel to Sri Lanka to join the aid efforts after giant waves triggered by an earthquake hit the region.
New Chelsea boss Avram Grant insists he will be his own man after taking over from Jose Mourinho on Thursday.
John Norcott is an 18-year-old power lifter who pushes himself. He does not have a coach or a trainer. He creates his workouts and he sets his schedules by himself. It is hard to argue with the results.
PHILADELPHIA - How valuable has Danny Fortson been to the Seattle SuperSonics? He&#39;s having an impact on the team even when he&#39;s not playing.
NEW YORK  - Dental assistants who work with substances called methacrylates may be at risk of developing asthma or chronic respiratory symptoms, a study has found.
Will downloaders go to jail? The European Parliament's committee for legal affairs meets today to vote on proposals for criminal penalties to be imposed on those who infringe intellectual property (IP) rights.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Walgreen plans to put kiosks that  can make DVDs of popular movies in drugstore photo departments  next year, using a new system that would increase selection  while avoiding piracy.
Regis Philbin, the longtime U.S. daytime television personality and former host of the hit game show \
Podcast downloads are continuing to rise but regular listeners remain static, research suggests
Ellen MacArthur endures torrid seas as she continues her round-the-world record bid.
EU Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini says member states must show solidarity dealing with refugees.
Sport: Cricket: Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Stuart Broad and Luke Wright laid low by stomach trouble.
When most of her peers \u00c2\u0097 Linda! Naomi! Kate! \u00c2\u0097 have largely stepped back from the limelight, Tyra Banks seeks even more of it.
Through acquisitions, Ecotality looks to \
The dollar edged up against the euro as traders began to look ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to the US Senate on the economy next week, analysts said.
(Sports Network) - The New York Yankees try to move one step closer to a division title when they conclude their critical series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Three aides who helped run a political action committee created by the House majority leader, Tom DeLay, were indicted by a grand jury in Texas
Securify founder Taher Elgamal says a patchwork mentality has effectively turned network security into an IT budget black hole.
ST GEORGE&#39;S, Grenada, CMC - Grenada&#39;s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, acting as mediator in the impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), says he is committed to preserving the West Indies tour
By Eileen O. Daday Daily Herald Correspondent  Richard Lee Buck ~ 1929-2006  Richard Lee Buck felt so strongly about conservation and land preservation that he raised his family in a nature preserve.
Learn currency trading with real-time rates, news, charts, and a free demo trading account from FXCM - the market maker for Forex trading.
Fire broke out high in a historic downtown skyscraper Monday evening, belching smoke and flames from windows as firefighters helped workers to safety through darkened stairways.
Great Britain's next Davis Cup match will be against the Netherlands.
Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central, approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.
The latest Hollywood movie to give comic books a bad name, \
In what was a sloppy game on both sides of the ball, the Chiefs take a 10-7 halftime lead in their season opener against the Panthers in Arrowhead.
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mobilitazione contro la pratica del sequestro e per la liberazione di tutti gli ostaggi; la Chiesa invita a partecipare soprattutto con la preghiera Bogot\u00c3\u00a0 (Agenzia Fides) - Alle 12 di oggi, 4 febbraio, in Colombia \u00c3\u00a8 prevista una grande mobilitazione contro la pratica del sequestro e per la liberazione di tutti gli ostaggi. La Conferenza Episcopale Colombiana, che \u00c3\u00a8 riunita in Assemblea Plenaria,...
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on  Tuesday he had forged a strategic alliance to stand up to U.S.  imperialism with fellow maverick Belarussian President  Alexander Lukashenko.
Family and friends of actor Heath Ledger  bade farewell at a private service in his Australian home town  on Saturday, with the media kept away and Ledger's father  appealing for mourners to be allowed to grieve in peace.
20 mln sottopagati,solo 38% famiglie arriva tranquillo al 27
A combination drug treatment that includes Tykerb, know generically as lapatinib, appears to be able to fight breast cancer that has spread to the brain, GlaxoSmithKline Plc announced Sunday.
A French magistrate orders the trial of two senior Djibouti officials over the death of a French judge.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 56.74, or 0.5 percent, to 11,139.97 at 9:01 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index gained 5.35, or 0.5 percent, to 1132.
Code-breakers from Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire are to reveal their findings on a 250-year-old mystery.
Singer Kylie Minogue and boyfriend Olivier Martinez split up after four years, it has been announced.
His heart stopped. I saved his life. Cut to four years later, and an angry face-off.
Shares shuffled to a mixed finish yesterday, rebounding from earlier lows as oil prices retreated after surging past $50 a barrel.
CHICAGO -- Motorola Inc.'s venture capital arm aims to boost its investments to more than $100 million this year, betting on technologies including automotive electronics, high-speed wireless communications, and advanced optical systems.
Congressional subpeonas portend a showdown over executive privilege.
Al primo biglietto vincente vanno 5 milioni euro
The estranged wife of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney hit out Wednesday at sensational attacks on her in the media, claiming she had received death threats and comparing herself to Princess Diana.
Democratic presidential hopefuls on Monday brandished their labor credentials and tried to outdo one another with political promises as they competed for the support of two powerful labor unions.
N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern suspended seven players, including a 15-game ban for the league's leading scorer Carmelo Anthony, and fined both the Knicks and Nuggets organizations $500,000 for Saturday's brawl.
Toulouse ended Lille&#39;s six-game winning streak with a stoppage-time goal to seal a 1-0 home victory in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Lille dominated the game but were reduced
Il reato ipotizzato e' abuso d'ufficio
The debate in Israel over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan for a unilateral disengagement from Gaza takes me back to the spin Israelis engaged in over the failure of the Camp David talks in 2000.
By Sam Hodges, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 16--The dedication of a gleaming new church building is no big deal in suburban Dallas. Downtown, though, it's almost as rare as real wine in a Baptist communion.
A powerful Nigerian armed group threatened in an e-mail to the media on Sunday to resume attacks on oil facilities and kidnapping of foreigners, ending a four-month ceasefire.
''Il campionato non &egrave; finito, ma lo pu\u00c3\u00b2 perdere solo l'Inter''. Lo ha detto il tecnico del To...
The Reserve Bank says there has been a sharp increase in activity on Australia&#39;s foreign exchange markets over the past three years.
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The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup, to be held in six cities July 6-24, will include doubleheaders at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough July 12 and 16 (quarterfinals).
A group of companies led by the Toshiba Corporation made a major advance in the effort to define a new DVD standard as Paramount and three other Hollywood studios announced on
As expected, it was another great quarter for Apple, with Mac shipments leading the way as the company sold more than a million iPhones.
Richard Thompson, who began powering his home with solar power in 2001, has found that power is the easy part. Generating interest takes work.
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees re-signed catcher John Flaherty to a one-year contract on Friday. Flaherty played in 47 games last season for the Yankees and hit .252 with six homers and 16 runs batted in.
Russia said today that it would suspend its obligations under a key cold war-era arms control treaty in response to U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stuck a toe in the presidential race Friday, taking strong issue after Republican Mike Huckabee accused the administration of having an \
A 17-year-old New Jersey resident has published instructions on how to unlock Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iPhone so it will work on some competing cellular networks.
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed has insisted Pakistan would have no right of veto over any future appointment of Darrell Hair after the umpire ruled they had forfeited last week's fourth Test against England here at The Oval.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, in London for talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, said the world is \
Don't be surprised if you shed a tear or two toward the end of tomorrow night's premiere of the film &quot;HU$TLE&quot; (ESPN, 9).
MEET THE FOCKERS star BEN STILLER is still stunned he managed to convince BARBRA STREISAND to play his mother in the comedy sequel.
Lo dice l'Adiconsum, si chiede sostituzione vecchi contatori
Oil held steady below $91 on Tuesday,  supported by hopes of a fresh cut in U.S. interest rates due to  its fragile economy, coupled with forecasts for a draw in  American distillate stocks and OPEC to maintain output levels.
Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, ha presentato alla Juventus una richiesta ufficiale per av...
La giunta direttiva del Real Madrid non ha confermato Fabio Capello. (Nic. Api) (28/06/200...
After a bitter and protracted recount fight in the Washington State governor&#39;s race, elections officials announced Wednesday that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir dismissed criticism by the U.N. secretary-general on Friday, saying the U.N. was making unreasonable demands and turning a blind eye to the activities of Darfur rebels.
Influential conservative radio show host Rush Limbaugh plans to appeal a Florida appeals court ruling that Palm Beach County prosecutors acted properly when they seized his medical records during a drug investigation.
Oil giant BP sees its latest profits fall 12% after it was hit by lower oil prices and higher safety spending.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Thursday it was cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide car bomber slammed into parked police cars sealing off a Baghdad neighborhood Friday as US troops rounded up dozens of suspected militants in nearby raids, capping a day of violence across Iraq that left at least 52 dead.
Cohorts unravel secret life Having already done time in prison, Max Butler - aka Max Vision - went to great extremes to cloak his new and allegedly-illegal activities from prying eyes. But court documents filed in a case charging him with five new counts of fraud suggest that despite the care he took, much of his undoing came at his own hands - and the hands of associates he trusted the most.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Getting into jogging? Here's how to avoid common new-runner injuries and what to do if you get hurt.
By WOOD, Alan  The independent directors of Open Country Cheese Company (OCCC) have sold shares to Singaporean investors, after telling OCCC shareholders not to accept an offer from a New Zealand group.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suicide attackers exploded a pair of car bombs outside an Iraqi National Guard compound west of the capital Sunday, wounding American and Iraqi forces, and the U.S. military announced the arrest of a senior Iraqi commander for alleged ties to the insurgency...
E' l'Olanda la prima finalista degli Europei Under 21. Ad Heerenveen, i padroni di casa hanno battut...
There aren't many PGA Tour players like Boo Weekley, a country boy named for Yogi Bear's sidekick who gives quotes reminiscent of Yogi Berra. Yet at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, no one is playing any better.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  and its investment banking partner in China may part ways, potentially raising questions about future control of the Wall Street firm's business there, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Donetsk - The birth of democracy has taken on a new meaning in Ukraine on Sunday and it is all thanks to a Viktor - and he has not been any of the two presidential candidates.
There's a new media king, only he isn't on the radio or in the movies. His name? Master Chief. His role: Interstellar soldier and star of Halo 2, one of the most anticipated video games ever.
PERUGIA - Un bambino di 13 anni \u00c3\u00a8 morto ieri sera dopo essersi gravemente ferito mandando in frantumi una vetrata. Erano le 21.30 di ieri sera a San Marino, comune di Corciano, Perugia, e un gruppo di bambini
Applying a bag of frozen peas directly to her breast shortly after undergoing a needle biopsy that day in December made perfect sense to Susan Reynolds.
Classical music is asserting its  populist credentials, with the 2007 edition of the prestigious  Gramophone Awards having conducted the genre's biggest public  vote.
Apple is taking orders for an optical drive and an Ethernet adapter that plug into the MacBook Air's USB port.
Ousmane Dabo ex centrocampista di Inter e Lazio, ora giocatore del Manchester City, dopo aver sconta...
A week before the \
Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate that owns CBS and MTV, posted a third-quarter loss of $487.6 million Thursday as its earnings were hit by a $1.
It's no shocker that some of the most provocative ideas about the future of the music industry are coming from . . . Worcester?
If the Randy Johnson deal gets done, the Yankees will have the best rotation in the American League - if it gets done. The Yankees continued discussions yesterday with Arizona and Los Angeles
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The game business has come to rely on sequels, even more so than Hollywood. While that\u00c2\u0092s good news for their revenues, it\u00c2\u0092s bad for the independent developers who built the industry.
Surgery to separate two German twins who are joined at the head was halted on Saturday evening due to complications affecting one of the girls, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute said on Sunday.
Indian police have detained hundreds of hardline Hindus as authorities cordoned off a controversial 17th century Muslim general&#39;s tomb that radical Hindus have threatened to demolish.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin became the latest in a parade of world leaders to meet Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi as the once pariah nation cements its emergence from diplomatic isolation.
A REVOLUTIONARY new type of aircraft that could lead to flights between Glasgow and Sydney in only two hours, will be tested in America tomorrow.
U.S. retail gasoline prices rose close  to $2 a gallon on Friday, near their record, intensifying the  spotlight on sizzling energy costs ahead of the presidential  election.
Silvio Berlusconi, in qualit&agrave; di presidente del Milan, ha proposto ieri una sorta di sottoscr...
No one was more surprised on Friday to hear from the Norwegian Nobel Committee than Wangari Maathai, Kenya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s assistant minister for the environment.
Mr. Salvador was a French crooner who first went on stage in the cabarets of prewar Paris, played guitar with Django Reinhardt and helped introduce rock \u00e2\u0080\u0099n\u00e2\u0080\u0099 roll to France.
Appello all'Opec perche' riduca il prezzo del greggio
A trial of a new type of schizophrenia drug shows promise in patients.
One of the \
A man is given a suspended jail term for ignoring an order banning him from his home town.
New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods rose by a much bigger-than-expected 5.2 percent in December and a key gauge of business spending also surged, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
JOHN Howard has announced a $98.7 million investment in counter-terrorism that includes pushing cutting-edge Australian technology into the Asia-Pacific.
New York -- The summer&#39;s favourite egghead, Jeopardy! master Ken Jennings, returns to try to extend his winning streak today. The 30-year-old Salt Lake City software engineer became an unlikely TV star this
Unseen photos of former Clash singer Joe Strummer go on display in an exhibition that includes his personal archive.
Canada&#39;s health minister says this country cannot &quot;be the drug store of the United States.&quot;. Ujjal Dosanjh&#39;s warning comes as several states are pushing to buy low-cost prescription drugs north of the border.
A US appeals court ruled Friday that the federal government has no obligation to pay employees of a failed manufacturer &quot;shutdown pensions&quot; that union officials said were promised in a labor contract.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Steve Spurrier will  not coach the Florida Gators again after he withdrew his name  from consideration in the process to select a new head football  coach at the university.
The FBI has conducted thousands of  interviews and will step up efforts to thwart a possible attack  by al Qaeda in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 2 election,  senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
KINDERSLEY, Sask. - A representative from a team of Canadian engineers trying to send a privately funded rocket ship into space was in Saskatchewan on Wednesday to set up logistics for a launch that he hopes will happen within the next month.
Paul Baker runs for 167 yards in his first start and Donovan Porterie throws for a career-high 354 yards to help New Mexico beat Nevada, 23-0, in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday.
The Nikkei average sagged 0.47 percent on   Friday as a government downgrade of its view on private   consumption and exports spurred selling, but Advantest Corp.   and other chip stocks rose to curb losses.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cStrike\u00e2\u0080\u009d tells the story of a tough, resilient working woman who refuses to back down from her fight with the bosses.
Games will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.
Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes  pounded a Hamas training camp on Tuesday, killing 14 militants  in the deadliest attack in Gaza for nearly four months, as  Israel struck back after a double suicide bombing.
VAL GARDENA, Italy -- Max Rauffer became the first German man in nearly 13 years to win a World Cup downhill Saturday in a race in which all the favorites fared poorly.
Peyton Manning was a runaway winner of The Associated Press 2004 NFL Offensive Player of the Year &#151; as if there could be any doubt.
United Nations human rights   investigators said on Thursday that legislation proposed by   President Bush for tough interrogations of foreign terrorism   suspects would breach the Geneva Conventions.
Shortly before he was inaugurated for his second term, President Bush was asked why no one was held responsible for the mistakes of the first. \
As Canadians of Ukrainian origin voice their displeasure in protests countrywide, Ottawa has denounced the former Soviet republic&#39;s official election result.
Sean Lyons, a son of Castlebar, will return to the county town this weekend for the launch his first novel.
On Saturday, Dec. 25, Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service approved the acquisition of Yuganskneftegaz, the core production asset of the embattled Yukos Oil Company , by the state-owned Rosneft Oil Company.
Scott Urban has branched out into using vinyl records, bicycle parts and even used beer bottles as materials for his handmade frames. Meet the McGuyver of the specs world. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Bill Gates is now saving the world, aggressively tackling third world diseases. He's a geek -- good at thinking concretely about giant numbers. We look at the huge numbers of mass disasters, plagues or killing fields and go numb. Gates looks at them and runs the moral algorithm: Preventable death = bad; preventable death X 1 million people = 1 million times as bad. More of such geeks might help us respond to today's mass tragedies.

Egypt's president makes a hurriedly arranged visit to Syria a day after a divisive debate in the Arab League.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Ethnic clashes killed at least 19 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday, overshadowing a meeting between former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis.
RANGOON: Burmese police have told democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi her house arrest has been extended under a law which allows for such detention for up to a year, an opposition spokesman said yesterday.
Steven Roth, the tough, entrepreneurial chief executive of giant Vornado Realty Trust , has his sights set on Boston's Suffolk Downs. And it is a better bet than any you could place at the struggling track that the opportunity he sees is not in a bunch of old men shouting at a TV screen and betting two bucks on a ...
Although the visitors did not get a victory, the United States is still in a good position after what figured to be the most threatening game of the regional semifinal round.
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Motorola is completing a spinoff of its chip operations, now operating independently as Freescale Semiconductor. A Motorola spokeswoman says that has made some corporate positions unnecessary.
Fredrik Ljungberg admitted today that Arsenal have yet to find the balance to become a force in Europe. The Swedish midfielder, whose goal in the 1-1 draw
A Bangladesh court remanded a senior politician, a former junior minister and a top businessman in police custody for interrogation, officials said on Wednesday, the latest in a long list of prominent officials to be held in a corruption crackdown.
Luciano Pavarotti, long a giant in the opera world, has signed a contract for a 40-date worldwide farewell tour.
Nokia launched three new phones at a major fashion event that might just match the clothing, purse or jewelry you are wearing. According to the press release: The sleek and sexy Nokia 7280 offers a completely
A powerful explosion killed at least 24 people, including as many as 19 American service members, when it ripped through the mess tent of a large American military
VENICE, Italy - Mike Leigh's \
Nearly 400 tonnes of conventional explosives that could be used in missiles has disappeared from an arms depot in Iraq that was not being patrolled, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
Technology stocks jumped on Wednesday after personal computer maker Dell Inc.'s  strong earnings, while the Dow ended slightly higher as Alcoa's  shares rose -- tempering the effect of falling oil prices on energy shares and financier Kirk Kerkorian cutting his stake in General Motors Corp.
By SANDY STRICKLAND  A friend from California asked Mike Reynolds if he would like some free telescopes to distribute in Northeast Florida.  Sure, Reynolds said.
Star Trek cast members and fans gather in Seattle to celebrate the popular sci-fi show's 40th anniversary.
At a frenzied fair, condos and cosmetics are also hawked.
Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi pleaded guilty to assault charges Wednesday in connection with his vicious on- ice hit against Colorado&#39;s Steven Moore last March.
There&#39;s nothing vain about the star of &quot;Vanity Fair.&quot; Golden girl Reese Witherspoon can&#39;t even imagine why the checkout clerk at the local grocery store is interested in her life.
The Omagh trial hears telephoned warnings ahead of the bombing were deliberately vague and misleading.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush was out of the hospital and recovering well on Saturday after successful surgery to treat pinched nerves in her neck, the White House said.
Legendary TV star Johnny Carson dies at the age of 79, after battling the respiratory disease emphysema.
Iraq was scrambling to confirm on  Monday whether the most wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run had been captured, after a day of government confusion with  top officials making contradictory statements.  Iraq's Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Izzat Ibrahim  al-Douri, who was sixth on a U.S. list of the 55 most wanted  members of Saddam's regime and had a $10 million price on his  head, had been captured in Saddam's power base of Tikrit.
Efharisto! A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games.
E' ancora in coma farmacologico il 25enne tifoso del Napoli operato sabato scorso all'ospedale di Pe...
Il gruppo ha chiuso il 2006 con fatturato di 58 mln (+4,5)
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride on Thursday defended his squad from accusations of dirty tactics as gamesmanship moved into full throttle ahead of Sunday's NFC championship clash with the Green Bay Packers.
Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.- Art dealer Valter Aamell poses by Minerva in Her Study, a painting by famous 17th century dutch artist Rembrandt, just moved into his gallery in Stockholm.
Greg Canessa explains his departure and the future of casual games. In Game|Life.
Toyota Motor Corp.  took the No. 2 spot in the U.S. market in November from Ford Motor Co. , which saw sales tumble by a steeper-than-expected 10 percent and slashed its production outlook, according to sales data released on Friday.
Heralded as &#39;major victory against terror,&#39; US government now says it made too many mistakes. In a move that the BBC reports could not be worse timing for President Bush as he goes in front of the nation Thursday
La sconfitta di Siena ha lasciato il segno, ed il tecnico della Roma Luciano Spalletti, a margine de...
Democratic hopes of winning the White House have suffered a blow after a court ruled that independent candidate Ralph Nader would appear on ballot papers in Florida.
&quot;The major factor in this decision has been the disgraceful abuse that I have suffered, especially of late. It has degenerated into a physical nature, especially on recent occasions where I have been spat upon&quot; - Berti Vogts, former Scotland manager.
By Rick Bird  It's the February television sweeps and there's not a high- concept miniseries, big budget made-for-TV movie or Barbara Walters celebrity special to be found.
E il mondo della moda perde il suo 'architetto'
Actress Kate Winslet plans to sue British  magazine Grazia over claims she visited a diet doctor in California.
For the first time in his young career, Capitals defenseman Brian Pothier is preparing for a season that comes with high expectations.
Jon Heder is not uber-geek Napoleon Dynamite. He does relate to the triumph-over-your-own-inner-loser tenacity for which Napoleon stands, though.
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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced a new model of its ubiquitous smartphone on Tuesday, this one able to operate on both cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
Could these events signal a new trend in journalism?
Doctors begin a heart bypass operation on former US President Bill Clinton at a New York hospital.
Tyson Foods tweaks its \u00e2\u0080\u009craised without antibiotics\u00e2\u0080\u009d label after Department of Agriculture questioned the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s use of animal medications.
A major road and railway in the south   of the Netherlands were closed off briefly on Wednesday after a   bomb scare at a U.S. military base, Dutch officials said.
Yahoo Inc. is buying online jukebox provider Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden the Internet giant&#39;s appeal with the growing audience of consumers who buy songs off the Web.
TUESDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have confirmed that an imaging agent known as Pittsburgh Compound B binds to abnormal protein growth in the brain that are a signature of Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
Iraqi interim government leader Iyad Allawi took center stage in the US presidential campaign, with incumbent George W. Bush seeking a boost from his visit and Democratic challenger John Kerry charging the Bush administration was in &quot;disarray&quot; over Iraq.
India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has hailed a European Union proposal to forge a strategic partnership with India. Mr. Singh told reporters the move is a recognition of India&#39;s growing stature and influence and India welcomes the development.
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Australia played down the risk of a diplomatic rift with India over the treatment of a doctor on terror charges, as he appealed against a government decision to keep him locked up.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has become a Roman Catholic, church officials said Saturday, ending widespread speculation that he would switch to the faith of his wife and four children.
An Israeli attack on Hamas activists training near Gaza City killed at least 13 people early today. The raid came a week after Hamas murdered 16 Israelis in twin suicide bombings on buses in Be&#39;er Sheva.
The popular South Korean singer Na Hoon-a, below, went live on national television Thursday and unexpectedly dropped his trousers, saying he was ready to prove he had not been castrated or dismembered in a love quarrel over an unnamed actress, Reuters reported. The singer addressed a packed news conference to deny rumors that he had undergone amputation or injury at the hands of a Japanese gangster.
A former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith has obtained a court judgment ordering the reality TV star out of her oceanfront residence and he plans to seek her forcible eviction unless she leaves by Thursday, according to his lawyer.
Two of France's leading industrial groups, telecommunications equipment maker Sagem and aircraft engine manufacturer Snecma, announced merger plans.
Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters beat seventh-seeded Magdalena Maleeva 6-3, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals at the Gaz de France Stars, her first tournament after missing five months with a left wrist injury.
Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest US radio station chain, on Friday posted higher operating earnings and said a new strategy to trim advertising airtime showed early signs of success.
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Somali soldiers protest in two towns demanding their  salaries, which have not been paid this year.
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Late payments and new foreclosures on U.S. homes rose in the third quarter and are likely to grow as a massive wave of adjustable-rate mortgages reset at higher interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.
The country\u00c2\u0092s missile defense system passed a crucial test today, the Pentagon announced.
NEW YORK - ESPN's Monday night NFL game was watched by more viewers than any show in cable TV history except a 1993 debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
LOS ANGELES  - The namesake host might  have been sidelined by health problems this year, but ABC's  \
Gigantic butterfly blamed The Butterfly Effect theory has it that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world could cause a hurricane on the other side of the globe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Cyprus and Malta clear the final hurdle and are now set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2008.
Singer-songwriter and peace activist Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, who was deported from the United States to London on security grounds last week said he was the victim of &quot;unjust&quot; profiling by the US authorities.
By Sallie James, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 9--CORAL SPRINGS -- One Charter Place, which the city hopes will anchor a new downtown, will be opening for business in about six weeks, marking the first visible progress of the city's Community Redevelopment Agency.
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Saliva can be used to diagnose whether someone has oral cancer and may also be a reliable indicator of other cancers and diseases, researchers said on Wednesday.
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said he didn't find the process of writing his new memoirs all \
The head of a leading conservative group said Sunday that Sen. Arlen Specter &quot;is a big-time problem&quot; and that his quest to serve as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee &quot;must be derailed.
By Betty Lin-Fisher, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 11--The next time you order flowers, make sure you know exactly with whom you're dealing before completing the transaction.
U.S. television personality and  psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw on Monday scrapped plans to air a  show about Britney Spears after he was criticized for a visit  to the troubled pop star in hospital on the weekend.
p2pnet.net News:- Britain&#39;s Consumers&#39; Association wants to know why Apple charges its UK users 17% more for downloads that those in the rest of Europe.
French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday said that France will continue to be iron-willed to oppose all forms of terrorism, hailing the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August 20.
Shares of Air Canada  (AC.TO) fell by more than half on Wednesday, after the Toronto Stock Exchange said it was reviewing the company's stock to determine if it meets listing requirements.
England have a duty to ensure the final Test against Sri Lanka goes ahead despite concerns about the Galle ground, says Kevin Pietersen.
A Christmas marketing blitz has paid off for satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, which Tuesday reported its best quarterly increase in subscribers for two years.
THE drive to save businesses money while protecting the environment has stepped up a gear with two key appointments.   Regional development agency One NorthEast has appointed two resource efficiency managers - one for construction and another for the process industry.
The Celtics signed Kendrick Perkins to a four-year extension yesterday worth approximately $16 million with incentives. Perkins is entering the fourth year of his rookie contract worth $1.7 million, and the club needed to make a determination about his future before Oct. 31; otherwise he would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the upcoming season.
German police said a Russian contact of poisoned former spy Alexander Litvinenko had left a trail of polonium 210 in Hamburg as his widow accused Moscow of involvement in his murder.
Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her \
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
Qualcomm, Cisco, Genentech. Giant companies, each with a giant interest in keeping employee stock options from being expensed on their income statements.
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Google has said that the software flaw found in its Desktop Search utility has been fixed. The flaw allowed hackers to view information contained on a PC running the search software.
NetSuite launches its IPO, with the highly anticipated offering soaring 15 percent in early morning trading, only to fall back to earth. Rocket ride anyone?
New York, Sept. 6 (NNN): In hospital waiting for a surgery for his heart condition, former United States president Bill Jefferson Clinton said he felt lucky and joked that he wants &#39;four more years&#39; of life.
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Anger greets news that thousands of post offices in mostly rural areas are to be closed to save money.
Two kidnapped Italian military personnel were rescued in a NATO-led combat operation early Monday in western Afghanistan, two days after they went missing, an official said. Early reports indicated that at least five of the kidnappers had been killed.
NEW YORK  - New research from a survey conducted in Israel suggests that doctors often give inactive &quot;placebo&quot; pills to their patients and, in most cases, tell them they&#39;re getting a real drug.
Prime Minister Paul Martin will name a permanent chief public health officer for the new Public Health Agency of Canada at a news conference this morning in Winnipeg.
A federal court rules that struggling VoIP provider Vonage Holdings infringed on patents owned by Sprint Nextel.
Obese couples have a more difficult time conceiving a baby than couples of normal weight, according to a study published on Tuesday identifying another consequence of putting on too much weight.
American International Group Inc , the world's largest insurer, on Tuesday said potential losses on a derivatives portfolio were not expected to be material to the company.
Researchers say they have created a silicon-based chip that can produce laser beams to send data between chips.
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CAMP LEJEUNE, NC -- Camp Lejeune Marines patrolling south of Baghdad, Iraq, are getting help from British troops. The 24th Marine Exepeditionary Unit of some 2,200 troops says it is being reinforced by some
Police staging pre-dawn raids in Barcelona Wednesday arrested 10 people who may have supported Islamic militants in North Africa or the Middle East, officials said.
ATHENS, Greece - The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country's Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American Paul Hamm, the Court of Arbitration for Sport indicated it won't take the case...
Under his two-and-a-half year tenure, the south coast club were transformed from First Division also-rans into an established side in the Barclays Premiership.
Identical kit not identical A court case over Currys' terms and conditions has exonerated the retailer over its refusal to honour a price promise. The shop argued that a tumble dryer offered for sale was different to an identical model in another shop which came with a vent kit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The son of Kenya's first president wins the battle for control of the former ruling party, Kanu, amid claims of fraud.
neoLuddite Resistance Army to Defcon 'Armageddon' RoTM All members of the neoLuddite Resistance Army are hereby ordered to go to Defcon \
NASA has been exploring space for nearly half a century, often with stupendous success. Yet &quot;there's one thing we really don't know: what is the best way to explore a planet?&quot; declares Paul D.
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The Atlanta Falcons signed 46-year-old   Morten Andersen to handle place kicking duties on Tuesday,   after Michael Koenen missed four attempts against the Tampa Bay   Buccaneers at the weekend.
The crisis in Darfur intensified yesterday, as peace talks between the Sudanese govern- ment and rebel forces collapsed and the country&#39;s Foreign Minister rejected a watered-down draft of a UN Security Council resolution.
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BUCHAREST, Romania  - Romania's main opposition  candidate for the Nov. 28 presidential election, Theodor  Stolojan, announced Saturday he was withdrawing from the race  due to health problems.
Vincent Fuller intercepted Rasheed Marshall's pass with 18 seconds left and Virginia Tech beat West Virginia 19-13 Saturday, jeopardizing the Mountaineers' championship hopes.
WASHINGTON Dec 2, 2004 - A hormone patch that works to restore a woman&#39;s sex drive should not be approved until additional studies to determine its risk, federal health advisers said Thursday.
Red vs. Blue, the cult hit web-video series created from in-game Halo footage, concludes its genre-defining run as it airs its 100th and final episode Wednesday evening. The comedy series took the emerging machinima medium mainstream.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who  rose from guerrilla icon to Nobel prize-winning peacemaker only  to fall into isolation amid new violence with Israel, died in a  French hospital on Thursday, a hospital spokesman said.
University students spend nearly \u00c2\u00a31bn a year on alcohol, according to a survey.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday said Middle Eastern economic and political reform would help defeat terrorism but many Arabs dismissed
Instead of the handful of people with skin diseases he usually deals with, Dr. Mohammed Rafi Safi says he has recently treated 30 Afghan farmers who allege their opium crops were sprayed with poison.
The yen was cornered near a six-week low  against the dollar on Wednesday as record-high oil prices  dampened investors' outlook on the Japanese economy ahead of  the Bank of Japan's survey on business sentiment.
On another supercharged European evening at Parkhead, Celtic survived a first half battering at the hands of Barcelona for whom Deco, a scourge of Martin O&#39;Neill&#39;s players in times past opened
Powered by ethanol, colored balls and love Google will build yet another backwoods data center for $600m \u00e2\u0080\u0093 this time in Iowa.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Darfur rebels said on Sunday they had inflicted a crushing defeat on Sudan's army in West Darfur in an overnight battle during which they captured 29 soldiers, 32 vehicles and heavy weaponry.
As organizations consolidate their systems and prepare for new versions of key software such as Windows Server 2008, major server-related projects are getting put on the front burner.
Police arrested a Jewish suspect in the arson of a Jewish social center on Monday morning in Paris. The soup kitchen located near Bastille Square was torched early on August 22.
The World Health Organization (news - web sites) issued new guidelines on Tuesday on preventing contamination of drinking water supplies and resultant illnesses.
Baseball will return with the cherry blossoms to the nation&#39;s capital next spring, when the Montreal Expos become Washington&#39;s fourth major
Asian shares were mostly steady  Friday as record oil prices lifted energy stocks and miners  rebounded on stronger metals markets, but Tokyo shares fell for  a sixth day on worries the cost of crude would hurt the  economy.
Hungarian poet Gyorgy Faludy, a legend   of resistance to the rise of Nazism and Communism, died at the   age of 96 at his home in Budapest, national news agency MTI   said on Saturday.
Conrad Black may have to fight his felony conviction from behind bars if a U.S. judge decides on Thursday he could flee before she sentences the former press baron later this year.
Turkey says Iraqi proposals to deal with Kurdish rebels will take too long to work and more urgent action is needed.
English Premiership leaders Chelsea are reportedly set to be cleared over allegations they made an illegal approach to sign Arsenal's Ashley Cole.
Streptomycin proves a godsend for tuberculosis victims and the sufferers of other infectious diseases, but the fallout from its discovery almost undoes its discoverer.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, said on Thursday the introduction of some aspects of Islamic Sharia law in Britain was unavoidable.
Major world powers agreed on Monday to begin work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program but were still committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.
The U.N.'s highest court cleared Serbia Monday of genocide against Muslims in Bosnia's bloody war. But it said the country's former government should have stopped the 1995 slaughter of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica and ordered Serb leaders to hand over the alleged architect of the massacre.
Two investors have sued a filmmaker for allegedly misleading them about plans for a documentary on the life of presidential candidate John Kerry.
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Italy's president is to meet the parliament's speakers in what is seen as a first step towards early polls.
An innovative technology that allows for the addition of both plant sterols and minerals to foods has won the backing of leading US food manufacturer General Mills, which has licensed the product for use in a ...
Turkey's PM Erdogan visits Brussels to put his case for Turkey to start formal talks on joining the EU.
A profit warning from Australian no-frills airline Virgin Blue sends its shares down 20%.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama opens his 2008 White House run on Saturday in a setting rife with symbolism and historic links to Abraham Lincoln's fight to end slavery.
Authorities at the Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo Bay detention facility have clamped down decisively in recent months.
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Jerry Orbach was mourned with music and meditations Friday during a funeral where he was remembered as the quintessential New Yorker on the long-running police drama \
The best place in the United States for senior citizens to work is SC Johnson, the family-owned consumer goods maker, according to a study released on Tuesday.
A new outbreak of foot and mouth in Britain was caused by the same strain of virus as cases in August which was declared &quot;eradicated&quot; only last week, initial test results showed Thursday.
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law the largest overhaul of US intelligence-gathering in 50 years, hoping to improve the spy network that failed to prevent the Sept.
Threatened with a lawsuit to block the use of electronic voting machines, New Jersey's Office of the Attorney General is defending them as secure.
Microsoft officially launched the MSN Music Store today, marking the company&#39;s entry into the online music download business. The company announced the service
The other secret of the world's richest can make you rich, too.
MINNEAPOLIS Dec 13, 2004 - The woman offering flu shots for $20 in the commons area at Augsburg college seemed plausible enough green scrubs, white lab coat, stethoscope that some three dozen people willingly paid their money, rolled up their sleeves
Stock index futures jumped on Friday after Countrywide Financial Corp.  reported quarterly results and said it negotiated additional liquidity.
Mr. Lane was a former partner in a major New York City real estate law firm and a leader of efforts to protect art collectors from fraud.
A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, two trains were derailed and roadways were torn apart.
Michael Jackson has been told to pay more than $256,000 in legal fees to a firm that handled some side issues during his 2005 child molestation trial.
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This unedited e-mail below, sent privately to friends by Wall Street Journal correspondent Farnaz Fassihi, was posted on pointer.org, a site run by the Poynter Institute journalism school.
Switching on lightbulbs from a distance Researchers in the US have demonstrated an experimental wireless energy transfer system that could pave the way for truly wireless computing. The team has already successfully made a 60W light bulb light up from a distance of 2 metres.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sar&agrave; Andrea Gervasoni di Mantova ad arbitrare domani sera alle 20:30 Brescia-Piacenza, recupe...
ICANN serves up waffles at workshop ICANN 2007 Los Angeles ICANN offered a workshop today intended to clarify the latest proposed application process for acquiring new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) and to make the entire process more transparent. Unfortunately, the results were a disappointment, leaving as many contentious questions unanswered as answered.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Adding an advanced life support capability to emergency medical services increases the chances of survival for people in respiratory distress, according to a Canadian report in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
Link TV Marks 2OTH Anniversary of Union Carbide Bhopal Tragedy by Airing \u00e2\u0080\u009cLitigating Disaster&quot; A powerful new film about the battle for justice after the deadliest peacetime chemical disaster of all time\u00e2\u0080\u00a6a fight that still isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t over.
Says it needs to save an additional $725M and also asks for pension relief; strikes loom. NEW YORK  - The parent of United Airlines Inc.
British forces kill a senior al-Qaeda fugitive in a raid in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, security sources say.
Beginning at around 5:30 EST on Thursday, AT&T's EDGE and UMTS data networks went down for reasons even now unknown to company technicians.
By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
Good news for film  studios: Even television viewers with the ability to skip  commercials are watching ads for movies.
The Washington Post Company announced today that it is purchasing Slate, an online newsmagazine owned by Microsoft.
Bright flashes in the sky had residents in the Washington region calling 911 Saturday night for what was actually the annual Geminid Meteor Shower.
Citigroup Inc.  has all but ended talks to purchase assets or a stake in stricken hedge fund manager Amaranth Advisors LLC, a person familiar with the situation said on Friday, making the chances more remote that the fund will survive.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Reuters Group Plc  expects to deliver signature 2007 results and has seen a good start to 2008 with no signs of major weakness in the U.S. markets, Chief Executive Tom Glocer said on Friday.
PARIS - France has begun expelling Muslim girls for wearing head scarves in public schools \u00e2\u0080-hich defies a new law banning conspicuous religious symbols \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - is treading carefully for fear of endangering two French hostages in Iraq.
Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services\u00c2\u00a0is setting up another development facility in China, its largest outside India. The new 2,500 seat facility will be located in the Nanjing Software Park, and will be operational in the next year, the company said Thursday.
Program director returns from vacation and calls this pilot fish a few days later. \
Italy's centre-right opposition made solid gains in local polls but Prime Minister Romano Prodi avoided a drubbing in his first major electoral test a year after taking office, according to provisional results on Monday.
Ethiopian-backed warlord Abdullahi  Yusuf was elected Somali president by lawmakers on Sunday in  the 14th attempt in a decade to restore government to the  lawless African country.
Swisscom AG  will repurchase a 25 percent stake in Swisscom Mobile from Britain's Vodafone Group Plc for 4.25 billion Swiss francs ($3.5 billion) in a long-awaited deal to fortify its home market position.
Colombia's armed forces blew up 6,800 stockpiled land mines Sunday as President Alvaro Uribe, Queen Noor of Jordan and dozens of mine blast victims watched on large screens, launching an effort to eventually rid the country of the weapons.
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Marco Materazzi parla del derby con il Milan di domenica prossima a Sky Sport. \
World leaders are realising that big donations for tsunami aid can yield political benefits, says the BBC's John Simpson.
The longest-lasting orbiter of another world falls silent. Scientists lose hope of reviving NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, blaming a faulty solar panel for the loss. In Gear Factor.
King Gyanendra of Nepal grants an amnesty to 12 women prisoners jailed for having abortions.
With 99 percent of the votes still to be counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, incumbent Hamid Karzai had taken a lead that many observers expect him to retain right to the end of a marathon count.
Blog: Newspaper reports  publisher Scholastic to take  legal action against peer-to-peer sites, book distributor and online retailer over unauthorized release of  book.
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Pitchforks out for Google, Earthlink, and tech-happy mayor The city-wide Wi-Fi network being pushed by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom faces two important hearings this week as a motley band of critics mount a series of challenges to the project, which would be jointly operated by Google and Earthlink.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Chelsea striker Didier Drogba deliberately set out to elbow Nemanja Vidic during last weekend's Premiership clash at Old Trafford.
Halloween might be a week away, but Hollywood is beginning its annual horrorfest on Friday when \
Americans are fatter than ever, with  obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising,  according to a study released on Monday.
By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Mar. 7--Once again, US Airways is struggling to provide consistently  decent service at Philadelphia International Airport.
Somali Islamist fighters open fire at protesters in the port city of Kismayo, angered by its occupation.
Pakistani forces have cleared militant strongholds from three areas in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border and 40 militants and eight soldiers have been killed in the fighting, the military said on Thursday.
We take a look at the role of the media in the riots in Ivory Coast during the past 10 days. It would be easy to think that the last few days of anti-white violence, and explosive protest throughout the streets of Abidjan, have been the product of chaos.
Coolers for storing breast milk, a baby bottle cooler and a vinyl pacifier carrying case were among products found to have high levels of lead by an environmental group.
Sony is finally out with their first direct assault on the famed Apple iPod digital music player. As reported earlier, Sony has gone ahead and released their first MP3 supported Walkman.
The country's new military leaders set up a special commission to investigate corruption allegations.
Fernando Alonso as a go-kart mechanic? It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not as far-fetched as it might seem\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 Find out more about the Spaniard in this exclusive interview.
In the auction world almost nothing is more intriguing than fresh, unknown collections. Sotheby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s has found a new route to them this fall: outsourcing the sale\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expert.
Serbia hopes to sign a key aid and trade pact with the European Union before the end of this month, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said Tuesday, as its province of Kosovo heads toward independence.
The US Open Championship trophy engraver has his work cut out for him now. But he better get used to see double-figure letter names on the glorious trophy because the Russians clearly aren&#39;t going away on the WTA Tour.
Voters have gone to the polls in Estonia to elect a new parliament. Opinion polls suggested voters were likely to choose a coalition made up of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right Reform Party and the ...Comment
A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it
Forest Laboratories Inc., which makes antidepressants like Celexa and Lexapro, lowered its profit outlook for 2005 as products from generic drug makers are expected to cut into its sales during the year.
The bodies of six Swedes killed by the tsunami are sent home from Thailand, with many more expected later.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas won European and Arab backing on Monday for taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt, intensifying his power struggle with the Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave.
ALAN SHEARER last night stepped into the ward of words between Craig Bellamy and Newcastle over Wayne Rooney by saying, &quot;Let&#39;s go out and sign him.
IAN Paisley is meeting Tony Blair today to discuss what appears to be the final obstacle to a peace deal for Northern Ireland and the restoration of devolved government - photographic proof that the IRA has destroyed all of its weapons.
TORONTO (CP) - NHL labour talks hit a roadblock Tuesday after the NHL tabled a proposal that included a salary cap. The talks lasted about 3\u00c2\u00bd hours.
The federal government needs to do a better job addressing how climate change is transforming the hundreds of millions of acres under its watch, according to a Government Accountability Office report to be released today.
Thousands of cyclists snarled traffic  in New York on Friday night and police said they arrested more  than 250 people and confiscated their bicycles in the first  significant protest against President Bush before the  Republican convention.
The dollar rebounded from record lows  against the euro on Monday, after European Central Bank  President Jean-Claude Trichet spoke against the swift pace of  the single currency's recent climb.
Conservative leader David Cameron tells next prime minister to 'bring it on'.
France urged caution Thursday in dealing with a U.S. inspector's allegations it was involved in corruption at the U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, while others singled out in the report rejected the charges as \
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Brad Hawpe homered with two outs in the 14th inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday night to tighten the wild-card race.
Pope John Paul II makes his first Sunday appearance at the Vatican after his recent hospital treatment.
Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko goes to Moscow on his first foreign trip, a day after his inauguration.
British premier Tony Blair faces a harder fight than ever to save his legacy in the wake of savage postmortems after he scrapped an arms deal bribery probe and was questioned by police investigating political funding.
MOSCOW The Russian Tax Ministry on Monday served Yukos with claims for an additional $10 billion in back taxes, bringing the oil company&#39;s total tax bill to $17.
Trained as an architect, the Italian was hailed as the Frank Lloyd Wright of fashion
Spending a year abroad before going to college can foster a solid sense of direction.
Britain&#39;s foreign secretary and senior officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.
More pain for David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet warned Wednesday that inflation threatened the 13-nation eurozone and stressed that controlled ECB cash injections were meant only to keep credit flowing.
German carmakers held out hope on Sunday that a rash of new models would boost sales in the key U.S. market this year, but called for official action to address the dollar's weakness against the euro.
A trucker hauling a load of Volkswagen cars drove his cab and several cars into San Diego Bay after blacking out at a marine terminal, authorities said.
An investigation has been launched to investigate whether drug firms have been fixing the market to squeeze out copycat medicines
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Colombia's president is ready to hold talks to try to end a diplomatic row with Venezuela, an aide says.
NAJAF, Iraq - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday calling for his militiamen to disarm and leave their hideout in a revered Shiite shrine, raising hopes of ending a battle that has threatened to undermine Iraq's fledgling interim government.    But gunfire and explosions crackled across Najaf after the deal was announced and there was no indication of whether there could be a quick end to two weeks of fighting between al-Sadr's forces and U.S...
Actress Julia Roberts, who is due to deliver twins in January, has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital after experiencing early contractions, People magazine reported on Tuesday.
VANCOUVER (CP) - A World Trade Organization ruling gives Canada needed clout to recover more than $3 billion in duties destined for US lumber producers, a Canadian lumber lobby says.
Dozens of homes have been evacuated because an overturned tractor trailer is leaking hydrogen gas on Interstate 84. The road's closure is causing major traffic problems in the area.
Barcelona: 'It could have been a contender' Exclusive Intel looks set to blunt AMD's August Barcelona processor release by handing customers a 2.0GHz version of its four-core Clovertown, The Register has learned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Anyone who sees Mikhail Baryshnikov in \u00e2\u0080\u009cBeckett Shorts\u00e2\u0080\u009d must reflect on how far this former ballet luminary has come from his training in Leningrad and his roles in the 19th-century classics.
MULTAN, Pakistan Two bombs planted in a car and motorcycle exploded at a gathering of Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan before dawn Thursday, killing at least 39 people and wounding about 100 others in what police suspected was a sectarian attack.
Indagati dai carabinieri cinque presunti violentatori
By Siti Syameen Md Khalili  INTEL Corp is poised to extend its technology leadership in the microprocessor marketplace with its new Quad Core Xeon 5300 series.
Luca Paolini ha conquistato la medaglia di bronzo nella prova su strada dei Mondiali di ciclismo a Verona. Da una parte la gioia del podio, dall`altra la delusione per il ritiro del suo grande amico Paolo
MIAMI (Billboard) - In a world where name recognition is everything, A.B. Quintanilla has flipped conventional wisdom by regularly tinkering with his group's moniker.
Leading airlines are reviewing their options after Airbus announces further delays to its flagship A380 plane.
A free trade deal with China would mean billions of dollars of economic benefits for Australia, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said. In an interview with The Australian newspaper, Mr Vaile has predicted for the
BANGKOK - Fourteen people were killed and five injured yesterday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand&#39;s ancient capital Ayuthya, officials and witnesses said.
An increasingly organised film industry is seeing the benefits of organisation.
The Italian government announced plans Friday to sell down its 49.9 percent stake in Alitalia as part of its efforts to turn around the cash-strapped airline.
Lo prevede il nuovo piano industriale triennale
Swisscom offered 3.74 billion euros, or $4.93 billion to acquire FastWeb, one of the largest fixed-line phone companies in Italy.
Farmers and other locals were chasing  thousands of minks let out of their cages at a fur farm in  western Finland early on Friday by suspected animal rights  activists.
Stephon Marbury, concerned about his lousy shooting in Athens, used an off day to go to the gym and work on his shot. By finding his range, he saved the United States&#39; hopes for a basketball gold medal.
French bank Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over how it failed to spot the biggest rogue dealing fraud in history, in which a single young trader triggered a $7 billion loss under the noses of top executives.
For several months now, South Floridian early birds have been treated to a lovely sight above the eastern morning horizon before sunrise.
Vietnam is readying for the possible arrival of typhoon Utor this week as the toll of those dead or missing from severe tropical storm Durian crept up to 94, officials have said.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Randy Jones has been suspended for two games without pay for his violent clash with Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, the National Hockey League said on Monday.
US stock markets halted Tuesday's sharp declines and ended the day slightly up, showing a resilience that economists attributed to solid corporate earnings and greater international connections that have boosted demand for many goods and services.
Leveraging Flickr photos leaves the web giant open to abuse. In Monkey Bites.
Sterling zig-zagged against its main rivals before staging a late rally to recover some of its early losses against the US dollar.
That Ukrainians will vote for their freedom this weekend is a coincidence of true perfection.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling reveals the name of her third child, a daughter born on Sunday.
France's finance minister said he would use a visit to Berlin on Thursday to iron out \
NEW YORK : The dollar moved slightly against major currencies after key US ISM data on manufacturing was in line with expectations, as the market remained cautious on the prospects for the US economy.
TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking alcohol doesn't seem to boost a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, while caffeine may help protect against the disease, a new study found.
Israel is holding 25 U.N. employees in the Palestinian West Bank or Gaza but has not charged any with a crime or even told the United Nations of their detention, U.N. officials said on Wednesday.
. (antiTainment) Fox News Channel host Bill O&#39;Reilly and the female producer that accused him of sexual harassment reached an out of court settlement on Thursday.
HAMBURG - A German who converted to Islam testified Tuesday to a Hamburg court about how he became acquainted with the main 11 September suicide attacker, Mohammed Atta, in a city mosque.
Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.19 percent by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains and extending losses into a ninth straight day as worry over higher oil prices and domestic economic uncertainty hit exporters and tech stocks.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bernie Bickerstaff will not return as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats next season, but will be invited to stay with the organization.
FALLUJA: US-led forces have gained control of most of Falluja and insurgents are trapped in the southern part of the Iraqi city, Marine officers said yesterday.
With an eye towards making mobile devices and the commerce services that run over them more secure, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Intel Corp. and IBM Corp. on Wednesday published a jointly developed security specification called the Trusted Mobile Platform.
An international team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
PARIS -- Leaders across the world yesterday expressed solidarity with the United States on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. But behind the soaring rhetoric, a strong skepticism remained toward America's war on terror and President Bush's leadership.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 31, 2004 - President Bush will tell the nation&#39;s largest veterans&#39; group Tuesday that &quot;we will win&quot; the war on terror, seeking to quell controversy and Democratic criticism of his remark
LOS ANGELES -- The NASA spacecraft Cassini, which is carrying a European Space Agency probe, cut off communications with controllers on Monday as it prepared to peer beneath a veil of smog shrouding Saturn&#39;s moon, Titan.
Linebacker LaVar Arrington, who missed last week's preseason game in Miami with a sprained knee, may be forced to miss Friday's contest.
Alle cerimonie di apertura dell'anno giudiziario
Prescribes integrated networks BT has won NHS contracts worth \u00c2\u00a336m to create \
John Gardner was a prolific British thriller writer who wrote more novels about Bond \u00e2\u0080\u0094 James Bond \u00e2\u0080\u0094 than Ian Fleming did.
Vittoria azzurra nel Torneo Internazionale di L'Aavana, prova valida per la Coppa del Mondo di spada...
Two US Army pilots were killed when two cargo helicopters crashed Oct. 16 in southwest Baghdad, Iraq, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.
A Beijing man planning to protest against evictions to make way for new buildings in Beijing is reportedly jailed for four years.
Vietnam&#39;s president visited an HIV/AIDS hospital ward in Hanoi on Wednesday in a bid to reduce the stigma surrounding the disease and prove that the communist country&#39;s leaders are committed to tackling it.
Euro defense company develops \
Blog: A recent study from Harvard University showed that the majority of teens and young adults on the Internet aren't reading the news, and many of them aren't going to find it on social networks.
Foreign oil workers in Nigeria were given three days notice to leave Tuesday by rebels who threaten &quot;all-out war&quot; against the government, the BBC reported.
Senator Norm Coleman says he has concerns about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s leadership because of the lack of armored vehicles in Iraq.
Foreign workers in Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Kurdish north say they have been deceived by the agents who arranged their journeys.
NEW YORK - They gathered on Oct. 19 for a ritual known to thousands of New York co-op owners, the annual meeting. The board president, Richard Cohen, and his wife, newscaster Paula Zahn, threw open their second
At least 18 oil workers die after a drilling rig and an oil platform collide in stormy seas in the Gulf of Mexico.
New technology supercharges dog-sled racing. This is the real polar express. By Aria Pearson from Wired magazine.
Do not always expect straight talk from your doctor about treatments he or she disapproves of -- 14 percent of physicians believe it is acceptable to withhold information about controversial topics, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Minneapolis, MN -- Terry Tiffee led off the bottom of the ninth inning with his first major league homer to lift the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals, 4-3.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has been fined $500,000 for using video to tape an opponent's touchline signals, the National Football League said on Thursday.
BETLEMME (Cisgiordania, 24 dic. 2004) - Le autorit\u00c3\u00a0 israeliane si sono impegnate a prendere provvedimenti speciali per garantire la sicurezza delle celebrazioni natalizie a Betlemme, e ad allentare le restrizioni
Nearly 1.6m copies of the final Harry Potter book have been ordered online ahead of its release later this month.
We have seen this before from the New York Yankees in October, with them looking up early to answer questions about the pending demise of their dynasty.
Northern Rock, one of Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest casualties of the credit crisis, sold part of its mortgage portfolio to JPMorgan as it seeks to repay about \u00c2\u00a325 billion, or $49 billion, in emergency financing.
The Coors Brewing Company is offering consumers a chance to win tickets for the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl by submitting video clips to its Web sites.
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The UN chief warns against an assault on rebel-held Falluja, as US troops begin pounding the city's outskirts.
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is offering to help consumers and office workers sift through the digital mishmash stored on their computers with a free software product to be introduced Tuesday.
Sakonnet Vineyards, 162 West Main Rd., Little Compton, hosts \
The Mayan tribes of South America would chew chicle, a natural form of rubber. Ancient Greeks used the resin of a mastic shrub, and early American settlers gnawed on a mixture of spruce sap and beeswax.

The Brown & Williamson executive talks to TIME
Blog: Six models of Nokia and Pharos brand enterprise-class phones show up on Dell.com.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fleet of commercial planes is aging as carriers put off buying more comfortable and fuel-efficient jets.
It's survivors gone wild! Three cast members of CBS' \
A link between young children being exposed to some cleaning products and developing asthma in later life has been suggested by researchers.
State officials complain that the federal government has failed to properly investigate a long-running series of lung injuries tied to widely available waterproofing sprays.
The confirmed death toll in Asia, after Sunday&#39;s massive earthquake and tsunamis, has surged past 125,000. Indonesia which bore the brunt of the catastrophe, has updated its toll to almost 80,000 with entire coastal villages washed away.
RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's law banning the massive distribution of junk e-mail is an unconstitutional barrier to free speech, a lawyer for a former spammer told the state's highest court Wednesday.
THOUSAND OAKS, California : Host Tiger Woods fired a four-under par 67 here Thursday to match fellow American Jim Furyk and Scotland&#39;s Colin Montgomerie for the lead after the first round of the World Challenge.
Cgil, Cisl e Uil:almeno non devono essere maggiori a entrate
FRANKFURT/TOKYO  - DaimlerChrysler AG DCXGn.DE  insisted on Thursday that joint development projects with  Mitsubishi Motors Corp 7211.T (MMC) would continue despite  its refusal this year to help bail out its Japanese partner.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after an Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted both to sharpen their confrontation with Hamas in the enclave.
Has Disney lost its touch, or is it just the pause that refreshes?
China is concerned by U.S. plans to  shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what  \
A small bomb exploded early on Thursday in an Argentine branch of Citibank but nobody was injured, police said.
Ford Motor Co  is poised to name  India's Tata Motors  as preferred bidder for its  Jaguar and Land Rover brands, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper  reported.
Hamas and Fatah security officials exchanged fire at Gaza's border with Egypt on Tuesday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh passed through on his way to reconciliation talks
Il mercato saluta l'accordo con titoli sugli scudi
LONDON: EMI, the world&#39;s third-largest music group, reported a drop in first-half profits on Friday but said the beleaguered industry was rebounding as online music sales start to take off.
They couldn&#39;t get the big names to play in this year&#39;s Buick Championship and for the better part of yesterday&#39;s final round at TPC River Highlands
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Explosions hit five Christian churches in Baghdad on Saturday and the U.S. command said four more American troops and an Iraqi interpreter were killed by car bombs as violence flared while Iraqi Muslims began marking the holy month of Ramadan...
Republican John McCain and Democrat John Edwards are in danger of losing their place among the leading presidential contenders if their spring fundraising falls too short of earlier totals.
Gov. Schwarzenegger has broken with the Republican party and endorsed a $3 billion California bond measure that would fund embryonic stem-cell research.
Tra le province non c'\u00c3\u00a8 alcun passaggio di consegne tra i PoliSolo in quella di Genova ballottaggio tra quindici giorni                                          La Cdl conquista cinque capoluoghi L'Ulivo ne strappa 3 al centrodestra
Homebound during an Israeli military offensive, the Hajaj family was passing the time drinking tea and roasting corn in the backyard when a missile hit, killing 46-year-old Amna Hajaj and two of her 15 children.
New research discounts a common theory on why poor children are more likely to be overweight than children from wealthier families.
Adolf Hitler flickers on old newsreels, a grainy ghost of spastic gesture and rousing speech. Arm slanted skyward, face drenched
Ford Motor Co. announced plans on  Monday to notify about 740,000 owners of 2004 model-year  Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers of a potential transmission  problem in the popular sport utility vehicles.
(TWC), an international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope for all people affected by cancer, announced that its founder, Harold H. Benjamin, Ph.
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- Add another cardiovascular problem to the list of life-threatening conditions associated with obesity: atrial fibrillation.
The renovated Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, an Art Deco landmark that has been enlarged by Gluckman Mayner Architects of New York, is the first phase of an ambitious plan to expand and update the Philadelphia Museum.
Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday they will start selling large-screen flat-panel TVs next year that boast better images and consume less power than plasma display panels and liquid crystal displays.
Ukraine, still lacking a government and  working parliament three months after an election, faces tough  bargaining as parties launch talks to overturn a battered  international image before the harvest and onset of winter.
The company has no further expansion plans after buying a Chinese website. Also: Virgin joins quest for a better iPod & hellip;. PeopleSoft makes promise that Oracle will live up to & hellip;. and more.
Mibtel +0,7%, SP/Mib +0,9%, All Stars +0,3%
Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the government said in its first national estimate. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. But about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Less than two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration warned parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines were too dangerous for children younger than 2.
Paris Hilton gets out of jail on Tuesday and she won't be on the cover of US Weekly on Friday?
Stock index futures fell on Tuesday due to renewed global credit concerns and caution ahead of reports on home prices and consumer confidence.
Padoa-Schioppa: entro estate forma patto stabilita' interno
LOS ANGELES - The Atlanta Braves have won 12 consecutive division titles by reloading, rather than rebuilding. They&#39;ve done it this season with Jaret Wright and JD Drew.
MONTERREY, Mexico - Health authorities in the northern state of Chihuahua said Tuesday they are recruiting hundreds of cats to fight hundreds of thousands of rats.    Chihuahua state officials say they hope to collect as many as 700 felines and send them to Atascaderos, an isolated farm village in the rugged Tarahumara mountains, a region where officials estimate there are about a half million rats...
The Supreme Court ruling on Guantanamo puts the brakes on what has been a sharp expansion of executive powers and raises fresh questions about other aspects of President Bush&#039;s war-on-terror policy.
MIAMI : The two men vying for the presidency of the United States hunkered down like school boys to cram for a televised debate that might be Democrat John Kerry&#39;s last best hope of overtaking President George W. Bush.
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration preliminary analysis found a level of heart-attack risk with GlaxoSmithKline Plc's  diabetes drug Avandia similar to what was reported in a study earlier this week, the agency confirmed on Friday.
ENGLISH Premier League soccer club Manchester United has reached an &quot;outline agreement&quot; to sign Wayne Rooney from Everton.
Paul Hamm's gold medal just lost some of its luster. A mistake in scoring of the all-around gymnastics final cost Yang Tae-young the gold that ended up going to Hamm, the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday. The South Korean got the bronze instead. Three judges were suspended, but the FIG said the results would not be changed, and that Hamm would keep his gold medal.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will  press her hardline case over Iran's nuclear ambitions with  Russia on Saturday after saying the United States has no plans  for an imminent attack on the Islamic republic.
Sindacati lanciano monito, basta con i rinvii
By S.J. Komarnitsky, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 8--WASILLA -- The Matanuska Maid dairy, the iconic Alaska company with roots in the Matanuska Valley colonist project, will shut down early next month, ending a colorful 71-year history.
FALLUJAH: About 1,000 insurgents have been killed and 200 injured in a week-long offensive in Fallujah as US troops backed by tanks and artillery fire, launched a major attack yesterday against insurgent holdouts.
Jeremy Piven makes freaking out look good on \
Home Depot Inc. (HD.N), the world's largest home improvement retailer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose, topping estimates, as technology upgrades and other store improvements helped boost sales.
The number of \
Point guard Devin Harris&#39; play in the preseason has impressed Mavericks coach Don Nelson enough to start the rookie from Wisconsin.
NEW YORK: Feminist and author Susan Sontag, who died yesterday in a New York cancer hospital at the age of 71, was one of the most respected US writers of her generation, a leading campaigner for women and an ardent human rights activist who stirred
Larry Coker walked slowly off the field at the Orange Bowl, stopping for a few hugs and handshakes along the way. And if it was his last time coaching on Miami's home sideline, at least he left a winner.
Two people are killed and six others taken to hospital after a five-vehicle crash on the M62 in Humberside.
US retailer Wal-Mart sees profits rise 9.8% after price cuts attracted customers over the holiday season.
Con la dovuta moderazione si pu\u00c3\u00b2 parlare di un \u00e2\u0080\u009critorno delle ideologie\u00e2\u0080\u009d e di veri e propri schiaffi rifilati ai partiti governativi. L\u00e2\u0080\u0099esito delle elezioni regionali in Germania \u00c3\u00a8 per\u00c3\u00b2 eloquente. Si \u00c3\u00a8 votato in Sassonia e Brandeburgo.
Never let it be said Bryan Randall does not have a sense of levity. Virginia Tech&#39;s starting quarterback the past two seasons was set to battle Marcus Vick for the job this
Ninety years ago allied troops took on the Germans in a football match during a brief World War I truce.
Manchester United were plunged into civil war when renegade shareholder Malcolm Glazer used his \u00c2\u00a3205 million stake in the club to force out three directors as revenge for the board\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rejection of his takeover bid last month.
The indiscriminate killing of civilians by death squads and insurgents in Iraq reaches new levels, the UN says.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Dec. 10 -- After Boston College center Sean Williams swatted away a shot, Jared Dudley got out on the fast break, drove to the basket and scored despite getting a face full of Bambale Osby's right arm.
WASHINGTON - The White House has eliminated funding  for a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope from its 2006 budget request  and directed NASA to focus solely on de-orbiting the popular spacecraft at the  end of its life, according to government and industry sources.
Fatama's husband left home one night to smuggle drugs from their mud-thatch border village into Iran. The next morning, her brother-in-law gave her the news: Her husband had been killed.
American star newscaster Dan Rather has apologised on prime time television for using falsified documents to back a report that had cast doubts on President George Bush&#39;s Vietnam-era military service.
It was meant to be Sir Richard Branson's big day. The bearded impresario announced yesterday morning that his Virgin empire was about to soar far above its usual stock of CDs, transatlantic flights and ...
Ricerche Interpol estese in Turchia, si cerca filippino
Clowns to the left. Jokers to the right. Winners right here.
The American woman who cruised past a broken Paula Radcliffe to win an Olympic marathon medal still believes that the 30-year-old world record-holder is the person to beat in New York on Sunday.
Michael Douglas has a new role on TV five nights a week.
WASHINGTON -- Consumers boosted their spending in July by the largest amount in six months, offering hope that the current economic slowdown may not be as severe as some had feared.
The Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan panel that mapped out an alternative U.S. strategy for Iraq last December, may be reconstituted for a sequel.
Japan-based tire manufacturer Bridgestone plans to release a monochrome paper-thin display for use as tags, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News.
Stadio esaurito a La Spezia per la sfida di domani tra i padroni di casa e il Verona, andata dello s...
A man accused of stalking Sheryl Crow has been found not guilty of stalking and burglary charges. Ambrose Kappos was arrested trying to break into a Crow concert in New York in October 2003, which occurred
HINSDALE, Illinois  - A house in this wealthy Chicago suburb is far beyond the reach of most Americans.
The United Nations has appealed to world leaders to wake up to the widespread mistreatment of migrant women, a silent human army abused as everything from sex workers to domestic slaves.
It is axiomatic of presidential politics that while many people are concerned about the future of the Supreme Court, the issue mainly influences narrow groups of voters at either end of the
Even for those who embrace opera as a celebration of excess, it seemed almost a provocation to open the Teatro alla Scala\u00c2\u0092s season on Thursday with an extravagantly lavish new production of \u00c2\u0093Aida.\u00c2\u0094
Six months after Cuba's sick leader Fidel Castro handed over power provisionally to his brother Raul, signs of an opening in public debate are emerging in the communist-run country.
Allenamento mattutino per la Fiorentina. Per i viola lavoro atletico allo stadio Franchi, tra corsa ...
Dairy farmers plan to slow the flow of milk to your grocer.
Sudan is ready to attend Darfur peace talks under joint U.N.-African Union mediation to resolve a conflict which has driven 2.5 million people from their homes, its foreign minister said on Monday.
Conferenza capigruppo Senato chiede Prodi in aula
Capodanno, i preparativi per la festa                                                                                  Ultime ore per i preparativi del veglione di capodanno. Tra sequestri di botti e compere per il cenone l'Italia si prepara a salutare il 2008
A dozen years ago in northern Alaska, an Aleut elder approached Seattle architect Johnpaul Jones and wagged a finger in his face. She told him, &quot;I want to see some of us in that building.
ATHENS - How European champions Greece fare in the opening match of their World Cup qualifying campaign against Albania today could depend on their football association officials turning up with a chequebook.
President Bush has chosen a low-risk itinerary for his six-day tour &#8212; and some focused initiatives that might bear fruit
Having easy access to a doctor's e-mail address appears to increase patient communication.
FORT WORTH, United States : World number one American Airlines has announced plans to lay off as many as 1,100 pilots, mechanics and other ground staff in coming months, with more cuts in the future as it struggles to pare costs amid falling revenue.
The Universal Inkjet Refill Kits do not have child-resistant packaging or warning labels. The ink contains ethylene glycol, which poses an &quot;ingestion hazard to young children&quot;.
IN THE run-up to tomorrow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first presidential debate between George W Bush and Senator John Kerry, I came across an interesting speech the other day.
Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal is arrested in California for allegedly assaulting his son Griffin, police say.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - John Ruiz retained his World Boxing Association heavyweight title with a controversial but unanimous decision over Andrew Golota on the &quot;The Battle for Heavyweight Supremacy&quot; fight card at Madison Square Garden.
MIAMI, Oct 10  - Senator John Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, kept up the attack on President George W. Bush in a string of television interviews Sunday, as surrogates for both candidates clashed over Iraq in the wake of the second
Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy maker, posted higher second-quarter profit on Monday, helped by increased sales of its Wheels and Fisher-Price toys.
ATLANTA Oct. 1, 2004 - Emory University officials sent warning letters to more than 500 surgery patients at the school&#39;s medical center after a brain surgery patient tested positive for a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease.
With the Iraq government urging that the security firm be fired, the question is how  U.S. diplomats can be protected
Top seed Vera Zvonareva was bundled out of the Auckland Classic Thursday as local teenager Marina Erakovic gave the home fans something to cheer about with a thrilling quarter-final victory.
Also prominent on the list of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Emmy nominees were \u00e2\u0080\u009cHeroes,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009c30 Rock\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cUgly Betty.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - Steve Spurrier will not coach the Florida Gators again after he withdrew his name from consideration in the process to select a new head football coach at the university.
Nortel Networks Corp. will lay off approximately 1,400 employees in the US and about 950 in Canada, with those employees to be notified by the end of June 2005, the network equipment vendor said in a regulatory
Vice chairman of the office of the chief executive officer in Novell Inc, Chris Stone is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities in life.
Gunmen clashed with Iraqi troops and car bombs killed five people in central Baghdad, including at the city's well-loved pet market, on Friday after the prime minister said his forces could take over from Americans in June.
Britain&#39;s battle against the drugs trade in southern Afghanistan has been a total failure, the troubled country&#39;s vice-president said Sunday.
State officials warned California residents Wednesday to take preventative steps against ID theft after an unknown hacker gained access to a database at the University of California, Berkeley.
The gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 4 percent in the April-June quarter, significantly higher than the government had estimated, the Commerce Department said.
A trip to Spamtown USA to check out a museum celebrating the canned pork product reminds us how Spam made an impact on world cuisine long before its name became synonymous with unwanted e-mail. Michelle Delio reports from Austin, Minnesota.
Il Catania non si fa illusioni in vista della sfida di domani con il Milan: ''La classifica - ha det...
South Korea plans to spend 10 percent   more on defense next year to boost its arsenal of high-tech   weapons, while reducing the number of troops in uniform, the   defense ministry said on Wednesday.
Liberal evangelicals, weary of a Republican-centric image, launched a campaign Monday to promote Christian values beyond the issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.
The contenders in Wednesday&#39;s final presidential debate warmed up Monday by attacking each other at appearances 250 miles apart in the electoral battleground of New Mexico.
Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline in southern Iraq early Saturday, the latest attack targeting the country's crucial oil industry, police and oil officials said.
the oil giant&#39;s most important production unit - was sold at an auction last Sunday to an obscure company called BaikalFinansGroup for $9.3 billion
Sport: Tour of South Africa in danger of descending into disarray as quartet are ruled out of Saturday's game.
Security has been stepped up for the arrival of Nicole Kidman at the Venice Film Festival after a series of gaffes at Al Pacino&#39;s premiere on Tuesday.
A Cuban troupe of 44 dancers, singers  and musicians appearing in Las Vegas will seek asylum in the  United States, the show's creator said on Monday, in one of the  largest mass defections by Cubans performing abroad.
Jarret Brachman recently told a class of West Point cadets that many Americans had an unsophisticated image of Islamic terrorists &#151; that they live in caves, \
One film old. A big film in the kitty. And now, a cool endorsement.
In this deeply funny play, Horton Foote\u00e2\u0080\u0099s authorial gaze is focused with satiric sharpness while retaining its elegiac sense of life\u00e2\u0080\u0099s transience.
Women who go onto their hands and knees while in labor may be able to reduce the pain of childbirth, researchers say.
December 17, 2004 -- AMMAN, Jordan - Saddam Hussein met yesterday with a defense lawyer for the first time since his capture a year ago, said the chief of the tyrant&#39;s legal team.
Alleged mercenary Nick du Toit denied in an Equatorial Guinea court yesterday that he had organised an attempted coup, said South Africa&#39;s ambassador Mokgethi Monaisa.
Going to university still gives people a big advantage in the workplace, shows an international survey.
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed said on a visit to London that he was ready to talk with any moderate Islamists to prevent further violence and bloodshed in the wartorn country.
TOKYO In a once-a-decade defense review, Japan adopted plans on Friday to shift its military focus away from the northern cold war threat of invasion from Russia to guarding against missiles from North Korea or Chinese incursions on Japan&#39;s southernmost
Jiang Zemin, China's military chief and senior leader, has told Communist Party officials that he plans to resign, two people with leadership connections say.
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Stocks rebounded on Thursday after brokerage upgrades sent the semiconductor sector to a 13-month high and fresh data pointed to a growing economy.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets rallied on Tuesday following a modest rebound for Japanese equity prices in Asian trade.
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NEW YORK  - DHEA is a popular dietary  supplement among older people, but its positive or negative  effects are unclear. Now, there's scientific proof that DHEA  has at least one benefit.
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Arsenal star Robert Pires said Monday he is prepared to pay a fine for not wearing the official French team sponsor&#39;s kit in a television interview last month.
Hollywood screen siren Halle Berry has been voted as the world's most fabulous 40-something celebrity in a poll conducted by an American magazine.
A claim of copyright infringement against pop star Beyonce Knowles is dismissed by a US court.
US President George W Bush phones Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to discuss the ongoing NI peace talks.
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Troops stepped up patrols in many parts of India on Saturday, especially in the restive northeast and Kashmir, as the government prepared to host French President Nicolas Sarkozy for its Republic Day celebrations.
The Salvation Army has set an ambitious fund-raising goal for the holiday season. The organization hopes to raise $300,000 in its annual kettle drive.
Evan Williams wants to know what you're doing. Ever since the 35-year-old founder of Obvious Corp. left Nebraska for California a decade ago, he's been turning other people's anecdotes into a user-driven publishing revolution.
La commissione disciplinare di Appello dell'Aia ha prosciolto l'arbitro Mario Mazzoleni della sezion...
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Tough anti-gun laws take effect in Brazil, to curb what the UN says is the world's fourth-highest murder rate.
German authorities have arrested a fourth man in connection with a suspected plan to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Berlin earlier this week, the state prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
LONDON : Andrew Symonds blasted a quickfire 71 not out as Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy here at The Oval.
The United States and Russia made progress last week in talks on Moscow's long-time bid to join the World Trade Organization, but not enough to wrap up a deal, U.S and Russian officials said on Monday.
In the battle of pre-election terror tapes, Osama bin Laden is still the one and only Elvis around here. Little &quot;Azzam,&quot; whose red-blood rantings filled the TV airwaves Thursday night, was nothing but a one
Officials took the first step on   Friday to stop would-be suicides from using a world-famous   landmark -- San Francisco's graceful Golden Gate Bridge.
The Israel Defense Forces moved out of the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, ending a four-day operation in which eight Palestinians were killed, including a 9-year-old boy, and about 50 Palestinians were wounded.
John McCain would do better against Clinton than against Obama, and the Democratic advantage appears to be shrinking, according to a new survey of voters
Avram Grant reiterated his desire to see Frank Lampard pledge his future to Chelsea after he engineered a 3-1 FA Cup triumph over Hudersfield.
IN ANOTHER sign that Yahoo takes the Google threat pretty seriously, it said today it has signed a deal with Adobe, offering a co-branded toolbar using the font company&#39;s services.
Swiss reinsurance group Converium has said that it had rejected a takeover offer worth 1.9 billion euros from French company Scor.
The Bank of England voted 8-1 to lower interest rates in February to 5.25%, minutes from the meeting show.
Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of  Internet firm Livedoor Co. who came to symbolize a freewheeling  capitalism that challenged with Japan's staid corporate norms,  pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of breaking securities  laws.
&#39;Yesterday afternoon, Howard called into the Ronn Owens radio show on KGO 810 AM in San Francisco to talk to his guest, FCC Chairman Michael Powell.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday said   it would slash prices on nearly 300 generic prescription drugs   to $4 starting in the Tampa, Florida, area and plans to expand   the plan to all of Florida in January.
China urged activists linking its stance over Sudan to the Beijing Olympics to play fair and rebel groups in Darfur praised the decision by film director Steven Spielberg to quit as an artistic adviser to the Games.
Hundreds of Muslim men were freed in southern Thailand on Saturday after they were detained last week in the wake of protests which left 85 dead and outraged Muslims worldwide.
Take That keep their grip on the singles chart - but their old bandmate Robbie Williams fails to trouble the top 10.
As of Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, at least 2,621 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,079 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Stocks plunged to their lowest level in a month, capping a week of poor earnings reports, particularly at large banks.
With the launch this week of new toolbars, Microsoft wants to make it as easy to find lost files on your desktop as it is to search the Web.
HOSKOY, Turkey  - As harvest arrives, Cem Cetintas tends lovingly to his vines, hoping they yield wine popular with foreign palates to boost his exports in the face of a harsh climate in the Turkish market.
Employers welcome a European court ruling allowing companies to reward workers for long service.
Christian Bale, Eva Longoria and Freddy Rodriguez will star in \
A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.
Ugandan rebels reportedly agree to let courts deal with war crimes - one of the obstacles to a peace deal.
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Declaring that high oil prices are a threat to the global economy, the world&#39;s industrialized countries urged producers Friday to provide price relief by boosting supplies.
President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night.
Namibia players say they were approached to fix their final group match at the Nations Cup.
NASA will cross off one more goal from its shuttle return-to-flight checklist this week when it ships an improved space shuttle external fuel tank to the Kennedy Space Center, officials said Tuesday.
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The first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition of terror suspects opens in Italy on Friday.
New kit being airlifted in to US, exec clams Sony's PlayStation 3 production lines are \
Description: A study of Chinese factory workers exposed to benzene, a chemical found in oil and tar products, finds it can damage blood cells even at levels considered safe for workers in the US NPR&#39;s Christopher Joyce reports.
SPORTSWRITERS DAN Shaughnessy, Bob Ryan, and even the editorial cartoonist Dan Wasserman have characterized Pedro Martinez as greedy for signing with the New York Mets for $54 million rather than the Red Sox for $40 million.
INFANTA, Philippines : US marines have begun arriving in the Philippines to help the relief effort from storms that have left over 1,500 people dead or missing, a US military spokesman said.
Walgreen Co. (WAG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top US drugstore chain, on Tuesday reported higher October sales, but growth at rival Rite Aid Corp.
It's been 40 years since Beatle fever hit America and even longer since the revolution began early on in the United Kingdom.
NEW YORK  - Despite early criticisms, the Medicare Part D prescription drug plan has succeeded in boosting drug coverage among older Americans, especially for those who need it most, according to a University of Michigan analysis.
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Oil prices edged higher yesterday, lifted by chilly weather across the Midwest and Northeast that is boosting the demand for heating fuel.
NEW YORK In a deal estimated to be worth $100 million a year for five years, Howard Stern, one of the most popular personalities in American radio, said Wednesday he had signed a contract with Sirius Satellite Radio and would leave his longtime job at
Microsoft Corp., world largest software maker, introduced its desktop search feature on Monday, taking aim at Google with its beta desktop search functionality.
NEW YORK - Sprint Corp. is buying Nextel Communications Inc. in a $35-billion US deal that will create the third-largest wireless phone company in the US.
When Shaquille O&#39;Neal was traded to the Miami Heat from the Los Angeles Lakers, he was quick to point out that one of his goals was to help make Dwyane Wade the best point guard in the league.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are likely to reach into their arsenals of statistics to bolster arguments about economic and domestic issues during the final presidential debate Wednesday night.
South Africa's most-wanted criminal is recaptured after escaping from top security C-Max prison near Pretoria.
Paula H. Rieker became the second Enron officer to be shown leniency in exchange for cooperation.
The presiding officer writes to MSPs to tell them Holyrood security will be stepped up after a newspaper expose.
Danish police say they have arrested nearly 600 people in three days of protests over the eviction of squatters.
At least 17 migrant workers died early on Sunday as fire raged through their sleeping quarters in China's southeastern province of Zhejiang, Chinese media said.
Mike Gravel will not be part of the next Democratic presidential debate, Oct. 30 in Philadelphia.
(AGI) - Torino, 4 nov. - Una quota del 27,6 % Del mercato italiano nello scorso mese di ottobre per la Fiat Auto, sostanzialmente in linea con il risultato del mese precedente. La flessione, dell&#39; 1,6% rispetto
Il marchio fa sfilare sulle passerelle milanesi la 'Rehab'
The European Central Bank said volatility appeared to be returning after a period of stability, and the O.E.C.D. warned of \u00e2\u0080\u009cominous\u00e2\u0080\u009d risks to the global economic outlook.
Shaken Georgian leaders urged calm after Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was found dead in a friend's apartment, a blow to President Mikhail Saakashvili's ambitious pledges to wipe out corruption and resolve two simmering separatist conflicts.
Robinson-based Bayer Corp., the US division of Germany&#39;s Bayer AG, yesterday became the first company to settle charges with the US Justice Department for its
On Tuesday, CBS became the second network behind Fox to indicate that it will likely be staying on iTunes.
Canadian authorities have arrested US president George W. Bush in Ottawa. He has been charged with several offences under Canada&#39;s War Crimes Act.
Rod Watson had to cancel 1,000 flu-shot clinics in four states when the national vaccine shortage cut off his supply two months ago.
Online search companies Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and Microsoft are tightening their privacy policies in the face of mounting public, congressional and regulatory agency concern about the vast amounts of personal data they gather and store.
India summoned Australia&#39;s top diplomat in New Delhi to convey its &quot;concern&quot; over the treatment of an Indian doctor held in connection with the failed British car bomb attacks.
The Millennium Coastal Park is one of three UK sites battling to land a National Lottery prize.
The hosted application-assembly service moves to Adobe's Flex development environment and Amazon's hosted computing infrastructure.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is about to turn 30, and despite occasional indiscretions like being penalized for cursing on TV, he longs to be the go-to guy in NASCAR.
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Senate Democrats proposed a requirement Wednesday that 15 percent of the nation's electricity be produced by wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources.
Former track superstar Marion Jones was &quot;without a doubt&quot; a drugs cheat, according to the man who says he devised Jones&#39; program for use of banned performance-enhancing drugs before she won five gold medals at the 2000 Olympics.
Elena Bovina added her name to the  list of Russians to watch at next week's U.S. Open when she  beat Nathalie Dechy to win the New Haven Open Saturday.
Arsenal fullback Ashley Cole has been rumbled as the man who drenched Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson with food in the aftermath of Sunday&#39;s angry clash.
Cabdrivers went on strike again today in New York, but the effect on the  daily commute appeared to be minimal.
DENG Xiaoping loathed the cult of personality but that didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t stop Chinese Communist Party leaders falling over each other to idolise their late leader to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth yesterday.
Public organisations will be able to trade valuable radio spectrum under new plans, announces Ofcom.
Restoring a turned off gene in wheat could boost levels of protein and key nutrients, scientists discover.
BSkyB warns that its operating profit could be hit by up to \u00c2\u00a320m if it fails to reach a broadcasting deal with Virgin Media.
Why pay for the privilege of transmitting your voice along cables buried under the ocean, when the Internet is capable of transmitting it free?
Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.
South Africa's top prosecutor said on Thursday he was in a position to charge Jacob Zuma with corruption, just two days after he was elected leader of the ruling ANC.
Afghan authorities launch a new push to get people to hand over Stinger missiles from the 1980s war.
Another day, another Cabinet resignation. The latest to announce his impending departure is Tommy Thompson, secretary of Health and Human Services.
Iraq's health system is in a far worse condition than before the war, a British medical charity says.
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Malsena, the largest flour manufacturer in the Baltics, has purchased a 50 percent equity stake in Gintarinis Amzius, one of Lithuania's biggest pasta producers.
In advance of sending a high-level U.S. delegation to Beijing, the Bush administration on Friday said China must move faster on reforms addressing America's soaring trade deficit or run the risk of a protectionist backlash.
Stocks were mixed in a listless session Thursday as investors collected profits for a second straight day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.
Hospital officials said Wednesday that a car bomb exploded on a bus carrying airport employees in Baghdad, killing nine people. Dr.
&quot;It will be positive to hold Iraqi elections on time ... and protect the interests of all political, ethnic and sectarian. their own significant Shi&#39;ite populations could demand more influence.
The U.S. Mint said it launched a $1 coin on Thursday featuring George Washington, the first in a series honoring former U.S. presidents aimed at collectors and intended for use in vending machines and parking meters.
Mortar fire greeted the opening session of Iraq's new parliament Wednesday, underscoring the parlous security situation a day after 12 Nepalese hostages were slaughtered by their captors.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has revealed that he believes the war on Iraq was &quot;illegal&quot;. Mr Annan said the war was &quot;not in conformity&quot; with the UN Security Council or with the UN Charter.
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Pop legend Sir Cliff Richard is to play his 60th concert at London's Wembley Arena during his forthcoming tour.
Conferencing and collaboration equipment provider Polycom on Monday announced a series of offerings designed to bring business-quality conferencing features to personal desktops. The products follow up on a collaborative agreement struck with Microsoft earlier this year to develop rich media services.
Governments and rebels in  Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a  cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday,  as Australia and Germany pledged more than $1.4 billion in  disaster assistance.
The SEC isn't investigating Jobs--at least this time around--but they will depose him in their lawsuit against former Apple general counsel Nancy Heinen, according to Bloomberg.
CHELSEA\u00e2\u0080\u0099S stingy defence achieved their customary clean sheet to give Mateja Kezman the platform to become a match-winner with his first goal for the club at the thirteenth attempt.
A DAMAGING power struggle between China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old and new guards was decisively settled yesterday with the resignation of the former president Jiang Zemin as head of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s armed forces.
Park surged into the lead at the Wachovia LPGA Classic on Saturday, shooting a 7-under-par 65 for a two-stroke advantage over Jill McGill through three rounds.
The Plain Dealer received an envelope Saturday with suspicious powder and a letter that claimed the powder contained snail poison, but it was determined to be onion powder and other seasonings.
No honour among Web 2.0 thieves Cheapskate fraudsters hoping to run phishing scams for peanuts have themselves been hoodwinked. Security watchers have spotted a free phishing kit containing a hidden backdoor that siphons off stolen credentials from the fraudsters who use the technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sri Lanka's government lifts a 30-year moratorium on capital punishment, following the killing of a high court judge.
Costco Wholesale Corp. , which sells discounted goods to 47 million members, lowered its profit forecast after it cut prices on electronics. Shares fell 4.2 percent, the most in 16 months.
PARIS, Feb. 9 -- The executive arm of the European Union proposed legislation Friday that would make companies and individuals subject to criminal penalties for environmental disasters anywhere within the 27-nation bloc. If enacted, the proposal would create some of the most comprehensive...
The state is a painful symbol of the brutality of politics for John McCain, the place that derailed his 2000 bid.
Tottenham produce a superb defensive display to earn a deserved goalless draw against Chelsea.
Gov. Jeb Bush appointed a commission to consider lethal injections following a botched execution on Wednesday.
The Senate approved a proposal on Thursday that would for the first time in 30 years force sharp increases in auto fuel standards and impose other measures to make vehicles more efficient and cut dependence on imported oil.
Justin Timberlake has joined forces with a rival music company to launch his own label, Tennman Records.
Failed US energy giant Enron is given permission by a federal judge to sell off its last remaining asset - its natural gas pipelines.
John Prescott, the deputy prime minister, has been moved to a high dependency unit in hospital.
LONDON, England -- Manchester United and Everton both scored Boxing Day victories to keep pace with leaders Chelsea and champions Arsenal in the race for the English Premier League title.
Chris Simon got a second chance from the New York Islanders. The rugged forward, still serving a record 25-game NHL suspension for a two-handed, swing-swinging attack against the Rangers' Ryan Hollweg last season, re-signed with the Islanders on Monday.
Il Milan ha ceduto in prestito al Bologna l'attaccante Davide Di Gennaro, 19 anni, capitano della Pr...
European equities were higher in morning trade on Tuesday, led by mobile telecoms groups and carmakers.
Better Life Technology has developed unique roll-out garage flooring that beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes up to 10&#39; wide available. Helps prevent concrete damage.
Celtic survive a harsh test from AC Milan to draw the first leg of their Champions League tie in Glasgow.
com December 9, 2004, 9:37 AM PT. Video game systems maker Nintendo said it will increase North American shipments of its popular DS handheld by 40 percent in order to address a shortage of the devices.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important rebel  commander ever captured by Colombia was sent to the United  States on Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.
Philadelphia is a city filled with landmarks, and the Eagles&#39; 27-6 rout of the Giants had plenty of them. The Eagles sealed their fourth straight NFC East title, and joined the 1985 Bears and
The Cassini spacecraft is set to buzz through the upper atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan on Tuesday, using high-tech cameras to peek at its mysterious surface.
Interior Department employees aren't just using their computers to oversee parks and wildlife, an investigation found. They're spending thousands of hours a week visiting shopping, sex and gambling Web sites.
Iraqis reacted with anger and disbelief  Wednesday to news that British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret  Hassan, who worked in Iraq for decades before being kidnapped a  month ago, had been killed by her captors.
Baghdad. Le due volontarie italiane probabilmente sono ancora vive. Lo ha riferito un portavoce degli ulema iracheni dell&#39;Associazione dei teologi sunniti secondo cui Simona Pari e Simona Torretta sarebbero
YOUNG people heading for university should opt for sciences rather than arts if they want to increase their earning power, a study has found.
Viceministro Economia: sostegno a categorie piu' deboli
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned American consumers not to eat commercially bagged fresh spinach because it may be the source of a worsening outbreak of foodborne illness that so far has caused one death.
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Mateja Kezman believes that, after the long scoring drought, the floodgates are about to swing wide open. His first competitive goal for Chelsea was an inordinately long time
A plan to play some home games in Toronto is being portrayed by Buffalo Bills officials not as a threat, but as the best hope for the Bills to remain in western New York.
By TOM DAYKIN  City financial assistance proposed for a $175 million downtown housing development received support Friday from Milwaukee Comptroller W. Martin Morics, paving the way for Common Council approval.
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will visit two tsunami-ravaged countries in Asia later this month where Canadians were killed.
A Canadian U.N. official who advised the Afghan government on eradicating opium poppy crops was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for smuggling and drug possession.
Wireless technology company  Freedom Wireless Inc. said on Friday it sued five wireless  carriers and services providers -- including Cingular Wireless  and Ericsson -- over patent infringement charges.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons ambitions and give inspectors entry visas so they can supervise a return to peaceful activities.
Even if the bloody feud between cartels stops, the police force is badly compromised and must be rebuilt
Kenyon Martin, who the Nets let go in a controversial sign-and-trade with Denver last summer, has had 5 coaches in 13 months.
Premier Foods Plc pulled out of a   1.7-billion-pound ($3.2 billion) takeover battle for Britain's   United Biscuits on Thursday, leaving U.S. buyout giant   Blackstone Group as the sole known contender.
The Kennedy Center on Tuesday named Martin Scorsese, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, Diana Ross and Leon Fleisher as recipients of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s awards.
Adriano, ex bomber dell'Inter, ora in prestito al San Paolo, ha realizzato una doppietta e regalato ...
ORLANDO, Florida  - Disguised in a dark wig, glasses and a trench coat, U.S. space shuttle astronaut Lisa Nowak waited in hiding for a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections and tried to kidnap her, police in Orlando said on Monday.
In connection with what the two companies are only describing today as an investigation into potential antitrust violations, graphics processor producer nVidia and AMD \u00e2\u0080\u0093- the new parent of processor company ATI \u00e2\u0080\u0093- announced they have received subpoenas from the US Dept. of Justice.
Window Snyder, chief security official at Mozilla, stopped just short of volunteering to host a proposed gathering of open-source security folks designed to debate secure coding, vulnerability reporting, and product patching issues.
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Five years ago in Germany, a group of Berlin citizens honored Craig Ladd for flying humanitarian missions into the city at the end of World War II.
fter years of delays, the Cambodian Parliament ratified an agreement with the United Nations today to create an international tribunal to try surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime for
The growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted to their gadgets.
Reg Review Top notch sat nav for Windows handsets
OJIYA, Japan -- Thousands of residents in northern Japan spent the night outdoors after three powerful earthquakes rattled the region, killing at least 16 people.
Democrat John Edwards sharpened his populist appeal to working families on Sunday, blaming corporate greed and political calculation for the economic and other problems affecting the middle class.
Carrefour, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-biggest retailer, said Thursday that it planned to sell part of its real estate portfolio in and I.P.O.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Jan. 22 -- Edy parked his motorbike and pressed into the crowd beside the local mosque Saturday afternoon, clutching a white coupon in his right hand. He squeezed under a blue awning where tsunami refugees and other indigent survivors were claiming plastic bags with donated chunks of meat to celebrate one of Islam's most important holidays.
Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf, who supports the US-led war on terrorism, said he won&#39;t resign as the country&#39;s army chief tomorrow, going back on a pledge he made last year.
The potential US mad cow case renews interest in more public data and tracking of animals. By Mike Lee -- Bee Staff Writer. Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news.
The prime minister tells the BBC tackling Aids in Africa will be a priority when Britain takes the helm of the G8.
Fugitive Afghan rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar told The Associated Press his forces have ended cooperation with the Taliban and suggested that he was open to talks with embattled President Hamid Karzai.
The New Orleans Hornets made the first splash of the NBA&#039;s free-agent signing period, agreeing to terms Saturday with three-time All-Star Peja Stojakovic.
The Supreme Court, in Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, ruled that sodomy laws violate Americans' rights to privacy as well as equal protection under the law.
China will opt for economic and legal, rather than administrative, means in trying to rein in investment in the second half of this year, vice premier Zeng Peiyan said.
Earth&#39;s defences may need to be boosted against the risk of potentially deadly microbes returning on board space probes sent to study Mars, according to leading scientists.
Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website  Bandar Abbas, 9 June: Following a devastating tropical storm, Cyclone Gonu, which hit Persian Gulf region a cargo ship sank in the coastal waters of Haghani jetty in Bandar Abbas on Wednesday, it was announced on Saturday.
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Olympian Tamika Catchings and Natalie Williams scored 16 points apiece to help the Indiana Fever snap a six-game losing streak with a 75-58 win over the Mystics on Wednesday night.
Delray Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Wimbledon semifinalist Mario Ancic of Croatia moved into the semifinals at the $380,000 International Tennis Championships on Friday.
Three months after it opened its platform to outside developers, Facebook Inc. is taking steps to prevent some third-party applications from engaging in what the social networking company considers inappropriate actions.
Aren&#39;t we blessed to have so many young players breathing life into cricket just as soon as it comes a little predictable. It was about time the Australian selectors took the risk of giving Michael Clarke a baggy green cap.
A man identified only as &quot;Azzam the American&quot; appears on a tape saying America faces a new wave of terror attacks. (ABC News).
The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape told investigators the NBA star ignored her entreaties to stop and said there was no doubt he heard her \
Healthcare workers who handle patients with hard-to-find veins are getting a little help from a new device that offers something like X-ray vision to make precise needle sticks.
Moira Curran starts her day at the office by skimming several dozen blogs, occasionally firing off instant messages to her co-workers with links to juicy bits of celebrity gossip.
Indianapolis 45, Green Bay 31: The class of NFL quarterbacking squared off in this one. The class of NFL pass defense did not. The predictable result was a highly entertaining shootout that saw Peyton Manning
John Kerry accused President Bush of using surrogates to \
A group examines the way ahead for the local economy after the closure of Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 and  several powerful aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday,  killing at least four people and injuring more than 400 while  knocking out power and phone services, media said.
Makers of security software question the thoroughness and accuracy of evaluations.
Scores of people wait more than two hours, some camped out on lawnchairs, others lounging on blankets, at a Safeway in Greenbelt to get a flu vaccine before limited supplies run out.
(CP) - When LeBron James decides the Cleveland Cavaliers aren&#39;t going to lose, they don&#39;t. James had 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists on Tuesday to help the Cavaliers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 111-102 for their third victory in four games.
As practice wound down, Mike Krzyzewski approached LeBron James, who was shooting baskets alone on a side court.
European aircraft maker Airbus on  Thursday criticized a U.S. move to take a fight about subsidies  to the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying it showed its  rival's unwillingness to address its own subsidies.
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European Union leaders voiced relief at clinching a deal on Friday on a treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc's institutions, replacing a defunct constitution and ending a two-year crisis of confidence in Europe's future.
Iraq&#39;s footballers beat Australia 1-0 Saturday to reach the semifinals of the Olympic men&#39;s tournament, triggering celebratory gunfire in their violence-racked country.
A book on US-French ties says the US  bugged President Chirac's phone calls in the run-up to the Iraq war.
Bright pumpkin faces grin on the glossy black cover of &quot;Martha Stewart Living&quot; magazine this month. But, hey, wait a minute.
The 12th edition of this genealogy program comes in three editions -- Standard, Deluxe and Collector's -- but the core program is identical in all.
Dozens of tornadoes sliced across southern US states ripping apart homes and shopping malls, killing at least 48 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said Wednesday.
German entrepreneurs want to build world's largest pyramid, include burial space for anyone willing to shell out about $1,000.
Valencia maintained their place at the top of the Primera Liga as they had to settle for a share of the spoils against Real Betis but by the end of the weekend they may be toppled from the summit.
Children throughout the world are increasingly prescribed antidepressants and other drugs designed to calm or stimulate their brains, according to two studies published in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Iraqi authorities fear that the country's security crisis will discourage international monitors from coming here for the January election &#151; a development that could cast doubt on the legitimacy of the crucial vote.
After five days of exhaustion and hardships, Muslim pilgrims were saddened to see the annual hajj come to a close Friday, ending what for many is a spiritual high point of their lives.
President Bush sought to smooth over differences with Sen. John McCain on Thursday by promising to take legal action to stop political ads by outside groups, including
DES MOINES, Dec. 31 -- Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee took an unorthodox gamble in his bid for the presidency Monday, unveiling an attack ad against Republican rival Mitt Romney and then immediately pledging not to run it in the hopes of appealing to the better nature of Iowa voters.
AMES, Iowa  - For Iowa Democrats, the 2008 presidential campaign is starting where the 2004 race ended -- with a search for plain talk and realistic plans on how to end the war in Iraq.
Delegates from the nations that emit the most pollutants worked Thursday to advance discussions on how the world can combat global climate change.
The Senate is by design a cumbersome place to do business. Any one of the 100 senators can gum up the works, and they often do &#151; without uttering a word.
Criticized for a program that only provided some of its largest customers with warnings on security problems in its products, Microsoft Corp. now says it will give all computer users early word on such issues.
Market turmoil? What market turmoil? Investors this week shrugged off the uncertainties of the mortgage crisis, stock market volatility, and the collapse of the dollar, turning the initial public stock offering of a Watertown medical billing and electronic medical records company into the most successful IPO of the year.
If you are a nursing mother, think twice before freezing or refrigerating your expressed breast milk as you could be undermining its crucial antioxidant content.
A complete review of disqualified ballots in San Diego's mayoral race showed Wednesday that write-in candidate Donna Frye would have ousted Mayor Dick Murphy had those votes been counted.
Surgeons trying to separate 3-year-old conjoined twins halted the operation because of swelling in the brain of the larger, stronger girl, but the doctors and parents said Thursday that they would try again.
The United Nations will deploy thousands of troops in southern Sudan after an expected signing of a final peace accord by the Khartoum government and the southern rebel movement, a UN official said.
ATHENS - Calling all Andres. Maybe that&#39;s what&#39;s wrong with the US boxing team. Not enough Andres. Only two US boxers reached today&#39;s medal round, middleweight Andre Dirrell and light heavyweight Andre Ward.
Iranian reformists challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hardline nuclear policy on Friday as the United States defended its imposition of tougher sanctions on Tehran for its disputed atomic work.
Dutch lawmakers accused the government Thursday of underestimating the threat from Islamic terrorists and failing to protect a filmmaker slain by a suspected Muslim radical.
Police in Manchester continue the hunt for a \
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The Chicago Cubs roared to their 14th victory in their last 18 games on Saturday, riding Ted Lilly's fifth straight win to a 9-3 rout of the Houston Astros.
RIYADH - A suspected terrorist and a civilian were killed during a shootout between Saudi security forces and armed men in Riyadh Tuesday evening in the latest violence to hit the oil-rich kingdom, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
During a three-game swing to Utah, Dallas and Minnesota, the New York Knicks lost all three by a combined total of 82 points. Team captain Stephon Marbury said there could be tough times for Coach Lenny Wilkens if this continues.
Jean-Marie Le Pen is to unveil his presidential platform as the far-right leader trails in the opinion polls.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.
India's ruling Congress party won power  in a giant state on Saturday, a victory that would boost the  fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi's party and strengthen  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's minority national coalition.
Il capo dello Stato si prender\u00c3\u00a0 tutto il tempo necessario per evitareil ricorso alle urne. \
A baseball fan injured by a chair thrown by a Texas Rangers pitcher during a game in Oakland may press charges, it was reported Tuesday.
Prize-winning Spanish writer  Camilo Jose Cela informed for General Franco's regime, a historian says.
US Airways Friday cleared a major hurdle in its effort to emerge from bankruptcy protection as its mechanics union approved a new concessionary contract.
By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 23--The community was polled, a task force was assembled and a vision was drawn up for the redevelopment of Destin's harbor --but that plan was not approved.
For the first time in a long time, Jermaine O'Neal was nervous when he stepped onto the court, and it showed against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.
Al Qaeda will be replaced by  increasingly decentralized Muslim militants over the next 15  years who will feed on globalization to find recruits and stage  attacks, a new U.S. intelligence report said on Thursday.
A rescuer who braved gales and rough seas to rescue fishermen is the first woman to win a bravery medal.
Henrik Stenson of Sweden shot a 6-under-par 66 Sunday to win The Heritage by four strokes over Carlos Rodiles of Spain.
LSU players expressed confidence soon after their triple-overtime loss at Kentucky last weekend that their national title chances remained intact.
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. said on Monday it will acquire Sierra Health Services Inc.  for more than $2.4 billion to expand in the fast-growing Las Vegas area and boost its Medicare business.
Afghanistan's presidential vote count passed the 80 percent mark with Hamid Karzai holding on to his clear majority, but any potential celebrations were cut short by a Taliban suicide bomb in Kabul.
BRIGHTON, England - British Prime Minister Tony Blair stood firm as his Labour Party&#39;s annual convention began, saying he hasn&#39;t considered resigning over the war in Iraq, and trying to focus attention on domestic issues.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Ford Edsel, TIME and Dan Neil,  automotive critic and syndicated Los Angeles Times columnist, look at the auto industry's greatest lemons
Niklas Backstrom made 46 saves in the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
By Susan Gilmore, Seattle Times  Jun. 16--When Leon Hussey moved into his Redmond home 29 years ago, he had no neighbors, but deer and coyotes roamed his property frequently.
Twenty German soldiers were deployed on  Friday to help recapture around 17,000 minks on the run.
At former President Bill Clinton\u00c2\u0092s conference on global challenges, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton called for a concerted attack on the \u00c2\u0093feminization of poverty\u00c2\u0094
The EU insists it will not remove Colombia's Farc rebels from its \
Starbucks opened its first  coffee shop in Russia on Thursday, two years after it won a  legal battle to protect the right to its brand in the  fast-growing Russian market.
By Louise Egan BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A week after a firekilled nearly 200 people in a Buenos Aires rock club that hadlocked its emergency exits, mourners held their biggest protestyet as pressure mounted for the mayor to resign.
James Toseland ha vinto gara-1 del mondiale Superbike: la sua Honda ha preceduto la Suzuki di Max Bi...
THE rise in the price of crude oil over the last several months has brought the 11 members of Opec an unprecedented windfall, so much so it has revealed some cracks within what was supposedly the cartel&#39;s public unity on prices.
France confirms that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris 'imminently' for treatment.
''Il caso De Sanctis &egrave; il primo che si manifesta in Italia e richiede una riflessione di meri...
By Alexandra Mayer-Hohdahl, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Jun. 16--TEWKSBURY -- A Worcester lawyer who has filed four civil lawsuits against the town on behalf of various residents affected by eminent-domain takings says that more litigation is on the way.
Blog: Many of the patches address flaws within QuickTime for Java.
Toyota beat Ford in 2007 in U.S. auto sales, putting it behind General Motors. Ford had held the No. 2 spot since 1931, according to the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s historian.
Lithium ion technology got burnt in the summer's recall season, but Boston Power says it has a better way to deliver the power.
Boundaries of geography, genre and taste are tested and occasionally trampled in the ninth edition of Film Comment Selects.
La manovra finanziaria del Governo per il 2005 non convince Confindustria: il provvedimento \u00c3\u00a8 carente nei capitoli dedicati al Mezzogiorno, al fisco, alle infrastrutture e alla ricerca. Ma sono soprattutto
Carlo Ancelotti sarebbe felice di allenare l'attaccante del Barcellona Et\u00c3\u00b2o. In occasione della fest...
Lifetime exposure to lead from paint in older houses, drinking water pipes and other sources appears to increase men&#39;s risk of cataract development, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Julius Jones scored on a 17-yard  touchdown run with 37 seconds left as the Dallas Cowboys scored  two touchdowns in the last two minutes to stun the Seattle  Seahawks 43-39 in the National Football League Monday.
Nel big match della 17/a giornata della Liga spagnola, il Real Madrid ha battuto in trasferta il Bar...
Jurgen Melzer &egrave; il primo finalista del torneo Atp di Metz (indoor, 323mila euro di montepremi...
Shares of Electronic Arts surged more than 5 percent after the video game publisher gave confident forecasts for growth over the next three years.
The black T-shirt might as well have been a billboard hanging in the Boston Red Sox&#39; clubhouse. Curt Schilling paraded around with a shirt that said &quot;Why Not Us?
Cold war workers, sick from exposure to radiation years ago, now face a tangle of red tape between them and government compensation.
Spain's anti-terrorist court met Wednesday amid tight security to announce verdicts against 28 suspects in the 2004 Madrid train bombings, which killed almost 200 people and were claimed in the name of Al-Qaeda.
An Israeli air strike killed several   people in southern Lebanon on Saturday, security sources said,   hours after the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a   resolution to end the month-old war.
A board of inquiry is set up to find out why an RAF Nimrod MR2 crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 UK troops.
United Nations Secretary, General Kofi Annan, said in an interview with the BBC, that the US led invasion of Iraq was illegal. When asked whether he thought the invasion of Iraq was illegal, Annan replied &quot;Yes, if you wish.
The Air France flight attendants union announced Sunday that a strike will continue into the fifth day, until midnight Monday.
Risultato supera attese analisti, boom investment banking
(AGI) - Severodonetsk (Ucraina), 28 nov. - I 3500 amministratori del sudest dell&#39;Ucraina riuniti a Severodonetsk hanno votato a favore della convocazione di un referendum sullo &#39;status&#39; dell&#39;area, in pratica sull&#39;autonomia dal governo centrale.
THE Bush Administration suffered a serious setback in its efforts to prosecute suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay after a federal court yesterday halted proceedings in the case of Osama bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s driver.
A closely watched trial that could have far-reaching implications for the person-to-person (P2P) industry has gotten underway in Australia, where the entertainment industry is seeking to prove
Shares in MAN, the German industrial conglomerate, were among the biggest gainers on the stock exchange here amid speculation it is about to announce a bid for Swedish truck maker Scania.
Omed Aziz, al volante di una 'Pegeout 405', viaggiava a 60 orarisulle strade di Oldbury, in Inghilterra, quando \u00c3\u00a8 stato bloccato dalla polizia                                                  Arrestato cieco al volante era aiutato dal co-pilota
Confesercenti: &quot;Un fumatore su quattro ha smesso o tagliato i consumi, le riduzioni pi\u00c3\u00b9 forti nelle grandi citt\u00c3\u00a0&quot;                                          I tabaccai dopo il diveto antifumo &quot;Crollano le vendite di sigarette&quot;                                                                                   di CATERINA PASOLINI
By Dave Gustafson, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 22--When a child gets into the chemicals stored beneath the sink or a hazardous materials tank leaks in a neighborhood, there is always someone like V.
Athens - Runner-up to the United States by a handful of gold medals at the Athens Olympics, China was the big winner at the Paralympics.
CANTON, OhioQuarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young and wide receiver Michael Irvin are among nine first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
CA is unhappy with the performance of its storage management business and is restructuring the operation.
The Soylent wing of the Green movement examined The enviroloonies seem to have found their way out of the asylum again: this time to tell us that 70 per cent of Britons should die for the sake of Gaia. That's not quite the way they put it, of course. Rather, the Optimum Population Trust (there's a pedantic part of me that wants to tell them it's Optimal) tells us that the maximum sustainable population of the UK is 17 million: given that there are north of 60 million currently, we can only avert the coming End Times if the extra pop their clogs soonest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
She&#39;s lived in Iraq for three decades and has been a passionate advocate for the Iraqi people, arguing against the US-led invasion and the United Nations sanctions that preceded it on grounds they would deepen human suffering.
Il Borussia Dortmund ha ingaggiato il terzino destro serbo Antonio Rukavina dall'FK Partizan. Costo ...
September 29, 2004, 8:36 a.m. A mayoral letter, Ted K. everywhere, a great sense of the land, &c. Richard Holbrooke - Kerry's chief foreign-policy adviser - has assured Gerhard Schroeder that the first visitors ...
Shares rise by more than 2% in Japan in early trading, as traders take heart from a late rally on Wall Street.
The notebook's first version runs on AMD's 433MHz Geode LX-700, a chip that is slow by the standard of mainstream processors.
As the demand for stylish hardware increases, manufacturers are stepping up to the plate.
NAPLES, Fla. - A blow to the head with a beer bottle may have saved Sally Hampton's life. While doctors were examining her after the barroom attack, they discovered a brain tumor that could have killed her.  The tumor was removed, and Hampton, 64, is fully recovered.
The company is expected to announce another delay in production of its popular 787 Dreamliner, which could frustrate some international airlines\u00e2\u0080\u0099 expansion plans.
Nuovo n.1 gruppo, de Margerie, presenta risultati 2006
The New Jersey decision is a legal victory for Merck, which faces nearly 27,000 individual lawsuits from people claiming the drug Vioxx harmed them.
Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable TV systems operator, said Thursday that its third-quarter profit fell 54 percent and new customer additions slowed amid intensified competition from phone and satellite TV companies.
The Who kicked off the U.S. leg of  their first world tour for more than 20 years on Tuesday with a  two-hour set that included a full complement of classic hits, a  smattering of new material, and some rough edges.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders will sign a truce ending four years of fighting on Tuesday, both sides reportedly say.
A Methodist minister being tried by her church for announcing last year that she lived with a lesbian partner faced a setback when the presiding judge excluded expert testimony from six defense witnesses who believe the church's gay ban violates its own legal principles.
The United States is ramping up transportation security, including more air marshals on flights to Britain, amid concern an attack in Scotland could spawn copy cats, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Sunday.
Udc a Palermo? Anche questo rientra in sistema democratico
The only man convicted in connection with Northern Ireland's deadliest bombing walked free from prison Friday after winning an appeal and posting bail, an outcome that disgusted survivors of the 1998 blast.
Fifa raises the altitude limit on international matches to 3,000m after protests from South American countries.
Newspaper endorsements in the 2004 presidential campaign between President Bush, a Republican, and Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat.
LAS VEGAS - Kelly Pavlik proved his superiority and fattened his bank account with a second victory over Jermain Taylor. Now this frugal people's champion finally is ready to go shopping - for two really ugly belts.
Attacca l'informazione definita 'vergognosa e criminale'
Israel's plan to build houses on occupied land near Jerusalem will cloud renewed peace talks, the Palestinian Authority said on Sunday, the day before an international aid conference opens in Paris.
Blackburn Rovers got their first away win of the season beating Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage.
Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.  said it would  voluntarily exchange globally 3.2 million straps attached to  the controllers of its Wii game console with stronger ones  after some reports of broken straps.
Zimbabwe has extradited British alleged mercenary Simon Mann to Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer says.
It ended up not being Adobe's problem to begin with anyway: a vulnerability that enabled JavaScript code within a specifically crafted URL to run unchecked, and launch any executable code. When Petko D. Petkov of GNUCitizen.org discovered the problem, it appeared to have been directly triggered by Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
InfoWorld - The Internet is a mirror of the population that uses it, said Google&#39;s vice president and chief Internet evangelist Vinton Cerf said in reference to the proliferation of fraud, social abuse, and other online crimes.
Up to 10,000 people, many of them  children, are dying each month from disease and the effects of  violence in Darfur camps despite a big international aid  effort, the World Health Organization said Monday.
The International Court of Justice decision, clearly rendered the so called \u00e2\u0080\u009cSecurity Wall\u00e2\u0080\u009d or sometimes \u00e2\u0080\u009csecurity fence\u00e2\u0080\u009d, which Israel is building in the West Bank an illegitimate enterprise.
A causa della 'bank holiday' in Olanda, Belgio e Gb
Cosi' Di Pietro.E su Berlusconi: intercettazioni sono chiare
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova has said his pro-independence party has won Saturday's general elections.
Families that agree to vacate the Gaza strip are being compensated and move back into Israel proper. Sharon is seeking to remove Jewish settlers from Gaza and four West Bank enclaves - the settlers have been
A stamp honoring former U.S.  President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5, was unveiled by the  U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday.
MACQUARIE Bank has had 55 people furiously working to stitch together the ALH deal -- underlining how significant an opportunity the bank regards securing a slice of the gaming and hotel businesses.
The career of best-selling novelist Clive Cussler was almost destroyed by the film adaptation of his book Sahara, a court hears.
The Supreme Court waded into a fierce international debate Friday over how the United States prosecutes foreigners in death penalty cases, agreeing to hear the case of a Mexican man in an unexpected move that expands the court's examination of fairness in capital punishment.
Repas lunch vince causa sull'uso del marchio 'Ticket'
Australia held on for a 17-run win over New Zealand in the second one-day international Wednesday, despite Kyle Mills&#39; four successive sixes that highlighted a determined but too-late Kiwi comeback attempt.
Devin Brown sparked a fourth-quarter spurt with two three-point plays and two dunks, helping the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 Monday night to spoil the pseudo-coaching debut of Avery Johnson.
Garlic doesn't do much for the breath and it stinks for lowering cholesterol. That's the conclusion of the most rigorous, head-to-head study of raw garlic and popular garlic supplements, despite promoters' claims to the contrary.
A Mexican military court will try 19 soldiers in the deaths of three children and two women at an army drug checkpoint, the defense ministry said on Monday.
Top seed Carlos Moya suffered a surprise first round exit in China Open, losing 6-3, 6-3 to French 19-year-old Joe-Wilfried Tsonga, who attended ATP tournament for the first time, here late Wednesday evening.
A study released Tuesday effectively dashed hopes that a new test can accurately detect breast cancer in young, high-risk women. Researchers had hoped the test, known as ductal lavage, could detect cancer in milk ducts before it shows up on mammograms.
In a big management shakeup aimed at halting a brutal assault from rival Fox News, CNN has pushed aside the head of its US network.
President Bush, accused by Democrats  of joining the National Guard to avoid going to Vietnam and  then shirking his duty, told a Guard convention on Tuesday he  is proud of his service but did not address lingering questions  about his record.
Comment is free: Naomi Klein: To those who remember the violent campaigns against Zapatistas, the tensions today feel eerily, dangerously familiar
Val Ackerman, the president of the Women's National Basketball Association since its inception, has decided to step down beginning next year.
A man was sentenced to probation Monday for snatching the hairpiece off the head of another man at a restaurant.
The Research and Development division of leading ISP EarthLink has released a peer-to-peer file sharing application that utilizes SIP technology. Dubbed SIPshare, the software was designed to demonstrate how SIP, or Session Initiation Protocol, can be used beyond its common voice and video implementations to share content.
Women may neither vote nor run in Saudi Arabia's first nationwide elections, the government announced Monday, dashing hopes of progressive Saudis and easing fears among conservatives that the kingdom is moving too fast on reforms.
Tokyo stocks inched up Tuesday morning, nudging aside Wall Street's broader losses and taking encouragement from a rise in U.S. technology stocks. The dollar was trading higher against the Japanese yen.
Graeme Souness, a 33-1 outsider for the vacant managerial post at Newcastle this morning, has resigned his role at Blackburn and agreed terms with the Magpies, who he will join on Monday.
MI5 recruitment has always been a secret affair - and none more so than for their most famous agent, 007. But plans for another James Bond outing have been put on hold as the film&#39;s producers have been unable to find someone to try out Q&#39;s latest gadgets.
More than 100 corporate heads, international organizations and experts set out a plan on Tuesday to cut greenhouse gas emissions, calling on governments to act urgently against global warming.
The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.
Sun releases Java Standard Edition 6, a Java desktop update meant to work better with scripting languages.
Man Utd are twice pegged back but eventually see off a battling Crystal Palace side.
Intel reported its third-quarter profit rose 15 percent from a year earlier, though it continued to struggle with an inventory glut.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson renewed his war of words with Arsenal&#39;s Arsene Wenger on Sunday, a week before the two clubs&#39; Premier League confrontation at Old Trafford.
THE DISCOVERY: A University of Pittsburgh geology student on a field trip stumbles across the fossil of an oversized, salamander-like creature that lived about 300 million years ago.
Facing public outcry and strong investor pressure, a US media conglomerate has backed down from its plan to air what was billed as a lengthy expose of John Kerry's role in the Vietnam War -- less than two weeks before the November 2 vote.
Australian actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his New York apartment, was edgy and anxious during his Christmas holidays about not seeing his daughter Matilda, close friend and model Sophie Ward told local media.
NEW YORK -- Susan Wezel had been committed to the city's hospital wards more than a dozen times in 10 years. Her psychosis was so deep and debilitating that she lost her career and her relationship with her son, as she refused to take her medication or follow treatment.
The record-setting speed by the X-43A experimental scramjet engine on Tuesday marked the final operational mission for NASA&#39;s B-52B test aircraft.
November 19, 2004 - Ubisoft announced today that the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of Prince of Persia: Warrior Within have gone gold.
Virtual fail-over for virtual security on a virtual LAN Check Point has added cluster support and more granular controls to its virtual firewall software, memorably named Check Point VPN-1 Power VSX NGX.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A grenade has been found near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta, just days after the Australian government warned of possible attacks on the hotel chain.
The No. 1 player takes the Chrysler lead and is in position to tie Tiger Woods for victories in a season. By BOB HARIG, Times Staff Writer.
Description: As the presidential race nears an end, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry put extra focus on health care -- and the small percentage of undecided voters who say the issue could affect how they cast their ballot.
George W. Bush faces a crucial test for his re-election bid, reeling from new criticism of his Iraq policy as he takes on a resurgent Democratic rival John Kerry in their second televised debate.
Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 23, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. SANTIAGO, Chile -- (Via PLDT) -- Pacific Rim leaders ended their two-day summit late Sunday
A court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution Friday, paving the way for the trial of the former Chilean dictator on human rights charges.
WASHINGTON, Jan 8  - Dengue fever -- a tropical infection that usually causes flu-like illness -- may be poised to spread across the United States and urgent study is needed, health officials said on Tuesday.
The pound continued to benefit Thursday from the prospect of higher interest rates in the UK, as Wednesday&#39;s hawkish minutes to the Bank of England&#39;s latest rate-setting meeting made the market increasingly confident of rates rising to 6 percent.
Turchia e Svezia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Istanbul. (Nic. Api) (06/...
Rip-off Britain goes wireless Wireless hotspot usage is climbing, but more than half of the money spent on ad-hoc hotspot access is wasted, according to a survey by Wi-Fi roaming company Trustive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Just say no to government agents crashing your exclusive pool parties. Follow these easy tips to keep the feds from getting an earful at your expense. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine.
There&#39;s a new campaign in the works to get the word out on Washington wines. The Washington Wine Commission has revamped its logo and adopted a slogan to accentuate the positive: &quot;Washington State -- the Perfect Climate for Wine.
Never shy about entering a market late, Microsoft Corp. is planning to open the virtual doors of its long-planned Internet music store next week.
The House Republicans' campaign arm may be a victim of fraud by a former employee, and it has asked law enforcement officials to investigate \
US helicopters blasted rooftops in a Shi'ite neighborhood before dawn yesterday as American troops battled gunmen on the ground, killing at least eight by the military's count.
Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
A series of severe earthquakes in northern Japan left 21 people dead, more than 1,500 injured and at least 7 missing, the Kyodo news reported Sunday.
Vuole continuare a fare intermediazione a condizioni normali
In a fight that was as interesting for what went on outside the ring as for what happened in it, WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz won a unanimous decision over challenger
Il ministro: 'serve un negoziato senza precondizioni'
Nate McMillan looks at the standings of the new Northwest Division and sees something a little odd -- the SuperSonics are in first place.
A kitten survived a plane trip halfway across the United States after accidentally ending up in a suitcase, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Tycho:  We never sit down with the firm intention of making another Bioshock comic - indeed, we intend the opposite - but somehow Bioshock comics continue to be written.  One day, science will pierce these mysteries.  Until then, you'll simply have to endure more strips regarding interactive storytelling's electronic opus.  My recovery from this weekend's rigors would be quite accelerated if I were not up until two or more every night, which is to say morning, hacking and slashing my way through the new releases like some malarial jungle guide.  I put Bioshock to bed last night, and theoretically this should be cause for joy, but I suppose it's like finishing a pie.  There is a whiff of accomplishment, semisweet - but the pie is gone.  Without pause, I slapped the input stud on the video switcher before the final cinema faded to black.  Hurling the gamepad into a knitting basket, I dug deep into the faultlines of the couch, producing a wiimote/nunchuk pair.  I've now played enough of Metroid Prime 3 to know that they've washed the filth of Red Steel completely from the system.  For awhile, I was doing that thing we sometimes do, playing until \
George Bush's grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany.
A Syrian security court sentenced two Syrians to death and another two to life in prison for their involvement in an April bomb attack and gunbattle in Damascus, a lawyer said on Thursday.
The US government has announced a record increase in Medicare premiums for 2005, and all depending which side you&#39;re on in the Presidential race, it&#39;s either an enhanced package for senior citizens, or the elderly population is being socked with the
Burma's leaders declare 14 years of constitutional talks complete and formally close a national assembly.
The Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Trust of Australia have agreed to buy New Plan Excel Realty Trust for about $3.4 billion in cash, accelerating Centro\u00e2\u0080\u0099s push into the United States.
It was a bad week for the stock market until Friday, and then it got much worse.
Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, likens the British economy to a ship buffeted by strong crosswinds. From across the Atlantic blows the credit squeeze, sapping output growth. From the east a blast of higher energy and food prices stirs up inflation.
Shock jock Howard Stern made a surprise call to a radio station during an interview of the Federal Communications Commission head, claiming the chairman only got his job because his father is Secretary of State Colin Powell.
IBM, which revolutionised the global computer industry when it launched its first desktop in 1981, has sold its PC business to a Chinese group in a $1.75bn (\u00c2\u00a3900m) deal, it was confirmed today.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting and Richie Benaud pay tribute to great all-rounder Keith Miller.
With the Bundesliga tightening at the top of the table, a resurgent Schalke 04 will take on a flagging VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. VfL Wolfsburg will try to fend off both teams as the league leader hosts Mainz 05.
View the first in a series of photo galleries from the Denver Broncos game against the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons won 41-28. Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer (16) sets to throw a 80-yard touchdown
US President George W. Bush and his allies are increasingly warning voters that Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry is undermining the war on terrorism and US-led efforts in Iraq.
CUPERTINO, Calif. and LONDON, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) Inc. and The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name \
L'attaccante argentino Ernesto Antonio Farias \u00c3\u00a8 sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 vicino al trasferimento nel River Plate. ...
Three years ago, when college coaches visited Kearney, Neb., to scout the United States Hockey League's Tri-City Storm, they quickly dismissed Bryan Schmidt as a slow-skating defenseman who, if he were to play Division 1 hockey, would become a turnstile.
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was deported from the US because of a mis-spelling of his new name Yusuf Islam, Time magazine reported.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized ABC News on Wednesday for its report about CIA plans in Iran, saying it could potentially jeopardize national security and endanger lives.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Wii and Simpsons help to create trading record \u00c2\u00b7 Nearly 1m items ordered on e-tailer's busiest day
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The makers of a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler said on Friday they had the permits needed to film in Germany despite being declared unwelcome at military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist.
Everyone figured he was done for the season. So Scott Williamson joined the ranks of medical marvels last night when the Red Sox activated him from the disabled list with the hope the once-dominating setup man can help them win the American League East and much more.
Support for Prime Minister Tony Blair's policy of keeping British troops in Iraq until a &quot;stable democracy&quot; is ensured has increased over the past three months, according to an opinion poll published.
LOS ANGELES  - Wall Street analysts have been digging into this year's expected film releases to gauge box office trends, and some don't like what they see.
Top Democrats in Congress toughened their attack Wednesday on President Bush's call for personal investment accounts under Social Security and said remarks by a powerful Republican committee chairman showed GOP lawmakers have little appetite for the accounts, either.
MOSCOW (BBC)-- Two Russian airliners carrying 90 passengers and crew crashed within minutes of each other after flying out of the same Moscow airport.
Two UN peacekeepers were wounded in shootouts with supporters of Haiti&#39;s ousted president in the capital and storm survivors in flood-ravaged Gonaives, the first
Thomas Doll &egrave; il nuovo tecnico del Borussia Dortmund: esonerato dall'Amburgo lo scorso febbra...
The nation's oldest black athletic conference will have its men's basketball tournament games televised nationally for the first time this season under a three-year deal with ESPN announced Tuesday.
&quot;There was a collision between a train coming from Ahmedabad and a local train. Both trains were going at great speed,&quot; said Kewal Krishna Sharma, one of the injured.
It's important to consider all your options and what they'll cost you in money and time.
On the day she vanished, Lisa Stebic mailed off a petition seeking to remove her husband from the suburban Chicago home the couple shared with their two children while going through a divorce.
I giovani stilisti dovranno disegnare una mini collezione
The third installment in the hit comedy series makes leaps in animation, but not in plot.
Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party has authorised its leader to begin talks on joining a national unity government. Shimon Peres was to begin the talks immediately, one of his aides said.
Japan's anti-monopoly agency raided several top record companies Thursday on suspicion they illegally blocked other firms from offering music ringtone services to mobile phone users.
Maybe it&#39;s time for John Kerry to admit some mistakes of his own, the Republican National Committee suggested in a daily memo to broadcasters.
With Americans' obesity driving the focus on weight loss, scant attention is paid to the other side of the scale - underweight people who are trying to put on pounds.    Being underweight is not a common problem in the United States, affecting only about 2 percent of adults, compared to two-thirds who are overweight or obese...
National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, in a story in the New York Times, admits the league made mistakes in introducing a new ball that has proved unpopular with players.
Investigators have found the chassis number of the van used in the Jakarta embassy attack, the same breakthrough that led to the identification of the Bali bombers, a top Australian policeman said Monday.
John and Elizabeth Edwards\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to stay in the race despite her cancer drew on a lesson learned through pain.
MOSCOW, Mar 12 (IPS) - Russian homosexuals are taking up a new fight to   assert their rights in the face of what the  mayor of Moscow has  called \
Owners of the Nokia 7610 are warned to look out for a malicious program that makes phones almost useless.
The jeans were falling off the little boy who lay slumped in the arms of his father. Blood seeped from his lolling head. His eyes were closed.
Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television's \
Randy Wilber, an exercise physiologist, is hard at work preparing the U.S. Olympic Team to face the air pollution expected at the Beijing games.
U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors hesitated to take new positions in a holiday-shortened week, while shares of aircraft maker Boeing Co.  and Web search leader Google Inc.  soared to record highs.
Cornerback Ty Law will have surgery on his left foot in the near future, according to his agent, Carl Poston .
RUPERT Murdoch has won the battle to shift the headquarters of his giant media group News Corp from the southern Australian city of Adelaide to the US state of Delaware.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47267)  has announced the addition of Mobile Media 2006: The Future of Personal  Media Distribution to their offering.
THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Federal health officials estimate that 94.9 million U.S. adults and children are at high risk for influenza and should be vaccinated.
The British group's 'Stop the Clocks' collection shows off the band's gift for melody.
HILLSBORO, Ore., June 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RadiSys Corporation , a leading global provider of advanced embedded solutions, announced today the introduction of a COM Express module aimed at supporting telecom and other communications applications.
He has been a Yugoslav and a Serb and worked under  Tito and Milosevic. So it makes  sense that the place where Goran Paskaljevic really likes to work is Ireland.
Hurricane Ivan has brought widespread devastation to the Caribbean &quot;spice isle&quot; island of Grenada, damaging 90 per cent of homes and dstroying a 17th century stone prison that left criminals on the loose as looting erupted.
President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $81.9 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.
L'omicidio vicino Latina, dissidi familiari il movente

A man police say stalked and harassed his estranged wife for weeks was charged with shooting her outside a shopping mall and killing her father in the attack, police said Friday.
It is well known that people  with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of pancreatic  cancer, and now it seems that the risk extends to those with  type 1 diabetes, researchers report. However, they point out  that the risk is still very small.
Il mercato non considera polemiche su intercettazioni
The Bush administration said Friday it will allow developers to complete construction and other projects even after belated discoveries that the work could endanger protected species.
A U.S. air strike killed five militiamen who were planting a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Thursday, a military spokesman said.
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards show will open with music acts that could give Live Aid a run for its money.
A New Zealand protest against Alinghi's rig dominated the America's Cup rest day on Thursday as a five-member race jury conducted a closed-door hearing at race headquarters in Valencia.
If you want to help friends in high places, a Gulfstream jet at the ready is a handy thing.
ATHENS, Greece   Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympics Tuesday night, losing 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Federer, who won Wimbledon the past two years and replaced Andy Roddick atop ...
U.S. stocks plunged on Tuesday, joining a global equities rout sparked by the biggest one-day drop in Chinese stocks in a decade.
France launched an Ariane rocket on December 18, lifting into orbit the new-generation military satellite Helios II A and six microsatellites for different scientific purposes, said reports reaching Kourou, French Guiana.
Earth is heading for a cloud of comet dust that could produce an outburst of Leonid meteors on Nov. 19th.
Danica Patrick&#39;s dreams of competing in Formula 1 or Champ Cars have been put on hold as the 22-year-old was announced Wednesday as Rahal Letterman Racing&#39;s third IRL IndyCar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Afghan forces searched on Sunday for a U.S. aid worker kidnapped by gunmen from the southern city of Kandahar.
As some PTAs have become more corporatized, they have clashed with other parents, teachers and principals.
Astronaut Lisa Nowak carried  copies of steamy e-mails that her NASA lover had written to his  new girlfriend the night she raced cross-country in a diaper to  confront her rival, according to documents released on Tuesday.
The government says MPs' criticism of the way it buys equipment for the armed forces is \
EVERTON set a few records straight with a memorable Merseyside derby victory over their bitter rivals. They moved into second place in the Premiership, thanks to Lee Carsley&#39;s second-half goal and a dominant second-half display.
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy Sept. 26, 2004 - Pope John Paul II denounced the &quot;imbalance&quot; between the world&#39;s rich and poor Sunday and applauded efforts to eliminate hunger, like the recent UN initiative to increase funds for development.
A university is awarded \u00c2\u00a33.5m to design training courses for people in full-time employment.
A court in India says a teacher falsely accused by a TV channel of prostitution must be reinstated.
A team of US scientists show off a novel device that harvests energy from human movements.
L'arma, regolarmente denunciata, apparteneva ai familiari
SYDNEY - Australian flag carrier Qantas said on Thursday it would offer full refunds and waive cancellation fees to any passengers wishing to cancel Christmas flights to Indonesia after new warnings of potential attacks.
How the Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles data on pharmaceutical prices.
LABOR will combine with the minor parties to vote down John Howard&#39;s $445 million pre-election sweetener of increasing the private health insurance rebate to more than a million older Australians.
Risultati migliori di sempre,stime annuali riviste al rialzo
The car crash which killed princess Diana would not have happened if she had not ditched her police protection team several years previously, Britain's former top policeman told her inquest Thursday.
President Bush&#39;s choice of Kellogg chief executive Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary leaves the cereal and snack giant without the dynamic leader who has guided its remarkable turnaround.
Azzam Azzam was released today from prison in Egypt and arrived at the Taba border crossing at noon. He had been in prison for eight years.
NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices Tuesday allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term.    With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...
The typical double-income family in   the United States is worse off financially than ever, a study   released on Thursday said, warning that few Americans have   saved enough to brace for financial setbacks.
An attorney representing the family of Nicole Brown Simpson accused eBay on Thursday of not moving quickly enough to yank auctions of \
Kevin Youkilis can keep on hitting, David Ortiz said, but the beard has to go.
With Osama bin Laden's ability to grab attention undiminished six years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda is bleeding the U.S. military in Iraq while regrouping with aims of another strike on the United States.
Violence in Iraq is down, but Iraq needs to take advantage of that.
I titoli scontano il fallimento dell'opa su Londra
People in the UK are borrowing almost twice that of citizens in other western European countries, a report says.
Advanced Micro  Devices Inc. , the No. 2 maker of microchips for  personal computers, said on Monday it will spend an additional  &#36;2.5 billion to upgrade and expand its two factories in  Germany.
US President George W. Bush said he had signed into law a bill requiring the State Department to monitor global anti-Semitism and rate countries annually on their treatment of Jews.
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican yesterday opened its secret archives on the papacy of Pius XI between 1922 and 1939 and said ``unjust opinions\
Tens of thousands of people, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law, held a march on the eve of the ruling Labour Party's conference in protest at British policy over Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry give voters their first chance to  size up the two White House candidates side by side when they  square off in debate on Thursday.
Even the best companies can be bad investments.
Kidnappers of aid worker Margaret Hassan tonight threatened to turn her over to militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi unless Britain pulls its troops out of Iraq within 48 hours.
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG has signed a $2 billion deal to provide Russia's national railway with 60 high speed trains, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.
A relatively new genre of Champagne, made by independent grower-producers, has been quietly gaining a foothold.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A bomber pilot from World War II says he was shot down while being escorted by Tuskegee Airmen, an account that supports a recent report by two historians that the famed black fighter group, contrary to legend, did lose at least a few bombers to fire from enemy aircraft.
Italy's civil aviation authority said Friday it has suspended a move to force rivals of struggling state carrier Alitalia to raise prices on long-haul flights.
SFA chief David Taylor insists Walter Smith's Scotland side are not getting carried away by their win over France.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will respect the result of the rerun second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on Dec. 26.
A wave of bombings and shootings killed 46 people Saturday in two states in India&#39;s remote and turbulent northeast, authorities said, underscoring the continued threat
Chelsea captain John Terry is out for up to six weeks after breaking three bones in his right foot during Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Arsenal.
La coppia  annuncia la separazione: 'Ci lasciamo in maniera amichevole'. Erano sposati da  4 anni
Sony, Matsushita and other firms are planning to launch camcorders using next-generation, smaller DVDs in the Blu-ray format as early as 2005 to win a lead over a rival offering, a report said today.
Dirak writes &quot;NASA intends to break its own aircraft-speed record for the second time this year by flying X43a scramjet ten times faster than sound.
The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, a new study by the UN finds.
A light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun could soon be helping scientists to read ancient manuscripts.
A former pastor was sentenced to 35 years in prison for raping a young girl who said the man had told her that God approved of their sexual relationship.
General manager Omar Minaya interviewed Jim Riggleman for the Mets&#39; vacant managerial spot yesterday, and minor-league manager and former Mets second baseman Wally Backman will be interviewed today.
The US budget deficit expanded to a record $413 billion in the 2004 fiscal year, according to revised numbers, the Treasury Department said Thursday.
A musical version of the film Desperately Seeking Susan is set for the West End, featuring songs by Blondie.
NEW YORK, October 27  - Apple Computer (AAPL.NAS) has introduced a new version of its popular iPod digital music player, iPod Photo, with a capacity of 25,000 digital pictures and 15,000 songs.
La Corte d&apos;Appello di Roma estingue la pena per incendio dolosoI figli del segretario della sezione Msi carbonizzati 32 anni fa                                          Rogo di Primavalle: pena estinta indignazione e polemiche                                                                                  Veltroni: &quot;Non tornino senza aver scontato la loro colpa&quot;Manifestazione di protesta interrotta dai fratelli delle vittime
Lockheed Martin Corp.  has won a contract modification worth $1 billion to build 23 more F-22 fighter aircraft plus one test aircraft, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
A Libyan court on Tuesday found five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor guilty of infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus that causes AIDS and sentenced them all to death.
Il tecnico del Milan Carlo Ancelotti vuole i tre punti nell'anticipo di Siena, importanti in quanto ...
The bull market is on the verge of accomplishing what four of the past seven could not \u00c2\u0097 surviving to at least the start of Year 5.
Elvis Costello is to compose an opera based on fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen's unrequited love
Two plays summed up last night's contest between Holy Name and Charlestown at Montachusett Regional in Fitchburg: a second-half technical foul on Townies coach Steve Cassidy, and an emphatic, one-handed slam by 6-foot-4-inch senior guard Mike Baldarelli.
Defying royal wishes, a British television channel said Tuesday it will show photographs taken immediately after the car crash that killed Princess Diana nearly 10 years ago.
Even though Palestinian officials say they have an orderly succession plan to replace leader Yasser Arafat, Arabs and Israelis agree that a power vacuum
As Nasdaq's battle for the London Stock Exchange  reaches a climax on Saturday with the deadline for shareholders to accept, the LSE's share price suggests the U.S. bourse may fail, analysts said.
In a dramatic reversal, a U.S. House  of Representatives panel on Wednesday endorsed President George  W. Bush's plan for tough interrogations and trials of foreign  terrorism suspects after Republicans rounded up enough members  to turn defeat into victory.
John Kerry's campaign plans a statement this morning, as the Democratic nominee mulls whether to fight on in the deadlocked US election or concede defeat to President George W. Bush, a campaign source said.
Il tecnico del Treviso, Giuseppe Pillon, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la trasferta di domani a Rimi...
Microsoft Corp. on Friday began round two of its fight to have the European Union&#39;s sweeping antitrust ruling lifted, arguing it had gone out of its way to meet EU concerns
Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s labor troubles.
The Economist, the weekly bible of the world's top movers and shakers, said it is throwing its support behind Democratic challenger John Kerry in the upcoming US presidential election.
London Stock Exchange  posted a  25 percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driven  by record volumes across its electronic trading screens and  growth in the number of terminals taking its data.
A report into the care and training of military recruits is expected to find siginifcant improvements.
The U.N. Security Council  condemned \
PARIS, Dec. 19 -- Six foreign health workers were condemned to death by a Libyan court Tuesday on charges they deliberately infected more than 400 children with the HIV virus, in a lengthy case that has set back Libya's attempts to repair relations with the United States and Europe.
Russia and China - former Cold War foes - will hold an unprecedented military exercise in the second half of 2005. The war game, involving naval ships and aircraft, will take place on Chinese territory, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said.
On the heels of beating out Google to buy a piece of Facebook, Redmond racks up its fastest-growing quarter in seven years.
In a move with as much impact as his decision to defect from Dale Earnhardt Inc., the race team his late father built, Dale Earnhardt Jr. yesterday announced he had agreed to drive the next five years for Hendrick Motorsports, effective next season.
SINGAPORE : Singaporean authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the half-billion-dollar financial scandal surrounding Chinese oil trading firm China Aviation Oil.
South African President Thabo Mbeki flew to Ivory Coast today in a bid to bring an end to the chaos after four days of sudden mob and government confrontations with French troops that have wounded hundreds and left at least 20 dead.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces captured  almost three quarters of Falluja on Wednesday, but Islamist  militants struck back, kidnapping three of the prime minister's  relatives and killing two dozen people around Iraq.
The richest investors are like the game's great sluggers.
Witnesses helped investigators compile a description of the suspect sought in the shooting deaths of five women at a suburban clothing store, according to officials who refused Wednesday to confirm news reports that a sixth victim had survived.
More than 80 killed and 150 wounded in Iraq as debate intensifies in Washington over US withdrawal.
Relatives and friends screamed in delight at the homecoming of an accused Israeli-Arab spy whose release from an Egyptian prison could signal a thaw in Israel-Egypt relations.
Fiducia in servizi di mercato cresce ai massimi di ultimi
A Spanish judge orders the seizure of a magazine over a cartoon showing the crown prince and princess having sex.
The Pittsburgh Pirates brought back their two top relievers Thursday, agreeing with closer Jose Mesa on a &#36;2.5 million, one-year contract and with setup man Salomon Torres on a two-year deal that avoided salary arbitration.
Unheralded Guadeloupe made two early goals stand up for a surprising 2-1 victory over Honduras in the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday in front of 70,092 fans at Reliant Stadium.
England boss Steve McClaren wants his players to show patience against Andorra in their opening Euro 2008 qualifier.
Swarms of locusts blown off the Mediterranean towards the Egyptian capital, Cairo, are not expected to cause major damage to crops.
Shan Foster scored 20 points and A. J. Ogilvy added 19 points and 12 rebounds as No. 24 Vanderbilt handed visiting Kentucky one of its worst losses in decades.
Some Republicans who have gone public with their complaints about the war strategy also weighed in against the Democratic withdrawal plan as ill-advised.
KABUL, Afghanistan  - NATO urged Afghanistan on  Sunday to fix a date for parliamentary elections as soon as  possible to give the alliance time to plan reinforcements to  send to the country for the vote.
New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for fatal heart problems, especially among men.
Despite tough odds, some Mideast women are gaining power.
Security forces released the head of Nigeria&#39;s main labor organization on Sunday after a brief detention, but a nationwide strike will go ahead as planned, a spokesman for the labor group said.
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give the government unprecedented abilities to identify individuals in the United States and abroad.
Almost 80% of the public do not believe Michael Howard will ever be prime minister, according to a Newsnight/ICM poll.
Police at Paris' top airport lost track of a passenger's bag in which plastic explosives were placed to train bomb-sniffing dogs, police said Saturday. Warned that the bag may have gotten on any of nearly 90 flights from Charles de Gaulle, authorities searched planes upon arrival in Los Angeles and New York.
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered, according to a British police review, it was reported Saturday.
Hollywood has made legal moves against two chip makers in its bid to combat DVD piracy.
Q Before we were married, my husband purchased a two-bedroom home in Houston in the late '80s. We married in 1993 and finished paying off the house by 1998.
Top European semiconductor maker STMicroelectronics (ST) plans to invest an additional 1.2 billion US dollars over the next two years in Singapore.
Services and software companies IBM  and SAP , longtime technology partners, will bring out their first joint software product in the fourth quarter of this year, the two companies said on Monday.
Secondo la tv la presenza della sostanza sarebbe 'rilevante'
The latest version of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Center turns a specially configured PC into a photo album, DVD player, music center and TV set.
While travelling I like to meet locals. In some countries this is easy, I look different and peole approach me. In other countries people are more reserved. What can I do in the latter case?
Allenamento a porte chiuse per il Torino in vista della gara di coppa Italia, mercoled\u00c3\u00ac contro la Ro...
Two weeks before Election Day, President George W. Bush (search) leads Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry (search) in the race for the White House, according to a FOX News poll released Tuesday.
A blast of brilliance by Maxi Rodriguez separated Argentina from Mexico in a World Cup classic Saturday night.
Baghad -- Two suicide car bombs exploded in the capital Friday morning as Iraqi security forces -- backed by US soldiers in humvees and Bradley fighting vehicles -- raided residences in a neighborhood suspected of being a stronghold for foreign fighters
LOS ANGELES -- A three-hour air traffic control outage Tuesday that grounded hundreds of flights across the West also led to five close calls in which planes didn&#39;t keep a recommended minimum distance between each other, the FAA said Wednesday.
The judge who presided over the Securities and Exchange Commission&#39;s fraud suit against MCI, the long-distance telephone company, threatened to punish the company yesterday for ignoring his
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egyptian forces began closing the breached border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, stemming the flow of Palestinians across the frontier breached by Hamas Islamists last month, witnesses said.
Julie Foudy left the game with a limp, and then the stadium on crutches, her spunky attitude nearly as big as the bandage wrapped around her sprained right ankle.
The European Union spelled out tough  conditions on Friday for Turkey to start membership talks next  October ahead of final bargaining with the Turkish prime  minister at a landmark summit.
The United States said it was reevaluating possible space cooperation with China, including joint moon exploration, following Beijing's recent anti-satellite weapon test.
Suprema corte ha respinto il ricorso di Bemba
Tell All led all the way in the second heat to win the one-mile Little Brown Jug by a half-length on Thursday.
BBC Click investigates free security software and finds out who will protect PCs when Microsoft launches Vista.
SUN VALLEY, Idaho  - Google Inc.  took a  swipe at media conglomerate Viacom Inc. , which is suing  the Internet search leader and its video sharing site YouTube  for $1 billion over \
The U.N. Security Council gave preliminary support on Monday to a proposed peace force spearheaded by European Union troops to tackle spillover violence from Sudan's Darfur region in Chad and the Central African Republic.
Footballer David Beckham will take his first major acting role in movie Goal!, in which he will play himself. Directed by Judge Dredd film-maker Danny Cannon, Goal!
The Mediterranean island of Malta became the smallest member of the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday.
Investors paid more attention to the weather than to Wall Street last week, and with good reason. Hurricane Ivan sent oil prices back to their highest levels in almost a month, grounded the planes of beleaguered
SBC Communications said it will cut DSL prices to just $19.95 a month for people who sign up for its full unlimited local and long-distance phone plans. [Broadband Blog]
HEMPSTEAD, NY - Herman Edwards had words of advice for Yankees&#39; fans feeling sorry for themselves or angry at their team for blowing their 3-0 ALCS lead to the Boston Red Sox.
A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi police said.
The Giants legitimized their fast start Sunday by leaving Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers wobbly.
A car bomb Tuesday ripped through a busy market near a Baghdad police headquarters where Iraqis were waiting to apply for jobs on the
After upsetting Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic avoided an upset of his own with a victory over the unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
A Milano il 7, a Roma il 14, si lavora per unica data
The latest attacks on U.S. troops appears to reflect both the persistence of the insurgency and its growing sophistication, as experts noted that it seemed to be based on precise intelligence.
Improper use of patches that emit the painkiller fentanyl is still killing people, the government said Friday \u00c2\u0097 its second warning in two years about the powerful narcotic.
Nearly 24 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Tuesday.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., (Sports Network) - The Detroit Pistons  acquired guard Carlos Arroyo from the Utah Jazz on Friday in  exchange for center Elden Campbell and a future first-round  draft pick.
The National Hockey League rejected an  offer from the players in the latest round of labor  negotiations Thursday, leaving little hope of avoiding a  lockout start to the season next month.
The course is unfamiliar and demanding, and that's fine with defending champion Helen Alfredsson.
Piu' vendite rispetto a nuovo, benzina preferita a fine anno
A schizophrenic who tried to kill two women by pushing them off a Tube platform escapes from hospital.
The United Nations said on Tuesday it  was concerned children orphaned or separated from their parents  by Asia's tsunami may be falling prey to criminal gangs bent on  selling them into slavery.
Carson Palmer threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Chad Johnson while Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis was in the locker room getting his arm treated, and the Cincinnati Bengals took a 9-0 lead over the Ravens in the first quarter Monday night.
Nearly half of all British voters want the main opposition party in power rather than Prime Minister Gordon Brown's governing Labour, a poll released Sunday showed.
Former rebel spokesman Irwandi Yusuf has won the first direct election for governor of Indonesia's Aceh province according to an unofficial quick count, the director of the local survey group that conducted the count has told AFP.
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Here is the cold, hard reality of the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards that will be handed out Sunday at the Beverly Hilton: A lot of people are going to lose a lot of money.
By Lupe, Fernanda A; Lemes, Ana C; Augusto, Fabio; Barata, Lauro E S  Abstract  The volatiles found in the headspace of Aeollanthus suaveolens were analyzed by solid phase microextraction coupled with GC/MS. This led to the identification of the 23 compounds.
An 83-year-old former SS prison guard who was sentenced to life in prison in Italy for Nazi war crimes was jailed near Naples Saturday, hours after he was extradited from Canada.
Mid-priced department store operator  Kohl's Corp.  on Tuesday reported better-than-expected  September sales at stores open at least a year and raised its  third-quarter earnings forecast.
What Southwest Airlines wants, Southwest gets, assuming that a federal bankruptcy judge goes along. Southwest, the biggest and richest low-fare airline, won a weeklong bidding war yesterday
The Indian army captures three key rebel bases of a prominent separatist group in the north-east, says a spokesman.
WATERTOWN -- Field position is so crucial that the squads appointed to control it are called special teams . Melrose coach Tim Morris knew Jawara Loftis and Nick Cappellucci were special players, even before they assured Melrose stayed atop the Middlesex League another week with a 23-21 victory over Watertown yesterday.
More than three years after actor Robert Blake&#39;s wife was shot dead, the first potential jurors in the murder case against the &quot;Baretta&quot; star were summoned on Monday to a Los Angeles courtroom.
The families of two girls suspected of drug smuggling in Africa say they are confident of the country's legal system.
Hoping to reduce spiraling cable TV costs, the F.C.C. plans to strike down contracts giving cable companies exclusive rights to service individual apartment buildings.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was in Germany yesterday to receive an award, his office said, just days before his war-plagued nation will hold its first direct presidential election.
The isolation of Syria appears to be breaking as Damascus seeks deals with the Saudis and the Lebanese.
One that&#39;s winning the peace and one that isn&#39;t. A country that will hold democratic elections in January and another that can&#39;t possibly succeed without some big changes.
Hamas' Ismail Haniya says he hopes talks in Mecca with the rival Fatah faction will lead to a unity government.
Votes are counted in Argentina, as exit polls suggest Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be president.
The method could also be used to determine if more than one hand was involved in creating the work, something physical forensic science has never been able to do.
The FBI searched two produce companies Wednesday for evidence of a crime in the nationwide E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened at least 191 others.
New York, NY, Dec. 2 - After 10 years of covering stories all over the world, Brian Williams knows replacing a respected journalist like Tom Brokaw will be his toughest assignment to date.
Is there any connection between a unborn baby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gender and the rate of the fetal heartbeat?
Former President Ford underwent an angioplasty procedure at the Mayo Clinic, his spokeswoman said Friday.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc  posted a 2.6 percent rise in underlying quarterly profits on Thursday, beating analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil prices.
The first trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's \
Many people are just getting used to snapping pictures, listening to music, watching videos, sending text messages and getting e-mails over their cell phones. It turns out the phones can handle much more.
Less than a day after Microsoft detailed the latest Windows vulnerability, hackers were hunting for exploit codes. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News.
Il Milan ha battuto il Benfica 2-1 (2-0) in un incontro valido per la prima giornata della fase a gi...
For a glimpse of the conflagration to come, check out the dueling reactions to Judge Charles Pickering&#39;s retirement from his short-lived tenure on the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals.
Constellation Brands, which owns a broad portfolio of beer, wine and spirits brands, signed an agreement yesterday to acquire the California wine pioneer, the Robert Mondavi Corporation, for about $1 billion.
A debate is set to begin in the US House of Representatives on President Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq.
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Democrats, as they did at the congressional level, made significant gains in this year\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s state legislative elections.
The trade group that represents Hollywood&#39;s major motion picture studios is expected to announce Thursday that it intends to file as many as 230 lawsuits in coming weeks against individuals
Uzbeks head to the polls on Sunday in an election certain to extend President Islam Karimov's long rule and criticized by the opposition and human rights activists as a Soviet-style contest.
ST. LOUIS -- The Red Sox were the bold-faced headline on the 2004 season, the town crier in Kenmore Square. The long-suffering franchise fought its way through a cursed history to deliver a World Series triumph
Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies Inc. said Friday it was suspending its practice of using &quot;market services agreements&quot; with insurance carriers, which the New York attorney general has alleged were used to rig bids, cheating customers.
President Bush on Thursday signed a homeland security bill that includes an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $1.2 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration.
Top Republicans were negligent in failing to protect teen-age interns from a lawmaker who resigned in an Internet sex scandal shortly before the November 7 elections, a congressional ethics panel concluded on Friday.
NEW YORK A federal judge who heard arguments today in Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s bid to make his return to the Indiana Pacers&#39; lineup permanent is promising to rule quickly on the matter.
A senior Palestinian figure says all factions are united in condemning the abduction of the BBC's Alan Johnston.
Burundi's Vice-President, Alphonse-Marie Kadege, is sacked, a day after he voices concerns on a key poll.
BETHESDA, Maryland  - Tiger Woods says everything he has heard about new fathers being too busy to sleep is true.
Industry group will offer a free program to help users find and eliminate illegal files. The Motion Picture Association of America this week announced that it has begun filing lawsuits against people who use
Murdered British hostage Ken Bigley has been remembered in churches across his home city of Liverpool. The city has observed a two minute silent tribute for Mr Bigley and respects were also paid at football matches and other public events.
The Iraq war gave birth to a new   generation of Islamic radicals and the terrorist threat has   grown since the September 11 attacks, according to a U.S.   intelligence report cited in The New York Times on Saturday.
Anthem and Wellpoint Health Networks finally won approval from John Garamen, California\u00c2\u0092s insurance commissioner, to create the nation's largest health insurer.
United Kingdom-based Web Sheriff opts for a more 'tempered' approach than does its rival to fighting online piracy.
By AP  EATONVILLE   Crews are dropping trees and boulders in a section of the Mashel River as work continues on a series of logjams to provide shelter and spawning grounds for salmon.
Recent launches by Entel PCS, Chile and MTC, Namibia raised the number of commercial HSDPA networks to 91.Comment
Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.
A 21-year-old soldier from Birmingham goes missing for the second time in a week, police say.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have a long Super Bowl Sunday ahead as they prepare to venture outside the orbital laboratory for their second spacewalk in less than a week.
Dutch police gave the &quot;all-clear&quot; on Thursday after a British Airways flight from Berlin to London landed at Amsterdam&#39;s Schiphol Airport due to a bomb threat, the third against a European airliner this week.
Verizon Communications  said on  Tuesday it stopped collecting a 3 percent federal excise tax on  monthly bills for long-distance services and those bundled with  wireless and Web-based services.
The Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 stunning win in the Super Bowl was a victory that actually felt victorious, unlike Yankee championships that have always felt a bit more like the divine right of a king.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ A 64-year-old mountain feud that pitted a promise against pragmatism moved closer Friday to fading into folklore.  The National Park Service said it doesn't plan to build the ill-starred \
Tony Blair says the situation in Darfur is \
A High Court judge on Wednesday approved a debt-for-equity survival plan developed by MyTravel, clearing the way for the troubled travel company to present the proposal to shareholders and creditors next month.
British unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.41 million between May and July, the lowest level since comparable records began in 1984, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday.
Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said.
Brazilian police seize a big load of illegally logged lumber as officials start new  moves to tackle Amazon deforestation.
In the wake of a Charleston, S.C., blaze that claimed nine lives, a community struggles to make sense of its loss.
A disciplinary Commission has been set up to investigate recent allegations of doping against Marion Jones, Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), announced today.
ARIEL Sharon suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat yesterday that has raised doubts about his ability to win approval for his contentious plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
Cambodia moved smoothly into a new royal era yesterday as Prince Norodom Sihamoni ascended to the throne surprisingly abdicated by his father King Norodom Sihanouk.
MetroPCS Communications, the mobile telephone company that sells only prepaid service, offered to buy Leap Wireless International for about $5.5 billion.
The man who turned the pain of the  Holocaust into a Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book novel has  returned to serious cartooning with a controversial book on the  Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath.

The way Ohio State coach Thad Matta sees it, a freshman-laden team is much-improved by February. He's banking on that Sunday when the Buckeyes take on Wisconsin in the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between Big Ten teams.
Police arrested a third person in connection with an inquiry into alleged cash for honours in Parliament, they said, shortly after rebailing Lord Michael Levy, an ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Former champions Justine   Henin-Hardenne and Lindsay Davenport remained on course for a   quarterfinal showdown with lopsided second-round victories at   the U.S. Open on Thursday.
The FDA has another delay for this HPV vaccine.
Novell Inc. has completed its conversion to Linux by launching an attack on Microsoft Corp., claiming that the company has stifled software innovation and that the market will abandon Microsoft Windows at some point in the future.
The public believes the effects of global warming are not as bad as some experts claim, a poll suggests.
From Pensacola to Daytona, a look at the hurricane damage, and at the recovery efforts.
com October 15, 2004, 8:48 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
InfoWorld - The LiMo Foundation plans to release the first version of its Linux software platform for mobile phones in March, with handsets running the software due soon.
NEW YORK  - A drug sometimes used to treat Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) can also moderately improve dementia caused by Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites), according a report in this week&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine
French theme park operator Euro Disney on Tuesday said it had won the unanimous agreement of its creditors to a modified debt restructuring plan designed to save it from bankruptcy.
A new book argues that in playing video games, boys are actually training for the new world of work, not avoiding it.
Syneron's financials need no cosmetic touch-ups.
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering allowing Dow Chemical Co. to continue selling a controversial pesticide used to protect new homes from termites beyond a deadline that
The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible.
WESTMINSTER, Colo. - Santa must have a trick. A man who was locked out of his house in this Denver suburb tried to get in by sliding down the chimney early Friday, but he got stuck and had to be rescued, authorities said.
Insurgents attacked a NATO patrol in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing a Canadian soldier in a southern district that the alliance said had been cleared of Taliban fighters after a two-week offensive last month.
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Algerian state-owned energy company Sonatrach is rescinding a natural gas contract with Spanish firms Gas Natural and Repsol YPF, according to a statement by Spanish market regulator CNMV.
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A U.S. House Financial Services subcommittee will hold a hearing on accounting problems at mortgage funder Fannie Mae  next week, the committee said on Wednesday.
A second day of peace talks on the crisis in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region broke off early Tuesday after rebels called for more time to prepare proposals for a long-term political resolution to the conflict.
US interest rates would rise and the dollar would fall if Asian central banks slowed their recent heavy purchases of US assets, the New York Federal Reserve warned in a report on Thursday.
JAMMU, India  - Hundreds of Indian Kashmir's monuments are dilapidated and crumbling, prompting authorities and restoration experts to step up efforts to save the restive Himalayan state's unique cultural heritage.
James G. Marquez, a founder of several Bayou Management hedge funds was sentenced to more than four years in prison for a scheme to defraud investors.
Belkin's updated TuneBase FM and TuneCast Auto now work with iPhones and iPods; Rockstar iPod users share tunes.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, the favorite to become the new Palestinian leader, said in separate interviews published today that they would be
Roger Federer, of Switzerland, returns to Fabrice Santoro, of France, at the US Open tennis tournament in New York on Saturday. NEW YORK - Maria Sharapova\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drive to win another Grand Slam title got dashed
Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease.
Plenty of 15-year-olds would be happy to have a personal computer of their own. For Sophie Foreman of Austin, Texas, it's not enough. Her complaint: The PC is too plain.
A group of developing countries proposed yesterday that the World Trade Organization study the global effects of phasing out a textiles and clothing quota system, saying that many countries are losing out because of this trade liberalization.
TABA: Rescue workers sifted through the wreckage of an Egyptian Red Sea hotel yesterday, hoping to find survivors after a series of three bombs targeting Israeli tourists in the Sinai Peninsula killed at least 33 people.
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Chrysler and Nissan of Japan took the first step toward a possible broader alliance Friday, reaching agreement for Nissan to supply Chrysler with a small car to be sold in South America.
If there were any doubts that we're  still living in the era of the stay-at-home economy, the rows  of empty seats at the Athens Olympics should help erase them.
Blaming a computer software error, the government Wednesday admitted overstating the nation's weight problem in a widely reported study last year that said obesity was about to overtake smoking as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States.
A senior Iranian official said on  Thursday he was optimistic Tehran would shortly accept a deal  with the EU to suspend potentially weapons-related nuclear work  in return for avoiding UN Security Council referral.
Sudan bowed to a five-point plan tabled by Tony Blair during talks in Khartoum yesterday, which included accepting the free movement of 3,500 African Union troops as ceasefire monitors in Darfur province.
The European Union (EU) and local film-makers hope that a forthcoming film festival will make Philippine audiences realize there is more to movies than Hollywood blockbusters and Hong Kong action flicks.
Due soldati americani sono rimasti feriti nell&#39;esplosione di un&#39;autobomba lungo la strada che porta all&#39;aeroporto di Baghdad. Ne ha dato notizia il comando Usa in una nota. La deflagrazione si \u00c3\u00a8 verificata
Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
By Michael Manekin  PACIFICA -- Pacifica residents have waited nearly two decades to resolve the gridlock along Highway 1, but the stop-and-start nightmare may come to an end sooner than later.
While the world focuses on the crisis in Darfur, three times as many people have been suffering for many more years in two other conflicts involving the Sudanese government.
A secret listening device found at the Geneva offices of the United Nations was in a room adjoining a main conference hall, where it could have been used to eavesdrop on any private conversations, the global body said Friday.
Comcast and the NFL Network are going back to court, with the nation's largest cable company claiming the league is violating a contract over which the sides are already embroiled in a lawsuit.
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Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed  responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which  more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and  threatened more attacks by any means he saw fit.
United Utilities, the water and electricity distributor, raised first-half pre-tax profit by 13 per cent to \u00c2\u00a3188m following growth across all its operations.
Hurricane Ivan roared into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, spurring evacuations along the US coast and shutting down some oil production after ripping off roofs and downing trees and power lines when it grazed western Cuba.
Interest rates on short-term Treasury securities were mixed in yesterday's auction. The Treasury Department sold $19 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 1.68 percent, down from 1.71 percent last week. An additional $17 billion was sold in six-month bills at a rate of 1.99 percent, up from 1.95 percent last week.
Japan forces through a bill allowing a naval support mission for US-led forces in Afghanistan to resume.
America Online Inc. will support a new, modified version of the Sender ID e-mail authentication specification that is being submitted to the IETF for consideration Monday.
A British Royal Navy frigate has reached a crippled Canadian submarine and put a doctor on board the vessel, which was left drifting in heavy seas off the Irish coast
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Paris to work for a living? There looks to be a possibility that highly-talented heiress Paris Hilton might one day have to work for a living following the announcement by her grandad Barron that he intends to donate 97 per cent of his $2.3bn fortune to charity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: Documents filed with the U.S. Senate disclose the hiring of four new attorneys, including a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's antitrust division, to push for approval by antitrust regulators.
In many ways, in fact, this probably isn&#39;t even as scandalous as the late, great Collusion Fiasco back in the 1980s. But now that we&#39;ve got that out of the way, there&#39;s still no denying that
Formula one was thrown into crisis yesterday when the Jaguar team were put up for sale by their owner Ford along with Cosworth Racing, the Northampton-based specialist which also supplies engines to Jordan and Minardi.
Gary Forsee, chief executive of Sprint-Nextel, spoke about efforts to right the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ship.
This time there was no inspiring rally, nothing that could be labeled a moral victory and no reason for the crowd of 17,595 not to voice its displeasure with a chorus of boos.
These days Iranian women are not even allowed to watch men compete on the football field, but 2,000 years ago they could have been carving the boys to pieces on the battlefield.
BBC journalist Alan Johnston, kidnapped in Gaza more than three months ago, should be released &quot;soon,&quot; a spokesman for Hamas said on Sunday.
SAN QUENTIN, Calif.  - Shortly after the gate  slammed shut leading to aging San Quentin prison's cells  housing the most dangerous murderers already condemned to die,  the warden issued a stark warning.
Britain, France and Germany have held &quot;reasonable&quot; nuclear talks with Iran and expect further meetings in the run-up to a November 25 deadline to persuade it to renounce its uranium enrichment plans, according to Berlin.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running water, no diapers for the baby and no gas to fill the tank...
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Ryan Howard hit his 58th home run of the season Friday night, leaving the Philadelphia Phillies' first baseman two shy of becoming the sixth player in major league history to reach 60.
Six Royal Marines will face court martials over allegations of bullying young recruits at a Devon training centre.
Maurice Edu scored his second goal of the season and Toronto FC rolled to a 4-0 victory Sunday over Western Conference leader FC Dallas.
BAGHDAD: Most remaining international aid agencies in Iraq are expected to pull out following the kidnapping of two Italian humanitarian workers, a co-ordinator for non-governmental groups in Baghdad said yesterday.
Head teachers in England launch \
The self-proclaimed legal file sharing service is either not so legal or not so sharing: None of the big four music labels have agreements with the service, according to news reports.
Rock 'n' roll legend Elvis is set to top the UK singles chart 27 years after his death, mid-week figures reveal.
Ripresa della preparazione per la Fiorentina in vista del match di domenica in casa del Chievo. E' r...
By Victoria Advocate, Texas  Feb. 24--HALLETTSVILLE -- While no one Thursday said they were opposed to protecting their groundwater resources, they were concerned about how much protection the proposed Lavaca County Groundwater Conservation District could offer.
An ex-pilot is jailed for 20 years for the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib in 2004.
A leading drug used by millions of people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other treatments, researchers said on Friday.
There's a method to finding tomorrow's home runs.
KABUL  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai swore in a new cabinet which sidelines powerful warlords and brings in reformers to battle drugs and rebuild the shattered country.
Jose Moncada watched the World Trade Center towers tumble, and, like so many Americans, felt a patriotic urge to help rescue survivors and rebuild after Sept. 11. \
You have to dress up if you&#39;re going to win an award. And nobody does it (both winning and dressing) better and more often than that duo from Atlanta, OutKast.
Indian police have killed the country&#39;s most wanted bandit Koose Muniswamy Veerappan in a shootout in southern India, officials said on Tuesday.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Il Congo piange la morte di P. Simon-Pierre Boka di Mpasi  Londi, gesuita, teologo e compositore dell\u00c2\u0092inno nazionale Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Uomo di unit\u00c3\u00a0 e di solidariet\u00c3\u00a0, p. Boka ci ha lasciato in un momento cruciale della nostra storia nazionale, un tempo nel quale incombono sull\u00c2\u0092unit\u00c3\u00a0 nazionale pesanti minacce\u00c2\u0094. Cos\u00c3\u00ac Mons. Fid\u00c3\u00a8le Nsielele, Vescovo di Kisantu...
A poll carried out by the Associated Press reveals that 34% of Americans with a high-priority flu vaccine need relative are worried about the present flu vaccine crisis that has hit the USA.
The world is often divided along national, racial and religious lines. But a leading social psychologist says those divisions don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t necessarily have to result in conflict.
Bloodied by weeks of suicide bomb attacks and assassinations, Iraqi security forces are patrolling the streets of Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in the Sunni Triangle city.
A former member of Prince Charles' staff is accusing his household of sex discrimination, the British heir-to-the-throne's office said on Tuesday.
Manufacturing output climbed by 0.4 percent in August compared with output the previous month, official data has shown.
Beer drinkers may have yet another reason to hoist a cold one -- but make that just one. According to a new study out of Canada, beer has the same heart-healthy benefits as red wine.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, was diagnosed with breast cancer the day her husband and Sen. John Kerry conceded the presidential race.
Israel's President Moshe Katzav will arrive in Austria next week for the first-ever official visit by an Israeli head of state, an official announcement in Vienna said Tuesday.
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Sudan on Sunday said it  rejected part of a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that  would give joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping troops the  right to use force in their Darfur mission.
The Rolling Stones performed at a British music festival for the first time in more than 30 years as they played in front 60,000 fans to close out the Isle of Wight Festival on Sunday evening.
CLASSIC songs that should have been No1 but didn't quite make it are being given a second chance by an internet campaign.   As downloads now count to the Official Singles Chart, a surge in internet sales of an old hit could catapult it to the top spot.
Investors not impressed Strong notebook and server chip sales carried Intel to a second quarter that neared the high end of previous forecasts. Investors, however, seemed unmoved by the results, as Intel noted strong pricing competition in the desktop market and a reliance on cost-cutting measures to gloss its results.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Every day, US warplanes pound his suspected bases in Falluja. His face is known to many Iraqis from television footage and wanted posters.
The death of a young man may turn the emotional tide against the Lebanese government
Depending on whose interpretation of a new study one wants to believe, Medicare may \u00e2\u0080\u0094 or may not \u00e2\u0080\u0094 have saved money since the introduction of the stents in 2003.
Alla vigilia di Parma-Milan, il vicepresidente del Milan Adriano Galliani indica \
From his 17th-floor Seattle apartment overlooking Puget Sound, Robert A. Soloway allegedly ran an illicit network of computers around the world, secretly commandeering the machines of thousands of unsuspecting bystanders. Prosecutors say Internet users who clicked on infected e-mails and Web sites...
WASHINGTON : The Federal Reserve&#39;s policy of gradual interest rate hikes is a sign the US economy does not need the stimulus that low rates supply, according to Cleveland Fed president Sandra Pianalto.
Many people continue to wonder whether standing next to a microwave while it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s on can expose them to radiation.
Orlando Cabrera, the shortstop on the short end of the stick since replacing Nomar Garciaparra, got his first, delicious taste of what it is like to be a local hero for the Red Sox [stats, schedule] last night by knocking in the ...
Tim Henman beats Dominik Hrbaty in four sets to reach the US Open semi-finals.
Michael Schumacher is the only Formula One driver to have ever won pole position and a grand prix within four hours. But the German urged the sport&#39;s rule makers to ignore suggestions they should apply the two-day format full time.
International pressure mounted on Syria  to ease its grip over Lebanon as stunned Lebanese prepared to  bury slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday.
British rock star Sting and his wife Trudie Styler were ordered Monday to pay their former chef compensation after she won a sexual discrimination claim against them.
A rare radioactive substance killed an ex-KGB spy turned Kremlin critic, the British government said Friday. In a dramatic statement written before he died, the man called Russian President Vladimir Putin \
Article by Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, on some of the consumer issues in a cap and trade system.
Successful trial run for CNOOC's new 600,000 ton methanol plant    BEIJING, Sept.
Greece broke European Union budget rules before joining the euro, the country's conservative finance minister said Wednesday, criticizing his socialist predecessors.
RAMADI, Iraq - Six Iraqis were killed as violence flared in the flashpoint city of Ramadi on Monday as nearby Fallujah braced for an all-out assault with US and Iraqi troops massing in the rebel heartlands.
NetSuite\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares priced at $26 apiece late Wednesday, far above the expected price range of $13 to $16 that it initially reported in its registration to go public.
Internet sleuths using satellite imaging software such as Google Earth have joined the hunt for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, officials said Tuesday.
Euphoria over returning to work quickly gave way to workaday cold sweats as Hollywood writers resumed the daily grind of cranking out scripts after a three-month strike.
EAGLE, CO-September 28, 2004 - Not long ago, Kobe Bryant&#39;s attorneys called the evidence and documents related to his rape case &quot;highly sensitive, confidential, embarrassing and private&quot; matters.
New Hampshire is where Iowa's Democratic caucus victors get ratified and where its Republican winners get stung. Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee headed into the Granite State on Friday as Iowa's presidential champions, one hoping to ride history's trend and the other eager to break it.
Singapore said Wednesday that it has suspended the import of all poultry and poultry products from neighboring Malaysia after avian influenza was discovered at a farm there.

A judge, while raising the possibility of an out-of-court settlement, ruled the sexual harassment case against New York Knicks coach and general manager Isiah Thomas will go before a jury this year.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said something thought-provoking at the Republican National Convention: \
A car bomb exploded today near the Ministry of Education in a busy Baghdad commercial area, killing at least five people and wounding up to 29, officials said.
The $1.4 billion private  equity buyout of Singapore&#39;s United Test & Assembly Center   is likely to win shareholder approval on October 5,  to the potential dismay of the deal&#39;s bankers.
An accident in Tennessee four years ago that killed three children and injured three others prompted the federal government to urge states to give high priority to improving safety at railroad crossings used by school buses. But only a dozen states followed through.
ALBERTO Gonzales, the White House legal adviser once embroiled in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, was named by President George Bush yesterday as US Attorney-General.
Scientists say methods tailored to an individual are needed to encourage increased physical activity.
A 27-year-old Connecticut man was arrested today on charges he offered online to sell the source code for Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 programs.
Comic actor Tracy Morgan, star of the  television show \
Il tecnico dell'Ascoli Attilio Tesser, dopo il match pareggiato in casa con il Messina per 1-1, ha v...
Chelsea is one of the world's glamour soccer teams, and it will play a strictly supporting role to David Beckham when the English star makes his U.S. debut for the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 21.
Casey Blake homeres in the 11th inning Tuesday night to give Cleveland a 5-4 victory over the Tigers, the Indians' sixth straight win.
Shawn Crawford denied fellow American  Justin Gatlin a sprint double as he set up a United States  clean sweep in the Olympic men's 200 meters Thursday.
Shares of PortalPlayer Inc. (PLAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped as much as 62.4 percent in their first day of trading on Friday after the company&#39;s initial public
VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI a Napoli - \u00c2\u0093Preghiamo quest\u00c2\u0092oggi anche, e in modo speciale, per i missionari. Non facciamo mancare il nostro sostegno spirituale e materiale a quanti operano sulle frontiere della missione\u00c2\u0094 Napoli (Agenzia Fides) - Al termine della Santa Messa celebrata in Piazza del Plebiscito a Napoli, prima di recitare la preghiera mariana dell\u00c2\u0092Angelus, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha salutato i fedeli presenti ringraziando \u00c2\u0093i cari amici di Napoli\u00c2\u0094 p...
New Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says \
1530CET--The European Commission has approved a financial package to fight animal disease in the EU. The EU budget
Tatenda Taibu and Brendan Taylor sustained Zimbabwe's hopes of setting a challenging target for Bangladesh with a 68-run stand on the third day of the second and final Test here.
Maryland linebacker Erin Henderson is expected to play in the Champs Sports Bowl despite having surgery last week to drain fluid from a growth near his left elbow.
Bicycle lock maker Kryptonite, stung by revelations that some of its locks can be pried open with nothing more than the hull of a ballpoint pen, yesterday offered to provide free upgrades to customers who purchased the vulnerable locks.
The report comes amid rising investor concern about the impact of a possible slowdown in computer spending during the first half of the year.
The Bush administration and some of its critics squared off yesterday over whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing an adequate job overseeing drug safety, and whether the agency needs major reforms.
L'Iran ha smentito di aver offerto la panchina a Maradona e ha confermato che il nuovo ct della Nazi...
WASHINGTON -- Advanced brain scanning uncovered startling signs of awareness in a woman in a vegetative state, British scientists reported Thursday _ a finding that complicates one of medicine's ethical minefields.
Models should provide medical certificates proving they are not suffering eating disorders, inquiry says.
Business confidence at Japan&#39;s large manufacturers in the October-December quarter worsened for the first time in 21 months, and the outlook for next quarter is even dimmer, according to the
Two mortar shells were fired onto Jewish settlements in Gush Katif in the Gaza Strip Tuesday evening. No one was wounded and no damage was recorded.
NEW YORK  - Many adults with arthritis  suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand  with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
Police cordoned off a London tourist hotspot Friday after making safe what they called a &quot;potentially viable explosive device&quot;.
Usher and Tameka Foster wed in a large, glitzy ceremony Saturday after exchanging vows a few weeks ago in a civil ceremony, a magazine reported.
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More than half a year after beginning its work, a federal jury on Wednesday started deliberating the fate of a Manhattan lawyer accused of assisting terrorists and lying to the government.
By Ray Sasser, The Dallas Morning News  Jun. 21--POTTSBORO, Texas -- I tried to go striper fishing at Lake Texoma on Monday, but it was a lost cause.
Vyke is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Vyke AS, has entered into an agreement that will give Vyke users access to VoIP calling services from any hotspot operated by The Cloud Networks ... via Unstrung
10/03/04. During a week dominated by the first presidential debate and continued atrocities in Iraq, some cool news pretty much got lost in the shuffle: the first of two flights into space
Anti-depressants are frequency over-prescribed and should not be given as the first treatment for patients with mild depression, experts said today.
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush said Wednesday that Senator John Kerry was spreading &quot;wild charges&quot; by blaming the administration for the disappearance of hundreds of tons of unguarded explosives that the senator says have endangered US forces in Iraq
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Il belga Johan van Summeren (Predictor) ha vinto a sorpresa la 64/a edizione del Giro della Polonia ...
Blog: Known for being tight lipped, Sony launches first-ever blogs and stronger customer links can only help the company avoid repeating recent missteps.
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is proposing a series of agricultural tax credits, bonds and a trust fund as part of a farm bill that would give billions in aid to farmers and pay for the nation's nutrition programs.
Members of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , may decide by the end of the week whether to accept a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Intelligent software is the Holy Grail of application development -- especially in the APM (application performance management) arena, where system administrators are perpetually on the lookout for more efficient ways to sift through mountains of metrics and alert data.
President Bush, breaking his rule not to talk about presidential politics, says he believes Hillary Rodham Clinton will defeat Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primaries.
The Miami Dolphins' opening game against the Tennessee Titans will be played Saturday instead of Sunday because of approaching Hurricane Ivan.
Some residents of Texas and Louisiana fired up generators to cut through the darkness after Hurricane Humberto sneaked up on the Gulf Coast, knocking out power to thousands and flooding streets before fizzling into a tropical depression.
Omar Minaya went to Israel last week and met with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, President Shimon Peres, and the former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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The rivalry between Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo led product mentions on U.S. television, while reality shows were a favored venue for such plugs, a top tracking firm said on Thursday.
The Internet's domain name system is in danger of being swamped by speculators who harvest expired site names and re-register them, a practice that could make it harder to fight cybersquatters, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Shareholders in stricken Italian food group Parmalat sue the firm's former managers, banks and auditors.
Ordinarily, Sen. Rick Santorum might figure to be Sen. Arlen Specter's most public of allies in a fierce and ultimately successful battle for the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee, one Pennsylvania Republican aiding another in a classic Capitol power struggle.
I killer hanno sparato numerosi colpi di arma da fuocoLe vittime hanno precedenti per armi e droga                                          Agguato per strada a Napoli Uccisi due uomini del clan Rega
Mini-controversies over beer ads reflect the mature market's short-term sales pressures.
Secret bandwidth caps Promoters of Comcast Internet are fond of boasting their superiority over DSL and other types of connectivity, pointing to the cable service's \
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , the largest U.S. tire maker, reported a wider quarterly loss on Friday due to a nearly three-month strike that cost the company $367 million.
In Ravi Chopra's Baabul she has crooned the Bidaai song in an unending flow of heart-breaking
A.J. Price scores 21 points and Connecticut closes the game on a 9-2 run for a 60-53 victory over No. 18 Pittsburgh, the Huskies' fifth straight win.
Forget the megaphones. Police will have a much more high-tech &#151; and louder &#151; option to make themselves heard over the din of Manhattan traffic and noisy protesters outside the Republican National Convention.
At least two Lebanese soldiers and 12 people were killed in fierce fighting between Lebanese troops and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday, security sources said.
Another Orange Revolution will be hard to achieve. In fact, a new wave of tyranny and repression in the post-Soviet world is a more realistic prospect.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tells the UN that any new Palestinian government would recognise Israel.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Tiger Woods was relieved to keep double-bogeys off his card after battling to a four-over-par 74 in the U.S. Open second round on Friday.
ACCRA,  Dec 15  (IPS) - There is only one freezer in Ken\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Frozen Foods.  Agnes Modenu, the manager of this tiny shop, lifts its lid and  takes out transparent bags of frozen chicken parts. All of the  meat has been delivered to a nearby harbour after being imported  into Ghana, she says.
Scientists gathered at Mount St. Helens planned to make further observations Wednesday of the lava that has broken through the surface of the volcano.
'Tutti i chiarimenti possibili gia' sono stati dati'
Turkey's ruling party is likely to win a majority of seats in parliamentary elections Sunday that will highlight the deepening divide between the Islamic-oriented government and opponents who fear religion is encroaching on secular traditions.
CVS Corp.  on Thursday again sweetened its $23.9 billion takeover bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  with an increased dividend, calling the new proposal its \
A shortage of Christmas trees in Hawaii has raised prices to more than &#36;200 each, drawing complaints from cost-conscious shoppers who are eager to buy trees before the holiday.
These five stocks blew the market away in 2007.
The hardline Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley yesterday suggested that if the IRA decommissioned its weapons and wound up its criminal activity, it could be allowed to continue as &quot;an old boys&#39; association&quot;.
President George W. Bush arrived on his first trip to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hoping to convince the Arab powerbroker to lend support to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and help contain Iran.
Israel is determined to keep Yasser Arafat out of Jerusalem even in death, with one Cabinet minister saying Friday that the holy city is reserved for the burial of Jewish kings, &quot;not Arab terrorists.
A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
As if the sagging dollar and soaring oil costs weren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t enough to dent travel budgets, hotel room rates are expected to surge in the coming year.
Coming off an eight-day break for final exams, 14th-ranked Texas had as its first assignment a non-conference match with Texas-Arlington.
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England (CP) - British rower Matthew Pinsent is passing up a chance for a record-equalling fifth Olympic gold medal.
The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it approved Google's proposed $3.1 billion purchase of advertising rival DoubleClick.
On the Secunia site today, there's a new advisory posted for users of Red Hat linux - an update to the system's PHP packages.   Red Hat has issued an update for php. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).   The original advisory has more details on what the patch fixes and the checksum information for the update packages for all OSes.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visits Russia for talks with a key player in Middle East peace efforts.
Canadian television viewers will get  the chance to select the actress who will play Maria von Trapp  in the North American premiere of &quot;The Sound of Music,&quot; the  producers said on Wednesday.
Hollywood actor and former senator Fred Thompson declared his candidacy for U.S. president on Wednesday, formally entering the 2008 White House race with a TV interview as his Republican rivals gathered for a debate.
Bring a sandwich. This Jason Campbell project may take a while. In fact, bring a couple of seasons' worth of provisions. Some extra-strength pain relievers wouldn't hurt. For your raw nerves, soothing postgame music might not be a bad idea.
Global sales of microchips are expected to rise about 10 percent to $273.8 billion this year after increasing 8.9 percent to $247.7 billion in 2006, an industry group said on Friday.
As Congress began its final week before the midterm elections, a veteran Senate chairman was asked the question ricocheting all over town:
Tens of thousands of revellers are at the Reading, Leeds and Creamfields music festivals at the weekend.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Repair crews have restarted the main engine of a Japanese whaling ship crippled by a fire a week ago near Antarctica, but the vessel has not yet moved under its own power, an official said today.
Two schoolboys are found guilty of murdering a partially-sighted man who was kicked in the head as he lay on the floor.
Reynolds American Inc., the nation&#39;s second-largest cigarette maker, said Wednesday that its board approved a dividend policy of annually returning about 75 percent of net income to shareholders.
By Michelle Quinn, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--Tom Perkins has millions in the bank, laurels to rest on, a racy novel under his belt and a project that has absorbed his attentions -- a mega-yacht he has built to sail the world.
Olic went down in the box under a Moore challenge but play continued. The Croatian was back again moments later but was denied by Klos, who was perfectly positioned at his near post.
Wide receiver Jerry Rice officially will become a member of the Seattle Seahawks today, provided that he passes a physical and the league approves a trade agreed to late Monday night sending
Scottish fishermen become the first in Europe to implement a new voluntary scheme to conserve stocks.
Torrential rains brought fresh hardship to tsunami survivors in eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday, flooding refugee camps, forcing the evacuation of at least one and leaving others dotted with stagnant pools.
Blog: RedFlag Chinese 2000 Software will employ about 50 new employees to work on Chinese-specific improvements to the open-source OpenOffice.org software, and Sun will help train them.
The Police will reunite to open the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 11, The Recording Academy said on Tuesday, fueling speculation that the hit 1980s band is planning a reunion tour.
Greggio con consegna a gennaio a 62,88 dlr al barile (+0,6%)
You can learn as much from failure as you can from success.
(OfficialWire) -- 10/21/04 -- The way Chris Uncle\u00e2\u0080\u0094a photographer with the Big Pictures Agency\u00e2\u0080\u0094tells it, he was assaulted by a prince of a guy\u00e2\u0080\u0094the second-in-line for the UK throne.
England, Italy, Scotland, the Netherlands and Spain won important qualifiers Wednesday night for next year's European Championship.
Italy on Thursday named a new foreign minister, Gianfranco Fini, who once called Mussolini &quot;the greatest statesman of the century&quot; but who in recent years has worked to redefine
France called on China and Southeast Asia on Monday to put more pressure on Myanmar's ruling junta to start proper talks about political reform with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. \
Rex Ryan will remain as the Ravens' defensive coordinator, under new head coach John Harbaugh, and is given the additional title of assistant head coach on Monday.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told an anti-corruption tribunal on Thursday he did nothing wrong in accepting tens of thousands of pounds in the early 1990s when he was finance minister and deputy premier.
In a world of million-dollar motorhomes, private jets and McMansions on nearby Lake Norman, it's hard to argue NASCAR drivers are underpaid. But all that wealth can't hide this fact: No major league takes a more hands-off approach toward its competitors' future than NASCAR.
The secretary of state often is described as the president's principal foreign policy adviser, but the definition does not always match reality. Certainly not in the case of Colin Powell.
U.S. manufacturing expansion slowed in  August from the previous month as a decline in new orders had  factory managers opting for caution, according to the Institute  for Supply Management on Tuesday.
Police provided an in-depth timeline Wednesday of Heath Ledger's final moments, revealing the chaos that filled his Manhattan apartment in the moments after the Australian-born actor died.
By Kevin Maney  Maybe U.S. consumers need another Carterfone to bust open the cellphone industry.    No, this is not referring to some hotline on Jimmy Carter's White House desk. (\
President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
The actor will consult with her doctors in California.
Eurozone economic growth slowed in the three months to the end of September, revised official figures show.
By Erica Beshears, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 15--Eleven Huntersville residents who live near a recently approved Harris Teeter shopping center on Beatties Ford Road have filed suit against the town.
Top 5 Movies of the Week (As on September 23rd, 2004)
Campobasso, 22 dic. (Adnkronos) - Maxi sequestro di materiale contraffatto e pericoloso da parte della Guardia di Finanza di Campobasso. Nel corso di due distinte operazioni, i militari delle Fiamme Gialle
A study by a Seattle-based environmental group found traces of a toxic flame retardant in the breast milk of 40 women tested in the Northwest.
Japan's Nintendo Co. on Tuesday raised its 2006/07 net profit forecast by 20.5 percent, beating market expectations, thanks to strong sales of its DS hand-held video game player and a weaker-than-expected yen.
ONLY DAYS after Metro&#39;s chief executive pledged to shake up the subway system -- with special attention to the accident-prone Red Line -- a train wreck in a tunnel between the Woodley Park and Cleveland Park stations sent passengers fleeing for their
Montezemolo, ora serve imprenditore che rischi
A close-up view of the human genome reveals its innermost workings to be far more complex than first thought.
U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after  several companies issued profit warnings, while Fed Chairman  Alan Greenspan's remarks that the economy was pulling out of a  summer soft patch did little to quell expectations for a rate  hike later this month.
The Prime Minister\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office is denying the harsh claims made by one of Paul Martin&#39;s former colleagues. Among the claims in Shelia Copps&#39; new book is that Martin would have sent troops to Iraq had he been PM at the time.
U.S. lawmakers opened their own investigation on Thursday of the cybersex scandal involving a Republican congressman who sent lewd messages to young aides, and will interview dozens of officials just weeks before the November 7 elections, imperiling Republican control of Congress.
Korean-American golfer Christina Kim started the State Farm Classic with a bang on Thursday, carding a career-best 10-under 62 to take the first round lead at the LPGA tournament in Springfield, Ill.
Forecasters said Ivan could hit land anywhere from the western Florida Panhandle to the southeastern Louisiana coast as a major hurricane early Thursday.
A federal jury found that there was not enough evidence to link Merck\u00c2\u0092s painkiller Vioxx to a Kentucky man\u00c2\u0092s heart attack.
In passerella una donna giovane ma non piu' 'bambolina'
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Crosses swords with IBM security purchase Two weeks ago, Hewlett-Packard stared jealously across the street as IBM pulled into the driveway with a brand new web application security specialist company. Not to be outclassed by a neighbor, HP has bought one too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SEATTLE/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said  on Monday it agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell  Inc. NOVL.O and an industry trade group, marking the end of a  decade-long antitrust battle.
Lo ha detto il capo della Protezione Civile Bertolaso
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Darrion Scott has been cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession.
A car bomb exploded Wednesday on the road to the Baghdad airport, killing three people, and the US military said it found five more bodies in the northern city of Mosul.
MOSCOW/BARNAUL  - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for the presidency in live television debates in the run-up to the March 2 election.
ASPEN, COLO. - Figuring she had no chance of catching the leader, Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen charged down the hill without fear.
Pop star Britney Spears left a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday afternoon, nearly a week after being admitted in the latest stage of an extraordinary public meltdown.
MICHAEL Owen rescued Real Madrid once again as they struggled to overcome a defiant Getafe in the lesser-known Madrid derby at the Bernabeu.
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Old rivals Brockton and Cambridge decided they wanted some more time to play, then the No. 2 Boxers edged the No. 6 Falcons, 85-82, in overtime last night at Brockton in nonleague boys' basketball action.
By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--Continuing to shed businesses it no longer finds profitable,  Intel Corp. on Monday said it's selling off a piece of its optical networking  division to a Sunnyvale-based company for $115 million.
The European Union began its biggest-ever military operation Thursday, formally taking over NATO&#39;s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia with 7,000 troops.
Beslan, Russia - Funeral processions snaked through this grief-racked town as relatives buried victims of the school siege in southern Russia in rows of freshly dug graves Sunday.
Trying to snatch IBM's crown? Comment Oracle and IBM are both competitors and partners. In the case of databases they are certainly rivals, with Oracle 10g and DB2 going head-to-head at many sites. However, it has occurred to me to wonder if Oracle is seeking to rival IBM's crown as the owner of the most different databases.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AFRICA - La presenza della Chiesa cattolica tra le popolazioni musulmane: l\u00c2\u0092esperienza di due Vescovi africani che partecipano a Roma al Seminario di studio organizzato da \u00c2\u0093Propaganda Fide\u00c2\u0094 Roma (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093la nostra Chiesa dipende essenzialmente dalla solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 della Chiesa universale. Nel Sahara, come in tutto il resto dell\u00c2\u0092Algeria, la stragrande maggioranza dei fedeli proviene dall\u00c2\u0092estero. \u00c3\u0088 quindi la Chiesa universale che al...
Kelvin Sampson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future as the Indiana coach was in doubt Wednesday after the release of an N.C.A.A. report that said he committed five \u00e2\u0080\u009cmajor\u00e2\u0080\u009d violations.
Hurricane Ivan, one of the fiercest  Atlantic storms recorded, grew even more powerful and headed  toward Cuba on Monday after pummeling the Cayman Islands,  Jamaica and Grenada, killing at least 65 on a track that could  take it to the U.S. coast.
The publisher successfully unloads its print media unit for a very nice price.
The New York Islanders added some punch to their offense yesterday, signing former Boston College and Bruins forward Bill Guerin to a two-year contract and center Mike Comrie to a one-year deal.
The UN is to begin new efforts to bring food aid to tens of thousands hit by Kenya's post-election violence.
A T-shirt maker is cashing in on Martha Stewart's woes, just in time for the domestic diva's incarceration at a prison nicknamed Camp Cupcake.
Ireland fail to impress again as they struggle to see off a determined Georgia in Pool D.
SAN FRANCISCO -- If you want to hit the books online, you can point your Internet browser to hit the online search engine Google. The site invited publishers to include entire books in its index, which will
Viktor Yushchenko, apparent victor in Ukraine&#39;s presidential poll, risks stiff resistance if he neglects Russian-speaking eastern areas that largely opposed him, a top official in his rival&#39;s camp said.
La decisione e' stata presa dal marito e padre delle vittime
India has condemned Israel's &quot;disproportionate and excessive use of force&quot; in Lebanon, making its first comments on the deadly bombardment two weeks after it started.
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has kicked himself upstairs at Biovail Corp. in the latest and biggest change intended to rebuild investor confidence, respond to critics and strengthen a company under serious challenge.
Just two Tests into the five-Test series, the British press largely conceded the Ashes to Australia after England crashed to a spectacular defeat at the Adelaide Oval.
Some U.S. telecommunications  companies, consumer electronics makers and legal experts are  supporting a plan by cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp.   for a service to record TV shows on network servers.
The bodies of some 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a road in eastern Iraq, apparently after they were killed in an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said Sunday.
A European Union medical delegation is visiting Libya to assess the plight of some 400 children infected with HIV. In May, five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were sentenced to death for intentionally infecting them.
The 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 uses a 28-millimeter Leica lens and built-in image stabilization to prevent blurring while on the move and even in low light.
China, backed by Russia, balked on Friday at financial sanctions against Iran during talks among six powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would penalize Tehran for its nuclear program.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Armored vehicles massed on Gaza's border Friday after Israel's security Cabinet approved a large-scale military operation - dubbed \
Honda Motor Co., with software help from IBM, is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system as standard equipment on the 2005 Acura RL sedan.
In an overture to knowledge workers with wanderlust, Hewlett-Packard and Cingular have launched what they are claiming is the world's first notebook with built-in global 3G capabilities.
Apple Inc and Twentieth Century Fox  are set to announce a deal that will allow consumers to rent  Fox movies through Apple's digital iTunes Store, according to  media reports on Thursday.
If it was so easy to foresee that Benedict's remarks about Islam would set off a furor, why didn't the Vatican anticipate it?
Microsoft&#39;s big move into the anti-spyware business has hit an immediate speed bump, with questions swirling around a Florida company&#39;s claim that it co-owns the Giant AntiSpyware code\u00e2\u0080\u0094and all future definition updates\u00e2\u0080\u0094that Microsoft purchased earlier
American Airlines says it is raising domestic fares by $5 one-way and $10 per round trip to cover the high cost of jet fuel. American said Friday that the increase took effect immediately for most domestic flights as well as those to Canada.
Manifestazione dedicata alle concerie e alla pelletteria
A US federal court has ruled Osama bin Laden&#39;s driver was entitled to a hearing to determine whether he is a prisoner of war, a landmark decision that throws into question plans to try alleged terrorists as enemy combatants.
Tyco International Ltd. Tuesday said it will take a $167 million charge after repurchasing $350 million in convertible bonds. The Bermuda-based industrial conglomerate also backed its forecast for operating
The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren&#39;t really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can
Ministro, ci saranno ripercussioni finanziarie pesanti
NBA, Players&#39; Union Go Before Arbitrator to Debate Suspensions of Four Players Over Mich. Brawl. A fan wearing a T-shirt with a message about the Indiana Pacers watches a large television screen during the
North Korea is still committed to an international disarmament-for-aid deal, a U.S. nuclear envoy said on Wednesday, urging patience even though the reclusive state missed a deadline to list its nuclear arms program.
Jewish leaders are to join Polish dignitaries for the start of work on a museum in the former Warsaw Ghetto.
E' un'azienda di prodotti per capelli per professionisti
Costco Wholesale Corp.  on Thursday reported a 6 percent rise in June sales at stores open at least a year.
In interview with \u00e2\u0080\u009cFinancial Times\u00e2\u0080\u009d, PA chief says, \u00e2\u0080\u009cWith Sharon it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s much harder\u00e2\u0080\u009d. Claims contacts with Sharon still held through his son MK Omri Sharon.
By Patrick Donohue, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 16--It can be pretty diffi cult to sell or rent beachfront property without a beach.
Canadian musicians may get more exposure if satellite radio, with its hundreds of channels, is approved in Canada.
LOS ANGELES - In the seven years since chief executive Robert Eckert took over Mattel Inc. , the world's largest toy maker has gone from struggling with sagging sales and unhappy shareholders to a leaner, more profitable company.
Short-range, energy-efficient wireless technology called Wibree is unveiled by Nokia.
For that matter, stop focusing on Jason Giambi, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa, or any other star who appears suspiciously augmented.
A review of ITV phone-ins has identified a string of \
OTTAWA (CP) - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper raised published allegations Thursday that former Liberal cabinet minister Alfonso Gagliano was a member of a New York organized crime family.
BEIRUT -- The Lebanese soldiers at the checkpoint peered through the barbed wire. Across the street from these men in their fatigues and combat gear, another group of men had arrived -- revelers in hip-hugging pants and tight shirts on their way to Acid, an openly gay nightclub in east Beirut.
MARIETTA, Ga. Sept. 22, 2004 - The family of hostage Jack Hensley received confirmation of his death Wednesday, on what would have been his 49th birthday, a family spokesman said.
Internet music broadcasters worry that a new ruling could put many of them out of business by drastically increasing the royalty payments they have to make to record labels and artists.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for a fourth straight meeting, while renewing a warning that risks from inflation remain.
Pressure mounts on ministers to justify dropping the corruption inquiry into a BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
The government says it will not oppose any legal move by the Countryside Alliance to delay the ban on hunting.
With the high rates of breast cancer in Ohio and in Washington County, area hospitals are offering reduced rates for mammography exams this month as part of an effort to raise awareness of the disease.
Generali vanno bene, nessun allontanamento presidente
In September 1996, Alan Greenspan was fixated on a statistic neglected by most economic forecasters. It was service-sector worker productivity, a measure of how much an employee could produce in an hour.
Business & money: The departure of Merrill Lynch's chief executive, Stan O'Neal, has become a near certainty.
Microsoft said on Thursday that the company filed seven lawsuits against spammers that have sent sexually explicit emails on the Internet without adhering to federal laws.
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Some people have a genetic variation that may help them resist the human form of mad cow disease, a study in mice suggests.
Robert Gates is unlikely to rein in the Pentagon's controversial post-September 11 expansion into intelligence, despite concerns the U.S. military is ill-suited for espionage outside the battlefield, experts say.
Ma subito dopo il titolo inverte rotta e perde il 2,8%
The handover of a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect to The Hague at the weekend was a deliberate cooperation test for Serbia arranged by U.N. chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte, Belgrade radio reported on Monday.
Thousands of Somalis chanted anti-American slogans on Monday at an Islamist protest against a U.S.-backed plan to send foreign peacekeepers to prop up the country's tottering interim government.
UK clothing retailers Next and French Connection warn of tough times ahead on the High Street.
It has been a tough week to be a CBS executive. Two days after the news division admitted serious flaws in its blockbuster story about President Bush&#39;s National Guard service, the Tiffany network&#39;s parent
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Higher operating costs are canceling out expense reductions and cutting into Chiquita Brands&#39; profit expectations for the third quarter, the company said Tuesday.
Iraq has met fewer than half the political and military goals set by US Congress, according to an interim report.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Pervez Musharraf's summary deportation yesterday of a returning political rival is likely to galvanize the country's prodemocracy movement, but it also sharply heightens the danger that the Pakistani leader will use unrest as a pretext for declaring emergency rule or martial law, analysts said.
BHOOGAON, India  - In a smart blue tunic and red ribbons in her hair, 12-year-old Komal's laughing eyes hide a fear of death that stalks every student in her village school.
Santa Clara surprises No. 4 North Carolina, 77-66, in the Tar Heels' season opener at the Pete Newell Challenge on Friday night.
MOSCOW - Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports.    The high explosive hexogen was found on the Tu-134 airliner that went down Tuesday south of Moscow, said Sergei Ignatchenko, spokesman for the Federal Security Service, or FSB, Russia's domestic security agency...
The Denver Broncos suddenly find themselves in control of their playoff destiny, but they have no control over the biggest questions: Will the Indianapolis Colts play their starters in the season finale Sunday, and if so, for how long?
J. K. Rowling, who gave the world Harry Potter, will be the principal speaker at the afternoon exercises of Harvard University\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 357th commencement on June 5. \u00e2\u0080\u009cPerhaps no one in our time has done more than J. K. Rowling to inspire young people to experience the excitement and sheer joy of reading,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Drew Gilpin Faust, the university\u00e2\u0080\u0099s president.
The Band Aid 20 charity single remains top of the charts, leaving it on course to be the Christmas number one.
Brazil's center-south cane  areas will be wet on Monday but air humidity will fall to a  critical level later in the week, private meteorologists Somar  said.
The US military is investigating 28 soldiers over the deaths in December 2002 of two detainees in American custody in Afghanistan, the US Army said.
Britain's main opposition party is stoking a heated debate on immigration ahead of the expected May general election, by promising to test people seeking to live in the country for HIV and other diseases.
Ajay Malhotra was lured to Cadence by the firm's CEO, an Intel alumnus, sources say.
Paul Hamm, the US gold medalist in men&#39;s gymnastics all-around, sat through an 11 1/2-hour Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing Monday -- with no results announced as this column went to press.
Formula messa a punto dai ricercatori del Politecnico
Brad Pitt says being a father has changed his priorities. &quot;Man, I got kids now,&quot; the 42-year-old actor said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC&#039;s &quot;Today&quot; show. &quot;It completely changes your perspective. And certainly takes the focus off yourself, which I&#039;m really grateful for.&quot;
One can never be too secure when it comes to online applications. PHP has its problems, making it a bit too easy sometimes to write back code that makes for insecure applications, but, thankfully, there are some simple steps to be taken to greatly reduce these risks. This article from PHPHacks.com shares some of the easiest.   Their recommendations are:  Never, Ever, Trust Your Users Using Golbal Variables Correctly Handling Error Reporting Preventing SQL Injection Avoiding File Manipulation Avoiding Using Defaults Not Leaving Installation Files Online Avoiding Predictability  Oh, and my personal favorite, which is funny at first glance but seriously true when you really think about it \
(CBS/AP) Thousands of travelers spent their holiday weekend at airports waiting for flights that never took off, or looking for luggage in a sea of some ten-thousand lost bags, reports CBS News Correspondent Kelly Cobiella.
Key tools to unlock greater chip performance Sun Microsystems has announced new functionality for Solaris Express Developer Edition. The OpenSolaris-based distribution targets developers for the Solaris OS, Java, and Web 2.0 with a set of products that are optimized for multi-core processor architectures and includes new compilers and development tools designed to assist developers in creating better applications more rapidly.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Social networking site Bebo refuses to comment on reports of plans that it is about to put itself up for sale.
The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers, giving the industry a third straight month of listless sales.
Sex workers and their supporters from  21 countries marched on Wednesday through the 16th  International AIDS Conference to demand their own place not  only at the conference, but in their own societies.
Didier Deschamps si gode la vittoria odierna sul Verona. \
Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida and held overnight for battery and obstruction of justice, according to the arrest record and local newspaper reports on Friday.
On November 5th, 2004, during the press conference in Brussels, Verheugen the EU commissioner for enlargement, made a series of memorable statements having alongside him the head of Romanian government, Adrian ...
With Apple planning a major press event, speculation focuses on a major update to the company's iPod offerings.
People focus on candidates' personalities and their views keep changing, AP-Yahoo poll shows ... CNN announces plans for 2 Feb. presidential debates in Ohio ... Obama races to trim Clinton's lead among Latinos as multistate primary day approaches ... Mormon leader's death renews focus on Romney's faith; candidate less reticent
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As many as 15 senior execs could lose their jobs in the next few days: source. BOSTON  - Putnam Investments is expected to lay off more employees, the chief executive of its parent company said Tuesday
Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to U.N. member states to provide desperately needed U.N. peacekeeping troops for Lebanon and assured them the U.N. force would not \
REBATE DOUBTS: Despite remarkably quick passage, the economic aid plan and its cash rebates may come too late to prevent a recession this year. Critics say debt-burdened consumers will use the money to pay bills rather than spending the checks and spurring growth.
Boy Scouts of America leaders in Europe say they are having little trouble finding new, private sponsors for their troops after a legal settlement ordered military units to sever official ties with the scouting ...
PeopleSoft's Connect 2004 user conference comes just two weeks after a federal judge denied a request by the Department of Justice to block Oracle's attempted takeover of its business applications rival.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after gunbattles among Shi'ite factions killed 52 people and forced hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee.
Before you click the print icon on your computer screen again, you may want to check the serial number of your printer. Lexmark (NYSE: LXK), a leading manufacturer of
In a German zoo, a close human-tiger encounter that ends well for all concerned.
By Josh Stockinger Daily Herald Staff Writer  St. Charles officials have set a March 9 deadline to negotiate the sale of an east-side property before considering taking it by eminent domain, Mayor Don DeWitte said Tuesday.
Eastman Kodak Company and IBM have banded together to sharpen the vision of image sensors designed for use in digital still cameras and camera phones. The collaboration marries Sony's complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processing with Kodak's existing image sensor technologies in an attempt to sow a new breed of CMOS image sensor (CIS) devices that are capable of matching the image quality of charge-coupled devices (CCDs). Kodak and IBM will work together to develop as well as manufacture the sensors.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich said defiantly on Saturday he would take on opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in a new election battle, a day after a court stripped him of his title of president-elect.
A top Republican lawmaker on Wednesday called on Merck &amp; Co. Inc. to answer questions about its withdrawn drug Vioxx at the first congressional hearing on Nov.
As President Bush was preparing to  accept the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, the  country's labor movement was preparing to try to dump him.
Federal regulators reportedly found manufacturing problems at Chiron&#39;s flu-vaccine plant in England last year similar to those that led British authorities to shut down the facility last week.
Fred Thompson's easygoing, no-nonsense style is clearly his strength and undoubtedly has helped him soar in presidential polls. It may only get him so far. Sooner or later, the all-but-declared candidate will have to answer the question: What else do you offer?
JERUSALEM - Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.    Meanwhile, at nightfall, Palestinian gunmen kidnapped a producer for the TV network CNN at gunpoint, the network's correspondent, Ben Wedeman said...
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5 -- A woman who allegedly sold flu shots, then fled when her credentials were questioned, was giving people the real vaccine and was trying to raise money for her daughter&#39;s school fundraiser, her ex-husband said.
A cellular telephone charger can be such a familiar part of the home, car or office landscape that it is easily left behind when a business traveler hits the road.
With national public opinion surveys showing the presidential race to be anywhere from a dead heat between President Bush and Senator John Kerry to Mr.
Disney raises its one-day admission price in Florida, but that's not the only thing that it's raising.
In a report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through a search engine.
Heavy gunfire breaks out as Colin Powell holds talks in Haiti, forcing his meeting with key figures to be relocated.
Tribute to the 'modern day Isaac Newton' Obituary French Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, a pioneer of the liquid crystal display (LCD), died last week at the age of 74.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Why does Google News get more press and blog mentions than other news search engines, when Yahoo News and AOL News have larger unique audiences?
In a debate highlighting broad differences in foreign-policy vision and personal style, President Bush and Sen. John
A software patch to protect your system is available from Microsoft.
Farmers are part of a national movement to legalize growing a plant that is closely associated with marijuana.
The government is writing to every embassy to stop a false e-mail rumour about the teaching of the Holocaust.
Consumer prices in the United States increased by 0.6 percent in October, the biggest gain in five months, the US Labor Department reported on Wednesday.
People who eat lots of red meat may be raising their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable and crippling disease, researchers have reported.
Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg is to call for a \
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee yesterday called on the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate alleged attempts to discredit a Food and Drug Administration whistle-blower.
U.S. House members spent $20.3 million in tax money last year to send constituents what's often the government equivalent of junk mail \u00c2\u0097 meeting announcements, tips on car care and job interviews, surveys on public policy and just plain bragging.
Microsoft files new lawsuits against spam while AOL battles &#39;spim&#39;- unsolicited messages sent to users of its instant messaging service.
Oil prices rallied further on Monday,  clawing back toward $50 a barrel for U.S. crude on heightened  concerns over low supplies of winter heating fuels.
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Hoping to spur development of websites using the AJAX development platform, Google on Tuesday released the Google Web Toolkit. The platform would allow those with knowledge of Java to create browser compliant JavaScript and HTML easily.
There is a tuberculosis alert at the Causeway Hospital, after a member of staff contracts a rare form of the disease.
The Siemens handset has been designed to provide cordless access to Skype features including free Skype-to-Skype calling, buddy lists, the Skype Global Directory and conference calling.
British police said on Thursday hundreds of extra officers had been drafted in from round the country in a manhunt for a serial killer they suspect murdered five prostitutes in an English town in two weeks.
Roger Federer moved into the third round of the French Open in the nick of time on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-2 7-6 defeat of wildcard Thierry Ascione.
With formal peacemaking a dim prospect at this volatile time, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert intends to sound out President Bush on the Israeli&#039;s plan to impose a West Bank settlement on the Palestinians by relinquishing most of the territory to them for a state.
A British bride went ahead with her frills-and-all church wedding despite giving birth hours earlier to a three-month premature baby boy.
Security rival says Microsoft is withholding spyware APIs for the Windows update, but the software giant denies it.
U.S. stocks were flat on Thursday as   energy company shares rose, offsetting sharp declines in   drugstore stocks after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N said it   would cut generic drug prices in Florida.
Following the so-called &#39;bus brawl&#39; involving Patrick Vieira and Bisan Lauren in Norway in midweek, Arsene Wenger predicted his table-topping team would face another scrap against London neighbours Charlton.
The days when Dale Earnhardt Jr. could walk down the street in New York City without being recognized are long gone. And that's just fine with the NASCAR star.
The jury in Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial has reached a verdict in the penalty phase of the case. The verdict will be read at 1:30 PM.
Raymond Goethals, the Belgian soccer coach who steered Olympique Marseille to the European Champions title in 1993, died Monday, news reports said.
Nasa says it is unsure when the Atlantis orbiter will lift off as it grapples with a sensor problem on the shuttle.
WASHINGTON: Hedge fund advisers will have to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and submit to examinations under a new rule approved on Tuesday in a 3-2 vote by the market-policing agency.
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A man who suffered a severe head injury which caused sexual problems in his marriage wins \u00c2\u00a33m.
MATCH-WINNER Lee Carsley celebrated Everton&#39;s first derby win at Goodison in seven years by declaring: &quot;It feels like we&#39;ve won the title itself!
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Opposition parties claimed widespread irregularities in Sunday&#39;s election in Belarus, where President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term.
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Prosecutors said on Thursday they would not seek the death penalty for four New Orleans police officers charged with shooting dead two people on a bridge shortly after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city.
On July 13, exactly a month and a half ago, this writer broke the news of Nikhil Advani's new project.
Parents are urged to take better control after children as young as four are caught house-breaking.
Four Britons detained on the war-torn Somalian-Kenyan border three weeks ago flew back to the UK and were held for nine hours under the Terrorism Act before being released.The men, who are in their 20s and from ...Comment
A fan was fined 1,000 pounds (1,880) and banned from soccer grounds for the maximum five years on Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to racially abusing Birmingham striker Dwight Yorke.
Summary - (Nov 1, 2004) Grounded since the Columbia disaster, the space shuttles are tentatively expected to return to flight as early as May 2005, according to NASA officials.
WASHINGTON - Two Army divisions will return to the United States from Germany as part of a global military restructuring that President Bush says will bring up to 70,000 American troops home in the next decade.    Pentagon officials said Monday the 1st Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division probably won't start leaving their bases in Germany until 2006 at the earliest...
Burma's monks call on the public to join their demonstrations, as anti-government protests mount.
Sun Microsystems on Monday was to unveil the latest version of its flagship computer operating system, Solaris. It also intended to offer a free version of the program to make it more attractive to corporate and academic users.
Maoist rebels yesterday cut off routes into the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in their first blockade of the city since they launched their insurgency to overthrow the constitutional monarchy eight years ago.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja  on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days  after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control  of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.
In effort to attain global domination, cat weighing three apples approaches luxury camera market. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Coach Claude Julien said there was no significance behind the lines that were selected to play together yesterday at TD Banknorth Garden on the Bruins' first official day of training camp.
Bruce Springsteen lends his support to John Kerry in the key swing state of Ohio on the eve of the US election.
The biggest story of 2005 may well turn out to be the last story of the year. The largest earthquake to hit the planet in decades and the tsunamis it created have wreaked destruction across southern Asia on
For someone who revels in solitude in \u00e2\u0080\u009cInto the Wild,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Chris McCandless is remarkably good at making friends.
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Satellite telephones, emergency locator  beacons, extra water supplies and tires are just as important  as how-to-vote cards and ballot papers in Australia's outback  seat of Kalgoorlie, the world's largest electorate.
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A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, hours after another quake of similar strength killed at least seven people in Japan and triggered a small leak of radioactive materials from a nuclear plant.
MONDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- A new study adds more weight to the cancer risks posed by hormone therapy by finding that the menopausal treatment also makes breast cancer harder to detect.
As NATO troops exert pressure on Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, militants have regrouped in western provinces and ignited violence that has killed a dozen people in two days, officials said Thursday.
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An appeals court Friday overturned the hate crimes conviction of a Swedish pastor who in a sermon had branded homosexuals a \
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MEUNASAH BAK'U, Indonesia  - Teungku Sobirin lost his seven children and home to the tsunami that devastated Indonesia's Aceh province two years ago, but he believes there was a lesson in it for the war-weary province.
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Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was cleared Wednesday to play in the postseason despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge.
Greg Avery was a small-time activist on the fringes of the animal rights movement here when one day in 1999 he trailed a truck full of cats from a breeding farm to its destination: the gates of Huntingdon Life Sciences, Britain's largest animal research laboratory.
Matthew Turland has mentioned his article in the latest issue of php|architect magazine (the December 2007 issue) covering web scraping.   Just a quick post to announce (albeit a little late) that the December 2007 issue of php|architect, which includes my article on web scraping. Please buy a copy, give it a read, and feel free to post comments on the forum thread for the article. I'd love to hear some reader feedback!   Other articles in the issue include \
SABOTEURS blew up a domestic oil pipeline in northern Iraq today, sending plumes of smoke into the sky and forcing technicians to shut it down.
The deadly viral infection Hepatitis E has broken out among refugees from Sudan&#39;s Darfur region at two camps in eastern Chad and may have passed into the local community, aid workers said on Friday.
Moscow warned Western nations on Tuesday against interfering in Ukraine and other ex-Soviet republics and Washington and the European Union
The skeletal remains of 14 people believed to be victims of right-wing paramilitaries have been unearthed in a mass grave in southwest Colombia, authorities said Friday.
Norwegian energy giants Statoil and Norsk Hydro unveil plans to merge their offshore oil and natural gas operations.
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The news flashed around the narrow world of presidential politics in a nanosecond late last week - George W. Bush will campaign in New Jersey!
SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 26 -- Sen. John McCain of Arizona accused former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney of having once supported a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, sparking an angry demand for an apology from Romney, who called the statement \
Three dozen restless young boys waited in a line outside the cramped schoolhouse office, inching toward a grinning Health Ministry official administering measles shots. First Sgt. Dale Veneklasen, his pocket full of crisp $20 bills, walked in to see what, if anything, the school needed by way of help.
By Mike Hendricks, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 18--OSAWATOMIE, Kan. -- Three reasons why Saturday was a great day to hike a newly developed chunk of the Flint Hills Nature Trail near Osawatomie:   First, the sky was clear.
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By Audrey Dermawan  GEORGE TOWN: Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said yesterday that the proposed reclamation project at Gurney Drive would go ahead because it was too costly to do otherwise.  Koh gave assurances that the reclamation project would be closely monitored.
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After four decades of conflict with Israel, Yasser Arafat seems destined to spark yet another battle in the event of his death. The 75-year-old guerrilla leader- turned-Palestinian
Mel Brooks has bypassed northeastern film hub Toronto in favour of New York because of new film subsidies and some important gastronomical considerations.
Oprah Winfrey got Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy to do the one thing he hates most: talk about his work.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, looking increasingly isolated in Ukraine's deepening political crisis, offered again on Tuesday to make his opposition rival premier if allowed to take up the presidency.
Researchers say the industry bled 403,000 jobs between March 2001 and April 2004, and the high-tech market continues to shrink.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A weeping British hostage was shown pleading for help between the bars of a makeshift cage in a video that surfaced Wednesday, a sobering reminder of the grim reality for at least 18 foreign captives still held by Iraqi militants.    There is wide speculation that ransoms were paid for the freedom of a dozen hostages, including two Italian aid workers...
A union leader threatened Tuesday to extend a four-day nationwide strike in Nigeria that has helped push world oil prices to record highs.
Two new versions of a computer virus that affects mobile phones were discovered this week with new features that allow them to spread more quickly between vulnerable devices, according to antivirus company F-Secure.
ABUJA  - Nigerian union leaders vowed Monday to push on with a four-day general strike over rising fuel prices after side-stepping an attempt by President Olusegun Obasanjo&#39;s government to appease them with talks.
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China has officially started handing out &quot;green card&quot; residence permits to foreigners as a way to attract overseas talent, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Susan B. Ralston submitted her resignation in the wake of a report that she served as a conduit between the two men.
Shares in pharmaceutical company Elan soared in early trading this morning after a newspaper report that US company Biogen was considering a bid for the company.
Senator John Kerry and Raytheon Co. denied yesterday that they colluded to get the US Justice Department to investigate British defense conglomerate BAE Systems PLC.
Migrants from outside Europe would face tests for HIV, TB and hepatitis under controls on immigration proposed by the Conservatives yesterday, during pre-election skirmishes.
Round up the usual suspects In a move reminiscent of Nazi Germany and 21st-Century Britain, the US federal government is about to implement rules requiring routine DNA collection from suspected illegal immigrants and anyone arrested by federal authorities, regardless of whether they are ever convicted of a crime. DNA collection will be performed in any situation where fingerprints would normally be collected, and only a court order will suffice to have DNA profiles removed from federal databases.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Some players spend too much time at the computer, but a new USB device freshens the atmosphere around your rig. Plus: Halo 3 button lets you mute whiney players. In Game|Life.
Al Qaeda used the fifth anniversary of   September 11 to urge Muslims to hit Western interests and said   U.S. allies Gulf Arab states and Israel would be the next   targets in a campaign to seal the West's economic doom.
The actress Janet Leigh, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s classic thriller Psycho, has died at her home in Beverly Hills, her family has announced.
NRG Maariv has learned that head of Peres Center for Peace, Ron Pundak, met Palestinians close to Arafat, signaling possible thaw in Peres-Arafat relations.
Sir Mark Thatcher's lawyers are to argue for his right to silence over a call to answer questions on his role in an alleged coup plot.
The giant technology company gave Wall Street a pleasant surprise by announcing quarterly earnings that were far higher \u00e2\u0080\u0094 up 24 percent \u00e2\u0080\u0094 than most analysts had forecast.
Over the summer, a number of high-profile building projects by foreign firms were halted, scaled back or savaged in the press.
The Red Sox' sweep in Seattle didn't just amount to three losses. It also cost them two injured players.
TEHRAN -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan began meeting with Iranian leaders yesterday to press them to help cut off weapons shipments to Iran's Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, and to compromise in its nuclear confrontation with the West. The visit occurred two days after Iran ignored a UN Security Council deadline for the Tehran government to suspend uranium enrichment, paving the ...
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The ICC criticises match referee Mike Procter over his handling of the ball-tampering controversy.
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Fashion mogul Valentino, his loyalties long divided between France and Italy, has chosen Paris to show his final collection, capping a dazzling 45-year career.
News Corp. said Wednesday it may change its constitution to appease Australian investors still undecided about its proposed move to the United States.
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Frances Allen, an IBM computer science veteran, to be honored by ACM for her work on program optimization and Ptran.
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday to broaden their fragile Gaza ceasefire as Arab nations urged her to press Israel to ease restrictions in the occupied West Bank.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 17--On the busy days at Turnagain Pass, the Chugach Mountains rumble with the roar of snowmachines.
Just because some brilliant investors bought into telecom doesn't mean they're right.
Hong Kong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gross domestic product rose 7.2 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter as strong trade flows and tourist spending continued to drive its recovery from the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome last year.
The plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system survived its most serious challenges yesterday, when the Senate defeated amendments to disqualify hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from legalization and to extend visas to hundreds of thousands more relatives of U.S. citizens and...
Sudan will announce a cease-fire at the start of talks with rebel groups on Oct. 27 aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur, the country's U.N. ambassador said Monday.
Iranian security forces killed four leaders of a Sunni Muslim rebel group that Tehran has previously linked to al Qaeda and blamed for several attacks in the Islamic state, state television reported on Thursday.
At least 23 people were killed in the northern industrial city of San Pedro Sula on Thursday when gunmen sprayed a public bus with bullets and left a menacing message for crime-busting politicians, police said.
NEW YORK - Hollywood's love affair with DVDs will face its biggest test beginning Tuesday as Wal-Mart unveils a movie and TV-show download service with participation by all major studios. New releases will be available at    www.walmart.com/videodownloads on the same day they come out on DVD and will cost up to $19.88. Older films will go for up to $9.88. TV episodes will be $1.96 the day after they air. Networks on board include Fox, CW and Viacom's MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Logo and VH1.
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Fifa recommends that the Carlos Tevez dispute should go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
BERLIN  - Arsenal&#39;s German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann admitted he was surprised to be relegated to the substitutes&#39; bench for his club&#39;s 3-0 win over Birmingham on Saturday with manager Arsene Wenger opting for the relatively unknown Spaniard Manuel
NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - A dairy truck driver with a grudge burst into a one-room Amish schoolhouse on Monday and killed three girls execution style before committing suicide in the third deadly U.S. school shooting in the past week, authorities said.
Karl Malone is retiring, ending a career in which he became one of the NBA's best power forwards and was No. 2 on the all-time scoring list.
Scientists have salvaged intact materials from the Genesis space probe that crashed in the Utah desert last week after its parachutes failed to deploy, the US space agency said.
The US has confidence in UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and is not trying to oust him, outgoing US Ambassador John Danforth has said.
Inquests begin into the deaths of 11 elderly and psychiatric patients at a Derby hospital.
Clerical, technical and health workers went on strike Wednesday at the University of Minnesota after contract talks with their union broke down.
Crude oil futures plunged by more than 3% yesterday after the US Energy Department announced an unexpected rise in heating oil and crude oil inventories.
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Microsoft's technical support personnel only just this week discovered that its various patches for Windows, Exchange Server, Outlook, and other tools should be installed in a precise order, otherwise they may not actually be patching networks to properly deal with the upcoming Daylight Savings Time shift, now one week earlier.
Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.
Exclusive images caught by picture phones are starting to make their way into big headlines.
A second version of the MyDoom variant that uses a flaw in Internet Explorer has started to spread, antivirus researchers said on Tuesday.
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Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store is now the third largest retailer of music in the United States, overtaking Amazon.com in the first quarter with nearly 10 percent market share, according to a survey by NPD Group.
Let Lindows be Lindows When not threatening to sue Linux makers, Microsoft can't help itself from partnering with them. Redmond today announced a buddy-buddy deal with desktop Linux maker Linspire.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A Barnsley mother appears in court for slapping three teenagers who were terrorising her family.
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Michael Mukasey, the man President Bush will nominate Monday to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, will likely see a less hostile confirmation environment than someone considered more partisan.
US White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Wednesday rejected Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry&#39;s saying that &quot;war of Iraq is not part of the war on terrorism,&quot; stressing
UK scientists have developed a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.
The government is urged to make it illegal for websites to incite or advise people how to commit suicide.
YouTube has removed clips  of Michael Moore&#39;s U.S. health-care expose &quot;Sicko&quot; that  appeared on the site during the weekend, two weeks before the  film&#39;s June 29 opening.
Bangladesh was brought to a standstill by the fourth general strike in a week called by the opposition, which has stepped up its campaign to oust the government since an assassination attempt on its leader.
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Emendamento a decreto 'mille proroghe', domani voto finale
Talksport-owner UTV drops its proposed merger with fellow broadcaster SMG after the latter rebuffed it.
The U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, though it has slowed sharply since and is expected to keep doing so in 2008.
A US attorney general is investigating methods used by Hewlett Packard to spy on senior members of staff.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that Fujitsu Limited has adopted Cadence(R) Encounter(R) Timing System (ETS) for timing analysis in their implementation flow.
The Phillies avoid the franchise's 10,000th loss as Philadelphia smack around the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-4, on Saturday afternoon.
Multiple car bombs exploded near a US military convoy as it passed through a western neighborhood of Baghdad, causing an undetermined number of casualties, the military said.
After all the predictions of a dismal season, even the Seattle SuperSonics are surprised by their early success.
SINGAPORE : The government is extending third-party war risk insurance cover to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and SATS Security Services, a unit of the Singapore Airlines group.
The Algerian army halted an attack by Al Qaeda militants and killed four in the troubled northeastern Kabylie region, newspapers reported on Sunday.
Reality television stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie dropped in at a local day care to change a few diapers, baby-sit the residents and generally bring a West Coast stir to Wilmington.
Households could be charged per bag of rubbish as part of the government's plans to boost recycling.
Japan is to fingerprint and photograph foreigners entering the country from next month in an anti-terrorism policy that is stirring anger among foreign residents and human rights activists.
Microsoft&#39;s $44.6 billion offer to purchase Yahoo&#160;is a dramatic statement from a company that delayed acknowledging the importance of emerging Web business models for so long, it faced becoming an also-ran in the Web 2.0 economy.
A sei settimane dalle elezioni nel mirino della guerriglia finisce il gruppo favorito per la vittoria. A Kerbala e Najaf saltano in aria due autobombe, entrambe vicino alle stazioni di autobus: sono 62 i morti e almeno 130 i feriti.
Trying to defuse rumours he might be leaving soon, Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday night he intends to honour the final four years of his contract.
Pumps up BlueArc for high performance computing push Hitachi Data Systems has bought a stake in network-attached storage specialist BlueArc. The pair will flog each other's kit worldwide in a bid to snatch leadership from NetApp in the $1bn high performance computing storage market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
THE family of Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker abducted in Iraq, was increasingly concerned about her fate last night after the kidnappers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 ultimatum expired.
U.S. employers added 157,000 new  jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers  surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season,  the Labor Department reported on Friday.
A high school football player injured when lightning struck the team as it finished practice has died of severe burns, authorities said.
Long before she took on America's embattled health-care system, Nancy Davenport-Ennis was riding high. She was a national speaker for the homebuilding and real estate industry, teaching classes at the University of North Carolina and writing a textbook about selling new homes. Her husband, Jack, ran a successful funeral parlor and they had two daughters in good private schools. Then, Davenport-Ennis got breast cancer.
Many athletes do not seem to care about the intended use of eye black, making it a fashion accessory instead.
Tyson Foods Inc. cut its fiscal 2004 earnings forecast Monday because of weaker-than-expected demand for chicken and beef and unexpectedly steep raw material costs.
A five-year, $15 billion effort to combat AIDS in Africa and other areas \u00c2\u0097 arguably the most important and popular international program of the Bush presidency \u00c2\u0097 may become a political battleground as it comes up for renewal.
E&#39; salito a 174 morti il bilancio della tragedia, provocata da un incendio, avvenuta nella mega discoteca &#39;Republica de Cromagnon&#39; di Buenos Aires. Lo ha detto la Televisione. I feriti sono almeno 500. Tutto
MINNEAPOLIS -- Laurence Maroney had a 50-yard touchdown run and finished with 145 yards rushing, and freshman Justin Valentine had three short TDs to lead No. 19 Minnesota over Northwestern , 43-17, last night.
Hamid Karzai's campaign team said it was &quot;100 percent sure&quot; of victory in Afghanistan's first presidential election, even though the final result cannot be declared until complaints from all candidates are investigated and the last vote is counted.
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Doesn&#39;t it seem as though Michael Phelps just got out of the pool at the Olympics in Athens? He has barely had enough time to dry off, let alone spend any quality time at his usual haunts in suburban Baltimore
COLLEAGUES of aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped a week ago today, gathered at a rally in Baghdad to demand her release. More than 200 people staged the protest as the Foreign Office dismissed claims that
Britain's foreign secretary  warned at the United Nations on Friday that climate change was  a growing threat to international security and the world  economy, saying the next 10 years would be crucial.
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The head of the armed forces and the army spokesman in Guinea-Bissau have been killed during an army mutiny. The soldiers were apparently revolting over unpaid wages for peacekeeping duties in Liberia.
An 8-year-old boy and his older brother were seriously wounded Saturday when a rocket from Gaza slammed into the Israeli border town of Sderot, police and medics said.
Edgerrin James scooted through a hole, darted outside, evaded two defenders and outran a handful more in his touchdown run at Tennessee.
The decision on where to build the next generation of GM's  Astra compact, sold in Europe under the Opel and Vauxhall brands, will likely be delayed by several months, GM Europe Vice President Hans Demant said.
Travolta's turn: John Travolta says Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange and Meryl Streep all have something in common, and he's hoping the same holds true for him.
America's children are fat and getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
Tests confirmed soybean rust disease  has spread throughout Louisiana and into Mississippi, the U.S.  Agriculture Department said on Tuesday, adding to fears the  fungus could rapidly infect more Southern states.
Rexam, the world's biggest can maker, buys the plastics unit of US group O-I for $1.57bn.
Wal-Mart Stores said today that it would rapidly expand the financial services offered in its stores, extending the reach of its retailing empire into the bank accounts of its shoppers.
Disgraced political donor Norman Hsu was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after a judge rejected his bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud conviction.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.
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A slump-breaking day by veteran Marian Hossa and a breakout game by the brother of a Bruin helped the Atlanta Thrashers feel better about their playoff chances.
Expert: $135 million verdict in alcohol liability case should send wakeup call to teams
At least 34 militants are killed in fighting near Pakistan's northern border with Afghanistan, the army says.
On Thursday, as news was leaking out that Russia was likely to ratify the Kyoto global warming treaty, a group of US business executives was discussing climate policy as they lunched on chicken and avocado sandwiches in Washington&#39;s St.
Desktop suite Lotus Symphony runs on Windows and Linux and supports OpenDocument, PDF and Microsoft Office document formats.
IXI Mobile and AT&amp;T Wireless have launched a text-centric device aimed at those who keep their fingers moving, and a surprising price.
New laptops, games and even Google applications share the spotlight at DigitalLife2004, a show designed to tempt consumers to pry open their wallets. Michael Myser reports from New York.
A new documentary examines the alternating periods of acceptance, achievement and virulent discrimination faced by Jews.
A Belgian man appeared in court on Friday after a woman at his dinner party found the bodies of her host&#39;s wife and stepson in the freezer as she put away the leftovers, prosecutors said.
Cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott says England are a very good team but warned they should not get carried away with their success this summer.
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Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] yesterday defended his citing the vice president&#39;s lesbian daughter during a discussion of homosexuality in the final presidential debate after
An appellate court has upheld Ronald Isley's 37-month federal prison sentence for tax evasion.
Boys more vulnerable to pollutants, says study    OTTAWA, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Boys are more susceptible to health problems from environmental pollutants than girls, according to a report released Saturday by the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment.
Specialty retailer Sharper Image Corp.  lowered its earnings estimates on Monday on weaker-than-expected holiday sales, sending its shares down 17 percent.
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President George W. Bush will delay announcing a new strategy for Iraq until the new year, aides said on Tuesday amid new polls showing Americans are more pessimistic about the war and want a change.
RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK) survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft Corp...
On arriving in Spain for a short 3-day visit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has expressed hope that Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will embark on a new foreign policy towards Venezuela.
Oracle said late Tuesday that it has extended its tender offer for PeopleSoft's outstanding shares by two days, after narrowly missing the volume of shares it requires to bring the merger to a speedy close.
Cingular Wireless LLC has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will allow the company&#39;s proposed $41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless to proceed on schedule.
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The British government approved plans to refresh the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fleet of nuclear reactors, signaling new enthusiasm for the technology and giving a lift to the industry.
Podcast downloads are continuing to rise but regular listeners remain static, research suggests
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Motorola, No. 2 maker of mobile telephones, and NTT DoCoMo, the world&#39;s second-largest wireless carrier, will jointly develop handsets to attract business customers in Japan.
Greek prosecutors are expected on  Wednesday to announce results of an investigation into whether  the country's top sprinters faked a road accident in a doping  scandal that rocked Greece and plagued the Athens Olympics.
See why day and night are equal during an equinox, and learn how ancient cultures incorporated the biannual event into their beliefs.
General Motors may restructure its European operations as it aims to trim costs in the loss-making division.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Ivory Coast forces will immediately pull back from front lines, the presidential spokesman said Sunday, after a day of clashes with French peacekeepers that left the West African nation&#39;s air force in shreds.
A Polish author is jailed for murdering a businessman, four years after publishing a novel detailing a similar crime.
Preoccupazione per polemiche, convinta fiducia in Csm
If you're looking to give the gift of music, we have Stax to choose from, not to mention a four-disc bluegrass collection and an extras-laden reissue of U2's 'The Joshua Tree.'
Cisco today revamped its Catalyst Switch line with 10-gigabit speeds, enhanced security, and high availability, designed to bring high speed, security, and availability to the network edge.
We can take strategies for reforming big-city school systems and apply them to investing.
By Weiss, Peter  Bubbling gases tighten, then loosen, the grip of novel molecules on grime  Imagine if detergent could not only pick up grease from your clothes but also let it go on command. You might then prevent the detergent from going clown the drain with the dirt.
The Mozilla Project has issued a warning for a series of &quot;highly critical&quot; security holes in three of its core projects, including its flagship Firefox Web browser and the Thunderbird e-mail client.
An 'invasion of First Amendment rights', judge declares A Louisiana judge has declared that a proposed state ban on sales of violent video games to minors \
Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.
A supersonic bullet is fired with a record-breaking 10 megajoules of muzzle energy.
Nepal has closed two offices in Kathmandu associated with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Tibetan and foreign ministry sources said.
FREEPORT, Maine  - It's deer season in Maine and although the hunting department of outdoor retail specialist L.L. Bean is packed, this is no old-boy's club.
A top Iranian official angrily rejected allegations by an exiled opposition group that alleged that the Islamic republic is operating a secret nuclear bomb site near Tehran, and said that UN inspectors will be allowed to visit the Iranian site.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian security official said on Saturday his government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.
Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on Thursday proposed withdrawing all American combat troops from Iraq by mid-2008, saying President George W. Bush's war strategy had failed and that the United States must instead focus on a brewing storm in Afghanistan.
Warehouse retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit declined 4.9 percent due to a charge, but sales advanced at a double-digit pace.
Having overtaken Tiger Woods as the world&#39;s premier golfer, Vijay Singh on Sunday pushed Woods further into his wake by claiming the PGA Tour&#39;s single-season money record.
Almost a third of all primates face extinction because of damage to their habitats, a report warns.
Wall-to-wall college football from Thursday to Saturday as the season starts with a bang. And several ranked teams face tough challenges in their openers. The most interesting matchups between ranked teams take place in Knoxville, Tenn., where the Volunteers host California, and in south Florida, where Miami and Florida State renew their rivalry.
NEW YORK  - Upwardly mobile white women who grew up in poverty have a lower risk of having an underweight infant, but the same is not true of black women, a study published Tuesday suggests.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  stretched her winning streak to 10 matches with a 6-4 7-5  victory over Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the second round  of the Zurich Challenge Wednesday.
The Bush administration will seek to slash government spending next year, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Sunday, but he was less specific than the president in predicting how quickly the deficit would fall.
Defending champions Germany begin the Women's World Cup by crushing Argentina and setting a new record score for the tournament.
Like politicians in Washington, Massachusetts business and labor leaders are finding plenty to gripe about in the proposed overhaul of America's immigration laws.
Compared with ibuprofen, the use of the lumiracoxib by patients with osteoarthritis is associated with a lower risk of gastric ulcers. The risk is similar to that seen with celecoxib (Celebrex), another COX-2 inhibitor.
Al governo chiede scelte coraggiose in Finanziaria
Singer Amy Winehouse's husband's plea and directions hearing on assault and conspiracy charges is adjourned.
Ryanair is in talks to start flights to a further nine airports in Spain, El Pais reports, citing chief executive Michael 0'Leary. Ryanair already operates flights to eight airports in Spain.
Hotel heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on CNN's \
An order for Microsoft software was cancelled by Beijing&#39;s municipal government after complaints that local governments do not support software developed domestically.
Belgian drugmaker UCB UCBBt.BR has   agreed to buy Germany's Schwarz Pharma SRZG.DE for around 4.4   billion euros ($5.6 billion) in stock and cash in the third   major drug sector transaction in Germany in five days.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
AnnTaylor Stores Inc.  posted lower quarterly earnings on Thursday, as a weak assortment of clothes at its still-struggling LOFT chain forced the retailer to take deeper markdowns, hurting margins.
If he sweeps today's Potomac Primaries as expected, many observers think he'll be close to unstoppable
A confusing option in Microsoft Outlook may have led to the disclosure of the e-mail addresses of a number of would-be Department of Justice whistleblowers when a Congressional staffer attempted to send out -- ironically -- a memo concerning confidentiality. (And then it happened again.)
By Bloomberg, AP and Staff Reports  Dillard's Inc. reported first-quarter profits Wednesday of $42.9 million, down 30 percent from the $61.3 million the department store chain earned in the same period a year before.
Thousands of video-game fans waited all night for the Japanese debut of Nintendo's next-generation Wii, brightening the company's hopes of wresting market share from troubled Sony's PlayStation.
11 rescued from burning fishing boat in South Africa    JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- South African National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) rescued 11 fishermen from a burning boat off Mossel Bay harbor, about 1,100 km south of Johannesburg, on Thursday.
Blog: New tools on the travel opinions site makes it easier to separate boho travelers from vacationers without passports.
Arsenal unveil Emirates Airlines as the sponsor for their new stadium at Ashburton Grove.
L'ex ct dell'Inghilterra, Glenn Hoddle, invita Fabio Capello a non avere fretta ad imparare l'ingles...
Conservative leader Michael Howard explains his plans for an overhaul of the asylum system.
Fifty-eight seconds into the game, Xaverian looked golden. Thirty-nine minutes later, not so much.
Explosives of a kind used by Chechen rebels have been found in one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously, pointing to a terrorist attack, Russian investigators said Friday.
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As investors place bets on whether the economy will experience a hard or soft landing. One Wall Street veteran suggests a third possible outcome \u00c2\u0097 no landing at all.
By BRIAN SKOLOFF  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Smokers are littering shorelines and waterways worldwide with millions of cigarettes, and their filters topped the list of trash items culled during last year's annual international coastal cleanup, according to a new report.
Quarterback Jeff Garcia has re-emerged from the bench of the Philadelphia Eagles and in a career of surprises, the biggest would be in leading a full rescue of the 7-6 Eagles.
A US intelligence report on Iraq describes a perilous situation in which the US has little control if the violence continues.
One of the best ways to learn how a company works is to study the footnotes from its financial filings.
A group of human rights lawyers has filed a lawsuit seeking the release of more than 500 unnamed terrorism suspects held by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Prominent senators from both parties praised the Bush administration's new sanctions on Iran, designed to contain the country's nuclear ambitions, but they differed over whether the administration's tough rhetoric is useful or a risky prelude to war.
The No. 3 Tigers completed their perfect season with a 16-13 victory over No. 9 Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl on Monday night.
Two US astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space Station carried out the first of three space walks, NASA announced.
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Olive oil can help fight breast cancer, a discovery that researchers said in a study out could guide the development of related treatment.
PHILADELPHIA -- Tom Brady vs. Donovan McNabb might be the feature attraction of the Super Bowl Feb. 6, but Larry Izzo vs. Ike Reese is an appealing undercard.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a live phone-in on Ukrainian TV, just days before the country's presidential election.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The world pumped aid into  south Asia's tsunami zone Friday in a frantic race to save  millions of survivors from dehydration and disease, and stop a  terrifying death count climbing further.
Europe captain Ian Woosnam says his side's crushing win over the USA shows his team selection was right.
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When his right-front tire went flying off early in the Ford 400, the final race of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, Kurt Busch, it seemed, was destined to spend his offseason
A US soldier was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said Saturday.
Some cans of hot dog chili sauce sold under various brand names may be contaminated with the bacteria that causes botulism and should not be eaten, the Food and Drug Administration warned on Wednesday.
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  -- Adam Nelson couldn&#39;t help himself. While parading with his silver medal around the ancient site that gave birth to the Olympics 28 centuries ago, he paused to look at the mark in the dirt he thought was his gold-medal spot.
(11-03-2004) - Yearly flu shots significantly reduce deaths from all causes in people 65 and older, Dutch researchers found in a study that underscores the seriousness of this year&#39;s US vaccine shortage.
China's state-owned Chinalco said Monday it had no plans to increase its stake in miner Rio Tinto after acquiring 12 percent of the London-listed arm of the company in a joint share raid with Alcoa Inc.
Pentagon may not have acted on FBI complaints about incidents, including a interrogator grabbing a detainee&#39;s genitals. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - FBI agents witnessed &quot;highly aggressive&quot; interrogations and mistreatment
Prosecutors declined Friday to charge Ryan O'Neal with assault with a deadly weapon for firing a gun during a brawl with his older son earlier this year.
After having his 13-year winning streak broken last season, Greg Maddux returned to a familiar position Wednesday when he earned the Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the National League&#39;s best fielding pitcher.
The Jupitermedia Corporation, an Internet research company that also sells photos and art, agreed to pay $23 million for Mediabistro.com.
After nearly costing Green Bay a crucial game, Brett Favre rallied the Packers to victory -- and the NFC North title -- with one of his famous comebacks.
Instead of paying social security taxes and wondering whether the government will ever deliver promised retirement benefits, Chilean workers bankroll their own retirements and manage their nest eggs.
The pound was sharply lower against the dollar and the euro, apparently driven by fears banks may have to announce further writedowns in the coming months.
By SAMANTHA YOUNG  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A record run of chinook salmon is expected for California's Klamath River basin this year, prompting a federal fishery panel on Friday to suggest that restrictions on the West Coast salmon fishing fleet be eased for the 2007 season.
Hong Kong residents began voting Sunday in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the democracy camp, which has angered Beijing with its demands for universal suffrage in the former British colony.
WASHINGTON - Over two decades, the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans, who own homes and stocks and got big tax breaks, and those at the middle and bottom of the pay scale, whose paychecks buy less.    The growing disparity is even more pronounced in this recovering economy...
Alexander Radulov scored two goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
''Adriano non giocher&agrave; dall'inizio. Verr&agrave; in panchina, poi vedremo''. Altra esclusione...
By Leigh Grogan, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 7--DEAR SHOPPING: Can you tell me which lip glosses give the most shine without being so sticky that you can't open your mouth? I see the stars on TV and love the shine, but the products I try don't seem to give that pop.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the country&#39;s fourth-largest bank, said fourth-quarter profit fell 14 percent as the lender took a provision for legal costs related to Enron Corp.
More than a year after the Sago mine explosion that killed 12 miners, protections for miners who become trapped underground have not yet been implemented
Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko stopped  Britain's Danny Williams in the eighth round to retain his  World Boxing Council heavyweight crown on Saturday.
Answers to five major questions about Mitchell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s report and what it means for baseball.
Productivity grew at a 3 percent annual rate in the final quarter, although for 2006, it expanded at the slowest pace in nine years.
Scientists have now officially witnessed the perfect cosmic storm. Thanks to the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton observatory, they watched a nearby head-on collision between two galaxy clusters. The clusters smashed together thousands of galaxies and trillions of stars in one of the most powerful events ever witnessed.
Struggling camera company Kodak is to cut an extra 3,000 jobs as it continues efforts to adapt to the digital age.
Rapper Kanye West beats rival 50 Cent in the stand-off to claim the best-selling album in the UK.
A man with cancer overturns an NHS decision which stopped him getting funds for drugs that will prolong his life.
South Africa may have gone a long way to addressing racial injustices but there is a growing acceptance that its huge wealth gap threatens to derail the achievements of the post-apartheid era.
Back from the holidays Debian users returning from the holidays need to update their Linux software following the release of a batch of security updates.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mamaroneck, NY (Sports Network) - Ryan Moore, the medalist in stroke play, dispatched Jeff Overton, 3 &amp; 2 in one of Saturday&#39;s semifinal matches to reach Sunday&#39;s 36-hole final at the US Amateur Championship at Winged Foot Golf Club.
Alexander the Great may have conquered millions in his march across the Persian Empire 2,400 years ago but moviegoers in North America easily repelled his advances over the weekend.
SOMERVILLE -- About 50 fifth-graders and their parents marched outside a supermarket yesterday to lend their voices to a growing nationwide protest against stores stocking the products of Smithfield Packing Co., the world's largest pork processor.
Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper has avoided the threat of jail by agreeing to be interviewed by Justice Department prosecutors investigating whether White House officials illegally leaked the identity of a covert CIA operative to journalists.
A drug treatment centre in California is suing Courtney Love over an alleged unpaid bill.
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AKZO Nobel, the Dutch chemicals group, said yesterday it will start bookbuilding for the flotation of its Organon BioSciences drugs unit on Monday and expects share trading to start on March 27.
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan yesterday opened up their countries to group tourism while announcing a series of high-level meetings and visits between officials to push forward the peace process over Kashmir.
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The result of Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game against Rutgers offered some respite for a troubled Connecticut team that is accustomed to being not only a Big East power, but also a national contender.
The United States lost nearly 1.5  million jobs between 1989 and 2003 because of increased trade  with China, according to a report released on Tuesday by a  government watchdog committee.
After the United States whipped Slovenia 114-95 Tuesday night, LeBron James was asked if he would guarantee a FIBA world championship. \
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fired three of his top security chiefs on Thursday after militants, puncturing a ceasefire he reached with Israel, bombarded Jewish settlements in Gaza with mortar rounds.
A federal judge on Monday dealt a major setback to the Bush administration by halting as unlawful the military tribunal trial of a Guantanamo prisoner accused of being Osama bin Laden&#39;s bodyguard and driver.
Dal 2008 le tasse aumenteranno in modo automatico
Stock index futures fell on Wednesday as recession worries persisted and a weak profit outlook from iPod maker Apple Inc hurt technology companies, with the Nasdaq on the doorstep of a bear market.
Major powers are considering proposals for sanctions on Iran's nuclear ambitions that include penalties against Tehran's Revolutionary Guards as well as the Tehran's state-owned Bank Sepah.
A 2,400-year-old golden mask that once belonged to a Thracian king was unearthed in a timber-lined tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, archaeologists said Monday.
George W Bush and John Kerry launch new attacks on each other about flu vaccine shortages.
Applied Materials Inc. , the top supplier of equipment for making microchips, on Tuesday said first-quarter profit nearly tripled and that second-quarter revenue could rise as much as 5 percent, sending its shares up 4.5 percent.
The euro surged again after ECB President, Jean-Claude Trichet signalled the bank is likely to cut its forecast for 2005 economic growth.
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Dopo la requisitoria dei pubblici ministeri, che si era conclusa con le richieste di condanna per Antonio Giraudo e Riccardo Agricola, amministratore delegato e capo dello staff medico della Juventus, la parola \u00c3\u00a8 passata questa mattina alla difesa.
There are many other treatment options for people with arthritis, and physicians are considering them patient by patient. Washington -- Physicians are pulling out their risk-versus-benefit calculators once
Parmalat, the food group at the centre of one of Europe's most painful scandals, reports a surge in profits.
Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a registered sex offender accused of abducting, raping and murdering a 9-year-old central Florida girl by burying her alive.
Blog: Data shows that venture investing in clean tech jumped 78 percent last year to $2.9 billion with forecast to grow to $19 billion by 2010.
Kimi Raikkonen &egrave; felice per la pole conquistata in Belgio ma non soddisfatto del tutto della ...
London equities ticked lower on Monday, with retailers suffering after reports suggested that J Sainsbury missed internal sales targets during the peak Christmas trading season and Marks and Spencer also struggled during the key sales period.
He doesn&#39;t know, or care, what it will cost, how big it will be or even where it will be located. All he wants to do right now is move his wife and five young boys to a new life.
CHINA BEIJING -- Chinese law enforcement agencies destroyed nearly 13 million pirated compact discs, DVDs, and computer software yesterday in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported. The destroyed items were confiscated in the first half of an ongoing 100-day nationwide campaign against piracy, the Xinhua News Agency said. Police seized the items ...
A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
More than 5,000 US, British and Iraqi troops swept through a lawless region south of Baghdad on Tuesday in a new move to crush insurgent unrest before national elections in January.
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot;, the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
Il presidente dell'Uefa, Michel Platini, scrive a Galliani per complimentarsi per il comportamento t...
A year ago, just after its first anniversary as a combined company, Sprint Nextel appeared ripe for the picking.
A decades-long struggle between the world&#39;s two largest aircraft makers escalated into a new trade war between the United States and Europe, just as France-based Airbus stepped
Fashion Wire Daily - Giorgio Armani did something peculiarly revolutionary Monday in the opening night of the Paris haute couture season - he sent out a collection whose every piece the women in the audience could wear.
WHEN a big fish flails in the water, a backwash is assured. That happened yesterday when food and consumer goods giant Unilever put out a profits warning.
A road in County Londonderry is closed following the death of a man in an early morning road accident.
Nearly all browse for six hours a week Almost 90 per cent of home internet users in the UK now spend six hours or more online each week, according to new research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The ambitious wish list launched by the successful campaigns of President George W. Bush and Congressional Republicans ran smack into the harsh reality Wednesday that the United States is short on cash.
Spanish police said on Monday they had  arrested 14 people, thought to be Moroccans, in a wide-ranging  operation against Islamic militants.
The European Union held informal exploratory talks with Cuba on Monday on resuming closer ties after years of tension over human rights issues, an EU diplomat said.
The US president plans to hold a delayed summit with the Iraqi premier aimed at tackling escalating violence.
Survivors from the gargantuan tsunami that swept across Asia will face a host of new threats in the coming days and weeks: viruses and bacteria in the water
Stocks rallied on Tuesday, bolstered by confidence the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week, another round of upbeat outlooks from technology companies, and solid sales from McDonald's Corp.
Pointing to last year's early and unusually harsh influenza season, U.S. health officials urged Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
The future of the controversial European Union (E.U.) software patent directive was thrown into doubt Wednesday after the Polish government indicated it could no longer support the legislation in its current form.
Brazil is a largely pacifist country in South America. Our last war was fought against Paraguay in the 19th century, when we pretty much leveled the then enemy country, once the most developed in the region, today a haven for contrabandists and counterfeiters. There were also some internal conflicts througout brazilian history, a bloody conservative dictatorship in the 20th century - though not as bloody as in Argentina or Chile - and today we witness a daily struggle between police forces and drugs and arms dealers, robbers and the like in big cities. That said, most brazilians wouldn't ever imagine our country going to war nowadays. It's just... Not brazilian! The september 11 attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon were a shock for all of us, as it was for most people in the world. Everything stopped as we held our breath in front of our TV sets. Friends called each other asking \
Councils are providing better services than ever before according to the Audit Commission.
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Republicans battled Tuesday to retain control of the House as Democrats pinned their longshot takeover hopes on sweeping the lion&#39;s share of the few truly competitive races.
Red Sox left-hander David Wells is set to pitch again Friday night after spending most of the season on the disabled list with a right knee injury that limited him to one ineffective start.
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Sharepoint is getting an open-source webpart.  This is good for Microsoft and for its customers.  It could be better, though....
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A new technology capable of storing the equivalent of 100 DVDs on a single DVD-sized disc has been unveiled by researchers from London&#39;s Imperial College.
A federal jury held three aging mobsters responsible for 10 murders Thursday after an extraordinary trial that included colorful witnesses who exposed the seedy inner workings of organized crime in Chicago.
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J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. , said on Wednesday it was scrapping a &#36;5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp., amid an overall plan to manage more of its own technology services.
President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.
17 November 2004 -- Afghanistan&#39;s Interior Ministry believes three UN workers abducted nearly three weeks ago in Afghanistan are probably still being held in the area.
China's preparations to launch its  first lunar orbiter are on schedule for lift-off later this  week, a Chinese official said on Monday, as the country steps  up efforts in a new international race for the moon.
Apple reports record quarterly profits boosted by sales of the iPod music player and its notebook computers.
Former pop singer Cat Stevens, a Muslim, will be deported to Britain because his activities could be &quot;linked to terrorism,&quot; a US official said on Wednesday.
They're the latest fad in medicine, but a new study shows that they may slightly increase the risk of developing potentially fatal clots
U.S. Marines battled insurgents in Fallujah on Thursday with warplanes dropping bombs and tanks shelling suspected guerrilla positions, causing deaths on both sides, as the first 200 residents returned to the battered city.
&quot;Just Married&quot; star Brittany Murphy  will provide the voice of Tinker Bell in the first  direct-to-video film slated for release as part of the Walt  Disney Co.&#039;s new &quot;Fairies&quot; line of products, the studio said on  Tuesday.
Consumers whose personal data may have been compromised will be offered three years of credit-monitoring services and other perks by TJX.
Large swathes of Bangladesh were underwater again on Sunday after heavy rains, adding to the misery of millions hit by flooding that has killed more than 830 people since late July.
Real estate mogul turned television  star Donald Trump is considering spinning his hit reality TV  program \
An anonymous reader writes &quot;Market research company IDC is predicting a rosy future for MP3 player sales. They predict that by 2008 it will grow into a $58 billion industry - four times bigger than the US record industry.
The Pittsburgh Penguins added some grit and experience to their playoff push by acquiring forward Gary Roberts and tough guy Georges Laraque at the NHL trade deadline on Tuesday.
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As doctors voiced anger at an Annapolis rally yesterday over escalating insurance costs, legislative leaders said they remain far from a consensus on how to address the problem before Maryland physicians&#39; bills come due next month.
Johnson &amp; Johnson is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company said on Friday.
A soldier believed to be in possession of a military issue firearm goes missing in Birmingham, sparking concerns about his welfare.
Analysis of the LCD TV market by electronics analyst firm iSuppli confirms earlier findings that established brands have vaulted ahead of upstart Vizio, making a return to the top of the charts in the fourth quarter.
US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday amid mixed economic news and light trading as Wall Street headed home early for the Christmas holiday.
Luxembourg's Claudine Schaul upset fifth-seeded doubles partner Emilie Loit of France 7-5, 6-4 Sunday in the first round of the Canberra Classic.
(InfoWorld) - With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM unravelling, The SCO Group now says there is doubt that it will remain afloat. SCO made the statement in its most recent quarterly U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement, filed Tuesday. The company cited\u00c2\u00a0its recent motion for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection\u00c2\u00a0as well as a recent court setback relating to its intellectual-property claims as reasons for worry. \
Mexico&#039;s young democracy faced its greatest test yet Monday as the pro-business Felipe Calderon declared himself president-elect with a 380,000-vote advantage and his leftist rival vowed to use all &quot;legal means&quot; to challenge that apparent outcome.
SEATTLE - The Anaheim Angels took advantage of two errors by Gold Glove second baseman Bret Boone, scoring four times in the eighth inning en route to a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
President Bush wooed the state that decided the 2000 election with a pledge Friday to seek &#36;2 billion more for hurricane recovery, and attacked Sen. John Kerry's position regarding Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not return from exile to the \
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Britain is at risk of producing a new generation of latchkey kids because parents of older children are struggling to find suitable care for them, a report warns today.
Two Italian women working for a humanitarian group in Iraq have been kidnapped in Baghdad.
MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5 -- Three days before New Hampshire voters go to the polls, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney engaged in a confrontational televised debate with his fellow Republican presidential contenders, clashing over foreign policy, immigration, character and negative...
Planes dropped water on  smoldering forest fires in Greece on Friday and the European  Union promised cash to help the country recover from more than  a week of destructive blazes that killed 63 people.
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Balloons showered on Andre 3000 of OutKast Sunday night as he swung into &quot;Hey Ya!&quot; for &quot;about the millionth time,&quot; he said, just after the hip-hop group&#39;s song won video of the year at the annual MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.
The old adage &quot;three steps and a stumble&quot; still has fans on Wall Street, but some analysts think it&#39;s ready for the glue factory.
The computer industry faces a skills crisis, the president of the British Computer Society tells BBC News.
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Sep-1-2004 - Conrad Black, the former CEO of Hollinger International, boldly and methodically abused his power to pocket millions of dollars that should have gone to the company, an internal investigation revealed.
The Florida Gators have charisma again and chutzpah. And presence and prestige. And eloquence and arrogance. The Gators introduced Urban Meyer as their new football coach Tuesday, and the man who is named
AMSTERDAM Prosecutors in the Netherlands say police have arrested eight suspected Islamic radicals in connection with the murder of an outspoken filmmaker.
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) congratulated the Palestinian people and the Muslim nation on Friday at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
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A judge in the murder trial of US music producer Phil Spector says he may allow the case to be televised.
BEIJING, Aug.20(Xinhuanet) -- The world&#39;s lightest flying micro-robot has been developed by Japan&#39;s Seiko Epson Corporation.
(InfoWorld) - Washington's attorney general has settled the first case prosecuted under the state's 2005 Computer Spyware Act. The settlement announced Monday is with antispyware vendor Secure Computer. The White Plains, New York, software company was\u00c2\u00a0accused of marketing its product via deceptive spam and pop-up ads, which offered free spyware scans that always detected a problem with the computer that was scanned. The company and its president, Paul Burke, will pay $725,000 in legal fees and $200,000 in penalties, and will reimburse Washington state customers $75,000, said Paula Selis, senior council with the attorney general's office. \
The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 60 militants during a week-long, U.S.-led offensive in northern Iraq against al Qaeda, a resilient foe that has resisted previous attempts to drive it from the region.
KIEV - A prominent European human rights watchdog group is asking Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to accept his defeat at the hands of rival Viktor Yushchenko in Sunday&#39;s presidential runoff election.
Brad Wilkerson's power surge helped the Texas Rangers keep up their winning form. Wilkerson had three homers and six RBIs, both career highs, to help the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Tuesday night.
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Rogers Wireless Communications positioned itself to become Canada's largest wireless service provider with a bid for the feisty market upstart, Microcell Telecommunications.
Children should not be left alone to play with dogs, doctors say - and one calls for  classes for all dog owners.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday inaugurated an English-language satellite television channel to counter what Iran claims is the West's influence in covering news, state television reported.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - U.S. and Russian flight controllers worked to fully restore critical computers aboard the International Space Station on Thursday after a system crash that could force the $100 billion outpost's crew back to Earth.
Struggling after two years of losses, China Eastern agreed Sunday to sell a 24 percent stake to Singapore Airlines and Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm, company officials said.
An Indian court is expected to deliver  its verdict on Tuesday on top Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt who  is facing charges of involvement in the 1993 serial bomb blasts  in Mumbai that killed 257 people and wounded hundreds.
LOS ANGELES -- The woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones and threatening to chop her up pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday to multiple charges.
The UCS unveils a minivan design that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions more than 40 percent, keep safety and performance intact, be cheaper to buy -- and it's not a hybrid. What's up automakers? In Autopia.
An efficiency drive is putting the Office for National Statistics under intense pressure, say MPs.
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Five armed Hamas men were killed over the weekend while trying to carry out terror attacks on the border with the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces sustained no casualties in the incidents.
Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho has offered to resign after the Spanish club&#39;s poor start to the season, according to reports in Spain.

All 18 endangered young whooping cranes that were led south from Wisconsin last fall as part of a project to create a second migratory flock of the birds were killed in storms in Florida, a spokesman said.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made no apologies Sunday for the religious tone of a recent holiday campaign commercial and said it is important to look for Jesus at this time of year.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates believes spam will be a thing of the past within two years. He did not elaborate on his definition of spam.
MANILA: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo defended her expropriation of a 650-million-dollar airport terminal built by Germany&#39;s Fraport AG and its partners, saying she only resorted to this after talks collapsed.

The launch of Apple Inc's   latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a  research group said on Monday.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday he would not be seeking a vote on the proposed European Commission at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The Army and General Motors Corp. are collaborating to help the military learn more about the uses of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, a potential aid for soldiers on future battlefields.
Lionel Tate, the Florida youth once sentenced to life in prison for the death of a playmate, can return to his mother's home while he serves probation, a judge ruled Monday.
High-ranking military officers were believed to be among those who died in the crash, which happened about 20km (12 miles) from the capital Caracas.
The Nanopoint joystick is only 3.3mm high, with a diameter of only 12.7mm, which makes this design ideal for mobile devices like PDA, mobile phones, gaming, GPS and other multimedia applications.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. revealed what's  at stake in the probe into its behavior by New York Attorney  General Eliot Spitzer, saying it generated $845 million of fat  fees from a practice at the center of a bid-rigging scandal.
LOS ANGELES - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its list of the most, and the least, stolen automobiles. The Cadillac Escalade EXT tops the most-wanted list.
Following two cases of suspected whooping cough at Lincoln Elementary School in Simpson County, the Barren County District Health Department has issued a medical advisory for the school.
As coach of the Los Angeles Lakers,Rudy Tomjanovich defeated his former team of the Houston Rockets 84-79 Saturday night at Toyota Center, backed by Lamar Odom&#39;s 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Thai and German rescue workers have searched the wreckage of a half-built luxury hotel complex after villagers said they had heard calls for help from people trapped inside.
Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al -Maliki on Sunday offered an olive branch to Iraqi insurgents waging war against his government and said he would announce a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle within two weeks.
Germany has accepted a European court decision that Monaco's Princess Caroline can stop the publication of photos of her and her family, despite complaints by news organizations.
A majority of people in 30 of 35 countries want Democratic party flagbearer John Kerry in the White House, according to a survey released showing US President George W. Bush rebuffed by all of America's traditional allies.
Nvidia Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) said Tuesday that the two companies are working together to deveop a graphics subsystem for Sony&#39;s next-generation video-game console.
A 30-year-old argument over whether earthquakes are preceded by an electromagnetic signal continues this week at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting.
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Logicalis, Inc., (www.us.logicalis.com)  a global provider of high-performance technology solutions, today  announced its acquisition of Carotek's  Information Technology Division (Carotek ITD), based in Matthews, NC.
A Union Pacific freight train derailed near this southern Illinois community early Monday, spilling an unknown chemical and forcing the evacuation of more than 70 homes.
Gunmen abducted four Egyptian workers Sunday and militants threantened to kill an Italian journalist unless Italy withdraws it's troops from Iraq.
Pope John Paul II, suffering from fever and influenza for several days, was admitted to a hospital because of difficulty breathing.
Buy.com is offering a $50 rebate, plus free shipping, on the Lexmark X8350 multifunction printer.
Business: 20 January 2005, Thursday. The government decided Thursday to take away the one-year cigarette-production license of Vidin-BT AD tobacco factory.
Rashidat Junaid came off the bench to score 10 points down the stretch, and No. 4 Rutgers rallied from 8 points behind in the second half to beat No. 14 Pittsburgh, 64-60.
A judge has denied a request by the lawyers of Michael Jackson to force a child involved in the case against him to undergo psychiatric testing.
An experimental blood clot dissolver by Nuvelo Inc.  and its German partner Bayer  failed to meet its main goal in two late-stage studies, sending the U.S. biotechnology company's shares down more than 80 percent on Monday.
(Pensacola, Fla.-AP) Oct. 26, 2004 - Vice President Dick Cheney says 400,000 tons of explosives would be in Saddam Hussein&#39;s hands if the US had not invaded Iraq.
Democrat John Edwards kicked off a three-day &quot;Thank you Tarheels&quot; tour of his home state Monday, the Raleigh (NC) News &amp; Observer said.
Sean Penn is back where he wants to be: behind the camera, not in front of it.
A teenager who fell to her death from a motorway bridge had reported she was the victim of a sexual assault.
North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. A former Roman Catholic bishop has been indicted on child rape charges in Massachusetts. Prosectutors are accusing Thomas Dupre (doo-PRAY&#39;) of molesting two boys in the 1970s while he was a parish priest.
Bulgaria is still committed to the EU's Nabucco gas pipeline project despite signing a deal with Russia on its South Stream pipeline, President Georgy Parvanov said Sunday.
Tiger Woods carded a last round 67 to win the World Golf Championship event here at The Grove by eight shots from England's Ian Poulter and Adam Scott of Australia.
Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia was in the capital to launch a new jewellery collection of Gitanjali Gems but the event turned chaotic with media persons mobbing her and bouncers trying to keep them away.
The long and winding road back to Foxborough for Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch took another unexpected turn yesterday when Branch filed two grievances against the team not long after the Patriots refused to accept trade offers from the Seattle Seahawks or New York Jets by a 4 p.m. deadline imposed by the Patriots.
Medication mistakes injure well over 1.5 million Americans every year, a toll too often unrecognized and unfought, says a sobering call to action.
Looks like the Greatest Show on Turf is in high gear &#151; on offense and defense. Torry Holt caught two long touchdown passes and Adam Archuleta returned a fumble 93 yards Monday night, keying the Rams' 28-21 victory over Tampa Bay.
The United Auto Workers union extended its contract with General Motors Corp. on an \
Internet search engine giant Google Inc. trumped analysts&#39; revenue forecasts in its first quarter as a public company, but still fell far short of the mark on earnings.
A survey shows that malware-infected botnet PCs have overtaken denial-of-service attacks as the top security issue facing Internet service providers and others.
The beautifully acted ensemble film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Witnesses\u00e2\u0080\u009d sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.
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The White House withdrew the nomination of John Rizzo to be the CIA's top attorney on Tuesday after months of controversy over his role in the agency's interrogation policy.
Globalization Institute recommends PCs be sold without operating systems to allow for OS competition and innovation.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul left here on Monday to attend the Iraq conference in Egypt&#39;s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi will call a confidence in the lower house of parliament to test support for his administration after an ally deserted his centre-left coalition, a party leader said on Tuesday.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Jamaica Cancer Society will be intensifying its efforts to increase the level of awareness among women about the disease.
Commerce Secretary nominee Carlos M. Gutierrez won widespread praise for his sales abilities as the head of the world's largest cereal maker. He will need all of those talents as the Bush administration's point man in the campaign to revitalize the beleaguered U.S. manufacturing sector.
Miller Brewing Co. has apologized for failing to include black artists on its series of cans commemorating the 50th anniversary of rock &#39;n&#39; roll.
Former president Suharto, who ruled Indonesia for more than three decades, has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator, doctors said.
For those who love New England's mild summer weather, scientists have some advice: enjoy it while you can.
A scheme allowing motorists to drive along the hard shoulder is to be rolled out across the country.
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Former Rangers and Everton manager Walter Smith has been offered the job as Scotland manager, Sky Sports News reported Monday. Smith has long been favourite to succeed Berti Vogts, who quit
Two bomb blasts killed at least 11 people near the country's capital city Tuesday morning, Pakistani police said.
International envoys mediating in talks  on the future of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo on Monday will try  to stop them immediately coming to a standstill on the  independence issue, the European Union's envoy said.
Telling people off activates a part of the brain linked to enjoyment and satisfaction, say scientists.
President Bush's nominee for secretary of health and human services said Tuesday that states could provide health insurance to more people if they had \
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Lovers seeking a private tryst may come face to face with the taxman in Honduras.
Serigne Saliou Mbacke, Senegal's spiritual leader whose image was ever-present in the homes of his millions of followers, has died. He was 92.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  would consider working with a group of investment banks behind a rival trading platform if its bid for the London Stock Exchange  fails, Chief Executive Bob Greifeld told three British newspapers.
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For all but the two Blackburn Rovers fans who spoilt an otherwise thrilling afternoon&#39;s entertainment by targeting Dwight Yorke for racist abuse, this was a classic to savour.
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Global warming is set to accelerate in the Arctic and bring drastic change for people and wildlife in coming decades, according to a draft report that has opened cracks among nations in the region about how to slow the thaw.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Hecklers angry at the government shouted over the sound of choirs at the funeral on Tuesday of Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator whose repressive rule from 1973 to 1990 made him infamous around the world for human rights abuses.
Recent months have seen AMD taking an upper hand over Intel in the chip market. And the latest news is another new indication that Intel is struggling to keep up with the pace they once spearheaded.
The world's largest mining group, BHP Billington Ltd.,  is considering a rival bid for aluminum producer Alcan Inc.  and has hired an investment bank, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
New Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed some critics of the Iraq war to his youthful circle of senior Cabinet ministers Thursday, underlining his ambition to heal rifts over the conflict and win back the support of disenchanted.
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Wildly-popular Russian Maria Sharapova and American superstar Serena Williams will tangle in Monday night&#39;s blockbuster title match at the $3 million season-ending WTA Tour Championships.
French citizens queued at Ivory Coast's main airport on Wednesday to flee their former West African colony as violent anti-French protesters massed for a fifth day in support of President Laurent Gbagbo.
For some investors, the misery of subprime loans, exploding adjustable rate mortgages and slumping sales mean one thing: opportunity.
Wednesday&#39;s 17th annual World AIDS Day will be observed locally with a 6 pm gathering in front of the historic Butler County Courthouse.
Separated from his fellow fishermen, Cache Seel clung to the hull of the Big Valley as the 92-foot crab boat slammed against the waves of the churning Bering Sea.
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When Genzyme Inc. breaks down its revenue this year, there's a big hole: treatment of cancer.
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A start-up wants sports enthusiasts and others to capture video by wearing its tiny video camera.
Missouri running back Damien Nash, who left the team in November, is entering the NFL draft.
If the Airbus aircraft design and manufacturing firm put its stamp on aviation history last week, Texarkana, Texas, to some degree, put its stamp on the company s newest product.
ACCRA, Ghana -- This small West African nation may seem a bit ho hum compared to much of the restive continent, with its functioning democracy, paved roads, friendly police, and growing economy.
The discovery of 10 letter bombs has prompted a police warning to the public to exercise caution. Bedfordshire Police said none of the improvised devices - containing lighter fluid - had ignited, despite the fact that some had been opened.
A man has pleaded no contest to a federal misdemeanor for starting a fire in the Mendocino National Forest a year ago that burned 6,058 acres and cost &#36;33 million to suppress.
Cash is not trash, it's the basis for a successful financial life. Having some money stowed away for a rainy day will keep the tax bill, unexpected illness, or a broken appliance from stealing your peace of mind. Having an additional amount put away for a future stock market purchase is even better.
The Foreign Ministry issued a formal protest on Friday over security for Belarusians participating in student programs in the United States after two students were killed.
It should be no surprise that Goose Gossage, who exceeded 100 relief innings a season four times in his career, is rooting for Scott Proctor, who worked in more than half the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 games last season.
If you have planetary vision, want to be on the cutting edge and don't get bored easily, the European Space Agency may be looking for you.
British Airways&#39; chief executive, Rod Eddington, warned yesterday that he was preparing for a long, hard winter as the high cost of fuel eats into the national flag carrier&#39;s profits.
Oil prices eased on Monday after  rebels in Nigeria withdrew a threat to target oil operations,  but lingering concerns over stretched supplies ahead of winter  kept prices close to $50.
Alex Dobin can take down a terrorist at 1,000 yards, rip up enemy ground forces with RPGs, and maneuver tanks, helicopters and jets bristling with America&#39;s deadliest weapons.
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Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. HLGc.TO  announced the terms of its proposal to buy out minority  shareholders on Tuesday, just one day after U.S. regulators  charged both Black and the company with fraud.
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FOR years, American sport has glanced smugly towards the Old World and pontificated about the European disease of crowd violence at sporting events.
The OECD is to mount a fresh probe into UK anti-bribery laws following the scrapping of an inquiry into BAE.
The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recommended that the commission effectively ban the lead in children's metal jewelry, citing the risk of lead poisoning.
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The owners of a five-bedroomed house in southwestern England are giving it away to the person who buys the giant mural that star street artist Banksy sprayed on one of its outside walls three years ago.
The US shortage of flu vaccine has been so troublesome to health officials that the World Health Organization has called a summit to help prevent it from happening again.
Brazilian steel firm CSN wants to make a rival bid for Corus before the Anglo-Dutch group's shareholders meet on December 4 to consider an offer from India's Tata Steel.
Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney stepped up tit-for-tat attacks on the eve of Tuesday's key Republican presidential primary that will pit the two in fierce battle.
ROMA - La Cgil prende le distanze dalla manovra finanzaria del governo. Il segretario generale Guglielmo Epifani condanna senza appello la proposta Berusconi-Siniscalco: &quot;Non vogliamo essere corresponsabili
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday traveled to Iraq and appealed for more international support for the millions of people uprooted by war and violence.
Britain stressed it was &quot;on the same page&quot; as Washington after the government announced its first large-scale troop withdrawal since the onset of the Iraq war, while the United States ramped up its presence there.
TAMPA -- Everywhere Michael Vick turned, there were red Tampa Bay Buccaneers jerseys. Making one of the NFL's most exciting players look ordinary for much of the day, the Bucs dominated Atlanta, 27-0, yesterday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship. Simeon Rice became the 22d player in league history to reach 100 sacks, getting Vick ...
The dollar crept up on Wednesday, enjoying some respite from recent falls due to caution ahead of an announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.
Coca-Cola Co.  said on Wednesday  it had completed a deal to buy Philippine firm San Miguel  Corp.'s  stake in a soft drink venture for $590  million.
Environmentalists in Russia are finding an unlikely ally in the Kremlin as it works to stall projects by oil companies on an island unfathomably rich with oil and gas.
Intel Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, is on the verge of making its biggest push yet into mobile consumer electronics, seeking to replicate its success in mobile personal devices, as well as personal computers long before that.
Israel renewed its threat on Monday to remove Yasser Arafat but hinted it had delayed taking action against the Palestinian president to avoid complicating a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
One in five herbal products tied to an ancient Indian form of alternative medicine could contain potentially toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, a new survey finds.
Footballer David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria were met by a crush of fans and photographers at Los Angeles International Airport as the celebrity couple embarked on a new chapter in the United States.
Shoaib Akhtar has said current England captain Andrew Strauss should continue to lead the side on their Ashes tour of Australia.
BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 13 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon conceded Wednesday that the United States had succeeded in achieving one of its key objectives at the climate conference here, blocking a proposal that called on industrialized nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40...
Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels has been given a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season, the club announced on Tuesday.
A BBC film crew captures footage of a rare frog waving, wrestling and courting for the first time.
Thousands of people gathered in parks, halls and churches around New Zealand on Tuesday as the country buried Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest.
AFRICA/KENYA - \u00c2\u0093Kenya Vision 2030\u00c2\u0094: un progetto di sviluppo di lungo termine per trasformare il Kenya in una potenza economica Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Un piano strategico che mira a delineare gli interventi chiave a livello sociale ed economico e che stabilisce l\u00c2\u0092ordine e i responsabili degli interventi\u00c2\u0094. Cos\u00c3\u00ac il Ministro della Pianificazione del Kenya, Henry Obwocha, desc...
The Supreme Court ordered a rerun of the head-to-head presidential contest between Western-leaning Viktor Yushchenko and the Kremlin-backed candidate on Dec. 26, setting off rejoicing Friday by opposition supporters who waved orange flags and ignited fireworks as they chanted \
At least 14 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a public market in the southern Philippine city of General Santos. About twenty others were injured, many of them critically, and were taken to four hospitals in the city.
Talks in Germany to secure a new global trade deal have collapsed, says a European Union official.
Avram Grant insists he is not Roman Abramovich&#39;s stooge and did not play a role in Jose Mourinho&#39;s dramatic departure from Chelsea.
In one of the highest profile abductions yet, kidnappers Tuesday seized Margaret Hassan, the head of CARE International in Iraq and one of the best-known aid workers in the region.
IBM&#39;s $5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software vendor Cognos took a step forward on Thursday as European regulators gave their approval to the deal.
These days, the violence in Iraq&#39;s third-largest city is more like The Sopranos than Black Hawk Down. By Jim Macmillan, AP. About 40 dead bodies turned up across Mosul last week.
It's dusk in the Philippine capital Manila and the five-storey office of Advanced Contact Solutions Inc. (ACS) is beginning to fill up.
There&#39;s been a lukewarm reaction to a British-backed Middle East conference. Israel says it will boycott the meeting pencilled in for February in London.
BANGALORE: A cry of delight from Michael Kasprowicz reverberated over the roar of the crowd. It wasn&#39;t the last wicket - Harbhajan Singh&#39;s - but Rahul Dravid&#39;s.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 8 -- Sri Lanka's highest court ordered police on Friday to stop expelling ethnic Tamils from the capital, a lawyer said, after rights groups warned that the recent removal of hundreds of Tamils could further fuel a 24-year ethnic separatist conflict.
Everyone knew Sunday&#39;s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens was going to be a defensive struggle, but very quietly each team had designs on a big offensive day.
Washington&#39;s new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely Wednesday as its move to the nation&#39;s capital teetered on the brink of collapse.
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An 11-year-old schoolboy dies at a Gaelic football training session in Drumquin, County Tyrone.
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Asian share markets were flat on Tuesday, ignoring weaker oil prices and a mild rise in U.S. stock markets, and the dollar paused as officials in Europe and Japan fretted about its recent decline.
The Bills announced Wednesday that they would grant Drew Bledsoe's request to be cut and would waive the 12-year veteran.
Il presidente Napolitano avviera' da domani le consultazioni
Google Inc. on Thursday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives for documents, e-mails, instant messages and past Web searches.
The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a preliminary  cease-fire while talks took place on rebel demands for  autonomy, a rebel leader said on Wednesday.
Music stars will take part in eight concerts around the world in July to highlight the threat of global warming.
com. The Yankees finished off the Twins on Saturday with yet another dramatic comeback, taking a 6-5 decision in 11 innings at the Metrodome to win the American League Division Series, three games to one.
In New England college football history, only Doug Flutie and Glenn Foley of Boston College have thrown for 10,000 yards.
France's Defense Ministry said on   Saturday it could not confirm a newspaper report quoting French   secret services as saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had   died but would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret   papers.
Authorities struggled Saturday against adverse weather conditions to determine the extent of an oil spill from a Malaysia-flagged cargo vessel that foundered in frigid waters off Alaska&#39;s Aleutian Islands.
LAS VEGAS  -   Microsoft and Ford Motor are adding emergency-call capability with no monthly fee to Sync - their joint, in-car wireless system that lets drivers control cellphones and music players with voice commands - in a challenge to General Motors' OnStar technology.
WASHINGTON - Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a \
Venezuela softened its tone on Tuesday over a threat to stop oil sales to America, with a top official saying a supply cut would be undesirable a day after world oil prices rose due to President Hugo Chavez's warning.
The genetic map of a type of teeny-weeny ocean algae could have a big impact on how scientists try to protect the Earth&#39;s oceans from greenhouse gases.
A sputtering job market has convinced economists at key U.S. investment banks that the Federal Reserve will need to resort to a steeper half-percentage point interest rate cut when it meets later this month.
Johnny Knoxville has filed for divorce from his wife of 12 years. The \
Playbill - Michael Korie may be the author of the most intricate lyrics of the 2006-07 Broadway season. Certainly, he is the author of the oddest.
THE FEDS have fingered the collar of a Connecticut computer hacker. He&#39;s been charged with flogging copies of Microsoft Windows proprietary source code.
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We tried to use search marketing to promote a movie with a limited time frame and zero dollars. Share the lessons learned.
Republican hopefuls for the US presidency are holding a third TV debate, with immigration likely to dominate.
At the $27 million Creation Museum evolution gets its continual comeuppance, while biblical revelations are treated as gospel.
XM and Sirius feel the urge to merge.  What does the future hold for the former rivals?
The government tightened security around Kenya's parliament Tuesday for its first session since a disputed presidential election
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Indiana first lady Maggie Kernan is heading overseas this week, taking with her a cargo of letters written by Indiana schoolchildren.
The Monday night stage still belongs to Jerry Rice, and the Seahawks receiver proved it last night. Rice caught the game&#39;s opening touchdown, then made a fantastic catch in traffic in the fourth quarter that
Usually cheered by an impending rate cut, investors reacted to the Fed minutes with anxiety that the economy is heading toward a recession.
Although Brian Clough retired from management 11 years ago, he continued to monitor football with his usual passion. He followed the fortunes of his son, Nigel - the player-manager at Burton
Company releases two new products: VMware Fusion for Mac lets Windows applications run on the Mac OS; free VMware Player 2 runs virtual appliances on Windows or Linux.
A fire described as the worst in  Madrid's history ravaged a 32-story skyscraper in the Spanish  capital's financial district on Sunday, causing no injuries,  but the tower stayed upright despite fears of collapse.
LONDON -- An Indian doctor was charged yesterday in connection with the London and Glasgow terrorism plot. Sabeel Ahmed, of Liverpool, became the third person to face charges in the case. Police said he withheld information that could have prevented terrorism. He is the brother of Kafeel Ahmed, who allegedly drove a Jeep into Glasgow's airport, and the cousin of ...
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Former world number one Lindsay Davenport, who gave birth to her first child in June, will face fellow American Laura Granville in the Auckland Open first round following the draw on Saturday.
Sorry for frightening you in any way Lisa Nowak, the former NASA astronaut now most famous for facing changes of attempted kidnapping, and accusations of nappy-wearing, has apologised to the woman she is accused of attacking.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There were plenty of tried-and-true techniques used in this year's Super Bowl ads &#151; talking animals, Clydesdale horses, celebrity cameos. But then came Gladys Knight as a rugby player, an airborne '72 Impala and a \
Major Asian stock markets fell as much as 8 percent as panicky investors feared a U.S. recession could derail global economic growth, and a sharp drop in U.S. stock index futures pointed to heavy selling in New York later on Tuesday.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has converted to Catholicism, a long-rumored move, British media reported Saturday.
The European Commissioner in charge of the single market, Charlie McCreevy, said Thursday he is restarting a consultation with industry with the aim of simplifying the European Union&#39;s approach to copyright levies.
BBC Click examines the explosion in sites supporting user generated content such as YouTube.
The British and French Formula One grands prix have been saved after teams struck a deal with Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday, according to Minardi boss Paul Stoddart.
Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, grappling with the violence blighting Iraq, lived up to his tough image on Sunday by declaring martial law.
U.S. stocks were little changed on Thursday, as optimism about technology profits helped cancel out worries about how much the credit crunch has hurt the economy, after disappointing earnings from Bank of America.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s biggest retailer, posted a 13 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its outlook
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HOUSTON Now it&#39;s Roy Oswalt&#39;s (OHZ&#39;-wahltz) turn to try to pitch the Houston Astros to their first playoff series victory.
International donors that pledged  billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq meet in Tokyo this week as  the United States seeks outside help to stabilize the country.
TenXc Wireless Inc., an innovator in Intelligent Radio Frequency solutions for enhanced wireless network capacity and quality, today announced the availability of its DCS Bi-Sector Array, a new spectral capacity enhancement solution in the 1800 MHz band for GSM, EDGE, and UMTS network growth.
A judge dismissed former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit's defamation lawsuit against an Arizona newspaper that said the Democrat had lied to investigators about his relationship with a Washington intern who was later found dead.
After years of booming sales  supported by videotapes, DVDs and the Internet, the adult film  industry is being challenged by easy video-sharing Web sites  offering explicit content for free.
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Iran is to move its foreign currency reserves from dollars to euros as the US continues to press for sanctions against Tehran.
Robyn Troup went from Grammy Awards star to \
World stocks fell sharply on Monday,  battered by fears of U.S. recession and investor disappointment  about a fiscal rescue plan promoted by the U.S. administration.
Delta Air Lines Inc. expects to report a much wider loss for the third quarter due to one-time charges, higher oil prices and a decline in its domestic passenger-mile yield, the airline said Friday.
The chairman of Nigeria's ruling party resigns following a bitter row with President Olusegun Obasanjo.
JERUSALEM: Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon made an impassioned defense of his disengagement plan at the start of a crunch debate in Parliament Monday as 16 Palestinians were killed by troops in the Gaza Strip.
ROMA, 29 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Dal 10 ottobre chi sale su un treno senza senza biglietto o con un biglietto non convalidato pagher\u00c3\u00a0 una sanzione da 25 euro, oltre al prezzo dell&#39;intero biglietto. Lo comunica Trenitalia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia began its tentative experiment in democracy yesterday as thousands of men filed into schools, government offices, and streetside tents to cast what for many were the first votes of their lives.
A local researcher&#39;s invitation to participate in a federal drug-safety board meeting was rescinded after he spoke out about his concerns regarding the safety of some arthritis drugs.
Today, February 24th, is the 20th anniversary of the discovery of Supernova 1987A (SN1987A), the most famous supernova of our time.
The opening round of the three-million-US-dollar Paris Masters has produced some spectacular scenes as players displayed their strength at the last tournament of the Masters series.
A Turkish court blocks access to the video-sharing website YouTube amid a row over clips insulting Ataturk.
Business & money: Wall Street is bracing itself for impact when monoline and monorail collide
Programmer pilot fish works for a big company, but at night he also teaches some introductory computing courses at the local technical college -- and one new student looks familiar.
Real Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon would like Liverpool target Fernando Morientes to stay at the Bernabeu but admits he may not be able to satisfy the striker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s desire for first-team football.
The State Department said on Friday  it believed a blast at an Islamabad hotel was probably caused  by a bomb, differing from the Pakistani view that it appeared  to be the result of an electrical fault.
The Philips VOIP841 connects your calls without a computer. In Gear Factor.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Friday  he wants a better financial deal with Indian-owned casinos,  which share none of their revenue with the state.
There are 19 macaque species in Asia and one in Africa, and they are said to be second only to human beings in their wide geographical distribution.
Lament over Ultravox vuln A brace of bugs in Winamp pose a serious security risk for users of the popular media player package, security watchers warn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Search engine Google has plans to introduce a new service that lets users search complete texts of books and helps publishers sell them.
LONDON - Tony Blair is under increasing pressure to apologize for misrepresenting intelligence about Saddam Hussein&#39;s weapons, but the British prime minister continued to hold his ground against attacks from his political opposition.
InfoWorld - Motorola&#8217;s Greg Brown was channeling Winston Churchill last week when he announced his company&#8217;s plans to take on the BlackBerry market with wireless devices for all manner of enterprise jobs.
Four years ago, &quot;Meet the Parents&quot; became a runaway hit. The sequel, &quot;Meet the Fockers,&quot; manages to keep the laughs rolling, but the jokes are a bit too familiar.
NEW YORK, Nov 30 Reuters) - Carson Palmer connected with T.J. Houshmandzadeh for the home team's only touchdown of the game as the Cincinnati Bengals beat Baltimore 13-7 on Thursday to prevent the Ravens from becoming the first team to reach the playoffs.
Fighting has broken out in a region of Democratic Republic of Congo near Rwanda between rival factions within Congo&#39;s supposedly unified national army.
The Daily News said Wednesday that it would become the first major newspaper in the country capable of printing full color on every page.
U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into insurgent-heavy neighborhoods and stormed police stations in Mosul on Tuesday, launching an offensive to retake parts of this northern Iraqi city where militants staged a mass uprising last week in support of insurgents in Fallujah.
including this week&#39;s road game against mighty Philly - to have any kind of shot at the sixth playoff spot in the NFC. Even if
The world's third largest cigarette group, Japan Tobacco Inc , on Thursday made a 7.5 billion pound ($14.7 billion) cash offer for rival Gallaher Group Plc , sources close to the situation said.
The contentious SKIL bill \u00e2\u0080\u0094 or Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act of 2006 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 is about to set off an old-fashioned donnybrook between immigration supporters and opponents before the lame-duck Congress fades into history.
The Newtlite is designed to bathe the dark sea in a vivid daytime glow while withstanding the crushing pressure of ultradeep water.
Previously unknown manuscripts by Johann   Sebastian Bach, recently discovered in Germany, prove that the   prolific German composer was a virtuoso even as a teenager,   researchers said on Thursday.
TORONTO - A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device, infringed on another company&#39;s patent - but sent the case back to a lower court for some of the claims to be reconsidered.
More than 50,000 residents in the  Indonesian capital have sought treatment for conditions ranging  from coughs to diarrhea after days of floods and authorities  are monitoring for more serious diseases, officials said on  Monday.
In a new post on his blog, Lukas Smith warns developers working with autoload and byte code caches that things may not be as speedy as they might seem.   While it seems kind of nice one must be weary of the idea that they speed up your code. If you are running a byte code cache (which anyone who cares about performance of course does) you will get quite the opposite.   He includes a quote from an IRC log with Rasmus Lerdorf as to the reason why. Mainly, it has to do with the fact that autoload is runtime dependent as opposed to the byte codes which are handled and cached when working with apc.   So, what does this mean for performance? If you really want to squeeze those few extra bits of time out of the execution of your scripts, static includes are the way to go.
George Feldenkreis, chairman of fashion giant Perry Ellis International, talks about the difficulties of taking fashion green and why his company will continue to try.
MONTREAL -- For the third quarter of 2004, BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE - News News) reported revenue of $4.8 billion, up 3.3% and EBITDA(1) of $1.
The U.S., Britain and Australia warned Thursday that terrorists may be plotting attacks in the central Philippines, the site of next week's summit of Asian leaders.
A golfer plunked in the face by an errant ball was unable to convince a jury that the man who hit him was negligent for failing to yell \
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BAGHDAD - Iraq will hold national elections on January 27, the country&#39;s vice-president Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Friday. The war-torn country is currently ruled by an interim government appointed last June
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Pop star Michael Jackson  was taken to a hospital emergency room with the flu on Tuesday  and his child molestation trial was suspended for a week, the  judge in the case said.
L'offerta del gruppo piacentino terminera' il 13 giugno
Babies don't come with remote controls or even an OFF switch.  Do the promises made by high-tech baby gadgets set up new parents for increased burnout and disappointment?
WITH the heavens set to open over Melbourne this morning, one of Australia&#39;s biggest bookmakers predicts a rush of money so large for Irish galloper Vinnie Roe that he will become the new favourite for today&#39;s Melbourne Cup.
NASA has released three new stunning color pictures taken by the Cassini spacecraft exploring the planet Saturn. The images show the giant planet, its golden rings and several moons.
Twenty-three Palestinians and three Israelis were killed as Israel's army struck back after a rocket attack.
A group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq has said it executed two Macedonian men it accused of spying for US forces, Al-Jazeera television reported.
A Republican state lawmaker countered a Senate colleague's dispersal of an anti-polygamy book by passing out materials to fellow legislators defending the practice as natural and not necessarily harmful.
China has decided to raise its benchmark one-year lending rate to 5.58 percent from 5.31 percent with effect, the first such move in nearly a decade, the central bank said on its website.
NEW YORK - Concerns about slowing growth in China sparked a selloff in commodities futures this past week, but some Wall Street watchers remain bullish about companies that produce what's called \
TORONTO (CP) - Canadian gold producers Goldcorp Inc. and Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. have struck a friendly $2.4 billion merger deal to create a company with more than 1.1 million ounces of gold production a year.
Florida's key citrus producing region has emerged unscathed from its latest weekend night of unusually low temperatures, an industry official said on Monday.
&quot;BE not dismayed,&quot; sang the Pitcairn Islanders, all wearing their best clothes, in a white, wooden church high above Bounty Bay.
Bangalore, Nov 15 (UNI) Indian IT majors Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd today announced separate agreements with Microsoft Corp, the world&#39;s largest software maker, to deliver applications and solutions to their global customers based on Microsoft
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets was cited for possession of marijuana before boarding a team flight, but the star forward said the drug was left in his bag by a friend.
Risultato netto primo trimestre 2007 in rosso 135 mln euro
Stampa, la compagnia tedesca vorrebbe una quota maggiore
A Palermo, 63enne non era affetta da patologie particolari
As he worked his way to salsa stardom, Marc Anthony said he saw the tragic career of the Puerto Rican performer he plays in an upcoming movie as inspiration and a warning to avoid industry pitfalls.
Arkansas's attorney general said Wednesday he will reject a proposed voter-backed initiative aimed at barring unmarried couples from adopting or fostering children. A conservative group hoped to use the ban to keep gay couples from becoming foster parents.
La bozza di riforma della secondaria superiori scatena protesteE' la volta dei docenti di educazione musicale: \
Chelsea Newton scored 19 points, and Rutgers snapped a 12-game losing streak to Connecticut with a 76-62 victory yesterday at Piscataway, N.J.
Former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Raphael Eitan drowns after being swept into the Mediterranean Sea.
CHICAGO - A woman who is suing William Kennedy Smith said yesterday that the member of the prominent political family sexually assaulted her five years ago &quot;in a manner that will haunt me to the day I die.
US military officials in Iraq say US warplanes carried an air strike early Friday against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah, an insurgent stonghold west of Baghdad.
By all accounts here, Enzo Baldoni, the latest victim in Iraq of a videotaped killing at unknown hands, was a kind, light-hearted man.
Boeing Co. on Wednesday posted an 84 percent drop in quarterly profit on charges related to two aircraft programs, but it beat forecasts and said it sees stronger growth through 2006.
A French-American reporter is released by kidnappers in Iraq but three European journalists remain missing.
LONDON British Airways reported a 26 percent increase in second-quarter profit on Monday, but warned that it expected a tough winter, as fuel prices remain high, and competition stiff.
NEW YORK, November 8  - Limited Brands Inc (LTD.NYS) has raised its 3Q04 and full-year earnings forecast, while increasing the offer price of its share buyback programme.
Privatisation and trade liberalisation policies foisted on developing countries in return for financial help are often bad for the poor, according to a confidential government paper.
The race is forcing a generation of Americans to examine the decisions they made back then.
Chinese &quot;twins&quot; have sued a hospital over an apparent mix up of babies 21 years ago until they were reunited by chance and neighbours&#39; complaints.
Despite being named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, Eli Manning said he is committed to becoming a better, more consistent quarterback next season.
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie meet heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio at the premiere of The Aviator.
A leading cigarette company says its sales fell sharply in the Irish Republic since the smoking ban.
Authorities late Friday said a Kansas woman who had a miscarriage earlier this year confessed to strangling a pregnant Missouri woman in her home and then cutting the baby from her womb -- a crime the local sheriff described as the most gruesome
Want a window into so-called telemetric manufacturing methods of the future? Performance artists at the Sundance Film Festival created a virtual sweatshop in Second Life that makes real jeans. Is it art for money or money for art?.
Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Thursday the Islamic Republic would target U.S. interests around the world if it came under attack over its disputed nuclear program.
The Bush Administration was under court order not to discard evidence of detainee torture months before the CIA destroyed videotapes that revealed some of its harshest tactics
Canadians of Ukrainian descent asked the Canadian government to fund travel for up to 1,500 observers to Ukraine to monitor a second try at elections, set for December 26.
Burdensome state and local  regulations hurt efforts to build housing that is affordable  for low- and middle-income people, and the problem has only  worsened over the past decade, a U.S. government report said on  Monday.
Presidente afghano ordina l'apertura di un'inchiesta
Dell will set out Thursday to conquer markets dominated by Apple, Hewlett-Packard and others with products that include its first small digital music player, photo printer and plasma TV.
A Supreme Court decision makes it easier to remove potential jurors who express ambivalence about the death penalty.
It may have been raining outside in Seville today but it didn&#39;t dampen the mood of either the Spanish or American teams, as they appeared before the world&#39;s press.
About.com and PriceGrabber Partner for Product Shopping Reviews  About.com, the consumer advice and information portal, today announced the continued build out of its commerce capabilities through a partnership with PriceGrabber.com, the comparison shopping site. Visitors seeking comparison shopping tips on About.com can link easily to the PriceGrabber engine through the \
New Delhi: Bharti Tele-Ventures along with six other mobile operators in the South-East Asian region have formed a joint venture company called Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd with an aim to create a common regional cellular infrastructure.
This account of a famous double poisoning and ensuing trial is a heady tale of sin, sex, jealousy and revenge in sepia-toned Manhattan.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Mentre si attende la conclusione della Conferenza di pace per il Kivu i combattimenti continuano Goma (Agenzia Fides)- Il 22 gennaio \u00c3\u00a8 prevista la conclusione della Conferenza di pace per il nord e il sud Kivu che si tiene a Goma, capoluogo del nord Kivu, nell\u00c2\u0092est della Repubblica Democratica del Congo (vedi Fides 8/1/2008). Lo ha annunciato il ...
Bombardier, the commercial aircraft maker, posted a quarterly loss after writing off its investment in the Metronet Rail subway unit in Britain.
SPACE.com / To most common terrestrial dwellers, there's no place like Earth. But new simulations show that many Earth-like planets might exist outside of our solar system.
LONDON: A leading Indian bio-tech firm is on the cusp of manufacturing a revolutionary new, UK-developed vaccine, which would not require to be refrigerated and thus sweep away one of the biggest drawbacks of the preventive jab since Jenner introduced
Israeli rabbinic authorities have abruptly called on Jews to shun a major Christian tourism event, baffling and upsetting evangelical groups that traditionally have been big supporters of the Jewish state.

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After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
Ali Gerba scored three goals in the first half and Canada reached the Gold Cup semifinals for the second time in the last four tournaments with a 3-0 win over Guatemala on Saturday.
A US gamer builds a machine to help him reach the final points he needed to finish a game.
Dell gets set to roll out its PowerEdge 1855 blade server line a home-grown design, this month.
TONY BLAIR was today set to urge unionists and republicans to do the deal to transform Northern Ireland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deadlocked peace process.
Probably the best that can be said for Providence is that the Friars never gave up cranking shots at Kevin Regan. But they were all blanks.
US hedge funds do not need more regulation or monitoring, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in written responses released on Tuesday to questions from lawmakers.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden released a videotape on the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, in which he praised one of the hijackers who attacked the United States, CNN reported on Tuesday.
Toyota, Japan's biggest automaker, plans to invest some 100 billion yen ($830 million) to build a sport utility vehicle plant in Mississippi, the Nikkei business daily said on Tuesday.
NASA had briefly considered delaying next Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mission after an independent group of engineers raised concerns about microscopic cracks in three heat shield panels that protect the shuttle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wings.
Tina Dolfi, tifosa della Fiorentina, ha festeggiato i suoi 100 anni guardando dalla tribuna d'onore,...
The new DRX-710UL-T allows users to record up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5 GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media.
Peyton Manning made the most of his first  chance at Super Bowl glory, refusing to let the elements rain  on his parade as he marched the Colts to a 29-17 victory over  the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Wisconsin is almost the kind of state Hillary Rodham Clinton would have invented to win a Democratic presidential primary, brimming with whites and working class voters who usually support her. A poor performance there Tuesday would raise big questions about her candidacy.
Your retirement dreams are probably riding on your 401(k) plan. Is it up to the job?
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Cable-modem service provider Comcast said Wednesday that it would welcome a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)&#160;investigation into its broadband traffic management practices.FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, speaking at the&#160;Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas&#160;on Tuesday, said the commission would investigate&#160;complaints that Comcast was blocking some peer-to-peer (P-to-P) traffic. An Associated Press investigation published in October found that Comcast was slowing traffic connected through the popular BitTorrent file-sharing program.A Comcast spokeswoman said Wednesday that the company had not yet received information requests from the FCC. Comcast, in a statement, also defended its practice of sometimes slowing P-to-P traffic during peak traffic times.&quot;We look forward to responding to any FCC inquiries regarding our broadband network management,&quot; David Cohen, Comcast&#39;s executive vice president, said in the statement. &quot;We believe our practices are in accordance with the FCC&#39;s policy statement on the Internet where the commission clearly recognized that reasonable network management is necessary for the good of all customers.&quot;Comcast will work with the FCC to better inform customers about broadband network management, the statement said. &quot;Comcast does not, has not, and will not block any Web sites or online applications, including peer-to-peer services,&quot; Cohen said.Martin also said the FCC would look into complaints that Verizon Wireless and other wireless carriers were blocking access to text-messaging on their networks. In September,&#160;Verizon Wireless denied Naral Pro-Choice America, an abortion rights group, access&#160;when the group asked to allow Verizon customers to sign up for its text-messaging alerts.&#160;Verizon reversed the decision a day later.A Verizon Wireless spokeswoman didn&#39;t immediately respond to a request for comments on Martin&#39;s CES speech.In December, eight consumer and public-interest groups -- including Public Knowledge, the Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union -- filed a complaint with the FCC, saying mobile phone providers should not be able to block text messages from political groups and advertisers.Public Knowledge and Free Press, both critical of provider traffic blocking, praised Martin&#39;s CES statements. Public Knowledge is pleased that the FCC is &quot;willing to stand by their principles to protect American consumers,&quot; the group said in a statement. &quot;We look forward to FCC proceedings that will determine what are legitimate uses of power by telecom companies, and which are not.&quot;
The NBA All-Star weekend has taken on the look of a class reunion in recent years with the top picks of the 2003 draft hogging centre stage.
U.S. stocks rebounded on Monday after  easing oil prices gave investors relief, while generally  positive earnings announcements from retailers fueled the  improved sentiment.
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.
Iran tops the list of \
Brought in last year to turn Kraft around, chief executive Irene B. Rosenfeld wants to redefine the company and invigorate her staff by encouraging risk taking.
India is to build a pipeline into Nepal to ensure smooth supply of petroleum products in the Himalayan nation torn by an increasingly violent Maoist insurgency, an Indian oil official said on Thursday.
A stronger-than-forecast 132,000 jobs were created in November, according to a government report on Friday that implied the U.S. economy had more underlying resilience than previously thought.
On Saturday the presidential nominating fight carried the intensity normally reserved for the closing days of a general election campaign.
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether cable companies must open their high-speed lines to rival Internet providers.
According to this new post from Derick Rethans, the eZ Components group has release the latest edition of their component set - version 2007.2.   Today we released the next version of eZ Components. In this release, there are two new components.  These two new components are:  Tree - enables you to create, manipulate and query tree structures (with multiple compatible backends for gathering the data from) Webdav - allows for the quick and easy setup of a WebDAV-enabled server.   You can find out more about these components and many more included in the component library at the project's website (as well as this latest download).
Paul Davis and Kelvin Torbert led a balanced offense with 15 points each and No. 23 Michigan State beat North Carolina-Asheville 92-63 on Wednesday night.
World oil prices jumped briefly on  Wednesday after a television station in Tulsa, Oklahoma -- the  No. 62 U.S. media market -- posted an erroneous story about a  refinery fire on its Web site.
Cuba's Episcopal Church is to consecrate the first female bishop in the developing world.
MIAMI _ Florida&#39;s highest court ruled unanimously Thursday that Gov. Jeb Bush, R, violated a &quot;cornerstone of American democracy&quot; when he overrode a court decision and ordered doctors
A robotic arm able to carry out an intricate life-saving heart operation is being pioneered by UK surgeons.
Ukraine's opposition announced plans to block off key roads and teachers went on strike in parts of the country as protests over disputed election results stretched into the fourth day.
I toscani vincono 2-0 a Perugia. Il Torino passa a Pescara, Genoa bloccato dal Verona, risalgono Piacenza e Cesena. Gara sospesa a Bergamo. MILANO, 26 ottobre 2004 - L&#39;Empoli batte il Perugia al Curi, 0-2, e
The concrete is crumbling, trees have grown through the bleachers, and the restrooms are unusable. But thanks to $8 million included in the supplemental state budget signed by Governor Mitt Romney yesterday, Somerville's Dilboy Field has a bright future.
Gary Matthews Jr. apologized to the Los Angeles Angels for causing a distraction to the team during spring training.
Top US Defense officials say President Bush&#39;s plan to reposition American military power overseas is intended to put US forces in a better position to respond to potential conflicts and the threat posed by terrorism. To do that, tens of thousands of ...
The United States said on Wednesday Iran   was \
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson  Inc  said on Friday that 2007 earnings would come in 4  percent to 6 percent lower than last year because of tough  times for U.S. consumers, sending its shares down 7 percent.
Israel's plan to withdraw from some  occupied land aims to rule out a Palestinian state  indefinitely, with full U.S. approval, Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon's chief of staff said on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Johnny Grant, the avuncular honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's No. 1 cheerleader for more than a half-century, has died. He was 84.
Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells. Signs that winters in the Northeast are losing their bite have been abundant in recent years and now researchers have nailed down numbers to show just how big the changes have been.
Ten Air Force Reserve F-16 fighter jets were the cause of the lights seen over parts of central Texas earlier this month that many believed to be UFOs, according to an Air Force Reserve news release.
SEATTLE -- States pressing for continued scrutiny of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices failed to support their argument with evidence, the software maker said in a court filing Friday.
Infineon Technologies, the second-largest chip maker in Europe, said Wednesday that it planned to invest about $1 billion in a new factory in Malaysia to expand its automotive chip business and be closer to customers in the region.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Plenty of people in Florida aren&#39;t thinking beyond Hurricane Charley, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say it&#39;s getting busy in the tropics.
Presidente Ferrari ribadisce importanza mercato asiatico
Roger Federer leads Andre Agassi two sets to one before rain interrupts their US Open quarter-final.
What happens when a philanthropic project becomes so popular that it has trouble keeping up with demand?
Looking for mistakes or fraud can take close examination.
ANKARA - &#39;&#39;Turkish truck driver Mithat Civi, taken hostage in Iraq on Saturday, was released,&#39;&#39; Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Monday.
altitude without the heart-stopping barrel rolls that vexed the craft&#39;s qualifying flight on Wednesday. world altitude record for a fixed-wing aircraft, set in 1963 by the experimental X-15 rocket plane.
Blog: Once again, bloggers ask: is Google moving toward the dark side?
E&#39; iniziata qualche minuto dopo le 10 la prima udienza preliminare per il processo Parmalat. L&#39;Aula Magna del palazzo di giustizia di Milano \u00c3\u00a8 gremita di avvocati. Per ospitare tutte le parti il giudice ha
Yao Ming&#39;s Houston Rockets squeezed past the Sacramento Kings on Thursday in the first NBA game to be played in China, a country the fast-growing basketball league deems a potential marketing mecca.
Premier Haniyeh chiede la liberazione del giornalista
Amphibians are experiencing a precipitous decline across the globe, according to the first comprehensive world survey of the creatures, which include frogs, toads and salamanders.
Ozzy Osbourne surprised the music industry on Tuesday with plans to stage this year's Ozzfest, his annual U.S. summer hard-rock extravaganza, as a first-of-its kind free event.
 reality show a dog
Il Nikkei salito a 390,42 punti in piu' di chiusura ieri
The US government says it will maintain oversight of the internet but with far less hands-on involvement.
Explosives experts are investigating the source of a single, large explosion on a US base in southwest Mosul, Iraq, Task Force Olympia Commander Army Brig.
Tom Shanklin scores a record-equalling four tries as Wales overwhelm Romania.
WILMINGTON -- There were precious few bright spots for the Bruins in 2005-06, but one of them was the play of rookie right wing Brad Boyes. Boyes finished third among NHL rookies in assists (43) and points (69) and earned NHL All-Rookie Team honors.
A doctor who admitted hastening the deaths of two dying babies is cleared of misconduct.
Video choc lo mostra mentre sale su bus diretto a Birmingham
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week amid rising sectarian violence in Iraq and after Iran-Iraq summit in Tehran.
Arts & entertainment: Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan's Atonement picks up seven nominations in Los Angeles
Upset over a soaring trade deficit with China, U.S. manufacturers pressed the Bush administration on Monday to take a hard line with the Chinese on currency and other trade issues.
In sparatoria e' rimasta uccisa una guardia del corpo
BANGKOK : The confirmed death toll in Thailand&#39;s tsunami disaster on Friday rose to 4,541, including 2,230 foreigners. There were 2,128 Thai victims and 183 bodies whose race could not be determined, said
Which of the following four current or potential 2008 presidential candidates registered a higher level of name recognition among registered voters than the other three, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press?
From Moscow to Washington to New Delhi and points in between, dismay and condemnation poured forth Thursday over the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, along with concern for the stability of the volatile region.
John McCain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s campaign is putting his \
ZAGREB, Croatia  - Croatians voted for president  Sunday, with liberal incumbent Stjepan Mesic expected to win a  second term and help shepherd the former Yugoslav republic's  planned 2009 entry into the European Union.

A new fund is the first exchange-traded fund listed in the United States to focus exclusively on mainland Chinese companies.
This has been another month of growth for manufacturing and the economy in general, although the latest monthly report on business from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) indicates that the rate of manufacturing growth is slowing down.
The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Center will begin a campaign in January to flush out the last surviving Nazi war criminals in Germany, the head of the center's Jerusalem office said Sunday.
Unionized editorial employees at Hollinger International Inc.'s Chicago Sun-Times agreed to a tentative new labor contract on Wednesday, averting a threatened strike, a spokeswoman for the employees said.
An injured man was sent to the hospital, Baghdad, Dec. 4, 2004.Twin car bombs blew up near a police station close to the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday, killing six Iraqi policemen and wounding at least 35 others.
OWNERS of the schooner Penelope, Michael and Jeannette Clarke have arranged a part exchange for another vessel which at the moment is being sailed to the Falklands from Germany.
Chris Carpenter was dominant again, showing no mercy to a former teammate. Carpenter carried a shutout into the eighth inning for his 100th career win, outpitching Matt Morris in his return in St. Louis and leading the Cardinals over the San Francisco Giants 6-1 Saturday.
PORTLAND, Ore. Dallas-based Blockbuster Incorporated may have more competition in its bid to acquire Hollywood Video. Billionaire Carl Icahn has jumped into the Hollywood Video takeover fray.
Three people were electrocuted and more than 2,000 evacuated after the heaviest rains in 23 years left large parts of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata under water.
The press center across the street from the White House was briefly evacuated on Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog prompted a security check of an Israeli vehicle, U.S. officials said.
Briton Lee Westwood closed in on his first title of 2004 when he claimed the third-round lead in the Sun City Golf Challenge on Saturday.
Some excerpts from Fred Thompson's correspondence from 1994 to 2002, which is stored in the archives at the University of Tennessee:
Nelson Mandela celebrated his 89th birthday Wednesday by joining with other Nobel peace laureates, politicians and development experts to form a \
Home prices in 10 major metropolitan areas fell a record 8.4 percent in the year through November, suggesting the housing slump is worsening, according to a Standard & Poor index released on Tuesday.
At least 75 people have been killed in a truck bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc , the fourth-largest U.S. insurer by assets, said on Thursday that third-quarter net income rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its life insurance operations.
Ambien, the popular sleep medication known for its odd side effects, helps a 48-year-old woman out of a near vegetative state. In Bodyhack.
The increased risks are small, but doctors said that the increased risk did not outweigh the benefits of the drugs.
Ordinati otto 787-8 per complessivi 1,3 miliardi di dollari
Thunderbird is go The Mozilla Foundation has opened up a new subsidiary tasked with developing the Thunderbird email software package.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the Israeli Army to prepare itself for an evacuation under fire from the Gaza Strip where a Palestinian militant was shot dead in a botched bombing Sunday.
By MIKE CRISSEY, Associated Press Writer, The Associated Press. Icahn, one of the 1980s most prolific corporate raiders, bought 18.
A play on 'Manchester', the term can describe an era, a scene and a genre of British indie music which emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the city became famous for a number of high-profile ...
ROMA, 3 OTTOBRE 2004 - Il tetto del +2% all&#39; aumento delle spese, previsto dalla legge finanziaria all&#39; articolo 3, va valutato nella sua portata che &#39;&#39;appare, a prima vista, non facilmente configurabile ed e&#39; comunque assai piu&#39; ampia delle disposizioni
A former asylum seeker who exploited immigrant workers is sentenced to seven years for money laundering.
Bruti Liberati (Anm), ministro responsabile dello sfascio
Wall Street was expected to rebound from recent losses when U.S. stocks resume trading on Thursday, helped by lower oil prices, renewed signs of corporate activity and news of a hefty contract for Boeing .
Three hours before a start against Florida, Colorado Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings sits in front of his locker, puts on his headphones and stares at his video iPod.
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is joining forces with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to make a movie spanning three decades in the music business.
A man suspected in the shooting death of an unarmed Capitol security guard was arrested Tuesday as he knocked on doors asking people for a ride to the police station, authorities said.
The congregation of Southland Christian Church is being asked to send letters of love and support to troubled pop star Britney Spears, described by the pastor as having made \
Tories accuse ministers of airbrushing out of existence Tony Blair's Respect agenda
Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen.  John Edwards take center stage in the White House campaign on  Tuesday in a televised debate that gained new significance  after a series of polls showed the race tightening.
LOS ANGELES: Teenager Maria Sharapova capped her stunning tennis year by overcoming an injured Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships yesterday.
US lifestyle guru Martha Stewart begins a five-month prison term for lying about her investments.
Playing two matches in 24 hours is a challenge, so when Winchester and Reading's girls' soccer teams faced off yesterday after both played - and won - Friday, the Sachems' coach was concerned fatigue would be a factor.
Environmental scientist and author James E. Lovelock is coming under attack from some environmentalists for his support of nuclear power.
But playing in 'social situations' Teenagers are using violent video games to vent their stress, a new study has found.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday will consider the risks of drug-coated stents in patients with medical complications who are not approved for the artery-opening heart devices.
Japanese teens in wizard costumes went into a frenzy at the premiere of \
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Sir Clive Woodward has confirmed that he will be pursuing a career outside of rugby union, but he refuses to be drawn on whether it will be at Southampton football club.
The Group of Seven major industrial nations agreed yesterday to allow tsunami-stricken countries to defer debt payments, a largely symbolic gesture but one that could boost broader debt-relief initiatives for poor nations later this year.
The social networking site MySpace announced yesterday that it has reached an agreement with attorneys general from 49 states and the District of Columbia on measures designed to improve the safety of teenagers not only on its popular social networking site, but on the Internet in general.
A gold star rating system aimed at helping food shoppers make healthier choices seems to have some influence &#151; meaning more Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran and Honey Nut Clusters in shopping carts.
This time around, it won&#39;t be a flood of lawyers and hanging chads like in 2000. In a call to President Bush Wednesday morning shortly after 11 am (EST), Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D) conceded the 2004
Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly   rose in August after July sales came in much weaker than first   thought, while new orders for durable goods fell, according to   government reports on Wednesday that signaled continued   economic softness.
The leader of a polygamist sect agrees to be extradited to Utah on charges that he arranged marriages between minors and older men.
The chief of Sun Microsystems has asked the S.E.C. to allow companies to disclose financial information through their blogs.
Sukanya Verma finds out why some of the hottest offscreen couples fail to make hit screen pairs.
INDIA&#39;S most wanted bandit has been killed in a jungle shoot-out with police after more than 30 years on the run. Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, 60, had been accused of murdering police officers, slaughtering elephants and kidnapping a movie star.
France faced a second day of paralysed public transport Friday as two rail unions continued to strike over planned pension reforms and services only slowly started to resume.
British airline magnate Richard Branson says his company will begin launching paying customers into outer space by 2007 on the world&#39;s first commercial space flights.
The proportion of primary school pupils with English as a second language has risen by 73% in a decade.
The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co. said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the  company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Zee Telefilms has opened yet another flank in its legal battle with ESPN-Star Sports over the issue of cricket telecast rights for the next four years.
Morgan Stanley said Wednesday that its net income increased 41 percent in the latest quarter, setting a record for the securities firm.
Americans who buy the smallest cars on the market are twice as likely to have fatal accidents as drivers of midsize and larger vehicles, according to a report being released today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
School trip provision is \
Sixty minutes into a World Cup qualifying match in Jamaica last month, the United States trailed and risked losing its first game ever to the Reggae Boyz.
Early access to profits A firm that allegedly hacked into corporate servers to access news releases early has been sued by US market regulators.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It was a &quot;distressed&quot; Baroness Thatcher who spoke to her troubled son on Friday. Anticipating the media scrum outside her Belgravia home, the former prime minister was surrounded by no fewer
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has snubbed the advice of his army chiefs and ordered the continuation of a massive military offensive in the northern Gaza Strip, media reports say.
SEATTLE - An 82-year-old Seattle man whose walking stick was damaged when he struck a younger man who witnesses say had doused him with lighter fluid is getting a replacement cane from the Seattle Police Officers' Guild.  Gus Jones responded to the Jan.
Real Madrid got the win they needed against Roma to progress to Champions League knockout stages. An early goal from Ronaldo and a Luis Figo brace gave Real a 3-0 victory, in a match played behind closed doors at the Stadio Olimpico.
Television's \
Lebanon shut down on Tuesday to mourn  former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri whose assassination in a  car bomb blast plunged the country into political crisis and  rekindled bitter memories of the 1975-90 civil war.
U.S. antitrust authorities yesterday approved a plan by Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. to merge their government rocket businesses, creating a monopoly in a multibillion-dollar market that the Federal Trade Commission acknowledged will probably lead to higher prices and lower quality.
James Hardie Industries NV, Australia&#39;s fourth-biggest building materials maker, agreed to cover an estimated A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) shortfall in compensation for sufferers of asbestos diseases.
Seeing a rare and probably fleeting opportunity to influence the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the Bush administration is preparing financial assistance to help Palestinians
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
British police and animal welfare authorities rescued 84 neglected horses Wednesday from a farm where they had found 31 dead horses, ponies and donkeys, officials said.
India's culture minister offers to resign in a row over whether Hindu gods are mythological figures.
MSN Spaces debuted in its test form as Microsoft became the latest company to offer blogging to the masses. MSN Spaces, which allows users without highly technical skills to set up Web journals, is targeted
Ever since the CIA was created in 1947 to spy on America&#39;s Cold War enemies, 38 government committees, commissions and conclaves have urged deep reforms of the long-troubled chief intelligence agency.
NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina called retinitis pigmentosa.
Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand.
By Mike Duffy, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 18--It's no secret that \
None of Chiron Corp.'s  flu vaccine made at a British plant is safe, which means the U.S. flu vaccine supply will be half of what was expected, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
An apparent utility malfunction on   Thursday caused an underground explosion that forced the   evacuation of several high-rise buildings in central   Philadelphia, Fox television news reported.
Giampaolo Pazzini ha prolungato il suo contratto - pare per due anni - con la Fiorentina. La notizia...
La compagine londinese del West Ham vuole il centrocampista della Juve Tiago a gennaio. Lo rivela il...
Bright, deafening explosions and thick smoke covered China's capital at midnight, as Beijingers celebrated the beginning of the New Year and the end of a firework ban in exuberant fashion.
Police name a family of five who are feared to have drowned during violent storms in the Western Isles.
African Union mediators sought to break the deadlock at peace talks for Sudan's Darfur region, after negotiations became bogged down over differences on disarmament between Khartoum and two rebel groups.
Oil prices held steady Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supplies lending support despite an unexpected expansion in US crude inventories.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE  SAN FRANCISCO - After replacing Carleton Fiorina as Hewlett-Packard's chief executive nearly 18 months ago, Mark Hurd quickly cobbled together a successful comeback from the jumbled pieces left behind by one of corporate America's most powerful women.
U.S. fund managers seem inclined not to make any big shifts in allocations among the major asset classes, but a new Reuters poll shows money moving into Europe outside of the Eurozone and into non-Japan Asia.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...
La Spagna dovr&agrave; fare a meno di Rafael Nadal nella sfida del primo turno di Coppa Davis in pro...
NTT Communications, T-Mobile USA, Telstra, StarHub, and Maxis Communications have joined to establish roaming arrangements that allow customers to use wireless broadband services from Internet access points -- called hotspots&quot; -- in their countries
James Hardie Industries NV, Australia&#39;s fourth-biggest building materials maker, said full-year profit will miss analysts&#39; estimates because of boycotts by unions protesting the handling of asbestos compensation.
La Western Conference NBA ha vinto l'All Star Game giocato questa notte a Las Vegas. La Eastern Conf...
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With no end in sight to the current credit crisis, Europe&#39;s finance chiefs have launched a drive to lift the shroud of opacity over the rarefied world of high finance, which they blame for the turmoil.
Crude oil may rise this week on concern US inventories are falling and supply may be disrupted from Iraq and Russia, according to a weekly Bloomberg News survey of traders and analysts.
Wheat prices surge to record levels on international markets, triggering the threat of rising bread prices.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on  Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a  unit of Altria Group Inc. , should not be decided in  federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
Per potersi opporre a cessioni di attivita' strategiche
Amir Khan has promised to learn from his mistakes after getting off the canvas to win the Commonwealth lightweight title at the end of eight rounds at the O2 Arena here on Saturday.
Walt Disney Co. and four Chinese investment firms are set to take an 11 percent stake in the National Basketball Association's Chinese subsidiary, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Yesterday morning YUKOS filed an application in a bankruptcy court in Houston, Texas for restructuring according to American laws.
When legit sites attack Excite.com and Rhapsody.com are the latest name-brand websites to be found serving advertisements that try to install malware onto users' machines, security researchers said. The sites join a Rogue's Gallery of mainstream destinations that include MySpace, Excite, Blick, and CNN.com, which all have been caught carrying tainted ads over the past few months.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The war in Iraq last night cast a pall over Tony Blair&#39;s hopes for using the Labour Party conference in Brighton as the springboard for his ambitions for a third term.
The feature-length documentary \
Ardue difficolta' per superare clima tra gli schieramenti
Nick Clegg launches campaign for Liberal Democrat leadership.
Lack of a big majority may mean the US will be involved longer to support a 'weak' government.
JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Consolidation in the gold mining sector was shaken awake Monday as Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY), the world&#39;s sixth-biggest producer by output, launched
The comforts of home got very uncomfortable for the New York Yankees last night. For everybody, really. That enormous sense of superiority that the Yankees and their fans have
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India on Friday ended a two-day meeting on reviving Khokhrapar-Monabao rail link and agreed to take necessary steps for an early resumption of the train service.
(Source: Palm) This white paper identifi es security threats to corporate data on mobile devices and details how mobile devices can become a \
Israel&#39;s parliament is debating Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s proposal to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, a plan that has split the ruling party and divided the country.
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices  Inc. AMD.N on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss after a  year-earlier profit, weighed by weaker memory chip sales and a  charge related to debt.
Per dieci giorni Roma celebra uno dei vini pi\u00c3\u00b9 affermati. Vitigni di classe e l'orgoglio di non farsi chiamare spumante
Units of giant private equity firm  Blackstone Group LP  surged more than 20 percent in their  stocks market debut Friday, a day after pricing at the top of  the initial public offering&#39;s forecast range.
SHAMED Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris last night denied he faked a motorbike crash to escape a drug test ahead of the Olympics. Sydney 200 metres champ Kenteris and fellow sprint star Katerina Thanou withdrew
Sport: Michael Vaughan led from the front with a fine century as England made 366 for five.
from LPs to compact discs and from VHS to DVD,&quot; says Jeff Joseph of the Consumer Electronics Association. &quot;High definition
With tens of thousands of U.S. nuns over age 70, the Roman Catholic Church is facing a massive financial shortfall for the care of retirees in religious orders &#151; a gap that over the long term dwarfs costs from the clergy abuse crisis.
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OLYMPIC pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva said today she cleared five metres in training earlier this year under competition conditions, nine centimetres more than the world record she set in winning gold in Athens.
October 11, 2004 - Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago remembers Christopher Reeve. Reeve, 52, died at a New York hospital Sunday just days after attending a benefit for the Chicago center.
Evelina Christillin, vicepresidente vicario del Comitato Organizzatore delle Olimpiadi di Torino, &e...
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology is displaying Los Ni\u00c3\u00b1os, three of the best preserved mummies ever found.
World number one Lindsay Davenport began  her quest for a record fifth Pan Pacific Open title with a  comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan's Saori Obata Thursday.
European equities retreated on Thursday, with technology stocks under pressure after disappointing news from Applied Materials, while the euro&#39;s rise to new record highs against the dollar also weighed.
The DVD Forum has approved the physical disc specifications for the rewritable version of HD-DVDs (High Definition/High Density-DVDs), taking the format an important step nearer to mass production.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Teenager Liu Chunhong of China set a world record in winning the women&#39;s 69kg weightlifting division on Thursday.
E' in ristrutturazione, fiamme sono state circoscritte
The Canadian government's order to add folic acid to most cereal products has cut the number of neural tube birth defects in half, according to a study published on Wednesday.
EU governments have agreed that the troubled Galileo satellite navigation network will have to be built with public funds.
\u00c2\u00b7 Studies have exaggerated benefits, say scientists  \u00c2\u00b7 Mass vaccine programme called into question
The suspect, Abdel Nur, is expected to make his first appearance in court today or tomorrow.
The city of Tallinn is searching for private funding for a joint project to establish an Estonian cultural and business center in Moscow, city officials said Wednesday.
A magnitude-5.1 earthquake has rocked the northern Baja California region of Mexico near the U.S. border
The United States gets its first film-production studio with the opening of Thomas Edison's \
A public market on the edge of Williamsburg may be forced to close by June if the city moves forward with a plan to demolish the building and replace it with housing.
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Juergen Roeber ha lasciato la panchina del Borussia Dortmund. Il tecnico era subentrato lo scorso 19...
Microsoft's bid for Yahoo could provide more choice for big online advertisers living in a Google-centric universe but could hurt small- and mid-sized Internet publishers by taking away one of their options for selling ads on their Web sites.
Assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is back in prison after undergoing surgery for a double hernia, his attorney said Monday.
SPRINT TO RECORD: A NASA-backed supersonic combustion ramjet &#151; or scramjet &#151; flew on its on power for 10 seconds, setting a world speed record for an air-breathing engine.
Chris Wells ran for 135 yards and a touchdown and No. 10 Ohio State scored 24 consecutive points in the second half to beat Washington 33-14 on Saturday.
Is it possible for one dose to protect 5 healthy adults from getting the flu? Yes, according to studies in this week&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine.
A Port Authority rookie detective who was among the last people pulled out alive from the rubble of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, retired from the force. \
Office Depot Inc. (ODP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday warned of weaker-than-expected profits for the rest of the year because of disruptions from the string of hurricanes
(Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield tries for his first win in three starts this evening when the Boston Red Sox continue their three-game series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Fenway Park.
The hits just keep on coming at Nortel (NYSE: NT), the ever-increasingly less-massive Canadian telecommunications and data networking equipment company.
Mentre la vita dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099ingegnere sessantaduenne Kenneth Bigley appare appesa ad un filo, i terroristi tornano sul web per mettere Tony Blair dovanti ad un drammatico dilemma. In serata infatti gli aguzzini
Mobile telephone operator mmO2 raised its forecasts for revenue growth but would not be drawn on an exact date for the launch of third-generation services in its domestic market.
MUCH of the ferment that is remaking Madison Avenue is centered on the changes in television, still the largest and arguably most powerful advertising medium. Two deals that are scheduled to be announced today are indicative of the ways TV is headed in new directions to meet the new needs of marketers.
Venezuela's parliament is to finalise a law granting President Chavez sweeping powers to rule by decree.
Cornerback Lito Sheppard and defensive tackle Sam Rayburn signed five-year contract extensions Saturday that will keep them with the Philadelphia Eagles through the 2011 season.
Saks Inc.  plans to open its  first Saks Fifth Avenue store in Mexico next September and may  open more stores in the country to add profit as the luxury  retailer works to improve its U.S. operations.
On the football field, Reggie White was a fearsome defensive force, terrorizing quarterbacks by making an art of brutally dumping them to the ground.
Islamic group&#39;s armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades. Doctors said he suffered leg wounds.
Segretario Tesoro per rapida moratoria pignoramenti
More than 300 cases of extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) have been confirmed across South Africa, the national health department said Thursday.
First Minister Alex Salmond praises success in Paris as \
Battery maker Rayovac Corp.  said on Tuesday it will change its name to Spectrum Brands Inc. to reflect the increasing diversity of its products.
A Norfolk farmer served an Anti-social behaviour order because his pigs are running riot is arrested.
A febbraio diventa manifestazione autonoma in settimana moda
The United States said on Tuesday that the latest United Nations Security Council&#39;s statement, which called for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, is &quot;a step forward in the Security Council&quot;.
The tea leaves on Oracle's takeover plans for PeopleSoft have never been harder to read than they are right now.
Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Friday on a spacewalk that began a hectic work schedule to ready the orbital outpost for European and Japanese laboratories.
Reg Hardware Daily Draw Register Hardware and Epson have got seven brand spanking new Stylus D120 colour inkjet printers to give away... one every day this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Brett Favre might start a game with a rookie center for the first time in his 14 NFL seasons.
After the fiasco that was this year's Super Bowl halftime show featuring Janet Jackson and a wardrobe malfunction, the NFL has hired Don Mischer Prods. to put together its 12-minute show for the 2005 event.
ELEANOR HALL: It&#39;s being watched closely around the world as a test of Indonesia&#39;s stand against terrorism. Today the trial of Abu Bakar Bashir has begun in the Indonesian capital with the cleric facing charges relating to the Bali and Marriott bombings.
Rodney Harrison broke up a fourth-down pass from Chad Pennington with 2:14 remaining, and the New England Patriots held on to extend their NFL victory streak to 21 games in a 13-7 win over the AFC East rival New York Jets.
A 20-year-old Austrian man has been arrested in Port Sudan on charges of spying after he was found in possession of articles about an eastern Sudanese former rebel group, local media reported on Monday.
The Shawshank Redemption, the 1994 movie staring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, has been voted the top feel good movie of all time.
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Sales of existing homes fell more than expected in April while prices slid for a record ninth consecutive month, indicating further troubles ahead for the housing market.
Terzo calo dopo -12,56% di giugno e -11,53% di luglio
Directed by Trey Parker. Cast: Trey Parker, Kristen Miller, Daran Norris, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Paul Lois. (R). South Park&#39;s Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the chuckleheads behind Team America: World Police
[India News]: New Delhi, Nov 10 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home early today after attending the India-EU summit at The Hauge.
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a cancer drug made by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients who have undergone chemotherapy.
Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga has been nominated by the leaders of the three Baltic states to run for the post of United Nations secretary general, the president's spokeswoman has said.
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The Boston Red Sox now know what it feels to be the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees don&#39;t know what it feels like to be the Red Sox.
Some 40 protestors gathered outside Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Downing Street residence Saturday to condemn alleged human rights abuses by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who is visiting Britain.
President Bush, his Vietnam-era military service the subject of dispute, said Tuesday he is proud of his stint in the Air National Guard and told members strained by today's wars that he is trying to make their lives easier.
The two candidates claiming to be president-elect agreed to negotiations, the first sign of an easing of tensions that have risked leading the nation toward civil war.
Top Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed -- seen by Washington as a potential key to reconciliation in post-war Somalia -- was out of custody in Kenya on Thursday and reported to be leaving soon for Yemen.
Key shareholders in Opera Software ASA have reshuffled the board of directors after a reported power struggle between board members and the company's chief executive and founder, Jon S. von Tetzchner.
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, a multi-strategy investment fund with about $26.8 billion under management, filed for an initial public offering on Monday, making it the latest alternative investment firm to seek a public listing.
Condizioni non preoccupanti, collisione a porta Maggiore
Cardiac pacemakers could help reduce the high incidence of sudden death among those with epilepsy, a British study indicates. Four of 20 patients monitored
Bobby Brown claims in a lawsuit that Whitney Houston has kept him from seeing their teenage daughter.
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it already recovered market share for its popular heart device after a recent recall
Novelli, 'l'apprezzamento danneggera' l'export'
Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc.   has started taking early orders for Microsoft Corp.'s   Windows Vista operating system at prices ranging from  $100 to $399.
Yahoo Inc  nonexecutive Chairman Terry Semel is leaving the board, the Internet company said on Thursday, announcing the end of its formal ties with the ex-CEO credited with reviving the company and then losing touch.
Ex-ministers Charles Clarke and Alan Milburn e-mail all Labour MPs urging an \
The European Union says it is willing to work towards lifting the arms embargo on China, president of the European Council Jan Peter Balkenende has said.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday that President George W. Bush&#39;s leadership isolated and weakened the United States, pointing to Iraq as an example.
*If Eclipse Award voters, of which I am one, so desired, they could reward Stronach Stables and Bobby Frankel with firsts in three categories for Ghostzapper: Horse of the Year, Older Horse, and Sprinter.
President Arroyo announced the filing of charges against six Abu Sayyaf members believed behind the SuperFerry bombing and the Dos Palmas kidnapping.
Jamie Lynn Spears wasn't the only one who was \
Kenneth D. Lewis has gambled on bold acquisitions, but few of his bets match a deal to buy Countrywide Financial Corporation.
Israeli forces thrust into a town in north Gaza and kill a Hamas militant, as a Palestinian schoolgirl dies of her wounds.
A federal judge imposed fines, probation and community service on three executives who pleaded guilty in May to misleading the public about the addiction risk posed by the pain medication.
Rallentamento rispetto ai dati relativi al mese di luglio
A 23-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with the murder of a man in County Antrim.
A Malaysian traditional folk healer who dances in the nude while treating her patients has upset some people in the conservative, mainly Muslim country, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
When prominent Connecticut Democrats marched with Senate candidate Ned Lamont in the annual Newtown Labor Day parade, one prominent Democrat wasn't with them.
MIT researchers said Thursday they will soon be able to charge a computer or cell-phone battery from across a room, perhaps making the annoyance of wires or dead batteries a thing of the past.
A man from Yemen has been formally charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes by a US military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The cost of a television licence fee is likely to go up in line with inflation, government sources have revealed.
La Figc ha comunicato che \
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington on Friday presented Purple Hearts to some soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center who were wounded while in Iraq.
Oil giant Yukos files for bankruptcy protection in the US to try to stop the Kremlin auctioning its main assets.
Wildfires across the country have burned a record number of acres this year, and with the scorched land comes a record bill, a federal official said Tuesday.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  on Monday said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc , an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion in cash and stock to expand its climate control business.
Movie studios and the Motion Picture Association of America said on Thursday they would sue individuals suspected of illegally distributing movies over the Internet.
Il Lione non spaventa De Rossi. ''Non scopriamo niente - ha detto il centrocampista giallorosso comm...
A Tanzanian court acquits a man after a six-year trial over the US embassy bombing in Dar es Salaam.
ARE, Sweden  - Mario Matt rescued the Austrian men's team in the nick of time on Saturday, winning the men's slalom to give them their first gold medal of the Alpine skiing world championships.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Further pitting itself against Intel Corp.&#39;s Pentium-M offerings, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew on Tuesday as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
Loud blasts are heard at a mosque in Pakistan where armed Islamic students have clashed with security forces.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc.
Israel plans to pull troops out of Palestinian cities for a Jan. 9 presidential election to pick a successor to Yasser Arafat, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Monday.
CEO Phil Knight names his successor at Nike.
The indie-pop duo of Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips certainly do not party like aged rock stars.
The Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese, the largest in the United States, said on Friday it will pay $60 million to settle 45 of the more than 500 claims against it claiming sexual abuse by its priests.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- TV Guide Mobile Entertainment Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.
Physicist Stephen Hawking received the highest award for scientific achievement Thursday for his work in theoretical physics and cosmology.
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said   on Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt   Disney Co.'s DIS.N film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes   online music store into a one-stop shop for digital   entertainment.
Alleged militant Islamists stand trial in Serbia's capital, Belgrade, accused of terrorism offences.
In retrospect, perhaps the Fighting Irish would prefer Boston College players help themselves to as much Notre Dame Stadium bluegrass as they want.
Wolf Blitzer's in the news again. CNN's colorful, attack-dog journalist was involved in another on-air confrontation, this time with \
The public must be alerted about the risk that not managing water properly could lead to shortages, MPs warn.
Body of dog that mauled boy to death will be examined to see if it had any 'abnormality',  inquest hears
The disciplined hitters on the Boston Red Sox are adept at making pitchers toss strike after strike and at turning talented pitchers into tired pitchers.
The trial of 29 suspects opened with hopes that a public forum could offer a catharsis to a nation scarred by the rush-hour train bombings.
President Bush, borrowing a bit of biblically styled phrasing, calls Florida&#39;s governor &quot;Brother Jeb.&quot; The brothers -- Jeb, the younger one, and George W. -- have been
PUEBLO, Colo.  - Democratic presidential nominee  and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his  national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt  down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet  Cong.
By Kevin Sullivan, Washington Post Foreign Service  GLASGOW, Scotland -- At 2:42 p.m. on Oct. 11, Dean Collins heard a thunderous explosion as he worked at his computer in his 30th-floor apartment in Manhattan.
Italian Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa has said that a merger of Italian highway operator Autostrade and the Spanish group Abertis was now possible.
Vice President Dick Cheney raised  eyebrows on Friday for wearing an olive-drab parka, hiking  boots and knit ski cap to represent the United States at a  solemn ceremony remembering the liberation of Auschwitz.
Raul Castro doesn't enjoy his older brother's appeal, but as he takes over the leadership of communist Cuba, he can count on the power he amassed during a half-century as the island's No. 2 man.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il likes to burn the midnight oil and wakes cadres in the predawn hours to give them advice on their work, the reclusive country's official media reported over the weekend.
Martin Gerber stopped 29 shots in his return to Raleigh and the Ottawa Senators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 Tuesday night.
Allenamento della Sampdoria in vista della sfida con l'Hajduk Spalato di gioved\u00c3\u00ac sera, ritorno del s...
An artillery attack on a US and Iraqi base near the northern city of Mosul today killed 22 people and wounded 50, military sources said.
Sun Microsystems has agreed to purchase IT services company SevenSpace Inc. The move takes Sun further away from its traditional focus on supporting only its Solaris operating system platform.
A man who police want to speak to after the death of a Polish student in Glasgow is taken into hospital.
The second-largest bank in Spain Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA reported on Monday its nine-month results being in line as earlier estimated.
Verizon Communications is expanding the roll-out of its high- speed fiber-optic network to six more states in a move Verizon says will create 3,000 and 5,000 jobs by the end of next year.
When Pat Knight walked onto the court for his Texas Tech head coaching debut last night in Waco, Texas, a Baylor student yelled \
The Internet company deals with layoffs, new shareholder lawsuits and potential deals with Google and News Corp.
Afghan and international forces have launched an operation to rescue 23 South Koreans taken hostage by Taliban insurgents south of the capital Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
Many users are celebrating Mozilla&#39;s release of Firefox 1.0, its open-source Web browser. The beta version was downloaded some 8 million times.
In a conference call in January, the health-care debate within the Democratic Party played out before former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who was in search of policy advice for his presidential campaign, and his wife, Elizabeth.
Chipper Jones was back in the Atlanta Braves' lineup for Saturday's game against the Detroit Tigers, saying he felt pressured to return from a groin injury.
Johnny Damon served up both sides of his personality in addressing the media yesterday as his team looks ahead to today's Game 3 of the American League Division Series against Anaheim at Fenway Park.
A British Cabinet minister apologized on behalf of Prime Minister Tony Blair's government for relying on faulty intelligence in the run-up to the war in Iraq.
Santiago - Chilean anti-riot police fired water-cannon and tear gas on Friday at bands of stone-throwing protesters in a massive rally against a major Asia-Pacific summit.
The statements from European leaders, the Vatican and the White House came on the conference\u00c2\u0092s second day.
Pasquale Marino sa benissimo che per battere la Juventus servir&agrave; la miglior Udinese. \
MOSCOW -- Six presidential candidates are barnstorming the country and holding public meetings to talk about improving education, reforming health care, ensuring adequate pensions and boosting agriculture.
HOUSTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. today announced that its pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) ratified a new labor agreement.
U.S. stocks to watch on Monday include  Family Dollar Stores Inc., Staples Inc., Microsoft Corp., and  General Electric Co.
A man charged with four murders, including an elderly couple stabbed to death in north London, is due in court.
Giudizio dopo incontri a Gerusalemme con Olmert e Abu Mazen
The funeral of a man who died after an argument over litter is to take place.
SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction giant eBay Inc. has acquired a 25 percent stake in San Francisco classified advertisements Web site Craigslist, the companies said Friday.
Hopeful thoughts, for those of us wriggling in the muck of love.
Is television at the dinner table better than no dinner table at all?
Scientists at a California company reported yesterday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul leads the way as West Indies beat England by 61 runs at Edgbaston.
The versatile 39-year-old forward won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls between 1991 and 1998, playing alongside legendary shooting guard Michael Jordan.
A car bomb targeting a truck transporting Shi'ite pilgrims killed 19 people in central Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
The trial of senior lieutenant Ramil Safarov, an officer in the Azerbaijan Army, charged with murdering the Armenian serviceman Gurgen Markarian in Budapest, Hungary, will be held on February 8. The Azerbaijani ...
Australia's Alicia Molik beat Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday, snapping the Russian's 12-match winning streak and capturing the Swisscom Challenge title.
Canadian professional sports teams are cheering the Canadian dollar's rapid rise to parity with the greenback, as it should help boost their bottom lines and keep star players on their rosters.
Stress caused by events such as moving, changes in family relationships and death can raise a child&#39;s risks for asthma attacks four-fold, according to a study in the latest issue of the journal Thorax.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom began a joint press conference with visiting German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer today by praising the release of Israeli Azzam Azzam by Egypt.
The Indian government is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss an outbreak of dengue fever in the country.
Wide receiver Terrell Owens of the Philadelphia Eagles will miss the rest of the regular season and possibly the playoffs because of a sprained right ankle.
Le piu' gravi da 5 anni, gia' 20 morti e 190mila senzatetto
New York State moved to sue Exxon Mobil and four other companies to force them to clean up millions of gallons of oil lying under Greenpoint.
(Corrects third paragraph of Feb. 5 story to make clear the  source familiar with the probe was talking about a U.S.  investigation of the banks trading, not of Robert Day)
Mexico\u00e2\u0080\u0099s country music stars are being killed at an alarming rate \u00e2\u0080\u0094 13 in the past year and a half.
KRT) - Germans clogged the phone lines of radio talk shows Tuesday, worrying that payback time had finally arrived after the nation's decision to oppose last year's U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Fire broke out on Thursday at a gold   mine in Russia's Eastern Siberia owned by Highland Gold,   trapping more than 30 miners while others crawled to safety   through a tunnel.
The Village People sang \u00e2\u0080\u009cGo West.\u00e2\u0080\u009d John Thain, the chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, seems determined to go east.
By STEVEN WARD  GONZALES - Going against the advice of the city attorney, the City Council voted 3-2 Monday to pay more than $30,000 in legal fees to a Donaldsonville attorney who said he came up short following his work on the Cabela's hunting and fishing store project.
A federal judge has ordered the Labor Department to share with the public the results of years of toxic substance sampling in American workplaces. Federal officials said Monday they were reviewing the decision. The decision, by U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper, came in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by former Labor Department official Adam Finkel, who now is a whistleblower.
BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO  - Shareholders gave their  blessing on Friday for Belgium's Interbrew to buy Brazil's  AmBev in a deal valued at about 8 billion euros ($9.7 billion)  that will create the world's largest brewer.
To make amends for trouble over the holidays, Microsoft will offer Xbox Live users a free game from Xbox Live Arcade.
Former Nepalese-born Gurkha soldiers who helped defend Hong Kong under British rule are fuming at London's decision to exclude them from a new law giving the crack fighters British citizenship.
Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in an attack at an Israeli checkpoint on the Gaza-Egypt border, the worst such incident since the death of Yasser Arafat.
The Swiss banking regulator is to investigate how UBS ran up billions of dollars of losses in the credit crisis.
The funeral of a 'promising' officer who was the 100th serviceman to die in action in Iraq will be held in Hove.
The Axis of Justice concert that took place in Los Angeles in July will see a special CD/DVD package release on November 2 (Election Day). The show featured Axis founders Tom Morello (Audioslave) and Serj Tankian (System of a Down), plus ...
Adversaries called on the mayor of Connecticut&#039;s largest city to resign Monday, while supporters urged him to specifically address allegations he used cocaine.
'How do I send an email?' Virgin Media will slap a 25 pence per minute charge on calls to its broadband technical support line from 1 July because it says it gets too many off-topic questions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Barack Obama is finishing the Iowa caucus campaign in the same position he started \u00c2\u0097 a prize fighter's defensive stance.
May return it No, Apple didn't send us an iPhone. Newsweek got one. And The Wall Street Journal. And The New York Times. But Jobs and Co. have a very different attitude towards El Reg. We weren't likely to get an official review unit even before our very own Ashlee Vance publicly questioned the sanity of the company's PR staff. We had to wait in line like everyone else.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
news analysis Apple's Mac sales are up, but it's hard to say how much the ubiquitous iPod has helped.
When English soccer fans take to the terraces next season, there's every chance they won't just be watching the game, they'll be being watched watching the game too.
Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.
France's Brian Joubert and South Korea's Kim Yu Na win the men's and women's Grand Prix figure skating final Saturday in St. Petersburg.
Delaware Democratic Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., who will formally enter the 2008 presidential race on Wednesday, was first elected to the Senate in November 1972, about two weeks before his 30th birthday. What is the minimum age requirement that the Constitution sets for service in the U.S. Senate?
Donald J. Trump announced today that Tara Conner would go into a rehabilitation program and be given a second chance to retain her tiara.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  SHANGHAI, China - Villagers in southwestern China are scratching their heads after an estimated more than $60,000 was spent to paint an entire barren mountainside green.
Three Polish soldiers have died in a helicopter crash in Iraq, a day after Poland announced it would cut troop numbers there by one-third.
All of John Kerry's one-time rivals in the Democratic presidential primary eventually lined up to support him as the nominee, but only one got paid for it &#151; Al Sharpton.
The economy created 337,000 new jobs in October, the largest gain in seven months. The overall unemployment rate rose marginally to 5.5 percent.
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Reforms of the IMF's voting and financial structures give China and other emerging economies more influence.
A New York a 81,42 dollari al barile
The Lionsgate movie studio is close to an interim production deal with striking Hollywood writers, a source close to the talks said on Thursday.
Stress is a cause of heart attacks after all and is nearly as important as smoking, according to a study. The Interheart study among 29,000 people in 52 countries, half
\u00c2\u00b7 Security council demands support for government\u00c2\u00b7 200,000 refugees are at risk, warn aid agencies
A Microsoft-sponsored study says that Windows Vista will generate some $70 billion in revenue and create up to 100,000 jobs in the first year of its release. The report also forecasts rapid and widespread adoption of the OS.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After a three-year hiatus,  Destiny's Child is picking up where it left off: at the top.
7 gennaio comincera' la scelta del successore di Kolvenbach
Economists are growing concerned over Americans' willingness to cede regular chunks of their paychecks to new conveniences and services, saying it is taking a bite out of discretionary spending, a key driver of the nation's economy.
Opinion polls show support for  President Bush and his Democratic rival as almost dead even,  but as the Republican convention began on Monday investors  trading presidential futures did not believe the race would be  nearly so close.
Blood swirled in knee-deep floodwaters as workers stacked bodies outside the hospital morgue Tuesday. Carcasses of pigs, goats and dogs and pieces of smashed furniture floated
Dane Cook is the ubiquitous star of the baseball commercials that have flooded television screens the past few months advertising the World Series.
Affidavits related to search warrants executed at four Southern California museums on Thursday say that staff members at two of the four museums worked closely with the main targets of the investigation.
Marks host malware Booby-trapped web pages are growing at an alarming rate with unsuspecting firms acting for nurseries for botnet farmers, according to a new study.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BJ Elder scored 27 points, Will Bynum had 19 and Jarrett Jack added 16 for No. 4 Georgia Tech in a 99-68 victory over Michigan on Tuesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
A survey says first-time buyers cannot afford to get on the property ladder in most of the UK's towns. Are you affected?
Turkey's ruling AK Party won a resounding election victory on Sunday, giving the pro-business, Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but potentially setting the stage for renewed tensions with the secular elite.
Not that much more, though Reporters for the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have had their iPhones for two weeks now, and their first reviews cast a cautious optimism on Apple's new baby.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Massage can ease pain after surgery and may complement the use of drugs for patients, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Metal detectors form part of increased security at a Mozart opera showing a beheaded Prophet Muhammad.
The obesity epidemic that has been spreading for more than a quarter-century in the United States has leveled off among women and may have hit a plateau for men, as well, federal health officials reported yesterday.
Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner was more than halfway through his single term in office before he even found his footing. Now, all of a sudden, he is being mentioned for the Senate in 2006 and the White House in 2008.
Bindi striglia Prc e Rutelli, cosi' danneggiate esecutivo
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BAGHDAD, Iraq A warning from militants has reportedly frightened all 700 employees of the electoral commission in Mosul, Iraq, to resign.
Gasoline prices have jumped 33 cents a gallon across the United States over the past month -- the result of higher crude oil prices, greater demand and fears of shortages.
Pope John Paul on Saturday  stressed that the Roman Catholic Church believed abstinence and  fidelity within marriage, and not condoms, were the best way to  stop the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The Vikings feared they would lose Matt Birk for much longer than they did earlier this season. With his pain resurfacing, he will likely be a gametime decision Sunday.
ASIA/GIAPPONE - In missione a Kagoshima: la diocesi accoglie una famiglia del Cammino Neocatecumenale che si occuper\u00c3\u00a0 dell\u00c2\u0092evangelizzazione delle famiglie Kagoshima (Agenzia Fides) - La diocesi di Kagoshima ha recentemente accolto una giovane famiglia missionaria spagnola del Cammino Neocatecumenale: si tratta di Alfredo ed Emilia Martinez, entrambi trentenni, genitori di sei figli compresi fra i 10 me...
Archaeologists have found an ancient quarry where King Herod's workers may have chiselled the giant stones used to rebuild the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago.
The separatist Tamil Tiger guerrillas declared Saturday that they would renew fighting unless the government immediately agreed
Sudan must stop trying to \
The Czech Republic's new coalition government has set a policy program to take it up to the 2006 parliamentary elections, Czech Television reported Friday.
The E&P company has a proxy fight on its hands next month.
Eli Lilly and Co.  on Thursday forecast profit gains next year below its expected 2006 growth and offered few big surprises at a meeting to describe its experimental drugs, sending shares lower.
Tropical Storm Felix became the second hurricane of the Atlantic season on Saturday night and is expected to gain strength as it moves through the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday signalled his backing for an \
Russia turns to India for help setting up IT industrial parks in Moscow.
World number one Vijay Singh believes Tiger Woods has fallen down the rankings because of his failure to change his golf swing. Singh replaced Woods as the world&#39;s best after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship
ARDMORE, Okla. - An unlikely culprit was to blame for a stuck throttle and a near traffic accident. Carol Windham was forced to run a red light Wednesday when her gas pedal stuck down after she hit the brakes.
Brazil announces a $51m plan to make birth control pills more affordable for the country's poor.
Passengers will soon be able to use their own cell phones on commercial airliners, under a deal signed Tuesday by European aeronautics giant Airbus and a Geneva-based technology firm.
Oliati meccanismi interventi, spettacolari fasi notturne
Truppe avrebbero mutilato cadaveri di guerriglieri iracheni
Prime Minister John Howard began planning the agenda for his new term on Sunday after his stunning fourth straight election victory, which delivered him a mandate to
Parallels Desktop, virtual machine software for Intel Macs, has been updated for Leopard.
By Andrew Gumbel  It's all about the algorithms. When Google started, in summer 1998, it quickly made its mark by being the internet's best, most efficient search engine.
An increasingly popular choice when investing for retirement is using target-date, or life cycle, mutual funds.
Blizzard makes noises about cracking down on real-money sales of items from the virtual World of Warcraft, but such transactions may impossible to stop. By Daniel Terdiman.
For when you really need to channel Aerosmith's \
A movie which depicts Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's softer side tops the German box office chart.
A U.S. space tourism firm has booked two multimillion-dollar seats to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard future Russian spacecraft, but ticket prices are going up.
On the occasion of its 30th anniversary in the semiconductor business, Samsung announced plans to invest $24 billion into semiconductor production over the next six years, an expansion that will create 10,000 new jobs.
The White House and the  Democratic-led Congress have reached a tentative deal on a $150  billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax rebates for  workers and business investment incentives, congressional  sources said on Thursday.
Microsoft has responded to our story yesterday about it threatening Asian governments that, if they choose Linux, they may get sued - possibly by one of the holders of the &quot;more
Buffalo Bills safety Lawyer Milloy is prepared to make his season debut at Baltimore this weekend after missing seven weeks with a broken right forearm.
Antonio ``Guayre&#39;&#39; Betancor and Javi Venta scored in each half to earn Villarreal a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in UEFA Cup Group E on Thursday.
Some 6,600 illegal immigrants licensed to work in security industry home secretary admits in Commons
OSAKA, Japan  - American Allyson Felix defended her 200 meters world title in style on Friday, streaking down the home straight to win gold by over half a second in the first sub-22 second run of her career.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug Risperdal for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in children and teenagers.
CAIRO, Jan. 2 -- Egypt opened the gates of its main crossing into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to allow thousands of Palestinian pilgrims to return home, outraging Israel in the two countries' growing dispute over border security.
SAP reacted quickly and angrily to statements made by Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison during his company's quarterly results meeting Tuesday.
Shares of Taser International Inc. (TASR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) have jumped 20 percent since early last week as the stun gun maker issued a slew of announcements
Russian call to Finland to block Chechen rebels' web pages comes after proprietor has already shut down The shut-down of the Chechen rebels' Kavkaz Center website, operating out of Finland, was demanded by the ...
(WebMD) A popular type of Christmas tree, the Scotch pine, may have a gift for people with arthritis. A chemical in its bark fights inflammation, which could ease arthritis pain.
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The U.S. military said on Thursday a second bomb in two days using chlorine gas may have been a copycat attack amid concerns insurgents were broadening their range of weaponry to include crude chemical bombs.
FRIDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDayNews) --  A new technique may someday be able to stop Alzheimer's disease before it starts.
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The United States trade deficit shrank to $51.6 billion in September, as exports posted their best month on record. In another report, new claims for jobless
People decisively favor letting their public schools provide birth control to students, but they also voice misgivings that divide them along generational, income and racial lines, a poll showed.
Photographer Edward Burtynsky's images show the astonishing scale of China's growing industrialization.
A Liverpool club where The Beatles played their first gig is given Grade II listed building status.
KAMPALA, Uganda  - The Ugandan government promised  Tuesday to investigate allegations by an opposition politician  that his driver was kidnapped and tortured to seek information  about anti-government activities.
Deutsche Telekom AG's mobile phone arm, T-Mobile, said Thursday it would likely shed 2,200 jobs &#151; about 10 percent of its work force &#151; in order to save &#36;195 million over the next two years. It said the cuts will be in Europe.
The world's third biggest miner Rio Tinto Monday said it would invest 991 million US dollars to boost production at a coal mine in northeastern Australia to meet growing demand from Asia.
Secure card maker HID Corp. is objecting to a demonstration of a hacking tool at this week's Black Hat Federal security conference in Washington, D.C. that could make it easy to clone a wide range of so-called \
In a Jan. 10 review of the Asus Eee PC, The Associated Press erroneously described the laptop's screen size. It measures 7 inches diagonally, not 5 inches.
A Rwandan ex-army major gets 20 years for murdering 10 UN peacekeepers in the 1994 genocide.
TALLAHASSEE - When Virginia coach Al Groh met Bobby Bowden at midfield Saturday night after Florida State&#39;s 36-3 victory, he offered some advice.
Six months before NASA plans to return the shuttle to space, officials think they&#39;ve essentially solved the problem that doomed Columbia in 2003 -- debris coming off its fuel
By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Jan. 31--The first cleanup of a section of the Milwaukee River in Lincoln Park that is tainted with industrial chemicals is expected to be completed in the fall.
Blog: It's all fun and games until someone starts calling lawyers. And unless it's his greatest gag yet, Fake Steve Jobs is no longer amused.
Swiss scientists find what they say may be Europe's biggest mushroom - the size of about 50 football pitches.
24/09/04 - News - Roma - Sono 200 gli euro che l&#39;iniziativa Vai con Internet varata dal dipartimento all&#39;Innovazione garantir\u00c3\u00a0 alle famiglie italiane come sconto nell&#39;acquisto di un personal computer nuovo.
The US economy grew at a faster-than-expected 3.9 percent annual pace in the third quarter of 2004, powered by robust consumer and business spending, the government revealed.
It's nice to feel wanted. It's especially nice to feel wanted after you've gone through the often-daunting exercise of looking for a job. All those hours of tinkering with your r\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9sum\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 and driving all over town for interviews can make you ready to accept anything that meets your minimum salary needs,...
The top trade officials from the United States and the European Union will discuss a row over state subsidies accorded US aircraft manufacturer Boeing and European rival Airbus at a meeting here October 18, a European Commission spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Freddie Mac FRE.N, the  second-largest U.S. home financing company which has endured a  barrage of intense public scrutiny in over the past year, on  Friday revised its 2003 net income down by $75 million to cover  a reserve for legal expenses, according to its annual report.
Matt Fowles summarizes two more weeks of the Perl 6 mailing lists in the last half of October.
La McLaren condannata a pagare 100 milioni di dollari per aver spiato la Ferrari. Lo scandalo dei test di accesso alla facolt&agrave; di Medicina. Allarme energia: arriva l'inverno freddo
The Mystics fill out their coaching staff, tapping WNBA veteran Jessie Kenlaw to join head coach Tree Rollins and assistant Crystal Robinson.
Paramount has acquired film rights to Tom Clancy&#39;s video game Splinter Cell and hired Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) to direct.
The trouble continues Oxfordshire-based software company Torex Retail is laying off developers, but insists the move is not connected to the ongoing investigation into the company and its financial woes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The government said on Sunday a large number of the people missing since the Dec. 26 tsunami may have died.
Blistering performance? Review Intel has been dancing all over AMD's financials with its Core 2 processors for the past year and it's keeping up the pressure, most recently with the Core 2 Extreme QX6800 and, more intriguingly, it's product-that-isn't-a-product, the V8 platform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Agenzia Entrate, oltre 6 mila i soggetti non in regola
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099Europa avverte, Siniscalco fa spallucce. Il deficit italiano di quest\u00e2\u0080\u0099anno e del 2005 sar\u00c3\u00a0 intorno al 3%, ha detto Joaquin Almunia, rispettivamente dello 0,1% e dell 0.3% superiore alle stime del Tesoro.
Bryan Randall passed for 142 yards and ran for 70 more Saturday to help Virginia Tech knock off seventh-ranked West Virginia, 19-13.
JERUSALEM -- Israel has agreed to lift travel restrictions in parts of the West Bank in coming weeks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday, in what would be the strongest signal yet to Palestinians that a cease-fire with Israel is beginning to pay off.
Major Western powers met on Tuesday to define the role outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could play as their Middle East envoy in a bid to revive peace prospects after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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One of the world&#39;s most famous art museums, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, has undergone a major redesign by a Japanese architect.
The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday, a source said.
Gilberto Higuera Guerrero, said to be behind half the cocaine smuggled into the US from Mexico, is arrested.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Brock Berlin tied a Miami record shared by Bernie Kosar, Steve Walsh, and Ken Dorsey with five touchdown passes, and Devin Hester returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for another score, helping the No. 4 Hurricanes hold off North Carolina State, 45-31, last night.
Games will soon be able to interact with the virtual world using their thoughts and emotions alone.
Two leading heart experts called for urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart attack in some people.
A lifejacket from the Titanic is sold for more than \u00c2\u00a340,000 at an auction of items connected to the disaster.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The situation is simple: Win and move on; lose and go home. Tied at two games apiece, the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros square off in a do-or-die, winner-take-all contest on Monday.
Toyota Motor Corp.'s (7203.T) shares  outperformed the broader Tokyo market on Monday after the auto  maker's quarterly profit beat expectations on surging sales and  it said it aimed to exceed its official forecasts for the full  year.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei met on Thursday with visiting British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and discussed with him the Middle East peace process.
Electronic Data Systems (EDS), one of the world&#39;s biggest computer services companies, is likely to cut up to 20,000 jobs over the next two years, the company&#39;s chief executive said.
New York; September 23, 2004 - The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and US Attorney&#39;s Office handed down a 10-count indictment against former Computer Associates (CA) chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar and Stephen Richards, former CA head of worldwide sales.
NEW YORK, December 17  - A US bankruptcy court yesterday granted the beleaguered Russian oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Co (YUSA.
It&#39;s time to fess up. We were among the hordes of skeptics (sheep?) who boldly proclaimed drug-testing would blow a hole in the number of runs and home runs we&#39;d see in 2004.
AIR CHINA will become the first new Chinese company in four years to trade on the London Stock Exchange today, in what exchange officials hope will be the beginning of a wave of listings from Hong Kong.
Gilbert Arenas shoves Earl Monroe off his perch in the Wizards' record book with a jaw-dropping 60-point extravaganza in an overtime victory over the Lakers on Sunday night that failed to move petulant Lakers' star Kobe Bryant.
 poised to be best in years
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon heads to Sudan, seeking an end to violence in Darfur province.
Turkey &#39;s developments on penal reform have been put on hold as its parliament goes into recess. Turkish parliament went into recess on Saturday until 1 October, leaving a crucial penal code reform package
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has converted from Britain's established church, Anglicanism, to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on Saturday.
Verizon Wireless, the second-biggest  U.S. cell phone provider, said it launched the country's first  commercial mobile television service in 20 states with  full-length programs and picture quality similar to regular TV.
Benni McCarthy has backed Jose Mourinho to bring Champions League glory to Chelsea, just as he did for Porto last season. The South African striker admits the Portuguese giants are missing their former coach
La moneta unica europea passa di mano a 149,49 yen
About 51 minutes into his final televised briefing, White House press secretary Tony Snow tried to calm down a rowdy room. \
Some time this month, the number of Americans will surpass 300 million, a milestone that raises environmental impact questions for the only major industrial nation whose population is increasing substantially.
Matthew McConaughey was in stitches \u00c2\u0097 literally \u00c2\u0097 after training for his upcoming fighter flick.
Il Manchester United &egrave; ricorso all'arbitrato Fifa per cercare di risolvere il trasferimento d...
Mohammed Slaibi was planning to vote in Iraq's first post-Saddam Hussein election until attackers burned down the local election office.
Psychiatric help and vegetables included Google owes its success to putting advertising into parts of our lives where no one has ever put adverts before. Now a new patent illustrates the extent of its ambitions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Australian teenager who hosted a  wild party that caused a near-riot after 500 guests saw his  Internet invitation has decided to turn professional and will  host a national party tour, he said on Thursday.
Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield will miss his second straight game with a high ankle sprain, sitting out Sunday's contest against Detroit.
Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. launched its much-anticipated digital music store Tuesday with more than 2 million songs, all without copy-protection technology.
Not in his choice of pairings, his preparation or his leadership of the European team, but in his declaration to Hal Sutton at the opening ceremony.
Buoyed again by strong results at its financial-services arm, Ford swung to a profit of $266 million in the third quarter even though the loss at its worldwide automotive operations widened and its market share in the key US market fell by more than a
Poland striker Emmanuel Olisadebe came off the bench to earn Panathinaikos a 2-2 draw with Arsenal with a late equaliser in their Champions League Group E match.
A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.
WASHINGTON - The cost of treating heart and lung disease and mental disorders led the upward push in US health care spending, according to a study examining cost jumps by medical condition.
Federal agents raided the museums in Los Angeles as part of a five-year investigation into the smuggling of looted antiquities from Thailand, Myanmar, China and Native American sites.
BIG TIMBER, Mont. - Crews battling an enormous wildfire braced for hot, windy weather Monday after hundreds of people were evacuated from the path of the flames.
Oil at more than $90 a barrel is concentrating minds in the shipping industry. Higher fuel costs and mounting pressure to curb emissions are leading modern merchant fleets to rediscover the ancient power of the sail.
Sometimes you&#39;ve just gotta drop your guard and own up to yourself that you&#39;re a geek. So, after pretending for about 24 hours to be above the fray surrounding the official release of Grand Theft Auto: San
South African golfer Ernie Els celebrated his 35th birthday with a 2 and 1 victory over Lee Westwood of England, in the 36-hole final of the World Match Play championship in Wentworth, England.
Worldwide semiconductor revenue is on track to reach 218 billion US dollars in 2004, despite a significant market slowdown in the second half of the year, a high-tech research firm reported Tuesday.
An 89-year-old man whose car hurtled through a farmers market, killing 10 people, was let off on probation Monday by a judge who said he believed the defendant deserved to go prison but was too ill.
A film company run by actor Tom Cruise was close to an agreement with the striking Writers Guild of America, while the Golden Globes awards show broadcast was uncertain, people close to the matter said on Sunday.
Osama bin Laden&#39;s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, in a videotape released just two days before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, claims the United States is on the brink of defeat in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Saldati conti fino a 5 milioni, cartelle da 500.000 euro
Franco Carraro &egrave; intervenuto a Radio Anch'io per fare alcune precisazioni in merito all'inter...
Ex premier, 'sto facendo solo dei normali esami e controlli'
MADRAS (India) - Il torneo indiano di Madras, valevole per il circuito Atp, si svolger\u00c3\u00a0 regolarmente dal 3 al 9 gennaio. Madras \u00c3\u00a8 la capitale dello stato di Tamil Nadu dove sono morte circa 4500 persone
The International Committee of the Red Cross said yesterday it has given the Bush administration a confidential report critical of US treatment of terror suspects detained
Plus: Geek squad comes to the rescue. [News.com Extra]
Web hosting firm UK2 has brought in agency support as it seeks to establish itself as an expert on the sector.   The firm has appointed Mulberry as its first retained agency following a competitive pitch. The UK brief will involve consumer and trade media relations.
Australia&#39;s real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by about 3.75 percent in 2004 and medium-term prospects remain favorable, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday.
Video retailer Blockbuster Inc. will lower the subscription price of its online DVD rental service to $17.49 a month in October, undercutting a similar move by rival Netflix Inc.
PARIS: A diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and a daily glass of red wine could help people in wealthy countries extend their life span by five years or more, according to a new study.
The OECD is to mount a fresh probe into UK anti-bribery laws following the scrapping of an inquiry into BAE.
Attraversava a piedi la pista con un borsone in mano
The ViaMichelin X-930 is an in-car navigation device with Michelin-approved information about points of interest along the way.
Peace requires Israeli concessions, not just compromises from the Palestinians. Israel must freeze settlement activity in the West Bank and stop constructing its barrier on Palestinian territory, free Palestinian
Republican Rudy Giuliani declared himself a \
Nikkei a 17.621,45 punti (+0,67%). Euro a 1,2962 dollari
Speranza finita per Denise Benaglia, padre identifica corpo
Think twice before engaging in a lot of trading. Patience often wins out.
Goldman Sachs e Deutsche Bank tra i candidati all'acquisto
Germany's economy grew at its fast rate in four years during 2004, driven by strong export sales.
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has set off tremors and prompted officials to warn pilots to avoid flying through gasses emitted by the blast.
Nel quarto trimestre sale a 1,27 miliardi di dollari
A skin patch to treat the dementia suffered by Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s patients has gained federal approval, a drug company said.
Pilar Albarado spent five months after September 11, 2001, cleaning pulverized building material from apartment buildings and offices near the site of the World Trade Center. A chronic cough came two years later, and she is also battling asthma, memory loss and acid reflux.
The junior partner in Australia&#39;s ruling coalition -- the National Party -- says it will have more influence now its delivered the Government a majority in the Senate for the first time in 24 years.
Marc Savard, a former Atlanta Thrasher and current Boston Bruins forward, scored with 20.9 seconds to play to lift the Eastern Conference to a victory.
Israel's security cabinet approves a plan for a major operation in the Gaza Strip amid escalating violence.
Space shuttle Atlantis is due to return to Earth today, but stormy weather could yet delay its landing.
SAN FRANCISCO : EBay announced late it has agreed to buy three million shares of South Korea&#39;s Internet Auction for 325 million dollars in cash.
Nationstar Mortgage, the subprime unit  of Fortress Investment Group LLC , said it is no longer  accepting new loan applications from brokers, a signal the  lender is winding down operations.
Two men behind a Hollywood flop are locked in a legal battle over who is to blame for the movie's failure.
France has evacuated more citizens from the Ivory Coast amid unconfirmed reports that several women were raped during violent anti-French protests.
A winter storm roared into the northeastern United States on Wednesday, dumping a mixture of snow, ice, sleet and rain that caused transportation havoc and forced many schools to close.
Google will tell Brussels it needs to  hold on to users&#39; search data for up to two years for security  and commercial reasons after being warned it could be violating  European privacy laws by doing so.
IT STANDS taller than the Eiffel Tower, is longer than the Champs Elysees and is destined to become almost as popular a French landmark.

FSBO Channels Real Estate Network has expanded to now offer its free  FSBO listings and advertising to every FSBO seller in the United States.
Northern Ireland's peace process requires the Irish Republican Army to renounce crime as well as disarm, the governments of Britain and Ireland stressed Thursday after the outlawed group announced it will not scrap weapons &#151; and does not commit crimes.
A French court on Monday convicted two construction companies of manslaughter for their roles in a deadly shipyard accident on the world's largest ocean liner, the Queen Mary 2, before it was launched.
Ethiopia earlier this year briefly detained what it said were four U.S. soldiers trying to contact a rebel group that has been fighting for greater autonomy for eastern Ethiopia, government officials said Friday.
InfoWorld - SAP\u00c2\u00a0is pushing ahead with two partnerships that aim to provide customers with better user interface options for its ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications.
Iraqi forces formally took over security in a southern province from Italian troops on Thursday, making Dhi Qar the second of the country's 18 provinces to come under local control.
Brazil\u00c2\u0092s central bank cut its forecasts for inflation and growth in 2006, indicating that there may be more interest rate cuts this year as price increases stay tame amid an economic slowdown. In its quarterly inflation report, the bank reduced its 2006 inflation forecast to 3.4 percent, from 3.8 percent, while it raised its 2007 projection to 4.3 percent, from 4.2 percent. The bank also reduced its forecast of growth in the gross domestic product for 2006 to 3.5 percent, from 4 percent. \u00c2\u0093This report indicates more interest rate cuts, not fewer,\u00c2\u0094 said Guilherme da N\u00c3\u00b3brega, chief economist at the Ita\u00c3\u00ba Corretora brokerage in S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo. \u00c2\u0093It shows G.D.P. growth is lower than the bank previously expected and so the inflation outlook is calmer.\u00c2\u0094.
Prudential Financial Inc.  may  be close to a settlement with authorities that would resolve  market timing investigations as early as Monday, Bloomberg News  reported on Friday.
A strong earthquake in the Pacific Ocean off Taiwan has rocked the island&#39;s northeast, damaging buildings and injuring several people, officials say.
Dairy Trust, the group behind a takeover for Open Country Cheese, remains \
Toyota Motor Corp., Asia&#39;s largest automaker, said Tuesday it will recall about 646,000 vehicles starting today to fix the brakes in four models.
Maybe all that talk from Andy Roddick and Venus Williams about taking the Olympics as seriously as a Grand Slam was just that: talk.
Tony Blair admits he created \
KAPALUA, Hawaii  - In the absence of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the game's lesser lights have a chance to shine this week at the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Tim Duncan scored 25 points to inspire the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight home victory, a 98-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday.
Ethiopia and Bangladesh have offered to jump-start the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur by loaning it helicopters to fly troops and supplies around the vast region in western Sudan, officials said Tuesday.
South Africa is to stop racially profiling blood donors after an outcry over the alleged rejection of blood from black donors because of the risk of HIV.
Barbaro will be buried at the site of his greatest triumph.

The Kyoto agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions doesn't take effect for two months, but climate change negotiators are already fixated on what happens when it expires in 2012.
WASHINGTON - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words \
Brian McNamee told SI.com that Roger Clemens was simply part of a widespread steroid culture within baseball.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday that Turkey's membership talks with the European Union would be a \
Manchester United Alex Ferguson, still reeling after last Saturday's woeful FA Cup display against non-league Exeter, was still unsure whether to draft in his senior players for the League Cup semi-final first leg tie at Chelsea.
Internet search engine Google&#39;s new search options may make Amazon.com look old fashioned. The service Google Print will allow people to read sections of books to decide whether
Detailed information about the next-generation BMW 3 Series was released prematurely this month, but the German luxury carmaker isn't too concerned.
EUROPA/ITALIA - \u00c2\u0093Per quale motivo l\u00c2\u0092istruzione \u00c3\u00a8 fondamentale? Quali sono le ripercussioni sociali che porta con s\u00c3\u00a9?\u00c2\u0094 Al via la Campagna Nazionale San Vincenzo a favore dell\u00c2\u0092alfabetizzazione Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La Campagna Nazionale 2007 della societ\u00c3\u00a0 di San Vincenzo de Paoli sar\u00c3\u00a0 incentrata, anche quest\u00c2\u0092anno, sul tema dell\u00c2\u0092alfabetizzazione. L\u00c2\u0092obiettivo \u00c3\u00a8 quello di compiere una panoramica sulle ripercussioni sociali positive dell\u00c2\u0092istr...
Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is given a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Il metallo prezioso e' scambiato a 857,45 dollari
By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 21--The Imperial Irrigation and Drainage District board declared that there is an insufficient water supply to maintain the current level of use in Imperial County in 2008.
A DIRECTOR of technology for security outfit RSA Security has warned online customers are not &quot;authenticated enough&quot; and there needs to be moves towards toward a mandated identity policy.
Merck agreed to pay a Swiss company, Addex Pharmaceuticals, as much as $702 million to help develop a new schizophrenia drug.
Perch\u00c3\u00a8 in 19 Paesi europei si far\u00c3\u00a0 il referendum sulla Costituzione Ue e in Italia no? Se lo chiede la Lega Nord che critica la fretta del governo italiano sulla ratifica del Trattato costitituzionale europeo
Cocoa prices sank on Wednesday as  exporters in top-grower Ivory Coast kept up with the arrival of  the new crop, which was halted several times this month by an  outbreak of civil violence and a farmers strike.
Some still question the vehicle's chances of success, despite a boost from India.
The results from the new clinical trial could increase the chances that the Food and Drug Administration will approve the drug for that use.
there could be a possible attack on that day or Thursday on a Hilton hotel in Indonesia. &quot;They were specific in terms of dates.
The victims of human sacrifice by  Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled  caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as  previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
Editor&#39;s note: The following column might be unsuitable for immature readers. It has been written with a five-sentence delay to prevent any embarrassing paragraph malfunctions.
An analysis of 34,000 MySpace accounts stolen in a phishing attack reveals that the site's young users generally choose smarter passwords than corporate wage slaves. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Ticker) -- In a game ruled by defense, Iowa was just a little better than Penn State. Kyle Schlicher kicked a pair of 27-yard field goals and the Penn State offense did not score
Starbucks announced nationwide rollout of the Hear Music bar, which enables customers to listen to music from tablet PCs, burn the music on CDs in the stores and purchase the CDs with a credit card.
HIS was supposed to be the positive campaign. Late last fall, Democrats and Republicans alike predicted that a new campaign rule requiring candidates to appear in their own
British Airways today pledged to carry out an investigation into a staff shortage that sparked travel chaos at Heathrow Airport last week.
Former &quot;Frasier&quot; star Kelsey  Grammer, who reigned for 20 years as U.S. television&#39;s most  lovable snob, may be his own toughest act to follow as he  returns to prime-time on Wednesday playing a pompous TV news  anchor.
Mistakes will drive a coach nuts. Mistakes are something Dallas coach Bill Parcells loathes. Mistakes are what put an end to the Cowboys&#39; chances of winning the season opener at Minnesota on Sunday.
Timo Glock&#39;s promotion from Jordan&#39;s third driver to race driver has paved the way for F3000 driver Robert Doornbos to make his F1 debut in China this weekend.
Heather Mills says her decision to compete on ABC's \
Romania's inflation inched up to 0.9% in September against 0.5% advance in August, amid non-food and services price rise.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Saturday's 135th running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga has drawn a strong field of seven, including Birdstone, who captured the Belmont Stakes, defeating the mighty Smarty Jones in the process, and Lion Heart, who took the $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park.
Marsh &amp; McLennan chief executive Jeffrey Greenberg could announce his resignation as soon as today as a result of New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer&#39;s investigation into alleged corruption in the insurance industry.
Democrat John Edwards spoke up for hunting and fishing rights Wednesday in a western Iowa town where the vending machine outside a gas station sells live bait instead of soda.
President Bush said Monday he will lobby Congress next year to renew US anti-narcotics funding for this South American country amid concern in Washington about the federal budget deficit.
Dow Jones +0,24%, Nasdaq -0,25%.Euro in rialzo, a 1,3192 Usd
The once abundant shrimp of the legendary Rio Grande in Jamaica have become scarce and what can still be caught are often poisoned, a result of man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s impact on the natural world.
Just because the ceremony was held in Europe doesn&#39;t mean America didn&#39;t steal the show. It appears that as much as Europeans dislike America&#39;s decision to invade Iraq, they love to sing along to American
LeBron James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
Charles Clarke is made home secretary and Ruth Kelly takes over at education in the Cabinet reshuffle.
Blog: The online auction powerhouse to host third-party developers and show off Apollo-based desktop application.
Sport: Cricket: Adam Gilchrist has announced he will retire from Test cricket at the conclusion of the series with India
By Darst, Paul  INSTITUTE - After years of downsizing, Dow Chemical Co. now is preparing to expand operations at its Institute plant, but the project is not expected to lead to any new permanent jobs.
A sergeant who led a an attack on Iraqi forces despite being wounded and a Gurkha who saved the life of a US soldier in Afghanistan are among 90 British servicemen and women to be awarded military honours on Tuesday.

Si va verso la rottura tra il Chievo e Obinna. ''Obinna sta tirando un po' troppo la corda. E questa...
Palestinians have voted in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly three decades in a dress rehearsal for next month&#39;s presidential ballot to choose former president Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor.
Tutto cabaret dal 3 al 5 agosto nella localita' marchigiana
Samsung is marketing the world&#39;s first camera phone that is capable of delivering 5 megapixel resolution digital images. The SCH-S250 camera phone, which will be introduced
Shares of Skis Rossignol, the world's largest ski-maker jump 15% on speculation it will be bought by US surfwear firm Quiksilver.
Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning , 37, had surgery yesterday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his right knee and a quadriceps tear in the same leg. The injury, which he suffered Wednesday night in Miami's overtime loss at Atlanta, will almost certainly keep Mourning sidelined for the remainder of the season. Mourning said he plans to retire after ...
Sir Bobby Charlton has insisted he will be delighted if Ryan Giggs beats his record of 759 appearances for Manchester United.
By Associated Press  LEHI -- An official is calling it a \
Many seniors have stood in long lines at private clinics to get their flu shot. Now a new study tells us just how important it is for elderly people to get the vaccine.
Shaquille O'Neal has 19 points and 11 rebounds in Miami's 86-81 win over Cleveland on Sunday, the Heat's first victory since Dwyane Wade's injury last week.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is following the Recording Industry Association of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (RIAA) footsteps by filing lawsuits against BitTorrent clients.
Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s striking options for England have been improved after Michael Owen successfully took part in a main training session this morning.
US regulators were trying to decide whether to allow the release of 48 million doses of Chiron Corp.&#39;s flu vaccine when British authorities stepped in to block the company from shipping the vaccine, FDA officials said on
Manufacturer creates demographic: the \
The layoffs come as Motorola completes the spinoff of its semiconductor division. Also: Akimbo Systems signs a deal for content from Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System & hellip;. PalmSource introduces a smart phone operating system & hellip;. and more.
Rising rates of obesity will lead to dramatic increases in the number of people with Alzheimer's disease, experts have predicted.
External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri will be meeting for the second consecutive day today.
NAGPUR: It&#39;s only fitting that Sachin Tendulkar returns to Test cricket at the VCA Stadium, one of his happier hunting grounds over the years.
India's president has repealed a  tough anti-terror law, a government official said on Wednesday,  removing a measure critics say has been misused against  minority Muslims and to settle political scores.
The latest release of the anticipated ScriptServer 2.0 has been posted by Harry Fuecks.
British censors win the right to fight the release of video game Manhunt 2 in the High Court.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - It's no coincidence that two new  John Lennon albums, \
Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail has said that an international committee for investigation on the Darfur crisis was due to arrive in Sudan shortly, the English-language daily Sudan Vision reported on Saturday.
Dementia may be three times more common in people lacking a key vitamin, a study suggests.
Il centrocampista dell'Empoli Busc&egrave; carica l'ambiente in vista della gara di domenica contro ...
Police combing through the house where Natascha Kampusch was held captive for 8 1/2 years said Tuesday they made an unusual discovery: Her captor, a communications technician, used an obsolete computer &#151; and his odd choice now threatens to complicate their investigation.
Panamanian investigators have concluded that at least 174 people were poisoned, 115 of them fatally, by counterfeit cold medicine linked to an unlicensed Chinese chemical plant.
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday...
The anxious family of British hostage Kenneth Bigley on Thursday made a further appeal to the captors to free him as soon as possible.
A conservative U.S. lawyer's attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.
Retail sales in May rose at the strongest pace since January 2006, while import prices surged, adding to recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly from a first-quarter slowdown.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Political rivals have hurled chairs at her, called her a racist, even accused her of undermining South Africa's plans to host the World Cup in 2010. But what really angers Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille is that after six bruising months in office, she may soon lose her job in...
Life & style: Pest control firm reports surge in infestations of fabric-eating species despite overall fall in numbers.
Fighting between rival factions in western Afghanistan killed three militiamen and injured another seven, officials said Tuesday, despite the presence of government and U.S. troops.
'Nothing for anyone to worry about' The Islamic Republic of Iran announced yesterday that it had fired a rocket \
Subscribers to Verizon Communications Inc.'s high-speed Internet services will be able to access customized and premium content from Web giant Yahoo Inc. under a multiyear agreement that combines the companies' offerings into a single brand.
Dow Jones perde lo 0,18%, Nasdaq invariato, euro in ribasso
Housing starts rebounded sharply in July, making up almost all the ground lost in a June slump by posting their largest monthly percentage gain since September 2002, a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed.
Description: Morning Edition begins a series on important issues in the presidential campaign. In the first part of the series, NPR&#39;s Steve Inskeep examines the views of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the war in Iraq.
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A judge rescheduled ex-\
Just when you think you know your kids, you get a birthday list.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (CP) -- Reggie White, a former star defensive end, died Sunday of a heart attack, both the NFL and Philadelphia Eagles reported on their websites.
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Held for the first time in the city of skin, Sunday&#39;s MTV Video Music Awards were sizzling, energetic and colorful -- yet tame, by MTV standards.
Coach Tyrone Willingham was fired by Notre Dame on Tuesday after three seasons in which he failed to return one of the nation's most storied football programs to prominence.
In an about-face, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts said it is scrapping a new policy that would have allowed owners of small businesses to contribute just one-third of the cost of their employees' health plan premiums.
'This is not Russian Roulette' Google is running its very own \
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Pop star Britney Spears was charged on Friday with hit and run and driving without a valid license, a spokesman with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.
Tunisians are casting ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections widely expected to be won by the current president and his party.
Prince Charles attends a memorial service in honour of the soldiers who fought at Arnhem 60 years ago.
Detroit police searched Tuesday for a man who opened fire in a Detroit home day-care center, critically wounding three people, including a 3-year-old child, officials said.
Airbus SAS, the world&#39;s biggest aircraft maker, plans to source more parts for its planes from China and to set up an engineering base there, the head of the company&#39;s operations in the country said.
President George W. Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
An investigation into possible anticompetitive behavior in the flat-panel display market widened Tuesday, with at least four more big vendors saying they had been contacted by investigators.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
Oil prices have surged to a new high of $47 a barrel after a new threat by rebel militia against Iraqi oil facilities, and as the United States says inflation has stayed in check despite rising energy costs.
PHUKET, Thailand  - Thai rescue workers dragged the last bodies on Monday from the charred wreckage of a budget airliner that crashed while trying to land in a fierce monsoon storm on the resort island of Phuket, killing 89 people.
Accompanied by a warning that its missiles have the range, Iran on Tuesday said it would destroy Israel's Dimona nuclear reactor if the Jewish state were to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
Hosts Germany won the handball  world championship on Sunday with a lopsided 29-24 victory over  Poland, which was a fitting final act to the most popular  handball tournament ever held.
A UN aid agency operating in North Korea left itself open to exploitation, a US Senate probe concludes.
TOKYO -- Former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie asserted his innocence Monday at his trial's opening, challenging the Japanese court system with the same cockiness with which he shook the nation's staid corporate culture during his rise to fame.
A United Nations wildlife pact has  allowed the export of 60 tonnes of ivory from three southern  African countries to Japan amid concerns about the growth of  the illegal ivory trade and elephant poaching in parts of  Africa.
Hamas Islamist fighters and forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas battled on Wednesday for control of the Gaza Strip in an escalating Palestinian supremacy struggle he described as \
The UK government says that the severe decline in Britain's farmland bird populations is slowing down.
The tornado that was Talladega has swept up the NASCAR nation and dropped it in, of all places, the land of Oz. With the tumult of Talladega fresh in its psyche, NASCAR is hoping on one hand
Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Sunday North Korea should realize that time was running out before Japan and the international community would begin discussing slapping it with economic sanctions.
Britain's Ian Wynne wins his semi-final to qualify for the K1 500m kayak final.
In the kitchen at their German restaurant in Aurora, Helga Bruntsch, 38, her brother Herbert Huber, 42, and their mother, Berta Huber, a German immigrant, hand-twisted thousands of pretzels in preparation for ...
Bill Murray gets defensive when told he has a reputation for being difficult. \
A Democratic campaign promise to boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade moved closer to completion on Tuesday when U.S. Senate Republicans lifted a roadblock against it.
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (\
Israeli soldiers yesterday shot and killed a Hamas militant who the military said was responsible for a rocket attack
At least seven people were killed and 20 injured in a powerful blast near a maternity hospital in the troubled northeastern Indian state of Assam, a report said.
A study into online music piracy suggests record sales in the US have fallen because of online piracy.
A torrent of words from presidential candidates is to be expected, but the latest crowd of White House wannabes has taken the old academic stricture \
TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s entire Cabinet resigned Monday ahead of a planned reshuffle that Japanese leader hopes will solidify his power and boost his ability to carry out reforms.
Stockland, Australia&#39;s second-biggest property trust by market value, plans to make a proposal involving General Property Trust, the subject of aA$7.
This dispassionate British documentary contemplates how evangelical Christianity has moved steadily from the margins of politics into Congress and the White House.
Southeast Asian countries have completed talks on a plan for economic integration, bringing the region a step closer to creating a European-style single market covering 530 million people.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two teenagers were arrested on charges they bombed their high school with a bucket of eggs from a low-flying airplane.
A new explosion rocked an underground natural gas storage site early Friday, sending a fireball into the sky and prompting the evacuation of homes near the blaze, which has raged since early Thursday.
Stocks dropped for a sixth straight session on Wednesday, led by the Nasdaq's 3 percent slide as profit forecasts from Apple Inc and Motorola added to recession fears.
New orders for U.S. made durable goods fell by a much worse-than-expected 7.8 percent in January as a steep drop in civilian airliner orders helped push orders for nondefense goods to their biggest monthly decline on record, a government report showed on Tuesday.
Nine-year-old Raghda al-Assar died last week after being hit by Israeli fire while sitting at her school desk in the Gaza Strip - the fourth child hit in similar circumstances in 18 months.
SINGAPORE : Hundreds of people painted the town pink on Friday to help spread the message that early detection of breast cancer can save lives.
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Moscow next week introduces a city-wide label to identify GM-free foods, a move ecologists hail as ground-breaking but which foreign producers say is complex and costly.
Five-time Olympic medalist Marion Jones goes for gold medals in the long jump and 400-meter relay at the Athens Games, while the US basketball team plays Argentina for a spot in the men&#39;s basketball final.
American Special Forces and Iraqi troops seized a hospital considered a refuge for insurgents and a center of propaganda.
TiVo Inc.TIVO.O, maker of  digital television recorders, on Monday said its quarterly net  loss widened as it boosted spending to acquire customers, but  subscribers to its fee-based TV service rose sharply.
Sin City regular Paris Hilton has finally found a place she can call home here.
BAGHDAD -- American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities yesterday and US and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against US forces.
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Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence Saturday that killed at least ...
Sudan has condemned as &quot;unfair&quot; a new UN resolution calling on Khartoum to restore security to the crisis-wracked Darfur region or face possible sanctions, but said it would abide by the UN's demands.
FRIDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- Since 1988, the incidence of cancer among Asian Americans in California has declined 5.9 percent and cancer deaths have fallen 16.3 percent.
Training the police is as important to stabilizing Iraq as standing up an army there, but the United States has botched the job by assigning the wrong agencies to the task, two members of the Iraq Study Group say.
China and Pakistan are among nations demanding the United States and its allies on the board of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency tone down a proposed resolution designed to ease Western fears about Iran's nuclear agenda.
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
I Crabs Rimini (Legadue) hanno annunciato il prolungamento dell'accordo con Omar Thomas. Aggregatosi...
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Oracle has won a round in its battle to take over rival PeopleSoft, as a Federal Court judge ruled that the acquisition does not violate antitrust regulations.
David Miliband tells the Labour conference they must \
The Bush administration has expressed confidence in United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, despite calls for his resignation from several US lawmakers over a scandal involving the UN-administered oil-for-food program for Iraq.
No one would call Sami Parbhoo a slavish follower of Yasser Arafat&#39;s. Over the years, the 32-year-old Takoma Park resident has freely criticized the Palestinian leader&#39;s rule.
Sports: 9 October 2004, Saturday. Football fans from Bulgaria and Croatia have come to grips in downtown Zagreb, media reported.
arl Mydans, a photographer for Life whose career spanned all 36 years of the magazine&#39;s incarnation as a weekly, and whose most memorable pictures were taken under combat conditions during World War II, died on Monday at his home in ...
Fifa unanimously agrees to drop its World Cup rotation policy from 2018, according to vice-president Chung Mong-Joon.
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BUNGALOWS are Britain's happiest homes, according to research published yesterday.
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Chelsea terminated Romania striker Adrian Mutu&#39;s contract, citing gross misconduct after the player failed a doping test for cocaine and admitted taking the drug, the English soccer club said in a statement.
The government came under pressure on Thursday to step up its response to last month\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s flood disaster and provide cash to South Yorkshire and Humberside flood victims as Community Secretary Hazel Blears visited the area.
Eleven fishermen are rescued three months after being shipwrecked in the Russian Far East.
ATHENS (CP) - Hicham El Guerrouj passed Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia with about 50 metres remaining in the 5,000-metre race Saturday, making the Morocco runner the first man in eight decades to sweep the middle-distance races at the Summer Olympics.
The Red Cross publicly denounces what it says are major human rights abuses by Burma's military government.
MOSCOW -- David Nalbandian beat a struggling Marat Safin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Friday to give Argentina a 1-1 tie with Russia at the Davis Cup final.
With Comcast shares down more than 40% in a year, a money manager is taking aim.
Perpendicular recording technology allowed Toshiba to reach a new record level of 133 Gbit per square inch storage density for its new pocket-sized harddrives.
Apple&#39;s latest addition to its hugely popular iPod line, the iPod Photo, has moved the bar even further as the digital lifestyle continues to converge.
Apple Computer said that profit in its first quarter more than quadrupled - its biggest increase ever - on strong holiday sales of its iPod music player.
Three British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi prisoners were due to face a court martial hearing at an army base in this western German town.
Military helicopters doused one of Venezuela's tallest buildings with water Sunday, bringing under control a blaze that many feared would cause the tower to collapse, officials said.
President Bush said Monday that he had decided to nominate Michael O. Leavitt, a former three-term governor of Utah, to be secretary of health and human services, replacing Tommy G. Thompson.
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Nine Law Lords ruled in favour of a group of men jailed without charge for up to three years. The British government had argued that the detention without trial of some terrorist suspects is a tough but necessary
Nonostante aumenti fino al 169% rispetto al 2001
Jenna Fischer, who plays mousy  receptionist Pam on the cult NBC hit television comedy &quot;The  Office&quot; has separated from her husband, the couple said on  their MySpace Web pages on Wednesday.
BURLINGTON, Vermont  - From pressing for hearings on Iraq to probing no-bid contracts awarded to Halliburton Co., America's first socialist senator aims to give Congress a hard tilt to the left.
Prime Minister Tony Blair will urge Labour to unite behind a radical third term agenda as he bids to heal party wounds over Iraq. The premier will be speaking after sustaining an expected defeat from conference delegates over rail re-nationalisation.
The only U.S. astronaut to command five space flights announced his retirement Tuesday, saying he wanted to pursue other interests, NASA said.
Kimberly-Clark said second-quarter profit rose to $461 million as savings from a restructuring plan helped offset fiber costs, and it raised its full-year earnings forecast.
YALA, Thailand  - Three militants and a soldier were killed in a shoot-out as Thai forces searched a house for suspected insurgents in Thailand's rebellious Muslim south on Sunday, soldiers said.
Taser International Inc. has warned  police departments that its newest electric stun gun recently  failed to subdue some suspects, and it will increase the power  of the weapon, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Georgian forces fired at a plane they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official said.
Rock singer Bono pledges to spend the rest of his life trying to eradicate extreme poverty around the world.
BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said his government will send envoys to neighboring countries to pave the way for a regional conference on ending Iraq's rampant violence, which yesterday killed more than 40 people.
The aid charity Oxfam blasted talks on the Middle East crisis between US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair as more &quot;hand-wringing&quot; in the face of a rising death toll.
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Mike Lowell had four hits and Kevin Youkilis hit a bases-loaded triple during a six-run sixth inning Tuesday night as the Boston Red Sox came back from a seven-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 16-10.
Randy Johnson is waiting for the Arizona Diamondbacks to come to him with specific trade possibilities, with his only firm stipulation being that the new team be a contender, one of his agents said on Friday.
Apple Inc. is negotiating with Japan's top mobile phone carrier to launch the iPhone in Japan, though the cut of subscriber revenue that Apple wants has been a sticking point, according to a report published Tuesday.
Feelings of phoniness appear to alter people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.
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Southern California and Oklahoma finished 1-2 in the final B.C.S. standing and will play for the national title in the Orange Bowl.
ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Former prime minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People&#39;s Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto has hailed the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to her husband Asif Ali Zardari as a &#39;triumph of justice&#39;.
Children, stomachs empty and knees quivering, saw and heard Jews massacred by the Nazis all across the killing fields of Ukraine. Teenagers were forced to bury the victims, shoveling dirt over neighbors and playmates.
A 24-year-old armed security guard from Gloucestershire is killed while protecting engineers in Iraq.
The governments of Serbia and the Bosnian Serb enclave of Bosnia-Herzegovina have failed to bring war crimes suspects to the United Nations tribunal, Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte told the Security Council.
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora denounced Hezbollah and its leader on Friday in an unusually personal attack, a day after the guerrilla group's chief renewed his pledge to bring down the U.S.-backed government.Comment
Despite a decline of two per cent in the second quarter of 2004, the global market for local area network (Lan) switches remains up 23 per cent year over year, the latest market research from IDC has found.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Marie-H\u00c3\u00a9l\u00c3\u00a8ne Premont of Chateau-Richer, Que., raced to a silver medal in the Olympic women&#39;s mountain bike competition Friday in Athens.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Manufacturers need to conduct clinical trials to show that the over-the-counter cough and cold medicines sold for decades actually work in children, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.
The kingdom&#39;s oil reserves, the world&#39;s largest, could increase by almost 77 per cent to top 461 billion barrels in a few years, the country&#39;s oil minister said Sunday.
ENGLAND cricket captain Michael Vaughan gave Zimbabwe something to think about on and off the pitch as a turbulent series drew to a close with the tourists completing a 4-0 whitewash.
Pacific search California coastguards are searching for Microsoft researcher Jim Gray, who was reported missing at 8.30pm on Sunday after failing to return from a solo boat trip.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union head office cleared the sale of food and food ingredients derived from a new genetically modified corn variety, arguing Tuesday that clear labeling will give consumers a choice of whether to use it.
Former prime minister Baroness Thatcher is   \
Testing with dye is planned next spring to find out why water in a creek near the East Entrance has turned greenish.
Oil prices slipped below $69 a barrel yesterday after a report that a strike in Nigeria hasn't affected oil exports from Africa's largest crude producer alleviated the market's supply concerns.
The New York Times Company named James M. Follo, the former chief financial officer of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, as its chief financial officer.
Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby sprained an ankle while crashing into the rear boards leg-first midway through the first period of a 3-0 home loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last night and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Head teachers say twinning  failing schools with good ones is the best way to turn them around.
A French family laid flowers yesterday at the spot in a London park where their daughter was bludgeoned to death by a possible serial killer.
Stephon Marbury and Jamal Crawford each  poured in 22 points and Nazr Mohammed added 21 to help the New  York Knicks snap a seven-game losing skid with a 99-96 triumph  over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden Friday.
Despite its best efforts to settle legal action it seems Microsoft just can&#39;t stay out of court. Roger Avary, who won an Oscar for writing Pulp Fiction with Quentin Tarantino, is suing the software giant alleging it stole his idea for a yoga game.
If you got a flu shot this season but still came down with the virus, you're not alone.
Tony Blair tried to persuade the SDLP to enter a voluntary coalition without Sinn Fein, its leader says.
Training her binoculars on a dark patch of floating seaweed, Gena Bentall gasped. After searching for sea otters all day, the research biologist had spotted one: a mother with a pup on her belly, but the otter's face was mauled and dripping blood and a male was hot on her tail.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Saturday criticized some parts of the proposals presented by the European Union (EU) during recent nuclear negotiations, terming them
Insurgents kidnapped two American and a British engineer on Thursday in a brazen dawn raid on their home in one of Baghdad&#39;s most affluent neighborhoods, underscoring
Euro chiude in rialzo sul dollaro, a 1,4882
The Environment Agency is concerned over health risks of low-energy light bulbs. Should the government use them to completely replace the old ones?
It's just a simple band of yellow rubber, which bears the word \
AMAZON.COM has launched a digital video downloading service, ending months of speculation that the internet books, music and DVD seller would move into online TV and movie sales. Amazon Unbox will offer thousands of TV shows, movies and other videos for $1.99 per episode.
Two kidnapped Italian aid workers were today reunited with their families after being released and flown home from Iraq. Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were
Battered oil prices fell again on  Friday, extending this week's 14 percent slide, as  disappointing U.S. jobs data deepened a slump driven by easing  worries about winter supplies.
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The Jockey Club suffered the latest in a series of setbacks yesterday when it dropped a planned inquiry into whether Kieren Fallon brought racing into disrepute over articles published in the News of the World in March.
In the blogosphere, everyone can hear you squeal for cash The Register has been appalled by Microsoft paying bloggers to write advertorial for its latest hype campaign. The reason? We thought of it first, dammit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie have hardly had time to catch their breath this week on their busy four-day visit to Poland.
Police investigating the failed car bombings in Glasgow and London search an address in Cambridge.
The Tories will put tackling poverty at the heart of their next election campaign, the BBC learns.
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ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A St. Cloud woman avoided going to prison Thursday when she was sentenced for biting off a large chunk of another woman's nose.  Crystal Malmanger, 20, had been facing more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree assault.
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After months waiting to see the Oscar-nominated film \
After two years of planning and evaluation, enhanced insurance coverage for bad teeth and weak eyes will be offered to federal employees, retirees and their dependents this fall through contracts awarded to 10 companies.
A majority of Britons want an investigation into the number of Iraqis killed in their country since the 2003 invasion by U.S.-led forces, according to a poll.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Monday portrayed the retaking of the Iraqi city of Samarra over the weekend by US and Iraqi forces as a model for the military
The European Union's executive commission announced an in-depth investigation into Universal Music Publishing proposed takeover of BMG's music publishing business, delaying the process by months.
The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, says the recently signed peace memorandum between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement offers the best
InfoWorld - EBay's online payments division, PayPal, will pay $169 million for an Israeli security company specializing in detecting online fraud, the companies said Monday. The deal should close within 30 days.
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for forgiveness from his family and his constituents Wednesday in an emotional televised speech, his delayed response to recently revealed racy text messages that contradict his sworn testimony that he did not have a physical relationship with a key aide.
On the final full day of campaigning, President George W. Bush went on a six-state swing, which culminated in a homecoming rally in Dallas.
AS AIDS increasingly assumes a female face, new efforts to tackle the social conditions that make women particularly vulnerable are urgently needed, the United Nations warns.
NEW YORK - The Boston Red Sox crushed the New York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to complete an historic comeback victory over their arch-rivals by four games to three in the American League Championship Series.
Oakland, Dec. 25: When movers carried him into a downtown high-rise here this month, Jeeves finally settled into the home chosen for him four years ago, before his near-death experience.
Conservationists on Wednesday blasted President Bush's decision to exempt the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using high-power sonar in its training off Southern California \u00c2\u0097 a practice they say harms whales and other marine mammals.
A huge explosion rocked the southern  Afghanistan city of Kandahar on Wednesday and at least three  Afghan soldiers were wounded, the city's police chief said.
(InfoWorld) - Two of three companies aim to grow faster than their markets this year, making it more important than ever for chief information officers to shift their priorities to encompass business objectives, according to a survey from Gartner. CIOs who do that will differentiate themselves, and their enterprise IT departments, and be leaders in an emerging trend where they and their employees have more business skills and acumen, said Mark McDonald, group vice president and head of research for Gartner EXP. Gartner has surveyed CIOs for the annual study since 2002. More than 1,400 CIOs were queried worldwide. Gartner has identified four strategies that CIOs should pursue: technical excellence; enterprise agility; information effectiveness; and innovation. The third strategy involves using analytics and applying information to how business decisions are made, rather than how information is moved around a company's computer systems. Companies that \
Roger Federer thrashes Fabrice Santoro on day one of the Australian Open.
International Business Machines Corp.  said on Wednesday it had acquired XIV, a privately held storage technology company based in Tel Aviv.
After eight years and $676 million, all of the swirling ramps and bridges are open at the Springfield interchange, and traffic is flowing freely through one of the busiest crossroads on the East Coast, where interstates 95 and 395 hit the Capital Beltway.
The chicken company, formerly a cooperative, is now making money as a for-profit corporation.
This Sunday, eyes around the world will be focused on the Shrine Auditorium as Hollywood celebrates the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The evening will have a special meaning for us because sometime during our pre-show on the TV Guide Channel, we will conduct our 1000th red carpet interview!
The woman who accused Charles Barkley of groping her at a nightclub withdrew her police complaint.
Two members of the Iraqi prime minister&#39;s family were nabbed from their home in Baghdad, his spokesman said Wednesday. The kidnappers said they would execute them in two days if their demands are not met.
Vietnam's legislature ratified the country's entry into the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, paving the way for the communist nation to become the global trade body's 150th member.
The Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it would boycott a Jan. 9 presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
MOJAVE, California A test pilot returned successfully to Earth on Wednesday after a foray into space that was marked by a white-knuckle ascent in which his rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds and he had to fight to regain control.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Nearly 40 astronauts on Friday became the first to ride aboard a NASA tourist attraction that recreates a ride aboard the space shuttle.
A group of Democrats hopes to train a national spotlight on claims of widespread Election Day problems in Ohio when Congress formally tallies the electoral votes that gave President Bush his re-election triumph.
Keith Harris, the man who brokered Thaksin Shinawatra's \u00c2\u00a381.6m takeover bid for Man City insists the deal is completely above board.
BAGO cast his doubters&#39; words back in their faces with a stirring success in the Prix de l&#39;Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp yesterday.
Croats voted Sunday whether to give President Stipe Mesic a second term in an election that was not monitored by international observers, an indication of the former Yugoslav country's democratic progress since it gained independence in a bloody 1992 war with a rebel Serb minority.
A Chinese satellite hits a villager's house on its return to earth, reports say.
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Much more vaccine needs to be produced to cope with a possible pandemic of bird flu, experts warn.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lent its full support to United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan and wishes to see him complete his remaining tenure in office.
The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential elections congratulated Mr. Karzai on Saturday on the formation of his cabinet, but said
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To strengthen the fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria in India, Global Fund (GF), a US-based funding agency, has approved grants worth 413 million dollars to India for seven proposals, each of five-year duration.
A trial over Valassis Communications\u00e2\u0080\u0099 attempt to cancel its acquisition of Advo Inc. was stopped Monday so the companies could pursue settlement talks.
Looking to expand its offerings to European consumers, Warner Music International and Telefon AB Ericsson said Wednesday they plan to start distributing some of the label's artists music via mobile phone in Europe.
Vijay Singh thinks the main reason he has replaced Tiger Woods as world number one is the American&#39;s failure to adapt to changes in his body.
XICHANG, China  - China launched its first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of live-to-air patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions and technological prowess.
A row erupts in France after a senior conservative party is recorded calling a female opponent a \
Byron Nelson was the winner of a record 11 consecutive professional golf tournaments in 1945 and one of golf\u00c2\u0092s most renowned figures.
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When a new strain of bird flu jumped species to infect humans, scientists dreaded a global epidemic. Now they have warned governments to prepare for the worst.
Sport: Premier League is 'poorly governed' and too quick to do a deal, says Sheffield United chairman
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a call from Benjamin Netanyahu, his main rival in the Likud party, to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a referendum and vowed to carry it out on schedule.
A Russian art exhibition will be one step closer to opening in London when a law to protect the works comes into force.
Visitors are also restricted to one person at a time to see any of the 11 children -- ranging from infants to teenagers -- isolated in ward 3M East at Children&#39;s.
The U.S. weather chief called Wednesday for a global surveillance system to detect and forecast disasters like tsunamis, hoping the tragedy in Asia will build the political resolve to buy and deploy equipment.
OTTAWA (CP) - A group which advocates legalized marijuana says a new poll shows federal pot policies are out of touch with public opinion.
French Muslims sue Charlie Hebdo magazine for reprinting cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
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By The Associated Press  Sheldon K. Friedlander, whose work in identifying the sources of particles in Southern California smog led to new ways of studying and regulating air pollution, has died.  Friedlander died Feb.
With Costco, numbers don't tell the real story.
TechWeb - VanceInfo Technologies, an IT services and software development provider, rose 17% to close at $9.96 per American Depositary Share.
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Following a record-setting run of five outstanding comedy series Emmy statuettes by NBC's \
Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.
By MIRROR REPORTER  THIS is the face of the world's most ancient baby found by fossil hunters in the African desert.   Born 3.3 million years ago, she is being dubbed \
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Agilent Technologies Inc. saw its shares fall more than 12 percent Friday after the testing and measurement equipment maker disclosed a first-quarter forecast that failed to meet analysts&#39; expectations.
MOSUL, Iraq  - The bodies of six young men, all  shot in the head as if executed, were discovered in the  northern Iraqi city of Mosul Tuesday, bringing the total of  such corpses found to 14 in two days.
(AGI) - Treviso, 28 set. - Mentre l&#39;attenzione generale si concentra sulla possibile, prossima liberazione di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, gli Industriali di Treviso lanciano un appello perche&#39; non cali
Gone were the acid colors, gone were the   clinging plastic trousers, as Versace feted its new, sober   style with 1960s cream shift dresses and geometric prints.
Landmark legislation to secure U.S. borders and offer millions of illegal immigrants a share of the American dream cleared the Senate on Thursday, a rare election-year reach across party lines and a triumph for President Bush.
Busta trovata nella sua cella era di associazione religiosa
One of the most surreal moments in Julie Taymor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s passionate \u00e2\u0080\u009960s fantasia, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAcross the Universe,\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a sequence at an Army induction center in New York City.
Hundreds of thousands of people rally against moving Bolivia's capital city from La Paz to Sucre.
Donald Sloan scored a career-high 21 points, and No. 18 Texas A&M took control with a 15-point run to open the second half of a 77-69 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - AC Milan used another brilliant defensive performance and a strike by new father Andriy Shevchenko to record a 1-0 victory at Sampdoria.
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Shoulders, a city boy who gained renown as the Babe Ruth of professional rodeo, rode bucking broncos and snorting bulls to a record 16 world-championship titles.
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Il ds della Fiorentina Pantaleo Corvino &egrave; in Francia, dove avrebbe incontrato i dirigenti del...
Viktor Yanukovic ha sciolto la riserva e partecipera&#39; al ballottaggio del 26 dicembre per la presidenza dell&#39;Ucraina. E&#39; quanto ha fatto sapere oggi per bocca della sua portavoce Anna Gherman, la quale ha aggiunto &quot;intende partecipare e vincere&quot;.
Estonia is pushing the boundaries of technology and democracy a step further by holding the world's first parliamentary e-lection, in which voters can cast ballots online.
The record series of four hurricanes that hit Florida in recent weeks has ended NASA&#39;s hopes of returning the space shuttles to flight in March 2005, NASA announced on Friday.
Yasuyuki Okamoto, a 29-year veteran of Nikon's photo and imaging business, now is in charge of American sales and marketing.
Venezuelan officials say first results of an audit of the vote on President Chavez's rule show no fraud.
Airline passengers are used to worrying mostly about arriving or departing on time. Their carrier&#39;s financial condition? That&#39;s someone else&#39;s worry.
Guadagna lo 0,75%, scambiato l'1% del capitale
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Ohio State head football  coach Jim Tressel announced Friday that senior running back  Lydell Ross has been suspended for Saturday's home game against  Indiana.
An 11bn euro bond trade by traders at  Citigroup last year becomes the subject of a German criminal investigation.
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BetaNews is reporting that the auction site will be dropping Microsoft&#39;s .NET support somtime in January 2005. &quot;Auction site eBay announced to members on its Web site Wednesday afternoon that it will drop
When Dr. Jeffry Lindenbaum heard Reggie White had died in his sleep, his first thought was the former Eagle suffered from sleep apnea.
Also: E-voting a 'threat' to UK democracy. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
MERIDA, Mexico  - A tour of Latin America has provided President George W. Bush little respite from a drumbeat of bad news back in Washington, which experts say adds up to the second-term blues.
(InfoWorld) - Security managers have to keep their cool and clearly communicate with chief information officers (CIOs) during a crisis affecting company networks, a top security official with Microsoft said Wednesday. Otherwise, trying to educate CIOs in a panic mode will complicate how an attack is countered, said Greg Galford, Microsoft security architect, who gave a presentation at the EuSecWest 2007 security conference in London on Thursday. Galford was a technical lead during a massive attack on Microsoft's network in 2000 that prompted the company to make many changes to its networks and its response approach. He now works with Microsoft's Security Response Center, which handles new vulnerabilities and exploits affecting the company's software. The hacking attack in 2000 wasn't a huge surprise, since Microsoft was using much of its own newly developed software that had security faults, Galford said. At the time, the company wasn't nearly as vigilant as it is now about security, he said. Microsoft had a huge web of insecure connections leading to its corporate network, including employees who worked from home and connections security officials were unaware even existed, Galford said. The company also mistakenly made public much information on how its own corporate networks were constructed, which likely aided hackers. One network engineer had even made most of the information on his hard drive available over the Internet, he said. \
The late wife of actor Robert Blake would lose child custody is she cancelled their wedding, a court hears.
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Triple alliance. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) on Friday announced that it will join with Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) to furnish the US Air Force with software and related tech support
The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for measures to prevent a flu pandemic in humans after China said a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs, adding to signs that an outbreak among people was likely.
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Andrei Rybakov of Belarus set a world record of 412 pounds in the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 187-pound snatch and won three gold medals yesterday at the world championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Rybakov, 25, beat his own world mark by 2.2 pounds to take the title for a second straight year.
Merck &amp; Co. officials said Tuesday they intend to defend aggressively their handling of the painkiller Vioxx against claims by patients who say they were harmed by the now-withdrawn drug.
Britain urged its citizens to remain  vigilant on Friday as Pakistan said it had arrested an al Qaeda  operative who it said played a key role in an alleged plot to  blow up transatlantic airliners.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says plans for elections scheduled for January in Iraq are on track and voting should take place if the situation holds.
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When talks between the Diamondbacks and Yankees resume Monday, Arizona is expected to turn up the heat by asking for the entire $19.5 million difference between Javier Vazquez&#39;s contract ($35.5 million) and Randy Johnson&#39;s 2005 salary ($16 million).
NEW YORK  - Computer animation company DreamworksSKG has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionfor a $650 million initial public offering, applying to list onthe New York Stock Exchange under the symbol \
The EU approves a police and justice mission for Kosovo, which is poised to declare independence from Serbia.
The BBC has confirmed plans to axe 2,900 jobs over the next three years under moves to make savings of \u00c2\u00a3320 million. In a special message to staff, director general Mark Thompson said 2,500 jobs will be cut
Blog: Original researcher makes public his own exploit code.
Prisoner escort company Reliance is told to appear in court in Shetland after failing to deliver a prisoner from Aberdeen on time.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejects calls for a swift end to the Lebanon blockade, after talks with the UN chief.
The battle for Poland's low-cost air travel market is taking to the skies, as competing carriers last week announced plans to expand their services in the European Union's biggest new member state.
Jordan's King Abdullah II said Friday that Israel must choose between the mentality of \
&quot;It&#39;s sad,&quot; the British visitor to Athens said, shaking her head. &quot;It&#39;s sad that nobody is here, buying tickets to the Olympics. People should be out there telling people that Athens is great. It&#39;s a great experience.&quot; ...
In a move hailed by arts leaders across Massachusetts, the state's new Cultural Facilities Fund yesterday allocated an unprecedented $16.7 million worth of grants for building projects to more than 60 arts and cultural organizations throughout the state. But noticeably absent from the list of recipients was the Citi Performing Arts Center.
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 1: Researchers who found a link between country music and suicide, and a man who patented his combover hairstyle won IgNobel Awards for true but funny experiments.
The logic? By cashiering 20 percent of its work force, the company will be better placed to expand its ad business and make new hires.
Troops fired shots over the heads of large crowds in Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, sending people scurrying for cover as a crackdown against the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years intensified.
A provocative public service campaign on children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s psychiatric disorders has raised hackles as much as awareness.
With four cores IBM last week took care of its low-end System P Unix gear by outfitting the systems with new Power5+ chips and multi-core modules.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It was in his eyes. David Carr knew he had to get the ball to Andre Johnson when he saw that look. &quot;When number 80&#39;s out there and we make eye contact,&quot; Carr explained, &quot;there&#39;s a very good chance that I&#39;ll throw him the football.
A popular English teacher has been placed on paid leave \u00c2\u0097 and faces possible criminal charges \u00c2\u0097 after a student's parents complained to police that a ninth-grade class reading list contained a book about a murderer who has sex with his victims' bodies.
A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital on Saturday and wounded up to four soldiers, a NATO spokesman said.
Mario Ancic and Ivo Karlovic are not included in Croatia's squad to face Great Britain in the Davis Cup World Group qualifier.
Prime Minister Tony Blair ended his swansong appearance on the international stage on a high note Saturday, helping clinch a deal for a new EU treaty and trumpeting that Europe was turning Britain&#39;s way.
The man they call \u00e2\u0080\u0098Tailpipe John\u00e2\u0080\u0099 on Capitol Hill for his tight ties to the auto industry has had a change of heart on global warming and carbon emissions. Or has he?
India's fourth-biggest software exporter Satyam has broken ground on a new technology development centre in eastern China, billed as its largest outside of India.
So it&#39;s no surprise that candymakers, including Hershey Foods Corp., are monitoring with concern the escalating violence in that African nation -- the largest cocoa producer in the world.
Five behaviors in elderly men are associated not only with living into extreme old age, a new study has found, but also with good health and independent functioning.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is still  targeting smaller companies for acquisitions, despite  speculation that now-scuttled merger talks with business  software giant SAP AG SAPG.DE signaled a shift in strategy,  Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday.
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a lightning visit to East Timor's locked-down capital Dili on Friday in a show of strength after a double assassination attempt on the fledgling nation's leadership.
By Li Weitao  China has made a major step forward in Internet technology, which could offer faster, more secure access and ease worries over network capacity, industry insiders said this weekend.
Former National Football League star Reggie White may have died because of a respiratory disease that led to a heart attack, a preliminary autopsy showed.
LONDON, Aug 20  - Steve Harmison took eight wickets against a hapless West Indies to leave England in sight of a seventh successive victory on day two of the fourth test at the Oval on Friday.
An Italian school's substitution of a Nativity play with Little Red Riding Hood so as not to offend Muslim children has raised the Vatican's ire and sparked debate on how much traditions should change to accommodate immigrants.
The Academy Awards are four months away, but studios are already placing ads positioning their films. The ads are expected to herald a wide-open and expensive Oscar season.
BRUSSELS Moving to resolve a weeklong crisis, the incoming president of the European Commission, Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso, on Thursday put forward a new commission team, proposing Foreign Minister Franco Frattini of Italy as justice commissioner.
Retaking Fallujah has &quot;broken the back of the insurgency,&quot; the US commander in Iraq said Thursday - an assessment far more optimistic than other analysts&#39; views and even a Marine Corps intelligence report.
A large disturbance inside the UK's biggest immigration centre has been contained, the Home Office says.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing Russia&#39;s policies in the Far East, including relations with Japan, has said that Russia &quot;has always fulfilled and will fulfil all of the obligations it has assumed, especially documents that have been ratified
NEW YORK -- The former chief executive officer of Computer Associates pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal charges stemming from a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal.
Kevin J. Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has privately questioned recent congressional testimony by the architect of a proposed merger of the nation's two satellite radio companies that subscribers would both pay the same monthly rate and receive significantly more programming, The New York Times reported.
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Five Democratic presidential health care advisors sitting cheek by jowl on a rostrum at a Washington forum Tuesday mainly kept their elbows pinned to their sides, and, for the most part, only jabbed over which of their bosses plays best with others.
Gli avvocati annunciano ricorso in Cassazione
Protest curbs to be reviewed and greater protection for investigative journalism.
The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a \u00e2\u0080\u009ca massive rollback,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and called on their members to continue their walkout.
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The court martial of the soldier accused of leading the Abu Ghraib abuses hears he routinely ignored commands.
A business course on cutthroat capitalism disguised as a slacker comedy: That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the kindest way to describe Michael Lehmann\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFlakes.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Benazir Bhutto's party was due to discuss a successor to the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and decide whether to contest an election due in little over a week.
Dec. 23, 2004 - When patients visit their doctor for medical care and advice, most believe they are getting unbiased medical attention that puts the patient&#39;s well-being first.
NEW YORK -- Orders for US durable goods declined by the most in more than six years and consumer confidence unexpectedly fell, pointing to a deepening economic slowdown.
Il belga Philippe Gilbert (Fran\u00c3\u00a7aise des Jeux) ha vinto la quarta tappa della Settimana di Maiorca, ...
The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a one-time spiritual advisor to the Beatles, has died in his Dutch home, his Transcendental Meditation movement announced Wednesday.
Pat McQuaid, presidente dell'Uci (l'unione ciclistica internazionale) ha invitato il 19 giugno a Gin...
Hundreds of brain cancer patients in France and perhaps others in the United States may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines, which were ordered shut down by the French government after a manufacturer's warning.
Five days after making the putt that won the Ryder Cup, Colin Montgomerie looked set to miss the cut at a European PGA tour event.
Potenziato ruolo regioni e parlamento nelle procedure Ue
Brazilian law enforcement officials raided the offices of Cisco Systems and arrested top executives as part of a continuing investigation into a smuggling and tax fraud scheme.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne got stronger, bigger and faster Saturday, forcing anxious Floridians to hurriedly shutter their homes and buy last-minute supplies as the storm bore down on the state's Atlantic coast with winds near 115 mph...
The text of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's speech as prepared for delivery Monday at the Republican National Convention:
BusinessWeek Online - Salesforce.com  has the growth story down pat, but keeping up the pace can get tricky as competitors toughen your game. Investors sold Salesforce stock on Feb. 22 - even after news that the on-demand software services company won a whopping 90,000 net new subscribers during the three months ended Jan. 31.
By The Associated Press  Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2006. There are 24 days left in the year.  Today's Highlight in History:  On Dec.
Only if you think Sears is merely a retailer.
Stocks extended losses on Monday as a report showing a decline in existing home sales last month suggested the housing sector remained mired in a downturn.
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Chinese police have cracked a matchmaking ring whose members pretended to be millionaires, introducing themselves to lonely hearts for exorbitant fees, Chinese media reported on Friday.
Tycho:  Denis Dyack is still smarting over previews of Too Human written last year regarding a demo he admits was bad, and in EGM's most recent podcast he takes an opportunity to interrogate one of the men responsible.  He spends the second hour of the podcast making a series of completely unsourced and unverifiable claims about his product, which - after having been browbeaten for the first hour - his gentle hosts are understandably reluctant to analyze.
MANHASSET, NY The Federal Communication Commission&#39;s decision Tuesday (Nov. 9) to classify voice-over-IP (VoIP) as an interstate, federally regulated service could go
The Virginia Cavaliers, ranked No. 18, let a 14-point lead slip away Monday and lose to Fresno State in overtime, 37-34, in the MPC Computers Bowl in Boise, Idaho.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday asked for public comment on a draft report that analyzes the sources of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions over a 15-year period that are linked to global warming.
Federal regulators Thursday rejected a request by broadcasters to require cable operators to carry multiple digital channel offerings from local television stations.
Shares of the Medicines Co.  fell 10 percent on Monday after the U.S. Congress failed to enact a bill that would have helped the company's bid to extend a patent on its flagship drug Angiomax, a blood thinner.
Tim Dougherty, director of marketing for IBM&#39;s eServer BladeCenter, said the company&#39;s new BladeCenter machines have increased speed, memory, power management and operating system support in order to widen customers&#39; choices.
When Yutaka Takahashi strolls around his neighborhood in Japan's capital, he sometimes wonders where all the children have gone.
Virus writers are exploiting the publicity surrounding England football captain David Beckham, offering photos proving that he has been having an affair, to infect computer users\u00e2\u0080\u0099 PCs with the malicious Hackarmy trojan virus.
Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before -- into space.
Hillary Rodham Clinton renewed her call Saturday to debate Democratic rival Barack Obama in Wisconsin before Tuesday's primary, even as she acknowledged she would cease campaigning in the state a full day before voters go to the polls.
Jeff McInnis scored six points in a 47-second span late in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night.
It's been four years since Jim Boeheim led Syracuse to its lone national championship. On Sunday night, it seemed like a lifetime ago for the Hall of Fame head coach.
German Defence Minister Peter Struck appeared in an interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper to soften his country's stance on Iraq, hinting that Germany might deploy troops if conditions there change.
MOSUL, Iraq  - A U.S. aircraft dropped a 500-pound  bomb on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Saturday after  guerrillas attacked a U.S. patrol that was trying to capture an  insurgent arms dump, a military spokesman said.
In the past 24 hours sources claiming to be working on the alleged IBM deal have named Lenovo -- China&#39;s largest maker of personal computers -- as the probable buyer.
FOXBOROUGH -- When Bill Belichick puts on his headset and starts pacing the sideline today, 10 days of preparation will begin to unfold in front of him.
So says Larry (Clive Owen), a London dermatologist who supposedly represents the voice of experience in Mike Nichols\u00e2\u0080\u0099 witty, spiky, rather nasty movie of Patrick Marber\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1997 play, \u00e2\u0080\u009cCloser
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Army specialist pleaded guilty Saturday to abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison, the first Military Intelligence soldier to stand trial in the scandal that has so far focused on prison guard reservists...
Dan Bartlett, one of President Bush's most trusted advisers and his longest-serving aide, said Friday he is resigning to begin a career outside of government.
San Francisco's mayor sides with striking workers in a bitter labour dispute affecting 14 of the city's top hotels.
A defiant Iran kept on enriching uranium in advance of the U.N. Security Council's Thursday deadline for Tehran to freeze such activity or face the threat of sanctions, U.N. and European officials said.
Here are some of the more serious passenger plane crashes involving the airlines serving Russia and the former Soviet Union.
The state Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected the Democratic Party's request that previously rejected absentee and provisional ballots be included in the hand recount of Washington state's contested governor's race.
GERMANTOWN, Md. - An analyst at Cellmark&#39;s DNA testing laboratory was fired for allegedly falsifying data. Cellmark, the world&#39;s largest private DNA testing firm, says the falsification occurred in only
Private equity firm Apax is believed to be the front-runner to acquire jewelry and accessories retailer Claire's Stores Inc.  in a $3 billion deal, Britain's Sunday Telegraph said.
Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room  respond to readers' questions.
Two young women are killed in an early morning road accident at Portrush in County Antrim.
Amauri, attaccante brasiliano del Palermo, &egrave; lusingato dalle offerte di mercato, ma non ha in...
PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat exited the world stage the same way he entered it more than three decades ago: as a deeply divisive symbol of the Palestinian cause.
Audiences across America flocked to theaters this weekend to witness \u00e2\u0080\u009cResident Evil: Apocalypse\u00e2\u0080\u009d hit the big screen, catapulting the movie into the No.
Most users think their computer is safe from adware and spyware--but they&#39;re wrong. A survey conducted by Internet service provider America Online found that 20 percent of home computers were infected by a
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - Nasdaq  launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange  on Tuesday, needing just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.
Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by SpaceShipOne&#39;s dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take
ASHBURN, Va. (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers head  coach Dennis Erickson will remain with the team after  discussing the head coaching vacancy at Ole Miss with school  officials on Tuesday.
New Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told Europe's top human rights body Tuesday that his nation would push through democratic reforms to prepare itself for a bid to gain membership in the European Union.
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators are adding a new warning to the abortion pill Mifeprex, also known as RU-486, saying that the drug may lead to serious bacterial infection.
La sposa e' stata assistente personale del presidente di FI
Polish rescuers found 13  more bodies overnight from Tuesday's coal mine disaster, taking  the death toll so far to 21, officials said on Thursday.
Mancano 48 all'esordio dell'Italia nel mondiale di rugby 2007 e oggi il ct Pierre Berbizier ha comun...
The level of concern about a possible avian flu pandemic appears to be waning in the U.S., leaving many IT organizations unprepared for the disruptions that a pandemic could cause.
1. Every day between 4 September and 15 September 2006 inclusive, the Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Sunday Mirror will print a voucher necessary to claim one of the Ultimate Kids DVD Collection   2.
Microsoft won a round in its battle with patent licensing company Timeline.
Responding to complaints that the  United States is losing its edge to foreign markets, a panel  set up by the nation's biggest business lobby has recommended  structural changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission,  the end of quarterly earnings guidance and a boost in the  nation's retirement savings, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Primo bilancio ancora provvisorio della Protezione civile
[Health India]: London, Nov 16 : A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published
Microsoft has cancelled its fall developer conference, citing inconvenient timing for the show in light of the launch of important new infrastructure and developer-platform products.
Infiltrating Al Qaeda and other terror groups will require changes in techniques and culture.
Leading food retailers use too much packaging, with up to 40% unable to be recycled, a report suggests.
The oil giant BP reports a 22% fall in annual profits at the end of a tough year for the company.
Vendite in rialzo ma nel 2006 c'erano stati benefici fiscali
The custody battle involving schoolgirl Misbah Rana returns to court in Pakistan.
Epiphanny Prince scored 18 points and sparked the decisive run to lead No. 6 Rutgers to its third consecutive victory, 53-48, against host Princeton Wednesday night.
Sixty-seven acres of relatively flat land near Interstate 40 in the Sandia foothills can look mighty appetizing to developers.
BASEL, Switzerland  - British world number four  Tim Henman was knocked out of the quarterfinals of the $1.26  million Swiss Indoors tournament Friday, falling 7-6, 7-5 to  unseeded Czech Jiri Novak.
U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers  met for a second day on Wednesday and were expected to announce  a sixth straight interest-rate rise aimed at sheltering an  economic expansion from inflation.
Through partnerships with leading technology vendors intended to leverage the capabilities of Oracle Files 10g, Oracle has announced evidence of strong support for its content management offering.
Southern California and Oklahoma both have a Heisman Trophy winner at quarterback, an All-American tailback and swift defenses that run similar schemes. A look at how the No. 1 Trojans and No. 2 Sooners will match up in the Orange Bowl on Tuesday night:
Cedric Benson ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and Number 7 Texas revved up its 65 - 0 Saturday night. Benson ranks third in career yards at Texas behind Heisman Trophy winners Ricky Williams and Earl Campbell.
The Philippines has sentenced a US marine to 40 years in jail for the rape of a young woman in an attack a court here described as &quot;chilling, naked sadism&quot;.
Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter gross profit margin on Thursday as the rollout of more mobile networks added to costs, sending its shares down despite strong orders.
Researchers said it may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of a muscle.
Japanese stocks rose Thursday morning after climbing to the highest level in more than six years the previous day. The dollar was lower against the yen.
Le Farc, le forze armate rivoluzionarie della Colombia, volevano assassinare il presidente americano George W. Bush mentre visitava la citt\u00c3\u00a0 di Cartagena. Il ministro della Difesa colombiano, Jorge Alberto
On Saturday, Australians will vote in the tightest national election in living memory. Most opinion polls have the major political parties -- the conservative Liberal/National Party Coalition of Prime Minister
Sport: FA Cup: A Yossi Benayoun hat-trick saved Liverpool from embarrassment after they twice went behind to the part-timers
Human growth hormone has become the substance of choice for many players because there is no reliable test being used to detect it.
ATHENS -- While things went wild and awry in the men's competition -- feel free to raise your hand if you predicted an Italy-Argentina gold medal game -- things went pretty much according to Hoyle on the women's side.
Man Utd and Newcastle have until 1200 BST on Tuesday to sign Wayne Rooney.
Lightning storms and monsoon rains lashing parts of India have killed at least 36 people and wrought havoc in the country&#039;s commercial capital Mumbai, officials and witnesses said.
Donovan McNabb disputed claims by teammates that he was ill during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl and needed help calling a play. The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback said there was nothing wrong with him during the loss to the Patriots. \
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It could be argued that it is time for Yankees Manager Joe Torre to go. But it is hardly Torre\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fault that the front office does not seem to feel Don Mattingly is ready to take over.
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Gloom over the British economy spread on  Monday as the Confederation of British Industry slashed its  growth forecasts and more evidence emerged of falling house  prices.
President Bush is a casualty of his own war. The only question now is, will he survive his wounds. Sen. John Kerry is a pro-choice Massachusetts millionaire with an &quot;F&quot; rating from the National Rifle Association.
The captors of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit air a message said to be from him in which he says he needs medical help.
After years of legal assaults on municipal displays of Nativity scenes and observances in public schools, Christian groups are mounting court challenges in the other direction.
Former Mayor David Dinkins underwent an emergency appendectomy but on Saturday was \
Republican Senate candidate Mike McGavick ran a red light before being stopped for drunken driving, failed a roadside sobriety test and fell asleep during processing, according to a police report on the 1993 incident.
Martha Stewart says she&#39;s happy she&#39;ll be able to serve her time so soon, although she&#39;ll be doing it in a different prison than she&#39;d requested.
Drinking too much alcohol may lead to abnormal rhythm of the atria, the upper chambers of the heart, according to a report from Denmark.
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Shout-outs to MIT. Women eating carbs. The annual Hollywood geekfest known as the Sci-Tech Oscars couldn't be more different from the glitzy main event later this month
Many of the poorest people in the United States are still struggling to recover from the effects of a recession that ended six years ago, making them very vulnerable as the country stands on the brink of a new downturn.
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Ticker) -- Jason White&#39;s latest Heisman Trophy-caliber performance was just enough for second-ranked Oklahoma at Kyle Field.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Wednesday that Iran would offer its proposals to European countries during their nuclear talks on Thursday, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Officials identifying themselves as members of a state regulatory agency forced the U.S.-based Spanish-language TV network Telemundo to halt transmission Sunday of its presidential election coverage.
European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday called on the US to show &quot;goodwill&quot; in order to settle the trade row over aid for rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus.
The focus of the US election campaign shifted today to the vice presidential contest as Republican incumbent Dick Cheney and Democratic challenger John Edwards prepared for their first
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Nearly 1.7 million US veterans lack health insurance, according to a new report by the advocacy group Public Citizen. The findings contradict assumptions about health care
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Leaders in the  international tsunami aid effort expressed concern about how  curbs on the movement of workers and a deadline for foreign  troops to leave would affect relief in Indonesia's worst-hit  Aceh province.
com. An asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029 was upgraded to an unprecedented level of risk Friday, Dec. 24.
President Bush's lead over  Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their  debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied  or slightly favoring the incumbent.
VOTE 2004 - And then there was one. One day left to persuade voters you are the man to lead the United States. With polls indicating a dead heat, George W. Bush and John Kerry are barnstorming the country
President Bush has picked former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik as his homeland security secretary and an announcement is expected as early as Friday, Republican officials said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD - La Francia \u00c3\u00a8 sgomenta, ma anche assolutamente unita e convinta di non dover cedere al ricatto dell&#39;Esercito Islamico in Iraq. E mentre la diplomazia ei servizi francesi tentano tutte le strade per
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We asked the British actor what he's reading, watching, and listening to.
In ultima settimana, i rifinanziamenti +15%
The Nikkei average ended flat in thin   trade on Monday as Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. and other real   estate firms were hit by profit-taking, while KDDI Corp. and   some other recent losers gained on the assumption their prices   had fallen too far.
Commissione rivede al rialzo stime dello scorso novembre
Ships steaming into Boston harbor will soon shift course to avoid whales in the first change of U.S. shipping lanes to protect an endangered species.
Some rabbis say soldiers should ignore orders to evacuate Gaza.
The pound fell a 10-month low against the dollar and its lowest level against the euro on Wednesday, amid increasing speculation the Bank of England will deliver a back-to-back rate cut to revive a slowing British economy.
Derrek Lee saw the pitch and was sure it was aimed at his head. He got out of the way the best he could. The ball clipped the back of his left hand, and sent him sprawling to the ground.
Rock singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cut short her North American concert tour to undergo surgery, her publicist said on Friday.
CHAPEL HILL | Relying on logic to describe what happened here Saturday night might be futile. North Carolina wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t supposed to defeat unbeaten No.
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National Hockey League players began scattering across the globe yesterday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.
Dinosaurs bred as early as age eight, long before they reached adult size and maturity, fossil evidence suggests.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Talks between trade powers to salvage global trade talks collapsed on Thursday, throwing the future of the World Trade Organisation's struggling round deeper into doubt.
Variety - VICKSBURG, Miss. -- On the eve of what is arguably the most important presidential election in decades, Hollywood has again become a lightning rod. It simply takes a trip out of town to see the extent to which that is true.
LONDON: Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Sol Campbell returned to the England fold as coach Sven-Goran Eriksson named his squad on Sunday for World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.
TOKYO (AFX) - Firms that are supporting one of the next-generation optical DVD formats, the Blu-ray Disc, plan to release camcorders that record on smaller versions of the discs as early as 2005, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without citing sources.
CBS Sports announced Thursday that it was taking over day-to-day control of CSTV, the college sports media company it acquired in late 2005.
Governo deve dimostrare capacita' a ricostruire consenso
Il tecnico del Modena, Daniele Zoratto, alla viglia della grande sfida con la Juventus, confida nell...
Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks with David Cox, a resident of the south coast of Barbados in the Caribbean, about the expected arrival of Hurricane Ivan.
Google has rolled out a new search tool called, Google Scholar. Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts
Cosi' il ministro dei Trasporti Alessandro Bianchi
Scientists publish a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the animal's biochemical \
An Italian prosecutor requested the indictment of 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials on a charge of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003 &#151; a case that continues to be an irritant to U.S.-Italian relations.
Marian Hossa scored on a break-in at 19 seconds of overtime after a defensive mistake, and Ilya Kovalchuk scored his NHL-leading 29th goal in the Atlanta Thrashers' 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.
In what was certainly the darkest day for American men&#39;s tennis this year, Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi were sent packing out of the US Open quarterfinals Thursday by a classy Swiss and a cool-headed Swede.
Louisiana State coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position.
Pakistan's two top opposition leaders, former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, met in exile on Thursday and pledged to fight together for the restoration of a \
WASHINGTON - Faced with a harshly critical new report, President Bush conceded Thursday that Iraq did not have the stockpiles of banned weapons he had warned of before the invasion last year, but insisted that \
Armed men abducted eight Georgian civilians in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, an area that last month saw fighting between Tbilisi and Ossetian forces, police said.
Oggi messa a Istanbul, rientro nel primo pomeriggio
A football supporter who racially abused Dwight Yorke, the Premiership striker, was banned yesterday from every soccer stadium in England and Wales for five years.
Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
Police raid an illegal military training camp in a thick forest in the south-east of Kenya.
China executed the former chief of its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday, following a sensational downfall that saw him become a symbol of the ruling Communist Party&#39;s struggle against corruption.
SULAIMANIYA/ANKARA  - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday in their fourth such cross-border raid in five days, Turkey's general staff said on Wednesday.
The Christian Coalition is distributing 30 million voter guides that use conservative catch-phrases such as \
Dane Cook: Just as annoying in Blu-ray. The Fantastic Four: Still terrible in Blu-ray, if not worse.
MORGAN Stanley, the American investment bank, has seen its quarterly profits slide 34 per cent amid reduced trading revenues. The latest figure fell well short of Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s already-lowered expectations after a summer of sluggish market activity.
NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy was acquitted Monday of charges he sexually abused five of his 10 daughters more than a decade ago.
Britain's Prince Harry sparked fury after being photographed in a Nazi military outfit, drawing calls at home and abroad for a public apology from the young royal with a track record of embarrassing public gaffes.
This time around, the president will need all the help he can get if he covets a place in history. President George W. Bush technically has another four years to shape his legacy in history, but less than
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Sun Microsystems will become an original equipment manufacturer of Windows Server on its 64-bit servers.
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Saddam Hussein is ordered out of court by the new chief judge at his genocide trial in Baghdad.
(InfoWorld) - VMware launched the RC1 (first release candidate) of its Fusion virtualization software that lets Mac owners run Windows on Intel-based machines, one of the last steps toward finalizing its rival to Apple's own Boot Camp and Parallels's flagship virtual machine, Parallels. Fusion RC1, which can be downloaded free of charge from the VMware site, is \
Japan's space agency launches its first lunar orbiter for a year-long mission to explore the moon.
TechWeb - Contrary to the FCC&#39;s plans, the ITIF argues that a user-generated map would encourage public participation and generate precise local broadband data.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Parliament speaker Rawhi  Fattouh will be named interim Palestinian president on Thursday  to replace the late Yasser Arafat, Fattouh's deputy said.
The Government of the Ivory Coast is planning to take legal action against French troops accused of shooting civilians. The Ivorian Government is taking its case to the International Court of Justice.
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias will visit New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday.
The aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it is pulling out of Iraq because of the danger to its staff. MSF said it had become impossible &quot;to guarantee an acceptable level of security for our staff, be they foreign or Iraqi&quot;.
England are clear favourites to beat Zimbabwe but rain delays the start at Edgbaston.
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\u00c2\u00b7 Samak campaigned as front for exiled Thaksin \u00c2\u00b7 Troubled term predicted for abrasive rightwinger
At the dizzyingly diverse but unpretentious Toronto International Film Festival, to see one movie is to miss about seven others.
PALMYRA, Ill. - A deer smashes into a car and thrashes its way into the front seat where it fires up both the radio and wipers. It may sound like a tall tale some guy cooked up to explain to his wife the smashed up car parked out front, but it is also absolutely true. Just ask Jim Trump.
DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah Sept. 8, 2004 - A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades.
Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover \
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday,   dragged down by drug store shares after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   WMT.N announced it was slashing prices of generic drugs in   Florida.
A device for repelling teenagers stands out at the spoof Nobel awards ceremony - the Ig Nobels.
Protect your IP - but not with our stuff Microsoft told delegates at its Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver this week that it would deliver new software protection technology for developers and ISVs in October. But it won't be the same technology it currently uses to protect its own software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Jerri Stroud, St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Sep. 7--A St. Louis County accounting firm has a cure for the high cost  of traveling to trade shows: a virtual technology fair.
The magnitude and frequency of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens increased gradually on Friday, reaching levels &quot;equal to or higher than&quot; during the steam and ash eruption
The European Union gave strong personal backing to Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday in a diplomatic broadside against US critics trying to force him from office.
Iraqi and European Union officials agreed Thursday to pursue closer energy ties, bringing the EU a step closer to turning Iraq into a major supplier and reducing its dependency on Russia.
What if Superman lost his job and found himself reduced to selling insurance to support Lois and the kids? This is the comic premise of &quot;The Incredibles,&quot; the latest animated offering from the brilliantly animated minds at Pixar.
Progetta di averne 300 in piu' entro il 2009
Most taxpayers could expect a rebate of up to $600 starting in mid-May under the economic aid plan set to go through Congress within weeks.
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Perpendicular recording places bits of data end-to-end, instead of using the traditional method of storing them flat on the disk surface.
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099obiettivo \u00c3\u00a8 uno solo: sfrattare George Walker Bush dalla Casa Bianca. Le elezioni di novembre si avvicinano, i sondaggi rivelano che la sfida tra il \u00e2\u0080\u009cpresidente di guerra\u00e2\u0080\u009d e lo sfidante democratico
Shares in AstraZeneca tumbled today after a key drug it has developed in the fight against strokes was provisionally rejected by US regulators.
Epiphanies often happen during late-night solitude, and sure enough, D.C. firefighter Jason Woods had one as he kept overnight watch at Engine 22 a few years ago.
New rules on broadband switching seem to have speeded up the process of moving net firms.
The cost of providing security training to your staff may be high, but what is the cost of not providing any training at all?
Protocollo per ridurre impatto rete elettrica su paesaggio
The New York Yankees, Oakland  Athletics and St Louis Cardinals struck the first blow in their  division series on Tuesday, as some of baseball's most feared  sluggers opened the post-season with a bang.
US researchers find a way to trigger bone production, raising hopes of new drugs to treat osteoporosis.
Team New Zealand won the second pre-regatta for the 2007 America&#39;s Cup on Tuesday because it was ahead in the standings when the final day of racing was canceled due to light wind.
The Bush administration moved Tuesday to block the assets of two Saudi men accused of providing support to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network, Adel Batterjee and Saad al-Faqih.
Annunciata manifestazione per la legalita' il 29 luglio
All the salutes and displays of military uniforms by the Democrats cannot hide their real orientation. To Democrats of the last thirty years, social order and national security have been
MONDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- While U.S. health officials consider imposing more warning labels on antidepressants used by children, experts recommend that parents make no treatment changes without consulting their child's doctor first.
By MORGAN, Jon  It isn't easy being green, agricultural and horticultural scientists are finding.   The scientists held a seminar in Napier to find middle ground between farmers who want economic growth and environmentalists who want to stop farm pollution.
William H. Rehnquist is head of the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary - a public official of the same stature as the president or the leaders in Congress, whose
Claudio Lotito cita per danni Roberto Mancini. Il presidente della Lazio ha chiesto all`attuale tecnico dell`Inter 5 milioni di euro di risarcimento per essersi comportato in modo sleale nei confronti dei tesserati biancocelesti.
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 1: India Inc is stepping up acquisitions abroad. In its latest shopping abroad, Tata group firm Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) has signed an agreement to buy Bermuda-based Tyco Global Network
The commitment to the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency could derail an American drive to impose UN sanctions. Diplomats said Iran agrees to continue a freeze on uranium enrichment and to suspend related activities.
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Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney was to offer a 25-million-pound (38-million-euro, 49-million-dollar) settlement to his estranged wife Heather Mills-McCartney to end a bitter divorce battle, the Daily Mirror has reported.
Democrats competing to lead their national party are battling for the role of \
A director of an international charity in Iraq has been kidnapped as she was being driven to work in Baghdad. Margaret Hassan, a British-born Iraqi national, was abducted in the capital, CARE International UK said in London.
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Microsoft said Friday that it plans to broadly distribute the next version of its Windows operating system -- dubbed &quot;Longhorn&quot; -- in 2006, but conceded that it had to pare down a much-anticipated search feature to move ahead with
By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service and Paul Kallender, IDG News Service. The group supporting the HD-DVD optical disc format for high-definition video has received a boost in its battle against the rival
It&#39;s called &quot;spim,&quot; and it&#39;s the instant-messaging equivalent of spam--a shotgun blast of unwanted advertisements via instant-messaging tools or chat rooms.
Nevada teachers have filed a legal challenge that could curb the influence of the state's largest union in its Democratic caucus later this month.
This is why Corey Dillon wanted to get out of Cincinnati. It's also why the New England Patriots wanted to get him.
Iniziativa pro-calcio del presidente del Consiglio comunale di Reggio Calabria, Aurelio Chizzoniti c...
Nobel laureate biologist Jim Watson apologized \
Mobile phone market leader Nokia   NOK1V.HE unveiled a new short-range wireless connection on   Tuesday that is smaller and more energy-efficient than current   Bluetooth technology and can be used in devices such as   watches.
InfoWorld - The Chinese government will not issue licenses for 3G (third-generation) mobile services until the first quarter of 2008, according to a Chinese report.
Laurent Gbagbo, president of the Ivory Coast, sets out a five-point plan to end the country's crisis.
Nicole Kidman is under attack from all sides as her controversial movie &quot;BIRTH&quot; opens at the Venice Film Festival. A published report says when Kidman was described by a TV interviewer as &quot;a legend,&quot; her co
U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday after Ford Motor Co.  raised its earnings forecasts, while wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc.  limited gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may reduce pretax income.
'Favorevolmente colpito' da rapido intervento magistrati
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- AJ Burnett delivered a rare road win when his team needed it most. Burnett took a shutout into the seventh inning en route to his first road win in over two years as the Florida Marlins cruised to an 11-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Thai state prosecutors formally charged ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with \
Facing a vaccine shortage at home, Americans living near the Canadian and Mexican borders are finding that the flu shots they need may be only a quick car or boat trip away.
BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY.- Museum new building of Richard Meier is of worldwide interest The \
New England advanced to the A.F.C. Championship against either Indianapolis or San Diego, both of whom the Patriots have already beaten on their way to a 17-0 record.
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Eagles running back Brian Westbrook could miss some time with a broken rib, a Philadelphia television station reported Tuesday night.
Tempers flared over the sluggish pace of relief efforts in the remote and restricted Andamans and Nicobars on Sunday as hundreds of bodies lay scattered around the islands a week after the tsunami struck.
Deep inside the West Wing, across from the take-out window for the White House cafeteria is a dark-paneled door that only the truly secure can enter.
TESCO, the UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest supermarket, is to go head to head with iTunes and Napster by launching digital music downloads on its website.
Harvard University announced on Wednesday its biggest curriculum overhaul in three decades, putting new emphasis on sensitive religious and cultural issues, the sciences and overcoming U.S. \
The British government embellished intelligence used to justify the decision to invade Iraq in 2003, the former U.N. chief weapons inspector said in an interview broadcast Monday.
Quietly and without fanfare, PeopleSoft chief executive officer Dave Duffield has bidden farewell to the company he founded. In a US government agency filing, PeopleSoft revealed that Duffield resigned from
BOBBY Frankel is wrong when he says Azeri maybe should be Horse of the Year if she finishes in the money in today&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup Classic at Lone Star Park.
PHENYLETHYLAMINE, which is found in strawberries, is sometimes referred to as the 'love drug' as it quickens the pulse and thus emulates the feeling of falling in love. There are more than 300 chemicals in chocolate that make it a potent aphrodisiac.
Luciano Pavarotti, whose vibrant high C's and ebullient showmanship made him one of the world's most beloved tenors, has died, his manager told The Associated Press. He was 71.
Intel Corp. has agreed to hire the team of Hewlett-Packard Co. engineers that helped design the chip giant&#39;s Itanium microprocessors for server computers, both companies said Wednesday.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE A real estate site that publishes estimated values for about 70 million U.S. homes began letting homeowners and real estate agents post sale offers online Thursday.
A visitor to Patong in Thailand describes the clean-up operation following the devastation left by the tsunami waves.
Designer Alber Elbaz's success at Lanvin serves as a kind of vindication for talent over the cult of personality.
England look well set for victory in the first Test against South Africa after being set 142 to win in Port Elizabeth. The Proteas lost the last six wickets of their second innings for just 28 runs as Simon
Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives
Matthew Hoggard produces a stunning bowling performance as England win the fourth Test in Johannesburg.
At least 14 Iraqi police go missing north of Baghdad, as militants say they kidnapped 18 in the same area.
Businesses are starting to sour on Asia and turning to Latin America and the U.S. for IT services.
Children who got antibiotics as babies had a higher risk of developing asthma by age 7, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Those demanding the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air yesterday as the death toll from a surge of violence in the Haitian capital rose to 14.
PADRAIG HARRINGTON is a gizmo boffin. He has a wristwatch that times the speed of his swing, and his playing partner, Colin Montgomerie, was blinking his eyes in wonder as he showed it off on the 10th tee at Oakland Hills, Michigan, yesterday.
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GOMA, DR Congo  - Thousands of civilians yesterday fled clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, amid Western concern over conflicting claims about whether Rwandan troops are operating in the area.
Former Sen. John Edwards is quitting the Democratic race for president, two sources inside his campaign told CNN Wednesday. The former senator is expected to make an announcement in New Orleans at 1 p.m.
The biggest surprise in the league this season, Yale maintained its hold on first place Friday night with an a victory against Columbia at Levien Gymnasium.
Notre Dame has failed and Florida has succeeded in hiring Utah Coach Urban Meyer, according to various family members.
Carbon dioxide in the air is turning the oceans acidic, and without a reduction in emissions, coral reefs may die away by the end of the century, researchers warn in Friday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s issue of the journal Science.
Chance favors the prepared mind, whether returns show it or not.
HOUSTON An attorney for former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling filed a motion today seeking to have his trial moved from Houston.
It plans to begin manufacturing in India in the first half of next year, with an initial focus on the production of desktop computers.
Lifestyle may play a big role in how well the latest generation of anti-cancer drugs works, research suggests.
Google has launched its download Maps application for Windows Mobile phones/PDAs. From the Google Blog: &#8220;Like other versions of Google Maps for mobile, with this Windows Mobile version you can find businesses and see real-time traffic updates, along with unique features like contacts integration, GPS support, draggable maps, and tap and hold menus.&#8221; This is the same [...]
Professional wrestling superstar Chris Benoit was found dead along with his wife and 7-year-old son in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday.
As usual, Sebastien Bourdais outdid himself. Needing only to finish 12th or better, the Formula One-bound Frenchman won Sunday's Lexmark Indy 300 to clinch his fourth straight Champ Car drivers' title.
ATLANTA, Feb. 1 -- States should be prepared to keep children out of school for three months, businesses should be prepared to operate with skeleton workforces, children should be prepared to play mostly with their siblings, and parents should be prepared to lose income as they skip work and cobble...
ATHENS, Greece - The United States shook off early shooting woes and sloppy play to claim its third straight Olympic women's basketball title Saturday, a 74-63 victory over Australia. They did it by turning up the defense, crashing the boards harder in the second half and, most importantly, finding their shooting touch...
The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia  Hamm the perfect send-off Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to win  Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.
Intelligent young men are less likely to take their own lives than others, researchers have found.
A SENIOR regulator whose investigation into Vioxx prompted Merck to pull the painkiller from pharmacy shelves raised doubts yesterday over the safety of five other big-selling medicines.
New Jersey and New York state residents paid the highest property taxes in the country in 2006, as much as $6,500 more than the national median, according to a report released on Wednesday.
REGGIO EMILIA, 21 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Quattro persone sono morte in un incidente stradale avvenuto prima delle 17 sull&#39; A/1 in direzione sud tra Reggio Emilia e Modena, in localita&#39; Gazzata di San Martino in Rio, nel reggiano.
Two years ago, questions swirled about whether US long-distance running could be saved, and how? Coming into today&#39;s New York City Marathon, the answer is a resounding yes.
THE leader of Hamas in its Gaza Strip stronghold, Mahmud Zahar, has rejected any suggestion that the hardline group could soon call a halt to its campaign of attacks against Israel.
Software giant Microsoft Corp. will for the first time be forced by antitrust regulators to change how it designs and sells its widely used Windows operating system, after a European Union judge Wednesday rejected the company's bid to postpone sanctions against it.- washingtonpost.com
A new study finds little evidence that commercial weight-loss programs help people drop excess pounds.
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Tuesday in Georgia's capital, pressing for a presidential runoff but celebrating an agreement giving the opposition more control over the main state-funded television station.
Cinque morti erano membri delle Brigate Ezzedin al Qassam, uno della JihadUcciso anche un insegnante, e feriti due allievi di un liceo del campo profughi di Beit Hanun                                          Gaza, attacchi aerei israeliani Sette morti, colpita una scuola                                                                                  La cittadina israeliana di Sderot \u00c3\u00a8 anche oggi sotto il fuoco di razzi Qassam sparati da miliziani palestinesi dal nord della Striscia
Channel Four is fined \u00c2\u00a31.5m by Ofcom for misconduct involving phone-in competitions on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal.
U.S. scientists were pressured to tailor their writings on global warming to fit the Bush administration's skepticism, in some cases at the behest of a former oil-industry lobbyist, a congressional committee heard on Tuesday.
Europe's economy faces a rougher time in 2008 than last year in the face of financial market stress and surging oil and food prices, the European Union's Slovenian presidency warned Tuesday.
Giovedi' incontri e spettacoli a 15 anni dalla strage
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Royal Mail says it returned to profit at the underlying level during its first half and that it beat 7 of its 15 performance targets in the latest quarter.
McLaren were \
Despite vociferous opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet proposed legislation Friday giving homosexuals the right to marry and adopt children.
Philip Morris USA cut wholesale discounts on its best-selling Marlboro cigarettes and three other brands, a spokeswoman said on Friday, effectively raising prices for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.
France is stepping up its local contacts in Iraq over the mysterious disappearance of a French reporter and her translator in the country, the prime minister said.
 amid media frenzy
A tribunal awards a transsexual ferry crew member compensation after she suffered sexual jibes at work.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a firmer  open on Thursday, with investors sharply focused on how the  holiday shopping season shaped up as a slew of companies  reported sales figures, while weekly jobless data caused some  concern.
InfoWorld - EBay will buy the technology assets of Kurant, a company that makes e-business software for small and medium-size businesses. The online auction company was primarily interested in acquiring Kurant's software relating to online stores, the companies said in a statement Thursday. Terms of the cash deal, which is expected to close by the end of March, were not disclosed. Kurant's flagship product is StoreSense, a software package for building e-commerce Web sites that includes software for supply chain management, secure transaction processing and wireless shopping. EBay expects to hire nearly all of Kurant's employees and to support its current customers.
Yao Ming&#39;s Houston Rockets squeezed past the Sacramento Kings on Thursday in the first NBA game to be played in China, a country the fast-growing basketball league deems a potential marketing mecca.
NASCAR teams struggling to finance cars with lucrative sponsorship deals now can begin negotiating with liquor companies after the stock car sanctioning body gave the go ahead Wednesday.
Didier Drogba torna a spaventare il Chelsea. In un'intervista al \
MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina  - Lorena Ochoa, stung by a playoff loss at the Ginn Tribute on Sunday, has extra motivation for the second women's major of the year.
Daphne Andre scored 21 points, including two free throws that sealed the win following a key steal, leading Houston to a 63-60 upset of No. 14 Purdue on Tuesday night.
US consumers cheered up in early December, sending potentially good news to retailers during the crucial holiday shopping season, a report showed on Friday.
Just a few years ago, Missouri trailed only Texas and Virginia in the number of convicted killers put to death. Today, Missouri's death row is gradually being emptied out by the courts.
The woman who penned an \
Ukraine's opposition leader urges foreign nations not to interfere in the re-run of the presidential poll.
LONDON (Billboard) - Music producer Tony Visconti shares decades worth of stories in his new book, \
Sri Lanka may take action against Marvan Atapattu for opting out of their series against Bangladesh.
The coup in Fiji brings international condemnation and the threat of suspension from the Commonwealth.
Moneta unica europea in calo sullo yen a 160,83
Charlton beat London rival Crystal Palace 1-0 yesterday with an injury-time winner from substitute Dennis Rommedahl. It was Charlton&#39;s second away win of the season and lifted the club three places to 10th.
If the Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a handgun, then the District's ban on such arms must be declared unconstitutional, lawyers for the man challenging the \
Wireless technology company Qualcomm  Inc. QCOM.O on Wednesday reported a higher quarterly profit  on growing demand for its technology but its outlook for the  current quarter disappointed some investors.
By LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO - The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars. The culprit isn't alcohol or drugs.
A different viewpoint Part I It can be dangerous to make sweeping \
In the CBS program \
A Lebanese-born German vows to get an apology from the US, alleging CIA agents abducted and tortured him.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (IPS) - A leading development group has slammed EU plans to  amend trade discounts to developing countries.
The dollar rallied sharply on  Wednesday, erasing earlier losses, after oil prices plunged $3  per barrel on news of a bigger-than-expected build in U.S.  crude oil supplies.
A divided U.S. federal appeals court  panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the  government had the authority to force cigarette makers to pay  billions of dollars in past profits as part of its racketeering  case against the industry.
England boss Steve McClaren reveals Man Utd's Paul Scholes has declined two offers to return to the international fold.
Debt is becoming more expensive, but there seems to be no shortage of investment capital available for commercial real estate, particularly in hot markets like Manhattan.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his \
The Canadian government is negotiating to secure passage out of China for 44 North Korean refugees currently seeking asylum at the embassy in Beijing, a foreign
[Technology India]: Balasore, Oct 27 : India today test-fired a modified naval version of the surface-to-surface Prithvi missile with defence scientists claiming that the launch had achieved all operational parameters to perfection.
(InfoWorld) - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will discuss key projects and initiatives at a meeting this week, including the internationalization of the domain name system and a new, lucrative Web site registration practice that some object to. Other topics on the agenda for ICANN's 27th International meeting, to be held in Sao Paulo, include the group's strategic plan for 2007 to 2009 and next year's operating plan. Also on the discussion table are a workshop on IPV6 that will address what this new Internet protocol is and why it's needed, as well as a forum on the introduction of TLDs (top level domains). The meeting, which began Monday and ends Friday, will feature over 30 sessions and workshops. Attendees include engineers, businesspeople, government officials and private-sector executives from around the world. A major focus this week will be on the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) initiative, a years-long project that aims to revamp the DNS system so that it can support domain names in a broad range of languages and alphabets that can't be represented via the ASCII character set, such as Arabic and Chinese. In Sao Paulo, ICANN will issue a status report on the IDN project and hold a training and a tutorial session. So far, through lab tests and meetings, ICANN is finding that the process to broaden the DNS' support for non-ASCII characters will be more difficult than originally thought, ICANN Chief Executive Officer and President Paul Twomey said Monday during a press conference. \
The United States military&#39;s new rocket program is $14.44 billion over budget and counting, raising questions about how long taxpayers can subsidize two of America&#39;s biggest
All the hype and speculation came to an end Thursday when Steve Spurrier, once considered the leading man for the UF job, removed his name from the pool of candidates.
NORFOLK ISLAND, Australia  - Finding a jury for the first murder trial in 150 years on Norfolk Island was never going to be easy -- residents are mainly descendants of a small band of 18th-century mutineers, related or know everyone.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest producer of iron ore, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of Brazil, said it was in talks with a rival, Swiss-based Xstrata, about a merger.
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate John Edwards, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Millions of Iraqi children were due to  start the new school year Saturday, but many stayed at home,  their parents too scared to let them venture out amid Iraq's  spiraling violence.
European stocks were little changed on Wednesday as a mixed perfomances from the banking sector overshadowed strength for retailers in the run up to Christmas.
Premier: 'regola trovata e' stata accolta molto bene'
When authors as highbrow as Michael Chabon write pulp fiction, what defines a good read?
Paul Secon opened seven Pottery Barn stores with his brother, but they never quite made a fortune from their enterprise.
While the public waits for results of tests that will determine whether there&#39;s another case of mad cow disease in the United States, new government procedures have been designed to eliminate as much speculation as possible.
Sport: Australian Open: Ana Ivanovic will face Daniela Hantuchova in the semi-finals
Graphics processor types NVIDIA have revealed that they are working on the custom GPU for Sony&#39;s next console, which we tend to refer to as PlayStation 3. That means we know two things about the machine, the other being that it&#39;ll use the Cell processor
All three exit polls tracking Sunday's presidential rematch in Ukraine projected opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko as the winner by a large margin over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
The bronze bowl seems unremarkable until you study it from above. Then, the shallow basin suddenly seems to teem with life: etchings of tiny tadpoles, turtles and fish wriggle across the bottom and up the sides, as if trapped in a real-life pond.
Britain shut down Northern Ireland's legislature Tuesday and planned a new election to determine the fate of power-sharing, the central goal of the peace accord for this British territory.
A serial robber is terrorizing New York City taxi drivers, having held up eight of them at gunpoint in less than two weeks, police say.
Organic chocolate sales are booming as more U.S. consumers seeking untreated natural ingredients are choosing the sweet treat to satisfy their cravings, and mainstream companies are entering what was once considered a high-end market.
The Red Cross accuses India of \
A family escapes injury following a bomb attack on their home at Maghera in County Londonderry.
Ray Allen scored 29 points, including a pair of 3-pointers late in the game, as the Seattle SuperSonics ended San Antonio's 21-game home winning streak with a 102-96 victory over the Spurs on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos called Wednesday&#39;s do-or-die Champions League match against AS Roma &quot;the most important game of the season.
SunRocket, an Internet-phone-service provider in Vienna, laid off about a quarter of its workforce -- about 30 employees -- on Friday in an effort to reduce expenses as its subscriber growth shows signs of tapering off.
The Broken  Window Fallacy is a parable about a shopkeeper's window that gets  broken by a naughty little boy and the economical shenanigans that  ensue.  Initially, the townsfolk sympathize with the shopkeeper,  condemning the lad as a vandalism prone vagabond, yet eventually more  specious reasoning prevails.
Alla vigilia di Lituania-Italia Donadoni ha fatto sostenere agli azzurri l'ultimo allenamento con es...
Vonage, an Internet phone company, may receive a temporary lifeline as it struggles to survive a patent dispute with Verizon Communications.
The Palestinian president urges Gaza militants to end \
BALTIMORE--Proponents of radio frequency identification used to have a quick and easy response to consumer advocates charging that the technology posed an alarming threat to privacy.
San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer was fired last night in a shocking move by team president Dean Spanos , who cited a \
Scottish Power has accepted a takeover bid worth 11.6 billion pounds from Spain's second-biggest power company Iberdrola, a move that is set to create Europe's third biggest utility group.
Severe shortages of Sony's slim line PlayStation 2 mean many UK retailers are refusing to sell the console on its own.
IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Financial Media Group, Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: FNGP) , a diversified advertising and media company, today announced that the Company was featured as the subject of a five-page cover story in the January issue of U.S.
U.S. consumers spent at a   stronger-than-expected pace in August and import prices rose   steadily, according to government reports on Thursday that   hinted the economy may not be slowing quickly enough to curb   inflation pressures.
Michael Vaughan has insisted that no member of his side has reservations about the decision to tour Zimbabwe for five one-day internationals later this year.
LONDON, Oct 25 (IranMania) - Iran has enough patience to go through a confidence-building process in nuclear affairs, said Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Hassan Rowhani Monday, Iran&#39;s Official News Agency (IRNA) reported.
In a remarkable - and predictable \u00e2\u0080-hange of tune, Jenson Button says he can thrive at BAR next season. Having signed a contract with Williams for the next two seasons because he believed they offered
Some of Britain's biggest cinema chains  have pulled hit comedy \
A review of Merck's handling of Vioxx suggests that actions the company took - and did not take - may have affected the health of potentially thousands of patients.
Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.

A real-life drama of succession as riveting as any Richard Wagner opera is casting a shadow over this year's Bayreuth Festival, raising the anticipation level among devotees of the German master even before the first curtain rises Wednesday at the musical shrine he inaugurated 131 years ago.
Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a  Briton from a house in an affluent central Baghdad neighborhood  on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign of  abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
South African President Thabo Mbeki said Sunday he was ready to make concrete proposals to revive a peace process in Ivory Coast after visiting the rebel-held north of the country on a mediation mission.
By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 15--Gov. Jim Doyle's proposal to provide more funding for a state land purchase program will heap an estimated $1.6 billion in new costs on taxpayers in the next 10 years of the initiative.
Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes.
Rival Palestinian factions battled in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, raising the weekend toll to four dead and 44 wounded in the fiercest internal fighting since a ceasefire was declared nearly a month ago.
Italian police arrested 17 members of a  mafia clan that operated in Canada and cities across Italy in a  pre-dawn operation on Tuesday, police said.
A baggage handler hailed as a hero after helping police subdue an attacker at Scotland's Glasgow Airport is being honored in New York for his actions.
A Brazilian prosecutor planned to seek indictments Friday against two American pilots of an executive jet that collided with an airliner, killing all 154 people on board the commercial flight, his office said.
US officials say manufacturer Aventis Pasteur can produce another 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine, but the shipment won&#39;t arrive in America until January.
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday that its earnings fell 63 percent in the fourth quarter, with profits from luxury division Mercedes nearly evaporating.
Kroger Co. KR.N, the largest U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday reported a lower quarterly profit, hurt by  debt costs even as sales rebounded in Southern California where  it was hit by a strike.
Bush has made Petraeus the arbiter of Iraq policy when it should be set by the President
Mark Martin has finished second in the points race in Nascar&#39;s premier series four times, so he knows the excruciating gut turn of coming close but not close enough.
Nokia has forecast that smartphone shipments worldwide are expected to increase to 238 million units by 2008, up from 23 million this year, according to Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president and general manager of multimedia at Nokia.
Nearly all air travelers entering the U.S. will be required to show passports beginning Jan. 23, including returning Americans and people from Canada and other nations in the Western Hemisphere.
MELBOURNE - Australia will start its bid for a 300th Test win when it takes on Pakistan today, a special day in the national sports calendar Down Under when the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts the annual Boxing Day match.
Il Parma che domenica sera scender&agrave; in campo contro l'Inter a San Siro &egrave; in piena emer...
Online music company eMusic on Tuesday said it was revamping its service to provide commentary and reviews to complement its catalog of more than 500,000 tracks from independent labels.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday proposed cutting health care costs by overhauling the patent process for breakthrough drugs and requiring health insurance companies to spend at least 85 percent of their premiums on patient care.
General Motors Corp said its September sales jumped 25per cent, boosted by strong demand for its pick-ups and sport-utility vehicles.
A Berlin burglar's break-in took an unexpected turn when he stumbled upon a corpse and felt compelled to call the police.
The US, Iran, and Iraq agreed Tuesday to form a subcommittee on stability in Iraq.
BOSTON - Mark Bellhorn cracked an eighth-inning, game-winning home run as the Boston Red Sox fended off the &quot;Curse of the Bambino&quot; and the St Louis Cardinals 11-9 to get the 100th World Series off to a wild start yesterday.
At least 10 people were killed and 76 injured when one exploded near an army recruitment centre outside the top-security Green Zone housing Iraq&#39;s interim government and the US Embassy.
TechWeb - Novell, which will face competition from Red Hat and other rivals, targets mobile devices with lightweight collaboration server.
Scoperto giro fatture false da 200 milioni di euro
ASADABAD, Afghanistan  - Three U.S. and two Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush on Monday in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar, a provincial police official said.
Studies have shown that sexual phobias are rarely the explanation for a condition known as vulvodynia.
Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.
FLUSHING MEADOW, N.Y. -- Roger Federer was using his fingers as a comb, beginning at his forehead and gliding backward through his still-wet, mountain-man mane while trying to figure out how he could have won two consecutive Wimbledons and not have advanced beyond the fourth round in four appearances at the US Open.
Despite significant gains in medical science, disparities in public health persist between rich and poor countries.
Wall Street extended its decline yesterday as concerns that the market might be headed for a correction offset investor optimism over continued acquisition activity.
The owner of Dubai stock exchange is  preparing an offer for Nordic stock market group OMX ,  rivaling the proposed $3.7 billion merger between OMX and U.S.  group Nasdaq , Telegraph.co.uk reported on Sunday.
Cedric Killings and Nic Clemons are among 21 players cut by the Redskins on Saturday. The final roster features no major surprises.
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Riot officers are called in at an immigration detention centre after staff and inmates were injured in a fire.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chief Executive Mark Hurd is not expected to face charges when California's attorney general seeks indictments over a boardroom leak probe, BusinessWeek reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
The top presidential contenders are offering markedly different ideas on how they would keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons, suddenly a central issue in the 2008 campaign.
African ministers Saturday underscored their commitment to a continental aviation watchdog that has been in crisis since the threatened pullout of two member states.
British director Mike Leigh&#39;s &amp;quotVera Drake&quot;, a movie portraying a back-street abortionist in 1950s London, won the top prize on Saturday for the best film at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
I've been -- over the years, because of our reporting on controversial issues and my strongly held beliefs on those issues -- attacked, and usually pretty vigorously, by both the left wing and the right wing of this nation's media, both mainstream and otherwise, and of course the politicians that form the extremes of our political spectrum.
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering further regulatory measures, including withdrawal from the market, of Pfizer&#39;s arthritis treatment Celebrex.
The VoteVets.org activist group is pulling no punches in its vocal attacks on President Bush and supporters of his Iraq policies.
Oil prices fell nearly 2 percent on  Wednesday after a U.S. government report showed a surprisingly  large increase in crude supply last week.
Microsoft's new Virtual PC emulator lets an Apple computer run Windows XP amazingly well. It's a great product for those occasions when you must sully your Mac with a Windows-only application. By Leander Kahney.
Mille euro per chi collaborera' con le forze dell'ordine
Tests to determine the source of the botulism toxin that left four people hospitalized were inconclusive, and it was unclear whether a cosmetic injection caused the paralyzing, potentially fatal illness, officials said Tuesday.
Quarterback Matt Leinart of the number one ranked University of Southern Caifornia throws against UCLA during the game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about video or audio files (MKV/AVI/MOV/MPEG1, 2, 4/M4A/M4V/MP3/AAC/RM/...)     There are several versions: Graphical interface, Command line, or DLL for third-party software developers (like emule). GUI is multi-language.     In this release: SWFv9, DVR-MS and DCII support and some speed improvements.     MediaInfo Project homepage:   http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net/     You may download MediaInfo from:   http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86862
The BBC News website gives its predictions for five technologies that could start to become big in 2008
Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 26 giocatori in C1 e 36 in C2. In C1 sono stati ...
Kimi Raikkonen su Ferrari &egrave; stato il pi\u00c3\u00b9 veloce nella prima sessione di prove libere del Gp d...
The latest meeting of minds among the nine teams to have signed the Interlagos document detailing cost-cutting proposals has resulted in the ideas being carried forward to the point where they will be presented to the Formula One Commission.
The Broadway show will stage its last performance on January 1.
A curry a day keeps the doctor away? Red hot chili peppers (not the band, the actual peppers) could be good for the stomach, according to new research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Afghanistan will take a generation to wipe out the opium trade, which is fed by graft and the grip of a small but increasingly powerful band of drug lords with political connections, a new U.N. and World Bank report says.
Canadian officials are investigating what appears to be a batch of counterfeit toothpaste that was found in Toronto, Health Minister Tony Clement said on Wednesday.
World number one Vijay Singh remained on track for his fifth win in six starts when he shot a four-under-par 68 in the second round of the 4.2 million US dollars Pennsylvania Classic at Farmington on Friday.
NEW YORK - With the much-ballyhooed initial public offering of Google Inc. behind them and oil chugging to a new record high, investors took a step back Thursday, sending stocks lower...
Mellon Financial Corp. , owner of the Dreyfus mutual funds, on Wednesday reported higher quarterly earnings on record levels of fees and the increased value of assets under management or custody.
Barbera is Italy s big everyday red wine. Italians drink it with lunch or dinner.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - The race for Hollywood's  top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on  Sunday when \
The city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first Farm Aid concert in the 22 years will feature nearly two dozen roots-rock, country and jam bands, and also promote organic food production and consumption.
F-Secure scalped Turkish hackers last week succeeded in defacing a security discussion forum established by web security firm F-Secure.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TOKYO  - An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked the northern Japan island of Hokkaido, said the Kyodo news agency.
Can't save enough for retirement? Maybe an immediate jolt to your net worth will help.
In some of its most direct accusations against Iran yet, the U.S. military said on Monday senior leaders in Tehran know about operations in which Iran's Qods Force foments violence in Iraq.
U.S. artists dominate a shortlist for  Britain's biggest black music awards, with Chicago rapper Kanye  West receiving a record number of nominations.
Sales jump more than 21% in December as the French race to snap up big cars before new emissions law.
BEIJING -- China Unicom Ltd., the country's No. 2 mobile phone carrier, said Tuesday it has started testing a music download service offering subscribers songs from 23 record companies.
Former U.S. Vice President and  environment crusader Al Gore still has some pull in Washington,  D.C. -- getting a venue for a rock concert.
A new challenge awaits private rocketeers hoping to breach the space frontier with their own versions of reusable spacecraft, this one demanding faster and hardier vehicles capable of orbital flights.
Washington: The White House on Saturday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s charge that a US &quot;dictatorship&quot; in world affairs was making problems like terrorism and drug trafficking worse.
Market researchers say that production of 1G bit DRAM chips passed the 512G bit chips for the first time in October, indicating that most new PCs are sold with Microsoft's Vista software.
Singolare protesta in alcuni istituti cittadiniIngresso anticipato per problemi di trasporto urbano                                            Vicenza, a scuola alle 7,30 e gli studenti arrivano in pigiama                                                                                      L'azienda municipalizzata locale non ha mezzi e ha chiesto i nuovi orari\
A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.
The children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cancer center of Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Hospital has expanded its arts-in-medicine therapies to include songwriting and recording.
President Pervaiz Musharraf of Pakistan has called for a radical new approach to the 57-year dispute with India over Kashmir, boosting hopes for permanent peace between the two nuclear neighbours.
Greece, an ancient nation, searched its  soul over a new doping scandal on Saturday while Michael  Phelps, a fresh-faced American teenager, prepared to enter the  Olympic record books without having to swim a stroke. The  Olympics started its eighth day with 32 gold medals up for  grabs in what has been dubbed ~Super Saturday.~
Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis
Palestinian officials angrily denied on Monday a claim by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that they had agreed to delay talks on the fate of Jerusalem until the last phase of peace negotiations.
President Bush will propose a nearly 5 percent increase for next year's defense spending while calling for cuts in payments to farmers and work on a nuclear waste storage site in Nevada, according to documents and federal officials.
Iniziative in occasione dei funerali a Montecarlo
British Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is the latest star to have signed up for the fourth adventure film featuring swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones, a statement said Wednesday.
Nadia Petrova ha vinto il torneo Wta di Parigi (cemento, 600.000 dollari). La russa, testa di serie ...
Sudan on Wednesday rejected a U.S.-sponsored U.N. Security Council draft resolution to punish it over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.
The Dow industrials and S&P 500 index pared early gains to edge lower on Tuesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  announced cuts in capital expenditures, offsetting optimism about earnings.
Dato, riferito a novembre, superiore ad attese economisti
Jason Blake scored the winning goal in the first period as the United States won their first game at the World Cup of Hockey with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia in St Paul, Minnesota on Friday.
Ha usato una pistola che deteneva regolarmente
Still projects revenue growth of 13 to 15 percent and sees no reason not to continue aggressive stock buybacks.
No more huge deals but plenty of consolidation in the software industry, Forrester Research reports.
When I recently called up my local DSL provider, there was no doubt about the location of the person at the other end of the line. [Offshoring blog]

The women of remote Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific are proud they started having sex at 12 years of age and believe rape and sex assault charges against their men is an attempt by London to close their island home.
Prince Charles may have been unlucky in love in the past, but if Hong Kong's famed fortune tellers are anything to go by, his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles will be a great success.
By Matt Moore  FRANKFURT, Germany - Some European countries are proposing outlawing the use of fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up Web sites, a move intended to help terrorism investigations but which could face resistance on a privacy-conscious continent.
The two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) complete the first space walk of their mission.
Reviews of releases by Jeffrey Lewis, Kapital Band 1, Ramiro Musotto and Bjork.
Kelly Holmes befriended Maria Mutola, moved into her home and shared her coach, training with her daily. They were almost inseparable - until last night when Britain&#39;s Holmes stole the Mozambique women&#39;s Olympic 800 metres crown.
NEW YORK -- In a city where terror attacks and a massive blackout have come, gone, and failed to stop business as usual, a few thousand Republicans are unlikely to slow things down.
InfoWorld - Spring technology is an alternative to EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) for Java development, but an upcoming Java version will enable combinations of established Java platform technologies with Spring, the founder of the Spring Framework said on Tuesday.
\u00c2\u00b7 Military spending to hit highest level since WWII\u00c2\u00b7 Plans will leave successor with spending headache
Teck Cominco  said on Tuesday it would buy Aur Resources  in a friendly cash and stock offer worth C$4.1 billion ($3.9 billion) that will significantly boost Teck's copper production.
The company also said that its Home Shopping Network and lending profits fell short of internal targets.
MCI Inc. MCIP.O, the No. 2 U.S.  long-distance telephone company, on Thursday said it would buy  privately-held NetSec Inc., a provider of managed security  services, for about $105 million cash.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq A militant group in Iraq claims to have abducted and beheaded an Iraqi contractor working on a US military base. A video released with the Internet statement showed a man being decapitated.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Intelligence reports indicated that the Taliban had the ability to carry out suicide attacks near the main US base in Afghanistan even before a bloody bombing during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, NATO said yesterday.
Charles Christian will not hear a word said against his great-great-grandfather. Revisionist histories of the mutiny that overtook His Majesty&#39;s Armed Vessel Bounty in April
U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
The Yankees would not comment on Joe Girardi's status, but Girardi has told associates that he has agreed to sit beside Manager Joe Torre next season.
AFP/File - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, cast fresh doubts over the pace of growth of the world's largest economy.
Brunel University in London is using an early version of a new suite of Cisco digital media tools to upgrade virtual learning courses. It also plans to use the tools for videoconferencing and virtual lectures.
Over the last 40 years, home prices have grown at a rate far exceeding wages.
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Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric said on Tuesday that Harry Redknapp, who resigned as manager last week, was innocent of any wrong-doing over agent or transfer fees.
The U.S. Midwest should receive up to  a foot of snow by Thursday, but above-normal temperatures in  the normally fuel-hungry Northeast should melt away any  accumulations there, forecasters said on Wednesday.
About 300 Syrian soldiers in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday as part of a partial troop withdrawal that began two days ago, Lebanese security officials said.
North Korea has said an early resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear arms programme will be difficult, and it wants to see how US President George W. Bush deals
Turkey has given human rights guarantees that set the stage for a recommendation that it should begin membership talks with the European Union, the top EU officials in charge of the negotiations said Thursday.
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Renault team boss Flavio Briatore says Formula One needs new, young drivers to come through and fire the public's imagination after Michael Schumacher retires.
Toshiba continued to press forward with its HD DVD format, saying Friday that it had added functionality that allows set-top player owners to access exclusive web content.
For the first time since 2002, Japan's Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.
The director of national intelligence will disclose today that national intelligence activities amounting to roughly 80 percent of all U.S. intelligence spending for the year cost more than $40 billion, according to sources on Capitol Hill and inside the administration.
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Dell joins its competitors on the shelves of the biggest Chinese electronics retailer.
Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve the current crisis.
By Linda N. Weller, The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.  Jun. 24--ALTON -- Police charged an airline pilot, a minister, a church deacon, a Maytag repairman and 15 other people in a recent two-day prostitution sting, with some \
A prominent Swiss-based Islamic scholar  on Tuesday gave up plans to teach at a leading U.S. university  after waiting in vain for a visa and accused the Bush  administration of trying to silence him.
Two UN peacekeepers are killed by an explosion in southern Lebanon, security officials say.
Talks aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland remained on a knife edge tonight as Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists still sought assurances about a deal.
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The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the worldwide Anglican Communion over disagreements about gay clergy and same-sex unions.
Trucks line up every day at this border crossing to carry melons, cookies, soft drinks and appliances into Iraq. For truck driver Ala Saeedi, the booming trade is proof his country is helping its war-torn neighbor.
The founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative alleged the government fabricated statements that suggested he provided steroids to top athletes, including Barry Bonds, according to federal court documents filed yesterday.
Miserable Music   Feeling emo today? Author Tom Reynolds analyzes a list of sigh- inducing songs in his recent book \
Iraq's government renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
Ericsson, the world&#39;s largest maker of mobile phone networks, posted a quarterly profit on Friday, but reported disappointing new orders and offered a subdued outlook for 2005.
Online retailer Amazon says a free postage offer for US customers is costing it $600m a year in lost revenue.
Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.
Bad weather couldn't stop the Patriots' march toward an undefeated season. Neither could the New York Jets. Facing rain, wind and chilly gusts above 20 mph, New England and Tom Brady found a new way to win \u00c2\u0097 running and eating up the clock \u00c2\u0097 and beat the New York Jets 20-10 Sunday in the Spygate rematch.
Women competitors at Wimbledon are to be offered the same prize money as men for the first time.
An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven United States Marines and three Iraqi National Guard soldiers and wounding several others, the US military said.
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Forty investment firms across  America&#039;s Sun Belt are under federal examination over so-called  &quot;free lunch&quot; investment seminars that target elderly victims,  authorities said on Monday.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, keen to play a greater role in a world dominated by the United States, heads to Libya on Saturday for the latest in a series of high-profile foreign trips.
Mark Thatcher must submit to questioning in a South African court this week over charges he was involved in a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, the Cape High Court ruled Wednesday.
Dirk Nowitzki poured in 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Jersey Nets 92-75 on Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems\u00c2\u00a0is clearing the air around enterprise wireless LANs with a partner that specializes in radio spectrum analysis. The company is offering Cognio's Spectrum Expert for Wi-Fi, a tool for studying interference around a wireless LAN, to complement its own Wireless Control System. Together, the tools are intended to help enterprises lay out wireless LANs and take care of rogue wireless gear and interference from a variety of sources, including non-Wi-Fi devices such as microwave ovens. Cognio's product is available now through Cisco's regular sales channels. Interference and security are two key issues for enterprises that want to set up comprehensive wireless LANs for demanding new applications, namely VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol). Cognio is one of many specialist companies that offer tools for working out those issues. Cisco, which is betting big on the spread of Wi-Fi from vertical industries to general businesses, wants to make sure its networks deliver a good experience. The Spectrum Expert is a CardBus device that plugs into a Windows notebook and works with software to detect and identify interfering devices and help a technician locate the device. Wireless LAN security systems from AirMagnet, Fluke Networks, and WildPackets use Cognio technology. Cisco's Wireless Control System is a server-based application for planning, designing, monitoring and managing wireless LANs. It can support thousands of access points around an enterprise and carry out tasks including user tracking and security monitoring, according to Cisco. The main thing Cognio brings to Cisco's wireless management offering is the ability to identify what is causing interference on a wireless network, executives of the companies said. The relationship is not exclusive. Cisco may integrate Cognio's technology more tightly with its products in the future but is continuing internal wireless development, said Ben Gibson, director of mobility solutions marketing. Many different products operate or emit radio waves in the unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi. Using profiles of different types of devices, Cognio's system can tell whether interference is coming from a Bluetooth device, a cordless phone, a microwave or another source, including a jamming device, said Jeff White, executive vice president of strategy and business development at Cognio. Wi-Fi jammers are easily available but not a common threat today, said Farpoint Group analyst Craig Mathias. However, there are enough potential sources of interference to justify buying an analyzer like Cognios's, a fairly inexpensive purchase, he said. \
Chinese gamers react angrily to a Japanese video game they say besmirches the heroine of a classic Chinese novel.  Whether it does or not, this latest cross-cultural tiff does nothing to help the historically lousy relations between these two Asian nations.
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Burma has completed its mass release of more than 9,000 jail inmates following a shake-up in the military-run regime. A prison source says that all 9,248 prisoners promised freedom have been released, although
The Army's senior aviation officer in Iraq said yesterday that Sunni fighters probably used a sophisticated SA-14 or SA-16 shoulder-fired missile to shoot down a Marine helicopter on Feb. 7, killing all seven people on board.
The Chicago Cubs squeezed out a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to move back to the top of the National League's Central Division on Wednesday.
In a public display of commitment to fighting the disease a day before World AIDS Day, state media reported on Tuesday that China&#39;s President Hu Jintao shook hands with patients during a visit to a hospital in the capital.
Michael Heaton, participates in the Million Worker March, near the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, in Washington. Hundreds of blue-collar workers gathered for the Million Worker March on Sunday, demanding
The Scottish Executive's wide-ranging consultation on a public smoking ban is labelled a \
Iraq&#39;s vice president conceded Saturday that voting might not be possible in all parts of the country when elections are held in in January.
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At least seven supporters of the ousted governor of Herat in western Afghanistan were killed Sunday and 20 wounded in clashes with police and U.S. troops after mobs burned U.N. offices, doctors said.
U.S. food safety inspectors said Tuesday they will expand tests and recall infected meat more rapidly to combat E. coli contamination of meat products after the largest American manufacturer of hamburger patties went out of business this month.
The U.S. economy added jobs at a moderate pace in August, enough to lower the unemployment rate a notch without deepening worries about inflation.
Ministro Damiano, 'preludio ad altre trattative'
US stocks rebound on sharp drop in oil prices to close with just a narrow loss. Wall Street drew support from upbeat earnings news from Johnson &amp; Johnson and Merrill Lynch.
Iran's Foreign Minister offered U.N.   Secretary General Kofi Annan his country's full cooperation   over a Security Council resolution on the truce between Israel   and Hizbollah, a U.N. spokesman said on Saturday.
Article by Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, on some of the consumer issues in a cap and trade system.
Standing next to piles of exquisitely hand-woven Persian carpets, Hossein Ghaseminia is confident his rugs, which cost up to $50,000, can see off cheaper Asian rivals and ride out threatened U.S. sanctions.
By Vijayan Menon  IN the mobile world, time and space will have no significance given the feverish pace at which technology is advancing.  It was not too long ago when a mobile phone was a chunky, brick- like gadget that had a limited range and which one lugged around.
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Euro Disney, the French theme park operator, said yesterday it had won agreement from all its creditors on a modified debt restructuring plan, including a \u00e2\u0082\u00ac250m (\u00c2\u00a3170m) capital increase, designed to haul it back from the brink of bankruptcy.
Il prezzo della benzina ha sfondato la soglia di 1,18 euro al litro, raggiungendo il nuovo record di 1,182. I marchi che fatto salire il listino, secondo il monitoraggio del ministero delle Attivit\u00c3\u00a0 produttive
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said German electronics giant Siemens must take responsibility for 3,000 of its former workers who are set to lose their jobs.
The Swedish government will donate 20 million kronor (\u00c2\u00a31.4m) to preserve the works of the late film-maker Ingmar Bergman.
Web analysts say the proportion of surfers using Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90%, reports BBC News.
Walt Disney settles US federal charges that it failed to disclose how family members of directors were employed by the company.
An Islamic Web site claimed militants beheaded a second American hostage, 49-year-old Jack Hensley. The claim could not be confirmed, authorities said.
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco&#39;s unionized hotel workers will go back to work after an eight-week lockout, dealing a major boost to the city&#39;s tourism industry on the eve of the busy holidayseason.
Despite low consumer demand, the king of German drug stores, Schlecker, plans to open 500 new shops this year and strike fear into the heart of competitors, not to mention unions.
KB Home, the No. 5 U.S. home builder,  said on Friday the Justice Department was looking into past  stock options practices at KB, but added the agency said KB was  not a target of the investigation.
Already eyeing holiday shopping, Sony readies 15 40- to 70-inch HDTVs and a high-tech remote.
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A major fire breaks out on the roof and top floor of a hotel and casino complex in the US city of Las Vegas.
Instead of enjoying a relaxing day at the international space station, the space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts prepared Sunday for an unplanned, fourth spacewalk to get a stubborn, half-retracted solar array to fold up.
Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games.
Sure, there was a quarterback controversy at Boston College. Nothing new there. Head coach Tom O&#39;Brien had two choices, two seniors, Paul Peterson or Quinton Porter.
The &quot;highly criticial&quot; vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 on fully patched PCs running either Windows XP SP1 or the newer SP2.
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It seemed like a foregone conclusion. Corey Dillon was no longer with the Patriots, so Laurence Maroney would be the team's lead running back, forced to carry a much heavier load than he did as a rookie.
The father of the man suspected of killing Lindsay Ann Hawker expresses his \
Al Gore announced a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi
The New York Stock Exchange and NASD announced plans to merge their regulatory organizations and eliminate duplicative and inconsistent rules.
The two high-profile Democrats who represent California in the Senate are squaring off over Condoleezza Rice, the president's nominee to be secretary of state.
A four-story building collapsed after an explosion Monday night, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, police and fire officials said.
A few months after rumors of an Earthlink acquisition prove false, the company skips out on a key hearing regarding the fate of Philadelphia's municipal Wi-Fi project.
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South Korea may ban access to a Web site of North Korea&#39;s Kim Il-sung University to stop the communist state&#39;s ideology from spreading among the South&#39;s Internet-savvy young, an official said on Friday.
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SEATTLE - A major department store chain is telling the Salvation Army to take its bell ringers someplace else. Target Stores is taking the extreme action claiming the bell ringing gives the Salvation Army an unfair advantage.
For a sport desperate for a new star to revive its sagging popularity, 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu may be a 4-foot-11 lifeline.
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David Eger shot a 4-under 67 in windy and cold conditions Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
President Bush was briefed on a bipartisan panel's findings on Iraq on Tuesday but the White House doubted the group's report would provide a \
A compulsive gambler is suing a betting chain for two million pounds in losses he racked up despite asking the firm to bar him, he said Thursday.
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The director of the National Hurricane Center went on leave Monday, government officials said, four days after many of the center's employees called for his removal because of his comments about an aging weather satellite.
Redmond's latest plan to scuttle pirates unveiled Microsoft has announced plans to tighten up anti-piracy features in its forthcoming operating systems Windows Vista and Windows Server \
SQuirreL SQL Client is a graphical SQL client written in Java that will allow you to view the structure of a JDBC compliant database, browse the data in tables, issue SQL commands etc.   We released version 2.6.1 which addresses the following two problems:  A critical packaging flaw that prevents launch on some platforms:     http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1818446&group_id=28383&atid=393414    A bug causing tables in the object tree to appear unsorted alphabetically:    https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1805954&group_id=28383&atid=393414    The 2.6.1 release files are available for download here:  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28383&package_id=29193
An indefinite strike by the main labour unions in Nigeria entered its fourth day Saturday with no immediate hope of an agreement with the government on the contentious issue of petrol prices.
A British soldier has been killed and another injured in an explosion in Afghanistan, the MoD said.
U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.
Responding to a U.N. report warning it risks becoming a narco-state after opium cultivation jumped to record levels, Afghanistan said Friday the war on drugs was the top priority but opposed aerial spraying of opium fields.
Sex, skin and smooches are stored in galore for you as the trailer of Fun - Can Be Dangerous Sometimes opens up.
Thousands of supporters of East Timor&#039;s ousted prime minister rallied in the capital Thursday, escorted by foreign peacekeepers in helicopters, armored vehicles and on foot.
Pakistan&#39;s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday security measures have helped reduce activity by militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban along the country&#39;s border with Afghanistan.
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will hold talks with Kenya's feuding parties on Wednesday to find a rapid solution to a standoff over a disputed election that erupted into a bloody political crisis.
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The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for seven women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotions.
Orders to U.S. factories posted a weaker-than-expected gain in April as declines in demand for cars, planes and boats offset strength in business investment.
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JC Penney said yesterday that Allen I. Questrom, the chief executive who has restyled the once-beleaguered chain into a sleeker and more profitable entity, would be succeeded by Myron E. Ullman III, another longtime retail executive.
Comedian and political commentator Al  Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic  nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by  Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
Oil prices simmered near &#36;55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel supply crunch and robust but slowing economic growth in China, the world's number two user.
Patti Smith hates labels, but if you had to choose a phrase to describe the U.S. singer, poet, political activist and painter, it might be Renaissance woman.
PARIS  - In a boost to supporters of the EU&#39;s proposed new constitution, members of France&#39;s opposition Socialists voted &quot;yes&quot; to the plan in a ballot of party members.
Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore, it seems, has no intention of backing off from his long-cherished campaign to dislodge President George W Bush from office.
A second time out for 'the timeless accessory' Hardware Widow Motorola has revived its olde StarTAC brand in a bid to win the hearts and wallets of Swinging Sixties-obsessed South Korean trendies. The phone maker this week re-launched the line with the StarTAC III MS900 clamshell.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday, becoming Britain's 52nd prime minister at the head of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive term.
Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show \
The United Nations warned nearly  90 countries including the United States and most of Europe on  Thursday to prepare for more deaths from heroin overdoses  because of surging opium production in Afghanistan.
world to plant trees at Easter as a symbol of renewal and to protect the planet. planted,&quot; Maathai told Reuters Television in Oslo, where she received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.
Researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. In an article published in the journal Science this month, Max Donelan, an assistant professor of kinesiology, and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile gear.
Arizona Republicans in a crowded House primary lashed out at the national GOP Tuesday for taking sides in the race. \
Frank Thomas showed how healthy he is. Thomas hit a three-run homer into the second deck and scored from second base on Nick Swisher's RBI single to lead the Oakland Athletics over Seattle 7-6 Sunday for their 12th straight win against the Mariners.
A soldier who challenged an Army policy requiring him to serve past the date of his enlistment contract must return for duty in Iraq while his lawsuit is under review, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
South African suppliers of compressed audio players (MP3) are still trying to predict local demand, while the international market is expected to be worth $58 billion (R645 billion) by 2008.
Colombian authorities revealed Friday that they had lost track in June of three IRA-linked men, convicted this week of training Marxist rebels in terrorist tactics, after the men defied a court order to report to police weekly.
When Dr. James Andrews performs arthroscopic surgery today in Birmingham, Ala., Gary Sheffield finally will learn why his left shoulder bothered him so much this past season.
Artists from Cliff Richard to Amy Winehouse will be paid when their tracks are used as backing music for clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube following a deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers.
Governo propone quota 95 dal 2009 e 'finestre' per le donne
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Dec. 12--SPARTECH SHARES TAKE 16 PERCENT DIVE DESPITE PROFIT RISE:  Plastics maker Spartech Corp., based in Clayton, saw its shares drop nearly 16  percent in trading Tuesday, despite posting a jump in fourth-quarter net  earnings late the day before.
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge on Monday to block the March 4 presidential primary in Ohio's biggest county if it switches to a paper ballot system that doesn't allow voters to correct errors.
Madhavan talks about Rang De Basanti, and his Guru experience.
Chart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.
Apparently failed IT development projects can be fixed if managers are willing to follow a new process, according to Forrester Research.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  -- Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a five-year contract that guarantees the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner about $65 million.
A woman who gave birth after a pioneering ovarian tissue transplant snuggled her day-old baby girl Friday and called her &quot;a big miracle.
Tickets for Scotland's biggest music festival sell out in record time, five months before the event is held.
MEPs are demanding sweeping new powers to vote on, and sack, individual European Commissioners as the price for backing Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new EU executive.
BRUSSELS -- An elder statesman of French literature who fought for the Resistance in World War II is gearing up to do battle again, in Brussels: Maurice Druon, 89, is campaigning to make French the supreme language of legal documents in the European Union.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian gunmen seized the governor&#39;s office in a southern city on Sunday, demanding aid for families left homeless by an Israeli military operation, witnesses said.
Playing an early-season game in Europe does not hinder a NFL club's chances for success, the owner of the New Orleans Saints said on Friday.
ATHENS, Greece -- It began with Allen Iverson -- The Answer, the captain, the leader of Team USA -- forgetting about the fractured bone in his right thumb and courageously hitting the floor against Greece in full regalia.
Maryland state health officials have attributed three cases of E. coli illness to a spinach-borne outbreak of the deadly bacterium and are investigating the death of an 86-year old Hagerstown woman who became ill with E. coli after eating bagged spinach.
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Two Italian woman aid workers and two  Iraqis were kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad  Tuesday in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already  edgy from widespread kidnappings.
At least two firefighters died in a blaze that swept through a furniture warehouse and authorities said others were missing and feared dead inside.
You know you're a big time athlete when you've got a posse to do your dirty work for you. As posses go, Pacman Jones has a pretty good one, full of guys equally adept at picking up dollar bills showered on the strip club stage as they are trading shots with whoever gets in their way.
Citigroup,  under pressure to cut  costs and boost revenues, said on Monday it had named Robert  Druskin as chief operating officer.
Microsoft has entered the desktop search fray, releasing an initial version of software to scour a PC hard drive.
Well, both do, actually. But there are some discernible differences in brain activity which may just explain why a Democrat sees the world one way, and a Republican sees it another.
MALELANE, South Africa - England&#39;s Neil Cheetham had the only bogey-free round Saturday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that gave him a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Championship.
Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. Inc.  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose 22 percent, helped by the sale of investments, and said holiday season sales growth was above expectations so far.
Baseballs will keep their cool this summer. The commissioner's office is telling teams for the first time that balls must be stored at a uniform temperature after they are delivered from the manufacturer.
The World Bank is ready to fund development projects in Kashmir if that helps bring peace to the insurgency-wracked region, President James D. Wolfensohn said Thursday as he pledged US$9 billion in aid to India over the next three years.
Sprint Nextel has launched a new device and service that will improve cell phone coverage indoors.
WENTWORTH (England) - Bernhard Langer went from Ryder Cup &#39;Captain Fantastic&#39; to giant-killer by knocking world No 1 Vijay Singh out of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday.
The actor talks about his new avatar as host of KBC.
A British parliamentary committee says the decision to boycott Hamas is unsustainable.
Arhus, Denmark, is home to the world's largest sperm bank. The deposit can make its way to 40 countries.
Detrazione di 150 euro, aggiuntiva a quelle esistenti
Il primo ministro birmano, generale Khin Nyunt, sarebbe stato posto in stato di &#39;&#39;custodia protettiva&#39;&#39; nell&#39;ambito di una purga dell&#39;intelligence militare che punta al rafforzamento dei conservatori del regime.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has handled nearly 600,000 applications for help in the wake of three damaging hurricanes, providing more than &#36;320 million in assistance, the agency reported Thursday.
Marlon Anderson got his first start of the postseason for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night, serving as the designated hitter in the second game of the World Series.
The US Episcopal Church prepares to vote on whether to appoint a second openly gay bishop.
Health premiums rose five times faster than US workers&#39; salaries this year, according to a survey released on Thursday, a trend analysts said is likely to throw more people into the ranks of the uninsured.
SpiralFrog, a new online music service, on Tuesday said it reached an agreement with Universal Music Group to offer free downloads of its songs and is trying to reach similar deals with other record labels.
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Reunited rock group The Police play to 20,000 fans in Vancouver at the start of a five-month world tour.
This is the game that has been hailed as the killer of all first person shooters since it was first announced over a year ago, and most who have said that hadn&#39;t even played it yet - that&#39;s how confident people are that this game is just that good.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has criticized Afghanistan's parliament for granting immunity to all Afghans involved in the country's 25 years of war.
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PORTSMOUTH striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu fired a stunning hat-trick in a seven-goal thriller at Fratton Park last night. Pompey claimed their first Premiership win of the season - but they didn&#39;t half make it difficult for themselves.
The kidnapping of British aid worker Margaret Hassan has generated a debate on Islamist Web sites, with many contributors urging the kidnappers to spare her life.
By CARLOS SANTOS  The local Habitat for Humanity is buying rundown trailer parks threatened by development in order to house the poor in good homes. The Charlottesville affiliate is the first Habitat in the country to try the strategy.
Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce is urging his remaining strikers \u00e2\u0080\u009cto grasp the nettle\u00e2\u0080\u009d and fill the massive void left by the injured Mikael Forssell.
Thirty-nine people were arrested, including the son of Boston University&#39;s former president, and 63 were injured as tens of thousands of Red Sox fans gathered near Fenway Park to celebrate the team&#39;s historic World Series victory.
L'Australiano della Predictor Lotto, Robbie McEwen, ha vinto la prima tappa della Tirreno-Adriatico,...
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  on Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. MCIP.O in a deal worth $6.75 billion,  giving Verizon entry into the market serving large  corporations.
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Andre Stolz of Australia celebrates after winning the Michelin Championship in Las Vegas. Photo: AP. Struggling Australian rookie Andre Stolz secured his future on the US PGA Tour with a surprise victory in
Three attacks in different cities left dozens of worshippers dead in bombings, mortar attacks and ambushes.
China has identified a lethal strain of bird flu among pigs at several farms, but has not revealed the locations, the New York Times reported Saturday.
The $20 billion man seeks a new fortune where most investors will not go--yet.
By JAY CRONLEY  Before crime and violence and instability occupied such prominent places in our neighborhoods, spending a boyhood summer in Oklahoma City accounted for some of the best of times.  But these summers were not without rules.
HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - A last-minute offer by Turkey to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus in a bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks sowed confusion among EU governments on Thursday.
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New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Watch footage of an octopus's fight with a spiny dogfish shark, and discover the culprit behind one aquarium's unusual murder mystery.
The idea that opposites attract may be a romantic clich\u00c3\u00a9. But when Saturn is at opposition, as it will be this month, it is most certainly an attraction for Saturn-watchers around the world.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday began talks that are expected to set aside a recent spat over disputed Kashmir and give a push to a plodding peace process.
TOKYO - The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to narrow to two candidates yesterday as the ruling party's conservative number two leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia announced they will run.
All the key points from the half-hour prime minister's questions in the Commons, from 1200 GMT.
Bowing to political realities, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has canceled plans to begin broadcasting television commercials in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and the perennial battleground of Missouri.
Per la partita di sabato a Bergamo contro l'Atalanta la Fiorentina resta con il dubbio Liverani, che...
Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.
06/09/2004 - Studies in mice shed some light on how dietary supplements of omega-3 fatty acids might protect against Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai maintained his lead over the main opposition candidate Yunus Qanooni in early results from the Oct. 9 presidential election, according to the election Web site.
Florida coach Ron Zook was fired Monday after two-plus years and a stack of embarrassments on and off the field, satisfying a growing groundswell for his ouster that began the day he replaced Steve Spurrier.
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OSCEOLA, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Google Inc.'s long-awaited initial stock sale, which appeared imminent Tuesday, has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
When the rumors of Sen. Jim Bunning&#39;s mental state hit their zenith two weeks ago, the righteous indignation was palatable. Bunning called the rumors &quot;disgusting&quot; and &quot;the lowest of the low.
WELLINGTON  - New Zealand has agreed to postpone a one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka set for Wednesday so the visitors can mourn victims of the tidal wave catastrophe which struck their home country, officials said.
WASHINGTON - A House vote to overturn new Bush administration rules on which workers qualify for overtime pay was hailed by Democrats trying to convince undecided voters they are the party that better protects worker rights.    In a sharp rebuke to President Bush, the House voted 223-193 Thursday to stop the Labor Department from carrying out the new rules...
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Inside info from company bigwigs can be a good or bad thing.
Without reason, Western search engines in China are now being redirected to Chinese search site Baidu.
What price exclusivity? If you ask  Lamborghini, one million euros ($1.4 million) should do it --  before tax, of course.
Mimmo Di Carlo &egrave; il nuovo allenatore del Parma. L'ex tecnico del Mantova ha firmato un contra...
Oil prices rebounded from a seven-month low yesterday as violence in Nigeria stoked supply concerns.
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Buzz Peterson is leaving coaching to join Michael Jordan. Peterson resigned Tuesday as coach at Coastal Carolina to become director of player personnel for the Charlotte Bobcats.
Deputy leader of the Commons Nigel Griffiths quits over plans to renew the UK's nuclear weapon system.
Romney tries to motivate high schoolers amid final day on Michigan stump ... Huckabee tells Mich. supporters he understands struggles of working-class people ... McCain says he would retool job training programs as president ... Racially tinged disputes heat up between Clinton and Obama
Celebrity adulterers have human rights too A wronged husband bent on revenge who threatened to reveal the identity of his wife's celebrity lover on the internet has been barred from doing so. An interim injunction has been served on human rights grounds.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pittsburgh, PA -- Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the third quarter with a rib injury, and Pittsburgh avenged its only loss of the season with a 20-7 victory over Baltimore at Heinz Field.
Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, eager to increase sales of Camel cigarettes, is introducing a variety aimed at women.
Travelers flying US Airways during the coming holidays can breathe a little easier. The threat of labor-related disruptions has eased ... for the moment. Expanded hearings next month have decreased the likelihood
MobiTV Inc., which transmits cable TV channels to cell phones, said Wednesday it has surpassed 2 million users, doubling its subscriber base in less than a year.
Defending Heineken Open champion Mark Philippoussis came up flat in the first round in Shanghai yesterday (Tuesday), China Radio International reported Wednesday.
An American convicted 10 months ago for murder in Nicaragua is vindicated but not liberated -- and the judge who ordered him free may lose his job
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a case that could make it easier for consumers to hold insurers, banks and other businesses liable for failing to notify them about adverse information in credit reports.
NEW YORK : New York&#39;s main crude oil contract closed above 51 dollars a barrel for the first time, riding a speculative wave powered by fear of interruptions to supply from the Gulf of Mexico.
Variety - NEW YORK -- In one of television's most counterintuitive twists, none of the broadcast news divisions or cable news nets proclaimed George W. Bush the victor until sometime after 11 a.m. Wednesday. That's when Democratic challenger John Kerry ended a tense standoff and conceded the fraught race in a phone call to Bush.
DAVID COULTHARD will contest the 2005 Formula One season after signing a one-year deal with Red Bull Racing. However, the 33-year-old Scot will have to work for his salary after agreeing a performance-related pay package.
An estimated 10,000 people have  enrolled in a government-run test program for speeding  passengers through U.S. airport security checkpoints, Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Friday.
Citigroup wrote off a colossal $18.1 billion on Tuesday and secured new capital as Merrill Lynch, also seen heading for big losses due to the U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown, announced a $6.6 billion shot in the arm.
A top executive at Toyota Motor Corp  said on Wednesday that achieving a rise in U.S. sales in September might be tough because of a spike in sales in the same month a year earlier.
PSV coach Guus Hiddink has accused Arsene Wenger of sour grapes after the 1-1 draw in Holland on Wednesday night. The Arsenal manager was incensed that while the ref sent off both Patrick Vieira and Lauren
 final bada-bing expected at Emmy awards
Renee Zellweger is quitting movies for a year because she wants to spend more time \
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf lashed out Thursday at what he called Western \
PARAISO, Panama  - Work started on Monday on a $5.2 billion expansion of Panama's famous canal, the largest-ever overhaul of the short cut between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- At least half a million children across the United States will receive free dental services Friday, Feb. 4, as part of the American Dental Association's (ADA) nationwide Give Kids a Smile Day.
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President Bush has pulled ahead of  Democratic challenger John Kerry for the first time this year  in a Los Angeles Times poll, the newspaper reported on  Wednesday in its online edition.
Growth in commercial PC shipments in the second quarter was the highest in that segment since 1999, the researcher says.
Insurgents stormed a police station in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 16 policemen in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. The well-organised assault shows the continuing
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Fans are now captivated by the unscissored styles of athletes like Johnny Damon of the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit basketball champion Ben Wallace and his jumbo Afro.
----- NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The Nashville Predators did not let the impending NHL lockout disrupt their future plans as they re-signed defenseman Marek Zidlicky to a new contract Wednesday.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych refused Monday to concede defeat in Ukraine&#39;s weekend presidential election, and said he would go to the Supreme Court to challenge the results.
Doctors removed a tumor from Nuggets forward Nene, according to the player's Web site Tuesday.
A senior UN official has said the recent upsurge in violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be abating.
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 24  - Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed Tuesday to release hundreds of each others&#39; prisoners in a goodwill gesture during Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s visit to neighbouring Pakistan.
The former Iraqi Prime Minister seeking a return to power receives a thumbs-up from Saddam's old party
A blaze in a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires killed at least 169 people and injured 375 late on Thursday night.
A star-studded cast of US and Asian pop stars will perform in a concert to raise donations for Asian tsunami victims, music video broadcaster MTV Networks Asia said.
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An effort to honor the NFC Champion Chicago Bears hit a snag Tuesday morning when a huge football helmet broke as it was being placed on one of the lion statues that stands guard outside the Art Institute of Chicago.
The New York Yankees officially turned the calendar Thursday on the Year of the Red Sox. In the final hours of 2004, owner George Steinbrenner let it be known once again that every year is to be the Yankees&#39; year.
The New England  Patriots's perfect season continued with a 31-20 divisional  playoff victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
Defending champion Ernie Els completed a 2-and-1 victory over Briton Scott Drummond when the rain-delayed World Match Play Championship first round resumed at Wentworth Friday.
Nearly 2,800 workers at Harley-Davidson Motor Co.'s  largest assembly plant began walking the picket lines early on Friday morning in the first work stoppage to hit the U.S. motorcycle maker in 16 years.
Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a  timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state&#39;s  first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said  negotiations with Tehran were still under way.
In the olden days, doctors were on call at all hours, ready to dispense advice over the phone or to make house calls, carrying stethoscopes in their black bags.
The gaming industry is increasingly pursuing casual or coffee-break gamers, those who indulge in short-term play of games including puzzles, solitaire and mah-jongg.
Three hooded gunmen pose with an unidentified Turkish hostage, who they threatened to behead unless all American release all Iraq prisoners, and all Turks leave Iraq, in this image made from a television broadcast by Al-Arabiya television, Monday Oct.
For the first time in 53 years, the revered fashion house of Givenchy will not produce a haute couture collection for spring couture week in Paris.
The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.
A federal judge said Thursday he will release more than 150 letters he received regarding next week's sentencing of former White House aide I. Lewis \
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MUNICH, Germany  - Fujitsu-Siemens Computers will  start selling laptops with flash memory instead of hard drives  this summer, bringing faster, lighter and more energy-efficient  computers to the European mass market.
Share in India's Reliance Industries rally after the brothers at the head of the group deny any rift over leadership.
Tennessee tailback Arian Foster and two other football players charged with disorderly conduct and underage drinking after an incident at a nightclub reached a plea deal Wednesday.
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A Colombian judge has ordered the seizure of dozens of properties, businesses, bank accounts and vehicles allegedly belonging to the jailed founders of the once-mighty Cali drug cartel, officials said Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology today announced the VoiceCon(R) Spring 2007 keynotes. The lineup includes top executives from leading suppliers -- Louis D'Ambrosio, President and CEO, Avaya; Charles H.
Cristie Kerr grabbed a share of the lead, and Annika Sorenstam stayed in contention at the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill., yesterday.
Experts dragged sensors from boats and divers scooped soil from the ocean bottom Thursday, looking for radioactive clues to the location of a hydrogen bomb lost off the Georgia coast in 1958.
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The big news in digital audio recently was Sony&#39;s NW-HD3, the company&#39;s first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the nation's largest private employer, lost a bid to prevent 2 million current and female former workers from proceeding as a group with sex bias claims in the largest employment lawsuit in U S history.
KIJAL, Malaysia, Aug 18  - Malaysia, once a major breeding ground, is in danger of losing its ocean-roaming leatherback turtles as humans eat their eggs, trap them in fishing nets and encroach on nesting sites, scientists said on ...
British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen escaped a near-riot at an American rodeo while filming his satirical \
ST. LOUIS  - President Bush seeks to rebound from  his poor showing last week when he faces Sen. John Kerry on  Friday night in a second debate that is sure to focus on the  Iraq war and a lackluster U.S. economy.
In the face of growing international pressure, Chinese officials told top US officials on Friday that they would continue to push ahead with plans to float or revalue their currency, but avoided giving a date to begin the transformation.
Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic stepped down on Friday, refusing to enact police and army reforms demanded by top peace overseer Paddy Ashdown.
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Leontine Vallade, of uncertain age, became a Miss on Saturday, winning Switzerland's first ever title of &quot;Miss Home for the Elderly.&quot;
LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day strike on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs although shipments from Africa&#39;s top producer were unaffected.
Ex-PM Tony Blair has been interviewed for a third time in the cash-for-honours probe, it emerges.
After a decade-long wait, America's lowest-paid workers saw Congress poised Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10
A way of 'tricking' eggs to divide without being fertilised may aid stem cell and IVF research, say scientists.

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General Dynamics of Falls Church yesterday said profit jumped 24 percent in the third quarter as spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continued to boost the bottom lines of many defense companies.
Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) will start releasing patches for its software applications on a regular monthly schedule, the company says.
Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.
Former Tenn. senator, whose candidacy fizzled after a summer of expectations, withdraws.
Receiver Eric Moulds is all for team owner Ralph Wilson&#39;s suggestion that the Buffalo Bills open up their passing attack. &quot;I think we&#39;ve got the players to open it up,&quot; Moulds said, Thursday.
TORONTO -- No decision has yet been made on what to do with American radio shock-jock Howard Stern if an application to bring the US subscription service Sirius to Canada is successful, says the CBC, which is involved in the application.
Just when Vijay Singh thinks he can't play better, he does. Just when it seems he can't do much more during his Tiger Woods-like season, he does that, too.
The CIS board of governors selected Halifax over Ottawa despite the fact Carleton University had reportedly promised $300,000 in financial guarantees in its bid proposal.
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Lest there remain any doubt about their resolve, the Red Sox last night were fully prepared to let Pedro Martinez take his remarkable skills elsewhere rather than
A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.
PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on  Monday agreed to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival  software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, relenting after a  18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom  battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.
ONE of the seven men on trial for sexual abuse on remote Pacific island of Pitcairn has pleaded guilty to three of the four charges he faced, including indecent assault against a 12-year-old girl.
Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.
Cuba on Monday blasted a new move by a U.S.-funded TV Marti to provide its anti-Fidel Castro programming to Spanish-language stations in Miami that are picked up by popular illegal satellite dishes on the island.
The US Department of Agriculture&#39;s Animal and Plant Inspection Service on Wednesday confirmed the presence of soybean rust on a soybean leaf samples taken from two plots associated with a Louisiana State University research farm Nov. 6.
Parents may worry less about losing their child \u00c2\u0097 and the kid's expensive coat \u00c2\u0097 with a new piece of winter wear that includes a global positioning tracker.
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An eight-year-old Thai girl and a dog were confirmed to have been infected with Asia&#39;s deadly bird flu on Sunday as the country battled a second major outbreak of the virus this year, authorities said.
Women are more likely to suffer physical and sexual violence from their husbands or partners than other people and the violence is more severe in rural areas, according to research published on Friday.
The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries met on the eve of the crucial ministerial-level meeting beginning on Sunday. India on Saturday night voiced considerable disappointment over the \u00e2\u0080\u009cunifocal\u00e2\u0080\u009d statement
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Dorothy Counts, who in 1957 became the first black student to integrate Charlotte's Harding High School but withdrew after days of harassment, now has a diploma from the school.
Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008.
The Japanese yen hits a record low against the euro amid concerns that growth in Asia may slow after the weekend's quake.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.
Andy Geiger is stepping down as athletic director at Ohio State, citing burnout after almost two years of NCAA investigations into the school's football and basketball programs.
Apple Inc.  will start  selling its iPhone on June 29, a debut that will test whether  the company's design success with Mac computers and iPod media  players can carry over into mobile handsets.
Soldiers in Pakistan say they have found the body of tribal leader Akbar Bugti, five days after the assault on his cave.
Allan Houston sometimes looks at himself and is amazed he still wears a Knicks uniform. The revolving door leading to Madison Square Garden has ushered most of the Knicks&#39; past out.
InfoWorld - The world&#39;s largest contract laptop computer maker shipped over 2 million notebook computers in the month of January, an all-time high for a single month, due to strong orders ahead of the launch of&#160;Microsoft Windows Vista, the company&#39;s president said Friday.
A federal appeals court in New York on  Friday affirmed the conviction of former WorldCom Inc. Chief  Executive Bernard Ebbers for orchestrating an $11 billion  accounting fraud that led to the largest U.S. bankruptcy.
Pope John Paul's fragile health  stabilized on Wednesday after urgent medical treatment for  severe breathing difficulties, but he will have to remain in  hospital for the time being, the Vatican said.
The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate another quarter- percentage point Tuesday, continuing its campaign to gradually remove the cheap money stimulus that it used to help jump-start the recovery from the 2001 recession.
A startup company is rolling out a family of workstations aimed at the technical computing space that offer clusterlike capabilities inside a single box.
The official Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Preview for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Allmerica Financial Corp.'s third-quarter earnings rose 55 percent, and the property and casualty operations reported ''solid&quot; pretax segment earnings for the period despite being hurt by catastrophe losses primarily related to hurricanes in the Southeast. The Worcester insurance and financial services holding company said earnings were $17.7 million, or 33 cents a share, for the quarter, up from net income ...

Era il 19 novembre 2001. Maria Grazia Cutuli aveva trentanove anni e stava percorrendo la strada che da Jalalabad porta a Kabul, in un Afghanistan in cui si combatteva per liberarlo dal regime talebano. Uccisa
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A key part of the Patriot Act, a  central plank of the Bush Administration's war on terror, was  ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge on Wednesday, in the  latest blow to U.S. security policies.
The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.
John Edwards threw his own punches but was unable to firmly position himself in the middle of the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama scrum. While that probably works to his advantage, the only clear winner in the Democratic slugfest is Republican John McCain.
Health experts say combining TB and HIV testing and treatment could save the lives of 500,000 HIV positive Africans a year.
A Catholic priest is held in Florida and another is on the run after stealing millions from parishioners, police say.
Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard set a franchise record when he hit his 49th home run of the season in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game with Washington.
A species of self-destructing palm trees that flower once every 100 years and then die has been discovered in Madagascar.
Tony Blair has reiterated his commitment to  better education and childcare - but opponents say there is nothing new.
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Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of The war in rebel Chechnya, was found shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, news agencies reported.
Investigators indicated Sunday that engine failure apparently caused a plane carrying skydivers to nosedive soon after takeoff, killing six people, including a man who was a member of the U.S. Parachute Team and had made thousands of jumps.
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THE latest report of the United Nations organization that combats HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) indicates that 4.9 million people have become infected with the immune
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has confirmed reports that he is leaving the London club to play for Spanish giants Barcelona.
England&#39;s middle order came up trumps today after early wickets fell in the 4th and final npower test at the Oval.
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UN police and international peacekeepers have continued the hunt for East Timor's rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado as New Zealand denied it was responsible for guarding the prison from which he escaped.
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Chicken Little was in the lineup of new balloons, but a giant inflatable robin would have fit in just as well as the 78th annual Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade drifted through a balmy, cloud-covered New York.
Italy revved its marketing engine on Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Meet Neve and Gliz: a grinning snowball and an upbeat
With a work stoppage for the National Hockey League looking more likely with each passing day, NHL arenas face the prospect of some dark days beginning in September.
US automotive company BorgWarner Inc. said Monday it is buying a controlling stake in German supplier Beru AG and would make an offer for the remaining shares in a nearly $800 million deal that it hopes will strengthen its position with global automakers.
With the stock market just sputtering along this year and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, it may be time to review the holdings in your 401(k) retirement account.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, Jun 5 (IPS) - As if the summit of the eight most industrialised  countries did not have enough problems in fulfilling its own  agenda this week, the group's members are also aligning in a  confrontation along international borders and actions that recall  those of the Cold War.
At the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City, professional photographers Bill Frakes, Michael Grecco, Ron Haviv, Heinz Kluetmeier, Robert Leslie, Vincent Laforet, Casey Templeton and Steve Winter discussed their work and how they use Aperture.
RENO, Nevada  - Air crews planned to search through Thursday night for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett on a mission they likened to looking for a needle in a haystack in the vast Nevada desert.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ensure the protection of the UK's marine wildlife, the RSPB urges.
Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh  continued their unbeaten streak to win their Olympics women's  beach volleyball semi-final on Monday and will face an  experienced Brazilian team in the gold medal match.
The alliance that no one in tennis saw coming, with the slumping Andy Roddick hiring the reclusive Jimmy Connors as his coach, seems to be flourishing.
The core code for Windows is undergoing a rewrite to make it slimmer for use in a wide range of future products.
Bode Miller&#39;s three-race winning streak ended yesterday in Beaver Creek, Colo., but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup skiing overall standings by finishing second to Austria&#39;s Stephan Goergl in a Super G.
TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 23 -- An audit of touch-screen voting machines at the center of a dispute in a congressional election found no evidence of malfunction,  Florida's secretary of state said Friday.
Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko narrowly won the first round of the presidential elections, official results show.
A Georgia meat processor on Saturday expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.
The retailer said that Bob Ulrich would retire as chief executive as of May 1, but will remain chairman through the end of fiscal 2008.
Dundee United bounced back from their League Cup thrashing at the hands of Rangers by reaching the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Queen of the South.
Campaigners vow to continue fighting airport expansions as the government commits to schemes a two airports.
BOSTON, Dec. 16 -- Motorists slid off roads Sunday across the Great Lakes states and into New England as a storm already blamed for three deaths cut visibility and iced over highways with a wind-blown brew of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
By Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 20--Sunshine Holdings Corp. of Arizona has completed the merger of its Sunshine Custom Publishing Inc. division with True North Custom Publishing LLC of Chattanooga.
The UN Security Council look set to agree a statement calling on North Korea to call off a threatened nuclear test.
The trial of an Egyptian-Canadian accused of spying for Israel opened on Saturday amid tight security and was swiftly adjourned until February 28, an AFP photographer reported.
Israel praises the Palestinian Authority for deploying its forces to stop rocket attacks in Gaza.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won an endorsement from the Nevada chapter of the Service Employees International Union, boosting his prospects against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in Nevada's upcoming Democratic caucuses.
Younis Khan's 101 was the centrepiece of Pakistan's two-wicket win over England in the day/night third one-day international at the Rose Bowl.
A father accused of raping his chess prodigy daughter claims her accusations were premeditated.
By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  Trees and shrubs by the tens of thousands would be stripped from the Spring Mountains in the coming years as part of a U.S. Forest Service plan to protect private homes, public facilities and escape routes from wildfires.
Maryland's improbable resurgence over the past 18 days has put the Terrapins in position to potentially earn a top four seed in the NCAA tournament.
Discounting the possibility of dubbing her much \u00c2\u0096awaited film, The
Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections.
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Campagna Nazionale \u00c2\u0093Abbraccio in Famiglia\u00c2\u0094 per promuovere il rispetto al centro dell'armonia familiare, base della convivenza nella famiglia e nella societ\u00c3\u00a0 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Il Dipartimento Nazionale della Famiglia e dell\u00c2\u0092Infanzia della Conferenza Episcopale Venezuelana ha organizzato anche quest\u00c2\u0092anno la Campagna \
Some prominent advertisers have pulled their sponsorships for NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strike-subdued Golden Globes coverage, media buyers said.
At least 15 people are hurt in clashes between police and left-wing radicals in Hamburg, German police say.
Adobe Systems Inc., and Yahoo! today announced a partnership aimed at providing access to Yahoo! Search through Adobe Reader and a co-branded toolbar featuring Adobe Services.
One of the largest private takeovers in history -- the $25.3 billion buyout for college loan giant Sallie Mae -- unraveled yesterday after its buyers balked at the price, citing turmoil in the credit markets and federal legislation to cut subsidies to student lenders.
An Arctic expedition proves that a vast underwater mountain range is a part of Russia, officials say.
KANSAS CITY, Mo  - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on the second day of a tour seeking to build support for a mortgage relief plan, said on Tuesday it was not a bailout for people who made bad decisions.
The jury in the 21 July terror trial is shown videos of captives being killed, allegedly owned by two defendants.
TechWeb - Most of its work within the group will focus on making its middleware more compatible with Microsoft's.
Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the November 8, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HOPES FELL yesterday for Filipino accountant Robert Tarongoy, held hostage in Iraq, but rose for compatriot
Two former Tyco International Ltd.  TYC.N executives systematically looted the conglomerate by  stealing over $150 million from shareholders, a prosecutor said  in opening statements at their retrial on Wednesday.
Infamous adult film Deep Throat is set for release in the US to coincide with a documentary about the risque movie.
Iraq's defense minister said on Monday his country would need foreign military help to defend its borders for another 10 years and would not be able to maintain internal security until 2012.
Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by a higher tax rate, but raised its full-year earnings forecast helped by sales of new products and cost cuts.
The BBC's Tamsin Smith in Rome watches anti-smoking campaigners at work as the ban takes effect.
Bill Gates said that Microsoft planned to introduce a new version of its Internet Explorer Web browser with stronger features to protect against viruses.
YOUNG girls are being lured into the binge drinking culture sweeping Welsh towns and cities by glamorous television and billboard adverts.
PISTOIA - Si concludera&#39; con il decimo romanzo la saga del commissario piu&#39; famoso d&#39;Italia. Lo ha annunciato il suo autore, lo scrittore Andrea Camilleri, in un&#39;intervista esclusiva, con video, che il suo
An American soldier is killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the US military says.
Virtual Virtage IDF Hitachi will continue carving out its own place in the virtualization market with a Xeon-based blade server that includes a built-in hypervisor.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nigerian villagers end their three-day occupation of three multinational oil installations in the Niger Delta.
Experts try to establish what  caused the disappearance of a glacial lake in southern Chile over just a few weeks.
La Georgia ha battuto la Namibia per 30-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo D dei Mondiali di rugb...
Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell told Congress on Tuesday that Major League Baseball's players and owners must come together \
The F.D.A. plan is the latest effort to fix the agency after a series of missteps.
ADDIS ABABA - Eritrea dismissed as \
Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised $12.8 million in January, exceeding the amount he raised in the entire fourth quarter of last year ($10 million). His total for the month includes a $950,000 loan obtained by the campaign, on top of $3 million in loans McCain already took out in 2007.
The offer is believed to be \u00c2\u00a320million, which would match Newcastle&#39;s bid for the 18-year-old England striker. United are waiting for a response from their Barclays Premiership rivals.
Sar&agrave; il Tennis Club Alghero ad ospitare l'incontro di Coppa Davis Italia-Lussemburgo, valido ...
A U.S. federal court ordered the FBI on Tuesday to show more evidence against a U.S. citizen accused of training with al Qaeda militants in Somalia and delayed ruling on whether he can be held without bail.
Danish police say they have arrested nearly 600 people in three days of protests over the eviction of squatters.
Padoa-Schioppa, manca sistema di ammortizzatori sociali
The debate on reforming the nation&#39;s in telligence structure - sparked by the 9/11 Commission \u00e2\u0080-ust got serious. President Bush on Thursday approved executive orders meant to bolster the authority of
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Thomas Johansson rallied from a set down to hold off Andre Agassi in a tight third-set tiebreak and win the Stockholm Open for the second time in his career Sunday.
Chris Johnstone After the first visit I came quite frequently. After about 10 years in Brussels, I felt I needed a change and I decided to go on a Czech language course at Charles University.
A surprisingly soft 112,000 new U.S. jobs were created in November, the Labor Department said on Friday, casting a shadow across an already downbeat holiday sales season with consumers apparently worried by scarce work and high oil prices.
As part of a deal to fix medicare, Ottawa is willing to discuss sweetening the equalization program that transfers financial help to the have-not provinces, provincial sources have told The Globe and Mail.
Mr Satsyuk, who is also a member of parliament, hosted a late-night meeting with Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader, hours before the latter's poisoning symptoms first appeared in early September.
Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Marlon Brando&#39;s son Miko may be called in Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation trial to testify on how he got $20,000 in payments from the pop star.
US President Bush visits Uruguay while his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, reaches Bolivia.
Thai security forces have begun large-scale detentions in the predominately-Muslim south of the country following a clash with demonstrators Monday that left more than 80 protesters dead.
ATHENS (CP) - With pride and relief, Athens bid farewell to its guests from 201 countries at the close of the 2004 Olympic Games on Sunday.
Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of actor Marlon Brando, died yesterday at the age of 49 from pneumonia at a hospital in Los Angeles
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili won a presidential election on Saturday, an exit poll showed, but his opponents cried foul and threatened street protests.
Congressional leaders scrapped a measure that would have imposed new restrictions on interrogations by intelligence officers.
An Australian man of Lebanese origin has been detained in northern Iraq by Kurdish militiamen and Australian officials are investigating whether the detainee has links to terrorists, Kurdish and Australian officials said Sunday.
BOSTON Red Sox Nation converges on Boston today to celebrate their team&#39;s first World Series win in 86 years. The &quot;rolling rally&quot; begins near Fenway Park at ten am, continuing through parts of the city and into the Charles River.
LOL:) Look who&#039;s podcasting! No, it&#039;s not your teenager. It&#039;s your senator.
Mark Lawrenson's verdict on this week's Premiership games
By Xin Dingding  Experts have urged the government to strengthen efforts to deal with water pollution in the wake of the Wuxi water crisis.  The Wuxi government has stressed that the incident was \
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Nina Kulikova) - On December 22 state-owned Rosneft purchased 100% of Baikal Finance Group, the mystery bidder that purchased a 76.6% stake in Yuganskneftgaz at auction.
Hamas fighters on Thursday raised the green flags of the Islamist movement over one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
Irish airline Aer Lingus offers workers at least 40,000 euros each to take voluntary redundancy under cost cutting plans.
German police tightened checks around the Group of Eight summit site of Heiligendamm on Sunday, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said the \
Liverpool co-owner George Gillett insisted Monday that Rafael Benitez had his full backing to continue as manager of the English Premier League giants.
Dividendo sara' pagato dopo chiusura offerta
WARMER than expected weather in the northern US is acting as a counter-balance in the oil market against fears of Middle East disruption if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dies.
PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 22, 2004 \u00e2\u0080-omen who take birth control pills have a lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, and no increased risk of breast cancer according to a new study based on data from the Women&#39;s Health Initiative.
The hurricanes that struck Florida this year left polling places in shambles and displaced thousands of voters, but election officials say they are taking steps to allow everyone the opportunity to cast a ballot Nov. 2.
San Diego Padres right-hander Jake Peavy was the unanimous winner of the National League Cy Young Award on Thursday as top pitcher.
With his team riding high in third place in the Premier League, Everton manager David Moyes signed a new contract Friday to keep him at the club until 2009.
CAPS investors unanimously think these stocks will win big.
A suspected Muslim extremist with alleged terrorist ties was under arrest Wednesday in the death of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized the treatment of women under Islam.
Five-years of over-optimistic forecasts did not help the Bank of England set rates and manage policy, a report says.
Singer Pete Doherty is told he could face jail after admitting being in possession of a four-inch flick knife.
The number of AIDS patients receiving life-saving drug treatment in poor nations rose 60 percent in the past six months.
Model-based software provider Pavilion Technologies has struck an agreement with Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Co to deploy its Polymer Solution on six polymer lines at the company's manufacturing facility in the Shanghai Chemical Industrial Park, China.
Carnival Corp & Plc   posted a better-than-expected 12 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday on stronger pricing and the introduction of new ships during the busy summer cruise season.
Digital music provider Napster on Thursday teamed up with Dwango Wireless, hoping to corner a slice of the booming ring tone market.
Secondo il tabloid inglese The Sun, l'Inter sarebbe pronta a fare follie per avere David Beckham, ce...
Japan said Thursday that Russia seized four Japanese fishing boats in disputed waters between the two countries, calling the detention unacceptable and demanding an explanation from Moscow.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
Another round in world's longest court battle Nokia has won a limited victory in its long-running court battle with Qualcomm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD (Aljazeera) -- Iraqi security forces stormed into Aljazeera&#39;s Baghdad office on Saturday and sealed it with red wax. Iraqi officials said the channel had not respected the closure order nor answered
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SHREVEPORT, La. - Two years after he was stolen, a talking cockatoo is back home with his owner. It was \
American Michael Phelps captured a  fourth gold at the Athens Games Thursday, keeping him on course  to be the first swimmer to win eight medals at a single  Olympics.
Il vettore ricevera' il primo aeromobile nel 2006
Two miners trapped for five days by a cave-in at a Beijing colliery dig their way to safety, Chinese media reports.
No one has designated those held at Guant&#225;namo Bay 'unlawful' combatants. Does it matter?
Australia said that it would send a ship to pick up two anti-whaling activists who jumped on a Japanese vessel.
New York is on the verge of becoming a wireless city, but not everyone is happy about the prospect.
The long-standing tradition of licences - bought per seat and for a given period of time and version - is wearing out its welcome.

Man, 46, arrested in connection with Virgin train crash in which pensioner died.
Yukos, the Russian oil giant, is playing a weak hand well in its battle with the Kremlin by cutting its oil shipments to China ahead of a meeting between leaders of the countries this week, analysts said on Monday.
Kurt Waldheim, a former United Nations chief and Austrian president whose reputation was tarnished by disclosures he had hidden his past in Nazi Germany's officer corps, died on Thursday aged 88.
Randy Couture defeats Gabriel Gonzaga by a third-round TKO to retain his heavyweight championship at UFC 74 on Saturday.
Children's nursery rhymes contain 10 times more violence than British television shows broadcast before the country's 9 p.m. \
A Moroccan man on trial for the 2004 Madrid train bombings on Wednesday denied any role in the attacks, claiming that one of the other accused had falsely implicated him in the case.
ATLANTA, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 14 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Atlanta area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the third quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
Most music phones so far have been an amalgam of two disparate technologies, but the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic may be on the verge of getting it right.
On Wall Street, markets opened lower but then stabilized.
Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a key gauge of corporate capital spending, rose 5.9 percent in May from the previous month, government data showed on Monday.
Akshay Kumar is far behind Shah Rukh Khan in the race for superstardom.
How do you finish out of the running in two races, wind up third in another and still increase your points lead in the World Cup? By being Franconia, NH, phenom Bode Miller.
BOISE, Idaho - The expiration Monday of a 10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like TEC-9s can now be legally bought - a development that has critics upset and gun owners pleased.    The 1994 ban, signed by President Clinton, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons...
A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California  - It is midday in Southern California, the September sun is shining and a pleasant breeze blows off the Pacific Ocean in this seaside town south of Los Angeles.
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat, has told ruling party leaders he intends to resign, an official said today.
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog led by its second-in-command arrived in Tehran on Wednesday seeking details about Iran's offer to answer unresolved questions about its disputed nuclear program.
Questi i risultati della 6/a giornata di ritorno della regular season di A1 maschile di volley
A wave of poaching has alarmed state and federal wildlife officials in several Western states.
STAMFORD, Conn. - Perhaps it's just a seasonal affliction, but a man has been arrested in what was described as a \
Description: Legislators from Massachusetts accuse top executives at Bank of America of breaking their word and improperly laying off hundreds of employees in the state and surrounding region.
Hollister - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake centered seven miles southeast of Parkfield rocked and rolled through Hollister Tuesday morning, but besides leaving some residents feeling a little dizzy and apprehensive atop the shaky ground, no structural damage
A fourth suspect in what U.S. authorities said was a plot to blow up New York's JFK International Airport surrendered to police on Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence.
China&#39;s biggest computer maker said Tuesday it is in acquisition talks with a major international technology company, a disclosure which follows reports it might buy IBM Corp.
London - Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has accepted a positive test for cocaine and will decline that aB sample be tested, the head of the English players&#39; trade union, Gordon Taylor, said on Tuesday.
EC anti-trust probe may not see Intel documents
Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins has been arrested after he allegedly hit a San Francisco security guard who escorted him from a hotel.
Chemotherapy treatments for children with brain tumours reduces long-term damage, say researchers.
India will start the final day on 137-3, chasing 380 to beat England in the first Test at Lord's, after Kevin Pietersen hits 134.
German authorities concede only luck prevented terrorists from blowing up two trains last month &#151; an admission that has set off a push for stronger security measures, including more video cameras, a new anti-terrorism database and even armed marshals.
A survey carried out among corporate executives in India suggests changing attitudes to office affairs.
David Beckham torna ad essere un giocatore del Real Madrid a tutti gli effetti. Oggi infatti, l'ingl...
FARMINGTON, N.Y.  -- Funny Cide received a regal reception and responded like a champion.
William Safire, a former speech-writer for President Richard Nixon who became one of the country's most-quoted conservatives, said on Monday he would retire his New York Times political column in January after almost 32 years of making the high and mighty wince.
The first results are being declared in Ghana&#39;s presidential and parliamentary elections, which were generally calm and orderly.
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Some wonder whether celebrities' post-tsunami generosity might be motivated as much by self-promotion as by philanthropy.
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad broke away from events at the U.N. General Assembly to hold an informal question-and-answer session with high-powered members of America's most prestigious foreign policy think tank &#151; despite objections from some Jewish groups and the Bush administration.
Six people, all white, including a mother and son and a mother and daughter, have been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction of the 23-year-old black woman
Even as Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of Computer Associates, was indicted on accounting fraud charges and CA signed agreements with federal officials to avoid prosecution, some users said they're not giving up on the company's software.
Iran will not abandon its atomic goals because of U.N. sanction resolutions that are \
The move by Southwest was a sign of the competition that is emerging in the low-fare segment of the industry.
An Oscar-winning film director offers free screenings of his latest film following a savage mauling by critics.
Stocks were set for a flat open  on  Wednesday, with Wall Street pausing after Tuesday's rally and  keeping a close eye on U.S. oil inventory data due later in the  morning.
Both Bush and Kerry say no. But with America tied down in Iraq, military officials say they may need more troops to win the war -- and the next one
Ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma said on Friday he had not been contacted by South African prosecutors over possible corruption charges.
A 19-year-old is killed and another youth injured in a street stabbing in north London.
Faster cellular service for the iPhone is on its way, but Apple may also add high-speed wireless WAN capability to its MacBooks.
They say that opposites attract, and in the case of Sen. John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry, that may be true &#151; at least in their public personas.
How will South Africa accredit \
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has a second, improved, chance at the presidency, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.
Oprah Winfrey is going public about the thyroid condition that slowed down her metabolism and caused her to gain 20 pounds.
Top US health officials asked families on Monday to use their Thanksgiving gatherings to discuss and record the medical histories of their parents, grandparents and other kin.
By Paul Nelson, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 1--ROTTERDAM -- In the end, Vincent Rusch lost big, but he contends Carman Fire District 3 officials broke the law by preventing him and his family from observing the ballots being counted in elections for commissioner in December.
Baseball owners took another step toward moving the Montreal Expos to Washington next year, giving conditional approval Friday but hinging their decision on the September agreement that did not cap the cost of a new stadium.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed Russia&#39;s willingness to start the early repayment of debts within the framework of the Paris Club.
According to a survey released earlier this week, denial is precisely what appears to be at work in the minds of many homeowners across the United States.
BHUBANESHWAR: India successfully tested a naval version of its Prithvi-III nuclear-capable medium range ballistic missile on Wednesday, defence sources said.
What happens to those beloved family photos or your extensive music collection if something should happen to your PC and your backup? Seagate is trying to solve the off-premises backup problem.
Arafat non soffre di una malattia mortale. E&#39; quanto emerge dai risultati degli ultimi esami medici effetuati sul ra\u00c3\u00acs nell&#39;ospedale militare di Parigi. Secondo il consigliere presidenziale Nabil Abu Rudeina
A volunteer for John Kerry said Friday he picked up a flier in Bush-Cheney headquarters in Gainesville, Fla., promoting Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group the Bush campaign has insisted for weeks it has no connection to.
We'd all love to find an Uncle Sugar to fork over the dough we need to pay the income taxes we owe Uncle Sam. For most of us, alas, finding such a sugar daddy (or mommy) is only a fantasy.
Who knows? Maybe a year from now when Ty Law is playing cornerback for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, or Dallas Cowboys, Eugene Wilson will slip into the starting spot the Patriots had in mind for him all along. But for now, Wilson is content to be part of a defense that has six former No. 1 ...
By now, the perils of securing online data with little more than user names and passwords should be well known. Monster.com learned that lesson late and the hard way, prompting this week's announcement that the Web jobs board will spend millions of dollars to improve its security.
Oracle announced Monday that it has increased its PeopleSoft takeover bid to US$24 a share, calling the figure its &quot;best and final&quot; offer for its rival.
Batch scheduler revamp promises to fend off application failures and boosts BMC's service management push.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- A blood test could be the best way to predict survival in patients with recurring ovarian cancer, suggests a Danish study in the Sept. 13 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Samsung Electronics Co. on Monday unveiled a new type of memory chip that it said will allow digital devices to work faster by saving new data more quickly.
BAGHDAD  Forty people were killed and scores wounded in clashes between US forces and Shiite fighters in the Baghdad district of Sadr City overnight, the health ministry said.
Tom Brady is going to be a father\u00e2\u0080\u0094and other signs of our times.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan on Wednesday said a rise in import prices of  Chinese goods to the U.S. may be a signal the disinflationary  process may be reversing.
China has agreed to pump $5 billion into Morgan Stanley as the U.S. investment bank reported a stunning fourth-quarter loss fueled by $9.4 billion of losses in subprime mortgages and other assets.
Web sites promising to find the best travel deals have online travel agents wondering if they have a new friend or enemy. For consumers, however, choices are rising
Divers have rescued two crew who spent 15 hours on the seabed in a stranded rescue submarine off Australia's west coast, the military said on Tuesday.
President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry headed for key swing states on  Friday after a combative Florida debate brought the Iraq war  into the campaign spotlight.
Moviegoers embraced the dysfunctional family comedy \
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At a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill, senators excoriated top federal drug regulators for failing to realize three years ago that Vioxx, a pain pill that Merck withdrew in September, was dangerous.
Italian group Fiat has until midnight on Tuesday 1 February to settle a contested agreement to sell itself to US car giant GM.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 26, 2004 - The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing more than 2,200 people in five countries.
Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can  cut further narrowing of the arteries in patients who have had  heart surgery, researchers said on Tuesday.
A lone gunman, chanting Islam's rallying   cry of God is Greatest, fired at a group of foreign tourists in   the Jordanian capital Amman on Monday, killing a British man   and wounding six, an official and a witness said.
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest chip maker and also one of the world's biggest contract chip makers, Saturday formally began commercial production at a 300-millimeter semiconductor fabrication plant (fab) in Beijing called Fab 4, the first such facility to open in China.
Shares in Hewlett Packard fall  5% on Thursday as the scandal over its inquiry into boardroom leaks continues.
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc has signed on Warner Music Group Corp to its music download service, the latest major record label to join the competitor to Apple Inc's industry-leading iTunes store.
Controllo privato, incertezza per 35.000 dipendenti
CHICAGO _ Sparking sharp debate on a divisive political issue, the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday issued key rules designed to revive a 1995 law that prohibits minors from obtaining abortions without notifying a parent.
Pictorial health warning on cigarette packets are more likely to encourage smokers to quit, a study says.
Once drifting in and out of the Giants&#39; bullpen like San Francisco&#39;s morning fog, reliever Jim Brower has settled into one of the bullpen&#39;s key roles -- setup -- displaying
The judge who sent Paris Hilton to jail called a hearing for Friday on why the hotel heiress was released early and placed under house arrest in a move swiftly challenged by prosecutors and local politicians.
Retailer Sharper Image Corp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing declining sales, three straight years of losses and litigation involving its Ionic Breeze air purifiers.
Corpo carbonizzato, si ignora se per incidente o delitto
A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick  Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport  in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.
He is Russia's homegrown version of Osama bin Laden, but with a trademark all his own: dramatic mass hostage-takings that have often turned to bloodbaths. Like bin Laden, Shamil Basayev is an elusive target who has evaded capture for years.
Proposals to fingerprint children aged 11 to 15 as part of new passport and ID card plans are being considered.
Lower end of loss estimates upped to $4B; losses could reach $10B to make it 2nd most costly. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
Italia seconda dopo la Francia, che pero' fattura il doppio
Two gunmen thought to be Albanians  hijacked a Greek bus with 26 passengers on Wednesday and  demanded a $1 million ransom and a plane to fly them to Russia.
US forces sealed all roads leading to the besieged militant stronghold of Fallujah today and pounded the city with air strikes in advance of an all out assault.
The U.N. General Assembly   president proposed on Thursday a draft global counter-terrorism   plan urging nations to crack down on terrorist abuse of the   Internet and be more cautious in granting asylum.
Just as admission is the first step to recovery for addiction, honesty is the gateway to forgiveness, and Jason Giambi is ahead of the others implicated in baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s steroid scandal.
Seven Texas children were discovered abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, suffering from disease and malnutrition, and have been brought back to the United States.
Il ministro, settimana prossima presentiamo parecchie misure
The Agganis All-Star games mean it's back to work for local high school athletes. Next Sunday four days of competition begin with the softball and baseball games. Both will be held at Fraser Field in Lynn with softball at 5 p.m. followed by baseball at 7.
Actor Tetsuro Tamba, who appeared in James Bond film You Only Live Twice, has died aged 84, it is reported.
Oil prices held steady on Tuesday, supported by anxiety over Middle East and Russian supplies and forecasts for a chillier first quarter in the United States after a mild start to the winter.
Visite mediche al Newcastle per Mark Viduka. L'attaccante australiano, dal 2004 al Middlesbrough, ha...
KYIV -- Ukraine&#39;s constitutional court ruled yesterday that parts of recent legislation restricting the voting rights of homebound people violate the country&#39;s constitution, clouding the presidential rerun vote one day before ballots were to be cast.
Israel blocks a UN mission to Gaza that was to be led by Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, the UN says.
Shawn Crawford is the world&#39;s fastest also-ran. He ran the 100 meters in 9.89 seconds last night, and that and a Euro will get him a Coke.
HSBC Holdings PLC is in seeking to gain controlling interest in Korea First Bank, according to a published report. Free! Sign up here to receive our Midday Market Report e-Newsletter!
Derby climb off the bottom of the table as Kenny Miller scores on his debut against Newcastle.
A dozen years after Congress rejected a Clinton administration plan for universal health care, an Oregon Democrat is readying a proposal to provide health care coverage to all Americans through a pool of private insurance plans.
Ricky Harris scores 22 points to lead Massachusetts to an 82-71 victory over No. 14 Dayton, snapping the Flyers' 13-game winning streak.
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Autorita' studia nuove opzioni dopo liberalizzazione mercato
L'attaccante del Parma, Igor Budan, rester&agrave; lontano dai campi per due mesi. L'attaccante croa...
The head of Turkey's powerful armed forces reaffirmed on Wednesday his view that a cross-border operation into northern Iraq was needed to crush Kurdish rebels based there.
Seeking to end the lockout that threatens this season, the National Hockey League Players Association offered an immediate pay reduction of 24 percent Thursday and other concessions
It&#39;s not quite a home series, but the Australians will be treading on familiar turf when they attempt to add the ICC Champions Trophy to their cabinet later this month.
ATHENS, Ga. -- The Georgia defense made up for another lackluster offensive showing, holding Marshall to seven first downs in the third-ranked Bulldogs' 13-3 victory yesterday.
ATHENS -- With a trick one could describe as a Double Houdini with a Twist, Hiroyuki Tomita executed a last-minute escape from gravity - as well as the pressure of a charging United States - to secure the Olympic men&#39;s gymnastics team ...
Google, like so many dot-coms before it, came roaring out of the IPO gate Thursday priced at the low end of expectations and promptly surged in value as investors piled onto the much-hyped share offering.
The United States was the 800-pound spam-spewing gorilla throughout 2004, a spot it held from wire to wire throughout the year, an anti-virus firm announced Monday.
In crafting a broad agenda for his second term, Bush is trying to adhere strictly to economic theory, perhaps even more so than during the Reagan administration's early battles over deregulation and taxes.
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill authorizing $23 billion in water resource projects, including $3.5 billion in work for hurricane-ravaged Louisiana.
James Levine's installation as the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra resembled a coronation.
In a game filled with more than its share of bizarre moments, the Jets prevailed over San Diego on Doug Brien's 28-yard field goal in overtime.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
Jason Bartlett hit a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth Friday night and the Minnesota Twins took over the AL wild card lead by beating the Chicago White Sox 5-4.
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VIERA, Fla., (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals  have bolstered their bullpen by signing veteran Antonio Osuna  to a one-year, $800,000 contract.
Comment is free: Nick Cohen: Green activists will face a backlash if they do not drop their hardline attitude to energy
Emergency room doctors warned of a  \
prosecutors will establish the truth after this month&#39;s re-run of a rigged presidential election. want the case to affect campaigning for his new run-off against Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on December 26.
Insurers could face their biggest-ever hurricane damages bill following a spate of storms in the Caribbean, an industry body says.
Amazon Inc., a popular online retailer, extended its reach on the Internet by introducing its search engine on Tuesday. The search engine was launched earlier this week and is the first project from Amazon&#39;s
The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions Wednesday on three Kuwaitis who allegedly help finance al-Qaida operations and recruit fighters for the terrorist network, diplomats said.
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Developing versions of the Windows operating system with only a subset of the code base would mark a major technical shift for Microsoft and could help it to better address the threat posed by Linux.
The 30 Chicago-area passengers who were en route to Tunica, Miss, when their tour bus overturned off Interstate 55 near Marion, Arkansas early Saturday morning were all hoping to get lucky during a casino weekend in the Mississippi resort town.
Ohio hands Maryland its fourth non-conference home loss in the last 19 seasons, getting 17 points and 16 rebounds from Leon Williams in a stunning 61-55 victory Wednesday night.
He becomes 1st to reach plateau in season earnings after win at Chrysler, his 9th of year. Vijay Singh will need time for this to sink in.
Prime Minister Tony Blair travels to Washington on Wednesday for talks with US President George W. Bush, just as an eagerly-awaited report on options for violence-scarred Iraq is published.
Business & money: Stakes raised in battle for control of ABN Amro as Royal Bank of Scotland-led consortium trumps Barclays' offer for Dutch bank.
Eager to bury memories of her worst showing in a grand slam semi-final, Maria Sharapova turned her thoughts to her love affair with Wimbledon.
A bag stuffed with $800,000 chills his friendship with Buenos Aires -- and gets in the way of a First Lady's ambitions.
Southeast Asian nations are gearing up for a palm oil boom as interest in biofuels soars, but activists warn the crop may not satisfy a global thirst for energy that is both clean and green.
JERUSALEM - France yesterday insisted Yasser Arafat did not die of poisoning as it tried to control a wave of conspiracy theories sweeping the Mideast in the wake of the Palestinian leader&#39;s death.
Machines' high price, and belief that demand for them in U.S. is relatively modest, will keep them out of U.S. market for now.
An Israeli drone fired a missile at Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing four, witnesses said. The air strike came during a daylong Israel military raid of
The second most senior European Union official in Afghanistan and a top UN political advisor left the country Thursday after being expelled by the government for posing a threat to national security.
Paparazzi sprinted after Britney Spears on Thursday as the troubled pop princess left a building where ex-husband Kevin Federline's attorney has offices.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Sudan's government and southern  rebels signed the final chapters of a peace deal on Friday,  paving the way for a comprehensive accord ending Africa's  longest-running civil war in January, witnesses said.
Palestinian sources said Saturday Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas would present proposals for peace to Colin Powell.
Not sure where I heard this, but if Bill can be the first black president, then Barack can be the first woman president.  Pass it on.  \
Champions Manchester United begin the second half of their Premier League title defense at the top of the league on Saturday but manager Alex Ferguson will be hoping for better luck at West Ham United.
Shocked by the murder of a kidnapped Japanese hostage in Iraq, the Japanese government Sunday denounced the slaying but vowed to keep its forces there.
MICROSOFT Corp announced the broad availability of its Windows Storage Server 2003 (WSS2003) solution for South Asia markets, in conjunction with the TechEd 2004 developer conference here yesterday.
MONTGOMERY - Alabama will have more than 300,000 sick and elderly - about one-third of the state&#39;s high-risk population - go without flu shots this year, State Health Officer Don Williamson said Wednesday.
The Thai stock market gains 9% after investment rules are eased, a day after seeing its worst slump for 16 years.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - US warplanes bombed rebel targets in the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Thursday in an intensifying air campaign before an expected all-out offensive.
TV presenter Chris Tarrant is given an official police caution for common assault following an incident in a restaurant.
Business Objects has started to roll out a full suite of business intelligence (BI) software in the form of an online service, initially for customers using Salesforce.com applications.
When you have Shah Rukh Khan dancing around as the title credits roll on and moreover when you know that's his only onscreen footage in the film, you have a reason to reach the movie-halls in time.
Arsene Wenger is hoping team skipper Patrick Vieira will show his future commitment to Arsenal by helping to kickstart their title challenge in the second half of the season.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Cheers or jeers? How would the Air Canada Centre crowd react to star forward Vince Carter in the Toronto Raptors&#39; pre-season opener?
A businessman is suing Michael Jackson for $3m alleging he is owed for unpaid loans and producing fees.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday  announced enforcement actions against Banco de Chile and its  branches in New York and Miami in connection with the  revelation of hidden accounts belonging to former Chilean  dictator Augusto Pinochet.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - For the first time in three weeks, someone other than Saskatchewan running back Kenton Keith has captured CFL offensive player of the week honours.
Former finalist Marcos Baghdatis beats ex-champion Marat Safin in five sets at the Australian Open.
Swedish consumer confidence picked up in December as Swedes became more optimistic about future jobs, expected slower price growth and were more willing tobuy cars and consumer durables, Radio Sweden reported ...
Jason Kidd appears headed back to where his career began, rejoining the Dallas Mavericks in the latest Western Conference megatrade.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec 24  - The mainstream Fatah party is on course to win most seats in the landmark Palestinian local elections despite a good showing by Hamas, according to partial and preliminary results Friday.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday accused Democratic front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of \
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[Health India]: Washington, Oct 30 : Putting a restriction on smoking at workplaces can help significantly in curbing the habit, a recent study has revealed.
At least 1,110 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
ALITALIA bosses and unions along with the government today announced their agreement on a deal to salvage the troubled Italian flag-carrier.

Germany will not seek extradition of suspected CIA agents in an alleged kidnapping case, officials say.
The 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron changed command Monday. Lt. Col. Judith Schaffer, formerly a nurse researcher and senior nurse executive at the 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, Miss., took command of ...
Al Jarreau will have more than just  love songs to offer to his fans this year.
After a month-long strike featuring local, national and international demonstrations, Houston janitors reached an agreement yesterday with five major cleaning contractors that will double their income and provide them with health insurance by 2009.
TORONTO - Your risk of developing multiple sclerosis could be linked to the month you were born, say researchers who suspect lack of sun exposure plays a role.
The UN oil-for-food programme in Saddam Hussein's Iraq was \
Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds urged Yasser Arafat to play his part in creating a Palestinian society as she paid a rare visit by a top Western diplomat to the veteran leader.
Provo, UT (Sports Network) - Brigham Young University has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon at which time head football coach Gary Crowton will be fired.
No matter how rough the action gets when the New England Patriots meet the New York Giants, the advertisers will be playing nice.
CBS asked a federal appeals court on Friday to set aside the $550,000 fine by the Federal Communications Commission against the broadcaster for airing Janet Jackson's breast-baring performance during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
'Missing' canoeist John Darwin is been denied police bail and will remain in custody until 11 January.

Hewlett-Packard announces five new iPaq handhelds, three new Compaq small-business notebooks, and a slew of mobile apps and services.
When president Leonid Kuchma created the Ukrainian Supreme Court in 1996, he expected it - like all of the country&#39;s institutions \u00e2\u0080-o be an instrument of his will.
Iran and the European Union failed to reach agreement in talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, prompting the United States to warn the Islamic republic the clock was ticking on sanctions.
BEIJING -- A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China killed 56 people and left dozens more missing or trapped, the government said Thursday.
TAMPA, Florida, Oct 4,  The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost another key player on Wednesday when offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker was put on the injured reserve list following knee surgery.
By Mike Peters, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  May 28--QUESTION -- I've noticed that cemeteries are filling up, and someday, they'll run out of room. Wouldn't we save a lot of space if we'd bury people standing up instead of lying down?   Answer -- A nice, but odd Memorial Day question.
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has shifted to a lower growth track given restraints led by weak housing prices and falling equities prices.
Silvio Berlusconi si \u00c3\u00a8 dimesso dalla presidenza del Milan. Lo ha annunciato la societ\u00c3\u00a0 rossonera con un comunicato. Negli ambienti Mediaset non trova conferma l&#39;ipotesi circa un possibile passaggio della
Come Super Bowl Sunday, Amazon.com will get a leg up in the digital music race it's running against Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store. And not just any leg: Justin Timberlake's leg.
If the deal were completed, it would vault Verizon Wireless -- currently the No. 2 wireless company in the US -- into the top position with more than 65 million customers.
MULTAN, Pakistan  - The strength of a sympathy vote for assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in the country's biggest province is likely to determine the result of a general election on February 18.
The US prosecutor in a high-profile case where three lacrosse players were cleared of rape says he will resign.
Aid agencies try to help thousands of people displaced by unrest in the east of DR Congo.
Dow Jones +0,12%, SP 500 +0,35%, Nasdaq +0,28%
As a student athlete, being 16 is all about balance. You have to juggle school,  sports, friends, family, church, clubs and occasionally sleep
By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene Flinn asked residents to join him in a fight against overdevelopment in Miami-Dade County, rising insurance rates and \
Gunmen snatched two Americans and a  Briton from a house in central Baghdad on Thursday, the latest  in a wave of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic publishes a novel while in hiding, and Slobodan Milosevic's wife launches her book.
A woman who authorities said was sexually abused, beaten and stabbed while held captive for at least a week was repeatedly called a racial slur during the attacks, the victim's mother said.
Arriva al cinema il nuovo film di Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo, dal titolo &quot;Tu la conosci Claudia?&quot;. Nelle sale dal 15 dicembre, la pellicola \u00c3\u00a8 diretta e sceneggiata dall&#39;inseparabile Massimo Venier, gi\u00c3\u00a0 compagno
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (CNNfn) - The US government must not promise benefits to aging baby boomers that it cannot afford, because that could mean painful future adjustments to taxes and spending, according to Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
CBS Corp. has launched a new recorded music label &#151; reviving the name of long-defunct CBS Records &#151; through which the company plans to release music and promote artists on its networks' stable of television shows.
BAGHDAD A senior Iraqi judge said Monday that he had closed a case brought against Ahmad Chalabi, the former exile once backed by the Pentagon, for suspected involvement in a counterfeiting operation.
WELLINGTON : Finance Minister Michael Cullen apologised Wednesday for saying that the Reserve Bank had hiked it&#39;s key interest rate.
A Somali Islamist group threatened on Tuesday to fight any peacekeeping troops sent to their country as African leaders struggled to put together an international force for the anarchic Horn of Africa nation.
Larry Brown has broken an apparently self-imposed silence to accuse the Knicks of espionage. The spying, Brown said, was directed at him.
SIRTE, Libya  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed what he called Britain's transformed relations with Libya after meeting Muammar Gaddafi on Tuesday and the two countries announced major energy and defense deals.
LONDON -- Just before midnight, the well-dressed, 25-year-old financial trader arrived by ambulance at the makeshift hospital tent pitched at a train station in central London. Blood oozed from his scalp, staining his elegant pink-striped shirt.
While some injured Patriots were either practicing or working out yesterday, coach Bill Belichick said it was too early to tell if they'd be available for tomorrow's game with the Ravens.
A landslide engulfs a village in southern China, leaving 65 people missing, state media reports
By Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 15--ALBANY -- The Elder Network of the Capital Region recently received more than $800,000 in state funding to establish sustainable, aging-prepared communities, which will serve as models to augment the state's long-term care policy reform initiatives.
A small but growing number of American families beset by major medical problems are learning the hard way that simply having health insurance is sometimes not enough.
The PIMCO mutual fund group&#39;s adviser and two affiliates will pay more than $20 million to settle charges involving failure to disclose payments made to brokers for
ATLANTA - In what had to be a sobering reality check for Notre Dame fans everywhere, Utah&#39;s Urban Meyer has turned down his self-professed &quot;dream job&quot; and agreed to become the next football coach at the University of Florida.
An assembly member calls for a public inquiry into 16 deaths at one hospital trust in the last six months.
OTTAWA - &quot;It&#39;s show, and we don&#39;t have the dough,&quot; Premier Pat Binns said as he headed into the first day of a summit on health care in Ottawa.
When singer Bryan Ferry was a  university student, he didn&#39;t really care much for Bob Dylan,  preferring the sounds of American soul and Motown.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after  durable goods data pointed to a healthy pace of activity in the  factory sector and another report showed an improvement in  consumer sentiment for December, but the session was expected  to be quiet before the Christmas holiday.
Google's estimated $3bn flotation has been delayed by at least a day as the firm awaits regulatory approval.
As a fierce storm barreled toward Southern California on Saturday, searchers found the body of a third avalanche victim and rescued a missing snowboarder who survived a frigid night in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Piara Khabra, the Labour MP for Ealing Southall, has died at the age of 82.
WASHINGTON -- Less than 7 percent of the $18.4 billion that Congress approved last year to rebuild Iraq has been spent, the Bush administration said yesterday in its latest report on progress there.
THE European Union has offered to start membership negotiations with Turkey, opening the way for the EU\u00e2\u0080\u0099s borders to reach Iraq and Iran, and for a poor Muslim nation in Asia to become the largest member of the Union.
British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (430 million pound) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N lowered  its August sales forecast on Monday because of disappointing  back-to-school demand, casting doubt on the strength of U.S.  consumer spending in a key shopping season.
Though Microsoft fixed a bug in Windows Live that enabled spoofed user accounts, it could still lead to fraud.
Jamie Southern pitched a one-hit complete game to lead the defending champion United States past Britain 7-0 Wednesday to remain unbeaten at the softball world championships.
Longtime instant messaging player ICQ is going the portal route with the launch of two new e-mail services for its 20 million users.
A South Dakota bill to ban most abortions in a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade appeared dead Wednesday after a state Senate committee rejected it.
Ten wind-driven wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, keeping thousands of evacuees from returning home for a second day, while authorities forecast two more days of extreme fire conditions.
Ceremony today Renowned, brilliant, and increasingly eccentric astrophysicist Stephen Hawking is to receive the oldest award for scientific achievement today, in recognition of his huge contribution to our understanding* of the universe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The New York Times Co will eliminate 100 newsroom jobs, the company confirmed on Thursday, as it girds for a weaker economy and an overall decline in print advertising and circulation revenue.
The space agencies of India and France signed an agreement on Friday to cooperate in launching a satellite in four years that will help make climate predictions more accurate.
Venezuela has sent 1,200 troops to its border with Colombia to crack down on smuggling amid a bitter feud between the two countries' governments.
The latest political shake-up in Rangoon has strengthened hardliners and damaged prospects for democratic reform. Western experts on Burma believe the head of its military junta, Than Shwe
Silvio Berlusconi was ordered to stay in hospital for at least another two days on Monday after fainting at a weekend political rally, fuelling speculation that the former premier may be set to bow out of frontline politics.
Ieri lo speronamento durante un inseguimento alle porte di RomaL'autista fermato per omicidio volontario. Un complice accusato di favoreggiamento                                            Carabiniere morto, oggi i funerali L'accusato si rifiuta di parlare                                                                                      Questa mattina l'autopsia all'Universit\u00c3\u00a0 La Sapienza
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, caught in a row over US prosecutors, has resigned, reports say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend an EU summit despite diplomatic sniping over the  Ukraine crisis.
Attorneys for a man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart have asked a judge for additional competency evaluations, potentially delaying a trial already held up for months over the issue.
Gloucestershire-based travel company, Travelscope Holidays, is placed into administration.
Mylan Laboratories Inc. continued to insist Monday that its $4 billion acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. was in the company&#39;s best interest, following a meeting last week with Carl Icahn, who opposes the deal.
A rocket attack aimed at a passing American convoy on a commercial street in northern Baghdad killed 4 Iraqis and wounded 14 others on Friday, the American military and Iraqi security forces said.
The United States showed some new flexibility in recent talks with North Korea on the nuclear issue but Pyongyang was unimpressed and is resisting participation in a new round of formal six-party negotiations, U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.
Thousands of workers who lost their pensions when firms went bust are expected to be given more financial help.
Iran notified the UN nuclear watchdog in writing yesterday that it would suspend uranium enrichment and related activities to dispel suspicions that it was trying to build nuclear arms.
The head of the nation&#39;s largest gay and lesbian Republican group slammed fellow Republicans Friday for &quot;feigning outrage&quot; over comments by Sen. John Kerry, and called on President Bush
Iran thinks that the EU-negotiated nuclear agreement at the UN atomic agency should open up a new era of cooperation between Tehran and Europe after a quarter-century of tension, a senior Iranian official told AFP.
Airline's planned overhaul of its fare structure could trigger the biggest shift in ticket pricing since Congress deregulated the industry in 1978.
Microsoft yesterday res-ponded to rivals in the burgeoning search engine business by unveiling a test version of a free desktop search tool that will help computer users find information on the hard drives of their PCs.
The band has been sued by the state of Illinois for allegedly unloading approximately 800 pounds of liquid human waste from a bus into the Chicago River, splattering sightseers in the process on Aug. 8. According
A retiree searches high and low for the specifics that she needs to make up her mind. WILLIAMSBURG -- For weeks, Vivian Prescott has been reading the newspapers and watching television news programs, waiting
For U.S. workers who change or lose their jobs, a new rule issued by the Bush administration just before the end of 2004 could provide better access to group health plan coverage &#151; in keeping with changes Congress agreed to eight years ago.
NEW YORK: PeopleSoft yesterday sacked Chief Executive and president Craig Conway, citing a loss of confidence, and the software company&#39;s shares jumped on expectations that the move could pave the way for a deal with hostile bidder Oracle.
East Timor may need at least five years before the fledgling nation is ready to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $660 million to 500 victims of sexual abuse dating back as far as the 1940s in the largest compensation deal of its kind, the plaintiffs' lawyers said on Saturday.
TV guru says: Keep kids safe, lock 'em out The former TV parenting guru leading a government review into violent video games and internet predators says parents need to get their kids out of the house if they want to keep them safe from net creeps.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Philadelphia model, if successful, could spark a movement to make broadband access affordable in every municipality.
FoxSports.com, citing two anonymous sources, reports that Billy Donovan is having second thoughts about coaching the NBA's Orlando Magic and attempting to return to the Florida Gators.
U.S. employers added a scant 51,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, but the job count for prior months was revised up and earnings moved higher, dimming financial market hopes for interest rate cuts next year.
Amid deep and growing divisions among Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) last night abruptly withdrew legislation that would have changed surveillance law and granted the nation's telecommunications companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits charging they had violated...
Hoping to replace images of violence with those of hospitality, countries once torn by war are seeking to boost tourism.
Banco Santander Central Hispano, Spain\u00c2\u0092s biggest bank, agreed to buy 90 percent of Drive Financial Services of Dallas for $651 million, gaining a presence in 35 states with what is its first consumer finance move into the United States. The bank will buy the unit from HBOS, a British mortgage lender, and the management of Drive Financial. Santander will also pay as much as $175 million to some of Drive Financial\u00c2\u0092s management if the company meets goals in the next two years. Drive Financial offers financial services through 10,000 car dealers and had $2.4 billion of loans in August.


The Tories say they will withdraw the whip from Conrad Black following his conviction for fraud.
The Jaguars wore all black, Jack Del Rio sported a blue tie, and Jacksonville's defense followed suit last night with a thorough bruising of the New York Giants.
Last year, Jennifer Hudson's options were running out.
The Indians did not make it to the postseason, thus failing to win a World Series for the 55th consecutive non-strike year. But the franchise had a significant impact on the proceedings through the performance of its alumni.
Insurgents stepped up attacks on Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces, killing seven Iraqi police and guardsmen Monday in a suicide bombing
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
Web media threatens to move out: take toys Ofcom, the UK telecommunications regulator, has said that a European Union plan to regulate video risks restricting innovation and even forcing companies to relocate outside the EU to avoid compliance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. private equity firm Warburg  Pincus is in advanced talks to take a major stake in Chinese  retailer Red Star Furniture Group, a source close to the deal  said on Wednesday, as China&#39;s fast-growing home furnishing  market draws increasing foreign interest.
Never could these words, uttered so long ago by Yogi Berra, ring more true today. Tonight, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox square off in the much-anticipated rematch of last year&#39;s American League Championship Series.
BILOXI, Mississippi  - Officials from the Federal Reserve on Saturday warned of dangers from a rising tide of trade disputes and the harmful impact on what one otherwise termed a \
A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 21 near a vegetable market in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police said, as insurgents kept up a campaign of bombings despite a new U.S.-backed security crackdown.
A battle between al Qaeda in Iraq and a major Sunni Arab insurgent group killed at least 16 militants on Friday near the ancient city of Samarra, a senior security officer told Reuters on Saturday.
A year after announcing it would migrate its Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows-run computers to Linux, the German city of Munich is expected to make the migration official. The city's council has scheduled a vote, which is anticipated to kick off the next phase of the Linux move.
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'In Europa bastano 15-18 milioni al km, qui anche 50'
MEXICO CITY -- It was a big idea. Huge, in fact. The mayor of Mexico City wanted to build the world's biggest ice rink in one of the world's biggest squares in the middle of one of the world's biggest cities. The super-size idea became reality in early December when the city inaugurated a 34,000-...
Notre Dame has failed and Florida has succeeded in hiring Utah Coach Urban Meyer, according to various family members.
New Delhi, Aug 28. (PTI):CPM leader Harkishan Singh Surjeet today stepped in to break the impasse on the seven-day-old nationwide strike.
Thirteen adults have been barred from working with children even though they had previously been cleared, the government says.
, zuppa e prati verdi la Transiberiana del treno dei matti
If Oklahoma and Southern California stage one of those &quot;last team with the ball wins&quot; type of Bowl Championship Series title games
Ken Andre, CIO at packaging company Greif Inc. and an IBM customer, says he&#39;s not worried about IBM&#39;s sale of its PC business to China&#39;s Lenovo Group Ltd.
United Parcel Service Inc.  expects lower-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings due to slower domestic package volume growth and higher-than-anticipated operating costs, the world's No. 1 parcel delivery group said Tuesday.

Latest patch for the company's database and Web applications closes almost two dozen security holes.
Democratic challenger John Kerry turned President Bush's own words into a weapon on Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in Iraq, disqualifying him from being commander in chief.
Venezuela&#39;s opposition threatened on Friday to boycott regional elections following President Hugo Chavez&#39;s referendum win, which they say was fraudulent but which international observers say appeared legitimate.
Germany coach Joachim Loew said Jens Lehmann's return to the Arsenal first-team was a case of perfect timing with Germany facing Euro 2008 hosts Austria in a friendly on Wednesday.
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By Andrew Balls in Washington and Jennifer Hughes in New York. The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and signalled there had been no change in its assessment of economic conditions.
A decision to bug an MP's meeting was taken by police without ministers being consulted, the BBC learns.
A Dutch court blocks the extradition to Turkey of a Kurdish woman said to be a top militant leader.
The job of hosting the Academy Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star Ellen DeGeneres.
International Federation of Phonographic Industries says the site, controlled by Alibaba.com, lost its appeal in a piracy lawsuit it filed against the company.
U2 earn their sixth number one in the US album charts with How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday in presidential and parliamentary elections focusing on who will succeed President Joaquim Chissano, stepping down after 18 years in office.
Pam Morret and her husband, Lynn, missed the big eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. They sure were not going to miss this one.
Mr. Massingberd, a celebrated former obituaries editor of The Telegraph of London who made a once-dreary page required reading, died on Christmas Day.
The US government asks the World Trade Organisation to step in to stop EU member states from \
By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 24--U.S. farm policy has reverberations that are felt across the globe, and often not in ways that are positive, a group of environmental and anti-poverty groups said Friday.   In particular, U.S.
Thirteen people die in clashes between militants and security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.
AIDS advocates and health workers on Wednesday marked World AIDS Day by focusing on gender inequalities that can lead to an increased risk of HIV infection among women and girls, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports (AP/Long Island Newsday, 12/1).
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Chicago Bears stole the New York Giants' early-season formula for success -- again and again and again.
Investors in Yahoo Inc.   abandoned on Tuesday their initial excitement over a management  switch at the Internet media company, sending its shares lower  on expectations that little real change was in the works.
A European Court judge pressed Microsoft on Thursday to explain why it would suffer irreparable harm if it followed EU orders to share technology with competitors.
Thailand's military rulers said Thursday they had chosen a prime minister for an interim government to be installed in a few days, but would not confirm that it was the front-running candidate, a former army commander.
Inflation hovering around 3 percent  in the United States since 2005 is too high for comfort in the  longer term, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Sandra  Pianalto said on Wednesday.
The dollar sank to a record low against the euro and fell to its lowest level since January 2000 on the yen on Thursday as the market tested how far Japan and Europe would tolerate yen and euro gains on dollar weakness.
Usher, Alicia Keys and OutKast are competing at the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
A judge ruled a plan to pay millions of dollars to the top officials of the Dana Corporation violates the new bankruptcy law.
&quot;There will be a South African Grand Prix hosted by Cape Town within five years,&quot; Ecclestone told South African newspaper Die Burger.
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Three hostages held for years in Colombian by Marxist guerrillas will not be handed to a Venezuelan chopper team until at least Monday but officials said they were in constant contact with the rebels.
TORONTO (CP) - Hydrogenics Corp. has generated a joint venture with the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to develop a hybrid-powered bus including the Canadian company's fuel cell technology.
Description: Palestinians held local elections Saturday for the first time in many years. Hamas, the militant group that is against rapprochement with Israel, scored well in the polls, defeating the Fatah party in many areas.
Engineers expect the networking standard to hit new speeds by 2010.
Seeking victories in two states, Mitt Romney launched new hard-hitting ads against his top Republican presidential rivals Friday, criticizing Mike Huckabee on foreign policy and spending in an Iowa commercial while assailing John McCain on taxes and immigration in a spot for New Hampshire.
Stop treating your cash like trash.   With yields on money market mutual funds pushing 5 percent,   it's time to stop ignoring the returns you're getting on the   money you have saved for a rainy day.
Ministers have closed a loophole which allowed inmates to claim student  maintenance grants.
LLEYTON Hewitt and Kim Clijsters, the tennis world&#39;s youngest power couple, have called off their planned February wedding and split up.
In this photo released by the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (PPY) a Bromeliad is seen atached to a branch inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Feb. 2004.
Another major storm developed Saturday in the Plains before it raced eastward toward the Lower Mississippi Valley, bringing snow from Oklahoma to Iowa.
NEW YORK - Thousands of abortion-rights activists marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, the latest in a growing procession of protests leading up to the Republican National Convention.    Protesters were expected to gather later in the day in Central Park and at the World Trade Center site, where anti-Bush demonstrators planned to ring 2,749 bells - one for each victim of the Sept...
Siniscalco 'in linea con Barroso', Epifani 'no rottamazione'
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Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., gives an annual gift of sorts to its students.
Five of James Brown's children say their late father's will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to create charitable trusts that the advisers would profit from, according to court documents filed this week.
It was an event to celebrate Hispanics in the Republican Party, a swanky affair in a midtown Manhattan ballroom with throngs of people and a big-name headliner, former President George H.W. Bush.
Bob Dylan is back at the top of the charts &#151; for the first time in 30 years. His new album, \
A public health crisis faces the US as the influenza season begins, after US drugmaker Chiron was blocked from shipping half the expected US flu vaccines by UK regulators.
AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK  - Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal  on Monday agreed to buy International Steel Group Inc. ISG.N  for $4.5 billion and merge it with his other assets, creating  the industry's largest player at a time when steel prices are  soaring.
Democrat John Edwards said Tuesday that honesty and openness were essential qualities for a president, and that he was proud to acknowledge his 2002 vote authorizing the invasion of Iraq was a mistake
Nokia said Tuesday its Wibree technology is becoming part of the Bluetooth standard, meaning the ultra low power technology will likely see much broader adoption as a result.
Microsoft may end up having to raise the amount it is willing to pay for Yahoo if the software company's stock continues to drop while Yahoo's continues to rise.
North Korean funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank account for nearly two years will soon reach Pyongyang and that should spur inspections of the North's nuclear sites, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said.
English Premiership clubs donate \u00c2\u00a31m to the victims of the tsunami disaster, as the world of sport pledges its support.
The Bishop of Jerusalem has described how heavily armed police commandos stormed his Jerusalem church compound and arrested nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu for allegedly revealing classified information, seven months after he completed an 18-year
The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia.
At least one gunman has taken about two dozen passengers hostage on a bus in the Greek capital Athens, police say. Armed officers have surrounded the vehicle in the suburb of Marathon.
The boiling magma rumbling and rising within Mount St. Helens isn't the only thing scientists fear. When large volcanoes erupt they can unleash an awesome arsenal of natural weapons, devastating communities and landscapes even hundreds of miles from the blast.
A proposal backed by a coalition of telephone carriers would cut billions of dollars in fees owed by long-distance companies to regional phone giants but would allow the regional companies to make up some of the difference by raising monthly phone bills for millions of consumers. -The Washington Post
Every year the P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center in Long Island City hosts a series of summer music concerts called Warm Up. For 10 Saturdays, 5,000 partygoers converge on the museum's 15,000-square-foot courtyard to pump up the jams with their favorite bands.
The Federal Reserve boosted a key short-term interest rate by one-quarter percentage point Tuesday, marking the third increase this year.
A drop in breast cancer cases may due to women eschewing Hormone Replacement Therapy, a study suggests.
Victoria Beckham insisted Monday that she's \
US warplanes pounded Falluja early on Monday as ground forces battled insurgents on the outskirts of the rebel-held city that American and Iraqi forces were poised to storm.
Two University of New Mexico doctoral students will star in the Discovery Channel's new show \
A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health system, experts say.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week by 20,000, the largest jump in a month, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The low number of minorities coaching in college football reflects a lack of diversity among college and conference leaders, according to a University of Central Florida study released Wednesday.
American Airlines, the world&#39;s largest airline and a major supplier of passenger transport to Hawaii, has announced plans to furlough 450 pilots and 650 mechanics over the next few months because of soaring jet fuel costs.
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Damascus does not believe that either the US or Israel want a comprehensive regional settlement.
Soon on sale: hardware and software from a start-up whose software with a new approach for protecting data by dispersing it across several servers--and maybe even continents.
Iran on Monday froze sensitive nuclear  work including uranium enrichment in a move likely to thwart  U.S. efforts to report the Islamic state to the U.N. Security  Council for possible sanctions.
With his plan for winning the GOP presidential nomination riding largely on a Florida victory at the end of the month, Rudy Giuliani asked an evangelical congregation for prayers instead of votes Sunday and quoted scripture to evoke a message of hope and perseverance.
In a lawsuit, the commission alleges that two companies engaged in unfair acts and practices with their marketing and software.
The Sainsbury family will not back a takeover approach by Qatari investment group Delta Two announced last week, The Times reported in an early edition of its Tuesday paper.
LaDainian Tomlinson ran for two first-half touchdowns and Shawne Merriman led a defense that's starting to take this \
BAGHDAD -- Nine US soldiers and Marines were killed in Iraq on Tuesday, and the military was investigating whether the body of a man found in the Euphrates River early yesterday was that of an American soldier abducted during a deadly ambush south of Baghdad almost two weeks ago, US officials said.
Some of the biggest names in the music industry are getting together on Sunday to record a new Band Aid single.
Kiev, Dec. 25 : Ukraine's top court today overturned some legal changes intended to cut election fraud, a day before a re-run of the presidential vote that has become a test of democratic legitimacy ...
The companies say the new version of Windows hinders them and steers users to Microsoft\u00c2\u0092s security offerings.
The recovery in business travel has a dark side for corporations returning to the road: Higher prices for hotel rooms.
Administration hawk warns of further \
The cable pay-per-view company iN DEMAND has backed away from a plan to show a three-hour election eve special with filmmaker Michael Moore that included the first television showing of his documentary \
A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school, suggests a UK researcher.
The filmmakers behind the Daniel Pearl drama \
Right now, Tony Thorp and his son are in a van on their way to Florida, to see just how badly Hurricane Charley hit their mobile home. The Simcoe County man hopes to repair at least some of the damage to the winter home he bought 15 years ago, according ...
Il presidente Del Vecchio, puntiamo a fare meglio nel 2008
By Sam Hodges, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 15--The dedication of a gleaming new church building is no big deal in suburban Dallas. Downtown, though, it's as almost rare as real wine during a Baptist communion.
By MARCUS KABEL  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Divers searched a lake for another body Wednesday after fishermen heard loud splashes before dawn and rescued a 5-year-old girl from the water.
BUENOS AIRES - Un adolescente argentino di 15 anni ha seminato il terrore nella sua scuola di Carmen de Patagones, in provincia di Buenos Aires: tre suoi compagni, due ragazze e un ragazzo, sono rimasti uccisi per i colpi esplosi dal quindicenne che dopo
President Bush said Thursday that Iran has responded with defiance and delay to demands to stop enriching uranium and said \
 bounces Bond at foreign box office
A suicide car bomber plowed into policemen waiting to collect their salary at a police station west of Ramadi Monday, killing 12 people in the latest insurgent attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces.
Botswana President Festus Mogae issued a blunt message to his people Wednesday on HIV/AIDS: abstain from unsafe sex or die.
La Snaidero Udine (serie A) ha acquistato l'ala  tedesca Sven Schultze, 29 anni, 208 cm, la scorsa s...
Pig embryos could provide sources of  new organ and tissue transplants for people, and they may pose  fewer risks than using material from adult animals, Israeli  researchers reported on Monday.
[Seattle | Reuters News Service, 10 September 2004] - RealNetworks is ending its 49c-per-song music download service but will keep the promotional prices in place for top 10 songs, the Internet media and software company said yesterday.
A federal judge on Wednesday threw   out a $50 million jury award against Merck & Co. Inc., calling   the compensation excessive for a former FBI agent who suffered   a heart attack while using Merck's Vioxx painkiller and saying   a new trial on damages was needed.
Space shuttle Atlantis docked with the   International Space Station 218 miles above Earth on Monday to   deliver a new pair of power-producing solar arrays for the   half-built research outpost.
Un buon pari, un solo rammarico: non aver fatto gol. Il Milan torna a casa dopo lo 0-0 con il Celtic...
Popular film critic Roger Ebert has given a four out of four rating to Vanaja.
Kerching! Microsoft is reviewing its legal options after a US court ordered it to pay Alcatel $1.5bn for infringing the French telecoms' company's MP3 technology in Windows.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

By Cheryl Hall, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 27--David Bonderman bleeds green. But those who know the man behind the largest buyout in history say it's as much from being Earth-friendly as money hungry.
However, he twisted it badly when trying to prevent Barca from scoring their second goal at Celtic Park. Celtic said on Wednesday the defender would be out for between four and six weeks.
The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006.
After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.
By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 8--High winds caused a power outage in Windsor, felled several trees and caused general problems in Greeley and Weld County Thursday.
CAIRO -- A claim of responsibility for the downing of two Russian planes appeared yesterday on a Muslim militant website. And experts have found traces of explosives in the wreckage of the Tu-154 passenger
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne tore a fresh path of destruction and despair as it continued its march up storm-ravaged Florida, where the fourth major hurricane in six weeks shut down much of the state and prompted recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the nation...
Oil may cost as much as 10 percent less next year if US Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry defeats President Bush in Tuesday&#39;s election, some energy analysts said on Monday.
An Air Canada flight is diverted to Ireland after a pilot apparently suffers a mental breakdown.
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith says he now favours allowing intercept evidence to be used in court.
A Northern Ireland judge clears the only man tried over the murders of 29 people in the 1998 Omagh bombing.
A U.N. agency said Saturday that Israel laid mines in Lebanon during this summer's war between the Jewish state and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group &#151; the first time Israel has been accused of planting mines during the latest fighting.
No technical evidence A 29-year-old Swedish man suspected of sharing local movie Hip Hip Hora was acquitted by the Svea Court of Appeal yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oracle takes control as PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield resigns.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Thursday that Iraq's Ayad Allawi was sent before Congress to put the \
Venus Williams moved back into the Top 20 in the rankings for the first time in a year Monday, rising to No. 17 thanks to her fourth Wimbledon singles title.
Oracle Corp. is finally bringing to the North American market its Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition, a midmarket-aimed package of pre-installed, preconfigured software from its 11i suite of business applications.
SHAREHOLDERS in The News Corporation, parent company of The Times, voted yesterday by more than nine to one to shift the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s legal headquarters and primary listing from Australia to the United States.
At least two people are killed by gunfire at a demonstration in Yemen's southern port city of Aden.
Less fat, less sugar, less salt: Even the mostly svelte French are cracking down. Beginning Thursday, the government ordered food ads to carry cautions telling the French to stop snacking, exercise and eat more fruits and vegetables.
The United States lobbied its allies Monday to have Iran hauled before the UN Security Council over its nuclear program as the world body&#39;s atomic watchdog agency considered
Davey Shafik has posted another update on his web services component he's working up for the Zend Framework, the Zend_Service_Server.    I have been working closely with Matthew Weier O'Phinney for the last week on bringing my Zend_Service_Server proposal to fruition.   There have been several changes, but the core has not moved too far. Matthew, Andi and I have decided that we will first implement the different server/client libraries.    He lists the libraries they'll need to tackle first and talks about an \
PARIS, Feb 1 (IPS) - The fourth assessment of the Intergovernmental  Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will confirm catastrophic  predictions on global warming and its effect on nature and  weather cycles over coming decades.
The Federal Reserve's interest rate  cuts and injections of liquidity should help stabilize  struggling housing and financial markets, and inflation should  moderate later this year, Atlanta Fed Bank President Dennis  Lockhart said on Friday.
Late The Who drummer Keith Moon enjoyed a bizarre pastime of dressing up as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II - and greeting fans from a specially adapted vehicle.Comment
An Israeli military court orders the release of Palestinian deputy PM Nasser al-Shaer, his lawyer says.
Bad traveling companion Hyper-V is Microsoft's whizzy new virtual server manager, which uses new virtualization features in recent Intel and AMD processors so support more efficient virtual machines. Intel's extensions are called Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel-VT), formerly code-named Vanderpool, while AMD's extensions are called AMD Virtualization (AMD-V), formerly code-named Pacifica. Here's what Intel says:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kasey Kahne wins the pole Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading a parade of Dodges as Chargers takes five of the top seven spots in qualifying.
Doppio allenamento per il Pescara in vista della trasferta di sabato ad Arezzo. Sono tornati a svolg...
The escape of Kelvin D. Poke from Laurel Regional Hospital yesterday morning followed a familiar script: Get outside prison walls by going to a hospital, wait for an opportunity to seize an officer's gun and make a break for it. Poke did not make it far -- he was shot dead by Prince George's police...

The bureau wants to pay telecommunications companies to retain customer records much longer than they otherwise would -- and to provide the G-men with instant access.
LILLE, France, Dec 6  - A disgruntled French soldier who had barricaded himself in an explosives depot and threatened to blow it up gave himself up to the authorities early on Monday, gendarmes said.
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L'Italia ha battuto la Russia 74-63 (20-12, 38-30, 58-44)  nella finale per il terzo posto degli Eur...
The militant environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday that it had located the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica and threatened to ram them if they resumed slaughtering the giant sea creatures.
Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.
New Zealand&#39;s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in the three months to Sept. 30, the second lowest rate in the industrialized world and the country&#39;s lowest level in at least 18 years.
Australia should have ratified the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions years ago instead of becoming isolated on the issue along with the United States, two former Cabinet officials said.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, criticized for  his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on  Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State  Colin Powell to the region on Sunday to assess the need for  U.S. assistance.
Una ricerca britannica: in coppia aumentano del 50 per cento le ore dedicate dalle signore alla casaLo studio su Economic Journal condotto su un campione di 12.000 persone                                            Il matrimonio? Alle donne non conviene in casa lei lavora di pi\u00c3\u00b9, lui di meno
Microsoft is giving students free access to its most sophisticated tools for writing software and making media-rich Web sites.
DALLAS - Two straight preseason blowout losses by a combined 62 points prompted Knick coach Lenny Wilkens to stage a 20-minute postgame meeting last night to shake his club awake.
Rain is continuing to fall around Brisbane, threatening the deciding match in the Chappell-Hadlee one day series between Australia and New Zealand.
Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Air China, the mainland&#39;s biggest carrier, will bring forward its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to avoid clashing with the listing of the Housing Authority&#39;s Real Estate Investment Trust, or REIT, reports the South China
Be it the big screen or boobtube, he is a maverick who pulls off the biggest casting coups in celeb history.
Colin Riley has gone obediently to Mass since boyhood, but he was mumbling apologies for raw words the other day to a statue of Jesus in the quiet sanctuary of St. Albert the Great. He was seething over efforts to close his church and others around Boston.
Brazil's raucous Carnival celebrations kicked off in Rio de Janeiro on Friday with tens of thousands dancing and singing in the streets, defying a recent surge of gun violence in the city's slums.
Hasbro Inc. recalled about one million Easy-Bake Ovens after receiving reports of serious burns and 278 incidents of children getting hands or fingers caught in openings.
They were events that glued a disbelieving world to their television sets: the attacks on the World Trade Center, the death of Princess Diana, the breaching of New Orleans' levees during Hurricane Katrina.
The government has recovered the stolen laptop computer and hard drive containing sensitive data for up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Thursday.
They survived the Bataan Death  March and the Japanese Hell Ships, they shivered in the bitter  cold and staved off starvation by eating stray dogs.
Red fire ants, whose fiery sting can sometimes be fatal to humans, have been found near the entrance to a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong, a company official said Friday.
Learning how to live off the sea played a vital role in the expansion of early humans around the globe.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.
Home builder DR Horton Inc. said Wednesday that fourth-quarter net income surged 52 percent on improved results in all its markets.
Racecourse operator Arena Leisure is not sure when it will reopen its flood-damaged Southwell track.
President George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry are set to meet in a final debate that could give one of the White House rivals
The IRA has changed radically with some of its important structures dismantled, a monitoring body says.
Inflation in the eurozone climbed to 2.4% in October as a result of higher fuel prices, the latest official statistics show.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr  on Friday ordered his men inside Najaf's Imam Ali mosque to lay  down their weapons and join thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims  outside the shrine.
Amidst spiraling violence in West Asia, at least 32 Palestinians and three Israelis were killed as Israel stepped up its offensive in the northern Gaza Strip.
Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Mike Huckabee won the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses, beating John McCain, according to projections by television networks and the Associated Press.
By Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 17--I've said this for years.   Now the Better Business Bureau has issued a warning: free doesn't mean free anymore.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
The RSPB says newer EU states must learn from the UK's mistake of endangering birds with intensive farming.
A volunteer in China patrols the Yangtze River Bridge to discourage suicide jumpers.
Government spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, is to investigate a \u00c2\u00a36.2bn programme to install a computer system at the NHS.
At least 15 people drown and one is missing after two ships collide on China's Yangtze river near Shanghai.
Choosing a team to build the new fleet of helicopters to fly the president has become a vitriol-laced, hyper-politicized battle involving two veteran aerospace companies.
Nevada coach Mark Fox gave the same halftime speech for a second straight game, telling his team to play better defense if it wanted to win. The message apparently hit home.
Ivan, Frances and Charley delivered three staggering blows to the Gulf Coast and Florida, as well as Caribbean island nations, all in just five weeks.
A military court in Pakistan has sentenced to death a soldier it found was involved in an assassination attempt on Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf.
An explosion triggered by a Palestinian suicide bomber struck a bustling outdoor market in central Tel Aviv yesterday morning, leaving four dead \u00e2\u0080-hree Israelis and the bomber \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - 32 injured.
Pop star Britney Spears got ready for the weekend by shearing all her hair off and dropping by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she quickly drew a crowd.
Search engine Yahoo says it plans to cut 1,000 jobs as its profits fall 23% in the final three months of 2007.
A QUARTER of a billion people in some of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poorest and most populous countries in East Asia have been lifted out of extreme poverty by rapid economic growth over
Il 73% del fatturato corrisponde a mercati esteri
More steam gushed out of Mount St. Helens following an increase in earthquake activity, keeping scientists guessing as to what is happening deep within the volcano and perhaps showing that the mountain's seismic activity may not be over yet.
(InfoWorld) - The CEO of Japan's leading social networking site, Mixi Inc., said Wednesday he hopes the country's law will be changed to allow users more freedom in sharing and viewing copyrighted content on the Internet. Mixi is Japan's third largest Web site in terms of traffic and enjoys more than 8 million users, two-thirds of whom log in at least once every four days to update their online diary, share pictures with friends and participate in group discussion forums. \
A series of blasts hit the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, witnesses said, a day after Ugandan peacekeepers started arriving in the lawless Horn of Africa country.
Serra: citta' sicura, solo un centinaio i provocatori
A movie about the Omagh bomb has scooped a prize at a major Canadian film festival. Pete Travis\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Omagh, which deals with the Real IRA atrocity that killed
Julia Huston, a partner at the Boston intellectual-property law firm Bromberg &amp; Sunstein, has been named president of the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts. Huston, who cochairs the firm's trademark and copyright practice groups, took the helm of the 1,300-member organization this week. During her yearlong presidency, Huston said, she intends to support legislation that would protect women ...
The US Department of Justice on Tuesday launched an anti-corruption probe into BAE Systems amid allegations the British arms maker paid bribes to secure contracts in Saudi Arabia in the 1980s.
Kevin Martin scored 27 points Saturday night to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 105-85 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Il presidente uscente ucraino Leonid Kuchma e&#39; partito oggi per Mosca per consultazioni con il presidente russo Vladimir Putin sulla crisi elettorale. Ha aspettato ma all&#39;annuncio di un ulteriore rinvio della
European stock markets reversed initial losses to climb in early afternoon dealing, as traders in London returned to their desks after a long New Year holiday weekend.
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved the deployment of an African Union peacekeeping force to Somalia, which could be followed in six months by a UN force.
SI International Inc., a Reston company that provides technology services to federal agencies, agreed to acquire Shenandoah Electronic Intelligence Inc., a Harrisonburg, Va., government contractor, for $75 million in cash.
Kim Jong-il made no mention of the Dec. 31 deadline the country missed to declare all its nuclear activities.
Journalist Paul Salopek arrived in the   Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday after being freed from   jail in the Darfur region where he had been charged with   espionage and publishing false information.
OTTAWA - It will take aboriginal high school students 28 years to match non-native graduation rates and they&#39;re losing ground, says the auditor general.
Afghans halted counting in their presidential election pending a United Nations probe into accusations of fraud, as international observers said the vote is just a first step in creating a stabile and secure country.
LOS ANGELES Working  entirely on her own, spending her librarian's salary and later her Social Security checks, Mayme Clayton amassed one of the finest collections of African American history in the world -- and stored it in her garage.
The Bears&#39; release of eight-year veteran defensive tackle Bryan Robinson on Sunday was shocking only if the progress made by first-round draft choice Tommie Harris is ignored.
The Liberal Democrats, has the capacity to play a more influential role in British politics, its leader Menzies Campbell said.
Musicians including Sir Elton John and Phil Collins are recording a single to raise funds for tsunami relief.
Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  look pricey despite the company's new five-year, &#36;500 million pact with shock jock Howard Stern to air his program starting in 2006, according to the latest edition of Barron's, the weekly financial newspaper.
Allenamento mattutino sotto la puioggia per la Juventus in vista della gara di sabato contro il Vice...
A UN envoy stopped short of recommending the full independence sought by the province's ethnic Albanian majority.
LOS ANGELES  - Benji is back, which is good news for youngsters and pet-loving families. Film lovers perhaps should steer clear, however, as hokey melodrama and sloppy comedy fill the gaps between neat dog tricks.
A Chinese company making products for the Beijing Olympics admits using child workers, despite initial denials.
Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida and held overnight for battery and obstruction of justice, according to the arrest record and local newspaper reports on Friday.
Goings caught six passes for 46 yards for Carolina, which leads the all-time series 10-9...Darren Howard finished with two sacks for the Saints, who have failed to hold any opponent to under 20 points this season...Mike Rucker added a sack and Will
Mexican stocks fell early Monday, dragged lower by cement giant Cemex (CX) after it announced a multibillion dollar acquisition of a British company, the largest by a Mexican firm ever.
A relatively new blood test for  people with diabetes can predict their risk of developing heart  disease, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Two people died and more than 20 others were injured when a bomb exploded at a Sungai Kolok bar Thursday night in Southern Thailand, The Nation reports.
Tonight&#39;s political showdown at Case Western Reserve University will contrast more than the hairstyles and personal styles of follically challenged Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and well-coiffed Democratic Sen. John Edwards.
For all the talk of surveillance cameras, radiation detectors and other high-tech devices, security at the Republican National Convention on Monday boiled down to warm bodies &#151; in uniform, heavily armed and omnipresent.
An avenue of trees that are showing the early signs of Dutch elm disease are to be surveyed.
A game between two of the league&#39;s top scoring teams from last season wasn&#39;t pretty. Both the Kings and Sonics shot below 42 percent in the first half of last night&#39;s NBA game at KeyArena.
Meet The Fockers continues its amazing run.
Indonesia calls on the International Monetary Fund to help reschedule its debts, as figures reveal a slowdown in economic growth.
Work begins on a \u00c2\u00a35m upgrade of one of Scotland's busiest stretches of motorway.
Javier Vazquez threw his 21st career complete game and Jim Thome hit a three-run homer to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Moroccans voted on Friday in parliamentary polls expected to show gains for moderate Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message to voters seeking more vigorous efforts to fight poverty.
Three former employees at fund manager Amvescap yesterday agreed to pay penalties totalling $3.34m (\u00c2\u00a31.9m) to settle charges relating to the US mutual funds scandal.
Construction spending in August hit the highest level on record, fresh evidence that the housing market is helping move the economy ahead.
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - Rebels in the north of  Ivory Coast pledged to continue their fight to oust President  Laurent Gbagbo as African leaders scrambled on Wednesday to  find a plan to prevent all-out war in the world's top cocoa  grower.
Among the devices used was a futuristic plasma monitor designed by three technology companies specifically for CBS.
An international meeting on Darfur ended on Monday with promises to support peace-keeping efforts and a political process to stop the violence in western Sudan but with few concrete steps.
The prime minister, Tony Blair, has been working to persuade the US to sign up to an alternate agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions, it emerged today.
Piu' elettronica e giocattoli, in calo gioielli e profumi
Four Infineon Technologies executives have agreed to pay US$250,000 fines and serve prison time in the US for their roles in an international conspiracy to fix prices for DRAM computer memory chips, the Justice Department announced yesterday.
President Bush and the first lady are welcoming a new addition to the family: a Scottish terrier puppy named Miss Beazley. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the puppy is Bush&#39;s
About two million tubs of Clover are recalled after being contaminated with mould at a Shropshire factory.
An 8-month-old fetus cut from the womb of its strangled mother in Missouri turned up healthy and very much alive Friday in Kansas, where police arrested a woman for kidnapping and suspicion of murder.
The Minneapolis Police Department released a recording of Senator Larry Craig\u00e2\u0080\u0099s arrest, which has been played repeatedly on cable television.
The Munch Museum in Oslo, where thieves stole The Scream last month, is to upgrade its security in the wake of the raid.
2.0 - 8,000 = more money Dell will decimate its workforce over the next year, eliminating more than 8,000 jobs. The company released word of this restructuring as it dished out first quarter financial results that beat market expectations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thailand is seeking to block clips on  video-sharing Web site YouTube, accusing the chief royal  adviser of being the mastermind of the bloodless coup last  year, a top Justice Ministry official said on Friday.
The number of Americans facing the loss of their homes soared 75% last year, according to a report.
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Dikembe Mutombo will fulfill a lifelong dream soon, opening a hospital in the Congo named for his late mother.
KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, \
Cape Cod Tech/Harwich held opponents to 5 1/2 points per game in the regular season, but the Crusaders had their hands full against a multifaceted West Roxbury offense that included a pair of 6-foot-2-inch-plus wide receivers.
Columnist Jonathan Hassell recommends a workflow and offers other advice.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed on Monday to create teams to tackle Palestinian statehood issues.
GAZA CITY -- Residents said an Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car in Gaza City late yesterday, killing a senior leader of the militant Hamas group, the latest Israeli attack in the territory it plans to leave next year.
A man grabbed a woman's religious headscarf as she pushed a pram in Rhyl, a court hears.
Shares of Internet search companies Google Inc.  and Yahoo Inc.  rose on Monday after Goldman Sachs raised its fourth-quarter estimates for both companies.
NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials in the occupied West Bank and launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, stepping up a campaign against Hamas Islamists.
A commander of a Bosnian Serb wartime prison camp where several hundred Muslims were killed has surrendered, Bosnian Serb police said on Saturday.
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The west Belfast home of a man murdered last year is extensively damaged in a petrol bomb attack.
Fraudulent stem cell reports could have been prevented by extra review procedures, a panel said today.
Marion Jones is cleared\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0of an anti-doping violation because testing on the second-half of her urine sample does not confirm the positive result on the first, according to her attorney.
Portuguese PM Jose Socrates travels to London for talks with Gordon Brown on Portugal's EU presidency.
BuzzBooster will present a seminar titled \
Downward assessments appear most pronounced in areas where the market was exploding just a few years ago, or where economic conditions are poorest.
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, has said he will put his Gaza settlement withdrawal plan before parliament at the end of the month.
The massive cosmic assault of a black hole blasting an immense jet of energy and radiation into a nearby galaxy has been observed by astronomers for the first time, NASA announced Monday.
By Anonymous  Researchers at West Virginia University's West Virginia Water Research Institute have received a grant to develop a water quality trading program aimed at reducing pollution in the Chesapeake Bay.
Palaeontologists have fired a broadside over a fossil which is the cornerstone evidence to back the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.
Michael Waltrip apologizes Thursday for his team's role in NASCAR's biggest cheating scandal, saying he is so embarrassed he almost pulled out of Daytona 500 preparations.
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Housing and health are the big winners in Peter Robinson's first budget as NI Finance Minister.
US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, speaks during a press briefing at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in Washington.
Despite an expected cyclical downturn in sales, the video game industry is poised to enjoy a record-breaking holiday season.
Greg Oden, the top pick in this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.B.A. draft, will likely miss his first season after surgery on his knee Thursday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi officials recovered a decapitated corpse in western Baghdad on Wednesday and turned it over to the United States, which was investigating if it was the body of kidnapped American Jack Hensley - purportedly slain the day before by al-Qaida-linked militants.    The discovery came as Iraq's Justice Ministry promised to release one of two high-profile women prisoners...
A trouble-free day for Franck and Giancarlo as they completed almost 200 laps of Barcelona.
In a Democratic primary sure to attract a large number of black voters, race remained a persistent subtext as Barack Obama found himself going up against two Clintons.
Rally driver Colin McRae and three others are feared dead in a helicopter crash near his Lanarkshire home.
Forgetting this simple step could cost you thousands in your retirement accounts.
US stocks opened slightly lower on Monday as chip maker Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell after a broker downgrade, weakening technology shares, while a drop in crude
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Sept. 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental Tectonics Corporation  (\
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.
In a virtually unprecedented arrangement, the music label Naxos of America has commissioned new work, from the composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
Olympic silver medalist Hans Knauss tests positive for the steroid nandrolone after a World Cup race last month.
U.S. pop star Prince plans to sue YouTube and other major Web sites for unauthorized use of his music in a bid to \
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Tottenham coach Martin Jol felt his side were denied a clear-cut penalty as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat away to Aston Villa. &quot;I was maybe 80 yards away but to me it looked a definite penalty after the challenge
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is about to undergo heart procedure to correct a continuing &quot;flutter,&quot; his office announced late Thursday.
VIENNA: The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Wednesday decided to increase its official output by 1 million barrels per day from November 1, Iranian oil minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh and his Algerian counterpart Chakib Khelil said.
Yasser Arafat's widow took possession of the late Palestinian leader's widely sought medical records Friday, and was deciding whether to make the file public to \
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday that recent turmoil in Pakistan showed that a \
Wayne Rooney, the hero of England&#39;s European Championship campaign in Portugal in June, makes his long-awaited return to action, probably as a substitute in Manchester United&#39;s tricky Champions
A Federal Reserve report painted a generally positive picture of an expanding economy Wednesday, while noting that in some regions, including California and neighboring states, &quot;growth had moderated somewhat.
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, June 18    WASHINGTON -- Two astronauts finished the fourth spacewalk of Atlantis mission, safely re-entering the International Space Station at 6:54 p.m. EDT (2254 GMT) on Sunday, according to NASA TV.
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are keeping an open mind as to whether a photograph taken by a Spanish tourist in Morocco is that of their daughter, their spokesman said on Wednesday.
LONDON: Asian countries are at great risk from AIDS, but countries like Pakistan, where prevalence is low, can ward off potential epidemics through prevention programmes if they act quickly, the United Nations reported on Tuesday.
Il Livorno &egrave; da oggi in Val di Sole a Dimaro, a Trento, per iniziare il ritiro. Oggi la squad...
LONDON: French President Jacques Chirac said in a newspaper interview yesterday that Britain has gained nothing from its support for the United States-led invasion of Iraq.
No former soldiers or police will face trial over the 1989 assassination of a top Belfast lawyer who specialized in defending IRA clients, British state prosecutors said Monday.
An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel  in central Islamabad on Thursday, causing several casualties,  witnesses said.
Pakistani troops acting on a tip raided a terrorist hideout Monday in a remote tribal region, sparking a shootout that left four foreigners dead and several wounded, an army spokesman said.
Korean LCD maker suffers massive decline in earnings.
FOXBOROUGH -- Revolution coaches and players believe the halfway point of the season is too early to predict MLS Cup finalists. But today's game against the Houston Dynamo is as close to a preview of the title game as there is.
Tokyo's Nikkei average opened down 0.29 percent on Monday with airlines, exporters and banks under selling pressure amid growing worries about higher oil prices and the domestic economic outlook.
About 3 1/2 years after the wife of tough guy actor Robert Blake was murdered, prosecutors finally make their case on Monday to show he killed her out of hatred, while his lawyers vow to prove Blake innocent by showing that Bonny Lee Bakley had many enemies.

Prince Harry has spoken at length to the Prince of Wales and Prince William after being involved in an early morning scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub.
At the height of the flu pandemic in 1918, William H. Sardo Jr. remembers the pine caskets stacked in the living room of his family's house, a funeral home in Washington, D.C.
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A patient of one of my psychiatric residents recently caught him off guard with a challenging question: \u00e2\u0080\u009cHave you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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TONY EASTLEY: Now to America&#39;s military and to more problems for it stemming from its occupation of Iraq. At the Pentagon today an internal Army investigation has confirmed military intelligence was involved
Guitarist Trey Anastasio was accused of driving under the influence of drugs in an upstate New York town near the Vermont border early Friday.
Circuit City this week bucked the trend of retailers opting for Windows-based point-of-sale systems by announcing plans to migrate to Linux-based IBM cash registers at its 600 stores.
The White House plan to rescue the housing market is good politics and bad economics.
Russia's foreign minister on Friday accused Britain of politicizing the investigation into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, warning it would strain relations between the two countries.
An online casino said it placed the winning $28 000 bid for a 10-year-old partly eaten grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary, and wants to take it on a world tour.
TIME has just announced their person of the year 2004-- George W. Bush, our newly re-elected president. From the magazine: For sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of
Oil prices climbed again yesterday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time, on concerns that supplies will be stretched thin this winter while demand from China remains solid.
Nicole Castrale rarely does things the easy way. Her first LPGA Tour victory was no different. Castrale chased down the world's No. 1 player, beating Lorena Ochoa with a par on the first of a playoff Sunday in the Ginn Tribute.
Tropical Storm Gordon, downgraded from a hurricane Wednesday, approached portions of Spain and Portugal as it moved rapidly away from the sparsely populated Azores Islands.
KOHLER, Wisconsin  - American Justin Leonard  stayed on track for his second major title in the U.S. PGA  Championship final round on Sunday, moving two shots clear with  nine holes to play.
Leaders of the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party talked with Northern Ireland's police commander for the first time ever Monday in pursuit of a new peace agreement between Catholics and Protestants.
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MIAMI (Billboard) - After touring Los Angeles, Miami and, last year, New York, the Latin Grammy Awards will make a new stop in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Napster Inc.  on Wednesday  provided a disappointing outlook for its online music service  and said its subscriber base had fallen 7 percent as it focused  on promoting a new free Web site.
Security is deteriorating in southern Iraq as rival Shiite militias vying for power have stepped up their attacks after moving out of Baghdad to avoid U.S.-led military operations, according to the latest quarterly Pentagon report on Iraq released yesterday.
Ex-Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he is \
Austrian novelist Elfriede Jelinek is awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Wiggins scores 23 points and tops 1,700 for her career before leaving with a sprained right ankle, leading No. 11 Stanford past visiting Washington, 80-54, Saturday.
Pakistan&#39;s parliament elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister on Friday after the opposition
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A hitherto unknown Islamist group has threatened to kill 15 captured Iraqi soldiers if authorities do not release an aide to Shi'ite rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr within 48 hours, Arab television Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.
Denice of Key Ranch dipped the new white straw hat in a bucket of water, knocked it into shape and stuck it on my head to dry in the hot Alberta sun.   Now I felt like a fully fledged cowboy in this a swirl of blue jeans, bucking broncos and bull-roping buckaroos.
Home improvement industry leader Home  Depot Inc. HD.N on Tuesday reported a 15 percent rise in  third-quarter profit, topping estimates, driven by sales in its  installed and professional businesses.
L'ex numero uno del tennis mondiale, il cileno Marcelo Rios che aveva rinunciato il suo ritiro due a...
Iraqi insurgents are targeting fellow Iraqis serving as police or national guardsmen and their families, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
''Sulle violenze allo stadio la legge italiana &egrave; inadeguata, non ha sanzioni deterrenti''. Lo...
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While some municipalities see a surge in bicycling, national figures for 2005 show the same number bike to work as did in 1990.
Friday night&#39;s basketbrawl in Detroit was a shameful chapter in sports history but also a conflagration of many of modern society&#39;s common ailments -- hair-trigger tempers, misplaced hostility, me-firstism, emotional immaturity, incivility, lack of self
Democrat challenger John Kerry has  pulled ahead of President Bush in a poll published by Newsweek  magazine showing Thursday's television debate erased the lead  Bush had enjoyed for the last month.
After a summer spent expanding its  global brand with exhibition games from Shanghai to Rome, the  NBA opens a new season on Tuesday looking to win back home fans  following a gambling scandal which rocked the sport to its  core.
Social Solidarity Minister Dolores Cristina yesterday said the consumption of alcohol by those aged 16 and under should be made illegal.
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday the world's economy was in good shape despite stock market turmoil as he headed to China and talks on reforms and the currency.
At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
Shares of Adobe Systems Inc. shot up 4 percent in the extended session after the software company reported better-than-expected third-quarter profit and predicted similar results for the fourth quarter.
The release of two French journalists held in Iraq since August was delayed Friday when a group of Iraqis transporting them was bombarded by U.S. forces, an aide to a French MP aiming to help free them said.
ATLANTA - American airline passengers are carrying excess weight in more than just their luggage. A new government study says airlines are worrying more and more about the weight of the people flying.
PUERTO IGUAZU, Argentina  - An elderly bishop's fight against allowing politicians to run for re-election has sparked the latest angry spat between Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and the country's influential Roman Catholic Church.
Exports of German high-tech goods   rose 10 percent in the first half of 2006, helped by a sharp   rise in exports to neighboring Poland, but German demand for   high-tech imports, especially from China, grew faster.
Sean Demory realized a long-held dream of becoming a published comic book writer when \
The Genesis space capsule that crashed into the Utah desert last month failed because four pencil stub-size gravity switches designed to trigger the release of the spacecraft&#39;s parachutes
Graeme McDowell found himself under attack at the top of the leaderboard on the second morning of the Dunhill Links Championship. Peter Lonard started the day three shots behind the Northern Irishman but he
First and last paper issue Those of you who can remember when it was all fields round here and kids respected their elders and you could leave your front door open without getting burgled by crack-fuelled hoodies may have a vague recollection of a paper version of El Reg - the first and last issue of Vulture Central's foray into the print media market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At a ceremony in Ankara Monday, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Russian head of state Vladimir Putin a joint declaration on the expansion of friendship and the further development of economic ties.
Real Madrid rekindled their hopes of challenging for the Primera Liga title with a 3-2 defeat of Santander on Saturday, before leaders Barcelona conceded home points in a 1-1 draw with Valencia.
Lo Sheffield United si &egrave; aggiudicato l'anticipo della 15/a giornata della Premier League, pas...
Claudio Ranieri non si fida del Cagliari, ma soprattutto annuncia di puntare ancora su Tiago, visto ...
Nokia , the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday the ongoing patent battle with Qualcomm Inc.  may work against the uptake of \
Risultati della terza giornata del campionato di serie A2 femminili di pallavolo.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Two bombs exploded in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi during the morning rush hour on Tuesday killing 24 people and wounding 66, a military spokesman said.
Building a satellite in just three years is without doubt an ambitious undertaking. Nevertheless, the decision to rebuild CryoSat and recover the mission includes just that goal.
Basel, Switzerland (Sports Network) - World No. 1 star Roger Federer was forced to pull out of his hometown Swiss Indoors tennis event after suffering a thigh injury while warming up on Tuesday.
Blog: 17,000 of the pharmaceutical company's employees may have had their personal data exposed on a Web site.
Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program.
The US-led coalition in Iraq formally hands control of the country's armed forces to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
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Lo spagnolo della Caisse d'Epargne, Alejandro Valverde ha vinto la 7/a tappa della Vuelta di Spagna,...
The death toll from a devastating coal mine gas explosion in central China's Henan province rose to 77 as rescuers continued to search for any survivors, state media reported.
Il cantante d'accordo con Veltroni in tema di alleanze
Credit Suisse Group announced plans to merge its Credit Suisse First Boston Securities unit with the rest of the company&#39;s operations and cut as many as 300 jobs.
What it takes to move a killer stock even higher may surprise you.
If a shopkeeper tried to charge $1,000 for a broken computer, you'd probably be outraged. You might even complain to the government.
A parliamentary session due to have begun on Monday in the Maldives has been postponed indefinitely.
Although multimedia devices are clearly out there in households today -- and so are home networks -- multimedia home networking isn't exactly commonplace yet, observed analysts at In-Stat, concurring with views expressed by some other analyst firms, as well.
OLBIA - Giornata di fuoco in Sardegna e nel sud Italia. Un violento incendio \u00c3\u00a8 divampato oggi in Gallura, nelle campagne di Golfo Aranci, dove da stamane imperversa un forte maestrale. Le fiamme, alimentate
Lucky Dube's death, in an apparent carjacking, has become an emotional tipping point in the crime-ridden country.
Fears for trapped refugees grow as fighting between army troops and Islamist militants resumes in Lebanon.
More than 3,800 disabled athletes gathered Friday in Athens, Greece, for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games&#39; 44-year history.
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- Activision Inc.  said it agreed to  acquire Dublin-based DemonWare, a provider of network  middleware technologies for games, to strengthen its online  multiplayer development capabilities.
Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo received permission to talk to Pittsburgh Steelers quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple this weekend, the first step in finding a replacement for Tom O'Brien, who accepted the head coaching position at North Carolina State last week.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Wednesday defied a White House veto threat and voted to protect millions of Americans by outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Defying a veto threat from President George W. Bush, the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expand a health care program for children in low-income families and raise tobacco taxes to pay for it.
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Getting an annual flu vaccine may  not save the lives of seniors, and health officials may want to  look at other ways to protect the elderly, researchers said on  Monday.
AS the excitement of the Athens Olympic Games fades, the build-up to Beijing 2008 is in full swing. The countdown to China began last weekend when Beijing&#39;s mayor took possession of the Olympic flag at the Athens closing ceremony.
Morocco banned an Islamist party on Wednesday after authorities linked its leader to what they called a terrorist network rounded up by police this week.
Back in his native Florida, family and friends didn't get to watch Kason Gabbard pitch in yesterday's 11-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. The local Fox affiliate in West Palm Beach showed Mets-Dodgers instead. And when Fox cut away, it was not to feature Gabbard but Barry Bonds, whom the network fancies to have more national appeal than a ...
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Vornado Realty Trust  said on Wednesday it has terminated its cash and stock proposal to acquire Equity Office Properties Trust , paving the way for private equity firm Blackstone Group to take over the top U.S. office landlord for $23 billion.
Chris Hoy claims Great Britain's first gold in the men's one kilometre cycling time trial.
Former winners Vijay Singh and Phil  Mickelson will be in familiar, noisy surrounds at this week's  Phoenix Open, the party stop on the PGA Tour which features the  rowdiest hole in golf.
As more Republicans defect on Iraq, the White House presses its counter offensive to shore up support
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Scientists believe a chimp virus may hold the clue in the long-running battle to develop a malaria vaccine.
Former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was quoted as saying Iran has the capability of launching such a missile and remains determined to further improve its military capabilities.
The Internet browser wars, dormant for several years, shows signs of heating up again as a result of gains from a new program called Firefox, a research report showed.
Federal regulators will try again to test prototypes for transmitting high-speed internet service over unused television airwaves. The devices will be tested in laboratory and real-world conditions.
Scientists have unearthed the remains of a perfectly preserved 130 million-year-old new species of dinosaur which provide a first-ever look at how the prehistoric creatures slept.
After protests from adoption advocates, a Fox affiliate in North Carolina chose not to air Monday's \
La Sampdoria ha diramato la lista dei convocati per il turno d'andata dell'Intertoto, in programma s...
BOLTON: Portsmouth&#39;s captain Arjan De Zeeuw struck the only goal of the game at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday to seal Portsmouth&#39;s first away win of the season.
Eurotunnel's creditors vote in favour of its debt restructuring plan, averting the danger of the firm going into liquidation.
NEW DELHI -- The tsunami triggered by a massive undersea earthquake Dec. 26 not only washed away thousands of people living on India's coastlines, it also may have permanently altered India's geography.
Top Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, under U.S. pressure to start peace talks, met on Monday on a plan to begin tackling some of the thorniest issues after a month-long impasse over Jewish settlements.
Street-sweepers can receive bonus pay for cleaning up after bombings, but they do not relish the grisly job.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric made a  sudden return to the country Wednesday and said he had a plan  to end an uprising in the \
Hollywood actor Fred Thompson said  in an interview that he plans to run for U.S. president in  2008, joining a crowded field of Republican candidates.
From this base in insurgent country south of Baghdad, there are no doubts that the U.S. decision to pour 30,000 additional troops into the fight has had an effect.
Messina, travolto mentre attraversava la strada
Mike Dunleavy scored 23 points and the Indiana Pacers never trailed in a 111-105 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Routine, universal testing for the AIDS virus as recommended by a federal agency will likely cost the United States $900 million, but will pay off in terms of lives and money, experts said on Wednesday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Iran would defend the aims of its nuclear program during any negotiations, as the European Union gave Tehran extra time to show it was serious about talks.
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England insist Andrew Flintoff's recovery from ankle surgery is \
HARMONY Gold Mining\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $8.1 billion (\u00c2\u00a34.5 billion) hostile takeover offer for Gold Fields took an acrimonious turn last night when the much-larger target company appealed against a regulatory
Gov. Bill Richardson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest ad seeks to draw a distinction between his position on Iraq and that of the other Democratic presidential candidates, but the subtext of the spot\u00e2\u0080\u0094that he cares about the netroots\u00e2\u0080\u0094is almost more important than the primary message.
An American died Tuesday of injuries she suffered in an avalanche, bringing to four the death toll from two snow slides in Austria, officials said.
FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky  - A U.S. soldier under court-martial at a Kentucky military base broke down in tears on Wednesday as he described how he and others planned the rape of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, murdered along with her family.
Armed to the teeth, the kidnappers beat up a hapless guard, dragged a screaming Iraqi hostage by her hair and took off in broad daylight.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
Samsung has developed the world&#39;s first five-megapixel camera phone. It can also function as a camcorder. (Oh, the espionage... -- Ed.). &quot;South Korea&#39;s Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it had developed the
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Thursday will attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six months, a healthy pace the agency needs to maintain to finish work on the International Space Station before the shuttles stop flying in four years.
China risks damaging its global credibility and provoking social instability if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official said in a rare admission amid a series of scares over tainted products.
Russian and Chinese conservationists began searching Thursday for signs of the last remaining Amur leopards in Russia's Far East and adjacent Chinese border regions, as part of a triennial census of the nearly extinct cats.

Labour's new deputy leader Harriet Harman denies saying the government should apologise for Iraq.
VERNON, Calif., June 3  /PRNewswire/ -- United Food Group LLC in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is conducting a voluntary recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef that is believed to be contaminated with the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks with a sprained right knee.
La Roma conferma l'interessamento per Juan ma smentisce di avere gi&agrave; un accordo con il difens...
Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N) on Thursday posted a third-quarter loss as a result of charges from discontinued operations and a writedown of its assets, but revenue rose on advertising sales growth at MTV and Nickelodeon cable networks and the CBS television network.
The Red Cross and other international aid organizations have not been able to enter the conflict zone in Fallujah in more than a week of fighting, the agency said Monday, as concern spread about the civilians trapped inside the embattled Iraqi city.
Save for the promise of a new plan by the year-end to resolve the long-pending issue of debt relief to poor countries, the International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meetings have ended without any consensus on critical issues.
One-fifth of youths in Rio de Janeiro's drug gangs are killed within two years, mostly by police, a study says.
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CORVALLIS -- Oregon State doesn&#39;t have time to be demoralized by its loss to Louisiana State. After almost pulling off an upset of the Bowl Championship Series defending champion, the Beavers had to immediately
Voting against the Scottish budget will jeopardise the economy and public services, ministers tell MSPs.
Who needs fibre? An Aussie PhD student has developed an algorithm that he says can turbo charge an ordinary copper phone line to deliver downloads at 200Mbit/s.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, India&#39;s leading provider of international telecommunications and Internet services, on Monday announced that the company has agreed to acquire Tyco Global Network, one of the world&#39;s most advanced and extensive submarine
An unbeknownst quarterback from Miami (Ohio) used a game at Michigan Stadium three years ago to introduce himself to the college football world.
Hockey Nashville Predators forward Paul Kariya plans to enter free agency, the latest loss for a team \
The Kremlin-anointed career police officer elected Chechnya's new leader in a vote condemned by many observers vowed to consign separatist extremists to the \
Limousines filled with television&#39;s biggest stars rolled up to the red carpet on Sunday for the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, a night many pundits expect to be dominated by the premium cable network HBO.
President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday.
Miss New Jersey, trying to keep her crown in the midst of an alleged blackmail attempt, released photos Thursday showing her \
ISN SECURITY WATCH (20/10/04) - Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri tendered his cabinet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resignation on Wednesday and said he would not head a new government.
A medical journal criticises the decision to remove a terminally-ill Ghanaian woman whose visa had expired.
'Team America,' a satire with puppets, and the time-travel movie 'Primer' are opposite intellectual extremes.
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Is Jim Baker bailing out the Bushes once again? The former secretary of state, James A. Baker III, a confidant of President George H.W. Bush, visited Baghdad two weeks ago to take a look at the vexing political and military situation. He was there as co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group,...
Juan Pablo Montoya is desperate to win Sunday&#39;s Italian GP and would have liked to have started from pole position but the Williams driver admits Rubens Barrichello&#39;s flying lap was just too good.
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Serbia's coalition government was on the verge of collapse Tuesday over the European Union's plans to send a mission to Kosovo province, just days after the pro-Western Serbian president won re-election.
A single tooth and some DNA clues appear to have \u00e2\u0080\u009cpositively identified\u00e2\u0080\u009d the mummy of Hatshepsut, a great queen of ancient Egypt, who reigned in the 15th century B.C.
Britain's beleaguered interior minister David Blunkett, who faces an inquiry into claims he fast-tracked a British visa for his lover's nanny, also allegedly helped the nanny get a visa to travel abroad, according to a newspaper report.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Tiger Woods moved into a share of the U.S. Open lead after playing partner Aaron Baddeley triple-bogeyed the opening hole in Sunday's final round at Oakmont Country Club.
US software giant Microsoft said Monday it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance.
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The introduction of a new version of its Linux distribution and new JBoss software helped Red Hat increase profit to $16.2 million, or $0.08 a share, on revenue of $118.9 million in its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, the company reported Wednesday.
Wales captain Gary Speed rushed to defend departing manager Mark Hughes ahead of the crucial World Cup qualifier with Poland.
A mass grave holding the remains of thousands of Jews killed by the Nazis has been found in southern Ukraine near the site of what was once a concentration camp, a Jewish community representative said Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A commuter plane crashed in  the woods shortly before landing in northeastern Missouri,  killing at least eight people, authorities said on Wednesday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHoneydripper,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by John Sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic.
Geometric principles used in Islamic art were only discovered centuries later by western mathematicians.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Monsanto Co.  reported on Thursday that quarterly earnings jumped 71 percent, driven partly by surging sales of its genetically modified corn and other seeds.
A Canadian man is shocked to receive a $85,000 bill for mobile phone use.
At the Super Bowl next month, the music industry will be switching teams \u00e2\u0080\u0094 from Apple to Amazon.com.
Photographs taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars indicate that active volcanoes may still exist on the planet, a finding that further erodes its image as a dead world.
The Beach Boys used to sing about endless summers. These days, at least two of them seem to be caught up in endless litigation. The latest round came Tuesday when a judge rejected Beach Boys' singer Mike Love's motion to rule in his favor in Love's lawsuit against former bandmate Al Jardine. Instead, Superior Court Judge James R. Dunn ruled there was sufficient evidence for the matter to go to trial.
Playbill - The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC, will begin its 2007-08 season Sept. 25 with The Taming of the Shrew, featuring Christopher Innvar as Petruchio and Tony Award nominee Charlayne Woodard as Kate.
WASHINGTON Sept. 4, 2004 - Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
The Pentagon asks for an estimated time for the U.S. occupation in Iraq
The Care International charity that employs kidnapped British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan said on Wednesday it was distressed by the latest video released by her captors in Iraq and called for her release.
TORONTO, Sept. 28 -- Canada's top Mountie apologized Thursday for the \
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I really need a rock-solid expand-collapse display that I can integrate with Scripting News. If you're reading this in RSS, flip over to the home page and have a look. See how the pluses and minuses work? There are a bunch of problems: 1. Doesn't work in Opera. Deal-stopper. Opera users are cool folk. 2. I don't like the indentation. I want the text flush-left. 3. Takes too long to display. I want it to be instantaneous. 4. Must be multi-level. I haven't tested the code I'm using with more than two levels. I know it can be much better, because I see it done better in lots of places.  Looking for help from people who know their Javascript. Me, I'm into other things (obviously).  Mock up a Scripting News home page with your code, and post a pointer, and we'll test it out. When it's done, everyone will be able to use it.  BTW, I know there are people from the Radio community that have stuff in this area, I just don't know how well supported the stuff is these days. It's been a while.
South Africa's  controversial health minister denies being sidelined from the fight against HIV/Aids.
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 14: Having unilaterally announced the decision to meet the long-standing demand from Pakistan for a reduction of Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi now expects Islamabad to begin the process of \u00e2\u0080\u0098\u00e2\u0080\u0098dismantling the
Oakmont Country Club is expected to provide a stern test for the US Open, which tees off on Thursday.
RealNetworks Inc. on Tuesday halved prices for songs downloaded from its online music store to win customers for new technology that has rankled rival Apple Computer Inc.
Petter Solberg of Norway drove his Subaru to victory in the Rally of Italy in Sardinia on Sunday to keep alive his slim chances of retaining the world title.
Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
Pakistan's ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is arrested and flown to prison after returning to challenge the president, officials say.
Liberian legend George Weah returns to Liberia to launch his bid for the country's presidency.
FORT BRAGG, N.C.  - Attorneys for Lynndie England,  a U.S. soldier charged with abusing naked Iraqi inmates at  Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, asked on Wednesday to have her  early statements to investigators thrown out as evidence in her  court-martial.
A British hostage in Iraq pleaded for  his life on Wednesday, but two Italian women held by another  group were reported to have been killed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended the acquisition of Yuganskneftegaz, core asset of embattled oil major Yukos by the state-run Rosneft, saying that the state was protecting its interests in moving to get control of one of the biggest
Painkillers suspected of causing fatal heart disease may act by starting the process of hardening the arteries, researchers proposed on Thursday.
A major loan exhibition of Bernini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sculptures, paintings and drawings is headed for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles this summer.
Deron Williams has 11 points and 14 assists and the streaking Jazz win their fifth straight, beating the Spurs, 97-91, on Monday night.
The U.S. Olympic Committee has tried to figure out how to avoid the danger of tainted food at the Summer Games.
U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent in January as automobile sales fell sharply, but purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6 percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - The Fish and Wildlife Service wants to replace four decades of federal protections for the American bald eagle with new rules against disturbing it.
Concerned that the Government of Sudan had not fully met its obligations to protect civilians in Darfur, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday declared that it would consider taking additional measures, including sanctions, should the Sudan fail
A suicide car bomb attack targeting  Iraq's environment minister killed four of her bodyguards on  Tuesday, while a separate blast near the education minister's  convoy killed one bodyguard, police and government officials  said.
She will plumb Europe for openings toward greater allied participation in Iraq, as well as for greater cooperation on Middle East peace.
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They produce as much organic carbon as all the rainforests on Earth, but they&#39;re not plants. They live in hard shells and can survive for months in the dark, but they&#39;re not animals.
The Israeli military sends tanks and troops into a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in a bid to end mortar attacks.
President Bush made Thanksgiving Day calls from his Texas ranch to US troops abroad on Thursday, a year after he made a secret trip to spend the holiday with soldiers in Iraq.
Motorola Inc , which has  recently lost cell phone market share, is introducing a mobile  device for playing live television to expand its reach in  portable consumer electronics.
Three senior U.S. Marine Corps officers have been sanctioned in connection with the killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, but it was determined they didn't commit any crimes, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday grabbed a key endorsement from a major transportation union, in a new boost to her front-running 2008 White House campaign.
A senior U.S. senator, in Pakistan to  observe general elections, said on Sunday that Washington  should cut military aid to Islamabad unless the polls are  credible and broadly fair.
A 121 million-year-old baby bird,  fossilized while still curled in its egg, has been found in China.
Two people are taking the Metropolitan Police to court over the handling of a May Day protest in 2001.
Soledad O'Brien's American mornings will be getting a lot more bleary-eyed. The CNN anchor, co-host of \
By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 6--TRIAD -- Rep.Paul Luebke,D-Durham, was among the voices of caution at the state capital two and a half years ago as Gov. Mike Easley and sympathetic legislators rushed through a historic incentives package for Dell Inc.
His sunglasses were heavy and so was  the theme when Sean Penn met the press at the Toronto  International Film Festival on Tuesday after screening a dark  look at the Nixon era that unleashed a new wave of Oscar buzz  about Penn's performance.
At least eight Iraqi policemen are killed trying to defuse a cache of rockets in the capital Baghdad.
A long-serving member of Deutsche Bank AG's supervisory board announced he was quitting Thursday in a dispute over strategy, Germany's biggest bank said.
Flickr.com, one of the world's most  popular online photo-sharing sites and owned by Yahoo Inc.  , is likely being blocked by the Chinese government,  Yahoo's Hong Kong unit said on Tuesday.
Anita Roddick, founder of the international Body Shop cosmetics chain, died Monday night after suffering a major brain hemorrhage, her family said. She was 64.
Elton John launched a scathing verbal attack on Madonna during an award ceremony in which he accused her of cheating her fans by lip-synching on stage.
THE sight of Paula Radcliffe crying at the side of the road as her dreams of marathon glory were shattered remains one of the lasting images of the Athens Olympics.
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BO test bit whiffy Security firm Comodo, best known for its digital certificate business, has released a free diagnostic tool designed to identify buffer overflows in desktop security products. Our try-out, however, suggests that Comodo's BO Tester is principally designed to help poach users than provide a detailed breakdown of bugs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON The chief justice of the US Supreme Court, William Rehnquist, announced Monday that he was delaying his return to the bench because of his thyroid cancer, signaling that his illness may be more serious than originally indicated.
The artist Karen Kilimnik treats herself to Bluebell perfume, and keeps it in the refrigerator.
Coach Joe Gibbs says he is willing to consider anything, including hiring a general manager, if that is what he feels is needed to fix the Redskins' problems.
Britain's largest medical research charity pledges \u00c2\u00a34bn to investigate the world's killer diseases.
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) agreement outlines recycling requirements for TV sets, computer monitors, desktops, and laptops.
Rasheed Wallace, one of five Pistons to score in double figures, had 24 points to help Detroit defeat the Houston Rockets 87-79 Tuesday night in the first game of the NBA season.
Verizon Communications Inc  said on Monday its Vice Chairman and President Lawrence Babbio has said he would retire at the end of the first quarter next year.
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Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sports Network) - Since taking the reigns of Schalke on September 28, coach Ralf Rangnick has orchestrated a turn-around that has the club thinking of a Bundesliga championship.
Sonny Riccio ran for two touchdowns and passed for 148 yards to lead Delaware to a 28-14 win over visiting Lafayette yesterday in the first round of the Division 1-AA playoffs.
PE lessons in England are to be reviewed to encourage teenagers to exercise and avoid becoming obese.
Serena Williams continued her inconsistent play but rolled into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 7-5 6-2 victory over Italian Maria Elena Camerin on Wednesday.
Newlyweds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will celebrate their nuptials with a post-wedding party in Los Angeles this weekend. A reception/cocktail party will be held Saturday at the home of Hollywood power couple Paula Wagner, who is Cruise's producing partner, and Rick Nicita, the actor's agent, Arnold Robinson, a spokesman for Cruise, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The much-anticipated debut of Wayne Rooney for Manchester United lived up to its billing. It didn&#39;t take long for Rooney to make a splash as he became the first United player in 99 years to score a hat trick in his debut.
A Chilean court has suspended the order to place former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet under house arrest for crimes he committed during &quot;Operation Condor&quot;, aiming to remove his opponents in Latin America, between 1970 and 1980 at the request of his
Software giant Microsoft MSFT.O has   filed an appeal against a 280.5 million euro ($356.4 million)   fine the European Commission imposed in July, holding it defied   a 2004 antitrust ruling.
ARCTIC CIRCLE, Finland  - The song goes that Santa  \
Given our love affair with high-priced luxury goods, and their association with status and power, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s possible that we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve come to experience cerebral delight in response to things that promise that cachet.
Jim Leyland still wants to manage again despite being turned down by the Philadelphia Phillies, but has little interest in any job that wouldn't allow him to return regularly to his Pittsburgh home.
At least three Palestinian militants are killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, officials say.
Rio Ferdinand admits his career will remain unfulfilled if he fails to add to his solitary Premiership title triumph with Manchester United.
WASHINGTON - Richard Nixon was president and man was still making trips to the moon the last time the word \
Silvio Berlusconi deve essere condannato e dovr\u00c3\u00a0 risarcire i danni morali alla presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri con un milione e centomila euro. Di cui 300 mila di provvisionale. Sono le richieste dell
By COLLEEN DISKIN, STAFF WRITER  Take some barge loads of muck from the bottom of the Passaic River, cook in a kiln at 2,400 degrees till the dioxins, PCBs and pesticides melt away, then mix with cement.
Juniper this week expanded its E-series edge router line with a lower-end unit designed for smaller points of presence.
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Scientists at the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have finished analysing and sequencing Chromosome 16. This completes the US share of the Human Genome Project, JGI said yesterday.
Westfield (WDC) and a new company to be formed by Multiplex Group(MXG) and the Reuben brothers today announced they are to propose a $1.
Many questions came to mind when the Oscar nominations were announced: Who's going to win best picture? Why wasn't \
Government experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.
Rod Pampling charged clear of the field at the end of the second round of the Australian Open in Sydney. Pampling fired a four-under-par 67 for a halfway total of 138.
The only U.S. Army officer to face court-martial over the scandal at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison will be reprimanded for disobeying an order not to discuss an investigation into the abuse of inmates at the jail.
A Nigerian state court orders the arrest of three Pfizer staff over a 1996 drug trial which allegedly killed 11 children.
The Giants have scheduled an 8:15 pm ET news conference for Tuesday night, and sources within the club told ESPN that San Francisco will announce they have picked up the final year of Bonds&#39; contract.
Treasurer Peter Costello has been accused of paving the way for the government to break its big-spending election promises after he expressed scepticism about official predictions of strong economic growth.
A man accused of shooting at French President Jacques Chirac during a Bastille Day parade in 2002 is due to go on trial in Paris.
Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series of Poker champion, apparently knows how to wield more than a stack of chips when everything is riding on it.
A 49-year-old woman, Jean Johnson, was sent to five days in jail for taking a picture of singer R. Kelly.
Oscar-winning film actor Kevin Spacey received some hostile reviews as he launched his first season at the helm of London&#39;s famous Old Vic theater with &quot;Cloaca,&quot; a play about four men in the throes of a mid-life crisis.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he had ``high hopes&#39;&#39; for Ruud Van Nistelrooy before yesterday&#39;s Champions League game against Sparta Prague.

Best-selling author and journalist Bebe Moore Campbell, who tackled social issues from an African American perspective in books like \
At least two more states are  investigating charges of bid-rigging in the U.S. insurance  industry brought by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer  last week.
The leaders of five African countries have rejected any foreign intervention in Sudan&#39;s war-torn Darfur region. In a statement issued late Sunday after a one-day summit in Tripoli, the presidents of Libya, Sudan
The foreign community&#39;s fragile sense of security took another blow Friday as news spread of the latest kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital
Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27  percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping  firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings  result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher.
The battle to control Fallujah perfectly illustrates the military challenge that US forces face in Iraq&#39;s Sunni Triangle. Soldiers and Marines must seize and hold territory, destroy an elusive enemy that looks
The new Indonesian president is to visit Malaysia for tough talks on its treatment of illegal migrants.
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The European Union executive asked the World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.
The Leonid meteor shower will peak on Friday in the early hours before dawn. Sky-watchers say long, glowing meteor trails will highlight the heavenly show.
Michael Clarke became the 16th Australian to score a century on his Test debut as Australia reached 423-6 at lunch on day two of the opening cricket Test against India at Bangalore.
The mayor of East Rutherford, N.J., wonders why New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mayor is making a friendly wager over the Giants when the team is based in New Jersey.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to move its investment bank to a new tower at the office complex to be built on the World Trade Center site, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
Search engine Yahoo says it plans to cut 1,000 jobs as its profits fall 23% in the final three months of 2007.
Compared with the $27 million (13.6 million pounds) Creation Museum that just opened its doors in Kentucky, Canada&#39;s first museum dedicated to explaining geology, evolution and paleontology in biblical terms is a decidedly more modest affair.
Once celebrated for cameras that made their own prints, Polaroid plans to update the concept by selling a portable printer for images on cellphones and digital cameras.
OLYMPIA, GREECE - It was a day when the actors took a back seat to the scenery, when the question of who won and who took part was not as significant as where they competed.
Missouri lost a Supreme Court appeal Monday over its decision to bar a Ku Klux Klan group from a highway litter cleanup program.
Senior Chris Gaynor scored a career-high 21 points and Winthrop made 10 of its final 13 shots Saturday, overcoming an 11-point deficit in the second half to hand the No. 19-ranked Miami Hurricanes their first loss, 76-70.
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Hundreds of naked cyclists, some sporting strategically-placed body paint, toured the streets of London and other cities around the world on Saturday to protest oil dependency and the car culture.
The fixed is in. Fixed-gear and single-speed bikes are the talk of the town at Interbike 2007.
Pakistani authorities and World Health Organisation experts were trying to determine on Tuesday whether bird flu had passed from human to human after the country reported its first human death from the virus.
Initial reviews of the nation&#39;s largest accounting firms have turned up numerous rule violations and shoddy recordkeeping practices, as regulators embarked on a new effort to regularly examine auditors&#39; work.
Investigators searching for the key suspect in the death of a 20-year-old pregnant fellow Marine said Monday they have spoken with his family but still haven't found him
The popular doughnut-making company said Daryl G. Brewster was leaving his position for personal reasons.
PARIS (CBS) A senior aide to Yasser Arafat said early Sunday that the ailing Palestinian leader was not comatose but still in intensive care.
The leading scorers for Georgetown, Virginia and George Washington have until 5 p.m. to withdraw their names from the NBA draft and return to school.
It&#39;s morning in Najaf again, and all around the Old City center, there are the signs of destruction that a three-week-long rebellion has brought.
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Kidnappers seized a woman who heads a  British charity in Baghdad Tuesday, just over two weeks after  captors beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
Divisions over Iraq extended to the presidential campaign during the Senate's all-night debate, with Republican John McCain steadfastly backing President Bush's war strategy as Democratic rivals demanded troop withdrawals.
Condoleezza Rice sought to keep the pressure on Iran yesterday as she raced around Europe and the Middle East on her inaugural tour as US Secretary of State, urging Russia to withhold fuel from Tehran to stop ...
Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has nearly erased a commanding lead Republican Sen. George Allen held six weeks ago, according to an independent statewide poll published Sunday.
SAINT-QUENTIN, NB -- Traffic is flowing again Tuesday morning on Route 17 in northern New Brunswick. The highway carries traffic between St.
Glenn Close has joined the cast of FX's \
In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice without the controversial destruction of embryos.
When the San Francisco Giants  play baseball, slugger Barry Bonds and the other players are  far from the only ones thinking about hitting home runs.
JERUSALEM - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E...
Joseph Kabila, seen here on December 1, has been sworn in as the first democratically elected president of the Democratic Republic of Congo at a colourful ceremony attended by thousands of guests and seen by ...Comment
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon plays down fears of further UK troop re-deployments in support of US forces.
Europe's competition commissioner Neelie Kroes is not shy of upsetting big corporate interests, writes Stephen Mulvey.
Jim Kelley wondered how some South Buffalo kid with unpretentious dreams of covering hockey for his hometown paper could ever have anything in common with such legends as Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy.
Christy Jones says her idea for a business to freeze women's eggs came when her own biological clock alarm rang at age 32.
MULTAN (PAKISTAN, 7 ott. 2004) - E&#39; stato proclamato lo stato di emergenza a Multan, in Pakistan, dopo la strage provocata dalle due bombe esplose tra la folla, riunita per commemorare la morte del leader
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FUEL rationing was introduced in Katmandu and prices rose in the Nepalese capital yesterday as the Maoist blockade continued into a second day.
BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (IPS) - The European Union's top trade official has  refused to accept African demands that he grant them lengthy  transition periods for removing restrictions on imports under a  new market opening deal.
Dirty uncle not welcome Leader of the Ubuntu tribe Mark Shuttleworth has no plans to invite dirty uncle Microsoft over for patent protection talks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fire investigators said it is still unclear what started a fire at a UPS shipping hub in Hodgkins, which damaged seven trailers early Thursday.
A photograph owned by Elton John which  was seized by police at a gallery as part of a child  pornography probe is not an indecent image, the Crown  Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday.
Michael Barrymore who was arrested over Stuart Lubbock's death at his former home, is freed by police.
Scott Peterson's former mistress wrapped up her testimony under a mostly cordial cross-examination, saying he neither told her he loved her nor tried to stop her from telling police about their affair that prosecutors claim drove Peterson to kill his pregnant wife.
GEORGINA HARLAND rescued a bronze medal from the ruins of her modern pentathlon challenge for gold yesterday. Harland lay next to last of the 32-woman field after the first event when she did shooting&#39;s equivalent
Teenage singing star Sean Kingston tops the UK singles chart for the third week with Beautiful Girls.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp.&#39;s (C47.SG) suspended chief executive will return &quot;sometime this week,&quot; the company said Monday, confirming reports he will be returning to assist in investigations concerning CAO&#39;s US$550 million
A major contingency exercise finds the UK's financial system would not be paralysed by a flu pandemic.
Southern California&#039;s Dwayne Jarrett violated NCAA rules by not paying enough rent for the apartment he shared with Matt Leinart and was declared ineligible &amp;#151; though the All-America receiver might not miss any playing time.
Talking about health care has become an annual ritual as lawmakers plan for the next legislative session. But this year, health care advocates and professionals think the rhetoric may actually lead to action.
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An exhaustive study of NASA&#39;s options for repairing the Hubble Space Telescope suggests the currently planned robotic mission may cost too much money and might not be ready to fly before the vaunted observatory breaks down.
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Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.
Armed men kidnapped two Germans and two Afghans working on a dam project in central Afghanistan, police said Thursday.
The main and backup crews of the Soyuz TMA-9 manned spacecraft arrived in Kazakhstan's Baykonur cosmodrome today, the Interfax- Kazakhstan news agency reported on 2 September.
Dr. Serge Plattard, a Frenchman, has become the first Secretary General of the European Space Policy Institute, founded by ESA and the Austrian Space Agency (ASA) in November 2003 and located in Vienna ...
CHICAGO - Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the \
The U.S. Census Bureau expects the nation's population to be 303.15 million on New Year's Day, up 0.9 percent from January 1, 2007, it said on Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.
New draft of revamped open-source General Public License is due soon, but final release schedule is open, FSF executive director says.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the African Union peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the continent.
Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urges Bill Gates to drop a Microsoft case against a Russian headteacher.
Two rocking numbers, four run-of-the-mill songs and a whole bunch of eclectic remixes is the best Race has to offer.
Italy's culture minister on Thursday denounced the J. Paul Getty Museum's move to return 26 allegedly looted antiquities as a unilateral act that did not meet Rome's demand for a comprehensive agreement &#151; but he left the door open for further negotiations.
Duncan Fletcher says he will review his position as England coach before the start of the next domestic season.
A U.S. Army helicopter made what the military called a \
US intelligence chief John Negroponte rejects claims that the terror threat has increased since the Iraq invasion.
A notebook PC containing the personal information of thousands of blood donors was stolen from a blood bank in California last Friday, exposing those donors to the possibility of identify theft.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - While US troops drove deeper into insurgent strongholds in southern Fallujah on Friday, insurgent violence raged across the rest of Iraq.
'Security moms' are putting national safety at the top of their list, weakening a traditionally Democratic base.
Toy firm Mattel UK recalls seven Barbie pet and furniture playsets because of \
In a change of position, European light bulb makers like Philips and Osram are lobbying governments to promote low-energy light bulbs over traditional incandescent bulbs.
Bureaucratic bungling has blocked food, medicine and other necessities from reaching 70 percent of the 1 million Sri Lankans left destitute by the Asian tsunami disaster, a government official said Wednesday, as hungry and homeless survivors protested the lack of help.
The hotel REIT's increasing dividend demonstrates that management's innovative business model is succeeding.
Prince will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at this year&#039;s Webby online awards for his use of the Internet to distribute music and connect with audiences.
Convicted Turkish underworld boss  Alaattin Cakici, sought on charges of corruption and extortion,  will be extradited from Austria to Turkey, a district court  ruled on Monday.
A Greek bus hostage siege ended  peacefully on Thursday when all 23 passengers were freed and  police revealed the two armed Albanian hijackers had been  bluffing when they threatened to blow up the bus.
A bomb exploded near the offices of a senior Shi'ite cleric in the Iraqi holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 32, police and doctors said.
A small parcel bomb exploded outside the  Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, slightly  injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials said  they had no clues to the motive.
An unexplained two-hour outage at a radar facility in the Amazon forced at least four American Airlines flights from the U.S. heading to Brazil to return to Miami International airport early Saturday.
A Saudi terrorism suspect facing possible charges before a military tribunal at Guantanamo has been identified as a brother-in-law of one of the Sept. 11 hijackers.
NEW YORK The second-seeded Am\u00c3\u00a9lie Mauresmo, who is seeking her first Grand Slam title, overpowered Mar\u00c3\u00ada Vento-Kabchi, 6-2, 6-0, in the third round of the US Open on Friday.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The mayor wanted a picture with him. The owner of the local National Football League team wanted a word with him.
Walking upright has long been accepted as one of the fundamental abilities that separated early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins.
His party divided and his polls sagging, President Bush prodded rebellious Senate Republicans on Tuesday to help resurrect legislation that could provide eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.
There are violent clashes in the German city of Kiel as demonstrators oppose a rally by the far-right NPD.
ALREADY Sven-Goran Eriksson is on his way if Katowice doesn&#39;t crumble on Wednesday night. Already David Beckham is a liability, according to some of the loudest voices in medialand - cue braveheart Alan Green.
Thousands of Zimbabweans waited for hours to get scarce currency from the banks so they could buy food and board buses on Monday for Christmas trips to their home villages.
China's biggest television exporter announced losses stemming in part from declining sales and a scandal involving its biggest U.S. customer.
More than 40% of Medicare contractors and state Medicaid agencies have experienced privacy breaches involving personal health information, according to report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.
It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.
Players in the NCAA&#39;s top-tier Division IA are more likely than ever to leave school with degrees, according to the latest survey of graduation rates compiled by the federal government and released Monday by the NCAA.
Pepco is seeking permission to raise residential electricity rates in the District an average of 7.8 percent, the company said yesterday, citing the increased cost of maintaining and upgrading its distribution system.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines signed a contract on Wednesday to buy 10 Airbus narrow-body A321 aircraft and said it expected to sign with Boeing (BA.
The European Commission&#39;s cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe -- but
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The centenary Australian Open will feature the first night men&#39;s final in a Grand Slam event, organizers confirmed at the launch of the 2005 tournament.
A recording broadcast Thursday accuses the ruling dynasty in Osama bin Laden's Saudi homeland of being the \
Hairless, brainless and still ciggie-less A German skinhead got a far right going over this week when he tried to nick a pack of cigarettes from a blind man, who just happened be a world-class judo champion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who live in  areas with high levels of air pollution may give birth to  slightly smaller babies, according to U.S. government  researchers.
Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.
Prime Minister Tony Blair defended a controversial decision by the government to halt an investigation into a multibillion dollar arms deal between BAE Systems PLC and \
Deal cuts pilots&#39; pay by one third, saves $1Ba year, avoids bankruptcy at No. 3 airline -- for now. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Delta Air Lines&#39; pilots union said early Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement
Caucasus expert Sebastian Smith profiles wanted Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov.
Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he considers Israeli leader Ariel Sharon a partner for peace talks and called for an immediate resumption of negotiations after the Palestinian election.
XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviably poor reputation.
Heiress and former runway model Ivanka Trump is joining the board of the gaming company that bears her flamboyant father's name.
Marchionne: lo stabilimento deve arrivare a 230 mila auto
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: Caroli...
Human rights organisation Amnesty calls for tougher action against countries who seek to repress online freedoms.
Lo Stoccarda vuole rivolgersi alla Fifa per protestare contro l'atteggiamento della Juve. Il club bi...
After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for people with type-1 diabetes.
The Bruins begin their longest road trip of the season tonight on Long Island, riding high after Tuesday's 3-0 shutout of the Oilers, their fourth victory in five games. The Bruins are 8 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 27 games remaining.
Jon Brockman and Spencer Hawes combine for 33 points and 28 rebounds Saturday to lead Washington's 61-51 upset of No. 2 UCLA.
Spanish striker Fernando Torres on Wednesday finalised his transfer to Liverpool from Atletico Madrid.
The French government has said the judiciary was working to shed light on the attempted sale by a Frenchman of hair believed to belong to the mummy of Ramses II.
The Big East basketball conference will merge into one 16-team division in 2005-20006, but only 12 schools will participate in the post-season basketball tournament.
Search Marketing firm SENDTEC has launched a cable television campaign which is airing search marketing commericals on CNBC. They are one of the only SEM firms which seem to be advertising on television.     Hattip SERoundtable
Concerns about winter fuel supplies were heightened Wednesday after a report showed US inventories of distillate, which includes heating oil, shrank for the sixth straight week.
South Korea on Wednesday voiced concerns over the arrest of 65 North Korean asylum seekers in a raid by Beijing police and said it will ask China to allow the defectors to travel to Seoul.
Fiji&#39;s military regime has decided to expel New Zealand&#39;s top envoy in a &quot;grave act&quot; which will have serious consequences, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Thursday.
U.S. stocks opened mixed Friday after Ford eased investor future concerns by raising its earnings outlook, then took an upward jump.
A U.S. federal judge has ruled the Morpheus software program led to illegal file sharing.
A woman and her son are left badly shaken after a firework is thrown into the kitchen of their home.
England captain Andrew Strauss has won the toss and elected to field in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at Lord&#039;s.
Nair, like other depilatory makers, is expanding its product offerings and beginning to market to younger customers.
An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.
Terocelo Inc. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of  Understanding with the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China's  premier engineering university. Beijing Institute of Technology is  developing wireless applications for a Home Gateway Solution.
Staged photographs produce some class acts
U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.  is seeking about $4 billion in a second capital raising, and the Kuwait Investment Authority is expected to be a significant investor in the new deal, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
If Jose Mourinho thought he could destabilise Manchester United's renewed assault on the Premiership title by playing mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson he may have to think again.
An aircraft pilot was being held by law enforcement authorities Saturday after an incident that interrupted President Bush's outdoor campaign event.
You missed the wild ride on Cyclone Gonu? Oil traders rode that financial roller coaster for several days this month when the cyclone briefly pummeled the energy-producing Persian Gulf state of Oman. Crude prices shot above $71 a barrel at Gonu's worst, only to recede to below $69 a barrel over t...
PATRICK Vieira&#39;s deflected strike deep into first-half injury time was just about enough to claim all three points in a close contest.
The number of attacks on firefighters is beginning to fall, though assaults continue to rise south of the border.
Shameka Christon scored 22 points as the New York Liberty overcame a 17-point deficit and beat the Connecticut Sun, 76-73, last night at Uncasville, Conn.
Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer is continuing to lose some of its share of the browser market, as its much-smaller competitors slowly gain customers, according to US Internet periodical, eWeek.
Friday the 13th has an ominous meaning for some people. Friday, April 13, 2029 might have an ominious meaning for everyone. That&#39;s when a 1,300-foot asteroid known as 2004 MN4 could hit the Earth: NASA has
Woman dies in crash after reports of rocks and eggs being thrown at cars from overpass
The rain that has drenched California for the past several days is being caused by a cold front from the northern Pacific combining with moisture from the southern Pacific.
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PRISTINA, Serbia  - The United States on Monday urged support for a United Nations blueprint for the eventual independence of Serbia's Kosovo province, which Russia says must first win the backing of Belgrade.
The Soviet-style leader, whom the West has repeatedly labeled a tyrant , won a referendum this fall approving a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for a third term next year.
Written by Net 4 Nowt EarthLink has announced plans to become the first major Internet service provider to test DomainKeys, a leading cryptographic e-mail authentication solution introduced by Yahoo!
NEW DELHI: The Foreign Minister-level talks between India and Pakistan concluded on Monday without achieving any breakthrough on the Kashmir issue.
Washington - US intelligence has concluded &quot;with high confidence&quot; that Osama Bin Laden made the message on a website in which he called on his fighters to strike Gulf oil supplies and warned Saudi leaders of an uprising, a US intelligence official said on
Israeli soldiers returning from the war in Lebanon say the army was slow to rescue wounded comrades and suffered from a lack of supplies so dire that they had to drink water from the canteens of dead Hezbollah guerrillas.
T-Mobile may announce its plans to transition to UMTS as early as Friday, according to press reports. The carrier is one of the last major U.S. cell providers yet to launch or have planned its 3G rollout.
KHARTOUM, Dec 8 (IPS) - Leaders of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)  Group of States wrapped up their fifth summit Friday in the  Sudanese capital, Khartoum -- this after two days of debate over  trade relations between the ACP, a 79-member grouping that  includes some of the world's poorest nations -- and the  European Union (EU).
The slowdown may signal that the economy is shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year.
Company is the latest to pick a side in the battle of high-definition disc formats.
The mysterious auctioning off of part of Russia's Yukos oil giant dominates many editorials today. Some papers even point the finger at Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Ask Hawaii's Timmy Chang about the 94 touchdowns he has thrown, and he talks about his great receivers and blockers. Ask about his 14,791 yards passing, and he credits his coaches for believing in him.
Macally on Wednesday announced the release of the BTCUP, a new Bluetooth-equipped FM transmitter for the iPod designed to fit snugly in an automobile car holder. It costs US$119.95.
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Ricercatori rendono riconoscibile Dna cellule con farmaci
Britain's new army chief has warned that the country's military forces are stretched to the very limit, as three soldiers died in a grim day for Britons on the frontline in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Hollywood film executive Mike Jeffries could become the fourth suitor to bid for Liverpool this year.
It was an elegant dog's day afternoon  at a luxury New York midtown hotel on Friday, where hundreds of  pooches were pampered and analyzed ahead of next week's 129th  Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Kevin Costner entered the hotel lobby with an apology, \
America&#39;s trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on record.

MINNEAPOLIS -- In terms of beauty, Sunday&#39;s 20-3 Minnesota Vikings win had all the appeal of a glow-in-the-dark, velvet portrait of a group of dogs playing poker around a table.
Technology which could help produce a nuclear bomb has gone missing in Iraq since the invasion, the UN warns.
The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across southern and southeast Asia on Sunday, killing more than 7,200 people in six countries.
The UK is bottom of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries, Unicef says.
Orange on Monday launched its long-delayed 3G mobile phone services in the UK, and predicted it would sell between 1.5 and 2m branded handsets by the end of 2006.
Nine days after he was kidnapped in Iraq, an American journalist with family ties to New England was freed yesterday. Micah Garen, 36, said yesterday he had been taking pictures with a small
Washington state's unresolved race for  governor will be extended further with a hand recount of the  2.8 million votes cast, after Democrats agreed to pay for  another tally of the ballots which had their candidate losing  to the Republican contender by 42 votes.
Kentucky Health Officials meet Friday morning to address the shortage of flu vaccines in Central Kentucky. Leaders of the Fayette County Health Department did an informal inventory of the number of flu shots still available and found 4,000 dose.
Nelle privatizzazioni manca un indirizzo pubblico
In Australia's most marginal  electorate, rising home loan interest rates have put voters in  the mood for a change of government at general elections on  November 24.
By ELEVEN, Beck  New Zealand scientists will test a world-first solution to stop didymo choking the country's waterways without killing fish or animal life.
Kojima and Ogawa of Square Enix address some of the mysteries and rumors about the forthcoming role-playing game.
Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  Bishkek, 7 September: An era of totalitarian and dictatorship regime in the field of mass media is coming in to Kyrgyzstan, MP Melis Eshimkanov, member of For Reforms movement, said at a news conference [in Bishkek] today.
Flood victims in the worst-hit parts of the country are so severely traumatised some consider suicide, it is claimed.
The actress found dead in her home in London may have taken the wrong medication, her fiance's mother says.
US financial regulators seek information from Berkshire Hathaway, the firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett, in an investigation into insurance products.
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While Microsoft and Google dominate many computer activities like search and Internet browsing, programs and utilities from smaller companies offer worthy alternatives.
The Indianapolis Colts' rain-swept victory over the Chicago Bears averaged more than 93 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most-watched Super Bowl and third most-watched U.S. telecast ever, Nielsen Media Research reported.
Il Barcellona marca stretto Daniele De Rossi: &egrave; il centrocampista della Roma, secondo il quot...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Two weeks before a tight  presidential election, tension among bitterly divided voters is  translating into a barrage of attacks on political targets that  can't talk back -- yard signs.
The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle as he walked along a road in Greysteel near Londonderry.
IRVING, TEXAS -- Plenty of defeats have registered in the painful department for the Washington Redskins this season. There was the stinker against Cleveland and the meltdown against Baltimore.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Talks between four of the world's big trade powers collapsed on Thursday, throwing the future of global WTO talks on free commerce into deeper crisis.
The bodies of 13 Polish miners are found, bringing the death toll from Tuesday's blast to 21, with two missing.
The Stray Cats &#151; a band that was new wave and punk and rockabilly rolled into one &#151; had its heydey in the early '80s. But two decades on, it's clear the Cats, which was famous for its repeated dissolutions and reformations, still has the fire and drive of three skinny kids from Long Island trying to make it big in Britain.
The second major attack on American forces this month underscored the grim situation in a militant stronghold in Mosul.
Wall Street advanced in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by the latest takeover news and stronger-than-expected manufacturing data.
Mauro Esposito si allontana dal Genoa. ''Esposito era un giocatore che ci interessava - ha detto il ...
Start-ups came back in style. IPO fever gripped Silicon Valley. Blogging went mainstream. 2004 was a year of dubious distinctions along with steady innovation and successes. -The Washington Post
The US signs a multi-billion dollar trade deal with Colombia aimed at lowering the countries' trade barriers.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will step up its investments in Asia\u00c2\u00a0over the next two years as part of a bid to strengthen its relationship with partners and corporate customers in the area of mission-critical technologies. \
Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s European wish was granted as Ruud van Nistelrooy netted his first Manchester United four-timer in a 4-1 win that takes the Red Devils to a brink of a place in the last 16.
Testing athletes' hearts dramatically lowered the rate of sports-related sudden cardiac deaths in Italy, a study suggests, but experts said it was not clear such an effort would have as big a payoff in the United States.
L&#39;economia italiana e&#39; &#39;&#39;ad un passaggio difficile&#39;&#39;. Il governatore della Banca d&#39;Italia Antonio Fazio, intervenendo alla Giornata mondiale del risparmio 2004, sottolinea il momento particolarmente complesso in cui versa l&#39;economia italiana.
Four of the five people facing charges in HP spying case will turn themselves in within a week.
The EU cannot force Iran to give up its right to enrich uranium, Iran&#39;s foreign minister says, apparently slamming the door on European Union efforts to halt the process
Owens will miss the rest of the regular season and the NFC playoffs while recovering from ankle surgery. He could return if Philadelphia makes it to the Super Bowl.
Albanese e Littizzetto da Fazio, a Ballaro' elezioni Usa
Il procuratore Grasso: &quot;Attentato contro di me? Do fastidio&quot;&quot;Chiunque abbia elementi o conosca un arrestato ce lo dica&quot;                                          &quot;Sappiamo che \u00c3\u00a8 a Palermo cittadini, aiutateci a prenderlo&quot;                                                                                   di ALESSANDRA ZINITI
The leader of the main opposition Conservative party, David Cameron, arrived on Monday in Rwanda to outline his party&#39;s policies on fighting global poverty.
Japan is trying to take the lead on climate change at this week's G-8 summit, but the world's second-largest economy is falling behind on its existing obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Fiji's newly-installed prime minister says the Pacific island's recent coup was \
The Hague, Nov 8 (UNI) Asking the overseas Indian community to strengthen their links with their motherland, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured that the long overdue dual citizenship for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIO
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield slipped into a coma while recovering from heart surgery in recent weeks but \
Wall Street continued to flip in and out of negative territory on Wednesday, as investors watched bond yields and oil prices in the absence of fresh economic news.
Lifestyle: 24 December 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's state railway service inaugurated a special Santa Claus train Friday, to roll from capital Sofia to the coastal city of Burgas and back.
The train was carrying 157 passengers and seven staff when it derailed north of Bundaberg just after midnight. At least five people were seriously injured and air-lifted to hospital.
By Cammy Clark, The Miami Herald  Sep. 19--KEY WEST -- In 1996, dive boat captain Joe Weatherby started combing through files of 500 mothballed military ships looking for the perfect one to sink and turn into the Keys' largest artificial reef.
MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.
The tsunami which has devastated southern Asia also brought death to the coast of east Africa on the other side of the Indian Ocean, killing at least 111 people, most of them in Somalia.
Three people were shot inside a federal detention center Wednesday morning and officers had the shooter in custody, police said.
Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to forsake its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.
Il presidente della Federazione portoghese Gilberto Madail teme che l'Uefa possa escludere le squadr...
PAJU, South Korea  - After nearly 400 years, a few killings and scorned pleas from a king, two powerful clans have settled one of the longest-standing feuds in Korean history, over ancestral burial grounds.
The Black Watch's commanding officer urges old soldiers to stop complaining about plans to \
If Glavine wins his next start, scheduled for Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, his first two tries for win number 300 would come on the road.
Per decreto, tre piante con Lsa in tabella sostanze illegali
As the only native German-speaking accredited clinical psychologist in all Japan, Uta Sonnenberg-Watanabe is in transition.
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Amphibians such as leopard frogs and salamanders are threatened with extinction as their homes dry up and a new disease spreads, possibly as a result of global warming, according to a new study in Science magazine.
Top U.S. food companies, worried recent import scares may turn away customers, launched a plan on Tuesday to add teeth to existing safety guidelines and increase funding for bare-bones federal regulators.
Some 100 people die in an air raid in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, say African troops monitoring a ceasefire.
Norman Hsu, the Democratic fund-raiser, is being held on an outstanding warrant for his arrest in a grand theft case, and after being charged in the New York fraud case.
BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not yield a \
The Producers Guild of America moved Wednesday to enforce guidelines for the \
KAUAI, United States  - Masters champion Phil Mickelson became only the fifth player in professional golf history to fire a 59, tapping in a birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Ivory Coast, one of the hot tournament favourites, beat fellow west African giants Nigeria 1-0 in the crunch Group B tie of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations here on Monday.
Voleva dare colpa a ex amante che l'aveva denunciato
The mortgage lender cited loan-loss provisions, write-downs and dwindling origination volume in reporting the loss, but it said it will be profitable in this quarter and in 2008.
Gulzar, the poet-extraordinaire, has just returned from a 12-day tour of Japan and says he recited his poems on Iraq
Baseball's newest Hall of Famers, Wade  Boggs and Ryne Sandberg, lamented on Wednesday the current  domination of the home run in the sport and the controversy  over suspected use of muscle-building steroids by some of the  game's top sluggers.
VATICANO - Modalit\u00c3\u00a0 concrete della missione: evangelizzazione, inculturazione, implantatio della Chiesa(seconda parte) - a cura di p. Adriano Garuti e Lara De Angelis Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Come parlare di Dio in questo mondo particolare che ha portato alla perdita dei valori fondamentali per l\u00c2\u0092uomo cristiano? Innanzitutto dobbiamo intraprendere la strada della fede, solo in questo modo potremo manif...
Two US soldiers were killed and one wounded on Wednesday in a blast caused by an improvised bomb while they were on patrol in central Afghanistan, the US military said.
French President Jacques Chirac said he is ``optimistic&#39;&#39; that China will award more contracts to French companies including Alstom SA, the world&#39;s second-largest train maker, and Areva SA, the No.
Police in Milan and London on Thursday arrested four Tunisians who allegedly provided logistical and financial support to an al-Qaida affiliate and who were linked to the April bombings in Algiers that killed 30, Italian officials said.
AN INQUIRY today found a &quot;chain of events&quot; linked David Blunkett to the speeding up of a visa application for his ex-lover&#39;s nanny.
DECEMBER 16, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. has acquired antispyware vendor Giant Company Software Inc. in New York for an undisclosed amount.
Faced with the challenge of marketing  a book with a vulgarity in the title, publisher Rick Wolff  turned to Internet blogs and social networking sites to spread  the word about his latest business book.
U.S. and North Korean officials start talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
Nonostante le crisi del settore tessile nelle Marche
Chilean court clears the way for ex-military ruler Gen Pinochet to be charged over rights abuses, reports say.
Interested in a laptop that can run 30 or 40 hours before running out of juice? Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to use silicon nanowires that allow lithium-ion batteries to do just that.
L'immagine non \u00c3\u00a8 nuova ma prima era stata mostrata solo in parte.La pubblica per la prima volta il programma di attualit\u00c3\u00a0  Newsnight                                            Il gesto osceno del giovane Blair In una foto degli anni Settanta
Jane Wyman, the Oscar-winning actress who was Ronald Reagan's first wife and starred in the popular 1980s television drama \
Should Roman Catholic nuns who wear veils in Italy be treated any differently to Muslim women who wear veils?
Oakville, Canada - Joey Sindelar&#39;s five-under par 66 kept the American atop the leaderboard here Friday after the conclusion of the opening round of the rain-plagued PGA Canadian Open.
Dell\u00c2\u00a0is considering opening a second European production plant to support its steady growth on the continent.
The governing board of the UN atomic watchdog agency has demanded that Iran freeze all work on uranium enrichment and said it would judge Tehran&#39;s compliance in two months.
A teacher at a County Down grammar school is charged in connection with child pornography offences.
DaimlerChrysler's (DCXGn.DE)  U.S. arm Chrysler will cut its production by around 90,000  units in the third quarter and around 135,000 in the second  half to try to reduce a glut of inventory, the company said on  Tuesday.
It is estimated armored unit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s soldiers thought Egyptians were armed terrorists and opened fire. IDF official: &quot;it is an unfortunate accident, matter under investigation&quot;.
OPEC, which pumps more than a third of the world&#39;s oil, is considering raising its oil-output targets at a meeting this week in Vienna, although that wouldn&#39;t necessarily mean more oil production, the Wall Street Journal
Liberal critics periodically complain that federally funded \
NATO is seeking an additional 2,000 troops to bolster its force in Afghanistan amid increasing insurgent violence, a spokesman said Friday in Warsaw, where the alliance's defense chiefs were meeting.
People who take selenium supplements in the hope of preventing diabetes may actually worsen their odds, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Police and Iraqi National Guardsmen say that they have received more tips from the public, resulting in more arrests and greater effectiveness in their efforts to weaken the violent insurgency rocking the country.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Housing and earnings will be the big topics this week. The price of oil could climb above $100 a barrel, and the markets could continue to be volatile.
A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing around 35 people in one of Kabul's deadliest explosions in recent months amid rising nationwide violence, police said.
Saudi Arabia announces the arrest of 136 suspected militants  - including a potential suicide bomber.
La tragedia a Corinaldo, in provincia di Ancona
A mass rally is planned for central Beirut to mark two years since the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri.
Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions as a U.N.   deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West fears   could lead to atomic bombs.
Stereophonics play at the working men's club where singer Kelly Jones first performed aged 12.
An expansive talk with Sir Edmund Hillary about his historic ascent and the life and fame that came after
Steve Stricker and rookie Hunter Mahan led the way as Presidents Cup holders the United States dominated Thursday's opening foursomes to lead the Internationals by 5- points to a half.
Habitat loss, climate change and infectious diseases are pushing a growing number of species toward extinction, according to a report yesterday by the World Conservation Union.
NEW YORK  - Inexpensive video game   components can be adapted for use in rehabilitation of the hand   in people who have suffered a stroke, according to a research   showcased at the International Workshop on Virtual   Rehabilitation in New York.
Argentina's president ousted the head of the central bank, removing one of the government's most respected figures just as the country seeks to work out its debt.
We told you so Hungry for some attention, Dell will bring out the Big Man for any old thing these days.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For years, you couldn't go wrong by letting one number drive your digital-camera shopping: the  megapixels, or millions of picture elements, that the camera could record in an image.
U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on increased income from mergers, offerings and trading.
Blog: Along with preliminary earnings release, the company announces it will lay off 10 percent of workers to trim costs.
God games, in which  players must control virtual people, could be educational, says research.
NEW YORK \u00c2\u00b7 On heavyweight night, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz are still champions. Not unusually, they kept their titles in contrasting ways.
Shares in Telecom Italia and its mobile phone subsidiary TIM were sharply higher in opening deals, a day after Telecom Italia announced an offer to buy the shares it does not own in TIM and merge with it.
ECB tries to pass the buck Privacy authorities are holding the European Central Bank (ECB) to account for its failure to protect European interests from an invasion of privacy when US agents were searching for terrorist financiers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Knight Trading Group Inc. NITE.O  shares fell more than 6 percent before the bell on Wednesday  after the Nasdaq stock trader warned of a quarterly loss  because of weak stock trading volume.
Apple could be preparing a third touch-screen gadget for next year, one that reminds more than one person of the Newton.
Delegates from Asian and African governments, organizations and private sectors are gathering Monday in Tokyo for a conference on promoting economic cooperationto realize a self
President Bush was stumped Wednesday when he was asked at his news conference about the plight of a Jordanian man who faces a two-year prison term for slander after giving a lecture last month calling for a boycott of American goods and companies. \
Housewares retailer Williams-Sonoma  Inc. WSM.N on Thursday cut its forecasts for fourth-quarter  sales and earnings per share, and its shares fell 6 percent.
An Australian judge has accused the country's monopoly wheat exporter of dishonesty and trickery in its dealings with the United Nations over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.
Key lawmakers said on Tuesday they were optimistic of quick approval by Congress for reforms of the U.S. intelligence services including a powerful new director, despite disputes between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ProQuest in Ann Arbor has agreed to buy Voyager Expanded Learning in a 360 (m) million dollar cash and stock deal.
Darfur rebels said on Thursday that peace  talks with the Sudan government had reached a stalemate and  were on the verge of collapse.
Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.
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Blog: HTC Corp., announces the HTC Touch. The Windows Mobile smart phone offers a touchscreen interface and could be a potential iPhone rival.
A New Jersey lawsuit could curb the rapidly proliferating local ordinances that push pedophiles into rural areas.
A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of a racketeering charge.
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - World No. 1 star Roger Federer reached the fourth round at the 2004 US Open with a straight-set victory Saturday over crafty Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, but third-seeded
Try as it occasionally  might, &quot;Zorro in Hell!&quot; is not really a play. It&#39;s more like a  kind of history lesson that a creatively goofy high school of  the performing arts class might have concocted.
Two key roles in the sixth Harry Potter film go up for grabs, with open casting sessions due to be held in London.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who is to open Madrid's fashion week hot on the heels of Barcelona, is an aristocrat with a republican streak as well as being one of Spain's top avant garde designers.
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday  and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders saw a  possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too small to  make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.
What would happen if all the women were to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but also take care of the family and the home?
Se ne parlera' a conferenza su cambiamento clima 12/9 a Roma
NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.
A little-known actor has been cast as the new Superman, for a new adventure to be released in 2006. Brandon Routh, who has appeared in Will &amp; Grace and Cold Case has won the role after a massive search for a new actor to play the Man of Steel.
I sopravvissuti aspettano i soldi della Union Carbide. In cambio l&#39;impegno di smettere di protestare. BHOPAL -La tosse: per Arman, Raju e Ajju, che hanno 20 anni nel 2004, \u00c3\u00a8 la colonna sonora della loro vita.
Two US Marines were killed and four hurt during fighting in Anbar province west of Baghdad, the US military says.
Newcastle complete the signing of Mark Viduka on a two-year contract with the option of a third year.
Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto set layers of full, flounced skirts spinning -- quite literally, on a Paris catwalk Monday at his women's winter ready-to-wear show.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton praised Cambodia on Monday for its success in fighting HIV/AIDS, saying other countries should take note of its twin strategy of public education and widespread condom promotion.
Students in a struggling town in Arkansas benefit from the local petroleum company
Oracle Corp.  on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit fueled by steady demand for its flagship database software, but executives warned that customers were still cautious about spending on technology.
A year ago, the Florida Marlins chose Joe Girardi over Fredi Gonzalez as manager.
The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. \
Unlike Overture (Yahoo!) who settled out of court with insurance company Geico, Google didn&#39;t buckle and today won a major legal victory with a US federal court.
IT IS dangerous to contradict Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Mourinho, the Chelsea manager. He does not take kindly to dissent in the camp. Yet when John Terry, his captain, declared yesterday that Chelsea could
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Woody Williams filed for free agency yesterday after the team told his agent it will decline his $8 million option and pay him a $900,000 buyout.
The chip maker lowers estimates again on weak demand from consumers. Is this strike three?
The leaders of India and Pakistan met Friday and promised measures to gradually ease tensions between their nations and explore a peaceful settlement for the disputed Kashmir region.
Apple cut a few companies off at the knees this week with its announcement about iTV.
Justice Secretary Jack Straw signals that ministers are ready to draw up a written constitution for Britain.
Leftist Zapatista rebels announced Wednesday they will voluntarily withdraw seven squatter settlements from an endangered jungle nature reserve, a move that may mark the end a decade-long standoff with authorities.
Questi i convocati della Roma per la gara di domani a Parma.
Viktor Uspaskich, a Russian-born millionaire who is a new force in Lithuanian politics, makes no secret of his old ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom, which supplies all of Lithuania's gas, but says he has ...
Former police commissioner and one-time Cabinet nominee Bernard Kerik said Wednesday he will leave Giuliani Partners, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's consulting firm.
The State Department notified Congress yesterday that Israel may have violated U.S. rules prohibiting the use of American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas during last summer's war in Lebanon.
VIENNA, Oct 13  - The UN nuclear watchdog, blocked from returning to Iraq since the US-led war, is ready to send inspectors back after reports of the disappearance of high-tech equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons, a spokesman said
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SUZUKA, Japan  - Ferrari's Michael Schumacher put Renault's Fernando Alonso on red alert after lapping nearly two seconds faster than his title rival in Saturday's final Japanese Grand Prix practice.
A handyman who raped and tried to kill a woman who was walking her dog is given a life sentence.
A young French woman died in a London hospital on hours after being struck violently on the head with a blunt instrument while walking home across Twickenham Park, a police spokesman said.
Actor Matthew McConaughey, who is regularly photographed without a shirt exercising on the beach, was named \
 rides to top of box office charts
Maurice Wilkins, the third man in the discovery of the structure of DNA, died Tuesday in London. He was 88. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along
Rookie quarterback Tony Romo served up a Thanksgiving Day treat, tossing a team record-equaling five touchdown passes to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 38-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.
Taking the contraceptive pill does not increase a woman's chance of developing cancer and could even reduce the risk of getting the killer disease, a major British medical study showed on Wednesday.
Maryland's Greivis Vasquez and Eric Hayes have used contrasting styles to become two worthy members of what may be one of the strongest classes of freshmen point guards ever.
Some 80,000 Iraqis have fled their   homes and registered with the government as refugees over the   past two months, data showed on Thursday, taking the total in   seven months of sectarian violence to a quarter of a million.
Yes Virginia, there is money to be made in web publishing, especially stock market and trading news! The news will invigorate bloggers and news publishers everywhere.
A proposal to legalize prostitution in Mexico City risks making women more vulnerable to human traffickers forcing them onto the street as sex slaves, a U.S. academic said on Friday.
Viewers in several big cities moved a step closer on Wednesday to being able to see a simulcast of Don Imus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s morning radio show on television.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is giving charity more than $40,000 in past political contributions linked to a Chicago real estate developer under federal indictment
This year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
Federal Reserve Governor Randall   Kroszner said on Wednesday that strong U.S. productivity growth   since the mid-1990s seemed set to persist for some time and the   best way to ensure it was by keeping markets open.
International Place developer Donald J. Chiofaro said yesterday a new partner will put a quarter of a billion dollars into his two downtown towers, a financial rescue that would reduce his ownership share considerably but stave off an impending takeover by his current lender.
Donald Rumsfeld queries whether there were ever ties between Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden.
Antonio Graves scored 10 of his 23 points during Pittsburgh's 20-2 run to start the second half, and the 13th-ranked Panthers advanced to the tournament championship with a 65-59 victory over No. 12 Louisville last night at Madison Square Garden.
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Cancer death rates are down in the United States, but certain cancers seem to be becoming more common. Why?
UK house prices fall by 0.4% in October, the Nationwide building society says, the biggest decline since February 2001.
Barack Obama, an Iowa winner seeking New Hampshire spoils, faced stepped-up criticism Friday from Democratic rivals now doubly determined to block his rise in the 2008 presidential race. Republican Mike Huckabee claimed momentum for a hurried five-day primary campaign.
No plaque, no memorial. Just three wilted roses, a curled photograph and a wall scribbled with graffiti from loyal fans mark the site in Paris where Princess Diana died... and the legend took over.
CLEARFIELD, Pa. - The newest addition to the menu at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub is one whopper of a burger.
Retailer Home Depot Inc.  Inc. said on Wednesday a review found that for annual stock option grants and certain quarterly option grants from 1981 through November 2000, the stated grant date was earlier than the actual time the grants were approved by a board committee.
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The handwritten script appeared slowly at first, unspooling across the wide-screen video monitors inside the Allstate Arena as if scrawled by some giant, invisible hand...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Hungry and sick survivors  of the Indian Ocean tsunami are waiting for aid in growing  desperation as a multinational aid operation tries to reach  remote towns devastated by the waves.
Iniziativa umanitaria del Real Madrid: le merengues giocaranno un incontro di calcio in favore della...
FOXBOROUGH - When Benjamin Watson was barely 4 years old, already having mastered the proper technique for a three-point football stance, he tugged earnestly at his father's sleeve.
A puppet dressed in a kimono is brought  to life on stage in graceful, dream-like moves as three  puppeteers in full view of the audience maneuver her head, arms  and legs.
By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 19--Green has been gold for Jackson County taxpayers in recent years.   Environmental programs started under former County Executive Katheryn Shields cut waste-hauling fees and utility bills, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A GOP delegate handed out bandages with purple hearts on them Monday night at the Republican National Convention in a swipe at Democratic nominee John Kerry's war record, but national GOP officials have asked him to stop.
And if they don&#39;t like Viagra, they can now swallow a pill called Levitra instead. And if neither one of those does the trick, there&#39;s another prescription drug on the market.
SUNDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- There&#39;s more evidence that cardiovascular problems help drive Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists say, and that treating the heart might help protect the brain.
Twenty-eight US soldiers have been named in an Army investigation into the December 2002 deaths of two Afghan detainees in American custody in Bagram, Afghanistan.
Teen clothing retailer American Eagle   Outfitters Inc. AEOS.O on Wednesday posted   better-than-expected sales at stores open at least a year for   August, citing strong back-to-school demand even as higher   energy costs crimped consumer spending.
Nigerian Anglicans are examining a report by a special commission that criticized US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop. The controversy has threatened to split the Anglican Church and is not yet over.
Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Hong Kong&#39;s leader on Monday to learn from experience and do a better job running the former British colony, beset by political and economic troubles.
The European Union, the world's largest supplier of mercury, is set to ban exports of the metal by 2011 under new rules proposed by the EU executive Commission on Monday, continuing the fight to curtail its use worldwide.
250 mila euro a testa. E' quanto intascher\u00c3\u00a0 ogni giocatore della Germania in caso di vittoria ai Mon...
In New York City neighborhoods hit hard by the subprime  lending crisis, most loans that ended up in foreclosure came from three companies, according to a new report.
By Seth Borenstein  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be an urgent problem on Saturday, the crew members readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the International Space Station.
Pat O'Connor's guy didn't win. But as he sat in the Billy Goat tavern in downtown Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, the phone company worker was just glad that the whole thing was over, that this year's presidential election didn't drag on three dozen days like it did four years ago.
Andreas Seppi si &egrave; qualificato per il tabellone principale del torneo Masters Series di Parig...
A series of earthquakes shook central Japan in Niigata prefecture, where quakes that began last month have killed more than 30 people.
US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are to make a comeback despite the writers' strike.
There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.
Ladies and gentlemen, this Ryder Cup is over. But then, you probably already know that. Don&#39;t watch today&#39;s singles matches from Oakland Hills unless you&#39;re in the mood for a European dance party and want
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The weak housing market could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressively, one of the country's most prominent economists warned on Saturday.
And 'provided terror instructions' via web links Careless use of Windows folders cost a Scottish student a lengthy prison stretch today, as an Edinburgh High Court Judge sentenced Mohammed Atif Siddique to eight years for possession of terrorism-related items. During his trial the jury had been told by Michael Dickson, a forensics analyst for the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, that Siddique's laptop computer had contained material placed in a Windows folder where it would be difficult for an inexperienced to find.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Stern, whose union offers one of the most sought-after endorsements for Democratic presidential candidates, said Senator Hillary Clinton will accept the group's challenge to ``walk'' in a member's shoes, perhaps as a nurse or a highway worker.
Stock index futures pared some of their gains on Wednesday after Morgan Stanley  reported disappointing third-quarter financial results.
The next home run is 700. Barry Bonds has reached the rarified air where what he says - no matter the temper or intent \u00e2\u0080-ets lost in the moment.
Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, but
Dell's no business like mobe business Dell's ardour for the mobile phone business seems very much cooled. When asked yesterday about the company's possible interest in buying up Motorola's mobile phone business, Michael Dell responded that the company is \
President Bush today named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the 28th US Secretary of Agriculture. Johanns was midway through his second term as Governor when the announcement was made.
MOSUL, Iraq, Sept 19 Reuters) - A car bomb followed by a   suicide blast killed 18 people and wounded 11 in a town near   the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, a police source   said.
A court on Thursday convicted three IRA-linked men of training Colombian rebels in terrorist tactics and sentenced them to up to 17 1/2 years in prison.
That was the question during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. The answer is: Not at the top of the leaderboard.
ATHENS: China, the dominant force in world diving for the best part of 20 years, won six out of eight Olympic titles in Athens and prompted speculation about a clean sweep when they stage the Games in Beijing in 2008.
The FCC ruled that Vonage&#39;s broadband telephony service is not subject to traditional state public utility regulation and asserted its federal authority over VoIP.
Police investigating the murder of newlywed Chanel Taylor make an arrest.
Several people were arrested in  Denmark on Tuesday in connection with a plot to murder one of  the 12 cartoonists whose drawings of the Prophet Mohammad  caused worldwide uproar in 2006, Danish media said.
The iPod looks set to make a further step into PDA territory if claims that Apple is preparing a 60GB model equipped with a 2in colour display and iPhoto synchronisation prove correct.
South Africa's Naspers Ltd. will acquire online auctioneer Tradus PLC in a deal valued at $1.91 billion, Tradus said Tuesday.
UBS AG said Wednesday it expects a record loss of around $11.45 billion for the fourth quarter, largely a result of bad investments in U.S. subprime mortgages.
Despite my well-known interest in healthful eating, I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t believe in deprivation.
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PALESTINIAN leaders stepping into the power vacuum left by the death of Yasser Arafat face one of the most daunting challenges in their people&#39;s troubled history.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (IPS) - The United States, which traditionally  castigates  human rights violators before the United Nations each year, has   rarely or ever been formally condemned by the world body for its  own  transgressions of civil liberties.
The United States has said it is reevaluating possible space cooperation with China, including joint moon exploration, following Beijing's recent anti-satellite weapon test.
The great Moroccan reveals hidden depths to fit the final piece into a reign that was lacking just one achievement, reports Len Johnson.
England rugby union captain Jason Robinson has said he is thankful the kind of racist incidents recently experienced in football had no place in his sport.
A French airforce plane carrying Yasser Arafat landed at a military airport outside Paris, and officials said the ailing Palestinian leader would likely be transferred by helicopter to a nearby military hospital for medical treatment.
House prices fell by 1.1 per cent last month, their worst performance in four years, Halifax, Britain&#39;s biggest mortgage lender, has said.
Whether you love or hate Sun Microsystems depends on your investment style.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan selected SmartLabs(TM), Inc. as the recipient of the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Emerging Technology Award for developing INSTEON(TM), an innovative wireless home control technology.
A flat screen TV started broadcasting a distress signal, drawing the attention of emergency and law enforcement officials.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in critical condition and a team of doctors in his Ramallah headquarters were fighting for his life, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday night.
La Ferrari di Kimi Raikkonen &egrave; stata eliminata nella seconda manche delle qualifiche del Gp d...
Traffic jams are not only bad for your mood - they may actually kill, research suggests.
The Russian central bank has not transferred about $23 million in previously frozen North Korean funds to a Russian commercial bank, yet another delay holding up a nuclear deal with Pyongyang.
Scott Peterson's life now rests in the hands of the jurors who found him guilty of murdering his pregnant wife, and who are about to hear testimony much more laden with emotion than they did during the five-month guilt phase of his trial.
The chief UN war crimes prosecutor says EU talks on co-operation with Serbia resume as soon as possible.
At least one member of the top-ranked Southern California football team is under investigation for sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department said Tuesday.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  over the weekend raised doubts at the start of the holiday shopping season.
President Bush (website - news - bio) and Sen. John Kerry (website - news - bio) plan to start the day Friday in crucial Midwest swing states, then head to opposite sides of the US after
LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian police and troops on Monday  launched an offensive to retake a police station in a southern  Andean town and end a three-day siege by ex-soldiers demanding  the resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday in clashes that killed at least 36 people, including one American soldier, and wounded 203, U.S...
By OSCAR CORRAL  By OSCAR CORRAL  MIAMI - Picture this: Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies. Cubans board rafts and take to the seas. In South Florida, exiles board boats and head for Cuba to pick up desperate relatives.
The US Federal Reserve last night raised interest rates for the third time this year in spite of a renewed surge in oil prices. The widely expected move took the Fed funds&#39; rate up a quarter-point to 1.75%, following similar moves in August and June.
The US warns Nepal that American aid  is at risk following King Gyanendra's taking of executive power 10 days ago.
US White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Wednesday rejected Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry&#39;s saying that &quot;war of Iraq is not part of the war on terrorism,&quot; stressing
U.S. average retail gasoline prices  fell over the last two weeks and are poised to slip even  further as crude oil prices continue to tumble, an industry  analyst said on Sunday.
By Review, Idaho Business  * Agriculture/Environmental/Aquaculture  Idaho National Laboratory  North Wind, Inc.  PakSense, Inc.  * Biosciences/Medical Devices  Idaho National Laboratory  North Wind, Inc.  OX-GEN, Inc.
Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.
iTuneski RIP, but more where that came from AllofMP3.com, the UK's second most popular source for music downloads after iTunes, has been shut down after diplomatic pressure was piled on Russian authorities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The appliance company announced the recall in due to fires caused by faulty wiring in the machines
Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Former French Open runner-up Magnus Norman of Sweden announced his retirement from the ATP on Thursday, citing hip and knee injuries.
French lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation that could force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod and iTunes Music Store compatible with rivals&#039; music players and online services.

Travel: A radical new look for the great British beach hut will be unveiled in Lincolnshire later this month. Liz Bird gets a sneak preview.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is pictured during a press conference in Beirut. Blair was facing a rough ride in his last speech to trade unions, amid renewed calls on him to resign immediately and restore his ...
CAT Stevens was deported from the United States because of a spelling error, with American officials confusing the former pop star with a man with a similar name on a &quot;no-fly&quot; list, Time magazine reported today.
In a broad discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)&#160;Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday confirmed that the deadline for the country&#39;s switch to digital TV next year will not be postponed, explained the rationale behind the requirements for the current 700MHz auction, and gave hints about his thinking regarding various communications megamergers.Interviewed at the show by Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro, Martin said the February 2009 deadline for the digital TV switch is a &quot;hard deadline.&quot; He said a postponement would &quot;dis-incentivize&quot; industry to make the transition.&quot;After all of our efforts we couldn&#39;t just turn around and say &#39;We&#39;re just kidding,&#39;&quot; he said.About 50 percent of all homes in the U.S. now have digital TVs, and the CEA forecasts that some 28 million digital TVs will be bought in the U.S. this year, Shapiro noted.The transition to digital will not only improve picture quality for consumers, but also free up spectrum that can be used for wireless broadband, Martin stressed. He also noted that the extra spectrum provided by the switch would be used to improve public safety, allowing for better communications between fire departments and police. The need for better coordination among law enforcement and safety officials was a major point made in the 9/11 Commission report, he noted.Requirements related to the auction for 700MHz spectrum blocks in the U.S. will play an important part in bringing broadband access to more people, such as inhabitants in rural areas, who have limited wireless options now, he said.The spectrum auction has been broken up into blocks. One block, for example, has open-access rules and is broken up into 12 regional licenses across the U.S. There are also &quot;buildout&quot; requirements that will ensure that auction winners will actually put the spectrum to use in a reasonable timeframe, Martin said.He declined to comment directly on the planned merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, currently under review by the Department of Justice. But he noted that the companies have been talking about a la carte pricing plans for shows, which would give consumers a wide range of options to choose different bundles of programs and prices. Martin said he would encourage content providers -- especially cable TV companies -- to offer this type of program-options plan.One disappointment in the wake of communications industry deregulation has been the rising price of cable TV, he said.Martin stopped short of saying that approval of the Sirius-XM merger would set a regulatory precedent for a rumored merger deal between satellite TV companies Echostar and DirecTV. But he did say that it would be important for the satellite TV companies to give consumers more pricing and program bundle options as part of any merger plan.&quot;This is the type of thing we&#39;d be looking at,&quot; he said.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Palestinian factions on the brink of civil war gathered yesterday in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, in a last-ditch effort to end their bloody conflict. The Saudi-led push is key to any future peace talks with Israel -- and to Arab efforts to blunt Iran's growing power.
A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this
By Courtney Cutright, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 9--American Cancer Society Discovery Shop volunteers Margot Realmuto and Bobbi Cobough uncovered a local treasure last month while sorting through donated items at the nonprofit resale store in Moneta.
The Canadian company said it recommended that Q400 aircraft with more than 10,000 landing gear cycles be grounded after two crashes involving landing gear.
The potentially faulty machines were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands. The company has recalled these products because they could short circuit and potentially give users an electric shock.
Birth: Drama. Starring Nicole Kidman, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. (R. 100 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.
MGIC Investment Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage insurer, recorded another losing quarter on Wednesday, as the bond insurance industry continues to grapple with rising defaults in the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
A new political accord between Iraq's main Sunni Arab, Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders will not be enough to lure boycotting Sunni Arabs back into the government, a spokesman for the biggest Sunni Arab bloc said on Monday.
The pounds may fall off in the first few months but the Atkins diet does not help people lose weight in the long term and it may be dangerous, according to a scientific review of research.
Bill Clinton needs to work on the adoring gaze perfected by so many political wives.
The Lib Dems attack the government for waiving English language tests for 'fat cat' foreign investors.
Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.
Federated Department Stores says its regional chains will begin operating under the Macy&#39;s name in January. Do you think changing the names of Federated stores to Macy&#39;s is a good idea?
A blast ripped through a police station in the town of Nassiriya in southern Iraq Friday, killing three police and wounding others, police said.
Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.
Although some have raised concerns about votes being verified, others say special safeguards secure the system.
Kosovo&#39;s beleaguered Serb minority largely boycotted general elections yesterday, dealing a blow to international efforts to create multiethnic harmony in the province.
President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
ITN's Terry Lloyd was \
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It used to be that fur was an almost unattainable luxury, reserved for the wealthiest women who would then cherish their mink coats for many, many years.
One woman and one child died as a van reportedly carrying Romania-based Kazakh diplomats and their family members crashed on a highway near Sofia Friday, the Interior Ministry said.
After a year and a half of being flamed, dissected and dismissed on the Groklaw.net Web site, The SCO Group Inc. (SCO) has decided to set up a Web site of its own to cover the latest happenings in its many legal disputes.
The Denver Broncos placed running back Garrison Hearst on injured reserve Tuesday with a broken left hand. Hearst, a 12-year veteran, two-time Pro Bowler and 2001 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, was signed as a free agent in the offseason.
The NBA regular season is a week off, but tempers Monday night were in midseason form. In Columbus, Ohio, the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers needed to be separated by security personnel and coaches
Ruud van Nistelrooy&#39;s foursome against Sparta Prague in the Champions League has left Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson hungry for more.
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European Union and Iranian officials will discuss the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday but no breakthrough is expected despite a threat by world powers of further sanctions.
The 2008 White House race has  groundbreaking candidates, record-shattering spending and  crowded debates, but so far it lacks a more common feature of  recent campaigns -- negative and sometimes personal attacks.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have beaten back ballot measures aimed at expanding gambling in California, but he hasn't succeeded in striking deals with a majority of casino-owning American Indian tribes to share revenue.
InfoWorld - Toshiba Corp. is refreshing its line-up of Gigabeat music players with new models including one that packs built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.
Vijay Singh wins his third straight tournament to break Tiger Wood&#39;s PGA Tour season earnings record. FARMINGTON, Pa. -- When Vijay Singh started out as a pro golfer more than 20 years ago, $10 million seemed an unreachable goal.
Patrick Vieira is determined to finish the job Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger started by helping him to win the Champions League.
The United States has decided to aim for a gradual transformation in North Korea rather than seek to topple North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's regime, a Japanese newspaper said Saturday.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets rebounded on Thursday in the wake of a recovery for Japanese share prices.
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TORONTO Dec 14, 2004 - The NHL moved a step closer to losing the season Tuesday, when the league and players&#39; association rejected proposals for a new collective bargaining agreement.
Google, the new kid on the block in TV advertising, has signed up with The Nielsen Co., the venerable TV audience measurement company, in a deal that will increase the data available to participants in the Google TV Ads program.The agreement, expected to be announced Wednesday, calls for Nielsen to supply demographic data about TV viewers to Google, which in turn will use it to complement the information it already provides to advertisers and agencies in its TV advertising platform.Google TV Ads, operational since May, provides a platform for buying, selling, and distributing television advertising, along with tracking the effectiveness of campaigns.As it branches out into TV and other offline advertising markets like radio and print publications, Google maintains that it can apply to these markets the benefits of online advertising, in particular the possibility for targeting and tracking ads in a very granular way.For example, in its online ad system,&#160;Google matches ads to the topic of queries&#160;on its search engines and to the topic of third-party Web sites that participate in its ad network. Meanwhile, in Google&#39;s most popular ad format, called pay per click, advertisers pay only when users click on their ads.In Google TV Ads, Google captures and aggregates data from TV set-top boxes, giving advertisers constantly updated information about the distribution of their ads. Advertisers pay by set-top box impressions, according to Google.Wednesday&#39;s announcement is the first of a multi-year agreement in which the two companies will explore other opportunities to collaborate.Google didn&#39;t immediately reply to a request seeking comment on whether Wednesday&#39;s agreement also calls for Google to provide set-top box usage data to Nielsen.
Injury, illness and irritability deprived the Denver Nuggets of three of their big men Friday night. None of it mattered thanks to J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony, the top-scoring tandem in the NBA.
Gordon Brown says the UK will write off its share of debts owed by the world's poorest countries to the World Bank.
Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.  said on Thursday it has hired Lehman Brothers  to help it evaluate its options, sending the retailer's stock up more than 14 percent.
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Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis has been branded a cad by tabloids and callers to talk radio after he was romantically linked with Paris Hilton.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won Sunday&#39;s presidential election after winning 94.48 percent of votes with all constituencies counted, preliminary official results said early Monday.
Bomb squads were rushed to Jakarta&#39;s Hilton Hotel on Monday after a grenade was found there. The find came just days after foreign governments warned that extremists were planning to attack the chain&#39;s Indonesian outlets.
Papers discuss Gerhard Schroeder's defence of his welfare reforms and developments at the Athens Olympics
Arsene Wenger&#39;s young gunners cruised into the knockout stage of the Champions League thanks to a 5-1 defeat of Rosenborg at Highbury.
Tom Cruise hits the red carpet for the world premiere in London of his new movie, Lions for Lambs.
JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions&quot; imposed on the Palestinians, a church official said yesterday.
Somalia's interim government and a   powerful rival Islamist administration are to agree on a   declaration of principles for talks to resolve an impasse over   control in the anarchic nation, a spokesman said on Monday.
New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
Actress Sharon Stone is best know for her roles as a sexpot in movies like \
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Confirming suspicions, Valve releases a new multiplayer mode alongside the game&#39;s SDK; Steam instantly swamped. When Half-Life 2 was released, many were disappointed that its only official multiplayer mode
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - The astronaut crew of NASA's next shuttle mission arrived here at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) late Sunday, flying in aboard white and blue T-38 training jets.
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House Democrats on Thursday denounced Vice President Dick Cheney's idea of abolishing a government office charged with safeguarding national security information &#151; and criticized him for refusing to cooperate with the agency.
NEW YORK, November 10  - Crude oil prices increased modestly today, after declining to their lowest levels in the past two months, on news of a further decline in the US heating fuel inventories last week.
WASHINGTON By raising the benchmark interest rate for a fifth time, the Federal Reserve sent a straightforward message: expect more of the same until further notice.
HELSINKI, Jan 18 (IPS) - Mental illness is emerging as \u00e2\u0080\u009dEurope's unseen  killer\u00e2\u0080\u009d, medical experts said at a meeting here over the weekend.
(InfoWorld) - Chinese networking equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. is expanding its R&D (research and development) in India with a new center in Bangalore for the development of optical network products and wireless LAN technologies. Huawei, of Shenzhen, already has two centers in Bangalore, which has the company's largest R&D operation outside China. Huawei employs about 1,200 engineers in Bangalore, and is adding another 150 by year end, J. Gilbert, a spokesman for Huawei in India said Thursday. Huawei's other development centers are in Sweden, Russia, and the U.S., Gilbert said. The centers in Bangalore focus on next generation networks, data communication, telecom middleware, network management, intelligent networks, mobile handset, server, security and optical networks, the company said. \
A campaign to attract more graduates to teaching promotes the attraction of working with children.
(InfoWorld) - Xandros CEO Andreas Typaldos said Thursday his company did not agree that its Linux distribution violates any Microsoft patents nor did the software giant ask Xandros to do so as part of the\u00c2\u00a0patent cross-licensing deal\u00c2\u00a0the two signed Monday. But he says feedback from the Linux community has been on the order of \u00e2\u0080\u009cyou shouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really be talking to the devil.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Typaldos told Network World that at no time did Microsoft reveal to Xandros, which develops Linux desktops, servers, and management tools, any of the 235 patents that\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft says Linux violates. Microsoft has yet to detail publicly specific patents violated by Linux and some critics think the statement is a smoke screen in order to undermine the open source community. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe did not discuss patents [with Microsoft] and we don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t think Linux violates any patents and we were not asked about it,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Typaldos said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt is a non-issue for us.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Linux and open-source advocates believe it is a big issue and say the Xandros deal, and another signed by Novell with Microsoft last year, erodes open source licensing provisions especially around intellectual property issues. Indeed, the Free Software Foundation is\u00c2\u00a0rewriting its GNU General Public License\u00c2\u00a0(GPL) 3.0 to prohibit such patent deals in the future. In terms of the forthcoming GPLv3 and its changes, Typaldos said, \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe do not enter into agreements if we don't believe we can handle them. We plan to honor whatever agreements we have in GPLv2, and will have under GPLv3 or with whomever we are licensing stuff from. When you create agreements you cannot anticipate the future, but you have to be comfortable you can deal with whatever happens one way or another.\u00e2\u0080\u009d He added that since GPLv3 is not yet completed (the final version is due June 29) that he can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really comment on the impact it will have on the Xandros/Microsoft deal. \u00e2\u0080\u009c[Our deal] is a forward looking thing, we are licensing certain technologies,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Typaldos. He said the technologies will help Xandros integrate its Linux-based server and management software with like software from Microsoft. But he acknowledged that customers have concerns they could be hooked by patent claims and may want some insurance to protect themselves. \u00e2\u0080\u009cLinux says it does not infringe on patents, Microsoft say otherwise. But customers say let me buy some insurance because if there are any flying sparks I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to be caught in the middle of that.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Typaldos says that was the genesis of Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deal with Microsoft that covered interoperability and IP licensing and included \u00e2\u0080\u009ccovenants\u00e2\u0080\u009d to protect customers using Xandros software from any potential patent-infringement claims from Microsoft. Microsoft said last month it would seek royalties for patents that it says are being infringed upon by open-source technologies such as Linux. The company, however, said it would prefer to sign patent and cross-licensing deals with open-source distributors rather than seek payments via litigation. On Wednesday, Microsoft inked a\u00c2\u00a0patent deal with LG Electronics. It also has signed patent contracts Novell, Samsung and Fuji Xerox among others. Novell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s\u00c2\u00a0patent cross-licensing deal with Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0is nearly identical to the one Xandros signed Monday.Just like Typaldos, Novell said its agreement was in no way an acknowledgment that Linux infringes upon any Microsoft intellectual property. Novell made that statement in a Nov. 20 open letter to the open source community after being accused of caving into Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s patent threats. In the same letter, Novell highlighted that the agreement was focused on developing new technologies and standards in server management, virtualization and document file format compatibility. Typaldos says Xandros\u00e2\u0080\u0099s motivation in dealing with Microsoft was to license technology beyond basic protocols in order to ensure interoperability between the pair\u00e2\u0080\u0099s server software and Xandros\u00e2\u0080\u0099s BridgeWays management tools and Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family of System Center management tools. Xandros also will develop connectors for better interoperability between Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Open XML file formats and the Open Document Format. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the last six months, we have been delivering BridgeWays and the focus is to tell customers, who really do not want to be boxed into Windows or into one version of Linux, that they have freedom of choice. And to manage all of that stuff, they don't need to learn a different product every time,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Typaldos. \u00e2\u0080\u009cAs we move up on the food chain in that area, then interoperability is more of a coupling of the lower levels of the products and the need to know how to open up the hood and fit all these things together.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Typaldos says the deal with Microsoft ensures that management tools from the two vendors are a perfect fit. He says that sort of value has to be delivered to customers for Linux to be successful in the market and to quicken the pace of adoption. \u00e2\u0080\u009cYou have to recognize you have a Windows world out there,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe customer in the market place is dictating what we are doing, not my engineers, not my private views of Microsoft vs. Linux, it is customers that say I have Windows over here, Sun over there, this over here, and I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to worry about Windows or Linux. They want to run their business with single pane of glass management.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
A military plane carrying 18 officers and crew crashed Wednesday in northwestern Poland, killing at least seven people, officials said. The officers had been attending a flight safety conference in Warsaw.
Anil Kumble is thrilled after becoming India's leading wicket-taker in Tests.
Unemployment in Germany rises for the tenth straight month as growth remains sluggish despite a revival in domestic demand.
At least 15 people were killed and 75 wounded when a building used by militants to store weapons and tonnes of explosives blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, security officials said.
The White House has drafted executive orders aimed at implementing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations for a more powerful intelligence director and a new national counterterrorism center.
Mahmoud al-Helo's pickles are usually a big hit with Gazans during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This year few can afford them.
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Iran told the visiting head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that Tehran's cooperation in clarifying the scope of its atomic work will show the West is wrong in accusing the Islamic state of having military aims.
Merck announced that it would stop selling Vioxx, because a study found that it doubled patients' risk of heart attack and strokes.
U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley on  Wednesday said quarterly profit fell amid reduced trading  revenue, reflecting the impact of sluggish markets this summer.
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Iraqi kidnappers of two freed French reporters changed the hostages' location five times, hauling them around in a cardboard box stuffed into the back of a car, one of the men said Thursday after their release from the harrowing four-month drama.
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Musician, filmmaker and spoken-word artist is grateful to give-away promotion for raising his profile and says its too early to draw conclusions.
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The companies say the settlement involves a \u00e2\u0080\u009climited cross license\u00e2\u0080\u009d to three Nortel and three Vonage patents, and will not call for any monetary payments by either company.
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BRUSSELS, Aug 27 (IPS) - The European Union's humanitarian aid policy  does not draw a sufficiently clear distinction between responses  to emergencies and longer-term development assistance, a new  report has concluded.
ANKARA, TURKEY - Abductors have nabbed one of Turkey&#39;s richest men in southern Iraq and are demanding $25 million US in ransom, a Turkish television station reports.
One more loss and it could be auf wiedersehen for the U.S. World Cup team.
As millions of Floridians battled another sweltering day without air conditioning, more than 6,000 utility workers from across the eastern United States streamed into Florida on Tuesday to help state power companies end the misery.
The former boss of British gaming firm   Wembley, serving a three-year prison sentence in the United   States, has asked to be transferred to a British jail rather   than lodge further appeals, a newspaper said on Monday.
Jakarta (VNA) - The 36th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting closed in Jakarta on Sunday after three days, approving a draft framework agreement on strengthening the economic cooperation among ASEAN member countries.
Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) is set for a dramatic overhaul when Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel unveils a long-awaited plan next week to beat
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 to move from PC screen to silver screen
It's cool to have a lock on a fast-growing market. Or two. Or 12.
Parents of children who have disappeared, including those of  Madeleine McCann, are marking International Missing Children's Day.
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Sybase has confirmed plans to offer full client support for the iPhone within its Information Anywhere Suite.
Well, apparently that has happened to a Fort Worth resident whose $562,441 check is waiting in US Treasury coffers until the person corrects or updates their mailing address with the Internal Revenue Service.
Peyton Manning made NFL history with two touchdown passes on Sunday, setting the single-season record of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers.
Felix Geisendorfer has a new post today showing off an example of his screencasting abilities. Specifically, the video looks at using vendor branching to keep your CakePHP installation up to date.   So here I go with my very first screencast to be published. The topic is how to use vendor branching with CakePHP which is one of many ways to keep your CakePHP version up to date.   The video is 15(ish) minutes long and covers, from start to finish, the process of grabbing the latest CakePHP build from the subversion repository and install it automatically to your system.   As a plus, Felix also includes links to the software he used to make the screencast for those that are curious.
The British Library is putting high-resolution copies of Shakespeare's plays on the internet.
An American woman working for an aid agency is kidnapped in southern Afghanistan, along with her driver.
The race for the White House is well underway in the Heartland
Cabinet secretary-designate Bernard Kerik may be exactly what the Department of Homeland Security needs.
The film studio will debut a high-definition channel on DirecTV this fall.
(Corrects spelling of Raybin in third paragraph) NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Tennessee used its electric chair for the first time in 47 years on Wednesday to execute a man who killed his three sons and their half-sister.
U.S. economic activity expanded from  mid-April through May, with some regions reporting stronger  growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
A central issue only now being systematically addressed is why some people age well and others do not.
A U.S. judge denied on Friday a request from the Polish government for the extradition of a Chicago businessman accused of soliciting the 1998 murder of a former Warsaw police chief, and ordered the man set free.
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers yesterday not to buy or use the supplements Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain an ingredient that could lower blood pressure to unsafe levels.
RUPERT Murdoch awarded himself a 42 per cent pay rise last year, pocketing a cool \u00c2\u00a39.6 million in salary and bonus from his global media empire, News Corp.
Executive Vice President Mike Lunsford to take over duties immediately for the Internet service provider.
AS more skeletons tumble out of the cupboard, globally, on the safety of the Cox II family of anti-inflammatory drugs, Indian regulatory authorities too are not taking a chance.
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Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging. The boyish-looking Depp -- who plays the author of &quot;Peter Pan&quot; in
The Russian defence minister raises the idea of basing new missiles close to Poland and Lithuania.
Sport: From Olympics to Ryder Cup via Andy Murray, Richard Williams presents his hopes for the year
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The remains of a 230-million-old marine reptile with fangs and a long neck have been unearthed in southeast China. The creature&#39;s 1.7m-long neck was almost twice as long as its trunk which measured less than one metre in length.
Six French nationals accused of trying to kidnap 103 children in Chad go on trial in the capital, N'Djamena.
The measure would have made it much harder for many illegal immigrants to eventually achieve legal status.
US President George W. Bush heldtalks Saturday morning with visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, focusing on continued commitment to fighting terrorism.
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Oil prices continued falling on Thursday after an unexpectedly large rise in US crude inventories spurred profit-taking from record highs.
The decline of passive retirement planning is not so much a problem as an opportunity.
Three open-source software firms announced investments today: $27 million for Greenplum, $11 million for Zenoss, and $9 million for Alfresco.
While sister Zoya Akhtar is busy putting finishing touches to her script and casting for her first directorial venture Luck By Chance, brother Farhan is in a quandary.
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Credit Suisse said on Tuesday it was writing down a further 2.85 billion dollars (1.9 billion euros) worth of assets linked to the US housing market due to adverse conditions in the first quarter.
Gareth Thomas will become the first Welshman to win 100 caps when he leads the team out against Fiji on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of travelers spent Christmas in an airport, as Comair canceled all of its flights and many US Airways passengers waited to be reunited with their luggage.
Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lewis is running afoul of Massachusetts politicians as he slashes jobs to increase earnings following his $48 billion purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp.
Vijay Singh wins the Deutsche Bank Championship to take the number one ranking from Tiger Woods.
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The threat of violence remains so intense in Darfur that no one feels safe enough to return home.
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At least 23 people were killed in the northern industrial city of San Pedro Sula on Thursday when gunmen sprayed a public bus with bullets and left a menacing message for crime-busting politicians, police said.
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Kenyan-born Saif Saaeed Shaheen - now representing Qatar - smashed the world 3,000 metres steeplechase record in Friday night&#39;s IAAF Golden League meeting in Brussels.
(AGI) - Prato, 15 ott. - &quot;Ringrazio Tremaglia per la sua solidarieta&#39;, ma, forse, ha esagerato&quot;. Lo ha detto Rocco Buttiglione conversando con i cronisti a margine del convegno sulle Pmi, inaugurato oggi a Prato.
After hearing his unmistakable voice in a good-humored chat played on state television, many Cubans are now convinced Fidel Castro is no longer at death's door and could even return to lead them.
Sterling hovered around the 1.80 dollar mark for the first time since the start of the month.
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Police were on red alert in the southern city of Karachi on Monday, fearing a militant backlash after a top Pakistani al-Qaida suspect wanted for two assassination attempts against President Gen.
President Bush has never shown much distaste for Congressional pork. But he declared Monday that he had had enough.
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Eighteen endangered young whooping cranes that were led from Wisconsin to Florida last fall to create a second migratory flock of the birds were killed in Friday's violent storms, a spokesman said yesterday.
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France and Spain are to set up a joint police corps to combat terrorism by Islamic extremists, Spanish Justice Minister Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar said following a meeting with his French counterpart here.
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Gordon Brown's plans to expand housebuilding will not threaten green belt land, Downing Street  insists.
The twin topics of education and Islam attract the attention of several of today's European papers.
Insurgents in Iraq said they released  eight Chinese hostages on Saturday, as an Islamist militant  group said it had shot dead 15 kidnapped Iraqi soldiers in  continued violence ahead of this month's election.
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President Jacques Chirac has promised to hold a referendum on Turkey&#39;s entry to the European Union if the bloc agrees to its accession, despite the risk that France could block its membership.
Although Google moved fast to stop the original Santy worm, it apparently was not fast enough. Santy variants are making the rounds using the AOL and Yahoo search engines, according to security firms.
THOUSANDS of machete-wielding thugs looted and set fire to French targets in Ivory Coast yesterday after France responded with force to the killing of nine of its peacekeepers and an American missionary.
Justin Dentmon, benched in favor of a freshman for most of the season, scored 20 points Sunday to lead previously wayward Washington to a 71-61 victory against No. 5 U.C.L.A in Seattle.
If you eat fast food on a regular basis you&#39;re more likely to gain weight and develop insulin resistance, according to a new 15-year study on the subject.
U.S. stocks may gain and trading   volume may rebound as Wall Street goes back to work after the   Labor Day holiday, and as investors bet the Federal Reserve   will keep rates unchanged at its next meeting.
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Now that Peyton Manning has been a Super Bowl M.V.P., you would think that would silence his critics.
Burma announced Thursday that it would release more than 5,000 prisoners, and a senior official said a top dissident who was democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s closest aide would also be freed before long.
A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.
New Microsoft operating system is a leap forward in security, but few people familiar with it say the advances justify an upgrade.
Several major forces in the music industry changed their tunes this week, as industry giants and niche players alike try to stay on top of the fast-changing market.
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London, England (Sports Network) - Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was fined $29,000 Thursday by the English Football Association (FA).
NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy was acquitted Monday of charges he sexually abused five of his 10 daughters more than a decade ago.
Jaret Wright couldn't get much lower: Waived by the last-place San Diego Padres last summer, he stood outside Houston's Minute Maid Park with his luggage stacked beside him, waiting for a cab that would take him to the airport.
A compressed, chaotic and changeable election calendar is forcing campaign managers in the frenetic 2008 White House chase to tear up decades of battle-tested political war plans.
Michael Schumacher, the German Formula One legend who won 12 of the first 13 races of 2004, bounced back from his worst finish at last month&#39;s inaugural Chinese Grand Prix to claim his sixth victory in Japan on Sunday.
Buoyed by voters embracing his message of change, Barack Obama routed Hillary Clinton in the Illinois primary on Tuesday, a home-state victory that also offered them one of the richest prizes in the nation. Sen. John McCain defeated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Allied Domecq, the UK drinks and fast-food group, said Thursday pretax profit for the year rose driven by better trading of spirits and wines in the US and UK despite sales remaining flat.
Internet phone service Vonage on Tuesday said it has struck a deal with Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell Vonage-ready equipment at hundreds of retail stores in a bid to boost new subscriptions.
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Blog: Divided panel says American Civil Liberties Union and others didn't have standing to bring the suit in part because they didn't show they'd actually been affected by the eavesdropping.
George Clooney welcomes the visit to Italy by Sudan's president, saying increased international contact with the Khartoum leadership could ease the plight of the millions who have fled their homes in Darfur.
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Burmese police beat protesters including monks at a pagoda at the heart of anti-junta unrest, reports say.
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Pakistan successfully test fired a short-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, as part of series of planned tests, the army said.
When Russian President Vladimir Putin left Turkey after a two day visit, he left having formed, with his Turkish counterpart, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, a long term agreement with Turkey.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids, and it didn&#39;t matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-West Indies v Bangladesh scoreboard - innings September 15, 2004 13:00:01 LONDON, Sept 15  - Scoreboard after the West Indies innings in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool B match between West Indies and Bangladesh at The Rosebowl
Actor Colin Farrell raised the bar for the rest of the cast during production of the epic Alexander. LOS ANGELES -- While he often has to hide it from the movie cameras, Irish actor Colin Farrell has a tattoo on his left forearm, along with a black cross.
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Australian authorities, joined on  Thursday by British police, said they might try to extend the  detention of an Indian doctor held in connection with the plot  to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland.
LONDON: British unions will strike to win a fair deal over workers' pensions, the leader of the nation's biggest labour grouping warned Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday, drawing the battle lines ahead ...
India&#39;s prime minister offered Wednesday to hold unconditional talks on Kashmir &quot;with anyone and everyone&quot; as his country began withdrawing troops from the divided Himalayan region as a goodwill gesture to rival Pakistan.
Toshiba confirms it will launch HD-DVD players in Europe on 15 November.
As of Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006, at least 2,666 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,119 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
A thousand US troops moved against the rebel town of Fallujah yesterday, following a night of relentless air and ground strikes, in response to suicide bombings in the American-controlled Green Zone in Baghdad.
Playboy magazine founder Hugh  Hefner&#39;s wild life is being turned into a feature film that  will look at his social activism as well as his sexual  exploits, Daily Variety reported on Monday.
IMPASSE CONTINUES: Talks between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko failed to resolve crisis over who won Sunday's disputed presidential election.
Chinese authorities relocated 8,250 people after a strong earthquake damaged and destroyed thousands of mud brick houses in the far western Xinjiang region, state media said Sunday.
Giorgio Armani goes on a shopping spree and falls for a tapestry.
Presidents and high-ranking officials from 12 South American countries gathered in this ancient Inca capital to create a political and economic bloc they hope will put them on a more equal footing with the United States and Europe.
The last time Nintendo Co. tried two screens, the result was a head-splitting virtual reality goggle called Virtual Boy that quickly flopped in the mid-1990s.
Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it will launch a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp. next month if the rival&#39;s directors won&#39;t negotiate a deal.
Big Blues see red over pink adoption A lesbian who had a long term relationship with one of the daughters of IBM president Thomas J. Watson Jr. is fighting for her right to a share of his fortune.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chicago Tribune - The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee proposed sweeping changes Sunday that would dismantle the CIA and remove several of the United States' largest intelligence agencies from the control of the Pentagon.
The Burmese regime agrees to let the UN's human rights expert visit after refusing permission for four years.
DHAKA, Aug. 22. - Opposition activists today set afire a passenger train and clashed with police, leading to injuries to several people and the arrest of some protesters, a day after former Prime Minister
Oil prices roared to fresh record highs  on Thursday as the U.S. government reported another fall in  heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.
Apple Computer has filed suit against three individuals it alleges posted illegal test versions of its next version of Mac OS X, code-named &quot;Tiger,&quot; it was reported Tuesday.
England striker Wayne Rooney has arrived at United&#39;s Carrington Training ground Tuesday morning, the day of the transfer deadline.
More US troops are on their way to Iraq ahead of elections set for the end of January. The additional forces are intended to bolster security at a time when the country&#39;s insurgency is threatening
Jaguar confirms it is pulling its team out of Formula One at the end of this season.
Exinda joins the application acceleration party. Australian WAN acceleration company Exinda has brought out its second generation of WAN speed-up gear. There's a new 800 series of hardware appliances, but their new Unified Performance Management (UPM) software will also work on the current Exinda 700 series hardware, and is a free upgrade for existing customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The glitz of the film industry comes to London on Sunday for the BAFTAs, Britain's showpiece movie awards, which have taken on extra significance this year.
A conclusione dell'allenamento di oggi pomeriggio, il tecnico della Juventus Claudio Ranieri ha dira...
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army and Islamist militants declared a truce in 33 days of fighting in which 172 people were killed.
Last week's British Airways crash was unusual, but airplane evacuations happen routinely. Six tips for getting out smoothly
Tracy McGrady says Chinese center Yao  Ming has come of age as an NBA player and expects the two of  them to make this a big year for the Houston Rockets.
A US advisory panel urged regulators on Tuesday to require a &quot;black box&quot; warning on antidepressant labels about the increased risk of suicidal behavior in youth who take the drugs.
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ed Belfour had back surgery on Thursday and is expected to make a complete recovery, general manager John Ferguson said.
Well, it looks like things are getting a bit more interesting regarding the Sprint/Nextel deal. It seems that Vodafone, which owns 45% of Verizon Wireless in the US, is supporting a move by Verizon to potentially buy Sprint PCS.
A LATVIAN cargo ship which triggered a major rescue operation after almost capsizing off the west coast yesterday limped into port.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cFool\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Gold\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, as golden as a pair of rotisserie chickens, squabble and cavort in a tropical paradise.
Shares of Google Inc., the world&#39;s most-used Internet search engine, may continue to rise as the company boosts advertising revenue, research analysts at securities firms that underwrote
Pakistan&#39;s information minister announced Wednesday night that President Pervez Musharraf would renege on a public promise to take off his military
Striking Hollywood writers could begin informal talks with studio chiefs as early as next week in an effort to end a two-month walkout that has hobbled the entertainment industry, according to a person familiar with the bargaining strategy of the writers union.
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Indian doctor suspected of being behind illegal kidney transplant racket arrested in Nepal
The significant time lag between Benazir Bhutto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death and the arrival of Western correspondents forced the networks to hustle and improvise.
But one in 10 sites with a domain from the island of Tokelau spread malicious software or warrant a warning.
A top aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, the Justice Department said on Tuesday, the latest fallout from the firing of federal prosecutors that has embarrassed the Bush administration and prompted calls for Gonzales to step down.
European soccer&#39;s ruling body today delayed a plan to force clubs to rear more players from their own countries after the European Union said the proposal may be illegal.
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Annie Lennox and Cat Stevens join Nelson Mandela to launch a book marking last year's 46664 charity concert.
More than 30 years after the Vietnam War ended, the poisonous legacy of Agent Orange has emerged anew with a scientific study that has found extraordinarily high levels of health-threatening contamination
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. said on Friday it replaced Chief Executive Jeff Shell, credited with steering the company through a patch of legal woes, with a Fox Entertainment executive, in a move seen as strengthening Gemstar's television programing assets.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 19 -- The Iraqi government has a new tactic in its fight against the insurgency: clearing the streets of the mentally disabled and homeless.
Reggae lovers celebrated the 60th anniversary of his birth on Sunday with a daylong concert in Addis Ababa that caused mixed reactions with the local community.
By Gail Shister, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Jun. 17--Unlike the ace detective she plays on TNT's The Closer, Kyra Sedgwick is so self-aware her head hurts.  \
Intel annuncia la tabella di marcia di WiMAX. Lo standard el&#39;hardware per le reti senza fili a largo raggio \u00c3\u00a8 quasi pronto e il debutto potrebbe avvenire gi\u00c3\u00a0 entro il 2005. La crescita di WiMAX sar\u00c3\u00a0 rapida e pervasiva.
Bank America e JPMorgan puntano su aprile e giugno
A lawsuit accusing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's brother of failing to repay debts to a Tennessee carnival operator has been settled.
Researcher says U.S. shoppers will fork out $13.2 billion online this season, but year-over-year increases are slipping.
We all like to think we learn from mistakes, whether our own or others\u00e2\u0080\u0099. So in theory, the more serious bloopers you know about, the less likely you are to be under the bright light of interrogation, explaining how you managed to screw up big-time. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s why we put out an all-points bulletin to IT managers and vendors everywhere: For the good of humanity, tell us about the gotchas that have gotten you, so others can avoid them.ADVERTISEMENTWhite Paper: Converged Services Spell ReliefDiscover why technical decision makers are turning to IP telephony and VPNs to increase worker productivity while keeping an eye on the bottom line.
France's foreign minister arrives in Rwanda on a visit aimed at normalising bilateral relations.
Two roadside bombs killed seven people in Afghanistan, five of them civilians from the same family, police said Tuesday, in new attacks linked to a bloody Taliban insurgency.
A U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday  stepped into the ongoing battle between YUKOS YUKO.RTS and the  Russian government, issuing an order to block the impending  auction of the company's main oil-producing arm.
Gunmen thought to be street gang members opened fire at a packed bus in a Honduran city, killing 28 people, including 4 children.
As NASA lays the groundwork for a return to the moon and unprecedented trips to Mars, experts must confront a new concern: What if an astronaut gets really sick 35 million miles from home?
Bruce Springsteen rocked  concert-goers while trying to rock the vote Friday night,  leading a band of top musicians in a rollicking show to help  elect Democrat John Kerry to the White House.
Researchers called the situation in Darfur a &quot;demographic catastrophe&quot; on Friday after the first scientific study done in the region found high death rates both before and after the displacement of some 1.5 million people.
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 27 -- Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 34 percent over the past year, and the country is now the source of 93 percent of the heroin, morphine and other opiates on the world market, according to a report by the United Nations' anti-drug agency.
In una intervista rilasciata al quotidiano Spagnolo ''As'', il difensore della Roma Cicinho ha spieg...
Wild card Mashona Washington combined strong serving with powerful groundstrokes to defeat Meghann Shaughnessy, 6-4, 6-4, in the second upset at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament Monday.
WASHINGTON -- The official under investigation for allegedly passing US secrets about Iran to Israel was identified yesterday as a two-decade Pentagon analyst now working in the Defense Department&#39;s Near East bureau, one in a group of policy makers who
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government that the Palestinians hope   will end their international isolation and revive aid.
British team won the gold medal for the men&#39;s 4x100m relay final with a time of 38.07 seconds at the Athens Olympics in Greece, Aug. 28, 2004.
PERTH: A youthful Pakistan cricket squad arrived in Perth last night bristling with confidence at the daunting task which confronts them in the upcoming Test series against Australia.
Courtney Love must stand trial for assault for assault after a court hears testimony from her alleged victim.
NEW YORK Apparently, it is not enough that former President Bill Clinton has had his chest sliced open, his breastbone sawed through and his heart stopped cold and re-plumbed.
In the wake of Medtronic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s heart device recall, a Congressional committee announced plans to review how rigorously the F.D.A. required heart device components to be tested.
The 104th US Amateur Championship being played at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club in New York, will be decided over 36 holes tomorrow with Washington&#39;s Ryan Moore and 19-year-old Georgian, Luke List, a second year student at Venderbilt, to fight it out
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters began containing a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) and destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes, officials said.
Brazil played better, and it didn&#39;t matter. The US women&#39;s soccer team occasionally looked slow, even disorganized, and it didn&#39;t matter.
Iraq&#39;s most influential Shi&#39;ite cleric headed for the battered city of Najaf on Thursday to try to persuade rebels holed up inside a sacred shrine to leave and end a three-week uprising that has killed hundreds.
Wednesday. He had been abducted by a militant gang on Tuesday on the road between the city of Jalalabad and Kunar province. Khan, told Reuters.
Israeli forces crossed from southern Lebanon on Sunday to begin the last phase of their withdrawal under a U.N. resolution to end a war with Hizbollah guerrillas, an Israeli security source said.
JERUSALEM, May 26 -- Israeli military aircraft fired on a Hamas post Saturday in the Gaza Strip, killing at least five gunmen from the radical Islamic movement, and Israeli troops arrested a Hamas cabinet minister, the second in less than a week.
Astelin nasal spray may be effective for people with seasonal allergies who still have symptoms when they take Allegra, according to a new study.
Look at more than just the interest rate when choosing a card.
Peruvian archaeologists displayed more than 400 seized shark teeth, shells and fish fossils as old as 12 million years on Friday, saying customs officials have already made twice the number of such seizures this year than they did in 2006.
Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez, the scheduled Game 1 starter, could be added to the roster for the National League Championship Series.
The Navy's chief investigator concluded Friday that procedures were followed properly in the approval of Sen. John Kerry's Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, according to an internal Navy memo.
The UN Security Council has approved a resolution threatening oil sanctions against Sudan unless it halts atrocities in Darfur. The resolution also orders an investigation into charges that the terror in Darfur constitutes genocide.
David Cameron calls for the setting up of a \
Bago handed the Niarchos family its first Prix de l&#39;Arc de Triomphe in stunning style at Longchamp racecourse on Sunday. The three-year-old colt (7-1), ridden by Thierry Gillet and trained by Chantilly-based
An Italian who works for a  non-governmental organization (NGO) has been kidnapped in Iraq,  Italian news agency Ansa reported on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi Electric are planning to replace around 1.3 million batteries manufactured by Sanyo Electric because they may overheat and catch fire, the companies said Thursday. The batteries were manufactured before June of this year and are used in NTT DoCoMo's D902i handset. Some may have also been used in two other models of Mitsubishi Electric phone, the D902iS and D903iS, the companies said. The batteries carry the model number \
Chris Paul dominated his point guard matchup with Raymond Felton, and Taron Downey scored a season-high 18 points as No. 4 Wake Forest ran away from No. 3 North Carolina 95-82 on Saturday.
Convalescing Cuban President Fidel Castro charged on Sunday the release of classified CIA documents detailing past abuses was a smoke screen behind which the Bush administration hoped to hide even worse methods.
PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Federal officials say don&#39;t panic, more flu vaccine will be available this fall. It&#39;s just a question of determining where it&#39;s needed most.
New tests confirmed that Viktor A. Yushchenko had been poisoned with dioxin, providing an explanation for his illness.
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said Thursday that intelligence indicating a possible launch of a North Korean ballistic missile is &quot;very much alarming
Nepal&#39;s political leaders held emergency talks Monday with former rebel Maoists to try to persuade the ultra-leftists not to storm out of the government and launch nationwide protests.
Viacom Inc. on Thursday said it has hired Brad Grey, a veteran Hollywood talent manager and producer of hit cable television series \
U.S. and Iraqi forces clashed with militants loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Iraq's capital on Saturday, officials and witnesses said.
School inspectors must show they are good value and actually improve standards, MPs say.
NBC Universal said it was moving to save as much as $50 million a year by reducing its reliance on expensive pilots of new series for NBC television.
Citigroup Inc on Tuesday posted its first quarterly loss since its creation in 1998, hurt by write-downs for exposure to subprime mortgages and other risky debt.
(InfoWorld) - IBM wants to encourage more of its business partners to use its open-source, low-end application server and free entry-level database by giving those companies access to IBM sales, marketing and technical expertise at no charge. Partners who use IBM's\u00c2\u00a0WebSphere Application Server Community Edition\u00c2\u00a0(WAS CE) or the vendor's DB2 Express-C database will be able to directly tap IBM staff for advice on integration, scalability, testing, and support issues and won't have to pay for the privilege, IBM said Wednesday. Such IBM feedback should help business partners bring their software based on WAS CE or DB2 Express-C more quickly to market, according to Rado Nikolov, director of strategy and emerging business, independent software vendor (ISV) and developer relations at IBM. The company will also help some partners create more buzz for their products in different geographies through free ongoing telemarketing campaigns and discounted advertising. Partners can also call on IBM sales staff for assistance in closing deals, he said. Such help can be accessed virtually or in person at IBM's 30-plus Innovation Centers worldwide where IBM provides training, testing and support for its hardware, software and services to partners and customers The new reach out to partners builds on the WAS CE partner initiative that IBM ran last year and offers wider benefits than the previous program, Nikolov said. The new initiative also includes DB2 Express-C. In 2006, through the help of the WAS CE program, more than 300 ISVs and systems integrators built applications based on the IBM application server, he added. Although IBM doesn't release specific figures, Nikolov claimed that WAS CE is being downloaded in as great a quantity as the more established rival application server from Red Hat's JBoss division. IBM acquired what became WAS CE through the May 2005 purchase of open-source startup Gluecode. WAS CE is based on the open-source Apache Geronimo project steered by the nonprofit Apache Software Foundation. DB2 Express-C first appeared just over a year ago, rubbing shoulders in an already crowded market with open-source offerings from MySQL and Ingres, as well as\u00c2\u00a0free databases from Oracle\u00c2\u00a0and Microsoft. Would IBM consider releasing DB2 Express-C as open-source software? \
Peter Chiarelli characterizes himself as conservative. But the Bruins general manager was slightly surprised that none of his counterparts made a trade during this week's three-day-long GM meetings in Naples, Fla.
Britain&#39;s former ambassador to Uzbekistan has accused the Foreign Office of trumping up false allegations in an attempt to force him from his post.
CASTAIC, Calif. - A fast-moving wildfire prompted the closure of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Monday, as firefighters worked to keep the flames from crossing the roadway.
A candle in an apartment without electricity was believed to have caused one of the city's deadliest and most heartbreaking fires in years, a blaze Sunday that killed six children ages 3 to 14, some of whom screamed \
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.
ATLANTA - Vitamin E in large doses got an &quot;F&quot; from researchers at the American Heart Association&#39;s annual scientific sessions Wednesday in New Orleans.
Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists over use of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug Avastin to treat eye diseases.
MANHASSET, NY - Sony Corp. is considering leaving the plasma display market to focus on flat-panel liquid crystal (LCD) displays, according to several online reports.
ATLANTA -- Jaret Wright couldn&#39;t get much lower: Waived by a last-place team, he stood outside Houston&#39;s Minute Maid Park with his luggage stacked beside him, waiting for a cab to the airport.
IT staffers at a government agency have been gearing up for this major project, but it's put on hold. Then the boss goes to a conference and comes back, excited about what he's seen.
Pursuing one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s passion for a living may involve taking a circuitous, costly and time-consuming route, but for some entrepreneurs, it is worth the journey.
Five out of 13 Ethiopians believed to have been kidnapped with five Britons in the remote Afar region have been found by the security forces, the state news agency said.
In an effort to reinvigorate growth, John Donahoe, the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay, said he would shift the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s emphasis from auctions to fixed priced listing.
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EU antitrust regulators approved on Thursday British plans to bring North Yorkshire to the cutting edge of the Internet age with public funding for a broadband network.
People suffering from the most common form of diabetes could sharply cut their risk for heart attacks and strokes by taking a cholesterol-lowering drug even if they have normal cholesterol levels, according to a major new study.
WASHINGTON -- An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
Western powers meet in London on Monday to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a flurry of tough and sometimes colorful talk between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Government forces backed by Ethiopian troops reportedly clash with Islamists for a second day in Somalia.
Kafeel Ahmed didn't seem the least bit angry as a young engineering student.
WASHINGTON - Officials reacted warily to a proposal by key Republican senators to transfer the nation's major intelligence gathering from the CIA and the Pentagon to control by a new director.    The warmest response, in fact, came from the camp of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry...
50 Cent is going to have to dig in for a lot more change than that after being pulled over by police Friday in midtown Manhattan while taking his silver Lamborghini for a spin.
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TORONTO - Crude oil prices hit an all-time high Tuesday, pushing past the psychological barrier of $50 US per barrel during Asian trading.
Members of the UK poultry trade brace themselves for the impact of avian flu on business after the discovery of the H5N1 strain in Suffolk.
Christian Maggio commenta il suo debutto in campionato con la maglia della Sampdoria a San Siro cont...
Russian authorities yesterday claimed $158m (\u00c2\u00a394m) in back taxes from VimpelCom, the country&#39;s second-largest mobile phone company, raising fears of new political interference in business.
Isola di Mindanao, ordigno su un bus carico di pendolari
With eight minutes left and Syracuse comfortably ahead of Georgetown, the manager of the Carrier Dome came tapping on the shoulders of the reporters seated by the court.
Should parents talk to their dying children about death? A Swedish study found that parents whose children died of cancer had no regrets about talking to them about death, while some who didn&#39;t do so were sorry later.
German second division side Alemannia Aachen progressed to the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup after a 2-0 win against AEK Athens in Group H. Aachen had gone into Wednesday
Majority Democrats in the Senate are forcing their Republican colleagues on the record about whether embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should keep his job.
Insisting that Tehran's nuclear program is peaceful, Iran's foreign minister reiterated Tuesday that Iran would retaliate to any Israeli strike against its nuclear facilities.
Pfizer reaffirmed its commitment today to Celebrex, its blockbuster prescription medication for pain and inflammation from arthritis, despite a disclosure last week that the drug had increased
NEW YORK - Clearly, these two teams are constitutionally incapable of just playing baseball games.
Is this true? Do we believe this? These questions \u00e2\u0080\u0094 constantly asked by actors about their own performances and those of their colleagues \u00e2\u0080\u0094 should apply across the board in the arts.
While Democrats placed their emphasis on the state's urban centers, the Republicans racked up votes in suburban and rural areas.
Rivals of Microsoft are charging that the new Vista operating system is the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s effort to extend its monopoly to the Internet.
It may look like a simple video game, but Scott Hamel is moving colored squares on a computer screen without touching any controls, without moving at all.
Ukrainian former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko casts his ballot as his daughter Sofia, bottom right, looks on at a polling station in Kiev, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
While the rest of the world is madly dashing around doing holiday shopping, I am up a tree. An olive tree, to be exact. I work the annual harvest.
Despite the continuing controversies over John Kerry and President Bush&#39;s Vietnam-era military service -- inflamed further because of the Dan Rather report on &#39;&#39;60 Minutes&#39;&#39; on Bush&#39;s time in the National Guard -- one unanswered question is why George W
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Crude oil futures may rise next week as temperatures plunge in the US and Europe, boosting demand for heating oil, and refiners stock up before OPEC&#39;s planned production cut, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts shows.
President Bush prepared to take the  oath of office for a second term on Thursday and will tell  Americans \
Collard greens and black-eyed peas, a New Year\u00c2\u0092s tradition, on a chef\u00c2\u0092s site; Virtual-Bubblewrap.com lets you punch holes with your mouse; KnowItAllVideo.com, where amateur instructional videos are posted and rated.
England&#39;s tour to Zimbabwe next month looks certain to go ahead after an inquiry found no evidence of racism within the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.
Travel information on everyone who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying
President Roh Moo-hyun will have a summit meeting with US President George W. Bush in Santiago on the morning of November 30 (local time) during his official visit to Chile in order to participate in the summit meeting of APEC economic leaders.
BEA's chief technology officer favors a \
Fueled by piping-hot Mac sales, Apple reports the best quarterly performance in the company's history.
The Labor Department reports the unemployment numbers for August at 8:30 am EDT Friday. Economists look for a stronger increase in August payrolls than in the prior two months and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged.
Amazon is selling the folding Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard, which works with most PDAs and smartphones, for just $29.99 shipped. Regular price: $149.99.
Jon Gruden can understand why Tampa Bay fans are talking about Chris Simms.
VALDARO, Italy  - Italy won't split up its Stone Age \
Voters in Hartlepool are taking part in a by-election to elect a new MP to replace  Peter Mandelson.
Yukos&#39; main shareholder has filed a legal complaint to prevent the Russian government selling off the oil giant&#39;s main production unit, reports say.
Since its debut in 2001 as an XBox launch title, Halo has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. In doing so, it has received critical acclaim from reviewers and avid gamers alike.
Johnnie Bettis, the father of retired NFL running back Jerome Bettis, dies Tuesday at a suburban Detroit hospital of an apparent heart attack.
Despite vociferous opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet proposed legislation Friday giving homosexuals the right to marry and adopt children.
Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.
NEW YORK  - After an ER visit for asthma, a  single steroid shot is just as good as an 8-day course of  steroid pills at preventing a disease relapse, new research  suggests. The authors believe that the shot might be  particularly useful for patients who have difficulty taking the  pills as prescribed.
Bode Miller sees his hopes of a combined title defense end when he loses a ski in the downhill part of the event at the world championships.
Jose Ramos-Horta undergoes surgery at Australian military base after rebels shoot him in the stomach
ROSTOCK, Germany  - German police clashed with hundreds of protesters in the port of Rostock on Saturday following a much larger peaceful demonstration against next week's Group of Eight summit in a nearby Baltic resort.
Wall Street pulled back yet again after a Federal Reserve official suggested that rising inflation could prevent the central bank from making further interest rate cuts.
The judge in the Michael Jackson  child molestation case has given the star permission to make a  televised statement responding to leaks of potentially damaging  grand jury testimony given by his teen-age boy accuser.
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After the Boston Red Sox beat New York on Friday night, the Yankee lead over the Sox was cut to just two and a half games. However, New York padded that lead by two more games with a pair of lopsided victories
Instead of a Barry Bonds splash shot, the defining hit at Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s All-Star game was Ichiro Suzuki\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inside-the-park home run, the first in the game\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history.
Injuries again kept Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair and running back Chris Brown out of practice Friday, casting doubt on their availability Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  crushed Switzerland's Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-1, 6-3, in the  first round of the Hansol Korea Open WTA event on Tuesday.
Lewis Hamilton si accontenta del secondo posto raccolto a Montecarlo, quinto podio consecutivo. Il b...
A bomb killed 34 people in Baghdad's   Sadr City Shi'ite slum on Saturday as Iraq's minority Sunnis   began the fasting month of Ramadan, which U.S. commanders said   might see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.
Japan's agriculture minister resigns after only a week in office, in another blow for PM Shinzo Abe.
Kilkenny, Ireland - British Open champion Todd Hamilton eyed another million dollar pay-day after shooting a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the $7m WGC American Express Championship here on Thursday.
Lambasted as antiquated and anti-democratic, the Electoral College that decides the US presidency has survived for centuries as an unmovable albeit creaky pillar of the American political system.
Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain warned Sudan on Wednesday that the international community would not rest until violence was ended in Western Darfur and a comprehensive
By Joe Orso, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 26--A weekend storm dropped as much as 29.5 inches of snow on the Coulee Region during the weekend.   In La Crosse, 20 inches fell between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m.
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Under investigation for stock options backdating, the computer chip maker discovered more irregularities that will double its expenses.
Lawyers for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge on Monday to order attorneys for a Colorado woman who has sued him for rape not to ask the Los Angeles Laker about his sexual past.
The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant.
Andy Roddick was more than happy to trade souvenir pins with fellow athletes in the Olympic Village in Athens last week -- his US Open title, however, will not be given up without a fight.
Hollywood unions have stepped into the fray over \
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FARMINGTON, United States : World golf number one Vijay Singh, a seven-time winner this year, will not have second-ranked Tiger Woods to overcome here this weekend when he goes for his third PGA victory in a row.
Facebook terminated the account of conservative blogger Jon Swift because he uses a pseudonym, not a real name. But after pressure from A-list bloggers, the social network reconsidered and reinstated Swift's account.
More than 100,000 demonstrators marched past a heavily fortified Republican convention hall on Sunday, chanting denunciations of the administration and the war in Iraq as delegates flocked to the city to nominate President Bush for four more years in the White House.
HANOI : Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi on Wednesday ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.
Nevada moderate Harry Reid was elected by Senate Democrats on Tuesday to lead their battered party and immediately warned Republicans he could either dance with them or fight them.
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Hasbro Inc on Wednesday said it signed  a six-year deal with Universal Pictures for the film company to  make at least four movies based on well-known games like  Monopoly, Battleship, Candy Land and Ouija.
Federal prosecutors and the S.E.C. are investigating Merck in connection with its recalled pain reliever, Vioxx.
Robinson Cano clubbed two homers and Chien-Ming Wang pitched one-hit ball over seven innings on Thursday to lead the New York Yankees to a 5-0 win over the Boston Red Sox and a three-game series sweep.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. 29, 2004 - Many of Florida&#39;s beaches have taken on a different look after this year&#39;s parade of hurricanes finished shifting, eroding or completely relocating tons of sand.
Hewlett-Packard will shell out $16.1 billion for chips in 2005, but Dell's wallet is wide open too.
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Slovakia has done more than any other country to improve its business environment in the past year.
Konkona Sen Sharma is really going places. After taking the elusive Tabu's place in Zoya Akhtar's directorial debut Luck By Chance, Konkona is treading into Tabu's territory once again. She will play a small but vital part in Mira Nair's Shantaram.
Tim Wakefield is finally going to get a chance to start a playoff game &#151; and it's a big one.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in Paris, condemned Monday a suicide bombing which killed three civilians and the bomber in Tel Aviv, his senior advisor Nabil Abu Rudeina said.
For Norm Roberts, the basketball coach at St. John's, one of his first rules was a simple one: Don't talk about the past.
President George W. Bush on Friday tried to calm financial market turmoil from the credit crisis by announcing proposals intended to prevent homeowners from defaulting on risky mortgages.
Europe&#39;s biggest dairy company, Arla Foods amba, will merge with Netherlands-based Campina, the companies said Wednesday, in an effort to protect themselves from dropping milk prices.
European Union foreign ministers ended talks late Sunday aimed at overcoming major obstacles to a new treaty of reforms, without making any clear breakthrough.
Chemical maker Basell said on Tuesday it would buy Lyondell Chemical Co.  for about $12.14 billion, giving it access to Lyondell's commodity assets and refining capacity.
A report released recently by the National Audubon Society indicates a number of bird species are decreasing in number all over the country.
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Nursing home residents who take daily doses of vitamin E appear to be less likely to develop certain respiratory infections, a new study finds.    The protective effect was most pronounced with upper respiratory infections, such as the common cold...
Final details need to be worked out, but it appears Lightning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin will return to his native Russia to play during the NHL lockout.
The Christian leaders of Ukraine have joined in an appeal to President Leonid Kuchma to restore stability in that country, saying that Kuchma's inability to manage the current political crisis \
An investigation into the insurance business is expanding, investigators said yesterday, as Eliot Spitzer, the New York attorney general, increasingly turns his attention to whether American
As of November, 4.1 million Americans have bought Halo 3 -- more than half of the current 7.9 million Xbox 360 owners in the United States.
CHELSEA moved five points clear at the top of Group H last night, continuing their 100 per cent record in the Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win over CSKA Moscow.
China ordered banks to put aside more money as reserves for the seventh time this year to cool lending and investment after inflation accelerated to a 10-year high.
NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.
PENSACOLA, Fla. Sept. 19, 2004 - President Bush on Sunday got a firsthand look at Hurricane Ivan&#39;s devastation during his third trip to Florida to assess the damage from this summer&#39;s fierce storms in the South.
Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage, the U.K.'s The Sun newspaper reports, quoting a rep for the British pop star.  According to the rep's statement, \
The list of horrors allegedly endured by a woman at the hands of six people in a remote trailer grew during the suspects' court hearings
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy launches an attack on Tony Blair, as his party's conference gets underway in Bournemouth.
Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich, who once played a college game in such pain from a leg injury that his teammates had to carry him to the line of scrimmage after a play, may not have
October 17, 2004 -- KINGSTON, NY - An autopsy on one of five Ulster County residents believed to have died from the brain disorder Creutzfeldt-Jakob&#39;s disease found the disease was not present in the woman&#39;s brain, her grieving father has revealed.
MIAMI  - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after hurricane Charley's rampage.
Q A couple of times in the past month, my e-mail address has been hijacked and used to send out spam. One day, I opened my mail to see more than 100 returned messages, all of which were using my e-mail to send spam! How can I prevent this?
A man who as a boy accused Michael Jackson of molesting him and got a $20 million settlement from the pop singer now has won a ruling that could bring a trial on a claim he was attacked by his own father.
The death toll from twin car bomb attacks in Algeria rose to at least 34 Thursday, including 11 UN staff, officials said, after more bodies were recovered from the ruins of the UN offices.
GAUHATI, India - Two powerful bombs exploded minutes apart at a crowded railway station and a market in India&#39;s northeastern state of Nagaland today, killing at least 26 people and injuring 84, the state government head said.
By Bill Keveney  ABC suddenly has a strong pulse on Thursday thanks to the medical team at Grey's Anatomy.  TV's top buzz show, transplanted from Sunday to Thursday, attracted 25.4 million viewers, beating last year's No.
They marched into enemy territory and swiped 2 points from a first-place team. Their netminder allowed only one goal. They scored three times in the first 20 minutes when they came into the night averaging 1.3 first-period goals per game.
The company has changed its strategy in an effort to dominate the newest generation of video game consoles.
The atomic reactor Russia is building   for Iran at Bushehr is scheduled to start up in September next   year, Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russia's atomic energy agency,   said on Friday.
John W. Warner of Virginia said include whether suspects can be excluded from their trials and what types of evidence would be admissible.
military judge yesterday set a Jan. 17 trial date for the court-martial of Pfc. Lynndie R. England, who became the face of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in photographs that were beamed
Kosovo lawmakers yesterday elected a former rebel commander to be the prime minister even though he was recently questioned by UN war crimes investigators.
Democrat John Edwards on Friday released a plan he said would demand corporate responsibility, including limits on executive compensation packages and requirements that big businesses operate more openly.
Russia is against bringing up Iran's nuclear program at the UN Security Council and thinks the issue should be handled by the body's nuclear watchdog.
A woman has been indicted on charges alleging she had three large trees up to a century old cut down on sensitive federal land near Lake Tahoe to improve her view, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Australia and Pakistan have both delayed naming their teams for the first test starting in Perth on Thursday as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war.
Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-4, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg International.
The oil company said net income rose to $4.37 billion as record oil prices outweighed lower profits from gasoline production.
Nearly 40 years after US and Soviet space probes orbited the moon, the European Space Agency has put its own satellite into lunar orbit.
An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for
A pregnant HIV-positive woman was   forced to abort her own fetus after staff in a hospital in   eastern India refused to help her, officials said on Monday.
Mike Huckabee's recent refrain about believing in miracles makes the ordained Baptist minister appear almost prophetic.
BHOPAL, India  - Police in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh recovered 390 pieces of bones of newly born babies or fetuses from the backyard of a Christian missionary hospital, officials and media reports said on Sunday.
Every six hours, a woman is killed by a husband or boyfriend, reports Amnesty International. How one counselor makes a difference.
Bad guys use sophisticated testing to create malware that can evade even the best security programs.
Microsoft Corp. changed course on an update to Office 2003 that blocked certain older file types from opening, after receiving a flurry of criticism from users and online publications.
Indian police say they have made the first arrests in connection with the bombing of a train to Pakistan.
SANTA CLARITA -- College of the Canyons will offer free computer classes for beginners Fridays and Saturdays starting June 8.  The classes will be part of the Emeritus College program, designed for senior citizens but open to all.
Jared White has released the latest Developer Preview of his application framework for PHP 5 - Willowgarden DP2.   I'm so pleased to announce that Developer Preview 2 is ready. This is where the project is really starting to solidify and settle into a cohesive whole that can be used for hands-on development. I've been working on several Web site and applications using the DP2 codebase, and it has made my life as a PHP developer so much more fun than the bad old days of cobbling together scripts nearly from scratch.   A new wiki for the project has also been launched with content already being added - a User Guide and areas for tutorials and howtos. Jared also puts a call out to PHP 5 developers out there looking for something to get involved with to take a good look at the Willowgarden project and send him an email (\
In a will signed on  July 30, 2001, former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith left  her estate to her late son, Daniel, and appointed her lawyer  and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, as the trustee.
Verizon Wireless plans to expand its wireless high-speed data network into 14 additional cities, including New York and Los Angeles.
The train is becoming an attractive option for business travelers in Europe.
Police in the north-east of England and Amsterdam close one of the world's biggest sources of illegal music.
After mysteriously disappearing for an entire week, Paris Hilton's pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has been safely returned. Lately, Hilton has had a series of bad luck spells after her home was burglarized and with the disappearance of Tinkerbell. A...
President George W. Bush on Monday spared former White House aide Lewis \
Five Western governors agreed yesterday on a plan to cut their states' emissions of gases linked to global warming and to establish a regional carbon-trading system, though they stopped short of saying how drastically they will seek to reduce greenhouse gases.
Returns of products that do not work like consumers believe they should is costing manufacturers, communication carriers and electronics retailers almost $14 billion a year in the United States.
Comment is free: Michael Tomasky: Whichever candidates the voters nominate, the choice before Americans in November 2008 will be stark indeed
The Cassini spacecraft is set to reveal the closest views yet of Saturn's moon Titan, when it makes a close pass of the satellite on Tuesday.
Brad Pitt says fatherhood is lots of fun and not bad for his work either, although forget about sleeping.
Backers of a Philadelphia Wi-Fi project are worried that a bill going through the state legislature would spike a plan to blanket the city with free or inexpensive wireless access. [Broadband Blog]
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates took the stage of the IT Forum in Copenhagen Tuesday to introduce a handful of tools and a hatful of promises designed to offer relief from managing complex, distributed systems.
Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs will announce his retirement from international football with Wales on Wednesday.
Leak casts light on controversial tactics that may have been employed by the anti-piracy company.
JANESVILLE, Wisconsin, Sept 24  - US President George W. Bush accused Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry of turning his back on Iraq by doubting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawis&#39; upbeat forecasts for his country.
Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters marched in the Gaza Strip on Friday to show their backing for the militant group, even as its efforts to form a national unity government appeared stalled.
Shiite militiamen loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad&#39;s sprawling Sadr City slum
A 240 million US dollars (\u00c2\u00a3126.75 million) investment by budget airline Ryanair in the west of Ireland sticks two fingers up to the doom-mongers who said Shannon Airport would not work, it was claimed tonight.
LONDON: Beleaguered British Home Secretary David Blunkett faces damaging new claims he fast-tracked a second visa for his lover&#39;s nanny to visit a sister in Austria.
When scoring dynamo Gilbert Arenas\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0attempts to shoot his way out of a dry spell as he did Tuesday in Dallas, the Wizards' offense tends to stall.
A senator from Mexico's ruling party on Wednesday proposed talks with the leftist rebel group Popular Revolutionary Army, or EPR, which bombed fuel pipelines last week.
Tottenham boss Juande Ramos says it would take a fee of more than \u00c2\u00a330m to tempt the club into selling star striker Dimitar Berbatov.
British singer Rod Stewart's son Sean pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to throwing a brick at a car outside a Hollywood party in April.
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Due to serious health concerns, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled the popular injectable heartworm medicine called ProHeart 6. The FDA says the product was recalled because of adverse reaction reports associated with the product.
Drugmaker Novartis reports a rise in 2004 earnings and forecasts record sales for this year.
The ongoing 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress will seek for an ambitious balance between human existence and natural conservation, the official Thai News Agency reported here on Thursday.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Iowa's religious conservatives, a powerful force in Republican presidential politics for two decades, could be kingmakers again in 2008 -- but it is unclear which candidate will win their support.
El-Gordo is back, and township police don't want anyone falling prey to the Spanish lottery scam.
Gunmen barged into a bar in central Mexico early Wednesday and tossed five human heads on the dance floor, Mexican media reported. A group of heavily armed men shot their guns in the air as they entered a bar in Uruapan in central Michoacan state at about 1:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. EDT)and ordered patrons to the ground before tossing the heads in plastic bags onto the center of the dance floor, according to reports.
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LOS ANGELES  - On the face of it, Hollywood is getting more mature. This year's Academy Awards race for best actress includes three performers -- Helen Mirren, Judi Dench and Meryl Streep -- at the top of their game. Refusing to rest on his laurels, Peter O'Toole is back with \
Police in the Australian city of Brisbane have arrested an eighth suspect in connection with a series of failed car bombings in Britain, a senior politician said Tuesday.
THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Ignoring a sore back, Tiger Woods birdied his first two holes Thursday at the American Express Championship.
CHICAGO, Aug 17  - BJ&#39;s Wholesale Club Inc. (BJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said credit card issuers want the retailer to reimburse them for up to $16 million in fraudulent credit card charges and other costs stemming from a possible ...
One of only 17 existing copies of the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English royal manuscript setting out the rights of man, sold at auction at Sotheby's in New York Tuesday for 21.3 million dollars.
Reserves nuclear option Universal Music Group (UMG) has responded to yesterday's report in the New York Times by declaring that it will continue to supply its catalog to Apple's iTunes store. It'll just do so on new terms, far more flexible than it previously enjoyed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pubs and hotels group Whitbread today unveiled an \u00c2\u00a3800 million asset disposal programme and plans to quit its London head office.
Workers in the public and private sectors voted Thursday to back the creation of the nation's biggest single trade union, which will end up representing about two million employees.
The EU, United Nations and G8 president  Germany urged U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday to help  strike a U.N. deal to combat climate change at a summit of  major powers this week and not to pursue rival proposals.
At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.
ATHENS - So now it&#39;s official. Right there in black and white and bronze. Well, maybe not even bronze. But the facts of life are now stark and simple for US men&#39;s basketball in the Olympics.
An invasive  ladybird which kills off other insects is widespread in the UK,  an expert says.
The United States has told China to get serious about relaxing the restraints on financial information providers in a letter that could represent a final warning before the U.S. asks the WTO to intervene in the matter, the Associated Press learned Wednesday.
Several critics are tipping a  hard-hitting Romanian picture to walk away with the coveted  Palme d&#39;Or at Sunday&#39;s Cannes Film Festival awards although  most say this year&#39;s race is tough to call.
FALLUJAH, Iraq : The US military said it had launched two air raids overnight on the rebel-held Iraqi flashpoint town of Fallujah, but it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Foreign ministers from the Arab world met with leaders from the West on Saturday at a conference dedicated to advancing political change in this region.
A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.
Every morning a mild-mannered British servant catches his commuter train to London, whips open his laptop and helps change the way people travel around the world.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
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The U.S. military will keep a 'significant' troop presence in Germany and even expand some bases, a senior U.S. commander said Thursday, despite the planned withdrawal of two Cold War-era divisions over the ...
L'austriaco Andreas Zuber ha vinto la nona gara stagionale della GP2 disputata a Silverstone. Zuber...
Researchers studying Swedish men say  they have uncovered five genes responsible for nearly half of  all cases of prostate cancer in that country and said their  findings might lead to a better test for the disease.
Yahoo is making APIs available to developers who want to build applications for its new Panama search ad platform.
Tony Blair is due to attend a conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday amid resurgent speculation that the former British prime minister could fill the future post of EU president.
SANTIAGO, Nov 21  - US President George W. Bush on Sunday welcomed newly scheduled Iraq elections and a deal to shave billions of dollars off the war-torn country&#39;s debt, calling on all creditors to follow suit.
MILANO - Adriano e Toni, Toni e Adriano: se non avessero segnato loro, sarebbe finita zero a zero. Un palo per parte (Brienza e lo stesso Adriano) parecchie emozioni, un Palermo all&#39;altezza dell&#39;Inter che
Consumer advocates are turning their attention to scam artists who market computers to people with low incomes or bad credit.
DaimlerChrysler AG, the world's largest truck maker, is preparing to lay off 4,000 workers in North America because it expects sales to slump next year.
Five people were dead and four still missing on Sunday as Japan began a clean up after the most powerful typhoon in a decade hit the Tokyo region.
'I bancomat devono indicare i costi aggiunti'
Andy Roddick and Marat Safin sprinkled a little stardust over the Paris Masters overnight, as the American and Russian crowd-pullers both raced into the third round.
News Corp Chief Executive Rupert  Murdoch said on Tuesday that he was leaning toward making the  online Wall Street Journal free, but had made no decision yet.
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Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  does not plan to bail out the second of two struggling hedge funds -- citing stabilizing markets -- but the subprime loan woes that brought the funds down continue to rattle investors.
Il premier torna ad affondare i colpi. In una letteraal convegno di Liberal: &quot;Sono contro la nazione e la bandiera&quot;                                          Berlusconi attacca la sinistra &quot;Lo dico chiaro, io sono il bene&quot;                                                                                  Poi spazia: &quot;Arrogante chi dice che l&apos;embrione non \u00c3\u00a8 vita&quot;&quot;Nella prossima legislatura cambieremo la legge elettorale&quot;
A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists said.
Justin Rascati completed 19 of 28 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns, including a game-winning 23-yarder to D.D. Boxley with 47 seconds remaining, as James Madison stayed undefeated in the Atlantic 10 with a 24-20 victory over Maine at Orono yesterday.
The country's development incentives draw Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Nokia Siemens, and Sprint Nextel.
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Roger Federer and Andre  Agassi set-up a tantalizing quarter-final showdown between the  current and former world No. 1's after they both emerged  victorious at the Australian Open Sunday.
The great-great-grandson of Germany&#39;s  Iron Chancellor Otto von Bismarck has been found dead in his  central London apartment, police said on Wednesday.
Per Luciano Spalletti non ci sono problemi sul rinnovo di contratto con la Roma: ''E' come se avessi...
Altra strage a Baghdad, almeno 9 morti e oltre 25 feriti
Business & money: Jon Robins on the credit reference error that linked an innocent Briton to a wanted man.
Aug. 18, 2004 - The number of tumor cells in the blood of women with advanced-stage breast cancer predicts the success of their treatment, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Two car bombs wounded American and Iraqi troops west of the capital Sunday and a few hours later the U.S. military announced the arrest of a senior Iraqi National Guard commander on suspicion of ties to insurgents, underscoring the challenges to building a strong Iraq security service capable of restoring stability.
Desperate for a cure for fat, consumers have purchased more than two million starter packages of the new weight-loss product Alli since it launched four months ago.
Intel's plain-spoken CEO  has a message for the nation: If you want to stay on top, it's time to rev up your competitive metabolism.
Initial impressions from the NFL's  first regular season game in London have been very positive and  the league is looking to stage more games in the United  Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Mexico.
BRITAIN could be sitting on a CJD timebomb because thousands of people might be carrying the fatal brain disease without knowing it.
European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, but the Turkish premier said more talks were needed &#151; presumably over the divided island of Cyprus &#151; before he could accept the offer.
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BAR-Honda won a contract dispute Wednesday to keep Jenson Button as its driver for next season. Button drove for BAR-Honda this season, but said several months ago he had signed a contract to join Williams-BMW for 2005.
Rapper DMX was arrested for allegedly driving more than 100 mph on a highway in upstate New York, a week after he pleaded guilty to driving through an airport parking gate while on drugs.
 boosts demand for pet rats
One more thing: nothing Macworld 2008 Is Steve Jobs losing his mojo? Almost speechless by the end of his Macworld keynote, the Apple chief executive's \
Join the Paris morning rush and it's easy to get the impression that newspapers here are doing just fine. Across the French capital, subway riders leaf through the headlines as they hurtle toward the city center.
Canadian Defense Minister Bill Graham raised the possibility Monday that the controversial submarine program could be abandoned in the wake of a submarine tragedy, according to a Canadian Press report.
Stock markets around the world plummeted today, as a financial crisis that began in the market for U.S. home mortgages spread to almost all corners of the global economy.
Last Sunday night, the New England Patriots were locked in pitched battle with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the top seeding in the American Football Conference playoffs, home-field advantage and, at the very least, a first-round bye.
TORONTO -- Ontario hospitals will get $60 million to begin much-needed repairs and renovations, Health Minister George Smitherman said Friday.
A Japanese scientist who invented a sustainable form of light is awarded the Millennium Technology Prize.
A Pakistani express train derailed early Wednesday morning, killing at least 37 people and injuring at least 135 others, police said.
Sherron Collins scores 20 points and No. 2 Kansas rallies after another hot start by Texas' Kevin Durant to beat the 15th-ranked Longhorns 88-84 in overtime Sunday and claim their second straight Big 12 title.
Insurance giant Swiss Re sells off 'the Gherkin' its landmark building in the heart of the UK financial district for \u00c2\u00a3600m.
Czech composer Petr Eben, whose wide variety of music has been performed around the globe, has died. He was 78.
Are you feeling screwed, blued and tattooed because the man slipped it to you? Like, stay loose, hit the pad and share a thumb with your pash. Huh?
Three watercolours by JMW Turner are to be exhibited together in an attempt to stop one leaving the country.
The former Manchester United star has been handed a three-match ban and a \u00c2\u00a310,000 fine for his bust-up with West Bromwich Albion defender Neil Clement last month.
Thailand&#39;s deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is nearing a deal to buy the English Premier League club Manchester City, his lawyer said Monday.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad on Tuesday killed four guardsmen and wounded 80 others, the U.S. military said...
Blog: A U.N. report says wind is No. 1 among alternative energy investments.
The United States must take a more active role to prevent the peace process in northern Uganda from disintegrating, a panel of experts said Thursday.
China sought to assure its trade partners on Thursday that its food products were safe, after the United States called Chinese food exports a \
Some office workers refuse to enter high-rise buildings in Nairobi after a series of tremors despite reassurances.
Jessica Simpson was named in a lawsuit by a California cosmetics company that claims it hasn't received all of the &#36;1 million in products it supplied for the \
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 2 -- The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday night demanding that all foreign forces in Lebanon, including 20,000 Syrian troops, \
MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers, many of them family and friends of the tour company owner...
A POLISH doctor claims that his 30-year career was tarnished in a few days after being sacked as a locum consultant at a Highland hospital.
As of Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, at least 3,895 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,171 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
SPENCER, Iowa -- The tiny jail here has housed many a typical small-town Iowa criminal since its bricks were laid in 1938 -- drunk drivers, drug abusers, the occasional thief. These days, though, Sheriff Randy Krukow walks the cell row and behind the bars sees a new kind of increasingly typical l...
US sprinter Marion Jones gets a six-month jail term for lying about steroid use and her role in a drugs fraud case.
Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s credit rating was cut by Fitch Ratings on Monday to BBB-, one notch above junk status, a few days after the retailer trimmed its 2004 earnings outlook.
The Electronic Data Systems contract to manage the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Intranet has been plagued by problems and earlier this year prompted an inquiry from the SEC.
Frustrated U.S. Senate Democrats failed to pass legislation on Friday to force a troop pullout from Iraq in nine months, capping a week of defeats that reinforced the chamber's divide over the war.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said troops will be ordered to shoot anyone trying to disrupt general elections due on February 18.
Pfizer is a good company, but a bad stock for 2008.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich acknowledged he was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.
Russian billionaire Boris Zingarevich plans to buy 40 percent of English Premier League soccer club Everton for 20 million pounds ($36 million), the Sunday Times reported, citing an `agent&#39; involved in the talks.
Banking group HBOS yesterday criticised European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti for appearing to welcome the \u00c2\u00a38.8 billion takeover of Abbey National
I.B.M. is in discussions to sell its PC business to Lenovo, the largest maker of PC's in China - a burgeoning market that Hewlett-Packard and Dell covet.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - California rock band Incubus earned its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, though sales were less than half those of its previous release.
Days after Google acted to thwart the Santy worm, security firms warned that variants have begun to spread using both Google and other search engines.
Beer money for Arrington Comment Long before he was stroking our collective Web 2.0 consciousness, Michael Arrington, a Young Republican-type of guy from an affluent part of Orange County, studied economics at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California, and generally enjoyed the life of the beer-swilling collegian that many of us led. I know this because I lived down the hallway from the future TechCrunch founder, and did a fair amount of drinking myself at the same college parties.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The BBC's Mike Baker asks what exactly specialist school are and how they can raise overall standards.
The early success of \u00e2\u0080\u009cTMZ,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a new syndicated TV show based on the popular Web site of the same name, shows just how valuable the celebrity news niche has become.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing enforcement actions against three US stock exchanges -- and possibly the head of one of them -- over charges that in-house regulators failed to adequately enforce their own rules
Disposing of a constitutional challenge to the federal sentencing system, the Supreme Court has set up an anticipated fight in Congress over how judges punish convicted criminals.
LEUVEN, Belgium, June 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Option (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that its GlobeSurfer(R) ICON HSUPA USB modems are playing an important role in the preparations for the commercial launch of HSUPA by KTF in Korea.
Texas Instruments Inc.  kept the midpoints of its quarterly profit and revenue forecast unchanged on Monday, disappointing investors who had hoped for an improvement in the chipmaker's outlook.
Bank of America Corp. said yesterday it will eliminate 4,500 more jobs as it absorbs the operations of FleetBoston Financial Corp.
LIMA, Peru  - The leader of a 200-strong armed  group that killed four policemen and seized a police station  and part of a southern Peruvian town, to demand the resignation  of President Alejandro Toledo, said it would hand over its  weapons on Monday.
SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush sealed a deal with Brazil on Friday morning intended to promote international production of ethanol, opening a six-day tour of Latin America dedicated to renewing U.S. commitment to a region that has become estranged from Washington in recent years.
As space shuttle Atlantis crew members continued their return trip to Earth on Wednesday, they waited for results of a final inspection of the spacecraft to make sure its heat shield was in good shape.

Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group are teaming up to launch a new firm to manage how the two major recording companies track artists' music royalties.
Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a coordinated ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said, making it one of the single deadliest attacks against American forces in months.
DENVER - A Pentagon report critical of the role of commanders at the Air Force Academy was blasted as inadequate by at least one former cadet who claims she was raped by a classmate.
The Internal Revenue Service has banned a year-end investment strategy used to get around the so-called wash sale rules on harvesting tax losses.
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that change in the government would auger well to strengthen democracy and improve the much-needed good governance in the country.
Pentax Corp., the Japanese camera giant, last month paid $48 million for Microline Inc., the Beverly manufacturer of surgical specialties. Fumio Urano , Pentax's president and chief executive, and Ikuzo Okamoto, head of its North American Life Care business, spoke with Globe staff reporter Jeffrey Krasner during a recent visit to Boston.
Ahead of talks with unions aimed at stopping a series of strikes, the Royal Mail says its pay offer is final.
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HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Georgia defensive end David  Pollack was named the winner of the Lombardi Award as the  nation's top college lineman.
With one federal approval received yesterday and another coming as soon as today, Cingular Wireless is finally poised to complete its $41 billion takeover of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
After two frustrating weeks of glitches and delays, the US space shuttle Atlantis finally blasts off from Florida.
MALABO, Aug 23  - Equatorial Guinea&#39;s attorney general said Monday he will call for the death penalty for South African Nick Du Toit, accused of leading a group of alleged mercenaries who plotted to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Adolf Hitler spent years evading taxes and owed German authorities 405,000 Reichsmarks -- equivalent to $8 million (4.1 million pounds) today -- by the time his tax debts were forgiven soon after he took power, ...
McDonald's Corp  is set to  launch coffee bars with \
VANCOUVER, WASH. - An area on the floor of Mount St. Helens continues to bulge, a sign that magma continues to push up inside the volcano.
New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi will be kept off the roster for the playoff series against the Minnesota Twins. The best-of-five series begins Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
Florence, Renaissance city of art and history, is trying to clean up its streets by cracking down on squeegee men, saying they were causing \
When Lecce sold their prolific Uruguayan striker Ernesto Chevanton to French club Monaco in the close-season, many pundits added the southern club to the list of favourites for relegation.
George Kottaras expects perfection from himself. That's not surprising. \
Canadian stocks advanced, paced by gold miners including Barrick Gold Corp. and Meridian Gold Inc., as the price of bullion rose. The Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s/TSX Composite Index added 21.03

British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced  further pressure on Friday to quit sooner rather than later  after he confirmed he would stand down within 12 months but  refused to set a precise date for his departure.
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Despite Apple's best efforts, hackers find ways to load custom ringtones onto the iPhone without buying them from the iTunes store. Though Apple updates its iTunes software to block loopholes, hackers stay one step ahead. Show us what you've got, in this How To Wiki for new and interesting hacks.
Retail chains from discounters like Kmart to department stores like Sears are under renewed scrutiny, not so much for what they sell as for the ground they stand on.
Australia&#39;s conservative prime minister, John Howard, is celebrating a decisive victory over the Labor Party in general elections.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections was granted bond at her first court appearance in Florida on Tuesday.
A longstanding controversy over the nine-hole Needham Golf Club is simmering again after club officials announced plans to seek a 20-year lease on the picturesque 58 acres of town-owned property.
China's National Development and Reform Commission is holding public hearings to consider proposed mobile roaming plans.
As the writers' strike enters its fourth month, six scribes explore a different medium.
Fujitsu, Japan&#39;s biggest computer manufacturer, have joined hands with Cisco to produce high-end routers and switches for the Japanese market.
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his hot  start to the 2004-05 campaign with a career-high 37 points, as  the Miami Heat improved to 3-0 on the young season with a  118-106 win over the Washington Wizards.
A judge Tuesday tossed out a legal challenge aimed at blocking Nevada's five electoral votes from being cast next month for President Bush. In election challenges in two other states, a recount was sought and another was ended.
ALTA BADIA, Italy  - France's Stephane Tissot led after the first leg of a men's World Cup slalom on Monday, according to provisional timings.
Despite hot competition from ABC's \
Nepal's government pledges to tackle corruption as it emerges that five ex-prime ministers are under house arrest.
Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60&#39;s, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.
A shifting channel eroding the end of a beach may be helping the threatened Morris Island Lighthouse.
SEATTLE - The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night...
Clues point to the company developing a series of Web features -- including a Web browser. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Move over Bill Gates.
Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus said Saturday the prize has given momentum to his cherished program of helping the poor through small loans, bringing him flood of e-mails and invitations to meet with world ...Comment
Cuba is to close more than 100 factories for all of October as part of a plan to deal with power shortages.
American Bode Miller takes the opening World Cup downhill race of the season on Saturday, his first World Cup downhill victory of his career.
A health alert is declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia after an outbreak of dengue fever.
Astronauts stowed gear and battened   down the hatches on shuttle Atlantis on Thursday as they got   ready to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - Tiger Woods's presence at any golf tournament is a rubber-stamped guarantee to drive up the television ratings and this week's Deutsche Bank Championship outside Boston will be no exception.
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Net income for the second quarter climbed on solid sales of smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles and cost-cutting efforts.
Preliminary vote totals in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election appear to give transitional leader Hamid Karzai a numeric lock on the victory.
Four people are now known to have died in unrest over illegal shop closures in India's capital, Delhi, police say.

Some wildlife experts want to make the greater sage grouse an endangered species icon. Its Western habitat, unfortunately, is atop some of the nation's largest untapped natural gas fields.
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Jaguar car factory workers will be urged to fight the closure of the plant with a campaign which includes the threat of strike action.
This DIY center is still under construction.
or not airing \u00e2\u0080-he movie Saving Private Ryan could become a turning point in the battle over indecency on TV. Before the Thursday
Afghanistan&#39;s opium cultivation jumped 64 percent to a record 324,000 acres this year and drug exports now account for more than 60 percent of the economy, the United Nations drugs office said Thursday.
A cold front carrying heavy rain was forecast to sweep through the Northeast on Saturday, bringing the eastern third of the nation its first significant cold surge of the season.
(InfoWorld) - The Internet is a mirror of the population that uses it, said Google's vice president and chief Internet evangelist Vinton Cerf said in reference to the proliferation of fraud, social abuse, and other online crimes. \
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion on Tuesday in the biggest challenge yet to the Web search leader's strategy to dominate the online video market.
A French soldier and several Afghans are killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.
To the undefeated Patriots, losing in the playoffs would taint their magical season far more than the spying scandal that marred its beginning. It would ruin everything.
LONDON, Sept. 14 -- Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hezbollah of \
Britney Spears says she \
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John Howard to hand over Australian prime ministership if he wins next election
BAGHDAD, March 12 -- The armed men who entered a village in Diyala province Saturday after sunset seized the residents' weapons and made a request that turned out to be an ultimatum.
The British government says it will give at least \u00c2\u00a315m to help the victims of the Asian earthquake.
PGA Event: Travelers Championship. Schedule: Today-Sunday. Course: TPC River Highlands (6,844 yards, par 70) at Cromwell, Conn. Purse: $6 million. Winner's share: $1.08 million. Television: Golf Channel (today-tomorrow, 3-6 p.m., 8:30-11:30 p.m.) and Channel 4 (Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m.). Last year: J.J. Henry became the first Connecticut player to win the tournament, closing with a 67 for a three-stroke victory. Last ...
HAVING TO EARN A NEW contract might seem tough on a man with eight Premiership medals, but it is having the desired effect on Ryan Giggs.
Paul Hamm etched his name into the  record books as he became the first American man to win the  Olympic gymnastics all-round crown Wednesday.
Baikal Finance Group is a previously unknown entity, presumed by many to be a front for another bidder or bidders. Reports indicate it was recently registered at an address, said to be a grocers, in Tver, a city north of Moscow.
InfoWorld - IBM has offered to buy Telelogic, a Swedish developer of software development tools, in a cash deal valued at 5.2 billion Swedish krona, or about $745 million, the companies announced Monday.
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President Bush, joined by his wife, the vice president, Cabinet members, White House janitors, kitchen workers and groundskeepers, somberly marked the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The Ochs-Sulzberger family will not agree to scrap The New York Times Co.'s  dual-class share structure, which gives them more control of the newspaper publisher, Chief Executive Janet Robinson said on Wednesday.
It might have started with a bang, but O&#39;Reillygate is ending with a whimper. The lawyer for Fox News&#39; top talker, Bill O&#39;Reilly, has announced that a settlement has been reached with Andrea
If a movie wins a Golden Globe, but  there's no ceremony, does the prize still count?
Francesco Guidolin si augura che quanto successo a Catania serva a cambiare le cose nel mondo del ca...
Rescuers are anxious to discover the fate of 30,000 people unaccounted for in India&#39;s Andaman and Nicobar islands, as the nationwide death toll from weekend tidal waves reached nearly 7,000.
Britain's Defense Secretary Des Browne on Monday announced the deployment of 1,400 extra troops to Afghanistan to tackle a threatened Taliban spring offensive, days after Tony Blair announced a major withdrawal from Iraq.
Charles Duelfer, the chief of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG) -- the organization consisting of 1,400 British, U.S. and Australian military experts searching for Iraqi WMD -- announced that Iraq's nuclear program ...
A 9-year-old boy who nicknamed his brain tumor \
The nation set a record for wildfires this year and climate experts say 2006 will probably end as the third warmest year on record for the contiguous United States.
Dhruv Dhalla, 27, is a rising music composer.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is sure of  victory in his country's historic presidential poll, but the  result will not be announced for a day or so until the last few  ballot boxes are counted, an official said Monday.
SYDNEY -- Events kicked off today in Australia for the global Live Earth concert series, with laid-back rocker Jack Johnson and the revived 1980s pop group Crowded House topping the lineup.
The U.S. military reported three more combat deaths on Wednesday after the man tapped to take over command of U.S. forces in the Middle East said Americans may have to lower their expectations for Iraq.
The United Nations proposed the most sweeping changes in its history today, recommending the overhaul of its key decision-making organ, the Security Council, and suggesting
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Danish biotech Genmab A/S on Tuesday signed a deal worth up to $2.1 billion with pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC for the global commercialization of a leukemia treatment.
Barry Bonds hit one ball over the fence and another almost through it, yet the San Francisco Giants lost ground in the playoff races, falling to the Colorado Rockies 9-8 Wednesday night.
It&#39;s small, but it&#39;s fast, as NASA&#39;s unmanned &quot;scramjet&quot; proved Tuesday in a record-breaking demonstration above the Pacific Ocean.
The dreaded Northern Snakehead, a  voracious predator dubbed the \
Israeli forces thrust into the outskirts  of a refugee camp on Thursday, killing four Palestinians  including a 9-year-old boy, as the army tightened its grip on  parts of the northern Gaza Strip.
A plunge in construction spending threatens to drive the American economy into recession.
TAMPA, Florida  - Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden has been given a three-year contract extension after leading the team to its second divisional title in three years.
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Northern Arizona gave Arizona State a bit of a scare for three quarters. The 24th-ranked Sun Devils ended any ideas of an upset with an offensive surge in the last 15 minutes.
The US economy experienced another month of disappointing job growth in September, adding to the trend of lackluster hiring that has made this one of the weakest labor market recoveries in modern history.
Will Brown sign up to Blair's baby? The Office of Government Commerce has appealed against an order by the Information Tribunal that it must publish official documents that assess the justification for the government's identity card scheme.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush is creating a vast new marine sanctuary Thursday, extending stronger federal protections to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and its endangered monk seals, nesting green sea turtles and other rare species.
With diminishing fees and burdensome regulations showing no signs of abating, the world of alternative medical income is exploding
London - Marks and Spencer, the struggling British retailer, on Monday began buying back more than one quarter of its shares in the biggest tender offer ever seen in Britain.
Korean robotics researchers develop ghostly software agents that move from one droid to another, taking possession of their mechanical bodies long enough to perform a task, before vanishing into the ether. Quinn Norton reports from Daejeon, Korea.
US manufacturers want a US trade delegation to call on China to open its markets and reform its currency.
Two military transport planes landed at the Beirut airport on Friday, bringing foreign military aid to help the Lebanese army fight Islamic militants, security officials said.
When Louise Lombard landed a role as the new crime-scene investigator on \
The United States has asked a Muslim  separatist group in the Philippines to help security forces  track down radicals with links to a regional terror group, a  U.S. embassy spokesman said on Saturday.
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More than a dozen people implored the Maricopa County Board of Health on Monday to stop spraying Valley neighborhoods in its effort to stem the spread of West Nile virus.
Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, attempting to quell the latest furor plaguing the ruling camp ahead of an election this month.
The Queen records a special Christmas message to British troops and their families.
The world's biggest electronics firms are working on systems to stop digital content being pirated.
If a weekend signal is accurate, the most intriguing story has yet to happen. The nonmove? The Yankees will not even try to sign Carlos Beltran.
Newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc.  PTZ.N is considering a sale of the company that could attract  bids of up to $1.5 billion, sources familiar with the matter  said on Friday.
Two late goals from Arjen Robben and Joe Cole saw Premiership leaders Chelsea win 2-0 away at Fratton Park as Jose Mourinho's expensively-assembled side went eight points clear at the top of the table.
Apple confirmed Thursday plans to open two new retail stores in the UK. Apple&#39;s senior vice president of retail Ron Johnson confirmed the company&#39;s plans in a press event for the opening of Apple&#39;s first retail
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The dollar steadied half a cent above its record low against the euro on Tuesday, winning respite from recent heavy selling ahead of US trade data and a decision on US interest rates on Wednesday.
Microsoft Corp is talking to Facebook about buying a minority stake in the fast-growing online social network that could value the company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.
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Mass protests force the Russian cabinet to spend $3,7bn (\u00c2\u00a32bn) to soften the blow from benefits reform.
Replacement kit fraud A public sector computer technician from New Jersey has been arrested over allegations he took Cisco for $10m through a fraud that exploited the networking giant's programme for replacing broken or defective kit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Yvenson Bernard rushed for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Oregon State's 56-17 victory over outmatched Eastern Washington on Thursday night.
After 28 years hidden in the glare of his high-wattage father, the junior Donald Trump, it appears, is finally ready to live up to the famous name that is both a banner and a target.
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The African Union said on Monday it killed two civilians a day earlier in Sudan's Darfur region in self-defence after a crowd of protesters tried to storm a military base.
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It's not just in horseshoes that close counts. The same goes for Iowa's presidential caucuses.
The newspaper publisher Pulitzer is considering whether to sell, which could attract bids of up to $1.5 billion, bankers close to the negotiations said over the weekend.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged Non-Aligned Movement leaders to take a conciliatory tone as they work to counter terrorism, and try to keep the Mideast peace process on track.
TORONTO - Oil prices broke through another new record, passing the $54-per-barrel mark on Tuesday. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the price for the November contract for light sweet crude stood at $54.
Scientists develop a technique they hope will improve detection of mad cow disease (vCJD) in humans.
InfoWorld - The Liberty Alliance Project has published a document outlining the legal issues enterprises should consider when networking their Web applications and identity systems with those of other businesses.
A consortium led by Australia&#039;s  Macquarie Bank said it was still considering making a  counterbid for Associated British Ports despite a media report  that some members of the group had pulled out.
A Dutch report encourages doctors to report cases of child euthanasia without fear of prosecution.
BASILEA - I banchieri centrali continuano a dipingere, nonostante il caro-petrolio, uno scenario congiunturale improntato a un prudente ottimismo. Dopo le dichiarazioni rassicuranti sull&#39; andamento di Eurolandia
Shawn Marion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debut was strong. It just was not enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made a surprising visit to US soldiers deployed in the Iraqi city of Musul (Mosul). Rumsfeld arrived in Mosul early in the morning and visited a military hospital located
NO. 24 OHIO STATE 33, OKLAHOMA STATE 7: At San Antonio - Ted Ginn Jr. and Lydell Ross each ran for a touchdown and Justin Zwick threw for a score as Ohio State beat Oklahoma State in the Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome.
Walking past a crack in a wall in the computer game Broken Sword, players feel a draft of air in the real world. When a virtual plane flies by on the screen, a strategically timed breeze -- generated by a set of fans parked next to the monitor -- tries to make gamers feel as if they're standing next...
MANILA, Nov 10  - A kidnapped Italian aid worker was recovered unharmed in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the military said.
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan&#39;s opposition Islamic alliance on Saturday vowed to observe New Year&#39;s Day as a &quot;black day&quot; across the country if President Pervez Musharraf did not quit as army chief by December 31.
Even after the Veritas backup acquisition, Symantec's consumer division remains the company's fastest growing product line. Symantec Chairman and CEO John Thompson said the company's North American business had missed expectations and he offered cautious guidance for the next three months.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly cancelled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in Athens on Sunday, a visit which had triggered angry protests from anti-war groups.
Iran made Europe an offer Tuesday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we&#39;ll guarantee not to make a bomb. European and US governments were discussing an alternate proposal - to buy Iran out of its nuclear ambitions.
The conviction of football star Michael  Vick on dogfighting charges appears to have polarized U.S.  opinion along racial lines but it would be a mistake to assume  divisions are clear cut, analysts said on Tuesday.
Microsoft Corp.'s $6 billion acquisition of online advertising group aQuantive Inc. has cleared an antitrust regulatory hurdle, the companies said Friday.
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania Turnpike officials reported no significant backups at toll plazas on Sunday, one of the busiest travel days of the year, despite the absence of hundreds of unionized toll collectors who have been on strike since Wednesday.
A proposed $500 million tax  increase to put more police on the streets of Los Angeles has  drawn fire from opponents who say top law-enforcement officials  are trying to scare voters into approving it with commercials  that raise the specter of a suburban crime nightmare.
Kane County health officials again this week warned residents against forgetting about West Nile virus as the number of virus-carrying mosquitoes appears to be on the rise.
On the Web, a parallel universe of tiny, adorable accessories for tiny, adorable dogs.
Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard aka Dirt McGirt, who is known throughout the hip-hop world as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan, passed yesterday (November 13), while recording at a Manhattan recording studio.
Nearly 40 percent of the police and  prosecutors investigating the murders of young women in a  northern Mexican city now face misconduct charges, the federal  prosecutor heading the case said on Monday.
Reader Celia Gonzales had a great time at Chicago's India Parade.
Russia offered a $10 million reward on Wednesday for information to help it hunt down Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, whom it accuses of being behind last week&#39;s deadly school siege.
(HealthDay News) -- Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, getting too much sleep, and lack of quality sleep are common problems for the elderly.
The Oscar winning actress gave birth yesterday to a boy and a girl, calling them Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia. Julia&#39;s little ones arrived more than a month before they were due.
The IRS is gunning for your inherited IRA. Follow these steps to avoid costly penalties.
OPEC ministers sent conflicting signals on Saturday on whether the group needed to reduce oil production further to bring markets back into equilibrium.
Kristin Haynie made a coast-to-coast layup with 2 seconds left to give No. 13 Michigan State a 56-54 victory over Utah in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic on Friday.
Japanese financial authorities announced Friday they would shut down Citibank&#39;s private banking business in the country after finding &quot;severe legal violations&quot; in its operations.
The next hearing of the trial of Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, charged with murdering an Armenian serviceman during the NATO training courses in Hungary, will be held in Budapest on Tuesday.
The United Nations has boosted security at its European headquarters after receiving warnings of a possible terrorist attack, according to an internal document obtained by AFP.
In the most trying year of Colin Montgomerie&#39;s professional life, it was the perfect ending. Montgomerie got to hole the winning putt yesterday that secured Europe&#39;s victory in the 35th Ryder Cup Matches.
Judge Hillary Squires will today rule whether E-tv can broadcast the Schabir Shaik fraud and corruption trial live from the Durban High Court.
The European Union is to draw up plans for a force to go to countries neighbouring Sudan's Darfur region.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Spain for what is meant to be a fence-mending trip on Friday but her first words were of reproach for its policy of engaging Cuba.
MOSCOW - Russia is vowing to proceed with an auction of oil giant Yukos&#39; key production subsidiary, saying a US court ban is irrelevant.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Four Guantanamo prisoners will be the first suspected terrorists arraigned in preliminary hearings this week before their cases go to military commissions, or trials, in an unprecedented judicial process that foreign governments, lawyers and human rights groups have criticized.    While the maximum sentence the men face is life in prison, the military commissions - the first in nearly 60 years since the United States tried German saboteurs - will have the power to sentence others to death, and there is no independent appeal process...
The leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try
A Beijing appeals court upheld a ruling against Yahoo China over its search engine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s links to outside Web sites that carried illegally copied music.
The inventor of the world wide web receives one of Britain's most prestigious honours, the Order of Merit.
Cardinal Health Inc., the second-largest distributor of pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies in the United States, said Tuesday that earnings for its fourth-quarter ended June 30, increased 11 percent year-over-year.
At a time when a CEO of a large U.S. company is likely to earn in one day what the average worker does in a year, an investment adviser takes the income-disparity controversy a few steps further in \
Gordon Brown is set to become prime minister, bringing to an end Tony Blair's 10 years in power.
A plane registered to Hendrick Motorsports went down in the mountainous area around Martinsville Speedway Sunday. The Beach Craft King Air twin engine plane was headed to Martinsville from Concord, North Carolina.
Federal judge rules the Nevada Democratic party can hold caucuses at Las Vegas casinos
The Security Council on Wednesday quickly approved a request from Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora for U.N. help in investigating the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel.
Envoys from six countries stood on the verge of a deal to start unwinding North Korea's nuclear arms program after agreeing a multi-million-dollar package of energy aid for the reclusive communist state.
A soldier has been accused of severely beating his 3-year-old stepson on Christmas after the boy's grandparents placed a hidden camera in the child's bedroom and picked up sounds of suspected beatings.
Major U.S. CEOs complained about regulatory burdens in the post-Enron environment at a high-profile conference on regulation and the legal system, while an investor advocate warned on Tuesday that business leaders should not lose sight of what matters to investors.
Filtering out rogue operators Online gambling operators outside Europe will have to seek Government permission to advertise in the UK. The British government's reform of gambling law mandates the seeking of permission in an attempt to crack down on rogue operators.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thousands are expected to march in protest at the treatment of Australia's indigenous peoples.
The company&#39;s chief financial officer said he won&#39;t return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.
ACATENANGO, Guatemala  - Farmers from this lush valley between two Guatemalan volcanoes have made extra cash for years by pretending their coffee is from Antigua, a neighboring region famous for its chocolaty tasting beans.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, pointing to a weaker start on Wall Street in line with a fall in European and Asian markets as U.S. markets resume trading after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Despite international condemnation, renewed fighting is being reported in Darfur, Sudan. A European Parliament delegation returning from the crisis area is calling for more aid and increased pressure to end the conflict.
Savoring his first PGA Tour victory, Bart Bryant was asked if he had more fun Sunday than Tiger Woods. And for perhaps the first time ever, given Europe&#39;s rout in the Ryder Cup, Bryant was able to say, &quot;I think I did.
China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday. Japan sent an orbiter up last month. India is close behind. It's an economic competition with military undertones.
Hotel workers, seeking to bolster their bargaining stance, authorized their union leaders to call a strike if labor negotiations break down with nine major Los Angeles hotels.
Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. air strike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.
A key black Democratic leader in South Carolina has negotiated a $10,000 per month consulting contract with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign, a development that came to light when the lawmaker endorsed the presidential hopeful.
Former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor said that virulent criticism was threatening the judicial independence of the nation's highest court.
Nearly 4,000 disabled athletes are in Athens, Greece, for Friday night&#39;s opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games&#39; 44-year history.
Kobe Bryant was suspended one game by the NBA on Wednesday for striking a player in the face, his second penalty for that action in a little more than a month.
Insurgents targeted the convoys of Iraq&#39;s environment and education ministers in separate bombings on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more than a dozen people, officials said.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm tensions with Moscow on Thursday ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in two cases involving the use of race in school assignments, then immediately release audio tapes of the proceeding.
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NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq -- US soldiers and Marines launched a large attack Thursday into the southern half of Fallujah, where insurgents still holding, opening a second phase in the offensive, US officials said.
But a cure for the paralysis that plagued the popular actor -- and ultimately led to his death Sunday -- may lie inside test tubes in a basement lab in Saginaw Township.
The confirmed death toll in the massive earthquake and tidal waves that slammed Indian Ocean shorelines last weekend passed 125,000, amid warnings that it could jump much higher.
Authors of a report released  this week encourage women who survive breast cancer to address  all of the modifiable risk factors they have for heart disease,  because breast cancer therapy can damage the heart.
Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) presented a special Alliance Partner of the Year  award to Cisco Systems at its Global Sales Summit. Cisco received the  award for providing innovative wireless solutions for Intermec customers  around the world.
The talk in the computer world seems to be whether or not to get Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2. Both sides of the argument offer pros and cons as to whether or not computer users should proceed with this upgrade.
In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.
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SEATTLE -- It was a record that stood for 84 years, and Ichiro Suzuki wasted no time in breaking it. Needing two hits to pass George Sisler&#39;s record of 257 in a season, Suzuki got them in his first two at-bats Friday night at a festive Safeco Field.
THE Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, was yesterday cleared of bribery charges that could have ended his political career.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy and the need for unity against \
Russia says it is attempting to dissuade North Korea from carrying out its plan to test a nuclear weapon.
Gordon Brown is set to hold talks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.
Vaccine programmes could be revolutionised by a new storage technique eliminating the need for refrigeration.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Norway's Suzann Pettersen returned a five-under 67 to claim a one-shot victory over Australian Karrie Webb at the LPGA Championship on Sunday and lift her first major title.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, an avant-garde author who dispensed with conventional storytelling as a pioneer of the postwar \
Bellevue, whose fortunes rose and fell with those of the technology industry, has been staging a comeback.
Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as Tehran and the EU resumed talks but dampened expectations of a breakthrough.
Ernie Els is relishing the prospect of playing his &quot;home&quot; course at Wentworth this week in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship.
Cuneo-Pergocrema, gara valida per il campionato di C2/A, in programma domani, non si giocher&agrave;...
ATHENS - While world record holder Paula Radcliffe is still picking up the pieces after burning out in the women&#39;s marathon at Athens Olympics, gold medal winner Mizuki Noguchi is simply basking in the glory and pondering her next move.
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch appears to say he is not interested in launching a rival takeover bid for Yahoo.
Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court resumed its probe Tuesday into bitterly disputed results from the presidential runoff election, while parliament met to debate the threat to this ex-Soviet republic&#39;s unity.
The number of children dying worldwide has dropped below 10 million a year for the first time, UNICEF said Thursday.
Charlie Summers is the first Republican to officially declare a candidacy for the open U.S. House seat in Maine\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 1st Congressional District. The third-time House contender also is a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 and he left Friday, three days after announcing his House bid, for a yearlong deployment to Iraq.
France took command of NATO peacekeeping operations in this Serbian province on Wednesday. The move puts French generals in charge of NATO&#39;s two major current operations
Rap crossed musical genres and broke  cultural barriers on Monday when the first hip-hop artists were  inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Blog: It's all fun and games until someone starts calling lawyers. And unless it's his greatest gag yet, Fake Steve Jobs is no longer amused.
Paranoia strikes deep A Florida woman who believed she was about to get fired has been accused of deleting $2.5m worth of computer files to seek revenge on her employer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush's administration boasts no other American presidency has done more for Africa than his, and many on the world's poorest continent agree.
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to a financial settlement with The New York Times and three Business Week magazine journalists in connection with the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spying scandal.
Paris celebrates the 60th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation Wednesday, with a series of commemorations, parties and dances.
InfoWorld - Andreas, or simply, Andy, Bechtolsheim holds the distinction of having employee badge #1 among the thousands of people who have worked at Sun Microsystems in its 25 years of existence.
Can we offer you a cute logo and losses? A brave Napster is willing to keep pounding away at the unprofitable online music market. Er, unless someone wants to buy the company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Twenty-seven Americans have been abducted in Mexico's northern border region over the past six months and two have been killed, the State Department said Thursday.
In a new post today, Padraic Brady asks the community for any kind of input as to what they've seen for behaviour-driven development in PHP:   Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is an evolution of Test-Driven Development (TDD) which pushes the focus away from the concept of testing to one of specifying behaviours in a form more easily understood.   In asking about any of the tools that might happen to be out there, he also gives an example (from a Ruby perspective) on how the behaviour-driven method is put into practice. The code describes the behaviour by what \
Portavoce Hillary, nessuno avra' maggioranza di delegati
Montvale, New Jersey. Dolce Sitges, the new Dolce International Conference & Resort Destination near Barcelona, Spain, was officially opened in November, 2004.
Xaverian coach Charlie Stevenson joked that the reason he let his quarterback throw the ball so often on a slick field in the second half was that he didn't realize how hard it was raining because his hood protected him from the downpour.
The former two-time National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Reggie White, who passed away on Sunday, may have died because of a respiratory disease combined with other health problems, a preliminary autopsy report concluded yesterday.
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from November 2004.
South Africa are set 378 to win the second Test after Graham Thorpe's 118 leads England to 570-7 declared.
Qumranet, the company behind one of the hottest Linux kernel features, is scheduled to announce a new desktop virtualization system.
A Dutch television show is criticised for offering a terminally ill woman's kidneys as a prize.
Prima l'Atalanta, poi il resto. Questo il pensiero di Prandelli sui prossimi impegni della Fiorentin...
A man convicted of murder during a  $15 robbery a decade ago was executed in Ohio on Wednesday, the  seventh in the state this year.
Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya postpones a speech to parliament after protesters mob his vehicle over unpaid wages.
A suicide bomber blew himself up Wednesday outside a police headquarters in northern Iraq, killing at least one person, while British officials said a barrage of mortars hit one of their bases in the south.
The PC company will sell a unit targeting education, midsized sized business, and government users.
AKE LOUISE, Alberta - World Cup leader Bode Miller gave up one-hundredth of a second through the first interval yesterday then stormed through a 2-mile downhill course to win by nearly a full second.
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called for Congress to pass an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $110 billion to help low-income families keep their homes, to subsidize heating costs this winter and perhaps refund some taxes.
A story of love and rivalry  is spicing up the French Socialists' presidential race, with  revealing photos and bedroom gossip fanning the campaign.
The Justice Department is urging federal courts to make fundamental changes in access to electronic court files.
Mount St. Helens began blowing a large cloud of smoke and steam Friday afternoon following a week in which scientists have closely monitored the volcano.
RLX Technologies will stop making blade servers to concentrate on management software, the company announced Thursday. Instead, it will sell its Control Tower software management software and will offer it for all major brands of blade servers.
TOKYO, Japan -- The death toll from a powerful typhoon that struck Japan stands at 14 on Wednesday, with another 20 people missing.
A lawyer for Phil Spector said on  Wednesday he has been asked to bring the rock producer to court  next week and fears his client has been indicted by a secret  grand jury for the 2003 murder of a B-movie actress.
More than 1,400 Colombian paramilitaries hand over their weapons to the country's government.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is determined to keep up Italy&#39;s efforts in Iraq despite the execution of an Italian hostage.
Fewer councils help poorer families to pay for children's school uniforms, a charity says.
KB Home  on Thursday posted a  fiscal third quarter loss, as the U.S. home market suffered a  deepening decline in demand, a swelling supply of homes for  sale and tighter standards in the mortgage market.
The US Food and Drug Administration declared that under certain circumstances olive oil can cut your risk of heart disease. You&#39;ve probably heard that olive oil is good for your heart.
The merger of French utilities firm Suez with state-run Gaz de France is approved, but is postponed after a court ruling.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cRambo,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.
The failure of Russian computers which control the international space station's positioning have NASA managers considering another extension of space shuttle Atlantis' visit to the orbiting outpost, officials said Wednesday
Procuratore Generale, proliferano aziende pubbliche
One week before the Iowa caucuses, the assassination of former Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto pushed terrorism to the forefront in voters' minds and highlighted the candidacies of presidential hopefuls with long records on national security.
 Irwin dies
'Arrivare all'indipendenza con ulteriore negoziato'
One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
The new model, unveiled at the opening of the Apple Expo in Paris, upgrades the iMac line with the faster G5 processors already used in Apple's top-end Power Macs.
MIT researchers said Thursday they will soon be able to charge a computer or cell-phone battery from across a room, perhaps making the annoyance of wires or dead batteries a thing of the past.
Presidential contender John Edwards criticized Democratic and Republican rivals alike Thursday for threats and a vote against Iran, accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton of helping a GOP march to war.
In another change of plans, semiconductor giant Intel Corp. canceled a project Thursday to develop a chip for projection TVs and said it planned to focus its resources in other areas.
American officials fear that commercial investments in Iraqi power plants could mask military activities by Iran.
Thousands of black men turned out Sunday to support a volunteer effort aimed at reducing violence in this crime-plagued city, lining up for several blocks to register.
A Bangladesh court started prosecution on Wednesday against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for alleged extortion.
Online travel agencies are promoting their wares to international travelers as domestic travel slows.
Bigley, who was kidnapped in Iraq 18 days ago, may have been handed over to another militant group, his brother Paul told Sky News television on Monday.
The army is losing the equivalent of nearly a battalion to illegal drug use every year, research released Friday said.
Top officials from Pakistan and India will meet in New Delhi Sunday in a fresh attempt to ease tensions and improve bilateral relations.
The FA charges Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf with improper conduct after he spat at Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw.
Dow Jones +0,01, SP cresce dello 0,05, Nasdaq +0,29
Nella gara contro la Scozia, in programma domanica ad Edimburgo e valido per i Mondiali di rugby, gl...
A Bosnian Croat immigrant charged with concealing his military past to get into the United States told federal authorities that a military commander forced him at gunpoint to help slaughter of thousands of Muslims, his lawyer said.
DETROIT -- Auto parts supplier Lear Corp. said Friday that it has agreed to be acquired by a group affiliated with billionaire investor activist Carl Icahn for about $2.8 billion.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316.T) laid out a &#36;29 billion bid for UFJ Holdings (8307.T) on Tuesday, challenging a rival offer by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (8306.T) to form the world's biggest bank.
Pakistan's U.S.-allied president must resign before next month's elections or the country could risk slipping into civil war, opposition leaders and a leading independent research institute said Thursday
Long thought to be purebred, the wild bison of Santa Catalina Island in fact have a little bit of cow in them, the first DNA analysis of the animals found. Nearly half of the 98 American bison shipped off the island in 2004 have cattle genes that were passed on through the mother. Catalina bison were believed to be purer than those on the mainland because they lived in isolation on the island since the 1920s.
Palestinian gunmen battled inside a hospital and fired on the prime minister's office during factional fighting on Monday that killed 13 people and cast fresh doubt over the future of the unity coalition.
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland  - \
In attesa di sapere andamento ordini industriali negli Usa
The fear here is that the whole of Europe has succumbed to the virus of racism and that new political parties based on some variant of racism will swell in popular support, win elections, run institutions of ...

A police officer receives cuts and bruises after being struck by a brick in an attack in Londonderry.
Despite the presence of not one but two Oprah Winfrey selections in bookstores, it is a sleeper hit from last year that has muscled its way to being a big paperback read this summer.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was grateful that his players traded nothing more deadly than passes as they rediscovered their champagne football after a Champions
Miss Alabama Deidre Downs, an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for the event.
A strong earthquake shook central California Tuesday, cracking pipes, breaking bottles of wine and knocking pictures from walls.
For relatives and friends of U.S. troops serving in Iraq, \
Ministers are planning to introduce a complete ban on smoking in eating establishments in England. The White Paper on Public Health, being unveiled on Tuesday, will propose a ban in restaurants, offices and pubs that serve prepared food.
Poland's minority leftist government looks set to survive a confidence vote tomorrow, postponing until next year parliamentary elections which it is widely expected to lose.
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Celtic win 4-3 in a tense penalty shoot-out to reach the group stage of the Champions League.
Jessica Simpson&#39;s plans for world domination continue apace: The reality pop diva will play countrified hottie Daisy Duke in the big-screen remake of &quot;The Dukes of Hazzard.
Abu Ali Mustafa groups, the military wing of the People&#39;s Front For The Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for the Palestinian Tel Aviv operation which resulted in killing four Israelis and injuring more than 40.
With his mother at his side, and a picture of his identical twin brother, who was killed in Iraq, held above him, Ivan Medina, a US Army soldier, said: ``We must bring our troops home now.
Venezuela's President Chavez visits Colombia for talks on how to broker a hostage deal with left-wing rebels.
Uno dei tre, minorenne, in centro prima accoglienza
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday defended his opposition to most embryonic stem cell research despite its scientific promise to cure diseases like multiple sclerosis that afflicts his wife, Ann.
Joe Johnson registered 11 points for the Suns, who posted a season-low 12 points in the third quarter...Tyson Chandler finished with 10 points and nine boards for the Bulls, who fell to 0-6 on the road this season...Casey Jacobsen and Leandro Barbosa
Celtic beat Man Utd 1-0 to reach the Champions League knockout phase for the first time.
WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes fell more than expected in April while prices slid for a record ninth consecutive month, indicating further troubles ahead for the housing market.
Romney tries to motivate high schoolers amid final day on Michigan stump ... Huckabee tells Mich. supporters he understands struggles of working-class people ... McCain says he would retool job training programs as president ... Racially tinged disputes heat up between Clinton and Obama
Tuesday's election turned Texas Democrats' political landscape from bleak to barren. A new redistricting map pushed through by Republicans helped the GOP gain a 21-11 advantage over Democrats in the state's congressional delegation, up from the current 16-16 split and the first GOP majority since Reconstruction.
The average national rating for \
His margin of victory in the Electoral College was close enough that for a while it seemed possible Ohio&#39;s provisional ballots could change the outcome.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - A frustrated Tiger Woods ended the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship nine strokes off the pace after making a stumbling start on Friday.
While the situation in the violence-torn Darfur region of Sudan becomes even more desperate for its residents, the parties with the power to ease this humanitarian crisis are making precious little progress.
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI  - Taiwan's Acer  will buy Gateway  for $710 million, creating the world's No. 3 PC maker and doubling its U.S. presence while dealing a blow to arch-foe Lenovo's  efforts to grow in Europe.
Colin Powell was the first black man to hold the post of US Secretary of State, the most senior job in the US cabinet. He was born to Jamaican parents in New York City on April 5, 1937.
Dennis Rodman is thinking about a comeback, and the Denver Nuggets are giving him a shot. The 43-year-old former NBA rebounding champion briefly participated in a pickup game at the Nuggets' facility earlier this week but had to cut short the workout because of an ingrown toenail. General manager Kiki Vandeweghe told Rodman he was welcome to return once the ...
The Commerce Ministry in China announced Sunday night that it would impose tariffs on some textile exports, a step that could avert a trade war with the United
Eyecare 3000, the Scottish conference, is to expand again with an education and exhibition event in Cardiff in the New Year - and it has announced it will provide CET for multiple Optical Express.
A bomb explodes in Algeria killing eight people as the All-Africa Games are about to open.
German Theologian Achtelstetter to Serve as LWF Deputy General Secretary LWF Council Meeting, Geneva, 1 - 7 September 2004 PRESS RELEASE NO.
A Russian court on Monday halted the retrial of three men accused of the 2004 murder of U.S. journalist Paul Klebnikov, because one of the defendants was still at large, court officials and a defense lawyer said.
Blog: While the rest of the nation celebrates Independence Day, Microsoft gets more confirmation that its once legendary domination over the desktop is slipping away.
Yasser Arafat, the guerrilla icon turned  Nobel Peace Prize winner who ended up isolated and locked in  renewed conflict with Israel, died on Thursday, his dream of a  Palestinian state unfulfilled. He was 75.
US President George W Bush has signed into law legislation that enables him to impose sanctions on Sudan, in protest at the violence in Darfur.
Floridians began mopping up on Tuesday  and counting the cost of Hurricane Frances' long and torturous  path through the state and thousands of people joined long  lines for ice, water and fuel.
A Texas congressman who brought a successful ethics complaint against House Majority Leader Tom Delay was himself rebuked by the ethics panel for violating the rules in the way he brought the complaint.
Google is finding itself increasingly having to explain its planned acquisition of DoubleClick, and is now being asked to testify in September as part of a broader Congressional inquiry into advertising industry consolidation.
US officials conducting an aggressive campaign to foil potential terrorist attacks ahead of the US election have reportedly found no specific, hard evidence of an election-related terrorist plot.
Part of the Managemyhome.com site goes offline after critics point out it revealed customers' purchasing histories.
Still coping with the death of his father, Tiger Woods decided Friday to skip the Memorial Tournament for the first time, meaning he will be coming off the longest layoff in his career when he goes to the U.S. Open.
Yester- year actress Farha, Tabu's elder sister is now making a comeback to the big screen with Priyadarshan's multi-starrer comedy caper Hulchul.
A gas explosion at a coal mine in the northern Shanxi Province killed 28 miners and 5 rescuers, the government said on Friday. In the latest in a series of such
Fujacks stole gamers' IDs China has jailed four men convicted of involvement in a malware-fuelled scam that led to the infection of hundreds of thousands of Windows PCs across the country.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nine people have been arrested in Chad, accused of making an unauthorized attempt to fly more than 100 children out of the country
Washington: The US labor market escaped a quagmire in October, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.
Volatile dust was blamed Friday in an explosion that leveled a sugar refinery, and crews pulled four bodies from tunnels beneath the mangled mass of metal and beams left by the blast.
UK pop star Seal criticises rappers for derogatory portrayal of women in videos and lyrics.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - The children of James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
A retired teacher who killed a six-year-old boy in a car crash is freed on a suspended jail term.
You may be surprised by the real leaders and laggards.
A review of 10 of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular weight-loss programs found there was not enough evidence to support the claims many of them make about shedding pounds and keeping them off.
A sharp drop in initial unemployment claims and bullish forecasts from Nokia and Texas Instruments sent stocks higher in early trading Thursday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. Carlos Lee has been traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Scott Podsednik (pahd-SEHD&#39;-nihk), reliever Luis Vizcaino (loo-EES&#39; vihs-ky-AY&#39;-noh) and a player to be named.
LOS ANGELES -- Intentional or not, Kobe Bryant seems to be doing everything he can to pressure the Los Angeles Lakers into trading him. So far, it doesn't appear to be working. The latest twist in the Bryant saga involves an amateur video of the nine-time All-Star denouncing general manager Mitch...
A US court rules female staff claiming discrimination by retail  giant Wal-Mart can go ahead with a class action.
Mary Poppins and Grey Gardens come to Broadway. But how do these musicals rate against their film versions?
Iran said Tuesday its former deputy defense minister was missing while on a private trip to neighboring Turkey, and its top police chief accused Western intelligence services of possibly kidnapping the official.
Balasore (Orissa), Aug. 29 (PTI): India&#39;s surface-to-surface missile Agni-II was test fired today from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheelers&#39; island in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa Coast, Defence sources here said.
A coalition airstrike destroyed a mud-brick home after a rocket attack on a U.S. base, killing nine people from four generations of an Afghan family including a 6-month-old, officials and relatives said Monday &#151; one of the latest in a string of civilian deaths that threaten to undermine the government.
Underwater sonar images of a black shape against a background of grainy monochrome are safely stored on two computer hard drives at Bruce Abele's home in Newton, Mass.
By Nolan, Hamilton  ANALYSIS  EVERY SO OFTEN, the FCC considers revising its ownership rules for media entities.
Tornadoes that roared through parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee killed at least 27 people and injured nearly 100 more Tuesday night, authorities said.
Livorno-Rangers Glasgow, gara valida per la prima giornata della seconda fase di Coppa Uefa in progr...
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 23, 2004 - NEW YORK- New York City loves surprising people with its weather.
It may not be fun anywhere but visiting the dentist in Cuba is a still unhappier prospect marked by a lack of dentists, technicians, materials and even reclining chairs, an official newspaper reported on Sunday.
NEW YORK  - Allergic rhinitis affects all   aspects of sleep, according to a new study.
The usual pablum followed the first predraft workout at the Celtics' practice facility yesterday.
Motorola&#39;s mobile-phone business continued to lose its signal in the fourth quarter, dragging the company&#39;s revenue and profit down.The Schaumburg, Illinois, company has had trouble coming up with a phone to match the success of its original Razr, which is now several years old and does little for the company&#39;s bottom line. Motorola&#39;s Mobile Devices unit had sales of $4.8 billion in the fourth quarter, down from $7.8 billion a year earlier, and the division lost $388 million compared with profit of $341 million in last year&#39;s fourth quarter.Stronger results with enterprise and home-network products eased Motorola&#39;s pain, but the company still reported a steep fall in profit for the quarter and a loss for the full year 2007. In the fourth quarter, Motorola had net income of $100 million and earnings per share of $0.04, down from $529 million or $0.25 a year earlier. The company lost $49 million or $0.02 per share for the year. Companywide, revenue in the quarter fell to $9.6 billion from $11.8 billion a year earlier.The outlook for the current quarter is no better. Along with Wednesday&#39;s earnings report, Motorola forecast a loss of between $0.05 per share and $0.07 per share, excluding charges associated with its cost-reduction initiatives and other items.&quot;The recovery in Mobile Devices will take longer than expected and there is a lot more work to be done,&quot; CEO Greg Brown said in a prepared statement. The company&#39;s &quot;primary focus&quot; is to improve profits and enhance its mobile products, he added. Motorola is also focused on reducing costs and took several steps to make the Mobile Devices business more efficient, he said.Once locked in a struggle with Nokia for cell-phone sales leadership,&#160;Motorola had fallen to third place&#160;behind Samsung by last year&#39;s third quarter. Last May, when it introduced the Razr&#39;s successor, called the Razr2, the company said it hoped the new device would cut losses. But tough times have continued in the face of Apple&#39;s iPhone and other high-profile competitors, and in late November,&#160;CEO Ed Zander was replaced by Brown.Fourth-quarter sales were up in both the Home and Networks Mobility group, which makes set-top boxes and wireless infrastructure, and in Enterprise Mobility, which benefitted from Motorola&#39;s acquisition of Symbol Technologies early last year. The home business saw sales rise 11 percent to $2.7 billion, though its profit fell to $192 million. Profit in the home business soared to $451 million from $323 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, while sales were up 35 percent to $2.1 billion.In midday trading Wednesday, Motorola&#39;s shares on the New York Stock Exchange were down $2.32 to $10.00 amid a generally weak day on Wall Street.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s official, you really do need that coffee in the morning and if you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get it, you really are in withdrawal, researchers said.
REDMOND, Wash., Aug 28, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The Microsoft Corp. has decided to advance the timetable on its much-anticipated overhaul of Windows, the Financial Times reported Saturday.
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb yesterday outside the Iraqi police academy in the northern city of Kirkuk, as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing at least 17 people.
THREE MINISTERS of Iraq&#39;s interim government and the leaders of 17 political parties, including the two major Kurdish parties, signed a petition Friday asking that the countrywide elections for a national assembly scheduled for Jan.
Have your emergency fund ready for anything.
Dropped, dunked or otherwise abused, your injured iPod need not go to that great landfill in the sky. Call a miracle worker instead. By the Associated Press.
In drama and intrigue, the story is straight out of a film script -- she a fabulously rich girl, he an IT engineer, and both dare to marry despite her family's arch-resistance.
MANILA - A bomb explosion has killed 15 people and wounded at least 52 others at a market in the southern Philippines. Military sources said unidentified men hurled the explosive near a restaurant at the market General Santos city.
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 17.  President Pervez Musharraf has asked religious parties in Pakistan to issue an edict against suicide bombings.
Seventeen people, including three policemen, have been killed in violent protests in Pakistan over the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, police and a provincial government minister said on Friday.
New York retailing group Saks said Friday it will close 11 stores and shed 700 jobs. The company said it will close down eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and three Off 5th Avenue
Scott Verplank set himself up for the chance at a rare Texas two-step on the PGA Tour. Playing through periodic rain showers, Verplank had five birdies in 13 holes Saturday before the third round of the drenched Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial was suspended by impending darkness and more rain.
French Open champion Anastasia Myskina toppled world number one Lindsay Davenport 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to keep alive her hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles.
Allenamento con partitella in famiglia per il Livorno in vista della gara con la Lazio. E\u00c2\u00b4 rientrato...
The hometown newspaper of the late Hunter S. Thompson published a tribute edition Saturday, three days after what would have been his 70th birthday, celebrating the champion of \
As of August 5, 2006, at least 262 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department.
UK Member of Parliament George Galloway won his libel claim against the Daily Telegraph newspaper, which reported last year that the Scotsman was in the pay of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The country-cooking restaurant chain has agreed to pay $8.7 million over allegations that it segregated black customers, subjected them to racial slurs and gave black workers inferior jobs.
Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France shook off a slow start yesterday to beat Russian Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to successfully defend her Advanta Championship title for her fifth tournament victory of the season.
Russia yesterday observed a day of mourning for at least 89 people who died in a double air disaster that may have been a terrorist attack in the lead-up to elections in rebel Chechnya.
England's school exam system costs more than \u00c2\u00a3610m a year and could be streamlined, a report finds.
England batsman Ian Bell is doubtful for the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day internationals against the West Indies with a groin problem.
Space shuttle Discovery was cleared for Thursday's liftoff after NASA resolved technical concerns, but possible clouds and rain threatened to delay the launch.
President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of a partial cabinet sparked more violence in Kenya overnight as the African Union began talks on Wednesday to end post-election turmoil that has killed around 500 people.
IT'S Tuesday night, my first evening in Romania, and the last person I expect to meet in a dark basement bar deep in the heart of Bucharest is an actor from Nebraska.
U.S. blue chips were near the  unchanged mark on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from  retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N dampened sentiment,  offsetting the benefit of easing oil prices.
Pesano trimestrali deludenti di Du Pont e Texas Instruments
Turkey's plans to lift a ban on Islamic headscarves in universities has become a hot topic of conversation among young Turkish women in Berlin, home to western Europe's biggest population with Turkish roots.
In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of Brazil's left-leaning president emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but could not come in first in the country's biggest and most important city, Sao Paulo.
Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, aka Russell Jones, died at age 35 in the studio, not at the hands of police, a street soldier or a crazed cellmate.
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. said on  Monday that it is shutting down the U.S. print edition of movie  magazine Premiere.
A federal jury convicted I. Lewis \
Recently , Google has released a new service for their search engine, the Google Code Search. It allows for developers to look through and locate items in public source code through the simple Google interface we're all used to. Fortunately, there's also a few security problems the site can help with as well, and Chris Shiflett shares some of these in his latest post.   Stephen de Vries sent an email to SecurityFocus's web application security mailing list earlier today to comment on the new Google Code Search: \
Hillary Clinton, flight attendant? Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate herself on board.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tour de France winner   Floyd Landis asked a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) review   board on Monday to dismiss doping charges against him.
The risk of a volcanic explosion or related landslide on Mount St. Helens has prompted the mountain&#39;s managers to keep climbers off the 8,363-foot peak and close some hiking trails while scientists assess the danger.
Twelve Iraqi soldiers are ambushed and killed near the northern oil city of Kirkuk, the army reports.
Two tracks rejected by pop singer Kylie Minogue for her next album are briefly posted online.
Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery. But the soybean field where the Towson University anthropologist has been digging for more than a decade is yielding hints that someone camped there, on the banks of the Potomac River, as early as 14,000 B.C.
The outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks talks about the future of high-definition TV.
Text messages, e-mails and social networking are challenging traditional mail but Santa Claus at least is receiving more and more old-fashioned letters, according to the world's postmen.
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Louisiana Sen. David Vitter said he had sinned and was sorry, hours after Hustler magazine told him his telephone number was among those disclosed by the \
A US company has received more than $1bn in funding to build prototype unmanned fighter aircraft for the American military.
Technology giant IBM will announce today that it has built the world&#39;s most powerful supercomputer, surpassing the performance of a machine in Yokohama, Japan.
Britain, America's most important ally in Iraq, will withdraw close to half its troops by the end of the year if local troops are able to secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair was expected to announce Wednesday.
Meeting with reporters before a benefit concert on Friday night, Bernie Williams said that he would not accept the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 current offer to come to spring training on a minor league contract.
The Houston Astros, the National League's worst hitting team, yesterday signed outfielder Carlos Lee to bolster their offense and righthander Woody Williams to help a pitching staff that could be without Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte .
OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said oil prices are now being driven by fundamental factors rather than speculators. Hedge funds and other large speculators last week cut their bets
Abi, ma con discesa Euribor e' previsto un calo a gennaio
By DAVID PITT  DES MOINES, Iowa - One of the last remaining consumer class-action antitrust lawsuits filed against Microsoft Corp. in a state court is set to go to trial in November, and the company's co-founder and chairman is on the witness list to testify.
A bizarre episode in which Microsoft announced, then rescinded, plans to change EULA restrictions on how consumers can use Vista made for a strange Tuesday for observers, and an unhappy ending for users hoping to use the OS on virtual machines.
When he sought to overturn the trade that sent him from San Francisco to Baltimore last March, Terrell Owens said there were several factors that led to his decision.
More than half the states holding presidential contests next month on Super Tuesday allow unaffiliated voters to participate, giving millions of independents a chance to shape what is usually an insider affair among Democratic and Republican loyalists.
Major vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Sony are working together to push through a legislative mandate in the U.S. that will make it easier for users to recycle their consumer electronics.The mandate calls for companies to cut&#160;consumer electronics recycling&#160;costs and to make their reuse and recycling the highest priority when manufacturing products, panelists said during a talk at the International Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas.The cost to consumers of recycling products, including things like collection fees, is high, the panelists said, and some manufacturers have taken advantage of weak recycling laws to manufacture products that cannot be effectively recycled or reused.Some companies have standards in place to manufacture products that are easy to recycle, but others hope to drive down their own costs by adopting lower production standards, the panelists said.A legislative mandate would create a level playing field for manufacturers, said Tod Arbogast, director of sustainable business at Dell. A common approach to designing for recycling will promote the production of products that can be recycled and drive down manufacturing costs through effective product design and distribution.As an example of what can be done, Sony&#39;s new OLED (organic light-emitting diode) TV is designed to be disassembled by common household tools, said Douglas Smith, Sony&#39;s director of corporate environmental affairs. It is a step toward making products that can be easily recycled, he said.To be effective, recycling processes will be needed to convert used components back to original raw material for other products, followed by reuse or resale. Production costs can be cut through recycling and reusing materials rather than extracting and processing raw materials, said Dell&#39;s Arbogast.&quot;There are significant economic benefits in doing so as well as significant environmental benefits, which I think are often forgotten,&quot; Arbogast said.HP is adopting standards to recycle printers with plastic that doesn&#39;t convert to raw material, said Renee St. Denis, director of recycling at HP. The end-of-life resale value of printers after seven to 10 years of usage is minimal, but the high cost of plastics versus other printer components has made the company come up with innovative reuses of those plastics, she said.Dell already follows a Texas state law that requires PC manufacturers to dispose of products as easily as they are placed in the market, Arbogast said. The company accepts used Dell PCs for free via mail, Arbogast said.Sony is taking full responsibility for the products its manufactures -- cell phones, TVs and other devices -- by offering the ability to recycle them at no cost, Smith said.In March, Sony will launch a program in the U.S. where consumers can recycle consumer electronics for free by dropping them off at locations within a 20-mile radius of any SonyStyle store. Though the company has only 55 SonyStyle stores in the U.S., the company hopes to expand the effort by involving its distributors and other companies.Sony takes full responsibility for products it manufactures and has already recycled a giant TV screen belonging to the city of Tampa Bay for free, and the company wants to deliver the same recycling ability to users, said Smith.
Iraqi officials suspect that about 50 US-trained Iraqi soldiers slain by insurgents many of them execution-style may have been set up by rebel infiltrators in their ranks.
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Police get new powers to make drivers to take roadside tests to see if they are under the influence of drugs.
A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.
The chief UN war crimes prosecutor says EU talks on co-operation with Serbia resume as soon as possible.
A board of inquiry is set up to find out why an RAF Nimrod MR2 crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 UK troops.
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Following are excerpts from President Bush's remarks Monday to U.S. troops at al-Asad air base in Iraq, as transcribed by the White House:
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected a proposal by Oscar-winning movie director Oliver Stone to make a film about him because Stone is part of the \
Negotiators from General Motors Corp   and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a  new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people  familiar with the talks said.
Vodafone is targeting the iPod generation with its third-generation cell phones, putting music and video downloading at the heart of its sales push.
Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions.
Departing Attorney General John  Ashcroft, dealt several court defeats over U.S. anti-terrorism  policies, on Friday derided what he called judges'  second-guessing of the president's decisions.
Armed soldiers attempted to force their way into the residence of Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on Tuesday, as the prime minister said a coup was under way in the South Pacific nation.
Three years after September 11, 2001, there is still no trial date for Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States in connection to the terrorist attacks, but a federal appeals court Monday removed one of the
H. David Nahai, an attorney specializing in corporate, real estate and environmental law, has been elected as president of the City of Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. The Board also elected Commissioner Edith Ramirez, also an attorney, as vice president.    Mary D.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - A teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded Shi'ite Muslim prayer hall in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 25, a government official said.
U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island beat a conservative challenger in Tuesday's primary, fueling Republican hopes to keep Senate control.  Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey conceded at 10:40 p.m., the Providence Journal-Bulletin reported.
A key prosecution witness who was expected to say that Robert Blake solicited the murder of his wife testified Monday that the actor never directly asked him to murder Bonny Lee Bakley.
The committee writing the Senate's intelligence reorganization plan is recommending creation of a strong national intelligence director with spending power, while leaving the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies.
Cambodia&#39;s new King Norodom Sihamoni is greeted at Phnom Penh airport Wednesday Oct 20, 2004. Norodom Sihamoni, returned home from China on Wednesday to ascend the throne vacated by his father, former King Norodom Sihanouk.
The pound was strong, reaching 10-day highs against the dollar, after another set of firm UK data strengthened expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates again this year, probably in November.
Vietnamese-Americans living in St. Cloud are heralding the flight of the first US passenger jet to land in their homeland since the Vietnam War ended almost 30 years ago.
(AGI) - Roma, 23 ott. - L&#39;intervento al quale e&#39; stato sottoposto nelle ultime ore Carlo Azeglio Ciampi e&#39; dovuto ad una leggera aritmia. Si e&#39; trattato di un&#39;operazione decisa da tempo. Apparentemente, al
Poland's national airline soon will have to choose between two ardent suitors, Chicago-based Boeing Co.
United Airlines formally raised the possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an upcoming court hearing.
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on  Thursday posted a sharply wider fourth-quarter loss as it  struggled with high fuel prices and low fares, and analysts  warned of an even bigger loss in the first quarter of 2005,  sending its shares down over 10 percent.
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The honeymoon is over. Tiger Woods was back to work last week, zipping around Isleworth CC in his golf cart with instructor Hank Haney, playing with Mark O&#39;Meara and John Cook, telling his
CHENNAI, Oct 12: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was unlikely to play the second Test against Australia, coach John Wright said here on Tuesday.
Martha Stewart Living Inc. shares rose nearly 5 percent Monday on a report that reality show producer Mark Burnett has been in talks with the company's namesake founder to refashion her lifestyles television show when she gets out of jail.
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PITTSBURGH -- Finally, Evgeni Malkin wasn't worried about hiding his emotions or himself. He signed the contract he wanted to sign, with the team he wants to play for.
It's like witnessing the sale of the humble home in which you grew up and experienced all the changes of youth. It's like the shuttering of the neighborhood restaurant where your family always gathered to plan, celebrate, and sometimes mourn.
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Chiron Corp. CHIR.O is being  investigated by a federal grand jury after failing to deliver  its flu vaccine this year because regulators did not consider  it safe.
In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an \u00e2\u0080\u009cill-treated world\u00e2\u0080\u009d in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.
AMSTERDAM - ABN Amro's boards will not recommend either of the two rival takeover bids the Dutch bank has received, they told shareholders yesterday.
Travel: A short course in navigation sets Susan Smillie up  for a voyage of discovery as she charts her way around the beautiful islands of Thailand.
Wolves have been protected by the European Union for almost two decades and are bouncing back all over Europe - like these two living in France.  By Charles Hawley SPREEWITZ, Germany (Der Spiegel) - Germany is hardly known as a country full of predators lurking in the forests. But for five years now, the wolf population has been establishing a solid foothold in the country...
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099Udc fa marcia indietro, e dopo la mozione estiva che sfiduciava l\u00e2\u0080\u0099attuale CdA dell&#39;azienda, ora approva senza modifiche il nuovo statuto che, in linea con la legge Gasparri, sancisce la fusione della Rai con Rai Holding e che di fatto conferma i
Microsoft plans to reduce the price its partners will pay for its newest customer relationship management software, code-named Titan, the company&#39;s latest foray into software-as-a-service (SaaS) CRM.
It's war out there and the good guys ain't winning Cybercriminals are stepping up their efforts to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers to spread malware using drive-by download techniques.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan brought together Kenya's political rivals on Tuesday in a push to mediate an end to the post-election crisis and stop spreading tribal bloodshed.
Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jason Terry added 21 points, and the Dallas Mavericks extended their club-record home winning streak to 20 games with a 110-87 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot; star Orlando Bloom disappointed thousands of female fans, insisting Wednesday he would not strip off in his London stage debut, despite fans&#39; hopes he would follow the lead of Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe.
MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA -- While SpaceShipOne\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wispy contrail from sky to space quickly vanished into the thin desert air here, Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flight at Mojave Spaceport left a solid line in the sand -- to create a &quot;new space age&quot; of personal space travel.
The Food and Drug Administration found serious problems of bacterial contamination at an influenza vaccine plant in England in 2003, 16 months before British regulators effectively closed the
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson locks horns with his former captain Bryan Robson on Saturday as he bids to end a memorable week on winning note.
Type 1 diabetics who have a sibling with diabetic kidney disease have twice the risk of also developing this complication, according to a new report.
Lexmark suffers a setback in its fight to keep third-party ink cartridges off store shelves. A federal appeals court this week struck a blow against Lexmark International&#39;s attempt to protect its share of
Results of a study suggest an  association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk  of developing Parkinson's disease.
A militant group said it had abducted a  Brazilian man in an attack on a U.S. firm in Iraq in which it  also killed a Briton and another Brazilian, Arab satellite  television Al Jazeera said on Saturday.
France and Jordan want to work &quot;hand-in-hand&quot; to help resolve crises in the Middle East, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday following talks with King Abdullah II.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 19 -- India's long-standing ties with Iran appear to be threatening the beleaguered nuclear energy deal between Washington and New Delhi and, more broadly, their growing strategic alliance.
Workers from the Windows on the World restaurant atop the World Trade Center have signed a lease to create the city's first employee-run restaurant &#151; only a walk from ground zero.
First lady Laura Bush had a skin tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until last night.
The first 3-series chips sets, codenamed Bearlake, are now available.
Staff go out on strike at Harley-Davidson's main US plant in a dispute over pay and healthcare provision.
His Iowa win was due largely to a surge of support among younger voters. Can he translate it into victory elsewhere?
Points: The penultimate day of 2004 begins with this future ACC matchup. The &quot;happy-to-be-here&quot; factor would seem to favor the Tar Heels, who won their last two games to qualify and will be playing in their home state.
EBay Acquiring South Korean Auction Affiliate  EBay Inc., according to news wire reports, has offered a price near $530 million to purchase the remainder of eBay South Korean affiliate - Internet Auction Co. Ltd. The move is seen as an expansion of the eBay strategy to push deeper into Asia. EBay ...
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Not one of the National Book Award nominees for fiction is big and sprawling. And not one has much of a sense of humor.
TEHRAN (MNA) -- Iranian diplomat Fereidun Jahani who was kidnapped in Iraq was freed Monday and is safe in the Iranian embassy in Baghdad, the Foreign Ministry Press Department announced in a press release on Monday.
Reports say America Online will split into four semi-autonomous segments to ease decision making. NEW YORK  - America Online is reorganizing itself into four operational units to improve decision
A new exhibit honoring the American sacrifice during wars that span the nation&#39;s history opened in Washington DC on Veterans Day.
Sima Alikova's accordion lies mute on a bed in her family's living room, stacked with a pile of clothes, pictures and toys &#151; even a toothbrush &#151; she and her 9-year-old daughter Irina once used.
Kofi Annan built a reputation as the world&#39;s most trusted diplomat, but the oil-for-food scandal has riled US critics. Is his job in jeopardy?
The Utah Office of Tourism recently released a series of new posters featuring the many scenic sights Utah has to offer. Nearly a decade has passed since new posters were released.
Shabana Azmi talks about her new Hollywood film, Waterborne.
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Cached images were in his possession A man who admitted using his computer to view pornographic images of child abuse cannot go free just because he did not deliberately save the images, a US court has said. The ruling overturns a previous acquittal of the man.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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US stocks rose this week after reports showed the economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter and manufacturing expanded in September for a 16th straight month.
The Directors Guild of America on Saturday chose Ethan and Joel Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for their gritty crime drama \
Afghanistan\u00c2\u0092s president said that Pakistani government elements were still supporting Islamic militants.

Film-maker John McTiernan is sentenced to four months in prison after a judge refuses to let him change his guilty plea.
If all goes well, a Russian cargo ship will dock with the International Space Station shortly, to bring a much need supply of food and water.
EVRY, France  - Around 200 French police swooped   on a Paris suburb on Monday and arrested 12 people after an   attack on two policemen renewed fears of rising crime and   sparked a row between France's judges and interior minister.
Staff Sgt. Michael Obleton has already done two tours in Iraq, dodging roadside bombs as he drove trucks in Army convoys across the hostile countryside.
Ohio's rules for primary elections make it too hard for minor parties to get on the ballot, a federal appeals court ruled.
The IBM developerWorks website has posted the first part of a series looking at boosting the performance and throughput of your PHP applications through an opcode caching software, specifically XCache.   PHP is a scripting language most often used to create Web applications. It's easy to learn and produces visible results quickly. However, because PHP is interpreted, PHP code is parsed and translated to opcodes every time it executes. An opcode cache eliminates that rework, making PHP applications faster.   They start with the installation of the software (just XCache, they assume everything else is installed) and what to edit in the php.ini file to get things up and running. They follow this up with a sample benchmark for a local phpmyadmin installation.
The Post Office is re-launching a new savings stamp scheme, which could help people on tight incomes budget their finances.
Nancy Reagan, widow of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, is expected to stay in the hospital for a second night following a fall at her Los Angeles home on Sunday, a Reagan family spokeswoman said on Monday.
A fashion-forward Apple store in New York is a mob scene, of course--but that was because of tourists, not Apple fans anticipating the operating-system launch.
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ASHLEY COLE says winning the Premiership title this season would be the best one ever for Arsenal. But the England full-back admits Chelsea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refusal to crack is starting to get on his nerves.
Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.
President George W. Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.
Liverpool come from behind to beat injury-hit Newcastle United at Anfield.
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There will be a brief respite from the February doldrums on Saturday at Aqueduct.
Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. (RCMb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) launched a friendly C$1.4 billion ($1.07 billion) cash bid for Microcell Telecommunications Inc.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says diplomacy is the only way to resolve Iran&#39;s nuclear standoff with the West, CCTV reported Thursday.
CHICAGO United Airlines says it will need even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy. United told a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago today that it intends to start talks with unions next month on a new round of cost savings.
Florida doctors who suffer three malpractice judgments will automatically lose their medical license under a new law approved by voters in that state.
NEW ULM, Minn. - Too bad firefighters didn't have a pile of popcorn handy - or better yet, loads of lobster tails.  An intense fire consumed half of the roof of the Associated Milk Producers Inc. butter packaging plant, sending melted butter flowing out of the facility.
Majid is accused of having ordered 1988 gassing of the Kurds in Halabja that killed some 5,000 people. BAGHDAD - Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein nicknamed &quot;Chemical Ali&quot; for the gassing of
The transfer of North Korean funds - a stumbling block in nuclear negotiations - has begun, an official says.
U.S. private employers likely added  57,000 new jobs in February, about half of what economists had  expected, according to a report released on Wednesday,  indicating weakness in the labor market and a slowing economy.
Paris Hilton has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.
Operation Digital Gridlock targets peer-to-peer sites, ISPs in piracy investigation.
A weak reading on the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gross domestic product muted enthusiasm over a new spate of acquisitions.
Many teenagers who play high school football do not know what a concussion is, yet this ignorance undermines the gravity of the injury.
The past few years have seen companies doing everything they can to reduce costs. From outsourcing and offshoring to RIFs (reductions in force), the byword has been, \u00e2\u0080\u009cCut expenses.\u00e2\u0080\u009d But if most of the economists are right, 2005 will be a much better year, and companies will go back to concentrating on increasing revenue.
Two Dutch ministers are resigning after a critical report into a deadly fire at Amsterdam's airport.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWomen in Modernism,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a colloquium held on Thursday night at the Museum of Modern Art, sought to take a more positive look at the role women have played in architectural history.
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Vice President Dick Cheney criticized John Kerry for telling National Guard veterans Thursday that he'll always tell the truth to the American people, saying \
At least 124,000 people have been confirmed dead in the Asian tsunami disaster as the effort to deliver relief supplies to the millions affected by the giant wave gathers pace.
Mitt Romney and John McCain argued about their concern for the auto industry, while Mike Huckabee spotlighted his opposition to abortion, as the Republican presidential contenders campaigned Saturday before Michigan's potentially make-or-break primary.
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Pakistan's most popular private television network went back on the air Monday after signing a government code of conduct that critics say is muzzling independent media before parliamentary elections next month.
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A court hears how a girl of nine has had panic attacks and her sister, six, has changed since an attempt to kill them.
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has been voted the world\u00c2\u0092s sexiest \u00c2\u0093small man\u00c2\u0094 in an online poll conducted by onepoll.com.
Teenage gangs in Liverpool are using the popular video-sharing website YouTube to flaunt their culture of violence and law-breaking, taunting each other, making threats, and showing off guns and cars, it emerged Friday.
Two suspected members of a 1970s German left-wing militant group surrender to police, officials say.
Pakistani commandos on Thursday freed two Chinese engineers taken hostage near the Afghan border and killed their five kidnappers, who are led by a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, officials said.
Adelphia Communications Corp. has offered $300 million to settle investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, the company said.
Holder Tim Henman, beaten 7-5, 6-1 at the Paris Masters by Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the third round Friday, has turned his sights toward the Masters Cup.
Whether the Dolphins were feeding off the energy of a lame-duck coach they want to stick around or auditioning for incoming coach Nick Saban, they managed to squeeze out
A US soldier gets 100 years in prison for the gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl.
Virus writers have grafted a network sniffer into the latest variant of the SDBot worm series.
Facebook will sell a $240 million minority stake to Microsoft, which as part of the deal will also expand the advertising services it provides to the social networking phenom, the companies said Wednesday in a statement.
A family wins a legal review of a deportation order only to find that two sons are now being held and could be sent back to Pakistan.
The police have become so cautious and fearful of being criticised that they no longer use their own judgement to solve &#39;genuine&#39; crimes, according to a hard-hitting report by a senior police chief.
Gay bishop Gene Robinson has told the BBC he regrets the pain caused by his consecration but vows not to resign.
Forty-three maternity units across the UK are under threat, the Conservatives have warned.
The dollar was weaker across the board  early in New York on Wednesday, its rebound of recent session  fizzling out as dealers refocused attention on the U.S.  external deficits and its ability to finance them.
Rarely has the oil price fallen so far so fast. Crude futures have dropped more than 15 per cent in only four sessions sending prices to three month lows.
OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and the country&#39;s provincial and territorial leaders signed a $30 billion deal Wednesday to improve the nation&#39;s health care system.
The Swiss housing market offers good value for money both in domestic and international terms, according to a report published on Thursday.
Goldcorp Inc. Chief Executive Robert McEwen says he was always reluctant to expand by acquiring other gold producers. That&#39;s why McEwen is making one last purchase before he steps down and handing the reins to Ian Telfer.
Snouts and fins off the menu A meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the Hague has banned the international trade in sawfish - threatened by demand for their attractive snouts, or rostra, and fins.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday reiterated its stand on no-third party role, no territorial adjustment and a composite dialogue with Pakistan despite Islamabad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid to push president Musharraf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Kashmir formula high on the agenda for the coming bilateral
Gold hit its latest record on Monday,  approaching $900 an ounce as investors sought protection  against a potential U.S. recession and a weaker dollar, with  Asian stocks steadying after recent sharp losses.
The African Union gives the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels until 1700 GMT on Sunday to stop fighting.
Three men who had never met are convicted of plotting to rape a girl via an internet chat room.
KHAO LAK, THAILAND - Emergency crews in Thailand struggled Tuesday to identify hundreds of tourists killed when a tsunami roared through southern resorts - even as an endless stream of trucks delivered new bodies.
The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning on Sunday by finance police, who said he was cooperating with their inquiry.
The University of New Hampshire football team will have its hands full when it travels to Villanova today for a pivotal Atlantic 10 matchup.
NEW YORK  - Infants with jaundice who are treated with intensive light therapy -- the current standard treatment -- have a significantly increased risk of developing moles called melanocytic nevi as they grow older, French researchers report.

The Making of a Civil Rights Lawyer by Michael Meltsner, University of Virginia Press, 309 pages, $34.95.
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Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier collapsed Wednesday as he arrived at the funeral of Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who he had supported at the businessman&#039;s fraud trial.
A huge mushroom cloud that reportedly billowed up from North Korea was not caused by a nuclear explosion, South Korean and U.S. officials said Sunday, but they said the cause was a mystery.
Blog: AT&#38;T's deal to sell the iPhone drew criticism from Democrats, and a defense from Republicans. The arrangement might lead to an open access requirement for a 700 MHz spectrum auction next year.
An invincible China has added seven more gold medals to its bulging bag of Asian Games titles, with more in store when its world class gymnasts and badminton players spring into action.
Larry Staverman, who was the first coach of the Indiana Pacers when they started as an ABA franchise, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 70.
Italy's Tathiana Garbin shocked second seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Australian women's hardcourt tennis tournament here Monday.
Electronics retailers are selling more HDTVs than ever, but are making less money on them, so they are tightening return policies, dropping entry-level models and pushing additional servers.
Taran Rampersad didn't complain when he failed to find anything on his hometown in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Instead, he simply wrote his own entry for San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. Wikipedia is unique for an encyclopedia because anybody can add, edit and even erase. And the Wikipedia is just one &#151; albeit the best known &#151; of a growing breed of Internet knowledge-sharing communities called Wikis.
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A Web site posting Monday claimed that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group has beheaded one of the American hostages in Iraq and that others would soon be killed. The claim could not be verified.
The killing of 160 refugees in Burundi has brought the  region to the brink of war, the UN peacekeeping chief warns.
Media & professional: Three years after being sacked by ITV, Ron Atkinson has won an RTS award for his Sky One show.
Gun battles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least three people and reviving fears the strip was sliding into civil war.
Microsoft Corp. isn't often an underdog in anything, so when the software powerhouse released its new search engine, I was anxious to give it a whirl.
NASA is launching satellites Friday to determine what's behind destructive energy pulses.
Francisco Garcia and Juan Palacios both hit two free throws in the final 34 seconds to lift No. 9 Louisville to a 77-73 victory over UAB on Saturday night.
When Carlos Beltran was traded to the Houston Astros, he already was considered among baseball's top all-around players, one of those rare breeds who can hit, run and play great defense.
The open-source software Linux is making a bigger dent in China&#39;s ever-galloping mobile phone market. US-based PalmSource, provider of Palm OS, a popular operating system powering
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Pradman P. Kaul, C.E.O. of Hughes Communications, discusses satellite communications and how his company can compete with cable and phone companies.
Up to five people have died and at least 20 injured after security forces in southern Thailand fired shots in the air and used water cannons and tear gas to disperse protestors.
SYDNEY: Australian shopping center giant Westfield is teaming up with property group Multiplex and Aldersgate Investments to make a cash offer for Duelguide, the company which owns British developer Chelsfield.
One in three abused babies who return to their families is harmed again, say experts.
ATHENS: Two suspected Albanians armed with rifles and dynamite hijacked a packed Greek passenger bus in Athens and warned they would &quot;light the fuse&quot; if a this morning&#39;s deadline for payment of a $1.3 million (BD491,400) ransom and safe passage was not met
Inflation in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, picked up this month as a result of increased tobacco taxes, key regional data showed.
LONDON - For a team that calls team spirit their greatest strength, the brawl between Patrick Vieira and Bisan Lauren will come as great concern to manager Arsene Wenger.
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The Scottish Parliament's new home is due to open its doors as legislative plans for the next year are unveiled.
How a weird cult show that should have been canceled helped TV into the new-media era
Hyundai Motor Co. , South Korea's top auto maker, said on Tuesday it plans to invest $270 million to build an engine plant at its U.S. car making unit in Alabama to serve growing demand in the world's No.1 auto market.
Sen. John Kerry trumpeted his health care program Tuesday as a recipe to bring down soaring medical costs, rejecting Republican contentions that a Democratic plan would mean a government takeover.
Technology trade groups cheered parts of a comprehensive intelligence reform bill that passed Congress Wednesday, including a provision that could speed up the federal government's security clearance process for IT vendors and contractors.
A second man pleads guilty to sex offence charges against young girls on the Pacific island of Pitcairn.
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Russia&#39;s state owned oil firm Rosneft has bought the mystery winner of Yukos&#39; prize production unit in a move that nationalises 11% of the country&#39;s oil output even as a legal battle rages in America over the sale.
Microsoft wants to release its Longhorn client operating system in 2006 in order to &quot;appease&quot; the customers that have bought into its Software Assurance licensing package, according to analyst Gartner.
Four Israeli missiles slammed into a refrigerated warehouse where farm workers were loading vegetables Friday near the Lebanon-Syria border and at least 28 people were killed, officials said.
PITTSBURGH - Carlos Zambrano pitched 7 1-3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a tense, 1-0 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday night.    Sammy Sosa preserved the Cubs' sixth shutout with a sprawling, belly-flop catch of Ty Wigginton's bases-loaded, two-out line drive to right field in the eighth...
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Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.
The troubled airline has scored a money-saving pact with its pilots. But to avert a bankruptcy, more savings are needed. After more than a year of bargaining and some very high-pressure negotiating sessions
That was one thing Jim Fassel wanted from his offense when he was head coach of the Giants. Break the huddle, get to the line of scrimmage, run the play, back to the huddle, back to the line, run the next play .
Statements from the 2008 presidential candidates on Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker's report Monday to Congress regarding Iraq:
A leftist rival of Colombia's President Uribe is elected Bogota mayor as local polls pass off largely peacefully.
U.S. stocks looked to open lower on  Thursday, a day after comments from Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan  did little to inspire investors and after Texas Instruments  Inc. gave a mixed business forecast.
French forward Youri Djorkaeff joined Blackburn on a short-term deal Tuesday. The 36-year-old former World Cup winner, who has been a free agent since his contract with Bolton expired
Technology News, SAN FRANCISCO, Dell Inc. is looking to open its second European production plant, its chairman said on Tuesday, and a source familiar with the plan said the company was considering a location in France.
A British Airways plane crash-landed at London's Heathrow airport on Thursday, slightly injuring 18 passengers and triggering an inquiry into why the Boeing 777 flying in from Beijing landed short of the runway.
Three years after the two Mars rovers were expected to stop working, they're still exploring the red planet, having shut down for the better part of two months because of dust storms.
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal has had his first court appearance after being arrested on charges of driving under the influence.
A grandmother found with a trunkful of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit.
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Toyota expects to sell 7.5 percent more cars in the United States in 2005 on the strength of a redesigned light pickup, a new Kentucky-built Avalon sedan and the launches of two hybrid sport utility vehicles.
US Democrats urge the Bush administration to release in full a report linking the Iraq conflict and global terrorism.
PalmSource today reported the results of its most recent financial quarter. Revenue was up slightly, but still not enough to make the company profitable.
Blog: New rumors say the top-end D3 line will have a 18.7 megapixel, nearly full-frame sensor, and could ship in August.
By Kerry Hall, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 19--Online photo provider Shutterfly Inc. said Monday it will open a $31.5 million manufacturing plant near Charlotte and hire more than 230 full-time employees during the next three years.
The University of California, Los Angeles, reports one or more computer hackers have accessed a database containing the personal information of 800,000 people.  The school said the central campus database was accessed between October 2005 and Nov.
Alain Corneau's psychodrama is the latest movie to explore (and to exploit) Western fascination with Japan.
An accident at an underground munitions depot or a weapons factory was the likely cause of a huge explosion in North Korea last week, and there were possibly two blasts, South Korean media reports said on Monday.
Britney Spears failed on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain the right to see her two young sons after again ducking a court hearing on the issue, Los Angeles court officials said.
The Federal Reserve concludes a two-day meeting Thursday widely expected to hold interest rates steady and note signs of a rebound in the US economy, despite the persistent slump in housing, analysts say.
The United Nations lifts a ban on the sale of beluga caviar, the most expensive variety.
Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield said that he and his wife were the targets of a blackmailer.
Carlos Moya of Spain eased past  Argentina's Gaston Gaudio, 6-3, 6-4, on Wednesday, ending the  French Open champion's hopes of picking up the Masters Cup  title.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party agreed on Thursday to a possible alliance with opposition Labour in a vote that averted a snap election and strengthened his Gaza withdrawal plan.
WASHINGTON, Sep 29 (IPS) - Predominantly foreign male workers who relocated to  build massive oil and gas projects, combined with feeble gender  policies, have brought prostitution, human trafficking, poverty,  HIV/AIDS and greater burdens for local communities around those  projects, new research finds.
MADRID : Barcelona may have lost in the league for the first time this season when they went down 2-1 at Real Betis on Sunday, which ended their 10-game unbeaten streak, but the Spanish leaders remain unbowed.
China signed contracts Monday worth nearly $2.1 billion to buy 23 Airbus jetliners and other German industrial goods. The $1.3 billion Airbus deal calls for a state company that
Ann Romney has grown into the role of the most outspoken Republican wife.
Tens of thousands of people spent the  night in makeshift shelters as Typhoon Utor plowed through the  central Philippines on Sunday, killing three and causing  blackouts and cutting communication lines in the archipelago.
Scotland relegate Chris Paterson to the bench and give centre Nick De Luca his debut in Sunday's Six Nations clash with France.
NEW YORK, June 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Babelgum (http://www.babelgum.com/), the new generation global Internet TV network, today announced the phased opening of the service to users around the world.  Babelgum is designed to deliver quality programming to niche audiences globally.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson - dressed in white and accompanied by members of his family - returned to court Monday to watch a showdown over key evidence with the prosecutor who has pursued the singer for years on child molestation charges...
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Sports Network) - Jawad Williams scored  18 points and Sean May had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead  third-ranked North Carolina to an easy 91-69 win over  eighth-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech at  the Smith Center.
The Scottish rock band beat rapper Ty, Amy Winehouse and The Zutons to take the prestigious music award. &quot;This is coming in a year when we&#39;re surrounded by such fantastic bands,&quot; frontman Alex Kapranos said.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday as oil  prices hit a record high and Microsoft Corp. dragged on the  major indexes after the software maker's revenue forecast  lagged analysts' expectations.
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A venture led by the Microsoft co-founder has applied to bid in a U.S. auction of wireless airwaves, along with Google, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm.
New York's Museum of Modern Art, one  of the world's most beloved art centers, returns to Manhattan  this week with a $425 million face-lift that has art lovers  abuzz but that its architect compares to a humble teacup.
Two regulatory agencies have concluded that Fannie Mae cut corners when it came to its accounting, severely damaging its image.
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German astronaut Hans Schlegel went  walking in space on Wednesday, apparently recovered from an  undisclosed ailment that forced him out of an earlier spacewalk  to attach Europe's Columbus laboratory to the International  Space Station.
Evidently in touch with its customers, Boeing agreed to sell 60 planes of its newest design to China, and said it would give the model a propitious number.
British-based mobile phone group  Vodafone  said on Monday it had no plans to bid for U.S.  group Verizon Communications Inc , denying a media  report.
A court in Germany has ordered the arrest of 13 people suspected of being involved in the abduction of a German national who says he was kidnapped and tortured by the CIA, state prosecutors said on Wednesday.
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have confirmed the death of Doug Ault, hitting hero of the first Jays game in franchise history.
Andy Pettitte met with the news media for the first time to discuss his use of human growth hormone.
England look to Kevin Pietersen to inspire them towards an unlikely draw against Australia on the final day of the first Ashes Test.
Switzerland&#39;s Fabian Cancellara, riding for the CSC team, won the opening prologue of the 2007 Tour de France, a 7.9km individual time trial, here on Saturday.
Self-regulation in food and beverage  marketing is being exploited and is failing to curb childhood  obesity, research by a global obesity taskforce presented on  Tuesday has found.
A powerful South Korean labor union said  Sunday hundreds of thousands of its members will strike from  next week against a bill that aims to curb union militancy and  allow companies to hire more temporary workers.
Jessica Morrow is becoming a force on the court and that's good news for Baylor. Morrow scored a career-high 24 points to lead the ninth-ranked Bears to an 83-70 victory over UCLA on Sunday.
The EU is looking to send up to  1,000 police, judges and other law enforcement personnel to  Kosovo once the future of the U.N.-administered province of  Serbia is settled, an EU official said on Tuesday.
Claudio Ranieri has this week published a book of his Chelsea experience entitled Proud Man Walking. His highly successful replacement as manager, Jose Mourinho, could quite
Il difensore brasiliano dell'Udinese Felipe &egrave; in forte dubbio per la trasferta di Ascoli. Dop...
The State Department repudiated on Thursday comments by a veteran department analyst who said that British Prime Minister Tony Blair's relationship with the United States was \
Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure  in al Qaeda, appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera on  Thursday, ridiculing U.S. forces as stuck in a quagmire in Iraq  and Afghanistan.
A powerful earthquake shook Guatemala and parts of neighboring nations Wednesday, sending some capital residents rushing into the streets for safety. Officials said there were no immediate reports of casualties or serious damage.
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A day ahead of a crucial report on the job market, the government said that new applications filed for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply.
UK insurer Norwich Union announces plans to move 950 jobs to India and Sri Lanka  over the coming year.
Several regiments and battalions will see their units disappear and merge into the Army's largest infantry unit.
Briton David Howell, who has struggled for fitness over the past 12 months, withdrew from the U.S. Open on Monday because of a wrist injury.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - Tom Brady threw two  touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 24-21  win over the Philadelphia Eagles and their third Super Bowl  title in four years Sunday, cementing a place among the NFL's  great teams.
The court ruled 6-1 that Ralph Nader can run as the Reform Party presidential candidate in the November election.
National Grid Transco has sold half of its gas distribution networks for \u00c2\u00a35.8bn ($10.4bn), it was announced today. The move has been welcomed by the gas and electricity regulator Ofgem, which said new competition in the sector could lower prices.
Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits  against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an  e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest  software maker said on Thursday
A United Nations-backed national anti-malaria campaign in Ethiopia today appealed for urgent funding to fill a shortfall of over 50 per cent in aid needed to combat a potential upsurge in the disease that could affect more than 6 million people within the
Some UK mortgage rates are rising as a direct consequence of the recent turmoil in world financial markets.
A strike by 1,500 workers has stretched into its fourth week at Raytheon Co.'s missile business, and analysts warn it could slow deliveries and pinch fourth-quarter profits for the Waltham company.
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw &quot;spyware,&quot; irritating software that quietly monitors the activities of Internet users.
The housing slowdown has caused  Americans to miss more payments on home loans, though more  appear to be paying their credit card bills on time.
Faced with a two-goal deficit late in the game, the Chicago Blackhawks were far from worried. Martin Havlat scored twice in the final three minutes and again in the shootout as the Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
Prime Minister Zapatero tells an inquiry into the Madrid bombings that Islamic terrorism was solely to blame.
Stephen Colbert\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential candidacy may be phony, but his Facebook supporters have become the most popular political group on the site by far.
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Labour leader engineers pre-emptive strike against Tory opponent by personally securing defection of opposition MP Quentin Davies.
Lo testimoniano alcune delle persone liberate dal commando di terroristi kamikaze ceceni. &quot;Sono tutti ammassati in palestra, \u00c3\u00a8 difficile respirare&quot;. Finora 26 rilasciati, tra cui i bimbi pi\u00c3\u00b9 piccoli. Seconda notte senza cibo.
Detectives investigate whether 30 kilos of cocaine washed up on a Welsh beach is linked to similar finds in England.
Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have been passed to a group in favour of  freeing them, an editor says.
North American brewers Adolph Coors  Cos. RKY.N and Molson Inc. MOLa.TO, which have agreed to  merge, reported lower-than-expected quarterly profits on  Thursday on weak sales in their home markets.
Samsung Electronics, the world&#39;s second largest computer chip manufacturer, yesterday said that it would invest Won25,000bn ($24bn) in its semiconductor business by 2010 to generate
Nikon on Thursday officially announced two new digital SLR camera models that target professionals and those wanting to be professionals while saving a few thousand dollars. The Nikon D3 features the first full-frame sensor on a Nikon digital camera, while the D300 bumps the D200 up to 12.3 megapixels.
Trilok Singh, 24, says he treats sex workers with \
A man with a rare and exceptionally dangerous form of tuberculosis has been placed in quarantine by the U.S. government after possibly exposing passengers and crew on two trans-Atlantic flights earlier this month, federal health officials said Tuesday.
BARCELONA humiliated their eternal rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp today and took a seven-point lead at the top of the Spanish table.
Senior US intelligence officials said yesterday that they think the English-speaking al Qaeda associate who warned of new terrorist attacks against the United States on a recently
The dollar slumped to a record low on Monday after a meeting of the finance chiefs of rich nations ended without words of support for the currency, while Wall Street weakness prompted a broad sell off in Asian stocks.
A massive eagle which became extinct five centuries ago was once New Zealand's chief predator, scientists believe.
WASHINGTON | The private equity industry's lobbying juggernaut may be able to crush proposed legislation that would increase the tax burden on firms that go public.
Dave DeWalt is the new chief executive officer and president for the security software company.
Verizon Wireless (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. (NXLC.
Facebook introduces a Spanish version of its popular social networking site, and promises German and French versions soon.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, seeking to cement political and business ties with a booming India, voiced support at the start of an official visit for New Delhi's controversial nuclear deal with the United States.
A federal judge ignored a former Coca-Cola secretary's plea for mercy yesterday and sentenced her to eight years in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from the world's largest beverage maker.
French authorities issued an alert at the Canadian embassy in Paris when a staff member suffered from a nosebleed after receiving a suspicious enveloppe, firefighters have said.
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Bangladesh must find those responsible for bombings, including last month&#39;s attack on a political rally that killed 20 people, the British Broadcasting Corp.
BEIJING: Chinese state media said it was crucial the ruling communist party adapt to social changes but gave few clues about an apparent power struggle as a secretive party plenum convened for a second day.
Islamabad, Nov 25 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today expressed satisfaction on what he called positive interactions with the Indian leadership in New Delhi and hoped the dialogue process would continue to move forward.
The race for the best mashup builder picks up as Microsoft opens up Popfly at the Web 2.0 Summit.
GENEVA, March 6 The Opel Corsa OPC is a little sports coupe that looks sharp, runs fast and gets 30 miles per gallon. It can be parked in the tightest of parking spots. It proves beyond any reasonable doubt that fuel-efficient cars don't have to be boring. And even at the stiff price of 34,664 Swiss francs -- about 22,000 euros in most of Europe -- Opel, the European subsidiary of General Motors, expects the Corsa OPC to be a big and profitable seller....
Celebrities, politicians and thousands of fans will attend the funeral of Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti.
What&#39;s wrong with this picture? The airspace over the city is declared off-limits to all unauthorized aircraft. Some 200 police, including rooftop snipers and antiterror
The chief prosecutor today presented evidence against a former Sudanese minister and a janjaweed militia leader.
Rumors are floating that the Viacom-owned brand has a standalone social networking property in the works. But it's murky. Really murky.
Ichiro Suzuki moved closer to the single-season record with two more hits as he led the Seattle Mariners past the Texas Rangers 8-7 in the American League Friday.
Gov. Mitch Daniels on Monday ordered a March 11 special election to choose a successor to the late Rep. Julia Carson.
Aid workers struggled to deliver food and supplies to survivors as the death toll in Haiti caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne reached at least 1,013, with 1,200 people missing, according to the United Nations.
FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Efforts to include more private insurers in Medicare may be costing the agency more money, new research shows.
The death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne has more than doubled in Haiti, and it is still climbing. More than 600 people have died since the vicious storm tore across the impoverished island.
Eric B & Rakim's Paid in Full tops a poll of influential albums, which also features De La Soul and Notorious BIG.
An election expert writes a letter to clarify his findings on who was to blame for the Scottish election fiasco.
Harmony Gold Mining Co., the biggest miner of South African gold, made a hostile offer to buy Gold Fields Ltd. for 52.9 billion rand ($8.
A suicide car bomber killed 10 people and wounded 30 in a busy market in a volatile region northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, police said.
More than 73,000 General Motors Corp workers walked off the job on Monday after marathon contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and GM stalled and the union called the first national strike since 1970 against the top U.S. automaker.
Separate attacks killed three US marines in Iraq&#39;s volatile western province of Al-Anbar on Saturday, the US military said Sunday.
LCG, October 14, 2004--Sempra Energy LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, and BP announced that they have signed a 20-year agreement to deliver 500 MMcf/day of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Sempra&#39;s planned Energia Costa Azul terminal, located near
World number one Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors tournament on Tuesday with a thigh muscle tear, organisers said. The Swiss is expected to be out for at least 10 days
The pace of U.S. home construction fell 14.3 percent in January, the sharpest drop since October that bucked two months of increases and that was much worse than economists had expected, a government report on Friday showed.
VIENNA - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei opened on Monday a general conference of the IAEA by repeating the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s call on Iran to fully suspend uranium enrichment.
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The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise &#151; a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
Sears Holdings Corp.  on Tuesday forecast lower quarterly profit and said it needs to better control its costs and stock more items that its shoppers demand, sending shares down more than 8.7 percent.
The Topps Company has postponed a shareholder vote on a proposed $384.5 million buyout from a group led by Michael D. Eisner, the former Walt Disney Company chief executive, giving investors more time to consider the offer.
Auto parts maker Visteon Corp.   on Tuesday warned sales will fall short of its prior 2006  forecast, becoming the latest supplier to fall victim to  production cuts by the Big Three automakers.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday summoned to New York top U.N. officials from a meeting abroad to find out how a potentially lethal chemical warfare agent was stored in U.N. offices in Manhattan.
Google will make the first major business move since its August flotation today when it launches a new search tool that will help publishers to sell books.
The New York Times' David Pogue reviewed five Global Positioning Systems that are all tiny, self-contained, and battery-operated.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 meters (yards) of a besieged shrine  at the center of a near three-week insurgency.
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Allied defence ministers with troops on the front line in southern Afghanistan held talks Friday on how to fill gaps in forces and hammer out a strategy for the next half a decade.
France on Monday ended one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa -- an airlift that flew more than 5,000 Westerners and others from violence pitting France against its former West African colony.
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Paceman Michael Kasprowicz justified Australia&#39;s decision to retain him in the team ahead of Brett Lee by taking 3-54 against New Zealand in Brisbane.
NEW YORK - John Kerry trova nuovi testimoni e lancia un contrattacco sul Mekong. George W. Bush elimina dallo staff un veterano del Vietnam che si rivela un collaboratore scomodo e tiene puntati i riflettori sugli eventi del 1969.
Hamas vowed revenge on Thursday after Israeli forces ended a raid into the northern Gaza Strip during which they killed 11 Palestinians in clashes with local gunmen.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton is the national front-runner in the eight-person Democratic presidential primary. Yet when it comes to the state-by-state contests that will decide the nomination, the candidates are practically all over the map.
ELEANOR HALL: The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency overnight which warned that sensitive weapons technology may have made its way from Iraq onto the nuclear black market has prompted concerned responses from both Britain and the United
GRENOBLE, France -- A bus carrying Polish Catholic pilgrims from a holy site in the French Alps plunged off a steep mountain road, crashed into a riverbank, and burst into flames yesterday, killing 26 people, authorities said.
The Justice Department announced yesterday that it would defer bringing criminal securities fraud charges against the America Online unit of Time Warner as long as Time Warner adopted
Embattled British bank Northern Rock  is preparing for a sell-off that could see its 100 billion pound ($200 billion) mortgage portfolio divided between the country's other major banks, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper said.
When members of the Archdiocese of New Orleans started referring to him as Saint Reginald, Reggie Bush suspected he was meant to play here &#151; and play well.
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a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite &quot;Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.
Once the party's over, make sure you're fit to drive with this iPod accessory. In Gear Factor.
Turkish warplanes Sunday carried out a new round of attacks against Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Iraq's deputy minister of Kurdish regional government forces said.
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AIN ALAQ, Lebanon  - Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Reports of dangerous side effects and deaths from widely used medicines almost tripled between 1998 and 2005, an analysis of U.S. drug data found.
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There are still plenty of issues to be settled with four rounds of the 2004 Formula One season to come, despite Michael Schumacher having clinched his seventh drivers&#39; title and fifth in succession last time out in Spa.
California, in an act of rebellion against the White House, may be on the verge of spending $300 million a year in each of the next 10 years on stem cell research.
California voters appeared to be giving overwhelming approval Tuesday to a measure that establishes a state-sponsored stem cell research facility that would include the use of embryonic stem cells.
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The centre-right opposition demanded on  Friday that Prime Minister Romano Prodi resign after his  coalition suffered an embarrassing blow in a parliamentary vote  over a U.S. airbase in Italy.
WATERLOO, Ont. (CP) - Research In Motion Ltd. has reported a court victory in a patent-infringement case brought by European licensing company.
Virgin Group will try to win over shareholders with a sweetened bid for Northern Rock on the eve of a speech by the British Chancellor to Parliament about the struggling UK bank, an unsourced Sunday Times report said.
La lotta ai cambiamenti climatici accende gli animi. Ambientalisti e opposizione accusano il ministro dell&#39;Ambiente Altero Matteoli, di aver tradito l&#39;Italia sugli impegni del Protocollo di Kyoto. Ma Matteoli
Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to&#160;test a new mobile phone&#160;from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.Farglory has teamed up with the island&#39;s largest telecommunications provider, Chunghwa Telecom, on the trial, which starts early next month, a BenQ representative said. The T80 is one of BenQ&#39;s latest smartphones. It runs on Microsoft&#39;s Windows Mobile 6.0 OS and allows NFC from either the SIM card (subscriber identity module) or from a microSD card.The handset also works with Chunghwa Telecom&#39;s Combi SIM card, an e-wallet with enough memory to keep record of transactions as well as other service applications. The Farglory project will allow residents of certain apartment complexes to access home security systems in order to turn alarms on or off and receive status updates.The telecom provider plans to add functions continuously to the handsets as time goes on. BenQ&#39;s T80 handset can also be used as a remote control for home entertainment centers as long as a user&#39;s equipment supports DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.The T80 boasts a 2.2-inch screen, a 3.0-megapixel camera and can time automatic wallpaper changes, in addition to smartphone computing functions similar to a PDA (personal digital assistant). The handset&#39;s appearance next month in Taiwan will be the first time it has been marketed anywhere in the world, according to BenQ.BenQ will release another NFC-enabled handset in June in tandem with Taiwan Mobile, another service provider on the island. The T60 is only 8.9-millimeters thick yet carries a 2.2-inch screen and a 2.0-megapixel camera and an audio player.BenQ declined to discuss further details of the Taiwan Mobile agreement.&#160;
MIAMI - Hurricane Charley probably will not cause Floridians' insurance premiums to skyrocket like 1992's Andrew, and fewer insurers should go bankrupt from paying out damages expected to reach the billions of dollars, state and industry officials said Saturday.    They say previous premium increases and overhauls made because of Andrew, the most expensive natural disaster in U.S...
China's state-owned oil company may get a 20% stake in Yukos' former oil production unit, a Russian minister says.
The first study of a large group of workers breathing air with very low levels of benzene suggests that the chemical may harm the bone marrow, the body&#39;s main factory for blood cells, even
The spontaneous uprising in 1956 by Hungarian students and workers protesting Soviet rule led to 20,000 deaths, countless injuries and an exodus of 250,000 people from Hungary.
WASHINGTON Nov 1, 2004 - Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying they may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited evidence from a dozen scientific studies about the benefits of monounsaturated fats.
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One of the US soldiers charged in the Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal says he will plead guilty to some of the charges.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Hamburg for talks with the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder.
Cedric Benson ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns and Vince Young passed for two scores as No. 5 Texas cruised past Baylor 44-14 Saturday.
A sensational love affair involving a South Korean starlet, her TV personality husband and her opera singer lover could lead the country to change laws that can send adulterers to jail.
For the treatment of vaginal bacterial infections, ovules containing the combination of metronidazole plus nystatin are significantly more effective than metronidazole gel, according to results of a trial conducted in Lima, Peru.
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THE German government last week sent a strong message of solidarity to Zimbabweans struggling for democracy.
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By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 13--A developer's attorney has accused Michael Whitlow, the chairman of Wellington's equestrian committee, of violating the state's Sunshine Laws and is asking that he remove himself from discussing a controversial development tonight.
As Carly Patterson waited for her final routine Thursday night, her coach looked into her eyes and saw a fire that burned brighter than the Olympic flame.
The top antitrust official at the U.S. Justice Department last month backed Microsoft Corp. &lt;MSFT.O&gt; by urging state prosecutors to reject a confidential complaint filed by Google Inc. &lt;GOOG.O&gt;, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
DETROIT -- A top Ford Motor Co. executive defended the company's revised turnaround plan against criticism that it did not go far enough, saying yesterday that moving any faster would end up costing the automaker more.
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China and Russia will jointly hold a first-ever military exercise next year, visiting Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said yesterday.
The airline Ryanair today outlined its plans for expansion at Luton Airport. There will be nine new European destinations from January, including Esbjerg in Denmark and Barcelona.
Medicines used by millions of  Americans to relieve aches and pains will come under intense  scrutiny starting Wednesday as U.S. scientists scour dozens of  studies to determine if the drugs risk damaging the heart like  Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis pill Vioxx.
A company owned by international  airlines said on Wednesday it had won approval from the United  States for a system providing passenger details to U.S. border  authorities almost instantaneously.
US forces backed by Iraqi troops surged into the heart of Fallujah on Tuesday, taking a grip on Iraq&#39;s most rebellious city after a day of intense street-to-street combat.
A United Nations police officer is killed in a car explosion while driving to work in western Kosovo.
U.S. colleges and universities are  increasingly giving students free access to download services  like Roxio Inc.'s Napster to discourage illegal song copying,  the recording industry said Tuesday.
La Corte di Assise: 'non hanno commesso il fatto'
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Wachovia Corporation says it will build a 400 (M) million dollar data center off Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham.
A divided Montana Supreme Court declared Thursday that the state constitution's guarantee of equal protection extends to gays, and ruled that the state university system must offer same-sex couples the same health benefits available to heterosexual ones.
Police in Belize have arrested a Florida  fugitive described by detectives as a fake doctor who drugged  his cosmetic surgery patients with an animal anesthetic and  left a male bodybuilder with female breast implants.
Manager Tony La Russa signed a two-year  contract to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday,  removing his name from a list of possible candidate to replace  Joe Torre at the New York Yankees.
Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday
'We've written some letters' British banks have responded to European privacy watchdogs, who claim they broke the law by letting US anti-terror investigators have access to the details of their customers' international financial transactions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
15.24: Il primo ministro turco Erdogan ha affermato che potrebbe &quot;dire no&quot; all&#39;adesione di Ankara all&#39;Unione europea, se il vertice di Bruxelles di domani non fisser\u00c3\u00a0 una data certa per l&#39;avvio del negoziato di adesione.
A mother and her five children were killed Sunday by a mortar round fired during fighting between Somali insurgents and Ethiopian troops.
Microsoft and Time Warner ran into fresh trouble in Europe today as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.
PE lessons should be reorganised to spot more children with a hidden talent for sports, a report says.
Taiwan-born Su Beng trained assiduously under Chairman Mao Zedong 60 years ago to be a communist, shunning marriage and refusing to have children so he could follow the Chinese revolution.
BAGHDAD - Explosions hit five churches in Baghdad, and two US Army helicopters crashed elsewhere in the capital, killing two American soldiers and wounding two others, as violence flared while Iraqi Muslims began marking the holy month of Ramadan.
Leading Chinese TV maker Sichuan Changhong Electric said yesterday it will post large losses in 2004 because of unpaid accounts arising from anti-dumping duties imposed by the United States.
Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Caryn Wilson of Rancho Mirage shot a 1-under-par 71 on Thursday and was tied for 20th place after two rounds of the LPGA Tour Qualifying School.
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The world economy is powering ahead at a faster pace than expected two months ago, building up global inflationary pressures, the chief economist for the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday.
Demand from Eastern Europe for trucks helped MAN achieve record earnings.
Comedian Richard Pryor and former \
Global miner Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  said on Monday it has received U.S. anti-trust clearance for its $38.1 billion ($36.3 billion) acquisition of Canadian aluminum maker Alcan Inc .
By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 26--Dell is planning to offer desktop computers and laptops with hardware designed to work with the Linux operating system, according to a statement posted Friday on the company's Web site.
After three weeks of complete silence followed by death claims on two separate Arabic web sites, few in Italy dared hope the two abducted aid workers would resurface from their captivity unharmed and smiling.
Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.
This time they mean it For years graphene has proved a cruel temptress for the semiconductor avant garde. The material - a layer of carbon atoms grouped in the ever popular honeycomb lattice - promised major performance gains over silicon. The problem with the stuff, however, has been arranging it in a large enough layer to replicate the 8- to 12-inch circular wafers favored by the major chip makers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The most successful US pro sports franchise during the past decade, the Spurs have adhered to old-school humility and attention to detail.
US President Bush and other G8 leaders are in Germany for a summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.
A post mortem is expected to be carried out on a body discovered in the grounds of an Antrim college.
The Indian director has been assigned to work on Fox's Gangsta MD.
A flyby by a Nasa unmanned space probe has revealed evidence of \
LONDON Faced with multiplying signs of an economic slowdown, Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the Exchequer, stuck to his guns on Thursday, predicting that Britain&#39;s economy will keep growing at some of the fastest rates of any large industrial country.
Bulgaria, which owes $9.3 billion in government foreign debt, has to collect some $2 billion of non-performing debts from Third World countries, an official said Thursday.
An independent public inquiry in Britain will investigate the supply of contaminated blood provided by the state health service to haemophiliacs, it was announced.
The land of Internet calling may not be free of regulation for much longer.
The first criminal trial involving former Enron staff is &quot;a case about cheating and lying&quot;, prosecutors say. Two Enron employees and four Merrill Lynch executives face charges relating to a transaction in Nigeria in 1999.
Pakistan's top judge accuses Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz of violating a Supreme Court judgement.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices took a hit  on Wednesday as lackluster interest in new five-year notes left  investors skittish just two days before the crucial September  jobs report.
The head of Volkswagen's Bugatti division, which builds one of the world's most powerful and exclusive sports cars, is to stand down, according to a report in Der Spiegel to be published Sunday.
Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the ``dirty farce&#39;&#39; risked attack.
Most Japanese are disappointed with the six-way deal on North Korea's nuclear programme and an overwhelming majority back the government's refusal to fund it, according to a survey.
Former President Ford underwent his second heart procedure in a week at the Mayo Clinic when stents were placed into two of his coronary arteries to increase blood flow, his spokeswoman said Friday.
The 10th running of the Virginia Derby on Saturday at Colonial Downs has become the primary target of any trainer with a top-quality 3-year-old turf horse.
By ZAKKI HAKIM  BUKIT TINGGI, Indonesia - Rescuers dug through dirt, sand and rocks Thursday for an 8-year-old boy torn from his neighbor's grasp in a landslide unleashed by a powerful earthquake, which killed up to 74 people in Indonesia.
An Islamic militant and a security guard were killed when rebels attacked a paramilitary camp in Kashmir, hours ahead of the arrival of India's home minister, officials said.
A leading forecaster of advertising spending has again lowered his estimate for growth in the U.S. this year.

America West Airlines said Thursday it will not bid for bankrupt low-cost flier ATA Airlines, a decision that makes the hometown carrier&#39;s biggest rival, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran
North Korea is committed to holding six-party talks aimed at resolving the crisis over its nuclear weapons program, but has not indicated when it will return to negotiations, British Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON When Joe Gibbs announced his return to the Washington Redskins, Bill Parcells sent a congratulatory fax. Gibbs says it said something like &quot;Does this mean we can&#39;t talk for the next five years?
Microsoft has responded to intermittent Xbox LIVE issues that started shortly after Christmas.
Engineers spend the night lifting derailed carriages from the wreckage of a high-speed train derailed in Cumbria.
Total number of suits filed by the music industry since 2003 exceeds 5500.
Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest court upheld a law limiting tobacco advertising, ruling that although the restrictions limited the rights of cigarette companies to free speech the curbs were justified by the need to improve public health. The Supreme Court judges said there was nothing wrong with the 1997 law that banned broadcast commercials and advertising aimed at young people and that obliged companies to put large graphic warning labels on cigarette packages. Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s three big tobacco companies had argued the limitations unfairly infringed their right of free expression. But in a unanimous decision, the court said the need to protect public health took precedence.
Wind, Vodafone e Tim tra i maggiori investitori dell'anno
Mr. Mathews was a tall and strikingly handsome movie actor of the 1950s who is best known for his starring role in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe 7th Voyage of Sinbad,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and particularly for that film\u00e2\u0080\u0099s roiling sword fight with a skeleton.
Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.Comment
More than 140 books were unveiled on  Monday as candidates for one of the world's richest literary  awards.
An examination of distant stellar explosions shows that the mysterious force, which many think is causing the universe to expand, dates back at least 9 billion years.
Facing prison in late October, former star investment banker Frank Quattrone is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his obstruction-of-justice conviction.
US lawyers refile a lawsuit against the deputy ruler of Dubai for allegedly enslaving boys for camel racing.
Student nurses are being forced to quit their courses because of rising debt, the Royal College of Nursing says.
A confidential eight-page memo sent from the NHL to its 30 member clubs indicates the league and its players&#39; union remain far apart with negotiations scheduled to resume today.
Centauro Ducati precede Pedrosa e Vermuelen, Rossi quinto
A child dies of hunger every five seconds, eight years on from a pledge to halve the world's hungry, a UN agency says.
Electronic communication is nearly instantaneous, essentially wiping out time and distance. But what is being said using all this marvelous technology? That's what really matters. Commentary by Tony Long.
It is instructive to imagine the D C Moore Gallery\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 10-year survey of Mark Greenwold\u00e2\u0080\u0099s small, fraught Realist paintings in one of New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major museums.
The writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike has upset the natural order of television, and late-night talk shows did not set it right.
MELVERN, Kansas People in Melvern, Kansas, are stunned by the gruesome kidnap and murder case that&#39;s unfolded in their small town in recent days.
The weddings often are splendid, gluing entire nations to their TVs. The outcomes often are not.
Police investigating a spate of letter bombs have warned the public more could be in the post.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed Wednesday to move peace talks forward in insurgency-wracked Kashmir, saying he &quot;was prepared to hold unconditional talks with anyone and everyone.
The Catholic archbishop of the  Iraqi city of Mosul was kidnapped Monday in what the Vatican  called an \
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There was a little-known, long-hitting Zimbabwean at the top of the Dunhill Championship leaderboard at Leopard Creek on Thursday evening - a leaderboard that also bore that rather familiar name of Ernie Els.
At least 17 people are dead and nearly 100 others wounded in car bombings in the Iraqi capital and the northern city of Mosul. Fourteen people died in two Baghdad bombings.
The body of a boy believed to be that of a missing 9-year-old was discovered Tuesday on a mountain road about 1 1/2 miles from his home, authorities said.
After the Louisiana pol apologizes, speculation stirs about an alliance between the so-called \
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099Italia Under 21 di Claudio Gentile batte per 2-1 i pari et\u00c3\u00a0 della Bielorussia e prosegue nella sua marcia di avvicinamento ai prossimi campionati europei di categoria. Una vittoria maturata pi\u00c3\u00b9 su un
For the third straight quarter, shipments of handheld devices fell as some prominent vendors decided to pull back from the market, according to research firm IDC.
Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten century for South Africa before fading light brought an early end to day one of the second Test against India.
England manager Steve McClaren declined on Sunday to be drawn on a report that David Beckham is considering a possible return to England from the United States on a four-month loan period from January.
Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez took a magnetic resonance imaging exam, passed a physical, and will be introduced as a Met in a news conference at Shea Stadium on Thursday.
Japan's Sharp Corp. said on Tuesday it had developed a 65-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television, the world's biggest, in a bid to break into the large flat-panel TV market dominated by plasma display (PDP) makers.
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Mitch Albom says he'll work with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films Inc. for a TV movie based on his best-seller \
Berkeley needs a comprehensive and effective sunshine ordinance to promote openness in government and participation of all members of the public.   Many other Bay Area cities, including San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond, already have such legislation on the books.
The BBC will soon offer trailers, classic clips and news on Google's YouTube video sharing website.
The flip side of that truism comes from the fable about the emperor&#39;s new clothes. What happens to the king when his subjects realize he&#39;s naked?
During his career as a merger-and-acquisitions lawyer and independent-film executive, Scott Greenstein, has often bet big.
TWO Boudewijn Zenden goals put Middlesbrough firmly on the UEFA Cup map at the Riverside today. The victory was richly deserved and means Middlesbrough are likely to qualify from Group E into the latter knockout stages.
TORONTO (CP) - A Russian steel company has gone to court to block Deutsche Bank&#39;s refinancing proposal for Stelco Inc., one of a flurry of legal objections filed Friday against a sales process critics say is biased in favour of the German bank.
CHUPEI, Taiwan : Bulldozers and hundreds of rescuers were airlifted to a remote mountain village in Taiwan, where at least 19 people are feared dead after a typhoon triggered a massive landslide.
Once a month on average somewhere in the Netherlands a doctor injects a newborn baby with a lethal cocktail of morphine and sedatives.
Egypt has banned editions of two French  and German newspapers, Le Figaro and the Frankfurter Allgemeine  Zeitung, because of articles deemed insulting to Islam, the  state news agency MENA said on Sunday.
MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis police have arrested a woman who gave what she claims were flu shots to more than two dozen people -- and then fled after being confronted about it.
ALDERSON, W.Va. - Martha Stewart exchanged her clothes for prison-issue khaki trousers and black steel-toed boots Friday, and for the next five months she will be sleeping not on luxurious Egyptian cotton linens, but on plain, military-grade sheets...
More words of warning have been given regarding the Symbian OS and Series 60 UI-targeting malware known as Cabir, where it is being warned that the mobile phone
In a conciliatory tone, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he was hopeful about future dealings between the U.S. and China.
The West's stand-off with Iran over its contested nuclear programme is like &quot;the height of the Cold War&quot;, Britain's most senior naval officer said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph published on Monday.
Polish guards find the bodies of three Chechen sisters who died on a mountain on the border with Ukraine.
SHANGHAI Far from killing the intrigue and interest, the almost total domination of the Formula One season by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari has, paradoxically, ensured a that the last three races of the year, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday
MARK COLVIN: In China, President Hu Jintao has now assumed control of the military, marking his rise to full power after a leadership change that began in late 2002.
A court in Germany closed its doors to the public Thursday following testimony from a former neo-Nazi of a plot to topple the German government.
Germs, dust and central heating are partly to blame for an epidemic of voice loss which plagues UK workers, says a report.
Defending Australian Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew from the first Grand Slam of the year because of a right knee injury.
By Bill Eichenberger, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 23--Four years ago, Indiana sportswriter Dave Krider was  contemplating subjects for a book.
Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments has fired two employees and disciplined 14 others for violating company policy on accepting gifts.
Disgo is offering a 2GB storage key that carries the 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary,' so you'll never have an excuse for any typos. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
An artist who depicted Adolf Hitler as a pop art-style cartoon figure at an exhibition near the former Dachau concentration camp said Thursday he would close the 2-week-old show due to public outrage.
His own department's Inspector General is looking into a conversation between Gonzalez and a key aide
Vacanze di Natale, Palazzo Madama chiude fino al 23 gennaio
Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: SEMPO Next Steps & Mike Grehan's Second SEMPO Article - Overture Bidding Cap - PPC Question for Merchants - SEO Firm Ordered to Refund Fees, Pay Fine - Tracking Past Links & Traffic? - Google Settles Overture Patent Dispute - Advice on Site Structure
Sam Keller's third touchdown pass finally put Nebraska in the lead with 3:13 left in the game, and the 24th-ranked Cornhuskers survived an upset bid by Ball State with a 41-40 victory on Saturday.
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Jimmie Johnson took advantage of a pit mistake by Jeff Gordon's team and won the Southern 500 yesterday, making the tightest championship chase in NASCAR history even closer with one race remaining.
NEW YORK - Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Tuesday, beating out a class of third basemen that included the New York Yankees&#39; Alex Rodriguez, who has won the award at shortstop.
The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not identity people accurately.
Running even just 20 days before the election, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are looking for any edge in their third and final debate Wednesday night.
The Zend Developer Zone points to a new podcast done from the Dr. Dobbs Journal folks with Jon Erickson talking to Andi Gutmans of Zend about a wide range of PHP topics:   In this 5 minute podcast, Jon and Andi talk about a wide variety of topics. They touch on PHP Scalability, Web Services, Zend Framework and how Zend implemented the Lucene search engine in PHP.   Cal also mentions their discussion of the BIRT reporting functionality that is newly integrated with the Zend Platform product.   You can grab the full podcast here.
A top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite  leader Muqtada al-Sadr Monday called on the Mehdi Army militia  to cease fire across Iraq and said Sadr was preparing to  announce plans for a major political program.
PARIS, Feb. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has teamed up with Gonzaga University to provide a comprehensive data and wireless network at the University, located in Spokane, WA.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - Holding a sign that said \
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls Israel's freeing of funds for the Palestinian emergency government a \
The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked a lesbian for violating the denomination&#39;s ban on actively homosexual clergy \u00e2\u0080-he first such decision by the church in 17 years.
Despite rising oil prices, US stocks this week had their biggest rally since October, as investors reacted to some positive economic indicators, the easing of tensions in Iraq and
By Andy Mead, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 21--Lexington's Urban County Council, which said in 1999 that it wanted the city's water to come from the Kentucky River, now wants to hear what the Louisville Water Co. has to say about pumping in some Ohio River water.
An unseasonal chill had some cabinet ministers shivering in their short-sleeved shirts as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched Japan&#39;s annual &quot;Cool Biz&quot; fashion campaign to save energy and fight global warming.
The initial public offering of Google brings to mind one of the great one-liners offered by Clint Eastwood in one of his Dirty Harry films: &quot;Opinions are like a**holes,&quot; Harry says.
Coach Jon Gruden was rewarded Tuesday for Tampa Bay's worst-to-first turnaround in the NFC South with a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2011 season.
Leaders from the world's major industrialized nations will try to paper over deep divisions on global warming and a range of foreign policy issues when they meet on the Baltic coast this week for a G8 summit.
Israel will not attend an international conference Britain is planning to host, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday. Last week, press reports indicated that Tel Aviv was ready to participate in the summit.
The latest social-realism drama to emerge from Romania's New Wave is about a women seeking an illegal abortion during the Ceau\u00c5\u009fescu regime.
General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by  broad-based growth as it received new aircraft engine service  contracts and had solid orders for ultrasound equipment.
The opening of the Ara Pacis Museum should have been cause for celebration. That the building is a flop is therefore a major disappointment.
London - Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has agreed to acquire the US&#39;s International Steel Group for about $4.5 billion (R27.
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Sales of new homes plunged in August and prices posted their biggest year-on-year drop in nearly 37 years, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday, underlining the depth of problems facing the U.S. housing sector.
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The first minister promises up to 100 'Skills Academies\
The dissident leader of fuel price protests in Burma a week ago has been arrested, following a police operation.
Battered on the west three weeks ago by Hurricane Charley and being battered this weekend on the east by Hurricane Frances, Florida is a victim of a climate favorable for hurricanes and of simple bad luck.
Lava Kusha will appeal to the fans of Upendra and Shivaraj Kumar, but it is not a well made entertainer. Director Sai Prakash flaws and Guru Kiran's average music contributes  heavily to the film's  major minus points.
An acquisition and an alliance give Microsoft new tools to target market leader VMware.
EMC led the overall storage software market in the second quarter, with a 32.5% revenue share, up 3.4 percentage points over the same quarter of 2003, according to IDC. Veritas held on to its second-place position in the market.
Ministro a Roma accoglie salma alpino morto in Afghanistan
The Dutch government on Friday opposed holding a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
Test pilot makes successful foray into space on rocket ship. But there was some drama... THE spectators on the ground gasped as the rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore hoteliers Monday reported damages to their resorts in Phuket in Thailand and the Maldives, though the impact appeared relatively minor.
Shock jock Howard Stern announced Wednesday he&#39;s taking his radio show off the public airwaves and over to Sirius satellite radio.
(11/30/04)-- The 14-year-old son of NBC Sports&#39; Dick Ebersol apparently died in Sunday&#39;s plane crash in Colorado. A body matching the boy&#39;s description has been recovered.
The current turmoil on financial markets will persist for a while longer but the overall global economy remains healthy, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said here Monday.
Description: Militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr leave the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, honoring a peace agreement brokered by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Solenne Celebrazione di chiusura del Congresso Eucaristico 2006 dell\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi di Seul Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Il Congresso Eucaristico 2006 dell\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi di Seul si \u00c3\u00a8 concluso con una Solenne Eucarestia, celebrata il 16 settembre scorso presso l\u00c2\u0092Universit\u00c3\u00a0 di Corea. Il Congresso, incentrato sul tema \u00c2\u0093Cristo, nostra vita\u00c2\u0094, era stato ...
A scientist at the University of California, Berkeley wants NASA to look for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says losing the lead at the top of the Premier League is no \
International mediators meeting in Jerusalem were expected to name the British prime minister, Tony Blair, as the senior envoy in the region.
The former home of convicted killer Peter Tobin is due to be searched in efforts to uncover the fate of Vicky Hamilton.
Vonage, the U.S. pioneer of low-cost  phone service over Internet broadband connections, on Tuesday  said it was working with a phone maker to offer a \
The inquiry into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister is in a \u00c2\u0093sensitive and complicated phase,\u00c2\u0094 the head of the investigation said.
Se nel 2012 la sede dei Giochi non sara' in Europa
Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.58  percent on Monday with buyers picking up a broad range of  stocks after key economic survey renewed hopes over Japan's  economic outlook.
By RORY MCCLANNAHAN Journal Staff Writer  Bernalillo County is creating a water conservation ordinance that mirrors similar laws in the city of Albuquerque, and no one in Paradise Hills seems to have a problem with that.
The Nokia 6210 Navigator cell phone debuts at GSMA (3GSM) 2008 with built-in GPS and pedestrian guidance.
Sprint Corp., the telecommunications giant, said Friday it will cut 700 jobs in its business solutions division as it stops selling business long distance services outside of package deals.
A Supreme Court that has been defending states&#39; rights and supporting a law-and-order agenda finds itself in a quandary. A medical marijuana case the court heard Monday pits the two interests against each other.
From the time he made that feisty, feel-cool film about three urban dudes called Dil Chahta Hai to his surrealistic take on the Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster
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Imposing government security standards on software companies is not the answer to improving the security of the country&#39;s computer networks, a US Department of Homeland Security official said Thursday.
Four U.S. soldiers and one Marine were killed in various attacks in Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Capping a season filled with suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to become the MVP of a major North American professional league.
Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.
Audley Harrison wins his grudge re-match against Danny Williams inside three explosive rounds.
Israel said on Wednesday it could   gradually dismantle its blockade of Lebanon as Lebanese and   U.N. forces control entry points to stop Hizbollah rearming,   and the U.N. commander in the south said a breakthrough could   be close.
By Jan Perry  Good golly, Miss Molly, it's been cold out there! So cold that some schools have been closed.
UBS  is preparing a new growth  initiative in the United States that may include acquisitions  as it seeks to bolster its investment banking and wealth  management business, the Swiss group&#39;s chairman said on Sunday.
SHANGHAI  - Computer maker Lenovo&#39;s landmark purchase of the PC business of one of America&#39;s most vaunted corporate names adds to a growing list of ambitious Chinese companies seeking to make a name for themselves on global markets.
WASHINGTON - NASA should turn to astronauts, not robots, to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, an expert panel recommended on Wednesday.
Mortgage brokers and other loan sellers would be named in a national database under legislation introduced Thursday by the top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives financial panel.
A amateur video of Kobe Bryant badmouthing the Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum is being made available to internet users on a pay-per-view basis.
DENVER - Potential jurors in the rape trial of NBA star Kobe Bryant are filing into the Eagle County Courthouse in Colorado today, ready to fill out questionnaires that could determine if they become a part of this high profile trial.
(Corrects 14th paragraph to make clear that the critical comment in parliament was made not by the prime minister but by the junior foreign minister).
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Fearful of  the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC  affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of  the film \
Britain&#39;s highest court dealt a blow to the government&#39;s anti-terror policy yesterday by ruling that it cannot detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely without trial.
By Jane Ruffin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 24--David Carter, the former director of Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space, now works as southeast director of conservation finance for the Trust for Public Land. Carter also is an adjunct faculty member in N.C.
British troops have killed a reputed lieutenant of Osama Bin Laden in Iraq, more than a year after he escaped from a US air base in Afghanistan.
Six of the biggest US banks are expected to announce plans to offer more help to those struggling with mortgages.
SACRAMENTO, California  - As many as 1,000 ethnic Hmong gathered outside a federal courthouse in the California state capital on Monday in support of a former Hmong general accused of plotting to overthrow the Laotian government.
Emerging markets spark growth The total number of mobile connections in the world reached 2.5bn on Thursday, having passed the two billion mark just 12 months ago.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new study suggests consumers save billions of dollars by shopping on eBay auctions.
A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.
Holiday slowdowns and crashes at Kmart.com, Amazon.com and others highlight the Web's persistent growing pains.
Bolton will contest the Football Association\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to charge defender Tal Ben Haim with improper conduct. The 22-year-old was charged after an incident with Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
LAS VEGAS (CBS) With the debates behind them, President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry set out Thursday on a three-week campaign sprint to Election Day, concentrating their time and advertising
A highly polluting copper smelter in Uzbekistan will have ceased to be a problem in five years, officials say.
Daddy Yankee was released from a hospital Monday after suffering from a viral infection and dehydration.
Venerdi' a Genova lancio' un estintore contro tifosi liguri
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travels to China for the first summit between the two nations in five years.
A Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq earlier this week has been killed by his abductors after the Japanese government refused to meet their demands to withdraw its troops from the region, Kyodo News agency reported early Saturday.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is getting the endorsement of two unions, the United Steelworkers and the United Mine Workers of America, on Labor Day.
The move by the Italian government could help prepare the country\u00c2\u0092s flagship carrier to be taken over by Air France-KLM.
German-US auto maker DaimlerChrysler said Tuesday that it had chosen EADS co-chairman Manfred Bischoff as its new supervisory board chief.
Five children &amp;#151; four of them siblings &amp;#151; drowned during a church outing when they were caught in a river&#039;s current, apparently while trying to help a sixth child who was rescued, authorities and the victims&#039; relatives said Monday.
Borders is removing \
BAGHDAD, Iraq  - The kidnappers of British aid  worker Margaret Hassan have released a video tape that appears  to show her murder a month after she was seized in Baghdad, her  husband and British officials said on Tuesday.
Hopes to milk consumer channels worldwide Gateway is to sell its education, government and SMB arm of the business to MPC Corporation in a deal valued at about $90m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS ANGELES  - E! Entertainment  Television is joining forces with Las Vegas fixture Wayne  Newton to find the city's next superstar performer.
It was at some point before the second half of Syracuse&#39;s game with Mississippi State last night that Jim Boeheim&#39;s team decided to stop fooling around and play.
Superate le attese rispetto al dato di maggio
Blog: Apple's market share in the PC industry jumped a couple of points in May, although the numbers exclude Dell's total shipments.
The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008.
Australian flag carrier Qantas agreed to a boosted 11.1-billion-dollar (8.7 billion US) takeover bid from an international private equity consortium.
The Middle East after Yasser Arafat was the main topic today at the White House, where British Prime Minister Tony Blair met with President Bush.
Britain's Spice Girls turned out to watch Roberto Cavalli's winter 2009 menswear show on Monday and he didn't disappoint them, including in his show a gorgeous green evening shift and a black satin Cinderella gown for women.
The proposed merger of Public Service Enterprise Group and Exelon will result in the elimination of 900 jobs in New Jersey, most of them at the PSEG unit that operates three nuclear power plants in Salem County.
Major Western nations must offer more  police for Darfur to end four years of violence, the retiring  U.N. police chief said on Thursday as the world body struggles  to find enough officers for the Sudanese province.
Playing down a funding row with   Britain, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Friday defended   his controversial anti-corruption campaign, saying the bank   could not tolerate misuse of its funds to poor countries.
Jacob Micflikier provided his fourth career hat trick as third-ranked New Hampshire stormed past Providence, 6-4, last night in Durham, N.H., to clinch at least a share of the Hockey East regular-season title.
French President Jacques Chirac is to embark Tuesday on an Asian tour aimed at boosting economic ties -- and maybe his lifelong passion for Chinese art.
A terror attack in London on the scale of the Madrid bombings has been thwarted, says the Met Police Commissioner.
The reworked Band Aid charity single \
Ganja guru guilty in retrial   After fighting for years to clear his name, a prominent marijuana advocate known as the \
A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson clearly said Saturday that North Korea had never insisted on direct talks between the US and North Korea instead of the six-party talks in order to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, and the key to
With funds as with stocks, look for inside help.
The onetime social-networking leader, having lost ground in the U.S. to Facebook and MySpace, sets its sights on China.
Facing stiff competition from China and the European Union, the United States is rapidly losing economic clout in Asia, with its export share dropping in most of 34 countries surveyed in the region, the US commerce secretary said Thursday.
The government may take steps to ensure the UK has the infrastructure necessary for super-fast broadband.
The Golf Channel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Kelly Tilghman returned from a two-week, unpaid suspension and apologized for using the word lynch on a Jan. 4 broadcast when discussing how younger golfers could challenge Tiger Woods.
IBM (IBM) and the rest of the tech industry might have a better year than most onlookers expected. IBM&#39;s third-quarter earnings, released after US markets closed Monday, rose 15% from
Oscar-winning writer Brian Helgeland is to work on Robin Hood film Nottingham, reports say.
BRUSSELS - Six months after the European Union expanded into eastern Europe, the bloc&#39;s leaders this week are set to fix a date for opening membership talks with Turkey, a strategically located NATO nation which has been knocking on EU doors for over 40
ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to \
Jodhaa Akbar co-producer Ronnie Screwala speaks to Arthur J Pais about the film.
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Proposed job cuts could hit the UK's intelligence performance, former top security officials warn.
Despite the much-publicized IRS crackdown on celebrity freebies, the swag-tastic star treatment hasn't slowed a bit.
Hurricane Frances barreled toward the  Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on Wednesday, a growing  threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida's  heavily populated east coast.
The UN's Kofi Annan is to meet Iran's president and supreme leader for talks likely to cover the nuclear issue.
SMiShing A mass mailing worm that attempts to trick users into downloading malware in response to bogus text messages is spreading in Spain.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s financial regulator has found accounting irregularities worth Won1,980 billion ($1.7 billion) at Hynix Semiconductor, and has warned that the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second largest memory chipmaker could be fined for the violations.
Photographs of IRA decommissioning remain part of the British and Irish governments' plan for restoring Stormont, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dail today.
Il presidente della Lega Dilettanti, Carlo Tavecchio, ha annunciato che la Lega di serie D dar\u00c3\u00a0 il s...
No licence, naturally Romanian traffic cops in the seaside town of Constanta were rather surprised to discover that the driver of a BMW they pulled for zigzagging across the road had no licence, no hands, no clothes, and was figuratively legless, evz.ro reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Republicans whisked a &#36;388 billion spending bill through Congress on Saturday, a mammoth measure that underscores the dominance of deficit politics by curbing dollars for everything from education to environmental cleanups.
This sweet-natured coming-of-age story manages a neat trick in our increasingly ``edge&#39;&#39;-obsessed television world: It&#39;s old-fashioned without seeming irrelevant.
Aargh! Server outage turns customers into pirates Over the weekend, thousands of Microsoft customers who tried to download patches or updates for Windows were falsely accused of running a pirated version of Windows.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement this week of a new Blu-ray device in time for the Summer season in the US is more about stopping people going out and buying a HD DVD player, than making more sales of its existing device.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Symantec Corp. SYMC.O,  the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it  will buy Veritas Software Corp. VRTS.O for $13.5 billion,  expanding into the data storage and recovery business.
Diane Swonk, for years one of the most visible executives at Bank One, said Thursday she&#39;s resigning as its chief economist as of Sept. 30.
President Hu Jintao acknowledges ending China's widespread corruption is a \
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., vowed Tuesday to protect seniors from deceptive marketing tactics in the long-term care insurance market.
Today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sell-off, one of the biggest in years, followed the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s move last week to impose higher taxes on stock trades.
New York pop group Scissor Sisters overtake rock band Keane to have the UK's best-selling album of 2004.
The eMusic Selects service provides exposure -- and deals -- for underrepresented artists.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 4, 2004 - Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the US Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said.
A claim by Iraq&#39;s most feared terror group that it is behind the slaughter of Iraqi security force members in Mosul has raised fears
JERUSALEM - Shattering decades of public policy, the Israeli Parliament has, for the first time in the nation&#39;s history, approved a plan to uproot Jewish settlements from lands claimed by the Palestinians for a future state.
A documentary about last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
Suffolk Downs announced yesterday that the winner of the 66th Massachusetts Handicap Sept. 20 will automatically be eligible to race in the Breeders' Cup Classic Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.
SARS is expected to emerge in China again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as the world's most populous country is better prepared this time round, health officials say.
Herbalists say they have discovered cheap Anti-Retrovirals drugs. And for that, they want the government to integrate them into the national health care system.
Taking a cue from recording companies, Hollywood movie studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against computer users they say are illegally distributing movies online, a source familiar with the studios&#39; plans said Wednesday.
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Wednesday that it was too early to decide whether the new European Union treaty should be submitted to a referendum in his country.
Olympic inspectors will  visit London's sporting landmarks on Thursday.
Oracle proclaimed a symbolic victory Saturday after 61 percent of PeopleSoft stockholders accepted its $9.2 billion takeover offer.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 5.8 jolted northern Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 11:16 a.m. (9:16 p.m. EST), was also felt in Tokyo.
Vidigal squalificato, Dhorasoo, Giannichedda e Antonio Filippini ancora out. Sar&agrave; un Livorno ...
Oakland, Calif. - With Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin looking on in street clothes Monday night, the Nuggets came close but couldn&#39;t overcome the loss of their injured stars.
Cingular Wireless said it has completed its previously announced merger with AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc., creating the US&#39;s biggest wireless carrier with the largest digital voice and data network in the country.
The NBA spent a lot of time Saturday criticizing Detroit and Indiana players for their actions in Friday night&#39;s brawl. Much more quietly, they probably
Adrian Mutu has issued an apology to fans at his former club Chelsea for testing positive for cocaine last month. The Romanian striker was sacked by Chelsea and handed a seven month ban by the English Football Association for failing the drug test.
When Fools do your bidding, everybody wins.
Sep. 03, 2004 From the September 06, 2004 CRN. Microsoft&#39;s decision to cut WinFS out of the Longhorn Windows client upgrade for 2006 is causing a crisis of confidence in the channel.
NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply for a third straight session Thursday after rising bond yields stoked concerns that an interest rate cut later in the year is less likely. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points and the S&P 500 index hovered near the 1,500 mark.
Motorola has to find a way to make cool phones that people want to buy, or else face the possibility that its mobile business will be sold off.
A merger plan between Canada's Molson  Inc. MOLa.TO and U.S.-based Adolph Coors Co. RKY.N looks  like a winner analysts said on Friday after the brewers again  sweetened the bid and lured another key Molson shareholder.
Singapore's economy grew by 8.1% in 2004, its best performance since 2000, trade ministry figures show.
A new GCSE in Chinese is being offered, following demand from schools and business.
The voice on a tape recording of a man wanted for shooting dead a police officer, and the defendant, is a close match, a court hears.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wall Street drifted to a slightly higher finish Tuesday, as investors shied away from taking new positions in a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite the market's languid tone, Google surpassed $500 for the first time.
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Villagers digging in China's rich fossil beds have uncovered the preserved remains of a tiny dinosaur in the belly of a mammal, a startling discovery for scientists who have long believed early mammals couldn't possibly attack and eat a dinosaur.
AS each hour passes, anguish and despair mounts for relatives of a beloved Victorian family of four, missing in the ravaged Asian region hit by the tsunami.
Tononi smentisce voci:' ne' uscita, ne' riduzioni
WASHINGTON - Addressing questions that have lingered for years, newly unearthed memos state that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war, that he refused a direct order and that his superiors were in a state of turmoil over how to evaluate his performance after he was suspended from flying...
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican presidential contender acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, took a largely symbolic step closer to an official White House run on Monday.
Ancora niente allenamento per Vincenzo Iaquinta, alle prese con i postumi dell&#8217;intervento chir...
JUBA, Sudan  - The aromatic smell of sorghum and   beans stirs a group of Sudanese soldiers from their lazy game   of dominoes, bringing former enemies together to eat from the   same tin bowl.
BERLIN  - Russia is blocking a Paris Club agreement to wipe out 80 percent of Iraqi debt, a source said on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting of finance chiefs.
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday said that he had been misidentified on a terrorism watch list when he tried to board airliners between Washington and Boston.

More than 50 years ago, rock and roll music developed in African-American communities as a hybrid of rhythm and blues and gospel styles.
India's opposition BJP party calls a shutdown in Hyderabad to protest against Saturday's twin blasts.
A government-backed report released Tuesday blamed Belgian authorities and the ruling elite for collaborating with the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II.
If you look closely at my photo directly above, you can see that my hat features the silhouetted batter representative of major league baseball.
Mark Durkin denies the SDLP is divided over its  support for the NI budget and programme for government.
STOCKHOLM - Andre Agassi did just enough to beat Germany&#39;s Tommy Haas 7-6, 7-6 and reach his first Stockholm Open final on Saturday.
Floods in the home region of  Indonesia's president have killed 11 people and forced  thousands to flee their villages on the southern part of the  country's main Java island, local media reported on Sunday.
ROMA - Adriano Celentano dice addio alla Rai. \u00c2\u00abNon torner\u00c3\u00b2 in Rai non solo ad aprile 2005 ma per molto tempo ancora, fintanto che la Rai non mi riconoscer\u00c3\u00a0 la libert\u00c3\u00a0 di parola che ho sempre avuto\u00c2\u00bb, ha
Six out of seven men charged with multiple sex abuse crimes on Pitcairn Island have been convicted, officials said, after a trial which exposed the dark side of the remote Pacific community.
A senior Palestinian delegation headed to France to see Yasser Arafat, but it was unclear whether they would have access to the ailing leader after the hospital restricted
LOS ANGELES - Phil Jackson&#39;s new book is stirring lots of controversy. Bryant, Jerry Buss and GM Mitch Kupchak speak out about the book.
Britain is marking the 10th anniversary of the death of princess Diana with a series of tributes and a royal memorial service in London.
Toshiba Corp  is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  , a company source said on Saturday.
BAGHDAD -- Suspected Al Qaeda bombers stepped up attacks on key transportation arteries, striking a bridge north of the capital yesterday, a day after shutting the superhighway south of Baghdad with a huge explosion that collapsed an overpass and killed three US soldiers.
Microsoft has announced the resignation of its head of acquisitions, Bruce Jaffe, two days after the company&#160;bid $1.2 billion for enterprise search expert Fast Search &amp; Transfer. Jaffe will retire on Feb. 29, the company said.Jaffe joined the company&#39;s corporate strategy group in 1995, moving on to become chief financial officer of its online services business MSN before taking the role of corporate vice president for corporate development, where he was responsible for the company&#39;s acquisitions and joint ventures strategies.&quot;Bruce&#39;s contribution to Microsoft&#39;s growth is much appreciated and we wish him well in his next endeavor,&quot; the company said in a statement.It&#39;s not clear yet what that next endeavor will be, although some reports say he is looking for a more entrepreneurial role in a smaller company.Jaffe, who has a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, lives near Seattle.As architect of Microsoft&#39;s acquisitions strategy, Jaffe presided over its&#160;$6 billion offer for online advertising company aQuantive, a few weeks after Google bid $3.1 billion for DoubleClick.Microsoft representatives would not say what role Jaffe played in the company&#39;s bid for Norwegian company Fast Search &amp; Transfer, revealed Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...
The Bush administration dramatically escalated a dispute with the European Union yesterday by filing one of the biggest complaints in World Trade Organization history, accusing European governments
LOS ANGELES: The recording industry has turned to its former arch-nemesis, the founder of online music file-swapping service Napster, to help it beat the piracy that it once accused him of spawning.
Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta believes several options will be available if star third baseman Adrian Beltre decides to play elsewhere.
A string of bombings and gun attacks on crowded markets, a railroad station, and other sites killed 44 people and left dozens wounded
New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth once met President Calvin Coolidge on a sultry day and reportedly remarked, &quot;Hot as hell, ain&#39;t it, Prez?
The British economy expanded by 2.9 percent during the first quarter of 2007 on a 12-month comparison, official data showed on Friday.
Oklahoma has charged Macaulay Culkin with illegal possession of marijuana and a controlled substance after the former child star was arrested during a traffic stop last week, authorities said on Tuesday.
Delta Air Lines unveiled changes yesterday that will remake its business, but officials warned that soaring costs still could land the nation&#39;s third-largest carrier carrier in bankruptcy court.
Sri Lanka's navy sank three Tamil Tiger rebel boats off the island's northeast coast, killing 18 rebels on board, the military said on Friday.
Delta Air Lines Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. carrier, said on Sunday it will cut 2,000 aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs, and between 1,600 and 1,800 supervisory and administrative personnel as part of a previously announced plan to cut total staffing by 7,000.
The president of the University of Nevada, Reno says \
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch called the United Nations' Human Rights Council a \
A commuter jet bound for Shanghai crashed into a frozen lake in a park just seconds after take-off from Baotou City Airport in Inner Mongolia yesterday, killing all 53 people on board and one on the ground.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it brought fraud and insider trading charges against former top executives of bankrupt credit card issuer NextCard Inc.
NEW YORK : Diminutive US diva Liza Minnelli repeatedly beat her former chauffeur and bodyguard, spat on him and forced him to have sex with her, he claimed in a lawsuit seen on Thursday.
Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.
Doctors treating cancer patients  should try harder to help them deal with the emotional toll the  disease exacts, an expert panel said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is taken to hospital after appearing in court with cuts and bruises.
WASHINGTON - Coming a month before the presidential elections, the final US report on Iraq&#39;s weapons capability quickly became a political tool as both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry&#39;s campaign used it to buttress their positions.
(HealthDay News) -- Leukemia is a cancer of the blood, caused by an abundance of abnormal white blood cells.
The used-car specialist delivers a growth spiel to Wall Street.
Labor leaders at US Airways expect management to soon seek bankruptcy court permission to cut wages for members of some of its five unions.
A three-hour election show from film-maker Michael Moore has been dropped by a US cable TV company.
Iranian forces killed four members of a group that had been planning to carry out bombings and assassinations in a southeastern region bordering Pakistan, the official IRNA news agency said on Thursday.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli and    Palestinian leaders declared a cease-fire on Tuesday at a  summit in Egypt aimed at ending more than four years of  bloodshed and reviving stalled peace talks.
A judge ordered hotel heiress Paris Hilton into court on Friday for a hearing on a request by prosecutors to send her back to jail after she was released early and placed under house arrest.
Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely.
England skipper David Beckham was taken to hospital for X-rays on his ribs just moments after inspiring his country to their 2-0 World Cup qualifier win against Wales here.
The Federal Trade Commission said the integration of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which it opposed on competitive grounds, was not complete and there was still time to stop it.
SIRTE, Libya  - Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.
British second seed Tim Henman camethrough an unexpectedly tough match with South Africa&#39;s Wesley Moodie to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournamentin Basel of Switzerland on Thursday.
With 11 of her peers - or other registered Cook County voters - media mogul Oprah Winfrey Wednesday delivered a guilty verdict in a Chicago murder trial.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launches a robust defence of Iran's nuclear programme.
SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. is working on a device management technology that could allow IT departments to take advantage of existing management software and bring a host of disparate wireless devices under the IT department umbrella, an Intel executive said Monday at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's Wireless Entertainment and IT conference here.\u00c2
Per i 134 mila dipendenti anche un una tantum di 600 euro
A UN report into the death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic says he died of a heart attack.
Nell'Avellinese, l'uomo si e' poi consegnato ai carabinieri
Libya begins distributing funds to the families of children with HIV under a deal that could free six foreign medics.
NEW YORK -- Syneron Medical Ltd. stock fell Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administration delayed approval of the medical device maker&#39;s cellulite product.
BRUXELLES - \u00c2\u00abSe si occupasse di barbabietole, be&#39; sarebbe meno grave...\u00c2\u00bb. Gli spagnoli sono avanti: lo \u00c3\u00a8 anche il presidente del Parlamento Europeo Josep Borrell che, riferendosi al commissario designato
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs wounded American and Iraqi troops west of the capital Sunday and a few hours later the U.S. military announced the arrest of a senior Iraqi National Guard commander on suspicion of ties to insurgents, underscoring the challenges to building a strong Iraq security service capable of restoring stability...
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 29 -- Rain wreaked havoc at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, washing out every match in the afternoon session and, after multiple false starts, scuttling the night session as well. The intermittent breaks in the downpour only heightened the aggravation, raising hopes that the...
Where communist East German legislators once ruled, modern dance and club music are taking over.
OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.
YouTube, the popular online video sharing site owned by Google Inc., has signed a deal with Digital Music Group Inc. to offer such 1960s U.S. television programs as \
Raccontando il siparietto avvenuto negli spogliatoi subito dopo il pareggio con l'Atalanta, il tecni...
SEATTLE - Small earthquakes rattled Mount St. Helens at the rate of one or two a minute Monday, and seismologists were working to determine the significance of some of the most intense seismic activity in nearly 20 years...
Another day, another mismatch: the contest that was meant to bring the Champions Trophy to life proved to be as one-sided as its predecessors.
Yasser Arafat will get a military funeral  in Egypt on Friday before burial in the smashed West Bank  compound where he spent his final years besieged by Israeli  troops without realizing his dream of a Palestinian state.
A drug used to treat schizophrenia was mailed to some consumers who had ordered other medications via the Internet, and several users had to seek emergency treatment because they could not breathe, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Mali became Africa&#39;s men&#39;s only hope for an Olympic soccer medal at the Athens Games after Ghana and Morocco were knocked out of the games in men&#39;s last group matches Wednesday.
A handful of FC Porto fans spat on former coach Jose Mourinho when he tried to greet them at Wednesday&#39;s game with his new team Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a newspaper said.
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans' wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.
Secondary schools in England and Wales find it easier to recruit heads - but primaries still struggle.
Streeters are getting a little less than they did in the past.
Nel tentativo di evitare declassamento dopo crisi mutui
WAUWATOSA, Wis. - Doctors said Tuesday they successfully treated a teenager with a usually fatal case of rabies by using a novel combination of drugs.
As many as 30,000 Bangladeshis joined the funeral in the capital, Dhaka, of a leader of the opposition Awami League who died of injuries sustained in Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on a political rally, the British Broadcasting Corp.
Jordan says the lack of security in Iraq is causing a big increase in drug trafficking in the Middle East region.
A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling party says he will challenge President Robert Mugabe in March polls.
Combined print and online advertising  revenue at U.S. newspapers slid 1.5 percent to $11.8 billion in  the third quarter, hurt by falling automobile and help-wanted  classified sales, an industry group said on Tuesday.
The European Union and the United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful, democratic end to a violent political crisis that has killed 500 people since a disputed December 27 election.
Roughly 28,000 tons of Las Vegas history collapses in a spectacle of fireworks and explosives. By Steve Friess.
Rubens Barrichello set the pace Friday in his native city, just ahead of Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher, as the two took the top times in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
A stepped-up US campaign against insurgents must not be allowed to alienate the Iraqi public, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.
Glaskowsky reports from a meeting of the Homebrew Robotics Society at the headquarters of Anybots, makers of teleoperated humanoid robots.
NEWDEHLI: Talks between Pakistan and India on the initiation of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service failed to draw any significant results.
Fim, Fiom e Uilm confermano iniziative di lotta
Editor&#39;s note: &quot;The Incredibles&quot; opens at a handful of Seattle-area theaters at midnight tonight. It opens widely tomorrow.
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Casualties are feared after a bomb explosion in the north-western Pakistan, police say.
One person is killed and another injured after a light aircraft crashes near Bethesda in Gwynedd.
The new keypad will display different icons depending on how the phone is being used.
Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming.
WATERLOO, Iowa  - Democratic challenger John  Kerry, portrayed by Republicans as unfit to be commander in  chief, scoffed at President Bush's own wartime leadership on  Wednesday and urged his rival: \
Roberto Luongo once again gave the Vancouver Canucks a chance to win on Friday night. They eventually cashed in and moved into first place in the Northwest Division.
If CBS really wants to bolster the gravitas of its new   Evening News anchor Katie Couric, the network should stop taking   their cues from Glamour magazine.
Continental Airlines Inc. reported strong traffic, helping it cope with rising jet fuel prices.
By Anonymous  PLM now for SMEs  PLM (product lifecycle management) software developer Agile is betting its business on European manufacturers, including SMEs, seeing the value of the CAD-agnostic approach.
Mylan Laboratories Inc.MYL.N on  Wednesday said it was unlikely to complete its $3.4 billion  acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.KG.N at the current  price because of King's need to restate earnings.
The dollar declined past $1.36 per euro for the first time, reaching a record low for the seventh time this month, on speculation the US and Europe will allow the currency to drop.
Bear's stretch of outperformance is expected to end.
Zimbabwe's Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry set a world record in the 200 meters backstroke with a time of two minutes 6.39 seconds at the Missouri Grand Prix on Saturday.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union is seeking comments on the possible uses of its planned Galileo satellite navigation system, which is being developed at a cost of about $4.8 billion to compete with the U.S. Global Positioning System.
VILLA BAVIERA, Chile  - A religious cult of German  immigrants has broken decades of isolation from a world shocked  by sex-abuse scandals in the group, the flight of its secretive  leader and reports it once helped Chile's military government  torture political prisoners.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive into northern Gaza, saying troops will remain in the area until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted.
BRUSSELS (BBC News) - The EU expects Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania to have signed initial deals paving the way for eventual entry into the bloc by the end of 2008, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Brussels on Tuesday. \
The defense contractor said second-quarter earnings rose on higher sales across most of its businesses, including fighter jets, missile defense and information technology.
Regulators need not lift investment caps on Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  in order to rescue troubled subprime borrowers, but new loan products could help some avoid foreclosure, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on Wednesday.
Lebanon&#39;s billionaire Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri has resigned, bringing to a head a political crisis that has paralysed the country for weeks.
The U.N. inquiry into  allegations of corruption in the now-defunct Iraqi oil-for-food  program on Thursday released the names of some 4,500 firms that  did business with Baghdad but did not rule on their guilt or  innocence.
The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from Vietnam three decades ago.
The newspaper publisher reported a fourth-quarter profit after a loss a year ago, but it continued to be hurt by the housing slump in California and Florida.
CAJAMARCA, Peru -- Lori Berenson, the 34-year-old New Yorker jailed in Peru for collaboration with Marxist guerrillas, holds little hope that an expected international court ruling in her favor will get her out of prison before she turns 45.
BBC correspondent David Shukman meets the scientists who are drilling into California's San Andreas fault.
Jim Bowden continued to lead the hot stove league in deals yesterday when Washington&#39;s interim general manager acquired power hitter and problem child Jose Guillen in a trade that sent two
Shropshire&#39;s Scott Drummond believes he will learn from the experience of going head-to-head with world number two Ernie Els, despite seeing his HSBC World Matchplay dreams end this morning.
The Union of Salaried Employees (TU), which forms part of the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK), intends to find out whether it can sue the Finnish-Swedish telecommunications giant TeliaSonera ...
Germany gives up its share of the top job at EADS in exchange for the top job at Airbus.
Rex Ryan is back with the Baltimore Ravens, this time with a new title.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty Wednesday in a Kabul court after a trial denounced by the defense as violating basic standards of fairness.    The three-judge panel sentenced accused ringleader Jonathan Idema, a former soldier with a past fraud conviction, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, to 10 years in jail...
Police forces in Wales have the best five highest-detection rates for burglary in the UK, new figures reveal
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Second Life's education program offers universities an extension campus unlike any they've ever had. After your BDSM workshop, you can sit in on a composition or sociology lecture. In Sex Drive Daily.
Two suspected suicide bombers died Sunday when they prematurely detonated their bomb near the residence of a senior leader of the ruling party in eastern Pakistan, police said.
Europe enjoy a fabulous Friday to lead the USA 6\u00c2\u00bd-1\u00c2\u00bd in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.
Citigroup Inc. C.N, the world's  largest financial services company, on Friday said it will  consolidate its capital markets funding business into two  parts, and simplify the company's legal structure.
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Blog: Bay Partners is launching a special program for Facebook entrepreneurs.
US President George W. Bush would continue his &quot;aggressive&quot; foreign policy during his second term, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview with the British Financial Times newspaper published on Tuesday.
The Titans fired the offensive coordinator Norm Chow on Tuesday after reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2003 despite struggling to score points.
Xerox Corp. introduced color printers and ink products Monday that it said will cut the price of color copying by two-thirds, sweeping away a major hurdle for customers seeking to enter the profitable and growing color market.
Thousands of young diabetics could be skipping insulin injections in order to lose weight, the BBC learns.
Rock star Eric Clapton had his license suspended after speeding down a French motorway at 134 mph. The 59-year-old Clapton was pulled over in his Porsche 911 Turbo for driving 50 mph above the speed limit near the town of Merceuil in Western France.
An anti-ID-card advertisement that compares British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the leader of the Third Reich gets a free pass from the Advertising Standards Authority. In 27B Stroke 6.
Prosecutors in the rape case against  U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant are questioning the validity  of DNA evidence crucial to the defense's case, saying data  appeared to have been manipulated and might have to be thrown  out.
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There are two consolations for disillusioned tennis romantics upset by yesterday&#39;s news of the split of Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters four months before their scheduled marriage.
BUCHAREST, Dec 26 (IPS) - Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union (EU)  Jan. 1 2007 under the toughest conditions ever imposed on new  member states. Although the two countries barely met the criteria  for membership, their strategic location, between the Western  Balkans and the Black Sea, as well as their relatively  trouble-free domestic politics, made them an asset for the  stability of EU's eastern front.
Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist says the Ashes \
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A US military spokesman says 19 American soldiers were among those killed in today&#39;s attack on a mess tent at a military base near the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Political rivals of Ukranian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko are dismissing doctors&#39; claims that he was poisoned, saying the reports are part of last minute campaigning.
France's president vows to cut thousands of civil service jobs, as unions threaten strikes over pension reform.
An unpatched flaw in antivirus software compromises student data in Colorado.
The future of a museum dedicated to singers is unclear amid the removal of memorabilia and squabbling among present and past officials.
Three people died of bird flu last week, pushing the total number of deaths in Indonesia to 101, nearly half of all the bird flu deaths in the world.
Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee battles for political survival against a conservative   challenger in Rhode Island on Tuesday as voters in nine states   choose candidates for November elections.
Major League Baseball and its players union will begin meetings on Tuesday in Manhattan that could lead to a more stringent drug-testing policy.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- A British soldier was killed yesterday in a clash with rebels in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the UK Defense Ministry announced on its Web site.
The father of Australian al Qaeda suspect David Hicks arrived on Tuesday at the U.S. naval base where a tribunal will formally charge his son with war crimes and said he did not think the 29-year-old would be treated fairly.
Hungary's parliament passed a law late on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil partnership with many of the rights and obligations of marriage.
com. Lycos Europe took the fight to the enemy Monday, by launching a screensaver that conducts a group denial-of-service (DoS) attack against sites selling products marketed via spam.
A nonprofit organization for 9/11 survivors removed its president after questions were raised about her harrowing account of how she survived but lost a loved one in the World Trade Center attack.
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Investors took advantage of low prices today and started buying again, bringing sighs of relief to Asia.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.
President Bush played down on Saturday a stark warning from his resigning health chief that the nation&#39;s food supply is largely unprotected from terror attack.
Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.
Mexico gave the military salary increases of almost 50 percent on Monday to reward them for leading the fight against violent drug gangs.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- After a tragic plane crash Sunday that resulted in 10 deaths, a tough road lies ahead for the Hendrick family and the Hendrick Motorsports team.
Microsoft Corp plans to invest heavily  in Web search to compete against Google Inc, even if it fails  to acquire Yahoo Inc, the company's chairman Bill Gates said on  Monday.
Sony, Matsushita and other firms are planning to launch camcorders using next-generation, smaller DVDs in the Blu-ray format as early as 2005 to win a lead over a rival offering, a report said Thursday.
The Airline Icelandair last night disclosed that it had bought an 8.4 per cent stake in easyJet, fuelling speculation that the budget airline may fall victim to a takeover bid.
Chicago Bulls finally gained some respect as they stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 92-84, their second win this season. Eddy Curry registered 18 points and 10 rebounds while Tyson
A few weeks ago the then-CEO of PeopleSoft, Craig Conway, posed the following question to attendees at a technology conference: &quot;Have you ever had a bad dream that never ended?
Mexico plans to put up $7 billion, to go with $1.4 billion offered by Washington, to fund a three-year crackdown on its violent drug cartels, the Mexican ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.
There is no scientific evidence that mobile phone use or exposure to base stations below internationally accepted levels pose a health risk, radiation authorities in the Nordic countries said on Tuesday.
Sudan on Saturday questioned UN estimates that up to 70,000 people have died from hunger and disease in its remote Darfur region since a rebellion began 20 months ago.
He has produced some of the biggest films in his career [BATWARA, LOHA, BAAZI, BADAL].
Australia is considering compensating 247 people found to have been illegally detained by its immigration authorities over the past 14 years, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said Monday.
A gennaio prezzi importazione sono saliti dell'1,7%
La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi l'istanza di arbitrato da parte...
Crude oil futures slid Thursday to their lowest levels in more than two weeks as concerns over supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US inventories.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he is ready to honor the security commitments in an internationally backed peace plan, adding that he hopes to resume negotiations with Israel soon.
US army helicopters and F-16 fighter jets will take part in India's annual air show in the southern city of Bangalore, an Indian Air Force official said.
ROMA, 1 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Un&#39;intera famiglia travolta da un&#39;auto sulle strisce pedonali. Moglie e marito sono morti, il figlio di 14 anni ferito. I tre passanti sono stati investiti a Roma, a largo di San Pancrazio, nel quartiere Gianicolo.

European stock market operator   Euronext ENXT.PA may have to postpone an extraordinary   shareholders' meeting on its merger plans to the first quarter   of 2007 from December, a German magazine reported.
In progresso anche i listini di Francoforte, Londra e Parigi
This week is the 40th anniversary of  the Monterey International Pop Festival. It was the mother of  all festivals (the Human Be-In in nearby San Francisco six  months earlier would be the grandmother) and would punctuate  the Summer of Love and the amazing year of 1967.
FOXBOROUGH -- Defense seemed to be the weekly question mark concerning the Indianapolis Colts as the AFC South champions worked their way through the regular season and wild-card weekend, pitting them against the Patriots in the playoffs. Again.
The Bush Administration&#39;s announcement of the lifting of some US sanctions on Libya nudges Washington and Tripoli closer to resuming full diplomatic ties.
The boss of Korean carmaker Hyundai fails to have a six year jail term suspended so he could work at the firm.
BAGHDAD - Tahseen Ali Hassan pleaded with kidnappers Thursday to release his wife, the director of the aid agency CARE International in Iraq.
The presidential race may have been settled in Florida this year without the acrimony of 2000, but many of the state ballot measures approved on Election Day have ended up in court.
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Sept. 6, 2004 - The US military says it was apparently a suicide bomber who detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday.
Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.
A powerful bomb has exploded next to an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 27, officials say.
By Bill Wilson, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 21--EAST SIDE POISED TO   Jack Ritchie's bullish on east Wichita.  \
Kraft Foods is working on a new and unusual product line \u00e2\u0080\u0094 food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.
Sony Corp. has slashed the planned price of its delay-ridden PlayStation 3 by one-fifth in Japan, preparing for a sharp dogfight against cheaper games consoles from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
The number of mobile phones in use in the Czech Republic is greater than the population with one million more SIM cards being sold last year alone, the operators said.
Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls Wednesday in what has been described as a moment-of-truth election for the future of self-rule in the troubled province.Comment
Lawmakers on Thursday moved to block the Food and Drug Administration from closing more than half its field laboratories, acting out of concern the plan could weaken the safety of the nation's food supply.
Aysha Obeid couldn't get a job as a shop assistant in Dubai because of the veil that covered her face, exposing only her eyes to the outside world. So to improve her employment prospects, Obeid stopped wearing the veil.
Oracle will eliminate about 5,000 jobs following its $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft, the company said Friday.ADVERTISEMENTWhite paper: Solutions to Address IT Control RequirementsLearn how BMC Software Solutions address requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 in this 20 page whitepaper!
The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage to the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report from the U.N.
Universal Serial Bus will be overhauled with optical data links for a tenfold bandwidth increase, Intel promises. The spec is due in 2008.
By ANDREW BRIDGES WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine that's even less effective than previously thought could still play an important role in protecting against the increased likelihood of a pandemic, a government health official said Tuesday.
A series of blasts are reported  in the Spanish capital Madrid after a telephone warning from Basque separatist group Eta.
The latest craze in software: giving stuff away. BEA Systems, Computer Associates and IBM all recently started releasing the source code, or underlying instructions, for some programs, which amounts to distributing those products free. Even the loosest definition of incentive rebates would probably stop short of 100% discounts, but then the economics of software are peculiar (see story, p. 161). The giveaways were celebrated, especially by the noisy \
Yahoo Inc. is adopting severance plans to take effect if the Web portal is taken over by Microsoft Corp.
Also: States stand up to cyberbullies. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.
Mumbai, Sep 12 (UNI) Zee Telefilms will submit an affidavit in the High Court tomorrow stating whether they were ready for the court&#39;s proposal on submitting fresh bids.
A top U.S. commander met with Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday, as Pakistani forces repulsed an attack by Taliban fighters close to a fort in a restive tribal region.
A British diplomat returning from North Korea says it remains unclear whether there will be a fourth round of nuclear disarmament talks this month.
As part of a state effort to clear the air, Arizona gives three Hybrid models car-pool lane privileges, but revokes them from large bi-fuel vehicles. By the Associated Press.
Nel mese di settembre 2004 sono state immatricolate 179.800 autovetture con una variazione di -0,66% rispetto al settembre 2003, mese nel quale furono immatricolate 180.997 autovetture. Lo rende noto il ministero
Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation is not currently a problem for the economy and that Federal Reserve policy makers can stick
Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters swamped Beirut on Sunday in a Hezbollah-led rally that marked a leap forward in the opposition's drive to unseat Lebanon's Western-backed government.
LONDON: It was a tiny software slip up - just eight pixels symbolising Jammu and Kashmir, which were coloured a different shade of green from the rest of India.
Actor Paul Newman is giving $10 million  to Kenyon College, the Ohio school from which he graduated, to  establish its single largest scholarship fund.
Yeah, Dana Carvey thinks he&#39;s the master of disguise, but in reality he&#39;s an unfunny buffoon. Carrey, on the other hand, may have rightful claim to the title with his multiple
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 7 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sought to reassure Africans that his country's aggressive investments in oil, copper and other natural resources do not amount to a new wave of colonialism, saying China would \
As years go, 2004 will forever rate up there with the best of them. It will always be known as the Year the Boston Fans Got Even. For most of my life (with the exception
Germany&#39;s Greens, one of the most influential ecologist parties in the world, risk being split in two by deep divisions over the country&#39;s role in Afghanistan.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Millions of people around  the Indian Ocean scrambled for food and clean water on  Thursday, with the threat of disease now stalking survivors of  the most devastating tsunami on record.
Michael Ballack ha rimediato ieri sera contro il Liverpool il primo cartellino rosso della carriera,...
Henri Camara scored twice as defending champion Celtic opened up a six point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-0 beating of Dunfermline on Saturday.
With its mountains of ripe tomatoes, red peppers, fresh fruit and glistening fish, Barcelona's world-famous La Boqueria market is a celebration of healthy eating.
Hurricane Frances strengthened as it churned near islands of the northeastern Caribbean with ferocious winds expected to graze Puerto Rico on Tuesday before the storm plows on toward the Bahamas and the southeastern United States.
The Turkish prime minister today held last-minute talks with European Union leaders before a closed-door meeting that will decide if his country can begin membership talks with the bloc.
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RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas  - Mauro Morales has chickens in his yard, deer antlers hanging from the fence and a shed full of peyote behind his house.
First-time home buyers now take out mortgages worth, on average, 3.31 times their income, a watchdog says.
Cadbury Schweppes  is planning  to move out of its expensive central London offices as part of  a cost-cutting drive that will be announced on June 19, a  source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
In what was speculated to be a reaction to a possible DoS attack, the Bush Administration has blocked at least some foreign visitor access to its official campaign Web site.
Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon after failing to recover from a wrist injury.
Imports of five species of farmed Chinese seafood will be detained until they can be shown free of potentially dangerous antibiotics, federal health officials said Thursday.
An effort to create a nationwide wireless network for firefighters, police and other emergency responders has hit a stumbling block as the Federal Communications Commission's auction for airwaves dedicated for public-safety use has attracted paltry interest from bidders.
Disgraced American football legend O.J. Simpson has been arrested in Las Vegas in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel, police said on Sunday.
A two-metre shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea.
A suicide truck bomber struck a parking lot near a college in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 19, police and hospital officials said.
Fannie Mae yesterday sued its former auditor, KPMG, alleging malpractice by the big accounting firm when it approved years of financial statements that were riddled with errors.
Right-hander Matt Clement and the Boston Red Sox are closing in on a three-year contract worth $25 million, according to reports citing his agent.
John Amaechi, the former NBA player and England basketball international, is to publish a book next week in which he will reveal he is gay.
The government ordered Pfizer Inc. to yank cheeky television ads that promised better sex for men taking Viagra because they failed to disclose known risks associated with
The band that brought the infectious grooves of \
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Patriots coordinators Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis seemed to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame -- and we do mean 15 minutes -- standing at the podium yesterday as they answered questions about their frustrating attempts to obtain head coaching positions.
The Australian owners of the Northern Bank will have to bear the cost of the \u00c2\u00a320 million robbery in Belfast, it emerged today. The National Australia Bank confirmed
Despite opposition from the Catholic Church and conservative groups, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos signed the &quot;Chilean Marriage Law&quot; granting Chileans the legal right to divorce.
Magazine photojournalist Carl Mydans, a pioneer of photo essays at Life magazine in the 1930s, has died at age 97.
The Saudi initiative calls for regional dialogue over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
WASHINGTON - David Graham says he was surprised when he got back to his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress last week the government had allowed unsafe drugs on the market.
A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers is entitled to claim damages, the Court of Appeal rules.
Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed from Saturday until the end of next week, a senior political source said on Friday, prolonging a power vacuum that threatens to further destabilize the country.
Patricia Dunn is out as Hewlett-Packard's chairwoman and another board member quits as the investigation into the company fraudulently obtaining personal phone records widens.
Lindsay Lohan has left a drug and  alcohol rehabilitation facility wearing an alcohol monitoring  bracelet after completing a 45-day program, People magazine  reported.
Toronto -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday.
WASHINGTON - US Rep. Joe Barton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Chiron Corporation
Research In Motion says messages were delayed, not lost, during the 3-hour service outage on Monday.
The number of anti-Semitic attacks in  France has more than doubled over the past year, with most  committed for vague reasons rather than ideology, France's  interior minister said in an interview published Friday.
The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants' last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.
Michael Finley found the National Basketball Association Finals were worth the wait.
Equatorial Guinea has told a court he and his comrades had been chained like animals and tortured into confessing. and hand-cuffs to plead their innocence on Thursday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat's health has worsened sharply and he is slipping  in and out of consciousness at his besieged West Bank  headquarters, officials and medics said Thursday.
Jan. 5, 1947, was a cold, starry night in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I opted for a hot bath and early to bed. Relaxing in the tub, the doorbell rang.
The European Parliament is set to hold a debate as it prepares to decide the fate of the incoming commission.
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has slammed Chelsea for their part in the acrimonious aftermath of William Gallas' transfer to Arsenal.
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Vijay Singh is not satisfied. After dominating the PGA Tour this year the way Tiger Woods used to do it, the Fiji native wants more.
Contrary to what the product promises to do, the latest Viagra campaign has gone limp. According to US media reports, the US-based Food and Drug Administration has ordered drug major Pfizer to stop running
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France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreigners who want to join relatives.
Iraq kidnap victim Margaret Hassan&#39;s three sisters, from left to right: Catherine Fitzsimons, Deidre Fitzsimons and Geraldine Fitzsimons make a statement to the media in Dublin Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is offering no  excuses for the Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; disheartening performance  in the NBA finals.
Racism has come to haunt Shilpa Shetty yet again.
And now, in the latest sign of the cooling home sales market, a luxury home builder in Rockville has begun resorting to the kind of tactic usually reserved for screaming electronics discounters -- the Lowest Price Guarantee.
A Middle East peace conference called by U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Alan Thompson&#39;s late strike propelled Celtic to a 1-0 victory over Rangers Sunday in the Old Firm clash between Scottish rivals.
The US is to send up to 1,100 extra troops to Afghanistan to provide security for next month's elections.
COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern  Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that  ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3  million homes and businesses.
Armitage said he visited the Czech Republic to \
Minnesotans and residents of the other Upper Great Plains states have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The world's largest  peace-time relief effort zeroed in on remote northern areas of  Indonesia's Sumatra island where possibly hundreds of thousands  of tsunami survivors have yet to receive aid.
Nextel Communications said earnings and subscriber growth for the full year would exceed initial estimates.
Tampa, Florida - If you or someone you know is taking the arthritis drug, Vioxx, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been pulled from the market. The manufacturer, Merck &amp; Co.
United's sterling season has been tarnished by a series of bland performances and an embarrassing defeat that exposes defensive vulnerability and a fatigued attack.
The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court decision limiting law enforcement searches of congressional offices, arguing that the sweep of the ruling last summer may kill ongoing public corruption investigations.
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Armed Venezuelan bank robbers sped away from a police siege on Tuesday in an ambulance with a handful of hostages after a deal that freed dozens of other captives in a two-day standoff.
Working from a tooth and 33 tiny bits of burned flesh, U.N. investigators sketched out on Tuesday a rough portrait of the suicide bomber they believe assassinated former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Il presidente Anp intende mediare tregua con Israele su Gaza
Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2004. Today, Uniqall made the third beta version of its flagship Gridborg 1.0 host media processing software available for download and free evaluation.
NEW YORK  U.S. mortgage applications rose for the  first time in four weeks as long-term home loan interest rates  plunged to their lowest levels since March, data from the  industry's main trade group showed on Wednesday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has dismissed Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry,   alleging that he misused his office.      While the government officially denies it,   Chaudhry has been placed under house arrest, surrounded by a police barricade to prevent visitors:      \
More than three years after the  Sept. 11 attacks, the United States is still struggling to  understand how al Qaeda gets its funding, how much it earns and  where it spends the money, lawmakers heard on Wednesday.
Los Angeles - In March, Nasa launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 8 050km/h. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.
The Darfur region of Sudan should be granted autonomy, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, said Friday. ``There has to be some clear partition of
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Saturday where barricaded al Qaeda-inspired militants clashed with them and fired at least two Katyusha-type rockets.
U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.
Like California a generation ago, the Sunshine State is moving toward providing relief for overburdened homeowners
Typhoon Utor swept out of the Philippines killing four people, including three children, and stranding thousands on Monday after high winds and waves tore up power lines and communication links in the archipelago.
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in May by the largest amount in four months as demand for aircraft, heavy machinery and metals all declined.
According to the government&#39;s own labor reports, George W. Bush is the first president since Herbert Hoover to preside over a net loss of jobs during his administration.
Coping with a sizable hole in the lineup hasn't been easy for Harvard. Guards Drew Housman and Jim Goffredo played well last night, but Brown used an 11-0 run early in the second half as a springboard to a 70-66 victory over the visiting Crimson.
The patronage model is not a new  concept. In feudal Japan and Renaissance Europe, wealthy  benefactors underwrote works of art, music and philosophy to  benefit society and for their own gain.
Blog: Google just picked up Zenter, a presentation creation service.
Iran said on Sunday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to go before the U.N. Security Council to defend his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says are a covert attempt to make atom bombs.
Belarus, usually one of the doormats of international hockey, has pulled off a major upset by defeating the United States at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship.
The US could approve cloned animals for use as food in as little as three years, according to experts.
A suspected Muslim extremist with alleged terrorist ties was under arrest Wednesday in the death of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized the treatment of women under Islam.
Roger Clemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interview with staff for the House Oversight committee has been pushed back to Feb. 5 from Saturday, the committee announced Thursday.
Chelsea&#39;s Arjen Robben says the Blues can handle the pressure of being on top of the Premier League. The club is two points ahead of Arsenal after beating Everton 1-0 Saturday on Robben&#39;s 72nd-minute goal.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think voters have a litmus test on religion, whether evangelical Christianity or his childhood years in a largely Muslim country.
A new breed of marathoners has emerged, and they are more inclined to complete than compete.
Dunkin' Donuts said on Friday it plans to open its first shop in Shanghai this spring as part of its move into the Chinese market.
A Moroccan charged with helping the Sept. 11 hijackers viewed Americans as enemies and appeared to support the attacks on New York and Washington, a former fellow prisoner testified Tuesday.
At least one women's title will be up for grabs when the World Cup stops off for the first time in the Italian resort of Tarvisio between Friday and Sunday.
Il Catania ha prelevato in prestito dal Rubinkazan (Russia) il difensore argentino classe '84 Walter...
Three Sunni Muslim mosques were attacked and burned south of Baghdad on Thursday, Iraqi police said, in apparent reprisal attacks after suspected al Qaeda militants blew up the minarets of a revered Shi'ite shrine.
South African television won permission today to broadcast a hearing this week on a request by Equatorial Guinea to question Sir Mark Thatcher about an alleged coup plot in the oil-rich nation.
Turkey sends army planes and helicopters to help extinguish a forest fire in neighbouring Syria.
India's Supreme Court ordered that some 2,000 cases stemming from Hindu-Muslim riots which ravaged western Gujarat two years ago be reinvestigated amid allegations of bias on the part of the state authorities.
Almeno 7 societa' in lizza per l'appalto della concessione
com December 7, 2004, 10:51 AM PT. Microsoft said Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems.
TIGNES, France -- Michael Rasmussen won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Sunday to take the overall lead in the race after a second day of grueling climbs in the Alps.
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc.  on  Monday said it agreed to buy Summit Bancshares Inc.   for &#36;363.5 million of cash and stock in a merger of two Texas  banks.
At least nine British soldiers are killed as a RAF Hercules transport plane crashes north of Baghdad.
Local women in Congo have accused U.N. soldiers of sexually assaulting them, using money and treats as lures.
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration won't appeal to the Supreme Court to try to revive sweeping changes in media ownership rules that were thrown out by a federal court.
Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure  in al Qaeda, appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera on  Thursday, ridiculing U.S. forces which he said were \
European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge.
A soldier in the Parachute Regiment dies after a \
At least five people have been killed in severe floods in Indonesia's capital and surrounding areas with more than 100,000 left homeless after days of torrential rain, a disaster official said on Saturday.
Thirteen Los Angeles County students who have been relentless in working  to improve their communities and themselves will receive scholarships  today from the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling & Learning Center. The  students will be honored at 5 p.m.
Chief envoys to six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme clinched a deal at the end of marathon negotiations, a South Korean official said.
Former Denverite Condoleezza Rice has the right background to be the next US secretary of state, but her hardline views raise questions in some minds.
The bitter dispute between French food and beverage maker Groupe Danone SA and its Chinese joint venture partner Wahaha has deepened, with Wahaha's labor union saying it is suing Danone.
Among nine cases the court selected today for the coming term is a dispute over \u00c2\u0093paycheck protection\u00c2\u0094 laws.
South Korea's high-tech giant Samsung Electronic said it was probing an Internet video clip which alleges that its new slimline mobile phone is easy to break.
China risks damaging its global credibility and provoking social instability if it does not tackle its food and drug quality problems, an official said in a rare admission amid a series of scares over tainted products.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern will meet Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain in Wales, to discuss efforts to restore self-rule in Belfast.
Another rise in crude prices hampers buying. Howard Stern is moving to satellite. Can Chiron return to the flu vaccine market? Stocks look to start the day lower as crude oil creeps higher again ahead of crucial inventory data.
ROCHELLE, Illinois  - With a round face, curly mop of sandy hair and shy demeanor, bespectacled Wayne Davis looks like an average American, but he claims that, as a railroad buff, he is also a vital asset to national security.
MICROSOFT&#39;S search engine launched opens a new front for the world&#39;s biggest software company in the war for control of the internet, analysts said.
VIENNA - The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed Wednesday to boost its current daily crude oil production quota by 1 million barrels to 27 million barrels from Nov 1 to try to stabilize recently high-flying crude oil prices.
The numbers cited by Gov. Eliot Spitzer on the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $46 billion-a-year Medicaid program don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t tell the whole story.
The largest teaching union in Wales wants the assembly government to guarantee newly-qualified teachers a job.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza  - Unidentified gunmen dragged a judge from the Hamas Islamist movement out of a taxi and shot him dead in front of his courthouse in Gaza on Wednesday, increasing fears of a Palestinian civil war.
NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - The 32-year-old dairy truck driver who stormed a one-room school and killed five girls apparently chose the schoolhouse because it was an easy target rather than because he had a grudge against the Amish, police said.
Malta coach Horst Heese reported a clean bill of health in his squad after the first training session at the Lokomotiv Sofia Stadium yesterday evening.
Wide-open spaces, technological glitches and bitter cold all are potential obstacles to plans to track livestock and protect the food supply from disease and bioterrorism.
Allenamento vicino Roma per il Torino in vista della gara contro la Fiorentina.  Probabile un rivolu...
Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie C1 ...
Amid intense criticism that it is slow to raise the alarm about unsafe medicines, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it would hire the nation&#39;s top
Riggs National Corp. said Tuesday that it lost $10 million in the third quarter, largely the result of $13 million in fees for a small army of lawyers and consultants to help it navigate a growing list of criminal, regulatory and civil matters.
Governments and rebels in  Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a  cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday,  as Australia and Germany pledged more than $1.4 billion in  disaster assistance.
Trailers packed with cots and medical supplies are parked in secret locations around Colorado, ready for doctors to open makeshift hospitals in school gyms if a flu pandemic strikes.
A new survey of astronauts and flight surgeons shows no evidence of crew members\u00e2\u0080\u0099 going on space missions drunk or impaired by alcohol, NASA officials said.
Have you heard the one about the presidential candidate who told such great jokes the American people elected him?
Handsets better for cooking than talking
CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds bolstered  their rotation Monday with the signing of lefthander Eric  Milton to a three-year contract. As per team policy, financial  terms were not released.
Una bomba carta e&#39; esplosa all&#39;interno del cortile dell&#39;Ortomercato di Milano poco dopo al 6.30. La deflagrazione ha danneggiato alcune auto parcheggiate, ma non ci sono feriti. Sul posto sono intervenuti
The company that made the Bushmaster  rifle used in the Washington-area sniper killings and a gun  shop that lost track of the firearm agreed to pay $2.5 million  to victims in what lawyers said on Thursday was an  unprecedented settlement.
People with epilepsy are three times more likely to commit suicide than the general population, research suggests.
New York, Sept.23. (Guardian News Service): President George Bush on Tuesday delivered an unrepentant speech to the United Nations defending the war in Iraq and calling on the world to help rebuild the country.
Currently both Napster and RealNetworks offer music services with a subscription option where users who subscribe get to listen to all the music they want for a flat fee of around US$9.95 a month.
Some say Mustafa Barghouthi's campaign may lead to the creation of a viable secular opposition in Palestinian politics.
NEW YORK, December 16  - Oil and gas company Noble Energy (NBL.NYS) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp (POG) in a $3.4 billion cash, stock and debt deal.
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke.
At least eight miners have been killed and 15 trapped after a gas blast at a coal in south Poland, officials say.
Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s chances of winning a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat appeared to be sealed after his main rival Marwan Barghouthi pulled out of the race.
SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after reclaiming control of the city from Sunni militants in fierce fighting that won praise for Iraqi troops...
While it smooches Citrix VMworld Like the bloated engine that could, Microsoft today tried its best to garner some attention at the VMworld conference with a couple of newsish tid-bits.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON Under heavy pressure from regulators, Fannie Mae, the US mortgage finance giant, has forced out its chairman and chief executive, Franklin Raines, days after the company was found to have violated accounting rules.
LOS ANGELES: Academy Award-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who penned scores for blockbusters ranging from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven to Ghostbusters has died at the age of 82.
At least 22 people, mostly policemen, have been killed in deadly attacks against police stations in the western Anbar province for the second day in a row.
Ecamm Networks revamps its Call Recorder program to support Skype 2.3.
Attackers fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a pickup truck in Mogadishu on Thursday, wounding four people, in a reminder of the challenges facing the interim government trying to rule lawless Somalia.
Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are reportedly paying $1.3 million a year so their Boeing 767 plane can take off, land and park at a NASA-managed airport located just a few minutes away from the Internet search leader's Silicon Valley headquarters.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 -- The Iraq insurgency has become financially self-sustaining, raising tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, corrupt charities and other crimes, the New York Times reported in Sunday editions.
La comunit&agrave; ebraica argentina &egrave; in subbuglio per il dono di Diego Armando Maradona a M...
The chief of the General Services Administration told a House oversight panel yesterday that she has sought no \
The company behind most CDMA technology is now planning to go multicast in order to allow faster and more stable streaming content.
LONDON - British American Tobacco PLC posted a 60 percent jump in third quarter net profit Tuesday, thanks partly to lower taxation charges.
Two US-based professors have won this year&#39;s Nobel Prize for Economics. The award has gone to Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott for their work in a field known as dynamic macro-economics.
England-based Vodafone Group Plc yesterday denied a report that it was backing partner company Verizon in a bid to block the possible merger between Sprint and Nextel, which analysts expected to be announced today.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The crew of the international space station has been ordered to cut calories because the food supply is running low.
Native Americans have known about the therapeutic powers of \
Viceministro D'Antoni illustra intenzioni governo
At the end of an isolated track near the village of Nijar is a pile of stones where local people occasionally stop to make the sign of the cross and add a pebble to the cairn before silently walking on.
Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.   rejected on Wednesday a conditional A$10.9 billion  ($8.6 billion) buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.   and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group .
 Mortgages
SEATTLE -- This fall, sober public servants will convene meetings across Washington state to answer a pressing question: How much marijuana constitutes a two-month supply?
Spanish police arrest 90 people, including 21 minors, in one of its largest ever operations on child pornography.
Stock options and a sales gimmick go unnoticed as the software maker reports impressive results.
By Kate Schott, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 14--HOLMEN, Wis. -- The village of Holmen board will discuss tonight a study that shows how and why development fees are set.
Gunmen killed at least six Iraqis Wednesday -- three members of a Kurdish political party, a Housing Ministry official, a reporter for a U.S.-funded television network and his 3-year-old son -- and the U.S. military announced the deaths of four soldiers as attacks continued around the country in the aftermath of Jan. 30 parliamentary elections.
Australian financial software group Computershare Ltd. (CPU.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to buy US share registrar EquiServe for $292 million from DST Systems Inc.
Transmeta Corp. has begun shipping its second-generation Efficeon processors, the TM8800 series.
mm02 UK and mm02 Ireland will use DoCoMo&#39;s i-mode branding and technology exclusively in their markets under an agreement with DoCoMo.
Una Camera messa sotto tutela dal governo ha dato il via libera in nottata alla legge Finanziaria. Oggi tocca al Senato, dove il testo - riveduto e corretto dopo gli appunti di Corte Costituzionale e Corte
The government is to review the way the UK tax system treats firms involved in private equity deals.
Research work could mean data gets in and out of computer chips at speed of light.
Smoking parents worn out by a colicky baby might want to try kicking the tobacco habit, a new study suggests. &quot;Mothers who smoke during pregnancy are twice as likely to have
Soccer fans may be right when they complain the referee got it wrong. The human eye can&#39;t detect when a soccer player is in an offside position, according to a study in tomorrow&#39;s British Medical Journal.
The European Union has until July of next year to modify a trade deal aimed at countering the production of illegal narcotics, the World Trade Organization ruled Monday.
TORONTO -- The mayors of Canada&#39;s biggest cities are telling Ottawa to step on the gas when it comes to delivering the fuel tax back to cities.
Ishmael Beah, author of a best-selling memoir about his time as a boy soldier in Sierra Leone, disputes newspaper reports that he had exaggerated his war service, telling The Associated Press on Wednesday that he will \
L&#39;Italia si \u00c3\u00a8 qualificata per la semifinale dei mondiali di calcio a 5 in corso a Taipei. Gli azzurri hanno battuto 3-0 la Repubblica Ceca (reti di Grana, Bertoni e Zanetti) nella terza partita della seconda fase.
The United States has intelligence that Iran is working to adapt missiles to deliver a nuclear weapon, further evidence that the Islamic republic
Academy Award-winning actor Paul Newman escaped injury Saturday when the race car he was testing caught fire following a spin at Daytona International Speedway.
Auburn&#39;s domination of Georgia on the heels of two narrow escapes by Oklahoma (vs. Oklahoma State and Texas A&amp;M) has apparently prompted a significant number of voters to change their minds about which team should be ranked No.
SOUTH AFRICA completed their resurrection from international disgrace to rugby power with their most important win since the World Cup final in 1995, which briefly united the Rainbow Nation.
A Trojan virus has that uses infected computers to send SMS spam to mobile phones in Russia has been discovered. The Delf-HA Trojan uses the infected PC to exploit the &quot;send an SMS for free&quot; service common on a number of Russian mobile operator websites.
Russian detectives could fly to London by the end of the week to conduct their own investigation into the murder of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.
Avram Grant ha firmato un contratto di quattro anni con il Chelsea. Dopo tre mesi da traghettatore p...
Building mashups gets faster Mashups are, of course, the \
Like Windows 95 more than a decade ago, Windows Vista will usher in a new era of computing, Bill Gates said at a New York launch event for his company's long-awaited operating system.
Iran told the European Union on Tuesday their negotiations must show clear progress and practical results by mid-March if it was to prolong negotiations on EU demands that it stop enriching uranium.
The City Council gave tentative approval Friday to an overhaul of an anti-illegal-immigration law considered to be one of the nation's toughest, hoping to put the measure on sounder legal footing.
Use a little Christmas cash for a big money lesson.
After a slow start to the season Kobe Bryant pushed into high gear on Thursday, pouring in 52 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers crush the Utah Jazz 132-102.
The company posted fourth-quarter earnings of $717 million, citing heavy demand for auto pollution filters and glass used in flat-screen televisions and computers.
John McCain, savoring his status as Republican presidential front-runner, moved into national campaign mode on Wednesday expecting to win the backing of defeated rival Rudy Giuliani ahead of next week's \
FORT GAY, W.Va. - One concerned citizen, several law enforcement officers and two county medical examiners thought a partially decomposed limb discovered at a car wash was a human hand. They were all wrong. It was a bear's paw. \
Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko marked Ukraine's unity on the eve of his presidential inauguration, as US President George W. Bush congratulated him with victory and Europe gave a cautionary nod of approval to his pro-Western plans.
Now that he is on the verge of joining his father, George, and his brother, Hal, as general partners of the Yankees, Hank Steinbrenner is taking a more assertive role, privately and publicly.
Virginia Mayo, a 1940s screen siren who co-starred opposite such greats as Danny Kaye and James Cagney, died near Los Angeles on Monday of pneumonia and heart failure, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site. She was 84.
Journalists at the conservative French newspaper Le Figaro are fighting for their independence against what they regard as a threat from the daily's new owner, wealthy industrialist Serge Dassault.
President George W. Bush will delay announcing a new Iraq strategy until the new year, the White House said on Tuesday amid polls showing Americans are more pessimistic about the war and want a change.
Yasser Arafat was in a critical condition in a French hospital on Saturday and Hamas militants in Gaza said there was an urgent need for unity among Palestinian leaders.
ST. GEORGE, Utah  - U.S. Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was found guilty on Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape for arranging a marriage between an unwilling 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old first cousin in 2001.
Two terrorist suspects lose their High Court battle to avoid extradition to the US.
Something wicked this way comes in the nifty horror film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Last Winter,\u00e2\u0080\u009d crawling through the hallways and howling into the dread night.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Tuesday he was concerned that sweeping political changes to  fight terrorism proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin  would erode Russia's democratic reforms.
After firing two senior campaign aides in charge of courting evangelical Christians earlier this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took steps yesterday to try to shore up support from religious conservatives.
Travis Diener of Marquette, Raymond Felton of North Carolina, Chris Hernandez of Stanford, Josh Mueller of South Dakota and Chris Thomas of Notre Dame were selected Thursday as finalists for the Bob Cousy Award for the second straight year.
Searchers find the bodies of two out of six Russian men who went missing in China during a canoe trip.
EDMONTON - Alberta&#39;s auditor general says provincial health-care cards are being misused in a fraudulent manner that is costing the province millions of dollars.
The risk of having a heart attack is elevated in the weeks after stopping use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to an article in the December issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Andy Roddick stormed into the semifinal of the Thailand Open on Friday, beating Thomas Johansson of Sweden 6-3, 6-4 in just 43 minutes.
President Bush nominated Mike Johanns to serve as agriculture secretary. A transcript of the announcement follows. I am pleased to announce my nomination of Governor Mike Johanns to be the secretary of agriculture.
Documents captured from Iraqi insurgents indicate some of the recent deadly attacks against U.S. helicopters stemmed from a strategic plan to down coalition aircraft, The New York Times reported in its Sunday edition.
The relief organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres finds 'staggering' death rates in Uganda's camps.
By Snyder, Joel  Pair offers increased access control with minimal impact on existing networks.
The European Union and the United States are to launch a joint anti-counterfeiting initiative at a summit Wednesday, with China and Russia as the main targets, the European Commission said.
Former classmates of Richard Linklater are suing Universal Studios, saying they suffered ridicule over characters based on them in Dazed and Confused.
Democrats stepped up pressure on Thursday for President George W. Bush to halt his Iraq troop buildup, and the president warned Congress against undercutting his military strategy.
Stocks to watch Tuesday: SARA LEE CORP. :
New research challenges the notion that young Americans are the most self-absorbed.
The European Commission is set to clear the $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid by Oracle for rival software group PeopleSoft in a move that is likely to pave the way for the creation of a new US software giant.
Again, I had to wait until after lunch to digest the statements issued by Dan Rather and by CBS News head Andrew Heyward concerning that network&#39;s reports - and strongly-worded defenses - based on questionable documents pertaining to President George W
DHL express delivery service is moving its intercontinental hub from Belgium to Leipzig, Germany, a decision made after Belgian authorities refused to allow increased night flights over the country&#39;s capital, DHL&#39;s parent company said Tuesday.
At least 19 people die as a military aircraft crashes in northwest Poland, killing everyone on board.
After months of speculation, Karisma Kapoor has finally said \u00c2\u0091yes\u00c2\u0092 to a project.
Arts & entertainment: Ten 'ambitious, resonant' titles fight the first round of the \u00c2\u00a310,000 Guardian First Book Award.
The U.S. Congress comes back to town   next week to sift through the pieces of the latest oil patch   disaster -- pipeline corrosion that threatened to shut down the   giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska.
Igor Kio, a popular magician who was briefly married to the daughter of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, died Wednesday at the age of 62, a Russian Circus Association official said.
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Fans of the singer will find that his voice shines anywhere - even on the songs of Elizabethan-era composer John Dowland.
The last time the World Bank had one of its semiannual meetings, hundreds of staff members were openly protesting their boss, the controversial Paul D. Wolfowitz.
The people of Belarus know oppression. They know hardship and misfortune on a scale far beyond most corners of the world. So it should be no surprise to learn that an entire country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s great
PARIS : The Renault Formula One team have parted company with Italian driver Jarno Trulli, the French outfit said, with three races in the 2004 world championship still to go.
Britain's foreign secretary on Thursday accused Russian authorities of \
VGA screen and Qwerty keypad, anyone? Mobile World Congress Seoul-based phone maker LG has quietly shown the latest addition to its smartphone range - the LG-KT610, a clamshell handset with a 2.4in, 640 x 480 flip screen and Qwerty keypad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Alcatel-Lucent finished its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros and sales of 17.79 billion euros, a 2.5 percent drop.
The sixth tropical storm of the Atlantic   hurricane season, Florence, formed in the distant Atlantic on   Tuesday and could become a hurricane as it moves toward the   United States, U.S. forecasters said.
President Bush's lead against Democratic nominee John Kerry has widened to 5 points, according to the latest Time magazine poll released on Friday.
A team of international observers will travel to five states beginning Friday to monitor preparations for the Nov. 2 presidential election.
Europe&#39;s golfing team has won the Ryder Cup with a record margin, scoring 18-and-1/2 points over the nine-and-1/2 for the United States.
An anti-war group suggested Thursday that protesters could still gather in Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention, despite a judge&#39;s ruling that it may not stage a rally there.
Researchers used X-ray microtomography to look at how the water is distributed in the mix with sand used to make a sand castle.
Author and consultant John Hagel talks about teaming up with John Seely Brown and Lang Davison to form a new technology and business strategies research center at Deloitte & Touche.
By Sundeep Tucker in London and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. The board members of Calpers, the Californian state pension fund, will this morning start the process of choosing a new president following this week&#39;s abrupt ousting of Sean Harrigan.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a six-year deadline for suing the federal government in property disputes.
The PC maker plans to launch a 17-inch version of Inspiron, just in time for the holiday and belatedly matching rivals.
A rights group urges Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - A bomb blast killed a  suspected member of a banned Islamist group and wounded seven  other people in a small western Pakistani town close to the  troubled tribal area on Saturday, officials said.
By McKenzie, Hamish  Major portals hit a
Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party began talks with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party yesterday about joining its coalition - a partnership aimed at promoting a military withdrawal from Gaza.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Research in Motion Ltd  said on  Thursday its business in China is developing as planned,  although the company has not yet started selling handsets  there.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said President George W. Bush&#39;s decision to attack Iraq will make it harder to win the war against the terrorist network behind the Sept.
LA CORUNA, Spain : The record books say that Liverpool are England&#39;s most successful club in European competition, with four wins in the old European Cup during the 1970s and 1980s, but their present coach Rafa Benitez is also well aware that their glory
International airlines are heading for a near &#36;5 billion loss this year, largely due to the oil price rise, the chief economist of the industry's global body IATA said on Tuesday.
Zimbabwe held up England&#39;s charge as they battled to avert a series whitewash in the fourth one-day international in Bulawayo today.

XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviable poor reputation.
LONDON -- Missing marmosets, abducted alligators, purloined penguins: Thieves are targeting Europe's zoos and safari parks to supply animal collectors who want to own ever more exotic species.
TONY BLAIR yesterday phoned the family of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley to warn them: I can&#39;t save your dad. And hours later, reports on the internet claimed the second of two Americans held with the British engineer had been murdered.
The image of the United States has \
The VG Pocket Caplet offers a chance to shoot at aliens once again for a one-time payment of just $40.
A group of Italian researchers is recommending routine thyroid-function screening for women during early pregnancy, because they believe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children may be associated with an iodine deficiency in mothers.
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New South Wales, Australia, is bracing for what authorities predict will be the worst locust plague in 25 years.
The troubles surrounding a major class of painkillers may ultimately help cure what has long ailed the US Food and Drug Administration.
Researchers say they have created a \
The New York Red Bulls traded former MVP Amado Guevara to Chivas USA on Monday for a third-round draft pick and a \
Communities should be ready to fend for themselves without federal help for up to three days after a disaster hits, two former governors said Tuesday in calling for new plans to prepare states and cities for emergencies.
BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
It was meant to be a morale boost. The Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld stopped over to talk with troops in Kuwait on his way to Iraq.
SHAQUILLE O&#39;Neal shot 7-for-9 and finished with 16 points in his Miami debut yesterday as the Heat took a 100-77 victory against the home side New Jersey Nets.
The 16 churches the Archdiocese of Boston put up for sale this week are worth about $28 million, according to local tax assessors.
SYDNEY : An adviser to US presidential challenger John Kerry has criticised Australian Prime Minister John Howard over &quot;inappropriate&quot; public comments wishing for President George W. Bush to be reelected.
Eufemiano Fuentes ha smentito di aver avuto rapporti con Barcellona, Real Madrid, Betis Siviglia e V...
U.S. retail gasoline prices rose close  to $2 a gallon on Friday, near their record, intensifying the  spotlight on sizzling energy costs ahead of the presidential  election.
(Source: ProCurve) At a high-tech ballistics center managed by National Technical Systems in Camden, Arkansas, HP simulated a gas leak using real explosives that resulted in a very real explosion and datacenter destruction.
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In an unprecedented video conference with the United Nation Correspondents Association (UNCA) last night, President Chen Shui-bian ( \u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e6\u0089\u0081 ) called on the organization to help arrange
When Oracle executives in January\u00c2\u00a0publicly described the vendor's Fusion project\u00c2\u00a0to create a new suite of enterprise applications as halfway done, they were referring to the completion of the smaller middleware piece of the massive multibillion dollar project, according to the man in charge of that undertaking. Much work remains to be done on the larger applications piece of Fusion.
Canada&#39;s defense minister has spoken of his pride at the way the crew of a crippled submarine acted after a fire on board the vessel that killed an officer.
Shares in media group Emap  jumped on Monday on speculative interest as some investors took the view that a counter-bidder may pitch for the company's specialist publishing and conferences assets.
A smaller-than-expected 157,000 new  jobs were added to U.S. payrolls in December as retailers  surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season,  the Labor Department  reported on Friday.
MOJAVE, Calif. - Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by SpaceShipOne's dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take-all race into an annual competition that might further fuel imaginations...
SAN FRANCISCO Bridging the digital divide that separates the technology literate from people who don&#39;t have access to computers is high on San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom&#39;s list of priorities.
An experimental piece of 'chance music' by US composer John Cage is to be performed in the UK for the first time.
New consoles are old news. What's hot now? Sequels to old games.
Burma has been ruled by a repressive military junta for the last decade and a half, prompting economic stagnation and international condemnation.
Upscale home-decor retailer  Williams-Sonoma Inc.  on Wednesday said quarterly profit  fell, after charges related to closing its Hold Everything  storage-goods stores and stock option expenses.
GE Commercial Finance - Global Media & Communications today announced that its Technology team has provided growth capital financing to Brightcove, an Internet TV pioneer. GE was the lead lender of the $5 million facility, which closed September 1.
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The U.N. Security Council  endorsed 40 pages of plans on Friday for a Darfur peacekeeping  force of more than 23,000 troops and police to protect  civilians and use force to deter violence.
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On the surface, David Dodge delivered largely what the jam-packed crowd at the Westin expected. And while that, in and of itself, was exactly what was expected, there was also a message within the message offered by the governor of the Bank of Canada.
Investment banks Morgan Stanley  and Lehman Brothers  are among the bidders for a stake in Japanese house builder Daito Trust Construction Co , which may lead to a multibillion-dollar buyout, sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
Pecoraro: pronta bozza di decreto interministeriale
Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession while boarding the team plane last week, though the Denver Nuggets star says the bag was left in his backpack by a friend.
Top White House candidates unveiled their own YouTube video channels on Thursday, pushing the 18-month-old Web video-sharing site even farther into the U.S. political mainstream.
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GUANLI, China  - It is peak harvest season in this village in northern China, and apples are piled high on both sides of the road, clogging the traffic of tractors, trucks and carts bringing in the crop from all around.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  will on  Thursday announce an upgrade to its walk-in medical clinic  business with plans for several hundred new clinics, according  to a report in the New York Times.
Executives at Siemens scrap plans for a 30% pay rise due to fears over the future of its former mobile phone unit.
The Iraqi president welcomes Tony Blair's plans to cut UK troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,000 within months.
Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased
The United States will lead pressure on European allies to supply more troops and equipment to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday but could come away frustrated, alliance sources said.
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The 292-97 roll call Friday by which the House passed a student loan bill.
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Madrid - Staging the Spain v England friendly match at Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday couldn&#39;t have been more appropriate as both teams expect to field players from the Real ranks.
La Nazionale, in ritiro a Coverciano per preparare la sfida di sabato con la Francia, ha svolto il p...
By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The City Council will look to make a splash during tonight's meeting, as the panel will consider approving plans for a long sought park expansion that would include a water attraction.
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday said that companies engaging in word-of-mouth marketing, in which people are compensated to promote products to their peers, must disclose those relationships.
The Internet phenomenon continues for comedic actor and rapper Jamie Kennedy and his rap partner Stu Stone, creators of the hit MTV reality series \
Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s producers as early as Nov. 1.
First-time home plus luxury living in the sun  Home  First-time buyers can get on the property ladder with this one- bedroom apartment in east Belfast.  Number 2G Cappagh Gardens, Cregagh, is a cool bachelor or bachelorette pad.
Howard Stern, one of the most popular  U.S. radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast  his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O beginning in  2006, after being dropped earlier this year from several  stations that objected to his often off-color humor.
Gordon Brown says he has learned his lesson about \
PalmSource today promised a Linux version of its operating system, together with a cut-down offering for use in budget mobiles, after buying mobile phone developer China Mobilesoft.
The threat of a 3-million-euro daily levy ($1.5 billion dollars a year) prompts Microsoft to file 8,500 documents aimed at compliance with the European Commission's antitrust decision from 2004. In Gear Factor.
Eric O'Neill was a young, FBI  surveillance operative when recruited for a new assignment:  help catch perhaps the most damaging spy in U.S. history.
Nokia plans to fold all its mobile phone development efforts into a single new business unit.
Turkish jets attack some 70 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says.
With his troubled adolescence behind him, Caron Butler has averaged 20.4 points and 7.7 rebounds in his fifth N.B.A. season, helping the Wizards to the third-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday and went to hand his resignation to the president, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
Sen. John Kerry has opened narrow leads in Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and a handful of other battleground state polls since accepting the Democratic nomination, increasing pressure on President Bush to regain lost ground at the Republican National Convention.
Rutelli, 'siamo vicini a un'intesa soddisfacente'
Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, has officially asked European Commission president Romano Prodi to stay in office until a new Commission is voted in.
The local experts at HawaiianBeachRentals.com present the 10 most romantic spots to consider for Hawaii vacations:  1.  Princeville, Kauai: Your romantic getaway condo or vacation rental in Princeville will never be far from a beach or overlooking an ocean bluff.
Heavy rain has delayed the start of the ATP Masters Cup final between Lleyton Hewitt and world number one Roger Federer in Houston, Texas this morning.
ALAMEDA -- First-year Oakland Raiders coach Norv Turner already has accomplished something neither of his two predecessors could by providing a calming influence for fiery quarterback Rich Gannon.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Masked Palestinian gunmen and Egyptian forces exchanged fire on Monday at Gaza's border with Egypt, a day after Cairo closed the breached frontier, witnesses said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A bomb at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday injured at least four people, officials said.
MIAMI, FL, Tues. Sept. 7: Dangerous Hurricane Ivan maintained its intensity at 11 pm last night churning just about 210 miles... A hurricane warning remained in effect for Barbados last night along with St.
Walt Disney Co.&#39;s chief executive Michael Eisner will leave the giant entertainment company in 2006 when his contract expires, a newspaper reported Friday.
A rising number of railway staff are being assaulted as they go about their jobs, crime figures show.
&quot;Dimebag Darrel&quot; Abbott, a founding member of the heavy metal group Pantera, was shot to death along with three others Wednesday night at a Columbus, Ohio metal show.
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An acne-like rash is good news for colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on Thursday.
Cable-modem service provider Comcast said Wednesday that it would welcome a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)&#160;investigation into its broadband traffic management practices.
Cisco Systems Inc. and International  Business Machines Corp. said on Monday they will combine  technical support services for mutual customers, highlighting  increasingly close ties between the network equipment maker and  computer services company.
The New York Knicks re-signed forward Vin Baker on Wednesday.
South Africa is overhauling its AIDS strategy in a bid to counter the rise of extreme drug resistant tuberculosis which is proving a serious threat to those suffering HIV/AIDS, a senior official said on Thursday.
Novell reports a $31 million profit for the year, crediting the turnaround to its expanded Linux strategy. By Larry Greenemeier. Novell&#39;s move into the Linux market is paying off as the company Thursday reported
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Ceridian Corp. , under pressure from an activist hedge fund, agreed to be bought by private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners  and insurance company Fidelity National Financial Inc.  for $5.3 billion, the business services company said on Wednesday.
Napoli, Roma e Milano le citta' piu' a rischio
The Polish group Elektrim Telekomunikacja (ET/Telco), which holds a 51 percent stake in the country's largest mobile phone operator PTC, accused Deutsche Telekom of trying to take control of PTC for \
The International Olympic Committee will investigate charges that gold medalists Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery used steroids and other banned drugs, possibly the first step toward stripping their records from the Games.
Rashid Rauf's escape from police at a mosque seemed audacious. But his lawyer believes he is still in custody. Ian Cobain reports from Rawalpindi
He has faithfully devoured all 11 &quot;Lemony Snicket&quot; books, and today the film adaptation of the popular series -- &quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events&quot; -- finally arrives in theaters with Jim Carrey in the lead role.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. disclosed in a recent regulatory filing that its independent auditors have refused to sign off on the Winston-Salem company&#39;s quarterly financial statement until an outside law firm performs additional work.
The Classmate PC will be sold only to schools and not through retail channels to consumers.
Officials in New Delhi are cross about a Time magazine story that says that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will offer territorial concessions on Kashmir to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when they meet in New York Friday.
Lleyton Hewitt beats Andy Roddick in four sets to reach the Australian Open final.
A reel of film showing Adolf Hitler enjoying a music festival with his Nazi friends before World War II has turned up in New York.  The rare home movie had been found in the rubble of a German opera house at the end of the war by U.S.
India's main stock index, the Sensex, hits a new high on confidence about strong corporate earnings and foreign investment.
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury reached verdicts on Friday in cases brought by two plaintiffs against drug maker Merck & Co.  over its withdrawn Vioxx arthritis drug.
India plans to initiate an assessment of the damage caused by the tsunami to the pristine coral reefs of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
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Sen. John McCain on Saturday urged recluctant European allies to allow their troops to engage in combat operations and fight the resurgent Taliban, especially in Afghanistan's rebellious south.
By 6 pm on Sunday, 127 miners wererescued alive after a major gas explosion took place at the Chenjiashan Coalmine, Shaanxi Province, around 7:10 am but another 166 remained trapped underground.
Propongono materiali naturali tutelando produttori locali
A library board reversed a ban on comedian Jon Stewart's best-selling satirical book, which it had passed because of its image of Supreme Court justices' faces superimposed on naked bodies.
A week-long effort to immunise 300 million children in Africa and Asia against polio starts on Friday.
SAN DIEGO ---- Since returning to Petco Park early this week, the Padres had seemed to draw inspiration from the increasingly desperate nature of their quest to end a six-year playoff drought.
Burundi introduces a new levy to help victims of famine in the north-west of the country.
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The announcement came from eight different departments of the Chinese Government. According to reports, CERTNET2 is now being called the biggest network running the next generation Internet since it connects 25 universities in about 20 cities.
A large earthquake struck under the sea off Indonesia's Sumatra Islands on Saturday afternoon, seismologists said.
Security for President Bush's inauguration &#151; the first swearing-in since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks &#151; will be unprecedented with some 6,000 law enforcement personnel, canine bomb teams and close monitoring of transportation.
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The chief organizer of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics withdrew his threat to resign Thursday after resolving a dispute with government officials over control of the games.
Thailand outraged by 'offensive' canine apparel US online apparel outfit CafePress today dropped \
A precious Viking arm ring is handed to a museum after it was found among a late father's belongings.
Edward King, a former Massachusetts   governor who once played professional football for the Buffalo   Bills, died on Monday after undergoing brain surgery following   a fall at his family home. He was 81.
Patchwork and ponchos: One is so hot, the other is not. Fully embracing the softer bohemian styles that first started to emerge for spring, designers Esteban Cortazar and Catherine Malandrino relied heavily on patchwork prints for their fall collections, which were previewed Sunday during New York Fashion Week. Imagine comfortable quilts that have been draped into tiered skirts and blouson tops.
D-Wave talks big, investors impressed D-Wave Systems has attracted a lot of criticism from computer scientists over claims it has developed a way to create a marketable quantum computer. But whether its technology will ever be viable outside of a laboratory setting or not, investors seem to be eating it up.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
David Farr isn't the only chief executive who gets giddy when he talks about his company's venture into new wireless products. But Emerson Electric Co. isn't selling the kind of wireless technology that lets you download songs while sipping a latte. It's selling the kind of wireless products that keep oil refineries from exploding and killing hundreds of people.
A new species of flying fox or fruit bat has been discovered on an island south of Manila, it was reported Monday.
And then there were none Sony BMG, the last major record label that won't sell you music without DRM kneecapping will reverse its stance in February, according to a report today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tokyo stocks plunged Tuesday morning on concerns about higher oil prices. The dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average was down 121.
Al Harrington scored 21 points and went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the last two minutes to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome a 17-point deficit and beat the Boston Celtics 100-96 Saturday night.
U.S. consumer confidence edged lower  again in September after falling in August, as persistent  worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on  Tuesday said.
Bobby Mattick, who managed the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980 and '81 and helped develop the talent that produced five division titles and two World Series championships, died at 89.
Japan says relations with Russia could be hurt by Moscow withdrawing approval for the Sakhalin 2 energy project.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Fresh from big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday for a four-day battle for the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.
Britain&#39;s Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon leaves No. 10 Downing Street, London Thursday Oct. 21, 2004 after attending a cabinet meeting where they discussed the deployment of 650 soldiers of the Black Watch to a US-controlled sector in Iraq.
US officials are blaming Darfur rebels for this week&#39;s renewed violence in the troubled region of western Sudan. The Sudanese government says more than 30 of its policemen have been killed in Darfur clashes since Monday.
The Department of Justice has subpoenaed Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Nvidia Corp. as part of a probe of antitrust violations.
FCC website gives tantalising glimpse... sort of Whether it's the rumoured 40GB cut-down model or not, there does appear to be a further Sony PlayStation 3 console in the works. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website currently lists a PS3 with the model number CECHG01 and its certification as a 'good neighbour' wireless device.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Dutch Christian Democrats were on course to retain power in an election on Wednesday but faced a struggle to form a government as voters rewarded parties on the far-left and far-right, preliminary results showed.
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 BST.
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ANAHEIM, California  - Anaheim netminder Jean-Sebastien Giguere skated away with the Stanley Cup MVP trophy four years ago despite his team coming off second best against the New Jersey Devils.
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ST. CATHARINES, Ont. (CP) - Firemen battled a devastating house blaze into the early hours Tuesday, after a fire tore through a home, killing several people west of St. Catharines in the rural west Lincoln area.
NEW YORK To the long list of things that used to be free but that airlines now want you to pay for, add walking up to the counter to buy a ticket.
Chocaholics may clap hands in joy and dig into another piece of their sweet God after researchers have found that ingredients in chocolate could put a stop to persistent coughs and lead to new cough medicines.
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The games go on. An estimated 80,000 to 110,000 people packed into a stadium in Jakarta, close to the epicenter of perhaps the most cataclysmic tragedy of our times, to cheer on Indonesia against Malaysia in the semifinal of the Tiger Cup.
Watching &quot;Wimbledon&quot; is more edifying about how movies are marketed than as a piece of entertainment. Consider this: Kirsten Dunst has been featured as the movie&#39;s star (high profile
This month you will be able to choose from four competitors to Apple's iPod Mini, courtesy of Dell, Rio Audio, Virgin Electronics and Creative. How do they compare?
L'On. Giovanna Melandri, Ministro per le Politiche giovanili e le Attivit&agrave; sportive, ricorda ...
Tatiana Golovin is another marvel from Moscow. She is only 16, already on the verge of the top 20, and even more different than she sounds.
By Ronald L. Littlepage  With the hurricane season now upon us, I know a lot of folks are hoping the big one doesn't come our way.  Me, too.  But I also know a lot of people are rooting for a couple of tropical storms, nice ones with not much wind and a lot of rain.
Paula Radcliffe admits the only remedy for her Olympic pain will be to discover there is something wrong with her. Radcliffe has been unable to come up with a plausible explanation for her gut-wrenching exit
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The New York Giants weren't the only ones to come away from Super Bowl XLII with a storybook ending. Artists who were tied to the game through live performance or inclusion in advertisements also notched impressive victories, especially on the digital front.
Official figures show that unemployment rose sharply in Germany in September, a sign that the economy remains weak.
Israeli officials predicted Sunday that allegations that the government spied on the US Pentagon would be proven untrue, but analysts said damage to the image of Israel and its
A gunbattle broke out between U.N. peacekeepers and supporters of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Saturday, wounding a peacekeeper for the first time in the force's 4-month-old mission.
Now that both the Jets and the Rams are fighting for a playoff spot, they will be playing with the kind of intensity and consequence found during the postseason.
Google is reported to be in talks to buy popular video-sharing website YouTube for $1.6bn.
Fatma Zohra Boucherf has looked for her  son at police stations, prisons, morgues and cemeteries since  he was taken away by policemen in 1995 at the height of  Algeria's Islamic militant uprising.
Three-year-old Chloe Colligan picks  out her camp clothes at discount retailer Target, but for other  occasions, she wears the cashmere, velvet, silk and woven  cotton fashions of luxury children's clothing maker Baby CZ.
Colombia rejects a proposal by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to travel to Colombia to meet a rebel leader.
Reckson Associates Realty Corp.   shareholders approved a $4 billion takeover by SL Green Realty  Corp. , but billionaire and rival bidder Carl Icahn  hinted he would not abandon his fight for certain Reckson  office buildings.
The Sudanese government and rebel representatives signed accords Tuesday aimed at ending hostilities in the troubled western region of Darfur and guaranteeing aid groups access to 1.6 million civilians uprooted by the conflict.
By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Dec. 18--NetGuru Inc., the Yorba Linda technology and services company,  said it has completed its reverse merger with BPO Management Services, Inc.
A number of investment groups eye the possible purchase of Prague airport in the Czech Republic, a report says.
Dissident republicans are linked to a wave of fire bombings and police warn more attacks may follow.
Iranian television today aired images of two imprisoned Americans for the first time and said it will show a documentary Wednesday that includes confessions by scholar Haleh Esfandiari of Potomac, Md. and New York-based social scientist Kian Tajbakhsh.
Scam artists posing as fund-raisers for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry are trying to trick Internet users into sending them money, an Internet security firm said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- The government has approved a drug that tries a new method of attacking multiple sclerosis, an incurable disease of the central nervous system that affects 350,000 Americans.
France says the medical files of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat can be released upon demand to eligible parties, such as his family.
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Backed by tanks, Israeli troops battled their way to a key Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon on Monday, seizing a hilltop in heavy fighting and capturing two guerrillas. The U.S. completed its evacuation of 12,000 Americans and said it would switch to bringing in humanitarian aid.
Most people can tell you pretty much to the penny how much their mortgage or rent is every month. They can tell you how much they pay each month for their car loan.
In a flurry of last-minute mobile text messages from rival camps, campaigning ended in Iran before Friday's elections that will be the first popularity test for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since he won the presidency last year.
The body of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger was being flown back to Australia on Sunday following a private Los Angeles service for close family and friends, US media reported.
An anonymous bidder has met the reserve price for the so-called C-block of 700 MHz in the FCC's ongoing auction, virtually guaranteeing that the FCC's open-access conditions will be met. Open-access advocates greeted the news with mixed reactions.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between Washington and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.
A federal judge ruled that National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern doesn&#39;t have the final say in punishing players for behavior during games, upholding an arbitrator&#39;s
Some business software vendors are determined to steer their own ships in a sea of acquisitions.
Germans are clamouring to see an exhibition of masterpieces from New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) before the smash-hit success of the summer closes its doors on Sunday.
Limitati problemi nel potentino, meglio Puglia e Calabria
Gary Sheffield brought his strong opinions back to Legends Field on Monday, predicting a big year for former New York Yankees teammate Alex Rodriguez and saying he never thinks about making the Hall of Fame.
A prominent French political figure who ordered hundreds of Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II will be buried wearing his Legion of Honor medal, his lawyer said Sunday, even though the deceased man was stripped of his right to wear the decoration in 1998.
A closely-watched index of German business sentiment barely rose in October, showing that the current recovery in Europe's largest economy lacks the strength of previous upswings.
Andy Roddick out-muscled Russia's Marat  Safin 7-6, 7-6 on Thursday to win a battle of the heavy hitters  and a place in the Masters Cup semi-finals.
Neither war, armed  troops or befuddled border guards could stop South Korean dog  sled teams from going to North Korea and mushing on Sunday  where none of them have mushed before.
Business: 26 October 2004, Tuesday. Business Master Classes, organized by the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum (BBLF) in cooperation with leading companies, kicked off October 26 for the fifth year in a round.
Nel mirino Usa e Svizzera, fatturato salito di 30 milioni
The case of three captives in Colombia, held since 2003, tests the Bush administration's 'no negotiation' policy.
Tentativo di rapina poi degenerato nel Bergamasco
Giants Coach Tom Coughlin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s theme for the season was \u00e2\u0080\u009cTalk is Cheap. Play the game.\u00e2\u0080\u009d But with five days still to go before Super Bowl XLII, receiver Plaxico Burress couldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t help himself.
Xstrata Plc, the world&#39;s biggest exporter of coal for power plants, will make a hostile A$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) cash offer for WMC Resources Ltd.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Sunday that the rise in oil prices to a record high had been determined by market forces.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued Sprint Nextel Corp. Thursday, accusing the wireless carrier of extending customers' contracts without their informed consent.
December 1 marks World AIDS day, an international effort to spread awareness about the rapidly spreading HIV and AIDS epidemic and to promote preventive measures.
The Indonesian government says it is sending several ministers to Finland for talks with Aceh's rebel leaders.
Sport: Premier League: Keane's penalty miss proved crucial as Bendtner's settled the north London derby
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A Norwalk doctor accused in a vaccine fraud case has been fined $30,000 and has been placed on probation for two years. Doctor Jorge Elias had been charged with billing Medicaid and other
Retired former judge Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss is set to take over the inquest into the death of Princess Diana.
Members of Congress are learning the complexities of copyright law in the wide world of blogging and video clips.
JetBlue Airways on Thursday said third-quarter earnings fell 71 percent, missing analysts&#39; lowered estimates, as it struggled with skyrocketing fuel prices, storm disruptions and competition.
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As if shooting a loved one's ashes into space or pressing them into artificial diamonds were not sufficiently offbeat, relatives of the deceased now can have their ashes mixed into concrete to help form ocean habitats.
RALEIGH, NC -- North Carolina public health officials said Friday they are investigating 39 more cases of possible E. coli infection and have ruled out four confirmed cases as part of an outbreak linked to the North Carolina State Fair.
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Harbhajan Singh is cleared of racially abusing Australia's Andrew Symonds but fined for offensive behaviour.
France's Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal is shaking up her campaign team to boost her ratings.
American Express said Friday it expects to record a fourth-quarter pre-tax restructuring charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs.
Despite enduring his worst season since turning professional nine years ago, Tiger Woods says he is on track to overtake Jack Nicklaus's haul of 18 major championship victories.
Multiple genes and not just the sex chromosomes are important in sexual orientation, scientists suggest.
By SARAH KARUSH; Associated Press  KVH Industries' TracNet brings the Internet to installed screens in a car, truck or boat and turns the vehicle into a wireless hotspot.
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Britney Spears has been ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week, according to court documents in her custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline
Sri Lanka's defence ministry says soldiers have recovered the bodies of 14 Tamil Tigers after a battle in the east.
NEW YORK After being stymied by Boston starter Derek Lowe for six innings, the New York Yankees struck for two runs against Pedro Martinez in a rare relief appearance.
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Shawn Marion had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds, his 17th double-double in 24 games, and the Phoenix Suns outran the Washington Wizards 110-96 Saturday night.
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Nine children have died of flu this season in Alabama, an unusually high number that has some experts worried, a pediatrician said on Thursday.
Home Depot Inc.  has agreed to sell its supply division to three private equity firms for about $10 billion, sources said on Tuesday, unloading a business built up by the home improvement retailer's former chief executive.
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Bayern Munich announced on Friday that former German national coach Juergen Klinsmann will take over as the club's new manager next season.
TORONTO (CP) - It has been more than a week without word from the 150 Canadians listed as missing in Asia's tsunami disaster, but Prime Minister Paul Martin says he continues to hold out hope that some will be found alive.
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A soldier is killed in fighting with Islamic militants holed up at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon, the army says.
A red jungle fowl is seen in this undated handout photo. Researchers have assembled the genome sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of all domestic chickens.
Newcastle labour to victory over Zulte-Waregem to reach the last 16 of the Uefa Cup.
Australian Lleyton Hewitt posted a straight-set win over Peruvian Luis Horna on Sunday to capture the title at the TD Waterhouse Cup.
By BOB LEWIS  RICHMOND, Va. - A day after being asked in a debate about his immigrant mother's heritage, Sen. George Allen fired back in a written statement Tuesday confirming his Jewish ancestry.
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Starbucks Corp. SBUX.O, the  world's largest coffee shop chain,  on Wednesday said quarterly  net profit rose 47 percent, helped by its aggressive store  expansion and an extra week in the period.
PARIS (SportsTicker) - Formula One was thrown into chaos on Friday with the news of Jaguar&#39;s decision to pull out of the sport.
A 1,000-year-old stone carving that spent years marking the grave of a couple&#39;s pet cat was sold at auction Friday for more than 200,000 pounds (US$380,000; euro280,000).
Music producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have sold their Edina studio to Twin Cities real estate developer Karl Bohn for &#36;2.3 million.
Parents in England and Wales who smack children so hard it leaves a mark face jail under new laws.
Tempe, AZ (Sports Network) - Arizona Cardinals running back Troy Hambrick was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday with an injured foot.
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MEKELE, Ethiopia, March 3 -- Ethiopian officials on Saturday accused forces from archrival Eritrea of kidnapping five British citizens and 13 Ethiopians who were touring a remote region near the African countries' long-disputed border, then taking the group to a military camp in Eritrea.
Oil prices surged to new record highs on  Monday near $50 for U.S. crude as Nigeria emerged as the latest  focus for worries about supply security on world energy  markets.
Reliance Communications, India's second-largest mobile operator, is seeking to raise as much as $1.5bn by listing its telecom infrastructure unit, in defiance of difficult conditions for fresh offerings after a sharp fall in stock markets.
WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation&#39;s first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will
President George W. Bush hailed a new era of strategic cooperation with India on Monday as he signed a law that is a major step toward allowing New Delhi to buy U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in 30 years.
The Internet is reviving a grand old American tradition: land scams. Thousands of lots in phantom subdivisions that were sold decades ago to people who hoped to build retirement homes in warm states are reappearing on online sites such as the Internet giant eBay.
Wal-Mart , the world's largest retailer, said on Monday it acquired a 35 percent stake in Chinese supercenter operator Bounteous Company Ltd., expanding its presence in the world's most populous country.
Alan Shearer and Patrick Kluivert teamed up to fire Newcastle into the group stage of the UEFA Cup with a striking master-class in Tel Aviv.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to Chechnya on Sunday, laying flowers at the grave of the war-ravaged region's assassinated president a week before elections for a new leader.
Oggi parere motivato inviato da Bruxelles a Roma
More than 5,000 workers from all over Britain joined a protest march in Coventry on Saturday against Ford&#39;s planned closure of Jaguar&#39;s Browns Lane plant in the city.
The personal consumption expenditures price index, excluding food and energy, advanced by 1.9 percent in May from a year earlier, according to a government report on Friday that is likely to give the Federal Reserve some assurance it is making progress in its effort to curb inflation.
Suspected al-Qaida bombers toppled the towering minarets of Samarra's revered Shiite shrine on Wednesday, dealing a bold blow to Iraqi hopes for peace and reopening old wounds a year after the mosque's Golden Dome was destroyed.
Brain strain Another salvo has been fired in the row over whether the remains of the Indonesian \
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A baby girl who was cut out of  her murdered mother's womb and taken from the crime scene was  found alive on Friday in the possession of a Kansas woman who  police charged with kidnapping resulting in death.
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One in three of France's imams don't speak French, the country's interior minister said in an interview published Tuesday, proposing initiatives to help Islamic religious leaders better adapt.
Business software giant SAP AG said Tuesday its software sales rose by 8 percent in the fourth quarter, but flat revenues in its main European region disappointed investors, who pushed down the company's shares 4 percent.
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They try to drill it into you in elementary school: No copying other people's homework. But apparently a federal judge in western Pennsylvania didn't get the message.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, announced yesterday that he has decided to call early elections, including for his own office, to end a political crisis in the Palestinian territories that has brought a surge in factional violence over the past week.
A former Nazi prison guard, 83, arrives in Italy from Canada to serve a life sentence for murder.
Members of one of Los Angeles County's most vicious Latino gangs sometimes killed people just because of their race
Plaintiffs who filed a  preliminary injunction against the Walt Disney Co. on Monday  over the ABC/ESPN original movie &quot;Ruffian&quot; are deferring their  lawsuit.
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Tropical Storm Lane turns into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast as it heads for the Baja California peninsula.
Bobby Jones scored 22 points to lead five Huskies in double figures in a 110-63 victory over the Houston Cougars on Friday. Jamaal Williams added 19 points, Tre Simmons and Brandon Roy each scored 16, and Nate Robinson had 11 for the No.
The Israeli Army killed seven Palestinian fighters on Saturday in its continuing operation in the Gaza Strip, and the Palestinian leader, Yasir Arafat, asked the world
CHICAGO - Dozens of people looking for Jesus can find him at a church on Chicago's South Side. Thirty-two plastic baby Jesus dolls were stolen last week from nativity scenes in people's front yards.
A retired Chilean general becomes the first top officer of the Pinochet era to get a life term for rights violations.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waves two-stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore Friday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 33...
Russia has launched a campaign to promote the national language after almost two decades of retreat -- to match the country&#39;s increasing economic and political confidence.
At least six people have been killed in a suspected car bomb attack in Baghdad. The bomb exploded outside exploded outside the Education Ministry in the city centre.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - An air strike by foreign-led forces killed 25 civilians, including 12 members of a family, and 20 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, the provincial police chief said on Friday.
With the third &quot;ZY-2&quot; research satellite successfully entering orbit on the morning of November 6, Cina has continuously accomplished its 40th satellites launching tasks since Oct. 1996, marking its space technology standing firmly on top world level.
The U.S. Navy on Friday gave a  transatlantic team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N a $1.7  billion contract to build a new fleet of 23 U.S. presidential  helicopters, a deal valued at up to $6.1 billion.
Without Michael D. Eisner at the helm of the Walt Disney Company, will Harvey Weinstein and Steven P. Jobs stay as partners?
People around the world are coming together to celebrate the world wide web and its impact on people.
An advanced system of video surveillance will alert Chicago police whenever anyone viewed by the cameras acts suspiciously.
A new study sponsored by Macrovision, the Software and Information Industry Association, and the Centralized Electronic Licensing User Group has found that there is a discrepancy between where software companies think software licensing is heading and
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Former Washington Redskins coach Steve Spurrier told Florida officials yesterday that he is interested in returning to coach his alma mater, and the school has given him two weeks to decide whether he wants the job, ESPN.
It&#39;s been a lousy fall for grocery shoppers. First the cost of tomatoes set new records, and now those lucky enough to find grapefruits can expect to pay more than $1 a piece.
The New York Yankees, Arizona and Los Angeles spent Friday trying to put the finishing touches on the megadeal that would move All-Stars Randy Johnson, Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez.
Rubens Barrichello of Brazil has grabbed the pole position for Sunday&#39;s Formula One Chinese Grand Prix auto race in Shanghai. He averaged 208.
By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 28--Starting in April, state road crews will join the night life in Destin as they begin 15 months of night shifts to resurface and widen Emerald Coast Parkway.
RAFAEL BENITEZ saluted the never-say-die spirit of Neil Mellor last night as he savoured the victory that he believes proves Liverpool can stage a top-four finish this season.
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that its Cordis unit has resolved its issues with the F.D.A., clearing the way for the introduction of new cardiovascular devices.
Heart. Courage. Grit. Determination. Never has the U.S. soccer team sounded so proud of a tie.
President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday Belarus would disregard its economic rows with Russia and work closer with Moscow to counter U.S. plans to erect an anti-missile system in eastern Europe.
Occidental is the major winner of oil and gas licences in Libya, returning to the country after two decades.
The second main suspect in a failed plot to bomb two German trains turned himself in to authorities in his native Lebanon on Thursday, German federal prosecutors said.
A 2-year-old girl drowned after slipping from her mother's grip and falling into the raging floodwaters. A passer-by pulled a 5-year-old stuck in neck-high mud to safety. A man was swept two miles down a swollen, icy river before being rescued.
Tribunale riesame Milano non accoglie tesi difensori
Corporate deal makers started the  summer hoping an improved economy would make this merger season  a hot one. As the bullish stock market and other  merger-friendly conditions fizzled, however, so did their  hopes.
Joe Paterno checked in last week for 17 minutes of quality phone time. Check out what one of the most fascinating characters in college football had to say.
Frances Harrison meets Tamil Tiger teams clearing corpses in the northern Sri Lankan town of Mullaitivu.
Spostata la scultura 'Italia' di Giuliano Vangi
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Washington -- John Kerry brings his campaign for president to Long Island Saturday -- not to troll for votes but for dollars, with an overnight stop for some high-dollar Hamptons fund-raisers.
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Tony Blair and the Spanish prime minister yesterday condemned the racist abuse of black England footballers by thousands of Spanish fans as the disgraceful scenes on Wednesday night prompted outrage in Britain and threatened to escalate into a diplomatic
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says lifting an EU arms embargo on China could send \
Australian authorities have ramped up security across the country as British police travelled to Brisbane to help interrogate an Indian doctor detained over the plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland.
A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.
John McCain appears to be steamrolling his way to the Republican nomination; Mitt Romney can't seem to catch a break.
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Women with facial hair, unexplained weight gain and irregular periods may have more than cosmetic or fertility problems but a serious disorder that can eventually lead to diabetes and even heart attacks.
A record drop in oil import prices pushed the U.S. trade deficit in October to its lowest level in more than a year, while U.S. exports rose to a new high, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
A British panel on Wednesday dismissed a high-profile sexual discrimination suit filed by a former executive against Merrill Lynch, but ruled that the woman who made the
Blog: The musician seems to be acknowledging the demise of the old CD-focused business model by giving his new album away with a U.K. newspaper before releasing it to the rest of the world.
A Bosnian farmer is locked in a legal  battle over the death of his cow, which he says drowned in a  rain-filled mass grave from the 1992-95 war that authorities  failed to refill after exhuming the bodies.
President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan is ready to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq only after the US-led coalition there effectively ensures the protection of Iraqi civilians and property.
ROME : Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was to leave for the Middle East, as Rome pressed on with efforts to win the release of two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq, his ministry said.
Nowhere is wireless network reliability, coverage and speed more important than in healthcare applications.  Columnist Craig Mathias says new-generation WLAN systems are up to the task.
NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.    While rinks from Pittsburgh to Montreal to Anaheim figure to be quiet in the coming weeks, the ice will be crowded with high-priced talent in places such as the Czech Republic...
NEW DELHI: More than a decade of reforms has not helped India shake off the perception that it&#39;s amongst the most corrupt business environments.
After laying dormant for two years, the Justice Department's criminal probe into accounting transgressions at Freddie Mac is apparently over, according to company officials.
Protests erupted in towns across Guinea on Saturday, killing at least three people, as union leaders vowed to resume a crippling general strike after President Lansana Conte named an old ally as prime minister.
A new expression has entered the Scandal lexicon in the last week. The hard-hitting internal report from Hollinger International referring to the way that Conrad Black allegedly ran the company described it as being a \u00e2\u0080\u009ccorporate kleptocracy\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Kosovo's prime minister gives the clearest indication yet that independence from Serbia will be declared on Sunday.
Geography is the worst-taught subjects in primary school and fewer teenagers are studying it, inspectors say.
NEW YORK  - Allergic rhinitis affects all   aspects of sleep, according to a new study.
By Mick Zawislak Daily Herald Staff Writer  An agreement approved Tuesday by the Wauconda village board regarding a federal Superfund site brings a controversial issue one step closer to resolution.  Trustees unanimously approved a consent decree with the U.S.
WASHINGTON - The United States will receive some relief from its flu-shot shortage in the form of up to 4 million new doses, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
US stock-index futures rose after comments from Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies bolstered optimism the pace of economic growth may be sustained.
LeapFrog Enterprises Inc., a developer of technology-based educational products, on Monday lowered third-quarter and full-year profit expectations, citing difficult market conditions.
Tiger Woods finally admits to his frustration at dealing with problems with his swing.
Poland's defence minister says Polish troops should leave Iraq next year, but divisions emerge.
FRIDLEY, Minn. - A woman accused of putting fake charity donation boxes around the Twin Cities wasn't out of jail long before being arrested again.
Talks between Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana have failed to produce an accord but were positive and constructive, both men said Thursday.
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Zhao Ziyang, the former general secretary of China's Communist Party, lived under house arrest for 15 years, not far from the government offices where he once led China.
A senior Palestinian official said here on Monday that the Palestinian leadership wanted to have further coordination and consultations with Syria and Lebanon.
NATO allies agreed Wednesday to send hundreds of instructors to run a training center for Iraq's armed forces after addressing French concerns that had delayed a deal for a week.
Calls for the rules on forced removal of failed asylum seekers to be changed are made after a dawn raid.
SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday it would not return to international talks on its nuclear weapons programme until the line-up of a new US administration emerges and Washington drops its \u00e2\u0080\u009chostile policy\u00e2\u0080\u009d toward the communist state.
Protesters gather as Iran's president prepares to speak at Columbia University.
Rick Rubin, co-chairman of Columbia Records, holds out little hope for the music industry's recovery unless it's dramatically overhauled, according to reports.
The Bush-Cheney campaign unfurled a new television ad Friday touting job creation but new Labor Department figures showed a smaller rise than anticipated.
A ruling that Visa and Mastercard had violated anti-trust law has been upheld by the US Supreme Court. The case stemmed from a 1998 Justice Department lawsuit challenging the credit card issuers&#39; regulations.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Palestinian militants   launched on Sunday their first deadly raid into Israel from   Gaza since an Israeli pullout last year, killing two soldiers   in an assault on a military post in which two attackers also   died.
MALACCA, Malaysia  - For sale: a plain little island, overgrown by shrubs, offering a scrap of beach and sitting in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most promising malaria vaccine has been shown to work in infants less than a year old, the most vulnerable group.
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The area's mix of retail tenants is changing from mom-and-pop shops to a blend of well-known chains.
U.S. intelligence shared with Turkey led to the weekend raids in northern Iraq on Kurdish militants, Turkey's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.
VoiceCon Spring 2007 -- Highlighting customer and partner demand for interoperability in the unified communications market, Cisco Systems, Inc.
All Indonesian airlines and several from Russia, Ukraine and Angola will be banned from flying to the European Union due to safety concerns, the European Commission said Thursday.
Facebook has become such a popular social networking site that some companies are betting their businesses on it.Participants in a panel at the Web 2.0 Summit conference in San Francisco Thursday cited the impact of Facebook.\
When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - Ajax technical director Louis van Gaal had his resignation accepted Tuesday by the Dutch giants.
AUSTRALIA and India went to tea early with the tourists snaring two quick wickets on the rain-ravaged opening day of the fourth Test in Mumbai.
Microsoft Sweden offered 'marketing contributions' to encourage business partners to vote for the adoption of the Open XML format.
Followers of an anti-U.S. cleric ambushed  and killed 11 Yemeni soldiers searching for them in a  mountainous area of the Arab state, an official said on  Tuesday.
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The new MacBook Pro line of notebook computers introduced today offers the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB of memory, and higher performance graphics in a stunning, lightweight, aluminum enclosure that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just one-inch thin. Available in 15-inch models with a new mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit display and a 17-inch model with an optional high-resolution display, the new MacBook Pro includes a built-in iSight video camera, Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s MagSafe Power Adapter, and built-in 802.11n wireless networking. Retail pricing for the MacBook Pro starts at $1,999.
Stocks rose on Wednesday as a scarcity of profit warnings fueled optimism over the corporate reporting season, enabling the market to regain its footing after a sharp drop the previous session.
NEW YORK  - People who were breastfed as infants climb the social-class ladder more readily as adults than those who were bottle-fed babies, UK researchers report.
Germany will seek further contacts with Belarus, German Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Belarus Martin Hecker said in Minsk on Wednesday.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Wednesday reported $7.9 billion in write-downs for the third-quarter -- triggering its first loss in six years -- as the company was burned by lax risk management and bad bets on mortgages and leveraged loans for corporate takeovers.
LaDainian Tomlinson now thinks Bill Belichick has nothing but class, and Belichick says the feeling is mutual.
Aircraft maker Airbus insisted on Thursday it had no intention of taking sides in a Microsoft antitrust case, even though it filed a brief in an EU court on the software giant&#39;s side.
NEW YORK -- Barely two years ago, Cristina Rodriguez and her three children were moored on the wrong side of the income gap. A high school dropout, she was making a little more than $200 a week, stapling price tags to shirts and boxing them at a Modell's warehouse. \
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.
The exotic creatures that inhabit deep-sea vents will not be immune to the effects of climate change, research claims.
Russian authorities hope to receive consent as early as next week to send investigators to Britain to probe the poisoning death of former security agent Alexander Litvinenko, the chief prosecutor's office said Sunday.
Country's technology leaders distance themselves from Microsoft with wide-ranging plans for open-source software.
London - A bomb alert forced a Virgin Atlantic flight from Hong Kong to London&#39;s Heathrow Airport to land at Stansted Airport, north of the British capital, as a &quot;precautionary measure&quot;, officials said on Thursday.
Some public health experts watching the aftermath of the tsunami disaster fear the outpouring of emergency relief supplies and the rush to head off outbreaks of disease will prove misguided or wasteful in some respects.
In the wake of leaked grand jury testimony that implicated superstars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi in the BALCO steroid scandal, Major League Baseball and the Players Association may be close to forging a tougher new policy on drug testing.
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November 22, 2004 - Eight square miles of Moroccan desert, hundreds of armor clad extras at war, and director Oliver Stone puts Colin Farrell in the middle of it.
Another 35 companies close operations in Nepal after Maoist rebels issue new threats.
Allenamento pomeridiano per la Juventus in vista della gara con il Catania: non vi ha preso parte
Six people were missing after a U.S.  Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the stormy Bering Sea after  plucking the last remaining crew members from a disabled  Malaysian cargo vessel, officials said on Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - Bill Gates sold over 20 million shares of Microsoft Corp. stock last month, with just around 2 million of the shares affected by global stock market turmoil. The company chairman sold nearly 4 million shares of Microsoft stock in the last three days of February, including 1.87 million shares last Monday, 990,000 shares on Tuesday, and 1 million shares on Wednesday, according to filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Tuesday share sale coincided with one of the worst days global stock markets have seen in years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 416 points on the day to end at 12,216. Microsoft dropped 4.1 percent on the day to end at US$27.87. The company is part of the Dow index. Market watchers blame the global equities turmoil on everything from a sell-off in Shanghai shares to fears of an end to the carry-trade, a term referring to Japan. For years, investors have been able to borrow money in Japan for nearly free because the nation has maintained near-zero interest rates. Borrowers have then taken that money and invested it elsewhere, including in global stock and precious metals markets. The fear is that Japan may start hiking interest rates, causing investors to sell assets bought using their borrowed yen to repay their obligations. Japan has maintained low interest rates for years, a measure aimed at bolstering its economy. No one has blamed the technology sector for the sell-off, but share sales by major figures do attract attention from people trying to gauge the direction markets might take. Gates is considered an insider due to his position at Microsoft, and therefore has to file notices to the SEC when he sells shares, leaving a public record of transactions. He collected over half a billion dollars from the February share sale, according to the SEC filings. The filings do not say why Gates sold the shares. After the share sale, however, he remains the largest shareholder in Microsoft with 917.5 million shares, or around 9.2 percent of shares outstanding.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Thousands of Palestinian  prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better  conditions Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he  didn't care if they starved to death.
A government report grossly underestimates the potential for domestic production of the alternative fuel. Is it incompetence or an intentional slight? In Autopia.
A broken sprinkler sputtered in the northeast corner of one of Stoneham High's soccer fields last Thursday, having provided a watering hole for a gaggle of geese that boldly marched across the field upon which they had left their mark over several weeks.
The Washington, DC, City Council approved funds for a Major League Baseball stadium late Tuesday, but substantially altered the plan by requiring the mayor to find private financing for half the construction costs.
Brad Penny and the Los Angeles Dodgers are enjoying this stretch of their topsy-turvy season. Penny became the NL's first 13-game winner, recently acquired Wilson Betemit hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, and the Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 Saturday.
Malta will be opposing fresh proposals in relation to the work time directive which the European Commission plans to make next week.
Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US military convoy in southern Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 35 people and wounding around 140, many of them children, officials and doctors said.
Problems in the bond markets put pressure on financial firms' shares.
DaimlerChrysler AG reported third quarter profits of almost 1 billion euros on Thursday, rebounding from a year-earlier loss, thanks to a strong performance from a Chrysler division rejuvenated by new models like the 300C sedan and Dodge Magnum wagon.
KOCHI, India  - A court in India on Friday lifted   a state ban on Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.N drinks,   which had been imposed after an environmental group said they   contained unsafe levels of pesticides.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Instead of running away, Annika Sorenstam had to catch up yesterday. Sorenstam lost her three-shot lead in five holes, then had to make three birdies during the final six holes to salvage
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Unarmed and headed back to their homes on leave, 49 Iraqi soldiers were ambushed this weekend in eastern Iraq and shot to death, many of them killed execution style
The spate of terrorist attacks in Russia illustrates that President Vladimir V. Putin&#39;s hard-line policy in Chechnya is failing to resolve that conflict or to make Russians safer.
ATHENS -- The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad -- the great disaster that wasn&#39;t -- come to an emotional end this afternoon and, really, the world owes Athens an apology.
com September 30, 2004, 8:02 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's \
The Anglo-Asian filmmaker who directed Bend it Like Beckham wants to name her twin babies after top Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai.
From the state that brought you the hanging chad, now comes the crying judge.
(InfoWorld) - Indian outsourcer Infosys Technologies\u00c2\u00a0is expanding its facility in Brno in the Czech Republic, to boost its ability to deliver services to its European customers. The expanded facility will have a capacity of 350 seats by January, Infosys of Bangalore said on Wednesday. Infosys has about 130 staff in Brno, who deliver business process outsourcing (BPO) services such as sales order management, finance and accounts, market research and underwriting for clients in 16 European countries. Over 80 percent of the staff at Brno are hired locally, and operations are run in 13 different languages including German, French, and Spanish, Infosys said. The company is planning to also deliver IT services such as infrastructure management and package implementations such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) from Brno once the expanded facility is in operation. A number of Indian outsourcing companies including Wipro and HCL Technologies have set up operations in Europe or acquired companies there with an eye to the European market. Currently, the U.S. and U.K. account for most of the revenue of Indian outsourcing companies. Although companies in the U.K. outsource software development and business processes to India, the rest of Europe has been comparatively slower in outsourcing to India. Continental Europe accounts for only about 12 to 13 percent of India's outsourcing revenues, according to India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom). Infosys' revenue from Europe has grown by 60 percent year-on-year for the last three years. Europe accounted for about 25 percent of the revenue of Infosys in the last quarter, but most of that came from the U.K., according to a spokeswoman for Infosys. Besides expanding in Brno, Infosys is also setting up a development facility in Swindon in the U.K. The company also has a development center in Germany, and a center in Mauritius that is designed to address European customers because the population in Mauritius is multilingual, the spokeswoman said. Having centers in Europe helps Infosys build up capabilities in the specific European languages required by customers, and also comply with European Union regulations on data protection and privacy, which require that certain types of data should not be sent for processing outside the E.U., the spokeswoman added.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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By James Forsyth  FEW companies entered public consciousness as deeply and as quickly as Google. Founded less than eight years ago, Google is no longer just a proper noun, it's a verb as well.
The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to block funding for a Bush administration test program to let Mexican long-haul trucks operate in the United States under 1994's North American Free Trade Agreement.
AN axe-wielding passenger has attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane in an apparent but failed bid to crash it. Police said the man had been taken to a psychiatric unit.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and
President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, testified Friday before a federal grand jury trying to determine if an administration official leaked the name of an undercover CIA officer.
An illegal immigrant from Ecuador changed his story and pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Adrienne Shelly, a filmmaker.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The European Union threatened on Thursday to boycott U.S. talks among top greenhouse gas emitting nations, accusing Washington of blocking goals for fighting climate change at U.N. talks in Bali.
Indian foreign affairs minister Natwar Singh has stirred controversy with an interview in which he urged South and North Korea not to follow India's example by becoming a nuclear power.
Open support by Russian President Vladimir Putin for presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych may gain Ukraine's premier 2-3% of votes during the presidential elections in Ukraine, says Andrey Piontkovskiy, ...
The NCAA alleges Oklahoma failed to adequately monitor the employment of several athletes, including some football players who worked during the academic year.
Despite competition from the baseball playoffs, five times as many television viewers watched Tuesday's vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards, Nielsen Media Research said.
It&#39;s an all Schumacher front row at Suzuka International Circuit in Suzuka-Shi for the Japanese Grand Prix, with MICHAEL SCHUMACHER on pole and younger brother RALF beside him.
(InfoWorld) - Google Inc.'s plans to shorten the life-span of cookies installed on a user's computer, ostensibly to improve user privacy, is being dismissed by some as complete hype. Apart from making it appear that the company is taking steps to address growing privacy concerns related to its data storing habits, in reality, the move changes very little they said. \
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has resigned, a government official said on Friday. Thompson, 63, informed his staff of his decision.
The Texas Rangers got the sweep they needed against Oakland's \
Meredith Hellicar, chairman, and Peter Macdonald, chief executive of James Hardie Industries NV, speak on a teleconference from Sydney about the company&#39;s responsibilities to asbestos victims.
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NORTON, Massachusetts  - Holder Tiger Woods reeled off three consecutive birdies to move into a tie for the lead midway through the Deutsche Bank Championship third round on Sunday.
Open source software companies have gotten a lot of buzz, but most have yet to prove their staying power.
Big estimates don&#39;t necessarily mean big prices. That was the lesson the art world learned at Sotheby&#39;s sale of Impressionist and modern art last night.
Thousands of partygoers showed up for this sleepy island's annual New Year's Eve bash that is the talk of the Caribbean, swelling the population twentyfold. But this year the merriment came under the shadow of the Asian tsunami.
Hamid Karzai also tells CNN that the al-Qaida leader will be caught because, as he put it, \u00e2\u0080\u009che can&#39;t run forever.&#39;&#39;.
NAJAF: Rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr and his Mehdi Army were preparing to hand over the keys to the Imam Ali shrine on Friday after Sadr agreed a peace initiative by Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, to end fierce fighting in the
Despite what many here consider a rising energy crisis, most voters said the presidential candidates had disappointingly vague approaches to the problem.
The world's major powers will try Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program.
Because its first stage burned out prematurely, Boeing Co.&#39;s Decatur-built Delta IV heavy-lift rocket Monday put a dummy satellite payload in an orbit closer to Earth than expected, Boeing said in a Wednesday news release.
WASHINGTON : Lleyton Hewitt further polished his form on hardcourt with the US Open drawing near, earning a 6-3, 6-2 second-round win against Colombian Alejandro Falla at the 500,000-dollar Washington Open.
Under pressure from Washington, Tehran acquiesced November 28 to demands by the French, German, and British governments that it halt all activities related to the enrichment of uranium.
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as energy  shares were dragged down by a drop of more than a $1 a barrel  in crude oil prices to a 3-month low.
North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.
Workers at wood processing plants of the forest company UPM have threatened to go on strike for a few days to protest the planned implementation of job cuts in the company.
Brazil, the world's fourth biggest market for pirated goods, must do more to fight piracy of international products which cost companies billions of dollars annually, the U.S. Attorney General said on Friday.
A law that could shape Iraq's future by clearing the way for investment in its oil fields is deadlocked by a battle for control of the reserves and no end to the impasse is in sight, lawmakers and officials say.
Defence firm BAE Systems faces corruption claims over its activities in six countries, ministers confirm.
Matt Stone and Trey Parker don&#39;t hate Hollywood, even though they blow up and kill most of today&#39;s liberal actors in their puppet movie &quot;Team America: World Police.
Svetlana Kuznetzova beats an injured Lindsay Davenport 1-6 6-2 6-4 to reach the final of the US Open.
Israel's top legal official tells the government to halt confiscating Palestinian property in East Jerusalem.
Sony's PlayStation 2 has sold a reported 115 million units worldwide making it the best selling console in history.
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By Jennifer Caballero, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Sep. 17--Autumn is the time to admire the ever-changing foliage of the  trees. But for homeowners, it's also the season for picking up leaves, hewing  branches and trimming dying hedges.
Pakistan is offering rewards for six suspected terrorists, two of them wanted for assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf.
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Fannie Mae, the biggest source of money for U.S. home mortgages, broke accounting rules for financial contracts designed to protect against swings in interests rates.
Playbill - &quot;The Sweetheart of Second Avenue,&quot; Molly Picon, is the subject of a newly opened exhibit at the New York Public Library.
US Airways Group Inc.&#39;s unions, defying efforts to win labor concessions to avert a bankruptcy, are unlikely to give up pay and benefits under a threat of cuts imposed by a court, a labor leader and consultants said.
Ernie Els remained a stroke behind Australia's Terry Pilkadaris after the third round of the Korean Open, shooting a 3-over 75 Saturday in rainy and windy conditions on the Woo Jeong Hills Country Club course.
Google and Instant Messenger  Google already dominates the search engine market, where once Yahoo! ruled user\u00e2\u0080\u0099s browser. With GMail and Google Desktop Search, they are entering prime time Microsoft domain. Speculation prevails that it will not be long before Google enters the instant messaging market. We have discussed before that Google ...
Tiger Woods is looking to take a more hands-on approach at the next Ryder Cup in a bid to improve the US team&#39;s chances. Woods has revealed he is interested in a vice-captain&#39;s role, with increased tactical
Take a hot new gaming console, toss in an innovative motion-sensing controller, mix in some athletic games and what do you get? In some cases, a new repetitive motion injury that some doctors have dubbed &quot;Wii-itis.&quot;
Britain is monitoring five planes for radiation in an ever widening probe into the poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow.
SanDisk&#160;is suing 25 companies, including South Korean giant LG Electronics for allegedly infringing patents used in removable flash storage products including MP3 players and USB flash drives.The Milpitas, California, chip maker has also filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), asking to have defendants in the court cases barred from importing products into the U.S.The company filed two lawsuits in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, one alleging the infringement of five patents in the ITC complaint, and another one including two additional patents not involved in the ITC action.The court and ITC complaints could affect the prices and availability of products made by companies targeted in the suit if SanDisk wins and the companies are barred from importing products into the U.S.The suit also covers makers of CompactFlash cards, multimedia cards, and other removable flash storage products used in digital cameras, mobile phones, and other gadgets, and includes companies from around the world, such as Japan&#39;s Buffalo, Acer affiliate Apacer Technology&#160;of Taiwan, and Kingston Technology&#160;of California.
NAJAF, Iraq, Aug 27  - Iraqi police said Friday they found &quot;many&quot; bodies of dead civilians and police, including some who were executed and mutilated, at a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf.
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ROME, Oct 19 (IPS) - The European Union could help in better  distribution of the benefits of economic growth in Latin America,  under proposals presented at a meeting between Italy and Latin  America-Caribbean countries this week.
Recent scrum-half signing, Australian Matt Henjak, returned home today after being called up by the Wallabies for their European tour next month.
Anti-poverty groups the ONE Campaign and DATA, both co-founded by rock star Bono, will merge in the United States to form a single organization in tackling poverty, especially in Africa, officials said on Monday.
Cubans and tourists lined up to change U.S. dollars into local currency Sunday, the last day to do so without paying a 10 percent surcharge that is part of a government measure to eliminate the dollar from circulation on this communist-run island.
More than a third of Americans use their computers while they're watching TV. That means big opportunities for the TV industry and for multitasking viewers
Annika Sorenstam lost her No. 1 L.P.G.A. world ranking to Lorena Ochoa after two injured disks in her neck cost her playing time and disrupted her usual ferocious fitness routine.
A recording broadcast today of a voice that seems to be Osama bin Laden&#39;s accuses the ruling dynasty in his Saudi homeland of being the &quot;agents of infidels&quot; and applauds
U.S. relations with Russia are on simmer, so President Bush's meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be judged on how respectfully the two leaders agree to disagree.
Jupiter Research and SEMPO (the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) have released results of separate surveys providing one of the most detailed looks yet at current practices and advertiser spending in the search marketing industry.
Stocks may be the last affordable thing in the U.K.'s capital. Here's why.
The United States on Friday  designated al-Manar television -- the mouthpiece of Lebanon's  Hizbollah anti-Israel guerrillas -- a terrorist organization,  prompting an end to its U.S. satellite transmissions.
Digital mammography was much better than traditional film mammography at spotting breast cancers in younger women or those with dense breasts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Howard Stern and his   ex-bosses at CBS Radio have agreed to a settlement in the breach of   contract suit filed against the shock jock back in February, E! Online   has learned.
Three large Hollywood studios are throwing their weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of DVDs, citing in part the need to stem piracy.
The Bush administration more than doubled its financial commitment yesterday to provide relief to nations suffering from the Indian Ocean tsunami, amid complaints that the
During a three-year career in which Corey Webster\u00e2\u0080\u0099s role with the Giants has expanded and shrunk, again and again, a crowd at his locker has not always been a positive thing.
An Israeli drone fired three rockets into Khan Yunis in southern Gaza early Thursday, killing two field commanders from the militant group Hamas and another person, Palestinian security forces said.
DaimlerChrysler's loss-making Chrysler division will close two manufacturing plants in the third quarter of 2008 in an effort to boost capacity utilization and stem costs, a German magazine reported.
Country music superstar George Strait has roped an honorary degree.
College football has seen this happen before, most recently a decade ago when Penn State finished 12-0 in 1994 and didn&#39;t win a share of the national title.
NEW DELHI : India welcomed Myanmar&#39;s army strongman General Than Shwe, who arrived on an official visit days after sacking his prime minister in what was seen as a bid to promote military hardliners.
NTG Clarity Networks Inc., (TSX VENTURE: NCI) a leader in delivering network, IT and infrastructure solutions, announced that it will supply Core180, a network-based application provider, located in the New York City Metro Area with integrated operations support system (OSS) software.
A freak tie result in the presidential election could mean the House of Representatives would choose the next president, a scenario that would favor Republican incumbent George W. Bush.
James A. Baker III is in high diplomat mode, on a mission to aid his country and rescue his president \u00c2\u0097 and seal his legacy in the realm of statesmen.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled Wednesday that the United States&#39; prohibition on cross-border gambling on the internet violated free trading agreements.
Vietnam veterans who oppose John Kerry's presidential campaign sent out 2.4 million pieces of mail in six battleground states over the past two weeks, restating their complaints against the Democratic candidate.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.  briefly zipped past Sony Corp.  in market capitalization on Monday to become one of Japan's 10 most valuable companies as it elbows the PlayStation maker out of its decade-long dominance of the game industry.
UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs condemns the US decision to impose fresh sanctions on Sudan over Darfur.
Gains in workers&#39; pay outpaced inflation for the second straight month in August, the government said Thursday in a report suggesting subdued price pressures are helping employees come out slightly ahead.
The president of Verizon Communications, Lawrence T. Babbio Jr., will step down by the end of the first quarter of 2007.
MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s Gazprom said on Tuesday it will bid for embattled oil firm Yukos&#39; main unit next month, as the Kremlin seeks to turn the world&#39;s biggest gas producer into a major oil player.
A former parish councillor has married a son of Osama bin Laden following a \
BAGHDAD - A top aide to Iraqi rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says militias loyal to the religious leader will turn in their weapons in exchange for assurances they won&#39;t be persecuted.
Il popolare showman &egrave; improvvisamente scomparso a causa di un attacco cardiaco. Aveva 54 anni. E' stato uno degli imitatori pi\u00c3\u00b9 popolari
Defending champion Maria Sharapova has to work hard to see off Michaella Krajicek at the Pacific Life Open.
Nick Sloan, a captain in the Air Force, was $68,021.35 in debt when he decided to go to Iraq, where he receives extra pay and has minimal living expenses.
A survey says 96% of U.S. government employees could work from home at least part time -- but only about 20% do.
A Chinese court has rejected a woman's   claims for compensation for her sex life, which was ruined when   her husband was injured in an accident, the Shanghai Daily   reported on Thursday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has left the club, according to reports this morning
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Oil fell below $93 per barrel Monday in thin trade as mild weather swept across the key heating regions of the United States, cutting fuel demand.
BAGHDAD, Iraq An advance party of British soldiers has arrived at its new base near Baghdad. The small group from the Scottish Black Watch regiment set up base camp south of the capital, according to a pool report made to British media.
Alarm spread through the investment community in Russia as authorities slapped a back tax bill of almost 160 million dollars (121 million euros) on the number two mobile phone operator Vimpelcom, in what is widely seen as a government-linked campaign against the firm.
On the IBM developerWorks site, the next part of their tutorial series looking at working with AIX and PHP has been posted. This time, there's a focus on integrating a Java business application in using DB2 (version 9) as the backend.   It is possible to develop applications that employ both Java and PHP technology on AIX. You can use the Java programming language for the core logic (or redeploy an existing Java-based application), while gaining the benefits of PHP as a Web-based interface platform. In this article, the third of the series, find out how to connect the core application created in the second installment to a DB2 database for the storage of the survey questions and responses.   They talk some about database roles before working through the DB2 database installation. Then it's time to make the connection to the application, create the table structures and insert information.
World Series MVP Mike Lowell is willing to give blood if that's what it takes to be tested for human growth hormone. But only if the test is 100 percent accurate. Not 99 percent.
Bear Stearns Cos.  said on Thursday quarterly net income soared 38 percent, helped by gains from fees for merger advice and underwriting debt.
The director and stars of the new big screen adaptation of Vanity Fair today defended the film after it received a drubbing from the critics.
Semifinals - Saturday, August 21 ----- Ryan Moore (1) def. Jeff Overton (20), 2 and 1 Luke List (6) def. Chris Nallen (10), 19 Holes.
Clashing over Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Friday that President Bush's policies made the war against terror harder to win and \
A new videotape by Osama bin Laden broadcast Friday detailed his reasons for ordering the Sept. 11 attacks and triggered defiant responses from President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the campaign trail.
With few top-shelf teams this season, several factors are contributing to a shortage of quality, well-played NFL games.
The government moved Tuesday to direct scarce remaining flu shots straight to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for the patients who need them most.
The dollar hit a 1-1/2 week high versus  a broadly weak yen on Friday, underpinned by expectations for  higher U.S. interest rates and fading speculation Asian  authorities would let their currencies rise soon.
DOGDORE, Chad -- The sun beat down on 18-month-old Izzedine Adam, who sat naked and crying on the floor of his roofless straw hut. His mother cannot afford a sturdier home or even clothes to protect him from the cold desert nights. For now, she is just trying to find enough food to keep him alive.
AS Roma have agreed terms with former Chievo Verona coach Luigi Del Neri. Del Neri will replace German Rudi Voeller who resigned on Sunday after less than a month in charge of the Serie A club.
Alvin and the Chipmunks could soon be singing their famous tunes on the big screen in a live-action/computer-animated feature.
If Thursday night's game against the Dallas Mavericks is any indicator, it may be a hard road for the Miami Heat without Dwyane Wade. One night after Wade dislocated his left shoulder, the Mavericks jumped out to a 23-point halftime lead on the way to a 112-100 victory over the defending NBA champs.
Firefighters are dealing with a chemical fire at Immingham docks.
Taser International Inc. shares jumped as much as 20 percent on news the US Transportation Security Administration approved the company&#39;s stun guns for use on the aircraft of Korean Air Lines flying in the US.
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MARTIN JOHNSON believes Jonny Wilkinson will get the support he needs to succeed as England rugby captain. Newcastle fly-half Wilkinson was yesterday appointed skipper for the November Tests against Canada, South Africa and Australia.
Danny Glover criticized the \
Angry protests and strikes break out after a grenade attack on an opposition rally in Dhaka kills at least 18 people and narrowly misses a former prime minister.
Microsoft Corp. presented oral arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-year-old patent lawsuit filed by AT&amp;T Inc. whose outcome could require U.S. software companies to pay fines for patent-infringing software assembled in other countries.
Sirius Satellite Radio  plans  to buy larger U.S. rival XM  for $4.6 billion in stock  to bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock  Howard Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal  would face a tough time winning approval.
SINGAPORE  - Documentary maker Ruby Yang is laying bare some of China's thorniest issues -- HIV/AIDS, tobacco and the ravages of smoking, homosexuality and the environment.
The Russian president on Thursday hit out at the flawed privatisations of the early 1990s and argued that the state had every right to make amends by re-nationalising Yukos&#39;s core assets.
BAE Systems is reported to be planning to set up an external ethics committee to look into its arms deals.
All non-essential flights have been cancelled at RAF Kinloss in memory of the 14 servicemen killed when their Nimrod crashed.
Bloomberg - March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain pledged to accept public financing of the 2008 presidential election if they win the nominations of their parties and their opponents agree to do the same.
Introverted and combative, Alfred Kazin, who died in 1998 at 83, presents a wealth of contradictions for Richard M. Cook to put his arms around.
Women who put on extra pounds raise their risk of getting frequent heartburn or making symptoms worse &amp;#151; even if they aren&#039;t overweight, a new study found.
As injured Celtics forward Kevin Garnett was about to depart from practice at the Denver Athletic Club last night, Nuggets fan Tim Schimberg yelled out, \
Deals are sprouting everywhere. One for the electronic trader might be on tap.
On the heels of its  record-setting premiere for the comedy series &quot;Tyler Perry&#39;s  House of Payne,&quot; TBS has scored again with the debut of the  original sitcom &quot;The Bill Engvall Show.&quot;
The Rouse Company, the mall developer that has reshaped the nation's landscape, agreed to be acquired by General Growth Properties for $7.2 billion in cash.
CHELSEA moved six points clear at the top of the table after cruising to a 4-0 win over Norwich City on a day which rained goals. Jose Mourinho&#39;s star-studded side had too much class on the counterattack for
Automaker Adam Opel AG is proposing increasing the work week for its German employees to 40 hours from 35 hours to save money, according to a report Friday.
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Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp.  warned on Friday that it will miss its own deadline for filing delayed financial reports, prompting the New York Stock Exchange to say it will begin procedures to delist the stock.
Remember. When criticizing others in a crowded room, someone will hear you. CNET's Michael Kanellos attends a speech by Nicholas Negroponte at CES 2008.
The Los Angeles Times fired its top editor after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 months after his predecessor was also ousted in a budget dispute, the newspaper said Sunday.
The US claimed victory on Tuesday in a trade fight with the EU over the right of US exporters to use geographic food names such as Florida oranges or Idaho potatoes to describe their products in European markets.
The US Justice Department said yesterday it is investigating The New York Times Co.'s plan to buy a 49 percent stake in the free commuter daily Metro Boston, a deal the Boston Herald has challenged as a threat to competition.
Woman injured London-based outsourcing specialist Capita confirmed there was an explosion at its Victoria Street office this morning, injuring one female staff member.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney is missing, credit card issuer GE Money said on Friday.
Oracle Corp. plans to release the latest version of its CRM (customer relationship management) applications within the next two months, as part of an ongoing update of its E-Business Suite.
Two suspected Albanians armed with  rifles and dynamite hijacked a packed passenger bus in Athens  and warned they would \
Afghanistan's opium trade has revived and  is thriving under the country's U.S.-backed leaders and experts  say that is not likely to change any time soon no matter who  wins next month's first direct presidential election.
EDMONTON (CP) - A woman from Edmonton has become only the third person in Canada to successfully undergo a lung transplant from two living donors.
How does the brain process all of the information being taken in by our senses every second of every day?
TOKYO: Japan&#39;s top three automakers Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. said that global production rose sharply in November on the back of strong overseas demand.
American superstar Serena Williams finally arrived in Australia on Sunday, tired and several days late, but confident she was on track to defend her Australian Open title.
The parents of a US-born Jewish teen killed by Palestinian militants near a West Bank bus stop eight years ago call a $156 million federal court award against three Islamic charities and an alleged Hamas fundraiser &quot;justice.
German energy group E.ON faces possible fines of hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) for allegedly breaking into a room sealed by European Union investigators, the Financial Times reported.
As many as 30 inmates escaped through a small hole in a prison wall in the latest of several breakouts from Haiti's largest penitentiary, police said Tuesday.
Barack Obama has erased a once  substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary  Clinton in the U.S. Democratic presidential race, according to  a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
The Nasdaq may be well off its highs  of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the  wealthiest Americans.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. warplane bombed near Najaf's vast cemetery as fighting with Shiite militants intensified Tuesday...
A suicide car bomber plowed into policemen waiting to collect their salaries at a police station west of Ramadi Monday, killing 12 people in the latest insurgent attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces.
Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday reported record sales and profits on a consolidated basis for the first half, mainly due to brisk vehicle sales in Japan, Europe and Asia.
Warnings could be introduced after analysis confirms high levels of bacteria and viruses.
Be careful -- you might be a disastrous fit with individual stocks.
A 23-year-old woman is raped by a stranger as she tries to make a call in a telephone box in Greater Manchester.
President Bush yesterday signed into law the most sweeping changes to the corporate tax code in nearly two decades. The bill creates roughly $140 billion in tax cuts for businesses and
TJX Cos. is annually a strong financial performer, but is the discount merchant perfect? The Framingham retailer filed a report with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday that had a new name in bold capital letters at the top of the filing - The Perfect Company.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson claims the seeds for Scottish football&#39;s current problems were sown many years ago.
NATO began its spring offensive against the Taliban on Tuesday, launching its biggest offensive since the 2001 war targeting the rebels and drug lords.
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After waiting for nearly 12 full months, Red Sox Nation sat down to take in the ALCS rematch between Boston and New York. The Red Sox had come within five outs of
La Fiorentina ha pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) con gli olandesi del Groningen nella gara di andata del primo ...
Meg Whitman of eBay has been named the most powerful woman in corporate America by Fortune magazine, toppling Carly Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard who had been at the top of the list since it began in 1998.
Russia tested new missiles Tuesday that a Kremlin official boasted could penetrate any defense system, and President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield in Europe would turn the region into a \
Test infrasettimanale per il Cagliari, che ha affontato la Villacidrese. la compagine di Giampaolo &...
Ending dual spending battles with President Bush, the Democratic-controlled Congress passed a $555 billion bill Wednesday that funds the Iraq war well into next year and government agencies through September.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo moved closer   to her first U.S. Open title by whipping error-prone Dinara   Safina 6-2 6-3 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Gruppo transalpino sarebbe in attesa di mosse dall'Italia
A controversial website, www.live-shot.com, already allows Internet users to fire a .22 caliber rifle at targets on a Texas ranch from afar.
After a few  flops and a political detour, Mr. Reiner returns with \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bucket List,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
Former president Bill Clinton, in his first campaign appearance since heart surgery seven weeks ago, exhorted tens of thousands of fired-up Democrats in this critical
Hamas security forces armed with rifles and clubs beat Fatah supporters trying to hold street prayers to protest the Islamic group's rule in Gaza, witnesses said. Hamas men also assaulted at least seven Palestinian journalists and detained five.
Justin Gatlin could not feel his feet soaring to history, nor could he see any other runner beside him. The festival atmosphere in jam-packed Olympic Stadium, rocking only minutes
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In a deal that could lead to the creation of a unique cross-platform authentication system for heterogenous networks, Tokyo-based Linux distributor Turbolinux announced this morning, Japan time, it has reached an agreement with Microsoft for a cross-licensing of the two companies' patent portfolios.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw left London for Sudan, where he was to discuss the crisis in war-torn Darfur with President Omar al-Beshir and senior officials.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Attorney General John Ashcroft is opposing an appeal by John Walker Lindh, the so-called &quot;American Taliban.
United States forces have launched a major offensive against the rebel stronghold of Samarra after a series of horrific car bombings in Baghdad that killed 41 people, mostly children.
SAP has a new SaaS suite, which may end up being its biggest competitor.
New immigration barriers and expanded police powers, as well as making more of the public airwaves available for emergency services, are some of the issues trying to find a home in a bill to overhaul U.S. spy agencies.
Record labels including Universal and SonyBMG have begun selling music through a new download service.
Pontefice ha celebrato la solenne messa di mezzanotte
Expressions of grief and sympathy for the sudden loss of Latvian hockey star Sergejs Zoltoks are pouring out since the news broke yesterday morning.
Is Microsoft-served ads slowing down Web sites? Plus, what is Ask erasing, and what are the others keeping? And a 'Knight Rider' comeback and more.
Unions representing workers at Turner & Newall say they are 'disappointed' after talks with stricken parent firm Federal Mogul.
Super Hurd laughs in the face of imploding economy Go ahead, Mark Hurd. Rip off those studious glasses and unbutton that blue Oxford shirt. We know there's a Superman costume lurking under the Clark Kent facade.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A unit of US gold miner Newmont Mining Corp will request the release of five employees detained over pollution allegations after an Indonesian government study dismissed the claims, a lawyer said on Tuesday.
ANKARA : Turkish lawmakers adopted a far-reaching penal code reform, clearing a major obstacle to the country&#39;s bid to start accession talks with the European Union.
President Musharraf praises Pakistan's security forces for freeing the Red Mosque in Islamabad \
According to this new post on the Mambo Foundation's blog, they've made a decision on what to base the next version of their software on - the CakePHP PHP framework.   After a great deal of research the Mambo team has decided to utilize the CakePHP framework for Mambo 5.  CakePHP is a rapidly evolving, mature, and feature rich PHP framework.  The project is backed by an official Foundation (http://cakefoundation.org/) much like the Mambo project itself.  We believe this is an important criterion as it helps assure the project will remain active and community minded.   They include an overview of some of the features of the framework they plan to use including their flexible license, the simplicity of the development process and several \
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The World Food Program has suspended its operations in most of the Sudanese state of North Darfur and relocated its staff to the capital because of renewed clashes between rebels and government forces, the UN agency said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 The United States today formally designated the Iraqi insurgent group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi a \u00e2\u0080\u009cforeign terrorist organisation\u00e2\u0080\u009d and slapped sanctions on him and other members, a day after they claimed responsibility for deadly
Wal-Mart Stores said yesterday that January sales rose 2.2 percent at its United States stores open at least a year, as shoppers redeemed their holiday gift cards.
Turner Broadcasting has agreed to pay the full cost -- around $1 million -- of a security alert in Boston triggered by battery-powered cartoon advertising signs for one of its shows, The Boston Globe reported on Friday.
Members of Scotland's largest teaching union vote to demand a ban on armed forces recruitment in schools.
The US Supreme Court is to hear arguments on the legality of the death penalty for those who were 16 and 17 at the time of their crimes, although such punishment is increasingly rare in the 19 states that still allow it.
Tropical Storm Jeanne strengthened to near hurricane force as Puerto Ricans frantically bolted the doors of their homes, prepared to evacuate from lowlying areas and rushed to supermarkets to buy supplies.
Concerned health officials began investigating what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the US flu shots were made, while
The discovery of carbon-14 paves the way for determining the age of rocks, fossils and what have you. Compiled by Tony Long.
Iran insisted Thursday it had a right to exempt some equipment from an agreement with the European Union committing it to freeze all parts of a program that can make nuclear weapons-grade uranium &#151; a move that diplomats said threatened to scuttle the deal.
Todd Dodge was hired as coach at North Texas on Tuesday, making the rare jump from high school to Division I-A after an unprecedented run of success at Southlake Carroll.
Iraq is still the focus after the debate, but campaigns will shift to domestic issues. By G. Robert Hillman and David Jackson. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial resumed Monday with his attorneys defending the assertions of an expert who testified about when Laci Peterson&#39;s fetus died.
ChildLine prepares for a deluge of calls from Harry Potter fans after the final book in the series goes on sale.
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Mary Pierce beats Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in the US Open third round.
FREETOWN : UN peacekeepers were handing over charge of security for Freetown to Sierra Leone&#39;s nascent police and armed forces, the latest step in a staggered withdrawal after a five-year mission to restore calm to the west African state.
NOW that he is No1 in the world, Vijay Singh clearly believes that the best way to stay there is to continue the form that got him there and secure victory by playing better than everyone in the field - again.
On Tuesday, nearly a year and a half after the company first broke into the professional photography market with its editing suite, a new version was released.
On Sunday, voters will have a limited chance to elect members to the city's parliament.
An investigation into drug claims against Marion Jones is launched by the IOC.
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A European Ariane rocket launched a military surveillance satellite on Saturday, the third in a French-led drive for a European &quot;spy in the sky&quot; independent of the United States.
down to walk-off home runs. St. Louis won the first two contests at Busch. when Jeff Kent belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.
David Ortiz supported Curt Schilling with two home runs against the Devil Rays. Barry Zito didn't need much support at all to beat the Mariners again.
The main Palestinian faction, Fatah, is set to back Mahmoud Abbas in January's presidential poll.
As of Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians. The department did not provide an update over the weekend.
AURORA, Ill. -- When Planned Parenthood wanted to open an abortion clinic in this Chicago suburb, its construction contractor opted not to disclose the purpose of the building when applying for city building permits.
As fashion week continues, a look at the collections of Benjamin Cho, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Rodarte and Thom Browne.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi decided Thursday to go ahead with a vote of confidence before the Senate, the ANSA news agency reported after the embattled centre-left leader met for a second time with President Giorgio Napolitano.
Asked how he gets ideas for pictures and stories, children&#39;s book author Chris Van Allsburg said he sees pictures of a story in his mind, then starts asking questions.
Police defused a car bomb packed with gas, propane and nails outside a busy nightclub in the heart of London on Friday, foiling an attack that echoed an earlier al Qaeda plot and could have killed or wounded scores of people.
Ralph E. Lapp was involved in atomic weapons from the earliest days of the Manhattan Project, and spoke out about the health effects of radiation into the 1990's.
Filmmaker Michael Moore said he was  barred from the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday for an  interview on his documentary on the U.S. health-care system, a  day after he was bumped from a national TV interview to make  way for Paris Hilton.
A Philippine judge sidelined his government on Wednesday and denied a U.S. request for custody of a Marine who was convicted of raping a Filipino woman last year, while he appeals his case.
Bill Gates may be the world&#39;s most generous philanthropist, but the technical teams under his charge may well experience the uncharitable side of his nature today.
Compass Group saw its share price slump by almost 25 percent after the British catering group warned future annual profits would be reduced by 30 million pounds (43.9 million euros, 53.5 million dollars).
Health researchers have found a strong association between higher body mass index and a lower risk of suicide.
New England banks are racing to make the most of their World Series tickets and marketing opportunities during the games. Citizens Financial Group distributed Red Sox tickets to about two dozen employees through a random drawing, while Bank of America Corp. is encouraging its Boston employees to wear Red Sox hats or shirts to work. An internal note asked employees, ...
Spanish police arrested four Moroccans on the Canary Island of Lanzarote on suspicion of being members of the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group. One is believed to have had a possible role in the Madrid train bombings, the Interior Ministry said.
While jailed in their home country, Salvadoran leaders of the MS-13 street gang directed fellow members in suburban Maryland to commit violent crimes, including murders, federal officials said yesterday.
E' Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, centrocampista dello Shakhtar Donetsk, il miglior giocatore ucraino dell'ann...
FORT MYERS, Fla.  - President Bush said on  Saturday Sen. John Kerry has a case of \
Barry Bonds hit his 700th career  home run on Friday, drilling a 0-1 pitch from Jake Peavy into  the left field seats in the third inning of a game against the  San Diego Padres.
Worries about government actions to cool economic growth reverberate around the globe.
By DAVID KOENIG  DALLAS - Sabre Holdings Corp., parent of the online travel-booking service Travelocity.com and a leading distributor of airline reservations, said Tuesday it is being acquired by private-equity groups for about $4.5 billion.
Shares of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. jumped 38 percent on the first day of trading yesterday as investors anticipated Shrek-sized profits from the computer animation film studio.
U.N. inspectors will visit a military  base in Iran on Thursday which Washington says may be part of a  covert atomic arms bid, but they will have only partial access  to the site, a senior Iranian official said.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a month of high-stakes campaigning against an inspired challenger who will try to hammer on corruption scandals to unseat the former metalworker in a run-off vote.
Spain are making their fifth appearance in a Davis Cup final, having faced Australia in each of the other four. They have repeated their run to the final last year where they were beaten on grass in Melbourne.
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The Ontario government unveiled the details of the second phase of its childhood immunization program Tuesday, becoming one of the few provinces that immunizes children free of charge against chicken pox and meningitis.
Egypt and Israel have agreed to an  exchange of prisoners -- Israeli businessman Azzam Azzam,  jailed for spying in 1997, for six Egyptian students arrested  in August, Egyptian security sources said on Sunday.
The Red Sox won, 4-2, and will meet the Yankees on Wednesday night with a World Series berth on the line.
Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday, witnesses said.
A British court has ordered the release of files disclosing payments by a leading British arms company to the daughter of former Indonesian president Suharto, the Guardian newspaper reports.
The US and European space agencies signal their desire to co-operate on the biggest missions.
New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told the BBC that the US-led invasion of Iraq was an illegal act that contravened the UN Charter.
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.
GE Money, the consumer lending unit of General  Electric Co., said it will offer eBay Mastercard in partnership  with eBay in late June.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Nearly a decade ago, Munira Subasic lost her husband and son in the worst massacre of civilians in Europe since the Holocaust.
Israel examines plans for a new settlement in East Jerusalem, an area considered occupied land.
See rare footage of a previously unknown group of our closest relatives&#8212;rare chimpanzee-like apes known for their peacefulness and wide-ranging sexual behavior.
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The UN Security Council is set to back a French plan to send UN and EU forces to protect refugees from Darfur.
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Harmony Gold Mining today reported a cash operating profit of R133 million for the first quarter of the 2005 financial year. It described this as a &quot;significant turnaround&quot; following the loss of R43.
HADITHA, Iraq  - Four U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Sunday when a Marine Corps helicopter with 16 people aboard suffered mechanical failure and made an emergency landing in a lake, the military said on Monday.
Juan Pablo \u00c3\u0081ngel of Colombia is is the most lethal goal scorer the New York/New Jersey area has seen since Giorgio Chinaglia played for the Cosmos.
WASHINGTON - The vice presidential debate was must-see TV for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who cleared their schedules Tuesday night to watch their running mates.
Il ministero studia alcune variazioni della riforma Maroni
Frontline Communications has gone out of business. A payment of $128 million to proceed with its bidding in government spectrum auctions was due last week.
The Competition Commission recommends that BSkyB should be forced to sell some of its stake in ITV.
Pete Seeger has for many decades been writing and performing songs exploring what one community or generation owes another.
Cornerback Troy Vincent will miss at least two weeks with a right knee injury, further depleting the Buffalo Bills' secondary.
To the sound of bagpipes and drum, a 25-foot-long steel beam, painted white and decorated with a US flag and signatures of steelworkers from Local 7 and others, was raised at the topping-off of the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in South Boston. Construction on the 471-room hotel at D and Congress streets began a year ago; it is ...
A preliminary court hearing into the collapse of food firm Parmalat, Italy's biggest ever corporate scandal, begins on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move that drew a cautious response on Tuesday from ...
Scientists think psilocybin might give relief to obsessive Bree Van de Kamp types. In Bodyhack.
MUTONGO, Congo AP) &#151; Swooping over the lush, volcanic hills of east Congo, a helicopter patrol by U.N. observers on Saturday revealed emptied villages &#151; one spotted a day earlier was half-burned &#151; but little sign of who was responsible.
Air France flights continued to be disrupted Saturday after talks between management and cabin staff striking for more pay collapsed leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.
A report says the search giant is testing a virtual world at Arizona State University.
A group of Ugandan officials have met rebel Lord&#39;s Resistance Army (LRA) commanders near the border with Sudan, aiming at ending the 18-year insurgency in the north, according to a report reaching here on Wednesday.
Australia's competition regulator will not oppose Suncorp-Metway Ltd.'s  planned A$7.36 billion ($5.8 billion) takeover of rival Promina Group  to create the nation's second-biggest car and home insurer.
The nominations are in! We've sifted through your suggestions and reflected on our own geeky fantasies to come up with 10 of the sexiest geeks of 2006. Vote for your favorites at Bodyhack. <img
Investigators in China have ruled out terrorism in the crash of a passenger plane Sunday that claimed the lives of 54 people. State media said Monday that investigators sent from Beijing hadn&#39;t determined
Priyanka Chopra\u00c2\u0092s father who is a professional surgeon and a painter is all set to release his own music album to be
From her seat above the pool, adjacent to the starting blocks, Debbie Phelps stayed amazingly calm as her son climbed onto those blocks 17 times in seven days.
Celebrities across the globe were mobilizing to help relief efforts in countries affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis in southern Asia and eastern Africa.
A Pakistani minister says Islamist radicals are holding women and children hostage in a besieged mosque.
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The marriage war rages, but lesbian TV hosts are all the rage
SOLDIER Paul Lowe (right) e-mailed his family from the bleak desert base of Camp Dogwood last week saying: \u00e2\u0080\u009cI just want to get home.
An animated cartoon of aging baby boomers gives  Newsday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Web traffic a big spike.
After a 13-month journey, a tiny spacecraft the size of a washing machine, driven by &quot;Star Trek&quot; technology, will begin to orbit the moon on Monday night.
CHELSEA striker Adrian Mutu has admitted taking cocaine and will not ask for his B sample to be analysed, English players&#39; union chief Gordon Taylor said last night.
Li Yi squirmed a little as she searched for the right words. Using condoms is important to staying healthy, she wanted to say, but pleasing men is also important if she wants to stay in business.
Natural disasters killed 76,806 people in 2003, three times the number of victims in 2002, a rise due in part to extremes in the global climate, the world's largest humanitarian body said on Thursday.
J2ME logging framework intended to be used at development time. It is only CLDC 1.1 complied. It is simple, flexible and extensible. It supports different way of formating and displaying logging information.   MoMELog is very simple and extensible J2ME logging  framework intended to be used at development time.  It consists of small core and extensions, that provide particular formatting method or make logging information accessible to developers via particular mean. See http://momelog.sourceforge.net/intro.html  MoMELog logging framework is extremely simple and extensible. It adheres to restrictions and boundaries of J2ME architecture and provides means for declarative and programmatical configuration. See http://momelog.sourceforge.net/momelog-guide.html  MoMELog provides PatternFormatter as extension. It is intended to convert logging events to strings based on conversion pattern. It's functionality and format of conversion pattern resemble very much that of log4J framework. See http://momelog.sourceforge.net/patternformatter-guide.html  MoMELog provides LogCanvas as extension. It is intended to  display logging information on device's or emulator's screen. It is fully functional Canvas with very simple and convenient GUI. Users can scroll one line or page down or up and go to the beginning or to the end of text, toggle fullscreen mode and reset buffer by pressing one key. To indicate first and last line, scrollbar's cursor has different color at the edge positions (top and bottom) from that at the middle. Like any other Displayable it requires from developer some programming work. See http://momelog.sourceforge.net/logcanvas-guide.html  MoMELog provides LogFile as extension. It is intended to collect logging information in destination file. It can be used only on devices or emulators that support FileConnection API. It is fully configurable. It is possible to specify location, character encoding, header and footer lines of destination file and prefix and suffix of each logging line. See http://momelog.sourceforge.net/logfile-guide.html  See MoMELog web site at http://momelog.sourceforge.net  Download MoMELog from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=212342
Blog: MIT academic researcher argues that teens who don't have constant access to technology are falling into a \
com. Wally Backman&#39;s managerial tenure in Arizona is over before it even officially began, and the club has turned to an old friend in Bob Melvin to take over the reins.
Greenstone Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: GSHG) announced today that it has received an initial order of 500 gallons of the Company's railroad tie treatment chemical from ECORail Products Inc. (\
Prominent Australian right-to-die campaigner Philip Nitschke has announced he will run for parliament against a legislator who helped overturn the world&#39;s first voluntary euthanasia law.
France asked Chad on Thursday to hand over six French charity workers convicted and sentenced to eight years forced labor for trying to kidnap 103 children from the central African country.
A hedge fund thinks Enzon's shares are undervalued, and here's why.
The value shoe retailer fails to impress in the first quarter.
The father of world rally champion Colin McRae has spoken about the moments before his son's death.
LOS ANGELES  - Three nights -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday -- will be getting a makeover on NBC this midseason.
iMedia International, Inc. (OTC BB: IMNL) (www.imedia-intl.com) and Media News have entered into a partnership agreement to distribute Hollywood Previews(TM) Entertainment iMagazines in seven Media News publications.
A new law strengthens protections amid increasing signs of restiveness among tens of millions of migrant laborers.
That's Systems Management Server to you Microsoft is beefing up policing for Windows licensing after going back to the drawing board on its asset management strategy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Joe Pavelski scored a shorthanded goal, Christian Ehrhoff finally got his first goal of the season and the San Jose Sharks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Safari, il nuovo lavoro di Lorenzo, in anteprima nel nostro Ipod virtuale. Clicca e ascolta tutti i brani del disco, da Fango a Mani libere
Russia on Friday sent 12 air force  bombers to take part in naval exercises over the Arctic and  North Atlantic oceans, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a spokesman  for Russia's air force as saying.
FBI Director Robert Mueller made an unannounced visit to Mexico on Wednesday and met with President Vicente Fox, Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha and other top law enforcement officials.
Republicans will try to present a less sharply partisan face tonight with speeches by Laura Bush and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
L. Gordon Cooper was the real deal. He and his six colleagues - known as the Mercury Seven - inaugurated an age and captivated a generation of Americans.
I poteri per un paio d'ore passano al vicepresidente Cheney
For the hordes who suffer from seasonal ragweed and grass allergies, all the rain this summer means both good news and bad news. The good news?
In the short term, the tax could add US$4 million annually to ICANN&#39;s coffers, an amount that could skyrocket to more than $30 million if it is extended to additional domains.
Hundreds of mourners gather for the funeral of the murdered student Meredith Kercher in south London.
World oil prices plummeted to a near three-month low on Thursday, capping a two-day, 12-percent plunge as fear of a global energy supply crunch evaporated.
Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave of misery across Indian Ocean coastal areas devastated by Sunday's tsunami, experts said on Thursday.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. Megan Meier was buried in the polka-dot dress she planned to wear for her 14th birthday. She had handed out the invitations to her party the day she died. Her eighth-grade classmates attended her funeral, instead, heads bowed and hands clasped as her casket was loaded into t...
Australian police choose not to extend the detention of a man held over failed bomb attacks in the UK.
In his first major diplomatic engagement Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to meet US President George Bush in New York.
Asian markets slip after the military takeover in Thailand, but the lack of conflict means losses are limited.
Singer Pete Doherty apologises for a recent drug relapse and pledges to check into a rehab clinic.
Two U.S. astronauts  replaced a broken motor on one of the International Space  Station's solar wings during a spacewalk on Wednesday, clearing  the way for more modules to be added to the outpost.
Andrew Flintoff will have tests on Thursday after suffering a side strain.
More than half of all Web sites serving up attack code are legitimate domains that have been hacked by criminals, according to a study by Websense Inc.
The Security Council voted unanimously, 15 to 0, Monday night to impose an immediate arms embargo on Ivory Coast and to extend sanctions to include forbidding travel
The push for better ethics and transparent accounting in corporate America has had an unexpected side effect: more finance chiefs are calling it quits.
Less than a week after winning his first international figure skating medal, Ryan Jahnke of Grosse Pointe Farms will compete at Skate Canada beginning tonight in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Luca Toni si &egrave; infortunato nel corso di un'amichevole giocata dal Bayern contro una squadra r...
Investigatori, forse Knox aveva mani sporche sangue vittima
An Islamic group threatened to behead three Jordanian drivers on Sunday unless Jordan bans local firms from transporting goods to U.S. forces in Iraq.
Howard Baker, the former Senate majority leader, plans to step down as ambassador to Japan.
A WELSH college is urging students to choose science at A-level to help stop the national decline in physics.   Coleg Gwent, the largest FE college in Wales, says those who want to study science subjects, but are unsure about physics, should reconsider.
On July 12 last year, Hezbollah raided an Israeli military post and captured two Israeli soldiers.Comment
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will moderate its gloom on sea level rise, lowering its worst-case estimate.
More than 1,300 illegal  immigrants from Africa land in Spain's Canary Islands over the weekend.
New quad-core CPUs running at an energy-efficient 50 watts per processor will hit the market Monday.
Lives up to Dad A Stanford structural biologist has followed in his father's footsteps by bagging a Nobel Prize. Roger Kornberg was awarded the medal today for his work revealing some of the molecular jiggery-pokery which turns information held by DNA into functioning proteins.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The family of Heath Ledger was due to hold a private memorial in New York on Friday to mourn the 28-year-old Australian actor who died under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday, Australia's foreign minister said.
Leftist rebels have announced they will liberate three politicians held hostages for more than six years because of health problems, Colombian radio Caracol reported.
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Do you know any kids who have diabetes? Living with the disease can mean having to prick your finger to test your blood and getting insulin shots to keep the disease from becoming even more serious.
Food, friends, and elf figurines add up. Here's some advice on how to handle the holiday tab.
Il tribunale di Lorient ha condannato ad un'ammenda di 2.000 euro il centrocampista del Milan Yohan ...
Meetings and rallies were held in nearly 50 cities worldwide on Sunday to call for an end to the civil war in Sudan's western Darfur region which has led to the deaths of more than 300,000 people.
Since 1988, the incidence of cancer among Asian Americans in California has declined 5.9 percent and cancer deaths have fallen 16.
On a day when Chad Pennington and the Jets needed to show up as big and mean as Shaquille O&#39;Neal, they gave us Pee Wee Herman instead.
NEW YORK  - A mutation in the tiny channels  that control calcium levels in a cell appears to be responsible  for Timothy syndrome -- a rare disorder characterized by  irregular heartbeats and autism, new research suggests.
Israeli forces have mounted a new incursion into the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. A military spokeswoman says soldiers were looking for tunnels being used to smuggle arms from Egypt and to hunt down Palestinian militants.
Japan&#39;s farm minister resigned on Monday  over illegal dealings at a farmers&#39; group he headed, public  broadcaster NHK reported, dealing a fresh blow to Prime  Minister Shinzo Abe just a week after he revamped his cabinet.
Al Dvorin, 81, was killed in a car crash on the way home from an Elvis convention in California, according to the BBC. He was in a car driven by longtime Elvis photographer Ed Bonja.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.
Comparto e' settore vitale per economia e crea occupazione
Chart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.
The electronic products maker said Thursday that its net income in the third quarter rose 25 percent to 200.2 billion yen ($1.9 billion).
Just 24 more months of work can really improve your financial position.
Associazione piu' gente ma meno spese, ridurre i prezzi
Al Gore is waging a fierce campaign for recognition and an Oscar statuette for his global warning documentary, while reviving talk that he's pursuing a bigger prize: the presidency.
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The US Supreme Court rejected appeals by Visa and MasterCard to overturn a ruling that they violated antitrust rules by barring banks from issuing cards on rival networks.
A year removed from a crippling labor dispute, the NHL is back on its feet ready to take the next step down the road to recovery on Wednesday as a new season opens with as much angst as anticipation.
A Napoli gli agenti sono intervenuti per un blocco stradale
London nail bomber David Copeland must serve at least 50 years in jail, a High Court judge rules.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (25/10/04) - Insurgents disguised as police killed 43 Iraqi soldiers and five civilians in an ambush in remote eastern Iraq on Saturday, news agencies quoted senior Iraqi officials as saying.
A former employee of the accounting firm Ernst & Young pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit tax fraud, a month after similar charges were filed against four current and former employees of the firm.
Miss USA Tara Conner, who hung on to her title last month by going into rehab after reports of underage drinking, admitted to using cocaine on Wednesday.
A look at Oracle, ParAccel and Calpont A lot has been happening on the data warehousing front lately. Earlier this summer, Oracle announced its Information Appliance initiative and, in particular, a partnership with PANTA Systems. Then, more recently, ParAccel has announced a product re-positioning, Calpont is finally talking about its entry into the market, and both DATAllegro and Netezza have announced new product releases. In this article I am going to discuss Oracle, ParAccel and Calpont (for reasons which will become obvious) while in the second part I will direct my attention towards DATAllegro and Netezza.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British soldiers in Iraq have reportedly been warned about the threat of insurgents intercepting their mobile phone calls and using the numbers to threaten their families back home.
Israel lost its first soldier in combat in nine months on Thursday in a confrontation with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, where the Islamist group seized control over rival Palestinian factions a month ago.
A group trying to prevent closure of the trauma center at an inner-city medical center filed a discrimination lawsuit, alleging the county is trying to dismantle the troubled hospital.
NEW YORK - For most tennis players, having about the same number of clean winners as unforced errors translates into a pretty good performance.    Roger Federer is not like most tennis players...
The state has been in the crosshairs of this year&#39;s superheated hurricane activity, and experts say that, if you take a long-term view of weather, the natural rhythm of cyclone strikes is just reasserting itself after a decades-long break.
In a bid to survive and to persuade unions to accept deep pay and benefit cuts, managers at US Airways Group and Delta Air Lines are sharing some of the pain.
A press freedom group condemned the Somali government's closure of three independent broadcasters accused of supporting terrorists, saying the allegations were unproven.
OLYMPIC 100m champion Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes, the 100m hurdles gold medallist in Athens, were today named winners of USA Track and Field&#39;s 2004 Jesse Owens Awards.
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. NWL.N on   Monday said it plans to sell its Little Tikes children's   business to MGA Entertainment Inc., the privately held maker of   Bratz dolls, as it narrows its focus.
The state has effectively shut down a Marysville-based company that allegedly misled consumers about the effectiveness of breast-enlargement, weight-loss and sexual-dysfunction products it marketed through Web sites.
PRESIDENT (11) &#151; Bush victory keeps GOP streak intact &#151; Lyndon Johnson last Democrat to win here.
International relief begins to arrive in Asia following the quake that has killed tens of thousands of people.
The dangers of inflation may not yet be over for the United States, despite recent data indicating that price rises have slowed, St Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Data from Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity shows its unique landing site is a prime spot for a return mission to look for life, scientists say.
It was the social ticket of the year, a star-studded charity gala where the glitterati ate gourmet food prepared by Britain's top chef. But for one party-goer, the curry house across the road just looked more tempting.
The early morning raids appeared to be the largest military operation in Sadr City since the start of the new American-led crackdown in Baghdad.
Jacques Chirac, French president, said before a visit to China today the embargo was outdated and should be lifted as soon as possible.
Iran's president warns his government will not back down one iota in its nuclear dispute with the West.
The final night of gymnastics competition at the 2004 Games ended with another black eye for the beleaguered sport as spectators at Olympic Indoor Hall turned their rage against a panel
Small explosions have rattled two towns in northwestern Spain, injuring four people, after a telephoned warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.
The second-quarter report, a record for the firm, potentially augurs a good week for Wall Street earnings reports.
Indonesian authorities find no traces of mercury pollution near US mining firm Newmont's Buyat Bay site.
At age 9, Korey Davis came home from school with gang writing on his arm. At 10, he jacked his first car. At 13, he and some buddies got guns, used them to relieve a man of his Jeep, and later, while trying to outrun a police helicopter, smacked their hot wheels into a fire hydrant.
BRUSSELS  - U.S. giant WorldCom, now called MCI Inc., won a moral victory Tuesday when a European court ruled that European Union antitrust regulators should not have issued an order blocking its aborted &#36;127-billion-US bid in 2000 for telecom rival Sprint Corp.
Move comes after weeks of clashes between Israeli forces and militants
KANYE WEST has scooped ten nominations for the 47th annual GRAMMY AWARDS at an announcement in LA. Among the categories the hip-hop writer and performer has been shortlisted for are Best Rap Solo Performance
Tendenza a rialzo prezzi, tenere salari sotto controllo
The number of new US homes sold in October fell, but prices rose reversing September's sharp decline, official data showed.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
The Archbishop of Canterbury questions the morality of updating the Trident nuclear deterrent.
Shops, offices and schools across Bangladesh are closed after opposition supporters called another 24-hour general strike. They are protesting against a grenade attack on one of their rallies nine days ago which killed 18 people.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez delivers a speech to supporters during a meeting at the Caracas square 27 August 2004 in Caracas.
Nearly 300,000 Israelis live on Arab territory in the West Bank. But with the U.S. pushing for a peace deal, their time may be running out
A former teacher and cricket coach is jailed for making and distributing indecent images of children.
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Two people in Indonesia&#39;s easternmost province of Papua were reported dead in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale earlier on Friday.
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Nokia, one of the largest mobile devices producer, has unveiled a tri-band 3220 camera phone with NFC or Near Field Communication functionality with support from Philips and Sony.
BAGHDAD - Il premier britannico Tony Blair \u00c3\u00a8 a Baghdad per incontrare il primo ministro a interim iracheno Iyad Allawi. Lo hanno detto dei testimoni. Nella sua imprevista visita lampo il premier britannico
Search and rescue helicopters scour an area of the Highlands for a missing light aircraft with one person on board.
The 22nd-ranked Washington Huskies (3-0) conclude their treacherous run through the Great Alaska Shootout bracket, meeting No. 19 Alabama (4-0) in the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 27.
A 'lost' episode of comedy series The Honeymooners is found.  Plus other entertainment news in brief.
Four men are jailed for their part in protests in London against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
By Tom Troy, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Feb. 24--The Finkbeiner administration is interviewing Web page designers to upgrade the appearance of the city's Web site, which is expected to cost close to $40,000.
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US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album.
Polizia postale perquisisce abitazione a Rieti
John Edwards has a theory about what was hidden underneath an unusual wrinkle that appeared on the back of President Bush's suit jacket during his first debate with John Kerry.
Girls who are overweight as toddlers risk reaching puberty as early as nine years old, a study suggests.
Americans Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins both say they have a reason to win as they prepare to battle Saturday in Las Vegas with boxing&#39;s world middleweight championship on the line.
The latest recruit to the Indiana University basketball team has been cited for underage drinking. Lucas Steijn, who turned 18 on August first, was in an SUV that was pulled over by a police officer in Bloomington Sunday night.
Leader Consiglio supremo sciita vuole collaborazione sunniti
In 2003 the FDA had found problems at the Chiron, Liverpool, UK flu vaccine plant - however, they did not order a full inspection or suggest the plant be closed down.
Despite its parent company's fight to stay out of the airline industry's Chapter 11 bankruptcy club, the carrier plans to roll out nonstop service from Dulles airport to five West Coast cities.

Kits that claim to help people hack into computers have been discovered for sale on the auction website eBay.
The ranks of Americans filling for initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on Thursday.
The European Commission decided on Wednesday to recommend a partial suspension of Turkey's negotiations to join the European Union after it failed to open its ports to EU member Cyprus, EU sources said.
A federal court in Florida ruled that the source code in ES&S electronic voting machines cannot be examined in an effort to find out why 18,000 votes were apparently not counted.
By Ani Martinez, The Miami Herald  May 26--The neighborhood pool is looking better and better.   Surfers and beachgoers should perhaps make other plans Memorial Day weekend since the National Weather Service predicts strong rip currents and high winds through Monday.
The only reason Hideki Matsui batted from the cleanup spot Thursday was because Alex Rodriguez took the day off. But Matsui certainly made the most out of the opportunity.
Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani personally offered apologies to President Bush for the abortive nomination of close associate Bernard Kerik as homeland security secretary.
A day-by-day guide to the 2008 US presidential election, in words and pictures.
US federal prosecutors have asked for information on Hewlett Packard's probe into boardroom leaks, the group says.
AMD has proved time and time again that its processors offer better performance than the competition\u00e2\u0080\u0099s - and better value for money too.
Loses appeal but can ditch trustee oversight Microsoft has lost its appeal against European Commission charges of anti-competitive behaviour.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Muslim detainees at Guantanamo Bay entered Ramadan with traditional sweets, dates and honey &#151; but without a military chaplain to lead them in prayer during Islam's holy month.
Security breach veterans do it again A hard drive containing the personal data of up to 48,000 veterans is missing, presumed stolen, the Department of Veterans Affairs admitted last week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Spinto da possibile taglio quote produzione dell'Opec
Per spesa 2007 101,3 mld, risparmi di 3 mld in finanziaria
Ray Kurzweil, an inventor fascinated with the connection between humans and computers, says that emerging trends in biotechnology are opening a realistic path to immortality.
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A frog with fluorescent purple markings and 12 kinds of dung beetles were among two dozen new species discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname, scientists said Monday.
Cable firm NTL Inc  said on Wednesday it had no plans to make an offer for ITV Plc  after Britain's biggest commercial broadcaster rejected its 4.7 billion pound ($9.3 billion) bid proposal last month.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Heavy fighting erupted on Tuesday between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp which has been the battleground for Lebanon's bloodiest internal violence since the civil war.
After giving a rocking rather sexy title song for a Bollywood film Dhoom, international singer, Tata Young is all set to rock over the Indian hearts again.
Madras - India&#39;s coach John Wright admitted they were &quot;in a corner&quot; in their continuing Test series against Australia after his top batsmen crumbled in the opening Test match, but said he had high hopes of a comeback.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gentle query to General Musharraf to spell out the options to resolve the Kashmir issue and the General\u00e2\u0080\u0099s low key reply \u00e2\u0080\u009cI will think and get back to you\u00e2\u0080\u009d mark a new chapter in Indo-Pak relations.
By BRANDY BENEDICT  Active nests of an extremely rare bird species have been found in Wisconsin, a first for the state.  The birds, Kirtland's warblers, are classified as an endangered species and have been observed nesting only in the northern part of lower Michigan.
Toyota Motor Corp. reported an 11.4 percent jump in earnings for the first fiscal half Monday, as sales growth in North America, Europe and Japan offset losses from an unfavorable exchange rate.
Dutch police arrest a man on suspicion of attempting to defraud the family of Madeleine McCann.
Giving a new-generation anthrax vaccine along with antibiotics in response to a terrorist attack wouldn&#39;t prevent much disease, but it could help by letting people take the medicines for a briefer time, a study suggests.
Lewis Hamilton says he will learn the lessons he was taught while finishing ninth in the European Grand Prix.
Germany's ruling coalition finally reaches a deal on funding healthcare after weeks of bitter argument.
The online hangout MySpace got even more popular in November, beating Yahoo in Web traffic for the first time, a research company said Tuesday.  MySpace recorded 38.7 billion U.S. page views last month, compared with 38.1 billion for Yahoo Inc., according to comScore Media Metrix.
Urla ostili contro premier Zapatero e opposizione
Doctors said that the man who caused an international health scare would still require as much as two years of treatment.
Muslims have a duty and responsibility to ensure they do everything they can to prevent a terror attack, according to a new pocket guide published by the respected Muslim Council of Britain.
Il 2/2 ad Ambra Jovinelli, storia di calciatore transessuale
Prima uno stop alla partenza, poi un suicidio in Calabria
Billy Reay, who played on two Stanley Cup champions with Montreal and became the winningest coach in Chicago Blackhawks&#39; history, died at 86.
By By Dan Barkin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--On Fridays on this page, we publish comments that people have posted to the forums on share.triangle.com on a variety of topics.
Eight former Serb policemen go on trial in Belgrade accused of murdering 48 civilians during the Kosovo war.
Network Rail says that train delays have dropped by up to 28% over the month  of July.
A U.S. research group says the political situation in Serbia remains confused as the Balkan country is led by a weak minority government with no clear commitment either to economic reform or cooperating with ...
BOSTON - Jason Varitek hit a sacrice fly and David Ortiz launched a massive solo homer in the eighth as Boston rallied to tie New York 4-4 after 11 innings of play in Game 5 of the AL championship series Monday.    Derek Jeter hit a bases-loaded double in the sixth inning off Boston starter Pedro Martinez with two outs to give New York a 4-2 lead...
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The mother of Brazilian star Robinho has been kidnapped at gunpoint as the 20-year-old Santos winger, dubbed the &quot;new Pele&quot;, appeared on the brink of a transfer to Real Madrid.
As expected, small pieces of foam debris and ice fell off the shuttle\u00c2\u0092s external fuel tank during its launch, but they did not appear to strike the spacecraft.
Afghan militants holding three foreigners hostage have said they will kill them unless Taleban and al-Qaeda prisoners are released by Wednesday.
DALLAS - A teacher is on paid administrative leave after sending a first-grader home with feces in his backpack because the boy soiled the classroom floor.    The teacher apparently was frustrated with the 6-year-old student's actions so she wrapped up the waste and sent it home with the boy Tuesday along with a note, Dallas school district spokesman Donald Claxton said...
Russian prosecutors launched their own murder investigation on Thursday into the death in London from radiation poisoning of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, in parallel to a British probe already under way.
A federal judge\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sharply worded ruling blaming prosecutors was the latest twist in what the government has billed as its showpiece tax shelter case.
Children at risk of sex offending need more help in a bid to reverse the rising number of sex crimes committed by youngsters, experts say.
Cold war allies India and Russia sought on Friday to instill new momentum into their longstanding relationship, tidying up energy and military ties.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Roy Jones Jr. receives the gold medal stolen from him by crooked judges in Seoul, South Korea. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 The Dallas Stars agree to forfeit their Stanley Cup from 1999 because, yes, Brett Hull&#39;s skate was in the crease.
A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people when he rammed a truck into a government building in northern Iraq on Thursday, partially knocking it down and demolishing nearby homes, police said.
China has urged Washington to do more to constrain Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, whose moves towards independence have angered the mainland, and protested at Japan's move to allow a trip by Chen's predecessor, Lee Teng-hui.
Immediata replica di Casini, 'sbagli i tuoi calcoli'
Online software pioneer Salesforce.com Inc. will help Internet search leader Google Inc. sell ads as part of a partnership that falls short of Wall Street's anticipation since word of the alliance leaked last month.
According to various professional snooping outlets, the world&#39;s most popular golfer got hitched. The alleged venue was beach-adjacent in Barbados, which would seem to frame Tiger with an unbeatable sand trap.
Banks aren't moving fast enough on requiring online customers to provide two forms of ID, the company says.
Secret police files from Bulgaria's communist past reportedly list President Georgi Parvanov as a collaborator.
La Juventus, che avrebbe dovuto partire in aereo per la trasferta di Cagliari nel primo pomeriggio, ...
Top US official Nicholas Burns is due in India for talks on a landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries.
In on-air debate with RIAA executive, Post reporter who accused the group of trying to outlaw copying music to a computer doesn't answer why he omitted important facts from his story. RIAA president argues that the Post has helped 'mislead consumers.'
Seventeen Iraqis were killed and 13 injured Sunday when they were attacked while en route to work at a US base in Tikrit. &quot;Two vehicles opened fire on civilian buses that had
On a day Israeli forces attacked targets in Gaza, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reached agreement with the Labor Party on a national unity government -- strengthening his plan to disengage from the Palestinians.
A Web video posted by an al Qaeda-led group in Iraq showed pictures of what appeared to be ID cards of two missing U.S. soldiers it said it captured last month, suggesting they may have been killed since.
Malicious e-mails purporting to come from the Better Business Bureau assert that a customer lodged a complaint against the recipient's business.
President George W. Bush unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and set a global emissions goal.
U.S. astronaut Lisa Nowak returned to Houston on Wednesday and was to undergo mental evaluation at Johnson Space Center after her arrest on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival for a fellow astronaut.
People who snore are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, the hacking cough most often associated with cigarette smoking or breathing polluted air, Korean researchers reported on Monday.
By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 15--After years of negotiations, the gates finally have been opened for visitors to the 17,000-acre Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area northeast of Pasco.
LONDON, Nov 25 - Arsenal appeared to have got away with a lucky escape in Eindhoven as they gained a 1-1 draw with nine men against PSV, the now unassailable leaders of UEFA Champions League Group E. However, the Gunners still feed negative headlines and
The TV networks have begun to put programs on the Web. The selections are crisp, clear, legal and free. But there aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t many choices, and they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t stay on the Web long enough.
When the Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan in the 1980s, Sheikh Mohammad Asif Mohseni formed an Islamic force while in exile to fight alongside other holy warriors against the invaders.
The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed left winger Erik Cole on Wednesday to a three-year, &#36;12 million contract, following an injury-shortened regular season in which he set career-highs in scoring.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ Illuminated by 40 pure-white Xenon spotlights and the golden glare of five powerful rocket engines, shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts thundered into space tonight.  Liftoff came right on schedule at 8:47 p.m.
The head of the Arab League said Saturday that he was leaving Lebanon after failing to get the country's feuding politicians to agree on a plan to elect a new president and end the deepening political crisis.
Energy behemoth BP has confirmed that it will overhaul its worldwide operations to improve safety in the wake of last year's deadly Texas City refinery explosion.
Imagine Tim Russert introducing a classroom history lesson about the Articles of Confederation, or Brian Williams describing the reverberations of the Stamp Act.
George W Bush draws attention to anti-malaria efforts by promising free bed nets in Tanzania.
A European spacecraft has started a journey into the unknown as scientists prepare to land on Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan. The Huygens probe was expected to separate from its mothership, Cassini, at about
Can't get an iPhone? Here's how some hot cell phones from other manufacturers measure up.
Federal authorities planned to post billboards nationwide with the picture of a Marine wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, and the sheriff announced a $25,000 reward Monday for information leading to his arrest.
Citigroup's top executive in Japan  endured unprecedented questioning by lawmakers on Tuesday over  a scandal at the firm's private bank in the country, the latest  turn in a high-profile case that has embarrassed the world's  biggest financial company.
The Red Sox could have a new shortstop -- National League All-Star Edgar Renteria -- as soon as today. Renteria plans to decide today whether he will succeed his Colombian countryman, Orlando Cabrera, as Boston's everyday shortstop, according to a source familiar with Renteria's plans.
The Ugandan government and the rebels of the Lord&#39;s Resistance Army have pledged a truce, raising hopes of an end to one of Africa&#39;s most vicious conflicts.
Ciatrick Fason scored two touchdowns Saturday to lead 16th-ranked Florida to a 20-3 win over Kentucky. Fason got the Gators&#39; first touchdown on a 46-yard run in the second
The endless details were numbing, but Eva Longoria says she kept her cool at her wedding to Tony Parker last week. \
Diabetes patients often neglect the most important treatment for saving lives: lowering cholesterol.
LOS ANGELES - Hollywood is locked in a war of the &#39;toons, as two revolutionary animated films, &quot;The Polar Express&quot; and &quot;The Incredibles&quot;, battle to rival the success of the giant green ogre &quot;Shrek&quot;.
An investigation into insurance industry sales practices launched last week by the New York attorney general has widened to other states, and an increasing number of insurance companies have reported receiving subpoenas.
The U.S. military said on Monday coalition forces had killed 15 suspected militants during an operation to tackle al Qaeda in central Iraq.
NEW YORK - US clothing sellers are suing the US government to force the government to stop imposing limits on Chinese textile imports.
The dollar crept up on Wednesday,  although it stayed under pressure after the Federal Reserve  raised interest rates as expected but raised doubts about its  next move.  The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee  raised rates by a quarter percentage point to 1.75 percent,  adding to similar increases in June and August.
Russia said Saturday that U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite may be a veiled test of America's missile defense system.
Poco prima di ripartire per Miami, dove risiede, il presidente del Cagliari Massimo Cellino ha confe...
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in
SOTOGRANDE, Spain -- Alastair Forsyth fired a 4-under-par 67 Saturday to open a three-stroke lead over Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia in the third round of the Volvo Masters at Valderrama.
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Il giudice del tribunale di Roma, Edwige Verde, ha depositato il provvedimento con il quale si autor...
La Toyota ha trascorso tre giorni a Silverstone per migliorare il pacchetto TF104B in vista delle ultime tre corse del 2004. Olivier Panis e Ricardo Zonta hanno guidato nei primi due giorni, mentre Ryan Briscoe
Saddam-era minister Tariq Aziz returns to jail near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after suffering a fall.
German drugmaker Merck MRCG.DE on   Thursday agreed to buy a 64.5 percent stake in rival Serono   SEO.VX in a surprise deal valued over 10 billion Swiss francs   ($8.3 billion), creating a new force in European   pharmaceuticals.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc on Thursday posted a quarterly loss of nearly $10 billion after writedowns and adjustments totaling about $16 billion as bad subprime mortgage bets forced the brokerage to sell stakes in the company to foreign investors to raise capital.
Lloyds TSB cuts its charges for unauthorised overdrafts, in the face of a customer revolt.
The International Tennis Federation is investigating allegations that Tommy Haas was poisoned before Germany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Davis Cup match against Russia.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez threatens to nationalise supermarkets that raise food prices.
- Francesco Totti non sar&agrave; in campo domani nella sfida in casa del Torino: il capitano giallo...
It's still early, but it's not too hard to anticipate a showdown coming between the Yankees and Red Sox in the next round.
NEW YORK - Oil prices climbed close to $51 per barrel and pushed stocks slightly lower Tuesday as investors worried that rising energy costs would dampen a widely expected fourth quarter rally.    Wall Street was uneasy but not panicky as a barrel of light crude was quoted at a record high $50.80, up 89 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
The Dave Matthews Band said Friday it wants to make amends after one of its tour bus drivers was accused of dumping human waste on sightseers on the Chicago River, but it stopped short of accepting responsibility for the incident.
We recently wrote an article about Mozilla&#39;s FireFox fast grow. Although we weren&#39;t wrong back then, Microsoft is still keeping their heads up and doing their best to keep themselves in the lead.
Target Corp. TGT.N, the No. 2 U.S.  discount retailer, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly  profit, boosted by stronger sales and gains from the sale of  its Mervyn's department store chain.
A Polish mountain climber has been found dead under more than 6 feet of snow following an avalanche in the Tatra Mountains bordering Slovakia and Poland.
Indian traders shake off plans to limit foreign investment, as the Sensex sets a new record.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga &egrave; il primo finalista dell'Australian Open 2008. Il giovane francese, rivel...
Stock futures fell as Treasury bond yields rose after a stronger-than-expected June employment report suggested the Federal Reserve would not cut interest rates this year.
Although Singapore has one of the lowest levels of HIV infection in Asia, the number of new infections hit a record high with 257 cases reported in the first 10 months of this year, more than the 242 new cases reported for all of 2003.
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (SportsTicker) - It appears Dario Franchitti is getting the hang of the Indy Racing League. Franchitti dominated Sunday&#39;s Honda Indy 225 at Pikes Peak International Raceway for his second IRL win of the season.
LONDON  - Red-hot oil prices during 2004, stoked by a surge in global demand and worries about disruptions to supplies, are not harming world economic growth, Saudi Arabia&#39;s oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi insisted.
Playwright Alan Bennett has waded into  the controversy over private schools by calling for them to be abolished.
BBC Sport's Dan Warren joins the fans as they welcome home Team GB from the Olympics.
Incontro a New York oltre 50 anni dopo il conflitto
A South African court handed a German engineer who was involved in a global nuclear technology smuggling ring an 18-year suspended jail sentence, the SAPA news agency reported Tuesday.
The number of people admitted to hospital with heart attacks dropped 17 percent after smoking was banned in public places in Scotland in March 2006, authorities said Monday.
CNNfn, the financial news cable network owned by Time Warner Inc., said Thursday it will cease business operations by mid-December due to growing competitive challenges.
The pound was weaker across the board after low inflation data took some pressure off the Bank of England to hike rates aggressively.
If environmental policy were scored like grade-school spelling tests, New England's mercury reduction efforts wouldn't get any gold stars.
Piano triennale per stabilizzazione, stanziamento di 25 mln
The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II.
TechWeb - The daily news digest includes photos, reviews, links to ads, and Web sites and charts showing candidates' popularity on social networking sites.
LONDON-A new study shows that the market for smart phones will continue to increase during the next several years, with global shipments growing from 14.
One of four Britons still held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba claims in a letter released by lawyers that he has been subjected to vindictive torture and death threats.
Although Americans are spending more money than ever to treat spine problems, their backs are not getting any better.
Boston Capital Real Estate Investment Trust Inc., an owner of apartment complexes in Florida, Oregon, Washington, and Utah, boosted the size of its initial public offering to as high as $1 billion. The Boston-based company plans to sell as many as 100 million shares for $10 each, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In November, Boston ...
Police appeal for witnesses after a young woman is subjected to a \
ST. LOUIS  - Boston Red Sox fans awoke on  Wednesday with their impossible dream on the brink of becoming  a reality.
If the size of the crowd yesterday in this famously liberal city is any indication of how many core Democrats will turn out to vote for Democratic candidate Sen.
The government wants more of England's state schools to open on Saturdays.
The leader of New York's elite securities fraud prosecution team is leaving to pursue opportunities in private practice, government officials announced yesterday.
A Nigerian court on Monday rejected a  legal challenge by the country's main opposition leader against  the landslide victory of President Olusegun Obasanjo in last  year's presidential elections.
By Andrew Leckey  Q. What are the prospects for my shares of Hewlett-Packard Co.? I'm delighted with the company. - C.G., via the Internet   A. Shareholders have been happy with the positive change in its fortunes under Chief Executive Mark Hurd.
Police arrested two parishioners who attempted a vigil to keep the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston from closing their 114-year-old parish, one of 83 churches slated to be shut down or consolidated by year's end.
Washington lawyer William O'Reilly specializes in complexity. Defending corporations in price-fixing cases and other sorts of complex litigation is all in a day's work.
An Islamist extremist hatched a plot to kidnap a British Muslim soldier on a night out in central England and behead him \
The United Steelworkers of America and  the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers  International Union on Tuesday said they would merge, creating  the largest industrial labor union in North America.
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Only machines unaffected by vendors' recalls Exclusive Virgin Atlantic has updated its restrictions for the use of Apple- and Dell-branded notebook computers on its flights. The good news: the ban on battery use is no longer total - the company is now restricting only those batteries whose serial numbers are covered by the vendors' product recalls.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Crude oil futures fell in New York, extending the biggest two-day decline in 19 months, on concern China&#39;s first interest-rate increase in nine years will slow demand in the world&#39;s second-largest oil market.
Tra gli ospiti confermati ci sono top, stilisti e star
Photography equipment maker Kodak says it is to cut 600 jobs in the UK and close its factory in Nottinghamshire.
, la Ronconi si dimette   L'ex brigatista lascia la Consulta di Ferrero
Holders Europe were on the  brink of retaining the Ryder Cup after resisting a fast start  by the United States in the last-day singles on Sunday.
Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new search engine launched opens a new front for the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest software company in a new war - for control of the Internet, analysts said.
The Nuggets didn't need Carmelo Anthony early, but could've used him late. With their leading scorer starting a 15-game suspension, the Nuggets nearly blew a huge lead but held on to beat the Washington Wizards 117-108 win over the Wizards on Monday night.
Jonathan Cheechoo is starting to find his scoring touch again and the San Jose Sharks are showing their teeth by closing in on the Anaheim Ducks at the top of the Pacific division standings.
The U.S. military said on Friday it was investigating whether civilians, including two children, were killed during a fierce gunbattle in Ramadi on Wednesday that ended with U.S. air strikes destroying several buildings.
In a victory for the entertainment   industry, a federal judge has ruled that the Morpheus   file-sharing software encourages millions of users to share   music, movies and other works without authorization.
Boston -- What&#39;s in store today for Boston&#39;s beleaguered pitching staff? Scheduled starter Tim Wakefield volunteered to work in relief on Saturday and threw 3 1/3 innings.
Cambodia's newly selected king returned from China on Wednesday to take up the throne after his father, outgoing monarch Norodom Sihanouk, abdicated earlier this month because of poor health.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock skyrocketed 135 percent in 2007, and its sleek retail gadget emporiums are a large part of that  success.
Enter the DMD (Digital Memory Device) Exclusive The Official UK Charts Company (OCC), the organisation that maintains the UK's music sales tables, will include albums sold on USB Flash disks in its tallies from next Monday, 29 October, Register Hardware has learned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an interview to be published Sunday that domestic controversy over his backing for Washington over Iraq will end when he leaves office in the coming months.
Il memoriale redatto da Francesco Mercuriali, l&#39;ex primario di Niguarda che si \u00c3\u00a8 tolto la vita oggi con una coltellata al cuore mentre si trovava agli arresti domiciliari da mercoled\u00c3\u00ac scorso, si conclude con queste parole: &quot;Ogni mia azione ha sempre
Three German citizens and an American have agreed to serve jail time as part of an investigation into price fixing in the computer memory market.
Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Wednesday that Tennessee planned to dissolve its financially troubled program expanding Medicaid, a decision that would cut as many as 430,000 people from state health care rolls.
CARSON, Calif. -- Peter Nowak has played in two MLS Cups. He liked the first a lot better.
The deadly H5N1 bird flu has killed a young man in Thailand, raising the death toll from the virus in Asia to 29 this year, Health Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan said on Thursday.
UAL's United Airlines will have a 30-day extention on the period in which it can file an exclusive bankruptcy reorganization plan.
An artificial version of the pigment that gives tomatoes their colouring could help treat prostate cancer, say researchers.
Blog: Roz Savage who aimed to be first woman to row solo across the Pacific abandons her boat after rough seas capsized more than once.
The Titans won without running back Chris Brown, who missed the game with turf toe. They won with two rookies starting at defensive tackle.
Financial results from major US firms will this week give investors an indication of how sky-high oil prices are affecting the economy.
At least 28 people died in Baghdad last night after insurgents lured police to a house where they believed a militant was hiding and blew it up.
Torino, in concomitanza manifestazione Cgil-Cisl-Uil
EU adopts green energy plan.Plus: Robotic salamander sides with evolution.... President Bush says go solar? And more.
Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon takes a musical moment to note the death of Louisiana bluesman Raful Neal. Too easy and a bluesman Rachel Neil died this week at the age of sixty-eight the singer and harmonica
Former Scotland captain Richard Gough was named as Livingston coach on Tuesday. Gough, 42, who also captained Rangers and Everton and played for Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham
Apple Inc. sharply cut the price  of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch  screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as  improvements to its iTunes Web store.
Bankitalia: rispettivamente +11,4% e +6,8% ad aprile
ANKARA - Hundreds of women marched through Ankara on Tuesday to protest against the government&#39;s attempts to make adultery a criminal offence.
The number of woodlarks, one of England's most critically endangered birds, is rising, the RSPB says.
Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels, deadly foes for two decades, worked together on tsunami relief efforts &#151; but hopes are fading that the disaster will help heal the animosity.
The political fundraiser who found himself at the centre of cash-for-honours allegations has called for a change in the way political parties are funded.
Angered by President Bush's policy in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died there is targeting the president in new television ads to be aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
HOUSTON \u00e2\u0080\u0094 A first look at video from space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank revealed no signs of damage to the spacecraft's heat-resistant underbelly, NASA mission managers said Friday.
Nearly 380 tons of explosives are  missing from a site near Baghdad that was part of Saddam  Hussein's dismantled atom bomb program but was never secured by  the U.S. military, the United Nations said Monday.
Said one participant in the project, &quot;This is the day the world changes,&quot; and you have to grant that he is on to something: Google&#39;s plan to put the contents of five major libraries
China's annual inflation rate dropped sharply in November, heartening policy makers who have been striving to cool the economy and reducing chances of a further rise in interest rates in the near term.
In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop \
Politicians, industry leaders and environment groups across the world welcomed the news last night that Russia had rejuvenated international efforts to combat climate change by ratifying the Kyoto protocol.
Insurgents in Iraq threatened Saturday to kill 13 hostages, including two Americans and a Briton, and staged car bomb attacks killing 23 people in Kirkuk and two US soldiers near Baghdad.
The deadline set by Islamic militants for the beheading of a Japanese hostage unless their demands were met has passed with no news of the man&#39;s fate.
Ellen MacArthur has endured stormy seas, 65 mph winds, a broken sail, burns, bruises and exhaustion - even a close encounter with a whale. The payoff: a solo around-the-world sailing record.
The SEX PISTOLS, U2 and GRANDMASTER FLASH head this year&#39;s list of nominations for the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. Other acts put forward for inclusion are Patti Smith, The Stooges, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Conway
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OSAKA, Aug 31, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Sanyo Electric Co. will jointly develop a next-generation DVD format, called HD-DVD, with Toshiba Corp.
Spanish police arrested 14 people suspected of links with Islamic terrorism.
Declining physical performance  among some Dutch seniors may not be a simple consequence of  aging, it may actually be due to a vitamin D deficiency,  results of a new study suggest.
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The Mets announced yesterday they have narrowed their field of candidates for their vacant managerial job to three, and a baseball official familiar with the team&#39;s planning said Willie Randolph remains the clear favorite.
Israel's foreign minister said on   Friday it was time the Jewish state talked to the Palestinians,   adding no conditions should be put on meeting President Mahmoud   Abbas.
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Three men were arrested Friday on charges of supporting terrorism after they purchased 80 prepaid mobile phones from a Wal-Mart store, police said.
Spanish giants Real Madrid remain the world's wealthiest football club, although rivals Barcelona are giving them a run for their money, according to new figures.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday said his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh marked a &quot;historic day&quot; in bilateral relations.
PALM HARBOR - After breaking the tournament record to win his ninth title of 2004 and surpass the $10 million mark in earnings, Vijay Singh decided to clear up a misconception among the media.
Hundreds of islanders fled to higher ground in the Turks and Caicos tonight as Hurricane Frances whipped up surf in the Caribbean and roared toward the Bahamas.
NABLUS, West Bank  - Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah arrested a Hamas lawmaker and a top interior ministry official in the occupied West Bank on Monday, security officials said.
Israeli investigators have found preliminary signs of bird flu in dead chickens from a kindergarten petting zoo, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday.
U.S. private equity firm Blackstone  Group  said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton Hotels Corp.   for about $26 billion cash.
An investigation is launched in Shetland after the main rotor blade of a helicopter struck a pipe on an oil tanker.
The University of California, Berkeley, has signed an agreement with the Samoan government to isolate, from a tree, the gene for a promising anti- Aids drug and to share any royalties from the sale of a gene-derived drug with the people of Samoa.
The White House played down the loss of 350 tonnes of high explosives in Iraq which Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry said was proof of the administration's &quot;blunders.&quot;
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With major legal issues undecided, Anna Nicole Smith's legacy could take years to untangle and could leave her baby daughter with millions of dollars or nothing at all.
GASTRIC surgery is a more effective way to fight severe obesity than dieting, according to a Swedish study quoted today. The researchers found people who had surgery bypassing their large intestine were 23
The dollar kept close to the previous session&#39;s one-week highs against the euro and Swiss franc on Thursday, holding steady as investors awaited US data to confirm fresh signs of strength in US manufacturing.
Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co (SN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US department store chain, on Thursday posted a third-quarter loss as its sales continued to slide, prompting the company to cut its full-year profit forecast.
The Chinese government deploys almost half a million troops to help people hit by the worst snow in decades.
In traditional fashion, President Bush presided over the lighting of the national Christmas tree Thursday by asking the country to remember and honor its troops.
A 25-year-old Kitchener, Ont. man is being sued again, this time by giants Microsoft and Amazon.com, for allegedly clogging cyberspace with fraudulent junk mail.
Manchester United said it has rejected a business plan from US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer and ended takeover talks. The club said an outline plan presented by Mr Glazer was not in its best interests because

With a parade of tanks, military brass bands and the roar of fighter jets overhead, Sri Lanka's government on Thursday feted the capture of the Tamil Tigers' last bastion in the east.
President Bush will be on the ballot, at least in the realm of public opinion, when Iraq holds its first democratic election in nearly half a century.
TechWeb - Though it&#39;s not the first Wi-Fi/cellular device to arrive on American shores, it is the first of the popular BlackBerry smartphones to offer both forms of connectivity.
The failure of Brazil-led Mercosur and the European Union to reach a free trade deal this month is another lost opportunity for South American nations eager to build stable growth, analysts said.
Travel: Damien Simonis, author of Lonely Planet's new Barcelona city guide, shares some tips.

Donovan McNabb passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as the Philadelphia Eagles won their fourth straight division title with a 27-6 win over the New York Giants in the NFL on Sunday.
Is your shoreline sanitary? See what could be lurking at a sandy spot near you.
U.S. troops will remain on the Korean peninsula even if the North and South reach a peace deal to replace the armistice that ended their 1950-1953 war, South Korea's foreign minister said on Friday.
Activists of Finnish trade unions and international solidarity projects have criticised the ongoing visit to China by Finnish labour market leaders.
Iran said on Saturday it would reject  any proposal to halt uranium enrichment, a step European Union  diplomats are proposing to end a row over whether Iran is  seeking atomic weapons.
American jets, helicopters and artillery pounded insurgents today in and around Falluja, which the military says is home to a terror network headed by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
In the biggest game of the season so far, Arsenal host Chelsea at Highbury. The country&#39;s two best sides go head to head in a game that will have a massive impact on where the title ends up this season.
WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - T.J. Thompson scored 27  points, J.R. Pinnock added 22 and George Washington rolled to  its second straight impressive win, a 101-92 victory over No.  12 Maryland in the championship game of the BB&T Classic.
Israeli troops killed three Egyptian soldiers along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Israel has apologized for what it says was an &quot;operational mistake&quot; and has begun an investigation into the incident.
Socialite Nicky Hilton, heiress to  the Hilton hotel fortune with elder sister Paris, is seeking to  annul her 2-month-old marriage to money manager Todd Meister,  Us Weekly magazine reported on Wednesday.
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Sam Rainsy, Chairman of Cambodia&#39;s opposition party of the same name, on Tuesday issued a statement supporting Prince Norodom Sihamoni to be the new king of the country.
Japan's prime minister says the world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.
Angelina Jolie has admitted that a gag order issued to reporters covering a premiere of her new film about murdered journalist Daniel Pearl was &quot;excessive.&quot;
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Ad's CO2 claims go up in smoke A TV advert for the Toyota Prius has been banned for misleading viewers about the car's green credentials. The Saatchi and Saatchi-produced ad has been taken off air by regulators over its misleading claim to emit one tonne less CO2 than other cars.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid fell by a much fewer than expected 8,000  last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday, which left  claims at fairly high levels.
With more travelers taking to the skies, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s becoming harder to find a parking spot at the airport.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a slim lead in Iowa over Barack Obama and a rising John Edwards, who are tied for second place three days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
News Corp.'s  Fox Interactive  Media said on Thursday that it had purchased interactive  advertising technology company Strategic Data Corp. to help it  improve the way marketers advertise to its members.
US President George W Bush calls for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, as he continues his African tour.
The fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is marked in the UK with a low-key ceremony in London.
The patent holding company that successfully produced a $612.5 million patent infringement settlement with BlackBerry producer Research In Motion even while the US Patent and Trademark Office was doubting the validity of its patents, has filed suit against the US' four leading wireless carriers for infringement of what are believed to include some of the same disputed patents.
Dow Jones fermo a 10.593 punti, Nasdaq -0,06%
Two journalists are held after attempting to plant a fake bomb on a Tube train, say police.
Previsioni confermano siccita', da ottobre -60% piogge
Directors are waking up to the full cost, tax included, of executive exit packages.
Last week when Google came up with its Desktop Search, it promised to make finding files on our desktop a lot less painful. Knowing Google and its other services, I had little doubt that the new tool from their stable would be incredible.
Britain needs to maintain a significant  presence in Afghanistan for several decades to help fight  terrorism and pull the country out of poverty, London&#39;s  ambassador to Kabul said on Wednesday.
When a deranged protester did some handsprings and trampled on two works by Gordon Matta-Clark in an exhibition here of Friedrich Christian Flick's collection, she proved again that art, even the art of a dead ...
Crisi in casa Renault. Dopo la rimonta di Schumi, il pilota vede in bilico il titolo e polemizza con il compagno di squadra. Speciale
Volunteers receiving a severe acute respiratory syndrome vaccine in a clinical test show no obvious signs of side effects so far, said Zhong Nanshan, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Zimbabwe Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa is cleared of trying to pervert the course of justice.
DJIBRIL CISSE arrived at Blackburn on Saturday determined to disprove the doubters who believe he will never be a success at Liverpool.
Countrywide Financial Corp , the No. 1 U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday mortgage loan funding tumbled 40 percent to $23 billion in November, sending its shares down 5 percent as late payments continue to escalate.
The Easy Bake oven, an iconic toy with a four-decade history, has been recalled for the second time in less than a year, government safety advocates announced on Thursday.
The Supreme Court Monday announced the first consequences of its landmark decision to give federal judges greater freedom in sentencing, ordering federal appeals courts to reconsider more than 400 criminal sentences in light of the Jan. 12 ruling.
The government's legal aid program for the poor needs to reshape its board of directors to prevent conflicts of interest, fraud and excessive spending, according to a congressional study obtained Friday.
Apple Inc. on Monday said the battery of its iPhone will be better than expected, providing up to 8 hours of mobile phone talk time or 6 hours of Internet use.
Lamar Hunt was fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital Tuesday, and friends and family of the 74-year-old pioneer of the modern NFL were hoping for \
Recent findings on the effects of lowering blood sugar are unlikely to change the way most people with Type 2 diabetes manage their illness, doctors said Thursday.
The ruling and opposition parties on Friday continued to lock horns over the establishment of a committee to explore the truth of the nation&#39;s modern history a day after Uri Party leader Shin Ki-nam resigned because of his father&#39;s ...
Mental health nurse Cerie Bullivant is found not guilty of breaching the terms of a control order.
Highly publicized government warnings that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike, meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S. psychiatrists say.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown headed from China to India, hoping for movement from New Delhi on tackling climate change while also building on trade and investment links.
MySpace is now showing &#8216;Powered by Google&#8217; next to its search box which is featured on the MySpace home page, admin pages, and profile pages.  Google and MySpacestruck a landmark deal last August which assured Google search and AdWords would be the MySpace search engine and sponsored ads programs of choice.  Furthermore, the partnership is also [...]
Residents in three villages apply for an injunction to prevent animal rights extremists entering the area.
World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Britain&#39;s Danny Williams in Las Vegas, promoters said on Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - Alfresco Software is taking cues from the so-called Web 2.0 craze with the release of the latest version of its open-source CMS (content management software). Alfresco's 2.1 version assigns URLs to such objects\u00c2\u00a0as documents, which enables other technologies to come into play, such as AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and Extensible Markup Language), said John Newton, Alfresco's CTO. In one example that mimics new functionality seen on some Web sites, Afresco's 2.1 software can display a pop-up preview window of documents returned after a search, Newton said. Alfresco also added a search feature. Alfresco's CMS is delivered through a Web browser, and now users can add an \
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U.S. stocks were lower on Monday as  the start of the Republican Convention in New York stirred  security concerns, prompting many investors to steer clear of  the market in a slow holiday week.
Five American soldiers were killed Monday in a complex attack in the northern city of Mosul, described as one of al-Qaida in Iraq's last strongholds, just days after a house explosion and suicide attack killed as many as 60 people there.
Morris Peterson made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 104-93 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
More than a third of Chinese people who fall ill do not go to a doctor because they cannot afford to, a survey finds.
Mibtel guadagna lo 0,09%, positive le altre europee
Memo to all you fallen-away Celtics fans: It's better. They lost a 100-99 game to the Denver Nuggets at the Fleet last night, but I'm still telling you that things are better.
A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.
The public sector pay deal has left workers \
LOS ANGELES  - NBC and ABC are  developing miniseries revolving around the Sept. 11 attacks,  using the \
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The United Auto Workers union set a firm Monday morning deadline to reach a contract deal with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.
Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for up to 600,000 state residents.
The Maldives, known as a holiday haven for the rich and famous, is grappling with a growing drug abuse problem among its young people including pre-teens.
(InfoWorld) - Apple and AT&T on Tuesday released details of the service plans for\u00c2\u00a0the iPhone,\u00c2\u00a0which will be released later this week. The iPhone will have three available plans that will start at $59.99. Individual plans are priced at $59.99 for 450 minutes, $79.99 for 900 minutes and $99.99 for 1,350 minutes. iPhone customers can also choose from any of AT&T\u00c2\u00b9s standard service plans, according to AT&T. All three iPhone plans include unlimited data, Visual Voice mail, 200 SMS text messages, roll-over minutes, and unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling. The companies also offered details for the activation of the iPhone. As expected, the activation process will be handled through Apple\u00c2\u00b9s iTunes application \u00e2\u0080\u00b9 the process, according to Apple will only take a few minutes as iTunes guides users to choose a service plan, authorize a credit and activate the iPhone. iPhone activation requires an Internet connection; an iTunes Store account or a major credit card; a valid Social Security number (as required by AT&T); the latest version of iTunes and a PC or Mac with a USB 2.0 port and one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later; Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later; or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise or Ultimate Edition. The iPhone requires a new two-year AT&T service plan. Customers with existing AT&T accounts will have the option of keeping their existing phone number and upgrading their account to work with iPhone. The iPhone will go on sale on Friday, June 29, 2007 and will cost $499 for the 4GB model and $599 for the 8GB model.
It may not have the allure of trout fishing, but Chinese farmers are cashing in on the world metals boom by fishing with magnets for lumps of iron ore in local streams.
Iraqi Airways resumed international flights Saturday when a plane took off from neighboring Jordan, the airline&#39;s first such flight since UN sanctions were imposed on Saddam Hussein in 1990.
Le Lab, an internal Web site at Altadis, Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tobacco giant, is meant to be part social networking site, part data resource, part virtual pep rally.
George Bush cites July 7 bombings in London to justify his support for interrogation technique widely regarded as torture
Rasmussen Reports - Incumbent Brad Henry is firmly in control of his bid for a second term as Oklahoma&#39;s governor.&nbsp; The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Henry leading his Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook, 54% to 33%. That&#39;s a 10-point jump in Henry&#39;s lead since our last poll in May.
Ex-Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeff Skilling today asked a federal judge to move his trial from Houston because of the prejudice against him here and the personal, emotional and economic stake this community has in Enron&#39;s fortunes.
Stocks opened higher on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its worst slide since 2001, boosted by investors snapping up attractively priced equities.
Workers for London Underground have voted to authorize a strike to press demands for a new contract and a retroactive pay hike, the RMT union said Monday.
Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son, has named his second child James, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
Fresh from changing the climate in Defra Ian Pearson has been named as the new minister in charge of science in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An explosion on Sunday hit a small airport in Nairobi mainly used by tourists and aid workers, but Kenyan police said there were no injuries.
Director Madhur Bhandarkar perhaps plans to target at several areas in his new film Page 3 that is based around the lives of Page 3 celebrities.
Billy Beane went into the offseason believing his Oakland Athletics could compete in the AL West again if they just stayed healthier than last year.
Within the past month, four former deputy directors of operations have tried to offer CIA Director Porter J. Goss advice about changing the clandestine service
Down a short alley in the sprawling, tourist-mobbed 798 art district in Beijing is a tiny shop that serves as one of the centers of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s small but thriving experimental music scene.
More than 10,000 people are expected at a charity concert at Wembley Arena to raise money for war-torn Darfur.
TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo Inc said Tuesday that it will expand its i-mode Internet-capable cell phone services into Britain and Ireland in the latter half of 2005 by concluding a licensing contract with British cell phone company mmO2 PLC.
By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 17--More than 3,000 volunteers crawled over the beach like ants, making South Mississippi a little more tidy as 2006 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup rolled along Saturday morning.
Walter Smith is favourite to succeed Berti Vogts after the German resigned from the Scotland national team yesterday. The Daily Record says Smith heads the list of candidates with Gordon Strachan another possibility
An Adriatic fishing zone off Croatia prompts EU warnings of negative consequences.
A U.S. official, in a rare public departure from Bush administration policy, yesterday criticized the nuclear talks with North Korea, contending that Pyongyang is not serious about disarming.
India reach 19-2 at lunch on a delayed opening day of the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Gunmen attacked a Sunni Arab neighborhood of Baghdad and burned mosques on Friday in apparent retaliation for the bloodiest bombing in more than three years of war that killed 202 in a Shi'ite area.
Doug Mientkiewicz is bringing his good glove to the New York Mets. The ball is another story.

Las Vegas police questioned O.J. Simpson after a memorabilia dealer told them the former football star and murder defendant robbed him at gunpoint in a Las Vegas casino hotel room, police and other sources said on Friday.
Taser International Inc. TASR.O on  Monday said it won U.S. government approval to use its stun  guns on some commercial airline flights to protect passengers  from potential harm.
The country's Ministry of Finance chooses JBoss on Linux over Microsoft's BizTalk to run a key system.
Germany has given up efforts to extradite 13 suspected CIA agents from the United States in connection with the kidnapping a German citizen in 2003, the Justice Ministry said on Sunday.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 24 to ten-thousand-289. But gainers on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered losers by a better than three-to-two margin.
A New Jersey importer of Chinese-made automobile tires has asked the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for help in recalling about 450,000 of the light truck tires because they lack an important safety feature, lawyers said.
Violence continued to flare across the country as hundreds of thousands joined a chaotic funeral procession for the former prime minister.
A Lycos spokesperson explained that the screen saver had been pulled while the company deals with hosting and management issues. He said it had been downloaded by over 100,000 users.
La Reggina si &egrave; vista infliggere un'ammenda di 3.000 euro dalla commissione Disciplinare per ...
Some linguists say yes, as more Northerners move south, but others see stiff resistance to 'y'all.'
Questi i risultati delle partite della regular season NHL giocate nella notte:
The credit crisis may be fouling up  billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African  seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could  not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.
MIAMI Doctors say they&#39;re getting some calls from worried patients about a possible Botox scare in South Florida. Four people have been hospitalized for suspected botulism poisoining after getting injections
Fewer than 1 in 200 of 11-year-old girls gets enough exercise, research says.
Germany&#39;s leading economic institutes on Tuesday raised their growth forecast for the country this year to 1.8 percent, but predicted that the recovery in Europe&#39;s largest economy would slow next year amid slowing export growth and high oil prices.
This eau de snake  acts as camouflage, covering up the squirrel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own scent so a meal-seeking rattlesnake will leave it alone.
Guardium, the database security company, closed 2006 with significant  growth as enterprises worldwide implemented its real-time,  appliance-based technology to secure their enterprise data, automate  compliance monitoring, and rapidly address auditors'  requirements.
With Ramon Hernandez heading back to the DL, the Orioles again turn to Paul Bako at catcher but the transition should be a smooth one.
Hank Haney was eager to meet his new students at the International Junior Golf Academy and hoped they wanted to get to know a little about him. Instead, he got peppered with questions about his most famous pupil.
NEW YORK -- Delta Air Lines Inc. , the number three US carrier, said yesterday it will cut 2,000 aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs, and between 1,600 and 1,800 supervisory and administrative personnel as part of a previously announced plan to cut total staffing by 7,000.
Electricals-to-furniture retailer Kesa Electricals has announced a solid increase in sales, boosted by demand for new televisions ahead of the World Cup football tournament.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush expressed  disappointment on Sunday that an agreement on intelligence  reform collapsed in the face of Republican opposition and vowed  to renew pressure on Congress to reach a deal this year.
Steel giant Arcelor Mittal reports profits of $2.37bn for the final quarter of 2006, the first results since last year's merger.
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By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER  I sent my husband an e-mail that self-destructed in 30 seconds.  Virtual flames spread across the electronic missive and my words vanished from his screen.
ALESSANDRIA, Italy  - Entering the Borsalino hat factory, high altar for headwear worshippers, is like stepping into a time warp.
By Helen Archer  RESIDENTS are fighting to save a playpark which has been earmarked for the building of an office block as part of a massive redevelopment around the site of the Fountainbridge brewery.
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An early morning attack north of Baghdad killed four Iraqi National Guardsmen and wounded nearly 80.
na settlement that the New York State attorney general said would transform the drug industry, GlaxoSmithKline agreed today to post on its Web site the results of all clinical trials involving its drugs.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turkey was poised on Monday to strike against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but will give Washington a few days to try to curb the separatists.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, questioned whether first lady Laura Bush ever had \
PRINCETON, N.J., June 22  /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com/), a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has published updated outlooks for SiRF Technology , Microvision , and PMC-Sierra .
What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the best way to manage the gifted people who are increasingly important in the knowledge economy?
(CP) - Ottawa would never agree to the kind of national pharmacare program proposed by the premiers because it would cost too much and makes no sense, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said Tuesday.
Handhelds that use Windows CE hold 48 percent market share worldwide, up from 41 percent a year ago. What's Palm to do?
The Los Angeles Kings traded defenseman Mattias Norstrom, right wing Konstantin Pushkarev and two draft picks to the Dallas Stars for defenseman Jaroslav Modry and three draft choices Tuesday.
Europe's Parliament is to look at how data on air passengers and citizens' bank details is being sent to the US.
Davide Biondini e Paolo Bianco sono interamente del Cagliari. Il club sardo ha annunciato infatti su...
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said on Monday that any peace talks with Palestinian leaders  depended on whether they could rein in militants, who killed  five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday.
Democratic presidential rivals and their supporters vied for advantage in the courts, on a debate stage and at the ballot box on Tuesday in an unsettled race for the party's nomination to the White House.
By AMY AMATANGELO  Viewers, get your DVRs ready. The most wonderful time of the year is here! The new season kicks off tomorrow with a bevy of new shows and season premieres.
Microsoft's regular monthly patch delivery slipped into port yesterday carrying five new patches, each described by Redmond as \
Once again the holiday season is here, and frenzied shoppers have begun scrambling to find interesting and meaningful gifts for the friends and family on their lists.
A parked car bomb in central Baghdad killed 10 people and wounded 66 on Friday, police said.
A Desktop Pipeline reviewer invites readers to step into the SP2 waters, and offers some suggestions on how to do it as safely as possible.
TAMPA, Florida  - The New York Yankees' spring training stadium Legends Field has been renamed for owner George Steinbrenner, the team said on Thursday.
Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it  has formed its own record label, Hear Music, to develop records  for sale both in its coffee shops and through traditional music  retailers.
Terrell Owens isn't the only once dancing in Pennsylvania these days. The Eagles and Steelers once were so closely tied they briefly shared owners and players during World War II. The paths of these cross-state rivals rarely cross nowadays, but Sunday's matchup offers up two of the NFL's best teams in what many Pennsylvanians hope is the first of two Pittsburgh-Philadelphia games this season.
When AIDS was young, researchers pinned their hopes of ending the epidemic on the speedy discovery of a vaccine. Twenty years later, they realize their work is still just beginning.
NASA's infrared eyes are probing the beginnings of both stars and planets.  In two separate observations, the Spitzer Space Telescope has uncovered the warm glow from a possible stellar infant and an icy disk where planets may one-day form.
The U.S. economy added a modest 111,000 jobs in January, but the job picture was much brighter than first estimated in the final quarter of last year, a government report showed on Friday.
At least 13 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire in a Nairobi slum and ethnic groups clashed during protests against the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
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What a difference a year makes. If last year's Super Bowl ads were fueled by gross humor, this year's are running on nostalgia and cute cartoon characters. In a bid not to repeat the excesses of 2004, advertisers are employing a far safer stable of pitchmen, pitchwomen, and animated friends like the Jolly Green Giant and Miss Piggy.
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Investigators searched nine California farms for evidence of spinach-borne E. coli yesterday, going into the fields for the first time, as the number of confirmed illnesses rose by 17 to  131.
Sir Bobby and Bryan Robson are wanted by West Bromwich Albion Football Club to spearhead their fight against relegation. The Baggies board have promised a quick announcement over a successor to Gary Megson
Two of the first products in Dell's Inspiron line of desktops are the Dell Inspiron 530 and 531.
Rio Ferdinand has claimed yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s controversial win over Arsenal will count for nothing unless Manchester United beat Portsmouth at the weekend.
Troubled star Michael Jackson has been dealt a major boost ahead of his child molestation trial - the judge wants to throw out 70 items seized from the singer&#39;s home.
Israeli President Shimon Peres arrived in Rome Wednesday for talks with Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and a private audience with Pope Benedict XVI, airport officials said.
One of the country's top brain surgeons has urged England captain John Terry not to rush back to action after suffering an horrific head injury last weekend.
The women of &quot;X-Men: The Last Stand&quot; can kick your butt.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque Sunday in this eastern city killed four people, including two security guards who lost their lives confronting the attacker and preventing a far greater number of deaths.
Israeli forces closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas suicide bombers blew up two buses next to each other in the southern city of Beersheba, killing 16 passengers.
Every time convicted killer Richard Lee McNair landed behind bars, he dreamed up a new way to escape.
A bride is fined after admitting assaulting her new husband with a stilleto heel on their wedding day.
North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, and Washington warned it would respond to such an \
Tension between Russia and Britain escalated Monday as both sides accused the other of refusing to cooperate in the investigation into the killing of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London.
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HONG KONG China Resources Enterprise, a retail company backed by the Chinese government, said Sunday that it would pay the equivalent of 660 million Hong Kong dollars, or $85 million, in stock for stakes in two supermarket operators.
England striker Michael Owen continued his prolific scoring form with a fourth goal in as many games to help Real Madrid secure a flattering 2-0 win over Primera Liga newcomers Getafe on Sunday.
Cisco Systems Inc., the world&#39;s largest maker of computer-networking equipment, formed an alliance with Fujitsu Ltd. to increase sales to Japanese telephone carriers.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, part of a campaign of airstrikes the US military said has taken
Cablevision Systems Corp., the largest cable-television operator in the New York region, said its third- quarter loss narrowed as the company attracted more digital-TV, telephone and high-speed Internet customers.
Security men struggle with an a spectator, center, who stormed the tennis court during the Davis Cup final match between Spanish Carlos Moya and American Andy Roddick in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.
France's storied Louvre museum, home to priceless art works like the Mona Lisa, said Tuesday it will open a new Louvre in this Persian Gulf boomtown, prompting outcries from some who accuse the museum of shilling France's patrimony for $1.3 billion in oil money.
James McGreevey is not a hero. That&#39;s the first thing we need to get straight. To the contrary, press reports on the embattled New Jersey governor detail an administration so steeped in corruption
U.S. consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2 percent last month, a government report showed on Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.
Dmitri Young was not allowed to forget what he lost last fall, not allowed to escape reminders of the one thing that always came easily and gave him a sense of purpose, even as the rest of his life fell apart: baseball.
RF Code's M220 tag reader identifies equipment using handhelds and Bluetooth.
NAJAF, Iraq  - An Iraqi peace delegation urged a  radical Shi'ite cleric to call off his uprising in the city of  Najaf Tuesday, where U.S. troops pounded militia positions near  the country's holiest Islamic sites.
Four men, including two brothers, were set to appear in a London court on Tuesday in connection with an investigation targeting an alleged terror recruitment network.
The iPod Photo which features a 65K color display and iPhoto synching ability, the 40GB model is available for US$499 while the 60GB model sells for US$599.
Shares of Apple Inc. rose more than 3  percent on Thursday as investors bet on strong demand for its  media-playing iPhone, almost a week after its U.S. launch, and  speculation mounted over plans to sell the device in Europe.
Owen Wilson has denied any connection between his new movie, \
Ted Grenda is downright inhospitable toward some of his neighbors, placing plywood strips with nails along his doors and windows.
As part of a deal to fix medicare, Ottawa is willing to discuss sweetening the equalization program that transfers financial help to the have-not provinces, provincial sources have told The Globe and Mail.
The Dow Jones index moves closer to  hitting a record high as worries about US inflation ease.
L&#39;appello dei familiari ai rapitori trasmesso sul Tg1 e anche su Al Jazera: &quot;Nostro padre era a Najaf per salvare vite umane&quot;. Sulla tv del Qatar anche un video-messaggio del direttore di Diario. &quot;Noi ci rivolgiamo
Hurricane Ivan has entered the Gulf of Mexico packing maximum sustained winds of near 160 miles-an-hour. The National Hurricane Center says gusts are even higher and Ivan remains an &quot;extremely dangerous&quot; Category Five hurricane.
Many youngsters participating in federally financed, abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that
Sony&#39;s music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years.
EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes on   Tuesday rejected an accusation she was pursuing a vendetta   against U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and   suspected a \
A Turkish passenger plane flying from the Albanian capital Tirana to Istanbul was hijacked over Greece and later landed in Italy, Greek and Italian officials said on Tuesday.
Radar Networks is testing a free, Web-based application, called Twine, that may provide some robotic secretarial help in organizing and retrieving documents.
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Dairy group Parmalat, which went bankrupt in 2003, reaches damage settlements with three major banks.
A tiny windswept British island with just 110 inhabitants might be hard to spot on most maps but its one restaurant it has still beaten hundreds of big city eateries to a coveted Michelin star.
By Frank Michael Russell, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 4--Here are some quickly warmed-up news leftovers from last week, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.
Excess heat generated by elevated processor performance is controlled by Alienware&#39;s exclusive ultra-quiet Liquid Cooling technology, which cools components with specially formulated liquid and gold-plated, pure copper coolers.
Climate change is a global problem that  requires unity and &quot;multilateral&quot; agreements if it is to be  defeated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. House of  Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday
Though the Afghanistan&#39;s new head of the state Hamid Karzai easily swept the Oct. 9 presidential elections and took oath as first-elected national leader Tuesday
Many of the region's outer suburbs are adding jobs faster than most other large counties in the nation, Labor Department data says.
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Russia marks the third anniversary of the Beslan school siege, in which hundreds of people died.
Tory leader David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown and John Reid of \
A collection of items belonging to the late opera star Maria Callas fetches 1.76m Euros (\u00c2\u00a31.26m) at auction.
U.S. consumer spending rebounded  sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the  disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S.  economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland put the British province on terror alert Tuesday, just two days after it was announced that Queen Elizabeth would visit in March.
A Tory MP wins his party's backing for a bill which would give householders power to fight back against burglars.
The network\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coverage of Super Bowl Sunday and Super Duper Tuesday will meld.
Singer Kylie Minogue pays tribute to her fans as she launches her new documentary in London.
Cannavaro al Milan. Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'As', il Real Madrid avrebbe deciso di v...
A final round of talks on the status of Kosovo will begin on 21 February - a week later than planned, the UN says.
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Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi was arrested early yesterday after police used a stun gun to subdue him when he refused to leave an Indianapolis club.
A bitter battle over collapsing Russian oil major Yukos reached its nadir as its most profitable production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, was sold in a bizarre forced auction on Sunday.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fast-moving forest fire burned out of control in the popular Lake Tahoe resort area on the eastern border of California, destroying more than 165 homes and structures, officials said on Sunday.
Despite a looming recession, strong Mac sales will help Apple meet or exceed revenues this quarter.
Congress acted in its final hours Wednesday to block growth of the alternative minimum tax, putting off an economic hardship affecting more than 20 million taxpayers and avoiding what would have been a political black mark for both parties
Johnny Oduya has a goal and three assists and the Devils scored five times on the power play in a 7-3 victory over the Flyers.
BBC chairman Michael Grade has resigned to take the top job at ITV, the public service broadcaster's main commercial competitor.
Traditionally drug use, alcohol, smoking and obesity have been credited with lowering male sperm counts and increasing the risk of infertility.
Whatever decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport makes in the Paul Hamm case, it won&#39;t involve a duplicate gold medal for rival Yang Tae Young.
The U.S. navy began war games on Iran's doorstep on Thursday, navy officials said, a day after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a dramatic daytime show of military muscle.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas used a bulldozer to widen a breach in the Gaza-Egypt border on Friday so trucks could pass out of the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory despite Egypt's efforts to seal the crossing, witnesses said.
The OpenSSI project is a comprehensive clustering solution offering a full, highly available SSI environment for Linux. Goals for OpenSSI Clusters include availability, scalability and manageability, built from standard servers.   The full list of features are at http://wiki.openssi.org/go/Features  This release fixes a number of bugs affecting the HA-CFS cluster filesystem, VPROC process  management, and HA-LVS IP load-balancer.  Also the kernel is no longer using 4K stacks by default to simplify DRBD installation without kernel recompile.  Thanks to all the OpenSSI developers, contributors, and beta testers for their hard work leading up to this 2.0 preview release.  Release notes at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=565029&group_id=32541  You can download this release at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=32541&package_id=154064&release_id=565029
Bank of England policymakers voted by 7-2 to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a five-year peak of 5.00 percent, minutes of their most recent meeting have shown.
William &quot;Captain Kirk&quot; Shatner is forking over $200,000 to boldly go where he&#39;s never really been before. The &quot;Star Trek&quot; thespian is one of 7,000 stargazers who have pledged
Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey host a concert paying tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai.
Dubai - A wall on a vast construction site at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates collapsed on Monday causing &quot;many&quot; casualties, the official WAM news agency reported.
Raises white paper with ball of fluff In classic Redmond fashion, Microsoft has countered VMware's charges of anticompetitive practices in the server virtualization market by heaving a giant ball of fluff at reporters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion  Ltd.  announced on Thursday that its audit  committee would voluntarily review historical stock-option  grants to employees, and has determined that a restatement of  its financials might be required.
MINNEAPOLIS - With reigning WNBA Most Valuable Player Lauren Jackson in early foul trouble, Seattle&#39;s reserves chipped in 23 points to guide the Storm to the first playoff win in franchise history, a 70-58 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 of
Assets of Russia's beleaguered Yukos oil company should be sold for at least &#36;15 billion, a senior official said Monday, as the company's main production unit is evaluated for sale against a crushing back-tax bill.
WASHINGTON Congressional critics of two big federal mortgage programs say they&#39;ll renew efforts to clamp tighter regulatory controls on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Ron Silver, who has long been known as a liberal Democrat, has become a self-proclaimed \
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.
A warm spring has brought about the early arrival of some UK wildlife, the first results of this year's Springwatch survey suggest.
John Kerry used the situation in Iraq to question whether President Bush is the leader he claims to be. While, President Bush suggested Kerry can never achieve victory in the war on terror.
Citigroup Inc.  will pay $15.2 million to settle charges its brokers induced hundreds of BellSouth Corp. workers to retire early and open accounts that cost them much of their nest eggs, the NASD said on Wednesday.
Burma&#39;s opposition party says its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has had her house arrest extended for another 12 months until September next year.
The United States accused the U.N. agriculture body Friday of mismanaging the locust crisis afflicting vast swathes of West Africa.
White House officials, potentially vulnerable to prosecution in the wake of the Supreme Court's Hamdan decision, break out the big guns in a battle over detainees
The dollar held on to small gains on  Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a U.S. interest  rate decision and, later in the week, current account data that  could underscore bearish sentiment on the currency.
Women in the developing world are waiting to have a family and giving birth to fewer children, a UN report says.
Even in an ever-widening pool of stock options irregularities, this one stands out: Cablevision admits that it granted options to one of its executives -- after he had already died.
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AFRICA/UGANDA - La storia di Grace, infermiera in Uganda. In occasione dell\u00c2\u00928 marzo Medici con l\u00c2\u0092Africa CUAMM invita a ricordare tutte le donne che lottano e sperano nell\u00c2\u0092Africa di oggi Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Donne che non si arrendono, che non perdono la dignit\u00c3\u00a0 e l\u00c2\u0092orgoglio, a dispetto di una vita di stenti e fatiche. Donne che ce la fanno, che riescono a studiare, a realizzarsi professionalmente, a mantenere i propri figli, anche...
Enron Corp.&#39;s interim chief executive has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to award his firm a $25 million &quot;success fee&quot; for stabilizing the fallen Houston energy giant.
The developing countries will enjoy the strongest economic growth in three decades this year and should continue to enjoy solid expansion in 2005 and 2006, the World Bank predicted on Tuesday.
The following area students were named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Jason Bartlett's single to deep center field with the bases loaded in the 10th inning Thursday night gave Minnesota a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals and moved the Twins into a tie for first place in the AL Central with Detroit.
Britain plans to spend an extra \u00c2\u00a3100 million (NZ$273.74 million) a year on debt relief for some of the world&#39;s poorest countries, the Guardian newspaper reported today.
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Beyond the Sea: Musical drama. Starring Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth. Directed byKevin Spacey. (PG-13. 113 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.
Shares of ID Biomedical jumped after the company reported Monday that it signed long-term agreements with the three largest flu vaccine wholesalers in the United States in light of the shortage of vaccine for the current flu season.
(InfoWorld) - Rumors that Microsoft may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday. Michelle Warren, a senior analyst for Info-Tech Research Group in Toronto, sent out a note Thursday on industry speculation that Microsoft is in discussions with RIM, observing that the deal would give Microsoft ammunition to compete in the consumer device market against Apple. It also would position them well to fight any wireless strategy from Google, which has been buying up dark cable networks and is expected to make a big move in wireless communications in the next year or two, she said. \
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RICHMOND, Dec. 14 -- The Virginia Health Department announced this week that it has adopted more stringent standards for evaluating how much PCB contamination is acceptable in fish caught locally for human consumption.
Four companies were chosen to compete for work to be assigned under a five-year, $209 million contract to provide information technology, management and intelligence support services to the Army Intelligence and Security Command.
Dame Julie Andrews is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award when the Screen Actors Guild hands out its annual honours next year, the prestigious acting body said.
Crosses swords with IBM's Watchfire Two weeks ago, Hewlett-Packard stared jealously across the street as IBM pulled into the driveway with a brand new web application security specialist company. Not to be outclassed by a neighbor, HP has bought one too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Foiled terror attacks in Britain and a history of summertime terrorism have U.S. authorities practicing extra vigilance, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Monday.
Sudbury&#39;s Betty Zheng, a senior assistant captain on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology women&#39;s ice hockey team, will always remember MIT&#39;s Dec. 3 game against Chatham (Pa.
A big U.K. retail chain drops the 3.5-inch disk for good. How long until the United States follows? Plus: Tell us about your bizarre ringtones. In Gadget Lab.
Michael Schumacher cruised to a record  12th win of the season in the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to  hand his Ferrari team a sixth successive constructors' title.
Per il garante, 'Santoro ha violato pluralismo'
Five players scored in double figures as Boston University earned a 70-65 victory over Florida A&amp;M yesterday in the consolation game of the State Farm Classic in Gainesville, Fla.
Following a flurry of Web reports, Microsoft confirmed Monday that the much-anticipated Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system will ship today to manufacturers along with Windows Server 2008.
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - \u00c2\u0093\u00c3\u0088 ora di superare la paura, l'indifferenza, l'egoismo, che ci rendono insensibili davanti al dolore altrui\u00c2\u0094: appello dei Vescovi colombiani contro violenze e sequestri Bogot\u00c3\u00a0 (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi della Colombia riuniti in Assemblea Plenaria hanno emesso un comunicato, firmato da Mons. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, Arcivescovo di Tunja e Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Colombiana, nel quale condannano e...
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands says in a new medical journal article that it is ready to perform a face transplant, a procedure considered controversial by some medical ethicists.
By Jaclyn Giovis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--Parlux Fragrances Inc. Chairman and CEO Ilia Lekach, who brought Paris Hilton and Guess perfume brands to the Fort Lauderdale-based company, was forced out of his position Tuesday by a shareholder and former business ally.
Devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, giving users the ability to let their mouths do the walking \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and the searching.
Australian police make more arrests in a child pornography crackdown, as the first people charged appear in court.
The U.S. Federal Communications   Commission on Tuesday set a road map for making vacant   television airwaves available for other services by early 2009,   when broadcasters are due to switch to digital signals.
Security is tight in the Indian city of Mumbai on the first anniversary of the train blasts that killed 187, police say.
Nokia said on Tuesday that it plans to enhance its Series 80 line so that the mobile devices come preloaded with BlackBerry software from Research In Motion.
Capt. James T. Kirk came home to Riverside this week.
Rafael Benitez refused to abandon hope of guiding Liverpool to the Premier League title this season, after a goalless draw away to Manchester City here on Sunday left the Merseysiders ten points behind leaders Arsenal.
Saudi security forces killed three senior suspected al Qaeda members among a group of 10 militants slain in raids and shootouts in the past two days, the Interior Ministry said today.
Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was back in action Thursday despite being one of 16 people arrested on Wednesday over allegations of race-fixing.
Most tourists visiting the Maltese islands last year stayed in four-star hotels, followed by the three-star and the five-star categories, according to the National Statistics Office.
By MATT SLAGLE  DALLAS - In a memo to Dell Inc. employees days after returning as chief executive officer, Michael Dell said the beleaguered computer maker is quashing bonuses for 2006 and reducing managers to help cut costs and steer the company back toward dominance.
Emerging as a pre-eminent golfer during the late 1930\u00c2\u0092s, Byron Nelson won 11 consecutive tournaments in 1945.
Madonna's debut movie as a director will have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
\u00c2\u00b7 Hain's warnings backed by attorney general\u00c2\u00b7 Offence to withhold name under new powers
An \u00e2\u0080\u009cout-of-the-box\u00e2\u0080\u009d plan to put a new space habitat in orbit could be a leading contender for saving the Hubble Space Telescope, private-sector analysts say in a proposal being prepared for NASA.
Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.
Sinn Fein knew the IRA was planning a number of bank raids while holding key political talks, Bertie Ahern says.
U.S. stocks rose in thin trading on  Thursday as investors welcomed data showing strength in the  U.S. job market and lower oil prices while shrugging off a  weaker-than-expected report on Midwest manufacturing.
Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) co-founder Philip Knight, who helped transform a small-start up business into the world&#39;s biggest athletic shoe company
(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Oct 8 -Rome&#39;s mayor, Walter Veltroni, said that the awarding of the peace Nobel to Wangaari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, was an important sign.
Leading medical experts in Scotland criticise a major shake-up of the regulation of doctors.
The first funerals for the victims of the Russian school siege are due to be held. Survivors of the atrocity are still recovering in hospitals in and around the town of Beslan.
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ACTION for Aids (AFA) responded on Friday to criticism levelled by Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Balaji Sadasivan that the non-governmental group (NGO) was not tough enough in its approach to Aids education.
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Friday  granted United Airlines another 30 days of exclusivity, giving  it until the end of September to file its own reorganization  plan without competing plans from creditors.
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi fainted as he delivered a speech on Sunday and was diagnosed with a minor heart problem, fuelling speculation about his political future.
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The good news is that companies are actually hiring security executives but the bad news is that many still consider them glorified firewall administrators buried in a organization.
A former taxi driver who passed himself off for years as an eminent doctor and psychiatrist, making a fortune in fees and even appearing in court as an expert witness, was jailed for 10 years in Britain.
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, an Osage native, said his nomination to the post of secretary of agriculture is a call to serve. &quot;I feel very strongly that you answer the call
Actress Lindsay Lohan admits herself to a rehab facility following her arrest at the weekend.
Sir Menzies Campbell's Lib Dem party leadership was an \
Police have taken into custody the trader blamed for a $7 billion fraud at French bank Societe Generale, a judicial source said on Saturday.
PHILADELPHIA - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig received a contract extension through 2009 Thursday as owners praised his 12-year reign, but dissension surfaced among teams in the decision to launch a World Cup tournament.    Selig, who has presided over revolutionary changes in the most traditional of major U.S...
Move over, Maxim and Penthouse. Step aside, Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Playboy may have just found another worthy adversary when it comes to hosting a star-studded Super Bowl party.
Mega rissa in campo alla fine di Valencia-Inter. Protagonisti diversi giocatori, sia dell'Inter sia ...
E' finita 0-0 la sfida fra le nazionali Under 21 di Inghilterra e Repubblica Ceca, match inaugurale ...
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Windows platform is losing traction as a target for application developers in North America but still is the dominant platform, according to Evans Data survey results being released on Tuesday. A survey this spring of more than 400 developers and IT managers in North America found that the number of developers targeting Windows for their applications declined 12 percent from a year ago. Just 64.8 percent targeted the platform as opposed to 74 percent in 2006. \
A new computer game which recreates John F Kennedy&#39;s assassination was branded despicable yesterday by late president&#39;s family.
By Barbara Carmen, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 14--The leaky water system at a South Side steel plant, cited by the state for polluting air and water, is so archaic that it still uses hollowed logs as pipes.
But dealer's shares follow market down Computacenter today shrugged off any suggestion that it could be hit by the credit crunch crisis, even as evidence mounted that the contagion is spreading from the financial sector to the High Street.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The first Super Bowl matchup of teams led by black coaches is the culmination of a four-year push by people to open doors to minority coaches that had been closed for most of the NFL's history.
Sputnik forced America to consider space as the new frontier for the arms race. How has that legacy persisted?
Seduta mattutina per il Napoli alla vigilia della sfida con la Fiorentina. Assenti al Franchi Zalaye...
President Mary McAleese will take part in ceremonies in Dublin today to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Irish Farmers' Association.
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have agreed to restore calm in the Gaza Strip following a day of violence between gunmen from both groups, a Hamas official said on Sunday.
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The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross a record $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to reject donors who had traveled to malarial areas and allowing blood and related products to be distributed without proper testing, said Margaret Glavin, the Food and Drug Administration's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
Blog: We've already seen that waiting in line for an iPhone wasn't really necessary. As a result, the profit margins aren't too great.
Microsoft's attempt to win over new users with a cut-down edition of Windows comes in for strong criticism.
New virtualization technique may mean fewer physical servers are needed, study says.
Ten wind-driven wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, keeping thousands of evacuees from returning home for a second day, while authorities forecast two more days of extreme fire conditions.
The Bush administration imposed stricter standards on the nation's air quality yesterday for the first time in nearly a decade, ruling that communities across the country must cut back on the amount of soot in the air on any given day.
A trial into Spain's worst terrorist attack opened Thursday amid heightened security, with 29 suspects facing charges for the brutal 2004 bombings that killed 191 rush-hour commuters.Comment
Another girl has been reported missing in Ipswich, where five prostitutes are thought to have been killed by a serial killer, a police spokesman told AFP.
Blog: The most serious vulnerabilities allow attackers to run code on compromised machines.
Jewish settlers meet to decide whether to break the law in protest at Israel's Gaza disengagement plan.
American Mark Wilson hit back-to-back birdies to join Australia's Robert Allenby at the top of the leaderboard midway through third round play at the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens on Saturday.
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LONDON In messages to radio and television stations and news agencies back home, tourists from Britain described the tsunami destruction in Asia on Sunday.
Pakistan&#39;s economy is set to grow more than 6 percent this fiscal year, despite the threat of inflation, a weakening currency and pressure on its balance of payments, a World Bank official said Monday.
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When American voters finally get their say on the most divisive presidential race in decades on November 2, US television networks will finally have their shot at redemption.
An Indonesian Muslim cleric, accused of heading the al-Qaida-linked terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah, went on trial Thursday charged in the 2002 Bali bombings and last year&#39;s attack on the JW Marriott Hotel.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18-What is going to happen on Election Day? It depends on which pollster you ask. President Bush leads Senator John Kerry by a margin of eight points among likely voters, according
Militant French farmer Jose Bove and about 15 supporters called off their hunger strike in its eighth day after the government ordered the suspension of the use of genetically modified corn Friday.
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Consumers packed malls and store  parking lots over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend,  leading many to expect this year's holiday sales figures could  blow away expectations and lift retail stocks.
CANBERRA, Australia  - A body found in the Iraqi  city of Falluja appears to be that of kidnapped British aid  worker Margaret Hassan, Australian Prime Minister John Howard  said on Thursday. \
Nel Casertano, feriti i 4 titolari e un dipendente
The best way to end the doubt is to hear him admit he did it
At least six US pharmaceutical companies are autioning their employees to look out for filmmaker Michael Moore snooping around their premises.
GATUMBA, Burundi  - Mourners covered their faces  to block the smell of disinfectant and death on Monday as they  buried more than 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees burned, hacked  and shot in an attack on their camp in western Burundi.
Just when you thought it was safe to drive through downtown Boston again comes word that the Interstate 93 tunnel leading under the city is full of leaks.
Shares in Cognos Inc.    jumped 8 percent on Friday, the day after the business software  maker posted second-quarter results that beat both its own  forecasts and analyst expectations.
Michael Tiemann, a Red Hat executive with years of open-source experience, says soon-to-be-CEO Jim Whitehurst understands the open-source movement.
Former US presidential candidate John Kerry, who lost to President George W. Bush in this month's US election, called on his Democratic Party colleagues to hold his Republican rival \
Christmas gifts for the truly paranoid With Ofcom auctioning off spectrum left, right and centre, there has never been a better time to panic about what all those frequencies might be doing to your body, regardless of the lack of scientific evidence that it does very much at all. So if you're looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for the electromagnetic paranoid in your life then look no further, as we have everything you need right here.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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'Where's the party?' demands frantic caller A UCLA student has had the good fortune (or the misfortune, depending on how you view it) to acquire Paris Hilton's old mobile phone number - and has accordingly received a flood of SMSes and calls directed at the highly-talented former jailbird.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A top official from the Farc guerrilla army leaves Colombia for Cuba, two weeks after being freed from prison.
U.S. forces destroyed a building in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Thursday that they said was being used by fighters loyal to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose group is threatening to behead a British hostage.
Don't admit, and the Terrapins must acquit. Denial is the difference between a one game\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0suspension and securing the absolute benefit of the doubt.
Il cardinale De Giorgi lascia per raggiunti limiti d'eta'
Cell-phone unit won't be profitable this year.
NEW YORK  - Bee stings have long been known  to relieve some of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, but  only now has the reason for this been clarified.
 bill invites fight with Net firms
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By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 4--Company: Computer Builders Warehouse, 4354 Baldwin Road, Auburn Hills.   What's new: The 2,500-square-foot location recently opened at Great Lakes Crossing, and has six employees.
The Royal Navy carries out its fifth drug bust in as many months, seizing 2.9 tonnes of cocaine.
Futures point to lower open for US markets as investors look to catch their breath. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks looked to open lower Friday as investors appeared ready to consolidate the gains of the past three weeks.
_ One of NASA&#39;s first astronauts, Oklahoma native L. Gordon Cooper Jr., was remembered at the Johnson Space Center as ``not too bad of a water skier, not too bad of a pilot, but a heck of a good astronaut.
Vitamin E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers said on Tuesday.
Small-budget films may have just started to get momentum overseas but they are doing pretty well in the country.
France, which is pulling its special  forces soldiers out of Afghanistan, said on Monday it would  temporarily redeploy its remaining troops anywhere in the  country for emergencies.
Ministers are to announce plans for 'safe rooms' in houses to help protect victims of domestic violence.
Oil prices have continued their record-breaking run on Wednesday, busting through the $47-mark amid concerns that demand will outstrip supply.
A service promising an online community delivers online tracking instead, say security experts.
Nick Skorich, an NFL head coach in Cleveland and Philadelphia and the offensive line coach on the Eagles' 1960 championship team, has died at the age of 83.
WASHINGTON Oct. 20, 2004 - More flu vaccine is expected to be available for millions of Americans in January, but that could be too late.
Question 1: How many weeks did it take for the BCS to once again prove it was a fraud? One. Let&#39;s pretend for a minute that this was December 6th and not October 19th.
Babies don't come with remote controls or even an OFF switch.  Do the promises made by high-tech baby gadgets set up new parents for increased burnout and disappointment?
The car slid to a stop on a sun-baked road, drawing the attention of wary soldiers squinting through sand blown by a hot wind. Nearby, someone started running and soldiers started shooting.
The botnet deluge is providing -- what else? -- business opportunities for a handful of firms who think they're got what it takes to fight back the onslaught.
Excerpts from the &quot;Memorandum of Understanding&quot; signed by President Bush&#39;s and Sen. John Kerry&#39;s campaigns before the debates: No opening statements, but each candidate gets a two-minute closing statement.
Paghera' 216,8 milioni di euro per concessionaria elettrica
The junta in Burma releases at least 70 people detained during recent protests, opposition party officials say.
BETHESDA (Maryland) - Top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have said publicly - for the first time - that scientific trials of frequently prescribed antidepressants have powerfully demonstrated that children who took the medications faced an
Dopo crisi mutui subprime calano Bank of America e Citigroup
The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning from Beverly Hills, California.
Reigning champions Wasps recorded a dominant 40-7 bonus-point win over Llanelli Scarlets to line up a do-or-die clash against Munster for a European Cup quarter-final spot.
GUANGZHOU, China  - Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow and ice ahead of what is for many their only family reunion of the year.
'Pronti a paralizzare Paese se sara' sconfessata scelta cda'
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The UN nuclear watchdog called on Iran on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
A State Department report that said Russia's human rights record has deteriorated in the past year was criticized by the government as aimed at furthering American political interests
Two people were wounded after a second bomb exploded in Nepal&#39;s capital on Friday, the third day of a blockade of the commercial center called by Maoist rebels.
By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 14--The public will have less say over how North Carolina's 1.2 million-acre national forests are managed, environmentalists charge, after a rule change the U.S. Forest Service completed this week.
Attesa per conti, mercato scommette su risultati positivi
Tony Blair has changed his approach in the run-up to the next general election with a &quot;twin-track strategy&quot; that acknowledges international events are likely to overshadow domestic initiatives.
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MAKUHARI, Japan  - Japanese game makers, faced  with a shrinking local market and increasing competition from  overseas rivals, are pinning hopes on mobile platforms such as  handheld machines and cellphones to stir up demand.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&#39;s prime minister-designate said he wants the dispute over Kashmir to be resolved according to the wishes of people living in the region.
Vodafone, O2, and T-Mobile escape anti-trust fines Vodafone, O2, and T-Mobile will likely breathe a sigh of relief today after European Union anti-trust authorities decided to close their long-running investigation into alleged excessive charges for international calls.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Letting Africans save Africa has become an operating objective for world diplomats. But that&#39;s been difficult for one former colonial power, France.
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Mr. Bishop was the long-faced comedian and the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s celebrated retinue of the 1960\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top singles player said he expects to beat American Andy Roddick in the Davis Cup final, which begins Friday at the Estadio Olimpico de la Cartuja.
China, reeling from a series of health scandals, on Friday told food and drug companies to put safety first and urged the media to paint a rosier picture as the government scrambled to quell public alarm.
Hussein Aideed , front right, son former Somali warlordMohammed Farah Aideed smiles, Thursday, Oct 7, 2004 during a debate of Somali presidential candidates ahead of Sunday&#39;s presidential elections in Nairobi, Kenya.
Bush won. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the bad news for stem cell researchers. The good news: California&#39;s Prop. 71 passed. The science is already seeing the election&#39;s fallout.
President Gloria Arroyo on Friday expressed confidence the Philippines government would effectively end the three-decade-long communist insurgency by 2010.
The pound continued its descent Friday, falling to an all-time low against the euro as concerns about the UK economy next year weigh on the currency.
Actor and director Sean Penn will head  the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the organizers  announced on Thursday, a move that could reinforce the event's  reputation for supporting left-wing causes.
Pork-based artificial shark goes to sea The US Navy's plan to detect mines and other underwater objects by their electrical fields - in the same way as sharks and rays find prey - has moved closer to reality.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Europe and the United States must work together to combat terrorism, U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday after receiving a German media prize for her political leadership.
Si fa esplodere davanti alla Scuola di Economia di Baghdad
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is not brain dead but is critically ill in a coma, between life and death, Palestinian envoy to Paris Leila Shahid said on Friday.
Britain is the worst country in the industrialized world in which to be a child, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.
Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's second-largest bank, said Friday it was selling its 19.9 percent stake in the operations of Warburg Pincus back to the U.S. private equity firm.
WHILE HOME minister Shivraj Patil made a bold move on Sunday by hinting at an internal ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, a document circulated among reporters at a press meet accused Pakistan of pressing moderate Hurriyat leaders not to resume talks till
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- With just a few weeks left in office, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is planning visits to three European countries this week in hopes of healing divisions stemming from the Iraq war and stressing a renewed US commitment to multilateral solutions to global hot spots.
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With a specialized version of Windows XP Embedded, the software maker wants to get its fingers in the till.
Marco Scutaro drove in the winning run in the 12th inning with a single and the Oakland Athletics reduced their magic number to win the AL West to two with a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Oil prices pushed toward record peaks on  Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels  in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply  crunch.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted some information about a screencast of the QEDWiki they've covered previously from IBM.   We've covered QEDWiki before but so far we've only had screenshots to show. Now we've got a full blown screencast. The demo application they show is the \
Carolina Hurricanes forward Craig Adams has been suspended for two games without pay for high-sticking the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the National Hockey League said on Wednesday.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CP) - More than 100 Ontario towns and cities will share in $156 million in revenue from the provincial gasoline tax this year, Premier Dalton McGuinty confirmed Friday.
Feedster Offers RSS Feed Finder  Feedster is now offering an RSS feed finder, at http://www.feedster.com/feedfinder.php . This search is in beta, but allows you do search a database of over 900,000 RSS feeds (Feedster claims an index of 972,046 feeds at this point) by entering keyword, description, owner's name, etc.  A search ...
A Macedonian police commander was killed and two officers wounded in a shootout in an ethnic Albanian area on the country's northern border near Kosovo, police said on Monday.
A message of hope: regal and reliable. An invaluable and reassuring message that might relieve the distress of Simona Pari's and Simona Torretta's families as well as of all Italians.

A one-time Clinton donor and Hollywood entrepreneur has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission asking it to reopen an investigation into a 2000 fundraiser that he helped organize for Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate campaign.
 BlackBerry outage
A young man lies flat on his back with trumpets blasting inches from his ears, while his girlfriend belly dances on a tabletop with a roasted pork leg in one hand and a beer bottle in the other. via PR-inside.com
Doctors routinely use plates, rods and screws to bolt a nasty bone fracture back together. But all of that hardware won't help heal the bone and muscle tissue surrounding the injury, said Thomas G. Roueche, president and chief executive of BioSurface Engineering Technologies Inc. of College Park.
Scientists witness vast swathes of marine life collapse in \
LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - According to the California  Highway Patrol, NBA star Gary Payton was arrested for  investigation of driving under the influence last month.
Police have until Monday afternoon to question a man arrested over the murder of schoolgirl Amy Williams.
Hackers obtained credit card information and other personal data from several thousand customers of AT&T\u00c2\u0092s online store.
The father of an Ohio college baseball player who died Friday in a Georgia bus crash said Sunday his son \
Tottenham sporting director Frank Arnesen has denied former head coach Jacques Santini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s claim that there was a rift between them at White Hart Lane.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 2--A British company will start operations this month at the former J.R. Simplot Co. ethanol plant in Caldwell.
Microsoft sees quarterly profits rise 23% following demand for its Halo 3 video game and Windows operating system.
Nikolai Zherdev has a goal and an assist, and Fredrik Norrena makes 33 saves to help the Blue Jackets hand the Kings their sixth-straight loss, 2-1.
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Bruised in one encounter with evangelicals, gay actor Chad Allen gets a different reaction the second time around.
An Islamist Web site which has posted unsubstantiated claims about hostages in the past said on Saturday that a group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had killed a British construction engineer it is holding.
The absence of a United States broadcaster at the Paralympic Games has led senior figures within the International Paralympic Committee to raise doubts over New York&#39;s bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.
Winner of five medals and arguably the biggest star of the Sydney Games four years ago, the American finished fifth in Friday&#39;s long jump and -- barely one hour later -- went out with the US 4x100m relay team.
Seven doctors from a drug addiction clinic are facing a disciplinary hearing at the General Medical Council.
Australia's central bank has eased fears of a pre-Christmas interest rate rise, saying it sees no need yet for an increase in a buoyant economy firmly underpinned by global recovery and strong commodity prices.
Wal-Mart Stores estimated that November sales fell 0.1 percent at its stores in the United States that have been open for at least a year.
France striker Nicolas Anelka has pledged his future to Bolton after signing a new four-year contract on Thursday.
The number of Eastern European immigrants to the UK tops half a million for the first time, official figures show.
Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters. Ignorance may be bliss for some people, but for computer users, not knowing can be costly and inefficient.
Mets GM Omar Minaya has invited Willie Randolph, Rudy Jaramillo and Terry Collins to Flushing for second interviews tomorrow. Meanwhile, Jim Leyland is eagerly awaiting a call from the Mets, and
LOS ANGELES  - Rolling Stone Mick  Jagger's production company is developing a new series titled  \
By James Salzer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb. 19--Gov. Sonny Perdue wants to put an additional $700 million into  education next year, but Georgia's technical colleges might wind up having to  lay off faculty and close programs to make ends meet.
Palm, the maker of Treo smart phones, said profit slipped on stock option expenses and slow sales growth amid tougher competition.
Leading Iraqi politicians called yesterday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of violence, and US forces found more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation
NEW YORK  - Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV (news - web sites) when they&#39;re exposed to alcohol.
SUNDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Watching a loved one slowly succumb to the memory-robbing illness known as Alzheimer's disease can be devastating.
Although U.S. doctors can only speculate on Fidel Castro's health, his self-described symptoms could signal severe ulcers, a colon condition called diverticulosis or, an outside possibility, even cancer.
The Internet giant plans to fill a leased office in Bellevue, Wash., with 450 to 600 workers.
Intuit Inc. INTU.O will feature   several of Google Inc.'s GOOG.O products, including search   and advertising, in its QuickBooks accounting software aimed at   small businesses, the companies said on Wednesday.
The rise of the sozzled 'Saga Lout' British old timers are eschewing the delights of a nice cup of tea in favour of a drop of the hard stuff, an alcohol abuse expert has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
People infected with hepatitis C can be cured with existing treatments, researchers have discovered.
Hollywood star Kate Winslet finds the glamorization of ultra-thin \
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Thursday he would take his case to the Senate as he struggles against increasing odds to save his centre-left government from collapse, the ANSA news agency reported.
I prezzi del greggio tirano leggermente il fiato dopo i forti rialzi di ieri pur restando abbondantamente al di sopra della soglia dei 54 dollari al barile. Nelle contrattazioni elettroniche sui mercati asiatici
An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with \
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The hard-driving Phoenix Suns finally hit a roadblock in Kevin Garnett. Garnett almost single-handedly snapped the Suns' 17-game winning streak last night, scoring 44 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the Timberwolves' 121-112 victory at Minneapolis.
Inquiry to examine impact of science on 40-year-old law, but debate over moral issues ruled out.
US researchers have given a washing machine a voice so that it can be used by visually impaired people
A suicide car bomber blasted a US convoy north of Baghdad and US troops battled insurgents west of the capital Wednesday as a wave of violence across Iraq&#39;s Sunni Muslim heartland killed at least 27 people.
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Politics: 10 January 2005, Monday. The Intergovernmental Council for NATO Integration in Sofia is opening a session on Monday.
Gymnasts Paul Hamm of the United States and Yang tae-Young of South Korea shook hands Monday, then listened to attorneys in Lausanne, Switzerland, debate the results of the men&#39;s gymnastics
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian judge has ordered the local office of Web search company Google  to disclose the data of users of Google's social networking site Orkut accused of crimes like racism or child pornography.
By Associated Press  CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. says its highly anticipated iPhone will have a battery life that supports 8 hours of talk time, better than what the company originally estimated in January.
Accordo tra i due colossi dopo la vicenda Gucci
A WORLD-first study conducted in South Australia has found taking the male hormone testosterone reduces the incidence of breast cancer in women on hormone replacement therapy.
Islamist militants fired rockets into a northwestern Pakistani town on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 40, police said, amid mounting violence along the Afghanistan frontier.
According to Microsoft, more than 11.6 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold.
No one, except the musicians, had to work hard at Avery Fisher Hall on New Year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Eve. Profundity, nobility and cosmic suffering had the evening off.
Cornerback Shawntae Spencer agreed Wednesday night to a six-year contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers.
Some members of Congress are taking the US Food and Drug Administration to task for the agency&#39;s assertions that contamination problems at a major flu vaccine supplier took the FDA by surprise, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Pakistan's voters head to the polls amid tight security and tension
Per arginare la crisi innescata dai mutui subprime Usa
Afghan refugees living in Pakistan are registering to take part in next week's landmark presidential elections.
The robbers who raided a bank in one of Northern Ireland's biggest heists got away with 20 million pounds (38.60 million US), and not up to 30 million pounds as earlier reported, the parent company said.
Two NFL offensive coordinators, the Buffalo Bills&#39; Tom Clements and the New England Patriots&#39; Charlie Weis, have become focal points of Notre Dame&#39;s head-coaching search.
The cost of Christmas rose this year, but some surprising elements got cheaper.
Kobe Bryant&#39;s accuser was adamant in an interview with detectives that the Los Angeles Lakers&#39; guard used force during their sexual encounter
Dell Inc. on Thursday continued its push beyond the PC into consumer electronics with the introduction of a mini-version of its digital music player that will compete with Apple Computer Inc.
Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.
Much has changed for Francesco de Angelis since he made his first attempt at winning an America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cup, but the team that stands in his path remains the same.
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On the eve of a visit to Britain, President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that the world was more dangerous because of the American-led invasion of Iraq.
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Jacob Santos has posted a list of things that he both likes and dislikes about one of Zend's beta offerings - Zend Neon.   I've been using Zend Studio Neon for the past three weeks and I have to say, for something that is free (beta software) it is quite good. Compared to using VS 2005, Zend Studio Neon has its advantages, since Visual Studio doesn't handle PHP well. Zend Studio Neon also has areas that I didn't like.   His likes included the fact that it's not Eclipse (technically) and that it supports PHPUnit and PHPDocumentor out of the box. Dislikes included the fact that it might not be free in the future and that it lacks FTP support.
Citigroup Inc is abandoning its plans to open as many as 100 U.S. branches a year, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.
A large portion of the United States&#39; milk and lettuce supply may be contaminated with potentially unsafe levels of a toxic chemical used in rocket fuel, according to data released by the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
Si &egrave; concluso stamattina il ritiro invernale della Fiorentina a Marbella. I viola lasceranno ...
Although its aim was to bring the price down, the organization behind the so-called \
Somalia's president-elect, tasked with setting up the first national government in 13 years, is due to take the oath of office in Kenya.
A car bomb exploded near a checkpoint leading to Baghdad&#39;s fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraq&#39;s interim government and foreign embassies, the US military said.
Air France KLM said on Thursday it was in exploratory tie-up talks with Alitalia at the request of the Italian airline.Comment
The Nuggets needed a record-breaking defensive night to make up for a rim- breaking offensive one Monday night in their 76-67 win over the down and depleted New Orleans Hornets at the Pepsi Center.
Heidi Klum wants to help Britney Spears. The 34-year-old model says she'd be willing to open her home to Spears while the troubled pop singer puts her life back together.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State turned to a well-traveled coach Monday, introducing Dennis Erickson as the man to lead the Sun Devils' football program out of mediocrity.
Security is tight in the Indian city of Mumbai on the first anniversary of the train blasts that killed 187, police say.
It wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t very long ago that the Bush administration saw L. Paul Bremer III as a true-blue loyalist, a favorite of the president\u00e2\u0080\u0099s who had a good chance at a
Inchiesta magistratura di Milano, compiute perquisizioni
While boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao was enjoying his 29th birthday celebrations in the Philippines last week, his next opponent, Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez, began a grueling, three-month training regimen.
Orioles bench coach Tom Trebelhorn rejoins the team for Sunday's practice before returning to Arizona to be with his ill wife.
President Bush, trying to mend relations with Latin America, pledged Sunday to make a fresh push for stalled immigration reforms and defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying that \
'China', 'rampant piracy', etcetera, etcetera Founder Technology, China's second biggest PC maker, after Lenovo, is to pre-install Windows Vista on business lines and laptops. Previously, it put Windows only on consumer desktops as a matter of course - about 30 per cent of overall shipments.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of a two-day visit to Iran on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency said.
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By Sally Williams  A new breed of Welsh women is doing more than recycling household waste and using water wisely to tackle the effects of climate change. They are now inspecting the nation's flood defences and salmon stocks to see the science behind the headlines for themselves.
A U.S. group&#39;s report naming the Chinese city of Tianjin as one of the world&#39;s most polluted places apparently confused the large northern port with a notorious lead-processing town in the country&#39;s east.
MADRID The Roman Catholic Church on Monday assailed the Socialist government&#39;s plans to legalize gay marriage, saying it would be like releasing a &quot;virus&quot; into Spanish society.
After Monday\u00c2\u0092s loss to the Jaguars, the Giants (6-4) are battered on defense, ineffective on offense and muddled in a standings quagmire.
To hear David Graham tell it during a Senate committee hearing three days ago, the United States is virtually defenseless against unsafe medicines, which he largely blames
Using the tech that connects thousands of people on a phone call, congress members are holding remote town-hall meetings. A recorded voice invites 35,000 citizens at once to stay on the line for the meeting. By the Associated Press.
TORONTO Nortel Networks said on Thursday that it would slash its work force by 3,500, or 10 percent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits.
The International Committee of the  Red Cross (ICRC) has accused the U.S. military of using tactics  \
Omnifone, a British mobile music company, is unveiling a new music service Monday aimed at cell phone users who crave music while on the go, in the first of what is expected to be many challenges against Apple Inc.'s upcoming iPhone and its ubiquitous iTunes Store.
President Vladimir Putin, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term next year, left the door open for a return to the Kremlin in 2012, a Russian newspaper reported Saturday.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain hopes to gather steam from his New Hampshire victory and begin picking off rivals with wins in Michigan, South Carolina and beyond.
The head of a panel that will name a new head coach of England on Wednesday has warned that the appointment must be followed by moves to reduce the amount of rugby played by the country's top players.
Administering co-trimoxazole, a cheap, widely used antibiotic, to HIV-positive children could dramatically cut AIDS-related deaths in Africa.
ADELAIDE, Nov. 26. - Justin Langer scored his 20th Test ton and remained unbeaten on 144 at stumps, as Australia took early control of the second Test against New Zealand here at stumps today at Adelaide Oval.
Asian stock markets show mixed signs of recovery, following a third day of heavy global share losses
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Lionel Tate, the teen who walked out of prison eight months ago after his life sentence for the killing of a 6-year-old playmate was overturned, was arrested on charges of violating his probation.
SAN DIEGO ---- A hunter was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he started a blaze that grew into the Cedar fire, the largest wildfire in California history, and later lied about it.
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a district police headquarters in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing four policemen and four civilians, a government official said.
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Visita di controllo di controllo dal prof. Pierpaolo Mariani nella casa di cura 'Villa Stuart' per i...
Scientists prove stem cells are not necessary for cloning and find other cells may even be better candidates.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with special health-care needs have health-care costs three times greater than other children, says a study in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
Eurozone growth falls by more than half between April and June 2007, official EU figures show.
In addtion to the other slides from the php|works conference, George Schlossnagle has decided to throw his hat into the ring with the latest of his talks - Profiling PHP Applications.
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Setting the stage for what it hopes will be a &quot;breakout year&quot; for its server operating systems, Microsoft this week announced it will ship the first Release Candidate of its Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2003 by year&#39;s end as well as a SDK
US President George W Bush pressed hard to undermine Democrat John Kerry as a prospective commander in chief, accusing the Massachusetts senator of waffling on Iraq and sending dangerously misleading signals to friend and foe alike.
Dopo 21 anni introiti prodotti nipponici superano stranieri
The Taliban said on Tuesday they had captured a Briton and two Afghans in the southern province of Helmand, a major drug producer, but gave no further details.
Steve McClaren performs a  U-turn by naming David Beckham in his England squad for the first time.
Aleksandar Rankovic, centrocampista serbo dell'ADO Den Haag, si &egrave; rivolto all'arbitro olandes...
A Shiite official Thursday announced a coalition of 228 candidates backed by leading Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani for Iraq&#39;s Jan. 30 elections.
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An accident involving a bus and a van on a main highway in south-west France killed at least seven people early today. The accident, which happened south of Bordeaux near the border with Spain, also injured at least 30 people, France-Info radio said.
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Canada&#39;s provincial premiers boycotted a breakfast with Prime Minister Paul Martin on Tuesday, casting a shadow over top-level talks to overhaul the overloaded public health-care system.
LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Tired of too much work and too little time to do it? Frustrated with the boss and stressed to the limit with no relief in sight?
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Dal 2-0 al 2-2. L'Atalanta si mangia le mani per l'occasione sprecata e Gigi Del Neri al termine del...
Around 40% of the UK will still be without internet access at home by 2025, warns a study by telecoms giant BT.
As the door closes on Blair's premiership, Martin Amis and Guardian photographer Dan Chung shadowed the prime minister on his farewell tour.
Con la vittoria per 25-19 nel primo set contro l'Olanda, la Polonia ha sancito l'aritmetica eliminaz...
Russian Dinara Safina stormed into the  second round of the China Open Monday, the day after big  brother Marat Safin won the men's title.
Investors appear enthusiastic about the prospect of a pure-play Napster.
The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many still hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.
ARE, Sweden  - Austria's Nicole Hosp ended Anja Paerson's golden run at the world Alpine skiing championships, mastering a treacherous course to win the giant slalom title on Tuesday after the local favorite crashed out.
An international donors' conference pledged $7.4 billion in aid to the Palestinians over the next three years, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Monday.
A bus taking Greek high school students to watch the Paralympics smashed into a truck loaded with glass Monday, killing seven teenage passengers and injuring 30 other people, police said.
AJACCIO, France : Frenchman Sebastien Loeb is set to be crowned world champion after safely negotiating the second day of the Rally of Corsica to finish in third place.
A report released Thursday by the GAO indicates that just one-sixth of the 24 largest data breaches reported between January 2000 and June 2005 resulted in actual identity theft. The report could give support to those who want breach-notification rules eased.
With improved upstream and downstream results, Total may lead the integrated pack.
The NFL moved to speed up its draft on Tuesday during owners' meetings at which it also discussed having the Buffalo Bills play regular season games in Toronto, expanding the reach of the NFL Network and moving the Pro Bowl.
Pfizer is expected to see a sharp fall in sales of one of its best-selling drugs after a warning by US regulators.
Tony Delk and Predrag Drobjnak both  scored 16 points as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the defending NBA  champion Detroit Pistons 88-72 in National Basketball  Association play Friday in Auburn Hills.
The US may have to drop 27 percent duties on $4.6 billion of Canadian lumber shipments after a trade tribunal ruled that the US lumber industry isn&#39;t being harmed by imports from Canada.
About 90 percent of state workers get pensions, and the bill is coming due.
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NEW YORK - Republicans at their party's convention were turning Tuesday to conditions at home after saluting President Bush as a wartime leader. California Gov...
September 12, 2004 -- BAGHDAD - Strong explosions shook central Baghdad late last night and fighting erupted on a major street in the heart of the city near the US-guarded Green Zone.
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday new vehicle sales in October fell 5 percent from October 2003, the eighth time this year monthly sales have been below year-ago results.
By Roy Goh  KOTA KINABALU: A whale, about 20m in length, became a hubbub of attention when it was found stranded in shallow waters off Pulau Gaya near here yesterday morning.
A British Airways plane on a flight from China crash-landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday. Three people were slightly injured.
Description: Sen. John Kerry says troops should come home from Iraq in four years. President George Bush does not set a timeline. To find out more about the candidates&#39; policies, NPR&#39;s Robert Siegel talks with Kerry supporter retired Gen.
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Tampa, Florida Police in Tampa, Florida, say Vanderbilt running back Kwane Doster was shot to death this morning when someone fired at the parked car he was in.
A suicide car-bomber attacked a convoy of foreign troops on Saturday in the Afghan capital, killing four civilians, police and government officials said, in the third such attack on international forces in two days.
Just how different was subprime lending from other lending in the days of easy money that prevailed until this summer?
Is this a joke or is it a misleading headline? The answer is neither. It&#39;s for real. PalmOne, the handheld manufacturers as opposed to PalmSource, the operating system company, signed a licensing agreement
Giving HIV-positive children in Africa a daily dose of antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate.
The F.T.C. said that the merger between Wild Oats and Whole Foods would lead to higher prices in markets where the chains compete.
Tory leader David Cameron pledges to force a Commons vote on whether to hold a referendum on the EU treaty.
Pop star Madonna visits Judaism's sacred Western Wall in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.
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LOS ANGELES The acclaimed Jet Li martial-arts epic &quot;Hero&quot; took in an estimated 17-point-eight (m) million dollars to rank Number One in the weekend box office.
Media conglomerate News Corp said on Friday it has reached a confidential settlement with publisher Judith Regan related to her 2006 termination, with no admission of liability by either side.
Dopo la separazione dalla Renualt il pilota Jarno Trulli ha siglato un accordo di due anni con la Toyota. La conferma della stipula del contratto arriva direttamente dalla scuderia. Il 30enne pilota abruzzese
Two Red Cross workers are killed at a Palestinian refugee camp where troops are battling militants, officials say.
Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue is to star in a Christmas special of the popular science-fiction TV drama Doctor Who.
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, who has been in seclusion since acknowledging dealings with a Washington escort service, \
France launched the sale of at least 9.6 percent of France Telecom, a move that could raise up to 5.8 billion euros ($7.1 billion) that will be used to help the French government reduce its national debt.
Global handset sales rose to record  levels in the second quarter, putting the industry on track to  ship 650 million cell phones in 2004 as market leader Nokia  halted its decline, a survey said on Thursday.
Sterling remained weak after this morning's survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors showed house prices slipped in August as higher interest rates take their toll.
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s warning of disappointing sales sent stocks lower Monday, as investors' concerns about a slowing economy offset their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.58, down 14 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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HERE'S your chance to settle down with the kids and watch them enjoy a little piece of timeless TV magic...   Yes, Sooty is one of the great characters who feature in our fantastic DVD giveaway.
(HealthDay News) -- Obesity surgery helps severely obese people lose weight by  reducing the size of the stomach, by bypassing a portion of the body's digestive system, or a combination of these procedures.
By John Dunbar  Cable television rates keep going up while prices for other communications services are going down, says the nation's chief communications regulator, and he blames local governments for blocking competition.
Looking for an eco-friendly gift for that special tree-hugger in your life? This guide has you covered, right down to the wrapping paper. By Lewis Wallace.
LONDON  - French police are investigating the disappearance of a flamboyant British aristocrat last seen in the south of France two weeks ago, the British news media reported Saturday.
A Palestinian schoolgirl runs past the rubble of a destroyed building next to a United Nations school in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.
Fashion designer Liz Claiborne revolutionized the way working women put together their wardrobes because she was one of them. She made it easy for them as they pioneered up corporate ladders in the 1970s and 1980s, offering coordinated outfits at once serious and stylish, but also affordable.
Sources inside NASA told CNN Sunday that O&#39;Keefe will accept an offer from Louisiana State University to be its chancellor. O&#39;Keefe&#39;s decision, the sources said, was made for personal and financial reasons
The son of a high-ranking trade official in Vietnam is arrested on fraud allegations.
AutoZone Inc. , the largest U.S. auto parts retailer, on Wednesday said quarterly earnings rose less than 1 percent as high gas prices made customers choose between paying for fuel or preventive maintenance.
FRUSTRATED Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has left his misfiring strikeforce in no doubt there are no excuses for their current pitiful form.
Microsoft and Dassault Systemes of France said they had agreed to form a strategic alliance for Dassault Systemes' product lifecycle management (V5 PLM) and 3D design solutions.
The German chancellor&#39;s decision to adopt a young child has unleashed massive media coverage. Schr\u00c3\u00b6der&#39;s been fighting revelations about his private life but the current attention could help rather than harm his career.
By GARY PERILLOUX  Details of Louisiana's latest launch in the aerospace industry are yet to be determined, but the state has cast its net into NASA's future.  On Thursday, Gov.
Robert Beddia, who died in a blaze at the Deutsche Bank skyscraper on Aug. 18, stood out as one of only 502 firefighters over 50 on a force of more than 9,000.
Mansar - Indian railway authorities blamed negligence for the cause of a head-on collision of two trains that left 38 people dead in northern Punjab state while newspapers on Wednesday attributed the tragedy to antiquated equipment.
Satellite radio rivals XM and Sirius have every intention of merging, but not just yet.
Nick Heidfeld has had a test drive for F1 team Williams, in the hope of winning a driver seat next season. Nick Heidfeld has had a test drive for F1 team Williams, in the hope of winning a driver seat next season.
NEW YORK, October 18  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels for the third consecutive day, reaching $55.
MOSCOW  - Visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised support Friday for Russia's bid for World Trade Organization membership, as the two countries discussed building a pipeline to transport Russian crude to China.
Microsoft is downplaying claims that several new vulnerabilities in Windows XP SP2 were discovered by Finjan Software, but it is looking into the claims anyway.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  said on Monday that its subprime lender, First Franklin Financial, would cut an unspecified number of jobs, in another setback to the brokerage's $1.3 billion acquisition.
Rasmussen Reports - Just 11% of American voters give the outgoing Congress good or excellent marks. That&#39;s down from 13% two weeks ago and 15% on Election Day.
Police in Lancashire charge a 21-year-old man with the attempted murder of a schoolgirl in a park.
The US defence secretary suggests Iraq may be able to hold January elections only in more peaceful areas.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and set off bombs at a market and a popular cafe Thursday, killing seven people, including two Americans, the U.S. military said, in a bold attack on the compound housing the U.S...
Electrolux shares have tumbled after the world&#39;s largest maker of consumer electronics said profit in the second half of 2004 will be less than forecast.
After several delays, the first space-bound rocket is set to launch from a southern New Mexico spaceport.
Accelerazione per riorganizzazione Italia-Germania
The cooperation between governments of China and Germany and between businesses of the two countries will never seek temporary or short-term benefits, but aim at long-term and win-win results, visiting German ...
Tokyo stocks posted strong rises by  Friday afternoon as hopes for a seasonal year-end rally and the  imminent inclusion of oil and gas developer INPEX Corp. into  the TOPIX index, spurred buying in a wide range of stocks.
The air mattress maker has another tough quarter.
NAJAF, Iraq - Iraqi authorities yesterday detained more than 50 people for questioning in the car bombings that killed dozens of civilians Sunday in two Shiite Muslim holy cities, worsening long-standing tensions between Iraq&#39;s majority Shiites and the
MOSCOW, Feb. 15 -- President Vladimir Putin promoted Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov to the post of first deputy prime minister Thursday, an elevation that immediately intensified speculation that Putin might favor him as his successor.
IBM has announced Tivoli Provisioning Manager 5.1, a tool designed to help with the deployment and installation of software for large numbers of servers, PCs, laptops and wireless devices.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 and  several powerful aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday,  killing at least four people and injuring more than 400 while  knocking out power and phone services, media said.
Searchers on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two Marion County men who disappeared more than a week ago on Halfmoon Lake in the Ocala National Forest.
For a few grave weeks after the election in November, it looked as if professional teeth-gnashers like the American Family Association or Concerned Women for America would have little meat to sate their perpetual indignation this holiday season.
To plan an upcoming hike in the Alps, John Higham scoured scores of photos plotted along his route on a digital map for clues to the steepness of trails and the availability of accommodations or camp sites.
The dollar slid to a record low against  the euro on worries about U.S. subprime mortgages and hit a  26-year trough versus sterling on Wednesday after British data  bolstered expectations for higher interest rates in Britain.
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that foreigners who publicly criticize him or his government while visiting Venezuela will be expelled from the country.
More Americans have their high blood pressure under control, reducing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association on Monday.
GUANTANAMO: Only a sanitised glimpse of Australian David Hicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 life as a Taliban fighter or what it was like for Salim Hamdan to be Osama Bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s personal driver and bodyguard will be given when their military trials open on Tuesday.
IT IS possible to extend your life and avoid heart disease by regularly eating the &quot;ideal healthy meal &quot; , scientists revealed last night.
The Republican presidential candidates are launching a blizzard of negative attacks in Iowa, showing the strains of a wide-open race.
A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people and left scores missing, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's  militant group threatened to behead a Japanese hostage it said  worked with Japan's forces in Iraq if Tokyo did not withdraw  its troops from the country within 48 hours.
Under Carlos Gutierrez&#39;s stewardship, Kellogg Co. lobbied to open US markets to cheap Australian sugar and called the government&#39;s current
The Dow Jones industrial average briefly surpassed its all-time closing high on two occasions this week, only to fall back each time and close below the record.
Infielder Shea Hillenbrand avoids arbitration by agreeing Friday to a $3.87 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Police said Sunday they have arrested two men and seized 3 million ecstasy tablets worth about 200 million Australian dollars ($154 million) that the pair imported from Poland hidden inside a bakery oven.
Doctors in Wisconsin appear to have succeeded in their experiment to let a 15-year-old girl with deadly rabies fight the virus with her own immunity.
A fire at a Russian psychiatric hospital  killed nine people and wounded 16, local media reported on  Sunday, just over a day after a blaze at a hospital in Moscow  killed 45 women.
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A new study on emergency rooms  disputes the common wisdom that the poor and uninsured are  filling them up.
Dozens more people in Japan on Thursday said they fell sick after eating Chinese-made food, a day after Japanese food companies recalled pesticide-contaminated dumplings from China that sickened 10 people.
Mozilla developer Doug Turner outlines two prototypes for better cell phone-browsing.
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Description: Since news of inmate abuse at Abu Ghraib prison first broke, questions have focused on whether senior officials were to blame.
Il Brasile ha vinto la Coppa America battendo in finale l'Argentina 3-0 (2-0) a Maracaibo, in Venezu...
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Lo scozzese Dario Franchitti ha vinto la 91/a edizione della 500 miglia di Indianapolis precedendo i...
Six weeks after the end of the Lebanon war, the militant Hezbollah group is facing little on-the-ground pressure to give up its weapons and disarm &#151; despite a U.N. cease-fire resolution demanding just that.
The campaigns of Republican President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry have tentatively settled on a package of three face-to-face debates, the Washington Post reported late on Sunday.
VALDERRAMA, Spain (Ticker) - Alastair Forsyth may be 120 places lower in the world rankings, but the Scot clearly won his duel Saturday with local favorite Sergio Garcia at the Volvo Masters.
SuperMediaStore.com has a dual-port HDMI switch on sale for $22.99 shipped. You provide the HDMI cables.
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In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
At Least 24 People Have Become Infected With E. Coli in NC; Many of Them Visited Petting Zoo. RALEIGH, NC Nov 4, 2004 - At least 24 people, most of them children, have been infected with E. coli bacteria, and
Maybe your mom didn't think to tell you to use your manners when you participate in an adult chat room. But she shouldn't have to. In Sex Drive Daily.
Investintech&#39;s Able2Extract sofware lets users view and convert PDF data into formatted Excel spreadsheets.  Great for data and trend analysis - a real time saver! Try it free.
In a rematch of the NBA Finals, the result was the same &#151; a thorough thrashing of the Los Angeles Lakers by the Detroit Pistons.
By Unnati Gandhi  Paleontologists have discovered dozens of fossils of a soft- bodied, deep-sea dweller that lived more than half a billion years ago, adding one more piece to the enigmatic puzzle that is the history of life on Earth.
Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi he will stand in January's national elections as campaigning gets under way.
L&#39;icona della Madonna di Kazan e&#39; stata consegnata agli ortodossi con una cerimonia nella cattedrale della Dormizione a Mosca. A restituirla al patriarca Alessio II e&#39; stato il capo della delegazione vaticana
NEW YORK -- Thomson Corp. agreed to sell a unit that provides educational testing services for $435 million in the last planned sale needed to fund its purchase of Reuters Group PLC.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.
Boeing Co.  on Wednesday  reported a higher-than-expected second-quarter profit compared  with a year-ago loss, and raised its full-year forecast as it  ramped up delivery of its hot-selling commercial planes and  defense sales remained strong.
China has begun laying a 500-million-dollar fiber optic cable to the United States that will be vital in meeting booming Internet traffic between the two nations, state press reported Tuesday.
Oslo&#39;s Munch Museum will stay closed till the middle of next year to secure its masterpieces with glass bolted onto the walls after robbers stole &quot;The Scream&quot; by pulling it off the wall and walking out the front door.
By Rene Villegas LA PAZ, Bolivia  - Anti-government protests inBolivia on Tuesday paralyzed two cities and pushed authoritiesto meet a key demand -- the cancellation of a water concessionrun by a foreign company.
SHANGHAI - In 1990, Shanghai was a poor, decaying post- colonial metropolis shaking off decades of economic stagnation. Its streets were congested, too - with bicycles.
ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 : Pakistan on Thursday reiterated its stand for peaceful reunification of Taiwan with China. Foreign Office Spokesman, Masood Khan in his weekly briefing, said that Pakistan supports one China policy.
Quattro militari italiani raggiungono il campo base sul massiccio del VinsonUn itinerario mai percorso. Dopo 13 giorni di marcia puntano alla vetta a 4.897 metri                                          Alpini a spasso per l'Antartide Trecento chilometri a meno 30\u00c2\u00b0                                                                                  di BRUNO PERSANO
At least 90,000 people have returned to Somalia's beleaguered capital after the heaviest fighting in more than 15 years ended last month, the United Nations said Friday.
Struggling US carmakers Ford and General Motors both see another sharp drop in monthly US sales.
OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro highlighted the impact of the current high oil prices, saying the direct contribution of the increase in global oil prices to the economic slowdown
Iran has not accepted a proposal of the European Union (EU) to trade nuclear technology with its uranium enrichment program. &quot;It is just at the initial stage.
By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  May 27--ON THE MOVE   The Greeley City Council recently named several residents to various boards and commissions.   Gail Woofter of Qwest Communications, was named to the Citizen Transportation Advisory Board; Mervyn Davies, of Davsel Ventures, Inc.
Pakistani lawmakers elected Shaukat Aziz the country&#39;s prime minister in a vote boycotted by the opposition. The new premier pledged to maintain economic changes aimed at boosting growth and reducing poverty.
Somalia's MPs are to meet for a confidence vote on the new cabinet, after rejecting the first nominations.
The Cleveland Browns have a few names in mind for both head coach and general manager with coordinators from Philadelphia and New England on the list.
By 2012, disk drives will surpass tape cartridges in external capacity, according to the figures from Enterprise Strategy Group
Citigroup Inc , Merrill Lynch & Co  and JPMorgan Chase & Co  may face larger fourth-quarter write-offs of fixed-income securities than previously expected, and Citigroup may have to slash its dividend 40 percent to preserve capital, according to a Goldman Sachs & Co analyst.
Ukraine&#39;s Central Election Commission has suspended vote counting from the 31 October presidential election. The opposition says that&#39;s because a complete count would reveal that its leader, Viktor Yushchenko
Stocks rebounded on Monday from last week's losses after IBM  reported higher-than-expected preliminary quarterly earnings, spurring a broad rally in technology shares.
Researchers have witnessed a chimpanzee skewering a lemur-like creature for supper, but it's unclear whether the spectacle was a bit of luck or an indication that chimps have a more advanced ability to hunt than was thought.
U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on  Tuesday, sending benchmark 10-year yields to their lowest  levels in nearly four weeks, on buying tied to stock weakness  and news of deadly train blasts in Mumbai, India.
A UK government laboratory says it has shown how to detect counterfeit medicines through their packaging.
Relief teams are assessing the damage on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, after it was hit by two massive earthquakes.
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation of Britain's BAE Systems Plc over the defense firm's compliance with anti-corruption laws, including its dealings with Saudi Arabia.
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La Calabria resta la regione piu' colpita dalle fiamme
Greggio tocca quota 100,27 dollari al barile
Check in with us Wednesday for live updates from San Francisco as Apple shows off new products.
The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new.
The king of reality television Donald  Trump was tempted to go for a \
Telecommunications companies Swisscom AG and Telekom Austria AG are in talks over a possible merger, Swisscom said.
Scientists believe they have pinpointed the origin of a low frequency &quot;hum&quot; that emanates from the Earth. The noise - which can be picked up in the two and seven mHz (millihertz) range - occurs far below the
Pro-Taliban militants and security forces reached a cease-fire in a troubled district of northwest Pakistan early Monday after the deaths of another 35 rebel fighters and 16 troops, officials said.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president to succeed Yasser Arafat on Saturday  and called for a cease-fire with Israel and talks on a final  peace settlement.
Eight oil pipelines feeding two oilfields in southern Iraq have been sabotaged in a bomb attack, Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV channel reported on Thursday.
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What's in a name The House of Commons stationery department was working overtime yesterday, after MPs forced the government to accept there was a need for a select committee with explicit responsibility for overseeing science.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Reducing levels of specific toxins in the brain may help stabilize cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease patients.
Chelsea needed late goals from Dutchman Arjen Robben and England&#39;s Joe Cole to earn a 2-0 win at Portsmouth and extend their lead in the Premier League to eight points on Tuesday.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Arizona Diamondbacks, who made a big splash before and during baseball&#39;s winter meetings, soon could be facing life without the Big Unit.
Iceland's capital and several towns   plunged into darkness on Thursday as street lights were turned   off for people to get a better view of the night sky.
Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no better, a Palestinian official said, as Palestinian leaders adopted in his absence a plan to restore order in their areas.
The European Parliament today called on European Union leaders to open membership talks with Turkey \u00e2\u0080\u009cwithout undue delay,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and urged Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms and moves toward recognising Cyprus.
Three British nationals have been seized by gunmen in Baghdad, the Iraqi interior ministry says.
The father of a soldier killed in Iraq is to stand as an MP against Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon.
Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill underwent an appendectomy on Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined for two to three weeks.
Kidnappers have freed the cousin of  Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, a source in the  premier's office said on Sunday.
Coca-Cola is hoping its new mobile site for social networking, Sprite Yard, will become the MySpace of the cellphone world.
A four-month project to improve The Diana, Princess of Wales memorial fountain starts next month.
Twelve dollars may not seem like a high medical cost, but it is enough to deter many women from getting a mammogram, a new study finds.
A lawsuit demanding touch-screen voting machines be made to produce paper records will not be heard until Oct. 18, a judge ruled Friday, raising doubts that any significant changes to the system used by about half of Florida's voters will happen before the election.
Huge numbers of bodies are still being found in Aceh, Indonesia, a month after the tsunami hit, a reminder that normalcy is nowhere near.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Another record-setting season  has led San Francisco leftfielder Barry Bonds to his fourth  straight and unprecedented seventh overall National League Most  Valuable Player Award.
Californians idle in the nation's worst traffic jams on interstates surrounding major metropolitan areas but they are far from alone -- 52 percent of these urban stretches of highways are congested, according to a new study released on Thursday.
Various arms of the federal government swung into action this week to boost the economy. Yet for many, the incentives are not enough.
President George W Bush has all but abandoned his goal of Palestinian statehood next year, opting instead to spend the next four years trying to help &quot;a truly free state develop&quot; alongside Israel.
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore releases &#39;Fahrenheit 9/11&#39; and other media in hopes of moving voters away from Bush before the election.
ABC says, &quot;When NASA&#39;s Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over East Texas almost two years ago, killing its crew of seven, many wondered: What will become of the struggling space agency?
By today\u00c2\u0092s model, an elite college football coach is only one mediocre season away from being fired. Just ask Miami\u00c2\u0092s Larry Coker or Alabama\u00c2\u0092s Mike Shula.
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By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Feb. 9--Reese Road Elementary School had just lost a Partner in Education when paraprofessional Janet Gay saw Omega Training Group Inc. CEO Ray Kauffman at a social function early last fall and mentioned the school needed another partner.
Venezuela's assembly is to finalise a law granting President Chavez sweeping powers to rule by decree.
KOKOMO, Ind. - Members of the largest of three United Auto Workers locals in Kokomo, Ind., overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract with Chrysler LLC last night.
Former Spurs manager Bill Nicholson dies aged 85.
MANHASSET, NY - MontaVista Software Inc. has announced that its MontaVista Linux has been chosen as the operating system for three new Foma third-generation (3G) mobile phones from NTT DoCoMo.
Wide receiver reaches a milestone of his own on Manning&#39;s record toss -- 10th TD catch of season. By Phillip B. Wilson. Brandon Stokley expects to keep the football.
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The ICC criticises Pakistan's handling of the doping case involving Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammd Asif.
Hundreds of Red Sox fans jammed Boston's streets early on Monday to celebrate their team's second World Series victory in four years, some hurling rocks at police in riot gear, smashing windows and lighting fires.
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WEARING a dazzling white suit with a yellow armband, Michael Jackson arrived at a Californian courthouse yesterday to confront the criminal prosecutor who has been trying to imprison him for more than a decade.
By Jarrett Murphy. By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. (CBS/AP) Vice President Dick Cheney says the United States will risk another terrorist attack if voters make the wrong choice on Election Day, suggesting Sen.
Nestle  operations in Germany were raided last week as part of a German cartel office investigation of suspected price-fixing by chocolate makers, the company said on Monday.
In vista della gara di domani contro il Torino, il tecnico del Milan Carlo Ancelotti ha detto: ''Non...
Barbra Streisand opened her first  U.S. tour in 12 years on Wednesday with a polished show filled  with crowd-pleasing classics, more than a touch of nostalgia  and a healthy dose of her liberal politics.
Orioles reliever Jamie Walker rejoins the team on Saturday, a day after being struck on the back of the head by a line drive from Nick Markakis during batting practice.
The first U.S. military intelligence  soldier to be court-martialed over the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal  was sentenced Saturday to eight months in jail, a reduction in  rank and a bad conduct discharge.
Moscow will not back any U.N. plan for Kosovo unless both Serbia and its breakaway province support it, Russia's foreign minister said on Monday, pouring cold water on a fresh attempt to find compromise with the West.
Since ancient times poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco  are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of electricity.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced that he had prostate cancer but said that the disease was not life-threatening.
Ekta Kapoor has decided to take pages from her tumultuous climb to the position of a television tycoon and turn it into a soap on the Star One channel.
Australia strongly denied Tuesday it had ignored industry warnings about quarantine procedure breakdowns years before the equine influenza outbreak now devastating its racing industry.
Online music service Napster Inc.  said on Monday that it hired UBS Investment bank to help it  look at strategic alternatives, which could include the sale of  the company.
(InfoWorld) - A flaw in the pop-up blocker of the open-source browser Firefox could allow an attacker to access local files, according to security analysts. The flaw, however,\u00c2\u00a0does not affect Firefox 2.0, the latest version of the browser, but version 1.5.0.9, according to Beyond Security, which credited the find to Michal Zalewski. The attack could occur if a user manually allows a pop-window to appear. The browser normally blocks access to local files, but when a pop-up is manually allowed, \
It seemed like a difficult assignment. Felix Trinidad returned to the ring last night after more than two years of inactivity to fight Ricardo Mayorga, a sturdy former champion who is capable of scoring a knockout with either hand.
Ross Paule had a hat trick, and the Columbus Crew extended their team-record unbeaten streak to 11 games Saturday night with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Alex Rodriguez expects to be questioned repeatedly about drug use as he approaches Barry Bonds' career home-run record.
HERAT, Afghanistan  - Up to seven supporters of an  ousted Afghan governor were killed and 20 wounded on Sunday in  clashes with police and U.S. troops in the western city of  Herat, which was placed under night curfew.
Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz says Palestinian militants groups have agreed to a truce.
After losing out on a bid to buy China&#39;s Harbin Brewery Group Ltd. to rival Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., Miller Brewing Co.&#39;s owner SABMiller plc is planning to build an $82.
Models aged under 16 will be banned from London Fashion Week after a report issued on Friday called for them to show a health certificate before being allowed on the catwalk.
Many people thought last month's tsunami would turn this tropical tourist paradise into a modern-day Atlantis. After all, the islands that make up the Maldives average only 3 feet in height.
Sony Corp.  will cut back on  future chip spending and may not produce advanced \
DemoFall participants look to make it easier to book meetings.
Treo 650 boasts a high-res display, an improved keyboard and camera, a removable battery, and more. PalmOne this week is announcing the Treo 650, a hybrid PDA/cell-phone device that addresses many of the shortcomings
ROCHESTER, Michigan  - Cerberus Capital Management Chairman John Snow said on Wednesday the private equity firm was 'confident' in securing Chrysler financing and sees the deal closing in the current quarter.
Newcastle assistant manager Kevin Bond has become the first casualty from last week's BBC doucmentary alleging corruption in English football.
Malick Sidibe becomes the first photographer to win the Venice Biennale's lifetime achievement award.
Underachieving even by the standards of stoner comedies, \u00e2\u0080\u009cStrange Wilderness\u00e2\u0080\u009d is so inert that it doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t so much unreel on screen as loiter there.
OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - The Breeders' Cup came to a thrilling but tragic end on Saturday.
Two Italian woman aid workers and two Iraqis have been kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already edgy from widespread kidnappings.
Memphis coach John Calipari says Robert Dozier will play but won't start against Central Florida on Saturday, the second game since a former girlfriend filed a complaint with police.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetics-based lab test to help physicians personalize their patients' drug doses.
With an eye to repairing the damage caused by disagreements over Iraq, Germany's foreign minister offers a rosy view of future U.S.-European relations.
Secretly admiring someone this Valentine's Day? Here's how to make that virtual romance a reality. By Keith Axline.
The acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner on Monday disputed a published report that said agency officials knew before Oct. 5 that British health authorities might suspend
When the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan rallied its army to flush Indian insurgents from its territory last winter, officials
The most miserable stretch of Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee's career appears to be coming to an end.
He&#39;s confident despite having to accept less money than Oscar de La Hoya and bowing to a weight limit. By Jim Jenkins -- Bee Staff Writer.
While human activity probably isn&#39;t directly responsible for the 2003 heat wave that caused thousands of deaths in Europe, British researchers say human influence on the
A six-hour battle in Afghanistan left over 50 Taliban fighters dead or wounded, while a bomber targeting a police patrol killed three civilians, officials said.
ST. LOUIS -- Among the thousands of phrases around sports that you never, ever expect to hear -- a list that includes &quot;Speak up, TO,&quot; &quot;Bonds cracks me up,&quot; &quot;I can&#39;t wait for the NHL to start again,&quot; and &quot;More WNBA, please&quot; -- is this one:
NEW YORK - Kevin Brown's frustrating season finally reached a boiling point, and now his hot temper could cost the New York Yankees at the most important time. Brown broke his non-pitching hand when he punched a wall in the clubhouse Friday night during a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles that cut New York's lead in the AL East to just 2 1/2 games over Boston...
Polygamist sect leader Warren   Jeffs, who was arrested last week after two years on the run,   made his first Utah court appearance on Wednesday by   closed-circuit TV and told a judge he understood the charges   against him.
Despite the scary statistics about cancer and death, and the disgusting realities of yellow teeth and bad breath, there are still 46 million people in the United States who smoke.
Jose Manuel Barroso, the incoming European Commission President, has selected his new team and is trying to win support from the European Parliament.
Plus: The one-world video game challenge. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Tovar, Venezuela, Johan Santana\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hometown, awaits his next move which remains uncertain: he can become a free agent after the 2008 season, so the Twins are trying to trade him
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, expected to play the first half of Saturday night's preaseason game against Cincinnati, instead was held out after feeling tightness in his right hamstring during pregame warmups.
Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
LOS ANGELES  - There is no such thing as writer's block in Hollywood this week.
Specialty drug distributor Chronimed Inc. said Wednesday that it received a $20 million government deal to distribute HIV medications to 1,700 clients on the waiting lists of AIDS drug assistance programs in 10 states.
Risorse aggiuntive del Senato, 100 milioni per la ricerca
Sudanese soldiers surrounded three refugee camps in Darfur yesterday, forcing out aid workers in a development that could worsen the plight of thousands of African tribesmen who have fled the region&#39;s smouldering civil war.
A guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon is expected to fetch up to \u00c2\u00a3270,000 at auction.
Israel is moving ahead with plans for a high-tech shield to protect its civilians from rockets, army officers and Defense Ministry officials said Wednesday.
Also: Toughest gadgets on the planet. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Young people could face a massive  squeeze on their finances in the next few years, a report suggests.
Mad Max meets Convoy An Aussie bloke went on a phone mast destroying spree yesterday, on the grounds that his health had been damaged by mobile phone signals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Todd Ackerman, Houston Chronicle Jun. 22--Less than a week after Texas officially asked for an extra nine years to meet federal health standards for ground-level ozone, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing even tighter standards.
Rilevata societa' di immobili ufficio per 4,7 miliardi
ATLANTA\u00e2\u0080\u0094Long the most common way to store letters, homework and other computer files, the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car: it&#39;ll hang around, but never hold the same relevance in everyday life.
Auto-industry inventory numbers do not look terrible, but what if there is a storm coming?
Goldman Sachs on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit rose 23 per cent as its fixed-income, currency and commodities business soared while a rebounding stock market boosted investment banking.
Veteran tube star Gerald McRaney plans to be back making more TV   within the month after being discharged Friday from the Houston hospital   where he underwent cancer surgery.
U.S. apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.  said on Wednesday that it will cut up to 800 jobs and consider its options for 16 apparel brands under a plan to cut costs.
The developer of Ruby on Rails looks to remove certain features from the Web application framework in order to keep it nimble and easy to use.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana State defensive end Marcus Spears and linebacker Cameron Vaughn combined for the go-ahead touchdown to help the No. 17 Tigers beat Alabama, 26-10, last night.
U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday,  rebounding from a four-day losing streak, as earnings from  companies like Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and positive consumer  confidence data pleased Wall Street.
Dell Inc.  said on Friday it hired the head of Motorola Inc.'s  mobile phone unit, making him the second high-profile executive Michael Dell has hired since he reclaimed the CEO title at the end of last month.
It was the steepest monthly decline since the National Association of Realtors began measuring combined sales of condominiums and single-family homes in 1999.
China has detained at least three farmers on subversion charges for making bold calls for private land ownership in the countryside, an attempt to curb land seizures by corrupt officials, their families said on Monday.
Walt Disney Co. DIS.N is launching a  new global advertising campaign this week for its theme parks  around the world, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Wednesday.
Ministro, mettere i tornelli non e' come andare sulla luna
Dopo la sconfitta per 2-1 a Livorno il tecnico del Messina Cavasin &egrave; molto amareggiato. \
Campbell Soup Co. CPB.N, the  world's biggest soupmaker, on Thursday said its chairman,  George Sherman, will retire in November.
SunGard Data Systems Inc. (SDS) on Monday said it would spin off its data recovery business, sending its stock up 11 percent to a four-month high.
CarMax Inc. KMX.N on Friday said  quarterly profit fell 6 percent as new car sales declined, but  a robust used-car sales outlook sent the auto retailer's shares  up 12 percent.
'Unneccessary' SDK to ship February, says Stevie The iPhone and iTouch are to get a Software Developers Kit in February next year, allowing developers to create proper native applications for the platform and allowing it to properly compete with other smart phones, Steve Jobs announced on the company's website today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The dollar extended its rebound into a  third day on Friday as investors worried that the dollar's  two-month slide had been too rapid and sought more neutral  ground in the final stretch before the year-end.
A Diebold Election Systems spokesman dismissed criticism of the company's e-voting hardware, saying it is secure and works as it should.
Clubs across Europe have until midnight to add to their squads before the transfer window slams shut.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan pummelled the Cayman Islands with floodwaters that swamped homes and fierce winds that ripped off roofs, then strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed for western Cuba today.
The RSPB is worried over plans to build a South African airport in an area used by the swallow population in winter.
Despite rules banning the advertising of unhealthy food online, some brands are bending the rules, research suggests.
Reddito stagnante, come nel '92.Nel 2008 frenata dei consumi
Nominees for the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, Calif.:
Four major U.S. newspaper chains launched an online advertising network on Friday that will let advertisers book national campaigns through a single point of contact, reaching 50 million people a month across the U.S.
Intensificare poteri e competenze di autorita' di controllo
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Alarmed that a 52-year-old paper was stoking the arguments of creationists, a chemistry professor has retracted a paper on the origins of life.
From 'National Lampoon's Vacation' to 'Sideways,' it's time to hit the road.
This is one in an occasional series of stories leading up to November&#39;s election on economic issues being put forth by President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John F. Kerry.
UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB , the parent of  United Airlines, said on Friday it would raise its existing $10  each-way fuel surcharge by an additional $5 due to soaring fuel  costs.
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Computers, worth RM100,000, went up in smoke when a fire razed a shophouse in Sungai Rambai here yesterday.  The blaze, believed to have been caused by a short circuit, occurred about 12.30pm.
South Africa captain Jacques Kallis&#39;s unbeaten 91 saw his side to a four-wicket win over India at Stormont here Tuesday in the first of three one-day internationals.
South Africa beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the Twenty20 Group match in Cape Town.
Staples Inc. hosted a daylong event last week for analysts who follow the company&#39;s stock, laying out plans to keep growing in the immediate future and beyond.
Cell phone shoppers looking for new deals and features didn&#39;t find them yesterday, a day after Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.
Eying that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Sharp says it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.
Paul Allen&#39;s backing of commercial space flight received a boost Monday, as a startup called Virgin Galactic plans to build an aircraft based on the technology used by SpaceShipOne, the Allen-backed plane that flew into space in June.
Terrell Owens was taken to the emergency room for an undisclosed reason Tuesday night, and doctors treating the Dallas Cowboys receiver were trying to induce vomiting, according to a television report.
Il sindaco di Roma al congresso cittadino dei Dssmentisce ancora una volta una sua possibile candidatura                                          L&apos;invito di Veltroni alla Gad &quot;Rafforziamo Romano Prodi&quot;
\u00c2\u00b7 Ex-ruler of Liberia accused of crimes in Sierra Leone  \u00c2\u00b7 Taylor is first African leader to face prosecution
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's fans, who went berserk targeting actor Rajasekhar, surrendered before the police on January 29 but claimed that they did not assault the actor.
So much for putting a stop to all those negative outside ads in this presidential election.
NEW YORK - Coca-Cola cut its long-term growth targets Thursday in a bid to create more realistic goals, but the company also expressed a firm belief that it can find ways to recharge its global business.
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - Dost Mohammad was just eight years old when he began taking drugs while living across the border in Iran.
A Nigerian court Monday allowed a former subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. to be joined as a defendant in the seven billion-dollar lawsuit the Nigerian government has filed against the US pharmaceuticals company for an alleged illegal clinical trial in 1996.
The two brothers who survived a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo that killed their friend were denied help for at least 30 minutes by zoo security who did not take their claims seriously
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi threatened to behead a Japanese hostage in Iraq  unless Japan withdrew its troops, but Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi said on Wednesday that Japan's contingent would stay.
Winning robot for iRobot Create contest does many things you wish the company already offered in a home robot.
An Afghan militant group holding three  U.N. workers hostage extended their deadline until Saturday  night to allow the Afghan government and the United Nations to  hold talks, a spokesman for the group said.
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo &#151; suspected of corruption at home &#151; is living and working part-time in the same Mexican city he fled two decades ago to avoid arrest on murder charges, his close associates told The Associated Press on Sunday.
LIMA, Peru  - The top human rights court in Latin  America has upheld a 20-year sentence for Lori Berenson, an  American imprisoned in Peru on terrorism charges, President  Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.
Bangladesh faced a nationwide transport blockade from Sunday called by the opposition after President Iajuddin Ahmed refused to bow to pressure to resign as head of the country's interim government.
L'attaccante dell'Inter Julio Ricardo Cruz ha prolungato il contratto con la societ&agrave; nerazzur...
Pakistani officials say a powerful explosion in a Shi&#39;ite mosque in the eastern city of Sialkot has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50.
Hundreds of workers are expected to lose their jobs as the struggling internet company implements cost-cutting measures to stop its slide.
BOSTON - Kevin Millar and Orlando Cabrera each drove in two runs, and former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz made his first career start at second base in the Boston Red Sox's 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.    In an unusual move by manager Terry Francona to load Boston's lineup with left-handed hitters, Mientkiewicz played second for the second time since coming to the majors in 1998...
Hamas Islamist gunmen pressed on with their Gaza offensive on Wednesday, killing at least eight fighters loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in a Palestinian power struggle bordering on civil war.
The jails of this crowded, sweltering city are getting crowded, and not with your typical prisoners.
Direct dial phone calls from Ireland to 13 other countries are to be blocked because of an internet fraud. Hundreds of Irish phone users have run up large bills due to auto-dialling fraud or modem hijacking.
Cinegoers couldn't have had it better. The talented twosome, Aamir Khan and Kajol are going to star in Hum Tum director Kunal Kohli's forthcoming film.
A 25-year-old man from Georgia who was apparently distraught over President Bush's re-election shot and killed himself at ground zero. Andrew Veal's body was found Saturday morning inside the off-limits site, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A shotgun was found nearby, but no suicide note was found, Coleman said.
North Korea's neighbors scrambled Wednesday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threatened nuclear test, with South Korea warning of a regional atomic arms race that could upend the regional balance of power.
Belgium is building the first ever zero-emission polar station in the Antarctic, powered by solar panels and wind turbines and designed to have minimal impact on the climate change its scientists are studying.
Dozens of people are hurt in clashes between supporters of rival presidential candidates in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Vincent Lecavalier maintained his great run of form with a pair of goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the 13th time in 16 games, downing the Phoenix Coyotes 5-3 in Florida on Tuesday.
By next spring, some business printers will feature technology that boasts faster speed, better quality.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is now claiming responsibility for two explosions in Baghdad today that killed three Americans and two others.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached a security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said on Saturday.
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Ischia, 28 agosto 2004 - Un uomo \u00c3\u00a8 morto a Forio d&#39;Ischia in seguito ad una collisione avvenuta tra una barca e un motoscafo. La vittima, Stanislao Foglia di 76 anni, era a bordo di una imbarcazione da diporto
The Midwest Consumer Price Index was 183.6 in September, up from 179.5 in September 2003, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
A member of the Shia alliance which took most of the vote in Iraq calls for national unity to build a new state.
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In its harshest condemnation of Israel since last summer's war, Human Rights Watch charged that most of the Lebanese civilian casualties came from \
Minnesota's Joe Mauer learned this summer just how hard it is for a catcher to maintain consistently high offensive production when your primary job is behind the plate.
The jury in the murder trial of actor Robert Blake visit the scene where his wife was shot.
INDIANAPOLIS A chemical cousin of antifreeze may offer the eventual hope that people with crushed spinal cords can walk again. Purdue University researchers injected 19 paraplegic dogs with PEG, a nontoxic liquid polymer not unlike antifreeze.
London&#039;s sweaty subway cars are as jam-packed as ever this summer and red double-decker buses still roll through the capital crowded with commuters and photo-snapping tourists.
The Indianapolis Colts insist that there's nothing to the fact that the Patriots find ways to win close games between the teams. They insist they don't have a mental block, nor are they victimized by Murphy's Law when they line up against New England.
Netherlands Air Force F-16 combat jets will reinforce the NATO multinational force in Afghanistan to ensure security during the October elections.
The two candidates claiming to be president-elect of Ukraine met in the presence of international mediators yesterday and agreed to begin immediate negotiations to try to end their bitter stalemate.
Sprint is close to an agreement to buy Nextel for more than $35 billion in a mostly stock deal, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister said the cancer is not life-threatening and would not distract his work.
An investigation to find out how a car plunged over the edge of a quarry, killing four men, begins.
Concerns about Iran have reduced opposition to US plans to extend its 'star wars' defense system.
We&#39;ve cobbled together some of the information in JK Rowling&#39;s earlier statements and information posted on her Web site (jkrowling.
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A man who denies murdering two women and attempting to murder two others tells a jury he was depressed and suicidal.
The Sarajevo film festival that once represented an unusual act of defiance to war has proven its worth as the most important showcase for films in south east Europe this week as it drew thousands of people to its screenings.
This fixture will be one of the toughest matches we&#39;ve faced this season because winning games in France is never easy. Sochaux are flying high in their own league, in third position, and that is no mean feat.
In the months that landscaper Nikita Floyd's employees tended the 50-acre grounds at a large African American church, he received no complaint about their work.
Glass houses can be such a pain. You just know that Democratic presidential hopefuls John Edwards and Barack Obama would relish mercilessly blasting party rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for taking money from a fugitive, businessman Norman Hsu. The story has all the makings of a sequel to the many and various fundraising battles of Bill Clinton\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s presidency.
Manchester's Ricky Hatton takes on Mexico's Jose Luis Castillo in a light welterweight super-fight in Las Vegas.
A group of Afghan and UN doctors flew into central Afghanistan to offer help after 25 children died of whooping cough, government and US military officials said.
Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s resignation points up a truth about the making of American foreign policy in recent decades
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday he would support a short-term increase in U.S. troops in Iraq being weighed by President George W. Bush if it is part of a broader withdrawal plan.
Jobs growth skidded to a near-halt in December and the unemployment rate hit a two-year high, according to a government report on Friday that raised recession fears and chances of more interest-rate cuts.
JBoss Inc. on Monday plans to announce its JBoss Enterprise Middleware System, which includes a number of open-source projects the company plans to integrate into a single software offering.
Blog: The National Hockey League agrees to allow Slingbox users to clip and share live and recorded hockey games.
Steven Seagal and his former business partner have agreed to settle a long-standing legal dispute that included allegations of contract breach and Mafia extortion, an attorney said Wednesday.
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Duce Staley missed practice again Thursday with a sore hamstring that has kept him out of two games, meaning he is unlikely to play Sunday in Cincinnati.
BASRA, Iraq  - British troops quit the Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, leaving the southern oil hub without British forces for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Procter & Gamble strikes a deal to buy Gillette for $57bn, creating the world's biggest stable of consumer brands.
Apple on Monday opened the core of its eagerly-awaited iPhone to independent developers, giving them a way to have customized programs ready when the devices hit the market June 29.
Democrat Christine Gregoire expanded her lead over Republican Dino Rossi to 130 votes to win the race for Washington state governor in a recount seven weeks after the election, officials said on Thursday.
OIL continues to set new records by the day. Last Friday, it was in whispering distance of $50 a barrel as Iraq and the woes of the giant Russian producer, Yukos, kept markets on tenterhooks.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry speaks at a rally Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash). SAGINAW, Mich.
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 7 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sought to reassure Africans that his country's aggressive investments in oil, copper and other natural resources do not amount to a new wave of colonialism, saying China would \
Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama gives us a shameful version of marital dilemmas with zilch support from the story department. All we get is some bad marital advice from Rajpal Yadav.
Scientists are casting a wide net to find better treatments for the crushing depression and uncontrolled manias of bipolar disorder, and some approaches they're testing seem pretty surprising.
A representative of Iraq's top Shia Muslim cleric is assassinated along with four bodyguards and his son.
KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, \
PROVO -- A Latin American studies lecture, \
Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith paused, looked left and then right in a desperate attempt to understand the relevance of the question.
Alarmed that a 52-year-old paper was stoking the arguments of creationists, a chemistry professor has retracted a paper on the origins of life.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and i-flex(R) solutions today announced that Oberbank, an Austrian bank focused on international expansion and a member of the \
U.S. News & World Report - President Bush's advisers hope his trip to Africa this month will soften opposition to the administration among African-Americans--and possibly help the eventual Republican presidential nominee and other GOP candidates to make inroads into the black vote this fall.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin denies charges of possessing marijuana and a controlled drug in the US.
Highly touted Cuban prospect Kendry Morales , who escaped Cuba on a boat in June and landed in Miami where he was granted asylum, has reached agreement with the Anaheim Angels on a six-year contract. The Angels said the deal is conditional upon the 21-year-old switch hitter receiving clearance from the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Morales, ...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert  stumbled into controversy during a visit to Germany on Monday,  implying for the first time Israel had nuclear weapons.
Three days before their televised debate on foreign policy, President Bush ridiculed Senator John Kerry today, asserting that the Democratic challenger&#39;s shifting positions
Rainwater building up behind a dam prompted authorities to order the evacuation of more than 800 homes in Riverside County early Friday.
Major League Baseball selected  Washington, D.C., as the new home for the Montreal Expos on  Wednesday, bringing the iconic American sport back to the U.S.  capital after a 33-year absence.
Man Utd captain Gary Neville says football players do not need agents.
President-elect Viktor Yushchenko, whose defeated pro-Russian rival has quit as prime minister, on Monday promised Ukrainians a modern market economy, even as prices of vital gas imports soared by one-third.
North Korea, citing American belligerence and pressure, said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test.
Hundreds of porn sites are surprising users with exploits via Mpack, the hacker toolkit featured in 'Italian Job' attacks.
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Michael Vaughan stars as England crush Australia by six wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final.
American sprinter Michelle Collins has been hit with an eight-year suspension for using a cocktail of banned drugs EPO, testosterone and the designer steroid THG.
China aims to save 69 bln cubic meters of water by 2010    BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China aims to reduce water usage by 69 billion cubic meters by 2010, according to the country's water conservation plan for the 2006-2010 period.
Three dozen voters challenging the presidential election results in the Ohio Supreme Court asked to drop their lawsuit Tuesday, saying it is moot with last week's certification of the electoral vote and the upcoming inauguration.
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A U.S. Department of Treasury committee is reviewing the proposed acquisition of networking vendor 3Com by Bain Capital and Huawei Technologies.
A leading Sri Lankan opposition politician is given a prison sentence for defaming the supreme court.
Mittal Steel  , which is  taking over rival steelmaker Arcelor , said on Tuesday  it might not have to buy out minority shareholdings in  Arcelor&#039;s two Brazilian subsidiaries, Acesita S.A. and Arcelor  Brasil S.A., as previously expected.
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The Carlyle Group  is in talks  to buy Booz Allen Hamilton's government consulting business, a  source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

It is a cause of concern for me, and of some embarrassment, that I was aware of the sensational story involving the racist remarks made by Metro executives and chose not to report on them in my Globe column. Here is why.
TORONTO -- You would think Vince Carter would have been somewhat relieved after being let off the hook by Toronto Raptors fans. The burning question heading into last night&#39;s NBA preseason opener was how the
Viacom Inc. chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone said Tuesday he wants to restore the media giant's growth rates to industry-leading status by next year and drive its stock higher -- even if it leads to a credit downgrade.
One poll last week had President Bush leading Democrat John Kerry by 13 percentage points while another showed the candidates tied in the U.S election race. What is going on with public opinion polls?
Senator from Illinois known simply as 'renegade' to US secret service, it emerges.
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday  that eBay Inc. will soon drop support for its Passport service,  originally intended to make the world's biggest software maker  the gatekeeper of Web identities.
Blake Comeau scores his first career goal, Trent Hunter adds a goal 37 seconds later and New York shakes off a recent slump to beat the Pittsburgh, 4-2.
Voters in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls in what is expected to be a closely fought election.
English doctors used the anti-impotence drug Viagra to save the life of a severely premature baby, media reports have said.
TORONTO/NEW YORK  - U.S. Steel Corp  agreed to acquire Stelco Inc  for $1.1 billion, bagging the last big Canadian-owned steelmaker and strengthening its position in flat-rolled steel products in North America.
The Navy can use high-powered sonar during exercises off the Southern California coast, despite the technology's threat to whales and other marine mammals, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
The US president is due to host talks between the Pakistani and Afghan leaders to try to ease tensions.
A quick-thinking Boy Scout foiled an assassination attempt on the president of the Maldives on Tuesday, grabbing an attacker's knife as the man leapt from a crowd and lunged at the leader, an official said.
New Zealand bids a last goodbye to Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral in Auckland.
Dino Rossi was our choice for governor. The former budget-writing state senator, with a career in the private sector, is experienced, likeable, intelligent and both mentally tough and open-minded.
MUNICH, Feb. 10 --Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States today for acting in a unilateral, militaristic fashion that he said \
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Oil prices bounced back on Friday, ending this week&#39;s 8 per cent slide on renewed winter supply fears and jitters ahead of next week&#39;s US presidential election.
New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage  interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months,  an industry group said on Wednesday.
The United States is trying to gauge whether an incident at sea last weekend indicated Russia was resuming a Cold War \
WASHINGTON - Tobacco companies, desperate to maintain their hold on tens of millions of American smokers, worked together for decades to deceive the public about the dangers of cigarettes and to encourage the young to start puffing, government lawyers said Tuesday at the start of a racketeering trial.    Justice Department lawyers pointed to numerous statements by industry executives that created doubt among smokers about whether the habit was harmful and whether they really needed to kick it...
Josh Shipp scores 18 points as No. 1 UCLA survives its first real test of the season with a 65-62 win over No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The captors of relief worker Margaret Hassan threatened to hand her over to a group that beheaded several hostages if British troops don&#39;t leave Iraq, Al-Jazeera said Tuesday.
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Network equipment giant Cisco Systems (Quote, Chart) is buying IP platform specialist P-Cube for $200 million in cash and stock. P-Cube&#39;s technology helps telecom carriers, cable operators and ISPs manage
Madison Dearborn Partners will acquire the CDW Corporation, a leading online computer reseller, for $7.3 billion.
England beat West Indies by an innings and 237 runs at Headingley.
With elections less than three weeks away, interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is spending much of his tenure's final days wooing Iraqis and reassuring them of his ability to lead this nation fatigued by war and terror.
United Airlines parent UAL (UALAQ:OTC BB - news - research) set plans to cut nonunion workers&#39; pay as part of an effort to slash costs and emerge from bankruptcy protection.
Men's cable channel  Spike TV is joining other Viacom properties that have taken  their content digital in a significant way with Wednesday's  official launch of a broadband player on SpikeTV.com.
Ministers are committed to enforcing a  \
Bipasha Basu says she had a great time during her visit to Lisbon despite a major crisis on the stage when the teleprompters for the Seven Wonders of the World event ceased to work.
ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast and France traded jabs Monday over responsibility for last week&#39;s unrest, as the UN Security Council appeared set to impose an arms embargo on the divided west African state.
KABUL : Counting of votes in Afghanistan&#39;s disputed presidential election could begin as soon as Wednesday, the UN-Afghan electoral commission said.
A convicted sex offender committed a calculated, horrific crime when he murdered 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford by burying her alive, and he deserves a death sentence despite evidence of his mental problems, a state prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said Saturday.    In the latest bloodshed, Afghan police said suspected Taliban gunmen killed nine militia soldiers in two attacks on checkpoints in a troubled southern province...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into chaos ahead of a general election she hoped to win.
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Mehmood's brother Anwar Ali surprised Amitabh Bachchan with a book on his friendship with him called Amitabh and I.
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By ALEX NUSSBAUM, STAFF WRITER  The federal government wants to let companies in North Jersey and around the nation quadruple the amount of toxic chemicals they can use without reporting details.  The change could save businesses millions, the government said.
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N , the world's  largest drug company, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings  rose, helped by strong sales of cholesterol treatment Lipitor  and arthritis drug Celebrex.
NEW YORK -- A rented white limousine pulls up to Manhattan's plush InterContinental hotel on a recent Friday night. It drops off three women, four daughters and four American Girl dolls.
India&#39;s space agency said it successfully launched the nation&#39;s first satellite for educational services on Monday, which is expected to boost distance learning in a country with a huge rural population.
Ukraine's influential parliament speaker  called on Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's  presidential election campaign.
Blog: Underground sites fuel interest in breaking Apple's mobile security.
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The Mets are bracing themselves to deal with every side of pitcher Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez, the colorful and confounding superstar.
Armed with pruning clippers, a worker in a white lab coat snips a plastic Hello Kitty play set into lentil-sized bits that will be bathed in chemicals simulating gastric acid.
A middle-aged Massachusetts woman sued the National Football League on Tuesday, alleging she was sexually harassed while taking part in a television advertising competition.
Several obscure Islamist groups have claimed credit for Thursday's suicide attacks.
NEW YORK  - When it comes to defining good health, low-income teenagers may put more stock in mental well-being than wealthier teens do, a new study suggests.
An American woman and an Afghan girl died from wounds suffered in a Taliban suicide attack in a popular Kabul shopping street, US embassy and hospital officials said on Sunday.
A report says Pentonville Prison is \
US software giant Microsoft Corp has sued a group of &quot;spammers&quot; who it accuses of sending unsolicited e-mails promoting pornography to millions of its customers, documents showed.
Pop diva Madonna last performed in Israel in 1993, but has come to the country this time to take part in a Kabbalah conference sponsored by the Los Angeles-based Kabbalah Center.
Brockton reached the postseason by controlling the line of scrimmage and it wasn't about to change its game plan.
WASHINGTON What was Howard Stern versus the FCC is now Stern versus the FCC chief and his dad, Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell the elder has come to his son Michael&#39;s defense after Stern said the Federal
A new study raises questions about the safety of healthy people undergoing full-body CT screenings to detect disease early on. USA TODAY&#39;s Liz Szabo talked to leading experts about the procedure and the study&#39;s findings.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.
SINGAPORE : Singapore&#39;s Sikh community on Sunday celebrated the 400th anniversary of the first installation of its holy book - the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
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There was blood and bedlam on the ice in Buffalo. The goalies were throwing punches at each other, coaches were arguing and a player was heading to the locker room with a nasty gash on his forehead. Emotions were running high between the Sabres and Ottawa Senators, and that was long before the teams went to a shootout Thursday night.
Lily Allen, who announced her pregnancy last month, has had a miscarriage.
While he was lieutenant governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee formed a nonprofit organization that raised money for him to travel the country promoting conservative politics.
The news media and millions of Americans who are overweight are agog about the new anti-obesity drug Acomplia.The drug, under development by Sanofi-Aventis SA, the French pharmaceutical company, is touted as a way to fight obesity and help people stop
Kathmandu: India has a very important role to play in finding a long-term solution to the Maoist problem in Nepal, which has claimed over 10,000 lives since 1996, US Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty has said.
With small caps, one indicator above all others bodes well for future performance.
Blog: The wildly popular blog run by a handful of professional journalists and novelists has redesigned, added a new
The state should back off and allow other organisations a bigger role in running public services, says  the Lib Dem leader.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has demanded an apology from Swedish newspapers for their scathing reviews of the group's performance in the country earlier this month.
The recently retired deputy director of CIA operations Monday defended the legality of the CIA's interrogation and detention policies in Iraq and elsewhere, saying they were carefully vetted and approved by the National Security Council and disclosed to the appropriate congressional oversight committees.
Some of Hollywood's most successful women share an unexpected byproduct of success -- hairy armpits.
A senior United States drug official last night said he believed at least another five medicines at present on sale needed further scrutiny in the wake of recent health scares.
AS WE START our fifth year of writing this column, we want to share a recent experience that symbolizes the balancing act of grappling with the big picture and savoring the moment.
Two teachers are handed the death penalty by a Chinese court for selling young girls into the sex trade.
The death toll across Haiti from the weekend deluges brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to 691 Tuesday, with 600 of them in Gonaives, and officials said they expected to find more dead and estimated tens of thousands of people were homeless.
Thompson has been contributing frequently to conservative Web sites as he gears up for a 2008 presidential bid.
NEW YORK - Hosted CRM (customer relationship management) evangelist Salesforce.com Inc. began a new branding campaign this week to draw attention to its customer-service support functionality, launching a new Web site at Supportforce.com and announcing a batch of partnerships with top call center infrastructure vendors.
A fisherman fueled by vodka caught a  1.3-meter (4-foot) shark and wrestled it onto a jetty on  Australia's south coast, suffering only small tear marks in his  trousers, media reports said on Friday.
Microsoft Corp. said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 11 percent, beating analysts' expectations, as the software company benefited from stronger-than-expected computer and server shipments.
Supporters of a third-party presidential bid by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a 50-state petition drive Tuesday seeking to \
OTTAWA (CP) - A Supreme Court justice challenged a lawyer Wednesday who defended his Rwandan client's call in 1992 for the extermination of ethnic Tutsis prior to a bloody genocide in the African country.
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New York City&#39;s hotels are full for the last week of August, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday, boosting his claim that next week&#39;s Republican National Convention will provide an economic boom to the city.
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Vince Carter, who opted out of the final year of his contract with the Nets, signed a deal that will keep him in New Jersey at least through the 2010-11 season for $66 million guaranteed.
Matt LeBlanc's former business manager has filed a lawsuit alleging the actor owes her at least $1 million.
New UK PM Gordon Brown is to begin his first full day in office with an overhaul of all major Cabinet posts.
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By Anthony Wade As the glow fades from the second presidential debate, where John Kerry once again appeared more presidential, we must turn our attention to the stretch run and ensure that the Bush Cabal does not use clever catch phrases and non
A new national presidential runoff election will be held throughout Ukraine on Sunday, December 26 in a ballot showdown between the Moscow-backed Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych
Tigers trainers say Joel Zumaya's wrist and arm inflammation, which sidelined him during the playoffs, resulted from playing the popular PlayStation 2 game. In Game|Life.
Liverpool, Nov 9 -- Emlyn Hughes, the former Liverpool and England football captain and TV personality, has died of cancer after battling a brain tumour for the last 15 months on Tuesday, aged 57.
The South Korean government is seeking to persuade members of the international nuclear organization on its transparency over the recently revealed plutonium- and uranium-based tests.
Reflections from under the ice are evidence of a volcanic eruption in Antarctica 2,000 years ago, scientists say.
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PENTAGON The Pentagon doesn&#39;t share the view of the Red Cross about the indefinite detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends.
The Republican presidential candidate tries to assuage thousands of conservative Christians that he is one among them.
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KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistani authorities are putting the city of Karachi on &quot;red alert,&quot; for an al-Qaida strike after its forces killed a top terror suspect.
The RAF ignored warnings its Nimrod aircraft were unsafe before one exploded, a victim's father claims.
As practice ends at Miami, fast friends Frank Gore and Tyrone Moss move slowly. The two running backs are among the last players off the field, and in the twilight they collapse on a bench outside the locker room.
Faulty switches have been identified as the most likely cause of the Genesis sample-return capsule&#39;s crash landing in Utah, US, last month.
California voters by nearly a 2-to-1 majority would support increasing their state's cigarette tax by $2 per pack to help raise cash for a state effort to provide health-care insurance to the uninsured, according to the latest Field Poll released on Friday.
Two days after city officials gave preliminary approval to finance a ballpark for the Nationals, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he would not renegotiate part of the stadium agreement with the DC Council.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have rejected a call from Sweden to reconsider a September 1 deadline for truce monitors from European Union member states to quit, a pro-rebel website said.
Producer Price index comes in far above estimates; dollar falls against euro, yen in early trading. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bond prices slipped lower in early trade Tuesday after unexpected gains in the Producer Price index raised fears of inflation.
After mocking President Bush as an arrogant &quot;Christian dog,&quot; terrorists beheaded American hostage Eugene Armstrong in Iraq yesterday and posted a horrific video of his murder on an Islamic Web site.
Rafael Nadal upset Andy Roddick 6-7 (8-6), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 to give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final in Seville, Spain, on Friday.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.  - A 29-year-old woman accused  of repeatedly having sex with her daughter's 8-year-old friend  had bail set at $250,000 on Monday and faces more than 20 years  in jail if convicted of first degree sexual assault.
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NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc.  and AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale back their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported, dragging Yahoo shares down 5.3 percent.
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By Joanne Huist Smith Staff Writer  DAYTON -- Storm sewer catch basins blocked by snow and ice have created puddle problems throughout the city.
Tayshaun Prince only wanted to hit the rim and avoid a shot clock violation. He did much better than that, helping the Detroit Pistons avoid a loss to the worst team in the NBA.
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The heavily armed militants holding hundreds of hostages at a Russian school for a third day today have made no public demands and authorities say it is not yet clear what they want - but analysts suggest the main goal may be to show their might.
President Bush attempted yesterday to calm Americans' anxiousness about the economy, even as he acknowledged that the nation's financial forecast is not entirely sunny because of the credit-market and mortgage crises.
More that three years since he threw his last pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals, Ankiel gave up one unearned run and one hit in six innings Sunday for Triple-A Memphis in what could be his final start in the minors.
Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discovering how to control the flow of genetic information in a cell.
The Sopranos is named best drama at the annual Emmy Awards, as Ricky Gervais scoops a comedy prize.
President Bush vetoes a bill that would have eased curbs on federal funds for research on stem cells.
The Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge -- in which DIY engineers try and fly their homemade rockets from one concrete pad to another, 100 meters away -- is the main event at X Prize Cup 2007. Wired's on-site to give you the latest as participants vie for the $2 million prize.
Renault technical director Pat Symonds believes Sunday&#39;s tight schedule for the Japanese Grand Prix will give teams an interesting challenge after typhoon conditions skirted Suzuka on Saturday.
TOKYO -- Japan's likely next premier, outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe, pressed for summits with China and South Korea yesterday after being tapped to head the country's ruling party in a vote heralding a swing to the right.
In the music business, it's a vision that may soon be consigned to history: Grandpa slumping into the recliner, closing his eyes and enjoying a favorite rendition of an operatic solo. For music lovers these days, the sedentary lifestyle is out.
Chip maker Freescale Semiconductor   Inc. FSL.N said on Friday it agreed to be bought for $17.6   billion, or $40 a share in cash, by a private equity consortium   led by Blackstone Group, in what could be the biggest leveraged   buyout of a technology company.
An experimental NASA jet has flown at just under 10 times the speed of sound, a record that is a step forward for the plane and its experimental scramjet engine.
An unseen, sophisticated operation lasting seven or eight years precedes the first golf shot in the United States Open.
HBO condenses Dee Brown's bestselling 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'; 'The Starter Wife' is a bit of a nonstarter.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was  forced to reprimand his defense minister over a gaffe on  Monday, as his cabinet&#39;s support rates slid below the critical  30 percent level in a poll weeks before an upper house  election.
At least five people are killed as two trains collide north of the Egyptian capital, security sources say.
Howard Baker, the former Senate majority leader now serving as U.S. ambassador to Japan, was expected to leave intensive care Friday, four days after open heart surgery.
Norwegian Lasse Kjus returned to the hill where he won a world championship and tore through the second run with the fastest time Saturday to win a his first World Cup giant slalom
Civil charges may be coming in the near future for the former leader of Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Joseph P. Nacchio, former CEO of the
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Police closed a busy street in central London on Friday and were examining a suspicious vehicle there, a spokeswoman said.
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Tim Bowens, who has yet to play this season, will miss Sunday's game against the New York Jets with a herniated disc in his back.
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The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.
Australia finished off a clinical 213-run win over New Zealand just after lunch Tuesday on the fifth day of the second cricket test to secure a series sweep.
South Korea criticized North Korea on Monday for failing to disclose what happened to millions of dollars of aid intended for the construction of a reunion center for families separated by the division of the Korean peninsula.
KARACHI: The husband of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was freed yesterday, a day after his re-arrest looked to have dimmed hopes for reconciliation with military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
China&#39;s Legislature approved a revised version of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Saturday. The law, which requires the government guarantee funds
ORLANDO, Florida  - Exxon plans to keep some refinery workers living in the plants to keep them going. A small Southern grocery chain is thinking about drive-through pickup of soup and bread.
When an opportunity presents itself to weaken the Sunni insurgency, which is Iraq&#39;s biggest security threat, US forces and the interim Iraqi government must act on it, press the advantage and not wait for a more politically favorable moment.
Michael Vaughan and Simon Jones given new central contracts despite missing the Ashes series.
WELLINGTON - Two suspected Mossad agents who were sentenced to six months in prison for trying to obtain New Zealand passports have been deported back to Israel.
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Third quarter profits at Texas Instruments Inc. grew by &#36;116 million from a year ago due to rising demand for its chips used in high-end mobile phones and digital light processing systems for big-screen televisions.
Children from poor familes say fear of debt deterred them from university
No one knows for sure exactly what causes muscle soreness, but many scientists think that the delayed pain is caused by microscopic tears in the muscles.
A U.S. private investment company appears to be trying to grab a larger stake of Japan's NEC Electronics.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in China to oversee a raft of deals, including an expected order by Beijing for Airbus jets, and to discuss the EU arms embargo against the communist country.
An iptables based firewall for systems running the Linux 2.4 or later kernel. Very flexible configuration allows the firewall to be used in a wide variety of firewall/gateway/router and VPN environments.   A bug that was supposedly fixed in Shorewall 3.4.4 was not fixed. Furthermore, the bug is present as far back as 3.2.6.  If HIGH_ROUTE_MARKS=No, then PREROUTING and OUTPUT marking rules are behaving as if TC_EXPERT=Yes was specified in shorewall.conf. In other words, these rules are being applied even if the connection has been marked as being associated with a particular ISP.  The symptoms in this user's case were that requests through ISP1 that were port-forwarded to an SMTP server were being replied through ISP2. The reason was that there was a tcrule which selected ISP2 for all connections from the SMTP server.  Errata patches as follows:  http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.2/shorewall-3.2.10/errata/patches/Shorewall/patch-3.2.10-2.diff http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/3.4/shorewall-3.4.6/errata/patches/Shorewall/patch-3.4.6-1.diff http://www1.shorewall.net/pub/shorewall/4.0/shorewall-4.0.2/errata/patches/Shorewall-shell/patch-shell-4.0.2-2.diff  The 3.2.10 patch applies to all 3.2 releases from at least 3.2.6 onward and to 3.4 releases 3.4.0-3.4.3 (with offset). The 3.4.6 patch will also work on 3.4.4 and 3.4.5 (again, with possible offset).  It is also possible to work around the problem by adding these two rules at the beginning of your tcrules file:  CONTINUE:P      0.0.0.0/0       0.0.0.0/0       -       -       -       - !0 CONTINUE        $FW             0.0.0.0/0       -       -       -       - !0
The 2004 Asian Development Prospect report has predicted that this year&#39;s GDP growth rate will be 8-point-8 percent higher than last year while next year&#39;s growth rate will slowdown to eight percent.
Georgian Defense Minister Georgi Baramidze said in Tbilsi that a Russian aircraft crossed into the Georgian region of Shatili on 19 September, near the border with Chechnya.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 5 - A California appeals court upheld on Thursday the state's ban on same-sex marriage, reversing a lower court's judgment against a voter-approved law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
President Bush, who has refused for weeks to condemn a veterans&#39; group&#39;s television commercials attacking John Kerry&#39;s military service in Vietnam, yesterday said that the group and others running independent advertisements should stop them.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed on Wednesday that a third of company profits should go to employees, with the same amount reserved for shareholders and investment.
An American man accused of raping his daughter and posting the videos on the Internet has agreed to be extradited from Hong Kong to the United States, his lawyer said Monday.
Britain's Cable and Wireless is in talks to leave Japan by selling its money-losing Japanese unit to Softbank or an investment firm of Tokyo, a report said.
By Laith Agha, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 10--Riding a horse into Garland Ranch used to be so easy.
Crude oil futures rose to within a quarter of $50 a barrel Monday after a gas leak shut down a North Sea oil production platform and as traders weighed concerns about heating oil supplies against the fact that temperatures have been mild in recent weeks.
Having taken the world by storm and on the brink of raising several billion dollars in an initial public offering, Google must prove that its success wasn't an accident.
The Denver Nuggets signed free agent forward Rodney White to a 2-year deal Tuesday, a day after a judge allowed him to leave Washington D.C. for the first time since his arrest last month on a gun charge.
New York's best asset in its bid to  host the 2012 Olympics is the city itself, campaign leader  Daniel Doctoroff said on Wednesday.
US intelligence and law enforcement officials said on Saturday they have found no direct evidence of plans for a terror attack tied to the upcoming US election.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cA Walk to Beautiful\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies.
About 5,000 people marched Monday from Wellington&#39;s Civic Square to Parliament to protest against proposed legislation giving gay relationships legal recognition.
Kitchen table worries pushed ahead of the war in Iraq over the past month, a shift toward pocketbook issues that has gained currency as the election year dawns.
The Syrian leader denies plans to buy Russian missiles, before arriving on his first visit to Moscow.
Yoko Ono's former driver, accused of trying to blackmail the widow of John Lennon for $2 million, pleaded guilty Friday to reduced charges and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.
NEW YORK - Who should be held responsible for the use of peer-to-peer software program to trade copyright music and video files on the Internet?
The Serbian government announced last week that Hungary's OTP Bank Rt, the French Societe Generale SA and Alpha Bank SA of Greece have submitted bids for an 88% stake in Jubanka a.d. Beograd.
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There is a growing network of summer retreats where writers and others who work in the theater get away from the urban grind and try to reconnect with their muses.
The 19th-ranked Clemson Tigers resumed their domination of the Southeastern Conference, handing Alabama its worst home loss in seven years in the process.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Damage to the space shuttle Atlantis in a ferocious hail storm means NASA will not be able to launch the next shuttle mission in March as planned, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.
The newest foreign owner in the English Premier League didn't waste time making an impact &#151; he fired the manager. Just a week after officially taking over at West Ham, Icelandic businessman Eggert Magnusson dismissed Alan Pardew on Monday.
Iomega will soon ship its first network-attached storage device equipped with wireless networking technology. The product, dubbed the NAS 100d, is targeted at small-office and home-office users looking for
Nominet and ICANN: worlds apart. Board selections for two of the internet's most important companies are to be decided later this month.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Description: By executive order, President Bush grants more powers to the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, one of the many recommendations of the 9-11 Commission.
Yahoo Inc.  said on  Monday it is opening up its new advertising system for testing  by newcomers and potential converts from rivals, marking  progress in its long-awaited upgrade.
A Bosnian Serb general accused of  complicity in the murder of thousands in the 1992-95 Bosnia war  was on his way to the Hague tribunal on Friday, a gesture that  may improve Serbia&#39;s chances of joining the European Union.
(InfoWorld) - Merger and acquisition news from companies as diverse as Yahoo, Cognos, and MetroPCS Communications heated up IT investor interest this week, shoring up confidence in the sector even as credit-market concerns continued to buffet the stock exchanges. After wireless carrier MetroPCS proposed a merger valued at about $5.5 billion with rival Leap Wireless, its share price Tuesday spiked $1.36 to close at $28.65. Brokerage Jefferies & Co. Wednesday then upgraded its rating on the stock from \
Laboratory studies conducted at  Queen&#39;s University Belfast, UK suggest that taking the erectile  dysfunction drug Viagra may adversely affect sperm function and  possibly male fertility.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
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The shake-up of the school curriculum signals a truly radical change in education, argues Mike Baker
Israeli leaders told visiting Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday that they would do their utmost to allow Palestinians to hold a presidential election, including easing travel restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Poll of 600 information technology workers, intended to help influence presidential campaign priorities, finds most prefer to let tech preside.
DALLAS (Sports Network) - Rick Clausen completed 18-of-27  passes for 222 yards with three scores, while Cedric Houston  and Gerald Riggs each ran for a touchdown, as No. 15 Tennessee  routed 22nd-ranked Texas A&M, 38-7, in the 69th annual Cotton  Bowl.
LOS ANGELES, June 19 -- Two immigrants were held down and forcibly injected with sedatives by immigration officials who were attempting to deport them, the American Civil Liberties Union charged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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Southeast Asia announced on Monday its first coordinated effort against the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade, drawing praise from conservationists despite giving no timetable for the plan.
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Germany's transport minister met  representatives of train manufacturer Transrapid on Sunday to  discuss the crash two days earlier of a high-speed train that  killed 23 people and injured 10.
NEW YORK With one Mars rover climbing into the hills and the other descending deep into a crater, scientists reported the discovery of several mysterious rock structures, along with yet more signs that Mars was once awash in water.
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The tax man is trying to give away more than $220,000 in San Mateo County -- and some of it might be yours. More than 230 county residents have not collected their federal
BRITISH mobile telephone operator mmO2 has announced a deal with NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s leading mobile phone operator, to launch i-mode mobile internet services in Britain, Germany and Ireland.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived Saturday in Rwanda in a fresh step towards improving diplomatic ties between the two countries, which broke down in 2006.
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By Chris Mazzolini, Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.  May 30--Wilmington and New Hanover County officials say they have made  great strides to repair the area's troubled sewer system. Now they hope the  Environmental Protection Agency will agree.
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The dollar dropped to within half a cent of this week&#39;s record low against the euro and hit 7-1/2-month lows on the yen on Friday as traders took the view that world finance
Irish heartthrob Colin Farrell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest Hollywood epic \u00e2\u0080\u0098Alexander\u00e2\u0080\u0099, is currently under the scrutiny of a group of Greek lawyers whom are considering suing the film studio for depicting \u00e2\u0080\u0098Alexander The Great\u00e2\u0080\u0099 as a bisexual in the new movie.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was locked in several states with Barack Obama, while John McCain sought to  ride his recent victories to the nomination.
The world marked AIDS Day on Wednesday,  promising to eradicate ignorance and prejudice about a disease  that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined  to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
Senior Palestinian officials hoping to  come to France to visit their ailing leader Yasser Arafat have  put off their trip, the French Defense Minister said on Monday.
Roger Clemens, 44, one of professional baseball's most durable and successful pitchers, is among six players allegedly linked to performance-enhancing drugs by a former teammate, the Los Angeles Times has learned. The names had been blacked out in an affidavit filed in federal court.
Sir Trevor Brooking defends the speed of Italian Fabio Capello's appointment as England manager.
Hollywood Entertainment Corp. on  Monday accepted an $850 million acquisition offer from smaller  rival Movie Gallery Inc., but a four-way takeover battle for  the video rental chain appears far from over.
BRUSSELS/LONDON  - The European Commission raided some of the world's largest drugmakers on Wednesday, launching a broad investigation into whether they made illegal deals or abused patents to limit competition and harm consumers.
HD DVD said Monday that its strategy of price cuts seems to be paying off -- sales have skyrocketed, it claims.
About 6,300 people, on average, on any given weekday, are watching the new Fox Business Network, according to early estimates compiled by Nielsen Media Research.
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Newcastle boss Graeme Souness warned defences across Europe to beware his in-form strikers after watching Alan Shearer and Patrick Kluivert dismantle Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin in Tel Aviv.
Iraq wants to tighten control over security contractors after a deadly shooting incident involving the U.S. firm Blackwater, ending their long immunity from Iraqi prosecution, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
By Barry Shlachter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 2--Minyard Food Stores has sold its Coppell headquarters and distribution center to a New York private investment firm, KTR Capital Partners, for an undisclosed amount and will lease back the corporate campus, the chain said Friday.
The jacket, which has moved to the front of a woman's closet, was front and center at Dior's and Comme des Gar\u00c3\u00a7ons's Paris shows.
Directors at Arsenal and Manchester United are considering calling a peace summit to bring an end to the damaging feud between the two clubs.
Aston Villa sign Celtic midfield man Stilian Petrov on a four-year contract.
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Virgin launched its 5 GB player, whose battery life (eight hours) and retail price ($249) both match the iPod Mini&#39;s. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative&#39;s
Betting fans have laid down a record multi-million wager on the US presidential election, which bookies say is looking harder to call as November 2 draws near.
WASHINGTON -- A major maker of generic AIDS medicines voluntarily removed all its antiretrovirals from the World Health Organization's list of approved drugs yesterday, a move that could potentially affect tens of thousands of AIDS patients in poor countries who have only recently entered treatment.
Cancer survivor, six-time Tour de France cycling champion and Austinite Lance Armstrong is on a ride across the nation. Armstrong and other bicyclists with cancer experiences hope to inform and inspire Americans
Tens of thousands of people converged yesterday on this small city in the Veneto region of northern Italy for a peaceful protest against the planned expansion of a U.S. military base here.Comment
A leading European human rights watchdog  urged Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich to accept  defeat on Tuesday as preliminary results showed his  West-leaning rival Viktor Yushchenko winning the presidency.
Grammy-nominated Bowling for Soup has recorded a remake of the \
By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jun. 24--The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will accept comments through Saturday on a fund established in connection with fires and odors at a southern Stark County landfill.
U.S. shares are expected to rise again on  Monday, underpinned by hopes that the Federal Reserve will keep  interest rates unchanged at its policy-setting meeting on  Wednesday, and as oil prices stayed below $64 a barrel.
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Auburn&#39;s Devin Aromashodu can&#39;t hang on to a pass during the first quarter against Georgia in Auburn, Ala. Saturday, Nov. 13, 2003.
Gastric surgery is a more effective way to fight severe obesity than dieting, according to a Swedish study. The researchers found that people who had surgery bypassing their large intestine were 23 per cent
An Iraqi militant group has kidnapped two Frenchmen and given the French government 48 hours to end a ban on Muslim headscarves, Arabic television station Al Jazeera said on Saturday.
Hours after a tunnel blast by militants in Gaza killed five Israeli soldiers, Israeli helicopters early Monday fired six missiles at targets in Gaza City.
A driver aimed his Cadillac at Rep. Katherine Harris in Sarasota to exercise his &quot;political expression.&quot;. A Lake Worth man attacked his girlfriend after she told him she was leaving him - and voting for John Kerry.
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Microsoft Corp.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proprietary new search engine is scheduled to go live today in a beta version, at beta.search.msn.com. Like its rival, Google.

US officials have denied claims that Saddam Hussein and senior members of his regime are on hunger strike at a secret detention location.
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The Palestinian Hamas movement said on Sunday that it fired a homemade Qassam rocket at the southern Israeli town of Sderot. Israeli sources said that two people were slightly injured and that six others were being treated for shock.
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Anaheim, CA -- The Anaheim Angels suspended outfielder Jose Guillen for the remainder of the regular season without pay for his actions after Saturday&#39;s game against Oakland.
At least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded by a wave of car bombings in central Baghdad on Monday, most of them in a predominantly Shi'ite district, police and witnesses said.
The release of the new Star Trek film is being delayed from this year until May 2009, Paramount Pictures says.
One out of every eight Americans now lives below the poverty line, as the percentage of the US population living in poverty rose for the third consecutive year in 2003, the US Census Bureau reported Thursday.
Charley, Frances and Ivan. Three major hurricanes. Two assaults on Florida already and possibly a third by next week. Get used to it.
Kobe Bryant scored 39 to become the youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 career points when the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 95-90 on Sunday.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc   said on Monday it has settled a lawsuit filed by  Universal Music Group against XM Satellite's portable \
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On Scene:  With European forces beginning to deploy, the cease-fire seems to be holding, as the focus turns from warmaking to rebuilding
The board bowed to a federal monitor\u00c2\u0092s pressure after a mishandled attempt to solve a patent dispute.
Activity in the nation&#39;s manufacturing sector grew in October for the 17th straight month, but at a slower pace than the previous month, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.
SEATTLE -- You stagger off a long flight, feeling sticky, tired and dehydrated. You're still fuming at the flight attendant who abruptly turned on the cabin lights, awaking you from a moment's sleep.
The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to restore stability and democracy in a turbulent, nuclear-armed Islamic nation that has been a critical ally in the war on terror.
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The powerful chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee has promised to introduce this week a new intelligence reorganization bill likely to set Congress on a collision course with the White House, which favors an intelligence \
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I.B.M. is in discussions to sell its PC business to Lenovo, the largest maker of PC's in China - a burgeoning market that Hewlett-Packard and Dell covet.
South Africa's powerful trade unions threatened on Saturday to mobilize their members against the \
A British adventurer will resume his unprecedented walk around the globe on Thursday after overcoming red tape that forced almost a year&#39;s break in his journey, his father said on Tuesday.
The judge overseeing the Scott Peterson double-murder trial removed the second juror in as many days Wednesday, an unusual move that cast uncertainty over whether the jury
They are best friends and up until about two weeks ago, the two baseball fans were card-carrying members of the oppressed Red Sox Nation.
Man Utd's Gary Neville knew Louis Saha would miss the crucial penalty in their defeat at Celtic, says Neil Lennon.
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The Israeli army says it has killed two members of the Hamas movement during a raid in the Gaza Strip.
Air Canada AC.TO ACErv.TO has  agreed to buy 45 regional jets from Embraer SA EMBR4.SA, an  order the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer valued on Wednesday  at $1.35 billion.
US President George W Bush closed the Republican Party convention with the biggest speech of his re-election campaign to date. Send us your reaction.
Dick Cheney would love our 200 growth companies (see p. 180)--they're small and they are (most of them, anyway) adding to their payrolls. The other day Cheney was singing the praises of small businesses by noting that they create seven of ten jobs in this country. This was by way of justifying tax breaks for the sort of people who own small businesses.
Militants threatening to kill three UN hostages said talks were to begin with Afghan and UN officials today, ten days after the victims were abducted at gunpoint on a street in the capital.
Two inquiries into the claims that led to David Blunkett quitting as home secretary are due to report on Tuesday.
The ringleader of a Dutch-based Internet scam that raked in up to two million dollars (1.67 million euros) has been arrested in Nigeria, police in Amsterdam said.
Panasonic is preparing to repeat its CES show-stopper of a couple of years ago with the unveiling of the largest flat-panel screen manufactured to date, according to a Japanese media report.The company will unveil a 150-inch PDP television at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that begins in Las Vegas on January 6, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported earlier this week.Two years ago, Panasonic stole the lead on two South Korean rivals, Samsung and LG, by unveiling a&#160;103-inch PDP screen. The two Korean companies had previously shown 102-inch panels. With the new screen Panasonic captured by an inch the title of &quot;world&#39;s biggest flat-screen&quot; and held that title until CES 2007 when Sharp unveiled a prototype 108-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) panel. Panasonic&#39;s display remains the biggest PDP in the world but not the biggest flat panel.Panasonic declined to comment on its specific plans for CES 2008 but did say that say it is &quot;putting its efforts in developing larger screens&quot; because the 103-inch was well received.If the 150-inch screen does appear at CES it is likely to be an early prototype from the company&#39;s &#165;280 billion ($2.5 billion) state-of-the-art PDP production line in Amagasaki, in western Japan, that is due to start production sometime in the year from April 2008. The new production line is a step more advanced than Panasonic&#39;s current line and should be able to make more advanced PDPs at lower costs.The cost savings come from the line&#39;s use of larger sheets of mother glass -- the initial glass sheets on which several panels are produced. Panasonic&#39;s current line can handle mother glass from which eight 42-inch panels can be produced while the new production line will accept sheets from which twelve 42-inch panels can be made.Panasonic won&#39;t disclose the exact size of the sheets but simple arithmetic shows they need to be roughly 2 meters by 3.4 meters to produce twelve such screens. To make a 150-inch PDP panel would require a sheet of glass about the same size.
President Gen. Pervez Musharraf formalized his candidacy for a new five-year term Thursday as security forces sealed off the Pakistani capital to prevent a planned protest by angry attorneys.
In one year, Jeff Weaver has gone from being unwanted by the Yankees to being desperately needed by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Sports Network) - Schalke have signed talented German midfielder Mimoun Azaouagh from newly promoted Mainz for an undisclosed transfer fee.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Monday it would acquire Sierra Health Services Inc.  for $43.50 per share to help it expand in the fast-growing U.S. Southwest.
Tim Henman has shrugged off an early setback to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time by completing a 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Dominik Hrbaty.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0has signed up the first licensee for the workgroup server protocols the European Commission ordered it to open up to competitors in a\u00c2\u00a02004 antitrust ruling, it said Thursday. The announcement comes a week after the Commission sent Microsoft a \
Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co.  said on Tuesday that it is on track to meet its full-year earnings forecast and to achieve double-digit gains in earnings per share in 2005.
SILOPI, Turkey, July 19 -- Soldiers guarding the heights of Turkey's Kurdish southeast have long used their vantage point to deliver messages to the restive population below, plopping whitewashed stones onto the hillsides to form terse admonitions, such as: \
Mets reliever Scott Schoeneweis is not superstitious. He does not believe that his No. 60 has any magical powers. But it reminds him of his past, and he has decided that he cannot toss it away.
A REPORT IN the Japan Times which suggested that Sony is reducing its investment in plasma TVs and could exit it completely has been denied.
The Weather Channel has seen its primary subject turn into a hot-button issue because of the topic of climate change.
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The former head of the Cartoon Network who resigned over a publicity stunt that caused a terrorism scare in Boston will become the next president of HGTV, the home and garden cable network announced Wednesday.
A contentious measure to gradually move up the time property owners pay their county property taxes will get a second chance this week in the Michigan House.
The Football Association today defended their disciplinary procedures after outspoken criticism by Sir Alex Ferguson. The Manchester United manager called the system
Thailand confirmed its second death from bird flu Tuesday, and said the fatal case might have been transmitted by a human victim rather than a bird, according to published report.
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Few teams have ever collected more talent at one position than the U.S.C. Trojans, who have 10 tailbacks who were Super Prep All-Americans.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe want African leaders to agree next month to unite Africa under one government to help it solve its own problems, state media said on Thursday.
NHL star Todd Bertuzzi today admitted assault in a plea bargain deal to avoid possible jail time over a notorious on-ice clash that left an opponent with a fractured neck.
TORONTO, June 16  /PRNewswire/ -- Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Environment Minister Laurel Broten will co-host Shared Air Summit 2007.
Microsoft Corp  said on Monday that it controls 92.6 percent of Norwegian search software firm Fast Search &amp; Transfer , and extended its takeover offer to Thursday from a Friday deadline.
Thousands of children are suffering because of a severe shortage of foster carers, a charity warns.
The Asian market accounted for 9.4 percent of Cisco&#39;s sales in the quarter ended October 30, down from 10 percent last year. The spread of high-speed broadband Internet
A keenly awaited report will be delivered Monday aimed at settling a row over gay clergy that has deeply divided the worldwide Anglican Communion.
A steel mesh wall collapsed on workers building a multi-billion-dollar extension to Dubai&#39;s international airport on Monday, killing five and injuring 12, authorities said.
The trial starts of 10 suspects in a failed attempt to blow up a Christmas market in Strasbourg in 2000.
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A further deployment of British troops to Afghanistan is to be ordered by the government, the BBC learns.
&#39;&#39;Sono un buon amico del presidente della Roma Franco Sensi, ma con lui non ho mai parlato ne&#39; di Totti ne&#39; di Cassano&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto il presidente del Real Madrid Florentino Perez intervistato da Sky prima
A fugitive former left-wing extremist fighting extradition to Italy where he has been convicted for terrorist offenses has failed to make a required regular check-in with Paris police, his lawyer said.
A company called GreenBorder that has already made some headway with security-conscious consumers with a freeware/commercial combo of browser virtualization software for Internet Explorer, today released a new edition exclusively for Firefox users on Windows systems.
Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.
British PM meets Israeli counterpart ahead of his landmark talks with PLO chief in Ramallah. By Peter Walker - JERUSALEM. British Prime Minister Tony Blair met his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon Wednesday
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Three-quarters of incidents involving loss of sensitive data are caused by human error, according to researchers.
URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company, as the managing partner of a joint venture with Fairfax, VA-based Dewberry, has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the U. S.
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The battle for the White House narrowed dramatically on Wednesday as the exit of Rudolph Giuliani and John Edwards left Republican and Democratic front-runners in a pair of two-horse races.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn denied that he was involved in an altercation on New Year's Day in which a man claimed on an emergency phone call that Quinn made a slur at him.
RealNetworks survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft. Now it's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.
TV critic James Poniewozik makes his picks of medium's greatest, from Lucy to Tony. Plus video clips of each.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday it was important that elections in Iraq proceed as  planned next month, despite festering security concerns and the  withdrawal of a top Sunni party.
Former champion Serena Williams hammered Patty Schnyder 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday and then said she was surprised to have the crowd on her side.
A 15-metre long wooden vessel containing some 240 migrants docks at the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Previously satisfied users say the newest release of the software is causing a variety of problems, including an issue where the software won't load at startup. Microsoft says it is looking into at least one issue, but said overall the number of problems
Religion played a huge role in Mike Huckabee's triumph in the Iowa Republican caucuses, though there are some mixed signals for him on the road ahead. On the Democratic side, it was fresh blood \u00c2\u0097 and an outcry for change \u00c2\u0097 that helped propel Barack Obama to his victory in the state.
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to \
A heat wave swept southern California for a sixth day on Sunday, claiming the lives of an elderly couple, setting record temperatures and leaving thousands of customers without power.
WASHINGTON - Three large drug manufacturers in the United States say they plan to add radio transmitter tags to bottles of pills to prevent counterfeiting and theft.
Aaron Gandhi, grandson of the late Indian Prime Minister Mahatma Gandhi, described Thursday&#39;s situation in the Palestinian territories as similar to the apartheid that once preyed South Africa.
D Wayne Lukas, the most successful trainer of all time at the Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup, caused a sensation today when he revealed 2002 Distaff winner and Horse of the Year Azeri will tackle Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup Classic.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing arrives in Japan for talks aimed at repairing tense bilateral relations.
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Zhao Ziyang, former Chinese Communist Party chief who was purged for sympathizing with the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, lay in a deep coma on Sunday and could die at any time, a source close to his family said.
The Mo Ibrahim Prize - worth $5m - will be awarded in London to a former African head of state.
Peter Jackson is  expanding his relationship with Microsoft Corp. by creating a  video game studio and confirming two upcoming titles.
THE Kremlin was yesterday accused of poisoning Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opposition leader, in order to keep the country within Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sphere of influence.
London, November 15: Dow Jones &amp; Co, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said it is to buy online news site operator MarketWatch Inc to grow the revenues it derives from the Internet.
The government abandons its attempt to reduce cost of family package deals taken outside term-time.
SecurityCoverage, an innovator in automated computer security services for home and small businesses, announced today that the company has achieved another record quarter in revenue for its SecureIT and SecureIT Plus services.
A mistress of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il &#151; whose son with him is considered a possible successor &#151; has died of an illness, according to media reports.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - A summit of major powers in Germany will not agree to any firm targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday as G8 leaders gathered on the Baltic coast.
Foreclosure actions against Massachusetts homeowners continued at a high pace in May, and likely will remain so for several more months as rising interest rates and a sluggish real estate market leave delinquent borrowers with few options, according to real estate analysts.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - A car bomb exploded outside a bus terminal in the volatile northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing eight people and setting shops and cars ablaze, police said.
A tip to law enforcement last year that a Miami Beach doctor&#39;s checking account was unusually bloated led to the arrest of the state&#39;s largest prescriber of the painkiller OxyContin
TEHRAN -- Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said yesterday the Islamic Republic would target US interests around the world if it came under attack over its disputed nuclear program.
Crusading New York Attorney General  Eliot Spitzer will announce on Tuesday that he will run for  governor in 2006, his spokeswoman Cindy Darrison said.
PC Magazine - A malicious PDF is exploiting a URL-handling flaw in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 running IE7.
West Indies have been forced to make a second change to their Champions Trophy squad because of injury. Dwayne Smith is suffering from a shoulder problem and has been replaced by Ryan Hinds.
Hillary Rodham Clinton won the vote with strong support from women and Hispanics, but Barack Obama may receive one more national delegate.
While space enthusiasts have focused on NASA's preparations for the next shuttle launching and its award of a huge contract to develop the next spaceship for human flight, a battle has erupted outside the limelight between the agency's administrator and some of his top scientific advisers.
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The legendary rock band left the crowds begging for more on Sunday night.
By Brittany Oat, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 11--SUFFIELD -- As a 14-year-old kid without a car, Gerry Crane can't think of anywhere else he could have gone in the summer of 1957- or wanted to go -- than the roller-skating rink at Babb's Beach.
At 15, Liza Ward conceived the idea that Truman Capote's \
Anyone remember the Britney Spears show in our nation&#39;s capital late last summer, where she stripped off what looked like sweat pants to reveal just how little she was wearing underneath?
ALBANY, NY The state is releasing a guide to insurance coverage of obesity treatment today. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says the guide was developed after many consumers complained to his office that it
One headline this week blared: \u00e2\u0080\u009cBush leads by 8 points.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Another had Bush up by 3 percentage points. Three other national polls showed the presidential race in a dead heat.
Grazie a immatricolazioni Ue e voci accordo internazionale
President George W. Bush called Hamid Karzai to demand more action against Afghanistan's world-leading drugs trade and reiterate continued US support, the Afghan president's office said.Comment
House Democratic leaders have coalesced around legislation that would require troops to come home from Iraq within six months if that country's leaders fail to meet promises to help reduce violence there, party officials said
Messaggio diffuso su sito islamico (ANSA) - DUBAI, 24 NOV - In un messaggio diffuso da un sito islamico, il terrorista giordano Al Zrqawi ha attaccato con veemenza gli ulema (i teologi musulmani). Li ha accusati
UK city wins a government competition to find ways for technology to tackle social exclusion.
Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino, whose name has come up in speculation at Notre Dame and who was contacted by Mississippi about its coaching vacancy, will announce Tuesday afternoon that he is staying with the Cardinals.
European Union finance ministers will back the ability of banks and financial institutions across the 27-nation bloc to deal with the credit crunch in the financial markets on their own at a meeting over the weekend, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
In the not-too-distant future, Rutgers football fans may look back on Saturday\u00c2\u0092s game with Syracuse as another crossroads, because Coach Greg Schiano may be moving on.
Washington scandals can sometimes intersect, even when they occur years apart.
Botswana President Festus Mogae&#39;s ruling party leads in early results on Sunday with the opposition split -- and is seen as a safe bet to win overall in the world&#39;s largest diamond producer.
Insufficient staff training is undermining customs checks at flagship programme, claims union.
Vince Papale once lived a dream. Now he's living a second dream by revisiting the first.
Senior Aberdeen council staff were on double time while having sex in the workplace, it is alleged.
The Category 5 designation is reserved for the most powerful storms with sustained winds\u00e2\u0080\u0094that is, winds that blow continuously for at least one minute\u00e2\u0080\u0094exceeding 155 miles an hour (249 kilometers).
Sen. Barbara Boxer has always spoken up, but the California Democrat seems to have gotten a lot louder lately. Her opposition to Condoleezza Rice's secretary of state nomination was so combative that it was parodied on Saturday Night Live. That came on the heels of her decision to sign onto a House member's complaint about Ohio voting problems, forcing Congress to debate them before certifying President Bush's re-election victory.
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that it planned to invest 1.8 billion dollars (1.3 billion euros) to expand its aluminium plant in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland.
The first joint army exercise between neighbors whose relationship is traditionally tense signals the redrawing of Asia's geopolitical map. Still, many sources of tension remain
Wall Street ended a volatile session mixed on Wednesday as investors wrestled with a troubling outlook for bond insurers and a $9.4 billion write-down at Morgan Stanley.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a few brief moments, night turned to day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the&nbsp;shuttle Discovery climbed into space atop twin columns of fire and smoke in the agency's first evening launch in four years.
Catherine Zeta Jones and Tim Robbins are awarded the Hasty Pudding prize, handed out by Harvard students.
After demanding an audit of voting results upon failing to oust President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez in a recall referendum, representatives of Venezuela&#39;s opposition movement
E'stato eletto con 74,7% consensi dopo 3 giorni di congresso
Women in Saudi Arabia can now stay in a hotel or a furnished apartment without a male guardian, according to a government decision
A hostel that once housed the female students of an elite French university has been transformed into France's biggest squat and a bleak symbol of its failure to stem a flood of illegal immigrants.
A tiny country with a small population, Brunei was the only Malay state in 1963 to choose to remain a British dependency rather than join the Malaysian Federation.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina is better known for its beef than its seafood, but the country's ample coastline is increasingly being tapped for export delicacies such as king prawns, crab and calamari.
Proseguono colloqui, ma posizioni restano distanti
Paleontologists working in Ethiopia have discovered the remains of at least nine primitive human ancestors that are up to 4.5 million years old.
La Spagna affronter&agrave; in amichevole l'Argentina il prossimo 11 ottobre a Murcia. Lo ha annunci...
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.
The Israeli foreign minister on Wednesday warned that Iranian leaders pose the biggest threat to the world's values because they \
Conrad Black on Friday threatened to file \u00e2\u0080\u009cimminently\u00e2\u0080\u009d aC$1.1 billion ($873 million) lawsuit against a special committee of Hollinger International\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board for defamation, following the release of a scathing report into his conduct.
As much as it may offend the many critics of materialism - the whole notion that Americans don't save enough is overblown.
Turkey's EU chief negotiator said on Thursday Ankara would not walk away from Finnish-led discussions over Cyprus aimed at avoiding a crisis in Turkey's European Union membership bid.
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah judge has found Brian David Mitchell competent to stand trial in the 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. Mitchell appeared in court in handcuffs Tuesday morning for the first of what
Confermata al termine dell'esecutivo di Alleanza Nazionale
Celtic have the chance to open up a six point gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League when they welcome Motherwell to Parkhead.
It has already made $ 87 million and could recoup its cost in another two weeks.
The White House on Wednesday called the New Year's day slaying of a US diplomat and his driver in Sudan \
InfoWorld - As Sun Microsystems prepares to demonstrate a new high-performance computer Tuesday at a technology conference in Germany, it hopes that quad-core processors from Advanced Micro Devices&#160;that will power the computer arrive on time to deliver one of the machines to its first customer.
Asian stocks slid on Monday on gloomy  U.S. jobs data, bleak earnings prospects at tech firms and high  oil prices, while the Australian dollar hit a six-month peak  after the coalition government was swept back to power.
NEW YORK  - Women with hot flashes related to menopause are unlikely to find relief with the herbal supplement black cohosh -- alone or in combination with other herbal therapies -- according to a report released this week.
Labour's chief fundraiser Lord Levy is interviewed for a second time by police probing cash for honours claims.
Take two and don&#39;t call me in the morning: Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. (nyse: NWS.WI - news - people ) prescribed a &quot;poison pill&quot; defense strategy today to stave off a potential takeover from long-time ally John Malone.
LONDON Yusuf Islam, the British singer once known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday saying he was &quot;totally shocked&quot; that American officials, who barred him from entering the United States on Tuesday, considered him a potential terrorist threat
Stock futures were mixed on Friday, with technology shares set to gain after Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook, but record oil prices could weigh on the broad market.
Jazz artists are the latest to act as ambassadors of American culture.
Rafael Nadal upset Andy Roddick 6-7 (8-6), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 to give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final in Seville, Spain, on Friday.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Two years before he allegedly killed a Dutch filmmaker in the name of radical Islam, Mohammed Bouyeri volunteered at his local community center and was a promising member of the second generation of Moroccan immigrants to the
Former MetroStars midfielder Ross Paule scored on a penalty kick in the 33rd minute, lifting the Columbus Crew to a 1-1 tie with the MetroStars Sunday night. The MetroStars (9-8-6) maintained their two-point advantage over the Crew (7-5-10) in the Eastern Conference standings.
Lawrence Dallaglio says it&#39;s no surprise to him that England now face a winner-takes-all clash with Tonga to keep their hopes of a World Cup quarter-final alive.
MAN, the German engineering conglomerate, said on Thursday that its subsidiary, MAN Diesel, had signed a deal with Pakistani Atlas Group to build diesel power plants in Pakistan.
READING, Pa. - Three teenage boys stole a car and used it for their wheels for nearly two weeks, putting gas in it and digging it out after last week's snowstorm, police said. The youngest of the three, a 13-year-old, did the driving, said Sgt. John M.
A sobbing attorney told lawmakers Tuesday she had not given gang members advance word of a police crackdown that prompted a wave of violence that left 172 people dead in one week.
WASHINGTON - The United States expressed &quot;deep concern&quot; Thursday over reports that Myanmar&#39;s ruling junta has extended the detention of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for up to a year from September this year.
Dental records confirmed that human remains found in a Salt Lake County landfill Friday are those of Lori Hacking, a Salt Lake Police spokesman told CNN.
The Houston Astros apologized to the Cardinals on Monday, saying they erred a day earlier by showing a replay of St. Louis reliever Julian Tavarez\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tantrum on the stadium scoreboard.
When former CIA man Mike Baker wants a nostalgia fix, he can choose among spy vs. spy vs. spy &#151; the TV series \
New laws designed to curb domestic violence are currently passing through the Spanish parliament.
A Roma, morte forse causata da choc anafilattico
Troops order shop keepers to cut prices as panic buying clears out supermarkets of basic goods.
Hundreds of women have enrolled in crash courses on personal safety as a community struggles to come to grips with the apparently random murder of a 24-year-old hiker.
Former President Clinton said that if his wife is elected president she would radically change the \
Compito arduo, necessario investire e ridurre il debito
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 The spacecraft&#39;s test pilots do not wear spacesuits. The craft&#39;s space-worthy cockpit is housed within a larger, similarly protective shell.
RAMALLAH, 13 December 2004 - Jailed intifada leader Marwan Barghouti called off his campaign to become Palestinian president yesterday, throwing his support behind PLO chairman and the now overwhelming favorite Mahmoud Abbas.
A machine that assesses nerve fibers in the retina may offer a better way to measure the progression of multiple sclerosis, researchers said.
Oil prices on Tuesday held 17 percent  gains made over the past three weeks after soaring to a  seven-week high above $49 a barrel on frigid temperatures in  the U.S. Northeast.
PORT-AU-PRINCE,  - Armed UN peacekeepers and Haitian police evicted former soldiers who were occupying ousted president Jean Bertrand Aristide&#39;s luxurious mansion here.
Forensic clues may have been destroyed in the hours after Madeleine McCann's disappearance, police say.
The Second World War prime minister Winston Churchill argued that Jews were &quot;partly responsible for the antagonism from which they suffer&quot; in an article publicised for the first time Sunday.

By Diane Tennant, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 16--VIRGINIA BEACH -- Suzi Dagney and her husband, both retired military, have been all around the world.   They've lived in Spain, set up housekeeping in Sicily, sent the children to school in Japan.
People in Pope John Paul II's Polish hometown prayed Wednesday for their most famous son as coverage of his hospitalization dominated front pages and airwaves.
Doctors were battling on Monday to save the life of former Indonesian President Suharto, who remains critically ill, while another of Southeast Asia's long-serving leaders visited his bedside.
The Soviet Union might still exist and Saddam Hussein might dominate the Gulf if Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry had been president in recent years, Vice President Dick Cheney said on Saturday.
Sends Japanese assistant to pleasure voters NSFW We should have known: Tania Derveaux, the Belgian senate hopeful who offered to blow 40,000 voters as as a \
U.S. stocks rose sharply on Thursday as large-cap companies such as IBM  and Honeywell International Inc.  reported earnings that beat forecasts, shifting investors' focus back to corporate profits and away from subprime credit worries.
A new Israeli political party launched by a Russian-born billionaire holds its first rally at a Jerusalem hotel.
US stocks were mixed in a listless session today as investors collected profits for a second day despite an unexpected drop in unemployment claims.
Verizon today announced the fall lineup for its V Cast Mobile TV service, and this year, several network TV shows will debut on Verizon phones at or around the same time.
Israel's government has implemented all the recommendations of an inquiry panel into last year's Lebanon war on tackling crises more effectively, officials said on Monday.
For many men, a routine PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has become an annual ritual. Now the developer of the test says it can't be relied on for this purpose, and has led to overly zealous treatment of men with prostate enlargement.
 author says his wild days are over
After being eliminated from last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s playoffs, the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 owners retained Tom Coughlin, promoted Jerry Reese and quietly embarked on one of the most unexpected routes to the Super Bowl.
BBC Two strikes a deal with US network NBC that will give the channel first option to show future series of the sci-fi hit Heroes.
Sir Elton John topped the bill of visiting celebrities at last night&#39;s bash, which was hosted by Posh Spice Victoria and England captain David Beckham.
In a step towards landmark elections in Iraq, registering of voters and potential candidates has begun despite the latest violence, which claimed the life of Baghdad&#39;s deputy governor.
Facebook on Thursday unveiled a Spanish version of its hot social-networking website and promised French and German language editions by spring.
Tony Blair says the modern media reduces the capacity for people  \
Jeff Thomason, who has not played since 2002, received a call from his injured friend, Chad Lewis. On Tuesday, the Eagles signed Thomason to a one-game contract.
Dutch authorities have raided a  suspected training camp of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)  guerrilla group in the southern Netherlands and arrested 29  people, prosecutors said on Friday.
Militants kidnapped an American and three other foreigners in a bloody assault on their office in the capital Monday, and gunmen assassinated
27 August 2004 -- French President Jacques Chirac says Paris is ready to play a greater role in rebuilding Iraq. Chirac said that &quot;France is open to dialogue with the Iraqi authorities on all issues -- training
The president of the governing Workers' Party said Friday he was stepping down in the wake of a corruption scandal that had battered Brazil's president during his re-election campaign.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the federal government has failed to help us with high prescription drug prices, so Illinois is stepping in.
Athens - Two powerlifters from Azerbaijan have been banned for life after testing positive for banned steroids in out-of-competition tests at the Athens Paralympics.
Pace bowler Chris Martin has hit back at suggestions by England opening batsman Andrew Strauss that New Zealand's attack should pose few problems in the coming Test series.
The international community pledged more relief efforts for tsunami-devastated South and Southeast Asian countries Thursday as the death toll from the worst earthquake and tsunamis climbed to over 115,000.
Washington - Stress activates an enzyme in the brain which interferes with short-term memory and other functions of the prefrontal cortex, located just above the eyes, in rats and monkeys, according to a US study published on Friday.
SINGAPORE : Singapore is helping the World Health Organisation test a set of healthcare guidelines for the elderly. The aim is to set global standards that will make community healthcare facilities more elderly-friendly.
Stop ad eccessiva discrezionalita', 'piu' chiarezza'
A suicide car bomber killed 18 people  near a hospital south of Baghdad Saturday, keeping violence on  the boil after Iraq's landmark election and ahead of an  important Shi'ite Muslim religious ceremony.
For NBC, currently ranked dead last in  U.S. television's Nielsen ratings, success in the new broadcast  season may just mean merely rising to third place as the  once-dominant network draws closer Wall Street scrutiny.
By Omar Sinan and Kathy Gannon THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  HALABJA, Iraq -- These are bitter times in the town that Saddam Hussein gassed.  It's painful enough that many people still suffer the aftereffects of nerve and mustard gas nearly 20 years ago.
On Friday, the players union filed two unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board and asked the N.L.R.B. to investigate what it said were the N.B.A.\u00c2\u0092s unilateral actions.
Lo stilista stasera a gala di beneficienza con Alicia Keys
Euronext  shareholders on Tuesday approved a $14-billion plan to merge the multinational European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange  and form the first transatlantic bourse.
Russian troops stormed a school on Friday, blaming Chechen hostage-takers for a bloody battle in which more than 200 people -- dozens of them
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 27 -- Lina Joy has been disowned by her family, shunned by friends and forced into hiding because she renounced Islam and embraced Christianity in Muslim-majority Malaysia.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Migration of the Negro,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jacob Lawrence\u00e2\u0080\u0099s series of small pictures, is most effective when seen complete.
Altri due corpi trovati a Vendicari e due a Roccella
Formaggio insegna ad avere pazienza e non si fa da soli
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Parma. Lavoro differenziato per Bolano, Cardone, Gilardino e Marchion...
HARARE, Zimbabwe  - A court in Zimbabwe Friday  acquitted most of 70 suspected mercenaries charged with weapons  offenses in a suspected plot to topple the government of  Equatorial Guinea, but found their leader, Simon Mann, guilty.
World governments should create a multinational force to plug \
JANE Saville was the first person to reach fellow Australian heartbreak walker Nathan Deakes when he was disqualified with a medal in sight in the Olympic 50km race yesterday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops and their Iraqi allies launched crackdowns Thursday against anti-government forces in widely separated parts of the country, sending warplanes against insurgent strongholds in two cities and restoring Iraqi state control in a third...
The tragedy of Ken Bigley&#39;s kidnap and eventual murder was matched only by the courage of a family who refused to give up. This is the inside story of the desperate attempts to free him.
Gold Fields shareholders reject merger with Iamgold.
Volvo, the world's second biggest  truck maker, posted a sharp rise in fourth-quarter profits on  Thursday, making 2004 its most profitable year ever, and said  it would pay out about 7 billion Swedish crowns ($986 million)  to shareholders.
SEOUL  The chairman of South Korea&#39;s ruling Uri Party, Shin Ki Nam, resigned Thursday after it was disclosed that his father was a collaborator with Japanese colonial authorities during Japan&#39;s 1910-1945 rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Tom Enders, the German co-chief executive of EADS, has reiterated his call for a &quot;fair distribution&quot; of the crucial restructuring measures to be implemented at airplane maker Airbus.
France's political scene changed dramatically when Nicolas Sarkozy, the ambitious finance minister, was formally named the new leader of the ruling conservative party -- widely seen as the start of his march to replace Jacques Chirac as French president in 2007.
Reggie White was fond of saying God told him to go to Green Bay in 1993 to sack both sin and quarterbacks.
The US Food and Drug Administration says it &quot;generally supports the recommendations&quot; of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.
A strengthening economy has been good news for office-supply retailers, as increased hiring means rising sales of sticky notes, pens, and other cubicle sundries.
The Afghan government and Nato-led troops are preparing to recapture a town stormed by the Taleban.
Per esami su reperti trovati in casa di alcuni indagati
Presidente camera, la Manovra dia fiducia al Paese'

Con una decisione senza precedenti il sindaco di Roma Walter Veltroni ha annunciato che sar\u00c3\u00a0 presto dedicata una strada a due dei cosiddetti &quot;martiri&quot; dell&#39;estrema destra. Si tratta ovviamente di un caso
Interior Secretary Gale Norton has signed an agreement with representatives of Arizona, Nevada and California to protect wildlife habitat on the Colorado River and aid native species.
A council 'apologises unreservedly' after an elderly disabled woman is left stranded alone in a minibus.
Palestinian mainstream Fatah movement factions are expected to hold meetings starting Sunday to discuss issues concerning the coming presidential elections.
Tim Henman, the British No 1, lost his rain-delayed opening match against the world No 2 Andy Roddick at the Masters Cup in Houston this morning.
Sri Lanka is probing the reported massacre of 12 construction workers by Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said as the European Union outlawed the guerrillas as a terrorist organisation.
SNP leader Alex Salmond is to be at the forefront of a new ad campaign to win votes for his party.
Il centro francese Jerome Moiso, quest'anno in campo per cinque partite con la maglia della Lottomat...
The Met's glittery display of tools, armor and sculpture from 17th-century Dresden is a constructive reminder of the artistic roots of wonderment.
The United States proposed on Monday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on a peacekeeping force in southern Sudan and sanctions in Darfur. Following are highlights of the eight-page measure that may be voted on within two weeks.
Caught in the midst of a makeover, Ingersoll-Rand checks in with a so-so quarter.
Why the Bush and Kerry campaigns fight tooth and nail for the endorsement of the Columbus Dispatch
Mark Thatcher, centre, is escorted to a police car outside his Cape Town mansion. Picture:AFP. Multimillionaire businessman Mark Thatcher has until now relied more on his family connections than his intellect, writes Peter Fray.
Ashlee Simpson was left red-faced after making an embarrassing appearance on Saturday Night Live. During Simpson&#39;s second &#39;live&#39; performance on the show, she was supposed to showcase her new single, Autobiography.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe praised Ukraine's election rerun as \
President Bush said Wednesday he would order military action inside Pakistan if intelligence indicated that Osama bin Laden or other top terror leaders were hiding there. \
Al Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq  beheaded a British hostage despite last-ditch secret appeals  from the government in London, Britain said on Friday.
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) says the weekend elections and referendum in Belarus were seriously flawed.
Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral on Friday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.
Democratici, l'attuale strategia non funziona
An Australian man under investigation for illegal spamming sent more than 2 billion e-mails promoting Viagra in a year, an official said Wednesday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  - Former HealthSouth Corp. Chief  Executive Richard Scrushy ordered accounting executives to  falsify the company's books to meet Wall Street's earnings  targets, a former chief financial officer said in court on  Wednesday.
'This is not about First Amendment rights, it is about protecting children' The world's largest porn studio says that Google and Yahoo! should \
Milan prosecutors are looking at a stream of Parmalat transactions carried out by Deutsche Bank in the days before its collapse.
'Non guardo C'e' posta per te, dice al Signorini Show
Allo studio, raccolta firme per cancellare dicastero
Kerry Wood homered and allowed four hits in eight innings, leading the Chicago Cubs over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0, yesterday.
Actor Robert Blake shot his wife to death because he &quot;despised&quot; her and believed she would get their young daughter involved in drugs and pornography, a prosecutor told jurors
Madonna records an introduction to the new Band Aid music video, which gets its premiere on Thursday.
While companies are promoting fourth-generation wireless as the next wave in Internet access, its future is far from certain.
Dobbiamo accogliere i giovani, non preoccuparci dei calzini
A U.S.-educated economist with close ties to the Bush administration agreed on Wednesday to serve as finance minister in a Palestinian unity government, despite the threat of a boycott by the United States and Israel.
Brazil's unemployment rate fell in July for the third straight month to a seven-month low of 11.2 percent and wages rose, underscoring the strengthening economy, official data showed on Thursday.
LONDON - A waxwork nativity scene that features soccer star David Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, as the parents of Jesus has been damaged in an attack, Madame Tussauds museum said Monday.
Air Force Secretary James Roche  contacted his old company last year to help a brother of a top  White House aide try to land a job, Northrop Grumman Corp. said  on Friday.
Russia is working on new nuclear missile systems that other powers do not have in order to protect itself against future security threats, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Hoping to win approval for their merger, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio announced plans to let consumers choose the programs in their subscription package.
MIAMI -- Forecasters say Hurricane Ivan is still on track to hit Jamaica Friday as a dangerous Category 4 storm. At 8 pm EDT, the center of Ivan was 325 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving west-northwest at 13 mph.
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A car bomb goes off in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir in the south-east, killing three, sources say.
A 23-year-old graduate student at New York University jumped to her death Monday on campus, the sixth such death involving an NYU student in the past year.
Tyler Hansbrough starts and ends North Carolina's game-breaking 17-2 run in the second half and No. 7 North Carolina goes on to a 98-89 victory over No. 3 Ohio State.
China defended its record as a member of the World Trade Organization on Monday, five years after joining the global trade arbiter and days before talks with U.S. officials who have said China is not pulling its weight.
Tokyo (dpa) - Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 6.9 and 7.4 hit western Japan Sunday night, injuring at least 38 people and causing more than 6,000 people to evacuate for fear of tidal waves, police and firefighters said Monday.
&quot;The board concluded that PeopleSoft is worth substantially more than Oracle&#39;s latest offer. We are a vibrant, strong company with a focused, motivated management
ROME: Italy was in shock Friday at the execution of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi slammed as a return &quot;to the dark times of barbarism,&quot; but he pledged Italian troops would stay.
Private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  said on Monday that it would acquire discount retailer Dollar General Corp.  for $22 a share in cash.
Anche Londra in progresso, stabile Francoforte
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US President George W. Bush campaigned in Florida ahead of his party's convention, on top in the polls but battered by negative economic news and a situation in Iraq he admits he miscalculated.
UNITED NATIONS - The UN emergency relief coordinator praised rich nations Tuesday for their generous response to victims of the earthquake and tsunami waves that raced from southeast Asia to east Africa but said much more will be needed to rebuild the
The United Nations announced Wednesday that it was expanding its presence in Iraq outside Baghdad to the cities of Erbil in the Kurdish north and Basra in the south
KANSAS CITY, Mo., (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Chiefs  Tuesday signed former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Eric  Crouch as a defensive back.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Toyota Motor Corp is expected to replace struggling US auto giant General Motors Corp. as the world's largest automaker next year amid plans to boost global output, a report has said.
Oil prices rebounded Friday but remained below $50 US a barrel after declining four per cent over the past week due to rising US supplies of crude and natural gas.
SPORTS NETWORK - Oakland Raiders offensive lineman Frank Middleton is expected to miss the remainder of the season because of a torn left quadriceps muscle that will require surgery.
La Ternana calcio ha presentato un reclamo avverso l'omologazione della gara di ieri contro la Caves...
In a move to protect Spain&#39;s image and bid for the 2012 Olympics, Spanish leaders stressed that its citizens and sports fans are not racist.
The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television station Saturday aired video footage of what it said were two Americans and a Briton kidnapped two days ago from their house in central Baghdad.
The debate in Washington, DC, has started over the reformation of Social Security. The 1935 plan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a safety net Americans have come to depend on.
(Sports Network) - The New York Knicks posted a victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. Jamal Crawford poured in a season-high 30 points and Nazr Mohammed contributed
The new year brings new products and technologies. Here are some devices that will likely be worth waiting for.
German luxury sports car maker Porsche might take legal action if the EU pushes ahead with its proposed CO2 emissions limits, a press report said Friday.
A Greek soldier guarding an Olympic facility in Athens has been shot dead after apparently playing game of Russian roulette with a policeman, security sources say.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. NEW DELHI, India -- An Indian court Saturday remanded in custody the head of a popular Indian Internet auction site owned by US giant eBay Inc.
Nearly 160,000 turkeys were being culled in Suffolk after the country's first major outbreak of the potentially lethal Asian strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus.
The head of Samsung Group linked his company to the South Korean economy and warned Saturday that a wake-up call was needed for both to avoid serious problems within four to six years.
Uomini armati hanno attaccato un&#39;autobus che trasportava impiegati amministrativi dell&#39;aeroporto di Baghdad, uccidendone quattro e ferendone altri. Secondo un&#39;impiegata, a bordo del mezzo vi erano 25 persone.
Influential shareholder advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended in a report that Biomet Inc.  shareholders vote against a $10.9 billion private-equity buyout of the orthopedic device maker, saying the price is not high enough.
Futures on benchmark U.S. equity indexes were in the red before Wall Street's opening on Wednesday, with eyes on Merrill Lynch  after media reports of bigger write-downs than the brokerage has flagged.
Software update patches bug in wireless drivers that left systems vulnerable.
In a transaction that infuses familiarity and speed into the Ravens&#39; stagnant passing game, Baltimore signed wide receiver Patrick Johnson on Monday to a one-year contract.
States should require motorcycle riders to wear proper helmets, government investigators urged Tuesday as part of several recommendations that seek to stem a steady rise in motorcycle deaths.
Staffers at the Wall Street Journal face the uncertainty of a new owner and a suddenly harsh advertising climate.
Third-ranked Auburn became a media darling Monday, but despite picking up ground in the Bowl Championship Series rankings, No. 2 Oklahoma remains in a better position to make the Orange Bowl.
BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake killed at least eight people and buried many others under collapsed buildings.
Four people who ate at an Aberdeen restaurant are suffering from the deadly E.coli 0157 infection.
Philadelphia has finished testing  its wireless Internet project, setting the stage for America's  biggest citywide Wi-Fi network that will also offer access to  low-income households, officials said on Thursday.
Per rivendicare 'la firma' sul modello della moda
The Baltimore Sun is taking the unusual step of placing responsibility for its opinion pages with its top news editor.
Lion Nathan Ltd., Australia&#39;s second- biggest brewer, said full-year net income fell about 11 percent after writing down the value of its wine unit and other assets by A$112.
The tale of how Mario Capecchi, this year's Nobel medicine laureate, survived heartbreak and poverty in wartime Italy to go on to academic glory in America inspired the world in a way that resonated beyond his scientific triumphs.
Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than &#36;20 million in residents' requests for aid.
Michael Jackson's maid acted suspiciously during a raid at his ranch, a sheriff's deputy tells a court.
David Beckham suffered a fractured rib in a clash with Ben Thatcher after scoring in England&#39;s 2-0 win against Wales. He would also have been suspended after picking up a yellow card, leaving Owen to take over the captaincy in Baku.
A French appeals court has reopened an investigation into whether there was any falsification of toxicology tests on the chauffeur in the car crash that killed Princess Diana in 1997, judicial sources said Thursday.
Blog: Tucked inside Microsoft's agreement to change Vista's desktop search is word that a beta of the first service pack for Vista will come this year. No word on when the final version will ship, however.
Timeless hits like &quot;Sweet Love&quot; may have transformed sultry singer Anita Baker into an international star, but after 10 years as a stay-at-home mom, her young sons offer a more humble assessment of her career.
Stem cell research could provide a new treatment for incontinence, a new study has suggested. Research featured in the New Scientist suggests that it may be possible to use a patient&#39;s own stem cells to rebuild weak bladder muscles.
Other than Comcast and ServiceMaster additions, it's been a quiet quarter of trading for this portfolio.
The Kokkola University Centre, a joint venture, as it were, of the universities of Jyvaskyla, Oulu and Vaasa, aims at securing Ministry of Education funding for its Information Technology MA Program.
CNN said its decision to drop the Reuters news service after 27 years is based on its desire to reduce reliance on other media outlets for web content.
LOS ANGELES, July 14 -- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles will settle its clergy abuse cases for at least $600 million, by far the largest payout in the church's sexual abuse scandal, the Associated Press learned Saturday.
JAMES GANDOLFINI, before being so rudely cut off by the Emmy clock cops Sunday night, was going to give props to an infantry unit in Iraq.
World leaders condemn North Korea for pulling out of talks and pledging to boost its nuclear arsenal.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Friday shelved plans to raise his stake in General Motors Corp.  and said his aide had stepped down from the automaker's board two days after GM nixed a three-way alliance with Renault-Nissan.
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Sudan's ongoing violence, worsening humanitarian crisis and struggling peace processes is topping the agenda as members of the U.N. Security Council gather in Nairobi for an unusual meeting outside of its New York base.
The parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones urge the teenager who shot their son to surrender to police.
Microsoft says update improves setup and overall usability. HP had said it was waiting for the update before it released its first product using the software.
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BP BP.L was working to clean up a   thousand barrels of gas oil that spilled from a pipeline at the   Port of Long Beach, near Los Angeles, according to local media   reports.
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MADRID, Spain -- Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian defender Edmilson is to undergo knee surgery this week after being hurt in the 1-0 weekend win over Numancia.
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - The Devil Rays and Yankees played only one game of their scheduled doubleheader Monday, this after Tampa Bay was delayed leaving Florida because of Hurricane Frances.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Saturday that Russia had recently fallen backward on democracy and democratic reforms, but said that the government of President Vladimir V. Putin would not be ...
Edward M. Gramlich foresaw a looming crisis in home mortgage practices and ran a federal board created to aid the airlines after the 9/11 attacks.
Sooners Illustrated Editor Jay C. Upchurch grades the Oklahoma&#39;s 12-0 win over Texas. Rufus Alexander (pictured above) and the Sooner defense shut the Longhorn offense out for the first time in 24 years.
A group of Turkish troops enter northern Iraq, local officials say, after warning against Kurdish rebels there.
Soddisfatti. Mario Beretta e Gigi Del Neri si scambiano i complimenti dopo il 2-2 del Bentegodi. Ber...
The only liberal Kremlin critic in Russia's presidential race stands to be kept off the ballot because tens of thousands of signatures on his nominating petitions were forgeries, election officials said Thursday.
Diving with a digicam Review How do you sell a seven-megapixel camera when so many rivals are doing the same? You can't rely on the usual features - big LCD, anti-blur tech, slimline metal casing, etc - because everyone else has those too. No, you need something a little different, and in Casio's case that means offering your latest compact camera with an optional underwater kit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
This novel follows the marriage of a philandering politician and his stoical wife, who live largely separate lives for 20-odd years, until an unforeseen event brings them back together in their old New England home.
The leaseholder of the World Trade Center wins a New York court victory which may see him get another $1.1bn to develop the site.
Former President Bill Clinton, right, and President George Bush pass on the stage during dedication ceremonies for the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark.
CBS Corp.'s chief executive stuck to his company's script in responding to former anchor Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against the network and its brass. Taking questions from reporters after addressing the Boston College Chief Executives Club downtown yesterday afternoon, Leslie Moonves called Rather's claims \
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Bonanni: governo deve mettere la 'faccia' sulla vicenda
Microsoft Corp. officials said yesterday that the company has spent millions of dollars preparing a version of its Windows operating system without a program for playing digital music and
The state of Illinois is about to become a federal lawbreaker - and proud of it. Last week, it announced that in September it will help residents buy medicine from pre-screened pharmacies in Canada and Europe.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, beating expectations and capping a record year, but its shares fell after the investment bank cautioned that markets will remain challenging in the near future.
Singer Mark Morrison wins a court battle with footballer Kevin Campbell over his next album.
Business & money: UK drugs giant, faces a surgical strike over its dismal share price performance.
Italian luxury goods group Gucci Group has ruled out acquisitions and disposals for the next three years and predicted annual sales growth of \u00e2\u0080\u0098at least\u00e2\u0080\u0099 10 percent.
PASADENA -- The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak this week. Members of the news media are presented with an excellent opportunity to witness and photograph the event...
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Advancing under a blanket of artillery and tank fire, Lebanese troops overran positions held by al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday and 19 people were killed.
November 5, 2004. Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has been suspended for seven months and fined \u00c2\u00a320,000 following an FA disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test.
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Dalla Corvaglia che si spoglia, e Iacchetti la lascia, al nuovo lavoro di Tyson e le follie notturne dell'ereditiera. Ma anche tanta musica
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. predicted a rare decline in monthly sales on Saturday, even as U.S. bargain-hunters jammed stores in search of gifts at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan drilled the Gulf Coast on Thursday with 130-mph winds that inflicted far less damage than feared everywhere except Florida's Panhandle, where residents were left with surge-ravaged beachfronts, flooded streets and homes ripped apart by deadly tornadoes...
Would-be robbers took about 30 people hostage inside a Venezuelan bank Monday after police arrived outside, the country's top emergency official said.
The United States distributed a draft UN resolution Wednesday that threatens consideration of sanctions on Sudan&#39;s oil industry if Khartoum fails to stem violence
Secondo 'Les Echos' l'approccio affidato a Morgan Stanley
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a final agreement yesterday to spend $79 million to help a for-profit company purchase the troubled Greater Southeast Community Hospital, despite a warning from the city's chief financial officer that the buyer is financially unstable.
The leader of the BNP, Nick Griffin, is arrested by police in West Yorkshire as part of an inquiry into the activities of its members.
BASRA, Iraq  - Oil and gas spilled during recent  sabotage attacks on Iraq's southern oil pipelines ignited  Sunday and firefighters battled to douse the flames.
LONDON (BBC)-- Adrian Mutu has accepted his positive test for cocaine, the Professional Footballers&#39; Association has revealed.
The United States is worried about weakening Italian and German military commitments in Afghanistan as casualties increase in the fight to stem the bloody Taliban insurgency, officials said.
Interest rates will likely remain at a six-year peak of 5.50 percent when Bank of England policymakers convene on Thursday, but another hike is due in the near future as the bank seeks to tame inflation.
Two explosions hit former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's convoy on Friday killing up to 35 people as she returned to Pakistan from eight years in self-imposed exile.
Michael Phelps took his haul of gold medals at the Athens Olympics to three on Tuesday after winning the 200 meters butterfly and helping the United States beat Australia in the 4x200 freestyle relay.
InfoWorld - BURLINGAME, CALIF.-- BEA Systems is expanding the open source Beehive initiative but still has no plans to participate in the Eclipse open source tools organization, despite the embrace of Beehive by Eclipse.
ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker on the changes happening in the new school year.
This article by Diane Farsetta takes a closer look at why the USDA bans independent testing for mad cow disease. When one beef producer wanted to test its own products in order to meet international safety
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Microsoft agrees to buy Danger Inc, maker of the T-Mobile's SideKick web phone popularised by Paris Hilton.
Two members of a New York radio crew are sacked for creating a song ridiculing tsunami victims.
Homemaking queen Martha Stewart bashed bad food and called for prison reform in an open Christmas letter on her personal website Wednesday.
Researchers will visit the Upper Peninsula next month to search for evidence of the legendary creature known as \
Wearing just a small white towel and a   smile, Bob prowls the dark halls of the East Side Club, looking   into dozens of its closet-sized rooms and hoping eye contact   with another man will lead to sex.
President Jacques Chirac has made U.S. film director Steven Spielberg a knight in the French Legion of Honour, hailing him as a great filmmaker committed to fighting hatred and intolerance.
Ricky Ponting became Australia's pinnacle Test centurion with his 33rd hundred and Mike Hussey narrowly missed a ton to lead a home recovery on the third day of the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval.
JERUSALEM -- This week's suicide attack in Israel has sparked a war of words between Israel and Syria and increased pressure on the Israeli government to finish the West Bank barrier that many Israelis believe saves lives.
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Online consumers in the United  States spent $8.8 billion, excluding travel purchases, in  November, a 19 percent jump over the $7.4 billion spent online  a year earlier, a report released on Monday said.
Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it has formed its own record label, Hear Music, to develop records for sale both in its coffee shops and through traditional music retailers.
North Korea may slow the pace of disablement of its nuclear facilities, blaming a delay in the delivery of energy aid promised under a disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting a Pyongyang official.
Former soldiers who led a deadly revolt against ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gathered in Haiti&#39;s capital Wednesday, saying reinforcements were
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Continua la leccisomania in televisione. Ieri le due sorelle erano ospiti della trasmissione di Antonio Ricci, Striscia la notizia. La compagna di Albano e la sorella si sono esibite in una \u00e2\u0080\u009celettrizzante
The Arctic is experiencing the effects of human-induced climate change, according to a four-year report commissioned by eight nations with territory in the region.
Actress Susan St. James, her husband, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, and their son, Edward, arrive for a private screening of Mean Girls at the Loews Lincoln Square Theater in New York, in this April 23, 2004 photo.
Hopes -- and worries -- that U.S.  regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones  during U.S. commercial flights are likely at least a year or  two early, government officials and analysts say.
Nineteen months ago, the Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud gave a sermon that began and ended with Jesus saying, \
OAKLAND - Mike Dunleavy made the go-ahead shot with 37 seconds left and finished with a season-high 29 points in the Golden State Warriors&#39; fourth straight victory, 111-105 over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
STRASBOURG, France  - European governments and secret services accepted and concealed secret U.S. flights taking terrorism suspects across Europe, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
IT is the news chocoholics have been waiting for - scientists have found that not only can chocolate be good for you, but it can also cure illnesses.
(CBS/AP) More flu vaccine is expected to be available for millions of Americans in January, but that could be too late. The flu season typically peaks in January or later.
Warner Music Group has made a bid  approach for Britain's EMI despite uncertainty over whether any  deal would win regulatory approval, in the latest twist in a  seven-year tit-for-tat takeover battle.
New releases from Justin Timberlake, TV on the Radio, John Mayer and Alan Broadbent.
Sono accusati di interruzione di pubblico servizio
Fans of the Who left a Tampa amphitheater disappointed after lead singer Roger Daltrey walked off the stage during the band's first song.
A former Republican congressman from Michigan was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of money laundering and obstruction of justice.
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La direzione distrettuale antimafia ordina 23 provvedimenti di fermoAssociazione mafiosa, estorsione e usura: in carcere dipendenti dell'Asl                                            'Ndrangheta, manette al clan Lo Bianco Le mani della cosca sugli appalti in ospedale
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in remarks published Sunday that losing the fight against terrorism would mean the end of Iraq as a country.
Sione Pouha, a defensive tackle with the Jets, learned about determination and perseverance on a two-year mission for the Mormon Church.
It's easy to fall in love with this misunderstood stock.
People newly diagnosed with epilepsy have an especially high risk of suicide and doctors should keep an eye on them, Danish researchers reported on Monday.
BEIJING : A gas explosion in a coal mine in China has killed at least 56 miners and left nearly 100 others missing. The death toll is expected to rise further
MOSCOW. June 9 (Interfax-AVN) - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis with seven astronauts onboard blasted off to the International Space Station on Saturday (Moscow time) from Cape Canaveral.  The launch of the shuttle was broadcast live on NASA's website.
Seconda partita per il Parma nel gruppo B della fase a gironi di Coppa Uefa e prima vittoria, dopo la sconfitta nella gara d&#39;esordio a Bilbao. L&#39;1-0 sulla Steaua Bucarest \u00c3\u00a8 stato il primo incon- tro disputato fra le due squadre nelle coppe europee.
Unlike their red-stockinged rivals, the Yankees weren't going to use their next scheduled starter -- Mike Mussina -- to relieve if things went bad early last night.
(InfoWorld) - A plan to have private investors build a national wireless broadband network for police and fire departments met resistance at a U.S. Senate hearing Thursday, including from the man in charge of New York's emergency broadband network. Startup Frontline Wireless, backed by two former U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)\u00c2\u00a0chairmen and several tech industry heavyweights, would set aside 22MHz of wireless spectrum from an upcoming auction of the 700MHz band for a dual-use commercial and emergency response network with the winning bidder required to build a nationwide network that would give priority to police and fire departments. A national broadband network for emergency response agencies would take billions of dollars to build, and a public-private partnership like the one Frontline has proposed is the only way it will happen, said James Barksdale, president and CEO of investment group Barksdale Management and a partner in Frontline. The U.S. government lacks the money to build the network, he said. \
After coming up with Gmail and Google News, rumours are rife that search engine Google is now working on a web browser, reports BBC.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report Wednesday, showing a slight drop in adult smoking from 2002-2003.
Filipinos mourned movie legend Fernando Poe Jr, who died on Tuesday after the actor who nearly unseated Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in May's presidential election suffered a stroke.
The value of all weapons deals worldwide was more than $25.6 billion in 2003, the third consecutive year of decline.
Shots are fired in an early morning attack at a house in west Belfast, injuring a man who was inside.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Target reported a 78 percent jump in third-quarter earnings on Thursday on strong revenue growth and the sale of its Mervyn&#39;s discount chain, but it just missed analyst estimates.
At least 12 tons of concrete collapsed onto a car in a Big Dig tunnel, fatally crushing a passenger and prompting renewed scrutiny Tuesday of a troubled highway project that is already the costliest in U.S. history. The state attorney general said he plans to treat the site as a crime scene that could lead to negligent homicide charges.
With a different star but the same team concept, Lithuania reached the men's basketball semifinals for the fourth straight Olympics.
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Two weeks after getting married, Nuggets power forward Nene made another long-term commitment by signing a six-year, $60 million contract to stay in Denver on Thursday.
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The NHL lockout has robbed Tampa Bay Lightning fans of the chance to see their first Stanley Cup banner unveiled at the St. Petes Times Forum tonight in what should have been their team&#39;s season opener.
U.S. stocks fell on Monday as investors worried about a soft retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.
Academies should become this generation's grammar schools, offering disadvantaged bright children a \
British fourth seed Andy Murray moved into semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Marseille following a 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) win over Nicolas Mahut of France on Friday.
A website that allows would-be voters to find their way through Switzerland's political maze and match their beliefs with the candidates is booming ahead of Sunday's general election, the site's creators said Friday.
Coldplay&#39;s Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland, Nellie McKay and Rilo Kiley have signed on for influential California radio station KCRW&#39;s fourth annual benefit concert, A Sounds Eclectic Evening. Additional artists will be added to the bill for the event, ...
The remains of deadly Hurricane Ivan  moved toward Louisiana and Texas on Thursday with heavy rains,  but winds far below those of the ferocious monster that killed  more than 100 people earlier this month.
The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki  registered three singles to tie, break and then add to the  Major League hits record with his 259th of the season in a game  against the Texas Rangers Friday.
Football's Copa America tournament kicks off in Venezuela with a colourful ceremony.
A former college football was convicted of murder Thursday in the beating death of the brother of Olympic wrestler Sara McMann. Fabian Desmond Smart, who played free safety at Lock Haven University, was convicted
TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- People allergic to cats may not be getting adequate relief from their prescription drugs even though more of the medications contain ingredients aimed at attacking these irritants, a new study finds.
Fiji's prime minister went into hiding Friday in anticipation of a coup, but a deadline set by the country's defiant military commander passed without the threatened ouster of the government.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan  Milosevic condemned his war crimes trial as a \
By JEFFREY KELLEY  Verizon Communications Inc. will start selling its new television service in Richmond by early February. Some residents can pre- register for the service.  Company spokesman Harry J.
WASHINGTON - The FBI seized computers, software and equipment, including items at a Houston-area home in Bellaire, as part of an investigation into illegal sharing of copyright movies, music and games over an Internet peer-to-peer network, Attorney
By NO BYLINE  SCHOOLS across East Lothian are to spend a Scottish Executive cash injection on new books, computers and musical instruments.   A total of GBP 742,000 was set aside for the county's schools out of a national pot of GBP 40 million announced last November.
US scientists develop tiny energy-generating fibres that could be used to create self-powered smart fabrics.
Now with 25 per cent more teal Rackable Systems is launching a new four-socket server using Intel's dual- and quad-core Xeon 7200 and 7300 processors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Japanese memory chip maker Elpida Memory\u00c2\u00a0and Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor\u00c2\u00a0have announced a broad plan to invest $13.9 billion over five years to build four new DRAM factories in Taiwan. The investment, announced Thursday, will go into a new joint venture company that does not yet have an English name. The new company will open early next year in an advanced 12-inch chip factory Powerchip started building in central Taiwan earlier this year. In coming years, the joint venture company will build three more DRAM (dynamic-RAM) factories on the island, with output reaching 60,000 silicon wafers per month each, for total planned capacity of a massive 240,000 wafers. Thousands of DRAM chips can be made on each wafer. The investment means the companies are confident in the future of the DRAM industry and in their ability to compete against market leader Samsung Electronics. In fact, Elpida Chief Executive Officer Yukio Sakamoto\u00c2\u00a0pledged to surpass Samsung\u00c2\u00a0in terms of DRAM market share within three years. The DRAM industry is\u00c2\u00a0ripe for new factories. Most companies in the business have invested in non-DRAM production lines in recent years, mainly NAND flash memory, which is popular in digital cameras and iPods. But\u00c2\u00a0DRAM prices have surged\u00c2\u00a0recently due to strong PC sales, and the launch of Microsoft Windows Vista is expected to keep DRAM prices strong over the next several months due to strong anticipated PC demand and the greater memory content required by Vista compared to Windows XP. The two companies intend to marry Elpida's technology prowess with Powerchip's low cost manufacturing know-how, said Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip. The companies will be even partners in the venture, each putting in their half of the value of investment, and each deriving half of the production from the new company. Elpida had been\u00c2\u00a0looking at four possible investment locations\u00c2\u00a0before deciding to partner with Powerchip in Taiwan. The company's CEO traveled to China to visit manufacturing partner Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) of Shanghai, in addition to scouting locations in Japan and Singapore. Despite better incentives offered by the Chinese government, Sakamoto said his company's relationship with Powerchip and Taiwan's superior infrastructure swayed Elpida's final decision. \
By Ian Watson, The Business, London  Dec. 14--Safi Qureshey, a pioneer of personal computers, has come up with  a microchip capable of transferring all types of internet video to TV, which  has been developed by Quartics, his new company.
In theory, putting presidential candidates on the same stage to debate the issues in a national broadcast is a great idea. Barring a major gaffe or a cute one-liner, however, the upcoming debates will likely be of little consequence.
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Sales at retailers rose 0.3 percent in January, which was an unexpected pickup that partly reflected stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
The Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is disputing Democratic assertions that a new rule loosening restrictions on media ownership is full of loopholes and will lead to more mergers and fewer choices for consumers.
China has urged Iran to resume negotiations with the international community in a fresh attempt to end their long-running standoff over its nuclear programme, state press reported Friday.

TOKYO The Japanese government said Monday that it planned to cut its budget deficit by 6 percent next fiscal year in a bid to curb an expansion of the world&#39;s largest public debt.
A recent escalation in violence presents a major challenge to Thailand's new government, which took office last week. Military and political measures imposed by previous governments had little success in curbing the violence
WASHINGTON  - A US senator heading a panel investigating the UN&#39;s scandal-plagued Iraq oil-for-food program called for UN chief Kofi Annan&#39;s resignation in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece.
A SERIES of powerful earthquakes in central Japan, including an initial tremor measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, have left 20 people dead or missing and injured 1000 others, officials and news reports said.
The widow of Sammy Davis Jr. is suing two former business partners over the rights to the Rat Pack entertainer's life story and management of his legacy.
Il singolare d'apertura dell'incontro valido per i quarti di finale di Fed Cup tra Italia e Spagna, ...
Tiny robots powered by living muscle have been created by scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Tim Henman loses 7-6 7-5 to Jiri Novak in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basle.
George Lucas' theater sound certification company is developing technology to automatically adjust consumer electronics' playback settings.
Photovoltaics made of nanowires could power small devices and lead to cheaper solar panels.
On its Web site, Sinclair Broadcasting Group publishes a &quot;Code of Business Conduct and Ethics&quot; which purports to the be the &quot;source of guiding principles for directors and their employees.
In an effort to reinvigorate growth, John Donahoe, the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay, said he would shift the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s emphasis from auctions to fixed priced listing.
Now's your chance to show the world your model USS Enterprise that Shatner signed on your 13th birthday. A call for submissions to our first ever reader-created photo gallery to run next week on the 40th anniversary of Star Trek.
The West must win the war against Islamic militants in Afghanistan or face attacks in their own countries, NATO Secretary-General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
An Israeli soldier was killed and four were wounded today when a Palestinian double agent lured the troops into a booby-trapped chicken coop in Gaza City, the Hamas movement said.
A huge oak tree crashed onto the roof of Mr. James&#39;s house during the storm a week ago. Because he needed the money to make ends meet, he had let the insurance lapse.
For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat disease diagnosed in more than half a million people globally each year.
The U.S. current account gap widened again in the second quarter, growing to a record &#36;166.18 billion, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
A Tiffany silver bowl that President Kennedy gave to Maria Callas fetched nearly $33,000 at an auction of the late opera diva's memorabilia.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A cold front that spawned killer tornadoes in the southeastern United States is heading to Florida where it may stall NASA's plans to launch its first space shuttle mission of the year on Thursday, officials said on Wednesday.
Typhoon Tokage is moving toward Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The storm has been blamed for at least seven deaths, Kyodo News reported.
Most people who live with serious disability or illness, such as kidney failure, appear to adapt well and maintain a healthy outlook on life, new research reports.
China has sent a notice to the World Health Organization defending the quality of its food exports, an agency spokeswoman said yesterday, and an official linked to the country's drug industry was sentenced to prison in a bribery case.
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Looking to take on Bluetooth, Nokia said Tuesday it was open-sourcing its \
Daniela Hantuchova blamed a cold which got steadily worse for her quarter-final defeat to Swiss qualifier Timea Bacsinszky at the WTA Diamond Games here on Friday.
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday after the Japanese government said the economy grew more slowly than initially estimated in the April-June quarter. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
The pound was solid against all currencies, and up against the US dollar, after the Bank of England effectively retained its tightening bias and the Confederation of British Industry reported that factory orders are running at a 12-year high.
An English court postponed judgement on whether to quash a decision by prosecutors not to charge the police officers who shot dead a Brazilian man they mistook for a suicide bomber last year.
Only hours before Dan Wilson might have become an ex-Mariner today, Seattle re-signed the veteran catcher to a one-year contract. Financial figures were not released, nor was any word about the status of ongoing
DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Oil stocks closed lower Wednesday after the Energy Department reported a surprise climb in crude inventories for the week ended Sept.
The African Cup of Nations being staged Jan. 20-Feb. 10 in Ghana, will whisk away some of the top players in the English Premier League and other leagues for a month or more.
U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, as fears of a U.S. recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equity markets plunge when they resume trading Tuesday.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero blamed Islamic radicals linked to Al-Qaeda for the March 11 train bombings and called for a cross-party pact against international terrorism, while insisting Spaniards had not been \
China's trade surplus rose 67% in January, increasing pressure on Beijing to allow the yuan to float freely.
WANA, Pakistan  - The Pakistani army fired mortar  bombs and artillery shells at suspected mountain hideouts of al  Qaeda-linked militants in a remote tribal region on Friday, but  there were no details of casualties, witnesses said.
Six Tunisian doctors arrived in Ramallah Saturday night amid growing concern for the health of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
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UAL Corp. on Monday won court approval  for wage cuts for United Airlines' pilots and flight attendants  worth $311 million annually, clearing a hurdle in its bid to  exit bankruptcy protection by the year-end.  The rulings by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Eugene Wedoff move  United UALAQ.OB a step closer to achieving $725 million  in  annual labor savings it says it needs to exit Chapter 11.
Blog: As company battles accusations that it aids copyright violators, TorrentSpy founder launches filtering system.
Japanese nuclear inspectors have identified a new radioactive leak at a power plant that was badly damaged in this week's earthquake, compounding concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear reactors.
(InfoWorld) - One day after patching a widely exploited flaw\u00c2\u00a0in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft Corp. has a new bug to worry about, this time in PowerPoint. Attackers have been exploiting a newly discovered bug in Microsoft's Office presentation software in extremely targeted attacks, McAfee Inc. reported Wednesday. Researchers were made aware of the attacks when a customer submitted two different malicious PowerPoint files, both of which exploited the same vulnerability, said Craig Schmugar, a virus researcher at McAfee. Both files installed malicious remote access Trojan software that then attempted to connect to an outside Web server, he said. Though McAfee is not releasing technical details of the exploit, the security vendor says that it has confirmed that the attack works on three versions of Office running on the Windows 2000 operating system: Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003. Other platforms and other Office applications may also be affected, but McAfee has not yet had time to complete its testing, Schmugar said. Schmugar has blogged about the issue\u00c2\u00a0 . Microsoft issued a security advisory on the matter Wednesday, saying that the issue affects users of Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 2003, and Microsoft Office XP, as well as Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 for Mac. Microsoft's advisory can be\u00c2\u00a0found here. As a workaround, Microsoft suggests that users open and view files using PowerPoint Viewer 2003. This software \
Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest media company, on Wednesday reported an 8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit as it set up a
FOXBOROUGH - Three defenders were draped around receiver Randy Moss, and quarterback Tom Brady delivered a high-arcing bomb in his direction anyway. The second-half pass fell incomplete.
Il Lilla teme il Milan ma sogna il colpaccio: ''Dobbiamo tirar fuori tutto - ha detto il tecnico dei...
Lo studio dell\u00c2\u00b4Osservatorio Autopromotec delinea anche la graduatoria di maggior densit\u00c3\u00a0 automobilistica delle singole province. Per quanto riguarda la Sardegna, il primato regionale nel rapporto abitanti
Iran and the European Union have agreed to postpone crunch talks seeking to break the deadlock in the standoff over the Iranian nuclear programme, the foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
The outside directors of Marsh &  McLennan MMC.N have talked to New York's attorney general  about having its chief executive step aside amid a probe into  its business practices, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.
Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis receives a four-month jail sentence Wednesday after pleading guilty to attempting to set up a drug deal in 2000.
Ryan Smyth and Jaroslav Hlinka scored 62 seconds apart early in the first period against Jason LaBarbera in the goalie's first game off the injured list, and the Colorado Avalanche went on to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Monday night for their third straight victory.
A tropical spider gave pupils at a school in southern England a surprise day-off classes after bug control experts had to be called in.
Time Warner and Microsoft see the acquisition of ContentGuard as a way of obtaining a stronger foothold in the increasingly important digital-rights management market.
Avvicendamento con De Gennaro.Amato,spero prossimo sia donna
Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he is considering going home, but insists he will not return to politics.
Hackles are rising in Congo's volatile  capital Kinshasa as incumbent President Joseph Kabila builds a  lead with results trickling in from the country's first free  elections in more than four decades.
Oct. 27, 2004 -- Developing a taste for black or green tea may be delay Alzheimer&#39;s disease, new research shows. A study from England&#39;s University of Newcastle upon Tyne shows that green and black teas may
GEORGE Bush&#39;s closest allies in Europe greeted his re-election as a boost to the war on Islamic extremism but most European leaders barely managed to conceal the sense of disappointment they shared with most of the public across the continent.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines that have been widely used for decades should not be given to children under 6 years of age, a U.S. advisory panel recommended on Friday.
JERUSALEM Sept. 13, 2004 - Israel will offer large cash advances on compensation to Jewish settlers to entice them to leave their homes, Cabinet ministers said Monday, a day after tens of thousands demonstrated
The prime minister's wife, Cherie Blair, is holding a party to celebrate her half-century.
Sgt. Javal Davis, who admitted abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib in late 2003, was sentenced Friday to six months in a military prison and given a bad-conduct discharge from the Army.
CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Marines continue to battle pockets of insurgents in Fallujah at the start of what could be a crucial week for American policy in the rebellious city.
International Business Machines Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. will end an eight-year alliance that helped expand the U.S. computer maker's presence in the booming South Korean PC market.
This could be the walrus Review The iPod. Yes, it's arguably the most successful portable music player of all time. Yes, it's easy enough for your granny to use. And yes, everyone on the planet has one - or so it seems. But therein lies the inherent problem for any iPod accessory manufacturer...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wind farms can change the weather, according to a model of how these forests of giant turbines interact with the local atmosphere.
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., March 6, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Today, at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Angelo Que of the Philippines shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a three-shot lead over Corey Pavin and three others after the second round of the inaugural Vietnam Masters.
Horseplayers have been caught in the crossfire of a battle over the economics of wagering on the Internet, a problem\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0manifested\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0during the Kentucky Derby.
If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.
By Simon London in San Francisco, Mure Dickie in Beijing and,Justine Lau and Francesco Guerrera in Hong Kong. Lenovo, China&#39;s largest computer supplier, announced a $1.75bn (\u00c2\u00a3900m) deal to buy the PC unit
Backed by Iraq&#39;s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the political coalition of 228 candidates is expected to sweep next month&#39;s elections.
Calcio fermo a tempo indeterminato. Lo ha confermato il commissario straordinario della Figc, Luca P...
A stone carving that was used as a cat&#39;s headstone has sold for \u00c2\u00a3200,000 at auction - five times its estimate. The medieval limestone relief of St Peter was discovered at a quarry by a stonemason Johnny Beeston, from Dowlish Wake, Somerset.
About 16 students are murdered at U.S. schools each year, says a new government report that shows the number and rate of slayings has held steady and is lower than in the previous decade.
Former US President Bill Clinton has opened his futuristic presidential library at a rain-soaked ceremony in Little Rock, Arkansas.
In a slow week for album sales,  Bruce Springsteen returned to the top of the U.S. pop charts  Wednesday, a week after he lost the crown to Kid Rock.
The U.N. address by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has had an unexpected impact &#151; on the best seller lists of Amazon.com and Barnes &amp; Noble.com.
(New York-WABC, December 8, 2004 ) - They&#39;re the mobile offices for millions of professionals and young people. But now doctors are sounding a warning for men who use laptop computers.
The Los Angeles County coroner has opened an investigation into the death of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando's eldest son, acting at the request of his family, a spokesman for the medical examiner said on Tuesday.
A Predator B unmanned aircraft, outfitted with imaging equipment that can see through smoke, is flying over Southern California to help fight the area's raging wildfires.
Internal documents show that the company knew of serious side effects of Zyprexa, its best-selling medication for schizophrenia.
Violente piogge nella notte e nella prima mattinata. Disagi per chi si sposta in auto e in treno, anche con la Circumvesuviana. MILANO - Automobilisti bloccati, treni in tilt, strade allagate: la situazione
The Liberty Media Corporation has sued IAC/InterActiveCorp in a dispute over IAC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans to split into five companies.
Syrian-born arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar has been arrested in Spain and now faces extradition to the United States for trying to sell weapons to Colombian rebels, U.S. and Spanish authorities said on Friday.
In progresso Citigroup dopo rigetto offerta su Nikko Cordial
Lebanon braced on Wednesday for a bitter power struggle after the assassination of an anti-Syrian Christian cabinet minister which his allies blamed on Syria.
I sequestratori dei tre dipendenti dell&#39;Onu rapiti a Kabul il mese scorso sarebbero pronti a rilasciare gli ostaggi dopo un incontro, ieri, fra rappresentati del gruppo estremista e mediatori del governo afghano.
Switzerland's biggest corporate trial , over the collapse of national carrier, Swissair winds up.
Jay Fiedler played an efficient game and the Dolphins became the NFL&#39;s last team to win, posting a 31-14 victory over the St. Louis Rams.
The medical profession has a costly, little-known secret: Many treatments don&#39;t work all that well for many -- even most -- people.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.
Imelda Staunton strengthens the immensely moving, stark and engaging film.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be among the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.
Lawmakers in a key Senate committee brokered a bipartisan agreement Friday that they said would extend health insurance to an additional 3.3 million low-income children in the U.S.
Stocks appeared set to open higher on Wednesday, particularly on Nasdaq, after Cisco Systems Inc.'s  results and outlook exceeded forecasts and reassured investors on prospects for corporate earnings.
THE investigation into the $5.3 billion collapse of insurer HIH has claimed its biggest scalp, with founder and former chief executive Ray Williams pleading guilty to criminal charges.
The US dollar hit an all-time low in thin pre-holiday trading Thursday against the euro, which breached the $1.35 mark after a mixed economic report from the US Commerce Department.
Silicon vendor Atheros Communications has agreed to acquire u-Nav Microelectronics, a GPS chip maker, for approximately $54 million in cash and stock, the companies announced after the close of trading Thursday.
MILANO (8 ago. 2004) - Continua l&#39;inchiesta, a Milano, sulle presunte tangenti per alcune commesse di Enipower, da cui si attendono nuovi imminenti sviluppi. Dal lungo interrogatorio di Mauro Cartei, l&#39;ingegnere arrestato venerd\u00ec, emergono altri dettagli ...
Lowering interest rates \u00c2\u0097 the Federal Reserve's tool for bracing the wobbly economy \u00c2\u0097 is not without risk.
Just a few days ago, it appeared that Time Warner (TWX ) was near an upset victory in the bidding war for famed movie studio MGM (MGM ), which owns the world&#39;s biggest film library.
French conservatives looked set to sweep parliamentary elections on Sunday and hand President Nicolas Sarkozy the strong mandate he had sought for the wide-ranging reforms he says are needed to revive the economy.
MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned her ousted predecessor yesterday, a move that drew praise as a step toward political reconciliation and scorn as an opportunistic maneuver that endorses corruption.
Iran and Russia announced on Sunday that the two countries are about to finalize their delayed protocol on returning spent nuclear fuel to Russia, preparing to the launch of a Russian-built nuclear power plant in southern Iran in 2006.
Retro thriller Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow has topped the US and Canada box office, beating last week&#39;s leader, Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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Kimi Raikkonen partir&agrave; domani in pole position nel Gp d'Europa sul circuito del Nuerburgring,...
Most al Qaeda fighters in Iraq are from Saudi Arabia and Libya and many are university-aged students, said a study released on Wednesday by researchers at the U.S. Army's West Point military academy.
John Lennon&#39;s killer will remain in jail for at least two more years after being denied parole because of the &quot;extreme malicious intent&quot; he showed in gunning down the former Beatle in 1980.
Paris Hilton says she will not appeal against her 45-day jail sentence and will \
Displaying incredible hustle, Dwight Smith chased Eddie Kennison 59 yards and forced him to fumble into the end zone. By ROGER MILLS, Times Staff Writer.
Hewlett-Packard Co. yesterday said a Needham private investigator assured the computer maker its investigative methods were legal, then apparently used ``pretexting,\
Synthetic form of a sea-snail venom was approved Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration as a novel approach to treating severe, chronic pain.
Major American Muslim groups gave what they called a \
From the destruction that swept over south Asia claiming more than 115,000 lives, hope is emerging in one stricken country that relief efforts are diverting a path to civil war.
Ellen DeGeneres' talk show was put on hold for a day because of her emotionally wrenching dog-adoption drama. \
EarthLink has backed out of a deal to build San Francisco's free citywide Wi-Fi service.
India and South Africa should work together to build a world order modeled on the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday.
The Indianapolis Colts' rain-swept victory over the Chicago Bears averaged more than 93 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most-watched Super Bowl and third most-watched U.S. telecast ever, Nielsen Media Research reported.
Boom-boom-boom. Another one bites the dust. Boom-boom-boom. Another one bites the dust. The computer mouse vibrates to the unmistakeable tom-tom thud of Queen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s camp classic.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Doctors and women's groups are warning that Nicaragua's ban on all abortions -- even to save the mother -- will endanger the lives of thousands of women every year.
Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt is in an excellent position to win the Paris Masters after he was handed free passage and several seeds were knocked out.
The Metropolitan Police is expected to be criticised for the way it handles internal complaints, particularly when ethnic minorities are involved.
French actress Melanie  Laurent and Justin Bartha are shooting the bilingual romantic  comedy &quot;Shoe at Your Foot.&quot;
State and national housing sales hit record highs in 2004, boosted by mortgage rates near historic lows, according to preliminary figures released yesterday, but with rates expected to drift upward, few in the real estate industry expect that pace to be matched in 2005.
BAGHDAD - Doctors at a central Baghdad hospital said on Monday at least eight people were killed and 30 wounded in a car bomb blast near one of the entrances to the heavily fortified Green Zone.
French police arrested four men in southern France after a search of their vehicle revealed a statue of Father Christmas made of pure cocaine.
Typhoon Chaba tore across southwestern Japan Monday, killing at least five people and knocking out electricity for thousands as it swirled its way north, dumping heavy rain and whipping up huge seas.
East Timor appeared to be headed for a coalition government Wednesday with most votes in last week&#39;s parliamentary polls counted but no one party set to win a majority needed to govern alone.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will increase oil production capacity to 11 million barrels per day (bpd) within weeks in a bid to curb record prices, Oil Minister Ali Al Nuaimi said yesterday.
It was a tough mission in one of the toughest cities in Iraq: winning the confidence of a Sunni Arab population in an area long known for hostility toward the Americans.
Dal 3 al 5 agosto il Milan prender&agrave; parte al Torneo che commemora il '170\u00c2\u00b0 Anniversario delle...
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Thursday he made an offer to buy certain Westchester properties held by Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  as part of its pending merger with SL Green Realty Corp .
Broadband wireless carrier Clearwire and Intel Corp. said they will join forces to develop and deploy WiMAX wireless broadband networks.
San Jose Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear had just finished watching as two of his players, Brian Ching and Landon Donovan, scored for the
'Grave un nulla di fatto','abnorme accorpamento Finanziaria'
Espanyol took a provisional place at the top of the Spanish table by virtue of a 1-0 triumph over Real Madrid. Walter Samuel saw red on his domestic debut and each club failed from the spot, but it was last
Gateway Inc. GTW.N on Monday said it  would return to its roots as a personal computer company,  backing off on an aggressive strategy of expanding into TVs,  digital cameras and other gadgets in a move to return to  profitability.
Talks in Germany to secure a breakthrough on establishing a new global trade deal have collapsed.
Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters Thursday to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities, hours after U.S. forces bombed militant positions and Iraq's prime minister made a \
The Dow Jones index of US shares reaches a record high for a second consecutive day, closing at 11,850.
A cluster bomb left over from last year's war between Israel and the militant Hezbollah exploded Wednesday, wounding a Lebanese woman, the official National News Agency said.
LOS ANGELES -- They were playing the role of spoilers, heavy underdogs to a Southern California team that wants to prove it is the best college football team in the country this season.
Trovata ragazza in campo rom,potrebbe essere bimba scomparsa
Turkey continued to bolster its forces at the Iraqi border after an ambush that left at least 12 Turkish soldiers dead and touched off an escalation in tensions.
The Australian PM, Kevin Rudd, makes a formal apology in parliament to the country's Aborigines
US stocks drifted higher today, brushing aside another record high for oil prices amid hopes the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports will override worries about a struggling economic recovery.
Straight answers not compulsory either For the third time in four days, Gordon Brown has sown doubts about the future of compulsory ID cards for UK citizens. Speaking at prime minister's question time today, Brown confirmed that it was \
It may soon be possible to take medication in a gel form rather than having to swallow a tablet.
Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko on Monday clamed victory in the rerun of Ukrainian presidential election, saying the nation was beginning a new political life.
Ukrainians are to gather in Kiev to mark seven years since the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Israeli troops could pull back from  several West Bank cities within days, pending the outcome of  further talks with the new Palestinian leadership, Defense  Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday.
In manette otto persone, tra indagati anche un avvocato
Unioncamere: a fine 2007 un nuovo assunto su dieci sar&agrave; uscito dall'universit&agrave;. Una percentuale che non veniva raggiunta dal 2003
Japan's operation of military brothels during World War II was \
The widow of a  hero soldier killed in Afghanistan collects his posthumous VC at Buckingham Palace.
If you build it, or in the case of Circuit City's Web site, re-build it, they won't necessarily come. So, to ensure visits to the new CircuitCity.com, the electronics retailer yesterday started rolling out a multimedia push that promotes a \
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States remains a key partner and praised US President George Bush. But, the Russian leader also said he would like to know whether the United
The uniform of the tennis professional is now virtually indistinguishable from the uniform of the cocktail waitress, pool boy or \
There&#39;s something new for the kiddies at the Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday, SpongeBob Squarepants. It&#39;s one of 59 balloons that will be floating along the line of march through midtown Manhattan this morning.
By Mike Lee, and Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 22--FORT WORTH -- Fort Worth City Council members held their noses and voted to put $500,000 into a new park at Eagle Mountain Lake on Tuesday while the Amon G.
BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their second major offensive in a week yesterday, hunting insurgents in a triangle south-west of Baghdad that has become one of Iraq&#39;s most notorious hot spots.
Lumbering through the narrow streets of  London, the capital's red double-decker buses are as much part  of the cityscape as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.
Two of the world's largest brewers have gone on fresh spending sprees. Inbev, the world's largest beer-maker has bought Germany's Spaten Brewery; while rival, and global number three, Heineken has purchased ...
About 60 passengers are feared to have burned to death when two cars of a cross-border train between India and Pakistan caught fire overnight, Indian TV channels said.
U.S. car maker Ford  is  considering building an assembly plant in Slovakia, the  economic daily Hospodarske Noviny said on Wednesday, citing  unnamed sources.
NEW YORK - Thursday's pro-Oracle Corp. decision on the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc. could have ramifications for the broader software market: Most software stocks rose in Friday trading as investors and analysts viewed the DOJ's loss as a signal for Oracle and other software companies to go shopping for acquisitions.
Ashley Olsen is suing the National Enquirer for &#36;40 million in damages over a story alleging that she was involved in a drug scandal.
By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 15--State tourism officials will launch a $3.9 million advertising  campaign in early February to promote Utah as a spring and summer vacation  destination.   The bulk of the money -- almost $3 million -- will be spent on television  ads.
Materie prime piu' care e domanda Usa in ribasso
HOUSTON -- Brett Favre brought the Pack all the way back, even without buddy Ahman Green. Favre moved Green Bay into scoring position with a flawless two-minute drill and Ryan Longwell kicked a 45-yard field goal as time expired, sending the Packers to their fifth straight win, 16-13 over the Houston Texans last night.
HOUSTON (Sports Network) - Craig Biggio will be around for  an 18th season with the Houston Astros. On Thursday, the team  exercised its contract option on Biggio for the 2005 season.
Choose between nuclear weapons and a future The US has warned North Korea that it can have nuclear weapons or it can have a future - \
Joint patrols have begun in Ivory Coast&#39;s commercial centre, Abidjan, in an attempt to maintain law and order after three days of disturbances.
India's governing Congress Party suffers a setback in  state elections in Punjab and Uttaranchal.
By Ed Offley, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 23--PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Wayne and Kaye Rydberg love the beauty of the sand and surf that defines their winter home away from permanent home in western Iowa.
Justin Gray continued his torrid shooting streak, scoring 25 points while making a season-high six 3-pointers to lead No. 4 Wake Forest to an 81-66 victory over Maryland on Tuesday night.
Restaurant chain Applebee's International Inc.  said on Tuesday it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company, sending its shares up as much as 12.8 percent.
Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film \
Foreign ministers from six world powers convene in London on Friday to discuss Iran's nuclear program, with the United States, backed by Britain, suggesting it is time to consider a sanctions resolution against Tehran.
Slobodan Milosevic called on judges to subpoena former U.S. President Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday, saying he would like them to testify at his war crimes trial by Christmas.
Just over a decade after scientists cloned the first animal, the last major barrier to selling meat and milk from clones has fallen: The U.S. government declared this food safe Tuesday. Now, will people buy it?
Someone in New York City will have a whole lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving holiday week. That person is the sole winner in Friday&#39;s colossal Mega Millions drawing worth $149 million.
CNN.com asked its users if they thought President Bush or Sen. John Kerry made a stronger case about preventing terrorist attacks in the United States during the first of three presidential debates.
House Republicans are fuming over Democrats' decision to hold the next vote on the State Children's Health Insurance Program on Thursday -- when many Republicans will be in California as President Bush tours areas hit by wildfires.
LONDON, ENGLAND.- Damien Hirst reaffirmed his position as one of the leading contemporary artists of the 21st century this evening (October 18th, 2004), when all 168 lots of original items from the celebrated Pharmacy restaurant sold at Sotheby&#39;s London
Incumbent Albert R. Wynn and his main challenger, lawyer Donna Edwards, are engaged in a sprint to the finish for tomorrow's hotly contested Democratic primary election in Maryland's 4th Congressional District.
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Corruption and mismanagement swallow about 40 percent of Nigeria's $20 billion annual oil income, anti-graft chief Nuhu Ribadu said yesterday.
Feelings of phoniness appear to alter people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.
Apertura in rialzo per Piazza Affari che, dopo pochi scambi, fa segnare tutti gli indici in territorio positivo. Il Mibtel si attesta a +0,44%, il Mib30 a +0,52, il Midex a +0,24, il Numtel a +0,31, lo Spmib a +0,48.
Sudan rejected a wider role for African peacekeepers in putting down violence and disarming militiamen in the Darfur region, as Sudanese and rebel officials opened peace talks Monday under heavy international pressure to find a solution to the crisis.
The first two seasons of the animated series 'Family Guy' will soon available for download on the Xbox Live service.
Blake Commagere devoted all his time and energy to creating a game in which Facebook friends virtually bite each other. The goal of the application is to make zombie characters on profile pages stronger and more powerful with every bite. Commagere's goal is also to make money, although Facebook did...
A scientific report, inspired by an episode of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSeinfeld,\u00e2\u0080\u009d  may cause football fans to take a second look at that communal bowl of dip.
WALTHAM -- Delonte West thinks he can play tonight against the Chicago Bulls, though the medical opinion of a player recovering from a mild concussion will not be the deciding factor. Especially since that player is West.
Oracle says it will nix the claim unless PeopleSoft shareholders agree to sell at least half their holdings by on Nov. 19.
This is how he did it. This is how Roger Federer got himself a roomful of sterling silver, a Swiss bankful of cash, and three straight crowns in this town. By inventing, by executing, by enduring.
Britain is \
09.41: A Bagdad le milizie sciite hanno raccolto le armi e aspettano ordini per consegnarle alla polizia irachena. Secondo gli accordi stipulati sabato tra il governo iracheno e il leader Moqtada al Sadr, vi
Croatia's Prime Minister Ivo Sanader won parliament's backing on Saturday for his proposed centre-right coalition cabinet, which faces the uphill task of speeding up Zagreb's European Union membership talks.
Sudan's finance minister said on   Monday that money earmarked by the United Nations for   peacekeepers would be better spent on development in the   country's war-torn Darfur region.
A deal between Japanese mobile operator DoCoMo and McDonalds will allow users to pay for food via mobile.
Nicaraguan police step up the hunt for stocks of illegal alcohol blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people.
Stuart Appleby of Australia was the only player to break 70 Friday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that left him with a one-stroke lead over Lee Westwood of England halfway through the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
Pakistan police said Saturday they had defused a bomb the previous night outside a packed shopping centre where the latest Harry Potter book was scheduled to be launched.
A judge denied a defense bid to delay Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation trial, saying it would be &quot;a huge step backward&quot; and clearing the way for the trial to begin next month as planned.
Il presidente del Cagliari, Massimo Cellino, ha parlato ai microfoni di Radio Radio dei retroscena d...
The United States remained the world's biggest military spender last year, devoting about $529 billion to arms, while China overtook Japan as Asia's top arms spender, a Swedish research institute said Monday.
Lo ha detto inaugurando convegno diocesi a San Giovanni
PARIS -- Commercial satellite operator Spacecom of Israel has rejected a takeover bid by SES of Luxembourg, saying its large rival is undercounting the value of Spacecom's business and proposing to leave Spacecom with a single satellite whose revenue would be insufficient to guarantee Spacecom's future.
Iran says it has arrested dozens of people for allegedly spying on the country&#39;s nuclear programme. Intelligence Minister Ali Younesi said some of those detained were suspected of passing nuclear secrets to what he termed Iran&#39;s enemies.
ANAHEIM, Calif. Manny Ramirez collected two RBI&#39;s and sparked a four-run ninth as the Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim 5-to-3 to take a two-games-to-none lead in the AL Division Series.
The United States was set to bring its call for a total ban on human cloning back to the UN on Thursday as the world community again struggled for consensus on the divisive issue.
Chris Simon of the New York Islanders was suspended Sunday for an NHL-record 25 games, and will miss the rest of the regular season and playoffs as punishment for his two-handed stick attack to the face of Ryan Hollweg.
Lo prevede emendamento su rottamazione presentato da Governo
Michael Hubble cleared of charges that he endangered lives of three yachtsmen who died after their boat sank
KARACHI : A cracking hundred by Yousuf Youhana and an all-round display by Shoaib Malik led Pakistan into the tri-series final with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the southern city of Karachi.
Coffee shops licensed to sell marijuana in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht will begin fingerprinting customers and scanning their IDs this summer to help prove they're following rules governing such sales.
Jeff Raikes was working at Apple Computer in the early 1980s when a guy named Steve Ballmer called and asked him to interview for a product-management job at a small software outfit in the Seattle area.
Eight Chinese workers taken hostage by guerrillas in Iraq earlier this month have been freed, and located by Chinese embassy staff in Baghdad, the embassy said Sunday.
Video-game announcements for Microsoft&#39;s Xbox 360, Nintendo&#39;s Wii and Sony&#39;s PlayStation 3 dominated most of the news from last week&#39;s E3 Media &amp; Business Summit in Santa Monica, Calif.  But there&#39;ll still be plenty for computer gamers to get excited about in the coming months.
Rock producer Phil Spector told  police that he accidentally shot dead B-movie actress Lana  Clarkson, an account that contradicts his later claim that she  committed suicide, grand jury transcripts show.
Second seed Rafael Nadal will have to   wait another year at least for his first U.S. Open title after   he was stunned 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-1 by Russian Mikhail Youzhny in   the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates.
Key entrances have been plugged in some of the biggest tunnels used to smuggle people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border but the passageways remain largely intact
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - General Motors said late Thursday that it plans to invest $200 million to upgrade and expand its Fairfax, Kansas manufacturing plant for production of the 2007 Saturn midsize car, which will begin in the second half of 2006.
Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said on Thursday.
Israel&#39;s Ariel Sharon has rejected his army&#39;s request to scale back its Gaza offensive, seeking to avoid any show of weakness after deadly bombings in Egyptian resorts crowded with Israelis, security sources said.
E' gi&agrave; aria di derby in casa Siena. Il presidente toscano De Luca cewrca di calmare gli animi...
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Shares in China Power International jumped in the electricity generator&#39;s Hong Kong debut Friday following a hugely popular initial public offer.
Sia in Europa che negli Usa: stabile per imprese manifattura
A majority of Poles continue to oppose hosting a U.S. missile defense base, according to a poll released Friday.
A revenue-sharing deal between video startup YouTube Inc. and Warner Music Group Corp. is likely to be the first of a spate of content distribution partnerships between Web sites and music companies, industry officials say.
Il Milan ha pareggiato 2-2 a Kiev nell'amichevole con i padroni di casa della Dinamo organizzata per...
Penthouse International Inc., the former publisher of the men's magazine, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday for improperly booking $1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2003.
Armed robbers stole paintings by Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet worth $163.2 million from a Zurich museum, police said Monday, calling it a \
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Hackers are using porn images posted on Usenet newsgroups to take advantage of the flaw in Microsoft programs regarding JPEGs. An overflow occurs in the GDI+ JPEG decoder from malicious code in the JPEG.
The head of the C.I.A.'s clandestine service and his deputy resigned their posts after clashes with advisers to Porter J. Goss.
The New England Patriots Struggled to put the pesky Arizona Cardinals away in what should have been an easy victory of mismatched teams.
Clashes and bombings killed 34 Taliban fighters and one policeman in Afghanistan, while President Hamid Karzai told the U.N. Wednesday that terrorist sanctuaries elsewhere must be destroyed to eliminate the violence engulfing his country.
The new &quot;American Idol&quot; will be named tonight. Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks each performed three songs in last night&#039;s sing-off, staged in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.
BAQUBA, Oct 24: Rebels killed 49 unarmed army recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq&#39;s nascent security forces and, in a separate attack on Sunday, killed a US diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport.
It bought Stata Labs and apparently plans to incorporate Stata technology in an e-mail client that could compete with Google&#39;s Gmail.
Alienware's two new laptops, the high-end Area-51 m15x and Area-51 m17x.
Il campione, 33enne, che attualmente gioca nei \
Goggles propped on top of his swimming cap, he couldn&#39;t stop looking at the scoreboard down the far end, even as he pulled himself up the ladder out of ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that would restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.
Northern Ireland's main parties held fresh talks aimed at reviving self-rule in the province after aborting a meeting last week due to a dramatic attack, but no new progress was reported.
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People with more bacteria in their mouths also have more evidence of heart disease, researchers said on Monday in a study strengthening the evidence for a link between gum disease and heart disease.
BIRMINGHAM, England -- Skipper Michael Vaughan hit his best one-day international score of 86 as England shocked Australia by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said Sunday he has held private meetings with representatives of insurgent groups from the restive cities of Fallujah
Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist.
Dow Chemical Co.  on Monday said DuPont Co.  will buy its remaining equity stake in DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies, for &#36;87 million.
Microsoft buys a $240m stake in the social networking site Facebook, beating rival Google
The creator of US hit show Six Feet Under says the show will end after the fifth series is finished.
Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma has an early lead as results come in from Sierra Leone's presidential election.
Every morning, it seems, Kobe Bryant wakes up and has to pull an arrow out of his backside. From the east Shaq takesaim every few days, though it&#39;s usually comical and we&#39;ve grown used to
A senior Indian civil servant faces suspension for wearing the Hindu red mark - the tilak -  on his forehead at work.
A public admonishment of Majority Leader Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee spurred Democrats to call for further investigations and liberal interest groups to question how much longer he can hold onto power.
The Chinese government says detained former Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital.
Plus, cheap Coke, OracleSoft, and your own personal Taser.
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Mauresmo and Sharapova advanced to the semifinals in the Black Group...Kim Clijsters beat Mauresmo in last year&#39;s final...Davenport won this tournament in 1999 and was the runner-up in 1994, 1998 and 2001...Seventh- seeded Serena Williams was the 2001
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LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - Royal Bank of Scotland  and its partners have sweetened their 71.1 billion-euro ($98 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , putting in more cash in an attempt to beat rival suitor Barclays .
Medarex (Nasdaq: MEDX) is best known for being a leader in antibody technology with its capabilities for generating human antibodies in mice.
WASHINGTON -- Restrained by a worse-than-expected slump in housing, the economy will grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2007, leading economic forecasters say. They predict consumers will get a break on inflation from falling energy prices.
The head of the African Union was traveling to Kenya on Wednesday for crisis talks as an explosion of ethnic violence followed the country's disputed election, including a mob torching of a packed church that killed dozens.
Hosts Ghana claim a third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations beating Ivory Coast in a six-goal thriller.
A senior MI5 officer, Peter Mason, is to take over responsibility for security in the Houses of Parliament after a series of security lapses, notably the invasion of the Commons by foxhunting protesters in September.
The discovery that salty, acidic water once flowed across the surface of Mars has topped a list of the 10 key scientific advances of 2004.
A rapist is jailed after a jury hears how his victim locked herself in a room and sent a text message plea for help.
Google could help keep Yahoo away from Microsoft if it took over selling search ads for Yahoo in return for a very large check. That money could help finance all sorts of possible deals.
LONDON - Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal...
People affected by Thalidomide are to receive an extra compensation payment from drug company Diageo.
Researchers at New Mexico's two largest universities are painting a grim picture of New Mexico's economic and agricultural future with predictions that climate change will mean less water in the Rio Grande watershed.
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CHEJU, South Korea  - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   005930.KS said on Thursday it sees global mobile phone sales   growing faster than expected this year while its own handset   sales would meet its target.
Daniele Bracciali ha superato il primo turno del torneo Atp di Dubai (cemento, montepremi 1,5 milion...
An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.
The most-watched oblique muscle in town was put under examination yesterday, and the results seem to be positive.
Microsoft Corp. released 10 security fixes for various products yesterday, including seven that fix flaws the company said pose the highest threat to users.
TORONTO - Injured Celtics guard Ray Allen is projected to return for Wednesday's Eastern Conference showdown against Detroit at TD Banknorth Garden.
L'arrivo questa notte all'aeroporto di Ciampino
La Iaaf ha confermato oggi con un comunicato che durante i recenti Mondiali di Osaka c'&egrave; stat...
QA group exits quiet phase Leading IT vendors have clubbed together to form a new organisation geared to increasing trust in IT products and services through software assurance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question.
'Il governo non puo' intervenire ma segue molto da vicino'
Washington sophomore quarterback Isaiah Stanback, slowed by a sprained ankle last week, has returned to practice, but coach Keith Gilbertson said yesterday he thought it unlikely Stanback would recover well enough to play Saturday against UCLA.
SANTIAGO, Chile -- When the Class of 2006 graduates in a few weeks, its members will look back at a year in which some of the most important lessons took place outside the classroom.
Builder Lennar Corp , on Tuesday reported its worst-ever quarterly results as the crumbling U.S. housing market led to a much wider-than-expected loss, sending its shares to a five-year low.
The United Nations said on Friday it had received reports Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers were recruiting children displaced by Asia's tsunami and had told the rebels to leave under-age survivors alone.
Plant geneticist Ted Hymowitz knew that finding an allergy-free soybean would take a painstaking search through thousands of varieties. So Hymowitz got a grant, fetched a hammer and pounded away until he proved he was right.
Imagine cramming 30,000 full-length  movies into a gadget the size of an iPod.
KABUL -- With its fortress-like outer walls and posh interior, its sumptuous brunches and post-sauna massages, the Kabul Serena Hotel was a symbol of both progress and privilege -- a haven for foreign visitors in a harsh, unfamiliar environment and an inaccessible tower for most poor Afghans.
Leading UK vets say a national blood bank is needed to save the lives of injured dogs and cats.
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Back-to-back drubbings at the hands of the Fever have plunged the Mystics into the Eastern Conference's cellar and endangered the team's postseason chances.
French and Canadian researchers are speculating that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's \
A tour bus shuttling gamblers from Chicago to casinos in Mississippi crashed and flipped in northeastern Arkansas early on Saturday, killing 14 people, police said.
A dispute among deer hunters over a tree stand in northwestern Wisconsin erupted Sunday in a shooting that left five people dead and three injured, officials said.
Niente Udine per Paolo Maldini. Il capitano del Milan, che debutto in serie A proprio al Friuli il 2...
Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Danny Williams. Hypocrisy is a harsh term to level at anyone, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s like the Arsenal football shirt paraded around by Williams in Las Vegas, with its precision creases
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as its  insurance operations paid out large claims from the series of  hurricanes that hit Florida.
The South of England tops the list of best sites for new nuclear power stations in a report for ministers.
Rivista al rialzo (+3,1%) la stima flash di Eurostat
The Israeli army killed nine fighters in and around the Gaza Strip on Saturday, raising the Palestinian death toll to 47 in one of the biggest and bloodiest offensives in four years of conflict.
Texans weary of high electric bills and environmentalists who fought TXU Corp.'s plans for more coal-fired power plants offered only muted criticism Monday of the proposed takeover of the state's largest electric utility.
U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday as  oil prices fell almost 5 percent, alleviating worry that high  energy costs will eat into corporate profits and consumers'  wallets.
The flash memory maker filed three patent infringement suits against companies that make, sell and import flash storage products.
By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--Cabarrus County leaders say they are still reeling from a heated public debate over whether the state should allow Concord and Kannapolis to draw water from the Catawba River.
Athletes attending college through 2012-13 will find fewer restrictions to determine reimbursement for educational expenses.
Zimbabwe's main opposition party say they will not take part in elections unless major reforms are made.
EMC Corp.  is working on security  products that would work with VMware Inc  software, EMC  Executive Vice President Arthur Coviello said on Thursday.
Know what to expect as the next market crash approaches.
A Chilean appeals court ruled Monday that murder charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case filed this month can move forward.
Some parts of images of India found on Google Earth are to be blurred following security concerns.
The move by JPMorgan Chase to cancel a $5 billion technology services contract with IBM may show &quot;megadeals&quot; are going the way of the dinosaur.
Russian prosecutors say nine people have been charged over the murder of campaigning reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
The euro hit a new record on Friday against the unravelling US dollar, surging to US$1.3549, with some analysts seeing US$1.40 as a potential trigger level for European Central Bank intervention.
When the Pentagon's research arm first called for innovators to design and race a self-driving car to make warfare safer, a ragtag bunch of garage tinkerers, computer geeks and even high school students answered.
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Andy Serkis reteams with Peter Jackson Andy Serkis, who brought Tolkien's Gollum to life in the Lord of the Rings movies, has hooked back up with Peter Jackson to play Captain Haddock in a forthcoming adaptation of Tintin, the Hollywood Reporter has announced.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oil prices ticked lower on Thursday  for the third day in a row as rising U.S. gasoline supplies  countered a surprise drop in crude inventories in the world's  largest energy consumer.
There's a Red Ring of Death joke in here somewhere Microsoft Xbox division chief Peter Moore will be leaving his position in Redmond to join game developer Electronic Arts as president of the EA Sports label.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, 47, of north London, is being questioned over allegations he supported terrorism. Detectives will explore whether he gave aid to terrorists, either through recruitment, finance or logistics.
SANTIAGO, Chile - A prosecuting judge on Monday charged former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet with the kidnapping and murder of political opponents in the 1970s and ordered him placed under house arrest.
If you think being stressed while stuck in traffic can give you a heart attack, think again. A new study says you&#39;re more likely to suffer a coronary from the pollution caused by traffic.
SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.
Microsoft has started recruiting testers for the first beta of Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the vendor plans to ship in October next year.
Michael Strahan said he came back to the Giants because \u00e2\u0080\u009cI felt I wanted to play football, plain and simple.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The 35-year old defensive end said he wants a Super Bowl ring before calling it a career.
Bangladesh's crime force Rapid Action Battalion, is responsible for more than 350 deaths, Human Rights Watch says.
Global furniture company Ikea has closed a serious security hole that hackers and phishers a free rein to exploit the company's mail server.
Proposals include new ways to keep water out of stations, like raising ventilation grates and building special steps.
Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday completed a free trade pact with China and other accords to be adopted at a meeting of their leaders, but touchy
British Prime Minister Tony Blair entered a hospital Friday for a procedure to remedy an irregular heartbeat. He says the treatment is routine and expects to return to work on Monday.
Nestle SA completed its $2.5 billion takeover of Novartis Medical Nutrition, the food and drinks giant said Monday.
Federal prosecutors charged a New York  hedge fund manager on Thursday with securities fraud, accusing  him of cheating investors out of millions of dollars by  overstating the fund's value.
The Disney hit \u00e2\u0080\u009cHigh School Musical\u00e2\u0080\u009d is bound for London.
Ram Gopal Varma appears to have lost the plot with his new remake.
The Mozilla Foundation today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 e-mail client. Thunderbird follows last month&#39;s highly successful release of the open-source browser, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.
LOS ANGELES  - Russ Meyer, who pioneered &quot;sexploitation&quot; films, died on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the age of 82.
After placing a distant third in the last generation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s console wars, Nintendo has roared back to a position approaching dominance.
This is my dream for future so-called American dream teams, no matter if they swing a golf club or cross over on the dribble. Not only that, they sit in coach.
Ofcom reveals plans to auction off parts of the radio spectrum for broadband and mobile services.
The damage to exports caused by a stronger euro has been played down by a member of the European Central Bank&#39;s governing council in remarks highlighting the bank&#39;s limited concern about the currency&#39;s rise.
Russia's top general said on Wednesday he was ready to attack \
Afghan Taliban rebels said they had killed two German hostages on Saturday, but Germany's foreign minister said one of the hostages was still alive and the other had died of a heart attack.
U.S. new home sales fell a steeper-than-expected 9 percent in November, but business activity elsewhere perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.
KAILI, China  - Railways and highways were returning to normal across China on Tuesday, but millions are likely to spend the biggest holiday of the year without power and water in what for some is the coldest winter in a century.
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO - Police in the Chicago suburb of Algonquin on Thursday continued to search for a thief who looks, smells and feels marvelous.
Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday and was poised to drench coastal Texas and Louisiana within hours. The slow-moving storm is packing a high potential for flooding, and isolated tornadoes are possible overnight.
A U.S. advisory panel  urged the government on Thursday to reject Merck & Co Inc's   latest bid to sell the first cholesterol-lowering drug  without a prescription.
Derek Riordan grabs a double as Celtic come from behind to knock Livingston out of the Scottish Cup.
Debris from an explosion of an aging steam pipe in midtown Manhattan contained asbestos, New York authorities said on Thursday, but no airborne samples of the dangerous mineral fiber were detected.
Dozens of top baseball stars including Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.
This could be the year in which  Alexander the Great conquers Catwoman and President Bush wins a  prize as worst actor.
A Texas man pleads no contest to child pornography charges after a government investigator easily gains access to a password-protected Zip file and allegedly discovers illegal images.
Margaret Hassan, who&#39;s head of Care International&#39;s operations in Iraq, was taken in capital Baghdad by an Iraqi group who haven&#39;t named themselves.
A U.S. Seahawk helicopter on a relief operation crashed in a rice paddy near Banda Aceh's airport, injuring all 10 aboard and causing the military to briefly suspend flights on Monday. A new tsunami videotape showed roiling brown water engulfing everything in its path on a busy Indonesian street.
TechWeb - The platform is likely to reach consumers before the Open Handset Alliance's Android project, which is the brainchild of Google.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide whether to uphold or overturn the  conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for  obstruction of justice by destroying Enron Corp.-related  documents before the energy giant's collapse.
Deutsche Bank said that its bottom-line earnings rose strongly in the third quarter, thanks to a partial improvement in underlying business and lower costs and risk provisions.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Because of the flu vaccine shortage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are telling doctors to fend for themselves this year.
Matt Barkley is rated the top recruit for the class of 2009 and last month, he quietly committed to Southern California, where his father, Les, played water polo in college.
Swatch has joined with MSN Direct, a division of Microsoft Corp. to launch a new watch known as Paparazzi. With four new multicolored styles, Paparazzi offers wearers some exclusive entertainment information and the opportunity to meet celebrities.
JODHPUR, India  - White horses, elephants and priests blowing conch horns will star in the Hindu nuptials of actress Elizabeth Hurley, who wraps up a week of lavish wedding celebrations in India on Friday.
Jay Williams, who is trying to revive his career after a motorcycle accident three years ago, signed with the New Jersey Nets on Thursday.
Adm. William Crowe, former chairman of the U.S. Joints Chiefs of Staff, died on Thursday at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 82, the U.S. Navy said.
President Thabo Mbeki is set to respond to growing public unrest by acknowledging his government needs to do more to tackle South Africa's rampant crime rate in his state of the union address.
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A new registration scheme has cut the number of illegal workers in the UK, David Blunkett is expected to say.
Shortly after he had been declared the winner in his bout against Iran&#39;s Sajad Barzi last night, Rulon Gardner returned to the mat at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, sat down, and quietly removed his shoes.
The Carlyle Group, a Washington-based private equity firm, said today that it has agreed to acquire Annapolis-based ARINC Incorporated, a provider of communicaitons for transportation systems.
Casini, al Colle miracolo? Applaudiro' ma non ci credo
Chiesto rinvio a giudizio per Grande Stevens e Gabetti
Yaser E. Hamdi, a US citizen captured in Afghanistan who was once deemed so dangerous that the US military held him incommunicado for more than two years as an enemy combatant
Mental breakdowns and warped childhoods add to the fun in \
L'uomo aveva 34 anni, incidente in fabbrica vicino a Roma
New York&#39;s attorney general has broadened his insurance-brokerage probe into life and health insurance, investigating whether brokers have taken payoffs to steer business
The Detroit Public Schools will hold a half-day of classes Tuesday, the first scheduled day of the academic year since teachers went on strike Aug. 28.
BALTIMORE, (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens running back  Jamal Lewis will miss his second straight game with a sprained  right ankle when his club takes on the Cincinnati Bengals this  Sunday.
Some kids with Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma, may not need to undergo radiation treatment, German doctors have found.
Survivors are united in their desperate search for loved ones in Thailand, says the BBC's Kate McGeown.
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Randy Moss had an excused absence this time. The star receiver was mistakenly pulled off the field for a fake field goal, and the Minnesota Vikings misfired when it counted most on Sunday, squandering their chance to play in the NFC championship game with a 27-14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
A parked minivan exploded in a busy outdoor market in a Baghdad slum on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding 16, police said.
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A gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas; some Apple pickings ahead of Macworld; and call her a very high-tech queen.
The discovery of Mars&#39; watery past by NASA&#39;s Spirit and Opportunity rovers has been chosen as the key scientific advance of 2004 in an annual list compiled by Science magazine.
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A Pentagon commission found that top US military commanders bear some responsibility for abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq because they failed to recognize deteriorating performance
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Tuesday said it may cut Chrion Corp.&#39;s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, after the company said it will not sell flu vaccine for the coming flu season due to problems at its plant in British.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders for talks in Baghdad on Saturday to tell them Washington is disappointed with their efforts to reconcile Iraq's warring factions and to move ahead with renewed urgency.
Deployed National Guard and Reserve members cause staffing holes from firehouse to the classroom.
One NFL scout called linebacker Patrick Willis \
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Oil futures prices plunged by more than $2 a barrel Thursday, continuing a sell-off that began last week amid rising US supplies of crude and expectations of a surge in heating oil production before winter arrives.
I've blogged before  about how to setup your Sprint vision phone with their mythware (which is a perfect word for 1/2 of Sprints product line) Vision IP services.  Most recent phones are capable of acting as a USB modem when connected to your favorite laptop.  There are a few tricks involved and its mostly a black art.  To that end I'll quickly review whats necessary to configure Linux 2.6.7 with a Nokia 3588i.  * Hardware *  The first step is to get the right hardware.  First off don't start with Sprint. They won't acknowledge that this is even possible.    The only hardware required is a Sprint connected cell phone with support for their Vision data service.  An additional USB cable is req ...
Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf says about 100 al-Qaida members have been killed in military operations near the Afghan border.
Muddy waters still occupied the heart of Gonaives last weekend, three weeks after Tropical Storm Jeanne provoked flash floods that killed some 1,900 and left 900 presumed dead.
EBay, the world&#39;s largest Internet auction house, is making a purchase of its own, increasing its stake in South Korean affiliate Internet Auction.
Banned separatist party Batasuna is expected to call for an end to violence in the campaign for Basque independence.
SAN DIEGO -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, found himself the focus of controversy Monday after leading House conservatives in a successful bid to block a bill aimed at overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence community.
Relieved Italians celebrated as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian aid workers who had been kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago.
Some new power contracts are locking in customers to a one year deal, inhibiting their ability to switch suppliers.
The laptop mouse for the connoisseur? Review If you're an avid laptop user, you'll know how clumsy most notebook touchpads and thumbsticks are and that you really can't go wrong with a good mouse. Enter the VX Revolution, Logitech's latest laptop-friendly input device. But this time there's more on off than just a fancy new design: specifically, the mouse maker's new MicroGear high-precision, low-resistance scrollwheel...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
UNITED NATIONS: Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Darfur region was heading for total anarchy and the United Nations would be blamed if the Security Council did not take action, a senior UN official warned on Thursday.
Russia said Thursday it would not send paintings to London for a major exhibit unless the British government takes further steps to ensure legal protection for the works.
England coach Sir Clive Woodward says he will hand in his resignation on Wednesday.
Serbia's threat to turn its back on  EU membership over Kosovo probably has more to do with  electioneering than political reality, incoming EU president  Slovenia said on Thursday.
Ukrainian PM Viktor Yanukovich has received 40.03% of the vote (10,807,068 votes), and Viktor Yushchenko has 39.16% (10,572,530) in the Ukrainian presidential election.
Chelsea completed their first signing of the January transfer window with Czech Republic midfielder Jiri Jarosik moving to Stamford Bridge from CSKA Moscow.
Until Max Cleland rolled his wheelchair up to the gates of the ranch in Crawford, Texas, demanding to talk to the president, the Bushies had a good thing going.
France has formally proposed former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy as a candidate to become the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lamy said Monday.
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.  raised its fiscal year 2007 revenue forecast to $950 million, from a previous estimate of over $900 million, Chief Executive Jon Feltheimer said on a conference call with analysts on Monday.
After nearly two years, thousands of truck miles and $12.5 million in storage costs, a cold relic of the flawed Hurricane Katrina relief effort is going down the drain.
The US Food and Drug Administration Friday said it had approved Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets for patients with metastatic lung cancer.
Nine men are charged with fraud following arrests across England and Wales in a \u00c2\u00a3250m VAT probe.
The New Orleans Saints' return home to the Superdome on Monday night drew the highest rating ever for ESPN and was the highest-rated program of the night on any network, broadcast or cable.
As the capital gears up for President Bush's second inauguration, some of its finest hotels are dreaming up ways to lure big-spending Republican Party loyalists and Bush supporters to their properties.
Dispute breaks out over whether Oliver Letwin told the Sunday Times there will be \
While on SAAWARIYA, one keeps hearing about the number of films Ranbir Kapoor has signed even before his first film has hit the screens.
France, Britain and Germany have met a  key U.S. demand by drafting a U.N. nuclear resolution that sets  a November deadline for Iran to dispel worries it has a covert  atom bomb program, diplomats said on Saturday.
Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as wildfires continued to ravage the region, destroying homes and businesses.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.
Blood samples kept by a local GP could be the key to developing a single blood test to detect cancer.
HP-UX 11i version 3 is faster, has better virtualization and security, HP says. It'll ship this year, with formal launch in 2007.
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Plasma screens just keep getting bigger, with Panasonic on Monday showing the prototype of a new 150-inch plasma display, which the company says is the largest flat-panel display in the world.Measuring 11 feet wide, the Panasonic Life Screen is the size of nine 50-inch plasma screens, said Toshihiro Sakamoto, president of Panasonic AVC Networks during a Monday keynote at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.It displays images at a resolution of 2,160 by 4,096 pixels, four times the resolution of Panasonic&#39;s current high-definition plasma screens, which display images at a 1,080-by-1,920 pixel resolution, Sakamoto said.The 150-inch panel is designed for digital cinema and promotional installations. Sakamoto did not say when the screen would be delivered. In developing the product, Panasonic was encouraged by the sales of 3,000 units of 103-inch plasma TVs, more than the company expected, Sakamoto said.The executive also showed off a prototype 50-inch plasma high-definition, thin TV. The display is 24.7 millimeters (0.97 inches) thick and weighs around 22 kilograms (48 pounds), half the weight of current high-definition TV models in similar sizes, Sakamoto said. This makes for easier installation and wall-mounting of the screen.No shipping date for the 50-inch screen was announced.Panasonic is making an effort to reduce the power consumption of plasma displays, Sakamoto said, and the new designs include new circuitry and designs that cut energy consumption by up to half.The International Consumer Electronics Show will be held Jan. 7-10.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.
A senior Democrat said Tuesday it was obvious the Iraqi government has made no progress and the only way to propel it was to begin pulling out U.S. troops.
Three men said to be linked to al Qaeda,  including one using an Arabic name meaning &quot;Terrorist 007,&quot;  have pleaded guilty to inciting terrorism over the Internet in  the first case of its kind in Britain, police said on  Wednesday.
US actor Robert Blake's wife intended to become pregnant by him, her daughter tells his murder trial.
Be careful who you fall for this Valentine's Day -- they may just splash your most intimate secrets across the Internet.
Real Madrid vice-president Emilio Butragueno is delighted with the arrival of Arrigo Sacchi as general manager at Real Madrid. Sacchi, who had been serving as the technical director at Serie A strugglers Parma
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Cisco&#39;s Irvine-based Linksys division has announced new relationships with a number of other companies. Linksys said that it has signed an agreement with Verizon to include the company&#39;s VoIP phones in its services.
A Kentucky company offers shirts that are unquestionably distressed, having been blasted with shotguns and pistols.
Apple Inc.'s iTunes store on Monday  started selling films from independent movie studio Lions Gate  Entertainment Corp., including the horror film \
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The Supreme Court hears a California case Monday that could become a signature decision of the Rehnquist era. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- Iraq&#39;s foreign minister told an international conference Tuesday that US-led forces are &quot;essential&quot; to stabilize his war-torn country and to guarantee its national elections in January.
More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high.
A custody fight over a golden retriever that belonged to an estranged couple who died in a murder-suicide has apparently ended with a judge awarding the dog to the family of the man police said killed his estranged girlfriend.
Crude oil prices neared 49 dollars per barrel Friday as Gulf of Mexico crude production rebounded at a slower pace than analysts had expected.
WINNIPEG (CP) - The nurse who cared for an 83-year-old woman just before she died of a potassium overdose told an inquest Thursday that an intravenous pump was set at twice the speed she expected.
Manufacturing growth accelerated in June to its fastest in over a year as the economy picked up momentum, according to a report published on Monday.
The American Tower Corporation sued the head of a rival  claiming he had impersonated its chief by sending a negative article about it via e-mail to two large investors.
After being hounded by tabloids about  her private life, especially her relationship with ex-fiance  Jude Law, Sienna Miller wants the focus to be on her acting and  burgeoning career.
Circuit City Stores Inc. on Friday reported a narrower third-quarter loss from continuing operations as sales of higher-margin warranties and improved distribution helped offset weak merchandise sales.
By Kate White  Dunbar city department heads were recognized for their efforts to avert a potential disaster last week when water and natural gas lines nearly required the city to evacuate.
Blog: The FBI arrests of suspects charged with blowing up JFK airport in New York has raised new questions about Google Earth's potential in the wrong hands.
At least 23 riot police were killed and another 58 police and passers-by were injured when a man detonated his vest packed with ball bearings outside Lahore's High Court
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The goal for A123Systems\u00e2\u0080\u0099 battery for plug-in hybrid cars is to achieve 155 miles to the gallon and reduce demand for gasoline by 70 percent.
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Companies trying to deploy Internet phone calling face varied costs depending on the technology provider, according to a report.
So what does a team do after it makes four errors in its first World Series game in 18 years and lives to tell about it?
Merck & Co Inc's Gardasil, the first   vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been approved for sale   in the Europe Union, the joint venture that will market the   product in Europe said on Friday.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Taking a cue from the Cuban-American exile community, Venezuelans in South Florida are turning to radio to slam their homeland's controversial leader and unify their community.
By BOB PURVIS  Police say that when Milwaukee County sheriff's Deputy Anthony Moffett went looking for a prostitute last month, he wasn't driving down the streets where they often work, and he wasn't looking to make an arrest.
The U.S. Senate continued a marathon debate on the Iraq war early on Wednesday aiming for a showdown vote later in the day on a Democratic plan to withdraw combat troops by April 2008.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he has   put the worst of his health crisis behind him and will be able   to receive foreign dignitaries in private during a summit of   developing nations next week.
The Nikkei average fell 0.04 percent on   Friday as investors took profits in recent gainers such as   Toshiba Corp. 6502.T, although trade was relatively slow   ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.
Game invites users to play the role of JFK&#39;s assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh headed to Japan to seek support from the major civilian atomic power for the controversial US-India nuclear cooperation pact.
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Police in Swansea patrol the city centre to gather more information on the murder of an Iraqi Kurdish man a week ago.
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The departure of Benjamin Ginsberg, a senior counsel, brought the row over negative adverts closer to Mr Bush than ever before. The Kerry campaign has complained formally to
Plastic surgeons and makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for a boom in sales. The only question: How big of a windfall can they expect?
Dozens of homes are set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with several people reported killed.
There was a fierce and fascinating contest played out here yesterday but only between two rival sets of Australia supporters, the internet-roused travelling fans from the Fanatics and Waving the Flag collectives, to see who could deafen the greater number
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St. Louis Blues president Mark Sauer said the team will sell its American Hockey League Worcester IceCats to Bruce Saurs and Anne Griffith of Peoria, Ill., and move the team to Peoria for the 2005-06 season. The team will continue to operate as the Blues' AHL affiliate and be renamed the Rivermen. The sale and relocation are subject to approval ...
India's army chief General Nirmal Chandra Vij will pay a week-long visit to China this month in the first such visit for a decade, reports said.
By all accounts, New York is the only market large enough for Randy Johnson, and the Yankees have the only organization that can house him under its high ceilings.
Some areas were still without power after 13 transmission towers in Bicol province east of Manila were toppled by winds. The health secretary warned of the growing risk of disease, urging people to bury their dead quickly.
Scottish Coal calls for UK and Scottish government to back their plans to restart deep mining.
Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana on Saturday to become the first Indian-American to lead a U.S. state.
By MATT SLAGLE The decision by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to suspend distribution of the violent video game &quot;Manhunt 2&quot; could actually end up boosting demand from curious gamers, industry analysts said Friday.
Intel is to hire HP&#39;s 300-member Itanium processor design team based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This will end HP\u00e2\u0080\u0099s processor development attempts within the company.
MUNICH, Germany  - International squads of beer  drinkers, leather-clad Bavarians and devotees of excess young  and old converged in Munich on Saturday for the start of the  planet's biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest.
Shares in UK oil company Cairn drop more than 20% after a disappointing drilling update and worries over possible tax demands.
Midfielders Ricardinho and Elano scored a goal each Sunday as Santos defeated Vasco 2-1 to win its second Brazilian soccer championship in three years.
Akamai and Coradiant have announced products that help businesses eliminate Internet-related application performance bottlenecks.
A judge has rejected a bid by singer Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers to have the child molestation case against him dismissed, or delayed by several weeks.
High-definition TV may still be far from the norm in many countries, but that isn&#39;t stopping engineers at Japan&#39;s public broadcaster from pushing ahead with development of Super Hi-Vision, a system they hope will eventually replace HDTV. Last week engineers at NHK&#39;s (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) Science and Technical Research Laboratories showed off their most recent work on the technology.
Four new wireless handhelds include the HTC Touch, already available in the U.K. with touch-screen capabilities similar to Apple's iPhone.
Joining the ranks of Windows&#39; users who have been victimized by spoofed security alerts, Linux users this weekend received bogus messages directing them to download updates that are in fact Trojan horses, Red Hat announced Saturday.
The US Food and Drug Administration admitted Friday that the chances of salvaging any flu vaccine from a factory in Britain are slim at best.
For all Wi-Fi has done to bring people online, it's also opened them up to potential risk.
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BUENOS AIRES: Three bombs exploded at banks in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, killing one man and injuring another, police said. A booby-trapped package exploded Wednesday at a Buenos Aires branch of US-based Citibank, killing a security guard.
The Republican presidential wannabe with libertarian leanings brings his \
Chelsea are set to name Avram Grant as their new manager replacing former boss Jose Mourinho.
Two U.S. astronauts stepped outside the international space station to carry out a series of maintenance tasks at the orbiting outpost, their third venture out in nine days.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials depicted as a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting and a crippling Western embargo.
Brown dampens speculation about 2007 general election but fails to categorically rule out early poll.
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India and Pakistan appear to have made some progress in a step-by-step peace process which began in January. Both countries have agreed to operationalise a nuclear hotline between their foreign secretaries as soon as possible.
BELARUSIAN President Alexander Lukashenko lashed out at critics in the West yesterday after winning a referendum to allow him to seek a third term in office.
Christine Ohuruogu leads a British one-two in the World Championships with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.
US President George W. Bush was chosen as Time&#39;s 2004 Person of the Year for &quot;reframing reality to match his design,&quot; the magazine said Sunday.
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The Baltimore Ravens scored 17 unanswered points in a victory that stands, by far, as the Jets' most disappointing loss this season.
Shia Muslim leaders in Iraq urge their people not to avenge two car bomb attacks that left more than 60 dead.
Charlotte opens the game with a WNBA-record 21 straight points in the Sting's 60-50 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night.
Palestinian security forces will be deployed along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel this week.
A U.S. appeals court on Friday  rejected the government's bid to force cigarette makers to pay  $280 billion in past profits, striking the toughest sanction  from the racketeering case and lifting tobacco stocks.
NEW YORK  - Hollywood woke up Tuesday to one weird awards season.
The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board has scheduled a hearing - at the request of Governor Edward Rendell - to propose a new milk pricing policy that would aid the state's dairy farmers.
Processors will be faster and use less power, add new multimedia features.
Anyone looking for signs of extraterrestrial life need not look in the center of our galaxy.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Massachusetts senator has already called big Democratic donors in a bid to build a political organization that will give him a voice in national affairs and position him to make another run for the White House.
Cormac McCarthy\u00c2\u0092s new book would be pure misery if not for its stunning, savage beauty.
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The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.
The just-completed World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals for the franchise&#39;s first crown in 86 years, finished up as the highest-rated Series since 1997, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Patients should scrub up before coming to hospital to cut rates of the superbug MRSA, say advisors.
Torrential rain and thunderstorms have killed 228 people and injured about 200 others in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, provincial health minister Syed Sardar Ahmed said Sunday.
Japan's ruling party is likely to see big losses in the Upper House elections on Sunday.
When Mohamed Ghabour heard that a Muslim candidate, Keith Ellison, was running for Congress in Minneapolis, Ghabour turned to a sister-in-law who lives in Minnesota for a scouting report. \
CHAMPAIGN -- ESPN&#39;s Jay Bilas said Deron Williams, the Big Ten&#39;s Preseason Player of the Year, wouldn&#39;t rank in the top 10 in the ACC.
Veteran U.S. Sens. Joe Biden  and Chris Dodd dropped out of the race for the 2008 Democratic  presidential nomination on Thursday after placing a distant  fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Iowa caucuses.
The Live Earth global concert series to raise awareness about climate change kicked off in Sydney on Saturday.
All of hot young Hollywood is not in this room, but it sure feels that way. Posing for photos on an antique sofa are Casey Affleck, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Amy Ryan, and James McAvoy: four first-time Oscar-nominated actors, and the leading man of an Oscar-nominated Best Picture contender.
It's the season for extra shifts and overtime and demanding consumers, and the same few dozen Christmas songs played in a loop, day and night.
Brazil ends a standoff with UN's atomic agency by permitting a check of  a new uranium enrichment plant.
A planned border fence has provoked alarm among land owners fearful of being cut off from their own property.
OSLO, Norway  - A Norwegian's threat to haunt anyone who tampered with his will didn't hold up in - or send a chill through - a court.
For weeks now, bits and pieces of Valve Software&#39;s &quot;Half-Life 2,&quot; one of the year&#39;s most hotly anticipated computer games, have been trickling onto nearly 2 million computers around the world.
Betty Coughlin said she was torn between Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Then the former New York mayor came to town Sunday and made his pitch to her and dozens crowded into a tavern.
An inspired European team was dominant Friday, while a fragile United States team was demoralized while falling behind, 6\u00c2\u00bd-1\u00c2\u00bd.
The European Union and Mercosur were wide apart on Wednesday in negotiations to form the world's biggest free trade area despite a new EU offer to settle their differences, diplomats said.
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont women have another reason to brag, as a new report ranks the Green Mountain State as the best place for women in the entire country.
David Benioff was sitting on a plane, having a perfectly pleasant conversation with an elderly passenger about his job as a screenwriter, when he mentioned that he was working on an adaptation of \
A record 97.5 million Americans tuned in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.
Tommie's Star lowers the Laurel Park turf course record for 5 1/2 furlongs, winning the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes on Saturday.
While earthquakes, steam and magma are getting all the attention on Mount St. Helens these days, the volcano&#39;s most unique feature could
Greenspan noted that even with the recent surge, energy prices are still only three-fifths as high, after adjusting for inflation, as they were at their all-time peak in February 1981.
Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.
Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Monday that a curfew will be imposed on Fallujah from 6p.m. (1500 GMT), indicating an imminent major offensive against the restive city.
A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.
Company adds new level of convenience to home and office printing with wireless printer adapter and multifunction inkjet product.
Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen escapes serious injury in a high speed crash in Bahrain.
The breeds, The Tibetan mastiff, the Beauceron, the Swedish vallhund and the Plott, are the most to be admitted at once since 1991.
The Democratic presidential race has developed a different and welcome dynamic -- a sharp competition among the leading candidates to become champions of urban America.
In early July, Apple stopped taking orders for iMacs, saying it had planned to have the next generation iMac available that month.
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Rescuers have dug seven bodies, all of them from the same family, from the rubble of their house after an abortive suicide truck bomb attack on the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad in which nine people died.
Security in Haiti remains unpredictable and dangerous, and Americans should not travel to the Caribbean nation except for emergencies, the State Department said Friday.
Taco Bell has closed four restaurants in New York as a precautionary measure after a suspected E.coli outbreak at one of its New Jersey outlets sickened nearly a dozen people, the Yum Brand Inc. unit said on Monday.
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President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, have both bowed to requests from Arizona Senator John McCain regarding recent negative campaign ads.
France and the US dismiss the UN nuclear watchdog's finding that there is no evidence Iran is building a bomb.
TORONTO (CP) - The CFL has conducted two field tests of instant replay this season but the league&#39;s director of officiating doesn&#39;t believe it would have resolved the controversial ending to Friday night&#39;s BC Lions-Calgary Stampeders game.
A US air strike hits the rebellious city of Falluja, as the Iraqi government says it is now in control of Samarra.
The answer depends on how you see the enemy and how you define America's role in shaping the world
Washington -- A fierce dispute over the powers of a new national intelligence director threatened Friday to derail congressional negotiations aimed at completing an intelligence reform bill before the Nov. 2 elections.
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Camera phones have been a huge success, leading research analysts to predict that vendors will be releasing more sophisticated devices to entice people to upgrade.
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South Korea's LG Electronics has secured high marks from the top US credit rating agencies on the back of the company's improved brand image and stronger presence in the high-tech sector.
A second man has been charged with murdering teenager Faridon Alizada, who was stabbed to death in a London flat last Saturday
Snort, the popular open-course intrusion detection system, has a stack buffer overflow that could be used by attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable machines.
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Plaintiff Sean Burke claims that &quot;the defective Xboxes stop working after minimal usage, after unreasonably, unconscionably, unusually and unexpectedly short amounts of time.
France confirms that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris 'imminently' for treatment.
International relief agencies were concentrating their efforts on countries least able to cope with what officials said Monday was \
Germany began its biggest naval operation since World War II on Thursday as eight warships set sail for the eastern Mediterranean to help the U.N. keep the peace in Lebanon.
Israeli officials have redrawn the planned route of an unfinished stretch of Israel&#39;s separation barrier so that it will not take West Bank land, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday.
Two executive board members at Nokia resigned on Friday, bringing to three the number of top level managers to leave the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest producer of mobile phones in the last two weeks.
Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.
For the first time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the team standing atop the podium for the gold medal ceremony won&#39;t be wearing red with its white and blue.
To some lovers of fast and open cruising, this may be the ultimate ski trail at New England's ultimate mountain, and this firsthand report is witness to the fact that Sugarloaf's Narrow Gauge trail was firm and fast as of Tuesday afternoon.
White House and congressional leaders yesterday broke a logjam that has stymied major legislation to restructure the nation&#39;s intelligence operations by putting

The body of an American hostage in Iraq, whose beheading was shown on a video on the Internet, has been recovered and identified, a US official said on Monday.
Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said on Tuesday that North Korea must do more to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme before it can be removed from Washington's list of states that sponsor terrorism.
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Faced with the North's human rights abuses like the abduction of Japanese citizens, many Koreans living in Japan are turning their longtime support away from Pyongyang
WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes dropped for a fifth straight month in July, falling to the slowest pace in nearly five years, while home prices fell for a record 12th consecutive month.
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The dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Friday, buoyed by expectations that U.S.  interest rates will continue to rise steadily and attract funds  to the United States.
Bullying in Russia's army is on the increase with many recruits dying of injuries or killing themselves after mistreatment ranging from cigarette burns to sexual abuse, a human rights group said Wednesday.
Brazil's Supreme Court backs a $2bn river irrigation scheme, despite a Catholic bishop's hunger strike.
The government pushes on with a controversial land reform policy, saying 500 plots of land are idle.
The maker of hand-held computers has hired a top software designer to respond to the challenge posed by Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPhone.
Beginning Tuesday at West Virginia, Rutgers plays five ranked opponents in 21 days, including No. 1 Connecticut.
Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, lifting a potential obstacle to Sprint&#39;s bid for Nextel Communications.
Google Inc  is in early talks  to join a group looking to lay a high-speed, trans- Pacific  undersea cable that could potentially lead to the Internet  company becoming an investor in the project, according to the  Wall Street Journal.
Judges in the four-year corruption trial against Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi retire to consider their verdict.
Thousands have rallied in New York City demanding Sudan allow the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops to stop a bloody civil war in the country's Darfur region.
Indonesia's main island of Java was hit  by further flooding on Tuesday, bringing the total number of  dead or missing people from recent rain-related disasters to  121, officials said.
Pakistani security forces were securing the last parts of a mosque and school complex on Wednesday, a day after an assault that killed a rebel cleric, more than 50 Islamist fighters and eight soldiers.
The food magazine Bon App\u00c3\u00a9tit hired a well-known designer to transform the former site of a Hard Rock Cafe into a temporary restaurant, scheduled to last only two weeks.
Tiger Woods struggled Saturday and Ernie Els took advantage, surging into the lead of the Dubai Desert Classic with a 7-under 65.
The United States expects North Korea to fully account for its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons as a part of the deal it struck to start scrapping its atomic arms, a senior official said on Tuesday.
For speaking out against President Pervez Musharraf, one lawyer spent three weeks in jail and another is under house arrest in Lahore. None of these leaders can talk to one another.
The evolution of a physique for long-distance running is what made humans look the way we do now. The crucial role of running in human evolution, overlooked in previous research, is being proposed in an article
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - The largest U.S. radio station owner has agreed in principle to pay $22 million to victims of a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed more than 100 people, the latest in a string of settlements that total more than $70 million.
The New York Yankees are back in the playoffs, locking up their spot with four games left in the season. Boston, Cleveland and Los Angeles have had their tickets punched for a while.
A federal judge on Saturday denied a  tobacco industry request to delay the government's $280 billion  racketeering case against the industry which is scheduled to go  to trial on Sept. 21.
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Rod Kanehl was a career minor leaguer who became a fan favorite at the Polo Grounds with the beloved but bumbling original Mets of 1962.
An administrative judge has recommended the judge overseeing Advanced Micro Devices Inc's US antitrust case against Intel Corp permit AMD to pursue foreign documents that relate to Intel's alleged misconduct in countries outside the US.
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Muhammad Nasir Khan said risky behaviours, socio-economic vulnerabilities like poverty and illiteracy and lack of effective use of resources highlights the need to act aggressively to limit the spread of AIDS/HIV in Pakistan.
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The N.H.L. and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting Tuesday.
Uzbekistan hit back at the United States on Friday for adding it to a list of nations that violate religious freedom, accusing Washington of meddling in its domestic affairs.
A company suing the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Association for patent infringement has asked for $20 million to settle claims that the nonprofit had copied its keyboard.Lagos Analysis Corp., or Lancor, is still trying to settle after&#160;filing the patent lawsuit&#160;in Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division in Nigeria, said Ad&#233; Oyegbola, Lancor&#39;s CEO. Lancor, now based in Natick, Massachusetts, has offices in Nigeria and owns a Nigerian patent for a four-shift keyboard, allowing computers to better handle multiple languages, Oyegbola said.Oyegbola on Wednesday confirmed information published on the Groklaw blog saying that in August his company had asked OLPC for $20 million. That figure was based on OLPC information on potential distribution in Nigeria, Oyegbola said.Nigeria, in July 2006,&#160;placed an order for 1 million of the laptops, but the Nigerian government is now reviewing that decision. Lancor&#39;s Konyin Multilingual Keyboards sell for $19.95, meaning 1 million of them would be worth approximately $20 million.Lancor in December obtained a temporary injunction against OLPC distributing its laptop in the country.&quot;We didn&#39;t start the process because we&#39;re looking for the money,&quot; Oyegbola said. &quot;It doesn&#39;t make sense for us not to protect our intellectual property.&quot;Lancor, in its lawsuit, accuses OLPC of illegal reverse engineering its multilingual keyboard.But OLPC had not yet begun selling its laptop at the time of the demand, OLPC&#39;s lawyer wrote in a letter published on Groklaw. &quot;I feel obliged to note that, given the fact that OLPC has sold no multilingual keyboards, and that, according to Lancor&#39;s Web site, its multilingual keyboard sells for $19.95, your demand for $20 million is not well founded,&quot; lawyer Bruce Parker of the Foley Hoag law firm wrote.Groklaw&#39;s Pamela Jones, a frequent critic of patent lawsuits against open-source projects, called the lawsuit &quot;ridiculous.&quot;&quot;In short, they apparently jumped the gun, sending the dunning letter before OLPC had even shipped anything, not to mention that OLPC is a charity, not a business, and asking for money in a sum that doesn&#39;t match reality,&quot; she wrote.A OLPC spokeswoman didn&#39;t immediately respond to a request for a comment.Oyegbola said he hopes his company can still settle with OLPC. &quot;We&#39;re hoping it doesn&#39;t get to [a trial],&quot; he said. &quot;It&#39;s in the hands of the lawyers now.&quot;The evidence against OLPC is sketchy, Jones wrote on Groklaw. She questioned Oyegbola&#39;s motives, saying his actions may aid a rival project by Intel.&quot;Maybe this doomed litigation effort will last just long enough for a Nigerian knock-off of the OLPC, or the&#160;OLPC on Intel, to become ready for release,&quot; she wrote. &quot;Maybe it&#39;s just about money a couple of guys want. Who knows why people do things like this?&quot;The goal of the nonprofit OLPC, founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nicholas Negroponte, is to donate laptops to children in developing nations. Through Dec. 31, residents of the U.S. and Canada could&#160;donate $400 and get one laptop for themselves, while sending a second to a child overseas.
Weeks before her death Princess Diana said that her relationship with Dodi Fayed was finished, a jury heard Monday as the inquest into the couple's fatal car crash resumed.
Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks to Elian Gonzales Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004, in Santa Clara, 300 kms (about 186 miles) east of Havana before a speech to celebrate Cuban Culture Day.
St. John&#39;s forward Rodney Epperson, the team&#39;s second-leading scorer, will be withheld indefinitely from competition and practices pending a review of his academic qualifications.
AMD's Triple-Core Phenom processor, which will hit desktops at the beginning of next year, may be the oddball that the CPU market never expected. BetaNews spoke at length to one of the people who came up with the idea: AMD's desktop brand manager Simon Solotko. Is there enough of a market in-between high-end dual core and low-end quad-core, to sneak in a running attack up the middle?
A colorful and confounding head trip, \u00e2\u0080\u009cOpera Jawa\u00e2\u0080\u009d is guaranteed to test the fortitude of all but the most adventurous viewer.
HURRICANE FRANCES was on its way, barreling across the Caribbean, threatening a direct hit on Florida&#39;s Atlantic coast. Residents made for higher ground, but far away, in Bentonville, Ark
Delphi Corp.  laid out a road map for reorganization on Monday that includes an investment of up to $3.4 billion from a private equity group, potential creditor recoveries and an executive succession plan.
CHICAGO Chicago police say they&#39;re still trying to determine if criminal charges will be filed in connection with the dumping of waste on a tour boat filled with passengers.
A first win on the European Tour is a notable feat in any golfer&#39;s career - but the one by South African Richard Sterne in the Madrid Open deserves special mention.
On the same day that Brian McNamee gave a deposition to Congressional investigators, Roger Clemens met with members of the House Oversight committee.
No other movie-making company of the modern era has had quite the golden touch of Pixar. The computer-generated image pioneer has a track record of five hits (no misses), each of these films has shined on
Nearly 1.7 million U.S. veterans had no health care coverage in 2003 -- no access to private insurance, to Medicare or Medicaid or to the Veterans Affairs health program, health care advocates said on Tuesday.
Kenya's feuding parties have agreed to rewrite the constitution within a year in an effort to end post-election violence, but have yet to strike a deal on power-sharing, a government negotiator said on Thursday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin of Russia met his match Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1 million St. Petersburg Open.
The Berlin state government said Monday it had banned an Arab-Islamic Congress due to be held in the German capital next month to rally support for Iraqi and Palestinian \
Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.
Match referee Chris Broad revealed that he has told South Africa and Pakistan to keep a lid on their tempers in the ongoing one-day international series.
What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?
FAR above the Arctic Circle in Sweden's coldest, most northern region, Santa is getting ready for Christmas - with the annual Santa Claus Winter Olympics.
The nation's highest honor for science will be awarded to eight individuals next month, while technology awards will go to six people, a company and a foundation.
CALGARY, Alberta  - As many as 40 passengers were injured on an Air Canada Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto flight that made an emergency landing at Calgary on Thursday morning.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew refused to rule out poisoning as the cause of the Palestinian leader&#39;s death, even though tests have shown no trace of any known poison.
As F.B.I. officials, the news media and fans pore over video footage of games refereed by Tim Donaghy, a game between the Bulls and the Warriors in February could attract attention.
African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed 500 people.
The southern African nation of Namibia voted on Monday for a successor to the only leader the country has ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting started smoothly.
MP Derek Conway - at the centre of a Commons row over payments to his son - says: \
Risultati della quinta giornata della fase a gironi di Champions League.
Some of the country&#39;s most successful rock musicians yesterday paid tribute to John Peel, the veteran Radio 1 DJ, whom they credited with having played a crucial part in their rise to fame.
Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan brings out some referees and holds the first scrimmage in the second day of training camp Wednesday.
Retailer Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 27 percent, ahead of Wall Street forecasts as margins improved despite weaker sales at established stores.
Not since Hugh Grant said \u00e2\u0080\u009cHello mummy\u00e2\u0080\u009d to the sight of Ren\u00c3\u00a9e Zellweger in a pair of supersize knickers has there been a more eagerly anticipated display of underwear than that in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
Il Milan ha prolungato fino al 2012 il contratto di Yoann Gourcuff. Il 21enne centrocampista frances...
India bowled England all out for 181 to win the third one-day international of the NatWest Challenge at Lord&#39;s by 23 runs. England would have gone into the second innings confident.
The European Union has a rendezvous with history this week. Turkey will be invited to begin talks over the course of next year that will probably lead to its membership in the European Union within about 15 years.
Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and warned it could respond, but Israel Radio carried a denial there had been an air strike.
The University of Massachusetts made its Atlantic 10 opener yesterday one for the record books, blowing out Rhode Island, 91-53, for its most points in 27 years and its best offensive output ever in 14 years of playing at the Mullins Center in Amherst.
AOL is announcing a major victory in the fight against spam. According to America Online&#39;s member spam reports, the ISP achieved a 75% decline in junk e-mail sent to its members in 2004.
JERUSALEM, AUGUST 29: Israel&#39;s image in the US may be tarnished and relations with its main ally suffer even if suspicions that a Pentagon analyst gave secrets to Israel prove false, Israeli officials said on Sunday.
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Swimmers and surfers on a popular Venezuelan beach got a shock when a nearly 10-foot (three-meter) fresh-water crocodile surfaced in the Caribbean sea off the coast near Caracas, officials said on Wednesday.
Kalle Palander worked up to 10 hours daily for 40 days during the summer to rehab his surgically repaired left knee. A sleep-deprived Bode Miller still nearly beat him .
U.S. electronic stock market Nasdaq  has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX  for $3.7 billion, as Nasdaq seeks to expand abroad following a series of rival stock market mergers.
Masked gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march in which tens of thousands of Venezuelans denounced President Hugo Chavez's attempts to expand his power through constitutional changes.
A Kazakhstan ambassador says his country can see the funny side of film character Borat.
Ex-US soldier Charles Jenkins, accused of defecting to N Korea, says he is ready to surrender to the US army.
The Pittsburgh Steelers probably will be without prized rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger when they close the regular season on Sunday in Buffalo.
Gordon Brown sets out his plans for the NHS, including a \
Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, will today come the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, giving scientists an opportunity to gather data about it, NASA said on its Web site.
Laveranues Coles said he sat down with Coach Eric Mangini last week, and that Mangini told him that he wanted him to remain a Jet.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur will be the next chief minister. His name was proposed by outgoing Chief Minister Uma Bharti, which was accepted by the BJP legislatature party.
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claims victory in the re-run of the presidential poll but counting continues.
DRESDEN, Germany -- From an altitude of 10,000 feet, Sergeant Navigator Harold Nash looked down from the cockpit of the British fighter plane as it dropped incendiary bombs on German cities and towns during World War II.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on  Sunday accused nations like Britain and Poland of putting  national interests ahead of European goals, and said Europe had  lost the common spirit to move ahead.
British telecoms company Omnifone on Thursday launched MusicStation, a new music download service for mobile phone users in Sweden, beating Apple&#39;s iPhone to the global marketplace by two weeks.
NEW YORK This year&#39;s upfront is the most complicated in television history, but the general market and Hispanic market are taking decidedly different approaches to incorporating new ratings from Nielsen Media Research in the annual ad market.
With the campaign season in full swing, a liberal church is locked in an escalating dispute with the IRS over an anti-war sermon &#151; delivered two days before the 2004 presidential election &#151; that could cost the congregation its tax-exempt status.
Sales of existing U.S. homes fell  more than expected in July, as the housing market took a  breather from its record-toppling run, a trade association  report showed on Tuesday.
Producers of Lindsay Lohan's next movie said on Wednesday they would accommodate the young actress by rearranging their shooting schedule to film her part once she completes her latest stint in rehab.
After a stunning cut one week ago, the Federal Reserve appears poised to announce another rate cut on Wednesday as insurance against a recession.
Three senior Citigroup Inc.  executives are leaving the company, after being found partially responsible for last month's forced closure of Citigroup's private bank in Japan, a person familiar with the matter said.
Tight ends Byron Chamberlain and Jed Weaver were among the 20 players cut by the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Heading into this season, Chamberlain and Weaver were considered the leading candidates to replace Shannon Sharpe, who retired in the offseason.
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  reported a greater-than-expected 11 percent increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
Secretary of State Colin Powell told a gathering of Islamic leaders yesterday that they must join hands with industrialized countries on political and economic reforms to ease the &quot;despair and frustration&quot; that afflicts much of the region.
Fujitsu says it has found fictitious transactions at one of its subsidiaries, confirming a newspaper report.
Tom Cruise batte i samurai di Zhang Yimou e conquista il primo posto del box office italiano con il thriller &#39;&#39;Collateral&#39;&#39;. Il film diretto da Michael Mann e interpretato anche dall&#39;emergente Jamie Foxx incassa
ROSTOCK, Germany, June 7 -- Leaders of the eight largest industrialized nations agreed Thursday to join forces to make \
Formular One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has given 48 hours to owners of Britain&#39;s famous Grand Prix circuit Silverstone to agree a contract for next year&#39;s British GP.
Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to break that mold.
The $6.1 billion plan to bring auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp  out of bankruptcy protection may be in jeopardy as bank lenders face trouble syndicating loans to other lenders, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Blog: Dust-up continues over a Web site built by Federated Media promoting Microsoft's \
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage.
Another nugget I thought would be good to share. I came home from my trip to NY and there was a pretty bad stink in the kitchen.  Smelled like garbage. It didn't take long to zero in on the source -- the garbage disposal. I tried pouring all kinds of cleaning stuff down the drain, to no avail, the smell didn't go away. Then I did a search on the Internet, found a variety of suggestions, and felt pretty sure that I'd have to call a plumber because they all seemed to assume skills and/or tools I didn't have. Instead I tried a very simple idea and amazingly it worked. 1. Put a drain stopper in the disposal so no water can flow out through the bottom 2. Fill the sink with hot water mixed with soap and chlorine bleach. The hotter the water the better. 3. With the water running put one hand on the stopper and the other on the switch, as you pull out the stopper, turn on the switch. (Be sure to do it in that order, to keep your hand from getting chopped up!) 4. Let all the water run out of the sink and leave the water running as long as there's suds. 5. Repeat two or three times. Wait a day or two. With any luck the smell will be gone. The reason this works is that junk gets stuck on the walls of the drain, and since it's garbage, it rots and stinks. By immersing it in soapy water, the junk gets dislodged and goes down the drain and out of your life.
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RCN Inc., co-owner of Starpower Communications LLC, the Washington area television, telephone and Internet provider, filed a plan of reorganization yesterday that it said puts the company on track to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year.
A 22-year-old woman is charged with causing or allowing the death of a four-year-old girl in Huddersfield.
Negotiators at the international climate talks in Bali reach a last-minute agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009.
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Some of the main leaders in the United Iraqi Alliance:
Top bidders put up a total of more than $2.4 billion in the opening round of the Federal Communications Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s auction of coveted U.S. government-owned airwaves.
The United States and the European Union are in contact with Palestinian militant group Hamas despite having listed it as a terrorist organization, a Hamas leader said in an interview broadcast on Monday.
Lethal injection procedures pose a danger of cruelly inhumane executions with excruciating pain, an attorney for two death row inmates told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a capital punishment case that has drawn worldwide attention.
More patients are getting life-saving drugs quickly after a heart attack, according to a national survey.
NEW ZEALAND captain Stephen Fleming believes Ricky Ponting is already a more formidable leader than Steve Waugh as Australia reach the peak of their cricketing powers.
Romney focuses on his candidacy, not his rivals in new ad
Top Senate Democrats joined with Republican Sen. John Warner on Wednesday to support a nonbinding resolution opposing President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy, increasing prospects that Bush will face an embarrassing repudiation.
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US government scientists have warned hikers and researchers not to go near the crater of the Mount St. Helens. volcano because there is an &quot;increased likelihood&quot; an explosion
A U.S. medic wounded in Tuesday's  suicide bomb attack in Iraq had only months earlier helped  draft an eerily prescient plan on how to cope with a major  attack on the exact same dining facility, a Maine newspaper  reported on Thursday.
A report says Pentonville Prison is \
Population sprawl is not only affecting wildlife habitat, but also drastically reducing opportunities to fish and hunt.
LUFKIN, Texas  -- A large piece of space shuttle Columbia debris was found recently in southeast Texas, a NASA official said.    The 6-foot-long piece of the crew compartment was discovered two weeks ago in Newton County by a wildlife biologist, sheriffs officials said...
WASHINGTON - The administration of President George W Bush on Monday criticized the 1994 nuclear deal with North Korea that the United States made under President Bill Clinton, calling it a &quot;failed policy.
November 12, 2004, 8:27 a.m. The true legacy of Yasser Arafat. For the last week of his life, the scuttlebutt about the Palestinian movement's centrifugal force concerned whether his impending demise was driven ...
Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet on Friday in another attempt to bridge gaps in talks over a joint document to be presented at a U.S.-run conference on Palestinian statehood.
Telecoms companies are failing to make the most of the growing  popularity of the online information-sharing services of \
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Iran has said nothing so far to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.
A low-cost laptop, designed for children in developing countries, will go on sale in North America.
Ukraine's defense minister said Friday his country will maintain its sizable military force in Iraq for the foreseeable future, contrary to his earlier suggestion that the force might be reduced or withdrawn.
United Airlines is expected to ask a  bankruptcy judge to let it extract new concessions worth $725  million a year from employees as it seeks to reorganize, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
UN Security Council envoys are to meet Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to discuss deploying troops in Darfur.
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Virtual drudgery comes to Second Life. In Game|Life.
Crackers Security researchers have highlighted how corrupt bank insiders might be able to obtain bank card PINs using as little as one or two guesses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez's rival in Sunday's election urged Venezuela's electoral authority to \
Actress Dame Julie Andrews says she has no hope of her voice returning - despite  singing in Princess Diaries 2.
As of Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at least 297 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The Defense Department last updated its figures Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007.
Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim cleric facing extradition to the United States, was questioned yesterday by Scotland Yard officers on suspicion of plotting or taking part in terrorist acts in Britain.
This is no time for Colin Montgomerie to get excited about Carnoustie. He already has suffered enough. The sometimes burly, often surly Scot should be positively chuffed with the British Open only a week away. Having gone 18 months without a trophy that belonged only to him, Montgomerie ended one of the longest dry spells of his career when his 6-iron somehow stayed out of the water on the 18th hole and he won the European Open by one shot.
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Internet publishers cannot be liable for posting defamatory comments written by others, a California court rules.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday in a gun and bomb attack as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi.
NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton battled to keep crucial New Hampshire from swinging to rising rival Barack Obama on Sunday but new polls showed him jumping into the lead.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has found answer to the age old question. Yes it is the age old question\u00e2\u0080\u00a6why does our hair become gray when we grow old?
After the players and league failed to come to an agreement, the National Hockey League said Wednesday that it would lock out its players.
Chelsea have reportedly offered Marco Van Basten the chance to become the long-term successor to Jose Mourinho.
Per poter diventare allenatore del Real Madrid, Bernd Schuste pagher&agrave; al Getafe 480.000 euro....
The once high-flying telecom provider is the latest in a long line of technology companies to be gobbled up by private equity firms.
Relax, Patriots fans. A smiling Tom Brady says not to worry about his much publicized and photographed ankle. It won't keep him out of Sunday's Super Bowl.
More evidence that genetic tests can help predict whether breast cancer will recur could aid doctors and patients in deciding when to use chemotherapy.
United Rentals Inc  said on Thursday it expects to earn $2.80 to $3.00 a share in 2008, up from $2.55 to $2.60 a share in 2007.
Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say.
Tokyo (VNA) - Delegates from Asian and African governments, organisations and the private sector began a conference on Monday in Tokyo to help expand trade relations for sustainable economic development in Africa, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry
France suspended hunting in the western Pyrenees on Wednesday to save a bear cub orphaned when his mother, the last female bear native to the region, was killed by hunters earlier this week.
In order to prevent neck injury during a rear-end collision, a vehicle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seat and head restaint have to work in tandem to keep the neck from being whipped forward.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli. Allenamento tecnico tattico finalizzato al possesso palla con sche...
UN investigators strongly criticise Sudan for gross human rights violations in a report on the violence in Darfur.
South African labour unions call a general strike intended to cause a \
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Readers remark on lunar landings, the future of Apple music and journalistic integrity. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.
An experiment that involves Montana State University scientists and students is orbiting the earth aboard a Russian space capsule.
Tom Brady passed the New England Patriots into the playoffs by guiding an offensive system that may be on display at Notre Dame next season. And their defense held off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 35-28 win Sunday.
com November 12, 2004, 8:58 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re also investing in storage.
Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported higher quarterly operating profit as cost controls and strong lingerie sales offset poor results at the retailer&#39;s Express apparel stores.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry gained some ground on President Bush among swing voters in the last month, with several citing the presidential debates as a factor in their shift, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Film character &#39;Godzilla&#39;, center, poses with, from left, Los Angeles councilmember Tom LaBonge, Japanese film producer Shogo Tomiyama, honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, actor Masahiro Matsuoka, director Ryuhei Kitamura, actress Rei Kiku Kawa and
Net search giant Google has launched a search service that lets people look for TV programmes.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has admitted the violence in Iraq is worsening, a harsher view of the insurgency than George W. Bush, who said at the weekend the country was making steady progress toward elections.
Il Giudice sportivo ha squalificato per due giornate Antonio Langella del Cagliari e Gionatha Spines...
The Supreme Court said Friday it would consider whether Internet providers should be allowed to sell their high-speed service over the cable television system.
CLERMONT FERRAND, France  - Richard Gasquet put France ahead in their Davis Cup world group tie against Romania on Friday with a 7-5 6-2 6-2 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu.
THE HAGUE, Sept 27: President Pervez Musharraf has said the killing of top Al Qaeda militant Amjad Farooqi is a serious blow to the terrorist network.
On Labor Day two big unions announced they were backing Democratic candidate John Edwards for president.
New home sales in the United States increased by 0.2 percent in October from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.23 million units, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
The war in Iraq; jobs and the economy; terrorism. For voters nationwide, those issues seem sure to determine the outcome on Election Day. But in several critical swing states, the conservative push to amend state constitutions and ban gay marriage is giving delegates and party officials a way to lure a group of voters &#151; especially traditional churchgoers &#151; who could tip these states to President Bush.
BOROVSK, Russia -- Not much was happening in Borovsk, population 12,000, a place of cottages slouching on grassy slopes. Then, five years ago, amateur folk artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov was possessed by a vision that the town should become one giant artist canvas.
Drugstore.com has had a tough year, but it has a big believer: its new CEO.
Though technophiles are the ones who usually like to brag about their electronic toys, recently, even tech novices have started crowing about their digital video recorders.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has laid out a plan for
The US central bank raised a key interest rate one-quarter of a percent (to 2.25) Tuesday in a bid to fend off future inflation. It is the fifth time since June that Federal Reserve officials have
The combined land surface of what some officials call the American Gal\u00c3\u00a1pagos is relatively small but the coral surrounding totals more than 5,000 square miles.
The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.
Microsoft has unveiled a series of handheld gadgets that can replay audio, movies and TV shows.
Nepal's former rebel leader says many fighters are still moving around freely and their weapons are not stored away.
Supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko reconsidered plans to travel to his opponent's eastern stronghold after a tense standoff, and a U.S. congressional delegation arrived in Ukraine Saturday to press for fairness in the Dec. 26 runoff election.
A U.S. military plane unleashed rapid cannon fire on positions held by Shi'ite rebels in the sacred city of Najaf early on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti has died in hospital, aged 95.
Plus, eBay fraudsters pay up, a fantastic cancer-drug deal, and Marvel's unseen superheroes.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
SonicWALL Inc., a maker of network firewalls, on Friday warned its third-quarter profit would miss expectations, hurt by disappointing sales for the second straight quarter.
SADO ISLAND, Japan  - A former U.S. army sergeant  who deserted to North Korea in the 1960s arrived on a remote  Japanese island Tuesday to start what he said was the \
Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges in what authorities said were the first convictions for online file-sharing of music, movies and software over peer-to-peer networks.
The firm behind video game Grand Theft Auto says it will cut jobs to reduce by costs by $25m a year by 2008.
Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.
The Rolling Stones ended their two-year world tour in their home town of London on Sunday, leaving fans wondering if it would be their last ever show.
Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to the Jewish state's \
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The United States and South Korea plan to  announce on Wednesday a three-year delay in plans to cut the  number of U.S. troops stationed on the Cold War frontline to  protect the U.S. ally against reclusive communist North Korea.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Clearing my desk of assorted magazines, clippings, and junk not long ago, I came across two articles in my \
. (antiMUSIC) Ashlee Simpson says she didn&#39;t lip sync. The pop singer got more than she bargained for from appearing on &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; last weekend.
Gap Inc. (GPS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it plans to test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand president Gary Muto to oversee the development.
Governments throughout Mexico and Central America are on alert as evidence grows that al-Qaida members are traveling in the region and looking for recruits to carry out attacks in Latin America &#151; the potential last frontier for international terrorism.
Poet and novelist Maya Angelou said she agreed to host a weekly show for XM Satellite Radio's \
An armed group in Iraq has taken a Japanese traveler hostage and threatened to kill him unless Tokyo withdraws its Self-Defense Forces troops from the country within 48 hours, government officials said in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence&#39;&#39; and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace&#39;&#39; in his annual Christmas Day message.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc is exploring ways to  sell its Fluarix flu vaccine in the United States, where  supplies have run short this season after Chiron Corp lost a  year's production to contamination.
TIKRIT, Iraq  - Insurgents attacked an Iraqi  police station in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on  Tuesday, killing 13 officers and wounding two, police said.
At first glance, the catalog's pitch for lawn chairs appears ordinary: A seated man and woman relax near a tree-lined lake shore, enjoying drinks.
One man dies and two others are seriously injured in a multiple pile-up on the M27 in Hampshire.
President George Bush signs into law the country's most radical overhaul of its intelligence agencies in nearly 60 years.
Prolonged computer use may be a factor in the development of glaucoma, an eye disease that can result in blindness, according to a Japanese study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Despite four decades of trying and some 40 space probes, the question of whether there&#39;s life on Mars remains as elusive as ever.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s co-chief executive will give up the chairman's post after an internal probe identified a quarter-billion dollars in improper accounting for employee stock options at the mobile device company.
The number of the day is 10. As in 10 million dollars, which is what Vijay Singh has won this year on the PGA Tour. As in 10 victories, which Singh is going for this week (and will probably get, since he won
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N  said on Tuesday  its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer  proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting  researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
Election centers have been bombed,  candidates and electoral officials threatened and even killed.  With only a week to go, intimidation is turning Iraq's landmark  polls into a new kind of secret ballot.
A Georgia man who drove home with a  friend's headless body after a truck accident then went to bed  while the remains dangled out the window faces charges  including vehicular homicide and drunk driving, police said on  Monday.
Kurt Busch does not pretend he will suddenly become a celebrity in his hometown if he wins the Nascar Nextel Cup championship today at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The U.N.'s top human rights body on Thursday condemned Israeli military action in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Syria agreed in talks with U.S. and  Iraqi officials to take \
A new study shows that golf courses can be good homes for more than one kind of birdie.
Hoping to stop rocket fire, Israel threatens to cut electricity supplies to a Palestinian enclave. But that could dim the lights on the U.S.-backed peace talks
England&#39;s Brian Davis shot a 4-under 68 Sunday and moved out to a six-shot lead after the fifth round of the PGA Tour&#39;s 90-hole qualifying tournament.
African Union-sponsored talks on the conflict in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region have stalled over the crucial issue of disarmament.
Hundreds of opposition supporters clashed with Pakistan police Tuesday after a court ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto&#39;s husband in connection with the killing of a former judge and his son in 1996.
\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The last time Washington came to Los Angeles with a better record than the Lakers was Dec. 22, 1978, when the Bullets came to the Forum and lost.
Microsoft Research&#39;s eScience group is helping scientific researchers use database and online sharing tools in ways they might not have imagined, and sharing those experiences with Microsoft product groups that can tweak their software for easier use by the scientific community.Microsoft researchers showed off some of their projects at the American Geophysical Union annual conference in San Francisco this week, said Catherine van Ingen, partner architect with Microsoft Research&#39;s eScience group.One example of the eScience group&#39;s work is a project with climate scientists. Many researchers in the field are independent scientists who might be doing research into local climates for the sake of their crops or other specific interests, van Ingen said. Other scientists are looking at climate change from a more global perspective. Now, the two types of researchers are combining their data.&quot;It becomes possible to effectively mash up scientific data from different sources and mix that with locally acquired sensor data to do fantastic science,&quot; she said.But that presents a problem. &quot;Most scientists I deal with aren&#39;t used to this kind of quantity of data,&quot; she said. &quot;An awful lot of scientists, if it gets much bigger than an Excel file, it&#39;s more data than they know what to do with.&quot;Microsoft has helped the climate scientists create a database that includes around 800 million data points, she said. Her group is helping the scientists learn how to use the database to do the kind of analysis that will help their research, she said.The global climate scientists are particularly interested in learning exactly how efficient plants are at absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2). Scientists have discovered that there isn&#39;t as much CO2 in the atmosphere as they think there should be based on carbon emissions. It&#39;s going somewhere: either in the ocean or absorbed by plants, she said. Combining a massive amount of data that is already being collected around the globe about forests and trees and analyzing it might help them figure it out, she said.One of the projects the eScience group presented at the conference aims to learn why salmon aren&#39;t spawning like they used to in the Russian River in California. The eScience group is helping to combine data collected by a number of agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, marine fisheries groups, the U.S. Geological Survey and other local groups that are interested in the subject. By combining all of that data, the researchers can investigate factors like water temperature and the clarity of the water, both of which affect spawning salmon, she said.&quot;We&#39;re stretching tools in different ways,&quot; van Ingen said of the work of the eScience group. Typically, scientists want to find data that points to the extremes, a need that corporate users often don&#39;t have. For example, a big retailer probably wouldn&#39;t use database software to look for sales of an odd product. That&#39;s precisely what many scientists are trying to do--look for extreme cases. The unique requirements of the scientific community that the eScience group discovers are fed back into Microsoft product groups, which can then decide to introduce new capabilities that might better serve scientists, she said.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Two U.S. pilots should be allowed to go home after being forced to stay in Brazil for more than two months over their role in the country's worst air disaster, a Brazilian court ruled on Tuesday.
A former cabinet minister launched an attack on Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday, criticising him over a \
Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of \
Ten-man Rangers punish hapless Hapoel defending to book their place in the last 16 of the  Uefa Cup.
Illinois took an unusual route to the top of The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll.
PANAMA CITY -- An appeals court has refused to reinstate class-action status for a lawsuit that sought to represent 230,000 Wal-Mart employees across Florida over allegations the company forced many of them to work without pay during breaks and after hours
Julian Betko scored 11 of his career-high 15 points in a decisive second-half run to give Butler a 56-44 victory over No. 22 Tennessee last night in the NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
ONE OF Yasser Arafat&#39;s least-admired roles in the last few years was as the constantly cited excuse for international futility in Middle Eastern peace efforts.
The economy added 157,000 payroll jobs in December, the Labor Dept. said today, an improvement over November.
The parents of Madeleine McCann ask the Dutch to help in the search for their daughter.
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The former president will undergo heart bypass surgery after complaining of shortness of breath and chest pains.
The actor Jefferson Mays is putting his own spin on professor Henry Higgins in the first major Broadway revival of George Bernard Shaw\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cPygmalion\u00e2\u0080\u009d in more than two decades.
Felipe Gonzalez has been chosen by EU leaders to head a group looking at the bloc's long-term future.
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Though Michigan children are healthier, black and Hispanic children are much more likely to be uninsured, in poor health and struggling to get access to care.
Rapper Jadakiss was arrested for alleged weapon possession after a traffic stop early Saturday, his second arrest on gun charges since 2004, authorities said.
A selection of games that may someday be on every search marketers shelf.
Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday they had agreed to share patents on basic technology to speed up product development and avoid adding to a growing number of cross-border patent disputes.
SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM Corp. has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor Corp. in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers.
Kidnappers of Maura Villareal, mother of Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina, have demanded a ransom payment of $15 million, according to Venezuela Electronic News.
Phil Mickelson remains true to his TV ads that ask: &quot;What will Phil do next?&quot; At the end of the most successful season of his career, Mickelson arrived
RALEIGH, N.C. - A female member of a National Guard military police unit was demoted for indecent exposure after a mud-wrestling party at the Army-run Camp Bucca detention center in Iraq, a military spokesman said Sunday.  The party occurred Oct.
The Federal Trade Commission has warned more than 200 companies about \
The Bush administration formally canceled Iraq&#39;s $4.1 billion debt to the United States on Friday and urged others to do the same to help the country rebuild.
A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber killed at least three people in Tel Aviv&#39;s main market on Monday, an Israeli security source said.
A man who mistreated three children, turning their home into a \
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo set new conditions for disarming on Thursday, stalling the surrender of hundreds of fighters who have begun massing near a designated U.N. camp.
Hong Kong&#39;s status as one of Asia&#39;s leading financial markets suffered a heavy blow yesterday as the US$3bn listing of the world&#39;s largest property trust
Chelsea eased their way into the FA Cup quarter-finals as their clinical finishing proved too much for Norwich who were brushed aside 4-0 at Stamford Bridge.
NEW YORK, December 7  - A federal court ruled yesterday that the destruction caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center constitutes two separate events.
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ATI Technologies has launched the Radeon Xpress 200 chipset with integrated DirectX 9 graphics for AMD desktop PCs. The latest chipset is aimed at gaming enthusiasts and high definition home entertainment.
For a show aiming to encompass the breadth of Latin music, from Cuban to Brazilian, the Latin Grammys still rely heavily on non-Latin star power to draw television viewers.
Evidence against the American terror suspect was obtained through torture, his lawyers say.
It gives a bleak assessment of the trajectory in Iraq and suggests that most U.S. combat troops should be withdrawn in the next 16 months
The Dallas Mavericks, looking for a solid backup to Dirk Nowitzki, plan to trade Marquis Daniels to the Indiana Pacers for Austin Croshere.
CLEVELAND (Sports Network) - Cleveland Browns tight end  Kellen Winslow, defensive end Courtney Brown and cornerback  Daylon McCutcheon all had surgery Tuesday.
Toshiba is recalling 5,100 laptop batteries sold around the world after three instances of the batteries catching fire, two in Japan and one in Australia. Affected batteries were manufactured by Sony in December 2005 for Toshiba's Dynabook, Dynabook Satellite, Satellite and Tecra lines.
The Golden Globe nominations, seen as an early steer for the Oscars, are due to be announced in Hollywood.
Amelie Mauresmo overcame a slow start to win her first match at No. 1 in the rankings, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.
Apple Computer Inc., whose iTunes Web sites make up world&#39;s largest online music store, said it opened a version of the service for Canadian customers.
At Pasquale Carbone's barbershop in Rome, which is decorated with green bathroom tile, customers leaf through weeks-old magazines and occasionally erupt with random commentary on the country's various national ...
Hospital bug Clostridium difficile is mentioned on the death certificates of 77 NI people in 2007.
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When they profile websites or Internet moguls, news outlets usually focus on the business end - &quot;How do they make money, and what&#39;s going to happen with the advertising?&quot; - says Yahoo reporter Kevin Sites. But there&#39;s far less reporting on people behind the websites, especially the lesser-known ones &quot;who are really changing the political, social and religious fabric,&quot; he says.
Uzbekistan's president wins 88% of the vote in Sunday's election, which monitors have dismissed as a sham.
An inquiry into the collapse of a roof at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, killing four last May, is to publish its findings.
As universal health plans gain traction \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 through plans offered by Democratic presidential candidates and state-led initiatives \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a panel on Friday examined the correlation between health care access and the quality of health care provided through universal coverage.
Trent Plaisted scored 22 points and 23rd-ranked BYU cruised past TCU 77-64 Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
Australia has started battling its biggest plague of locusts in decades as billions of the insects hatch along a wide front covering much of the country's central east region.
A House of Representatives panel on Thursday rejected along party lines a Democratic bid to force the Bush administration to turn over records about the estimated cost of last year&#39;s Medicare drug bill.
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Food company shares regained a bit of their luster on Friday when several showed they could keep customers while raising prices.
A 13-year-old Moore County girl is among 31 people in North Carolina with confirmed cases of E. coli infection, according to state public health officials.
There's a secret to the success of 81-year-old insult comedian and beloved American institution Don Rickles -- he cannot tell a joke.
The promised release reinforced hopes for a new push to end decades of conflict in the Middle East after Arafat&#39;s death. The prisoner release was agreed at Sharon&#39;s cabinet meeting.
The lasting memory that several future leaders of the New Orleans Jewish community brought home recently from a whirlwind tour of Israel is the frustration that residents of Neve Ya&#39;acov feel about their soccer field.
Mayor Richard Daley, a former prosecutor, runs the nation's third-largest city with a pragmatic, law-and-order style.
The aerospace industry bounced back this year with record sales and the first upswing in employment in five years as a result of &quot;robust&quot; defense
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A conservative US politician has called for a boycott of Bruce Springsteen, who has been leading a host of artists to oust current US President George W. Bush from the White House.
A giant sequoia believed to be the second-largest tree in the world may not live much longer after suffering damage from heavy snow and strong wind, according to officials at Sequoia National Park.
Google Inc. yesterday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives
Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.
Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S. soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be shot in Italy.
HALIFAX (CP) - A full public inquiry into questions surrounding the death of a Nova Scotia woman and the teenager accused of broadsiding her car was launched on Wednesday by the provincial justice minister.
TEHRAN Iran was starting the suspension of its sensitive nuclear activities surrounding the enrichment of uranium on Monday, in accordance with an agreement reached with Britain, France and Germany, state television said.
Israel denied Saturday spying on its  main ally, the United States, responding to suspicions a  Pentagon analyst passed secret papers to the Jewish state about  one of its most bitter enemies, Iran.
India openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir shared an unbeaten first wicket partnership of 185 on the third day of the first test on Monday.
There appeared to be just one lovely fleeting moment last night when Manchester United&#39;s players, still coming to terms with the advent of Hurricane Wayne, looked as if they
STATEWIDE: President Bush declared a major disaster in the counties affected by Hurricane Frances, meaning residents will be eligible for federal aid.
ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Patients and parents need more  information on cancer risk from topical creams used to treat  the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical experts said  on Tuesday.
Finance ministers from the G7 countries have gathered in London to discuss the global economy. What are your hopes and fears for the outcome of the meeting?
Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla arrived at the hospital where former president Suharto is being treated on Friday, in order to be an official witness for his death, a source in the vice president's office told Reuters.
Daniel Briere scored twice and Kimmo Timonen had a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers held off Florida 5-3 on Wednesday night, denying Panthers coach Jacques Martin his 500th win.
WITH a minimum of drama and an economy of effort - qualities that are seldom applicable to the club \u00e2\u0080-ewcastle United last night qualified for the knockout phase of the Uefa Cup.
Brad Radke pitched seven solid innings, Corey Koskie drove in three runs and the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees in the regular season for the first time since 2001 with an 8-2 victory Tuesday night.
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Bank of America Corp  has shelved plans to take ABN AMRO NV  to court, preferring to wait until the Dutch Supreme Court rules on the Dutch bank's sale of its U.S. unit, a Bank of America spokesman said on Friday.
British operator Vodafone announced Monday at the industry's annual trade show in Barcelona that it would launch a money transfer service in Afghanistan after the successful introduction of a similar initiative in Kenya.
Belo Corp. said on Wednesday it would cut more than 3 percent of its work force, mostly at its Dallas Morning News, which is grappling with a recent scandal into inflated circulation data provided to advertisers.
Symantec on Monday introduced Norton 360, its new standard security suite, replacing the aging Norton Internet Security product, and bringing the company back into close competition with McAfee and Microsoft.
WASHINGTON With public pledges and in private conversations, Britain managed over the weekend to move the United States closer to full forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries during the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International
A descendant of German World War I flying ace the Red Baron is jailed in Brazil for killing her wealthy parents.
Roman Catholic Church leaders in Austria formally installed a new bishop Sunday in a diocese rocked by the discovery of a vast cache of child pornography on computers at a seminary.
While Leo Tolstoy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s play remains an intriguing curiosity, more interesting than good, it should be a must-see for students of Russian literature.
AUTHORITIES have arrested four people allegedly connected to last week&#39;s deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy, Indonesia&#39;s police chief said today.
Jet Propulsion Lab -- The Genesis team is preparing to ship its samples of the Sun from the mission's temporary cleanroom at the U.S. Army Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah, to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston...
Police will question Indonesian intelligence agents for the first time about their alleged involvement in the poisoning death of a top human rights activist after a former pilot was convicted Friday of murder.
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US shuns cash cow Internet gaming is now the fastest growing segment of internet commerce, according to a report from Gamingpublic.com, an industry trade publication. Revenue in the sector is growing at a rate of 22 per cent per year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Kate Philips, Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1- 717-783-1116; or Ron Ruman, DEP, +1-717-787-1323   PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.
Jacquelyn Johnson of Arizona State took the lead in the next-to-last event Friday and went on to become the first three-time NCAA heptathlon champion in 18 years.
TORONTO - The judge overseeing Air Canada&#39;s reorganization warned the carrier yesterday to ditch the &quot;us-versus-them&quot; mentality that has dominated the way business was conducted in the past.
Two brothers are convicted over the death of a 79-year-old man after a row over a parking space.
The embattled Maple Leafs get a goal from captain Mats Sundin with 30 seconds remaining, halting the Capitals' winning streak at four games, 3-2.
After years of wait and speculation, it looks like Warner Bros. finally has their Superman. Brandon Routh, an almost unknown 25-year-old actor, will become the first big-screen version of Superman since the late Christopher Reeve.
The general director of Mexico&#39;s state oil company was fired yesterday amid a scandal involving the use of corporate funds to pay for his wife&#39;s liposuction.
BAGHDAD June 11--- Iraq's parliament voted today to oust its speaker, Mahmoud Mashhadani, a day after one of his bodyguards allegedly roughed up another lawmaker, legislators said.
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U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler's courtroom yesterday experienced the kind of harmonic convergence generally reserved for those occasions when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars.
Fusion due in August VMWare's Windows-on-Mac application, Fusion, will go on sale in August, the virtualisation technology specialist announced today. Order it now and you'll get the software at half price, the company said.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Allyson Felix leads three American women into the second round of the 200, posting the fastest time of 22.39 seconds in the qualifying heats.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Fannie Mae, reeling from an accounting scandal that will force the mortgage giant to take a huge loss, plans to offer up to $4 billion of preferred stock to institutional investors, the company said Wednesday.
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pursues a vote in parliament, as the crisis in Ukraine continues.
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- Captain Stephen Fleming set two national records as New Zealand took control on the first day of the second test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
Fuel-hungry India will receive gas from energy-rich Iran via a multi-billion-dollar pipeline through Pakistan in four years, an Iranian oil official said in New Delhi.
Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.
Possible evidence that the Republican National Convention won&#39;t be anything like the Democratic version: This time, officials insist, the balloons will fall on schedule.
Human rights organizations will help decide whether Madonna is fit to adopt a Malawian toddler, a judged ruled Wednesday.
American Nicholas Thompson won the New Zealand PGA Championship after beating Canadian David Morland at the first playoff hole on Sunday.
The Mail on Sunday reports that a Premiership player tests positive for a \
Parliament adopted a bill Tuesday recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people in a vote seen as a victory for pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko.
Blue Gene/L performance likely to far outpace NEC's Earth Simulator in contest of high-powered machines, News.com has learned.
Leisure company Whitbread is to sell its David Lloyd gym chain to a private equity firm and bank for \u00c2\u00a3925m.
NEW YORK - Earnings at News Corp., the media conglomerate run by Rupert Murdoch, rose 27 percent in the latest quarter on stronger results from broadcast television, cable networks and newspapers, the company reported Wednesday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Israel of occupation and racism on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.
US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield said Friday the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its union workers to conserve cash during the slow fall travel season.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The health of Americans is improving, but it&#39;s not getting better quite as fast in Florida and other southern states, according to a new report.
Jacquizz Rodgers, a 5-foot-6, 175-pound senior tailback for Lamar Consolidated High School, broke the Texas state record for career touchdowns with 136.
The University of Washington overbilled Medicare and Medicaid by at least $100 million over 10 years, despite an &quot;abundance of evidence&quot; that it knew the rules for proper billing, according to a newly disclosed slide show used by federal attorneys to make
Afghanistan&#39;s historic election campaign got underway yesterday, pitting 17 hopefuls against interim leader Hamid Karzai in the
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Nevada makes it illegal for musicians to falsely state they are connected to well-known groups.
Although Google's popular webmail service has long offered POP support, accessing an account via IMAP was not possible until today. Gmail users are beginning to see an IMAP option enabled by default in their account settings, which will make the service more useful to those accessing e-mail remotely.
United Airlines said yesterday that it might sell all or part of its maintenance operations to outside investors to raise cash to modernize and expand the unit.
Police revisit the pub where a missing Cambridge woman was last seen attending a New Year's Eve party.
SanDisk\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new Cruzer Titanium Plus USB flash drive will backup digital files to a Web service offered by a start-up company called BeInSync.
The Bush administration proposed on  Monday a 24 percent increase in funding for the Food and Drug  Administration office that monitors the safety of drugs after  they hit the market.
The Norwegian Shipowners Association threatened on Monday to lock out more oil and gas rig workers, a move analysts said could result in a near shutdown of the third-largest petroleum exporter&#39;s production and drive world oil prices even higher.
AUBURN -- After years of freakish breakdowns and unspeakable mistakes in important games, there was Auburn again on Saturday with its eyes wide and mouth agape.
JENIN: Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed mentally handicapped Palestinian during a raid on a West Bank refugee camp on Tuesday, which marked the fourth anniversary of the Palestinian uprising or intifada.
The lead contractor for Massachusetts' \
Mumbai: Mr Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries and Reliance Infocomm, could be liable to pay personal income-tax of Rs 3,000 crores on the 50 crore shares that he had sought to annul on Thursday.
Seven tigers have died of starvation or fight wounds in the last four years at an understaffed Chinese zoo where a rare Siberian tiger was found beheaded and skinned last week, a news report said Wednesday.
TechWeb - Thirty percent of wireless developers rely on SQL Server as the central, server-based database from which a wireless application receives data, according to Evans Data.
BESLAN, Russia  - At least 322 people, almost half  of them children, died in the bloodbath that ended a school  siege by Chechen separatists in southern Russia, a senior  justice official said on Saturday.
Japanese opposition parties tell the health minister to resign for calling women \
BAGHDAD, 13 September 2004 - Fifty-two people, including three Polish soldiers, were killed and scores wounded in a fresh surge of violence in Iraq yesterday.
General Motors Corp., the world's  largest auto maker, said on Monday that China's WTO entry has  benefited both foreign and domestic auto makers, but that China  should fully embrace the organization's spirit of free trade.
Interim general manager Jim Bowden is adamant about his commitment to the Nationals, but if this job doesn't work out, he can always fall back on his TV career.
London -- Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era.
CHICAGO -- In his best offensive performance this season, Ben Wallace led the Bulls to a 95-87 victory over the Celtics last night in what could be considered in some ways an indictment of the Boston defense.
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Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison each scored 26 points, leading the Washington Wizards to a 106-96 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
To win its appeal for a stay on the antitrust penalties imposed earlier this year by the European Competition Commission, Microsoft Corp.
Tory Burch, a pillar of New York's young social set, seems poised for the kind of popular success that only Diane Von Furstenberg can claim.
For nearly a decade, Republican presidential candidates have counted on Florida's Cuban-American community to win the state and, with it, the presidency.
A quick peace deal for Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region may be possible after a separate agreement was reached between Khartoum and southern Sudanese rebels, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said.
Following the successful Austrian tour in April, local band Corkskrew will be heading abroad once again, this time to give a live performance in the French capital, Paris.
Tiger Woods spent Monday snorkelling off the coast of Barbados, as police and private security agents patrolled the public beach of a posh resort where islanders kept talking of an imminent wedding to Swedish model Elin
With the apparent support of the Bush administration, Israel on Monday announced plans for building 530 new homes in the West Bank.
A new fossil species of flying reptile with a wingspan of less than 30cm (1ft) has been discovered in China.
SYDNEY -- From the street, Alicia Campbell's house looks no different from the others in her suburban cul-de-sac. But it has a secret: It's green -- very green.
No other birds fly as stealthily as owls. Now flight engineers are researching owl-feather-inspired technology to build quieter aircraft.
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International health officials warned yesterday that the world was closer to its next pandemic - a potent mix of avian influenza and a human flu virus - and that Asia was likely to be its epicentre.
US and Iraqi forces face ``pockets of resistance&#39;&#39; across the city of Fallujah as they search buildings for rebels who oppose the interim administration and the presence of foreign troops, the US military said.
Baghdad car bomb kills 75 BAGHDAD, June 19 (UPI) -- A car bomb exploded in a Baghdad square Tuesday, killing at least 75 people and wounding more than 200, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.   The device exploded Tuesday afternoon in busy Khalani Square near a Shiite mosque, CNN reported.
The Bush administration's point man for human rights in North Korea pressed China on Thursday to put more pressure on North Korea to end human rights abuses.
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European equities shrugged off negative sentiment on Wall Street to end narrowly higher as rising commodities prices gave a lift to energy and resources companies across the continent.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army and Islamist militants declared a truce in 33 days of fighting in which 172 people were killed.
Sudan's president pledged to do his best to disarm Janjaweed militia and push for a cease-fire in turbulent Darfur but said rebel groups were an obstacle to peace, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Monday.
A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of foreign-military and civilian vehicles on Saturday in the Afghan capital, killing four civilians and wounding five people, including a foreigner, a senior police official told Reuters.
Mitt Romney tugs on heartstrings while John McCain uses 'straight talking' approach ahead of Michigan vote
Local elections in 23 counties ran without a hitch on Tuesday in the biggest test yet of the state's new law requiring a photo ID to cast a ballot, election officials said.
Former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman is just one of potentially thousands of citizens whose address and Social Security information are being made available on a public Web site managed by the Texas Secretary of State's office, investigators have revealed.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger first announced his candidacy on \
The Dorozhko Defense Oleksandr Dorozhko made almost $300,000 in stock-option trading by using insider information that was obtained after someone hacked into the network of a company called IMS Health. Now, the Ukrainian resident is exploiting a loophole that may allow him to keep the ill-gotten gains for good.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s formula one empire was under threat last night after an alliance of car manufacturers announced they would set up a rival world championship series by 2008 to give a fairer financial deal to all the competing teams.
ABRASIVE Springbok flanker AJ Venter returns to the field on Saturday for South Africa&#39;s crunch encounter against Australia, the only change to the team announced by coach Jake White today.
The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday today, lighting a candle for peace in his window before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s frail health.
A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack Indonesian  police blamed on al Qaeda-linked militants.
Benfica and Real Madrid set the standard for soccer success in Europe in the late 1950s and early &#39;60s. The clubs have evolved much differently, but both have struggled
PANJWAI, Afghanistan -- The road to this southern Afghan farming town is wide, smooth and utterly empty, except for an occasional old man on a bicycle or a meandering herd of baby camels.
Japan won&#39;t yield to terrorism or withdraw its troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said, in response to reports an Iraqi group kidnapped a Japanese man.
Young Buck, second from right, a member of the group G-Unit, accepts the &quot;Best Group&quot; award at the Second Annual Vibe Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday hailed France&#39;s &quot;energizing role&quot; in seeking to launch a new drive to end atrocities in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region.
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Estonia goalkeeper Mart Poom believes David Beckham&#39;s return to the England line-up has made Steve McClaren&#39;s side a more potent threat.
Macy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 105-year-old flagship store on West 34th Street has been open around the clock for an 83-hour holiday shopping marathon.
InfoWorld - NetSuite&#39;s users can start accessing the company&#39;s hosted midmarket applications suite via their iPhones as businesses start to investigate the possibilities of using the&#160;much hyped Apple mobile device&#160;at work.
Where are Eminem and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog when you need them? Despite Shakira's ever-gyrating hips, Justin Timberlake's \
THE HAGUE - The trial of Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic resumed Tuesday, with the former strongman dismissing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
US Democrats urge caution after American officials say they have evidence that Iran is arming militants in Iraq.
Russia said Friday it could not rule out freezing its participation in a treaty limiting non-nuclear heavy weaponry around Europe after its attempt to overhaul the accord was rebuffed in what a diplomat called \
John A. Rizzo, who has spent much of the past five years honing the CIA's interrogation policies, knows how to avoid answering questions under pressure -- at least in public. In nearly two hours of Senate testimony yesterday, his longest response by far was six sentences long.
Delphi Corp., the world's largest automotive supplier, said Friday it would cut 8,500 jobs next year.
OneConnect, due to launch later this year, is designed to aggregate contacts and communications from social-networking sites and instant-messaging and e-mail services.
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In research with rats, University of Pittsburgh scientists found that exercising limbs helps protect brain cells that are normally damaged or destroyed by Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites).
President Bush pressed the U.S.  Congress on Monday to renew the anti-terrorism law as he  officially welcomed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who was  confirmed despite accusations he sanctioned torture of  terrorism suspects.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang Monday said Yahoo&#39;s goal for being users&#39; Internet home page is to keep it simple, and his pared-down first-time CES keynote appearance as the company&#39;s top executive reflected that.
(Sports Network) - The Washington Wizards lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 122-113, on Sunday at the MCI Center. Antawn Jamison netted 23 points and grabbed nine boards for the Wizards, who have dropped four of their last five contests.
No a cumulo incarichi,mandato a trattare su governance duale
Blog: What do a hotel full of wealthy tech execs really need? More sponsored totebags, gadgets, and tube socks, obviously.
Garret Anderson capped a three-run eighth inning rally with a run-scoring single as the Anaheim Angels edged the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Saturday to capture their first AL West pennant in 18 years.
The USDA did not disclose details regarding the animal, but said it did not enter the food chain. The agency does not expect the finding to affect negotiations with Japan, which recently indicated it might soon open its borders to US beef.
Prints might just be needed for 'special' groups a key component of the UK ID card scheme, the central database of fingerprints, may be abandoned, according to a leaked Home Office document obtained by the Observer. The document doesn't suggest entirely scrapping fingerprints, but instead suggests that their value should be assessed for each group of the population enrolled.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than 120 individuals have been arrested in the United States on federal charges in the largest steroids crackdown ever, the Justice Department said on Monday.
A typhoon ripped off roofs, felled trees and cut power along Vietnam's central coastline on Sunday, just days after battering the Philippines.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday said he believes Saddam Hussein&#39;s Iraq and al-Qaida had ties, backtracking from a statement a day earlier that he had &quot;not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.
Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, with Japan's Nikkei at its highest in nearly seven years on gains in tech firms and blue chips such as Sony Corp., while the dollar steadied after dropping on a big U.S. trade deficit.
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL)(TSX:CRE), a leading developer of  graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that  ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357), (ASUS), is bundling InterVideo\u00c2\u00ae  WinDVD\u00c2\u00ae with its  complete line of ASUS BD/HD notebooks.
St Cloud, US: Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan&#39;s charge that the war in Iraq was &#39;illegal&#39; under the world body&#39;s charter, President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support.
Tony Parker became the first European player to be named Most Valuable Player of the National Basketball Association Finals but the French guard expects even more NBA glory from Europe&#39;s finest.
When Marat Safin is good he is very, very good, and yesterday evening, as darkness engulfed the city, his form was as high-voltage as the indoor lighting in Bercy&#39;s Palais Omnisport.
L'Australia batte le Fiji 55-12 (22-5) e si qualifica per i quarti di finale dei mondiali di rugby i...
Israel's attorney general urged the government Thursday to swiftly reroute its barrier in the occupied West Bank to minimize the risk of international sanctions after the World Court deemed the project illegal.
ARUSHA, Tanzania  - Rwanda and Burundi have been accepted as members of the East African Community (EAC), expanding the regional economic bloc to five nations, the EAC said on Thursday.
The U.S. military said it was unaware of a bomb attack in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday in which Iraqi officials and a tribal leader said 18 people, mostly children, had been killed.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the cornerstone of the Supreme Court\u00e2\u0080\u0099s conservative bloc, is being treated for thyroid cancer but will return to work next week
Montgomery County students graduating from public high schools this year increased their average SAT score by eight points, joining Fairfax County among the very few large districts to average
Tra i 6.5 e 6.8 gradi Richter,avvertita in Puglia e Calabria
Norway's police sought to nail down the  motive behind the theft of Edvard Munch's \
RIVERHEAD, NY Dec 13, 2004 - Daniel Pelosi was convicted of second-degree murder Monday in the 2001 bludgeoning death of a millionaire investment banker who was beaten as he slept in the bedroom of his mansion.
The Ssangyong Motor Co. was sold to the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) for $500 million (approximately 550 billion won).
Tom Ridge resigned Tuesday as Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, becoming the seventh member of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet to leave the administration since his re-election four weeks ago.
Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
Public health authorities have found all 26 Americans who sat near a man infected with untreated \
Pesano alcune voci di spesa perche' le vendite corrono
Presentati oggi dall'Ancona i nuovi acquisti il centrocampista Jimmy Fialdini, proveniente dal Frosi...
Travel: If you want to find a cottage for the festive season, now is the time to book. Georgia Brown offers tips to finding the perfect holiday property online.
Oracle Corp. finally scooped up bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a &#36;10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.
NYMEX crude oil futures struck another record at &#36;48.90 a barrel on Friday before the prompt-month expiry, as surging violence in Iraq sparked fresh concerns over supply disruptions.
A 55-year-old woman acting as a surrogate for her daughter gave birth to triplets Tuesday.
The Pentagon on Friday released more  documents on President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard  Service, including a letter from his then-congressman father  George Bush thanking a general for \
US Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow hopes to attend an inter-Korean forum in North Korea next month, Yonhap news agency said Sunday.
South Korean scientists said Thursday that they had developed a more efficient way to produce cloned pigs suitable for organ transplants for humans.
Of all the things folks love about consumer electronics, constantly falling prices probably ranks right up there with big-screen televisions and MP3 players.
Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday denounced President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Europe and Asia as \
This is the text of testimony that Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gave today before the Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Vittima di 66 anni ucciso nei pressi di Gioia Tauro
Musician Brian Eno, who has been turning ideas into visionary music for decades, is looking to create software that will write song lyrics.
Once seemingly invincible marquee chains like Coach, Target, Starbucks and Abercrombie & Fitch are settling for ho-hum growth this winter.
A Labour donor who loaned the party \u00c2\u00a31m may have been asked if he wanted a peerage, the BBC learns.
My attitude to futurology is like that of former England footballer and \
AstraZeneca was dealt a blow yesterday when an official from the US&#39;s drugs watchdog questioned whether one of its key products ought to be sold in the world&#39;s largest pharmaceuticals market.
Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the Earth's resources, a Vatican engineer said Tuesday. The roof of the Paul VI auditorium will be redone next year, with its cement panels replaced with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, engineer Pier Carlo Cuscianna said.
Apple has updated its AirPort Extreme wireless networking product to improve compatibility and to fix a security issue.
An Indian news channel is taken off air after broadcasting a false \
August and September mark the peak season for West Nile virus in humans and New Jersey health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant in guarding against mosquitoes carrying the deadly disease.
Tech history is full of moments that make you say \
SYDNEY/MELBOURNE  - Up to two more members of the private equity group looking at buying Australia's Coles Group Ltd.  were expected to abandon their bid after the consortium hinted Wednesday more departures were imminent.
Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols: The aging slugger against his heir apparent.
WASHINGTON --      A pair of NASA scientists told a group of space officials at a private meeting      here Sunday that they have found strong evidence that life may exist today      on Mars, hidden away in caves and sustained by pockets of water.
The third and final space shuttle flight of the year, a mission to continue construction of the International Space Station, is to blast off on Dec. 7, NASA managers announced.
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Giovedi riunione consiglio, inflazione resta nel mirino
President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, both have plans to lower rising health care costs and broaden health insurance coverage for Americans, but their visions would take health care in two different directions.
TORONTO - The NHL and the players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first new proposal in nearly a year.
The 2004 presidential election is barely over - all the votes, in fact, haven&#39;t even been counted - yet barely two weeks after the re-election of President Bush, there has been a flurry of Cabinet resignations that might give the impression the
Europe has won the last two Ryder Cups, and four of the last five, and is the home team next month at the K Club in Ireland.
Pakistan&#39;s new prime minister threw his support Thursday behind President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, saying he should continue as both head of state and army chief despite criticism that breaking a promise to
Top seed Serena Williams had to toil to get past Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 in the second round at the 585,000 China Open here Wednesday.
Michael Jackson&#39;s property manager at his Neverland ranch has given evidence, claiming police attempted to search areas not permitted by their warrant.
The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. U.S. organizations are members of InterAction, a coalition of relief, development and refugee assistance agencies.
Picking a wireless-phone service is supposed to have gotten easy. Competition and consolidation over the past couple of years have led most companies to adopt the same basic price structure, making it easy to compare rates. Two-week trials are standard. And, in the biggest improvement the business...
When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more far-flung and unexpected &#151; Israel, Britain, even Indonesia.
Viaggiano da Londra a Los Angeles, trascorrono fine settimana a domicilio. Sono i \
The death of a UK soldier in Iraq was due to an \
The chief of the US Navy has welcomed a Yemeni court&#39;s death sentence for two men who played leading roles in the deadly Oct. 2000 bombing of the USS Cole.
Medical ethicists are concerned that the $3 billion that California approved for embryonic stem cell research could become a bonanza for private profiteers.
India and France said Friday they would push their military ties beyond weapons sales and open up nuclear power cooperation as soon as New Delhi is able to enter the global atomic energy market.
A federal judge dismissed Hollinger International Inc.&#39;s $1.25 billion racketeering suit accusing former Chief Executive Conrad Black and businesses he controls of looting more than $380 million from the company.
Fresh from ruling that World Trade Center dust did not kill a police detective, a medical examiner offered the man's relatives other reasons Friday for his death, an explanation the family found \
EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta islet transplant research program that has proven hopeful for patients with Type 1 diabetes will share a $75-million US grant from the American-based National Institutes of Health.
When Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner and Disney President Michael S. Ovitz appeared on &quot;Larry King Live&quot; on Sept.
Britain and the United States will send a team to Iraq to reassess security in the face of spiraling violence, Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a televised interview Sunday.
B.Mondiale, altri nei stabilita' politica e rispetto leggi
Russian police have detained a 45-year-old municipal worker for stealing a bridge.
Stephen Colbert \u00e2\u0080\u0094 who announced plans to run for the presidency, though only in South Carolina  \u00e2\u0080\u0094  is serious enough about the stunt that his staff reached out to the state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Democratic and Republican committees in advance of his declaration.
NATO began its spring offensive against the Taliban on Tuesday, launching its biggest offensive since the 2001 war targeting the rebels and drug lords.
Alla serata in ricordo dello stilista attesi tutti i nipoti
Canada cannot provide a quick fix to the flu vaccine shortage in the United States, even if has its own surplus of the medicine, top Canadian health officials said on Monday.
While Web platforms and tools providers over the past decade have been opining at length over the potential ubiquity of Web services that perform simple and specialized data-fetching tasks for individual customers, Facebook today tried a completely new spin on the old message: actually doing it.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sports Network) - Two-time world  champion \
Computer scientists have discovered a potentially serious flaw in Google&#39;s desktop search utility that could allow attackers to steal information.
Greg Rusedski crashed out of the Millennium International Tennis Championships at Delray Beach in Florida when he was beaten in straight sets by Jeff Salzenstein.
Kentucky state inspectors have found no history of problems with the theme park ride where a girl's feet were severed by a loose cable.
The US is poised to push Japan off the top of the supercomputing charts with an IBM prototype machine.
Matt Savage stood in the chill outside Fenway Park, elated and a little dazed as he greeted the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. He ruled out going to work for now, but he wasn't worried about job security. His boss was standing next to him.
Three of Africa's big crises -- strife in Ivory Coast, fighting in Congo and the humanitarian emergency in Sudan's Darfur -- provide a daunting agenda for an African Union summit that began Monday in Gabon.
CNET.com (www.cnet.com), where people  go to discover the latest in tech and consumer electronics and a  property of CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET), today announced the  winners of its first ever \
Japanese officials say a decapitated body found in Baghdad wrapped in an American flag is that of a Japanese man kidnapped by Islamic militants.
8 December 2004 - The United Nations General Assembly today gave Secretary-General Kofi Annan a standing ovation and a lengthy round of applause, in what its president called a &quot;rare and valuable homage&quot; and a vote of confidence - a characterization
Gunmen open fire on the house of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, as violence continues in Gaza.
The Bush administration failed on Friday to persuade them to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran, settling instead for another request that Tehran voluntarily drop its nuclear program.
Ranked 119th among the world&#39;s tennis players, Britain&#39;s Peter Colt knows he&#39;s lucky to get a wild card slot at Wimbledon.
A deputy to Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan on Monday, just four days after a rocket was fired at Karzai&#39;s helicopter as he was heading to a campaign event for the Oct. 9 elections.
ATLANTA - Major League Baseball&#39;s regular season officially closed last Sunday. Somebody forgot to tell the Houston Astros. The team that came from nowhere to capture the National League wild card came from
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Allen Snyder's garden gnome is apparently out of jail and now traveling the country.
Dopo l'Egitto, bloccato anche 60% del web del Paese asiatico
Brandon Roy scores 22 points and the Trail Blazers rally to beat the 76ers, 97-72, on Sunday for their league-leading 13th straight win.
Katrina Kaif is extremely angry with some media reports that she was manhandled and slapped by boyfriend Salman Khan in public at a coffee shop in Mumbai.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar and Emmy winning film composer Elmer Bernstein died on Wednesday at the age of 82, according to China Radio International Friday.
L'Antitrust lo ordina all'Abi, sospensione immediata
There's still some smoke, but the clash between the country's two largest makers of toy trains is nearly over.
An unofficial French negotiator told a radio station Friday that two journalists held for more than a month in Iraq could be released within hours.
Just 24 more months of work can really improve your financial position.
Portavoce governo, 'sviluppo Paese ultimi anni lo dimostra'
A security advisory posted on Bugtraq demonstrates how hackers can compromise customers of T-mobile wireless and Verizon (landline) voicemail boxes. The advisory talks about the use of Caller-ID spoofing the customers number, allowing a bypass of the PIN code since the voicemail thinks that the customer is calling to check their own voicemail. According to Secure Science Corporation, there has been no response from the vendors. Comments have been posted that T-Mobile has optional PIN code protection off by default. Better turn it on.
Iole e' rimasta in vita solo pochi giorni dopo il sequestro
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Stocks fell on Wednesday after  quarterly earnings reports, including those from Motorola Inc.  MOT.N and Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, failed to impress investors.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - Two Chinese businesses and their top executives and a U.S. company and its owners were indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on Wednesday for their alleged roles in manufacturing and importing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food, believed to have sickened and killed pets across the country.
Oscar-contender Microsoft lawyers who believed they'd buried the most embarrassing collection of documents about the company's murky past for good, without any one noticing, were in for a surprise this weekend. The archive has become a mainstay of the Bittorrent P2P file sharing networks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Luciano De Paola, 46 anni, allenatore della Primavera del Brescia, &egrave; il nuovo tecnico dell'Ar...
Carlos Dunga non chiamer&agrave; Pato in nazionale. ''Pato &egrave; una grande promessa - ha detto i...
La Procura Antidoping del Coni ha convocato Giuseppe Gibilisco per marted\u00c3\u00ac 26 giugno in relazione ai...
Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.
E' previsto nel programma del 9 giugno. Il capo della Casa Bianca vedr\u00c3\u00a0 il Papae Napolitano. Al centro della visita, ovviamente, il vertice con Prodi                                            Bush: a Roma incontrer\u00c3\u00a0 anche Silvio Berlusconi                                                                                      Oggi il presidente Usa \u00c3\u00a8 a Praga dove sono previste proteste pacifiste
Nigeria agrees a deal to clear most of its $500m debt to the London Club for a \
U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs plans to sack about 5 percent of its global workforce in coming months after its annual staff evaluation, a company spokesman said on Friday.
Soldiers waging a nationwide offensive against drug traffickers will get a pay hike of nearly 50 percent this year in a bid to insulate them from corruption, Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Monday.
Arguably the most important document ever to be auctioned goes on sale Tuesday when the Magna Carta, an 800-year-old English royal manuscript, goes under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York.
News Corp., the New York media giant, is talking with Liberty Media Corp. about an asset swap to get News Corp. out of the satellite TV business.  Specifically, Rupert Murdoch has been talking with Liberty's John Malone about swapping his 19.1 percent voting stake in News Corp.
The incoming EU Commission president is to call for a delay in a crucial vote on his new team, reports say.
The men behind one of the most popular file-sharing sites in the world are charged copyright offences.
Voto domani alla Camera, premier oggi in Aula alle 11,30
U.S. computer maker Dell Inc.   said on Monday it would invest 200 million euros  ($254.5 million) in Poland, including a new factory that will  help it battle for market share in fast-growing central Europe.
A U.S. embassy official was seriously   wounded after being shot in the chest in Kenya's crime-ridden   capital, an embassy spokeswoman said on Monday.
French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.
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It was a fitting backdrop. With Theo Epstein among the 9,134 fans crammed into a park that once housed Boston minor leaguers, the legend of Red Sox past took on the promise of the future.
Stocks rallied on Thursday, boosting the Dow to a record, as healthy sales from key retailers reassured investors about the economy, while takeover speculation drove Alcoa Inc.'s  shares to a lifetime high.
President George W. Bush will travel to Africa in February to highlight efforts to boost economic development and fight AIDS and other diseases, the White House said on Friday.
WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit increased in the spring to the second-highest level in history, reflecting a big jump in payments for foreign oil and a deterioration in the country's investment position.
Take-Two follows up bad news with a mediocre earnings report and uninspiring guidance.
Clamorosa rivelazione dell'emittente che nell'inchiesta 'No plan, no peace' rivelail team di esperti fond\u00c3\u00b2 i suoi studi sul dopoguerra su una Lonely Planet del '94                                          Bbc, gli Usa per ricostruire l'Iraq usano una vecchia guida turistica                                                                                  L'ex ambasciatore americano: \
Yasser Arafat has promised to intercede on behalf of Briton Ken Bigley held hostage in Iraq, says an Irish MP.
Wisconsin Rapids-based Northland Cranberries Inc. has agreed to sell its cranberry processing operations, including its Wisconsin Rapids plant and cranberry inventory, to rival Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown rejected on Tuesday a call to pull British troops out of Iraq, insisting they still had an important job to do battling militias and providing security.
(InfoWorld) - The Kenyan government is launching a project to start assembling low-cost computers that will be sold to many African countries, according to officials. Lenovo Group, Sahara Computers, and Mecer PC have been appointed by the Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) to assemble the first 150 computers in the Madaraka line by Feb. 7, according to Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication Permanent Secretary Bitenge Ndemo. Ndemo spoke last week at a signing event to commemorate the project, which is being launched with initial funding of about $300,000. The first computers are acting as a proof of concept for the project and will be displayed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Conference center in Kenya. The PCs are expected to be priced at $450. The project will adhere to a manufacturing model pioneered in Taiwan, where enterprises will be encouraged to produce machines to guideline specifications with certifications given before export. University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and Strathmore University will act as incubators of the project. Once the first 150 PCs are assembled by the three vendors, students at the universities will be trained to assemble them. \
LOS ANGELES - A powerful Pacific unleashed havoc in parts of California again Tuesday, flooding homes, freeways and desert roads and triggering a rockslide that blocked Highway 1 on the Central Coast.
It wasn't long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign scoffed at the notion that young voters would deliver an election. How quickly things can change.
Millions of pounds are on offer for the best way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
A global credit crisis has increased the threat to growth, the European Central Bank said on Thursday, as G7 governments asked for a report on the genesis of the turmoil for next month's meeting of finance chiefs.
China has proposed lifting millions of its citizens out of the income tax net to ease the burden on low-wage earners amid rising inflation, state press said Sunday.
Computer Associates introduces usage-based pricing model for mainframe software.
Seven people believed to be North Koreans rushed into a Japanese school in Beijing seeking refuge, the latest in a steady stream of defectors from the Stalinist state.
The Salton Sea, once known as California\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Riviera, is dying. Inside a new plan to save it.
A 25% stake in nuclear power station firm British Energy is to go on sale immediately to fund nuclear clean-up costs.
Around 50 Thai Air Force planes have swamped the largely Muslim south of Thailand with millions of paper birds as a symbol of peace for the restive region where nearly 500 people have been killed since January.
Pop singer Ricky Martin says he knew he had to come to Thailand to help after watching the devastating scenes of the Asian tsunami.
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Charles Kennedy launches a fresh attack on Tony Blair's policy over Iraq, as the Lib Dem conference begins.
Spain&#39;s 18-year-old tennis sensation Rafael Nadal is already looking forward to a possible third round tie against Andre Agassi after defeating Davide Sanguinetti in his opening game at the Tennis Masters Madrid.
A suicide bomber drives a vehicle laden with explosives into a police station near Tikrit, killing at least 12.
The 86-year-old mother of the Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared in public for the first time to beg for his release yesterday as the desperate waiting game entered its second week.
Memory-Tech and Toshiba today announced that they have jointly developed a dual-layer ROM (read-only) disc that can store content in both the HD DVD and DVD formats.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lifted a  ban on contacts with the Palestinians on Wednesday after  Mahmoud Abbas ordered Gaza security forces to halt attacks on  Israelis and officials from both sides met within hours.
Aaron Goldin, this week&#39;s Person of the Week, won the grand prize at the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
ROMA - Ennesima giornata di sangue e orrore in Iraq. Mentre per le italiane rapite ancora non c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 nessuna significativa notizia e per i giornalisti francesi si manifesta un &quot;cauto ottimismo&quot; da Parigi, la
Leader Dl, Piero grande personalita' della politica italiana
Peyton Manning threw for 254 yards and  two touchdowns to win his showdown with fellow co-MVP Steve  McNair as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans  31-17 in National Football League play at Nashville on Sunday.
The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent
By JOHN MARTIN, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7594 or martinj@courierpress.com  Susan Calovini, interim dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Austin Peay State University, has been named dean of the University of Evansville's College of Arts and Sciences.
Politics: 11 October 2004, Monday. Bulgarian Kalotina border checkpoint will be reconstructed by Christmas.
US lawmakers are nearing a fast-track plan aimed at boosting the economy and avoiding a possible recession.
Iran faces heightened criticism over its escalating nuclear activity at a U.N. watchdog meeting this week that will provide a barometer of sentiment for broader sanctions against Tehran.
Sun plans to announce on Monday that it will provide support for the OpenOffice.org productivity software suite, citing a wave of momentum behind the open-source project.The support, which starts at $20 per user per year, will be offered to companies that distribute OpenOffice.org, not directly to end-users, according to Mark Herring, senior director of marketing for StarOffice/OpenOffice.org and Network.com. &quot;For a lot of distributors, they wanted to distribute OpenOffice.org and had no option for back-line support,&quot; he said.OpenOffice.org and StarOffice, Sun&#39;s accompanying commercial product, are compatible with Microsoft Office and identical in terms of capabilities, which include word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. But until now, Sun only supported StarOffice.Another difference will remain -- Sun does not plan to provide indemnification against lawsuits for OpenOffice.org, as it does for StarOffice, Herring said.Sun&#39;s move comes as OpenOffice.org is being downloaded 1 million times per week with total downloads to date standing at about 110 million, Herring said.Out of that number, Sun estimates that &quot;tens of millions&quot; of people are actively using the software, according to Herring. The most recent version is 2.3. Version 2.4 is expected in March and will contain significant new features, according to the openoffice.org Web site.&quot;Microsoft Office is still the dominant tool out there -- only a fool would deny that,&quot; he said. &quot;But [OpenOffice.org] has had a huge amount of momentum.&quot;Sun believes the average OpenOffice.org user skews younger on average and that download activity in Europe and the U.S. has been greater than in Asian countries, he added.Developers can create extensions to the core OpenOffice.org suite. Sun has made a new one for shaving down the size of presentation files, Herring said. The wizard-like tool goes through a file and asks users whether they want to keep or compress the various elements, he said.Sun plans to provide support for any extensions it creates, according to Herring. As for ones made by third parties, &quot;we would have to work with them on that code on a case-by-case basis,&quot; he said.Sun is also releasing StarOffice 8 Server. Herring described it as a conversion engine that changes 40 document types into PDF files. The server, which costs $11,000, is aimed at enterprises with large stores of legacy documents that aren&#39;t archived with an open standard, according to Herring.
Microsoft in the fall will launch the latest version of its performance management product, offering it up as a key link in its ambitious DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) plan to reduce IT complexity by improving software and hardware manageability.
Paul Volcker, who is heading an investigation of alleged corruption in the U.N. oil-for-food program, said in an interview that most of the money illegally obtained by Saddam Hussein was from smuggling, which was known by the U.N. Security Council but not stopped.
By the Liberty Times editorial. On Wednesday China&#39;s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) made its first reaction to the results of Taiwan&#39;s legislative elections.
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama told thousands of cheering supporters Friday night that seeing such a racially diverse crowd in the shadow of the South Carolina statehouse would have surprised people a generation ago.
com December 2, 2004, 12:29 PM PT. This priority jumped up two spots into second place as CRM returns into the spotlight among top software initiatives alongside directory services and open source.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Nine Inch Nails will chronicle the tour in support of its 2005 album \
Russia says is ready to resolve its dispute with Japan over the Kuril islands, seized by the Soviets in 1945.
VANCOUVER, Wash.  - Scientists tracking earthquake  activity at Mount St. Helens raised their alert level on  Saturday to a \
As U.S. troops build alliances with Sunni ex-insurgents, mutual mistrust exists with Shiite Iraqi Army soldiers.
European stock markets failed on Monday  to build on six-month highs as the euro probed record levels  against the dollar, offsetting the positive effects of lower  oil prices and a seemingly revitalized U.S. jobs market.
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is lined up to play the swashbuckling father of a pirate in the third installment of the &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean&quot; series, star Johnny Depp said Tuesday.
Fifteen people died and 20 were injured by an explosion Saturday evening at a rally for the opposition Awami National Party, Peshawar police said.
A European Union court will rule in December on an appeal by software giant Microsoft to suspend EU sanctions.
Stocks fell on Thursday as doubts grew about a plan by global central banks to unfreeze credit markets, sending financial shares lower.
The Green Bay Packers dedicated their division-clinching victory over Minnesota on Christmas Eve to wide receiver Robert Ferguson, who is still experiencing numbness on his left side a week after a clothesline hit by Donovin Darius that drew a $75,000
Pakistan's main stock market index falls 4.7% in the first trading since the death of Benazir Bhutto.
A 19-year-old man dies after being stabbed in the chest at a house in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh.
As servers and storage start to merge into unified, virtualized systems, Cisco wants to do the same thing with the networks that connect them.On Monday, the company is set to unveil a datacenter networking platform that eventually could take the place of both the Ethernet switches that link servers as well as the Fibre Channel devices that form storage networks. The Nexus series is designed both to meet exploding demands for bandwidth and energy efficiency within data centers and to simplify the jobs of IT administrators. In the process, it could help give Cisco the central role it seeks in IT infrastructure.Cisco is already a leading player in datacenter networks with its&#160;Catalyst series Ethernet switches&#160;and its MDS storage network platform. Now it hopes to transcend those separate systems using a single, unified switching fabric and the emerging Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) standard. The platform it will use, called Nexus, will be a line of routing switches in chassis, rack-mounted and blade form. The first of these, the Nexus 7000 chassis, will be generally available in the second quarter. Prices will start at $75,000, but a typical configuration will cost about $200,000, according to Jayshree Ullal, senior vice president of Cisco&#39;s Data Center, Switching and Security Technology Group.Mark Drake is looking at the Nexus platform for future-proofing as his company, Health Management Associates, centralizes its data resources. The company runs about 60 hospitals, mostly in the Southeastern U.S. Health Management&#39;s current Catalyst switches are probably enough to handle connectivity needs in its data centers for the next two years, but it&#39;s hard to predict storage and processing requirements beyond that as he looks for the next generation, Drake said.&quot;I&#39;m looking at a little over ten years&#39; capacity,&quot; Drake said. The Nexus line is built to go far beyond the scale of the Catalysts, delivering more than 15Tbps. &quot;The capacity to grow is huge,&quot; he said.Another benefit Drake sees in the Nexus, which he has been told about but hasn&#39;t tested, is ease of management. Health Management is already trying to reduce IT staff costs by consolidating data centers from each hospital to a two main locations. Because the new platform combines storage and data switching along with security in a single switch and management interface, it could further simplify running those datacenters, he said.Initially, Cisco sees the Nexus switches at the core of datacenters that still use separate networks for processing and storage. But as FCoE emerges in storage systems, the Nexus could become the single connectivity platform, Ullal said. Its switching fabric is designed to be lossless, unlike a standard Ethernet system, which tolerates dropped packets, said Tom Edsall, senior vice president and CTO of the data center group. The platform also has built-in security features, including wire-speed encryption and authentication capability for each port.At the heart of the platform is a new, virtualized operating system, NX OS. As with server virtualization, NX OS can turn a Nexus switch into multiple logical switches running totally different processes, Ullal said . For example, one logical switch could handle storage and be managed by storage specialists, while the other links servers and is run by a different staff. A third could be a test platform. All would use a single switching fabric and set of redundant power supplies, which provides benefits in performance, economies of scale, and resiliency, she said. This virtualized architecture eventually will trickle down to other Cisco product lines, according to Ullal.Cisco also has automated some aspects of management with the Nexus line, drawing on best practices it learned partly from its customers, Edsall said. The system is designed to monitor and heal itself in many cases.The network&#39;s role in datacenters is growing as computing and storage are combined and shared, according to industry analysts. It&#39;s now the &quot;orchestrator&quot; of the datacenter, Zeus Kerravala of Yankee Group said. Cisco is the only vendor with both the networking and the computing experience to fulfill that role, he believes. But though many managers of datacenters want to see total virtualization of the datacenter, which could boost efficiency, they aren&#39;t yet ready for it.&quot;We&#39;re just entering the very early stages of the virtual datacenter,&quot; Kerravala said. &quot;This is probably at least two years away.&quot;Cisco is best positioned to build the core of datacenters because the network touches everything in it, according to Ullal, Edsall, and other executives.&quot;For Cisco, it&#39;s very critical that this platform be a launching pad to go further up the IT stack,&quot; said IDC&#39;s Cindy Borovick. However, taking control of datacenters won&#39;t be a walk in the park, she cautioned.&quot;Cisco&#39;s in a very strong position, but there are other very large suppliers that recognize how important the datacenter is and are willing to invest the R&amp;D dollars,&quot; Borovick said, citing IBM and Sun Microsystems. To Cisco&#39;s peril, datacenter administrators are more than willing to buy the best of many vendors rather than standardize on one, because they control the &quot;crown jewels&quot; of the enterprise, she said.
Yahoo, struggling to compete with Google on search and advertising and to adapt to recent changes in management, said yesterday that second-quarter profit dropped 2.3 percent.
Latina: inutili i soccorsi, accertamenti in corso
Popular games such as the Grand Theft Auto series and online games like Socom II and EverQuest are designed to engage the player, but what actually makes them addictive?  -The Washington Post
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez headed to a clear re-election victory over his united opposition rival on Sunday, a government-paid exit poll showed but the opposition rejected such data.
Fioroni soddisfatto, esame sara' piu' serio e piu' certo
Intercettato pacco con scritte arabe in ufficio poste Roma
Major human rights groups  snubbed a Moscow-sponsored rights conference in Chechnya on  Thursday, criticizing it as a sham designed to cover up abuses  in the troubled Caucasus republic.
If you say you&#39;re going to sell your old car for $12,000, and you end up selling it for $8,000, are you a success or a failure?
As England's David Beckham helps soccer  gain a foothold in the United States, America's favorite  football is heading to London's Wembley Stadium with similar  intent, aiming to become one of Britain's most popular sports.
TOKYO Daiei, Japan&#39;s third-largest retailer, will receive bank waivers, share write-downs and funds from sponsor companies worth \u00c2\u00a5707 billion to restore its finances, Japan&#39;s bailout agency said Tuesday.
A car bomb exploded in southern Baghdad Thursday morning, killing at least 20 people and wounding 35 others, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Dopo aver mietuto 26 vittime tra gli uomini e 200 milioni tra i pennuti, l&#39;influenza degli uccelli (aviaria) torna a far parlare di s\u00c3\u00a9. E ha creare qualche apprensione. Un gruppo di ricercatori olandesi ha
Dustin McGowan's bid for the second no-hitter in Blue Jays history ends when Jeff Baker singles in the ninth inning, and Toronto beats Colorado, 5-0.
Canadian mining company Teck Cominco Ltd. asked a US court yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a US native group whose land borders Lake Roosevelt, just over the border in Washington state.
Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone is voted the greatest song by a panel of musicians.
When Peter Molyneux designs a game, players take notice. Referred to by many in the video game industry as a man with a Midas touch, this soft-spoken British game maker
MIANCHI, China -- Twice a week, just after school lets out in this small county in Henan province, a 13-year-old girl with a short bob and wide smile holds her parents' hands and walks two blocks down the street into the harsh fluorescent light of an emergency medical station.
Elka Strojan and her  30-strong Roma Gypsy family, forced to swap a house for three  rooms in a former army barracks, highlight the precarious  existence in the Balkans of Europe's largest minority.
A gennaio 'finestra' d'uscita per chi ha i requisiti
CARDIFF, Wales -- Citroen&#39;s championship leader Sebastien Loeb made a flying start to the Rally of Britain on Friday to seize the lead from Ford&#39;s overnight front-runner Francois Duval.
In this image (captured from animation video) the separation of the X-43A research vehicle (R) from the Pegasus booster is illustrated in this undated photograph.
Amir Khan, the 17-year-old boxer, says his Olympic heroics will change little in his life. Promoters think otherwise. When a fresh-faced Amir Khan strode out of the Peristeri stadium in Athens yesterday, an
Playbill - Dallas Roberts, now in A Number opposite Sam Shepard Off- Broadway, will play Tom opposite Shepard's longtime romantic partner, Jessica Lange, in the upcoming Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie.
'Erroneous' testimony to the rescue Julie Amero, the substitute teacher convicted of four felony counts when a computer in her classroom subjected seventh-graders to pornographic images, has been granted a new trial in light of fresh forensic information that came to light following her first trial.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it  planned to stick with a single contractor for all three  satellite batches to be bought for an enhanced Global  Positioning System navigation tool known as GPS III.
Rod Pampling took advantage of perfect morning conditions to snatch a four-stroke lead midway through the second round of the centenary Australian Open on Friday.
The head of the U.N. atomic agency will visit Tehran this week to try to add momentum to his agency's investigation of Iran's past nuclear activities and learn more about present programs, the agency said Monday.
Astensione ridotta di 24 ore dopo incontro con Garante
Doctors at John Hopkins&#39; University School of Medicine Department of Neurology / Neurosurgery launched a study of the cause of the genetic disorder which may lead to making a step forward in finding a treatment.
The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card.
World powers agreed on Monday to work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution to put pressure on Iran over its nuclear program but remained committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.
Is Barack Obama worried about polls that show Hillary Rodham Clinton leading the Democratic presidential field?
What better acquisition for a niche travel search engine company than a niche travel social network?Today SideStep announced that they have done just so with the acquisition of TripUp, a web community based around travel. TripUp is a popular online destination chocked full of user generated travel blogs, photos, videos, maps, and reviews; somewhat similar to [...]
Trade unions representing workers at the BBC said Friday they had pulled back from balloting members on strike action to protest 1,800 planned redundancies and sweeping cuts.
A court rejects claims that California's burgeoning stem-cell agency is plagued by conflicts of interest. Once all legal hurdles are cleared, the agency can seek Wall Street funding. By the Associated Press.
The 26-year-old identical twins own a house together in southern California. They share the same car, bank account, E-mail address -- and when they&#39;re traveling they live out of the same suitcase and wear the same clothes.
A Pordenone la questione \u00c3\u00a8 finita in un'aula di tribunaleAlla fine i giochi erotici sono tornati all'ex fidanzato                                            Non rid\u00c3\u00a0 i porno-gadgets al suo ex Condannata a 4 mesi di reclusione
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Trying to better compete with rivals Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc.'s president announced in a staff memo Wednesday its plans to reorganize the company's leadership.
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 10, 2004 - Yahoo Inc. is adding a tool to search computer hard drives as it scrambles to catch up with Google Inc.
Just released: the 1994-2007 Linux Journal Archive CD-ROM is here!     (And for a limited time, available for 10% off the regular price.) In easy-to-use HTML format, this space-saving archive CD-ROM offers users the advantage of immediate access to the essential Linux resource: Linux Journal. The Archive CD-ROM contains every issue of read more
For scientists at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the world's most powerful earthquake happened below the wrong ocean.
A space for you to share school/college experiences with celebrities -- before they made it big.
South Korea said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear bomb, with the United States saying the move would be \
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan believes his team will have grown up after knocking Spartak Moscow out of the Champions League on penalties on Wednesday.
In recent years, scientists have discovered that some diseases affect women and men differently, and that treatments for the same disease should perhaps vary by sex.
CONCORD -- Kevin Velardo was going out of his way to be respectful. The 20-year-old from Wilmington, who plays out of the Country Club of Billerica, didn't want to say the wrong thing when it came to showing respect for his elders, or rather his fellow golfers.
Cody Ross hit a two-run homer, Ricky Nolasco pitched seven strong innings and the Florida Marlins beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 3-2 Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.
Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval) ha vinto la 17/a tappa del Giro d'Italia, da Lienz (Austria) a Monte...
Nashville, Tenn. (Sports Network) - According to a  published report, Tennessee Titans kicker Joe Nedney was placed  on injured reserve on Wednesday and will miss the entire season  due to a left hamstring injury.
From London to Tel Aviv, soccer is going down roads that sorely challenge its ages&#39; old traditions. In London last weekend, a referee admitted to being bullied by the protests of Arsenal defenders to change
The Bush administration should spend more on cybersecurity research, share threat information with private-sector security vendors and set up an emergency computer network that would continue working during Internet blackouts, a computer security trade group said today.
NASA is in the market for commercial  relationships and private capital as it gears up for its next  manned missions to the moon.
US Marines and Iraqi troops raided several mosques in resistance strongholds west of Fallujah yesterday, in a broad offensive just days before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Tabby makes an exit from X-Factor while Aled Jones is voted out in the semi-finals of Strictly Come Dancing.
New services are helping appliance makers and consumers find spare components.
Lleyton Hewitt won the final 20 points against a deflated Andy Roddick for a 6-3, 6-2 victory Saturday in the semifinals of the ATP Masters Cup.
Scientists have discovered that green and black tea prevents the development of Alzheimer&#39;s disease. Tests found that drinking tea regularly inhibits the activity of certain enzymes in the brain.
America's largest and most profitable companies paid less in corporate income taxes in the last three years, even as they increased profits, according to a new study.
The sanctions would be aimed at a wide range of American exports, possibly including steel ball bearings, cod, shoes and apples.
Nell'anticipo della nona giornata di andata del campionato di serie A1 femminile di pallavolo, Yamam...
BBC report into crash that almost killed Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond criticises production team for failing to spot damaged tyre.
They don't call Fred Couples \
How many genes does it take to make a human? Only about the same number it takes for a small flowering plant or a tiny worm, says a new estimate that&#39;s sharply reduced from just three years ago.
Taliban militants ambushed U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces escorting supply trucks in southern Afghanistan, sparking a 10-hour battle the coalition said killed an estimated two dozen militants, though villagers said Monday seven civilians also died.
Al livello del 2,75%, e' la prima volta in due anni
President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday swore in six new Cabinet ministers in a shake-up she said was needed for \
A few miscalculations can wreck a lifetime of saving and investing.
Godzilla, the fire-breathing movie monster born in a nuclear accident, is joining Hollywood royalty with a star on the Walk of Fame.
Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson didn't travel with the team for Sunday's game against Miami because of a bruised right elbow.
Walt Disney&#39;s international  television arm said on Monday it would let viewers of Finnish  commercial broadcaster Nelonen pay to watch hit shows on the  Internet four days after their U.S. release.
Andre Agassi's brilliant 20-year   career ended at the U.S. Open on Sunday after he lost to German   qualifier Benjamin Becker 7-5 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the third-round.
The European Union called Thursday for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, responding to recent comments by the Israeli prime minister that have been interpreted as acknowledging his country has a nuclear arsenal.
The LED lighting specialist agrees to merge with a giant in traditional lighting.
Iraqis chant anti-US and anti-government slogans in front of a US tank after a car bomb exploded killing at least one person in central Baghdad Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004.
Rusty Thomas doesn't try to stop his hands from shaking, or his tears from showing, when he tells how his son tried to console his grief the night after nine of his firefighters perished in a furniture store blaze.
It's hard to resist these increasingly handy devices. But should you try?
We join in the applause for finding additional flu vaccine this winter, whether it&#39;s in Canada or from some other manufacturer.
SAN ANTONIO \u00c2\u00b7 Dean Wilson shot a 5-under-par 65 Friday and bettered first-round leader Ted Purdy by a stroke halfway through the Texas Open.
Marin Supervisor Steve Kinsey is going toe to toe with Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger over how cost overruns on the Bay Bridge should be funded, a decision that could affect key Marin transportation projects.
Spain&#39;s Davis Cup win over the United States has gifted New Zealand&#39;s top men&#39;s tournament its headline act. The eyes of the tennis world will now undoubtedly be on the Spanish trio of Rafael
The comforts of home got very uncomfortable for the New York Yankees last night. For everybody, really. That enormous sense of superiority that the Yankees and their fans have
BAGHDAD, Oct 5 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad today to support embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and urged the fragile Iraqi government to accelerate efforts on national reconciliation.
For some drivers, even a Hummer may not be enough. At a curb weight of more than 3.5 tons, the Humvee-inspired Hummer H1 is no skinny guy who gets sand kicked in his face. But the Bad Boy Heavy Muscle Truck, a dressed-up military vehicle more than twice as heavy, is being billed as bigger, badder and more bodacious.
JPI Inc., the Texas-based apartments company run locally by former Boston Redevelopment Authority director Thomas N. O'Brien, has agreed to buy the long-dormant East Boston development site Clippership Wharf for $17 million.
US stocks had a weak start on Thursday, as doubts continued about a plan by world central banks to help alleviate the worst effects of the credit squeeze and worries about inflation returned.
Chicago Bears defensive back Ricky Manning Jr. was suspended one game by the NFL on Wednesday for his role in an restaurant altercation and will not play this week at New England.
Sangalli: confermate linee guida manovra illustrate ieri
The surge in herbal supplement use in the U.S. may reached a plateau, but the love affair is not over, according to a new study.
The federal government is now pushing health providers to use proven remedies for common ailments.
JAKARTA - Indonesian police on Sunday reenacted Thursday&#39;s car bomb attack in front of the Australian Embassy that killed nine people and injured 182 others.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service said on Friday its senior biologists have recommended that the greater sage grouse not be listed as an endangered species, a finding for
and &quot;Mrs Anthrax&quot; by US forces, would not be released soon. &quot;The two women are in legal and. including the two women, remained in US legal custody.
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Just five years ago, Sean \
The question has dogged him for two weeks now in four different interviews at the National Tennis Center. How does Lleyton Hewitt&#39;s US Open run compare to the title surge he made three years ago?
German authorities Saturday arrested a fourth man on suspicion of involvement in an al-Qaida-linked group's alleged plot to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Berlin this week.
Columbus, Ohio -- Sen. John Kerry began his day Thursday dressed in hunting fatigues, using a Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag 12-gauge pump-action shotgun to kill a goose.
The Gaza violence has forced the United Nations to suspend most of its relief operations for Palestinians trapped in the middle. How the fighting is affecting education and aid.
The post-Arafat era will be the latest test of a quintessentially American article of faith: that elections provide legitimacy even to the frailest institutions.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  on Tuesday said it  received a 10-year contract from the U.S. Army to provide  personal computers and other computer peripherals.
Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention.
Researchers have created an electronic contact lens that could be used as a display or a medical sensor.
Details of a new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Monday:
International action on climate change will eventually come, a leading UK environmental thinker says.
A group of software engineers who specialize in cracking code has delivered a patch for the new \
A military trial resumes briefly in Egypt of more than 40 members of the banned  Muslim Brotherhood.
LA LETTURA                                                  L'autunno del professore che pagava le donne                                                                                                  Sta per uscire \
L'ad del Catania, Pietro Lo Monaco, appresa la notizia della conferma da parte della Disciplinare de...
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company said it expects full-year earnings in 2005 to be higher than 2.4 billion euros (3.2 billion dollars) on sales of 33 billion.
PARIS -- With name after name engraved on pale stone walls, a new monument in the city's Jewish quarter pays tribute to the 76,000 Jews rounded up in France during the Holocaust and sent to Nazi death camps.
Japan's Sharp Corp. plans to spend up to 200 billion yen (&#36;1.91 billion) to build a cutting-edge domestic plant to make liquid crystal display panels for flat-screen TVs, a business newspaper reported on Sunday.
Rinuncia a ricompensa ma vuole che sia data in beneficenza
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has told his players they can&#39;t afford to relax, despite last night&#39;s stunning 3-0 win over Real Madrid.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - The rapper Young Buck who police accused of stabbing a man during a brawl at the Vibe Awards turned himself in and was released after posting bail, authorities said.
Bart Bryant won his first PGA Tour event Sunday, closing with a 3-under 67 for a three-stroke victory over Patrick Sheehan at the Texas Open.
Amitabh Bachchan will yet again lend his voice to his own song in the film Babul to be directed by Ravi 'Baghban' Chopra.
U.S. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was  in critical but stable condition after undergoing brain  surgery, a source said on Thursday, reminding Democrats of  their precarious hold on the new Senate.
Arsene Wenger had the look of a man who had just had his pocket picked and was trying to work out how and when it happened. Just as Arsenal&#39;s unbeaten half century looked
The new 7-series machines, aimed at corporate users, are beefier than the current 5-series machines and can survive a fall from a greater height.
Oakland Raiders defensive line coach Sam Clancy was released from a hospital Friday, a day after he was taken from the team's practice facility in an ambulance because of chest pains and shortness of breath he experienced during practice.
Vicepresidente Usa ha lasciato Kabul dopo incontro Karzai
The Oscar-winning film Crash is coming to TV as a drama series this year.
His team was 1-7 and his list of injured players seemed a mile long. Carolina coach John Fox changed nothing, sticking with his style of cutesy little clich Des to pull the Panthers through and prevent them from quitting on him.
London Brent crude slid over a dollar to $57 on Tuesday but remained in a $57-$60 a barrel range that has defined the market for the past three weeks.
England defender Rio Ferdinand has missed his country's opening training session ahead of their Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Macedonia as he recovers from a foot injury.
Compila il modulo online e assisti al concerto del cantautore che si tiene il 5 dicembre all'Alcatraz di Milano
The performances of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards reveal a basic thematic divide.
Considerera' la sua e altre proposte di acquisto
A letter bomb exploded in Britain on Tuesday injuring two people and police said it was too early to say if the blast was linked to a letter bomb on Monday that hurt a woman at a company managing London's congestion charge.
Police say three people have been killed  and one seriously injured in an early morning crash in Fife.
Questi i 20 i convocati del Cagliari per il match in trasferta col Napoli domenica alle 15.00: Forti...
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBetrayed,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a new play by George Packer, features translators who believe in the U.S. mission in Iraq and wind up paying for it.
SAN FRANCISCO/LAS VEGAS  - The world's major  technology companies are trying to convince consumers they need  an expensive, digitally connected home with the latest  high-tech gadgets.
Syria has not withdrawn its  troops from Lebanon, as required by a resolution of the U.N.  Security Council adopted earlier this month, U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.
Forget about the movies, Brad Pitt is all about resurrecting New Orleans. The actor says he's put his Hollywood career on hold, with no film projects underway, while doing all he can to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina.
The violent crisis in Gaza has led the White House to reconsider tentative plans for President Bush to give a major address this month on his hopes for Mideast peace.
Rakeysh Mehra's long-awaited Dilli 6 finally begins shooting on friday, December 20, in freezing Jaipur. Freezing cold notwithstanding, Rajasthan is currently the hot spot for two big film units rom Mumbai.
North Korea remains committed to using six-party talks to defuse a crisis over its nuclear weapons programs, but only if certain conditions are met, a U.N. official said on Monday after visiting the reclusive state.
LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to within two games of the Central Division lead with a 101-97 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
Al Pacino made grand speeches on screen as Michael Corleone and Tony Montana. But when the actor was honored with the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, he was practically speechless.
JERUSALEM, Nov 10  - Israel can no longer say it has no viable Palestinian partner for peace talks with the departure of veteran leader Yasser Arafat from the scene, opposition Labour leader Shimon Peres said Wednesday.
Engineers sought to determine what caused a temperature control system to malfunction after an aborted launch Saturday.
It&#39;s &quot;A Dirty Shame&quot; and somebody had to make it. And that someone pretty much had to be John Waters, the writer-director of &quot;Pink Flamingos,&quot; &quot;Serial Mom&quot; and &quot;Hairspray.
GLASGOW, Dec 5 (SW) - Glasgow Rangers have lost their Scottish Premier League leadership to arch rivals Celtic again, after being held to a draw at Inverness.
Ben Thatcher believes it is time to end the furore surrounding David Beckham&#39;s controversial tackle on him. The England captain faces an FA inquiry and was criticised by Fifa after he admitted he fouled Thatcher on purpose.
Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new reorganization splits responsibility for its online offerings between four executives, most of whom also are responsible for parts of the Windows operating system.
Matt Stephens gets to grip with people issues and team building  \u00e2\u0080\u009cThat it is people who write software is terribly obvious . . . and ignored.\u00e2\u0080\u009d So quotes Alistair Cockburn, himself quoting Gerald Weinberg, in his book Agile Software Development - catch our review of the Second Edition here. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s easy to see the people in your project as mere commodities \u00e2\u0080\u0093 not helped by MS Project\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insistence on labelling them as \u00e2\u0080\u009cresources\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u0093 hot-swappable units that may be switched in and out of different roles or different projects, with no loss in productivity, creativity or morale.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Confident Sri Lanka, a nervous and wary India and injury-ridden South Africa launch the World Cup season with a limited-overs tri-series here.
TORONTO (CP) - A Toronto-based law firm filed another class-action lawsuit Friday against drug maker Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.
Women who are obese are more likely to experience brain tissue loss, an early sign of dementia, researchers find.
US software company Oracle reports a jump in profits after acquisitions boosted its sales of business products.
Global semiconductor sales rose 1.1  percent to $18.2 billion in August from the previous month and  it appears as though chip inventories are declining, an  industry trade group said on Thursday.
NEW YORK -- It turns out that the girl who wore nerdy glasses a half-century ago had better vision than all her doubters. Her top priority was equality, not tennis.
Starring Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and Emily Browning. Directed by Brad Silberling. Rated PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language.
Members of Birmingham's Muslim community on Saturday criticized the intense media speculation surrounding the arrest of nine local men over an alleged terrorist plot to kidnap and kill a British soldier.
Confermata intenzione di non distribuire dividendo
Mr. Scheider was a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s.
Un'altra amichevole di lusso nel precampionato del Milan. Il prossimo 9 agosto allo Stadio Manuel Ru...
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 14 -- Forget soccer moms and NASCAR dads. The most important demographic in these parts transcends gender and geography -- it's Green Bay Packers fans.
A new technique may someday be able to stop Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) before it starts. Tapping into the &quot;Trojan horse&quot; strategy, scientists
The judges couldn&#39;t bring themselves to discuss it, the tabloids couldn&#39;t see beyond it. But there&#39;s much more going on in Alan Hollinghurst&#39;s Booker prize-winning novel than gay sex, he tells Stephen Moss.
Paul Hamm made the history on Wednesday when he clinched the Olympic men&#39;s gymnastic all-around title for the United States in one hundred years.
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ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joined opposition leaders to urge a united front following the Baghdad abduction of two female aid workers.
The Hollywood writers strike, the iPhone and the \
Enough Californians shut off enough appliances to keep the state's power grid manager from calling an expected power emergency on Thursday, which would have forced some businesses to cut back, state officials said.
The Washington Wizards suspended Kwame Brown for one game Thursday for conduct detrimental to the team. Brown will miss Friday&#39;s game against the New York Knicks.
Kelvin Sampson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future as the Indiana coach was in doubt Wednesday after the release of an N.C.A.A. report that said he committed five \u00e2\u0080\u009cmajor\u00e2\u0080\u009d violations.
The Dutch Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of an Iraqi-born Dutch man facing the first US criminal charges related to the Iraqi insurgency, legal documents showed.
MOSCOW Russian law enforcement agencies have thwarted an extremist attack on targets in Moscow, according to the FSB, the federal security service.
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A bidding group headlined by Sony Corp. (6758.T) agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  for nearly &#36;5 billion on Monday, after rival bidder Time Warner Inc.  withdrew from the auction.
Democrat challenger John Kerry's campaign demanded answers from President George W. Bush about the disappearance of nearly 400 tonnes of conventional explosives in Iraq, as the deadlocked White House race entered its final week.
How do you defang and declaw caustic standup comic and commentator Lewis Black? Stick him in a PG-rated holiday family movie, then stand back and watch the laughs not pile up.
Police investigating the killing of French student Amelie Delagrange speak to a woman who was attacked last year.
Stricken Indian Ocean nations worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as the 60,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday&#39;s tsunami.
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Tyco International Ltd. (TYC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a quarterly profit on Monday, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by strong demand for electronic parts.
At least 84 Thai Muslims died -- mainly from suffocation in the back of packed security force trucks -- after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom's troubled south, Thai officials said.
Mattel, in cooperation with the U.S. Product Safety Commission, is recalling 2.4 million Polly Pocket Doll play sets after three children suffered serious injuries from swallowing small magnetic parts, the second recall of a magnetic toy this year.
Feeling he had been a good teammate and friend to Pedro Martinez and had gladly accepted being the No. 2 pitcher behind him, Curt Schilling expressed surprise
Diabetes ranked for the first time among the five leading causes of death in New York City.
Lake Loramie: Bass fishing has been very good early and late near the banks. Artificial crawfish crankbaits have been working well. Catfish are all over the banks, hitting nightcrawlers, stinkbaits and minnows intended for crappies.
The government gave hospitals around the country a public report card Thursday that measures their performance in the treatment of patients suffering from heart attacks or heart failure.
A Navy SEAL was acquitted of charges that he beat a handcuffed and hooded terrorism suspect who later died, and a second U.S. commando received probation for assaulting another prisoner, attorneys for the men said Monday.
The German economy chalked up its strongest performance in four years last year, thanks almost exclusively to booming global demand for German-made goods, official data showed.
DIY chain Home Depot sells its supply unit to a private equity group for almost $2bn less than originally agreed.
Gilead Sciences Inc.  said on  Monday it will acquire Myogen Inc.  for $2.5 billion,  gaining control of Myogen's experimental heart medicines.
An injury crisis has not helped their cause but it is primarily a crisis of self-belief that England must overcome as they seek to put their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign back on track against Israel at Wembley on Saturday.
For young people diagnosed with serious mental disorders, the transition from high school to college can be particularly fraught.
Unlawful killing verdict after Iraq patrol not given life-saving bomb disabling device.
\u00c2\u00b7 Chairman of joint chiefs of staff to stand down \u00c2\u00b7 Senate hearings would have been controversial
A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb
A day after offering Olympic time trial  champion Tyler Hamilton their support, cycling's Phonak team  have suspended the American for failing dope tests.
Estonia's president accused Russia Friday of failing to confront the \
Concussions are an issue in all of football, but for the New York Jets, an institutional silence persists on the matter.
Arts & entertainment: One of the best dancers in the world, Carlos Acosta tells his story.
How do you get architects to share? Architecture for Humanity lays the foundation with an open source database. Sonia Zjawinski chats with co-founders Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr about how a $100K TED Prize helped.
Marsh &amp; McLennan, the US broker at the centre of price-fixing allegations, neatly sidestepped the prospect of criminal charges yesterday with a wide-ranging reform of its business.
A sweeping wildlife preserve in southwestern Arizona is among the nation's 10 most endangered refuges, due in large part to illegal drug and immigrant traffic and Border Patrol operations, a conservation group said Friday.
WASHINGTON - Five Texas Republicans are among the members of Congress demanding that CBS retract its story about President Bush&#39;s Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard amid allegations that documents used for the story are forgeries.
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The Canadian National Railway\u00e2\u0080\u0099s striking employees returned to work, a day after their union reached a tentative settlement for a new labor contract.
Iraqi militants said Germany had 10 days  to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan or they would kill a  German-Iraqi hostage, a video posted on the Internet said on  Tuesday.
The players' association filed two unfair labor practice charges Friday against the NBA over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.
HolDame Elizabeth Taylor celebrates her 75th birthday in Las Vegas with a New Orleans-themed party.
A loss of nerve by ministers has been blamed for delays in introducing compulsory Housing Information Packs.
Forget Congress' myopic efforts to outlaw spyware. What we really need is better enforcement of existing computer crime laws.
U.S. airlines have agreed to limit  flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to 88  arrivals per hour between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in an effort to cut  congestion that has slowed the whole U.S. aviation system,  federal officials said on Wednesday.
If John McCain can emerge with a win, it may signal that industrial-state voters understand more about modern reality than most of their leaders tend to think.
Unseeded Slovak Karol Beck reached the first final of his career at the St Petersburg Open, upsetting seventh-seeded Michael Llodra of France 6-4 2-6 6-1 on Saturday.
LONDON | Honeywell International Inc., the New Jersey aerospace and high-tech manufacturer, has agreed to buy the British industrial holding company Novar PLC for about $1.7 billion, the companies said Monday.
Gunmen fired on a bus carrying Baghdad  airport employees to work on Thursday, killing four people and  wounding 11 in a brazen assault on Iraqis helping to revive a  vital link in Iraq's reconstruction.
An extract of the herbal remedy St.  John's wort is as effective as a commonly prescribed drug for  people with moderate-to-severe depression, researchers reported  this week Friday.
Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan&#39;s president, promised Monday that his country would not allow Islamic militants to disrupt the Afghan election from Pakistani soil
Film star Clint Eastwood is to receive the Motion Picture Association of America's first ever humanitarian award.
Police in Sri Lanka force hundreds of minority Tamils out of the capital, citing security concerns.
Internet television network Revision3 today announced the debut of XLR8R  TV, the first Internet TV program to feature cutting edge hip hop,  electronic and independent rock music.
Adam Hrycaniuk had two tip-ins during a 13-point run in the second half Saturday that helped Cincinnati pull off its second Big East upset in eight days, 62-59 over depleted No. 15 Pittsburgh.
OSNABRUECK, Germany  - A court-martial jury viewed photos of what prosecutors called \
A powerful explosion in a crowded southern Philippines market killed 15 and wounded at least 60 on Sunday. The market was packed with Christmas shoppers when the explosion went off in the market\u00e2\u0080\u0099s meat section
In a summer when many of the studios' biggest bets failed to pay off, it was familiarity in the form of sequels and low-budget comedies that resonated with movie audiences.
Some alumni were disturbed when the Black Knights hired Stan Brock, whose only head coaching experience was in the Arena Football League.
Iran's U.N. ambassador complained in a letter circulated Monday that the Security Council has done nothing to stop Israel's \
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Real Madrid vice-president Emilio Butragueno said they may be tempted to sell striker Fernando Morientes. The Spanish international is wanted by Liverpool and has also been linked with Newcastle and French club Monaco.
Father Frost predicts GLONASS dog-collars for '08 Russia's rival to the American Global Positioning System (GPS) satnav constellation successfully launched three more satellites on Xmas day, which will bring it to a total of 18 operational spacecraft. Mirroring the popularity of consumer GPS-enabled devices in the West, Russian developers demonstrated GLONASS based car satnav to Russian premier Vladimir Putin on Saturday. It was also announced that GLONASS pet tracker devices would debut in 2008.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Molecular biologists have uprooted a traditional perspective on life's ancient ancestry, if their supplanted tree-of-life metaphor is modified to look more like a ring-of-life.    Astrobiology Magazine -- One of science's most popular metaphors - the \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWe simply cannot afford to fail in the Middle East,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Robert M. Gates at a Pentagon ceremony today.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, appealed Thursday to what he called the &quot;spectator&quot; countries in the war in Iraq - specifically France and Germany - to become more involved in creating peace and prosperity there.
Ukraine&#39;s feuding president and prime minister were to renew crisis talks Saturday as thousands of interior ministry troops loyal to the president were said to have attempted to move on the capital Kiev.
A Dutch company said Thursday it will sell the once-mighty Commodore computer brand to U.S.-based Yeahronimo Media Ventures Inc. for 24 million euros, or &#36;33 million.
Opera Software has released a beta of version 4 of its popular Opera Mini browser for mobile phones, which integrates features the company designed for its Nintendo Wii browser. Now, users can see an entire Web page in \
Andrew Flintoff will return for England as a fully-fledged all-rounder and not a specialist batsman after his latest bout of ankle surgery, according to chairman of selectors David Graveney.
Assssinated in Syria, Imad Mughniyah had links to the Iranian regime, Moqtada al-Sadr in Iraq and perhaps even Osama bin Laden. Plenty of people had a motive
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Aldemaro Romero was a Venezuelan pianist and composer whose music was interpreted by artists from Tito Puente to Dean Martin.
The new patches apply to a variety of products, including some versions of Microsoft&#39;s Windows operating system and server software, its Internet Explorer Web browser and Excel spreadsheet program.
Designer Olivier Theyskens smiled timidly  in relief as he won roaring applause for the light silk dresses  and dramatic evening gowns he showed in his first collection  for Nina Ricci on Sunday.
Germany taxes, rather than subsidies, biodiesel. That's killing the industry.
NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 plummeting to a 15-month low, as news of a plunge in regional factory activity and a hefty loss at Merrill Lynch further clouded an increasingly dire view of the economy.
JAKARTA : Indonesian judges Thursday rejected a plea to drop terrorism charges against hardline Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir and ordered him to stand trial for his alleged involvement in attacks including the Bali bombings.
Australian Federal Police charged a  27-year-old Indian doctor on Saturday over his &quot;reckless&quot; links  with the alleged perpetrators of the attempted car bomb attacks  in Britain on June 29 and 30.
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The probe into the Bush administration's firings of U.S. attorneys intensified Monday as lawmakers ordered two more ousted officials to tell their stories and the Justice Department said Republican Sen. Pete Domenici had complained repeatedly to the attorney general about one of the prosecutors.
Five children were back home with their Swedish mother on Saturday after six months in the dangers of Gaza City after being kidnapped by her estranged Palestinian husband, Sweden s foreign ministry said.
Chiron Corp. CHIR.O on Tuesday  slashed its 2004 earnings forecast after announcing that it  will not record any sales of its flu vaccine for the 2004-2005  flu season, sending its shares down 18 percent.
At least five people were seriously injured Saturday in the town of Laval, Quebec, when part of an overpass above Highway 19 collapsed, a Montreal television station reported.
Todd White's third-period power-play goal led the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Thursday, ending the Senators' six-game winning streak.
The chairman of a UN conference on climate change warns that poor countries need urgent help to stave off the effects of global warming.
Baghdad: An Italian hostage was reported killed in Iraq, adding to the violence around the start of campaigning for the first post-Saddam Hussein elections, while for the first time since his capture a year ago the ousted president met his family
Connecticut Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell is seen in her office at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. in this Tuesday, June 22, 2004 file photo.
The closely watched Ifo Institute index of German business sentiment barely rose in October, a result the institute said Monday illustrated that Germany's current recovery lacked the strength of previous upswings.
A Manhattan federal judge has ordered Visa USA to stop charging a special fee that penalized debit card issuers for jumping to smaller rival MasterCard Inc. .
John Thomson had a successful stint in the bullpen before Thursday's game and is on track to start for the Braves on Saturday in Game 3 of the division series against Houston.
Takeo Spikes needs surgery on a torn rotator cuff, and the Philadelphia Eagles said Wednesday they will place the veteran linebacker on injured reserve.
Both companies plan to start offering the super-speedy, cost-effective wireless technology as soon as possible.
An al-Qaida spokesman this week called for unity among Islamic militants worldwide in a new recorded message, according to a U.S. intelligence official.
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Enduring Viktor Yushchenko is looking fresh-faced and recovered after the poison scandal that surrounded his gruelling election battle three years ago. via This Is London
A magistrate is facing disciplinary action after he walked out of court when confronted by a defendant wearing a full veil.
Belgium's soccer captain was suspended for five games by FIFA on Wednesday for spitting at an opponent during this month's World Cup qualifier against Spain.
BUCHAREST, Romania - A 66-year-old professor who writes children's books claims to have become the world's oldest woman to give birth, and doctors said Monday she and her day-old baby daughter were in good condition in intensive care.
Blog: As he typically does, the Microsoft chairman will kick off the Las Vegas gadget fest; meanwhile Europe's CeBIT is taking on more of an IT flavor
French stablemates Peugeot and Citroen dealt rallying a double blow on Thursday with the shock announcement that they were pulling out of the world championship at the end of 2005.
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The New York Times debuts the Times Reader, an application that attempts to deliver the experience of a real newspaper to the computer screen. Is this the end of ink-stained fingers? By Jeff Koyen.
Future growth prospects for the Boston-based financial service provider may not be robust.
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Unions declared the top multinational oil company here, the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, &quot;an enemy of the Nigerian people&quot; on Sunday and called for a Nov.
Actress Lindsay Lohan's publicist fired back at the media on Thursday, saying journalists had crossed a line by mocking a heartfelt letter the screen star wrote following director Robert Altman's death last week.
Paris Hilton got out of jail Tuesday and immediately got back to being Paris Hilton, summoning a hair-salon van and, by her mere presence, creating a huge traffic jam that angered the neighbors.
By Bob Schieffer. By Mark Knoller. By Dotty Lynch. (CBS/AP) Sen. John McCain has called on both political parties to declare a cease-fire in the increasingly bitter partisan quarrel over John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record.
Osaka-based electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. said Wednesday it will spend 30 billion yen ($245 million) to boost output of lithium-ion batteries for laptop computers.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- This month, two Afghan medical workers drove off into the hazy blue mountains that rise above this dusty provincial capital. They have not been seen since.
NEW YORK - Americans are woefully ignorant about credit scores, a consumer group found, even though these measures of credit risk affect everything from the interest people pay on mortgages to whether they qualify for insurance.
In the second of a two-part interview, Open Systems Development Labs chief Stuart Cohen gives his views on Linux security, desktops, the Domino effect towards Linux, and why Microsoft will eventually port to Linux.
Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: The issue is not whether the Brussels treaty is good or bad for Britain, but that the country deserves a referendum.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50346)  has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Computer  Hardware in Japan to their offering.
Tokyo's Nikkei average edged up by midsession on Thursday, bolstered by gains in resources-related stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. after a rise in crude oil prices above &#36;48 a barrel.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's comment that the economy was poised to grow moderately reassured investors a day after the Dow industrials' worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFragments for the End of Time,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the program Benjamin Bagby brought to the Music Before 1800 series at Corpus Christi Church on Sunday, concerned itself with apocalyptic visions.
Americans stood in silence and world   leaders paid their respects on Monday, five years after   hijackers crashed airliners into icons of U.S. finance and   government in the deadliest attack on American soil.
Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter, but how does honey fare?
Gucci Group unveiled a strategic review on Tuesday that will leave the structure of the world's third-largest luxury house intact and could see the Gucci brand double in size in the next seven years.
The Story: Look in the mirror, Mr. or Ms. IT buyer. You?ve got more muscle than ever ? and you did it without steroids.[ Slideshow: 2007's top underreported tech stories ]                                                    Despite the wave of consolidation sweeping the industry, buyers have actually gained more leverage than ever when it comes to making deals with their vendors, notes a PricewaterhouseCoopers analysis. ?Software buyers need to realize that the pendulum is beginning to swing in their favor and that there are an increasing number of alternatives in today?s software market,? concurs Gartner analyst William Snyder (no relation to this writer).There are a lot of reasons for the swing, but one certainly stands out: The shift to SaaS (software as a service). The poster child for this phenomenon is Salesforce.com. \
Senator John Kerry said today that conditions were so bad that the elections in Iraq planned for January were in jeopardy.
VIA Technologies, dopo mesi di sviluppo, ha rilasciato VeXP 3.0, abbreviazione di VIA enhanced Xine Player, un media player in grado di supportare l&quot;accelerazione video MPEG-4 e MPEG-2 in hardware su dispositivi dedicati all&quot;entertainment basati sui
Description: The US men&#39;s basketball team lost to Argentina Friday -- and thus will not win the gold medal. NPR&#39;s Tom Goldman reports.
A close-up view of the human genome reveals its innermost workings to be far more complex than first thought.
The United States has agreed to release American-born, Saudi-raised Yaser Esam Hamdi after holding him as an &quot;enemy combatant&quot; without charges for more than two years, officials said on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE, Australia  -- Australian developer Lend Lease Corp reported a flat annual profit Wednesday as ballooning construction costs on two Australian projects offset gains at retail, hospital and military housing developments, but forecast 10 ...
Letters are being posted to parents across England telling them which secondary schools their children will attend.
President Bush flew to fire-ravaged California Thursday with promises of federal help, supportive words for those who've lost home and businesses and thanks to overworked firefighters.
Car maker Lotus announces plans to cut jobs at its Norfolk site following poor sales in the USA.
Colgate-Palmolive, the US consumer products company, has said that it plans to close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years as part of a major restructuring effort to increase profit margins.
As part of a national initiative to improve the quality at long-term care facilities, Neshaminy Manor Nursing Home was credited Wednesday with making significant improvements in two areas of patient care.
Kraft Foods Inc., the owner of Oscar Mayer Foods Corp., Madison, said Monday that it will sell its sugar confectionery business, including the Life Savers and Altoids brands, to chewing gum and candy maker Wm.
Fashions come and go, but some of the equations in the chip business never change, says Gordon Moore.
Eli Manning, the No. 1 pick in this year's N.F.L. draft, will make his first professional start on Thursday when the Giants take on the Carolina Panthers.
A new meditation zafu, or cushion, aims to ease the physical strain of sitting cross-legged and motionless for upwards of 35 minutes at a time.
Premier chiede a Onu 'pressioni su Israele' per fine sorvoli
A video of Princess Diana talking about her life is aired on American television.
A judge refused on Monday to order the teenage boy who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him to be examined by a psychiatrist chosen by the pop star's lawyers.
SpaceShipOne completed the first leg of its bid for a $10-million civilian space prize above the Mojave California desert on Wednesday.
Results from an international test released Tuesday show Indiana fourth- and eighth-graders fared well in math and science compared with students nationally and in many other countries.
England&#39;s pace bowlers will be given another chance to prove they can function without &#39;Freddie&#39; after all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out of the second Test against the West Indies.
Adnan al-Ghoul, the Hamas military leader assassinated in an Israeli missile strike Thursday, had long eluded Israeli forces through a mixture of stealth and luck.
LAWRENCE -- No, those are not the school's business hours. That was the score of No. 12 Central Catholic's victory yesterday as the Red Raiders rallied with 1:52 left in the game to bring down No. 15 Foxboro, 9-5.
So it\u00c2\u0092s blue after Black! Have the sleaze-fests had their day? We shall soon find out.
Hundreds of British and Allied soldiers killed in the defence of Hong Kong during World War II have been honoured in a Remembrance Day ceremony.
A South Korean Coke addict has lost a legal suit seeking 100,000 dollars in damages for his decayed teeth from multinational soft-drink giant Coca-Cola Bottling, court officials said Saturday.
Chris Carpenter pitched eight sharp innings before walking off the mound following a talk with the trainer, and seldom-used Gary Bennett hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Saturday.
The eight soldiers come from places scattered across the country, from this small town an hour northwest of Little Rock to cities in Arizona, New Jersey and New York.
Venezuela's president reportedly recalls his Buenos Aires ambassador after a complaint by Argentina's leader.
Kellen Winslow has to make another comeback. The Browns' talented tight end underwent microfracture surgery on his right knee last month, a more extensive procedure than was initially revealed and one that will require a longer recovery.
The company offers a range of predictions. Lots of folks are keying on the guess that Apple will double their U.S. share, but I'm intrigued by other predictions, including forecasts that we'll be traveling without laptops and renting our business software
Massachusetts Republicans, while supportive of President Bush's re-election, are mindful of the opportunity created should John Kerry beat him in November's election: the state's first Senate vacancy in two decades and a chance to break the Democratic monopoly on its 12-member delegation in Congress.
Palestinian gunmen battled inside a hospital and fired on the prime minister's office during factional fighting on Monday that killed 10 people and cast fresh doubt over the future of the unity coalition.
France has asked the United States to give it access &quot;as soon as possible&quot; to the freed Syrian driver of two French reporters being held hostage in Iraq, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier revealed.
At least 10% of girls in England have been infected by the age of 16 with human papilloma virus, which can cause genital warts and cervical cancer.
Lynne F. Cote\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resignation comes a week after the troubled apparel company appointed a new chief executive, Wesley R. Card.
Sprint Nextel , the No. 3 U.S. mobile service, said on Friday it will cut about 4,000 jobs and close about 8 percent of its stores, predicting further pressure on its ability to attract subscribers and turn a profit in 2008.
Southern Cal fired Henry Bibby as coach Monday just four games into his ninth season. Athletic director Mike Garrett said he realized the timing was unusual but cited the Trojans&#39; losing record in recent seasons.
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Living in the suburbs may have once  been part of the American dream but it can lead to nightmares  such as high blood pressure, arthritis and headaches,  researchers reported on Monday.
The commercial arm of the BBC announces a tie-up with file-sharing company Azureus to distribute titles in the US.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Finals week may be on its way at Augsburg College, but the most pressing question on many minds was: What was in those syringes that a freelancing nurse jabbed into 38 students last week?
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
Bryant closed out the Texas Open with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory by 3 strokes over Patrick Sheehan.
Whenever Tiger Woods has played in the Ryder Cup, he hasn't had the same look in his eyes as when he's winning a major championship.
Italian politician Rocco Buttiglione - stung by his EU Commission debacle - vows to promote Christian values.
Notre Dame&#39;s size and speed took all the drama out of its 41st straight victory over Navy. Ryan Grant ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the Fighting Irish, who had little trouble extending their NCAA
Google Inc. said Wednesday that it acquired Keyhole Corp., a Mountain View, Calif.-based company that combines a database of mapping information and images collected from satellites and airplanes with software.
Jacqui Smith announces plans to ban converted guns as she visits the area where Rhys Jones was killed.
LISBON, Portugal - A driver took a wrong turn and headed down a subway tunnel in Portugal's second-largest city Monday.  The driver, who was alone in his vehicle and was said to be in his fifties, veered down a ramp set aside for emergency vehicles during the morning commute in Porto.
Families of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks responded with shock after a Georgia man killed himself at Ground Zero over President Bush&#39;s re-election.
Domestic diva&#39;s anticipated return to her company&#39;s helm at faces a monster hurdle: Uncle Sam. By Krysten Crawford, CNN/Money staff writer.
The company named Katharine Weymouth, passing the title to the fourth generation of the family that has controlled the paper for 75 years.
Justin Timberlake has joined forces  with a rival music company to launch his own label, Tennman  Records.
After last year&#39;s reports of exploding batteries in Nokia phones and amid growing concern about electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices in general, Siemens warned recently of a software defect in a range of mobile phones that could cause hearing
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A man charged with his terminally ill son's murder is given permission to attend the boy's funeral.
The NFL Players Association wants major additions to the revenue pool used to determine player salaries, making negotiations to extend the current contract more difficult than in the past.
Lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in herbal preparations imported from India, some so laden with contaminants they were potent enough to cause serious poisonings, researchers report today.
[World News]: Karbala (Baghdad), Dec. 19 : Powerful car bomb blasts have killed and injured dozens of people in the Iraqi Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala.
This time, a field goal wasn't going to be good enough. Steve McNair had to take the Baltimore Ravens into the end zone for a victory, and he had to cover 60 yards without any timeouts.
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&#39;&#39;I&#39;m sure there will be something this week,&#39;&#39; Owens said Sunday after scoring two touchdowns to help the Philadelphia Eagles to their 34-31 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns and
London: India captain Sourav Ganguly said his side&#39;s batting had to improve if they were to make a mark in the forthcoming Champions Trophy tournament in England.
Google's privacy and content policies for Google Applications give Google full rights to use your content however the company wants.  Are you nervous?
BAGHDAD : At least 22 people were killed, including 19 US military personnel, when a huge explosion tore apart a US army dining hall.
Real estate agent Dave Eschenbach is an active member of his church, but he feels uncomfortable around a sizable portion of U.S. Christians -- those who believe they could be transported to heaven at any moment.
The International Monetary Fund appears to be unable to agree on a debt relief plan for the world's poorest nations.
Bahrain's Shia opposition wins 40% of the vote a general election which sees women and liberals fare poorly.
Signal piracy clampdown 'unnecessary' Dell, HP, AT&amp;T, Sony and others have joined forces to oppose a plan that would give broadcasters a whole new set of intellectual property rights over television programmes. They will fight to stop the UN proposal being adopted internationally.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The GW Hatchet reports  that posters appeared all over the George Washington University campus yesterday morning bearing the headline: \
Media company Belo Corp. on Monday said it would refund &#36;23 million to advertisers because of a circulation scandal at its Dallas Morning News newspaper, resulting in a charge against earnings in the current quarter.
Tommy Haas of Germany defeated Xavier Malisse of Belgium, 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Madrid Masters. Andre Agassi of the United States was due to meet Max Mirnyi of Belarus
Someone severely disfigured by burns or disease could receive the first human face transplant using skin and underlying fat from an organ donor.
Genetically engineered grass developed for use on golf courses can spread its modified genes for miles, carried by ultra-light pollen
Joe Torre rejected the Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 contract offer on Thursday, but in a news conference at the Hilton Rye Town on Friday he said he felt rejected by them.
Merrill Lynch & Co., the biggest U.S. brokerage, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell slightly amid sharply higher expenses, but its shares rose as a 21 percent jump in revenue helped the firm beat expectations.
IT experts issue a warning over a potential security risk to primary school pupils' personal data.
In a preliminary report, I.B.M. said its fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 24 percent from a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations by a wide margin.
WASHINGTON (CBS) America Online has agreed to pay a $210 million fine to settle a Justice Department investigation of securities fraud, a department official tells CBS News.
Inventor Ray Kurtzweil and Yale University professor David Gelernter debated whether \
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has found answer to the age old question. Yes it is the age old question\u00e2\u0080\u00a6why does our hair become gray when we grow old?
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Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the predawn skies. About 45 minutes before dawn on Sunday those three planets will be so close that the average person's thumb can obscure all three from view.
Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, who has guided his teams to a record-equaling nine NBA championships, has signed a two-year contract extension, the team said on Wednesday.
Hezron Masitsa of the Alternatives to Violence Program in Nairobi, Kenya, says the time has come to find common ground.
Certain vitamin supplements may shorten rather than prolong lifespan, research has suggested.
NEW YORK, December 3  - The Board members of the Californian state pension fund, Calpers (California Public Employees Retirement System), are scheduled to begin the process of selecting a new President today, after Sean Harrigan was
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Iran's government is conducting nuclear  activities linked to a covert atomic weapons program at a  military site unknown to U.N. inspectors, says an exiled  opposition group that has given accurate information before.
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The new Anil Sharma film stars two Bobby Deols and lots of confusion.
He cracked the code, this Zach Thomas guy did. Veteran linebacker, this Zach Thomas guy. Shrewd and devious, this Zach Thomas guy. Attended Texas Tech, this Zach Thomas guy, but it's clear that he truly matriculated at Espionage U, with possible grad work at the James Bond Institute.
Business owners in Londonderry begin a major clean-up after serious flooding strikes the city.
com. As Boston Red Sox first basemen Doug Mientkiewicz squeezed the ball in his glove for the final out of the 2004 World Series, you could almost hear a collective
German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas signed a $351 million, eight-year sponsorship deal with FIFA on Wednesday, extending an arrangement that began in 1970.
Turkish police foiled a bomb attack in the capital Ankara on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 al Qaeda attacks on the United States, and authorities said they were stepping up security measures.
The beating death of a passer-by who filmed a streetside fracas between villagers and authorities touched off protests in central China, in the latest incident to underscore public anger over abusive treatment by government employees.
Chipmaker's speedy Pentium 4 gets even faster.
Blue-chip stocks ended flat on Wednesday after trimming steep losses late in the session amid speculation the Federal Reserve may act to cut the discount rate. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended lower but well off their worst levels of the day.
Blackstone Group LP agreed to buy Tussauds Group, owner of London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum, for $1.9 billion to create the world's second-biggest operator of tourist attractions.
The battle to set the standard for next-generation digital recording media took another twist on Thursday with the announcement that Walt Disney would launch titles on the Blu-ray Disc format promoted by Sony and Matsushita.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer may tell a US Senate subcommittee today that federal oversight of the insurance industry is inevitable after his allegations of price manipulation and kickbacks.
In the first admission of its kind, a senior Hamas official disclosed on Saturday that the movement has a number of factories in the Gaza Strip for manufacturing various types of weapons.
The men on the side of the road gripped machetes as Fauquier County native Gillie Kehoe and fellow Peace Corps volunteers passed in two pickups, zigzagging around charred cars on the way out of a village near Kisumu, Kenya.
Some of the day's images as US voters go to the polls in primaries and caucuses
Your chances of getting a peaceful night&#39;s sleep are better if you don&#39;t smoke, or spend time around anyone who does. That&#39;s because smoking -- both active and passive -- makes
Barcelo Crestline Corp., a privately held McLean hotel company, said yesterday it plans to acquire a Missouri-based firm that is one of the country&#39;s largest independent owners and operators of hotels.
Never mind that after only two NFL seasons Brian Westbrook&#39;s medical dossier includes notations on a couple of sprained ankles, wrist surgery and an operation only seven months ago to stitch
If the single-payer system embraced by virtually all other developed countries is clearly the best solution, why doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the United States adopt it?
A sailor from a sunken ship belonging to Oliver Cromwell's navy had the upper body of a trapeze artist but bowed legs, his recovered skeleton shows.
Movie Gallery Inc. MOVI.O on Friday  offered to buy rival movie rental chain Hollywood Entertainment  Corp. HLYW.O for an undisclosed sum, one week after industry  leader Blockbuster Inc. BBI.N bid about $700 million for  Hollywood.
Paralysed dogs given an unusual treatment for spinal cord injury have shown some success in being able to walk again, a new study reveals.
Deployment will boost Verizon's advanced data and enterprise services in Asia-Pacific.
La guerra \u00c3\u00a8 finita, anzi no. La battaglia di Falluja si \u00c3\u00a8 \u00c2\u00abufficialmente\u00c2\u00bb conclusa mercoled\u00c3\u00ac quando un colonnello di marines di origine italiana, Leonard Di Francisci, ha dichiarato alla pattuglia di
Saudi Arabia, fighting a violent campaign by al Qaeda supporters, has quietly begun trying suspected militants in Islamic courts, a government official said in comments aired on Thursday.
PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo looked forward on Monday to recognition by the Western powers who went to war to save its Albanian majority, but Russia served notice the new state will never be forced on its Serb allies in the territory.
The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to cut the UK's \
John Edwards is the enigma of this year&#39;s presidential campaign, but John F. Kerry&#39;s choice of him as the vice presidential nominee may yet prove fateful.
David Carr summoned some of the late-game magic of Brett Favre, Domanick Davis recaptured some of his rookie-year moxie and Steve McNair was so frustrated after the game he hinted at retirement.
Europe is in a serious tug of war situation. On one side America wants it in its age-old traditional mode of preserving Western Union of Nations through NATO.
Pop star Robbie Williams has gone on strike against his record label, with his manager accusing British music publisher EMI's new boss of acting like a \
FRANKFURT/DETROIT  - DaimlerChrysler AG  shares rose more than 4 percent to their highest level since August 2001 on Monday amid continued speculation it could sell or spin off loss-making U.S. arm Chrysler.
The federal government's voluminous plans for dealing with pandemic flu do not adequately account for the overwhelming strain an outbreak would place on hospitals and public health systems trying to cope with millions of seriously ill Americans, some public health experts and local health officia...
Dutch builder Royal BAM Groep  said on Tuesday it is selling its U.S. subsidiary Flatiron Construction Corp for 172 million euros ($242.7 million) to Germany's Hochtief AG  and raised its 2007 sales and profit targets.
Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.
Real said Monday that its Rhapsody service would switch over to its own in-house DRM software, ending a partnership with Microsoft for its PlaysForSure Windows Media technology. The SanDisk Sansa e200 line will be the first with the DRM embedded.
A security loophole at internet bank Cahoot allowed customers to view other people's accounts, a BBC investigation reveals.
The chief enforcement officer for the Business Software Alliance told attendees at a Gartner asset management conference yesterday that software audit raids with federal marshals and court orders against enterprise customers are rare.
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In its September security bulletin Microsoft has highlighted a &#39;critical&#39; vulnerability in the processing of JPEG images across a huge swathe of its software products.
European and Asian stock markets rallied Wednesday in the wake of Wall Street's surge spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserve's larger-than-expected interest rate cut.
Venezuelan authorities accuse a TV channel of inciting people to kill the president, a day after closing another station.
BAGHDAD -- A female suicide bomber blew herself up at the main pet market in central Baghdad, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest bombing to strike the capital since 30,000 more American troops began flooding into central Iraq last spring, police said.
Laksamana.Net - A witness in the terrorism trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir says last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s suicide bombing at Jakarta\u00e2\u0080\u0099s JW Marriott Hotel was inspired by a message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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Let's see, I can't take the bottle on the plane, so... A 64-year-old German air passenger almost popped his clogs earlier this week after quaffing a litre of vodka officials told him he couldn't take on the aircraft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. stocks opened near unchanged on  Friday after mixed corporate results showed Web search company  Google Inc. GOOG.O  had better-than-forecast earnings, but  software maker Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O gave a revenue forecast  that lagged Wall Street expectations.
A U.S. Marine AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed in an insurgent stronghold in western Iraq on Saturday, and two crew members were missing, the U.S. military said. Hostile fire was not suspected as the cause.
Oil futures dropped by nearly $1 per barrel yesterday despite more sabotage of Iraqi oil infrastructure, reinforcing the view among traders that prices had risen too fast earlier this summer.
Pakistani electoral officials hold an emergency meeting on Monday to decide whether to go ahead with a January poll in a nation plunged into crisis by the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Oil prices fell on Friday as U.S. economic concerns mounted and traders took profits from a rally this week that sent prices to near record levels. U.S. crude settled down 62 cents at $96 a barrel, after trading as high as $97.92. London Brent settled 90 cents lower at $93.88 a barrel.
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is confident receiver Randy Moss -- who caught an N.F.L. record 23 touchdowns this season -- will a big impact on the Super Bowl XLII whether he catches the ball or not.
Su Annamaria Franzoni pendono dieci indizi di colpevolezza. Lo si legge nelle motivazioni della sentenza di condanna depositate oggi al tribunale Aosta, che lo scorso 19 luglio ha condannato la madre di Cogne
John Mayer and Madeleine Peyroux have new offerings out this week.
Visiting teams and underdogs were the rule in last weekend's playoff openers, with only one home club (the Colts) able to hold form.
When it comes to US Olympic basketball, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. And Venus is a much happier planet right now. On a day when the US men&#39;s team settled
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,  in a scathing attack on US President George Bush, says he should face trial over Iraq.
The American dream of Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has been given wings by his purchase of Jaguar on Monday. The Austrian billionaire has been involved in Formula
A book on Ernesto &#39;Che&#39; Guevara&#39;s home life written by his widow will be published in Cuba in March 2008, Cuban publishing officials said Thursday.
Bank of America Corp is in advanced talks to buy struggling Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, several people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Three car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded 86 as they shopped at a fruit and vegetable market on Saturday.
BAGHDAD, September 11 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The first US military intelligence soldier to stand trial over the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal received on Saturday, September 11, an eight-month jail term after he pleaded guilty.
thejoelpatrol writes &quot;So did Slashdotters call this one? Windows XP SP2 seems not to be so secure after all. A Register reporter goes in depth to find out just how safe a fresh install is.
It could lead to, for example, getting your name on the Stanley Cup three times, winning a Selke Trophy and even landing a spot on Team Canada for the World Cup.
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It's shaping up as the biggest  political battle ever portrayed on a U.S. television series,  but the executive producer of \
The kidnappers had threatened to kill Filipino Angelito Nayan, Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland and Kosovan woman Shqipe Hebibi unless their demands were met by Saturday night.
Wal-Mart didn&#39;t completely kill downtown Tooele - but it came pretty darn close. Today, 14 years after the giant retailer opened one of its first Utah stores here, Tooele&#39;s old
Tiger Woods - now only the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-best golfer \u00e2\u0080-nd Swedish bride Elin Nordegren came ashore on a skiff today from a yacht where they spent their wedding night after a sunset ceremony at a luxury Barbados\u00e2\u0080\u0099 resort.
La vittima aveva 80 anni.E' accaduto a Perugia
A new debate is emerging over whether breast implants constitute the kind of annuity medicine that will entail regular surgical tuneups, exposing patients to increased medical risk and out-of-pocket expenses.
L'Indesit Fabriano (Legadue) ha ingaggiato fino al termine della stagione l'ala statunitense Antonio...
A 14-year-old boy is arrested in connection with the rape and robbery of a 19-year-old woman in Oxford.
Il fondatore di Emergency, 'cerchiamo di dare una mano'
La Cimberio Novara (Legadue), risolto il contratto con coach Melillo, ha affidato la panchina a Vale...
Four Palestinian top leaders arrived on Monday evening on board a private plane to visit Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in Percy military hospital since Oct. 29.
Grammy-winning pop  singer Mariah Carey is trying to block porn star-turned  politician Mary Carey from trademarking her similar-sounding  stage name, saying that fans could get the two performers  confused.
WASHINGTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094Crude futures prices surged above $48 (US) per barrel yesterday as oil production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan prompted domestic supplies to shrink more than expected.
The carbon emissions of a furry penis This week, Richard Posner made a bid to be the Saddest Judge in the World, as he addressed an audience of \
More than 170 members of the college hockey world gathered inside the FleetCenter yesterday for the annual Hockey East media day. It was hard to come away without feeling that the college hockey season begins far too early.
US stock exchange operator Nasdaq has said that shareholders in the London Stock Exchange have until January 11 to accept its hostile takeover offer.
The Pentagon does not plan to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan beyond the additional Marines promised this week despite a lingering shortfall in trainers for the Afghan forces, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told National Public Radio in an interview aired on Thursday.
A judge ordered on Tuesday that  rights to O.J. Simpson&#39;s aborted book, &quot;If I Did It,&quot; be sold  at auction to help satisfy a civil judgment against the former  football star -- meaning the book could find its way into  stores.

Real Madrid's David Beckham will be out of action for up to four weeks with broken ribs.
A waxwork nativity scene that features soccer star David Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, as the parents of Jesus has been damaged in an attack, Madame Tussauds museum said Monday.
Jeremy Paxman criticises the BBC and TV industry as he wonders if Newsnight will survive budget cuts.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s too bad a lockout is days away in the NHL. Hockey like Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dramatic 4-3 Canadian victory over the Czech Republic displays the sport at its best.
UN police and international peacekeepers are continuing the hunt for East Timor's rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado as New Zealand denied it was responsible for guarding the prison from which he escaped.
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L'Intermarine fornira' 3 cacciamine per 244,8 mln
The war in Iraq seemed to linger just below the surface of many of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Super Bowl commercials.
NEW YORK  - Unintentional deaths due to drug poisoning -- primarily with prescription drugs -- increased by 68 percent between 1999 and 2004, and is second only to motor vehicle crashes as a cause of death from unintentional injury in the US, investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
OIL prices fell more than a dollar to a three-month low yesterday as mild winter weather sapped demand in the heavy energy consuming north-east of the United States.
KARACHI, Pakistan - Benazir Bhutto yesterday made her first public appearance since a bloody attack on her homecoming celebrations, seeking to signal that she will not be deterred from meeting with supporters as her party commences its campaign for parliamentary elections.
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Description: Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr remains in the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, while fighting continues in the streets. NPR&#39;s Liane Hansen speaks with Scott Baldauf, a staff writer for The Christian Science
I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want hugs or cards after my divorce, and thanks to the hurricane, I got none.
Orders for U.S. durable goods -- items meant to last at least three years -- posted a larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in demand for passenger aircraft, a Commerce Department report on Wednesday showed.
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain met Israeli and Palestinian leaders yesterday to promote an international conference in London on Palestinian reforms, saying the gathering could lay the groundwork for a resumption of peace negotiations.
Two issues have House Republicans tied in a knot on the intelligence bill President Bush says he wants: military control of spy satellites and provisions that, some lawmakers say, let terrorists shield themselves with claims of political asylum.
GAZA CITY -- Jumaa Saqqa, a senior physician at Gaza's Shifa Hospital, shuffled through a thick stack of photographs like a deck of playing cards. These are cherished possessions -- pictures of friends and neighbors, babies and children, famous people, militants, elderly men and women. Occasionally his eyes lit up as if he'd found an ace, and he flipped the picture on the desk.
Organized  clubs and casual groups offer runners the chance to socialize, and to  improve.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul was closing in on his 16th Test hundred and second in as many innings in the fourth and final Test at the Riverside here on Sunday as wickets fell around him.
BERLIN, Oct 8  The 2006 World Cup finals in Germany will begin with a separate opening ceremony for the first time that will be aimed at linking culture with soccer and could precede future ...
An Indonesian girl from Central Java has died of bird flu, a health ministry official said on Friday.
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ANKARA - Hundreds of women marched through Ankara on Tuesday to protest against the government&#39;s attempts to make adultery a criminal offence.
The skies over Fallujah lit up from the flashes of air and artillery barrages as US troops launched an offensive to seize key insurgent strongholds in a city that became the major sanctuary for Islamic extremists who fought Marines to a standstill last
The Federal Reserve kept the benchmark US interest rate at 5.25 percent, declaring that inflation is slowing modestly, even as the economy picks up speed.
British officials are &quot;very worried&quot; about kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston after the radical Islamist movement Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, a Foreign Office diplomat said Friday.
Salt Lake County sheriff's detectives on Thursday were investigating the discovery of a body in a field in Magna.  Children going through the field, which borders a park near 8400 West and 2700 South, found the body of an adult male about 2:30 p.m.
Sonu Nigam had almost given up acting after his failed attempts of being an actor. But nevertheless the good
Italy's culture minister has threatened to shut down Florence's Uffizi museum, home of masterpieces by Michelangelo and Botticelli, if the government doesn't scale back planned spending cuts.
(CP) - President George W. Bush offered Saturday to throw his administration's full weight behind reopening the border to Canadian beef within several months.
Attempts to restrict trade in two threatened shark species fail at a conference on endangered species.
Former champion Lleyton Hewitt  bristled, battled and eventually blossomed as he took another  step toward a second U.S. Open title with a second-round  victory over Moroccan Hicham Arazi on Friday.
Paul Davis Scores 18 Points, Grabs 11 Rebounds to Lead No. 13 MSU to 98-56 Win Over N. Michigan. Michigan State&#39;s Maurice Ager (13) drives to the basket against Northern Michigan&#39;s Ricky Volcy during the first half of an exhibition game, Sunday, Nov.
Doctors on a turbulence-free flight performed surgery 19,000 feet above the jungles of Colombia on the inaugural outing of the military's \
The area in South Asia devastated by powerful tidal waves is popular with tourists attracted to the beaches and diving.
Nikkei -0,41%, euro si rafforza su dollaro e yen
NBC has announced that Jay Leno will be stepping down as host of the &quot;Tonight Show&quot; -- but not for another five years. The big news is the naming of his eventual successor: fellow late-night host Conan O&#39;Brien.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Desperate relief workers are struggling to get food and water to the millions of Asia&#39;s tsunami victims facing starvation and disease as the death toll passes 120,000, from what the UN has called &quot;an unprecedented global
Henri Camara\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first competitive goals since his record-breaking loan move kept Celtic at arms-length from their Scottish Premierleague challengers, and underlined the faith placed in him by Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill.
eBay could be a good model for  government-backed online communities,  says a UK think-tank.
Estorsioni ai danni di imprenditori edili e agricoli
India drop their case against Australia's Brad Hogg, who was accused of offensive remarks to two players.
Justin Anderson, president of Cordys' Americas group, sat down yesterday with Computerworld at the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit to talk about his company and its Web services platform.
A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature.
A federal appeals court affirmed on Monday that Zacarias Moussaoui may submit written questions to people held by the United States as enemy combatants to
A major polio epidemic in West and  Central Africa is inevitable in coming months, but the disease  could be eradicated worldwide next year by mass immunizations,  the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
The world&#039;s richest countries are  falling short on pledges made last year to provide Africa with  life-saving AIDS drugs, expanded trade and increased aid, said  rocker-activist Bono.
Two roadside bombs exploded minutes apart near Baghdad's main bus terminal on Monday, killing four people and wounding 21, police said.
The United Nations has  documented 13 incidents of illegal weapons in southern Lebanon  since early September, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said  on Friday, calling Beirut's border monitoring deficient.
SIXTH seed Andre Agassi defeated Armenia&#39;s Sargis Sargsian 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the fourth round of the US Open today. Agassi advances to the quarter-finals to face well-rested top seed Roger Federer, of Switzerland, who won today in a walkover.
A court Tuesday sentenced a leader of an extremist group known as the Mad Crowd to 3 1/2 years in prison for hate crime attacks on foreigners, the judge said.
The European Union on Thursday warned four countries &#151; Germany, Italy, Portugal and Greece &#151; that they risked violating budget rules next year if they do not further cut deficits.
It may be an obvious fact that hot things in the kitchen and children do not mix. But emergency room workers find that some parents still do not understand the problem.
U.S. Treasuries climbed on Tuesday  amid a relentless rise in oil costs that hinted at a slowdown  in consumer spending in the coming holiday season.
The economy lost momentum in the spring and probably is in for a spell of somewhat sluggish growth ahead, which could weigh on voters when they go to the polls in November.
If larger breasts and fuller lips are on your Christmas wish list, a company in Great Britain may have the answer, Local 4 reported.
A business course on cutthroat capitalism disguised as a slacker comedy: That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the kindest way to describe Michael Lehmann\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFlakes.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
NEW YORK -- The nation's second- and third-largest cellphone carriers are lowering controversial surcharges on customer bills that have brought them over $250 million this year.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israeli soldiers killed  three Palestinian militants in a refugee camp in the northern  West Bank town of Tulkarm Friday, medics said.
Spain's anti-terror court jails 47 people over their links to the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.
Bankrupt US Airways, the largest carrier at LaGuardia Airport, said yesterday it has reached a tentative agreement on $94 million in cuts with the union representing its flight attendants.
Veteran US comic Rodney Dangerfield dies in hospital, weeks after undergoing  heart surgery.
Fading in and out of consciousness, former President Suharto has clung to life more tenaciously than he clung to power.
The Irish commander of a 3,700-strong EU force for Africa warns of a \
Nato troops are hunting for three UN workers, one of them British-Irish, kidnapped in Afghanistan&#39;s first Iraqi-style abduction yesterday.
Maggiori entrate da lotta evasione a riduzione tasse
Pro-hunt campaigners gather outside the Prime Minister's County Durham home to protest at plans to ban hunting with dogs.
Secondo la polizia, sequestrati anche 13 etiopici
Foreign media have fuelled unfounded fears about Chinese products, the nation's top quality official has said, as China blocked a U.S. protein powder shipment while the two countries sparred over safety worries.
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British rocker Gary Glitter, who was convicted of molesting two girls in southern Vietnam, may get his three-year prison term reduced next week as part of a nationwide Lunar New Year prison amnesty, a court official said Friday.
From T-Mobile to eBay Analysis Last December we received a spam email, which appeared to come from T-Mobile, advertising \
Ziff Davis - In its ongoing war with SCO over Linux and Unix IP, IBM is trying a new tactic: declaring that SCO has no rights over its \
In the previous article you learned how to create an animation with JavaScript using a timer mechanism, an image of a ball and CSS styles. This time you'll learn how to create a simple ping-pong game. These JavaScript tools will allow you to create games such as Breakout, Tetris, Frogger and more. By Lisha Sterling. 0809
You have to wonder whether Joel Schumacher, the director whose The Phantom of the Opera opened nationally Wednesday, was intimidated by material that&#39;s deeply ingrained in theatrical lore.
WOOLWORTHS has cemented its advantage in the tussle for Australian Leisure and Hospitality, less than an hour before it would have ceded victory to Coles Myer.
An EU commissioner hints of regulatory action if cooperative international roaming doesn't extend from voice to data.
A powerful bomb gutted a Muslim school in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven Monday, another in a recent series of anti-Muslim acts, the BBC reported.
A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.
Apple Inc  on Wednesday said the company was cutting the price of its iPhone and was on track to sell one million phones before the end of September.
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The price for settling state charges of collusion and bid rigging by the nation's largest insurance broker could be \
US Federal Reserve policymakers, heartened by a burst in new jobs in October, raised key short-term interest rates and hinted at further small increases ahead.
Season openers like tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get much more exciting than this. The NFL schedule-makers knew what they were doing when they sent
Saving an elderly woman whose clothing was on fire earned a mail carrier Hero of the Year honors Thursday, while others were praised for assisting a police officer, rescuing a baby from traffic and aiding an elderly man.
After five years, it's time to review those heartfelt vows, and renew them.
A political opponent of the prosecutor who brought sexual assault charges against three Duke lacrosse players filed an affidavit Friday seeking to remove him from office.
Chartered Semiconductor's process validated, sources claim Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor looks set to continue its foundry partnership with AMD into the 65nm era, if industry-insider claims that the chip maker has validated Chartered's 65nm production facility.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The top Palestinian security commander said Wednesday he will deploy forces on Gaza's border with Israel to prevent rocket attacks, the first concrete step to rein in militants since Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas took office over the weekend.
LOS ANGELES -- Four dead dolphins have washed a
Researchers who wanted to find out why it is not only taboo to kiss your sister, but also disgusting, said on Wednesday they have discovered why in a discovery that challenges some basic tenets of Freudian theory.
Tired of new wireless technologies? Then stop reading. Because here's a story about a new wireless system that could someday eclipse the Wi-Fi service you've just begun to understand.
Iran added a \
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An MP allegedly bugged by police while meeting a constituent in prison says he wants to know the truth.
A ship carrying hundreds of evacuees from fighting in Lebanon headed to Cyprus on Monday as European governments stepped up efforts to move their nationals to safety.
Hard-fought victory over Mitt Romney makes McCain the clear front-runner in a two-man presidential nomination race.
Blog: The Finnish cell phone manufacturer announces that it has bought the Redmond, Wash.-based start-up, which specializes in multimedia sharing.
Polk County will retain its position at the heart of the US phosphate industry, at least through the end of this decade, following the merger of IMC Global Inc.
Armed men and women seize a secondary school in southern Russia, taking up to 200 pupils hostage.
Missouri's governor signed new fire safety requirements Friday for the state's long-term care facilities in response to a deadly fire at a group home for the mentally ill and disabled.
Last year the streets in parts of the old city dropped by nine feet.
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The FA charges Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf with improper conduct after he spat at Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw.
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One woman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career as a patient and an activist demonstrates how the understanding of sickle cell disease has changed.
Donovan McNabb threw for one touchdown and ran for another, helping the Philadelphia Eagles take a 17-9 lead over the Minnesota Vikings after three quarters Monday night.
Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
As little girls, Yueqi &quot;Lucie&quot; Guo and Xianlin Li dreamed of ending hunger, finding world peace and discovering a cure for cancer.
Adolf Hitler wanted him executed as soon as German forces took Moscow.
The State Department said on Wednesday the United States would rebuild Falluja if American-led forces succeed in defeating insurgents and gaining control of the besieged city.
THE QUESTION: Tamoxifen is commonly taken by women with breast cancer to prevent its recurrence and by women at high risk for the disease.
An accounting problem with SunTrust Banks' loan loss reserves could prevent the bank from completing its Sarbanes-Oxley Act reporting requirements by a Dec. 31 deadline.
England reach 281-1, a lead of 88 runs, as bad light halts play for the day against SA.
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the accused leader in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, will face voluntary manslaughter charges but not more serious murder charges, the U.S. Marines said on Monday.
Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised a recent demonstration in Rome against proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples, including gay ones, saying it showed that traditional family was at the core of Italian society.Benedict called the May 12 Family Day rally, organized by Catholic groups and family associations, a 'great and extraordinary popular festival.'Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the demonstration to protest a bill that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples, including hospital visits and inheritance rights. The bill does not legalize gay marriage, as was done in other European countries, such as Spain. Read more
Abbey National shareholders will no longer need to fill in complex Spanish tax forms if BSCH's bid to buy the UK firm succeeds.
MOSCOW -- Demonstrations across Russia posed a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin yesterday, as authorities bowed to the demands of protesting retirees by restoring some state benefits, such as free public transportation and subsidized medicine.
A dispute over the unusually high number of abstentions in November 7 legislative elections in Florida reached the courts this week, with voters and a losing candidate calling for fresh elections in echoes of the state's 2000 election debacle.
But where are the cave-Martians? The Mars Odyssey orbiter has beamed back pictures of what appear to be cave entrances on the slopes of a Martian volcano.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - Vince Carter poured in a  season-high 41 points as the New Jersey Nets pounded the  Detroit Pistons 107-85 on Saturday, snapping the NBA champions'  five game winning streak.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Dead bodies littered the  streets of Indonesia's Aceh province on Tuesday as fears rose  that more than 25,000 people may have been killed in the  weekend quake and tsunami.
The cost of buying both new and second hand cars fell sharply over the past five years, a new survey has found.
Blog: Database issues are causing trouble for some trying to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.1.
Romanians, angered by poverty and corruption, started voting on Sunday in a closely contested election to decide who will lead the Balkan country through two years of hard European Union-dictated reforms.
The Conservative Party is dying and UKIP must replace it, Robert Kilroy-Silk tells the party's annual conference.
PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday Israel would expand its deadliest Gaza offensive in four years, keeping troops in the area indefinitely.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday said British spy masters have formally withdrawn the intelligence that Iraqi troops could deploy some chemical and biological weapons on 45 minutes notice, information ...
The New York philanthropist Shelby White has ceded 10 classical antiquities from her private collection that Italy contends were looted from its soil.
Real Madrid has named former Brazil manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo as their third coach of the season on Thursday. Luxemburgo, who has just guided Santos to the Brazilian title
It is a year since Jimi Ogunkoya's two young children were murdered by their mother, and five years since the publication of a report into the death of Victoria Climbi\u00c3\u00a9 which was supposed to put an end to similar tragedies
Blog: The ability to identify the pitch of musical tones appears to be a trait governed by only a few genes, according to a new study.
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Lleyton Hewitt finished as the No. 1-ranked player in the world in 2001 and 2002 by running down more balls and winning more matches than anybody.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, won a victory with the Knesset&#39;s approval of his plan to withdraw from 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and four settlements in the West Bank, but is now being threatened by internal and external forces.
The  crossing between Gaza and Egypt is reopened for two days, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
A series of drug-safety scandals has led many on Capitol Hill to question whether the F.D.A. has failed to strike the right balance between speed and safety.
The charity Childline says that increasing numbers of school children are seeking help on how to cope with bullying. What can be done?  Have you experienced bullying?
A police investigation begins in Sri Lanka after 16 bodies are found at a jungle location in government-held territory.
BOUCARD, France -- When this village's fairy-tale chateau is viewed from afar, with its seven slender spires and fortress-like bearing, it is easy to imagine the genteel, pampered existence of the aristocrats who call it home.
Activists on both sides of the abortion issue marched in demonstrations across the country Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal.
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on Thursday it will fire 850 workers in its mortgage operations, just two weeks after the fourth largest investment bank said it was closing its subprime mortgage lending business.
A change in the rules means a number of Oscar contenders are now ineligible for the 2007 Bafta Film Awards.
European countries threatened to boycott a meeting proposed by the White House if a deal on global warming is not reached this week in Bali.
YASSIR ARAFAT\u00e2\u0080\u0099S widow visited yesterday the French hospital where he died and retrieved his widely sought medical records, just as his nephew was about to collect them.
Blog: Microsoft's CodePlex is not a bastion of great code, says eWeek.  That's a problem, but one that Microsoft can solve by contributing its own code.
The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers &#151; including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene &#151; will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who has been battling cancer, leaves hospital after more than two weeks.
Ministers are facing pressure to control imports of foreign turkey meat following the UK outbreak of bird flu.
Description: NPR&#39;s Robert Siegel talks with Geeta Pandey of the BBC about the devastation caused by the tsunami in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Marvin Harrison always draws the most attention from opponents. Now the Indianapolis Colts' other receivers are getting in on the action.
US News, NEW YORK, A New York developer hoping to rebuild the destroyed World Trade Centre has won a major victory against his insurers, after a jury decided the hijacked airline attacks of September 11, 2001, were two separate events.
By Samantha Young, Associated Press  SACRAMENTO -- In 1980, as California was recovering from its longest drought since the Depression, state lawmakers thought they had found a solution to weather future water shortages.
LONDON: Anti-inflammatory drugs that have been used for 30 years to treat serious head injuries are harming rather than helping patients, researchers said.
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President Bush drew startling criticism Tuesday night from Republican White House hopefuls unhappy with his handling of the Iraq war, his diplomatic style and his approach to immigration.
Allan Ray scored 23 points to lead No. 25 Villanova to an 89-51 victory over Bucknell on Tuesday night.
Europe's main election watchdog says it will boycott Russia's presidential election on 2 March.
Brussels: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Tuesday that he stood by his controversial plan to reform NATO despite criticism that he was undermining the US-led military alliance and Berlin's ties with ...
Chris Bosh poured in 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors shocked LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 95-87 to snap a six-game losing streak on Wednesday.
Reports over the weekend claimed that Liverpool were considering making a move to bring Owen back to Anfield after his summer move to Madrid.
Politics: 30 September 2004, Thursday. Sparks arrived in Bulgaria on the special invitation of Sofianski and the Center for the Study of Democracy.
Google, the Internet search engine, has done something that law enforcement officials and their computer tools could not: Identify a man who died in an apparent hit-and-run accident 11 years ago in this small town outside Yakima.
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Executives took their lumps in front of New York's financial analyst community, acknowledging that although AMD has some interesting products in the pipeline, the Barcelona fiasco will ensure the company loses money during the first part of 2008.
By AP  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.    An electrical problem forced NASA to postpone Wednesday's liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis yet again, and engineers faced with a tight launch schedule struggled to understand the problem.
President Bush prepared and practiced on Saturday for the first of three presidential debates with rival John Kerry that could be pivotal in the close election race.
Chief executives have been an embattled group lately. Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Ford (F) and Viacom (VIA, VIA.B) each replaced their top executives in recent days.
France will come under renewed pressure on Tuesday to soften its stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan drops in on a Franco-German summit in Berlin.
(Sports Network) - The Montreal Expos will get their chance to climb out of the cellar in the National League East this week, as they begin a three-game series against the New York Mets Tuesday at Olympic Stadium.
The Food and Drug Administration strongly endorsed Biogen Idec Inc.&#39;s new multiple sclerosis treatment, putting the Cambridge firm in position to expand the market for MS drugs and win greater market share.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona wants ace starter Curt Schilling to take a painkilling shot to ensure his health for Game 1 of the AL Championship Series.
In the time it took the ball to tumble from kick returner Derrick Ward&#39;s arms, the New York Giants&#39; chances of beating the Baltimore Ravens evaporated Sunday.
The prime minister of Hungary apologized last week for joking that the Saudi soccer team had 'very many terrorists' on its roster.
The musical voice of downtown is happily at home in the suburbs.
St. Louis is a collection of superstar position players and anonymous pitchers.
Microsoft Corp shareholders cleared the way for the world&#39;s largest software maker to pay out the largest corporate dividend ever next month and welcomed news of a blockbuster first day of sales for its video game Halo 2.
Two former Oxford University students are getting attention in Silicon Valley for developing technology that automates aspects of the venture capital decision-making process.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ With barge and crane, workers Monday started offloading 2,000 metric tons of bauxite in hopes of lightening and freeing the Clipper Lasco, a 645-foot freighter grounded off Fort Lauderdale. \
Death rates in Scotland are falling faster in more affluent areas than in poorer places, a study says.
Virgin launched its 5 GB player, whose battery life (eight hours) and retail price ($249) both match the iPod Mini&#39;s. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative&#39;s
Business and travel in Italy ground to a near-halt Tuesday as millions of workers participated in a one-day government strike, the BBC said.
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The American military staged a series of aggressive strikes today in insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad.
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Brandon Phillips drove in four runs, Adam Dunn and Rich Aurilia homered, and the Reds ended Detroit&#039;s seven-game winning streak with a 9-4 victory Friday night as two of the most surprising teams in baseball met for the first time in five years.
Former rebels in Ivory Coast are set to discuss new peace proposals with South African President Thabo Mbeki.
it's the short cut to success at speed-dating. In what is billed as the first study of its kind, two academics found there is no short cut to true love.
Rupert Murdoch won shareholder approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. (NCP.AX: Quote, Profile
A US official says Israel launched an air strike on Syria last week apparently to warn it not to re-arm Hezbollah.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog  Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday any U.S. monitoring of his  telephone calls would be a violation of his privacy but that he  had nothing to hide.
Lancor is willing to settle its patent suit against the One Laptop Per Child Association for $20 million.
Paula Radcliffe says winning was all that mattered on her marathon return in New York.
Three-times former champion Venus Williams survived a hair-raising third round match against Akiko Morigami of Japan on Monday, winning 6-2 3-6 7-5 but looking far from comfortable.
In the face of gentrification, a waning sense of belonging is being felt in gay neighborhoods across the nation.
The use of marijuana and other illicit drugs declined slightly among teenagers in 2004, but dangerous inhalants and the highly addictive prescription painkiller Oxycontin are
He's faced down Wall Street investment banks, exposed late-trading at mutual funds and discovered bid-rigging among some of the nation's biggest insurance companies.
Selami Aydin&#39;s words will comfort many Dutch people if opinion polls are to be believed. &quot;I&#39;m thinking of going back to Turkey.
Gunmen in southern Nigeria have kidnapped a Filipino national working as a subcontractor for oil company Shell and killed at least one policeman who was escorting him, industry sources said.
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell says overstretched US troops are losing the conflict in Iraq.
AUSTIN A review finds almost half of the Texas children who left the state&#39;s health insurance program during budget cuts -- found coverage elsewhere.
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If a prosecutor calls him as a witness, Vice President Dick Cheney probably can&#039;t avoid testifying in his former chief of staff&#039;s perjury trial, legal experts said Thursday.
Prince Charles reminisced about his cereal-eating childhood Tuesday as he presented a royal award to the makers of Weetabix.
President Bush said on Saturday he  would consider ideas from Democrats as well as Republicans as  he pursues an overhaul of Social Security and other economic  priorities but insisted any fix to the retirement program  should not involve tax increases.
Feeling a little achy, lightheaded or short of breath on a long plane flight? A new study suggests you might be suffering from a mild form of altitude sickness.
President Karzai cuts short a trip to south-eastern Afghanistan as a rocket strikes as he comes into land.
Children with asthma face quadruple the  risk of an attack following stressful events in their lives,  according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal  Thorax.
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For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports.
Tuncay Sanli scored three second-half goals Wednesday to give Fenerbahce a 3-0 victory over Manchester United and knock the English team off the top spot in Group D of the Champions League.
Accelerating sales and improving profitability both point to a rebound from the apparel retailer.
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First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader, after easily winning a presidential vote largely centered on her husband's economic successes.
Britain's Tony Blair appealed Thursday to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact -- but ruled out doing deals as domestic divisions over the war continued to dog the prime minister.
The banned Basque separatist party, Batasuna, is expected to appeal for an end to decades of armed conflict in its campaign for Basque independence.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic Progressive Party should give up on the Taiwan ``independence&#39;&#39; movement, a senior Chinese official said.
Yahoo China's president has resigned  after barely 40 days on the job, said its Chinese owner  Alibaba.com, which is revamping the Internet search firm in an  effort to make it profitable.
Open Season, an animated comedy featuring Billy Connolly as an angry squirrel, is North America's top film.
CHICAGO - That UFO you might see whizzing over Thursday night&#39;s Florida State-North Carolina State football game is not just a camera - it&#39;s the link between televised football and the video games they seek to mimic.
Iain Blair lost a close friend to a devastating 1993 blaze in his rural Los Angeles canyon community.
Business & money: BHP raises shares offer to \u00c2\u00a370bn mega deal, but China and Australia may fight potential monopoly
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that U.S., European and Russian diplomats have a common goal to encourage Iran back to the bargaining table over its disputed nuclear program.
Santos won its second Brazilian championship in three years, defeating Vasco 2-1 Sunday behind goals by Ricardinho and Elano.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the teenage son of slain Benazir Bhutto, said on Tuesday he planned to pursue his mother's legacy but stressed he wanted to finish his studies first and pleaded to be left in peace by the media.
GAZA CITY -- An Israeli drone fired two missiles into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis early today, killing three Palestinians, two of them Hamas militants, witnesses and medics said.
Want to buy glamorous attire from a luxury store or rather get it off the high street? Fans of Dutch duo Viktor and Rolf can have it both ways this autumn.
The Canadian pharmacy manager that arranges prescription shipments to Springfield's city employees landed a chunk of new business yesterday, emerging as the sole supplier for a new prescription importation website unveiled by Illinois and Wisconsin.
An old-style SQL injection hack is the suspected culprit in a malicious attack on the RIAA's Web site. During the weekend, its framework was still going, though its content had been erased.
A leading group of Sunni clerics says any government elected after Sunday's poll will not reflect popular will.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPuppy Bowl IV,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a three-hour extravaganza in which a cast of 46 dogs frolics, chases, pants, sniffs, rolls, tail wags and occasionally picks up a ball  on a set resembling a football field, will be broadcast at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
The average house price in the UK has almost reached \u00c2\u00a3200,000, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.
Former WBO world boxing champion Robbie Regan is jailed for 18 months for burglary and attacking the occupants.
OpenWFE is an open source java workflow engine. It is a complete Business Process Management suite, with 4 components : an engine, a worklist, a webclient and a reactor (host for automatic agents). It can also be used behind the scene. OpenWFE 1.4.4 introduces an important new feature in its process definition language : variable substitution. ${myvar}, when used in the attribute value of a tag gets resolved to the content of the myvar variable. Coupled to an iterator or a concurrent-iterator, it can simplify definitions dramatically.   Stop scripts were written for windows (bin/owfe-suite.bat stop) relying on the new SignalService feature.  The webclient and drolo are now avaible as WARs to drop in your tomcat webapps/ tree or the one of whatever java webapp server you are using.  Lots of small bugs were fixed, leading to a very innovating but robust release.  You can download the file here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54621&package_id=49295
A young woman killed in a fiery crash on the New Jersey Turnpike was a promising 19-year-old fashion model who recently appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue.
Catholic experts are expected to advise the Pope to abolish the state of limbo for babies that die before baptism.
The borders of traditional media are continuing to blur as digital video recorder pioneer TiVo Inc. has recruited editors from magazines to make their imprint on television viewing.
The diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia raise the risk of heart failure but do not increase the risk of heart-related death, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, confirming earlier findings.
Wall Street eyes deal as AMD-ATI merger nears completion If your arch-rival buys one of two highly competitive graphics chip companies, what else can you do but acquire the other GPU maker? That's exactly what it was yesterday claimed Intel would do: snap up Nvidia after AMD's move to acquire ATI.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nicolas Anelka is fit for Manchester City&#39;s Premiership encounter against Tottenham at Eastlands, but the \u00c2\u00a313million striker will have to be content with a place on the bench.
Mozambicans began voting on Wednesday in  presidential and parliamentary elections focusing on who will  succeed President Joaquim Chissano, stepping down after 18  years in office.
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China is the only country in the world where suicides among women outnumber those of men, with rural suicides more common than those in the city, state media said on Tuesday.
Crude oil rose as reports of an explosion in Saudi Arabia&#39;s capital, Riyadh, boosted concern about security of oil facilities in the world&#39;s biggest oil exporter.
Airline officials in Venezuela said Monday that flights to the United States had resumed after a cloud of volcanic ash in the Caribbean suspended some international flights over the weekend.
BAGHDAD -- Three close associates of former president Saddam Hussein will move to the next stage of their legal cases before Christmas, when investigative judges will begin questioning them to gather facts for their trials, Iraqi government officials said.
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are in a statistical dead heat in the White House race ahead of their second face-to-face debate, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.
Iraq&#39;s interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, has dismissed warnings from the United Nations secretary-general about the expected United States-led assault on the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
On Tuesday (21 Sept, an American Airlines flight from London to Washington was diverted to Bangor, Maine, following a terror scare.
The agreement will reduce the company's $1.8 billion debt by $400 million as part of the filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Debt-ridden homeowners sell up to companies and rent their property back - but they can then face eviction.
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Pfizer Inc. said on Monday it plans to  sponsor a major clinical study to further assess the  cardiovascular safety of its arthritis drug Celebrex following  the withdrawal of Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, a drug in the same  class.
Bob Mitinger, a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s, died at 64.
Consumer confidence jumped in December, reversing four months of declines and reaching the highest level since July, a private research group reported Tuesday.
London, Feb 10 As Indian investors stalk British companies with takeover offers, the economic logic of outsourcing operations to India continues to direct the growth plans of major companies, despite protests ...Comment
Even if the United States men&#39;s Olympic basketball team takes a gold medal home from Athens, the future of this program needs a major re-evaluation.
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A NARROW victory for either candidate in Tuesday&#39;s American presidential election would be the worst outcome for stock markets, according to Wall Street experts.
The California All-Stars beat the California All-Stars yesterday. So why wasn't the game in, say, Bakersfield?
Jets Pro Bowl center Kevin Mawae broke his right hand in Sunday's 34-28 win against the San Diego Chargers.
An assassinated anti-Syrian Christian lawmaker was buried on Friday after thousands of mourners marched behind his coffin in east Beirut, waving flags and throwing rice and flowers at his funeral procession.
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The wife of a Hong Kong journalist jailed in China for espionage has met with her husband for the first time in almost two years, according to his employer.
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BERLIN, Feb 8 (IPS) - With 21 feature films entered for the top Golden  Bear award, critics predict competition will again be fierce at  the 55th International Berlin Film Festival Feb. 10 to Feb. 20.
ArcelorMittal , the world's largest steelmaker, said on Thursday it had received clearance from U.S. competition authorities to sell its Sparrows Point plant for an enterprise value of $1.35 billion.
Take care of the legal technicalities involved in setting up your own charity.
Air France-KLM said Tuesday that chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta will meet the head of Alitalia, Maurizio Prato, in Rome to begin discussions on its planned takeover of the ailing Italian carrier.
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY JERUSALEM - Barbara and Moshe Journo left Lyons, France, with their 1-year-old daughter, Lital, four months ago to move into a cramped apartment at the Beit Canada Absorption Center ...
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon might feel relieved at the support of his party members and largely his opponents in the parliament to the controversial Gaza pullout plan, but whether it means the end of violence in the region is a worry that will
NEW YORK, December 27  - Chesapeake Energy (CHK.NYS) announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately held BRG Petroleum Corp for $325 million in cash.
Religious leaders from around Southeast Asia and Australia are urging greater efforts to promote tolerance and understanding. They met in Indonesia to build inter-religious bridges to reduce the threat posed by extremists.
A Harvard researcher is criticizing Sears of failing to meet FTC guidelines with marketing software it installs on users' PCs.
As political gridlock in Washington muddies the long-term funding outlook for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, some states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls.
Steven Jackson rushed for 148 yards  and a touchdown as the St. Louis Rams' kept alive their playoff  hopes with a 20-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.
Heavy rain interrupted the Indianapolis 500 after 113 of 200 laps on Sunday with Brazil's Tony Kanaan in the lead.
Fannie Mae, the nation's largest source for home mortgage financing, said Wednesday that is is considering two placements of up to $4 billion in preferred stock to qualified institutional buyers.
Saga, the holidays and financial services group for the over-50s, has put an end to the near year-long saga over its future by agreeing a \u00c2\u00a31.
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A group of seven asylum seekers, believed to be North Korean, reach Japan's embassy in Beijing.
The petro-giant all by itself dwarfs whole renewable energy field.
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A recent flood of fake Citibank e-mail messages demonstrates the growing arsenal of tricks used by online \
Nepal's one-time rebel army quit the coalition government Tuesday, escalating a political crisis that imperiled the Himalayan nation's fragile peace process.
NEW YORK - Oil prices jumped to record highs above US$54 on Tuesday as supply hitches hindered efforts to build northern hemisphere winter heating fuel inventories.
Americans stood in silence and world   leaders paid their respects on Monday, five years after   hijackers crashed airliners into icons of U.S. finance and   government in the deadliest attack on American soil.
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Central Square in Lynn should be looking a bit brighter. New sidewalks, curbs, fences, lights, landscaping, and road improvements are planned for the Gateway Artisan Block, a key area of the square, with $830,000 in state grant money given to Lynn last week.
Kanye or Green Day? Usher or Ray? The Grammys are back Sunday with a number of exciting contests, led by Kanye West against ... himself.
President Vicente Fox vowed to clean up Mexico&#39;s police on Tuesday after violence that has shocked the country, and he told the capital&#39;s left-wing mayor, his main political rival, to do the same.
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Israeli Ariel Sharon vowed in an interview published on Friday to see his Gaza pullout plan through to the finish despite an embarrassing defeat by his right-wing Likud party.
Goldman Sachs  is selling its 30.48  percent stake in South Korean cable TV operator C&M, valued at  $970 million, the Maeil Business Newspaper said on Monday,  citing unnamed investment banking and industry sources.
CABLE firm NTL has agreed to sell its broadcast infrastructure business to a consortium led by Australia&#39;s Macquarie Bank in a deal worth \u00c2\u00a31.27bn, and could return the money to shareholders through a special dividend.
Former champion Lleyton Hewitt eased   into round two of the U.S. Open on Wednesday with a 7-5 6-4 6-3   win over Spaniard Albert Montanes but admitted he was still   troubled by his right knee injury.
U.S. drug maker Barr Pharmaceuticals   has entered the bidding for Croatian pharmaceutical  group Pliva (PLVxq.L), the Financial Times newspaper said on  Monday.
VICTORIA (CP) - Premier Gordon Campbell's Liberals plan on heading into next May's election campaign telling British Columbians about their bright future, but they'll be doing it minus two of their top guns.
A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to Egyptian investigators of supplying the explosives used in three explosions last Thursday night, targeting holidaying Israelis across the Sinai peninsula.
US officials in Washington and Baghdad said at the weekend they were confident Iraq&#39;s parliamentary and local elections would take place on January 30
Security firms are warning about several mobile phone viruses that can spread much faster than similar bugs. The new strains of the Cabir mobile phone virus use short-range radio technology to leap to any vulnerable phone as soon as it is in range.
The leaders of the 25 member states of the European Union are meeting in Rome today to sign the new EU constitution.
Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, front right, listens to a musical group at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, late Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.
ATHENS, Greece The Dominican Republic has its first Olympic gold medal. Felix Sanchez won the men&#39;s 400 meter hurdles in 47-point-63 seconds.
Fan footage of Marc Bolan playing at the Glastonbury Festival is being sought by makers of a big screen movie.
Sircana: verifica disponibilita' a riprendere confronto
Japan failed in its bid Thursday to lift a moratorium on commercial whaling after stormy annual talks of the 75-nation International Whaling Commission (IWC) and warned it might pull out of the organization.
The Copenhagen International Film Festival puts the spotlight on European cinema this year, with organisers hoping the event will give a boost to 'old world' filmmakers struggling against Hollywood's dominance in the movie industry.
Scientists have said since NASA&#39;s Genesis crash-landed on the Utah desert Wednesday that all is not lost. Friday morning, following preliminary assessments
The European Union says it is willing to work towards lifting the arms embargo on China, president of the European Council Jan Peter Balkenende has said.
Training new customer service reps to use a CRM system quickly is crucial not just to a contact center or customer service effort, but to the entire company, as well. Often, a service rep is the first contact for new customers, or for existing customers who have problems with a product or service.
After the UPS man dropped 83 pounds of equipment on my front porch, I questioned whether I was ready to follow the \
Travel: A selection of some of the world's funniest signs in an exclusive preview of Doug Lansky's new book.
for every \u00e2\u0080\u009cA Christmas Story\u00e2\u0080\u009d there are three \u00e2\u0080\u009c8 Crazy Nights.\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Admittedly, there are few films of any
Nicole Kidman is pregnant, the actress' spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Genoa in vista della gara con il Parma. Atletica al mattino, spa...
Aviva Plc, Britain&#039;s  biggest insurer, is expected to announce a deal to buy U.S.  insurer AmerUs Group Co.  for about &#36;2.9 billion in cash  as early as Thursday, a source close to the situation said.
The Giants coughed up three straight second-quarter turnovers and dissolved in a torrent of penalties in a baffling loss at Giants Stadium.
Saudi security forces killed 10 suspected al Qaeda militants during raids and shootouts in the past two days, including a gunman who is on the kingdom&#39;s most wanted list, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.
Google lowers the price range of its planned share sale to $85-$95, as it awaits approval from regulators.
HOUSTON, Texas The crew aboard the International Space Station is getting a special Christmas delivery -- and not a moment too soon.
Yahoo and Amazon have rebuffed Google's attempt to get to know them -- not that it was a friendly overture. Google, well known for its wish to index the world's information, was sued by the Authors Guild and sundry publishers over Google Book Search, which scans books so Google users can search their content.
The European Central Bank opts to keep interest rates on hold at 4% as jitters unsettle world markets.
'L'Italia vuole organizzare una conferenza di pace'
I am not about to condone the Indiana Pacer&#39;s behavior for charging into the stands and swinging at some Detroit Piston fans. As a professional and public figure, he has a responsibility to take the high road with unruly fans.
Britain becomes the first country to set binding carbon dioxide emissions targets: 60 percent cuts by 2050. In Autopia.
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Arab League chief Amr Moussa said more time was needed to resolve Lebanon's political stand-off after he brought the feuding parties together on Friday.
Novell Inc. earlier this month bundled the open-source, J2EE-compliant JBoss Application Server with its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, giving application developers a built-in deployment option.
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Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 1,250 miles, a senior official was quoted as saying Tuesday. The range would puts parts of Europe within reach for the first time.
World Cup winner Josh Lewsey has underlined the importance of England delivering a confidence-building performance against Canada this weekend.
New York coach Tom Coughlin  said the Giants' trip to London during the regular season  helped his team to cope with the frenzied run-up to Sunday's  Super Bowl clash against the New England Patriots.
Yields on U.S. Treasuries held near  recent lows on Friday as oil topped $49 a barrel, threatening  the outlook for both the economy and stocks.
A woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and her fetus told police she drowned the woman's three young children and stuffed them into a washer and dryer at their apartment, an official said Sunday.
A Palestinian terror suspect detained without trial in Britain for three years was granted bail Monday, but he won't be released until conditions are set, the government said.
Bernard Kerik, a former beat cop in New York&#39;s Times Square, will take over the Department of Homeland Security, according to news reports Thursday.
Mike Huckabee said Monday he wouldn't run a TV ad he'd prepared blistering Republican rival Mitt Romney as dishonest. Then he showed it to a room packed with reporters and cameramen.
What exactly is a family film, anyway? The rating doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t always tell the story.
The US president tells one of Iraq's most powerful Shia leaders he is \
A NASA astronaut, Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, has been charged with the attempted murder of a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut.
Tim Johnson's illness has threatened the Democrats' majority. But that may not be such a bad thing
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday for talks aimed at finalizing a unity government deal, a Palestinian official said.
With Attorney General John Ashcroft, the country often got more bark than bite from its Justice Department chief. Usually willing, often eager to get on television to announce a development in the legal war
OPEC is poised to stick with existing  oil supply limits, deferring a decision on cutbacks to counter  falling seasonal demand until March, cartel ministers said  Saturday.
The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded Sanofi-Aventis a contract worth up to &#36;41 million through 2008 to maintain a supply of eggs year-round that could be used in flu vaccine production.
Formula One's governing body will investigate McLaren for a possible breach of the rules in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
Pakistan raises the state of alert around its nuclear sites amid concerns they could be targeted by militants.
France's President Sarkozy calls for taxes to hit polluters and for French use of pesticides to be halved.
A timeline of key dates and facts about Australia's Aborigines:
Your PC's noise is easy to ignore, but tuning it out still takes mental energy. What are the options for those who want the sound of silence?
&quot;Sun is in this big battle with Microsoft for enterprise commitments,&quot; Jonathan Eunice, an analyst with the research firm Illuminata, told the E-Commerce Times.
US President George W. Bush sharpened attacks on Senator John Kerry's Iraq war strategy, as the rivals campaigned in key states a day after the Democrat's strong showing in their first debate.
While digital photography has freed up closet space, sorting and retrieving pictures in the era of the 250-gigabyte hard drive has created a set of challenges of its own.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A purported Taliban spokesman said yesterday that the Islamic militia had killed two German hostages, a statement disputed by both Afghanistan and Germany. He also offered to trade 23 captive South Koreans for imprisoned Taliban fighters.
North Korean officials have announced that a huge explosion in its remote Northeast was part of a hydroelectric project. Mystery surrounded the blast in the mountainous province of Yanggang and fears grew
Una fuoriserie intestata al rampollo di casa Savoia fotografata a 140 all'oraIl ricorso: \
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The distinct voice of a novice screenwriter lifts this heartwarming tale of a teen pregnancy.
Proposed job cuts could hit the UK's intelligence performance, former top security officials warn.
Pakistan said Sunday it still has no information about the whereabouts of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his close associates.
La Nba ha annunciato i quintetti titolari del prossimo All Star Game, in programma il 17 febbraio a ...
Gold broke the $450 a troy ounce level on Thursday for the first time since June 1988 as the dollar fell to a record low against the euro.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- United Parcel Service is buying Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Inc., a global freight-shipping business and subsidiary of CNF Inc.
Despite, the market\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recent plunges, Tobias Levkovich, the chief United States equity strategist at Citigroup, remains optimistic for gains in 2008.
A Zimbabwe opposition MP who assaulted a minister in parliament has been arrested trying to leave the country. A parliamentary committee recommended on Wednesday that Roy Bennett be jailed for a year after
Africa's largest media firm Naspers Ltd  will buy British-based Internet auction company Tradus (QXL Ricardo Plc)  for 946 million pounds ($1.90 billion), the company said on Tuesday.
Retired Brig. Gen. John E. McDonald glances back across six decades and recalls a prominent point in the history of Scranton&#39;s 109th Infantry Regiment.
The Apple TV Internet video delivery device is market leader in a small field--though that may change.
Sponsorizzazione di quattro appuntamenti annuali
Nepal's new government said on Thursday it wanted peace talks with Maoist rebels but clamped down on dissent, banning all criticism of the king's decision to assume power for three years.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called his nation's continued construction in West Bank settlements a breach of Israel's obligations under a recently revived peace plan
Reprinted from Saturday's late edition Politically motivated officials at the Pentagon have pushed for convictions of high-profile detainees ahead of the 2008 elections, the former lead prosecutor for terrorism trials at Guantanamo Bay said last night, adding that the pressure played a part in hi...
Natasha Lyonne, who is in rehearsal for a play by Mike Leigh, has traded some personal drama for the kind the public pays to see on stage.
Naples' garbage crisis may worsen with the planned weekend closure of the only working dump in the area and piles of trash growing higher, officials said Thursday.
Tyler Br\u00c3\u00bbl\u00c3\u00a9 is to present a new media magazine show on BBC Four.  Plus other entertainment news in brief.
Taipei, Dec. 12 (CNA) The following are important events scheduled to take place Monday, Dec. 13: 09: 00, An international seminar organized by the Formosa Foundation in the US on the Taiwan-US relations in
It was very nearly a perfect week for the Bruins. Coming out of the All-Star break, they picked up victories over Nashville and Eastern Conference leader Ottawa, then matched the best team in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings, stride for stride for two periods Saturday night.
An American cross-party group charged with reviewing policy on Iraq is due to issue its long-awaited report.
IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato sees world economic growth of \
In a finding that could help treat an inherited form of baldness, a research team in Manchester claims to have discovered a protein &quot;code&quot; that instructs cells to sprout hair.
Chimpanzees have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates.
US private equity group Blackstone is buying the Hilton Hotels chain for $26bn (\u00c2\u00a313bn) in an all-cash deal.
KOFI ANNAN has had better weeks. On Monday, the UN secretary general woke up to a Wall Street Journal column by Glenn Harlan Reynolds, publisher of the influential InstaPundit
An elephant in eastern India has sparked complaints from motorists who accuse it of blocking traffic and refusing to allow vehicles to pass unless drivers give it food, a newspaper reported on Monday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the U.S. Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said...
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Three years ago, Ted Leland thought he'd found the right offensive football mind for Stanford in coach Buddy Teevens.
Afghan children and U.S. soldiers were among six people reported killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, a week after millions voted in a landmark election they hope will bring peace back to their war-ravaged nation.
Artificial intelligences could soon be living and learning inside online worlds such as Second Life.
CA Inc. expects to recover some of the money it lost in an accounting scandal, the chief executive, John Swainson, said.
Banca inglese era emersa tra azionisti rilevanti a dicembre
The cross and the diamond-studded bodice have gone, and she now announces herself to the world under the Hebrew name Ha-Malkah Esther - Queen Esther.
Matteoli(An): unico sbocco referendum o elezioni anticipate
By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 6--A meeting Thursday on a plan to take millions of gallons of water a day out of the Catawba River basin is shaping up as a contest to see which side can turn out a bigger crowd.
MOSCOW - The fight against terror was supposed to unite Russia and the West, pounding the last nail into the coffin of the Cold War. But three years after the Sept...
Shares drop as U.S. regulators say they want more info before approving caner medication Bonefos.
The United States on Friday condemned the suicide attack at a mosque in Pakistan that targeted a former minister and close ally of President Pervez Musharraf and killed at least 54 people.
Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for classic recordings of \
Arturo Alvarez scored in the 86th minute to lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.
Microsoft has found two new security flaws in its software, including a critical hole that could spread viruses using Jpeg graphics.
BOSTON, Jan. 31 -- Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.
Maybe a morbid thought, but wouldn't this be a fitting epitaph on Wayne Ferreira's tombstone:
A Hamas official said on Sunday BBC reporter Alan Johnston, abducted in Gaza three months ago, would be released within hours, but as the clock ticked by another senior member of the Islamist group counseled caution.
FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - Chris DiMarco finished   best of the five American Ryder Cup team members who played the   84 Lumber Classic.
The mainstream Palestinian movement Fatah said Sunday it would agree to a mutual cease-fire with Israel in the West Bank and Gaza, and it ruled out attacks against civilians inside Israel &#151; boosting peace prospects ahead of an upcoming summit.
A second Birmingham theatre company could stage a controversial play that was dropped following protests by members of the Sikh community. Send us your reaction.
Onyx shares fell on disappointing news, but there are other opportunities for the one-drug wonder.
COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern  Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that  ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3  million homes and businesses.
In a move he says is necessary to trim the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
Ex-player John Robertson was named manager of Scottish Premier League Hearts on Wednesday. Robertson, who made his name as a striker at Hearts, has left premier league rivals Inverness
Liberal Viktor Yushchenko, who won last month's presidential election re-run, will be sworn in as Ukraine's new president on Sunday, ending weeks of political turmoil in the ex-Soviet state.
Baseball supporters sang. A DC Council member waved a bat in glee. The mayor and council chairman appeared together after weeks of feuding.
An agreement could be reached Friday over swapping personal information about passengers.
The U.S. military said on Monday it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, while pursuing al Qaeda fighters south of Baghdad.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix crowns the 2007 box office in the UK and Ireland.
In a reversal of 30 years of policy, the World Health Organization endorses DDT spraying for malaria control.
UNION CITY, Ga. -- A McDonald's employee spent a night in jail and is facing criminal charges because a police officer's burger was too salty, so salty that he says it made him sick.
More remarks on the Apple CEO's controversial speech on teachers unions and education reform. Plus: Links to our  most popular blog posts.
While ties to Mexico run deep in Arizona, it is also where more people cross illegally from Mexico than anywhere else along the border.
Britney Spears' lawyer won more time Friday to work on the pop star's case in which she is charged with driving without a valid license.
MTV&#39;s Video Music Awards Sunday night had a glut of glitz, endless celebrity cameos and a non-partisan stance in favor of voting.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is  donating $750 million to pay for wider vaccination programs in  developing countries, British newspapers said on Tuesday.
Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens.
A militant attack on the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and unrest in Nigeria pushed crude prices upward Tuesday, as supply fears crept back into play and traders considered a potential production cut from oil cartel OPEC.
It will be a busy week for leading semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel. According to Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer and head of Intel Labs, the company will present 14 papers at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco.
Hundreds of workers started bulldozing part of a village Wednesday to clear the way for the expansion of a U.S. military base set to become the Americans' new headquarters.
The $16 billion deal would lead to the virtual disappearance of one of America's best known corporate icons.
President Bush on Monday signed an executive order lifting the remaining US commercial sanctions against Libya after determining the African nation has met all of the US requirements for eliminating its programs on weapons of mass
Aides to Senate Republican Leader   Bill Frist said on Tuesday he is still trying to find a way to   pass a bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but   offered no guarantee a deal could be struck before lawmakers   recess at the end of September.
LAS VEGAS Harrah&#39;s Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment are in negotiations to sell four casinos, in a move that could help reduce merger antitrust concerns.
Ukrainian officials want UEFA to award Dynamo Kiev victory after their opening Champions League game at AS Roma was abandoned because referee Anders Frisk was struck by a missile.
Americans lost at least &#36;548 million to identity theft and consumer fraud last year as the Internet provided new victims for age-old scams, according to government statistics released Tuesday.
A federal judge in Washington has ordered Libya and six of its officials to pay more than $6 billion in damages to families of seven Americans killed in the 1989 bombing of a French airliner, lawyers for the families said in a statement late on Tuesday.
In theaters: THE EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, directed by Renny Harlin, written by Alexi Hawley, 114 minutes, rated R. So it wasn&#39;t meant to be, but here it is and there you have it.
Gannett Co. Inc. , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, said on Wednesday its quarterly revenue fell because of weaker advertising sales at its local papers, while profit rose with the sale of four papers.
Non dovrebbero esserci sostanziali novit&agrave; nella formazione che il tecnico della Lazio, Delio ...
While Mukesh Ambani\u00e2\u0080\u0099s camp said Anil\u00e2\u0080\u0099s statements were \u00e2\u0080\u0098selfish\u00e2\u0080\u0099, Anil either abstained or opposed all resolutions passed at the meeting.
Old dogs may really find it hard to learn new tricks, a study of how memories form has suggested.
Sembra senza fine il periodo nero di Alessandro Del Piero. In crisi di gioco e gol dall&#39;anno scorso, criticato agli Europei, panchinaro con i bianconeri e in nazionale, adesso il fantasista della Juventus
In a story Aug. 31 on the reopening of Germany's largest synagogue, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass when t he Nazis attacked synagogues and Jewish businesses, occurred in 1939. The correct date for Kristallnacht is Nov. 9, 1938.
WASHINGTON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai yesterday shrugged off complaints from Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf about his handling of a resurgent Taliban a day ahead of joint talks with Musharraf and President Bush.
Schools in the Russian town of Beslan re-open two weeks after gunmen staged a bloody hostage-taking raid.
Eight people, including six policemen,  die in a landmine explosion in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Cody Ross, Anibal Sanchez, Dan Uggla. The rookie-laden Florida Marlins certainly don't have the biggest names in baseball.
Readership of online journals known as blogs grew significantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidential campaign and other major news events, according to a study released Sunday.
The number of homicides in Scotland falls by a third, bringing the figure to its lowest level since the mid-1990s.
Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann has been charged with careless driving causing death following a crash that killed her boyfriend, the Colorado State Patrol said yesterday. Steven Blackford , 28, a three-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Arizona State, died Friday when the Jeep they were in rolled off the shoulder of Interstate 76 in northeastern Colorado. McMann, 23, of ...
The Department of Justice took Oracle to court in May, claiming that its acquisition of PeopleSoft would create a duopoly between it and market leader SAP in the enterprise applications market.
If the Indians needed a hint as to how last night was going to unfold, they got it on the third pitch of the night. Grady Sizemore hit a home run, but he didn't score.
Moves to scrap tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges is expected to go forward with the publication of a bill.
Millions more health workers are needed if global health is going to be improved over the next decade, a study says.
Non mettere in crisi la maggioranza,elettori non capirebbero
Defending champion Padraig Harrington  and his Ryder Cup team mates Miguel Angel Jimenez and David  Howell took the early lead in the Hong Kong Open with first  rounds of 65 Thursday.
Noted author Salman Rushdie has called on Congress to strike down a section of the anti-terror Patriot Act laws allowing federal officials to monitor the book-buying and library-borrowing habits of US citizens.
An attempted takeover of the US Embassy in Damascus highlights Syria's own multiple enemies.
French President Jacques Chirac was ending a fence-mending but at times edgy state visit to Britain Friday with a question-and-answer session with students at Oxford University.
The chief nuclear negotiators of North Korea and the United States are planning to visit each other's capital soon, a diplomatic source in Seoul was quoted as saying in a South Korean news report on Thursday.
A court in Uzbekistan sentences 23 people to up to 18 years in jail for their role in a series of atttacks.
French doctors said on Tuesday Yasser Arafat was responding to treatment and ruled out leukemia, though aides said the Palestinian leader could remain in a French military hospital for several more weeks.
If tired-armed righthander Orlando Hernandez continues to feel better, he may well get the call for Game 4 Saturday ahead of Javier Vazquez . Hernandez, who has not pitched this postseason, threw 40 pitches in the bullpen yesterday and came through it well, according to Yankees manager Joe Torre .
Gold Banc Corp. (GLDB.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a Kansas banking company, agreed to pay $16 million to resolve claims it charged excessive interest rates and fees on federally
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NATO planes have bombed a compound in southern Afghanistan, killing a Taliban commander and at least seven of his men, while locals said the raid also took civilian lives.
By Franklin Paul NEW YORK  - Gateway Inc.  on Monday said it would return to its roots as a personal computer company, backing off on an aggressive strategy of expanding into TVs, digital cameras and other gadgets in a move to return to profitability.
It is one of the world's biggest  interior art spaces, and American artist Bruce Nauman has  filled it with nothing -- nothing that is except noise.
Life & style: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: What better way to celebrate the food of days gone by than to update a menu devised by a 13-year-old wannabe cook way back in 1978?
The cholesterol drug Vytorin is now getting attention that is anything but funny.
Car insurer Admiral unveils a 24% jump in profits to \u00c2\u00a368.7m for the first six months of the year.
David Collier, who spent five years as a senior vice-president at American Airlines, was named as the England and Wales Cricket Board&#39;s (ECB) chief executive on Wednesday.
CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, whose ladies room chatter found its way onto her newscast, bounced back two days later with a \
Go next door and buy its stock from Currys instead DSG employees are like one big happy family. In fact, when one of its retail operations lives next door to another - as is the case for PC World and Currys in sunny Crawley - it appears that it is not adverse to sharing stock to get a sale.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Brahma Chellaney  The sharpening Asian competition over energy resources   has obscured another danger: Water shortages in much of Asia are becoming a threat to rapid economic modernization.
Continental Airlines Inc. reported a $16 million third-quarter loss on Tuesday, including $22 million in special charges related to retirement of leased MD-80 aircraft, and said it expects to report losses in 2004 and in 2005 unless conditions improve.
The country is once again fielding a mostly white team at the World Cup. Politicians see that as a benchmark of failure
Ebitda +4,9%, per 2007 previsto miglioramento performance
Stock futures dropped on Thursday as a profit warning from Capital One Financial Corp , a credit card issuer and banking company, fueled concerns about the impact of the credit crisis and fallout from the housing slump.
By CHRIS YOUNG OUTDOORS EDITOR  A tulip tree that towers over Oakland Cemetery near Ann Rutledge's grave in Petersburg is due for some preventive maintenance.
NEW YORK  - Shedding just a few pounds can be beneficial to older women's health, and doesn't result in loss of high quality muscle tissue, a new study shows.
Blog: The separate lawsuits both involve copyright violation; one alleging that Apple used a photograph in promotional materials without permission, and the second charging the company with selling a potentially \
Accusing Myanmar of crushing  dissent, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday the southeast  Asian country&#39;s recent national convention to draw up a  constitution was undemocratic and exclusionary.
With an Eastern Conference showdown on tap for tonight, it seemed hard for the Celtics to stay focused on a lesser opponent last night.
Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry battled over Iraq, terrorism, health care, and jobs, hoping their final debate would break their deadlocked race.
Early voting begins in Belarus parliament elections and a referendum on whether the president should stand for a third term.
BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox historic victory over the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the AL championship series Wednesday night sent thousands of elated Red Sox fans rampaging into the streets of Boston.
Norway resumes direct aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian administration, unlike the EU and US.
NEW YORK -- The relationship between Wal-Mart's chief executive and entrepreneur Irwin Jacobs, a vendor to the world's largest retailer, is taking some heat.
Laos, the host of the third India-ASEAN summit, today said the signing of a peace and progress document tomorrow would ensure a brilliant future and durable cooperation between India
A security firm lays out this year&#39;s attack timeline to demonstrate the quickening pace of exploits. By Gregg Keizer. Mobile phone security is bad now, but it is only going to get worse, a security firm said
Intel creates a more powerful memory chip without increasing its size, confounding the firm's critics.
UK bank HBOS says it will not proceed with an offer for Abbey.
MAFRA, Portugal  - President Vladimir Putin scrapped with European Union leaders on Friday over Brussels' plans to limit foreign investment in energy markets at a summit that achieved little on key sticking points.
DWARKA, India  -  A few weeks ago, the crew of an  Indian fishing boat in the Arabian Sea thought they had the  biggest catch of their lives.
The gay bishop at the heart of the controversy that is tearing apart the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;deeply regrets&quot; the pain caused by his election last year, but is
M&S broke rules on data protection after the theft of a laptop containing details of 26,000 staff.
Some hope the oil industry will prompt business and workers to return to the state, where the population peaked in 1930.
Also: U.S. cyberwar games turn into hacker melee. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Authorities have arrested one man over a suicide attack at a mosque in northwest Pakistan that killed 48 people, and said they suspect Islamic militants in an Afghan border region were involved.
An artist is offering to donate his own head to a museum - if a collection of shrunken heads has to be returned.
The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion says US post-war policy was \
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Yasser Arafat promised Palestinians he would return them to the homes they lost when Israel was founded in 1948.
LONDON - Three Chelsea players scored to give their team one foot in the next phase of the Champions League but Wednesday&#39;s 3-1 win over Porto was still all about Jose Mourinho.
By Encarnacion Pyle, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 11--Anthony Basil always appreciated his wife's love of languages, but it wasn't until they planned a trip to Tuscany for their 40 th anniversary that he wanted to brush up on his Italian.
A Florida race track is honoring Barbaro by establishing a scholarship in his name.
The UN's humanitarian chief says he is alarmed at reports Sudan's government forced people from a Darfur camp.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak telephoned his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad and discussed with him a host of regional issues, including Israeli threats against Syria and how to deal with them on the international stage, the official MENA agency revealed.
SAP AG announced two updates to the Master Data Management (MDM) component of its NetWeaver integration and application platform on Tuesday. The updates, which will appear by the end of the year, are designed to make it easier to synchronize data between different systems. Two other new NetWeaver enhancements, faster searching of corporate data and more robust handling of errors in Java applications, will only appear in the next release of NetWeaver, planned for 2005, the company said at the SAP TechEd conference in San Diego.
That young mother with breast  cancer on &quot;Grey&#39;s Anatomy&quot; may do more than just drive the  storyline: She may also be teaching you something.
When Tiger Woods and Jay Haas faltered, Retief Goosen knew how to finish. Capping a satisfying year for Goosen, and a frustrating year for Woods, Goosen captured the Tour
Birmingham men plead guilty to plotting to kidnap and behead a British soldier
Under the agreement, which followed several months of negotiations, Gamesa will also open an advanced technology manufacturing facility for turbine generator blades in Pennsylvania.
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti, 69, is to give a final 40-city tour next year before retiring from the world stage.
On the eastern side of the District, you've got three hospitals that are too small and too limited in the services they offer, with not enough private doctors sending insured (read: paying) patients their way.
The retailer trots out a portable PC for less than $600. Is it getting ready for a laptop push for the holidays?
One week after their 11th hour bid on the property targeted for a new football stadium, Madison Square Garden officials on Friday answered questions about their &#36;600 million proposal and asked for an expedited review of their bid.
Iraq strongly condemned Monday Turkish air strikes on Kurdish rebel bases in its territory, branding them a \
U.S. captain Jack Nicklaus is not sure who he would like to see Tiger Woods partnered with at the Presidents Cup but he knows who he would like to see the world number one play against.
Serena Williams blamed a headache for her poor play in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 upset loss to qualifier Alina Jidkova in the second round of the Generali Ladies Open.
New York, Sep 26.(UNI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says he wants India and Pakistan to rid themselves of their nuclear weapons during his lifetime.
HAVANA -- Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro failed to appear yesterday at the non aligned summit but his stand-in, younger brother Ra&#xFA;l Castro, delivered a fiery speech blaming the United States for a plethora of global problems.
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The OECD on Wednesday reduced its forecast for U.S. economic growth and recommended a rapid cut in interest rates to limit the fallout from a housing and mortgage market slump that has sparked global financial market turmoil.
MAKHACHKALA, Russia  - A suspect in a 1999 apartment-building bombing that killed 64 people and helped renew Moscow's military campaign in Chechnya was brought to Russia on Saturday after being arrested in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, authorities said.
A minister orders an inquiry into an Islamic school which is accused of promoting religious intolerance.
By RAY HENRY  PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island should recognize state employees' gay marriages that are performed in neighboring Massachusetts and extend benefits to their partners, the state's attorney general said in an opinion released Wednesday.
Marines in Fallujah with loved ones back home in California find that the dangers have been reversed
Microsoft is planning to introduce its long-awaited Internet search engine on Thursday, a person knowledgeable about the announcement said.
Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.
As he becomes visible as one of New York's wealthiest men, Stewart Rahr is preparing for the elimination of the system that made him rich - pharmaceutical delivery.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi tribal leaders, Shiite politicians, government officials and U.S. military officers agreed Sunday to a one-day truce for peace talks to end violence in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, a day after 10 people died in fighting there, Iraqi officials said...
NEW YORK  - Caring for a stuffed animal appears to alleviate stress signs in young children exposed to traumatic or stressful life events, Israeli researchers report.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears on Ukrainian TV days before the election to praise the prime minister.
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Egypt wants to send troops into the demilitarised buffer zone along the border with Israel. The move is in response to last week&#39;s triple suicide bombing targeting Israeli tourists in Sinai.
The likely runner-up in Afghanistan's  historic presidential election alleged on Monday that the vote  was marred by cheating, as President Hamid Karzai appeared on  course to win without needing a second round runoff.
Brandon Bochenski and Corey Perry scored goals and the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks stretched their winning streak to a season-high five games with a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
The European Central Bank lends money to banks at below-market rates as a means of tackling the credit crunch.
A second woman has come forward to claim she had an affair with Peter Cook when she was 19, but before his marriage to Christie Brinkley.
UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with 237 million sold in 12 months.
Geekipedia entry covers the phenomenon of our compulsion to look up new words, phrases and ideas the moment they enter our daily lives.
A new lava dome is growing on Mount St. Helens, with volcanic rock reaching the surface of the crater after weeks of seismic activity, scientists said today.
The VC firm backed Compaq, Lotus and EA. Now it faces a changing industry while trying to stay true to tradition.
Premium model gets longer battery life too CES Samsung has upgraded its Q1 Ultra UMPC, adding 'Premium' to the machine's moniker and boosting the handheld's processing power and its battery capacity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thousands of grieving people and top politicians attended a grim funeral service held to bury some 160 Congolese Tutsis slaughtered in a refugee camp in Burundi.
A portrait by Lucian Freud broke the record for a living European artist when it sold for \u00c2\u00a37.8m.
You've got the college degree, and now you're stressed about what to do with the debt.
The deal between Astoria Generating Holdings and EBG Holdings would create a company that serves both New York City and the Boston area.
Seeking to establish the medium as a mass market form of entertainment instead of a niche technology, the game industry has taken the playbook of the movie business.
The Palo Verde nuclear power plant, the largest in the United States, was sealed off for much of Friday after guards found a pipe bomb in a worker's truck as he tried to enter the facility, officials said.
A faulty battery has emerged as one of the likeliest causes for the crash-landing of the Genesis space probe. Scientists have been removing pieces of dirt and mud that lodged in the damaged canister after it smashed at high speed into the Utah desert.
NEW YORK  - The surge in herbal supplement  use in the U.S. may reached a plateau, but the love affair is  not over, according to a new study.
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A 14-year-old Ontario boy walked the final steps of his 3,000-kilometre cross country trek in Toronto on Thursday. Kristopher Knowles has visited over 200 towns and cities during his walk in the hopes of raising awareness of organ donation.
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Fast food giant McDonald\u00e2\u0080\u0099s says earnings this quarter will be better than forecast, thanks to rising sales and a lower tax bill.
Seagate Technology , the world's largest maker of disk drives, has dashed speculation that a Chinese firm wanted to buy the firm, saying it had received no such offer and had no intention of selling.
Andy Pettitte indeed was a critical witness, but he was present only in the form of his 100 page deposition.
A proposed law mandating that makers of wireless Internet gear warn buyers to protect against unauthorized access was on the desk of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The government has until Monday to protect the redacted names of baseball players who were supplied performance-enhancing drugs by a former Mets clubhouse attendant.
France is reportedly planning a freeze on commercial genetically modified crops, which cover less than one percent of farmland in Europe&#39;s top agricultural producer.
WS-Reliability is a spec that outlines Web services messaging requirements. This specification ensures that messages are delivered and any duplicate messages are eliminated between the sender and receiver of a Web services message, or a service provider and users of that service.
Stock index futures fell on Friday before data on a key measure of inflation, which the Federal Reserve reaffirmed was its top economic concern.
As Sudan-backed rebels march on the capital, the West faces a dilemma: Either back a repressive regime, or allow a victory for the tormentors of Darfur
SAN FRANCISCO -- The congressional panel investigating Hewlett-Packard Co.'s boardroom spying probe has demanded that CEO Mark Hurd explain $1.37 million worth of options he exercised just before the scandal became public, two congressmen said Wednesday.
Watch the ad by the Dutch government's consumer safety institute that has has angered some industry insiders for its light treatment of a serious issue
Paula Radcliffe has never faced the kind of pressure she will encounter when she runs in the New York City Marathon here today. Just 10 weeks after failing so dramatically to complete the Olympic marathon
LONDON - More than a quarter of the country's NHS Trusts are failing to meet hygiene regulations brought in to combat outbreaks of superbugs in hospitals, the Healtchare Commission reported on Thursday.
Malaysia reported a second  outbreak of bird flu on Monday, setting back efforts to clear  the country of a virus that has killed dozens of people in Asia  and ravaged its poultry industry.
Mandy Moore, the angel-faced actress and sometime singer, interrupted her recent concert in Manhattan to grumble for a moment about the men who did her wrong.
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In the stock&#39;s first day of trading, investors bought, sold and flipped shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above $100 - 18 percent above where it started.
Less than four months before planned national elections in Iraq, attacks against US troops, Iraqi security forces and private contractors number in the dozens each
The service failed to gain much traction with users, especially when compared to a rival service by Yahoo.
(CBS/AP) The suicide bomber who blew himself up in a US military dining tent this week, killing more than 20 people, was wearing an Iraqi military uniform, the US general in charge of the region said Thursday.
Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it will begin asking its suppliers to measure their carbon footprint and find ways to reduce it, part of an effort by the world's largest retailer to transform itself into a more environmentally friendly company.
Search giant's CEO didn't address Googe's role, but says the Net boosts government transparency.
Barclays reports a 1% drop in annual profits to \u00c2\u00a37.08bn, but announces a 10% rise in its dividend.
Not all the time, anyway. Moneyball author Michael Lewis says conventional wisdom creates inefficiencies.
Gunmen have killed a senior official in Iraq&#39;s communication ministry as he was driving to work in central Baghdad. Kassim Imhawi was hit by gunmen who pulled up beside him as he travelled into the city from a western suburb.
IBM IBM.N will build a   next-generation supercomputer for the U.S. Energy Department   with the potential to achieve a sustained speed of 1,000   trillion calculations per second, or one petaflop, the   department said on Wednesday.
With electricity reserves depleted, officials in impoverished Tajikistan \u00c2\u0097 where residents are enduring one of the coldest winters in 25 years \u00c2\u0097 said Tuesday they would be forced to cut power to much of the country.
North Korea fired a short-range missile toward waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, a South Korean intelligence official said Tuesday, amid signs of progress in ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Ex-PM Tony Blair's decision to leave the Anglican Church to become a Catholic has been welcomed by the Vatican.
By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 19--It is undeniable that setbacks occur in efforts to promote a healthy Long Island Sound environment. But experience has shown that the dedication of people and resources can help this vital resource continue to rebound and improve.
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Washington -- The government should reassess its policy of allowing prescription drugs to be advertised directly to consumers, a prominent cardiologist urged Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
WASHINGTON - People fishing for sport are doing far more damage to US marine fish stocks than anyone thought, accounting for nearly a quarter of the catch from overfished species, researchers said.
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A mother who died in a house fire was expecting her fourth child in just over a month, her family confirms.
Boris Berezovsky, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, said Saturday that he wants to leave Britain for Ukraine -- a move likely to ruffle the Kremlin's feathers.
Tony Blair says the government must do more to ensure failed asylum seekers are deported from the UK.
The Giants and Rockies played five innings of one-run ball Wednesday night as lefties Kirk Rueter and Joe Kennedy put on an uncharacteristic high-altitude pitchers&#39; duel at Coors Field.
The last time that Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland was in the news it didn't have much to do with his musical accomplishments.
Microsoft will open a software development office in Vancouver, Canada, later this year, in part as a way to retain talented workers who can't stay in the U.S. because of immigration laws.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - A man's vehicle was vandalized and his father's ashes were dumped in his front lawn, authorities said.  Wayne C. Carraway, 35, said he believed a robber broke into his 1987 Ford Bronco and thought a cedar box with a plastic bag full of his father's ashes contained drugs.
A British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners escaped from police custody in Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
In the Los Angeles Dodgers&#39; 8-3 loss to the Cardinals last night, right fielder Milton Bradley went 2 for 3 with a double and a home run.
John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton tussled over accepting campaign contributions from powerful health care groups Monday at a forum on cancer that attracted four Democratic hopefuls.
Ron Artest&#39;s season on the brink finally toppled over the edge this past weekend. But was anyone really surprised? If you follow the NBA, you had to have seen this coming.
HALIFAX (CP) - After a harrowing ordeal on the North Atlantic, about half the crew of HMCS Chicoutimi returned home Friday night, 10 days after a fire aboard their second-hand submarine claimed the life of a crew member.
&quot;A professional adolescent, a die-hard reactionary,&quot; is how Theo van Gogh (47) used to characterise himself. The Dutch film director and newspaper columnist who was
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Google has released a customized version of IE 7 that replaces Windows Live Search with Google as the default search engine.
The leaders of the Gush Katif communities have been invited to meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tomorrow. As of now, the Katif leadership is debating whether or not to respond positively
MINSK - Legislative elections in Belarus held at the same time as a referendum on whether President Alexander Lukashenko should be allowed to seek a third term fell \u00e2\u0080\u009dsignificantly short\u00e2\u0080\u009d of democratic standards, foreign observers said here Monday.
Partial results put opposition candidate Traian Basescu narrowly ahead in the race to be Romanian president.
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Thai investigators Saturday were given at least 12 days to hold in custody a teacher from Canada suspected of sexually abusing young boys seen in photographs posted on the Internet, a Thai police official said.
London - Arsenal boss Peter Hill-Wood has told manager Arsene Wenger he can continue to say what he believes and rejected suggestions he should put a &quot;gagging order&quot; on the Frenchman.
NEW YORK - The US Supreme Court struck a blow for the free market and consumer choice. The Justices today denied an appeal by Visa and MasterCard that prevented most US financial institutions from doing business with competing networks such as Discover.
A seven-year-old boy is injured in a pipe-bomb attack at his house on the outskirts of west Belfast.
In the debate over Virginia's mental health system, they're called \
HIT Entertainment, the company behind children&#39;s television character Bob the Builder, fired its chief executive yesterday and warned of a difficult trading environment next year.
NEWS Limited shareholders have voted to shift the media group&#39;s corporate base to the United States. Rupert Murdoch&#39;s media group will likely move to the US after proxy shareholders voted in favour of schemes
Al Gore electrifies the audience at the climate change summit by criticizing his own country's intransigence on the issue
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would like to attend a U.N. Security Council meeting to defend his country's disputed nuclear program, state-run television reported Sunday.
The Derby native rebounded from a bogey on the final hole of regulation Sunday to birdie the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Tim Herron and win the $4.
Giampiero Boniperti, presidente onorario della Juventus, commenta le sentenza di calciopoli &egrave;...
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Sprint's negotiations to buy Nextel have ignited fears that Motorola will lose its exclusive deal to supply phones and equipment to Nextel.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates declined to comment on Sunday about Friday's U.S. naval strike on targets in Somalia, saying it was possibly an ongoing operation.
ISTANBUL -- Turkey's top Islamic cleric asked Pope Benedict XVI yesterday to take back recent remarks he made about Islam and unleashed a string of counteraccusations against Christianity, raising tensions before the pontiff's November visit -- his first to a Muslim country.
Washington -- President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are closing their contest for the White House in just about the same place it began, each depicting the other as a dangerous risk and fiercely battling for
N'DJAMENA  - Chad's President Idriss Deby called on the European Union on Thursday to deploy a peacekeeping force urgently to the east after rebels who raided his capital pulled back halfway towards the Sudan border.
Former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) says providing health coverage to the 47 million Americans who lack it is so important that he is willing to raise taxes to do it.
Google&#39;s eleventh hour price adjustment might have saved it some red-faces when it finally floated last week, but it&#39;s back to earth with a bump this week.
p2pnet.net OT News:- The Gibson SG guitar used by Beatles George Harrison from 1966 to 1969 and by John Lennon during the White Album sessions has been auctioned off for almost $570,000.
Israeli soldiers patrol as Palestinian presidential candidate Bassam Salhi, center, from the People&#39;s Party tours the center of the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004.
Shares in JetBlue Airways Corp.   JBLU.O fell on Friday after the discount carrier lowered its   earnings forecast amid weaker demand.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 4--TOKYO -- Major consumer loan firm Takefuji Corp. has installed  Canadian Christine Lavoiegagnon as head of its public relations section to  capitalize on her international PR experience, company officials said Monday.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 9 -- A powerful bombing Saturday killed at least 17 people at a rally being held by an opposition party in Pakistan's turbulent northwest, according to witnesses and government officials.
'This machine should not have been on the Internet' Researchers led by the head of a Florida anti-spyware firm aim to recreate what caused a Connecticut school's classroom computer to start displaying pornographic pop-ups in October 2004, an incident that recently led to four felony convictions for the substitute teacher involved.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pfizer Inc., the world&#39;s biggest drugmaker, defended its painkiller Celebrex after a researcher&#39;s suggestion the medication may be linked to heart risks sent the stock down as much as 8.3 percent.
Competing ballot initiatives governing rules for primary elections in California are both leading by double-digit margins, but the percentage of undecided voters has increased, according to a new Field Poll.
PARIS Horse racing can be a tough sport to follow. There&#39;s no World Series, no Final Four, no definitive crowning of a single champion.
Chicago Bears' defensive tackle Tank Johnson was charged Thursday with not having a gun owner identification card after six firearms were found at his Gurnee home.
Sales of new single-family U.S. homes fell much more than expected to an annual rate of 647,000 in November, the slowest pace in more than 12 years, according to a government report on Friday.
By STEPHEN MANNING  COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The next time you walk by a shop window, take a glance at your reflection.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three Massachusetts men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher for the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Michael J.
Seven US Marines were killed in two separate incidents west of Baghdad Sunday, the US military said in a statement Monday. It said they were killed in Anbar province, a region which includes
Company also will slash value of its assets by $11.4 billion. Moves are prompted by plan to retreat from traditional consumer telephone business.
On this cold and drizzly day, the mood here has been very sombre indeed. Just before three in the morning, the remains of six Swedish tourists killed in the tsunami arrived at Arlanda airport outside Stockholm.
Every autumn and winter, hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated cove and kill them for meat and fertilizer, turning the water red with their blood.
Media & professional: Kate Middleton has made two complaints to police since the weekend about harassment by photographers.
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A Dutch filmmaker who got death threats after his movie criticized how women are treated under Islam was stabbed and shot to death Tuesday on an Amsterdam street.
The U.S. military deployed 10,000 soldiers backed by attack helicopters in an offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday, in one of the biggest operations since the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
One of the most popular ways young people are contributing to charity these days is growing their hair long and donating it for wigs. But a lot of that hair is unusable.
A glitch in the way cells clear damaged proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new treatments for the incurable condition.
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By Lisa M. KriegerSTAFF  For the first time in three years, the moon will be totally eclipsed by the Earth's shadow on Saturday -- but the Bay Area will miss most of the show.   The Earth's shadow will begin moving across the moon at 12:18 p.m.
The BBC said it would eliminate 2,900 jobs, or more than 10 percent of its workforce, as part of a cost-saving \
The UK expels four Russian diplomats over Moscow's refusal to extradite the Litvinenko murder suspect.
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Lightning star Vincent Lecavalier joined a growing list of NHL players Thursday by signing a contract with a team in Russia.
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Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates President and founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan died on Tuesday, his office announced.
Enterprise IT departments increasingly value green strategies, equipment and energy savings, Forrester Research finds.
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Some 250 British soldiers will be withdrawn from Iraq over the next four weeks as part of a plan to reduce troop levels by 500 to 5,000, the defence ministry said Saturday.
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U.S. stocks fell at the market open on Friday as a steep drop in the dollar heightened inflation worries and left U.S. shares less appealing to foreigners.
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Since winter has finally arrived in earnest, Greater Boston residents on tight budgets once again have to contend with high heating costs . That's where KeySpan Foundation , the nonprofit arm of KeySpan Corp. , the largest distributor of natural gas in the Northeast, comes in.
The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian candidate was rejected by a panel of MEPs.
Out-of-control binge eating is the biggest eating disorder in the United States, more common than anorexia and bulimia combined and contributing to a rise in obesity, researchers said on Thursday.
The strike remains in effect until the governing boards of the two writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 guilds gauge the sense of their membership on both coasts.
Women who develop breast cancer are no more likely to have aggressive or advanced tumors if they are cigarette smokers than if they do not smoke, researchers said on Sunday.
The Cincinnati Bengals, saddled with a defense that again finished near the bottom of the league, fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and linebackers coach Ricky Hunley on Wednesday.
Dr. John Barrasso began his rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday, meeting with Republican leaders and learning how to be a senator.
None of the influenza vaccine produced by Chiron Corp. in its Liverpool, England plant is salvageable, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
A British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners slipped out the back door of a mosque after two police officers stopped en route to jail so he could say prayers, police said Monday.
BRIGHTON, England  - Britain appealed on Thursday  to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact but  ruled out doing a deal as Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to  shift the country's focus off the divisive war.
Beleaguered mortgage agency Fannie Mae agreed Monday with its regulator to create a 30 percent capital surplus within 270 days and review internal accounting controls.
Fans are eagerly anticipating the unfurling of the Indianapolis Colts' first championship banner, while downtown lightposts are covered in decorative signs promoting Thursday night's season opener against the New Orleans Saints.
Australia may try to negotiate a new defense and security treaty with Indonesia, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Sunday. A bilateral security agreeement the two neighbors
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The death toll in a tsunami  that slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 22,000  Monday as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and  fears of disease grew as soldiers raced to recover rotting  bodies.
The Tennessee Titans are about to find out what kind of team they really are.
THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study may finally explain how a key compound found in the U.S.-banned insecticide DDT accelerates the growth of breast cancer tumors.
A study conducted by the Arctic Council which consists of about 300 internationals researches, have stated that the ice cap is warming at twice the global rate.
Despite deep differences with Syria,  Washington has initiated talks with Damascus in an effort to  create a military-to-military relationship to help stabilize  war-torn Iraq, Time magazine reported on Sunday.
TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Shares of Japan&#39;s Isuzu Motors Ltd. rose Thursday after a published report that trading house Mitsubishi Corp.
The toughest part of Ohio State's schedule is behind the Buckeyes. And Troy Smith and Co. handled it with ease. Smith threw for 186 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Ohio State picked up its second road win over a ranked opponent by manhandling No. 13 Iowa 38-17 Saturday night.
BLANTYRE, Malawi  - Officials in Malawi insisted on Thursday that pop star Madonna was going to adopt a local child but acknowledged tension with the visiting singer, who denies having chosen an orphan boy.
By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press  HOUSTON -- The failure of Russian computers that control the international space station's positioning have NASA managers considering another extension of space shuttle Atlantis' visit to the orbiting outpost, officials said Wednesday.
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Week 5 in the Hans Reiser murder trial concludes with witnesses testifying the Linux programmer was acting strangely following his wife's disappearance. Nina Reiser, who was divorcing her husband, was last seen at his house. A neighbor said he saw Hans Reiser washing his driveway, wearing thick clothes on a warm summer night days after the woman vanished.
A car bomb exploded outside the Chechen capital&#39;s main hospital Sunday, wounding 15 people in an attack apparently targeting members of a security force headed by the son of Chechnya&#39;s slain Kremlin-backed president, emergency officials said.
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Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.
Liverpool make a \u00c2\u00a33.5m offer for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes.
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One hundred passengers and crew escaped unhurt after their cruise ship hit ice in the Antarctic and started sinking on Friday, the ship's owner and coast guard officials said.
Northwest Airlines&#39; new fee on tickets bought through travel agents will drive up passenger costs a lot more than the $7.50 charged by the airline, critics said Wednesday.
Britain&#39;s prime minister participated Saturday in a memorial service for murdered Iraqi hostage Kenneth Bigley, at the request of Bigley&#39;s family.
A couple of Milwaukee's newest players combined with some of its veterans to get the Brewers a much-needed win Saturday night.
Baghdad, 23 set. (Adnkronos) - Il Premier iracheno, Ilyad Allawi, ribadisce la linea della fermezza del suo governo. La scienziata Rihad Rashid Taha non sara&#39; scarcerata come e&#39; stato richiesto dai sequestratori
Dinara Safina grew up overshadowed by her older brother, two-time major champion Marat Safin. Now she&#039;s finally making a name for herself.
Also: Sony shows PSP add-ons, lowers PS3 pricing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
BOSTON - Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry said President Bush has a secret plan to call up more National Guard and Reserve troops immediately after the election, an allegation that the Bush campaign called \
Oil prices continue their record-breaking run as fresh threats of sabotage in Iraq boost concerns that demand may outstrip supply.
Reading manager Steve Coppell has admitted his strained relationship with Seol Ki-Hyeon was behind the South Korean&#39;s move to Fulham.
ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Hurricane John barreled along   Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday as a dangerous Category 4   storm, pounding beach resorts with heavy rain and winds and   blowing down trees in Acapulco.
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Premier Foods, the firm behind Branston Pickle and Oxo stock, is to shut six factories, putting 1,000 jobs at risk.
Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) said on Wednesday that it was joining a Cisco Systems Inc. program to harden enterprise networks against attacks by enforcing security policies on computer hosts that attempt to access network resources, the company said in a statement.
The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.
Nokia lost market share in the United States, its biggest market, but said it made \
NEWARK, New Jersey  - Four medical device implant makers will pay about $311 million and agree to federal monitoring and other reforms to settle a government probe into improper consulting contracts with surgeons, federal prosecutors said on Thursday.
Fondo Usa offre 3,5 mld di dollari per colosso commerciale
A new suspect has been named in the Daniel Smith case: methadone.
Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing  North Korea to carry out nuclear disarmament could move ahead  in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday,  welcoming Pyongyang&#39;s invitation to U.N. inspectors.
The Ugandan government and Lord's Resistance Army rebels sign an agreement in the latest round of peace talks.
The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit next week of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
Petro Poroshenko, 39. One of Yushchenko's closest allies, a key lawmaker who also serves as chairman of the parliament's budget committee and deputy presidential campaign manager.
U.S. manufacturing grew a bit more rapidly in May as factory managers restocked depleted inventories, according to a survey published on Friday.
More than 100 Iraqis were killed or wounded in a terrorist attack today as British troops prepared to move into more dangerous areas.
Net income rose 14% to $475 million, or 47 cents a share, thanks to a 15% increase in sales at its Duracell battery unit, which benefited from the series of hurricanes that hit Florida and other parts of the Southeast US during the period.
India says the tsunami cost $1.6bn on its mainland alone as its confirmed death toll closes on 10,000.
West Palm Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Annika Sorenstam birdied the 18th hole Thursday to post a six-under-par 66 and grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the ADT Championship.
By HIROKO TABUCHI  TOKYO - It's almost midnight as Ryo settles into a reclining chair for the night, a can of tea and a pack of cigarettes at his side, a construction job awaiting him in the morning.
The International Olympic Committee said US cyclist Tyler Hamilton can keep his gold medal from the Athens Olympics. Hamilton tested positive for signs of blood doping in his initial test last month in Athens
Microsoft was close to a deal with the European Commission earlier this year which would have revealed more of its secrets than it has now been ordered to hand over, a court was told yesterday.
Microsoft&#39;s has launched its MSN music download service in eight more European countries as the software giant bids to takes on Apple&#39;s market leading iTunes.
R&B singer Beyonce took top honors in a list of best-dressed celebrities of 2007, while bald Britney Spears won the booby prize for most shocking style moment after shaving her head.
CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey could just sit back. Relax. Count her millions. Jet between her many fabulous homes. Go yachting whenever she feels like it.
Fulham appoint Roy Hodgson as their new manager.
A 79-year-old prominent Chinese AIDS activist is to fly to the United States as early as Sunday to receive a human rights award after she was freed from house arrest thanks to U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Casualties are feared after a bomb explosion in the north-western Pakistan, police say.
Oil rebounded on Tuesday after  falling nearly 3 percent a day earlier, as the specter of a  recession in the United States haunted traders who fear it will  diminish oil demand from the world's biggest consumer.
European stocks pared earlier sharp losses on Wednesday as recently sold-down financial stocks continued to find favour partially offsetting losses for oil companies.
A crewman died Sunday from injuries sustained when the U.S. nuclear submarine USS San Francisco ran aground Saturday off Guam in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Navy said.
The new Honda Accord, which will go on sale in September, will not be available in a gasoline-electric hybrid version, according to a company spokesman.
Here's a productive twist on the animated characters known as avatars that carry out fantasies in virtual computer worlds. IBM Corp. researchers have developed an avatar that can translate spoken words into sign language.
An explosion at a house south of Mosul killed 14 people and wounded five early Saturday, and the owner blamed a U.S. air attack.
U.S. health officials, taking  another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved  the importation of up to 4 million flu shot doses from Europe  on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry systematically overcharges policy holders and underpays on claims, said a report from consumer activists on Thursday that an industry group called \
Four Britons are dead and thousands more are stranded in south and east Asia after an earthquake sent massive waves flooding across the region.
Community weeklies, as diverse as the borough itself, are growing \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and attracting the attention of the big dailies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Iran on Friday to heed the demands of the UN nuclear watchdog after Tehran defied the United Nations by going ahead with its uranium enrichment programme.
Even while rumours of more impending splits between Bollywood\u00c2\u0092s most high-profile couples gathers momentum, one more couple has folded up their tent of togetherness and gone their separate ways.
A medical examiner blames a 17-year-old track star's death on the use of too much muscle cream, the kind used to soothe aching legs after exercise.
Work begins on an ancient mound near Jerusalem's holiest site, a move expected to raise tensions.
FOR THE fourth time this year, the headquarters of two giant oil companies in Makati City were hit by grenade attacks believed to be the work of suspected leftist groups.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that American aid to the stricken Indian Ocean region and other foreign assistance programs can help turn the developing world away from terrorism and thus strengthen US security.
Eating whole grain cereals has already shown promise for lowering blood pressure and warding off heart attacks, but it may also significantly reduce the risk of heart failure, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Bring us TSMC Sun Microsystems' long, wafer-wrapped embrace with TI will start coming to a close. Earlier today, Sun announced that TSMC will manufacture future versions of its UltraSPARC processors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The launch of the US space shuttle Discovery was scuttled by poor weather, just minutes before the spaceship was to blast off on a rare night flight.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
DENVER \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Microsoft is developing a portal-like interface for its identity management platform that will let users self-manage their identity information and provision network services.
A Lebanese Sunni preacher led thousands of anti-government Shi'ite protesters in prayers on Friday, in a show of Muslim unity designed to dispel fears of sectarian strife.
Walt Disney President and CEO Robert Iger reported Tuesday that his company has sold 125,000 digital movies since they debuted on the iTunes Store last week, already generating $1 million in revenue. Iger told attendees of an investment conference in New York on Tuesday that Disney anticipates seeing about $50 million in revenue from the venture during its first year.
Abkhazia, a Black Sea region which has been trying to split from Georgia, votes in parliamentary elections.
&quot;Every [PC maker] has to deal with this, one way or another,&quot; International Data Corp. analyst Roger Kay said. The problem is that it&#39;s difficult to make money on PCs today, given how cutthroat competition has driven down prices.
After a week of final exams and their toughest basketball test of the season, the No. 1 UCLA Bruins got to enjoy a bit of vacation Saturday night.
Mattinata d'allenamento per la Fiorentina in vista della gara contro il Catania, a porte chiuse sul ...
Two budding dynasties -- Southern Cal and the Patriots -- are being ravaged by defections.
Pittsburgh-based financial services company Mellon Financial Corporation has acquired ClearTran, a leading provider of electronic and online bill payment solutions.
erizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it would expand its wireless high-speed data network into 14 additional cities, including New York and Los Angeles, starting on Monday.
The subpoenas from Congress intensify pressure on the White House over the dismissals of U.S. attorneys.
Societe Generale has uncovered a fraud by one of its traders which will have a 4.9-billion-euro ($7.16 billion) negative impact on the group, France's second-largest listed bank said on Thursday.
The tiny Pacific island chain of Tuvalu is set to become the newest Olympic member. Montenegro, which was recognized by the committee board this year after splitting from Serbia, is also set to gain formal admittance from the assembly. The centerpiece of the meetings is Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s selection of the host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The three candidates are Salzburg, Austria; Pyeongchang, South Korea; and Sochi, Russia.
If lightning strikes once, then why not again? This irrational logic will tempt the victims of any senseless tragedy to believe in miracles, or so Portia Iversen assures us by way of explaining her long, determined slog toward a miracle of her own. Whether she actually found one or not, readers will have to decide for themselves.
As a point of personal honor, American Paul Hamm ought to give up the coveted all-around gold medal he won after a scoring error by Olympic judges.
KIEV - Ucraina, si riapre la crisi. La Commissione elettorale ha proclamato presidente il leader liberal-democratica Viktor Yushchenko. Ma un rappresentante dell&#39;avversario sconfitto, Viktor Yanukovich, ha
JABALYA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces thrust into  Gaza's largest refugee camp on Thursday, killing four  Palestinians including a 9-year-old boy, as the army tightened  its grip on the northern part of the coastal strip.
R&B star Usher leads the field at this year's Soul Train Awards, with a total of five nominations.
Sony has developed an  environmentally-friendly prototype battery that runs on sugars  and that can generate enough electricity to power a music  player and a pair of speakers, the Japanese company said.
SAINT-PIERRE-LE-VIGER, France  - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday that France would veto any World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement that did not satisfy its requirements on agriculture.
About 1,000 Indian army troops began withdrawing from the embattled Kashmir district Wednesday as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for peace.
A fire tore through a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing a complete evacuation including some patients undergoing operations.
Former Saturday Night Live regular Jimmy Fallon and girlfriend Nancy Juvonen, a Hollywood producer who worked on Fallon's 2005 romantic comedy Fever Pitch, were married Saturday on Necker Island in the Caribbean, a publicist announced.  Fallon, 33, a...
Australian shareholders had two significant excuses for a protest vote as News Corporation sought to shift its domicile from Australia to Delaware.
Samuel Bombaugh entered the record books - with room to spare. The Falmouth High sophomore shattered the meet record for the shot put by almost 6 feet at the 24th annual Red Auerbach Freshman-Sophomore Large Schools track meet yesterday. With a throw of 56 feet 1 inch, Bombaugh eclipsed the meet's small school record, set a Falmouth High mark, and ...
Ukraine's Supreme Court is expected to  rule on Friday on whether to overturn the result of a disputed  presidential election that has plunged the country into turmoil  and generated distrust between Russia and the West.
An Israeli drone fired two missiles into  the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Thursday, killing two  Palestinian militants and an 18-year-old youth, witnesses and  medics said.
Gov. Ed Rendell, one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's most visible supporters, said some white Pennsylvanians are likely to vote against her rival Barack Obama because he is black.
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Crocked Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has confidence in the abilities of midfield duo Xabi Alonso and Dietmar Hamann. The pair will team up to form the Reds&#39; midfield engine room for the two months that Gerrard will be sidelined with a foot injury.
Democrats, by recruiting former state judge William O\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099Neill to take on Republican Rep. Steven C. LaTourette next year in Ohio\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 14th Congressional District, already have bettered the efforts they expended during a 2006 campaign in which the incumbent easily won a seventh term.
Lo svizzero Fabian Cancellara (CSC) &egrave; la prima maglia gialla del Tour de France 2007 dopo la ...
Pakistani authorities are considering banning political processions in the run-up to a general election after a bomb attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed 139 people.
The family of a baby who died when a water tank burst above her head takes legal action against a council.
Rio Ferdinand has travelled with the England squad to Macedonia and should be fit for selection for the European Championship qualifier in Skopje.
An Islamic militant sought by Turkey as the suspected mastermind of a plot to crash a plane into a major landmark was flown to Istanbul on Tuesday, hours after a court approved his extradition, a police official said.
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Chad Pennington could feel the pressure of trying to make franchise history weighing down his teammates.
ABN AMRO , which received two revised offers from rival bidders Barclays  and a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland , said on Monday that it will evaluate both offers in \
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O2 and Vodafone to be booted off frequencies UK regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on the future of the 900MHz band, currently allocated to Vodafone and O2 for their 2G services, and has suggested that a technology-neutral auction might be in order for 2009.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With the next generation of Media Center PCs, you&#39;ll be able to have your TV and record it too. For the first time, Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Center Edition is supporting multiple tuners, meaning that consumers
The United Nations has proclaimed 2009 to be the International Year of Astronomy to mark the 400th anniversary of observations by Galileo that revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) said here on Thursday.
Ci sar&agrave; anche il centrocampista svizzero Inler nell'Udinese che domenica cercher&agrave; di f...
The Canadian government stopped transferring prisoners in Afghanistan to local Afghan authorities after witnessing evidence of torture, according to a newly released government letter.
Thailand confirmed its second death from bird flu Tuesday, and said the fatal case might have been transmitted by a human victim rather than a bird, according to published report.
Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan expects Michael Owen to prove he can star for England coach Fabio Capello after ending his Premier League goal drought.
NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s departing boss, Sean O&#39;Keefe, said Friday he does not regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope
Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard will fire his interest rate gun and then conspicuously reload it when he delivers his monetary policy statement on Thursday.
Having skipped the awkward teen stage entirely, at least onscreen, Portman plays a stripper with a heart of tarnish in &#39;&#39;Closer,&quot; the Mike Nichols movie
Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said Thursday his country would not enter into negotiations with the kidnappers of a Polish woman in Iraq.
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A purported al-Qaida in Afghanistan commander claimed in an audiotape released early Friday that the terror group was willing to swap prisoners with the U.S., Britain and other countries.
HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned Playboy Playmate who fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over her billionaire husband's estate, died suddenly on Thursday at the age of 39.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - In a surprise move Wednesday, the judge in Scott Peterson's murder trial postponed the cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress and sent the jury home for the rest of the week because of an undisclosed \
Stable Micro Sys. In the wake of last month's Commission decision that paved the way for EU farmers to commercially grow up to 17 different types of GM maize seeds, the agriculture minister Gianni Alemanno had ...
New York City is wrestling its way out of a recession without its traditional economic engine - Wall Street employers - leading the way.
For Carson Daly, the phrase \
John Brownlee talks with silent theater director about Lulu, a play about the murder of a flapper at the hands of Jack the Ripper. In Table of Malcontents.
A vaccine targeting a deadly strain of  meningitis proved to be safe and highly effective in protecting  African children, researchers said on Friday, raising hope that  it may help prevent epidemics that afflict many African  countries.
A woman given permission for embryo screening treatment to save her son is carrying the UK's first \
Walter Zenga &egrave; il nuovo allenatore della Dinamo Bucarest. L'ex giocatore dell'Inter, 47 anni,...
This year's Frankfurt Book Fair is focusing on the Arab world amid worries that the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq and war on terrorism have warped Western perceptions of Arab culture - something that participants ...
KIRKUK, Iraq  - A car bomb tore through a Kurdish neighborhood of Iraq's northern oil centre of Kirkuk on Sunday, killing at least eight people and setting shops and cars ablaze, police said.
Roma, 10 dic. (Adnkronos)- La Lazio dovr\u00c3\u00a0 disputare la prossima gara di una competizione europea in uno stadio a porte chiuse, a seguito del comportamento razzista tenuto dai propri sostenitori nella partita di Coppa UEFA del mese scorso.
Three films by Cameron Jamie, including \
Graphics chip-maker ATI Technologies   Inc ATYT.OQ said on Wednesday that fourth quarter revenue is   expected to be about $520 million, below the low end of the   revenue outlook it provided in late June.
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Trifon Yarumov picks up cigarette butts  off of the street and smokes them because he can't afford a  pack of his own.
For stretches of the girls' basketball city semifinal playoff between Charlestown and perennial champion Burke, it was a battle of opposite styles. The Townies possess a dominating frontline, and the Bulldogs rely on the speed and skill of their guard play, notably senior Laniece Langford.
Attacking several tons of woolly mammoth with stone-tipped spears must have taken extraordinary courage &#151; and ancient people left paintings to prove they did it.
NABLUS, 22 November 2004 - More than 80 percent of Palestinians believe that veteran leader Yasser Arafat died as a result of poisoning and not from natural causes, a poll published yesterday revealed.
Goes after financial services X factor with Xayce Morse has swallowed up Manchester-based consultancy firm Xayce plc for \u00c2\u00a33.6m in a majority cash deal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Senate Republicans equipped their rank and file on Tuesday with campaign-style material on Social Security that touts President Bush's call for voluntary personal accounts for younger workers but omits mention of companion cuts in guaranteed future benefits.
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A redesigned space shuttle fuel tank arrived at NASA's main assembly hangar on Thursday in what managers said was a first tangible sign that the two-year effort to return the fleet to flight following the Columbia disaster is nearing its end.
Huge variations in continuing care on the NHS are \
Harvard University names Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president in its 371-year history.
La Russa, Alemanno e Matteoli saranno i tre nuovi vice presidenti di An con pieni poteri. Lo propone Fini alla riunione della direzione del partito. Il triumvirato, precisa Fini, guider\u00c3\u00a0 An \u00c2\u00abper tutta la legislatura\u00c2\u00bb.
By Destin Log, Fla.  Jan. 31--We'd like to believe that the members of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council have not made up their minds about the red snapper fishery.
Well, somehow they did in the first adaptation of the videogame \u00e2\u0080\u009cResident Evil.\u00e2\u0080\u009d All was loud, gory and yet somehow flat. All is certainly loud and gory in the sequel
Yesterday before 15,266 fans at TD Banknorth Garden, despite the arrival of the Rangers and high-priced gunners Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan, Scott Gomez, and Chris Drury, the man with the lowest goals-against average and highest save percentage in the league played the role of door opener on the Boston bench.
Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
Las Vegas, Nevada - Danny Williams, the unlikely British challenger for a share of boxing&#39;s heavyweight crown, said he must improve 30 to 40 percent from his knockout of Mike Tyson to dethrone Vitali Klitschko.
A Congressional inquiry into online data brokers has raised concerns that federal and local law enforcement may be skirting privacy laws to obtain calling records

Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
STUART, Florida  - For nine years Pedro Zapeta did nothing but work and save.
Oracle has made a huge step towards victory in its hostile takeover bid for rival business software company PeopleSoft, as the US federal courts rejected the Department of Justice&#39;s attempt to block the takeover bid.
Mel Gibson completed the probation requirements from his DUI arrest, with the judge telling him Wednesday: \
Business tycoon Steve Morgan has scrapped his \u00c2\u00a370 million bid to take control of Liverpool Football Club. His lawyer said in a statement: &quot;Steve has lost patience with the board using his offer as a stop-gap while they look for a better one.
seated alongside his Iranian counterpart in the most extensive, high-level contact between the countries in years. relations but occasionally over the past few years their senior envoys have crossed paths at international meetings.
Group therapy doesn&#39;t improve survival for women with early-stage breast cancer, says a study in the Sept. 27 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Russia's biggest political party is due to confirm Putin aide Dmitri Medvedev as its candidate for the presidency.
Number one seed Maria Sharapova was made to work hard before securing her semi-final place at the Istanbul Cup with a 6-2 3-6 6-0 defeat of Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday.
Eritrea dismissed as \
&quot;Friday Night Lights,&quot; a cinematic chronicle of high school football in Texas, debuted in theaters Friday night after meeting the approval of a few Steelers who happened to view a sneak preview Thursday.
With the Iraq Study Group report due on Wednesday, the Bush administration has notified allies that it will not budge on certain aspects of Iraq policy, whatever recommendations are put forth by the independent panel of 10 prominent Republicans and Democrats.
IBM wants to see how it can make 3D virtual environments pay off for it and its customers.
US President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his decision to go to war against the &quot;unique threat&quot; of Iraq, despite an official US report that Baghdad did not have weapons of mass destruction, as a Shiite militia pledged to disarm.
At least 22 people, many of them women and children, die after a fire breaks out in a wedding tent in Pakistan.
IBM said the seven-year contract with AstraZeneca aims to help the British pharmaceutical company manage its internal technology operations.
The organisation charged with developing the infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympics is planning a radical car ban for all of the games's major venues across Britain, The Times reported in an early edition of its Tuesday paper.
North Korea is willing to take initial steps toward ending its nuclear arms program, South Korean officials said after six-party talks opened on Thursday, hinting at rare progress in talks which have ended in stalemate for years.
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Nate Longshore passes for 217 yards and the 21st-ranked Golden Bears top Stanford, 26-17, in the 109th Big Game,
Congress approved legislation Thursday adding 4 million children to a popular health care program, setting up a veto fight that President Bush probably will win but handing Democrats a campaign issue for next year's elections.
Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from September and early October 2004.
President Bush on Saturday played  down an unexpected warning from his outgoing health chief that  the U.S. food supply was an easy target for terrorists.
The city ordered fire inspectors to examine hundreds of buildings under construction or demolition after an investigation found numerous planning and safety failures at an abandoned ground zero skyscraper where two firefighters died.
Keith Foulke isn't going to forget the last two nights anytime soon, but he won't be dwelling on them either.
The Greek airliner forced to make an emergency landing at Stansted airport following a bomb threat has been given the all-clear by police today.
Two airport shuttle buses collided head-on in the dark near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing a driver in one bus and a passenger in the other, authorities said.
Julia Roberts competes again for the title of favourite female movie star at the People's Choice awards on Sunday.
And that's the cheap version Amazon sells empty Vista boxes for $360?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rising obesity rates and the number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on health gains for the American population, according to the results of a survey released Monday.
Suicide rates among the youngest and   oldest Americans have steadily declined since the late 1980s,   U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a finding that   contradicts popular conceptions that rates were rising.
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Joining super models and business moguls who have made the leap to reality TV, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and network CBS on Friday unveiled a contest series to pick a new clothing trendsetter.
 fossil found in Jurassic graveyard
Playbill - The new Broadway-bound production of A Chorus Line will be recorded by Masterworks Broadway on Aug. 14 at Skywalker Sound Studio in Marin County, CA.
Germany&#39;s finance minister said Saturday that he and his US counterpart have reached an agreement under which Iraq&#39;s creditors would write off up to 80 per cent of the country&#39;s debt.
An economist with Asian Development Bank said Friday that China&#39;s decision to raise interest rates is necessary, but not enough to curb inflation.
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice said the United States and Spain had recovered from the rift over with withdrawal of Spanish troops in Iraq but that the issue over Spain's relationship with the Cuban government remained a sore spot.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on  Wednesday vowed a crackdown on armed groups operating in  Palestinian areas in order to smooth the way to a Jan. 9  presidential election for a successor to Yasser Arafat.
Faint whiff of joss-sticks LogoWatch We here at El Reg like to think that our LogoWatch strand has done much to rid the world of Powerpoint presentation-weilding Strategy Boutiques - redefining brand frontage paradigms and delivery mission-critical synergistic solutions to better represent the brand proposition companies represent to their end user demographic while blasted off the planet on Bolivian marching powder.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Charity marathon caught on webcam A US chap is counting to one million live on the net to raise funds for the Push America disabilities charity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Damien Hirst, former BritArt bad boy whose works infuriate and inspire in equal measure, did it again on Friday with a diamond-encrusted platinum cast of a human skull priced at a cool 50 million pounds.
LEEDS CASTLE, England : Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland&#39;s Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.
Iraq's interim prime minister warned  the rebel-held city of Falluja on Wednesday it must hand over  foreign militants, including America's top enemy in Iraq, or  face a major operation to root them out.
Tribal leaders in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province react angrily to army plans for a new garrison.
A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft Corp. will have to abide immediately by an EU ruling that forces the software giant to change its commercial practices before the appeals procedure runs its full course, sources said.
Starbucks Corp.  said on  Thursday that sales at coffee shops open at least 13 months  rose 5 percent in August, at the high end of Wall Street  estimates, and shares rose slightly in after-hours trading.
Il presidente uscente Leonid Kuchma non esclude la possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di nuove elezioni in Ucraina: loriferisce l&#39;agenzia di stampa russa Interfax. &#39;&#39;Nuove elezioni potrebbero essere l&#39;unico modo&#39;&#39; per risolvere
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Police have suspended their investigation into the tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo that killed a teenager as they wait for new witnesses or evidence to emerge.
Auburn&#39;s 38-28 win in the SEC championship game Saturday gave the Tigers a perfect 12-0 regular season. It was the first Auburn football team to accomplish that feat.
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Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi drifts in heavy seas Wednesday after losing power due to a fire accident. AFP. DUBLIN  - British tug boats sailed Thursday to join a major rescue operation for a Canadian
Jeffrey Greenberg, chairman and chief executive of embattled insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. , is expected to step down within hours, a newspaper reported on Friday, citing people close to the discussions.
Washington State coach Bill Doba, for one, is keeping a straight face as the Cougars prepare to host Washington on Saturday in the annual cross-state rivalry.
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METCASH stunned long-term suitor Foodland (FOA) yesterday with an audacious $846 million takeover bid to create a supermarket heavyweight better able to compete with its bigger rivals.
L'Argentina ha battuto l'Australia 1-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Melbourne. Gol partita di Martin D...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived on Tuesday for the first major diplomatic foray that includes talks with US President George W Bush, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and address to the UN General Assembly.
Centene Corp. (CNC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which sells Medicaid government health insurance plans, on Tuesday said the acquisition of two new health plans would add to 2005 earnings, pushing its shares up 13 percent.
The police and army go on alert in Bolivia, as some of its richest regions prepare to declare autonomy.
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A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.
The Chechen separatist leader, Aslan Maskhadov, tried to distance himself from extremists in the independence movement yesterday by declaring that his former commander-in-chief Shamil Basayev would one day stand trial for ordering the Beslan school siege.
The government said Thursday it is purchasing 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine under an $877.5 million contract -- the first awarded through a federal program to develop and stockpile antidotes to biological and
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said  Israel may release more Palestinian prisoners than expected as  part of a possible deal covering the release of an Israeli  soldier held by Palestinians.
BISHKEK, Sep 24 (IPS) - This Central Asian Republic of five million is  headed for a crucial referendum on a new constitution Oct. 21.
L'allenatore dell'Under 21 inglese Stuart Pearce entra ufficialmente nello staff di Fabio Capello, i...
Some sports fans may now know as much about global warming as they know about women's swimwear: Sports Illustrated this week tells readers how a warming world is going to change the state of play.
SAN DIEGO -- Radio failure at a Federal Aviation Administration control facility has forced some Southern California airports -- including San Diego&#39;s Lindbergh Field -- to hold flights on the ground.
Dell Inc. announced a deal Monday with China's largest electronics retailer to sell computers in stores throughout the country as the world's second-largest computer maker tries to expand in the booming Chinese market.
L'allenatore della Juventus, Claudio Ranieri, &egrave; convinto che, se sabato i bianconeri dovesser...
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The FBI believes there is an Israeli  spy at the very highest level of the Pentagon, CBS News  reported on Friday. The Israeli embassy immediately denied the  report.
Southampton are unlikely to be pressed into a hasty move over boss Steve Wigley, BBC Sport understands.
Responding to complaints by disgruntled Iraq-bound soldiers in Kuwait that they lacked armor for the vehicles, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that it was
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to US military Special Operations personnel at... CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait  - Disgrunted US soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumself on
: A suicide car bomber ploughed into a Shia mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers today, killing 14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.
The US secretary of state is in the Middle East for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders amid fresh diplomacy.
InfoWorld - The sun came out for EarthLink&#39;s Philadelphia Wi-Fi network on Thursday even as prospects for&#160;its San Francisco project&#160;remain shrouded in fog.
OCALA, Florida  - Actor Wesley Snipes, star of the \
Schools in the Indonesian province of Aceh reopen for the first time since the disaster a month ago.
InfoWorld - In an unexpected development, chip giant Intel has joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. The nonprofit project aims to equip children in developing countries with specially designed low-cost notebooks powered by chips from Intel rival&#160;AMD.
Microsoft  and Siemens   will join forces to develop in-car entertainment and  navigation products that should make it easier for consumers to  connect devices such mobile phones and music players.
Serbia's President Boris Tadic poses with EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana and Germany Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier prior to a meeting in Belgrade.Comment
SanDisk's major earnings surprise wasn't a surprise to everyone.
Technology used to check for diluted beer in kegs returned to breweries could soon be used to monitor water quality in treatment plants.
Insurgents used the hospital in the volatile city of Ramadi to ambush U.S. soldiers, the military said Saturday, firing rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire at troops but inflicting no American casualties.
Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day official visit to Ukraine ahead of the country's presidential election.
Whole UK population and every visitor to Britain should be put on national DNA database, top judge says.
Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi declared martial law on Sunday and said a US-led military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could not be delayed much longer.
HANOVER, Germany - Several thousand Volkswagen AG workers took to the streets Tuesday to press their demand for wage increases and pay guarantees as the automaker prepared to resume pay negotiations with Germany&#39;s biggest industrial union.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Sports Network) - San Diego Chargers  quarterback Drew Brees will be under center for this Sunday's  contest versus the Denver Broncos.
Ivo Karlovic rode a wave of aces to a 7-6 (5), 7-5 semifinal victory over Benjamin Becker on Saturday in the SAP Open, where the 6-foot-10 Croat is looking for his first ATP title.
A controversial Italian politician, whose nomination to a European Union post threatened to halt other EU nominations, withdrew Saturday from consideration.
By Daily Mail, London  Feb. 17--Struggling NHS software supplier iSoft (up 4 3/4p at 49 3/4p)  could be bought by one of its biggest rivals.
The U.S. Senate early on Saturday confirmed Jill E. Sommers, a Kansas Republican, to be a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Ancelotti cercato dal Real Madrid? Adriano Galliani non vuole polemiche: ''Siccome siamo in Quaresim...
Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness cited costly but familiar defensive failings for the Magpies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 3-1 defeat at Liverpool at the weekend.
Carl Wayne, the lead singer of influential 1960s pop group the Move, dies at the age of 61 after battling cancer.
The gloves came off Tuesday in the heavyweight battle over Hollywood Entertainment Corp., the nation&#39;s No. 2 video rental chain.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the U.S. strategy for fighting Iraq's escalating insurgency...
Britain&#39;s Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera in a scuffle with photographers outside a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday, royal officials said.
Iran on Sunday rejected European demands that it halt all uranium enrichment activities and described a proposal aimed at ending Tehran&#39;s nuclear standoff with the international community as &quot;unbalanced.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 11 -- Twenty armed men entered the Subhi family home in southern Kirkuk at dawn Monday, killing a 12-year-old boy, his 13-year-old sister and their pregnant mother, police said.
Director Martin Scorsese is sued by a production company for allegedly failing to have a check-up before a new film.
Popular photo-rating site HotOrNot.com is bought by a group of investors associated with Avid Life Media, founder James Hong confirms.
Stamps.com , which sells postage over the Internet, said on Thursday its chief executive canceled his appearance at the ThinkEquity conference in San Francisco due to a scheduling conflict.
Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from their forest habitat Thursday for the first time since the Dec. 26 tsunami and earthquakes that rocked the isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in a rare interaction with outsiders announced that all 250 of their fellow tribespeople had survived.
ABOARD PM\u00e2\u0080\u0099S AIRCRAFT: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday appealed to the Left parties to realise that the hike in the prices of petroleum products had become unavoidable if the government wanted to execute social programmes for the poor as well as
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales is to question the cost of the war in Iraq in his Midnight Mass address.
Britain's Tony Blair will spell out this  week his legislative plans for the next session of parliament  -- tantamount to an election manifesto, with the prime minister  expected to go to the polls in May next year.
Turkey, rattled by growing signs of  resistance in the European Union to its entry bid, said on  Monday it would seek changes in the wording of a key report on  its candidacy before EU leaders debate it on Dec. 17.
Jeff Teague scored 26 points and host Wake Forest shocked No. 2 Duke, 86-73, last night, ending the Blue Devils' 12-game winning streak and giving first-year coach Dino Gaudio his first big victory as the heir of the late Skip Prosser's program.
Shoppers, encouraged by cooler temperatures and easing gasoline prices, went on a shopping spree in September, resulting in better-than-expected gains for many merchants and lifting the industry's spirits in advance of the holiday season.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Law officers and museum officials are looking for a bronze bust of former Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett that is missing from the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
The Jets took an early lead, only to implode Sunday with the usual mixture of turnovers and missed tackles as they fell to 1-6, losing their fourth game in a row.
A claimed misunderstanding over licenses led to a multimillion dollar settlement between Microsoft and a French CD-duplication firm accused of producing discs with unauthorized copies of the company's software.
As Democrats continue to search heaven and earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, considered the biggest prize in the government&#39;s case against a California laboratory that allegedly distributed illegal steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, became the latest star stained

President George W. Bush temporarily handed his powers to Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday morning while he was sedated for a routine colon cancer test at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md., the White House said.
Aetna is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.
A man who killed his son in a hotel balcony plunge in Greece could be back in the UK within months.
Tavano e la Roma, il matrimonio sembra liontano, almeno stando a quanto dichiarato da Stefano Guerci...
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.
London & Regional Properties said on Tuesday that is has bought the entire stock of Finnish hotel property company Dividum, with a book value of 300 million euros.
Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday he was not greatly offended by the Fox News chief's word play about his name that led Nevada Democrats to cancel a presidential debate hosted with the network.
Vienna, 11 dicembre 2004 - Risolto il mistero dello strano morbo che ha colpito Viktor Yushchenko: il leader dell&#39;opposizione ucraina \u00c3\u00a8 stato avvelenato da diossina. A riferirlo sono stati i medici della
With all of the good news they've posted about the mysqlnd driver, the developers behind the Internet Super Hero blog know that there will be bugs that come up in the driver. So, they've addressed the right way to find and deal with these issues in a new blog entry.   he bad news: mysqlnd might have bugs. How to report and debug these bugs - using mysqli_debug() - is subject of this posting.   They step you through the process for finding out what's causing the problems (internal versus external debugging) and how to make client traces with the mysqi extension to make it even easier for the developers to track down the problem. They also suggest a few things to send along with your bug report - like the PHP code calling it or the SQL you're using to select/update/insert/delete the data from your database.
Police recovered 60 bodies over the   past day across Baghdad, most bound and tortured, officials   said on Wednesday, highlighting how sectarian death squads are   still plaguing the Iraqi capital despite a major security   drive.
They were in Arizona and Oregon, just drafted or soon to be, their memories of the 2004 World Series faint or nonexistent. They were not part of it then, just minor leaguers struggling to make the majors, not yet daring to think of pennants and prizes. Not yet thinking of themselves as Red Sox, a team that made history that ...
A cycling team sponsored by gambling firm Unibet is barred from the Tour de France in an advertising row.
NEW YORK  - Moves by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library could signal a communications revolution on a par with Johann Gutenberg and the invention of moveable type in the 15th century.
Researchers report that the higher a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body mass index is, the less likely he is to receive a kidney transplant.
Secretary of State Colin Powell refused to get into the debate over the Vietnam service of the presidential candidates on Sunday but said if the United States ever went
Tropical Storm Chris weakened into a depression Friday in the eastern Caribbean, though a tropical storm warning remained in effect for several islands in its path across the southeastern Bahamas.
FALLUJAH: US warplanes launched fresh air strikes overnight around the rebel-held city of Fallujah, killing about 63 foreign fighters loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the US military said on Friday.
The announcement that nearly 80 Muslims have died in police custody in southern Thailand will escalate tensions in a region already blighted by violence.
Burt Bacharach will receive a lifetime achievement award at the Grammys in February, organisers say.
Desperate but unanswered pleas to release a British hostage threatened with death in Iraq have taken their toll on his family and put pressure on UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Last Saturday, Washington became a national punchline after its run defense yielded 424 yards to UCLA, including 322 to sophomore tailback Maurice Drew.
Roma, 23 ott (Adnkronos/Adnkronos Salute) - &#39;&#39;Il presidente Ciampi e&#39; stato un paziente modello. Era sereno, allegro e per nulla impaurito. Sta bene el&#39;intervento e&#39; perfettamente riuscito, sia dal punto di
Plus: Indian government monitors every cafe keystroke. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Democrat John Kerry, citing a newly commissioned study, said on Thursday that rising health care expenses have cost American jobs and President Bush has done nothing to solve the problem.
Interim head coach Kent Baer said Tuesday&#39;s Insight Bowl was his final game with Notre Dame. That became clear after he met with incoming coach Charlie Weis shortly after the New England Patriots offensive
A U.S. military sent a quick reaction force to the site of downed helicopter northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
Gip: no a incidente probatorio per sentire 4 amiche vittima
Are there ever \u00e2\u0080\u009cshorter than expected\u00e2\u0080\u009d hold times on phone help lines? and other perplexing questions.
Radical plans for the future of the BBC have been announced by Director General, Mark Thompson. Mr Thompson said the changes are needed so that more of the licence fee can be put into programmes and content.
HAMBURG - Josef Graessle-Muenscher, the chief defence counsel for terror suspect Mounir el-Motassadeq, has been hospitalised after being injured in a motorcycle accident at the weekend, his office confirmed Monday.
Scientists say the coming weeks could see the most severe thinning of the ozone layer over northern Europe since records began.
Robyn Troup went from Grammy Awards star to \
India&#039;s government on Tuesday threatened to fire hundreds of striking doctors opposed to an affirmative action plan for low-caste Hindus, and said army, railway and retired doctors would be brought in to prop up crippled medical services.
Cardiovascular device maker Guidant  Corp. GDT.N said on Wednesday U.S. regulators cleared the use  of its implantable heart failure therapies for a wider group of  patients.
Atene, 23 set (Adnkronos) - Imma Cerasuolo ha vinto la medaglia d&#39;argento nei 200 misti della classe S8 alle Paralimpiadi. La nuotatrice italiana ha fermato il cronometro a 3&#39;02&#39;&#39;03, migliorando di 24 centesimi
Stocks tumbled on Friday, wrapping up their worst week since a global sell-off in February amid fears that trouble at two Bear Stearns hedge funds may signal worse problems lie ahead for credit markets.
Former Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp was expected to be named manager of south coast rivals Southampton after they announced a news conference on Wednesday.
MANUFACTURERS suffered their worst month for more than a year in September, new figures revealed today in yet another sign interest rates may have reached their peak.
A recent poll found that Democratic challenger Brad Ellsworth has pulled ahead of Rep. John Hostettler in a closely watched House race, but Republicans questioned the methodology of the poll.
Singapore, facing a rise in AIDS cases, is considering making it compulsory for pregnant women to be screened for HIV/AIDS, an official said on Saturday.
Euro Disney SCA posted a wider loss Tuesday for the 2004 fiscal year as the theme park and hotel operator resumed royalty payments to The Walt Disney Co. and incurred heavier operating costs.
The British government will today outline proposals to ban smoking in all restaurants, cafes and most pubs in England. The proposed ban is part of a wide-ranging white paper on public health which is being published today.
Cisco Systems warns that a slowdown in technology spending will dent future sales growth.
The Russian Tax Ministry said Friday that oil giant Yukos owes another 119.887 billion rubles (some 4.1 billion US dollars) in back taxes for the year 2001.
Il centrocampista dell'Inter, Patrick Vieira, &egrave; stat squalificato per tre turni dal giudice s...
The five drivers locked in the closest championship race in NASCAR&#39;s history have a single, simple goal in Sunday&#39;s Southern 500: win.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Anti-capitalist protesters clashed with police on Wednesday, injuring eight, as they tried to blockade routes to a summit of major powers in northern Germany.
FOXBOROUGH -- It is highly unlikely the winless Miami Dolphins' season will conclude as an inverse of the undefeated 1972 team. To go 0-16 is as difficult as finishing 17-0. But this season's edition is well on its way to becoming one of the most futile in Miami's stellar history.
Somali insurgents assassinated a local official on Thursday and attacked Ethiopian troops overnight just hours after a second attempt to start a peace conference was postponed, residents said.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
A woman's best bet for spring fashion success? It's still the dress.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Strong explosions shook central Baghdad early Sunday, and fighting erupted on a major street in the heart of the city near the U.S.-guarded Green Zone.    Rocket and mortar fire erupted about 5:30 a.m...
LONDON/ZURICH  - Barclays  has not ruled out adding cash to the terms its ABN AMRO offer should it need to boost its bid to fight off a rival offer from a consortium of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
As online matchmakers compete for customers using algorithms in the search for love, the battle has intrigued academic researchers who study the mating game.
LaDainian Tomlinson and Randy Moss were unanimous selections to The Associated Press 2007 NFL All-Pro team on Wednesday. So was Tom Brady \u00c2\u0097 sort of.
Rob Andrew, England's new director of elite rugby, warns head coach Andy Robinson that results must improve.
Via libera trasferimento del controllo di Stretto Messina
Members of the Second Life online world criticise the handling of a serious security breach.
U.S. economic activity expanded from mid-April through May, with some regions reporting stronger growth, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
Tony Blair urges Labour election candidates to make themselves accessible to voters.
A former help-desk worker at a New  York company that provides credit reports to banks and other  lenders pleaded guilty on Tuesday for his role in what federal  prosecutors said was the largest identity theft case ever.
Sheffield City Council apologises to residents after giving permission for a mobile phone mast by mistake.
Manovra correttiva per il 2008 sara' pari a zero
A U.S. appeals court reinstated the most serious charge against alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla on Tuesday, reviving a murder-conspiracy count that could send the former \
BOGOTA, Colombia, March 10 -- On the eve of a visit by President Bush, the U.S. Embassy confirmed Saturday that American and Colombian soldiers had conducted a joint operation in the southern stronghold of leftist rebels who are holding three U.S. military contractors.
The first successful submarine attack in history is only a partial success: The sub is lost, too. Compiled by Tony Long.
Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--NTT Data Intramart Corp. , which develops and sells Web platform software and Web applications, will make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's Mothers market for startups on June 7.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
The plane carrying Vice President Dick Cheney from Australia to the United States landed safely in Singapore on Sunday, after encountering a mechanical problem, a United States embassy spokeswoman said.
Few objects in the sky have more magnetic personalities than planetary nebulas.    Astronomers have been drawn to the strange objects since early telescopes in    the 1700s revealed them as fuzzy patches of light that resembled the giant planets    of our outer solar system.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has decided to pull his advertising from South Carolina and Florida, in a sign of trouble for a campaign that badly needs a win. Romney had been hoping to challenge John McCain and Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, and Rudy Giuliani in Florida, where the former New York mayor has been spending time and money.
England's defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup attracts a peak audience of 15.8m.
Andy Roddick was overmatched in the U.S. Open men\u00c2\u0092s final as Roger Federer took four sets to win his third straight title.
Japanese brewer Sapporo scraps current anti-takeover measures, but looks for new ways to fend off suitors.
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The most common type of gorilla is now \
Era il vice di Ayyub al-Masri, il successore di al Zarqawi
The Justice Department has asked a  judge to enter a $2.53 billion judgment against two Rigas  family members in a bid to seize some cable systems run by  Adelphia Communications Corp., the Wall Street Journal reported  on Tuesday.
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants got a much-needed boost on the offensive line on Tuesday, re-acquiring guard Jason Whittle from Tampa Bay for an undisclosed draft choice.
Il procuratore Di Nicola, \
Annego' all'Argentario per salvare vita a bambina italiana
The critical illness of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who was reported near death as this page went to press, is a pivotal event that could quickly lead to increased turmoil in the ever-troubled Middle East, but could offer hope for a long-term
The US agrees for the first time to pay to clean up a site where Agent Orange was kept during the Vietnam war.
By Eric Swedlund, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 14--Bacteria are far more abundant at people's desks than office restrooms, and it's the work areas of the fairer sex that harbor the most germs.
Gabe: ***STAR WARS NERD CRAP!***I've been meaning to mention Karen's new book in the Republic Commando series for a while but I wanted to wait until I finished it. I'm a ridiculously slow reader so I didn't actually wrap it up until a few weeks ago. If you're reading the series \
ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL) could emerge as the favored partner of Russian gas firm Gazpromneft in the latter&#39;s bid for the assets of the beleaguered Russian oil giant Yukos.
Glaskowsky passes along some feedback from the OLPC organization.
Astronauts aboard the International  Space Station ran into a jam trying to fold up one of the  station's solar wing panels on Wednesday, a key step in the  mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.
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A bomb killed 11 people and wounded 23 in a Shi'ite neighborhood of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, hospital sources said.
The trial starts of 10 suspects in a failed attempt to blow up a Christmas market in Strasbourg in 2000.
A consortium of Chinese university engineers and government officials, in cooperation with a Chinese video standards group that includes globally recognized manufacturers, plus the DVD Forum, have come to an agreement on a standard specification for a blue-laser disc mechanism and format specifically for the Chinese market. It means China could be producing low-price HD DVD mechanisms by this next summer.
THE Government faced a new hostage crisis last night after a Briton running an aid agency was kidnapped by an unidentified armed group.
Europa protagonista positiva delle relazioni internazionali
TAMPA, Fla. -- Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.Scientists said Sunday's magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled windows from southwest Florida to Louisiana was rare, and a seismic jolt powerful enough to do damage or unleash a tsunami on the U.S.
An aboriginal man who died in police custody is buried amid local anger in northern Australia.
EDS this week will kick off a partnership with Siebel Systems, taking the first step in a new vendor-relationship strategy emphasizing deeper links with fewer vendors.
The UK's disaster management is woefully inadequate, finds a government review into last summer's flooding.
Proctor &amp; Gamble, the company behind a testosterone patch called Intrinsa, hoped to have the first female Viagra equivalient on the market but after reviewing the research, an FDA advisory committee said &quot;no&quot;.
Fighting the app-independent tide with video plug-ins WAN optimisation specialist Packeteer is offering free WAN application performance evaluations, plus software to track video usage over the network.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LEIPZIG, Germany : Jurgen Klinsmann enjoyed his first home win as German manager with his team defeating ten-man Cameroon 3-0 in a friendly match.
[Hollywood News] Washington, Sept 30 : Dawnette Knight, who is facing trial on 25 felony counts of allegedly stalking actress Catherine Zeta- Jones&#39; has pleaded innocent at her arraignment.
More than 1 million U.S. households have requested $40 government coupons since Tuesday to help pay for converter boxes for the coming switch to digital television, officials said on Friday.
Birmingham City won its second local derby in a row by crushing West Bromwich Albion 4-0 on Saturday to push the Baggies closer to relegation.
The beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq renewed pressure on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to withdraw his country&#39;s troops, as the opposition blamed his pro-US policy for the slaying.
Pay-as-you-go computer power could soon be helping computer animators finish their films.
With lawmakers openly skeptical of his troop buildup, President Bush will cast his plan for a gradual, limited withdrawal as a way to bring a divided America together.
The US military says marines in Fallujah shot and killed an insurgent who engaged them as he was faking being dead, a week after footage of a marine killing an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi caused a stir in the region.
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps won another gold medal, this time wearing khaki shorts and flip-flops. From a front-row seat at the Olympic pool, Phelps watched his teammates do all the work in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday night...
Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference March 10 in Baghdad, the government said Wednesday.
Some 10,000 casino workers went on  strike at seven of the 12 properties in Atlantic City, N.J., on  Friday, a day after the local union made a deal with three  Trump casinos.
Actor George Clooney reacts angrily to presenter's doubts over a US TV benefit for tsunami victims.
President Mobutu Sese Seko was said to   have sipped pink champagne daily, hired Concorde to fly his   family to New York to shop and bought numerous friends in high   places -- much of it with the help of foreign aid.
A tobacco industry lawyer sought to  fend off accusations that cigarette makers waged a deceptive  campaign to blunt concerns over secondhand smoke as he  testified on Wednesday in the government's $280 billion suit  against the industry.
Sen. Arlen Specter, a 26-year Senate Republican, said he will visit Syria despite loud objections by the Bush administration, contending the situation in Iraq is so dire that it is time Congress step up to the plate and see what it can do.
A computer security researcher figures out exactly how a high-tech scammer
The death rate from breast cancer continues to drop steadily by about 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the same benefits as whites, the American Cancer Society said on Tuesday.
From Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Britney Spears, our picks for 2007's scariest people.
Parte il 20 giugno la rassegna con attori detenuti
N'DJAMENA  - Chadian rebels attacked the eastern regional capital of Abeche on Saturday in their latest strike against President Idriss Deby's rule, wresting control from government forces who withdrew and surrounded the town.
The latest economic data point to an acceleration in the US economy after the weakest growth in over four years, but some analysts say a full recovery is not yet in sight.
Take the town of Odessa, Texas. Its centerpiece is a gorgeous football stadium that towers high above the rundown homes of the townsfolk, who believe hope lies only in the success of their Permian High Panthers.
An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
BEIJING -- The watershed six-party accord concluded yesterday with North Korea holds huge long-term promise for the Korean Peninsula and beyond, but pitfalls lie ahead.
SP 500 guadagna 4,80 punti, Dow Jones 33 e Nasdaq 9,25
Yoran helped form US-CERT, the government&#39;s cybersecurity information clearing house, but was reportedly frustrated with his post&#39;s limited authority and budgets.
Dopo la firma con il governo del protocollo di sostegno alla candidatura italiana a organizzare Euro...
On his blog today, Lorenzo Alberton Talks about DBMS and the character sets they support and issues a call for help for anyone interested to help them (on the PEAR::MDB2 project) set up proper character set support for each database.    We're working on PEAR::MDB2 charset and collation support. That means that we're in the process of figuring out what's the best way to set the charset in each DBMS, and how to make it portable and consistent through all of them.   I'll try to explain how the various DBMS implement charset settings first, then describe the MDB2 status-quo regarding charset support. Finally, we'd like to get some feedback to implement a better charset support in MDB2.    He lists out the types of character sets - client, connection, database/table/field, and result - explaining each of their roles in the average connection. He then breaks out the different databases into the different settings they support for the different character set types.   The call for help comes in with him asking anyone out there with experience and skill in these areas to get in touch and help out if they can. Contact information is in the post. You can also check out some of Lukas Smith's comments over on his blog too.
Housing woes and high gas prices likely combined to send U.S. auto sales to a weak finish in December, capping the industry's worst sales year in a decade and increasing pressure on U.S. automakers to cut production further, analysts said on Wednesday.
Fiumicino, non e' in pericolo il ragazzo che era alla guida
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (JTA) - Listening attentively to Condoleezza Rice describe President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vision of Middle East peace, more than a few of the 14 Jews gathered at the White House felt a sense of deja vu.
Over 2.5m foreigners have moved to the UK to work in the past five years, National Insurance figures suggest.
Wal-Mart is adding $4 generic drugs to its health insurance plans and offering lower premiums and deductibles, the third consecutive year of changes to the employee health benefits that unions have criticized.
Investigators have unearthed a mass grave in northern Iraq containing hundreds of bodies of women and children believed killed in the 1980s.
A year before Reggie White arrived in Green Bay, the city&#39;s storied National Football League franchise had already begun its resurgence.
The holiday shopping season ended better than it started and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many still hope for an extra boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.
Suspected communist guerrillas shot a policeman and set off two bombs in Katmandu on Friday while keeping up a blockade that has isolated the capital since midweek to press demands for the release of rebels held by Nepal's government.
Gordon Brown is due to meet Nelson Mandela on the last leg of his African tour to promote debt relief.
The Spice Girls wannabe stars again. Following a calculated publicity buildup, the original Girl Power group of the 1990s announced Thursday they had agreed to get together for 11 concerts around the world in December and January.
 creator hopes steps lead to stardom
Parents are keen to monitor their children's progress in education with new technology, a survey suggests.
Facing opposition from key senators, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will leave office in a matter of days, the White House announced on Monday.
ASBO crackdown Police officers in London have begun to use a camera mounted on their headgear in an effort to tackle anti-social behaviour.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
While people worldwide paused to remember the events of Sept. 11, 2001, a few hundred residents and visitors here gathered to remember a different air disaster -- one that occurred the early afternoon of Sept.
Reg reader sees sprinkling of panic Airport security is a serious business, but why was a Reg reader refused a Krispy Kreme doughnut at Heathrow airport?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. troops captured 14 Iraqis, including 10 wanted for making explosive devices to attack coalition forces, the military said Tuesday.
By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun.
Convicted French Nazi collaborator  Maurice Papon asked to be buried wearing his Legion d'Honneur  medal for services to France, his lawyer said on Sunday,  causing fresh controversy after his death.
Contribuenti piu' disciplinati, da crescita riduzione debito
The Yankees will have Mike Mussina\u00c2\u0092s services for two more seasons, at $23 million, but the Mets are still unsure if Tom Glavine will continue his pursuit of 300 victories in New York or Atlanta.
British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington admits the airline \
Sen. John Kerry's doctors have told him he is cured of the prostate cancer that sidelined him almost two years ago and that there is a slim chance it could recur in the next decade, The New York Times said Sunday in a report based on interviews with the Democratic presidential nominee and several of his physicians.
Arsenal were forced to come from behind to salvage a dramatic point in a 2-2 draw at Highbury after Southampton had taken an 85th-minute lead, allowing Chelsea to draw level on points at the top of the Barclays Premiership.
Pitching appears to be the name of the game tonight in the major leagues. Boston's Curt Schilling and Toronto's Roy Halladay will both be looking for their 13th wins of the season.
29 October 2004 - Reacting to an upsurge of violence and disturbances in Liberia&#39;s capital, Monrovia, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the local leaders there to lend their support to United Nations efforts to restore calm.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cI named my finance company Hercules, after the cartoon version of the hero, as a joke when I was writing the business plan.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain's Barclays in a battle for the world's biggest bank takeover.
inksys and Netgear, two competing providers of home networking equipment, plan to announce today that they are entering the business of making equipment used to place telephone calls over the Internet, according to industry executives.
In a stunning decision Wednesday, John Edwards dropped out of the Democratic White House race transforming it into a straight fight between bitter rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.
Roger Clemens was upstaged by a rookie almost half his age. Francisco Liriano, Minnesota&#039;s 22-year-old phenom, pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Twins to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in Clemens&#039; much-anticipated debut.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Boston's mass-transit agency violated free-speech rights by refusing to display advertisements from a group that wants to legalize marijuana.
Bloomberg - July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill will take a fund-raising tour through the New York Hamptons in early August, with events at the homes of top Wall Street veterans.
Denying lay-bys the use of law enforcement In a bizarre follow-up to its 'Denying Criminals the Use of the Roads' strategy, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has announced an initiative that might perhaps be called, 'Assigning Criminals the Leasehold of the Lay-bys.' Things have come to a pretty pass, as crusty old Tory MPs might once have complained, when there are no-go areas for Britain's law-abiding citizens, but that indeed seems to be the message of \
Toshiba Corp. said on Thursday it has  recalled more Sony Corp. laptop computer batteries due to fire  risk, rekindling concerns over the safety of Sony-made  batteries.
The Ukrainian opposition leader, Viktor A. Yushchenko, renewed his campaign for president today by promising not to take revenge against his political rivals or punish
The BBC and Yahoo are holding a hack day for web developers and designers.
Stocks tumbled on Tuesday following recession worries that sparked a global equities sell-off, but the market regained some ground amid optimism over a surprise interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
Gli Stati Uniti hanno battuto la Svezia 2-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Los Angeles. In gol Robinson ...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Wednesday he was prepared to slap further sanctions on the Sudanese government if it did not stop the bloodshed in Darfur.
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(InfoWorld) - It took less than 24 hours for attackers to crank out proof-of-concept code targeting the one critical vulnerability disclosed -- and patched -- Tuesday morning by Microsoft, security researchers warned. Early Wednesday, analysts with Symantec's DeepSight threat network alerted customers of JavaScript exploit code for the critical vulnerability in Windows 2000 that was revealed in Microsoft's monthly patch cycle. The proof-of-concept was posted to the Internet by someone with a Brazilian e-mail address. An hour-and-a-half later, Symantec updated its alert to say that additional exploit code was also available to users of Immunity's popular CANVAS penetration testing (\
Names Oklahoma State football coach Les Miles will replace Nick Saban at Louisiana State, a source close to the negotiations said last night. LSU called a news conference for today, and the source, speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said Miles will be introduced then. LSU athletic director Skip Bertman did not immediately return a call seeking ...
Futures pointed to a lower open on  Thursday, as higher oil prices and rising bond yields fueled  concerns about the outlook for interest rates and corporate  profits, a day after the Standard & Poor&#39;s 500&#39;s biggest drop  in two weeks.
Reports of suspected mortgage fraud have doubled since 2005 and government agencies that investigate and prosecute such cases say they cannot keep up.
MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Neither positive nor negative emotional states predict how long a person with cancer will survive, a new study finds.
According to unity government agreement reached on Friday, Labor is to receive eight portfolios and three deputy minister positions.
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Scientists says this morning&#39;s steam burst at Mount St. Helens was just a &#39;prelude.&#39;. Earthquakes indicate magma apparently is still pushing up under the volcano and could result in a real eruption.
Blog: Microsoft announces public download of Windows Home Server Release Candidate
Oh dear. Looks like so many people checked out the latest adult ringtones that the money people got scared. In Sex Drive Daily.
-- Mylan Laboratories Inc. on Wednesday said it was unlikely to complete its &#36;3.37 billion acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. at the current price because of King's need to restate earnings.
Whose Ball Grid Array is it anyway? Nvidia has been accused of patent infringement. Minneapolis-based Scanner Technologies claims it owns techniques that the GPU maker uses in the manufacture of ball grid array (BGA) chip-pin layouts without its permission. It said the alleged infringement was \
Swiss pacifists are demanding an end to arms exports and today released a flight of doves outside parliament in the capital, Berne, to draw attention to a call for a ban on arms exports. The action coincided with the handing-in of signatures for a people's initiative which will give the Swiss voters the final say on the issue.  The backers of the initiative chose World Peace Day to hand in 109,000 signatures they collected, and celebrated with a flag-waving rally on Parliament Square. \
The Arab TV network Al-Jazeera is showing footage of six Iraqis, two Lebanese and two Indonesian women. The Islamic Army in Iraq is claiming responsibility.
A jury on Wednesday convicted a woman of murder for causing the death of a 3-year-old foster son by leaving him bound in a cocoon of blankets and tape while she went away to a weekend family reunion.
Paul Pierce scored 28 points, Ricky Davis added 20, and the Celtics shot 56 percent to win for the first time this season, crushing the New York Knicks 107-73 in the Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home opener at Madison Square Garden.
Media consumers have been watching the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike from the sidelines, but they might take notice if the awards season is replaced by marches and pickets.
BBC reporter Alan Johnston wins an Amnesty International award, hours after being freed by kidnappers in Gaza.
The Padres were dealt a blow Tuesday when it was discovered that Khalil Greene will be out of the lineup for at least a week. Their rookie shortstop sensation took a
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ATLANTA Oct. 1, 2004 - Emory University officials sent warning letters to more than 500 surgery patients at the school&#39;s medical center after a brain surgery patient tested positive for a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease.
A photograph owned by Sir Elton John and seized from an exhibition as part of a child pornography inquiry has been judged not to be indecent, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.
Yahoo Inc. said on Friday that it will offer BBC News video on its news site through an agreement with ABC News.
By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 14--You'd think the chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee would be up on environmental issues.
HBO, which led all networks in nominations, started quickly Sunday night at the 56th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards. Michael Imperioli, who plays mobster Christopher Moltisanti on &quot;The
Gambling is not sexy, especially for the socially inept The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered the firm behind Poker.com to stop advertising online gambling as likely to get you laid.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

Salim Sdiri of France, the long jumper who was struck in the back by a javelin last year at a Golden League meet in Rome, is still coping with the freak injury.
Slovakia clinched the Hopman Cup for the  second time when they crushed Argentina 3-0 in Saturday's  final.
On Sunday, ultraorthodox Jews defeated a measure to extend daylight-saving time, citing religious traditions.
It has been nearly five years since Maryville lost a regular-season conference game.
This year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s headlines also revealed plot twists that were not so surprising. The adoption of open source software continued unabated; Microsoft deferred its dream of a unified file system in Longhorn; Web
Brendan Shanahan scored the tying goal then notched the winner in a shootout as the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Thursday.
Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he'd worked for 24 years.
Tokyo stocks fell at the market open Tuesday after shares declined on Wall Street overnight. The US dollar was up slightly against the Japanese yen.
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood admitted he had initially been angered by the four extra minutes which allowed his team a shock 3-2 win at Celtic.
Customer awareness push Citrix has launched a new branding program to help customers identify products by partners of the access infrastructure provider.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Apart from upbringing and environment, scientists are discovering that genes and biology are more important in the fight against obesity than previously believed.
Gold hit a 28-year high on Friday as the dollar's continued slide to record lows versus the euro raised the metal's appeal to speculative investors.
Just blocks from where U.N. diplomats debate their interpretations of tyranny and democracy, what may be the first document to articulate the difference is going up for sale.
Australian scientists have discovered how a naturally morphine-free poppy blocks production of the narcotic, in a finding that could lead to the development of more effective drugs.

Communist rebels in the Philippines attack a large mining project majority owned by Xstrata.
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As more college presidents drop out of U.S. News' popular rankings, hundreds of schools are helping put together a consumer-friendly alternative
Two Israelis suspected of being spies were released from prison and deported Wednesday after serving two months of six-month jail sentence, the government said.
Application migration specialist ArtinSoft is planning tools to smooth customers&#39; transition from Oracle to Microsoft Corp&#39;s SQL Server.
Giuseppe Rossi vuole una chance al Manchester United, la squadra che lo ha lanciato nel calcio che c...
The 10 teams have all played each other once, and a glance at the table reveals an interesting fact. The top four places - the automatic qualifying slots - are filled by the same countries that took them in the 2002 campaign.
A new study raises questions about the safety of healthy people undergoing full-body CT screenings to detect disease early on. USA TODAY&#39;s Liz Szabo talked to leading experts about the procedure and the study&#39;s findings.
Crude oil prices surged to a record in New York and London on concern that hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter needs.
By Peter Eisler  WASHINGTON -- The federal government is sanctioning agreements that cost whistle-blowers their jobs after they expose safety and security lapses at nuclear facilities and toxic waste sites, Labor Department records show.
A dealer of antique treasures who admitted stealing more than $3 million (1.6 million pounds) in rare maps was resentful of the world's top libraries and acted to finance his rich tastes and rising debt, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Jolted by the carnage of the Madrid train bombings and the cross-border rape and killing spree of a French pedophile, EU states are coming together on an ambitious new vision for policing Europe. It involves joint investigation teams and the sharing of hitherto jealously guarded criminal records and crime-fighting technology.
WASHINGTON - President Bush opens the fall campaign with a slight lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry, an Associated Press poll shows, as voters express growing confidence in the direction of the country and the performance of the incumbent...
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Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that&#39;s more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.
Under pressure for more data on the long-term safety effects of its Intrinsa testosterone patch, Procter &amp; Gamble Co. has withdrawn its application to the US Food and Drug Administration to market the patch.
Nonostante un buon secondo tempo il Cagliari non riesce ad andare oltre l'1-1 nel match casalingo co...
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which has been at the center of a bid-rigging scandal rocking the insurance industry, on Tuesday said it will cut 3,000
Robert Allenby and James Nitties shot matching rounds of three-under-par 69 on Saturday to share the lead after the third round of the Australian Open.
Reality show star/hit pop singer Jessica Simpson is being sued  by Cosmojet, a California based cosmetic company, that claims Simpson  still owes nearly $200,000 for the products it supplied for her \
The tempest over Prince Charles' views on upward mobility was all a misunderstanding, the heir to the throne said Monday, insisting he had not said that people should \
Some stocks never look cheap. Here's a smart way to invest in them.
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Better Life Technology has created unique garage flooring which beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes 10&#39; wide are available. Prevents concrete stains and deterioration.
COLUMBIA, SC Aug. 28, 2004 - A hurricane watch was issued for the South Carolina coast Saturday as forecasters predicted Tropical Storm Gaston would make landfall near Charleston on Sunday night.
Iraqi National Guard members arrests petrol black marketeers in Baghdad Monday Nov. 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed). BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 30, 2004 - A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives
Oracle Tuesday announced plans to extend the capability of its system management software to offer monitoring and management for SAP AG applications through a partnership with Nimsoft.
This energetic squad hails entirely from the oil and gas sector.
The European Commission president unveils his new team after being forced to withdrawal his original line-up.
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Hasan Elahi whips out his Samsung Pocket PC phone and shows me how he's keeping himself out of Guantanamo.
While the official result of the US election won&#39;t be known until Tuesday night, at the earliest, John Kerry&#39;s campaign may already feel they know the result, thanks to a weekend football game.
Buddhist emissary Nhat Hanh makes his second visit to Vietnam since being exiled in 1966.
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Rescue teams were struggling on Sunday to save more than 60 workers trapped underground after a blaze at five iron ore mines in North China&#39;s Hebei province, officials and state media reported.
Redknapp, 57, resigned as manager this week with 18 months left on his Fratton Park contract following a simmering feud with chairman Milan Mandaric.
Sport: French striker signs on for four years to end speculation of big-money move.
Fulminato da un elicottero americano che ha aperto il fuoco sulla folla. E&#39; stata questa la fine di Mazen al Tomaizi, un giornalista palestinese di venticinque anni che lavorava come corrispondente da Baghdad per le emittenti Al Arabiya e Al Ekhbariya.
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A recent incident in which two men wheeled a corpse to a check-cashing store was reminiscent of the days when Hell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Kitchen was known for its crime.
NEW YORK - Christina Aguilera has no problem showing skin - especially on weekends with her husband, music executive Jordan Bratman. &quot;We claim ourselves to be the coziest couple ever.
Sick of screaming to be heard over your cell phone in noisy places? A software firm claims its new headset, based on noise-reduction research it conducted for the U.S. military, will virtually eliminate background-noise disruptions. By Elisa Batista.
U.S. space shuttle Discovery linked up with the International Space Station on Thursday on a mission to prepare the orbital outpost for new European and Japanese laboratories.
You almost need a secret decoder ring to try to figure out what is really going on in the Central Intelligence Agency, which is both highly secretive and resistant to understanding by outsiders and yet fond of publicity and adept (at many levels) in the
The results of the latest International PHP Magazine are in and posted today on their site. The question this time was asking developers and visitors alike what they think sucks about PHP.   Choices included \
German union leaders say more than 12,000 workers have staged warning strikes at three Volkswagen plants, while a sixth round of contract talks was scheduled in Hannover.
WAUKESHA, Wis.  - A man faces a drunken driving charge after another motorist reported seeing him let his 6-year-old son steer as they drove at an estimated 70 mph on a freeway, authorities said...
WASHINGTON - Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads...
Senior police officers are urging ministers to do more to cut the amount of illegal drugs smuggled into prisons.
Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.
Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game against the Bengals was a day in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons for Darrelle Revis, a rookie cornerback from Pitt.
There may be no Golden Globes show, but that didn't stop the L.A. Film Critics from handing out awards Saturday \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and drawing stars.  The best picture honor went to There Will Be Blood, best actor to the film's star Daniel Day-Lewis, best actress to ...
After the glitter and gloss of Page 3 and Corporate, director Madhur Bhandarkar completes his trilogy with Traffic Signal, a film about the seamy life of Mumbai streets.
Comment is free: Simon Fanshawe: Forget pop concerts and nimbyism. Today, we celebrate Roddick's legacy of lasting change.
Four years of testing, training and spending will come to a head when Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand face off for the America's Cup.
Le convocazioni di Lippi per l'amichevole con la Russia
A court on Monday convicted a Romanian woman of fatally stabbing a passenger in the eye in Rome's subway and sentenced her to 16 years in prison.
BAGHDAD: Two rockets slammed into the Sheraton hotel in central Baghdad last night, temporarily overshadowing a pledge by a Shi&#39;ite militia to disarm.
iTunes Customer Suing Apple over iPod-opoly  Apple has been sued by a customer of their iTunes Online Digital Music Store on the charge that the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing iTunes to work with Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music player iPod. This leads to incompatibility of other music players with their online ...
Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice for US secretary of state, is challenged on Iraq at her confirmation hearing.
Dwight Yorke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former international team-mate Stern John has questioned Birmingham chief David Sullivan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s place in the game after his comments on football\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest race row.
Tortilla chip sales jumped $10.2 million a week, on average, in the two-week Super Bowl period last year.
BUCK STOPS HERE: Cuba announces that dollars will no longer be accepted in stores and businesses, saying it is trying to regain control of its economy as Washington cracks down on the flow of the U.S. currency to Cuba. A convertible peso will be put in circulation.
Le agitazioni sindacali non riguardano la compagnia aerea
EDMONTON - An extra 6,000 species of butterflies and other small creatures will be wiped out if their endangered plant and animal hosts go extinct, scientists say.
The U.S. sale of airwaves for  advanced wireless services grossed a record $13.9 billion when  it ended on Monday, and spectrum-hungry U.S. wireless carrier  T-Mobile USA topped the bidding by offering almost $4.2 billion  for 120 licenses.
A man salvages a bucket from inside his submerged house near a riverbank in Pulilan town, Bulacan province, north of Manila on Thursday Dec. 2, 2004.
Britain has received a request from the United States for help from UK troops in Iraq - and the Chief of the Defence Staff is expected to recommend whether to comply
Ford would prefer not to keep a stake in its Jaguar and Land Rover units, when and if the automaker finds a buyer for the two luxury brands.
The film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber&#39;s classic stage musical The Phantom of the Opera reaches American screens today. The musical has been nominated for three Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture Comedy
&quot;Colleges are presenting themselves to the public, educated and uneducated alike, as places of mere physical sport and not as educational training institutions,&quot; the quote goes.
Limited-edition luxury phones commemorate famous racetracks for over $30K a pop. From Crave, CNET's new gadgets blog.
Thousands of people set fire to power   supply offices and attacked government vehicles in Bangladesh's   capital on Thursday in protest over electricity shortages,   witnesses said.
Jose Mourinho ha insultato l'arbitro Mike Riley al termine del primo tempo apostrofandolo con le par...
\u00c2\u00b7 Princes William and Harry to give readings \u00c2\u00b7 Key people in Diana's life not invited
Jenson Button has revealed dissatisfaction with the way his management handled a fouled switch to Williams. Not only did the move not come off, his reputation may have been irreparably damaged amid news headline
German police arrest two al-Qaeda suspects accused of planning suicide attacks and trying to buy uranium.
Two professors argue that seemingly innocuous reforms have caused a shift away from encouraging innovation in favor of exploiting patents largely for lawsuits.
KIM Clijsters\u00e2\u0080\u0099s romance with Australian Lleyton Hewitt is over and the couple will not be getting married in February as planned, the Belgian announced yesterday.
J\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00b4me Kerviel, the Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale trader accused of losing $7.1 billion in illegal trades, could spend months in a jail while an investigation runs its course.
SAP on Wednesday introduced a long-delayed line of Web-based business management software for mid-sized companies.
Premiership footballers are being urged to donate a day's pay for nurses.
William Hague challenges Foreign Secretary David Miliband to a televised debate on the EU treaty.
Physical singles may be losing the war  against digital formats, but the UK market has found an  unlikely hero to lead the fight: good, old-fashioned, 7-inch  vinyl.
GAZA CITY: An elderly Palestinian woman was killed yesterday by Israeli army gunfire in the Jabaliya refugee camp, the main focus of a massive military offensive in northern Gaza.
(InfoWorld) - Google has decided to make the data it stores about end-users anonymous in its server logs after 18 months, according to a blog posted Monday by the company's global privacy counsel. Previously, Google had said it would make the data anonymous after 18 to 24 months. The decision comes in response to a letter the company received last month from a European Union data protection working group regarding Google's privacy policies. Separately, a report released last week by Privacy International ranked Google worse than any other Internet company in protecting the privacy of its users. In its letter, the Article 29 Working Party, an advisory panel of representatives from the E.U.'s national data protection authorities, asked Google to explain why it needed to keep user data for 18 to 24 months. The group said server logs contain information that can be linked to a particular person and that collecting such data must comply with the EU's data protection laws. The working group said keeping the information for 18 to 24 months does not meet those laws, and it asked Google to justify its reasons for keeping the information for that length of time. The group said it planned to discuss this issue at a meeting later this month. In a response, privacy counsel Peter Fleischer said: \
Indian police said investigations are under way into attacks that left at least 49 people dead yesterday in two northeastern frontier states that have been troubled by insurgencies.
La polizia inglese non prender&agrave; alcun provvedimento nei confronti di Joey Barton, il centroca...
TechWeb - Boomi On-Demand enables small and medium-sized businesses to connect back-office applications with software available as a service on the Web.
Poland&#39;s Defence Minister, Jerzy Szmajdzinski, has said he believes Polish troops should withdraw from Iraq at the end of next year.
Not even four touchdown passes and a fourth-quarter rally could prevent the Minnesota Vikings from gaining some familiar company at the top of the N.F.C. North.
Just over a decade ago, China  lobbed missiles into waters near Taiwan in an attempt to  influence the island's presidential election. Troops were  mobilized and fighter jets readied.
EC anti-trust probe may not see Intel documents
TechWeb - Intalio, a maker of open source business process management software, has released its Tempo workflow framework under the Eclipse Public License.
Two suicide bombers struck in a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 14 people including the leader of a U.S.-backed neighborhood security patrol, police said.
Crude oil prices fell Wednesday amid expectations that U.S. fuel supply data will show that gasoline stocks rose last week.
LONDON: Britain has suspended the manufacturing licence of Chiron Corp, a major supplier of flu vaccine to the UK and the US, for three months.
The Division 4 Super Bowl last night featured two teams coming off 180-degree turnarounds.
British officials chose unusually sharp language to protest Moscow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s refusal to extradite the man accused of murdering a former KGB agent.
A series of small bombs explode near commercial banks in southern Thailand, killing two people.
Three soldiers serving with a Scottish regiment were arrested in Canterbury, on suspicion of stealing and supplying munitions, the defence ministry said Monday.
Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Major League Soccer&#39;s expansion franchise in Utah named John Ellinger its new head coach.
Scientists have pinpointed a unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed.
Description: News mogul Rupert Murdoch pays a record-setting $44 million for a three-story Fifth Avenue penthouse in Manhattan formerly inhabited by the late Laurance Rockefeller.
KATO SAMIKO, Greece  - Planes dropped water on smoldering forest fires in Greece on Friday and the European Union promised cash to help the country recover from more than a week of destructive blazes that killed 63 people.
Francine Prose can't help it. No matter how many books she has written &#151; more than 20 to date &#151; she also has this \
TOKYO -- North Korea is likely improving its missile technology, and recent signs that it may be preparing to test a ballistic missile are troubling, a top US military official said Sunday.
Avram Grant admits he must turn Chelsea into a team with style as well as substance if he is to be a success at Stamford Bridge.
LONDON : British mobile telephone giant Vodafone reported a two percent fall in half-year underlying profits as the group added 7.4 million new customers.
Sen. Edward Kennedy offered a mild dig at fellow Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign Wednesday, saying Democrats should have done a better job talking about values.
The Atlanta Falcons signed former Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich on Tuesday, giving the team immediate depth and a potential contender for the starting job.
Arsenal had Sol Campbell to thank after his thunderous 30-yard drive plundered three vital points for the visitors in a 1-0 win over Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Sunday.
EAGLE, Colo. - Attorneys for NBA star Kobe Bryant asked the judge to dismiss the sexual assault charge against him, saying prosecutors have refused to turn over details that could suggest he is innocent...
A leading girls' school head teacher has said it makes her \
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War, disease and malnutrition are killing 45,000 Congolese every month in a conflict-driven humanitarian crisis that has claimed 5.4 million victims in nearly a decade, a survey released on Tuesday said.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that Canada&#039;s open and diverse society was its greatest weapon against terrorism.
LIBRI / I rapporti tra teologia, fisica e darwinismo secondo Hans KungLa democrazia teocratica dell'America di Bush e un pamphlet sulla fine del credo                                            La fede, la scienza, la politica Quando l'uomo parla per Dio                                                                                      Tra le novit\u00c3\u00a0 esce anche l'inchiesta su Ges\u00c3\u00b9 di Augias e Pescedi DARIO OLIVERO
A personal air filter sparked a fire Friday on a Continental Airlines jet with 160 people on board, forcing an emergency landing.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support and quicken the pace of reforms in the world&#39;s second-largest economy.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Rockets activated point guard Tyronn Lue off the injured list Wednesday. Lue, who missed five games with a sore right knee, had four points, an assist and a steal in Houston&#39;s 92-69 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
With aftershocks still fresh from the Oracle-PeopleSoft deal, another buyout has rocked the enterprise market - Symantec&#39;s multi-billion dollar buyout of Veritas.
Who wouldn't like to make $35,000 for doing nothing?
Dopo un anno di Purgatorio, la Juventus sta preparando una squadra in grado di lottare per la Champi...
U.S. and Iraqi forces killed at least 30 al Qaeda militants and found numerous weapons during the first full day of a big offensive against the Sunni Islamist group north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Shares in Irish oil company Petrel Resources have lost more than 50% of their value on a report that the firm has failed to win a contract in Iraq.
Mobile phones could be used as concert tickets, money and car keys using new wireless technologies.
Monday's indictment of Rep. William Jefferson may revive pressure to fulfill their clean-government pledge.
Stock index futures fell on Monday  following declines in overseas markets as concern about a U.S.  recession hurting the global economy lingered.
If I say Vioxx, what&#39;s the first name that pops into your head? Dorothy Hamill or Shelly South? Chances are, it&#39;s Hamill. The erstwhile Olympic ice skating champion turned corporate shill appeared in TV ads hawking Vioxx until Merck &amp; Co.
The BBC's Ray Furlong tunes in to the folk trio that have become unlikely stars in Germany.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's political parties reached an agreement yesterday that was meant to prevent the country from splintering into a federation of three autonomous zones until at least 2008.
The state Supreme Court decided Thursday to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader back on the Wisconsin ballot.
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Heavy traffic during a Thanksgiving Day sale disrupted Amazon.com's Web site for about 15 minutes, the company said.
Samsung announces new details on its BD-UP5000 HD DVD/Blu-ray combo player and cancels the BD-P2400 Blu-ray player.
CALGARY. Alberta  - Abu Dhabi National Energy Co  said on Monday it will buy Canada's Primewest Energy Trust  for C$5 billion in cash, as the state-controlled firm makes good on plans to turn its new Canadian unit into a major oil producer.
Apple Inc. has posted a series of documents online that detail various issues related to its new MacBook Air laptop and offers new owners advice on how to deal with them.
MPs have voted to ban hunting with dogs despite mass demonstrations and the debate in the House of Commons being interrupted by protesters.

The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.
The United Nations said that it had secured concrete aid of 717 million dollars toward its emergency relief appeal for the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, and urged donor countries to speed up delivery of further aid promises.
Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman doesn&#39;t appear optimistic that the current player lockout will end soon, according to a televised report.
There are reports from the Palestinian territories that the health of leader Yasser Arafat is deteriorating. There has been concern in recent weeks about the Palestinian Authority head&#39;s health was worsening
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday  said it is in merger talks with other technology companies as  it pursues its $9.2 billion hostile takeover bid for rival  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O.
The Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu, released in April, is arrested again, police say.
In a merger that would create the USA&#39;s largest electric utility, Exelon has agreed to buy Public Service Enterprise Group for $12 billion in stock, the two companies announced Monday.
Dr. Emmanuel Mignot has devoted his career to studying narcolepsy, a disease caused by a deficiency of the brain cells that make the neurochemical hypocretin.
South Africa's national police commissioner, who faces charges of corruption and trying to protect a convicted drug smuggler, has gone on extended leave, the president said Saturday.
Ryan Longwell booted a 31-yard field  goal with a minute to play to earn the Minnesota Vikings a  19-16 win over the Washington Redskins in the opening Monday  night game of the NFL season.
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The airlines had a rough holiday weekend, coping with winter storms, computer crashes, and staff shortages, and now they&#39;re facing the fallout, including a federal investigation.
Having captured the PGA Championship for his fifth victory of the season, Vijay Singh believes he has wrapped up player of the year awards barring an exceptional finish.
The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has suggested he would recommend a cut in U.S. troop numbers around March when he delivers long-awaited testimony to Congress next week.
WASHINGTON A new study says a third of all amphibian species are declining at an unprecedented rate. The Global Amphibian Assessment study was compiled by more than 500 scientists in 60 countries.
SANTIAGO : The head of Chile&#39;s army has for the first time acknowledged an institutional role in human rights abuses committed during the 1973-1990 dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
Annual profits at Standard Chartered are up 19%, helped by growth in Korea and new markets such as China.
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The IP wars continue this week with Avaya, now a privately held rather than public company, announcing Avaya Communications Manager 5.0 and new customer service solutions, including a SIP-enabled handset for CSRs (customer service representatives). Communications Manager 5.0 is a full, rather than a point, upgrade to Avaya's main telephony and communications platform. The new version takes the technology from IP to SIP and adds a number of new capabilities.\
The World Bank cut its 2008 economic growth forecast for China to 9.6 percent from 10.8 percent on Monday due to cooling global export demand and said storms battering southern China should have little long-term impact.
Seattle's young defense hasn't been the same since collapsing in the fourth quarter of an October loss to St. Louis. For good measure, the Seahawks did it again against the Dallas Cowboys.
European equity markets slumped on Monday as Asian markets were battered by the strengthening yen, which rose to three-month highs against the euro and the dollar as investors dumped risky assets and strategies.
U.S. warplanes struck suspected rebel  targets in the western city of Falluja on Saturday night, but  officials denied a report that Jordanian militant Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi had been captured there.
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Republican Mitt Romney cast his win in the Michigan primary as \
Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.
An anonymous group of malicious hackers has reopened an online store that sells the stolen source code of prominent software products.
Philippine rescue teams evacuated thousands of people from the worst flooding in the central Luzon region since the 1970s as hungry victims hunted rats and birds for food.
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Throughout the season, Claude Julien has used several tools in hopes of improving second-year pro Phil Kessel's game.
Stowaway spyware alert The Samsung Telecom's site is inadvertently hosting malware, according to web security firm Websense.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US Sen. Mitch McConnell met with top Israeli officials Sunday and took a helicopter tour over the West Bank during a visit to the Middle East that comes amid the political tumult of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - A retired Washington state firefighter who grows giant pumpkins in his spare time produced the winning pumpkin Monday at the 31st annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off...
This song is my song, this song is your song. That's the agreement reached between the publishers of Woody Guthrie's classic \
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Tanmay and Aamir are very excited about the film, but disappointed because they haven't met their idol yet.
Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the Canadian government said, in what was the deadliest attack on NATO forces this month in the country.
In the bowels of Kiev's tent city, Andrei Makhalchuk, a labourer from western Ukraine, crouched over a small wood fire yesterday, his face etched with grime and his body shivering in the morning cold.
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov ups his stake in Arsenal to become the second largest shareholder at the Premier League club.
As more of our personal lives go digital, family members, estate attorneys and online service providers are increasingly grappling with what happens to those information bits when their owners die.
THURSDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDayNews) -- The great majority of sexually active young American women enrolled in health plans are ignoring repeated recommendations that they get routine screening for chlamydia, the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease, a new report says.
KANDAHAR - Afghan troops foiled an attempt to blow up a fuel truck in the city of Kandahar in what the governor said could have been a &quot;catastrophic&quot; attack to disrupt a landmark election.
TRIPOLI, September 21 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Libya has welcomed Washington&#39;s lifting of most of the economic sanctions slapped on Tripoli because of US charges of sponsoring terrorism, saying it was in the interest of both countries.
Pregnant women and those who have recently given birth commonly have dreams in which their baby is in danger, a new study suggests.
ATHENS, Greece - Bronze is the best the American men can do in basketball, and the reason is simple: A hastily assembled assortment of NBA stars couldn't beat a better team - Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night...
Following an &#39;eventful&#39; inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, certainly as far as his team is concerned, Jean Todt sat down to answer a few questions, while company president Luca di Montezemolo disappeared to change out of his Champagne-soaked suit.
A Belfast car dealership which charged a customer for work it failed to carry out is fined \u00c2\u00a32,000.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cRoS Indexical,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Yvonne Rainer hopes to recreate a riot \u00e2\u0080\u0094 or at the very least to make an alluring comment on nostalgia and what it means to be radical.
Cool, collected and classy describe the Hollywood premiere of James L. Brooks' \
WASHINGTON - The Senate, in an unusual Sunday session, saw its effort to pass a sweeping corporate tax bill grind to a halt in the face of delaying tactics by a Louisiana senator upset that the measure did not include pay support for members of the Reserves and National Guard.    By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers did agree to limit debate on the tax bill, which provides $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses $10.1 billion to buy out tobacco farmers' government quotas...
Microsoft sees strong quarterly profits, following demand for its Halo 3 video game and computers using Windows.
Inspectors praise a Neath school criticised by parents of a former pupil who died from an overdose.
Police say an incident involving the Bishop of Southwark is not being treated as a mugging.
Judges order a one-month delay in the war crimes trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic.
Wide receiver Troy Brown , who injured his right shoulder Oct. 3 against Buffalo, practiced yesterday in a red (no contact) jersey, and is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh.
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With military support from France, the army of the Central African Republic has taken back control of Ouadda Djalle, the last town that fell into rebel hands, French military and rebel sources said.
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Deal makers powered ahead, even as one pending merger faced a regulatory hurdle. Makers of diabetes drugs agreed to use the most severe warning on labels, and broadcasters won a favorable federal court ruling regarding obscenities.
UNITED NATIONS -- India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for a sustained war on terrorism and reaffirmed his willingness to continue peace talks with nuclear neighbor Pakistan.
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San Diego State senior guard Travis Hanour will miss the rest of the season because of knee injuries, coach Steve Fisher said Wednesday.
BEIJING : The fate of 29 refugees who rushed a Japanese school in Beijing hung in the balance as Japanese consular officials interviewed them to find out who they were and what they wanted.
Annika Sorenstam won her fourth straight Mizuno Classic title and seventh LPGA Tour title of the year. Her victory in the tournament, held in Otsu, Japan, matched Laura Davies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 LPGA Tour record for consecutive victories in the same event.
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Hundreds of terrified Gazans fleeing Hamas rule were trapped at a main crossing with Israel on Tuesday, hoping to gain permission to pass through Israeli territory to sanctuary in the West Bank.
Singer Cat Stevens has urged Ken Bigley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s militant Islamic kidnappers to show mercy to their captive \u00e2\u0080\u009cin the name of Allah\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
US journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped Aug. 13 in the southern city of Nasiriyah, was released along with his Iraqi translator after anti-American cleric
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, insists the UK continues to back full Turkish membership of the EU.
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A car that costs $2,500; CES 2008 wraps up; and geotagging photo Web sites.
Swiss police search for three masked men who seized the Spanish consulate in the capital Bern then fled.
Andy Roddick, along with Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish and the doubles pair of twins Bob and Mike Bryan will make up the US team to compete with Belarus in the Davis Cup, reported CRIENGLISH.
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Mark Burnett, creator of the hit reality TV shows &quot;Survivor&quot; and &quot;The Apprentice,&quot; will develop a new prime-time television series featuring Martha Stewart, her company said on Tuesday.
Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman, died Tuesday. She was 83.
A new Gallup poll puts President George W Bush 13 points ahead of challenger John Kerry in the US presidential race. The spread -- 55 to 42 per cent -- is among likely voters, Gallup said, and the poll was conducted between 13-15 September.
E-textile designer Maggie Orth has a new puffball dimmer switch for children's rooms, available in brilliant colors and patterns. All feature Orth's fuzzy sensor fabrics, which are antimicrobial and stain-resistant.
Sprint will remove three fees from its customer bills but also adds two new charges.
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A congressional committee on Friday approved a bill that would allow popular President Alvaro Uribe to run for a second term in 2006, clearing the way for a final legislative vote as early as next week.
NEW YORK - Two men were taken into custody Friday after illegally landing a hot-air balloon emblazoned with the names Kerry and Edwards in Central Park, police said.  Police said the men had permission to fly the balloon, but not to land it the park.
Huge casualties are reported from tidal waves and earth tremors in southern and eastern Asia.
Despite beating expectations, Schlumberger gets knocked around by the market.
Pittsburgh turns a one-point deficit into an 18-point lead and the No. 18 Panthers bounce back from a rare home loss to beat Villanova, 69-57, on Wednesday night.
In the dark comedy, two hit men (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) hide out in the medieval Belgian town until their boss (Ralph Fiennes) catches up with them.
Marketers of alcoholic beverages are joining the list of purveyors of consumer products that are devoting ad budgets to digital media.
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com. It started at Nomar Garciaparra&#39;s Achilles&#39; heel, ended at Curt Schilling&#39;s torn ankle tendon, and included hair, lots of it.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president by a landslide on Sunday, securing a  strong mandate to talk peace with Israel after years of  bloodshed and to end corruption at home.
NEW YORK \u00c2\u00b7 On heavyweight night, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz are still champions. Not unusually, they kept their titles in contrasting ways.
A government minister attacks criticism of two officers who were accused of not doing enough to help a drowning boy.
The test that appeared to move Iran closer toward its aim of putting its own satellites into space.
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Electricity bills could rise to cover the future decommissioning costs of new nuclear power stations, the Guardian has learned
The FDIC on Friday issued an alert about an increasingly common e-mail scam designed to steal personal information and money from millions of unwary consumers.
(InfoWorld) - IBM launched its European Venture Capital Center in Dublin, the first such center outside of the company's corporate offices in Menlo Park, California. The center will be a place where IBM helps unite European startup companies with venture-capital firms and also where IBM can share some of its experiences with startups. Often small companies have found investors but lack the expertise to globalize and scale their offerings, said Nick Donofrio, IBM's executive vice president for innovation and technology, speaking during a press conference in Dublin. \
If vendors have their way, a second wave of collaborative technologies -- including wikis, blogs, videos, and mashups, platforms and features borrowed from social-networking sites like MySpace -- soon will wash onto computers in the workplace.
A documentary about a branch of  Kabbalah, the mystical form of Judaism that counts pop idol  Madonna among its devotees, showed a member suggesting that  Jews died in the Holocaust because they had rejected the sect.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on   Tuesday it would decide whether a lawyer failed to adequately   represent an Arizona man who was sentenced to death after   actively thwarting the lawyer's efforts to help him.
A breakaway Sri Lankan rebel leader says he has no plans to disarm his fighters in the east.
Jaxtr is the latest in a new crop of VoIP start-ups that is attracting venture capital.
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Information on bursaries on offer at England's universities and colleges is presented in an online map.
Vince Young runs for a 39-yard touchdown in overtime to give Tennessee a 26-20 win over Houston for another comeback victory.
Station Casinos Inc.  said on  Monday it agreed to a $5.4 billion management-led buyout, after  the investor group buying the company raised its offer by about  10 percent.
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Sterling inched up slightly against the US currency to remain above the key two-dollar threshold on Wednesday.
The U.S. and Japan have the top national environments for their IT industries to grow and flourish, including intellectual-property protections and IT infrastructure, according to a study released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) Wednesday.
The Detroit Tigers clawed their way back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday and level their best-of-five game American League divisional playoff series at one game apiece.
NEW DELHI, Sept. 5. - \u00e2\u0080\u009cA good beginning.\u00e2\u0080\u009d That was how senior official sources categorised the first day of talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, Mr Natwar Singh and Mr Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, today.
U.S. dieters will soon be able to count their carbs on mobile phones, the company behind the Atkins Diet said on Thursday.
Warner Music agrees to sell its music for download on Amazon in MP3 format without copy protection.
Two foreign gunmen hijacked a Greek bus  carrying 26 passengers on Wednesday and demanded to go to  Athens airport to leave the country.
A huge fire has swept through a copper mine in northern killing at least 19 workers and injuring another 17 according to local officials.
Three months. That was the  longest stretch B.B. King ever took off from the road. After  six weeks, however, that old antsy feeling came knocking.
As expected, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) third-quarter revenue came in a little under the company's earlier predictions, but strong increases in sales of its 64-bit desktop and server processors led to the company's fourth straight profitable quarter.
Liza Minnelli&#39;s bodyguard claims that she forced him to have sex with her in order to keep his job. M&#39;Hammed Soumayah said that Liza Minnelli withheld his pay and coerced him into having intercourse.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether the Army&#39;s handling of a large Iraq contract with the Halliburton Company violated procurement rules, according to lawyers for an
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may come under further investigation in Italy in relation to his trainer&#39;s drug charges.
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands - Chewing exotic flowers and common weeds, the indiscriminate eating habits of free-roaming goats have earned them expulsion from a U.S...
EADS&#039; top four executives have met in Munich but took no decisions on how to end the aerospace group&#039;s management crisis prompted by the superjumbo Airbus A380&#039;s production delays.
By Terry, Juliet A  CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr. is the latest in a line of state attorneys general who want operators of MySpace.com to release the names and online identities of registered sex offenders.
Reforms which are beginning to take effect will allow courts to dispense swifter justice, a minister claims.
By Marc Freeman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Mar. 10--Free summer pre-kindergarten classes are returning to Palm Beach County, as providers hope to attract more interest than last year.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - In the deadliest ambush yet on Iraq&#39;s forces, guerrillas killed dozens of unarmed Iraqi soldiers, many apparently forced onto their stomachs and shot in the head along a remote eastern highway near the Iranian border, Iraqi officials said
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India plans to recruit one young man  and woman from every large village in the country to over the  next five years teach their peers about safe sex and HIV, a  health official said on Wednesday.
Heavily armed police commandos stormed a church compound and arrested nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday, seven months after he completed an 18-year prison sentence for treason.
Business & money: Survey shows nearly half of car shoppers are unaware of new environmental rating scheme.
Thunderous explosions and dense black smoke swirled through central Baghdad on Monday when two car bombs tore threw a crowded marketplace, setting off secondary blasts and killing at least 71 people, police said
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Nato troops in Bosnia search the homes of the children of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. KMB.N on Monday  posted a higher third-quarter profit as increased tissue prices  helped counter higher raw material costs.
Two of the favorite sons of preseason prognosticators, the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts, both entered Sunday facing top drawer opponents and the stark possibility of starting the
Israeli rockets killed two gunmen in the Gaza Strip&#39;s biggest refugee camp Sunday, taking the death toll to 49 on the fourth day of a massive offensive to stop rocket firing into Israel, witnesses said.
The Washington Post Co. earned $82.5 million in its third quarter, the company reported Friday, well above the $19.9 million it earned in the year-ago period, when results were weighed down by expenses for
Boeing announced a newly designed KC-767 as its proposed aircraft for a $40 billion Air Force contract competition to replace 179 refueling planes.
A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiro\u00e2\u0080\u0099s violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.
Four members of gang that stole dozens of luxury vehicles sentenced to up to six years each
A Brazilian passenger plane carrying 174 people crashed into a fuel station and set off a huge fire at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport on Tuesday, killing at least one person.
Thomas Vanek netted twice to help Buffalo end a four-game losing run against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, the 3-2 victory moving the Sabres into first place in the overall league standings.
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Microsoft Corp. is further expanding its presence in India with plans to open a research center in Bangalore.
WASHINGTON - The House ethics committee Wednesday criticized House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for conduct that appeared to link political donations to legislation and for improperly contacting U.S. aviation authorities for political purposes, House sources said Wednesday...
A police hunt is launched after a convicted rapist on licence from jail goes missing from a Bradford hostel.
London - Birmingham City defeated Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday to claim the second city derby, taking the match on first-half goals from Clinton Morrison and David Dunn.
Six thousand people are to be told they may have been exposed to the human form of mad cow disease through blood products, the government says.
In March 2004, Terrell Owens signed his dream contract -- seven years and $48.38 million.
Militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq gave France another 24 hours on Monday to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools, Al Jazeera reported.
At first blush, CNBC's report that Citigroup could announce up to $24 billion in write-downs Tuesday because of credit-related losses sounds like disastrous news. That figure is much higher than what sell-side analysts were expecting, and more than twice the high end of Citi's previous estimate in early November, which put the losses at $8 [...].
Iraq's interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while thousands of mourners turned out for funerals in the Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala a day after car bombs killed 67 people.
Fatih Akin is riding two  horses as the Oscar race for foreign-language feature rounds  the far bend, heading to the January 22 announcement of Academy  Award nominations.
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A former police officer says he did not suspect \
A view of the Dome of the Rock mosque, located in the al-Aqsa mosque compound, Islam&#39;s third holiest site and known by Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem&#39;s Old City Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.
Centro shipments set a company record, but Palm's still having a rough time battling component shortages and getting products out on schedule.
The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a letter to the Republican presidential hopeful, Tom Scholz complains that Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song \
The Pacific gray whale population,  thought by some experts to have rebounded fully from the  ravages of whaling, actually is back to a mere fraction of  historic levels, scientists said on Monday.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that The Wall Street Journal will continue to charge readers for access to much of its Web site.
In May, they hope to be the first Muslim women to reach the summit.
Doctors who published research linking MMR vaccine and autism in children could be struck off.
PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK  - Sprint Corp. is close to  an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35  billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and  No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone companies, sources familiar with  the situation said on Friday.
Limited Brands Inc.'s  strategic changes, such as enlarging Victoria's Secret stores, are not expected to boost profitability in 2007 but should begin contributing to profitability in 2008, the company's chief financial officer said on Thursday.
The Archos 605 has twice the screen size and five times the resolution of the video iPod, wireless connectivity, an optional DVR Station -- and it plays music, shows photos and lets you surf the Web, too.
Global finance chiefs on Saturday called for a more broad-based effort to calm financial markets, including tighter scrutiny by the International Monetary Fund and other institutions of increasingly powerful state-owned investment funds.
A suspected bomb blast killed five women outside a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, witnesses said.
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca PLC said Monday it bought a 20 percent stake in biology company Cambridge Antibody Technology as the two companies announced a US$175 million five-year research and development alliance on inflammatory disorders, including
Classic counter-insurgency seems to be bearing fruit in a small part of Iraq. But will it work elsewhere in the country?
Three people are injured after a petrol bomb attack is launched on a house in west Belfast.
Enters HD era Sling Media will bring its HD-oriented Slingbox Pro to the UK next year, along with the Slingbox AV and Slingbox Tuner the company also announced late last week, expanding its device line-up from one machine to three.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet instead were shipped a powerful anti-psychotic, sending some unwitting victims to the emergency room, federal health officials warned Friday.
NEW YORK : Citigroup, the world&#39;s biggest financial firm, said it has agreed to buy Texas-based First American Bank for an undisclosed sum.
WASHINGTON - More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday that include Bush's orders for his last day of active duty in 1973.    The orders show Bush was on \
US tycoon Donald Trump marries for the third time, in a glitzy ceremony attracting huge media attention.
Preparing to depart for visits to Japan, China, and Korea, US Secretary of State Colin Powell pledged that the Bush administration will continue its multilateral effort to solve the North Korea nuclear problem, even as John Kerry sharply attacked the Bush
Rocketing house prices have left many homeowners planning their retirement around the profits, a survey suggests.
The opening match of the 35th Ryder Cup featured four of the best golfers in the world, one of whom may yet be remembered as the greatest player of all.
An initiative by the Bureau of Land Management to conserve the habitat of the northern sage grouse is complicating efforts to earn the bird designation as an endangered species.
Walt Disney Co. , the second-largest US media company, is facing a new legal front in its battle over the right to the Winnie the Pooh characters.
Microsoft&#39;s Halo 2 video game launched in stores across Canada at midnight this morning, its accompanying media frenzy and record-breaking sales confirming blockbuster games are becoming as profitable -- and as culturally important -- as first-run movies.

Ryder System Inc. R.N on Friday said  fourth-quarter profit rose on strong demand for truck leasing  and logistics services, especially in its fleet management  solutions division.
American Express has said that it expects to record a pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of 2004 of approximately $100 million to $120 million in connection with various restructuring activities that it is undertaking within certain business units and
Roger Federer beats Nikolay Davydenko in straight sets to reach the US Open final.
Yahoo Inc. is introducing a new  pricing feature for customers of its recently upgraded Web  search advertising system that allows them to pay for online  ads based on the quality of each site&#39;s audience.
Apple Computer Inc. shares fell Friday after Needham &amp; Co. downgraded the stock to \
NATO will soon assume direct control over most military operations in Afghanistan, a move that will place 12,000 more U.S. troops under its authority, a spokesman for the alliance said Sunday.
A man accused of murdering a police officer tells a jury he was a former US Marine and an \
The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers disagreed over who's to blame for an altercation in the stands that led to the arrest of Rangers reliever Frank Francisco after he threw a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Thursday he would sign legislation requiring all sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer.
Americans traveling to some parts of the Dominican Republic should take the drug chloroquine to protect themselves from a malaria outbreak, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
EMC announced its intentions to acquire publicly held Document Sciences for approximately $85 million in cash. Document Sciences provides enterprises with software for creating and delivering personalized, multichannel communications to customers, partners, and suppliers.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CP) - Pilots dropped food to Indonesian villagers stranded among bloating corpses Thursday, while police in a devastated provincial capital stripped looters of their clothing and forced them to sit on the street as a warning to
The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed on Wednesday to boost intelligence cooperation to meet the menace of terrorism that was destroying both countries, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said.
Tony Blair will tomorrow join other European Union leaders in Rome amid the growing crisis over the appointment of a new Brussels Commission.
Governments, aid agencies, insurers and travel firms are counting the cost of the massive earthquake and waves that hammered southern Asia.
China&#39;s legislature has indicated that it is preparing to enact a law against secession, possibly mandating military action if Taiwan declares independence.
Near Fallujah, Iraq -- US soldiers discovered a house in southern Fallujah on Thursday believed by US military officials to be a main headquarters for the network of Jordanian guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose group has claimed responsibility
The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has rejected a request by FIG, the international gymnastics federation, to deliver a letter to all-around champion Paul
Thirteen men charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets have again been remanded in custody after the latest court hearing into the case.
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Powell and others depart, showing the president is moving fast to make good on his campaign promises. By Deb Price / The Detroit News.
Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday, People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous source.
Proposed reimbursement rules for hospitals that treat uninsured patients would cut millions of dollars from annual payments to Massachusetts hospitals that provide care for the majority of low-income and uninsured residents, according to new state projections.
Britain's media regulator said Tuesday it will consult the public on plans by British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC to launch pay-TV services on the country's free-to-air digital TV platform.
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By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.
A repeat sex offender planned to rape a 19-year-old after abducting her in 'every young woman's worst nightmare'.
BAGHDAD -- Ten US troops were killed in Iraq yesterday, a major blow on the same day a high-level panel in Washington recommended gradually shifting US forces from a combat to a training role.
GAZA - E&#39; pesante il bilancio dell&#39;incursionione militare di stanotte nella zona di Khan Yunis, nella striscia di Gaza: almeno undici palestinesi uccisi. Negli scontri sono morti anche due i soldati israeliani
A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.
LONDON: European stocks posted firm gains yesterday as takeover speculation provided a boost to sentiment and drug makers rebounded from last week&#39;s heavy falls.
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The senior vice president of Dell Inc.'s global online business and marketing division has decided to leave the computer maker rather than oversee the company's new consumer group, according to an internal e-mail.
Hundreds more hostages may be inside a school under siege in southern Russian than first thought, Russian officials have said. As the crisis entered its third day Friday, a spokesman
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin said Tuesday he expects to be placed under formal investigation over an alleged smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Although relief organizations are distributing medical supplies to prevent the outbreak of disease following the Indian Ocean tidal waves, the main focus is still on dealing with the wounded, said Jamie McGoldrick, an emergency relief coordinator of the
IBM is hitting an all-time low -- for itself, that is -- in the storage market with a new series of entry-level arrays. The new arrays, including its first iSCSI array and an entry-level Fibre Channel model
Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between northern Sudanese forces and their former southern rebel foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a top southern officer said on Thursday.
A roadside bomb killed six Afghans working for a Western security company in the east of the country on Sunday, the provincial governor said. Afghanistan has been hit by a wave of suicide and roadside bombs in the last two years as Taliban insurgents switch to Iraq-style tactics after suffering heavy casualties in conventional attacks.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse dominated the weekend megaplex race with Milla Jovovich&#39;s return as the flesh-and-blood version of the violent videogame&#39;s sexy, kick-ass zombie whacker zapped up
Plans to ease licensing restrictions would have won company plenty of fans, so why did it reverse course at the last minute?
The number of Americans who may lose their homes because of late mortgage payments rose to a record in the first quarter, led by subprime borrowers pinched in an economy that grew at the slowest pace in four years.
Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.
MIGRAINE sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke those unafflicted by the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists said today.
By Andrew O Selsky Associated Press  VIEQUES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Puerto Rico - One misstep on this former U.S. Navy bombing range can be fatal.
The Pentagon's decision to post a write-in ballot came after pressure from both the Republican and Democratic Parties.
The Houston Astros, down two games to none heading into Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, knew they could absolutely not
Here's a proposition a majority of the Supreme Court can agree on, without rancor or regard for ideology: Europe is a good place to spend the summer. via Press of Atlantic City
General Motors today announced that it is to axe up to 12,000 jobs in Europe over the next two years in a bid to reduce its annual costs by \u00e2\u0082\u00ac500m (\u00c2\u00a3340m).
Israel rejected mounting international   pressure on Monday to end its 20-day-old war against Hizbollah   guerrillas and the United Nations indefinitely postponed a   meeting on a new peacekeeping force for Lebanon.
Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s &quot;Baseball talent&quot; Suzuki Ichiro (31,\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Seattle Mariners) has leapfrogged 84 years of outdated records of \u00e2\u0080\u009cmost hits in a season\u00e2\u0080\u009d and stepped into the 260-hit peak.
Ben Roethlisberger had an emergency appendectomy Sunday and will miss Pittsburgh's season opener at home with Miami, the NFL's marquee opening-night game.
Chicago, August 28: Options on Google Inc, one of the year&#39;s hottest new stocks, ended their first day of dealings among Friday&#39;s most actively traded issues.
Controversial French cyclist Richard Virenque, a record seven-time winner of the Tour de France&#39;s King of the Mountains jersey, will retire at the end of the current season when he turns 35.
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CBS News anchor Dan Rather, who has been under fire of late, received applause and words of encouragement from a standing-room-only audience, as well as the support of rival network anchors, at a public appearance Saturday in New York.
New Zealand bids a last goodbye to Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral in Auckland.
The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a US advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
TORONTO (CP) - Improved profit guidance from Ford energized sock markets Friday morning despite a consumer confidence reading that unexpectedly slipped.
BAGHDAD: Seven people were killed in a car bomb explosion outside the Al Arabiya television office in Baghdad yesterday and eight US Marines were killed in the bloodiest attack on American forces in Iraq in almost seven months.
By plane and by car, US citizens arrive for the hottest commodity in Vancouver, BC&#39;s tourist trade: flu vaccine. VANCOUVER, BC -- When Dave Fish and Karen Fletcher drove more than 100 miles to get here Saturday
Given that the party started before midnight and was still going strong in the wee hours of yesterday morning, it wasn&#39;ta surprise when Chateau Richer&#39;s favourite daughter called and could barely carry on a conversation with her loved ones.
Arab publishers hailed their invitation as special guests at the world's largest literary event, the Frankfurt Book Fair, as a long-overdue honor on the opening day of the show.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has warned that the drive for environment-friendly bio-fuel risked pushing oil prices &quot;through the roof,&quot; the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull plays a grandmother in dire straights who becomes a sex worker in London's seedy Soho, in a touching yet hilarious movie that has lit up a hitherto subdued Berlin film festival.
Also: Nasa's Mars rovers--'biggest breakthrough' in science in 2004. [News.com Extra]
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke's Brian Zoubek is out indefinitely after breaking his foot during practice, and Martynas Pocius underwent season-ending ankle surgery Tuesday.
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- For the 18 Iraq soccer players and to the thousands of Iraqi exiles who swarmed to this northern Greek city last night to watch them play in the Olympic semifinals, last night's match was about one thing: Iraqi pride. &quot;We want to make the people back home happy, and please them, because the Americans have destroyed them,&quot; ...
A 113-year-old tradition will make its way to the streets Friday once again. From 11 am to 1 pm the Salvation Army will hold the official kickoff of the Red Kettle campaign outside Wal-Mart.
Microsoft this week said it will sacrifice some key advances it had planned for Longhorn so it can deliver the successor to Windows XP in 2006.
The discovery of a lethal strain of bird flu in Chinese pigs has taken the world closer to a human flu pandemic but there is no need to panic yet, the World Health Organisation said.
Six lawmakers face questioning by Colombia's Supreme Court this week over their alleged links to paramilitary forces.
A man who unsuccessfully tried to barter with marijuana was arrested for stealing two auto tires after the deal was rejected, Roseville police said.
People who sign up for OpenDNS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s service are offered an easier way to find Web pages and greater online protection from malicious sites.
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as investors welcomed the merger of Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears. However, climbing oil prices restricted gains.
The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from \
BOSTON (CBS.MW) - A New Jersey state court has ruled that plaintiffs&#39; attorneys can depose Merck &amp; Co. chairman and chief executive officer Raymond Gilmartin in preparation for their lawsuits against the company over its recalled drug Vioxx.
The airport in Banda Aceh was closed after a plane carrying relief supplies hit a herd of cows after landing.
The NBA's second-leading scorer has played in every game for the Los Angeles Lakers this season despite having soreness in his left foot. He won't play in at least their next five, however. Kobe Bryant suffered a severely sprained right ankle Thursday night and the Lakers said yesterday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 ...
Nicole Kidman&#039;s Aussie fianc\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9, Keith Urban, is country music&#039;s sexiest man, according to a reader poll to be released Friday in Country Weekly.
Canadian legislators tentatively urged the Conservative government on Wednesday to stick to emissions targets laid out by the Kyoto protocol on global warming -- targets that Ottawa says cannot be met.
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Alexander Netkachev has a quick announcement for users of the Zend Framework posted to his blog today:   This week we have a few important news from ZF team. First, the 0.8.0 release is ready and, as usual, you can download it from Zend's site. [...] Thanks to Vanne, we now have PDF version of Zend Framework documentation    He also mentions another guide aimed at helping you bring your Zend Framework application up to date (with the newer versions of the Zend_Controller.
Science & environment: Earthquake-prediction techniques could help to forecast epileptic seizures, according to research
An inquest is due to be opened into the death of the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
The brother of TV chef Gordon Ramsay has been sentenced to 10 months in an Indonesian prison over possession of heroin.
The world's fast-growing thirst for water can only be met by purifying sea water as rivers and reservoirs become unable to meet demand, Spain said on Thursday unveiling a major program to fight its own chronic shortages.
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who won  the British reality television show at the heart of a racist  bullying row, looks set to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth and  British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - U.S. regulators should reject a proposed weight-loss pill called Zimulti because of concerns it may increase suicidal thinking and depression, an advisory panel unanimously said on Wednesday.
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Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who guided his city through the September 11 attacks, moved a step closer to running for president in 2008 when he filed an official statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission.
The UK's electricity supply must be carbon neutral by 2050 to defeat global warming, the Lib Dems say.
A Sudanese official said yesterday that disturbingly high UN estimates of death among Darfur&#39;s displaced are mistaken and claimed the health situation was &quot;normal&quot; in the region gripped
A 43-year-old man extradited from Hong Kong in connection with the murder of a chinese woman denies strangling her a Belfast court has heard.
Tom Glavine lasted five innings against the Astros and struggled with his command, but showed no signs of being bothered by the circulation problem that interrupted his season.
Israel demanded Sunday the United  Nations investigate whether Palestinians filmed in the Gaza  Strip were militants using a U.N. van to transport rockets for  use against Israel.
journalists held in Iraq by militants demanding France end its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools. &quot;Backed up by this national unity, I solemnly call for the release of Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot.
GENOVA, 21 OTT - L&#39;Italia e&#39; il paese in Europa che ha &#39;regalato&#39; piu&#39; anni di vita ai propri cittadini ed oggi e&#39; al quarto posto per aspettativa di vita. In 50 anni gli uomini hanno guadagnato quasi 13 anni, le donne oltre 15.
Grace Park might have made a shaky start on day three of the CJ Nine Bridges event in Korea today, but by the time she had finished the only ones shaking were those who had to follow in her wake.
BUCHAREST : Amid allegations of widescale fraud, the candidate of the ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) narrowly emerged the leader in the first round of Romania&#39;s presidential election, according to partial vote tallies.
Germs found in dental plaque can  make their way into the lungs and cause potentially fatal  pneumonia in elderly nursing home patients, U.S. researchers  reported on Tuesday.
Amazon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s S3 online storage service was down for several hours, taking startups and other customers out with it.
Deve essere archiviata l&#39;inchiesta della procura di Roma che vedeva indagati Romano Prodi, Piero Fassino e Lamberto Dini per la loro mancata audizione davanti alla Commissione Telekom Serbia. A presentare
Entertainer Liza Minnelli filed a  breach-of-contract suit on Tuesday against her longtime  personal assistant after he reportedly accused the performer  last month of beating him during alcohol-fueled rampages.
WM Morrison shares jumped sharply yesterday after it reported strong sales at Safeway stores converted to the Morrisons name and said it would speed
Il progetto di Joseph Blatter di limitare il numero di stranieri nei club potrebbe trovare un ostaco...
A high-dose regimen of Merck&#39;s cholesterol drug Zocor offered no conclusive benefits over a low-cholesterol diet and a lower dose of Zocor in preventing a recurrence of cardiac events
Pop star Christina Aguilera is to marry long-time boyfriend and music executive Jordan Bratman.
the sun is hot, so harvest the heat to make ice cubes.
Thirty people were killed and 48 more wounded when gunmen attacked a Sunni Arab neighborhood of Baghdad on Friday, burning mosques and homes, a source at police headquarters said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen abducted two Americans and a Briton in a brazen attack Thursday on a residence in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood housing many embassies and foreign companies.    The three, all employees of Gulf Services Company, a Middle East-based construction firm, were seized from a two-story house surrounded by a wall in the al-Mansour neighborhood, said Col...
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U.S. civilian officials have been barred from road travel in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone because of possible attacks after a deadly shooting involving American security firm Blackwater.
Putting patients with heart trouble on a high dosage of statin drugs quickly to lower their blood cholesterol levels offers only a marginal benefit compared to current treatment, a study said on Monday.
Gil Meche won for the first time in almost two months, David DeJesus and Mark Teahen homered, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 Wednesday to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Iraq's interim government voiced  confidence on Monday that an election it has scheduled for Jan.  30 will go ahead despite violence and intimidation in some  areas and a threat of a boycott by the once dominant Sunni  minority.
the heart of the rich Antarctic food chain that nourishes whales, seals and penguins \u00e2\u0080-ave declined by more than 80 percent in the past 25 years in key ocean regions, according
Yahoo Inc. and AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale  back their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported,  dragging Yahoo shares down 5.3 percent.
Britain's newspapers on Thursday sent Prime Minister Tony Blair off to the White House with a political 'shopping list' to present to US President George W. Bush.
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The Dow was flat as bargain hunters bought some defensive large-cap stocks, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq fell on Monday as the latest round of the global equity sell-off gave investors a reason to avoid risk.
ORLAND - Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust's Campaign for the Wildlands has raised $2.49 million toward its goal of $2.86 million. The money will be used to conserve the 4,200 acres on and around Great Pond Mountain that the campaign purchased 18 months ago.
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The relationship between President Bush and Wall Street has always been a tangled one, layered with paradox and outright contradiction.
Further delay for milestone OiNK investigation Cleveland police have extended the bail granted to the former administrator of an alleged music piracy site for a second time, in a bid to collect more evidence for a case that could mark a watershed for UK internet law.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hernan Crespo chiama Didier Drogba all'Inter. Dalle colonne del tabloid The Sun, l'attaccante argent...
Jeremy Peace researched the subject of Bryan Robson to such an extent that the West Bromwich Albion chairman would have no problems writing a detailed biography of his new manager.
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West Ham sign France midfielder Julien Faubert from Bordeaux for \u00c2\u00a36.1m.
The final weekend leading up to Mardi Gras has been a boon for hotels, restaurants and bars, with business generally brisker than last year, the first Carnival since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city.
Private equity group Kohlberg Kravis  Roberts & Co.  said on Monday that it would acquire  discount retailer Dollar General Corp.  for $22 a share  in cash.
GAZA CITY: Three Palestinians, one a local Hamas leader, were killed yesterday as Israel pressed a major offensive in the Gaza Strip and imposed a watertight closure on the Palestinian territories ahead of the Jewish New Year.
A man is stabbed to death outside his east London home after confronting a gang of youths.
The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as agriculture secretary with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.
An advisory committee to the World Health Organization has for the first time recommended that Russian and American scientists be allowed to manipulate a gene in the smallpox virus to speed
A look at the winners and the losers behind the most notable mergers and acquisitions of the year.
Wall Street pulled back sharply Tuesday as investors dealt with disappointing earnings reports and rising concerns about the mortgage market.
The US national team has started preparations with replacement players for the final round of World Cup qualifying. A group of more than 20 players joined coach Bruce Arena at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., to begin practice yesterday, but the US Soccer Federation has not released names.
Faced with the worst U.S. housing market in years, KB Home is wishing upon a star.
Just sit right back, and you'll hear a tale ... a tale of a new reality show. On Monday, \
African Union (AU) mediators were trying hard to save the Darfur peace talks from collapsing Sunday after the Sudanese government announced its agreement to unconditioned halt of its military operations in the Darfur region.
MySpace is about to make it possible for developers to build applications that can run, and make money, on its site.
MONTREAL: The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $US3 billion ($NZ4.6 billion) and $US4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport
Glastonbury, the world's biggest green field arts and music festival, opened on Friday with a record 177,500 people braving rain to hear British rockers Arctic Monkeys, Icelander Bjork and the haunting sound of Canadian band Arcade Fire.
Lindsay Lohan was arrested in Santa Monica this morning for a DUI and Cocaine possession. Authorities, who were notified that Lindsay was driving recklessly while chasing a car in her Denali, pursued the starlet and brought her into custody.  The recen...
IBM Corp. has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy to build a $35 million supercomputer that could be used to monitor and maintain the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.
Doctors have found President Bush fit for duty for a second term in office. President Bush had his annual physical exam at a Navy hospital outside Washington.
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NEW YORK - Chowing down on fruits and vegetables may not reduce the risk of cancer but that&#39;s no excuse to stop eating them. Researchers also found the foods may help heart health.
JASENOVAC, Croatia -- As histories of the Holocaust go, that of the concentration camp at Jasenovac probably ranks among the most brutal and certainly the most disputed.
LOS ANGELES Kirsten Dunst tells a story about the strangeness of fame. She was 12 and had landed what would be her breakthrough role as an aging woman in a child&#39;s body opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in
Mexico's top electoral court is expected to declare Felipe Calderon president-elect when it rules on Tuesday.
Celtic striker Henri Camara and Nacho Novo of Rangers have both been banned for one game for their part in a brawl that marred the last Old Firm game.
Jesus Christ may have turned water into wine, but for a group of Australian churchgoers the ideal place to worship on a Sunday is a pub.
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany will meet in Vienna later this week in hopes of approving a package of incentives and penalties meant to persuade Iran to give up uranium enrichment, diplomats said Monday.
Six-way talks on ending North Korea's  nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of  progress, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns  and at least one stumbling block across their path.
Asian shares rise strongly on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates still further.
The music industry continues to  build bridges between the digital and physical world.
Oakville, ON (Sports Network) - Canada&#39;s own Mike Weir fired a six-under 65 on Friday to take the lead during round two of the Canadian Open.
Italy&#39;s troubled Alitalia airline has reached a deal with eight of nine unions to split the state-controlled firm in two in a plan to stave off bankruptcy.
A Chinese survey shows up to 75 percent of the country&#39;s city-dwellers suffer from poor health, and well-educated people die 10 years earlier than others.
Many employers and search professionals now use Web journals to find potential job candidates and check for digital dirt.
Wounded by two Chad Pennington turnovers that were converted into 10 points, the Jets lost a game that brought them back to the rest of the pack.
An extra \u00c2\u00a320m is to be put directly into schools in Northern Ireland next year, the education minister says.
French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says Turkey should not join the EU without a referendum in France.
Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy dress, seen in Breakfast at Tiffany's, will be auctioned in London.
Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it will provide a digital network for Zain, a mobile phone operator in Saudi Arabia, in a deal valued at about $935 million.The contract includes operations, support systems, maintenance and services over five years for the network which will use 2G and 3G (second and third generation) technologies.Nokia Siemens Networks is the sole supplier of Zain Saudi's core network, the Finnish-German company said.'This deal is one of the most important in Nokia Siemens Networks' history, and also very strategic for our growth in Africa as Zain is present in more than 14 countries in the region,' said Walid Moneimne, head of the company's Middle East and African operations. Read more
LUFKIN, Texas - Two young men face felony charges after one of them allegedly spat in a drink he was serving to an East Texas police officer.    Brian Strban, 19, and Nathaniel Allen Baker, 22, were workers at a Lufkin Sonic Drive-In where the incident allegedly happened Sept...
Tokyo stocks closed little changed on  Wednesday with shares such as Softbank Corp. that will be added  to the Nikkei average in October getting a lift but  profit-taking hitting some small-caps and other recent gainers.
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KANAIPUR, India  - Every morning 10-year-old Indian villager Nipa Haldar crosses a canal in a small boat and trudges along a mud road for 20 minutes to reach school, pursuing her dream of becoming a nurse.
A fossil dinosaur caught sleeping with its head tucked under its forearm has been discovered by Chinese scientists.
Federconsumatori: tra i cibi piu' cari sale e acqua
Blog: There's a cell phone account for about every other person in China, and the accounts are opening up daily.
A prosecutor accused media mogul Conrad Black and three former Hollinger International newspaper executives yesterday of systematically stealing $60 million from the company and creating an elaborate but bogus paper trail to hide the theft from shareholders.
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer in New Delhi Tuesday said the company would translate its Windows and Office software into 14 Indian languages.
Scores of game industry women gather to talk about how to balance work and life.
HOUSTON, Texas : Carlos Beltran doubled, homered, scored twice and drove in two runs as Houston posted an 8-5 triumph over Atlanta in game three of their National League Division Series.
The mayor of Paris pronounced them husband and wife, but Tony Parker and Eva Longoria aren't finished tying the knot. On Saturday, the NBA champion and star of \
World War II is in your hands with the launch of the real-time strategy game from Atari. Atari announced today that Axis &amp; Allies, the WWII-themed real-time strategy game for PC, has shipped to retailers nationwide.
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The head of the US Agency for International Development, USAID, has just returned from Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Darfur region. Andrew Natsios says more than one million people have been displaced because the conflict there
The company will offer a power wet shaving system in the spring.
Shares of Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) slid more than 3 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after reporting that sales of its Taxus stent slowed
Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Are there secret CIA bases in Pakistan to hunt for Osama bin Laden? Pakistan says no. It is denying a New York Times report, which says the spy agency has concluded bin Laden is being sheltered
Nearly 80 people onboard luxury liner the Queen Victoria are hit by a sickness bug on her second voyage.
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A Muslim group in the Netherlands complains it was not consulted over  imam integration courses.
Novell Inc. has completed its conversion to Linux by launching an attack on Microsoft Corp., claiming that the company has stifled software innovation and that the market will abandon Microsoft Windows at some point in the future.
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's credentials to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S...
US actor Peter Boyle, best known as the curmudgeonly father in Everybody Loves Raymond, dies aged 71.
Police will search a further three Birmingham properties in the inquiry into an alleged kidnapping plot.
Korean researchers, using stem cells isolated from umbilical cord blood, succeeded in reversing the paralysis of the lower limbs caused by spinal cord injury, of a 37-year-old female patient.
India has fewer than 2.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS, a senior health official said on Wednesday, nearly 60 percent lower than the 5.7 million estimated by the United Nations.
The United States needs greater foreign exchange flexibility from China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday as the dollar continued its slide against most major currencies.
An explosion in a house Saturday killed two people and damaged several homes, police said.
IBRAHIM BIN ALI, Iraq -- The mud sucked at the soldiers' boots as they crept across the wet pasture after dawn. To their right, Humvees and tanks tracked the soldiers' progress from a narrow dirt road. To their left and in front stood cinder-block huts, shaded by date palm trees, where they believed...
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday defended her plan for universal health care and insisted she won't repeat the mistakes that doomed her earlier effort to cover millions of people when she was first lady.
A suicide car bomber killed at least  eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on  Friday, after a night of U.S. air strikes around the rebel-held  city of Falluja that killed scores.
Jack Straw says capping donations to political parties could result in single-issue pressure groups wielding undue influence.
John Kerry and his allies are intensifying their efforts to reach out to blacks and Hispanics with waves of new advertisements meant to energize two groups that historically side with the Democratic Party.
Weakness in the manufacturing sector, especially the auto industry, may be dampening the nation's economic prospects, but the bigger services sector appears to be more than making up for it.
US presses three airports near New York to reduce their flight schedule.
New authentication software could help news agencies -- stung by doctored images -- detect digital darkroom trickery. By Randy Dotinga.
SALVADOR, Brazil  - Hordes of revelers poured on  to the streets of Brazilian cities in Carnival jamborees, led  by the country's culture minister and musician Gilberto Gil in  the northeastern city of Salvador.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay in office and drawing an end to a political crisis prompted by his resignation a week ago.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker probes Gordon Brown's views on education.
The Federal Communications Commission ruled 3-2 that states are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Internet phone providers, which treat calls no differently than any other application on the Net.
How investment in technology firms can help the UK recreate Silicon Valley.
Islamabad: Terming Kashmir as a &quot;core&quot; issue, Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon on Saturday said its resolution was necessary for durable peace in the region.
WHAT a pill Vioxx turned out to be for Merck. Between 50 cents and 60 cents a share were lopped off expected earnings this year after the US pharmaceutical giant gave up defending its painkiller in public
Oscar winners Reese Witherspoon and George Clooney were set to parade up the red carpets on Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, setting the stage for a weekend of star-filled, gala premieres.
BEIJING -- Citing concerns over the rising prevalence of pornography, the Chinese government recently launched a nationwide crackdown against Internet smut sites and pornography peddlers using new media outlets such as cellphone text messaging.
iPod maker Apple Inc. said on Monday  it has settled a disagreement with The Beatles' company Apple  Corps Ltd. over the use of the brand, in a new deal that now  gives the computer maker control of the name.
Last night was the deadline for applying pro-rated signing bonuses onto this year's cap to lessen the burden on next year's. The Patriots were trying to get a long-term extension done for kicker (and sometime quarterback) Adam Vinatieri , who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Friday that North Korea had invited him to visit for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
U.S. oil futures set a new record $47.01  a barrel on Wednesday after a new threat against Iraq's oil  sector by rebel Shi'ite militia.  U.S. crude traded up 26 cents  to set a new high in the 21-year history of the New York  Mercantile Exchange contract.
Electronic Arts, hoping to shore up its eroding dominance in the sports video game market, signed a deal giving it the exclusive right to use the ESPN brand in games.
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Big-city murders rose sharply in 2006 as violent crime increased nationally for the second straight year, the FBI reported Monday.
This is what passes now for perspective in college football. Where the fire-the-coach Web sites pop up by his third game, and the boosters circle like sharks.
Vodafone Group Plc  said on  Thursday it was concerned that the current model of iPhone  mobile phones -- Apple Inc&#39;s  latest &quot;killer&quot; gadget --  did not operate on fast 3G networks.
Rep. Mark Foley abruptly left office less than six weeks before elections over questions about messages he sent a former male page
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Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck did not practice yesterday because of a leg injury and was downgraded to questionable for tomorrow's game against Miami.
Connecticut can play football, too. UConn cruised to a 39-10 win over Toledo Monday in the Motor City Bowl in the Huskies' first bowl appearance since becoming a full Division I-A team three years ago.
DANBURY, Conn. Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell said she&#39;s tired but feeling well as she left the hospital three days after undergoing breast cancer surgery.
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TOKYO -- Heavy rain fueled by a typhoon lashed southern Japan, leaving eight people dead and causing landslides and blackouts, officials said Thursday. Two people were missing.
A European Union judge said he will continue to take into account testimony from former complainants in the EU&#39;s antitrust case against Microsoft, even though they had withdrawn support for the case.
About 250,000 people demonstrated in two  Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island&#39;s doomed efforts  at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by  rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
Researchers have developed a patch that uses modified thermal inkjet printer technology to administer medicines.
Incomplete records and conflicting emotions within the black community make preserving African-American historical sites difficult.
Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.
As targets of resistors in Iraq, Iraqi security forces are preempting possible attacks by shooting at civilian cars. Yesterday, in Havsa, a town 40 km away from Baghdad, Iraqi policemen arrived at the scene
Billionaire Richard Branson, banker Luqman Arnold and an in-house management team are set to pitch formal offers for Britain's Northern Rock Plc  on Monday, the government's deadline for bids.
I initially thought the Nov. 21 front-page story about the failure of the House to pass the intelligence overhaul bill was a garden-variety example of congressional gridlock.
Equipped with cellphones and Wi-Fi, young people who work independently are banding together in shared spaces.
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French President Jacques Chirac's trip this week to Beijing will bring into sharp focus the battle between the world's biggest aircraft makers, Europe's Airbus and Boeing of the United States, for the prized ...
Citigroup is set to launch a tender offer for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp., a Nikko spokesman said on Tuesday, a potential $5 billion deal that would mark Citigroup's resurgence in Japan.
Charlize Theron, Mark Wahlberg, and Jason Statham are reportedly in talks to appear in a sequel of the popular film The Italian Job.
Wayne Rooney announced his arrival as a Manchester United player by scoring the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 12th European hat-trick against Fenerbahce at Old Trafford last night.
Si potra&#39; andare alle urne fino alle 15 (ANSA) - ROMA, 25 OTT - Si sono aperti alle ore 7 i seggi elettorali per il secondo giorno di voto per le elezioni suppletive della Camera dei Deputati. Si vota in sei
A surprisingly big climb in US retail sales in September and a larger-than-expected gain in underlying producer prices bolstered hopes for an economic revival and views
The nation's fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become pregnant.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico  - A discreet, soft-spoken  negotiator with a CEO's eye for corporate planning, he has  steadily risen to the top of a multi-billion dollar Mexican  business structured like a holding company.
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, scientists have found that logging big dead trees after a wildfire and planting young ones makes future fires worse, at least for the first 10 or 20 years while the young trees create a volatile new source of fuel.
A startup called Ribbit is launching a platform designed to let developers create telephony applications they can embed in Web pages and Web-based services.
Conditions are right for mobile security threats to start overwhelming businesses and consumers in North America.
America Online is teaming up with RSA Security in an effort to keep its users safe from online fraud and identity theft. RSA and AOL are announcing a new program called &quot;AOL PassCode&quot; that will encourage AOL
I hope Jamie Foxx has a nice Oscar-sized spot dusted off on his mantle, because if there&#39;s any justice in the world, he&#39;ll be going home with a statuette next February.
Blog: Apple posts the pair's rare joint appearance on iTunes, where it soars to the top of the podcast charts
A second bag of spinach contaminated   with toxic E.coli bacteria has been found in Utah, and   regulators hope it will offer clues about an outbreak that has   now sickened 173 people and killed as many as three.
European shares edged higher early on Thursday, with auto stocks leading the way after France's Renault posted a 4.2 percent rise in global sales last year.
Five Episcopal priests in Massachusetts have vowed to stop performing all wedding ceremonies until the Anglican Church allows them to bless same-sex marriages, calling their protest a \
What have we learned from the economic misery of 2001?
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A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.
Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.
 Knight named in gang crackdown
There are enough things to admire about \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Great Debaters,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.
Real Madrid defeated Roma behind closed doors to clinch a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League. Madrid and Roma&#39;s match was played before no fans in Stadio Olimpico
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The longtime software executive, who came over from Apple in 1981, says he's not sure what he'll do when he leaves Microsoft in September, but it will probably be outside of tech.
Hundreds of angry French farmers mounted blockades around the country Monday to hold up fuel shipments in protest at soaring diesel and gasoline prices and to press their demands for government aid.
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Sachin Tendulkar cracked a masterful unbeaten 231 as India amassed 492 for nine in reply to Bangladesh&#39;s paltry first innings 184 by lunch on the third day of the first test on Sunday.
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PLANS to build one of the world's biggest windfarms across vast swathes of Lewis have been dealt a devastating blow from a government agency.
Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross gives birth to twin daughters as her show secures another four years.
Hollywood actor Jim Carrey posted a message in the video-sharing website YouTube on Tuesday urging Americans to join a global campaign for the freedom of Myanmar&#39;s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
ACCORDING TO Microsoft represetatives at IDF last week, it&#39;s very likely that the upcoming release of Windows Media Center 2005 will support high defination televison signals.
The Coca-Cola Company said the plan to include caffeine content on its drink products was voluntary and part of an industry initiative.
Computer giant Dell recalled about 4.4 million AC adapters worldwide because of fire and electrical shock hazards, the company and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said last week.
LeBron James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
The local issue of Playboy remained on newsstands Friday, after a judge rejected a request for a temporary injunction filed by Athens Games&#39; organizers over the magazine&#39;s use of Olympic symbols in a photo spread.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -ConocoPhillips Wednesday said it bought a 7.6 percent stake in Russian oil giant Lukoil for $2 billion and the two agreed that the US company could raise its stake to as much as 20 percent.
The Boston Red Sox crushed the New  York Yankees 10-3 Wednesday to complete an historic comeback  victory over their arch-rivals by four games to three in the  American League Championship Series.
Officials in Buenos Aires say at least 169 people are dead and more than 375 injured after a fire swept through a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Nine police and two civilians were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor said on Thursday, but the coalition said Taliban fighters had been killed.
President Chavez sets a September deadline for Brazil and Paraguay to back Venezuela's membership of Mercosur.
PeopleSoft&#39;s board ousted Craig Conway as CEO after he made a misleading statement about the company&#39;s ability to recruit customers while fending off Oracle&#39;s $7.
Tocca a Innocenzo Mazzini, ex vice-presidente Figc, tentare la conciliazione con la Federazione, pre...
Jurors still have work to do after convicting several former Wall Street bankers and a former Enron Corp. finance executive Wednesday of conspiring to push through a sham deal.
The wife of UK soldier Matty Hull killed by \
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A British man's attempt to  become the first person to row across the North Pacific Ocean  ended after his boat capsized, the U.S. Coast Guard said on  Wednesday.
Norwegian schools are meant to be magically free of bullying when students go back to class on Wednesday after the summer break.
A woman whose husband leapt from a balcony in Crete with their two children says the holiday was \
According to LaVar Arrington's agent, the former Redskins linebacker suffers broken bones in his arm and leg, but no life-threatening injuries in a motorcycle accident on Route 50 Monday.
Diabetics should test their blood sugar levels more regularly to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, a study says.
By Patricia Kitchen, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun. 10--Troy Rosasco, an attorney in Ronkonkoma, usually composes entries for his blog on disability law at 10:30 p.m., after his two kids are in bed, taking as long as two hours to craft a post.
Igor Kovalenko wears a corsage of 41 bright orange ribbons pinned to his black coat &#151; one for every day spent in the Ukrainian opposition's dwindling tent camp that blocks the entrance to outgoing President Leonid Kuchma's office.
InfoWorld - Nokia introduced Skype Internet-calling software for its N800 Wi-Fi tablet on Wednesday, providing another alternative to using a cell phone, while a debate in the U.S. over what networks such devices may be able to use in the future heated up.
State purpose, roles, and consequences for security practices and compliance, Gartner analyst says.
Adventurous IT executives are back in fashion.
The Cassini spacecraft has returned the best-ever view of the icy Tethys, one of the moons of Saturn, depicting its battered 1060km-diameter surface in this photograph released by Nasa.
OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Thursday that lower demand would push down oil prices in the second quarter next year.
US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to issue a sterling-denominated benchmark bond following investor roadshows next week, lead managers for the deal said on Thursday.
West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers officially opens the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.
Vijay Singh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sensational, record-breaking year continued at the weekend when he won the 84 Lumber Classic at the Mystic Rock course in Pennsylvania, his eighth win of the 2004 US PGA Tour season.
Police in Colombia capture a leading suspected drug trafficker, Diego Montoya, the government says.
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A yawning religious and racial chasm has opened in the Netherlands in the two weeks since a Muslim apparently killed a secular Dutch filmmaker.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
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The ruling Hamas faction deployed armed militants in key parts of the Gaza Strip on Friday, one day after it accused rival Fatah forces of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas sources said.
A survivor of the 7 July bombings is suing the government saying she has been \
good luck for the Giants, bad luck for the Vikings - when the backward pass from Daunte Culpepper bounced off Mewelde Moore&#39;s hands onto the Metrodome&#39;s
SAN FRANCISCO -- Shares of Intel Corp. fell more than seven per cent yesterday after the computer chip giant&#39;s management lowered the company&#39;s financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren&#39;t in a spending mood.
Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko won the top  women's athletics gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday,  triumphing over a field stripped of many big names because of  doping woes to win the 100 meters.
The ultra-mobile, Linux-based laptop scene gets a little more populated as Everex prepares to debut its CloudBook -- $400, two pounds, and coming later this month to the nation's biggest electronics retailer.
TEHRAN: Iran is still unable to accept some positions of European countries in crucial talks on its nuclear programme at the UN atomic agency, but an agreement remains possible, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said on Saturday.
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For companies seeking ways to increase the efficiency of their field forces, Finland's Nokia has introduced a one-touch system to connect teams with their back-office systems.
The first trial involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program opened in Italy on Friday in the absence of all 26 American defendants accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terrorist suspect.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has barred new construction work, building planning and occupancy tenders at West Bank settlements without his approval, documents show.
Description: A Taliban splinter group releases a video of United Nations election workers held hostage. The victims, seen on the al Jazeera Arabic news channel, are a British woman from Northern Island, a Kosovar woman and a Filipino man.
Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds.
The Patriots seized control of the A.F.C. championship game with a fourth-quarter touchdown drive to beat the Chargers and take what has seemed their inevitable spot in Super Bowl XLII.
The lumbering dinosaurs of the music biz just can't stop suing.
MSG Networks is taking the New York Mets to court, claiming that the baseball team didn't stick to the terms of its rights agreement when it negotiated a regional sports channel with Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable to go on the air in 2006.
ATHENS, Greece -- If you recall, my concerns involved car bombings, kidnappings, beheadings and Al Qaeda. So when the scariest moment of the Olympics involves a defrocked, kilt-wearing Irish priest who tackles
Avery Johnson complained about the refs, and his biggest adjustment &amp;#151; changing his team&#039;s hotel from South Beach to Fort Lauderdale &amp;#151; seemed more suited to a travel agent than a coach of the year.
(InfoWorld) - Authorities have charged a 21 year-old Unisys Corp. subcontractor with stealing a desktop computer with billing information on as many as 38,000 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical patients. Khalil Abdulla-Raheem, of Washington, D.C., was charged Wednesday with theft of government property. He is the employee of an unnamed company that \
English Premiership leaders Chelsea are set to be unchanged for Saturday's match at home to Norwich even though German defender Robert Huth has now returned to training after an ankle injury.
A pro-independence Chechen Web site was shut down by the Lithuanian government, officials said on Monday, two days after a message claiming responsibility for the school massacre in southern Russia was posted on it.
Former Derby County and Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough dies aged 69.
DECEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - WASHINGTON -- Software vendors need automated tools that look for bugs in their code, but it may be a decade before many of those tools are mature and widely used, said the former director of cybersecurity for the US
The initial public offering window, largely shut to technology firms for years, is beginning to creak open.
The FDA (USA) says it did not try to suppress the findings of a safety official regarding the Vioxx painkiller. Vioxx was taken off the market last week because the drug increases a patient&#39;s risk of having a heart attack.
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President Bush on Friday signed into  law a measure authorizing an $800 billion increase in the  credit limit of the United States, the White House said.
Hurricane Frances leaves millions without electricity and widespread damage as it passes over Florida.
German police detained 10 neo-Nazis on Saturday before a march marking the anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler&#39;s deputy Rudolf Hess.
A new vaccine against rotavirus, the diarrheal infection that kills millions of children worldwide, doesn&#39;t appear to raise the risk of serious bowel
AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.
On Thursday night at Safeco Field, Jose Lopez busted out of a 0-for-10 skid in a big way. The rookie shortstop went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a two-run home run to lead the Mariners past the Red Sox, 7-1.
A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would repeal an export subsidy and lift retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union advanced closer to passage Wednesday.
Japan&#39;s players got yet another verbal volley from coach Ivica Osim at the Asian Cup on Tuesday with their ears still ringing from the last one.
WiMax earned an important seal of approval on Thursday when the Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)&#160;certified it as a 3G mobile data technology.Heavily promoted by Intel and sometimes criticized as overhyped, WiMax is based on industry standards but has been the young upstart in the telecommunications industry. With this week&#39;s decision in Geneva by the radio group, also called ITU-R, it can finally rub shoulders with widely deployed technologies such as WCDMA and CDMA-2000.Many governments dictate technologies when they allocate wireless spectrum, and they typically look to the ITU, which is affiliated with the United Nations, to say what technologies qualify. WiMax will now be one of their choices when faced with a requirement for 3G, which the ITU calls IMT-2000.&quot;Having the ITU say that it counts really opens up some opportunities,&quot; said Peter Jarich of Current Analysis Inc. In particular, carriers that participate in upcoming auctions in Europe may choose WiMax instead of the more established 3G systems, he said. Broader deployments of WiMax in Europe, which has seen a few rollouts so far, would help increase production volumes and in turn lower equipment prices worldwide, according to Jarich.The ITU-R approval is a victory for advocates of technology neutrality, who want carriers to have more choices for high-speed wireless deployments, Jarich said. In most parts of the world, 3G is dominated by WCDMA, the next step on the migration path from GSM. But the ITU-R has also recognized CDMA-2000, the 3G upgrade to CDMA networks, and TD-SCDMA (Time Division-Synchronous Code-Division Multiple Access), developed in China, as well as other technologies.&quot;To have WiMax approved as an IMT-2000 technology is a huge win for the WiMax Forum,&quot; said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMax Forum, the industry group that certifies interoperability of products using the technology.What the standards body actually voted to support was OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing), which forms the basis of WiMax today but is also set to power future technologies, including LTE (Long-Term Evolution), a system now under development as the next step in the GSM migration path. Commercial LTE deployment is expected in 2009 or 2010.WiMax, based on the IEEE 802.16 standard, is designed to deliver IP data traffic at multiple megabits per second over a range of several kilometers. A fixed version is already certified by the WiMax Forum industry group, which plans to start certifying interoperability among mobile products next year. Sprint Nextel and Clearwire plan to deploy WiMax in markets across the U.S. starting late this year in what is set to be the biggest rollout yet.
IBM Corp. claimed unofficial bragging rights Tuesday as owner of the world's fastest supercomputer...
Politics: 1 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's police have busted an organized crime group dealing with financial frauds.
Applied Materials Inc., the world&#39;s biggest maker of semiconductor-production equipment, said fourth- quarter profit rose to its highest level in four years on demand from chipmakers for new machines.
Il 9 luglio 2006, a Berlino, gli azzurri di Marcello Lippi battevano la Francia ai rigori e sollevavano al cielo, per la quarta volta nella storia, il trofeo mondiale
A new e-mail-forwarding service wants to force marketers to shell out hard cash to get their commercial messages through, and give you most of the money. By John Hudson.
The oil market ignores Saudi attempts to cool prices. Merck reportedly is stepping up its search for a new CEO. Wall Street looks to ease into the week with a slight rise at the open, despite higher oil prices.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N said on  Saturday it still expects a 1 percent to 3 percent increase in  December sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year as sales  of general merchandise and winter items improved in the latest  week.
By LINDA A. JOHNSON     -- New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults...
Bengie Molina had four hits, including a three-run homer, as the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game series sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 win on Sunday.
New research shows that despite their reputation, rats will hlep each other, even strangers, acquire food.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport will return to the pro tour by playing doubles at the Aug. 17-25 Pilot Pen tournament.
The organizational challenges of mounting fair elections in Iraq have been lost in the wash of violence and political strife.
The Texas Rangers announced Friday that they have re-signed right-handed pitcher Doug Brocail to a one-year contract. As per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed.

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A charity pop concert in honour of Princess Diana is being planned for next year, according to a newspaper.
Ministro, ''spostare tre miliardi direttamente alla scuola''
Chrysler's plan to close a plant and lay off 13,000 workers further shrinks Detroit's Big Three
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Rod Eddington, the chief executive of British Airways, will tomorrow begin a review of last week&#39;s staff shortages at the national flag carrier that left thousands stranded and more than 100 flights cancelled.
A military judge ordered a U.S. Army reservist on Friday to stand trial Jan. 7 in Baghdad for allegedly abusing Iraq inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad.
WASHINGTON -- A string of government reports yesterday offered a mixed picture of the US economy.
Talks on the future of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo must not drag on indefinitely or get sidetracked in an arid dispute over labels such as \
The return of senior Cappie Pondexter to the Rutgers lineup was upstaged by two freshmen who helped the host Scarlet Knights hand Pat Summitt one of her worst losses at Tennessee.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has dashed hopes he might announce an end to a tug of war over a German group's bid for Spanish electricity supplier Endesa at a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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All the trade is storm-related today,&quot; said Stephen Briggs, managing director of Intermarket Group. &quot;Obviously, people are speculating we may see some platforms closing in the Gulf.
NEW YORK, Oct 11  - Human Rights Watch listed Monday the names of 11 senior Al-Qaeda suspects it said were held by the CIA in secret locations overseas, where some had reportedly been tortured.
RENO, Nev. Nov 22, 2004 - Kickoff for the regular-season finale between No. 10 Boise State and Nevada has been moved back to 4:45 pm PST Saturday to accommodate a national television audience.
Minneapolis, MN -- Cristian Guzman drove in three runs to lead Minnesota to an 8-1 win over Cleveland in the middle contest of a crucial three-game set at the Metrodome.
Spending on prescription drugs rose briskly in 2006 as the Medicare drug benefit kicked in and the government's share of expenditures for medicines surged, according to a federal study to be released today. Overall, health-care spending in the United States continued its climb, rising 6.7 percent...
Italy&#39;s Valentino Rossi, riding a Yamaha, won the Portuguese MotoGP race for the fourth year in a row to close on the world championship crown.
Democrat John Kerry on Friday called President Bush \
US intelligence officials are evaluating worrisome new information about an Iranian missile purportedly capable of carrying an atomic bomb.
Prosecutors closed their murder case against legendary music producer Phil Spector with sarcastic attacks on his scientific experts and called on jurors to do justice for the actress found shot to death in his home. On Thursday, the defense gets its turn.
Bracing for their final debate, John Kerry accused President Bush of favoring \
MOSCOW  - Russia forged ahead with the weekend auction of the core asset of crippled oil giant Yukos despite a disputed US court order barring the sale, with state-controlled gas giant Gazprom entering the bidding.
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih said Sunday he brought a message of friendship to Iran which has been angered by charges it is stirring up tension in Iraq, the official IRNA news agency said.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday that a new message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in which he scolds his followers in Iraq proves that U.S. efforts there are succeeding.
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Pyotr Romanov) - During his second inauguration, President George W. Bush firmly promised the world that he would uphold Freedom and Democracy wherever these values ...
Michelle Wie, who posted three top-5 finishes in major championships last year but has been struggling with injuries in 2007, called her performance \u00e2\u0080\u009cshocking.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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Airlines and airports remain prime targets for extremists nearly 6 years after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, but the U.S. government has yet to determine whether sweeping security proposals could ever be put into practice.
The Highlands' growing Polish community is given its own free quarterly newspaper.
Thousands of online visitors have been drawn to an English beach by pictures of turquoise seas, golden sands and palm trees, but risk disappointment as it is only a virtual surfers&#39; paradise.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova cruised into the final eight with a decisive 6-1, 6-1 win over compatriot Tatyana Panova. Top seed Serena Williams also advanced to the China
The move by the European Commission could spur growth in the fledgling but potentially lucrative mobile TV sector.
LoopFuse, founded by JBoss developers, has announced free sales lead generation software that's also available as a fee-based service.
Tata Group's new status as the world's fifth-largest steel firm signals a milestone for the Indian economy.
Roger Clemens, one of the all-time finest pitchers in baseball, received an apology from a leading U.S. newspaper on Friday for linking him to an court affidavit in a federal doping investigation.
Frank Lampard inspired rampant Chelsea to produce a powerful second-half display and strengthen their grip at the top of the Premiership.
Intel Corp.  said on Monday it would reorganize -- creating two new divisions to focus on opportunities for its technologies in digital healthcare and in serving its distribution channel.
Juniper Networks sets tone for earnings season--analysts expect strong growth in IP networking.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's office has interfered with a commission probing civil war rights abuses and murders that include some blamed on state security forces, international observers said on Wednesday.
CHICAGO -- For an increasing number of immigrants, the United States is a land of plenty that is going straight to their gut. While obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born, those who have lived for
In politica 'c'e' una grande finzione, serve fase nuova'
A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his colleagues blamed on Damascus.
VIENNA, Austria -- Olympic champion Nicolas Massu of Chile was beaten 6-4 6-3 by Italian Davide Sanguinetti in the quarter-finals of the CA Trophy.
(InfoWorld) - A Microsoft attorney will attack Google's book search service in a speech Tuesday to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), saying Google is misappropriating principles of fair use to further its own business model. Thomas Rubin, Microsoft's associate general counsel, will address the AAP's annual meeting in New York, stating that while Microsoft's Live Search Books honors copyright protection and fair use, Google's Book Search abuses it. \
Two days of hard politicking on Iraq have left the US presidential candidates locked into opposing visions: George W. Bush sees a country marching towards democracy, John Kerry sees one descending into chaos.
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A demonstration is planned at the home of Britain's fleet of Trident nuclear weapons submarines.
The Oregon mother of two watched with despair as budget cuts forced schools around the state to lay off teachers and close early. She&#39;s an active volunteer who helped raise $17,000 in private money to landscape a ...
IDC study of mobile phone habits from major world markets finds, among other things, that applications drive competition.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 5 -- At least eight Afghan civilians were killed Sunday in eastern Afghanistan when U.S. Marines traveling in a convoy were hit by a car bomb and responded by firing in a way that some witnesses called reckless.
Rudy Giuliani emerged as the winner in the Republican presidential money contest this quarter, raising more and spending less than both of his leading rivals. Mitt Romney tapped his personal wealth for a $6.5 million loan and John McCain's campaign was seriously considering public financing to revive his all-but-broke presidential bid.
Nigeria sent over 100 troops to Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region on Monday, its contribution to a joint force with Rwanda protecting African Union cease-fire observers.
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry has taken a slim lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that shows the president's support tumbling on personal qualities, the war in Iraq and the commander in chief's bedrock campaign issue - national security...
Hurricane Felix slammed into Nicaragua and Honduras on Tuesday as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, lashing remote coastal villages with violent winds and torrential rains.
Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma vie for the top post as South Africa's ruling ANC elects its new leader.
BAGHDAD -- The cleric's young men fanned out across the neighborhood, moving from shop to shop, posting the new religious decrees.
Ailing former Indonesian dictator Suharto was developing sepsis, a potentially deadly infection of the blood, and the 86-year-old's heart had become unstable Tuesday, members of the presidential medical team said.
Mail protocol wasn't dead, only sleeping Google has slipped IMAP support into its GMail service, allowing users to manage their mail on the server and access it using different clients, with the status of their messages maintained.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Jefferson Graham  Google is getting serious about taking on Microsoft.    Today, it introduces Google Apps Premium Edition, a software suite for companies that provides e-mail, instant messaging, calendar, word processing and spreadsheets. The cost is $50 per worker per year vs.
By Dan Walters, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 19--A few months after he assumed the governorship in 1999, Gray Davis put forth an oh-so-cautious \
It's not the blockbuster that some industry analysts envisioned, but Yahoo Inc. has sealed its first deal under new Chief Executive Jerry Yang. Hoping to deepen its appeal to hard-core sports fans, Yahoo is buying Rivals.com, a Web site that provides extensive coverage of collegiate athletics.
NEW YORK -- Irrepressible promoter Don King once again invades Madison Square Garden on Saturday night as IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd and WBA titleholder John Ruiz defend their belts in separate bouts.
Fashion photographer Richard Avedon lay in critical but stable condition Thursday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last weekend while on assignment in Texas, a spokeswoman for The New Yorker magazine said.
As part of its ten-day carnival to commemorate its first anniversary, Cinemax Versova [a swanky multiplex
Sprint will create its own sports and entertainment \
Less than 23 months after they said they found everything they needed in Art Howe, the Mets on Wednesday officially admitted they were wrong.
Lebanon's police chief vowed on Saturday to confront those who \
Speakers at this week's Republican convention make their remarks at a wooden podium that some Jewish groups find offensive because its decorative panels appear to form the shape of a Christian cross.
Israeli troops killed five armed  Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as it pressed on  with a massive offensive aimed at stopping militants firing  rockets into Israel.
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Computer hackers are keeping up with the times and are putting an increasingly technology-dependent world at risk, the chairman of leading US-based IT security firm McAfee said.
Studio Universita' Bocconi, previsto in calo anche l'Ebitda
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio disputate nella notte.
The world's two most populous nations  promised Wednesday to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a disease  that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined  to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
Justine Henin beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third straight French Open title and fourth in total.
New tolls, a particularly controversial part of Pennsylvania\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans to meet its growing transportation needs, are an unpopular idea among users of Interstate 80.
Chris Clark liked what the Washington Capitals did to improve this offseason so much, he decided to stick around.
The government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was thrown into crisis last night after Israel&#39;s parliament rejected the proposed 2005 budget and Sharon
Apple also introduced a new digital music player modeled after the iPhone and announced a wireless music distribution deal with Starbucks.
For a while in postwar Iraq, life looked up for Ahlam al-Jibouri, who found a well-paid job working with the U.S. authorities after the 2003 invasion.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A U.S. soldier pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of killing Iraqis and then trying to cover it up by planting weapons on their bodies.
Australia's Labor opposition backed the government in its refusal to consider compensation for an Australian freed by US authorities last week after three years in Guantanamo Bay.
U.S. and Iranian envoys spoke to each other directly at a regional meeting in Baghdad on Saturday but their exchanges dealt only with problems in Iraq and not with nuclear diplomacy.
LAWRENCE, Kansas  - They gathered to send Aaron Emerson off to war. His father cursed, his grandmother cried, his mother was just numb.
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Defence firm BAE Systems posts a 15% rise in half-year profits after seeing a strong increase in sales.
AstraZeneca Plc's experimental cancer  drug AZD2281 has been given orphan drug status by the European  Medicines Agency for treating women with ovarian cancer,  Britain's second biggest drugmaker said on Tuesday.
Il presidente dell'Inter, Massimo Moratti, esprime apertamente la sua delusione per la sconfitta di ...
Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film \
Chocolate follow-up launched in London LG launched its Shine metal-cased slider phone in Europe today, though the handset began shipping to mobile phone networks and retailers on Monday. The Chocolate follow-up's key features: a shiny 2.2in, 262,144-colour, 240 x 320 display and a cylindrical scroll control.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After communism collapsed in Russia during the early 1990s, many analysts warned about the eventual rise of an authoritarian leader who would take control of a weakened, demoralized country
A febbraio l'indice sulla propensione ai consumi a -4,4
MPs urge private finance initiative bosses to get \
Last year, more Americans lived in poverty, more children were poor, and more people lacked health insurance than in 2002. That message, reported by the US Census Bureau yesterday, was expected, but the increases
Terrell Owens and Adrian Peterson scored fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally the NFC to a 42-30 victory over the AFC in the NFL's Pro Bowl at Honolulu on Sunday.
The Electoral Commission rejects the idea of all-postal ballots in the UK after a review of this summer's trials.
The mishandling of Babbage's baggage Column The relaunch of the IT History Society (formerly the Charles Babbage Foundation) exposes a problem which the Web has brought to journalism and historians - stuff is not being preserved. There are people, however, who are trying to build proper records of the past.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Knicks guard Jamal Crawford was placed on the injured list Sunday because of a toe injury on his right foot. New York also activated guard Jamison Brewer before its 91-82 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.
In a 7-0 decision, the court refused to limit the number of years the government can reach back to collect unpaid royalties
The return of \u00e2\u0080\u009cLost,\u00e2\u0080\u009d albeit a two-hour repeat of last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s finale, buoyed ABC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratings on Wednesday during a night otherwise dominated by Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Moment of Truth.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Harvard University and Princeton University tied for the top ranking in US News &amp; World Report&#39;s list of the best colleges for the second consecutive year.
Coca Cola says it will allow retailers to stock rival drinks in its branded coolers as part of a deal with EU anti-trust watchdogs.
Soaring gas prices, anxiety about petro-terrorism and worries about global warming are all chipping away at support for the auto industry in Washington.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was to address the lower house of parliament Tuesday after former justice minister Clemente Mastella said his party, a former member of the ruling coalition, would vote against the government in a confidence motion.
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Microsoft Corp. has begun providing free tools so government organizations can better share technological information, in a move it says is aimed at helping cash-strapped customers save money.
Barring negative impacts on the aviation industry, such as global terrorism, Australia&#39;s flagship carrier had an upbeat future, Qantas&#39; chief executive Geoff Dixon said.
By Gary Williams Brigham Young University  Many entrepreneurs hear the word \
Nell'incontro che ha aperto la 28/a giornata della premier league, Fulham-Manchester United 1-2. Pad...
Bosnian striker Zlatan Muslimovic struck in the last minute to deny Champions League chasing Fiorentina a crucial victory as Atalanta secured a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
NASA's thermal-imaging sensor helps fight the flames.
Dozens of senators -- including  leading 2008 presidential contenders from both major parties --  met on Tuesday to swap proposals that could spur the country's  first-ever mandatory caps on greenhouse gases.
The Bush administration wants to trim the Federal Aviation Administration's budget for buying new air traffic control equipment at a time when more planes are in the air.
Lee Cummard scored 21 points to lead No. 25 Brigham Young to an 86-67 victory over Pepperdine on Saturday night, pushing the Cougars' home winning streak to 37 games.
High wind blew out press box windows, overturned portable concession stands and ripped the tarp at new Busch Stadium right before the start of Wednesday night's game between the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals.
Durban, South Africa - England received a boost on the eve of the second Test against South Africa when paceman Simon Jones was pronounced fit to play here on Saturday.
In the US, many mothers who have &quot;no indicated risk&quot; for a difficult vaginal birth are having caesarean deliveries -- and the rate is rising year by year -- according to a report in the British Medical Journal.
The number of Americans applying for  first-time jobless aid unexpectedly fell by 5,000 last week,  according to a government report released on Thursday that  offered a dose of cheer for the job market.
: Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalised after suffering a stroke - a day after an appeals court postponed a decision on whether to uphold the former dictator&#39;s indictment and house arrest on human rights charges.
Seven months after leaving, Zach Randolph returned to his original N.B.A. home Friday night and turned in a vintage performance.
The Supreme Court hears a California case Monday that could become a signature decision of the Rehnquist era. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union returned to the bargaining table on Saturday for a third day of intensive talks aimed at clinching a labor contract for the largest U.S. automaker.
Have adware and spyware commandeered your computer? An extreme solution: erasing your hard drive and starting over.
Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivals\u00e2\u0080\u0099 election coverage. As usual, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimates. At 9, Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHouse\u00e2\u0080\u009d earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s election coverage won the 10 o\u00e2\u0080\u0099clock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cBiggest Loser\u00e2\u0080\u009d averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratings, thanks to \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gladiators\u00e2\u0080\u009d (nine million) followed by \u00e2\u0080\u009cDeal or No Deal\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009c20/20\u00e2\u0080\u009d special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for \u00e2\u0080\u009c20/20\u00e2\u0080\u009d in more than a year.
11/4/04- A Houston jury has convicted 5 men of fraud and conspiracy, while acquitting the only female defendant in the trial of ex-Merrill Lynch and former Enron executives.
North Korea's 2-year-old nuclear crisis  has taxed the world's patience, the chief U.N. nuclear  regulator said Wednesday, urging communist Pyongyang to return  to its disarmament treaty obligations.
Sinclair Broadcast Group's controversial news special \
Three days after New Mexico voted, Democratic officials offer apologies and finger-pointing \u00c2\u0097 but have no winner. Hillary Rodham Clinton holds a slight lead, but the state is still counting 17,000 provisional ballots given to voters because of long lines and a shortage of ballots.
US and Iraqi forces are still battling insurgents in Fallujah Sunday, although senior officials say the offensive against the rebel-held city is nearly complete.
DETROIT, March 13  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The General Motors Acceptance Corporation, the former financing arm of the General Motors Corporation, said on Tuesday that it would receive $1 billion more from G.M. under the terms of its spinoff and warned that it would be affected by the weakening market for mortgages.
New Delhi: American doctors have called for mandatory testing of all imported Ayurvedic health products into the United States after discovering potentially toxic amounts of heavy metals in some of them.
Spanish police arrested 10 people, most of them Pakistanis, suspected of involvement in Islamic extremism during an operation in the northeastern region of Catalonia.

MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping \
For good or bad, tennis players&#39; fortunes change as quickly as the direction of the swirling wind at the US Open. Just ask major champions Jennifer Capriati, Roger Federer and Carlos Moya, who all dealt with
The Frenchwoman who received the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first partial face transplant regained nearly full use of her facial muscles within 18 months.
More than 30 people were killed after a car crashed into a fuel tanker, which exploded and burst into flames early Saturday in the oil-rich town of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, police said.
The number of chinook salmon returning to California's Central Valley has reached a near-record low, pointing to an \
FTC Filing Targets Malicious Spyware  Spyware has come under target of the Federal Trade Commission with a new complaint filed in federal court which is requesting that two Internet based advertising and software firms be closed. The FTC filing was made last week with a press conference to be scheduled for ...
A 7-year-old girl shot by a milk truck driver at an Amish schoolhouse died early today, raising the death toll in the attack to six. Pennsylvania state troopers confirmed the deaths of five girls and the shooter, who took over the school, lined up girls at the blackboard, tied them up and shot them.
MOSCOW -- Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva powered Russia to its first Fed Cup title by winning the decisive doubles against defending champion France on Sunday.
Banking giant HSBC is to close part of its US sub-prime mortgage business, cutting 750 jobs in the process.
FIFA will hold an investigation and  demand answers from the Spanish Football Association after home  fans hurled racist abuse at England's black players in a  friendly international against Spain in Madrid Wednesday.
The question of who will inherit Anna Nicole Smith's estate was thrown into further confusion Friday with the release of a 2001 will in which the former Playboy centerfold said her fortune should be held in trust for her son &#151; who died last year.
Yesterday, in one of its boldest moves, the European Commission agreed to begin talks on admitting Turkey to the EU. But fears run deep of a country of 70 million straddling Europe and Asia.
3 cents for 1,000 hits As web-based, on-demand computing continues to grow in popularity, there will be plenty of twisting and turning as companies feel the market out.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ST. PAUL - Not since proper ladies began skating for titles in 1914 has there been a night like this. Three of the top four finishers here, including champion Mirai Nagasu, aren't old enough to go to the world championships in Sweden. And the woman who ruled the planet just two years ago had the worst performance by a reigning ...
Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich resigned from his post and admitted his appeals over a presidential rerun vote were unlikely to be granted, but he stopped short of conceding the election to opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko.
Vice di bin Laden appoggia Hamas, offensiva contro gruppo
The European Union has said it will not appeal a World Trade Organisation ruling that partially condemned the bloc for its moratorium on imports of genetically modified organisms.
The odds are against this trio.
A paramilitary killer cut short an already chaotic debate on Northern Ireland's political future on Friday by throwing a bag of homemade explosives into the building where parties were meeting.
A Polish woman who for 60 years had  been holding onto the diary of a young Jewish girl killed by  the Nazis in 1943, presented the journal to Israel&#39;s Holocaust  memorial on Monday.
La statunitense Venus Williams, testa di serie numero 12, si &egrave; qualificata per le semifinali ...
By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 8--PITTSFIELD -- Pittsfield has been invited to the second round of environmental assessment in its attempt to secure a brownfields grant to clean up an Eelwier Road warehouse.
Parallels has released the Release Candidate of Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0.
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed Sunday to guarantee world crude supplies and said it would hold 1.5-2.0 million barrels per day of spare production in reserve.
VIERA, Fla., March 10 -- Washington Nationals right-hander Tim Redding gave up four runs in two innings in Saturday's 7-6, 10-inning win over the New York Mets. His Grapefruit League ERA is now 23.62.
Faced with credibility questions about the Vioxx recall, Merck executives yesterday insisted the first clear signs linking the painkiller to heart problems emerged only last month.
Pressured by the prospect of bankruptcy, US Airways Group Inc. proposed last-ditch cost-saving offers to its pilots and flight attendants unions yesterday.
Even the England players were unanimous in their applause for the 162 by Jacques Kallis which threatened to spoil their year of triumph with a defeat in the second Test at Durban.
InfoWorld - NetSuite, the other hosted CRM company, laid out version 2007.0 this week of its CRM, ERP, and PRM (partner relationship management) SaaS (software as a service) solution.
Tre soluzioni: vendita, spin-off o maggiore integrazione
THE last minutes of Ken Bigley&#39;s life before he was beheaded in Iraq were revealed yesterday. The 62-year-old British engineer is seen in a sickening four-minute video, posted on the internet, pleading for his life.
Prime minister says training in fast food restaurant management will be 'tough course'
A Marine corporal who disappeared in June from a military camp near Fallujah, Iraq, and later turned up with relatives in Lebanon - claiming he had been kidnapped and held hostage - was charged Thursday with desertion.
Ivo Jansch is very happy to announce that it's official - he will be authoring a book for php|architect all about PHP in the Enterprise:   It will be one of the first books about PHP that will not cover PHP code. It is loosely based on my 'enterprise PHP development' talk at the Zend UK Business Conference last year. It will cover the entire development lifecycle of a software project, but targeted at PHP development teams.   He points out that the first version of the book will be handed in in March so ideally it will be released soon after that. He's also open to ideas/content suggestions/etc that you might want to post to his blog for consideration.
With Gary Neville aiming for a return to the Manchester United first-team squad for the September 23rd meeting with Chelsea, his under-study Wes Brown is resigned to a return to the Old Trafford bench.
Russia opposes new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program at this time because it would undermine a study by the U.N. atomic watchdog of Iran's activities, Russian news agencies said on Thursday.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, May 25 -- U.S. military aid began arriving in Lebanon on Friday, Lebanese officials said, in order to resupply government troops battling a militant group in northern Lebanon whose leader claims links to al-Qaeda.
What is this thing you call heuristics? Antivirus software is getting worse at protecting users from new threats, according to two reports which found malware authors are getting better at disguising their creations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CHARLOTTE, NC -- NFL great Reggie White may have died because of a respiratory disease combined with other health problems, a preliminary autopsy report said Monday.
At least 10 Iraqis were killed and three United States soldiers were wounded north of Baghdad today as a suicide bomber rammed an American convoy, the military and hospital officials reported.
World soccer's governing body FIFA officially opened its new $196 million headquarters on Tuesday as delegates arrived for the start of a two-day congress.
American Beauty director Sam Mendes is to oversee a Broadway musical version of Shrek.
Il 30 ottobre la presentazione del Dizionario Biblico della Vocazione: uno strumento per acquisire una visione unitaria e integrata dell\u00c2\u0092azione pastorale a favore delle vocazioni Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Marted\u00c3\u00ac 30 ottobre 2007, alle 16.30, si terr\u00c3\u00a0 la presentazione del Dizionario Biblico della Vocazione edito da Rogate. L\u00c2\u0092evento si terr\u00c3\u00a0 presso la sede della Radio Vaticana e verr\u00c3\u00a0 coordinato dal Direttore della Lateran Univers...
A radical cleric's refusal to endorse the election foreshadowed a less than overwhelming voter turnout in Iraq.
At Harvard University, a 63-year-old retiree -- trained in philosophy, but retired from real estate investing -- teaches a classroom of her peers about postmodernism.
The two tech giants plan to announce a total of three (Product) Red PCs, with a portion of sales to go to the African AIDS charity.
Moneta unica si rafforza dopo il dato Usa su beni durevoli
The leader of Iraq's Chaldean Christian community urges US forces to free ex-deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.
The living room, once the most technologically simple part of the average home, is a high-tech battleground today as the consumer electronics industry seeks to digitize home entertainment and make it available anywhere, anytime.
Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, per la gara di domani con l...
Sex, lies and audio-files The leak of an audio file containing embarrassing comments by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to news media has triggered a police probe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man with a knife broke into a high school dormitory and killed at least eight boys as they slept - the deadliest of a series of knife attacks at Chinese schools in recent months, the government said Friday.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was being flown out of Chile on Saturday to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption seven years after fleeing Peru for Japan.
Iran received the second shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Friday for a power plant being constructed in the southern Iranian town of Bushehr, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover \
Manohla Dargis's picks for the best films of 2004 include \
Bills left tackle Jason Peters will miss Buffalo's season finale at Philadelphia on Sunday because of a groin injury that could also keep him from playing in the Pro Bowl in February.
The strong valuation of engineering and construction firm KBR Inc.  will likely prompt directors of parent company Halliburton Co.  to vote to give KBR shareholders a chance to exchange stock in Halliburton for their newly listed business, analysts said.
As memorial posters of Yasser Arafat fade fast in Bethlehem&#39;s Manger Square, Palestinians in the birthplace of Jesus dare to hope this Christmas will not be as bleak as the last few.
Microsoft is targeting late 2006 for the release of Longhorn, the long-awaited and ambitious successor to Windows XP. A server version is slated for 2007.
Is it a new dawn in US politics, or just another gimmick in an endless and overcrowded 2008 White House race?
Giudizio positivo da parte dell'Europarlamento
The bodies of nine people, including three federal agents, were discovered at two sites outside Cancun, Mexico, and police are blaming the killings on a drug turf war in the Mexican resort city.
A surrealist drawing made an indeliable impression on a dinner guest 24 years ago.
Three persons, including two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, died and six others critically injured Thursday in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by ULFA militants
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Viacom Inc. is in the final stage of  negotiations to appoint a Hollywood dealmaker who is producer  of the hit television show \
Site to close after legal settlement Acclaimed Apple news site Think Secret is to close, following the settlement of a lawsuit from Apple.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - A psychologist at the University of Buffalo, New York has found that some people become anxious and expect that they will be rejected by others based on their physical appearance.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
German insurer Allianz sees profits slide as it absorbs the cost of 2004's devastating hurricanes, but its figures prove better than feared.
Il presidente del Consiglio Prodi ha incontrato stamane il ministro dell'Economia Padoa-SchioppaNel pomeriggio l'incontro con i capigruppo parlamentari dell'Unione, domani con le parti sociali                                          A Palazzo Chigi vertice sul Dpef La sinistra radicale all'offensiva                                                                                  L'Ue e la Bce chiedono la riduzione della spesa e la destinazione del 'tesoretto' al risanamento
Italian officials ask the FBI to check a Bible owned by a suspected  Mafia kingpin for a secret code.
Researchers who launched an experimental cyber attack caused a generator to self-destruct, alarming the government and electrical industry about what might happen if such an attack were carried out on a larger scale, CNN has learned.
CVS Corp.  is likely to raise its $23.4 billion offer for Caremark Rx Inc. CMX.N>, but rival suitor Express Scripts Inc.  may still have more money to throw into the bidding war, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Fino alle 12 a Malpensa sono stati cancellati 18 voli
Nigeria&#39;s main umbrella union has said it will go ahead with a general strike in Africa&#39;s top oil producer on Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.
President George W. Bush repeated his attacks against European subsidies to Airbus Industry, but stopped short of threatening again to take action at the World Trade Organization.
Eurostat: Danimarca, Svezia e Finlandia i Paesi piu' costosi
The nation's most respected treatment programs for teen drug abusers may frequently fall short of what's necessary for effective treatment, a new study suggests.
Yahoo will release a desktop search tool in early 2005, joining other search engines looking to catalog a variety of information beyond Web pages, the company said Friday.
Swedish-Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson (6758.T)(ERICb.ST) will launch digital Walkman phones in March to better tap into the mobile music market, seen as a top growth area for 2005, its head said on Monday.
In prevalenza i beneficiari provengono dall'Africa
East Rutherford, NJ - Several rows up from where Shaquille O&#39;Neal was making his Miami Heat debut, two fans stood out in New Jersey Nets hats and No.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lost consciousness three times over the past 24 hours, Agence France- Presse said, citing an unidentified source close to his delegation.
GENEVA The World Health Organization says at least 70-thousand people have died in refugee camps in Sudan since March. The new WHO death toll estimate is 20-thousand higher than one it released last month.
JERUSALEM -- Far from the Gaza Strip, in a bright room with a view of Jerusalem visible above the green cedar spires outside her window, Maria Aman lives with her father and brother.
The London Stock Exchange has described a hostile takeover bid by US stock exchange operator Nasdaq as &quot;wholly inadequate&quot; and called on its shareholders to reject the offer worth 2.9 billion pounds.
Procura revoca sequestro fondi ordinato nel 2004
With an awesome display of shots that brought him to No. 1 in the world, Vijay Singh put himself in the record books Friday morning with a 28 on the front nine at Glen Abbey to surge into contention at the rain-delayed Canadian Open.
Two old hands adopt each others' core strategies. In the end, everybody wins.
Intel&#39;s 65-nanometer process technology will not be very different from its 90-nanometer process technology, which should help make for a smoother transition between the two manufacturing techniques in 2005, according to an Intel manufacturing executive.
Tapping his heart and thrusting both thumbs upward, Sammy Sosa stepped to the podium and flashed the broad smile that Chicago Cubs fans know too well.
 sets scene for Oscar rematch
Islanders slate plans to depict their Dominican ancestors as cannibals in the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel.
Alastair Macdonald is Reuters Bureau Chief for Israel and the Palestinian territories, based in Jerusalem. From 1995 to 1999 he covered the former Soviet Union as a Reuters correspondent in Moscow. In the following story, he recounts how he met Steve Fossett when the American adventurer's attempt to fly non-stop around the world in a balloon came to a premature end in southern Russia 10 years ago.
When the Patriots play the Chargers on NBC on Sunday, the network will not devote a camera to spying on the Patriots spymasters.
Four employees of a Swiss air traffic control company were convicted of negligent homicide on Tuesday in the 2002 mid-air collision of a passenger plane and cargo jet that killed 71 people &#151; most of them vacationing Russian schoolchildren.
Narus, Inc. announced today that IDG's InfoWorld,  the leading media brand for IT solutions management, has named Narus'  CTO Dr. Antonio Nucci a winner of the 2007 CTO 25 awards.
A federal grand jury Thursday indicted former Newark Mayor Sharpe James on corruption charges involving land sales and allegations that he spent extravagantly on himself and several women using city-issued credit cards.
The cable operator reported fourth-quarter net income of $602 million on solid revenue gains as customers spent more for cable TV. The company also said it will start paying a quarterly dividend.
Il documento punta alla creazione di una task force per la prevenzione. Maggiori garanzie per la firma elettronica. Pi\u00c3\u00b9 attenzione per i minori che saranno pi\u00c3\u00b9 tutelati. Rendere pi\u00c3\u00b9 sicure le reti informatiche
Eve must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet for 45 days after pleading no contest Thursday to driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
Interventi della Guardia costiera e della finanzaIl centro di prima accoglienza dell'isola \u00c3\u00a8 al collasso                                            Lampedusa, continuano gli sbarchi  quattro barconi con 250 migranti                                                                                      Atteso a Mazara del Vallo il peschereccio dell'incidente di ieri
Rebels launched multiple attacks on police posts around the city of Tikrit, killing 18 policemen and injuring three, Iraqi and US officials said Tuesday.
Torrential rains have triggered landslides and flash floods that have killed 19 people and injured 40 in China&#39;s western province of Sichuan, state media said today.
A Providence-based research consortium has received $7.2 million in funding for a project to restore arm and leg function to amputees, particularly those who lost limbs in wars.
SEATTLE _ Ever get one of those e-mails purporting that Starbucks doesn't support U.S.
Rubati a Catania, con 80 argenti antichi e 24 oggetti sacri
Hurricane Ivan&#39;s storm surge and pounding waves swamped the barrier islands that stand guard along the central Gulf of Mexico coast, eroding their protective
Richiesta ministro a Csm avanzata in via cautelare
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a budget that would cut money from every city department.
Upcoming version of Windows will not feature Home and Pro labels, Microsoft says.
Also: Color Sudoku game adds twist to computing. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
By Kim Peterson, The Seattle Times  Sep. 5--Seattle digital-storage company Isilon Systems filed Friday to  raise as much as $86.25 million in an initial public stock offering.   The company has applied to be known under the symbol \
Bollywood actor and producer Anupam Kher Tuesday announced the setting up of a permanent branch of his acting school Actor Prepares Australia at the Fox Studios here.
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The French government asked two banks, France&#39;s Societe Generale SA and the Netherlands&#39; ABN Amro Holding NV, to handle the sale of the Air France-KLM stake involving some 48 million shares, according to a Finance Ministry spokesperson.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 29-Dec. 5. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
GPs could prescribe air conditioning and anger management classes under a new \u00c2\u00a38.9m government scheme.
Todd Bertuzzi wasted little time making a good impression on the Florida Panthers.
Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government said Wednesday it had tracked down all 225 of its citizens known to be in Iraq, raising hopes
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A U.S. bankruptcy court judge on Friday  granted United Airlines another 30 days of exclusivity, giving  it until the end of September to file its own reorganization  plan without competing plans from creditors.
The Croatian press shows little surprise that incumbent president Stjepan Mesic was re-elected for a second term on Sunday.
US rapper 50 Cent postpones his European tour, prompting questions over his retirement.
Blues guitarist Bill Perry, who was  discovered by Woodstock folk legend Richie Havens, has died,  his label Blind Pig Records reported on Wednesday.
Scarlett Johansson will return to the past again in \
Sun Microsystems anounced Wednesday that it is preparing to release a plug-in for its StarOffice 8 productivity suite that will provide two-way conversion between the OpenDocument format and Microsoft Office 2003.
The LPGA Tour shortened the rain-soaked NW Arkansas Championship to 18 holes, setting up a bizarre finish Sunday that will be closed to the public.
All new mothers in the UK are to receive guidance about managing money from the financial watchdog.
Continental Airlines Inc., the fifth-largest US carrier, said it will skip contributions to employee pension plans this year, taking advantage of a law enacted in April to conserve cash.
A new audiotape said to be from al-Qaida&#39;s second-in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls on young Muslims to organize and attack the United States and its allies.
Software companies are poised to post strong December quarter earnings in the next two weeks, boosted by pent-up demand and a weak dollar, but high valuations and a tough year ahead might rein in stock prices, analysts say.
By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis' 12-day mission was marked with exhausting days, minor aggravations and one big success: a 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station, complete with an enormous new set of solar panels.
The social news site tries to curb fraud by changing the way community members promote its stories. The move sparks protest among the site's top users. In Monkey Bites
St. Louis is a collection of superstar position players and anonymous pitchers.
For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential nomination.
The owner of Fair Oaks Mall has filed plans with Fairfax County to expand by 540,000 square feet, increasing its size by about a third.
Doctors may now give a flu shot to any New York resident who wants one, state health officials said.
European equity markets jumped on Thursday after the region's financial stocks shook off news of a massive fraud at French bank Soci&eacute;t&eacute; G&eacute;n&eacute;rale.
Swiss Life Holding on Friday said it agreed to sell most of its private-equity portfolio, valued at 400 million Swiss francs ($321.2 million), to an affiliate of a U.S. investment firm.
The Israeli cabinet approves a bill to compensate settlers leaving Gaza under Ariel Sharon's withdrawal plan.
MUNICH, Germany: Ifo, Germany's leading economic think-tank, revised downward its forecasts for growth both this year and next year on Tuesday, estimating that the economy 'has been stuck in a fundamental ...
Boeing Co.  Chief Executive Jim McNerney said development of the planemaker's new 787 model was on track and the company did not expect the U.S. government to cancel a $15 billion helicopter deal it had won.
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Red pumps. Silver slingbacks. Bronze flats. Black suede boots. Size 7 1/2, please.
Lycos Europe has yanked its &quot;Make Love, Not Spam&quot; anti-spam screensaver from its site, leaving only a cryptic message of &quot;Stay Tuned&quot; in its place.
European Court of Justice finds Germany's 'Volkswagen Law' to protect hostile takeovers invalid, too restrictive of the free movement of capital.
SYDNEY Shares of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings slumped Monday after the European insurer AXA withdrew a 3.4 billion Australian dollar, or $2.
On October 18, 1963, Chuck Berry -- rock 'n' roll founding father, guitar hero, \
Russia's top mobile phone operator MTS  , hopes to convince customers to get over their  reticence to talk and text, executives said on Monday.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that the United Nations had received pledges of $500 million to pay for emergency assistance to victims of the south Asia earthquake and tsunami.
_Oct. 6, 2004 - Scottie Pippen says he&#39;s no Michael Jordan -- when it comes to his retirement plans. He insists that now that he has retired -- there&#39;s no way he will un-retire, as Jordan
Scientists show how European fishing policies are driving some of the bushmeat trade in west Africa.
California will become hotter and  drier by the end of the century, menacing the valuable wine and  dairy industries, even if dramatic steps are taken to curb  global warming, researchers said on Monday.
COMMENTARY -- Jim Allchin has a thing about video. The Windows chief is a brilliant engineer, keeper of Redmond&#39;s crown jewels, and easily the most powerful person at Microsoft after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
PEMBROKE, Mass. Dec 8, 2004 - A mysterious odor that&#39;s making some students sick has forced town officials to close Bryantville Elementary School until they can figure out what&#39;s causing the stench.
United Nations food convoys for 260,000 people in Sudan's western Darfur region are suspended after attacks.
The deal may stir worries in Washington that the United States is selling its competitive advantage an industry at a time.
BRIGHTON, England Sept. 28, 2004 - Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged that the war in Iraq has divided Britain but said he had no apologies for helping topple Saddam Hussein in a speech Tuesday to his

Scientists have unearthed the remains of a perfectly preserved 130 million-year-old new species of dinosaur which provide a first-ever look at how the prehistoric creatures slept.
Grounded by bad weather, Hillary Rodham Clinton noshed on eggs at a diner and bought peppers at a Hispanic grocery Sunday while her advisers argued that Barack Obama had abandoned a commitment to accept public funding if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
Palestinian leaders visit Damascus for landmark talks with the Syrian and Hamas leadership.
Today is the day that designated domain name registrars have been given the green light to open up the application process for new .mobi top-level domain Web addresses to anyone seeking to establish a name in the burgeoning mobile Web space.
The United States proposed  new regulations on Friday that would slash diesel particulate  emissions, linked to lung cancer, from trains and ships by 90  percent over the next several years.
President Hugo Chavez granted amnesty Monday to many opponents accused of supporting a failed 2002 coup that briefly drove him from power.
com senior editor. Jack Del Rio was lost for an explanation. What are the reasons for what was the Jaguars&#39; worst performance of the season on what was the most important day of the year?
The FTC stipulated that, if successful, a bounty system for spammers would have to do several things: tie eligibility to a court order, rather than civil penalties; fund rewards separately from
Kentucky's Patrick Sparks hits three free throws with less than a second remaining to push the No. 9 Wildcats past the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals, 60-58, on Saturday.
A British vicar banned a man dressed as Father Christmas from a carol service at his church, he said.
The MR2 is built. Dear god, I am sore and tired. &nbsp;It started Friday night and was expected to be a job done by Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon rolls around and we're still smashing things... There's odds and ends to clean up (I'm absolutely sure it needs an alignment and set of plugs) but otherwise I am done working on cars for quite awhile.
The Football Association acts following complaints over an official England DVD which failed to feature black players.
Lawyers fighting a court challenge of evolution disclaimers on textbooks told a federal judge in final arguments Friday that the goal was tolerance.
The IT-training company brings some rare good news to an embattled industry.
The federal government is again looking at why the Honda CR-V compact sport/utility vehicle sometimes catches fire after an initial oil change, according to a published report.
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As US Airways continues concession talks with pilots to avert a second bankruptcy filing, it&#39;s facing new strains with mechanics.
It&#39;s still not clear how long Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid cancer will keep him sidelined. The Supreme Court announced yesterday Rehnquist underwent a tracheotomy over the weekend.
Rapper 50 Cent on Friday sued Internet  advertising company Traffix Inc. for using his image without  permission in the graphic &quot;Shoot the Rapper&quot; ad, which he says  promotes violence and threatens his safety.
Parents can expect a withering look or an impatient wince if they remind their teenager to change out of pajamas before heading off to school these days.
The singer once known as Cat Stevens, now a peace activist whose name was on a U.S. list of people suspected of having terrorist links, will receive a peace prize from a foundation headed by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, organizers said Monday.
WARSAW - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said yesterday measures to spur faster global economic growth, not European concern about the dollar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plunging value, will be the focus of weekend talks in Berlin of the Group of 20 nations.
The wife of Taiwan's President,  Wu Shu-chen, faints during her fraud and embezzlement trial.
Reared on reality TV, paparazzi, cellphone cameras and the insatiable maw of the World Wide Web, it's no wonder teens and adults in their 20s think a little differently when it comes to privacy.
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Ed Black, president of the CCIA, has defended his organisation&#39;s decision to take a settlement payment from Microsoft. The Washington DC-based CCIA (Computer and Communications Industry Association) this month
The parent of MTV and Comedy Central reached a deal with the upstart Joost, and will get a cut of advertising revenue.
Company launches its IPO, with the highly anticipated offering soaring 15 percent in early morning trading, only to fall back to earth.
Bob Bradley, attuale allenatore dei Chivas Usa, sar&agrave; designato ct degli Stati Uniti. Lo scriv...
KYAING TONG, Myanmar  - At night, the gilded Buddha standing imperiously on a hill overlooking Kyaing Tong is one of the few spots of light in the inky blackness of eastern Myanmar's Shan hills.
Aid groups working abroad are rethinking their operations in the wake of the six-week ordeal.
DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE)   could lay off up to 16 percent of the workers in its North  American truck operations next year due to an expected downturn  in demand, the head of the automaker's truck operations said on  Monday.
The Bush administration will conduct a meeting this fall to hear Americans' advice on how to stem a wave of unsafe imports from China and other countries, officials said on Thursday.
New guidelines are warning people of the dangers of not choosing their plastic surgeons carefully enough.
The International Monetary Fund warns that rising oil prices might slow down worldwide economic growth.
South Koreans on Wednesday elected as president Lee Myung-bak, a right-wing former CEO vowing to improve the economy and stand up to North Korea, TV exit polls showed.
Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,\u00e2\u0080\u009d based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.
Rogue Wave Software and Sun Microsystems have formed an alliance intended to help enterprises quickly and easily migrate legacy applications to Sun's Solaris 10 OS. The agreement calls for Rogue Wave to port and certify its enterprise C++ development toolkits including SourcePro Core, SourcePro Net, SourcePro DB, SourcePro Analysis, and Rogue Wave LEIF on Solaris 10 for both Sparc- and AMD Opteron-based systems. These tools are particularly aimed at helping help developers in the financial services, telecommunications, and government sectors to migrate existing Windows apps and develop new applications on Solaris 10.
Federal authorities have arrested 28 individuals in the United States and several other countries who are accused of operating public Web sites designed to help people steal, sell and forge credit cards and identification documents. -washingtonpost.com
The South Jakarta district court will begin next week to try Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;ashir who was allegedly implicated in deadly terror acts in the country, a court official said on Monday.
A 39-year-old woman is in hospital after being stabbed in a department store in Middlesbrough.
Customers in search of cheap airfare, antiques or a stock trade can scan the Web for good deals. But when it comes time for companies to buy group insurance policies, they've largely been beholden to brokers using fax, e-mail and the telephone to track down the best bargain. Some industry analysts say an ongoing insurance bid-rigging scandal &#151; combined with rising health care costs &#151; will build demand for online bidding on insurance policies.
State television showed Fidel Castro for the first time in three months on Tuesday and the ailing Cuban leader said he was still in the fight to recover from surgery that forced him to relinquish power last July.
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Freshman Jeff Green has 21 points and nine rebounds as Georgetown matches its win total of last season with a 66-57 victory over St. John's.
Will the pharmacy-benefits manager risk its own health by buying diabetes-testing supplier Polymedica?
Third seed Serena Williams served up  her best performance of the U.S. Open to date as she beat  Switzerland's Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the  quarter-finals.
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor could face the firing squad if a Libyan court convicts them on Tuesday on charges of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.
New research indicates that PSA levels decrease as body weight goes up, a finding that could have important implications for prostate cancer screening.
Approvata oggi da governo Israele, aggiunte sei donne
Syracuse wasn't able to follow Boston College to the Atlantic Coast Conference or stop the Eagles from leaving the Big East. The one thing the Orange could do was deprive BC of a spot in the Bowl Championship Series and a farewell Big East title.
ANAPU, Brazil  - Thousands of Amazon peasants  flocked to the funeral of a U.S. nun on Tuesday and vented  anger that the Brazil's government has only acted to stem  rising violence in the rain forest after the murder of the  renowned foreign activist.
Supplies from Pakistan's main gas field have been fully restored, officials said on Saturday 11 days after a bloody attack by militant tribesmen seeking greater autonomy forced the field to be shut down.
Participants at Darfur peace talks  are trying to persuade absent rebel chiefs to abandon a boycott  and come to Libya to help efforts to end violence in the  Sudanese region, rebels said on Sunday.
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Spain will permit embryonic stem cell research from the end of next month, the Spanish health minister said.
Tulio De Melo, attaccante brasiliano del Le Mans, l'anno prossimo giocher&agrave; molto probabilment...
With Halo 3 being released tomorrow, some are wondering what the future of the video game console war looks like.  Don Reisinger thinks the Xbox 360 will take the day.
Luther Head scored 25 points, including a driving layup with 40 seconds remaining in overtime that sealed No. 1 Illinois's 73-68 win over No. 23 Iowa last night in Champaign, Ill.
Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday said U.S. January vehicle sales fell 19 percent from a year earlier because of reduced sales to daily-rental companies.
Pakistan's Gen Musharraf weighs up his options as a former PM announces plans to return to challenge him.
A fabulous 12 months will be celebrated at the 2004 BBC Sports Review of the Year show.
By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 26--LAKE TAHOE -- The Angora fire ravaging the South Lake Tahoe area jumped over Highway 89 this afternoon forcing hundreds of residents along Tahoe Keys Drive to fight or flee.
 Make Others Raise Their Young ... Or Else
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro  reshuffled his cabinet Monday to try to boost his popularity  and give impetus to reform -- particularly postal privatisation  -- but the mix of familiar faces with relative unknowns raised  some doubts about whether he would achieve those goals.
Michelle Kwan won her ninth title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday night, tying Maribel Vinson for the all-time record. She earned four more 6.0s, giving her 42 at nationals in the illustrious career that began more than a decade ago as a tiny 12-year-old who wasn't even old enough to wear makeup.
The BBC's premier political programme, Question Time is to stage a programme in Shanghai including pro and anti government voices.
Breast cancer cases have soared in the last three decades in England - but death rates are reducing.
The world's best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died aged 84, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's office said on Sunday.
Three suspected Taliban members have been  arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by  firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election  campaign trip outside Kabul, officials said on Friday.
Government forecasters got a head start on the groundhog Thursday, calling for mild weather in the West but a chilly February in the Midwest and Northeast.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Supreme Court today granted bail to husband of self-exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in connection with several cases of corruption against him.
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MODENA, Italy  - Rock stars, political leaders and grieving music fans joined the family of Luciano Pavarotti on Saturday at the funeral of one of the greatest tenors in opera history.
The Israeli army kept up pressure in the  northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing three Palestinians as  forces sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish  holiday season in Israel.
Investigators for the New York attorney general have discovered evidence of deceptive and coercive practices at Aon, the world's second-largest broker of insurance.
A search for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett resumes in the Nevada desert, officials say.
Thousands of workers at Saab's last Swedish automobile manufacturing plant will stop working for two hours Tuesday, protesting a planned wave of job cuts by General Motors that will see 12,000 jobs in Europe ...
BATTERED but unbowed, England lost the re-run of the World Cup final in one of the most sensational matches Twickenham has seen in recent years.
The Post Office apologises to thousands of pensioners after 120 card account statements were sent to the wrong customers.
A Prince George's judge ordered the county yesterday to pay $2 million within two weeks to the company that runs its hospital system -- money hospital leaders have said is desperately needed to keep the troubled facilities operating.
Wall Street resumed its year-end rally today, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
Gaetano Lipari, 47 anni nei 'pizzini' aveva il numero 60
Sono stati ritracciati a Milano i sei giocatori senegalesi del De Camberene, squadra che partecipa a...
Though it is in constant, breathtaking motion, Zhang Yimou's gorgeous entertainment is not especially moving.
WASHINGTON - Three European allies notified the United States on Friday they intend to offer Iran a package of inducements next week in hopes of persuading Iran to halt nuclear weapons development, but the administration withheld its approval of the
Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.
U.S. blue chips slid back into the red  on Wednesday as oil company shares fell on a report showing an  unexpected rise in U.S. oil inventories last week, which drove  oil prices lower.
The deal will let striking writers work on projects for  Media Rights Capital, a production company that helped finance the film \u00e2\u0080\u009cBabel.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Arsenal were the clear &#39;devils&#39; back in September 2003, just six games into last season. Following captain Patrick Viera&#39;s second half dismissal for lashing out on free-faller Ruud Van Nistelrooy, and then
The Senate voted Thursday to make English the national language of the United States. Sort of.
The veto was praised by business leaders but condemned by labor groups and the city\u00c2\u0092s aldermen who had pressed for the ordinance.
Nir Tiser is supposed to be hiking in the Swiss Alps. Meni Cohen should be home with his 8-month-old daughter. Instead, here they are in uniform, with jets streaking overhead and machine guns rattling at suspicious shapes at night.
La societa' di leasing ha un portafoglio di 70.000 clienti
The tax bill passed last week that would reduce taxes at two military contractors by nearly $500 million over 10 years.
By JESSE NOYES  Still fresh from a megamerger with Google, video-sharing site YouTube is planning to pass along some of its newfound wealth.
He's the redheaded son of the late Princess Diana, the rowdy royal known more for dancing until dawn than waking for battle.Comment
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is among nearly a dozen candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Some trivia:
Palazzo Chigi, 'soluzione che eviti vuoti legislativi'
NEW YORK  - Japanese investigators have  isolated a new compound produced by fat tissue that shares  properties with insulin and may lead to the development of new  diabetes drugs. They call the protein visfatin.
NEW YORK, November 16  - Hollinger Inc (HL1R.BER) has proposed to buy the shares owned by minority shareholders at a price of C$7.
Trying to authenticate documents or uncover forgeries is an increasingly technical pursuit.
Cow manure and fish guts and maggots. It could all soon be dinner &#151; if you're an Idaho rainbow trout.
St Louis Cardinals travel to Boston Red Sox for game one of the World Series this evening thanks to a 5-2 win over Houston Astros in the National League championship decider.
Blog: Security was reportedly tight as the iPhones get ready to make their stateside debut this Friday.
A US Senate election has become a barometer of disgust with the war in Iraq, as Democratic incumbent Joseph Lieberman -- a strong supporter of US policy there -- fights for his political life against a little-known challenger.
'Format clarity' coming in 2008, says analyst A clear leader in the battle to be the top next-generation optical disc format could emerge next year as player prices plummet and take of the cost of entry out of the equation, market watcher Understanding &amp; Solutions (U&amp;S) has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Quali sono davvero le regole stabilite in una legge che molti vogliono abolire. O almeno cambiare. &gt; Scheda &gt; Forum. Nel primo weekend d&#39;autunno corrono le ultime penne sui banchetti dei referendari e le prime sui progetti di riforma.
Non c'&egrave; Adriano nella lista dei 25 giocatori per la Champions League presentata dall'Inter. <...
By John Keenan, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 15--With the fall season opening this month, Fox has \
One of the Nets' worst first halves of the season sealed a 92-75 loss to Dallas at the Continental Arena on Tuesday night.
J.K. Rowling said on Tuesday that she will miss being able to retreat into the fictional world of Harry Potter after finishing the seventh and final volume on the teen-age wizard.
The technology could boost LED power, increase solar-panel efficiency and reduce light spillage inside cameras.
Carlo Ancelotti &egrave; curioso di vedere all'opera Pato. Il giovane attaccante brasiliano esordir&...
Toymaker Mattel Inc  is set to  announce a third recall of Chinese-made toys because they may  contain too much lead paint, the Associated Press reported on  Tuesday.
Blog: Critical security flaw found in Firefox 2.0 and later versions potentially puts users' systems at risk of a remote attack.
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia  - Bolivian florist Marisol  Rioja went on strike, marched in rallies and saw her sales slip  during nearly three weeks of protests for more independence in  her native Santa Cruz province.
A Spanish court hears dramatic evidence at the trial of an Argentine accused of crimes against humanity.
Tomas Rosicky caps a stunning late comeback from Arsenal as Wigan hearts are broken at the Emirates.
The death toll in a tsunami that  slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 21,000 on  Monday as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and  soldiers raced to recover bodies amid growing fears of disease.
La discesa libera maschile di Kvitfjell, in Norvegia, &egrave; stata interrotta per scarsa visibilit...
The Queen, about the days after the death of Princess Diana, is tipped to win at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
The United States plans to increase its military force in Iraq by 12,000 soldiers and Marines, bringing combat strength to the highest level since the invasion in 2003.
Top seed Serena Williams had to toil to get past Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3 in the second round at the 585,000 China Open here Wednesday.
A Mideast peace summit designed to open a new chapter for Israelis and Palestinians fed up with violence concluded Monday with no new agreements and a pledge to keep talking.
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A sleeping bus driver sent his vehicle careering off the road on Saturday, killing 24 passengers and injuring 18 others while en route to Islamic pilgrimage sites in Iran, state-run Tehran radio reported.
The United States men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ski team is doing fine without Bode Miller, its former star. In his absence, four other men have recorded top-three finishes.
More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago.
To keep up with air-traffic growth and avoid massive delays, the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday said it plans to hire 12,500 controllers during the next 10 years.
North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial dispute with Washington is not resolved, a source said on Wednesday, a sign of Pyongyang's impatience with a lack of progress in talks.
Recovering in a New York nursing home from surgery to remove a brain tumor, former Liberian interim President David Kpormakpor is relieved to learn that he will not be deported. At least not this year.
German state-owned development bank KfW  is extending an initial deadline for bids for subprime casualty IKB  by at least another week because it gave details of a capital increase late on Saturday, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

The New York Times asked scientists and others who lived through it (and a few who were yet to be born) to reflect on what Sputnik meant to them.
The 15-member U.N. Security Council expects to have a draft resolution next week on additional sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, barring last minute snags, the council's president said.
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO on  Thursday warned that third-quarter sales will fall below its  second quarter and that full-year 2004 revenues at North  America's largest telecom equipment maker will lag the overall  sector.
Grande successo per storica produzione a Staatsoper a Vienna
Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien's late-night shows will return to the air with fresh episodes on January 2 after two months of repeats due to the writers' strike, the network said Monday.
The killer of a woman who died in a south-west London park may have been waiting to strike, police say.
Via libera dal cda dell&#39;Enel all&#39;acquisizione di Ipse per &#39;&#39;rafforzare Wind sul mercato e offrire un servizio sempre migliore ai clienti&#39;&#39;. Lo ha annunciato oggi l&#39;amministratore delegato Paolo Scaroni in una conferenza stampa.
Rudy Giuliani, who sued firearms manufacturers and called for tough gun control as New York's mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling framed his current defense of a right to own guns.
Smoking cigarettes causes the same changes to the brain as using drugs like cocaine, a study suggests.
La giunta comunale di Udine ha approvato la bozza dell'intesa con l'Udinese Calcio per l'utilizzo de...
A startup promises to install solar panels on your roof for free, and sell you the power for pennies. Is it a revolution, or clean-energy vaporware? By Marty Graham.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in his first television interview in more than three months on Friday, ending speculation that the ailing revolutionary had died or suffered a major relapse.
Science & environment: Cadbury Schweppes trials unboxed easter egg in effort to cut carbon emissions
Aurelio De Laurentiis non si sbilancia sul possibile arrivo di Nocerino a Napoli. ''Chiedete alla Ju...
U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes.
I medici di un ospedale di Portsmouth hanno chiesto a un tribunale di poter lasciar morire una bambina nata, dopo sole 26 settimane di gestazione, nell&#39;ottobre dello scorso anno perch\u00c3\u00a8, sostengono, comunque non potr\u00c3\u00a0 vivere a causa dei danni
The State Senate transportation committee recommended that the Senate not pass a bill requiring adults to wear seat belts.
A Londra il Brent e' cresciuto dell'1,1% a 76,32 dollari
The only black head college football coach in New England occupies a cramped, unmarked basement office on a rural campus in a bedroom town where football never has been king. Mel Mills couldn't be happier.
Paetec Holding, a little-known New York telecom operator, built its business selling phone and Internet services to corporate customers. McLeodUSA of Iowa was battered by the 2000 telecom market crash, twice forced into bankruptcy and major rounds of layoffs.
Microsoft&#39;s MSN has unveiled desktop-search technology, entering a hotly contested race to dominate information access on the PC.
Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday while tournament organizers cast anxious glances to the sky.
The socially conscious conference launches with the announcement of a partnership with the online auction site. The experiment is designed to make going \
Pilfered fruit brazenly plucked under the farmer&#39;s gaze may be the secret to stolen love, at least for wild male chimpanzees and their consorts, British researchers said on Tuesday.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday rejected a move by Ralph Nader to get on the Ohio ballot, further reducing the chance that his third-party presidential candidacy will be a factor in the battleground state.
British heir to the throne Prince Charles announced on Thursday he will marry long-time lover Camilla Parker Bowles, the woman blamed for destroying his \
The Cincinnati Bearcats were invited Sunday to play in the Fort Worth Bowl, a day after losing 70-7 to No. 7 Louisville.
Vendite record nel quarto trimestre grazie a boom in Asia
Black and Latino New Yorkers are far more likely to be stopped and frisked by police and a court should put a stop to this \
The economy probably slowed considerably in late summer, reflecting a slumping housing market, a White House economic official said Thursday.
BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) advised patients to be cautious when using the drug Celebrex for treating osteoarthritis.
Only days after being hit with a $3.8 million bill by a gay porn producer, a Hollywood gallery is now seeking payment from the pop star for an outstanding debt.
And it's mobile friendly Mobile World Congress It's based on blue-laser technology, but that's where the similarity between the V Media disc and both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc ends. V Media holds just 1GB of data on a disc with a diameter of about an inch and a half and a casing reminiscent of Iomega's ill-fated Clik.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A widely watched gauge of economic activity slipped by 0.6 percent in May, the Conference Board said Thursday, suggesting that the nation&#039;s economy could weaken in coming months.
Spc. Robert Loria of Middletown, N.Y., lost his arm in Iraq, but instead of a farewell paycheck from the Army he got a bill for nearly &#36;1,800. On Friday a platoon of New York lawmakers came to his rescue. Loria found himself stuck in Fort Hood in Texas this week when Army officials said he owed money for travel expenses and for lost equipment.
By C. Douglas Nielsen  There was a time when I cussed the rain because it always seemed to interrupt my outdoor play time. It always seemed to arrive just in time, and in just the right quantity, to ruin whatever adventure I had planned.
Description: Two Italian aid workers are released by their captors after being kidnapped and held hostage for three weeks. The women, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were handed over to the Red Cross
Japan's Crown Princess Masako, the former career woman who has kept out of the public eye for a year due to stress, promised on her 41st birthday she would try to get back to her official duties soon.
The Mets' Marlon Anderson was ruled out on a game-ending interference call at second base in the ninth inning, negating a possible tying run and giving the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over New York on Wednesday night.
British police probing the murders of three prostitutes around a quiet English town discovered two more bodies, further fuelling fears that a serial killer is at large.
Large parts of the Northeastern United  States lay buried under several feet of snow on Sunday by a  blizzard that paralyzed road and air travel and cut power to  thousands of customers.
The number of Americans without medical insurance reached a record 45 million in 2003, highlighting what many analysts say is a deepening crisis in the way the nation pays for health care.
Turkey yesterday shelved plans to criminalise adultery which were threatening the country&#39;s prospects of joining the European Union.

When Phil Spector walked into the House of Blues in February 2003, club hostess Lana Clarkson saw a slight, older man sporting a wild crown of pale hair &#151; not the sort of guy a beauty normally gives a second look.
Just how similar are the Japanese and Indonesians, apart from being Asians?
Microsoft Corp is talking to Facebook about buying a minority stake in the fast-growing online social network that could value the company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.
Only six years ago, all of this was unimaginable. Brigham Young, playing football at Boise State as a three-touchdown underdog. The Broncos, ranked in the Top 25 with ambitions of going unbeaten.
Euronext's  $15 billion merger  plan with NYSE Group  has been \
Bankitalia: rallentano i consumi benche' cresca il reddito
Suparn Verma is happy for White Feather Films. And no, it is not just due to the fact that their Shootout At Lokhandwala has opened to a bumper response all over. The good news for him is that he has been signed up by the company to direct a film.
Rising casualties in Iraq and a strong economy at home caused the service to miss its recruiting goals for the second straight month.
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG has informed doctors in Europe of new restrictions on prescribing lumiracoxib, its COX-2 inhibitor sold under the trade name Prexige, including regular liver monitoring, Britain's drug regulator said.
Oracle-compatible database can be \
Fear is still affecting world financial markets, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview released on Sunday in which he also backed France's candidate to head the IMF.
Dow Jones a +0,24%, quasi invariato il Nasdaq a -0,06%
Or at least neutralizes their hype The Storage Performance Council (SPC) has issued a second benchmark meant to save customers from vendor spin hell.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The image of Neanderthals may be in need of a makeover: scientists say at least some of these extinct hominids could have had fair skin and red hair.
How about a snazzy name next time? Today Sony Ericsson announced its MBW-100 Bluetooth 2.0 watch which it has developed together with Fossil. The watch features analogue dials and a small OLED display for the all important Bluetooth functionality. With the MBW-100 you can accept incoming calls and control the MP3 playback features of your Sony Ericsson Bluetooth equipped mobile phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ma il Pil frena: crescera' dell'1%, entrate +4,8%
Tiger Woods delivered the score he expected in his 2008 debut, just not the game.
Siniscalco, Junker e Almunia: \
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 to help bond insurers
Japanese stocks slipped Friday in erratic trading after a key central bank survey showed confidence at Japanese companies fell to its lowest level in more than two years.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. VIENTIANE, Laos (via PLDT) - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has suggested to Myanmar
Kmart (KMRT:Nasdaq - news - research) continued to make progress realizing value for its real-estate portfolio Monday, completing an agreement to sell 18 stores to Home Depot (HD:NYSE - news - research) for $271 million.
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending this year.
Russia dismissed speculation on Wednesday it could hand over the man suspected of murdering Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in exchange for Britain extraditing a tycoon wanted in Moscow.
By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe  Feb. 8--EMC Corp. of Hopkinton plans to turn virtual software into real  cash.   The company will sell 10 percent of its California software subsidiary  VMware Inc. in an initial public offering this year.
The San Diego Padres ride a six-run first inning to an 11-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
All-Pro offensive tackle Walter Jones may have brought some stability to the Seattle Seahawks' turbulent offseason by signing a seven-year deal Wednesday.
North Korea warned Japan on Wednesday that it would treat economic sanctions as a \
By Martin Flanagan City Editor  BRITAIN's biggest electrical retailer yesterday unveiled a GBP 50 million support service for customers with computer problems, which will create 2,000 jobs.
Irish police want to find the family of a homeless man crushed to death after taking shelter in a bin.
The Knicks' ticket brochure reads: \
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced it remains on track for the November 17, 2006 launch of the PLAYSTATION(R) 3 computer entertainment system in North America.
BUJUMBURA, Aug 18  - Police in Burundi&#39;s capital Bujumbura fired tear gas at crowds on Wednesday, protesting against the massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsis at a United Nations refugee camp in the west of the country.
colonist writes &quot;Russian space officials unveiled a full-scale model of the Kliper spaceship. If funding is provided, Kliper will replace the Soyuz space capsule as Russia&#39;s human space vehicle.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  and Intel Corp.  on Wednesday ended their 10-year partnership to co-develop the Itanium chip for server computers, following disappointing sales of the product.
A stampede at Guangzhou railway  station killed one person when frustrated passengers rushed to  board trains after days of cancellations because of fierce cold  and snow, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sony CEO Howard Stringer admitted in an interview that the price of the PlayStation 3 needs to come down, but provided no estimate as to how much of a price drop consumers can expect.
East Timor&#39;s president and prime minister are to testify to the Indonesia-East Timor commission later in September over violence surrounding East Timor&#39;s 1999 independence vote.
The White House said on Tuesday it was monitoring movements in the financial markets, after a sharp decline in stocks in the United States and around the globe.
A state appeals court ruled Thursday that California's ban on gay marriage does not violate the constitutional rights of gays and lesbians, a critical defeat for a movement hungry for a win after high courts in New York and Washington state upheld similar bans.
Securities regulators have launched an informal investigation of Web postings by Whole Foods Market chief executive John P. Mackey, after revelations that the maverick leader opined about the company and its rivals in anonymous stock chat rooms for years, according to people familiar with the inq...
(InfoWorld) - The unveiling of Via Technologies Inc.'s tiny Mobile ITX motherboard turned heads\u00c2\u00a0at last week's Computex exhibition\u00c2\u00a0in Taipei. But what the company didn't announce was that prototypes of the board are already running Windows XP. C.J. Holthaus, a CPU engineer at Via, demonstrated a device using a working Mobile ITX prototype during an interview. The board, which has been functional for about a month, was housed inside a nondescript aluminum case sporting a touchscreen display and Wi-Fi antenna. In a demonstration, Holthaus showed the Mobile ITX system boot Windows XP and play a movie. The prototype system uses a 1GHz C7-M ULV (ultra low-voltage) processor and a CX700 chipset, but Holthaus said running a 2GHz processor with the board is no problem. The board can hold either 256M bytes or 512M bytes of DDR2 memory, but those numbers will rise as memory makers increase the capacity of their chips. Measuring 7.5 centimeters by 4.5 cm, the Mobile ITX motherboard is smaller than a credit card and is designed for use in lightweight, portable devices. In recent years, Via has led an industry shift towards smaller motherboards, starting with the introduction of the Mini-ITX form factor, which measured 17 cm by 17 cm. Looking ahead, the company is likely to push these limits further, developing boards smaller than the Mobile ITX. \
certainly not in the PC business, where buying Dell&#39;s computers has been a relatively safe passage to management happiness for some years.
A British man who came close to being executed by the state of Ohio for killing a 2-year-old girl was set free under a plea deal on Monday, with plans to return to his home in Scotland, authorities said.
Hundreds of French citizens fled their  former colony Ivory Coast on Wednesday after days of  anti-French riots and looting in a country once seen as a model  for Africa of post-independence prosperity.
Troppi i fattori negativi, anche i tagli dell'Opec
Stung by its loss of market share to Hopkinton&#39;s EMC Corp., IBM Corp. fought back yesterday with a pair of major new data storage offerings, including
Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho offered his resignation to club president Florentino Perez on Sunday, Spanish state radio reported.
Britain launched a last-ditch bid to  muster support for its plan to rid Africa of poverty despite a  flat rejection by the United States in talks among the Group of  Seven industrial powers on Saturday.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban guerrillas freed four more South Korean hostages on Wednesday in Afghanistan, taking to 12 the number of the captives they have released as part of a deal with Seoul, witnesses said.
Researchers say results aren't necessarily transferable to human beings.
ATHENS, Sep 25 (IPS) - Every night besides the town hall of Athens, next  to Omonia square, where the narrow streets of the popular  entertainment hub district Psirris begin, black girls from  Nigeria gather to work.
In a setback for Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the Assembly reneged on a deal and picked Thomas P. DiNapoli.
While \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Lion King\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Broadway took everyone by surprise, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Little Mermaid\u00e2\u0080\u009d comes with one question: Can Disney ever do that again?
Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has invited Maoist rebels to resume negotiations that broke down over a year ago but said he would only offer a key concession if the guerrillas agreed to talk.
Readers sound off on the latest headlines.
VLADIKAVKAZ - The death toll from Russia&#39;s school hostage crisis climbed to at least 350 yesterday as grieving relatives prepared to bury the first victims while others sifted through overwhelmed morgues for their lost loved ones.
Per la difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 negli approvvigionamenti non si ferma la corsa del greggio. Toccata quota 55,22. In un mese aumento di dieci dollari, crescita del prezzo del 70 per cento in un anno &gt; Scheda. Il petrolio
Republican Fred Thompson said Thursday there should be few if any exceptions when it comes to enforcing U.S. immigration laws, or the flow of illegal immigrants would continue.
A state senator accidentally drove over his young granddaughter Friday, killing her, the senator said in a statement.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday that Mahmoud Abbas would probably win the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections, Egyptian television reported.
Alpharma Inc. ALO.N on Friday began  selling a cheaper generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s PFE.N $3  billion a year epilepsy drug Neurontin without waiting for a  court ruling on Pfizer's request to block the copycat medicine.
Rookie quarterback Vince Young will make his first NFL start for the Tennessee Titans on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
The chairman of a UN conference on climate change warns that poor countries need urgent help to stave off the effects of global warming.
Streaming malware Video clips from YouTube might come booby-trapped with malware, security watchers warn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Presidente: \
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Taiwan has opened the world's tallest building, Taipei 101, after six years of construction and hailed the 508-meter (1,676 feet) skyscraper for already resisting several powerful earthquakes.
Based on Intel&#39;s mobile architecture, the new Intel Pentium M processor 765 processor features 2MB of integrated, power-managed Level 2 cache and a frequency of 2.10 GHz.
A closer view of the Cassini image of the Huygens Probe after its successful release. The image was taken about 12 hours after the probe&#39;s release from the orbiter.
Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans on Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the Second World War.
The FA bans a Football League player for six months after two positive cocaine tests.
The National Football League has postponed Sunday&#39;s scheduled game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins in Miami due to the threat of Hurricane Jeanne.
Calibro 38, messi in una busta con un messaggio: \
October 22 2004 2000CET - Another video on the TV station Al-Jazeera showed Margaret Hassan, the aid worker kidnapped, pleading and crying.
Extra grunt for G-men's server farm US defence-tech behemoth Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $16m deal to provide the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s fingerprint database with extra processing power.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Algerian Islamist militant group claimed responsibility on Monday for the weekend bombing of a bus carrying foreign oil workers near Algiers and warned of further attacks.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut after a bizarre 950-mile drive wearing diapers to confront the woman.
The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case involving a Maine drug dealer that is expected to redefine and end confusion about the country&#39;s entire criminal sentencing system.
Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Monday will announce a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures.
NEW YORK - Oracle will release in 2008 a new applications suite, dubbed \
J.B. Holmes came back from the brink of defeat to win the FBR Open for the second time in three years, beating Phil Mickelson on the first hole of a playoff Sunday.
Senate Democratic leaders on Friday accused Vice President Dick Cheney of playing politics with terrorism and contended that voters won't buy Republican arguments that the GOP is stronger on national security.
Putting technology before content Comment Satellite broadcaster Sky's public affairs chief, Martin Le Jeune, is correct: HDTV is not a fundamental human right. Neither is standard-definition TV. But that doesn't mean it should be limited to two providers, his own company and cable broadcaster Virgin Media.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two men charged in connection with failed suicide bombing attacks on London's transport system on July 21, 2005 are to face a retrial, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Small class size, great food and a beautiful setting make this not your ordinary training session.
A laboratory for the manufacture of chemical weapons has been found in Falluja, an Iraqi minister said on Thursday, but Marines in the city said they were not aware of any such discovery.
Teheran punta su azione dell'Opec per farlo risalire
Rock star Gary Glitter has his three-year child molestation sentence in Vietnam reduced by three months.
It may not look monumental. But the fact that it's happening is significant.
Amnesty International marked 40 years since the outbreak of the 1967 Middle East war with a call for Israel to dismantle West Bank settlements and roadblocks, for the Palestinians to end attacks on Israeli civilians and for the international community to monitor both sides.
Soul star Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
E' possibile usufruire delle agevolazioni per ristrutturazioni e lavori finalizzati al risparmio energetico. A patto che si tratti di interventi di natura diversa. Le risposte dell'esperto di Kataweb Economia
A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half the Arctic seabed had American origins.
The opening round of the three-million-US-dollar Paris Masters has produced some spectacular scenes as players displayed their strength at the last tournament of the Masters series.
Sudanese government delegates and Darfur rebels failed to reach agreement early on Saturday on a draft security protocol aimed at breaking a deadlock at peace negotiations in Nigeria.
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom calls for a new Mid-East summit to re-launch the roadmap.
Michael Vick agreed to a 10-year contract worth more than $100 million with the Atlanta Falcons that also guarantees the star quarterback an NFL-record $37 million in bonuses, an official close to the negotiations said Thursday.
Sven-Goran Eriksson urged his team to show calmness under pressure tonight in Poland as he insisted that there is no need to panic after their draw in Austria.
Baseball New York pitcher Roger Clemens , who had a cortisone shot in his right elbow Wednesday, could return for the Yankees in their series finale at Fenway Park Sept. 16. \
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing two Israeli border policemen and wounding 17  people in the first such attack in the city in seven months.
With his 2006 budget, President Bush delivered Congress a tall order, asking for at least six significant governmental reorganizations and an unprecedented five-year freeze in domestic spending to get control of the federal budget deficit.
LAKE LOUISE -- Both Bode and Picabo did it here first. Now Lindsey Kidlow can add her name to the list of American skiers who claimed their first World Cup downhill victories on the slopes of the Canadian Rockies.
Pirtek Racing&#39;s Marcos Ambrose won a fiery first race of the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge at this year&#39;s Lexmark Indy 300, clashing heavily with Kmart Racing&#39;s young gun Rick Kelly both during and after the race on the Gold Coast today.
Jose Mourinho is likely to be far from Old Trafford on Sunday but the former Chelsea manager will still cast a long shadow over his former club&#39;s showdown with Manchester United.
The assembly is to debate and vote on Finance Minister Peter Robinson's first budget on Tuesday.
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Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov on Tuesday sought to convince visiting Greek businessmen that his country poses no political risk to investors.
The US ambassador on Monday called on the Philippines to end extra-judicial killings following two reports implicating top military commanders in a wave of political assassinations.
The superstar has made over 120 films. Now you choose which is his best.
Happy slappers are go! Erstwhile business mobile provider Vodafone is getting down with the kids by doing a deal with YouTube.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Despite rules banning the advertising of unhealthy food online, some brands bend the rules, research suggests.
Bats at risk of being killed by wind farms could be saved with radars, Aberdeen experts reveal.
MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Race may affect a person's response to asthma medications, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Chest.
Science & environment: Proposals to protect almost 10,000 sq km of sea around Britain will fail, conservationists say
A feature dating back to the Internet's HTML 3.0 era is causing problems for Internet Explorer 7, forcing Microsoft to issue an update for Windows Vista just one day after its public launch. Web sites using frames causes IE7's phishing filter to evaluate the page multiple times, leading to high CPU usage.
Gasparri (An): vice-ministro vuole censurare critiche
Following days of rumors, IBM late Tuesday made it official: the company said it was spinning off its personal computer business with the Lenovo Group, China&#39;s biggest maker of personal computers.
NEW YORK The head of the state&#39;s DMV says the department may suspend the driver&#39;s licenses of up to 300-thousand people because their Social Security numbers couldn&#39;t be verified.
In passerella, una collezione fresca e sartoriale
President Viktor Yushchenko formally  called a September election on Tuesday under a deal struck with  his rival to end Ukraine&#39;s political crisis, but his  adversaries cast doubt on the legal grounds for the poll.
Joyce Hatto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reputation for excellence and originality has been shaken by a charge of plagiarism.
If speculation pans out, including a United-Continental pairing, the US could go from six traditional carriers to three.
In preparation for CES 2008, which kicks off in Las Vegas on Sunday, we have decided to give away a number of products that have been gathering dust around the office. All you need to do to win is come up with a good question.
Teeing off two reports detailing abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Senator John Kerry on Wednesday renewed his call for Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
The US-based Human Rights Watch says both Nepalese troops and Maoist rebels are responsible for civilian killings and abductions.
Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity.
Yasser Arafat has entered the intensive care unit on Thursday for new tests after his still-unexplained illness took a sudden turn for the worse, Palestinian officials have reported.
The White House said on Wednesday it was preposterous for Iran to accuse three Iranian-Americans detained in Tehran of spying and called for their release.
The leading distributor of natural and organic foods beats revised expectations.
Liverpool, the native city of British hostage Kenneth Bigley observed a day of mourning on Saturday as his family struggled to come to terms with his execution.
Women with fertility and miscarriage problems are being offered unproven and potentially risky tests and treatment, say researchers.

This agricultural town is nicknamed Barb City because the spiky wire was perfected here. But the mayor receives postcards from animal activists saying it should be called the city of barbarians.
Slam 'botched from start' system The Liberal Democrat Party has repeated its call for a review of the NHS National Programme for IT.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: New Je...
Citing a need to shield his loved ones, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by his former producer.
Sunday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway (TNT, green flag shortly after 1 p.m.) is going to take some serious 'splainin, especially for those who fall into the category of casual NASCAR viewers.
Slot Milano da riassegnare,per leader Carroccio,o reagiremo
Yesterday consumer groups released a study saying broadband policy in the U.S. was failing. Here's a counterpoint from the conservative Heritage Foundation. [Broadband blog]
Fossilized remains show the gigantic, birdlike dinosaur lived 70 million years ago and reached 26 feet in length.
Garfield, Morris and the Aristocats get the fame, but look to the origins of today's furry felines and you find \
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ Nov 4, 2004 - A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission strafed an elementary school with 25 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Thursday.
Operazione avvenuta a 21,2 euro per azione
BENITA JOHNSON is not one of those cautious people who baulks at trying new things. Rather, the rake-thin distance runner adds a different challenge to her agenda every year.
The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday, ending a national strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.
Four years into an economic recovery, the number of people living in poverty has finally stopped climbing.
The horror tale \u00e2\u0080\u009c30 Days of Night\u00e2\u0080\u009d had three days of box-office bite.  The Sony fright flick, with Josh Hartnett leading Alaskans against ravenous vampires that turn up for the prolonged winter darkness, debuted as the weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s No. 1 m...
Taiwan likely shipped 6.2 million smart handheld devices in the fourth quarter, up 81.7 percent on last year partly because it produces Apple's iPhone, an IT consulting firm said Sunday.
Chelsea have crushed suggestions that Avram Grant was only a stop-gap appointment by handing the former Israel boss a new four-year contract as the west London club's manager/first-team coach.
By Rachel Rice, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Jun. 19--When the governor signed the state's biennial budget this month, there were many appropriations in it for northern Maine.   In fact, Rep.
PARIS : Swiss striker Alexander Frei returned to haunt Marseille on when he scored the winner in Rennes&#39; 1-0 win which sent the French giants tumbling into midtable and their fans calling for the resignation of president Christophe Bouchet.
One-fifth of a gram of low-grade enriched uranium and some milligrams of plutonium truly are too little to be considered as any serious efforts at weapons development, but they are large enough to put the government of Korea in an extremely awkward
Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 24-30. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
Thumbs up to Lively's Meagan Duhamel, poised to build upon last year's promising start to her international figure skating career.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City quarterback Trent Green says the severe concussion that left him unconscious on Sept. 10 will keep him sidelined at least two more weeks.
Though   the reviews have been   fairly mixed, Abhishek Bachchan  is  nevertheless gung-ho about Jhoom Baraabar
Stalinist North Korea has set up a new war plan focusing on defense from US attacks and highlighting underground protection facilities, Seoul news reports say.
Prezzo sempre alto dopo il rafforzamento di ieri a New York

WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has ordered a sweeping review of studies involving prescription painkillers like Celebrex and Bextra.
An American software company is to almost triple the workforce at its offices in Belfast in a \u00c2\u00a32m expansion.
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Paris and London on Friday to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, an object of enduring fascination around the world.
Another Hollywood marriage is ending -- but this one was no flash in the pan.
Sult, se non si troveranno soluzioni positive a vertenza
The seriously qualified Dr Robert Watson As the Gordon Brown reshuffle continues, we bring you news of at least one non-political job-swap. Defra (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has appointed Dr Robert Watson (pictured), a former aide to the White House on climate change, as its new chief scientific advisor.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
DECEMBER 13, 2004  - SAN JOSE -- Cisco Systems Inc.&#39;s prices have typically been higher than those charged by its smaller networking rivals.
While it may be less common than crime procedurals, particularly these days, you might still need a calculator to count all the TV shows (and movies) based
British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday warned that poverty and instability in Africa is providing a fertile breeding ground for terror and criminal organizations.
UK mortgage lending and mortgage approvals are running at their highest level since 2003, the Bank of England says.
They won their first Atlantic Coast Conference title in 36 years last season. They are returning eight starters on offense, including the ACC Rookie of the Year at quarterback. They are returning five defensive starters and have enough talent to make things uncomfortable for a lot of teams, including Boston College, who will be their season-opening opponent Saturday. They have ...
Real estate magnate Sam Zell took control of newly private Tribune Co. on Thursday and began shaking up the newspaper and TV company the moment the $8.2 billion buyout he led closed
The Netscape browser turned 10 years old last week as a shadow of its former self, but the lights haven&#39;t gone out yet on one of the most storied brands in Web history.
Clemson, SC -- Reggie Merriweather rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries as the Clemson Tigers defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 29-7, in a non-conference affair at Clemson Memorial Stadium.
France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.
Three-time defending champion Canada beat the United States 4-1 on Friday and will face Sweden in the final of the world junior hockey championships.
A court acquitted seven men Wednesday of providing logistical support to a Saudi terror cell in the first Swiss trial of alleged al-Qaida associates.
The U.S. government and several mobile phone companies have announced a $10 million initiative that takes advantage of cell phone networks to improve heath care in the developing world.
A U.S. appeals-court ruling on Friday could open the way for more than $1 billion in refunds to Californians who experienced power outages and soaring energy prices in 2001, state prosecutors said.
Description: Rodney Dangerfield, the comic who got laughs out of getting no respect, died Tuesday. He passed away at the University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center where he had heart surgery in August.
Afghanistan has ordered the expulsion of a Briton working for the EU and an Irishman working for the United Nations, accusing them of posing a threat to national security, officials and diplomats said on Tuesday.
The government's new drugs awareness campaign is a spoof wildlife documentary about a teenage house party \u00e2\u0080\u0093 complete with a voiceover impersonating David Attenborough. By Mark Sweney
French oil group Total said it had signed an agreement to acquire a 25 percent stake plus one additional share in Russian natural gas producer Novatek, without disclosing the financial terms of the deal.
Help on the way Mozilla's chief of security has confirmed a vulnerability that could cause fully patched versions of Firefox to expose a user's private data.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Many people remain trapped under rubble in Rwanda after two earthquakes hit the Great Lakes region, police say.
Two weeks before the start of the U.S. Open, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s No. 2 golfer aggravated his left wrist while practicing ahead of the Memorial Touranment in Ohio.
Canada's relaxed drug laws may be fueling a boom in marijuana exports to America
A Pakistani minister reveals hundreds of cases of alleged child sex abuse at religious seminaries, or madrassas.
SUNDAY   {vbar}    Dick Cheney, the most powerful vice president in U.S. history,
By Pete Carey and Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 21--As the uproar has grown over Hewlett-Packard's investigation of  boardroom leaks, there has been an island of silence surrounding HP's chief  executive, Mark Hurd.
Cell phone maker Motorola Inc   and Metrologic Instruments Inc have settled all outstanding  patent infringement disputes, the two companies said in a joint  statement on Monday.
The sudden decision of Rep. Edward L. Schrock (R-Va.) this week not to run for reelection has set off a flurry of political activity among leaders in both major parties
Athletes with flawless achievements say making history will not be on the New England Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 minds Sunday.
Former Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic has been spotted sweeping the streets of the Croatian capital Zagreb.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have arrived in the Indian Ocean island chain of the Maldives, a government official said Tuesday.
Sport: Briton's recent good form rewarded in seedings for upcoming Australian Open
U.S. lawmakers could face a vote on  trade relations with Russia this election year if Moscow  finally wraps up its bid to join the World Trade Organization,  the top U.S. trade official said on Tuesday.
An MEP says he has won a pledge from the president of Pakistan to review the case of a Leeds man on death row.
A social networking site is fertile ground for teenagers to slag each other. Violence can ensue and now some legislators want a law making online bullying illegal. By the Associated Press.
Restrain the presses. In a new poll, the Canadian Medical Association found declining public satisfaction with medicare. Released one month before Prime Minister Paul Martin sits down in Ottawa to talk about the health-care system with the premiers, it ...
A business columnist at the Seattle Times resigned after admitting that he copied the work of other journalists, the newspaper&#39;s executive editor said in a front-page article published at the weekend.
Specially-adapted scanners can be used to help physicians during brain surgery, a study shows.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Customers of Sprint Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. will be able to use both companies&#39; wireless Internet connections with less hassle under a reciprocal deal announced Friday.
Pakistan Times Staff Correspondent. ISLAMABAD: Senior US officials on Tuesday held their first talks with Pakistani officials since President George W. Bush won a second term and promised
GameTap, which provides legal access to classic arcade games, is coming to the Mac later this month.
A suicide car bomber has attacked a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing two civilians and wounding 18 people, hospital sources say.
Six National Basketball Association referees have been disciplined by the league for breaching its anti-gambling rules, The New York Daily News reported Sunday.
RALEIGH, NC - At least 24 people, most of them children, have been infected with E. coli bacteria (news - web sites), and the outbreak might be connected to a petting zoo that was at the State Fair, authorities said.
More than a decade after gaining notoriety as New York's \
Preliminary results gave victory to Alu  Alkhanov in Chechnya's presidential election Sunday, with the  Moscow-backed policeman winning more than 50 percent of the  vote, the region's acting president was quoted as saying.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has vowed to return to the field within two months after suffering a fractured a metatarsal bone in Monday&#39;s loss at Manchester United.
The horde of partisan lawyers dispatched to Florida in anticipation of widespread Election Day voter eligibility challenges wound up with precious little to do: Only a relative handful of challenges were posed statewide, according to a newspaper report.
Gov. Robert Ehrlich chose a Maryland man with extensive experience in the federal government to be the state&#39;s new health secretary.
And he said he has shaken off the effects of his high speed crash here seven days ago. But the German Ferrari driver, a member of the Grand Prix Drivers&#39; Association (GPDA), insisted further changes must be
A new \u00c2\u00a330m passenger train link between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff opens 46 years after services were cut.
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Stock futures indicated a strong market open on Monday, extending the previous week's gains, with General Motors  in focus as the struggling automaker faces the prospect of its first strike in almost a decade.
Champion marathoner Alberto Salazar remains hospitalized in serious condition Sunday after collapsing the day before.
A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to find polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs guilty of being an accomplice to rape, saying \
Graphic footage of dead Kurdish civilians allegedly killed in chemical attacks is shown at Saddam Hussein's trial.
Hendrick Motorsports has been practically unbeatable this season, with its star-studded lineup racking up 10 wins through the first 14 races. Now they've got Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the four-car stable has turned into NASCAR's version of the New York Yankees.
Aviation legend Burt Rutan won the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday with another flight to space for his SpaceShipOne, capping an eight-year quest in the St.
com. In an attempt to stay in front of increasingly vigorous competition, mobile-phone maker Nokia Corp. said it will employ a variety of strategies next year in introducing 40 different handset models.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) chairman Bill Gates is visiting the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, but has not scheduled a meeting with the head of the antitrust office, which has imposed measures on the company.
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The records have been set and the awards have been bestowed. Now it's time to get back to the games. Here are five things Patriots fans should know about the Jacksonville Jaguars.
There was a twist in Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft earlier this week when a PeopleSoft director testified in court that he would be open to discussions about a merger.
Gilbert Strang is a quiet man with a rare talent: helping others understand linear algebra. He's written a half-dozen popular college textbooks, and for years a few hundred students at the elite Massachusetts Institute of Technology have been privileged to take his course.
\u00c2\u00b7 Britain alarmed by critics in US administration \u00c2\u00b7 Ministers deny mission in southern Iraq has failed
Attacks on firefighters in Wales rose last year and the true figure could be many times higher, a union warns.
A vaccine designed to treat patients with Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on humans for the first time. The Times newspaper reports that scientists will begin the trials on 18 patients with Type 1 diabetes
There&#39;s a growing number of nonfiction films on current affairs, which usually means politics in this election year. They&#39;re diverse enough to prove Moore&#39;s brand of muckraking isn&#39;t the only way to bid for attention.
This was supposed to be the presidential election in which those hip souls who dwell in the cybersphere would revolutionize politics, and a gargantuan army of draft-wary young people would really rock the vote.
At first, Kristin Briggs felt mistrust. Not toward her husband, who wanted a divorce, but toward her new financial planner.
The government's chief scientist says UK must prepare for heatwaves and torrential rain.
Rupert invites you to his Picnic Exclusive Sky's successful drive into broadband is set to shift up a gear in November when it will launch a package aimed at the UK's 10 million-plus Freeview households.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oracle is expected to jump into the emerging market for content management software later this year. The database giant will announce a new product code-named Tsunami at its Oracle OpenWorld conference in
Harman International Chairman Sidney Harman said yesterday that a lengthy search for a chief executive, the launch of new products and the collapse of the sale of his car- stereo firm had caused a \
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A car bomb explosion rattled Wednesday morning a US military checkpoint on a highway leading to Baghdad&#39;s airport, the US military said in a statement.
Geir Haarde became Iceland&#039;s new prime minister Thursday, marking a return to the office for Iceland&#039;s largest political party and a likely shift toward a tighter fiscal policy.
With Michael Jackson's child molestation trial set to begin Jan. 31, the judge scheduled an exhaustive series of hearings to resolve all pretrial motions and advised lawyers for both sides he won't consider any delays.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is challenging claims by Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama that he stands against special interests.
Hamas representatives are in touch with leaders from the United States and the European Union, even though Hamas appears on the countries&#39; lists of terror organization, according to Hamas political leader Khaled Mashal.
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball execs \
One side is suspicious of new evidence presented by the U.S. The other says, \
BAGHDAD - Il rilascio di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta sarebbe vicino e potrebbe avvenire gia&#39; il prossimo venerdi&#39;. Lo sostiene il quotidiano arabo Al Rai Al Aam secondo il quale per la liberazione delle
Asda has recalled more than 10,000 of its Christmas trees because of safety fears over their lights.
The Washington Redskins can earn a playoff berth by beating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
BBC director general Mark Thompson is to announce a plan of action in response to recent editorial mistakes.
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A group of advocates for medical marijuana sued two federal health agencies over the assertion that smoking it has no medical benefit.
Kid&#39;s clothing retailer Children&#39;s Place agreed to buy Disney&#39;s 313 North American retail stores, the companies said yesterday.
By Justin Carcinci, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
After alarming news about popular painkillers like Celebrex and Vioxx, an American study is pointing to another way to control the pain of arthritis.
PARIS  - Arsonists razed a Jewish community centre in eastern Paris before dawn Sunday, leaving behind red graffiti with menacing anti-Semitic messages such as \
In the 1970s, Mr. Lewis played a pivotal role in determining the future of the railroad industry in the United States.
Pittsfield, Mass.-based toy retailer KB Toys Inc., announced today it will close 141 to 238 under-performing stores by Jan. 31, 2005.
Vladimir Seks, speaker of the Croatian Assembly, said here on Tuesday that his country will always stick to the one-China principle.
JPMorgan Chase said its fourth-quarter net income fell 34 percent as problems from the housing slump widened in its investment banking and consumer businesses.
Rwanda will delay sending troops to Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region by about a week because preparations have not been made to quarter the soldiers, an official said Saturday.
China is seeking volunteer translators of languages of small countries attending the 2008 Beijing Olympics to ensure nothing gets lost in translation, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
October 22 2004 2000CET - Another video on the TV station Al-Jazeera showed Margaret Hassan, the aid worker kidnapped, pleading and crying.
Thai judges ordered the party of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra disbanded on Wednesday after it was found guilty of breaking election laws.
Linking to songs Three multinational record companies have filed copyright infringement claims in a Beijing court against China's most popular internet search engine, Baidu.com Inc.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
European stocks jumped, bond prices fell  and the dollar was firm on Monday on relief oil prices had  retreated from last week's record highs, soothing investor  nerves about global economic and earnings growth.
Danny Green is among the most improved players in college basketball this season and is a reason North Carolina entered Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game against Rutgers ranked No. 1 in the country.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured - playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant. Sierra's three-run homer in the eighth inning tied it, then Rodriguez doubled, alertly stole third base and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by Kyle Lohse to lift the Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday...
Prosecutors have suggested that Scott Peterson was preparing to flee after he was arrested with nearly $15,000 in cash, but Peterson&#39;s mother tried to explain the wad of money while testifying in her son&#39;s defense.
Il presidente del club madridista, Calderon, disposto a fare follie per il brasiliano. Galliani si dice pronto a resistere. Mai nessun giocatore sarebbe stato valutato e pagato tanto
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair called for the European Union to develop the capability by next year to deploy troops to Africa within 10 days as part of plans to fight poverty, disease and war in the region.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, Iraqi and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, and Tehran blamed the U.S. military and demanded his immediate release.
The New York Yankees battled to a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, the win lifting the struggling Bronx Bombers out of last place in the American League East division.
Three UN workers kidnapped in Kabul are probably not being held by Islamic militants, the Afghan authorities say.
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - In the latest  legal setback related to the U.S. war on terror, the military  dropped spy charges on Wednesday against a Syrian-American  airman who worked as a translator at the detention center at  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
A UN body accuses Nepal's Maoist rebels of continuing human rights abuses since the April truce.
The world of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow to Look Good Naked\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a happy and optimistic place where no one is overweight, but everyone suffers from a curable form of body dysmorphia.
Sudanese rebels from war-torn Darfur killed 41 people in an attack earlier this week on a base for government forces in the neighboring Kordofan region, Sudan's interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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To stem the growing Taliban resurgence in remote Afghanistan, US military leaders win over village elders with local development projects.
Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday, just nine months after winning the closest election in Italy's modern history, when his centre-left coalition suffered a Senate defeat on foreign policy.
The Boston-to-New York bus wars are revving up, and the newest gladiator's arsenal includes complimentary onboard wireless Internet access and guaranteed seating.
Cadiz, Spain (Sports Network) - Alastair Forsyth shot a four-under 67 on Saturday to grab the lead after the third round of the Volvo Masters Andalucia.
Iran might launch pre-emptive strikes to  protect its nuclear facilities if they are threatened, Defense  Minister Ali Shamkhani said in remarks broadcast on Friday.
Mexican archeologists have made the most significant Aztec find in decades, unearthing a 15th century altar and a huge stone slab at a ruined temple in the throbbing heart of Mexico City.
Monday night's Democratic debate will be the first in which all the questions have been submitted by YouTube users. Here's a selection of 10 you probably won't see
Rock legends Led Zeppelin announced Wednesday they will reform for a one-off concert at London&#39;s O2 Arena on November 26.
Even two-time Oscar winners like Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.
Spain's largest fighting bulls lived up to their fearsome reputation, goring two and crushing at least seven people as thousands of daredevils sprinted down narrow streets Sunday in Pamplona's annual running of the bulls.
ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 31. - Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mikhail Youzhny overwhelmed Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 here today in the final of the one-milliondollar ATP tournament to record his first title win of the season.
Finding FluMist may not be easy in coming weeks, despite the fact that MedImmune had produced 2 million additional doses in the light of the vaccine shortage.-washingtonpost.com
Another increase in oil prices due to concerns over Hurricane Ivan&#39;s effect on oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico didn&#39;t have a large impact on trading.
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French journalists held hostage for four months in Iraq said their militant captors told them they wanted President Bush to win re-election.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A family escaped a fire that destroyed their home thanks to their toy poodle, Teddy...
By AP Wire Services  Video:  NASA Readies for a Wednesday Launch     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday.
A small bomb exploded near a mosque in   the southern Thai town of Pattani on Saturday, wounding four   policeman providing security ahead of a royal visit, police   said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Thousands of Filipino workers in Malaysia can now remit money to their families back home under a new mobile phone money transfer service unveiled by Malaysia's top mobile phone operator Maxis.
Investor's Business Daily - Philips Electronics  , Samsung and Sony   are among the big companies at this week's Consumer Electronics Show showing off products like HDTVs and mobile phones that emphasize style and elegance as differentiators.
Poor living conditions at the main US army hospital are part of a pattern a congressman tells a hearing.
Paul Hamm had hoped to continue the  American gymnastics carnival at the Olympics Games on Sunday.
The Home Depot Supply transaction may foreshadow upcoming megabuyout deals.
Back in 1982, Radhwan Mizaal Ali opened a tiny shop offering funeral supplies. Now he runs six shops, and business is booming.
PORT BLAIR -- A 10-year-old Indian girl survived for four days alone in the jungle, living off berries and coconuts, after the tsunami swept away her family when it smashed into the Andaman and Nicobar islands. \
As the 10-race Chase for the Nextel Cup begins with today&#39;s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have got to like their chances.
Web surfers from Beijing to Berkeley have made Google their search engine of choice, but some of Europe's institutional investors have gone sour on the dot-com on the eve of its initial public offering.
Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum -- but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft&#39;s monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?
Tropical Storm Gabrielle strengthened slightly as it neared the North Carolina coast on Sunday but it was not expected to reach hurricane strength as it passed over the Outer Banks and curved back out into the Atlantic, U.S. forecasters said.
New President Umaru Yar'Adua gives Nigeria's top electricity managers a last chance to fix power problems.
Russia&#39;s Marat Safin will bid to scale the world&#39;s sixth highest mountain, giving the former world number one a fresh challenge which looks set to rule him out of this month&#39;s Davis Cup semi-final against Germany.
At least six people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured, Monday, when a suicide car bomber attacked a security checkpoint in central Baghdad.
The oral contraceptive pill may protect women from heart disease and some cancers, scientists suggest.
British music label EMI said Tuesday it would axe 1,500-2,000 jobs following its takeover by a private equity firm as it faces up to a digital download revolution and slumping CD sales.
NEW YORK An Army captain is going to court in an attempt to keep from being sent to Iraq. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in New York, Jay Ferriola contends he resigned after completing eight years of service in the Army and Army Reserve.
A military spokesman says seven people were killed in Monday morning&#39;s crash of a Black Hawk helicopter in Texas. A spokesman at Fort Hood had said earlier that seven soldiers from the base were on board.
This film pokes fun at Hollywood's attempts to glamorize cigarettes, in a very politically incorrect (and funny) way.
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush&#39;s campaign managers have planned to use a quote from an article in New York Times Magazine in which his Democratic rival John Kerry describes terrorists as a &quot;nuisance&quot;, as the basis of a new commercial.
WHEELING, W.Va. - Remnants of Hurricane Ivan made a violent mark across the Southeast and the Appalachians, where several people were killed by falling trees and floods that washed away scores of roads...
The Red Sox finalized a $25.5 million, three-year contract Wednesday with free-agent right-hander Matt Clement, who fills a hole in a starting rotation weakened by the departure of Pedro Martinez.
EDMONTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094The pragmatic visionaries of NINT could be forgiven a quiet groan at yet another prediction that research into the very, very small will soon yield very, very big payoffs.
A conservative U.S. lawyer's attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.
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Manny Ramirez will be on the cover of the next MVP Baseball upgrade.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ailing Palestinian leader  Yasser Arafat flew out of his West Bank compound in a Jordanian  helicopter on Friday, bound for treatment at a French hospital,  witnesses said.
DETROIT Tennessee is one of five states pairing up with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data that will help them plan their day and protect their health.
Forces cannot continue their commitments for much longer without changes, chief of defence staff tells MPs.
The annual Geminid meteor shower is expected to produce a reliable shooting star show that will get going Sunday and peak the middle of next week.
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A Rembrandt painting with a price tag of 25.5m is due to go on sale in Sweden on Saturday.
Pakistan's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday strengthened a law against traditional honor killings, a practice human rights activists say claims hundreds of victims a year, mostly women.
My hat is off to the young soldier who bravely questioned Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during his Kuwait visit on Wednesday, asking, &quot;Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass
McDonald&#39;s Corp.  on Friday  posted its largest monthly comparable sales increase in more  than three years, helped by the popularity of its small  sandwiches in France and a big green ogre in the United States.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, with the Nasdaq logging its sharpest decline in nearly a year, after data showing rising unemployment stoked expectations of a recession.
The family of Kenneth Bigley, the British engineeer taken hostage in Iraq last month, said it now had &quot;absolute proof&quot; that he had been killed.
The 1987 stock market crash, whose anniversary fell this week, still features more prominently in the popular memory than any financial disaster since 1929. No doubt the speed of the fall, which knocked 22 per cent off the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the single day of Black Monday, helps explain that fact.
Police carry out forensic tests into the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found in a flat on Friday.
London, England (Sports Network) - The European Tour announced on Monday that The Standard Chartered Indonesia Open will make its debut on the schedule from March 24-27, 2005, marking the first time the tour will visit Indonesia.
London's Royal Court is considering staging a play which outraged Sikhs in Birmingham.
The San Francisco Giants raised &#36;109,650 for the tsunami relief effort through a two-day silent auction on the team's Web site that included a personal meeting in the dugout with Barry Bonds.
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A British hostage has appeared on a video posted on an Islamic website weeping and pleading for his life.
Mike Leigh's 1950s drama Vera Drake is named best film at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
Future residents of the Cottage Gate development in Middletown, New Jersey, may be surprised to learn their granite countertops and two-car garages were paid for by a hedge fund.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has claimed there was no malice in his challenge on Ashley Cole during Manchester United&#39;s 2-0 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday.
President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Saturday showed determination to knock out the terrorists.
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to loosen media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest U.S. cities, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some senators to revoke the action.
During the interview, a man identifying himself as Jude Finisterra claimed Dow had agreed a multi-million dollar package of measures to compensate victims of the disaster, in
ATLANTA Oct. 1, 2004 - Emory University officials sent warning letters to more than 500 surgery patients at the school&#39;s medical center after a brain surgery patient tested positive for a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease.
Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo but will not use violence to prevent the country's ethnic Albanians from establishing their own state, Serbia's president said on Wednesday.
Aaron Wormus has a quick note on his site about one of the up and coming web services availible out there - flickr.
The Greeks were shamed again at their  own Olympics on Sunday when bronze medal weightlifter Leonidas  Sampanis was kicked out after failing a dope test.
Stocks in east Asia rise sharply, with investors buoyed by a newly-agreed plan to stimulate the US economy.
MADRID, Sep 10  (IPS) - Four well-known Venezuelan folk musicians were  deported when they arrived to perform at Spain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Canary Islands,  where the community reacted with anger and pointed out that the  South American country took in tens of thousands of Spaniards  during the 1939-1975 dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
US President George W Bush says there is a \
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of space shuttle Discovery arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday for the countdown ahead of next week's launch on a construction mission to the International Space Station.
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The federal loan board that was created in 2001 to help assure the survival of the floundering airline industry may ultimately face the opposite task.
A U.S. watchdog group has called on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to put a stop to what it says is worker abuse at a factory in the Philippines that makes apparel for the retailer.
Houston Astros players celebrate their NL wild-card-clinching win over the Colorado Rockies. The Astros finalized the playoff pairing by beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Sunday in Houston to edge the San Francisco Giants for a playoff berth.
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Tropical Storm Jeanne headed for the Bahamas yesterday after an assault on the Dominican Republic that killed 10 people, destroyed
U.S. NAVAL BASE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  - The  United States convened its first war crimes tribunal since  World War II on Tuesday and formally charged a Yemeni described  as Osama bin Laden's driver with conspiracy to commit murder as  a member of al Qaeda.
Clemson and South Carolina will not accept bowl bids, punishment for players who brawled toward the end of Saturday's game.
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its board had again unanimously rejected Oracle Corp.&#39;s (ORCL.
Aitzaz Ahsan championed his country's judiciary and, with his fellow lawyers, shook Musharraf's government to the core
The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon restricted its staff movements and urged Americans to avoid popular areas, a day after a bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic car and killed three people in a Christian suburb north of Beirut.
The family of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones say Christmas will be \
OPEC members were divided yesterday on whether their output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause oil prices to drop.
Arsenal set a new all-time unbeaten record of 43 games after beating Blackburn.
Investors in Six Flags Inc. have discovered that two entrepreneurs have plans for turning around the amusement park company, whose stock price has plunged as fast as its roller coasters.
A HOAX bomb found in the hold of a Virgin Blue Boeing 737 and mistakenly taken into a Sydney Airport terminal on Monday, was placed on the airline after it landed.
Evgeni Malkin tallied a hat-trick to steer Pittsburgh to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday, their sixth consecutive home victory.
The U.S. would consider military force if necessary to stem al-Qaida's growing ability to use its hideout in Pakistan to launch terrorist attacks, a White House aide said Sunday. The Senate's top Democrat endorsed that approach.
The News Sports Writer. HOUSTON -- Brandon Backe grew up an Astros fan in Galveston. He returns to that familiar role today, yelling and screaming his head off from Houston&#39;s dugout.
The &quot;Missing Iraq Explosives&quot; pseudo-scandal appears to be falling apart by the hour. Most recent developments are as follows: Russian special forces troops moved many of Saddam Hussein&#39;s weapons and related
A Spanish judge ordered six people held in jail on provisional charges of belonging to a terrorist group, while freeing six others, the National Court said Friday.
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After weeks of intense speculation about the new iMac, Apple (AAPL ) finally pulled back the curtain on the latest iteration of its consumer desktop mainstay at the Apple Expo in Paris.
The first nine holes of the Merrill Lynch Skins Game decided, well, almost nothing Saturday. On a day that saw the fewest skins won in the 22-year history of the event
A SWANSEA soldier delivered his baby son on the bathroom floor just hours after returning home from Iraq.
Weapons were stolen from a Samarra police station before it was blown up and the city&#39;s top cop quit. BAGHDAD -- Guerrillas carried out a series of raids in the city of Samarra yesterday, stealing weapons
Roma, 29 settembre 2004 - &#39;Incontro ravvicinato&#39; oggi fra la Terra el&#39;asteroide Toutatis. Una vicinanza per modo di dire, in termini astronomici: quel corpo celeste che prende il nome dalla dea celtica della
A US teenage girl has survivied full-blown rabies she contracted from a bat - the first human ever to do so without vaccination, TechNewsWorld reports.
SENNAR, Sudan  - Asad Ali Fadla was sitting down to dinner with his family when a wall of water swept down his street and smashed into his compound in Sennar town on the banks of the Blue Nile in southeastern Sudan.
Technology giant Microsoft Corp   said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Internet  media company Yahoo Inc  for $44.6 billion in cash and  stock.
 puts faces to global-warming threat
Staff Writer. With only 3,700 doses of flu vaccine available in the entire county, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept. has cancelled plans to offer flu shots to the public through distribution clinics.
When it comes to matter, anyway Blackholes all gobble up matter in the same way, whatever their size, new research has found. UK astronomers say that the same processes are at work inside all black holes: the only difference is that of scale.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Per la soubrette un abito rosso dalle linee scivolate
By James Coates  Q. I have acquired from my son the laptop he used during his last year of college and for a couple years after that. He did a lot of online gaming, watching videos, downloading of stuff from the Internet, etc., that I do not do.
The creation of the country&#39;s biggest utility is designed largely to make three troubled nuclear power plants in southern New Jersey more profitable, executives from Exelon Corp.
Samuel L. Jackson coached his latest movie to a box-office championship. \
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. planes bombed targets in  Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja, killing two people, and the  U.S. military said it had captured a lieutenant of its  deadliest Islamist enemy in Iraq in a raid early on Saturday.
Dutch consumers are learning about the importance of recycling batteries via a computer game distributed by email, the firm running the programme said on Thursday.
After a big success with its LeapPad, the educational toy maker is hoping for a new winner in the Tag.
An gas tanker truck wired with explosives blew up in a west Baghdad neighborhood Friday, wounding 12 people and lighting up the sky with a fireball, just hours after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld left the capital, police said.
From Hasin Hayder's blog, there's a new tutorial demonstrating how to use the newly released WebThumb API from Joshua Eichorn to create thumbnails of websites dynamically.    Using WebThumb API, you can generate a thumbnail in three steps. First you have to place a request containing the URL. As soon as your request is successful, WebThumb store your request in queue. That means you are not getting the thumbnail instantly (well, there are other factors also. to fetch an url requires time, so it is not possible to generate the thumbnail in real time).   In second step you have to check whether your thumbnail has been generated or it is still in the queue. If you get a green signal, you will proceed to the third step where you have to request a download URL of your thumbnails.    He shows how to make a request to the API, check how your request is doing (status), and grabbing the thumbnail it's generated. Then, it's on to the code, and a complete PHP script (using cURL) to make the complete request to the API, including waiting for the image to be finished to grab it.
England fall to the first defeat under new coach Andy Robinson after Australia run out narrow winners at Twickenham.
John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of avoiding \
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The EU fines five oil and chemical firms including Italy's Eni and Royal Dutch Shell \u00c2\u00a3519m ($682m) for fixing rubber prices.
The US Senate Wednesday approved Rep. Porter Goss as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Florida Republican received easy approval 77-17, despite complaints from Democrats on the Senate Intelligence
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rank P. Quattrone, the Wall Street banker whose pay and deals made him a vivid symbol of the 1990&#39;s technology boom, was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for obstructing a government
Giant insurance broker Marsh and McLennan is now expected to escape criminal charges over illegal payments. It has been the subject of legal action over the payments by New Yrok attorney general Eliot Spitzer.
Washington (Billboard) - While the race for the White House  draws most of the public's political attention between now and  Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector  industries will focus a good deal of effort on state races.
The Hague - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic condemned his war crimes trial as a &quot;pure farce&quot; on Wednesday in a defiant finish to his opening defence statement against charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.
Is your computer part of a bot army, infiltrating systems and spreading spam?
Website buried in bandwidth blizzard Hot on the heels of the recent Southern Railway website debacle - where inclement weather provoked a rush of information-seeking commuters to the company's online information resource, thereby instantly derailing it - we're delighted to report that just the threat of some white stuff falling from the sky has buried the Met Office. The weather-botherers' site currently offers:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The history-defying Red Sox have touched on another crazy way to try to win their first World Series in 86 years -- by playing some of the shoddiest defense since the birth of the Fall Classic.
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The American Cancer Society is hoping that New Mexican smokers will join their peers nationwide Thursday, Nov. 18, in setting aside their cigarettes for the day, and consider kicking the habit for good.
The U.S. military is delaying the   departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the   arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the   ground to handle unrelenting violence, the Pentagon said on   Monday.
Iraq&#39;s US-backed government said on Tuesday that &quot;major neglect&quot; by its American-led allies led to a massacre of 49 army recruits at the weekend.
(CBS/AP) Russian officials said Friday that they had found traces of an explosive in the wreckage of one of two airliners that went down nearly simultaneously this week, as suspicion grew that the crashes were a terrorist act.
A storm Wednesday ripped part of the roof off a high school and dropped it on the football field as children and parents were arriving for an orientation session, but no one was hurt.
The robbery of \u00c2\u00a322m from a Belfast bank was carefully planned by professional criminals, say police.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Personalized blood profiling should help doping testers to tackle currently undetectable methods of cheating in sport but stringent controls are needed to make it work, experts say.
Ukraine needs your support. On Sunday December 26, 2004, a re-vote of the run-off for the Presidential Election in Ukraine is planned. &nbsp;Anyone who is over the age of 18 and a citizen of another country (i.e. other than Ukraine) can become an international observer. &nbsp;(Ukrainian citizens can be local observers) &nbsp;The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), in cooperation with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), has organized international election observers for the first two rounds and are now seeking observers for round three. &nbsp;You do not need to be Canadian to register through the UCC, you may be a citizen of any country except Ukraine. &nbsp;You can make a contribution to democracy in Ukraine and spend the most interesting Christmas ever by coming to Ukraine to observe the elections.
Stocks looked set for a strong open on Monday, as investors scooped up equity futures on expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at the end of a two-day policy meeting that will begin on Tuesday.
Bahamians strapped plastic sheeting over holes in their roofs left by Hurricane Frances as they readied Friday to face Hurricane Jeanne, which made an elaborate loop in the Atlantic and headed toward the chain of islands.
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At least seven Palestinians have been killed by an Israeli tank shell in the Jabalya refugee camp, raising the death toll in violence across Palestine to 24.
The day that Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale said J\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00b4me Kerviel, a rogue trader, had cost it billions, it announced a large subprime-related write-down.
com. The Rangers issued a statement from owner Tom Hicks on Tuesday apologizing for the event. &quot;On behalf of the Texas Rangers, I want to apologize for the conduct of some members of our club last night in Oakland,&quot; said Hicks.
Hundreds of Christian filmmakers  gathered on Monday in Texas to study entertainment pioneer Walt  Disney and how they believe his corporate heirs at the Walt  Disney Co went astray from his family-friendly legacy.
The U.S. government wants airlines  to turn over information on more than a million people who  traveled in June to test a new system for identifying  passengers who may pose a security risk, officials said on  Tuesday.
The cast of Desperate Housewives has returned to shoot the show after the end of the writers' strike.
The UN Security Council passed a resolution Saturday establishing an international inquiry to determine whether systematic attacks on black African villagers in Sudan constitute genocide.
CARTAGENA, Colombia--President Bush pledged more funding to support Colombia&#39;s fight against drugs and violence during a visit Monday to the world&#39;s cocaine capital, telling
A new \u00c2\u00a330m passenger train link between Ebbw Vale and Cardiff opens 46 years after services were cut.
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for a copycat version of the popular heartburn drug Protonix.
JOHN Howard has vowed to create a more active and pragmatic relationship with Indonesia, including the possibility of increasing counter-terrorism co-operation with the
SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Apple Computer said Friday it will delay its annual 10- K financial report by more than two weeks while it reviews the findings of its investigation into stock option grants.
A graduate student at the University of Notre Dame was missing and presumed dead after he was shot by an armed gang in Haiti, a school official said.
Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra Leone's new President Ernest Bai Koroma must turn an ambitious manifesto into reality and his campaign machine into a government.
OPEC on Wednesday lifted oil supply  quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, in a renewed  bid to force down stubbornly high crude prices.
Matt Leinart is putting off a decision on whether to jump to the NFL until after the Orange Bowl. The Heisman Trophy winner reiterated Friday that he isn't ruling out leaving Southern California after his junior season &#151; but he hasn't made up his mind.
New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial trans fats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Thousands of mourners wept and beat their heads in grief as the body of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's slain former prime minister, was carried out of her ancestral home on her funeral procession on Friday.
The treasure that a New York City woman saved from the rubbish -- a stolen masterpiece by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo -- is expected to go for as much as $1 million (488,000 pounds) at auction next month.
Barclays, the nation's third-biggest bank, said on Tuesday that net profits sank in 2007 owing to fallout from the US subprime housing crisis and the related global credit squeeze.
A Republican-led congressional  committee on Wednesday rejected concerns about civil liberties  and passed a bill to expand the U.S. government's power to  track terror suspects and deport people seen as a risk.
When Apple first launched its G5 computers, some disputed its claim to be the fastest personal computer in world. Faster computers may well be on the market now, but few wield their power
In the biggest organized crime trial in Chicago in years, the son of a reputed mob leader offered a rare how-to lesson about growing up in the \u00e2\u0080\u009cChicago Outfit.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
England manager Sven Goran Eriksson said when his contract ends in 2008 he would be interested in coaching either Brazil or Sweden.
Domani lo presentano Bondi, Cicchitto, Brunetta e altri
Just who did start the whole blogging thing? Column Here's a quote from an interesting time in the past: ten years ago. You know, a decade back, 1997, when (It says here) 'Jorn Barger, who started his Robot Wisdom weblog in 1997, is \
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A strong earthquake struck southern Greece on Thursday, authorities said, sending people rushing out of buildings, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries.
A ban on patients and doctors using mobile phones in hospitals is to be lifted this spring, the government has announced.
Oil prices held firm on Tuesday on  concerns about another cold snap in the United States and  possible supply disruption in the Middle East and Russia.
Mitopharm Corporation, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MTPM), releases the results of  a research paper where Professor Dr. Robert Ko reports on defining the  molecular features of Schisandrin B, the precursor of (-) Schisandrin B  - a novel discovery by Dr.
Texas Democrats will use both a primary election and precinct caucuses March 4 to allocate the largest single bloc of delegates left on the Democratic presidential nomination calendar.
New pictures of Saturn's moon Titan and other observations show that the Huygens spacecraft landed on a spongy surface like wet sand or soft clay, possibly saturated with liquid methane.
Roger Clemens, fresh off his record seventh Cy Young Award, became a free agent Thursday on the final day to file, along with former Cy Young winner Pat Hentgen.
Strong Christmas sales helped increase finance professionals' confidence in the sluggish German economy, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.
At the just completed 17th National Congress, the message of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Communist Party was continuity.
U.S. stocks rose on Friday after a inflation gauge watched by the Federal Reserve showed its lowest reading since March 2004, putting the Dow industrials on track to end the quarter on a strong note.
Marlies Schild restored Austrian pride in the women's giant slalom on Tuesday, winning a difficult fog-bound race to the delight of her home crowd.
The parents of missing Madeleine McCann have sent her a Christmas message in a new appeal for information.
Second seed Amelie Mauresmo of France  overcame a sluggish start to defeat Russian teen-ager Dinara  Safina 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the second round of the Australian Open  Wednesday.
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On the Inside Open Source blog today, Jason Gilmore mentions an upcoming event the Drupal-ers out there might want to check out:   Co-author of Pro Drupal Development Matt Westgate will be giving a live webinar on how to customize Drupal themes. The webinar is slated for September 9 at 7pm GMT, so mark your calendars!   You can find out more information about the webinar on the Groups.Drupal website.
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Applications security testing specialist Cenzic contends that it's ready to reap the rewards of remaining independent.
The Red Sox aren't waiting until they get to Florida next week to start plugging the holes in their roster.
DIVISION 1 Liam Regan, BC High -- The senior tailback accounted for all 23 of the Eagles' points in Saturday's 23-14 win over New Bedford, scoring three touchdowns and a 2-point conversion. He carried the ball 15 times for 127 yards.
A man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a couple die in a hit and run car crash.
France's largest media company, Vivendi Universal, raised its 2004 earnings forecast as it reported a 19 percent increase in third-quarter underlying operating profit, buoyed by a rebound in music and strong mobile phone sales.
The United States intends to tell Sudan and its southern rebels next week that offers of future development aid may be withdrawn if a pact is not signed soon to end Africa's longest-running civil war.
The retrial of Deutsche Bank boss Josef Ackermann and former Mannesmann board members ends with a deal.
In a world where name recognition is  everything, A.B. Quintanilla has flipped conventional wisdom by  regularly tinkering with his group's moniker.
CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has launched a strong defence of the sacking of Romanian striker Adrian Muti for testing positive for cocaine.
Ah, youth, that fickle force in politics. Young people bring energy, passion, creativity and technical wizardry to the presidential campaign &#151; everything, it seems, except impact on Election Day.
Republicans approved a platform against legalized abortion and gay marriage, reflecting the clout of social conservatives.
A elaborate Swedish bank-heist scheme involving remotely controlled gear was foiled by an eagle-eyed employee who saw a mouse pointer moving when it shouldn't.
The spread of pollen or seeds from genetically engineered plants is evolving from an abstract scientific worry into a significant practical problem.
ANKARA/SULAIMANIYA  - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Wednesday, Turkey's general staff said, in the fourth such cross-border raid in five days.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 -- An iconic local hospital built after the 1965 Watts riots to serve an area made up mostly of African Americans will lose its federal funding next week, officials announced Friday, pushing Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital one step closer to closing for good.
Which of these e-commerce behemoths has a brighter future?
However, goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek&#39;s failure to deal with an inswinging cross from Matthew Taylor allowed Lua Lua the simplest of headed equalisers.
Dennis Wise will help Newcastle to sign players and develop their academy in his new role at the club.
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As we argued last week, one of America&#39;s most urgent foreign policy needs is to retool international organizations and traditional alliances to provide collective security against the global threat of jihadist terrorism.
Survey finds that 24% of parents reported their kids were exposed to strong language, sexual or violent content online over the past year and 52% of parents said their child was exposed to advertising.
The Florida Marlins reached a four-year, $52 million contract agreement with Carlos Delgado, the fearsome first baseman the Mets had tried to sign.
The number of Christmas tree farms in Louisiana has fallen like needles from an unwatered tree. There will be at least one less next year.
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Targeted cleaning to tackle MRSA hotspots is key to reducing hospital infections, an expert says.
Japanese consumer electronics makers  Victor Company of Japan Ltd (JVC)  and Funai Electric  Co Ltd  will jointly develop and supply LCD television  sets, an industry source said on Tuesday.
The ActiveBPEL(R) engine is a Business Process Management (BPM) runtime environment for executing process definitions created to the Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (BPEL) 1.1 and WS-BPEL 2.0 specifications. It is written in Java and   Active Endpoints today announced the availability of Milestone 1 of ActiveBPEL\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00ae Community Edition 5.0 Server. ActiveBPEL 5.0 represents the world\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00e2\u0084\u00a2s first release of an open-source implementation of both BPEL4People and WS-Human Task. These specifications allow human interactions to be included in services-based applications. By incorporating human tasks in composite applications, WS-Human Task and BPEL4People expand project teams\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u0082\u00ac\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 flexibility and efficiency in delivering standards-based solutions.  Features and availability Milestone 1 of ActiveBPEL Community Edition 5.0 Server is available for download at http://www.active-endpoints.com/active-bpel-engine-overview.htm In addition to containing BPEL4People and WS-Human Task, ActiveBPEL Community Edition 5.0 Server provides comprehensive support of the BPEL 1.1 specification and the WS-BPEL 2.0 standard. The server supports the full complement of BPEL activities including event handling, exception handling and scope/compensation management. The ActiveBPEL Community Edition 5.0 Server also includes advanced capabilities such as deployment packaging, process persistence, event notifications and console APIs. Developers and others interested in gaining early experience with the standards-based systems for creating services-based applications are invited to download the Milestone 1 release as an introduction to the full capabilities of a visual orchestration system.
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 23 -- Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois edged closer to directly criticizing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for voting to authorize the invasion of Iraq during a Democratic debate on Monday night, one of several sharp moments between the presidential contenders over the war -- and...
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Iran said on Monday the idea it was   prepared to shelve uranium enrichment for a limited time had   been misunderstood by the West, the government spokesman said.
Pakistan's foreign minister will hold talks  in India, vowing that the train attack won't undermine peace efforts.
No date has been fixed for completing  Iran's first nuclear power plant but Russia is serious about  finishing the long-delayed project, Iran's Foreign Ministry  said on Sunday.
By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Dec. 10--You're lucky I'm not Santa Claus, because I know what you're  going to do wrong between now and Christmas.   I'm not talking about taking the last piece of blueberry pie or calling  in sick so you can shop.
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Nearly 10 years after Julie Jensen was found dead in her bed, leaving behind a note accusing her husband if anything happened to her, his trial is close to ending.
About-face: Southwest Airlines (nyse: LUV - news - people ) Chief Executive Gary Kelly did a 180-degree turn Friday. The carrier&#39;s policy toward a federal law limiting its service from Dallas had been, well, the absence of policy: Official neutrality.
While the Mets and Yankees are heading in opposite directions, Tom Glavine remains stuck on 295 wins. Derek Jeter hit a go-ahead homer, Alex Rodriguez also connected and the New York Yankees roughed up Glavine in an 11-8 victory over the slumping Mets on Saturday to even their second Subway Series of the season at one game apiece.
Electronic Arts on Monday offered to acquire the 81 percent stake it doesn't already hold in Swedish game developer Digital Illusions CE for undisclosed terms.
Danny Granger scored 29 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 101-93 Saturday night for their second straight victory.
AUSTRALIA yesterday tightened security at airports and set up a 24-hour federal police operations centre amid fears terrorists could strike again in the wake of the Jakarta embassy bombing.
Google acted quickly to block Santy.A, a worm that targeted the company&#39;s popular Internet search engine. Antivirus experts say this threat has passed, but predict that it may be just
Israel announced plans yesterday for more than 500 new housing units in the West Bank, following an apparent US policy shift on Jewish settlements that has infuriated the Palestinians.
A new type of shrew-like creature with a  snout similar to an elephant's trunk has been found in the  mountains of Tanzania, the first new species of the mammal  found since the 19th century, scientists said.
China's economy will continue to race ahead at a near double-digit rate, analysts said Monday, despite a call by Premier Wen Jiabao's for a more controlled pace of development.
The BBC launches Domestic Violence Day as police reveal how headcams are helping battle abuse in the home.
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez, a 24-year-old Colombian, became the second Tour de France rookie to win a stage in three days of racing, winning the difficult mountain route by 38 seconds.
WARREN, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- Hillary Rodham Clinton slammed Barack Obama during an appearance at a General Motors plant here on Thursday for what she charged was a lack of a record of achievement on the economy. But as both Democratic presidential candidates announced comprehensive economic plans this...
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Opec&#39;s decision yesterday to cut overproduction demonstrated that the world&#39;s biggest oil cartel will defend oil prices that are well above its official price range.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a watchful mood at the open Thursday as investors weigh oil's latest push higher and digest the latest flurry of third-quarter profit reports...
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I'm sure you've heard of Walled Gardens and Gated Communities; exclusive preserves of desirable content or location only accessable to paying members. Well, not being one to get left behind, I have created here on K5 what might be the internet's first \
SYDNEY : An investigation has been ordered into whether the media was tipped off before a car bombing that caused Australia&#39;s first casualties in the Iraq conflict, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
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More than four hundred thousand East Tennesseans on expanded TennCare coverage, are waiting to find out if the coverage is going away for good.
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(InfoWorld) - Consumers aren't willing to pay what Apple\u00c2\u00a0may ask for the\u00c2\u00a0iPhone, but if the price drops they'll switch their mobile service to AT&T in order to get it, according to results of a survey released Thursday. Online market research firm Compete Inc. surveyed 379 people in the U.S., most of whom had heard of the iPhone and have shopped for an iPod, to find out how interested they are in the device to produce the uncommissioned report. The iPhone is a combined music player and cell phone that Apple plans to start selling in the U.S. in June. Among the 26 percent of respondents who said they're likely to buy an iPhone, only 1 percent said they'd pay $500 for it. When\u00c2\u00a0Apple introduced the iPhone\u00c2\u00a0in January, it said it would cost $500 on the low end. Forty-two percent of those who said they're likely to buy the phone said they'd pay $200 to $299. The iPhone will be available only to subscribers of Cingular Wireless, now part of AT&T. In a blow to the operator's competitors, 60 percent of those in the survey who said they were likely to buy the phone said they'd switch their mobile operator in order to get it. While the iPhone has been discussed as a competitor to other handsets like Research In Motion's BlackBerry, the two serve very different markets, said Andy Neff, an analyst at Bear Stearns who participated in a conference call to discuss the results of the study. \
Three senior executives at Citigroup were forced to resign yesterday as Charles O. Prince, the firm&#39;s chief executive, delivered on a promise to improve the bank&#39;s sullied reputation in
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Top box office service Ticketmaster said on Tuesday that it would buy TicketsNow Inc, a Web site that resells tickets to concerts and sports events, in a bid for a stronger foothold in the secondary tickets market.
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Singer Bobby  McFerrin says he can no longer leap around on stage as he used  to but his ability to amaze audiences by improvising across  four octaves, using his background in jazz and classical music,  has not changed.
Antidepressants such as Effexor, Zoloft and Paxil may increase the risk in children and teenagers of self-destructive behavior, ranging from talking about wanting to die to making an
CAPE CANAVERAL -- Even though I've covered nearly 90 shuttle launches for the Tribune, I've never flown into orbit on the rumble and roll of 7 million pounds of thrust.
Pleasanton based Peoplesoft says its board remains convinced that Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $24 a share bid is inadequate and the board says it will not sell the company for less than it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worth.
Not until my early 50s did I make a startling discovery: Most of my close friends are introverts. As I brought up the subject with one after another, we spoke in low, confessional voices of feeling numb with fatigue following workdays or social outings we'd otherwise enjoyed, of frequent longings to retreat to a quiet place....
A new computer virus, which is capable of switching on webcams, allowing the author to peep into people&#39;s lives, is doing the rounds.
After sharing the Spaniard&#39;s apartment in Switzerland during the European Masters a fortnight ago, Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald shared a vital victory over Kenny Perry and Stewart Cink.
Two Muslims charged over the 2002 train attack on Hindu pilgrims that sparked religious riots in Gujarat are freed.
When British authorities shut down Chiron Corp.&#39;s manufacturing facility last week, it reaffirmed Tony Holler&#39;s belief that there is room for another supplier of flu vaccine.
Malelane - The story of Friday &#39;s second round at the Dunhill Championship was more about the losers than the winners. After shooting a five-under-par 67 on Thursday to lie one shot off leader Bruce McDonald
The world&#39;s largest chipmaker, which has had product delays, manufacturing snafus and canceled the 4-GHz version of Pentium 4, has now axed its plans to build chips for big-screen, high-definition TV sets.
Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable television company, plans to challenge local phone companies by offering Internet-based phone service in 20 markets this year, company officials said.

Talks between four trade powers to  save the World Trade Organisation&#39;s (WTO) Doha round of free  trade negotiations have collapsed, a European Union official  said, confirming a comment from an Indian official.
The company that has been synonymous with the term &quot;PC&quot; since it was first created is getting out of the PC business. According to a report in the New York Times, IBM is in talks with China&#39;s largest maker
Queste le probabili formazioni di Inter-Werder Brema, partita valida per il gruppo G di Champions League in programma domani alle 20.45 allo stadio Meazza di Milano. Inter (4-4-2): 1 Toldo, 4 J.Zanetti, 2
By J.M. Hirsch Associated Press  Whitefish is such an underappreciated ingredient.  Its ability to mate so well with so many diverse flavors -- never mind the speed and ease with which it can be prepared -- make it a natural for the weeknight kitchen.
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
An industry giant is inspired to spend billions on its own shares.
After a little more than a year as a starter in the English Premier League, Emmanuel Ebou\u00c3\u00a9 does not lack for skill or confidence, despite a language barrier.
A TV company is criticised for making a drama in which US President George Bush is assassinated.
The devastation wrought by the Asian tsunami has prompted Britons to give 45 million pounds in aid, nearly matching the 50 million pounds set aside by the government.
ROMA - L&#39;unita&#39; di intenti e la sincera condivisione dei valori fondamentali da parte di tutte le forze sociali devono continuare a sostenere l&#39;attenzione degli apparati dello Stato nei nuovi scenari imposti dal terrorismo internazionale&#39;&#39;, ha detto il
Kenya's president says he will stand for re-election in December as a candidate for a new political alliance.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge ordered Barry Bonds' personal trainer released from prison Thursday, saying a legal \
Al Qaida-linked followers of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi have claimed responsibility for the suicide attack which killed three British soldiers south of Baghdad, according to a statement posted on an Islamist website.
The Football Association is to investigate claims Dwight Yorke was racially abused at Blackburn.
ABC's red-hot Sunday lineup put a serious ratings dent in NBC's marquee awards show, the Golden Globes, but NBC nevertheless won the week of Jan. 10 among adults 18-49 by a slim margin.
Roy Hibbert and the rest of Georgetown's tough defense simply shut down Luke Harangody and the rest of Notre Dame's balanced offense.
Florida Power &amp; Light plans to ask regulators for an increase in what it can charge customers for electricity in part to recover costs from three hurricanes that hit its service area in August and September.
The US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, has arrived in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of an attempt to revive the Middle East peace process.
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VIENNA (MNA) -- China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ambassador to the 35-member International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors has warned the ambassadors of the European big three that Beijing supports the views of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations in regard to
Subprime-related problems at UBS AG deepened on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new writedowns in a surprise statement, dragging the embattled bank deep into the red for the year.
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Warner Music sees its latest quarterly profits fall 74% following weaker album sales than a year earlier.
Wired News gets its hands on new video cameras and production tools at this Los Angeles trade show.
A cousin of defeated French presidential candidate Segolene Royal chained herself to a prized vineyard on Friday in a 24-hour show of support for the local wine industry.
Gay rights leaders are debating if they should moderate their goals after 11 states approved constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriages.
OTTAWA (CP) - A controversial TV series that tried to explain Canada to viewers in China was cited at a public inquiry Tuesday as a textbook example of rule-breaking by federal civil servants.
High levels of an amino acid in the blood are associated with increased stroke risk, say researchers.
By JUDY O'ROURKE  SANTA CLARITA -- A state-of-the-art recycling center stalled by lawsuits from occupying a planned Newhall business park is now envisioned for a site between Newhall and Canyon Country.
The 52nd Venice Biennale, the world's oldest art exhibition, opens to the public in northern Italy.
The MTV Video Music Awards failed to impress at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night, leaving many in the audience to spend the evening plotting where they were going to party after the show.
The Senate is poised to debate legislation promoting embryonic stem cell research, a bill all but certain to draw President Bush&#039;s first veto.
Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement for Democratic Change has hailed the acquittal of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges as a victory for the people of that country.
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A federal judge ruled Thursday that Korey Stringer's widow can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the NFL and equipment maker Riddell Inc. over his heatstroke death.
MADRID -- Three Algerians who were considered close to the suspected ringleader of the Madrid train bombings are being questioned about an alleged suicide plot to blow up Spain's National Court, officials said yesterday.
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Australian opposition leader Mark Latham was released from hospital Saturday after suffering from an inflamed pancreas in the lead up to national elections.
The government fails to win convictions in another high-profile terror case, raising questions about its tactics
The prosecutor in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial portrayed the defendant Monday as a man who only cared about himself, and was willing to kill his pregnant wife in his quest for freedom from the responsibility of being a father.
Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Charles Sharon was charged with stealing a handgun that police said was found under the seat of the player's sport utility vehicle during a drug-related search.
Rubens Barrichello appears to have rid himself of his bad luck in Brazil only for it land on his team-mate Michael Schumacher. Barrichello last finished the Brazilian GP in 1994, which means even seeing the
Genting International  said  sister firm Star Cruises  (0678.HK) would withdraw  from a $3.4 billion Singapore casino venture, leaving the  gaming company in full control.
HYDERABAD: A Hyderabadi was one of the five persons killed in a militant attack on the US consulate in Jeddah on Monday. The death of Mohammed Basheeruddin, 31, was conveyed to his father Mohammed Raheemuddin at Janakinagar, Tolichowki on Tuesday morning.
Social network software maker  Slide Inc said on Friday it had closed a $50 million  institutional financing round, marking the rising valuations of  start-ups riding fast-growing Facebook's wave of popularity.
One of the world's most notorious drug traffickers, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, is being extradited to the US.
InfoWorld - A U.K. startup specializing in offering Internet telephone service via certain Nokia Wi-Fi enabled cellphones is making few friends with mobile operators, signalling tension ahead in the high stakes mobile phone industry.
Carlos Sainz and co-driver Marc Marti have pulled out of this weekend&#39;s Rally Australia, the final event in the World Rally Championship - and what was intended to be Carlos&#39;s last WRC drive before he retires.
Thieves have stolen a three-month-old 12-kilogram (26.5 pounds) tiger from a zoo at Frejus in southern France and keepers worry he could be turned loose into surrounding countryside and run wild, they said.
Tiger Woods finishes with a double bogey for a 3-under 69 at the Target World Challenge, leaving him one shot behind Jim Furyk in the final tournament of the year.
The sensitive issue of energy supplies is to feature in a renewed pact between Moscow and the European Union, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ahead of a meeting with top officials from the bloc.
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Newly-crowned Olympic 800m champion Kelly Holmes sets her sights on a historic Olympic double.
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Somalia's top Islamist leader said on Friday his fighters did not plan to attack the Horn of Africa nation's interim government but only its \
An hour after city officials opened shelters, warned of possible power outages and urged calm ahead of a threatening tropical depression, the system moved inland hundreds of miles away, and forecasters canceled the tropical storm warning that had authorities on alert.
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A wanted Palestinian militant was killed and two others were arrested Tuesday by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials and the army said.
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The World Health Organization has unveiled a two-year plan to combat the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president, promising to restore security to the war-shattered country exactly three years after the fall of the Taliban.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youth, according to documents released on Friday.
More than a dozen mortar bombs were fired at Mogadishu's international airport on Tuesday shortly after Ugandan soldiers landed there as the vanguard of an African Union peacekeeping force, a Reuters reporter said.
As of Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at least 3,931 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,200 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Tired of the sarcastic headlines, John McCain puts his campaign bus on eBay.
Jewish, Muslim and other schools in Australia at risk of race-hate attacks will receive millions of dollars in special funding to improve their security, the government said Friday.
Almost final results from East Timor's elections show the ruling Fretilin party leading, but with reduced support.
Stocks ended flat on Monday as gains   in tech shares offset a sell-off in shares of energy and metals   companies following a pullback in commodity prices.
U.S. retail sales rose modestly as  expected last month, but the underlying message from the  consumer was strong at the start of the fourth quarter after  record oil prices failed to deter shoppers.
Ex-soldiers who ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a deadly revolt said reinforcements are advancing on the capital to halt violence that has killed at least 48 people - a move that threatens conflict with
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New research shows mental illness is neglected in the developing world and up to 800,000 commit suicide each year.
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Even among relatively young  women with early-stage breast cancer, the side effects of  therapy can vary by age, according to a new study.
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A man in a car tried several times to  ram the limousine carrying Serbia's pro-Western President Boris  Tadic through the streets of Belgrade late on Tuesday, the  presidential press office said.
US software giant Microsoft said it had decided to attend next year's edition of CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech and computer trade fair, after last month expressing doubts about the usefulness of participating in such events.
Canadian skier Thomas Grandi received a hero&#39;s parade Friday from his hometown of Canmore, Alberta, after his two recent World Cup victories.
Chinese airlines are being forced to  rearrange their seating to accommodate a burgeoning number of  overweight passengers but risk squeezing their profits into the  bargain, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
The United States will more aggressively promote and more tightly coordinate oversight of its Global Positioning System, the network of satellites used to determine precise geographic locations, the White House said on Wednesday.
The Indonesian pilot of a  budget airliner that crashed on the Thai resort island of  Phuket, killing 89 people, tried to land despite being warned  of windshear threats, a top Thai aviation official said on  Tuesday.
Democrats hope to win over more Republicans with revisions that would tighten eligibility for the State Children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Health Insurance Program.
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans on Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former communist nations like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
School lunchrooms across Maryland and Virginia received beef that has been recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, education officials confirmed yesterday.
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Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc  moved  back into pole position in the race for Croatian drugmaker  Pliva  on Monday after unveiling a revised $2.5 billion  takeover offer that trumped a bid from Actavis .
SOTOGRANDE, Spain -- Alastair Forsyth fired a 4-under-par 67 Saturday to open a three-stroke lead over Ian Poulter and Sergio Garcia in the third round of the Volvo Masters at Valderrama.
At New York's Soho House boutique hotel, female models show off psychedelic swirls on swinging dresses while milling about on rugs and cushions, tapping on guitars and swaying in a 1960s hippie-inspired set.
US stocks edged barely higher in early Tuesday afternoon trading as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve would stay on its course of only &quot;measured&quot; interest-rate increases.
A leading drugs charity is claiming more and more children are seeking help for cocaine addiction.
Grieving friends and relatives of passengers on a tour bus that crashed in Arkansas gathered Saturday at the home of the bus' owner, whose brother and wife were among 15 people killed in the early morning accident.
If the German government were to cancel its defence contracts with European aerospace giant EADS, it would hurt German jobs, according to a stark warning from the German co-chairman of EADS.
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Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq had advance approval from the US, Turkey's military says.
The Guardian is at the centre of a new legal row as it publishes a story on the cash-for-honours inquiry.
Criminals are increasingly trying to trick citizens into giving them their bank account details, according to a new survey.
The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over gay marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation's only law sanctioning such unions.
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McDonald&#39;s Chief Executive Charlie Bell, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in May, resigned yesterday to focus on his battle with the disease, the company announced.
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Experts predict pump prices may surge past last year's record highs when highway travel picks up late in the spring.
Nine bodies and 10 severed heads are discovered in Diyala province north-east of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.

Fifth Third Bancorp predicted fourth-quarter results well below Wall Street expectations Thursday, citing a balance sheet restructuring aimed at reducing the risks associated with increasing interest rates.
Three state-run Indian banks raise lending rates as inflationary pressures in the economy grow.
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The group is now key to whether Hamas can keep Israel from intervening militarily in the strip. Will the militants be able to live with each other?
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The head of the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission flatly refused on Thursday to delay a  vote next week on a plan to ease U.S. media ownership rules  despite a barrage of criticism from Senate lawmakers.
Joe Simpson, father and manager of recording artists Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, said Tuesday he was surprised by the vehement reaction to Ashlee&#39;s lip
Saying &quot;there are no ifs, ands or butts about it,&quot; the Napa County Tobacco Control Program and the American Cancer Society are hoping smokers will take advantage of the 28th annual Great American Smokeout Thursday to kick the habit.
Enforcer Donald Brashear signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract extension with the Washington Capitals on Monday.
Tony Blair pledged to create an &quot;opportunity society&quot; in which everyone had &quot;an equal chance to succeed&quot; yesterday as he outlined the policies he would introduce if Labour wins an historic third term in power.
JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta yesterday, killing nine people and wounding 173 in a bloody strike at a key US ally in the war in Iraq.
World oil prices surged into new record territory above $US50 a barrel as traders took fright at a multitude of supply threats, including unrest in Nigeria and recent hurricanes.
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The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests.
Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0on Tuesday released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
TABA, EGYPT -- A Bedouin tribe member has confessed to selling explosives that might have been used in three deadly car bombings targeting Israeli tourists, and investigators were looking into possible Palestinian militant involvement, Egyptian security
By Goldberg, Cait  OGALLALA BLUE: Water and Life of the High Plains  WILLIAM ASHWORTH  Beneath the sprawling, flat midsection of this country lies an underground aquifer, called the Ogallala that's large enough to fill Lake Erie nine times over.
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East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore&#39;s founding father said Monday.
Britain's finance minister Gordon Brown began a week-long mission to Africa to pitch his ambitious proposal for a \
President Bush on Friday accused Sen. John Kerry of attacking the credibility of Iraq's leader and branded his Democratic rival unfit to lead America.
Port Adelaide Power beat the Brisbane Lions by 40 points in the Australian Football League grand final to win its first premiership, ending the Lions&#39; run of three titles.
German schools will begin distribution this week of a comic book intended to teach children about the Nazi era and the Holocaust, Reuters reported.
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Scientists with the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) have finished sequencing and analyzing human chromosome 16, a JGI press release said Wednesday.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he would soon give up his job after being unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.
TOLEDO -- The cacophony starts before the first light of dawn, like an agitated rooster. It doesn't quit until after the last bar in this hardworking town has stopped serving.
French government agency CDR is \
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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has unveiled a collection of new services designed to bring the benefits of radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems to industrial firms and mid-size businesses. The goal is to help smaller companies comply with mandates to adopt the technology by  Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), the Department of Defense and other organizations.
South African President Thabo Mbeki is sending his defence minister to Ivory Coast this week following encouraging talks with protagonists in the country&#39;s worsening conflict, officials said on Monday.
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The congressional hearing involving Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and former trainer Brian McNamee was postponed Wednesday, The Associated Press learned. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was informing witnesses that the Jan. 16 session will be pushed back, a lawyer involved in the hearing told the AP.
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Cambodia plans to open an embassy this year in the Polish capital of Warsaw.
OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay tore up the track to complete a rare sprint treble at the world championships on Saturday and help the United States to the 4x100m relay crown.
Fats Domino broke into soft song as he stepped slowly through his gutted house in the city's flood-ravaged 9th Ward on Friday. Sometimes the Hall of Fame piano man murmured a line of his familiar lyrics. At other moments, he just seemed to be thinking out loud, with a tune.
Japan fails to ease an international ban on commercial whaling, leading it to warn it may leave the IWC.
THE Russian and US crew of the International Space Station were due to land back on earth in the early hours of this morning. The astronauts were set to hurtle back to Earth inside a Russian space capsule, ending their six-month mission.
Ukraine's pro-Russia presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich scrambled to recover from blows dealt by his Western-leaning presidential rival in a televised debate just days before an election rematch.
The European Union said the US is breaking an agreement to participate in United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, seeking to negotiate instead with individual countries.
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Astrid Varnay, the Swedish-American soprano who made her Metropolitan Opera debut &#151; without rehearsal &#151; in a nationally broadcast performance and went on to sing for half a century, has died. She was 88.
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Al Qaeda and other Islamic militant  groups may be considering attacks against Veterans Affairs  hospitals in the United States, U.S. law enforcement officials  said.
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Israel fired a missile into a refugee camp  in Gaza on Saturday, killing a Palestinian in continuing  violence that threatens to complicate an Israeli plan to  withdraw from the occupied territory.
An elite group of researchers wants to create a map of how your brain is wired. To do it, they've built a custom robot that peels 3-D brains like an apple, and pushes the resulting brain \
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Pioneers in psychotherapy and cell biology and three scientists who discovered a crucial enzyme linked to cancer and aging are being awarded prestigious medical prizes.
Pope Benedict could visit the Holy Land next year, Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Thursday after a private audience with the Pontiff.
The newest piece of hardware in the video game wars, the Nintendo DS hand-held console, is out to prove that two is better than one.
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Game maker held its own in a crowded Christmas-season marketplace.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes Thursday pounded  areas near a holy shrine where radical Shi'ite militia were  holed up after their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, defied a final  demand from Iraq's interim prime minister to disarm.
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They lined up in Georgia, braved the cold in Connecticut, and tried to stay awake in Chicago. From coast to coast shoppers rushed to the stores -- and they were enthusiastic in Seattle.
Fairly or not, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has been perceived in Jerusalem over the last four years as the administration&#39;s &quot;bad cop,&quot; at least in regard to Israel.
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Sterling was weaker against the single European currency, hitting 70 pence per euro and continuing to hover around that level after the Bank of England (BoE) released a dovish quarterly inflation report.
Groups in the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya condemn a decision to allow the mining of uranium.
RED SOX With the extensive damage that Dr. James Andrews found in Matt Clement's right shoulder during surgery Tuesday afternoon, baseball does not appear to be a part of the pitcher's near future.
MANILA -- A United Nations human rights expert criticized the Philippine military and government yesterday for not doing enough to solve a wave of political killings, many of which he said could be linked to government security forces.
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President Bush signed a bill Friday that will require lawmakers to disclose more about their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists, a measure that backers call the biggest ethics reform in decades.
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The major Hollywood studios today said they are escalating their fight against online piracy by pursuing civil and criminal legal actions against the operators of computer servers that help transmit illegally copied movie files across the Internet.
Microsoft said its planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Fast Search & Transfer, or FAST, will give it a full-fledged enterprise search product line that can scale to billions of documents.
British investigators will test for poison in the body of Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, but have no reason yet to conclude he was killed, police said on Thursday.
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives have tentatively settled on a timetable and  conditions for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, which they  hope to attach to a $100 billion Iraq war spending bill, senior  lawmakers said on Wednesday.
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Burma's military leaders release nearly 4,000 prisoners ruled to have been jailed using \
ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams raised the spectre of the bungled Churchill Falls hydroelectric deal Wednesday as he tried to explain what is at stake in his province's battle with Ottawa over offshore energy revenues.
The UN Security Council approved a resolution Saturday threatening sanctions against Sudan unless it acts to rein in Arab militias accused of violence in Darfur that the United States has called genocide.
The Federal Reserve must stand ready to raise interest rates for fear the economy is growing faster than realized and could be placed at risk if inflation surges, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday.
ARLINGTON, Texas Texas is within four games of first-place Oakland in the AL West after the Rangers outslugged the Athletics 9-to-4.
TORONTO  - A documentary about Islam and homosexuality is vying for attention at the Toronto International Film Festival, where high-profile movies set in the Middle East are already making a splash.
Some 3,000 Latin American computer geeks, many lugging their own hardware, are holding a big tech-fest in Brazil this week combining seminars, gaming, robot displays, networking -- and a camp-out.
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Two car bomb attacks killed at least 17 Iraqi security officers on duty yesterday in the Sunni Triangle north and west of the capital, and two foreign
Democratic presidential nominee John  Kerry on Wednesday challenged President Bush's decisions before  and after the Iraq war and linked the $200 billion cost of the  war to economic woes in the United States.
Corey Brewer had 20 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and six steals to lead another impressively balanced attack in No. 1 Florida's 17th consecutive victory, 101-68 over Western Kentucky on Friday night in the Las Vegas Invitational.
(InfoWorld) - For the second week in a row, independent security researchers have fixed a hole in Microsoft Corp.'s software. On Friday, Determina Inc.\u00c2\u00a0published a free patch for a critical bug in an ActiveX control (called WebViewFolderIcon) that is used by Windows' graphical user interface. Security experts consider the flaw to be critical because it could be exploited by attackers to run unauthorized code on a victim's PC. To make this happen, the victim would have to visit a Web site with Internet Explorer (IE) and allow it to run a malicious ActiveX control. Security researcher HD Moore\u00c2\u00a0published details of the bug on July 18, but he recently added attack code that exploited the flaw to his widely-used Metasploit hacking toolkit. Determina says that the availability of the Metasploit code has boosted the risk of attacks. There seems to be no shortage of Windows attacks this week. On Tuesday, Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0issued a rare emergency patch for a separate problem in Outlook and IE's Vector Markup Language (VML) rendering engine, after that flaw was widely exploited by attackers. And criminals have also launched extremely limited attacks that exploit an unpatched flaw in PowerPoint. The VML flaw had first been fixed four days ahead of Microsoft's patch by a group of security researchers calling themselves the Zeroday Emergency Response Team. This latest bug is not likely to be as widely exploited as the VML vulnerability, Moore said. \
Adult entertainment company Playboy  Enterprises Inc. PLA.N on Monday said it expects higher  profit in 2005 than in 2004, helped in part by gains at its  international television and online subscription businesses as  well as recent efforts to reduce debt.
StumbleUpon, a fast rising Web  search site bought by eBay Inc  in May, is moving  beyond automated Web discovery to offer a novel way to see what  friends find useful or interesting on the Web.
Gunmen killed a Fatah member in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and a supporter of rival group Hamas was critically wounded in a separate incident amid an escalating power struggle between the two Palestinian groups.
Israeli directors are working harder to fit lifelike characters around bigger themes of sexual and religious politics in their films.
Clear Channel Communications Inc.  CCU.N, the largest U.S. radio station chain, on Friday posted  higher operating earnings, but radio advertising revenue fell  on weak sales to its automotive and telecommunications  customers.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s party has vowed again to stick to its hated economic reforms despite Sunday&#39;s election rout in the state of Saarland where the far-right National Democratic Party emerged as the strongest gainer.
Ex-Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he is \
The Hamas-run Education Ministry has ordered an anthology of Palestinian folk tales pulled from school libraries, reportedly over mild sexual innuendo, the most direct attempt by the Islamic militants to impose their beliefs on Palestinian society.
The merger between Sprint and Nextel is not only a boon for the two cell phone companies but also for San Diego wireless giant Qualcomm.
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Wall Street stocks fell modestly Monday as the volatile crude oil prices pressured on the stocks while uncertainty over economic growth and electronic overshadowed the market.
Lycos Europe appeared to have pulled a controversial antispam screensaver program from its site, after coming under fire from both security experts and the spammers themselves.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's allies failed to dominate elections for a powerful Iranian clerical body and local councils, early results showed on Sunday, in what analysts said was a setback to the president's standing.
Negotiations in Vienna this week may give Europe the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor.
Thai military rulers say they have agreed to hold talks with southern rebels - a policy shift from the former regime.
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The Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) has been suing people left, right and centre for illegal downloading, but now they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve taken a more positive action toward supporting legit downloading services.
Microsoft Corp.  will release a new version of Internet Explorer, the world's most widely used Web browsing software, with stronger, built-in security features, chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday.
Extensive brain damage caused by a career in professional wrestling is far more likely than steroids to have led Chris Benoit to kill his family and then himself, medical experts said on Wednesday.
Britain&#39;s Home Office said Friday it has reversed its decision to deny a visa to a veteran Nepalese Gurkha soldier who won Britain&#39;s highest military honour for valour.
Strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon  Aere pounded Taiwan on Tuesday, disrupting air and sea traffic  and forcing financial markets, schools and businesses in Taipei  and nearby counties to close.
A Merchtem, a nord di Bruxelles. Secondo la polizia di Asse, citata dall\u00e2\u0080\u0099agenzia Belga, un uomo di origine congolese avrebbe incendiato l\u00e2\u0080\u0099auto dentro la quale si trovavano una donna, presumibilmente sua moglie, ei cinque bambini.
Vice President Dick Cheney, who has  a history of heart attacks, was taken to the hospital on  Saturday with shortness of breath.
Gas prices are on the way up again, and the Detroit News predicts we'll see $3 a gallon this summer. Plus: AAA mapping adds road-closure and fuel-cost features, outstripping Mapquest. In Autopia.
A searing heatwave has killed at least 44 people across southern Europe while in Britain torrential rain claimed three lives and forced hundreds to flee a creaking dam.
EBay plans to buy the apartment and home rental service Rent.com for $415 million, adding to its already exhaustive breadth of offerings.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's National Conference refused Wednesday to send a second delegation to the holy city of Najaf to negotiate an end to fighting between U.S. troops and loyalists of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a day after he rebuffed their demand for a meeting...
Most of the health problems reported after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according
Negotiators from 158 countries reached basic agreement Friday on rough targets aimed at getting some of the world's biggest polluters to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
Fewer people in Scotland are dying from heart disease and strokes, official figures reveal.
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
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BAGHDAD -- In a wave of reprisal killings, Shi'ite militiamen torched or sprayed gunfire at Sunni mosques in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq yesterday, defying a government curfew and propelling the country further toward full-scale civil war.
Halliburton Co., the world&#39;s largest oilfield-services company, said a bankruptcy judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement of asbestos claims between two of its subsidiaries and insurers.
Decades before Bill Veeck's penchant for publicity or Charlie Finley's flair-to-be-different attitude or George Steinbrenner's rants or Jerry Jones's sideline visits . . . there was George Preston Marshall.
Marat Safin ended top-ranked Roger Federer's 26-match winning streak in a classic Australian Open semifinal.
South Korean student Lim Jeong-hyun has  basked in five minutes and 20 seconds of fame nearly 9 million  times over.
Dan Bartlett, a key member of President George W. Bush's inner circle and an aide for him going back more than 13 years, announced on Friday he is resigning as White House counselor effective July 4.
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European stock markets mostly fell in afternoon trading, with only London holding on to gains won earlier in the day, as dealers sat tight ahead of a long holiday weekend in Britain.
A suicide bomber killed three NATO soldiers and wounded six in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the alliance said, taking to nine the number of Western troops killed in Afghanistan since the weekend.
HOUSTON, Texas - NASA has decided to pursue a base on the Moon. The space agency rolled out today a strategy and rationale for robotic and human exploration of the Moon--determining that a lunar outpost is the best approach to achieve a sustained, human presence on the Moon.
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Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and Vincent Fuller raced 61 yards with an interception return to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-14 come-from-behind victory at New Orleans on Monday.
Inventories of unsold goods at U.S. wholesalers rose 0.5 percent in May, boosted by a buildup in a range of goods including automobiles, metals and electrical supplies, government data showed on Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO\u00e2\u0080\u0094Oracle Corp. reported a 16 per cent rise in quarterly net income yesterday as the world&#39;s second-largest software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship database software.
Sir Mark Thatcher has been charged over an alleged coup to oust the president of Equatorial Guinea, prosecutors have confirmed. The son of Baroness Thatcher, the former Prime Minister, is accused of having
The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it seeks to produce an atomic bomb.
Tolti i punti del mondiale costruttori 2007 e cento milioni di multa per la McLaren.
As more firms install software to keep tabs on workers, start-ups and heavy hitters alike spy an opportunity in surveillance products.
Harsh interrogation methods of Iraqi prisoners went &quot;beyond the bounds of standard FBI practice,&quot; the FBI&#39;s top official in Iraq said in a memo released yesterday.
Great and good say Huzzah! The UK now has its own national think tank for open source and open standard policy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Some say Win XP SP2 enhancements cause conflicts, don't protect as claimed.
WASHINGTON - Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard and lost his status as a pilot because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical exam...
Piero Chiambretti scherza con Baudo su caduta governo Prodi
In a remark reminiscent of its more confrontational days, a Microsoft representative argues that pure open-source software companies can't sustain innovation.
La Russia ha vinto l'Europeo di basket battendo in finale, a Madrid, la Spagna 60-59. Decisivo un ca...
For some teams, the first few weeks of the season can spell the beginning of the end. For Xaverian, it can be the start of something new.
A judge ruled Monday that no pair of pants is worth $54 million, rejecting a lawsuit that took a dry cleaner's promise of \
ROMA, 17 OTTOBRE 2004 - Esordio vincente per Giorgio Panariello e per il suo &#39;Ma il cielo e&#39; sempre piu&#39; blu&#39;: ieri il programma di Raiuno ha vinto la sfida del sabato con oltre 7 milioni di spettatori di media.
Sete Gibernau ha vinto il gp del Qatar. Lo spagnolo della Honda si \u00c3\u00a8 imposto sul compagno di squadra Colin Edwards, secondo, e Ruben Xaus terzo con la Ducati. Max Biaggi sesto. Brutta la giornata delle Yamaha
Karl Flores, secretary, Maltese National, Canine Federation, Hamrun. At least the two dog lovers now conclusively agree with me that the breed is in danger.
Famed portrait photographer Richard  Avedon has suffered a brain hemorrhage while on assignment for  the New Yorker magazine in Texas and has been hospitalized, a  spokeswoman for the magazine said on Wednesday.
Kenya's electoral body says President Mwai Kibaki has won the presidential poll, despite claims of fraud.
U.S. stocks were largely flat on  Friday after data that boosted optimism about corporate profits  and consumer spending offset declines in Texas Instruments   following a downgrade of the stock.
Israel won their first Olympic gold  medal since the Jewish flag was raised at the Games 52 years  ago when windsurfer Gal Fridman sailed to victory on Wednesday.
U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday as a government report of a larger-than-expected rise in  producer prices offset news of an improvement in consumer  sentiment in early December.
Fra vittime donne e bambini, ferito capo ala militare Hamas
16 December 2004 -- Whether to open membership talks with Turkey will top the agenda of a two-day European Union summit opening today in Brussels.
In the immediate aftermath of the towering tsunami waves that have so far known to have taken some 125,000 lives, the phones enabled survivors to let friends and families know they were alive.
The dollar paused on Tuesday after a  steep rally in the previous session as investors waited to see  if forthcoming data would reinforce the Federal Reserve's  optimism in the U.S. recovery.
Half-empty or half-full is a matter of perspective; and it helps when the goblet in question is grasped by Donald Trump. The billionaire&#39;s eponymous firm, Trump Hotels &amp; Casino Resorts (otc: DJTC - news - people
Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings \
Debutto vincente per Max Biaggi nel mondiale Superbike. In sella alla Suzuki, il romano, all'esordio...
HOUSTON The men&#39;s top-ranked player, Roger Federer, has pronounced himself fit, rested and ready to end his season in style with a successful defense of his Masters Cup title here starting on Monday.
A key prediction of Albert Einstein&#39;s general theory of relativity has been confirmed by an experiment showing that the Earth&#39;s rotation drags the surrounding fabric of space-time along with it.
(10/25/04) Cleveland-based ISG Steel is about to change hands. The company is being purchased by a privately owned Dutch steelmaker.
The dollar rose across the board on Thursday after the European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged, focusing the market on interest rate differentials.
The three US cable news channels broadcast a video of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, and he tape's timing quickly sparked a debate among television pundits on its possible impact on Tuesday's US election.
Irish smokers and drinkers fond of a  local pint had some of the chill taken out of their winter  after a national budget that left tax on alcohol and cigarettes  unchanged and cut duties for small breweries.
I.B.M. announced the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, a deal that reflects the ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.
Primo allenamento con la Fiorentina per Zdravko Kuzmanovic, il diciannovenne centrocampista svizzero...
Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe couldn't beat Sweden in the Davis Cup in this city 23 years ago. Andy Roddick delivered this weekend.
Dow Jones -0,22%, Nasdaq -0,38%.Euro in calo a 1,2964 dlr
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants cornered in small parts of a Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday and security sources said two more soldiers were killed in the fighting.
Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chip company, is not suffering from overcapacity and new areas are emerging that will increase global demand for microprocessors, its chief executive said Friday.
A new report says your baby's bottle may contain a potentially toxic chemical. Should consumers do something about it?
BESLAN, Russia : Russia was plunged into mourning at the brutal and bloody end to a three-day school siege which left over 300 children and adults dead, and many of the 1,000 hostages lying injured in hospital.
Edgar Renteria's first choice was to remain in St. Louis, but the Boston Red Sox gave him an offer too good to turn down.
Jerry Yang makes his first move as chief executive of Yahoo, buying the college sports website Rivals.com.
A new company, LifeAt.com, is putting a local spin on social networking, creating password-protected Web sites for apartment buildings and housing developments.
Under a contract settlement announced yesterday by union and city officials, doctors employed by city agencies and hospitals will receive pay raises in February of roughly 6 percent in return
The acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner on Monday disputed a published report that said agency officials knew before Oct. 5 that British health authorities might suspend
A large dietary survey shows that a high intake of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of heart disease, but not cancer. We are urged to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to protect
Network operator O2 (UK) Ltd. will sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone in the U.K. from Nov. 9 for #269 (US$538), the companies announced Tuesday, marking the start of the iPhone's move into Europe.
In the digital age, there are few black-and-white rules. Rather, we live in an era of gray when it comes to technology and the law.  A federal case that was recently dismissed before it reached trial is the latest example.
Updated chat client allows users to send more personalized messages.
Jacque Vaughn moved into the starting lineup and tied his career high with 23 points, and Jason Kidd narrowly missed the 62nd triple-double of his career in the New Jersey Nets' 107-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank to defuse a ruling party mutiny but the move was likely to anger Washington.
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc, Rupert Murdoch&#39;s UK pay-television company, said fiscal first- quarter profit rose 3 percent as it gained more subscribers than analysts expected.
In a debut vaguely reminiscent of the heady days of the dot-com boom, shares of Google Inc. surged in their first day of public trading Thursday as investors who avoided the company&#39;s auction-based offering readily jumped into the familiar territory of ...
Hakim Warrick had 25 points, and Gerry McNamara added 21 to lead No. 5 Syracuse to a 77-62 victory over No. 24 Memphis on Friday night in the championship game of the Coaches vs.
Romanians, angered by poverty and corruption, started voting on Sunday in a closely contested election to decide who will lead the Balkan country through two years of hard European Union-dictated reforms.
A federal judge held a New York  Times reporter in contempt on Thursday for refusing to testify  in the investigation of whether the Bush administration  illegally leaked a covert CIA officer's name to the media.
South and Midlands wake to devastating storms as winds rip roofs from houses in seconds.
The proposed legislation would scale back audits of wealthy taxpayers, including 18 people who work for hedge funds,  in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Sims 2 is now in stores, and it should be an earnings driver for Electronic Arts.
BRUSSELS With about a month left in office, the European Union&#39;s antitrust chief, Mario Monti, this week faces some of the legal consequences of both the first and the most recent of his controversial decisions against US companies during his five years
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The Best Friends Animal Society sanctuary,  the new home for 22 of Michael Vick\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former dogs, received about $389,000 from Mr. Vick to care for and rehabilitate the animals.
SONY&#39;S music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years.
MADRID, Oct. 1. - Michael Owen will join the England squad next week with doubts over his place in the national team for the first time under Mr Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Floyd Landis has been officially stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after being found guilty of doping, a cycling source told Reuters on Friday.
DUBLIN, Ohio  - South Korean K.J. Choi produced a brilliant final round to charge to a one-stroke victory at the $6 million Memorial tournament on Sunday.
Sleepless nights are rapidly becoming a thing of the past for Sam Allardyce, the Bolton manager revealed after watching his high-flying side end Arsenal's perfect start to the season.
A company making stationery and filing products goes into administration, threatening 150 mid Wales jobs.
The third-quarter losses loomed largest at Delta Air Lines Inc., which faces bankruptcy unless it can quickly win concessions from its pilots and debt holders.
Former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre, who helped set Europe on its road to a single currency, died on Saturday. He was 83.
A patchwork of post-September 11 health screening programs will not detect increases in more serious, long-term illnesses like cancer, experts told Congress Wednesday.
A lot of people will give you one piece of advice on breaking into international markets. They'll be wrong.
Earl Clark returned from a one-game suspension to post his seventh double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds Thursday as host Louisville defeated West Virginia, 63-54.
MOSCOW, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) and former senator Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) launched a new effort Monday to expand the reach and strength of their program to secure nuclear, chemical and biological weapons at a time of deepening tensions between the United States and Russia.
Prosecutors raided UFJ Holdings Inc.&#39;s banking unit Friday in a criminal investigation into allegations that the bank lied to government authorities about bad debts.
Google has made its first official comments on&#160;Microsoft&#39;s proposed acquisition of Yahoo&#160;saying that the deal raises &quot;troubling questions&quot; and that the underlying principles of the Internet stand to be tested by the proposed deal.The statement refers several times to Microsoft&#39;s past regulatory transgressions and indicates that Google could be preparing to fight the deal -- if it is accepted by Yahoo -- by pushing regulators to disallow it.&quot;Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC?,&quot; asked David Drummond, senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer at Google in a statement posted on the corporate blog on Sunday.Drummond also asks if an acquisition could allow Microsoft to &quot;extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet?&quot; and to &quot; take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors&#39; email, IM, and web-based services?&quot;A report late Sunday in the online edition of The Wall Street Journal said Google CEO Eric Schmidt called Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang on Friday to offer help to the rival in thwarting the bid. The newspaper, which quoted people familiar with the matter, didn&#39;t provide details of the telephone call.Google has something to fear from a combined Microsoft and Yahoo. The proposed deal, which was announced on Friday and has Microsoft offering $44.6 billion for Yahoo, would combine the number two and three search engines. The two companies are also leaders in the areas of Web mail and instant messaging so a merger would provide stronger competition for Google in those areas.But Google has a massive lead in search and the deal wouldn&#39;t necessarily lead to an improvement in search results, so Microsoft and Yahoo would still face a challenge to surpass Google&#39;s current dominance in this part of the market.The Google statement got a quick response from Microsoft, which said a combination of the two companies would benefit Internet users by establishing a stronger number two competitor to Google.&quot;The alternative scenarios only lead to less competition on the Internet,&quot; said Microsoft&#39;s top-lawyer, General Counsel Brad Smith, in a statement.&quot;Microsoft is committed to openness, innovation, and the protection of privacy on the Internet. We believe that the combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! will advance these goals,&quot; Smith said.A merged company would still only account for about 30 percent of the search queries run in the U.S. and about 10 percent in Europe, he said.
Citing a lack of agreement on basic issues in the discussions of the working group, the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) has disbanded the MARID (MTA Authorization Records In DNS) working group.

Mexican labourers living in the US sent a record $16.6bn (\u00c2\u00a38.82bn) worth of remittances home last year.
French President Jacques Chirac has given his clearest signal yet that he will stand down in May, saying in a television interview that he envisages life after politics.
Tennessee kicker Joe Nedney will miss the season for the second year in a row after tearing his left hamstring, forcing the Titans to place him on injured reserve.
Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Islamists declared the \
Jay Bazuzi: &quot;I work for Microsoft. I own plenty of Microsoft stock. I want Microsoft to succeed. But right now Google is kicking our butt.
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Tira aria di esonero per Luigi De Canio dopo che i vertici del Queens Park Rangers sono venuti a con...
World cocoa prices rose from intraday lows, but exports from the Ivory Coast, the key global supplier, remain on hold after mob violence and military clashes paralyze business in the West African country, traders said on Tuesday.
The Grey Art Gallery offers a spirited display of Latin American abstraction. Working through its riches is both humbling and thrilling; you encounter your ignorance and have a chance to rectify it.
Nicolas Sarkozy and model Carla Bruni marry following whirlwind romance that has divided France
Dan Rather offered an apology for a report on President Bush's service, but not a personal accounting.
Found in the search marketing forums: AdWords Monitoring; Life Without the Little Green Bar; Help With Starting; and more.
With iPods selling out across the United States and Canada, and excitement building about an expected flash-based &quot;iPod micro,&quot; the technopundits are wrestling with a familiar question: Will this latest hit make Apple a serious player in the future, or is
HOGBACK, New Mexico  - A brutal triple slaying in this remote corner of the vast Navajo reservation brought home what experts have seen coming for years: an explosion in crime on tribal lands linked to the cheap, potent and highly addictive stimulant methamphetamine.
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An Australian man threw a young British tourist to her death from a bridge after robbing her for drug money.
Search Engines Fueling Online Music Retailers  Search engines are fueling the online hip-hop, rock, country and polka industries according to a new Hitwise study. 30.4 percent of U.S. visits to music retail Web sites in July 2004 resulted directly from search-engines and directories. According to a new report from Hitwise, an ...
Investors hammer eBay shares after the firm's latest profits fall short of market expectations.
Ten US congressmen travel to Cuba in the largest such delegation since Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
A study designed especially for black patients with heart failure showed that an experimental drug cut their death rate by 43 percent.
Most popular multimedia device on the network, carrier claims T-Mobile Germany has sold at least 70,000 iPhones, the German carrier announced this weekend.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe&#39;s new cabinet line-up does not provide a quick fix for his beleaguered government, even if it signals a shift away from his conservative ideology, major papers said Tuesday.
A bomb placed under the Kosovo interior minister's car exploded early Friday in an eastern town in the U.N.-run province, police said.
A person's preference for being a \
Dodgeballs AAAS Larry Page, the most reclusive of Google's ruling triumvirate gave a rare public speech at the AAAS meeting in San Francisco on Friday. During an hour long session he revealed an instinctive allergy to the firm's political significance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More than half of all US residential Internet users reached the Web via fast broadband connections in July, outpacing use of slower, dial-up connections for the first time
With the Anglican world anxiously waiting, Episcopal leaders weighed their response to demands that they bar any more gays from becoming bishops.
Uruguay has elected its first leftist president, Tabare Vazquez, who joins a growing list of left-leaning leaders in South America.
L'anteprima al Lingotto con Romano Prodi e Cesare Damiano
Per violazione dei brevetti Alcatel-Lucent su Mp3
BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, marking a further step toward the return of the North African country to the international diplomatic fold.
Axl Rose's fans are hoping for a miracle this Christmas -- the release of \
BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 -- Insurgents attacked British troops at a checkpoint in central Iraq on Thursday, killing three and wounding eight in a suicide bomb and mortar barrage aimed at soldiers sent to the high-risk
The Justice Department put new restraints on federal prosecutors in corporate investigations, easing tactics adopted in the wake of the Enron collapse.
The strains of H5NI bird flu viruses found in Britain and Hungary are \
The Internet's biggest players are preparing for all-out war, adding new weapons to their arsenals in hopes that they can offer the best full suite of digital services to future Net users. -washingtonpost.com
Evidence of ties to the JFK terror plot is thin. But it's not hard to believe, says Robert Baer, that Iran is eyeing American targets
The White House and congressional leaders called yesterday for swift investigation and repair of the problems plaguing outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as veterans groups and members of Congress in both parties expressed outrage over substandard housing and the slow, dysfunctional bureaucracy there....
China sentences the former head of its Food and Drug Administration to death for corruption, state media says.
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The European Commission has signalled that it may suspend membership negotiations with candidate countries if they fail to meet tough EU criteria.
Arsenal will enter the new year five points adrift of premiership leaders Chelsea after a 1-0 win over Newcastle. A deflected long-range strike from skipper Patrick Vieira in
Sure, the PlayStation 3 got off to a rocky start and is now only number 3 in next-gen console sales, but Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. claims that things couldn't be better. Well, it could definitely be better, but in any case, Sony is happy with its current status in the market.
Iraqi authorities routinely torture  prisoners, a leading human rights group said on Tuesday, citing  examples of abuse which will sound all too familiar to those  who suffered under Saddam Hussein.
Digital music sales surged at Apple  Computer Inc.'s  iTunes service over the first nine  months of 2006, Piper Jaffray said on Wednesday, contradicting  a report that sales collapsed in the first half.
A SECOND-hand submarine, which was handed over to its new owners at Faslane at the weekend, sent out a Mayday call yesterday after a fire broke out as it was making its way to Canada.
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania:A defiant President George W. Bush Wednesday fiercely defended the invasion of Iraq as a key part of the global war on terrorism he launched after the September 11, 2001 strikes.
N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers were sentenced to eight years of hard labor each after a court in Chad found them guilty on Wednesday of trying to kidnap 103 children from the African country.
Scottish cycling champion Jason MacIntyre dies after a collision with a van on the A82 in Fort William.
Atari-owner Infogrames blames restructuring work in the US for a 24% drop in nine-month sales.
The brain can learn to see in later life even if it has been deprived of visual input early on, work with blind children shows.
At Tuesday's unveiling of the iPod Photo, Steve Jobs repeated his contention that the iPod is the \
Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the flap has already begun.
US marines come under sustained attack from several directions in their makeshift HQ in the Iraqi city of Falluja.
Moscow police are conducting a partial evacuation at the Kursk railway station in central Moscow as they search for explosives after receiving an anonymous phone call from a man threatening
The fate of the much-vaunted Gurinder Chadha&#39;s Bride and Prejudice at the Box Office will be known only later this week but the dress sense of its heroine Aishwarya Rai has already come under flak, unleashing a fierce controversy.
Two Picasso paintings valued at 50 million euros ($66 million) were stolen this week from the Paris home of the Spanish painter's granddaughter, Diana Widmaier Picasso, police said on Wednesday.
A private space plane is set to shoot beyond Earth&#39;s atmosphere for the second time in a week on Monday in a pioneering bid to win a $10 million prize and prove that space is open for business.
Bill Demong, who fractured his skull five years ago, wins the silver medal in the Nordic combined 15-kilometer event at the Nordic World Ski Championships on Saturday.
Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Phil Neville is determined to tough it out at Old Trafford and win back a regular place in the team. The 27-year-old made only his fifth start of the season when he captained the side
AN international drug syndicate has failed to smuggle almost $90 million worth of the designer drug ecstasy into Adelaide. It was revealed yesterday that the 365kg shipment of ecstasy tablets
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will reunite this fall and tour the United States and Europe, Columbia Records announced on Tuesday.
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKI. June 3 (Interfax) - The Japanese fishing boat Hoshin Maru 88 has been detained in the area of the Komandorskiye islands off the coast of Kamchatka for breaking fishing rules.
Phil Mickelson may have hit only the fifth 59 in professional tournament history to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf but he could have done even better.
More than 70 percent of the world's dinosaurs have yet to be discovered, according to a new statistical estimate of dinosaur diversity.
A host of celebrities attended a glittering party last night to support breast cancer awareness month. Television presenter Fearne Cotton, actress Adele Silva and singer Faye Tozer were among the guests at the Pink Ribbon Party in central London.
The final book in the Harry Potter series sold an estimated 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours of sale, setting a new record for the book industry, according to U.S. publisher Scholastic.
Kota Yamazaki continues to skitter across the aesthetic map without settling convincingly into one style with his latest works as seen on Wednesday at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday that British troops would only be redeployed to the more volatile, US-controlled sector of Iraq if it was militarily justified.
The Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, showed an unexpected streak of stubbornness yesterday in his stand-off with the US over the Blackwater shootings, insisting that action had to be taken against the private security firm.
The Royal Navy carries out its fifth drug bust in as many months, seizing 2.9 tonnes of cocaine.
A popular financial portal has its say.
Many children of depressed mothers also have antisocial fathers, new study findings show, and both parents' problems are associated with an increased risk of depression and conduct disorder among the children.
TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have zeroed in on blood biomarkers that could someday help doctors predict who&#39;s at risk for Alzheimer&#39;s disease. They might even help guide treatment, the U.S. researchers added.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - The Taliban have deployed 10,000 fighters for a spring offensive of \
A European court struck down fines totaling 100.8 million euros ($125 million) on HVB Group, Dresdner Bank AG and three German competitors for fixing European currency- conversion rates.
The tears and the blame mix uneasily in \u00e2\u0080\u009cReservation Road,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a grim, mechanistic thriller about death and suffering, life and healing among the civilized.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, under fire from critics for his handling of Iraq, on Tuesday vigorously defended the U.S. war on terrorism and ruled out negotiation with Muslim extremists.
A state-owned Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.
The prosecutor admitted that Otis Blunt had tried to flee his Union County jail cell before in the same way.
ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- After winning the first two games of the World Series at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox will try to end the St.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has selected former President Clinton to be the U.N. point man for tsunami reconstruction and ensure that the world doesn't forget the immense needs of the countries devastated by the Dec. 26 disaster, a well-informed U.N. diplomat said Tuesday.
This week you'll learn about the resource needs that business bloggers will want to consider, and how to rally the troops behind a blogging initiative. As many bloggers have learned, blogging is fairly simple - but it's not effortless. By Steve Broback and DL Byron. 0724
Dopo il successo di Siena, la Sampdoria ha ripreso la preparazione a Bogliasco in vista della sfida ...
The accomplishment gave a significant boost to medicine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dream of growing human organs to replace damaged ones.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier and now part of the new AT&T, invested almost $1.3 billion -- or the equivalent of $1.8 million every day for two years -- upgrading and expanding service in Greater Los Angeles since 2005.
The chairman of President Bush's Homeland Security Advisory Committee and Democratic challenger John Kerry's fund-raising chief are among 27 top campaign cash-raisers who are current or former managers of companies punished for trading with Iran or Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
TeliaSonera Finland and Vattenfall Oy have concluded a financially significant long-term agreement on extensive co-operation. TeliaSonera provides Vattenfall with a new solution for metering electricity ...
U.S. opens $280 billion fraud trial against tobacco industry, alleging the biggest companies worked together for decades to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cConjur Woman,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a folk opera for a single performer, the venerable actress Sheila Dabney creates a potent spell seasoned with the power of myth.
Network Rail admitted yesterday it had been over-ambitious in scheduling extensive engineering work at the new year, when a shortage of engineers caused rail chaos across the UK
Spare a thought for the reviewers of  &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.&quot;
Ali Rmeity lies broken and bandaged on a hospital bed, wincing in pain. Three of his children and his parents are dead &#151; but he doesn't know all that yet. Doctors fear telling the 45-year-old now would be a bigger blow than he can sustain.
\u00c2\u00a32.6bn budget blowout Skynet 5 and other military equipment projects are running a total of \u00c2\u00a32.6bn over budget, a report from the official spending watchdog reveals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La magistratura belga ha aperto un'inchiesta sul doping nel ciclismo in seguito alla denuncia del se...
Alternative remedies abound, but which actually work?.
Iraqis embraced democracy in large numbers Sunday, standing in long lines to vote in defiance of mortar attacks, suicide bombers and boycott calls. Pushed in wheelchairs or carts if they couldn't walk, the elderly, the young and women in veils cast ballots in Iraq's first free election in a half-century.
Russia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol - aimed at curbing global greenhouse gas emissions - on Thursday. In doing so, it triggered a 90-day countdown to bring the international climate treaty into force.
com November 15, 2004, 11:32 AM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re also investing in storage.
J.M.K.E., Estonia's leading punk band since the late 1980s, is as relevant as ever and shows no signs of opportunism.
NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft successfully performed a getaway maneuver on Monday, Dec. 27, to keep it from following the European Space Agency&#39;s Huygens probe into the atmosphere of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan.
For the second time in three months, President Bush yesterday vetoed legislation that would have expanded the State Children's Health Insurance program by $35 billion over five years and would have boosted its enrollment to about 10 million children. Bush cited the same reasons that led him to veto...
Microsoft France asked the head of the Mono project at Novell to demonstrate Silverlight running on Linux.
Please shut up, Terry McAuliffe -- that is, about George W. Bush and his missing-time in the Texas Air National Guard. I keep receiving press releases from flacks at the Democratic Party about Bush&#39;s Guard service (or lack thereof).
Police step up patrols in Manchester after 15-year-old Jessie James was shot dead in a park.
The head of the United Nations&#39; AIDS program warned yesterday that India, China and Russia are &quot;perilously close to a tipping point&quot; that could turn their small, localized AIDS epidemics into
Former South African president Nelson Mandela will back a massive anti-poverty campaign launched by charities and other groups while on a visit to London next month, organisers said.
The Toshiba Satellite A135-S4499 is one of the first entry-level notebooks with two hard drives for extra storage or automatic backup.
Kanpur - Opener Andrew Hall&#39;s tenacious 163 put South Africa in command of the first test match against India on Sunday. Hall&#39;s defiant 144-run partnership for the sixth wicket with rookie Zander de Bryun
Children as young as four are eating so much salt it is putting their health at risk, a study suggests.
Marat Safin admits the pressure got to him the first time he played in the Australian Open final.
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert is leaning toward removing the House ethics committee chairman, who admonished House Majority Leader Tom DeLay this fall and has said he will treat DeLay like
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- I applaud Congress for working in a bipartisan manner to pass a stronger Magnuson-Stevens Act.  Our Nation is committed to maintaining our thriving commercial and recreational fishing communities.
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Was it an eleventh-hour tide of sympathetic women, people reluctant to say they weren't backing a black candidate or problems with the polls themselves? For whatever reason, late public opinion surveys showed Barack Obama cruising to a triumph in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
Serbia's Orthodox Church files a lawsuit accusing the UK, France, Germany and Italy of failing to protect churches.
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ConocoPhillips COP.N, the No. 3 U.S.  oil company, on Wednesday reported a 53 percent jump in  quarterly profit, as soaring oil and gas prices offset the  impact of lower production volumes.
Financial companies were under scrutiny Friday after Sen. John Kerry vowed to push for legislation that would curb credit card fees and protect homebuyers from unfair lending practices.
Ban Ki-moon passed a crucial test in Paris last month, a French-only lunch with President Jacques Chirac.Comment
By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 20--An elderly woman remains hospitalized with serious injuries two days after a two-vehicle accident in northwest Wichita.   Authorities say Jeannine Salts, 75, was stopped at a stop sign shortly before 6 p.m.
Lakes, rivers and whole regions are drying up dangerously fast. And then there's the floods.
The Huygens spacecraft is about to begin the final leg of its journey to Saturn&#39;s enigmatic moon Titan. The US-European probe will separate from its &quot;mothership&quot; Cassini on 25 December and coast
A multinational force of aid workers,  military aircraft and ships descended on Asia as global tsunami  relief pledges topped $1.36 billion, but the hundreds of tons  of aid created a logistical nightmare.
A health official disinfects a quail farm where dead birds were found in Thailand&#39;s Suphan Buri Province, 130 km north of Bangkok.
President Vladimir Putin may become the next chairman of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom when he steps down following a presidential election in March, Vedomosti business daily reported on Friday.
AFTERSHOCKS were felt in Japan last night, two days after the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deadliest earthquake for nearly a decade claimed at least 23 lives.
BAGHDAD : Iraq&#39;s hostage crisis deepened as Islamists who beheaded two Americans let a Briton make a desperate videotaped plea, while another extremist group claimed to have executed two women Italian aid workers.
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Biologist Jane Goodall brought her trademark message to Singapore on Tuesday: human beings and chimpanzees are more alike than one would think.
A zookeeper who was fatally attacked by a jaguar had violated the rules by opening the door to the animal's cage, zoo officials said Tuesday. Denver Zoo Vice President Craig Piper said the February death of Ashlee Pfaff was caused by \
Two more men were set to appear in a British court on Friday in connection with an investigation targeting an alleged terror recruitment network, a police spokesman told AFP.
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued Google Inc. and its Internet video-sharing site YouTube for more than $1 billion on Tuesday in the biggest challenge yet to the Web search leader's strategy to dominate the online video market.
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Cristie Kerr held off Christina Kim by just one stroke here Sunday by firing a three-under 69 to win the $1.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - If you've noticed that your Jack Daniel's is carrying a little less kick these days, you're probably right...
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NASA has awarded a   multibillion-dollar contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N   to design, develop and test a manned spaceship to replace aging   U.S. space shuttles, a congressional source familiar with the   decision told Reuters on Thursday.
Al Franken is taking his radio show on the campaign trail. \
Instead of stuffing themselves with turkey and all the fixings, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent Thanksgiving cruising around Vietnam's largest city on a motorbike.
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called for Congress to pass an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $110 billion to help low-income families keep their homes, to subsidize heating costs this winter and perhaps refund some taxes.
A new case of foot and mouth disease has been confirmed on a second farm west of London, near a renewed outbreak earlier this week, the government said Friday.
The Liberal Democrats call on First Minister Alex Salmond to quit his Westminster seat.
Touting tofu chowder and vegetarian sushi as alternatives, animal-rights activists have launched a novel campaign arguing that fish &#151; contrary to stereotype &#151; are intelligent, sensitive animals no more deserving of being eaten than a pet dog or cat.
Apple has filed a suit against three developers that it claims released an early version of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger onto the Web. The company filed the lawsuit on Monday, alleging that the developers
The Hawaii Republican Party on Monday tapped state Rep. Cynthia Thielen as the new Republican nominee against Democratic Sen. Daniel K. Akaka.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych refused Monday to concede defeat in Ukraine&#39;s weekend presidential election, and said he would go to the Supreme Court to challenge the results.
Boomshakalaka A GNU General Public License (GPL) test case in the US looks dead in the water after a start-up promised to abide by the GPLv2 rather than duke it out in court with the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US Secretary of State Colin Powell and three of his US cabinet colleagues have tendered their resignations, a senior US administration official said Monday.
Jerusalem: The Fatah Party has approved the candidature of reformist leader Mahmoud Abbas for Palestinian presidential elections to choose a successor to Yasser Arafat amid expectations that jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti may enter the fray as an
The governor of an important and volatile southern province in Afghanistan escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded by his vehicle convoy, officials said.
Japanese stocks recovered from an early plunge Friday as investors scooped up shares that have been beaten down in recent days.
The head of an independent panel investigating alleged corruption in the now-defunct U.N. oil-for-food program for Iraq rejected on Tuesday a request to immediately turn over evidence that he has gathered to U.S. congressional investigators.
By Damon Darlin  Michael Dell has taken back the leadership of the computer company he founded, replacing Kevin Rollins after more than a year of mounting problems at Dell.  The company announced Wednesday that Rollins had resigned as chief executive and as a director.
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. , feeling the pinch of a slowdown in one of its key markets, will eliminate about 900 jobs through early retirement packages, voluntary and involuntary separations, the company said in a filing.
Labour backbencher Jon Cruddas  has turned down a government job offered to him by PM Gordon Brown.
PITTSBURGH, United States : Reigning world pairs champion Tatiana Totmianina was released from hospital, a day after she fell head first to the ice during the Skate America Grand Prix event.
Gay rights campaigners accuse Mobo Award organisers of condoning homophobic songs.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 A humor editor who published books of jokes by Jay Leno and other comedians without their permission has apologized and agreed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.
Two groups with ties to Northeast Ohio -- the Pretenders and the O&#39;Jays -- are headed for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They&#39;ll be enshrined along with U2, Percy Sledge and Buddy Guy at the Rock Hall&#39;s 20th
OTTAWA, Nov. 1 -- Canada&#39;s Liberal government reintroduced legislation Monday to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana, drawing criticism that this could prompt a clampdown at the US border.
The backup drug test for sprinter Marion Jones came back negative, clearing the five-time Olympic medalist of doping allegations that have dogged her for the past month, her attorneys said Wednesday night.
Il Manchester United ha acquistato il centrocampista Owen Hargreaves dal Bayern Monaco. Il 26enne gi...
France is to withdraw its 200-strong special forces from Afghanistan, all of its ground troops engaged in the U.S anti-terror operation there, authorities announced Sunday.
The economies of sub-Saharan Africa, home to some of the most extreme and pervasive poverty in the world, will grow at a healthy pace next year, International Monetary Fund economists said yesterday.
Los Angeles, October 30: Google Inc plans to release a version of its desktop search tool for computers running on the Mac operating system from Apple Computer Inc, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The Space shuttle Atlantis closed in on the International Space Station on Saturday as shuttle crew checked the ship's wings for any damage from blastoff.
Continental Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines Corp. have joined the SkyTeam Airline Alliance. This will allow passengers to accrue frequent flyer miles interchangeably
In Iraq, forensic experts digging for evidence against ousted dictator, Saddam Hussein, have carried out their first full exhumation of a mass grave filled with the skeletons of scores of women and children.
Bangladeshi children and women face acute malnutrition after the worst floods in 15 years swept the impoverished country, the United Nations has warned.
Microsoft says that it is facing a $1bn bill to cover the cost of warranties after failings with its Xbox 360.
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THE telephone rang again on the ambassador&#39;s desk, and for a minute the conversation sounded as though it could be about almost anything.
Typically, the Celtics spend most of halftime reviewing video clips of defensive miscues made during the first and second quarters. Video coordinator Jamie Young had the edits ready last night when coach Doc Rivers said, \
Highlights from Gadget Lab's reviews of  the latest tech on offer include the Mu SL Folding Bike.
WASHINGTON - Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs - with a few caveats - even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say. But the problems with Vioxx raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process and the length of time it took Merck to pull the drug, observers say...
The Chicago Bears placed guard Rex Tucker on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on Tuesday and signed safety Jason Shivers from the St. Louis Rams practice squad.
A man is arrested and charged by police over the disappearance of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton.
Attacco insorti distrugge ponte a nord della capitale
A U.S. appeals court overturned a Pennsylvania man's lifetime ban on using computers and  accessing the Internet, saying it would hinder his ability to work or go to school.
US health officials agreed to buy 1.2 million doses of influenza vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday and said another 2.8 million doses from the company will be available later during the flu season.
Stelco Inc., a Canadian steelmaker, was granted an extension of its bankruptcy protection by an Ontario court to finish the process of selling its operations or raising enough money to make the company viable.
Toronto police have charged a man with knowingly infecting a woman with HIV by having unprotected sex with her. Investigators believe Vincent Walkem, 28, deliberately hid or lied about his condition to other women.
com November 3, 2004, 12:14 PM PT. Organizations are replacing aging servers with newer more-powerful boxes, often Linux--based, and they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re also investing in storage.
President Bush promised to return in May for Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 60th anniversary to press for a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of his term.
So, is Kobe Bryant truly innocent or, more accurately, not guilty of sexual assault? Was he too easy of a celebrity target for an overeager sheriff&#39;s department and a state prosecutor?
Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded in most severe snowstorms for half a century
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich must be happy: Fulham manager Chris Coleman predicts the 2004/5 Premiership title for his team. &quot;I think Chelsea will win the league from what I have seen.
By The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 17--The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the N.H. Department of Resources and Economic Development Division of Forests and Lands, with support from the Shoals Marine Laboratory and U.S.
British soldiers are feared injured after a \
Twelve days had passed since the original &quot;60 Minutes 2&quot; segment aired, using purported documents to show President Bush gaining preferential treatment and shirking official orders more than
Jeju Island, South Korea (Sports Network) - Grace Park and Carin Koch posted matching rounds of six-under-par 66 on Friday to share the lead after the first round of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic.
The answer to whether Harry Potter lives or dies lies in a stack of sealed boxes, shrouded as if hidden beneath an invisibility cloak.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia warned other world powers on Wednesday not to decide the fate of Kosovo on their own, saying only talks between Belgrade and Pristina could solve a row over independence for the Serbian province.
Israeli aircraft launched airstrikes in Gaza City early Sunday, one day after Palestinian gunmen crossed the Gaza border, the first such incident in a year.
JERUSALEM: The interim Palestinian leadership, taking advantage of Yasser Arafat&#39;s absence, could try to renew ties with the United States in a bid to revive the Middle East peace process, analysts said Sunday.
Gunnar Hallberg, a Swede who has lived in England for many years, told me about the diagramed deal, which occurred in the high-stakes game at T.G.R.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bridge Club in London.
The German economy, the biggest in the 12-country eurozone, is currently in party mood, with business confidence at its highest level since unification 16 years ago.
15/10/2004 - UK food watchdog warns this week it will bump up prevention actions for food pathogens as salmonella cases are on the rise, but contamination focus on Spanish eggs seems likely.
In a year when Republicans are slouching toward a post-Bush era, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he has a winning strategy for his party &#151; be like me.
Putting security threats at the top of his agenda, President Bush on Saturday won commitments from Russian and Asian leaders to press the North Koreans to eliminate their nuclear weapons programs.
A chemical compound that drug developers had shelved as a failed treatment for inflammation has unexpectedly become the most promising new tuberculosis medicine to emerge in 40 years, scientists said today.
Investigators said they had found traces  of explosives on Friday at the crash site of one of two Russian  planes which fell to earth within moments of each other this  week killing at least 89 people.
Republicans on Tuesday distanced themselves from campaign activities that encourage college students to \
NEW YORK : The leaders of the largest US flight attendants&#39; union voted to authorize strike action by its members, in response to threats from bankrupt US carriers to unilaterally scrap labour contracts.
Many Britons face retirement poverty unless they work longer or save more a government inspired report is expected to say on Tuesday.
US authorities, participating in an international investigation, have shut down 20 independent news Web sites run by the Independent Media Center (Indymedia) by seizing two UK-based Web servers, the group said on Friday.
U.S. consumers overwhelmingly support stricter food labeling laws, with 92 percent of Americans wanting to know which country produced the food they are buying, a consumer magazine said on Tuesday.
Bob Dole, a prominent Republican and former presidential candidate, defended his criticism of White House hopeful John Kerry's war record as \
The World Health Organization (WHO)said Wednesday that it and its partners are acting to reduce the maternal death toll of half a million women each year.
Tens of thousands of people may have been seriously harmed by the painkiller Vioxx, and many more may be at risk from taking other popular drugs of the same class, two experts wrote in papers released Wednesday.
Attacco incrociato ai vertici di Hamas e al Fatah: entrambi salviIn 24 ore una ventina di morti in citt\u00c3\u00a0, ospedale di Beit Hanun fuori uso                                            Gaza, spari contro l'ufficio di Abu Mazen e l'abitazione del premier Haniyeh
Throughout history, who moves in and who moves out of the White House has moved stocks on Wall Street. With the neck-and-neck presidential race between President Bush and John Kerry nearing the
A U.S. Army medic who refused to return to Iraq because of his opposition to the war was convicted of desertion at his court martial Tuesday, and could face as long as seven years in prison.
Linda Leyendecker Gutierrez lives and works a few blocks from the Rio Grande and traces her lineage in two branches &#151; from one of this Spanish colonial city's oldest families and to Revolutionary War orator Patrick Henry.
Martin Scorsese, the creator of \
Un appunto, non firmato, con un chiaro invito ai collaboratori della Gea a \
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas says another slip-up will end the former European champions&#39; hopes of winning the Spanish league title.
Ken Griffey Jr. ran for the Cincinnati Reds' medical staff on Tuesday, showing how far he has recovered from surgery on his torn right hamstring.
The sentence imposed on former White House aide I. Lewis \
State-owned Dubai Ports World said on Monday it had agreed to sell its American port operations to AIG Global Investment Group after relinquishing control of them earlier this year to allay U.S. national security concerns.
LANCOVO, Slovenia  - After digging for two hours in a chilly forest clearing, the workers had their evidence: bones and the soil-covered, blackened remnant of a shoe confirmed this was a secret mass grave from World War Two.
Ukraine&#39;s presidential election is likely to go to a run-off vote between the two main candidates, exit polls indicated last night.
Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s put the Interpublic Group of New York on credit watch Tuesday because of increased management concerns. The advertising agency has been placed on credit watch
With just days to go to the election, President Bush and John Kerry headed to battleground states Saturday. President Bush was campaigning in Florida, while Kerry was focusing his attention on Colorado.
WASHINGTON - President Bush expanded US sanctions against Burma's rulers yesterday, accusing them of \
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s No. 1 retailer, is talks with the US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to settle an investigation into whether it knowingly hired contractors
China has halved the number of bicycles stolen to about 2 million in the past nine months, police said on Thursday, following a campaign to clamp down on theft months before its capital hosts the Olympics.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants  to use a farewell trip to Africa this week to build momentum  for a rich nation summit that will focus on Africa and to push  for a world trade deal, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. has joined the desktop search fray with its release today of the beta-test version of a suite of tools designed to let users find information stored in their PCs.
The world's most expensive truffle returned to Italy to be buried on Saturday.
 creator defends uncertain ending: report
Mike Ribeiro and Jere Lehtinen each had a goal and an assist to help the Dallas Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Saturday night. Brenden Morrow added a goal, and Marty Turco made 20 saves as Dallas improved to 3-0-1 at home.
Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yushchenko says the people of Ukraine have already made the choice for a new country, as he prepares to resume campaigning for a re-run of presidential elections later this month.
Pacific Rim trading nations said on Wednesday they should pool their influence to energize talks to free up world trade. As trade and foreign ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific
A German police official was convicted Monday of ordering an officer to threaten a kidnapping suspect with \
VATICANO - Nell\u00c2\u0092incontro di Papa Benedetto XVI con i Parroci ed il Clero della Diocesi di Roma: l\u00c2\u0092attenzione prioritaria ai giovani, la conoscenza della Bibbia, il posto dei movimenti ecclesiali,l\u00c2\u0092interiorizzazione del Concilio, l\u00c2\u0092arte sacra strumento di comunicazione della fede Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Come \u00c3\u00a8 tradizione all\u00c2\u0092inizio della Quaresima, gioved\u00c3\u00ac 22 febbraio il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ricevuto in udienza i Parroci ed il Clero della Diocesi di Roma. Dopo il saluto del Cardinale Vicario, Camillo Ruin...
Aveva 54 anni, il decesso a Roma in casa della sorella
Soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, arrived Thursday night to begin their new lives in the United States. The British power couple smiled and held hands as they walked out of a Los Angeles International Airport terminal shortly before 8:20 p.m. after arriving aboard a British Airways flight from London.
Hot air now figuring prominently in debate The struggle among motor-industry biggies regarding who can seem the greenest (while simultaneously not actually doing very much about carbon emissions) continues. Toyota and GM are vying for supremacy in the plug-in hybrid stakes, Ferrari has dipped a toe in biofuel, and out of left field come French and Indian contenders with a car powered by compressed air.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il ruolo della Fiat continua ad essere importante
Back to first principles, say boffins Scientists will have to go back to the drawing board to find an explanation for the hotter than expected temperatures in the upper atmospheres of the gas giants. New research modelling the upper atmosphere of Saturn has shown that the process put forward to explain the heating actually has a cooling effect.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd.  began trade on Amsterdam's stock exchange at $20 per share on Wednesday, after a trimmed initial public offering that raised $303.5 million for the affiliate of Carlyle Group .
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Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its \u00c2\u00a38.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank.
Maybe I&#39;m getting my stories mixed up, but I hear that folks in the Ukraine are so dissatisfied with the recent election results that they&#39;re clamoring for a playoff.
The Royal Society, Britain's premier group of scientists, has written to the British arm of energy giant ExxonMobil, demanding the company withdraw support for groups that attempt to undermine the consensus relating to climate change, The Guardian reported.
Nine officials and business leaders are expelled from China's Communist Party, over a corruption scandal.
Russia successfully launched a new model of booster rocket, the Soyuz-2, on Monday following two postponements. The rocket blasted off at 9:30 pm (1830 GMT) from the Plesetsk
The dollar fell against the yen on  Friday in its steepest one-day drop in over a year, pushed down  by unexpectedly weak jobs data and speculation that China may  soon allow the yuan to appreciate against the dollar.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Technicians began filling shuttle Discovery's fuel tank for a launch attempt at 11:38 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, officials said.
Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up endorsements Wednesday from two veteran Michigan congressmen, adding to her cache of potential superdelegates should Michigan and Florida prevail in their effort to be counted at the Democratic National Convention in August.
Mining is such a major part of Montana's legacy that the words \
IRAQI Prime Minister Iyad Allawi today appealed to global leaders to help his nation defeat terrorism as the world awaited the fate of British hostage Kenneth Bigley and woke to news of more kidnappings.
New Yorkers may hate the city's traffic but not enough to back a proposal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to impose a toll on drivers in midtown Manhattan, according to poll released on Thursday.
Dre Smith has a career-high 34 points to lead visiting George Mason to a 96-75 win over James Madison, extended the Patriots' winning streak in the series to seven.
Canada&#39;s health ministers failed Sunday to hammer out a way to measure surgical waiting times across the country at the conclusion of a three-day health summit in Vancouver.
Staff at a German butcher&#39;s shop were  shocked to discover a customer had hidden two sex toys in their  sausages for transport to Dubai, police said Wednesday.
Russia&#39;s Natural Resources Ministry has postponed consideration of whether to suspend the licenses of the main subsidiary of the troubled giant oil firm Yukos.
Yukos shares have plummeted nearly 10 percent in early trade Friday on Moscow&#39;s ruble-denominated MICEX exchange. That came after an unconfirmed report that the embattled oil giant&#39;s
A worsening shortage of doctors, insurance premium costs growing faster than incomes, a gray and sick population scattered over a rural state - darker days lie
Less than a year ago, there was little indication that Virginia Republican George Allen would face much of a race in his bid for a second Senate term. With Democrats then struggling to find a credible challenger, Allen was widely expected to be able to spend a good part of this year in other states to prospect a possible bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
PERRY, Iowa  - White House hopefuls honed their closing messages and traded jabs over their records in Iowa on Monday, three days before the state opens the presidential nominating battle in a too-close-to-call race.
Small cars targeted at urban dwellers are headed this way, signaling the beginning of the end of the large car myth. In Autopia.
It&#39;s the fight computer gamers have been waiting for. But the latest duel between wise old master Nintendo and challenger Sony is not taking place on a TV screen.
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A new study of heart disease patients finds that &quot;normal&quot; blood pressure might not be low enough. By reducing their pressure well below the levels suggested by national guidelines
President Ahmadinejad said Iran will halt its uranium enrichment program only if Western powers do the same.
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By Kyle Kennedy, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.  Feb. 15--LAKELAND -- The New York Times Co. has entered a partnership  with Monster Worldwide Inc. that will expand the media firm's online  employment advertising services, company officials announced Wednesday.
Insurgents kidnapped two American and one British contractor in a brazen dawn raid on their home in one of Baghdad&#39;s most upscale neighborhoods, underscoring the rapidly
After attending the IIFA Shilpa Shetty is back in London from Yorkshire to a choc-a-block schedule.
A strong balance sheet is a competitive advantage.
President Bush plans to resubmit a group of controversial judicial nominees blocked during his first term, challenging Senate Democrats who
U.S. insurers on Monday predicted that Hurricane Charley could be the most costly U.S. storm since Andrew in 1992, with Florida officials initially estimating economic losses at &#36;15 billion.
CKE's decent run in 2007 comes to an abrupt end on earnings.
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom gets government approval to make a bid for Yugansk, the main production arm of stricken oil firm Yukos.
US lawmakers pass a bill that could tighten controls on gun ownership, in response to the Virginia Tech shootings.
Plaintiffs who won a bond default ruling against BearingPoint Inc. last week said that they aren't trying to ruin the company and that they don't think the $21.5 million in damages they have requested will hurt the McLean consulting firm's business.
Every once in a while an Oscar winner gets up there and wings an acceptance speech because &quot;I never thought I'd win, so I didn't prepare anything.&quot;
VANCOUVER, Wash.  - Scientists tracking earthquake  activity at Mount St. Helens raised their warning level on  Saturday to a Level 3-Volcano Alert, and officials ordered the  evacuation of a visitor center about five miles from the  volcano's crater.
Triggit founder Zach Coelius tells how secured the initial funding for his startup when he started playing poker in a game frequented by Silicon Valley venture capitalists. The web publishing tool launches Thursday.
China has issued emergency instructions  to hospitals nationwide to isolate patients suffering from  severe respiratory diseases to prevent a winter recurrence of  SARS, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
Afghan warlord General Dostum says he will, after all, accept the validity of Saturday's presidential election.
The coastal trees and shrubs saved hundreds of lives in India by protecting villages from the waves.
It all came down to a small, Utah-made device sitting inside an Idaho pottery kiln. This recent experiment at a national research laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, may pave the way for an efficient means of extracting hydrogen from water.
Tony Blair raised concerns about a probe into a Saudi arms deal days before it was dropped, a letter has shown.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. will merge with Sony Corp. of America in a deal valued nearly at $5 billion or $12 a share, the company announced late Monday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran was \
Apparently bending to widespread public pressure, President Vladimir V. Putin agreed today to a parliamentary inquiry.
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Japanese prices fall for a seventh straight month making a rate rise by the end of the year less likely.
The pro-independence party of Taiwan  President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend  legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but  paralyze government on the democratic island.
The Iraqi prime minister says there has been a big reduction in violence since the security plan launched.
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The militant group is poised to sponsor candidates in legislative and municipal elections expected later next year.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is a relieved man after his team ended lingering doubts about their Champions League progression with a thumping 5-1 win over Rosenborg Trondheim.
Organized gangs have adopted \
Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq conclude that there were no weapons stockpiles but say there are signs that Saddam Hussein had dormant programs that he hoped to revive, according to people familiar with the findings.
A Hamas military victory in Gaza would create a two-headed Palestine &#151; with the Islamic extremists in control in the coastal strip and Western-backed Fatah ruling the West Bank.
A scoring outburst in the last three games has vaulted the Toronto Maple Leafs into fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
Sport: Captain Paul Collingwood hits quickfire half-century to guide England to a rousing six-wicket victory
FRANKFURT, Germany - A 38-year-old with degrees in psychology, education and computer science needed only 11.8 seconds to calculate the 13th root of a 100-digit number in his head, setting a new record, organizers said.
(InfoWorld) - Intel Corp. will ship quad-core processors in November for servers and gaming PCs, accelerating its effort to regain momentum in sales of power-efficient chips. Thirteen vendors have already announced plans to sell quad-core based PCs for the high-end enthusiast market, including Dell Inc. and its Alienware division, Gateway, Velocity Micro and Voodoo, Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini said Tuesday at the company's Intel Developer Forum trade show. Adding extra cores to a chip allows the PC to split up heavy workloads. In a demonstration at the San Francisco show, Otellini showed \
ATLANTA - Could a vote in the House of Representatives end up deciding a tied election? Or will it end up being a comfortable win for Republican President Bush or Democratic Sen. John Kerry?
Cambodia, politically fractious and still traumatized by Pol Pot&#39;s brutal 1970s rule, moved smoothly into a new royal era Thursday by choosing a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his shock abdication.
The sons of a first-term congresswoman and Milwaukee's former acting mayor were among five Democratic activists charged Monday with slashing the tires of vans rented by Republicans to drive voters and monitors to the polls on Election Day.
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Iraq&#39;s stagnant economy and lack of employment opportunities are feeding instability in the violence-torn country, hindering prospects for prosperity, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Monday.
It was only fitting that it ended there, in the place where Rulon Gardner had spent so many hours and years toiling, the place that had brought him to the world.
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Several strong earthquakes shook parts of Japan on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 90 others. The quakes cut out power, toppled homes and derailed a bullet train.
The Federal Reserve acknowledged at  its last regular meeting that a policy response might be  necessary if financial market conditions worsened, show minutes  of its August 7 meeting, released on Tuesday.
Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury wouldn&#39;t use the absence of Lawrence Roberts as an excuse for the 12th-ranked Bulldogs&#39; close call against Fairfield on Thursday night in the opening round of the Coaches vs.
Worshippers brought hopes for greater peace in the coming year as they flocked to Manger Square in Bethlehem and to St. Peter&#39;s in the Vatican to hear Christmas messages urging an end to violence, particularly in the Middle East.
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JOE Worsley and Josh Lewsey have been picked to start in Andy Robinson&#39;s first game as England coach. The Wasps duo are in an England line-up that faces Canada on Saturday at Twickenham.
When Steve Jobs announced the MacBook Air at Macworld, he touted its environmentally friendly construction. Greenpeace welcomed the new eco-talk, but said Apple could still be doing more.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton Friday hit out at &quot;offensive&quot; and &quot;dangerous&quot; claims by a top defense official that her questions about Iraq troop withdrawals aided US enemies.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc   expects its new computer chip with four processing  engines to help revive its fortunes, Chief Executive Hector  Ruiz said on Monday.
World number six James Blake called on the ATP Tour to change the rules at round-robin tournaments after a bizarre 24 hours when he went out of the Las Vegas Open, was reinstated and then eliminated again.
Nov. 5, 2004 -- Still feeling the excitement of Election Day 2004, the nation heard the news that Elizabeth Edwards, wife of defeated Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, has breast cancer.
Despite plans to make WSJ free, renewal subscriptions still promote online fees.
Panama is set to start work on a $5bn (\u00c2\u00a32.4bn) project to widen the Panama Canal to increase its capacity.
Drinking red wine may help protect against lung cancer, although white wine may slightly enhance the risk, according to a statistical study conducted among Spanish men.
A strong demand for its computer chips brightens otherwise dismal year for the maker of semiconductors. By Laurie J. Flynn. SAN FRANCISCO -- Eking out a strong finish to end a disappointing year, Intel Corp
Two peace activists who broke into a British military air base in England said they did so to prevent US B-52 bombers taking off to commit &quot;war crimes in Iraq&quot;, a court was told.
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An Irish man is believed to have drowned his two daughters in a bath and hanged himself at his US home.
Britain's anti-doping chiefs hit back after an influential group of MPs said that an independent agency should take control of UK drugs testing.
Russia and France are on track for a meeting in the Fed Cup final in Moscow after both teams took 2-0 leads following the first day of their respective semi-finals.
Four of the largest U.S. public pension funds on Tuesday said they would ask Walt Disney Co. shareholders to change company policy to let investors nominate two independent directors to the board.
The US expresses grave concern over what it calls the worsening human rights situation in Iran.
A deadly new strain of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis discovered in South Africa is likely to have spread beyond the rural area where 52 of the 53 people diagnosed with it have died, the doctor who discovered the super bug said.
U.S. manufacturing will increase as growth abroad offsets domestic sluggishness, according to a quarterly Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI survey released on Thursday.
MIAMI - Pete Rose is back in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, which says the baseball great owes nearly $1 million in unpaid taxes.    The IRS filed a federal tax lien in Broward County on Tuesday alleging that baseball's all-time hits king owes $973,693.28 in back taxes from 1997 to 2002...
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Henrik Stenson, frustrated after his 2007 campaign faded after a storming start, has cut back his playing schedule for this year.
UN nuclear inspectors prepare for their first visit to North Korea's main nuclear reactor in four years.
CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Woody Austin birdied the  first hole of a sudden-death playoff against Tim Herron to win  the Buick Championship on Sunday.
U.S. chief executives' outlook on the economy dimmed in the second quarter, though they still expect growth, according to a quarterly survey by the Business Roundtable released on Tuesday.
A top militant was arrested Saturday in Iraq, a government spokesman said, even as police said a car bomb killed 28 people in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City district.
Automaker, unions agree to eliminate up to 12,000 workers to curb losses and save $665 million a year. By Ed Garsten / The Detroit News.
PARIS, Oct 23 (IPS) - The joint strike action by French and German  railways workers Oct. 18 disguises wide differences in approach  to industrial action in the two countries.
Woody Harrelson is  reteaming with his \
WASHINGTON -- It didn't take Heather Pate long to figure out why her beloved Auburn University football team had begun losing. It was the pink toothbrush.
Critics who oppose any change in financial market structures are not helping regulators work more closely with the markets, the top US markets regulator said.
THE HAGUE -- An influential Dutch advisory body said yesterday that Islam was not a bar to membership in the European Union and recommended the organization open talks with Turkey, while insisting Ankara do more to meet EU human rights standards.
The Pentagon plans to retire one of the Navy&#39;s 12 aircraft carriers, buy fewer amphibious landing ships for the Marine Corps and delay the development of a costly Army
The San Francisco Giants snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 9-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, claiming victory despite giving home-run record chaser Barry Bonds the day off.
XICHANG, China  - China launched its first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of live-to-air patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions and technological prowess.
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Heavy trucks belch black smoke and lines of buses battle through a virtually gridlocked sea of cars inching beneath a haze of exhaust fumes.
TWO cars owned by Manchester United director Maurice Watkins have been daubed with red paint in an attack police believe may have been the work of fans opposed to a takeover of the club.
U.S. consumer prices rose a slight  0.1 percent in August while activity at mid-Atlantic factories  slumped this month, according to reports on Thursday seen  boosting chances of a pause later this year in the Federal  Reserve's drive to raise interest rates.
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Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Saturday that U.S. foreign policy triggers terrorism and violence in the world, but American Muslims can play a key role in promoting peace and security.
A woman is ordained to the Catholic priesthood. Not surprisingly, the hierarchy does not approve.
A federal judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the terrorism and hostage-taking trial of Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera, also  known by his nom de guerre, Simon Trinidad. Prosecutors quickly said they will try the case again.
Commentators in Switzerland are divided about the effect of Turkey's possible entry into the European Union, following a recommendation to start talks with Ankara.
PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to a sweetened US$10.3 billion buyout by rival software maker Oracle Corp., relenting after a 18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft&#39;s chief executive.
Voters across Ukraine returned to the polls today in the run-off presidential election between two candidates who virtually tied in the first round of voting last month
The Soviet Union might still exist and Saddam Hussein might control the Persian Gulf and possess nuclear weapons had Democrat John Kerry been president when the United States faced those regimes, Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday.
Shares in the telecommunications equipment maker fell today to their lowest level after the company slashed its forecast for full-year revenue growth.
Wizards vice president of basketball operations Tommy Sheppard will not be the next general manager of the SuperSonics, according to a source.
By announcing a Windows version of Apple's Safari browser, Steve Jobs uncharacteristically entered a mature market not created or controlled by Apple, writes Mike Elgan.
Two astronauts floated out of the International Space Station on Saturday on a risky spacewalk for what could be a make-or-break repair for completion of the $100 billion space outpost.
Doctors treat a baby with brittle bone disease while she is still in the womb, using stem cell technology.
Raises forecast The phenomenal success of Nintendo's Wii games console has helped the Japanese manufacturer to double its profits during the six months to the end of September. Nintendo said on Thursday that net profit reached 132.42bn yen ($1.2bn) for the first half of its latest fiscal year, up from 54.4bn yen for the same time last year. Group sales more than doubled to 694.8bn yen ($6.1bn) from 298.82bn yen last time around.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A self-described emotional exhibitionist, this blogger found herself reaping all of the consequences of a blogging relationship but none of the benefits.
A 92-year-old woman who spent more than half her life charting Orkney's flora is awarded an honorary degree.
LONDON/BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The British government on Monday rejected claims it was planning to put some of its troops under US command as a political show of support for President George W. Bush ahead of the presidential elections.
Blog: Six models of Nokia and Pharos brand enterprise-class phones show up on Dell.com.
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A British police officer stands outside an internet cafe in Birmingham. British police have charged a 36-year-old man with three terrorism offences following raids last week in the central English city of ...Comment
Sales of existing homes are predicted in a Bloomberg News poll of economists to show a decline on Monday.
Armed attackers holding up to 400 people at a school in southern Russia&#39;s North Ossetia republic have refused to conduct talks with a regional Islamic leader, the Itar-Tass news agency said Wednesday.
Steven Gerrard enjoyed the luxury of putting his feet up early after inspiring Liverpool&#39;s romp over 10-man West Brom at The Hawthorns.
LEEDS CASTLE, England  - U.S. special envoy  Mitchell Reiss will join British and Irish leaders at a  1,000-year-old castle on Thursday for talks billed as a final  chance to save Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace  accord.
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The outlook for growth in technology spending is encouraging, according to corporate technology buyers and industry analysts.
Amitabh and Salman seem to be having a party in reel life
A Kenyan woman who has spent her life fighting for the environment of her home country won the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Wangari Maathai (pronounced wan-GAH-ree mah-DHEYE) founded the &quot;Green Belt Movement
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Google fixed its new Desktop Search tool and publicly thanked the three computer scientists for their work. They published their findings on the Web site of the Computer Security Lab at Rice University.
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Microsoft Corp beat out Google Inc on Wednesday in a battle to invest in socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon.
Computer Associates International, Inc. said yesterday that it would pay $225 million to settle investigations by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Maybe Serena Williams wasn't as healthy as she said. Maybe she wasn't as match-tested as she really needed to be. This much is certain: When it comes to playing Justine Henin at Grand Slams this year, Williams has been overmatched every time.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has renewed his attacks on France amid a diplomatic row over the 1994 genocide, accusing it of having trained and armed forces involved in the massacres.
The Bush administration has sought to downplay the significance of a US intelligence forecast painting a pessimistic picture for the future of Iraq, insisting that predictions of difficulties ahead -- including the possibility of civil
KGuitar is powerful KDE-based music tabulature editor with support of guitar, drums, classic note scores, MIDI synthesizer output, chord, scales, modes, melody and rhythm construction and analysis tools, lots of tab effects, Guitar Pro files import.   After a long period of silence, I'm pleased to announce KGuitar 0.5.1 - a major bugfix release that covers most of issues for the last few years :)      * Compatiblity fixes: added support for autoconf 2.61, automake 1.10, gcc 4.2. Removed last bits of qt2->qt3 transition deprecations. Internal structures refactoring.     * Added zoom level (Ctrl Minus, Ctrl Plus), introducing multiple bars per row, automatically tuning to available window width;     * Finally introduced new exception-based framework for converters load/save. Makes converters much more bullet-proof and easier to write and debug.     * Guitar Pro import undergone major rewrite. Now it properly loads all gp4 files I have. Guitar Pro v3 and v5 formats are coming next. Anyway, Guitar Pro loader is now much more helpful about what errors it gets and less crash-prone. It detects and helps debug problems it encounters.     * Lots of displaying, mouse and keyboard control, printing fixes and prettifying. Track pane now has a header and it's synchronized with track list. Melody editor now has trapezoid and shark fin inlays.     * New QMap-based API for song metainformation - stores not a fixed number of fields, but key=value pairs.     * Misc things: project transitioned to Subversion.  As always, comments and especially bug reports are welcome. Also keep in mind that KGuitar is now registered at http://www.ohloh.net/projects/8959?p=KGuitar - so, take a look there too :)
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It's a fashion that started in prison, and now the saggy pants craze has come full circle  -  low-slung street strutting in some cities may soon mean run-ins with the law
Signs of ancient eruptions indicate a planet geologically active and may suggest presence of simple life forms.
'Offensive' auction protest Aaron Barschak, the \
Singer Rod Stewart must repay the &#36;780,000 he accepted as a deposit for a Latin American concert tour that was canceled, a jury ruled Friday.
Yankees president Randy Levine has apparently taken control of the Randy Johnson trade talks as he exchanged proposals with the Arizona Diamondbacks throughout the day yesterday.
Dell has announced a recall of AC adapters used with laptop computers because they pose a risk of fire and electric shock. In all, Dell&#39;s recall covers 2.9 million adapters in the US and 4.4 million
&quot;All administrative work has been completed to sell Hynix&#39;s non-memory chip unit to Citigroup Venture Equity Partners LP,&quot; Hynix&#39;s primary creditor bank said.
MSN Music Store Adds to iTunes Competition   Microsoft plas to release Windows Media Player 10 on Thursday alongside the highly anticipated MSN Music Store. WMP10 will be included in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 which finalized some time after SP2. According to Neowin,  Media Center 2005 is due ...
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Bangalore, Oct. 7. (PTI): India today succumbed meekly to leave Australia in a commanding position on the second day of the first cricket Test which was marked by an outstanding 151 by debutant Michael Clarke
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Thieves in Brazil steal two paintings said to be worth $100m (\u00c2\u00a350m), including a work by Pablo Picasso.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved the purchase by AT&amp;T of 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S.AT&amp;T bought the spectrum from Aloha Spectrum Holdings. The spectrum, in the highly coveted 700MHz band, covers 196 million of the 303 million U.S. residents and includes 72 of the top 100 media markets in the country. Aloha acquired the spectrum in earlier FCC auctions and from other auction winners. This portion of the 700MHz spectrum is not part of the&#160;FCC auction&#160;now in progress.The FCC, in an order issued Monday, approved the sale despite concerns expressed by the commission&#39;s two Democratic members. AT&amp;T announced in October that it intended to buy the spectrum for $2.5 billion. The company said then it planned to use the spectrum for broadcast video or for two-way communications such as voice, data or multicast content.The 700MHz spectrum band carries wireless signals three to four times farther than some higher spectrum bands, making it optimal for long-range broadband networks.Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein said he voted to approve the deal because of a lack of public opposition, but he had concerns about the FCC&#39;s review of the deal.The agency&#39;s review &quot;lacks both substance and analysis in its review of whether, on balance, the transaction serves the public&#39;s interest,&quot; Adelstein said in a statement. &quot;We are required to do more than simply conclude that a transaction benefits the public and will not have an adverse effect on competition. I would have preferred to see a more thorough assessment weighing the potential public interest harms and benefits of this transaction and its impact on the mobile telephony market.&quot;Commissioner Michael Copps voted against the deal. The deal could have a large impact on a mobile voice and data market &quot;that has seen round after round of consolidation in recent years,&quot; he said in a statement.Copps also raised concerns about the FCC&#39;s review of the deal. The review &quot;contains only an extremely abbreviated analysis of the competitive effects of this change in ownership,&quot; he said.AT&amp;T, in a statement, said it was pleased with the FCC&#39;s decision. The deal will help AT&amp;T meet growing customer demand for wireless services, the company said.
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Celebrity photographers say a new movie misrepresents them, and that hurts their feelings.
Former football star O.J. Simpson was held without bail on Monday, accused of stealing back his own sports souvenirs in what was reported to be an expletive-laced face-off with memorabilia dealers.
European Union ministers on Tuesday  postponed the adoption of controversial new rules on patenting  computer inventions after Poland said it needed more time to  consider the issue.
Wheels come off esure's ad icon Direct Line Insurance has won the High Court's backing in a bid to block a rival's application to trademark a representation of a computer mouse on wheels. Direct Line said esure's mark was too similar to its own, a red telephone on wheels.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The 802.11n draft wireless standard moved further into mainstream acceptance on Tuesday with Cisco&#39;s announcement of integrated enterprise products.
Its gold-encrusted blade holds the secrets of the young Napoleon, who carried it into one of his legendary, seemingly doomed battles.
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The 20th anniversary of the stock market's brutal 1987 crash has triggered explosive debate about whether today's raging, yet dubious, bull market in world stocks is headed for the same fate.
Individuals and businesses are likely to see their borrowing costs drop further as the Federal Reserve weighs another interest-rate reduction to bolster a sagging economy.
Under a youthful media-savvy   leader, Britain's once-staid opposition Conservatives are   turning to blogs to grab the attention -- and they hope the   votes -- of the younger generation.
English Premiership leaders Chelsea are reportedly set to be cleared over allegations they made an illegal approach to sign Arsenal's Ashley Cole.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard announces a new policy on climate change, pledging pollution limits.
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At Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, American troops threatened captives with pistols and dogs. They threatened to electrocute them. They beat them.
Chelsea have lodged a complaint with Uefa after up to 50 fans were barred from the ground in their Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.
As President Bush mulls what to do after winning re-election, voters say his first priority should be resolving the situation in Iraq, where the fighting is growing more intense. They also want Bush to cut the deficit, which ballooned under his watch, rather than pushing for more tax cuts, according to an Associated Press poll taken right after the election.
Profits slump at Photo-Me International after it was distracted by failed efforts to sell its core business.
Art Schlichter's career stats are memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Tennessee builds a big lead in the first half and  stuns No. 11 Mississippi State, 64-63, and end the nation's longest road winning streak.
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Harbhajan Singh, who claimed five wickets in Australia&#39;s first innings in the first Test in Bangalore, does not believe the game has slipped away from India, who are facing the prospect of a follow-on.
Nearly doubling the industry&#39;s current handheld storage maximum, palmOne today introduced the Tungsten(TM) T5 handheld with 256MB of flash memory.
Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested early Friday on charges of driving under the influence, speeding and reckless driving, police said.
Retailer will let customers download and burn their choice, easing the need for an inventory of discs.
Houston coach Art Briles looks forward to the day when a visit from Miami is seen as more than a chance for the Hurricanes to sustain their recruiting pipeline into Texas.
_ Oracle Corp. finally scooped up bitter rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.
Feeling much better today. Health is beginning to return. I owe it all to patience, lots of sleeping, drinking fluids, and not trying to be healthy before I actually am. Today I'm going to take a 20 minute easy walk in the sun.  Watching General Petreus testify today. The Dems are very polite. Sorry I still think we should get the hell out of Iraq. I don't think any more Americans should die there.  Elizabeth Dole is speaking now.
A House committee chairman and an election official on Thursday punched holes in the notion that paper records will solve the problems with new electronic voting machines.
France was selling almost half its stake in Air France KLM on Thursday as part of a wider deal which could see its remaining stake cut to below 20% and give staff shares in return for pay cuts.
A U.S. soldier said on Monday he  planned to plead guilty to some military charges brought  against him stemming from the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the  Abu Ghraib jail.
A gauge of future economic activity that had declined for five-straight months reversed course in November, signaling that the nation&#39;s financial engine is still gaining power even though the growth rate has slowed.
The supermarket chain said that first-quarter profit jumped 10 percent but was hurt by labor unrest.
A Shi'ite militia led by Moqtada  al-Sadr has agreed to disarm in Baghdad under a deal reached on  Saturday with Iraq's interim government and U.S. officials, the  chief Shi'ite negotiator said.
Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida resigned from the U.S. Congress on Friday following reports he sent sexually inappropriate e-mails to underage male congressional interns.
Donna avrebbe ucciso marito e figlio e poi tentato suicidio
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba heads to India to solicit crucial support in tackling a deadly Maoist insurgency.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice said on Monday a missile launch by North Korea would be a  &quot;very serious matter&quot; and regarded as a provocative act.
Office Live Small Business gives the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 25 million small businesses the same online tools that the big boys use, and it shows Microsoft can still produce fresh ideas and polished work.
Si legge nel decreto di perquisizione firmato dal magistrato
Experts on radicalization told a House panel that the United States has neglected the fight for the hearts and minds of young radicals in Internet chat rooms.
Germany will not seek extradition of suspected CIA agents in an alleged kidnapping case, officials say.
Entrate tributarie nei primi sette mesi salgono a 216,1 mld
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Rescue workers guided by Indian trackers hacked their way through dense Amazon jungle on Sunday to reach the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed with 155 people on board.
Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Search Marketing Jobs Slow Down? - Making the Most Out of AdCenter - Google Says Internal Duplication Is Ok - Blogrolls and Ordinary Link Exchanging, and more.
A senior North Korean official is dismissing claims that Pyongyang is preparing for a missile test. North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon told reporters at the United Nations that reports that North
With no clear cease-fire line, any village or hilltop in southern Lebanon is a potential flash point that could bring down the truce between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
Presidente Spinetta pronto ascoltare con attenzione
As Todd Bishop notes today, Microsoft isn&#39;t known for snazzy product names. But it may have scored a cheeky coup with the name chosen for the Media Player-free version of its OS that it&#39;s been ordered to offer in Europe: Windows XP Reduced Media Edition.
Angelina Jolie says she wasn't looking for a relationship when she began working with Brad Pitt on \
Shell ha rimesso mano ai listini, domani la Erg
A controversial genetically modified  rice strain found in commercial supplies last month should not  be approved by the U.S. Agriculture Department, which a  consumer group said on Thursday has failed to adequately  protect farmers and consumers.
Southeast Asian economic ministers and counterparts from northern Asia powerhouses - Japan, China, and South Korea - agreed Saturday on steps toward free trade
Shannon Steele, proud new owner of a $1,000 snow blower, tried to stay positive about moving here from Florida two weeks ago, only to get
Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.
Four people are charged with murder following the death of a 16-year-old boy in Leicester.
Card.Pompedda, coincide con catechismo e dottrina Chiesa
INDIANAPOLIS - The Pacers and the Pistons expect an electric atmosphere on Saturday in their first meeting since Indiana players fought with Detroit fans on Nov. 19.
Modern parents believe they are more affectionate to their babies than previous generations.
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ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
A vocal slice of the Arizona\u00e2\u0080\u0099s conservative Republicans hope to throw off Sen. John McCain's '08 campaign.
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out on Thursday at the West\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cdouble-standards\u00e2\u0080\u009d amid a Cold-War-style dispute over Ukrainian elections, accusing it of fomenting \u00e2\u0080\u009cpermanent revolutions\u00e2\u0080\u009d in Moscow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s backyard.
ATHENS, Greece -- US Olympic officials on Saturday said they would consider supporting South Korean officials in a bid to award duplicate gold medals for the men&#39;s all-around title, according to the Los Angeles Times.
(Boston-AP, Oct. 17, 2004) _ The New York Yankees put on a record-setting offensive display in routing Boston 19-to-8 to win Game Three of the American League Championship Series.
The films have been shortlisted for the prestigious awards.
A group of Palestinians unleashed deadly bursts of gunfire on Sunday as Mahmoud Abbas, a likely successor to Yasir Arafat, arrived at a mourning service for Mr.
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Medicaid patients and their pharmacists could be in for a nasty surprise Oct. 1.
Fidelity Investments said it appointed Scott W. Dell'Orfano executive vice president and national sales manager of Fidelity Registered Investment Advisor Group. The group is one of the largest providers of custody and brokerage services to independent registered investment advisers. Separately, Fidelity said Penelope A. Dobkin was named portfolio manager of Fidelity Advisor Diversified International fund, succeeding William C. Bower, who ...
A Serbian leader accused of war crimes at The Hague could be freed on a Serbian guarantee pending his trial.
InterDigital claims rights violations Nokia will be investigated by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over claims that some of its mobile phones violate another company's patents. Nokia said the patented technologies were agreed parts of a standardised technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US Christian right took credit for helping President George W. Bush win re-election this week, in part by mobilizing its followers to vote for a ban on gay marriage in 11 of the 50 states.
Polyethylene wrapping can help prevent heat loss by very premature infants when they're born, a Canadian group of researchers report.
A pink cocktail dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in \
Japanese leaders struggled on Thursday to make contact with Islamic militants in Iraq who took a Japanese traveler hostage as the 48-hour deadline approached for the young man's threatened beheading. Tokyo stood firm in its refusal to meet the kidnappers' demand to withdraw troops from Iraq.
Sudan on Tuesday agreed to a combined United Nations and African Union peacekeeping force of more than 20,000 troops and police to be deployed in its troubled Darfur region after months of intense diplomacy.
Sunni and Shi'ite heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed on Saturday to fight the spread of sectarian strife that threatens to spill over from their neighbor Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister said.
''Nessun credo politico giustifica la morte di un uomo''
So confident was Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt that he would make a tying, 48-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining in Thursday night&#39;s league opener against the Patriots
The shuttle Discovery astronauts floated aboard the International Space Station on Monday, the start of a week-long stay to hook up a new power system so new laboratory modules can be added to the complex.
The International Atomic Energy Agency warned that insurgents in Iraq may have obtained nearly 400 tons of missing explosives that can be used in the kind of car bomb attacks that have targeted US-led coalition forces.
L'operazione e' avvenuta lo scorso 14 novembre
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces launched air strikes  on the rebel-held city of Falluja Monday, targeting what they  said was a meeting of key loyalists of their top foe in Iraq,  Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Aetna Inc  posted a better-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday as membership increased, and the health insurer projected next year's earnings would grow faster than Wall Street expected.
By Larry Fiorino  The Nabaztag, a Wi-Fi-enabled gadget that takes the form of a nine-inch-tall, irresistibly cute bunny, is hopping over to the United States just in time for the 2006 holiday season.
But Mikhail Marynich says the computers had been handed over free of charge by the U.S. Embassy in Minsk to the Marynich-led Business Initiative Organization.
BRUXELLES. Il blocco delle forniture militari e di gran parte degli scambi economici tra l&#39;Europa e la Libia sembra avere i giorni contati. Ieri sera l\u00e2\u0080\u0099amministrazione Bush ha revocato l\u00e2\u0080\u0099embargo commerciale
TALIBAN attackers set off a roadside bomb near a convoy carrying the Afghan president&#39;s running mate and other dignitaries in north-eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing one man and injuring five.
Nokia Siemens Networks won a $900 million contract from India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest mobile phone operator, Bharti Airtel, to help expand its communications network.
WASHINGTON - In a vote with election-year consequences, the House sought to assure that God's 50-year place in the Pledge of Allegiance will be safe from federal court challenges.    The bill, approved on a 247-173 vote Thursday, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from ruling on whether the words \
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In announcing that the United States was poised to invade Iraq 19 months ago, President Bush told the nation: &quot;Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the
How does the brain process all of the information being taken in by our senses every second of every day?
Portland Trail Blazers president and general manager Steve Patterson unexpectedly resigned Thursday, the team said.
Transatlantic exchange NYSE Euronext   said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the  American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to  boost its options business, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and  cash products.
Fannie Mae erased $6.3 billion in profit in a long-awaited restatement yesterday capping the accounting scandal that stunned financial markets and brought the ouster of top executives and a record fine against the government-sponsored mortgage leader.
Otto morti e sedici feriti nella citta' santa
A suicide bomber detonated a vest packed with explosives in a Sunni Arab mosque in Fallujah yesterday, killing 10 worshipers, including the imam, and shattering what had been a period of relative calm for a region once the most volatile hotbed of Iraq's insurgency.
roundup Plus: AOL updates Instant Messenger...Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy...Top McAfee exec to step down.
Confusion about the District's revamped 911 call center has spread across the city in recent weeks as misinformation has been posted on online community message boards and city officials have spent time parsing the definition of \
Roger Moore, the handsome British actor known for playing James Bond in films such as \
A court hears how a 14-year-old boy was groomed for sex and sold into prostitution.
The future of controversial European Union legislation that would allow for some software patents was in doubt Thursday after the Polish government switched sides, saying the directive could hurt small and medium-sized businesses.
President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is &quot;seriously preparing&quot; for pre-emptive strikes against terrorists, while Chechen insurgent leader Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for a school hostage-taking and other attacks that
Andy Murray fights back from 4-2 down in the final set to beat Frank Dancevic 6-3 4-6 6-4 at the Memphis International.
Omicidio dopo lite su pagamento prestazione sessuali
How the Interior Department managed to lose about $2 billion of the public's money. Can this mess be cleaned up?
TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey's Supreme Court rejected a huge class-action lawsuit against drugmaker Merck & Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx on Thursday, reversing two previous lower-court decisions.
Vice President Dick Cheney probably did not intend to direct millions of television viewers to a Web site calling for President Bush's defeat but that's what a slip of the domain achieved.
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A federal judge in California reinstated Clinton-era protections against logging and mining in forests.
Discover how much of a company's profits are going back to shareholders.
A father accused of raping his chess prodigy daughter claims her accusations were premeditated.
Jay Leno and Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien will return to the air on Jan. 2, but they may be forced to perform without writers.
Procede bene e spedito il recupero dell'attaccante del Barcellona, Samuel Eto'o. Il bomber camerunen...
A.J. Ratliff scored 18 of his season-high 20 points in the second half and Indiana held off a late comeback to beat No. 2 Wisconsin 71-66 on Wednesday night, ending the Badgers' 17-game winning streak.
An undercover police officer had been shot, and police were hunting for the suspect's vehicle. They soon found it &#151; with another officer behind the wheel, police said.
Provvedimento urgente su preso lo scorso 7 settembre
Guard Brittany Holterman had a discolored scrape under her left eye when she walked out of Dayton's locker room and headed for the bus. Concerned coach Jim Jabir asked what had happened.
WebReference.com has a new tutorial that looks at the difference sorts of operators that PHP has to offer - unary, binary and ternary - to help you with the logic in your applications.   An operator is a special character or combination of characters that operates on variables.  There are 3 types of operators in PHP: unary, binary and ternary. They can be used to manipulate a variable with up to 3 arguments at a time.  This article wasn't written to discuss the meaning and usage of each operator in PHP, but rather to explain the differences between these types of operators and to give examples about how each functions.   They look at the different types of operators (and include examples for each) - unary (like ! or ++), binary (things like + / == and &&) and a special case - ternary. This uses two characters in conjunction (the question mark and colon) to replace a simple sort of If statement.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain&#39;s second-biggest bank, said it created a private equity fund that will invest as much as $500 million in US companies with links to the Hispanic community.
Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to  hammer out a strategy with Japan on Sunday to persuade North  Korea to return to six-party talks on scrapping its suspected  nuclear weapons programs.
Irish billionaire businessmen JP McManus and John Magnier, who own almost 29 per cent of Manchester United, have turned down an approach from American sports franchise tycoon Malcolm Glazer to take over the club.
One key difference between John Kerry and George Bush often cited in the presidential campaign is how each would enlist other nations in battling terrorists.
L'uomo si e' costituito ai Cc un'ora dopo l'omicidio
A 13-year-old boy, kidnapped and left bound and gagged in a remote patch of Florida countryside used a safety pin, a stick and his teeth to free himself, his family said Tuesday. Clay Moore's stepfather, Steve Kelle, said the key to his escape was the safety pin that was holding together a rip in Clay's jacket.
President Bush warned younger  workers on Tuesday of a grim future for their Social Security  benefits in a bid to counter increasingly vocal opposition to  his plan to add private accounts to the retirement program.
High school senior Devraj \
South African international Benni McCarthy has criticised Porto fans who taunted two Chelsea players with racist chants during their Champions League clash.
PORTLAND, Ore.  - After Oregonians voted to ban  same-sex marriages earlier this month, a gay rights advocate  will no longer argue for same-sex marriage rights in the  state's supreme court, activists said on Friday.
DALLAS (Sports Network) - Rick Clausen completed 18-of-27  passes for 222 yards with three scores, while Cedric Houston  and Gerald Riggs each ran for a touchdown, as No. 15 Tennessee  routed 22nd-ranked Texas A&M, 38-7, in the 69th annual Cotton  Bowl.
The federal government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada and Germany, but
In his harshest criticism of the Kremlin to date, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the billionaire businessman who founded Russia&#39;s largest oil producer, Yukos, accused the
NEW YORK - Did Frances huff and puff and blow Andre Agassi off the professional tour? Hasn&#39;t she done enough damage without hammering tennis, too?
British Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt was questioned by police investigating allegations of &quot;cash for honours&quot; in British politics, the Financial Times said.
An explosion hit a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla on Saturday, killing at least 11 people, the military said.
Nicholls State football coach Daryl Daye was fired Sunday over accusations of academic fraud involving players and an assistant coach. Daye was not implicated in the alleged fraud, but an investigation found he failed to \
Russia's president Vladimir Putin says the purchase of Yukos' main asset by state-owned oil group Rosneft was done in accordance with free market principles.
Tim Henman's Davis Cup match against Austria's Stefan Koubek is delayed.
The Vatican used the stage of  the United Nations on Wednesday to try to make amends for  remarks by Pope Benedict that drew fury from Muslims worldwide.
Thumbs. For centuries, they have conveyed the simplest of messages. Up/down, good/bad, salvation/lion chow. But look at the folks in the elevators, the checkout lines, even crawling along in traffic jams.
Shares of Tom Online Inc. dived Friday after the Chinese wireless services provider warned that its third-quarter revenue would fall short of Wall Street expectations.
John Evander Couey was sentenced to death Friday for abducting, raping and killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford by burying her alive. Her father said: \
The abandoned Roma v Dynamo Kiev game cannot be awarded to the Ukranians, as the two teams are involved in a group, rather than a knock-out between the two of them.
Swedish star Annika Sorenstam shot a six-under-par 66 in Thursday&#39;s first round at the season-ending $1-million ADT Championship.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson called his squad a high school team. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is quite happy with his club.
Spending during the Christmas season rose just 3.6 percent over last year, the weakest rate in at least four years, a report by a credit card company said.
A San Francisco Bay-area school district that pressed IBM Corp. to rip up an old $5 million debt didn't get its wish, but the technology company has agreed to let the repayment be stretched out over eight years instead of four.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their offensive line on Tuesday by signing free-agent tackle Luke Petitgout.
The Cassini spacecraft, which provided scientists with amazing images of Saturn&#39;s rings in July (&quot;Cassini-Huygens completes seven year journey to Saturn,&quot; The Triangle, July 9, 2004) is now trying to repeat the feat with Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan.
Alamosa Holdings Inc. (APCS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will acquire AirGate PCS Inc. (PCSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) for $392 million in stock creating the largest Sprint Corp.
Scientists create a tiny image of the Sun using a technique which could be used to make future silicon chips.
MI Developments chairman Frank Stronach bluntly told unhappy minority shareholders on Monday that he would not run the company on their agenda and offered few details on
In an effort to make it easier to sell, distribute and buy cell-phone applications, Nokia (Quote, Chart) has announced the launch of Preminet, a service to distribute certified Java- and Symbian-based mobile software.
Oct 05  - New research indicates that individuals who have a brother or sister who developed heart disease at a young age may have an increased risk of also having heart disease.
The Discovery crew get ready for a fourth spacewalk at the International Space Station, to fix a solar panel.
MOSCOW Sept. 29, 2004 - In a deal paving the way for future joint ventures, US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Wednesday won an auction with a bid of nearly $2 billion for the Russian government&#39;s 7.6 percent stake in Russia&#39;s Lukoil the world&#39;s No.
Hundreds of taxi drivers block roads in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, in protest at the killing of a colleague.
The Florida Supreme Court struck down a hastily enacted law on Thursday that let the governor keep a severely brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes of her husband and legal guardian.
Sterling hit a new all-time low against the euro Friday and a ten-month low versus the dollar on forecasts of lower borrowing costs in Britain.
Science & environment: Bad Science: Did the pontiff really suggest that fears over emissions were nothing more than scaremongering?
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Sling Media targets more than high-end tech wizards with three variations on its placeshifting technology. Photos: Three new Slingboxes
Sport: Premier League round-up: Man Utd went top, but Chelsea stole the headlines with a stunning 6-0 demolition of Man City.
InfoWorld - For those of you who spend lots of time away from home, there&#39;s now a device to answer the doorbell from nearly anywhere in the world with your mobile phone.
Most of the presidential election provisional ballots rejected so far in Ohio came from people who were not even registered to vote, election officials said after spending nearly two weeks poring over thousands of disputed votes.
The flaw exploited by the most recent versions of the worm such as Santy.C or Santy.E is more general than the original, and can occur anywhere a site designer has left the door open for the inclusion of arbitrary files into PHP scripts, reports IDG News
Louis Vuitton has ended its sponsorship of the America's Cup after a 25-year link with sailing's most prestigious event, unhappy with the way it is being run and the direction it is taking under Swiss holder Alinghi.
The Bush administration is working to persuade Congress to pass legislation protecting companies who aid the N.S.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s warrantless eavesdropping program.
A Beirut court sentenced one Lebanese  man to life in prison and another for 12 years on Tuesday for  their roles in a failed attempt to detonate bombs on two trains  in Germany in 2006, judicial sources said.
Blog: Following its Apple and Amazon deals, the U.K.-based record label inks a deal with a company that provides white-label digital music stores to retailers.
Or is it just a big business concern? If there is one topic that is guaranteed to raise the blood pressure of the average corporate telecoms manager, it's mobile roaming charges. The level of fees imposed by mobile operators on customers making or receiving calls when travelling internationally has been a bone of contention for many years.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hopes for an end to pre-election turmoil in Bangladesh dimmed on Wednesday as rival political groups again took to the streets and the country's legal system was virtually paralyzed by feuding lawyers.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog partly cleared  Iran on Monday of charges it tried to make a nuclear bomb, a  day after Tehran promised Europe it would freeze what critics  said was an atomic weapons program.
True, Monday&#39;s thunderbolt from Tinseltown may not be enough to settle the DVD format war. But in a synchronized cluster bomb of press releases, the powerful content producers have sent a clear message to

The official assessment of Mike Nifong's handling of the Duke lacrosse case &#151; \
The dollar edged down on Friday after  soft U.S. manufacturing data fueled the view that the Federal  Reserve may slow or even temporarily halt its tightening  campaign.
North Korea heads into talks with the region's main powers this week with signs the impoverished state may be ready to agree to an initial deal over demands it stop building a nuclear arsenal in exchange for aid.
Even after more than a decade after diagnosis, cancer survivors may have a poorer quality of life and more health limitations than others their age, according to a US study.
PARIS: A diet rich in fish, fruit, vegetables and a daily glass of red wine could help people in wealthy countries extend their life span by five years or more, according to a new study.
The London Stock Exchange  reiterated its opposition to a hostile bid from Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  on Monday, noting that valuations of trading exchanges had risen since its U.S. rival launched its bid.
Continuera' invece a crescere comparto elettrodomestici
Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Saturday a planned U.S. bill branding the mass killings of Armenians during World War One as genocide would set back Turkish-American ties and hurt U.S. interests.
An independent public inquiry is to be held into the supply of contaminated NHS blood to haemophilia patients.
A helicopter crashed in Scotland on Saturday and a former World Rally champion was believed to be among four people killed, police said.
The head of Motorola Inc.'s cell phone business resigned Friday, focusing new attention on a division whose performance has faltered after two years of success fueled by Razr handsets.
Hollywood must embrace digital technologies but also fight film piracy, says new US movie industry supremo.
The balding young man with the black beard raised his hands to cover his face as three visitors entered the room.
Two animations allow viewers to \
The Sept. 11 memorial will list the names of the dead according to the World Trade Center tower where they died, their company or the plane they were on, a change from the random listing envisioned two years ago by the memorial's designer, officials said Wednesday.
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Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur &#151; the same one that got Isaiah Washington of \
Ties in with retiming of X48 chipset debut Intel's next Core 2 Extreme gaming processor, the QX9770 - reviewed here - won't debut until late February/early March and not this month after all, it has been claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
This fall, sober public servants will convene meetings across Washington state to answer a pressing question: How much marijuana constitutes a two-month supply?
In mancanza di risposte, la donna si era rivolta ai carabinieri di VastoIl cadavere mummificato di Massimo Salvatore, 56 anni, era sul letto dell'appartamento                                          La sorella lo cerca per fargli auguri ma era morto in casa da quasi sei mesi
Anche quest'anno Monaco ospita dal 22 settembre al 7 ottobre la storica manifestazione bavarese. Un appuntamento per tutti gli amanti della birra. La mappa
Russia has replaced its lead negotiator in six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the Russian Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Science is confirming what most women know: When given the choice for a mate, men go for good looks.
The United States and Britain are pressuring Kenya to investigate possible voting irregularities in an election that returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered rioting in which more than 100 people have died.
A federal judge is holding five reporters in contempt today for refusing to identify their sources for stories about former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee.
Free agent Carl Pavano ended his visit to Detroit on Friday and left town accompanied by a report that the Tigers have offered the right-hander a four-year contract for $40 million.
The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.
L'ad di Bpi: siamo a favore della fusione,da smussare angoli
When Ron Dayne jogged onto the field with about eight minutes to go in the first half Sunday, the crowd at Giants Stadium began to boo.
Resurgent Australian Alicia Molik went through to the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge in Switzerland overnight after a straight sets win against Russia&#39;s Nadia Petrova.
CALABASAS, Calif., Sept. 12 -- Countrywide Financial said Thursday that it had increased its borrowing capacity by $12 billion as it struggles to weather the slowdown in the housing market.
Sven-Goran Eriksson says that he will select either the three-pronged strikeforce or Shaun Wright-Phillips on Wednesday night, but not both.
In-flight broadband still too expensive and immature, British Airways CEO says.
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres requested unconditional release waivers for righthanded reliever Rod Beck on Tuesday, ending the 36- year-old&#39;s run in Southern California.
The final version of Vista SP1 kills the Kill Switch, and adds many under-the-hood improvements -- but on at least one system, file copying is actually slower.
BOLOGNA, 5 DICEMBRE 2004 - Su un campo reso pesante dalla pioggia battente la Fiorentina si aggiudica il derby dell&#39;Appennino battendo il Bologna per 1-0. I viola trovano il gol su un calcio piazzato di Maresca
The man suspected of being the \
More than one billion people drink unsafe water and over 2.6 billion, around 40 percent of the world's population, have no access to basic sanitation, U.N. agencies said on Thursday.
A British groom jailed in Slovakia after reportedly jumping naked into a fountain during his stag party is released early.
The prime minister is recovering in Downing Street after hospital treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat. Tony Blair was discharged on Friday from London&#39;s Hammersmith hospital, where he underwent the procedure.
A British soldier has died in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday, bringing to three the number of troops who have died in as many days.
TV and prankster Jeremy Beadle, who has died aged 59, is remembered by friends and colleagues.
An expert witness said Friday he could not find any blood on the clothing that actor Robert Blake wore the night his wife was shot to death.
The US president warns Iran to stop supporting attacks against US forces in Iraq, in a speech to war veterans.
'Speriamo che il Signore faccia smettere questa pioggia'
Roger Federer has lost only four matches this year. All in finals. All to Rafael Nadal. This time, when they meet on the biggest stage in tennis, it will be on Federer&#039;s terms.
E' soddisfatto dei primi passi nella Roma il francese Ricardo Faty, impegnato nell'amichevole vinta ...
Two officers first on the scene of attempted car bombing describe how they grappled with the two suspected terrorists.
Oil prices were little changed on Thursday, holding above &#36;43 a barrel despite latest data showing rising stocks of winter heating fuels in the United States as mild weather suppressed demand.
Dopo la sentenza della Corte europea sul caso Europa-7
KIEV -- The roots of Ukraine's political crisis lie in a centuries-old divide between the country's east and west, a split between two cultures, two languages, and two histories within the same nation.
You never want to hear your kid asking, \
The Swiss drug giant Roche said it had won approval in Switzerland for a new cancer drug Avastin and hoped to get the go-ahead in over 90 other countries, including the European Union, soon.
The European Commission has opened two new antitrust investigations of Microsoft&#39;s activities.The first case is in response to a complaint from the European Committee for Interoperable Systems, a Brussels-based trade group of which Opera Software is a member, and concerns the interoperability of Windows with other software, the Commission said Monday.The second investigation is looking into Microsoft&#39;s tactic of bundling software products with its Windows operating system. This follows a complaint to the Commission by Opera, a Norwegian browser developer.Both issues featured in the Commission&#39;s landmark March 2004 antitrust decision against Microsoft, which the company unsuccessfully challenged in court.(More to come.)
Efforts to investigate and punish those responsible for mistreatment of detainees in Iraq are hampering current military intelligence-gathering operations, prompting extra caution by interrogators
NEW YORK A Walt Disney executive says it&#39;s &quot;unlikely&quot; the company will strike a new distribution deal with Pixar Animation Studios.
HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros extended manager Phil Garner's contract through 2008 on Wednesday.
Credit Suisse faced accusations of \
U.S. stocks were set for a steady start on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas Instruments  lending some backbone to the technology sector.
BOISE, Idaho  - Richard Butler, founder of the  neo-Nazi Aryan Nations, died early on Wednesday in his sleep at  age 86, authorities said.
Iraq rebels are patrolling parts of the northern city of Mosul following three days of violence there, residents say.
A major study of the effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis of the knee has found it can both relieve pain and improve movement. The US National Institutes of Health study concludes acupuncture is an effective complement to standard care.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone completely cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.
Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules for electing a new pope, returning to the traditional requirement that two-thirds of the cardinals in the conclave agree on a candidate, the Vatican said Tuesday.
HAMISH ROBERTSON: The Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, sparked quite an argument last week with his comments in Beijing about whether Australia would side with the United States in any war over Taiwan.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry moved into a dead heat with President Bush but Bush took a lead in the key state of Ohio four days before a cliffhanger White House election, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Friday.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.
AUCKLAND: New Zealand produced a superb fight back to hold Australia to a 16-16 draw in the opening game of the Tri-Nations series in Auckland.
No matter what one thinks of Microsoft Corp., the company's reach is so expansive that it nearly always makes news, even when there's little or no media attention at the time. -Jonathan Krim
Lawyers for Michael Jackson have  asked a California judge to conduct behind closed doors a key  hearing into accusations of past sex offenses by the singer,  along with all other proceedings involving evidence in the  case.
Britain&#39;s trade deficit has dropped in April to the lowest level for nearly two years, official data showed on Tuesday.
President Bush has added Burkina Faso and dropped war-torn Ivory Coast from the list of African countries that enjoy liberalized trade rules with the United States.
Vijay Singh of Fiji hits from the tee on the seventh hole during first-round play at the Tour Championship on Thursday in Atlanta.
A leading Al-Qaeda operative in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, an Islamist website monitored by the US-based service SITE said on Thursday.
Sanremese-Imperia (Serie D, Girone A) &egrave; un derby ligure blindato. Sul posto &egrave; presente...
North Korea's top envoy to six-nation talks on his country's nuclear program said Pyongyang is ready to implement the nuclear disarmament agreement reached earlier this week, a news report said Thursday.
TiVo Inc , a maker of digital  video recording technology, said on Thursday that the largest  U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp  had accepted its  TiVo-branded software for deployment on Comcast's DVR  platforms.
Analysts say China\u00c2\u0092s rulers are trying to shake up the leadership and wipe out resistance to their policy agenda.
Vice President Dick Cheney, back home after a brief hospital visit, has nothing more than a cold and his heart is fine, an adviser said Sunday.
Claiming victory before the polls have closed HP has claimed it will be the world's largest IT company by the end of this year, surpassing IBM on revenue.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
com November 15, 2004, 4:38 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning
 slashes holiday box office record
Starting next week, IKEA will charge customers five cents for every plastic bag they take home and encourage a third option to the old 'paper or plastic' conundrum: bring your own.
CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act on Saturday in the second of nine concerts worldwide aimed at persuading the globe to go green.
The chief executive of the London Stock Exchange has shepherded the exchange through changes that have attracted two suitors, the Deutsche B\u00c3\u00b6rse and Euronext.
As of Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at least 3,932 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,200 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Overheating risk Hitachi has asked for 16,000 Sony-made laptop batteries which may pose a fire risk to be returned for a free replacement, the Japanese computer company said today, the second notebook maker to launch such a recall this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tens of thousands of Pakistanis endured hours of stifling heat this week to accept an offer of free mobile phone connections, a sign of the pent-up demand in a country where cell phone usage has remained low.
More needs to be done to encourage women to have their breasts screened if we are to combat cancer effectively, MPs and campaigners have said.
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youths, according to documents released on Friday.
I do a Google vanity search on myself about once a month to get a barometer on how, if at all, readers are reacting to and using my columns.
A Chinese journalist jailed while working for the New York Times was released on Saturday, ending a controversial prison term that highlighted the country's tough media controls.
Water is flowing in the Lower Owens River nearly 100 years after Los Angeles diverted the river into an aqueduct and sent it 200 miles south.
The parents of a schoolgirl repeatedly stabbed in a park tell how she was \
Avvio in flessione per la Borsa di Francoforte
In France the cult of the personality and the cult of the intellectual have met for a quarter of a century in the form of a dashing highbrow with raven hair and a reputation as the country's leading ...
The Sopranos are making big money, but this time it's legal. HBO sold 78 episodes of the Mob hit Monday to basic cable's A&amp;E network for &#36;2.5 million apiece, a record for reruns. It will begin airing in fall of 2006, after the show ends its run on HBO.
Il Galles ha battuto l'Inghilterra 11-9 (primo tempo 8-3) in un incontro valido per la prima giornat...
Author Wendy Doniger's interest in exploring Hinduism from multiple perspectives has run afoul of some of the religion's more solemn movements.
Brian McBride grabs the decisive goal as Fulham see off Middlesbrough despite a late scare.
The trade gap totaled $19.5 billion as foreign demand for exports stayed strong despite worries about slowing global growth, the government news agency reported.
Costco Wholesale Corp.&#39;s earnings rose 24 percent in its latest quarter, lifted by improvement in both net sales and membership fees which more than offset a minor accounting charge.
CBS tightened its grip on the November sweep lead with another decisive ratings win for the week of Nov. 15.
NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of a revered Shiite shrine at the center of the crisis in Najaf on Saturday, as they bickered with top Shiite religious leaders over how to hand the holy site over.    Despite the standoff, Najaf remained largely calm Saturday...
Facing new violence and harsh criticism, the prime minister yesterday said he would set up an independent commission to investigate the
A couple filed a lawsuit against a hospital alleging that it sent their stillborn fetus's body with dirty laundry to the cleaners.
French rail traffic was returning to normal after an unexpected strike by ticket collectors following the rape of a colleague caused havoc for French rail commuters, railway operator SNCF said on Thursday.
PalmOne Inc. PLMO.O on Monday  unveiled a new version of its popular Treo that adds a  removable battery and short-range wireless technology to the  device, which combines a mobile phone and digital organizer.
WASHINGTON - Oil prices cruised above $55-a-barrel yesterday as concerns about the global supply of winter fuels persist ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
The path to several thousand private hells is all too public. In this small town 20 miles south of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, it leads down the open-sided corridors of the district hospital to a garden at the back, and the mortuary beyond.
The American Film Institute, a  leading group for film and television preservation and  education, on Tuesday named television producer and film  historian Bob Gazzale as its incoming chief executive officer.
Just two days after the former No. 1 East Boston boys' basketball squad fell, the top-ranked Peabody girls followed suit, suffering their first loss by dropping a nonleague contest to host Gloucester, 62-51, yesterday.
AB de Villiers struck a confident 77 while Shaun Pollock bid an emotional home town farewell as South Africa beat the West Indies by five wickets at Kingsmead Friday to maintain a perfect record in the one-day series.
The two Koreas may organise a fresh peace summit in mid-August amid easing tensions over the North's nuclear arms programme, a state think tank said Sunday.
Tourists have been barred from the capital, bars ordered to shut early and women told to cover up in traditional ankle-length skirts as communist Laos prepares for a summit of Asian leaders.
Police say an incident in a nightclub which led to a man being ejected was connected with a fatal stabbing outside.
Musicians will honour the memory of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl on his birthday, October 10.
The 'alliance' between Novell and Microsoft got a bit weirder after Novell's CEO indicated that he was pleased by Vista's slow rate of adoption, and will continue to battle the company directly in the marketplace.
Charles Kennedy accuses Labour and the Conservatives of scare tactics, and says the Lib Dems offer hope.
NEW YORK AUG 26, 2004  - German researchers have successfully transplanted a mandibular bone graft that was grown in a man&#39;s own latissimus dorsi muscle.
Authorities are investigating a suspicious mailing &#151; initially thought to be a bomb &#151; that was sent to bestselling author John Grisham at his farm in Albemarle County.
A non-invasive test that detects mutated tumor DNA in feces may be a useful method of screening for colorectal cancer, according to new research findings.
Stocks rose slightly on Friday,  boosted by computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O, but gains were  small as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday's rally.
Federal investigators can keep using the names and urine samples of about 100 major leaguers who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs which could bolster the perjury case against Barry Bonds.
Five small explosive devices detonated Friday at Madrid gas stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.
Posh toy seller FAO Schwarz, forced into bankruptcy after a price war with discount giants like Wal-Mart, hopes offerings like a &#36;12,000 treehouse will lure the penthouse-dwelling customers it is counting on for its revival.
Telekom Baltija, which recently announced its intention to provide mobile telecommunications in Latvia under the brand name Triatel, will offer its new services no later than Oct.
Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson visited a hospital maternity ward to encourage new mothers to breast-feed their babies.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican presidential contender acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, took a largely symbolic step closer to an official White House run on Monday.
Belarus and a number of other countries have suggested drafting a convention to ban anti-vehicle mines, Interfax-West news agency said Thursday.
It was one of those days, Terry Francona said, he'd find himself enjoying the game, then his thoughts would drift to a man known universally to the baseball world as \
Quentin Richardson made seven of Phoenix's 16 3-pointers, Jim Jackson added five shots from behind the arc and the Suns had their highest point total of the season in a 133-118 victory Tuesday night over the New York Knicks.
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday it has obtained up to $600 million in new financing as the struggling carrier seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
Vice President Dick Cheney led the  Republican convention's most stinging assault against Democrat  John Kerry on Wednesday, depicting him as a weak and indecisive  leader who was unfit to be commander in chief.
The United States has had some   success in limiting North Korea's export of missiles by   persuading other countries not to buy them, a senior   administration official says.
A year after he was captured by U.S.  troops, some of Saddam Hussein's old lieutenants stirred up new  interest in his fate on Sunday by going on hunger strike over  access to lawyers and fears of being handed over to Iraqis.
It's a basic lesson children learn even before their ABCs &#151; say you're sorry when you hurt someone. But it's now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to soothe patients.
Jerry Scoggins, who sang the theme tune to US TV show The Beverly Hillbillies, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.

Annapolis is nearly 3,000 miles away from San Francisco, but the Midshipmen will hardly feel alone as more than 20,000 Navy fans and servicemen and women expected to attend the Emerald Bowl.
Chemotherapy causes changes in the  brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10  years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and  confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said  on Thursday.
Investors bet that now that PeopleSoft has fired Conway, the way is paved for a friendly deal. That was how most Wall Street analysts summed up Oracle&#39;s chances of finally acquiring rival software maker PeopleSoft
Flextronics International Ltd. , the biggest U.S. contract electronics maker, said on Monday it will buy rival Solectron Corp.  for $3.6 billion in cash and stock to cut costs and expand its product line.
When it comes to heart disease, being  fit may be more important than being thin, according to a study  of more than 900 women published on Tuesday.
The Bachchans reveal their little secret.
After four years of fighting between Israelis and Palestinians, Israel has established dominance on the battlefield and advanced its own agenda for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to officials and analysts from both sides.
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered $1 million Sunday to anyone who could provide proof of an illicit sexual encounter with a high-ranking government official.
There are more than 250,000 problem gamblers in Britain but the level of this addiction has remained constant over the past seven years, the Gambling Commission said Wednesday.
Britain will help fund two students from every school in England to visit Auschwitz to learn about the Holocaust, in a bid to help teach the lessons of the genocide to the younger generation, the government announced on Monday.
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in the troubled Darfur region are to resume.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down four illegal e-mail spamming operations, including one that offered the opportunity to \
Kevin J. Martin said opening up the spectrum for wireless broadband is a key part of the future of communications in the U.S.
US Airways Group Inc. has told a judge in US Bankruptcy Court it needs an answer by the end of next week on its proposal to cut employee pay 23% or it faces possible liquidation, the Associated Press reports.
By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 23--Construction crews tested the last of East Grand Forks' dike closures Thursday to ensure that it's ready for the next flood fight.
Pesante multa e ritiro patente al conducente di un furgone
Intel today announced a faster Pentium 4 of its high-end Extreme Edition (EE) series as well as an updated PCI Express chipset now supporting FSB1066.
Crude oil futures plunged almost 5 percent in New York, the biggest decline in five months, after an Energy Department report showed that US inventories rose more than expected.
The amazing thing about those famously empty seats at Olympics: They might be the big letdown in the Games&#39; first week. Who knew?
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi political and religious  leaders trying to end a radical Shi'ite uprising flew into  Najaf Tuesday, where U.S. troops and militia fought pitched  battles near the country's holiest Islamic sites.
Drinks giant Diageo said it had raised 2.26 billion dollars (1.84 billion euros) from the sale of 49.9 million shares in US food company General Mills Inc.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Sunday said he feels good about the U.S. economy and does not see the country slipping into recession.
A British judge on Thursday approved the extradition of an American accused of supplying al-Qaida operatives with money and military equipment.
ATHENS - The Olympic oracles had long prophesied doom for the Summer Games&#39; Greek homecoming. Unfinished venues. Lax security.
Home secretary asks for an independent review into claims he intervened in a visa application for his ex-lover's former nanny.
VeriSign Inc.  on Tuesday said it  received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney for the  Northern District of California requesting documents relating  to stock option grants and practices.
A teenager dies from stab wounds after a disturbance on a street in Islington, north London.
Once dissed as naive, a college kid builds a nonprofit into an influential force for Darfur in Washington.
La Lega di serie C ha reso noto che Giugliano-Rovigo (C2/B) di domenica prossima si giocher&agrave; ...
In an attack aimed specifically at business executives, criminals claiming to be from the IRS are emailing malware under the guise of informing recipients of a consumer complaint against them.
The US dollar remains near record lows against the euro as investors bet that interest rates will be cut next week.
Ford today announced the end their Formula One programme with Jaguar. The F1 squad will not be re-branded as Ford as previously rumoured, but in fact is to be sold.
Indice destagionalizzato passa a 118 dai 113,1 di ottobre
NABLUS, West Bank - Five Palestinian fugitives, including a militant leader, were killed on Wednesday during a fierce gun battle with Israeli soldiers in this West Bank city, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
The Rangers scored three goals in the third period \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and got two goals from Jaromir Jagr after a 10-game drought \u00e2\u0080\u0094 in a rare flourish of offense in defeating Carolina.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped his summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday would project a new spirit of peace after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip in a civil war.
'Grande personaggio, conosce bene la macchina burocratica'
The surf, skate, and hip-hop retailer posts a decent quarter.
La milizia sciita di Sadr City a Bagdad ha raccolto le armi e aspetta ordini per consegnarle alla polizia irachena. Lo ha detto stamane una fonte della milizia. &quot;Stiamo aspettando la parola finale per consegnare le armi raccolte&quot;, ha dichiarato la fonte.
Family and friends of a 19-year-old black man killed by a white police detective were angered by the officer's partial acquittal in the case.
A management warning has just been posted for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, often regarded as one of the government's most prestigious agencies.
Spain launches legal action against US marine explorers over a wreck they have found laden with treasure.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.
A leading Republican, speaking on behalf of President Bush&#39;s reelection campaign, yesterday accused Senator John F. Kerry&#39;s campaign of exploiting
Two members of the Muslim Council of Britain are in Iraq planning to meet Muslim leaders in Baghdad in an attempt to seek the release of the British hostage Ken Bigley.
Take a peek at some of the moves the pros are making.
Activists, entertainers and health workers gathered across Asia as health officials say the risk of catching the disease is rising for women and girls.
Guido Bertolaso in visita alle zone piu' colpite
p2pnet.net News:- Any lingering doubts as to whether or not the record label cartel has embarked on an all-out, across the board war against former clients to bludgeon them into buying &#39;product&#39; have been dispelled.
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae, gripped by an accounting scandal and under investigation by the Justice Department, disclosed Tuesday that prosecutors had asked the company to preserve documents as part of the criminal probe.
Lite sfocia in sparatoria, vittime con precedenti penali
British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful heart operation on Friday and is expected to stay in hospital overnight after treatment, Sky News reported.
Tareq Aziz, deputy prime minister under  Saddam Hussein, denies Iraq exploited the scandal-hit U.N.  oil-for-food program to make billions of dollars, his defense  lawyer said on Friday.
By staff writers. THE death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne has reportedly risen to 57 in Haiti, with many more missing. Reuters today quoted civil protection director Alta Jean-Baptiste as saying the victims
La societa' rischia anche pesanti sanzioni pecuniarie
LILLE, France  - The creation of a biological passport for all professional riders is taking shape, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday.
La Fiorentina sconfigge 1-0 il Catania e si porta al secondo posto in classifica. Buon momento per i...
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An experiment using two orbiting satellites has proved that as the Earth turns it drags space and time around itself, like a spinning top in treacle.
WASHINGTON -- Business growth slowed to a 2.2 percent pace in the late summer, a much better performance than anticipated and an encouraging sign that the housing slump hasn't significantly dragged down the economy.
[Hollywood News] London, Aug 27 : Ian MacKellen and Andy Serkis, who acted as Gandalf and Gollum in the &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot;, will soon lend their voices for a new animation feature by Dream Works Animation and Aardman Animation.
David Choate from Torrance caught the first tuna of the year, landing an 18-pound bluefin aboard the American Angler out of San Diego.  After his anglers caught 40 yellowtail, skipper Brian Kiahara saw a bluefin tuna jump not far from the boat.
Confusion at Club Badgeware Analysis Should you believe Red Hat's claims that its new Exchange marketplace for \
Don't worry. The authorities aren't coming to confiscate your MP3 player because of a patent infringement ruling this week that involves the technology behind digital music.
Silicon Valley start-up Ribbit Corp on  Monday unveiled a technology platform that will let developers  put Web telephony in everything from business software to  popular social network sites such as Facebook.
A judge decides Stephen Griffiths, who stalked and murdered is ex-girlfriend, should spent at least 15 years in jail.
Germany has unveiled an international plan to wipe out tens of billions of dollars of Iraqi debt so that the war-torn country can rebuild in earnest.
Roger Clemens left the Red Sox more than a decade ago. On Wednesday night, he left them scratching their heads.
Major cigarette makers went on trial  on Tuesday in the U.S. government's $280 billion case, which  charges the tobacco industry with deliberately deceiving the  public about the risks of smoking since the 1950s.
The Sudanese embassy in Washington said the government was committed to the resolution &quot;even though it was unfair and unjust to the Sudan&quot;, according to a statement published by the independent Al Sahafa newspaper.
Microsoft has released version 6.1 of the Windows Mobile Device Center, which most notably adds support for the Redmond company's newest Windows Mobile 6 platform. The update also enables a PC to access the Internet over a connected phone.
President Bush's election victory means job security for someone else: CIA Director Porter Goss. A loyal Republican congressman from Florida, Goss was Bush's last major nomination before the election. Goss, 65, took over the Central Intelligence Agency in late September, with the knowledge that he could be out of work if Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won.
Announcer: &quot;You&#39;ve seen a debate where John Kerry was strong and clear, and that he would find and kill terrorists to protect America.
The demand for rented accommodation and houses to buy must be met, says Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Stocks turned lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq losing 1 percent, on a handful of disappointing earnings reports, including results from cable TV operator Comcast Corp .
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was overwhelmed with the film.
The government on Monday replaced the head of Italy's military intelligence agency, who was under investigation for the alleged CIA abduction of an Egyptian cleric and links to a fake dossier that purported to show Iraq tried to buy uranium ahead of the U.S.-led invasion.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is trying to patch things up with Rosie O'Donnell, her former co-host on ABC's \
The Utah Health Department has confirmed two more human cases of West Nile virus -- the first this year in southern Utah&#39;s Washington County.
PRAGUE- Czech food, alcohol and tobacco prices will approach the level of the EU the fastest, Patria Online chief economist David Marek said.
An Islamist group in Iraq said it had killed two female Italian hostages in a statement posted on an Internet site, but the women&#39;s employers in Italy said on Thursday they had not given up hope.
Near the sprawl of the Capital Beltway, an amateur paleontologist found what he says are the first footprints ever uncovered of a 6-foot-long plant-eating dinosaur that roamed the Earth about 100 million years ago.
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Guida Suprema Teheran: senza non abbiamo un futuro
Hong Kong police said they are questioning three men arrested in connection with the rape of two British backpackers in a remote country park.
Danforth&#39;s resignation and calls for Annan to step down push personnel and leadership to the fore. No sooner did the United Nations release what it called &quot;the most comprehensive blueprint for change in its
Kansas City defensive end Jared Allen has been suspended by the N.F.L. for the first two games of the 2007 season and fined an additional game check following two DUI arrests.
The new breed of portable media players is finally here, but the devices are too small to comfortably watch movies on and too bulky to compete with my MP3 music player.
Jose Mourinho said Chelsea played the &quot;perfect game&quot; after they romped to an impressive 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A soldier already convicted in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal testified Monday that fellow Army reservist Pfc...
ANKARA, Dec 15  - The Turkish ambassador in Afghanistan has confirmed the death of a Turkish engineer kidnapped Tuesday in Afghanistan&#39;s eastern Kunar province, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.
Amid a chorus of protests from child-adoption advocates and sneers from critics, the general reaction of viewers to the controversial Fox special \
Pakistan's bitter election campaign heated up again Sunday as the country's main opposition leaders accused President Pervez Musharraf of trying to rig the vote two weeks from now.
Alla testata newyorkese 49% della rivista gratuita
A head teacher is to be sentenced for causing a collision at a reported 120mph, leaving another motorist in a wheelchair.
The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by tidal waves across the Indian Ocean.
Arguments over Indiana's voter-identification law, the most stringent in the US, will be heard Wednesday.
Pope John Paul II denounced kidnappers for using human beings as bargaining chips, and said Saturday that journalists were paying a heavy price in their work during conflicts.
Trainer Bobby Barnett made a triumphant return to Louisiana Downs on Saturday when he sent out Fantasticat to a 14-1 upset in the Grade 2, $500,000 Super Derby.
Headteacher is told establishing non-religious education would be 'politically impossible'.
KIEV: Ukrainians went to the polls yesterday in a knife-edge presidential election fraught with East-West rivalries that observers described as a moment of truth for the future of democracy in the former Soviet republic.
(Sports Network) - Jason Schmidt once again goes for his 16th victory tonight when the wild card-hopeful San Francisco Giants conclude a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies at SBC Park.
Marwan Barghouti, jailed in Israel, makes a splash in the Palestinian presidential race
Phil Mickelson continued his inspired  play at the Pebble Beach National Pro Am Friday, carding five  birdies on the front nine of his second round to widen his lead  to six shots.
Video-sharing Web site YouTube said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with British licensing organizations that collect royalties on behalf of 50,000 composers, songwriters and publishers.
The discovery of a baby mammoth preserved in the Russian permafrost gives researchers their best chance yet to build a genetic map of a species extinct since the Ice Age, a Russian scientist said on Wednesday.
As the second-to-last race of the Nextel Cup season, Sunday&#39;s race at Darlington Raceway will play an important role in determining the champion of NASCAR&#39;s top series.
Jamal Farhat fled his town in southern Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike destroyed more than a dozen homes there, killing some 30 people.
Last year some election watchers made a bold prediction that this presidential election would set a record: the first half billion dollar campaign in hard money alone.
Website shows how you can hit back, too An Edinburgh man has obtained damages of more than \u00c2\u00a31,300 from British-based spammer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iraqi forces today joined US troops in the battle with rebel militia in the holy city of Najaf. There was fierce fighting as the joint forces moved to within 200 metres of the Imam Ali shrine, where militiamen
North Korea gave a visiting U.N. official  a \
David Blunkett last night bowed to mounting political pressure and ordered an independent review into claims that he abused his position as Home Secretary to help his former lover.
Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted the United States Saturday for the 'almost uncontained' use of force in the world, and for encouraging other countries to acquire nuclear weapons.Comment
German historian and publisher Joachim   Fest, author of a landmark biography of Adolf Hitler, has died   aged 79, German media reported on Tuesday.
Cambodia and the United States have agreed to start negotiations that could lead to a free trade agreement after US elections this year, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said.
Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.
The Humvee's air conditioner conked out right after four U.S. soldiers clambered aboard for a run through some of Baghdad's most dangerous streets. The temperature was 115 &#151; and without AC, it would quickly rise to 150 or higher inside the vehicle.
PARIS, June 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by Vodafone Portugal for the implementation of a triple play-capable network solution to provide DSL- based services.
Allenamento a porte chiuse per la Reggina in vista dell'anticipo di sabato prossimo con l'Ascoli. Me...
NEW YORK The Yankees are one loss from sinking to an inglorious place in baseball history. Their fans beat them to it Tuesday night.
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Alla vigilia della prima di Champions contro lo Shakhtar Donetsk (domani ore 20:45), il tecnico dell...
Ryanair's rise from humble origins to major player in the cut-throat European airline industry.
Here you go, grandad, have a toke on that New research into Alzheimer's disease suggests the active ingredient of marijuana may help \
Analysts say Network Appliance's lawsuit against Sun over ZFS code could become a test case for open-source software ownership.
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Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points and made four consecutive free throws in the closing seconds Friday night to lead the Sacramento Kings their seventh straight win, 109-106 over the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Buick Open is optimistic Tiger Woods will play his first tournament as a father in Michigan.
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday,  spurred by lower oil prices and Intel Corp.'s  INTC.O higher  sales forecast as Wall Street waited for monthly employment  data for clues about the economy's health.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was undergoing a third day of medical exams at a Paris hospital Sunday to determine the extent of his illness.
The new IPO is addressing a huge market opportunity, but at the current valuation, it's probably better to wait before investing.
The Bush administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment \u00e2\u0080\u0094 newly authorized for export to Chinese companies \u00e2\u0080\u0094 could instead end up helping China modernize its military.
Lebanese Christian minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said.
By Jones, Gareth  The UK's biggest mobile firms are to wage an internet access price war based on flat-rate tariffs.  Network operatorsincluding T-Mobile, Vodafone and 3 are readying promotional campaigns to push for an early lead in the battle.
Moves to harmonise corporate tax systems across the European Union are to be resuscitated, despite the objections of Britain and Ireland.
The World Bank cut its 2008 economic growth forecast for China to 9.6 percent from 10.8 percent on Monday due to cooling global export demand and said storms battering southern China should have little long-term impact.
Wild pigs are destroying farmland and forest. Controlling them is becoming serious business.
SINGAPORE  - Singapore Airlines, Asia's most valuable flag-carrier, said Wednesday it had ordered up to 31 long-range Boeing 777-300 jetliners as it expands its fleet, but was for now spurning the U.S. plane maker's new Dreamliner 7E7 aircraft.
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice is President Bush&#39;s choice to succeed Secretary of State Colin Powell, two senior administration officials tell CNN.
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My business travel is fairly uneventful. But a flight this year did force me onto a slippery slope of morality.
Every 14-year-old in England will have their personal details recorded on a permanent database - raising privacy fears.
Democrat John Kerry delivered a clear message on Iraq and terrorism during his debate with President Bush, Kerry's running mate said Friday.
Kosovo was poised to become the world's newest state on Sunday, albeit under the guidance of the European Union and the United States, as it prepared to declare independence from Serbia.
Ever-embattled, Isiah Thomas says he will remain as coach, nearly two weeks after saying it would be fair to evaluate his performance in a \
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In Indiana, 21 percent of the people with HIV - the virus that leads to AIDS - are women, while 12 percent of those with AIDS are female.
The pilotless planes use devices designed to pick up traces of nuclear activity that are not accessible by satellites, officials say.
Mobile phones are being harnessed to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa under a new $10-million scheme announced on Tuesday with the backing of leading companies and the U.S. government.
Scientists say conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent &#151; a finding experts are hailing as a major breakthrough in the fight against AIDS. Now, the question is how to put that fact to work to combat AIDS across Africa.
Russia on Monday requested an emergency conference to discuss an arms control pact after accusing NATO nations of ignoring the deal negotiated in the months after the Cold War ended.
The Deutsche Bank Championship got a dream matchup for the final round when Vijay Singh shot 68 on Sunday to move to 14 under, three strokes ahead of Tiger Woods.
All-Star shortstop Edgar Renteria told The Boston Globe he has agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract with the Red Sox, the paper reported on its Web site Wednesday.
Civil War buffs are getting access to a treasure trove of information &#151; thousands of original maps and diagrams of battles and campaigns between 1861 and 1865, all posted on the Internet.
On the 10th anniversary of her death, the Princess of Wales still looms large in Britain's psyche
The burger giant declares war on the definition of 'McJob' as low-paid, unskilled, dead-end service sector employment. Its first target: the OED
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Citigroup Inc  has named Don Callahan as chief administrative officer, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Monday.
The pace of job creation picked up modestly in August and the unemployment rate edged down, the Labor Department said on Friday in a report that offered some political
Continuing on with their look at using Tidy in PHP5 applications, DevShed has posted this second part of the series, a look a parsing document nodes with the help of the Tidy library.   In this second article of the series I'm going to discuss how to extract different sections of a specific (X)HTML document (called file nodes) by using the capabilities provided by some additional functions included with this library.   They start by pulling the document into a Tidy instance and formating it a bit before moving on. Following this, they work with a few of the methods Tidy has to offer to pull information from the parsed document - tidy_get_html, tidy_get_head, tidy_get_body and tidy_get_output.
WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators are using a &quot;lighter touch&quot; in their efforts to stop a growing number of cities and states from importing prescription drugs from Canada, and the City of Boston is taking advantage of that new posture.
Action Medical Research claims that babies' lives are being put at risk by a lack of government funding.
Arts & entertainment: Edward Bond, one of Britain's most uncompromising playwrights, grants Michael Billington a rare interview
Superman comes top of a public vote to find the greatest fictional superhero of all time.
Matt Leinart found a comfort zone this season. No longer worried about losing his job, the easygoing Southern California quarterback became the unquestioned leader of the Trojans. He performed the job so well in his second year as a starter, he also became The Associated Press player of the year.
The Palestinian Authority is looking forward to the implementation of a two-state solution from Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s successor, a PA official said on Tuesday
Kevin Keegan starts his job as Newcastle manager on Thursday with fans still celebrating his shock return to St James' Park.
ELKO, Nevada  - Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called on her chief rival Barack Obama on Friday to denounce ads being run on Spanish-language radio that accuse Clinton of not respecting Hispanic people.
In aumento dell'8,3% anche il fatturato, boom per le auto
As polarizing as the high-definition format war continues to be, Warner Home Video remains silently, but firmly, committed to its position of providing its movie titles to users of all formats on the market.
WSJ: News Corp. acquisterebbe quota miliardario John Malone
Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday, saying he felt victimized and &quot;totally shocked&quot; after the United States deported him as a national security threat.
A merger between Sprint and Nextel would create a powerful new cellular competitor with some 39 million customers.
Martha and the Vandellas recorded A 1965 Motown classic that began: \
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General Motors Corp.'s German division announced a deal Thursday that will allow the struggling automaker to cut thousands of jobs while avoiding forced layoffs and offering generous incentives for employees to leave.
More than 6,000 delegates from 194 nations have gathered in the Argentine capitol of Buenos Aires for the 10th annual United Nations Convention on Climate Change.
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Sudan's government and southern rebels  resumed talks on a final peace deal on Thursday amid fears that  tensions in the oil-producing south and the newer Darfur crisis  could plunge Africa's biggest country into chaos.
Former champion Serena Williams  clawed her way back from the brink to beat fourth seed Maria  Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 on Thursday, avenging her Wimbledon  defeat and reaching the Australian Open final.
American astronomers say they have discovered the two smallest planets yet orbiting nearby stars, trumping a small planet discovery by European scientists five days ago and capping the latest round in a frenzied hunt for other worlds like Earth.    All three of these smaller planets belong to a new class of \
Libya says claims it backed a plot to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah were \
HAMBURG, Germany  - In harrowing exchanges before  a German court, the son of a Sept. 11 victim asked an FBI agent  Tuesday to detail his mother's ordeal in the \
The Mets couldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t complete a sweep of the Phillies, but still leave Philadelphia father ahead in the standings than they were when they arrived.
New Dell R&D facility in Bangalore can house up to 1000 employees.
Console's bits in their mitts Market watcher Semiconductor Insights has taken Nintendo's Wii to bits - a little more carefully, we presume, than the sledgehammer-wielding Canadians - to expose the next-generation console's internal workings. Handily, it filmed the process.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A militant group calling itself the Martyrs Brigade said it had kidnapped a missing Western journalist and would kill him if U.S. forces did not leave the holy city of Najaf within 48 hours, the pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - It's the sort of promotion you might expect from a pizza delivery chain, not a U.S. hospital system.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Stan Van Gundy was hired Thursday as coach of the Orlando Magic, who acted quickly after their days-old agreement with Billy Donovan collapsed.
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Research on the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus has revealed a molecular structure that appears to be a promising target for antiviral drugs.
HALIFAX (CP) - Much of Nova Scotia was blanketed by snow and plunged into darkness Sunday as the first major snowstorm of the season brought winter in with a wallop.
WASHINGTON -- The IRS and private tax preparers have agreed that a free electronic filing program will be offered for 2006 tax returns without solicitations for refund loans that sometimes carry high interest charges and fees, the agency said yesterday.
Booking trips on the Web will only get easier, thanks to the ambitions of two business titans
There may have been another to go picked in the first round had he declared. That&#39;d be Braylon Edwards, ladies and gentlemen, Michigan&#39;s multi-talented wide out.
Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  (6758.T), a company source said on Saturday.
[Health India]: Geneva, Dec 29 : The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its concern Tuesday that epidemics may spread in the quake and tsunami-stricken Asian countries, reports Xinhua.
The Czech government has agreed to buy U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's stake in the state-controlled airplane builder Aero Vodochody for the symbolic price of 2 koruna (euro 0.06; US$ 0.07), Vice Prime Minister ...
The Prime Minister has landed at Andrews air force base in America on Thursday night, ahead of talks in Washington with US President George Bush.
Spurs may have a French cockerel as their emblem, but from the start, Jacques Santini appeared as out of place at White Hart Lane as Christian Gross, who was doomed from the moment he arrived at Tottenham clutching a London Underground ticket.
The Dutch rider, who was injured in a crash in the women&#39;s road race on Saturday and was unable to defend her Olympic title from Sydney, climbed triumphantly to the top of the podium on Wednesday.
Germany gives up its share of the top job at EADS in exchange for the top job at Airbus.
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Internet phone calling, which is already rocking the traditional phone business, is poised to take on the cell phone industry later this year. Vonage will unveil plans Tuesday to offer subscribers a wireless Wi-Fi phone that can make calls over the Internet at homes or at public Wi-Fi hot spots.
Property is a key factor in the march of expat Britons around Europe. But the reality is far removed from the dream of massive returns in former Eastern bloc nations.
Item-girl-turned-actress Rakhi Sawant on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against Star Plus channel, alleging them of cheating after she lost in the finals of reality show Nach Baliye 3.
Hollywood writers meet in New York and Los Angeles to consider a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work. Compensation for projects delivered via digital media is the central issue in the 3-month-old walkout.
MALABO, Aug 23  - Equatorial Guinea&#39;s attorney general said Monday he will call for the death penalty for South African Nick Du Toit, accused of leading a group of alleged mercenaries who plotted to oust President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
HEBRON, Ky. - Comair customers frustrated from days of delays and cancellations got a bit of relief Sunday when the airline put some of its planes back in the air, a day after canceling all 1,100 flights systemwide.
A man facing execution in Texas for driving the car a murderer escaped in has his sentence commuted to life.
SINGAPORE : Oil prices pushed past 43 dollars in Asian trading but the market was quite calm as the focus shifted to OPEC following a bloody attack on the US consulate in the Saudi port city of Jeddah.
Domestic lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said yesterday she would go to jail as soon as possible following her recent conviction for lying about a share deal.
Half the world's population will  live in cities in two years, a huge jump from the 30 percent  residing in urban areas in 1950, U.N. demographers reported on  Wednesday.
OSLO, Norway - Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum Sunday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece \
FRANKFURT: For the past few years, Airbus and Boeing have been engaged in an all-out dogfight - selling not just different airplanes, but different visions of the future of air travel.
Google's expansion of the street view option for its mapping service into another eight US cities has renewed privacy concerns over what it photographs.
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Steelers were without running back Duce Staley on Sunday because of a hamstring injury, but their running game flourished under a rejuvenated Jerome Bettis.
Dubai Ports World warned Thursday that its deal to sell off major port operations in six U.S. cities may fall apart if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey does not drop demands for a multimillion-dollar payment.
Second-half goals by midfielder Mickael Essien and striker Florent Malouda handed champions Olympique Lyon a 2-0 win at Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON NASA says it is days away from shipping a newly-designed space shuttle part, a piece that is pivotal in getting the US fleet off the ground again.
Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge regarded as an expert on national security issues, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, several conservatives close to the White House said yesterday.
Prices of existing U.S. single-family homes recorded their biggest annual drop in October, suggesting the housing slump is far from over, a national home price gauge released on Wednesday showed.
NEW DELHI -- Nine tribes-people who survived the December tsunami spent 38 days wandering through flattened villages on a remote Indian island, eating boar meat and coconuts, before police found them yesterday.
Some companies have turned to RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to improve productivity.
A public vote should decide Tony Blair's successor as Labour leader, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt says.
The crowd had become quiet and restless. Needing a victory over the Cleveland Browns to clinch a playoff berth, the Ravens had blown a 14-point lead and were without injured quarterback Steve McNair.
Tornadoes across the southern United States killed at least 20 people as they tore up a hospital and high school where students huddled for shelter, authorities said on Friday, a day after the rampage.
President lobbied hard Thursday for renewal of Protect America Act, which expires Feb. 16.
KINSHASA, Congo, Nov. 30 -- A senior Congolese official said Tuesday that troops from neighboring Rwanda had crossed into eastern Congo, and UN officials said they were investigating reports of Rwandan forces
GUERRILLAS shot dead 17 Iraqis working for US forces north of Baghdad yesterday, and killed six other people, including three Iraqi National Guard members, taking the toll from three days of violence to more than 70.
Seven Texas children were recovering on  Tuesday after surviving for 10 months in a Nigerian shack when  their adoptive mother abandoned them, child welfare authorities  said on Tuesday.
LONDRA - Ha attaccato duramente il premier britannico Tony Blair, Tahsine Ali Hassan, il marito iracheno della volontaria anglo-irlandese rapita a Bagdad martedi&#39; scorso. &quot;Non so proprio perche&#39; la Gran Bretagna
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Rescuers start evacuating about 30 workers who were trapped by fire in a mine tunnel in north-western Turkey.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader said Saturday the rebels would be compelled tolaunch the freedom struggle for the Tamil nation if peace talks were further delayed, the pro-rebel website TamilNet said.
Gunmen opened fire on supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday while he was campaigning for a January election, wounding several of them, Sharif said.
Pakistan urged foreign militants on its soil to surrender, assuring them they will not be handed over to the United States.
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The Italian government approved $8.6 billion in tax cuts for 2005 Saturday, state radio reported, ending partisan debate that at one point had prompted Premier Silvio Berlusconi to threaten to resign.
The Wall Street Journal, whose parent Dow Jones & Co. is the target of a $5 billion takeover offer by News Corp., is set to shake up its newsroom by reassigning and replacing several top editors, the New York Times reported on its Web site.
Ellen MacArthur, 28, cruised in triumph into Falmouth harbor today to claim a new record for sailing nonstop and solo around the world.
Walt Disney Co.'s  board of directors on Thursday said it has made permanent the policy to separate the roles of chief executive and chairman.
Two Hollywood executives who formerly ran network entertainment divisions have created a company to produce entertainment for TV, films and the Internet.
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Roma, 15 ott. (Adnkronos) - La Provincia di Roma partecipera&#39; al Tribeca Film Festival, la manifestazione fondata dal 2001 dall&#39;attore Robert De Niro per celebrare New York come citta&#39; del cinema e contribuire
The surging New York Yankees thrashed  the Baltimore Orioles 12-0 on Tuesday to move within 2 1/2  games of the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.
Parents spend an extra \u00c2\u00a345m on school uniforms because of restrictions on suppliers, an inquiry finds.
LONDON - An Anglican church commission on Monday sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the church to apologize and refrain from promoting any other clergy living in a same-sex union...
CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the decline in CDs.
Due voli dall'Europa con destinazione Los Angeles e New York
Video gamers relish  violence on the screen but now players are becoming victims  themselves -- of the latest gaming technology in which a  wireless, wand-like device is used to direct on-screen action.
Osama bin Laden apparently urged Iraqis  to boycott U.S.-backed elections, endorsing Sunni Muslim  insurgents on the day a senior Shi'ite leader survived a car  bombing and the top Sunni party pulled out of next month's  vote.
Ergastolo per presunto mandante ed esecutore materiale
Dozens of victims of last summer's bridge collapse in Minneapolis \u00c2\u0097 from surviving spouses to the parents of children riding on a yellow school bus \u00c2\u0097 have filed preliminary paperwork to sue the state.
Interesse Finmeccanica,Autostrade,Enel investire in Polonia
After a seven-year journey through space, passing Venus and Jupiter, a joint European-US mission to Saturn will enter a new phase tomorrow when the spacecraft Cassini releases its Huygens
John McCain took pole position in the Republican White House race on Wednesday, securing the endorsement of Rudolph Giuliani with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger poised to follow suit.
Lucinda Antal, of Liverpool, England, right, tests lipstick shades on her hand at the Face store in New York Sunday Nov. 28, 2004, assissted by salesperson David Kalahiki.
In the sweltering heat of late afternoon, Lorena Ochoa kept a steady stride as she ran briskly along the fairways and pine trees, rarely taking her eyes off the cart path. Constantly pushing herself to get stronger, fitter and better, Ochoa also is starting to race time.
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has three Manchester United directors ousted from the board after voting against their re-election.
Thieves stole a laptop that contained social security number for thousands of blood donors.
Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is buying Rancho Bernardo&#39;s Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million in a deal designed to broaden Yahoo&#39;s appeal to consumers who buy music off the Web.
Supermarket chain Morrisons reports strong festive trading, with same-store sales increasing by 9.5%.
Historian and intellectual icon Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., a Kennedy confidant and liberal standard-bearer who was a fixture in Washington political life for decades, died Wednesday night in Manhattan at the age of 89.
AstraZeneca Plc AZN.L AZN.N on  Friday said U.S. regulators did not approve its anti-clotting  drug Exanta.
Search enabler Google says it has acquired digital mapping company Keyhole for an undisclosed sum. Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots.
Police mounted increased patrols in a jittery London Saturday as detectives conducted an intense hunt for a man seen running from an explosives-packed car in the heart of the city's entertainment district.
Dopo essere rientrato in Italia dal Brasile, Ronaldo si &egrave;subito recato a Milanello. L'attacca...
MUMBAI: It has been a long-running drama and it is Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp that has come out the winner at the end of it.
Thailand has evacuated injured survivors of the devastating tsunami from its southern beaches as the national death toll jumped to 839.
Production is to cease at a Midlands factory where some of the world&#39;s most iconic cars were made. Mark Tran looks at its history.
A small Jewish settlement tucked in the southwest corner of the Gaza Strip has become the first in which all the residents have agreed to leave under the Israeli government&#39;s
The top prosecutor said Tuesday that Moscow will not extradite possible Russian suspects to Britain in the poisoning of the former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko and warned that British detectives would not be allowed to carry out interrogations in Russia.
Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants to discuss why the N.F.L. destroyed all evidence of the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 video-taping incident in the season opener.
Richard Hamilton scored 22 points and Chauncey Billups added 13 points and 12 assists, helping the Detroit Pistons rout the Milwaukee Bucks 114-69 Monday for their ninth straight win.
The man credited with helping to end communism in Poland said Sunday that the world should unite behind the United States in fighting terrorism.
Borrowers should be wary of programs that play off their fears of losing their homes when mortgage rates reset to significantly higher levels.
The administrators at Leeds United resell the football club to Ken Bates for an undisclosed sum.
U.S. blue chips were lower on Tuesday,  as a drop in phone company Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  overshadowed a brokerage upgrade on Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N  and a three-session drop in oil prices.
One of China's top government officials reached out to the leading U.S. presidential contenders last week, holding an unpublicized meeting with several of their top foreign policy advisers during a visit to Washington for high-level talks with Bush administration officials.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Sports Network) - Winsome Frazier netted 18 points to lead 12th-ranked Mississippi State to a 55-48 victory over Birmingham-Southern in the second round of the Coaches vs.
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Porter Goss as new chief of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to succeed George Tenet who resigned in July.
Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy says he is innocent after being hit with an FA charge over his tackle on Ashley Cole.
Milton Bradley apologized Thursday to a Los Angeles Times reporter he confronted in the clubhouse earlier this week, the newspaper is reporting.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent, helped by higher commercial plane deliveries, and said its delayed 787 Dreamliner was on track to meet its new schedule.
Facing stiff competition from China and the European Union, the United States is rapidly losing economic clout in Asia, with its export share dropping in most of 34 countries surveyed in the region, the US commerce secretary said Thursday.
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Kabul - A fuel tanker rigged as a huge truck bomb was seized on the outskirts of Afghanistan&#39;s southern city of Kandahar on Friday on the eve of landmark elections, a spokesperson for Nato peacekeepers said.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben  Roethlisberger has undergone an emergency appendectomy and will  not play in the season opener on Thursday, the team said on  Sunday.
(InfoWorld) - Google has promised to give content makers control over\u00c2\u00a0advertisements overlaid on video clips\u00c2\u00a0they post to its YouTube video sharing Web site. The company is seeking further feedback on the video advertising service as a rising number of\u00c2\u00a0YouTube users threaten to leave the site\u00c2\u00a0if the advertising feature is not improved. Only videos from content creators that have signed up for the advertising scheme, called InVideo, will host ads, leaving the majority of videos on YouTube free of the overlays, a Google spokesman said Friday. Advertisers will still be able to reach a large audience through YouTube videos even if the company only places ads in a small portion of videos. \
The number of single-family homes homes being contructed in the US hits its lowest level since April 1991.
Cell phone shoppers looking for new deals and features didn't find them Thursday, a day after the phone companies announced a merger that they promised would shake up the wireless business. -The Washington Post
What price happiness? French President Nicolas Sarkozy is seeking an answer to the eternal question \u00c2\u0097 so that happiness can be included in measurements of French economic growth.
Analysis: Harith al-Dari was in danger of drifting into obscurity until the Iraqi government ordered his arrest. Now he could emerge as the leader of Iraq's Sunnis
KIEV Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader voiced confidence Friday, heading into a weekend presidential election in which the former Soviet republic could either move closer to an increasingly authoritarian Russia or seek safety in the European Union.
Oil prices eased below $62 on Monday, extending last week's losses, as concern over brimming global fuel inventories offset a likely second supply cut by OPEC and news of deepening Saudi export curbs.
LOS ANGELES  - Alec Baldwin, who plays  Pan-Am mogul Juan Trippe in Martin Scorcese's upcoming \
To watch Mr. Cunningham\u00e2\u0080\u0099s company at Dia:Beacon was to see a poetically compelling exposition of parallel-universe theory.
North Korea is well practiced in getting some of what it wants through provocation. Bullying through a bullhorn has worked time and again for a small nation with an outsized military force and an even bigger capacity for bluster and threat.
Shiing-shen Chern, a Chinese-American mathematician famous for his breakthroughs in differential geometry, died Friday in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin. He was 93.
Barbaro's right hind bones are healing so well his cast could have been off by now, if not for the laminitis in his other hind leg.
Looking for good Amazon Web Services hacks, Amazon offers money for developer customers of its utility computing services.
The Storm worm botnet is growing once again, this time using Valentine's Day-themed e-mails.
Il Real Madrid ha battuto 3-1 il Deportivo la Coruna conservando il primo posto nella Liga spagnola....
DAVOS, Switzerland -- Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, said Saturday that his site will start sharing revenue with its millions of users.
MINNEAPOLIS - Cleveland Indians pitcher Kyle Denney shrugged off being hit in the leg by a bullet, and said Thursday he was grateful he may have been protected by white cheerleaders boots he was wearing as part of a hazing ritual.    Denney was shot Wednesday night when a bullet pierced the team's bus as it drove to the Kansas City International Airport after a game with the Kansas City Royals...
Twenty-three prisoners at the Guantanamo  detention camp staged a mass protest in 2003 in which some  tried to strangle themselves, but the U.S. military said on  Tuesday it did not publicize it at the time because it did not  consider most of them genuine suicide attempts.
Emerging artists are getting a new route for breaking through with the debut of Who's Next? -- a showcase and competition initiative by Yahoo!'s music destination Launch.
Israel has blocked a U.N. fact-finding mission to the Gaza Strip that was to be led by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, officials said Monday.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the apparent loser in Sunday&#39;s presidential vote, said Wednesday that he had filed a complaint with the Central Election Commission alleging thousands of illegal acts by his opponent.
JOHNNY Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the punk band the Ramones, has died at 55. After fighting prostate cancer for five years, he passed away in his sleep at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday.
A Bollywood film meant to be a tribute to  the  iconic Hindi movie Sholay (Flames) flops at the box office.
Pakistani security forces are braced for protests as the funeral takes place of a leading Baloch nationalist.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan, walked free from a city jail on August 31, after spending a week behind bars to an enthusiastic welcome from hundreds of his fans, who had gathered outside the prison to greet him. He left for Mumbai in the evening.
Contrary to suspicions, most persistently tardy people are not aiming to annoy those around them.
Sir Richard Branson has unveiled a mock-up of the rocket-powered vehicle that will carry clients into space through his Virgin Galactic business.
Surgery guided by the use of botox injections can help treat migraines, a US study says.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is mulling a crackdown on gun crime that in the last two weeks has seen four people shot dead, including three teenage boys.
Blog: Reporting from the front lines at the 5th Avenue Apple store.
US tanks and Iraqi soldiers are  said to be moving into position closer to the Imam Ali shrine in the  Iraqi city of Najaf.
John Major, Richard Gere and Desert Orchid may beg to differ, but most people despair at the onset of grey hair. Whether it&#39;s taken as a sign of premature decrepitude, great wisdom, or extreme stress, scientists
The United Nations warns of a massive 59% increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan this year.
Live Earth organizers have gone to considerable lengths to marry the global event's methods with its message, but they've been called hypocrites by critics as varied as a Congressman and one of the Who.
As President Bush and his Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry slugged it out Friday night over issues from Iraq to stem cell research, they also sought to look good, sound good and nail the right image.
No. 1 Ohio State got a scare, but avoided being yet another upset victim. The Buckeyes built a comfortable lead and then gave up two touchdowns off turnovers late in the third quarter \u00c2\u0097 and almost lost another fumble deep in their own territory on the next play \u00c2\u0097 to slip past Michigan State 24-17 on Saturday.
Societe Generale came under mounting pressure on Friday to give a full account of how a rogue trader managed to dupe his bosses and run up a $7 billion loss -- while his family said he had been made a scapegoat.
Two weeks after the event, the number and location of the tsunami's survivors in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, remain a mystery. The IRC, like other relief groups, is moving ahead on the assumption that its efforts will find, or attract, people who need help.
KABUL The US government warned its citizens on Monday to keep a low profile in Kabul after a car bomb hit a private American security company, killing as many as 11 people in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in two years.
Fashion Wire Daily - Anyone who thought that Tom Ford had plans to develop a niche brand had better think again.
Roberto Mancini ha convocato 21 giocatori per la gara che l'Inter giocher&agrave; marted\u00c3\u00ac in Inghilt...
US auto regulators Wednesday proposed a long-awaited monitoring system that would warn motorists when tires are dangerously under-inflated, officials said.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress yesterday that the markets were \
La tragedia di Catania e la sospensione dei campionati di calcio per un turno non sembra aver inseg...
Iraq has become a magnet for foreign  terrorists since the U.S.-led invasion last year and there are  not enough troops to cope, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain  said on Thursday.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Heavy clashes broke out in Najaf leaving dead and wounded a day after an Iraqi delegation failed to meet Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on a mission aimed at ending an uprising by the cleric&#39;s militia, Reuters said.
Victoria Beckham's bid to woo Americans has backfired with damning reviews of a reality TV show that she hoped would overturn her image here as a sour-faced diva.
Filmmakers using relatively cheap digital technology throw a harsh light on the plight faced by indigenous societies trying to survive the intrusion of a modern world. Jason Silverman reports from New York.
Video-game software publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt in part by the way it accounts for online-enabled games, but adjusted earnings met Wall Street's expectations.
Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled this week to undergo the heart surgery that about 300,000 Americans confront each year when their coronary arteries become dangerously clogged.
The bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.
Having reminded Mancunians of what they are missing courtesy of a superlative goal at Old Trafford yesterday, David Beckham will sit out England&#39;s World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan on Wednesday
Jess Jackson and his four partners must decide whether to retire Curlin, who captured the $5 million Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup Classic, or race him next year as a 4-year-old.
Britain's first Muslim minister, Shahid Malik, says he is \
WACO, Texas -- Adrian Peterson ran for 240 yards, including three second-half touchdowns, and No. 2 Oklahoma got the lopsided win it needed for the BCS standings by beating Baylor, 35-0, yesterday.
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\u00c3\u0088 indubbio che oggi avrebbe incantato i media puntando il suo riflettore itinerante sulla tragedia del Darfur                                            Chi sarebbe Lady D  se fosse ancora viva                                                                                      Il peso della Principessa del popolo sul palcoscenico del mondodi TINA BROWN
The violence in the occupied territories continued Tuesday as Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed Palestinian described by witnesses as mentally handicapped.
IKONOS satellite images show the popular tourist destination of Khao Lak in southern Thailand, in scene details at 2-meter resolution, taken by the IKONOS satellite from 423 miles in space.
The U.S.-backed interim government started giving financial compensation Tuesday to former soldiers who helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, in an effort to mollify rebels whose refusal to disarm is thwarting efforts to restore stability in Haiti.
Although the future of ATA Airlines Inc. remains up in the air, planes still were landing Wednesday at the Quad-City International Airport and tickets still were selling, the airport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s aviation director said.
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said on Tuesday his second stint at the helm of a movie, a coming-of-age piece set in his native Malaga, had sharpened his appetite to spend more time directing.
A federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling
MOJAVE (California) - SpaceShipOne, a privately built three-seat rocket plane, punched into space yesterday, moving a step closer to a US$10 million (S$17 million) civilian space prize.
President Bush tried to increase pressure on members of Congress who are leery of his ideas to change Social Security by telling them Tuesday they could be risking their jobs.
VICTORIA, British Columbia - A bank robber who was so polite a teller reportedly told him, \
An international team of astronomers has suceeded solving the 100 yearl old mystery about the origin of the cosmic rays by producing the first ever image of an astronomical object using high energy gamma rays.
The European Commission, fresh from a major court victory over Microsoft, launched new antitrust investigations into the software giant on Monday, on suspicion it abused its market dominance.
At Carnegie Hall on Tuesday evening, led by Andrew Litton, its conductor since 2003, the Bergen Philharmonic played with an unusual solidity and warmth.
Hours before his scheduled execution as an accomplice to murder, Kenneth Foster won a rare commutation today.
Toby Moffett used to be good friends with independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, back when Nader was best known as a consumer advocate.
Health experts have warned that the world is closer to its next pandemic -- a potent mix of bird and human influenza. &quot;We are getting closer, but when it&#39;s going to happen, I don&#39;t know,&quot; said Francois Xavier-Meslin of the World Health Organization.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations lags behind other international regional groupings in addressing human rights issues, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda has said.
After overseeing the rising fortunes of the Xbox 360 game console, Peter Moore will run the sports division of the leading game publisher.
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. said Wednesday its board has adopted a shareholder rights plan to protect a federal tax benefit that is expected to save the company millions of dollars a year in corporate income taxes.
A computer systems technician secretly taped calls with a reporter for The Times, a spokeswoman said today.
Prima riunione presieduta dopo la malattia
Oracle yesterday announced the result of a joint venture with strategic partners to validate and extend its to grid computing vision with best-practice standards.
Teenager Freddy Adu, America's most  talked about soccer player, has hardly set the league alight  with his skills in his first season.
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi capital was engulfed in violence yesterday as 21 people were killed and more than 100 wounded from two car bomb attacks and from United States-led offensives on Shi&#39;ite and Sunni rebel pockets in the city.
Confectionary manufacturers today announced the phasing out of some king size chocolate bars in a move intended to tackle rising levels of obesity.

Egypt accuses Israel of meddling in its ties with the US by causing Congress to freeze $100m of military aid.
Atlanta Braves&#39; Jaret Wright throws against the Houston Astros in the first inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series at Turner Field in Atlanta, in this Oct. 11, 2004 photo.
Sometimes, the part-time jobs can lead to permanent positions. But for many seasonal workers, the job simply means income and nice discounts at a time of year when many people want the extra cash.
LONDON/NEW YORK  - The New York Times and the Baltimore Sun published reviews of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before it went on sale, drawing a stinging response from author J.K. Rowling.
The 2008 edition of \u00e2\u0080\u009cThicker Than Water\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a program of seven short, slight works about young people falling in love and glaring angrily at their parents.
A Cuban army sergeant who shot and killed a soldier and an officer in an attempt to hijack a plane to the United States has been sentenced to life in prison, a rights group said on Wednesday.
Police have arrested two men and seized three million ecstasy tablets that the pair is accused of importing from Poland hidden inside a bakery oven.
A British industry survey has shown that business is facing increasing pressure to move jobs abroad to cut costs, with no sign that this global trend is set to reverse.
Evangelist Billy Graham ended his crusades two years ago. But a new $27 million museum will carry on his work after the frail 88-year-old is gone.
Ormai manca solo l'annuncio per il definitivo passaggio di Maniche all'Inter. Oggi il centrocampista...
CAMAS, Wash. - Police and school officials in Camas are using a computer game to teach students about Internet predators. Beginning this month, all sixth graders in the school district will spend a day using
Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A15 of the November 1, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. AS I had noted earlier, the US presidential election looks so much like our
Lo ha detto Antonietta Farina, moglie di Luca Coscioni
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Jun. 1--Volunteers are needed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to help turn a half truckload of apples into applesauce for the Idaho Foodbank.   The apples are a donation from American's Second Harvest and the Garden City LDS Cannery.
America's factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods in July post the biggest gain in four months, an encouraging sign that the economy is emerging from an early summer funk.
The Panama Canal linked more than the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: it also connected rivers that had been separated by the Continental Divide.
MOOSE JAW, Sask. (CP) - Two jets from the Canadian Forces' famed Snowbirds aerobatic team crashed in mid-air during a routine training flight Friday morning, the military said.
The judge in Michael Jackson's trial says Martin Bashir's controversial documentary can be shown to jurors.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.  - Google Inc. GOOG.O on  Thursday rolled out a preliminary version of its new desktop  search tool, making the first move against its major  competitors in the race to provide tools for finding  information buried in computer hard drives.
Because its first stage burned out prematurely, Boeing Co.&#39;s Decatur-built Delta IV heavy-lift rocket Monday put a dummy satellite payload in an orbit closer to Earth than expected, Boeing said in a Wednesday news release.
The Bloomington Police Department is beefing up its corps of civilian volunteers who enforce handicapped-parking regulations - something we advocated on this Opinion page a year ago.  We are glad to see Bloomington taking this action and hope many people sign on to help.
Oil prices set a new record above $50  a barrel on Tuesday as a prolonged U.S. production outage  following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Hundreds of pilgrims and a  new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of  Jesus's birth on Saturday with new hopes for peace following  Yasser Arafat's death.
U.S. and other Western interests in Nigeria are at risk of \
AIR New Zealand&#39;s future is uncertain after the country&#39;s High Court yesterday ended the long awaited nuptials with Qantas.
Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chief Executive Mark Hurd may have known as early as in July 2005 the company was looking into private phone records as part of its leak investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Monday.
Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 14/a giornata di serie A in programma domenica alle 1...
A suicide bomber killed up to 10 people outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan in an attack aimed at visiting Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday, but Cheney was not hurt in the blast.
Efforts have been intensified in the search for the 36 people still missing following a Yellow River boating accident on Thursday morning in Linyi County of north China&#39;s
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose  gave fans an early Christmas gift on Sunday, when he brought  out former bandmate Izzy Stradlin for five songs during the  rock group's concert in Los Angeles.
El-Hadji Diouf is expected to receive a three-match ban for spitting in Arjan de Zeeuw&#39;s face during Bolton&#39;s Premiership match against Portsmouth on Saturday.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held crisis talks with Hamas in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to end the violence between the rivals that has left 90 dead since December and forge a deal on a unity government.
RANGERS&#39; unbeaten run came to an end in Alkmaar last night after an early goal from Denny Landzaat gave AZ a 1-0 win in their Uefa Cup tie in Holland.
DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK) is considered one of the dot-com survivors. The problem is that it has never moved beyond survival mode.
When it comes to oncourt basketball mentors, Michael Jordan may be the best. His Airness certainly stands as the most revered and most accomplished competitor/instructor in Chicago pickup games at Hoops Gym. This summer, he took a special interest in Celtics rookie Tony Allen , who grew up in the Windy City.
HANOI- The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which serves as a basic pillar of cooperation between the EU, the ASEAN, China, Japan and the Korean Republic, accepted another 13 countries, including the Czech Republic.
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the deaths of six people -- believed to be three generations of the same family -- in a rural area outside Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, authorities said.
The government is taking steps to reduce the already minimal risk of mad-cow tainted components ending up in childhood vaccines and other medications.
TOKYO - A strong earthquake Thursday shook buildings and swayed trees in a northern Japan region still recovering from last month&#39;s magnitude 6.8 quake, the Meteorological Agency said.
Disgraced Olympic shot put championIrina Korzhanenko from Russia has been expelled from the Athens Games after failing a drugs test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Wednesday stood by his view that the U.S. economy will avoid recession this year and said the Treasury will act quickly to distribute tax rebate payments.
 star Grenier unravels personal mystery
German scientists announced on Monday that they have developed a new treatment for HIV that was useful in targeted mutated strains of the Aids virus that have become impervious to drugs.
Pittsburgh running back Duce Staley was downgraded from questionable to doubtful Friday, meaning his nagging hamstring injury will likely keep him out of a third straight game when the Steelers visit Cincinnati on Sunday.
Planet-building is dusty work, and now two space telescopes have captured images of cosmic construction materials: disks of dust circling stars about the same size as our sun.
The four shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize put their work on display to the public at London's Tate Britain.
Appuntamento il 15 ottobre visto il successo negli Usa
Wall Street was expected to edge higher at Thursday's opening as oil prices receded from record highs, easing fears spiraling costs will crimp firms' profits.
The Electoral Commission rejects the idea of all-postal ballots in the UK after a review of this summer's trials.
Domani contro la Lazio il Palermo andr\u00c3\u00a0 a caccia della prima rete del nuovo anno solare. I siciliani...
PENSACOLA - Charley decimated mobile home parks and barrier islands. Frances leveled decades-old trees, left many in the dark for weeks and turned marinas into scrap heaps.
Nella prima sfida del girone Baldini manda in campo tre soli titolari el&#39;Athletic lo punisce con un 2-0 senza possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di replica. Portiere basco indisturbato. BILBAO, 21 ottobre 2004 - Il Parma stecca
Echoing the Justice Department&#39;s consent Monday, the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday granted approval of the $41 billion buyout under the condition that Cingular divest itself of some network assets.
More than 100,000 women will be asked today to join a huge investigation into the causes of breast cancer. The study, the first in the world of its kind, will cost \u00c2\u00a312 million
US interest rate futures sold off heavily on Friday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, with the Eurex US exchange posting record high daily volume.
The European Union's top trade official said Monday he would move to lift millions of euros (dollars) in punitive tariffs on U.S. goods following the repeal in Washington of corporate tax breaks that were ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
Servira' caffe' e cappuccini in circa 14mila esercizi
Rescuers trying to reach 141 miners trapped by an underground explosion were pumping noxious fumes out of a Chinese coal mine Monday but an official said their chances of survival were &quot;extremely slight.
Massimo Moratti, presidente dell'Inter, e il procuratore di Chivu, Giovanni Becali, avrebbero gi&agr...
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SunRocket, an Internet telephone company, has ceased operations, according to a person briefed on its status.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7  British Gas owner Centrica may be target of Russians \u00c2\u00b7  Putin shrugs off warning by Blair on economic ties
The UN determines this week whether Sudan's leaders have met Monday's deadline.
President Bush on Saturday touted his plan to boost aid for high school students amid criticism from his Democratic opponent who said he has undercut efforts to fix failing schools.
Carlos Beltran belted a solo home run to right field, his second of the series off Atlanta starter Jaret Wright, to put the Houston Astros ahead of the Braves 3-0 in the middle of the third inning in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division
BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- China demanded Thursday that the United States do more to prevent Taiwan from holding a controversial pro-independence referendum, but a senior U.S. official said Washington has already done all it can to get the vote called off.
Media & professional: Are Western broadcasters ignoring their obligations to the people who risk their lives to get their dramatic images? David Loyn reports.
Creditors agree a $960m rescue deal for LG Card, South Korea's leading credit card provider.
SATURDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A national campaign has been launched to reach about 3.25 million modest-income older Americans who are eligible for Medicare Extra Help with prescription drugs but have not yet signed up for the program.
Pudgy toddlers have an alarmingly high rate of iron deficiency, and Hispanic youngsters are more affected than other groups, a new study finds.
The finding of a dinosaur fossil in southern China has given new clues to the evolution and hunting practices of a long-necked aquatic reptile that lived some 230 million years ago, the magazine Science said on Thursday.
British and Irish Government proposals for photographic evidence of IRA decommissioning were reasonable, the Irish premier has said.
Blog: Auctioneer owns minority stake in Craigslist but that won't stop it from competing with Web's No.1 classified Web site.
Criticita' invece per la regolarizzazione dei permessi
By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 9--A group of Boone County residents plan to lobby the Missouri General Assembly next year to legalize a new tax that could be used to safeguard farms from development.
JAKARTA - Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is almost certain to emerge the winner of the country&#39;s first direct presidential polls, has begun to unveil plans for his first 100 days in power.
Cameras watch for face twitchers The US will redirect the bulk of its investment in civil surveillance technology next year into the production of devices it can deploy in its war on terror.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
DHAKA: Bangladesh was in turmoil last night after co-ordinated grenade attacks targeting a senior opposition leader killed at least 18 people and wounded hundreds.
The SSPCA and MSP Christine Grahame call for tighter legislation to stop the puppy farm trade.
E' finita 2-1 l'amichevole tra Bologna e Udinese giocata al Dall'Ara. Emiliani in vantaggio al 12' c...
The Dow Jones index hits a record closing high of 12,471, prompted by rising oil prices.
The IRA has not contacted disarmament inspectors despite the looming deadline for reaching a Northern Ireland peace deal, Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley claimed.
LONDON, June 30 -- Two men rammed a jeep into the entrance of the main terminal at Glasgow Airport on Saturday, sending a burst of flames into the air and terrifying bystanders. Authorities said the attack was linked to two attempted car bombings Friday in London and raised the national alert to ...
At least 71 people are killed in mudslides after heavy rain in the Bangladeshi town of Chittagong.
Chinese-made toothpaste tainted with a potentially poisonous chemical was distributed to more places in the United States than initially thought, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
The corpses of 49 soldiers of Iraq&#39;s new army have been found north of the capital Baghdad. Police and Iraqi National Guard officers said 37 bodies had been recovered on Saturday from the vicinity of Baquba and another 12 on Sunday morning.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Four people were killed and 18 wounded in a fresh outbreak of violence in the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala, where hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims gathered on Tuesday for a major ritual, police said.
Sports giant Anschutz Entertainment Group has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its stake in the Chicago Fire soccer team to Los Angeles-based Andell Holdings.
Women who gain weight as adults face  a higher lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer,  researchers reported on Monday.
In a surprise at the North American weekend box office, the fishy gangsters of reigning champion &quot;Shark Tale&quot; easily dispatched the frisky marionettes of the much-hyped satire &quot;Team America: World Police.
Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, cited a 5.5 percent gain in sales as it reported Wednesday that it swung to a profit in the second quarter, which saw it emerge from bankruptcy after shaving billions of dollars in costs.
Wal-Mart officials said yesterday they were asking toy suppliers to submit recent safety documentation or re-test their products in response to the wave of recalled merchandise from China that has cast a shadow over the upcoming holiday shopping season.
But middleware will make it chatty Analysis The debate over who in the Linux camp will next get into bed with Microsoft is back on, after Red Hat's chief executive admitted to holding patent talks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In his Nets&#39; debut, Vince Carter showed a little bit of everything. He scored 23 points after nearly three weeks off and with only partial knowledge of the Nets&#39; motion offense.
Israeli right-wingers opposed to the  Gaza disengagement plan attack Finance Minister  Binyamin Netanyahu.
Israeli forces have killed al least 10 Palestinians and injured 30 in a swoop on the Khan Yunis refugee camp in southern Gaza. Israeli tanks and armed cars entered the refugee
BAGHDAD -- Tariq Aziz, a jailed former senior aide to Saddam Hussein, wants to write a book about Hussein but rejected reports that he will testify against the former dictator, his lawyer said yesterday. Aziz also denied there was any corruption in the UN-run oil-for-food program.
ASIA/INDIA - Grande manifestazione di oltre 4.000 cristiani per le vie di Delhi per chiedere al governo \u00c2\u0093Stop alla violenza\u00c2\u0094 New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - I cristiani in India hanno fatto sentire la loro voce chiedendo, con un immenso corteo pacifico, il rispetto dei loro diritti e delle loro libert\u00c3\u00a0 di coscienza e di religione. La manifestazione tenutasi il 29 maggio scorso...
Schwan's Food Manufacturing Inc.  recalled an additional 191,033 pounds of frozen egg rolls,  tacos and pizza twists that may contain glass fragments,  bringing the total amount of recalled products to more than  350,000 pounds.
The French paramilitary police force said Wednesday it is ditching Microsoft for the free Linux operating system, becoming one of the biggest administrations in the world to make the break.
Troops cornered the last remaining militants in the Red Mosque complex after an assault on the compound that began Tuesday, a spokesman said.
The new Czech Prime Minister, Stanislav Gross, faces a knife-edge confidence vote in parliament.
China's Communist Party chief, Hu Jintao, pulled a close political ally out of a problem-plagued province Monday in an apparent further consolidation of power after assuming the top job in the military in September.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Ethnic clashes killed at least 10 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan met opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis that has claimed 750 lives.
Schema di passaggio verso assetto compiuto, manca poco
The multistarrer, however, sounds a bit like Masti.
Parents should ensure their children use mobile phones only when necessary, a leading expert is warning.
Charles Clarke faces his first big test as Home Secretary on Monday - bringing in the government&#39;s proposals on ID cards. Up to 30 Labour backbenchers have threatened to vote against the measures saying they represent an erosion of civil liberties.
As political gridlock in Washington muddies the long-term funding outlook for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, some states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls.
The Church of England considers legal action after Manchester Cathedral is featured in a Sony  war game.
An Israeli drone aircraft fired a missile into a car carrying two Hamas militants in Gaza on Tuesday but both escaped without serious injury, witnesses said.
Ministro: rendere la flessibilita' meno costosa
Randy Johnson got a little physical on the way to his New York Yankees physical. The Big Unit got into a confrontation on a Manhattan sidewalk with a television cameraman Monday, then apologized in a statement released later in the day.
Ernie Els isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t sure that being No. 2 in the World Golf rankings is much different just because the player at No. 1 has changed.
Fifty Iraqis will be freed from U.S. prisons in Iraq each day during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the office of Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said on Friday.
The World Health Organisation believes domesticated ducks may be the main transmitters of the H5N1 bird flu virus that killed 32 people in Asia this year.
Ricevuti da Napolitano Socialisti, Idv, Verdi, Pdci e Sd
O.J. Simpson, acquitted of the 1994  murders his wife and a male friend, was taken into custody in  Florida on Friday after prosecutors asked a judge to revoke his  bail and return him to jail while he awaits armed robbery and  other charges.
Magnate non e' il piu' ricco secondo rivista Finans
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Wednesday he is joining Hendrick Motorsports, moving him one step closer toward the championship that has eluded him while driving for his late father's company.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was leaving for a key summit after a rapid and deeply unwelcome reorganisation of his government following the resignation of respected interior minister David Blunkett.
Angelita Gonzales, heading into the ninth month of her seventh pregnancy, has been sleeping on the floor of a basketball court for weeks. When the labor pains come, &quot;I don&#039;t know where I&#039;ll go,&quot; said the distraught housewife, one of tens of thousands who fled their homes in East Timor&#039;s capital when violence began last month.
So we need a continent-sized Faraday cage, right? And lots of candles... Be afraid. The recent election removed a stalwart defender of the United States against one demonical menace among many, the electromagnetic pulse attack, the one that will fry our electronics. The spiritual leader of the cause, Republican Congressman Curt Weldon, was endorsed by Frank Gaffney, right wing defender of the faith in national security and pundit for the pages of the Washington Times, two days before Weldon's political career was terminated.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oil prices up toward $45 a barrel are  likely to mar sentiment on Wall Street on Wednesday, but solid  earnings from software giant Oracle ORCL.O looks set to  support the technology sector.
Ethiopia said Thursday it accepted &quot;in principle&quot; an independent commission&#39;s ruling on its border with former foe Eritrea, possibly signaling an end to a dispute that has simmered since their 1998-2000 war.
L'addio alla Fallaci. Le prime foto del futuro imperatore giapponese. Ma anche Simona Ventura e Justin Timberlake
The United States edged out an injury-hit Serbia in a deciding mixed doubles to win a dramatic Hopman Cup final on Friday. The U.S. led 1-0 after Jelena Jankovic forfeited her singles against Serena Williams because of a leg injury.
One of Paraguay's top health officials died Friday of dengue fever, the latest casualty in an epidemic that has infected thousands of people.
Austrian authorities have discovered the body of a man who apparently died at home in bed five years ago, a Vienna newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Authority Friday failed its first post-Arafat test to determine whether or not it was serious about making peace with Israel.
U.S. police have seized thousands of pairs of fake Nike sneakers and charged six men in connection with one of the largest busts of counterfeit goods in recent U.S. history, authorities said on Tuesday.
Former National Daryle Ward has two hits and two RBI to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 victory over Washington on Thursday night.
Former British Prime Minister Tony  Blair, now the Middle East peace envoy, has converted from  Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's  Catholics said on Saturday.
The United States is seeking a full investigation into the death of 78 Thai Muslims in military custody after violent protests in the south of the country.
Coppa America finita per Hernan Crespo. L'attaccante argentino si &egrave; infortunato nella partita...
Militants piled more pressure on the  United States' military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a  Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under death threat.
The woman treated at Harborview Medical Center this summer for a mysterious brain ailment related to mad-cow disease has died.
BEIJING  - Investigators in China are searching for clues as to the cause of a plane crash that killed 54 people, but after more than 24 hours of efforts they have still not located the crucial black box.
A car bomb exploded at a busy outdoor market in eastern Baghdad Wednesday morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding 26 others, an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry said.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Thursday he was personally offended by the provocative messages two of his campaign bloggers wrote criticizing the Catholic church, but he's not firing them.
In answer to this year&#39;s flu shot shortage, the Bush administration said yesterday that they intend to buy 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine from a plant in Germany.
MANCHESTER United winger Ryan Giggs said today his recent run of good form is largely down to Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s decision to rest him at the beginning of lasyt month.
Manchester United, the world's richest football club, has launched a roadshow in Southeast Asia to find new corporate sponsors and strengthen its fan base, officials said.
Interim Prime Minister Allawi cites progress, saying Iraqis are grateful for Hussein's ouster.
Israel&#39;s Cabinet approved compensation yesterday for settlers who will be uprooted by Ariel Sharon&#39;s program to withdraw from the Gaza Strip
Insurgents lured police to a house in west Baghdad with an anonymous tip about a rebel hideout, then set off explosives, killing at
&quot;It was something I had to do for my crew,&quot; said Dale Earnhardt Jr. after winning the Checker Auto Parts 500. &quot;After I messed up so bad last week, it was important to me to pull this off.
Japan has decided to ease a blanket ban on arms exports to open the way for joint production of a new missile shield with the United States but says it will continue to refrain from most other weapons exports.
A top Merrill Lynch official is due to  testify on Wednesday over a 7.5 million pound ($13.4 million)  sex discrimination lawsuit brought against the U.S.-based  investment bank by former executive Stephanie Villalba.
Millions of U.S. citizens, including  a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from  voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal  barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil  rights and legal experts.
Sudan and Western powers plunged into a war of words over Darfur on Friday, with Khartoum countering US charges of genocide by saying Washington was playing electoral politics with a humanitarian crisis.
A series of faith-based protests is taking place at Faslane naval base over the bank holiday weekend.
CORONADO, Calif. -- The US military said it has begun a criminal investigation into photos that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed prisoners and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.
By Joe Bauman Deseret Morning News  Environmentalist and recreation-oriented groups have generated 33,000 comments opposing a gas well project proposed for a location 40 miles south of Vernal.
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The suit alleges that a recent book and television deal were structured to cheat the father of the murder victim Ronald L. Goldman out of damages owed him from a civil judgment.
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(Oslo, Norway) - Senator Richard Lugar has once again been passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize. Indiana&#39;s senior senator was in the running for the honor for his work with former senator Sam Nunn to decrease
Among the great pleasures of regularly attending concerts is the occasional encounter with a performance that far surpasses expectations. The concert by the Juilliard Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall on Monday did just that.
Fishermen have caught a rare and endangered fish, the coelacanth, off the coast of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar, a researcher said on Monday.
Colombia's armed forces blew up 6,800 stockpiled land mines Sunday as President Alvaro Uribe, Queen Noor of Jordan and dozens of mine blast victims watched on large screens, launching an effort to eventually rid the country of the weapons.
One person was killed and eight  seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train was  derailed in northwest England late on Friday, rescue services  said.
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.
The foreign secretaries of nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan began two-day talks today that will include their first formal dialogue on disputed Kashmir since they launched a peace process a year ago, officials said.
Inching along the dusty field under a broiling sun, Simon Santol tossed garlic bulbs into buckets and chatted with the other stooped-over Mexican workers. The conversation wasn't in Spanish.
This is a story of love, sacrifice and tribute. It is the story of Staff Sgt. Don Fogle -- an average guy from an average Midwest town -- whose U.S. Army service in World War II encompassed the horrors of a ...
BEIJING (Dow Jones)--China&#39;s largest oil company, China National Petroleum Corp., is reportedly planning to file a lawsuit against OAO Yukos (YUKO.
SALT LAKE CITY - A Manti man has a penny for Sanpete County's thoughts. About 8,200 of them, actually.  Grant Petersen withdrew that many copper coins from his bank and delivered them in a bucket to pay an $82 fine he got for driving with a burnt-out headlight.
Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur &#151; the same one that got Isaiah Washington of \
A bomb blast that killed at least 15 people in a southern Philippines market has shattered a months long lull in terror attacks. No one has claimed responsibility for Sunday&#39;s attack, which took place in a market packed with Christmas shoppers.
A member of the Senate said that a diabetes expert tipped GlaxoSmithKline to the publication of safety questions about Avandia.
The funeral for former Playboy pin-up Anna Nicole Smith finally got under way in the Bahamas on Friday after a three-week fight for her corpse and amid continuing legal skirmishing over her 5-month-old baby.
Consumer prices jumped a bigger-than-expected 0.8 percent in November, the sharpest climb in more than two years and driven by surging energy costs, a government report released on Friday showed.
Printed symbols called SpotCodes can help cellphones with cameras find their way around cyberspace.
Money earmarked to replace Trident should be invested in manufacturing instead, campaigners urge.
Two 16-year-old girls were allegedly carrying cocaine worth \u00c2\u00a3300,000 at Accra airport.
The European Union will never halt aid to the Palestinian people even if a new Hamas-led unity government Hamas fails to meet international conditions, its external relations commissioner said Thursday.
Earlier this week (10/26), Michael Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, appeared as a guest on the Ronn Owens show which is broadcast on KGO-AM, San Francisco.
The government surveillance authorization bill approved this week by a Senate committee Wednesday \
Pilot fish is sitting at her desk when she overhears a user talking to the guy two cubes down: It seems that when this user logged onto her machine that morning, none of her files were there.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
TREND-setter Martha Stewart yesterday began a five-month jail term, for lying about a stock sale, at a minimum-security prison known as &quot;Camp Cupcake&quot;.
Socialite, tabloid fodder, reality star, yes. But Paris Hilton the singer? As she promotes her new album, \
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has demonstrated the company&#39;s first dual-core microprocessors at its Austin, Texas, office, the company said Tuesday.
After a six-year dry spell, the Brooklyn author Gabriel Cohen has hit on a writer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hat trick: three books in three genres from three publishers, all reaching the shelves within a year.
WASHINGTON - Howard Schmidt, a highly regarded technology executive who was former special adviser to US President George W. Bush for cybersecurity, is returning to work with the Homeland Security Department on efforts to protect the nation&#39;s computer
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CLEAR LAKE - Johnson Space Center spokesman Kyle Herring said Tuesday that shuttle program project managers were looking at ways to reduce costs by about 5 percent, but said he did not know if job cuts would be a part of those efforts.
John Kerry campaigns here this morning. President Bush had his turn Saturday, while Kerry running mate John Edwards was in Daytona Beach.
The power generators said fourth-quarter profit rose 28 percent, helped by favorable weather, higher rates across much of its service area and marketing efforts.
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The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals. With just one point from home games with Slovenia and Norway, they are already trailing in Group Five.
The Turkish military defends air strikes and a ground incursion into Iraq to target alleged PKK rebel positions.
Iran hailed nationwide elections to local councils and a powerful clerical body as a success on Saturday and said healthy voter turnout would help the Islamic Republic confront its Western foes.
Avoiding Wall Street's research analysts might not save you.
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THE HAGUE -- The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called ''the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands&quot; after a death threat against a Dutch lawmaker was found in a letter pinned with a knife to the body of a slain filmmaker.
Europeans enjoy greater privacy rights than U.S. citizens under Homeland Security's Automated Targeting System. In 27B Stroke 6.
House prices in U S metropolitan areas may decline by more than 10 percent in the months and years ahead as higher borrowing costs hurt demand, a study by a Moody's Corp. unit shows.
The European Commission conducted  antitrust raids against Intel Corp's Munich offices on Tuesday  and against retailers selling products of the world's largest  chip maker, the Commission and the chip maker said.
The Air Force has concluded that pilot error and a poorly designed aircraft control caused an F-16 pilot to fire 27 rounds of 20mm ammunition, some of which struck a New Jersey elementary school, according to a report obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft released the commercial version of its software for robots on Wednesday, hoping to shape the market much as it did for PC software a few decades ago. Its Robotics Studio includes programming tools intended to make it easier to write robot applications, and a runtime environment that allows them to be used and reused on different types of hardware. The software is free for hobbyists and academic use; companies that want to use it commercially must buy a license, which starts at $399. The software is for programming all types of robots, according to Microsoft, from toys all the way up to industrial equipment. Microsoft sees the robot market\u00c2\u00a0as being in a similar state as the PC market in the late 1970s. The hardware for building robots, including processors and storage, has become relatively cheap, but the industry lacks accessible programming tools and a common software platform that allows applications to be reused. Windows helped solve this for PCs, providing a common platform and tools on which the industry could focus its efforts. Microsoft hopes to do something similar with Robotics Studio -- although it remains to be seen if its PC expertise will translate into the world of robots. Robotics Studio 1.0 includes a programming environment that supports the languages in Microsoft's Visual Studio toolset, including Visual Basic, as well as drag-and-drop tools for beginners. The software has a simulation environment so developers can visualize their robots before they build them, using a processing engine licensed from Ageia Technologies. It also includes some sample code and tutorials. The run-time environment supports applications written for robots with 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit processors, including multicore chips. The applications can run on the robot itself or on a PC. Microsoft lined up about 30 partners to support its efforts. Among them, Robotics Studio is compatible with Lego Group's popular Mindstorms robot kit and iRobot's Roomba interface. About a million \
Stocks skidded in early trading after weak economic news and a disappointing quarterly report from Citigroup stirred renewed concerns of recession.
Former Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Rien Long has improved to stable condition after he crashed his sports car into a rock wall while driving onto an interstate.
Air France launched a commercial trial of an onboard cell phone service, but in a limited fashion that avoids a controversial aspect.Travelers on certain Air France planes on European routes can send and receive short messages and, provided their phones support Internet access, send and receive e-mails.Initially, travelers won&#39;t be able to make or receive voice calls. That limitation skirts an important issue: whether cell phone talkers will annoy nearby passengers.However, in about three months, Air France does plan to allow voice calls, but said it will regulate the service &quot;to maintain passengers&#39; comfort and well-being.&quot; It did not explain how it might do that.Onboard calls and messages are routed through a small cellular base station inside the plane. From there, messages are transmitted over satellite to the ground and then on to the telephone network. The service is supplied by OnAir, a company part owned by airplane maker Airbus.To use their phones, passengers must dial as if they&#39;re making an international call. Air France did not say how much each message would cost for users but said the price is comparable to traditional mobile phone use.The planes come equipped with a new illuminated sign that instructs passengers when to keep their phones off. Travelers can send and receive messages only when the plane rises above 10,000 feet.Tips for using the service will be explained on a leaflet in seat pockets, Air France said. In addition, users will be able to fill out a survey about their experiences using it. After six months, Air France will consider whether to launch the service on all of its flights.Airlines and regulators worldwide have been considering onboard cell phone use for years. Some regulators, including the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, have banned mobile phone use on airplanes. The European Union, however, has approved the idea, and various national regulators there have begun to allow it. Airlines in other regions, like the Australian operator Qantas, are also conducting more limited tests of the service.JetBlue, Yahoo, and Research In Motion recently launched a service on one airplane in the U.S. that allows users to send and receive e-mail from BlackBerry phones, Wi-Fi smartphones, and laptops. However, the service uses an onboard Wi-Fi network instead of cellular phone technology.
The artist Karen Kilimnik treats herself to Bluebell perfume, and keeps it in the refrigerator.
The Sudanese foreign minister rejected on Friday a US declaration of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and said the United States was using a humanitarian crisis for political purposes.
BAE Systems PLC  and Northrop Grumman Corp. won $45 million contracts yesterday to develop prototypes of anti-missile technology that could protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
A 16 billion pixel image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper masterpiece is posted on the internet.
Former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan from self-imposed exile on 18 October, her party says.
Radio One's announcement that it did not properly account for grants of stock options to employees in past financial reports raises concern about the company's fiscal health, industry analysts said yesterday.
General Electric Co. violated the law by failing to fully disclose to investors substantial perks paid to its retired chief executive Jack Welch, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday.
THE Federal Government could not take any comfort from a new poll showing the coalition held an election-winning position in Queensland, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
BESLAN, Russia  - Mourners prepared on Sunday for  the first funerals of 330 people killed in the bloody battle  that ended the siege of a southern Russian school on Friday --  but others did not know if loved ones had survived.
The discovery suggested problems for the orbiting space station that could affect ambitious plans to add two power-hungry laboratories.
New images of the planet Uranus reveal more diversity in cloud features than ever seen before.
If the scriptwriters of EastEnders are looking for inspiration after the ignominy of being beaten by Hollyoaks at the British Soap Awards last month, they could do worse than turn their attentions to a bird sanctuary in Scotland.
Intel is displaying four new ultramobile PCs designed around its Menlow chips, including highly anticipated devices from Lenovo and Toshiba.
Google Inc. is confident that its $3.1 billion bid for online ad tracker DoubleClick will win over European and U.S. regulators, a company executive said Friday \u00c2\u0097 even as advertisers expressed concerns the deal will shrink competition.
A rebound of core producer prices in June despite a temporary reduction of energy costs according to a Labor Department report on Tuesday reinforced investors expectations for the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates unchanged to guard against inflation.
A team of computer industry veterans including a former Microsoft executive are launching an open-source company that aims to be the Dell of the software industry.
Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko says there will be no political witch-hunt if he becomes president.
Steve Stricker birdied his final three holes to defeat K. J. Choi by two shots in the inaugural FedEx Cup playoff event.
Florida yesterday lurched a step closer to repeating its chaotic role in the 2000 election, as officials in a vital Democratic stronghold admitted that up to 58,000 postal ballots had gone missing.
The director of hit movie Amelie is fighting in the French courts to prove his latest film is really French.
Australian golfer Peter O&#39;Malley is two shots off the pace after the first round of the European Tour event in Valderrama, Spain.
A couple will appear in court accused of trying to extort money from the parents of missing Madeleine McCann.
Comment is free: William Dalrymple: Pakistan has long been ruled by an elite. Benazir Bhutto's return would perpetuate the old order.
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Pakistani police say they have captured a leading militant, Qasim Toori, in a shoot-out in the city of Karachi.
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Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened 0.36  percent higher on Monday as bargain hunters scooped up miners  and other recent laggards following a 3.5 percent drop in the  key gauge in the previous six trading days.
The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this
The final seconds ticked off the clock at Conseco Fieldhouse and the crowd, with only one thing on its mind, wished for a series of big baskets that would make the game close again.
ATLANTA, June 12 -- Health officials trying to stop a globetrotting honeymooner with a dangerous form of tuberculosis got little assistance from his lawyer father and his future father-in-law, a TB expert who not only balked at stopping the Greek wedding but attended the ceremony himself, accordi...
FALLUJA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi  troops backed by heavy air support and armor have stormed into  the Sunni Muslim city of Falluja in the second major offensive  in seven months to try to recapture the insurgent stronghold.
Fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami pleads not guilty to insider trading charges regarding scandal-ridden Livedoor.
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Bluetooth and WiFi silicon developer CSR Plc has launched a reference design for low-price WiFi phones for ODMs developing products for the residential and SoHo markets.
Global mobile phone sales grew 35% to over 150 million in the second quarter, say industry analysts Gartner.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - Intel Corp. plans to ship its first Xeon processors based on a new dual-core architecture in 2006, company officials said Tuesday, a disclosure that surprised industry observers who had expected the chips to appear in 2005.
OTTAWA - Former deputy prime minister John Manley has criticized his one-time leadership rival Paul Martin for striking a health care deal that gives Quebec special status even though it is in an area that transcends linguistic or cultural boundaries.
R. Kelly could be facing arrest if he doesn't show up in court Thursday.
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VENTURA, Calif. - Gordon Cooper, who as one of the original Mercury astronauts was a pioneer in human space exploration, has died.
PHOENIX - The only bowl Tom Brady and Randy Moss will play in this season is the Super Bowl.
Cable met telecommunications Monday at the Telecom &#39;04 trade show in Las Vegas as the top executives of Verizon Communications Inc.
The European Union does not intend to admit new members &quot;in the foreseeable future&quot; other than those who have already begun adhesion discussions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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American investigators working with Iraqis acknowledge that many criminal inquiries have yielded mixed results.
PORT HARCOURT, 28 Sep 2004 (IRIN) - An ethnic militia group in Nigeria&#39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.
State Street set aside $618 million to cover costs associated with its investment unit, which has been hurt by exposure to subprime mortgages, and replaced the head of the unit, William Hunt.
The hero is no Tom Hanks and the movie has yet to be made. But like the 1998 hit film \
Faster than a speeding bullet, comic book superheroes are coming to a post office near you. Batman and Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and a half dozen other superheroes will star on new postage stamps being released Thursday.
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Zagreb, Croatia-based Uniqalls claim to famehardware-free Host Media Processing (HMP) has been blasted all over the news this week.
Rick Hendrick's once-revolutionary approach to team racing is still yielding results, such as Casey Mears's victory on Sunday.
Sharon Stone played auctioneer, Kylie Minogue and Julian Lennon sang, and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese did a saucy strip routine &#151; all to raise money for AIDS research.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. on Thursday said counterfeit \
Shane Warne took a wicket with his second ball as India&#39;s cricketers, trailing 1-0 in the four-match series, slumped to 95-4 at tea after bowling out Australia for 398 on day two of the third Test at Nagpur.
West-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko looked certain on Monday to become Ukraine's next  president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused to  concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.
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After revealing all of Harry Potter's secrets, the bestselling author, in an exclusive interview, shares a few of her own
The first men to summit Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tensing Norgay, celebrate their achievement in 1953 with a parade through Kathmandu
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jamison, a 7-year-old cat with long, gray fur, ventured outside his home one day in June 2003 and didn't come back. His owner gave him up for lost and adopted another cat.
Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his own fatty tissue and grown inside his abdomen.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft struck at the rebel  Iraqi stronghold of Falluja for a third time in 24 hours,  targeting a meeting of suspected militants loyal to Jordanian  mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
One of the most impressive aspects of New England's third Super Bowl title in four years was who the Patriots beat this year.
More than 1,100 Muslims, detained in Thailand after a riot, were freed on Saturday as the government tried to ease anger in the country&#39;s restive south over the deaths of 78 accused rioters who perished in military custody.
The former U.S. commander in Iraq issued an urgent plea to the Pentagon last winter for supplies, saying he was \
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Sports Network) - Oakland Raiders wide  receiver Ronald Curry suffered a torn left Achilles' tendon  during Sunday's loss to Kansas City and will miss the remainder  of the season.
A consortium that handles money transfers broke privacy rules when it gave data to the C.I.A., a commission said.
One of the biggest coups of 2001&#39;s Ocean&#39;s Eleven was its roster of A-list stars, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.
Poor facilities are limiting schooling opportunities for many children in post-Saddam Iraq, says Unicef.
Stewart Cink threatened to turn the NEC Invitational into a runaway Saturday morning, making two birdies to start his long day at Firestone before Tiger Woods began closing the gap.
The Pakistani president begins an eight-day trip to Europe, with democracy and terrorism likely to top the agenda.
India's Hindu nationalists  were headed for a strong majority in a bitterly fought state  election on Sunday, a verdict could mean a setback to Congress  party plans to call an early national election.
Bush and his aides are correcting course and tacitly admitting errors. But they just can't bring themselves to say so.
Hackers are likely researching victims on social networking sites such as Linked In, MySpace or Facebook.
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai, frontrunner in next month's landmark election, traveled  north on Sunday to inaugurate a road project, his first  domestic trip since he survived a rocket attack 10 days ago.
Enhanced versions of the Cabir cell-phone worm, potentially more destructive than the original, have surfaced, though no cell phones have yet been infected.
MixCast, a leader in hip-hop and urban lifestyle television, today announced the launch of its residential television channel with Akimbo, the world's first Internet video-on-demand service for television.
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KINDERSLEY, SASK. - People in Kindersley, Sask., hope to get a clearer idea this week about the status of the da Vinci project, which aims to send the first Canadian rocket into space.
In a new ad campaign, dairy companies are using interactive features and sports and entertainment celebrities to try to draw young people to milk.
Controversy over article in men's magazine showing women soldiers in their underwear.
InfoWorld - The phone many exhibitors and attendees are talking about won&#39;t even be on display at next week&#39;s 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the year&#39;s largest mobile industry exhibition.
The UN&#39;s special envoy in Iraq says the country&#39;s political transition remains fragile and has expressed concern about meeting the timetable for elections.
A steady rise in food and energy costs pushed overall U.S. consumer prices up 0.7 percent in May, the sharpest gain in more than 1-1/2 years, but prices that strip out volatile food and energy barely edged up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
The N.H.L. becomes the first major pro sports league in North America to lose an entire season to a labor dispute.
MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- New cancer drugs often save lives, but are they cost-effective?
Ukraine&#39;s President Viktor Yushchenko formally set early parliamentary elections for September 30 on Tuesday, signalling the end of a two-month power struggle in the ex-Soviet republic.
The UK's pharmaceutical society launches a logo to validate online chemists amid rising internet drug buying.
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen.  Hillary Clinton is returning about $850,000 in campaign  contributions from a fundraiser who was arrested last week  after trying to escape sentencing on a decade-old criminal  charge, the campaign said on Monday.
JERUSALEM\u00e2\u0080\u0094Israel&#39;s military arsenal is poised to receive a windfall of 5,000 &quot;smart bombs&quot; from the United States in a new package of military aid, according to Pentagon documents.
Prosecutors in Michael Jackson's child molestation case want to introduce evidence that the singer has committed other sex crimes over the years that went uncharged.
Former world heavyweight champion Max  Schmeling, who fought two unforgettable bouts with American Joe  Louis in the 1930s and fell out of favor with the Nazis after  resisting Hitler's embrace, has died at the age of 99.
Professional bull riding, an extreme sport that bills itself as a cross between a NASCAR auto race and a rock concert, has moved from the country to the big city -- and attracting big money along the way.
Momentum is building in Congress for overhauling farm subsidies because of tight budgets and increasing enthusiasm for renewable fuels and conservation programs.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.(7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) sold 500,000 Nintendo DS video game devices during the first week of sales in US stores for the new handheld featuring two screens
UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said he was &quot;disappointed&quot; at news his son was receiving payment from a firm involved in Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food programme.
A strong first round for nationalist Tomislav Nikolic in the Serbian election surprises the media.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton ended 2006 with $11 million in her Senate account, money she can transfer to the presidential bid she began in January.
Luxury car company Aston Martin is expected to be sold imminently, bringing it back into British ownership.
Goshen (Associated Press) -- Forest River, a recreational vehicle and cargo trailer maker, plans to build seven new buildings at its Goshen complex and add more than 600 workers by April.
On the same day its plans to&#160;buy middleware giant BEA Systems&#160;rocked the technology world, Oracle also revealed Wednesday that its string of niche acquisitions will continue through the purchase of document-capture vendor Captovation.
Scientists are studying dog genetics to understand a rare form of epilepsy which in humans strikes down the young.
Madeleine McCann's parents plan to stay in Portugal to clear their name and find their daughter, their friends say.
Carnival Corp. CCL.N, the world's  biggest cruise group, on Friday said quarterly earnings rose  sharply, citing the merger with P&O Princess Cruises last year.
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Heavy rains and high winds  pound Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan roars towards the Caribbean island.
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Justine Henin fulfilled a career-long dream as she won her first title at home in Belgium as the Diamond Games closed out a nine-year WTA run on Sunday.
Stanley G. Tate, Chairman of the Florida Prepaid College Board, announced Friday that the program is expected to top a record one million total plans statewide by the close of this year&#39;s enrollment.
Latest news from the ICC Champions Trophy final at the Oval.
A novel by Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, the top U.N. war crimes fugitive, was a best seller at Belgrade's international book fair, a publisher and former associate said Tuesday.
England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth Test against the West Indies at the Oval here.
NYSE Group , which operates the  New York Stock Exchange, has requested relief for one month  from compliance with certain securities regulations taking  effect on Monday.
Icron Technologies Corporation (TSX-V: IT), the developers of ExtremeUSB, announced today the resignation of Suresh Singh as President and CEO. Mr. Singh will continue as a member of the Board of Directors.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Multiple explosions rocked a western neighborhood of Baghdad (search) as a US convoy passed by Thursday, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 50, hospital and military officials said.
NEW DELHI: The United States will build stronger defence ties with India, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday, a day after New Delhi warned Washington against selling planes and weapons to rival Pakistan.
Pop star Ricky Martin will visit tsunami-battered areas during a visit to Thailand this week.
A 64-year-old foster carer and her husband are jailed for abusing girls they looked after.
A rare brain disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was not responsible for the death of a Ulster County woman, according to the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center in Ohio.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - It had been 529 days since Arsenal last experienced a Premiership loss before Sunday&#39;s showdown at Old Trafford.
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM  RICHMOND, Va. - Hundreds of items related to the Rev. Jerry Falwell have been put up for sale on eBay since the televangelist's death two weeks ago, including an autographed bobblehead doll that went for $145.
When it comes to these celebs, one plus one is way more than two.
Pope Benedict XVI urged world leaders Wednesday to take in and care for refugees who seek asylum in their countries.
Congressional negotiators ended a thorny disagreement with a key Republican lawmaker over intelligence reform Monday, possibly clearing the way for passage of legislation
A real estate expert testified yesterday the price media mogul Conrad Black paid Hollinger International Inc. for a co-op apartment on New York's Upper East Side was $5.5 million below fair market value.
Torrential thunderstorms caused flash floods that drowned one woman who was swept from a bridge. A second person was missing.
By Levi J. Long, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 13--Visitors are one step closer to taking a visual leap off the Grand Canyon's edge.
England midfielder Steven Gerrard is a major doubt to face Austria in Saturday&#39;s opening 2006 World Cup qualifier, coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said on Friday.
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The \u00c2\u00a3106m Wales Millennium Centre opens its doors to the public on Friday with a gala concert honouring Welsh artists.
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years.
President George W. Bush headed to the Middle East on Wednesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism and try to rally Arab opposition to Iran.
There was a verifiable Michael Olowokandi sighting yesterday as the Celtics endured yet another Media Day. To say it was a bit of a surprise would be an understatement.
International Business Machines Corp.  saved about $1.6 billion last month by using a corporate tax loophole that has since been closed, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday.
British film Atonement wins four out of six categories in the newly named Richard Attenborough Film Awards.
&quot;Miracle on Ice&quot; coach Herb Brooks and Patrick Roy, the NHL&#039;s winningest goaltender, highlight the newest class of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Malaysia unveils two final male astronaut candidates    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia on Monday announced the final two astronaut candidates, a medical officer and a dentist,one of whom will be the first person going to space in the country' s history.
WASHINGTON - Twenty-seven people attached to an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad either approved or participated in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, an Army investigation found.   \
French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed on Sunday plans to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates amid reports French firms could construct up to two nuclear reactors there.
Concert giant Live Nation is aiming to ramp up its ticket-selling operation, potentially positioning itself to compete with its longtime contractor, Ticketmaster.
Lo scrive 'La Tribune', proposta per 51,9% capitale
Australia&#39;s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.25 percent Wednesday for an 11th consecutive month. The announcement marks the first time the Reserve Bank of Australia has considered
Add long working days in 110 degree heat with the threat of death at the hands of insurgents. Subtract families, friends and spouses the troops are separated from by thousands of miles. Multiply by a yearlong tour. The result, sometimes, is battle fatigue.
Guidolin si calma ma non torna indietro di un millimetro. A quasi 24 ore di distanza il tecnico del ...
The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) has accused an equine compounding pharmacy of illegally making and selling animal drugs.
A new Trojan horse - named Phel - that punishes users of Microsoft Windows XP operating system is in the wild. Security software firm Symantec has issued a bulletin warning Windows XP users to be on the look
Completamente distrutta una stazione di bus. In precedenza 3 funzionari elettorali uccisi a Bagdad a colpi di fucile. KARBALA (IRAQ) - Ancora violenza in Iraq. Un&#39;autobomba \u00c3\u00a8 esplosa ad una stazione di autobus a KarbalA ferendo almeno 22 persone.
Blog: Power failure in downtown San Francisco impacts popular data center, leaving several popular Web sites offline.
North Korea says South Korea's secret uranium enrichment test could fuel a nuclear race in the region.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with testosterone can help curb the gain in abdominal fat as well as the loss of skeletal muscle seen in non-obese aging men, according to a new study.
Neither an atrocity nor a revelation, \
Mitt Romney has worked relentlessly to win the Republican presidential nomination for the past three years, and if he's going down, it won't be without a fight.
Blog: Seagate announces two drives with 1 terabyte of capacity, while Iomega expands its portable hard drive line.
Moneta unica scambiata a 1,4809 dollari e 158,37 yen
Sir Alex Ferguson is confident he can keep Wayne Rooney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s feet firmly on the ground despite his sensational Champions League debut.
Global banking giant HSBC Holdings announced a a 35.5-percent surge in bad debts during 2006 owing to increased defaults on home loans by high-risk US borrowers.
Al Kircher, the football coach at Washington State for four seasons in the 1950s, died at 93.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   said on Saturday that major industrial countries and key   emerging economies like China share a responsibility to bring   global economic imbalances under control.
Nell'anticipo della seconda giornata del campionato di serie C1/A, la Pro Sesto ha battuto 2-1 il Pi...
After a flawed presidential runoff election, massive but peaceful demonstrations, a Supreme Court decision that threw out the vote results and revelations that the opposition
It's another humbling admission that would have been distinctly uncharacteristic of Microsoft just years ago. But this morning, the company's security response communications manager, Bill Sisk, told customers on the MSRC blog that recent \
UN chief Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Thursday to win his support for a rapid deployment of a massive new peacekeeping force in Darfur, a region wracked by four years of war and human suffering.
Blog: Honda's Accord Hybrid was never a big seller and now it goes away.
A word to the wise: Be careful who you're telling lies. There's an elite group of people who don't need to see Pinocchio's nose grow, but can pick up on subtle signs that they're not hearing the truth.
The film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe End of New Music\u00e2\u0080\u009d documents a 2005 tour of rock clubs and alternative spaces by a group of composers who reject the conventions of concert halls.
Braver, a Newton financial services company, recently merged with the Concord accounting firm of Nelson, Adam &amp; Dickson.
Prince Harry apologises after he is pictured wearing a swastika armband to a friend's fancy dress party.
A judge on Friday acquitted a business owner, manager and promoter accused of manslaughter in a 2003 nightclub stampede that killed 21 people. In his ruling, Cook County Judge Dennis Porter agreed with defense attorneys that prosecutors had failed to show the men played any role in causing the tragedy.
Today (22 September) is OneWebDay, a project I'm proud to have been a part of since Susan Crawford thought it up many months before the first one last year. OneWebDay is meant as a day on which we celebrate the Web and what it does for each of us. So I want to celebrate what the Web does, and continues to do, for me as a journalist. \\
US military officials witnessed the mistreatment of Iraqi detainees at a second Baghdad prison at the height of the Abu Ghraib scandal and were threatened and harassed when they attempted to report the abuse, official memos released by the Pentagon have
Washington on Tuesday swept  aside objections from Beirut and called for a Security Council  vote within days on a draft resolution to put pressure on Syria  to respect Lebanese sovereignty.
With Chiron (CHIR ) suddenly unable to supply some 48 million flu-vaccine doses, the Centers for Disease Control has recommended that only &quot;high risk&quot; people be vaccinated.
Iraqi police killed three insurgents on Thursday during a gunbattle in a northwestern Baghdad neighborhood that was a flashpoint of violence earlier this week, a city police officer said.
Nasa clears the space shuttle Discovery for a rare night launch after bad weather delays the event by a day.
Franco Ippolito Chiappetta, presidente del Rende, ha comunicato alla Lega la decisione di ritirare l...
Israel threatened Syria Wednesday  over what officials said was complicity in Palestinian suicide  bombings that killed 16 people in the first such attacks in the  Jewish state in nearly six months.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama is expected to keep his momentum in primaries in and around Washington DC.
Robert B. Saper, MD, MPH ; Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH ; Janet Paquin, PhD ; Michael J. Burns, MD ; David M. Eisenberg, MD ; Roger B. Davis, ScD ; Russell S. Phillips, MD.
Google has asked regulators for final approval to price its initial public offering on Tuesday, meaning its shares could make their market debut as soon as Wednesday morning.
CHICAGO Full-body computed tomography, or CT, scans increase a person&#39;s risk of cancer, according to a study released Tuesday in the journal Radiology that raises questions about the growing popularity of these screenings among healthy people.
Aveva nascosto la piccola bielorussa in Val d'Aosta
Shops, schools, offices and businesses across Bangladesh were shut on Monday for the fourth day in a week as a strike called by the opposition to protest a deadly grenade attack got underway.
The Colts&#39; offensive line looked confused and outmatched by the Chargers&#39; 3-4 defensive front - until the final drive. Peyton Manning was harassed all day, and not only was he uncomfortable, but he was visibly upset by his lack of protection.
Rossi, 'prima riassetto con Autority poi nomina advisor'

Santa Claus' elves are dealing with so much mail they hardly have time to make the toys.
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As a coach, parent and African-American, Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts objects to ABC-TV&#39;s towel-dropping opening on Monday Night Football.
Cadbury Schweppes Plc, the maker of 7Up and Dr Pepper, said 2004 earnings will be at the low end of forecasts as demand in the US and Europe stagnates, days after Coca-Cola Co.
The European Union's adoption of measures to fight climate change this week could set an example for the United States, China and India, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Express Scripts Inc., which has been battling CVS Corp. to acquire pharmacy benefits manager Caremark Rx Inc., said Monday it won't make a higher offer because it isn't allowed to see enough of Caremark's financial data to perform due diligence.
Georgetown forward Jeff Green will remain in the NBA draft and forego his senior season, the university announced Monday.
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Three former Countrywide Financial Corp.  executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conducted insider trading in the mortgage lender's shares in the week leading up to a disappointing earnings report, federal prosecutors said.
President Bush warned Iran yesterday that its confrontation with three U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday was a provocative act, as the Pentagon released audio and video recordings of the dawn showdown.
U.S. lawmakers struck a deal late on Friday on a &#36;388 billion package of government funding for the current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid, nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
Charlton lift their survival hopes and leave West Ham deep in trouble with a crushing win at The Valley.
The public is urged to report parents suspected of neglecting their children due to drug or alcohol abuse.
Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.
Bangladesh completed a clean sweep when they defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in the fifth and final one-day international here.
US prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed two New York City tabloids, the Daily News and New York Post, in a probe of how the rivals report circulation figures to potential advertisers.
LOS ANGELES Dec 14, 2004 - The US film industry is preparing to sue computer server operators in the United States and Europe who help relay digitized movie files across online file-sharing networks, a source familiar with the movie studios&#39; plans said
MPs are to vote on Lords reform, with a debate raging over how many peers should be elected.
Istat: giu' i prodotti alimentari, salgono gli altri
Four days after Wally Backman was introduced as the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks and months before he ever filled out a lineup card, the team fired him yesterday because of legal indiscretions he did not disclose to them.
Urban Meyer, who guided Utah to an 11- 0 record this season, was named football coach at the University of Florida today. Meyer received a seven-year, $14 million contract to replace Ron Zook, who was fired Oct.
The joy of web app advertising...sob Google is rolling out yet another way of pumping advertising onto the web with Gadget Ads, and this time it reckons it can trick you into thinking it's real \
A day after it seemed likely that Bill Parcells would take a front-office job with the Atlanta Falcons, he signed a four-year deal to be the Miami Dolphin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s executive vice president of football operations.
After a bitter 18-month battle Oracle Corp has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 percent of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain.
Birmingham have agreed a six-million-pound (12.3m dollar) fee with Tottenham for Egyptian striker Mido.
Il presidente della Fifa, Sepp Blatter, &egrave; oggi ospite a Londra, a Downing Street del premier ...
MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia  - Millions of Muslim pilgrims moved to Muzdalifa on Tuesday evening after spending the afternoon on the plain of Arafat east of Mecca at the peak of the annual haj pilgrimage.
Last week&#39;s shocking announcement from New Jersey Governor James McGreevey that he was a gay American and had an affair masked the incredible stench of corruption that will force him to resign. News reporters have identified Golan Cipel, a former ...
Rumours of our death are in no way ex... Comment Last week we ran an article covering the launch of a new Palm OS emulation environment, and commented that development for Palm OS was grinding to a halt and the platform would soon be forgotten.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus will merge with Tata Steel next month once the Indian company's shareholders approve the 13.7-billion-dollar takeover, Tata said Saturday.
Il direttore sportivo del Palermo Rino Foschi precisa che l'acquisto del brasiliano Amauri del Chiev...
Former world champion Damon Hill reopened old wounds by claiming that Michael Schumacher has not been good for Formula One and was looking forward to the German's retirement.
THE Thatcher saga took a dramatic twist last night when it emerged a key witness in the police investigation has disappeared, taking with him a list of wealthy individuals who supposedly bankrolled an alleged coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
A cow for which preliminary tests for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as &quot;mad cow disease&quot;) had proved inclusive has been determined free of the disease, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced November 23.
Ma Bertinotti, 'si mette il carro davanti ai buoi'
Rapper Young Buck was charged on  Monday with stabbing a fellow performer in a dispute over an  autograph that touched off a melee at a Los Angeles-area  hip-hop awards show last month, prosecutors said.
You make the right turn off Storrow Drive onto Boylston Street, and that&#39;s when you get the first look at the little green ballpark.
Arriva da San Francisco. E' una piattaforma aperta che consentir\u00c3\u00a0di telefonare in VoIP da ogni applicazione, dalle e-mail al social network                                          Ribbit si presenta, dar\u00c3\u00a0 voce al web il futuro della telefonata sul pc                                                                                  di ALESSANDRO LONGO
The World Series of networking services IBM and Cisco are expanding their Global Services Alliance, er globally.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Car parts maker Visteon Corp. VC.N on   Tuesday warned that financial results will fall short of prior   2006 forecasts, becoming the latest supplier to blame U.S. Big   3 production cuts for a shortfall.
A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down Friday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the drug.
Motorsport.com. Jeff Gordon is a handicapped man on Sunday. All of his experience at one of Gordon&#39;s best tracks has been wiped out by the repaving of Martinsville Speedway.
Bruxelles, 7 dic. (Adnkronos/Aki) - La Commissione europea conferma la preoccupazione per i conti pubblici italiani. &#39;&#39;Non stiamo inventando un caso italiano&#39;&#39; ha detto il commissario europeo per gli affari economici e monetari, Joaquin Almunia.
Survivors of the fiery crash-landing of a Boeing 737-400 Wednesday said the plane appeared to be going too fast and shook violently before it touched down, lurched off the runway and exploded in flames, killing at least 21 people.
The company is seizing on the popularity of widgets \u00e2\u0080\u0094 small online tools that function like mini-Web sites \u00e2\u0080\u0094 for its latest push into advertising.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian security official said on Saturday his government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.
ATHENS, Greece Aug. 30, 2004 - A defrocked Irish priest with a history of disrupting sports events was given a one-year suspended sentence and fined $3,600 Monday for grabbing a runner who was leading the Olympic marathon with three miles to go.
Ukraine faced political turmoil on Monday  as partial results in a presidential election put the prime  minister backed by Russia in the lead, while his liberal  challenger alleged cheating and called for street protests.
A public inquiry is to be held into why contaminated blood products were given in the 70s and 80s.
Cazenove, the Queen&#39;s broker, will tomorrow be under pressure to divulge the state of merger talks at its annual shareholder meeting, with US giants circling the firm.
Instead of &quot;Think Different,&quot; perhaps Apple Computer&#39;s slogan should be &quot;Price Different,&quot; says a group of disgruntled UK music fans.
One if by land, 16 if by CES Intel has kicked an already down AMD by celebrating the arrival of 16 new chips across its laptop, PC and server lines.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NBC Universal will pull its television programming from iTunes in December after the two sides failed to reach an agreement regarding the pricing of its video downloads.
News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) MySpace said on  Tuesday it will offer in the next 30 days a technology to  identify and block convicted sex offenders from the popular  online social network.
The US struggles to increase pressure on terrorists and avert Musharraf's downfall.
Two astronauts complete a spacewalk to fix a new laboratory on the International Space Station.
Israeli warplanes bombed the Palestinian Foreign Ministry building in Gaza City early Monday, the second attack on the ministry in a week, witnesses said.
Human rights advocates are utilizing a 200-year old claims act to try to get justice in the U.S. for victims of riots four years ago in Bolivia
A UK government study finds the open-source Linux operating system is a  \
VATICANO - In cammino verso Natale: Cristo annunciato dalle Scritture - Annuncio e realizzazione (III) Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Re annunciato. Il Patriarca Giacobbe, figlio di Isacco, figlio di Abramo benedice i suoi figli prima di morire. A Giuda, il suo quarto figlio, dichiara: \u00c2\u00abNon sar\u00c3\u00a0 tolto lo scettro da Giuda n\u00c3\u00a9 il bastone del com...
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cJimmy Carter: Man From Plains,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jonathan Demme points his camera at the tribulations of a former president.
Il parlamentare azzurro sceglie la presidenza dell'Ars
If a prescription needs to be filled in Hollywood, chances are celebrities can find a doctor to do it. Doctors have a long history of feeding the drug demands of the entertainment industry from Marilyn Monroe to Winona Ryder, Elvis Presley to Courtney Love.
Samsung and Sharp are trying web TV, but a cheaper version that what people have done in the past.
Piu' nessuna notizia del meccanico di Muscoline da 10 maggio
Il pareggio interno con il Torino non aiuta la rimonta della Reggina, la cui penalizzazione in class...
Second-seeded Tommy Robredo and third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic advanced to the second round of the ABN Amro on Tuesday. Fourth-seeded Tomas Berdych, however, was knocked out after losing to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1.
Sostenuti da buona trimestrale Disney e tasso produttivita'
Gunmen in Iraq tried to assassinate Ahmad al-Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress, shooting at his motorcade as he traveled from the southern city of Najaf to the capital, Baghdad, his spokesman said.
Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu is arrested, seven months after release from jail.
Sondaggio Ipr Marketing per Repubblica.it dopo il discorso dell'AuditoriumIl maggiore consenso su efficienza nella P.A. e sulla legge elettorale                                          Meritocrazia, tasse e riforme A Montezemolo s\u00c3\u00ac con tanti dubbi                                                                                   di MARCO BRACCONI
Carlos Zambrano got his career-best 17th win by pitching six sharp innings before leaving with cramps, and the surging Chicago Cubs expanded their NL Central lead to 3 1/2 games with an 8-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
Lei voleva lasciarlo e lui, un pachistano, si \u00c3\u00a8 vendicatoNon nega l'investimento ma si difende: \
Visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve were in for a treat this summer: A record number of humpback whales were sighted either in Glacier Bay or in waters just outside the stunning marine wilderness in southeast Alaska.
More sex offenders could be offered 'chemical castration' under a range of tough measures being unveiled by the Home Office today.
Average gain per investment is the more important statistic.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll passed more than 124,000 from a  tsunami that darkened the world's New Year.
EMI Music and Snocap will announce that Snocap will sell the label\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music in its MyStores, online shops that can be added to various sites on the Internet.
Steven Tyler, lead singer of rock  band Aerosmith, has battled Hepatitis C for three years and at  one point underwent chemotherapy that \
Nel solo mese di agosto registrati oltre 5000 arrivi
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - More troops poured into the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israel expanded its offensive to counter Palestinian rocket fire, one of the largest incursions in four years of fighting. Seven Palestinians were killed in new clashes, including four who cut through Gaza's border fence...
Our position is: The prosecutor acted fairly in charging players and fans involved in brawl. Charges leveled against players and fans involved in a brawl at the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons mark the necessary next
An association representing 75,000 Roman Catholic nuns has rejected a proposal from a victims advocacy group designed to encourage people who were sexually molested by nuns to come forward and get help.
China's Foreign Ministry likened U.S. doubts about Chinese defence spending on Thursday to a peeping tom poking through Beijing's underwear, describing the Asian giant as a benign neighbour and force for peace.
Of course the candidates are trying to muscle endorsements early. Why public officials should hang loose.
Iraqi forces arrest people during a raid on one of the major Sunni Muslim mosques in Baghdad, the Abu Hanifa mosque, Friday Nov. 19 2004.
CLEVELAND - After lashing out at each other for months from a distance, the two vice presidential candidates are meeting face to face Tuesday night at Case Western Reserve University for their only debate before the Nov. 2 election...
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals, adding a bat for the stretch drive, acquired power-hitting Russell Branyan from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for a player to be named.
Ten soldiers were killed in a clash with leftist rebels in western Colombia, the army reported. Five more were missing.
Clashes broke out again between the militias of Shiite leader Muqtada Sadr and American soldiers, thus breaking a week old ceasefire.
Rap star Dizzee Rascal and soul singer Amy Winehouse take two of the main Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards.
Un connubio tra la band e la comicita' surreale della serie
Oil giant Unocal Corp. has reached an agreement in principle to settle human rights lawsuits involving allegations of enslaved labor during a 1990s pipeline project in Southeast Asia, a company spokesman said.
MONTROSE, Colo.  - The body believed to be that of  NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol's 14-year-old son was  recovered on Monday from under the wreckage of an aircraft that  crashed in western Colorado and killed two others, officials  said.
Gunmen have abducted three relatives of Iraq&#39;s prime minister from outside their Baghdad home, the interim Iraqi government said on Wednesday.
Now with 13.3in screen, now no longer just for gamers Dell's anticipated 13.3in laptop did make an appearance yesterday - it was launched alongside the PC maker's new, coloured Inspiron notebooks under Dell's XPS gamer-oriented brand.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Politicians condemn a racist attack on a County Antrim couple, involving slogans and swastikas.
AT half-time Manchester City introduced their under-15 team, winners of several big tournaments this year including the international Nike Cup.
As the threat of a hostile takeover by Oracle rumbles on, PeopleSoft has announced a $1bn partnership with IBM. Speaking at PeopleSoft&#39;s user conference in San Francisco yesterday, the company&#39;s chief executive
REAL, Philippines  - More than 1,000 people have  been killed or are missing after mudslides and flash floods  devastated three coastal towns in the Philippines, a military  spokesman said Thursday.
Marketing hype surrounding the iPhone has hit Taiwan, despite the fact it won't be on sale there until next year.
Colosso farmaceutico britannico punta su nuovi trattamenti
October 14, 2004 -- Former Tyco International Ltd. executives L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz, awaiting retrial on charges they looted the company of $600 million, sued a unit of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
Authorities announced one of the biggest counterfeit luxury-goods busts in U.S. history on Thursday, with the arrests of three New Yorkers on charges of importing fake items from China worth about $100 million had they been real.
Where some see stasis, those of us of a certain age tend to see slow-swinging pendulums. Where some perceive exciting ideas as brand new, others perceive in them shades of the past.
How to maximize your charitable contributions.
While Zakaria Zbeida, a man wanted dead or alive by Israel as a terrorist leader, spends most of his waking hours in hiding, he has not shied away from becoming the self-appointed sheriff of a refugee camp of 15,000 people in the West Bank.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Chinese President Hu Jintao told Sudan's leader on Friday he must give the United Nations a bigger role in trying to resolve the conflict in Darfur and also said China wanted to do more business with its key African ally, Sudan state media reported.
Brazil labored to another unconvincing victory at the World Cup on Sunday, qualifying for the second round by beating Australia 2-0 and substituting an ineffective Ronaldo for the second game in a row.
An opposition leader is preparing to swear himself in as president in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia two months after a disputed election, defying Moscow in a situation that threatens to present the Kremlin with another Ukraine-type crisis.
Seattle Seahawks assistant coach Jim Mora becomes the fourth person to interview for the Redskins' head coaching job, meeting with owner Daniel Snyder at his mansion Wednesday.
Jordanian and Iraqi interior ministers and their security officials met Wednesday to coordinate plans and share intelligence on terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, which has staged devastating attacks in both states, Jordanian and Iraqi officials said.
A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.
ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, the Dream Team is in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...
Thousands of British women left infertile after cancer treatment have been given new hope by the world&#39;s first birth of a baby following an ovarian transplant.
KIEV Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader voiced confidence Friday, heading into a weekend presidential election in which the former Soviet republic could either move closer to an increasingly authoritarian Russia or seek safety in the European Union.
Until recently, Dr Julius Tangus Rotich was a man known to very few people. Little known, even colourless, perhaps because when at the centre of a storm, Dr Rotich stays on the periphery rather than thumb his chest and dig in to fight back.
A judge has struck down a city rule requiring fast-food restaurants to post calorie content on menus, saying it conflicts with federal law.
to get talks rolling for after 2012, when the Kyoto protocol to cut greenhouse gases runs out. protocol last month, allowing the treaty to take effect in February with a seven-year delay.
TIME sits down with the new talk-show host
The United States said on Saturday that  Iran was \
President Bush is to announce a wave of restrictions on Burma's ruling military junta, the White House says.
Australia kicked off their European tour with a 31-14 defeat of Scotland at Murrayfield but the gloss was taken off the result by a stirring second half fightback from the Scots.
Right-wing leaders from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and France announced plans Friday to form a pan-European party with a mission to \
Books-A-Million falls short and points to the sky.
com. Three new vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Windows operating system, leaving computers running that OS open to possible hacker attacks - including PCs running
BOARD PRESIDENT'S PLANE: Pakistani security forces have killed about 100 al-Qaeda terrorists during a recent military operation in tribal areas near Afghanistan, state-run television Friday quoted the president ...
An Australian once detained in  Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of helping al Qaeda said on Friday  he would stand for election to the New South Wales state  parliament.
Pakistani forces launched an  operation on Tuesday to clear militants from a mosque compound  after talks to end a week-long standoff broke down, the  military said.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)  has approved a $1.47 million increase in its expenditure budget  for next year.
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Lawyers for the man jailed for Jill Dando's murder consider if a Panorama investigation may help his appeal.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Friday that counterfeit toothpaste falsely labeled as \
Several senior politicians are arrested in Bangladesh as part of the government's anti-corruption drive.
The Writers Guild is not laughing about Jay Leno's return to NBC's Tonight Show Wednesday night.  \
A co-author of a U.S. Senate bill that would raise taxes on private equity firms going public said on Wednesday he was open to discussing shortening a built-in transition period that cushions any potential tax hit on Blackstone Group LP.
The London Stock Exchange said Monday that it had rejected a fresh takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse but has agreed to further talks.
American television&#39;s Emmy Awards honored a miniseries about the AIDS crisis and two long-running comedy series, in a gala presentation in Los Angeles, Sunday.
BLACKBURN, Nov 21 (SW) - After an atrocious defensive display in the first half, Blackburn Rovers came from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Birmingham City at Ewood Park on Sunday.
The European Union's top competition   regulator clashed with Microsoft on Tuesday over security   upgrades in the U.S. software giant's new Windows Vista   operating system in a re-run of past antitrust battles.
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One day after taking on the role of team motivator, George Steinbrenner was the team psychic. For one night, he actually was able to foresee the Yankees&#39; future.

If a prescription needs to be filled in Hollywood, chances are celebrities can find a doctor to do it.
Retirees for a third straight year are paying double-digit increases for healthcare coverage through their former employers, which are shifting a greater
Recently issued rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency focus on severely limiting the amount of toxic emissions from cars and trucks.
Yasser Arafat continues to fight for his life as Palestinian leaders gather to discuss who might succeed him if he dies.
Two years after learning their jobs would disappear, the last production workers walked out of Maytag&#39;s Galesburg plant Thursday, some hauling cut-rate refrigerators or work
While praising the Patriots&#39; current 18-game winning streak, former Miami head coach Don Shula made a passing reference to New England&#39;s upcoming schedule.
U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rose 4.7 percent last month to a nearly 21-year high as single-family housing starts shot up to a record, a Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
Bird flu has killed four Egyptian women in the past week, according to Egyptian health officials and the World Health Organization.
The television industry is ready to  deliver a host of new ways to experience video from  high-definition (HD) TV to Internet and mobile TV but  manufacturers are frustrated at a lack of political impetus.
Troubled German car maker Opel, a unit of General Motors, is planning to extend the working week for employees from 35 to 40 hours without any corresponding rise in pay, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said that fighting poverty now requires enlisting fathers, explaining the last decade of progress stemmed mainly from putting mothers to work.
Police were questioning a man after a live World War I shell was found in his car at Folkestone, forcing a five-hour closure of the Eurotunnel for security reasons.
The Walt Disney Co. has sold 125,000 digital copies of films through Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store in less than a week, generating $1 million, Disney chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday.
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Pending a final round of inspections, Taiwan has agreed to resume imports of U.S. beef and beef products, which were suspended because of concerns over mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
com October 21, 2004, 6:42 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
Seventh seed Serena Williams survived some erratic moments to beat Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino 7-5 6-0 in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday.
British police arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of murdering five prostitutes in a high-profile serial-killer case that has gripped the nation.
More than 100,000 people participated in a complex study to measure the effects of rich fruit and veggie diet on cardio vascular system.
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Michaela Dorfmeister, an Austrian, won the opening women&#39;s World Cup super giant slalom race of the season on Sunday at Lake Louise, Alberta.
At 11 pm, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for about 280 miles of Florida&#39;s east coast from Florida City northward to Flagler Beach, including Lake Okeechobee.
The reports come as Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister is under heavy pressure not to order an assault on Fallujah. It comes from within his own government -- interim president Ghazi al-Yawer (GAH&#39;-zee ahl-YOW&#39;-ur).
The government contends that it is perfectly free to inspect the hard drive of every laptop that enters the country in the same way it looks through suitcases.
Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a dramatic last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
STMicroelectronics and Intel announced a delay in the merger of their unprofitable memory units.
Advocates on both sides of the Anglican battle over homosexuality registered their unhappiness Wednesday with the attempt by U.S. bishops to keep their place in the global communion.
The defeated Indonesian president accepts the poll result, without formally stating she has lost.
Microsoft is launching a new program that will give new music artists an opportunity to get discovered by 30 million Zune, MSN, and Xbox users through a program it calls \
InfoWorld - Attensa has a straightforward mission: To get the right information to the right people at the right time. Although Attensa&#39;s goal may not be entirely original, Eric Hayes -- who co-founded the company in 2005 -- believes his company can get it right on all three counts.
The five-week registration process for the Glastonbury Festival closes, with 395,000 applications received.
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What was looking suspiciously like another lopsided America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cup was transformed into a genuine contest, as Emirates Team New Zealand fought back to defeat Alinghi by 28 seconds.
TORONTO - Crude oil prices hit an all-time high Tuesday, pushing past the psychological barrier of $50 US per barrel during Asian trading.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. The founder of an information technology company and his wife are giving 44 (M) million dollars to the University of Michigan.
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Pier 1 Imports Inc.  on Thursday  said sales at stores open at least a year fell 6.6 percent in  May, its fourth straight month of declines, and the company  affirmed its quarterly loss forecast.
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Golfing superstar Tiger Woods has reportedly wed girlfriend Elin Nordegren in a lavish sunset ceremony at a Barbados resort. People Magazine said Woods, 28, and the former Swedish nanny Nordegren, 24, exchanged
SecureWave exec Dennis Szerszen warns that the convenient port is also a vulnerability that could cost your company dearly.
The Bowdoin women's basketball team is riding high, as usual. The Polar Bears are 21-1, ranked first in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 national poll and second in the D3hoops.com poll.
An apparent suicide bomb blast at a Shiite Muslim mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot on Friday killed at least 19 people and injured dozens of others, which brought
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Roger Federer set a new record for men's tennis dominance on Monday, when he celebrated his 161st consecutive week as world number one.
Wachovia Corp. said Friday that third-quarter earnings rose 14 percent to $1.26 billion, or 96 cents a share, on gains in its wealth management and investment banking businesses.
Three adults were found dead and a teenager was found critically injured Saturday in an apartment on the city's South Side, police said.
Some two thousand worshippers gathered for Christmas Eve mass in Seoul to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a festival of religious joy for many in the country.
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Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
A national clothing chain will reform its advertising practices as part of a legal settlement reached yesterday with New York state.
BOSTON -- There is a lot of talk about overhauling health care in the United States, but Massachusetts is actually trying to do it -- again.
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Felipe Calderon won Mexico&#039;s presidential election not because of who he is, but because of who he isn&#039;t.
JIDDA A Frenchman was shot and killed in this Saudi city on Sunday, the second such killing this month by suspected Al Qaeda militants trying to drive Westerners out of the country and destabilize the Saudi monarchy.
The Russian president puts some blame on his international critics -- and supports president Bush
Beijing, Sept 6 (VNA) - Up to 55 people were killed and 52 others were reported missing in floods and landslides in China&#39;s Sichuan province and Chongqing city in the past three days, local media said on Monday.
MOSCOW Sept. 1, 2004 - Armed men seized a school in the Russian region of North Ossetia Wednesday morning and were in a gun battle with police, news reports said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the U.S. strategy for fighting Iraq's escalating insurgency...
Federal agents search the offices of the lobbying group for evidence in a spy probe
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A Colorado judge on Wednesday dismissed  a rape charge against basketball star Kobe Bryant after the  young woman who made the accusations told prosecutors she could  not go on with the case.
France's president offered Saudi Arabia help in exploring a possible civilian nuclear energy program as the French leader began a visit to the oil-rich kingdom on Sunday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors has put off a resolution on Iran&#39;s nuclear program until Monday, to allow more time for European countries and Tehran to finalize a deal to freeze Iran&#39;s uranium enrichment program.
Amtrak, the only long-haul passenger rail service in the United States, will for the first time randomly screen passengers' bags and deploy armed security officers on trains and platforms, the railroad said on Monday night.
The S.E.C. reached a settlement with Disney over the company's failure to disclose its relationships with various board members as well as with an airline controlled by a director.
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida made public Anna Nicole Smith's 5-year-old will on Friday and gave the go-ahead for the former Playboy playmate to be embalmed.
US photographer Richard  Avedon, renowned for his  portraits of the rich and famous, dies aged 81.
More than 255,000 sign a Downing Street website petition against plans to build Britain's biggest mosque.
ASIA/INDONESIA - Con la morte di un altro bambino arrivano a 51 le vittime dell\u00c2\u0092influenza aviaria nel paese Giacarta (Agenzia Fides) - La morte di un bambino di nove anni, registrata la settimana scorsa in Indonesia, fa arrivare a 51 le vittime dell\u00c2\u0092influenza aviaria che continua a colpire il paese dall\u00c2\u0092ottobre del 2003. In questi primi sei mesi del 2006 i...
Leaders of the African Union began a three-day summit here Sunday focused on plans to forge a confederation of states with an acknowledgement the continent&#39;s current system of governance had to improve.
Former England and Liverpool captain Emlyn Hughes has died from a brain tumour aged 57.
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Many Britons are unaware how to follow a healthy, balanced diet, the official food watchdog says.
Arsenal FC have agreed a three-year contract extension with manager Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger, retaining the Frenchman&#39;s services until May 2008.
The country&#39;s most feared militant group released a video today showing a frightened young Japanese civilian saying he would be beheaded if Japan did not withdraw its troops from Iraq.
A U.S. Army official confirmed a small explosion outside an American base south of Tokyo, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. An explosion was heard near the base late Monday, and police suspected an attempted attack on the base, Kyodo News agency reported.
What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS.
At least two people die and 14 are hurt in new clashes between Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian territories.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Iowa and New Hampshire.
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For most of the way, Hal Hartley's 'Fay Grim' is a very dry slice of deadpan humor.
Overseen by Polshek Partnership Architects, the restoration of the Yale University Art Gallery puts Louis I. Kahn back on the pedestal he so richly deserves.
Two photographers filed suit Friday against actress Cameron Diaz and her singer boyfriend Justin Timberlake.  One of the photographers claims Diaz hit him and snatched his camera while Timberlake taunted him  as he lay bleeding on the ground. The photo...
SEOUL\u00e2\u0080\u0094A huge explosion rocked an area in North Korea near the border with China three days ago and appeared to be much bigger than a train blast that killed 170 people in April, South Korea&#39;s Yonhap news agency reported today.
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that diplomatic and commercial relations with Colombia would be put on hold until it apologizes for paying bounty hunters to abduct a rebel leader from inside Venezuela, insisting the neighboring country's actions were indefensible.
Crop research groups agree to ensure long-term funding of the world's largest repository of rice samples.
India held the advantage in a tantalisingly poised second cricket test against Australia by the close of the third day&#39;s play today.
LOS ANGELES - While picking up his second trophy at Sunday&#39;s American Music Awards, Usher suggested that he would be returning to the podium.
The airline, which reported earnings for the first time since leaving Chapter 11 this summer, topped Wall Street estimates as it cut back on seats but raised prices.
Gunmen fired rockets near Mogadishu's airport on Wednesday, witnesses said, a day after African peacekeepers started arriving to help the interim government restore order in lawless Somalia.
&quot;Transformers,&quot; the big-budget  movie about alien robots battling on Earth, crushed the  competition in theaters over the weekend, racking up $67.6  million in three days to land at No. 1 on box office charts,  according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Proof how quickly time flies is the upcoming 20 year celebration of Discovery Channel&#39;s Shark Week. The annual event, hosted by Survivorman&#39;s Les Stroud, will fill Discovery Channel&#39;s total day schedule from Sunday, July 29 through Saturday, August 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. ET. Over 130 hours of shark related programs (including eight all-new prime time specials at 9 p.m.) will populate the schedule.
The French president will meet his Chinese counterpart on a four-day state visit focusing on economic ties.
COPENHAGEN Predicting a full-year loss, the Danish toy maker Lego said Thursday that its chief executive had resigned as the company had yet to recover from a financial crisis.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - A rumbling column of U.S. Bradley  fighting vehicles grinds to a stop in a rebellious Iraqi  neighborhood of scarred houses and mud streets.
BMC Software is buying privately held ProactiveNet as a way to flesh out the analytics portion of its BSM (business service management) software.
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Dan Rather, the CBS Evening News anchor conservatives loved to hate, was a network news survivor of the highest order: He lasted a record
Ticket to ride BEA Systems is set to receive a $13m signing bonus for moving its HQ to San Jose's sprawling downtown from city fathers eager to woo Silicon Valley based businesses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Natural and organic food retailer  Whole Foods Market Inc.  said on Friday that it  extended its tender offer for rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.   again.
By staff report. Funnyman Chris Rock has been selected to host the next Oscars. Gil Cates, producer of the 77th Academy Awards telecast, made the announcement Thursday.
On July 10, one of the year&#39;s major video game conferences, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), will open in Santa Monica, California.
Shadowy corporate figures who cut backroom deals. Stealthy terrorists who drive cabs by day. Immigrants who steal across the border by night.
The news that shoppers are not only getting wider but also taller has prompted a British supermarket chain to replace its entire fleet of trolleys.
A leading Republican senator on Sunday unveiled a plan to reform US intelligence operations, including giving increased budget and firing powers to a new director.
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Samuel L. Jackson plays the real-life coach of a high school basketball team in this solid, unsurprising sports drama.
Media & professional: Durham's new vice-chancellor Christopher Higgins tells Matt Keating about his plans to turn it into the 'Princeton of Europe'.
Zimbabwe cricket officials were relieved Sunday following the International Cricket Council&#39;s decision to clear the Zimbabwe Cricket Union of racism.
A judge has ruled against the singer visiting her kids until February 19 when another hearing will be held.
A kangaroo that went on a walkabout in frigid Wisconsin was captured Wednesday. But where the marsupial came from remained a mystery.
The thieves behind the brazen daytime heist of Edvard Munch&#39;s &quot;The Scream&quot; in Oslo may have a tough task ahead of them.
Free and cut-price alcohol offers in Scottish shops will be made illegal, ministers announce.
Nigeria's main militant group said Thursday it fired on six oil industry ships and threatened an attack that will cause an \
Alaska, the frontier boom state, is looking at scandal, waning political clout and maybe even a bust.

With some stars burdened by unhappiness in their current climes and others preparing for the open market, Sunday's Pro Bowl could set the stage for a dramatic offseason.
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John Gruber observes on Daring Fireball, &#147;The iPod, iTunes, and iTMS work with any modern personal computer, Windows or Mac. Yes, the original iPod debuted as a Mac-only peripheral, and iTunes for Windows appeared even later &#151; but Apple offered complete support for Windows relatively quickly. The iPod and iTunes are fully compatible with your existing CD and MP3 music collections.&#148; [Aug 20]

Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career rushing leader, is retiring after 15 years, according to two sources within the NFL.
Federal courts would be barred from  striking the words \
Europe's top elections watchdog Thursday announced it would boycott Russia's presidential poll next month because of restrictions imposed by Moscow on its monitors.
Weapon No. 1 was shut down, so Kansas City turned to weapon No. 2 and nailed down its first victory since last New Year's Eve.
Existing home sales in the United States increased 2.7 percent in November at a seasonally adjusted annual rate to an all-time monthly high of 6.94 million units, the National
DHAKA - At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured in a series of bomb blasts at a meeting of the main opposition Awami League in the capital on Saturday, witnesses and news reports said.
For Hestrie Cloete, the season is all but over, as South Africa&#39;s high jump world champion failed to continue her winning streak in the Golden League on Friday night in Brussels.
Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko signed a six-year, &#36;86 million contract extension with the team Friday. The deal, which culminated three months of negotiations, will kick in next season.
(Columbia-AP) Nov. 24, 2004 - Friends and colleagues of South Carolina&#39;s new coach Steve Spurrier say he is a family man who jokes around and likes to play golf, just like his predecessor Lou Holtz .
Mark Thatcher, the British businessman, is back in the Cape High Court today to challenge a subpoena demanding answers about his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea.
Reigning 10m Platform world champion Alexandre Despatie from Canada qualified first for the semifinals of the 3m Springboard competition while the German contenders failed to do so.
AFTER an slow start as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rally, a late surge saw the Dow finish almost 70 points ahead, topping the significant 10,500 mark.
THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are launching a major population-based study to examine the genetic and environmental factors that may cause many diseases, including asthma, Alzheimer's, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart disease and reproductive problems, among others.
Desperate, homeless villagers on the tsunami-ravaged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicopters carrying aid Saturday as the U.S. military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War, ferrying food and other emergency relief to survivors across the disaster zone.
Indonesia signs an agreement with a US firm over a human bird flu vaccine in a move that stirs controversy.
Want an iPhone but don't want to use AT&T?  A UK company says it soon will offer a service to help owners unlock their iPhones for use with other cellular operators.
Rates of infection with the deadly Clostridium difficile  bug rise in English hospitals, while MRSA rates  fall only slowly.

Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on  Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to  martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30  elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
U.S. producer prices declined in June while industrial output bounced back, reports on Tuesday showed, setting a favorable tone for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on the economy on Wednesday.
Reno/Tahoe International Airport&#39;s instrument landing system malfunctioned Saturday, stranding thousands of passengers when all flights were canceled.
The 50th Grammy Awards opened with a dead guy and gave a 67-year-old the big prize, but Amy Winehouse and Tina Turner ruled, while the Beatles and Pavarotti got painful tributes
A startup billing itself as the Better Business Bureau for virtual worlds wants to provide a rating system for avatars &#151; players' online representations &#151; in \
Staff at the United Kingdom's Department for Work and Pensions were unable to use their PCs this week after a routine software upgrade knocked out 80 percent of the computers in the sprawling department.
A Palestinian who broke into the   British embassy's car park in Tel Aviv demanding asylum was   captured by Israeli police on Thursday after an eight-hour   standoff in which he had threatened to shoot himself.
Supporters of late Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet file past his coffin a day after his death in Santiago.
Andy Murray says the men's tennis world was watching avidly as Roger Federer lost to Guillermo Canas in Indian Wells on Sunday.
NEW YORK -- The mayor of New York City on Wednesday became the latest state or local official to take direct action to address the flu vaccine shortage by ordering vaccine directly from European wholesalers.
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Fred Couples, the defending champion, and Tiger Woods, who has a miserable Skins Game record, had good chances Saturday to win skins.
Dutch police arrested two people after a violent 15-hour standoff at a house in the Hague, in which four officers were wounded by a hand grenade.
The suit accuses oil companies and gas stations of overcharging customers at the pump by failing to compensate for changes in gasoline volumes when temperatures rise.
VIENNA, Austria &#151 Whether big or small, high in the sky, or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb, someone in the Austrian capital will find out.
A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy's parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says.
Barcellona scatenato, il Real affonda al Camp Nou. Nel 3-0 finale Ronaldinho stravince derby brasiliano con Ronaldo. I &#39;Galattici&#39; al Camp Nou non vestono la maglia bianca del Real Madrid, ma quella azulgrana del Barcellona.
NEC has unveiled its latest supercomputer, which is almost twice as fast as the BlueGene/L machine rolled out by IBM in September.
Every day, consumers plunk down millions of dollars for cell phones, computers and high-end electronics that are supposed to make their lives better. And every night, they lie awake worrying that their new PCs or plasma TVs will spontaneously combust the day their warranty expires.
By GEORGIE ANN GEYER Universal Press Syndicate  WASHINGTON -- What is there to say at this point about the bizarre case of Capt. Lisa M.
Several months after the initial announcement, Lenovo releases details on the models that will come pre-loaded with Linux.
The U.S. economy continued to grow in the final weeks of the fourth quarter but the pace of activity slackened amid subdued holiday spending and a weak housing sector, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
Sir Alex Ferguson embarks on another milestone in his outstanding career at the helm of Manchester United. Against crosstown rivals Manchester City, he will be celebrating 18 years in charge at Old Trafford.
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ASHEVILLE, NC -- Repairs to damage from Hurricane Frances haven&#39;t been completed yet, but emergency workers in western North Carolina are having to gear up for the threat posed from Hurricane Ivan.
TORONTO (CP) - Celestica Inc. warned Tuesday that its current quarter has been much weaker than expected as the result of reduced orders from major customers.
The ever-expanding number of ways to communicate has raised concerns about the spread of confidential information through unsecure devices.
The death toll caused by devastating floods in Haiti has climbed to over 1,600 people. Another 800 remain missing. Hurricane Jeanne is the latest tragedy to hit Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas.
When it comes to what pays on U.S. television, talk doesn't come cheap -- nor apparently does a loud mouth.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell warned North Korea against carrying out any new missile tests, saying Washington would not be intimidated into changing its policy towards the Stalinist state.
Three Indonesian Christians to be executed for attacks on Muslims are seen by relatives for probably the last time.
PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out, but the Pittsburgh Steelers still were able to punch their way to another victory.
Three U.N. workers remained hostages of a Taliban faction despite hopes they would be freed by the Muslim festival of Eid which began on Saturday, the third anniversary of the Taliban's flight from the Afghan capital.
Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.
WASHINGTON - It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
WANA, Pakistan  - Hundreds of militants in northwest Pakistan attacked a paramilitary camp and up to 30 soldiers were missing, security officials said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel urged that antidepressants carry explicit warnings about an increased risk of suicidal behaviors in young people.
&quot;Friday Night Lights,&quot; a cinematic chronicle of high school football in Texas, debuted in theaters Friday night after meeting the approval of a few Steelers who happened to view a sneak preview Thursday.
Oil prices fell sharply yesterday in what traders described as a wave of profit-taking after futures hit a new high above $55 a barrel and after gasoline futures fell sharply on indications of declining demand.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Congress may try before the end of the year to revive a bill to overhaul the nation&#39;s intelligence services that was stalled by objections from Republicans in the US House.
MIAMI  - Hundreds of thousands of people were told Wednesday to get ready to evacuate as powerful hurricane Frances crept closer to Florida just weeks after hurricane Charley's rampage.
CUPERTINO (BCN) -- Santa Clara County officials Monday confirmed that a bird found in Cupertino has tested positive for West Nile Virus -- the first such confirmation for the city.
Barry Bonds hit his third home  run in two days to help the San Francisco Giants earn a split  of their doubleheader with a 14-4 win over the Montreal Expos  on Wednesday.
LONDON, Nov. 19 -- British police are investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and have placed him under protective guard at a London hospital, a Scotland Yard spokesman said Sunday.
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Former US president Bill Clinton was moved from the intensive care unit Wednesday, just two days after undergoing a successful four-hour coronary bypass surgery.
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Citigroup Inc., the world&#39;s largest bank, was forced to close its private banking operations in Japan after the nation&#39;s financial regulator reported it had found &quot;serious&quot; breaches.
The European Commission says it will do more to help EU member states handle large flows of migrants.
A new approach to managing floods could result in some areas being flooded in Wales.
Even environmentally aware people are unwilling to reduce the amount of flying they do, research shows.
Afghan Vice President Namatullah Shahrani was unharmed when a bomb went off on his way to a road project in northeastern part of the country, local officials said Monday.
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SYDNEY - Australia has announced plans to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the &#39;most lethal capacity&#39; for air combat in the region.
He tries not to wax too nostalgic about it, but you can hear it in his voice.
An unmanned reconnaissance plane used by European forces helping provide security in Congo crashed in the capital Tuesday, killing one person on the ground and injuring two others, an official said.
Jeff Sluman&#39;s putter worked well enough to give him a share of the lead, and Paul Azinger&#39;s blade let him down when he needed it the most.
Johan Santana took a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday night to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Yankees.
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Planners in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday unveiled designs for an audacious multibillion-dollar cultural district whose like has never been seen in the Arab world.
Cuban President Fidel Castro suffered a fall late Wednesday, possibly breaking an arm and a knee, but he laughed off the mishap and assured Cubans he remained in good spirits and &quot;in one piece&quot;.
Three men found guilty of killing a father on the outskirts of Aberdeen get a total of at least 48 years in jail.
The Yankees set up a twofold reunion for Tino Martinez yesterday, agreeing to a trade for Randy Johnson and then signing Martinez as a free agent to a one-year contract. Johnson and Martinez played together with the Seattle Mariners from 1990 to 1995, before Martinez was traded to the Yankees, where he was a member of four World Series champions in the next six years.
Il direttore sportivo del Real Madrid, Pedrag Mijatovic, &egrave; a Roma dove, intercettato dalle te...
Britain&#39;s Prince Harry called princess Diana &quot;the best mother in the world&quot; Friday in a heartfelt memorial service address which reduced public mourners to tears, 10 years to the day since she died.
By Richard Elias  A COUPLE accused by American authorities of supplying chemicals to drug barons were arrested in Scotland yesterday.  Brian Howes and Kerry-Ann Shanks, 28, were held by police acting for US investigators.
Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat got back on track, while the New York Knicks kept sliding. O'Neal had 33 points and 18 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 21 and the Heat limited the Knicks to two field goals in a seven-minute stretch of the first half on the way to an 102-94 win Wednesday night.
A FORMER speech writer for George W. Bush has claimed Yasser Arafat died of AIDS. Former presidential aide David Frum, famous for coining the phrase &quot;axis of evil&quot;, says the world has shown
BRITAIN, France and Germany have presented Iran with a package of economic and political incentives as part of a last-ditch attempt to persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear enrichment program.
A high-speed train derailed in eastern Australia, injuring dozens of passengers as its carriages slammed into trees and ploughed through fields alongside the tracks.
Vivendi has announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most popular PC titles ever, will be released on November 16. The original game was released back in 1998 and earned more than 50 game-of-the-year awards.
Helene weakened and was no longer a hurricane Sunday as it moved through the open Atlantic, forecasters said.
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Now that the Bulls put all that silliness behind them and made Ben Wallace take off the headband, it's time they faced up to the real problem.
ASIA - Preoccupazione per il grave bilancio di morti e dispersi nel golfo di Aden e nel Mediterraneo Roma (Agenzia Fides) - L\u00c2\u0092ufficio dell\u00c2\u0092Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i Rifugiati (UNHCR) ha ripetutamente espresso la propria preoccupazione riguardo alla situazione nel golfo di Aden e nel Mediterraneo: molti dei migranti che rischiano l...
Stock futures advanced on Monday as investors bought beaten-down shares on hopes that recent weak economic data will prompt the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates to avert a recession.
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Online music service Napster on Thursday said it reached a deal to enter the ringtone market with mobile content publisher Dwango Wireless .
Eric Barton really did breathe a sigh of relief, thanks to his teammates.
The opposition calls its supporters into the street and the government comes down hard -- but there are also signs the anger may be waning
A private rocket ship shot into space on Monday morning and won a coveted $10 million aviation prize for its creators. SpaceShipOne, the sleek combination of rocket and glider designed by
The African Union will not abandon  Darfur but it needs more international support if it is to  continue its peacekeeping mission, the AU commission chairman  said in a meeting with European Union leaders on Monday.
A former high school honors student was executed late Tuesday evening for the death of a woman who was one of four people gunned down in a holdup at an East Texas bar.
The White House hopes the deal will diminish the influence of Venezuela\u00e2\u0080\u0099s president, Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez, who plans a rally against President Bush today.
Newly elected Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid prodded President Bush and Republicans on Tuesday to join him in working across party lines over the next two years and said, \
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Toshiba is seeking to land a knock-out blow against the Sony-led Blu-ray camp, but adding high-definition drives to PCs would mean higher prices and could hurt sales.
U.S. forces in Iraq suffered one of their worst days on Wednesday, with 11 soldiers reported killed as a high-level panel in Washington said training of Iraqi forces should speed up so that U.S. troops can withdraw.
Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath has denied reports that President Yasser Arafat is dead, adding that Islam did not allow for him to be taken off life-support.
As the UN reports substantial progress in Iran's nuclear program and US ships gather in the Persian Gulf, US and Iranian diplomats prepare to meet in Iraq.
Myanmar's ruling junta has agreed to bring forward a visit by U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who now expects to go there in the first week of November, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Horizon Lines Inc. has installed active RFID tags on 5,100 containers in an effort to track shipments from Seattle to the North Pole.
An Italian man is arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of British four-year-old Madeleine McCann, according to reports.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Martin Gerber turned aside 29 shots in helping the Ottawa Senators ease to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the netminder's return to Raleigh on Tuesday.
Two questions I'm sure a lot of people in New England are asking today as they contemplate the possibility that tonight's game will be the Red Sox' last of the 2007 baseball season:
Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would \
Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy joins Celtic on loan until the end of the season.
Five-year-old Gavin Fann of South Bend stuck his water yo-yo between the cushions of a couch and started pulling the stretchable cord -- five, 10, 12 feet.
While Byung Hyun Kim might leave the Red Sox after scouts from other teams get to watch him in spring training, general manager Theo Epstein is proceeding as if Kim will return to the team and possibly be used as a long man in the bullpen.
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared unlikely to shield medical marijuana users from federal drug laws, as justices expressed deep reservations about sanctioning even limited use of illegal drugs.
The latest in this long line of winter journeyers is a British tenor, Mark Padmore, who sang Schubert\u00e2\u0080\u0099s song cycle at Weill Recital Hall on Tuesday night with the pianist Ethan Iverson.
They hope their findings, published in Science, may lead to new drugs to help smokers quit. It is thought nicotinic acetylcholine receptors found on the surface of brain cells are key.
North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state some $300 million in aid.
Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported  a higher quarterly profit as the world's second largest  software company benefited from steady demand for its flagship  database software.
Two senators, union leaders and researchers urged the federal government Friday to set tougher restrictions on a microwave popcorn additive linked to lung disease among factory workers heavily exposed to it.
Election officials in Florida said Thursday they will send new absentee ballots to voters in one of the state&#39;s most populous counties amid outcry over disappearance of thousands of ballots.
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NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed two Palestinian militants in the West Bank on Thursday during a raid, local residents and medical officials said.
The contact management service has updated its downloadable client for the Mac operating system so that data from its Pulse social network appears in the system's offline Address Book software.
Turkey says tough EU demands on opening accession talks may make reaching agreement hard.
A letter from recently-elected Labour MPs is demanding that Tony Blair stand down as prime minister.
It's the fifth time regulators have taken action against a company for failing to protect consumer data -- and the second time the same California coder blew the whistle.
Tra le etichette Grappe siciliane e Limoncelli campani
Ucciso un candidato alle elezioni in zona tribale del nord
There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.
The office of Razoo on Connecticut Avenue blends two distinct cultures common in Washington.
The Philippines is likely to call off  the search for bodies from a sunken passenger ferry after  military divers found no corpses in the hull, an army official  said on Sunday.
New evidence emerges of a link between the pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia and heart disease.
The highest-ranking soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at the prison as a two-day court-martial opened at a US base in Baghdad.
Wails of mourning echoed through the streets of this southern Russian town on Sunday, and the region&#39;s top police officer offered his resignation in the wake
NEW YORK Two months ago, when wildfires scorched hundreds of square miles in Southern California, forcing the evacuation of a half-million people, listenership spiked on KNX Radio, the CBS-owned outlet in Los Angeles. But the uptick wasn't for the station's on-air signal; listeners had instead tuned into the station on the Internet.
Northern Rock says it has not yet had to borrow emergency Bank of England cash, as savers are urged not to panic.
Heath Ledger passed away only Tuesday, but his transformation is already under way, from acclaimed actor to most-searched Internet term, from film star to cultural touchstone.
Shopping has never been so much fun Virgin mobile, in what is either utter desperation or a brilliant PR coup, has identified a new trend in Christmas shopping that manages to combine boobs and mobile phones.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In four NFL seasons spanning 54 games, Redskins safety Matt Bowen had never sacked a quarterback. In last week's win over the Bucs, he sacked Brad Johnson twice.
Currently, the UAE is &quot;producing almost our full capacity&quot; of 2.5 million bpd, Oil Minister Obeid bin Saif al-Nassiri said, commenting on measures to ease the surge in world oil prices.
It wasn&#039;t meant to be overheard. Private luncheon conversations among world leaders, picked up by a microphone, provided a rare window into both banter and substance &amp;#151; including President Bush cursing Hezbollah&#039;s attacks against Israel.
Mozilla has released Firefox 3 beta 2, which sports a wide range of improvements including plugs for memory leaks, security fixes, and a download manager that includes improvements previously available only through plug-ins.
Google Inc.:  WHO:        Google Inc., Intel, and several other global corporations and environmental groups.  WHAT:       Online press conference to discuss new opportunities in computing and climate change.  WHEN:       Tuesday, June 12, 10:00-11:00 AM, PDT.
NAIROBI, Jan. 4 -- As the top U.S. diplomat for Africa flew into town, the violent post-election crisis in this normally peaceful East African nation simmered Friday with no obvious solution in sight.
IBM plans to continue hiring global services delivery staff in India by the thousands, adding to the 73,000 it already has in its global services and other operations in the country.
It&#039;s that time of year again when Europeans pack up the kids and pets and embark on an annual vacation exodus &amp;#151; jamming highways that are no celebration of European unity. The highway headaches are rooted largely in European governments&#039; inability to craft a sensibly numbered, well-maintained and uniformly sign-posted highway grid.
An ex-KGB spy accused Vladimir Putin of his murder on Friday in a statement read out after his slow death from radiation poisoning, but the Russian president brushed off the accusations as \
Bob Sanders' impact on the vastly improved Indianapolis defense, not to mention his impact on opposing ball carriers, earned the Colts safety The Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award Monday.
A French-led marine expedition team believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans around a Philippine island, officials and scientists announced Monday.
Luca Marin affida a un'intervista a 'Chi', in edicola domani, la replica all'ex fidanzata, la nuotat...
The Fool interviews the CEO of a biotech with a specialized approach.
While Nobel Prizes are given for past performance, other types of inducement prizes are intended to spur innovation. Do they do the job?
With new upscale restaurants, bars, and theater, the West Bank city is undergoing a cultural revival.
OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - No della Conferenza Episcopale al partito di Zapatero Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Il PSOE ha risposto al comunicato della Conferenza Episcopale sulle elezioni generali con una reazione sproporzionata e senza senso....
Democratic challenger John Kerry Friday accused President Bush of breaking a 2000 campaign pledge to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and said the president was protecting big drug companies' profits.
United Nations officials say new fighting has been reported between Congolese troops and dissident soldiers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Detroit Pistons scored an impressive 90-80 road victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, Rasheed Wallace leading the Eastern Conference contenders with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Shares of restaurant company Yum  Brands Inc.  slipped on Tuesday after a suspected E.coli  outbreak linked to several Taco Bell restaurants made it the  latest company to report a food scare that has worried some  consumers and investors.
The 2006 World Cup will break with tradition and begin with a separate show a day before the opening game.
Citigroup said that federal regulators had warned the bank that an investigation of its asset management unit could result in an enforcement action.
Mindy McCready is free on $1,000 bond after a weekend arrest on misdemeanor charges that she scratched her mother on the face during a scuffle and resisted sheriff's deputies, authorities said.
By Dan Kelly, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Sep. 8--At least two people, including an Internet user in China, accessed a supposedly confidential list of some of Berks County's 25,000 gun-permit holders, Sheriff Barry J. Jozwiak confirmed Thursday.
Tottenham stay in the bottom three of the Premier League after some slack defending gives Newcastle victory.
Shakespeare's most problematic play \u00c2\u0097 at least with respect to modern sensitivities \u00c2\u0097 receives an intelligent interpretation from Michael Radford and a superb cast.
Tens of international aid organizations in Iraq have been considering to leave the war-torn country since two Italian women were kidnapped Tuesday.
The punter is the funniest guy in the room. You learn to develop a sense of humor when the nickname of your junior college is the Artichokes.
Roger, wilco and out went enough Breeders&#39; Cup Pick 6 tickets to burn down Lone Star Park yesterday when Euro-invader Wilko, dismissed at 28-1 in a field of eight, rolled
The Los Angeles Opera will present Richard Wagner's epic \
Marine commanders in Iraq are investigating an incident in which Marines fighting in Fallujah apparently shot and killed a severely wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a mosque in the city.
Despite a recent antitrust settlement, Scott McNealy says Sun Microsystems shaking hands with Microsoft is like two boxers tapping gloves.
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, was indicted on charges of conspiring to make more than $125,000 in illegal contributions to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John Edwards.
When you think of relaxation, chances are dental drills and Novocain needles don't come to mind.
Alisher Saipov, an Uzbek journalist critical of President Karimov, is shot dead in the Kyrgyz town of Osh.
High-capacity fiber network for voice, data, and video will cut Lloyds bandwidth costs and let it offer new high-bandwidth apps. By Steven Marlin.
The Texas congressman rallies his online supporters to keep giving money, and to stage a march on the nation's capital to show they mean business. He has only 16 of the 1,191 delegates needed to win the Republican presidential nod.
By DONNA GOODISON  Online shopping search engine Yokel.com is now accessible on mobile phones with Web browsers. \
Germany's Metro Group tested radio tag inventory control for a year and found it good enough to deploy--but not perfect.
The United States and the European Union stepped up calls on Friday for Sudan to let international troops in to support African Union forces in Darfur amid growing talk of sanctions on Khartoum.
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ROME, Feb 14 (IPS) - A peoples tribunal has held much of Western media  guilty of inciting violence and deceiving people in its reporting  of Iraq.
SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard warned that Australia&#39;s strong dollar, high world oil prices and the lingering effects of prolonged drought would dampen the country&#39;s long-buoyant economy in 2005.
Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was conscious but being kept alive by machines and breathing with difficulty Thursday, doctors said.
NEW YORK -- The nation's service sector expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in May, suggesting it could help sustain broader economic growth as the automotive and housing industries slump, a research group said Tuesday.
Blog: It may sound naughty, but it's actually a photo-sharing site that relies on AOL Instant Messenger for uploading.
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NEW YORK - Stocks are not expected to move much at the open Friday, with no big earnings news on the schedule, though a report on U.S. durable goods could set the tone...
Australian terror suspect David Hicks is due to appear before a US military  tribunal at Guantanamo Bay.
After more than 40 years at Europe&#39;s doorstep, Turkey Tuesday eagerly awaited the European Commission&#39;s green light to begin membership talks with the European Union -- but with some strings attached.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson has gone from the King of Pop to the King of Pay Up. The scandal-scarred singer has been sued for the second time in a week by someone claiming he failed to fork over money he owes.
A tape purportedly from al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden aired on Monday by al-Jazeera satellite channel has called upon the Iraqis to boycott the coming elections due on Jan. 30.
. (antiTainment) Cheers star Shelly Long is now recovering after an overdose of painkillers. Long reportedly took the pills in an attempt commit suicide after her marriage of 22-years ended.
All the participants should coordinate, within the shortest possible period, the time of holding the new round of negotiations, China&#39;s pointman on North Korea Ning Fukui said in Beijing on Tuesday.
AMHERST - All season long, University of Massachusetts basketball coach Travis Ford has encouraged his players to be \
The playoffs may not officially start until the first week in January, but as witnessed in Minnesota on Monday night, playoff desperation is alive and well.
Kyrgyzstan says it has arrested two men who were trying to sell  plutonium on the black market.
WORCESTER -- The last commercial airline at Worcester Airport has left the building. At 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, the final Allegiant Air flight took off to Orlando, leaving some customers miffed at the airline's exit from the market.
Harry Potter, the world&#39;s most famous boy wizard, has fallen foul of Israel&#39;s rabbis.
Scientists in Japan claim to be able to increase the size of a woman's breasts using fat and stem cells.
Jason Kidd is back. The question now is for how long. The 34-year-old Kidd, who underwent off-season knee surgery, made his long-awaited season debut for the Nets
Peru's justice minister calls for better security after a witness in a drugs case is shot dead en route to court.
ATHENS -- I saw a game that featured, with only the slightest expansion of our basic concepts, fast breaks, fouled in the act of shooting, sneakaways, pivotmen, turnovers, weaves, give-and-gos, lookaway passes, backward bounce passes, skip passes, a penalty shot, a backdoor play, and great shot blocking worthy of a Russell or a Roy.
Fish farms are close to matching fishing fleets in supplying seafood to global markets but both sources are unlikely to keep up with demand fueled by rising populations and incomes.
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Il verbale dell'interrogatorio dell'ex arbitro Mario Mazzoleni, sentito dai pm di Napoli che indagan...
Red-hot oil prices cooled, easing below 50 dollars a barrel in New York after news of stronger-than-expected US inventories and oil in the United States and diminishing fears of unrest in Nigeria.
Tony Blair heads to South Africa, where he will give a speech defending his foreign policy record.
Flu and other illnesses have hit the region later than usual this year, emptying offices and schools and sending overflow crowds to emergency rooms.
The Expedition 10 crew wrapped up its last week of 2004 unloading contents from the newly arrived Russian Progress cargo vehicle and making plans to ring in the new year Space Station style.
Hey, somebody in Times Square put my Pakistani chicken meat patty on a miniature bagel. And, if that's a turnoff, then try it on a hot-dog bun. Mmmm, not bad for a buck, buck-fifty.
British police charged eight men Tuesday with terrorist offenses, including one suspected al-Qaida operative accused of having surveillance plans of financial institutions in New York, Washington and New Jersey ...
President Arroyo leaves Wednesday night for a 10-day working trip to the United States, Chile and Mexico, primarily to attend the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leader\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Summit in Santiago, Chile.
Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen gave Norway a 1-2 finish in a men&#39;s 10-kilometre World Cup biathlon sprint event Wednesday. Eckhoff was perfect on the shooting range and crossed the
A Briton and two other foreigners helping to organise Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election have been kidnapped by a gang of armed men in the capital, prompting a huge
More than 1,000 Maoists launched a violent assault on a district headquarters in Nepal's northwestern mountains, as angry traders rallied on the streets of Kathmandu to protest a crippling rebel blockade of the capital, now also hit by a general strike.
Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.
World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina says she doesn&#39;t remember what caused her to fall during a competition this weekend.
President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S. presence at bases in countries like Poland, Romania and Uzbekistan, Pentagon officials said Monday.
Best Buy Co. Inc.  plans to open about 130 stores in the United States, Canada and China during its fiscal year beginning March 4, the company said on Wednesday.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - World No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland and third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt each posted straight-set wins and advanced to Sunday&#39;s final at the lucrative 2004 Tennis Masters Cup.
Citigroup Inc on Tuesday said it is raising at least $14.5 billion and cutting its quarterly dividend 41 percent to help shore up a capital base depleted by losses on subprime mortgages and consumer credit.
Microsoft chief Bill Gates has topped the list of business magazine Forbes&#39; 400 Richest Americans list for the ninth consecutive year, while India-born Amar Gopal Bose is ranked 278.
The International Monetary Fund has cut  its forecast for global growth next year slightly amid  expectations that the U.S. and Chinese economies will not  expand as strongly as previously thought.
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Materials used by Abbott Laboratories to promote its HIV-fighting drug Kaletra overstate the medicine&#39;s effectiveness and fail to warn about risks in taking the drug, the US Food and Drug Administration said in a letter sent to the company.
The M.T.A. approved a plan for fare increases that will raise the price of a monthly fare card by $6, to $76, next year.
Set the dining table, light some candles and crack open a nice bag of wine.
LOS ANGELES Financial problems have shut down two Los Angeles County emergency rooms for good over the past two weeks -- raising concerns that the county&#39;s remaining E-Rs may be overwhelmed.
Microsoft&#39;s E-mail-filter technology, Sender ID, is unpopular with open-source advocates but popular with spammers, who are using it to bypass other filters.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's top executive outlined the company's plan to transition from a traditional software company to offering software plus services for the first time on Tuesday, giving some roadmap details for how the strategy will play out in the next year. In a keynote at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shed more details on the plan other executives, such as Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, have been teasing out over the past year -- but not many more. He gave a time frame for the early part of the transition but mostly echoed what other executives have said about Microsoft's slow transition to adding hosted business services to its traditional software portfolio. \
It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a Tokyo high-rise is a robot.
The dollar roared higher on Tuesday as  investors unwound bets on a further near-term decline after the  currency had plumbed several record lows against the euro in  the final days of 2004.
TEHRAN: Iran yesterday vowed never to give up its &quot;right&quot; to enrich uranium but offered hope of progress in critical nuclear talks with European countries which want the Islamic Republic to permanently halt the activity.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Eli Lilly drug Alimta, for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in previously treated patients.
Mark Messier skated onto the ice at Rexall Place in full equipment and hoisted the Stanley Cup for an Oilers crowd that seemed to cherish him more than ever.
Bear Stearns Cos , an  investment bank battered by the mortgage market slump, and  China's CITIC Securities Co (600030.SS) said on Monday they  will take investment stakes in each other and form a broad  strategic alliance.
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AN ALARMING breach of the House of Commons by fox hunting supporters has left MPs reeling and prompted calls yesterday for urgent steps to beef up defences at Britain&#39;s seat of power.
Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a quarterly net profit that more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by the sale of shares it held in rival Google Inc. and stronger online ad revenue that analysts said may signal good results from other Web search providers.
Rep. Mel Watt, a North Carolina Democrat whose document condemning the war with Iraq became policy for the Congressional Black Caucus, was elected the group's leader Monday. He pledged to pursue more frequent meetings with the White House.
The Ornithopter flaps its wings and flies --for 14 seconds
Dec. 23, 2004. VMware on Thursday rolled out a public beta of its Workstation 5, the newest edition of its desktop virtualization software.
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democrat Barack Obama launched his 2008 White House run on Saturday with a pledge to end the war in Iraq and bridge the partisan divide that has blocked political progress on issues from energy to health care.
MILAN A panel of three judges began deliberations Thursday in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy.
In a remote corner of northern Iraq, Kurdish militants fighting Turkey thrive, protected by mountains and a complex web of relationships.
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Il giudice sportivo ha respinto la richiesta del Palermo di visionare le immagini televisive per l'a...
Blog: Taking product placement to a new level, the popular Web serial will feature a Neutrogena scientist as so-called branded character. Bloggers have varying responses.
New orders for long-lasting  U.S.-made manufactured goods took their sharpest tumble in  seven months during August, the Commerce Department reported on  Wednesday as demand weakened across nearly every category of  durable good.
Cuba's energy minister is fired  amid a crisis  that leaves millions of Cubans without electricity every day.
Yves Saint Laurent has its eye on the power player: the CEO, the politician, the man in charge.
Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon says he is determined to find new partners for his coalition government after suffering a major defeat in parliament.
Charles Seaver, an outstanding amateur golfer in the 1930&#39;s, died yesterday at a hospice in Pebble Beach, Calif. He was 93 and lived in Pebble Beach.
Matt Walsh scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, helping No. 23 Florida defeat Providence &#151; the alma mater of Gators coach Billy Donovan &#151; 84-66 Saturday in the Orange Bowl Classic.
A federal judge on Wednesday barred  the U.S. military from forcing troops to be vaccinated for  anthrax without either getting their informed consent or  obtaining a special order from President Bush.
Bernie Ecclestone has launched a stinging attack on Silverstone&#39;s owners after dumping the British Grand Prix from the Formula One calendar.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, driving   the Dow Jones industrial average up to within arm's length of   its all-time closing high, as data showing an unexpected rise   in August new home sales eased concerns about the outlook for   corporate profits.
Moscow - Russia&#39;s justice ministry announced plans Tuesday to break up the Yukos oil giant in a fatal blow to Russia&#39;s largest oil producer and its former Western investor darling who once dared challenge President Vladimir Putin&#39;s rule.
Bernard Matthews is to resume slaughtering and processing birds at the Suffolk farm where bird flu was found.
Six children were killed early Sunday   morning, and their mother and three siblings seriously injured,   when a fire believed to be started by a candle tore through an   apartment with no electricity or smoke detectors, authorities   said.
Nokia on Tuesday said it has joined an industry group working on technical and specification standards for Secure Digital memory card applications.
Unchecked civilian abuse by Ivory Coast military and rebels &amp;#151; ranging from robbery to killings &amp;#151; threatens to derail elections planned for later this year, an international monitoring group said Thursday.
Their grip on Congress strengthened, Republicans on Wednesday saw both a mandate and an opportunity to push further tax cuts, limits on damage awards in
Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte.
Britain's Lee Westwood will take part in this year's Singapore Open, organizers said on Tuesday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  - High oil prices will probably  brake U.S. growth but will not derail the economy provided  there is not another sharp spike upwards, a top Federal Reserve  policymaker said on Tuesday.
Britain's secret electronic intelligence agency, GCHQ, suffered \
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U.S. and Iraqi forces launched attacks on Baghdad's northern and southern flanks to clear out Sunni insurgents, al-Qaida fighters and Shiite militiamen who had fled the capital and Anbar during a four-month-old security operation, military officials said Monday.
The new head of Berlin&#39;s local rail  system admits he used to be a fair-dodger but stopped riding  local trains and busses without a ticket more than seven years  ago.
Hari Chandran spent much of the weekend on the phone frantically trying to reach loved ones on opposite coasts of Sri Lanka after monstrous tidal waves devastated his homeland.
THE family of murdered British hostage Ken Bigley faced new anguish today with a sickening video of his beheading being shown on the internet.
The top-drawers comedy 'The Underpants,' opening tonight at the Broach Theatre, is a Steve Martin-penned adaptation of German expressionist Carl Sternheim's satire about the effects of 15 minutes of fame and ...
With less than two months until the November 2 election, President George W. Bush is working to shore up support among his staunchest supporters even as he courts undecided voters.
BP has said that net profits retreated in 2006 -- reflecting a decline in production and refining margins -- and revised downwards its output for next year.
HARRISON, New York  - Steve Stricker overcame a bogey at the first hole by firing seven birdies to claim a one-stroke lead over South Korean KJ Choi after the Barclays Classic third round on Saturday.
Oil futures fell yesterday after Iraq, the sixth-largest supplier to the United States, boosted shipments to tankers to normal rates for the first time in two weeks.
PITTSBURGH, United States : Pittsburgh became the clear Super Bowl title favorites here after knocking a National Football League powerhouse from the ranks of the undefeated for the second week in a row.
Sean May came off the bench to score 32 points and lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 99-89 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday, their first double-digit victory of the season.
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The suspected head of a Colombian cocaine cartel extradited to the United States to face trial.
A Syrian and an Algerian have been arrested in Spain in connection with the March 11 Madrid train bombings, the Spanish interior ministry said.
Critics say the F.D.A.'s efforts to monitor the ill effects of drugs that are on the market are a shadow of what they should be.
ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made a quiet debut, drawing a smattering of applause while advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson attracted the eyes of the entire Olympic Stadium, for all the wrong reasons...
NEW YORK - CBS News appointed a former Republican Cabinet member and a retired news executive Wednesday to investigate its discredited \
A Kenyan policeman filmed shooting at two protesters taunting him is to be charged with their murder.
Princess Diana's lover Dodi Fayed bought an engagement ring in a Parisian jewellery store hours before they died, a British inquest into the pair's death heard on Thursday.
Perplessita' a Corte su presenza Duchessa di Cornovaglia
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - A California athletics coach who pleaded guilty in the BALCO doping scandal on Monday became the first coach to be disciplined by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), officials said.
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Researchers have begun to unravel how a recently discovered brain protein impacts sleep and emotional responses. Injections of the protein, called NPS, kept rats awake when they would normally sleep.
One of the main attractions of Palm's business was its software expertise, according to private-equity firm Elevation Partners, which plans to\u00c2\u00a0acquire about 25 percent of the struggling mobile device maker.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand will review its constitution, Prime Minister Helen Clark said Saturday, but promised no quick changes as her opponents accused her of trying to cut ties to the British ...
There is no truth to the rumour that Todd Woodbridge is going to start playing singles again. Woodbridge played the last reverse singles, granted a dead rubber, against Morocco&#39;s Mehdi Ziadi, and won the first
A cheeky artist who uses his penis as a brush has entered a racy self-portrait for Australia's top art prize.
JetBlue officials said overwhelmed IT systems were partially to blame for the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights in the days after an ice storm last week.
Top seed Roger Federer withstood a few anxious moments before defeating Spain's Feliciano Lopez in four sets to book a quarter-final berth against old foe Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open on Monday.
The State Department said the United States views the assassination of Pierre Gemayel as an act of intimidation against the unity coalition
Serena Williams breezed into the fourth round of the Australian Open, taking just 56 minutes to overcome India's Sania Mirza 6-1, 6-4.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday said  it would slash prices on nearly 300 generic prescription drugs  to $4 starting in the Tampa, Florida, area and plans to expand  the plan to all of Florida in January.
L'ANALISI                                          Le spallucce della politica                                                                                   DI GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO
Recreational anglers may be responsible for landing nearly 25 percent of over-fished salt water species caught off US coasts, a study released Thursday suggests.
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly loss that it called disappointing and withdrew its earnings forecast, citing a drop in advanced television sales and an uncertain economic environment.
Many contracting executives are so concerned about the safety of employees that they refuse to speak publicly on the topic. Privately, they say that the risk of kidnapping impairs their operations severely.
The French leader tells the BBC the world has become more dangerous with Saddam Hussein's removal from power.
Forza Italia sarebbe pronta \u00c2\u00aba elezioni senza supportarsi con alcuni alleati che non vedono nella riduzione delle tasse una manovra economica necessaria\u00c2\u00bb, ha detto il presidente del Consiglio, sottolineando che \u00c3\u00a8 pronto maxi-emendamento governo su fisco
KABUL : Militants claiming to hold three kidnapped UN workers hostage said they would open talks with Afghan government negotiators on Sunday, raising hopes that a peaceful solution to the crisis could be found.
France's foreign minister says the world should prepare \
PASADENA, Calif. - The US-European spacecraft Cassini hurtled Tuesday toward its closest encounter yet with Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan.
Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists as the Dallas Mavericks stretched their club-record home winning streak to 19 games with a 115-95 victory over the Denver Nuggets last night.
Wyoming's governor appointed state Sen. John Barrasso on Friday to temporarily replace the late U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas in Washington.
Inmates are not being sufficiently prepared for release from Glenochil jail, the prisons watchdog says.
A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people and left scores missing, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
And now for something that&#39;s really different. When was the last time a program title practically promised sleaze and titillation but, instead, delivered touching and thought-provoking entertainment?
Former foreign ministers call for tough sanctions on Sudan unless it accepts international peacekeepers.
Oltre 10mila persone hano dato l'addio a Budapest a Ferenc Puskas, campione ungherese della Honved e...
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Tenon Ltd., a New Zealand exporter of lumber and moldings, narrowed its second-half loss after quitting its forest business and increasing lumber sales in North America and Europe.
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday proposed leasing the stream of money generated by the state lottery to raise billions of dollars for higher education, joining a horde of other states launching plans to privatize their assets.
ROMA, 29 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Cinque turisti italiani sono morti in Myanmar (ex Birmania) nel naufragio della loro imbarcazione. Altri due si sono salvati. La notizia e&#39; stata confermata dalla Farnesina che ha
GIRIBANGUN, Indonesia  - Former Indonesian president Suharto, whose 32 years in power were marred by graft and rights abuses, was buried near the royal city of Solo in a state funeral with full military honors on Monday.
Il Vicenza ha ingaggiato il difensore David Giubilato, 31 anni, svincolato dal Napoli dove ha trasco...
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch called the United Nations' Human Rights Council a \
Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Friday called for the release of dozens of inmates in Cuba, charging they're political prisoners held \
The United States finally showed signs  of coming together as a team but still needed a late surge to  beat Australia 89-79 in the men's Olympic basketball tournament  on Thursday.
U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and Australia's Alicia Molik won the Australian Open women's doubles title Friday, beating Americans Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu 6-3, 6-4.
LISBON, Nov 25 (IPS) - Eight people implicated in a high profile child sex   abuse scandal that has shaken Portuguese society to the core  since late 2002  finally came to trial Thursday.
Hani and Miriam's two-year-old son cried when fighting between Hamas and Fatah raged outside the family's Gaza City apartment, bullets coming through the windows. They told him the noise was just a party and the mortar blasts were the sound of frolicking elephants.
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a case that ruled that terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to try drugs that have not received federal approval.
Going abroad for a sunshine break before trying for a baby may not be a good idea, fertility experts says.
Google Inc. , the world's biggest  Internet search engine, said on Wednesday it is opening the  Japanese-language version of its email service to anyone who  wants to sign up.
Concerns over AMD's succession plans come at a difficult time for the company, and revive that old tug-of-war between marketing and engineering.
Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty of helping to finance an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea, reports say.
Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected Monday calls for a referendum on a new EU treaty agreed last week, saying it did not go as far as the bloc&#39;s doomed constitution which it replaced.
President Bush hasn't seen the last of legislation to allow federal funding for new embryonic stem cell research.
Kenyan police seek the extradition of a UK-based evangelist over an alleged child-smuggling ring.
The Israeli army mistakenly killed three Egyptian soldiers along the Gaza-Egypt border on Thursday, Israeli media reported.
Hundreds of US troops are diverted from Falluja to Mosul, as violence continues to spread to other areas of Iraq.
By Kim Sengupta in Camp Dogwood and Charles Glass in Suleimania, Iraq. Waves of devastating violence swept through Iraq yesterday with US forces still mired in streetfighting in their attempt to capture the rebel stronghold of Fallujah.
A jury dealt a blow to  loss-making Internet phone provider Vonage Holdings Corp. on  Thursday, ordering the company to pay $58 million plus  royalties on future sales for infringing three patents owned by  Verizon Communications Inc..
Londra. Gli ucraini dello Shakhtar Donetsk vogliono Adrian Mutu. L&#39;attaccante romeno, positivo alla cocaina in un test effettuato a settembre, sarebbe l&#39;obiettivo del mercato di gennaio della societa&#39; allenata da Mircea Lucescu.
A 17-year-old charged with making terrorist threats against his high school, fellow students and a police officer said at his arraignment that he would do anything &quot;to help the community&quot; in the wake of his arrest.
De La Salle High School lost 39-20 Bellevue (Wash.), ending the Spartans&#39; record high school winning streak Saturday night in Seattle.
Italy's fragile coalition loses a crucial senate vote on keeping troops in Afghanistan, seen as a test of government unity.
The takeover of British media giant Reuters by Canadian rival Thomson Corp will conclude in the second quarter of the year, the pair said in a statement on Monday.

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the main square in La Paz a year after dozens died in gas protests.
Shares in US phone giant AT&T leap after reports that one of its spin-offs is preparing to take it over.
Google Losing Market Share in China Two research reports (Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou internet users were interviewed) have been released about the Search Engines Market in China and both come to the same conclusion. The only part they differ on is the percentage of loss. The China Internet Marketing Network Information Center (CNNIC) puts Google&#8217;s overall loss [...]
The partners develop flash technology that speeds data transfers by up to five times.
One hundred twenty-seven levees around the country are at risk of failing, according to a list to be released Thursday by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Four former Gurkhas were killed and up to 15 other security guards working for a British firm wounded when a mortar landed in Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone.
Pamela Anderson has sent a petition to Queen Elizabeth II urging Britain's monarch to stop the use of bear pelts in making the tall black helmets worn by palace guards. The charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, said the former Baywatch star collected 200 signatures from fans in Britain and mailed the petition to Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Maurizio Zamparini ha fiducia nel nuovo Palermo. ''Credo molto in questo gruppo e in questo nuovo te...
La Corea del Nord ha dichiarato che l&#39; esplosione della settimana scorsa in una zona remota del Paese,al confine con la Cina faceva parte di un piano idroelettrico. Lo riferisce la Bbc,che cita il ministro degli Esteri di Pyongyang.
Casino mogul Sheldon J. Adelson may well be the richest American that most people have never heard of.
The Masters champion shot a 13-under-par 59 on Wednesday and won the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, a two-day competition for the year&#39;s four major winners.
Hurricane Jeanne&#39;s winds had dropped to 50 mph by early Monday, further weakening the fourth hurricane to batter Florida in six weeks to a low-level tropical storm as it moved toward southern Georgia.
Three former Countrywide Financial Corp.  executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conducted insider trading in shares of the large U.S. mortgage lender, and each reaped tens of thousands of dollars in illegal profits, federal prosecutors said.
A one-year-old boy dies after being crushed by a car which rolled down the driveway of a house in Inverness-shire.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says relations with the US could be restored in the future.
Brewing giant SABMiller says it is now the largest brewer in China by both sales volume and brewing capacity.
Rafer Alston contributed 20 points, 11  assists and seven rebounds and Lamond Murray scored 13 points  in the fourth quarter as the Toronto Raptors rallied from a  huge deficit to upset the San Antonio Spurs 96-91 Sunday.
A third of first-time home buyers may cut their offer for a property at the last minute, a survey finds.
BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 80 in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on Tuesday, the police and U.S. military said.
An Israeli at the center of a  scandal that led New Jersey Governor James McGreevey to quit  over a homosexual affair returned home Wednesday complaining of  a \
President Hu Jintao declared Monday that Macau&#39;s booming economy and trouble-free politics prove the wisdom of China&#39;s &quot;one country, two systems&quot; arrangement and suggested
Il russo Sultan Ibragimov ha vinto il titolo mondiale dei pesi massimi Wbo battendo ai punti dopo 12...
Text of President Bush's remarks on Sunday about the Iraqi elections, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks, Inc.:
Negoziazioni riprenderanno giovedi' 25 ottobre
Mac fans, known for their devotion to buying the latest and greatest from Apple Computer, are also apparently interested in themselves as well.
A Qatari investment group on Friday said it had increased its stake in J Sainsbury, Britain&#39;s third biggest supermarket chain, to 25 percent.
In NASA&#39;s ideal scenario for cleaning the science payload containing solar particles from the Genesis capsule, the biggest worry had been about contamination from gases in the atmosphere, not from dirt in Utah&#39;s west desert.
Gun battles between Hamas and Fatah erupt in Gaza after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's call for  early polls.
Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a British report.
The manager of a radio station critical of both the Somali government and the Islamic militants who have been trying to topple it was killed outside his home in the Somali capital, the eighth journalist slain in the country this year.
Everton striker Wayne Rooney says he is &quot;disappointed&quot; with the way the club have handled his transfer request. Newcastle and Manchester United want to sign the 18-year-old who requested a transfer on Friday
By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry swapped charges over a looming shortage of flu vaccine and the future of Social Security as they
Arsenal moved up to second in the Premiership after a Sol Campbell screamer earned them a 1-0 win at Portsmouth. This was a match Arsenal needed to win, and they impressed in the first-half, with Ashdown saving
Nuovo incidente stradale per Gigi Lentini. L'ex giocatore di Torino, Milan e Cosenza &egrave; stato ...
Per chiarire se sono coinvolte strutture ministero Giustizia
Invesco Funds Group and its sister company agreed Tuesday to pay $376.5 million and surrender another $75 million in fees to settle allegations of improper trading, a deal that will send nearly all the money to investors harmed by the practice.
What people eat and how fast they grow are both significant causes of cancer, but many Americans still incorrectly believe that factors such as pesticides on food are bigger causes, experts reported on Wednesday.
The Pakistani leader jetted in from Washington, where he held counsel with US president George Bush over the weekend. Tony Blair and general Musharraf are expected to discuss the war on terrorism, global trade
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American chipmaker Texas Instruments Philippines Inc. (TIPI) is spending as much as P16.95 billion or $300 million over the next two to three years to expand the production output of its
Un italiano su due non si fida piu' quasi di nessuno
Saudi authorities on Saturday beheaded an Indonesian maid convicted of killing her employer, the Interior Ministry announced.
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, left, listens to a question during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi, right, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
KINSHASA, Congo, Oct. 16 -- President Joseph Kabila of Congo visited territory in the country&#39;s northeast formerly held by rebels for the first time since taking power in 2001, his spokesman said Saturday.
The UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency reported Monday that massive quantities of high explosives at an Iraqi weapons facility have disappeared, including
KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u00c2\u00b7 With their 34-31 victory Sunday, the San Diego Chargers showed why they keep winning. The Kansas City Chiefs showed why they continue to lose.
Interpretando desiderio maggioranza comunita' accademica
Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates on  Sunday took center stage at the world's largest technology show  for the last time and predicted that his industry was on the  cusp of the next \
Esce questo week-end in Italia Fahrenheit 9/11, il pi\u00c3\u00b9 recente film/documentario/inchiesta di Michael Moore, regista gi\u00c3\u00a0 premiato per quest\u00e2\u0080\u0099opera a Cannes con la Palma d\u00e2\u0080\u0099oro, e gi\u00c3\u00a0 vincitore di un Oscar per il precedente Bowling a Columbine
DOHA : Al-Jazeera news channel aired footage of a US journalist taken hostage in Iraq reading a message from his captors in which they call on the American people to strive to &quot;stop the slaughter&quot; in the Shiite holy city of Najaf.
Three British soldiers killed in Iraq Thursday died in a suicide and mortar fire attack at a checkpoint, only days after being redeployed to an insurgent-hit region near Baghdad, the armed forces minister said.
By Melissa Harris, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 23--During Jay Koontz's final days, as his brain tumor slowed his  breathing, his wife sat at his bedside and quietly read him notes that had  been posted on his Web site.
PARIS, Jan 4 (IPS) - French President Jacques Chirac has called for a  moratorium on repayment of foreign debt for countries hit by the  tsunami.
Holding hands, weeping and worrying,   students and staff returned to Montreal's Dawson College on   Monday as it reopened after a shootout that killed one student   and injured 19 others.
LONDON, Dec 16 (IranMania) - US President George W Bush warned Iran and Syria Wednesday against &quot;meddling&quot; in Iraq, even as US military officials said those countries&#39; post-Saddam Hussein influence is hard to evaluate.
Cocaine users' brains have a different structure that could affect their judgement, a study suggests.
Black New Yorkers demanded the police chief's resignation at a rally on Wednesday and unveiled plans to shut down Wall Street after police killed a black man on his wedding day by firing 50 bullets at three unarmed men.
HARTFORD -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell appointed her current deputy chief of staff, Brian Mattiello of Torrington, as the new chief of staff of the Department of Children and Families on Tuesday.
The '1,000,000 Strong for Stephen Colbert' group on Facebook, founded to support the comedian's gag presidential campaign, actually did hit a million members--within a week.
The U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, has told President George W. Bush he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year but could accept the pullback of about 4,000 troops beginning in January, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
OTTAWA (CP) - A strong domestic economy and healthy global demand means Ottawa is on pace to record another whopping budget surplus - &#36;8.9 billion - this fiscal year, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.
JEDDAH, 15 November 2004 - With the Palestinian presidential election date fixed for Jan. 9, intense diplomatic moves are expected to begin this week to allow maximum participation and greater transparency
Emmy Award-winning director Daniel Petrie Sr., who helmed such critically acclaimed TV fare as \
ORLANDO, Fl. (Sports Network) - Hedo Turkoglu came off the  bench to contribute 19 points and Dwight Howard netted 15  points with 11 rebounds, leading the Orlando Magic over the  Dallas Mavericks, 94-84, at TD WaterHouse Center. Steve Francis  fell just shy of a triple-double, finishing with 16 points, 10  boards and nine assists while Grant Hill collected 17 points  with nine rebounds for Orlando, which handed the Mavericks  their first loss of the 2004 season.
Tomorrow's huge winners are out there today. The trick is to find them.
Aided by public revulsion over an Internet-age sex scandal, Democrats enter the final month of the campaign well-positioned to challenge for control of Congress, while Republicans increasingly express concern about holding onto power.
Yassir Arafat, looking weak but in good spirits, began his journey to France today for specialist treatment on a blood disorder that some suspect could be leukaemia.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSteep\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an undeniably impressive visual spectacle that follows the sport of extreme skiing.
NEW YORK  - Eating plenty of whole grains can help keep your arteries healthy, potentially warding off heart disease and stroke, a new study shows.
The chairman of the military&#039;s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday &quot;it would be premature for me to judge&quot; the outcome of a Pentagon investigation into the killing of as many as a dozen Iraqi civilians by Marines.
NEW YORK -- AOL will disband a unit that handled subscriptions and give product managers more autonomy over designing services for consumers as the company increases its emphasis on generating advertising revenue.
NEW YORK Since two days before the US Open began, when Serena Williams wore a jean miniskirt for an exhibition match, she has been the talk of the tournament.
World leaders are realising that big donations for tsunami aid can yield political benefits, says the BBC's John Simpson.
After starting an Olympic-style torch relay through countries that have suffered genocide, Mia Farrow on Friday pressed China, the host of the 2008 summer games, to help end abuses in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Strippers and pole dancers should be banned from performing in stretch limousines, according to a British report.
The Department of the Interior&#39;s US Geological Survey is collaborating with partner agencies to conduct scientific experiments designed to evaluate the effect of a high-flow release from Glen Canyon Dam on the natural resources of the Colorado River in
L'ad Guido Damiani, lei e' l'icona della modernita'
Israeli helicopters fired two missiles near a Gaza refugee camp on Friday, one day after Israel raided two Gaza camps in response to Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel this week.
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Clinton Out of Intensive Care       Former President Bill Clinton was moved from intensive care to a hospital room Wednesday as he continued his recovery from quadruple bypass surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia in New York City.      A statement issued by Clinton's office said the 58-year-old former president walked with assistance, sat up in bed and sat in a chair, the Associated Press reported...
A Hampton University professor is shedding new light on night-shining clouds that might be affected by climate change. Jim Russell is the lead scientist for the NASA-funded AIM satellite, the first to study the wispy \
A Colombian woman freed last week after six years as a rebel hostage arrived in Bogota on Sunday and headed for a reunion with her son Emmanuel, born in captivity but now in foster care.
Passa da 2,39 miliardi a 610 milioni di dollari
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Voters in New Hampshire choose candidates for president on Tuesday, with Hillary Clinton at risk of seeing her once high-flying Democratic campaign buried under rival Barack Obama's surge.
The remains of Pierre de Brazza, 19th century French explorer and founder of modern day Congo, are to be buried in Brazzaville.
A claim of responsibility for the downing of two Russian planes appeared on a Web site known for militant Muslim comment Friday.
Scott Hartnell scored two goals in 23 seconds and the Nashville Predators went back on top of the Western Conference with a 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.
Intervenendo con una certa rabbia sulla vicenda di 'Vallettopoli-2 che lo vede  coinvolto in quanto ...
Per evitare il tribunale, Wayne Rooney dovr&agrave; porgere le scuse al suo ex tecnico all'Everton, ...
If you believe the stock charts, these are shaping up to be the worst of times. But then you look at the data and walk away scratching your head at the reaction.
Era unica superstite dell'apparizione ai tre pastorelli
In making the announcement, Intel cited stronger-than-expected demand for microprocessors and high hopes for the back-to-school shopping season.
Sunday&#39;s violent confrontation between militants and bodyguards protecting the interim Palestinian leader was the latest sign of the challenges ahead for Palestinians
Roma coach Luigi Del Neri is refusing to give up hope that his team can qualify for the next round of the Champions League. Wednesday&#39;s 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen at a Stadio Olimpico closed due to
Crude futures climbed above $48 a barrel Thursday as market fears of sabotage against the Iraqi oil infrastructure outweighed assurances from Baghdad that exports would increase in coming days.
With almost 25 million Africans infected, 2.8 million new infections last year and 2.1 million deaths, the statistics are as grim as ever as Africa readies for World AIDS Day on December 1.
Singapore says it hopes to double manufacturing output in 15 years as regional competition heats up from lower-cost rivals such as fast-growing China and India.
In recent years, grand rounds have become didactic lectures focusing on technical aspects of the newest biomedical research.
Dozens of Taliban insurgents have been   killed in the latest clashes in the Afghan south where foreign   and government forces have been engaged in fierce combat in   recent weeks.
Roger Federer beats Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets to reach the last eight of the French Open.
Syracuse, NY (Sports Network) - Syracuse junior point guard Billy Edelin has been granted the academic waiver petition by the NCAA, making him eligible to play immediately for the Orange.
France's prime minister says his government will defend Societe Generale against any hostile takeover bids.
Roger Federer breezed into the semifinals of the &#36;1 million Qatar Open with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Felciano Lopez on Thursday.
Braylon Edwards caught six passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and No. 18 Michigan turned four turnovers into 27 points in a 30-17 win over Iowa on Saturday.
While George Bush has been leading the War in Iraq, John Kerry has been waging war with himself. Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa glimpse into Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s convictions: Oct. 11, 2002: Kerry votes to authorize the use of force to depose
\u00c2\u0093I\u00c2\u0092m on cloud nine...even higher, actually,\u00c2\u0094 Preity Zinta sounds like she\u00c2\u0092s on top of the world. She\u00c2\u0092s currently in  Thailand shooting a shampoo ad.
Prison officials say the millionaire celebrity homemaking mogul has been photographed, fingerprinted and strip searched -- like all new inmates at West Virginia&#39;s Alderson prison.
La Lega ha disposto l'anticipo al 2 febbraio (20.30) di Catania-Catanzaro, gara in programma il 3 fe...
Plans for a huge mine in northern Peru are rejected in a referendum amid fears for the environment.
When it comes to occupied Arab territory, Syria applies a brazen double standard: In Iraq, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza, every day of foreign occupation is seen as intolerable.
Eye-popping profits earn respect on  Wall Street but the billions big oil companies reaped in the  fourth quarter are raising the wrath of U.S. presidential  candidates trying to cater to voters' pocketbooks.
US car giant General Motors says it is to shed 12,000 jobs in Europe, with Germany worst hit.
AOL and a group of entertainment entrepreneurs have dissolved their venture to produce and distribute live concerts on the Internet and elsewhere.
Blog: In a major revamp, Adobe LiveCycle customers can choose between PDF or Flash for Web-based workflow applications.
Troy Polamalu signed a five-year pact on Monday to remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers that made him the team's highest paid player and the best paid safety in the National Football League.
( Xagena - Oncologia ) - Uno studio, coordinato da Ricercatori del Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital a Boston, su 1095 uomini con tumore alla prostata localizzato, ha mostrato che un rapido aumento nelle concentrazioni dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099antigene PSA ( prostate-specific
A top official says Palestinians could unilaterally declare statehood, as Kosovo did, if talks with Israel fail.
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on Friday  said a group of bond holders refused to change the terms of  their securities, adding to the headwinds the airline faces as  it struggles to avoid bankruptcy.
Ricky Gervais donates the profits from his show at Edinburgh Castle to a Scottish cancer charity.
An adviser for slain rebel Reinado is arrested in E Timor as police hunt for those behind the attack on the PM.
The United Nations is to send a special envoy to Sudan to coordinate assistance to the embattled African Union force deployed in war-torn Darfur, state media have reported.
DIWANIYA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi troops killed 20 suspected Shi'ite militiamen late on Saturday in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya in heavy clashes that police said went on into Sunday.
Columbine High School in Colorado, scene of the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, was evacuated on Thursday after a bomb threat.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds, in an interview being made public by the Linux Foundation Tuesday, stressed that version 2 of the GPL (GNU General Public License) still makes the most sense for the Linux kernel over the newer GPL version 3.GPL 3, which was released last year by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), reflects the FSF''s goals while GPL 2 closely matches what Torvalds thinks a license should do, Torvalds said.?\
Details of a new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Tuesday:
Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound in the capital on Tuesday, killing at least 40 militants as they fought their way through an Islamic school where women and children were feared to be hiding.
Guardian BAE investigation: \u00c2\u00a313m allegedly paid to firm linked to lobbyist.
[Business India]: Bangalore, Dec 21 : Air Deccan, India&#39;s first low-cost no-frills carrier, Tuesday signed a contract with Airbus Industries to acquire 30 A320 aircraft over the next five years to augment its fleet and expand its operations.
R&B singer Rihanna&#39;s &quot;Umbrella&quot; and  hip-hop trio Shop Boyz&#39; &quot;Party Like a Rockstar&quot; claimed the top  two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth  consecutive week Thursday.
ATHENS, Greece - Two Albanian immigrants were charged Thursday with multiple counts of kidnapping and attempted murder following an 18-hour bus hijacking and hostage drama that ended peacefully, and the government appealed for Greeks not to strike back at
The International Olympic Committee this week is set to review progress of upcoming Olympics including the London 2012 Games amid reports in British media their cost was spiraling.
The St. Louis Blues selected defenseman Erik Johnson with the first pick in the NHL draft Saturday, making him the fifth American to be taken No. 1 overall.
Lara Dutta has yet to manage a foothold in the Overseas territory.
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal deputy Immigration minister filed a complaint against the ethics commissioner Monday with the Official Languages Commission over testimony being conducted only in English.
A Canadian soldier died in Afghanistan on Saturday morning from injuries caused by a roadside bomb in the Panjwai region west of Kandahar, the Department of National Defense said.
Let&#39;s face it, despite all the devils in the pitch, 107 was never really a safe score. The Aussies might lose a few wickets, one thought, but, in the end, they would romp home.
Jonathan Cox scores 10 of a season-high 21 points during a decisive run that carries No. 15 Drake to a 21st straight win, 73-65, over Evansville on Saturday.
The Senate voted Thursday to lift restrictions on family planning aid to overseas health organizations that perform abortions or promote the procedure as a method of family planning.
A movie about the Omagh bomb has scooped a prize at a major Canadian film festival. Pete Travis\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Omagh, which deals with the Real IRA atrocity that killed
Mortgage lending fell 4% in September, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says - a further sign that the housing market is slowing.
For Kimya Dawson, the 35-year-old den mother of the tiny anti-folk scene, all the attention for her music in the film \u00e2\u0080\u009cJuno\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a little troubling.
Tokyo stocks finished lower Friday in the absence of fresh market-moving news, with Wall Street closed for Thanksgiving holiday. The U.S. dollar was lower against the Japanese yen.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares fell 6 percent after AT&T said the early surge of iPhone buyers starting service on its network was smaller than some analysts had anticipated.
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CHICAGO - Missouri will join Illinois and Wisconsin in a new drug importation program that helps residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban on the imports, a spokeswoman for Illinois Gov.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger suspects some of his overseas stars may have been using performance-enhancing drugs before joining the English champions.
In time of economic crisis, rates of obesity, diabetes, stroke and coronary heart disease drop, a new study finds.
Arsene Wenger says a bust-up between club captain Patrick Vieira and team mate Lauren proves his Premier League champions still burn with desire to reach new heights.
The Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas  agreed to be acquired for $140 million by Landry's Restaurant's  Inc. LNY.N, the seafood chain operator said on Friday,  announcing its first foray into the casino business.
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STERLING, Va., Feb. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Current Analysis and Synergy Research Group have announced an agreement to publish a series of unique Competitive Landscape Reports in the networking and telecommunications equipment sectors.
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf, who opposes legalising marijuana, doesn&#39;t mind the drug being used in cooking, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Comcast\u00c2\u0092s two longtime chief financial officers will retire next year and will be succeeded by an executive from a private equity firm.
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore breast cancer survivor talked with WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Darrielle Snipes Friday about the disease and what lies ahead for Elizabeth Edwards.
Price hikes may be designed to convince you to upgrade to an all-out Internet security suite. Troublesome Trojan horses, virulent worms, nasty viruses--sometimes it may seem like the Internet exists just to let the bad guys attack your PC.
VIENNA: Iran and European negotiators reached a tentative compromise committing Tehran to freezing a programme that can make nuclear-weapons grade uranium, but Tehran still had to approve the agreement, diplomats said last night.
Curt Schilling\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Series record improved to 4-1 and the Red Sox went up two games to none.
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FOXBOROUGH -- If he was any more subdued, he might have become hysterical. \
A suicide bomber has killed at least 15 people, including a senior judge, when he blew himself up inside a court in southwest Pakistan.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cGiven the impressive value of Time Machine and improvements to existing programs such as iCal, iChat, Mail, and the Finder, most active Mac users will find more than enough reasons to consider [the] upgrade cost money well spent,\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports Jason Snell . Leopard delivers, Snell declares, \u00e2\u0080\u009ca major alteration to the Mac interface, a sweeping update to numerous included productivity programs, a serious attempt to improve Mac OS security, and a vast collection of tweaks and fixes scattered throughout every nook and cranny of the operating system.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - Il governo spagnolo togli aiuti ai centri \u00c2\u0093Pro vida\u00c2\u0094 Valencia (Agenzia Fides)  -  L\u00c2\u0092Associazione di Valencia per la Difesa della Vita ha denunciato che il Governo spagnolo ha deciso di togliere l\u00c2\u0092aiuto economico offerto da diversi anni ai centri gestiti dalla Federazione Spagnola di Associazioni \u00c2\u0093Pro v...
Mexican police probe claims rival drug gangs are taunting each other by posting bloody clips on the internet.
BA chief executive Rod Eddington and 11 other directors are visiting Heathrow this weekend to boost morale at the crisis-hit airline.
Il medicinale anti-obesita' bocciato perche' pericoloso
Mortgage rates edged up slightly this week, putting an end to a two-week decline, according to surveys conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac and Bankrate.
A photo raises hopes - which are subsequently dashed - of the possible sighting of the missing British girl in Morocco
\u00e2\u0080\u009c10 Questions for the Dalai Lama\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a tedious title for an anything-but-tedious film that expertly merges the mystical and the mundane.
World-renowned soprano Beverly Sills,  who went from stardom on the opera stage to become chairwoman  of two great U.S. opera companies, is critically ill with  cancer, her publicist said on Thursday.
Hannah Montana mania has already conquered TV, the music industry and the touring world. Now it's set to take over the film industry \u00c2\u0097 for one week.
Lebanon's military on Friday launched a new artillery attack on a Palestinian refugee camp north of Tripoli where Islamic militants have been holed up.
The British Government was told of an alleged plot to overthrow Equatorial Guinea&#39;s government months in advance, it was reported yesterday.
Even as Iran and the U.S. face off bitterly, Navy commanders in the Persian Gulf are working quietly to keep communications open with Iran's military, hoping the contact will avert an accidental stumble into armed confrontation.
China beefed up its ongoing crackdown on internet porn on Monday with new rules published that allow courts to issue life sentences to those convicted of posting pornography online.
The nation's largest combat veterans group on Friday urged the military to \
(12/17/04)-- The Detroit Pistons must have learned something after allowing LeBron James to score a career-high 43 points in their last game against Cleveland.
Luxury carmaker Jaguar said Friday it was stopping assembly work at its headquarters and cutting 1,150 jobs as a result of overproduction and poor sales in the key US market.
The anti-impotence drug could be a good treatment for heart failure, US researchers believe.
ATLANTA -- The big guns are all lined up for one last PGA Tour cash-grab, but it&#39;s tough even for the best golfers in the world to keep their eyes on the prize.
The five subplots that are likely to define the crucial home stretch for retailers that begins Thursday and ends Christmas Eve.
Taking full advantage of a rare solar \
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SECOND-seed Lleyton Hewitt needed all of his famed tenacity to overcome feisty Frenchman Cyril Saulnier 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) and reach the semi-finals of the Washington Open.
Britain warned that the credibility of NATO was at stake in Afghanistan after it was surprised by the strength of resisitance from the Taliban, the country's hardline former rulers.
An Australian-led international peacekeeping force launched a raid to capture East Timor rebel Alfredo Reinado on Sunday, killing four people, an Australian commander said.
Blog: Paleontologists have found that precursors to dinosaurs weren't so rapidly replaced as previously thought.
Rabies could be eradicated from the world within a decade, according to Edinburgh University experts.
Militants who beheaded an American  hostage in Iraq threatened to kill another U.S. captive and a  Briton on Tuesday, as relatives and diplomats pleaded for their  release.
By Victor Godinez, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 7--Executives at Perot Systems Corp. reported fourth-quarter numbers  Tuesday that matched or beat what investors had been expecting.
MOSUL, Iraq  - Rebels attacked the provincial  governor's office in Iraq's third city of Mosul on Thursday,  killing one of his bodyguards and wounding four more, the U.S.  military said.
HP's chairman will step down following the company's January 2007 board meeting as a result of the press leak investigation she launched and the techniques used, which both the state of California and the U.S. Government are investigating.
For the first time in 21 years, three drivers \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso \u00e2\u0080\u0094 have a shot at winning the title.
By CLARE NULLIS CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Nearly 500 drug addicts, alcoholics, orphans and vagrants kicked off the Homeless World Cup soccer tournament Sunday, opening a weeklong event aimed at helping society's most marginalized make a new start in life.
British authorities said on Friday they  had confirmed another case of foot and mouth on a farm in  southern England and ordered the slaughter of its cattle.
Turning working capital into cash is the $600 billion challenge for U.S. companies.
Genetically altered mice that are unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down exactly how people become addicted to smoking, US researchers said on Thursday.
Nissan Motor Company has unveiled the new Qashqai, a hybrid offroad compact car aimed primarily at the European market where the Japanese company is hoping to sell 100,000 units a year.
John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department, officials with knowledge of the shake-up said Monday.
Jamie Bestwick wins his third straight overall Dew Cup title with a second-place finish in the BMX vert at the PlayStation Pro.
Sara' a disposizione di unita' nazionali specializzate
WASHINGTON - Teenager Michelle Rome can't imagine life without instant messaging. Baby boomer Steve Wilson doesn't care that it even exists.  They're part of an \
North Korea said on Saturday it would not return to six-party talks on its nuclear program until President Bush spelled out the policies of his second term in office.
Australia's firebrand former right wing politician Pauline Hanson heralded a return to the campaign trail, with an attack on black South African immigrants and the country's Muslim minority.
He at first was linked with Andrew Osantowski as the possible mentor to the 17-year-old accused of plotting to blow up Chippewa Valley High School.
Pope Benedict XVI expressed his admiration for Muslims and Islam on Wednesday, and called for freedom of religion and faith that rejects all forms of violence.
In the past decade, a youth gang  with its origins in El Salvador has established a major  criminal presence in the United States, bringing a new level of  violence and brutality to towns and cities across the nation.
Phoenix's Canadian star Steve Nash scored a season-high 37 points and dished out 10 assists as the Suns registered a 114-105 win Tuesday over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Opposition Democrats are reaping a surge in popularity ahead of key US elections next month on the back of a congressional sex scandal that has left Republican leaders realing, according to polls.
BRIGHTON : A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied the Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005.
A judge imposes a gag order in the case of slain Redskins star Sean Taylor, saying continued publicity could compromise the trial of four men charged with murder.
Oil futures prices sank below $50 a barrel Monday, continuing the selloff sparked last week by rising US supplies of crude and easing fears about the refining industry&#39;s ability to satisfy heating oil demand.
NEW YORK  - In elderly patients with hip fracture, six months of outpatient rehabilitation and progressive resistance training is better than home exercise in improving physical performance and mobility and reducing disability, according ...
Sun Microsystems Inc., whose servers run corporate networks and websites, will give away its newest operating system to generate more sales from service contracts.
InfoWorld - An Eclipse IDE plug-in that would provide search capabilities specifically for developers is being readied by a University of California, Berkeley computer science professor.
Toby Keith scored his third No. 1 on  the U.S. pop album charts Wednesday, although sales were down  sharply from his previous release.
High gasoline and food prices, the slumping housing market, tighter credit and tougher job prospects pushed some consumers to the edge.
Two video games developed with director Steven Spielberg are set to be shown off at the E3 conference.
Fire forced guests and staff to evacuate the 3,000-room Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, quickly engulfing parts of the upper floors, facade and roof before being brought under control.
Mexico takes advantage of being a man up from the third minute to shut out Paraguay, 6-0, and advance to the semifinals against Argentina.
Britons travelling to Indonesia over Christmas and the New Year face a &quot;heightened risk&quot; of terrorist attacks, the Foreign Office in London has warned.
A mother-of-two from Glasgow become Britain's first bingo club millionaire weeks after being made redundant.
The Court of Appeals of Virginia upheld yesterday what is believed to be the first conviction in the nation under a state anti-spamming law that makes it a felony to send unsolicited mass e-mails.
Matsushita is asking a Tokyo court to halt sales in Japan of plasma display panels made by a South Korean company that the Japanese electronics giant says violate its patents, the company said Tuesday.
With no heir apparent in the running, the U.S. presidential race is wide open for Democrats and Republicans with two weeks to go before voting begins in the state-by-state process to select party candidates.
Chefs in Indian Kashmir are cracking down on wasteful wedding feasts, saying they will no longer serve vast mountains of mutton, in a bid to prevent families spending huge sums and sinking into debt.
The video aired today in the Al-Arabiya television channel came from a previously unknown group calling itself the Islamic Resistance Movement - Al-Noaman Brigades.
By James Rossiter, Evening Standard, London  Dec. 11--Troubled NHS software supplier iSoft is ploughing on with  takeover talks as it struggles with \u00c2\u00a374 million of debt and only 11 months to  refinance it or risk going under.
MONTERREY, Mexico  - The United States has captured a suspected leader of Mexico's powerful Gulf drug cartel and one of the country's most wanted men, Carlos \
The Will and Grace co-star talks to TIME about her venture into daytime television
Time Warner, the world&#39;s largest media company, on Wednesday said third-quarter profit fell as it established a $500m legal reserve and it will restate results for its AOL Europe unit prior to 2002.
Turkey has been praised for its ongoing reforms but must improve Kurdish minority rights before it can join the EU, an official said.
Credit Suisse is weathering the credit crisis better than its larger rival, UBS, which wrote down $14 billion in the same period.
accused of sheltering fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington&#39;s main foe in Iraq. which involved US air strikes on targets in the city.
[World News]: New York, Dec 29 : New York Supermodel Petra Nemcova survived the killer Asian tsunami by clinging to the top of a palm tree for eight hours, while bearing the pain of a broken pelvis and the tragedy of her boyfriend Simon Atlee being
Two Sydney-based Royal Australian Navy officers have been charged by police with possession of child pornography allegedly downloaded from the internet on to a computer on board their ship.
Greece&#39;s top two sprinters should finally get to put their case on Wednesday in a drugs investigation that has shamed and angered the Olympic host nation.
Norwegian police have launched a nationwide hunt for armed thieves who stole two classic paintings by Edvard Munch, including &quot;The Scream,&quot; in a brazen daytime heist in Oslo.
Cameroon are only one step away from a record-equalling fifth African Nations Cup title after wrecking Ghana's party with a 1-0 semi-final win over the hosts here on Thursday.
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If legislation to revamp intelligence is not enacted soon, it may never be, Senator Susan M. Collins said today.
Il tedesco Erik Zabel chiede un'amnistia generale per i corridori che hanno confessato di essersi do...
Uno, dos, tres, CATORCE! The TV quakes as a euphoric punk holler, stabbing guitar and muscle-bound rhythms roar over convulsive images of rock stars in silhouette. The iPod ad touting U2's Vertigo  isn't your father's Oldsmobile commercial, but it is a commercial, and that's stirring debate among rock 'n' roll old-schoolers and within the band's vigilant following.
Higher crude prices raise gasoline costs, increasing inflation, and lowering crude prices.
A unit of Occidental Chemical Co.   has pushed back planned construction of a liquefied  natural gas (LNG) terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas, a  company spokeswoman said Friday.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Sports Network) - Garrett Rivas kicked a 35-yard field goal with 2:45 left in the fourth quarter to lead 13th-ranked Michigan to a 16-14 win over No.
Way to verify IRA&#39;s decommissioning of arms is last obstacle to deal on N. Ireland. By Tod Robberson. LONDON -- Northern Ireland&#39;s feuding leaders came close but ultimately failed to reach a peace agreement
A Bosnian Muslim widow fights to have a Serbian Orthodox church removed from her front yard.
A 37-year-old man who stored information on his computer about setting up a terror cell is jailed for nine years.
Speakers at a workshop yesterday called for reviewing the &#39;1996 national policy document&#39; on HIV/Aids and other STD related issues as well as the role of Narcotics Control Act and related legislation.
Gli ex ostaggi italiani sequestrati in Iraq per 56 giorni il 12 aprile scorso Cupertino, Stefio, Agliana e Quattrocchi (quest&#39;ultimo ucciso dai rapitori) erano mercenari al servizio degli Stati Uniti. A stabilirlo
The worldwide illegal drugs trade has stopped growing for the first time since the mid-Nineteenth Century, although use and production of some drugs is rising fast in pockets, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
Wincing on every shot and sometimes letting out a yelp at impact, Tiger Woods, playing despite a bad back, shot a 4-under 68 at Thomastown, Ireland, on Thursday.
Patients with serious injuries are put at risk by untested and potentially dangerous treatments, experts say.
Portugal, already reeling from an alarming economic decline, plunged deeper into crisis Saturday when the conservative government quit a day after the president dissolved parliament and called an early general election.
Ecofin teme rallentamento del risanamento dei conti pubblici
Manufacturers to warn on wireless security California legislators have passed a law which will force makers of wireless internet equipment to include guidance on keeping data secure on wireless connections. The law now awaits signature by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Mice injected with a purified  structural protein from the West Nile virus (WNV) develop  immunity against infection, new research shows.
As defaults surge, the stodgy Federal Housing Administration proves its worth.
One man is killed and three people are injured in a two-car collision near Portrush on the north coast.
the Series, but it became moot when the Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals. in four games for Boston&#39;s first world championship since 1918.
A roadside bomb struck a police patrol Saturday in a predominantly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing two policemen and wounding three others.
A former Russian spy may have been poisoned with radioactive thallium, the toxicologist treating him has said, after British counter-terrorism police took over the probe into what happened to him.
Celebrex, an arthritis pain reliever used by tens of millions of people, has been found to elevate the risk of heart attack and stroke.
12/29/04- Blockbuster is stepping up the pressure in its bid to take over rival video rental chain Hollywood Video. Blockbuster says it will present its $11.50-per-share offer for Hollywood Entertainment directly
In town to be honored by the National Sailing Hall of Fame, legendary newsman Walter Cronkite described his long love of sailing and his great appreciation of the Chesapeake Bay.
InfoWorld - A Web services partnership will allow U.S. users of Adobe Systems software to send documents via the Internet to FedEx Kinko&#39;s centers for printing.
Pakistan's army chief dismissed on Friday fears that the country's nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants as the military test fired a nuclear-capable missile.
Kenneth Bigley, a Briton taken hostage in Iraq, asked UK Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life in a videotape posted on the internet and aired by broadcasters worldwide, after
What an inspirational story: former world title contender becomes used car salesman in Texas, becomes rattlesnake killer, becomes pest exterminator in Baghdad, becomes boxing coach of Iraq and self-proclaimed &quot;saviour&quot; of that troubled nation. It is ...
Liverpool&#39;s plans to build a new 60,000-seater have been approved by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. The Premiership club received planning approval in July but needed Prescott to rubber stamp the project
SANTIAGO, Chile Talks on free trade and global security are under way in Chile at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
George C. Newstrom is quitting as Virginia&#39;s secretary of technology, becoming the first departure from Gov. Mark R. Warner&#39;s Cabinet.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 yards of a besieged shrine at the  center of a near three-week insurgency.
PC Magazine - Opinion: Microsoft's open-source pledge is a good step.
Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North is preparing a missile test.
The Finnish cell phone manufacturer Nokia unveils a flagship store in New York.
The procedure to correct a heart &quot;flutter&quot; plaguing British Prime Minister Tony Blair was a success and he is at home recovering, the hospital treating him said Friday.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces on Sunday  declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take  back all Iraq's rebel-held areas before elections in January.
SANTA CATERINA, Italy  - Sweden's Anja Paerson won  the women's giant slalom at the world championships Tuesday to  claim her second gold medal of the competition.
The number of Cardiff City football fans arrested last season falls, but the club still has one of the UK's worst records.
Aerial photographs of the devastation caused by the tsunami that hit Indian Ocean countries on 26 December.
Accordo fatto tra Coni e azienda Chiavari per 3 anni

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So, only 20 TV stations are culpable for airing last year&#39;s Super Bowl halftime show [&quot;FCC Throws Flag at CBS&#39;s Halftime Play,&quot; Style, Sept.
U.S. television networks refused to  play by rules restricting camera angles and reaction shots  during the presidential debate and that may have given a boost  to John Kerry, analysts said on Friday.
Liberty Media Corp. (LN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it is doubling its voting stake in News Corp. ahead of time in a share-swapping transaction with Merrill Lynch expected to be completed in mid-January.
Former Brocade Communications Systems CEO Gregory Reyes has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and a $15 million fine for fraud related to backdating of the storage networking company&#39;s stock options.
The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a stinging blow to the entertainment industry.
Racist chanting by Spanish football fans has embarrassed the government, BBC Spain correspondent Katya Adler reports.
BOULDER, Colo. -- NASA announced Wednesday the suite of U.S. science investigators for its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project, as well as a Russian scientist.
Brian Burres pitches seven shutout innings, leading the Orioles to a 6-2 win over Toronto on Friday as Baltimore gets its first back-to-back wins in nearly a month.
Microsoft announces an updated version of its Xbox 360 for Europe, designed to display high definition video.
Blacks were far less likely than whites to get specialized procedures after a heart attack and were more likely to die within a year, according to a study showing persistent racial disparities in U.S. medical care.
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A car rammed into a crowd of people leaving a village festival in eastern France early Saturday, injuring 17, police said.
Colombia&#39;s peso weakened for a second day on speculation the central bank will continue to sell the currency for US dollars to stem the peso&#39;s appreciation.
CBS Corp said on Friday it is  launching a new music label as part of an effort to supply its  television shows with less expensive music. At the same time,  the television programs would promote the new acts signed by  the label, dubbed CBS Records.
The body of an Egyptian who was kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found in the northern part of the country, police said on Sunday, as France awaited word on the fate of two seized French reporters.
A new video game to be released Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of President Kennedy. The release of JFK Reloaded is timed to coincide with the 41st anniversary
Infosyncworld has a preview of Sony&#39;s new CLIE PEG-VZ90 PDA which features an OLED display. &quot; Its first new handheld is the CLIE PEG-VZ90, which also manages to take the crown as the first mainstream handheld
By winning a 4-hour, 43-minute marathon the Yankees closed within 4.5 games of A.L. East-leading Boston.
 over for another Carrey movie
Although pitiless when they play a game of Texas Hold 'Em, Doyle Brunson, T. J. Cloutier and Gus Hansen are friends, as friendly as professional card players get.
Details have emerged about the relationship of former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton with Vinod Gupta, the founder of infoUSA.
At least 6 Palestinians were killed and 24 were wounded today in an Israeli army raid near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The raid was designed to end days of mortar
Ronald Reagan's image will appear on a commemorative postage stamp to be issued early next year, Postal Service officials announced Wednesday.
Sheffield United midfielder Andy Liddell fired in two late goals in as many minutes to make Aston Villa the first Premiership casualties in this season's FA Cup.
The global battle against HIV will ultimately fail unless serious progress is made on women&#39;s rights in the developing world, the United Nations says.
Cerimonia in programma il 10 febbraio a Los Angeles
&quot;Lynn and I have a gay daughter so it&#39;s an issue our family is very familiar with. With respect to the question of relationships my general view is freedom means freedom for everyone.
Turmoil in Pakistan has moved foreign policy to the forefront of the presidential campaign in the U.S., a potentially unwelcome development for two Republican former governors with thin credentials on world affairs.
In his first and only budget as France's finance minister, Nicolas Sarkozy promised that economic growth and a freeze on spending will bring France back within the EU's deficit limits in 2005 for the first time in four years.
Charles Robert Jenkins, a one-time US Army sergeant accused of defecting to North Korea 39 years ago, has saidy he will soon surrender to military authorities to &quot;face the charges that have been filed against me.
Russian state oil firm Rosneft has  bought YUKOS's core unit, effectively nationalising 11 percent  of the country's crude output and dealing a heavy blow to  YUKOS's attempts to halt its own dismemberment.
InfoWorld - Celltrust developed its SecureSMS application so banks could deliver secure text messages to their customers' mobile phones -- but the company's chief technology officer wonders whether French president Nicolas Sarkozy might like a copy of the software.
TINAPA, Nigeria  - In the minds of its creators, the Tinapa resort in southeastern Nigeria will rival Dubai or London as a shopping and trading paradise for rich and enterprising Nigerians.
Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
By Phyllis Coulter, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Jun. 24--NORMAL -- It may be a challenge starting and maintaining your own \
LONDON: A survey carried out by MyNutrition.co.uk has revealed that a diet high in wheat-based foods, such as toast and diary rich beverages like tea and coffee can cause health problems and ruin your day.
VALENCIA, Spain  - Team New Zealand won the closest of races on Friday to notch up the first win of the Louis Vuitton Cup final, setting the pace for a tight best-of-nine series against Luna Rossa.
Yahoo has not reached a decision about Microsoft's acquisition offer, CEO Jerry Yang told employees in an e-mail today.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva successfully underwent surgery to remove a nasal polyp on Friday, doctors said.
TEAM owners last night kick-started a week of intense activity that will help to determine who wins control of one of the richest sports in the world.
The death toll from last week's gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine rises to 122, with 26 still missing.
The analysis of soil samples taken by  U.N. inspectors at Lavizan, a site in Tehran that U.S.  officials suspect may be linked to an atomic weapons program,  shows no sign of nuclear activity, Western diplomats said.
Officers continue to question the driver of a van after two young children and two adults die in a road crash.
Several officials who work for Major League Baseball said the Boston Red Sox signing of J.D. Drew could lead to an investigation by the commissioner\u00c2\u0092s office into possible tampering.
Tom Hanks' holiday movie \
Prima uscita e prima valanga di gol per la Sampdoria di Mazzarri. I blucerchiati, che in mattinata a...
Former National League MVP Ken Caminiti was arrested and spent last weekend in jail because of an alleged positive drug test that would be a violation of his probation for cocaine possession. Caminiti, who won the 1996 MVP award with the San Diego Padres, will appear in a Houston court today because of an arrest warrant issued for the alleged ...
Hamas Islamist gunmen pressed on with their Gaza offensive on Wednesday, killing eight fighters loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in a Palestinian supremacy struggle escalating steadily into civil war.
A boat sinks in a river in Afghanistan, killing about 60 people including Taleban fighters.
SAP, the world's leading supplier of business software, said it was raising its full-year target for earnings per share on the back of a strong performance in the fourth quarter.
It&#39;s the end of the year and what better way for stargazers to close it out than by viewing the best meteor shower of 2004? The Geminid meteor shower occurs mid-December every year.
The biggest question: How is Acer going to handle the presentation of three PC brands to the public?
Andriy Shevchenko&#39;s first half header gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over Barcelona in front of a 68,000 crowd here on Wednesday and moved them a big step closer to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
A diet rich in fiber and vegetables lowered cholesterol just as much as taking a statin drug, Canadian researchers reported on Monday.
State Republicans withdrew thousands of more than 35,000 challenges to new voter registrations because of errors in their filings apparently caused by a computer glitch.
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MADRID (International Herald-Tribune) - As a verdict was due here Wednesday in the biggest Islamic terrorism trial in Europe, the government put security forces on alert and prepared new memorial services for the 191 people who were killed when 10 bombs packed with nails exploded on commuter trains in this capital on March 11, 2004. A three-judge panel was set to read out the verdicts and sentences after nearly five months of testimony by hundreds of witnesses, a spider's web of arguments by more than 40 attorneys and sporadic hunger strikes by several of the 28 defendants - most of them young Muslim men of North African origin who are accused of executing the plot out of allegiance to Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda.
The German had previously ruled out retaining the job and insisted it should go to another senior figure from the European Tour. However, in a news conference after Europe&#39;s crushing 18 1/2-9
Thousands queued at Beijing's Mao   Zedong Mausoleum on Saturday for a glimpse of the embalmed   corpse of the former Great Helmsman on the 30th anniversary of   his death but Chinese state media kept coverage of the event   low-key.
The Guardian (UK) has published an article looking at the battle between Apple and everyone else in the online music download business.
POIPU BEACH, Hawaii - Phil Mickelson tied a PGA Tour record by shooting a 59 to win the Grand Slam of Golf on Wednesday. Mickelson, who only needed 23 putts, missed an eagle putt for 58 on the final hole.
A SECOND paper trail in the Home Office blew apart David Blunkett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defence that his only involvement with his nanny\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visa application was to check that it was correct.
David Beckham played his first competitive game for England since last year's World Cup and led England over Estonia 3-0 Wednesday night in European Championship qualifying.
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Will Smith tried his luck with Spanish while plugging the Mexico premiere of his new romantic comedy, \
The bodies of 18 young Iraqis executed after seeking work at a U.S. base have been found in a field near the volatile city of Mosul, police said Thursday.
Newspaper tycoon Conrad Black and his top lieutenant were charged by regulators on Monday with siphoning more than $85 million from the company they ran, and they face a move to bar them from serving as officers of a public company.
The meat from wild animals killed illegally is being sold in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, a report has said.
 tries to coax Taliban rebels
Risultato operativo ha raggiunto 15% fatturato
A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Tuesday to rape and murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl and her family last year in Iraq. A judge has not yet accepted the plea.
The German cycling team that once featured Lance Armstrong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s archrival in the Tour de France is aiming to sign some top American riders for next season.
The United States will seek on Friday to get the quartet of Middle East peace brokers to find new ways to revive the stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process while continuing to isolate the Hamas-led government.
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--After its wrenching fall against the euro and other currencies, the dollar will likely remain under selling pressure this week amid a slew of top-tier economic data.
Without fanfare, President Bush  signed into law on Friday a nearly $140 billion corporate tax  cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John  Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special  interests.
Zimbabwe's government is to amend tough security and media laws, in response to opposition demands.
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PBS has signed a deal to broadcast \
City officials have filed a lawsuit against a prostitute with the virus that causes AIDS, asking a court to send her into treatment to get her to stop spreading the infection.
na few dozen blocks of the same slender island, two worlds collided yesterday: the Republican convention&#39;s calculated claims to patriotism and the presidency met elaborately planned and heavily
The U.S. government is unable to   confirm a French newspaper report that al Qaeda leader Osama   bin Laden is believed to have died last month in Pakistan, the   U.S. State Department said on Saturday.
USA Today: &quot;Firefox proponents acknowledge it will have to do a lot more than swipe a few percentage points of market share to pose a significant threat to Explorer.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has assured towering striker Peter Crouch that he has a future at the club according to the player.
The five goals that should be met before the U.S. leaves Iraq
Justine Henin-Hardenne fights back to beat Jelena Jankovic in the US Open semi-finals.
PATRICK VIEIRA has put the boot into the hatchet men trying to kick Arsenal off the glory trail. The hard-as-nails Frenchman insists that Arsene Wenger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s team will NEVER give in to intimidation.
Condanna da parte Usa e Russia,ex premier colpita alla testa
After a dismal rookie season, Houston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mario Williams is playing better and with more confidence for a team that is doing the same.
To this day, Texas coach Mack Brown insists he thought Vince Young would return to college football this season to make a run at another national title.
Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will remain at Massachusetts General Hospital today as a precaution and for further tests on his heart.
roundup Plus: Hyperion targets broader base...JBoss ships J2EE app server...Firms bundle Web services wares...PMC-Sierra lowers forecast.
A strike halted production on  Wednesday at U.S. car maker Ford's  plant near St  Petersburg, one of the biggest in Russia owned by a foreign  auto maker, after a months-long dispute over pay and  conditions.
Kate Middleton has been subjected to &quot;persistent&quot; paparazzi harassment, yet has not been protected by the British press&#39; self-regulatory body, MPs said Wednesday.
Twenty new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday.
HINGHAM -- At age 81, George Mason donated his golf clubs to charity, retiring forever from the links or so he thought.
Jaap Stam annuncia il ritiro. Il difensore olandese, attualmente all'Ajax dopo aver militato in club...
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fleet of commercial planes is aging as carriers put off buying more comfortable and fuel-efficient jets.
Rapper Missy Elliot turned \
Paris Hilton is moving closer to her apparent goal of world   domination.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 11. - The first US military intelligence soldier brought to court in the Abu Gharib prisoner abuse scandal was sentenced today to eight months in prison, demoted to private and expelled from the military.
ARVIN, Calif. -- Earthquakes on two separate faults rattled Central California a day after a 6.0-quake jolted the region. No major damage or injuries were reported.
Technology was supposed to make our lives easier. But instead it made us faster, more enmeshed and, well, annoying. Looking ahead, Nick Douglas predicts even more annoying things to come. They include animated billboards, widespread in-car GPS voice-overs, ubiquitous traffic cameras, and camera-wearing geeks who video blog their entire life.
WASHINGTON Sanjay Kumar, a former chief executive of Computer Associates International, and another former executive were indicted Wednesday in what US prosecutors called a &quot;massive fraud&quot; that inflated the company&#39;s sales by $2.
Text of report in English by Malaysian news agency Bernama website  Kuching, 20 February (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Information will set up a 24-hour radio news channel in Bahasa Malaysia and English, based on the \
Tropical storm Florence intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday as it cut a path through the Atlantic and headed toward Bermuda with winds gusting up to 75 miles per hour, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Sunday. Florence is expected to reach the tiny British territory today. The sixth named storm of the hurricane season, Florence developed in the peak of hurricane season over warm Atlantic water.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while President Bush touted his tax reform.
Pope Benedict ended a sensitive, fence-mending visit to Turkey on Friday amid praise for visiting Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque and praying there facing toward Mecca \
Paura al centro sportivo della Juve di Vinovo. Un incendio, che non ha avuto gravi conseguenze, &egr...
After all the hoopla surrounding the suspensions of Ron Artest and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, the final decision will be decided in the Courts rather than on the court.
Asymmetrical skin  cancers, especially on the left cheek, scalp, arm and hand are  being seen with increasing frequency by dermatologists, a team  at St. Louis (Missouri) University School of Medicine reported  here on Friday.
Nobel officials have received nominations of 167 people and groups for the 2007 Peace Prize, and more names are expected, the awards committee's secretary said Monday.
A man dies after a splinter enters his eye during a mock jousting for Channel 4 series Time Team.
NEW DELHI: At first glance, the arrest of a high-profile website&#39;s CEO makes for sensational news, which may be why it was greeted with blaring headlines.
Oil prices tumbled nearly $3 a barrel Wednesday after a report showing a bigger jump in crude oil inventories than traders and analysts had expected.
SAN FRANCISCO (Sports Network) - Outfielder Moises Alou  signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday,  reuniting him with his father Felipe -- the club's manager.
L'attrice alla presentazione del calendario Campari 2007
Singer Rod Stewart has been ordered by a Los Angeles court to return $780,000  (\u00c2\u00a3420,000) to promoters of a cancelled tour.
(Source: Network Appliance)  Microsoft Exchange Server has evolved into a critical application for many companies. Legacy storage infrastructures based on traditional direct-attached storage (DAS) are insufficient for meeting service level requirements associated with data availability, recoverability, manageability, and scalability.  Leveraging an iSCSI-based storage network, Snapshot&trade; technology-based recovery mechanisms, and storage virtualization technologies provides an appropriate infrastructure for meeting the increasingly demanding requirements of Exchange - at a cost structure appropriate for Microsoft Windows&reg; environments.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus came under fire on Tuesday from Republicans skeptical about war strategy as well as Democrats who have demanded a swifter withdrawal of American troops
Omar Minaya rejoined the Mets as their general manager on Thursday, charged with turning around a team that has struggled the past three seasons.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 6 -- A judge upset by a backlog of cases decided to release four New Orleans inmates from jail Friday and postpone their trials until they can get adequate representation from the spread-thin public defender's office.
Jimmie Johnson raised the checkered flag and pointed to the sky, the late-afternoon sun shining behind him. After a week of sadness, it seemed the only fitting end.
A huge police operation leads to the arrest of nearly 80 alleged mafiosi and brings an old gang war to light
Salim Stoudamire was suspended for Arizona's last game and the Wildcats had their lowest point total in 19 years.
The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.
All new NHS staff will have to undergo Criminal Records Bureau checks, health officials are to announce.
Legislation designed to prevent  broadband Internet providers from unreasonable interference  with subscribers' access to content was introduced on Wednesday  by a senior U.S. lawmaker.
Spectrum placeholder held up by Russian rocketry Hotly-debated European sat nav project Galileo has suffered a technical delay in addition to its budgetary and political woes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Google has formed a partnership with Capgemini, which will provide IT services to large businesses that adopt the Google Apps Premier Edition hosted suite of collaboration and communication software. A new member of the Google Enterprise Professional program, Capgemini now offers training, support, integration, and other services for Google Apps Premier Edition customers, the vendors plan to announce Monday. The partnership with Capgemini, one of the world's largest IT services companies with over 75,000 employees in 32 countries, makes\u00c2\u00a0Google Apps more palatable\u00c2\u00a0to large organizations that prefer IT services providers to assist them with changes and additions to their large, complex IT architectures. \
When thieves made off with a scooter belonging to a son of French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, police got cracking: with help from fingerprints and DNA tests, they caught three suspects within two weeks.
Shareholders suing officers and  directors of Apple Inc  refiled their claims on  Wednesday to address a judge's ruling that some fraud  complaints were too old and that the lawsuit contained scant  details about wrongdoing by the company's top officials.
Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi defended the Fallujah assault, saying in a British tabloid newspaper Friday that the offensive has the support of most Iraqi people and is necessary to enable elections in January.
HAYWARD, Wis. - The man arrested in connection with the shooting of eight people -- five of them fatally -- in a Northwestern Wisconsin hunting party Sunday gave every indication that he was in the woods to hunt, the Sawyer County sheriff said today.
Mohamed Al Fayed wins the right to a jury inquest into the 1997 accident that took the lives of his son and the princess
The Canadian actor has become a US citizen.
These bugs chew up sugar in the wastewater and give you hydrogen.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter criticised England's decision to hire a foreign coach on Monday, the day Fabio Capello arrived at FA headquarters for his first day of work.
Francia ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nel fioretto maschile a squadre ai Mondiali di scherma di Torino....
(SOurce: Qualys)  Qualys ensures network security across eBay and networks owned by business partners.
China's second manned space mission will take place in September 2005, state media Thursday quoted a high ranking space official as saying.
LOS ANGELES - Joseph Jackson, Michael Jackson's father, had surgery Friday to fix two bleeding ulcers in his stomach, his lawyer said.    Jackson went to the hospital several days ago with what he had believed was food poisoning, but doctors detected the ulcers, his attorney, Debra Opri, told The Associated Press...
The major business networking sites LinkedIn and Xing are quick in providing one feature after another to out-do each other in the struggle for increasing their member bases and market share. Less than two weeks ago did Xing announce the partnership with ZoomInfo, which has the goal to expand the reach of Xing and the information [...]
US President George W Bush says Americans are outraged by Burma's \
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Islamabad has expressed concern over statements emanating from New Delhi that the US sale of F-16 fighter jets or any other military hardware to Pakistan could have a
The German car maker BMW announces \u00c2\u00a3100m in fresh investment to boost production at its Mini factory in Oxford.
A new computer worm that attacks bulletin board services spread silently and quickly around the Internet Tuesday, infecting at least 38,000 systems within a few hours, experts said.
In a bid to expand the customer base for its database software, Sybase Inc. released on Tuesday a free, limited version of its software for deployment on Linux systems.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (IPS) - It is the future unity of the  ''West'' that, more  than any other basic  factor in contemporary global affairs, is most at  stake in  Tuesday's presidential elections.
WASHINGTON, DC - First District Congressman Marion Berry wrote to Congressional leaders today requesting the Energy and Commerce Committee hold a hearing on the Food &amp; Drug Administration&#39;s (FDA) handling of the Vioxx safety issue.
Shakira dedicated her seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations to the Latino community in the United States.
KHARTOUM, 1 September 2004 - Conditions are worsening for refugees in Darfur, UN agencies said yesterday, as the Sudanese government and rebels struggled to make headway in talks aiming to ease the conflict in the Darfur region.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Peter Norman, the Australian who stood alongside the U.S. athletes staging the civil rights protest from the medal podium at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was 64.
MODENA, Italy  - About 50,000 mourners paid tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on Saturday, an event Prime Minister Romano Prodi said made Italy \
Russell Robinson scored four points in the final 36 seconds Saturday night, allowing No. 2 Kansas to escape with a 64-60 victory over a South Carolina team that led most of the game.
A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and spewing out toxic fumes that sickened nearly 140 others, Iraqi police said.
Tourists and residents throughout the Florida Keys were sent packing Thursday to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Ivan, even as millions of people in disaster-stricken Florida struggled to pick up the pieces from Hurricanes Frances and Charley.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will expand his investigation of the insurance industry in early January, a spokesman said on Sunday, contrary to a front
Dr. Reddy sees a dip in revenue from the loss of authorized generics.
But the it was probably unrelated to the massive quake in sub-Antarctica, an expert said. Seismologist Cvetan Sinadinovski of Canberra-based Geoscience Australia said the earthquake 900km southeast
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The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor urged the Security Council on Friday to pressure Serbia and Bosnia to arrest fugitive leaders from the Bosnian war, saying it was clear after 11 years that neither country ...Comment
WASHINGTON - EarthLink Inc. and Yahoo Inc. said today they would begin tests of a new anti-spam technology that encodes digital signatures into customers&#39; e-mail as a way to separate legitimate messages from unwanted spam.
Penny Hardaway showed no rust in his first game in more than three weeks, making a key jumper with 36 seconds remaining to lead the New York Knicks to a 99-96 victory Friday night over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers.
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By Anonymous  WAN lessons learned  Plus: How to hide your online footprints.
A man grabbed a woman's religious headscarf as she pushed a pram in Rhyl, a court hears.
Influential Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia announces he will not seek a sixth term in office.
IDF soldiers launched a brief incursion into the outskirts of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in what officials described as an operation against the area&#39;s terror infrastructure.
Paul Rutherford, a lawyer in Louisville, Ky., has a partner with a proven track record: the race horse Street Sense.
Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback on Monday telephoned rival Mitt Romney to apologize for a campaign staffer's e-mail criticizing the Mormon church.
Bill O&#39;Reilly, the Fox News Channel talk show host, agreed last night to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a long-time producer after enduring more than a week of embarrassing commentary about her charges of sexual harassment.
Blog: Group claims it can unbind the iPhone from a specific carrier to \
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin looked into the television cameras Monday afternoon and invoked the pride of Canadians in their universal medical insurance system.
In just under 45 seconds, three largely unknown Americans brought respect back to the United States in the 400 meters, dominating exactly as expected.
French schools should teach young people  how to appreciate wine, a group of parliamentarians said in a  report Thursday, calling for an education campaign to help the  ailing sector.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - A California jury  recommended on Monday that Scott Peterson be put to death for  murdering his wife and unborn son, capping a sensational trial  that riveted much of the country.
IT SAYS plenty about the depth and quality of Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s squad nowadays that should Patrick Vieira miss the Premiership match against Manchester United on Sunday, the team will hardly despair.
Dara' consulenza legale al centro Ceis di don Picchi
'Si possono configurare autonome notizie di reato'
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di baseball (MLB) disputate nella notte. In maiuscolo ...
India beat England by two wickets with just two balls to spare at The Oval to level the seven-match series at 3-3.
A recent UBS survey of chief information officers found corporate spending on industry standard servers would grow 17 per cent over 2004, compared with estimates for overall 2005 IT spending growth of about 5 per cent.
The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe  plans to attend a summit despite  Gordon Brown's boycott threat.
Martz Madness. It used to be an endearing term to describe the eccentric football mind of Mike Martz. A term that struck fear into the hearts of opposing defenses and excitement into the hearts of supporting fans.
Ieri Casey Stoner ha conquistato il titolo Mondiale, ma l'ingegner Filippo Preziosi, direttore gener...
Tom Selleck headlines the fourth installment of a series based on Robert Parker's novels.
Presidente Camera, serve verifica con indagine magistratura
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- TG Publishing (http://www.tgpublishing.net/), a leading online media company with over 50 million page views and 5 million unique visitors per month, announces the launch of a new Web-based publication, Gear Digest (http://www.geardigest.com/).
Ukraine looked ahead to Viktor Yushchenko assuming power after he was declared president-elect, with the withdrawal of Kiev's troops from Iraq, economic reforms and relations with the West and Russia topping ...
Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma accepted the resignation of defeated presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich from the post of prime minister, according to the presidency.
From inexpensive 20-megapixel cameras to 50-terabyte DVDs, here's our definitive list of technologies we're looking forward to seeing.
Never mind the Bruce Springsteen-led Vote for Change movement, the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, punkvoter.com or even the two \
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The European Commission says talks on Turkey&#39;s possible membership in the European Union cannot start unless Ankara reforms its penal code.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb by police on a Baghdad bridge, and U.S. troops foiled a second suicide vehicle bombing in attacks Friday that killed at least five people and wounding at least 21...
L'allenatore del Siena Mario Beretta commenta il pareggio a reti bianche con il Cagliari. ''Questa e...
NASA has announced that the Space Shuttle will take to the skies once more next year, in a launch window that lasts from mid May to early June.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flies to Sudan tomorrow to try and end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. He is going to press on the government the need to rein in and bring to justice Arab militias
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Game invites users to play the role of JFK&#39;s assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.
LONDON\u00e2\u0080\u0094British Prime Minister Tony Blair undergoes a procedure to correct heart palpitations today - hours after dramatically announcing that he wants to serve no more than a third term in office.
John Peel, a BBC radio disc jockey who was a champion of innovative and independent music for nearly four decades, died on Monday night in Cuzco, Peru.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday, briefly triggering panic and a tsunami alert, the Indonesia meteorological agency said.
By REX BOWMAN  Wildfires driven by high winds sprang up across Southwest Virginia yesterday, prompting the evacuation of a hotel in Norton, in Wise County.  Several of the fires were caused by rail-grinding work to smooth Norfolk Southern Corp.
A mother-of-two from Glasgow become Britain's first bingo club millionaire weeks after being made redundant.
Rwanda's Paul Kagame says he would co-operate with an inquiry into the death of a former leader in a plane crash.
Money owed to HM Revenue and Customs could be taken automatically from bank accounts, under new plans.
Carol Channing's signature dress &#151; a shimmery number she wore in the stage production of \
Oil held above $74 a barrel on Friday  on concerns about escalating violence in the Middle East after  Israel called up reservists in what could be a ground offensive  against Hizbollah guerrillas.
A Somali warlord, whose advance had raised fears of renewed violence, agrees to rejoin peace talks in Kenya.
PM puts community activism at heart of future vision.
Anpac: si' ad Air France ma indisponibili ridimensionamenti
Of all the gaudy numbers produced in Boston College's stirring 34-33 double-overtime victory over 18th-ranked Clemson Saturday, there was one that seemed to jump off the page of the final statistics.
Microsoft's QWERTY keyboard attachment for Xbox 360 will be released on September 4 for $30.
Cassini has photographed icy volcanic flows and a large lake of what could be methane on Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan. The observations suggest Titan is geologically active and, and its environment
Operazione tra Verona, Milano, Napoli e Crotone
NEW YORK  - A new study debunks the widely held belief that diet plus exercise is the most effective way to lose weight. Researchers report that dieting alone is just as effective as dieting plus exercise.
By Angus MacSwan SAO PAULO, Brazil  - It all started sooptimistically for Brazil's peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
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ISLAMABAD: The world on Thursday mourned Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s demise, as condolence messages and words of praise for the visionary leader continued to pour in.
Playbill - Manhattan Ensemble Theater, the Off-Broadway company that gave Off Broadway Hank Williams: Lost Highway and Broadway the still-running Golda's Balcony, returns to the New York scene Sept. 24 with the American premiere of Nine Parts of Desire, its first offering since Golda's Balcony.
Members of the legislative black caucus met with a National Rifle Association lobbyist for nearly an hour Monday in an effort to find a solution to the gun violence that has Philadelphia in its throes.
The United States, realizing it cannot defeat global threats like terrorism alone, must cooperate to fight other planetary challenges like climate change, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday.
Frenata delle vendite in Giappone per la Playstation 3
VIENNA: A US official expressed alarm Thursday that Iran might have a test site for nuclear weapons technology and pressed the UN nuclear watchdog agency to take a tougher position on the issue.
ROME, Dec 16 (Reuters Life!) - Italy's government and its fashion chiefs issued a manifesto on Saturday to crack down on the use of ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, requiring models to show proof of their good health or be barred from fashion shows.
Iran confirms that one of its diplomats has been kidnapped by gunmen in Iraq's capital, Baghdad.
Sinn Fein has put on display another bug it claims was found in one of its headquarters in west Belfast.
BAGHDAD, May 28 -- U.S. and Iranian diplomats met in formal, bilateral talks for the first time in more than a quarter century on Monday, seeking ways to reduce the level of violence in Iraq and help restore stability to this fractured country, where both have vital interests.
A controversial practice enables some domain name registrars to make short-term gains from registering domains that others might want. Now Google -- the vehicle for their revenue -- says it wants to do something about that.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after his government lost a parliamentary vote on its foreign policy.Comment
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders toughened their tone toward aspiring new members yesterday , at the start of a summit designed to reassure wary voters while keeping the door ajar to countries queuing to join.
The dark comedy is stirring memories of a former dictator known for rights abuses and a tough line on Pyongyang.
U.S. Rep. Robert Matsui of  California, a top Democrat in Congress overwhelmingly reelected  in November to a 14th two-year term, has died of a rare blood  disorder, his office said on Sunday. He was 63.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11 \u00c2\u0097 Thomas J. Perkins, the former director who set off a firestorm in Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u0092s boardroom, has had the upper hand so far in his public-relations battle with the chairwoman, Patricia C. Dunn. But his e-mail forwarding button may have cost him points.
Iraqi officials say at least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in the western town of Anah Wednesday.
LaVaughn Robinson was a tap-dance virtuoso on the big-band circuit in the 1940s and \u00e2\u0080\u009950s who became a master teacher and a major force in tap\u00e2\u0080\u0099s revival.
A former senior executive at Refco pleaded guilty on Wednesday to fraud charges for his role in the collapse of the futures and commodities broker.
Fire engulfed a two-story home early Thursday, killing a man and his five stepchildren, authorities said.
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The week-long heat wave in Southern California has claimed four lives and caused power outages to more than half a million customers, utility and local officials said on Tuesday.
Leaders of Ireland&#39;s Green Party said on  Tuesday they were ready to back Prime Minister Bertie Ahern for  a third successive term in office and enter an Irish government  for the first time after securing policy concessions.
Friends of the Earth warn that UK and US plans to revive global trade talks would hurt the world's poorest.
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An unmanned NASA jet that set a speed record of almost 7,000 miles per hour was built by a Tennessee company. The 12-foot-long X-43-A supersonic combustion ramjet, or Scramjet, flew on its
Media maker finally notices nobody uses floppies anymore Media manufacturer Verbatim has bought SmartDisk, a US-based vendor of portable and external disk drives and flash readers. The deal was agreed last month and finalised yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Michael Liedtke  Yahoo Inc. is tackling its most difficult challenge since the dot- com bust with sweeping organizational changes aimed at cleaning up a mess of the Internet icon's own making.
Popular photo-rating site HotOrNot.com is bought by a group of investors associated with Avid Life Media, founder James Hong confirms.
Joining super models and business moguls who have made the leap to reality TV, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and network CBS on Friday unveiled a contest series to pick a new clothing trendsetter.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has launched one of his harshest broadsides against the Iraq war, drawing
A judge has placed former Chilean ruler, Augusto Pinochet, under house arrest in connection with charges of human rights abuses during his 17-year rule.
U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as  record crude oil prices above $52 a barrel boosted energy  stocks like Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N.
A judge orders the release of two French television journalists on bail after one month in custody.
Jeff Bzdelik won't recruit a player who can't knock down the 3. Those players who were at Air Force before Bzdelik's arrival at the academy last year quickly realized they had to start sinking 3-pointers themselves to earn any playing time, and that included big man John Frye, a 6-foot-10 senior center who had attempted just one 3-pointer in his life.
A Burmese opposition group says there has been a purge of high-ranking military intelligence officials since the departure of the ex-prime minister.
There was a nice little mini-drama last night with the Lakers playing in Seattle. Not as big of a deal as Kobe vs. Shaq or Kobe vs.
The French mime artist Marcel Marceau dies at the age of 84, the AFP news agency reports.
Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US home funding company, said on Monday it plans to sell $4.5 billion of three-month benchmark bills due Dec. 29, 2004
Boundaries of geography, genre and taste are tested and occasionally trampled in the ninth edition of Film Comment Selects.
Americans call for targets to be made voluntary, with stalemate looking increasingly likely
Futurama robots run on beer. These robots make their own brew Bad brews and wasted beer could be a thing of the past, according to Rockwell Automation, which claims that its packaged Brewhouse Solution covers 80 per cent of a brewery's production management needs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Lib Dem leader rejects criticism of his leadership, saying the UK is now in an era of three-party politics.
Russian tax officials are reportedly asking for tax arrears of  $87.5m from oil firm TNK-BP, which is half-owned by UK oil giant BP.
CANBERRA : Near record high imports increased Australia&#39;s trade deficit by 10.5 percent in September, according to new data, which analysts say raises the prospects for an early rise in interest rates.
JERUSALEM -- It looks like Sarah Jessica Parker is too sexy for some Israelis' tastes.
Ameron International Corporation (NYSE:AMN) today announced the  appointment of R.S. \
Stocks rose as an $11 billion offer by Kmart for Sears, Roebuck lifted retailers and better-than-expected earnings from Hewlett-Packard ignited a rally in technology shares.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters had a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort 40 percent contained on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres
PeopleJam is a portal for lifestyle advice stocked with experts and life coaches aimed at being a network for people on the Web older than 25.
The firm which controls embattled Russian oil giant Yukos says it will sue the government for $28.3bn.
At their summit in Brussels, EU leaders hope to agree on a slimmed-down version of their draft constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. Here are some of the key elements of the charter and whether they are likely to be scrapped or salvaged under a new treaty:
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The publicly-funded British Broadcasting Corp. approached Time Warner (TWX) , Germany&#39;s Bertelsmann and Walt Disney (DIS) as potential bidders for BBC Worldwide, its commercial sales and
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The 12-member pilot leadership council at US Airways Group delayed its decision Saturday on whether it will send management&#39;s latest contract offer to its pilots for a vote.
Britain offers to send 120 Gurkhas and two helicopters to Indonesia to help with the tsunami relief effort.
For almost three decades, the people of Portland, Ore., fervently embraced their only professional sports franchise, the NBA's Trail Blazers. From 1976-95, every home game was sold out.
It is my pleasure to welcome the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, on his first visit to Israel, although this visit comes at a time of great sadness and sorrow for the Russian people.
Britney Spears' father will look after her affairs until a psychiatric report is completed, a court rules.
A statement from the Group of Seven rich  nations on foreign exchange due later on Saturday will have  very similar wording to the communique adopted last year in  Boca Raton, Florida, a G7 source told Reuters.
Barclays renews its sponsorship deal with the FA Premier League in a contract worth \u00c2\u00a365.8m until 2010.
NASA is hoping techniques that would enable a crew to repair damages to a space shuttle in flight will be ready for the shuttle&#39;s planned May 2005 return to space, officials with the agency said on Monday.
The authors of a banned book that accuses Chinese communist officials of mistreating peasants have been awarded a 50,000 euro (US$61,500) journalism prize by a Germany-based group.
Eight men charged with planning terrorist attacks in Britain and the US have entered no pleas in a British court guarded by some of the tightest security ever seen.
ATLANTA - It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the deciding Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series...
The Swiss-based banking group UBS was cautious over the outlook for its investment bank after a lull in trading crimped its third-quarter profit.
A man who escaped from a New Jersey prison 28 years ago was arrested Wednesday at his Philadelphia home, making one last bid to conceal his identity and remain a free man.
TO millions of Americans, Botox is a magic bullet. A few pinpricks and in a day the face is returned to an approximation of its teenage self, unlined and uninjured by the relentless insult of adult life.
Google Inc., a company built on complex algorithms that power its online search engine, doesn't appear to be in any rush to tackle one of Wall Street's most basic equations &#151; the stock split.
U.S. President George Bush said in an  interview aired on Friday he hoped the five Bulgarian nurses  sentenced to death for deliberately infecting hundreds of  Libyan children with HIV would soon be freed.
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Dallas Nunes threw a complete-game shutout and Oliver Ames scored four times in the first two innings en route to a 5-0 win over Belmont in the Division 2 EMass final.
Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.
A spate of mishaps in Russia's navy has  exposed the gap between the Kremlin's ambition of restoring  lost military might and the reality of temperamental equipment  and badly paid crews.
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New solutions for dealing with Scotland's waste are to be set out by the Scottish Government.
A rare winter snowstorm dusted South Africa&#39;s commercial capital Johannesburg early on Wednesday as a winter weather front moved across the country, closing mountain passes and claiming at least one life.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., (Sports Network) - Paul Hackett has  resigned as the offensive coordinator of the New York Jets.
Pearl Jam performed a secret show  for about 300 people in Hawaii Thursday, two days before it  headlines a gig at Honolulu's Blaisdell Center.
U.S. lawmakers struck a deal late on  Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the  current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid,  nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
By The Associated Press  The state program to save agricultural land from development is out of money, leaving more than 600 applications from farmers to keep more than 120,000 acres of farm land in limbo.
Edinburgh business chiefs say a high-speed rail link between the Scottish capital and London should be looked at.
The jury at the Venice Film Festival  left critics and journalists perplexed and in some cases vexed  when it awarded top prize to China's \
When Tori Boyles, of Columbia, Mo., takes a test at school, an adult often reads the questions to her because the 9-year-old has learning disabilities that make reading difficult.
The United States will reject any  request by Italy to extradite CIA agents for the first criminal  trial over controversial U.S. \
Mexican troops arrested a leading member of one of the country's two main drug gangs and seized nearly a million dollars in cash, a victory in President Felipe Calderon's fight against traffickers.
After a 14-month investigation, law enforcement officers raided a high-level meeting at a rented club and arrested every known leader of the violent Latin Kings gang in Florida, authorities said Monday.
Michael Ovitz, the former Hollywood powerbroker, yesterday said the first cracks appeared in his stormy relationship with Walt Disney chief and former boss Michael Eisner even before his appointment as president of the company was announced in 1995.
The Russian government said on Tuesday that it would sell part of the oil giant Yukos&#39;s most valuable subsidiary by the end of November, but at a price well below what investors and analysts consider its worth.
OTTAWA (CP) - The woman charged with monitoring the government's environmental efforts has been fired.  Environment Commissioner Johanne Gelinas was replaced following months of friction with her boss, Auditor General Sheila Fraser, sources confirmed Tuesday.
Professional soccer teams, their national and international governing bodies and anti-racism groups have been grappling with a number of incidents around Europe over the last month.
Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups.
TechWeb - Small and medium-sized businesses are the target market for the disk array, which can be used to build an Internet-based SAN, even without IT staff managing the setup process.
Drugs charities in Cardiff want to operate a bus to allow heroin addicts to inject in 'safe, clean' conditions.
As Kenyans die in their hundreds in gritty city slums and rolling cornfields in the countryside, their fate rests with two men who appear more intent on the struggle for power than on the turmoil it has set off.
The dollar may rise for a second day against the euro in Asia on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will raise the key interest rate in a meeting today and signal more increases to come.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The State Department is reacting with caution to reports of a radical Shiite cleric&#39;s acceptance of a peace plan for Najaf.
The US administration seeks to refocus its spending in Iraq on better security and other short-term needs.
Loews Corp. , the conglomerate controlled by the Tisch family, on Thursday posted a third-quarter profit compared with a year-earlier loss, when its CNA Financial affiliate increased its reserves for asbestos, lawsuits and other matters.
ELEANOR HALL: After holding Iraqi citizen and CARE Australia worker, Margaret Hassan for two weeks, her captors have now threatened to hand her over to al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
READING, Pa. - Kimmie Meissner can use her gold medal to scratch her head over the marks at Skate America.
Boston Scientific Corp.  posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as sales of its flagship drug-eluting heart stents fell by 32 percent.
Actress-singer Brandy is returning to her comedy series roots.
Alexander Popov, twice a double sprint freestyle swimming gold medallist in the Olympics, said on Thursday it was unlikely he would compete again.
WAYNE ROONEY&#39;S future will be decided today, with Everton chairman Bill Kenwright due to travel to Old Trafford for talks. He will meet Manchester United chief executive David Gill before
MOSCOW, Dec. 12 -- Russia on Wednesday ordered the closure of two offices of the British Council, the international cultural arm of the British government. The council responded that it has \
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Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao says his country welcomes improving relations between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.
Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s immediate future on the basketball court could be determined in court today. The National Basketball Players Association and NBA will go to US District Court in New York
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There is an unacceptable level of absence through sickness in NI's civil service, Finance Minister Peter Robinson says.
U.S. producer prices posted their largest gain in more than three decades last month as energy and vehicles prices jumped, while home building rebounded from a six-year low.
ROME -- The world is losing the battle against hunger, with the number of malnourished people in developing nations estimated at more than 800 million people and rising, according to a UN report yesterday.
Jamil el-Banna has been locked up by the United States for nearly five years without being charged &#151; arrested in Africa, allegedly tortured at a CIA \
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles  signed offensive coordinator Brad Childress to a three-year  contract extension. The deal will keep him with the club  through the 2008 campaign.
By Alex Branch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 20--FORT WORTH -- School is in, especially for burglars.
NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers describe a man whose jaw was successfully reconstructed using a bone that was grown from scratch under the muscles in his back.
Tito Ortiz, who will face Rashad Evans in UFC 73, is not backing away from his persona as a bad boy, but he has matured a lot outside of the octagon.
An expert tells the race-fixing trial that jockey Kieren Fallon's ride during the races in question was \
Leaders of Japan and South Korea have jointly urged North Korea to return to talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program. They agreed that imposing economic sanctions now on Pyongyang would thwart such efforts.
Lancashire police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham&#39;s Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during Sunday&#39;s 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.
In the latest salvo in a long-running battle between Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and organized labor, the company said Wednesday it will close a Canadian store where about 200 workers are near winning the first-ever union contract from the world's largest retailer.
By Michael Cavanagh, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Australia correspondent. CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his would-be successor have clashed on foreign policy in the build-up to Saturday&#39;s general election.
Busta Rhymes pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting his ex-driver and a fan in a deal that will bring three years' probation and 10 days of community service.
A Briton who headed a net piracy gang is jailed in the US for 51 months.
MIAMI \u00c2\u00b7 In adding Shaquille O&#39;Neal, the Heat bolstered itself for the season&#39;s biggest challenges. But coach Stan Van Gundy warned Tuesday that he won&#39;t back down from the little ones, either.
It's almost June, which means we should soon start to hear the peal of wedding bells.
A man is arrested in connection with the murder of a Hull woman who was pregnant with twins.
The United States on Monday  urged support for a United Nations blueprint for the eventual  independence of Serbia's Kosovo province, which Russia says  must first win the backing of Belgrade.
EBERSWALDE, Germany -- Few people raise bigger bunny rabbits than Karl Szmolinsky, who has been producing long-eared whoppers since 1964. His favorite breed, German gray giants, are the size of a full-grown beagle and so fat they can barely hop.
A deadline for militant students to surrender at a Pakistan mosque passed on Wednesday, as hundreds of troops surround the building in the capital.
Suddenly the Jets, who had silently been looking ahead to the possibility of qualifying for the playoffs, are looking in their rearview mirrors.
Police investigating the murders of five women stop and question drivers in Ipswich's red light district.
Pfizer Inc. says it will immediately pull advertising for its top-selling arthritis pain reliever Celebrex, whose safety was called into question last week after a study found an increased risk of heart attacks in patients taking high dosages of the drug.
SEOUL, South Korea - Denying it has any nuclear weapons ambitions, South Korea insisted yesterday that a one-time uranium enrichment test by its scientists will not derail US-led efforts to dismantle rival North Korea&#39;s nuclear programs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an \
FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution's powers of recovery were revived again last night. After struggling through a 278-minute home scoreless streak, the Revolution broke through for a 6-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids, taking them within 2 points of Chicago for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Revolution (6-11-9) snapped a five-game winless streak as Pat Noonan, Steve ...
Herds growing: South African farmers say they are destructive and dangerous. In the West, they are perhaps the most beloved of the big game species. So a proposal to cull the expanding elephant population is controversial. A12  U.S. attorneys: One of eight U.S.
US Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth has resigned, the US Mission to the United Nations said Thursday. He sent a letter Nov. 22 saying he wanted out at the end of the president&#39;s first term, to
MSG Networks and Time Warner Cable agreed yesterday to extend until Jan. 20 negotiations on a new contract to maintain the availability of the MSG Network, Fox Sports New York and the
London - Protea openers Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs made a solid start against the West Indies on Saturday in the decisive one-day cricket international in Pool B of the Champions Trophy at The Oval.
Developments Monday in Israel's offensive against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
The retaliatory tariffs are less than the Europeans and others had sought, and they are far less than the $4 billion the WTO authorized the EU to impose in another case involving US export subsidies.
WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the sixth time, dominating yet another player ranked in the top 10.
President Bush, hoping to build on recent momentum in the White House race, delivers the biggest speech of his campaign on Thursday in the city where the Sept.
The European Union's aid chief said the violence in Sudan's Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.
Greetings, dear readers. Cathy has asked me to keep you entertained, or at least awake, for a couple of weeks while she catches a break from the fashion cycle, which still seems to be rolling along even after the end of the Paris collections. New York, where it feels like spring outside, is playing host [...].
As of Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, at least 1,127 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 865 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.
Rosneft, the state-owned Russian oil company, has reportedly moved to take control of Yuganskneftegaz, formerly Yukos&#39;s most important oil production plant.
Turkey&#39;s ruling party confirmed on Wednesday it had shelved plans to outlaw adultery that had infuriated women&#39;s rights groups and upset the European Union Ankara aspires to join.
Russian Marat Safin produced another  outstanding performance to beat Argentina's David Nalbandian,  6-2, 6-4, 6-3, and win the Madrid Masters on Sunday.
President George W. Bush picked former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik to lead the US Homeland Security Department, according to CNN, which cited unidentified administration officials.
Job portal Monster.com has released details of how cyber thieves stole confidential information.
The 60s Fab Five lend their music to two quirky new movies. Richard Corliss is both bored and enthralled
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VENICE, Dec 10 (IPS) - With waves of opposition to tides of immigrants in  Europe, Peter Schatzer has his job cut out. And seeing that the  Mediterranean is the favoured route for migration into Europe,  whether documented or not, he is at the forefront of presenting  the human face of migration before political opposition to it.
Intelligence reports written before the Iraq war warned an invasion could lead to insurgency, the New York Times reports.
pioneering bid to win a $10 million (5.6 million pounds) prize and prove that space is open for business. space travel as ordinary as a Caribbean cruise.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the leading contender to succeed Yasser Arafat, said Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's hope of annexing West Bank settlements and keeping all of Jerusalem in a final peace deal is a disaster that could torpedo efforts to restart peace talks.
be the first on your block to decode a secret message to Mars and win a toy Lego model! But this was NASA speaking, in conjunction
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc. on Friday said it has begun warning doctors about some faulty batteries installed in a line of its implantable heart defibrillators.
If New Yorkers were not already aware their beloved Yankees had completed the worst post-season collapse in Major League history, their media quickly reminded them on Thursday.
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Palestinians launched a registration drive Saturday among 1.8 million eligible voters ahead of long-overdue elections, but few heeded the call and apathetic residents said they have little faith in the electoral process.
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent was jailed for more than a day after Mexican border officials found 650 rounds of ammunition in his car, authorities said Saturday.
In his third turn as Blade, an almost-vampire who hunts those he does not want to become, Snipes must be up to about five figures per spoken word.
The case of the Teamster's pension fund illustrates that what may appear to be a sensible approach to investing workers' pensions isn't always so sensible.
The new finding that birth control pills may actually help a woman&#39;s health is raising several questions, not to mention a few eyebrows.
An eighth person is held abroad as part of the inquiry into the failed car bombings in Glasgow and London.
A former CIA officer who participated in the capture and questioning of the first al-Qaeda terrorist suspect to be waterboarded said yesterday that the harsh technique provided an intelligence breakthrough that \
GUYANCOURT, France  - It was hardly a conventional  move for a gastronomic French chef with a resume studded with  Michelin restaurant stars.
Rumaisa Rahman weighed just 8.6 ounces when she was born on September 19th. Now, the young girl and her twin sister are going home soon, making Rumaisa the smallest baby on record to survive.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday suspended Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly from two Test matches for his team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slow over-rate against Pakistan in the Platinum Jubilee One-Day International match held on Saturday putting him out of action
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OLYMPIA, Wash. - It was a mucky job, but the reward was great. Alma F. Coate-Wilson, 98, accidentally flushed her $8,000, 1.6-carat diamond wedding ring down the toilet in the middle of the night two months ago.
The US and others countries welcome a call for early elections to end violence between Palestinian rivals.
Family doctors will not be given a pay rise this year, the government has announced.
Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defence plans as distorted and insulting, and said the gap between wealthy countries' military might and China's is growing, not shrinking.
Detroit pitcher Justin Verlander throws the season's second no-hitter in the Tigers' 4-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Independent Canadian oil and gas company Nexen is to buy the UK subsidiary to fellow Canadian independent Encana for $2.
Forza Italia: intervento per correggere disturbo ritmo
As the engine of iPhone hype gears up for its final power thrust, discussions about the new device range from how many units it will sell to how developers can cash in with widgets to how its iPod-like features might cannibalize iPod sales.
Four former El Paso Corp. employees have agreed to plead guilty to reporting false natural gas trades and will help prosecutors in ongoing investigations.
(New York-WABC, October 14, 2004) - New York State officials are investigating a rare, one-in-a-million brain disease that&#39;s killed four people in Ulster County.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska _ Lindsey Bloom is so enthused about her budding career as a commercial fisherman that she's got the \
It may not come as a shock to people familiar with David Blaine, but the American stuntman admitted on Tuesday he might be a little bit crazy as he began his latest act.
I>Bride and Prejudice has some interesting marriage festivities in store for its audience.
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- An American T-shirt company wants to help US citizens relax on vacation -- by posing as Canadians. TshirtKing.
Parents and activists voice concerns over Carmarthenshire's  \u00c2\u00a3110m education shake-up.
An uprooted tree lies on the beach as damaged buildings of Indian Air Force officers, where more than 100 people reportedly were killed by tidal waves, is seen in background, in Nicobar, in India&#39;s southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Wednesday, Dec.
Dawn Taubin, the head of domestic marketing at Warner Brothers for six years, has been ousted in a shake-up that the movie studio did little to conceal.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  - Ahmad Chalabi has survived again.  Just after escaping an attempt to kill him Wednesday, he said  an Iraqi court had dropped charges that could have put him in  jail.
In a villa overlooking the Indian Ocean, Teresa Simoes Ferreira grew up in the segregated privilege of Portuguese-ruled Mozambique where she accompanied her father on medical rounds in poor rural areas.
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The Premier League enters a key phase with a jam-packed Boxing Day programme.
The Yankees will play their most critical game of the season tonight knowing they are two losses away from making George Steinbrenner implode.
By Anonymous  The soaring prices of oil and natural gas have sparked a race to make transportation fuels from plant matter instead of petroleum.
Queens Park Rangers have suspended their assistant manager Richard Hill following his arrest in connection with the brawl that marred last week's match against China's Olympic team.
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Pope John Paul spent a second  night in hospital after emergency treatment for breathing  problems and the Vatican moved to assuage fears for the  84-year-old Pontiff.
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Hundreds of firefighters battled Tuesday to contain a wildfire that has forced evacuations in Montana.  The Derby Mountain fire has blackened at least 180,000 acres since last week and gutted 26 homes and 20 outbuildings, the Billings (Mont.) Gazette reported.
BERAHILE, Ethiopia  - The mysterious kidnapping of five Europeans and eight locals has put the international spotlight on a remote, barren and searingly hot corner of Ethiopia left behind by the modern world.
PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's coma deepened and his condition deteriorated dramatically yesterday according to the Palestinian leadership, who visited him at a Paris hospital and then returned to the West Bank to declare that his life was now ''in the hand of God.&quot;
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At least 21 people were killed in a fire that raged through a slum district of Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong early on Tuesday, police and witnesses said.
Winger Aaron Lennon pulls out of the England squad to face Brazil and Estonia because of a twisted knee.
A car exploded near a Palestinian industrial zone in the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, witnesses said.
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President Bush said Monday that he hopes Iran's claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but \
The National Cyber Security Alliance is talking to us in a language we can understand. The NCSA polled American computer users and found that 90% could remember when Janet Jackson flashed the country, but
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Physicists take a key decision on the technology to be used in the International Linear Collider, one of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century.
Australian emergency services on Friday said seven people were feared missing as fierce storms hit the country&#39;s east coast, with five swept away when a highway collapsed in torrential rain.
Airbus shareholders have approved the launch of a new passenger jet, aimed at challenging Boeing&#39;s 7E7. A spokesman for the European consortium says the new widebody \u00e2\u0080-he A-350 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -l be
A West Lothian teenager who repeatedly shot a grandfather in the head is handed a life sentence.
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South Korea&#39;s LG Electronics Inc.  (066570.KS) swung to a profit in the second quarter as a  turnaround in its LCD venture and strong mobile phone sales  outweighed heavy losses in its plasma display business.
People in Kyrgyzstan prepare to vote in a parliamentary election that could end two years of turmoil.
THE legal battle surrounding the awarding of telecast rights to Sony Entertainment Television for the forthcoming Australia tour of India is getting complicated with the Prasar Bharati CEO, Mr KS Sarma, saying that the national broadcaster would approach
A man wielding a shotgun killed a  security guard at the Illinois state capitol in Springfield on  Monday shortly after scuffling with a gun shop owner from whom  he stole a shotgun a week earlier, police said.
BAGHDAD The Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi, issued repeated warnings on Sunday that negotiations with the rebels who hold Falluja are swiftly running out of time, saying that unless his government is allowed to establish control immediately, he will
Presidents and officials of 12 South American countries are meeting in Peru to create an economic and political community.
Oil prices continue to slide amid fears that a US recession will weaken global demand for crude.
InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard isn&#39;t yet a household name in enterprise LANs but is poised to extend its gains against leader Cisco&#160;with a new core switch and coordination with HP&#39;s consulting arm.
Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) said on Wednesday that forest cooperation between Finland and Russia will create great opportunities for both sides, provided such cooperation starts running ...
Comment is free: Gary Younge: To change the political sclerosis gripping their country, Americans need a president distinguished by his lack of pedigree
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London equities fell on Tuesday after news of increased full-year writedowns at Barclays (NYSE:BCS) took the shine off banking stocks. There was further pressure in the sector after surprise news of fresh $2.85bn losses at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS).
The two largest political parties in Estonia look poised to stay in power, according to opinion polls ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election.Comment
British ex-rocker Gary Glitter, imprisoned in Vietnam for sexually molesting two young girls, on Wednesday had his three-year sentence reduced by three months, his lawyer said.
A new wave of bid activity helped European stock markets defy the gloom in the financial sector this week.
The agreement is a critical step in rebuilding Iraq's devastated economy and an important precedent for other creditors.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.
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The Santiago Bernabeu will be under the spotlights when Real host Roma in a clash the loser of which will be in dire straits. Both sides are enjoying poor league form and injury worries as their new coaches
With plans to enter Europe by the end of the year, Apple could be ready to announce who gets to carry the iPhone.
While President Bush promised Americans that Canadian help was on the way to deal with the US flu-vaccine shortage, US health officials say that&#39;s unlikely.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - About 20 Nigerians working for a contractor to Royal Dutch Shell were abducted during a Monday attack on a convoy of boats supplying oilfields, Shell sources said on Tuesday.
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The United States remains the most   popular destination for foreign students, but its share of the   competitive international education market has fallen to 22   percent from 25 percent in four years, a study said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its  new term on Monday, with the government's top courtroom lawyer  trying to save the long-standing federal rules used to sentence  about 1,200 criminals each week.
A Los Angeles court commissioner has denied a request from Britney Spears' divorce attorney to issue a gag order in the pop star's child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
An Egyptian among 12 foreign terror suspects who were jailed indefinitely without charge has walked free after spending three years in British prisons, the Home Office said.
One of their legislators was suspended for fraud. Another outraged women by saying only brainless businessmen would hire \
The Sundance Film Festival, which opens with \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Bruges,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the playwright Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s film debut, is one of the oddest ecosystems on earth.
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The man who shot the late Pope John Paul II warns the current pontiff not to visit Turkey.
Tamil Tiger rebels held their first talks with Norwegian peace envoys since the tsunami on Saturday saying the disaster opened up new possibilities for a solution to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Following several years of cost cutting, Australia&#39;s Orica Ltd. (ORI.AU), the world&#39;s biggest maker of mining explosives, on Wednesday said net
PAC decries government 'profligacy' MPs and unions have lambasted the government for spending \u00c2\u00a33bn on external advice in areas such as IT.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oil prices climbed to within a dollar  of a new record on Wednesday after the U.S. government reported  a big decline in oil stockpiles because of disruptions from  Hurricane Ivan.
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Call it the law of unintended consequences. A new national backup system meant to ensure that millions of eligible voters are not mistakenly turned away from the polls this year, as happened in 2000, could wind up causing Election Day problems as infamous as Florida's hanging chads.
NEW YORK Saying she wanted to &quot;put this nightmare behind me,&quot; Martha Stewart said Wednesday that she would enter a US prison to begin serving her five-month sentence without waiting to see whether an appeals court will overturn the guilty verdict a jury
Sir Menzies Campbell's Lib Dem party leadership was an \
Doctors' watchdog the General Medical Council must do more to protect patients, the latest Shipman Inquiry report says.
The Piano Man will make his Philadelphia Orchestra debut next month.
The son of the Duke of Marlborough is jailed for dangerous driving and causing criminal damage.
Helen Sellevaag knows her next fall could be fatal. At 97, she also understands her chances of falling have increased as she has gotten older, and the slightest misstep could lead to a life-threatening injury.
A month-end sales blitz of incentives  by General Motors Corp. GM.N and Ford Motor Co. F.N to  clear out older vehicles will spur a slight rise in U.S. car  and truck sales for September, analysts said.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a new Fox series that begins on Sunday, is one of the more humanizing adventures in science fiction to arrive in quite a while.
JERUSALEM, June 24 -- The Israeli cabinet voted Sunday to release a portion of the hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen Palestinian tax revenue, an incremental step Israeli officials said is designed to shore up the moderate Palestinian government sworn in after Hamas's violent takeover of the...
U.S. stocks traded higher on Tuesday,  despite oil prices hitting a new high before falling back, as  U.S. economic reports showed an easing of inflationary pressure  and a sharp rebound in the housing market.
Continuous skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her premature infant appears to help them to thrive just as well as traditional care in incubators, according to a new report.
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French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, British actress Kristin Scott Thomas and French politician Nicholas Sarkozy have won entry into France's prestigious Legion of Honor.
Confusion about the District's revamped 911 call center has spread across the city in recent weeks as misinformation has been posted on online community message boards and city officials have spent time parsing the definition of \
The White House and Senate   Republicans on Thursday were reviewing a tentative deal on   legislation setting out rules for interrogating and trying   foreign terrorism suspects, and an announcement was expected   shortly.
Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, a longtime Washington ally, has angrily rejected the Iraq Study Group's recommendations, warning that any delay in deciding the fate of an oil-rich region claimed by the Kurds would have \
Three dozen voters challenging the presidential election results in the Ohio Supreme Court asked to drop their lawsuit Tuesday, saying it is moot with last week's certification of the electoral vote and the upcoming inauguration.
BAGHDAD - An armed Islamic group kidnapped two Australians and two East Asians in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra on Monday, the Dubai-based television broadcaster Al-Arabiya reported.
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QUEEN Elizabeth II has made a substantial donation to aid efforts for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, royal officials said today.
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After topping off at $92.22 a barrel before the opening bell on bullish trading in the Asian and European markets, oil was at $91.28 in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Comment is free: Anne Karpf:  Half of Poland's war dead were Jews - and the Polish record on Jews is a mite troublesome.
To catch a mature Lake Ontario king salmon, with the trees showing the first of their fall colors, makes for a rare fishing experience.
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JUST when you thought Tiger Woods was coming out of the slump he never believed he was in, the 28-year-old newlywed, still the biggest draw in golf, goes and blows it.
With its ludicrous frisson of patriotism and a nod to \
The Khartoum government on Wednesday approved to halt its military operations in Darfur to the west of Sudan. This was in a step that will push both the two main rebel movements in the region to give up their
Romania's centrist opposition Tuesday demanded a rerun of Sunday's general elections, alleging fraud in the electronic vote counting had helped the ruling ex-communists, who held a slim lead.
Proposed sanctions introduced in the US House of Representatives would pressure US energy giant Chevron to pull its investment from Myanmar, which rights activists say is helping prop up the ruling military junta.
A Thai woman who died of bird flu  possibly caught it from her daughter but there was no  indication the virus would spread more widely among humans, a  top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
Florida's attempts to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco took another hit late Monday when federal judges ordered a lower court to hear a lawsuit demanding that electronic voting machines be equipped to print receipts for voters.
Scientists are selecting subjects to be locked in a self-sufficient capsule to test plans for a trip to Mars.
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In the not-too-distant future, the U.S. government would like to be able to wake up residents in the middle of the night when a hurricane or tornado threatens, perhaps by sounding the alarm on a cellphone.
According to the World Economic Forum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ranking, for the second straight year the most competitive economy is Finland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s one. Finland hit the top for the quality of its public institutions and the high
The Dutch government&#39;s legal representative to the supreme court issued an opinion Tuesday potentially favorable to a bid by Barclays for ABN Amro, a Dutch banking giant also courted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Chelsea beat Porto 3-1 in European soccer&#39;s Champions League, giving coach Jose Mourinho a victory over the team he led to the title last season.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faces a criminal inquiry over his purchase of a Jerusalem house.
A black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a white classmate prompted a massive civil rights protest here walked out of a courthouse Thursday after a judge ordered him freed.
The deal will allow David Letterman to resume his show next Wednesday with his team of writers on board.
Courting party faithful Saturday, Republican Mitt Romney promised to return a wayward GOP to its core principles while rival John McCain portrayed himself as the most qualified to take charge of the country amid dangerous times ahead.
A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
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: At least seventeen Muslim pilgrims died and 38 others were injured when a bus they were traveling plummeted into a deep ravine in eastern Pakistan, police said today.
Egypt has killed swarms of a type of locust that has infested parts of Africa and Cyprus this year, the official Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported on Monday.
The Beanpot Tournament always brings out the best in Boston University. John Curry made 27 saves and Dan McGoff scored twice to help BU advance to its 13th consecutive Beanpot title game with a 4-0 win over Northeastern on Monday.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday China now had 1,328 ballistic missiles aimed at the self-ruled island, up by more than a third from a previous estimate, further threatening stability in the Taiwan Strait.
An engraving thought to be 10,000 years old has been uncovered in a cave, British researchers said Monday.
SugarCRM Inc., an open-source customer relationship management (CRM) vendor, has opened a new office in Dublin to help extend its European presence.
Exaggerated claim? Danish handset maker RTX Telecom today launched what it claims is the first cordless Skype phone that doesn't require a PC. That's what the blogs are saying, at any rate. What RTX is really claiming is to have shipped the first RTX PC-less Skype handset, which is a bit like Honda making a big deal about how it's the first company in the world to ship a Civic with four wheels.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three U.S. Marines died on Wednesday from wounds sustained in combat in Iraq's volatile western Anbar province, the U.S. military said in a statement on Thursday.
The Nikkei average fell 0.66 percent on  Monday as auto makers such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (7267.T)  were hit by concern about consumer spending in the key U.S.  market and energy stocks fell following a drop in crude oil  prices.
FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access. The US Federal Communications Commission this week cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line
Sony Computer Entertainment said it and  Immersion Corp.  agreed to end a patent litigation and  entered into an agreement to explore the inclusion of  Immersion's technology in Sony's PlayStation format products.
For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding.
President Bush&#39;s re-election hopes suffered a blow yesterday with news that the economy created just 96,000 new jobs in September, considerably fewer than expected.
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Blood soaked through his sock, but Curt Schilling paid it little attention. He had a game to worry about, and he hadn&#39;t even taken the field.
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Kate Walsh says she had a Bridezilla moment while prepping for her upcoming wedding.
EMERGENCY workers searched through heaps of twisted metal yesterday in a bid to find out what caused two airliners to crash almost simultaneously, killing all 89 people aboard and raising fears of a terrorist double strike.
All Brazilian Tony Kanaan had to do was finish fourth or better Sunday at California Speedway regardless of what his Andretti Green Racing teammate, Brit Dan Wheldon, did and the
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A department of the bleedin' obvious special report Liverpool John Moores University has evidently opened its own department of the bleedin' obvious by revealing that rock and pop stars often die prematurely because of their penchant for a fast-track lifestyle fuelled by drugs and booze, The Daily Telegraph reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CBS on Tuesday said it expects to finish the November ratings \
UK advertising group WPP beats France's Havas to win a bidding war for US firm Grey Global which could cost as much as \u00c2\u00a3750m.
A bus driver who posed as a Falklands war hero during a veterans parade admitted his actions were \
Israeli television said on Wednesday  that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's health had  deteriorated.
KABUL, Nov 7 - Kidnappers who have threatened to kill three UN workers in Afghanistan have agreed to give the government until Tuesday to find and release 26 Taliban prisoners, a spokesman for the kidnappers said on Sunday.
Investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 5  percent, easily beating analysts' estimates, on strength in its  top-ranked bond business and growing investment banking  revenue.
BRUSSELS, Nov 1 (IPS) - New York&#39s Carnegie Hall was akin to a  pilgrimage site in September when Sonny Rollins marked the 50th  anniversary of his debut at the revered venue. Jazz musicians and  aficionados who have drawn inspiration from the self-named  Saxophone Colossus turned out in droves: Lee Konitz, John Zorn,  Pat Metheny and Joe Lovano were all spotted, as were the rock  star Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson.
The Queen will be at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for the royal opening of its third session.
A car bomb exploded near the convoy of a Palestinian security chief in the Gaza Strip as it left a security headquarters on Tuesday, witnesses said.
Any mandatory EU intervention to cut  the price of sending text messages or using the Internet while  traveling abroad would be limited to the wholesale level, the  European Union's top telecoms regulator said on Thursday.
FAIRY tales don&#39;t come any more fanciful than The Andre Stolz Story, a real-life biography which throbbed to a thunderous climax in the appropriate setting of Las Vegas yesterday.
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A computer decision analysis system could help cut the rate of Caesareans performed in the UK, experts claim.
Police today arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s in connection with the killing of a former judge and his son in 1996.
Armed men kidnapped five foreigners in oil-rich southern Nigeria early Wednesday, the same day the country&#39;s most prominent militant group announced it would end a truce with the government.
Iraqi police detain beggars and mentally ill people found on the streets who could be exploited by militants.
A crisis decades in the making has reduced middle-class people in New Delhi, India\u00c2\u0092s richest city, to foraging for water.
PASADENA, Calif. (Sports Network) - Dusty Mangum hit a  37-yard field goal as time expired to hand No. 6 Texas a  dramatic 38-37 victory over 13th-ranked Michigan in the 91st  Rose Bowl.
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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review for the second time the death penalty case of a convicted Texas killer whose sentence justices previously overturned.
Harmony Gold, which has managed to acquire only 10,8% of Gold Fields in the first stage of its hostile take-over bid, put a brave face on its offer yesterday, saying it would immediately launch the second part of its offer for the remaining shares.
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Police arrest a man as part of investigations into threats against celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Rick Stein.
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Hong Kong medical authorities have refused permission for deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada's surgeon to operate on him.
A Labour Party victory in this year's  British election looks a sure bet, analysts say, but a weaker  majority will probably prompt Prime Minister Tony Blair to  resign some time over the next two to three years, a Reuters  poll shows.
Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers objected Friday to a characterization that he second-guessed or doubted war plans drawn up by Gen. Tommy R. Franks, then chief of the U.S. Central Command, six days before the United States launched the war in Afghanistan against al Qaeda and the Taliban.
VIENNA (MNA) -- UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Saturday that obliging Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program is illegal, but Iran should suspend all enrichment-related activities in order to restore confidence after all the
Germany has won support from the United  States and Britain for an initiative to tighten controls on  hedge funds, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Zimbabwe has registered a 2.5 percent decline in HIV infection rates, and the number of AIDS deaths also is dropping, the government said Thursday, crediting its \
UEFA is threatening to remove soccer's 2008 European Championship from joint hosts Austria and Switzerland.
Australian researchers have come up with a world first accurate test to detect blood doping in athletes. The test was developed by researchers from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Thomas S. Monson, a longtime Mormon leader who has served in the top echelon of the church for more than 40 years, will head the 13 million-member faith, Mormon church officials announced today.
Most directors do not go on to make one of their best films after receiving their lifetime achievement Oscars. But most directors do not have the stamina of Sidney Lumet.
Sidney Lowe always knew how to beat North Carolina as a player. The first-year coach proved he can also top the Tar Heels from the sideline.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral service for murdered schoolgirl Danielle Beccan on Friday.
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Microsoft Corp.  has no plans now to cut the price of its Xbox game console in Japan, where it trails far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd.  and Sony Corp. .
Merrill Lynch co-president Ahmass Fakahany, one of people behind its  sub-prime investments, leaves the firm.
The government gives planning approval for the world's first large-scale wave farm off the Cornish coast.
Big Papi, meet Double X. It is here, on the soil of Jimmie Foxx's native Maryland -- go to his hometown of Sudlersville, on the state's Eastern Shore, and you will find a life-sized bronze statue of Foxx for which his nephew, Dell, served as model -- that David Ortiz will continue his assault on Foxx's Red Sox ...
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New entries include Walkman and Cyber-shot handsets, plus an Xperia with a custom interface concealing Microsoft's usual look.
The chances of trying former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2004 are remote, a US official said Friday, casting doubt on remarks by Prime Minister Iyad Allawi who said the trial could begin as early as October.
Palestinian witnesses say at least 20 Israeli tanks backed by two helicopters have rolled into north Gaza.
When the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) wanted to increase its computing capacity last year it considered a satellite datacenter or an extension to the existing building, but in the end it chose a faster and more novel approach: it ordered a datacenter in a box.The center, which does high-energy physics research for the U.S. Department of Energy, was one of the first customers for&#160;Sun Microsystems&#39; Project Blackbox, which takes standard shipping containers 20 feet by 8 feet by 8 feet (6.1m x 2.4m x 2.4m) and turns them into mini datacenters that can be delivered and operational in a few weeks, according to Sun.SLAC&#39;s Blackbox was delivered in July last year and was up and running by September. Aside from a few challenges -- like figuring out how to service the unit when it&#39;s raining -- the center is pleased with its choice and in the process of installing a second unit.It is one of four customers that Sun identified Tuesday to illustrate momentum for Project Blackbox. It also renamed the product the Sun Modular Datacenter, or Sun MD. The boxes start at $559,000 without the &quot;payload,&quot; or the computers inside, and Sun will ship them around the world for an extra fee. Delivery to Amsterdam by air, for example, costs about $15,000.SLAC turned to Project Blackbox because it needed to expand its compute capacity fairly quickly. &quot;The datacenter here was at its capacity, especially in terms of the electrical service to the building and the amount of heat we could take back out. And the experiments needed their next year&#39;s worth of computing,&quot; said Chuck Boeheim, SLAC&#39;s assistant director of computing services.Modifying its existing datacenter to accommodate another major electrical feed and &quot;chiller plant&quot; would have taken one to two years and cost several million dollars. &quot;We also looked at doing a satellite datacenter in a smaller building, but with the approvals and lead time that was a couple of years out as well. Blackbox was something we could do very quickly,&quot; Boeheim said.The raw shipping containers are customized by a subcontractor, and Sun typically installs the payload before delivery. SLAC&#39;s Blackbox arrived on a flat-bed truck last July, fitted with 252 Sun Fire X2200 rack-mount servers, the same type it uses in its datacenter. Sun had also wired the servers to a Cisco Catalyst 6509 switch that SLAC provided before delivery.Boeheim described the process in a white paper on his Web site, along with photos and time-lapse videos that show the box being hoisted into place by a crane.Customers can put other vendors&#39; hardware in the unit, but not all equipment will fit. SLAC bought some Dell PowerEdge 1950 servers that it wanted to put in its second Blackbox, but they were too long for the server racks. Instead it will move some existing Sun servers to the box from its datacenter, and put the Dell machines inside the building instead.The computing center already had a 4-megawatt substation serving its area of the site. &quot;So it was a fairly simple matter to put a 220-kilowatt power pane on the outside of that and bring up a fairly standard chiller unit and put that on a concrete pad next to the Blackbox. Both of those things could just be fork-lifted in and connected up,&quot; Boeheim said.SLAC wanted to do a rigorous installation that would last several years, so it spent a few weeks getting the unit hooked up. It had to reconnect about half the power cords which had shaken loose during the truck ride. Aside from that the installation went smoothly and the machines were turned on for batch work Sept. 25, about two months after delivery. The 60-ton chiller and the outside power unit were also delivered in that time.Servicing the unit has presented some challenges. &quot;We&#39;re trying to figure out how to do it on a day like today when it&#39;s pouring with rain,&quot; Boeheim said recently. &quot;The wind doesn&#39;t have to be blowing very hard for the rain to blow in the end, and you pretty much have to open both ends of the box to service it,&quot;It&#39;s quite cramped in the box, he said, and both ends need to be open so that a person can maneuver when a server rack is slid out into the narrow central aisle.&quot;Our stance right now is to wait for a clear day to open it up,&quot; he said. Two people are needed to service the box in case one gets trapped inside or injured, he wrote in the white paper on his Web site. SLAC put a phone in the box in case someone gets locked in.The first Blackbox gave the center a roughly 25 percent boost in computing capacity, and the servers have been running as smoothly as their counterparts inside the datacenter, Boeheim said. &quot;Once we got them turned on they just ran. We went a full 30 days not even opening the thing.&quot; He put rack servers in the box rather than storage gear, because storage gear tends to need servicing more often, he said.Sun&#39;s Blackbox won&#39;t be for everyone. Brookhaven National Laboratory, on Long Island, New York, considered a Blackbox but decided on a new wing for its datacenter instead, Boeheim said. SLAC&#39;s experience may have been easier than that of an average business because it is a federal government site located on county land. A business in a city may need more planning permissions and permits.A few other companies offer comparable products, such as the Ice Cube from Rackable Systems, and the Infrastructure Express from American Power Conversion.Sun said it is happy with the&#160;momentum for Blackbox, although it wouldn&#39;t say how many customers it has. The other three it named are Hansen Transmissions, a Belgian industrial manufacturer that is using one at a new plant in India; Mobile TeleSystems, Russia&#39;s largest mobile operator; and the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.Most of the customers had no room to add capacity in their datacenters, said Darlene Yaplee, vice president for integrated platforms in Sun&#39;s systems marketing group. &quot;Half the customers are using it while they build extra datacenter capacity, and then it will remain for disaster recovery,&quot; she said.The next size up in standard shipping containers is 40 feet long. &quot;We could do 40 feet technically, but most people have been happy with 20 feet,&quot; Yaplee said. Boeheim said he&#39;d probably choose a wider box rather than a longer one, which would accommodate his Dell 1950 servers.
The NYSE Group Inc  could create  a new exchange in London if its purchase of Euronext   does not deliver the international share listings business it  expects, its chief executive said in an interview.
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Google Inc. yesterday reported that profit skyrocketed more than sevenfold in the fourth quarter, a jump executives attributed to various factors, including higher prices paid for ads and a larger amount of Internet advertising from the 1,000 biggest U.S. companies.
A new poll offered a conflicting portrait of the nation's view of President Bush that was evident during last year's election campaign.
CLOSE calls, bad misses, dubious refereeing and a generous sprinkling of heroic defending all mingled to a potpourri that Manchester United found too odious for their liking.
Staff outraged by General Motors&#39; plans to slash up to 12,000 jobs in Europe have stopped work at a plant in Bochum, Germany, its works council said on Friday.
Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a female co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, his lawyers said on  Thursday.
Greek teenager Ilias Iliadis swept up the Olympic host country&#39;s second gold medal on Tuesday, winning the men&#39;s judo under 81kg category.
Robby Ginepri heard the news at breakfast before heading out to play Wednesday: He was the last U.S. man in the French Open. By early afternoon, he was gone, too, making Americans 0-9 in the first round, the country's worst showing at Roland Garros in at least 40 years.
Iraqi Shia militiamen in the Sadr City area of Baghdad are due to start handing in heavy weapons on Monday, under a deal with the government.
If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. They could argue about whether the death penalty is ever appropriate. Whether it makes sense to ban handguns. They might explore their differences on the Patriot Act or parental notification of abortion.
Cruise operator, Victoria Clipper, started offering flu shot cruises to Canada for Americans desperate to get their vaccine soon after it was announced that the USA had lost 48% of its flu vaccine doses.
The company on Friday posted a 20-minute guided tour of the device that is one of the most exhaustive looks yet at that iPhone thing you might have heard about. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 2 -- Computer maker Gateway Inc. said Tuesday that it had agreed to repurchase stock held by America Online Inc.
Two weeks before Election Day, President George W. Bush (search) leads Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry (search) in the race for the White House, according to a FOX News poll released Tuesday.
Randal Grichuk tried to play down the fact that he's the only returning U.S. player in this year's Little League World Series. But, maybe experience does count for something.
The Israeli Defence Forces acknowledged today that it has no high-tech answers to the latest crude method of warfare used by Palestinian militants - explosives-packed tunnels dug under heavily fortified army outposts.
A Spanish court orders the capture of two US boats if they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over shipwreck treasure.
Akzo Nobel said on Monday it was selling its pharmaceuticals unit Organon BioSciences to Schering-Plough for 11 billion euros ($14.5 billion), dropping plans to float it in a public share offer.
Southwest Airlines Co. , the  leading U.S. discount carrier, posted a 16.5 percent drop in  second-quarter earnings on Wednesday on higher fuel costs and  sluggish demand.
One section of the Patriot Act was ruled unconstitutional yesterday by a federal judge. The section, 505, gave the FBI power to demand information from companies without a court order and bars recipients of
Russian authorities cancel a London exhibition of paintings because Britain failed to guarantee the art would be returned.
LAWRENCE - Not until this week did Kansas take a look at the tape of last spring&#39;s Elite Eight overtime loss to Georgia Tech. The tape might have stayed on the shelf even longer if the Jayhawks weren&#39;t meeting
The Senate prepared Wednesday to fulfill an election year promise by approving a massive reorganization of the U.S. intelligence network in line with some recommendations the Sept. 11 commission suggested after finding widespread failures.
By Eric Olson  OMAHA, Neb. - Fred Jaeger doesn't care what the National Arbor Day Foundation says. He's not going to attempt planting magnolia trees on his land in a Utah mountain valley.   He'll stick with Canadian chokecherries and ash.
A Super Bowl ad showing a quality-obsessed General Motors Corp. robot jumping off a bridge in a dream sequence after screwing up on the job is drawing criticism from a suicide prevention group.
A fourth case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in the Egham area of Surrey, officials say.
Bernard Haitink\u00c2\u0092s to-do list: Beethoven symphonies (all nine), then take on Chicago.
MOSCOW - Echoing what NASA (news - web sites) officials said a day earlier, a Russian space official on Friday said the two-man crew on the international space station could be forced to return to Earth if a planned resupply flight cannot reach them with
With the presidential race over and Chief Justice William Rehnquist ill with thyroid cancer, the Washington advocacy establishment -- that vast machinery of special-interest
Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed a 75th minute winner as Serie A leaders Juventus came from behind to beat Lazio 2-1 at the Delle Alpi stadium on Sunday.
According to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, a security firm that tracks vulnerabilities, there are three new dangerous flaws in Windows XP.
PopGavamail is a POP3 proxy server for the famous Gmail webmail service. It uses the g4j library to talk with gmail. v0.1.4 has been released for users using Java 1.4.2 to be able to run/compile the program.    You can read the release notes at:   https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=120786&release_id=281215 and download the packages from: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=120786.  A mailing list has also been created for gavamail users. You can subscribe to the list at:  http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gavamail-users This list is intended to be for users with difficulty in running gavamail to report their problems so that the developers(s) can then look to solve them.
Amateur astronomer looks at the eclipse of the moon through a telescope on Vodno mountain, south of Macedonia's capital Skopje, early Sunday, March 4, 2007.Comment
And it&#39;s a large shadow hanging over the Baltimore Ravens. A shadow big enough to cover 5-11, 245 pounds. A shadow big enough to blot out the Jacksonville sun.
The Beavers jump into conference play tonight when they face Stanford, which has everything it needs to live up to its preseason pick as the conference&#39;s top team.
Radiohead's offer inspires musician, who wants classical music to reach a new audience.
 Ma poi il Cavaliere smentisce Feltri
Per centro studi viale Astronomia Italia e' vaso di coccio
Andy Roddick used his big serve to put the United States in the Davis Cup finals, defeating Jonas Bjorkman 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday in a clinching victory over Sweden.
The reports coming out of Kansas over the weekend seem beyond grisly, as if pulled from a horror movie: a woman kills an expectant mother, rips a baby girl from the victim&#39;s abdomen, then
Leaders consider compromise to prevent global rupture in Anglican communion.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - MTV chanteuse Ashlee Simpson logged a third non-consecutive week atop the US pop charts Wednesday as her debut release &quot;Autobiography&quot; breezed past the one million sales mark.
While many consumers are standing in line to get their hands on a $500 iPhone, Apple&#39;s new toy is not the only major release in the technology world today. Indeed, Friday also marks the release of version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
A deer hunter shot and killed five people and wounded three others after he was spotted on private land and was asked to leave, authorities said.
YONATAN Bassi chuckled when asked if he had just taken on the toughest job in Israel. &quot;I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m not afraid of anything,&quot; said the Israeli who has been appointed head of the body charged with overseeing the removal
WASHINGTON -- For the second time in a year, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the military to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for US military personnel.
The Bolivian and Brazilian leaders  reach agreement on raising the price of Bolivia's natural gas exports to Brazil.
Citigroup Inc.'s  new chief  financial officer Gary Crittenden may be paid close to $10  million this year, including as much as $9.5 million in  incentive awards, the company said on Thursday.
The HIV/Aids pandemic is the worst catastrophe in history and is blighting childhood across the developing world, especially sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations said yesterday.
The Food and Drug Administration launched an effort this week to use radio frequency identification technology to track the nation&#39;s drug supply from manufacturer to pharmacy to reduce counterfeiting.
British police said on Thursday they had released without charge the only woman among the eight suspects held in the case of failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow last month.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) launched a probe on Monday into a complaint by the European Union that the United States had failed to drop illegal import duties on some EU steel products.
The United States reassured Turkey over a military operation in northern Iraq which has reportedly claimed the lives of ethnic Turkmen civilians, but Ankara appeared unimpressed.
PAKISTANI troops backed by artillery and aircraft attacked two suspected terrorist hideouts near the rugged Afghan border yesterday, killing and wounding a number of militants, Pakistan army and security officials said.
In a victory for President Bush, a divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Guantanamo Bay detainees cannot use the U.S. court system to challenge their indefinite imprisonment. A Supreme Court appeal was promised.
England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson names his squad to face Spain on Saturday.
Internet sleuths are turning their attention to the mystery of Lonelyboy43
Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer says fans should not expect Australia to rout the Solomon Islands in Saturday&#39;s first leg of the Confederations Cup qualifiers.
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry on Tuesday renewed his pointed attacks on President George W. Bush's handling of Iraq, accusing him of failing to &quot;level with the world's leaders&quot; about the war during his speech at the United Nations.
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(InfoWorld) - Ask Plone users what they like best about the open source content management software and chances are a key feature they'll list along with ease of use and multilingual support is the community of experts that's grown around the product. Having access to knowledgeable people is of particular importance to Plone users right now as the software, which is based on the open source Zope Web application framework, continues to incorporate more and more Zope 3 functionality. There's a sizable skills gap among users who are familiar only with earlier versions of the application server and not the most recent release. The community is also putting the finishing touches on version 3.0 of Plone itself due out next month. Plone, named after a British electronica band, began life in 2000 as an attempt by the project's co-founders Alexander Limi in Norway and Alan Runyan in the United States to create a more user-friendly interface or skin for Zope 2. Plone helps users manage documents, files, and images through a Web interface and also lets them publish that content to the Internet or to an intranet. Earlier this month, Limi announced that more than\u00c2\u00a01 million copies of Plone had been downloaded so far from the Plone.org Web site. One way of getting Plone users together is a\u00c2\u00a0sprint, a three- to five-day meeting where participants work in small groups to develop, test, and document new functionality for the software. The latest sprint took place in Boston and focused on improving the handling of audio and video files and images in the Plone4Artists software bundle used for creating portal Web sites. Aaron VanDerlip, from nonprofit relief agency Oxfam America, was among the participants. The organization's Web site is based on Plone. He said the site's mettle was tested and proved strong and stable when donors flocked to make online contributions to Oxfam to help the survivors of the terrible tsunami that rocked South Asia on Dec. 26, 2004. Looking to the future, Oxfam would like to add audio and video to its Web site both as a way to attract more donations for its relief work and to show donors how their money has been spent. VanDerlip is also keen to see a lower-bandwidth version of the site accessible to those with limited connectivity options as well as catering to the needs of people visiting the site from their mobile phones. The Nature Conservancy, a conservation organization that works worldwide to protect ecologically important lands and waterways, uses Plone to power the ConserveOnline open forum where environment groups, government agencies, and private landowners can come to exchange views. The site also makes a variety of conservation resources available, including documents and maps and enables users to create small Web sites or workspaces to flag particular environmental problems they're working on to solicit both feedback and assistance. The Nature Conservancy is a longtime Zope user, and that's how it discovered Plone about three years ago, according to Sally Kleinfeldt, senior technology architect, technology and information systems, at the organization. Previously, the charity had developed its own custom content management applications based on Zope and a small raft of these legacy applications are still in use. Although no decision has been made, over time The Nature Conservancy would look to rewrite or replace those applications using Plone. In terms of Plone4Artists, the Conservancy is particularly interested in how the software handles content that contains embedded GIS (geographic information system) data. Web services are another important Plone feature, Kleinfeldt said, as the Conservancy looks for ways to enhance information sharing across different environmental organizations and enable mashups. David Siedband is a Plone developer who's been working with environmental groups at the grassroots level. While a large entity\u00c2\u00a0such as\u00c2\u00a0The Nature Conservancy may move slowly in adopting new technologies, state and local groups can respond much more quickly and may not be subject to the same legal restrictions in terms of sharing land data. Those groups are moving ahead with embracing audio and video and when new forays into technology prove successful, those moves can \
Carnegie Mellon professor and telecommunications expert David Farber explains what's at stake in the January 2008 FCC auction of spectrum in the 700-MHz band -- spectrum that Google has expressed interest in.
RCN, a US provider of cable television, phone and Internet service, filed a plan on Monday to exchange $1.2 billion in unsecured debt for all of the equity in the company by the end of the year, when it expects to emerge from bankruptcy court.
People searching for online health advice prefer sites with \
FBI agents copied the computer hard drive of a senior official at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in their investigation of a Pentagon analyst suspected of turning over classified information to Israel, people familiar
A VIRTUAL crime simulator expected to be one of the biggest selling computer games of all time has been hit by techno-pirates. The Edinburgh company Rockstar North has made a fortune from its detailed virtual worlds where crime is the aim of the game.
HARMONY is set to become the world&#39;s biggest gold producing mining company in just four months. This week Harmony moved closer to successfully concluding its hostile bid for rival Gold Fields.
Millions of Muslims across the world begin observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
SRINAGAR, Nov 6: India&#39;s Home Minister Shivraj Patil said here on Saturday that there were no restrictions on anyone wanting to travel (to Pakistan).
Corporate ownership is changing the face of haute couture.
American forces stepped up their pressure on the insurgent-controlled city of Falluja on Friday, unleashing an aerial and artillery bombardment of
Vinny Testaverde struggled with his decision to play football again because he wanted to put his family first. But Carolina was close enough to home to help him make his choice.
NEW YORK -- City officials last month quietly activated some of the nation's newest generation of early warning sensors to detect a biological attack, turning on a limited number of filing-cabinet-size air filters in sensitive, high-volume areas of Manhattan.
Cars has won the best film prize at the 34th Annie Awards, which honours the best in film and TV animation.
Congress is taking a close look at suspiciously timed stock options for top company executives, a corporate practice that is a source of anger for shareholders and the subject of federal investigations.
A Palestinian driver targeting Israelis masterminded bombings that killed 33 people at Egyptian resorts on Oct. 7 and he himself died in one of the explosions because the timer was badly set, Egypt said on Monday.
UK online betting exchange Betfair signs a deal with search engine Yahoo,  extending its betting platform to a mass market audience.
NEW YORK: Tampa Bay&#39;s travel was delayed for hours by Hurricane Frances, but MLB Commissioner Bud Selig denied request. BY RONALD BLUM.
Ad Ariano Irpino. Si' a protesta di 28 sindaci
Half of all U.S. states would run out of hospital beds within the first two weeks of a moderate flu pandemic and 47 states would run out if a bad one hit, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
Cuban authorities have erected a huge poster across from the US Interests Section in Havana that depicts US soldiers abusing prisoners in Iraq.
US regulators won&#39;t approve Allergan Inc.&#39;s (AGN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) experimental treatment for the skin disorder psoriasis based on the data submitted, the company said on Monday.
Miss Understanding Orange UK has shown off the pink LG Shine phone it plans to offer to UK consumers in the run up to Christmas - along with a rose-tinted Samsung F210, and salmon-hued W580i and W200i from Sony Ericsson.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The death of the video recorder comes a step closer as electrical chain Dixons says it will stop selling them.
Metro opened its newest station yesterday amid hopes that it would spark more economic development in the city&#39;s Northeast commercial district along Florida and New York avenues while serving residents in the nearby, emerging neighborhoods.
Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, who have broken the NFL mold by being the first minority head coaches in the Super Bowl, have a lot in common.
An Iraqi armed group threatened on Tuesday to wage more attacks on US and Iraqi forces if they started a military campaign against the flashpoint city of Fallujah.
Michael Irvin was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday despite a troubled past, though voters denied entry to retired NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue.
Liverpool ease to victory over a despondent 10-man West Brom.
Fast-moving wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, forcing at least 250,000 people to flee their homes and destroying hundreds of buildings as desperate fire officials called for help from other states.
A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden truck into a police station near Tikrit on Sunday morning, killing at least seven police officers and wounding about 52 people, some of them civilians, a Tikrit police official said.
A couple are left badly shocked during an early morning hijacking in Newry when a driver is dragged from his car.
Wachovia Corp. , the No. 4 U.S. bank, on Monday said it completed its $24 billion takeover of Golden West Financial Corp., the second-largest U.S. savings and loan.
Moving up the state's big day was supposed to finally give the west a real say in the presidential nominating process. But is anyone listening?
Sereno il tecnico del Parma Domenico Di Carlo dopo il successo di misura sul Livorno. \
KATMANDU, Nepal Tourists were moved out of a luxury hotel in Nepal on Tuesday, a day after a bombing attack that was attributed to Maoist rebels.
The US administration, facing huge and politically sensitive trade deficits, secured China&#39;s pledge Friday to work harder to move its currency toward a flexible exchange rate, which would make US goods more competitive abroad.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed three South Korean women hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release after South Korea said it would pull its troops out of Afghanistan.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that a mandate requiring every American to purchase health insurance was the only way to achieve universal health care but she rejected the notion of punitive measures to force individuals into the health care system.
European Union and Arab leaders have voiced hopes of a breakthrough in the Middle East peace process, following recent statements by Israel and Hamas and a three-day old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Windows users are being urged to download the latest batch of security updates from Microsoft.
The court case against Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was severely injured in police custody, was delayed on Wednesday when state lawyers did not turn up, defense attorneys said.
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threatening to return to war, as they struggle to cope with the aftermath of a devastating tsunami. deep sorrow,&quot; Prabhakaran said in a statement posted on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam&#39;s Peace Secretariat Web site.
If general manager Ken Williams has his wish, next season will be void of the fifth-starter conundrum the White Sox seem to be undertaking on a daily basis.
Canada&#39;s TD Bank Financial Group says it&#39;s discussing a &quot;possible transaction&quot; with Portland, Maine-based Banknorth Group.
French bank Societe Generale has uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud that, combined with a write-down from its subprime exposure, will force it to seek $8.02 billion in new capital, the bank said.
The Diana memorial concert dominated Sunday night's TV viewing, with audience figures peaking at 14.8m.
A top aide to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger described the administration's plans to reduce California's oil dependence, calling Thursday for more conservation, fuel-efficient vehicles, and hydrogen power.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Black &amp; Decker on Wednesday reported a 51 percent surge in third-quarter earnings reflecting strong demand in Dewalt and Price Pfister brands despite a slide in the company&#39;s namesake product line.
By Philip Webster, Political Editor, and Ian MacKinnon in Jerusalem. BRITAIN will step up efforts to maintain the momentum towards Middle East peace this week by fleshing out plans for a London conference to
Paul Hamm had hoped to continue the  American gymnastics carnival at the Olympics Games on Sunday.
Lebanese soldiers deployed in several mixed Sunni-Shi'ite streets of Beirut on Saturday and ended sectarian riots that left at least 14 people injured and several cars and shops smashed.
Analysis: A new House committee report tells us what we already know -- that we don't know enough about Iran's nuclear program. But some intelligence experts worry it could be the opening salvo in making a case for war with Iran
By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 14--A representative for conservationist Roxanne Quimby on Wednesday defended her decision to buy a 23,000-acre chunk of Maine's North Woods, arguing that the scenic land was prime for development.
Manchester United are within touching distance of a void, and victory by their occasionally-troublesome neighbours on Sunday would sever the remaining strands securing the line to Arsenal and Chelsea.
A new study by the RAND Corp. think tank found that people in high-sprawl regions have more health problems such as diabetes, breathing difficulties, migraine headaches and high blood pressure.
Enterprise developers looking for a guide to test applications against the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) are getting some help from Microsoft (Quote, Chart).
Nissan wants to leapfrog Toyota and Honda in fuel efficient vehicles by developing plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles, and a fuel cell car. But which technology is friend to the environment? In Autopia.
LOS ANGELES  - The specter of Phil Spector will haunt Hollywood well into 2008.
The US economy expanded at a slower-than-expected 3.7 percent annual pace in the third quarter of 2004, the government said in the last major economic report before the November 2 election.
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Jermaine O'Neal scored 31 points, just  hours after a judge ruled he did not have to serve the final 10  games of his suspension, to steer the Indiana Pacers to a 96-83  win over the New Jersey Nets Thursday.
The British and Iraqi governments said they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to kill a British hostage, despite tearful pleas from the captive and his family.
Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per tre giornate Davide Bombardini (Bologna) \
Best Buy Co Inc. BBY.N on Tuesday   reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit, boosted by new   store openings and sales of high-priced electronics and easing   fears that consumers were pulling back on spending.
One miserable quarter cost the Warriors on Monday night, but they still forced overtime and almost extended the game again before losing 101-98 to the undefeated Dallas Mavericks.
India's Tata Steel  and Corus Group Plc  have agreed an increased takeover offer, valuing the Anglo-Dutch steelmaker at 500 pence per share, the firms said on Sunday.
Vaclav Prospal is returning to the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning and will likely take the spot of forward Cory Stillman, who replaced him a year ago.
NEW YORK -- The New York Times's website is blocking readers in Britain from a news article detailing the investigation into the recent airline terror plot, turning its Internet ad-targeting technology into a means of complying with UK laws.
An odd bidding system encourages people to bid low in order to try to win Thanksgiving dinner with Ozzy Osbourne and family.
Energy Transfer Partners L.P. ETP.N   on Friday said it will buy Transwestern Pipeline from GE Energy   Financial Services and Southern Union Co. SUG.N for about   $1.47 billion.
By Dean Baker, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Jun. 3--Traditional commercial farms continue to disappear under subdivisions and commercial nodes in Clark and Cowlitz counties, while only scattered major farms remain in business.
Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for a possible rule breach at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Federal officials re-created a floor system of the World Trade Center and conducted a fire test on it Wednesday as part of an investigation into the towers' collapse on Sept. 11, but results didn't immediately provide clear answers.
Ferrari take first and second places on the grid in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso's Renault only fifth fastest.
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Thousands of abortion opponents marched from the National Mall to the Supreme Court on Tuesday in their annual remembrance of the court's Roe v. Wade decision
Mayfair-based property tycoon with the Persian name emerges as notable victim of credit crunch
The students and staff of a small college in upstate New York will become a living laboratory for deployment of a campus-wide draft 802.11n wireless network.
BRUSSELS, Belgium: European Union and Turkish officials have rewritten the Cyprus portion of the EU&#39;s proposal on starting membership talks for Turkey, Turkish officials said Friday, raising hopes Ankara could accept a deal leading to full EU membership.
Two strong teams from the same conference, both led by dominant inside players, thrilling crowds with close games whenever they meet &#151; there isn't a much better recipe for a rivalry than that.
Shares of AtheroGenics Inc. AGIX.O  soared 82 percent before the bell on Tuesday, a day after the  pharmaceutical company announced positive interim results from  a study on an anti-inflammatory agent.
A diet high in omega-3 fatty acid helps protect the brain against cell damage as well as memory loss caused by Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a new study by researchers at UCLA.
Unseeded Mikhail Youzhny upsets world number two Rafael Nadal to reach the US Open semi-finals.
The Tokyo and London stock exchanges are set to sign a business alliance on Friday as part of a global race for consolidation among the world's top bourses, informed sources said Thursday.
The International Monetary Fund yesterday issued a warning that record oil prices will stunt the growth of the global economy next year and oil prices are likely to remain high for 10 years or more.
Militant groups including al Qaeda  are exploiting lawless areas in the seven-nation Horn of Africa  region to hide, recruit and train members and possibly plan  attacks, the head of the region's U.S.-led anti-terror force  said Monday.
Flarion Technologies is making its European debut by powering T-Mobile's wireless broadband service in The Hague.
HBO condenses Dee Brown's bestselling 'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'; 'The Starter Wife' is a bit of a nonstarter.
Damien Duff kept Chelsea five points clear at the top of the Premier League with the only goal against Aston Villa on Sunday. While second-place defending champion Arsenal scored a routine 2
By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. There is a former farmer. There&#39;s a son of the man who invented McDonald&#39;s Styrofoam hamburger boxes.
As Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O prepares to launch its own Web search engine to take on Google Inc. GOOG.O , industry watchers are already speculating
He was cast by critics as the Russian-backed bad guy during Ukraine's Orange Revolution two years ago, the burly politician who almost stole the presidential election from the pro-Western leader Viktor ...Comment
For journalist-turned-brewer Steve Hindy, a renaissance in the popularity of niche beers is just one of several reasons to raise a glass.
Michael Jackson remained in the hospital for a second day Wednesday but was in \
An Islamic court in northern Nigeria on Wednesday quashed a death-by-stoning sentence against a pregnant 18-year-old girl who had been condemned for adultery.
SUPPORTERS old enough to recall Emlyn Hughes in the early months of his Liverpool playing days can best appreciate why he came to be called Crazy Horse.
NEW YORK, November 16  - Hollinger Inc (HL1R.BER) has proposed to buy the shares owned by minority shareholders at a price of C$7.
The body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith was moved from a Florida morgue on Friday for a final journey to the Bahamas for burial, a Reuters eyewitness said.
The soccer game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad that was suspended because of a bomb threat Sunday will be completed on Jan. 5.
China plans to prosecute nine former government and state industry officials over a politically charged pension fund scandal in its business hub of Shanghai, state media reported Friday.
Hamas Islamist fighters appeared in command of much of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after battering forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Speaking after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Straw said that he was pleased the European Commission had recommended the European Union open accession talks with Ankara.
Microsoft is campaigning for Novell NetWare users, again. This time Microsoft is wooing Netware users with a migration package that contains several incentives ranging from tools, prescriptive
Tokyo&#39;s Nikkei was down 0.26 percent by late trade on Wednesday although it recovered slightly from earlier lows as selling was curbed amid growing views that the market has fallen too far too fast.
This time a year ago, Cardinal nation wondered how St. Louis would ever replace JD Drew until Jocketty brought in Reggie Sanders, who wound up contributing 22 homers and 67 RBIs.
June sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. rose more than analysts estimated after consumers increased spending on groceries and electronics.
The Department of Homeland Security named an acting U.S. cybersecurity chief on Thursday as Congress weighed whether to give the position greater clout to fight hackers, viruses and other online threats.
People who own something valuable, like a house, want to protect themselves against financial loss. Natural disasters like fire, storms or flooding can damage or destroy valuable possessions.
Suspected drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano Felix pleaded not guilty to racketeering and conspiracy charges Thursday after arriving on U.S. soil in a Coast Guard boat and being whisked to a downtown jail under heavy security.
A 32-year-old woman in Belgium has become the first woman ever to give birth after having ovarian tissue removed, frozen and then implanted back in her body.
The European Commission is to draw up plans to bolster co-operation in the fight against terror.
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Actor Sean Penn insists his brother Chris died a natural death related to his weight problem.
U.S. stocks extended their rally on  Thursday, with the Dow at its highest close since March as oil  prices fell and relieved concerns about the impact of energy  costs on corporate profits and consumer spending.
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By Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press, 9/14/2004 07:48. TAL AFAR, Iraq  US and Iraqi forces allowed civilians to return to Tal Afar on Tuesday, signaling an end to a siege of the northern city that
The lawsuit accuses H.P.\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s executives and board members of selling $38.9 million in company stock before news of a spying operation was publicly revealed.
While the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike dealt a devastating blow to the entertainment industry, it has also imbued the nascent medium of Web-based comedy videos with a new vitality.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needed surgery to get his right knee through the AFC Championship game, and now needs a more extensive operation to repair a torn ligament in the same knee. His rehab could last six months.
The Senate is expected to follow the lead of the House and pass a major overhaul of corporate tax law that would dole out &#36;136 billion in new tax breaks to a wide array of U.S. companies and provide a &#36;10.1 billion buyout for the nation's tobacco farmers.
Matthew McConaughey was in stitches \u00c2\u0097 literally \u00c2\u0097 after training for his upcoming fighter flick.
Hong Kong - Up to 100-million people could die in weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official has warned while urging countries to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.
Mourners gathered Saturday to remember five children who died in a row house fire, while investigators tried to determine whether they were left alone or in the care of a baby sitter.
CraveOnline.com (http://craveonline.com/)  today unleashed a unique form of what's now  being called \
Auschwitz survivor Arno Lustiger brought  the German parliament to its feet on Thursday with a vivid  speech describing his trip through \
Scientists have discovered that a key cancer gene also plays a role in repairing damaged nerve cells.
Jeffrey Greenberg, the chief executive of Marsh &amp; McLennan, the insurance broker accused of rigging the market to make inappropriate fees from customers, was yesterday expected
PLAYERS TO WATCH: New England \u00c2\u00ad QB Tom Brady has a record of 30-4 as a starter in games played after Nov. 1; RB Corey Dillon, with 900 yards rushing already
Although Yankees principal owner, George Steinbrenner, will pick the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next manager, he still needs General Manager Brian Cashman, perhaps more than ever.
A proposed new stadium that would keep the Colts in Indianapolis for 30 years could face stiff opposition because its funding relies on gaming revenue.
The Senate Finance Committee demanded information from the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 136 wealthiest colleges and universities on how they raised tuition over the last decade.
David Ortiz's second homer of the game broke an eighth-inning tie, Curt Schilling got his first home win in seven weeks and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 Saturday night.
The developers of Naughty Gifts, a Facebook application that lets users send virtual sex toys to each other, are throwing real-world parties in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan was the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since Floyd in 1999, but it could have been worse...
All your media are etc.... Mobile World Congress Microsoft is proudly showing off its PlayReady technology at MWC, but woe betide anyone who describes it as a DRM platform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) Premier Yu Shyi-kun said Friday that US policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged despite recent remarks by US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Taiwan.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday British troops would stay in Iraq \
A CD featuring hits by Nelly, Keith Urban and others became the sixth in the \
ASUNCION, Paraguay  - The daughter of Paraguay'sformer President Raul Cubas was found dead on Wednesdayunderneath a house near the capital, nearly five months aftershe was kidnapped, government officials said.
ABC has committed to a  medical drama pilot from producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Sony issued a public apology Friday for a violent video game that features a bloody shootout inside an Anglican cathedral, but it did not address the Church of England's demands that the company withdraw the game.
HD for all IFA 07 High-definition at home is the big theme at the IFA consumer electronics show this year with a myriad of media players and a titanic turnout of new TVs. Not to be left out, Sony announced two new Blu-ray Disc players: the BDP-S300 and the BDP-S500.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MOSCOW -- When Sergio D'Angelo arrived in Moscow this month to promote his new book -- \
ARSENAL\u00e2\u0080\u0099S recent stumble continued when they were held to a draw by Panathinaikos in the Champions League last night, and the Greeks may have won had Angelos Basinas not missed a second-half penalty.
Newest P4 chips, the 500 series, drop in price by 18 percent to 35 percent; a host of other chips are cheaper now as well.
TORONTO (CP) - LionOre Mining International Ltd., a global company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, has made a $208 million US friendly bid to acquire Australia&#39;s MPI Mines Ltd.
Joe Gibbs's future with the Redskins is uncertain, but the last six weeks have likely changed the way the coach feels about coming back.
United Airlines said Friday it needs even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy, raising the likelihood of a new round of wage and benefit reductions.
Art Howe has been given the option to leave as Mets manager immediately or manage until then end of the season and then be fired, a high-ranking club official has told Michael Kay of ESPN Radio 1050 in New York.
The UN court ruling on the genocide lawsuit by Bosnia against Serbia on Monday brought due reactions from Bosniaks in Bosnia and Serbs in the Republic of Srpska and Serbia, with the former disappointed and the ...Comment
President George W. Bush announced Thursday he was keeping the heads of the Transportation, Interior, Housing and Labour departments, ending the major shakeup that will put new faces on three-fifths of his cabinet in his second term.
Lebanon's most prominent anti-Syrian leader said on Wednesday he expected Damascus to assassinate more politicians after the shooting of a Christian minister raised fears of a new spasm of factional violence.
Google's estimated $3bn flotation has been delayed by at least a day as the firm awaits regulatory approval.
By Kurt Blumenau, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 2--The material Vince Martin held in his palm Friday morning looked like something swept from under a child's bed -- lint-like strands mixed with tiny chips of broken plastic.
A genetically engineered herpes virus,  designed to kill cancer cells but leave normal tissue unharmed,  has shown early promise in clinical tests, scientists said on  Saturday.
Kenneth Branagh, who directs a film version of Mozart's The Magic Flute, admits he knew little about opera.
Green Bay fumble by Brett Favre (GNB), recovered by Brett Favre (GNB), advanced for no gain. 4th and 31 at the Green Bay 30 (10:45) - Green Bay fumble by Brett Favre (GNB), recovered by Brett Favre (GNB), advanced for no gain.
TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- At your child&#39;s next visit to the pediatrician, the usual checklist of questions might include a new one: Do you have a gun in the house?
Facebook, the hugely popular social networking site, will kick off an international push on Monday with the launch of a Spanish version.
Dutch food retailer Ahold and three former top executives have agreed to settle fraud charges related to $1bn overstatement of profits.
A genetic test for patients with early breast cancer can identify that only some of them will be helped by chemotherapy, but for those women the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks, researchers said on Friday.
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It\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa feature that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s already found in several other digital video recording software packages, but Microsoft says they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re going to add a new service called MSN Remote Record that\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll let you use any browser to remotely schedule a PC running Windows
Patricia Conley is a research associate in political science at the University of Chicago and author of &quot;Presidential Mandates: How Elections Shape the National Agenda.
Chris Coleman believes Fulham must take a leaf out of Charlton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book if they are to steer clear of relegation trouble. After bringing their three-match losing streak to a halt
The bodies of two more Swiss firefighters were found in the rubble of a parking garage, raising the number killed in the collapse to seven, officials said Sunday.
The Republicans break from the gate tonight with speeches by two of their biggest stars: Rudolph W. Giuliani and John McCain.
Colombian guerrillas have freed two women they have been holding, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says.
On top of the leaderboard at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, he began having visions of his first PGA Tour victory. But Ogilvie struggled with his putting the rest of the
Roadside bombs killed two U.S. soldiers  and wounded five in two separate blasts in Iraq, the U.S.  military said Monday.
The financial cost to India's mainland from December's tsunami is more than $1bn, the government says.
Of course, this L.A. Restaurant is in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. Now you know why people describe Los Angeles as \
Six French charity workers convicted in Chad of attempting to kidnap 103 children flew out of the central African country on Friday to serve out their sentences in France.
Assemblea chiede incontro con ministro del Lavoro, Damiano
Microsoft Corp  ended three years of resistance on Monday and finally agreed to comply with a landmark 2004 antitrust decision by the European Commission.
THURSDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDayNews) -- Prescription drugs commonly used to treat children and teens with aggression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia may lead to insulin problems, in turn boosting the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease later in life, a new study claims.
On Sunday -- the fourth and final night of his Rose Bowl crusade in Pasadena, California -- a weary-sounding Graham said that whether he ever preaches again is &quot;in God&#39;s hands.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Carl Krauser scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists to lead No. 11 Pittsburgh over Memphis, 70-51, in the Jimmy V Classic from New York&#39;s famed Madison Square Garden.
The SANS Institute identifies the top 20 Internet vulnerabilities of the year.
People born before 1964 aspire to shop for eco-friendly and socially responsible products, according to an AARP poll.
Israele vuole isolamento totale dalla Striscia
MONTREAL (CP) - The fourth and final suspect in the savage attack of a 64-year-old disabled woman has been arrested and will face charges including conspiracy and aggravated assault,
Jozy Altidore scored in the 16th minute to help the Red Bulls come back from a goal down in Los Angeles where David Beckham returned to action for the first time in a month and a half.
For many Israelis, the Olympics evoke memories of a terrorist massacre and political boycotts, but windsurfer
Recovering drug addicts who are   infected with hepatitis C virus may stick to their medications   better if they are allowed to use marijuana, U.S. researchers   reported on Wednesday.
Germany appealed Saturday for the United States to join Europe in ending Iran's isolation, saying economic and security incentives were needed to persuade Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
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Iran's hard-line president on Thursday again rejected demands that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment, even as top Iranian and European diplomats sounded somewhat optimistic about making progress toward starting negotiations.
Increasing female feticide in India could spark a demographic crisis where fewer women in society will result in a rise in sexual violence and child abuse as well as wife-sharing, the United Nations warned.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president on Saturday, but his call for a  cease-fire was overshadowed by fresh violence in Gaza and  Israel's decision to cut ties over a deadly militant attack.
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.
People who new Packers running back Ryan Grant when he coached high school football in North Arlington, N.J. now marvel at the improbability of his rise.
U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips paid nearly $2 billion for a 7.6 percent stake in Russia's Lukoil -- the world's No. 2 oil company by reserves.
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LONDON, August 24 (New Ratings) - The Spanish banking giant, Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE), has expressed its commitment to its \u00c2\u00a38.
Oman&#39;s Arabian Oryx sanctuary this week  became the first site to be removed from UNESCO&#39;s World  Heritage list after the rare species dwindled and the  government cut the park size by 90 percent.
They can be found rallying union workers, walking picket lines or helping sign up new members. Democrats running for president are after something else this time of year: the endorsements of the oh-so-important labor unions.
Blackmail charges dropped against tracking software duo Blackmail charges have been dropped against a pair of hackers accused of mounting an extortion scam against MySpace as part of a plea-bargaining agreement.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. spurned Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate Monday without explaining how its management will match the payoff that the slumping Internet icon's shareholders would have received had the unsolicited offer been accepted.
President Bush on Thursday chose Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns as secretary of agriculture to oversee the nation&#39;s farm and food programs, an administration official said.
The case of a suspected agent raises questions about security at the U.S.-Canada border and what the alleged agent was after in the first place
The Israeli military is planning to mobilise thousands of reserve soldiers to help implement next year&#39;s planned exit from the Gaza Strip, according to defence officials.
WASHINGTON -- NASA&#39;s director has turned in his resignation, ending three years marked by a space tragedy and extra scrutiny of the space agency.
A judge investigating Gen. Augusto Pinochet's secret multi-million dollar bank accounts in the United States has ordered the assets of the former dictator frozen, a local newspaper reported Wednesday.
A man is arrested after a woman is sexually assaulted in an alleyway in east Belfast.
Sky is to make some of its most popular programmes, movies and sports available on digital terrestrial television.
Many detainees at Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo Bay were regularly subjected to harsh and coercive treatment, several people who worked in the prison said in recent interviews.
STRONG polling by the Greens in key marginal electorates could deliver an election victory to Mark Latham, senior Liberal Party figures are warning, with Labor number crunchers seeing the same trend.
Five outs &#151; five measly outs. That's how close the Boston Red Sox came to going to the World Series last year and perhaps ending an 85-year championship drought.
The BBC's international website will carry advertisements to help plug a \u00c2\u00a32bn budget shortfall.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has hooked up with Swatch to deliver the latest in a line of smart wristwatches using the software giant's MSN Direct wireless content-delivery technology.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Jacques Chirac are likely to discuss troubled aerospace group EADS  when they meet next week in Paris, but will not address issues better left to company management, a German government spokesman said.
Alan Greenspan presided over one of the greatest surges of U.S. prosperity ever. Was this luck--or skill?
InfoWorld - Nokia&#160;is aiming to boost the use of mobile e-mail in the enterprise with a new release of its Intellisync software and several new handsets aimed at business users.
Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. was ordered released from prison on $3 million bond on Friday and will be allowed to remain at home under strict supervision in a weapons case that could see him jailed for up to 30 years.
Are there any other Williams sisters who want a piece of Justine Henin? The world's best female tennis player has this afternoon free and her night match could be a quick one.
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Erica Kane may not be so selfish after all. The \
Like so many other movies, it prefers style over substance. So instead of getting to know the characters or advancing the story - or even coming up with a story in the first place - it spends
The horror of meeting the in-laws beat out the fright flick at theaters this weekend. \
Walt Disney Co.  said on Wednesday that first quarter net earnings more than doubled from a year ago, driven by DVD sales of \
Phillips-Van Heusen's hit fragrances signal a profitable first quarter.
NAJAF, Iraq : At least 25 charred and bloated bodies were discovered in the basement of a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf&#39;s Old City, police said.
Hungary's PM Ferenc Gyurcsany insists he will not step down despite heavy election losses for his party.
Gusty winds forecast for this afternoon are adding to the worries for firefighters battling a wildfire that already has burned at least 276 homes and buildings near Lake Tahoe in California. On Tuesday, winds breathed new life into the fire, causing it to jump across a fire line and threaten additional buildings, a fire official said.
The Department of Labor&#39;s new rules regarding overtime, which go into effect today, have been the subject of confusion, anger and conflicting claims.
Dell Inc.  will use partnerships and acquisitions to become more services-oriented, the Financial Times reported in its online edition on Wednesday, citing an interview with Chief Executive Michael Dell.
For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal around an athlete's neck come the Beijing Olympics.
An Afghan soldier opened fire inside a U.S. military base Thursday, killing five of his Afghan comrades before another soldier gunned him down to end a shooting that a commander attributed to mental problems.
Nike, the US sports footwear and clothing firm, unveils a 26% rise in first quarter income, thanks to the Olympics raising its profile.
General Motors Corp.  on Thursday said it would request an extension with securities regulators until March 16 to file its delayed annual report and fourth-quarter results.
Some artists suffer for their work. Maggie, an 11-year-old sea lion at the Pittsburgh Zoo &amp; PPG Aquarium, gets to eat dead fish for hers. Kesha Phares, a zoo trainer, has been teaching the animal to paint since last year.
The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
(HealthDay News) -- All toys, no matter how safe, may not be appropriate for children of all ages. Other toys may have moving parts or sharp edges that make them inappropriate for children of any age.
Pressure mounted on the Bush administration yesterday to allow states to impose their own regulations on vehicle emissions.
Mystery still shrouds Syria's complaint that Israel bombed its territory but the incident has set nerves jangling across the Middle East, with commentators urging both sides on Friday against an escalation into war.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Sabeer Bhatia is a man not short on ideas. The man who extracted $400 million from Microsoft Corp. by selling it Hotmail is planning to launch a new venture countering his creation's biggest curse to date -- spam.
An Israeli air strike has killed 13 Palestinians and wounded 25 more in the east of the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and the military.
Yesterday morning, USA Hockey announced its 24-player preliminary roster for the women's national team that will compete in the world championships April 3-10 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba. The final 20-player roster will be announced March 27.
Gunmen opened fire on a Haitian hospital with a top French official inside Monday, sparking a battle that left at least one gunman dead and two people wounded, officials said.
Almost music-free, too Amazon.com has opened its DRM-free music store for business. Songs are available for $0.89 per song, or $6 to $10 for an album.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. and European negotiators moved  closer to a deal on a resolution on Iran's nuclear program that  could trigger a November showdown, Western diplomats close to  the talks said Wednesday.
Silverstone owners the British Racing Drivers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Club and Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s FOA announced Thursday that they have signed a contractual and financial agreement to secure the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next five years.
A fourth swan at a Dorset swannery tests positive for the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.
RealNetworks Goes After iPod With Price War  RealNetworks on Tuesday halved the prices for downloaded songs to $0.49  to win customers away from Apple Computer's iPod craze. RealNetworks has recently launched its \
A couple who met at Super Bowl XXXV, then fell in love and married 21 months later, celebrate their anniversary at Super Bowl XLII.
2 December 2004 -- The European Union began its largest military operation today, formally taking over NATO&#39;s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina with 7,000 troops.
KYIV, Ukraine (CP) - Election officials Thursday rejected Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's voluminous challenge to results showing he lost this week's presidential revote, saying he did not prove any widespread violations.
An probe is launched after paramedics allegedly leave a homeless man in South Africa to die because he was dirty.
THERE&#39;S no space in the space station. So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk. Only this stuff floated away in space.
Crude hovers around $46 a barrel amid demand from most populous country, damage reports from Ivan. LONDON  - Oil prices held above $46 a barrel Tuesday as China showed no letup in its strong demand
US warplanes pounded Falluja Sunday and American troops reinforced positions around the city in a battle targeting foreign militants led by America&#39;s top enemy in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
BEIRUT -- Two years to the minute after former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was blasted to death by a car bomb, thousands of his followers lapsed into quiet yesterday as church bells clanged and a muezzin sang the call to prayer: \
Genetic evidence suggests humans have moved into the evolutionary fast lane and are becoming increasing different.
A suicide car bomber set off an explosion Saturday at a police station near a US marine base in western Iraq, killing at least 16 policemen and wounding 40 other people, officials said.
The cost to the NHS of maternity care for mothers born outside the UK has risen by \u00c2\u00a3200m in a decade, the BBC learns.
SAN FRANCISCO - It&#39;s been a tough recession for tech spending and a tough summer for tech stocks. But a Texas software outfit might give investors a reason to get back in the market.
SAN FRANCISCO--Online retailer Amazon.com is offering a 1.57 percent shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote sales on Amazon, the company&#39;s Web site showed on Friday.
Seven thousand fewer girls are born  in India each day than the global average would suggest,  largely because female fetuses are aborted after sex  determination tests, the United Nations Children's Fund  (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis declared victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday after a second exit poll gave his center-right coalition a commanding lead in the vote.
Russian investigators said Wednesday they had found no immediate evidence that terrorists caused the nearly simultaneous crashes of two airliners Tuesday that killed all 90 people aboard.
Poet Tom Sleigh's \
Thieves have stolen a 12-kg (26 lb) bar of gold from an art installation by a U.S. artist in Paris, the Fondation Cartier art centre said on Friday.
The format war around next generation  DVDs may be over before it has begun, thanks to a breakthrough  from a British media technology company.
The woman at the hotel counter in Lisbon asked for our passports. After we dug them out, she said, \
Here's something more scary than  Chucky: A growing number of people are borrowing against their  homes to invest in the stock market.
In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race.
The top techie, says Forrester's George Colony, must be a teacher to help the business execs make needed leaps of innovation.
NATO and American forces were aware that a suicide bomber was at large in the Bagram area before Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attack.
Hollywood writers finally returned to work on Wednesday with a brighter future in new media but facing uncertainty about whether their 14-week strike will cost them lucrative TV work.
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A year ago last night, Uncle Sam's nephews were in Gelsenkirchen, getting bounced by the Czechs in their World Cup opener. Claudio Reyna was the man in the middle, Brian McBride was up front, Eddie Pope on the back line, and Bruce Arena was on the sideline, not particularly enthralled with how the evening was going.
SALT LAKE CITY - The body of a young Utah woman allegedly killed by her husband has turned up in a landfill that police had been searching since her disappearance in late July. The state medical examiner's office used dental records to identify Lori Hacking's remains about six hours after they were discovered Friday...
Oil prices held steady on Wednesday  as traders awaited key inventory data in the United States, the  world's biggest energy consumer, and a fresh outlook on the  U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve.
At $7,500, you can bond with Barry Bonds at a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Friday. There is one problem: How will you know if Bonds's love is real?
Jamie Foxx wants to escape. A recent stop in Houston is a good example why. He has spent the morning promoting Ray, the new film in which he portrays singer Ray Charles.
La Fis ha confermato le gare di coppa del mondo di sci alpino in programma in Val Gardena, un superg...
ROMA- &#39;&#39;Oggi e&#39; partita la grande alleanza democratica e parte dunque la grande sfida&#39;&#39;. Con queste parole Romano Prodi si e&#39; presentato alla conferenza stampa al termine del vertice di tutti i leader del centrosinistra.
Hanging on the telephone Here's a cautionary tale for would-be penetration testers: get permission from a bank before you try to bill them for helping to identify and fix the security short-comings of their services. New Zealander Gerasimos Macridis, 39, learnt that lesson the hard way after his attempts to help the country's Reserve Bank in improving its telephone banking systems resulted in a court appearance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK - Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Tuesday its loss narrowed in the third quarter, as the operator of acute-care hospitals significantly reduced its loss from continuing operations.
Top-seeded Martina Hingis routed Sania Mirza of India 6-1, 6-0 Saturday to reach the final of the Sunfeast Open.
''Sono molto felice, siamo partiti davvero molto bene''. Valentino Rossi non nasconde la soddisfazio...
After working with a fitness trainer this year after her arthroscopic knee surgery in March, Sania Mirza responded with a strong summer on the hardcourts.
Top Russian oil exporter YUKOS threatened to escalate its legal battle abroad Tuesday as the mystery surrounding the buyer of its core asset began to lift with newspapers linking it to Russia&#39;s No.
Physician's assistant Jill Roncarati searched the streets of downtown Boston as the snow fell, peering inside train stations and bagel shops. She was looking for homeless people who needed medical care, and especially for one woman who had broken her leg and was living outdoors on crutches.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah forward Carlos Boozer's broken leg is healing, but perhaps not quickly enough for him to play in his first All-Star game, the Jazz said.
The newly aligned division will focus and develop products based on the needs of customers in businesses of different sizes and types.
The state General Assembly approved a medical malpractice overhaul package early Thursday aimed at cutting doctors' skyrocketing insurance costs, but Gov. Robert Ehrlich said he would veto it because it includes a tax on HMO premiums.
Red Raiders&#39; Cumbie passes for 520 yards vs. Golden Bears, who felt robbed of BCS bid. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Of note: Kicking off New Year&#39;s Eve is this clash of teams hoping to salvage seasons that went sour.
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Princess Diana's former butler told the inquest into her death on Monday that her mother had called her a whore for dating Muslim men.
Nigeria's military discovers an arms cache belonging to a wanted militant leader in oil-rich Port Harcourt.
Palm Inc , the maker of  Treo smartphones, posted a quarterly loss on Tuesday after a  delay of a key new product.
Blog: What can I say?  Even the most opinionated among us are sometimes wrong.  I just happen to be wrong more than most.  :-)
Dozens of Israeli jeeps and armored vehicles raided the West Bank city of Nablus Sunday and placed tens of thousands of Palestinians under curfew.
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti has decided to run for the Palestinian presidency as an independent candidate to replace late Yasser Arafat, one of his associates said Thursday.
Strong aftershocks continued to shake Niigata Prefecture and surrounding areas on Monday as the death toll from the series of quakes that struck the region along the Sea of Japan
The last thing I saw before plunging down the bobsled track at the Olympic Sports Complex outside Lake Placid, N.Y., was an eerie orange light.
The UN Security Council is making a rare appearance outside its New York home, gathering in Kenya to talk about Sudan, Africa&#39;s biggest and most troubled country.
Osama bin Laden&#39;s driver is the first enemy combatant to face US military commission hearings since World War II. The Yemeni, Salim Ahmed Hamdan, smiled as he appeared
Union leaders may be thinking about the health system in ways more sophisticated and businesslike than many chief executives.
LaToya Pringle scored 12 of her career-high 31 points in the second overtime to help No. 3 North Carolina beat No. 4 Maryland, 97-86, on Saturday.
A startlingly convincing portrayal of Adolf Hitler in a new German movie about his last 12 days is causing controversy with critics challenging its treatment of the \
QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuadorean presidential candidate Rafael Correa's political movement \
Delta Air Lines officially rejects an $8bn (\u00c2\u00a34.05bn) merger with US Airways proposed last month.
A jury resumed deliberations in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis \
The next five years are critical if the UK is to avoid losing the next generation of scientists, a new consortium warns.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Sunday accused nations like Britain and Poland of putting national interests ahead of European goals, and said Europe had lost the common spirit to move ahead.
By Jason Gertzen  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The amazing Apple hype machine soon could help unaffiliated wireless carriers sell bunches of music-playing wireless phones.   The debut of the much-heralded iPhone is scheduled for June 29.
Brazilians vote in local elections - which are regarded as the first political test of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet Elfriede Jelinek has won the 2004 Nobel Prize for Literature. Ms. Jelinek is the first woman since 1996 to obtain the coveted prize, worth $1.
Having hit the news pages over his personal life, Colin Montgomerie set about trying to re-ignite his golf career today. But he did not make the best of starts.
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African leaders have a landmark two-billion-dollar (1.5-billion-euro) security and development pact to prevent further violence in the continent's Great Lakes region, one of the world's bloodiest areas.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- iBizRadio (http://www.ibizradio.com/) today introduced the Internet's first business podcast directory.
A European-designed space probe broke away from its NASA mothership on Friday on a plunge toward the mysterious Saturn moon Titan, starting a journey researchers
We asked the actor Christian Bale what he's reading, watching, and listening to.
Switzerland's financial capital of  Zurich warned Internet users on Tuesday about the dangers of  addiction to chat rooms and sex sites.
A BAE shareholder files a lawsuit against the firm's board, seeking damages over past arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Police in Indonesia report finding a grenade near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta. A gardener found it near a fence surrounding the sprawling, five-star complex in the Indonesian capital.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 11--The Boise National Forest will begin repairing a section of the North Fork Boise River Road (National Forest System Road 327) today.   Construction is expected to last through September.
Ogo is the first wireless messaging device to provide instant messaging (IM) and e-mail from all three leading providers - AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!
Dutch authorities have confirmed that 13 young Muslims arrested on terrorism charges in the Netherlands after the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh are members of a radical Islamic group with international links and a Syrian-born spiritual leader.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed 1,000 Tuesday, an Associated Press tally showed, as a spike in fighting with Sunni and Shiite insurgents killed seven Americans in the Baghdad area...
A battle erupted near a mosque in  northwest Falluja on Friday just hours after U.S. Marines said  insurgents were now trapped in the south of the city.
'Da subito quarto vettore europeo con investimento 4,3 mld'
Propose switch to decentralised, interoperable databases The Tory party has put forward a rescue plan for the NHS IT system in the wake of the latest government data losses, which were revealed over the weekend. Nine English NHS trusts have owned up to large scale losses of personal data, and although in most cases the nature of this data has yet to be revealed, City &amp; Hackney Primary Care Trust reportedly mislaid the names and addresses of 160,000 children.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. manufacturing grew a bit more  rapidly in May as factory managers restocked depleted  inventories, according to a survey published on Friday.
The highly contentious issue of cloning is back on the U.N. agenda, with support among member states for a treaty banning human cloning but divisions over the use of human embryos for medical research.
Right about now, we're thinking 50 Cent would have rather been in   da club than on da stage.
Global mining giant Anglo American said Friday it had bought a 70-percent share in the Foxleigh coal mine in Queensland, northeastern Australia, for 620 million US dollars (432 million euros).
With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. -- A son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence and drug violations while still awaiting sentencing for a separate road-rage incident earlier this year.
A China Eastern commuter plane has crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia, killing all 53 passengers and crew, state media have said.
A screening of the movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cJumper\u00e2\u0080\u009d at M.I.T. brought Hollywood and scientists together to discuss quantum physics and teleportation.
Hewlett-Packard executive promises \
Deputy PM John Prescott is spends his fifth day in hospital, being treated for pneumonia.
Nokia's plans to close a plant in Germany have sparked calls for a boycott and warnings from the German government.
A House committee chairman is trying to show his Democratic colleagues that people in the U.S. are not ready to pay the full costs of fixing global warming.
The US Congress approved a $145 billion bill providing new corporate tax breaks and a buyout for tobacco farmers as part of legislation that eliminates an export tax credit ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
The latest news as Roger Federer takes on Nikolay Davydenko in the US Open semi-finals.
As long as ESPN is touting Doug Flutie as one of the new analysts for its Thursday night college football series, we felt his introductory conference call was open territory to try to make the Boston College grad squirm a little.
More than 51 million Americans tuned in to the third and final televised debate between President Bush and challenger John Kerry on Wednesday, which most snap opinion polls rated a victory for the Democratic senator.
Microsoft has announced the resignation of its head of acquisitions, Bruce Jaffe, two days after the company bid $1.2 billion for enterprise search expert Fast Search & Transfer.
ABUJA, NIGERIA - The government of Sudan claimed Friday that US support for rebel groups has made it impossible to reach a compromise in peace talks.
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Poland WARSAW -- Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski shook up his Cabinet yesterday, dumping his coalition partner and bringing back his promarket finance chief in a move that could lead to new elections. Andrzej Lepper was dismissed from his two posts of deputy prime minister and agriculture minister. Zyta Gilowska was reappointed finance minister after she was cleared of communist collaboration ...
NEW YORK, November 5  - Molson Inc (MOL.A.TOR) has announced a special dividend payment worth about C$381 million for its shareholders, as part of its plans for a merger with the Adolph Coors Company (RKY).
Nell'anticipo della seconda giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 femminile di pallavolo, T...
The Washington Post was viewed as the front-runner to buy Slate since Microsoft put it up for auction in July. Slate will continue to be available on MSN through links on the MSN portal under a separate agreement
Gaza withdrawal is part of Israel's effort to thwart Palestinian statehood, a Sharon adviser says.
Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government this week in a move which will forestall heavy criticism from the country's president and likely allow him to stay in office.
Billy Crudup has done his next-big-thing, his heroin addict role, his I-won't-talk-about-it romantic scandal. Which can only mean one thing: it's time to put on a big red dress.
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and two rebels groups reconvened briefly Thursday, but then were suspended until Monday.
A handful of potential managers, including Lenny Dykstra, has emerged from the Mets' 1986 World Series-winning team.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday he would help the United States calm Iraq if Washington changes what he described as its \
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Communities on Australia's north west coast prepared for a severe tropical cyclone expected to hit the region early on Friday, with mines and oil production shut down and emergency services placed on alert.
NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe will resign his post, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday. NASA sources told CNN on Sunday that O&#39;Keefe would announce his resignation Monday, but later said the announcement would come Tuesday.
It was like wandering into a raucous freshman dorm three decades after I last wore bell-bottoms.
Cipolletta, chieste a governo modifiche sistema tariffario
Delhi police Friday arrested Avnish Bajaj, the chief executive officer of Baazee.com India Pvt. Ltd., an eBay Inc.-owned Indian online auction portal, for allegedly allowing the sale of pornographic
The computer games maker behind the popular Lara Croft adventure says sales will be hurt by pricing pressure.
PAILIN, Cambodia  - French and Cambodian judges of the U.N.-backed \
Guitar makers are rethinking the notion that there is an inexhaustible supply of wood to make their instruments.
An explosion caused by a short-circuit in the lobby of the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital Thursday injured at least six people, including two foreigners, authorities said.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his wife Suha hold hands prior to Arafat's departure from his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah in this picture released by the Palestinian Authority Friday Oct.
Intel-only Inspirons online for now, almost With almost mud-like clarity, Dell has explained the way it's balancing the availability of AMD-based computers between its online, phone and retail sales channels. But one thing it wants us to be certain about is that it remains committed to AMD product lines.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nicole Kidman is due to grace the Venice Film Festival later for the premiere of her controversial movie Birth. The actress stars in one of her most controversial parts to date as a woman who believes her
Abito e cravatte dei bresciani Boglioli e Roda
Organisers trying to overturn court decision suspending free show over security concerns.
Divisions in President Bush's first  administration gave North Korea valuable time to develop  weapons and he needs to put far more on the table to get it to  end its nuclear plans, a security group said on Monday.
DeGeneres, 46, has broken up with her girlfriend of four years, photographer Alexandra Hedison, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Hospitals are being told to standardise patients' wristbands to cut out errors in care.
Humble and willing to talk about it Java crusher Azul Systems has birthed a second generation of hardware and proven that it's a start-up capable of learning lessons.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Russia says it is attempting to dissuade North Korea from carrying out its plan to test a nuclear weapon.
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Radiohead are to broadcast a performance of their album In Rainbows on TV and the internet on New Year's Eve.
Mittal Steel said it had signed a deal to take a 37 percent stake in one of China's leading steelmakers, giving the group its first production platform in the world's fastest growing steel market.
Acuity Brands Inc. AYI.N, a maker of  lighting products and specialty chemicals, on Tuesday said  quarterly profit rose 87 percent due to improved sales, lower  operating expenses and a lower tax rate.
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NPR.org, November 17, 2004 \u00c2\u00b7 A NASA research jet sets a new air speed record for air-breathing engines by traveling nearly 7,000 mph, or 10 times the speed of sound.
Rangers emerged victorious with a 1-0 win on an extraordinary afternoon at Easter Road that saw two men sent off and two penalties awarded.
And his Mexican lawyer shot the same day In yet another twist in the extraordinary tale of Sex.com, the con-man who stole the world's most valuable domain has been released from jail - in order to locate the millions of dollars he owes the original owner.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week as pressure builds on both leaders for decisive action to halt a slide into chaos many fear could destabilize the region.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court, accepting appeals from the cable-television industry and the administration of President George W. Bush, has agreed to decide whether cable operators must open their high-speed data networks to Earthlink Inc.
Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India 3-0 here to ensure they stand among the top six in the Olympic men's field hockey competition.
Bulldozer injection Still intent on improving single thread software performance, AMD has outlined some planned additions to the x86 instruction set that will appear in chips shipping in 2009.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rome - Italy sought on Thursday to play down the credibility of two claims for the murder of two Italian aid workers, both young women, taken hostage in Iraq, but failed to ease gnawing anguish over their fate.
Amsterdam prosecutors said Friday a 63-year-old priest has confessed to phoning in a fake bomb threat to a Madonna concert in the Dutch capital city last week.
Democrat Christine Gregoire expanded  her lead over Republican Dino Rossi to 130 votes to win the  race for Washington state governor in a recount seven weeks  after the election, officials said on Thursday.
Consumer prices picked up momentum in September, with the most difficulty for people paying for medical care, education and gasoline, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
Eating dark chocolate can improve healthy blood flow and prevent clots forming in the veins, an international heart congress has heard.
An AOL user who logged on to check his online financial portfolio was given access to someone else's data and is calling on AOL to correct what he sees as a security breach. AOL acknowledged an \
British Airways said Friday that one of its planes that has been parked at a Moscow airport will fly to London later in the day for a radiation check.
SEATTLE Scientists say that judging by the way Mount St. Helens is acting up, an eruption may be imminent -- perhaps in the next few days.
MERIDA, Mexico  - President Bush wraps up a five-nation Latin America tour on Wednesday that has increased pressure on him to make changes in American immigration policy.
A private manned rocket soared into space for a second time yesterday, landing successfully after an unexpectedly bumpy ride that nearly meant an early end to the team&#39;s bid to win a $10 million prize.
Mforma has inked a multi-year, multi-level agreement with Marvel Enterprises to bring the likes of Spider-Man, X-Men, Blade, Ghost Rider and more to the world of wireless.
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While portraying Roger Maris, actor Barry Pepper learned the importance of capturing the character. Anything short of authentic doesn't sit very well with fans.
If this were a normal NHL season, Penguins coach Eddie Olczyk would have spent Wednesday running a practice, reviewing the previous night's game against the Sharks and looking ahead to Friday's game against the Rangers.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit in November surged to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record foreign crude oil prices. The deficit with China declined slightly while the weak dollar boosted exports to another record high.
An Italian who was clocked driving his Ferrari at 239 kilometres (159 miles) an hour in France on Saturday told police he was in a &quot;hurry&quot; to get home, police said.
Three dozen eminent pediatricians and social workers attacked the Bush administration on Wednesday for policies they said leave too many children without health insurance.
CIT Group Inc. , a consumer and commercial finance company, posted a second-quarter loss on Wednesday and cut its earnings forecast for the rest of the year as it exits home lending.
The head of the UN refugee agency warns of a major catastrophe in Darfur if security does not improve.
Indonesia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s president Megawati Sukarnoputri has refused to acknowledge defeat in this week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national elections. With 104 million of the estimated 120 million votes cast in Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elections counted
When Terrell Owens undergoes an MRI scheduled for today on his right ankle, the picture could foretell the rest of the 2004 season.
Prime Minister John Howard shrugged off criticism from his predecessor, who called the Australian leader a nationalist and likened his views to those of Adolf Hitler.
A new worm uses the search engine Google to find vulnerable systems, automatically connect to them, and deface a Web site. By Thomas Claburn.
La nazionale italiana di calcio &egrave; arrivata poco dopo le 14:20 ora locale (le 13:20 italiane) ...
Football icon David Beckham was heading home from Los Angeles after his father suffered a serious heart attack in London, his spokesman said Thursday.
A critical shortage of poll workers will develop around the nation unless younger people step in to take over for senior citizens who staff polling places now, elections officials said Monday. In Baltimore, \
Tony Parker scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 93-84 Tuesday night for their 13th straight victory.
The leader of Hezbollah says Lebanon's government should not storm a refugee camp taken over by Islamists.
Since the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920, the team has suffered through years of futility, leading many fans to believe the team is cursed.
Getting Around Search Engine Optimization Roadblocks  Today, I will cover the most difficult technologies and techniques to work with. While each of these technologies, techniques and designs have a useful purpose for web-designers, webmasters and general office staff tasked with keeping the site up to date, they each also present problems ...
Israeli and Palestinian peace talks bogged down in disagreement on Monday for a second time after the Palestinians ruled out addressing core issues until Israel agreed to stop settlement building near Jerusalem.
Okay, so Todd Bertuzzi is not going to jail. Be honest. You knew that was never going to happen anyway. The courts have been meticulous about this: They don&#39;t want any role in the ongoing debate on hockey violence.
Valerie Plame, the former covert CIA agent whose cover was blown after her husband accused the White House of manipulating prewar intelligence, will testify before a congressional committee next week, the committee chairman said on Thursday.
At least 84 Muslim protesters died, mostly from suffocation so severe their eyes bled, after being arrested and locked in army trucks following clashes with security forces in the south, officials said yesterday.
The television image to remember from Auburn Hills Friday night was not the flying beer cups or the thrown punches. Not the chaos of brainless bums disguised as fans, or unhinged vigilantes who a moment before were professional athletes.
Nella seconda gara valida per il gruppo A della Coppa d'Africa, in corso di svolgimento in Ghana, il...
Democratic vice presidential hopeful John Edwards charged on Wednesday that the Bush administration is \
BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 -- The Turkish military has ramped up military operations along the southern border with Iraq, with aircraft reportedly bombarding the mountainous terrain on Wednesday, part of a growing confrontation that threatens to open a new northern front in the Iraq war.
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill said on Sunday that North Korea \
E' Angelo Gregucci, 42 anni, il nuovo allenatore del Vicenza, chiamato dalla societ&agrave; al posto...
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Salvation Army bell ringers will be back in time for the holidays, at least at one nationwide store chain that had banned them.
WASHINGTON : American consumer prices climbed a moderate 0.2 percent in the month to September, curbed by a slide in energy costs.
Drug giant Merck pulled its painkiller Vioxx because it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now the company may face thousands of lawsuits.
The last thing I saw before plunging down the bobsled track at the Olympic Sports Complex outside Lake Placid, N.Y., was an eerie orange light.
Honest, sincere and a man of integrity - the most common definition for the man whom many call an &#39;accidental politician&#39;.
An ambitious drug-research project in Madagascar aims to tap the botanical knowledge of traditional healers while helping to protect the country's rain forests.
Royal Bank of Canada  subsidiary RBC Centura Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Alabama National BanCorporation  in a deal valued at $1.6 billion.
The Austrian teenager kidnapped and held captive for eight years says she is struggling to adjust to her new life.
Nokia has signed a licensing deal to allow it to use SD memory cards in future devices, and has applied for membership of the SD Card Association.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Turkey against using military force against Kurdish separatist forces in northern Iraq as tensions build up in the border region.
The Federal Reserve's  interest rate cuts are appropriate to restore stability in  financial markets and prevent damage to the broader economy,  Minneapolis Fed President Gary Stern said on Tuesday.
The father of Lucie Blackman, who died while working in Japan, is to fly to Tokyo for the trial of the man accused of killing her.
KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine&#39;s top security service says it had nothing do with the poisoning of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko (yoo-SHEN&#39;-koh).
Americans should feel reasonably safe taking government-approved prescription drugs - with a few caveats - even after a popular arthritis medication was pulled from the market, medical experts say. But the problems with Vioxx raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process and the length of time it took Merck to pull the drug, observers say...
Clearwire Corp is expected to float on the US market today, executing its IPO despite last week's market slump. The WiMax service provider is a rare example of a telecom IPO, and clearly hopes to not flame out as badly as the last big one - Vonage.
While it ruffles the feathers of his detractors, studies continue to support Gore's position.
Martha Stewart beat the news media trailing her every move yesterday by announcing that she had checked into prison in West Virginia.
Six Apart, a blogging software  pioneer that is the top blog supplier to businesses, is looking  to help organizations create full-featured Web sites, blurring  the lines between blogs and business sites.
If you're expecting to read \
Lindsay Lohan was arrested in the Los Angeles area early on Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, just days after she completed a 45-day rehabilitation program, authorities said.
Wants to hang out with the cool kids HP has introduced what it has dubbed its green storage technology that can cut storage array power and cooling costs in data centers by 50 per cent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
HELSINKI - Internet security experts are warning about a mass-mailing worm with the subject line &quot;Merry Christmas&quot; or &quot;Happy Holidays.
Iraq only has a third of the doctors it needs because killings and kidnappings of the medical professionals prompted many to leave the country, its military surgeon general said Thursday.
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NEW YORK, US -- Russian qualifier Anna Chakvetadze shocked lackluster French Open champion Anastasia Myskina by beating her 7-6 6-3 in the second round of the US Open in New York.
Probabile scioglimento del gruppo interforze
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen listens to a reporter&#39;s questions at Phnom Penh airport Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004. Hun Sen said Sunday that Cambodian lawmakers must work day and night to complete the process
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out even a brief halt in Iran's nuclear program, saying Thursday it would hand a victory to the country's enemies and undercut the Islamic state's goal of becoming a world power.
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Political rivals trying to lead Kenya out of weeks of violence that left more than 1,000 people dead signed an agreement Thursday, a U.N. spokesman said
Earnest Shelton scored 19 points and Chuck Davis added 10 for the Crimson Tide (10-1), winners of six straight since their only loss of the season to Washington on November 27.
The biotechnology company said Thursday that its experimental osteoporosis drug proved superior to Fosamax from Merck in a clinical trial.
Two years ago, Raimundo Querido worked in a bank in a poor Paris suburb. Now he earns a living jumping off roofs, climbing up towering walls and somersaulting into flowerbeds.
Blake Mitchell threw three touchdowns and No. 17 South Carolina defeated South Carolina State 38-3 Saturday to make the Gamecocks 3-0 for the first time in six years.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N said   on Tuesday that Chief Executive Peter Dolan will step down   immediately, and that his post will be filled on an interim   basis by board member James Cornelius, a former chairman of   medical device maker Guidant.
As surveillance has increased, violations of wiretap law have become a regular if little-noticed occurrence.
In late 2005, the retiring CIA station chief in Bangkok sent a classified cable to his superiors in Langley asking if he could destroy videotapes recorded at a secret CIA prison in Thailand that in part portrayed intelligence officers using simulated drowning to extract information from suspected...
Patients treated with radioactive material face an increased risk of triggering security alarms because more guards are being equipped with sensitive radiation detectors, a report said Tuesday.
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Nearly 300 communist prisoners escape in an armed jailbreak in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say.
$3.6bn marriage made in tron Flextronics plans to capture rival Solectron for $3.6bn in stock and cash.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It&#39;s a big relief for the US beef industry. The Agriculture Department says no Mad Cow Disease has turned up in an animal singled out last week for additional testing.
World number one Roger Federer beats Andy Roddick in four sets to win his third consecutive US Open title.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which promotes itself as a seller of clean music, deceived customers by stocking compact discs by the rock group Evanescence that contain the f-word, a lawsuit claims.
A Swiss court found a Turkish militant leader guilty Friday of denying the Armenian genocide, the first time Switzerland's anti-racism law has been applied to the World War I slaughter.
Safer Internet Plus, the four-year program proposed by the European Commission in March, will have a budget of $60 million to combat illegal and harmful Web content.
Barclaycard, the UK&#39;s largest credit card provider, moved closer to making its first steps in the US market yesterday as its parent group, Barclays, snapped up Juniper Financial Corporation, the North American consumer credit firm, for ...
A smaller and more efficient design could help the chipmaker better compete.
They aren't certain, but underwater archaeologists say they may have discovered a boulder with a prehistoric carving in Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay.
Devised for minimum fuss and maximum tension, \u00e2\u0080\u009cTrigger Man\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the little thriller that could.
Monaco, il segretario alla Difesa Usa risponde a Putin
: A car bomb brought fresh carnage to the heart of Baghdad today, killing six people and wounding eight near the education ministry, officials said.
Military court proceedings are due to begin later today against four detainees at the American naval base in Guantanamo Bay. The four men - an Australian, two Yemenis and a Sudanese - will be the first detainees
Serbia has intensified its search for Gen. Ratko Mladic and two other fugitives amid concern that a U.N. war crimes prosecutor might file a negative report on the country's cooperation in hunting suspects, an official said Wednesday.
Seeking more influence over global decisions, Brazil, Germany, India and Japan joined forces to lobby for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat and pledged to work together to reform the United Nations.
British pop veteran Elton John took a foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna Monday, saying she cheated her fans by miming on stage.
OSLO - The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Kenyan environmentalist last week added a new green dimension to the prize, but critics accused the Nobel committee of betraying a century-old focus on resolving armed conflicts.
TAIPEI - Taiwan is considering establishing a new defence system that could utilise weapons with offensive capabilities which would be employed only to deter a Chinese attack, Cabinet spokesman Chen Chi-mai said.
Poco prima delle 17 il centrocampista ceco della Juventus, Pavel Nedved, &egrave; entrato nella sede...
China is planning to deploy two virtual police officers to patrol the internet, state media says.
1110CET Updated 1120CET -- The incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso proposed a delay to allow time to change his proposed team of Commissioners.
A London hospital prepares for a post-mortem examination of the body of poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
Milano, 12 ott. (Adnkronos)- Ha confermato tutto Andrea Volpe, leader delle Bestie di Satana, sull&#39;omicidio di Chiara Marino e Fabio Tollis, i due fidanzatini uccisi nella notte del 17 gennaio 1998. Nella
Marauding fighters have killed and mutilated 20 civilians in eastern Chad, the central African country's government said, blaming the atrocities on militias backed by neighbouring Sudan.
It&#39;s a global celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year. NASA&#39;s Web site explains that the shower is created as Earth moves through a cloud
More than 250 federal police agents surrounded the offices of the Oaxaca state police force and seized its weapons Friday to determine whether any were used in shootings during six months of demonstrations in Oaxaca City, federal authorities said.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang formally announces that he will run for a second term in office.

A series of blasts are reported  in the Spanish capital Madrid after a telephone warning from Basque separatist group Eta.
President Nicolas Sarkozy has returned from his summer vacation with a golden tan but somewhat sapped of his superstar glow.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group has swung into the black for the first time in its five-year history and says restructuring, a tight market and price hikes keep the outlook positive for 2004.
By measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of Albert Einstein&#39;s theory of general relativity - that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they
IN A wheelchair for almost a decade and paralysed below the neck, Christopher Reeve became a superhero of a completely different kind.
The Supreme Court is considering whether a landmark gender equity law protects an Alabama high school coach who complained about unfair treatment of his girls' basketball team, a case testing the scope of women's athletic rights.
Iraqis who fled last month's U.S.-led offensive on Falluja began trickling back on Thursday to check if homes they left behind were still standing -- but others turned back as fighting continued to rage.
Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas traded gunfire with Hamas policemen in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions soared after the killing of three young sons of one of Abbas's top intelligence officials.
The World Health Organization warned about the risk of dengue fever, malaria and other potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases in countries struck by the tsunami.
Since Apple Computer Inc. introduced the iPod in 2001, competitors have been scrambling to match the simplicity and style of the popular digital music player. But try as they might, the original just keeps getting better.
The Ministry of Defence has dismissed as \
Thousands of supporters of Ukraine's opposition leader, Viktor Yushchenko, celebrated on the streets in the early hours on Monday after an exit poll showed him winner of a bitterly fought presidential election.
Two-time champion Bradley Hughes of Australia shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead at the Australian Masters on Friday, one day after the opening round was suspended by rain.
A French court has barred the proposed repatriation of the mummified and tattooed head of a Maori warrior.
By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Sep. 17--Giving citizens the ability to search and track federal spending through an Internet Web site is a wonderful idea.   Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill that will do just that.
It&#39;ll cost about the same as the regular-sized PS 2 in the US and Europe. The smaller PlayStation 2 has all regular PlayStation 2 functions such as playing CDs and DVDs.
The International Monetary Fund called on Mexico&#39;s central bank to switch to an interest-rate setting system similar to the US Federal Reserve&#39;s to make its policies more transparent and predictable.
Microsoft Corp. may have thought it was being original when it decided to brand its security portfolio \
&quot;What you&#39;re seeing now is a wide variety of ISPs and other companies with services are offering this stuff for free,&quot; said Ken Dunham of iDefenes.
By Joey Holleman, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 4--Ann Jennings left the Congaree Land Trust at the end of 2006, ready for the next stop on an environmental trip that began with recycling drives before placing her in the middle of the fight to save Congaree National Park.
Stock futures slipped on Wednesday,  pointing to a weak market open, as firming oil prices and a  wide-reaching investigation into the insurance and health  industry cast a shadow over Wall Street.
InfoWorld - Calling it their most significant release in the last four or five years, IBM's Rational Software on Wednesday formally rolled out its Rational Software Platform, code-named Atlantic, intended to better unify software development across IBM's line of server software.
VIENNA, Austria -- Iran's new generation of advanced centrifuges have begun processing small quantities of the gas that can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The United States on Thursday called on Kyrgyzstan to defend media freedom and solve the murder of an independent Uzbek reporter who was killed on Wednesday in a Kyrgyz city.
NEW YORK  - According to a Dutch study, less than half of all children prescribed asthma medication have been formally diagnosed with asthma by their doctor.
A federal judge ruled Monday that two protest groups cannot use New York City's Central Park as a site for a demonstration days before the Republican National Convention.
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden on Thursday added his support to the joint Illinois-Wisconsin drug-importation program that enables residents to skirt federal regulations and buy prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
Ucciso Abu Ryad, dirigente di Fatah al-Islam
It looks like a medieval alchemist's den, this tumbledown shack where young Africans use bubbling blue acid to turn dust into gold.
Subprime-related problems at UBS AG   deepened on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4  billion in new writedowns in a surprise statement, dragging the  embattled bank deep into the red for the year.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fighters loyal to rebel Shi'ite  cleric Moqtada al-Sadr were firmly in control of Najaf's Imam  Ali mosque on Saturday, giving the lie to government claims  that police had taken control of the shrine.
Eager to get into the identity-theft business? Don't bother breaking into a government employee's house or staking out an unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. A recent study shows that a simple shopping jaunt on eBay or in a local used-tech store will pay off in personal info over half the time.
Cease, and desist Today we bring you the surprising news that space elevators are not yet a viable business concern, as the Department of Financial Institutions Securities Division (DFISD) in the state of Washington issued a cease and desist order against LiftPort.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A novembre netto rallentamento rispetto al 2,3% di ottobre
Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending an official ceremony.
A US federal judge refused to allow a class-action lawsuit to proceed against Merck for health problems linked to its Vioxx pain medication, in a major victory for the pharmaceutical giant.
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Unidentified gunmen killed three sons of a Palestinian intelligence official loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Monday, opening fire on a car dropping the children at school, police and hospital officials said.
Alitalia's shares soared Tuesday as hopes increased that the struggling carrier and labor unions might clinch a deal on a relaunch plan aimed at saving the company before a deadline Wednesday.
Iraq said on Monday it will take over   security control of a second of its 18 provinces this week in   the relatively calm British and Italian-patrolled south.
WASHINGTON - The House ethics committee rebuked Majority Leader Tom DeLay for the second time in a week for questionable conduct, sternly warning the Texas Republican to temper his behavior.    The committee late Wednesday admonished DeLay for creating an appearance of giving donors special access on pending energy legislation and using the Federal Aviation Administration to intervene in a Texas political dispute...
Queste le date pi\u00c3\u00b9 importanti nella vita del presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat, le cui condizioni di salute si sono seriamente aggravate ieri. 1948 - con la creazione dello Stato di Israele, si rifugia
Big Blue is investing big to see how it can make 3D virtual environments pay off for the company and its customers.Images: Big Blue in 'Second Life'
Indian initiative will use a geo-spatial application, built on an open source foundation, to monitor traffic congestion for police, drivers and cell phone providers.
Japan and the Philippines launched a fourth round of talks toward signing a free trade agreement Monday in Tokyo&#39;s latest efforts to reduce economic barriers with its Asian neighbors.
Prime Minister Marek Belka narrowly survived a vote of confidence today after telling Parliament that &quot;we will not stay in Iraq an hour longer than is needed.
AMSTERDAM  \u00c2\u0097 Unilever, the maker of consumer products like Dove soap and Ben & Jerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ice cream, reported a sharp decline in its fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, compared with results a year ago when it sold a business.
BEIJING -- China renewed a diplomatic push to try to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis with top-level visits yesterday Pyongyang and Seoul.
A dithering but generous Spanish farce, \u00c2\u0093Queens\u00c2\u0094 follows the coming nuptials of three gay couples by focusing on their overbearing mothers.
Walter Novellino ha convocato 20 giocatori per il debutto in campionato della Sampdoria contro l'Emp...
Privacy is going to be an increasing concern as more and more photographs embed information about the location where they were taken.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets  forward Richard Jefferson underwent successful surgery to  repair a ruptured ligament in his left wrist, team president  Rod Thorn announced Thursday.
 Kevorkian won't aid more U.S. suicides
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Users have learned the biggest obstacle to service-oriented architecture is to break down old development paradigms and to educate people on the new methodology.
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Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Colombia's major cities Thursday and drivers honked horns in unison in a mass protest to demand the immediate liberation of the country's kidnap victims.
The total value of outsourcing contracts in the U.S. was down in Q3, but is still on the rise in Europe and Asia.
Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement of a $6.2 billion investment set off a small rally in financial shares.
ATHENS, Greece - The US-Brazil soccer game for the gold has started, with a 0-0 score in the first half. This is an unexpected and interesting matchup: the US&#39;s seasoned veterans face an up-and-coming, hungry
Not if you allow Emperor Qin to unify feudal societies, build the Great Wall of china, and rule all the Warring States, supposedly putting an end to bloodshed and suffering for their folks.
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Oil prices slipped further below &#36;55 a barrel on Tuesday, breathing easier after a Norwegian strike threat receded but still anxious over the thin state of pre-winter heating oil supplies.
Pakistan was Saturday gripped by division and uncertainty following the burial of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto as her supporters angrily rejected a government explanation of her death.
The United States still wants to strike a new accord with the European Union on public aid to aircraft giants Boeing and Airbus despite tit-for-tat suits to the WTO, a US official said.
Electronics maker unveils an 80-inch plasma display TV.
Bordeaux, France - Seven people were killed and 40 injured in a pileup involving a Spanish coach and 10 cars early on Sunday. The accident took place on the Bayonne-Bordeaux highway in southwest France, the Gironde prefect&#39;s office said.
Vernon Wells belted a grand slam homer   to highlight a nine-run fourth inning that lifted the Toronto   Blue Jays to a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers at the   Rogers Center on Monday.
Final opinion polls ahead of Indonesia's presidential election suggest Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will win.
U.S. computer company Hewlett-Packard  said on Wednesday it was expanding a built-to-order system for  personal computers and other high volume computer products,  similar to rival Dell.
Carrefour, the world's No. 2 retailer said Wednesday that its profit increased 5.3 percent in the first half of the year, as robust international operations and lower finance costs helped it ride out tough conditions at its core French superstores.
Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's \
Chile's Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the indictment and house arrest of former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet for nine kidnappings and one homicide allegedly committed during a long regime marked by human rights abuses.
A group of computer enthusiasts in Indonesia has created a wireless network to coordinate relief efforts.
President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets.
The morning commute can be a lot more hazardous to your health than you might think. Researchers in Germany say people prone to heart attack face triple the usual risk just after they&#39;ve commuted.
Sudan's president accuses the UN of making unreasonable demands over Darfur and ignoring rebel activities.
WASHINGTON - Family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks expressed outrage Sunday over Congress&#39; failure to implement broad intelligence reforms aimed at thwarting another such assault.
Images capture some of the action at the weeklong art party that takes place each year in Black Rock City, Nevada.
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Gruesome tapes of Saddam Hussein&#39;s most feared henchman threatening to cut up his thousands of victims &quot;like cucumbers&quot; have been disclosed as Iraqi war-crimes judges began court proceedings against him yesterday.
There's nothing like allegations of predatory conduct to bring two organizations together. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term attempt to privatize Social Security, and forecast a \
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is unlikely to sign a deal with the United States on hosting a US anti-missile system when he visits Washington next month, Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Saturday.
Bidders flipped their wigs Thursday at a Manhattan auction where one of pop art icon Andy Warhol&#039;s signature silver hairpieces sold for &#36;10,800.
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A New York judge did the right thing last week when he threw out a USA-PATRIOT Act provision that forced ISPs to secretly cooperate with the FBI, and gave them no obvious avenue for appeal.
Stop alla violenza e il governo iracheno faccia ogni sforzo possibile per trovare una soluzione politica alla crisi evitando il ricorso alle armi. Questa la posizione comune che si e&#39; delineata nel corso dei colloqui tra il presidente del Consiglio Silvio ...
More young U.S. adults are abusing prescription medications, particularly painkillers, according to the government's annual report on substance abuse released on Thursday.
East Timor risks lapsing into civil conflict if divisions between police and army forces are not resolved, a security watchdog cautioned Friday, calling on the government and United Nations to act quickly.
In an exclusive interview, the blogger everyone wants to know the identity of talks about Apple, Bill Gates, the iPhone and more.
The trial over the severance package of Michael S. Ovitz, Disney's former president, signals the end of an era in which executives managed their companies as personal fiefs.
Female interrogators tried to break Muslim detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay by sexual touching, wearing a miniskirt and thong underwear and in one case smearing a Saudi man's face with fake menstrual blood, according to an insider's written account.
Mobile phone operator MMO2 raises its UK revenue growth target for this year as it gets more customers and existing users spend more.
South Africa's ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma has denied allegations of corruption and vowed to fight charges laid against him in court, local media reported on Friday.
Undeterred by controversy, a mysterious visitor paid his annual tribute at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe early Saturday, placing three red roses and a half-filled bottle of cognac before stealing away into the darkness.
Rod Kanehl, who hit the first grand slam in the history of the New York Mets, has died. He was 70.
GROZNY, Russia  - The Russian government's choice for president of war-ravaged Chechnya appeared to be the victor Sunday in an election tainted by allegations of fraud and shadowed by last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners.
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China indefinitely postpones the release of a report outlining the environmental costs of economic development.
At Maker Faire, the safety officer's job is done best when no one notices he's there.
Scientists have cracked the genetic code of the chicken, showing it shares about 60 percent of its genes with humans and has a common ancestor that lived about 310 million years ago.
For Web video, lunchtime has become the new prime time, and media companies have started responding in a meaningful way in terms of both content and advertising.
Dutch banking group ABN Amro reported that it had increased net profit last year by 30 percent with a big boost from exceptional items and mainly a halving of provisions.
Britain is bracing for heavy snow in many parts of the country that threatened to disrupt travel for commuters and could cost the economy hundreds of millions of pounds (euros/dollars).
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A bomb exploded in a movie theater in northwestern Pakistan early Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 29 others, police said.
Kenya's opposition claimed victory on Saturday in the presidential election but fears of rigging after counting delays ignited ethnic violence across the east African nation.
Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - The economy added 144,000 jobs in August, the best performance since May, but 6,000 fewer than economists had forecast, the Labor Department reported Friday.
A Chinese zoo is running a Big Brother style competition with a difference -- the contestants have to live in a monkey enclosure.
Putting the brakes on Disney's decision to exploit its classics with cheap sequels.
Marg Oaten's daughter was a happy, healthy girl who loved table tennis and drama until at the age of 10 she developed anorexia. Twelve years on she is still fighting the illness, which almost killed her.
One of Italy's leading opera stars, Giuseppe di Stefano, was admitted to an intensive care unit of a Milan hospital on Thursday after being attacked by armed robbers in Kenya, local media reported.
OCTOBER 07, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Computer Associates International Inc. introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products today, aligning its offerings with IBM&#39;s on-demand model.
Forget cutting back. When it comes to Salt Lake City, Delta Air Lines is beefing up. Delta announced Wednesday that it plans to add 58 flights here while drastically cutting operations at its Dallas/Fort Worth hub.
When Stanford tied Tennessee with five seconds to go, Vols coach Pat Summitt thought about calling a timeout. Her decision to let the game continue uninterrupted turned out to be for the best.
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InfoWorld - Via Technologies plans to develop PC motherboards that are even smaller than the&#160;business card-sized Mobile ITX product&#160;it announced on Tuesday.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Caribbean on Monday, packing sustained winds of 115 mph and threatening to hit Barbados and other islands, after it strengthened from tropical storm status with unusual speed.    Residents rushed to install storm shutters and schools remained closed in Barbados, where the Category 3 storm - the fourth major hurricane of the season - was expected to hit late Tuesday...
Bloomberg - Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain was endorsed today by Senator Joseph Lieberman, who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000.
Eating food high in folate and taking a folate supplement significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in women, a conference heard this week.
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com. Almost 33 years to the date of the Senators&#39; final game in Washington, DC, the District and Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced that the Montreal Expos are moving to the nation&#39;s capital.
Sadr's radical populism has a large following
SBC Communications Inc. plans to cut at least 10,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its work force, by the end of next year to compensate for a drop in the number of local-telephone customers.
Baghdad - A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven US marines and wounding several others, a US military official said.
While driving his Cadillac Escalade to a stop on his post-Olympic tour, Michael Phelps was caught in freeway traffic. In another lane, three girls in a minivan recognized the swimmer, poked
A Sacramento County man has been diagnosed with West Nile encephalitis, the county Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
Women who are overweight when  diagnosed with breast cancer or who become overweight after  learning of their condition are more likely to die or have the  disease come back, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
CHISINAU, Moldova - The chairman of a Moldovan soccer team became so incensed when a penalty kick was awarded to the opponent that he drove his car onto the field and tried to run over the referee.  No one was hurt, and the game was called off.
The UN nuclear watchdog agency says it is still negotiating with Brazil concerning inspections at a uranium enrichment plant. An International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, spokesman says a team of experts will
While much was said at the United Nations summit on global warming, the world is still a ways from taking concrete action
Apple is to open its first retail store in Europe on Saturday, a state-of-the-art boutique in central London selling the latest products from the US computer and technology group.
The explosions on Wednesday occurred near ATM machines in branches belonging to Citibank and Banco Galicia, damaging the building&#39;s facades, officials said.
The Senate is expected to vote this morning on a delicately crafted immigration reform bill that survived a day of legislative wrangling on Wednesday that one lawmaker likened to \
Taiwan prepares to make its 15th attempt to become a member of the UN - a bid fiercely opposed by China.
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Google is developing an online publishing platform where people can write entries on subjects they know, an idea that's close to Wikipedia's user-contributed encyclopedia but with key differences.
A European consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland launched a record-breaking bid for ABN Amro worth almost 100 billion dollars on Tuesday, challenging an agreed takeover from rival bank Barclays.
One of Gordon Brown's closest political allies signals a subtle change in foreign policy in a speech in the US.
Time to take on the likes of Apple TV First seen at CES in January, the Archos TV+ launched in the UK this afternoon and will be available in two variations: the 80GB and 250GB model, priced at \u00c2\u00a3179.99 and \u00c2\u00a3249.99 respectively.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Baseball will return to Washington in 2005 after an absence of more than three decades. It was announced Wednesday that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season and play its home games at RFK Stadium.
Still, given a choice between George Bush and John Kerry, Carlos Santana prefers Kerry.
WASHINGTON (CP) - It was the upbeat multimillionare ex-trial lawyer versus the powerful, shadowy figure some call the Darth Vader of President George W. Bush&#39;s administration.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and International Business Machines (IBM) have developed a new technology that they claim will deliver higher performance margins, from their latest microprocessors, with dual stress liner technology.
A class of hormone-blocking drugs was more effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women past menopause than was a medication now prescribed by many doctors.
As of Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, at least 1,108 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 846 died as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department as of Tuesday. The figures include three military civilians.
Yahoo Inc.  is merging the two main parts of its U.S. advertising business after veteran sales executive Wenda Harris Millard resigned, the latest in a string of executive departures.
Europe will fall silent for three minutes at midday (1100 GMT) to pay tribute to the victims of south Asia's tsunami disaster.
There is a strong scientific and moral case for using primates in medical research, a report concludes.
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When senior citizens collapse after waiting in line for hours in the hopes of getting a flu shot, something is terribly wrong. When Americans scramble across the border in search of something as basic as an
The Army dropped the death penalty Wednesday as a possible sentence for a soldier charged with rape and murder in the deaths of 14-
And it will continue to do so for at least another 3&#39; years, but that is only a part of its mission, for it didn&#39;t make the trip alone.
The narrative of homegrown athletes triumphing over foreign opponents resonates with Russian sports fans, reaffirming their conviction that their country&#39;s athletes are no worse, and in many cases even better, than athletes abroad.
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By Scott Sexton, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 15--The 84-mile trip from Apex to Winston-Salem yesterday wasn't just a 90-minute drive to 81-year-old Richard Zakia.
The Russian State Duma voted 430-0 with no abstentions at its session on Wednesday to ratify a protocol with Ukraine to partially abolish registration requirements for Russian and Ukrainian citizens.
Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman is charged with raping a British woman on the Caribbean island of Barbados.
A political battle is raging in Russian cyberspace. Opposition parties and independent media say murky forces have committed vast resources to hacking and crippling their Web sites in attacks similar to those that hit tech-savvy Estonia as the Baltic nation sparred with Russia over a Soviet war memorial.
Residents trickled back into town Saturday after a fire at a hazardous materials plant, relieved that there were no serious injuries or damage to their homes while they were forced out for two nights.
ST. LOUIS  - Boston Red Sox fans awoke on  Wednesday with their impossible dream on the brink of becoming  a reality.
Seeds were scattered in the Australian Open as underdogs ran amok at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
A couple whose frozen embryo was accidentally destroyed at a fertility clinic has the right in Illinois to file a wrongful-death lawsuit, a judge has ruled in a case that some legal experts say could have implications in the debate over embryonic stem cell research.
The Irish low-fare airline started a hostile bid for the Aer Lingus Group, in a move that could bring the budget carrier to the U.S.
Michael Boley was supposed to blitz, but pulled up in a timely moment of recognition, poised to jump for the screen pass he suspected was coming his way.
WASHINGTON Sept. 10, 2004 - Congress may keep up the focus on the prison abuse scandal following the disclosure that the military has concealed as many as 100 &quot;ghost detainees&quot; from the Red Cross.
Police start taking fingerprints using mobile electronic devices to identify suspects while out on patrol.
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iPDA lets users transfer Word, PDF, Apple Pages, RTF or text documents for reading on the iPod.
Russia has opened a criminal case in the poisoning death of former spy Alexander Litvinenko, the Prosecutor General's office said Thursday.
The User Account Control built into Windows Vista is supposed to help make the new operating system safer. But it can be spoofed, undermining the very mission for which it was created, according to Symantec.
Internet phone company Vonage loses a patent case that could threaten its business.
French police arrest 13 Turkish Kurds on suspicion of helping to finance guerrillas of the PKK.
OSLO, Norway - President Bush's \
Part of the answer to why children raised on breast milk tend to score higher on I.Q. tests may lie in a gene.
VIENNA - After conducting tests to determine whether he was poisoned, an Austrian hospital was expected to release a statement Saturday regarding Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
As of Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at least 3,893 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,168 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Fiona McTaggart is depressed. The UK Home Office minister responsible for new legislation to outlaw incitement to religious hatred just doesn&#39;t get what this has to do with the closure on
Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said the loss of control of Iraq&#39;s nuclear sites by the US after it occupied the country was scandalous.
EVERETT, Wash. - The Washington State Patrol says a trooper arrested two men speeding 141 mph on I-5 in Snohomish County. The patrol says the trooper thought he was hearing an airplane early Sunday as the cars whizzed by going north, a 2005 BMW 330i with a 2007 Honda Accord right behind.
Britain decided to nationalize Northern  Rock  on Sunday, abandoning a five-month attempt to  snare a private sector buyer for the ailing bank and piling  more pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
A judge has declared nearly 470 square miles of national forest land in northern Idaho off-limits to snowmobiles in an effort to save the last mountain caribou herd in the contiguous 48 states.
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The attack this week on the U.S. consulate in Jiddah could be followed by more terror attacks in Saudi Arabia, a worried State Department said Tuesday.
ATHENS, Greece - Italy&#39;s Igor Cassina edged out American Paul Hamm in a tiebreaker Monday to win the gold medal in the high bar final, an event marred by a 10-minute delay while fans booed the score of Russian star Alexei Nemov.
Most people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don't feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina's dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday.
The North West's beleaguered textile industry was today reeling from a hammer blow after Fruit of the Loom announced it will close its doors with the loss of more than 600 jobs.
An apple a day may help to keep bowel cancer at bay, say researchers.
Brain scans of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder show abnormalities in the fiber pathways along which brain signals pass, scientists said on Monday.
Alfred Nobel created the peace prize more than a century ago, but it is the Norwegian Nobel Committee that decides who gets it.
Choreographer-director Farah Khan's wedding provided the biggest spectacle seen in Bollywood in recent years.
An anti-racism body praises the conviction of a man for racial abuse despite the victim not coming forward.
RENO, Nevada  - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a small lead over rival Hillary Clinton in Nevada ahead of Saturday's caucus, according to a poll released on Monday.
Think of your most troubling souvenirs of 2007: a photo of an ex-boyfriend, a bad medical report, stacks of unpaid bills.
Householders could be charged for the amount of rubbish they throw away, government confirms.
By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON  State Treasurer John Kennedy has, at times, abused his authority as chairman of the state Bond Commission, House Speaker Joe Salter said Tuesday.
By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 10--HARRISON COUNTY -- County leaders have given the green light to a new alternative-housing pilot program.   The plan is to provide FEMA trailer residents with safer and better-designed emergency homes.
A fire at a complex of iron mines in northern China killed at least 33 miners and trapped another 28, state media reported Monday.
Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili pledged at his inauguration on Sunday to mend Georgia's tattered relationship with Russia after he narrowly won an election which his opponents say was rigged.
Ashdown, Robertson, to head panel of cops, spooks, peaceniks A group of high-profile political, academic, and military heavyweights will come together over the next 18 months to ponder the future direction of UK security strategy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got under way in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. Dec 10, 2004 - Air Force guard Dan Nwaelele will play Saturday against No. 3 Georgia Tech after being cleared of allegations that he cheated academically.
The U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable to keep track of nearly &#36;9 billion it transferred to government ministries, which lacked financial controls, security, communications and adequate staff, an inspector general has found.
India surprised nuclear rival Pakistan at peace talks on Tuesday by proposing to hold reunions for families divided between the two countries&#39; zones of disputed Kashmir.
High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings, the company said Tuesday.
Young fashion designer Sy Hoang, together with saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan, singers Cam Van, Hong Nhung are to attend Vietnamese Cultural Day November 8 in Sweden.
Less than 24 hours after Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez stood inside Shea Stadium for his introduction as the Mets&#39; newest pitcher, he was on an island in the Caribbean Sea.
Bill Gates remains keeper of top berth, while Waltons sweep list&#39;s fourth through eighth spots. By Madlen Read. NEW YORK -- It looks like the US billionaire&#39;s club isn&#39;t quite as exclusive as before.
No Lou. No bowl. At least the Ol' Ball Coach is on the way.
Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, the army and Palestinian security officials said.
The number of HIV-positive women has increased rapidly worldwide over the past two years, according to a new United Nations (UN) study, but Pakistan is among countries where prevalence is low.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was on course to win a third successive term on Friday as voters swung back behind his ruling Fianna Fail party rather than gamble the country's prosperity on an unproven coalition.
Sugar found in fruit such as apples can be made into a powerful low carbon biofuel, US researchers say.
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved landmark legislation to revamp America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intelligence network, clearing the way for major reforms aimed at preventing a repeat of the September 11 attacks.
The explosion followed a blast late on Thursday that killed two people and wounded about 20 in a border town in Narathiwat province.
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Honda Motor Co. forecast on Monday another year of record car and motorcycle sales in 2005, when it will remodel its flagship Civic car and enter
As the release of a new album approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art, life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
Polls open in Croatia's presidential election, after a campaign dominated by the prospect of joining the European Union.
No. 1 software maker Microsoft Corp.   on Thursday awarded restricted stock worth $951  million, based on its current share price, as performance  bonuses to some 900 executives and managers.
A joint French, American and British anti-narcotics operation intercepted four smugglers with 880 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Colombia this week, France's Defense Ministry said Friday.
(InfoWorld) - Forget isolation and relaxation. For the seriously connected geek of today, vacations just aren't what they used to be. An informal and completely unscientific poll of InfoWorld readers revealed that -- although a few certified techies unplug completely when on vacation -- most elect to stay at least somewhat connected with their regular life; thanks to the ever-broadening range of cellular and wireless networks, most of them can. [See InfoWorld's Top 10 geek vacation list.] Jeff Helm witnessed the transition at one vacation spot: \
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A team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea headed on Thursday for the Yongbyon nuclear plant that Pyongyang has promised to mothball as part of an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.
As we approach the halfway point in the calendar year, the results might shock you.
The North says the US already agreed to take it off the list of terrorism-sponsoring states.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Trent Green completed 14 of 15 passes after halftime for 229 of his 340 yards and hit Eddie Kennison for a tiebreaking 70-yard touchdown with 2:04 left in Kansas City&#39;s 34-27 victory over the Oakland Raiders yesterday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday reiterated that it is against &quot;Taiwan independence&quot;, confirming its consistent support for the one-China policy.
Director Michael Moore, whose anti-Iraq war film \
Samoa captain Brian Lima is banned for three weeks for a dangerous tackle on Jonny Wilkinson.
Massachusetts-based start-up has created a way to print photographs or documents without ink or an ink cartridge. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
The British Embassy in Tokyo says it will help hundreds of teachers after a language school chain in Japan went bust.
The U.S. International Trade  Commission on Friday approved the first U.S. investigation into  suspected Chinese government subsidies to exporters since 1991  in a case that could open the floodgate to more probes.
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Romano Prodi looks set to win a Senate  confidence vote on Wednesday to stay as Italy's prime minister  after rallying fractious allies behind him to end a political  crisis triggered by his resignation a week ago.
Oracle Corp. raised the stakes in its hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. Monday by increasing its offer to $24 per share, boosting the value of the proposed merger to $9.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - R&amp;B/hip-hop superstars R. Kelly and Jay-Z will team for a North American tour this fall, kicking off Sept. 30 in Chicago. The full routing has yet to be announced for the Best of Both Worlds trek, which is expected ...
An all-party Lords committee condemns EU attempts to regulate internet video broadcasts as \
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec 15 (OneWorld) - Abuses and even torture of Iraqi detainees by US Marines have been widespread, according to US Navy documents released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Greek schoolchildren form a human chain around the Acropolis to demand the UK return the Elgin Marbles.
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Israel agreed on Sunday to free another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials said.
Reigning world champion Gennadiy Golovkin of Kazakhstan and 2004 European champion Russian Gaidarbek Gaidarbekov gave their opponents no chance to create surprises and set up
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is tipped to put up interest rates to 5.75%.
Australian supermarket group Coles Myer has admitted defeat in the takeover battle for Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH) after rival bidder Woolworths said it had secured more than 20% of its target.
Dallas, TX -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 10 of his career-high 53 points in overtime to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Houston Rockets, 113-106, at AmericanAirlines Center.
Investors, frightened by the prospect of a new subprime mortgage crisis that could dwarf the write-downs of the last few months, sent markets lower.
Beyond whimsy and fundraising, annual holiday parties can offer a rare window into the mind of management.
European equities struggled in the face of weakening global stock markets on Tuesday, as losses in Asia followed comments about a possible US recession from former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - An Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday as it landed in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta, but most of the 140 people on board survived.
Insurgents killed 18 Iraqi police and five Iraqi troops in attacks in three Iraq cities Tuesday, nearly a month shy of the nation&#39;s scheduled elections.
Arthur Blank, the Atlanta Falcons&#39; owner, used a bit of New York humor when he made clear last summer that quarterback Michael Vick would never play for another team.
Popular Marathi film superstar and Hindi film comedian Laxmikant Berde passed away at 2.45 am on the 16th of December following kidney failure.
PARIS, Aug. 31 -- A five-day U.N. conference on climate change ended in Vienna on Friday with significant disagreements remaining about how countries should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and daunting estimates about the price tag for combating global warming.
The French health minister reviews security at hospitals after two nurses were  brutally murdered at work.
Negotiations are held behind the scenes in Iraq to free two Americans and a Briton threatened with beheading.
Microsoft has released a preliminary version of its search tool for finding documents, e-mail messages and other files stored on personal computer hard drives.
NEW YORK - Republicans opened their convention by invoking the memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks - the World Trade Center stood about four miles south of Madison Square Garden - as a test of President Bush's mettle as a strong and decisive leader...
As of today 14 million Italians will no longer be allowed to smoke in public places unless they have special ventilated smoking rooms.
Torrential rains in southern China trigger floods and landslides, killing 66 people and leaving many homeless.
The European Commission takes the German government to court for maintaining a law which protects car giant VW from takeover.
Amid the fuss about the withdrawal of Theodor Stolojan from the presidential race and the launching of Traian Basescu's presidential candidacy, too little attention has been given to an important statement.
India plans to introduce yoga in schools to fight rising obesity among middle-class youngsters, even as the country continues to battle widespread malnutrition and \
Fino al 22 febbraio Ritanna Armeni condurra' da sola
Smokestacks are gone from the New York factory in the 21st century, with specialty companies and makers of food products, especially for the ethnic market, in their place.
\u00c2\u00b7 Missile defence would protect big cities by 2010\u00c2\u00b7 Plan revealed as Pakistan tests short-range missile
Nato states meet in Belgium to discuss who will provide 2,500 reinforcements for its mission in Afghanistan.
Kenya on Wednesday warned it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.
Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of a leading anti-war group Friday and said Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton still has not adequately explained her vote to go into Iraq.
Ryan Howard hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 11-2 on Monday night.
Andrea Cianferoni, il cooperante italiano rapito nell&#39;isola di Mindanao (nel sud delle Filippine), \u00c3\u00a8 stato liberato dai suoi sequestratori. Lo ha annunciato un portavoce dell&#39;esercito, spiegando che il ventinovenne
Jacques Villeneuve has admitted he is desperate to get one over on former team BAR after signing a three-race deal with Renault. Renault and BAR are currently vying for second in the constructors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 championship.
The latest proposals on restoring NI devolution are to be discussed  when Tony Blair meets David Trimble.
New smacking laws may prove too ambiguous for doctors to make judgements on, an expert warns.
Unlikely victories over Tampa Bay and Stanley Cup contenders Dallas and Buffalo catapults the Capitals back into the postseason discussion.
You'll want to read this Q&A before standing in line to buy Apple's shiny new iPhone.
LONDON (CBS.MW) - Failed efforts to merge stock exchanges have littered the trading landscape in recent years, but the German stock exchange isn&#39;t giving up on creating a pan-European and British market for trading stocks and derivatives.
President Vladimir Putin ordered sweeping changes to Russia&#39;s political system on Monday to help combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of exploiting this month&#39;s bloody school siege to boost his power.
Giampiero Ventura non mette limiti al Pisa: ''Stiamo facendo benissimo - ha detto il tecnico dei tos...
On the third anniversary of the train bombings that killed 191 people and injured more than 1,800, Spain's political and social wounds are still aching, and the country is torn by a host of conspiracy theories.
BAGHDAD : At least 20 people were killed when two car bombs ripped through Baghdad and a third exploded in the northern city of Mosul after US warplanes pounded a rebel enclave in a bid to crush the insurgency.

'Trust and safety' board in emergency shutdown Hackers brazenly posted sensitive information including home addresses and phone numbers for 1,200 eBay users to an official online forum dedicated to fraud prevention on the auction site.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The British government renewed its defense Thursday of its decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, despite a US report which concluded that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass ...
Il tecnico della Roma Luciano Spalletti scopre le carte e la finisce con la super prudenza. \
BEERSHEBA, Israel - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80 in an attack that ended a six-month lull in violence.    The buses exploded into flames just seconds apart and about 100 yards away from each other in the center of Beersheba - the deadliest suicide strike in nearly a year...
CHICAGO - Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight - it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    The research - an analysis of 136 studies - found that such operations are more than cosmetic...
Il presidente della Lega Calcio, Antonio Matarrese, &egrave; arrivato di buon mattino in via Allegri...
ROMA - Sar\u00c3\u00a0 probabilmente difficile per il ministro dell&#39;Economia Domenico Siniscalco mantenere il tetto d&#39;incremento di spesa del 2% da lui proposto ai dicasteri italiani. I sindacati hanno infatti indetto
Baby Bell extends broadband offerings to 16 more regions in its geographical footprint.
The government unveiled new plans to target the country&#39;s notorious binge-drinking culture Tuesday, aiming to make it as unacceptable as smoking was a few decades ago.
You can find long-haul wealth-builders on the market's sales rack.
A combination of poorer schools and a rise in local dialects has hurt English proficiency in the Phillipines.
BS2000 servers sparc up Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has launched two new business servers in its B2000 range.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The successful DVD release of the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie boosts Walt Disney's quarterly profits.
Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson resigned Monday, saying he believes the country is in better shape today than it was when he took office 10 years ago.
It swerved to avoid following a just-released probe into the atmosphere of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan. NASA&#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the altered course puts Cassini in the proper position to receive radio
The Israeli army on Tuesday arrested an officer accused of repeatedly shooting a 13-year-old Palestinian girl at point-blank range to make sure she was dead as his soldiers pleaded with him to stop.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai asks Canada to stand firm in its military support for Afghanistan despite losses.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka play their first Super Eight match at the ICC World Twenty20 on Monday.
British and Kenyan scientists have developed a new treatment for the killer disease malaria.
The state&#39;s securities commissioner says a settlement between securities regulators and two firms likely means $337,500 for Arkansas.
Singer and actress Barbara McNair,  who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and  became one of the first black women to host her own television  variety show, has died at 72, her husband said on Monday.
A senior US official said on Saturday Iran was &quot;completely isolated&quot; in what he called its pursuit of nuclear weapons and that this would be reflected in a draft resolution to be debated by the UN nuclear watchdog.
The CIA blames al Qaeda and allies of a Pakistani tribal leader for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, CIA Director Michael Hayden said in a Washington Post interview published on Friday.
When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. That's what the Boston College women's basketball team found out yesterday against Maine.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading finance ministers called Friday for a joint effort to set up guidelines for government-owned investment funds.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The end of summer means the results are in for this year&#39;s &#39;&#39;Golden Ticket Awards,&#39;&#39; honoring the best rides and parks around the country.
The ''Holy Grail'' of toy trucks burns rubber at auction.
I want to buy an overseas property in the European Union. UK lenders want me to remortgage my UK property, which I do not wish to do. What about euro mortgages? How do I get one and what other options do I have?
Edward &quot;Teddy&quot; Ebersol, the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, is believed to have died in Sunday&#39;s fiery crash of a small plane in southwest Colorado, a deputy coroner said Monday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers activated center DeSagana Diop and put guard Dajuan Wagner on the injured list Monday.
Shares in EMI Group Plc EMI.L gained   as much as 7.1 percent on Wednesday following a report that   Warner Music Group Corp. WMG.N was preparing a new bid to buy   the world's third largest music company.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering the implementation of new regulations to improve the safety of farm eggs in order to reduce the number of illnesses caused by salmonella.
Philips, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics, is cautious about earnings growth despite reporting a profit in the third quarter.
Studio,ogni anno P.A. costa a aziende 1 punto di Pil
With more than 100 different patterns of camouflage now available, the American hunter has a lot more thinking to do about his or her appearance in the field.
PHOENIX -- Just four days after he was introduced as the Arizona Diamondbacks manager, Wally Backman was fired yesterday following revelations he was arrested twice and struggled with financial problems.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.
Utility Consolidated Edison said on Thursday some 850 customers lost power in New York City's Upper East Side after fires damaged underground cables.
LOS ANGELES  - Oscar beckons: The musical \
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo says its workload is doubling this year to $12bn as demand for energy rises.
Rodrigo de Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said he will step down in October for \
Seimone Augustus scored 19 points and Tina Thompson added 18 as the United States routed Jamaica, 115-47, yesterday to clinch a semifinal spot at the FIBA Americas tournament in Valdivia, Chile. The United States team scored the first 9 points and never looked back. The United States (2-0) struggled in its first game against Cuba, winning by 85-79 after trailing most of the game.
(AGI) - Rimini, 24 ago. - &quot;Piu&#39; si sta in silenzio, senza fare inutili dichiarazioni, e meglio e&#39;&quot;. Cosi&#39; il ministro degli Italiani nel mondo, Mirko Tremaglia, ha commentato l&#39;ultimatum lanciato dai rapitori
Finland may withdraw a third  generation mobile network license from Suomen 3G, an operator  owned by Sweden's Tele2 TEL2b.ST, due to delays in building  the high-speed network, it said on Tuesday.
A Norman Rockwell painting stolen more three decades ago was found in Steven Spielberg's art collection, but the Oscar-winning filmmaker acquired it legally, the FBI said on Friday.
For decades, Federico Solorzano has gathered old bones from the shores of Mexico's largest lake &#151; bones he found and bones he was brought, bones of beasts and bones of men.
 contestant in sex scandal makes the cut
At least nine Iraqis have been killed and several injured in sporadic gunbattles and mortar attacks between Muqtada al-Sadr loyalists and US-led forces in Baghdad.
Kevin Kline was at the United Nations to promote a film on human trafficking that officials hope will raise awareness about the alarming and largely unknown problem.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for $300 million, as the No.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he was not sure he would be able to reach a deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on statehood principles before a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
Annunciata stretta collaborazione con Alfa Romeo
A little hacking reveals that Amazon's Kindle has faux-GPS abilities and related location-based services, a photo viewer, and a minesweeper game.
Malaysia's freed former deputy, Anwar Ibrahim, prepares to go to Germany for medical treatment.
Just imagine what David Ortiz could do on a good night's rest. Ortiz spent the night before last with his baby boy, D'Angelo, who is barely 1 month old. He had planned on attending the Red Sox' Family Day at Fenway Park yesterday morning, but he had to sleep in. After all, Ortiz had a son at home, and he ...
Governatore richiama le banche, efficienza dalle fusioni
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October 20, 2004 -- SYDNEY, Australia - Terrorists who kidnapped an Australian TV reporter in Baghdad and threatened to kill him Googled his name on the Internet to investigate his work before deciding to release him unharmed.
Know where the bar is set, and know who can beat it.
A merger between British Airways and the Spanish airline Iberia moved closer yesterday after BA raised \u00c2\u00a3425m by selling its stake in Australia&#39;s national carrier Qantas
Malcolm Glazer edged closer to triggering a mandatory bid for Manchester United last night by increasing his stake in the club to 27.
A coroner's jury has declared the death of a heart attack victim who spent almost two hours in a hospital waiting room to be a homicide.
Oggi i lavori del summit internazionale per la pace
President Bush moved cautiously Thursday into the post-Yasser Arafat era of Middle East diplomacy, dispatching a modest delegation to the Palestinian leader&#39;s funeral and giving
There are a number of lovely performances in The Paris Review's second set of selected interviews, and a somewhat greater proportion of duller ones.
At least eight civilians are killed after insurgents ambush Ethiopian troops in the Somali capital.
Trembling with fear and racked by sobs, a relief worker held hostage in Iraq pleaded on video for British Prime Minister Tony Blair to save her life - invoking the gruesome specter of beheaded countryman Kenneth Bigley.
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MIAMI - With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty...
Oscar winner Ang Lee, director of gay cowboy classic \
The compromise legislation approved by the House on Tuesday in response to the Sept. 11 commission&#39;s findings represents a historic reordering of the $40 billion intelligence community.
Ichiro Suzuki had the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history and added two singles to lead the American League over the National League.
stocks of companies with a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion, calculated as shares outstanding times share price -- outperformed larger-cap stocks last quarter.
North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, while Washington has said it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear weapons program.
As a retired pilot himself, Roy W. Roush knows a good aviator holds the elevation steady while gliding through the clouds. In the 15 years he was friends with space pioneer Leroy Gordon Cooper, Roush flew
JAKARTA - Security forces remain on high alert as Indonesians head to the polls in an election that could see the opposition leader become president.
By Katherine Rosenberg, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 17--Authorities found two dead bodies at separate locations late Friday night and Saturday morning, and a homicide investigation has been launched into both, officials said.   Around 7 p.m.
Spoon-feeding babies pureed food could cause health problems later in life a Unicef childcare expert has warned.
Warren Buffett is investing abroad. Should you?
Anche per la prestigiosa rivista inglese World Soccer Kak&agrave; &egrave; il calciatore dell'anno. ...
ATHENS Nawal el-Moutawakel, the first Moroccan to win an Olympic gold medal, was in the mixed zone, avoiding interviews as deftly as she used to avoid hurdles, but then tonight el-Moutawakel was a fan instead of a star.
The governor of the Chinese province shaken by a slave labor scandal publicly apologized on Friday, as officials described farmers, children and mentally impaired people snatched into a grim rural underworld.
Russia's oldest theatre has installed equipment to block mobile phone signals in a desperate attempt to force patrons to stop taking calls during performances, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.
Arsenal ease into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a comfortable win over Rosenborg.
Dry run on immigration databases UK and US immigration databases have been linked in an intelligence sharing experiment that could lead to permanent trans-Atlantic data stores of wanted and suspected people.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK, September 16 (New Ratings) - The US consumer prices increased only modestly last month, indicating no immediate inflation risks to the macroeconomic trends.
Barcelona right back Gabri will be sidelined for at least six months after rupturing knee ligaments during his side&#39;s 4-1 victory over Real Zaragoza, the club said on Friday.
Phoenix -- It&#39;s time to call a private investigator, Scotland Yard, the FBI, anybody who can go undercover and find out who stole the buzz around Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run.
Former  skipper of the Pakistan Cricket team, Wasim Akram, is popular sportsperson with fans worldwide including
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Saturday in a mad dash to finish up their legislative business for the year.
A JAPANESE court has sentenced a self-employed man to a one year suspended jail term for allowing free downloads of two popular Hollywood films through a popular file-sharing software program.
ADELAIDE, Australia : News Corp. shareholders have backed Rupert Murdoch&#39;s plan to move his media empire to the United States from the sleepy Australian city of Adelaide where the company&#39;s foundations were laid more than 50 years ago.
In many poor and emerging countries, the lack of banking infrastructure but widespread use of mobile phones has created a business opportunity that network operators are keen to exploit.
Turkish construction company Vinsan said last night that it was halting operations in Iraq in a bid to save the lives of 10 employees kidnapped by militants.
Scientists continue to monitor two volcanoes that the Alaska Volcano Observatory says could send dangerous ash into the air at any time.
22/09/2004 - The latest edition of the Journal of American Medical Association sings the health-gving praises of a Mediterranean-style diet in two separate studies, which show that following this regime improves healthy longevity and prevents metabolic
Philip Glass' \
LONDON  - International broadcasters, environmental activists and some of the biggest names in pop music are in the starting blocks for one of the most ambitious global media events of all time.
An Islamist group led by the Al-Qaeda number two Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi denied it was holding two kidnapped Italian aid workers, according to a statement posted on an Islamist website.
Arsonists set a Dutch Muslim school  ablaze on Tuesday night, the latest in a series of such attacks  that came only hours after the cremation of film-maker Theo van  Gogh, killed last week by a suspected Islamic militant.
Elizabeth star Cate Blanchett walked down the red carpet showing off her pregnancy bump at   the Santa Barbara International Film festival and said motherhood has made her a better actor.
The number of Japanese youngsters officially punished for bullying last year jumped 41 percent over the previous year, a police report said Thursday, amid heightened concern over bullying in schools. Japan's National Police Agency said there were 233 cases of bullying last year involving 460 youths who were punished through the courts or juvenile authorities.
MALELANE, South Africa  - South African world number seven Ernie Els will have to hold off the challenge from young compatriots Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen if he is to secure a fourth Alfred Dunhill Championship title.
Defining the word unsurprising, PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors unanimously rejected Oracle&#39;s &quot;best and final&quot; $24 per share offer for the company.
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Lycos has officially pulled their controversial anti-spam screensaver from their website. Lycos Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s website was, until early this morning, distributing an \u00e2\u0080\u009canti-spam screensaver\u00e2\u0080\u009d as part of its \u00e2\u0080\u009cMake Love Not Spam\u00e2\u0080\u009d campaign.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reshuffled key members of his government, naming as foreign minister the current head of Venezuela's state-owned oil company and handing the oil minister the helm of the company.
BARCELONA, Spain -- A brilliant late strike from Ronaldinho gave dominant Barcelona a 2-1 win over AC Milan in an epic Champions League contest at the Nou Camp.
Cgia Mestre, a fronte del +12% dell'Amministrazione centrale
The State Department\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rollout of technology to capture biometric data from visa applicants has progressed more quickly than expected and the department will meet its Sept.
The United Arab Emirates is to partner with Boeing to try and become a major supplier of hi-tech aeroplane components.
LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - British teenagers will be able to get text messages about contraception and safe sex as part of a campaign to reduce the high number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, a charity announced.
France announces it will withdraw 200 special troops from eastern Afghanistan within the next few weeks.
Trials on humans and rats show promise of a gene therapy cure for erectile dysfunction, scientists say.
MOSCOW A Moscow court has barred the embattled Russian oil company Yukos from holding an emergency meeting at which shareholders were to vote on liquidating the company, an executive at another oil giant said Thursday.
The closure of thousands of post offices is expected to be announced next week as part of a bid to save money.
LONDON, Sept. 17 -- Worried depositors lined up Monday outside branches of Northern Rock, Britain's fifth-largest mortgage lender, to withdraw their money even as top government officials promised them it was safe.
The Blackstone Group, the private equity firm, bought a 20 percent stake in a Chinese chemical company in its first deal in the country since a Chinese government fund bought into the group. Blackstone, which is based in New York, paid $600 million for the stake in the state-owned China National BlueStar Corporation, the two companies said. The deal, which requires regulatory approval, cements Blackstone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s status as a central player on the mainland. China National Bluestar is a unit of the China National Chemical Corporation, a state-owned enterprise better known as ChemChina.
On Thursday evening Lori McKenna, a twangy-voiced mother of five children from Stoughton, Mass., brought it all back home at the Allen Room, where she was appearing as part of Lincoln Center\u00e2\u0080\u0099s American Songbook series.
Paolo Hernan Dellafiore si &egrave; subito calato nella nuova realt&agrave; granata. ''Disputare il ...
The mother of the alleged victim in the Michael Jackson molestation case said she did not remember a private investigator telling her that he was working for one of the pop star&#39;s attorneys.
Bribery and negligence by officials helped Chechen suicide bombers get on board two passenger planes last month and blow them up, Russia's chief prosecutor said in an interview published on Wednesday.
Editors of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have gone to court for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that outraged Muslims worldwide.
Non si presenta a processo Mediaset,'sono cittadino inglese'
Almeno 9 i morti, un centinaio di persone sono disperse
L'italiano Christian Obrist, 27 anni, ha vinto i 1.500 metri nella finale della Coppa Europa di atle...
Parents of children of all ages should be able to ask their employers for flexible working, says David Cameron.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s stock price surpassed $500 for the first time Tuesday, marking another milestone in a rapid rise that has catapulted the Internet search leader into the corporate elite.
Did the world&#39;s most famous pop star try to avoid annoying paparazzi by staging &quot;secret&quot; nuptials last weekend -- a month ahead of her scheduled dream day in October?
An American soldier pleaded guilty at a  court martial in Baghdad on Friday to the murder of a badly  wounded Iraqi, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Delta Air Lines Inc., working to beat back an $8.4 billion merger bid from US Airways Group Inc., is expected as soon as Tuesday to file a sweeping bankruptcy reorganization plan, The Wall Street Journal said on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter.
PERTH (Dow Jones)--Financially distressed Australian mining company Sons of Gwalia Ltd. (SGW.AU) said Monday that it has been approached by several parties interested in buying its gold business.
An Australian suspect held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay has alleged he was tortured by water and electrodes during interrogation in Egypt, national radio reported.
The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.
Shares tumbled late in the day after AT&T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief  suggested consumers might be cutting back and Countrywide Financial denied it was tumbling into bankruptcy.
Detectives have been granted more time to question cleric Abu Hamza on suspicion of being involved in terrorist offences. The Muslim cleric was arrested at Belmarsh prison under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion
The Virgin Mary is venerated for her powers of intercession throughout the Catholic world, but few nations believe they have quite so much to thank her for as Malta.
Instead of playing yet another respectful \u00e2\u0080\u009cMessiah\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Handel, the Philharmonic should try to recreate one of the sumptuously padded later versions by Mozart, Michael Costa or Thomas Beecham.
A dizzying somersault on the markets left traders and everyday investors biting their nails, and wondering  what lies ahead.
Microsoft Corporation lost a major appeal today in a European court, which ruled that the world&#39;s largest software company must comply with sanctions imposed by regulators and strip features from its Windows product.
By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Early gains Monday eroded quickly and the financial markets finished the session mixed.
Tiny Slovenia becomes the first of 12 newcomers to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union Tuesday, a big psychological boost to a nation that gained independence from the ruins of the former Yugoslavia 16 years ago.
Government announces grants to help local authorities affected by recent floods.
Mary-Louise Parker has adopted a baby girl from Africa, her spokeswoman confirmed to People.com.
Flat screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd  reported its highest ever quarterly profit on Monday and predicted even better profits for 2008, but voiced concerns over a potential return to oversupply in early 2009.
&#39;&#39;Credo proprio di no, io ci lavoro&#39;&#39;. Con questa battuta Lapo Elkann ha risposto alla domanda se Fiat Auto sar\u00c3\u00a0 venduta. Lapo Elkann, figlio di Margherita Agnelli, sta intervenendo alla riunione dei soci
AUSTRALIA would lobby for the immediate release of terror suspect David Hicks if he was found innocent, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said tonight.
Officials of federal agencies that guard public health and the nation's borders yesterday told congressional committees that they made mistakes in their unsuccessful effort to stop an Atlanta lawyer from traveling on two continents with an extremely dangerous form of tuberculosis last month.
When the National Hockey League announced it was locking out its players when the collective-bargaining agreement expired Sept. 15, it had an immediate impact on the league's staff, which was trimmed by roughly 50 percent.
North Korea needs to take concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program at six-way talks next week in China, the chief U.S. envoy to the discussions said on Saturday.
The questions from the troops for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were considerably more friendly on his Christmas Eve visit to Iraq than they were on his previous trip to the region a couple of weeks ago.
Hailed six years ago as a breakthrough in safeguarding Russia's nuclear materials, a U.S.-Russian plan to rid the world of tons of plutonium has foundered and achieved little.
Despite a modest increase in 2007 box office receipts, moviedom is trudging into January with a droop in its shoulders.
In March, NASA launched an experimental jet that reached a record-setting speed of about 5,000 mph. Now researchers want to leave that milestone in the dust.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday named former top trade negotiator Robert Zoellick to head the World Bank, and the nominee called on bank members to move past divisions and \
Il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, ha dato il via oggi al primo corso nazionale di formazione ...
Shoppers wait their turn in frigid wind-chill temperatures to enter Wal-Mart in Hamburg, NY, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. Bargain shoppers woke up before dawn to head for the nation&#39;s malls and stores Friday, the
Borrowers with poor credit ratings may see rates jump to 10 percent or more.
The grandstand surrounding the ninth green was packed, and it was only a quiet Monday afternoon at Kapalua, with no more than a dozen players on the Plantation Course.
As jubilant Iraqi soldiers celebrated Army Day by dancing and chanting anti-insurgent slogans inside a downtown office building here on Sunday, a suicide bomber attempted to shove his way through the gate.
Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Wednesday  reported higher quarterly net income, boosted by the impact of  currency changes, lower taxes and a late surge in demand for  soft drinks, juices and other beverages.
R&amp;B casanova Usher, whose album \
LAGOS, Nigeria - Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group opened court action Monday to block a threatened strike targeting oil in the world&#39;s No.
ROMA, 26 dic - Un violento terremoto (8,9 gradi Richter) con epicentro al largo di Sumatra ha colpito alle 7:59 ora locale (l&#39;una e 59 in Italia) il sud est asiatico, provocando maremoti che si sono abbattuti con insolita violenza sulle coste di Thailandia
demands from the UN atomic-watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment, a technology that can be used for nuclear weapons.
A deadly bird flu virus, which has killed 29 Asians this year, has reappeared in Cambodia and the government is deeply worried because villagers ate birds which had died from it, officials said on Wednesday.
European stock markets suffered a major sell-off, posting losses of between three and five percent mid-day Monday following sharp falls on Asian markets rattled by fears of recession in the United States.
'Ma gli investimenti devono essere nelle due direzioni'
The bird flu epidemic which has killed 31 people in Southeast Asia so far this year, may have also killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, according to officials in Thailand.
Pakistan were set 242 to win by West Indies in the opening match of the 2007 World Cup at Sabina Park here on Tuesday.
CLEVELAND, Ohio  - President George W. Bush, facing crumbling Republican support for the Iraq war, demanded on Tuesday that the U.S. Congress allow his troop buildup more time to work.
Hewlett Packard's former chairwoman Patricia Dunn faces criminal charges along with four others.
'Puo' essere migliorata al Senato su base nazionale'
Rescuers were searching for 166 workers who were trapped in a coal mine in central China Sunday after a massive explosion tore through the shaft in what could be the country&#39;s worst mining accident in recent years.
The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters to neighboring countries and beyond.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station and the visiting shuttle Discovery tumbled into a spanking new room on Saturday, the first addition to the orbital outpost in six years.
MONTREAL - Hospitals need to be systematic and consistent about applying infection control measures to cut short an outbreak of C. difficile in Quebec, provincial health officials said Thursday.
An archaeological excavation at Jerusalem's holiest site is provoking dangerous protests
Personal computer maker Gateway  Inc. GTW.N on Thursday posted a net loss that narrowed from a  year earlier and bettered its own forecast, helped by higher PC  sales and lower costs.
The board-sports retailer enjoys back-to-school season.
For diabetics in the developing world, the most basic tools necessary to keep their illness in check represent a major expense.
ZAGREB, Oct 18  Croatia will hold regular presidential elections on December 21 to choose the head of state likely to oversee the former Yugoslav republic's entry into the European Union in 2009.
Abandoned children in Romania who were  removed from orphanages and put in foster care had far better  reasoning, language, and other intellectual skills than those  who remained, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
German carmaker Volkswagen AG will begin assembling heavy trucks in the United Arab Emirates beginning in 2006, a spokesman said Monday.
With no fingerprints, DNA evidence or murder weapon that can be linked to Robert Blake, his murder trial has largely come down to the word of three men who say the actor tried to cast them as real-life hit men.
AUSTRALIA has moved into the semi finals of the ICC Champions Trophy with a convincing seven wicket win over New Zealand. After New Zealand recovered to scramble 9-198 off their 50 overs, Australia reached
KENNEBUNK, Maine - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.    Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat...
Allenamento pomeridiano dedicato al lavoro tattico per l'Udinese in vista della gara contro la Reggi...
Three people escape injury after two shotgun blasts were fired through the windows of a house in west Belfast.
SEVILLE, Spain  - A fine show of foursomes play  took England's Paul Casey and Luke Donald into a commanding  five-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the WGC World Cup.
Mittal Steel said it had signed a deal to take a 37 percent stake in one of China's leading steelmakers, giving the group its first production platform in the world's fastest growing steel market.
Kobe Bryant asked to be traded last spring in part because he wanted to play for a team that could contend for a championship. He just might have gotten his wish by staying put.
Mexico's so-called \
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Sir Alex Ferguson reveals Manchester United have turned down an offer from Newcastle for defender Wes Brown.
Wall Street stocks traded sharply lower Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave a warning over the nation&#39;s spiraling trade deficit.
The women received their first paychecks a few weeks ago \u00c2\u0097 about $500 for a month's work as police officers. They paid rent, bought food, wiped out debts. But the seemingly simple transaction has left at least one woman in fear for her life, another threatened with divorce.
Defaults have risen rapidly in the underlying mortgages in securities issued in the last half of 2006.
Singer and actress Barbara McNair,  who starred opposite Elvis Presley and Sidney Poitier and  became one of the first black women to host her own television  variety show, has died at 72, her husband said on Monday.
Amazon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new device could turn out to be the iPod of the written word.
Mike Lamb went 4 for 5 with a home run and four runs batted in to lead the Houston Astros to their ninth straight victory, 10-5 over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday.
Although he did not live to see Palestinian statehood, Yasser Arafat was given a funeral yesterday worthy of a head of state and attended by kings and presidents from around the world.
Bond funds ain't pretty, but you still gotta buy 'em.
Sales of existing US homes fell by 12.8% last year, the biggest decline in 25 years, figures show.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu called on the media on Wednesday to be more careful in their choice of words when reporting on religious conflict.
Mike Green has two goals and an assist, Michael Nylander and Brooks Laich both add a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals defeat the Ottawa Senators, 6-3.
Kirk Radomski, the former Mets clubhouse attendant and drug distributor, was sentenced on Friday to five years of probation in connection with his guilty plea to steroid distribution and money laundering.
Six years after declaring she was  giving up live performances, Barbra Streisand returns to the  stage on Wednesday to launch her first proper concert tour in  well over a decade, and the biggest of her career.
A U.S. soldier burst into tears after winning Afghanistan's first marathon Sunday &#151; his thoughts on four comrades killed in recent fighting.
US casino operators are queuing up for a share of the burgeoning British market, betting on an outbreak of gambling fever after MPs voted to loosen laws governing the industry.
Tokyo's Nikkei average gave up 0.17  percent by the close on Thursday as techs such as Hitachi Ltd.  followed their U.S. rivals lower after investment bank Goldman  Sachs noted a slowdown in technology spending.
Leftist Rafael Correa has won Ecuador's run-off presidential election, a top electoral official says.
Peter Hain has been confirmed as the new secretary of state for work and pensions.
Twin boys who were surgically separated three weeks ago have recovered well enough to be transferred next week to another hospital for rehabilitation.
Yemen said on Saturday its security   forces broke up an al Qaeda-linked cell connected to the foiled   attacks on oil and gas installations on Friday.
Combat title Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter picks up the Bafta award for game of the year.
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Yesterday will go down as Liberation Day in the Vince Carter household. As Celtics hoop boss Danny Ainge said, \
The Food and Drug Administration would have a legal path to approve cheaper, generic copies of biotech medicines under legislation in Congress.
For the second time in a year, British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent treatment Friday for an irregular heartbeat. Blair was released from London hospital soon after the procedure, and told reporters he was &quot;absolutely fine.
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America Online, the world&#39;s largest Internet service provider, plans to lay off more than 700 employees early next month, or 5 percent of its US work force, to cut costs and meet financial goals, a source close to the company said on
Second Life, the fast-growing online   site where hundreds of thousands of people play out fantasy   lives online, has suffered a computer security breach that   exposed the real-world personal data of its users.
By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 10--In Florida, the lowly gopher tortoise can lead a short and anxious life. Although they are a state protected species, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Service often issues incidental take permits in its name.
xVM will be built into the Linux-like version of Solaris due in March, Project Indiana.
Warner Brothers are apparently considering splitting the filmed version of \
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Piper Jaffray maintained an &quot;outperform&quot; rating and $70 target price on Genzyme (nasdaq: GENZ - news - people ), citing the FDA&#39;s approval of Clolar for the treatment of pediatric acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in patients between 1 and 21 years who
Oakland's Jack Hannahan hits a game-winning bloop single in the 10th inning Sunday to give Oakland an 8-7 win over Detroit, which blows a chance to gain ground in the AL Central race.
In a sign of warming U.S.-Libyan ties, Secretary of State Colin Powell will meet Libya's foreign minister on Thursday in the highest level talks between the countries in decades, U.S. officials said.
The Legislature is again considering a bill that would require health providers in Massachusetts to obtain a patient's consent before treating them with reprocessed medical devices and instruments that are designed to be used once. Senate Bill 1338, which is being pushed by the state's medical device industry, is scheduled to be heard by the joint legislative Committee on Public ...
WPP Group Plc&#39;s GroupM media-buying  agencies have agreed to buy nearly $1 billion in advertising  across NBC Universal&#39;s television and digital properties, an  agency spokesman said on Wednesday.
Julianne Moore stars in a supernatural thriller that will begin shooting this spring in the Pittsburgh area.
Palestinians and Israelis have agreed in  principle to proposals aiming to end their conflict, Egypt's  official news agency MENA said Tuesday.
The F.D.A. intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates in the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of imported food and medicines.
Legendary Silicon Valley firm, Intel Corp. signed a raft of agreements with India's department of technology and three state governments to spread computer literacy in the country.
CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.
THE HAGUE: A fire swept through a wooden mosque in Helden in the south of the Netherlands early Saturday, without causing any casualties, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.
Scientists discover a new way to regulate blood pressure, offering hopes of new drugs to combat strokes and heart attacks.
A British yachtsman seriously injured while sailing solo in the mid-Atlantic rang his local pub in the south of England to call for help, reports said Monday.
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor arrived Tuesday in Sofia after eight and a half years in prison in Libya.
&quot;It was an easy shot. That's probably why my father let me take it,&quot; says Bjoern Hugo Bendiksen, explaining how he harpooned his first whale at age 22. Now, at 40, this jovial Norwegian has notched up dozens of kills.
Wrexham have been given just over two weeks to solve their financial problems by the High Court, a day after the club applied to go into administration.
Whoops Microsoft executives will be a little red-faced today after an Xbox 360 on display at this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco contracted the infamous \u00e2\u0080\u0098Red Ring of Death\u00e2\u0080\u0099 disease.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany looked set to win a confidence vote on Friday despite facing a rally in the capital Budapest and protests by farmers in the countryside.
Seems that everywhere U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill goes these days, the North Koreans are never far away. Suspicious types think this is no accident.
In September, the heart of soccer season, teenagers take over the fields once the school day concludes. But during the day, the fields are abandoned, and Je'Rod Cherry would seek out those empty stretches of green grass. For nearly the entire month, when the facilities at Brockton's Massasoit Community College were occupied, Cherry sprinted, shuffled, and backpedaled on ...
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In esclusiva la deluxe edition del nuovo album del gruppo, Danson Metropoli, con la bonus track Gioco d'azzardo
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Russian prosecutors detain a finance ministry official on suspicion of taking a bribe from two businessmen.
Five years after she was kidnapped by guerrillas, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has become an international symbol of the suffering of hostages still held in rebel camps.
German canoeist Birgit Fischer at 42, is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest Olympians of all time - and she has not rule out competing again at Beijing.
By Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post Staff Writer  Every spring, thousands of birds, some weighing a pound or less, set off on a journey of herculean proportions. They fly thousands of miles north, to breeding grounds in Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada and to U.S.
Starting this summer, 1,154 parliamentary desks will feature Linux-based PCs.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether barring a dissatisfied former client of high-profile attorney Johnnie Cochran from picketing at his law firm or making any statements about him violated the man's constitutional free-speech rights.
Singers and dancers in Chechnya must ensure their performances reflect the national character, the minister of culture said on Tuesday.
The health of Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto has improved slightly but the 86-year-old remains dependent on a slew of machines and in critical condition, his doctors said Wednesday.
As Gordon Brown takes over from Tony Blair Wednesday, he's focused on improving the country's social cohesion.
When Iraq war veteran Jon Soltz accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of \
Hunters soon may be able to sit at  their computers and blast away at animals on a Texas ranch via  the Internet, a prospect that has state wildlife officials up  in arms.
Germany has indicated it would possibly send troops to Iraq if Democrat Sen. John Kerry is elected US president, the Financial Times said Wednesday.
Memories of Florida's contested 2000 presidential election and a growing number of pre-election lawsuits are making Americans skeptical about a voting process they once took for granted.
Apple Computer Inc.  said  it will pay $100 million for a license to use Creative  Technology Ltd.'s  patented digital music player  technology, settling legal disputes between the two companies.
A Russian Soyuz capsule with   Iranian-born space tourist Anousheh Ansari on board bumped down   safely in the Kazakh steppe at dawn on Friday.
Il bielorusso Ivan Tsikhan ha vinto l'oro nella finale del lancio del martello maschile ai Mondiali ...
Sir Mark Thatcher was planning to leave South Africa when he was arrested, authorities in the country said. The son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is under house arrest and facing the possibility
A Japanese whaling ship late Thursday handed over to an Australian customs vessel two anti-whaling activists who climbed aboard two days earlier, an official from Japan's Fisheries Agency said.
The New York Yankees rebounded from  their worst ever defeat to register a 5-3 victory over the  Cleveland Indians in American League action Wednesday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., (Sports Network) - Justin Gray scored  18 points and four other Wake Forest players finished in double  figures, as the sixth-ranked Demon Deacons posted an 86-75  victory over North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference  play at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.
Well, it&#39;s not quite great, but it might be good enough to do the job. With the conclusion of the BMW International Open on Sunday came also the final reckoning in the constitution of the Europe Ryder Cup team.
About half of cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security benefit to go to Medicare premium hike. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Social Security beneficiaries will likely get about $24 a month more next year under
&quot;I lived my life for myself,&quot; eccentric, bibulous matriarch Evelyn (Cloris Leachman) tells family maid Flor (Paz Vega) late in James L. Brooks&#39; new serio-comedy &quot;Spanglish.
Amid news of America being the largest Spam sending country in the world with a whooping 42% of all Spam sent, AOL the world&#39;s largest Internet service provider is reporting a 75% decrease in Junk e-mail based on its internal member reports.
Tony Blair has been lobbying for George Bush&#39;s support for a new international treaty on global warming. On Thursday The Times claimed that Downing Street had confirmed the prime minister had held &quot;lengthy
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state...
Yesterday's market is today's road map.
A newly energized President Bush [related, bio] last night clashed with Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] over taxes and Iraq as Bush sought to regain his footing and Kerry fought to hold his ground in a freewheeling second faceoff in St.
You&#39;re angry. You want to lash out. The Red Sox are doing it to you again. They&#39;re blowing a playoff series, and to the Yankees no less.
NEW DELHI: Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries Riaz Khokhar and Shyam Saran on Saturday approved proposals to break the logjam over Kashmir and strengthen bilateral relations.
What turned out to be a life-changing week began, interestingly enough, with a lesson about misplaced priorities.
Offering a telling twist in Britain's  highly charged debate about religion and integration, the two  Anglican leaders most vociferously defending British traditions  are originally from Pakistan and Uganda.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal  Arroyo ordered an inquiry on Thursday into allegations of  government kickbacks in a deal with China's ZTE Corp, in which  her husband's name has figured.
By The Associated Press. Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and the parent of American Airlines all reported losses yesterday. The largest loss by far was at Delta, where bankruptcy
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
A media exhibit featuring a campaign for a fake drug to treat a fictitious illness is causing a stir because some people think the illness is real.
Two weeks into a shaky cease-fire, some of the big names of Lebanese politics are moving back onto the political stage.
India has slipped further in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and is ranked 90th on a list of 146 countries, according to Transparency International ratings released today.
Israeli archaeologists on Sunday said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the stones he used to renovate the biblical Second Temple compound
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Lancashire moots obesity levy Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has announced it may introduce a fee for shifting fat people, after a sharp rise in the number of heavyweight call-outs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Cambio tattico in vista per l'Udinese in vista della gara di Genova contro la Sampdoria. Il tecnico ...
Papa Bouba Diop breaks West Bromwich Albion's hearts with a last-minute winner.
US stocks ended lower Monday as a sharp drop in oil prices knocked down shares of energy companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., while the dollar plumbed fresh lows against the euro.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday strongly warned against foreign interference in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, accusing the West of trying to force its conception of democracy on countries in the region.
All U.S. military units sent to Iraq as part of a troop increase ordered by President George W. Bush will be fully trained and equipped, commanders promised on Tuesday, after Democratic contentions that the Pentagon could not afford to do so.
A television commercial for Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Seasonale misleads consumers by excluding risk information to make the birth control pill seem safer, U.S. health regulators warned in a letter released on Thursday.
Democratic challenger John Kerry has pulled ahead of President George W. Bush, even when Ralph Nader and other presidential candidates were accounted for, according to a new poll.
A woman found dead on a Teesside beach made a rape allegation five days before she died, police say.
Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt took a radically counterintuitive approach to lightening her workload as she prepared to direct her first feature film.
John Thomson won his career-high 14th game, and Julio Franco went 3-for-4, including a two-run double that capped a five-run third inning, as the Braves completed a three
A motorboat crashed into a gate at a western Pennsylvania dam, killing two people, emergency dispatchers said.
But refuses to host its applications Handango has agreed to compensate Omnisoft to the tune of $4,250 for kicking the small development company off its site when it attempted to make use of $5,000 of free advertising won in a raffle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is often accused of being a \
31/12/2004 Hormel Foods Corporation has announced that the company has acquired, for the purchase price of approximately $186 million, all of the stock of Clougherty Packing Company (Clougherty), a privately-held Southern California pork processor and
The very lawsuits that swept through US cyberspace have reportedly made their way across the Atlantic. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry said Thursday that it filed 459 criminal and
Il gruppo Fiat ha immatricolato in agosto nell&#39;Unione Europea 48.874 autovetture con una flessione del 3% rispetto allo stesso mese dell&#39;anno precedente. Lo rende noto l&#39;Acea, precisando che in luglio le immatricolazioni
The US defence secretary is under attack over machine-signed letters to the families of US soldiers killed in action.
The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers today show the Coalition in front on the primary vote, but preferences are running in Labor&#39;s favour.
So I was slowly putting on my game face while waiting for the fully negotiated, somewhat-debatable debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry when the news came that Vioxx is being taken off the market.
A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack Indonesian  police blamed on al Qaeda-linked militants.
Adobe Systems and internet company Yahoo today announced a strategic relationship aimed at providing consumer services to internet users.
State lawmakers seek to move part of Georgia's border one mile north into Tennessee.
Turkish police arrest a suspect over a deadly car bombing in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
BEIJING -- China&#39;s inflation rate slowed sharply in November, kept in check by lower price rises for food as government efforts to curb the economy began to bite, official data showed Friday.
Niente sfida a Roger Federer a Wimbledon per Tommy Haas: il tedesco, testa di serie numero 13, ha an...
UNITED NATIONS AP) &#151; The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia announced the appointment Wednesday of Tony Blair as their representative to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
By PHIL DAVIS TAMPA, Fla. - The largest earthquake to strike the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the last 30 years sent shock waves from Louisiana to southwest Florida Sunday, but did little more than rattle residents.
London - British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a plan on Monday for the world&#39;s first commercial space flights, saying &quot;thousands&quot; of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.
MARKHAYANOVA, Russia  - The Kolyma used to be a river of death for prisoners in some of the harshest camps of Josef Stalin's Gulag empire. Now the camps are long gone, but so too is the activity of a once-bustling Soviet Arctic outpost.
Tom Hicks, owner of the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers, is close to adding England's Liverpool soccer club to his list of sports holdings.
Si tratta di un uomo di 46 anni di origine sarda
HAVANA - Cuba ended circulation of the dollar on Monday to reduce its vulnerability to US sanctions, and shops, restaurants, gas stations, hotels and other businesses began accepting only Cuban convertible pesos.
Yoshiaki Murakami is jailed for two years for insider trading connected with scandal-hit Livedoor.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 26, 2004 - The world&#39;s most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across Asia on Sunday, killing more than 2,200 people in five countries.
The possibility that Internet users may one day be able to safely use a single log-in and password for multiple web sites advanced Thursday. The OpenID Foundation, which is working to develop an identity-management system for the Web, announced that software giants Google, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined its executive board.
25 years in the pokey Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers lost his bid to get the US Supreme Court to hear the appeal of his conviction for presiding over the most spectacular accounting fraud in American history.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As teenagers in northern Minnesota in the late '50s, Ric Kangas and Bobby Zimmerman would spend hours playing guitar and singing. During one of those sessions, Zimmerman asked his friend to record it.
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U.S. Treasury prices paused for breath on Tuesday after a blistering two-session rally ran out of steam, though analysts still saw room to the upside given the large short-base in the market.
Russia is preparing to sign a deal with  Iran this month to start atomic fuel shipments for a  Moscow-built nuclear reactor there, a Russian nuclear source  said Monday.
MILANO, 29 DICEMBRE 2004 - La Piaggio ha acquisito il 100% di Aprilia. Nasce cos\u00c3\u00ac un gruppo da 1,5 miliardi di fatturato, 6 mila dipendenti e con il 24% di quota di mercato in europa e il 35% in italia. L
By Aldo Nahed, The Miami Herald  Sep. 18--For 25 years, the First United Methodist Church of Miami staff rang the daily carillon bells via cassette tapes. But the days of rewinding tape are over.   On Sunday, music director Dr.
The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan  and Brazil&#39;s statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the  modern-day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100  million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.
A new vaccine being tested on Canadian women appears 100 per cent effective in protecting against multiple strains of the virus that causes cervical cancer, bringing the world a &quot;huge&quot; step closer to the first vaccine against cancer, researchers report.
La Lazio ha svolto una doppia seduta di allenamento:  in mattinata lavoro atletico, nel pomeriggio s...
Playing captain Grace Park and Hee-Won Han beat Julieta Granada and Morgan Pressel 1-up in best-ball play Saturday to help Asia take a 7-5 lead over the International team in the Lexus Cup.
The proposal, aimed at reducing the deficit, puts the president at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South.
Japan has denounced the beheading of a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a day that saw the heaviest US casualties for six months and the bloodiest attack on a media organisation since the start of the war.
Voters in Moldova's breakaway Trans-Dniester region back a plan to unite with Russia, officials say.
China's Communist Party chief Hu Jintao will seek to cement his grip on power while further whittling away at the residual influence of his predecessor Jiang Zemin at a key closed-door meeting which begins on Sunday.
I primi risultati ufficiali del ballottaggio delle elezioni presidenziali in Ucraina, comunicati stasera dalla Commissione elettorale centrale, confermano il forte vantaggio del capo dell&#39;opposizione Viktor Yushenko rispetto al primo ministro Viktor
Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins was diagnosed with a lung contusion after a collision at home plate with Florida Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo on Friday.
The United States and Europe clinched a deal on Friday giving U.S. law enforcement agencies easier access to personal data on transatlantic air passengers to fight terrorism, ending a legal limbo for airlines.
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A Food and Drug Administration team plans to meet Thursday with the British regulators who abruptly shut down Chiron Corp.'s flu shot plant last week, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said ...
ROMA, 4 DICEMBRE 2004 - Ancora bestemmie in diretta tv. Era gi\u00c3\u00a0 costata l&#39;uscita dalla casa del Grande Fratello al concorrente toscano Guido. Ieri pomeriggio la replica, su Italia 1 nel corso del reality &#39;Campioni&#39; e scoppia la polemica.
S.Korean bans UCCs from portal sites ahead of election    SEOUL, Feb.
For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration ordered yesterday.
Recente legge Usa vieta pagamenti a siti di scommesse
About 3.6 million American workers ran out of unemployment insurance benefits last year, the most in at least three decades.
Blog: But details will have to wait until next week's Black Hat conference.
Aaron Elling has a job with the Minnesota Vikings again.
Verizon Wireless plans to expand its wireless high-speed data network into 14 additional cities, including New York and Los Angeles.
BRUSSELS, Dec 13  - Cyprus wants Turkey to demonstrate willingness to normalize its relations with the Cypriot government before an EU summit next March, Cypriot Foreign Minister George Iacovou said Monday.
Australia and Pakistan both delayed naming their teams for the first cricket test starting in Perth today as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war.
Alan Smith netted his sixth goal of the season to earn Manchester United a precious point against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford. Boro looked certain to record a Premiership win against the Red Devils for the
China's cabinet says it will temporarily intervene in the market to curb rampant food and fuel price rises.
Most employers that offered retiree health benefits this year will continue to do so in 2005. But the percentage of employers that are dropping retiree benefits for current retirees will rise to 11% in 2005
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan intelligence agents backed by international peacekeepers arrested 25 people allegedly linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida in an early morning raid in eastern Kabul Saturday, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.    Lt...
Franco Granello, agente italiano del giocatore Frank Lampard, mette un freno alle voci che vorrebber...
TALOH MANOH, Thailand -- Villagers yesterday buried some of the 78 Muslims who died in military custody after a protest in troubled southern Thailand, while authorities insisted at a briefing for diplomats that the detainees were not intentionally mistreated.
ATLANTA  &#151; American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo will be sharing a concert venue with Alicia Keys, Good Charlotte and Chingy at a holiday show next month at the Philips Arena.
Mischa Barton says it was better to be killed in a car wreck on &quot;The O.C.&quot; than to leave the Fox teen drama in &quot;one of those lame farewells.&quot;
As the standoff gripped the nation, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis postponed his departure for a European Union summit in Brussels by one day until Thursday.
Many who fled snow for the Sun Belt are moving back to be near family.
A car bomb went off in central Baghdad Thursday, killing 17 people and injuring at least eight in a crowded commercial area, police said.
With their baggy clothes, stylized   gesticulations on stage, and love of heavy bass rhythms, they   look and sound like rappers the world over. But Mohammed   al-Fara and his band live to a uniquely Palestinian beat.
BAGHDAD, Nov 2 - A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the busy commercial district of Azamiyah in northern Baghdad, causing casualties, the Interior Ministry said.
As the roar of heavy chainsaws echoes in the distance, 54-year-old Ajang Kiew, once a nomadic Penan tribesman, wages a losing battle to save his culture in Borneo's rainforests.
NASCAR teams struggling to finance cars with lucrative sponsorship deals now can begin negotiating with liquor companies after the stock car sanctioning body gave the go ahead Wednesday.
MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s Gazprom said on Tuesday it will bid for embattled oil firm Yukos&#39; main unit next month, as the Kremlin seeks to turn the world&#39;s biggest gas producer into a major oil player.
Britain's 81-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, considered an icon of traditionalism, launched her own special Royal Channel on YouTube Sunday.
The US space shuttle Discovery has headed  for a rendezvous with the International Space Station after an inspection by its crew showed the spacecraft sustained no visible damage during lift-off.
American actor Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films, has died aged 52.
Turkey seemed to shift geographically Westward on Wednesday, after the European Commission opened the way for it to become a full member of the European Union.
South African's deputy president encourages young girls to take virginity test to help fight HIV/Aids.
TORONTO (CP) - NHL labour talks were derailed Tuesday after each side rejected the other&#39;s proposal. The talks lasted about 3\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bd hours.
Yahoo Inc. continues its recent buying spree of e-mail startups with the acquisition of Stata Laboratories Inc. Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that it had bought Stata Labs, the maker of search-based e-mail client Bloomba.
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Federal prosecutors charged former Computer Associates chairman and chief executive Sanjay Kumar and a former sales executive with 10 counts each of securities fraud and obstruction of justice, as the company reached a multimillion-dollar agreement on
When it came down to making a decision between the Notre Dame job he had often dreamed about and what could become his dream job in Gainesville, University of Utah football
Democrat John Kerry turned up his  criticism of President Bush's leadership in Iraq on Monday,  accusing him of \
IBM plans to acquire content-management software maker Venetica, the 18th acquisition that Big Blue&#39;s Software Group has made since 2001.
The Krone family from Mankato has been stationed in Ramstein Germany for the last three years.
KIEV, Ukraine  - West-leaning opposition leader  Viktor Yushchenko took an unassailable lead Monday in Ukraine's  re-run presidential election, promising to end corruption and  reform the ex-Soviet state's damaged economy.
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Mumbai, Oct. 6 (PTI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today said the foreign direct and portfolio investments are welcome in various sectors of the economy, including the banking sector.
Microsoft launched an unusually caustic public broadside yesterday against Google, accusing its archrival of running roughshod over copyrights as it creates an online service for searching books.
With the rising star from the Super Bowl out of the running, the Washington Redskins spent Thursday planning their next move.
Blog: The companies are about to face off in a federal appeals court over their ongoing patent dispute.
New books on casting films, Stephen Baldwin\u00c2\u0092s faith, Jimmy Stewart, Ellen Burstyn and life in old Hollywood.
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You did it again, didn't you? You fell into the trap that these fun-loving, baseball-bashing Red Sox set for you. You became so enamored with their irreverence and their pizazz and their long hair and their long-ball capabilities, you actually convinced yourself they were better than the New York Yankees.
Attention Red Sox season ticket holders: Those precious postseason tickets could be at risk -- and it has nothing to do with the current state of Tim Wakefield&#39;s knuckleball.
Curtis Granderson homered and drove in three runs, Nate Robertson became Detroit's fourth 10-game winner, and the Tigers held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-6 Saturday.
Business confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s biggest economy, stagnated in October as oil prices rose to a record and job cuts at companies including General Motors Corp.
Miller, who played in Don Bradman&#39;s Invincibles team on the 1948 tour to England, passed away peacefully at a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, a family spokesman said Monday.
A powerful bomb attached to a bicycle exploded near an army lorry in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta yesterday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20.
Every 14-year-old in England will have their personal details recorded on a permanent database raising privacy fears.
Shortly after being ordered to pay $58 million to Verizon in a patent suit, voice-over-the-internet phone service Vonage has now been ordered to pay $69.5 million to Sprint Nextel.
The Palestinian unity government which will be formed under an agreement reached in Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Saturday.
Lebanon&#39;s hothouse politics have been thrown into turmoil by Syria&#39;s insistence - at a suddenly summoned special cabinet meeting over the weekend - that the president
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London, England (Sports Network) - Troubled Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has admitted he tested positive for cocaine. The Romanian international declined a second test, apparently in an attempt to escape a more severe punishment.
One night soon, Trevor Hoffman will pepper home plate with his remarkable changeup and unremarkable fastball, get the final out for the San Diego Padres and become the first big leaguer to reach 500 saves.
The campus of Delaware State University was locked down Friday as police searched for a gunman who shot and wounded two students, one seriously, near a campus gymnasium at 1 a.m., university officials said.
Prince Bernhard, the charismatic German-born father of the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix who earned the respect of the Dutch during the Nazi occupation, died Wednesday. He was 93.
The lawyer representing Moussa Kaka, the correspondent of Radio France International (RFI) in Niger arrested last month, said on Saturday that tapes allegedly linking his client to Tuareg rebels had been illegally recorded.
News reports say top US health officials knew that a key AIDS drug President Bush has promoted for use in Africa can cause severe side effects, including death.
JAKARTA: Indonesians cast their ballots Monday in the country&#39;s first democratic presidential election in a vote which will cap months of polls and finally consign decades of dictatorship to history.
WASHINGTON -- Strained by an ailing housing market and credit woes, the economy in 2007 is expected to log its worst growth in five years and should be somewhat sluggish next year.
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The FBI has interviewed several senior Pentagon officials in recent days in connection with an investigation of a Defense Department analyst who is suspected of providing classified
Security firms are warning about a virus that tries to cash in on interest in David Beckham.
Southwest Airlines Co , the leading U.S. low-cost carrier, on Tuesday said it raised one-way fares by up to $10 to offset rising fuel costs.
Eleven years after the Clintons introduced their super-complex plan to revamp health care, the problems of rising costs and increasing numbers of uninsured have only gotten worse.
U.S. blue chips trimmed gains on  Friday after a senior OPEC delegate said the producer group  cannot rule out cutting oil production if oil prices slide  further and monthly U.S. jobs data showed weaker-than-expected  growth.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco launched this week the smallest version yet of its biggest router -- a four-slot Carrier Routing System-1, intended to extend 40Gbps from a core network to regional carrier POPs, Cisco says. The four-slot CRS-1 joins its eight and sixteen slot brethren and offers carriers another tool for expanding 40Gbps, or OC-768 connectivity throughout a network. The device includes four slots which can support four-port OC-192 (10Gbps) line cards, or single-port 40Gbps blades. The box also includes several traffic shaping and network virtualization features aimed at serving business and consumer network customers, Cisco says. The four-slot CRS-1 supports up to 320Gbps of total routing capacity, Cisco says. Traffic management features in the router also allow users to carve up bandwidth or network services for various customers, with Secure Domain Routers. This feature allows users to create a virtual router for each line card in a CRS-1 system. The traffic on virtual Secure Domain Routers is segregated from other network segments, keeping various customer's data from mixing, and allowing carriers to apply different rules to traffic, and use different protocols and technologies for customer networks. (For instance, a CRS-1 serving both a consumer video on demand -- VOD -- network and a business services network could activate multicast on a VOD Secure domain router, and MPLS and IP VPN services on the business network virtual router, Cisco says). The four-slot CRS-1 was an important piece in the puzzle for Sprint's nationwide network upgrade, which will begin this quarter using CRS-1s across all levels of the network. The smaller size of the four-slot CRS-1 will allow Sprint to expand the reach of its 40Gbps network to smaller locations, which may have only had 10Gbps connectivity in the past, according to Iyad Tarazi, vice president of network development at Sprint. The smaller-size CRS-1 can also operate with multiple CRS-1 chassis in Cisco's multi-chassis routing configuration, which allows multiple CRS-1 boxes to be lashed together for greater failover and distributed router processing capabilities, Cisco says. The four-slot CRS-1 will be available in November starting at $160,000.
President Bush on Monday asked a skeptical, Democrat-run Congress to approve $700 billion in new military spending -- much of it for the Iraq war -- and to curb many domestic programs.
American forces have been confounded by insurgents who have slipped away only to fight another day.
SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - Australia's Centro Properties Group  and Centro Retail Trust  have agreed to buy New Plan Excel Realty Trust  for about $3.4 billion in cash, accelerating Centro's push into the United States.
PATTANI, Thailand -- Thailand&#39;s prime minister has said security forces made mistakes handling a group of Muslim rioters and has expressed regret that nearly 80 people died of suffocation while in custody.
Writer-director Alexander Payne&#39;s acclaimed story of two men road tripping through Southern California wine country on the eve of a wedding took six awards, the group announced Sunday.
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Benazir Bhutto's son Bilawal warned that Pakistan could face disintegration unless free and fair elections were held, as he defended his appointment as his assassinated mother's successor.
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Japan issued a tourist visa yesterday for former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, prompting another round of angry protests from China.
Rural and deprived communities worldwide are benefiting from the increased availability of computers.
The video game Halo 2 is expected to gross $75 million US in sales over the next 24 hours, with a &quot;midnight madness&quot; release similar to the opening of a blockbuster film.
The death of a college student from a pepper-spray-filled projectile sparked anger and questions Friday about whether police used too much force to break up rowdy Red Sox revelers outside Fenway Park.
COLOMBO - The top Tamil Tiger leader has warned he will launch a \u00e2\u0080\u009dfreedom struggle\u00e2\u0080\u009d unless peace talks resume soon, in what an analyst said was a veiled threat to revive Sri Lanka\u00e2\u0080\u0099s civil war.
A gunman walked into the state Capitol Monday and fatally shot a security guard just inside, then walked out, put the gun in a car trunk and drove away, authorities said.
Notepad++ is a free generic source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.     The version 4.0 is not a stable release, that's reason of this release of version 4.0.1 : http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=95717  However, this release doesn't fix all the critical bugs regarding the docking feature, I'll do v4.0.2 RC ASAP.  v4.0.1 fixed bugs (from v4.0) :  1.  Fix the crash issue of opening of file name length > 63.  2.  Fix the crash issue under w98. 3.  Fix the shortcut name bug in shortcut mapper. 4.  Fix ASP syntax highlighting problem. 5.  Fix 2 context menu items issue after the installation by installer. 6.  Enhance the NSIS language support.   FunctionList Plugin 1.1 : 1.  Fix the bug of wrong toolbar stat while closing Function List dialog by X button. 2.  Fix C++ \
SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - Eric Axley fired his second   successive seven-under-par 63 to take a four-shot lead after   three rounds of the Texas Open on Saturday.
Greg Oden has been drafted by a trading card company, and will be on the same team as Bill Russell. A possible No. 1 draft pick, Oden signed a multiyear deal Tuesday to become a spokesman for Topps Co. His first deal? A card featuring him and Russell, the Boston Celtics Hall of Famer, on the 50th anniversary of the company's first basketball set.
In attesa dei big match di doMani tra Liverpool e Manchester United e Arsenal-Chelsea, questi i risu...
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Monday said it would to buy out the shareholders of its unit Fox Entertainment Group Inc. in an exchange offer valued at roughly &#36;6 billion.
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East praised Pakistan's intelligence service on Saturday for its fight against terrorism.
The head of Russia's natural resources ministry announced that foreign companies would be barred from bidding in auctions for large mineral deposits in 2005.
Roger Clemens lost in what might have been the final start of his career, and the Atlanta Braves ended Houston's nine-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night that hurt the Astros' postseason hopes.
A five-year IBM program to promote mainframes is designed to make them easier to configure and maintain, the company said today.
President Ion Iliescu on Tuesday  admitted Romania's complicity in the Holocaust, ending decades  of denial that hundreds of thousands of Jews were killed in the  country when it was an ally of Nazi Germany.
The Democratic-led U.S. Senate will approve President George W. Bush's demand that telephone companies that participated in his warrantless domestic spying program receive retroactive immunity from lawsuits, a top lawmaker predicted on Wednesday.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. pulled away from Jeff Gordon in a pair of overtime laps to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway and tighten the championship chase with two races to go.
Federal officials flatly rejected the $12-billion-plus price tag attached Friday to the provinces&#39;s prescription for fixing Canada&#39;s health care system.
The first major U.S. exhibition of  Rubens drawings opened here on Friday, offering what organizers  said was a truer picture of the master's work than many of his  more famous paintings.
US forces and Shiite militants fought fierce battles Monday marked by explosions and gunfire near a revered shrine in Najaf, as the US military stepped up pressure on the insurgents to quickly hand over the holy site to Shiite religious authorities.
The dollar strengthened a little against  major currencies on Tuesday, firming ahead of a Federal Reserve  interest rate decision and a gathering of Group of Seven  finance ministers and central bankers later in the week.
Iraq's government renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
Dow Jones has agreed to buy online financial news provider Marketwatch Inc for 519 million dollars, or 18 dollars per share, the two companies said in a joint statement.
A fisherman's cottage near John o' Groats has become the base for one of Britain's most celebrated sculptors as he works on one of his most important commissions.
For all of the past year&#39;s hand-wringing over health care, debates over ways to expand insurance coverage and rein in costs have been all but been drowned out in the
Norv Turner has guided the Chargers to their first playoff victory since January 1995, succeeding where many other San Diego head coaches had failed.
After suffering its biggest casualties since its peacekeeping operation began in Ivory Coast two years ago, France is stepping up pressure on Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to cease all military action.
Japan's Nikkei average closed lower on  Thursday, snapping a three-day gaining streak, as profit-taking  hit auto makers and other exporters that had attracted buyers  on the back of extended gains on Wall Street.
Russia's Anna Chakvetadze came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 5-7 6-2 6-2 on Sunday in the first round of the Den Bosch open, one of the last grasscourt tournaments before Wimbledon.
President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it then the West would act.
Ricardo Oliveira era arrivato al Milan con l'intenzione di far dimenticare Sheva, ma non ci &egrave;...
A majority of Israelis say their   biggest concern is Iran and they also believe the Jewish state   is struggling for survival, two opinion polls published on   Friday showed.
By STAN CHOE  NEW YORK - Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit surged on stronger investment-banking and trading business, surpassing analysts' expectations.
Media organizations say Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tight reporting restrictions hamper their ability to cover terrorism stories.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.
Former world champion ski jumper Matti Nykanen was charged Wednesday with attempted manslaughter after stabbing a man in southern Finland in August, regional court officials said.
Frantic doctors tended to patients on a blood-smeared hospital floor and operated on cafeteria tables, as medics rushed in with more wounded and mangled bodies.
Republican Mitt Romney cast his win in the Michigan primary as \
As the Palestinian president remains critically ill at his West Bank home, the Palestinians are afraid that his poor health could result in a political vacuum, should he be incapacitated.
Six Republican candidates, one strikingly jumbled GOP race and a ton at stake in the heat of the primary season.
BSkyB reports a rise in first quarter profits and sales but there is further evidence that subscriber growth is slowing down.
Hope and skepticism as Israel and the Palestinians try again
European Union finance ministers considered the ever-strengthening euro against the dollar Monday amid appeals for Washington to rein in its budget and current account deficits to stop the slide of the US currency.
How the election season will change how the winner governs
Israeli soldiers on Saturday shot and killed a Hamas militant who the military said was responsible for a rocket attack that killed two Israeli preschoolers last week and triggered an army offensive in northern Gaza.
Il ministro: 'serve un negoziato senza precondizioni'
EL ASHA, Somalia  - Wringing her henna-tattooed hands, 18-year-old Rahmo Omar Hussein says fighting has robbed her of a precious commodity in one of the world's most anarchic cities.
Sept. 14 -- Illinois\u00c2\u00b4 governor has called on the 11 hospitals operating medical waste incinerators in the state to voluntarily shut them down, and he is vowing to introduce legislation in the fall banning all hospital incinerators.
World number two Ernie Els has been forced to pull out of this week&#39;s Chrysler Championship in Florida because of a finger injury.
Authentication based on knowledge, not ignorance Software glutton EMC today announced its latest toy as Florida-based security outfit Verid.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Equatorial Guinea prosecutors have asked South Africa for permission to question Mark Thatcher, who was arrested in Cape Town last week on suspicion of bankrolling a failed plan to overthrow
The show is over: The Berlin zoo's fast-growing polar bear cub, Knut, won't be appearing anymore with the keeper who raised him.
Long Island Rail Road service to and from New York City&#39;s Pennsylvania Station will remain suspended during the evening rush hour because of an underground fire that also halted Amtrak
Troubled pop star Britney Spears, who is admitted in the psychiatric ward of a Los Angeles hospital, was furious after she found out that her father is now the conservator of her estate.
LANDSTUHL, Germany  - Many of the 35 Americans  flown to a U.S. military hospital in Germany after being  wounded in Tuesday's suicide bomb attack in Iraq are in  critical condition, the hospital's commander said on Thursday.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan has vowed to discipline the director of the former U.N.  oil-for-food program for Iraq after an investigation said he  obtained oil allocations for a firm run by a friend.
Two leading British clinics are to offer egg-freezing services to women seeking to delay pregnancy.
Mittal Steel said Thursday that its profits soared in the fourth quarter, and in 2004, on skyrocketing global demand for building materials.
Three weeks after Election Day, Democrat Victoria Wulsin conceded to Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt on Tuesday but suggested that she might run again.
The parents of a former Fidelity Investments trader were subpoenaed in an investigation of whether they bought stock based on nonpublic information from their son.
Israel sent tanks and bulldozers back into Gaza&#39;s Khan Younis refugee camp early Wednesday, just three days after ending a raid there in response to rocket and mortar fire by Palestinian militants.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as &#39;Chemical Ali&#39;, will be the first leader of Saddam Hussein&#39;s former regime to be tried for war crimes.
Britain's leading scientific institution said Monday it is urging countries to back a campaign to stop a possible ban on stem cell research as part of a global treaty banning human cloning. The London-based Royal Society is stepping up its drive to push the United Nations to ban the cloning of babies, but to make no ruling on using the technology for medical research, or therapeutic cloning, at its 59th General Session in October. The 191-nation U.N. General Assembly is divided over whether to allow therapeutic cloning to continue or to adopt a broad cloning ban championed by the Bush administration and Costa Rica with strong backing from the U.S. anti-abortion movement and many predominantly Roman Catholic nations.
Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the world-famous but debt-laden maker of luxury homewares, issued a profits warning Thursday as it unveiled a plan to acquire British rival Royal Doulton.
Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences.
U.S. News & World Report - The planning has gone on for a year. Thousands of volunteers are working nonstop while scores of revelers are readying their finery to celebrate George W. Bush's inauguration for a second term on January 20. But this year's fete--the nation's 55th--is the first to take place in the long shadow of the 9/11 attacks. And that means the ceremonies will be the most tightly protected in history.
French bank BNP Paribas revealed Thursday it had its eye on crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for vowing to ward off hostile bids.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Two more people linked to a nationwide investigation into the illegal sale of steroids were arraigned Tuesday on drug-related charges as published reports implicated more athletes, including former star relief pitcher John Rocker.
US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in early January, the first drop in three months, as stocks declined and oil prices crept up, a report yesterday showed.
Liberal Democrats decide to try to resurrect a Welsh assembly alliance with Plaid Cymru and Conservatives.
T-Mobile and Research in Motion announce the BlackBerry Curve (aka BlackBerry 8320) with integrated Wi-Fi.
Italy's center-left leaders have agreed to back Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, boosting his chances of ending a crisis that risks plunging the country into political paralysis.Comment
Il Bayer Leverkusen avrebbe raggiunto l'accordo con Vratislav Gresko, nazionale slovacco la scorsa s...
U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped  slightly on Wednesday ahead of the Treasury's auction of $24.0  billion in two-year notes.
Mehmet Okur scored 27 points, 19 in the second half, and had 11 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz won their seventh-straight game with a 96-87 win against the Washington Wizards on Friday night.
Normally, toilet paper in Auburn is reserved for the oak trees on the corner of Magnolia Avenue and College Street following Tiger wins.
Part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been evacuated and closed to tourists after suspicious items were found, a park police officer said on Monday.
The United States has hardened its tone against Iran for its alleged efforts to obtain nuclear weapons, adopting a &quot;bad cop&quot; role against Europe&#39;s &quot;good cop&quot; line toward Tehran.
Blog: Dell announces its new Inspiron desktops
The megadeal involving Randy Johnson, Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez grew to 10 players Saturday, with the New York Yankees, Arizona and Los Angeles hoping to present the proposed trade to the commissioner&#39;s office soon for approval.
Diplomats from several countries have expressed support for the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, after a call for his resignation over the UN role in the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme.
Risultati e classifiche della 1/a giornata del campionato di serie C2.
I was dying to ask. How on earth do you survive 13 full years playing for, arguably, the most demanding manager this country has ever seen?
The teenager charged with John Allen Muhammad in the 2002 Washington-area sniper spree is expected to testify Monday against his one-time mentor, now on trial for six of the deadly attacks, a person close to the case said Friday.
Floods in Mozambique have killed 29 people and wrecked thousands of homes after torrential rain and hurricanes swept through the country in the past two weeks, the government said on Wednesday.
Britain has ordered an urgent security review at Buckingham Palace after a campaigner dressed as Batman evaded armed police and spent five hours on a ledge at Queen Elizabeth&#39;s London residence.
In an out of court settlement, Sun Microsystems has agreed to pay Kodak $92 million to settle the long running patent case involving Java technology.
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The following roundup covers material available to BBC Monitoring up to 2359 on Thursday 7 December 2006.  IRAQI TV  Al-Iraqiyah TV reported that Iraq had been the focus of talks between Bush and Blair. The report highlighted excerpts from their joint press conference.
India's tsunami warning system will be operational in two to three years' time, a government minister says.
Four Dartmouth alumnae are among the 1,099 Fulbright Award recipients now pursuing research and studies in locations around the world thanks to the prestigious federal grants, which Secretary of State Colin ...
After more than a week of storm delays, NASA may be getting its best shot weather-wise for launching space shuttle Atlantis, officials said Monday. There was only a 20 percent chance that weather would prohibit the shuttle from blasting off at 12:28 p.m. Wednesday as planned, said Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer.
A fire investigation continues into the flat blaze in which two young boys died in a village on Anglesey.
India&#39;s most wanted fugitive, accused of more than 100 murders and on the run for decades, has been shot dead after driving into an elaborate police trap.
A husband-and-wife MP couple defend claiming expenses to cover rent on a flat they had put into a trust.
Is it a clean tech cluster yet? New England, like other regions, hopes so.
H&R Block Inc , the largest U.S. tax preparer, said on Thursday a New York state judge dismissed much of a lawsuit accusing it of charging excessive fees on individual retirement accounts.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. space shuttle astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing diapers to confront the woman.
The White Stripes rip through the raucous new \
President Bush attacked John Kerry on Iraq on Friday, taking a more aggressive approach than he had in the previous night's debate.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., June 6  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providing Soldiers with heritage training assets is just one part of the Environmental Division's pro-active approach to supporting the mission at Fort Drum, N.Y.
The world of commerce crackled with possibility in the 1990s as computing transformed, and the Internet disrupted, business as usual. When the music stopped, the dot-com carnival gave way to a more sober period where entrepreneurial fervor abated and traditional business models seemed to reassert themselves.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - If it's not a Cinderella story,  \
Asylum seekers should be given the right to work in the UK after six months, a leading children's charity says.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi surveyed the earthquake damage in northern Japan on Tuesday, meeting people camped out in a high-school gymnasium after the nation&#39;s deadliest earthquakes in nearly a decade killed 31 people and injured as many as 2,900.
A driver dies after their car crashes through a fence on to a rail line near York and is hit by a high-speed train.
Luke Donald is hot, Miguel Angel Jimenez is hot under the collar and Sergio Garcia is warming up. The three members of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ryder Cup team finished 1-2-3 last weekend
Seven Iraqi National Guard soldiers were killed on Monday morning when armed men opened fire on them at a checkpoint in central Iraq, officials said.
GTech Holdings Corp. GTK.N, the  world's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said   third-quarter profit was unchanged from a year earlier, but its  shares slipped more than 9 percent as its fourth-quarter  forecast fell short of Wall Street expectations.
Luciano Spalletti si trova a gestire una situazione non facile a tre giorni dalla sfida del Delle Al...
SAMANA, Dominican Republic - Jeanne grew into the sixth hurricane of the season and swept across the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic on Thursday, a day after pounding Puerto Rico with heavy winds and drenching rain that left millions without power, turned roads into rivers and killed two people.    Hurricane Jeanne was expected to hug the north coast of the Dominican Republic, sparing the country of 8.8 million from its 75 mph winds, but it was headed for the Bahamas, still struggling to recover from Hurricane Frances...
The U.S Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will not allow imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood until suppliers can prove the shipments are free from harmful residues.
A 14-year-old girl becomes the fifth youth to be charged with the murder of gay barman David Morley.
President Hamid Karzai clinched victory  in Afghanistan's historic presidential poll as his main rival  conceded defeat even before election workers began counting the  final votes on Monday.
Has any marketer ever gotten more for its money than the London Olympics organizers when they introduced a new logo for the 2012 Games?
Norway's Labour-led government proposed on Friday to buy four new C-130J Hercules cargo planes built by Lockheed Martin  for about 3.6 billion Norwegian crowns ($597 million), officials said.
Scientists say they may be able to make cancer drugs target tumours by using ultra-violet light to activate them.
Il Borussia Dortmund ha esonerato il tecnico olandese Bert van Marwijk. Fatale la sconfitta casaling...
A British woman and her husband are killed in a plane crash in Switzerland.
Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recommendation of yesterday for talks to begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Khursheed Mahmud Kasuri said on Saturday it is time for Pakistan and India to show &quot;boldness and courage&quot; and he is going to New Delhi with full confidence.
More of a sketch than a fully developed portrait, \
Serbia asked the U.N. war crimes  tribunal on Tuesday to transfer Serbian ultranationalist leader  Vojislav Seselj, whose health is failing due to a hunger  strike, to a hospital in Belgrade.
One theme has run through California government from the moment Democrat Gray Davis was elected governor nine years ago right up to today. It is this: Donate big campaign dollars to the incumbent and you'll get what you want.  Davis, of course, never admitted to this while in office.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Quarterback Jeff Garcia will replace Donovan McNabb as Philadelphia Eagles starting night quarterback Sunday against Indianapolis.
LONDON  - Prime Minister Tony Blair urged London Mayor Ken Livingstone on Wednesday to apologize for making an offensive remark to a Jewish journalist that compared him to a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Israeli tanks rumbled into the northern  Gaza Strip on Sunday to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks  described by front-running Palestinian presidential candidate  Mahmoud Abbas as useless.
The U.S. Embassy opened an investigation into the deaths of two U.S. Navy sailors in Ghana's capital, a naval official said Wednesday.
When Ben Curtis won the 2003 British Open, he didn&#039;t know the title was his until caddie Andy Sutton walked out of an equipment trailer by the practice range and said, &quot;Ben, you&#039;re the Open champion.&quot; His final round over, Curtis had been warming up for possible playoff.
Donald Rumsfeld was reconsidering US strategy in Iraq before he quit as defence chief, a report says.
The Hamas-led Palestinian government on Tuesday said it has identified the kidnappers of a BBC journalist abducted in Gaza by four masked gunmen, and hopes to free him soon
Until about 1 pm yesterday, Guy Conti was just another man in a suit at the Pedro Martinez news conference. But then Martinez answered a question about the Mets&#39; new bullpen coach, who was
Renata Tebaldi, one of the leading operatic sopranos of the 20th century, died today at her home in San Marino, the Associated Press reports.
In a response of sorts to these interview questions posted by Nick Halstead, Matt Wilkin took the next step and worked up the answers for the questions in a new two-part series.   Well at another blog they shared some pre-interview questions from Yahoo for a PHP job. The only problem is they never provided the answers. So that's what I'm going to do now.   Part one answers questions one through eleven and the second part wraps things up with the answers for questions twelve through twenty-two.
The judge in Michael Jackson's child abuse case intends to prevent 70 items being used in evidence.
The highlight of Ryan Palmer&#39;s rookie season on the PGA Tour came seven months ago across town at Bay Hill, when he met Arnold Palmer for the first time.
By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 13--LOVELAND -- The former Water Pik building, 609 14th Street SW in Loveland, has been sold to a local investor group.   SiteStone Holdings, LLC purchased the light industrial and manufacturing building from Water Pik, Inc.
Mike Westhoff, the Jets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 special teams coordinator, has been cooking up winning strategies for more than two decades. This year, some ingredient has been missing in the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s returns and coverage.
A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.
Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahri condemns the UK for giving novelist Salman Rushdie a knighthood.
Strong-flavored onions can be harsh on your social life, but they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re potentially great for fighting cancer. Researchers at Cornell University have found, in preliminary lab studies, that members of the onion
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CORAL GABLES, Florida  - Hillary Clinton and other Democratic presidential hopefuls wooed Hispanic voters on Sunday with pledges to back a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and attacks on Republican \
FAS200 line goes down low NetApp today announced fresh NAS kit and software as it throws itself into a low-end scrap with EMC and HP.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thousands of gravely ill older people will no longer have to spend their savings or sell their homes to pay for round-the-clock medical care, under government guidelines to be revealed this week.
Ivory Coast asked Estonia on Tuesday to   detain a Panamanian-registered tanker at a Baltic port after an   eighth person died from exposure to toxic waste discharged by   the vessel in the West African country last month.
BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - Stephan Goergl powered to victory in a World Cup super-G on Thursday, giving Austria its first win of the season.
Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton will stay at the helm of the scandal-marred bank, a bank official said Wednesday.
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Ichiro Suzuki went home without the major league hits record, thanks to Oakland's determined pitching staff -- and a much bigger hit by shortstop Bobby Crosby.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld congratulated US troops Tuesday for helping give democracy a chance to take root in Afghanistan.
The deal would give telephone carriers immunity for their involvement in the N.S.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s domestic eavesdropping program.
In a new post, Derick Rethans talks about circular references (a reference of a memory structure back to itself) and how they relate to PHP.   Circular-references has been a long outstanding issue with PHP. They are caused by the fact that PHP uses a reference counted memory allocation mechanism for its internal variables. This causes problems for longer running scripts (such as an Application Server or the eZ Components test-suite) as the memory is not freed until the end of the request. But not everybody is aware on what exactly the problem is, so here is a small introduction to circular references in PHP.   He starts by explaining what's so bad about circular references - issues not only with referencing the variable but also with freeing up the resources associated with it. He does suggest some solutions to the issue including garbage collection and cyclic tracing.
Philippine rescuers pulled four survivors from the rubble of a collapsed building and dug furiously for others on Thursday, 10 days after a fierce storm devastated several eastern and northern provinces.
NEW YORK  &#151; The eruption heard across the country Sunday night at 10:03 p.m. EDT: Collective exclamations of \
Integrated video engine to offer DVD quality on a handheld
A vivid account of life inside Baghdad's Green Zone has won Britain's richest nonfiction book prize.
Congratulations, Julia Roberts, and you, too, Mr. Julia Roberts, on the birth of your twins, little Hazel and Phinnaeus. But our joy over your Blessed Event is tempered by a couple of questions.
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New Jersey has been fairly reliable for Democrats in presidential elections &#151; Al Gore coasted to a double-digit win in 2000 &#151; but polls this year show a close race, with President Bush's anti-terror efforts boosting his support.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &#x2014; A poor weather forecast continues to threaten a Thursday launch attempt of the space shuttle Atlantis, but NASA mission managers haven't thrown in the towel yet.
The Mercury Music Prize, the record industry's equivalent of the literary world's Booker prize, was won last night by Franz Ferdinand, a four-piece rock band from Glasgow.
Sterling pared gains it made against the dollar in the wake of surprisingly solid retail sales figures for August.
Some 1.6 million people, mainly small  children, die each year from a \
SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods shrugged off a scrappy driving display to charge into contention in the Buick Invitational first round on Thursday.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Hundreds of Chileans were expected to file past the body of Augusto Pinochet on Monday, a day after the former dictator, whose 17-year rule polarized his South American homeland, died at the age of 91.
The San Diego Chargers began their week of practice Wednesday at the Arizona Cardinals training facility, unsure of where or when they will play this weekend.
It may take up to two years to disarm the Arab militia in the Darfur region of western Sudan and secure the vast region for the return of 1.2 million people who fled the violence there, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday.
This story was reported by freelance writer Brian Boyd and staff writers Wil Cruz, Robert Kahn, Erik Holm and Dan Janison. At the Newsroom bar on Gerard Street in the Bronx, one block from Yankee Stadium, owner
Top-seeded Roger Federer overcame a second-set lapse and remained unbeaten in the ATP Masters Cup Championships with a victory last night over Carlos Moya.
China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.
Envoys from the United Nations and African Union began a mission to revive peace talks in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur amid fresh reports of violence.
Micron Technology Inc. (MU.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 3 computer memory chip maker, on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit on stronger pricing, reversing a year-earlier loss.
By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 11--OCEAN SPRINGS -- The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Coast people who need building materials.   It could start a trend.
Indiana's Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson, and Detroit's Ben Wallace were suspended indefinitely by the NBA on Saturday for taking part in one of the ugliest brawls in U.S. sports history, a fight with fans that commissioner David Stern called \
At least seven people - six of them Spanish tourists - are killed by an explosion at a temple in Yemen, reports say.
By Phil Stewart Rome - The wife of Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi forced him to make a public apology on Wednesday for sexist quips that outraged her so much she published an open letter ...Comment
TORONTO -- Toronto&#39;s Jonathan Brown was mainly responsible for the constant, dull thud of BC quarterbacks hitting the turf, wondering what hit them, that he earned the right to weigh in on the Lions&#39; renewed quarterback controversy.
GAZA - E&#39; stato rilasciato il producer della Cnn che era stato rapito ieri nella Striscia di Gaza. Riad Ali, druso con il passaporto israeliano, \u00c3\u00a8 stato consegnato ad una stazione di polizia nella citt\u00c3
Kirby Dick's feisty, intellectually engaging documentary tries to illuminate an aspect of moviemaking \u00c2\u0097 and moviegoing \u00c2\u0097 that is deliberately left in the dark.
Alcatel-Lucent  on Friday said it would cut some 12,500 jobs over three years as it reported a dip into net loss for the fourth quarter and forecast a drop in first-quarter revenues.
Arts & entertainment: James Taylor on drug addiction, Carly Simon and how he found inner peace
About 50 mine workers were confirmed dead and more than 100 still missing, the government said Tuesday, as toxic fumes unleashed from an explosion at a coal mine in central China slowed rescuers from entering the pit.
Although personal computer sales are on track for double-digit growth, the research firm Gartner says consumer buying of PCs in the last quarter of the year may come up short.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Michigan will likely be without its No. 2 receiver, Jason Avant, for the Rose Bowl, The Daily Oakland Press reported Tuesday.
Il Newcastle si affida di nuovo a Kevin Keegan per uscire dal momento di crisi. Il club ha annunciat...
WASHINGTON - In a spy investigation that could strain U.S.-Israeli relations and muddy the Bush administration's Middle East policy, the FBI is investigating whether a Pentagon analyst fed to Israel secret materials about White House deliberations on Iran.    No arrests have been made, said two federal law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the continuing investigation...
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A strong earthquake shut down a nuclear reactor Thursday in central Japan, where the toll from an earthquake last month rose to 39, officials said.
Police on Monday arrested a Delaware State University student in connection with a campus shooting that left two students wounded, one of them seriously, the college said.
The Bush administration said Monday that it opposes the re-appointment of Mohammed ElBaradei as head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan says there is clear evidence UN staff sexually abused refugees in DR Congo.
A militant Iraqi group said it had  killed 12 Nepali hostages and showed pictures of one being  beheaded and others being shot dead, the worst mass killing of  captives since a wave of kidnappings erupted in April.
Russian fifth seed Maria Sharapova beat fourth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 7-5 6-3 to win the Australian Open women's singles title on Saturday.
Health officials Thursday investigated new bird deaths in eastern India to check whether bird flu was spreading to additional areas despite a poultry cull aimed at curbing the disease.
BRUSSELS, Sep 22  (IPS) - The EU has published 15 case studies to show that  trade for development is \
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Two astronauts who spent half a year aboard the International Space Station returned safely on Saturday to the steppes of Kazakhstan in the predawn darkness.
Businesses don&#39;t have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line. Sometimes the big software vendors act like their customers are locked into the proprietary products they sell.
Andy Murray thrashes Alessio Di Mauro in straight sets to reach the third round of the US Open.
Tony Smith\u00e2\u0080\u0099s majestic sculpture, \u00e2\u0080\u009cSmoke,\u00e2\u0080\u009d returns to public view in Los Angeles.
The leaders of Serbia and its province of Kosovo prepare for landmark talks at the UN in New York.
MARK Latham faces possible surgery and a major lifestyle overhaul in the lead-up to the federal election after being stricken with pancreatitis.
For the last two-plus years, Felix &quot;Tito&quot; Trinidad did as he pleased. He spent time with his wife and children. He ate very well, rode his horses and went to cockfights and boxing matches with his friends.
Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho was left fuming at the &quot;catalogue of mistakes&quot; from his side in Saturday&#39;s 1-0 defeat away to Espanyol.
SCOTLAND&#39;S property market is escaping the steepest UK-wide fall in house prices for nine years, it emerged today. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors&#39; Housing Market Survey of Great Britain shows
So Solid Crew member Megaman will face an Old Bailey trial charged with shooting dead a man.
Excessive sedation is a \
Germany's Angela Merkel faces difficult G8 talks amid rows over missile defence and climate change goals.
In a settlement with the Labor Department, Cingular Wireless LLC will pay $5.1 million in back wages to almost 26,000 customer service workers for alleged overtime pay violations.
In Lazio-Juventus mancher&agrave; anche Vincenzo Iaquinta. L'attaccante bianconero infatti &egrave; ...
Skeet Reese, a former nightclub dancer, was audacious long before he became 2007 Angler of the Year on the Bassmasters Tour and set himself as the standard in the sport.
La Federazione Italiana Danza Sportiva del presidente Ferruccio Galvagno ha dichiarato attraverso un...
The only officer charged in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday.
Some of the hostage-takers who took over a school in southern Russia, leading to the death of more than 150 children, may not have known what they were getting
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NEW ORLEANS - When the human genome was unveiled in 2001, researchers made a point of saying that there is no genetic basis for what we call race--whether someone is Asian, African-American, or Caucasian.
Pakistani troops Wednesday battled to flush out militants making a last stand inside Islamabad&#39;s Red Mosque after fighting that left at least 62 people dead, amid fears the toll could rise dramatically.
A television pool report by NBC News said Monday that an American marine had shot dead an unarmed and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Three members of Saudi Arabia's religious police will stand trial this week for their involvement in the death of a man in their custody, an unprecedented action against the powerful enforcers of the country's strict moral code.
Gunmen kidnapped an American, a Nepali and two Arab men from their Baghdad office on Monday, police said. &quot;They stormed the villa with automatic rifles and rocket- propelled grenades.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Rams quarterback Marc Bulger expects to play Friday against Washington despite bruising his knee this week in an exhibition loss to Kansas City.
Take some trading cards picturing a disgraced NFL superstar. Add some dog slobber and teethmarks. What do you get? The most valuable Michael Vick cards &#151; by far &#151; on eBay, that's what.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said...
The problem caused Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages.
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Israeli and Lebanese forces clash on their common border as Israeli troops search for bombs, Israeli officials say.
A cheeky artist who uses his penis as a brush has entered a racy self-portrait for Australia's top art prize.
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KKR & Co. LP , the prominent U.S. buyout firm that helped to create the leveraged buyout industry, filed with regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $1.25 billion in an initial public offering of common units.
Symantec snafu now sorted Faulty signature updates on Wednesday resulted in Symantec's anti-virus packages falsely identifying that Yahoo! mail was contaminated by malware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bahrainis flocked to the polls in the small Gulf state's national elections on Saturday, amid tension between the government and the Shi'ite Muslim opposition which boycotted the vote in the pro-Western kingdom in 2002.
Christopher Reeve, star of the &quot;Superman&quot; movie series, died on Sunday of heart failure, according to Reuters. He was 52.
The dollar traded near this week's  four-week lows against the euro and yen on Thursday ahead of  U.S. jobless claims and a key business survey that dealers  expect to provide further clues about the interest rate  outlook.
Il Siena ha esonerato Gigi Simoni, al suo posto \u00c3\u00a8 stato ingaggiato Luigi De Canio. Lo ha annunciato ...
A little homework goes a long way.
Ministers are set to announce billions of pounds to remove bottlenecks and increase capacity on the railways.
Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday that Google Inc. chief executive Eric E. Schmidt will join the company's board of directors, creating a bond between two technology powerhouses that compete fiercely with Microsoft Corp.
Petter Solberg coasted to victory in the Italian Rally on Sunday to keep his slim hopes of retaining the world championship alive.
Stocks rose for a third day and the Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record on Thursday, helped by a share-buyback plan from Caterpillar Inc. and a sizable aircraft order for Boeing Co.
Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medications, health officials said yesterday.
Democrats bucked decades of tradition Saturday by moving to wedge the state of Nevada between the long-standing one-two punch of Iowa and New Hampshire in the leadoff nominating contests for president in 2008.
Roger Federer ties Jimmy Connors 's record of 160 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis.
In a closely watched case, the justices upheld protections for secondary players in securities-fraud schemes.
Reynolds American Inc. , the No. 2 U.S. cigarette maker, on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit, compared with a year-earlier loss, helped by a restructuring and cost savings following the merger that formed the company last year.
Faced with an uphill battle to win back the majority they lost a decade ago and worried that the public doesn't know where they stand, House Democrats Wednesday will unveil a platform of six \
US and EU allies put on hold plans for a UN Security Council vote on Kosovo, citing Russian opposition.
The computer company recalls nearly a 1 million power adapters that could start fires. Also: Microsoft continues pursuit towards the computer television & hellip;. Nextel & rsquo;s phone is a mapquest in your hand & hellip;. and more.
The largest cereal maker in the United States said that wheat costs had soared and that the company had spent more on advertising.
PLYMOUTH, Wis. - Firefighters used a harness and a tow truck to pull a donkey from an old well Friday after it fell 15 feet. The rescue happened about an hour and a half after the fire department responded to a 10 a.m. call to the home of Francis and Karee Abbott, Fire Chief Ron Nicolaus said.
An air-sea rescue was under way in the North Atlantic last night after a fire on a former British submarine sold to Canada in a controversial deal left the vessel drifting at sea.
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Mario Zagallo, vice allenatore del Brasile ai Mondiali di Germania 2006, lascia il calcio. \
Cisco(R) (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced two significant innovations to its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture: a Mobile Transport over Pseudowires (MToP) solution and an enhanced Cisco Content Services Gateway.
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Dalle 21 i ferrovieri incrociano le braccia per 24 ore
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation hopes to gain insight into how virtual worlds are used by young people.
In a deal to let 175 of President Bush's nominees take office, an adviser to new Democratic leader Harry Reid, the Senate's staunchest opponent of a nuclear waste dump in Nevada, will be named to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Senator Zell Miller, the token Democrat to speak at the Republican convention, criticized his party's presidential candidate, John Kerry, as someone who \
Further interest rate cuts may be in the offing and money market rates may be easing but news from the world's major banks on Friday gave no indication that the global credit crisis is abating.
Bradley Horowitz, a Yahoo vice president who left this week for Google, pens a loving note to his troubled ex-employer.
PARENTS, teachers and other adults who feel they can no longer understand what children say should not get in a hookie or become hula-lula about it - youngsters really do speak a different language.
Investors should consider the ramifications of the worst case scenarios for their companies.
An 18-year-old who wrecked a children's centre is tracked down after leaving his name at the scene.
A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
Concerned health officials began investigating what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the US flu shots were made, while
The senior Microsoft executive who guided the launch of the company's digital music player, the Zune, will be leaving Microsoft to \
BELGRADE, Feb 14 (IPS) - The southern Serbian province of Kosovo is  preparing to proclaim independence this Sunday or Monday to  become the newest state to emerge from former Yugoslavia.
Authorities asked Patsy Ramsey in late May &#151; a month before she died of cancer &#151; whether she would be willing to meet with the man who claims he killed her 6-year-old daughter, the Ramsey family's attorney said Friday.
The dollar jumped one percent against  the yen and hit a four-week high against euro on Thursday,  extending its recent recovery on expectations for rising U.S.  interest rates and better economic data.
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The BBC says it is concerned for the safety of its correspondent Alan Johnston, who is missing in Gaza.
How do I fully remove an antivirus program from my computer?
Sono entrambi affogati. Salvo l'altro bambino, 11 anni, recuperato in mare dal padreLa famiglia di Borgo San Lorenzo, vicino Firenze, era in vacanza in campeggio                                          Isola del Giglio, onda sugli scogli muoiono madre e figlio di 9 anni                                                                                   di MICHELE BOCCI e MAURIZIO BOLOGNI
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Helicopters rescued more than 40 aid workers who fled into the bush to escape fighting in Darfur yesterday as renewed violence flared in the crisis-plagued region of western Sudan.
The United States swept the Olympic  medals in the men's 400 meters Monday and Briton Kelly Holmes  ended years of frustration to beat friend and foe Maria Mutola  in the women's 800 meters.
UK science education flushed away Physics GCSE papers are full of questions that are vague, stupid, insultingly easy, political, and non-scientific.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jazz musicians still jam till dawn at the Mutual Musicians Foundation, the old union hall that's one of the few remaining reminders of the days when Count Basie was a household name and the place to be here was 18th and Vine.
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SRINAGAR, India, November 17 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ruled out Wednesday, November 18, redrawing India&#39;s borders with Pakistan as a solution to their dispute over Kashmir, as India started pulling out an
Ditches HD-DVD camp Warner Bros is abandoning HD-DVD to settle down in monogamous bliss with Sony's Blu-ray. The company today cited \
Israel decides to release frozen tax funds to the new Palestinian government that excludes Hamas.
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Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has been charged with assault and criminal damage, police said today. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: &#39;Roy Keane has this afternoon been charged with
A rescue operation to save 37 people on a sinking yacht off Australia's northeast coast on Tuesday involved helicopters winching people to safety and passengers climbing tether ropes to reach a nearby island.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be headliners at next week's annual World Economic Forum, organizers said Wednesday.
Oodle, the search engine for classifieds that provides consumers with a great shopping experience, today announced the appointment of Michelle Andersen as director of communications. \
The Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris left hospital yesterday protesting his innocence ahead of today&#39;s International Olympic Committee disciplinary hearing that looks certain to land him with a ban.
The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan en route to the Beijing Games in 2008, Taiwanese officials said on Friday after talks broke down with China which considers the self-ruled island sovereign territory.
A steaming cup of tea, the relaxing drink of choice for millions in countries such as Britain and China, could help ward off the effects of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said.
The nation's radio and television talk shows plan to leave no political stone unturned and no talking head or celebrity uninvited this week.
Mark Chapman, the man who killed Beatle John Lennon, faces his third parole hearing next week.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - U.S. immigration agents have charged an Oregon businessman with trying to buy batteries used in U.S.-built Hawk surface-to-air missiles for shipment to Iran, court documents showed on Thursday.
A baby's body is found dumped in a bag on a cycle path in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde.
Storage-resource management software is, for the first time, the leading growth driver in the overall storage-software market, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Storage Software Tracker.
LeBron James scored 27 points and the  Cleveland Cavaliers got a measure of revenge with a 90-88 road  victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on  Thursday in the team's first meeting since last year's NBA  finals.
Defense minister estimates his death would result in escalation. Palestinian source: Arafat likely suffering form liver disease, no change in his condition.
Thousands of years before white and Indian hunters drove the buffalo of America&#39;s Great Plains to virtual extinction, the ancestors of those lordly animals suffered a similar fate -- but it was major climate change, not hunting, that did them in, says an
Merck & Co  on Monday said its third-quarter profit rose sharply, helped by sales of its vaccines and cholesterol drugs, and raised its 2007 profit forecast in view of strong current trends.
By Melissa Vargas Sanchez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 18--Kim Munday checks her e-mail every three days with a glimmer of hope in her heart.   Click. Click. Click.   But that hope is always shattered.
In move to expand home appliance market share, retailer offers free delivery for products over $299. CHICAGO  - Home Depot Inc.
The United Nations' highest court on Monday exonerated Serbia of direct responsibility for genocide or complicity in genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95 war.
The mother of a councillor who fired shots after their car was attacked blames the UDA for intimidating them.
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Five men are jailed for between 10 and 15 years for their part in a \u00c2\u00a353m raid at a Securitas depot in Kent.
Former EastEnders star, Michelle Ryan, lands the lead role in the US remake of 70s TV show The Bionic Woman.
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South African lawyers acting for Mark Thatcher will meet on Tuesday to discuss a request from Equatorial Guinea to question their client on suspicion that he helped finance a coup plot in the oil-rich country.
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Adobe Systems Flash-based service, already integrated with Salesforce.com, lets developers embed voice services into Web applications.
The Phonak cycling team wants to overturn a decision in which its racing license was denied because of a doping scandal. The International Cycling Union, the sport&#39;s governing body, ruled No.
Secondo il Times il filmato mostra l'addestramento delle forze speciali mentre fanno fuocosull'immagine dell'ex spia avvelenata a Londra. E Scotland Yard chiede spiegazioni a Mosca                                            Tiro al bersaglio su Litvinenko, gli agenti russi sparano alla foto
[Health India]: Washington, Oct 25 : A new study, by researchers at the University of Texas, has found that the presence of a protein called Rab25 is to a large extent responsible for how well women react to treatment for ovarian and breast cancer.
When taken within five days after unprotected sex, mifepristone works as well for emergency contraception as the approved drug levonorgestrel, UK researchers report.
In alcune citt\u00c3\u00a0 potranno a viaggiare le auto con tre persone a bordo. Stop a Milano, Roma, Torino. A Verona per tre giorni                                                  Ritornano le targhe alterne si fermano i numeri dispari
Turkish warplanes bombed border villages in Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq on Friday morning, Iraqi Kurdish television said.
A quick global warming fix using pipes in the oceans is proposed by leading climate thinkers James Lovelock and Chris Rapley.
BBC chairman Michael Grade will leave the public service broadcaster and move to its biggest terrestrial rival ITV.
The lead semiconductor equipment trade group said August bookings declined 5% from the revised July level to $1.52 billion -- another sign that chip equipment demand is flagging.
Maintaining that patent lawsuits can stifle innovation, the Linux software vendor warns that it could wield its own patent portfolio as a defense.
MARIETTA, Ga. - Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may play in the playoffs despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge.
MINNEAPOLIS - Backed by Derek Jeter's three RBIs and a relentless offense, Kevin Brown threw six strong innings to lead the New York Yankees past the frustrated Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five AL first-round series.    Brown shrugged off back pain and put his broken hand behind him...
MLDonkey is a multi-platform multi-network peer-to-peer client.   - fix high CPU usage in share_scan_interval function - BT: Better support for non-ASCII filenames - BT: Send correct downloaded amount to tracker when download completed
The Washington Wizards handed the high-flying Boston Celtics their second loss in three games with an 85-78 home victory on Saturday.
Comedy is certainly the flavour of the season in Bollywood with every other comic caper making a killing at the turnstiles and dime-a-dozen dream merchants scrambling over one another to board the bandwagon. Among the recent to hit the box office is Dhamaal.
Twelve members of a Bangladesh wedding party died when their minibus collided head on with a coach during heavy monsoon rains, police said.
Roma manager Rudi Voller admitted it was a &quot;sad night&quot; for his club after the Champions League encounter with Dynamo Kiev had be abandoned.
FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Military officials said Sunday the ground and air assaults of Fallujah has gone quicker than expected. They said the six-day attack was a &quot;flawless execution of the plan we drew up.
Two 13-year-olds have been questioned after another boy was hurt in a shotgun incident in Haverhill.
Today, the first preliminary numbers for worldwide PC unit shipments from electronics research firm iSuppli are in: Dell lost 1.6% in global PC market share between 2005 and 2006, and its PC shipments declined 8.6% for the year. Hewlett-Packard, meanwhile, gained 2.7% of market share for the year, and shipped more than 20% more PCs than Dell during the fourth quarter.
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections. &quot;They know they cannot defeat us militarily.
Brazilian police investigate the murder of a drug lord who achieved notoriety in a dramatic 1980s jail-break.
Prosecutors questioned East Timor's former prime minister on Thursday over allegations he ordered a hit squad to kill political opponents during recent unrest in the country, officials said.
Better Blu-ray support too Sony has formally announced the firmware update that will bring support for the DivX video format and for the Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1 - aka Bonus View - to the PlayStation 3.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shares in Burberry sink 11% after it says retail sales were lower than hoped in the last three months of 2007.
A panel has rejected allegations that a Purdue University nuclear engineer interfered with efforts to verify his claims of producing \
The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment has released an alarming report on the impacts of climate change across the Arctic. The ACIA is a multiyear evaluation of the impact of climate change and increased ultraviolet radiation across the Arctic region.
Robert De Niro was a no-show at his scheduled appearance to promote a film festival he founded. The American actor failed to appear with Rome authorities Friday, hours after he refused to accept an honor from the city of Milan, angering the mayor.
Hurricane Ivo churned across the  Pacific toward Mexico on Thursday and is likely to hit the Baja  California peninsula early next week, the U.S. National  Hurricane Center said.
Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be heading to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday.
Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg said on Tuesday he is withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing due to the Chinese government's policy over Sudan and conflict in Darfur.
Former Lost actress Michelle Rodriguez has begun serving six months in jail for violating probation.
A lot more than bubbles at stake A long-running dispute between mobile phone networks O2 and 3 has been referred to the European Court of Justice for clarification. The dispute centres on a series of 3 adverts which O2 says infringed its trade marks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Confusion surrounded the fate of the Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan last night after main rebel groups denied being involved with her kidnap.
Pennsylvania idled about 25,000 state workers and shut down noncritical services early on Monday after Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell failed to agree on measures he set as a precondition for signing a budget for the new fiscal year.
West African leaders meet in Ghana with instability in Ivory Coast high on their agenda.
ASPEN, COLO. - Figuring she had no chance of catching the leader, Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen charged down the hill without fear.
Inizier&agrave; alle 15 l'incontro fra lega di serie B e Tarak Ben Ammar, proprietario di Sportitali...
The Bush administration's top environmental regulator faced off Thursday against Democratic senators who took turns denouncing him for blocking tailpipe emission cuts in California and more than a dozen other states.
Ukraine's defeated presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich filed a final appeal with the supreme court over a rerun vote won by liberal rival Viktor Yushchenko, who for his part looked ahead to taking power.
Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce deal on Monday in the Gaza Strip in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting in which six were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, Palestinian officials said.
'We don't want your money now. But we might sometime soon' Mobile Windows Live Messenger users are reporting that Microsoft wants to take their money. But Redmond says it hasn't decided whether to take their money or not.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A reporter who can see and smell the California wildfires from his home asks why it's so hard for people to recognize the danger
 Consultant Excavates Maya Temple
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK As readers praised and criticized yesterday's delivery of New Testaments along with home-delivered copies of The Gazette in Colorado Springs, the International Bible Society confirmed that it wants to do a similar distribution with other newspapers.
On Sunday at Roland Garros, it will be Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal, No. 1 versus No. 2, one of the best players in history versus the best in the world on clay.
South Korea&#39;s military forces were reported on high alert after finding signs of possible North Korean infiltration across its heavily armed border.
A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.
Il tecnico della Juventus Claudio Ranieri a fine partita &egrave; felice per il 2-0 al Siena e per c...
Guinness World Records is awaiting the final pieces of evidence before deciding whether Nepal's shortest man can be named the shortest in the world, a spokeswoman for the company said Friday.
The next time the Democratic presidential candidates meet up, they should pass around a thank you card for Evan Bayh.
Blog: Glaskowsky passes along an interesting proposal from Peter Wayner and some timely news from the New York Times.
Ha! Ha! Said The Clown More details have emerged about the Dutchman who, dressed as The Joker from Batman, recently managed to get himself a national ID card.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A 48 ore dall'esordio storico in Europa del Livorno contro gli austriaci del Pasching, il lituano Da...
Australia's foreign minister said Wednesday that the United States had asked him to challenge International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei for the top job at the U.N. nuclear watchdog, but he had declined.
Phil Jackson, Chris Mullin and Dick Vitale led the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame announced during the NBA's All-Star weekend Friday.
After making announcements in Europe regarding its Blu-ray disc player lineup late last month, Sony used the backdrop of CEDIA 2007 to announce its two newest players for the North American market.
Canadian broadcaster CanWest  Global Communications said Friday that it is holding talks with  reality series producer Mark Burnett regarding a Canadian  version of Fox&#39;s &quot;Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?&quot;
With the withdrawal of Jaguar from F1 at the end of the season we could be facing a grid of 18 cars in 2005. Or it might be even less... Jaguar and the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s engine suppliers Cosworth are now for sale and
President Jalal Talabani said Wednesday that Iraqi forces will take over security in all provinces in the country by the end of the year. U.S. forces currently are responsible for security in 17 of Iraq's 18 provinces.
New Jersey fell to 1-4 at home on the year...The Nets came into the contest averaging 85 points per game...Houston had lost five of its previous seven trips to the Meadowlands...New Jersey guard Ron Mercer underwent successful knee surgery on Monday and
SDEROT, Sept 29: Palestinian militants eluding an army crackdown killed two Israeli children in a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday and Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in raids in the coastal strip and the West Bank.
Playwright Neil Simon, author of  Broadway fare ranging from \
The People&#39;s Bank of China, or China&#39;s central bank, announced Thursday to raise both lending and deposit interest rates 0.27 percentage point higher as from Oct. 29.
ARLINGTON, Va.  -- Chris Clark liked what the Washington Capitals did to improve this offseason so much, he decided to stick around.
Venezuela recalled its ambassador to Colombia after accusing the neighboring country Thursday of sending police to capture a Colombian rebel on Venezuelan soil and bribing local authorities to help.
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday  rejected an agreement between UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB and its  pilots union, saying it \
Quarterback\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Trent Green, with his third team and less than a year removed from a concussion that almost ended his career in Kansas City, is seeking a career rebirth with the rebuilding Miami Dolphins.
The effects of an unprecedented shortage of flu vaccine continued to ripple Wednesday, leaving the status of the area&#39;s scheduled flu shot clinics unknown.
At the end of their three-day trip to Northern Ireland and the neighboring Irish Republic, the Clintons met community leaders in the town of Enniskillen.
THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, boosted by two monster birdie putts, grabbed the lead from overnight pacesetter Henrik Stenson in the Target World Challenge second round on Friday.
Blog: What's the overhead on that business of saving mankind from evil?
By Deborah Yao Associated Press  PHILADELPHIA - Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable television operator, said Thursday that fourth-quarter profits nearly tripled as customers signed up for its discounted video, Internet and phone package, but the results fell short of expectations.
The Cassini spacecraft is set to make a close pass of Saturn's moon Iapetus, a striking world of two halves.
The European Union plans to open a mission in Iraq after the country&#39;s first free elections slated for January, to help train police, legal officials and administrators, EU foreign ministers said yesterday.
An announcement that Beatles tracks will be available for download is denied by the band's record label.
If \
Tests are carried out to see how the net's addressing system  copes with international character sets such as Chinese and Arabic.
DNA tests on a body identified as the leader of Lebanese refugee camp militants are negative, officials say.
Ritardi medi di 4 ore, allertata la Protezione Civile
Lapo Elkann al lavoro per l'Inter? La notizia &egrave; stata smentita dallo stesso dirigente della F...
Npower becomes the latest firm to announce cuts to residential fuel bills after the fall in wholesale gas prices.
Yasser Arafat's widow took possession of the late Palestinian leader's widely sought medical records Friday, and was deciding whether to make the file public to \
PARIS -- Rival Lebanese politicians yesterday opened French-sponsored talks aimed at establishing a framework for ending an eight-month-old political crisis that has threatened to plunge Lebanon into chaos.

Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands missed qualifying for the semis in the 50 freestyle this morning, and the world&#39;s headline writers heaved a sigh of relief. When the Flying Dutchman was beaten by Australia&#39;s Ian Thorpe in the 200 freestyle on ...
Fashion Wire Daily - We never thought we'd live to see the day when Coco Chanel's jacket would remind us of Madame Mao, but it did Tuesday in Paris in a monumental and ultimately faintly ironic way.
A suspected roadside bomb hit a United Nations peacekeeping patrol Sunday in southern Lebanon, killing at least two Spanish peacekeepers and wounding at least six others -- one critically -- Lebanese security sources told CNN.
Nokia Corp. said Monday it will buy Enpocket, a U.S.-based mobile advertising company, in a bid to expand its role in Internet services.
With fewer young people to work and pay taxes, the cost of looking after older people with state pensions becomes ever more prohibitive.
Nevischio nelle Marche, su A3 scatta obbligo catene a bordo
Forza Italia: 'non cada lui in trappola partitocratica'
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in November following a 0.6 percent gain in October, according to data released Friday by the US Department of Labor&#39;s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Napster Inc.  said on  Monday it was considering selling the company or other possible  ventures with outsiders looking to hook up with the  once-notorious online music service.
Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
US authorities begin relief operations as south-eastern states continue to assess Hurricane Ivan's impact.
US and Iraqi forces raid mosques in Ramadi, after an overnight air strike on a popular restaurant in Falluja.
Tony Blair&#39;s office and party have played down newspaper reports that the prime minister may call an early election in February.
Venti ordinanze di custodia cautelare, di cui 10 in carcere e altrettante ai domiciliari, sono state eseguite nell&#39;ambito di un&#39;inchiesta sullo smaltimento illegale, di rifiuti, con casi ad altissimo pericolo per la salute ed inquinamento delle acque e
I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t see how you can avoid a certain amount of gloom given the week we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve just had \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and its implications for the future of the U.S. economy.
NAIROBI, Jan. 3 - Kenya's attorney general on Thursday called for an independent group to verify the results of a recent presidential election, as protests over the outcome continued to roil the country.
Nothing elicits fear and loathing across the land like the announcement of a major Windows upgrade. Grown men and women quake at the thought of hours of troubleshooting. Corporate IT departments don full battle gear and issue stern warnings against upgrading before they've tested for incompatibilities. Small children weep when their favorite computer games suddenly won't run.
Princess Diana feared her boyfriend's father was spying on her as the couple took a luxurious Mediterranean cruise, Diana's sister said Monday.
Amichevole di preparazione per il Brescia, che in vista della ripresa del 6 gennaio ha incontrato i ...
Class, race and preposterous narrative contrivance mix it up in the Cayman Islands in this non-linear nonsense from the producer of \u00c2\u0093Crash.\u00c2\u0094
 faces U.N. court
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper has said that he opposed plans for Poland to house missiles for a defence shield that Washington wants to set up in central Europe.
ABU DHABI - Opec vowed yesterday to do what it can to deflate record high oil prices that have soared above $53 a barrel, and top exporter Saudi Arabia promised to keep the world supplied with as much oil as it needs.
A car bomb killed eight Iraqi civilians   and wounded 38 others in northern Baghdad's Qahira district on   Wednesday, police said.
PARIS  - Credit Agricole SA's third-quarter profit surged 71 per cent, helped by lower bad loan provisions, the French bank said Wednesday.
Several wireless firms are challenging different parts of the spectrum auction rules.
Suspected separatists shoot dead six men in north-east India, bring the death toll in recent attacks to 73.
Energy company TXU Corp. on Friday said it plans to mothball eight natural gas-fired power plants representing a quarter of its Texas capacity in an effort to save about $20 million in annual expenses.
After 10 years in the making and multiple delays, Intel released its state-of-the-art 64-bit Itanium microprocessor on Tuesday. The microprocessor, which is designed for servers and workstations, is based
The Mississippi Supreme Court has reopened litigation over who owns photographs and writings of bluesman Robert Johnson, nearly 14 months after declaring his son sole heir to royalties from the memorabilia.
By nick giongco. YOU KNOW you have reached the status of a boxing star when ring announcer extraordinaire Michael Buffer calls out your name in his trademark booming voice during a high-profile event like yesterday
United States District Judge Kenneth M. Karas said he was not bound by the plea agreement in which prosecutors suggested a maximum of six months in prison for former Olympic athlete Marion Jones.
A Canadian museum dangles forbidden fruit from Havana near the United States border.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia criticised the United States unusually sharply yesterday, suggesting that its stand on the Ukrainian election crisis could be intended to destabilise his country.
VATICANO - Domani inizia il viaggio apostolico del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in Austria, in occasione dell\u00c2\u0092850\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario della fondazione del Santuario di Mariazell Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Avr\u00c3\u00a0 inizio alle ore 9,30 di domani, 7 settembre, con la partenza in aereo dall\u00c2\u0092aeroporto di Roma/Ciampino per Wien/Schwechat, il viaggio apostolico del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in Austria, che ha per motivo prin...
Is European Union membership bad for your health? For prime ministers of the three leading new members of the EU - Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary - it has been nothing less than fatal.
Rangers manager Alex McLeish has criticised the punishment handed out to Nacho Novo by the Scottish Football Association. Novo and Celtic striker Henri Camara were both given one-match bans
There are two types of people who don't need to shift gears to return to work: workaholics and magnets of vacation misfortune. If you don't fit one of those bills, here's how you can get psyched up for re-entry into the real world.
Nissan Motor reveals plans to launch greener cars and engines to compete with rivals Honda and Toyota.
Not too long ago, a coach who was 2-0 against the Georgia Bulldogs would have been able to eat for free at any restaurant in Gainesville, Fla.
Subprime-related problems at UBS AG mounted on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs in a surprise statement and sank deep into the red for the year.
SOUTH JORDAN -- Pioneer Oil and Gas said Wednesday it has sold additional properties primarily in central Utah.  Pioneer said it received more than $1.5 million from the sale to an undisclosed third party for half of the company's interest in several thousand acres.
Italian anti-globalisation activists helped themselves to a gourmet meal, leaving nothing but a thank you note telling the restaurant owner he was the victim of \
Intervento del ministro degli Esteri al Question time
A panel of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is considering whether to ditch Whois at a meeting this week in Los Angeles.
Army personnel and volunteers assist in rescue operations near the damaged cars of two trains in Khanpur, India, on Tuesday. An express train crashed head-on into a local train along a stretch of rural track
RBC, 22.10.2004, Almaty 17:38:00.Foreign Ministers of the members of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building measures in Asia (CICA) have signed a declaration on the meeting of CICA ministers and approved the Confidence-Building Measures
House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and other lawmakers are demanding explanations after hearing complaints that the movie &quot;Facing the Giants&quot; was rated PG instead of G due to religious content.
Touting measures to improve national security, President Bush said Saturday that government efforts to make America safe against terrorism have worked, but more actions are needed to reform the US intelligence service and track
Israel said Friday that it had begun to redeploy troops in Gaza and remove some of them altogether as it scales back its 17-day military operation in the northern Gaza
Learn to identify companies ready for a breakout.
Russia is trying to help North Korea  get access to its money held in a Macau bank, a top U.S.  diplomat said in an interview released on Friday.
What Yahoo's massive conversion to OpenID last month lacked is a way for Web sites to securely authenticate the users who have signed in. As it turns out, OpenID's directing body may want Microsoft to provide that part.
A senior U.S. official said on Saturday  Iran was \
The Diana memorial concert dominated Sunday night's TV viewing, with audience figures peaking at 14.8m.
Luciano Pagliarini ha vinto la quinta tappa del Giro del Benelux (circuito ProTour). Il brasiliano d...
BAGHDAD: As hopes for the release of two French journalists held by a radical Islamic group in Iraq fluctuated yesterday, a suicide car bomber killed at least 17 people outside a police academy in the northern city of Kirkuk.
In 1997, he was on top of the world  thanks to \
As a medical student, Dr. Bruce Psaty angered some professors when he refused to kill and dissect a dog. Fellow students ostracized him when he declined to attend banquets paid for by drug companies.
Napoli, l&apos;uomo guda la cosca che opera a Secondiglianoda quando \u00c3\u00a8 cominciata la latitanza del padre                                          Arrestato Cosimo Di Lauro figlio ed erede del boss Paolo                                                                                  E&apos; lui l&apos;artefice della sanguinosa faida con gli &quot;scissionisti&quot;Protesta delle donne del quartiere contro la cattura
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is little hope of a deal  on the EU constitution ahead of next week's summit.
Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp. AOL cited &quot;tepid support&quot; for Microsoft&#39;s so-called Sender ID technology, which
Chicago Tribune - Software salesman Shadab Aziz of Houston was preparing recently to catch the first flight on his long journey to Saudi Arabia for the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca expected at least once in a lifetime of all able Muslims. But his mind was partly on what could happen when he returned to the United States.
Africa's debt must be completely written off if the continent is to have a chance of meeting international goals on reducing poverty, a United Nations body argued on Thursday.
Top virologists called on Monday for a greater effort in developing effective vaccines against a potential flu pandemic and warned that all contingency plans would be in vain without them.
International aid starts to penetrate the areas worst affected by last Sunday's Indian Ocean wave.
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New Scotland boss Walter Smith has outlined his plans to improve the team - including approaching previously &#39;retired&#39; experienced players, continuing Berti Vogts policy of selecting non-Scots born players and reducing the number of friendly matches.
A survey of complaints against more  than 16,000 U.S. nursing homes found that care often  deteriorates after being acquired by large private investment  firms, The New York Times reported in its September 23 edition.
Cherie Blair denies claims that her husband considered quitting as prime minister earlier this year.
MADRAS, India : India&#39;s most wanted criminal Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, who was accused of more than 100 murders, has been shot dead after decades on the run, police said.
Labour's membership has slumped to a new low, with more than 20,000 disillusioned supporters deserting the party in the past 18 months, it emerged today.
Due to an overtaxed air traffic control system, among other things, travelers should brace themselves for a growing number of chronically late planes.
Traders open up their checkbooks and push money into the U.S. markets.
Scientists reconstruct a sea spider from the faint imprint it left when it fossilised 425 million years ago.
Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co. (GT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it would report a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss, on higher prices for its products and stronger sales.
A procession of mourners clad  in white sackcloth wound through Jinxiang village in east China  as victims picked their way through the devastation brought by  Typhoon Saomai.
Ethiopia's PM brushes off a deadline given by Somalia's powerful Islamist group for his troops to leave.
Dollar General said on Thursday that it is removing Pokemon 10 Valentine Cards and Pops from its shelves after a customer reported finding a metal object in one of the product's candy lollipops.
New York prosecutors are investigating whether Wall Street banks withheld information about the risks stemming from subprime loan-linked investments, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
A new computer worm that attacks bulletin board services spread silently and quickly around the Internet Tuesday, infecting at least 38,000 systems within a few hours, experts said.
British finance minister Alistair Darling criticised banks and financial institutions for lending money too freely to customers who might be unable to pay the loan back, in an interview published Thursday.
KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, \
Company reports a decline in its router business during its quarterly earnings, which barely met analyst expectations.
As Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever democratic presidential election gains steam, incumbent Hamid Karzai&#39;s biggest challenger is emerging from the pack of 17 other candidates.
Attraversava a piedi la pista con un borsone in mano
The disc can store both HD and SD video has a one-side readout, triple layer structure of an outer 25 GB Blu-ray disc (BD) and an inner 8.5 GB DVD dual layer.
(This is the first in a feature series about the regional impact of the Dec. 31 expiry of the Multifiber Agreement.) By Phelim Kyne OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES.
It&#39;s Tuesday morning in college football, California still isn&#39;t going to the Rose Bowl and, frankly, people want answers.
For some the Carling Cup is a dull and meaningless sideshow during the English football season and there would be no tears if it was scrapped off the calendar.
With a No. 1 debut for its current album \
Certificato sara' presento agli atti dell'udienza di oggi
North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.
The cable company and the Mouse House get a little bit closer.
The victorious President sees America &quot;entering a season of hope.&quot; The vanquished Democrat sees a nation &quot;in need of unity&quot;.
Ads in video games are becoming a lucrative area for firms trying to reach young people.
Sticking to its knitting Vodafone this morning rejected calls for changes to its debt structure and holdings in Verizon Wireless from rebel investors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Don't miss the end of any of North Carolina's conference road games this season.
Per 380 dipendenti dal 7/2, a zero ore e per due anni
Tennessee traveled far and wide to assemble one of the nation's best recruiting classes. The Volunteers signed 27 players yesterday, the first day of the national signing period, and went into Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, and Washington, D.C., for top-flight prospects.
By John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--The big showdown in NFL broadcasting this year is NBC and Sundays vs. ESPN and Mondays. (Personally, we think it's great that ESPN will put its pregame show on the air at 3 p.m.
Giunti in elicottero, per ricognizione e presa contatti
&quot;We&#39;re saying goodbye to one of the most important products in the history of consumer technology,&quot; Dixons marketing director John Mewett said.
Martin Scorsese's biography of the famously eccentric empire builder Howard Hughes is visually sumptuous if disappointingly hollow.
After trawling through the museums of London, Times Art Critic Michael Kimmelman finds a small gem in the postcard-sized art of Adam Elsheimer.
Bombs killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, one day after Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries had agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.
Merci a +4,9% ma in calo su base annua e passeggeri a +5,8%
Questo il commento di Walter Veltroni ai tragici fatti di Catania: ''Continuando su questa strada il...
PRAGUE- The Czech Retail Inspection Office COI had seized faked goods worth a record Kc800m at markets in the Czech Republic in Jan-Nov this year, COI head Jiri Pekny said.
His cancer surgery over the weekend reminds us that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, appointed to the Supreme Court by President Nixon, is not going to be on the court forever.
A photographic look at the damage caused by the worst floods to hit the country in 60 years
The widow of the murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says her husband angered members of the Russian security services by speaking out against them, but she never imagined they would kill him.
Juve say they have signed ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu on a five-year deal.
Secit, detrazioni fiscali a fronte di spese valgono 8 mld
Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
The attack on Russian schoolchildren sparks critical self-examination among some Muslim opinion leaders.
New Zealand director Vincent Ward has been fired halfway through the historical drama \
THE HAGUE, Dec. 8 -- A Serb war crimes suspect ended his nearly month-long hunger strike Friday after judges allowed him to conduct his own defense and granted several other demands, the U.N. Yugoslav tribunal announced.
Very few people would have picked the West Indies and England to make it to Saturday&#39;s final of the ICC Champions Trophy, at the Oval, in London.
Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to boost her presidential campaign in the leadoff voting state of Iowa on Monday by embarking on a Fourth of July tour accompanied by one of the most popular figures in Democratic politics &#151; her husband.
US and Iraqi forces have faced less resistance than expected and suffered minimal casualties, a commander said Tuesday, as the troops continue their second day of assaults on militant-controlled Falluja.
Blazin' Squad rapper Kenzie is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Celebrity Big Brother final.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Miguel Esser, cileno, \u00c3\u00a8 il nuovo responsabile internazionale del Movimento laici di Don Orione (MLO) Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - E' Miguel Esser, cileno, il nuovo presidente del Movimento internazionale dei Laici di Don Orione (MLO). E' stato eletto a Madrid nel corso della riunione del coordinamento generale del MLO radunato in assemblea generale. Nel...
Chrysler\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s top sales executive, Joe Eberhardt, is leaving to take a retail position at the American operation of Mercedes-Benz.
A couple of weeks ago Michelle Torgerson gave the shots to students and staff at Augsburg College. Officials suspected the shots were not the flu vaccine and arrested Torgerson on possible theft and drug charges.
CHELSEA&#39;S drive to claim the club&#39;s first English title in half a century gathered pace yesterday as Newcastle were blown away by a late four-goal blitz at Stamford Bridge.
L'arbitrato del Coni ha ridotto la penalizzazione ai calabresi. Foti: \
Alexander fights back after a poor showing at the US box office with strong figures in Europe, reports say.
By Chris Williams THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  MINNEAPOLIS -- For Best Buy, Wal-Mart may be the Grinch who steals Christmas.
A vandal has knocked over a controversial waxwork nativity scene which portrays David Beckham as Joseph and his wife Victoria as the Virgin Mary.
Volkswagen confirms it is looking at the possibility of opening an Indian production facility, but insists it has yet to make a final decision.
The United States will have to get back to the gold medal game the hard way. After losing 3-1 to the Czech Republic on Thursday night in Ralph Engelstad Arena, the Americans
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said  achieving Middle East peace in 2008 looked unrealistic because  the United States would be preoccupied with the presidential  election.
WASHINGTON Usually, an election victory improves a politician&#39;s popularity. But polling numbers overseas show President Bush is disliked and his re-election was a significant disappointment to most Europeans.
Conference officials unveiled the new seal on Monday. Gone is the round seal that illustrates the ACC&#39;s six states. Replacing it is an oval which surrounds an outline of the Eastern seaboard and which includes
Prominent bloggers are trading barbs over whether their fellow pundits have been far too optimistic or pessimistic about the economy.
Microsoft Corp. plans to severely curtail the ways in which people running pirated copies of its dominant Windows operating system can receive software updates, including security fixes.
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Improved accuracy after working hard on his game with coaches Butch Harmon and Dave Pelz has given Phil Mickelson high expectations for 2008.
Reg reader poll Mobile Workshop It seems like we struck a nerve with the recent mobile workshop article on email devices. With other subjects, such as security and push email, there has been a discussion around the various approaches and their pros and cons, but on the device front it seems that there is a high degree of frustration.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Freak storms packing howling winds and heavy rain that lashed Britain and France this week were set to continue after already causing significant destruction and the deaths of at least four people.
A NATO aircraft crashed Saturday in southern Afghanistan, killing 14 British servicemen, but the alliance said there was no indication hostile fire was involved.
\u00c3\u0088 stato trovato senza naufraghi il gommone partito da Capraia alla volta della Corsica sabato scorso con tre persone a bordo: Laura Barcella, 22 anni, di Seriate, ei due amici Tommaso Borromei, 32 anni, e Giovanni Strano, entrambi di Capraia.
MOSCOW - New nuclear weapons systems being developed in Russia could include a missile designed to defeat the US missile defence shield.
Tim Thomas skated over to coach Claude Julien in the middle of yesterday's Bruins practice at Ristuccia Arena, holding a small, round piece of white plastic in his hand.
La terza serie di 'Un caso di coscienza' dal 7 gennaio
LONDON: Muslim convert and former pop star Cat Stevens returned to Britain yesterday after his deportation from the US over &quot;potential&quot; terrorism links sparked an Anglo-American diplomatic row.
Tycho: I just read through one of the conduits of Leipzig gaming news, and was jolted by a piece of news: Xbox Live is going to be moving into classic board games. I don't mean, like, Chutes and Ladders or some shit - though I don't doubt that GrowPot420 would snap that up on day one. No, I mean like Settlers of Catan and Carcassone. Pillars of the tabletop gaming community, so to speak. This is probably the biggest news of that convention for me. Getting people together to play these games, or finding people to play them with at all can be a trying endeavor. This is near Goddamn optimal.(CW)TB
Shea Hillenbrand hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and a sacrifice fly in the 12th as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 10-9 Wednesday and finish a three-game sweep.
A Manzano tromba d'aria ha causato un morto e 9 feriti
Twelve French peacekeepers are arrested in connection with a bank theft in Ivory Coast last week.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates insisted again Friday that, despite persistent reports to the contrary circulating in Washington and around the world, the United States is not planning military action against Iran.
EDS (EDS:NYSE - news - research) shares slipped Thursday after the company warned that an airline industry bankruptcy could take a big chunk out of earnings.
Follini, incomprensibile no dei moderati dell'Unione
WASHINGTON - The White House refused to say Tuesday whether the top U.S. civilian official in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's ouster had asked the president for more troops to deal with the rapid descent of postwar Iraq into chaos...
The veteran music producer attended an LA court on Monday to hear the charge read. He is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home last February.
Condoleezza Rice won confirmation as secretary of state Wednesday despite blistering criticism from Senate Democrats who accused her of misleading statements and said she must share the blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq.
Steve McManaman, 34enne centrocampista ex Liverpool, Real Madrid e Manchester City fermo da un anno,...
The Bill Clinton presidential library was open to the media on Wednesday one day before the building will be officially dedicated in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States.
Una navicella spaziale russa automatizzata senza equipaggio a bordo ha recapitato rifornimenti ieri alla Stazione spaziale internazionale, con cibo, acqua e regali di Natale per gli astronauti che erano rimasti a corto di viveri.
By Dave Orrick, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Feb. 11--Michelle Anderson wants it known she's neutral about all the recent controversy in her part of northern Anoka County.   Neutral about the school bus driver who crashed after parents had complained about her driving.
But Desi Relaford&#39;s ninth-inning drive with two runners on and two out settled into the glove of right fielder Gary Matthews Jr.
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today introduced two new ways for customers to share  ideas and experiences directly with their peers and the company.
The original members of 1980s glam metal band Motley Crue, famous for their wild lifestyle and songs like Smokin&#39; in the Boys&#39; Room and Girls, Girls, Girls, has announced a reunion tour.
Conservative leader David Cameron launches a video blog to try to appeal to young people.
Baseball&#39;s Hot Stove is heating up with a flurry of rumors and gossip. To keep you up-to-date, we&#39;ve created a special edition of Hot Stove Truth &amp; Rumors.
Elidio De Paoli, sottosegretario alla presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri per le Politiche govanil...
The bitter infighting in Prime Minister Tony Blair's party over when he will quit Downing Street is reminiscent of the rancorous way Margaret Thatcher was forced out, knifed by her own side in 1990.
EU leaders agree in principle to make targets for renewable energy binding, Sweden's prime minister says.
BAGHDAD, Iraq According to Arab T-V, Iraqi militants say they've killed two Macedonian hostages.
Israeli troops pulled out from a Gaza  refugee camp on Saturday after killing 11 Palestinians,  including militants, ending a raid which Israel said it  launched in response to a series of mortar attacks on Jewish  settlements.
Journalists who advise boards to \
Police helicopter and dog squad called to bash described by 16-year-old as 'best party ever'
Bersani, reazione di questo genere non giustificata
Some 5,000 extra troops start to arrive in the DR Congo to reinforce a stretched UN peacekeeping force.
OAO Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-run gas producer, today appealed a US bankruptcy judge&#39;s ruling that bars it from bidding for the main unit of OAO Yukos Oil Co.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has backed plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in Russian energy giant Gazprom.
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Il Palermo sar&agrave; in ritiro per una settimana a Siviglia a gennaio. I rosanero partiranno la ma...
Jack Kevorkian, who brought the debate over physician-assisted suicide into the spotlight, stepped out of prison having pledged not to assist anyone else.
Writer/director Brad Bird (&quot;The Iron Giant&quot;) and the wizards at Pixar Animation Studios (&quot;Toy Story,&quot; &quot;Monsters, Inc,&quot; and &quot;Finding Nemo&quot;) have created a marvelous movie that works for children
Soccer's world governing body will donate &#36;2 million to help soccer associations in tsunami-affected nations.
President Jacques Chirac has urged Sudan to agree to a peace force for strife-torn Darfur at an Africa-France summit that is likely to be his last foray on the world stage.
Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his support for the Iraqi government and declared that British troops would remain in Iraq \u00e2\u0080\u009cuntil the job is done.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The US House of representatives on Thursday passed a new corporate tax bill designed to end the trade war with Europe but the bill gives more tax cuts for some business including farmers and big companies.
Ten people died, including a pro-India party worker slain by Muslim rebels, in new bloodshed in Indian Kashmir a day ahead of the next round of violence-hit municipal polls, police said.
Buddhist monks were allowed to march past police barricades to the home of detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday as street protests intensified against the ruling military junta.
Angelina Jolie, visiting Sudan in her role as U.N. goodwill ambassador, said it's too soon for refugees from western Darfur to return to their homes, as the government is urging.
Blog: AT&#38;T's deal to sell the iPhone drew criticism from Democrats, and a defense from Republicans. The arrangement might lead to an open access requirement for a 700 MHz spectrum auction next year.
Three US government bodies are investigating why the United States is lacking about half the flu vaccines it needs this winter. Congress, the Justice Department and the Securities
Kevin Pietersen hits 70 as England are all out for 215, 39 runs behind Australia.
A second juror expresses doubts over the decision to jail a childminder for violently shaking a baby to death.
The Anglican Church will announce today if it is to sanction liberals in North America who ordained an openly gay bishop and approved same-sex marriages.
Premier Systems LTD, a value-added reseller of HP solutions, announced today that Avnet Technology Solutions, a distributor focused on enterprise computing solutions, has presented Premier with the 2006 Top Overall HP Partner Performance award.
Incidenti scoppiati dopo il funerale di Gemayel
Some are challenging earlier ideas about how water naturally flows because the streams studied then were not \u00e2\u0080\u009cnatural archetypes\u00e2\u0080\u009d but rather the artifacts of 18th and 19th century dam-building and deforestation.
The bodies of two Australian soldiers killed in the Vietnam War finally began their journey home Monday, after their graves were uncovered thanks to a tip-off from a Viet Cong veteran.
The Church of England will ask Sony to apologise over the use of Manchester Cathedral in a violent game.
Albania will most probably be the first country after the US to recognize Macedonia under its constitutional name, Albanian President Alfred Moisiu said Thursday at a joint press conference with his Macedonian ...
Watchdog is not amused BT says it will continue to work with Rothschild bank, depite the financial institution giving it such poor advice over the Plusnet acquisition last year that the bank has been formally reprimanded by the Takeover Panel.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States and other world powers on Thursday worked on a response to Tehran's defiance of a U.N. Security Council ultimatum on mothballing its uranium enrichment program, while Iranian dissidents presented a list of alleged front companies they said were set up by the Islamic republic to evade U.N. sanctions.
Fakt, Poland's top tabloid daily, is published by a German company. And not just any German company: Its founder, Axel Springer, was such a rabid anticommunist that he chose to erect the company's West Berlin ...
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Dec. 8--BOYS HOCKEY   GF Red River 6, Jamestown 1   JAMESTOWN, N.D. -- Russell Crary scored two goals to lead Grand Forks Red River over Jamestown on Thursday night.
Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment
U.S. stocks were little changed on   Friday as declines in shares of Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N   offset a report on personal income and consumption that raised   no new worries about interest rates going higher.
'Iraq summer' activists claim credit for certain defections on Bush's Iraq policy. Republicans dispute that.
Unsuspecting residents are lured in by shiny, foreign objects that unleash a self-replicating worm and bring the virtual world to a grinding halt. In Game|Life.
WASHINGTON: Entertainers love to send their audiences into transports of delight, but trust the queen of talk shows to find the perfect vehicle for the ride.
Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday that he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as demanded by militants who claim to have taken two Australians hostage and threatened to execute them within 24 hours.
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets across Russia in rallies for and against controversial welfare reform.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he will seek final Cabinet approval for a Gaza withdrawal in February, four months earlier than planned, and he threatened harsh retaliation if Palestinian militants try to disrupt the pullback.
UP TO 150 Scottish jobs may hang in the balance because of European Commission concern about a possible competition issue in Luxembourg, it emerged yesterday.
Curt Schilling&#39;s start in Game 2 of the World Series at rainy Fenway Park on Sunday night apparently was not yet in jeopardy, but The Associated Press reported that the
Zhang Yimou&#39;s &quot;Hero,&quot; a two-year-old foreign language, martial arts film from China topped the national domestic box office this weekend earning nearly $18 million, according to estimates from distributor Miramax Films.
RIVAL super maxis Konica Minolta and Skandia jousted across Bass Strait yesterday as thunderstorms and 35-knot headwinds slowed their pace and swelled the number of yachts to retire from the Sydney to Hobart to 30.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain is pushing for up to &#36;1 billion in aid to ensure consumers are not left in the dark when television stations broadcast only new, crisp digital signals, according to draft legislation obtained on Sunday.
Japanese game makers, faced with a shrinking local market and increasing competition from overseas rivals, are pinning hopes on mobile platforms such as handheld machines and cellphones to stir up demand.
Cisco Systems has sealed an alliance with Fujitsu in a bid to boosts its Japanese market presence. Under the terms of the deal, Fujitsu will act as a reseller for Cisco&#39;s high-end routing systems.
NEW DELHI: The ordinance to withdraw Pota was approved by the Cabinet on Friday. &quot;I would want to know if the amended Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would incorporate all these anti-terror provisions,&quot; BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley said.
2007 AAOS Annual Meeting booth # 1642 -- PLUS Orthopedics USA, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and market availability for the next-generation PiGalileo(TM) computer-assisted surgery system.
Telcos must focus on managed services European telecommunications firms must up their game to keep hold of their smaller business customers, according to market analysts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Republican presidential rivals backed a blend of tax and spending cuts Thursday night to head off an election-year recession they generally agreed is avoidable. \
Hungary&#39;s new Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said the country&#39;s 300 troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of March 2005, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Marlies Schild won a World Cup giant slalom before her home fans Tuesday and Tanja Poutiainen of Finland regained the lead in the overall standings by finishing second.
Marines face threats from fake surrenders even as they shift to rebuilding and handing out aid to civilians. By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
America West Holdings Corp. (AWA) on Thursday said it would not bid for assets of bankrupt carrier ATA Airlines, saying the value does not justify the cost.
Juanita Swedenburg sells premium handcrafted wines made from grapes she grows on her 130-acre farm in northern Virginia, and after nearly 20 years in business she has developed a loyal following. But if a customer from Maryland crosses the Potomac River into Virginia, buys a case of Swedenburg Estate Vineyards wine and takes it home, he is breaking Maryland law regulating the sale and shipment of alcoholic beverages.
The City Center's first Fall for Dance Festival, which opens next Tuesday, offers an opportunity to view dance of all kinds at an affordable price.
27 extracomunitari intercettati al largo dell'isola
President pledges to complete five-year term in defiance of opposition demands that he step down
The speaker of the Polish parliament said Monday a parliamentary resolution calling for war reparations from Germany would not harm bilateral relations.
The US military has arrested a &quot;senior leader&quot; in the network run by Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, along with five others during overnight raids in
Freddie Ljungberg kept Arsenal's triple trophy bid alive as Arsene Wenger's side overcame an almighty scare to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 extra-time win over Bolton.
Il francese Sali Sdiri, il saltatore france colpito da un giavellotto venerd\u00c3\u00ac scorso in occasione de...
President Bush said Sen. John Kerry had &quot;election amnesia&quot; that caused him to shift his stance on Iraq, as the president sought to fire up his conservative base
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Eli Manning didn&#39;t win his first NFL start, but he was close. And in this case, close counts for plenty.
The tally of foreigners confirmed dead from the quake and tsunami waves throughout southern Asia, according to their foreign ministries. Authorities said many more are missing and feared dead.
Envoys from 189 nations continued talks Wednesday at a UN conference to finalize details of a global warming treaty going into effect next year.
Staff who struggle into work when they are ill risk potentially shortening their lives, researchers believe. Some workers who do not take time off when ill had twice the rate of heart disease, the 10-year study of 10,000 civil servants showed.
Strategy+business concludes that a controversial new book on the strategic value of information technology is flawed--but correct.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday said the state will create a Web site for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs outside the United States.
A Sports Illustrated bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.
I.B.M., NCR and Hitachi of Japan were named in a court verdict this month in the case of a bank chief convicted of accepting more than $500,000 in bribes.
Kenya's Anglican Church consecrates two American bishops, after a row over homosexuality.
Iraq&#39;s cycle of violence claimed at least another 26 lives yesterday when three car bombs detonated in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul.
Former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson has said Kevin Keegan faces a \
Kidnappers of two Chinese engineers in Pakistan are threatening to kill them if their demands are not met. The Chinese men were kidnapped Saturday in the South Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan, where
Michael Phelps was sitting in the bleachers in his team shirt and shorts last night, waving a small American flag and exulting in every gold medal.
In many vehicles nowadays, you can check your e-mail, view Web sites, even watch television, from the comfort of your driver's seat.
Now that world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has fallen by the wayside, the No. 1 ranking is Amelie Mauresmo&#39;s for the taking, but the taking will be difficult beginning today in the semifinals at the WTA Championships.
[Health India] Washington, Oct 7 : A new device has been designed by biomedical engineers at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, that could help in detecting a person&#39;s vein for an injection or a drip.
Samsung will update its mobile processor lineup with a 667MHz processor that includes hardware acceleration for video.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- From the pool to the shooting range to the balance beam and uneven bars, the Americans have made Rio their personal playground.
Roger Federer is troubled with his strokes, finding flaws in a game some consider peerless. Now he hopes a tougher opponent will raise the level of his tennis.
Two main factors, attitude and income, help determine whether someone will buy the latest technology or hold back.
 art auction week
Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study.
L'Ungheria ha battuto la Bosnia-Erzegovina 1-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per il gruppo C delle qua...
President Bush isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only one upset with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone over their new puppet film, Team America: World Police.
In an industrial area of St. Louis, a quixotic artist and entrepreneur is using 182,000 truckloads of dirt to help build a park filled with sculpture and obsolete machinery.
Jack Straw tells MPs the war was right even though he now accepted some intelligence, including the infamous 45 minute claim, was wrong.
Test infrasettimanale con partitella in famiglia per il Torino in vista della gara con la Roma. La f...
The Washington region is one of the nation's best metropolitan areas for Hispanic,  Asian and non-Hispanic white children, based on a study of health, housing, economic, crime and education data released last week by the Harvard School of Public Health. For black children, the D.C. area ranks about average on most factors, according to the study, titled \
Afghan and international forces have launched an operation to rescue 23 South Koreans taken hostage by Taliban insurgents south of the capital Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
By David Ranii, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 16--Ryan Allis figures that one day, he'll return to UNC-Chapel Hill and finish his degree. Right now, he's too busy running a company.
Ukraine's Supreme Court resumed its probe Tuesday of the validity of bitterly disputed results from the presidential runoff election, while parliament convened to debate the growing threat to this ex-Soviet ...
Shares of Odyssey Healthcare, which provides hospice care for people nearing death, plunged yesterday after the company reduced its profit forecasts and announced that the Justice Department
Magic Johnson doesn't trust rookies to win a basketball game, much less lead the nation.
Senior representatives from Serbia and Hungary met in Belgrade Wednesday and pledged to calm nationalist tensions between the two countries.
Pakistani police hunt those responsible for a suicide bombing that killed 50 people at a mosque near Peshawar.
EBay Inc. will close its primary China website and form a partnership with Beijing-based Tom Online Inc. to boost traffic in the world's second-biggest Internet market, a person familiar with the situation said yesterday.
Aubrey Huff had a memorable game with four swings of the bat. Howie Kendrick spoiled it all with just one.
Egypt, who have defied predictions and proved themselves worthy defending African Nations Cup champions, are confident of retaining the title against Cameroon on Sunday.
Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister urged the Hezbollah-led opposition on Wednesday to end street protests and return to the negotiating table, vowing he would not be forced from power.
Terrence Williams scored 21 points and Earl Clark added 17 as No. 12 Louisville beat West Virginia 82-71 Thursday night in double overtime in the quarterfinals of the Big East conference tournament.
It's the most startling news to hit the heavy-metal circuit since Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat.
KALISPELL, Mont. -- The famed symbol of the Great Northern Railway was a mountain goat perched on a rock in Glacier National Park.
L'ad prevede una riduzione del potere dei sindacati
Class action case and management cuts Dell shareholders are suing the computer maker over allegations it took kickbacks from Intel to maintain an exclusive relationship with the chipmaker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK : New York&#39;s main crude oil contract shot higher Wednesday on a market shaken by twin car bomb attacks against security targets in the capital of oil kingpin Saudi Arabia.
The jingling piano, the humming traffic and the prancing horse tap out separate if connecting songs in the beguiling nonnarrative film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Silence Before Bach.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Wednesday that Britain will facilitate the implementation of the roadmap peace plan since it has been already agreed on.
Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt is to make her directorial debut at the Toronto Film Festival.
The US Treasury Department suspended investments in a federal employee pension fund on Thursday to keep the government below its borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary John Snow said in a letter to Congress.
Conversazioni di carattere politico e di pura cortesia
Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.9 percent by mid-morning on Tuesday and was on course for an eighth day of losses as a broad range of stocks wilted after oil prices spiked to &#36;50 a barrel and U.S. stocks made more losses.
U.S. policy on global warming seems headed for a tipping point, with politicians, business leaders and economists joining environmentalists to call for new laws to limit greenhouse gases that spur climate change.
One of our original and most persistent gripes about the PS3 has been the lack of any sort of IR support that would allow you to program your universal remote to command the system. Now, a handful of less-than-perfect solutions are hitting the market.
Dal Bosco \u00c3\u00a8 tornato a Mantova: \
It wasn&#39;t quite as dramatic or significant as the Music City Miracle. The Kansas City Chiefs will take it just the same. The Chiefs didn&#39;t need a long lateral on a controversial kickoff
Panasonic now offers a 16GB version of its P2 card for camcorders such as the HVX200, doubling the storage (and recording time) of its predecessor.
Online retailer Amazon revamps its A9 search site as its tries to grab a slice of the search business.
A bestselling novel offers surprising critiques of Egyptian society and government through the voices of taxi drivers.
President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s right-wing party won a solid majority to launch his programme of reforms in France&#39;s legislative election Sunday, but failed to secure a widely predicted landslide.
Isiah Thomas with predictable restraint, ignored Larry Brown\u00e2\u0080\u0099s grievances and praised his achievements.
William Hague rules out a return as Tory leader - saying that losing the top job was the best thing that had happened to him.
A Parigi alta moda apre con colti riferimenti pittorici
Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy discuss their new film, 'For Your Consideration.'
Greeks vote on Sunday in an election seen as crucial for economic reforms needed in the euro zone's second-poorest member and big-party fatigue could propel smaller parties into the role of powerbrokers.
Australian music entrepreneur  Chris Murphy, who managed INXS for 15 years and started world  music label Petrol Records, went to Cuba in 2002 on a mission:  to raise the profile of the country's hidden urban music scene.
[Business India]: New Delhi, Dec 6 : IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Monday announced a &quot;multi-year, multimillion dollar&quot; deal with Ferrari to assist in the development of their Formula 1 car for the next racing season.
Vice President Dick Cheney has linked prewar Iraq with al Qaeda in the vice-presidential debate, despite assessments from the CIA and the September 11 Commission that have found no conclusive tie.
US Airways and its pilots union said on Saturday that they were willing to resume talks over a $295 million package of concessions, as time ran short for the company
While there has been more Internet advertising activity in this year's presidential race than in the past, the money spent on Web ads still pales in comparison to that allocated for TV commercials, the first-ever study of online political ads found.    The study, released Monday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, said President Bush, Democrat John Kerry, their political parties and allied independent groups spent $2.6 million to post banner ads on Web sites from January through August...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has barred the use of mobile phones with built-in cameras, blaming them for \
WASHINGTON - Terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui lost a bid Wednesday to have the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals review two issues - witness access and the death penalty - that have delayed a trial...
The Israeli army killed six Palestinians  in Gaza on Friday as it poured soldiers into the coastal strip,  expanding a ground offensive intended to root out militants  firing rockets into Israeli towns.
Pop star Sir Elton John criticises Australian Prime Minister John Howard's position on gay marriage.
An apparent attempt to assassinate Gaza&#039;s intelligence chief with a bomb planted at his headquarters Saturday heightened tensions between President Mahmoud Abbas&#039; Fatah faction and the Islamic militant group Hamas.
Gunmen killed four people in central Baghdad on Sunday, police said, and officials from the organization running Iraq&#39;s national elections are investigating whether any of their employees were among the victims.
The Northwest Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific is now open due to ice loss, the European space agency says.
A new program can circumvent the company's safeguards and make the copying of music and videos relatively easy.
For Napster to Go users only Napster UK is giving away free MP3 players to all new subscribers of its portable music service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der&#39;s Social Democrats were celebrating today after voters in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany&#39;s most populous state
Many adults with arthritis suffer frequent mental distress, and this goes hand-in-hand with an impaired quality of life, according to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
Western governors gathered last week to plan with the Bush administration and Congress how to change the Endangered Species Act, the 31-year-old law they say
The cost of extending Shanghai's maglev train line may be more than double the original budget, a report says.
One man was dead and five others critically wounded, as an individual armed with a knife went on a morning rampage in north London, police and hospital officials said.
A look at conservative Republicans and their preferences for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, based on recent Associated Press-Ipsos polls.
LONDON, England -- French defender Jean-Alain Boumsong was in Newcastle on Friday to complete an eight-million-pound (11.3-million euro) move from Scottish giants Rangers.
Great Britain book their place in the Tri-Nations final with victory over Australia.
Australia will equip its Air Force with stealth cruise missiles to maintain military superiority over its neighbours, the Government announced yesterday.
Microsoft's search and advertising head spoke said the company is taking steps to improve its search market position.
Tanti sono i passaggi molecolari per causarlo nei topi
An escaped tiger killed a visitor at San Francisco Zoo and mauled two other men on Tuesday, a year after the same animal attacked a park employee, officials said.
U.S. consumers spent more money on  the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor -- more than $9 billion  -- than any other prescription drug in 2004, according to  federal estimates released on Wednesday.
Behind the scenes in Hollywood days before the Oscars, the sounds of zipping, ripping, sucking-in and sighing fill the air as film stars try out gowns before Sunday's red carpet parade.
SHANNON - Vice President Dick Cheney met on Saturday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, who expressed concern about the security situation in the Middle East, but neither side gave specifics about their discussions.
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) declares a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, a pro-Kurdish news agency says.
The US Navy is investigating photos posted on the Internet that appear to depict abuse of Iraqi detainees during their capture in May 2003 by Navy special forces, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
By RUSSELL MAX SIMON Journal Staff Writer  Homeowners in the Quail Run golf course development off Old Pecos Trail are opposing a low- and middle-income development planned right next door.
Software manufacturer Oracle Corp. said Monday that it raised its hostile bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc. to $24 per share from $21, and said the new price represents the company&#39;s &quot;best and final offer.
A child killer is to be quizzed over the a Devon schoolgirl's disappearance and the murder of a Northern Ireland girl.
Cycle Source Group added McKids to its stable of international licensed brands. McDonald's Corporation licensed Cycle Source Group to design and market a line of McKids toys including bicycles, tricycles, ...
Code e incidenti, il piu' grave su A1 con 2 morti e 7 feriti
Two policemen were injured and three protesters arrested as thousands marched under tight security through Sydney on Saturday in a protest against visiting US President George W. Bush and the Iraq war.
Sylvester Stallone says he used human growth hormone, though not steroids, to get in shape for \u00e2\u0080\u009cRambo,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which opened on Friday, and defends its use in an article on Time magazine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Web site . Mr. Stallone, 61, says he gained 41 pounds to play Rambo by using prescription testosterone. \u00e2\u0080\u009cEveryone over 40 years old would be wise to investigate it because it increases the quality of your life,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he says. \u00e2\u0080\u009cMark my words. In 10 years it will be over the counter.\u00e2\u0080\u009d HGH and other performance-enhancing substances have become a matter of concern to sports officials, who are fighting their use among athletes.
The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said Sunday that he would propose legislation to break up the Central Intelligence Agency and divide its responsibilities among three new spy agencies.
Weather Channel feeds up temperatures, weather conditions and storm tracking to Google Maps and Google Earth.
China faces pressure over Darfur, after Steven Spielberg resigns as an Olympics advisor over the issue.
A US aircraft carrier group was headed for Indonesia&#39;s tsunami-stricken Aceh province on Thursday to help with relief operations in the world&#39;s most populous Muslim country, officials said.
Yahoo Now Powers OptusNet of Australia and New Zealand  Yahoo Search now powers the search engine results for OptusNet, Australia's second largest Internet service provider. The Age reports that Optus signed an agreement with Yahoo's Australia and New Zealand divisions where in Yahoo! Search Technology will power  the OptusNet dialup ...
Now at the helm of the Tribune Company, Samuel Zell declared that the troubled operation would aim to raise revenue more than cut spending.
SAN FRANCISCO, SEPTEMBER 22: Peoplesoft Inc will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $7.
ICONIC brand Playboy plans to open a private club in China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s commercial capital of Shanghai in a first for the communist nation, which still bans the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flagship men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s magazine.
Metallo prezioso scambiato a 645,13 dollari l'oncia
Wireless phone provider MetroPCS Communications Inc. publicly offered Tuesday to buy a regional rival for more than $5 billion in stock, a long-anticipated move that would create a nationwide wireless carrier dedicated to the discount market.
Ali vs. Frazier. Leonard vs. Hagler. Now Massachusetts football fans have their own prize fight set for Nov. 5, 2005 at Yale.
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Level 3 Communications Inc., a provider of integrated communications services, said on Friday that it acquired telecommunications giant Sprint Corp.
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Il Norimberga ha acquistato dal Feyenoord l'attaccante della nazionale greca Angelos Charisteas. Dop...
Canadian telecom equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp. said Wednesday that it won&#39;t be able to file financial restatements to correct accounting irregularities by the end of October, as originally expected.
Three former BEA Systems Inc. executives who left earlier this year have resurfaced as founders of a Seattle startup that plans to begin integrating and supporting a variety of open source server software next year.
Israel released more than 250 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of a series of goodwill gestures designed to bolster Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in his standoff against Hamas.
News Editor. It&#39;s Thursday and for many, that&#39;s one day short of payday. But before San Marcos residents who find themselves on a tight paycheck-to-paycheck budget write a check this afternoon
LONDON - Eight men accused of plotting to commit murder and cause mayhem with radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives appeared in court Wednesday in a case linked to a U.S. terror alert this month...
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Microsoft Corp. is planning to launch its own Web search engine on Thursday, according to several reports published Tuesday evening.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission did not declare effective Google Inc.'s registration  statement for its multibillion-dollar initial public offering  by the close of the agency's business day on Tuesday, an SEC  official said.
AT&amp;T on Thursday reported a $7.1bn third-quarter loss because of an $11.4bn writedown of its assets after its retreat from consumer services and other restructuring charges.
A quirky teen-pregnancy yarn and a love  story involving a life-sized sex doll have won over critics at  the Toronto International Film Festival, stealing the spotlight  from darker films on war and politics.
The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation&#39;s emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan.
Richard Hamilton scores 22 points as the Detroit Pistons extend their winning streak to 11 games with a 101-85 win over Toronto.
Toyota Motor Corp plans to build a factory in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, the first local production in that nation by any Japanese carmaker, company officials were quoted by Kyodo news agency as saying.
While Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo interviewed a candidate in Wisconsin yesterday and was making his way to New Jersey to interview more, there were growing indications that he already has decided on the school's next football coach: Mark Whipple.
J.J. Arrington and his California teammates are on the verge of so many remarkable accomplishments that it might be impossible not to think ahead to New Year's Day or beyond.
A U.S. court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the estranged mother of dead Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to halt her burial in the Bahamas, clearing the way for an end to a battle over the decomposing body.
XSS marks the spot Think you've protected your web applications from cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities? The odds are against you. Roughly 90 per cent of web applications have this problem, and it's getting worse as web applications and web services share more and more data.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stocks rose in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by fresh takeover talk and expectations that Apple Inc.  will make higher-than-expected profit margins on its iPhone.
A car-bomb detonated at a Baghdad police station, killed at least 47 people and injured scores more. Many of the victims were recruits signing up for jobs as police officers, others were shoppers at a nearby market.
Thousands of supporters greeted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as she flew to her stronghold in southern Pakistan on Saturday, days after an assassination attempt in Karachi that killed 139 people.
Eight people in London suffering from breathing difficulties after being found in chemical tanker
In a strategic move that demonstrates how Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSO) soared to success in the first place, the company has entered into agreements with Mark Burnett and an affiliated entity.
KOCHI: In its final determination of antidumping duty, the US has imposed a duty of 9.45% on the export of shrimps from India. Though the final rate of duty is less than the preliminary rate of 14.2% announced
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North Korea appears almost certain to miss a deadline in a nuclear deal, a development that is unlikely to scuttle the disarmament-for-aid pact it reached with regional powers but could hamper its implementation.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hard to imagine such a tough and inscrutable person as Dale Earnhardt having a romantic inner life. But that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just what \u00e2\u0080\u009c3,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the new ESPN movie about his life, asks us to do.
Following the high-profile recall problem for Sony due to a fire risk in laptop batteries, another Japanese company has been forced to recall its batteries as well, but this time it involves cellular phones.
Sir Mark Thatcher was arrested at his South African home yesterday on suspicion of helping to pay for a coup attempt in the oil-rich state of Equatorial Guinea.
THE score looked bad but Kurt Barnes is still having fun on his Australian Open odyssey. The 23-year-old coal miners son from the Hunter Valley in NSW, gave up his overnight lead at the centenary Australian
An Afghan official said criminals were holding a British woman and two other kidnapped United Nations workers, not the Taliban-linked group that has threatened to kill them unless its jailed comrades are freed.
President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world&#39;s highest bridge on Tuesday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees
By staff writers and wires. MULTIPLEX Group has offered $1.33 billion to takeover Ronin Property Group in one of the latest moves of consolidation in the listed property trust sector.
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DNA testing has linked a Moroccan man jailed in his homeland, Abdelilah Hriz, to the Madrid train bombings, a Spanish judicial source said Wednesday.
Singapore, which sees itself as a target for terrorists, will install more closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in crowded areas to forestall any attacks, the Sunday Times reported.
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The ZEW institute said its expectations indicator, based on a survey of around 300 analysts and institutional investors, dropped more than expected to 45.3, the lowest since 41.9 in July 2003, from 48.4 in ...
Clemson professor proposes following NASA's lead on energy-capturing space probes to convert car heat into useful electricity
The president of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, has escaped an assassination attempt, a presidential spokesman said.
ALAN Smith yesterday showed that Wayne Rooney is not the only Manchester United striker capable of scoring important goals by rescuing a precious point against Middlesbrough.
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Once again, Florida is embroiled in a dispute over vote counting in the presidential election.
The falling dollar reached new depths against the euro today, after a weeklong erosion of value prompted by concern that the dollar&#39;s status as the premier international reserve currency is growing more precarious.
Spam that includes sexually oriented content viewable in the e-mail message violates the &quot;brown paper wrapper&quot; rules that are part of the CAN-SPAM law, as well as Federal Trade Commission rules.
The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said today.
BERLIN -- The United Nations' highest court ruled yesterday that Serbia failed to prevent the massacre of Muslims during the Bosnian war but was not directly responsible for the atrocities, ending a landmark case in which an entire nation was tried for committing genocide.
D. J. White had 21 points and 8 rebounds, and Eric Gordon scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half Saturday to help No. 13 Indiana pull away from Coppin State, 73-46.
Meddling muggles boast of last book transcript attack A hacker posting on a full disclosure email list run by InSecure.org claims to have obtained a copy of a transcript of the forthcoming book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LEBRON JAMES had 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists two days before his 20th birthday to guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks today.
SAN FRANCISCO (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers  starting quarterback Tim Rattay discovered on Monday that he  suffered a second degree separation of his right shoulder  during Sunday's 21-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
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Amare Stoudemire had 26 points and a season-high 15 rebounds to lead four players in double figures, and the Phoenix Suns routed the Chicago Bulls 94-74 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Annika Sorenstam took a three-stroke lead into the final round of the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, shooting a 3-under 68 on Saturday on the demanding Cedar Ridge Country Club course.
The most primitive bat ever discovered could fly but not navigate by sound, scientists have reported.
Suspected separatist rebels derailed a train in southern Thailand on Monday, police and railway officials said, injuring at least 16 people and forcing the suspension of some services.
The bird flu outbreak which has hit four districts in north state of Kelantan seems to be under control with no new cases in the past three days, a veterinary official said Friday.
A play dropped after violent protests from members of the Sikh community could be held at another theatre.
 on North Korea reactor shutdown: report
Glenda Way turns on the shower tap and  reaches for a bucket, catching drops until the water is warm  enough for her wash.
French biotech sleuths believe they have identified a gene that helps determine whether your steak will be tough or tender.
Ford Motor Co. is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Europe's tallest mountain is dirty and overcrowded, according to a French mayor who has ignited controversy with a proposal to limit the number of climbers on Mont Blanc.
 Sugut wins Bombay marathon
Scientists say they have found why a diet rich in olive oil may cut the risk of developing breast cancer.
The Indonesian police have arrested a man allegedly linked to last Thursday&#39;s bombing in Jakarta, the national police chief said on Friday.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office on Thursday denied reports he was in Iraq for a previously unannounced visit to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. troops.
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George Clooney traveled to Chad on Tuesday as a U.N. \
 New Orleans housing design
Ok, I&#39;m not a football person. I never really understood the game -- I&#39;d rather see a good play or go to the movies. But &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; shows why football -- especially high school football -- inspire such loyal and rabid fans.
Seven people - four young men and three young women - have been found slumped over dead in a van outside Tokyo. Four charcoal stoves were also in the van; investigators think the young people died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The lure of this moment is what made his retirement so short. A pennant on the line, an adopted city&#39;s heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent.
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Queens is the only large county in the U.S. where this is so, according to analysis of new census data.
Tom Watson's victory in the inaugural Tradition is all the more memorable because it was his last win with the man who was by his side for some 30 years, caddie Bruce Edwards.
MELBOURNE Australia thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets Wednesday, becoming the first nation to reach 300 test match victories and capturing a record fifth series for the calendar year.
Sao Paulo - Formula One&#39;s governing body the FIA confirmed on Friday that they will force through new rules in 2005 and 2006 in a bid to slow cars down in the years ahead.
New Zealand&#39;s High Court on Monday rejected as uncompetitive a proposed alliance between the country&#39;s flag carrier and Australian rival Qantas in a deal that Air New Zealand had claimed was critical to its long-term survival.
With the Iraq elections two weeks away and no signs of the insurgency abating, Bush set no timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops.
Employment climbed at a steady pace in December, suggesting the economy is on a solid footing but that employers are still cautious about hiring.
The dollar slipped to just over a cent above this month&#39;s record low against the euro on Monday but won a bit of ground versus the yen, with investors focusing on the broadly bearish outlook for the US currency.
Bombay, India.  While the official name of the city is now \
(InfoWorld) - An investigation into possible anticompetitive behavior in the flat-panel display market widened Tuesday, with four more big vendors saying they had been contacted by investigators. Samsung Electronics\u00c2\u00a0said it had been served with subpoenas by regulators in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, while Sharp and Taiwan's AU Optronics were contacted by the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), they said. Taiwan's Chi Mei Optoelectronics said a subsidiary in the U.S. was also contacted by the DOJ. The investigation came to light Monday when LG.Philips LCD Co.\u00c2\u00a0revealed that it had been subpoenaed\u00c2\u00a0by regulators in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan. The probe centers on TFT (thin-film transistor) LCDs, according to Samsung. They are used in a wide range of electronics products including flat-panel televisions and computer monitors, laptop computers, cell phones, and digital music players. The three companies being investigated are among the largest manufacturers of such displays. The investigation comes on the heels of anticompetition probes in the DRAM (dynamic RAM) and\u00c2\u00a0SRAM (static RAM) markets. The DRAM investigation\u00c2\u00a0focussed on price-fixing, which is when vendors cooperate to set prices artificially. Sharp Spokeswoman Miyuki Nakayama said the company was surprised to have received the summons. Sharp has a policy of \
Welcome to Canada&#39;s least funny parlour game, launched by Paul Martin in his years as finance minister and carried on with great doggedness by the current minister, Ralph Goodale.
The executives from credit card companies said it as difficult to keep pace with those who seek to exploit children on the Web.
The way the troubled Welsh Ambulance Service deals with 999 calls will be redesigned, says its chief executive.
CONCEPCI\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0093N, Argentina -- From  a flat patch of tree-studded savannah, the gaze stretches for miles: across a small pond where a marsh deer stops to drink, and over swampy wetlands where herons gingerly high-step.
com. Win Monday, and the team advances to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Lose, and players will suffer through more of those annoying questions about playoff futility.
The husband of David Blunkett's ex-lover appeals for his wife to be left alone and says she is not Britain's \
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  were unchanged for the week ended Dec. 17 from the prior week  as an increase in refinancing offset a decrease in purchases,  an industry trade group said.
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian crowd favorite Mikhail Youzhny posted an easy straight-set victory over Slovakian Karol Beck Sunday to capture the title at the $1 million St.
ATHENS - Paula Radcliffe&#39;s entrance to the Panathinaiko Stadium was not supposed to have been like this. For four years she has dreamed of setting the final garland on an honour-strewn career by arriving at
Developing countries, especially in Asia, must promote healthy lifestyles from childhood to halt rising obesity and heart disease rates, medical experts said on Thursday.
Aveva tre anni, ancora sconosciute le cause
Fight against insurgency killed 899 US troops, but violence plummeted after troop surge in second half
An IRA member jailed for killing Irish police officer Jerry McCabe is to be released from prison.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who pleaded tearfully last month for Prime Minister Tony Blair to meet his kidnappers' demands, was beheaded by his captors, his brother said Friday.   \
Europe's top food safety agency has been asked to determine whether meat and milk from cloned animals are safe to eat, European Commission officials said on Thursday.
A desk and chair from Adolf Hitler's private apartment in Munich is expected to be sold for $1m.
French authorities say they cannot rule out bird flu as they test samples from 4,000 chickens that died on a farm.
Police detained seven suspects for questioning in the kidnapping of three UN election workers in the Afghan capital, officials said Friday, but investigators appeared no closer to establishing whether Taliban-linked militants or criminals were responsible
The Dartmouth ski team took the first step toward defending its NCAA championship with a win in the Bates Winter Carnival at Sunday River, Maine last weekend.
A British Airways flight from London to New York was forced to turn back Wednesday after U.S. authorities refused to allow one of the passengers to land, saying he posed a terrorist threat, the airline said.
Solid sales at Richemont helped European  shares stay in positive territory at midday on Thursday but  higher oil prices capped buying, amid worries that Hurricane  Ivan could damage oil facilities in the crude-rich Gulf of  Mexico.
He had kicked a 55-yard field goal at a scouting combine, and a 35-yarder was his longest while playing for Medway High School. But neither could compare to the clutch field goal Bentley College freshman Tyler McNamara sent through the uprights early this month at nationally ranked East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania.
Oil eased below $99 a barrel on Friday as investors took profits from a record rally that swept prices above $100 a barrel and heightened concern over the world's economic wellbeing.
Consumer prices rose the most in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said illegal immigration is not a crime, prompting rival Mitt Romney to accuse him of not taking the problem seriously.
Latvian lawmakers approved a new center-right government Thursday that will face an uphill battle to restore popular trust and prevent the country's red-hot economy from abruptly reversing course.
LIVERPOOL&#39;S Djibril Cisse will find inspiration within his own dressing room as he begins a painful rehabilitation from an horrific broken leg today.
Flu season is an annual part of our lives, yet the federal government fails almost every year to make sure the nation has an adequate supply of the vaccine.
Core U.S. consumer prices rose by a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in July, showing stable prices that held the year-on-year rate of nonfood, nonenergy inflation to 1.9 percent for the second month in a row, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
PARIS - Arsonists torched a Jewish community centre in eastern Paris Sunday, the latest target in a recent wave of anti-Semitic incidents in France.
PHUKET, Thailand  - A budget airliner crashed while trying to land in driving rain on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, bursting into flames and killing at least 66 people, officials said.
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Dan Grunfeld scores a career-high 29 points as the Cardinal gets its first Pac-10 victory of the season with an 87-76 upset of Arizona.
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Time Warner Inc. TWX.N on Friday  posted a higher quarterly net profit boosted by more digital  video and cable high speed Internet customers and higher  advertising sales at the cable networks.
Nell'anticipo della quarta giornata del campionato spagnolo, il Real Madrid ha vinto in trasferta a ...
ASHBURN, Va. - LaVar Arrington strained his right knee in practice Monday, a setback for the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker hoping to play this week after missing four games.
Sunni-Shi'ite tensions have a long history in Lebanon, but the latest upsurge is fueled by a battle for regional supremacy between powers thousands of miles from Beirut
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The American League Gold Glove awards were announced Tuesday and two went to the Seattle Mariners. Seattle second baseman Bret Boone and Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki each were honored for the fourth time.
ELIZABETH EDWARDS, THE WIFE OF SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS, WILL UNDERGO MORE TESTS TO DETERMINE HOW FAR HER BREAST CANCER HAS ADVANCED AND THE WAYS TO BEST TREAT IT.
A robotic arm able to carry out an intricate life-saving heart operation is being pioneered by UK surgeons.
A Berlin student who bought a second-hand sofa bed at a flea market learned she had been sitting on a small fortune when she found a baroque painting hidden inside the couch.
People on HIV drug Viracept are being warned over a possible contamination with cancer-causing chemicals.
The going rate for a first-year associate in New York is now $145,000, and that news has traveled fast.
Redskins' Sean Taylor won't be fined for an alleged spitting incident.
Peter Boneparth, C.E.O. of Jones Apparel, which owns brands like Anne Klein and Nine West, stepped down after disagreements with directors over the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future.
Northern Ireland's feuding political parties meet later on Friday to take what London and Dublin hope will be a critical step towards restoring self-government in the British-ruled province.
About 400 people marched in driving rain in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on a pro-democracy movement.
Da Brain Technology e da 3 Mobile Video Company arriva l&#39;annuncio di un accordo di commercializzazione che riguarda per la&#39;ppunto i prodotti ei servizi a marchio 3. In base ai termini dell&#39;intesa raggiunta
The NL East race just got a lot more interesting. Greg Dobbs had a pinch-hit grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Mets for the eighth straight time Sunday, completing another sweep of sloppy New York with a 10-6 victory.
JOSE MOURINHO began his latest campaign as he finished the last one - a winner - as his new club Chelsea thrashed French strugglers Paris Saint Germain 3-0 in Paris in their opening match of the tournament on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide when local governments may seize people&#39;s homes and businesses against their will to make way for shopping malls, hotel complexes or other projects that produce more tax revenue.
The sister-in-law of an Alexandria man who is a candidate in the upcoming Palestinian presidential election was found slain in her Louisiana home Friday morning, according to her family and law enforcement officials.
Pakistan has spoken positively of the first meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying the significant summit will help to
The European Union and the United States exchanged blows again on Friday over a transatlantic aircraft pact, sharpening a trade row and calling into question funding for the world&#39;s top aircraft makers.
One of our original and most persistent gripes about the PS3 has been the lack of any sort of IR support that would allow you to program your universal remote to command the system. Now, a handful of less-than-perfect solutions are hitting the market.
U.S. holiday travelers hoping to get  back in the air after a weekend of flight cancellations due to  computer malfunctions and staff shortages still faced  difficulties getting to their destinations on Monday.
Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.
Wal-Mart canceled an order for a best-selling book by Jon Stewart and the writers of \
Police killed four looters as mobs set scores of houses and businesses ablaze in a western town, an official said Friday, in clashes sparked by the police killing of an opposition lawmaker.
Pop star Jessica Simpson has been cast as Daisy Duke in the big-screen remake of \
A man facing child-sex charges in Australia is sworn in as the Solomon Islands attorney-general.
The leaders of Serbia and its province of Kosovo prepare for landmark talks at the UN in New York.
Every morning at 7:45, Alitalia SpA Flight 1022 leaves Rome&#39;s Fiumicino Airport for Milan&#39;s Malpensa Airport. An average of 80 seats on the Airbus 320, 60 percent of the total, are occupied
Thousands of spectators along the Delaware River were disappointed Saturday when high, fast-flowing waters forced the re-enactment of Gen. George Washington's historic crossing to be canceled for the third straight year.
Wild ambition and great achievement sometimes carry the seeds of their own destruction -- a proposition that is both the central subject and dangerous stylistic temptation of Oliver Stone&#39;s vast, riveting, madly audacious movie biography &quot;Alexander.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 4  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Nations University, with the support of IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare; http://www.ifaw.org/), unveiled a new and innovative system designed to combat wildlife crime.
Japanese doctors have used thin sheets of cheek tissue to restore vision in people with a painful eye condition caused by damaged corneas.
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Consumer borrowing increased less than expected in July as higher incomes allowed Americans to reduce their credit card use.
When Martin Tomasko, a UA astronomer, started designing the instrument that will serve as the eyes of the Huygens probe, he first fashioned a weighted block of metal to be used in a practice flight.
WAKEFIELD - The day was almost perfect for Winchester High. The wrestling power had three champions in last night's Division 3 state championship at Wakefield High, losing just the 275-pound championship to keep the team shy of perfection.
The gap between rises in health insurance premiums and wages is at its widest point in six years, a survey said on Tuesday, which experts said puts workers in a perilous position should the economy turn sour.
P.J. Couisnard is perfect from the field on his way to 21 points in No. 8 Wichita State's 102-46 rout of Maryland-Eastern Shore on Sunday in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic.
AMSTERDAM, Nov 2: Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who recently made a controversial short film about women and Islamic culture, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday, police said.
The public needs to have greater say in scientific decision-making, the British Association leader says.
The Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix at S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo today, and there is still no doubt who is the best driver in the world.
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The biggest attraction for customers, said IDC analyst Alex Slawsby, is that RIM has provided QWERTY text-input capabilities in the Blackberry 7100t device.
North Korea blamed the United States on  Monday for blocking six-country talks on scrapping its nuclear  programs, denying it had stalled the talks itself to await the  outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
A fourth Russian shipment of nuclear fuel arrived in Iran on Sunday, destined for a power plant being constructed in the southern port of Bushehr, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
Doctors and patients have overcome huge medical hurdles in liver transplantation, but they still face an ethical abyss, created largely by organ shortages.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Google&#39;s two-month-old rival product.
A judge in Chile has said that the country&#39;s former military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, is fit enough to be tried for alleged human rights abuses in the 1970s.
An interesting approach to curbing alcoholism is tested on rats.
Dec. 14, 2004 - ABC News reporter Mike Gudgell, who has been covering the Scott Peterson trial for the past two years, answers some of your questions in response to the jury&#39;s recommendation of the death
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President Nestor Kirchner and his wife are poised to launch a new political dynasty Sunday in an election that promises to replace him with her.
Upscale home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc  reported a quarterly loss on Thursday, a reflection of the deteriorating U.S. home market, but its shares rose as the results met Wall Street expectations.
Nine people have contracted the flu at a Manhattan nursing home in the city&#39;s first outbreak since the national vaccine shortage was announced, health officials said.
Iraqi kidnappers seized two Americans and a Briton from their home and office in Baghdad Thursday, CNN reported. US and British officials in Iraq said they were looking into the report from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior.
OSAKA, Japan  - American Tyson Gay surged past Jamaica's Asafa Powell to win gold in an electrifying men's 100 meters final at the world championships on Sunday.
Botanists on Thursday announced they had identified a new species of palm that is so enormous it can be spotted from space and whose bizarre life cycle requires the plant to kill itself after it has flowered.
Drinks firm Diageo agrees to form a  joint venture with the makers of Dutch vodka brand Ketel One.
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MORELIA, Mexico  - Two severed heads were found in a busy town center in Mexico on Saturday several kilometers from their bodies, police said, the latest in a string of gory killings in crime-infested Michoacan state.
Time Warner Inc.  on Wednesday  posted a second-quarter profit on more digital phone and  high-speed data customers and reported strong growth in online  advertising as it disclosed plans to offer AOL's e-mail and Web  services for free.
EPIX initiates a safety trial and gets good efficacy data.
Lamar Butler scores a career-high 28 points and hits seven three- pointers to lead Mason to a 79-61 win over Towson on Wednesday.
Rescue workers and Japanese troops waded through sludge Thursday to search for victims of mudslides in Japan&#39;s deadliest typhoon in over a decade that ripped across the country, killing 63 and leaving 25 missing.
Wiping his brow after returning from a tour of ravaged Aceh province on Monday, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said he was worried that the devastation was even worse than has been reported.
Former WorldCom Inc. finance chief  Scott Sullivan began his long-awaited testimony on Monday by  implicating ex-CEO Bernard Ebbers in an $11 billion accounting  scandal that drove the telecommunications company into the  largest U.S. bankruptcy.
MILANO - Cambio al vertice del ranking Uci: grazie alla vittoria di sabato nel Giro di Lombardia il nuovo numero uno \u00c3\u00a8 Damiano Cunego. Il veronese, con 2245,40 punti, precede Paolo Bettini (2239). Terzo il tedesco Zabel (2121).
As Harry Potter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wizardry skills keep growing, so do his box office powers.
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team today continued testing at Silverstone, with Fernando Alonso and Jacques Villeneuve representing the team.
PHOTOKINA 2006, COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today released Aperture(TM) 1.5, a major update to the all-in-one post production tool for photographers that delivers enhancements across each phase of the entire workflow.
After landing in the Oahu Bowl in 1999, the Fiesta in 2000, the Insight in 2002 and the Las Vegas Bowl in 2003, where will Oregon State&#39;s next postseason football stop be?
The Boston Red Sox have finalized a three-year, $25.5-million contract with free-agent right-hander Matt Clement. He helps fill the spot in the rotation that opened when Pedro Martinez left.
Google's empire expands into universities - taking over entire campus e-mail networks.
California designers Because We Can build a game company a fantastic work space that looks like it was ripped straight from the pages of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Rebels in the DR Congo take control of large parts of Virunga National Park, home to rare mountain gorillas.
During the 1996 European Championship in England, Lilian Thuram took over the starting right back position from Jocelyn Angloma for France's national team. A report noted that Angloma was \
Some web logs were swift to provide dark theories about the presidential election, but others were just as quick to debunk them.
SANTA MARIA -- The judge in the molestation case against Michael Jackson on Monday rejected a defense request to conduct psychological examinations of the alleged victim and the boy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family.
Librarians&#8217; Internet Index Adds New Search Technology One of the most trusted and quality oriented directories on the Internet, the Librarians&#8217; Internet Index (or LII.org) has recently undergone some changes to its search and navigational features. Gary Price has the scoop on ResourceShelf  :  The new Librarians&#8217; Internet Index database is online today powered by [...]
TORONTO (CP) - High prices for commodities such as crude oil and aluminum forced soft-drink company Cott Corp. to warn Monday that its 2004 financial results may fall short of its previous forecast.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.
It will work with the United Nations on a quota only for the asylum-seekers from the Darfur region who are among 1,700 Sudanese who have crossed into Israel via Egypt.
The investor Carl C. Icahn said he was trying to get three supporters elected to the board of the biotechnology firm Biogen Idec because of concerns over the sales process.
Il greggio tocca quota 80,20 dollari al barile
Kenny Richey says he spent his first days of freedom contemplating whether to take his own life.
Senator John Kerry said yesterday that his reference to Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s lesbian daughter Mary in this week&#39;s debate was made &quot;constructively and respectfully,&quot; even as the White
The European Commission is likely to take Britain to court over its treatment of cross-Channel shoppers.
India captain Saurav Ganguly expressed his dismay and Australia&#39;s Adam Gilchrist his delight as the grassy wicket in Nagpur became the centre of attention on the eve of the third test.
Bill Gates, the world's richest man, is to donate nearly 20 million dollars for research into helping rice farmers deal with global warming, the International Rice Research Institute said Monday.
Anche Franck Ribery applaude la scelta del Bayern, che nella prossima stagione sar&agrave; guidata i...
Villages are inundated and several thousand people stranded after flash floods in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Loosely based on the  soccer-centric Shue clan&#39;s tale of tragedy and triumph in the  late-1970s, &quot;Gracie&quot; is a true family affair.
The International Council of Museums published a &quot;black list&quot; of archaeological treasures illegally smuggled out of Afghanistan, in a bid to stifle trade in the stolen antiquities.
France will provide air support to humanitarian organizations supplying food and medicine to refugee camps in eastern Chad, a defense ministry spokesman said on Friday.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Todd Peterson kicked a 31-yard field goal with 8:38 left in overtime to give the 49ers a 31-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals yesterday after San Francisco (2-11) had blown a 25-point lead.
Former D.C. police chief Charles H. Ramsey is being considered for the police commissioner's job in Baltimore, officials said.
Californians idle in the nation's worst traffic jams on interstates surrounding major metropolitan areas but they are far from alone -- 52 percent of these urban stretches of highways are congested, according to a new study released on Thursday.
There is a banner draped over the Stretford End at Old Trafford, which simply reads '32,' a mocking reminder to the success-starved supporters of Manchester City of just how many years have passed since the club last lifted a major trophy.
Annual cup challenge kicks off OK students, off you go again. It's that time of the year when the wind-up starts to Microsoft's Imagine Cup \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the annual worldwide competition to encourage comp-sci students.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CHICAGO, Dec. 11 -- Snow and ice storms battering the Midwest since the weekend have caused at least 23 deaths, snarled air travel, closed schools, left thousands without electricity and temporarily halted presidential campaigning in Iowa.
NEW YORK, August 23 (New Ratings) - The recently announced overtime payment rules by the US Department of Labour are likely to take effect from today.
Jennings, the coach of the South Africa A side, which has done well lately in their turnouts, has accepted an offer to coach the national team until the end of the tour of the West Indies in May 2005.
A handful of researchers at Rice University uncovered a security flaw in Google&#39;s Desktop Search offering that could allow attackers to view small portions of personal search results.
Flessione dopo ritorno a normale attivita' in Golfo Messico
China posted its biggest trade surplus in nine years in December, data showed on Tuesday, as the country's booming exports showed little sign of trailing off.
MARTIN Jol was named as Tottenham Hotspur\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new head coach yesterday and immediately pledged to follow in the footsteps of Bill Nicholson and guide the club back to the halcyon days of the 1960s.

A top-level hockey agent who has been around the game since the days of the World Hockey Association said over the weekend he was sure the NHL would reject the players&#39; offer.
Israel and Hizbollah committed serious violations of international humanitarian law during the month-long Lebanon war, four U.N. human rights envoys said on Tuesday.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday he fears an offensive by Iraqi insurgents similar to the Tet offensive by the Viet Cong that sent U.S. casualties soaring in Vietnam nearly 40 years ago.
In the precious milliseconds it took to miss the exchange of an aluminum relay baton, American Marion Jones&#39; brave smile gave way to a flood of tears.
INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Jamaal Tinsley had a tremendous all-around game with 20 points, 14 assists, seven rebounds and five steals to lead the undermanned Indiana Pacers over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 106-102, at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Irony alert: Game publisher is furious over stolen copy of \
Iran e Siria hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 2010. ...
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The NFL media representative wanted to know if Ellis Hobbs wanted to leave, to duck out early from the questions about how Plaxico Burress got behind him for the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII last night, a 13-yarder in the left corner of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining.
Peter Boyle, best known as Ray Barones' father on \
at Fenway Park Records: Chicago is 42-51 (fourth in the American League Central, 14 games behind); Boston is 56-38 (first in the AL East).
A federal court has ruled in favor of Jermaine O&#39;Neal, upholding an arbitrator&#39;s reduction of the Pacers forward&#39;s suspension, according to broadcast reports.
It might not have been Reggie Miller&#39;s last minute heroics, but it still gave the crowd in Worthen Arena something to cheer about.
Oracle announced Monday that it has increased its PeopleSoft takeover bid to US$24 a share, calling the figure its &quot;best and final&quot; offer for its rival.
The U.N. Security Council, leaving its  New York home for the first time in 14 years, met in the Kenyan  capital on Thursday and won promises from Khartoum and rebels  in south Sudan of an end to their 21-year civil war.
Societa' e' obbligata a rilevare 80% di Italenergia
Top seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia needed three sets to advance at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Hewitt, who had received a first-round bye, defeated Japanese wild card Gouichi Motomura

With us already? Mobile Workshop When the area of mobile technology and applications is discussed, there is a tendency to treat it as a relatively new part of the overall IT landscape.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dell Inc. DELL.O will recall about  990,000 power adapters for some of its laptop computer models  because of a risk of overheating which could lead to a fire or  electrical shock, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission  said on Friday.
Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, who has not had a hit film in years, struck gold at the North American box office on Sunday with his new adventure movie &quot;National Treasure&quot; as family-oriented pictures led the field.
The education secretary is expected to reassure teachers they will not be sued over school trip accidents.
Grabs for underlying architecture Analysis Cisco has virtually re-invented IPTV services by dropping key elements of the IPTV experience \u00e2\u0080\u0093 VoD, network PVR, fast channel change and packet re-transmission \u00e2\u0080\u0093 down a layer into the network layer, sitting on Cisco routers and servers in the network.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Italian military court has allowed a former Nazi officer convicted for his role in a 1944 massacre to leave house arrest to work &#151; a ruling that sparked outrage among the families of those murdered, politicians and Jewish groups.
Former PeopleSoft Inc. Chief Executive Craig Conway testified that he lied when he told investors last year that Oracle Corp.&#39;s $7.
We need a search engine to find all the search engines. Two more Web-query services launched recently, Accoona and Blingo; their initial performance, however, suggests
Microsoft issued a patch for what it says is a &quot;critical&quot; security flaw in the way Windows programs handle JPEG images. According to a security bulletin accompanying the patch, the flaw
Ford Motor Co  on Thursday posted  a 9 percent decline in U.S. sales for December.
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Spain says Eta is in \
Insurgents threatened to behead two  Americans and a Briton captured in Baghdad on Saturday and  launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in  the northern city of Kirkuk that killed at least 23 people.
Yolanda Pulecio's relentless campaign to release her daughter and others kidnapped by rebels in Colombia has made her an international goodwill ambassador
ST. LOUIS -- Jimmie Johnson won driver of the year honors from The Sporting News on Wednesday despite coming up short in the race for the NASCAR Nextel Cup title.
Government experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.
LOS ANGELES  - When she made her debut several years back at only 15, Brit belter Joss Stone was an instant wow, a young girl mining soul's past with a voice beyond her years.
SWsoft CEO Serguei Beloussov says virtualization is creating new issues for buyers and sellers of software.
With over-the-air television broadcasts switching from analog to digital in just over a year, converter boxes are expected to be among the hot devices on display at next week's CES.
Two moments in World Cup history are guaranteed to start arguments between soccer fans -- Geoff Hurst's winning goal for England in 1966 and Diego Maradona's \
Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International's operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.
Aramis and Designer Fragrances, a division of high-end cosmetics firm Estee Lauder Cos., said Thursday it signed a multi-year deal naming real estate mogul and reality television star Donald Trump as the spokesperson for a new men's fragrance called Donald Trump, The Fragrance.
The Federal Communications Commission said that,  starting Wednesday, new rules will apply that will encourage more bidding and hasten the auction\u00e2\u0080\u0099s end.
The Food and Drug Administration has demanded more answers from Chiron Corp. about its efforts to correct operating flaws at the Liverpool plant, where half of the US flu vaccine for this winter was lost to contamination.
The EU on Monday welcomed Beijing&#39;s measures to control its textile export growth after a global quota system expires on Jan. 1, and said legal steps to block Chinese imports should only be used if strictly necessary.
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the tax evasion conviction of \
Race hate preacher Abdullah al-Faisal has been deported from Britain, the Home Secretary says.
The New York Times, one of America's most influential newspapers, on Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry as a potentially \
Arab TV networks stop screening a soap opera set in Taleban-era Afghanistan amid legal wrangling and militants threats.
Sport: Manchester United midfielder sidelined by damaged knee ligaments, club announces.
The International Criminal Court ruled Monday that Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, charged with recruiting child soldiers as young as 10 and sending them into battle, will be the first defendant to face trial at the newly established court.
Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio)\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0is the first elected official to face charges in the ongoing influence-peddling investigation of former lobbying powerhouse Jack Abramoff.
Joel Moss submitted a link today about a screencast he's developed showing how to use database migrations with the CakePHP framework.   At 20 minutes, it is a little longer than I wanted, but hopefully future casts will shorten with experience. This is planned to be the first of a series of screencasts, not just about Migrations, but about life with Cake. So without further ado, I proudly present Screencast Episode 1: How to use CakePHP Database Migrations.   The screencast is a Quicktime movie download coming in at 32mb, but is worth checking out if you're interested in working with the migration functionality in CakePHP.
Adam Gilchrist's final Test ends in a draw as Australia secure a 2-1 series victory over India.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cChuck Close,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about the painter, photographer and printmaker by the documentary filmmaker Marion Cajori, truly excels in its depiction of the physical process of making art.
PARIS, June 7 -- A European investigator said he has \
Sta affettuando accertamenti nell'ospedale di Cleveland
Siemens, the 161-year-old conglomerate based in Munich, has been disproving the skeptics who questioned whether an industrial giant could be a stock market star.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Smartphone maker Palm Inc. will sell a 25 percent stake to private equity firm Elevation Partners for $325 million, the company said Monday, and announced that the former technical guru behind the iPod will become chairman.
Sony Pictures is turning  its online acquisition Grouper into a ministudio that aims to  move some of the best user-generated content onto movie and TV  screens.
Two international studies of a new drug, telbivudine, have produced potentially good news for hepatitis B patients, showing that it suppresses the virus that damages the liver faster and better than other treatments.
Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention.
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British police and security services  were accused on Tuesday of &quot;systematic&quot; failings in connection  with attempted suicide bombings in 2005 whose leader had  several times crossed their radar.
Not everyone in Waterloo, Ill., is keen on the idea of a musical that chronicles the destruction of the nearby village of Valmeyer in the Great Flood of 1993.
New research suggests that people who lost weight -- and kept it off -- limited their fat, not carbohydrates. Dieters are starting to turn away from the Atkins-style plans for long-term weight control, and a new study backs them up.
Insurer Royal and Sun Alliance became the latest high-profile British firm to announce a mass transfer of jobs to India, saying it plans to move 1,100 positions there by 2006, saving the group 10 million pounds annually (14.5 million euros, 18.0 million dollars).
SAN FRANCISCO A San Francisco federal judge presiding over a steroids distribution saga is refusing to toss out the case. But US District Judge Susan Illston ruled that three of the defendants can try to convince
Former Inktomi chief David Peterschmidt replaces Don Listwin, who will continue to be vice chairman.
Nissan is set to unveil its new Qashqai model which it plans to produce in the UK, creating hundreds of jobs.
Office Depot Inc , the world's second-largest office supplies retailer, said on Monday it would delay its third-quarter earnings release due to an independent review of its vendor program funds, sending its shares down as much as 17 percent.
The computer-hardware giant, best known for products such as PCs and printers, on Friday laid out its plan to become a brand-name in consumer electronics products such as flat-screen TVs, music players and the devices that move content between them.
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Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan was on Friday issued a legal notice by an NGO for smoking in public during the two recent events - the Twenty20 cricket match in Mumbai and a media summit in Delhi.
Award-winning Chinese film director Zhang Yuan has been arrested after being found taking drugs at his Beijing home, official media said on Thursday.
The gruff, cigar-chomping general who led federal troops into New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is convinced America hasn't learned its lesson from the storm.
Bill Cosby's terrier bounced into the show ring, wagging his tail as if a tasty liver treat were in sight. Harry walked onto the green carpet at Madison Square Garden and it was no competition.
In a two-hour long battle, American troops along with warplanes killed 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon.
Tabletop PC introduced at 'D: All Things Digital' conference will respond to touch commands from multiple users at once.
THE future of AstraZeneca\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blood-thinning medicine, Exanta, was thrown into fresh doubt last night after France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading drugs regulator confirmed that it was reviewing the medicine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s approval status.
It&#39;s not as if the Dodgers feel they have the Cardinals right where they want them, but when you come from behind 53 times during the regular season, they don&#39;t know any better but to believe that anything&#39;s possible.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun,  charged a month ago with desertion in a mysterious case in  which he left his unit in Iraq only to turn up in Lebanon, has  failed to return to his base in North Carolina, the Marine  Corps said on Wednesday.
After a debut album that sold 6  million-plus copies, Carrie Underwood is under significant  pressure to keep the momentum going.
Thousands of cyclists snarled traffic  in New York on Friday night and police said they arrested more  than 250 people and confiscated their bicycles in the first  significant protest against President Bush before the  Republican convention.
ROMA - Raiuno vince la sfida del sabato sera negli ascolti televisivi. La trasmissione di Giorgio Panariello &#39;&#39;Ma il cielo e&#39; sempre piu&#39; blu&#39;&#39; nel giorno del suo esordio e&#39; stato visto in media da 7.035.000 spettatori con uno share di 32.52%.
Shoe sales have jumped this holiday  season, but they haven't been enough to kick up holiday sales  growth overall, according to a MasterCard Advisors survey.
IT'S PROBABLY TOO EARLY to call it a drought, but anyone with a vegetable garden, flower patch or lawn knows that we are in a significant dry period. As of Monday, Springfield was about 4 inches behind the amount of precipitation it would normally expect.
Turkish police hold four suspects over a deadly car bombing in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
South Asia is no longer a &quot;nuclear flashpoint&quot; as Islamabad and New Delhi have made &quot;considerable progress&quot; on nuclear confidence-building measures, Pakistan said on Wednesday.
From the destruction that swept over south Asia claiming more than 115,000 lives, hope is emerging in one stricken country that relief efforts are diverting a path to civil war.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Stocks gained slightly Friday and the major indicators ended higher for the second straight week. Crude oil futures continued their decline, falling below $43 per barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 months.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egyptian security forces greatly reduced their presence along the breached Gaza border late on Friday after Palestinian militants defied their attempts to seal the gaps by bulldozing a new opening.
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The dollar lost ground against the euro  and the yen on Monday after a brief rebound last week, as  investors grew cautious ahead of U.S. data on trade, the  current account deficit and investment flows later in the week.
West Brom announced tonight they have relieved boss Gary Megson of his duties with immediate effect. Megson had sent a letter to the Albion board informing them he would not be
The first thing the new, Democratic-led Senate will do next year is meet in a closed \
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The world&#39;s leading economies should take advantage of a benign global economic outlook to strengthen their domestic economies, said a senior official of the International Monetary Fund.
Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has started his presidential campaign by promising a general referendum on peace.
A 24-year-old mother's mental illness may have led her to toss her three young boys into chilly San Francisco Bay, but lawyers disagreed Monday about whether the act was first-degree murder.
The domestic intelligence agency MI5 kept tabs on George Orwell for more than two decades but did not believe he was a mainstream communist, according to records made public on Tuesday.
Dunkin' Donuts is courting bigger franchisees and moving away from the smaller entrepreneurs that were the cornerstone of its early growth as it seeks to fuel an aggressive US expansion plan.
Kosovo Serbs set two border crossings ablaze to protest against Kosovo's independence declaration.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government yesterday rejected claims from opposition lawmakers that a redeployment of British troops in Iraq would be a political show of support for the administration of US President George W. Bush before presidential
New York Jets quarterback Chad Pennington will have surgery next month for a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.
Britain put Iraqis in command of the  main Iraqi army unit in Basra on Tuesday, a move billed as  paving the way for Washington's main ally to formally announce  major cutbacks in troops.
British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.
A patchwork of electronics recycling laws is emerging from state capitals across the country, presenting manufacturers with a major challenge and Congress with a golden opportunity, the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) said today.  Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Connecticut Gov. M.
The House adopted a Republican-sponsored bill on Friday that would restructure the nation&#39;s intelligence community in response to the recommendations of the Sept.
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A middle school principal accused of selling crystal methamphetamine from his office after school and on weekends was arrested after police found the drug on his desk, authorities said Wednesday.
[India News]: New Delhi, Dec. 2 : India and Russia are expected to sign an agreement for cooperation in harnessing space for developmental purposes during the visit of President Vladimir Putin to New Delhi.
Conrad Black and his associates systematically stole $60 million from the publishing empire they once ran and then tried to hide what they did, prosecutors told jurors in final arguments at the former media baron's criminal fraud trial on Monday.
Left-hander Mark Redman agreed Friday to a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves, who learned a day earlier that Mike Hampton will be sidelined for up to two months.
An ex-police officer goes on trial in Germany charged with threatening a suspect with torture.
The California State Teachers' Retirement  System today announced a $105 million settlement in a securities fraud  case against AOL Time Warner, its accountants, banks and several former  executives.
The man behind Thalidomide! A Musical warns theatres they face legal action to make them obey new access laws.
The U.S. economy grew faster than  first thought in third quarter on strong business investment,  even as the housing sector posted its biggest decline in more  than 15 years, the government said Wednesday.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi riles Republicans by calling for a cap on greenhouse gas emissions. One opponent wonders, \
Per il corrispettivo di circa 6,3 miliardi di dollari
The US firm which owns online retailer Lastminute.com agrees to a $4.5bn takeover bid by two private equity firms.
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During the past two days, many have come with hopes of a lower tide and a chance to see a stranded seal that may have traveled from as far as the Arctic Circle.
Jamie Lynn Spears wasn't the only one who was \
After playing lethargically for most of the game, the Wizards finally overcome an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Bulls, 95-88.
A PINK RIBBON IS THE SYMBOL FOR BREAST CANCER AND OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THE REASON YOU SEE SO MANY FUNDRAISERS IS FOR ONE REASON... TO HELP FIND A CURE AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF BREAST CANCER
Small island nations won world recognition of their climate change fears on Friday but failed to persuade the international community to reinstate trade preferences to protect their fragile economies.
Giant pandas may well prefer bamboo to laptops, but wireless technology is helping researchers in China in their efforts to protect the engandered animals living in the remote Wolong Nature Reserve.
Partial results put opposition candidate Traian Basescu narrowly ahead in the race to be Romanian president.
ISLAMABAD: President Musharraf&#39;s loyalist Shaukat Aziz was on Friday elected as Pakistan&#39;s PM in a national assembly vote boycotted by the opposition in protest of the Speaker&#39; decision not to permit their jailed candidate Javed Hashmi to take part in the
Al-Qaida's American spokesman called on the terror network's fighters to greet President Bush with \
Gunmen shoot dead an Italian nun at a hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses and doctors say.
A Florida diver shot a large grouper with   a spear gun then apparently drowned when the fish sped into a   hole, entangling the man in the line attached to the spear,   investigators said on Monday.
The Philadelphia Orchestra's 105th season will open as planned this week with celebrated soprano Renee Fleming singing works by Wagner, Strauss and Dvorak rather than the silence once feared from a labor dispute.
Hospital patients are being asked to become hygiene inspectors under plans announced by a health board.
Apple Computer said yesterday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on sharp rise in sales of its iPod digital-music player.
The Pine Leaf Boys were singing in   French and pumping the accordion on a recent Sunday afternoon   as cowboys in boots and gals in flip-flop sandals trotted   across the floor.
Google Inc. on Wednesday branched out into 3-D digital mapping with the acquisition of Keyhole Corp. In its second acquisition this year, Google has bought a startup company that connects consumers, businesses
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Blog: Bibble's raw-image editing software now supports multiple new SLR cameras, including the Canon EOS-1D Mark III among others.
It doesn&#39;t take a doctorate in football to recognize the differences between Joe Tiller&#39;s tenure at Purdue and Ron Turner&#39;s equally long stay at Illinois.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Tehran on Monday amid increasing calls for Washington to enlist Iran's help in calming the escalating violence in neighboring Iraq.
GRAND FORKS, ND (CP) - Sidney Crosby and Patrice Bergeron each had two goals and an assist as Canada built a 5-2 lead over Slovakia through two periods of the opening game at the world junior hockey championship Saturday.
For the first time since 1988, the Olympic men&#39;s basketball gold medal will not go to the United States. Argentina beat the Americans 89-81 in semifinal action yesterday, meaning bronze is
No doubt many researchers have gotten gray hair trying to find ways to defeat cancer. Now a team of scientists says gray hair itself may yield clues to fighting that deadly disease.
VeriSign on Thursday announced it would update the domain name servers for the .com and .net domains every few seconds rather than just twice a day to speed up Web site launches and limit disruption when changing hosting services.
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry meet for their third and final presidential debate Wednesday night at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz.:
WASHINGTON - High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all U.S. recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year...
ZACHARO, Greece  - The Greek government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after raging forest fires killed at least 46 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
BEIRUT (Libano) - Il Ssismi ha bloccato una cellula salafita libanese che si preparava a compiere un attentato contro la sede dell&#39;ambasciata italiana a Beirut. Lo riferiscono fonti libanesi, secondo le quali
Analysis: In accusing the White House of misleading America, the Senator is flashing his independent credentials
Number crunching with Apple Apple's figures came out on Tuesday, revealing that all is going well in Cupertino, but analysts crawling over the details are trying to work out if they reveal anything else besides - such as the revenue cut Apple is getting from every iPhone in use.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Feb. 27--There are many reasons why government projects take so long to complete. Money's often scarce. Leadership changes. Regulations are tough to meet.
The charge was simple, and slightly embarrassing. A young teammate with a boyish face but a body large by sumo wrestling standards accused Alex Miller of caking his chinstrap with Vaseline.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Solenne Eucaristia per l\u00c2\u0092insediamento di Mons. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya Arcivescovo di Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Kinshasa, alzati e risplendi della luce di Cristo\u00c2\u0094. Con queste parole rivolte ai fedeli, Mons. Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, gi\u00c3\u00a0 Arcivescovo di Kisangani, ha preso possesso dell\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi di Kinshasa, capitale della Repubbli...
The Japanese government rammed through a special law authorizing its navy to resume a refueling mission.
La vittoria di domenica scorsa contro il Cagliari ha portato un po' di serenit&agrave; in casa della...
Army reinforcements sent to bolster the Democratic Republic of Congo's fragile border region with Rwanda have clashed with former rebel units within the army, a local military commander said on Sunday.
Conditions for 1.2 million Sudanese  displaced in Darfur continue to worsen amid violent attacks,  spreading disease, and heavy rains which wreak havoc with aid  convoys, United Nations agencies said on Tuesday.
All stirred up. For anyone bemoaning voter apathy, the 2004 election may prove to be both balm and bane. Voter registration soared.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Sunday there was still time to resolve a nuclear crisis with  North Korea through six-party talks despite Pyongyang's refusal  to resume the negotiations.
Crude oil futures hovered near $50 a barrel Tuesday ahead of key weekly US petroleum inventory data, which traders expect to show a rise in distillate stocks for a second straight week.
Nokia NOK1V.HE said on Thursday it   and other mobile industry players have agreed on measures to   reduce pollution from the manufacture and disposal of mobile   phones.
The main theme of the Hoyas\u00e2\u0080\u0099 weeklong run in the Big East Conference Tournament has been reviving past glories.
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TORONTO (CP) - The start of the lawsuit pitting Vince Carter against his former agent William (Tank) Black has been delayed a day because the judge is unavailable.
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TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops killed seven Islamist militants, most of them foreigners, in a raid on their hideout in the northern city of Tripoli on Sunday, while sporadic battles shook a nearby Palestinian refugee camp.
By John Noble Wilford Early people in Peru, like others in antiquity, went to great lengths to track the rising and setting of the Sun through the seasons as a guide for agriculture, an object of worship and a mystical demonstration of a ruler's power.
The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, lands in Sydney on its first commercial flight.
The AIDS case that alarmed health officials in New York last week illustrates the enormous difficulty of promoting and sustaining changes in sexual behavior.
LONDON -- The British Government says it does not intend to free nine foreign terror suspects imprisoned without trial, despite a ruling by the nation&#39;s highest court that they are held illegally.
Russian officials declared Friday that a terrorist act downed one of the two planes in this week&#39;s near simultaneous crashes after the wreckage revealed traces of a high explosive
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India and countries across the Middle East experienced slow Internet connections and disruption to international calls to the United States and Europe yesterday after two submarine cable systems in the Mediterranean Sea were cut.
The Conservatives said they would not shy away from criticising US President George W. Bush for fear of upsetting the White House in the run-up to the US presidential election in November.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - After a trial that  attracted nationwide attention, California fertilizer salesman  Scott Peterson was found guilty on Friday in the Christmas Eve  2002 first-degree murder of his pregnant wife and second-degree  murder of his unborn child.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- A nationwide survey of 458 American pediatricians and family doctors found that most of them agree it's feasible to conduct widespread routine flu vaccinations for children aged 12 to 35 months old.
According to an observer, Curt Schilling walked into Yankee Stadium&#39;s visiting clubhouse the same way he navigated Fenway Park the past few days: with a limp.
STRASBURGO - Franco Frattini &quot;promosso&quot; dall&#39;Europa. Questa mattina la commissione Libert\u00c3\u00a0 pubbliche del Parlamento di Strasburgo ha dato il via libera al commissario designato alla Giustizia, libert\u00c3\u00a0 e sicurezza.
HSBC  is poised to put hundreds  of its French regional retail branches up for sale, a further  sign the bank is shifting its focus to emerging markets,  according to media reports on Sunday.
Executives at the Chiron Corporation hedged yesterday about whether the company would be able to return to selling flu vaccine in the United States next year.
BANGKOK Officials in Thailand announced Monday that a 32-year-old woman had been hospitalized with avian influenza and that two family members of the sick person had already died of a flulike illness, raising the possibility that these deaths might
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Twenty-three Ryder  Cup players went to work on their games on Wednesday at Oakland  Hills but one of the American trump cards was not among them.
: The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of Southeast Asian terrorist group Jamaah Islamiyah, has been adjourned for a week until Nov. 4, the presiding judge Soedarto said on Thursday.
David A. Kessler, a former head of the Food and Drug Administration, has been terminated as dean of the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine.
Fashionistas from Naomi Campbell to Carrie Bradshaw have made embarrassing missteps on the catwalk. But model Sarah Walsh trumped them all when she fell through a hole during an L.A. Fashion Week show.
Malaysia invoked a tough internal security law on Thursday to indefinitely detain five ethnic Indian activists from a group that had staged a mass anti-government protest last month.
The New England Patriots extended their remarkable winning streak to 21 games on Sunday and broke another NFL record in the process in their 13-7 win over the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium.
Business & money: Hit by the bad weather? Lisa Bachelor offers advice on dealing with your insurer.
By MIKE DUNNE  The bald eagle is a symbol of our nation, often a resident of Louisiana, and may be the next poster-critter for the success of the Endangered Species Act.  This past week, the U.S.
ARLINGTON, Va. US Airways has asked a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on union workers to conserve cash flow during the slow fall travel season.
BANGKOK Muslim insurgents were suspected of killing a soldier in an attack on troops protecting Buddhist monks Friday, and Thailand&#39;s prime minister accused the militants of trying to provoke harsh crackdowns to gain sympathy abroad.
Perched on the top of one of Mexico's highest mountains is a gigantic, half-built telescope that scientists hope will reveal more secrets of the universe's early years than any before it.
Change comes to ex-NTL customers Virgin Media are to start rounding up fixed-line calls to the nearest minute: something they've been doing for ex-Telewest customers since May, and something BT, Sky and Talk Talk have been doing for a while.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KHOST, Afghanistan  - A roadside bomb killed four Afghan fighters from the U.S.-led coalition force on Friday in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial official said.
Jordan's U.N. Ambassador Prince Zeid al Hussein announced his candidacy on Tuesday to be the next U.N. secretary-general, becoming the fifth hopeful and the first Muslim to enter the race to succeed Kofi Annan.
Ofcom, the United Kingdom&#39;s regulatory agency for telecommunications, revealed plans to facilitate voice over IP in the residental market, including a new prefix for broadband numbers.
What ails Viktor Yushchenko? As Ukraine's popular pro-Western opposition leader claimed victory Tuesday in hotly contested presidential elections, the mystery surrounding an appearance-altering illness that twice prompted him to check into a Vienna hospital persisted.
Rock star Prince gave his latest album  away free on Sunday with a British tabloid, to the fury of  music retailers.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law on Friday making it a crime to buy telephone records or obtain them through deceit, an issue that has become important amid a furor over Hewlett-Packard Co.'s attempts to track down boardroom leaks to the press.
Former Labour MP Fiona Jones, elected in 1997, died from drinking caused by stress, her political agent says.
French architect Jean Nouvel, President-Director of the Louvre Henri Loyrette, Mubarak Al Muhairi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, French Minister for Culture and Communications Renaud ...Comment
Actor Graham Roberts, who played gamekeeper George Barford in The Archers, has died at the age of 75.
EUROPA/AUSTRIA - Il Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie, P. Leo Maasburg, accompagnatore e confessore di Madre Teresa di Calcutta, ricorda la Beata alla radio austriaca: \u00c2\u0093si \u00c3\u00a8 rivolta a tutti quelli che incontrava con la stessa attenzione, la stessa cura, lo stesso rispetto e lo stesso amore\u00c2\u0094 Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Il 5 settembre ricorre il 10.mo anniversario della morte di Madre Teresa di Calcutta, beatificata da Papa Giovanni Paolo II a soli 6 anni dalla morte, il 19 ottobre 2003. Unico membro non appartenente alla congregazione fonda...
Mexicans, at the cry of battle prepare your swords and bridle; and let the earth tremble at its center at the roar of the cannon.
Several new studies suggest that there is no relationship between the amount spent on treating a patient and the quality and outcome of the care.
The Arizona Cardinals have taken to losing like a beatnik to Berkeley. Consider this contrast: the man brought in to reverse the desert doldrums, Dennis Green, was
Two weekends ago, newspapers in Israel were full of articles on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s speech at Herzliya, giving it the usual spin of optimism.
Kraft Foods Inc. Thursday stood by its previously lowered earnings forecast for the calendar year and said new products including its 100-calorie snack packs would help drive growth in the second half.
Regardless of who wins the battle for the London Stock Exchange, the outcome will be a London-centred organisation driving pan-European share trading from what is already Europe&#39;s financial heart.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Twice champion Tiger Woods, hunting a third major victory in four starts, will have to cope with the toughest greens he has ever seen at this week's U.S. Open.
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- US technology spending is projected to rise 7 percent next year and continue at about the same rate through 2008, according to results of a survey released Monday that also showed improved optimism on outlays in the sector.
Israel released six Egyptian students  from prison on Sunday as part of a deal which includes freedom  for Israeli businessman and convicted spy Azzam Azzam, Egyptian  security sources said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would be willing to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Asad under certain conditions.
Experts have found explosives in both Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week, investigators said yesterday, making it likely that bombs brought down the aircraft before elections in volatile Chechnya.
North Americans fed up  with being ribbed over their geographical incompetence are  trying to get even -- pitting their skills against Britain in a  transatlantic geography quiz.
Nov. 18, 2004 - An FDA scientist says the FDA, which is charged with protecting America&#39;s prescription drug supply, is incapable of doing so.
In his incendiary new book, Dinesh D\u00e2\u0080\u0099Souza argues that the American left is allied to the Islamic radical movement.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.N. Secretary General  Kofi Annan began a tour of tsunami-devastated Banda Aceh on  Friday as people gathered in the ravaged city's mosques to pray  to Allah for forgiveness and for their survival.
Il Parma brucia sul fil di lana il Palermo e ingaggia l'attaccante brasiliano Tulio De Melo, proveni...
MILAN, Jan 30 (Reuters Life!) - Dedicated followers of  fashion designer Prada can now add a sleek mobile phone that  dispenses with the conventional keypad to give that finishing  touch-screen to their wardrobe.
BUDAPEST, May 17 (IPS) - With the strictest abortion laws in Europe, one  would expect any debates to revolve around  its liberalisation.  Yet in 21st century Poland, the abortion issue has been  unsuccessfully  raised by politicians seeking to strengthen  anti-abortion legislation even further.
Rarely does a backup drug test fail to confirm initial evidence that an athlete used a performing-enhancing substance, as it did in Marion Jones's case.
In a bid to dethrone Apple Computer as the king of the online music market, Microsoft formally launched its own service Tuesday. Microsoft&#39;s MSN Music service virtually mirrors
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush goes to his  third debate with Democrat John Kerry this week looking to  accuse Kerry of shifting positions for political purposes and  portray him as an out-of-the-mainstream Massachusetts liberal,  top Bush aides said.
In addition to praising the reforms Turkey undertook in the five years since it obtained the status of candidate country in 1999, the report also gives Turkey the green light to start membership negotiations.
The Sporting News - A capsule look at teams in the College World Series, which begins Friday in Omaha, Neb. Check out the tournament bracket on NCAAsports.com.
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Boise State has not often trailed this season, and going down 7-0 early at home irked the Broncos. So on fourth-and-goal from the 1 in the first quarter, the Broncos kept their offense on the field and tied the game with quarterback Jared Zabransky's dash around the right side.
Sport has its own language, and never is it more abused than at playoff time, the &quot;next level&quot; when all the chips are on the table, everyone has to give 110 per cent, and - oh hell, let&#39;s stop it right there, shall we?
Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, who eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary, died Monday at his home of cancer, church officials said. He was 69.
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Indian outsourcer Wipro said Wednesday that it has not been in talks to acquire or merge with French IT services company, Capgemini.
Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Top seeds Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and David Nalbandian of Argentina highlighted Wednesday&#39;s second-round winners at the $775,000 Japan Open.
NEW YORK  - Low-intensity endurance exercise is not as effective as moderate intensity endurance exercise for promoting fitness, German researchers found in a controlled study.
Which is a more interesting platform -- Facebook or Firefox? This was a topic of conversation at the Web 2.0 Summit last week in SF, not on stage, but in a LobbyConversation between myself and venture capitalist Bijan Sabet. Bijan Sabet: \
The mood at Vivendi Universal&#39;s headquarters was distinctly upbeat during a Tuesday morning news conference here to announce the company&#39;s first-half results -- despite the fact that
Eight former executives of Peregrine Software have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud. An external Arthur Andersen auditor and two business partners of Peregrine face the same charges.
Deprived of a champion, US conservatives face a dilemma as they start to pick a 2008 Republican presidential candidate: should they vote with their heart, or their head?
Business isn't great at the binocular maker, which laments Earth's distance from Mars.
Science & environment: General Electric plans wind generators with blades the size of a jumbo jet's wingspan.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy told senators Wednesday that Congress has neglected judicial pay, harming morale among judges and threatening to undermine judicial independence.
Shannon Veal, the star point guard for Glen Oaks High School, collapsed and died during a game on Monday night. She was 17.
Los Angeles officials on Friday cleared Orlando Bloom of hit-and-run and drunken driving charges stemming from a car crash during which the \
U.S. News & World Report - Republican strategists are taking Barack Obama more seriously in the wake of his impressive performance at yesterday's Democratic presidential debate in Iowa and amid his surge in support among prospective caucusgoers there.
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Senior diplomats from the United States and China launched a broad dialogue Wednesday expected to touch on a range of issues from Beijing&#39;s military build-up to its human rights record and help in ending the Darfur conflict.
An 'elite' sport tries to pump up participation by appealing to a workout-mad America.
The Spanish PM and French president appeal to Spanish voters to back the EU constitution in a referendum.
Turkey's prime minister rejects a truce call from the jailed leader of Kurdish separatists, Abdullah Ocalan.
MRI scans are far better than mammograms at spotting a type of precancerous growth before it becomes invasive breast cancer, a German researcher said on Sunday.
OAO Gazprom, Russia&#39;s state-run gas producer, today appealed a US bankruptcy judge&#39;s ruling that bars it from bidding for the main unit of OAO Yukos Oil Co.
Super Mario, Madden football and Tiger Woods golf highlight the opening array of games for the Nintendo DS portable gaming system, scheduled for launch on Nov. 21.
Suffolk's 'Chantry Boys' brought to book Police have arrested two men as part of an investigation into a \
Alessandra Chierego, giudice per le indagini preliminari del Tribunale per i minorenni di Catania, h...
La casalinga disperata dice basta alle serie tv, il pilota attacca Schumi. E poi Bush, Aceto e Bertinotti tra i protagonisti di oggi
For a while in postwar Iraq, life looked up for Ahlam al-Jibouri, who found a well-paid job working with the U.S. authorities after the 2003 invasion.
The Supreme Court agreed today to consider whether voter-identification laws unfairly keep poor people and minority groups from going to the polls.
A second version of the MyDoom variant that uses a flaw in Internet Explorer has started to spread, antivirus researchers said on Tuesday.
Sometimes you&#39;ve just gotta drop your guard and own up to yourself that you&#39;re a geek. So, after pretending for about 24 hours to be above the fray surrounding the official release of Grand Theft Auto: San
A small plane crashed Saturday in waters off Kodiak island in southern Alaska, killing at least five of the 10 people on board, authorities said.
British Airways workers plan to strike for 24 hours during the August Bank Holiday weekend unless a pay row is settled, the GMB union said.
France could learn from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's openness and pragmatism, visiting French conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said.
Private employers added 40,000 jobs in  December, a report by a private employment service said on  Thursday.
Online retailer Amazon sees quarterly profits halve, after higher taxes and investment over the holiday period.
Badly bruised by the sharp downturn in the housing market, Citigroup is bringing together all of its mortgage-related activities under one roof.
Scientists claim heavy rain is normal for weather in the UK and the dry spell is over.
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A space probe headed for Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan, is nearing the end of its two billion mile journey, reports Nic Fleming.
A Star Wars stormtrooper helmet made for George Lucas goes under the hammer on Tuesday in London.
A loud explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul on the eve of the country&#39;s presidential elections, was caused by a rocket attack, officials said.
SIXTEEN households in a subdivision in Manukau have become the first families in New Zealand to get fibre- to-the-home, generally touted as the best type of broadband connection possible.
Russia&#39;s Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center demanded the immediate resignation of the governor of Austria's Tyrol province and other local politicians Thursday for throwing a 90th birthday party for a former Gestapo operative.
The European jetmaker has long skirted subsidy rules. Now Washington&#39;s WTO complaint will drag that abuse into the light of day.
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Four people are dead after a shooting at a Lane Bryant clothing store in suburban Tinley Park, a county coroner has told the Chicago Tribune.
Promotion Group's numbers not so rosy either Toshiba has taken an axe to its HD DVD player sales forecast, despite claims from the HD DVD Promotion Group (PG) that the company's \
U.S. blue-chip stocks declined on Thursday as a jump in oil prices added to worries about inflation, but a rally in chip makers' stocks helped the Nasdaq advance late in the session to end at a six-year high.
Peru declares a state of emergency in an Andean region where army reservists have seized a police station.
The remains of Lori Hacking, the young woman allegedly killed by her husband, were so broken up by the time police recovered them from a landfill that authorities may never know how she died.
Aussie actress Emma Booth is put off by fame after she saw what co-star Sienna Miller had to put up with
Iranians voted on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in the first electoral test for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies since he swept to office in 2005.
The leader of Brazil's Senate, the latest politician to be snared in an unfolding scandal over kickbacks for government contracts, declared his innocence before fellow legislators on Monday.
In the week following a loss to the Cowboys, a collective message grew in importance -- if the\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Redskins want\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0to reclaim their\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0season, it better start now.
Rich Rodriguez does not expect to coach wide receivers Mario Manningham and Adrian Arrington or quarterback Ryan Mallett at Michigan. Manningham and Arrington will skip their senior seasons and Mallett will transfer, according to Rodriguez.
Life support or pushing the R&amp;D horizon? A number of notes concerning Azul Systems have reached our inbox - none of them bringing very inspiring news.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Children with signs of autism are more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder in wealthier school districts, results of a new study show.
Claudio Scajola, Giulio Tremonti e Marcello dell&#39;Utri entrano nell&#39;Ufficio di presidenza &#39;allargato&#39; di Forza Italia. Sandro Bondi e Fabrizio Cicchitto vengono riconfermati nei loro incarichi ai vertici di via dell&#39;Umilt\u00c3\u00a0.
The fashionable London street becomes the first anywhere to be lit by gaslight. Within a few years, all the major cities in Europe and North America are similarly lit.
The nation&#39;s most prominent science advisers Wednesday urged NASA to send shuttle astronauts instead of robots on a repair mission to the aging Hubble telescope because humans have a substantially greater chance of fixing it.
Over 100 children found packed in a minibus heading for an Islamic school are returned to their families.
First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory in Argentina's presidential vote on Sunday and was set to become the first woman elected to lead the country.
Saracens flanker Richard Hill has had knee surgery which is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season in a blow to England boss Andy Robinson as he prepares for the autumn Tests.
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Baghdad: There are conflicting reports as to whether two female scientists held by the US in Iraq are to be freed. Militants are threatening to kill a third hostage unless all Iraqi women in US-run prisons are freed.
Almost one-fifth of the Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed two years ago as part of an official review said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new
FURTHER sexual abuse charges involving Britain&#39;s remote Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island were expected to be laid against people in Australia and New Zealand, the lead prosecutor said today.
Telecommunications giant AT&amp;T Corp. said on Wednesday that it will offer its CallVantage Internet-based phone service at consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc.
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday forecast third-quarter revenue would exceed Wall Street expectations, helped by an increase in customers making larger orders for its business software.
After an unusually bitter campaign, the two Republicans buried their differences in the name of party unity - and the GOP's new target, Barack Obama
Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on  Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with  U.S. crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering  effects of Hurricane Ivan.
Swarms of locusts descended on Cairo and around the fertile Nile Delta, but the authorities insisted the insects posed no serious threat to agriculture.
Olive ridley sea turtles are making a comeback, largely because of Mexican conservation efforts.
The state of Connecticut is suing Accenture for not encrypting data on a backup tape that was stolen from the car of a state intern in Ohio. The tape contained sensitive data about hundreds of state bank accounts and purchasing cards.
OTTAWA -- Canada&#39;s former Public Works minister is blaming Prime Minister Paul Martin for breathing new life in Quebec&#39;s separatist movement.
Saudi security forces have arrested 28 al Qaeda militants suspected of planning \
The real estate boom may be over in your neighborhood, but the market for realty TV is going strong
Bickering African countries remained deadlocked Tuesday on whether to ease an 18-year international ban on ivory sales, with opponents warning it will increase the poaching threat in places where elephants have almost disappeared.
SPACE.com / NASA's Opportunity Mars rover returned its first photos of Victoria Crater at Meridiani Planum.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, Dec. 10 -- Militiamen on horseback ambushed a refugee convoy in western Darfur, killing about 30 civilians, and African Union peacekeepers investigating the attack were taken hostage by rioters, the A.U. and the United Nations said Sunday.
Police in Pakistan arrest five men accused of plotting terror attacks on Shia Muslims during a religious festival.
White Sox general manager Ken Williams went to Orlando, Fla., before the holidays, bringing aboard Orlando Hernandez to round out the team&#39;s 2005 starting rotation.
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Motorola Inc.  on Tuesday said  it will buy Symbol Technologies Inc. , a maker of bar  code and inventory scanning technology, for about $3.9 billion  to boost sales of wireless handheld devices to corporate  customers.
Record rainfall this week triggered floods, landslides and mud flows that killed 152 people in China and forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands, state media reported Sunday.
Japan, hosting a donors&#39; conference for Iraq reconstruction in Tokyo, pledged Wednesday to disburse $40 billion in aid for Iraq&#39;s elections.
Ministry of Culture recently demanded the various cultural departments across the country to ban a kind of computer named Premier Manager 2005, or Soccer Manager 2005.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 9, 2004 -  New York - When the world is cluttered and confusing, it seems especially wise to concentrate on results and honor enduring passion. On Monday, L'Oreal Paris sponsored the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year 2004 Awards at the Museum of Natural History of New York.
Lo sloveno Peter Mankoc ha vinto l'oro nei 100 misti agli Europei in vasca corta di Helsinki.
Votes are counted in Argentina, as exit polls suggest Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be president.
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Filippo Volandri ha vinto il torneo Atp di Palermo (terra battuta, montepremi 323.250 euro) . Il liv...
Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Friday, in a blow for President Pervez Musharraf who suspended the country's top judge four months earlier.
Come clean: Ever splurge on luxury goods just to one-up envious friends and neighbors? There's no shame admitting it; we're all human, after all. And surely you must take some pleasure from what folks might be whispering behind your back. \
Oplink Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPLK), a leading Photonic  components, intelligent modules, and subsystems solution provider, today  announced that it will present to the investment community at the  Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference on Monday, February 5 at  1:30 p.m. PST.
Daniel Hope, a musician and a citizen of the world, recognized that the book he most wanted to read was one he had to write himself.
Charlie Weis, the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator, is moonlighting as the head coach at Notre Dame.
Thousands of workers at Saab&#39;s last Swedish automobile manufacturing plant will stop working for two hours Tuesday, protesting a planned wave of job cuts by General Motors that will see 12,000 jobs in Europe eliminated by 2006.
US oil prices were slightly softer on Monday after a four-day break, but the threat of a cold winter stretching persistently low global heating oil inventories kept the market within sight of $50 a barrel.
FARGO, ND - A report expected Monday should provide a plan to move the worldwide Anglican Communion through internal divisions following the appointment of an openly gay bishop, North Dakota&#39;s Episcopal bishop said.
Formula One team bosses expect the British Grand Prix to be given a reprieve and be included on the 2005 world championship calendar.
Ahmed Arajah can&#39;t help coming down from the hills to his crumbled house to rummage through its charred remains, the cracked plates, the girls&#39; shoes and broken oil
AOL (NYSE: AOL) Europe broadened its partnership with Google, announcing a multiyear agreement under which Google will provide outsourced targeted advertising services in addition to its search-engine offerings.
The State Department has set up a hotline for people worried about Americans living or traveling in South Asia. To get information on a friend or relative, can call (888) 407-4747 or visit the State Department&#39;s Web site.
WAL-MART, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retailer, has cut its sales forecast, in the run-up to Christmas, by more than half after suffering a fall in the number of shoppers passing through its doors
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - He\u00c2\u00b4s hinted toward this for nearly two years. That\u00c2\u00b4s because he knew that long ago. When the PGA of America asked Hal Sutton to be the 2004 Ryder Cup captain in October of
Gustavo Dudamel is a product of el sistema, Venezuela\u00e2\u0080\u0099s radical approach to music education. What will he bring with him when he leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic?
Top women executives do slightly better at U.S.-based healthcare and pharmaceutical companies than in other industries, but 35 percent of big drug companies do not have a single female director, according to a new survey.
World Bank president Paul D. Wolfowitz\u00c2\u0092s fight against corruption in poor countries has drawn criticism for its aggressive approach.
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com. So good that he was named to his first All-Star Game, voted in by the players as the backup to second baseman Jeff Kent. And it was capped on Tuesday, when Loretta won his first Silver
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The European Union's health chief wants to introduce tougher food labeling rules to combat the growing problem of obesity across Europe, but is facing stiff political and industrial opposition.
With the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Bush, visitors to the capital won't be able to swing a cat next week without hitting a ball or party.
A military court jailed two Congolese army officers for life Thursday for the 2004 massacre of civilians in a verdict which cleared three Canadian mining company employees of complicity.
At this stage of the year, everything can be used as a lesson. For instance, how the Bruins respond to being without defensemen Zdeno Chara (sore hamstring) and Milan Jurcina (elbow contusion) and top-line wing Marco Sturm (chest cold).
Mohamed Al Fayed has lashed out at a senior bishop&#39;s plea for the wrangling over Diana, princess of Wales&#39; memory to cease, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Former Japanese internet boss Takafumi Horie pleads not guilty to fraud charges in a Tokyo court.
com. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady continued his struggles against Miami, tying a career-high with four interceptions. Miami, Fla.
Cablevision Systems Corp. CVC.N on  Tuesday posted a smaller third-quarter net loss as revenue rose  20 percent..
YouTube will start displaying a notice in Japanese on its Web site warning users against uploading copyright content, its two founders told representatives of a broad group of Japanese copyright holders on Tuesday in their first\u00c2\u00a0face-to-face meeting.
Clemens, who couldn&#39;t pitch the season finale for Houston because of a stomach virus, pitched seven strong innings to help the Houston Astros to a 9-3 win over Atlanta in the first game of their National League Division Series.
The BBC's Humphrey Hawksley gauges the mood in the Russian capital, after the tragic end to the Beslan school siege.
A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.
Nicolas Cage may be running out of storage room for his loot. Disney's \
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seeking to revive Middle East peace efforts, including arrangements for an international conference he hopes to host early next year.
Stocks climbed on Friday, with gains  on all three major indexes topping 1 percent, as strong results  from Research in Motion lifted the technology sector while a  report of another overseas investment in a U.S. investment bank  boosted financial stocks.
A CAR bomb exploded in a northern district of Baghdad this morning (local time), causing a number of victims, an interior ministry spokesman said.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical cleric is preparing to hand control of a shrine at the heart of a Shi&#39;ite uprising in Iraq to religious authorities, but still rejects demands by the interim prime minister to disband his militia.
Russian President Vladimir  Putin drew a parallel on Friday between U.S. plans for a  missile shield in Europe and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962,  widely regarded as the closest the world came to nuclear war.
Alana Beard scores 20 points against the Sun, leading the Mystics to a 91-75 victory and their first pair of back-to-back wins all season.
Scottie Pippen played the sidekick to the game&#39;s greatest star, creating a partnership the Chicago Bulls parlayed into a virtual dynasty with six titles in the 1990s.
The state of Ohio said on Wednesday  that it had reached a $144 million settlement with Time Warner  Inc. on behalf of six state funds that claimed they were  defrauded after the media conglomerate merged with the online  service AOL.
Local authorities opposed to congestion charging in Edinburgh are granted a legal hearing.
The Republican candidate was referring to the latest tape by bin Laden.
With a three-game set vs. Florida, Montreal bids adieu to its pro baseball team Hurdles exist, but relocation process now appears irreversible, by Richard Griffin.
Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups.
The new low-budget thriller  \
ne of the most alarming abuses in President Bush&#39;s war on terrorism has come to a peculiar resolution. On Wednesday the government announced it would release Yaser Hamdi from custody.
Chicago Tribune - Ireland's population has climbed above the 4 million mark for the first time since the 19th Century, when famine and widespread economic hardship triggered a vast wave of immigration to the United States.
Springfield, MA (Sports Network) - The American Hockey League announced today that Binghamton Senators center Jason Spezza has been named the CCM Vector/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending December 26, 2004.
Just when she learned to love one body part, playwright Eve Ensler started to hate another. And that, says the author of the international hit \
A possible revolution in the federal criminal justice system will be on the agenda when the Supreme Court opens its new term tomorrow.
Stocks start trading Wednesday with the Dow at a new record high, but oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve policy makers are likely to determine if they can build on that record, or if they'll give up recent gains.
Congress called for emergency preparedness plans that include helping individuals and families with pets, under legislation sent Wednesday to President Bush.
A zookeeper died Saturday after a 140-pound jaguar mauled her in the doorway of its exhibit, and the big cat was fatally shot when it approached emergency workers treating the injured woman, the zoo said.
The New England Patriots Monday announced the signing of first-round draft pick Benjamin Watson. As per team policy, terms of the tight end's deal were not released.
An explosion went off Thursday at a West Bank gas station, killing at least two people and wounding 20, police and hospital officials said.
A US judge backs a Supreme Court ruling that inmates at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to constitutional rights.
A year from Sunday,  television for many Americans will cut to black. Analog signals  will stop transmitting, older sets will become useless and  millions of TV-watching households will simply disappear.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun  was returned to full duty at a North Carolina base on Tuesday,  but the Marine Corps said it was still investigating his June  disappearance and his contention he was kidnapped in Iraq.
The former head of NHS Scotland is to be questioned about the continuing cash crisis in Argyll and Clyde.
Olivant Advisers dropped its bid for troubled British mortgage lender Northern Rock, saying its offer would not satisfy both the government and its own interests.
Iran has stored 100 kg of enriched uranium material, its interior minister was quoted on Friday as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who suspect the Islamic Republic of seeking to build nuclear bombs.
Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum--but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft&#39;s monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?
Le tre reti raggiungono 53,48% contro il 30,15% di Mediaset
A US trade body has agreed to comply with a NAFTA panel ruling concluding Canadian softwood lumber imports are no threat to the US industry.
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson suggested on Monday that so-called &quot;golden shares&quot; could be used to protect strategically important European companies against foreign takeovers.
Saldo positivo nella bilancia commerciale di 2,7 mld
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The government&#39;s cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned after one year with the Department of Homeland Security, confiding to industry colleagues his frustration over what he considers a lack of attention paid to computer security issues within the
By Eijiro Kawada, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 5--The Pierce County Library System, which operates 17 branches around the suburbs, wants voters to approve a tax hike this month to expand hours and collections, and improve services.
The United States, which has the most prisoners of any country in the world, last year recorded the largest increase in the number of people in prisons and jails since 2000, the Justice Department reported on Wednesday.
LONDON -- The short list for the 2004 Booker Prize was announced yesterday, but two Canadian authors who had been in the running failed to make the latest cut.
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Shay Doron scored 21 points to lead No. 24 Maryland past Siena 73-52 on Sunday.
Daniel Baldwin was in Detroit working on a locally produced horror film when a warrant was ordered for him in California on charges he skipped a court hearing in a stolen car case.
SANTIAGO, Chile - Economic leaders present at the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Thursday (Friday in Manila) agreed to strengthen efforts in trade liberalization and free trade.
Saints special teams captain Steve Gleason expects to be fined by the league after being ejected from Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers for throwing a punch.

Space is the one frontier that&#39;s out of reach to the average person, but the feeling of space travel is now a little less elusive.
La tedesca Magdalena Neuner ha vinto l'oro nella 10 km ad inseguimento femminile ai Mondiali di biat...
Amber Frey was nothing more than Scott Peterson&#39;s good-time girl, and she knew it, a defense lawyer tried to show Monday during the fertilizer salesman&#39;s double-murder trial in Redwood City.
Deborah Chesher was culling through her old boxes of negatives one day when a random thought crossed the photographer's mind about how young and alive all of the guitar gods of her youth had been.
HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams set a new spaceflight record early Saturday as she and her Atlantis shuttle crewmates continue their mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Verizon announced plans to start introducing fiber-optic connections for residential phone and data services in six Eastern states.
Provo, UT (Sports Network) - Brigham Young promoted defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall to head football coach on Monday. Mendenhall takes over for Gary Crowton, who resigned at the end of the season after
Fonti dello stato maggiore dell&#39;esercito francese hanno smentito che blindati francesi si trovino nelle vicinanze del palazzo presidenziale ad Abidjan. Il col. Gerard Dubois ha detto che nell&#39;area la situazione
Craig Biggio collected his 3,000th career hit and Carlos Lee hit a grand slam home run with two out in the 11th inning as the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 on Thursday.
Europe's seas are in serious decline as a result of coastal development, fishing and pollution, warn scientists.
Women who eat low-fat dairy foods may have a higher risk of infertility than those who treat themselves to full-fat ice cream or cheese, surprised U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
The Yankees and Devil Rays will play a single-admission doubleheader on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, making up the postponed game from Monday afternoon.
The head of the Organization of American States said Monday he is open to a dialogue with Cuba, which was expelled from the body more than 40 years ago.
Black and white portraiture dominates \u00e2\u0080\u009cIsland to Island: Inspired Portraits,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the Hillwood Art Museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major fall show.
This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.
U.S. automakers, coming off a year of record concessions from labor unions, should be facing 2008 with a new lease on life as they fight Asian and European importers who now control more than half of the U.S. market.
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U.S. retail gasoline prices fell to  their lowest level in three months and the cost of diesel fuel  dropped below $2 a gallon for the first time in 12 weeks, the  Energy Department said on Monday.
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Afghanistan&#39;s first direct ballot to choose a president opened today, bidding to take this country of tribal chieftains and medieval ways on an improbable but long-awaited engagement with Western-style democracy.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 7, 2004 - Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp early Tuesday, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 30 others in one of the deadliest airstrikes since fighting broke out four years ago.
Peugeot driver Marcus Gronholm ends the first leg of Rally Australia in the lead, while his team-mate Harri Rovanpera is in third place.
Middle Eastern bloggers tackling everything from human rights to Islam are making it harder for governments to keep their monopoly on the media. By the Associated Press.
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. , a maker of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, said on Thursday it posted a fiscal first-quarter loss, mainly due to weak results from its travel trailer division.
ISLAMABAD: Opposition parties in the National Assembly on Friday blocked Constitution Avenue and protested in front of Parliament House against the passage of the bill allowing President General Pervez Musharraf to hold two offices simultaneously.
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw begins talks in Pakistan on issues including nuclear arms and trade.
Knife crime in the west of Scotland should be treated as a public health issue like heart disease or cancer, a leading doctor says.

The United States won the women's  basketball gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday.
Four world-leading companies in Internet anti-jamming technologies  reached an agreement today that starts full-scale cooperation in their  technology and business operations.
With his Republican rivals jockeying for victory in New Hampshire, presidential hopeful Fred Thompson sought Tuesday to boost his support in this early voting state considered critical to his campaign.
Indonesia resumes sharing its bird flu samples in a deal that ensures developing nations have access to new vaccines.
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The Supreme Court declared the results of Ukraine's disputed presidential run-off election invalid and ruled Friday that the run-off should be repeated by Dec.
ITV drops a controversial docu-drama about the 1989 Marchioness boat disaster, in which 51 people died.
Looking for new CEO Computer services firm Logica CMG reported a decline in its first half revenues, ended 30 June 2007, but expects the full year to be back on track.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dave Wannstedt may have coached his last game for the Miami Dolphins. With his team at 1-8, Wannstedt was expected to resign Tuesday, according to reports late Monday on the The Miami Herald's Web site and two South Florida television stations. A third TV station, WTVJ, said Wannstedt already resigned.
US forces say they have killed 22 militants as Iraq's president postpones a trip to Iran because of a curfew.
Hit with a record-high increase in Medicare premiums, seniors also are being bombarded with competing claims by the presidential candidates over who to blame.
Within decades, the vast majority of the orangutans' Southeast Asian rain forest home will disappear unless action is taken now to curb rampant illegal logging, the UN says.
The tabloids scoffed, government ministers vowed to step up security and Britons had a good laugh -- that is when they weren&#39;t worrying about the security implications.
The Israeli army last night began withdrawing from Palestinian areas of the northern Gaza strip, winding down the largest assault on the territory in recent years and leaving more than 100 Palestinians dead and widespread destruction of homes.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei believes North Korea is a present danger, posing a greater threat than Iran.
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President Bush, on the road to next week's Republican convention, defended his economic record in hard-hit Ohio on Saturday as abortion-rights activists marched through New York City on the leading edge of a wave of anti-Bush protests.
DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. has joined the desktop search fray with its release today of the beta-test version of a suite of tools designed to let users find information stored in their PCs.
U.S. stocks were little changed  shortly after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on  Wednesday the U.S. economy entered 2005 in good shape but  warned fiscal discipline was essential to meet future  challenges.
Ariane 5 made its first successful launch on 30 October 1997. Its first operational flight took place in December 1999 when it launched ESA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s X-ray Multi-Mirror (XMM) satellite.
A 17-year-old boy is arrested by police investigating a gang attack that left a man critically ill in hospital.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2004 (MACCENTRAL) - Adobe Systems Inc. today introduced Photoshop Elements 3.0, a major upgrade to its consumer-level photo editing application.
Jeff Van Gundy is nearly three years removed from his time with the Knicks, but escaping the pressure of New York has not given him much relief.
Abu Hamza al-Masri, the radical Muslim cleric who faces extradition to the United States, was charged by the British police today with encouraging his followers to murder Jews and non-Muslims.
Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that&#39;s more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.
Bollywood is a world of inspirations. Some inspire while others get inspired. There is a lot of inspiration in all the areas - Music, Stories, Lyrics and even TITLES.
By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 15--PASS CHRISTIAN -- In a 4-2 vote Thursday, the planning commission accepted SmartCode, sending the proposal to the Board of Aldermen in the upcoming weeks for final approval. The results brought cheers and jeers.
The head of a radical Pakistani mosque at the centre of a stand-off with security forces was arrested on Wednesday while trying to escape clad in a woman's burqa, officials said.
Ministro Esteri, occasione per continuare processo di pace
An overwhelming majority of voters say they never changed their minds about whether they would support President Bush or Democratic candidate John Kerry, a poll found.
It&#39;s a depression that occurs in winter known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, due to inadequate light exposure and women are four times more likely to suffer from SAD than men.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2004  - This week&#39;s federal grand jury indictment of former Computer Associates International Inc.
ABC\u00c2\u0092s \u00c2\u0093Good Morning America\u00c2\u0094 is hoping that Katie Couric leaving \u00c2\u0093Today\u00c2\u0094 will help it challenge NBC\u00c2\u0092s dominance in morning ratings.
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank -- A prominent West Bank gunman carried a smiling Mahmoud Abbas on his shoulders yesterday, endorsing the presidential candidate and prompting questions of whether Abbas is playing campaign politics or identifying with violent groups.
The White House said on Thursday it was moving closer to unveiling a plan to lift the fragile economy and President George W. Bush hopes he can reach a quick agreement on it with the Democratic-led Congress.
Ang Lee's new film Lust, Caution is being censored for Chinese audiences, according to a report.
CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest  broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday and drew an angry  response from President Bush, in a clash that overshadowed  their attempts to focus on the economy.
Republican Dino Rossi called for a new election in the race for Washington governor Wednesday night, a day before Democrat Christine Gregoire is to be certified as the winner by 129 votes.
The Democratic candidate steps up his airwaves campaign in an early state.
The administration has signaled a new willingness to work with Democrats on three pending trade deals, with talk of labor rights guarantees.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing adult diapers to confront the woman.
down the ratings of both President George W. Bush and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, according to an ABC. Fifty-six percent of those questioned, a new high, agreed that the cost of the war outweighs the benefits and is not worth it.
My therapist dubbed me the Needless Wonder for my doormat ways. So I decided to take some action.
NEW YORK, December 14  - Automakers General Motors Corp (XGM.NYS) and DaimlerChrysler announced their decision yesterday to jointly develop fuel-saving hybrid engines, with the aim of capitalizing on the growing global market for cars
The Bush administration expressed fresh concern on Wednesday about the possibility bankrupt United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) might scrap its
Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cabinet today approved a plan to keep Japanese troops in Iraq for another year. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a vocal supporter of the US-led invasion of Iraq, had argued the dispatch was needed
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp. (C47.SG) Tuesday said four executives have surrendered their passports to Singapore police as the investigation into Singapore&#39;s worst financial scandal continues.
Repeatedly pressed by reporters for the secret to defending Paul Pierce, Luol Deng chose his words carefully and credited his teammates. Any player who holds Pierce to single digits in scoring (Deng has done it twice this season) knows better than to boast, especially with a rematch tomorrow night at the United Center.
Thousands of civilians flee heavy fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels in eastern Sri Lanka.
The regional short-line operator keeps posting quality margins and returns on equity.
The United States topped the list of spam-sending countries in 2004, according to a list produced by anti-spam and anti-virus software company Sophos.
Rain delayed the scheduled start of the triangular series match between Australia and India at the VRA Ground here.
The United States modified its call for U.N. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday but still kept up the threat of punitive measures if Khartoum did not stop atrocities in its Darfur region.
A laptop containing the personal details of 600,000 new and prospective military recruits has been stolen, the Ministry of Defense said Friday, the latest in a series of government blunders over data.
Japan's women on Monday reached the team badminton final for only the second time in Asian Games history with a solid 3-0 win over Singapore.
Japan held a drill on Monday to test its readiness for dealing with human cases of bird flu, with a limping mock patient -- wearing a white mask and labeled \
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson walked through rows of assault rifles, pistols and other firearms, signing autographs and greeting people at a gun show Saturday.
ATHENS  Michael Phelps might receive his last gold medal of the Athens Olympics in a way no one would envision.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Seven Network Ltd. (SEV.AU) chairman and biggest shareholder Kerry Stokes said Friday he has no intentions of selling his 43% stake in the Australian television broadcaster.
Symantec said when someon clicks on an infected link in a message, the worm tries to download code from remote sites, to redirect users to certain Web sites and to send a version of itself to everyone in an IM user&#39;s contact list as well.
By Vicki Lee Parker, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 25--ARRIVALS   Holly Edwards has joined Crescent Bank's Myrtle Beach branch as a customer service representative.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Friday a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa.
The Rangers, muddling around in do-or-die territory, are starting backup Steve Valiquette in goal and trade bait Marek Malik on defence as they face Philadelphia on Thursday night.
Russia will take steps to ensure its security if Washington rebuffs its offer of cooperation on missile defense, local media quoted First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov as saying on Wednesday.
New platform, old handset Linux specialists a la Mobile has demonstrated Google's Android platform running on a mobile phone handset, an HTC Qtek 9090, and explained how a development house might make money from Android.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Divers searching a frozen lake found the body of a 55-year-old woman who apparently got lost and did not know she was driving on ice, relatives and authorities said.
With Starbucks and other public venues increasingly serving as impromptu offices, the jockeying for electrical outlets can be brutal.
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  said on Tuesday second-quarter net earnings surged 31 percent on strong investment banking activity as well as trading credit and interest rate products.
An enthralling documentary follows the Afghan politician Malalai Joya through the final months of campaigning for her country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s National Assembly in 2005.
Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks with David Cox, a resident of the south coast of Barbados in the Caribbean, about the expected arrival of Hurricane Ivan.
A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the \
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Hollywood actress Salma Hayek has been voted the hottest celebrity in the world by an Internet poll.
Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven thundered into orbit Tuesday, setting off on the most challenging space station construction mission yet that will pave the way for the arrival of two science labs in a few months.
Honda Motor president Takeo Fukui, when he's not fixated on selling the world more Civics and Accords, dreams about airplanes for the masses. It's a dream his predecessors had quietly and carefully tended since founder Soichiro Honda spoke of his ambition to build an aircraft in the early 1960s.
Sevilla striker Ariza Makukula underwent surgery on his right knee and will be sidelined for around six weeks.
Militants in Iraq have murdered kidnapped Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who disappeared last week, Pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera reported tonight.
EBay Inc. announced a senior management reorganization Thursday, increasing international responsibilities for three executives and underscoring the significance of the company's tremendously profitable PayPal division.
Two South Africans acquitted by a Zimbabwe court of weapons charges related to an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea were charged Monday with violating their country&#39;s anti-mercenary laws.
Residential energy use in the United States is predicted to increase 25 percent by 2025. A small but increasing share of that power will trickle in from renewable energy sources, experts say.
Poles voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that could weaken the grip of the conservative Kaczynski twins and bring in a government ready to speed up economic reforms and improve relations with EU allies.
Hundreds of World War II crash sites still dot the European landscape, but finding them isn't as easy as one may think.
An explosive device blew up in a seaside  hotel in southeast Spain Sunday, injuring at least one person,  after a warning call in the name of the Basque separatist group  ETA, officials said.
They stood toe to toe, eye to eye, and &#151; most importantly &#151; jaw to injured jaw. Six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi, still unable to open his mouth wide enough for a typical teeth cleaning, joined favorite Joey Chestnut at a Tuesday weigh-in before their Fourth of July hot-dog-eating showdown in Coney Island.
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who lost to President Bush in an election focused on national security, said Tuesday the country would be \
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Sienna Miller is an actress, a fashion icon with her clothing label, and a darling of the paparazzi since her split with ex-fiance actor Jude Law -- but she insists fame is the last thing on her mind.
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Manchester United will tour South Africa in the close season this summer, the club announced on Thursday.
As U.S. home purchases slow, an  expected rise in demand for rentals will result in a spike in  inflation, analysts say, citing studies showing housing costs  have been under-reported by the government.
By Victoria Advocate, Texas  Jun. 15--Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott initiated the first  large-scale blitz in the nation on sex offenders who have infiltrated the  popular social Web site, MySpace.com.
In relazione alle gare dell'ultima giornata di campionato, il Giudice Sportivo ha squalificato
Michael Brooks is exactly the kind of voter the Republican Party can ill afford to lose. But in a foreboding omen for 2008, it may have already done just that.
a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite &quot;Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.
Boris Johnson, a Conservative MP known as much for his wild mop of blond hair as his bumbling eccentricities, is to stand in next year&#39;s London mayoral elections, his party announced Thursday.
Britain's ambassador to Iraq has appealed for the release of the five men kidnapped by armed militia in Baghdad.
Partners will actually make more from next Windows than Microsoft in 2007, study says.
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NASA says Hurricane Jeanne caused minimal damage to the Kennedy Space Center. But the storm put space shuttle workers even further behind in their effort to resume.
The toy maker avoids the earnings troubles of its rivals because it didn't have as many recalls.
Forty percent of American women of childbearing age now get enough folic acid to help prevent birth defects, according to a new March of Dimes survey.
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Amid a cacophony of feathers, beaded buckskin and songs of joy, thousands of American Indians from across the Western Hemisphere celebrated Tuesday
PETALING JAYA: A taxi driver claimed trial at the Sessions Court to attempting to commit incest with his 13-year-old daughter. The 46- year-old father of five, also pleaded not guilty to using criminal force against his eldest daughter with the intention of outraging her modesty.
Britain&#039;s Barclays  said it saw  &quot;very strong profit momentum&quot; in the first quarter as its UK  retail business improved and its investment bank beat peers,  but weakness in the UK unsecured debt market weighed on  Barclaycard.
A small but growing movement seeks to help Muslim American women who are affected by domestic violence.
Perhaps it isn't quite as surprising as if Ford Motor\u00c2\u00a0Co. suddenly decided to sell the Mustang sports car brand to Hyundai. But IBM's decision to sell its PC business to China's Lenovo Group underscores the challenges that manufacturers face in the modern PC business, even for a company synonymous with the product.
GEORGETOWN, Delaware, Nov 14  - Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner may begin testifying as early as Tuesday in defense of his 1995 decision to hire his once best friend as president of the entertainment giant, and then to fire him 15 months
Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest nickel and palladium miner, said on Friday 2006 net profit more than doubled on record prices and the sale of a stake in South African miner Gold Fields Ltd..
Ken Jennings won a record 74 games on   television's \
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych resigned Friday, making a grudging admission that he was unlikely to reverse the presidential election victory of his opposition rival. Celebrating opposition supporters got a boost, meanwhile, with a visit from one of their inspirations, Georgia's president.
The father of a soldier killed in Iraq explains why he climbed a pylon outside Labour's conference.
Sesto posto per Fabio Cerutti nella finale dei 60 metri agli Europei indoor di Birmingham.
NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraqi police, some with their faces covered by ski masks, fired several shots as they stormed a hotel packed with journalists yesterday, rounding them up at gunpoint and forcing them onto flatbed trucks bound for the local police station, where they were detained for an hour.
Living up to their hard-partying image, Princes William and Harry led the defeated English Rugby World Cup finalists on a night on the town in Paris at the weekend, captain Phil Vickery admitted Monday.
A toolkit designed to exploit a recently-disclosed Microsoft JPEG vulnerability has been released onto the net.
'You are such an anti-semitic turd' FoTW Regular readers will be aware of the Vulture Central tradition which dicates that you're not a fully-fledged Reg hack until you've been subjected to a vicious outburst of e-anger from some reader with steam coming out of his or her ears.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dimitri Mascarenhas hits four straight sixes as England defeat New Zealand by 32 runs in their Twenty20 match in Auckland.
One week after the Beslan school hostage siege ended in tragedy, relatives were still searching for missing loved ones and for answers over how hundreds died in the carnage which Moscow is blaming on a rebel Chechen leader.
President Bush will have breakfast with the troops at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii today and get a briefing from senior officers before heading back to Washington after an eight-day Asian trip.
BESLAN, Russia  - President Vladimir Putin vowed  Thursday to do all he could to save hundreds of children,  parents and teachers held under threat of death by gunmen for a  second day at a Russian school near rebel Chechnya.
SEATTLE - The Mariners declined to pick up the contract option on closer Eddie Guardado, giving the injured left-hander 10 days to decide if he wants to become a free agent.
Uno studio analizza la 'rivoluzione rosa' nel mondo del cinema. Mai pi\u00c3\u00b9 eroine romantiche, si afferma un nuovo modello femminile: la donna guerriera. Scarlett Johansson incarna meglio di altre questo ideale. Che ne pensi?
Blog: Apple and AT&T are demanding subscribers to reveal their social security numbers.  How safe is that?
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Durante la NY Fashion Week, l'enfant prodige punta tutto sul taglio sartoriale, la maestra Usa rilegge il neoclassicismo
Scientists say they have identified the protein which is key to developing long-term memory.
Faced with a deteriorating economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated he is open to congressional and White House efforts to develop a rescue package to avert a recession.
Financial Times publisher Pearson Plc  is seeking partners to make a possible bid for Wall Street Journal owner Dow Jones & Co. , the Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.
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Group adds muscle and white papers Exclusive Come Monday, the elusive Green Grid consortium that focuses on the energy consumption of data centers will announce the acquisition of two industry heavyweights - Intel and Microsoft, The Register has learned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It&#39;s hard to imagine: A 12-2 team has reached a crossroads with two regular-season games left. But today&#39;s AFC East showdown against the New York Jets can be
A US woman accused of strangling a pregnant woman and stealing the baby from her womb is due in court.
Padraig Harrington led the way in the German Masters first round on Thursday as Europe&#39;s Ryder Cup players warmed up for next week&#39;s match against the United States.
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has apologised for a clash with team-mate Nicklas Bendtner that left the young forward with a bruised nose at the end of the club's 5-1 League Cup humiliation at the hands of Tottenham.
The ruling yesterday came more than 15 months after Oracle made its initial surprise offer for PeopleSoft. The past year has been marked by numerous legal maneuvers and verbal grenades tossed
Yesterday we told you all about Ashlee Simpson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s onstage goof - where the second song she performed on Saturday Night Live was interrupted by a pre-recorded vocal from the first one.
Two Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N   officials were subpoenaed to testify at a House Energy and   Commerce subcommittee hearing Thursday on the company's probe   into boardroom leaks, a source familiar with the investigation   said on Monday.
A new Web site, Thoof, is an attempt to improve on sites like Digg and Reddit, where users filter and rank links to articles and blog entries.
A woman accused of luring an elderly acquaintance to her home, shooting her to death, stealing her money and hiding the corpse was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
For columnists around the world, Christmas is a time of extra good cheer. It&#39;s the time to write those silly columns that any columnist worth his salt can trundle out effortlessly.
African Union heads of state Thursday began a three-day summit in Addis Ababa focused on the deadly crisis in Kenya and the challenges facing the body's peacekeeping missions.
If one Clint Eastwood picture does not capture audiences' fancy, another one is never far behind.
As lawyers for Britney Spears and her ex-husband fought a court battle over custody of their two young sons, a publisher said on Friday that the pop star's mother is writing a book about parenting.
Dopo le indiscrezioni di ieri, oggi \u00c3\u00a8 arrivata la conferma ufficiale: Taddei rientra nella rosa del Siena. Il presidente del club toscano, Paolo De Luca ha spiegato: &quot;Ho gi\u00c3\u00a0 comunicato a Gigi Simoni che
The new version of the personal finance program drops support for a widely used file format.
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is on track to introduce the world&#39;s most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said on Sunday.
The Red Sox are one win away from sweeping the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
It's an odd bid to get some attention by one of the leaders in computer security, because it poses interesting questions but doesn't vary at all if you play multiple times.
High winds and heavy rain lashed Japan's  southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday, swamping  buildings and stranding holidaymakers, as the third powerful  typhoon in three weeks neared the country's coast.
Lynn Tech knew it would see a lot of Nate Adames yesterday, but as Greater Lawrence's previous opponents have discovered this year, there was little it could do to stop him.
WASHINGTON - Just hours after a man set himself on fire on Pennsylvania Avenue, another man jumped the fence onto White House grounds.
About 3 million evangelical Protestants staged a huge rally Thursday in the heart of Brazil&#039;s biggest city, demonstrating their growing influence in the world&#039;s largest Roman Catholic country.
By their reactions, the networks seem to believe that the accusations against Tim Donaghy are isolated and that the N.B.A. will upgrade its referee-monitoring efforts.
The Astros met with Carlos Beltran on Wednesday, as the free agent center fielder continues to weigh his options. Beltran and agent Scott Boras, who met with Yankees
Sudhir Mishra directs Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in Bahut Nikle Mere Armaan.
Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
A man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis may have spread the disease to passengers and crew on two trans-Atlantic flights earlier this month
Iran has invited an International Atomic Energy Agency team to Tehran to work on clearing up suspicions about its nuclear program, an IAEA spokeswoman said Monday.
The Republican convention in New York is set to open amid tight security, after a mass protest against George Bush.
A vast majority of cellphone owners are not taking advantage of this Internet capability, even though it is available to most of them.
Societa' opera a Panama con una centrale di 300 Mw
The business applications maker will integrate its technology more closely with infrastructure software from Big Blue.
Greenpeace accused President George W. Bush of ignoring the risk of a terrorist attack on chemical plants because he has ties with that industry.
Prudential Plc, Britain&#39;s No. 2 insurer, plans to raise 1 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) by selling new stock to help fund a UK expansion and comply with European rules on capital reserves.
The leaders of South Africa and India renewed their commitment on Monday to push for expansion of the United Nations Security Council to include more developing nations from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
ATHENS - Paul Hamm flew off the high bar and stuck the landing as if he had been wired right into the floor. Immediately, he knew. He had secured a bronze medal.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., (Sports Network) - New York Jets wide  receiver Santana Moss is probable for Sunday's AFC East  showdown against the red-hot New England Patriots. Both teams  are undefeated and will square off at Gillette Stadium in  Foxboro, MA.
North Carolina closed with a 16-5 run to upset Connecticut 71-65 Sunday in the Jimmy V Women's Classic, the three-time defending national champions' earliest loss since 1995.
Deaths from bitter cold, falls in darkened homes and poisonous fumes from makeshift fires mounted on Monday in Illinois and Missouri as power outages now in their fourth day created hardships for hundreds of thousands, authorities said.
A group that advocates greater rights for fathers in child custody cases sent two of its operatives over the fence at Buckingham Palace today and one of them, dressed
Housing data showed that sales surged in April by the largest jump in 14 years, dampening hopes of an interest rate cut to stimulate the economy.
Blog: Michael Rosenblum who helped launch the now-defunct New York Times television, and who coined the term VJ for his controversial approach to news gathering has announced CitizeNews, a new endeavor he's embarked upon alongside Ken Krushel who previously hea
Iran&#039;s foreign minister on Thursday rejected demands from the seven major industrialized nations to respond by July 5 to an international offer for Tehran to roll back its uranium enrichment program.
US authorities have accused a British charity of funding terrorist activities abroad, according to a report.
Protesters poured into Manhattan's streets by the thousands Sunday to protest the war in Iraq and demonstrate against other Bush administration policies on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
Just no time The question of whether it's necessary or desirable to take school children's fingerprints has not made it on the agenda for Parliament.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
No Country For Old Men heads the Academy Awards with eight nods, along with thriller Michael Clayton.
Rutelli, 'Nessun vuole buttare le chiavi della compagnia'
The British-led NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.
Parents at a state-funded faith state school  are being asked  for voluntary contributions of more than \u00c2\u00a31,200 a year.
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Siebel Systems, the world's largest customer-management software maker, Wednesday forecast stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, including its first year-over-year jump in quarterly sales in 3 1/2 years.
When the Mars rovers Opportunity and Spirit reached their distant destination in early 2004, NASA scientists hoped the vehicles would probe the planet's frigid landscape for 90 days before they pooped out or were undone by the harsh Martian environment.
MUSICIAN Artie Shaw, most famous for his recording of Begin the Beguine, died in California yesterday, aged 94. The clarinetist and bandleader hit the big time in 1938 with the record that was originally intended to be a B-side.
Violentata in famiglia e costretta a prostituirsi
Candice Bergen is joining her first prime-time TV series since \
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President Hugo Chavez vowed to plow forward with his so-called &quot;revolution for the poor&quot; Sunday despite refusals by Venezuela&#39;s opposition to recognize his victory in a recall referendum last week.
Lawmakers worked behind the scenes Thursday to reach agreement on Medicare legislation that would have a major impact on the bottom line for doctors, nursing homes, insurers and hospitals.
The state of the anti-truancy strategy in England will be under review as latest figures are published.
Grammy winner Alicia Keys will headline the Barbados Jazz Festival in January.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp   and the United Auto Workers union on Saturday were  making substantial progress on several of the teams established  to pore over the contract details, a person familiar with the  talks said.
I versamenti totali effettuati con il modello F24 ammontano a 33,8 miliardiNei passati 12 mesi il gettito dell'Iva sugli scambi interni \u00c3\u00a8 cresciuto di circa il 4,7%                                          Fisco, nuovo boom delle entrate a gennaio +9,4% sul 2007
By Tim Cornwell  WHEN Welsh singing diva Katherine Jenkins replaced the traditional 20-stone heroine and G4 stormed the charts, suddenly opera seemed sexy. Now it appears opera is the new rock and roll - with tickets sales to younger audiences in Scotland up sevenfold this season.
Iran agreed to let UN inspectors visit a nuclear reactor which could produce plutonium, the IAEA says.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Pakistan's president Wednesday strongly defended his day-old peace pact with Taliban militants and, standing next to Afghan President Hamid Karzai here, made an impassioned plea to repair their stormy relations and combat the \
Kodiak Networks, a leading mobile solutions innovator, and Orange  Dominicana (Orange), a national telecommunications operator, today  announced that Orange has commercially deployed Kodiak Visual Voice SMS&#8482;  across the Dominican Republic (DR).
Beyond Binary gets driven around by a gadget hound who would make the folks on the show floor proud. He has 20,000 songs on his iPod, thousands of dollars worth of digital camera gear and a watch that acts as a TV remote control.
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Indy IV Has A Writer. Again. Jeff Nathanson signs on to have a crack at Henry Jones Jr.
Future threat or urban myth in the making Crackers have blackmailed foreign governments after disrupting the operating of utilities, according to a CIA analyst. Skeptics said the unspecified claims amount to nothing more than urban myths, although other sections of the security community are treating the possibility of attacks against Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems seriously.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ROMA - Nella tragedia del maremoto, c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 anche chi si \u00c3\u00a8 salvato trasformando un hobby in un segreto di sopravvivenza. Come un gruppo di surfisti romani, bagnini di Ostia (Lazio) con il pallino del mare e
Lo rende noto un comunicato stampa di Palazzo Chigi
European nations should pay 10  billion euros ($12.7 billion dollars) a year to Africa to help  it stop migrants seeking a better life flooding northwards into  Europe, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday.
Marion Jones pleaded guilty in October to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, delivered a positive but cautious assessment Saturday of progress in Iraq over the previous year,citing the drop-off in violence over the latter half of the year but warning that insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq remains the...
VANCOUVER (CP) - Canadian diplomats met with Russian authorities in Moscow on Wednesday but came away with no new information about the reported death of Vancouver's Rudwan Khalil Abubaker in Chechnya almost two weeks ago.
African Union mediators in Nigeria meet separately with Darfur rebel and Sudan government representatives.
David Wells slipped a crisp, blue Dodgers cap onto his shaved head and wiggled into a baggy pair of baseball pants. Then he dashed up the runway to throw a quick bullpen session.
A massive airdrop of paper birds intended to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand&#39;s restive south, with a spate of new attacks Monday that targeted soldiers and local officials.
First delivery late 2008 Boeing has confirmed it will deliver the first 787 Dreamliner in November or December 2008, following a maiden flight early in the year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former investment adviser Martin Armstrong pleaded innocent Friday to new charges that he bilked investors out of nearly $3 billion.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-India complete formality with innings win in Bangladesh Test 12-13-2004, 06:31 DHAKA  - Fast bowler Irfan Pathan grabbed a career-best 6-51 as India whipped Bangladesh by an innings and 140 runs on the fourth day of the opening cricket
Seeking to reassure those nervous about foreign takeovers, the head of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government investment fund said Thursday that China would invest mostly in portfolios.
A Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in action during \
Fierce fire fights have erupted in the south of Fallujah as trapped enemy fighters make a last stand against US and Iraqi forces. In areas of Fallujah now under US and Iraqi Army control, US forces are taking
Britain&#39;s next prime minister Gordon Brown apologised for mistakes in intelligence made in the run-up to the Iraq war in a BBC television interview Friday.
The Streets, aka British rapper and songwriter Mike Skinner, top a poll to find the year's best album.
TWO more earthquakes hit the central region of Japan today, where thousands of residents are still living in emergency shelters after a major quake more than a week ago.
A Swedish nuclear reactor has been shut down after a fault was found in rubber pannels in the reactor's housing.
Bertie Ahern, the first Irish Prime Minister to ever visit, Vietnam, opened the newly renovated Centre for Disadvantaged Children at the Christina Noble Children's Foundation (CNCF), 38 Tu Xuong Street in HCM ...
Grazie a immatricolazioni Ue e voci accordo internazionale
OTTAWA (CP) - Andre Ouellet claimed to have government support - and sometimes the personal backing of Jean Chretien - for some of the projects he championed as board chairman at Canada Post, the federal sponsorship inquiry was told Monday.
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Top seed Marion Bartoli beat Japanese wildcard Aiko Nakamura 2-6 6-2 6-2 to win her second career title at the Japan Open on Sunday.
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, a prolific and sui generis talent from Japan, this quietly creepy film contains a hint of politics and a wealth of shivers.
Oliver Perez pitched seven scoreless innings, David Wright hit his fourth homer in the last four games, and the New York Mets shut out the Braves, 3-0, last night in Atlanta, increasing their National League East lead over their rivals to 2 1/2 games.
An attorney for the man accused of causing a commuter train collision that killed 11 people urged the public not to rush to judgment against his client.
Yahoo is opening up its quarter-billion-user database to cross-platform username validation across Web sites with Open ID.
Oct. 18, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The 2004 campaign moves into its last two weeks with a close race, but one in which George W. Bush holds the advantage in a range of underlying measurements.
A controversial shipment of plutonium from old US nuclear warheads reaches a plant in southern France.
University of Alabama swimmer Bernardo Romero has died after battling leukemia since last year.
Tony Blair yesterday warned the west not to lose the will to win the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as he hit back at those who claim the Iraq war has gone wrong because of a lack of planning.
Pets are being slaughtered for meat in shortage-stricken Zimbabwe and record numbers of animals have been surrendered to shelters or abandoned by owners no longer able to feed them, animal welfare activists say.
Destinatari anche pazienti pediatrici sotto i 15 anni
By Paola Iuspa-Abbott, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--Palm Beach County Commissioners Tuesday supported an effort by Broward County's Parkland to annex nearly 2,000 acres west of Boca Raton.
European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso won parliamentary approval for his 25- member leadership team, pledging to spur the flagging economy and repair trans-Atlantic ties.
Blog: In what appears to be the first case of its kind, federal agents sent spyware called \
Publishing software flaws now an offence? The new Police and Justice Act, published today, could criminalise legitimate IT security activity. There are fears among security experts that changes it makes to the Computer Misuse Act will make it illegal to distribute some vital tools.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
French striker Thierry Henry will arrive in Barcelona later Sunday to finalise his transfer from Premiership side Arsenal, the Spanish club have confirmed.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Donovan McNabb threw three of his four touchdown passes to Terrell Owens as the Philadelphia Eagles pasted the Dallas Cowboys 49-21 victory at Texas Stadium on Monday.
A US man is charged with using an internet chat room to set up a mass suicide pact for Valentine's Day.
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The editor of Playboy Indonesia went on trial on Thursday on charges of distributing indecent pictures to the public and making money from them, which could carry a jail term of up to 32 months.
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CLEVELAND (Ticker) - The Cleveland Indians cut ties to the last remaining piece on their two World Series teams in the 1990s. The team announced on Tuesday that it will not pick up the $5 million option on
Nineteen South Koreans who were held by the Taliban as hostages for six weeks arrived early Sunday at Incheon International Airport, outside Seoul.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reaffirmed his commitment to a Middle East peace initiative, despite comments from one of his senior advisers who effectively dismissed the plan.
A drop in U.S. jobless claims in the  latest week and an upward spurt in a regional manufacturing  index signaled continued growth for the U.S. economy at the  start of the fourth quarter.
A powerful typhoon has also hit Japan&#39;s southern islands, injuring 21 people, and the Meteorological Agency warned the storm could bring heavy rains and mudslides to areas hit by the temblors.
While the Treo 700 has yet to surface in the United States for GSM networks, European customers of Vodafone are getting first access to the Treo 750, a slightly sleeker smartphone running Windows Mobile 5.0 that has no outside antenna.
No apologies, no justifications, no excuses necessary. Oklahoma isn&#39;t slinking into the BCS championship game through the back door this year.
The San Diego region is poised to see some relief from record high gasoline prices as a result of growing fuel inventories in the state, experts say.
US stocks fell on Thursday, hit by a sharp drop in technology shares following a slew of sales warnings from semiconductor makers, and as oil prices rose nearly $1 a barrel.
Aamir Khan, Zayed Khan and Suniel Shetty came together for the
SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda - Financial markets have likely lost their appetite for securitized assets backed by subprime loans due to the credit crisis, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.
Iniziativa di gruppo trasversale del Parlamento europeo
Those of us who have always wondered why award shows have to be so infernally long got our answer on Sunday night at the Golden Globes: they don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
TRIESTE, 23 SET - Un adolescente su tre ha una patologia genitale. Emerge dal 21/o congresso della Societa&#39; Italiana di Andrologia (Sia) a Trieste. Dall&#39;indagine, emerge anche che il 54% dei giovani non usa
A Montecitorio 301 voti a favore, 266 contrari, 10 astenuti
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson praised his side&#39;s attacking display after watching them put five past Crystal Palace on Saturday.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 20--CLEVELAND -- The Johnston County Utility Department lifted a boil water notice Tuesday in the Cleveland township of Johnston County.
Per Bloomberg acquirenti attratti da prezzi bassi abitazioni
A howling blizzard slammed the Northeast on Sunday with more than 2 feet of snow and hurricane-strength wind gusts, halting air travel for thousands of people, keeping others off slippery highways and burying parked cars under deep drifts. At least six deaths were linked to the weather, three in Ohio, two in Wisconsin and one in Pennsylvania.
llied Domecq PLC, the big liquor maker, said yesterday that it expected to report increased profit for its fiscal year as a result of growth in Britain and the United States.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group&#39;s Nigerian venture, which pumps almost half the oil in Africa&#39;s biggest oil producer, closed an oil-pumping station and reduced the movement of staff after rebels threatened to attack oil installations.
Steve Irwin died doing what he loved best, getting too close to one of the dangerous animals he dedicated his life to protecting with an irrepressible, effervescent personality that propelled him to global fame as television's \
InfoWorld - The odds of a search engine directing you to a risky Web site are getting slimmer, but some companies are better at filtering out bad links than others, McAfee reported Monday.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The first taekwondo medals of the Athens Games were awarded Thursday night in the men&#39;s and women&#39;s flyweight division, and Taiwan captured both golds.
Scervino lo ricordera' con applauso a sfilata
Tim Duncan watched the final agonizing seconds sitting on a cooler near the end of the bench, a place he seemed to spend most of the Olympics.
Like passes from Peyton Manning's record-setting arm, the questions about how the Patriots intend to slow down the Indianapolis Colts were flying at Bill Belichick yesterday.
Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wrangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.
Hurricane Ivan has been pounding Jamaica with high winds and torrents of rain, causing flooding and power outages throughout the Caribbean island nation.
When the world&#39;s largest buyer of home mortgages - Fannie Mae - cooks the books on reporting its earnings, it runs the risk of sending shockwaves into financial markets.
As Congress and others lobby to create an independent board to review the safety of prescription drugs, a dozen states have been doing just that.
THE British Grand Prix has been axed from the 2005 Formula One calendar by Bernie Ecclestone, the sport&#39;s supremo, after a long-standing argument with the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club and Sir Jackie Stewart, its president.
Once the darling of international track and field, now teetering on the brink of disgrace, Marion Jones on Tuesday became the subject of an International Olympic Committee investigation into allegations of doping offenses as a result of BALCO owner Victor
A fast moving brush fire sent flames leaping into backyards and forced more than 1,200 southern California residents out of their hillside homes on a sweltering Sunday of gusty winds after months of drought.
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials to a record closing high for a third day and the S&P 500 to a fresh 5-1/2-year high, after an increase in retailers' September sales fueled hopes that spending will stay strong.
Children who live next to a petrol station are four times more likely to develop acute leukaemia than other children in the same area, suggests new research.
Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are extended amid signs that a deal may be close.
NASA is becoming increasingly optimistic that the failing Hubble Space Telescope can be revived and rejuvenated at the hands of a robot rescuer.
MS foam home Not all gamers buying Halo 3 Limited Edition packs received a scratched disc. Copies sent out to Australia apparently contained a cunningly hi-tech device to stop the disc from being damaged.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton earned praise from anti-war activists but criticism from Republicans on Friday for voting against a measure to pay for the Iraq war that sets no timetables for withdrawing U.S. troops.
By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  The federal government will press on with two projects designed to conserve Colorado River water, some of it for use in Nevada, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne told a conference of water managers in Las Vegas on Friday.
The Senate on Thursday night dropped an amendment to the farm bill that would have banned fatty foods and high-calorie beverages at school snack bars, stores and vending machines, dealing a blow to its chances of passage.
Turkey's PM returns from talks to a warm welcome and says Turkey will change markedly with EU entry in sight.
Life support or pushing the R&amp;D horizon? A number of notes concerning Azul Systems have reached our inbox - none of them bringing very inspiring news.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Some of the president\u00e2\u0080\u0099s allies view him as pursuing amnesty for foreign law breakers when he should be focusing on border security.
After yanking the red carpet out  from under the Golden Globes and threatening the Oscars, the  union for striking Hollywood writers is deciding whether to  picket the U.S. music industry's highest honors.
com. The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired veteran catcher Benito Santiago on Thursday from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-hander Leo Nunez.
The Italian and U.S. ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly hurt on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister to the restive east, officials said.
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said   on Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt   Disney Co.'s DIS.N film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes   online music store into a one-stop shop for digital   entertainment.
The UK leader says he is determined to \
Days after playing an alluring English art teacher, actress Cate Blanchett adopted a German accent to transform herself into an enigmatic Second World War prostitute in a performance some liken to Marlene Dietrich.
Calderoli, governo venga in Parlamento o mozione di sfiducia
Elections in Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province have swept a former rebel leader to victory, unofficial results show as officials tot up the ballots.
0125 GMT -- Treasury prices little changed in Asia as market awaits further economic data to back up upbeat economic assessment by the Federal Reserve.
Blizzard Entertainment today announced that its eagerly awaited massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft will be in stores in North America on November 23, 2004.
Comment is free: Jackie Ashley: It is 20 years since Britain saw its first black woman MP. Celebrations are muted, however, by the pathetic progress since.
Russian bomber aircraft approached a  U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific on Saturday and were  intercepted by American fighter jets, a U.S. defense official  said on Monday.
CHARLESTON, SC -- Andy Roddick will play Vladimir Voltchkov on Friday to open the Davis Cup semifinal between the United States and Belarus.
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I know I used to have an account here, but like so many things I have no idea what it is. &nbsp;Damn brain sugery... Being awake for brain sugery is interesting but not fun. &nbsp;Actually I'd describe it as terrifing. &nbsp;But I'm getting ahead of myself. &nbsp;On my first Thanksgiving away from home I had three episodes of numbness on my right side that lasted about five minutes and were spaced about half an hour appart. &nbsp;I thougt nothing of it until a week later when it happend agian. &nbsp;Went to school clinic, they sent me to get a CT scan. &nbsp;Later that afternoon they wanted me to go for an MRI first thing in the morning, so I did and the tech seemed concerned. &nbsp;Later that evening I went to happy hour as I often do Friday nights with my freinds. &nbsp;Before I got a quarter into my first beer I got a call from the clinic telling me to come in as soon as possible. &nbsp;So much for beer...
There are some business stories that read like steamy novels. The torrid, and often sordid, affair that has been the imbroglio between database king Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and
A wall with the names of 76,000 Jews deported from France to Nazi death camps is unveiled in Paris.

The United States warned North Korea Monday of potential economic and political fallout after the Stalinist state failed to meet a year-end deadline to come clean on its nuclear activity.
FRIDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- One-third of women over 50 struggle with some kind of sexual problem, but most can improve their love lives by focusing on the problem and making some changes, doctors report.
Africa News, ABIDJAN - A parliamentary commission will this week debate changes to a contentious article in Ivory Coast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s constitution which restricts who can run for president in the west African state, officials said Tuesday.
A 93-year-old resident at an old-age home plays tennis against the wall of his bedroom, using a touch-sensitive glove and wearing a virtual helmet.
OSLO/KUALA LUMPUR  - Norwegian aluminum group Norsk Hydro  and global miner Rio Tinto   declined to confirm or deny reports that they may place separate bids for Canada's Alcan .
MUNCIE, Ind. - Salamanders usually live four or five years in the wild, but a 28-year-old tiger salamander named Survivor outlived his owner. Teacher Gene Frazier bought \
The man seen by many as representing the future of Cisco has announced a Christmas shocker: He's leaving the company, apparently having spotted a brighter opportunity for himself on the other side of the revolving door.
Space engineers sent Europe&#39;s Huygens probe sweeping towards Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan, yesterday. Officials at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, said they had received a signal confirming
Tens of thousands of vulnerable workers are being exploited by rogue employers, warns Citizens Advice.
Veterans of the Battle of Arnhem re-enact the famous air drop to mark its 60th anniversary.
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have started using a 12-foot tall microscope that they expect will one day boosts nanotechnology research.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores of people were killed in ethnic violence, complicating mediation by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
U.S. scientists say they've determined rain evaporation and continental convection play an important part in the tropical water cycle.
By Joseph Ascenzi  Clatchy-Tribune Business News  Feb. 19--Eighteen months after construction began on the Claremont Village expansion, the project has yielded its first business opening.
The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and TV studios on Thursday in a move likely to renew momentum for settling a 10-week-old writers strike that has crippled the industry and clouded the year-end Oscar season.
There is no more meaningful portal in all of Olympic sport than the stone archway at the west end of the Ancient Stadium in Olympia, Greece. Through this archway -- it was once a tunnel, but only one row of original stones remains -- passed athletes in ...
NAIROBI, Dec. 13 -- A Catholic priest was convicted Wednesday of taking part in Rwanda's 1994 genocide by ordering militiamen to set fire to a church and then bulldoze it while 2,000 people seeking safety were huddled inside.
David Sklar points out some of the new base sites that are being offered on the PHP-based mashup site, Ning.    It's been a lot of hard work, so I'm quite excited that we've just released three great new Ning sites: Ning Videos, Ning Photos, and Ning Group.   Plus, all three sites have the juicy bits that every site on the Ning platform gets -- things such as cloneability, complete customization, and built-in REST APIs. I've been watching the feeds for clones of photos and videos -- I suppose seeing who's cloned sites you care about is the Web 2.0 version of ego surfing.    He also talks about some of the features of the Ning Photo cloneable site like the slideshow and, in Ning Video, the embeddable player. The Ning Group application also has parsing abilities to help with sharing documents/music/photos/etc with anyone.
TORONTO (CP) - Former prime minister John Turner vowed Friday the Canadian team of electoral observers under his charge will help Ukraine achieve a fair outcome in its second attempt to elect a president.
The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, has thrown his weight behind Tony Blair&#39;s plans for a London-based Middle East conference early next year, sending him a letter of support.
RIMINI - Un adeguamento delle tariffe ferroviarie &quot;si rende oggi necessario&quot;. Lo dice il presidente e amministratore delegato delle Ferrovie dello Stato Elio Catania, &quot;soprattutto dopo tre anni in cui il prezzo \u00c3\u00a8 rimasto invariato&quot;.
LLEYTON HEWITT on the other side of a net serves as a mirror into the soul, a reflection of what it is that lies deep within an opponent.
Amid rousing applause and cheers, seniors in a retirement complex in the Washington suburbs have hopped onto the videogame craze, belatedly but with a vengeance, swinging their arms in a virtual game of bowling.
A three-week-old baby elephant rejected by its mother at the Calgary Zoo has died, the zoo said Wednesday. The Asian elephant, who had yet to be named, had been fighting an infection, and slipped into a coma Tuesday afternoon.
A German court today sentenced infamous Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel to five years in prison for holding a particularly unpopular opinion.  The irony of jailing people for their beliefs in the name of fighting the neo-Nazi movement seems to be lost on most of the western world, including Canada, which jailed Zundel for two years in a maximum security facility before deporting him to Germany.  Many organizations, such as the Simon Wiesenthal Center, applaud the decision, but sadly lacking is a sense of outrage over the blow that this decision strikes against free speech.  Whatever happened to \
Umpire Darrell Hair will not officiate in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in India.
Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling today appealed criminal convictions that sent him to prison for more than 24 years, seeking a new trial and citing \
Arts & entertainment: Josh Brolin is to play the current US president, George Bush, in film to be directed by Oliver Stone
Per centro studi viale Astronomia Italia e' vaso di coccio
GUANGZHOU, China  - China's snow-stricken railways were creaking back into action on Friday, but with power cuts still crippling swathes of the country, President Hu Jintao visited a coal mine and urged workers to boost production.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - I Vescovi spagnoli chiedono alla scuola cattolica di interrogarsi su se stessa e di rispondere alle nuove sfide poste all'azione educativa cristiana Madrid (Agenzia Fides)  - I Vescovi spagnoli \
Memories of Florida's contested 2000 presidential election and a growing number of pre-election lawsuits are making Americans skeptical about a voting process they once took for granted.
Looking powerful and focused, Jennifer Capriati rolled to a 6-0, 6-2, victory over Magui Serna at the United States Open on Wednesday.
Will Bynum scores 21 points as No. 9 Georgia Tech ruins Miami's Atlantic Coast Conference debut with an 80-69 victory Thursday night.
Precipitato un elicottero da trasporto nel Sud-Est del Paese
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel Inc. , said late yesterday it is recalling about 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint.
Nigerian unions began a four-day strike on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs although shipments from Africa's top exporter were unaffected.
Asian stock markets closed mixed Monday, with the key indexes dipping both in Hong Kong and Singapore. Japanese financial markets were closed for a national holiday.
California air regulators yesterday took up the world&#39;s most ambitious rules to reduce car emissions that contribute to global warming - an effort that could have a sweeping effect on how the country fights vehicle pollution.
Terrell Owens burned the Miami Dolphins, mocked the New England Patriots, and savored a 2-0 start by the Dallas Cowboys.
Democratic presidential contender  Hillary Clinton, who led a failed attempt to change the U.S.  health care system during her husband&#39;s presidency, on Monday  will lay out new health care proposals she would pursue if  elected president.
Our friends over at Gamespot posted a blog yesterday discussing the likelihood of a rumored $400 PS3 that would arrive in time for the holidays.
Chinese Wikipedia users say the Web site highlights the resilience of an information control system whose reach goes beyond simple censorship.
Private equity corporate raiders who have so far sidestepped the mining sector despite widespread consolidation, could soon reset their sights, global accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young said on Wednesday.
Authorities are examining a photo taken in Morocco showing a child who appears to resemble missing British toddler Madeleine McCann, a spokesman for the girl's family told CNN Wednesday.
The Sweet Solera at Shorty\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.32  is a mixture of Glenfiddich 15-Year-Old Solera Reserve, Lillet Rouge, and a winsome dash of caramel syrup, and bespangled with a maraschino cherry.
Britain's first biodiesel train is being launched as part of an attempt to make rail travel greener.
Drivers who spend a lot of time behind the wheel increase their risk of skin cancer, work suggests.
Vice President Dick Cheney's airplane had a small mechanical problem but there were no safety concerns and the aircraft was scheduled to make a planned refueling stop in Singapore after his trip to Australia, the White House said on Saturday.
The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday called for $261 million this year to help hundreds of thousands of Iraqis driven from their homes by violence.
Monash scientist Andrew Prentice ponders the probe that will land on the Saturnian moon Titan in January. Photo: Angela Wylie. NASA&#39;s mission to Saturn, Cassini, will pass a crucial milestone
With most states reporting massive new voter registrations and many political observers worrying about potential voter confusion and allegations of fraud on Nov.2, one organization has created a web-based tool to answer questions and provide information.
Sheryl Swoopes produced a late run to  lead the United States to a 66-62 women's basketball victory  over Russia Friday and into their third consecutive Olympic  gold medal game.
The U.S. economy is slowing to a steady growth rate that provides a basis for dealing with necessary changes to retirement and health care programs, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong doctors are over prescribing a slimming drug to women desperate to lose weight, pharmacists said on Friday, warning its misuse could increase the risk of stroke.
The European Union is stepping up international pressure on the Sudanese government to end the humanitarian crisis in Darfur which has led to the deaths of at least 30,000 people and forced over one million refugees to flee their homes and seek shelter
MINNEAPOLIS - Alex Rodriguez scored the game winner on a Kyle Lohse wild pitch in the top of the 11th inning, sending the New York Yankees to their second consecutive American League Championship Series after edging out the Minnesota Twins 6-5 Saturday.
The war in Iraq has acted as a \
Sir Bobby Robson admitted he is &#39;massively disappointed&#39; at losing his job as Newcastle boss on Monday morning. The 71-year-old former England manager was &#39;relieved of his duties&#39; by the Newcastle executive
In a new posting on Chris Shiflett's weblog today, he shares with the world a little bit of what he's written for php|architect - a free version of one of his columns: Security Corner: Session Fixation.
Pop star Christina Aguilera is to marry long-time boyfriend and music executive Jordan Bratman.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Kyle Denney won't complain about having to dress like a cheerleader again. The white go-go boots that went with the outfit might have prevented a bullet from seriously injuring his leg.
San Francisco police combed the city's zoo for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others, a zoo spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Eerie, muddled and gorgeous, \u00e2\u0080\u009cKhadak\u00e2\u0080\u009d tells the story of an epileptic Mongolian sheepherder who embraces his destiny as a shaman when his village is threatened.
Intel Corp. President Paul S. Otellini yesterday demonstrated new chips scheduled for release next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games
KOROLYOV, Moscow Region, October 24 (Itar-Tass) - The crew of the ninth mission at the International Space Station (ISS) worked superbly in orbit.
DALLAS - The gloves have come off in the tight election race between two Texas congressmen - and every other article of clothing appears to be fair game as well. Democrats on Monday circulated old newspaper clippings of a 1974 college streaking stunt staged by hundreds of students - including then-18-year-old Pete Sessions - at Southwest Texas State University...
Cambodia's King Sihanouk has announced his wish to abdicate, his son tells the country's National Assembly.
Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 714 dollari l'oncia
HONG KONG, June 30 -- Chinese leader Hu Jintao inspected hundreds of troops gripping rifles Saturday in Hong Kong, and pro-democracy demonstrators scuffled with police as the former British colony prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of its return to China.
Segni negativi per pane, pasta e carni, bene latte e yogurt
Stem cells from fat tissue have been used to help grow bone to repair the damaged skull of a 7-year-old German girl, according to a report in a German medical journal.
Altri tre morti nel napoletano. Due uomini uccisi in una tabaccheria a Melito. Un cadavere carbonizzato ritrovato in un&#39;auto nella zona di Via del Cassano. Nuovi capitoli della faida interna al clan Di Lauro? A Napoli 113 omicidi nel 2004.
Analysts have offered their latest judgment of the Christmas shopping season: good, but not great, although online sales set records.
Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil.
Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander says he will listen to those who oppose pay-as-you-drive road charges.
One of the more remarkable qualities Michael Phelps has displayed during his quest for eight swimming medals has been his ability to focus.
Yao Ming will have to make the best of a thinned backcourt after guard Kirk Snyder underwent surgery to repair a broken right hand, an operation that will sideline him eight to 10 weeks.
A unanimita' presenti,centrosinistra non ha partecipato voto
American beach volleyball duo Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs purged past Olympic failures with a 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 win over Australians Natalie Cook and Nicole Sanderson in the bronze-medal match.
Rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 36 people who died in a head-on collision between two trains in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
Nike agrees to buy UK sportswear firm Umbro in a deal that values the company at \u00c2\u00a3285m.
After an outage Tuesday morning knocked out phone service to an estimated 20,000 locations in West Virginia, FiberNet -- the company whose systems failed -- is still working on the problem over 24 hours later. Hospitals and police departments have been given priority, however, and most had phone service restored early Wednesday.
Fueled by piping-hot Mac sales, Apple reports the best quarterly performance in the company's history.
General Motors toughened its public stance on proposals that the U.S. carmaker join an alliance with Renault and its sister company, Nissan, adding to uncertainties weighing on the industry as the Paris Motor Show opens its doors Thursday.
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Sony is introducing a new PlayStation 2 model even as its PlayStation 3 gains traction in the marketplace.
Microsoft Corp.  unveiled the full-release version of its search engine on Monday, turning up the heat on Web search leader Google Inc.
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday rejected European demands to abandon its &quot;sensitive nuclear activities&quot; but reiterated its readiness to provide assurances that its atomic ambitions were entirely peaceful.
L'Uefa potrebbe ammetere il Vaticano come membro. Prende dunque concretezza la nazionale dello Stato...
The Ryder Cup is so much sad history now for followers of the woebegone American team, and theories abound as to why the lads in red, white and blue can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seem to get this thing right.
If you want to see former Duxbury High School lacrosse superstar Max Quinzani make his collegiate debut on Saturday, you won't have to travel to Duke University in North Carolina. It will be televised on ESPNU at 2 p.m.
Google said Monday that it has fixed a security flaw in its new desktop computer search tool that could have allowed attackers to read parts of files stored on a user&#39;s computer.
Cgil ribadisce no a partecipazione manifestazione precari
On May 12, 2007, Cassini completed its 31st flyby of Saturn's moon Titan, which the team calls T30.
Toy maker Hasbro Inc  posted a 62 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday, helped by sales of its Playskool brand and strong demand for products tied to the \
At least thirty-five bodies were found Tuesday at the ruins of a French-run hotel in southern Thailand, French TF1 television quoted the company that owns the property as saying.
Siccome Montezemolo gli chiede di essere serio, almeno per una volta, il presidente del consiglio la prende a ridere. Da Confidustria arriva una richiesta precisa: occupatevi dei veri problemi del paese, non di chiacchiere.
ATHENS -- Seeing was admiring. &quot;Puerto Rico played as a team,&quot; said US coach Larry Brown. &quot;They were well-prepared and the coaching was incredible. They played so much harder than we did, and so the result was not a surprise. I think anybody watching this, who enjoys basketball, got a thrill out of that.&quot;
A new virus strain masquerading as electronic Christmas cards is accounting for one in every 10 e-mails hitting in-boxes, security experts warned Wednesday.
Venus Williams advanced to the second  round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday but had to work hard for her  6-3, 7-6 victory against Hungary's Petra Mandula.
Two pilots land a plane safely in Norway despite being attacked by a passenger with an axe.
Dave Wannstedt wasn't happy with Jay Fiedler on Saturday, and the feeling was mutual.
InfoWorld - Capgemini has agreed to acquire the software services company Software Architects to expand its presence in key U.S. cities, the French IT services provider said Thursday.
UK water company Mid Kent Water is being bought by Australia's Hastings Fund Management for \u00c2\u00a3241m.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cA Walk to Beautiful\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies.
The business software maker delivered a fiscal first-quarter performance that topped analyst expectations.
Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, has admitted for the first time that his government does not intend to honour the American-backed &quot;road map&quot; to peace.
The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers, making the petals and leaves tremble with good vibrations.
Crude oil fell after reaching a record $53 a barrel in New York yesterday on speculation global output may provide US refiners with enough supply to meet winter needs.
Researchers led by Dr Goran Bjelakovic of the University of Nis in Serbia-Montenegro have revealed that these pills only take you closer to death.
LONDON, September 18  /PRNewswire/ -- An improved economic environment and constantly changing consumer lifestyles are contributing to the increased production of personal care products.
Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u0092s spying operation included monitoring an employee\u00c2\u0092s instant-messaging exchanges with a reporter at The Wall Street Journal.
Three people were injured when a bomb exploded outside a hospital in the southern Turkish town of Mersin, a police official has said.
TOKYO Japanese stocks fell Thursday after a government report showed that machinery orders unexpectedly declined in September, signaling that corporate investment may weaken.
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine pitched one of his best games this season _ and nearly went home without a win.
Congress wants you to save, not spend, your tax refund. So why did it lay so many traps?
Oil prices fell sharply yesterday in what traders described as a wave of profit-taking after futures hit a new high above $55 a barrel and after gasoline futures fell sharply on indications of declining demand.
Thousands of automobiles clogged Florida&#39;s highways during the largest evacuation in state history as residents anticipated the arrival of Hurricane Frances.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cA Bloody Aria,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the Korean director Won Shin-yun, is a sort of Asian \u00e2\u0080\u009cDeliverance.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Stock futures climbed higher on  Wednesday, pointing to a stronger market open, after news that  core inflation rose only slightly more than expected last  month, easing concern about faster interest-rate hikes by the  Federal Reserve.
Eva Longoria, attrice americana della serie tv ''Desperate Housewives'', sposer&agrave; la stella fr...
Two thirds of Scots believe pubs should be able to accommodate smokers, a survey says.
Iraq's government said on Tuesday it had closed its borders with Syria and Iran and extended the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.
SBC Communications Inc.  will use its growing roster of public Wi-Fi access points as a springboard for Cingular Wireless services, including advanced phones and voice services using Internet technology.
The leader of Iraq's Chaldean Christian community urges US forces to free ex-deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.
Cisl, su scalone e pensioni basse corsa muli non serve
Support services firm Serco Group   is preparing a consortium to bid for state-owned  clean-up firm British Nuclear Group, the object of a takeover  offer from U.S. firm Fluor , the Mail on Sunday  newspaper said.
Pitcher Jason Schmidt and outfielder Luis Gonzalez officially joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, finalizing their contracts a day after baseball's winter meetings ended.
L'Italia ha battuto la Gran Bretagna 3-0 qualificandosi per la fase finale dei Mondiali di softball ...
Canada has confirmed its ninth case of mad cow disease since 2003, in an Alberta bull that died on a farm last week.
A U.N. human rights mission on Monday accused Sudan's government of orchestrating and taking part in gross violations in Darfur and called for urgent international action to protect civilians there.
Tensione a Genova dopo Genoa-Juve. Il bilancio degli scontri tra forze dell'ordine e tifosi biancone...
Fast-food giant McDonald's becomes one of the first firms to offer its own nationally recognised qualifications.
Radio personality Howard Stern will move to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. as of January 1, 2006, the New York company said Wednesday.
It is not just tough to find a place to live when you&#39;re earning minimum wage. It&#39;s practically impossible. According to an annual survey by a
An ailing Pope John Paul II says Mass at Lourdes, the French shrine revered by Roman Catholics.
A number of Egyptian overtures toward Israel this week are designed to prepare the Egyptian public and Arab world for better relations with the Jewish State, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.
Virginia coach Al Groh was trying to be on his best behavior moments after his football team was beaten by underdog Fresno State in the MPC Computers Bowl.
An Army private seeking refugee status in Canada after refusing to serve in Iraq told immigration officials on Monday that the war is illegal and would have forced him to commit war crimes.
Barry Bonds had better watch out. JT Snow seems to have designs on the slugger&#39;s spot in the San Francisco Giants&#39; lineup.
NEW YORK - Brendan Haywood of the Washington Wizards was suspended for three games by the NBA yesterday for fighting during a pre-season game against the Chicago Bulls.
Sudan on Saturday questioned U.N.  estimates that up to 70,000 people have died from hunger and  disease in its remote Darfur region since a rebellion began 20  months ago.
Festa all'Olympia e grande show per i 30 anni della maison
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Doctors and lawyers have warred for years over why medical malpractice insurance rates are so high. Tuesday, they got a sense of what the public thinks.
Microsoft and the OLPC are working on a laptop that would be capable of running Windows and Linux, but it's not a dual-boot system. Sort of.
In a piece of aerial razzle-dazzle worthy of a James Bond movie, a NASA spacecraft is scheduled to drop a capsule into Earth's atmosphere Wednesday, and a helicopter waiting in the skies over Utah will try to pluck it in midair and bring home its precious cargo -- a few micrograms of the stuff that makes up the sun.
Bertelsmann agrees to sell its BMG Music Publishing Group to Vivendi's Universal Music for 1.63m euros ($2.1m; \u00c2\u00a31.1m).
Ooops! Pop star Britney Spears did  it again and got married for the second time this year -- this  time to dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Studio  City, California, \
The flash drive starts at $19.99 for a 128MB model and capacities range up to 4GB.
Scientists in Hong Kong said yesterday they had devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such as SARS, and these chemicals may be developed into drugs.

The United States remains woefully unprepared to protect the public against terrorists wielding biological agents, according to government officials and specialists in bioterrorism and public health.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged on Sunday to support Iraq's government as it battles instability underscored when gunmen carried out a mass kidnapping at a Red Crescent office in the capital.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric was due  to travel to Najaf on Thursday after making a surprise return  to the country to try to end bitter fighting creeping ever  closer to the city's holiest shrine.
Gene mutations responsible for causing cataracts in children have been identified by a team of University of Utah vision researchers.
Nella prima partita dei quarti di finale della Final eight di Coppa Italia, l'Armani Jeans Milano ha...
Former Xavier forward Brian Grant said he misses playing in Miami. Grant was traded from the Heat to the Los Angeles Lakers in July, along with two other Heat players, in exchange for Shaquille O&#39;Neal.
Rajni rocks and rocks. His charismatic screen presence makes up for the illogical sequences in the script. Vivek's one liners, Shriya's beauty and top class technical work makes Sivaji,/I> watchable.
Il presidente della Commissione Cultura, Scienza e Istruzione della Camera dei Deputati, Pietro Fole...
Singer Katie Melua receives extensive medical checks ahead of a record-breaking underwater concert.
Boeing has mounted a high-energy laser weapons system into the belly of a C-130 aircraft. Watch for aerial tests next year in New Mexico.
Flat-screen maker LG.Philips LCD. Co. Ltd.   is expected to report a loss for the second quarter in a row, as it struggles with weak prices and high costs for its mainstay TV panels.
&quot;It&#39;s going to be very emotional for me, I&#39;m going to have to fight back tears, it&#39;s going to be tough,&quot; Bryant said with a hint of sarcasm.
To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS  Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2007, TDD: +1- 202-514-1888   WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal jury in Corpus Christi, Texas, found CITGO Petroleum Corp., and its subsidiary, CITGO Refining and Chemicals Co.
KOLKATA, India  - About $800,000 in proceeds from the auction of an evening gown worn by Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn in \
A 22-year-old man dies in hospital after being shot in the head in Londonderry earlier this week.
(HealthDay News) -- Young children often bite out of frustration, anger and emotions that they don&#39;t otherwise know how to express.
The first blow came in October. Bentley College's sophomore point guard, Ashley Saia , whose game is defined by intensity, leadership, and intelligence, went down with a knee injury, a torn anterior cruciate ligament, during the preseason.
Some 40,000 passengers were stranded in Norway when air travel over the southern half of the country was paralyzed after air controllers didn't show up for work over job reorganization plans.
Blog: Powerset CEO Barney Pell will demonstrate the technology called Powerlabs next week while speaking at the Singularity Summit on artificial intelligence and the \
England's cricketers are on their way to Harare after the row over media accreditation is finally resolved.
Ford's F.N car sales in Russia will   double to an estimated 120,000 units in 2006, half of them   produced locally, the head of the Russian unit Henrik Nenzen   said on Wednesday.
L&#39;Aula della Camera ha approvato la mozione presentata dai capigruppo della Cdl sulla situazione in Iraq e le relative iniziative a livello internazionale. I s\u00c3\u00ac sono stati 256, 209 i no, 5 gli astenuti. E
Rock heavyweights The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and wild rocker Henry Rollins have confirmed plans to perform at the Ramones 30th anniversary party.
Michael Jackson gestures as he enters the courthouse in a pretrial hearing in his child molestation case in Santa Maria, Calif., in a file photo from Aug. 16, 2004.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, United States of America -- National Basketball Association champions Detroit held LeBron
Borders Group Inc views the launch of  its new Web site as a chance to control its own destiny and  help spur a turnaround at the book retailer, executives said in  an interview on Tuesday.
Pricey petrol and flashy new technology could spark a railway revolution in the United States.
Allenamento pomeridiano diviso tra tecnica e atletica per il Genoa in vista della gara di sabato con...
Five people are feared killed in floods in Jakarta with 100,000 others forced to camp out at roadsides and in emergency shelters after days of torrential downpours.
SAN'A, Yemen -- A suspected Al Qaeda suicide bomber plowed his car yesterday into a group of Spanish tourists visiting a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba, killing seven Spaniards and two Yemenis in a part of Yemen known for its lawlessness.
The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated federal or state antitrust laws.
A 5-year-old girl who disappeared with her grandfather while boating two days ago walked up to searchers Friday, hours after the man's body was pulled from the Kankakee River.
MICHAEL OWEN felt like the new boy at school when he first joined Real Madrid in the summer.
Laughing in the face of the apocalypse and other pesky glitches is key to the three plays in Ethan Coen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlmost an Evening.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
President Bush&#39;s Republican Party is expected to maintain control of the US House of Representatives and the Senate following Tuesday&#39;s elections.
An \
SEATTLE Sept. 27, 2004 - Small earthquakes rattled Mount St. Helens at the rate of one or two a minute Monday, and seismologists were working to determine the significance of some of the most intense seismic activity in nearly 20 years.
Fresh violence hits Thailand's south, hours after army planes drop 100m origami birds as a peace offering.
The economy grew at an annual rate of 4 percent during the second quarter, its strongest pace in more than a year as international trade and business investment helped offset weakness in housing.
Maurizio Laudi, ex giudice sportivo, commenta il calcio nel sedere sferrato da Silvio Baldini, allen...
In a recent online discussion, a questioner wanted to know whether there was a type of professional he or she could hire who would give unbiased advice on those everyday money issues that always seem to pop up.
Le diverse strategie degli operatori: dai bonus per i nuovi utentiai rincari di piani tariffari e scatto alla risposta. I consumatori: \
Da 3,51 miliardi di dollari per fornitura radio portatili
As developing countries like Albania tap into a booming tourist industry, waste becomes a more acute problem.
Impressive evidence of the Chinese government's ability to monitor and control electronic communication shows one reporter how far the country is going in order to control and \
After the Mitchell report, how was I supposed to view the Yankees in this new context? I needed guidance, clarity. I was searching for answers. So I turned up the volume on the radio.
Dengue fever has killed 182 Cambodians so far this year and the crisis will continue to worsen unless concerted community action is taken, the government and World Health Organisation said on Saturday.
UCLA coach Karl Dorrell, whose Bruins finished the season 7-6 but beat Southern California for the first time in eight years, has been given a one-year extension, putting him under contract through the 2011 season.
New York Yankees acting manager Willie Randolph, filling in for manager Joe Torre serving a game suspension, gestures as he yells to the bench during the Yankees 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, in this Oct. 2, 2004 file photo.
The Russian military plans to parade tanks and missiles in central Moscow, restoring a Soviet-era tradition.
ATHENS, Greece -- A scientific dig has uncovered four pomegranates believed to be 2,500 years old preserved inside a woven basket nestled in a bronze vessel, a Greek archaeologist said Friday.
Former presidential candidate Howard Dean said Saturday he will not run for the White House in the next campaign cycle if he is elected to head the Democratic National Committee.
Three Democratic congressmen who are about to take important leadership posts said on Sunday they but plan to pass popular legislation blocked by Republicans but would refrain from pushing some of the most controversial elements on the liberal agenda.
Cheap drugs will not control the world's spiralling rates of HIV alone and poverty must be tackled, a charity warns.
By Terry Wade SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Microsoft Corp.  islobbying Brazil's government to agree to a meeting between thecompany's chairman, Bill Gates, and President Luiz Inacio Lulada Silva at the World Economic Forum next week, a Brazilianofficial said.
Yahoo Inc. appeared to move a step closer to challenging Google Inc. in searchable Web mail, acquiring the startup behind the powerful e-mail application Bloomba.
A weaker U.S. dollar should help IBM  exceed Wall Street forecasts when the company reports year-end results next Tuesday, boosting profits from overseas sales for the world's largest computer maker.
The flare-up of violence in the Ivory Coast - which has seen 300 British troops sent in to evacuate British nationals \u00e2\u0080-ould spread across West Africa and plunge the region back into conflict, a senior UN official has warned.
Bargain-hunting consumers shrugged off the impact of higher interest rates and a weakening housing market to give a boost to spending in Britain&#39;s shops last month, the CBI said yesterday.
Risparmi intorno ai 50 milioni di euro nei prossimi due anni. Per gli esuberi incontro ulteriore a Palazzo Chigi. ROMA - Dopo quello con i piloti, accordo raggiunto tra l&#39;Alitalia ei sindacati Cgil, Cisl, Uil
DENVER - A 34-year-old man was charged Monday with breaking into several homes in northwest Denver and stealing women's undergarments and other personal items.
In death, as in life, Yasser Arafat lit the flames of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and dignity. If he did nothing else - he made certain that the Palestinian struggle for liberty and
A Tory policy group suggests all married couples get a \u00c2\u00a320-a-week tax break, to help mend a \
Relatives of a tug engineer who died when his boat sank in the Clyde describe their relief that his body has been found.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Hooded anti-American marchers  protesting an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile on Friday hurled  Molotov cocktails and stones at police who retaliated with  water cannons and tear gas.
NEW YORK  - Young children whose mothers  suffer from depression are at greater risk of serious  behavioral problems, and both \
MINNEAPOLIS - UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it will acquire Definity Health Corp. of Minneapolis for $300 million cash. Definity is best known for offering what are commonly called consumer driven health
TEHRAN, 19 November 2004 - Four Iranians accused of spying on the Islamic republic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear program for foreign governments have gone on trial in Tehran, a judicial official was quoted as saying yesterday.
BAGHDAD -- US troops battled Al Qaeda in west Baghdad yesterday after Sunni residents challenged the militants and called for American help to end furious gunfire that kept students from final exams and forced people in the neighborhood to huddle indoors.
MANAGEMENT at the Italian national airline Alitalia put forward a rescue plan today to trade unions that foresees slashing 5000 jobs and splitting the struggling carrier into two in order to keep it aloft.
The rumor mills seem to be ripe with a lot of speculation about whom Sunny Deol romances in Rok Sako To Rok Lo.
Southern California's wildfires have touched down like tornados destroying some homes while leaving others standing. Rancho Bernardo is littered with charred, smoldering debris, and some homes are relatively unscathed. Now those residents forced to flee are looking forward to one thing -- rebuilding.

The Motley Fool - Unless you've spent the last six months battling day and night in World of Warcraft, you've probably noticed the minor economic jolt caused by the housing slump.
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Arts & entertainment: Former US vice-president working on new book about environment as sequel to Oscar-winning film.
With one swing of Albert Pujols' bat, a St. Louis Cardinals lineup that looked so sickly in September suddenly got a lot better under the California sun. San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy tempted Pujols with one pitch too many and the slugger, who has a shot at a second straight NL MVP award, responded with a two-run homer that launched the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory in the opening game of the division series on Tuesday.
By Tina Harbuck, Destin Log, Fla.  Jun. 2--Brad Goodson knocked in five runs to lead Art's Appliances in a 20-8 win over Destin Water Users in Wednesday's championship game of the Coed Division III Softball League at Morgan Sports Center in Destin.
Shoppers in America spend more than $6 billion a year on video games according to a Software Association survey. Holiday sales bring an extra boost to game
Police are investigating a number of overnight security alerts at GAA grounds across Northern Ireland.
Enhancements to Eclipse-based integrated development environment are designed to bring traditional source code and testing tools to hosted Force.com platform.
A former sales chief at CA Inc. has agreed to pay $29.7 million in restitution after pleading guilty last year to criminal charges.
LOS ANGELES  - The syndicated   newsmagazines got a ratings bump with their coverage of the   JonBenet Ramsey murder case arrest during the week ending   August 20, according to Nielsen Media ratings data issued   Thursday.
InfoWorld - Intel Corp. wants to see its low-cost Classmate PC help transform they way students in developing countries are educated. And the company is not alone. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project also hopes its low-cost XO laptop can close the &quot;digital divide&quot; that exists between the developed world and emerging markets.
Four proponents of high-definition DVD technology will invite component manufacturers to join a group set up to help speed its commercialization, while Sony has confirmed that it will use blue lasers in its next Playstation console.
By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is clamping down on scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, the latest agency subjected to controls on research that might go against official policy.
New Hampshire Republicans gladly would form a welcoming committee for the GOP presidential hopefuls at Tuesday's debate &#151; if they could just stop fighting.
MUMBAI: Amid reports that announcement of Rs 11,000 crore investment in Uttar Pradesh by Reliance Energy was among the reasons for rift between the Ambani brothers, REL on Tuesday decided to approach parent company Reliance Industries Ltd on its future
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When civil rights elders signed on to support Hillary Rodham Clinton's run for president, it was seen as a coup in the competition for the black vote, especially in the Deep South.
By Boris GroendahlVIENNA - A left-right coalition government of Austria's two biggest parties looked like the only viable option on Monday after Social Democrat Alfred Gusenbauer defeated the ruling ...Comment
Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as Tehran and the EU resumed talks but dampened expectations of a breakthrough.
It may be that many people, staring blankly from their sofas into the empty, late-night flicker of their televisions, are in need of rescuing.
TOYKO -- Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, in Asia to prod North Korea to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs, said that while there is still time to resolve the impasse, &quot;there is a sense of urgency.&quot;
Lazio will have to play their next European home game behind closed doors following racist abuse by their fans, UEFA has announced.
Here, revealed for the first time, are some of the secret passions of the classical music critics of The New York Times \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the music they listen to when they are not listening to timeless classics.
Scientists hope to test a contraceptive dart next year as a new weapon to curb a koala population explosion that has destroyed thousands of trees on an Australian island, a researcher said Sunday.
Chancellor Gordon Brown will present what could be his last Budget on 21 March.
WEIMAR, Germany German officials are trying to determine exactly what was lost in a blaze at a library housing some the country&#39;s most prized books.
Dan Rather will resign as top anchor and managing editor of Viacom (VIAb: nyse - news - people )&#39;s CBS Evening News after 24 years of service, effective Spring 2005.
Impact of reduced ice cover on Great Lakes is felt by numerous industries and coastal landowners.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched his quest to bring peace to the Middle East, unveiling plans for a conference to prepare the Palestinians for statehood, during a landmark West Bank visit.
Its latest supercomputer advance could open new markets.
Adelaide - The father of an 18-year-old Australian who was ripped to pieces by a Great White shark countered demands on Friday that it be killed, saying the predators should be &quot;appreciated and respected&quot;.
Crude oil futures rose, ending a 13 percent slump in the past three days, on speculation US refiners may fail to process enough heating fuel to meet demand as winter starts.
A more pointed pitch as the nominating contests near.
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Five Iranian boats harassed three US navy ships at the weekend with a threat to blow them up, US officials say.
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For years, pipelines from the former Soviet Union have shipped the prosaic necessities of oil and gas to western Europe.
Tanti giri di tavolo, poi ritorno a quello di partenza. Il decreto sulla coesistenza tra ogm e colture agricole tradizionali, elaborato dal ministro Alemanno, gioved\u00c3\u00ac torna al Consiglio dei ministri, dove
Qatar will invest 335 million dollars in tourist development schemes in the northern Moroccan city of Tangiers, a news agency has said.
A 75-year-old woman who had known her family planned to shoot anyone who came on their land was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Friday for her role in the deaths of two law officers.
Rap artist ODB collapses and dies, aged 35, while working in a recording studio.
Whirlpool Corp.  said on Thursday it signed a deal to sell the Hoover vacuum cleaner business to Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd.  for $107 million in cash to focus on bigger appliances.
Blog: A Silicon Valley upstart caters to time-pressed parents with a new reference Web site that's all about child-age schooling.
Fuel from a Norwegian cruise ship has spilled onto the coastline of an Antarctic island after the vessel ran aground nearby, a scientist from Spain's base in the area said on Thursday.
Electronic Arts Inc., the world's  biggest video game publisher, on Thursday began offering music  from its titles through Apple Inc.'s popular iTunes online  download store.
Defying a veto threat from President George W. Bush, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expand a health care program for children in low-income families and raise tobacco taxes to pay for it.
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The 21-year-old son of Eagles coach Andy Reid was charged Tuesday with drug and weapons offenses stemming from an incident in which he is accused of pointing a gun at another motorist.
RUESSELSHEIM, Germany  - General Motors Europe announced Thursday that it plans to cut 12,000 jobs on the continent by the end of 2006 in a plan aimed at saving 500 million euros (&#36;778 million Cdn) per year.
BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Real Madrid versus Juventus tops the bill of four cataclysmic encounters in the last sixteen of the Champions League as Europe&#39;s biggest names set to go head to head.
Russian special forces shot dead a  former Guantanamo Bay inmate in southern Russia on Wednesday,  the FSB security service said, describing him as an extremist.
This is a sample of some of the documents associated with one of the most expensive trips taken by W. Richard West Jr., the director of the National Museum of the American Indian. In June, 2005, West took a 15-day trip to Greece, Peru and Australia. He said that he paid for his travel to Greece w...
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By CHRIS POWELL  MANCHESTER, Conn. -  IN HIS MOVIE Play It Again, Sam Woody Allen depicts himself as a nebbish alone on a couch with a young woman who is dressed provocatively and speaks constantly of her desire for sex.
An Alaska oil contractor cooperated with the FBI by tape-recording phone calls with Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) as part of a public corruption investigation, a source familiar with the probe said last night.
Islamic militiamen rooting out resistance in the capital battled supporters of a secular warlord in door-to-door fighting Sunday that left 20 people dead and 40 wounded, witnesses and doctors said.
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Britain-based HBOS says it will file a complaint to the European Commission against Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano (SCH) in connection with SCH&#39;s bid to acquire British bank Abbey National
NEW DELHI, Sept 4: Syed Ali Shah Gillani, the chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, on Saturday held a meeting with Pakistan&#39;s Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri here at the Pakistan High Commission.
The economy ambled into the fall steadily but unstartlingly, with fresh signs of a slowdown as consumers watched spending more warily.
BAGHDAD, March 6 -- Nine American soldiers were killed Monday in northern Iraq in two separate attacks, the U.S. military said Tuesday.
President Bush is sticking to his plan to hold a summit in Jordan next week with the head of Iraq, despite threats from radical Shiites to boycott parliament if Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki goes.
Sean O&#39;Keefe will soon step down as NASA Administrator. The formal announcement is expected this coming week. Where O&#39;Keefe will be heading and exactly when he will leave remain to be determined however he
New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses to decide on resuscitating patients.
Vernon Wells homered in Toronto's five-run third inning and the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Devil Rays 9-7 on Sunday.
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NASA ground controllers tried to free a jammed solar panel on the International Space Station on Friday, while astronauts prepared for a final spacewalk to rewire the outpost's power grid.
ZURICH: The Spanish Football Federation was fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($NZ123,000) on Tuesday for the racist chanting of its fans at the friendly match against England in Madrid in November.
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Like others who wanted John Kerry to defeat President Bush, author Lily Tuck was in such despair after Election Day that she wondered if she should remain in the United States. She thought of returning to her native Paris, the bane of Bush supporters, or at least hanging a French flag from the balcony of her apartment overlooking Madison Avenue. Then again, there is no flag to which Tuck would truly pledge allegiance, for she has never felt at home anywhere.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc   said on Monday it has settled a patent infringement  lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group and hopes to reach deals  with the other music companies.
MICROSOFT&#39;S fiscal 2005 sales will be unable to keep up with the gains of earlier years, even if technology spending continues to improve, the company said in a US regulatory filing last week.
By AMANDA LEE MYERS TEMPE, Ariz. - City leaders have apologized after a program on Tempe's cable channel showed a white police officer telling two black men they could get out of a littering ticket by performing a rap.
NAND flash chips have become popular thanks to widespread use for song storage in digital music players, including Apple Inc.'s iPod Shuffle and Nano.
Preliminary findings by Taco Bell had found that some green onions were contaminated, and the chain removed green onions last week.
Lenny Wilkens announced his  resignation as head coach of the slumping New York Knicks on  Saturday, likely ending his Hall of Fame career in the NBA.
Campaigning in New Hampshire, the Democratic candidate says Afghanistan and Pakistan should be the priorities
The Sudanese government strongly rejects a UN resolution to send a UN peacekeeping force to Darfur.
By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 13--OCEAN SPRINGS -- Developers have changed their plan for a controversial apartment complex and will build townhouses instead.
SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO  - Next week's European antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp  is a legacy of its past behavior, but competitors say the company's current strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.
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Rock'n Rose Couture chiude le Valentiniadi a Roma
ISTANBUL, Jan 29 (IPS) - For the first time in half a century, a Greek head  of government has paid an official visit to Turkey. The two  Mediterranean neighbours, often described as the worst of friends  or the best of enemies, attempt to tackle their old problems in a  volatile eastern Mediterranean.
Television advertising standards came  under fire again this week after several groups called some  Super Bowl commercials offensive and demanded they never be  aired again.
Why did the large television company take such a controversial political stance?
European Union air safety officials on Wednesday backed tightened rules on the amount of liquids and size of carry-on baggage passengers can bring onto commercial flights &#151; even as the U.S. has eased its restrictions.
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British police seeking the killer of a 22-year-old Frenchwoman said they had been given \
As mentioned by the Zend Developer Zone, Ed Finkler has posted the latest version of his Inspekt security tool.   Although downloads have been on the Google Code site for a bit, I recently put up a new build of Inspekt. This could probably be described as a late alpha release, with most proposed features implemented.   Also included in this new edition are full API documentation for the application, some documentation on its basic usage and, of course, the source of this latest release.
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Asian share markets, already ragged after five months of turmoil, fell deeper on Monday as rising U.S. inflation and high oil prices fanned concerns the Federal Reserve may be unable to make deeper rate cuts to prevent a possible recession.
Palermo, Sicily Almost 800 illegal immigrants arrived in southern Italy aboard only three boats Sunday in one of the largest influxes of refugees that Italy has seen in a single day.
OSLO, Norway - Arild Tofte and Kaare Heggdal know that recycling pays, but they weren't quite prepared for the jackpot that a scrapped cash machine contained. It was still full of cash. Enough to buy a house and take a luxury vacation.
Based on the invitation, it appears that new iPods will be on tap in San Francisco during an Apple event.
Who says superheroes don't exist? In China a towering shepherd used his extra-long arms to pull plastic from two dolphins' bellies&#8212;succeeding where veterinarians had been powerless.
CARNEGIE, Pa. - The storm that was once Hurricane Ivan was long gone by Sunday, but it left rivers and small streams swollen beyond their banks and forced new evacuations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland...
The New York Times Co.  board  of directors met with leading shareholders in late February, a  spokeswoman of the paper confirmed on Monday, amid a fight to  cut the Sulzberger family's long-standingcontrol of the  company.
There is increasing pressure on the Bush administration to show that the rebuilding effort is making progress.
CLEVELAND - Dick Cheney and John Edwards slugged it out over jobs, judgment and Iraq in a hard-hitting debate that set the stage for President Bush's speech Wednesday denouncing his Democratic rival's record on national security.    Their debate Tuesday night was largely a draw, moving the attention once again to their bosses in the second presidential showdown Friday night...
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A company that refurbishes cell phones is giving a car to a hacker that figured out how to unlock the iPhone.
At least 30 Somali and Ethiopian migrants trying to reach the Arabian peninsula drowned when their boat capsized off Yemen, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, citing Yemeni officials.
Frank Kleine has announced on the Stubbles blog that the latest version of the framework, Stubbles 0.5.0 has been released.   A last day of a month - time to release a new Stubbles version. The release does not feature that much new features, we focused mainly on infrastructure and code quality improvements. The most important change of course is the change of the package separator.   Instead of the dots they've gone with the more standard double-colon that PHP already uses. There were also code quality improvements and a move away from SimpleTest out to the popular PHPUnit unit testing package.   You can download this new package from the Stubbles project site.
Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. troops, have arrested a hardline Sunni cleric and about two dozen others after a raid of his Baghdad mosque uncovered weapons caches along with photographs of recent attacks on American troops, the U.S. military and the Iraqi National Guard said.
A suicide bomber in police uniform killed a top police official in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday as he toured the site of a blast a day earlier that killed 36 people and wounded scores, police said.
MILANO - Potrebbe tornare a casa per qualche giorno a Natale Omar Fava&#39;ro, il ragazzo condannato a 14 anni di detenzione per il delitto di Novi Ligure, avvenuto il 21 febbraio 2001, insieme ad Erika De Nardo, condannata a 16 anni e che si trova al
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The former N.F.L. coach Jim Fassel, who was credited with recruiting and coaching John Elway at Stanford as an assistant there, was interviewed for the Cardinal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vacant head-coaching job in Chicago yesterday, according to a person with knowledge of the Stanford search.
Twenty-one countries that had been denied participation in U.S. military training programs are now eligible to take part again under a presidential waiver announced Monday by the White House.
Tycoon Conrad Black and associates lied to cover up the \
A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a stay of execution for Connecticut death row inmate Michael Ross in a move that could clear the way for New England's first execution in 45 years.
MySpace said it officially launched the beta version of its instant messaging service, MySpaceIM.
A celebrated historian on Sunday became Harvard's first female president since its founding in 1636, succeeding Lawrence Summers whose short tenure was dogged by controversial remarks about women and a faculty revolt.
The aftermath of the South Carolina primary brought some measure of clarity to the muddled Republican presidential race.
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She wasn't an icon. She wasn't an artist. Her life was a mess. She was a celebrity.
At first, you might mistake Nintendo&#39;s new DS handheld game device for a high-end organizer or an ultralight laptop. But the expression on the face of whoever&#39;s using it ought to give the secret
A BBC survey of 22 countries finds most people downbeat over the future of the international economy.
The Treasury secretary is urging a successful conclusion of world trade talks,  pushing for expansion of India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital markets and for regulators to open the financial sector to foreigners.
Casey Blake hit a three-run homer, Fausto Carmona won back-to-back starts for the first time in almost two months and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Saturday.
Two U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq in February were killed by \
U.S. rapper Eminem has taken the number  one spot with \
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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka is among the first group of Red Sox pitchers who will throw bullpen sessions today, when the team takes the field for its first official workout of camp.
President Bush approved yesterday $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, as part of a broader White House strategy to pursue peace in the Middle East following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
A group of MPs warns strong progress and risk management structures for the 2012 Games are not in place.
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A 10-minute sudden-death overtime period is one of the rules that Major League Lacrosse uses that is different from high school and college. And that overtime led to a frantic finish in the Washington Bayhawks' 17-16 victory over the New Jersey Pride before approximately 1,500 yesterday at George...
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Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Larry Chester will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his right knee, his agent said Monday.
WASHINGTON - Though Howard Stern&#39;s defection from broadcast to satellite radio is still 16 months off, the industry already is trying to figure out what will fill the crater in ad revenue and listenership that he&#39;s expected to leave behind.
Priyanka, Rani, Kajol ruled Bollywood this year. Who tops your list?
The number of Americans seeking  initial jobless benefits jumped by 18,000 last week, the  government said on Thursday, but it attributed the entire rise  to the effects of hurricanes that have battered the southern  United States.
Beijing grabbed Hong Kong headlines  on Wednesday with its Olympians singing and dancing into the  hearts of residents days before legislative elections in which  pro-democracy politicians could make gains over pro-China  rivals.
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The system of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has ascended to the chairmanship of the Chinese Communist Party&#39;s Central Military Commission, will strengthen pragmatism in the Sino-North Korean relationship and bring gradual changes to bilateral ties
NATO led criticism on Monday of  President Vladimir Putin&#39;s latest attack on a planned U.S.  missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead  of a Group of Eight (G8) encounter with Putin this week.
The controversial plan to create a  Canadian telecom \
AN apparent coalition of insurgents has warned the interim Iraqi Government that it will attack oil facilities and other infrastructure unless US troops pull out of flashpoint cities.
Government exceeds target of increasing the number of pupils achieving at least five A* to C grades in their GCSEs.
Chelsea Newton scores 19 points and Rutgers ends a 12-game losing skid to Connecticut with a 76-62 victory, Sunday
In a Sept. 12 story about an Ernest Hemingway auction, The Associated Press reported that the sale will include a previously unknown printing of \
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A former senior executive at Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. and two American International Group Inc. employees pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal charges in the state's probe of bid-rigging and price-fixing in the insurance industry.
Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured flexor tendon in his right ankle.
By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer  When the government's attempt to relax media ownership rules was defeated in court two years ago, some hailed it as a victory against putting too much power in the hands of too few media lords.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is setting up a distribution network for social networking applications, adding a new twist in the Internet search leader's brewing rivalry with rapidly maturing startup Facebook Inc.
An entrepreneur beats back depression and begins to develop a new product.
The world's largest steel firm, Arcelor Mittal, moves closer to increasing its stake in China Oriental.
Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been ruled out for up to a month with a hamstring injury he sustained during the UEFA Cup defeat by Larissa on Thursday.
Gujarat  politicians prevented police from carrying out their duties during riots in 2002, a senior policeman says.
Huge demand for the second tranche of Beijing Olympics tickets overwhelmed the booking system, jammed telephone lines and caused lengthy queues when sales opened on Tuesday morning.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country&#39;s application for admission to the European Union.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi denounced as &quot;repugnant&quot; the ordeal of British hostage Kenneth Bigley at the hands of Islamic extremists, and criticised the way the media has covered the story.
The Yankees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 sustained run of success in the past decade was smudged by the revelations that two of the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vital pitchers had used performance enhancing substances.
The online auto marketer hits a rough patch in the road, deflating its profit outlook.
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During the second presidential debate President George W. Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Democrat challenger, Senator John Kerry, proved that having ideas doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t make an individual enlightened any more than having soldiers makes someone a good general.
Though not specifically related to PHP, I wanted to share a helpful tip that Tiffany Brown has posted to her blog today - a nice, compact regular expression to handle the matching of email addresses.   A few weeks ago, I posted a regular expression pattern for matching e-mail addresses. Below is a more refined version:  [php] ^[-+.w]{1,64}@[-.w]{1,64}.[-.w]{2,6}$ [/php]  Not only does it match the traditional email address formats, but it also will match addresses with periods in the name, British domains, and new TLDs like '.travel' or '.museum'.
London - Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has agreed to acquire the US&#39;s International Steel Group for about $4.5 billion (R27.
Futures on benchmark equity indexes were in the red before Wall Street's opening on Wednesday, with eyes on Merrill Lynch  after media reports of bigger write-downs than the brokerage has flagged.
The Census Bureau has confirmed what any driver on the Parkway East already knows: There are a lot of sport utility vehicles out there.
Netgear, Devolo step up data-over-mains efforts Network equipment maker Netgear has extended the speed of its powerline networking system to 200Mbps, bringing the high-speed Ethernet-over-mains system to UK consumers through a new two-box starter kit, the company told Reg Hardware this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. House of Representatives has\u00c2\u00a0passed a bill to overhaul the nation's patent system, overcoming objections by many Republicans, small inventors and some labor unions.
Fighting back tears, Valentino waved goodbye to the fashion world on Wednesday with a haute couture show brimming with the glamour that made him a favorite with Hollywood stars, socialites and royalty for half a century.
More than half of all elderly or chronically ill adults have not even tried to get flu shots, and health officials are now worried that doses of the vaccine could go to waste.
Ford Motor Co.  on Thursday said  it was trying to sell its Aston Martin luxury unit to free up  funds to invest in its other brands amid a sharp downturn in  sales.
The Kuwaiti army says it has detained soldiers accused of involvement in a plot to attack \
New York real estate developer Stephen Ross is donating $100 million to the University of Michigan School of Business Administration, UM President Mary Sue Coleman announced Thursday morning.
FIFA is considering South Africa's Robben Island as the stage for a reconciliation between Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi, the defender he headbutted during the World Cup final.
An attorney who claims to represent Britney Spears has filed papers to move her conservatorship case from the Los Angeles County Superior Court to federal court, but legal experts question whether his legal strategy is viable and whether he can represent the troubled pop star at all.
Andy Roddick waited out a rain delay and then held off Tim Henman of Great Britain for a 7-5, 7-6 (6) victory in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championship Tuesday night.
Still reluctant to catch and extradite suspects wanted by a U.N. war crimes court, Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica urged the men to surrender voluntarily to the international tribunal in comments published Sunday.
UNDER the cover of darkness, America&#39;s domestic goddess, Martha Stewart, surrendered and went to jail yesterday. Just before dawn, a car approached Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia.
ROSTOCK, Germany  - Protesters and police clashed in the northern German port city of Rostock on Monday on a third day of demonstrations against the Group of Eight (G8) summit that will take place nearby later in the week.
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Bill Richardson, who often cites his diplomatic experience as he campaigns for president, began airing an ad Monday featuring praise from two Americans he helped free from prison in Iraq.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County, Calif., has reached a settlement with 87 victims of abuse by priests and lay employees that includes the largest payment ever agreed to by the church.
The House on Saturday unanimously approved &#36;14.5 billion for hurricane victims and struggling farmers as Congress moved a step closer to showering money on Florida and other pivotal states in the upcoming elections.
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A private firm funded by  Google Inc launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on  Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United  States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.
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One in 14 adults cannot answer a maths question aimed at eight-year-old children, a survey suggests.
Consumer goods marketing and distribution company Metcash Trading Ltd said today that it had made an $A846 million ($NZ926.20 million) takeover offer for Foodland Associated Ltd&#39;s Australian business.
Israel&#39;s plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza will prevent a Palestinian state emerging and freeze peacemaking, and all with Washington&#39;s approval, a key adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday.
The Netherlands-based office supplies delivery firm swiftly turned down the unsolicited buyout offer from Staples, saying its $3.67 billion bid was too low.
Talks have reportedly resumed between BAR-Honda and BMW-Williams in hopes of reviving a planned test for Anthony Davidson with the Grove-based team.
The average weekly retail price for  U.S. gasoline topped $2 a gallon to reach the third-highest  level ever recorded by the government, the Energy Department  said on Monday.
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: Federal Reserve officials are set to jack up interest rates on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, confident the US expansion is self-supporting and no longer in need of rock-bottom borrowing costs for a boost.
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Some strategists say the dollar has probably hit bottom and may even be on the rebound.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he could count on Frank Lampard to drive his side&#39;s push for the Premier League title as he hailed the man whose goal sent them to the top of the table.
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Winds gusting up to 110 miles an hour knocked down trees and damaged structures.
Pop star Britney Spears was charged on Friday with hit and run and driving without a valid license, a spokesman with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.
Carlos Gutierrez, Kellogg's chief executive since 1999 and a native of Cuba, now faces Senate confirmation.
AFTER 1,000 games, 18 years and 18 trophies as manager of arguably the world&#39;s most popular club, Sir Alex Ferguson has one remaining wish.
Kevin Macdonald's queasily enjoyable fiction film creates a portrait of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin from inside the palace walls.
The new United Nations peacekeeping force for Darfur in Sudan is due to start its operations on Monday.
Ricky Martin got four Latin Grammy Award nominations for the album \
The army is deployed in the north-eastern city of Sialkot to quell rioting following Friday's mosque attack.
Education Secretary Charles Clarke hits back at Prince Charles' comments on a schools culture that \
Health insurance costs are going up, and up, and up. And in some cases, up some more. Premiums for employer-sponsored plans rose by 11.
Media & professional: BBC1 has secured a series of exclusive interviews with former PM.
Right before last night's Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park, Indians righthander Paul Byrd, the starter and winner in Game 4, confirmed a report in the San Francisco Chronicle that he bought nearly $25,000 of human growth hormone from 2002-05 from a Florida anti-aging clinic.
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Surging energy costs drove US consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.
Sony 6758.T and digital music   database provider Gracenote said on Monday customers should   update software to prevent hackers from breaking into their   personal computers.
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Palm Inc.'s financial future looked a little more secure Monday as private-equity firm Elevation Partners said it will pump US$325 million into the mobile device manufacturer.
The Government has said that all restaurants, pubs and bars in England which prepare and serve food will be smoke-free from 2006. The Health Secretary, Dr John Reid, said that from the same date all enclosed
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Police investigate possible overdose after actor found dead in his New York apartment
SINGAPORE Airlines said one of its planes flying from Frankfurt to New York was diverted to a British airport yesterday after an alert by the German authorities raised &#39;security&#39; concerns.
The FBI has begun investigating whether the Pentagon improperly awarded no-bid contracts to Halliburton Co., seeking an interview with a top Army contracting officer and collecting documents from government offices.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said Thursday it will investigate complaints by Ericsson and its Swedish parent company that Samsung Electronics\u00c2\u00a0and two of its U.S. companies violated patents used its mobile handsets. Ericsson and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson filed a complaint against Samsung's Korean parent company, Samsung Telecommunications America and Samsung Electronics America, alleging that Samsung's importation of its patented mobile phones and components violated U.S. law, according to an ITC statement. The ITC set no timetable for the investigation, but said it would establish a target date for the completion of the investigation to within 45 days of its institution. Ericsson\u00c2\u00a0filed suit against Samsung\u00c2\u00a0in a Texas court August 2, alleging that Samsung is infringing on its patents for mobile handsets and some of their components. The case is part of legal action taken by the Swedish company against its Korean rival and former partner since February, after the two failed to renew a 2002 licensing arrangement for patented technology. The deal expired at the end of 2005.
Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to suffer food allergies and diarrhea during their first 12 months of life, compared to babies born vaginally.
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U.S. network television will present a stronger feminine side next season, with a parade of new prime time heroines, including a bionic woman, a cyborg-fighting mom and a group of high-heeled sleuths.
The sobbing mother of a British girl kidnapped in Nigeria said Friday her 3-year-old is under threat of death and living on bread and water. Police promised to free the child without resorting to force.
Authorities in Sierra Leone's capital assumed official responsibility for security Thursday from the dwindling U.N. peacekeeping force that helped end the country's civil war two years ago.
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Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the super-hip team of entertainers known as the Rat Pack and led by Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his longtime friend and publicist, Warren Cowan, said on Thursday.

PARIS  - Glasgow Rangers&#39; hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup suffered a major setback when they went down to a 1-0 defeat against AZ Alkmaar.
EU leaders, meeting in Brussels on today, criticized Ukraine for its recent presidential election and urged the government to ensure that the 21 November runoff is free and fair.
Manu Ginobili scored a season-high 34 points and added a career-high 15 rebounds, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 93-88 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
The two astronauts aboard the International Space Station moved the Soyuz spacecraft that brought them to the orbiting outpost to prepare for a pair of spacewalks to be conducted next year.
Miami believes Shaquille O'Neal was only charged with five fouls, and stat sheets from the game show the same. But officials changed those sheets, and Miami is protesting the ruling.
US Treasury notes rose, heading for their biggest monthly gain since September, after reports today showed declines in consumer confidence and a slowdown in manufacturing.
Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) today announced that it is   collaborating with IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and   Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
A key Singapore eye hospital has suspended Lasik eye-sight correction surgery after a surge in the number of patients suffering from inflammation.
NEW YORK  &#151; The Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts lead the way with six ESPY nominations this year as ESPN announced the nominees Monday morning.
The ranks of Americans filing for  initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at  least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought  by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on  Thursday.
Pakistan said its forces killed four foreign militants in a border area on Monday as Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited to discuss the battle against Islamic
Apple Inc is calling a London news  conference next Tuesday as speculation mounts that the consumer  electronics guru will unveil long-awaited plans to bring its  iconic iPhone cell phones to Europe.
Siemens AG, maker of big-ticket industrial goods such as power generators and streetcars, saw profits fall 10 percent in its most recent quarter, the company said Thursday, as its mobile phone and transportation businesses posted losses.
The bloodiest fighting since the Taliban's fall, abject failure to control the drug trade and gaping disparities between rich and poor are shaking the credibility of Afghanistan's U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai.
By Warner Chabot  Thousands of beach-goers will hit the sand on Sept. 16 for an annual event that evokes mixed feelings of enthusiasm and sadness for participants -- California Coastal Cleanup Day.
When will a fragile sense of hope surrounding young Eli Manning give way to consistent, you-can-depend-on-me expectations?
Sergio Garcia made his first bogey in 29 holes, and others quickly followed Sunday as he struggled to keep his lead in the final round of the British Open.
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The six members of Medical Team 4 have a lot in common. Each wears a white coat, has a stethoscope for a necklace and has stayed up late this week. They can all start an IV and work up a solitary lung nodule.
Apple's new software for shared calendars has much to recommend it. We give you a close-up look and implementation tips and tricks.
MOVING companies are taking Western firm's staff and operations to new regions with the opening and development of the economies of Eastern Europe and Asia.
TORONTO -- New medical research is about to hit the technology industry below the belt; a provocative US study has concluded that the last place any male should use a laptop computer is in his lap.
A device that reads brain waves may give paralyzed patients a way to control prosthetic limbs without needing brain implants, medical investigators say.
Climate scientists are predicting the effects of global warming on the nation's most geographically diverse state, and they say the landscape of California could be drastically different by the end of this century, if not sooner.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has ended his opening statement in his war crimes trial, arguing he did nothing wrong.
Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his \
Liangqiao, a small collection of huts and farms in southern China, is known as the cancer village.
Some key technologies will not be included in the deal. Sony and Samsung will not share patented technology related to Sony&#39;s Digital Reality Creation (DRC) and PlayStation architecture or to
JERUSALEM, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declined Wednesday to lift Israel's six-week blockade of Lebanon despite appeals from visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said it would help Lebanon's government and economy recover from a devastating war.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is working with federal investigators to examine whether Yale-New Haven Hospital and other nonprofit hospitals in Connecticut are overcharging government agencies for medical supplies.
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The child molestation case against Michael Jackson is finally ready for a trial that promises to be like no other. Jury selection begins Monday, with Jackson expected to appear, in a case that has become a symbol of the American obsession with celebrity.
The Reuters Group will begin selling two trading services on Monday that allow subscribers to set up automatic trading orders based on the news.
Car bombs and clashes killed 12 Iraqis  Monday and three Australian troops were wounded in the first  attack on their contingent since the end of the Iraq war.
UK mortgage lending grew at the slowest rate since January 2002, the British Bankers&#39; Association said, as higher interest rates and falling house prices deterred potential buyers.
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - U.S. meat company Smithfield Foods Inc.'s  once ravenous appetite for growth may be abating as the company may now focus on paying down debt, according to comments made on Wednesday by its chief executive.
THE co-pilot of a plane which crashed in New York in November 2001 made a fatal error when using the aircraft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rudder, US investigators have found.
Former Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi is cleared of sex abuse charges on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
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On Dec. 7, wine became an issue in the halls of the US Supreme Court. Oral arguments were heard in two cases that challenge bans on interstate, direct-to-consumer wine shipments in Michigan and New York, meaning
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Nearly 150,000 homes were without drinking water Monday after the worst floodwaters in 60 years swamped large areas of western England.
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Pending sales of existing U.S. homes hit the lowest level in more than five years in May and factory orders dipped modestly, according to data on Tuesday that suggested the economy was struggling.
Prototype ups high-resolution display ante with whopping 4096-by-2160 resolution.
A former US marine has said his unit killed more than 30 innocent Iraqi civilians in just two days. In graphic testimony presented to a Canadian asylum tribunal on Monday, Sergeant Jimmy Massey&#39;s evidence
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An experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a U.S. advisory panel on Friday.
WASHINGTON - The State Department's security chief was forced to resign yesterday after a critical review found his office had failed to adequately supervise private contractors protecting US diplomats in Iraq.
Specialists begin working around holiday apartment in southern Portugal where four-year-old went missing three weeks ago.
Tottenham manager Martin Jol today forgave Frederic Kanoute for the \u00e2\u0080\u009cunforgivable\u00e2\u0080\u009d aberration which cost Spurs a place in the Carling Cup semi-finals.
After two years, American Lindsay Davenport is closer to returning to the top spot in women&#39;s tennis, reported China Radio International.
Congratulations to Linda Cropp and her fellow DC council members who voted with her Tuesday night. By insisting that private funding be included for a new baseball stadium in Washington, they did the right thing.
Makybe Diva became the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup twice, successfully defending her title Tuesday in Australia&#39;s most famous race.
Three of Australia's squad of 18 in Malaysia for the DLF Cup are being sent home, including fast bowler Mitchell Johnson who took four wickets against India.
Mobs in Kenya's opposition heartland beat up and killed at least three policemen accused of taking part in a plan to rig Thursday's elections in favor of President Mwai Kibaki, authorities said on Wednesday.
With temporary spy law expansion set to expire Feb. 1, the Bush administration is ratcheting up pressure for a broader permanent replacement. Not so fast, say Democratic leaders.

DoubleClick (DCLK:Nasdaq - news - research) vaulted higher Monday after announcing it had hired a financial adviser to explore options that include a possible sale of the company.
Palestinian searched through the rubble of their demolished homes Sunday, hours after Israeli troops ended a two-day operation in southern Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens.
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan  - Mitt Romney scored a breakthrough win over rival John McCain in Michigan on Tuesday, reviving his struggling campaign and scrambling a chaotic Republican presidential race with no clear front-runner.
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack in the Algerian town of Batna has risen to 19, the government of the north African country said on Friday.
RODRIGUES, Mauritius  - Louis Emanuel has been fishing off his tiny Indian Ocean island home for 23 years.
Il presidente della Federazione italiana di calcio Franco Carraro ha scritto una lettera ai presidenti della federazione europea e di quella mondiale in cui propone di studiare di dotare di un &quot;supporto tecnologico&quot;, come la moviola, l
Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce deal on Monday in the Gaza Strip in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting in which six were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, Palestinian officials said.
The maker of generic drugs gets sued twice in one week.
Sun will unveil new servers, called Sun Fire V490 and V890, based on the company's dual-core UltraSparc IV processor.
Police get 12 more hours to continue to question a 37-year-old man about the murders of five prostitutes.
Hitachi Ltd. said on Tuesday it is  seeking to push the limits of data storage with smaller  stamp-sized disks for handheld gadgets and vastly  higher-capacity drives that can store up to 100 films.
By Herman Wang, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  May 28--For almost two years, the Web site www.worstmayorever.com has skewered Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield and his administration, sparing no punches and taking no prisoners.   From the first post Aug.
Civil Servants have been reduced to writing out benefit claims by hand after what experts are calling the biggest crash in computer history.
Foreign policy, the war in Iraq and the upcoming presidential debates were on the minds of students attending a question-and-answer session with former presidential candidates Bob Dole and Al Gore at Southern Methodist University on Tuesday.
The Home Office confirms it has been asked to give legal assistance to the US investigation of BAE's past arms deals with Saudi Arabia.
U.S. video game sales rose 8 percent in 2004, despite a drop in sales in December due to widespread hardware shortages, analysts said on Friday.
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TORONTO -- Colorado Avalance forward Steve Moore will not file a civil lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi of the Vancouver Canucks. At a media conference Thursday morning, Moore&#39;s lawyer Tim Danson said he will instead focus on his recovery.
Approximately one half of men  diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo surgery or  radiation therapy when \
George Best's sister and her husband win damages over a story about the support they gave the ill soccer legend.
TV people always are looking to move to a bigger market. The traditional job track is to start in a small market and work your way up.
Sri Lanka's military battled Tamil Tiger rebels with tanks and fighter jets along a shared \
A small Chinese automaker and its New Jersey partner are negotiating with Mexican officials to import Chinese-made pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.
Hundreds of mourners attend the funerals of three Christian militants executed by the Indonesian authorities.
The beautifully acted ensemble film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Witnesses\u00e2\u0080\u009d sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Investigators probing a deadly car bombing in the Afghan capital questioned a man detained at the Kabul airport with traces of explosives on his hands, officials said yesterday, while US authorities warned all Americans in the capital to be inconspicuous.
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Queen Elizabeth II told a state banquet in Germany Tuesday that both nations should look beyond simplistic stereotypes to build an enduring friendship.
Mike Green matched his career high with 24 points and added eight rebounds to help No. 16 Butler beat Valparaiso 73-65 on Saturday.
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A Democratic president would raise taxes and ravage the economy, GOP hopeful candidate Rudy Giuliani said Saturday.
(InfoWorld) - Open-source database vendor Ingres is hoping that its newly released Icebreaker database and Linux combination will help it win new customers and enter fresh markets. Formerly known as\u00c2\u00a0Project Icebreaker, Ingres Icebreaker became generally available Tuesday and is the first new product from Ingres since its\u00c2\u00a0spin-off from CA\u00c2\u00a0as an independent company in 2005. Icebreaker is a very\u00c2\u00a0tight coupling of the Ingres 2006 database with rPath's Linux distribution. The software includes only those components of rPath Linux needed to run the database, around 15 percent to 20 percent of the operating system, according to Emma McGrattan, senior vice president of engineering at Ingres. The aim of the offering is to make it easier to install and manage the database and Linux combination as well as substantially cut maintenance and support costs, she said. Ingres will deliver patches and updates for both the database and OS in a single maintenance stream. Icebreaker includes support for virtualization technologies from the likes of VMware and XenSource, McGrattan added. \
The HSBC World Match Play Championship has gone to Ernie Els which doesn&#39;t necessarily surprise anyone, but it wasn&#39;t all plain sailing for Els in the four matches he played.
Google Outage on Major US ISP There was apparently a major (or minor, depending on how you look at it) Google outage on Tuesday which &#8216;blacked out&#8217; parts of the North East US and the Comcast Online ISP. The outage, which effected many in the Boston area, blacked out usage of all Google properties, including Gmail, Google [...]
OAKLAND, CALIF. - - Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson \u00e2\u0080-akland&#39;s All-Star righthander staked Boston to a huge lead himself.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair may not fully realize the irony in his trips to Iraq and Palestine/Israel Tuesday, where British colonial adventures nearly a century ago left behind contorted national situations that remain volatile and war-ravaged today
A group of former British diplomats, peers, scientists and church leaders will today urge Tony Blair to launch an inquiry into the death toll of the Iraq war.
One of the most ambitious space  missions in history nears its climax on Friday, when a  European-built space probe lands on Saturn's largest moon,  Titan, and sends back the first look at its fog-shrouded  surface.
Director Michael Bay has developed the perfect program for a film that can be made, and consumed, with no human interaction
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A Pakistani express train  packed with holiday travelers derailed on Wednesday killing at  least 32 people and injuring about 100, officials said.
You've got plenty of sunshine and running water on your patch in God's country. But the water is laced with toxins, and there are no power lines to run a water purification system. The Ecos LifeLink is a green tech mash-up, a modular system you plop down in areas lacking life support. (It is actually designed for use in homeland ...
A German diplomat is told to leave Iran over what Tehran describes as \
Mark Latham has made headlines for breaking a taxi driver&#39;s arm and calling George W. Bush ``the most incompetent and dangerous president in living history.
Lady Thatcher returns home in London as it emerges her son Sir Mark could face extradition proceedings.
Kenya's government rejects fresh international attempts, led by ex-UN head Kofi Annan, to mediate in its crisis.
A 17-year-old confessed Tuesday to committing a series of highway shootings that killed one man, wounded another and damaged at least four vehicles, authorities said.
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Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry attends the UK premiere of her latest film, Things We Lost In the Fire, in London.
Germany said on Saturday that Italy's  opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the U.N.  Security Council could mean Europe loses out.
new study shows that genes from genetically engineered grass can spread much farther than previously known, a finding that raises questions about the straying of other plants altered through
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AXA Asia Pacific&#39;s French parent claims it will walk away from its takeover offer with no hard feelings. Paris-based AXA SA yesterday withdrew its $4.
A bizarre psychological study of degeneration and dependency, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Living and the Dead\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a horror movie only in the most literal sense.
European Union foreign policy chief  Javier Solana will meet Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali  Larijani on Thursday for new discussions aimed at resolving the  dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, the EU said.
By Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Dec. 9--U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has named 15 business and academic leaders -- including retired Synovus chairman and CEO James Blanchard -- to serve on a new panel he has formed to understand better how U.S.
St Petersburg - Slovakia&#39;s Karol Beck has grabbed a pass into the final of the one-million-dollar Saint Petersburg Open ATP tournament by beating French seventh seed Michael Llodra on Saturday.
A prominent trade union leader, Mansour Osanlou, is seized by unidentified men from a bus in Tehran.

Akzo Nobel, the Dutch maker of Crown paint, says it has made a bid approach for UK rival ICI, but that it was rejected.
A deeply discounted $8 billion rights  issue from Societe Generale, seen in part as a bid by the  scandal-hit French bank to remain independent, has not  convinced analysts that it will deter predators.
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A man who lost his jawbone to cancer has enjoyed his first solid meal in nine years after having a new bone grown under his shoulder blade and then transplanted to his face, reports The Times, London.
Russia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto Protocol and sent it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year.
LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - It's not all fun and violence in video games, according to makers of a new genre of games which claim to boost players' mental health and self-esteem.

KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's outgoing leader denied  on Tuesday he had agreed on concessions with his opponents to  end a crisis that has plunged the country into turmoil and  driven a wedge between Russia and the West.
Wall Street stocks ended sharply lower Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing profits from Morgan Stanley as reason to cash in profits from the gains of last month.
The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse testified on Thursday that Jackson's associates offered the family a house and college funds to help fix the singer's damaged reputation.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that he has prostate cancer but that the disease is not life threatening and he will continue to perform his duties.
Kimi Raikkonen wins the Belgian Grand Prix as Michael Schumacher clinches the title.
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.  reported a 44 percent drop in quarterly earnings on Thursday under pressure from automaker production cuts in North America, but exceeded average Wall Street forecasts and shares rose as much as 2.2 percent to an all-time high.
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London equities were mildly positive in opening trade on Thursday, as the heavily-weighted oil sector provided support after the prospect of $100 crude prices moved closer.
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Chris Lofton scored 20 points and JaJuan Smith added 15 as No. 7 Tennessee turned back a late rally to beat Mississippi State 76-71 on Saturday night.
A huge explosion rocked North Korea near  the border with China three days ago, producing a mushroom  cloud that sparked speculation Pyongyang might have tested an  atomic weapon, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
The Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt returned to prison in India yesterday.
A key Warner Bros. executive late yesterday blamed the state of the US economy for having driven its decision to back out of the HD DVD group and publish high-def movies on Blu-ray exclusively.
Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Militants from a group led by al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said they had killed five men and  warned those who work with the U.S.-backed government they  faced the same fate.
Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it, calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.
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Lowly Reggina handed Italian league leader Juventus its first loss of the season Saturday, beating the Turin powerhouse 2-1 in the 10th round.
After a two-month international manhunt, the indicted former chief executive of leading voicemail-software maker Comverse Technology Inc. was captured on Wednesday in southwest Africa, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has offered assistance and oil benefits to much of the Caribbean, will meet with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss providing aid to the impoverished country, Preval's office said Friday.
Serena Williams reached the 19th grand  slam quarter-final of her career on Sunday with a comfortable  6-2 6-3 defeat of Russian Dinara Safina.
US jet aces join sim wingman in VR combat Aerospace behemoth Boeing has announced a possibly worrying new breakthrough in simulators, revealing yesterday that company boffins have linked real combat aircraft into virtual training wargames.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shares of Google Inc. will make their Nasdaq stock market debut on Thursday, with some market participants expecting a steady start or slight rise after the company&#39;s initial public offering priced far below original estimates.
The United States agreed under  pressure from South Korea on Wednesday to stretch out over an  additional three years until 2008 the withdrawal of 12,500 U.S.  troops from that country.
Swedish hygiene and paper product  maker SCA (SCAb.ST) said on Monday it had signed a deal to buy  all of Procter & Gamble's  European tissue operations for  512 million euros ($672 million) in cash.
China is looking into claims of a herbal weight loss patch which its makers said helped former U.S. President Bill Clinton&#39;s daughter, Chelsea, shed 12 kg (26.5 lb) in under a month, state media reported on Monday.
The Army publicly distorted and omitted serious facts about the death of its most famous war volunteer - NFL star Pat Tillman \u00e2\u0080-ncluding that blunders within its own
A pro-Western reformist narrowly clinched the Belgrade mayor's race Sunday, while a Slobodan Milosevic ally apparently won in another key city, according to preliminary results.
Israel&#39;s opposition Labour party began talks on Saturday with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party on joining his coalition, a partnership aimed at promoting a planned Gaza withdrawal.
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The Buffalo Sabres were busy at the NHL trade deadline, with the acquisition of forward Dainius Zubrus from the Washington Capitals topping the four trades they completed Tuesday.
Britain has held informal discussions with Iran about providing it with nuclear power station technology, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told MPs today.
Rebels from Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region said a new round of peace talks on Thursday would be delayed by two days because of logistical problems with sending their delegation to the Nigerian capital Abuja.
A general strike in Nigeria which has  raised fears over oil supply from the world's seventh largest  exporter, will likely end its first phase on Thursday, union  leaders said.
Oracle may yet prevail, but not because its target is surrendering. Digging in for a long fight is more likely. When PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors fired Chief Executive Craig Conway on Oct. 1, Wall Street
Roma have begun their search for a new coach following the shock resignation of Rudi Voller. Voller quit after Saturday&#39;s 3-1 defeat away to Bologna which left the ailing Serie A club languishing in mid-table with just four points from a possible 12.
Colorado Springs, CO (Sports Network) - American cyclist Tyler Hamilton, the champion in the road time trial at this year&#39;s Olympics, may lose his gold medal due to a blood doping violation.
New data presented today has shown Xeloda, a targeted oral chemotherapy, improves disease outcomes and saves money when used as post surgery (adjuvant therapy) colon cancer treatment.
Blog: According to a report from iSuppli market research, LCD prices may be rising in the coming weeks, but some are suspect of the effect higher prices will have on the marketplace.
A photography exhibitions in London documents what online identities gamers create for themselves.
A weak forecast from Cisco marked another roller-coaster week for technology companies on the stock market.The Nasdaq, home to many tech companies, suffered a gut-wrenching 3.1 percent drop Tuesday after a U.S. service sector report showed a decline in the nonmanufacturing index from December to January. Though the index recovered somewhat during the rest of the week, the Tuesday drop was yet another demonstration that IT investors are worried that a broad economic slowdown will affect technology. The decline in the nonmanufacturing sector was the first such drop since the beginning of 2003.Cisco&#39;s earnings report&#160;on Wednesday reinforced concerns that the broader economy will have an impact on IT. Cisco forecast revenue for its current fiscal quarter to increase 10 percent, compared to analyst consensus expectations of 15 percent, according to Thomson Financial. On a conference call with analysts, CEO John Chambers said the upcoming quarters will be &quot;extremely challenging.&quot;Confirming fears of market watchers, he also noted that &quot;we are seeing our U.S. and European customers becoming increasingly cautious.&quot;However, sales for the fiscal quarter ending Jan. 26 were up by 16.5 percent to $9.8 billion. The company has been saying for some time that it will sustain double-digit growth through the rest of the decade by incorporating data, voice, video, and mobile capabilities -- its &quot;quadruple play&quot; -- across product lines.Despite the muted forecast, market watchers still have faith in the company. Company shares rose slightly the day after the report, closing at $23.38, up by $0.30.The &quot;quadruple play&quot; pitch still resonates with analysts, and several company watchers noted that Cisco shares have declined along with the wider market over the last few months, giving it a good valuation for long-term investors. Pacific Crest analyst Tim Daubenspeck upgraded the stock to &quot;Outperform&quot; from &quot;Sector Perform.&quot;&quot;Ultimately, we believe that many of the drivers are firmly in place for Cisco to achieve its long-term growth forecast of 12 percent to 17 percent,&quot; he said in a research note.Chambers&#39; cautious forecast, however, could have a bad effect on its suppliers and customers, including electronics manufacturing services and telecom companies. On Thursday, Qwest Communications dropped $0.29 to close at $5.27, Sprint Nextel declined by $0.6 to close at $9.56, and Nortel Networks dropped $0.55 to $10.99.In other telecom-sector news,&#160;Alcatel-Lucent&#160;on Friday said revenue for its fourth quarter increased 18 percent to $7.61 billion. The company, however, suffered a net loss of $3.76 billion, mainly because of a writedown related to the shrinking value of assets from Lucent. Company shares declined by $0.29 to $5.96 in midafternoon trading.Citigroup Global Equity Research said that the Cisco forecast does not bode well for electronics manufacturing suppliers. &quot;Simply put, this is not good news for EMS [electronics manufacturing services] companies,&quot; wrote Citigroup&#39;s Jim Suva in a research note.Such companies include Jabil Circuit, Celestica, and Smart Modular Technologies, he noted.In other technology sectors, Time Warner&#39;s plans to&#160;split up the Internet access and audience businesses of its AOL unit, reiterated by CEO Jeff Bewkes Wednesday, gave a temporary boost to Time Warner shares. Time Warner wants to grow AOL&#39;s ad-supported audience business, including online services and content.The company had said before that it would at some point run the two businesses as separate entities, to better focus on the advertising business. Nevertheless, company shares rose $0.31 Wednesday to close at $15.71.But the company has an uphill battle. In the fourth quarter, AOL&#39;s ad revenue increased 18 percent, less than the 25 percent industry average. And it faces not only Google, but a potentially strengthened Microsoft, if its&#160;bid to buy Yahoo&#160;succeeds.
New York -- Few things stir the heart of stock investors like a huge merger deal. And last week&#39;s shotgun wedding between Kmart and Sears, two limping retailers, was no exception.
Tech-savvy voyeurs are cobbling together DIY infra-red scanners for less-than-noble uses. For every offense, however, there is economic opportunity. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Late fall reports that The Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO) would buy online magazine Slate from Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) were confirmed yesterday.
Sir Alex Ferguson says he does not want Man Utd to be in the hands of an outside investor like Malcolm Glazer.
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The Berlin zoo's polar bear, Knut \u00c2\u0097 who garnered worldwide fame by being hand-raised by his keepers from a pint-sized fluffball to adulthood \u00c2\u0097 now has company.
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law the largest overhaul of US intelligence-gathering in 50 years, hoping to improve the spy network that failed to prevent the Sept.
The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after U.S. warnings the medicines may increase suicidal tendencies among youth, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc. said on Tuesday.
In coming months, Flickr users will be able to edit their photos online with Picnik's technology as well as share, tag and discuss them.
The number of AIDS cases in Singapore has risen to record highs this year. The country wants to make it compulsory for pregnant women to have HIV/AIDS screening.
Security vendor McAfee warns of a Valentine come-on that downloads a virus instead of a greeting.
The British government welcomed the failure of an opposition-backed referendum in Macedonia attempting to overturn EU-backed laws to empower the ethnic Albanian minority.
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Emma de Ramon recently bought a condominium here. But even before she moved in, she said, everyone in the building knew one fact about her: She's gay.
China's lawyers association has urged making slavery a specific crime, an official newspaper reported on Tuesday in the wake of a trial of brick-kiln operators accused of brutally exploiting trapped workers.
LONDON/DUESSELDORF, Germany  - German-owned Thomas Cook is to buy British package holiday rival MyTravel , the companies said on Monday, creating a travel company worth about 2.8 billion pounds ($5.5 billion).
European heart experts want all young athletes screened for potentially fatal heart problems before competing.
Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors after hurting his left thigh in a practice session Tuesday, while Taylor Dent and Paradorn Srichaphan exited with upset losses.
Trabant owners gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the car, a symbol of nostalgia for a time before the Berlin Wall fell.
The following are breakdowns of the current and potential candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2008.
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Taliban militants stormed police posts in southern Afghanistan, prompting heavy fighting and NATO air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead, police said Friday.
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England lost three wickets in four balls to leave Sri Lanka in sight of victory in the third and final cricket Test here on Saturday.
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Steve Coll, The Washington Post&#39;s managing editor for six years, said today he is stepping down at the end of the year to pursue book projects.
Jeffrey B. Lane will replace a senior executive whose unit ran two hedge funds that nearly collapsed this month.
By Joe Swickard, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 2--If law enforcement officials are thinking about using unmanned cameras at intersections to catch and ticket drivers running red lights, think again: The Michigan attorney general says it violates the law.
A BRITISH couple has won the right to a public hearing as they fight to keep alive their premature baby, who is so ill she has never left hospital.
China sentenced a man to life in jail  on Thursday for running what state media called the country's  biggest ever pirate film disc smuggling ring.
The total cost for U.S employers and   their workers to buy health insurance coverage is expected to   rise by 6 percent next year, a survey said on Tuesday.
Waltham-based defense giant Raytheon said it has acquired a privately held San Diego firm that provides physics modeling to government agencies and private companies, a purchase that will augment Raytheon&#39;s efforts in the defense and homeland security
A powerful earthquake shook Japan today, flattening buildings and sparking a fire at a nuclear power plant.
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U.S. mortgage finance giant Fannie  Mae FNM.N, which on Tuesday removed two top executives over  major accounting problems, said on Thursday its regulator has  approved a December preferred stock dividend.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped after Merck &amp; Co. withdrew the Vioxx painkiller and retracted its third-quarter profit forecast.
AILING supermarket chain Sainsbury&#39;s is reported to be the target of a \u00c2\u00a35bn takeover bid being prepared by an ex-treasurer of the Conservative party.
Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada claimed their second grand slam title when they beat Leander Paes and David Rikl 6-3 6-3 to win the men&#39;s doubles at the US Open.
New-home sales fell more than expected in November, tumbling 9 percent from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 647,000.
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State legislators moved to nullify an executive order that required girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
Arabic language al-Jazeera television is reporting that militants in Iraq have taken 10 more people hostage. Video footage broadcast Thursday shows three hostages, who were not identified, and two masked men pointing guns at the captives.
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Blacks and Latinos in the Boston area were denied mortgages at the highest rates since the early 1990s, when minority loan rejections sparked charges of racism in the city's lending industry.
Multinational oil giant, Royal Dutch/Shell has disclosed that its out put remains unchanged despite its evacuation of non-essential staff from two oil production plants in its eastern operations area in the Niger- Delta where Nigerian troops are engaged
Hugues Cuenod, the oldest singer ever to debut at the Metropolitan Opera, celebrates his 105th birthday Tuesday with a message to his younger colleagues: Don't shout.
Hurricane Ivan blew oil prices back above &#36;44 a barrel on Tuesday, fueling fears of disruption to supplies and giving European investors an excuse to take profits from stock markets at 10-week highs.
Terra Lycos SA introduced two search tools on its Lycos U.S. Internet site on Monday as part of a recently announced strategy to focus on services that allow users to connect with others.
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The US Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether American International Group Inc. , the world's largest insurer by market value, helped a major banking client move bad loans off its books, AIG said yesterday.
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European shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed, and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the euro.
Mexicans began cleaning up on  Sunday the wreckage left by Hurricane Lane, which killed two  people and knocked down flimsy homes before it slowed into a  tropical depression.
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Lebanon's prime minister has asked the U.N. Security Council to authorize U.N. investigators to help probe last week's killing of an anti-Syrian lawmaker in a massive car bombing in Beirut.
Chipmaker turns to a more-is-better approach, downplaying chip speeds in favor of new features and designs.
WASHINGTON -- As President Bush puts together his second-term Cabinet, the financial world's attention is on a job vacancy 14 months away. The question is who will succeed Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, now in his 18th year in the job.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 3. - After what the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, termed a \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery important meeting\u00e2\u0080\u009d that lasted well beyond the allocated one hour, India and Russia today gave a new thrust to their
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New Delhi, August 21 (NNN): An indefinite nationwide strike of truckers protesting against the imposition of service tax on Saturday evoked mixed response with a section of transporters in Karnataka and Tamilnadu staying away from the protest.
NEW YORK - Phil Knight, who stepped down as chief executive of Nike yesterday, is going out on top after a career as arguably the most influential business executive in America.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
The European Union was berated in a hard-hitting new report Wednesday for failing to deliver on a promise to transform itself into the world&#39;s most dynamic economy by 2010.
In exit polls, voters said they were more concerned about the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy and illegal immigration than about the war in Iraq or terrorism.
Franz Ferdinand  and The Streets are among UK acts waiting to hear if they have won a top US album prize.
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George W. Bush ran for president in 2000 as a &quot;compassionate conservative.&quot; He promised to be a uniter, not a divider. Four years later, we know he has been neither compassionate nor conservative
An era in advertising will end Dec. 31 when Edward H. Meyer, 80, head of the worldwide agency now known as the Grey Global Group, retires.
Three union locals voted against a new contract, and Chrysler executives say they expect the vote to be close.
Americans tiring of a season of relentless goodwill can relieve their frustrations tomorrow by tuning in for the latest episode in a particularly bad-blooded Hollywood soap opera.
A rare watercolour painting by sculpture Modigliani sells for \u00c2\u00a3423,000 at an auction in London.
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Tennessee junior guard Cody Douglas can still hear the clarity and conviction in Phillip Fulmer&#39;s voice. &quot;He told us last year, &#39;You&#39;re not a man until you&#39;ve beaten Alabama,&#39; &quot; Douglas says.
England have beaten world champions Australia in their ICC Champions Trophy semi-final at Edgbaston. It was England&#39;s first one-day international win over their fiercest rivals for more than five years.
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) today announced that its Executive  Vice President and CFO John Martin will present at Bear Stearns'  Media Conference on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Palm Beach, FL.  Mr. Martin's presentation is expected to begin  at approximately 10:20 am ET.
Three suspected members of the Irish Republican Army sentenced to 17-year prison terms for training Colombian rebels may have fled the country, prosecutor Luis Camilo Osorio said.
Jon Barry did not plan on becoming a Rocket when he first wore the gear, then in red and mustard yellow. But he has thought about it in the 24 years since, came close a few times and finally made it back Thursday.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins wide  receiver David Boston has pleaded innocent to charges of  assaulting a ticket agent at the Burlington International  Airport in Vermont.
European stocks spiked higher as razor  thin volumes amplified relief over a hiatus in the advance of  crude prices Monday, while Philips Electronics jumped after  positive comment from brokers.
Didier Deschamps has admitted he is flattered to be named as favourite to take over at Newcastle as the Premier League club's search for a new manager gathers pace.
He met with families of Marines killed in Iraq at Camp Pendleton in Southern California. The base has suffered 269 deaths in the war -- about one fifth of the total US losses.
Kraft Foods announced Tuesday that it has offered $7.2 billion in cash to acquire the biscuit division of French food company Groupe Danone.
IBM Corp. Monday introduced new services, dubbed Open Client, designed to make it easier for customers to run its Lotus collaboration software on a mixture of Windows and Linux desktop operating systems.
Kraft, the struggling American food group, yesterday announced the $1.5bn (\u00c2\u00a3810m) sale of its Life Savers and Altoids confectionery division to the chewing gum business Wm Wrigley Jr.
Illinois is not considered a battleground state, but suburban residents are registering to vote in record numbers -- a surge election officials attribute to a boom in new residents, concerns over the war in Iraq and memories of the close presidential
Maybe it's the stylized lighthouse and the bridge where fans gather and gossip before kickoff. Maybe it's the Minutemen standing behind the end zone, muskets in hand. Maybe it's the knowledge that 68,756 fans will still be in their seats after 11 p.m.
Colombia's main rebel group asked followers to mount an assassination attempt against President Bush during his visit to Colombia last week, Defense Minister Jorge Uribe said. There was no evidence Saturday that rebels even tried to organize such an attack.
Hong Kong stocks closed higher Monday, with investors shrugging off the government&#39;s decision not to list its US$3 billion (euro2.2 billion) real investment trust on the stock exchange.
Ten people die and at least 19 are hurt in a fire at a home for the elderly and mentally ill in the US.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong&#39;s export expansion slowed a touch in July, as expected, but still continued at double-digit rates thanks to high trade volume with mainland China.
As attacks continue, some officials call for poll delay
Winemakers worried by a slump in sales stage street protests calling on the French government for help.
Turkish television stations broadcast a video Friday that claimed that Habib Akdas, suspected leader of the Turkish al-Qaida cell blamed for November suicide bombings in Istanbul, was killed this week in a US bombing raid in Iraq.
NEW YORK - Just two months after the announcement that Cingular Wireless will acquire AT&amp;T Wireless, Sprint has announced that it plans to buy Nextel Communications for $35 billion.
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Officials in Georgia say at least two soldiers have been killed and five wounded in the latest battles with separatist fighters in the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
On the first day of his historic trip, Benedict softens his stance on Turkey's push to join the European Union and tries to put the controversy over his notorious speech about Islam to rest
Iraq says it will help Turkey deal with Kurdish rebels on its territory and resolve tensions through dialogue.

The Cassini spacecraft's flyby of Saturn's moon Iapetus has revealed a bizarre feature of the moon in its images: a bulging ridge at its equator.
President Bush's congressman said Saturday that the administration and Republicans put a higher priority on tax cuts than on veterans' health care.
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The Black Watch army regiment, which lost seven soldiers during a recent mission in Iraq, is to be merged with other units as part of a major military overhaul, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon revealed.
A court mulls a terminally ill man's request to die in a landmark case which has sparked fierce debate in Italy.
With spring training less than two weeks away, the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees moved to bolster their pitching depth Friday.
Consumer prices in China unexpectedly rose more slowly in October than in any month since April, as a bountiful harvest led to less-rapid increases in food prices.
The Jets declined opportunities to gloat Wednesday about a controversy that has ensnared their division rivals, the New England Patriots.
The guy who paints the name plates on the Arizona Diamondbacks lockers must be getting arm cramps. After 111 losses a year ago, the Diamondbacks have undergone a near-total overhaul, and they're not finished. Expect at least six players in the opening day lineup to be new to the team.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS Corporation  announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell seven of its owned television stations to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. for $185 million.
Using 'phonics' to teach reading and spelling gives children a sizeable head-start, a study says.
Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially
British voters are likely to go to the polls in mid-2009, one of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's closest allies indicated in an interview published Saturday.
After years of waiting for a phone call that never came, standout wide receiver Art Monk is finally elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
DUBAI - An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, aired on Monday urging Iraqis to boycott January parliamentary polls and saying anyone who takes part would be an &quot;infidel&quot;.
The Federal Reserve is not satisfied with the current rate of inflation. And it is apparently not satisfied with the public\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expectations about inflation either.
At a congressional hearing, the National Park Service ruled out the possibility of reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown.
The first major retrospective of the work of David Macaulay, who could be called the Mr. Wizard of architectural history, opens on Saturday at the National Building Museum.
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Attorneys defending an American accused of participating in an al-Qaida plot to set off a \
Key lawmakers in the House and Senate negotiated into the night yesterday on a deal that would expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program by $35 billion over the next five years.
Soon you'll have the ability to pinpoint a car's or a person's location to within less than three inches using handheld devices.
Ahead of Afghan presidential elections to be held on Saturday, allegations of US involvement inthe event were reported one after another, leaving people an impression
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The board of Northern Rock has submitted a revised offer to buy out the troubled British bank, upping the amount of money it is prepared to pump in, it said Friday.
All the hostage-takers who seized Beslan&#39;s school number one on September 1 were drug addicts and were under the influence of narcotics throughout the 52-hour siege, Russia&#39;s Deputy Prosecutor General has claimed.
Ken Griffey Jr. passed Frank Robinson for sixth place on the career home run list with his 24th homer of the season as the Reds rolled over the Braves on Monday night.
Drought conditions in Brisbane, Australia, could leave Queensland with the highest percentage of recycled water of any place in the world.
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British boy falls to death after straying from steep path while trekking
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SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota  - Just minutes before   prison officials had planned to serve death row inmate Elijah   Page his last meal, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds delayed the   state's first execution in 59 years until at least next July.
DR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has dismisses a claim that over 1,000 of his men had defected.
The story of Mandrell Dean, a high school football star whose gang life got in the way of an athletic career, is a reminder of how perilous the transition to college can be.
British actor Daniel Radcliffe hopes to debut on Broadway next year in a reprise of his London role in \
India and China face pressure at the G8 summit to sign up to a mandatory limit on greenhouse gas emissions.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 12 -- As President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry prepared for Wednesday night's final debate, the two sides previewed their themes for the domestic-policy showdown, with the incumbent branding Kerry a liberal and the Democrats decrying Bush's job-creation record.
Floods triggered by nearly two weeks of heavy rain have washed away roads and bridges, wiped out crops and killed at least three people in western Haiti, the International Red Cross said Tuesday.
US President George W. Bush is one of the nominees for the 25th annual Razzie Awards, dedicated to the worst acts in the film industry, according to Eonline.
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Israel's parliament on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's new Cabinet appointments to fill vacancies created by a series of official scandals.
Turkish police still use torture despite the government's zero tolerance policy, says Amnesty International.
Northern Africa is host to a new call center that's offshoring French-language technical support calls.
The CIA was eager to examine the use of dangerous pharmaceutical drugs to modify the behavior of targeted individuals, and so it asked commercial drug manufacturers to pass along samples of medicines rejected for commercial sale \
The stock market has spent the better part of the last two weeks trying to figure out what higher bond yields really mean for equities.
A former Harvard quarterback has developed a promising  technology to protect football players from concussions.
MONTEVIDEO \u00c2\u00b7 Uruguayans strengthened South America&#39;s political turn to the left, electing the country&#39;s first leftist president as part of a regional shift by voters disenchanted by US-backed
Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson wants to buy back Singapore Airlines&#39; 49-percent share of the carrier he founded in 1984, according to a newspaper interview published Tuesday.
Pavel Datsyuk's goal 3:23 into overtime completed a comeback from a three-goal deficit and gave the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
Manchester City survive a second-half onslaught to draw 0-0 with Liverpool.
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General Motors Corp. reported a net profit on Wednesday of $950 million for the fourth quarter of 2006 due to cost cuts, higher automotive revenues and a gain on the sale of its finance division
Before the season began, the Virginia Cavaliers knew the road to an ACC title would go through the University of Miami. The Cavaliers just didn&#39;t know that when the two teams met it would be the Hurricanes who would be doing the chasing.
An explosion ripped through a vehicle in a Damascus neighborhood Monday, injuring a passer-by and a resident, a security official and witnesses said.
A Las Vegas pornography operation  that sent out hundreds of thousands of sexually explicit \
(10/22/04)\u00e2\u0080\u0094Chiron Corp. Wednesday reported net income of US$23.5 million, or $0.12 for the third quarter, compared with a loss of $19 million, or $0.
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Christopher Reeve was the ideal actor to play Superman. It wasn&#39;t just that he brought good looks and charm to the role, or that he could wear the required costume - chest-straddling &quot;S&quot; and all - without looking silly.
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Some say sport and politics do not mix, but John Kerry believes a strange sporting omen has ensured his success in the US presidential election.
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Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on its website.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.
The Supreme Court, in a case being watched around the world, on Monday hears arguments about whether to ban the lethal three-drug cocktail used in most U.S. executions because it inflicts excruciating pain.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could not hide his frustration as Saloman Kalou&#39;s disallowed goal meant his side failed to keep pace with their Premier League title rivals after Saturday&#39;s goalless draw with Blackburn at Stamford Bridge.
President George W. Bush called on Democrats and Republicans on Saturday to work together on a new strategy for the war in Iraq after a high-level group said the administration's current approach was not working.
On the SpinDrop blog today, Dave Dash continues his look at the Lucene search engine for the Zend Framework with this new post showing how to boost certain terms' relevance in the search results.   Lucene supports boosting or weighting terms. For example, if I search for members of a web site, and I type in Dash, I want people with the name Dash to take precedence over somebody who has a hobby of running the 50-yard Dash.   He shows how to, with the help of a few simple lines of PHP code added to your application, you can easily boost terms based on field by whatever multiplier you choose.
Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge has put a value on the fast-growing online retail market in the United States, saying American firms will sell $316 billion in goods and services via the Web by 2010.
Google executives are expected to testify about their planned $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick, a deal facing scrutiny from federal antitrust regulators.
The European Commission said on Thursday it was opening an &quot;in-depth&quot; probe into state funding arrangements for the Royal Mail to see if they damaged competition.
Federal Aviation Administration officials need more oversight of operational systems for the air traffic control system and should do a better job of implementing process improvement methods for information technology projects, congressional auditors said
Marco Meoni ha lasciato il raduno della nazionale maschile. I tecnici della nazionale, dopo un consu...
Christians angered by last week's executions of three Roman Catholic militants set fire to a police station Friday and hurled rocks at a helicopter carrying a police chief, the state news agency Antara reported.
MEKELE, Ethiopia  - Five Europeans and eight locals kidnapped by gunmen in remote north Ethiopia are in good condition despite more than a week's captivity, the government and a local community leader said on Friday.
Occorre un modello di governo societario piu' forte
KABUL, Afghanistan  - At least nine children and  one adult were killed when a blast ripped through a school in  the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, a U.S. military  spokesperson said on Sunday.
Michael Frayn seemed unfazed on Nov. 1, just two days before the first Broadway preview of his newest London hit, \
Dirk Nowitzki overcame the loss of his front teeth to produce 15 points and 12 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held the Atlanta Hawks to just 28 first-half points in a 90-68 victory Saturday night.
Volunteers receiving severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) vaccine in a clinical test show no obvious signs of side effects so far, said Zhong Nanshan, an academician of
&quot;I&#39;m going to a club with a lot of history and a great present,&quot; Alonso told a press conference here in the presence of Real Sociedad president Jose Luis Astiarzan.
Nepal has appealed to the Iraqi government for help in securing the release of 13 Nepalese hostages.
Thousands of armchair sky watchers are pairing computers and consumer-grade meteorological equipment to share their observations of local conditions online.
Loree Moore, Ashley Battle and Cathrine Kraayeveld each score 15 points to lead the 5-0 Liberty to a 78-67 victory over Indiana on Tuesday.
In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?
Photographs of Governors Islands, where there are only a couple of days left for the annual summer tours.
Four US soldiers were charged with murder Tuesday in the asphyxiation death of an Iraqi general during questioning last autumn. The four could get life in prison if convicted in the November 26 death of Major General Abed Hamed Mowhoush at Qaim, Iraq.
BUDAPEST, Sept. 21 -- With protesters massed outside the gates of the stately Hungarian parliament for a fourth straight day, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany sat in his wood-paneled office inside and tried to explain why he had admitted on tape that his party had done a \
Sprint and Cellular South separately announced wireless capabilities to find products and also a trial project to allow cell phones to serve as payment vehicles.
Mike Baker asks whether Diplomas could help the UK keep ahead of its rivals in producing more graduates.
In the waning days of the US election campaign, the Bush camp has revamped its travel schedule for new political priorities. US President George Bush now will be traveling to Michigan in what appears as a
Brazilian cleaner Roselane Driza is found guilty of blackmailing a female judge and stealing videos.
Gamers love Sony Corp.'s new  PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but  the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the  cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a format  they've not yet aligned with.
In the second of a two-part review of 2004, World Business Report looks back on a year which saw Microsoft challenge a $600m EU fine and make peace with its long-time rival, Sun Microsystems.
Sri Lankan troops killed and wounded dozens of Tamil Tiger rebels in a series of battles in the far north, the military said on Tuesday, the latest clashes in a quickening of the two-decade civil war.
The Sudanese government has agreed to stop a military offensive in Darfur province in a move that could prompt the two main rebel groups to end their boycott of African Union-sponsored peace talks, the chief AU mediator said.
Discarded like trash, eight bodies went unnoticed for years in a thicket of trees and scrub, on the edge of downtown. When they were discovered in March, nothing remained but bones.
MG Rover may have hit the headlines through its tie-up with a leading Chinese automaker, but the deal -- if it even goes through -- may not be enough to pull the embattled British car manufacturer out of the mire, experts warn.
Another 761 people are accused of illegally swapping music files.
One of Europe's largest political conventions, the Labour Party conference, opens in Manchester, but although it is Tony Blair's last as leader, it is unlikely to be a triumphant farewell.
Ducking into a Starbucks for a caffeine fix could lead you to a harrowing tale of child soldiery in the tangled jungles of Sierra Leone.
Russia completed the dismantling of Yukos Oil today, selling off the country's largest oil subsidiary to a company that was essentially unheard of until three days ago.
Dec. 14, 2004-- Why are American elementary school students not reaching the same advanced levels of academic achievement as their counterparts in many Asian countries?
New York's streets and newspapers were flooded on Sunday with pictures of a mugger who has attacked at least two elderly women in the borough of Queens, including one who is 101 years old.
C'era anche il presidente Aldo Spinelli, oltre ad un migliaio tifosi, a seguire la partitella infras...
Like every October in the United States, pink ribbons are popping up everywhere: pinned to shirts, coat lapels, and on a myriad of products, all with the alleged goal of raising money to fight breast cancer.
 Meet for Yahoo, BBC Open Day in London
Si moltiplicano le indiscrezioni sull'insofferenza del divo tv Donelli, direttore di Canale 5 nega: \
Misdeeds and errors in judgment came back to haunt several big companies, leading to the departures of several senior officers.
By Alice Dembner and Stephen Smith, Globe Staff | December 22, 2004. Doctors urged consumers yesterday not to overreact to the potential heart risks of naproxen, saying they are skeptical about research findings
The 'Zee Music - Musafir Item Bomb Hunt', a global talent hunt for the next Bollywood item girl, which was managed, scripted and directed by G.S. Entertainment P. Ltd., was a roaring success.
After quite a few of negotiations, China&#39;s non-state-run Joyo.com Ltd. has finally reached a deal with Amazon.com Inc., the US E-commerce giant, which possibly meant a beginning
Chip giant to make darn sure buyers know it's different Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome Centrino... 2. Yes, despite numerous annual updates since the launch of Intel's laptop platform, the next version, codenamed 'Montevina', will apparently be released as its second generation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Yao made good on 13-of-16 field goal attempts and hit 14-of-18 shots from the foul line as the Rockets posted their sixth triumph in eight games.
Doctor treated accomplice injured in first suicide bomb before police shot him dead
Even before he took the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Tiger Woods was having a good day. Mark O&#39;Meara, Woods&#39; neighbor and tour mentor, was the leader in the clubhouse when Woods teed off in the afternoon at the TPC of Boston.
Revenge feels sweet, and Swiss researchers said on Thursday they have the brain scans to prove it.
No one has ridden a winner, actually two winners (Red Sox and Patriots), better than WEEI (850 AM).
The Australian summer claimed another  victim Friday when Russia's Elena Dementieva pulled out of the  Sydney International because of heat illness.
By Edward Lee and Peter Schmuck, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 4--MIAMI -- The world may be watching when the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears hook up tonight in the Super Bowl, but only because the football gods fumbled the matchup that everybody really wanted to see.
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who founded a namesake women's sportswear label that grew into a multibillion dollar global empire, has died at age 78, the company said on Wednesday.
A first-time nanny peeks into the lifestyles of the rich and facile.
Wells Fargo &amp; Co. (WFC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 4 US bank, on Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by growth in both lending and sales of new products to existing customers.
Switzerland&#39;s Julien Clement, ranked 174th on the European money-list, was the surprise leader of the Madrid Open overnight after carding a 7-under-par 64 in the first round.
Russian officials are examining the wreckage of two crashed planes today in an effort to determine whether a terrorist attack caused the near-simultaneous disasters that killed all 89 people aboard.
afrol News, 11 October - Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) today agreed to lift the last sanction on Libya, including the arms embargo, to be able to reach a deal on halting illegal immigrants to Europe in Libya.
OTTAWA (CP) - New evidence tabled at an inquiry into the sponsorship scandal proves Paul Martin knew about the scam all along, opposition critics charged Wednesday.
India's Rahul Dravid is named the world's best cricketer at the ICC Awards.
Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that the nation faces the threat of another terrorist attack if voters make the \
A high-profile probe and a towing scandal are the latest in the city's struggles against crooked deals.
Forse gia' domenica prossima,secondo fonti palestinesi
Scanning the crowd of NBA representatives awaiting his predraft workout at the University of Illinois-Chicago, Kevin Garnett saw a group of men holding lottery picks for the 1995 draft with better places to be. Garnett leans back and feigns glassy-eyed boredom to reenact what he remembers most about the invited audience on that fateful June day. He stares blankly into ...
Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
By Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 21--CANON CITY -- Budding young scientists from throughout Southern Colorado will delve into the mysteries of science during the regional science fair March 1-2.
Ten-year olds who spend more time engaging in activities typically associated with their gender tend to have more stereotypical academic interests, skills and characteristics two years later, new research reports.
Theresa Cibulka hit Mile 18 of the New York City Marathon last year and felt as if she would never reach the finish line. She could feel the pain in her cramped legs. She was ready to quit.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cTrumpery,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a play that opened this month in New York, explores a period teeming with religiosity and controversy.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Arizona Sen. John McCain won the South Carolina primary on Saturday, strengthening his claim to the Republican U.S. presidential nomination by beating rivals in a Southern state that traditionally has favored their socially conservative message, U.S. media projected.
Security firms are warning that new variants of the Santy worm have start spreading through other search engines than Google. The new versions now also use AOL and Yahoo.
Putting a slight spin on Frank Sinatra, Gary Payton figures that if former teammate Vin Baker &quot;can do it in New York, with a city like that, then he can do it anywhere.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops fought al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp and clashed with Islamists at another early on Monday as a 16-day conflict threatened to plunge Lebanon into long-term instability.
Rivista al rialzo (+3,1%) la stima flash di Eurostat
On the Mississippi River, below the verdant bluffs that mark the far southern Minnesota-Wisconsin line, the federal government is waging a multi-million dollar campaign against the elements.
Brett Favre tied the NFL's career record for touchdown passes with a 57-yard strike in the fourth quarter to help the Green Bay Packers stay unbeaten with a 31-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
Measuring 3.6 x 1.9 x .9 inches and weighing in at 110 grams, the new Sony Ericsson Z500a smartphone from Cingular Wireless enables road warriors to add a variety of highly effective tools to their mobile arsenals. Included are high-speed access to e-mail and the Internet, as well as a push-to-talk capability for instantly contacting fellow workers.
Damiano,riguardano chi andra' in pensione a partire dal 2035
Cribiore nominato presidente non esecutivo ad interim
South Africa and Belgium have expressed confidence that elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will go ahead as planned in seven months time.
If there is such a thing as a profile of a mass murderer, Steven Kazmierczak didn't fit it: outstanding student, engaging, polite and industrious, with what looked like a bright future in the criminal justice field.
com September 29, 2004, 7:06 AM PT. MOJAVE, Calif.--A specialized plane carrying a suborbital spacecraft took off shortly before 7:15 am PDT in an attempt to complete the first phase in the race to privatize space travel.
Durante comizio opposizione, leader Awami forse ferito
Adding to the extraordinary level of secrecy in Michael Jackson's child-molestation case, the singer's lawyers asked a judge Friday to close the courtroom for all pretrial hearings on what evidence will be allowed at his trial.
A US Marine caught on film apparently shooting dead a severely wounded and unarmed Iraqi insurgent at point-blank range has been removed from active duty and was last night being questioned by military criminal investigators, the Pentagon said yesterday.
ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Jason Lezak and Ian Crocker missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...
Former First Republic Bank shareholders accuse Merrill Lynch of hiding billions of dollars of losses related to subprime mortgages while the companies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 merger was pending.
Made nervous by the announcement that McAfee&#39;s (MFE:NYSE - news - research) CFO plans to resign, investors on Tuesday sold off shares of the antivirus maker.
Shandale Collins spent the past five months renovating his home after floodwaters destroyed nearly everything. Now he's wondering whether he'll have to do it all over again.
A grim statistic from Iraq dominated headlines on Wednesday: the 1,000th American death since the US invasion of that country began in March 2003.
The Japanese stock market rose on Friday after US indices climbed to record highs overnight. But the advance of the Japanese market was limited by falls in the consumer finance and mobile telecommunications sectors.
Elephants on parade, bulls on the beach, bears on the bench. It&#39;s going to be quite a week on Wall Street. Although how many Wall Streeters will be around is up in the air.
India's brightest used to line up for U.S. jobs. No longer.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - Thomas Monson, a longtime senior leader of the Mormon church, was officially named its 16th president on Monday at the age of 80, assuming the reins of one of the world's fastest growing and most affluent religions.
A victim of so-called Lotto rapist Iorworth Hoare is to find out whether she has won her fight for damages.
Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on  Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to  cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings  to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell.
By Alison Hewitt COPLEY NEWS SERVICE  A judge indicated Friday that he will allow the Los Angeles Unified School District to study a contested site for a new school on the privately owned Ponte Vista property on Western Avenue in  San Pedro.
CBS and producers of \
A South Asian man was killed in what Manchester area police on Saturday were calling a racist attack.
O.J. Simpson was questioned by Las  Vegas police after a sports memorabilia dealer accused the  former star athlete and murder defendant of robbing him at  gunpoint, police and others said on Friday.
OIL futures prices rose in Europe today amid concerns about heating oil supplies at the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
Riding the tide of its popular iPhone and a new line of iPods, Apple shares hit the nice round number before dropping back a few cents. The Wall Street boys are bullish.
Four percent of American youths online have been asked to send a sexually explicit photo of themselves over the Internet, researchers say in a new study.
France could tax new computer, television  and mobile phone sales by 1 to 2 percent to help fund its  state-owned TV channels, Les Echos newspaper reported on  Thursday.
The prospect of progress in talks on Kosovo's future status is \
The Chinese Red Cross says its survey of 16 Chinese cities with populations over one (m) million found that 75 percent of Beijing residents were in poor health, along with 73 percent of those in Shanghai.
The Greater Los Angeles Billy Graham Crusade saw a total of 312,500 in attendance over the course of the four-day evangelistic event.
A 14-year-old boy dies in hospital after being stabbed in Ennis in County Clare, according to Irish police.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Jeff Gordon gnawed at his lips, struggling to contain the tears that were so desperate to escape. He wants to make some sense of it all, but that will take time.
At least two Iraqis were killed and several others wounded when a car bomb exploded on Monday near a foreign military convoy in Baghdad, police and witnesses said.
Oil fell below $71 a barrel on Friday, reversing an earlier gain, as restarting oil refinery units in top consumer the United States signaled an increase in gasoline supplies.
DETROIT  -Consumer incentives offered on new cars  rose nearly 2 percent in May from a month earlier in the U.S.  market, according to a report released on Friday.
Reuters reported on Monday that Japanese electronics titan Sony (NYSE: SNE) may pull out of the market for plasma flat-panel television sets by as early as spring 2005.
Rio Ferdinand has said he was ready to come off the field after Spanish fans hurled abuse at England&#39;s black players in Wednesday&#39;s match.
Italian airline Air One, considered the only credible bidder for state-controlled rival Alitalia, said Tuesday it had pulled out of the Italian government&#39;s privatisation process.
The drugmaker Bayer AG said Friday that it will cut 6,100 jobs, or 5.5 percent of its work force, as it integrates Schering AG into its health care unit. More than half of the cuts will be in Europe, but about 1,000 positions will be eliminated in the United States.
Unions began a four-day strike against rising fuel prices in Nigeria on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs even though shipments from Africa&#39;s top producer were unaffected.
Campaigning in a swing county in Iowa that he lost four years ago, President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerry on education and jobs Friday, saying the Democrat fails to understand the connection between the two.
E' record, che spinge euro al massimo di seduta a 1,2733
The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, who converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam, joined the furor over Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about Islam by criticizing the pontiff on Sunday.Comment
Jerry Hadley, 55, an American tenor was noted for his bright lyric voice and lively acting, shot himself on Tuesday.
Although the reviews were lackluster, Michael Bay's Transformers has become the fastest selling title on HD DVD. More than 100,000 copies of the movie sold in the first day and over 190,000 in the first week, setting a record that beat every title on both HD DVD and rival format Blu-ray.
Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi  Adichie was installed as hot favourite on Tuesday to land the  Orange Prize, a major literary award for fiction in English  written by women.
A typical summer's day in Los Angeles: temperatures in the mid thirties, the sun blazes high in the sky, palm trees sway in the ocean breeze, and sprinklers spray a fine mist of water into the scorching air.
KATHMANDU, SEPT 1: An indefinite curfew was imposed on Wednesday in the Nepalese capital after protests broke out following the gruesome killing of 12 Nepali hostages in Iraq.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday a controversial arms deal was part of the government&#39;s attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island.
HACKERS ARE swapping information online about the latest hole in Windows in the hope of getting a good exploit onto other people&#39;s computers before they install SP2.
Despite Republican gains in the House and Senate, Congressman John Tierney expressed confidence that local initiatives would not be affected.
Businesses are more likely to pick up a virus via employee Web surfing than from e-mail attachments, according to an IDC study.
Sweden's government presented a contentious plan Thursday to allow a defense intelligence agency to monitor &#151; without a court order &#151; e-mail traffic and phone calls crossing the nation's borders.
 veteran Meadows talks \
Great Britain lose 3-2 to Korea in a men's hockey thriller.
An explosive device thrown into a compound damaged four vehicles belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, but there were no casualties.
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The European Commission said it had approved unconditionally US business software firm Oracle's hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft.
 kicks off weekend atop box office
The bodies are anonymous, rotting in the shallows of the Straits of Gibraltar ( search ). The fortunate ones are dragged out for a hasty burial.
The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the \
Bernhard Langer says he will not carry on as European Ryder Cup captain for Ireland in 2006.
Come conseguenza dell'azione della Bce e Bank of England
Kristi Toliver scored six points during a decisive closing run to help top-ranked Maryland hold off pesky Temple 77-66 on Sunday afternoon.
Comprehensive security programs that include firewall software, spyware defenses and diagnostic and repair tools are necessay to keep a PC in good health these days. -The Washington Post
Gaming firm 888 says former chief executive John Anderson will meet with French authorities, hurting shares.
German steelmaker Georgsmarienhuette GmbH plans to play a part in the modernisation of China's former industrial heartland in the northeast, the company's new representative in Beijing said on Sunday.
In the first remarks to the outside world concerning last Thursday&#39;s mysterious explosion, North Korea reportedly has said the blast was part of a construction project.
North Korea reportedly tests a missile, as US officials say it now has access to funds frozen for years.
Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles' driest year in 130 years of record-keeping will go into the books this weekend.
Without fanfare, President Bush  signed into law on Friday a nearly $140 billion corporate tax  cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John  Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special  interests.
On the cusp of flu season, federal health officials are attempting an unprecedented redirection and rationing of the flu vaccine -- after a British regulatory agency abruptly
Factional violence raged in Gaza today between the rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, despite a new cease-fire that was supposed to have come into effect at 11 a.m.
By Sherri Ackerman, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 23--TAMPA -- Facing an estimated $104 million deficit, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities has cut services to Florida's neediest residents.
The US military intensified its air raids Thursday in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, while efforts to mediate a truce between Iraq&#39;s interim government and Fallujah militants collapsed.
MOSCOW -- The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled yesterday embattled oil giant Yukos must pay $1.34 billion US in fines and penalties as part of a $4.
Strange twists may lie ahead in an already suspenseful presidential race: a disputed ballot count, an inconclusive vote ultimately resolved by lawmakers or even a sentiment-shifting capture of Osama bin Laden are just a few possibilities and bizarre twists.
Alex Ferguson allener&agrave; almeno per altri due anni. ''Andare in pensione? Io? Forse state scher...
| December 20, 2004. With digital music players and digital cameras being two of the hottest sellers in consumer electronics, it&#39;s a wonder that it has taken so long for hardware makers to marry the technologies.
Who says Carly Fiorina doesn&#39;t have a firm hand on the business? Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) is working on software to choke the spread of Internet viruses and worms.
Osama bin Laden&#39;s latest message, his first directed specifically at Saudis in years, has been widely seen as an attempt to show he is still a player in his homeland
North Korea demanded bilateral talks with the United States over its nuclear weapons program but Washington quickly rejected the idea on Friday and insisted Pyongyang return to six-party negotiations.
Many people remain trapped under rubble in Rwanda after two earthquakes hit the Great Lakes region, police say.
The families of six Red Caps killed in Iraq are set to name army personnel they claim-should be held accountable.
The Republicans will have one sure Hollywood star for their convention &#151; California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger &#151; along with performers to keep the country music fans happy. But they'll be hard-pressed to match the Democratic convention's appeal to young voters led by Ben Affleck.
Tech titans hold steady Lost in all the hullabaloo over the $1bn MySQL buy were Sun Microsystems' preliminary second quarter results.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
''Un Palermo dai due volti? No &egrave; lo stesso Palermo. Nel primo tempo abbiamo giocato in manier...
&quot;80% of Americans could correctly name the first President Bush&#39;s pet dog Millie, but only 15% knew that both President Bush and the challenger, Bill Clinton, favoured the death penalty&quot; Link.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Rare Abyssinian lion cubs are being poisoned at a zoo in Ethiopia and sold to taxidermists because there isn't enough money to care for the animals, the facility's administrator said yesterday.
Tom Watson walked off the 18th green at Kiawah Island Club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cassique course Sunday afternoon wearing a huge smile. Part of that was the thrill of victory, but there was a certain \u00e2\u0080\u009cparental\u00e2\u0080\u009d pride involved, too.
Retail sales in May rose at the strongest pace since January 2006, while import prices surged, adding to recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly from a first-quarter slowdown.
The threat of military action to stop Iran's nuclear ambitions became a central theme Friday at the World Economic Forum, with Germany's leader warning that the Middle East cannot abide another war, a clear message to the United States that is being increasingly echoed throughout Europe.
The price oil charged to a new high above $47 a barrel Wednesday amid nagging concerns about instability in Iraq, the uncertain fate of Russian petroleum giant Yukos and the world&#39;s limited supply cushion.
Nick Faldo wore a Superman logo on his cap Monday, appropriate for this British Open.
SATURDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Mammograms have become a rite of passage for 40-year-old American women, and a compulsory exercise for those over 40.
The singer will face down two felony charges of drug possession on September 30 in Los Angeles. The two charges were filed almost a year ago, after Love was found in the early hours of October 2, breaking windows at the home of America&#39;s ...
Stocks rose for a third straight day on Friday after tame consumer price data put aside inflation fears, while an upgrade of bellwether Intel helped fuel gains in the tech sector.
When Linda Sharpnack decided to become a bell ringer for the Salvation Army&#39;s holiday kettle campaign, she called up some of her closest friends and enlisted their help too.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s schools have made \u00e2\u0080\u009cconsiderable improvements\u00e2\u0080\u009d in nutrition, fitness and health over the last six years, according to a new government survey.
The United States is likely to station up to five permanent military bases in Bulgaria, a report said Monday.
The Spanish government has authorized legal proceedings to outlaw two Basque parties close to Batasuna, the political wing of the armed separatist group ETA, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said Friday.
Airline and travel shares fall  across Europe after Scotland Yard said it had disrupted a plot to blow up planes.
STOCCOLMA,7 DIC- &#39;L&#39;odore migliore? Il profumo di donna&#39;: parola di Richard Axel, Nobel per la Medicina per la scoperta dei meccanismi che regolano l&#39;olfatto. Se i 350 recettori olfattivi che permettono all
Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said American policies in Iraq are the \
Federal officials are trying to cut down on aggressive or deceptive sales pitches for Medicare Advantage plans.
Hundreds of mourners marched in a southern Argentina funeral cortege Wednesday for two of the three students gunned down by their teenage classmate in the nation&#39;s worst school shooting on record.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph  Giuliani, who made headlines in the 1980s prosecuting Wall  Street financiers, now plans to join the club and build an  investment advisory practice.
Police, hunting a serial killer who has murdered five prostitutes, are poring over 10,000 hours of CCTV footage and trying to trace some 50 to 100 people.
Continuing his public demonstration that a scaled-down media company can perhaps accomplish more than a single, conglomerate colossus of swallowed-up media brands, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves is reviving one of the greatest and most storied brands in the history of all media - CBS Records - in order that his company, now separate from Viacom, can partner with music providers such as Apple's iTunes.
The world's oldest man celebrated his 112th birthday with two bashes at his home in southern Japan on Tuesday, then declared that he wants to live forever.
Pvt. Jeremiah Jensen, on leave from Iraq, had his car stolen at gunpoint just days before Christmas. Pfc. Robert Ruiz was injured by a booby trap in Iraq a few days after Christmas last year.
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders achieved a facade of unity for long enough at summit talks last week to claim that Iraq was no longer cause for the unparalleled acrimony of recent times.
With his fate tied to the chaos in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair faces his ruling Labour Party next week, hoping to calm anger over the war and shore up his government ahead of national elections.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the current market turmoil is \
In opera, singing well is the best revenge. Neil Shicoff, savaged by the local media this summer for his bid to become director of the Vienna State Opera, celebrated a triumph Sunday on the stage of the same establishment. And no wonder. While there may be doubt about his managerial abilities, he is among the world's top tenors on a good night \u00c2\u0097 and this was one of them.
A U.S. House of Representatives  committee on Wednesday said top regulators would testify at a  September 19 hearing on progress in implementing 2002's  post-Enron Sarbanes-Oxley reforms.
Iyad Allawi, Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister, said yesterday that the gross negligence of American forces had led to the massacre of 49 Iraqi army recruits by insurgents on Sunday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent two helicopters into Colombia on Friday on a delicate mission to pluck three hostages from the rebel-held jungle.
Barry Bonds barely missed his 700th homer, but J.T. Snow connected following yet another walk to the San Francisco slugger and the Giants beat the Brewers, 8-1, behind Brett Tomko's four-hitter last night in Milwaukee.
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A detainee being held for interrogation was stripped and confronted with an unmuzzled military police dog. He was suspected of having tried to escape and was later bitten by one of the dogs.
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A woman in west India strips to her underwear in public as part of a dispute with her family over a dowry payment.
European aircraft maker Airbus Industrie bagged its largest Indian order in 15 years today when it signed a contract to sell 30 180-seater A320 aircraft to low cost carrier Air Deccan.
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LOS ANGELES  - South African-born actor  Arnold Vosloo, best known for his role as villain Imhotep in  the \
Socks rose on Tuesday as European companies made takeover offers for U.S. companies in the health-care and chemicals sectors and bond yields dipped, sending rate-sensitive stocks higher.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The chief of international  relations for Colombia's biggest leftist rebel group, who once  sought support from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was arrested  after a months-long manhunt, police said on Wednesday.
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Boeing Co. on Wednesday topped Wall Street expectations with a 78 percent jump in quarterly profit on strength in its defense operations, and raised its earnings forecast for 2004.
BERKELEY, Calif. Bill Gates weighed in on the subject of job outsourcing during a speech at UC Berkeley today -- a big topic with the audience of engineering students whose futures now seem as uncertain as Silicon Valley&#39;s economy.
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Embattled U.S. mortgage finance  giant Fannie Mae on Tuesday said it had discussed the  possibility of an earnings restatement with regulators,  reversing a top executive's comment.
Are we really heading for an ice-free Arctic? More than 50,000 researchers hope to find an answer during a massive study of how global warming and other phenomena are changing the coldest parts of the Earth _ ...Comment
Boston College and Virginia Tech played the same game last night at Conte Forum, but the Hokies played more of it.
Iran has released on bail a U.S.-Iranian peace activist, Ali Shakeri, the last of four dual nationals to be freed after being detained on security-related charges, an Iranian news agency said on Tuesday.
Elton Brand scored 31 points on 12-for-14 shooting to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat Orlando 116-91 on Sunday night, snapping the Magic's seven-game winning streak. Tim Thomas added 20 points on 5-for-7 3-point shooting for the Clippers.
Three-time All-Star catcher Jason Kendall was close to being traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for a pair of pitchers, a baseball official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
TELKWA, B.C. (CP) - Instead of battling flames, a forest-fire fighting crew from northern British Columbia is battling rising flood waters in Telkwa, just east of Smithers, B.C.
Dominic Randolph of Holy Cross threw for two touchdowns and the Crusaders swept to a 55-0 shutout victory over Georgetown in Patriot League play yesterday in Worcester, Mass.
Last week, US District Judge Vaughn Walker had the power to make Oracle&#39;s $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid disappear if he had ruled in favor of the Justice Department.
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PicoChip's base station for the 4G mobile standard LTE can also run WiMax.
The International Red Cross suspends its field work in the Gaza Strip after two of its staff are briefly abducted.
ANCHORAGE, May 28 -- A U.S. senator urged delegates of the International Whaling Commission to renew a five-year subsistence whaling quota for Alaska Native communities, calling it crucial to their society.
Cingular Wireless and Motorola on Tuesday announced the availability of a version of Motorola&#8217;s popular Razr phone with iTunes installed. The Razr v3i model joins the Rokr E1 and Slvr L7 in Motorola&#8217;s line of phones that work with iTunes.
The family of a French woman murdered in south-west London are travelling to the UK to meet detectives.
Police in southern Nigeria arrested three activists of a minority rights group who were protesting against the activities of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell, the group's spokesman said.
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The Arab League sent Mokhtar Lamani to Iraq to persuade its bitterly divided Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders to make peace. He failed, and has now resigned, disillusioned and nearly drained of hope.
A man who tried to extort $1.3 million from Tom Cruise in exchange for stolen wedding photographs of the actor and Katie Holmes was sentenced to two years probation Thursday.
Russia's upper house of parliament votes to ratify the international treaty on climate change.
Pfizer (PFE) said Friday that it has received new information about the cardiovascular safety of its popular arthritis drug Celebrex, based on an analysis of a long-term cancer trial, but it has no plans to withdraw the drug.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a formal investigation into Broadcom Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s options practices.
NATO appeared to make little progress Thursday in narrowing differences with Russia over U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe despite an American offer to delay activating the bases until it has proof of a threat from Iran.
The Green Bay Packers on Sunday suffered a loss far more painful than any they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve experienced on the field this season. Reggie White, the great defensive end from the Packers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 powerhouse teams of the 1990s, died in North Carolina.
At least 31 Sri Lankan guerrillas and one soldier were killed in heavy fighting between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels across the embattled north, the defence ministry said.
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A-Rod's slump is a thing of the past, and the streaking New York Yankees are leaving Boston far behind in the AL East. The sinking Red Sox are getting some of their regulars back, but they can only hope it's not too late to make a final playoff push.
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Carlo Ancelotti, allenatore del Milan, ha convocato 21 giocatori per la sfida di domani a Parma. Ecc...
Climate change could be disastrous for some animals, but male grey seals are probably not complaining -- it has improved their sex lives.
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There is plenty to play for in the final three weeks of the season -- regardless if a team still is officially alive in the playoff chase.
When we think of spaces designed with children in mind, gaudy colours, cartoon characters and cheap plastic furniture spring to mind. But that's all changing with a new generation of fresh, modern spaces designed for kids.
Neo-Nazi graffiti found on the charred ruins of a building in southwest Germany is believed to be unrelated to the fire there that killed nine people this week, police said Thursday.
The Tories order a probe into alleged \
THREE massive seizures of ecstasy over the past six months, including a record 820kg bust on Saturday, could stem from a war among European organised criminals trying to carve out a market in Australia.
Two U.S. Cobra helicopters have been shot  down near the Iraqi city of Falluja, Al Arabiya television said  on Thursday, quoting U.S. military sources.
Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software.
HOUSTON - Ivan's second foray into the United States came with little wind but plenty of the rain that became the 3-week-old system's calling card as it raked the Caribbean and eastern United States, while Floridians braced for another possible pounding as Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be gearing up for a weekend landing.    After looping into the Atlantic and back into the Gulf of Mexico following its initial strike on the Alabama-Florida coast as a hurricane last week, Tropical Storm Ivan washed ashore near the Texas-Louisiana line Thursday night, bringing heavy rain to both sides of the border...
President Bush has ordered an  internal review into whether the Defense Department should run  covert paramilitary operations traditionally mounted by the  CIA, administration officials said on Tuesday.
Mark Loretta hit a bases-loaded  sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th to lift the San Diego  Padres a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in National  League action on Wednesday.
A meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the world&#39;s wealthy nations with Chinese counterparts on Oct. 1 will be a key opportunity to discuss
Drug stocks across the board fell amid renewed safety concerns over a class of blockbuster drugs used to treat arthritis. Preprint articles published on the New England Journal of Medicine&#39;s Web site Wednesday
Barack Obama's campaign says 9,000 people showed up for his Los Angeles rally, but it's hard to know for sure. The crowd sprawled around the stage set up in a park, a sea of upturned faces and waving campaign signs.
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Gunfights erupted across the Gaza Strip Thursday, killing at least six people after Hamas militants hijacked a convoy delivering supplies to the rival Fatah-allied security forces, effectively destroying a short-lived truce.
Afghan President-elect Hamid Karzai on Wednesday expressed his great happiness and thanked God for the release of the three United Nations employees.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reveals that he and club owner Roman Abramovich held clear-the-air talks.
WASHINGTON: US Democrats accused George W Bush of &quot;lying&quot; about their candidate&#39;s defense policies on Saturday, after the president claimed Senator John Kerry would give foreign powers a veto over US military action.
Did someone kill Beethoven? A Viennese pathologist asserts that the composer's physician did -- inadvertently overdosing him with lead in a cure that went wrong.
The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic but politically potent challenge to his unpopular war strategy.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association said Monday that the traditional Golden Globe Awards ceremony has been canceled and will be replaced with a news conference format. The move came after striking writers threatened to picket the event.
Security forces kill 40 militants and capture 30 in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, the military says.
Alcatel-Lucent SA fell nearly 9 percent Thursday after the telecommunications equipment maker slashed its full-year revenue growth forecast and said it expects third-quarter operating profit to be \
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The Australian government announced on Wednesday it will send more troops to the Solomon Islands after an Australian officer of a regional intervention force was killed by
CLEVELAND (CP) - Chad Johnson better still have a few bottles of that pink stomach medicine. His Cincinnati Bengals look pretty sick.
Politicians say Peter Hain was right to quit the Cabinet after the campaign donations issue is referred to police.
Thousands of religious conservatives are in Washington today to hear from the leading Republican candidates.
Meet Simpana Commvault Systems is rolling out a major product overhaul and re-branding of its storage software. The product revamp includes improved performance, new security tools, de-duplication technology, and new search capabilities and indexing for better access to data.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A word game that has proved hugely popular with Facebook members could soon disappear.
German auto giant Daimler and India's Hero Group have agreed to form a joint venture to produce light, medium and heavy duty commercial vehicles for the Indian market, Daimler said Friday.
WASHINGTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094Christopher Reeve&#39;s death has added another layer of emotion to what already had become a volatile debate over stem cell research on the US campaign trail.
AOL Europe appoints new chief exec
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BILOXI, Miss. - Mississippi Republican Sen. Trent Lott has added his voice to the chorus of critics calling for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s ouster.
Turkey offers to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, hoping to revive EU membership talks.
President Bush said Friday that he was troubled by the report linking many prominent baseball players to performance-enhancing substances.
Serbia backs a major energy deal that further boosts Russian dominance of Europe's gas supply.
Britain's PM says the UK will not apologise for expelling four Russian diplomats over the Litvinenko murder case.
The nation's service sector grew in December at a pace slightly slower than the month before, providing more evidence that the U.S. economy is struggling because of higher oil prices and a tight credit market.
A National Guardsman shot and killed a man who threw a piece of broken glass at a group on patrol and later pointed a BB gun that officers mistook for a rifle, police said.
A jet dropped a 500-pound bomb on a house near Mosul, killing several Iraqis, the U.S. military says.
Madonna can sing, her acting has been hit and miss, and now the question is, can she direct?
The Knicks had no antidote for Yao Ming, who finished with a game-high 36 points, but Coach Isiah Thomas, who was ejected in the fourth quarter, did not go down without a fight.

Besides working toward compatibility with wireless USB, the Bluetooth SIG is also developing the ability to transparently switch from Bluetooth to Wi-Fi for higher-bandwidth applications, according to a manager for the group.
Summer sea ice will probably recede 300 to 500 miles off Alaska's north coast by 2050, compared to the 1980s when ice packs were only 30 to 50 miles off the coast, and decrease to half the size. Mammals dependent on the sea ice, such as polar bears, and fishermen will suffer. Federal scientists compared computer simulations of how warming would affect sea ice with 20 years' of observations.
Ivory Coast&#39;s rebels have asked President Thabo Mbeki to help provide security when they begin to disarm. Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast&#39;s president, has acceded to Mbeki&#39;s request to create a conducive atmosphere
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 19 -- Colombia's foreign minister resigned on Monday as a growing scandal swept the country's political establishment, linking it to far-right paramilitary groups blamed for thousands of killings and other crimes.
By Stowe, Gene  A renewed emphasis on video design and production by companies and advertisers once focused on Web sites plays into the strengths of Jeremy Pinckert's Explore Media. \
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic launched his much-delayed defense on Tuesday against charges of war crimes during the collapse of Yugoslavia, saying he was the victim of a \
The director Nick Palumbo is determined to shock through a fictional German-born serial killer, who makes his mission clear with every thrust of knife blade and pelvis.
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Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-highest court upheld today a 2004 antitrust ruling that found the software company had abused its dominance in operating systems.
The co-founder of the Dutch company that unloaded chemical waste blamed for the deaths of seven people in Ivory Coast said Monday that tests by the firm on the substance showed it contained no lethal elements.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush on Saturday  ordered the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff for five days  to honor victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami as a White House  delegation prepared to visit devastated areas.
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The European Union executive on  Tuesday proposed a \
President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry have conveniently avoided public debate on Taiwan ahead of the November 2 presidential vote but analysts expect differences on the core issue in difficult US-China relations.
Do you think Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz stay up late at night talking about the Curse? Or that Kevin Millar thinks of Bill Buckner before he trots out to play his position?
ATLANTA Jamaal Tinsley scored a season-high 29 points and Fred Jones added 21 as Indiana outlasted Atlanta 108-to-97 in overtime. The Hawks led by 12 points early in the fourth quarter before the Pacers snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Michael Schumacher, the German Formula One legend who won 12 of the first 13 races of 2004, bounced back from his worst finish at last month&#39;s inaugural Chinese Grand Prix to claim his sixth victory in Japan on Sunday.
SEATTLE - There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plenty at stake with Seattle and Arizona meeting in late December, a showdown that carries implications for the division title and postseason.
High doses of the antioxidant vitamin E could increase the risk of death, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. By re-analyzing the data from 19 vitamin E studies over
A huge clean-up operation was under way Saturday in some of Mozambique's most popular resorts as the southern African nation's fledgling tourist industry struggled to recover from a devastating cyclone that left tens of thousands homeless.
Everton moved into fourth place in the Premier League as goals from Andrew Johnson and Joleon Lescott secured a 2-1 win at Wigan on Sunday.
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As an unusual Christmas present to the world, Russia sent the last three of its GPS-compatible GLONASS satellites into space on Tuesday, whose missions range from global military tracking to keeping an eye on civilian-owned pet dogs and cats.
The case of a jet-setting tuberculosis patient might soon shift from the hospital wards to the courts. The patient, Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta personal injury attorney, could sue the federal government for being quarantined on the basis of federal regulations that some scholars see as unconstitutional.
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Humourist and broadcaster Alan Coren, star of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, dies at the age of 69.
Japan's ruling party forces through a bill reviving a support mission for US-led forces in Afghanistan.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is eliminating its Dallas/Fort Worth Airport connecting hub, dropping some daily flights from the airport, and cutting between 6,000 and 7,000 jobs throughout its system over
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday amid tensions with the bloc over his government's plan to make adultery a crime.
PARIS : Volatile Russian Marat Safin kept the lid on his timebomb temper to ensure his campaign for a third Paris Masters title stayed on course with a battling 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Croatia&#39;s Ivan Ljubicic.
While criminal trials await other former Enron Corp. executives, the Houston-based company&#39;s former director of investor relations has agreed to pay $1.
A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of NATO-led forces near the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, wounding two British soldiers, a senior Afghan police official said. The attacker's Toyota car also destroyed the International Security Assistance Force vehicle, police chief General Ali Shah Paktiwal told Reuters.
Mike Tice will coach the Minnesota Vikings again in 2005. The team picked up Tice's &#36;1 million option to coach next season, despite a second straight late-season fade by the club.
To Oprah Winfrey&#39;s credit, she didn&#39;t try to sugarcoat her feelings about getting called for jury duty. Like just about everyone who receives the dreaded summons, Oprah was a bit crabby about the whole thing.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- US Airways asked a bankruptcy judge yesterday to cancel labor contracts with three of its unions and impose much lower pay so it can move ahead with a plan to permanently cut costs, reposition itself as a low-cost carrier, and avoid a possible liquidation.
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Jim McBride has made it his life&#39;s  work to know how much naked female flesh appears in movies --  an obsession apparently shared by millions of people.
Many clinical cancer trials are not published in order to keep industry secrets. A British cancer research group calls for all studies to be published -- even those with marginal results -- so doctors are not misled.
Reggie Bush\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0 appear to have accepted benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents while playing at USC, according to a reports.
EU member states have failed to agree to normalise ties with Cuba, opting instead to extend a suspension of sanctions on the communist Caribbean island, European diplomats said Thursday.
General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP.N), the No. 2 U.S. shopping mall owner, on Friday said it would buy Rouse Co. (RSE.N) for &#36;7.2 billion, expanding its holdings of regional shopping centers and commercial property.
Scatta oggi alle 12.00 a Nyon, con il sorteggio dei gruppi, la nuova e inedita fase della Coppa Uefa, che si fa dunque simile alla Champions League. Due le formazioni italiane coinvolte: si tratta di Lazio
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The first noticeable thing when you&#39;re walking out into the streets of Boston on Sunday is that it&#39;s chilly -- much brisker than usual for an October day.
Ethiopian police said on Saturday that they have identified the kidnappers of the British embassy tour group abducted in the remote Ethiopian desert on March 1.
The investigation also acknowledges that military intelligence soldiers kept multiple detainees off the record books and hid them from international humanitarian organizations, officials said.
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Pacific Corporation  (the \
A bus carrying worshippers on a pilgrimage to a famous shrine in central Mexico plunged into a valley Monday, killing nine passengers and leaving 38 injured.
Opportunity, one of NASA&#39;s two Mars rovers, struggled to get up the side of Endurance Crater. It spun its wheels, digging deep holes in the stadium-size crater&#39;s &quot;sand trap.
Risultati del secondo turno maschile dell'Australian Open: Roger Federer (Svi, 1)-Fabrice Santoro (F...
(InfoWorld) - Coghead, an early pioneer in the creation of a Web 2.0 application development platform, announced a deal on Thursday with British Telecom (BT) that will give Coghead developers access to BT's telephony services and, by extension, its 1 million customers. Coghead also announced a low-cost package of SaaS (software as a service)-based applications dubbed Business Essentials for small business. Business Essentials includes applications for asset tracking, project management, access to company directories, lead management, and PTO (paid time off) management and recruitment. According to Laurie McCabe, vice president of SMB insights and solutions at AMI-Partners, Coghead is one of the first to tap into the need for very small businesses to automate their manual systems. \
NEW YORK - A British philosophy professor who has been a leading champion of atheism for more than a half-century has changed his mind. He now believes in God - more or less - based on scientific evidence, and says so on a video released Thursday.
By Doug Kreutz, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 13--Ask Lew Hamburger why he's a member of the Santa Catalina Volunteer Patrol and he has a quick answer: \
The family of a Briton found dead in Sweden are trying to get the inquiry into his death re-opened.
Finish Line has been ordered by a judge to complete its acquisition of shoe retailer Genesco against its will.
Smoking bans come into effect in pubs and restaurants in much of Germany and all of France.
In pro football, it is usually understood that a starter should not lose his first-string status because of injury. But what are the Jets to do if and when the
Peggy Sherwood isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t sure she can trust either the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate when he says he can solve the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health-care problems.
Weeks after the disclosure of the abuse of detainees at Baghdad&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison, Department of Defense officials reported continuing brutalization of Iraqi insurgents at the hands of military interrogators, according to a just released memo.
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World energy use is becoming more carbon intensive - as the popularity of coal power continues, BP says.
Stocks were treading water on Thursday after data showed a measure of inflation accelerated in the first three months of 2007 and before the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza is being questioned at Paddington Green police station in London after being arrested over alleged terrorism offences.
The marketing of Daisuke Matsuzaka is under way as the Boston Red Sox set up their Spring Training camp at Fort Myers, Florida.
Anurag Basu, who is directing Hrithik Roshan in an action-romance, wants a brand new leading lady opposite the star.
Two men are found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce.
Andre Agassi made short work of Kristof Vliegen in his opening Stockholm Open match on Wednesday, beating the Belgian 6-2, 6-4 in just over an hour.
Maria Sharapova beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
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Analysts&#39; assessments came after Intel announced last week that it was scrapping plans to develop a 4-gigahertz version of its Pentium 4 chip.
Journalist on the scene in less than seconds A journalist was awoken by a hot news story yesterday: the realisation that his LG Electronics laptop had just exploded.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.
Panama declared a state of emergency on Saturday, a day after torrential rains and mudslides killed at least 14 people and wrecked or damaged the homes of about 10,000 people.
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By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/26/2004 08:16. NAJAF, Iraq  Iraq&#39;s top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to Najaf at the head of a massive convoy Thursday hoping to end three weeks of
Peru's Cabinet chief testified Friday at the trial of former President Alberto Fujimori that security forces attempted to assassinate two-time President Alan Garcia in 1992, when Fujimori was running the country and Garcia was out of office.
Pakistan's President Musharraf says Benazir Bhutto may have been shot dead, contradicting official accounts.
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European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso warned EU leaders gathering for a summit against short-changing the bloc in negotiations on its long-term financing.
Government agency announces 5-step program to improve its ability to assess risks posed by drugs. WASHINGTON (CNN) - In light of the recent recall of Vioxx and the controversy over the connection between antidepressants
TORONTO and OTTAWA - Senior executives from Noranda Inc. are adamantly defending controversial talks to sell the company to China&#39;s communist government, despite suggestions from MPs that Parliament may block the proposed sale.
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday said the arrest of Asif Ali Zardari in Justice Nizam murder case would not vitiate the political atmosphere of the country.
A rugby club is given the backing for a housing development to pay for a move to new stadium.
With the backing of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is setting up a state-owned telecoms firm to challenge dominant foreign owned operators.
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A Harrods employee was killed and buried in a shallow grave in the park where she used to jog, a court hears.
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Computer maker Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to buy The Networked Storage Co., a privately held data-storage consulting firm based in the United Kingdom.
Non-Hispanic white children have the highest rates of diabetes in the United States, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, and the disease appears to be more common than expected.
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Now you see it, now you don't Microsoft has suspended distribution of one of the updates required for Vista service pack one (SP1), after customers complained that their PCs wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t boot up properly after KB937287 had been applied.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a lawsuit that harks back to the Enron scandal, the Bush administration is at odds with the federal agency that oversees securities markets as well as with state attorneys general and consumer and investor advocates.
Senators sharply questioned an Iraq commission's call for a new U.S. war strategy Thursday, saying the Bush administration and Congress must work urgently together to find a more effective approach.
A drunken driver hit a telephone pole support wire that decapitated his passenger, then drove 12 miles home and slept in his bloody clothes, leaving the headless body in his truck, police said.
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As Congress began its final week before the midterm elections, a veteran Senate chairman was asked the question ricocheting all over town:
Defence chiefs say 63,000 secret files are out of range of new information laws after being contaminated with asbestos.
US President George Bush has personally intervened in the Northern Ireland peace process to spur on the new power-sharing deal. Mr Bush telephoned Dr Rev Ian Paisley, the leader of the Democratic Unionist
Sometimes, the process is the product. Employing a blueprint drawn from 26 years of IT experience \u00e2\u0080\u0093 along with best practices outlined in the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Carl Snyder already has reaped success during his brief tenure as director of global IT infrastructure and operations at Tellabs.
Push-up support Comet has bumped up its eagerness to offer IT support to UK home users and small businesses, with the nationwide launch today of its \
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve hopes to take his revenge on former team BAR by helping Renault take second place in the Formula One championship.
Three U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Baghdad on Tuesday and one more was wounded, the U.S. military said.
A Norman Rockwell painting found behind a fake wall has sold for a record $15.4m (\u00c2\u00a37.9m).
The computer company where this pilot fish works decides that its new office space will use cubicles with modular furniture -- much nicer than the old cubes, and easy to rearrange. Sounds perfect, right?
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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - One of three turtles at the new Georgia Sea Turtle Center had surgery on Monday, only two days after the center opened. Nick, one of three loggerhead sea turtles at the facility, has been at the center since he was rescued with injuries in May off Cumberland Island.
Criminal charges against National Basketball Association star Kobe Bryant were dropped, clearing him in the alleged rape last year of a 19-year-old woman at a Colorado resort.
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NEW YORK  -Caterpillar Inc.'s warning that the housing slump was infecting the wider economy sent U.S. stocks tumbling by the most in more than two months on Friday, in a drop that was made more unnerving as it marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 market crash.
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A combative Segolene Royal took the stage  on Tuesday for the first time since her presidential poll  defeat, promising to fight for a Socialist success in  parliamentary elections but staying quiet about her own future.
The next steps toward the 2006 World Cup for the U.S. team will be taken Wednesday against Jamaica, a team that has never beaten the Americans.
November is proving to be a bumper month for computer games - and it is not over yet.
A routine software upgrade of Microsoft-based desktop computers led to the crash of around 40,000 machines at the UK government's Department for Work and Pensions last week.
New York researchers report creation of material that is by far the darkest substance ever made.
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie has revealed that she is currently dating two men but she has ensured that the relationships are only sexual in nature.
Britain on Saturday lifted the last livestock restrictions imposed after last month&#39;s foot and mouth outbreak after experts said the disease had been &quot;eradicated&quot; from the country.
An analyst has told clients to expect Apple and Motorola to demonstrate a new mobile phone with a built in iTunes software client at Macworld Expo San Francisco.
Rain delayed the start of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia in Mumbai as the Australians seek to complete a 3-0 series victory.
Major U.S. retailers reported tepid  November sales on Thursday, as discounting lured customers, but  high energy prices and nagging concerns about a soggy job  market kept buying in check.
CQPolitics.com on Tuesday asked its Board of Advisors the following:
Ever wonder who buys those big, big TVs? Ever wonder if they ever get used?
Washington issued a damning human rights report on Sudan, saying genocide in Darfur continued and blaming both government and rebel forces for attacks in the remote region.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday he shot to death two unarmed Iraqi men in the town of Haditha and watched members of his squad kill more civilians after a roadside bomb ripped apart a fellow Marine in November 2005.
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The Eagles could say that losing the conference championship the last three years was ancient history. But Ike Reese would not allow that line of thinking.
A South African woman whose arrest in  Texas touched off warnings of terrorist incursions from the  U.S. South pleaded guilty on Monday to charges she was an  illegal immigrant.
Alan Lovell, chief executive of the Jarvis construction group, is today in talks with his financial advisers as he puts the finishing touches to an interim results statement which is expected
KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans - led by a former Green Beret who boasted he had Pentagon support - were found guilty Wednesday of torturing Afghans in a private jail and were sentenced to prison.    After a 7 1/2-hour session in a stuffy Kabul courtroom, the three-judge panel was unanimous in convicting the former soldier, Jonathan Idema, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, on charges of entering Afghanistan illegally, making illegal arrests, establishing a private jail and torturing their captives...
House Democrats may not have won a big enough majority Tuesday night to run the chamber without help from Republicans, but their victories may have ended a historic co-speakership.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Friday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.
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It was supposed to be a ballet fit for a party boss: Winsome maids from the local collective farm prance around the stage carrying 5-foot long potatoes, while happy Soviet farmers celebrate yet another bountiful harvest.
Deutsche Bank says it will cut 3,280 jobs outside Germany and reports a sharp rise in profits.
DARFUR, Sudan: Khadijah Mohammed Ali Ardamatta, a resident of the Ardamatta camp in West Darfur, removed her shawl to show a deep wound in her chest sustained when Arab militias attacked her in February in her village of Noury.
BRITAIN&#39;S world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran away with the closest women&#39;s winning margin in the history of the New York City marathon yesterday.
The companies are rumored to be in talks to upgrade an Iraqi petrochemical plant.
Infectious diseases kill a surprisingly  large number of women during pregnancy, according to a study  published on Tuesday that suggests many maternal deaths in the  developing world are preventable.
Serbia will never surrender Kosovo to the breakaway province's ethnic Albanian majority or trade its territory for European Union or NATO membership, Serb leaders said on Tuesday.
The partial roof was dismantled at Center Court on a rainy day at Wimbledon, where the former champions Roger Federer and Martina Hingis advanced.
A crude incendiary device was loaded into the cargo hold of an Australian Virgin Blue airliner to Sydney in a major breach of airport security, Transport Minister John Anderson said on Thursday.
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WOBURN, England (Ticker) - A birdie-eagle finish had Scotland&#39;s Colin Montgomerie smiling again on Thursday when he returned to the European Tour after his Ryder Cup heroics.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. &#151; Oakland Hills' place in golf history was secure before the Ryder Cup arrived.
The European Commission says a road through an environmentally protected area should not be built.
NEW YORK  - Seriously overweight people who undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed pounds should try to make as many scheduled post-op doctors appointments as possible, according to a new study. It shows that follow-up care is a key component of the long-term success of the weight-loss surgery.
Microsoft has named India as the next market for its stripped-down version of XP, with shipping expected to begin early next year.
Samsung unveiled a new mobile chip set with up to 4GB of storage capacity, potentially eliminating the need for add-on memory cards.
Confidence in Fannie Mae debt rose after a management shake-up on Tuesday triggered by accounting errors and an enormous earnings restatement mandated by regulators, investors and analysts said on Wednesday.
SYDNEY: Opec may set a new target range for oil prices next week and would like to see crude down from current lofty levels closer to $US30 ($NZ46.
A number of former players and staff linked with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club have voiced their opinion on the sensational exit of manager Jacques Santini.
DELL Inc announced last Wednesday that Michael Dell has assumed the duties of chief executive officer. Dell, who will retain his duties as chairman of the board, replaces Kevin Rollins.
Kabul, Afghanistan -- In the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, where his $100 million empire is based, inquiries about Haji Bashir Noorzai elicit an anxious frown, a shrug or the vague explanation that he left years ago.
Since entering prison, Martha Stewart has become a lot wealthier. And when she completes her sentence, colleagues at her company anticipate an even bigger payoff.
Danone is to challenge a decision that it no longer has any rights to the Chinese drinks brand Wahaha.
A device developed in Boulder has been selected by NASA to fly aboard a $400 million lunar-mapping mission set for launch in 2008.
BURMA&#39;S promise to move towards democracy appeared in tatters last night following reports Prime Minister Khin Nyunt had been charged with corruption and placed under house arrest.

Hard-liners urged loyalist mobs on to more violence today, after a day of mayhem in which French and Ivory Coast forces battled in the air and on the ground and machete-waving throngs hunted down French citizens in the largest city.
Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin said Sunday his band is working on a new album featuring what he called a quintessential song that everybody should hear \
Given Bush's behavior on Iraq, his decision to keep Scooter out of the slammer isn't surprising. Nor is it likely to hurt the GOP at the polls either.
Computer manufacturer IBM has been given the go ahead to build the world's most powerful supercomputer.
HAVANA/PANAMA CITY  - Cuba severed diplomatic ties  with Panama on Thursday in anger at its outgoing leader  pardoning four Cuban exiles imprisoned for plotting to kill  President Fidel Castro in 2000.
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Some champions are born in training camp, but in Pittsburgh, there is a theory that the Steelers were formed in Florida as Hurricane Jeanne blew through.
Drug users in England are to get shopping vouchers if they stay clean as part of a pilot scheme.
Safeway Inc. said third quarter net income fell to 35 cents a share from 45 cents a year ago due to the continued impact of the Southern California strike that was settled in the first quarter of this year.
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The dollar inched up on Monday but traders struggled to find direction in a market devoid of economic data.
IBM late on Tuesday announced the  biggest update of its popular WebSphere business software in  two years, adding features such as automatically detecting and  fixing problems.
BAGDAD (IRAQ) - Un ultimatum di 24 ore all&#39;Italia per la sorte delle due operatri umanitarie Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, rapite in Iraq, \u00c3\u00a8 stato lanciato da un gruppo denominato Ansar al Zawahri sul forum del sito web islamic minbar.
Maoists rebels set off a powerful bomb in the Nepali capital on Thursday, causing no casualties but leaving a large part of a government building in ruins, police said.
South Africa's ruling ANC ends its opposition to a controversial trade union mission to Zimbabwe.
Middle-aged men may be able to lay a hefty share of the blame for their expanding bellies on their parents, study findings suggest.
Vermont and several other states scored a victory on Wednesday in their battle to get automakers to comply with rules aimed at reducing global warming
Spanish airline Air Europa has ordered an additional three Boeing B737-800 aircraft. The airline currently operates 25 of the type and is due to receive another two in 2005.
Cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, 79, is still receiving treatment at a Moscow hospital where he was taken earlier this month, his secretary said on Friday.
Donatella pensa a donne diverse, da Merkel a Rania Giordania
MADRID, Aug 19  - England striker Michael Owen was given a warm welcome by his new Real Madrid team mates and waiting fans on Thursday when he took part in his first training session since joining the club last week.
MARK COLVIN: You might call them weapons of mass distraction - the hundred-million &quot;peace birds&quot; made of folded paper that the Thai Air Force has been dropping over southern Thailand.
THE FREED: Cuba unexpectedly releases for health reasons three political dissidents: economics writer Oscar Espinosa Chepe, who has a liver ailment, Marcelo Lopez, who has a neurological
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There&#39;s a whole new perspective on one of America&#39;s most intense college football rivalries tonight. Oh, sure. Florida State is greeting hated Miami into the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Pentagon has determined for the  first time that one of the nearly 600 prisoners held by the  United States at Guantanamo Bay was incorrectly classified as  an \
Tokyo, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd.  and five other Japanese companies said Monday they have jointly developed new Internet security technologies.  The remaining five are NEC Corp. , Fujitsu Ltd. , KDDI Corp. , NTT Communications Corp. and Internet Initiative Japan Inc. .
An accelerating thaw of the Arctic may open vast regions for oil and gas exploration but that brings worries of spills in the fragile environment, experts said on Thursday.
One of the UK's rarest birds is found in the East Anglian Fens for the first time since World War II.
OAK LAWN, Ill. -- Like a lot of people, Tom and Alice Johnston have been watching with interest the television footage of Mount St.
A white-suited Michael Jackson  waved and smiled to cheering fans as he and his family went to  court on Monday to watch his attorney spar with the prosecutor  who has twice charged the self-proclaimed king of pop with  child molestation.
Iran was suspended from international soccer by FIFA on Thursday because of government interference with the country's soccer federation.
By The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 13--Traffic.com Inc., of Wayne, today said it has broadened its relationship with the Missouri Department of Transportation to provide additional digital traffic-information services for the St. Louis metropolitan area.
A POCKET version of Sony&#39;s hugely successful PlayStation games console is tipped to be the hottest gadget of 2005. The PlayStation Portable, or PSP for short, will be a market
Bouna Coundoul made three saves for Colorado, but it wasn't enough to keep the Rapids' winless streak from reaching seven games after an 0-0 tie with the Columbus Crew on Wednesday night.
Bond trader Cantor Fitzgerald is combining its electronic brokerage eSpeed , which has been a takeover target, with its BGC Partners inter-dealer broker into a new publicly listed company in a $1.3 billion deal.
AOL will reorganize its business  divisions to simplify its structure as it focuses on boosting  Internet advertising sales globally, according to a memorandum  sent to employees on Wednesday.
Recruit the soldier. Retain the family. That's been common wisdom at the Pentagon for ages.
The search engine will team up with five famous libraries to digitize their collections.
Word of mouth research suggest HIV figures in Uganda could be three times bigger than previous estimates.
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The mother of a soldier who died at Deepcut barracks uses Labour's conference to renew calls for a public inquiry.
British forces kill a senior al-Qaeda fugitive in a raid in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, security sources say.
Times Square is crammed with tourists, and not just for New Year's Eve. These days, they're eager to gawk at the glittering lights of Broadway and visit attractions like Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the MTV studios.
Many Norwegian television viewers were shocked to see U.S. President George W. Bush and family apparently saluting Satan during the U.S. inauguration.
ANAHEIM - The Los Angeles Dodgers got the established run producer they coveted for the middle of their lineup, and Jeff Kent got the team he wanted to play for since he was a boy.
Doctors warned on Friday that opera singer Russell Watson could face a long haul recovering from emergency surgery that was needed to tackle the recurrence of a brain tumor.
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- Foreign election experts on Wednesday studied complaints from candidates in Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential election, setting aside suspect ballot boxes and further delaying the vote count.
Tobacco use killed 100 million people worldwide in the 20th century and could kill one billion people in the 21st unless governments act now the World Health Organization said
Premier Romano Prodi on Saturday defended his draft budget, rejecting criticism that it targeted the middle class and saying it would help narrow the gap between rich and poor.Comment
India are 6-0 at the end of day three, chasing an improbable 499 to beat Australia in the first Test.
By Rebekah Gordon  To the list of prohibitions in county parks, which includes pets, hard liquor and amplified music, add one more item: smoking.
The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
After weathering the dot-com bubble and an attempt to sell the company, TheStreet.com\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slow success has recently jump-started efforts to expand its content and ambitions.
As part of its bid to emerge profitably from bankruptcy, United Airlines announced plans Wednesday to slash its domestic flight schedule, increase its more profitable international schedule and reduce the size of its fleet over the next six months.
YUKOS shareholders gave warning yesterday that the oil giant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attempt to seek bankruptcy protection in the US was unlikely to prevent the Russian Government-ordered
Five British soldiers and several Iraqi civilians were wounded in an explosion outside a British military base near the southern city of Basra, the military said.
Veteran TV journalist Tom Brokaw steps  down as anchor of the \
XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviable poor reputation.
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Iraq has made good strides improving security while political progress is picking up ahead of key reports to be delivered to the U.S. Congress in the next two weeks, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Thursday.
The dollar traded at nine-year lows  against major currencies Monday, adding to investor concerns  about European and Japanese assets, but stock markets continued  their recent rally helped by falling oil prices.
The US's largest chocolate maker, Hershey, says it is to cut 1,500 jobs and plans to build a new plant in Mexico.
Brazilian Cao Hamburger, whose film  looks at his country's dark past, is the latest director to  describe the brutality of South America's military  dictatorships through the eyes of a child.
Video game executives believe consolidation will be crucial to their future, but they also want further cuts to hardware prices to boost short-term growth, according to a report set for release this week.
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To secure a driver\u00e2\u0080\u0099s license, South Africans must navigate a bureaucratic process so daunting that it set off riots this year and then pass the K53 test, which is not simple at all.
Russian State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin, who is a member of CIS mission of observers at the Ukrainian presidential elections, notes an increased participation of Crimean residents in the voting.
Main suspects behind hotel storming are father and son with links to Taliban and al-Qaida, writes Jason Burke
It's a picture near to the hearts of many Dartmouth College alumni: a crisp autumn day, a sea of green shirts in the stands, and a football team driving its way to another Ivy League win.
Two leading heart experts called for  urgent investigations on Wednesday into whether all painkilling  drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors may raise the risk of heart  attack in some people.
Trucks and city buses shuttled in and out of poor, coastal neighborhoods in this tourist city Monday night, carrying residents to higher ground as the secondary effects
Major League Baseball announced yesterday that it would receive up to $650 million over the next 11 years from XM Satellite Radio to beam locally produced games, like the Mets&#39; WFAN broadcasts, to a national audience.
NASA Ames Research Center has entered into a Space Act agreement with Google, which will combine the technical expertise of the search engine giant with the space science expertise of NASA, to enable NASA's space exploration work to become accessible to everyone.
Arsenal come from two goals down to earn a point against Portsmouth at the Emirates Stadium.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal
Crude oil may rise from a record US$53 a barrel over concerns that imports will not make up for a drop in Gulf of Mexico output caused by Hurricane Ivan.
It looks like a Jet Ski, but it's really a remote-controlled aquatic drone for harbor security and battlefield recon. And it's fast.
The father of world rally champion Colin McRae has spoken about the moments before his son's death.
An Israeli military court on Tuesday ordered the release of 18 Hamas lawmakers, including three Cabinet ministers. Also, a spokesman for the outgoing Hamas-led administration said the group is prepared to back peace efforts with Israel as part of the new coalition government being formed by the Palestinians.
Rising oil prices are slowing growth across the world but key emerging economies such as China and India will continue to support the near-term outlook for commodities, the world's largest mining company said Friday.
A firefighter hoses what is left of a car bomb that exploded as a US military convoy passed by Saturday Dec. 11, 2004, in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq, wounding no American forces, the military said.
Random House, Inc. has made online excerpts available from books by Toni Morrison, Calvin Trillin and thousands of others as publishers continue their push to sell more books through the Internet.
Iraq's parliament may take a week to start debating a landmark draft oil law, officials said on Wednesday, as complaints from Kurdish authorities and Sunni Arab politicians signaled its passage could be rocky.
Pre-election polls showed Americans may have been in the mood for a change in 2004: it is John Kerry's personal political tragedy that he could not persuade them he was the man to effect it.
Investor's Business Daily - Just as you can download music to an iPod, some folks are doing the same with a new form of talk radio.
journalists held in Iraq by militants demanding France end its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools. &quot;Backed up by this national unity, I solemnly call for the release of Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot.
Finance chiefs from leading industrialized countries must bridge a transatlantic rift over how much of Iraq's foreign debt to write-off if they are to make progress toward a deal at a meeting this week.
A high-speed car accident in Florida has left the teenage son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan seriously injured and a companion in critical condition late Sunday, police said.
By lifting restrictions on a rite out of favor since the 1960s, Benedict is signaling the limits on Catholic reform
London: Meticulous preparation and attention to detail will characterise Bernhard Langer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s captaincy when his European team defend the Ryder Cup against the US at Oakland Hills next week.
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Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac are preparing for a meeting on Friday to hammer out the restructuring of Airbus.
A group of broadcasters, consumer electronics vendors and civil rights groups pledged Wednesday to leave no television viewers behind as the U.S. transitions to digital over-the-air broadcasts by February 2009.
Insurance commissioners nationwide, including those from Virginia, Maryland and the District, waded into the growing industry scandal yesterday, holding a teleconference to coordinate the investigation and regulation of the way carriers reward brokers for sending them business.
Italian intelligence officials who secured the release of two hostages in Iraq are working with their British counterparts to try to free Kenneth Bigley, the captive Briton.
Two housing bodies say they have identified a need for tens of thousands of affordable homes in Wales.
Democrat Christine Gregoire won the Washington governor's race by a 130-vote margin out of 2.9 million ballots cast, according to final recount results announced Thursday from Seattle's King County, the last of the state's 39 counties to report.
Sony said Thursday that it will begin shipping its latest Blu-ray disc player in October, the BDP-S500 in Europe, the higher-end cousin to its BDP-S300 model which will also be shipping in the region.
Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Man Utd suffers a serious setback after his boardroom coup.
Lenders will have to confirm that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making a loan under protections proposed by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday, following defaults and losses on U.S. subprime mortgages this year.
Shujaat Hussain has felicitated Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for taking the charge of UAE President and said the bilateral relations between the two countries would further strengthen in future.
NEVADA, Iowa  - Like many small business owners, Jim Axline has had good months and bad months.
Vodafone Group plc launched its UMTS-based Vodafone live! service across its operations in 13 countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Cast-iron statues of 100 naked men can now continue to gaze out to sea from a stretch of beach in Liverpool, despite accusations that they are offensive, an eyesore and a safety hazard.
It seems  PubSub.com is offering a bounty  on an HTTP Delta implementation of RFC 3229.  This seems in response to the current meme  of RSS and Atom syndication bloat.   First off this is certainly *very* generous of them.  I'd like to see this happen more.  Good for you guys!  I myself  have thought that HTTP Deltas were a viable solution but I was wrong.  Of course most people aren't familiar with HTTP deltas.  Eseentially what an HTTP delta enables is a client/server differential protocol that can exchange a patch from the server to the client.  The client is then patched and it will then have the updated version without having to transfer the *entire* document again.  For example say you ...
Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.46 percent early morning on Friday with technology shares such as Fujitsu Ltd. leading the way, following a retreat in their U.S. peers and on worries over record-breaking oil prices.
BOSTON - If there is to be a statue, it should be shaped like David Ortiz. It should be massive and menacing and brightly lit as darkness descends.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist revealed Monday that he is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, signs he has a grave form of the disease and probably will not return to the bench soon.
Stephen Merchant beats comedy partner Ricky Gervais to best actor at the British Comedy Awards.
A tearful mother of two teenage girls killed when a speeding dragster skidded into a crowd demanded answers on Monday, saying the high-powered car should never have been on a city street.
Internet telephone service Skype said  on Wednesday that it would charge customers $29.95 a year for  unlimited calling in the United States and Canada, a service it  had offered free since May.
Insurgents detonated a car bomb in southern Baghdad early Wednesday, causing an unspecified number of casualties, witnesses said.
An MIT researcher has a vision: Four hundred huge offshore wind turbines are providing onshore customers with enough electricity to power several hundred thousand homes, and nobody standing onshore can see them.
Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby daughter nestling in her arms, said Friday she had never lost hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her infertile.
Paula Radcliffe will return to competitive action in the New York Marathon next month.
Scandanavian Airlines continued to cancel flights on Monday after another crash landing of a turboprop plane made by Bombardier \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the third such accident in less than two months.
Federal prison officials aren't reading all mail sent and received by convicted terrorists and other high-risk inmates, a security gap that could prove deadly, a Justice Department review concluded Tuesday.
As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the
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Sears, Roebuck and Co.  shares rose 5 percent on Thursday on continued investor enthusiasm over the value of the retailer's property after last week's disclosure that a real estate investment trust has more than a 4 percent stake in the firm.
Barbara Heymann, 55, who suffers from chronic migraines, has been hospitalized dozens of times. Like many patients, she was confused and intimidated at the very thought of going -- but that has recently changed.
General Motors Corp. GM.N will offer  car buyers nervous about rising interest rates a chance to  lock-in today's low rates in a bid to boost its sluggish U.S.  sales, car dealers briefed about GM's new sales incentive plan  said on Tuesday.
The Open Solutions Alliance, a nonprofit group backed by a number of commercial open source vendors, released a survey on Wednesday that found interoperability is a foremost concern among open source software customers.The group, which includes CollabNet, EnterpriseDB, and others, contended in a statement that if its members overcome interoperability challenges, they stand to &quot;out-Microsoft Microsoft by offering a fully interoperable suite of business tools.&quot;&quot;We think interoperability has to be a core feature [of open source software] from the very beginning,&quot; OSA&#39;s president, Dominic Sartorio, said in an interview. &quot;Most commercial open source companies are finding a good amount of success. But how many opportunities are they leaving on the table because they&#39;re not interoperable?&quot;The OSA singled out Microsoft, as opposed to Oracle or SAP, because its member companies mostly target midmarket customers, according to Sartorio. &quot;We have one common competitor: Microsoft.&quot;OSA derived the study&#39;s findings from a series of forums it held this year in Europe and the United States. It said some 100 people attended the events.Participants cited a variety of interoperability scenarios and concerns, including single sign-on for identity management.Another involved user interface interoperability. &quot;A lot of people try to plug open source projects into an enterprise portal, and they want a unified look and feel,&quot; Sartorio said.Customers also cited cross-platform portability and data integration challenges.In addition, the study found that:-- Lower up-front cost was the most important driver for adoption of open source products, but this was tempered by concerns that spending on support and services would be greater. That feeling in turn was mitigated by a belief among respondents that open source products will become more mature over time and easier to support.-- Few customers cited the ability to customize source code as a selling point for open source applications, preferring instead that it handle their needs out of the box.Sartorio said OSA&#39;s work will continue in 2008. &quot;This is going to be an ongoing effort. We&#39;re scratching the surface here with issues customers brought up in these forums,&quot; he said.
Democratic candidate John Kerry unleashed a harsh indictment of President Bush's economic stewardship on Wednesday and urged his Republican rival to take responsibility instead of playing the victim.
Judges were in the firing line at the  Athens Games Tuesday after angry gymnastics fans mutinied and  Russia drafted a fierce protest to Olympics bosses.
Antidepressants on sale in the US will carry a stark new warning about suicide risks posed to young people.
Canada&#39;s LionOre Mining International Ltd. (LIM.T) has bid an agreed A$285 million takeover to acquire Australia&#39;s MPI Mines Ltd.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a BBC interview that the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq was \
In an unusual public acknowledgment, Chinese officials said that pollution and water-quality problems had become the biggest challenges facing China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fish farming.
Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice, in a rare acknowledgment of mistakes, said on Wednesday the Bush administration had made some bad decisions in Iraq and was unprepared for stabilizing the country.
CINCINNATI -- Barry Bonds will sit out of the Home Run Derby on Monday night, opting to rest his tired body before Tuesday night's All-Star game.
Eli Lilly & Company also forecast 2007 earnings at the low end of Wall Street estimates.
LOS ANGELES  - Caroline Rhea is  expected to be named host of \
Day met night on the runway Friday as New York Fashion Week drew to a close.
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has said the development of a successful HIV/AIDS vaccine will require global cooperation.
Lo afferma esponente leghista dopo incontro con premier
Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq have been released and handed over to French authorities, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
At least 175,000 Haitians have been affected by flooding caused by a tropical storm, relief workers say.
A Texas couple charged with killing the little girl known as \
Americans relived the trauma of   September 11 with prayers and ceremonies on Monday, the fifth   anniversary of the attacks, but also with jitters from security   scares.
Borat is dead. So is Ali G.  Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian who plays the bigoted reporter from Kazakhstan as well as the wannabe-gangsta rapper, said he's killing off his most famous characters.  \
The home furnishings company beats the Street in the latest quarter and shares jump.
The restatement is one of the biggest in recent memory, although it falls short of the $11 billion charge taken by WorldCom in 2002.
Russia is planning &quot;appropriate&quot; measures in response to Britain&#39;s announcement of the expulsion of four Russian diplomats from London, a foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Un mese di stop per Francesco Pisano. Il difensore del Cagliari e della nazionale Under 21 &egrave; ...
Liverpool's Jamie Carragher believes last year's Champions League finalists can return from the brink after losing to Besiktas midweek, the defender said Thursday.
A Wednesday evening storm damaged a high school near Vermontville, the National Weather Service said. No injuries were reported in the incident at Maple Valley High School.
Honda Motor Co  posted a forecast-beating 63 percent jump in quarterly earnings as strong sales of its new CR-V crossover made up for higher raw materials costs, and it raised its full-year net profit forecast on a lower tax rate.
If you&#39;ve ever been in an airplane that has to abort a landing, you know that it is a completely hair-raising, disorienting experience.
It is my sad duty to inform you that Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on the fine series of books about an exceedingly unpleasant number of adventures featuring leeches, Italian cuisine, horrible fires, cold cucumber soup, reptiles
Japan's Sony Corp plans to add an  Internet phone function to its PlayStation Portable (PSP) game  player in cooperation with eBay unit Skype to stir up demand,  the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
dalla debole domanda interna\u00c2\u00bb. Lo ha detto stamattina Jean-Philippe Cotis, capo economista dell&#39;Ocse nel corso della conferenza stampa in corso a. dei Paesi membri anticipando il rapporto semestrale di novembre.
14,3 giorni medi assenza in un anno, costo per Stato 4 mld
Deputy al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri  has urged a militant Algerian Islamist group to punish  \
LOS ANGELES  - \
Il Recreativo Heulva vorrebbe in panchina Michael Laudrup per la prossima stagione. Secondo quanto r...
Massachusetts awarded the first loan from its newly created $25 million emerging technology fund to help Acusphere, a Watertown-based biotech company, renovate a Tewksbury building as a manufacturing facility. The granting of the $2 million loan brought Senate President Robert Travaglini, a Boston Democrat, back together with former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, who recently took a job as president of ...
Overhead line damage causes rail chaos for passengers between London and the eastern counties.
The computer chip giant's management on Thursady lowered the company's financial projections after concluding businesses and consumers aren't in a spending mood.
Two goals ahead. Ten minutes to play. Surely Paris Saint-Germain would finally win its first game this season? No ... this is PSG we&#39;re talking about.
One or two insurance companies might not have the financial wherewithal to survive this year&#39;s hurricane season in Florida, said several top industry officials and state regulators.
DETROIT -- ''The Oprah Winfrey Show&quot; was the best advertising an estimated $8 million could buy for the launch of the Pontiac G6 sedan.
BEIJING -- A baby boy delivered in a Beijing maternity ward early yesterday became China's 1.3 billionth citizen, the government said, using the occasion to tout its contentious one-child policy.
Michelle Williams has broken her silence following the death of Heath Ledger, saying in a statement, \
Sixty years ago today, I stopped into the original Howard Johnson&#39;s beside the Wollaston railroad station on my way to a religious meeting.
By Andrew Hay BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil has met Chinese wishesto recognize the Asian country as a \
 - Libert\u00c3\u00a0 e centralit\u00c3\u00a0 dell'uomo - Edizioni Cantagalli
While Wayne Rooney&#39;s debut hat-trick against Fenerbahce made all the headlines, it was not the only reason for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to be cheerful.
Lewis Hamilton &egrave; stato il pi\u00c3\u00b9 veloce nella seconda sessione di prove libere del Gp di Turchia...
Security theatre reassures The first major survey into passenger feelings since the alleged \
Microsoft Corp. has launched a new entry in its ongoing effort to bring more innovative PC form factors to market\u00e2\u0080\u0094in the somewhat quirky form of a high-end system specialized for project managers.
La finale bis del torneo internazionale Coppa Carnevale sar&agrave; diretta dall'arbitro Luca Banti ...
Roger Federer and Andy Roddick may be the hot tips for the US Open, but it is the twice former winner Andre Agassi who remains the sentimental&#39;s favourite to triumph.
Nessun contatto &egrave; avvenuto tra i 490 tifosi del Palermo e gli ultras del Catania. Lo si appre...
Detective Travis Rapp has seen his share of corpses, but this was new: two men wheeling a rigid, pale body down a Manhattan street in a red office chair, drawing a crowd of suspicious onlookers.
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Despite long drives and scant notice, scores of Iraqi expatriates began registering to vote from afar in Iraq's election on Jan 30.
Domenica 24 e luned\u00c3\u00ac 25 ottobre seggi aperti in sei regioni italiane per eleggere sette deputati in sostituzione a quelli che hanno scelto di sedere nell&#39;Europarlamento eletto nella primavera scorsa. Gli
R. Kelly is going to have to wait even longer for his day in court.
WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration is vowing to appoint a director of drug safety and take other steps to ensure the safety of medications.
Verizon Wireless has sued the F.C.C., seeking to overturn auction rules requiring the buyers of some airwaves to make their networks compatible with any device.
Il figlio 20enne del presidente dell'Atalanta Ivan Ruggeri, Alessandro, &egrave; stato nominato ammi...
US forces stormed key areas of Fallujah early today, in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the rebel stronghold.
DESTINY\u00e2\u0080\u0099S CHILD have been named as the new face of McDONALD\u00e2\u0080\u0099S &#39;I\u00e2\u0080\u0099M LOVIN\u00e2\u0080\u0099 IT&#39; marketing campaign. The corporation made the announcement yesterday (October 6) and revealed the decision is a bid to expand
Amy Winehouse is to stage her first public performance since entering rehab at the Brit Awards.
BANSKO, Bulgaria  - The citizens of Bansko, a ski resort in Bulgaria's Pirin mountains, are selling their land with gusto to buy fancy cars and replace communist-era furniture.
MENTALLY ill patients were forced to sleep on the floor or kept in seclusion for days because of NSW&#39;s chronically under-resourced mental health system, a forum was told today.
BEIJING -- They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments _ and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.
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Researchers find higher levels of certain chemicals in people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and similar conditions. By Randy Dotinga.
Dow Jones and News Corp. reportedly reach a tentative sale agreement, putting the ball in the court of Dow Jones' controlling Bancroft family.
Many real people are holding parties celebrating Festivus, a holiday most believe was invented on an episode of \
Norway's foreign minister arrives in Sri Lanka to hold talks with the government and rebels over tsunami relief and the peace process.
Two Americans won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering a way to silence specific genes, a revolutionary finding that scientists are scrambling to harness for fighting illnesses as diverse as cancer, heart disease and AIDS.
NEDLANDS teenager Gemma Ward has scored one of the biggest coups of her short modelling career - the cover of style bible American Vogue.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - Tom Brady threw two  touchdown passes to lead the New England Patriots to a 24-21  win over the Philadelphia Eagles and their third Super Bowl  title in four years Sunday, cementing a place among the NFL's  great teams.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Two of the agencies most actively involved in bringing cyber-criminals to justice in the United States have expressed opposing opinions over pending anti-spyware legislation.
The New Orleans Hornets, off to a 2-24 start, traded shooting guard David Wesley to the Houston Rockets for Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar on Monday.
By Joe Estrella, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 12--A 31-story hotel/condominium project tentatively named Boise Place will go up in the vacant lot at 8th and Main streets where the ill-fated Boise Tower never got off the ground, a developer said Monday.
Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors&#39; offices that provide cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.
Steve McClaren performs a  U-turn by naming David Beckham in the England squad for the first time.
Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Two years of strife over dual control ends  \u00c2\u00b7 France and Germany fall out over raising new funds
A World Health Organization expert is ominously warning there&#39;s no question the global population will face another flu pandemic, it&#39;s just a matter of when.
The problem isn't just silos and walled gardens &#151; our names for choiceless dependency on one company's goods and services. The problem is the defaulted belief system that gives us silos and walled gardens in the first place.  In that system suppliers believe that the best customers and users are captive ones. Customers and users believe that a free market naturally restricts choices to silos. It's a value sytem in which VCs like to ask &quot;What's your lock-in?&quot;. Even in 2007, long after the Net has become established as an everyday necessity, we still take for granted the assumption that living in a &quot;free market&quot; is to choose among jail cells. May the best prison win.
Santander Central Hispano is expected to announce that headcount at Abbey National will not drop by more than 4,500 in the three years after its takeover, a source familiar with the situation says.
U.S. military officials fear that religious hurdles in exhuming the body of a teenager could complicate the prosecution of American soldiers accused of raping and murdering the girl &amp;#151; and create a political nightmare for the U.S. mission here.
Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday picked up the option of center Melvin Ely for the 2005-06 season.
Striking writers dropped their demand for extended jurisdiction over reality and animation work and said they won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t picket the Grammy Awards telecast.
U.S. Treasury debt prices slipped on  Thursday, unwinding some of the gains made the previous  session, as investors played the recent range in largely  technical trading.
The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.
A federal judge in Washington today scheduled a hearing on whether the CIA violated a court order by destroying videotapes showing harsh interrogation methods, rebuffing pleas from the Justice Department to stay out of the dispute.
John Browne, chief executive of energy giant BP, will announce on July 25 that he intends to retire in 2008 on reaching the company's retirement age of 60, according to a newspaper report.
L'Italia rischia l'apertura di nuova procedura di infrazione
Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says the federal government is finally taking steps to combat  identity theft.
Olympic inspectors will visit Madrid first in their whistle-stop tour next year of bid cities hoping to stage the 2012 Games. The Spanish capital will be followed by London, New York, Paris
Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish.
Eric Chavez homered twice and Bobby Crosby went 3-for-5 with a home run to break out of a length slump as the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-5 Friday night.
A jumbo jet flying from Frankfurt to New York has been diverted to Manchester Airport following a bomb threat, police have said. The Singapore Airlines Boeing 747 landed shortly before 11am without a military escort.
DANIEL ISLAND, SC - Patrick McEnroe, Andy Roddick and the rest of the United States Davis Cup team congregated on the deck of a battleship yesterday and prepared to do battle.
The UN calls an emergency meeting as Africa fails to make progress on its Millennium Development Goals.

Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan  outlined a new proposal on Friday to keep Dow Jones & Co Inc  out of Rupert Murdoch&#39;s hands, saying his plan could help boost  the stock price to above $100.
Largest online reseller of wireless devices announced Tuesday that it signed a two-year deal to manage administrative systems for AT&T Corp.'s return to the wireless business. -The Washington Post
Amelie Mauresmo won a $1.3 million diamond-studded racket trophy, beating Kim Clijsters, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), in the final of the Diamond Games tournament in Antwerp, Belgium.
David Beckham insists he is ready to play a full 90 minutes for England in the friendly against Spain if Sven-Goran Eriksson asks him to defy his club Real Madrid.
For a proud nonconformist, it was a conventional decision. Since 1995, all the winners of the men&#39;s all-around title on the World Cup Alpine ski circuit have used skis made by the Austrian company Atomic.
Coach Eddie Jordan and guard Gilbert Arenas continue to work on strengthening their relationship as the team continues to work on mastering the Princeton offense.
The U.N. Security Council pledged on Monday to quickly consider sending peacekeepers to Sudan after the government and the southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) signed an agreement to end Africa's longest civil war.
A Derek Riordan double helped Celtic coast to a 4-1 win away to Livingston in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Children's cable TV channels owned  by Viacom Inc. VIAb.N and Disney Corp. DIS.N have agreed to  settle allegations they violated federal advertising  restrictions for children's programing, U.S. regulators said on  Thursday.
The audience entering Cambridge's Brattle Theatre in the winter of 1951 may well have had only cursory acquaintance with the work of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
Tropical Storm Ingrid faded to a tropical depression Saturday, done in by \
Scotland skipper Barry Ferguson has defended James McFadden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s red card against Norway, insisting: \u00e2\u0080\u009cI would have done the same.
But some progress has been made Review Microsoft has gone out on a limb to promote Vista not merely as \
We take a hands-on look at the new Rhapsody on TiVo service, enabling you to access the subscription music service on your TiVo DVR.
Manu Ginobili scores 22 points and Tony Parker has 21 Saturday night to lead the Spurs to a 105-88 victory over the Timberwolves.
Former Australia all rounder Keith Miller has died aged 84, a family spokesman said on Monday. Miller, one of the leading players in Don Bradman&#39;s 1948 Ashes-winning
Nepal's PM vows to amend the constitution to meet key demands of protesters from the southern plains.
President Bush is using all the trappings of his office to showcase popular legislation this election season.
The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless benefits rose by 14,000 last week to 350,000, the Labor Department said in Washington, linking most of the increase to hurricanes Charley and Frances.
'Ocean's Twelve' is the rare sequel that improves upon its predecessor.
Global Crossing Ltd. shares plummeted Monday after the once-bankrupt telecommunications company announced it will cut about 600 jobs and scale down operations to free enough cash to stay fiscally afloat.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has \
Mount St. Helens continued to reveal its inner self yesterday as additional glowing lava pushed to the surface in the volcano&#39;s crater.
Tony Blair is hosting a gun crime summit on Thursday, following a recent spate of fatal shootings in London.
THE FEDERAL government&#39;s crusade against users of &quot;medical marijuana,&quot; even in states that allow sick people to have the drug, is obnoxious.
Lawmakers angered by the Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the government appointed by Yasser Arafat, legislators said.
Microsoft debuts a new touch-sensitive coffee table-shaped computer called \
Tom Hanks will reunite with director Ron Howard to star in \
Ford sprang a surprise when it declared that Jaguar was moving out of Formula-1 and the team is up for sale or dismantling. That decision gave rise to the speculation that Ford might be considering moving out of World Rally Championship as well.
A suicide attacker sped up to a US military convoy outside Fallujah and detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on Monday, killing seven Marines
VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.
If you&#39;re looking for a country to blame for all that spam in your e-mail box, you don&#39;t have to look very far. The United States is by far the world&#39;s largest spam producing nation according to a study by
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged Non-Aligned Movement leaders to make a top priority of countering terrorism, and to form a group to help keep the Mideast peace process on track.
ST. GEORGE&#39;S, Grenada Sept. 7, 2004 - Packing ferocious winds, Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada Tuesday, blasting apart scores of homes and hurling hundreds of the island&#39;s landmark red zinc roofs through the air.
One of NASA&#39;s goals in sending Cassini on its 2-billion-mile journey to Saturn was to search for lakes of liquid hydrocarbon that scientists believe may exist on the surface of the planet&#39;s moon Titan.
Sulle polemiche scatenate ieri da Silvio Berlusconi circa calciopoli (''E' tutta una montatura'' ave...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS - message board) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire publicly held TippingPoint Technologies, Inc.
Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen took the first giant slalom World Cup win of her career Friday and dashed Anja Paerson&#39;s hopes of a triple success this weekend.
Thirty years after a broken Jack  Nicholson was escorted off a blood-soaked street with the  warning \
Virginia Madsen was with two of her best friends at a tasting at Mel & Rose Wines & Spirits, and the three were showing themselves to be quite expert.
Jay Haas joined Stewart Cink as the two captain's picks for a U.S. team that will try to regain the cup from Europe next month.
Signifying nothing Analysis The rumor hit the web early this month. Citing an anonymous source, TechCrunch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Michael Arrington reported that Microsoft was putting together some sort of uber search team at its Silicon Valley outpost in Mountain View, California. Gathering at least twenty \u00e2\u0080\u009crock star\u00e2\u0080\u009d developers - including 23-year-old wunderkind Sanaz Ahari \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and putting them to work on a \u00e2\u0080\u009cnext-generation\u00e2\u0080\u009d search platform, Microsoft was intent on challenging the web\u00e2\u0080\u0099s runaway search leader in its own backyard.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The St. Louis Rams shunned the run Sunday \u00e2\u0080-ven, it turns out, when one was called \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - ran themselves out of a chance to take over first place in the NFC West.
US warplanes fired on insurgent targets in the east Baghdad slum of Sadr City overnight, killing at least one person and injuring 12 -- many of them children -- hospital officials said yesterday.
Lawyers for slave descendants asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive a landmark reparations case that demands 17 of the nation's insurers and banks publicize and pay for their roles in the country's slave trade.
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Qualcomm is buying SoftMax, a provider of noise-reduction technology.
The ballots have been printed, posters are quickly being plastered on nearly every bakery and street corner and candidates are busy insulting each other on national radio talk shows.
A suspected Islamist linked to the Madrid train bombings on March 11 says Spain was targeted because of its support for the United States in Iraq, local media reported on Friday.
Alberto Zaccheroni si accontenta del pari di Reggio: \
NEW YORK  - The costs of caring for elderly people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care, according to a new analysis of Medicare claims.
ELIZABETH Edwards&#39;s breast cancer has not spread, a family spokesman said, as the wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate began chemotherapy.
The German software company says an American subsidiary\u00e2\u0080\u0099s actions were \u00e2\u0080\u009cinappropriate\u00e2\u0080\u009d but contests a claim of espionage.
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 358,857 Focus cars because their rear passenger doors may not latch properly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a Ford spokeswoman said Monday.  The NHTSA also said Monday that DaimlerChrysler AG is recalling 26,000 Dodge Durango sport utility vehicles.
Fearing a legislative push from Democrats to \
A U.S. military panel has for only  the second time reversed a Guantanamo prisoner's \
The New Jersey Devils scored five powerplay goals on the way to a dominating 7-3 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Chancellor Gordon Brown is in danger of breaking his economic \
Gruppo farmaceutico registra ricavi per 14,9 mld
Nintendo makes some noise with two new titles in the run-up to Christmas, says the BBC's Daniel Etherington.
The frank approach to sex in Zhang Yimou's \
Three Americans yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Physics for describing the force that shapes the structure of atomic nuclei, a key to understanding the
Scientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy.
ST. LOUIS - In a testy debate rematch Friday, Sen...
Consumers aren't willing to pay what Apple Inc. may ask for the iPhone but if the price drops they'll switch their mobile service to AT&amp;T Inc. in order to get it, according to results of a survey released Thursday.
Washington -- A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
What bloggers - people who independently run opinion Web sites - are saying about the media coverage of the memos regarding President Bush&#39;s service in the National Guard.
Wall Street finished mixed Friday as lackluster economic reports offered investors little incentive to place big bets ahead of a long weekend. Disappointing data on manufacturing, consumer confidence and import prices reminded investors the economy is struggling. As a result, a week that began with a rally closed on a subdued note.
One of the world's top scientists on global warming called for the United States to stop building coal-fired power plants and eventually bulldoze older generators that don't capture and bury greenhouse gases.
The cutting edge architecture of a string of brand-new banks might seem incongruous in a village topped off with a medieval royal castle.
Mahendra Dhoni says India's World Twenty20 triumph will repair the damage done by their early exit from the 50-over World Cup.
After Justin Miller's 103-yard kickoff return puts the Jets ahead with 2:20 left, Peyton Manning\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0ends Indianapolis' drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Colts a 31-28 victory.
Ten cast members of \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Sopranos\u00e2\u0080\u009d spoke one last time before the finale.
Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry resumed team training four weeks after he was out injured with back problems, the club announced Wednesday.
Ban Ki-Moon, incentivi finanziari e cornice lavoro globale
GAZA CITY -- Palestinians and Israelis moved closer to halting more than four years of bloody violence yesterday, with the new Palestinian leader saying he had made progress toward a truce deal with militants. Israel pledged for the first time to hold fire if calm prevails.
Arsene Wenger has hit back at critics who claim that Arsenal cannot perform against Europe&#39; big guns after being drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Intel Corp., the world&#39;s biggest computer-chip maker, cut prices on some laptop semiconductors by as much as 34 percent as the company seeks to pare inventory.
Crude oil prices rise again after eight days of losses, after a US report shows stocks at their lowest since March.
LONDON: In a breakfast meeting with chief executives of top British companies here on Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said economic reforms in India were firmly on course with new vistas for foreign investors.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Problems 'serious and must be addressed immediately' The FBI repeatedly broke the law by secretly accessing information about US citizens under a law passed to curb terrorism, according to the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General in a report that prompted a sharp rebuke from legislators and civil libertarians.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Remembering the brilliant comic who blazed a trail for free speech and was killed by \
America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.
POLL PURPOSE: AP-Iposos polling in the United States and seven foreign countries sought to gauge President Bush's popularity, and in the case of the other nations, the popularity of Americans.
After the extraordinary events of last week the Prime Minister solved some of his short-term problems by vowing to seek another full term.
U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, looking frail from cancer and using a cane, administered the oath of office to President Bush on Thursday and then promptly left the podium.
Togo has refused landing to a plane  carrying a Nigerian team sent to resolve a constitutional  crisis, Nigeria's presidential spokeswoman said on Friday.
After two weeks of denials, the New York Times acknowledged that it should not have given a discount to MoveOn.org for a full-page advertisement assailing Gen. David H. Petraeus.
The Crown Prosecution Service asks cash-for-honours probe police to \
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is counting on the almost-Super Tuesday primaries March 4 for another comeback, as she and rival Sen. Barack Obama both begin ads in Texas and Ohio, the day's biggest prizes.
La sonda Huygens dell&#39;Agenzia Spaziale Europea si \u00c3\u00a8 separata dalla sonda madre Cassini questa notte. Tutto si \u00c3\u00a8 svolto secondo i programmi. Ora Huygens si sta dirigendo verso Titano, per immergersi nella sua atmosfera fra tre settimane.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d craze has spawned an elaborate knock-off at McDonald\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, which put out a casting call to its workers and was overwhelmed by 3,600 video auditions.
More VoIP security woes Skype has patched a flaw involving its SkypeFind feature. But the security researcher who discovered the flaw said the VoIP platform remains exposed to cross-zone scripting vulnerabilities, like the latest SkypeFind bug and an earlier flaw involving movie files.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6Learn &amp; Contribute, Live &amp; Online - The Register Debates Green Computing
The Premiership: Everton leapfrog Arsenal to go second. Now Chelsea can really rub it in. Merseyside is swinging to the rhythm of the Blues.
Leaders from Spain, Portugal and their former colonies in Latin America urged Britain and Argentina to renew their dialogue on the Falkland islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas.
A decade after Princess Diana's sudden death, Britain's royal family gathers on Friday to remember a woman mourned by millions worldwide.
Greece's first autumn rains on Sunday raised hopes of dousing forest fires that have killed 63 people while a grieving village buried a mother and her four children who perished in the flames.
Connecticut has picked a fight with the independent board that tells state and local governments how to report their financial affairs.
(InfoWorld) - Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed a location finding and ranging system based on an emerging short-range wireless technology. The system is capable of determining the location of an object to an accuracy of 15 centimeters over a distance of up to 30 meters and uses the IEEE802.15.4a ultra wideband (UWB) technology that's approaching in the final stages of standardization. It could be used in a hospital, for example, where sensors continuously monitor patients and alert doctors to any problems. The doctors could be sent directly to wherever the patient is in the hospital. The research was presented on Thursday at Mitsubishi Electric's R&D Center here, but the development work has been going on at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the U.S. The location of an object is found through triangulation, said Jin Zhang, group manager of the digital communication and networking technology lab, at the U.S. research center. This involves measuring the time it takes a transmitted signal to be picked up by several receivers. By comparing the time difference between at least three radios -- the location of which is fixed -- the location of the transmitter can be determined within a two dimensional space, such as the floor of a building or warehouse. It can also work for a three dimensional space with the addition of a fourth fixed receiver, said Zhang. The IEEE802.15.4a standard on which the system operates is being developed for just such ranging and location services with the added ability to transmit high-speed data at low power. Communication should be possible at speeds of between 100Kbps and 26Mbps using the technology, said Zhang. The company's prototype system is currently working at the lower speed. With the location finding and data aspects combined it makes possible a system whereby sensors can communicate between themselves and also with a base computer. Should the sensors alert to something that needs human intervention their location can quickly be determined even if they are part of a mobile device, she said. \
The inquiry into how David Blunkett gave free rail tickets to his ex-lover is discussed by a committee of MPs.
By Grande, Joseph A  Not so long ago, if you needed the ultimate that a thermoplastic could offer in heat or chemical resistance, stiffness, and strength, there was a limited number of choices.
Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been \
A search is under way for a man who went missing after he jumped into the River Clyde in Glasgow to save a woman.
An Israeli Arab working with the US TV channel CNN was kidnapped by armed Palestinians in Gaza City on Monday. Reports said the abductors blocked a taxi carrying the CNN staff
BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  called Saturday for a radical rethink of security forces'  tactics against terror after the seizure of a school by Chechen  militants ended in chaos and bloodshed.
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Campaign mail with a return address of the Republican National Committee warns West Virginia voters that the Bible will be prohibited and men will marry men if liberals win in November.
China's recent severe snowstorms have cost the economy more than $15bn, says the government.
Procter &amp; Gamble (NYSE: PG) is the latest company to experiment with new-age advertising techniques to lure the consumer dollar.
A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and blasted through Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s atmosphere for a second time in two weeks today to capture a $10-million prize meant to encourage space tourism.
A group of as many as 18 people entered the Canadian Embassy on Wednesday, using ladders to scale a wall of the compound, a police officer said.
Nintendo Co.'s  Wii game console  outsold Sony Corp.'s  PlayStation 3 by more than five  to one in Japan last month, according to XFN-Asia.
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Info on changes and delays for the electric sports car reiterated on Tesla blog as a follow-up to town hall meeting.
Out of death may come a rebirth. The alternative is much more likely to happen. And if it does the consequence will be a living hell that will go on and on and on.
Lynne Cheney accused Sen. John Kerry of pulling a \
US Olympic cycling gold medalist Tyler Hamilton vehemently disputed the results of recent blood testing that indicated he may have used transfusions to try to boost his performance.
Jordan's king urges Iraqis to keep their country united, ahead of talks with President Bush and the Iraqi PM.
UPDATED America Online has begun to notify customers in nine Southern states that it will cease its broadband Internet service on January 17, 2005. The change affects members who have been receiving a bundle of DSL connectivity and AOL. Current customers must find a new broadband carrier by the cutoff date, or they will automatically become standard AOL dial-up members.
Gordon Brown  kick-starts a campaign to build national health systems in some of the world's poorest countries.
Columbia, SC - University of South Carolina head football coach Lou Holtz, who ranks eighth on the all-time win list in major college football history, announced his retirement at a press conference Monday morning at Williams-Brice Stadium.
The four will cast their votes for one-time Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry at a Statehouse ceremony at noon. The Electoral College convenes in each of the 50 states today to cast their electoral votes.
Washington - The United States Federal Communications Commission approved on Wednesday historic new rules potentially giving aircraft passengers in-flight access to high-speed Internet services.
Chicago spent an unparalleled $300 million this offseason which has brought hope to the Cubs faithful after a dismal 2006 campaign.
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Lehman Brothers reports fourth-quarter and fiscal-year earnings.
Sinn Fein claims a \
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Visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged India on Sunday to quickly implement a landmark civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States.
Search headlines from around the web, December 28, 2004.
Blog: If you were one of those in line on iPhone Day, Friday is the last day to return the phone to Apple or AT&#38;T for a full refund.
Investment firm DWS calls for DaimlerChrysler to consider disposal of the firm's US Chrysler unit.
The U.N. Security Council  authorized an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia  for six months on Tuesday as mortar attacks pounded the capital  and the northeast African country spiraled further into chaos.
John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman talks about his reasons for shooting the former Beatle in 1980.
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A car bomb ripped through eastern Beirut on Friday, killing Lebanon's top anti-terrorism investigator as he returned from a meeting on the probe into the 2005 assassination of a former prime minister, authorities said. Three others died in the blast.
The post-election stock market rally has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding US dollar, higher interest rates, the US current account deficit and Friday&#39;s rebound in oil prices.
Tech management software for ThinkVantage is available for evaluation through Lenovo.
Chinese police seizures of party drugs  have more than doubled this year, the Xinhua news agency said  on Wednesday, reflecting the increasing use of such drugs.
A new website provides an innovative tool that expands and contracts images while minimizing  distortion.
Antibiotics including penicillin may help prevent nerve damage  in a wide variety of neurological diseases, research finds.
President Bush wooed suburban swing voters Thursday with hopeful words about the economy, contending his administration is making progress for American workers and portraying rival John Kerry as a tax-and-spend Democrat.
Anxious customers of British bank Northern Rock rushed to withdraw their savings Friday, forming lengthy queues in front of branches after the lender was bailed out by the Bank of England.
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are back in talks about a possible WiMax joint venture after&#160;a previous attempt to work together fell apart last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.Sprint&#39;s continued downhill slide, spurred by defecting Nextel customers, means the deal would make even more sense now, Nadine Manjaro, a senior analyst with ABI Research, told IDG News Service.&quot;They&#39;ve lost so much from iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) defections, they don&#39;t really have the money to invest in WiMax,&quot; she said. iDEN is the push-to-talk technology used in Nextel&#39;s network, which Sprint bought in 2005 and continues to struggle to digest.Clearwire and Sprint, which own the bulk of 2.5GHz spectrum in the country, said in July last year that&#160;they planned to jointly build a nationwide WiMax network. But in November the companies said they had failed to reach a final agreement, and terminated their letter of intent.Since then, Sprint hasn&#39;t managed to improve its fortunes. The third-largest operator in the U.S., Sprint&#39;s subscriber base declined by 337,000 in the quarter ending Sept. 30. &quot;Sprint is not doing so well now,&quot; Manjaro said.Rather than building a scaled-down network with the assets it has, Sprint would do better if it partnered with Clearwire and also opened up to outside investors, said Manjaro, who worked for Sprint until last April.From the beginning, she said, Sprint hoped to attract investors to help build the network. &quot;They realized it would take a lot of money,&quot; she said. Attracting other parties has now become more urgent. &quot;They didn&#39;t anticipate being in the financial position they are in now,&quot; she said.Ideally, Sprint and Clearwire would create a joint venture that would allow each company to retain a stake in the company but also attract other companies, possibly Intel or Google, to provide needed capital, she said. A combined company would be able to negotiate better deals from vendors, she said.Clearwire has already built wireless broadband networks in 16 U.S. states. Sprint has launched services in Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., under the Xohm brand.Spokespeople from Clearwire and Sprint declined to comment on the possibility of any renewed talks.
Legislation passed by the Senate to pay for aid and other State Department operations abroad would restrict the sale or transfer of cluster bombs, lethal munitions that spread death over wide areas and often kill civilians.
A Shi'ite militia led by Moqtada  al-Sadr has agreed to disarm in Baghdad under a deal reached on  Saturday with Iraq's interim government and U.S. officials, the  chief Shi'ite negotiator said.
Italy and Iraq have signed an agreement to strengthen e-government cooperation as part of a project aimed at creating an intranet linking some 30 ministries and state institutions, Italy's Innovation and Technologies Ministry announced Friday.
TOKYO : Japan&#39;s biggest heavy machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it would build a plant to manufacture wings for Boeing&#39;s next-generation 7E7 Dreamliner jet, scheduled for launch in 2008.
The fast food giant shows little sign of slowing.
Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - The feast has officially begun, that of the Giants and their table for one at Wild Card Cafe. The menu: Two separate servings of the low-priced Colorado Rockies
Stocks advanced in a broad-based rally  on Friday, the first day of a new quarter, as software company  PeopleSoft Inc. and chip-related stocks drove the tech-heavy  Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months.
Newspapers in Greece reflect a mixture of exhilaration that the Athens Olympics proved successful, and relief that they passed off without any major setback.
Two prisons in England holding only foreign nationals, minister admits.
The government on Friday identified the British engineer who was kidnapped in Baghdad with two American colleagues, and the victim's family urged his captors to free him.
E-Mail sob stories that turn out to be scams could bring jail terms for trio who coaxed $1.2 million from victims.
Embattled England manager Steve McClaren suffered two injury blows on Tuesday ahead of Friday&#39;s friendly with Brazil and next week&#39;s crucial Euro 2008 qualifier with Estonia as both Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson withdrew because of groin injuries.
Bloomberg - Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, raising rival Hillary Clinton by $5 billion, offered a $75 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax cuts and government spending to stave off a possible recession.
Before Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the aircraft maker will have to prove that offering Internet access in the cabin won't leave the flight controls vulnerable to hackers and hijackers.
Delta Air Lines Inc , the No. 3 U.S. carrier, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter net loss on skyrocketing fuel prices that have also hammered its rivals.
The twin suicide bombing attacks Tuesday in the Israeli city of Beersheva with 16 Israelis killed and some 90 injured have left many question marks on what
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Somalia's interim prime minister called on the United Nations to partially lift an arms embargo on his country to allow for the deployment of African peacekeepers, which he said are necessary to stop the advance of Islamic radicals.
Nagpur: All set to play in the third cricket Test against Australia after a three-month injury lay-off, Sachin Tendulkar today said he had prepared himself well for the crucial tie by undergoing &quot;intense&quot; pratice sessions over the last three-four days.
The Recording Industry Association of America opposes a judge's recommendation that it reimburse Tanya Andersen for legal defense bills she incurred to fight piracy charges that were dropped for lack of evidence. Andersen's defense bills could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
British writer Roy Clark says he will continue criticising Zambia's leaders, after winning a court case against deportation.
Americans and Canadians can still cross without a passport, but they'll need two forms of government-issued I.D., not just a driver's license.
 remake should scare up box office lead
TEHRAN Iran said Tuesday its missiles now have a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), a substantial extension of their previously declared range.
Marc Forster, the filmmaker behind critically acclaimed \
(InfoWorld) - The Web sites of the Miami Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium, host to Sunday's Super Bowl football game, have been hacked, and malicious code on those sites has been attempting to infect PCs for at least a week, security experts said Friday. The breach on the stadium site was discovered by Websense's automated tools on Jan. 26, but the engineers at the company were not alerted to the problem until this week, when Websense customers complained that they were unable to visit the site. The www.dolphinsstadium.com and www.miamidolphins.com sites are affected by the attack, as are mirror copies of those sites, such as www.proplayerstadium.com. Security experts strongly advise Web surfers to avoid these sites until the compromise is contained. \
A stock trader reacts at the Frankfurt stock market, Germany, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2004. The German stock index DAX reached this year&#39;s highest level on the same day the US dollar dropped to a new all-time low
Commessa dal valore complessivo di 360 milioni di dollari
If you thought that only Yash Chopraji had a thing for sarson-da-khet in sadda Punjab, you are mistaken. Cause Gurinder Chadha, true to her Punjabi roots has done the same in Balle Balle!
Pop star Britney Spears is back in rehab, days after shaving her head, US media reports say.
By Blair Goldstein, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 6--Ted Harris said his dream is to preserve patches of forestland  across the state.   A recent grant awarded to the 500-Year Forest Foundation marks one of the  first steps to his long-term vision.
Tommy Maddox can only stand on the sideline and watch Sunday as Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs the offense Maddox expected to run in Miami. Throws the passes Maddox expected to throw. Leads the team Maddox expected to lead.
HBOS is considering whether to trump Spanish bank Santander's bid for Abbey, according to newspaper reports.
European shares inched lower on Friday as a broker downgrade hit STMicroelectronics and volatile oil prices continued to feed economic worries, offsetting solid earnings at utility Veolia.
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said Thursday there had been no breakthrough yet in the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the European Union trio (Germany, Britain and France). \
EBay announced Thursday that it will keep its Half.com subsidiary open indefinitely, scrapping previous plans to shutter the e-commerce site in mid-October.
Business & money: Retail chain warns that consumer spending will decline over the next six months
Altri sei suicidi collettivi in Giappone. Tre giovani, uno studente di 21 anni, un semidisoccupato di 25 e una ragazza impiegata part time di 20, sono stati trovati morti nella notte tra ieri e oggi in un auto a Fukuoka, nell&#39;isola meridionale di Kyishu.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Clinical data on Adeza   Biomedical Corp.'s Gestiva drug to prevent premature births are   adequate for it to win U.S. approval, an advisory panel said on   Tuesday, adding that future information on possible risks was   needed.
Lotito (Inps): 1,1 mln adesioni a fondi contrattuali
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Dick Cheney's latest assault on John Kerry raised a question: Is it possible for a candidate to go too far?
Buffalo Bills starting linebacker Angelo Crowell is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a broken left leg.
From a cramped motor home in a Montana campground where Internet access is as spotty as the trout, Richard Barlow wakes each morning to battle Washington.
As a Palestinian whose father was a refugee in Lebanon from 1948 and whose family continues to live under Israeli military occupation, many around the world expect me and other
Zimbabwean riot police thwarted a mass anti-government protest Sunday by rounding up dozens of opposition activists as veteran leader Robert Mugabe revealed ambitions for another term as president.
Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
The selection of Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt to serve on Apple Computer's board of directors creates a close tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic tech companies.
Robert Pepper is the FCC's chief of policy development--and that makes him a very influential man in Washington these days.
OAKLAND, Calif. A legal challenge by four Northern California residents over the federal government&#39;s prosecution of medical marijuana patients is scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court Monday.
For 59 minutes of football, he had flapped his arms, pulled at his helmet straps and screamed at his sideline, but in the moment when the record and the game were finally
An Italian priest is abducted by armed men near a coastal village in the southern Philippines.
Most big U.S. airlines will more frequently test and disinfect aircraft storage and delivery systems to ensure water used for drinking and washing meets federal standards, the government and industry said on Tuesday.
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Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers.
The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Yes, it's true. Larry -- no surname needed -- turns 50 today. \
U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .
Median home prices fell in 77 of the 150 metropolitan areas surveyed by the National Association of Realtors, with 16 showing double-digit percentage price drops.
LABOR&#39;S elusive tax policy could be all that stands between Mark Latham and the Lodge after both parties declared hip-pocket issues would decide the poll.
Throughout the chilly Moroccan winter, one dream burned bright for Hicham El Guerrouj as he trained in the thin air of the Atlas mountains.
Iran will announce its final decision  later on Sunday on an EU proposal that it freeze sensitive  nuclear work in return for avoiding referral to the U.N.  Security Council for possible sanctions, local news agencies  reported.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cCharlie Wilson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s War\u00e2\u0080\u009d may be more of a hoot than any picture dealing with the bloody, protracted fight between the Soviet Army and the Afghan mujahedeen has any right to be.
(InfoWorld) - Sun will start selling its lineup of 64-bit PC servers preinstalled with the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft within 90 days, the two companies said today. The two longtime rivals also said they will cooperate on technical development of Microsoft's server operating system on Sun Fire hardware as well as making Sun's Solaris Unix operating system fully manageable under Microsoft's recently introduced System Center Virtual Machine Manager software.                                                     \
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants shot dead a Lebanese soldier and one of their booby traps killed three other soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, drawing fierce artillery shelling from the army.
Although they've committed the world's biggest all-cash robbery in peacetime, the audacious raiders of a Belfast bank face an uphill struggle to use most of the haul - worth more than 22 million pounds, or ...
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Technology stocks closed slightly higher Thursday, recovering from an earlier slump, after National Semiconductor topped earnings estimates, although sales warnings from Altera Corp.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton urged young Vietnamese on Wednesday to talk more about HIV and AIDS to reduce fear and ignorance of the disease and discourage discrimination.
About 1,100 flights of regional U.S.  air carrier Comair were grounded on Christmas Day by a computer  glitch that threatens to keep the airline on a limited schedule  for some days, a spokeswoman for its parent company said on  Saturday.
Breastfeeding has many benefits  for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them,  a UK research team reports.
As work begins on the new Yankee   Stadium, critics see the project as symbolically burying more   than just the old ballpark, the baseball shrine known as \
New Delhi, Sept. 29: The Centre today told the Supreme Court the cricket board could be defined as a state under Article 12 of the Constitution, in a new twist to the battle over telecast rights between Zee TV and the BCCI.
All 14 outlets of the Tesco supermarket chain which were closed Saturday after nationwide threats have reopened on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the retailer told AFP.
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he was willing to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad under &quot;certain conditions,&quot; an offer which Damascus swiftly turned down as unacceptable.
Iraq clamped tough security measures  across the country on Friday, sealing land borders and curbing  travel to foil insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's election,  but a car bomb killed four people in Baghdad.
Prosecutors from the US attorney&#39;s office in the District have been busy recently probing whether executives at mortgage giant Fannie Mae profited from accounting irregularities, sources said
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Iraq's Amer Ali knows he is unlikely to win any medals at the 15th Asian Games, but at only 10-years-old the schoolboy swimmer has time on his side.
Microsoft Corp. shareholders on Tuesday approved changes to the company's stock compensation plans, clearing the way for the software giant to award a one-time, &#36;3-per-share dividend that will cost the company an estimated &#36;32 billion.
WASHINGTON - The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage...
Internet hackers crashed the Web  site of Panama's National Assembly and briefly posted an  American flag there, four months after the legislature elected  as its leader a man accused of murdering a U.S. soldier.
Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract with free agent pitcher Wade Miller, one day after completing a $25.5 million, three-year deal with right-hander Matt Clement.
The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka&#39;s coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.
As little as five minutes of exercise could help smokers quit, says a new study. Research published in the international medical journal Addiction showed that moderate exercise, such as walking, significantly reduced the intensity of smokers' nicotine withdrawal symptoms.
So it will be that hottie Maria Sharapova grunting her way to a second...no? Got beat? Then it&#39;s that tempestuous nude-posing Marilyn Manson-look-alike Anastasia Myskina gunning for a second...no? Elena Dementieva?
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton praised Cambodia on Monday for its success in fighting HIV/AIDS, saying other countries should take note of its twin strategy of public education and widespread condom promotion.
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Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell said yesterday that the United States is losing what he described as a \
Trying to energize the electorate in heavily Republican western Iowa, President Bush hammered home the message Saturday that voters must keep rival John Kerry out of the White House because the Democrat will raise taxes on the middle class.
Sylvester Stallone faces stiff fines after trying to bring vials of a muscle-building hormone into Australia, where it is restricted. Lawyers for Stallone, the 60-year-old star of the \
RABAT, Morocco -- Senior Arab officials attending a US- sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected yesterday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of US ...
BAGHDAD, Sept. 21 -- An outbreak of cholera has spread from northern Iraq to Baghdad, infecting at least 1,500 people, the World Health Organization announced Friday.
India and around 10 other countries will remain excluded from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for at least three years, Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced Sunday.
UK blue-chips ended the day weaker, although off lows, with a late morning recovery by Wall Street helping to counter weakness across commodity stocks and further heavy falls in the online gaming sector.
As the rain from the Pennines sleeted its way down Heywood&#39;s main street on a Sunday lunchtime, Athens could hardly have seemed further away.
Nella gara di andata della Champions League di pallavolo maschile, la Copra Piacenza ha espugnato il...
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President Bush charged on Friday that Democratic rival John Kerry fails to recognize reality on hot-button domestic issues from jobs and education to health care and Social Security.
The Bills will try to continue their resurgence without Drew Bledsoe and will release the veteran quarterback next week.
Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader. On Saturday, he assured himself a place in the country's history with a fourth consecutive election victory that will make him Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister in December.
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The pace of existing home sales rose modestly in October hitting a 6.24 million-unit annual rate, according to a report form the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday that marked an unexpected rise from economists' expectations.
Turkey&#39;s Islamic-rooted ruling party will press ahead with its plan to criminalize adultery, despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, a party member said Thursday.
A couple tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio after he is thought to have been killed.
More than 60 countries meet in Paris on Monday to underwrite renewed Middle East peace talks with pledges of aid for the Palestinian government, locked in a power struggle with Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip.
NEW YORK The line to view New York City&#39;s reopened Museum of Modern Art wrapped around a city block, as thousands waited to file into the renovated and expanded building.
CAMBRIDGE -- We've all been there. Locking horns with a colleague who focuses on the nitty-gritty instead of the big picture, or who likes abstract ideas but ignores details. Impatient with a friend who speaks painfully slowly, or who talks too quickly and too much. Frustrated with a spouse who is overly sensitive, or who can be blunt and unemotional.
Disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been charged with obstructing a dope test on the eve of August&#39;s Athens Olympics and providing authorities
With the New Year likely to perpetuate many of 2007's trends, the keys are caution and patience
Prince Harry has told a US television interviewer that he still feels the presence of his mother Princess Diana nearly 10 years after her tragic death in a Paris car accident.
The \
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Heart of Midlothian Plc said head coach Craig Levein is holding talks to take over as manager at Leicester City in England after steering the Scottish soccer club to the group stage of Europe&#39;s UEFA Cup this season.
Japan revised its first-quarter economic growth to an annual pace of 3.3 percent, from 2.4 percent, because business investment was stronger than initially estimated. The report confirmed that Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economy remained on a healthy recovery path in the first three months of the year. The bulk of the revision came from capital investment, which rose 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, better than the preliminary figure of a decrease of 0.9 percent. Consumer spending, which makes up more than half of Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gross domestic product, was up 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, the data showed. That was slightly below the preliminary reading of a 0.9 percent rise. Compared with the previous quarter, the G.D.P. rose 0.8 percent in the January-March quarter, the cabinet office said.
President Bush is sending condolences and promising aid to those affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake that spawned massive tidal waves felt from Indonesia to Sri Lanka.
Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown & Root was chosen by Britain to coordinate construction of two aircraft carriers worth $5.4 billion.
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Hundreds of thousands of people along the  U.S. coast from New Orleans to northwest Florida were told to  leave their homes on Tuesday as deadly Hurricane Ivan roared  into the Gulf of Mexico after grazing western Cuba.
GRAZ, Austria  - Austrian police have arrested one man and are seeking the head of a firm suspected of exporting to Iran components that could be used in nuclear weapons, a state prosecutor said on Friday.
Ninety legal experts from 17 countries urged the United Nations on Tuesday to allow former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to continue defending himself against war crimes charges, arguing that imposing a defense lawyer against his wishes would violate international law.
Top U.S. officials will likely warn Congress on Monday against major changes in policy in Iraq, but leading Democrats said that strategy has failed and it's time to think about getting troops out.
One week after a severe headache forced Rudy Giuliani to spend a night in the hospital, his doctor declared the Republican presidential candidate to be \
(InfoWorld) - Mobile operators need to rethink how they price their 3G data plans to better compete with fixed-line broadband services, according to the top executive at Singaporean operator MobileOne\u00c2\u00a0(M1). \
Hasbro Inc. yesterday recalled about 255,000 Playskool toy tool benches after a toddler in West Virginia and another in Texas died from choking on the set's oversize plastic nails.
Indian officials celebrated a rare piece of good news in the tsunami-hit Andaman and Nicobar islands on Saturday -- the birth of a baby girl to a teenage mother from a threatened Stone Age tribe.
Cgil, Cisl e Uil:almeno non devono essere maggiori a entrate
Svolta nelle indagini sulla morte dell'attore Aru Tosiotrovato strangolato a giugno nella sua casa. Si cerca un terzo complice                                            Roma, la polizia arresta due romeni accusati di aver strangolato un uomo
Richard Branson's Virgin group is sizing up opportunities in the UK gaming market.
Armed with a new study showing the drug can ease pain in some HIV patients, medical-marijuana advocates sued the federal government Wednesday over its claim that pot has no accepted medical uses.
So are live promoters the new pigopolists? As some of the biggest figures in the music business weighed in on the future of music this week, there were very mixed views on its future.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the companies for information on their pension fund accounting.
Mira Nair&#39;s 19th-century class-warfare film &quot;Vanity Fair&quot;, starring Reese Witherspoon, had lacklustre showings when it opened in the theatres last week.
Israel is willing to consider the possibility of letting a third party take over security at Gaza Strip naval and aerial ports after the disengagement plan is carried out, Nigel Roberts, the World Bank&#39;s country director for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian  sold his stake in General Motors Corp.  after deciding  that he did not want to participate in a lengthy fight with  management for control of the world's biggest car maker,  according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
Oil prices slid to fresh six-month lows   on Wednesday on rising winter fuel stocks and waning concern   over Iran, but the world's largest exporter Saudi Arabia   signaled the market may have fallen enough.
South Africa's political crisis deepened yesterday when the ANC's new leader, Jacob Zuma, was told that he would go on trial on August 14 for corruption
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Worries that Hurricane Ivan will hurt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico boosted oil prices Tuesday. In mid-morning New York trading, oil for future delivery hit $44.
The prospects for hybrid electric vehicles were bolstered Monday when General Motors and DaimlerChrysler, two automakers long skeptical about hybrids, said they would develop them by working together.
Actress Cameron Diaz accepts \
[World News] Washington, Sep 28 : The US has described the killing of a top Pakistani militant linked to Al Qaeda as &quot;an important development&quot; but says that Islamabad needs to do more to nab terrorists hiding in that country.
After receiving harassing messages and even a death threat, the founder of a service that fools caller ID systems has decided to sell the business.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti_U.N. peacekeeping forces circled Haiti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital Thursday, a day after sporadic violence marred US Secretary of State Colin Powell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit.
The deal contains provisions that will allow it to be superseded by any agreement ultimately reached with the major companies through their bargaining group, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
iPass wireless-broadband users will be able to make Internet connections on the fly, thanks to a new agreement between iPass and Boeing&#39;s Connexion in-flight Internet service.
Proprietary chums meets open sourcers Red Hat added a peculiar name to its Exchange software store by picking up OS morphing code from Transitive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AMSTERDAM, Nov 2: Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who recently made a controversial short film about women and Islamic culture, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday, police said.
A worldwide search discovers a bone marrow match in the US for a boy with a rare genetic disease.
Sudan believes fresh U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan will have minimal impact in Khartoum because it has no direct trade ties with the United States, a senior Sudanese Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Nick Halstead has started up another programming competition today - this time it's a bit broader in scope and doesn't focus so much on just PHP.   I have a couple of licenses for Zend Studio Professional that I have been holding back to give away for a competition. So after writing yesterdays programming 'tips' I thought perhaps I should get my readers to submit their own tips and then give away one copy for what I think is the best 'tip' and then I will also hold a online vote for the second copy.   The basic process is to submit your favorite tip to Nick and he'll pick his favorite of the day. This happens each day and at the end of the week, there'll be a drawing for the licenses from each day's top tips.   Submit your entries via his contact form.
Michael Ballack is not included in Chelsea's squad list for the Champions League group stage as he recovers from ankle surgery.
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson is reportedly angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem&#39;s recently released video, Just Lose It.
Make sure you know what you're getting into.
A majority of Americans say the \u00e2\u0080\u009csurge\u00e2\u0080\u009d has made things worse or had no impact, according to a new poll.
A passenger train from London to Scotland derailed Friday night in northwestern England, seriously injuring some passengers but causing no fatalities, officials said.
UK Police have arrested a 20-year old man in Preston on suspicion of stealing source code from Cisco Systems. The arrest under violation of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, follows Cisco&#39;s admission in May that
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is meeting senior German officials in Berlin - his first visit to the country since taking office six months ago.
Bob Evans, whose small truck stop restaurant in Ohio grew into a national chain and a line of pork sausage products that bear his name, died on Thursday, according to the company he founded.
Lo scrive il Guardian, in corso perquisizione abitazione
The island of Car Nicobar has been devastated by the tsunami, with around half its population unaccounted for, as the BBC's Jonathan Charles discovered.
No. 14 Kentucky and its high-powered offense take a giant tumble as a season-high six turnovers result in a 31-14 loss to Mississippi State.
Members of Michigan&#39;s Indian immigrant community stared at television and computer screens and worked the telephone Sunday, anxiously awaiting word from their homeland, which was hit by tidal waves.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There are no offensive stars like Terrell Owens or Tony Gonzales on the Patriots. But when Tom Brady gets into a good rhythm, most of his wide receivers and tight ends get involved in the offense. Once the Patriots controlled the game, everyone got involved in making the necessary plays to pull out a 23-7 win ...
Australia's prime minister calls for a new way forward on climate change as Apec talks begin in Sydney.
A British soldier was believed to have been killed and another seriously injured last night after clashes with Shia fighters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
America's top two officials in Iraq on Monday urged Iraqis not to be sucked into a cycle of sectarian revenge killings that will \
By Stephen Foley  John Mack, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, has been handed a $40m ([pound]20.5m) Christmas bonus, the largest ever awarded to a Wall Street boss.
While Harry Potter fans anxiously await author J.K. Rowling's   new book, the writer was busy putting the wraps on another project over   the weekend.
The newly elected head of the largest Muslim group in North America called President Bush's recasting of the war on terror as a \
Service engine maker Cummins Inc. on Wednesday said that third-quarter profits more than quadrupled - beating both its own guidance and Wall Street estimates - and full-year earnings would also exceed previous expectations.
AFRICA/CIAD - I ribelli entrano nella capitale e minacciano il Palazzo Presidenziale. Ultimissime a Fides: fonti locali si interrogano sui misteri di un\u00c2\u0092avanzata fin troppo rapida N\u00c2\u0092Djamena (Agenzia Fides)- Mentre dalla capitale ciadiana N\u00c2\u0092Djamena giungono frammentarie notizie sui combattimenti tra l\u00c2\u0092esercito e un gruppo di ribelli che minaccerebbero il Palazzo presidenziale, fonti informate fanno notare all\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides tre ...
IT WAS a great kick; a wondrous kick; high and long - and executed with Eyes Wide Shut. Scotland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rugby selectors looking for an unshakeable kicker into touch while the opposing pack thunders towards him
Some sales reps at brick-and-mortar retailers convince PC purchasers to buy unnecessary store-made backups.
The Hollywood Hills mansion of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill was burglarized over the weekend, police said Tuesday.
Bruce Gradkowski throws three of his four touchdown passes to Lance Moore, leading Toledo to a 35-27 win over Miami (Ohio) in the MAC championship game Thursday night.
NBC Universal and News Corp. are in for a fight even before their Hulu website launches.
Google has announced a long-term project to put 15 million books from seven of the world&#39;s top libraries online. The libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library
Wade Boggs, one of the greatest  hitters in Major League history, and nine-time Gold Glove  winner Ryne Sandberg were elected into the Baseball Hall of  Fame on Tuesday.
Salza smentisce voci su perplessita' Santander su concambi
Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in  as Ukraine's new president on Sunday, ending weeks of turmoil  and setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to edge closer to  Europe while upholding traditional links with Russia.
THE government agency that owns the World Trade Center site has joined a US$7 billion (S$11.9 billion) suit against Saudi Arabia and Al-Qaeda for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
Il presidente di Mediaset commenta il digitale e internet
Microsoft on Wednesday made available a beta of the second \
Dozens of people were rushed to hospital for medical treatment of smoke inhalation on Tuesday night as fire broke out at a cinema in Turkey&#39;s largest city of Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
Barrel racer Kelly Maben of Spur, Texas, won her second straight round in the National Finals Rodeo on Sunday night, topping the competition with a 13.92-second run - the first sub 14-second mark in three rounds.
Iraq's plans to hold elections in  January gained traction on Saturday after a Shi'ite militia  agreed to disarm in Baghdad and delegates from rebel-held  Falluja said the Sunni Muslim city wanted to vote in the polls.
A key Iranian nuclear facility which the  U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is  nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on  Sunday.
Beijing's two top universities halt a campaign to hand out free condoms on campuses for World Aids Day.
The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday, a source said.
Ricerca Sole 24 Ore: Roma all'8/o posto, ultima Agrigento
As the 2006 boys' soccer season gets underway, all coaches are faced with the task of rebuilding and re-tooling teams that very often look different from the year before. Success can be cyclical, and year-by-year teams find themselves faced with the task of tinkering with lineups, bringing along younger players, and finding a style of play that will best suit ...
E&#39; caccia all&#39;uomo a Foggia, dopo l&#39;omicidio del consigliere comunale di Alleanza nazionale, Leonardo Biagini, di 39 anni, ucciso ieri sera in un agguato in una sede periferica del partito. Biagini e&#39; stato
MANILA, Philippines - More than 6,000 couples kissed simultaneously at midnight Saturday in the Philippines with organizers of the event claiming to have set a new world record.
Pitt junior point guard Levance Fields will be out eight to 12 weeks after breaking a broken bone in his left foot to become the second Panthers starter knocked out of the lineup in as many games.
Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is expected to play when Arizona visits next weekend, though his sore throwing elbow will require treatment and he's not expected to practice until Wednesday.
= (AGI/ITALPRESS) - Roma, 3 feb. - \
TechWeb - It's been a landmark year for open source, and in so many different ways that even a casual survey of the year's events will range far and wide. Here's a quick rundown of what to me were the top five open source events of the year -- not an exhaustive list, of course, but the things that best reflected how important and widely entrenched open source software (especially Linux) has become.
Egervari, 77, now a Monroe resident, got in touch with Webster's Dictionary officials years ago to voice concern that this chapter of Hungarian history which included Soviet oppression of the Hungarian people ...
Former US President Bill Clinton has opened his futuristic presidential library at a rain-soaked ceremony in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Tony Blair faces demands for a Commons vote on whether UK forces should provide back-up for the US in Iraq.
BRITAIN&#39;S world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran away with the closest women&#39;s winning margin in the history of the New York City marathon yesterday.
Nearly 80 people suffocated or were crushed to death in southern Thailand after being arrested by security forces during protests, Thai officials said today.
Lo dice al 'Sun' il chitarrista dei Rolling Stones
U.S. stocks broke a four-day losing  streak on Tuesday, pushing the Dow to its biggest percentage  gain in about a month, as earnings from blue-chip companies  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and DuPont Co. DD.N, coupled with  positive consumer confidence data, brought investors back into  the market.
Temeva una condanna per aver picchiato la maggiore
A judge set bail Wednesday at $125,000 for O.J. Simpson in connection with the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors at a Las Vegas hotel. His attorney later said he expected the former football star to be released within hours and return to Florida.
openCRX is a professional CRM solution (customer relationship management) deployable to all major platforms. openCRX is multi-entity enabled, scalable, a real enterprise-class CRM-solution - new: Activity Management, Bug Tracking - try our Demo Server   openCRX - Limitless Relationship Management     openCRX version 1.11.0 is available from:   http://www.opencrx.org/     The release notes are available at:  http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=535085&group_id=95219    If you have openCRX v1.10.0 installed, you can upgrade to openCRX v1.11.0 by following instructions available at:  http://www.opencrx.org/faq.htm#110to111   Highlights:   * support for JDK 1.5 * JDO/JPOX compatible DB schemas * GUI: multi-level grid drill down * DataBindings * enhanced facility management with inventory items * new locales: es_CO and ja_JP   see http://www.opencrx.org/opencrx/1.11/new.htm for details     We also published new/updated guides at:  http://www.opencrx.org/documents.htm       Your openCRX Team
Top Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie the Kerry campaign to disputed documents used by CBS News for a story examining President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas National Guard and called for a congressional investigation.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
President Roh, who is officially visiting Argentina, stressed on November 14, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe competition between the political systems on the Korean Peninsula is over.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Roy Disney and shareholder Stanley Gold on Monday urged non-employee members of Walt Disney&#39;s (DIS) board to hire an independent executive search team to find a replacement for CEO Michael Eisner.
Premier Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday after an embarrassing loss in the Italian Senate on foreign policy.
Every day, consumers pay untold sums to companies that promise a quick credit fix. Most of the time, that money is wasted.
By Steve Tarter, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.  Jan. 30--PEORIA -- Advanced Technology Services Inc. has opened an office  in Mexico, but the firm is not exporting any jobs.
An American diplomat was shot and killed early Tuesday by gunmen in a passing car who cut him off as he was being driven home in Sudan's capital. Sudanese officials insisted it was not a terrorist attack but the U.S. embassy said it was too soon to determine the motive.
E' un alpinista di 61 anni, scivolato da picco nelle Apuane
About 75% of Bulgarians want their country to join the European Union according to a poll conducted by the Sociology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Science published Wednesday.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tour de France winner   Floyd Landis has been charged with a doping offense by the U.S.   Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) which he will contest, his attorney   said on Friday.
In what is becoming an unfortunate  tradition, Wilco's new album, \
The central figure in the burgeoning steroids-in-sports scandal says he provided performance-enhancing drugs to numerous world-class athletes, including track and field star Marion Jones, world record sprinter Tim Montgomery and former NFL linebacker Bill
Malaysian leaders vowed to wage political war against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, calling him a &quot;traitor&quot; at the annual ruling party congress yesterday and saying there would be no room for him to mount a comeback.
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition&#39;s annual &quot;Out of Reach&quot; report, Florida ranked in the top 15 of least-affordable states for two-bedroom apartments in US with its housing rent almost three times the federal minimum wage.
The greasy, stinking Land Cruiser, with its screeching fan belt and goatskin water jug swinging off the back, beat a fast pace across the desert in rebel-held Darfur, until it slammed to a jarring stop.
The European Commission said Coca-Cola on Tuesday had offered a range of commitments that should be enough to conclude a long-running antitrust case.
The recent hospitalization of the US Supreme Court\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading conservative judge, William H. Rehnquist, due to thyroid cancer is serving as an opportune reminder that more is at stake during this election than the presidency but also likely vacant seat
Sir Paul McCartney urges California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to ban the French delicacy foie gras.
A frail Jack Kevorkian will be paroled in June after promising he won't assist in any more suicides, a prison spokesman said Wednesday.
World number one Vijay Singh stayed two shots clear of the field after struggling to a level-par 72 in the third round of the $4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic on Saturday.
Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (\u00c2\u00a320.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend.
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A German research institute lowered its economic growth outlook for Germany for 2005 on Tuesday, saying exports are expected to slow and domestic demand will not rise enough to make up the difference.
High winds, heavy rain and tornadoes pounded parts of the Midwest and the South, leaving at least eight people dead, stranding people in cars, forcing others from their homes and leaving thousands without power.
Michael Jackson admits paying people who threatened legal action in order to avoid embarrassment.
TORONTO (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh netted 18 points and Loren Woods compiled 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as Toronto put together a 101-89 victory over Detroit at the Air Canada Center.
International donors to Iraq have agreed they need to speed up the allocation of promised funds to rebuild the country, but failed to erase concerns that violence is a huge obstacle as they wrapped up a two-day meeting.
A TERRORIST blast at a US army base in Iraq yesterday killed 22 as Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Baghdad. A radical Islamic group claimed responsibility for the attack in Mosul in which 60 were wounded and at least 19 American soldiers died.
Wisconsin's annual battle against a leaf-eating insect got some help from this spring's nasty weather, which resulted in a huge decline in tree defoliation, a state forestry expert said Monday.
Google Inc. on Thursday launched a beta test version of Google SMS, a new service that lets users of wireless devices query Google for specific information, such as business or residential phone listings, product prices and word definitions, the company announced.
US auto giant General Motors has decided to shut down one of its two mid-size car-making plants in Europe next year, a decision that could force its subsidiary Saab to close operations in Sweden and slash 6,300 jobs, the Swedish metalworkers' union said.
CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.
With crew chief Robbie Reiser back home in North Carolina on a NASCAR-enforced absence from the racetrack, Matt Kenseth and the rest of the No. 17 team just tried to remember the lessons he has taught them over the years.
David Ortiz hit his first home run at Fenway Park since April, and Eric Hinske and Jason Varitek also homered for the Boston Red Sox to help Daisuke Matsuzaka overcome a rough outing and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Saturday night.
There's nothing like a trip to the gas station to raise one's awareness of energy prices. Yet it doesn't require filling up the tank &#151; or opening a utility bill, for that matter &#151; to feel the bite of rising fuel costs.
The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial average  declined on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co.MRK.N  recalled its widely sold Vioxx painkiller and its stock sunk 27  percent.
British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who  this week appeared in video footage allegedly showing her  smoking crack cocaine, has entered a rehab clinic, her record  company said on Thursday.
InfoWorld - IBM&#160;is looking to add real-time capabilities to its data integration software by buying Canadian firm DataMirror&#160;for about C$170 million(US$162.3 million).
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board for permission to begin formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
NEW YORK - Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to inspire the Miami Heat to their seventh straight win, a 107-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets Friday (Saturday in Manila).
After mysteriously disappearing for an entire week, Paris Hilton's pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has been safely returned. Lately, Hilton has had a series of bad luck spells after her home was burglarized and with the disappearance of Tinkerbell. A...
Cordis Corp, a unit of Johnson & Johnson , won the latest round on Monday in a patent fight with Medtronic Inc  and Boston Scientific Corp  over who owns lucrative patents for heart stents.
A new peace deal which would see Northern Ireland&#39;s home rule government restored and the IRA disarm could be struck soon. &quot;Fundamental political change is within our grasp.
The Agriculture Department plans to put more black farmers on the committees that have oversight in how federal farm subsidies are allocated.
Hits stores in September Barcelona has arrived, sort of, and AMD is talking more about beating itself up than knocking Intel with the new chip.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After stitches stabilized the tendons in his injured right ankle for a second time, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling focuses on starting Game 2 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer would have been a more reliable way to travel this holiday than the nation&#39;s airlines. While delays due to weather are unavoidable, it&#39;s hard to understand the numerous cancellations
The ambulance service declares a \
Brazil's president pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed as many as 200 people in a televised address Friday that aimed to blunt criticism of his response to the country's deadliest aviation accident.
Ailing British supermarket group Sainsbury\u00e2\u0080\u0099s showed a further deterioration in its performance today after its third profits warning this year.
The trial sees advertisers employ customized marketing with individual mobile TV viewers, with content provided by agency partner, Proximity Oslo, a part of the Global BBDO network.Comment
Boy band Take That crown their successful comeback by topping the nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards.
Passengers were stranded as a train hit \
South Korea said Tuesday an investigation into a hole found cut in a border fence along the Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea did not suggest infiltration from the communist country.
Time Warner hopes that separating the Internet access business will make it easier to sell, spin out, or form partnerships with the rest of AOL. But it may have to go it alone.
All the president's women got in a joke at his expense &#151; fond and gentle teasing meant to cast George Bush as a dependable family man and a good guy who knows how to have fun.
New regulations are keeping some fancy foods out of stores
The 2005 Tour de France may give others a chance to test Lance Armstrong. The mountaintop finishes are less intense and the time trials shorter - meaning the six-time Tour winner possibly has
La conferma dall'ambasciata cinese a Bagdad e da Al Arabiya
Marv Albert takes cues from Marty Glickman, the first play-by-play announcer for the Knicks and once the voice of the football Giants.
Joe Cole, the Chelsea midfielder, has withdrawn from the England squad to play in a friendly against Spain because of a stomach bug.
The case has pulled back the curtain on elite Washington and the inner workings of a White House known for secrecy.
In what was certainly the darkest day for American men&#39;s tennis this year, Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi were sent packing out of the US Open quarterfinals Thursday by a classy Swiss and a cool-headed Swede.
France and Germany have turned up the pressure on Syria, telling Damascus to stop destabilising Lebanon as mass protests against Prime Minister Fuad Siniora entered a fifth day.
OAKLAND, Calif. David Ortiz hit a solo homer and had four RBI&#39;s as Boston slammed Oakland 8-to-3. Mark Kotsay hit a pair of solo homers to put the A&#39;s ahead to stay.
LG is putting Netflix on some TVs. But we really need a way to get any video on the Internet onto any television.
''Di fronte a questi fatti, a cose cos\u00c3\u00ac inaudite il calcio dovrebbe fermarsi un anno per vedere se s...
The political affiliate of a national conservation group is airing radio advertisements in the districts of five House Republicans from the West, who are described by the group as having their \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cheads in the sand\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d on legislative efforts to call attention to and curb global warming.
Sammy Sosa went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk Friday in his spring debut in a \
Gunmen attacked the only Shiite mosque in a town northeast of Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding three, police said Tuesday.
Gheorghe Popescu, ex giocatore del Lecce, e Victor Becali, procuratore di Chivu, sono finiti nel mir...
IBM is expanding and adding new technology to 11 of its data centers in North America, Europe and Asia to meet growing demand and rolled out new services to customers, the world's largest computer company said late on Thursday.
Il Palermo ferma la serie di sconfitte (quattro di fila) e torna a casa con un pari dal Tardini di P...
Record-setting quarterback Ralph Barone and women's hockey standout and current coach Laura Schuler head the list of seven inductees into the Northeastern Hall of Fame.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc. said late Thursday that it has given Apple Inc. nearly another week to respond to its trademark infringement lawsuit that threatens to halt Apple from using the \
Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, warn experts.
Russia's Sochi is chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, beating South Korean and Austrian cities.
There's been plenty of talk in the last three years about who inflicted a savage and fatal beating on millionaire investment banker Theodore Ammon &#151; much of it from Daniel Pelosi, the man on trial for the killing.
Musician Bo Diddley is released from a US hospital, where he was being treated after suffering a heart attack.
Protesters sever key road links in Pakistan in more unrest over the army's killing of tribal leader Akbar Bugti.
Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online.
INDIA BOMBAY -- A train smashed into a tractor carrying wedding guests at a crossing in western India yesterday, killing at least 52 people and injuring 10 others, a railway official said. The train did not derail. The accident occurred near Kanhan, a small town in Maharashtra state about 500 miles northeast of Bombay, when a local train bound for ...
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree a ceasefire, officials say, but fighting rages on in Gaza.
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan&#39;s administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in
Intel President Paul Otellini Tuesday demonstrated new chips scheduled for release next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games as he sought to allay concerns about product delays.
ABIDJAN - Three days of air strikes on former rebels in northern Ivory Coast have left 11 people dead and around 100 seriously wounded, a spokesman for the ex-rebel New Forces told AFP on Saturday.
After five weeks of strikes, management and unions at Deutsche Telekom appeared to take tentative steps Tuesday to resolve their dispute over a radical shake-up of the German telecom&#39;s services unit.
Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet met Thursday to discuss a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
The only man to win the grand slam twice talks about Federer's skill, Sharapova's height and Roddick's problems
NEW ORLEANS -- Where the canal wall burst and doomed the Lower Ninth Ward during Hurricane Katrina, there now stands an imposing concrete monolith.
Two British soldiers have died in an ambush on a British military convoy in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Britain&#39;s Ministry of Defence says.
LOS ANGELES  - While most major  networks have joined the rush to integrate advertisers in their  programming in exchange for fees or purchases of more  commercial slots, HBO stands out as an anomaly.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING 8 a.m. -- Formula One: French Grand Prix qualifying, Speed 10 a.m. -- Busch Series: Camping World 200 pole qualifying, Speed
CBS Corp (CBSa.N) said on Friday it is  launching a new music label as part of an effort to supply its  television shows with less expensive music. At the same time,  the television programs would promote the new acts signed by  the label, dubbed CBS Records.
Landmark or footnote? A Canadian start-up says it will demonstrate a working commercial quantum computer in Mountain View next week, years ahead of many experts' predictions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
I vertici della diplomazia mondiale si riuniscono oggi e domani a Sharm El Sheikh per raggiungere un accordo internazionale sull&#39;Iraq, all&#39;avvio del secondo mandato di George W. Bush alla Casa Bianca. L&#39;incontro
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Complete -- but unofficial -- returns from the general election showed Wednesday that the Democrats picked up two seats in the Arkansas Legislature.
Rashad Anderson scores 21 points and makes a key block in the closing seconds, leading No. 23 U-Conn. to an 81-76 victory over No. 24 Villanova on Wednesday night.
Pakistan's attorney general denies saying there will be massive rigging in Monday's election.
Pixar Animation Studios Inc.  PIXR.O on Thursday reported that third-quarter profit rose 70  percent in the quarter before the release of its new hit, \
The hedge fund Fortress Investment Group is said to be considering an initial public offering that could value the company from $5 billion to $7 billion.
A group of ambitious businessmen has created an international contest to reward groups that have demonstrated achievements in arts and humanitarian service.
Keith Primeau still has his heart in hockey. It's the persistent fuzzy feeling in his head that's forcing the former Philadelphia Flyers captain to quit playing.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards test fired missiles on Monday at the start of three days of military exercises that will be staged across the country, the second round of manoeuvres this month, state media reported.
Oracle Corp.&#39;s $9.2 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc. neared the finish line early Saturday morning when a majority of stockholders agreed to tender their PeopleSoft shares.
Australia is to introduce a citizenship test, based on \
BANGKOK Dawn breaks on the back streets near Lumpini Stadium, and Songkhom Wor Sungprapai is already at work, pushing himself through relentless 500-meter laps.
The brother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley says he has received a written message confirming he will be released.
The head of the Portuguese agency  responsible for enforcing a new ban on smoking in public was  seen lighting up at a New Year party, breaking the law on the  first day it came into effect.
Britain&#39;s world record holder Paula Radcliffe won the women&#39;s New York marathon Sunday in an unofficial two hours 23 minutes seven seconds.
Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails \
GAZA CITY, 24 August 2004 - Encouraged by an apparent US policy shift, Israel yesterday announced plans for more than 530 new housing units in the West Bank for Jewish settlers.
Will this do it? Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ) Chief Executive Charles Prince apologized Monday to Japanese authorities for the financial giant&#39;s problems in Japan.
A family of four boys with a life-threatening illness wait to hear if a transplant has been successful for a second son.
Voice over IP calls are getting cheaper - Vonage and AT&amp;T both announced lower monthly charges late last week. AT&amp;T said it would reduce its monthly charge by five dollars to $30 a month for unlimited local and long distance calls in Canada and the US.
Oil prices inched closer to $50 a barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered tapping the nation&#39;s emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.
British mobile phone giant Vodafone said it has agreed to buy an 11-billion-dollar controlling interest in India's Hutchison Essar, a spokesman for the company said.
KARACHI - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said yesterday that she had received a new death threat but will start campaigning in Pakistani cities in the next couple of days, avoiding mass rallies.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Los Angeles Dodgers landed a dandy Thursday in free-agent infielder Jeff Kent. Kent, 36, agreed to a two-year contract, but financial terms were not disclosed.
Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will be back in the lineup for Friday's game versus Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.
Guatemala's highest court has pulled the plug on a landmark war crimes trial against soldiers accused of the mass killing of hundreds of civilians in a jungle village 23 years ago, court officials said on Friday.
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The U.S. government still has not  determined where al Qaeda gets its funds or how much money it  is raising, the vice chairman of the federal panel that probed  the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, said on Monday.
AUSTRALIANS have been warned to stay away from international hotels and other places in Indonesia, including Bali, after advice terrorists may be planning a bomb attack over Christmas, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel.
If this is Tuesday, this must be the Belgium courts A Brussels Court has ruled that Google must remove all articles from Belgian publishing group Copiepress from its Google News service because it is in breach of author's rights and Belgian databank regulations. If Google fails to abide by the court ruling, it faces a fine of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac1m per day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KABUL  - Hamid Karzai will seek to rebuild Afghanistan after his inauguration as the devastated country&#39;s first freely elected president by tackling the twin scourge of drugs and warlords, his spokesman said.
Having introduced a salad option only this past spring, Sonic Drive-In execs admit they're late to the healthy-fare party. Now, the chain--known for its carhops, milkshakes and tater tots--is trying to remain competitive with the likes of McDonald's and Burger King by launching a campaign targeting the people most likely to buy the new item: women.
Ronaldo scored two goals Sunday to help Real Madrid trounce lowly Albacete 6-1 and move into second place in the Spanish standings.
Another education and library board reveals it faces financial hardship because of a shortage of funding.
Belgium's second-largest airport, Charleroi, inaugurated a new terminal Saturday, which officials hope will eventually double the number of largely budget passengers flying through.
The employment debate in Belgium these days comes down to what's more important - work or sleep.
The United States and the European Union failed to reach a deal on the transfer of air passenger data, putting airlines at risk of huge fines or the loss of landing rights, the EU executive said Saturday.
Altri 27 sono stati trovati su imbarcazione a 9 km da costa
Hiram L. Fong, an immigrant's son who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday. He was 97.
Blog: Office furniture maker Herman Miller has come up with the C2, a personal climate control device for office workers.
Apple Computer has unveiled two new versions of its hugely successful iPod: the iPod Photo and the U2 iPod. Apple also has expanded
A-listers will be sporting some of Hollywood's hottest rocks at the Oscars. Thanks to some affordable alternatives, you don't have to drop six figures to look just as dazzling.
Lebanon's Hezbollah has appointed a successor to its senior guerrilla commander Imad Moughniyah who was assassinated in Syria this week, a Lebanese security source said on Friday.
Dwain Chambers wins the 60m title at the world indoor trials to guarantee a place in the Great Britain squad.
Large nostrils count more than a big nose when it come to smelling power, said German scientists on Wednesday after completing a three-year-long study aimed at treating smelling disorders.
Tools from Google Earth and Amazon.com are being applied by users to help in the effort to find missing aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett.
InfoWorld - Microsoft partners introduced to the company&#39;s software-plus-services strategy this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) applauded the plan, though they noted a few challenges as the company makes the transition from selling business software to offering more hosted and Web-based services.
London - Tony Purnell, the man who will act as team principal of the new Red Bull Racing team, described the energy drinks company&#39;s buy-out of Jaguar as &quot;terrific&quot; on Monday.
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By Anonymous  A revolution in high performance computing (HPC) for the masses: Microsoft's release last month of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is as significant as that.
U2, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Randy Newman and the O'Jays are among the nominees for the 2005 induction class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with President Fidel Castro and other Cuban leaders Wednesday as the countries worked on re-creating more modest versions of political and economic alliances that unraveled after the Soviet Union's collapse.
Just hours after President Vladimir Putin sent Gazprom shares soaring by indicating he backed ending the long-derided dual trading system for the gas giant&#39;s shares
Sleek new specs take playing games or watching movies the a whole new (possibly sickening) level. In Game|Life.
Killings of three Sunni leaders working with US forces may be a sign that the al-Qaeda leader's recent threats were not mere bluster
Al Summer Jamboree Festival la sua unica tappa italiana
India are closing in on a first-innings lead in the decisive second Test against South Africa in Kolkata. Replying to the visitors&#39; 305 all out, India reached 293 for five at tea on the third day, with VVS
A medical historian testifying in  the government's $280 billion tobacco industry trial conceded  on Monday that doubts about the link between smoking and cancer  persisted into the 1960s, but he stood by his description of  the industry as \
Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.
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Gaza City in darkness after Israel blocked fuel shipments to electricity plant
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Business & money: Wall Street threatened by crumbling housing market.
US and Iraqi leaders on Monday pledged to hold the Iraqi elections as scheduled amid continued violence in Iraq. &quot;I expressed my strong belief that Iraqi elections must
The U.S. military said on Thursday a second bomb in two days using chlorine gas may have been a copycat attack amid concerns insurgents are broadening their range of weaponry to include crude chemical bombs.
Snapshooters' favorite Canon Elph gets a new life on the market with sweeping discounts, including this deal of the day from Amazon.
CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Fisker Karma from the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
(CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize.
Britain said on Wednesday the award of a state honor to author Salman Rushdie was based on literary merit and was not meant to offend Muslims.
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President Bush, declaring victory in the 2004 election, sketched out a second-term agenda on Wednesday even supporters conceded would be tough to achieve
At BookExpo America, the publishing industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual convention, the battering ram of technology was back.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Sept. 7, 2004 - The director of the hurricane-ravaged Kennedy Space Center refused to speculate Tuesday whether the damage will thwart plans to resume shuttle flights next spring, but
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A suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber rammed a speeding gasoline truck into an Iraqi army checkpoint outside the capital on Saturday, killing at least 14 soldiers as militants hammered the country's shaky security forces.
A new ruling has given class action status to smokers who bought cigarettes marketed as lower risk for potentially large anti-tobacco lawsuit
The Oslo gallery appeals to those who stole Edvard Munch's The Scream not to destroy it.
Rob Allen has posted about two new translations of his Getting Started with the Zend Framework tutorial - into Russian and Polish.   A couple of new translations of my Zend Framework tutorial have crossed my desk in the last week. Kubek Bartosz has very kindly created a new up to date Polish version of my Zend Framework tutorial. Alex Musayev has created a Russian translation too.   Check out the list of translations for his tutorial including Brazilian, Spanish, Italian and French.
Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo  Inc agreed to a settlement worth $31.5 million to resolve  accusations that the companies promoted illegal Internet  gambling, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
South Carolina Coach Lou Holtz will retire at the end of the football season, opening the way for Steve Spurrier, the former Florida coach, to take the job.
Australia&#39;s Karrie Webb shot a terrific final round of seven-under 64, but it proved to be one shot too many as playing partner Christina Kim put together a 65 to win the LPGA Challenge event.
Wyoming Republicans have jumped to the head of the pack in the nominating process, moving their delegate-selection conventions to Jan. 5 before even Iowa or New Hampshire vote.
(AGI) - Cairo, 30 ago. - La Francia non cede al ricatto dei sequestratori dei due giornalisti rapiti in Iraq che chiedono la revoca dela legge che proibisce il velo islamico a scuola. &quot;La legge entrera&#39; in
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Friday filed suit against Universal Life Resources (ULR), charging the life and disability insurance broker with taking fraudulent kick-backs for steering business to certain insurers
Brian Jordan hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.
After a two-year investigation into the killings of up to 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, the Marine Corps has decided that none of the Marines involved in the incident will be charged with murder. Instead, two enlisted Marines and two Marine officers will face trial in coming months for the killings...
NEW YORK -- Shoppers headed to malls and stores to grab discounted coats, cashmere sweaters, and other items yesterday as merchants slashed prices even deeper in hopes of squeezing more sales out of what's winding up to be an unimpressive holiday season.
The White House Thursday called for fair elections in Ukraine and said it was sending the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee head as an observer.
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Jay Payton&#39;s three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds.
Lo spagnolo Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia) ha vinto il Gp di Malesia classe 125. Bautista ha preceduto il...
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A slowdown in the United States' housing market may have knocked as much as one percentage point off annual growth, but does not seem to have affected consumer demand much, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday.
Four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport were shut down for more than three hours Saturday after a passenger bypassed security at one terminal and two flashlight batteries exploded during screening at another, authorities said.
Robert Gamez, in the tournament on an exemption, struggled at times and still shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take the lead after three rounds of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
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Procter & Gamble Co made unsupported claims that one of its hand sanitizers could prevent colds among school children and fight microbes for up to three hours, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
A small Norwegian maker of Web  browsers, backed by an industry coalition, has filed the first  complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission since  the software giant lost a landmark antitrust case earlier this  year.
The race is on for the presidency of South Africa&#39;s ruling African National Congress after a party conference left the door open for incumbent Thabo Mbeki to contest a third five-year term.
Grammy-nominated singer Laura Branigan, best know for her 1982 hit &quot;Gloria,&quot; died in her sleep Thursday. The cause? A brain aneurysm.
A Colombian father whose soldier son has been held hostage for nearly a decade by guerrillas has begun hiking across the country in hopes he can help break a deadlock over freeing rebel kidnap victims.
NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.
France said on Sunday two French reporters held hostage with their Syrian driver in Iraq were still alive a few days ago.
Google&#39;s still-not-released-to-the-public free Gmail e-mail service adds POP3 support, letting users send and receive messages from Microsoft Outlook clients.
Russia. Scuola in ostaggio, i terroristi chiedono il ritiro dalla Cecenia. Putin attiva i servizi, il gran Mufti&#39; tratta. Il presidente russo Vladimir Putin \u00c3\u00a8 rientrato d&#39;urgenza dalla residenza estiva di
A suicide car bomber killed 13 people  in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad on Friday, a  government spokesman said, after a night of U.S. air strikes  around the rebel-held city of Falluja that killed scores.
Plus: Microsoft to release three versions of Xbox 2. [News.com Extra]
com. The American League Championship Series returns to Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees and Red Sox will play Game 6 at 8 pm ET tonight.
(InfoWorld) - High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the largest maker of handsets that use Microsoft software, has launched four new smart phones including one that's\u00c2\u00a0designed to rival the BlackBerry. The HTC S620, formerly code-named Excalibur, is a slender 12.8 millimeters (mm) thick and weighs 130g. It's designed to promote the push e-mail function of Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software and to compete with Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry device. The phone has a navigation bar below the screen which provides easy access to Outlook Mobile, Word Mobile, Powerpoint Mobile and a PDF viewer. It has a 2.4-inch color screen, a full QWERTY keypad and a host of wireless functions, including quad-band GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), WLAN (wireless-LAN) and Bluetooth. The S620 is due to be offered by phone operators throughout Europe in October, when prices will be announced. Some models will be customized for certain network operators. The other phones also run Windows Mobile 5.0, and all four of them come with a mobile version of Microsoft Office, which includes most of the Office applications except for Excel. All of the phones are being offered initially in Europe, with the U.S. and possibly Asia to follow. The HTC P3300 is a smart phone that combines the functions of a PDA (personal digital assistant) with a GPS (global positioning system) device. It marks the start of a new partnership for HTC, which teamed up with TomTom International BV, an Amsterdam-based maker of personal navigation products. The P3300 comes with TomTom's Navigator 6 software and a 2.8-inch color screen to view a set of preinstalled maps for Western Europe. The handset runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and other Microsoft applications. HTC and TomTom will probably work together on other devices in the future, they said. For users who want a 3G smart phone with high-speed Internet connectivity, HTC developed the P3600. The handset, which also uses Windows Mobile 5.0, features e-mail, calendar and word processing software. It also has a 2.0 megapixel camera and comes ready to run on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) networks. It's due to be available in Europe from September. The last of the new handsets, the HTC S310, is a small, candy-bar style quad band mobile phone designed primarily for messaging. It also runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 and will be available throughout Europe in September. HTC has already lined up some major European mobile phone operators to sell the devices. For example, T-Mobile International plans to launch a customized version of the HTC P3300 in several European markets, HTC said.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is launching a radio ad touting the strength of his opposition to gay marriage.
For Stephon Marbury, going into emotional hibernation after his father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death may have been the healthiest thing this individual could have done.
Il Boeing 777 della British proveniva da Pechino. Scotland Yard esclude l'attentato terroristicoI passeggeri evacuati attraverso gli scivoli di sicurezza. Tre feriti lievi                                          Incidente all'aeroporto di Heathrow Aereo manca la pista di atterraggio
NEW YORK  At least two people had winning tickets in Tuesday's $370 million Mega Millions lottery.
A boy recovers in hospital after suffering serious bite wounds when he was attacked by a Rottweiler dog.
The UN staff union met yesterday to discuss a no-confidence measure against senior management of the world body, which has been rocked by a series of scandals involving top officials.
L'australiano Troy Bayliss (Ducati) ha conquistato la superpole a Silverstone, dove domani si corre ...
A suicide bomber struck a busy commercial center in a major Shiite city south of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens as the streets were packed with shoppers and commuters, police and hospital officials said.
Sport: Dejected Scot says he has done all he can to be fit after injuring his right wrist six weeks ago.
WASHINGTON -- Many African countries have sharply reduced the deaths of young children in recent years, saving hundreds of thousands of lives, according to new data from 46 nations that contradict the perception that the world's poorest continent was making little gain against killer diseases.
Overworked PR team in critical condition Brocade is ending a big week overflowing with product announcements, stomps on is partners' toes and a healthy federal pay-off with something very small:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The government launches a 'matron's charter', based on the ideas of Florence Nightingale, to improve hospital cleanliness.
North Korea armed with nuclear weapons is still no match for the South, and Pyongyang knows better than to attack its neighbor because it cannot win, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was quoted as saying on Thursday.
South Korea, home to the world&#039;s  most sophisticated online games, is preparing an assault on  North America, Japan and Europe, setting the stage for an  international scrum in an industry poised to nearly triple in  value in the coming years.
The man behind a plan to take Premier League matches around the world insisted that he remained on track to turn his controversial proposals into reality.
It&#39;s going to be a rich morning for someone at the Skins Game. Adam Scott won $50,000 and two skins on the second hole yesterday, then
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday there will be enough flu vaccine available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
Black men in the United States are nearly seven times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than their white counterparts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released on Thursday.
The dollar was a touch weaker against the euro on Monday, still under pressure after the meeting in Berlin of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers
The Swiss parliament has endorsed closer ties between Switzerland and the European Union.
The world's top handset maker Nokia   NOK1V.HE and the largest video games publisher Electronic   Arts ERTS.O said on Tuesday EA will start to offer mobile   games to current and next generation Nokia phones.
Members of rival Christian orders trade blows at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.
In Afghanistan, one of the poorest countries in the world, extravagant weddings are a mainstay of modern life.
The horror prequel Exorcist: The Beginning grabbed possession of the top box-office spot with an estimated $18.1 million. The dude comedy Without a Paddle drifted in second with $13.
The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.
Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is a GTK desktop news aggregator for online news feeds and weblogs. The project focus is on simplicity and easy installation.   This is a bugfix release fixing broken functionality and crashes.
In its annual State of the World&#39;s Children report, UNICEF says half of the world&#39;s population of children suffer from poverty, violence or AIDS.
After nearly a year of testing the waters, including with joint ventures such as MySpace Mobile Alert service for Cingular customers last March, and April's Cingular-sponsored ringtone generation service for independent music artists, social networking giant MySpace has at last entered into a true mobile distribution partnership with Cingular Wireless.
Chelsea hit back at Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon's suggestion that the Blues are over-inflating transfer fees.
The death of an Iraqi hotel worker in the custody of British troops at a military base in Basra should be the subject to an official, independent investigation, the High Court ruled yesterday.
The Newcastle coach leaves a legacy designed for the ascent of Alan Shearer, writes Henry Winter. The madness of St James&#39; was yesterday permeated with sadness.
A politically conservative student armed with a video camera and a Web site is trying to force a Democratic congressional candidate out of his teaching job at Central Michigan University.
Merck & Company said it had signed a deal for an authorized generic form of its blockbuster osteoporosis drug Fosamax to become available in February.
David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach have officially parted ways. Their divorce was finalized Wednesday, Bach's attorney Bret Hunter said.
Many elderly people suffer cognitive decline for up to two years after having surgery that requires anesthesia. Fifty-nine percent
A Palestinian gunman shot dead an Israeli today as he worked on the barrier that the Jewish state is building inside the West Bank, military sources said.
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Failing students could repeat the last year of primary school, Tory leader David Cameron proposes.
Amy Winehouse, beset by allegations of substance abuse, entered a rehabilitation facility Thursday to battle drug addiction
Open Source Development Labs, a Beaverton, Ore.-based consortium devoted to improving Linux, has hired an attorney to handle intellectual-property matters and has opened a branch office in Beijing, the group said this week.
In NEW YORK story headlined, &quot;US stocks headed for weak open; oil data on tap&quot; please read in paragraph six &quot;...senior dealer at Binexx.
Henry Melton ran for two touchdowns, Colt McCoy passed for two more and No. 7 Texas emptied its bench and still piled up the points on Division I-AA Sam Houston State in a 56-3 win Saturday night.
Fair shares for all Acer's president has called for a fairer division of the spoils in the PC industry this morning, but stopped short of pointing the finger at any profit hoggers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Key EU interior ministers are to meet in Florence to discuss plans for migrant holding centres outside Europe.
short for &quot;Dual Screen&quot; \u00e2\u0080-* * 1/2 out of four, $150) was designed to bring innovation to the portable video game market, so far only developer Sega has completely caught on.
Authorities in southern Russia believe they have uncovered a criminal ring that has been smuggling camels from Kazakhstan, police said Thursday.
China is preparing for the take-off of its first Moon probe, weeks after rival Japan launched a lunar explorer.
By Joe Davidson, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 14--Just because you get the NFL Network doesn't mean you can watch tonight's 49ers-Seattle Seahawks game.
SDEROT, Sept 29: Palestinian militants eluding an army crackdown killed two Israeli children in a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday and Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in raids in the coastal strip and the West Bank.
A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.
Welcome to the laws of supply and demand, folks.
US rapper 50 Cent plays his first gig in Kosovo at an open-air stadium to a crowd of 25,000 people.
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US President George W Bush is set to discuss the Palestinian Territories in talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert.
Eleusis made a successful US debut by beating Literacy by 2 1/4 lengths in Aqueduct's feature yesterday, the Grade II, $150,000 Long Island Handicap for fillies and mares 3 and older.
The US Supreme Court will use cases from Texas and Kentucky to decide whether displaying the Ten Commandments on government property violates the constitutional ban on government endorsement of religion.
Keith Simmons came off the bench to score 22 points as Holy Cross edged Navy, 68-66, yesterday in Annapolis, Md.
A provincial governor said Tuesday that 45 people from his predominantly Shiite region have been kidnapped in a Sunni area of western Iraq while en route by bus out of the country.
Narrowly avoids arrest warrant WSA Battling supermodel Naomi Campbell narrowly avoided becoming the subject of an international dragnet yesterday after failing to show at a New York court on a charge of assaulting her housekeeper with a mobile phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. stock futures held steady early  Friday ahead of a key report on U.S. employment, with the  market taking a breather after two big rallies following the  reelection of President Bush.
By Mark CarreauReporters return to NASA's Johnson Space Center on Thursday with questions in the backs of their minds, if not on the tips of their tongues, about astronaut Lisa Nowak's allegedly criminal actions last week.
BANGALORE \u00e2\u0080\u0094Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is confident India will bounce back in the Test series against Australia as they did three years ago.
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The only Indonesian jailed for abuses during East Timor's violence-marred independence vote has been cleared on appeal in a move that has angered rights groups and embarrassed the Jakarta government.
Billy Ray Cyrus is crossing his fingers that his daughter, \
JEDDAH, 6 December 2004 - The current situation with Iraq has all the ingredients of a long-term liability to the balance sheet of America, which some day it might be a disaster to the state of world economy.
Jamie Burnett re-writes the record books by compiling the highest break in the history of professional snooker.
Presidente della Repubblica su nomina Fabiani in Cda Rai
For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus
WASHINGTON A US Food and Drug Administration official on Friday &quot;categorically&quot; rejected accusations that the agency had failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs, especially Merck&#39;s Vioxx painkiller.
Dutch intelligence officers raided the home of Kenneth Bigley's brother last night.
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A British court has ordered the release of files disclosing payments by a leading British arms company to the daughter of former Indonesian president Suharto, the Guardian newspaper reports.
The software company gets a stock boost from sacking its chief exec. Also: Microsoft continues to battle European courts. & hellip; University of Texas and Sun Microsystems come together to make a computer & hellip;. and more.
An usher handed me a black cap with half a plastic baseball affixed to the top.
Former deputy Deputy President Izzat al-Douri, America's most wanted Iraqi fugitive, tells TIME why the insurgents won't join the political process
The incumbent Afghan president HamidKarzai has taken lead in the presidential polls as he had secured 77 percent of the votes counted so far, a spokesman of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said Saturday.
LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully ruled out any negotiations with Chechen separatists following the deaths of more than 350 people in a hostage-taking crisis in southern Russia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.
WAIT a minute! Just because the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees does not mean the &quot;Curse of the Bambino&quot; has ended.
Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.
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A new book written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is said to have sections highly critical of Disney\u00c2\u0092s departing chief, Michael D. Eisner.
ST LOUIS, OCTOBER 28: The Boston Red Sox lifted a championship and buried a curse on Wednesday, turning fantasy into reality with a stirring World Series victory over the St Louis Cardinals.
Oracle announces 5,000 job losses - 9% of the workforce - following the completion of its takeover of Peoplesoft.
The head of the UN nuclear agency urges diplomacy as the primary means of tackling Iran's nuclear aims.
Omnicom Group OMC.N on Tuesday  reported a higher quarterly profit as the world's largest  advertising group added several high-profile accounts to its  roster and benefited from higher global ad spending.
PARIS, France -- French motorcycle rider Richard Sainct, who won the Paris-Dakar rally three times, has been killed in a crash in the Pharaohs Rally in Egypt.
One of the UK's rarest breeding ducks almost halves in the past decade, a new survey reveals.
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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech escaped serious injury and suffered just bruising to his hip when he limped out of the 1-0 win over Blackburn on Sunday.
A U.S.-funded study on an AIDS drug was so poorly conducted that it potentially put the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies in Uganda at risk, a government whistleblower said Tuesday.
Users will receive free warnings of worms and viruses targeting their chat client.
According to a Samsung representative, Samsung's new Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player will have onboard decoding for all high resolution audio formats, including DTS-HD Master Audio.
Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. plan to hold shareholders votes on their merger to create the world&#39;s fifth-biggest brewer on Jan. 19 and hired Bank of Montreal&#39;s securities arm to persuade investors to cast ballots.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The most intense action last night occurred in the corridor between the locker rooms when a fight erupted between the teams after the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Celtics, 95-88, in an exhibition game at Value City Arena.
New observations portray black holes as Jekyll and Hyde characters. They can be creators as well as destroyers.
Two months before her assassination, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto sent an e-mail to her U.S. adviser saying that if she were killed, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf would bear some of the blame.
China, where strict family planning  rules allow couples normally to have just one child, has broken  up a baby-trafficking ring, arrested 40 people and rescued 44  infants, state media reported on Thursday.
Business software maker Oracle  Corp. ORCL.O on Wednesday said it has taken control of rival  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O now that about 75 percent of its  rival's shareholders have tendered their shares.
Two foreign gunmen, who hijacked a Greek  bus with 26 passengers on Wednesday, have demanded a $1 million  ransom and a plane out of the country.
Pakistan&#39;s security forces have shot dead an al-Qaeda militant accused of an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and involvement in the killing of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
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Forensic analysis of the bodies of 31 militants who died in the Beslan school attack last month has determined that all of them were dependent on drugs, a senior regional prosecutor said.
The United States has decided to remove North Korea from a list of terrorism-sponsoring states and lift sanctions against it, a spokesman for North Korea's Foreign Ministry said Monday. A State Department spokeswoman said she did not have confirmation of the report, carried by the North's official news agency.
The World Trade Organization gave final approval on Friday to the European Union, Japan and others to hit the United States with an initial $150 million in trade sanctions
The world's biggest mobile handset  maker, Nokia , repeated on Monday it expects the  cellphone market to grow overall by up to 10 percent in 2007.
Radiohead are forced to abandon an intimate gig at an east London record shop after nearly 1,500 fans turn up.
Fossilised remains found in southern China may hold the answer to a question that has long stumped palaeontologists: Just what is the purpose of the long neck on a group of predatory reptiles that roamed the earth millions of years ago?
Linebacker Lofa Tatupu believed in his ability to play big-time football when few others did.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire's Democratic primary Tuesday night in a startling upset, defeating Sen. Barack Obama and resurrecting her bid for the White House. Sen. John McCain powered past his Republican rivals and back into contention for the GOP nomination.
Yasser Arafat lay in critical condition  in a French hospital on Saturday and militants pressed  Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie to give them decision-  making powers in a temporary unified leadership if he dies.
For the past 18 months, Oracle has been locked in a battle to acquire rival PeopleSoft involving courtroom drama, poison pills, personal enmity and, recently, the departure of PeopleSoft&#39;s CEO Craig Conway.
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Payrolls shrank in August for the first time in four years, the Labor Department reported on Friday, prompting calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before credit market turmoil drags the economy into recession.
Vice President Dick Cheney held three hours of talks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Saturday as the Americans step up diplomatic efforts to halt Iraq's descent into chaos.
Investors sent stocks markedly lower yesterday as oil prices reached $53 a barrel during the trading session and new questions were raised about the safety of arthritis drugs, putting pressure on pharmaceutical shares.
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Beppe Materazzi, tecnico del Bari sogna domani lo sgambetto clamoroso ala Juve. \
Yash Raj Films\u00c2\u0092 KABUL EXPRESS has been invited to be a part of Africa\u00c2\u0092s most prestigious film festival -- the Casablanca Film Festival.
NEW YORK Time Warner, the largest US media company and owner of America Online, said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit fell 7.8 percent as it set aside money to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government inquiry into its accounting
Animated cartoon Shark Tale stays afloat at the top of the UK and Ireland box office in its second week.
Il Dow Jones e il Nasdaq perdono oltre il 4%
Talks between a Nigerian rebel warlord and the government will resume on Thursday to address rebel demands for autonomy in the oil-producing Niger Delta following a truce agreed a day earlier, the rebel leader said.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked U.N. compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including three U.S...
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As he headed by car to JFK airport Saturday evening to fly to Lausanne, Switzerland, to defend his Olympic all-around championship before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, gymnast Paul Hamm was calm and collected.
An experimental Procter & Gamble  antiarrhythmia drug significantly reduced the number of painful  and unpleasant shocks to patients with implanted defibrillators  in a late-stage clinical trial.
OLDER, wiser and without the bubble perm, Bryan Robson returned to West Bromwich Albion as the new manager yesterday, some 23 years after incurring the wrath of supporters when he left to join Manchester United.
Nel 2004 consolidati ricavi per 146,6 milioni
The dollar slipped on Wednesday as  traders sought neutral ground ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs  report after the currency this week won back almost a quarter  of the losses it had sustained against the euro in 2004.
Manuel Fernandes, centrocampista del Valencia, ha passato la notte in carcere. Il giocatore &egrave;...
The company is doing a little better in some ways -- but better enough to save the board?
At least 232 civilians have been  killed while working on U.S.-funded contracts in Iraq and the  death toll is rising rapidly, according to a U.S. government  audit released Sunday.
Legendary explorer Robert Ballard was nervous this summer as he prepared to return to the Titanic for the first time since he discovered the famous shipwreck nearly two decades ago.

The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning. Economists are looking for an increase of 0.1 percent, following a 0.3 percent hike in June.
Harris Mansell scored 15 points \u00e2\u0080\u0094 including the go-ahead basket in the final minute \u00e2\u0080\u0094 to give Rider a 61-57 victory at Rutgers on Friday night.
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By NO BYLINE  A CITY charity is holding a fundraising day to generate much- needed funds.   Pass IT On, which revamps old computers to give to disabled and elderly groups, is holding a jumble sale of computers and accessories   at 14 Wardie Avenue on Saturday, from 10pm-4pm.
Nortel Networks Corp. investors predicted Tuesday the telecom equipment giant will again slash jobs when it reports long-overdue results this week, and shrugged off news of another criminal probe into its high-profile accounting woes.
Following consultation with senior security officials Thursday afternoon, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz decided to widen the IDF&#39;s operation in the northern Gaza Strip in response the increasing attacks generating from the area.
Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson have begun casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a scion of the upper class, contrasting him with their more humble roots in hopes of undermining the richest candidate in a well-off group.
Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere le partite della 38a e ultima giornata del campionato di ser...
Five EU countries sign a deal to link their power grids and make it easier to trade electricity across borders.
WASHINGTON -- The Department of Energy has missed all 34 deadlines set by Congress for requiring energy efficiency standards on everything from home appliances to power transformers, auditors said yesterday.
Slain right wing politician Pim Fortuyn has been voted the greatest Dutchman of all time by television viewers in the Netherlands.
A video of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight was posted this week on YouTube.
Asian stocks were mostly higher on  Monday, led by electronics and telecoms firms, while oil  extended gains and the dollar edged up ahead of an expected  U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate rise on Tuesday.
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Shares of Allied Waste Industries Inc. opened lower Tuesday following another pullback in earnings expectations. The Scottsdale-based waste hauler Tuesday cut its 2004 earnings forecast for the second time
Television and radio stations in Israel cut away from their midday programming. News Web sites were updated faster than even the nimblest of fingers could press &quot;refresh.
The new European Commissionpresident, Jos Manuel Barroso,has stressed the role of IT in making the 25-nation European Union more economically competitive.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni calls a week-long truce with Lord's Resistance Army rebels.
OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government will not force civic officials to perform gay marriages if doing so is against their religious beliefs, Justice Minister Irwin Cotler said Tuesday.
In one of the stranger acts of globalism, the Chinese are writing Italian operas. Xiao Bai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFarewell My Concubine\u00e2\u0080\u009d from the China National Opera House is touring the United States and came semistaged to Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday night.
Toxic chemicals spewed from Russian rocket launches in Kazakhstan are responsible for higher illness levels among children living in polluted villages nearby, according to a report published in a British science journal.
News of a private gay party in Thane being raided by police has sent shock waves in filmdom. Actors like Celina Jaitley, Manoj Bajpai and Lillete Dubey feel laws pertaining to homosexuality should be revised.
China will step up controls on investment in power plants, despite electricity shortages, to help ease pressure on coal supplies, state media reported Monday.
A man-sized talking rabbit appeared on television in Gaza on Friday to denounce Danish newspapers over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that offended Muslims.
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Al Qaeda&#39;s second-in-command, Ayman  al-Zawahri, on Tuesday threatened more attacks on Britain, two  weeks after failed bombings in London and Glasgow.
Nice guys can finish first. This year's Super Bowl proves it.
For the second straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers might go into their opener without one of their key defensive players.
An open-source application for Mac OS X encodes music using just about any audio file format imaginable. In Monkey Bites.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was wrapping up a visit to a political science class at the University of Virginia Monday when she received an unexpected send-off: a spontaneous chorus of the school's fight song.
President George W. Bush (news - web sites) issues a statement about the Asian tsunami from his ranch near Crawford, Texas December 29, 2004.
Arsenal heads to Europe&#39;s northernmost Champions League venue Wednesday hoping to close in on a spot in the knockout stages of the competition with a win at Rosenborg.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc&#39;s  Japanese  unit, Seiyu Ltd (8268.T), boosted its annual loss forecast by  76 percent due to a charge to cut about 7 percent of its work  force as it battles sluggish sales.
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Afghan police say they have arrested three men over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi aid worker.
AT least four people were killed and 30 more were wounded last night by a suicide bomber in an open-air market in the heart of Tel Aviv, the first such attack by Palestinian militants in Israel in more than two months.
Granted, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth presents gorgeous graphics and interesting matchups between Tolkien's characters. But there isn't much strategy involved in this strategy game. Game review by Lore Sj\u00c3\u00b6berg.
Toshiba, Dell, IBM. Who's next? Dell is increasing the number of Sony-made batteries it is recalling from 4.1 million to 4.2 million, the company said today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp  posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in quarterly operating profit after tumbling flash memory chip prices ate into margins.
NYSE Euronext launched on Thursday an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of pan-European bourse operator Euronext  after the U.S. securities regulators approved its translatlantic merger.
African leaders have expressed their sadness at the death of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. South Africa&#39;s President Thabo Mbeki said Mr Arafat&#39;s life was defined by unflinching sacrifice for his cause.
The dollar rose in Asia after China gave the Group of Seven no timetable to move to a flexible exchange rate, resisting a US government effort to stop Asian nations weakening their currencies.
Australia&#39;s commodity exports are expected to soar to a record 96 billion Australian dollars (US$67 billion) in the current financial year, a national forecaster said in a report Monday.
Londra, 17 set. (Adnkronos) - Ha solo 16 anni ma e&#39; stato condannato all&#39;ergastolo dal tribunale di Londra per tentato omicidio. Protagonista della vicenda giudiziaria, Elias Cecchetti, un italiano che lo
A Bosnian Serb war-crimes suspect accused of genocide in the 1995 massacre of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys surrendered Saturday, the government said.
AUSTIN, Texas Sept. 16, 2004 - A former Texas Air National Guard official who served at the same time as President Bush says he believes the bigger story about gaps in Bush&#39;s service is being overlooked
North Korea on Thursday publicly acknowledged for the first time that it had tested missiles and vowed to continue launching them, threatening to &quot;take stronger physical actions&quot; against opponents of the tests.
Mobile phone sales were up 26 percent in the third quarter, with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) solidifying its position as the leading manufacturer, while Samsung leapfrogged past Motorola (NYSE: MOT) for second in the global rankings.
For Democrats, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s an easy target. But for Republicans, addressing his departure is tricky political terrain. A rundown of how the 2008 field handled the attorney general\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resignation.
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An advisory panel of experts recommended unanimously yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration reject a new weight-loss drug after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal behavior.
LOS ANGELES (Back Stage) - It's been apparent for some time  that Kevin Bacon can do it all.
Rock singer Melissa Etheridge, who  revealed earlier this month that she was battling breast  cancer, says she is recovering at home from two recent  surgeries and plans to undergo chemotherapy.
Justin Gatlin kept braving the North Carolina cold to keep practicing, keep working, keep chasing Olympic gold. He finally caught it Sunday night, outrunning the fastest field in Olympic history to become the youngest 100-meter champion in 36 years.
Israel blocked Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from returning to Gaza on Thursday after a visit abroad to prevent him bringing in money donated by Iran.
ROMA - E&#39; tutt&#39;altro che finita l&#39;ondata di maltempo che ha investito la Sardegna, provocando due morti e diversi sfollati: tra stanotte e domani, gli esperti del Dipartimento della Protezione Civile prevedono una &#39;&#39;ripresa&#39;&#39; delle piogge, &#39;&#39;con la stessa
Broadcaster BSkyB warned today of a possible pounds 20m hit to profits if a row with Virgin Media leads to its basic channels being pulled from the cable network.
Deutsche Boerse has made a \u00c2\u00a31.3 billion ($2.49 billion) approach for the London Stock Exchange, and the LSE&#39;s rejection of it on Monday left observers doubting a much better offer would emerge.
The European commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, today urged Ankara to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; - including the recognition of Cyprus - to convince sceptics Turkey is ready to become a candidate for EU membership.
Jim Edmonds thumped a two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the host St Louis Cardinals a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros Wednesday, forcing a seventh and deciding game in the National League Championship Series.
LONDON, England -- Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric and former manager Harry Redknapp have called a clear-the-air news conference at the Premiership club on Tuesday.
Avram Grant insisted he was prepared to get nasty in order to keep Chelsea in the English Premier League title race.
A senior police officer says he fears for his son's safety because of the problem of knife-carrying in Scotland.
It features a drag-and-drop interface that the company hopes non-technical users will find simple and intuitive as they manipulate content syndication feeds to combine data in new and useful ways.
Germany's producer price inflation has risen by its lowest annual rate in just over two years, official figures shows.
By Anick Jesdanun  Operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the new feature has drawn complaints from thousands of its users and even threats of a boycott.
International Monetary Fund policymakers are expected Sunday to back a sweeping reform movement at the 61-year-old institution, giving emerging market nations a stronger voice and expanding the scope of its operations.
Alba Scuotto knew she wasn't supposed to go out alone at night. But desperately hungry and miserably poor, the young Italian woman decided she had no choice but to brave the threats that might lurk in the ...
TOKYO -- Toyota said Monday it sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the July-September quarter, fewer than General Motors' tally, as its U.S. rival regained the lead in the race to be the world's top automaker.
A young woman accused of posing as a Stanford University student for eight months also fooled Santa Clara University's Army ROTC, which provided her with equipment and included her in classes, a newspaper reported.
Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is confident Robbie Savage will not be hauled before any Football Association disciplinary panel following an \u00c2\u00b4elbow\u00c2\u00b4 incident with Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman.
BRUSSELS -- Coca-Cola agreed Tuesday to dramatically change the way it sells soft drinks in Europe, ending a five-year investigation into allegations that Coke abused its power to keep rivals out of the market.
Two Americans were among at least 10 foreigners caught by Kenyan police at the Somali border after allegedly fighting with Somalia's ousted Islamic movement, an official said Friday.
Russian troops stormed a school in the country&#39;s south, after hostages started fleeing the building where armed terrorists had been holding as many as 1,500 people captive for two days in Beslan, North Ossetia.
_ In the city where Laci Peterson and her husband once planned to raise a family, residents cheered, clapped and honked their car horns as they got word of Scott Peterson&#39;s murder conviction Friday.
More than 100 people were injuredwhen a high-speed passenger train overturned in southern Queensland early Tuesday. The train was traveling from Brisbane, capital of Queensland
US Treasuries rallied early Monday, compressing yields to their lowest levels in nearly seven months, as record high crude oil prices pressured equities and threatened to be a drag on world economic growth.
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video tape aired on Wednesday that Palestinian elections would not free Palestinian land and would deal a blow to holy war against Israeli occupation.
Wall Street hotshots are lining up for the second biggest bonus windfall in history despite a big slip in the industry&#39;s profits that stunted job growth.
JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman went on trial on Monday for kidnapping two black men murdered in Mississippi in 1964 in a case that highlights white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.
web sites) went from being the just-defeated vice presidential nominee to the most famous &quot;breast cancer husband&quot; in the nation.
Iraq's powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, called on Friday for curbs on U.S.-backed neighborhood patrol units, which are mainly Sunni, saying weapons should only be in the hands of the government.
Flight restrictions imposed around Manhattan after New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle crashed his single-engine plane into an apartment tower will be made permanent
The company's revenue and earnings are just two reasons to like this stock.
The plan was simple: Invite families feuding over problems between their fifth-grade sons to counseling sessions. But that went awry when the two families ran into each other in the parking lot, and yet another fight broke out \u00c2\u0097 this time between adults.
Arsenal return to winning ways with a  win over Aston Villa.
London, 7 September 2004. Tiger Telematics (Nasdaq TGTL) subsidiary of Gizmondo Europe Ltd.
The Russian Duma (parliament) approved the Kyoto global warming treaty on Friday, prompting congratulations from environmentalists who blast the United States for not following suit.
A building collapses just 100 yards from New Scotland Yard in central London.
Nine months of chaos and casualties in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's capture have taken a heavy toll on American opinion of President Bush's decision to go to war. Last December, when Saddam was caught, public support for Bush was 2-to-1 in favor. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.
South Africa&#39;s Justice Ministry will on Monday begin studying a request from Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher, who has been charged in Cape Town with bankrolling an alleged coup plot to topple the government in Malabo.
After two years as the face of the antiwar movement, she has announced she's ending her public protests. A photographic look back at the antiwar mom's two years in the spotlight
Yusuf Islam, the former pop singer known as Cat Stevens, was deported from the United States yesterday after immigration officials said he was on a terrorism list.
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San Francisco officials pondered  on Thursday whether to stop keeping elephants in the city's zoo  as activists pushed for a ban amid concerns about their  conditions in captivity.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - Buoyed by the strong market for steel, AK Steel Corp. on Tuesday said it swung to a profit in the third quarter compared with a big loss a year ago when energy and raw materials prices were high.
Sen. Larry E. Craig yesterday launched a campaign to save his political career, dismaying fellow Republicans with his determination to stay in the Senate if he successfully overturns his guilty plea, made after he was arrested in a sex sting in an airport men's room.
Spanish police have defused a small bomb in the southern city of Almeria, possibly planted by the Basque separatist group ETA and set to explode on Monday, Spain&#39;s Constitution Day, officials said.
_ Tiny worms are taking the place of laboratory rats and mice for a Duke University scientist studying the effect of chemicals on the body.
Veterans' hospitals, pediatricians,  nursing homes and the U.S. military head the list of those  getting flu vaccine first this year under a plan to make up for  the loss of half the country's supply, officials said on  Tuesday.
While candidates stump in Iowa, voters already have opened the 2008 presidential race by casting absentee ballots in nearly a dozen other states.
Wave it around or put it on a desk, the choice is yours With a rather ostentatious claim that \
Brian Tallet and two relievers combined on a two-hitter in place of injured starter Ted Lilly, and Lyle Overbay homered and drove in five runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 8-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday.
Anibal S\u00c3\u00a1nchez is the last person the Boston Red Sox wanted to pitch a no-hitter, since they traded S\u00c3\u00a1nchez to the Marlins last November.
ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires that have killed 61 people in Greece raged for a fourth day on Monday, with at least 89 blazes still burning across the country as strong winds fanned flames and hampered fire-fighting efforts.
Sony Corp. slashed the planned price of its delay-hit PlayStation 3 by one-fifth in Japan, preparing for a fierce fight against cheaper games consoles from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
AOL on Wednesday plans to launch a new version of its software that lets users access their e-mail, instant messaging, search and media on the same screen.
Denzel Washington is donating $1 million to Wiley College to re-establish its debate team.
Forest Resources Management Corp. (PINKSHEETS: FTRM) announced today that it had begun trading under its new symbol FTRM.  Chaim Justman, President of Forest Resources, states, \
Princess Diana dismissed talk that she planned to wed Dodi Fayed days before the couple's fatal car crash, saying she wanted marriage \
President Vladimir Putin may become the next chairman of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom when he steps down following a presidential election in March, Vedomosti business daily reported on Friday.
A fresh attempt to abolish the blasphemy law is expected as the Criminal Justice Bill returns to the Commons.
ADELPHI, Md. - It will take three to five years before Iraq's government is stable enough to operate on its own, according to the former commander of US forces in the Middle East, who said the surge of American forces has not solved the country's broader problems.
WASHINGTON: Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped rally the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s police force and citizens following the September 11 terror attacks, is President George W Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pick to run the Homeland Security Department.
CEO Steve Jobs uses his Macworld keynote speech to introduce an ultraportable notebook, a movie rental service, and a bevy of new features for its iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.
Johnny Depp&#039;s boozy, woozy buccaneer Jack Sparrow has plundered the box office, with &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man&#039;s Chest&quot; taking in a record &#36;132 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The European Defence Agency has been further consolidated following its first annual work programme, with agreement also reached on the creation of EU &#39;battle groups&#39;.
Found in the search marketing forums: Flash and SEO; Can You Make a Living Selling Advertising?; The Giant How to Make Money with AdSense Thread; and more.
Dolly the sheep, the first cloned mammal, makes her debut. Compiled by Tony Long.
Imagine standing under the spray of a garden hose with your arms over your head and cold water running down your armpits. And you are hanging a couple thousand feet in the air and, while you
Billerica's furious comeback attempt fell short as Jerry Freed intercepted three passes to lead Marshfield to a 27-15 win last night.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
The Federal Trade Commission said the integration of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which it opposed on competitive grounds, was not complete and there was still time to stop it.
The White House Visitor Center was evacuated this morning after an accidental ammonia spill sickened some members of a tour group and briefly put chemical specialists on alert, officials said.
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John Chambers, chief executive of  Cisco Systems Inc  said on Monday the network equipment  maker would not change its business plans even if the U.S.  economy is hit by a recession, as it is focused on long-term  strategy.
A list of tech-industry questions that might get answers this year.
Cesare Battisti, l\u00e2\u0080\u0099italiano ex militante dei Proletari armati per il comunismo, rifugiato in Francia perch\u00c3\u00a9 colpito da mandato di cattura in Italia, non si \u00c3\u00a8 presentato ieri al controllo nella Prefettura di Parigi.
Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz was arrested yesterday on charges of driving under the influence and killing another driver after his vehicle crashed into hers.
The Blacksmith Institute, a New York-based environment group, makes its annual pick of  the most contaminated cities
Michael Jackson said in a television interview scheduled to air Saturday that many of the news reports about him are \
US military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive
Producer Richard B. Lewis' Southpaw Entertainment -- which is prepping for the release of Michael Clancy's \
MAS-HA, West Bank -- From the Zeituna Restaurant to the Basel Furniture store, business once thrived along the road that runs through this Palestinian village, conducted in a language no longer spoken here.
Richie Bon Jovi lead guitarist Richie Sambora enters a treatment facility in Los Angeles.
The funeral of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan, is due to take place on the same day he was due to return home.
Qwest Communications International  Inc. Q.N on Tuesday reported a smaller quarterly loss as it  reduced costs through job cuts and lower network expenses.
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PALM HARBOR - Jonathan Byrd was taken aside by his coach and his caddie at the 84 Lumber Classic in September, and told he needed to work on his demeanor.
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Beyonce tore a leg muscle rehearsing dance moves with Destiny's Child and her injury could delay some of the group's plan, a record company spokeswoman said Wednesday.
NAIROBI, Jan. 18 -- Three days of opposition protests ended violently Friday with hundreds of police officers shooting wildly at protesters in Nairobi's largest slum and clashes just a few miles from one of Kenya's most famous safari playgrounds. At least 11 people were killed.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first lunar spacecraft, SMART-1, has successfully cruised into orbit around the Moon. It entered orbit late on Monday, while making its closest approach so far - passing about 5000 kilometres above the lunar surface.
Crude oil futures were little changed after falling yesterday for the seventh day in eight as Iraqi exports rose and Russia said it would increase output this year.
Vice President Dick Cheney visited Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday to discuss with officials there a planned spring offensive against the Taliban after the most violent year since the hard-line group was ousted in 2001.
NEW YORK  - In a mouse model of breast cancer, the COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib (Celebrex) prevents chronic morphine-induced effects on tumor growth without compromising pain relief, scientists report.
Lost their hearts to a starship trooper/the ultimate in high fashion A former Nasa flight surgeon who lost his astronaut wife in the Columbia space shuttle disaster has teamed up with a self-described \
Israeli forces pressed ahead yesterday with one of the biggest offensives in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting, killing 10 Palestinians in dawn-to-dusk gunbattles and airstrikes, according to officials from both sides.
Aides to the country&#39;s most powerful Shiite leader said they had reached a tentative agreement Thursday to end the three-week siege in this holy Shiite city, following a day
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring several people, police said.
LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 (Reuters Life!) - It's not all fun and  violence in video games, according to makers of a new genre of  games which claim to boost players' mental health and  self-esteem.
Newcastle United cruised into the Group Stage of the Uefa Cup with a resounding 5-1 victory over Hapoel Bnei Sachnin. A hat-trick for Alan Shearer and a brace for Patrick Kluivert ensured the Magpies won 7-1 on aggregate.
Oil prices slid to fresh six-month lows   on Wednesday on rising winter fuel stocks and waning concern   over Iran, but the world's largest exporter Saudi Arabia   signaled the market may have fallen enough.
Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.
Da valutare posizioni dei medici ospedale e di famiglia
The weather can be helpful, or harmful, or sometimes both concurrently.
Blog: Federal scientists using Google earth to map smoke form big wild fires.
What is risibly termed the adult-entertainment industry has come to permeate many aspects of the culture.
Shane Doan scored 34 seconds into the third period to break a 2-2 tie and give Canada a 3-2 win over Finland in the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey on Tuesday.
U.S.-based babyfood company Gerber is recalling around half a million packs of organic rice and oatmeal cereal because of a risk babies might choke on the product, a spokesman said on Monday.
A therapist helps to rebuild functions (and families) shattered by brain trauma.
But the overall file size for spam is decreasing, according to the security vendor's latest report.
Medicare, the U.S. insurance program for elderly and disabled Americans, should lump the price of anemia drugs with overall payments for kidney dialysis services to improve efficiency and contain costs, according to a government report released on Tuesday.
NEW YORK - A man has sued the maker of the health drink Boost Plus, claiming the vitamin-enriched beverage gave him an erection that would not subside and caused him to be hospitalized.
America&#39;s children are fat and getting fatter, and parents, schools, the government, advertisers and the food industry all need to make changes to battle the problem, a panel of experts said on Thursday.
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Tickets to your favorite bowl game are readily available, for a price.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Irish rock band U2 has revealed the  names of six of the 11 tracks, including first single  \
L'arbitro Massimo De Santis &egrave; appena arrivato nella sede della Figc in via Allegri dove sar&a...
Live game commentary of the United States\u00e2\u0080\u0099 final group game at the Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup in China with a place in the quarterfinals on the line.
McLaren's Fernando Alonso records the fastest laps in each of the practice sessions for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
Almost one-fifth of the Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed two years ago as part of an official review said they had been pressured to recommend approval of a new drug despite
Juan Jose Haedo of Argentina emerged from a big sprinting pack to claim Stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California by more than two bikes lengths Monday.
The diocese of Los Angeles agrees to pay $60m to settle dozens of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.
Vienna - Equipped with black-market blueprints of a nuclear bomb and some weapons-grade uranium, Iran is defying the United Nations by secretly continuing supposedly suspended activities as it presses ahead with plans to have atomic arms by next year, an
(InfoWorld) - As Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s five-year-long development effort slouches toward completion, details began to emerge last week that showed the company is (finally) gearing up to release Windows Vista after the new year, as promised. Pricing information popped up on a Canadian Web site, and Amazon.com told visitors that the new OS would be going out on Jan. 30, only to replace that date with a squishier \u00e2\u0080\u009cEarly 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Finally, by the time you read this, Microsoft has promised to release the penultimate test version of its Vista operating system, dubbed \u00e2\u0080\u009cRelease Candidate 1\u00e2\u0080\u009d to an army of testers around the world. Are anticipatory chills running down your spine? They shouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be. Because a Release Candidate must be stable enough to allow corporate buyers to evaluate the product for deployment, Microsoft will have done quite a bit of work to RC1 over Vista\u00e2\u0080\u0099s previous beta incarnations; so get set for a number of improvements. On the other hand, because of this concentration on stability, don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t look for any noteworthy new features. Here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what Vista RC1 will likely have to offer: Installation: A late beta release dubbed \u00e2\u0080\u009cPre RC1\u00e2\u0080\u009d received kudos from more than one online reviewer for the improvements in this area, and rumors out of Microsoft say RC1 is the first version of Vista (or any Windows version) that has seamlessly installed on a variety of new notebooks and desktops \u00e2\u0080\u0094 no muss, no fuss, and with full detection of PC Card and USB peripherals. Graphical interface: Aero has reportedly given Microsoft quite a few Advil moments, and even Beta 2 users were reporting intermittent difficulties. Look for this to be smoothed out in anything that receives RC status. That doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t mean, however, that you should try to run it on your anemic graphics subsystem from 2003. Microsoft recommends at least 32-bit-per-pixel graphics capability. To you and me that means that for really smooth Aero-nautics, you should have a DirectX 9-capable 3-D accelerator card with 128MB of dedicated video RAM. If your test box lacks this video muscle, RC1 will support a non-Aero interface for weaker or older PCs. Audio: Microsoft has been having trouble with audio in even its most recent Vista Beta release. Toolsmixer controls are intermittently absent, and audio playback is often interrupted or missing. This should be solved in an RC1 release. If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re a systems or network administrator, RC1 won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be much different from Beta 2. The new release will ship with Internet Explorer RC1 installed, but even that has few differences from IE7 Beta 2. There will be a new, easier-to-use integrated backup tool, but it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s of little interest to corporate users who\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll most likely be using a centralized third-party app or Windows Shadow Copy. The pricing and availability info \u00e2\u0080\u0094 coupled with the OS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slow march toward \u00e2\u0080\u009cgold,\u00e2\u0080\u009d aka a finished version of Windows Vista ready for manufacturing \u00e2\u0080\u0094 shows that Microsoft is serious about meeting its ship date. However, the key criterion for Vista RC1 will be stability. If it installs smoothly, runs smoothly, and gives us the full Vista experience that Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been promising, consider it a success. If not, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s back to the drawing board.
At first, you might mistake Nintendo&#39;s new DS handheld game device for a high-end organizer or an ultralight laptop. But the expression on the face of whoever&#39;s using it ought to give the secret
The winner of Ukraine's presidential election ordered his supporters Friday to raze the tent camp in Kiev that had become a dramatic symbol of his victory over a Kremlin-backed opponent, saying conditions had become unsanitary.
At least 15 people died and hundreds on a religious pilgrimage were missing after an overcrowded bridge collapsed in western Nepal on Tuesday, police and officials said.
Grillo informatore, Consorte e Sacchetti 'pattisti occulti'
South Korea launched a special  investigation into Samsung Group  on Thursday on  suspicions the country's largest conglomerate bribed public  officials to squash investigations into its management  practices.
MONTREAL (CP) - Josh Beckett scattered four hits over seven solid innings and Miguel Cabrera homered Monday as the Florida Marlins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Montreal Expos.
Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in southern Japan on Sunday
Poorly planned coastal development compounded the impact of Asia's tsunami and rebuilding efforts should use natural protection provided by reefs and forests, conservation group WWF said Monday.
Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders is fired Saturday and replaced by vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale.
British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has said that it had agreed to buy antibody therapy developer Domantis for 230 million pounds (339 million euros, 451 million dollars) in cash.
 films at Sundance
Four people were yesterday pulled alive from the rubble of a building that was engulfed by a landslide in the Philippines 11 days ago.
Authorities in three states are investigating hundreds more cases of food poisoning in the northeastern United States, and federal investigators said yesterday that their prime suspect, green onions, may not have caused the outbreak.
I.B.M. is buying Solid Information Technology, a maker of high-performance databases and a close partner of I.B.M. rival MySQL.
After spending almost three years in a Saudi Arabian prison and another eight months in British courts, Canadian William Sampson has won the right to sue his Saudi captors.
Newmont Mining Corp. NEM.N said on  Wednesday its gold operations in Indonesia had released  mercury, but the toxic emissions were not at levels harmful to  people or the environment.
AUGUST 20, 2004  - As the debate about adding a national intelligence director proceeds, two government reports are shedding new light on an existing dilemma: If DHS CIO Steven Cooper can&#39;t wrestle the agency&#39;s sprawling bureaucracy into ...
The United Nations said it will send troops to separate warring Congo army factions, warning the UN force will repulse any attempt to cross the new buffer zone.
Qatar will pay the salaries of 40,000 Palestinian education workers for several months, says the Palestinian PM.
ROMA - La Sauber cambia fornitore di pneumatici: dall&#39;anno prossimo montera&#39; gomme Michelin. Pierre Dupasquier, direttore esecutivo del settore Sport della Michelin, ha spiegato: &quot;La nostra tecnologia nel
After three years of dating, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and actress Bridget Moynahan are free to play the field again. The celebrity couple have broken up, a publicist for Moynahan confirmed Friday.
Iranian and European Union officials have reached a &quot;preliminary agreement&quot; on easing alarm over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme following crucial negotiations in Paris, a top Iranian official said.
Allstate Corp. ALL.N, the No. 2 U.S.  home and auto insurer, warned on Wednesday its third-quarter  profits would fall well short of expectations due to more than  $1 billion in hurricane-related payouts.
The UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says it has frozen almost half its technical aid projects involving Iran.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops went on the offensive from the gates of Baghdad to the Syrian border Tuesday, pounding Sunni insurgent positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harboring extremists...
Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in  Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost trade with the  world's fastest-growing major economy.
ISTANBUL, Turkey Turkish authorities say a grenade might have caused last night&#39;s explosion that injured at least 13 people attending a pop concert.
MUNICH, Germany : Surging oil prices are weighing on business sentiment in Germany, the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy, a new poll showed.
BEIJING, Aug.21(Xinhuanet) -- A top European Union economic official says he expects economic recovery to continue in the Euro zone despite soaring oil prices.
INDIANAPOLIS---State Health Commissioner Greg Wilson, MD today issued a proclamation about the influenza vaccine shortage. The Commissioner&#39;s proclamation emphasizes the recommendations for influenza vaccination
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush intends to veto defense authorization legislation over a provision that would \
Hot off the successful debut of the trailer for the next Star Wars film, LucasArts sends word that the trailer for its forthcoming Episode III videogame is going live this evening.
Pro-Erex. Big Daddy. Suregasm. There is little doubt what these supplements are promising, but the evidence that they actually can enhance a man's sexual performance falls short, a consumer group said Wednesday.
Gli svizzeri Bruno Risi e Franco Marvulli hanno vinto in Olanda la Sei Giorni di Maastricht. La copp...
Europe and the United States reached an 11th-hour compromise late last night at the UN climate change conference in Buenos Aires. The two sides were locked in disagreement on future efforts to reduce harmful
One in five student borrowers passes up a less expensive federal student loan in favor of private lenders, according to a recent study.
CNET is reporting that US District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco has denied a request by the Antitrust Division of the federal Department of Justice to issue an injunction against Oracle&#39;s hostile acquisition of business software maker PeopleSoft
NEW YORK  - Just over 1 percent of eleven-year-olds admit to using drugs to boost their athletic performance, a new study from France shows. Furthermore, four years later, 3 percent said they had used doping agents at least once during the previous month.
The banking giant said it was scaling back its investment banking operations and shedding an additional 650 jobs.
Our position is: Expansion of government control isn&#39;t the answer to US health-care problems. Soaring health care costs are taking an ever-larger share out of employee paychecks and eating into employer profits.
BOLTON Wanderers have played down rumours that they were considering dismissing El-Hadji Diouf after the striker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest public disgrace.
QANDIL MOUNTAIN, Iraq  - On the way to the Qandil mountains, a potential flashpoint for yet another Middle East war, Kurdish officials give blunt assessments of the limits of their sovereignty and power to curb anti-Turkish guerrillas.
In the four years since Dontrelle Willis burst into the greater baseball consciousness, the Marlins\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bf 25-year-old pitcher with an infectious smile has become the team\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bfs leader and elder statesmen.
By Charles Rabin, The Miami Herald  Feb. 15--A significantly watered-down version of a proposed ordinance to strip Miami-Dade Police of powers to investigate corruption at County Hall passed a key committee Thursday after being endorsed by the mayor and police director.
A European Union court rules on Monday  whether Microsoft abused its near-monopoly on computer  operating systems to push out rivals, in a protracted case that  has major implications on the EU's power to enforce antitrust  policy.
The market for archiving software grew by 13% between the third quarter of 2006 and the same period in 2007.
I think I've mentioned this before but on Saturday Feb 12th I'll be talking  about the Jakarta FeedParser at CodeCon  in San Francisco.  I published an outline  of the talk on the FeedParser wiki.  I'm hoping to have a 0.5 release done before then and havepotentially another suprise in the works.
The woman who claimed the gold all of Canada thought would be Perdita Felicien&#39;s said the hurdler might not have been wearing gold even if she hadn&#39;t fallen.
The 2004 Masters Cup semi-finalists have been determined: Andy Roddick will meet Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday while Marat Safin will be matched against the world&#39;s number player currently, Roger Federer.
A businessman and wrestling booster who has sponsored Olympic and school-age athletes is under investigation by state and federal authorities examining the distribution of steroids and human growth hormone.
La Francia ha vinto la staffetta 4x6 km di Hochfilzen, in Austria, valida per la Coppa del Mondo fem...
Spain boss Luis Aragones lands in trouble  after alleged racist remarks about Thierry Henry.
Toshiba has filed patent infringement lawsuits in Japan and the US against South Korea&#39;s Hynix Semiconductor. The suits allege that Hynix violated Toshiba&#39;s patents covering NAND-type flash memory chips.
The miniature people found to have lived on an Indonesian island until 13,000 years ago have shaken up views of the human past.
Ultimi a tornare sui banchi gli studenti siciliani, il 18
Malvertisement break Unscrupulous affiliates are using malware to advertise security software from legitimate firms. The practice is the brainchild of people who make a commission for every sale they generate - and not security vendors themselves. The practice raises serious concerns about the integrity and policing of affiliate programs from big names in security including Symantec and Check Point.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A British lawmaker is gathering support for his call to ban the towering bearskin hats worn for almost 200 years by the red-coated soldiers who guard the country&#039;s royal palaces.
A group based in Tupelo is one of two organizations calling for a boycott of some Procter &amp; Gamble products because of the company&#39;s stand on a political issue in its home town, Cincinnati.
Power-generator Mirant Corp. disclosed Thursday that it is looking for a new chief executive officer. Searching for new leadership is a typical step for a company in bankruptcy, Mirant spokesman
DUBAI - Osama bin Laden&#39;s top lieutenant warned Americans Monday that they must change their policies toward Muslims or face continued fighting from al-Qaeda.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. XMSR.O chief executive officer Hugh Panero on Wednesday said he expected satellite radio and cellphone services to converge within the next five years.
A CAR bomb exploded outside an Iraqi police station in western Baghdad last night and US troops battled insurgents west of the capital as a new wave of violence across Iraq&#39;s Sunni Muslim heartland killed at least 29 people.
Toscana, presidi a Piaggio di Pontedera e Nuovo Pignone
Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.
BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Palestinian suicide bombers  killed at least 15 people in simultaneous attacks on two  Israeli buses on Tuesday, breaking a long lull in such violence  and potentially disrupting an Israeli plan to pull out of Gaza.
Produzione 2007: 9,51 mln veicoli, contro 9,259 concorrente
Saboteurs have blown up a junction where multiple oil pipelines cross the Tigris River in northern Iraq. The blast has caused a fire that could take three days to extinguish.
Google and Microsoft separately plan to introduce on Thursday enhanced information sharing services for Internet users. Microsoft plans for the first time to offer a
EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.
A former US ambassador to the UN says President Bush's moves to clear Afghanistan's poppy fields have failed.
China will loom large over an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile, with the United States hoping that Beijing will loosen a fixed yuan-dollar link and cool, but not freeze, its red-hot economy.
A Japanese research team has found \
Who do you think is more disappointed by the departure of Sir Bobby of Robson? Do you think it will be the News of the World or Barclaycard?
Animal welfare and farming groups criticise Tesco for cutting the cost of intensively-reared chickens to \u00c2\u00a31.99.
The penalty phase of the Scott Peterson trial was postponed Monday following an unsuccessful attempt by the defense to change the jury or move the proceedings.
Si tratta della societa' di gestione dello scalo di Firenze
Six U.S. soldiers were killed north of Baghdad on Monday in one of the worst ground attacks in months on U.S. forces in Iraq and three more died in a separate incident also outside the capital, the military said on Tuesday.
Declaring war on the \
U.S. consumers' mood unexpectedly brightened a bit in January but failed to silence the drumbeat of talk about a possible economic downturn.
A powerful aftershock rattled Central California yesterday, two days after a magnitude-6.0 quake struck one of the state&#39;s most seismically active areas.
E6 pitched as PDA-like music phone Motorola will ship its latest ROKR music phone later this month, the company announced this week. It entirely failed to mention Apple's iTunes, the software the original ROKR was launched to support, pushing instead the handset's PDA-like styling and functionality.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two months after marrying money manager Todd Meister in a surprise ceremony in Las Vegas, hotel heiress Nicky Hilton says she wants the marriage annulled. The couple reportedly split some weeks ago but remain friends. Hilton, 21, lives in LA while Meis...
Redmond-based Microsoft Corp. filed three lawsuits against alleged spammers in US District Court in Seattle Oct. 27, claiming the defendants &quot;spoofed&quot; its Web site, as well as the Web domains of America Online, EarthLink Inc.
Motorsport.com. The Jenson Button/BAR/Williams saga is still rolling on and Williams has now lodged its contract with Button with the Contract Recognition Board (CRB) in regard to the 2005 season and beyond.
A lawyer for the tobacco industry  told a federal court on Wednesday that cigarette companies have  never engaged in a conspiracy to mislead the public about the  dangers of smoking.
Did you know that the Earth is constantly humming ie it produces a low frequency noise which can be picked up in the 2 to 7 mHz (millihertz) range, a range far below the one human ears can detect and scientist have now found that it is the energy produced
By MIKE SCHNEIDER   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and its Russian counterpart worked on two minor problems Monday before starting the countdown clock for Thursday night's launch of space shuttle Discovery on a mission to rewire the international space station.
Singer and actor Robert Goulet is heavily sedated and breathing through a respirator in a Los Angeles hospital while he awaits a lung transplant, his wife Vera told The Associated Press on Tuesday. \
rebels struggle to make headway in talks aiming to ease the conflict in the Darfur region. sanctions on Sudan, by saying Moscow opposed sanctions.
Blog: Despite quitting the application, the NOD32 process and service continue chugging along.
The United States sees potentially  escalating trade friction with China next year as Beijing is  stepping up restrictions on foreign investment and recent U.S.  Congressional elections create uncertainty, a U.S. trade  official said on Friday.
VIENNA, Austria -- Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein&#39;s efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the UN nuclear agency confirmed Monday.
A visit with Tucker Carlson as he waltzes, tangos and does the funky chicken with a Russian dance instructor in preparation for appearing on the hit TV show \u00c2\u0093Dancing With the Stars.\u00c2\u0092\u00c2\u0092
Due esplosioni tra i suoi sostenitori a Karachi
CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- David Carr will play if he's healthy. He just may not start.
A UN peacekeeper and a Haitian policeman were injured Saturday in a clash with loyalists of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince.
Madagascar's Marc Ravalomanana is re-elected as president of the Indian Ocean island country.
Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is undergoing a \
The first witness in the first Enron criminal trial testified this morning she believed those higher up than both she and the Enron accountant now on trial were in on an effort to hide illicit
It&#39;s &quot;A Dirty Shame&quot; and somebody had to make it. And that someone pretty much had to be John Waters, the writer-director of &quot;Pink Flamingos,&quot; &quot;Serial Mom&quot; and &quot;Hairspray.
Is the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmidlife crisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d the newest excuse for poor behavior?
Contro il taglio dei trasferimenti erariali
For those sinking in a flood of unpaid loans, don&#39;t lose hope. Many people have gone before you and made it out. Simply put, there are debt-defying actions you can take.
In one of college football&#39;s most important games of the year, delayed four nights because of Hurricane Frances, the fifth-ranked Miami Hurricanes will meet the fourth-ranked Florida
The FCC's online spectrum auction opened this morning with more than 1,800 bids made in the first round at prices ranging from $500 to more than $1 billion for various airwave licenses.
Cazenove is getting serious over its  courtship by at least two U.S. investment banks, and the  180-year old UK brokerage could tie the knot with a suitor in a  matter of weeks, sources close to the situation said on Monday.
TechWeb - Long-term and low-intensity radio frequency exposure from mobile devices considered dangerous to pregnant women and kids.
SEATTLE - For Microsoft Corp. shareholders, the holidays will likely come early this year in the form of a one-time $3 dividend that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s part of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan to return some of its $64.
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has said elections will take place in January as scheduled, despite continuing violence in the country.
The television unit of Japan&#39;s Sony Corp. and a division of China Film Group on Wednesday unveiled a joint venture to make Chinese-language TV shows under a new Chinese law that allows such co-ventures.
In terms of space travel, one chapter opened and another closed in America on Monday. On the same day in which the future showed a glimpse of itself when a privately built rocket ship broke through Earth&#39;s
Scontri a villa Soru, 7 arresti Salpano nuove navi-spazzatura                                                                                  Notte di guerriglia davanti alla villa del governatore sardo Renato Soru accusato di aver accettato la spazzatura della Campania. Cariche, lacrimogeni, 8 agenti feriti
An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has urged militants to prepare for a  lengthy holy war against U.S.-led forces in Iraq, saying  victory could take months and years.
Jerry Seely left the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison on Wednesday with an eight-hour pass, essentially a test drive for the battery-powered device that was implanted in his chest
DreamWorks, which created box office smash Shrek, raises $812m from its flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.
LSU brought Tulane's 14-game span away from New Orleans to a merciless and painful end. Early Doucet caught two touchdown passes and ran for a third score as the No. 10 Tigers jumped out to a large early lead in a 49-7 victory over Tulane on Saturday night.
Republican lawmakers, liberal Christians and evangelical talk shows all criticized the government for creating a list of acceptable religious books.
The U.S. Army on Tuesday awarded  General Dynamics Corp. GD.N the lead role in developing a new  warfighter communications system, with Lockheed Martin Corp.  LMT.N. to get an equal share of the work, which GD said was  worth $7 billion through 2018.
Statistics on court appeals are released after the intervention of Scotland's information commissioner.
WASHINGTON - Many school districts are struggling to let students transfer from poorly performing schools to better ones, as required under federal law, a study finds.
Israeli leader Ariel Sharon rejected calls from within his mutinous cabinet on Wednesday for a referendum on leaving Gaza after winning parliament's support to uproot settlements from land claimed by Palestinians.
The brother of an Italian-based Iraqi businessman who had been held hostage in Iraq for more than a month said he had learnt from Italy's foreign ministry that he had been murdered.
Cessione per ottemperare a condizioni Antitrust
The nicotine in cigarettes is habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the government's &#36;280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
Vice President Dick Cheney, brandishing Osama bin Laden's latest videotape as a campaign weapon, accused Democrat John Kerry on Sunday of using an opinion poll to craft his public response to the al Qaeda leader's election message.
Names Helio Castroneves had a great restart with two laps to go after a lengthy caution and held off IndyCar Series champion Tony Kanaan to win the season finale Chevy 500 yesterday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. While Castroneves got to climb the fence to celebrate his first victory this year, Kanaan capped off a season in which ...
The Guinness Book of World Records has ruled that a church steeple in Germany, not the famous leaning tower of Pisa, is the most tilted tower in the world.
China is to launch its first private airline, named Okay Airways, state media reports.
Presentata la nuova collezione a Palazzo Reale a Milano
Liberal critics periodically complain that federally funded \
A body found in Iraq first thought to be that of 24-year-old Japanese hostage Shosei Koda is now likely to be someone else, according to Japanese officials.
Republican Mike Huckabee on Friday defended his previous remark that Mitt Romney didn't reach \
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, June 5 -- The Lebanese army has told the government that it has set no deadline for decisive action to end a nearly three-week-old campaign against al-Qaeda-styled militants taking cover in a Palestinian refugee camp, officials said Tuesday.
Carlos Beltr\u00c3\u00a1n, Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Reyes and David Wright were voted to start in the All-Star Game, and Billy Wagner was added to the N.L. roster by manager Tony La Russa.
Also: Google Shared Stuff plays well with others. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
We didn't mean to do it Microsoft has pulled a patent application for \
WASHINGTON - About two-thirds of Food and Drug Administration scientists are less than fully confident in the agency&#39;s monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now being sold, according to an FDA internal survey.
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT  - Iraq's cabinet on Monday endorsed a draft oil law crucial to regulating how wealth from the country's vast oil reserves will be shared by its ethnic and sectarian groups, a move hailed as a major political milestone.
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The chipmaker's forum for developers gets under way Tuesday, with talk of new tech from CEO Paul Otellini.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its powerful eye thundered past just offshore.    Ivan has killed at least 60 people in its path of destruction across the Caribbean and was headed next for western Cuba, where it was expected to hit Monday...
A militant group in Iraq has posted a video that shows what it says is an American helicopter being shot down.
InfoWorld - With much of the growth in the mobile phone market expected to come from emerging markets, Texas Instruments&#160;(TI) has stepped up development of advanced processors designed for low-cost handsets.
French President Jacques Chirac begins a two-day visit to Britain for an annual Anglo-French summit with the issue of Iraq still hanging over relations between the two European powers.
KUALA LUMPUR: If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re still undecided on that long-contemplated iPod purchase, Apple Malaysia is hoping that its latest iterations - the iPod Photo and iPod U2 Special Edition \u00e2\u0080-ill help you make up your mind.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis returned safely to its Florida home on Thursday,   capping a successful mission to resume International Space   Station construction 3-1/2 years after the 2003 Columbia   disaster.
The Bush administration said Tuesday it intends to buy 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine from a plant in Germany to ease this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shortage.
Why is the government paying for our consumer electronics? A contrary opinion on the voucher program for mandatory analog TV conversion. In Gadget Lab.
Previsto aumento pensioni minime e aiuti a famiglie povere
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- US consumer prices declined marginally in July, posting the first fall since last November, the Labor Department said in a report released Tuesday.
Crude oil futures shot past $90 a barrel, adding to concerns as the latest indicators on new home sales and manufactured goods continued to point to a weakening U.S. economy.
Steve Jobs, Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive, said the iPhone would become available to British consumers in November in an exclusive arrangement with O2.
Softbank Corp., Dentsu Inc. and Nippon Meat Packers Inc. will be added to the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, according to the provider of the 55-year-old benchmark.
Nearly a dozen detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp contend they were wrongly imprisoned after repeated abuse by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan, including beatings with chains, electric shock and sodomy, their lawyer said Monday.
South African captain Graeme Smith said the visitors, who scored 227 for five on the opening day of the second cricket Test in Kolkata, were aiming at a first innings total of 400-450 to put pressure on India.
The EU expressed concern on Sunday at  breaches of a cease-fire in Darfur and urged the Sudan  government to unilaterally sign protocols on allowing aid  access in the region, despite the refusal so far of rebels to  do so.
The Amsterdam apartment where Anne Frank began her diary before going into hiding from the Nazis will become a writers' residence, 60 years after she died in a concentration camp.
E' Andrei Kirilenko il miglior giocatore europeo del 2007, riconoscimento annuale assegnato da Fiba ...
Children at risk of sex offending need more help in a bid to reverse the rising number of sex crimes committed by youngsters, experts say.
The SAS Institute has updated its products for data mining and forecasting.The releases represent a greater leap in functionality over other recent revisions, according to Mary Grace Crissey, a product marketing manager for SAS. The earlier versions were &quot;much more GUI-driven,&quot; she said.Enterprise Miner 5.3 features 15 new analytical tools and additional algorithms, the company said. An accompanying Text Miner product can analyze unstructured data, such as blogs or customer feedback forms.Forecast Server 2.1, another updated product, includes improved filtering, more than a dozen additional project management macros, and scalability improvements for working with large data sets.One satisfied customer is Tim Rey, manager of the data-mining and modeling group at Dow Chemical. He said that the firm took &quot;a considerable amount of time to study both Enterprise Miner and Forecast Server before we purchased.... The products are well-designed, supporting many robust methods that are enabled by easy-to-use interfaces and supported by functional graphics.&quot;Rey&#39;s company has not yet deployed the newest versions, but it has &quot;reviewed what was coming and thinks they are welcome additions,&quot; he said.Dow is using Forecast Server to build forecasting models for a variety of scenarios, such as demand and raw materials costs. The firm is using Enterprise Miner in a number of areas, including finance, fraud, engineering, research and development, supply chain, and human resources, he said.Rey noted that &quot;in both products, you have to have your data in SAS format prior to using them.&quot;To that end, Enterprise Miner 5.3 includes a new wizard designed to make it easier for users to push their data into SAS&#39; software, Crissey said. Longtime SAS customers tend to keep preformatted data sets at the ready, she said.Enterprise Miner licensing starts at $120,000, with the Text Miner add-on costing an additional $80,000. There is a desktop version of the product that costs $40,000, plus $20,000 for the text-mining option. Enterprise Forecaster pricing begins at roughly $150,000. SAS charges annual renewal fees that are a percentage of the initial cost, according to a company spokesman.
While most people have heard of Michael Moore's \
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Aug 17 - Professor Raj Reddy, an Indian researcher in artificial intelligence and a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Has designed a wirelessly networked personal computer worth just 250 US dollars intended for the four billion people around the ...
A few highly preliminary observations about the recent turmoil in the financial markets.
Brian Binnie (top left in image), grabbed previous Pilot&#39;s Mike Melvill&#39;s torch and flew the second leg of the X Prize competition in Burt Rutan&#39;s SpaceShipOne.
Malaysia's drive to woo investment is losing traction, as efforts to get rid of red tape and inept bureaucrats falter, threatening to put it further behind neighboring Singapore.
CONWAY, Ark. - A farmer who dumped three tons of manure on the route of a gay pride parade to protest the event was found guilty Thursday of misdemeanor harassment...
Microsoft and a group of recording labels are in discussion about how the next generation of the Windows Operating System, codenamed Longhorn, will support Copy Protected CDs.
THE body of slain Australian policeman Adam Dunning will be flown back to his hometown of Canberra today following a memorial service at the headquarters of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).
Microsoft Corp. is formally launching its new Internet search engine, several months after it debuted in test form.
By TED ANCHER ANGLER: Jay Guidaboni, 39, Plymouth. OCCUPATION: Sales representative for Sherwin-Williams Paint Company.
From an announcement on the main PHP.net website today, the official call for papers for this year's DC PHP Conference 2007 has been announced.   Join us at the 2nd Annual DC PHP Conference. Technology experts are invited to participate in the East Coast's premiere forum for PHP's vast number of users. Present your technical concepts, cutting edge applications, or business applications for an opportunity to showcase your ideas in the PHP community.   The abstracts for your talk need to be submitted on or before July 22nd to be considered for inclusion in the conference. Those to be included in the schedule for this year's conference will be notified by August 15th, 2007.
NOVEMBER 12, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. yesterday said it is investigating claims that several new vulnerabilities have been found in Windows XP Service Pack 2 by security firm Finjan Software Inc.
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Outsourcing of American jobs to Asia has become a hot-button issue in the presidential election with White House aspirant Senator John Kerry promising the most sweeping reform of international tax law in four decades to halt the trend.
A young man dies after being found unconscious at a concert in Canada by rock group Smashing Pumpkins.
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Former U.S. president Bill Clinton was made an honorary chief in Papua New Guinea on Sunday after signing an agreement to help combat HIV-AIDS in the South Pacific island nation.
PISCATAWAY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Riding an eight-game win streak in Big East Conference games, No. 13 West Virginia needed a fourth-quarter push from quarterback Rasheed Marshall to extend it to nine.
UW-Madison students studying abroad this year in Thailand and India appear to be safe, although the scope of Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tidal waves in southern Asia made for some tense moments for friends and faculty advisers in Madison.
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E' stato effettuato a Nyon il sorteggio degli otto gironi della seconda fase di Coppa Uefa. Il Paler...
A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.
Someday, after the NHL lockout ends, there will be stories to tell about how this hockey hiatus changed the direction of people's careers. Because things will never be the same.
Here&#39;s a suggestion that could save you $800 to $1,500: If you&#39;ve been planning to treat yourself to a full-body CT scan for your health&#39;s sake, don&#39;t.
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In return for access to American technology, India must now open its nuclear program to international inspection.
Certain genes are known to promote cancer, and one such &quot;oncogene&quot; called MYC is commonly activated in liver tumors. Researchers in California have now shown, in
Vice president Dick Cheney didn&#39;t look so hot physically tonight, but he hung in throughout the entire debate with Democratic challenger John Edwards.
Crude futures prices fell sharply Wednesday, falling below $54 a barrel, as traders shelved concerns about tight winter-fuel supplies and focused on government data showing faster-than-expected growth in US oil inventories.
Members of pop band The Drifters were  said to be lucky to be alive after being involved in a serious  night-time car crash on the way back from a concert near  Sheffield on Monday.
Mahmoud Abbas is a confident man, certain of a landslide victory on January 9 in the Palestinian Authority&#39;s presidential elections.
Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc.  posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher revenue.
WASHINGTON -- In a telecast to the Arab world, Secretary of State Colin Powell called yesterday for an end to the intifadah, the four-year violent Palestinian uprising against Israel.
In Rome&#39;s empty stadium -- closed on UEFA orders following crowd trouble earlier in the competition -- goals from Ronaldo after nine minutes, a 61st minute Luis Figo penalty when Ronaldo was tripped and Figo&#39;s second after 82 minutes gave Real the win
ACE Ltd. has fired two employees and suspended three others over their alleged involvement in the contingent commissions scandal that is being investigated by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2004. Allawi announced that he had authorized US-led troops for an assault on Fallujah, and also announced a
Two economists argue that economic reporters slant the news unequivocally in favor of the Democrats.
Germany wants to be the first country in the EU to ratify the bloc's new constitution - and that probably means without a referendum.
One of the last best hopes for securing a solution to the current crisis on the Korean Peninsula is being killed by US politicking and EU penny- pinching.
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Saturday&#39;s Conference USA game between No. 24 Louisville and Tulane has been postponed due to the possible threat of Hurricane Ivan.
Il portiere colombiano Oscar Cordoba, ex Perugia, ha annunciato il proprio ritiro. Ha chiuso la carr...
Military strikes against Iran could prompt it to rapidly pursue nuclear weapons, a UK think tank says.
Libyan judges are to rule on Bulgarian medics facing the death penalty over infecting children with HIV.
Australians voted on Saturday in an  election which offered the choice between a conservative  government that unreservedly backs the United States and its  Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
The relatives of some victims of the Kursk submarine tragedy take their case to the European court of Human Rights.
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Gunmen have invaded an oilfield control station operated by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria's Bayelsa state and are holding several soldiers and oil workers hostage, security and industry sources said on Friday.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets rallied in morning trading on Monday after Tokyo&#39;s main equity index hit a fresh seven-year high following a positive end to last week in the United States.
Chile's former President Augusto Pinochet is charged with murder and kidnapping, but his house arrest is lifted.
China GrenTech will supply wireless networking equipment to China Mobile, the largest mobile phone operator, for the 2008 Olympics.
A suicide bomber blew himself up near an Israeli army jeep outside the West Bank town of Qalqilya, injuring three soldiers early Tuesday, Israel Radio reported.
U.S. beer maker Coors Brewing Co, a unit of Molson Coors Brewing Co , has created a new subsidiary to develop high-end beers, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
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Federal and local prosecutors are considering a plea deal that would mean life in prison for a man accused of kidnapping two boys and sexually abusing one of them, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBeaufort\u00e2\u0080\u009d may be, strictly speaking, a war movie, but for long stretches it feels more like science fiction.
Senegalese international Papa Boupa Diop scored on a 30-yard shot with two minutes remaining, earning Fulham a 1-1 tie Monday with Manchester United that kept the Red Devils&#39; from gaining ground in the Premier League title race.
Cedric Vasseur became the first French rider to win this year at the Tour de France, and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark kept the overall lead in the 10th stage yesterday.
Thousands of Ecuadorean villagers have fled their homes on the slopes of the Tungurahua volcano since it began erupting lava and toxic gases, authorities said Saturday.
Mobile network operator T-Mobile sheds light on three new Windows Mobile powered devices, including the SDA and SDA Music smartphones and the MDA Compact communicator.
Mark Halperin scores it a win for Obama, a loss for Richardson and one giant step for user-generated content
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People at average risk for colon cancer shouldn't take aspirin or painkillers like ibuprofen to try to prevent the disease, a federal task force advises, because of the risk of bleeding and other potential health problems. The recommendation for the first time by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force includes those with a family history of colorectal cancer.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, in a  statement issued on Friday, claimed responsibility for the  Beslan school siege in which more than 320 hostages were  killed, half of them children, according to a Chechen rebel Web  site.
President George W. Bush announced that 60,000 to 70,000 US troops would be brought home from bases in Europe and Asia over the next decade as part of a major defence reorganisation.
LOS ANGELES Sept. 19, 2004 - &quot;The Sopranos&quot; became the first cable show to win the Emmy for best drama series Sunday and fellow HBO entry &quot;Angels in America&quot; received a record 11 awards as Fox&#39;s surprise
Norwich City moved off the bottom of the Premiership table but are still searching for that elusive first win after drawing 1-1 at Manchester City.
Japan on Tuesday hanged a man convicted  of stabbing to death eight elementary school children in a  rampage that shocked the nation and severely shook its sense of  security, media said.
The two rivals for the US presidency immediately hit the campaign trail, after  their second TV debate.
President Bush\u00c2\u0092s national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether Iraq\u00c2\u0092s prime minister can control sectarian violence and recommended new steps to strengthen his position.
US investment bank Morgan Stanley (MWD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on sharply lower bond trading revenue
As incomes rise and cheap cars proliferate, Indians are developing a new affection for the automobile.
Hannah Mollie Stimell, a 13-month-old girl, endured an arduous and complex treatment that her parents and doctors hoped would cure her of a fatal genetic disease.
In a worst-case scenario quietly presented last month by a joint CIA-FBI agency that analyzes intelligence, al Qaeda would use weapons of mass destruction to launch multiple simultaneous attacks on the United States and overwhelm the U.S. government.
Investor's Business Daily - Slot machines are evolving to suit a new generation of gamblers. The new machines, targeted at gamblers under the age of 40 who grew up playing video games, require greater hand-eye coordination, with some models featuring joysticks in the works. Slot makers say younger gamblers also like clusters of machines linked together to allow for communal games. One manufacturer has teamed up with video game maker Atari to create a Pong-style machine and other skill-based slots.
Johnson County consumers were more confident in October than last month and October 2003, County Economic Research Institute Inc. said.
Will a new law send a surge through energy-related companies?
Kevin Hart, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive lineman, offered a broad apology saying the lie was largely wishful thinking.
Israeli forces closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas suicide bombers blew up two buses next to each other in the southern city of Beersheba, killing 16 passengers.
The d\u00c3\u00a9j\u00c3\u00a0 vu was inescapable, but there Terry Francona went anyway, making the same exact move that got the last Red Sox manager fired, leaving Pedro Martinez in the game one inning too long ... against the Yankees ... again.
For the first time in Bear Stearns' history, an investment banker will be running the show. As soon as Tuesday, Bear Stearns is expected to announce that Alan Schwartz, president of the securities firm, will succeed James Cayne as its chief executive. When it does, it will usher in a new era for Bear, which his [...].
The pound continued to be supported by mounting expectations that the Bank of England will not raise interest rates any time soon, in light of stronger than expected fourth quarter GDP growth, a seemingly steadier housing market and emerging pipeline price pressures.
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is in a hospital recovering from a minor stroke, a day before court is to rule on a human rights case against him.
Classic reggae album covers, published over a 40-year span by U.K.-based Trojan Records make a colorful display in this gallery of hit titles in Europe, Jamaica and North America.
By Karen Garloch, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 12--Expanding its ever-growing reach into Carolinas counties outside Mecklenburg, Carolinas HealthCare System announced today it plans to build a new $100 million hospital in Lincolnton.
An Irish woman convicted of murdering her millionaire boyfriend returns to court in Las Vegas.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 -- The money spent on one day of the Iraq war could buy homes for almost 6,500 families or health care for 423,529 children, or could outfit 1.27 million homes with renewable electricity, according to the American Friends Service Committee, which displayed those statistics on la...
Louisiana State University's Tigers roared to a 38-24 victory over top-ranked Ohio State University to claim the U.S. college football championship on Monday.
The \u00e2\u0080\u0098Derby of Italy\u00e2\u0080\u0099 is back on Sunday night as Inter host arch-rivals Juventus in a do-or-die encounter for the Nerazzurri. Inter-Juventus is never an ordinary match, even when both teams are not fighting for any major honours.
Hardbeatnews.com, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 4: Ricardo Mayorga\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boost before Saturday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fight that he would send Felix Trinidad home to Puerto Rico on a stretcher, proved to be nothing but idle talk.
Emerging economic expansion in Latin America fuels continued growth.
Curt Schilling allowed four hits over  seven innings and Mark Bellhorn smacked a three-run homer to  lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees  Tuesday, tying the American League Championship Series at three  games apiece.
Griffin Technology has released the Evolve Wireless Sound System for Apple's iPod.
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Though it is early, the B.C.S. revisions have not quite worked out as planned. Southern California and Miami were ranked as the top two teams.
British actress Imelda Staunton wins best actress for the gritty Vera Drake at the European Film Awards.
Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday said its third-quarter earnings fell, reflecting damage caused by the broad sell-off in mortgage and corporate loan markets this summer, though revenue rose on strong investment banking and stock trading.
Congress will vote as early as February on a free trade agreement with Bahrain and stands ready to consider agreements with other countries in the Middle East, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday.
Finnair swung into a second-quarter profit on growing sales as demand on its routes--especially to Asia--continued to grow, the company said Tuesday.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Spacewalking astronauts  coaxed a balky solar wing panel on the International Space  Station into its storage box on Monday, capping a tedious but  ultimately successful mission by the shuttle Discovery crew.
Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal corruption charges that will almost certainly send him to jail for accepting perks from state contractors.
A sailor is reported to have been killed when a ship with an eleven-member crew, including a Russian citizen, sank in the North Atlantic off the Faeroe Islands on Monday.
Tiger Woods is skipping the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, saying he wants the longest break of his career to spend time with his new daughter.
By Joe Grundle  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled two public hearings in late March on proposed air-quality regulations for some lands on the Forest County Potawatomi Community reservation.  One hearing will be begin at 6 p.m.
Da stasera su Studio Universal il concorso ideato da Matt Damon e Ben Affleck. Un milione di dollari per un'opera prima
The British grand prix may, after all, be on next year&#39;s calendar after a dramatic development yesterday as nine of the 10 formula one teams agreed to cost-cutting measures that could allow the race to take place on July 3.
A couple of Rolling Stones had a few words of counsel for today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug-prone young musicians, Reuters reported.
Tim Henman blasted the Davis Cup rule book as Great Britain today had to face up to another failure to reach the World Group. Henman and Greg Rusedski slumped to a 3-2 defeat by Austria over two days in Portschach
The Foreign Office said it was checking reports on Friday that five Europeans kidnapped in a remote part of Ethiopia have been found safe and well in neighbouring Eritrea.
Deuce McAllister said that he had a magnetic resonance imaging exam on Tuesday that confirmed he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 31-14 loss to the Titans.
WASHINGTONJohn Kerry seized the offensive yesterday, fighting back against what his campaign calls a &quot;smear attack&quot; on his Vietnam record and pointing the finger of blame directly at President George W. Bush.
A provocative study asks whether religion is a product of evol ution. Inside a quest for the roots of faith
Thailand's junta is forging ahead with a purge of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government, detaining or sacking key aides and stepping up a probe into corruption allegations against his family.
The conflagration that is Southern California is overwhelming wireless phone networks, and residents are turning to text messaging, blogs, and Web 2.0 sites such as YouTube, Flickr, and Twitter to keep each other abreast of the latest developments.
Millions of tons of sediment-heavy water are being sent through the Grand Canyon in a bid to help local wildlife.
Jason Richardson scored all 26 of his points in the second half to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Sacramento Kings 98-94 on Sunday night.
Underworld don, Abu Salem's girlfriend, Monica Bedi has got an offer to act in producer and director Guddu Dhanoa's new film.
The Wall Street Journal is launching an online stock market-tracking feature next month as it moves to a smaller size and cuts back on the stock tables in the newspaper.
Clot-busting drugs that are normally used to treat heart disease could also help women with endometriosis, a painful condition of the womb.
Darren Collison scores 17 points and adds a career-high 15 assists as No. 5 UCLA soundly thumps No. 19 Arizona 81-66 on Saturday afternoon to stay atop the Pac-10.
Activist Martha Beatriz Roque has an unusual request for the Cuban government: stop the harassment or send her back to jail.
Hal Sutton has added spice to the 35th Ryder Cup by daring to be different. The leadership style of Sutton, the American captain, has been a focal point
Robert Metzger knew he was supposed to go to court when he received a subpoena to testify for John Allen Muhammad in the convicted sniper&#039;s trial for six Maryland killings.
In the end, we have another public company, one of 6,000 or so. For all of the yammering about the meaning, strength, and success or failure of the Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) IPO, at the end of the day we have
The World Boxing Council heavyweight title fight between Russian Oleg Maskaev and Samuel Peter of Nigeria will be held in the Mexican resort of Cancun on March 8, WBC president Jose Sulaiman said on Thursday.
By Jerri Stroud, St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Feb. 10--AT&T Inc. will start building a wireless network for Internet  access in downtown St. Louis as soon as the city issues permits, the company  said Friday after the Board of Aldermen approved its proposal.
A suicide bomber attacks mourners at a funeral in northern Iraq, killing at least 12, police say.
There is a ready market for the data lost by the HMRC say computer security experts.
The co-pilot of American Airlines flight 587 caused the November 2001 crash that claimed the lives of 265 people, the staff of the nation's airline safety agency reported Tuesday.
Cleveland pitcher Paul Byrd, whose win in Game 4 of the ALCS moved the Indians within one victory of the World Series, bought nearly $25,000 worth of human growth hormone and syringes from 2002 to 2005, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday.
Fighting resumes between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
German historian and publisher Joachim   Fest, author of a landmark biography of Adolf Hitler, has died   aged 79, German media reported on Tuesday.
Tycho:  I can really do without a lot of the corporate sniping that happens in this industry.  Plus, as a licensed demagogue, they're horning in on my territory when they say ridiculous things or make baseless verbal assaults!  I mean, I have mouths to feed.  Seriously, I have more than one mouth.
Japan's economy slowed sharply in the third quarter as capital expenditure and exports, the key driver of the recovery so far, faltered badly but there were more hopeful signs on consumer spending, drawing cheers from investors.
The book retailing superstore has new chapters worth telling.
Palestinian sources reported early Saturday that a civilian died of wounds he sustained earlier when Israeli forces raided Khan Younis city a week ago.
Reliance Industries Ltd.&#39;s board approved a share buy-back plan on Monday, but Vice-Chairman Anil Ambani abstained from voting amid a deepening family row in India&#39;s largest private sector company.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ  - The New Jersey Devils re-signed forward Sergei Brylin to a multiyear contract Thursday.
GONAIVES, Haiti  - Survivors of devastating  flooding in Haiti wandered mud-clogged streets in search of  food on Tuesday as officials said more than 700 people had been  killed and at least 1,000 were missing.
Down by 10 points at home for the first time this season, No. 1 UCLA eventually got its act together.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres dominated the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, winning awards for best talk show and best host for the fourth consecutive year. But she said the combative Rosie O'Donnell should have been honored in her stead.
Terrorists should not be allowed to hide behind asylum and refugee laws, the UK foreign secretary tells the UN.
The U.S. Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday whether world opinion against the death penalty for juveniles should influence its decision on the constitutionality of executing those who committed murder at age 16 or 17.
The death of a Prince George's County boy this week from an infection that started with an abscessed tooth has spurred lawmakers to demand better dental care for poor children and has prompted a deluge of calls to local dentists for advice and appointments.
By JILL LAWLESS  LONDON - Sony Corp. apologized Friday to the Church of England for a violent computer game that features a bloody shootout inside an Anglican cathedral.
Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way \u00c2\u0097 and it's not Britney's.
Boris Zingarevich&#39;s company have denied the Russian millionaire&#39;s son is planning to invest \u00c2\u00a320m in Everton. &quot;Anton is a student at business school, he has not yet finished,&quot; said Svyatoslav Bychkov, a spokesman for Ilim Pulp, Zingarevich&#39;s company.
Citing newly disclosed State Department documents, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) called yesterday for further congressional hearings on Halliburton Co.'s contracts in Kuwait and Iraq.
George Mason jumps on Hofstra early with a 19-4 first-half run on their way to a 94-78 victory.
Thousands of protesters demonstrated outside parliament for a fourth day Wednesday demanding Hungary's prime minister resign over a leaked recording in which he admitted his government lied about the dismal state of the economy.
Well, well, well. The Redskins topped 20 points for the first time since The Restoration. Will wonders ever cease? Quickly now, who had Week 13 in the office pool?
Tyler Hansbrough started and ended North Carolina's game-breaking 17-2 run in the second half and the seventh-ranked Tar Heels went on to a 98-89 victory over No. 3 Ohio State on Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and ESPN are aiming to capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country next year.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said fighting inflation, which inched close to a two-year-high last week -- was a priority for his government.
Hershey co.  on Thursday said it  would cut about 1,500 jobs and reduce the number of production  lines it operates by more than a third as it tries to  streamline manufacturing to improve profits.
A builder from Liverpool becomes the first part-time soldier since the Second World War to receive the Military Cross.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic opened his long-delayed defense at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Tuesday, describing the battles of his Serbian people as self defense against internal rebellions and external attacks by Islamic warriors.
When the Yankees signed Johnny Damonto a four-year, $52 million contract, they did not consider it a risky deal. Yet lately, Damon has shown repeated signs of breaking down.
AUGUST 24, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Cisco Systems Inc. said yesterday that it has agreed to acquire Sunnyvale, Calif., software developer P-Cube Inc.
The number of civilians killed in Iraq fell sharply in June to the lowest monthly total since a U.S.-backed security clampdown was launched in February, Iraqi government figures showed on Sunday.
The Commerce Department on Monday took another step in punishing businesses in four countries that it says are dumping shrimp in the US market, finalizing proposed duties on imports from Brazil, Ecuador, India and Thailand.
Blog: Report grades countries based on corporate responsibility issues like environment, climate change, anti-corruption and human rights.
Eleven charged in 'Digital Marauder' case that could hit $87 million.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Al-Qaeda number two, has branded US President George W. Bush a liar who had &quot;failed in his war against Al-Qaeda&quot; and launched a scathing attack on Western targets including the pope and the United Nations.
NEW YORK - The recall of Vioxx and the news that Celebrex likewise doubled or tripled the risk of heart attack in a long-term study were bad enough.
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094US blue-chip stocks ended barely higher yesterday as a spike in oil prices to record closing levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
A diverse range of family types is now found in urban China, altering the old social order in the world's fastest rising power.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the moment was right to come up with new measures to combat global warming and vowed that the world's industrialized countries ...Comment
Telecom Corp today reported its September first quarter net profit rose 19 per cent to $193 million. The profit bettered analysts&#39; average forecasts of $185m.
The federal government has decided not to list the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, a Colorado senator announced Thursday.
Consumers are being misled by pork that is labelled free range, animal welfare groups say.
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Who:  Cisco(R)  (NASDAQ: CSCO) and  Best Practices in Corporate Communications (BPCC)  What:  Web 2.0 has changed how businesses not only communicate with their customers, partners, and shareholders but also how a company communicates and collaborates with its employees.
At first glance, it appeared that Tony Blair deliberately timed his announcement that he intended to serve another four or five years to limit the damage that would be caused
An explosion destroyed three row houses and damaged three others, but there were no serious injuries, a fire official said Sunday.
Andrea Levy is named Whitbread best novel author for her novel Small Island, about post-war London life.
MADRID, Oct 4  - Spain on Monday expressed further satisfaction at the arrests in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, saying that the neighbouring country had made hunting down members of the underground ETA group a top priority.
T-Mobile adds two new Sidekick models to its lineup: the T-Mobile Sidekick LX and T-Mobile Sidekick Slide.
A company that many expected never to make it to launch has opened up offering 770,000 songs
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Steven Jackson rushed for a career-high 148 yards with a touchdown to lead the St. Louis Rams to a 20-7 victory over Philadelphia at the Edward Jones Dome.
Johan Santana pitched seven strong innings to win his fifth straight start and Shannon Stewart homered, had three hits and two RBI to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 home win over the New York Yankees.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.  \u00c2\u0097 Sean Penn may soon be a single man walking. Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from the actor and director, according to media reports.
Cliff Kresge nearly holed out from the fairway twice with a wedge in hand, so when his 5-iron from 184 yards headed toward the flag yesterday, his caddie instinctively said, \
Last week, as we reported, Qualcomm's request for a stay of injunction against the sale of certain of its chips in the US was denied, and that denial was upheld by the International Trade Commission. This after the company was found to have infringed upon three Broadcom patents. At that time, Broadcom said it was open to seeking a negotiated settlement with Broadcom.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday  ruled the federal truth in lending law caps damages at $1,000  for violations of its requirements for consumer loans secured  by personal property, such as a motor vehicle.
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Two think tank donors were not told their cash would fund Peter Hain's Labour deputy leadership bid, the BBC learns.
BANGALORE, India  - Indian police have seized hundreds of pirated covers of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, a police official said on Monday.
The woman suspected of giving fake flu shots at Augsburg College says she injected legitimate vaccine. Michelle Torgerson of Albertville was jailed after police arrested her Friday near the
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A high school banned a caffeine-packed energy drink and 7-Eleven pulled it from Colorado stores after some students said it made them sick and shaky and caused their hearts to race.
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Just a week after releasing their all-time sack leader, Tony Brackens, the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday cut three-time Pro Bowler Hugh Douglas, leaving them without their starting defensive ends from last season.
Emma Jane Kirby travels to Epinal in eastern France to meet people who are suffering from the effects of too much radiation caused by their cancer treatment.
Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in six separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said on Sunday, days after it recorded its deadliest monthly toll in more than two years.
Bernard Hopkins&#39; fights are studies in boxing&#39;s subtleties. He deals in nuances. He doesn&#39;t have to be hitting an opponent to be setting him up, as he was Oscar De La Hoya here Saturday night.
Forty-three Iraqi army recruits and five civilians were gunned down in a cold-blooded execution in eastern Iraq, officials said on Sunday, one of the deadliest attacks against the country&#39;s fledgling security forces.
Dutch financial group SNS Reaal  is to buy the Dutch insurance operations of France's AXA  for 1.75 billion euros ($2.35 billion) to double its domestic market share and save costs.
The head of the world's Anglican church   stepped in to defend Pope Benedict on Monday in the face of   fury from some Islamic groups about the Roman Catholic leader's   use of a medieval quotation on Islam and violence.
The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team is delighted to announce a long-term partnership with Tridion, the European leader in content management.
The January sales failed to help the UK High Street recover from a poor Christmas season, a survey by the British Retail Consortium finds.
Child actress Dakota Fanning is coming of age both on the film screen and in real life as she closes in on a milestone birthday.
Two new packs for the open-source NetBeans IDE aim to make it easier to work on applications for the Web and for a range of OSes.
Throughout their lives the 30-year-old twins Calvin and Alvin Harrison have done almost everything together. They were once homeless and lived together in a Ford Mustang coupe.
Pakistan indicated that it was willing to go beyond UN resolutions and take &quot;all risks&quot; but wanted India to show flexibility.
(InfoWorld) - Fear of litigation has led to an indefinite delay in the\u00c2\u00a0planned Saturday release of software to unlock Apple Inc.'s iPhone. John McLaughlin, founder of Uniquephones, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, said Saturday that he received a phone call about 3 a.m. Saturday local time from a man claiming to be from O'Melveny & Myers LLP, an international law firm, calling on behalf of AT&T. The firm has worked with Apple in the past. The man informed McLaughlin that if he posted the unlock code, he could be sued for copyright infringement and for dissemination of Apple's intellectual property (IP). McLaughlin was not completely awake when he took the call and did not get the full name of the person on the other end, he said. The man presented \
A Chinese court jailed a reporter for   a Singapore newspaper for five years on Thursday for spying,   the latest in a series of high-profile cases illustrating   China's curbs on the media and dissent.
Lindsay Lohan was cited for investigation of driving under the influence Saturday and was slightly injured when the troubled actress' convertible struck a curb, police said.
The Federal Reserve chairman gave his blessing to individual investment accounts in Social Security but expressed unease about additional government borrowing.
Leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement of   116 developing nations will meet in Cuba this week for a summit   that will gather some of the United States' fiercest critics   just 90 miles offshore.
CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - Michelle Wie's   first appearance on the European Tour ended in crushing   disappointment on Friday when the Hawaiian teenager crashed out   of the European Masters and finished in last place.
The amusement park operator has some new deals to bounce back in 2007.
David Bowie has donated $10,000 to a legal defense fund for six black teens charged in an alleged attack on a white classmate in the tiny central Louisiana town of Jena
Pensioners celebrate after their internet caf\u00c3\u00a9 is chosen as one of the world's best places to surf the internet.
Rupert Murdoch, who is pursuing a $5  billion bid for Dow Jones & Co., will be the center of  attention when the world&#39;s biggest media chiefs gather this  week at the 25th annual Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley,  Idaho.
Anglican leader saying Britain should consider recognizing parts of Islamic law sets off debate.
Two things are certain in life: The sun will rise in the East, and Sam Cassell will be unhappy with his contract. Training camps opened Tuesday around the NBA, but Cassell declined to grace the Minnesota Timberwolves with his presence.
Venezuela's top oil official accused Exxon Mobil Corp. of \
A right-wing Hindu group has threatened to prevent Pakistan from playing in India in the Champions Trophy tournament scheduled to start this week, officials said.
Aishwarya Bachchan, the \u00e2\u0080\u009cHoly Babe\u00e2\u0080\u009d of Indian films, adjusts to marriage and an international career.
Investor groups sounded alarms yesterday after it emerged that a foundation with ties to a pair of well-heeled business donors and an executive battling civil charges had funded a controversial new report seeking to slash corporate regulation.
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Kevin Garnett scored 18 points to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Chicago 91-81 Saturday night, snapping the Bulls' seven-game winning streak.
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The attack was a brazen reminder that foreigners are still targets despite an aggressive three-year security crackdown.
People are forced to leave their homes after a fire breaks out at a petrol station in Saintfield, County Down.
WASHINGTON  -U.S. employers added a moderate   128,000 workers to their payrolls in August, in line with   expectations, according to a government report on Friday that   suggested the Federal Reserve may not need to raise interest   rates further.
US satellite radio firm Sirius plans to acquire rival XM for $4.6bn, but the move could come under tough scrutiny.
Speculation over the Madeleine McCann case was given new impetus last night after the emergence of a photograph taken in Morocco showing a small blonde girl bearing a resemblance to the missing four-year-old.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan was expected to be released on Tuesday from a Los Angeles area hospital where she spent two nights after a fall, her office said.
Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:
Prison officers in protective gear and with riot shields and dogs were at Britain's largest immigration detention centre after large-scale disturbances and fires there overnight.
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Michael Curry, who played only two of his 11 pro seasons in the National Basketball Association, was named the league's vice president of basketball operations, NBA commissioner David Stern said.
Fort Lauderdale-based Ener1 (OTC BB: ENEI) said it has entered a non-binding letter of intent to create a lithium batteries joint venture with Delphi Corp.
Fire tore through a home in this northern New Jersey town early Sunday, killing three people inside, police said.
MOMBASA, Kenya  - Hundreds of Kenyan Muslims marched in Mombasa on Sunday demanding the release of Muslims they say are being held unfairly, and vowed to disrupt a world cross country championship if they were not freed.
Tony Blair faces one of the trickiest speeches of his career today, seeking to win back his Labour party after rifts over Iraq and spell out new policies to set up next year&#39;s re-election bid.
AGRA, INDIA - India on Monday began celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal, the world-famous example of Indo-Islamic architecture visited by millions of tourists every year.
Illinois football players Jody Ellis and Derrick McPhearson are kicked off the team hours after pleading not guilty to felony burglary and theft charges.
Letter from London: Despite fears raised by the tabloid press, some argue that Islamic courts can play a valuable role in arbitrating disputes
The US Episcopal Church prepares to vote on whether to appoint a second openly gay bishop.
German and French employees of Airbus demonstrate amid fears of cutbacks at the planemaker.
World Trade Organization chief Pascal  Lamy on Wednesday urged countries to broaden their vision by  shifting their focus away from domestic politics to allow  stalled world trade talks to resume.
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Pakistan&#39;s president, General Pervez Musharraf, yesterday accused his political opponents of &quot;threatening&quot; democracy as he
U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige  will announce his resignation on Monday in the latest in a  series of post-election changes in President Bush's Cabinet, a  senior administration official said.
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A man is electrocuted on power lines while on top of a freight train travelling through Manchester city centre.
German government plans to spy on terror suspects by deploying malicious e-mails draw sharp criticism.
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The vice president is playing a potentially pivotal role in shaping the Bush administration's ambitious domestic agenda.
The Utah Transit Authority is redesigning its bus system in Salt Lake County.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels deny reports of another split in their organisation.
India successfully test fired a  long-range nuclear-capable Agni II missile off its eastern  coast of Orissa Sunday, a defense ministry spokesman said.
NAIROBI, Sept 19  (IPS) - Failure to conclude an economic partnership  agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) by the end-of-year  deadline will have serious implications for Kenyan exporters,  including those in the booming horticultural industry.
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General Motors Corp. recalled more than 700,000 minivans because passengers could injure their wrists or arms on their powered sliding doors, the automaker and the federal government said Thursday.
The German and Berlin governments Tuesday defended the imminent exhibition of a major art collection in Berlin by the grandson of a prominent Nazi industrialist.
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Valdas Adamkus has a problem. The 79-year-old president of Lithuania has been invited -- personally, persistently, even threateningly -- by Russian President Vladimir Putin to an event that he really, really ...
Earliest adopters of updated program should download again to ensure full security.
Infoworld reports that SCO&#39;s briefly planned foray into Groklaw territory announced last month has been put on the back burner.
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What you saw last night were coming attractions. Pitching coach John Farrell offered a primer on Daisuke Matsuzaka's repertoire, one that only was given partial exposure in his two-inning, 25-pitch performance at City of Palms Park.
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan -- Radioactive material leaked undetected for days at an earthquake-battered nuclear power plant even as the utility was assuring the public that the damage posed no danger to those outside the site, company executives acknowledged yesterday.
Fire retardants used worldwide in manufacturing vehicle parts and computers have been found in Puget Sound orcas, raising new concerns about the long-term health of the region's killer whales, a new Canadian study shows.
With NASA now actively planning for the day when astronauts will live for months on the moon or make the years-long flight to Mars and back, a potentially troublesome question is being raised with increasing urgency: Is the human body -- even a well-protected human body -- capable of living in space...
Eight years after a lawmaker was thrown out of Turkey's parliament for wearing a Muslim-style headscarf, devout Turks are pinning hopes of more religious rights on their next president and his headscarf-wearing wife.
Foreign ministers extended an EU-wide travel ban on high-ranking Burmese officers after finding the military leadership had failed to improve its human rights record.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry complimented each other's families during Thursday's debate &#151; a point punctuated by a warm embrace at the end of the forum.
A commission backs the final draft of Thailand's new constitution, paving the way for a national referendum.
Retiring U.S. Rep. Billy Tauzin, who left his post as head of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry earlier this year, will become head of the industry's top lobbying group next month.
For most of the day, Chien-Ming Wang grounded the Toronto Blue Jays. Then, a little trickler turned the whole game.
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Lord Butler says Tony Blair is too concerned with \
Farmer Kathleen Vinehout knows why guns and abortion, favored Republican Party themes, trump the economy or health care at election time in a swathe of states stretching from Texas to the Canadian border.
THE UAE and Kuwait plan to increase oil production capacity by nearly 3,00,000 bpd and 2,00,000 bpd respectively in the short term in a bid to stabilise the market, which has been rocked by high oil prices touching $53 per barrel prior to the week end.
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The white sand beaches of this resort community are usually filled with families and children strolling and playing in the surf. But on Tuesday, they were empty

Most people believe divisions between the West and the Muslim world are worsening, a poll suggests.
Ehud Olmert said today he is willing to discuss the creation of a Palestinian state if the new government headed by president Mahmoud Abbas pledges to combat terrorism.
A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least nine people and wounding 182 in an attack Indonesian
DRM restrictions may have caused Microsoft's Vista virtualization flip-flop.
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Toshiba America Consumer Products said it cut prices of its HD DVD players to boost market adoption of its next-generation DVD players by mainstream consumers after what it said was a successful fourth quarter in unit sales.
England again outclassed New Zealand when Paul Collingwood and Owais Shah reversed a batting slump to engineer a 50-run win in their Twenty20 match here Thursday.
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Women throw flowers as mourners carry the coffin of twenty-year-old Ahmad Mahmud, during his funeral in Beirut.Comment
The agency on Wednesday said that it had decided to put the most serious safety warning on Avandia and Actos.
Actress Julia Roberts, Oscar presenter, arrives at the Kodak Theatre for the 76th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angele, Ca.
Volkswagen and its workers headed into crucial wage negotiations Wednesday that will seriously test the tradition of close labor-management collaboration at the automaker as it struggles with shrinking earnings and tougher global competition.
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Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown cites health concerns and a loss of energy Friday as the reasons for announcing his retirement.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In overtime, when Zdeno Chara launched the puck toward the Carolina cage, the Boston captain didn't see its eventual destination.
Disney big cheese Michael Eisner took the witness stand for the first time yesterday in an ongoing shareholder lawsuit, defending his choice of ex-super talent agent Michael Ovitz as Disney&#39;s No.
Two top Canadian ministers said Wednesday that they had resolved to cut global-warming emissions of cars and trucks sold in Canada by 25 percent by the end of the decade.
The number of civilians killed in Iraq fell sharply in June to the lowest monthly total since a U.S.-backed security clampdown was launched in February, Iraqi government figures showed on Sunday.
KOUROU, French Guiana  - An Ariane-5 rocket  blasted off from French Guiana on Friday putting into orbit  telecommunications satellites for Africa and North America,  space officials said.
The newly inaugurated Somali parliament is due to elect the speaker of the transitional assembly later on Wednesday. Twelve members of parliament have expressed interest in the position.
New Orleans got a break when the Atlanta Falcons decided to rest Michael Vick and his aching shoulder. And the Saints took advantage with a much-needed victory.
BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed seven  people, five of them Iraqi National Guards, near the northern  town of Baiji Friday, as the insurgent campaign to wreck the  Jan. 30 election gave no sign of a New Year lull.
Prince Bernhard, the German-born father of the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix whose service as a pilot for the Allies earned him the respect of his adopted country, died Wednesday. He was 93.
BEA Systems said it will release a test version of its latest WebLogic Server software later this month, and the company also detailed product delivery plans for next year.
New England boss Fabio Capello hands Steven Gerrard the captaincy for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland.
The Boston Red Sox have signed backup catcher Doug Mirabelli to a two-year deal worth $3 million, making him the first of the World Series champions&#39; 16 free agents to re-sign.
The US government selects the design for the country's first new nuclear warhead for nearly two decades.
The Scottish National Party has pledged to freeze council tax levels if it wins next year's Holyrood elections.
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(InfoWorld) - Bank of America customers can now use their mobile phones to\u00c2\u00a0make online banking more secure. This option comes as part of a new service called SafePass, which was unveiled Monday by BofA. Customers will be able to sign up for SafePass to add an extra level of security for some banking transactions. The SafePass system, which uses authentication technology developed by VeriSign, sends a six-digit code to the customer's mobile phone. The code can be used only once, and it expires 10 minutes after being issued, making it harder for criminals to steal money from BofA accounts. BofA customers can require this SafePass code for certain types of online banking activity such as transferring large amounts of money or logging on from a new computer. SafePass works in conjunction with the\u00c2\u00a0SiteKey anti-phishing technology\u00c2\u00a0that BofA rolled out two years ago, said Mike Pennella, an e-commerce enterprise services executive with BofA. \
A passenger jet carrying 100 passengers makes an emergency landing at Leeds Bradford Airport.
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One of Dundee's oldest schools is restored to its former glory after being gutted by a fire.
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Every imagine a clothing item which reads your vital signs, then beams that info to your computer? Smartex designs clothing that provides cover and style but also keeps its wearers healthy.
President Bush yesterday claimed a national mandate, saying he earned &quot;political capital&quot; with a re-election victory that gave him a record 59 million votes - and intends to use it to press
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Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani threw the first pitch at the Texas Rangers-Oakland A's game Saturday after a rally at Rangers Ballpark.
Finland's Kalle Palander defeated Bode Miller by more than a half-second to win a giant slalom Sunday for his 13th World Cup victory.
The highest-ranking US Army reservist charged in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandals has been sentenced to eight years in prison. During a court martial in Baghdad Thursday Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick was
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Xavi believes that Jose Mourinho has copied Valencia in his tactics at Chelsea as he reflected on Barcelona&#39;s meeting with the Blues in the Champions League.
The Maryland Terrapins started their game against UMBC with an onslaught of 3-pointers and never stopped.
The board of PeopleSoft Inc. Wednesday rejected Oracle Corp.'s $24-a-share hostile takeover bid as too cheap, but said it was open to a deal at a higher price. -The Washington Post
Artist Aaron Skillman created the turntable controller in his garage in order to promote a hip-hop sensibility.
The United Arab Emirates hopes to amend a law and allow women to become federal judges and prosecutors, a local newspaper quoted Justice Minister Mohammed Nakhira al-Zahiri as saying.
Sudanese authorities said Friday they foiled another plot by an opposition Islamist party to kidnap and kill senior government officials and blow up sites in the capital
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Chinese hospitals are found to be using fake blood protein in patients' drips, in China's latest food and drug scandal.
The vaccination rate for black children in the United States has caught up to that of youngsters in other racial groups.
Richard Loughlin Chairman Greater Boston Real Estate Board Last month Richard Loughlin became the 2007 chairman of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, an organization of real estate professionals. Loughlin, 60, who is also president of the New England region for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, spoke with Globe reporter Kimberly Blanton .
ISLAMABAD: A major reshuffle was witnessed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as foreign Secretary Riaz Hussain Khokar completed his term in the office on Monday and will be replaced by Riaz Ahmed Khan who will ...
Stocks rose on Wednesday as a tentative labor accord at General Motors Corp  lifted a cloud over Detroit's automakers and more weak economic data bolstered expectations for a further cut in interest rates.
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BRIGHTON Coach: James Philip (eighth year, 10-48-2). Last year's record: 1-8. Returning starters (5): Donald Jeffrey, RB-DE, 5-11, 190, Sr; Garvin Jean-Bon, DB-WR, 5-6, 145, Sr.; Marvin Charles, C-LB, 6-1, 200, Jr.; Jermaine Bell, RB-LB, 5-10, 185, Jr. Returning letterman: Marshaunt Bowden, DE/TE, 6-1, 155, Jr. Strength: Running game. Weakness: Inexperience. Outlook: The Brighton Bengals and seasoned coach Philip have ...
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Republicans opened their four-day  national convention on Monday with salutes to President Bush's  wartime leadership and repeated reminders of his aggressive  response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Jerry Orbach was mourned with music and meditations Friday during a funeral where he was remembered as the quintessential New Yorker on the long-running police drama \
KIEV, Ukraine  - An exit poll in the re-run of  Ukraine's presidential election Sunday showed liberal  challenger Viktor Yushchenko had beaten Prime Minister Viktor  Yanukovich.
One year after 12 tons of concrete ceiling panels fell in a Big Dig highway tunnel, crushing a car and killing a passenger, Dave Weibe can finally drive his own car through the tunnels without nervously eyeballing the ceiling.
Maria Sharapova continues the defense of her U.S. Open title with a second round match against Australian Casey Dellacqua on Thursday.
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell is resigning from the Bush administration.  Send us your comments.
Slipping the surly bonds of the oil market The world's largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380, has successfully made a test flight using synthetic jet fuel partly made from natural gas. The test is the latest step in moves by airliner builders and operators to diversify the sources of their fuel supplies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pratima Kumari becomes the first Indian athlete to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition.
By Jeff Ayres, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 1--NAVARRE BEACH -- The Gulf of Mexico is just a brisk walk from Frances Roesch's home. Santa Rosa Sound is behind it.   For 33 years, the water has provided a sparkling, wondrous view for the former St.
Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga offered to revive stalled peace talks with the Tamil Tigers in a message conveyed to rebels by Norway's Foreign Minister Jan Petersen, her office said.
Swarms of locusts that have devastated crops and pastures across West Africa may hit countries as far away as Pakistan, a U.N. agency said Wednesday as it announced an intensified control campaign.
BOSTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094These Yankees are an arrogant bunch. Six consecutive first-place finishes tend to do that. But very rarely do you see a team in the heat of a pennant race facing the team chasing them send out a starting pitcher just to see him get work.
The separatist insurgency intensified in Thailand's Muslim-majority south last month, taking the number of people killed since January 2004 past 2,300, a researcher in the region said on Wednesday.
Contradicting NASA policy in a long and bitter debate over science and safety, a panel of the National Academy of Sciences said Wednesday that the
The US has confidence in UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and is not trying to oust him, outgoing US Ambassador John Danforth has said.
AMHERST -- For the Saint Joseph's Hawks, it's all about being relentless. There's the Hawk mascot, who earns a full scholarship for flapping from the time he gets on the court until the time he leaves. There's the searing intensity of coach Phil Martelli.
The three-hour outage in Research in Motion's BlackBerry service has yet to be fully explained, but highlights two old stories: the problems with a single point of failure, and the CrackBerry.
Orlando \u00c2\u00b7 Florida&#39;s string of hurricanes this summer may have helped the state avoid another record year of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.
Middlebury College history students are no longer allowed to use Wikipedia in preparing class papers.
Search engine giant Google is to cut the length of time that it retains users' personally identifiable data.
What is Google IndexBench? Someone at Google is up to something that has to do with indexes or benches, or both, and has been purchasing several domains related to the term &#8220;index bench.&#8221; Gary Price of ResourceShelf and Ask.com pointed out on Friday that Google has registered the following domain names: bench-index.com (and .org, .info), benchindex.com (and [...]
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Singer Michael Jackson tries to get  child molestation charges thrown out or the forthcoming trial delayed.
An electronic clipboard could be rolled out across the NHS as pen and paper are phased out on wards.
An animated movie based on a British children's tale of magic and wizardry has cast a spell over Japanese moviegoers.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
An attack that injured Australian soldiers near the nation&#39;s embassy in Baghdad yesterday wasn&#39;ta suicide bomber, an army commander said.
The NBA picked a fine time to turn its All-Star game into a referendum on good behavior, what with the extravaganza being held in Sin City.
UK TV channel, Channel 4, has announced that they will broadcast a documentary containing pictures of a dying Princess Diana. The pictures were taken whilst the Princess received treatment at the scene of the crash in which she died. The broadcasters s...
The smoking ban in public places in Scotland has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
DECEMBER 15, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - SAP AG said today that it&#39;s offering customers a new service to ensure the security of SAP systems.
Despite some successes since the reopening of hostilities, government boasts that they are about to defeat the rebel Tamil Tigers are premature
Wired's geek festival comes up big this year with lifelike robots, homes of the future and immersive games. Peep a preview of this weekend's activities.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Saturday it would continue its nuclear program but provide \
The Democratic chairman of a House panel examining the government's response to climate change said Tuesday there is evidence that senior Bush administration officials sought repeatedly \
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - Braving freezing weather, Scarlett Johansson led a parade of students including young men dressed in drag to receive Harvard University's irreverent Hasty Pudding Theatricals award on Thursday.
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The House on Thursday passed the second bill in three days that would outlaw \
Competition drive The concept of a European super-regulator has been considered in a report from the European Commission, looking at ways in which competition could be increased in the telecommunications business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Men with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of sustaining a hip fracture, researchers report.
Monster Worldwide Inc. MNST.O   said on Thursday it had sold its TMP Worldwide Advertising &   Communications business in North America to Veronis Suhler   Stevenson, a private equity company.
The tense relations between the pro-democracy camp and the central government in Beijing could ease after the election, but little substantial improvements over the strained relations could be made, politcal analysts suggested shortly after Hong Kong&#39;s
Germany believes its troops should remain in Afghanistan until the country can take care of its own security needs, according to an internal government document obtained by AFP.
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong&#39;s main pro-democracy parties have made disappointing gains in legislative elections, adding just three seats to their tally.
Five advisories issued by security firm Secunia warn that a pop-up attack could expose users to phishing scams on most Web browsers.
For minutes after the 1500 metres final at the Sydney Olympics, all you could hear was the loud sobbing, tortured breath of a man who had just relived a nightmare.
Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's \
JAKARTA - Indonesia yesterday voted emphatically for change in a peaceful election that, according to the latest surveys, was expected to give former General Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a landslide victory.
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The prosecution of a sheik accused of funneling millions of dollars to al-Qaida was roiled Tuesday by news that a man who set himself on fire in front of the White House was a key witness in the case.
Craig Bellamy scores a brace and forces an own goal as Wales produce a fine win away in Trnava.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga led on Saturday in the race to govern east Africa's largest economy but tempers flared over the slow pace of vote tallying in the incumbent's strongholds.
Elephants must receive hundreds of times more space to live at San Francisco's zoo or not be kept at the facility, city legislators said on Tuesday in legislation that could effectively bar pachyderms for good.
Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati's newest motorcycle \u00c2\u0097 a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesium and carbon fiber technology that can scoot up to 200 mph.
Russia admits it gave refugee status to wife and son of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.
(Sports Network) - The Houston Astros will look to stay in the thick of the NL Wild Card race today, as they continue a three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
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Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right Reform Party narrowly won Estonia's Parliamentary election Sunday ahead of its left-leaning coalition partner, official preliminary results showed.Comment
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Jose Lima pitched a complete game  shutout and Shawn Green stroked two homers to help the Los  Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-0 to stay alive  in their National League Divisional Series Saturday.
The U.S. Congress moved on Friday to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector, as it approved $70 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman admits that a body found in Iraq resembles that of a Japanese civilian taken hostage by militants, but the government has not yet positively confirmed that.
Bloomberg - June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fred Thompson, who may join the Republican presidential race, said today that the U.S. and its allies should consider a blockade against Iran before military action to curb the nation&#39;s nuclear ambitions.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the world&#39;s largest distributor of PepsiCo Inc. beverages, said third- quarter earnings rose 4.4 percent on new Tropicana juice drinks and sales in Europe.
Scott Kazmir won his major league debut with five impressive innings, and Jose Cruz Jr. hit a three-run homer to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Seattle Mariners 9-0 Monday night.
A Palestinian suicide bomber on a bicycle blew up at a West Bank crossing on Tuesday, wounding two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli army said.
Here's what to tell yourself so you can slog through the tedium of day-to-day money tasks.
com November 16, 2004, 12:19 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.
THERE will be a delicious moment of recompense in April, when the guiltless glee of schadenfreude will alight on Fenway Park as Boston unfurls its World Series banner in front of the Yankees in the Red Sox&#39; home opener.
Activists withdrew a threat to ram a Japanese whaling fleet in the frigid Southern Ocean on Tuesday, while in Tokyo pro-whaling nations met to push for a return to commercial fishing of the giant creatures.
President Bush said on Thursday John Kerry lacked the conviction to lead during a war and called him \
Huge plumes of thick smoke and flames engulf the upper half of the 56-floor East Tower of the Parque Central block, in Caracas, October 17, 2004.
The Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday activated forward/center Scott Williams from the injured list. He played just four minutes in a 104-79 loss to New York and posted one rebound and one assist.
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As far as motivation goes, sure, it&#39;s great to hold one of the giddiest offenses in the country to under 15 points, even under five points.
ROME An Italian soprano who was one of the biggest stars at New York&#39;s Metropolitan Opera and Italy&#39;s La Scala has died at her home in San Marino -- a tiny republic in Italy.
Dura presa di posizione del presidente dell'assocalciatori Campana dopo lo sfogo del presidente del ...
LA LOMA, Colombia -- In 2001, paramilitary hit men pulled three union leaders off buses in this roasting-hot swath of northeastern Colombia and shot them dead. In a shadowy conflict where gunmen often kill union activists, the slaying generated little attention, even as the dead men's families ac...
Drew Gelinas, nordic skier, tests cross-country skis.
A jury in a torture trial of an alleged Afghan warlord is discharged after failing to decide a verdict.
Although most of the real estate industry wishes it could fast-forward through 2008, a few online start-ups are surviving nicely.
Three missed extra points kept Oregon State from upsetting defending BCS national champion LSU on Saturday night at Tiger Stadium.
The total vote percentages tell the big picture story of who won and lost Iowa's precinct caucuses on Thursday. But underlying demographic and regional results in Iowa paint a fuller picture of where the candidates stood in this first official voting event of the 2008 presidential nomination contest -- and where they may be headed as the campaign moves on to Tuesday's New Hampshire primary and beyond.
Britain's men finish fourth in the European Cup, while the women secure promotion back to the top flight.
Though derided by critics as alarmist, the IPCC&#8212;which releases a major report Friday&#8212;may actually be too conservative, says a study of the panel's recent forecasts.
Calls made on cell phones do not  affect hospital medical devices, U.S. researchers said on  Friday, but store anti-theft alarms might make implanted heart  devices misfire.
Warner Bros Entertainment has agreed with United Arab Emirates\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Aldar Properties and Abu Dhabi Media to set up a film and video game production firm.
When Tom Brokaw signs off from &quot;The NBC Nightly News&quot; tonight after 21 years in the anchor chair, he&#39;ll take a lot of good feelings with him.
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TORONTO -- Law firms in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary filed more class-action lawsuits yesterday against Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.
Chris Dominguez hit two of Louisville's four home runs, Justin Marks allowed two singles before taking a hard shot to his left leg in the sixth inning, and the Cardinals eliminated Mississippi State from the College World Series with a 12-4 victory Sunday.
The household appliance maker said its second-quarter profit rose 77 percent as strong international growth offset weak industry demand and higher material prices.
Apple Computer Inc.'s  board  cleared Chief Executive Steve Jobs this week of any misconduct  over stock options accounting problems and Wall Street cheered  him for taking broad responsibility.
China has agreed to pump $5 billion into Morgan Stanley as the U.S. investment bank reported a stunning fourth-quarter loss fueled by $9.4 billion in write-downs in subprime mortgages and other assets.
Many athletes do not seem to care about the intended use of eye black, using it as a fashion accessory instead.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Floridians were again settling into the discomforts of a post-hurricane reality: lines for bags of ice or a hot meal, damaged homes that will take months to repair, and stifling heat and darkness amid widespread power outages...
A wireless system installed in Sydney Children's Hospital saves time and money and improvs the quality of care, doctors agree.
Thirteen years after acquiring Bauer, and making bold promises that it would transform the business of hockey, Nike has put its Nike Bauer unit up for sale.
Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on Friday  said it would buy Gillette Co. G.N in a deal worth about  $55.8 billion, uniting two of the world's largest makers of  household goods ranging from Pampers diapers to Duracell  batteries.
Blog: A reflection on a firey response to my 4th of July posting about the dangers of defaulting one's way through the iPhone activation process.
Last night at midnight, Microsoft put its latest successor on sale.
Brazilian former world number one tennis champ Gustavo Kuerten said Tuesday he would retire this year hopefully after playing a tournament at Roland Garros, the court he had cherished most during his career.
Blog: If you've ever wondered who's driving like a bonehead up ahead, it could be a teen who's behind the wheel, steering with one hand and sending a text message with the other.
The most-hyped creature feature in years stalks the cineplexes, wreaking havoc on New York and rattling nerves.
The Marines suffered more deaths in Iraq last month than the Army, even though the Army had at least three times as many troops there, Pentagon casualty records show.
Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot disappeared Aug. 20 on a trip to the southern Iraqi city of Najaf.
Forget about her famous aunt or her actor-father, when Emma Roberts needs advice on how to look like a TV star, she asks her 6-year-old sister.
Playing back-to-back nights has been a struggle for the New York Knicks this season, at least until Monday night. The Knicks, taking on an Orlando Magic team coming off a five-day rest
Trovato corpo senza vita in stanza d'albergo a Dar Es Salaam
Scientists examining pictures sent back from the Cassini spacecraft think they may be closer to showing there is liquid on Saturn's moon Titan.
It's been the year of the Big Drops for the teeny tempest of tennis, Justine Henin.
Seeing Judy Chicago\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Dinner Party\u00e2\u0080\u009d in its permanent home at the Brooklyn Museum qualifies as progress after 33 years. But Ms. Chicago is not triumphant.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A young Marine involved in the April killing of a 52-year-old Iraqi man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Saturday, the fifth of eight troops to plead guilty and be sentenced in the incident.
Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, putting a rousing ending to a night of grand-slam derby and rallying the New York Mets over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 Tuesday.
The U.S., British and Israeli embassies each received packages containing a suspicious powder Wednesday, creating a security scare in which some staff was evacuated and police cordoned off nearby streets, police said.
The cancellation of 1,100 Christmas Day flights by Comair because of computer troubles is prompting calls for more investments in backup systems and other technologies to prevent further groundings and damage to an already struggling industry.
LONDON - Doctors have been giving steroids to head trauma patients for more than 30 years, but the first major study of the practice has shown they are useless and may even have killed thousands of people.    Experts said the findings, published this week in The Lancet medical journal, are \
Velimir Zajec will be appointed the new Pompey boss within hours, BBC Sport is told.
Robin Wright Penn has filed for divorce from Sean Penn after 11 years of marriage. Wright Penn filed the papers Dec. 21, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple, who live in Northern California, are seeking joint custody of their two teenage children.
Nigeria's ex-military ruler Gen Babangida, a top candidate in next year's polls, says he is proud of his time in office.
World finance chiefs gathering for a G7 summit were upbeat on the outlook for the global economy, but warned that high oil prices could put an end to a five-year run of growth.
Eve Sussman combined art history, Hollywood cinematography and postmodern costumes. Now she's adding opera.
TAOS SKI VALLEY, New Mexico  - Skiing purists are grumbling this year as they brace for an influx of snowboarders at Taos Ski Valley, one of the last ski-only holdouts in a culture war between the two pursuits.
Grisly footage of militants beheading an American hostage was posted on a radical Islamic Web site last night, and the group that carried out the execution, Tawhid and Jihad, warned
A South Asian summit due to start in  Bangladesh at the weekend was postponed on Wednesday after  India's prime minister pulled out because of a political crisis  in Nepal and security concerns in Bangladesh.
CHICAGO - Evans Rutto of Kenya won his second straight Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, and making him 3-for-3 at the 26.2-mile distance.    Daniel Njenga of Kenya was second in 2:07:44 and Toshinari Takaoka of Japan was third in 2:07:50...
U.S. sprinter Torri Edwards is knocked out of the Olympics for good Tuesday when an arbitration panel upholds her two-year drug suspension.
The days of a \
La Corte costituzionale ha dichiarato inammissibile\u00c2\u00bb il ricorso con il quale il Tar del Veneto ha impugnato gli articoli 159 e 190 del Testo unico delle disposizioni legislative in materia di istruzione.
Tense calm prevailed in the capital of East Timor as Australian troops took control of security to stop a bloodbath between the Timorese military and rebel soldiers.
BC-EU-SPT-SOC--FIFABelgi 1stLd-Writethru 10-27 0415 BC-EU-SPT-SOC--FIFA Belgium-Suspensions, 1st Ld-Writethru,0463 Goor suspended five games; four for spitting at Spanish opponent in World Cup game Eds: CHANGES dateline; UPDATES with details; ADDS byline
Though no one talks about them much, Ernest Hemingway wrote two plays.
ROMA - E&#39; scontro tra ministri sull&#39;emergenza clandestini. Dopo gli sbarchi record dello scorso week-end a largo di Lampedusa, il Guardasigilli Castelli aveva espresso feroci critiche nei confronti del Viminale
Iraq - The highest-ranking United States soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison case was sentenced to eight years in prison, the severest punishment so far in the scandal that broke in April with the publication of photos and video showing Americans
Tech stocks staged a comeback on Thursday after a punishing session on Wednesday, boosted by news that Americans are still buying computers in their droves.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.
China's biggest internet portal has warned that revenues and profits will suffer sharp sequential falls this quarter after its business was hit by surprise moves by the state broadcasting administration and the dominant state-owned mobile telecom operator.
For those still wondering what Washington&#39;s basketball team would look like had Nate Robinson turned pro, last night they got a look at the possibilities.
A painting by Francis Bacon sells for \u00c2\u00a314m at Christie's in London, a record for the artist.
Miss Sixty si rifa' agli anni '70, sfilano Philosophy e Malo
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stepped back and let it rip yesterday, although he wasn't firing footballs.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Restless to resolve his status, Pedro Martinez has indicated he wants to decide by today whether to re-sign with the Red Sox or bolt to the Mets, a source familiar with his thinking said last night.
Fish could give you cancer, snails meningitis and baby milk may kill your children -- barely a day goes by without some new food horror story in China.
Treo 650 boasts a high-res display, an improved keyboard and camera, a removable battery, and more. PalmOne this week is announcing the Treo 650, a hybrid PDA/cell-phone device that addresses many of the shortcomings
Ray Whitney scored for the second straight game and added an assist, helping the World Stars rebound from a lopsided loss and beat Swedish champion HV71 5-1 on Friday.
US pre-orders being fulfilled now, though Netgear has finally begun shipping its anticipated Wi-Fi enabled wireless Skype handset to North American buyers and will be reaching consumers in Europe and Asia next month, the company said today. The handset, the SPH101, was originally expected to ship in June this year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'Argentina ha battuto la Colombia 4-2 nella seconda giornata del gruppo C di Coppa America qualific...
THE RACE: The presidential race for the Republican, Democratic nominations in New Hampshire.
PARIS Despite its revelation that it has fired Tyler Hamilton, its leader and the winner of a disputed gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens, the Phonak team lost its appeal to be included in bicycle racing&#39;s reorganized structure, officials announced
Buoyant commodities prices underpinned a rally in European stocks on Thursday with energy and resources companies crowding the gainers list.
Tony Blair and other European leaders are awaiting a decision next week by a few thousand French Socialists which could destroy the European Union constitution - and save the Prime Minister the humiliation of ...
LONDON - France&#39;s President Jacques Chirac was in London on Thursday for discussions with British Prime Minister Tony Blair focusing on transatlantic relations and the Middle East peace process.
U.S. families will shell out almost  $564 for back-to-school merchandise this year as student demand  for hot electronics and trendy footwear drives up the cost of  returning to school, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
The United States lost its opening match to Spain in the Davis Cup final Friday when Carlos Moya defeated Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 on the slow, red clay courts where the Spaniards are so strong.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has abandoned plans to endorse Gordon Brown, his powerful chancellor of the exchequer, as his successor, Blair allies were quoted as saying.
As a delegation from Germany, France and Britain meets Iranian officials to discuss the nuclear stand-off on Thursday, Iran has reiterated its negative stance and upped the pressure by testing a long-range missile.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears  quarterback Rex Grossman will miss the remainder of the season  after an MRI exam revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in  his right knee.
The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.
GEORGE Bush yesterday vowed to press forward with his controversial war on terror &quot;until the enemy is defeated&quot;. And he warned the rest of the civilised world it was their duty to join him in smashing rebels who threaten world peace.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution tried nearly everything and kept going for the goal until the end of last night's 0-0 tie with Real Salt Lake. But the visitors' well-organized defending and some spectacular saves by Nick Rimando led to the Revolution's first scoreless game since their season opener and first scoreless home match since Aug. 20.
Test infrasettimanale per il Genoa, che ha affrontato i dilettanti della Culmv Polis. La compagine d...
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About 3,400 union workers at three BF Goodrich Tire Manuafacturing plants in Indiana and Alabama have approved a new contract after working nearly 15 months without one.
Campania (161) e Calabria (140) le regioni piu' colpite
Con Reggina e Catania tanto gioco ed un solo punto all'attivo. L'Udinese ora ha bisogno di ritrovare...
Orestes Maiz bows his head and crosses himself. Of the 11 inaugurations he has worked as a bellhop for The Madison hotel, Ronald Reagan's were the most joyous.
ATLANTA, Dec. 30 -- Ray Allen didn&#39;t like watching Jerome James and Danny Fortson lose their tempers. Allen scored 20 points and Rashard Lewis added 17 as the Seattle SuperSonics overcame the ejections of
Dubai International Capital, a private equity firm owned by the ruler of Dubai, is seeking to add American companies to its European=focused portfolio.
Asks retailers for input The Government has asked retailers to comment on draft legislation that will force them to \
The global mobile phone marketis expected to see a slow down in market growth due to the lack ofadditional catalysts, US high tech market research firm IDC warnedon Tuesday.
Doubts have been raised across the country about the value of using aggressive tactics to crackdown on gangs.
HAMILTON, Ohio  - Miguel Garcia owns a Mexican grocery and would like to open a bakery too, but the illegal immigrant is waiting to see if the U.S. Congress will pass immigration reform before he invests in a new business.
Hacktivists at work A lack of security controls allowed hackers to \
A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible \
Gunmen have killed 22 civilians and wounded 10 in a weekend attack in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur, the African Union said.
Slovenian retail group Mercator has successfully implemented IBM (NYSE: IBM) Self Checkout solutions in its Celje store to improve in-store traffic flows, speed checkout and increase customer service and loyalty, IBM announced. This is the first implementation of this kind in South East Europe.
Miami defensive end Jason Taylor left Sunday's game against Jacksonville late in the first half with an injury to his right wrist, but returned for the start of the second half and played the rest of the way in the Dolphins' 24-10 loss to the Jaguars.
Brazil says it has settled 81,000 families on redistributed land, but falls short of its own target.
The firm elects Bill Gates's wife to its board, adding her to a 10-member board that already includes the world's second-richest person, Warren E. Buffett. -Leslie Walker
In which our correspondent endures great travail in search of a sub-$300 laptop. In Gear Factor.
Fifteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a private museum is rebuilding a 200-meter section close to Checkpoint Charlie, the famous Cold War border crossing, to satisfy tourists who flock to the site.
Mining giant Anglo American is to return $3bn to shareholders after reporting a 46% rise in annual profits.
Wreckage is found in the area where a Royal Navy helicopter disappeared 20 miles off the Cornish coast.
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After a heart attack, treatment with angioplasty or bypass surgery during the initial hospital stay appears to improve survival compared with a more delayed, conservative approach, new research shows.
Gunmen began withdrawing from Gaza's streets, some hostages were released and many shops reopened on Sunday as a shaky ceasefire appeared to be taking hold in factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah, residents said.
WASHINGTON - The first radar images of Titan, the cloud-shrouded moon of Saturn, revealed a relatively young, active surface, NASA said Friday (Oct. 29).
Il presidente emerito, non e' detto che non saro' crepato
Children born very prematurely continue to have emotional, attentional and social problems during their teen years, according to the results of a UK study.
Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has been chosen to lead a $6.4 billion Navy satellite project aimed at boosting US forces&#39; communications capabilities tenfold, the Pentagon said Friday.
Federal prosecutors said Friday they will continue prosecuting BetOnSports PLC even though the online gambling company is shutting down its operations that take bets from U.S. customers.
Sometimes the will to help is what matters, even if the remedy isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t perfect.
The popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January.
Interest rate hikes won't slow China's overheating GDP. Expect new controls on investment and credit.
MOP to the rescue HP has located a few friends, including Intel and AMD, to help it deal with the multi-core processor morass.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tra la richieste la rimborsabilita' di alcuni farmaci
Joining the ranks of collegiate varsity football last year was like starting from scratch for Endicott College coach J.B. Wells and his staff. With so many talented yet inexperienced players forced to play key roles for the second-year program, which had just moved up from the subvarsity level, Wells and his staff were forced to do a lot of teaching.
With a package of academic reforms in place, the NCAA&#39;s next crusade will address what its president calls a dangerous drift toward professionalism and sports entertainment.
THE secretive military government of Burma was at the centre of rumours today that the prime minister, the long-powerful General Khin Nyunt, had been removed from office, diplomats in Burma and senior officials in neighbouring Thailand said.
The New England Patriots released veteran fullback Fred McCrary on Tuesday.
Il giorno dopo la nomina a presidente di Telecom, Guido Rossi ha chiamato al telefono il presidente ...
BSkyB warns that its operating profit could be hit by up to \u00c2\u00a320m if it fails to reach a broadcasting deal with Virgin Media.
Barclays is close to raising some \u00c2\u00a310bn from China and Singapore to back its takeover of a Dutch bank.
Thailand confirmed on Tuesday a  26-year-old woman at the center of fears bird flu might have  been passed between people had died of the disease.
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania  - A U.S. man accused of plotting to blow up oil pipelines sought to bring down the Bush administration and expressed regret for the death of an al Qaeda leader, an FBI official said on Tuesday.
Vitali Klitschko made his mark with one bloody fight against Lennox Lewis. Danny Williams made a name for himself by knocking out Mike Tyson. The two meet Saturday night with more than just the WBC heavyweight title on the line. A spectacular performance by either could vault the winner to the top of a pack of otherwise undistinguished heavyweight champions.
Good news for Harry Potter fans marking off the days before the release of the boy wizard's next movie.
Sysco's fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 16 percent due to an extra week in the quarter, customer-service initiatives and operating efficiency.
Thousands of US and Iraqi troops have begun a long-awaited ground offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from terrorists and insurgents.
US regulators, who rejected Cyberonics Inc.&#39;s (CYBX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) device to treat depression in August, cleared the therapy
Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Solomon Passy urged Thursday the Serb minority in Kosovo to vote in the parliamentary elections next month instead of boycotting them.
Pakistan has taken custody of 29 detainees transferred from the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Saturday.
Those seeking career advice about how to become an emperor of fashion will find little if any useful information in \u00e2\u0080\u009cLagerfeld Confidential.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Gov. Eliot Spitzer said the deal would improve New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s business climate.
Nine of 18 provinces are now under Iraqi security forces. But central and southern Iraq face a vicious power struggle between Shiite parties and militias.
Steven Gerrard&#39;s stunning late goal caps a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Singer Courtney Love leaves the Los Angeles County Superior Courthouse during a lunch break Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles.
Don\u00c2\u0092t fret if you find it frustrating to unscramble the blood ties or follow the fragmented domestic dramas that jostle one another in Pablo Trapero\u00c2\u0092s big-hearted ensemble comedy.
By NANCY ZUCKERBROD  WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts.
RESTON, Va. -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profits rose 33 percent on stronger revenue, but the company continued to lose high-quality subscribers.
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L'operazione di alleggerimento e' del 21 dicembre
Foreign ministers formally gave the go-ahead for the Union's biggest-ever peacekeeping force outside Europe
The New York Mets are set to complete a deal for Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez, grabbing the prize off-season signing from crosstown rivals the Yankees.
California wildfires that have destroyed 1,300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500,000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction.
he butterflies were understandable for 19-year-old Svetlana Kuznetsova, playing in a Grand Slam final for the first time and under the prime-time lights.
Non si spengono le polemiche nella casa di Cinecitt\u00c3\u00a0 dopo che, nella notte &quot;brava&quot; tra venerd\u00c3\u00ac e sabato scorso, Cinzia, Guido, Alessandro e Patrizia, sotto l&#39;effetto dell&#39;alcool, hanno turbato l&#39;equilibrio tra gli altri concorrenti del Grande Fratello
Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday in the Wisconsin primaries for The Associated Press and television networks:
CARACAS, Venezuela  - A top Colombian rebelcaptured last month was apparently abducted from Venezuela,possibly by Colombian security officials in a serious violationof Venezuelan sovereignty, Venezuelan Interior Minister JesseChacon said on Wednesday.
Astronomers say they have captured a stellar explosion - or supernova - unfolding in real time.
Lithuanian lawmakers ratified the newly signed European Union constitution Thursday, making one of the bloc's newest members the first country to approve the historic document.
IT spending is forecast to grow in the high single-digits next year and remain on that pace through 2008, according to two reports released Monday by Forrester Research.
Heath Ledger's family arrived back in Australia on Tuesday on the final leg of the Oscar-nominated star's long journey home following his premature death last month in New York.
Nel 2006 saliti a quota 145.548 mln, +2,1% rispetto al 2005
NEW YORK  -Stocks fell on Thursday, with the benchmark S&P 500 plummeting to a 15-month low, as news of a plunge in regional factory activity and a hefty loss at Merrill Lynch further clouded an increasingly dire view of the economy.
At least 78 people have died following a riot in southern Thailand, many of them by crushed and suffocated after they were arrested and packed tightly into trucks, officials said Tuesday.
BANGALORE, INDIA - Veritas Software's research and development (R&D) center in Pune, India, will soon be the company's largest worldwide, according to a company executive.
President Bush pledged on Tuesday to try  to expedite the opening of U.S. borders to Canadian beef as he  sought to mend ties with Canada frayed by the Iraq war, insults  to the White House and trade disputes.
Venture capital investing, a key barometer of the entreprenerial economy, unexpectedly tumbled 26 percent to 4.3 billion nationally in the third quarter, from $5.8 billion in the second quarter, according to the latest Money- Tree survey scheduled to be released today.
England captain David Beckham thought he was being &quot;clever&quot; by deliberately getting a yellow card. The ploy could backfire and land him in trouble with his coach and soccer&#39;s governing body.
As a 48-hour strike by railway signal workers ends, signs are showing of a possible breakthrough.
Dressing the hedge fund man in clothes that are youthful, carefree and reveling in giddy excess.
It didn't quite rival the weekend brawl at an NBA game in Detroit, but a shoving match broke out here Saturday as Chinese and American journalists jostled for position to hear statements from leaders of the two nations.
The government is facing widespread opposition over controversial plans to bar juries from some inquests.
Jared White has posted another Willowgarden highlight to his blog today, this time with a focus on the processing of form input.   In the bad old days of processing forms and saving each field to a column in a database row, you'd have to do a lot of manual gruntwork: accessing each field from the $_POST superglobal, checking the values, constructing the SQL query, connecting to the database and executing the query, and so forth. Wouldn't it be great if you could just import the form right into an object, and let it do the validation and the database saving based on just a few simple rules? Let's take a quick look at how that might work.   He shows how to make an instance of the WFFormCreator class in a simple script and add actions to it to handle the successful submission and the errors that might come up.
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Bones and skeletons have disappeared  from the Chinese version of the popular on-line fantasy game,  World of Warcraft, sparking fierce criticism from the nation&#39;s  army of players, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
HBO is preparing a eulogy for \
SACRAMENTO, California  - California will become   the first U.S. state to try to measure how its residents are   absorbing chemicals from common products under a   \
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CANBERRA -- Australia&#39;s main opposition Labor party&#39;s lead over the conservative government weakened in a poll trend released on Monday, as a heated battle over economic management dominates debate ahead of an Oct. 9 election.
China said it would launch 15 rockets, 17 satellites and its third mission with astronauts in 2008. Huang Qiang, secretary-general of the Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, made the announcement at a news conference, the Xinhua news agency said.
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Millions of Chinese computers may have been paralysed by a faulty anti-virus update from Symantec, the world&#39;s largest security software provider, state media reported Thursday.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a government inventory of all of Russia's museums following the theft of $5 million in artwork from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
Delaware senior Alex Smith discards the other faceoff specialists in practice the way Sonny Liston used to go through sparring partners: very quickly.
UK farming must embrace new ideas and scientific developments to survive the next few decades.
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Sri Lanka extended their lead to 164 runs against Pakistan on the back of an unbeaten half century by Sanath Jayasuriya on the third day of the first Test at Iqbal stadium here.
A 14-year-old boy is taken to hospital with serious burns after an incident at his home in Poleglass.
In an outpouring of national jubilation, all of France agreed on Tuesday with the mother of released French captive Georges Malbrunot that this was &quot;the most beautiful Christmas present ever&quot;.
&#39;How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb&#39; is the name of the new U2 album, as revealed on the official U2 website. The follow-up to 2000&#39;s &#39;All That You Can&#39;t Leave Behind&#39; will be released on 22 November.
The district attorney handling the case of Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate in Jena, Louisiana, said Thursday that he would not challenge the decision to send the case to juvenile court.
Flamboyant industrialist John Harvey-Jones -- one of Britain's most celebrated businessmen -- has died at the age of 83.
MADRID, Spain  - The parents of Madeleine McCann have denounced as \
Will Japanese PM stir controversy with his New Year's day visit to a shrine honoring war criminals?
Incorporating short, weekly sessions on healthy living and social pressures into sports training appears to help young girls fight impulses to diet excessively
Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a \
Defense attorney Mark Geragos leaves the San Mateo County Courthouse in Redwood City on Tuesday, October 26, 2004, during the trial of Scott Peterson.
Rock stars -- notorious for their \
As Saturday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game against the Patriots showed, the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 inability to finish big games is a big issue as the playoffs arrive.
Pedro Martinez is going to be out far longer than this postseason: The Mets' ace also will miss the start of 2007 because of an injured pitching shoulder.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - After more than a century on the fringe of America's consciousness, Mormons are riding a wave of media attention and public scrutiny -- and say they welcome the chance to set a few things straight.
U2 earn their sixth number one in the US album charts with How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.
Californians set a remarkable standard for construction of world-class bridges in the 1930s when they simultaneously built two magnificent spans over San Francisco Bay in three years.
Amp'd Mobile has announced  development deals with actor/musician Jack Black, \
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Sam Gagner scored his fourth shootout winner of the season, and the Edmonton Oilers earned their NHL-best 11th shootout victory of the season, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday night.
The Bush administration will propose sweeping reductions in payments to pharmacies as a way to save money for Medicaid.
Roberto Baggio &egrave; a Pechino per una serie di attivit&agrave; promozionali dei gadget olimpici....
Dal 12 gennaio parte la rassegna di moda maschile
Republican White House hopefuls Wednesday meet in a last debate before the curtain rises on 2008 nominating contests, with fast-rising sensation Mike Huckabee ready for a grilling.
About 2.5 tonnes of cocaine - Liberia's largest ever haul - is seized from a ship off the Atlantic coast.
Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Four spectators died at Sunday&#39;s World Cup qualifying match between Togo and Mali. Eight fans were also injured, three seriously, at Kegue Stadium in Togo after a power failure led to a wild rush to the exits.
Pop star Gary Glitter, jailed last year for molesting two girls in Vietnam, could be freed early under an amnesty.
Iraq&#39;s former president Saddam Hussein and 30 senior members of his regime, which may also include Saddam&#39;s deputy Ibrahim al-Duri, will stand trial in Baghdad as soon as next month, an Iraqi minister said.
The People Power Party backing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won the most seats in Sunday's Thai election according to two exit polls, a likely cause of concern to the generals who ousted him in 2006.
The United Nations' chief met privately Wednesday with survivors and families of the 22 workers killed by a bomb that shattered U.N. offices in Baghdad a year ago, an attack that stunned the world body into a realization that some consider it an enemy.
The roll call of planets beyond the solar system swelled significantly with the announcement of a trio of newly discovered worlds much smaller than any previously discovered around other stars.
However you calculate the costs, it is hard to envision what the $1.2 billion Yankee Stadium will look like.
One would think that after increasingly embarrassing forays into reality television, the Internet and the penitentiary, Paris Hilton might have taken a moment to reflect on her choices. Or perhaps not.
Seven years before falling concrete crushed a motorist to death inside one of Boston's Big Dig tunnels, a safety officer warned that the bolts could not possibly hold the heavy ceiling panels, according to a bluntly worded memo leaked to a newspaper.
Wayne Rooney paid off another hefty chunk of his \u00c2\u00a327-million transfer fee as the England international scored in each half to seal Manchester United&#39;s 3-1 victory over troubled Newcastle at St James&#39; Park on Sunday.
INTELLIGENCE reports suggest a second group of suicide bombers is at large in Jakarta and may be preparing for another attack in the wake of the Australian embassy bombing.
Exclusive: On the eve of the second anniversary of his father's murder, Saad Hariri talks with TIME about Syria's role in the crime, and Lebanon's grim political situation
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ Nov 4, 2004 - A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission strafed an elementary school with 25 rounds of ammunition, authorities said Thursday.
SYDNEY Metcash Trading, Australia&#39;s biggest grocery wholesaler, said Monday that it had offered 846 million Australian dollars, or $660 million, in cash or stock for Foodland Associated&#39;s Australian business, to complete a nationwide distribution network.
UK economic growth may be 1% lower in 2008 and 2009 because of the credit crunch, the Ernst & Young Item Club says.
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Workload and doctors who don&#39;t have enough time for patients are cited as causes of medical errors. By Lee Bowman / Scripps Howard News Service.
Medical device maker Guidant Corp. (GDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it won an appeal of a patent lawsuit against St.
Billionaire UK investor Joseph Lewis spends $860m buying a 7% stake in struggling US bank Bear Stearns.
In Elisabeth Bumiller\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rendering Condoleezza Rice is neither hero nor villain but an ambitious woman whose achievements and shortcomings speak for themselves.
Move should open the way for the Linux seller to buy other companies.
WASHINGTON Wonder what George Washington looked like when he led the US military against the British in the Revolutionary War? Military history buffs can get a peek in a new exhibit opening today at the National Museum of American History in Washington.
China's Cao Gangchuan begins a visit to Japan, the first by a Chinese defence minister in over nine years.
Risultati delle gare di andata dei play off e dei play out, del campionato di C1.
Saudi officials are blaming a group of al Qaeda militants for an attack on the US consulate in the city of Jeddah that left at least eight people dead.
TUEDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure and way too much junk food are pushing U.S. children toward a life of overweight and obesity, a collection of new studies finds.
America&#39;s largest tobacco companies go on trial on Tuesday as they face a $280bn (\u00c2\u00a3156bn) government lawsuit. Opening arguments will be heard in the case, in which the Justice Department accuses the companies
In the waning sunlight hour of a chilly winter afternoon, a chorus of Hebrew prayer rises from a small, fluorescent lit room on the outskirts of Baghdad.
Thousands of protesters marched past New York&#39;s Madison Square Garden, where the Republican National Convention starts tomorrow, in what organizers predicted would be the biggest of
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  mortars struck areas across Falluja on Monday as groups of  diehard insurgents held out to the last in the week-long  battle.
Giorgio Armani celebrated the homecoming of his creations after six years on the road Monday with a winter collection that lit up his muted shades with a myriad of glistening sequins.
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A liberal church that has been threatened with the loss of its tax-exempt status over an anti-war sermon delivered just days before the 2004 presidential election said Thursday it will fight an IRS order to turn over documents on the matter.
The Berkeley City Council has approved the nation's only local nanotechnology regulations, another first for the city already famous for taking the lead in banning Styrofoam containers, desegregating public schools and divesting public funds from South Africa.
Thousands protest in Cuzco, Peru, against a law promoting development near ancient Inca monuments.

The British motor sport industry has the \u00e2\u0080\u009copportunity to further enhance its reputation as a world leader\u00e2\u0080\u009d after the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone was secured.
A persistent problem with the Web API is the Return-to-Sender issue. JavaScript is capable of alleviating it, but it's not always enabled by software vendors. By Jacques Surveyor. 1014
U.S. consumers spent an estimated $535 more on gasoline in the past year, but some consumer goods categories benefited as people shifted away from luxuries such as dining out and stayed home, according to a new study.
Greece hosts its second major sporting spectacle of the summer when the the 12th Paralympics start on Friday.
Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said it will open its first European flat-panel television plant in the Czech Republic to meet robust demand in the region, with an investment of eight billion yen (68 million dollars).
Israel struck Beirut airport again on   Friday and bombed Lebanese roads, power supplies and   communication networks in a widening campaign after Hizbollah   guerrillas seized two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.
Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
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The floors are bamboo. The island in the kitchen is IceStone, made of recycled glass and concrete. The brick encasing the structural columns was salvaged from a Baltimore construction site.
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Scientists suggest stress is linked to faster cell ageing - which could lead to the early onset of age-related diseases.
Stora Enso OYJ, a forest products company with sizable North American operations, said Wednesday its profit nearly tripled in the latest quarter amid strong demand and it gave a positive outlook for the rest of ...
Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s producers as early as Nov. 1.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said on Wednesday it would freeze pensions and require salaried retirees in the United States to contribute more for health coverage to cut costs.
Listen up, all you D-list movie stars, faded reality-show participants and one-time television headliners: There is no fame or glory to be had from participating in ``The Surreal Life,&#39;&#39; returning tonight at 9 on VH1.
Hermann Maier faltered to give Bode Miller victory in the men&#39;s Giant Slalom at Val d&#39;Is\u00c3\u00a8re on Sunday. Maier had led after the first leg but, along with fellow Austrian&#39;s Gruber and Raich, stuttered on the
SYDNEY, Australia - Police have arrested two men and seized three million ecstasy tablets that the pair is accused of importing from Poland hidden inside a bakery oven.
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By DAVID GREENWOOD  CONSERVATIONISTS are celebrating the end of a major operation to save rare fish found only in a North Wales lake from the jaws of its arch enemy.
New Century Financial Corp., the largest independent U.S. subprime mortgage lender, said on Monday its lenders plan to halt financing, pushing the company closer to bankruptcy amid dwindling cash and $8.4 billion in obligations that could come due immediately.
EU transport ministers agree to deploy the multi-billion-euro Galileo satellite navigation system for operations starting from 2008.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza  Rice will visit France starting on Sunday to meet new President  Nicolas Sarkozy in a trip experts said would signal a recovery  in bilateral ties that frayed over the Iraq war.
KIEV, Ukraine  - West-leaning opposition leader  Viktor Yushchenko took an unassailable lead Monday in Ukraine's  re-run presidential election, promising to end corruption and  reform the ex-Soviet state's damaged economy.
The Republican National Convention hasn&#39;t moved voter Christopher Pfeiffer out of the undecided column. &quot;I just take (the conventions) with a grain of salt and look forward to the debates,&quot; said Pfeiffer, of Over-the-Rhine.
A humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, once called the world's worst, appears to have eased, with the death toll from disease dropping, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official said Tuesday.
A judge rejects a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to delay or dismiss a child molestation case against him.
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds signed third baseman Joe Randa to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Randa joins the Reds after spending the last six seasons with the Kansas City Royals, where
Pop superstar Ashlee Simpson and her ex- boyfriend, singer Ryan Cabrera, are slated to perform a free con cert for the students at Cumberland Val ley High School on Thursday.
Federal Reserve officials are expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.
Sheldon Souray gave the Edmonton Oilers the impact player general manager Kevin Lowe was looking for when the All-Star defenseman agreed to a five-year deal on Thursday.
Berlin, Sep 15 (IPS) - The ordination of three rabbis in Germany -- the  first such event since the holocaust -- has been lauded by  politicians and Jewish organisations as a step forward in  Germany's long battle to come to terms with its traumatic  history.
Europe gives handout to boost competitiveness The European Union this week announced plans to pump \u00e2\u0082\u00ac9bn into research on information and communications technologies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Michele Fiorella, 75 anni, \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso stamattina mentre tentava di bloccare due uomini che avevano appena rapinato il negozio di suo figlio, un supermercato al centro di Barletta (Bari. Poco dopo la polizia
The Spanish energy sector, the scene of clashes between political and corporate forces in the last 12 months, was the scene of more titanic stake-building moves.
General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) is reporting the largest annual loss ever for a U.S. automotive company.
The very few patients who repeatedly require intensive care for their illnesses are responsible for a sizable chunk of the money used for this purpose, a new study finds.
Figlia della convivente si difende con rasoio, lui arrestato
Video that appeared on an Islamic Web site Thursday showed militants in Iraq beheading a man identified as a kidnapped Turkish driver.
Can the king of chip ka-ching beat back its uppity rival? Fools face off.
The response by emergency workers following a tornado that ripped through Greensburg recently shared at least one thing with the reaction to a massive ice storm in January that downed power lines for days in the same region.
Three days after the preview release of Firefox 1.0 and more than 720,000 downloads later, the Mozilla Foundation is moving to a new phase in its online campaign to build more market share.
com September 29, 2004, 12:45 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
New quarterback, same old winning formula for the Baltimore Ravens.
Sunday was the deadliest day in more than a month for US Marines in Iraq. Eight Marines died in fighting in Anbar province. The military says seven were killed while conducting &quot;security
A massive clear-up is taking place after flooding damage estimated at hundreds of millions of pounds.
Representatives of feuding Sunni and Shiite groups in Iraq were meeting at a seminar behind closed doors Friday to discuss ways of ending the bloodshed, conference organizers said.
The show's 276-car giveaway is part of an effort to reclaim credibility in the domestic  car market.
Film-maker Roman Polanski is to direct Pompeii, a film adaptation of the Robert Harris novel.
Could anger over a potentially low pay settlement prompt a year of industrial action in schools?
Macedonians showed the West they would not slide back towards ethnic division, largely ignoring a nationalist referendum that would have reversed a law giving the Albanian minority more rights.
President Bush yesterday said his re-election proved that Americans have &quot;embraced&quot; his conservative worldview, which he plans to enact through an ambitious second-term agenda.
A Holocaust-era diary and love letters written by a Jewish teen for her Dutch boyfriend while she was imprisoned in an internment camp in 1943 has been donated to a Dutch archives.
Ashlee Simpson&#39;s dad said his daughter never used a so-called &quot;backing track&quot; until Saturday night -- and she only did it then because an upset stomach had hurt her vocal cords.
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Dozens of tornadoes sliced across southern US states, ripping apart homes and shopping malls, killing at least 52 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said Wednesday.
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Inova Fairfax Hospital officials have offered to pay a team of 22 urologists a fee for every indigent patient they treat on call in its emergency department, satisfying some doctors and probably averting a showdown that threatened critical care.
Half the Kentwood Historical and Cultural Arts Museum is dedicated to an exhibit honoring local men and women who served in the U.S. armed forces. The rest is Britney.
The National Agency for Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigerian&#39;s food and drug production and consumption regulatory agency, has begun investigations into the administration
Peru striker Claudio Pizarro scored twice in the first half as Bayern Munich beat Bundesliga leader Wolfsburg 2-0 yesterday to move within a point.
Nobody's enjoying the switch from the Rocky Mountains to the high desert more than the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. The 25th-ranked Rebels swept into the championship game of the Mountain West tournament Friday night with a 88-72 semifinal win over Colorado State at the rocking Thomas &amp; Mack Center.
Wireless network analysis tools vendor AirMagnet Inc will today announce a PC and laptop tool for analyzing Cisco WiFi networks that will enable admins to access a Wireless Controller remotely, turn a remote AP into a sensor, and carry out analysis anywhere on a corporate network.
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President Bush defended his decision to pursue a missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
The Times is to scrap its broadsheet edition and go tabloid from Monday, it was confirmed today. The decision was made after a trial run of the compact edition proved a success, said editor Robert Thomson.
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Coalition forces killed nine Iraqi civilians and wounded three others near the town of Iskandariya, a U.S. military spokeswoman told CNN Monday.
Yahoo hopes of enlisting partners for its new mobile search services.
Former President Bill Clinton was discharged last week from New York Presbyterian hospital, where he had been recuperating from quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery.
Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly loss that it called disappointing and withdrew its earnings forecast, citing a drop in television sales and an uncertain economic environment.
Handicapping the race to lead the U.N.
Appalachian State\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defeat of fifth-ranked Michigan was a stunning upset by any measure, but was not as great a shock to those who have followed the team.
The Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker, reported a 30 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, but said it was not satisfied with only modest growth in revenue and unit case volume.
He hasn't even formed his presidential exploratory committee, but Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) has already signed up an economic brain trust to advise him, led by two former chairmen of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers.
Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Ferrari&#39;s Rubens Barrichello won Sunday&#39;s Grand Prix of China Formula One race. The No.
Democrat John Edwards on Sunday waded into a dispute between his rivals, criticizing comments by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband that some have considered disparaging to Barack Obama and black people generally.
Electronic Arts, the world's biggest computer games firm, signs exclusive agreements with the US National Football League.
After pumping oil at close to full capacity for several months in a bid to bring prices down from record levels, OPEC ministers said Thursday that they were considering curbing
When Chungin Chung, an Asian American community leader, was invited to meet US vice-presidential candidate Senator John Edwards ahead of the November 2 election, she was excited but politely declined.
House Republican negotiators beat back Senate efforts to more aggressively regulate tobacco and to more strictly limit tax shelters yesterday as a congressional conference committee moved
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Il velivolo e' precipitato a 40 km dall'Aquila
Three teenagers admit killing their friend during a camping trip near a South Yorkshire reservoir.
Settimanale chiede, Italia ha davvero bisogno di Berlusconi?
Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday that Washington had no way to force Iran to allow UN inspectors unrestricted access to suspected nuclear sites despite US doubts Tehran would come clean on its own.
Relief supplies are reaching Port-au-Prince but are slow to reach hardest-hit Gonaives. A man tries to hang on to a sack of rice he apparently swiped from a truck near Gonaives.
Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will continue the tradition of bringing a superstar shine to dark December nights in Norway when the pair hosts the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

As an actor, Christopher Reeve had trouble shedding his Superman character. He knew he could play other roles, but Hollywood rarely saw past the blue tights and red cape.
Playoff talk has been sent to the showers and what remains are stark statistics that show why the Redskins deserve to be 5-10.
Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned, dissolved his Cabinet and made the surprising announcement he would not try to form the next government, dropping out of the political scene at a time when Syria's role in Lebanon is being challenged by the United Nations.
Argentine David Nalbandian entered the Madrid Master final on Saturday, scoring 6-4 and 6-4 victory over Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia.
Ionela Draga aveva 19 anni, tuttora in corso le indagini
Martin Jol has finally left Tottenham Hotspur after the club's Uefa Cup defeat against Getafe.
ROMA - Sono migliaia gli italiani presenti nella regione del Sud-Est asiatico investita oggi dal terremoto e dalle successive, devastanti ondate di maremoto. E&#39; impossibile aver una stima precisa, tuttavia
Earth-like planets orbiting other stars may be far more common than had once been thought, a study suggests.
George Karl was close Wednesday night to finalizing a deal to coach the Denver Nuggets, and he could be on the bench by the end of the week.
OCTOBER 01, 2004  - After his company announced that it&#39;s acquiring security and authentication tools from Netscape Security Solutions to bolster its software arsenal (see story), Red Hat Inc.
Timore per retrocessione e sfide per futuro saranno i temi
From China, courtey of Quentin Tarantino, comes a colorful martial-arts spectacle starring three very cool actors. By Robert Horton.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 11 -- West Virginia, Clemson, Air Force and Mississippi State were seeded No. 1 Sunday night in the revamped National Invitation Tournament, a postseason tournament that was little more than a consolation prize for some of the teams that were snubbed by the NCAA.
President Bush, scrambling to show he still backs embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, offered him a fresh endorsement on Wednesday, calling him \
Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his parents recently spent nearly $50,000 to help pay off the campaign debts of Mark Green, who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2006.
A half-dozen executives of embattled oil giant Yukos have left Russia and the company&#39;s chief financial officer said Thursday he won&#39;t return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between Washington and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.
HONG KONG, China -- European Ryder Cup stars Padraig Harrington and Miguel Angel Jimenez share the lead with South African James Kingston going into the last round of the Hong Kong Open.
Bucks point guard T.J. Ford will not be able to practice when training camp opens Oct. 4 because he has not fully recovered from surgery on his bruised spinal cord.
The National Lottery Commission confirms it has received two bids for the next licence to run the lottery.
European governments rebuked Iran for   intransigence over its nuclear program on Friday but expressed   their desire for a negotiated solution to the row.
Downward assessments appear most pronounced in areas where the market was exploding just a few years ago, or where economic conditions are poorest.
An army major who fought militant insurgency in the violence-wrecked Kashmir valley shot his way to India's first ever individual Olympic silver medal.
President Bush&#39;s approval rating stands at 56 percent. Job losses since he took office reach 2.2 million. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
Tennis stars Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt called off their wedding, according to her Web site. &quot;Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt jointly decided to put an end to their relationship for private reasons.
The most jam-packed event at this  year's International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting in  Singapore could end up being an indoor protest.
The Supreme Court, in a case being watched around the world, on Monday hears arguments about whether to ban the lethal three-drug cocktail used in most U.S. executions because it inflicts excruciating pain.
All nine Christmas trees have been removed from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport instead of adding a giant Jewish menorah to the holiday display as a rabbi had requested.
Jeff Garcia's girlfriend, Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year, was charged with assault in a bar fight last month with a woman the Cleveland Browns quarterback once dated.
Indice armonizzato al 2,3% in crescita rispetto a novembre
Turkey has denounced as &quot;unfair&quot; a European Union decision to slow down its troubled accession talks, but pledged to stick to the path of reform to catch up with EU standards.
Chicago - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that his state will set up a network on the Web within the next month to help residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The animated &quot;Shark Tale&quot; was No. 1 for the third-straight weekend, pulling in $22.1 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.
Americans living overseas started lining up in hotels and coffee shops Tuesday to vote for Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, while others \u00c2\u0097 for the first time ever \u00c2\u0097 cast ballots online.
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Taye Diggs is flawless in his role as a lawyer who gives up his misogynistic ways for the sake of his inherited baby in UPN's profoundly pleasing show.
SMOKING and drinking among 12-year-old girls is on the rise, a large-scale survey of New South Wales high schools has revealed. Overall, drug use among the student population is falling, which
Serena Williams sees off  Lindsay Lee-Waters in round two of the US Open.
Tony Dungy is sticking with the Colts. The team said yesterday Dungy will remain with Indianapolis through at least the 2008 season before turning over the coaching to hand-picked successor Jim Caldwell.
Some of the most stylish fuzzy faces from across the globe gathered in Britain on Saturday to do battle over their beards.
A report Friday found mixed successes in California&#39;s new program that sends drug offenders to treatment instead of jail. The UCLA study concluded that nearly one third of
Critics said low-income Floridians might continue to use pesticides -- which have been linked to neurological damage in  children -- in their homes to qualify for the project.
CAIRO, Egypt - The voice sounded like the Al Qaeda (search) terror chief&#39;s, and the tape was posted on a site known as a clearinghouse for militant Islamic comment.
A big home run by Ruben Sierra, a clutch 11th-inning hit by Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are headed right back where most people figured &#151; playing the Boston Red Sox for the AL pennant &#151; after beating the Minnesota Twins 6-5.
Verizon Wireless is including Milwaukee among 14 cities where on-the-go business people can equip their laptops for a new high-speed data service that will be available anywhere in the metro area.
Moody's Corp. , the parent of its namesake credit rating agency, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit soared 86 percent, helped by growing demand for ratings and a gain from the sale of its downtown Manhattan headquarters.
TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops killed six militants during a clash in the northern town of Qalamoun early on Thursday, security sources said.
GAZA CITY -- The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas yesterday rejected criticism by Al Qaeda's second-in-command and said it was still committed to Israel's destruction despite a power-sharing deal with the Fatah faction.
President Bush, personally intervening in the political crisis in Pakistan, told President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday he must hold parliamentary elections soon and step down as army leader.
Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were ordered to steer clear of each other Saturday in hopes of preventing a repeat of their high-octane confrontation during the first day of Speedweeks.
Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.
, says German defense minister
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said it  plans to cut between 6,000 and 6,900 jobs during the next 18  months, implement a 10 percent across-the-board pay reduction  and reduce employee benefits in a bid to avoid bankruptcy.
Four basic licensing models will be available for all Oracle products, including J.D. Edwards, PeopleSoft and Siebel applications.
The Badgers have struggled on offense at times, especially in the passing game where they are averaging just 137.7 yards per contest.
Over a hundred deputies elected to  Bulgaria&#39;s parliament since the fall of communism had served in  the past as agents of the much-feared former secret police, a  Bulgarian historical commission said on Tuesday.
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The Japanese Cabinet approves a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea.
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Electronics maker Haier claims its Ibiza Rhapsody media player \
By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES - Frenchie Davis, dumped by &quot;American Idol&quot; in 2003 for lingerie shots posted on a Web site, moved on to Broadway success and thought she had buried a humiliating chapter of her young life.
At precisely 9.48am yesterday, Jacques Villeneuve took the wheel of a Renault at Silverstone for his first taste of Formula One action in a year.
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Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early on Wednesday after a late-night deal with the al Qaeda-inspired group that kidnapped him in March.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it approved a 22,000-acre logging project that affects northern spotted owl habitat in southern Oregon.
LONDON: Britain is to ban smoking in most public places, according to reports ahead of the launch of an ambitious goverment effort to legislate its way to better public health.
The future of the economy looks strong for San Diego County but less promising for the nation as a whole, according to two economic reports released yesterday.
The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan, because Taipei and Beijing have failed to resolve differences over the issue.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
Justin Langer weathered Shoaib Akhtar&#39;s pace barrage Thursday and counter-punched with his 21st Test hundred to guide Australia from 78 for five to 357 for eight on the first day of the series opener against Pakistan.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon rejoined the team Monday after a two-day excused absence to tend to a personal matter.
Microsoft Corp. announced today the expansion of its end-user intellectual property (IP) protection policy to cover customers using a wide range of current and earlier versions of its software.
Legislators in South Carolina introduced a resolution to create a commission that will evaluate a possible statewide broadband wireless network.
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Global health leaders meeting in  Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on  medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make  those now on the market available to the poor.
Australia&#39;s Alicia Molik upset match favorite Maria Sharapova, winning Sunday&#39;s final of the Swisscom Challenge 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Cutting body fat means middle-aged people are less likely to develop a syndrome which increases heart disease and diabetes risk, researchers say.
The Bush administration has promoted its education law with a video that comes across as a news story but fails to make clear the reporter involved was paid with taxpayer money.
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New Delhi, Dec. 8 (PTI): Terming the differences between India and Pakistan regarding the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service a &quot;minor hiccup&quot;, CPI(M) leader from Jammu and Kashmir Yusuf Tarigami, said he was hopeful of the bus link starting soon.
By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 14--HOLMEN, Wis. -- Town of Onalaska residents voted Wednesday night against the town purchasing 107 acres on Brice Prairie for a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regional headquarters and nature preserve.
Turning salt water into drinking water is not a solution to tackle global water scarcity, a WWF report says.
Roger Avary, who won an Academy Award as the co-writer of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPulp Fiction\u00e2\u0080\u009d with Quentin Tarantino, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence after a single-car collision that injured his wife and killed a man on Sunday in Ojai, Calif., The Associated Press reported. The dead man was identified as Andreas Zini, 34, believed to be a visitor from Italy. Mr. Avary\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wife, Gretchen, 40, was ejected from the car and hospitalized in stable condition. Mr. Avary, 42, who was also a co-writer of \u00e2\u0080\u009cBeowulf,\u00e2\u0080\u009d was released on $50,000 bail.
Scientists, wringing their hands over the identity of the famed \
A motorist who crawled along a motorway in her car at less than 10mph was banned from driving today.
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InfoWorld - SAP has christened its&#160;suite of hosted ERP software&#160;for the midmarket SAP Business ByDesign and said it will be available initially in the U.S. and Germany, with the U.K., France and China to follow soon after.
'Italia capofila in azione internazionale contro pena morte'
Nonostante l'impegno di Coppa Italia con la Reggina, Delneri ha sottoposto i suoi a una doppia sedut...
Joe Calzaghe defends his WBO super-middleweight title against Kabary Salem on Friday night.
Political prisoners in former East Germany were traded for oil, copper and silver in the 30 years before reunification and human trade with the West formed a lucrative economic linchpin, the author of a new study said.
Foreign diplomats and top Nigerian officials will no longer be exempt from security searches before they board flights at Nigeria's airports, Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode said.
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Il Governo ha dato condivisione di massima a piano 2007-2011
Cristiano Ronaldo's double ensured Manchester United overcame a spirited Everton to move back to within one point of leaders Arsenal at the head of Premier League table.
AUSTIN, Texas - A teenage girl who was photographed topless, apparently during Spring Break at South Padre Island, is now a &quot;prize&quot; in a video game that rewards players by revealing images of topless women.
ISLAMABAD , Dec 21 : Saudi Arabia has shown interest to enter into joint ventures with Pakistan to promote tourism in the country.
Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters rallied on Friday at the doorstep of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to force the resignation of his U.S.-backed government.
New York City Comptroller William  Thompson on Friday expanded a class-action law suit filed  against Countrywide Financial Corp , naming additional  company officers and directors, 26 underwriters and two  accounting firms.
(InfoWorld) - A U.K. startup hopes to compete with\u00c2\u00a0Apple's new iPhone by offering a flat-rate music service that can run on most of today's mobile phones. Omnifone Ltd. launched on Thursday its MusicStation service that allows mobile phone users to download as many music tracks as they want for \u00e2\u0082\u00ac2.99 (US$3.97) per week. The company previewed MusicStation in February at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. The Swedish mobile phone subsidiary of Norwegian telco Telenor ASA is the first to offer the MusicStation service. More than 30 operators in Europe, Asia and South Africa have signed up to offer the service. To use MusicStation, users must have handsets preinstalled with the application. \
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Aug. 21, 2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0093West Nile virus (WNV) has now killed six people in California and the number of people with the virus has climbed to 249, according to an announcement yesterday by the California Department of Health Services.
A Swiss court on Tuesday convicted four Swiss air traffic control managers of negligence in a 2002 mid-air collision over Germany that killed more than 70 people, mostly Russian schoolchildren.
Vientiane: The 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) today decided to establish a &#39;formidable regional grouping&#39;, comprising India and China as well, that will rival the trade blocs of Europe and the United States.
It was not just a two-goal lead England threw away in their opening World Cup qualifier against Austria.
Which parental fibs are still stunting your financial growth?
PRISTINA, Serbia  - The United Nations administrator of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province fired the U.N. police chief on Wednesday following the deaths of two Albanian demonstrators in a weekend protest rally.
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MANILA : Philippine movie star and former presidential candidate Fernando Poe has slipped into a coma after suffering a stroke, a spokesman said.
Sears, Roebuck & Co , the largest U.S. department store chain, on Thursday posted a third-quarter loss as its clothing sales continued to slide and cuts its forecast for the full year.
Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to refuse the International Atomic Energy Agency to have direct access to Dr AQ Khan is correct on both legal and political counts.
Travel group MyTravel will learn on Wednesday whether a High Court judge backs its controversial \u00c2\u00a3800m rescue plan.
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U.S. regulatory reviewers on Wednesday said it was unclear if Procter & Gamble Co.'s  testosterone patch for boosting sexual desire in women produces meaningful benefit, or is safe over the long term.
Amid wilting election-year support for the military campaign in Iraq, US President George W. Bush is distancing himself from the go-it-alone \
There is a growing frustration among designers as they face an onslaught of competing labels from celebrities.
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MEXICO CITY -- When President Bush lands in the Yucatan colonial city of Merida on Monday night, he will encounter a new Mexican government that wants the same thing the old one wanted: comprehensive immigration reform in the United States.
LONDON : West Indies coach Gus Logie is expecting captain Brian Lara to lead the team in Saturday&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final against England at The Oval.
BESLAN, Russia  - Russian troops stormed a school  on Friday, blaming Chechen hostage-takers for a bloody battle  in which more than 200 people -- dozens of them children --  were killed and hundreds were wounded.
Spain&#39;s government and soccer federation have condemned racist chanting during a friendly in Madrid between Spain and England, blaming a small group of fans for behaviour that has caused outrage in Britain.
By JOHN ROGERS LOS ANGELES - An appearance in family court sought by Kevin Federline amid a child custody dispute with Britney Spears was canceled Thursday after the pop star entered a rehabilitation program.
Manny Ramirez homered and drove in four runs, Mike Lowell added a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox held on for an 8-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
HAMISH ROBERTSON: The Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has been acquitted of attempting to bribe a judge after a marathon court case that&#39;s divided the nation.
Just weeks after stripping Google-owned YouTube of its video clips, Viacom has struck a deal to offer broadcast-quality programs on Joost, the Internet television website.
Paula Radcliffe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s response to those who doubted her ability to bounce back from her Olympic disasters could not have been more emphatic on Sunday when she triumphed in a thrilling New York Marathon.
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw unveils the government's White Paper on the EU constitution.
Three-term Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, finds herself in a tight race with former state Sen. Dino Rossi, a Republican.
JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday approved the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture meant to promote reconciliation with Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership, officials said.
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Oil fell below $88 a barrel on Wednesday as stock markets declined further, shrugging off a temporary reprieve from Tuesday's steep cut in U.S. interest rates amid persistent fears of a global economic slowdown.
A youth worker kills his police officer wife and then himself after she tells him she wants to leave.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
Famous folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to the UK yesterday after being deported from the US because his name appears on a terrorist watch list.
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A court denies singer Britney Spears' latest bid to regain the right to visit her two children.
When people try to describe what using technology was like this year, the word that will likely come to mind is &quot;pain.&quot; With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer -- especially
Heat guard Dwyane Wade will seek a second opinion early this week before deciding whether to rehabilitate his dislocated left shoulder or have season-ending surgery to repair the joint. \
InfoWorld - Microsoft drew the largest number of Web site visitors worldwide in December, a recurring accomplishment that makes the company&#39;s disappointing online ad business all the more disconcerting.
A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday wounded more than 25 soldiers in Israel in an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to take strong action in the territory.
The Spice Girls on Saturday kicked off the British leg of their comeback tour with the first of 17 nights at London&#39;s 02 arena.
Sydney - Australia&#39;s koalas, once a threatened species, are now growing so fast in some areas that wildlife authorities are putting them on the pill.
Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial penalty put Manchester United on course for a 4-0 win at Tottenham that restored their six-point advantage at the top of the Premiership.
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Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday urged President Bush to stop the Republican National Committee from calling him an obstructionist and criticizing his Senate record, a tactic the GOP used to help defeat Reid's predecessor.
The Atlanta lawyer diagnosed with tuberculosis, who caused an international health scare after traveling to Europe and back, will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of one of his lungs.
Martha Stewart wants Eminem to appear on her \
Reliever Eric Gagne and the Texas Rangers reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract worth about $6 million.
Barack Obama sealed the deal Saturday with Hal Geren.
Paula Radcliffe has never faced the kind of pressure she will encounter when she runs in the New York City Marathon here today. Just 10 weeks after failing so dramatically to complete the Olympic marathon
Be afraid, kids, be very afraid (but not that afraid), with these old  chillers, whose terror is (mostly) off screen.
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Prince Harry headed home from Argentina on Friday, royal officials said, amid media reports that shots were fired at the ranch where he was staying.
A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for use by her daughter, who cannot have children naturally.
Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has challenged Titus Bramble to grow up fast to make himself an international defender. The much-maligned 23-year-old turned in a rock-solid display in the Magpies&#39; 4-0 UEFA
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash in the free-agent market on Thursday by signing third baseman Troy Glaus to a four-year contract.
Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has denied being involved in the Russian school hostage-taking and said another rebel chief, Shamil Basayev, should stand trial for staging it.
Britney Spears's photographer boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, was surprised to learn of rumors that the pop star has requested a restraining order against him.   \
Crude oil futures fell in New York, extending the biggest decline in five months yesterday, after a jump in US inventories eased concern about a winter shortage.
\u00c2\u00b7 Bush 'apeing Soviet Union with missile shield' plan\u00c2\u00b7 Tactic may scare off EU states from hosting bases
BRUSSELS Outokumpu, IMI and five other companies were fined a total of E222.3 million on Friday by the European Commission for fixing the prices of copper tubing used in household plumbing.
A group of states asked a federal judge to extend much of the 2002 antitrust judgment against Microsoft, saying the middleware market is still monopolized.
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Eisner, one of Disney&#39;s largest individual shareholders, with 14 million shares, said Friday that he&#39;s leaving the door open to serving on Disney&#39;s board through fiscal 2007, possibly beyond.
Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say.
The Russian president's announcement came as questions multiplied about the events in which more than 300 people died in Beslan.
The EU's foreign policy chief hails as 'constructive' talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator.
Knight Ridder Inc. expects third-quarter earnings to exceed expectations, largely due to a per-share gain of 9 cents related to the finalization of certain tax matters.
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American 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner succeeded Michael Johnson as the Olympic gold medallist Monday with a personal best of 44.
SAN ANTONIO, June 29 -- AT&T, the nation's largest wireless carrier, agreed Friday to acquire Dobson Communications, a rural wireless provider, for $5.1 billion in cash and debt.
The economy grew at its strongest pace in more than a year during the spring as solid improvements in international trade and business investment helped offset weakness in housing.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday only a small number of NATO nations had troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan and urged reluctant allies to share the combat burden.
Texas fisticuffs RIM and Motorola are suing each other for patent infringement, with both companies refusing to pay the other for using their patented technologies. RIM is also complaining that Motorola is demanding \
Zach Randolph had 19 points, including a key jumper with 17.2 seconds left, as the Portland Trail Blazers stopped the surging Seattle SuperSonics 100-94 on Tuesday night.
Gunmen raided a building to seize two  Egyptians during the night in Baghdad, in the third in a new  series of audacious operations to kidnap foreigners in the  capital this month.
Joerg Beginen strides energetically through the lobby of the Marriott Tverskaya, giving friendly nods to guests and staff alike.
JABALIYA (Striscia di Gaza) - La radio militare israeliana ha reso noto che l&#39;esercito ebraico ha lasciato stamane il campo profughi di Jabaliya, nella striscia di Gaza, e la vicina cittadina di Beit Lahya.
US industrial group General Electric received a slap on the wrist from the securities and exchange commission for failing to disclose the retirement package given to former chief executive officer Jack Welch.
US contingency plans for possible air strikes on Iran include most of its military infrastructure, the BBC learns.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Engineers Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge had drafted a business plan that they promised would roil the U.S. microchip industry. Using blueprints they allegedly stole from their Silicon Valley employer, the men proposed to reproduce a super-fast chip in China at a much lower cost.
Republicans blocked the U.S. Senate on Saturday from considering a rebuke to President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup, but lawmakers vowed to continue waging a bitter struggle over war policy.
Northern Ireland's separatist leader Gerry Adams was reported incensed Wednesday over an electronic listening device found in his group's headquarters.
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip  - The moderate  frontrunner in the race for Palestinian president called Israel  the \
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THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no 'grace period' when it comes to use of injection drugs like heroin or cocaine: A new study in Addiction finds teenage and young adult users triple their risk for death soon after taking up the habit.
Government security contractor Blackwater Worldwide reaffirmed plans Wednesday to build a rural training camp, a day after residents recalled five town officials who endorsed the project.
Applications for US home loans fell 6.3 percent last week after a brief bounce in early August spurred by a drop in mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.
The first Rwandan peacekeeping troops have been airlifted into the Sudanese region of Darfur aboard two US transport planes. Sixty-five Rwandan officers and soldiers arrived with their supplies.
By ESTES THOMPSON RALEIGH, N.C. - When John Cornwell graduated from Duke University last year, he landed a job as software engineer in Atlanta but soon found himself longing for his college lifestyle.
Washington: The United States has said Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf has not taken any decision on keeping both posts of Army Chief and the President and it expected continued democratic reforms in the country.
Hurricane Ivan&#39;s sustained winds strengthened to 160 miles (257 kilometers) per hour as it battered the Netherlands Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela, after devastating the island of Grenada.
When Robert Payne, 61, needed back surgery last year, he said he wasn't worried about how to pay for it. Payne, a self-employed architect in Richmond, pulled $5,500 -- the amount of his health insurance deductible for such procedures -- from a savings account he uses exclusively for medical expenses. His insurance covered the rest.
US Marines began helping relief operations in the Philippines following storms that have left more than 1,500 people dead as fears grew of a health crisis among survivors.
Iraq's parliament agreed on Thursday to   begin looking at a potentially divisive draft law on federalism   that minority Sunnis fear could break up the country and leave   them with little access to its oil wealth.
Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.
LeBron James was 11-for-11 from the field, making all four of his 3-point attempts, and scored 26 points in the first half Wednesday night to lead the United States.
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Thirteen British Muslims charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets are set to appear in court.
Merck & Co. MRK.N on Friday said  U.S. regulators have decided not to approve the company's  experimental arthritis drug, the successor to its recalled  Vioxx pill, until more safety and effectiveness data are  obtained.
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A teenager seen making a gun gesture at Tory leader David Cameron is fined for possessing cannabis.

There were no protesters or top  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  executives at the grand opening of  the retailer's first Chicago store on Wednesday, but perhaps  the most keenly felt absence was T.M.X. Elmo.
A priest admits he is the clergyman behind a sex abuse case in which a five figure payout was made.
By the Editorial Board. The report released October 6 by Charles Duelfer, head of the Iraq Survey Group (ISG), is an indictment not merely of a president or an administration, but of an entire ruling elite.
Drug company Merck has removed its painkiller Vioxx because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
DETROIT - Outfielder Alex Sanchez and utilityman Brandon Inge each agreed Monday to $1.35 million, one-year contracts with the Detroit Tigers.
As many as half a million lives could be saved every year in Africa if governments combine their approach to tackle a rampant AIDS epidemic with measures to treat tuberculosis, health experts said on Tuesday.
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc., has teamed up with the Soros Economic Development Fund and Omidyar Network to fund a $17 million company that will invest in small- and medium-size business in India.
The Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday signed tight end Jeff Thomason to replace the injured Chad Lewis, who was placed on injured reserve with a Lis Franc sprain in his foot.
Motorola sees its latest profits slump 84%, hit by a sharp fall in sales of its mobile phone handsets.
Americans spoke out strongly against bosses who fire workers who are obese or smoke, a poll showed Thursday.
One of America's most wanted suspected sex offenders agrees to be extradited from Hong Kong to the US.
British police have arrested the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) Tuesday, accusing him of inciting racial hatred.
Congress required President Bush to submit an initial report to lawmakers by Sunday assessing whether the Iraqi government has made satisfactory progress toward achieving the benchmarks set for it. The breakdown of progress described in the Bush administration's report:
Nikhil Advani left for Shanghai on Monday, Jan 28, to shoot for the action opus Chandni Chowk To   China. \
NATO diplomats approved on Friday a detailed outline of their plan to send around 300 military instructors to Iraq following talks with the U.S. general leading the drive to rebuild the country's armed forces.
Americans reached for their credit cards with gusto in May after an April lull, sending overall U.S. consumer borrowing up by $12.90 billion -- more than twice the forecast rise, a Federal Reserve Board report showed on Monday.
Japanese companies were less upbeat in December than they were three months ago, amid recent data indicating that the world's second-largest economy may be losing steam, a key government survey showed Wednesday.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.
HONOLULU -- The country&#39;s largest flight attendants union is calling for a national strike against four airlines now in bankruptcy.
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RALEIGH, NC - A group overseeing payments to tobacco farmers and quota holders from a 1999 settlement will appeal a judge&#39;s decision that cigarette companies do not have to make the last of those payments.
Research firm predicts closure of more than 3,000 U.S. centers as jobs fly north.
Its new insurance mandate kicks in July 1. Some see a model for the rest of the US.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has breast cancer and underwent surgery today at Danbury Hospital, her office announced. It said the breast cancer was diagnosed last week after a routine mammogram.
The star tenor Juan Diego Fl\u00c3\u00b3rez, who has a throat infection caused by a fish bone he swallowed, has been forced to cancel his performances in the Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Rossini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cBarbiere di Siviglia.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The company said on Thursday that doctors in Parma, Italy, have advised Mr. Fl\u00c3\u00b3rez, 35, not to perform at least through mid-March. For the 12 scheduled Lyric Opera performances through March 22, he will be replaced in the role of Count Almaviva by John Osborn. Mr. Fl\u00c3\u00b3rez, left, is next scheduled to sing in his native Peru on March 31 as the Duke in Verdi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cRigoletto.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Beginning on April 21, he is to portray Tonio in the Metropolitan Opera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new production of Donizetti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cFille du R\u00c3\u00a9giment.\u00e2\u0080\u009d ... A knee injury suffered by the tenor Michael Schade has forced the cancellation of his Lincoln Center \u00e2\u0080\u009cGreat Performers\u00e2\u0080\u009d duo recital with the baritone Russell Braun, scheduled for Feb. 10 at the Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall. It will not be rescheduled.
During a day of new beginnings, Florida and its fired coach will each launch the start of fresh chapters today. In the same afternoon, Utah Coach Urban Meyer will meet his
Russia is refusing to provide witnesses or information to the independent investigation into alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq, an official close to the investigation said Wednesday.
Families of four slain security contractors whose bodies were burned and dragged through the streets of Fallujah, Iraq, sued the workers' former company Wednesday.
World leaders vowed on Thursday to work  more closely to help victims of the worst natural disaster in  living memory and experts warned more carnage from the Indian  Ocean tsunami may be uncovered and the death toll will climb.
Malaysia's first space traveler said Tuesday his return from orbit \
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UNITED NATIONS - President Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are due to hold on Friday their first face-to-face meeting, which is expected to focus on the Kashmir dispute.
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The co-pilot who averted disaster by safely landing his stricken plane at Heathrow Airport told the Mail on Sunday he feared a \
Two of the world's top mobile phone makers said more research is needed into the potential for cell phone radiation to damage DNA, following a laboratory study by 12 European institutes which found harmful effects.
Bloomberg - Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama picked up key newspaper endorsements in Wisconsin and Texas today as he and Hillary Clinton compete for delegates in states that may help determine which candidate wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
A poor shooting game will likely knock Tennessee out of the No. 1 ranking. A second bad showing almost cost the Volunteers more. Shanna Zolman scored five of her
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa : England opening batsmen Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strausss gave their side a solid start on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at St George&#39;s Park.
A man has died and two others are seriously injured in a car accident at Comber on Sunday evening.
``Presented by Quentin Tarantino,&#39;&#39; Zhang Yimou&#39;s long-delayed ``Hero&#39;&#39; often seems less like filmmaking than sorcery.
Actor Andy Griffith, who has delighted audiences playing folksy, fatherly roles over more than 50 years in show business, says the key advice he gave to his children was to be honest.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- As mourners laid her bullet-riddled body to rest yesterday, environmentalists and colleagues of slain missionary Dorothy Stang seesawed between fragile optimism and angry skepticism over a question they had hoped never to consider.
Fueled by opposition to the Iraq war  and anger at President Bush, liberal grass-roots and Internet  activists on Wednesday claimed their most significant political  victory -- the defeat of Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
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A long-running rivalry between the C.I.A. and F.B.I. continues to play out.
Isiah Thomas was ejected, and the Knicks trudged into the All-Star break as dizzy and disoriented as they have ever been.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan pressed Sudan&#039;s president Sunday to accept U.N. peacekeepers in the country&#039;s war-wracked Darfur region and said he expected the troops to be deployed there despite staunch government opposition.
Sterling has remained relatively stable after the Bank of England (BoE) said it expects inflation to drop below the 2 percent CPI annual rate over the next 12 months before settling at that level over the medium term. Sterling did not experience gains until the beginning of Bernanke's testimony.
IPOD MAKER Apple has come down hard on a man who made an add-in that allowed file-sharing on iPods. iPodDownload&#39;s creator has stopped distributing the iPodDownload software after a visit from Apple lawyers who applied pressure.
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens practiced Monday in preparation for the Super Bowl, marking his first team workout since suffering a broken ankle in December.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. forces said they  were prepared to wind down tsunami relief efforts in Asia  despite fears that some survivors were still desperate for help  after a disaster that killed more than 226,000 people.
Roger Ebert is giving his road to recovery two thumbs up.
Greg Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win and also drove in a run, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.
Relief workers in northern Sumatra have begun collecting and burying thousands of anonymous corpses - a task that has spiked the death toll from Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis to more than 119,000.
British government sources have  confirmed a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a farm  in southern England, BBC and Sky television reported on  Wednesday.
The Associated Press announced two agreements Tuesday &#151; one that will tie its news stories to the rapidly growing world of blogs and another that will help guide readers to newspaper Web sites.
A home where President George W. Bush lived as a young boy with his parents in Odessa, Texas, and that is now part of a presidential museum there was damaged on Thursday by a fire that investigators blamed on arson.
Pilots dropped food to Indonesian villagers stranded among bloating corpses Thursday, while police in a devastated provincial capital stripped looters of their clothing and forced them to sit on the street as a warning to others. The death toll topped 117,000, and officials warned that 5 million people lack clean water, shelter, food, sanitation and medicine.
The Pixar Studio, which cannot seem to take a wrong step, steps right again with &quot;The Incredibles,&quot; a superhero spoof that alternates breakneck action with satire of suburban sitcom life.
Sven-Goran Eriksson insists he does not fear the sack if England lose against Poland.
British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades, the country's Defence Secretary Des Browne said in comments published Sunday.
The royal at the centre of an alleged blackmail plot is not a senior member of the family, the BBC understands.
A sparsely populated western state best known for potatoes is becoming a magnet for tech entrepreneurs. The slow pace, absence of traffic and low-rise landscape has helped lure 800 tech companies to the state.
Ranier Bonhof insists he will stay on as Scotland Under-21 manager, despite Berti Vogts&#39; decision to resign as boss of the senior side.
Strong gale strands 880 fishernmen off east China    SHANGHAI, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Strong winds have stranded 880 fishermen off the coast of east China's Jiangsu Province, rescue sources said on Monday.
KRAKOW, Aug 23 (IPS) - After a tough decision by Poland's  constitutional court, and with early elections looming, it  remains unclear how the country will deal with its  government's attempt to expose former communist  collaborators.
In a partnership hailed as a major boost to often chilly ties, Egypt and Israel signed a first joint trade accord with the United States since their historic peace treaty 25 years ago.
Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final
Bulgarian state tobacco monopoly stocks continued sinking Monday dragging the country's stock index SOFIX 0.33% down to 608.57 points.
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A new online feature of Google Maps called Street View is stirring up a debate over privacy concerns on the Web.
HONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094The human rights situation in Hong Kong has taken a turn for the worse this year, a human rights group said Thursday, citing Beijing-sponsored political intimidation as the former
WASHINGTON - A Bush administration task force recommended strongly yesterday against permitting US citizens to import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it would be extraordinarily difficult and costly&quot; to assure safety.
Japan's Nikko Cordial narrowly escaped being delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday after a surprise decision which could complicate US giant Citigroup's attempt to take over the scandal-hit securities firm.
BESLAN, Russia Sept. 15, 2004 - Two weeks after heavily armed militants took more than 1,200 hostages in a school in southern Russia, students in this grief-stricken town returned to classes accompanied
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ELDORET, Kenya  - The European Union's chief election monitor in Kenya on Friday condemned clashes that have killed hundreds and displaced thousands in the run-up to a December 27 presidential and parliamentary election.
Britain expects the European Union to start membership talks with Turkey in January, when Luxembourg assumes the EU&#39;s rotating presidency, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.
(Sports Network) - Just over two months ago, the Houston Astros were being written off as the biggest disappointment in baseball. Now they are within a victory of their first World Series appearance in the 43-year history of the franchise.
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Hopes are fading that Pyongyang will attend a fourth round of talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs, following revelations about South Korean nuclear tests.
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NEW YORK - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger drew on his childhood in Soviet-occupied Austria to praise President Bush's war on terror...
Curt Schilling won his major league leading 18th game and David Ortiz hit his 35th home run as the Boston Red Sox edged the Texas Rangers 6-5 in American League at Fenway Park Sunday.
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Bankrupt brokerage Refco Inc.   RFXCQ.PK and its customers and creditors may resolve   differences over the terms of a repayment plan as soon as   Friday, a person close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Amid the bleak, run-down brick buildings, drug dealers drive around in shiny SUVs, Cadillacs and convertibles, the sun glinting off their chrome-plated spinning hubs.
Two Moroccan men were taken off a flight from Paris bound for Washington after officials determined one of the men was on the U.S. no-fly list.
Rapidly rising Internet star Facebook Inc. has sold a 1.6 percent stake to Microsoft Corp. for $240 million, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google Inc.
New York may have kicked off the iPhone line waiting, but San Francisco attracted the clowns, gay marriage tales and crazy picket signs.
I giudici della Fia hanno multato di 15 mila euro Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) per l'uso non regolamenta...
If they want more new drugs, they shouldn't be looking at the pharmaceutical industry.
Kris Benson and the New York Mets completed more than three months of negotiations, agreeing Saturday to a $22.5 million, three-year contract.
Microsoft buys online mapping company Multimap to develop its web business, US corporation says.
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hailed as heroes by a British commander five days after an electrical fire on board killed one of their crewmates and left their vessel adrift on the stormy North Atlantic.
Finland's consumer watchdog said on Monday it had reprimanded broadcasters for causing children to run up huge mobile phone bills with interactive television game and chat programs.
Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson is frustrated with the 0-0 draw against Sparta Prague.
NEW YORK  - Drugs usually used to treat  high blood pressure and heart failure may also be helpful for  Alzheimer's patients, Japanese researchers report.
Digicams you can ditch, a tiny TV, and other gadgets for when you're on the go.
India will not pull out of their bitter tour of Australia even if they lose their appeal over the three-match ban slapped on Harbhajan Singh, reports said Saturday.
&quot;Knowing how Gary Bettman has reacted to this whole thing, he&#39;s going to want more,&quot; the former Coyotes center said Saturday, &quot;and the players are going to tell him what to do with his &#39;more.
If the world had listened to  horrors of the Holocaust, perhaps mass murder in Cambodia,  Bosnia and Rwanda could have been prevented, speakers told the  first-ever U.N. General Assembly session on the Holocaust of  World War II.
UNTIL RECENTLY, the international momentum on Darfur seemed positive. The plight of Sudan&#39;s western province was recognized as the world&#39;s most pressing humanitarian crisis, and a congressional resolution
When President Bush commented during his victory speech, &quot;A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation,&quot; he gave hope to the overwhelming majority of Americans who want the nation to return to an era of greater unity and less vicious
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday afternoon and killed two Israeli policemen who had confronted her at a busy intersection in Jerusalem, officials said.
Livestock in England can be taken to slaughter from midnight as foot-and-mouth crisis rules are relaxed.
Two dogs found buried at a home belonging to DMX had serious wounds, said authorities investigating animal neglect allegations.
MacCentral - Select members of the press on Monday received an invitation to to a special Apple event taking place at the California Theatre in San Jose, Calif. The theme of the event would appear to be musically-related and is capitalizing on Apple's recently unveiled iPod and iTunes Music Store promotion with legendary rock band U2, judging from the invitation received by MacCentral. \
Corporate Web sites that use KickApps social networking tools can now host videos that are playable on Apple iPhones.
Will Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga tame the Tamil Tigers and solve the long standing Tamil problem in 2005? Or will the LTTE Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran succeed in his mission to secure autonomy for the Tamils?
Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.
Every report on HIV issued over the past several years indicates that women, and especially African American women living in the United States, are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at alarming rates.
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is appealing to the country&#39;s parliament to support his controversial plan to withdraw from Gaza, which he says is the only way to secure Israel&#39;s future.
Influenza kills tens of thousands every year in this country and requires the hospitalization of about a quarter-million. In epidemic years, mortality can be in the millions, even when there is enough vaccine to go around.
Belarus has never won a Davis Cup title and, until now, has never been in the semifinals. The United States, on the other hand, has 31 titles, although the last was nine years back.
Forget soccer, the boggy British city of Manchester is hoping to be known worldwide for something completely different -- an international arts fair
Riding in his first Tour de France, Germany's Linus Gerdemann earns his first stage victory and takes the overall lead on Saturday.
Hopes of saving the National Hockey  League season all but vanished Tuesday when players and team  owners rejected proposals to end the labor dispute.
US President George W. Bush was winding up his reelection campaign Monday with a last-minute effort in six of the swing states that could shape the outcome of Tuesday&#39;s presidential elections.
Curt Schilling needs surgery on his injured right ankle, but the Red Sox hope he will still be able to pitch Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday.
Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Wednesday the best solution to the current political crisis would be for his junior coalition partner, the Self-Defence party, to stay in the government.
Patrick Ewing was hired as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic, filling out Stan Van Gundy's staff.
Iran might be willing to give up its uranium enrichment capabilities but it wants many things in return -- above all a guarantee that no one will try to topple the Islamic regime, diplomats and analysts say.
Middlesbrough claimed top spot in Group E of the UEFA Cup with a much more comfortable victory than they could have expected against talented but less than committed Partizan Belgrade opponents.
New York Yankees: Joe Torre hopes Jason Giambi, who has fought to overcome a benign tumor and other ailments, can be his team&#39;s designated hitter in the postseason -- if not in the first round, perhaps in the league championship series if New York advances
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US search engine Google.com launches a new search service, Google Print, Wednesday (Oct. 6). The service will allow users to search books and help publishers promote their books online for free.
PITTSBURGH -- A few simple keystrokes may soon turn blather into books. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to enlist people across the globe to help digitize books every time they solve the simple distorted word puzzles commonly used to register at Web sites or buy...
Two California women were preparing Sunday to take their medical marijuana case to the US Supreme Court Monday. The case is seen as a clash between federal power to regulate
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOut of the Blue,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.
Kaiserslautern coach Kurt Jara is in big trouble with the bottom club in the Bundesliga knowing defeat at the Fritz-Walter Stadion at the hands of Arminia Bielefeld could end his stint in charge.
Big U.S. businesses will in general maintain retiree health benefits next year despite fears they would be cut to compensate for benefits to the elderly in the new Medicare law, a survey found.
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian suicide bomber struck yesterday in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat, blowing himself up in a bakery and killing three others. It was the first suicide bombing in Israel in nine months, and the first ever in its southernmost city, which had been spared such attacks during more than six years of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
It happens once again in Bollywood. A director is being alleged of plagiarizing.
KINDERSLEY, SASK. - People in Kindersley, Sask., hope to get a clearer idea this week about the status of the da Vinci project, which aims to send the first Canadian rocket into space.
The investigation at the CSK Auto Corporation found errors and irregularities that affected several inventory and expense accounts.
On Onion Patch Drive in Burke, neighbors are keeping an eye on each other.
With election time just around the corner, Alachua County is gearing up by following suit with many other Florida counties. Early voting is now taking place in an attempt to get more voters out to the polls due to such a tight race for the presidency.
In the year since President Bush announced he was changing course in Iraq with a troop \
Eleven fans were arrested after clashing with police at the Carling Cup soccer match between Chelsea and West Ham. Police in riot gear were confronted by the visiting West Ham supporters
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World No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo, seeking to pass No. 1 Lindsay Davenport next week at the WTA Championships, received a hand Saturday in Philadelphia with a walkover against Russian marketing dream Maria &quot;Cell Phone Mannequin&quot; Sharapova in the semifinals.
Lancashire police have launched a criminal investigation following Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke&#39;s claim that he was racially abused by fans at Ewood Park before Blackburn and Birmingham drew 3-3 on Sunday.
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Top UN officials say the world body should stop trying to persuade Sudan to accept UN peacekeepers in Darfur.
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Canon USA is introducing a portfolio of new digital photography products, including three PowerShot cameras, a 16.7-megapixel digital single lens reflex model aimed at professionals, and a budget inkjet photo printer.
Madrid has enlisted the support of Real Madrid in an attempt to boost its hopes of staging the 2012 Olympic Games. Madrid&#39;s mayor Alberto Ruiz Gallardon described the famous soccer team as &quot;the
A report chronicling widespread steroid use in U.S. Major League Baseball has saddened longtime fans but left them hopeful firm action will be taken now that the scale of the problem is out in the open.
President Bush nominated federal judge Michael Chertoff as the new homeland security chief Tuesday, completing the second-term Cabinet with a former prosecutor who recently called for a new look at the tough terrorist detainee laws that he helped craft after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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New software will let users securely access enterprise networks and data from handheld devices with two-factor authentication.
If Barry Bonds is back with the San Francisco Giants next season, and that still seems to be a big if, owner Peter Magowan said the slugger will not be the centerpiece of the roster any longer.
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This unfocused spectacle, more parade than narrative, achieves the dubious miracle of translating an animated cartoon into something that feels like less than two dimensions.
A new company, LifeAt.com, is putting a local spin on social networking, creating password-protected Web sites for apartment buildings and housing developments.
By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 13--The cigar-shaped lure darted through the water in an erratic manner, then paused.   It stayed almost motionless for about 10 seconds . . . until it disappeared into the mouth of a big bass.
The authorities in Singapore say they are seriously considering bringing in compulsory HIV tests for couples planning to get married.
Toshiba will unveil slim SD-L912A HD DVD on Tuesday.
Sen. Hillary Clinton sharpened her  attack on Friday against rival Barack Obama before new contests  for the Democratic presidential nomination, casting herself as  a champion of the U.S. middle class and saying voters faced a  choice between \
US President George W Bush invokes executive privilege to shield aides from testifying over the firing of federal prosecutors.
The second most senior European Union official in Afghanistan and a top UN political advisor left the country after being expelled by the government for posing a threat to national security.
Exasperated Georgians crowded at the capital's airport in disbelief Tuesday after Russia cut all travel links with the former Soviet republic in retaliation for detaining four of its military officers for espionage.
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In London, alcohol and the supernatural assume significant roles in two new plays written by Irishmen.
Niklas Zennstroem, the co-founder of Skype, explains  how the net will shape the emergence of new technologies.
Even toddlers don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get enough rest, but the real agony starts in the teens.
Two years ago in December, fewer than 30 U.S. business representatives came to Havana to sign agreements with Cuban officials to export food to the Caribbean island. This week, Cuba expects more than 340 people &#151; primarily producers of American farm goods &#151; to attend the latest round of talks, in which communist officials hope to sign deals worth about &#36;100 million.
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A man who claimed his alter ego, an elf, stole lingerie from a shop, is found guilty by a jury at Belfast Crown Court.
ATHENS, Greece -- The winner of Wednesday&#39;s women&#39;s shot put has been stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test after the competition.
CalTech and Stanford researchers have seen direct evidence that increasing the price of the same wine significantly increases the pleasure we get from it.
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First Minister Jack McConnell believes Scotland has a duty to help other countries hit by disasters.
The classic line-up of rock band Marillion, including vocalist Fish, perform on stage for the first time in 19 years.
BUFFALO, N.Y. - If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, what will four birds in a pocket and three in a fanny pack bring? If border agents notice, a $1,000 fine and maybe worse.  U.S.
Tory leader Michael Howard gives Boris Johnson a \
Fashion house Liz Claiborne Inc. says founder Liz Claiborne, whose styles became an important influence for career women in the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday.
Iran has no brake and no reverse gear in its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday, while a deputy foreign minister vowed Tehran was prepared for any eventuality, \
Even though coach Lenny Wilkens and Allan Houston said there was no chance Houston would play, the Knicks took the curious step of activating the 6-6 guard from the injured list before last night&#39;s loss in Memphis.
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Turkish warplanes bombed areas in northern Iraq on Sunday for the second day in a row but caused no casualties, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.
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Twenty-one people were killed Sunday in an explosion at a mine in the Karaganda region in Kazakhstan, the Interfax news agency said.
At least 12 people die in a truck bombing near a Kurdish party's offices in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk
Vladimir Putin, due to step down as Russian president next year, backs the idea of allowing his successors to serve longer terms in the Kremlin but insists their stay should not be open-ended.
Future energy security will require development of new nuclear power plants, coal that is less polluting and tougher federal requirements on automobile fuel economy, a nonpartisan panel of energy experts says.
Australian scientists say they have discovered the world's oldest preserved vertebrate tissue - two morsel-size pieces of muscle from an ancient fossil fish.
By Tom Ramstack, The Washington Times  Sep. 20--Industry analysts say online auctioneer Liquidity Services'  recent investments put it on course to steady growth from its business of  selling surplus goods for corporations and government agencies.
Labor Department reports nonfarm payroll growth of 18,000 during December.
Gulf states say they are considering a shared nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes.
Thailand faces a long battle against  the virulent bird flu virus, a top minister said on Wednesday,  a day after the country announced its first probable case of  human-to-human transmission.
Iran will only freeze its uranium enrichment activities for a few months and has no plans to permanently mothball facilities which could make atomic bombs.
US film-maker Steven Spielberg Tuesday abandoned his role in the Beijing Olympics, as a host of prominent figures accused China of not doing enough to press its ally Sudan to end devastating violence in Darfur.

Kwik Save staff are to find out if they will lose their jobs as the chain prepares to close a third of its shops.
Boston Red Sox postseason hero Derek Lowe appears Sunday to be on the verge of joining the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan is sending a special envoy to Sudan to try to clarify the status of a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force for conflict-wracked Darfur, U.N. officials said Monday.
A survey of complaints against more than 16,000 U.S. nursing homes found that care often deteriorates after being acquired by large private investment firms, The New York Times reported in its September 23 edition.
Mobile developers go gaga over Google as they build location-based applications for phones, according to recent findings.
Last night Billboard held its annual music awards show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the major winners of the night were Usher (with 11 tropies) and Alicia Keys, who took home seven awards.
WASHINGTON - The government moved Tuesday to direct scarce remaining flu shots straight to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for the patients who need them most.    But only a fraction of the 22.4 million doses that maker Aventis Pasteur has yet to ship can be diverted to areas with the biggest shortages...
Hurt by the housing slump, the home mortgage lender said  it lost $724 million in the fourth quarter.
Life & style: There's a new mood on the high street, says Imogen Fox. And it's clothes for grown-ups
This booking photo provided by the Sawyer County (Wis.) Sheriff&#39;s Department shows Chai Vang on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at the Sawyer County Sheriff&#39;s Department in Hayward, Wis.
Mikheil Saaksahvili, the President of Georgia, leaves for Kiev, Ukraine, from where together with Viktor Yshchenko; the newly elected President of Ukraine will address the citizens of Georgia with New Year ...
Rasmussen Reports - In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, New Hampshire has joined Iowa in the too close to call category.
Indiana&#39;s fourth- and eighth-grade students scored higher on math and science tests than the national and international averages, according to results released today.
MOSUL: A suicide driver exploded a car bomb in the path of an American convoy in south-western Mosul on Monday, killing at least one US soldier and two Iraqis, military and hospital officials said.
German electronic chipmaker Infineon will invest $1 billion to build a new plant in Malaysia making non-memory chips, it said on Wednesday, as it bets it can make more profits with chips used in cars and ...
By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Jun. 23--Portions of Northeast Ohio, already under orders to reduce the amount of the pollutant ozone in the atmosphere, learned this week that the federal government plans to tighten the regulations even more beginning in 2013.
The sport that already offers unprecedented fan access is going one step further in 2007, allowing DirecTV viewers to watch an entire NASCAR race from behind the wheel.
Findings from a new study  suggest that both high and low birth weights increase the risk  of testicular cancer in men. The reason for this finding is  unclear.
Germany's national railway, Deutsche Bahn, said Friday it had reached an agreement with the Transport Ministry to open an exhibition documenting its predecessor's role in the Holocaust.
Fugitives, beware: The FBI is making your face a roadside alert. No longer relying on Web sites and post offices to display its \
Siemens on Thursday warned users of its 65 series cell phones that a bug in the devices&#39; software could cause hearing damage. The problem affects Siemens&#39; C65, CX65, M65, S65, and SL65 as well the CV65, CT65, CXV65, and CXT65, the company said.
Islamabad, Oct. 7 (NNN): At least 40 people were killed and over 100 injured when twin bomb blasts went off in a Sunni Muslim gathering in Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Multan city on early Thursday morning.
Former Red Sox manager Grady Little is among five former major league managers lining up to interview for the vacant manager's job with the Phillies. Former Cleveland Indians skipper Charlie Manuel, who has been serving as a special assistant and advisor with the Phillies, had his turn yesterday as the Phillies look for a replacement for Larry Bowa , who ...
By Michael Hiestand  ESPN's Peter Gammons laughs when asked whether he could have imagined a month ago that the Boston Red Sox wouldn't get to the playoffs -- but he would. \
NEW YORK: Oil prices extended a streak of losses last night as dealers anticipated that strong Opec output and recovering production in the US would boost lean stockpiles in time for peak winter heating demand.
Japanese cartoon Howl's Moving Castle takes 1.5bn yen in two days to set a new box office record, reports say.
LONDON -- You know Silicon Valley companies have endured some stormy weather over the past several years when they show up in London looking for brighter skies. But that was the mood when a host of California's IT companies gathered with potential European investors and partners at the ninth annual Cal-IT Europe Forum on Monday.
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South Korea's quiet 'harmonizer' Ban Ki-Moon leads the race to lead the U.N.
Since bursting on to the scene by reaching the 2001 French Open semi-finals as a 19-year-old, Justine Henin has built a reputation as one of the most talented yet enigmatic sportswomen.
Algerian Islamic rebels killed two  policemen in the latest attack during the holy month of  Ramadan, official news agency APS said on Friday.
Eurostar says customer numbers rose 5% in the first half of the year, driven by environmental concerns.
Ron Artest took the witness stand in New York yesterday and described one of the worst brawls in NBA history. Indiana Pacers teammates Stephen Jackson , Jermaine O'Neal , and Anthony Johnson did the same, and a union attorney and one of O'Neal's bodyguards also testified. It went on for six hours, with none of the witnesses being cross-examined by ...
By Michelle Kessler  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Second Life doesn't scare Jim McCann.    Sure, the CEO of 1-800-Flowers.com knew almost nothing about Second Life's virtual world until a young employee pointed it out.
Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s official visit to Turkey ended yesterday. There was nothing particularly sensational about the visit: the parties merely fixed in a political document the present level of
Pakistani Security Forces say they have killed a major al-Qaeda millitant on Monday, September 27. Amjad Farooqi was killed after a shootout with Pakistani Security Forces.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Interstate direct-to-consumer wine sales, already de facto in dozens of states, could eventually end up de jure in several more, depending on the outcome of a case being argued Tuesday before the US Supreme Court.

Un&#39;altra &quot;bella&quot; in Champions League: \u00c3\u00a8 l&#39;augurio che si fa il dg juventino Luciano Moggi. &quot;Mercato? Solo in uscita. Tudor, Iuliano e Legrottaglie, ma non tutti&quot;. TORINO, 30 dicembre 2004 - Juventus-Milan a Istanbul come finale di Champions League.
Chinese regulators said today that the companies had exported mislabeled drug and tainted pet food ingredients.
The impact of the \u00c2\u00a326.5m bank raid on the political process is \
Money talks. That's why mobile phone advertising has become such an irresistible topic.
The insurance broker said it would replace Michael G. Cherkasky after a year of disappointing results. The news sent company shares higher.
The next meeting of the NFU's regional dairy board will be held in Northallerton next Thursday, giving local members the chance to update themselves on developments in the industry.
NAIROBI - The son of a Somali warlord who eluded and embarrassed United States forces a decade ago on Sunday stepped up his campaign to become president of a country his father helped plunge into anarchy.
Blog: Newspaper reports  publisher Scholastic to take  legal action against peer-to-peer sites, book distributor and online retailer over unauthorized release of  book.
The German economy grew by 2.5 percent last year, provisional figures released on Tuesday by the national statistics office Destatis showed.
(InfoWorld) - The DEMO 07 conference, the annual gathering of the haves and the have-nots -- venture capitalists with millions of dollars to invest and startups hungering for first-, second-, and third-round infusions of cash -- got off to a big start with 16 companies presenting in the first morning session. Chris Shipley, executive producer of DEMO, opened the show with a talk about the power shift now taking place in business and personal computing. Although she didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t use the term \
With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.
One day after losing Carmelo Anthony to a 15-game suspension, the Denver Nuggets took a gamble and added Allen Iverson, a fiercely competitive star whose scoring brilliance comes with controversy.
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Before she was anywhere close to being one of the top scorers in the history of women's hockey at Brown University, Hayley Moore was just a freshman, happy to be on the bench, let alone the team.
Stanford Hospital will expand its trauma center services in its Emergency Department due to the closure of one of the other two trauma centers in Santa Clara County.
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A US-based human rights group says at least 11 al-Qaida suspects have &quot;disappeared&quot; in US custody, and that some may have been tortured.
Jeff Novitzky, special agent for the I.R.S., sat silently through the hearing today, but will likely be involved in any future action against Roger Clemens.
VANCOUVER (CP) - International Forest Products is muscling aside other bidders for Riverside Forest Products, offering $396 million in a deal endorsed by Riverside&#39;s board that would create the world&#39;s seventh-largest lumber producer.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts.
OCALA, Florida  - Actor Wesley Snipes went on trial on Monday for failing to file U.S. tax returns on tens of millions of dollars in income from 1999 to 2004.
Some new cars lose more than three-quarters of their value within three years, Which? magazine says.
The security wall Israel is building aims to protect its citizens from Palestinian suicide bombers and other terrorists coming from the West Bank and Gaza.
Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday night that President Bush bears responsibility for a misguided war in Iraq, lost jobs at home and mounting millions without health care. The Republican incumbent tagged his rival in campaign debate as a lifelong liberal bent on raising taxes and government spending.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang Monday said Yahoo&#39;s goal for being users&#39; Internet home page is to keep it simple, and his pared-down first-time CES keynote appearance as the company&#39;s top executive reflected that.Yang&#39;s keynote on the first day of the annual consumer electronics techfest was a far cry from a splashy keynote Yang&#39;s predecessor Terry Semel gave at the show two years ago, in which Hollywood heavyweights such as Tom Cruise and Ellen DeGeneres helped him get his message across.Using only a few company cohorts to help him, Yang described the Yahoo portal as the starting point for people&#39;s Internet experience, the place that would connect them to a variety of services and devices.&quot;We continue to strive for the goal to keep the Web even simpler,&quot; he said. &quot;We want to drive home that you can come to Yahoo as your starting point and get everything you need done.&quot;Yang demonstrated a prototype for what a future Yahoo Mail inbox might look like, complete with links to third-party applications such as Evite and eBay built into a navigation bar on the interface.The inbox can be customized in a way that looks similar to what social-networking site Facebook does for its users. The demo also showed how Yang might invite some of his contacts to dinner and map out the location of restaurants they like.Keeping its message simple might not be a bad idea for Yahoo. The company faces a challenging time as it continues to struggle in online advertising against Google, remaining second to the search giant despite its first-mover advantage. Yahoo also is still in danger of being gobbled by a bigger fish, as rumors that Microsoft or another heavyweight may buy the Internet company continue to swirl.To help encourage more developers to build applications for its Yahoo Go mobile interface and its portal, Yang on&#160;Monday introduced face-lifts for both as well as plans to make both developer platforms more open.The new Yahoo mobile home page, which hasn&#39;t changed much in the past few years, is now customizable, with users able to choose &quot;content modules&quot; that will appear on their home page, said Yahoo executive vice president Marco Boerries.On the mobile side, starting on Monday, the Yahoo Go client will begin showing display advertisements to users, part of Yahoo&#39;s strategy to bolster its ad revenues. In addition to the new look of the mobile Web page, Boerries also introduced documentation that will let third-party developers build mobile widgets for Go.
Oracle has agreed to buy BEA Systems for around US$8.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.
Leaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.
Germany's top literature prize was awarded to Wilhelm Genazino, 61, the German academy of language and poetry said in Darmstadt.
December 20, 2004 - Fannie Mae, which faces a possible $9 billion restatement, is also looking at yet another investigation and the possibility of a management shake-up at the top.
Hoping to emulate the success of the open source browser Firefox, the Mozilla group has now released version 1.0 of its Thunderbird email client.
Speculation is rife in the French press about the future shape of the management at aerospace giant EADS, ahead of a possible decision at a July 16 Franco-German summit to simplify its structure.
Iran acknowledged for the first time today it has convicted some Iranians of supporting al-Qaida. \u00e2\u0080\u009cA few pro-al Qaida Iranian nationals have been tried and convicted,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi.
LONDON, Jan. 30 -- The chief fundraiser for Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hampering a police investigation into whether the party offered seats in the House of Lords and other government honors in exchange for cash.
SANTA MARIA, California: An investigation has found that pop star Michael Jackson&#39;s claims he was injured during his arrest on child abuse charges were false, police said yesterday.
China has muscled in on the miner BHP Billiton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attempts to buy rival Rio Tinto, with its biggest aluminum producer teaming up with American group Alcoa to buy a 12 percent stake.
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan are to discuss new proposals to break the deadlock on Kashmir.
A Vikram Solanki century gives England an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe, and with it the one-day series.
Slobodan Milosevic was a peacemaker  who did not want to fight for a \
Canosa Sannita, i due lavoravano per una ditta di Campobasso
Malaysia's laws on homosexuality need to be amended, says former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim, whose conviction and nine-year jail sentence for sodomy were recently overturned on appeal.
Kiev, 29 novembre 2004 - L&#39;ex governatore della Banca Centrale dell&#39;Ucraina, Serhiy Tyhypko, dimessosi oggi per potersi meglio concentrare sulla crisi innescata nella Repubblica ex sovietica dalle contestatissime presidenziali e dare cos\u00c3\u00ac un contributo
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
Seul. Una forte esplosione, che ha provocato una nube a forma di fungo del diametro di quattro chilometri e un profondo cratere, e&#39; stata registrata tre giorni fa in Corea del Nord, al confine con la Cina, ma
Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve current crisis.
The number of personal computers  worldwide is expected to double to about 1.3 billion by 2010,  driven by explosive growth in emerging markets such as China,  Russia and India, according to a report released on Tuesday by  Forrester Research Inc.
A decision to deny Alzheimer's drugs to patients with mild-stage disease is challenged at the High Court.
Consumer confidence weakened in August as volatile financial markets and housing problems took a toll, a private research group said Tuesday.
The Conservatives have the chance to replace Labour as \
WOBURN, England : Sweden&#39;s Henrik Stenson won his first European Tour title for three years when he clinched a four-shot victory in The Heritage tournament.
Despite recent acquisition, DRM-free music should launch in the iTunes store as planned.
Sun Microsystems has introduced a pay-for-use pricing model for grid computing, enabling customers to gain access to computing cycles on an on-demand basis.
Monopoli Stato proroga concessione fino a 31 dicembre 2007
Canadian mining firm Farallon Resources Ltd. on Wednesday said it agreed to privately sell about $20 million Canadian ($16.3 million) worth of stock to accredited investors and company insiders.
U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed concerns about the outlook for interest rates swept away early gains racked up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.
Ancora un attacco della guerriglia irachena nella \u00e2\u0080\u009czona verde\u00e2\u0080\u009d, il cuore amministrativo di Baghdad presidiato come una fortezza dagli americani. Una fortezza ormai con molte falle. Sono almeno otto le
Up to 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.
Intel Corp.&#39;s third-quarter profits jumped 15 percent and sales edged higher even though the semiconductor giant struggled with weak demand for desktop computer microprocessors, excess inventory and growing competition.
A war widow who wants the government to put a Wiccan religious symbol on her husband&#039;s memorial plaque held an alternative service Monday as a protest, hours before an official Memorial Day ceremony nearby.
Blackberry Crush from Samsung Samsung was showing its SGH-i600 Smartphone at IFA 2006 and judging by what we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve seen, RIM should be afraid for the popularity of its beloved Blackberry.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SAN FRANCISCO - Shawn Green can sit out Saturday knowing he was a huge help to the Dodgers during their crucial series against San Francisco. Green hit a two-run homer in Los Angeles' 3-2 victory over the Giants on Friday night, a day before the first baseman will miss a game to observe the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur...
The US envoy to Iraq warns against an over-hasty pullout of troops amid policy pledges by Democratic hopefuls.
President Bush set his re-election sights Sunday on the part of West Virginia that strongly supported him four years ago and where he hopes to build a big lead against rival John Kerry in November.
BEA Systems reiterated on Friday that it would not accept&#160;Oracle&#39;s $17 per share acquisition bid, and also said it would allow&#160;a deadline Oracle had set for Sunday 5 p.m. PDT&#160;to expire.In a public statement -- just the latest salvo in merger talks that have had a distinctly icy quality -- BEA&#39;s vice president of planning and development, William Klein told Oracle President Charles Phillips that the company&#39;s offer was &quot;unacceptable.&quot;&#160;BEA has said it would accept a $21 per share bid.That would result in an $8.3 billion price tag for the company, significantly more than Oracle&#39;s offer, which works out to $6.7 billion. BEA&#39;s stock was trading at about $16.80 per share midday Friday.&quot;As fiduciaries, our Board cannot endorse a proposal that it has concluded significantly undervalues BEA,&quot; Klein said in the statement. &quot;We therefore assume that your proposal will expire on October 28.&quot;An Oracle spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment.
A new book by C. A. Tripp, a psychologist who died in 2003, concludes that America's greatest president was a gay man.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad writes to US citizens asking them to reject  President Bush's policies.
Dartmouth College has been repeatedly roiled in recent weeks over the way some students are treating the very people the school was founded to help: American Indians.
Jessie Sapp hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left and Patrick Ewing Jr. blocked Da'Sean Butler's layup attempt at the buzzer to give No. 9 Georgetown a 58-57 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night.
Yao Ming didn't feel his best last night, but wouldn't let that stop him in the fourth quarter.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled a visit to Athens to attend the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games because of what the State Department said was more pressing ``business in Washington.
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A passenger plane heading to one of Thailand's leading tourist destinations crashed Sunday as it tried to land in heavy rain, splitting in two as it was engulfed in flames, officials said. As many as 100 people were feared dead.
La presentatrice si schiera con Baudo dopo le polemiche
Veteran lawmaker Dianne Byrum was in a surprisingly tight race this morning to hang on to her state House seat. The battle between the favored Byrum, a Democrat, and Republican Beth Chandler
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Diplomatic efforts are underway to persuade North Korea to continue participating in the dialogue on its nuclear-weapons programs, after Pyongyang indicated its reluctance to attend further negotiations. Both China and Australia&#39;s foreign minister are ...
Stem cells taken from the eye could help restore normal vision in people with sight problems, researchers say.
The decision removes a weighty uncertainty for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis, the companies that market the product.
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After a slow start to the season Kobe Bryant pushed into high gear on Thursday, pouring in 52 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers crush the Utah Jazz 132-102.
Leeds United, one of the great names in English soccer, said on Friday they were close to selling their Elland Road stadium after ending takeover talks with a British-American consortium.
Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.
French President Jacques Chirac bestowed the country&#39;s highest honour on director Steven Spielberg at a star-studded ceremony in Paris on Sunday.
Osama bin Laden has been back in touch, this time with an hourlong audiotape. By one count, this was his 17th such communication; the last one, in October, featured some pre-election death threats.
Sonny Cumbie Throws for 520 Yards As No. 23 Texas Tech Upsets No. 4 Cal 45-31 in Holiday Bowl. Texas Tech quarterback Sonny Cumbie fires a pass in the flourth quarter of Tech&#39;s 45-31 upset of number four ranked California in the Holiday Bowl Thursday Dec.
World number one Lindsay Davenport  fought back from a mid-match slump to hold off tenacious local  hope Alicia Molik 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 Wednesday to reach the  semi-finals of the Australian Open.
Two Lebanese hostages have been released after more than three weeks in captivity in Iraq, a Lebanese Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
A federal appeals court on Monday barred the Defense Department from withholding funds from colleges and universities that deny access to military recruiters.
Companies like Microsoft and Google have committed to improving the power efficiency of equipment they make and use.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Hamid Karzai was officially declared Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever popularly elected president today after a weeks-long fraud probe found no reason to overturn his landslide victory.
Aishwarya and upcoming star Dhanush tied the knot on November 18.
Continuing on in their series of working with stand alone PHP scripts, DevShed has posted this third and last part looking at the creation of a basic script you can use to monitor your server (an excerpt from Advances PHP Programming by George Schlossnagle).   Last week, we continued our discussion of PHP standalone scripts with child processes and more. This week, we conclude our discussion and bring together what you've learned.   They start with the creation of a very basic daemon, including permission restrictions. They then modify this heavily to support the monitoring of processes through various parameters like frequency, status_time, and a description of the service. They then create the full example script and show the usage by checking to see if a URL passed in can be opened.   They also include, as a bonus, another more useful script that will email someone when the specified service goes down (still a HTTP check, though).
LONDON Millions of migrants, often from Asia and North Africa, are changing the face of Europe and prompting officials of the European Union to try to develop a common immigration policy.
Fiorentina have axed coach Emiliano Mondonico, the Serie A club announced on their official website on Monday. Mondonico&#39;s final game in charge was Sunday&#39;s 2-2 draw at Udinese, a result which left the club just two points above the relegation places.
The 47th Annual Grammys on Sunday  were long on tributes and short on controversy thanks to a  censored performance by punk trio Green Day and Sheryl Crow's  peek-a-boo yellow gown, which covered just enough.
LLEYTON Hewitt has told friends of his heartbreak and shock when fiancee Kim Clijsters dumped him. Clijsters, 21, phoned Hewitt on Thursday night to end their
Many young Latina converts say Islam offers women more respect and better treatment.
New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
L'Australia sta valutando l'ipotesi di candidarsi per organizzare i Mondiali del 2018.
Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus says it is accepting a revised \u00c2\u00a34.7bn takeover offer from Indian rival Tata Steel.
CHICAGO -- The Pritzker family&#39;s Hyatt Corp. said Thursday it plans to buy the AmeriSuites hotel chain from Blackstone Group in a deal reportedly worth more than $600 million.
Dmitri Afanasenkov of the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning became the latest NHL player to head to Europe, agreeing on Tuesday to return home to Russia during the lockout.
The US Federal Reserve makes clear its intention to keep boosting US interest rates as it watches out for the risk of higher inflation.
A woman is allowed to bring Kenya's first lawsuit for alleged discrimination for being HIV positive.
La vittima alla stazione Termini potrebbe essere un barbone
Richard Hamilton scored 28 points, 20 in the second half, and Ben Wallace had 16 rebounds and seven points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 87-80 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Russian rescuers on Friday saved 11 people stranded for nearly three months in a remote area of the Pacific coast after a fishing trip went wrong, local media reported.
Tens of thousands of people, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law, held a march on the eve of the ruling Labour Party's conference in protest at British policy over Iraq, Afghanistan and Israel.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said his  people should drop their weapons in the struggle for a state,  marking out a clear change of strategy for peace with Israel  after Yasser Arafat's death last month.
The statue \u00e2\u0080\u009cVenus Victorious\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the centerpiece of \u00e2\u0080\u009cCanova and the Venus Victorious,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the second of a series of special exhibitions at the Borghese Gallery in Rome.
President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that
Engineers covered in head-to-toe protective gear inserted a neutralizing solution Friday into bombs filled with a nerve agent, officially starting the work of Russia's first plant for destroying the deadly chemicals.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor named the first two suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, a former state interior minister and a militia commander.
Nigeria's most prominent oil militant leader tells the vice-president he will try to help end violence in the Niger Delta.
Padraig Harrington, ever the master of the unexpected, crafted a magnificent comeback to win the German Masters at Gut Larchenhof by three shots and he will today be heading to Oakland Hills for the Ryder Cup in even higher good humour than usual.
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Spanish movie star Penelope Cruz and Mexican actress Salma Hayek hit it off from day one during the filming of \
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By ASHLEY M. HEHER CHICAGO - Malachi Ritscher envisioned his death as one full of purpose. He carefully planned the details, mailed a copy of his apartment key to a friend, created to-do lists for his family.
US Sen. Debbie Stabenow was elected the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate Tuesday by her colleagues, who praised her for her leadership skills and ability to work with Republicans.
East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore&#39;s founding father said Monday.
The Work and Pensions Secretary is to be questioned by MPs about a computer crisis at the CSA.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton has pretty much told the Europeans to &quot;get over it.&quot;. The US Ryder Cup captain is tired of hearing about the ugly American celebration that took place five years ago
Yahoo Inc. has hired another entertainment executive to help in its battle against Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc. and others in the highly competitive Internet-portal market.
The BBC's John Humphrys attacks reality TV at Edinburgh TV festival's prestigious McTaggart lecure.
Top government crisis cell prepared for fresh talks Wednesday about how to secure the release of five Britons who were kidnapped in Baghdad in broad daylight, officials said.
British police said on Friday they had defused a suspected bomb in central London.
A powerful car bomb has exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 130 in an attack
Microsoft is expanding its experimental Windows XP Starter Edition program to India, the company disclosed on Wednesday. It&#39;s the second such announcement from Microsoft this week.
At least six people were killed and six others injured in a Taliban militant attack on the main luxury hotel in Kabul on Monday while the Norwegian foreign minister was inside, officials said.
Attacks like the explosion that killed 22 at a US mess hall in Mosul display increasingly sophisticated planning in insurgent operations, producing dramatic assaults that exact
The Web 2.0-social networking phenomenon's seemingly irresistible force field has ensnared yet another niche: travel.
ARSENE WENGER stressed the importance of Arsenal&#39;s title experience as he looked ahead to a crucial week in which his side will try to undermine Chelsea&#39;s bid for a first league triumph in 50 years.
Tony Blair is set to back Gordon Brown's  pre-Budget report, amid concern over some of its forecasts.
Eric Clapton won't be driving in France for a while. Police said Thursday they clocked the rock star speeding down a highway at 134 mph and suspended his license.
Text of report by Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star website on 26 May  The Joint River Commission (JRC) [of India and Bangladesh] will resume its activities after about one and a half years for the joint survey of three trans-border rivers in the Sylhet-Assam region.  G.M.
NOVOSIBIRSK. June 18 (Interfax) - Novosibirsk researcher Oleg Korobeinichev, accused of disclosing state secrets, has demanded an official apology for the moral damages he suffered, Korobeinichev's defense lawyer Andrei Zhukov told Interfax.
MELBOURNE: Josip Skoko scored twice to help Australia crush Solomon Islands 5-1 in their Oceania Confederations Cup first-leg qualifier in Honiara today.
Ian O'Leary scored a season-high 20 points and No. 21 Saint Mary's routed Portland 86-49 on Saturday night in the Gaels' final tuneup before facing West Coast Conference unbeaten and rival Gonzaga.
Custom CRM software developer Salesforce.com is still growing at warp speed, although it may take a natural dip in 2005.
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China needs to effectively address its product safety problems, a U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday as the country launched a campaign to weed out unqualified manufacturers amid a global recall of Chinese-made toys.
Browns cornerback Leigh Bodden, possibly facing discipline from the NFL following his arrest at a Cleveland airport, expects to play in Sunday's season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The International Agency for Atomic Energy (IAAE ) stressed that hundreds of tons of traditional explosives were missing from the Iraqi military arsenal that used to be under the rule of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Going online at a Starbucks over a Wi-Fi connection will cost less money or will even be free, thanks to a new deal between the coffee chain and AT&#038;T.
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The jury at the Venice Film Festival   left critics and journalists perplexed and in some cases vexed   when it awarded top prize to China's \
Randy Wilber, an exercise physiologist, is hard at work preparing the U.S. Olympic Team to face the air pollution expected at the Beijing games.
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By Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 1--The 1st Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech has complex implications, but it clearly means two things: The government cannot tell you what to say, and it cannot tell you what not to say.
Yale built a 16-point lead after three quarters and withstood a furious rally by Lafayette in a wild 37-34 win yesterday in Easton, Pa.
Israeli warplanes attacked suspected Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese security officials said. The raid came after the guerrillas said they blew up an Israeli bulldozer in a disputed area near the border, reportedly causing casualties.
Backed by the African Union,  Somalia's government appealed to the United Nations on Friday  to send a peacekeeping force there, but the Security Council  delayed a response until next month, diplomats said.
An Army investigating officer will now decide whether Pfc. Lynndie R. England should face a full-blown military trial on as many as 20 charges of abusing detainees
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Who says food fads can't last? Thousands of years before the advent of Tex-Mex, ancient Americans were spicing up stew with red hot chili peppers.
World leaders voiced outrage at the  assassination on Thursday of Pakistan's opposition leader  Benazir Bhutto and expressed fears for the fate of the  nuclear-armed state.
For the first time in more than two years, the Red Storm has won three consecutive games, all in the Big East, but a crowing concern seemed to lurk.
A Pakistani Supreme Court ruling that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can return home has dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to hold on to power, Pakistani newspapers said on Friday.
Hi, Mr. Curmudgeon here. First night of the season, the Jazz pound the Lakers into Jell-O and what do I do? Call me a party pooper.
Roma 2 nov. (Adnkronos) - Le posizioni sulla riforma fiscale sono &#39;&#39;ampiamente convergenti&#39;&#39;. Si punta su un intervento a livello irpef e sul rilancio dell&#39;irap. E&#39; quanto afferma il ministro delle Riforme
Tube passengers using the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines are preparing for travel chaos after union leaders confirmed that a strike by maintenance workers will go ahead as planned on Monday.
Actress Isabella Rossellini is taking on a new role that has become more than just a pet project.
TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico  - U.S. retail powerhouse  Wal-Mart refused on Wednesday to halt construction of a  discount store in the shadow of ancient Mexican pyramids,  despite local opposition that has sparked a hunger strike.
A think tank claims state schools that control their own admissions are covertly selecting pupils by ability.
Its e-mail program will trade data with social-networking sites.
Rafael Nadal seals victory for Spain over France in the Davis Cup semi-finals.
Despite having 21 years experience as a firefighter, Arthur Jackson was shocked by what he saw Tuesday -- piles of smoking ash located next to houses in pristine condition in this San Diego suburb.
Passera' la linea a Cultura moderna con Mammucari e Moreira
Telstra Corp., Australia&#39;s biggest phone company, agreed to buyback A$750 million ($576 million) of its own stock at the lowest price in a range offered to shareholders.
A nightshift nurse abused 14 patients, many unable to communicate, at a nursing home where he is accused of raping a partially paralyzed man, authorities said Thursday.
ATLANTA - If Reggie Jackson is forever baseball&#39;s Mr. October, Vijay Singh has become golf&#39;s calendar boy for August. And September.
With Q1 earnings down 72%, Foot Locker trims its upcoming guidance.
VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els recovered from a sluggish start to lead Briton Scott  Drummond by two holes with two to play after a rainswept  opening day of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth  Thursday.
US police arrest a Florida couple who went on the run after they were accused of torturing five children.
Kevin Brown had \
Billy Davis was hired to be the San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator Sunday, leaving the New York Giants after one season as their linebackers coach.
Nine more dead birds have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to mosquito control district sources. Four birds came from San Mateo County, and five more tested positive in Santa Clara County.
Il presidente della Samp  Riccardo Garrone dall'Argentina, dove si trova in vacanza, commenta  il so...
'Se ci sara' il rinvio a giudizio riproporro' la questione'
An ex-police officer goes on trial in Germany charged with threatening a suspect with torture.
Pilota vincente non si cambia. Kimi Raikkonen non si preoccupa di apparire timido e riservato. ''Son...
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will seek on Thursday to resuscitate the Palestinian-Israeli peace process after coming under pressure from moderate Arab nations hoping to expand a ceasefire deal.
By Dennis Rich, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Dec. 18--Ghost in the machine   By Dennis Rich   The Sedalia democrat   Brent Northcutt is something of a ghost in the machine.
US President George W. Bush will kick off his week-long visit to Europe on February 22, the White House announced Thursday.
Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis practiced again Thursday and pronounced himself ready for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
A man with a knife broke into a high school dormitory and killed at least eight boys as they slept - the deadliest of a series of knife attacks at Chinese schools in recent months, the government said Friday.
Wildfires driven by high winds and dry conditions raged across Southern California today, scorching thousands of acres and forcing 250,000 people in San Diego County to flee their homes.
President Pervez Musharraf has once again okayed the 2005 local government elections on a non-party basis. This means that the on-going battle between the political parties controlling the provinces on the
By Jay Tokasz, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 20--Western New Yorkers again are being labeled a miserly bunch.   Intuit Inc. ranked Buffalo as the second \
The video game industry's annual showcase is saying goodbye to scantily clad booth babes, extravagant multimillion dollar exhibits, blaring lights and pounding music. Celebrity appearances from the likes of Paris Hilton or Snoop Dogg are a thing of the past, too.
Drivers go slow when on a call People who use mobile phones while driving are spoiling it for the rest of us - by driving more carefully and slowing down traffic, according to US researchers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Don't let these bogus strategies sabotage your long-term goals.
The NFLPA is considering reforming the rules governing conduct between agents and college players in the wake of reports about Reggie Bush.
Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - No matter what you did on Thursday, I&#39;ve got you topped. I attended the Opening Ceremonies for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches and what a show this was, but a different one from years past.
In un'intervista al quotidiano brasiliano 'Folha de Sao Paolo' Kak&agrave; dice che il fallimento de...
Profumo:dal 2003 al 2006 gli impieghi sono cresciuti del 92%
An intruder who cracked a U.C. Berkeley research system in August had access to private data on 1.4 million caregivers and beneficiaries participating in a state social program.
Virginia-based REIT will pay $1B, before transaction costs, for a 50% stake in the properties. NEW YORK  - Real estate investment trust Mills Corp. said Tuesday it will buy a 50 percent managing stake in nine regional malls from a General Motors ...
A roadside bomb kills two Canadian soldiers of the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan and an interpreter, officials say.
Nearly three decades before the Sept. 11 attacks, a high-level government panel developed plans to protect the nation against terrorist acts ranging from radiological \
Mohammed Ibrahim is overwhelmed by people asking for help.
ASIA/KUWAIT - Dichiarazione del Vicario Apostolico del Kuwait, Mons. Ballin, dopo il discorso del Santo Padre a Regensburg Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il Vicario Apostolico del Kuwait, Sua Ecc. Mons. Camillo Ballin, ha pubblicato una breve dichiarazione in seguito alle reazioni del mondo musulmano al discorso pronunciato dal Santo Padre Benedetto XVI a Regensburg. Ecco il tes...
Taiwan has condemned a plan by China to draft an anti-secession law, describing it as a move to establish a legal basis to attack the island.
How did this happen? Three years ago, Kimmie Meissner was everybody's kid sister. Now, at 18, she's Grandma. \
Voli cancellati, ritardi e ripercussioni in tutti gli scali italiani per un guasto al radar del Crav Milano che controlla gli aeroporti di Malpensa, Torino, Genova e Bergamo. Il fermo, verso le 9.10 di questa

Only glimpses of the monster are seen in Stephen Kay's supernatural thriller. Unfortunately, the same is true of the movie's plot and character.
The United Nations and European Union were Wednesday trying to settle a \
Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery this week because of pain in his right knee. A timetable for Oden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s return will be set following the surgery.
L'Argentina ha chiuso il 2007 al primo posto della classifica Fifa ed &egrave; la squadra dell'anno....
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour machine has gotten stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
Schemes which do not try to treat all ethnic minority groups in the same way are in Labour's new strategy on race.
The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008
Germaine Greer, studiosa nota per L'Eunuco femminaparteciper\u00c3\u00a0 alla prossima edizione del reality di Channel 4                                                  Il Grande Fratello inglese punta allo scontro di genere                                                                                                  Si prevedono scintille con il commentatore sportivo McCririck che la considera \
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili claimed victory in presidential elections after an exit poll showed him winning outright, but the opposition cried foul and called for mass protests on Sunday.
By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 20--Fort Collins may not be out of a proposed regional transportation authority afterall.
The homeless in Venezuela's violent capital are heading to shelters for the night or sleeping in groups as safety precautions following the brutal murder of nine vagrants over the past four months.
The price of crude oil breached the $51 US mark again after falling for most of the day Friday on a surprising midweek US petroleum stocks report and China&#39;s latest moves to cool its economy.
A disruptive Greek chorus of whistles, chanting, and catcalls could not derail a crowd-silencing American sweep in the men&#39;s 200-meter dash at the Olympic Games last night.
Coca-Cola Co.  is in talks to buy  Britain&#39;s No. 2 bottled water brand Highland Spring in a  potential 500 million pound ($992.7 million) deal, British  Sunday newspapers reported.
Real Madrid snatched victory in the most exciting Spanish title race in over a decade thanks to a new-found team spirit, pragmatic style of play, steely determination and dash of good fortune.
Shawn Marion scores a season-high 27 points, has six blocked shots and hits five of 20 Phoenix 3-pointers to lead the Suns in a 137-115 romp of the Nuggets Monday night.
Rick Dell, the former baseball coach at the Division III College of New Jersey, is Major League Baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new director of baseball operations in Asia.
Brent Burns scored 2:34 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory Saturday night over the Islanders, New York's seventh straight defeat.
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Oil prices held steady early on  Monday with trade muted by the U.S. holiday and dealers braced  for several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear issue after the  European Union gave Tehran up to two weeks to clarify its  stance.
A spokeswoman for Mustafa Barghouti said police detained him in the Old City of Jerusalem. She said police told Barghouti he was in the area illegally.
Barbara Turner and Jessica Moore each scored 14 points to lead No. 13 Connecticut to a 64-47 win over Seton Hall on Saturday.
In this photo released by NASA Langley Research Center, the 12-foot X-43A hypersonic jet is shown attached to a modified B-52 bomber in an image from NASA television.
The Centro Properties Group, which owns 700 malls in the United States, will weigh offers for all of the company or assets including its Australian and United States funds.
Walking can help people lose weight,  especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going  far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Mozambique's winning presidential candidate Armando Guebuza urges the opposition to work with him.
USC quarterback Matt Leinart scrambles out of the pocket against UCLA during the game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004.
Three more people test positive for the substance thought to have killed ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
Ted Leonsis, a self-made technology entrepreneur who helped turn AOL into a multibillion-dollar business and later helped guide it through a recovery from the dot-com bust, said yesterday that he plans to step down at the end of the year from his day-to-day responsibilities at the company to focus...
A group of students working for IBM develops technology that automatically converts the spoken word in British Sign Language.
I love international days of this and that. They are such grand occasions for leaders to remember some long forgotten agenda. The charitable among us hope that occasions
Roger Federer says a women's match should have been moved on centre court to prevent the farcical circumstances that led to the latest finish in Grand Slam history at the Australian Open.
Sheer will has taken John Edwards far, but only so far. His is the storybook life, still waiting for the storybook ending.
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Four Red Cross volunteers from San Diego County left yesterday for Florida to help in the relief operation for victims of Hurricane Charley.
A CBS News presidential poll released Tuesday shows US President George Bush leads Democratic nominee John Kerry by just a 48 to 45 percent margin.
LONDON - Police in Britain yesterday charged eight men with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist offences, including possession of reconnaissance materials on financial institutions in the US cities of New York and Washington and New Jersey state.
Comedian Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.
British police defused two car bombs Friday which could have caused carnage in London&#39;s entertainment district and which counter-terrorism experts said resembled those used in Iraq.
The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country&#39;s Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American
Six Russians, including a high-ranking law enforcement officer, were arrested on charges of smuggling and illegally trading gems, a state security agency spokesman said Tuesday.
New Jersey, home to scores of top drug companies, plans to spend &#36;380 million on stem cell research to stay in the forefront of the politically sensitive field, its acting governor said on Tuesday.
By Patty Pensa, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--County commissioners on Tuesday approved spending almost $4.8 million to cover increased costs to rebuild the county health department.
Greggio chiude a 61,03 dollari al barile (-3%)
Italians rejoiced last night as La Scala, the world's most famous opera house and revered shrine of Verdi, Rossini and Bellini, reopened in grand style after a controversial three-year renovation.
Domani a Beirut le esequie del ministro ucciso ieri
President Bush on Tuesday picked national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign policy experience
WASHINGTON: The post 9/11 homeland security system suffered another public embarrassment at the weekend with the disclosure by a congressman that he had suffered lengthy delays at airline ticket counters and that he had been subjected to intense
Orson Welles' Oscar for Citizen Kane, expected to fetch $1.2m at a New York auction, fails to sell.
At least 175,000 Haitians have been affected by flooding caused by a tropical storm, relief workers say.
Los Angeles, Calif. (Sports Network) - Heisman hopeful Matt  Leinart completed 27- of-35 passes for 280 yards and three  touchdowns to lead top-ranked Southern California on a 49-9  Homecoming rout of Arizona at Los Angeles Coliseum.
A Manhattan-based developer will give the old Queens Family Court building in downtown Jamaica a makeover.
Blog: Steve Jobs introduces a new Apple TV feature: YouTube.
Credit reporting agencies reported a rush of traffic and a few glitches as a new federal law requiring free access to credit data went into effect.
Oil major BP&#39;s BP.L oil and gas production has risen 11 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, with sharply rising Russian output counteracting falls elsewhere, as oil prices soared to new highs.
Envoys from six nations have failed to strike a deal on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme with unspecified sticking points set to take the &quot;tough&quot; talks into a fourth day.
(InfoWorld) - A gang of thieves stole computer chips reportedly worth millions of U.S. dollars in a Monday raid on an air cargo terminal in Batu Muang, Malaysia. \
Nepali King Gyanendra unveiled a 10-member cabinet for his new government on Wednesday, a day after he sacked the prime minister for failing to hold elections or to end an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.
(InfoWorld) - A Taiwanese research institute has produced a new global memory card standard, the miCard (Multiple Interface card) designed to work in smaller consumer gadgets such as digital cameras, mobile phones, as well as any device with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) plug, which are common on PCs. The purpose of the card is to make transferring pictures, songs, and other data between gadgets and PCs easier. The card won the stamp of approval from the MultiMedia Card Association (MMCA) on Thursday, and is expected to be available globally starting from the third quarter. Users will not only benefit from the versatility of the card, but also its speed. The miCard will transfer data at 480Mbps, and throughput will improve over time. The miCards due out in the third quarter will be able to store 8GB of information, but the maximum capacity is expected to top out around 2,048GB. The compatibility with both USB and MMC slots means most users won't need separate card readers anymore. MMC cards fit most consumer electronics, while USB connections are built into a wide range of IT hardware, including laptops, desktops, printers and home entertainment gear. So far, 12 Taiwanese companies have signed on to manufacture the miCard, according to its inventor, the Industrial Technology Research Institute. Officials expect local companies to save $40 million in licensing fees thanks to the card, in addition to profiting from sales. Taiwanese companies will not have to pay royalties to make miCards or related technology. The companies already committed to making miCards include A-Data Technology, Asustek Computer, BenQ, Carry Computer Eng. Co., C-One Technology, DBTel, Power Digital Card Co.,\u00c2\u00a0and RiCHIP. The specifications for the cards will be made available in June.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!
Ruben Studdard is telling kids in Alabama not to be like him.
Pop star Michael Jackson waves as he greets several hundred children that were invited guests at his Neverland Ranch home, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, in Santa Ynez, Calif.
In una gara valida per la prima giornata del gruppo D di Champions League giocata allo stadio Olimpi...
Sir Alex Ferguson is not easily won over but Gabriel Heinze may just have bucked the trend at Manchester United. The \u00c2\u00a36.9million Argentina defender had a debut to remember after only linking up with his new team-mates four days before the game.
WASHINGTON - The White House said seven months ago that it had released all the records on President Bush's stateside military service during the Vietnam War, yet new records are still dribbling out as Election Day approaches.    The White House on Wednesday night produced a November 1974 document bearing Bush's signature from Cambridge, Mass., where he was attending Harvard Business School, saying he had decided not to continue as a member of the military reserve...
Intel Corp., the world's largest  computer chip maker, said it would spend $40 million to expand  in the southern Indian city of Bangalore over the next two  years, maintaining its spending rate since the start of 2003.
Yahoo Inc.'s recently resurgent stock retreated by more than 5 percent Friday amid fears that a setback in a lucrative partnership with AT&amp;T Inc. will undercut the anticipated gains from an overhaul of the Web portal's advertising platform.
By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 3--PASCAGOULA -- With their constituents wanting to know when they will get to vote on the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' proposed casino, some Jackson County supervisors are wondering whether they can even hold an election.
By Mai Iida, Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 20--TOKYO -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it  will market the world's first Blu-ray DVD recorders with replay functions on  Nov.
GEORGE W.Bush began supercharging his economic team yesterday, nominating as commerce secretary a Cuban refugee who worked his way up the corporate ladder to the top of cereal giant Kellogg.
LONDON - The British government has fired 19 civil servants and disciplined more than 200 in an unprecedented crackdown on viewing internet porn at work, officials say.
Investigators believe a bomb worn by a suicide attacker was the likely cause of a blast at a US mess hall in northern Iraq, according to a US military statement Wednesday.
At least one person is killed and several others are injured in an explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say.
The video game  industry&#39;s new champion-in-chief said on Tuesday he will fight  a perception that games are a menace to society by playing up  their creative and technical achievements.
MINSK : Belarus warned the United States it was heading toward a Cold War-style confrontation after President George W. Bush signed a law threatening sanctions against the former Soviet republic for its poor rights record.
Technology brings a whole new light to history.Technology brings a whole new light to history.Technology brings a whole new light to history.
Dean E. Wooldridge was a crucial figure in the development of the technology of nuclear warfare in the 1950\u00c2\u0092s.
Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) has officially entered the desktop search market with a beta release tool available for free download from the company's site.
The House of Representatives voted  overwhelmingly on Wednesday to repeal a law banning most  handguns in Washington D.C., with lawmakers declaring that the  U.S. capital would be safer with more guns and fewer gun laws.
As of Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1,018 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 768 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.
L'ex presidente, attaccante e simbolo della Lazio, Giorgio Chinaglia &egrave; tornato a parlare dopo...
Swiss world number one Roger Federer will face Australian Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday&#39;s final at Masters Cup after an epic tiebreak 20-18 to seal a 6-3, 7-6 semi-final victory
Apple issues patch for iTunes to prevent attacks. Also: Identity thief gets jail time.
A grandmother is arrested for theft in a dispute over a lost football which it is claimed landed in her back garden.
Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing up to 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding along with women and children.
Shows Sun and HP users its goods Packed with pride over the release of the Power6 chip, IBM has decided to go bold with its complementary AIX6 operating system. It's putting the OS up for public beta - a first for Big Blue.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months&#39; probation after pleading guilty in a Salisbury, Md.
The latest in a long line of bad ideas for bringing viral Internet video to the TV screen: Variety reports that Chris Crocker, the 'Britney Boy' of post-VMAs fame, may be getting a deal.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff got an earful at his first public sit-down with the new Congress on Thursday, with members raising concerns about cuts in state grants, sharp increases in immigration fees and lax management of billion-dollar programs.
Even if it becomes a niche car, the new Dodge Charger should be a success for DaimlerChrysler.
A one-time pizza deliveryman now in prison for rape is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history
Parisians turned out to see French and US military columns roll through their capital in an exuberant re-enactment of the day 60 years ago when Allied forces liberated the city from German occupation.
The lives of two neighbors lying disfigured and brain-damaged in small Hanoi houses will not be changed by a U.S. court hearing on Monday about victims of war-time dioxin, or \
Lindsey Vonn joined Picabo Street and Daron Rahlves as the most successful American downhill skiers. Among current competitors, she has no equal.
Intascavano denaro da automobilisti fermati a posti blocco
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement.
American journalism, which underpins the very freedom of this nation, is being threatened as media companies ignore their obligations for the sake of profit, says legendary newsman Walter Cronkhite. By the Associated Press.
The economy added 18,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls, the smallest monthly gain in more than four years. The unemployment rate rose to 5 percent.
Homeowners in parts of England and Wales are on flood standby as more heavy rain continues to fall.
L'attaccante esterno del Genoa, Julio Cesar Leon, cerca di smorzare gli entusiasmi dopo la vittoria ...
Actress Susan St. James, her husband, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, and their son, Edward, arrive for a private screening of Mean Girls at the Loews Lincoln Square Theater in New York, in this April 23, 2004 photo.
Shots are fired as Ugandan troops storm the water ministry to free two women taken hostage.
India enters the new year committed to effectively curbing its role as prime world exporter of cheap generic drugs, whose availability is seen as vital to helping the world's poorest sufferers.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealNetworks , the leading creator of digital media software and services, today announced that it has named Philip W.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night.
Wilson usually makes a fair share of his livelihood during December, taking his animals to Christmas events around the Southeast. This year, his business has been hurt by travel restrictions from states trying
Roger Federer strolled into the  fourth round of the Australian Open Friday when his opponent  retired hurt while rival Marat Safin survived an injury scare  of his own to lead a procession of Russians into the fourth  round.
Suggesting a necessary change to astronomy textbooks, astronomers announced Monday that planets form through a lengthier and more violent series of collisions
this was the foundation that fashionable women in Roman London would put on their faces before an evening or day out. Scientists
Sprint Corp. is to acquire Nextel Communications Inc., title sponsor of the Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup Distaff (G1), in a $35-billion deal that will create the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-largest wireless telephone service provider
The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors.
Houston Astros outfielder Lance Berkman underwent knee surgery Friday, with recovery time expected to take from five to six months.
FORT WORTH, Texas _ If you're one of the dwindling number of travelers using a paper ticket to get on an airplane, the airline industry has a message for you: The paper ticket's almost gone.
YASSER Arafat, the Palestinian president, made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his rule yesterday and urged reforms to end corruption.
Si &egrave; svolta davanti alla Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato del Coni l'udinenza per l'esame ...
Fingers all tired from typing Web addresses from Bebo to Zebo to hit all your social networking and media sharing sites?
MONTGOMERY, NY - The leaves on the maples are approaching full color. Just like the hardwoods back in Maine. Pumpkins sit on front steps, although here, in the Hudson River Valley, they&#39;re called stoops.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Un centro per schedare e controllare i gruppi armati che agiscono nella regione dei Grandi Laghi Kisangani (Agenzia Fides)- La stabilit\u00c3\u00a0 della regione dei Grandi Laghi \u00c3\u00a8 minacciata da anni dalla presenza di gruppi armati alcuni dei quali si spostano da un Paese all\u00c2\u0092altro, seminando morte e distruzione. Alcuni di questi gruppi ricevevano aiuti e ...
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Former world number one Maria Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 7-6 (12/10) in an exhibition match here on Sunday.
Novita' della Finanziaria riguardano la dichiarazione 2008
Alvin Cowan threw two touchdown passes and Robert Carr scored a touchdown and rushed for 164 yards to lead Yale to a 24-14 victory over winless Dartmouth yesterday in Hanover, N.H.
G8 foreign ministers meet in Germany to discuss issues including climate change before next week's summit.
By WILL WEISSERT MAZATLAN, Mexico - Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after slamming into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding streets and knocking out power in parts of the resort of Mazatlan.
As their ace pitcher, Jim Bunning watched the Philadelphia Phillies' seemingly insurmountable 6 1/2-game lead for the National League pennant slip away in one of the biggest collapses in baseball history.
Key lawmakers will try to amend the state constitution to curtail the governor's ability to sell off state-owned properties -- especially land bought in the name of preservation.
Ennesimo rialzo a vigilia decisione Fed sui tassi
Hollywood studios are locked in a battle over adopting a standard for high-definition Digital Video Disc technology, in an apparent replay of the 1980s struggle between VHS and Betamax video formats.
First lady Laura Bush will undergo \
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo defended her anti-corruption credentials on Tuesday after a witness in a Senate probe into alleged kickbacks said she was at the centre of the country's graft problems.
Analista Merril, possibili altri 16 mld di svalutazioni
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Amid tumbledown cinder-block homes, the Don Bosco community center rings with music. A chorus of pint-size students sings traditional Christmas songs; 20 budding teenage musicians take gratingly painful stabs at playing violins and cellos; and tiny harpists dwarfed by their...
There was a lot of damage to be repaired, but Darren Clarke did as good a job as he could reasonably have been expected to when he resumed the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.
David Trezeguet ha rinnovato il contratto con la Juve fino al 2011. Il precedente accordo scadeva a ...
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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin recounted Wednesday the hospitality Canadians displayed to stranded travelers after US airspace closed in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks.
Family, friends, fans and movie stars said a moving final farewell to &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin in a high-energy memorial service fuelled by laughter, tears and music.
Prices for about 200 prescription drugs  in the United States commonly used by seniors rose nearly twice  the rate of inflation, a seniors group said on Tuesday, making  a case for letting the government negotiate drug prices.
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Despite a strong third-quarter performance from Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), a weaker fourth-quarter outlook has the chip equipment maker&#39;s shares treading water today.
Silicon Valley luminaries worry about government's stance on stock options, outsourcing, research and education.
An aborted U-turn by an American Airlines pilot sent a Dallas-bound jet sliding into a muddy field at Richmond International Airport yesterday, creating delays and cancellations for at least 100 other flights.
The Georgetown men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history in the initial USILA coaches' poll.
NEW YORK -- Two major insurance companies named in the New York attorney general's investigation into questionable sales practices have discontinued the use of incentive fees, which are at the center of the probe.
The bloom is off the municipal Wi-Fi rose, according to attendees at a conference who said rollouts of wireless networks in U.S. cities are being slowed by technical concerns and other issues.
TRW Airbag Systems GmbH, a subsidiary of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , today revealed a breakthrough in materials development for inflator initiator technology.
'O una ristrutturazione profonda o i libri in tribunale'
EarthLink will begin providing Internet connections over Consolidated Edison&#39;s power lines in Manhattan in the next several months, following an FCC vote last week to establish new ground rules for commercial deployment of the service.
Britain aimed to complete the cull of 160,000 turkeys on Monday as a government crisis team met to tackle the nation's first exposure to the latest deadly strain of the bird flu virus in farmed poultry.
Keith Tkachuk scored his first two goals with Atlanta to help the Thrashers to their fourth straight win, 4-2, over the visiting Florida Panthers last night.
Rupert Murdoch won shareholder  approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his  $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. media empire to the United States  and sever its Australian roots.
That buttery taste and smell of microwave popcorn may have caused a deadly lung disease in workers who package it. While there's no evidence of any danger to the millions of people who eat it, Congress is taking action.
Secondary schools in England and Wales find it easier to recruit heads - but primaries still struggle.
North Korea lashed out Tuesday after the start of joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, saying they nullified the armistice in the 1950-53 Korean War and warning that it may take retaliatory action.
New British Foreign Secretary David  Miliband, seeking to quash speculation that London may distance  itself from Washington over Iraq, insisted on Sunday the United  States was still Britain&#39;s number one ally.
SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis is likely unharmed from small showers of fuel tank foam that appeedar to rain on the orbitein the late stages of  its Sept. 9 launch, NASA's shuttle chief said Saturday.
By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 15--Natural resources, especially water, and space are the most cherished values Kootenai County residents want reflected in a growth plan, consultants told the county commission Thursday night.
As man-hugs go, this one was definitely uncomfortable to watch.
A free taco for everyone in the US if a player hits the Taco Bell home run target during Game 3. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Taco Bell is giving major league baseball a chance to feed America.
Upscaling comes to old games, movies Sony is to update the PlayStation 3 system software today, rolling out a firmware tweak that allows PSOne, PS2 and DVD movies to be upscaled by the console to full 1080p HD resolution via HDMI. Well, if you've got the right kind of telly, of course...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Syracuse rolls out to a 22-7 advantage and is never threatened Monday as the Orange improve to 7-0 with a 72-64 victory over Holy Cross.
Purdue won&#39;t have to worry about Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter in Friday&#39;s Sun Bowl. But Boilermakers coach Joe Tiller doesn&#39;t think the Sun Devils&#39; high-powered offense will change much under Walter&#39;s backup, Sam Keller.
It's one musical performance where your cell phone can -- and should -- ring.
Research in Motion has unveiled a new BlackBerry mobile-style communicator featuring a multi-tap keypad to replace its usual qwerty keypad.
The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s performance shows that it is making progress in its shift toward selling higher-margin software.
As of Thursday, June 28, 2007, at least 3,571 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,931 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Aiming to deflate archrival Intel, Advanced Micro Devices this week will show off its dual-core chips, which will start to trickle out toward the middle of next year.
Description: NPR&#39;s Michele Norris talks with Knolly Moses, a Jamaican freelance journalist, about Hurricane Ivan. The storm is expected to hit Jamaica in full force late this afternoon, and the capital of Kingston lies directly in Ivan&#39;s path.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai on Tuesday thanked the United States for its support, saying his country would still be in the hands of terrorists without it, ahead of his inauguration as the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first popularly elected president.
ABIDJAN  - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo hailed a new UN report denouncing rights violations but complained it did not go far enough in urging sanctions against those who committed atrocities.
Plans to stop production at a Jaguar car plant in the West Midlands are discussed by MPs.
Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales told the Senate on Tuesday that he supports extending the expired federal assault weapons ban.
ROMA - A Strasburgo dunque niente voto. Sull&#39;orlo della bocciatura Barroso ha ceduto e ha annunciato il rimpasto della sua Commissione. Significa che Rocco Buttiglione, se non gli verr\u00c3\u00a0 assegnato da Barroso
Detailed observations from the first comet samples returned to Earth are debunking some of science's long-held beliefs on how the icy, celestial bodies form.
TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Current smokers are 50 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer&#39;s disease or dementia than people who don&#39;t smoke or who gave up smoking, a Dutch report says.
$1.20 to go SCO Group shares went south in a hurry during Friday's trading, as investors reacted to the company's legal misfortunes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question.
Researchers at security gateway vendor Fortinet have uncovered an adware-distribution scheme being carried out on the Facebook social networking site considered to be the first attack propagated on the wildly popular online portal.
WASHINGTON -- The United States may be able to reduce its combat forces in Iraq by next spring if Iraq's own security forces continue to grow and improve, a senior American commander said yesterday.
By TONY WALL; ARNOLD, Karen  UNTREATED ANIMAL effluent from a meat works leaked into Te Kuiti's water supply yesterday, prompting health authorities to warn residents to boil drinking water and stay clear of infected waterways.
The Ministry of Defence hit back at a report published Monday which said army recruitment campaigns were misleading youngsters, portraying warfare as glamorous, \
Israeli armored vehicles backed by helicopters rolled into Palestinian-controlled areas of the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said.
Bush and Kerry weren't only battling each other. In the hunt for every last vote, each man had to rediscover his own instincts as well. TIME takes you behind the scenes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes threatened to upstage the action on the field on Monday when they watched the Washington Redskins season opener as VIP guests of Cruise's new business partner, Redskins owner Dan Snyder.
President Vladimir V. Putin has ensured his dominance of the Russian government even after his term ends.
Il tecnico del Treviso Ezio Rossi ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara di domani contro il Verona.<...
A longtime Clinton benefactor used corporate jets to fly the former president and Hillary Rodham Clinton on business, personal and campaign trips that a lawsuit brands as wasteful company spending.
A 29-year-old man is arrested over the death of Andrew Devlin after he was shot in Paisley in August.
Sen. Barack Obama announced on  Sunday he had raised $32.5 million for his presidential  campaign in the past three months, the biggest quarterly  fund-raising for any Democrat ever in a pre-election year.
Hundreds of people gather in Modena's main square in Italy to pay their respects to the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Up to 130 people have so far been confirmed dead in east Africa as a result of the earthquake 4,350 miles away off Indonesia. Tidal waves that hit the Somali coast caused widespread destruction, washing away roads and submerging coastal infrastructure.
During NXTcomm keynote, Randall Stephenson launches wireless service for sharing live video, opines on iPhone frenzy.
Sen. John Edwards returned to his home state to vote Friday, becoming the first candidate on either of the presidential tickets to cast a ballot in an election that polls show is extraordinarily tight.
NEW YORK - Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online under a new, optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major U.S. online business to offer customers a second layer of security...
MILANO - Le azioni Fiat salgono in Borsa (+1,32%) dopo le voci di una clamorosa richiesta di risarcimento di 3 miliardi di dollari (2,25 miliardi di euro) nei confronti di General Motors (GM), in cambio della rinuncia ad esercitare il \u00c2\u00abput \u00c2\u00bb, ovvero la
The US space agency flies its X-43A \
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.
LONDON - A new species of flightless bird has been discovered on a remote island in the northern Philippines, Filipino and British researchers announced Tuesday.
NARATHIWAT, Thailand - A powerful bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed one person and wounded 30 in Thailand\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mainly Muslim south on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit to the restive region.
More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high.
For years, cheap food and feed were taken for granted in the United States. Now the price of some foods is rising sharply, and a blame alert is under way.
Champions Porto replaced Benfica at the top of the Portuguese Premier League on Saturday when they battled to a 2-0 win at bottom side Gil Vicente as their Lisbon rivals could only manage a 1-1 draw at ...
The onetime frontrunner has put off moderates and turned off conservatives
An independent assessment of CBS's report on the president's military service is a major blow to the news operation's credibility.
In 1939, a young Joe Louis fought a heavyweight title bout against close friend John Henry Lewis, a longtime light heavyweight champion.
A Los Angeles policeman filmed hitting a black teenager is awarded $1.6m in a race discrimination case.
The European Commission has given Turkey the go-ahead to begin talks to join the European Union, but set a series of tough conditions and warned that there is no guarantee the negotiations will be successful.
PHUKET, Thailand  - Thai air investigators sifted though the wreckage on Monday of a budget airliner that crashed on the resort isle of Phuket, killing 88 people as it broke up while trying to land in driving rain.
Peyton Manning and the Colts, who last season lost to the Patriots in the A.F.C. title game, probably played worse this time as their offense sputtered in the snow.
A UN panel is given three months to establish whether genocide is taking place in Darfur in western Sudan.
Already the revelation of the Olympic boxing tournament, Amir Khan can only improve and might become one of the sport&#39;s greatest names, the Briton&#39;s coach says.
Any hint of rust after a 12-week lay-off  was long gone by the time Justine Henin-Hardenne took to the  Olympic tennis court Tuesday, a fact drummed mercilessly home  to Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi.
La Sammartinese chiede ufficialmente di non giocare la prossima partita di campionato, in programma ...
It s 1914 wartime France, pissing rain, and five men are being escorted through the sloppy, muddy trenches to the front lines, freshly court-martialed for intentional self-mutilation -that is, capping their ...
Actor Jerry Orbach, who starred as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the original \
The judge in Michael Jackson's child abuse case intends to prevent 70 items being used in evidence.
US Airways Group Inc. attorneys and executives acknowledged in bankruptcy court yesterday that bookings had fallen more steeply than they had anticipated in reaction to their Chapter
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BP, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-biggest oil company, said production over the third quarter would be about 3.88 million barrels a day. That was an 11 per cent rise on the same period the year before and was helped
Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Qatar to protest the Gulf country's vote against a Jordanian prince to head the United Nations, the chief government spokesman said Tuesday.
The disparity between the earnings of the UK's top directors and their staff is continuing to widen, a report finds.
There is no reason whatsoever to be surprised by the way Ajax Amsterdam swept past Maccabi Tel Aviv last night. Ajax had to win last night and it did so almost effortlessly, making a joke of Nir Klinger&#39;s
Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for about 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure another day of waiting and worrying.
The spectacular run of China&#39;s stock markets has drawn a barrage of warnings that a sharp correction is imminent, but many analysts believe a downturn will do little economic harm at home and abroad.
Human embryonic stem cells can   partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source   of transplants for people with certain eye diseases,   researchers at a U.S. company reported on Thursday.
By Kathryn Balint, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Sep. 10--Executives at San Diego-based Qualcomm these days are sounding  more like TV moguls than makers of wireless technology as they approach the  launch of an $800 million, nationwide network to deliver television to cell  phones.
Georgia's opposition gears up for mass street protests, accusing the authorities of rigging presidential elections.
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted and sentenced to death by a Libyan court Tuesday on charges they deliberately infected hundreds of children with the AIDS virus. The verdict can be appealed.
PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...
Recent analyses of ESA\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result provides important new hints to evaluate the hypothesis of present life on the Red Planet.
OMAHA, Neb. - A Web-page designer who auctioned off the use of his forehead for advertising space is cashing in. Andrew Fischer, who put his forehead advertising space for sale on e-Bay, received $37,375 to advertise the snoring remedy, SnoreStop.
Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit surged 21 percent as the business-software maker reaped the latest returns from a two-year shopping spree that has eliminated several major rivals and shored up its product line.
TANK, Pakistan - A former Taliban fighter who was freed in March from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is leading a group of militants who have kidnapped two Chinese engineers and threatened to kill them.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday it may restrict tax preparers such as H&R Block Inc  and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc  from offering refund loans to customers because doing so could encourage fraud.
Corrects name of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in paragraph 21
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the \
New estimates of the amount of oil and natural gas on Sunni lands are likely to have significant political effects.
Iran&#39;s nuclear transparency deal with  U.N. inspectors could be a recipe for delay and the lack of  provision for suspending Tehran&#39;s uranium enrichment is  unacceptable, European Union powers said on Wednesday.
Indian police said investigations are under way into attacks that left at least 49 people dead yesterday in two northeastern frontier states that have been troubled by insurgencies.
One Chinese hostage held by Islamic militants dies and one is freed in a rescue mission by Pakistan's army.
A ruling that Visa and Mastercard had violated antitrust law is upheld  by the US Supreme Court.
Aiming to give California greater  say in U.S. presidential elections, the state's Senate voted  31-5 on Tuesday in favor of a bill that would move the state's  primary election to early February from June.
La belga Justine Henin, testa di serie numero 1, si &egrave; qualificata per gli ottavi di finale di...
Global creative agency ATTIK today announced that Wayne Hanson, an award-winning agency art director with over 18 years of experience working with top European ad agencies, has joined the firm's full-time staff ...
L'obiettivo e' di sorvegliare riarmo della Corea del Nord
Passato il turno in Coppa Uefa, la Fiorentina ha iniziato oggi con un allenamento leggero la prepara...
The St. Louis Rams fired special teams coach Mike Stock on Friday and replaced him with Bob Ligashesky, who becomes the fourth man to try and turn around a unit that has struggled since Mike Martz took over as head coach in 2000.
Real estate is often a long-term investment. But 10,000 years? Lo'ihi Development Co. will soon start offering oceanview lots speculators won't even be able to stand on for many millennia. That's because they're currently submerged more than 3,000 feet below sea level &#151; on an underwater volcano called Lo'ihi, located about 20 miles southeast of the Big Island.
NEW YORK, September 23  - The US Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a closely-monitored measure of future economic activities, declined for the third consecutive month in August this year.
FBI agents investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks searched the homes of a doctor who, days after the first anthrax mailings, had applied for a patent for a system to identify chemical and biological attacks.
The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance rose 11.2 percent in 2004 - the fourth straight year of double-digit growth, according to a survey released Thursday.
TAMPA, Florida  - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens since Congress held hearings last week on drug and steroid use by baseball players.
Radical youths from Europe and the Arab world are being trained in Iraq, Europe's anti-terror chief said Tuesday, warning that such clandestine camps could multiply in unstable or failed states anywhere in the world.
Remember Mumait Khan? If not by name, you surely will recollect her by her pelvic gyrations
The Federal Reserve's dramatic rate cuts were expected to make it cheaper for consumers to use credit cards. But credit card interest rates remain high and in many cases have even climbed.
 tops magazine list of best action films
It was not until David Tyree\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-quarter catch that hope was spun into belief for the underdog Giants.
\u00c2\u00b7 New figure of 2.47m is less than half previous count \u00c2\u00b7 Latest statistics based on more reliable survey
Students at Exeter University put the institution up for sale on eBay as part of their protest against proposed cuts.
Once upon a time there was a lonely old man. He lived with seven cats in a village near Rome, and rarely saw his globe-trotting daughter.
New York-based credit card and travel  services company American Express is expected to sell its  private banking business within weeks, said a source familiar  with the matter.
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Burma&#39;s military junta has freed a top dissident - second only to Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi - as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.

Separatist rebels in the Indian state of Manipur say they were behind an attack that left six policemen dead.
WALES suffered a blow ahead of October&#39;s crucial 2006 World Cup qualifier with England next month as their tough tackling midfielder Robbie Savage received a one match suspension from FIFA for his red card against Northern Ireland earlier this month.
India captain Sourav Ganguly has attempted to play down safety fears over their tour to Bangladesh. The Indian squad arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday for a 19-day tour featuring two Tests and three one-day matches.
Christopher Gardner, formerly homeless and now president and CEO of the  Chicago-based brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co., will keynote the 14th  Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Jan. 20 at the Riverbend  Centre in Austin.
The sound emanating from back-rooms at the Labour Party conference in the Brighton Centre yesterday was the unedifying one of backs being scratched.
The International Olympic Committee has announced that Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, will be presented with a sportsmanship medal. The International Olympic Committee has announced
Nintendo Co. said Thursday profits more than doubled in the six months ending Sept. 30 on the success of its hit Wii and Nintendo DS game consoles. The company also raised its full year profit forecast.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog is worried the  U.S.-led war aimed at disarming Iraq may have unleashed a  proliferation crisis if looters have sold equipment that can be  used to make atomic weapons, Western diplomats said.
By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 13--New houses on the outskirts of Tucson are drawing down the water table, drying up streams and causing subsidence.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - Carolina Panthers  running back Stephen Davis will miss his seventh game of the  season on Sunday when the club travels west to face the San  Francisco 49ers. Davis was officially listed as \
Digitised notebooks freely available for six months Microsoft and the British Library have digitised two of Leonardo da Vincis' notebooks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Silicon vendor Atheros Communications has agreed to acquire u-Nav Microelectronics, a GPS chip maker, for approximately $54 million in cash and stock, the companies announced after the close of trading Thursday.As GPS becomes part of the toolkit users are looking for in networked devices, Atheros wants to add that technology to its lineup. Customers of Atheros put its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips into notebooks, dual-mode phones, and other products.&quot;GPS is something that these guys were asking us for,&quot; said Atheros CFO Jack Lazar.Broadcom, a rival of Atheros, acquired GPS chipset maker Global Locate earlier this year. Atheros chose u-Nav because it makes a single-chip GPS system using CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), a standard technology that has been key to Atheros&#39; own success in Wi-Fi, Lazar said. Using CMOS has helped to reduce the size and lower the cost of many types of chips.Privately held u-Nav was founded in 2001 and is based in Irvine, California. Its approximately 54 employees will join Atheros but remain in Irvine and at u-Nav&#39;s European engineering facility in Tampere, Finland, Lazar said. Greg Winner, CEO of u-Nav, will become the head of Atheros&#39; GPS business following the close of the deal, expected this month. Atheros is based in Santa Clara, California.Although GPS is an obvious fit for cell phones, there are many reasons to put it in other devices too, Lazar said. For example, GPS in a notebook PC could be used by enterprises to track the PC, and a notebook with built-in GPS could serve as a personal navigation device without any external hardware. UMPC (ultramobile PC) devices for specific purposes such as construction already have GPS built in, Lazar said.It should be possible in a year or two to integrate Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS in a single chip, though Atheros probably wouldn&#39;t do that unless a customer asked for it, Lazar said.
The Bush administration called a deal to begin dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program a breakthrough, but the North's history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum.
Futures on two of the three leading  stock market indexes fell before the start of Wall Street  trading on Thursday, with the focus on economic and oil  inventory data as no S&P 500 firms are due to report results.
ST. GEORGE&#39;S, Grenada Sept. 8, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada, killing at least three people as it turned concrete homes into piles of rubble and hurled the island&#39;s landmark red zinc roofs through the air.
The worse the news got, the better the stocks performed.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading for his life as Iraq's leader and U.S. officials crushed reports that a high-profile female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's allies won a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday but fell short of the predicted landslide after a row over a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.
Police investigating the murder of a pregnant 14-year-old are granted more time to question a man.
Science fiction and fantasy fans gather to celebrate their favorite genre and hand out Hugo Awards, which some writers have been able to convert into wider exposure. Mark Baard reports from Boston.
A study finds that a mother\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gestational diabetes, the kind that starts in pregnancy, is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.
MORE than \u00c2\u00a3800million has been pledged to Sir Richard Branson&#39;s space travel adventure - - years before the ship has even been built.
NEW YORK - Old school: The body is a temple.  The Next Big Thing, according to 31-year-old Joe Tamargo: The body is a billboard.
Chelsea fight back from two goals down to force an FA Cup quarter-final replay with Tottenham.
Retailer Lowe's Cos Inc  said on Tuesday that it plans to open 135 to 145 stores in 2008.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  Chief  Executive Lee Scott unveiled a new \
Dennis King preaches in a converted blues bar to motorcycle riders and others who like his brand of everyone-is-welcome worship.
Sen. Joe Lieberman defended his reprimand of former President Clinton for his involvement with a White House intern, dismissing rival Ned Lamont's claim that he turned the 1998 rebuke into a spectacle.
In Pakistan, a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite Muslim mosque has killed at least four people and injured several others. In the past two weeks violence against religious groups has killed 80 people.
Five states and the District of Columbia are urging a federal judge to see that Microsoft adheres to certain terms of its antitrust settlement until 2012, claiming that the company is in a position to create a Web 2.0 \
IT was another hard luck story for Martin O&#39;Neill&#39;s demoralised Scottish champions in the Ukraine tonight as an emphatic Francelino Matuzalem (right) double and exquisite Brandao chip in the second half virtually ended Celtic&#39;s Champions League ambitions
If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel S\u00c3\u00a1nchez Ar\u00c3\u00a9valo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance.
After three years and 3,000 costume changes, Cher says she's bringing her long-running \
How big is your key ring? There are the house keys, of course, and the car keys and the little fob for unlocking the doors from 30 feet away.
KABUL -- Four years after NATO began an expanded mission in Afghanistan, members of the 26-nation alliance are divided over anti-drug and reconstruction policies, rising civilian casualties and what some say is heavy-handed U.S. leadership, according to interviews with military officials and dipl...
Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, inching his way back into form after a long injury layoff, crushed Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Los Angeles Classic on Wednesday.
CBS News said it hired former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press Chief Executive Officer Louis Boccardi to review its report about President George W. Bush&#39;s National Guard service.
- Google Inc claimed a 54 percent share of the online search market in September with an estimated 4.0 billion search queries, according to a report published by Nielsen Online.
Emisphere warrants close attention, although massive profits are not in the near-term cards.
(InfoWorld) - Skype users are under attack from a\u00c2\u00a0new worm\u00c2\u00a0that spreads through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application's\u00c2\u00a0chat feature. The attack begins when a user receives an instant message containing a link from someone in their contact list or an unknown Skype user, said Villu Arak, a Skype spokesman based in Tallinn, Estonia. There are several versions of the chat messages, which are \
THE HAGUE The United States and the Netherlands signed agreements Wednesday tightening cooperation in terror cases. The US attorney general, John Ashcroft, signed two bilateral accords to bring the US-Dutch
Philipp Weddige and Niels Bong, of Germany, hold on tight as their inflatable powerboat negotiates the twisting circuit at the Thundercats World Championship in Scarborough yesterday.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while tempers frayed over delayed official results.
A Malaysian minister admitted on Tuesday he was featured in a widely circulated sex video, triggering a fresh scandal that could deeply embarrass the government ahead of snap elections.
There's little question that more and more storage and computing will move out into the cloud over time. The question--well, one of them anyway--is where the economic scale points lie.
PORTLAND, Ore.  - Former Vice President Al Gore  paid a $141 fine for speeding on a highway last month near  Oregon's coast, a state police official said on Friday.
People using Microsoft&#39;s instant-messaging software, MSN Messenger, may have been a mite lonely this weekend, with only a virus to keep them company.
Software maker Computer Associates  CA.Non Wednesday said it would cut 800 jobs, or 5 percent of  its work force, in one of its biggest cost cutting efforts amid  weaker demand and falling prices for software and services.
Cisco this week launched an upgrade to its CallManager IP PBX platform, broadening its encryption support for IP phones and other VoIP devices, such as VoIP gateways and voicemail servers.
Saying its role was not to criticize U.S. policy towards Israel, an American federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit on Monday charging that Caterpillar bulldozers aided killing and torture in the Palestinian territories.
Zimbabwe's parliament passes a controversial bill banning international rights groups from working in the country.
The first skull of the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda was been discovered in China, researchers report. Discovery of the skull, estimated to be at least 2 million years old, is reported by Russell L. Ciochon in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
OmniGroup were showing their new OmniFocus and v5 of OmniGraffle applications.
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Valencia will not appeal against the punishment handed out by UEFA to midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo or the fine imposed on the club for incidents during the Champions League defeat to Werder Bremen on December 7.
The suicide of a woman in Maghaberry jail was \
President Vladimir Putin on Monday set rules for naming governors of Russia's 8 9 regions after pushing through a law that abolished their direct election amid a continuing consolidation of power by the Kremlin.
The Texas attorney general launches a lawsuit against two men it says are spammers.
Description: Diplomats say Iran is preparing large amounts of uranium for enrichment, just before the deadline it agreed on to freeze all such activities.
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It seemed like a difficult assignment. Felix Trinidad returned to the ring last night after more than two years of inactivity to fight Ricardo Mayorga, a sturdy former champion who is capable of scoring a knockout with either hand.
EqualLogic introduced a storage array appliance today that it says operates faster and uses storage more efficiently than rival products.
Rangers manager Walter Smith has challenged his side to continue their tremendous undefeated run to secure the club's first Scottish Premier League title in three years.
In 2007, the brokers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 customers did reasonably well. The brokers did not. How could that happen?
More checks on the use of information collected by supermarket loyalty cards needed says David Blunkett.
Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) e John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) sono stati squalificati per tre e quattro gio...
Come previsto, Mauro German Camoranesi ha firmato un nuovo contratto con la Juventus. La scadenza &...
IceMail is a hosted Microsoft Exchange e-mail subscription service, now available on the iPhone.
The few who came to watch embraced the significance of the evening, so even as Alonzo Mourning sat down for the final time with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter, they showed their gratitude
Il piu' alto esponente del movimento mai arrestato nel Paese
Verifica Amato su blog,162 professori accusati di fare lobby
The chairman of the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the I.R.S. budget said the measure had been inserted without his knowledge.
When Ronaldo de Assis Moreira -- better known as Ronaldinho Gaucho -- turned down Chelsea to remain with FC Barcelona this year, it wasn't about the money.
Worldwide events showcase Google Gears, Mashup Editor, and other Google APIs to developers.
Two people were shot dead by insurgents in Thailand&#39;s Muslim-dominated deep south on Sunday, when the country was praying peace for the region at a ceremony ofdropping hundred of millions origami birds.
Mark Lawrenson's predictions for the weekend's Premiership games.
It didn't take very long for NBC Universal to find a new outlet for its programming following its break with Apple. The channel's shows will now be available through Amazon for the same price they were on iTunes.
A woman seduced and had sex with strangers while she slept and later had no recollection of her infidelities due to a sleeping disorder, her Sydney doctor said Thursday.
US President George W. Bush congratulated Boston's Red Sox on their World Series victory, which broke an 86-year drought many fans blamed on a curse, the White House said.
White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said Sunday that President Bush realizes \
Pan-European stock exchange operator Euronext  said on Thursday it would ask shareholders to approve its planned merger with NYSE Group , parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, at an extraordinary meeting on December 19.
Occorre redigere documento da sottoporre a lavoratori
The Boston Red Sox lineup card from Game 4 of the 2004 World Series brought a site-record bid of &#36;165,000 on MLB.com.
Some 15,000 members of the United Steelworkers went on strike at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plants in the United States and Canada on Thursday after the union rejected the company's latest contract proposal.
BROOKLYN, Mich. (SportsTicker) - Greg Biffle took over the lead with 17 laps left and held off teammate Mark Martin to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.
The Washington Redskins were able to keep the Cowboys out of the end zone for 59 minutes of Sunday&#39;s game, but finally broke down in the final 60 seconds.
A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle near a police academy in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 32, police said.
The United States may eventually  spend billions of dollars to help Asia recover from last week's  devastating tsunami, a leading Republican U.S. senator said on  Sunday as the Bush administration battled criticism it had been  slow to respond.
See our top ten picks of the oddest and most unexpected discoveries of the year, from cat cloning to hobbit-like humans to bloodsucking bedbugs.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country&#39;s application for admission to the European Union.
President Mohammad Khatami has called on Muslim countries to hold an emergency summit meeting to help stop the violence between American forces and Shiite militiamen in Najaf
The head of the Kenyan government team at crisis talks expresses anger with chief mediator Kofi Annan.
Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara di domenica con l'Inter ha affrontato
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad, ending a ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster, and began chasing the International Space Station on Sunday.
The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.
A hammerhead shark that gave birth in a Nebraska aquarium reproduced without mating, a genetic analysis shows.
Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians and wounded two others in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medical sources said.
Another guy with a Super Bowl ring dropped by San Diego Chargers headquarters looking for a head coaching job, and this one knows the drill pretty well.
The push to commercialize rugby within a rapidly changing and complicated media world has indirectly led to leading international news agencies suspending coverage of the sport's World Cup.
Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL):      MEDIA ADVISORY      WHAT: Press conference regarding Dell's Central Texas operations      WHO: Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Dell Chairman Michael Dell      WHEN: 9:30 a.m. CDT, Monday, Sept.
A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.
[Health India]: Washington, Oct 21 : The results of a study carried out by Berrylin J. Ferguson, associate professor of otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has revealed that sinusitis and bronchitis takes a significant toll
A hi-tech company from Gateshead providing wi-fi internet hot- spots is gearing up for expansion following a six-figure funding injection.
Americans love their TVs, but do they really want to interact with them? DirecTV is betting that football fans do. The satellite broadcaster is gearing up to launch a premium-priced interactive TV package with its Sunday Ticket subscription service next season that will allow fans to check scores, statistics, and fantasy team developments right on screen with their remote rather ...
At TechXNY this week, Hewlett-Packard reminded business users that it is still an active innovator in printers and imaging devices.
Three car bombs killed 24 people and wounded scores in Baghdad on Monday as war-weary residents awaited the start of a sweeping U.S.-Iraqi crackdown on sectarian bloodletting in the city.
UK households spend more on housing and less on food, reversing the pattern seen 50 years ago, figures show.
Confronto serrato con le Regioni per legge delega su fisco
Top reader tips Letters The government confirmed this week that schools can fingerprint children without asking parents for consent. This is such hideous news that Brown and Blair had to stage an immediate \
BURBANK, California  - Political insiders awaiting word on Democrat Barack Obama's presidential ambitions will have to tune into the Food Network cable television channel, the senator joked on Friday.
Some of Australia's top fund managers face big losses from the this week's 80 percent slump in Centro Properties Group shares, as several of the mall operator's rivals begin to scan its assets for possible purchases.
Siemens says its new wireless LAN is the first to run full 802.11n on normal power over Ethernet.
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary has sued Microsoft Corp. in California for purportedly stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio after the software giant sought his advice for winning over women to videogames, his attorney said on Tuesday.
Turkey is serious about sending troops into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish separatist rebels hiding there and is not bluffing, a senior minister was quoted on Friday as saying.
Immunization rates for young U.S. children stayed at record levels in 2006, but a government survey released on Thursday showed that many teens were not getting their recommended shots.
On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyscrapers, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species that is being crowded out of one of the country's most densely populated areas.
Thailand is set to return 48 orangutans to Indonesia after the endangered animals were seized from a Bangkok zoo two years ago, a government official has said.
U.S. retailers release May same-store sales figures that show an improvement from the previous month, but with some weakness.
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction with rates on six-month bills dropping to their lowest in three weeks.
Fox News Channel will mark its 10th anniversary this week in an unusual position: knocked back on its heels.
The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed in The Hague on Monday with Taylor again absent after boycotting the opening three weeks ago.
Prosecutors said on Thursday they  would not seek indictments immediately, including a possible  one involving San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, in  their probe into steroids use by professional athletes.
Coach Tom Coughlin is not sure if Michael Strahan will be ready to play against the Cowboys on Sunday, but he instantly provided a dash of star quality and buzz on Tuesday.
Nextel Communications Inc., the wireless telephone service provider, reported a 69 percent increase in profits in the third quarter, thanks to continued customer growth as well as a one-time tax benefit, and boosted guidance for the year.
Network TV giant CBS is fighting the large fine imposed on 20 of its stations after Janet Jackson&#39;s breast exposure during February&#39;s Super Bowl, insisting the incident was not intentional.
Oil prices struck another record high on Thursday and remained supported above &#36;47 by a fall in U.S. crude stockpiles and threats by insurgents in Iraq against oil facilities.
A majority of U.N. Security Council members oppose immediate heavy sanctions on Sudan if it fails to quell ethnic violence in its western Darfur region by a deadline at the end of the month, Britain's Foreign Office said Friday.
The US presidential election campaign has proved so contentious that reuniting politically-divided Americans could prove beyond whoever wins the White House.
Typhoon Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai early Wednesday as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts it would be the most powerful storm to hit eastern China in a decade.
SAP has landed a $35 million deal to help the US Postal Service overhaul its human resources systems. According to sources close to the deal, the agreement includes a $21 million consulting component, and
CBS doesn&#39;t expect to name the next anchor of the &#39;&#39;CBS Evening News&quot; until at least the beginning of next year. That&#39;s from CBS chairman Leslie
Train services across Italy are at a standstill as striking railway workers demand safety improvements.
La macchia di sentina e catrame occupa circa sei miglia
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals  on Tuesday said its NicVAX nicotine vaccine showed promising results in helping smokers quit smoking in a small clinical trial, sending its shares up 23 percent in premarket activity.
At least 23 people were killed in the northern industrial city of San Pedro Sula on Thursday when gunmen sprayed a public bus with bullets and left a menacing message for crime-busting politicians, police said.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional reunion Monday with a colleague from the early days of her legal career as a child advocate. The moment came as she revisited her law school days while hosting a campaign event at the Yale Child Study Center where she first pursued her interest in child advocacy.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday fourth-quarter earnings rose 2 percent, beating expectations and capping a record year, but its shares fell after the investment bank cautioned that markets will remain challenging in the near future.
Premier Foods, the firm behind Branston Pickle, warns April's hot weather \
The announcement that the Baer family will give up control of Julius Baer Holding sent shares to a 10-month high on speculation the company might be bought.
Detroit comes into tonight&#39;s tilt on a winning note after Bobby Higginson homered twice to lead the Tigers to an 8-4 pasting of the Chicago White Sox.
The Houston Astros, with Roger Clemens   pitching for possibly the last time at home, kept their slim   playoff hopes alive with a 7-3 win over the St Louis Cardinals   on Sunday.
Congress failed yesterday in its attempt to get legislation implementing the Sept. 11 commission&#39;s terror-fighting recommendations to President Bush, but Republican leaders said they would try to press the effort later this year.
Washington has hit a dead-end over  Iran's nuclear dossier, lacking enough proof to demand U.N.  sanctions and too bogged down in Iraq for a military strike,  President Mohammad Khatami said Saturday.
A British journalist and four Greek climbers die in an avalanche in the southern mountains in Greece.
U.S. scientists say tougher environmental policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions will affect more than the production of cars or light trucks.
Sony Corp. 6758.T shares opened 2.38   percent lower at 4,930 yen on Thursday after it said it would   delay the European launch of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game   machine to March from November, missing the holiday shopping   season in a key market.
FTC alleges that Sanford Wallace distributed spyware that created pop-up ads on victims&#39; computers in order to sell his company&#39;s anti-spyware software.
Gunmen began withdrawing from Gaza's streets, some hostages were released and many shops reopened on Sunday as a shaky ceasefire appeared to be taking hold in factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah, residents said.
Fugitive BetonSports director speaks out House of Cards The fugitive former COO of BetonSports.com (BOS), Clive Archer, announced last week on the BetonSports website that the company had reached an agreement with the government of Antigua to institute an orderly return of funds to its jilted customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The 100-year-old doors of the Tampere Classical School open, and pupils begin to flow in.
Two former Vietnam prisoners of war who appear in ads attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry were appointed by the Bush administration to a panel advising the Department of Veterans Affairs.
He is the two-time reigning V\u00c3\u00a9zina Trophy winner, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, an Olympic gold medal winner. In a year when the majority of World Cup teams are wishing
Motorsport.com. Nine of the ten Formula One teams have united to propose cost-cutting measures for the future, with the notable exception of Ferrari.
Lawyers for Fox News Channel  commentator Bill O'Reilly say they believe a fellow employee  accusing him of sexual harassment has recordings of calls  between them and they are seeking a court order to obtain them.
Network operators bypassed. D'oh! As hype for the Simpsons movie builds up, Jamba has announced that mobile content to go with the film will only be available from its subscription portal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC Politicians in the nation&#39;s capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide
International Business Machines Corp. on  Tuesday unveiled the first in a new line of product bundles  encompassing hardware, software and technical assistance as it  looks to increase its sales to small and medium-sized  companies.
Target Corp. has banned Christmas kettle donations in front of its stores, costing the local Salvation Army fund drive about $20,000 a year, the organization&#39;s area commander said Monday in kicking off its annual holiday campaign.
Forest Service officials said Wednesday that two people survived a plane crash in a western Montana wilderness area initially believed to have killed all five people on board.
PASADENA, Calif. - The US-European spacecraft Cassini hurtled Tuesday toward its closest encounter yet with Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan.
The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to accept Ukraine as a member, giving President Viktor Yushchenko a new sales pitch as he sought out more foreign investment while at the World Economic Forum.
With its large, open transgender population, Bangkok is a haven for foreigners in search of acceptance and gender reassignment surgery at a cheap price.
The new animal cartoon \
Non \u00c3\u00a8 la resa che gli chiedeva Allawi, comunque \u00c3\u00a8 una resa. Al Sadr ha dovuto piegarsi davanti all\u00e2\u0080\u0099autorit\u00c3\u00a0 del grande ayatollah Ali Sistani, ancora convalescente dopo un intervento cardiaco, arrivato
SAMARRA, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Sunday near a joint U.S.-Iraqi checkpoint, killing three people and wounding seven, including four U.S. soldiers in the northern city of Samarra, the military said...
Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller was on the witness stand yesterday and a juror wanted to know why she had decided to go to jail for 85 days before agreeing to testify about her conversations with I. Lewis \
McNair threw a touchdown pass, directed two other scoring drives and the injury-plagued Titans beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 18-15 Sunday.
Injuries and key departures have played a key role as the Broncos will post a losing record for only the second time in the 13-year Mike Shanahan era.
A drink of milk was off the menu for Europeans until only a few thousand years ago, say researchers from London.
Israel's labor unions ended a  paralyzing two-day general strike on Wednesday that grounded  international air traffic, shut financial markets and halted  public services in a dispute over unpaid wages.
At least 20 passengers flee from a train on to the tracks after a carriage catches fire on the outskirts of Bristol.
Clogged heart arteries and pregnancy   are the two most expensive conditions contributing to $790   billion in annual hospital costs in the United States,   according to a government study released on Friday.
England captain David Beckham has denied  reports that he plans to retire from international soccer after  the 2006 World Cup and says he wants to play for his country as  long as possible.
Non si dichiara prigioniero,diversamente da Latino e Davanzo
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.
Thousands of people who fled four days of fighting in an eastern Congo town began returning home Wednesday after clashes between government forces and renegade troops subsided, witnesses said.
Scotland is hit by snow and blizzards, while snow showers also bring chaos to parts of Northern Ireland.
A Ukrainian woman places carnations into the shields of anti-riot policemen standing outside the presidential office in Kiev, November 24, 2004.
Immigration officers have removed a Ghanaian woman suffering from terminal cancer from a British hospital where she was being treated and put her on a flight home, the BBC reported Wednesday.
China was celebrating Sunday the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late supreme leader, Deng Xiaoping, the BBC reported. Deng is widely regarded as the man who set the
The Polish government's plans to sell off the last eight remaining Polmos businesses look ill-fated, as industry experts predict that the weakness of the remaining brands and market saturation means that ...
Hollywood beauty Keira Knightley, who recently completed the filming of the historic epic, King Arthur in Ireland, has made up her mind to buy a house in Dublin, so that she can stay away from the media glare.
Conservative Japanese politicians, scholars and journalists plan to write to U.S. lawmakers urging them to revoke a resolution calling on Tokyo to apologize for forcing women to serve as sex slaves during World War Two.
Rocky Balboa, the latest part of Sylvester Stallone's boxing saga, stays top of the box office for a second week.
Gallois: rappresenta poco piu' di un quarto del fatturato
Analysis of a 40,000-year-old tooth found in southern Greece suggests Neanderthals were more mobile than once thought, paleontologists said Friday.
A chief constable is in court to see drug dealers who created a 'climate of anarchy'  sent to prison.
Indagine Sappe, quasi 11.000 su 44.000 sono stranieri
A former follower of a polygamous-sect leader sobbed on the witness stand Friday as she described the terror and despair she felt on the eve of her wedding at age 14, and said she became intensely depressed after having sex. \
In 2002, President Bush laid down a &quot;road map for peace&quot; between Israel and the Palestinians. That road map, to which Israel agreed, called flatly for Israelis to immediately freeze all settlement activity on the occupied West Bank.
An Israeli drone fired a missile at Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing four, witnesses said. The air strike came during a daylong Israel military raid of
More than 160,000 artifacts have gone missing from Russian museums in the last 80 years, according to an inventory ordered by President Vladimir Putin, the government said on Tuesday.
Non-league side Exeter sent out a rock solid defence to pull off a remarkable 0-0 FA Cup draw against mighty Manchester United at Old Trafford.
President Clinton can't put his recovering heart into John Kerry's election effort out on the campaign trail, but he is using his voice to help in the final weeks of the race.
Thousands of Vietnamese are told to leave their homes ahead of Tropical Storm Durian.
Blog: Buying the virtual browser company just one of many steps Google is taking toward providing online security.
Il presidente granata, Urbano Cairo, ha subito fatto sua la proposta di organizzare un derby tra Juv...
In the three years since the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the political meaning of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cwar on terror\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become increasingly clear.
In a decision that eventually may affect millions of workers, IBM says it will pay $320 million to settle part of a pension plan lawsuit.
The death is confirmed of the leading Welsh artist, Sir Kyffin Williams, at the age of 88.
For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
Fallout from a scandal-tainted minister's suicide and mismanaged pensions swirled on Tuesday, threatening the chances that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling camp can win a July upper house election.
Owner George Steinbrenner was more gracious about the loss to the Red Sox than he was about losing the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1981 after being up 2-0.
Portavoce del movimento, minacciati da individui armati
There was a clutch shot and a virtually flawless performance by US Open champion Retief Goosen, and a rare final-round collapse by Tiger Woods.
A pioneering aviation company will attempt to rocket into space on Wednesday in a bid to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize. The prize will go to the first non-governmental vehicle that can ferry three people
Typhoon Durian swept southern  Vietnam with strong winds and heavy rains on Tuesday, killing  at least 50 people, sinking hundreds of fishing boats and  damaging houses, days after it battered the Philippines.
Tracking down the gang behind the theft of 22 million pounds from a bank in Belfast will be tough given the professional nature of the crime, police say.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue launched her first children's book at the weekend, joining a long list of celebrities writing for the young.
After years of resisting the newsroom cuts that have hit most of the industry, The New York Times will bow to growing financial strain, the executive editor said Thursday.
Jerusalem - It is now four years since the first clashes of the Palestinian intifada, or uprising, broke out after a visit by Israel&#39;s Ariel Sharon to Jerusalem&#39;s Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
The family of a Kurdish law student in Iran who died in custody is disputing the official version he committed suicide and wants his body to be exhumed to determine the cause of death, their lawyer said on Sunday.
19.09.04 - By Frank Gonzalez Jr: Preconceived notions dominated many a mindset leading up to the Hopkins vs. De La Hoya fight for the Middleweight Crown.
Developers, gamers and investors are among the 700 who registered for pre-launch event.
Iraqi insurgents have reduced the level  of violence in recent days, but may be planning a \
The Boston Symphony, dynamically revitalized under its music director, James Levine, gave an urgent and beautifully textured performance of Berlioz\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cDamnation of Faust\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Monday night at Carnegie Hall.
Reports of strong holiday retail sales looked to propel US stocks to big gains at the start of trading Monday.
The following is adapted from an article published Wednesday on CQ.com.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Health educators say it is a common myth that snuff is safer than cigarettes. (NLI/Chris Soltesz). ANDERSON, Ind. (NLI) - The Great American Smokeout on Thursday is encouraging tobacco users everywhere
A senior British intelligence officer knew in January this year that Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib were allegedly being abused but failed to tell his superiors, The Independent on Sunday has reported.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Pescara, in vista della gara di Mantova. Il tecnico Ballardini ha f...
-- Reeve played in 38 movies. That includes 17 television movies, five of which were after his accident. -- Reeve was doing summerstock in Williamstown, Massachusetts by age 15.
A California law barring gay  marriage violates the state's constitution because it  discriminates, inhibits freedom of expression, and undermines  privacy, lawyers for the city of San Francisco and same-sex  couples argued in court on Wednesday.
Toshiba confirms it will launch HD-DVD players in Europe on 15 November, two days before Blu-ray debut in the PS3.
LONDON, December 20  - Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mining giant Norilsk Nickel announced today that it has begun preliminary talks with two South African companies, namely Gold Fields (GFI.
Aumentare il livello di protezione delle reti informatiche e di telecomunicazione per evitare attacchi sempre piu&#39; sofisticati che ogni anno provocano danni a livello mondiale per oltre 50 miliardi di dollari.
Vlad Guerrero hits a two-run homer off Baltimore closer Chris Ray to give the Angels a 4-3 walk-off win against the Orioles on Sunday.
Accidental overdoses and side effects from attention deficit drugs likely send thousands of children and adults to emergency rooms, according to the first national estimates of the problem.
LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 18, 2004 - A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, but hope remains of an eventual breakthrough, the prime ministers of Britain and Ireland said Saturday.
Former Playboy pinup Anna Nicole Smith was laid to rest in the Bahamas on Friday as a flock of doves flew skyward, following a three-week battle for her corpse and amid legal wrangling over her 5-month-old baby.
Oltre a Milano appuntamenti a Padova, Bari, Brescia e Parma
SAN`A, Yemen -- A trial into the almost four-year-old bombing of a US warship in Aden Harbor that killed 17 Navy sailors concluded yesterday with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for six defendants.
A Sunni insurgent group said Wednesday it has reached a cease-fire with al-Qaida in Iraq.
Pakistani troops hunting for militant leader Abdullah Mehsud clash again with insurgents.
Deutsche Boerse AG, Europe&#39;s largest stock exchange by market value, made a 1.35 billion-pound ($2.6 billion) takeover offer for London Stock Exchange Plc, its second attempt in five years to buy the UK company.
A third man has been charged in connection with last month&#39;s failed car bombings in London and Glasgow, police said Saturday.
A 59-year-old farmer becomes the third person in Thailand to die of bird flu this year, health officials say.
Microsoft and Cisco Systems will collaborate to make their emerging products for network security compatible. The vendors had been working independently in the area of PC access to networks but say customers
UN chief Kofi Annan urges Iraq's interim government to reach out to the Sunni Muslim minority ahead of elections.
The California network-equipment maker says the $2.2 billion deal to be acquired by a Chinese telecom won't proceed, because federal authorities reviewing the proposed sale said security issues can't be resolved.
When federal authorities announced charges against six young men accused of plotting an attack at Fort Dix, they kept secret the name of the tipster who first came forward.
 at box office
Anti-poverty groups the ONE Campaign and DATA, both co-founded by rock star Bono, will merge in the United States to form a single organization in tackling poverty, especially in Africa, officials said on Monday.

Boston's Kevin Garnett and Cleveland's LeBron James are both miss their team's games Thursday night due to injury.
Cristie Kerr won the United States Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Open title Sunday, her first major victory in 42 career attempts.
The companies are hoping that the combined heft of their Web sites will encourage large advertisers to spend more money.
Mancano 100 giorni dalla partenza del 91mo Giro d'Italia, che scatter&agrave; da Palermo il 10 maggi...
In the 10-year history of  college football's Bowl Championship Series (BCS) system, no  season has ever been marked by as much rankings disruption or  controversy.
The chip maker reported revenue of $10.71 billion, up 10.5 percent from the quarter a year earlier, but about $100 million short of analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 forecasts.
The military council which ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a 2006 putsch disbanded itself on Tuesday and promised there would be no more coups as a Thaksin-backed coalition prepared to take office.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned on Wednesday against a ballot measure that would roll back the state's landmark \
Since the PlayStation 2 hit store shelves in 2001, no game has sold more copies than &quot;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas&quot; or &quot;Grand Theft Auto 3&quot;.
The top education ministry official in the oil-rich northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk has been assassinated by unknown assailants. &quot;Ibrahim Ismail was killed on the main road as he was heading to the technological
Survivors of a fatal fire on a submarine today spoke of their experience as Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defence minister said he could not rule out suing the British Government.
Il presidente dell'Arsenal, Peter Hill-Wood, ha comunicato che l'indebitamento del suo club ammonta ...
MOSCOW, Oct. 25 -- Created by the Kremlin just last year and anticipating a bright future, the political party Fair Russia was designed to be the junior partner in a \
This November, Eileen Rivera Ley, 41, will vote by herself for the first time. Blind voters in Maryland and several other states will use electronic voting machines equipped with technology that allows the disabled to vote independently.
Virginia isn&#39;t out of the running for a Bowl Championship Series bid, but it&#39;s going to need some help to get back in the picture.
Ken Kutaragi, the father of the PlayStation game console, will no longer run the day-to-day affairs of Sony\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s video game unit.
BAGHDAD, June 28 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 A spate of grisly attacks believed carried out by Sunni extremists killed dozens of Shiites around Baghdad over the past two days, just ahead of a planned huge march of devout Shiites through Sunni Arab heartlands to the remnants of a revered Shiite shrine.
In un'intervista all'Ansa, Il presidente della Fifa Joseph Blatter rivela un particolare inedito su ...
U.S. consumer confidence grew to a  five-month high in December, bolstered by improved employment  opportunities and cheaper energy, according to a report  released on Tuesday.
Dirty bandages hid the worst of 8-year-old Zainab Jawad's swollen, bloodied nose Monday. Her arm was strapped to her chest and fractured in two places.
Domani al Senato andra' un rappresentante del governo
Money men gone fishing Rumor has it that private equity firms are interested in taking born-again telecom equipment maker 3Com off the market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russian schoolchildren have staged a picket outside a hotel in Riga on Tuesday morning to draw the attention of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf Ekeus who is staying at the hotel.
Kellogg Co. on Monday announced the appointment of James M. Jenness as chairman and chief executive, following the resignation of Carlos Gutierrez to take the post of US Commerce Secretary.
Jamaicans are due to vote in a general election which is expected to be the closest contest for years.
In 1894, 13 horses were used to produce the miracle drug of their day, diphtheria antitoxin.
The man who brought the Yugo and Subaru to this country has a new project &#151; becoming the first mass importer of low-cost Chinese-made cars.
Hospital spot checks may be conducted amid concerns on standards of elderly care, the health watchdog warns.
STRASBURGO - Il presidente designato della Commissione Ue Jose&#39; Manuel Durao Barroso e&#39; intenzionato a &#39;&#39;cambiare il necessario e il sufficiente&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto lo stesso Barroso in un briefing con la stampa
By Herman Wang, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 11--Hixson resident Howard McNeese was an avid recycler when  curbside collection was weekly, but since the city cut pickup to monthly,  storing aluminum cans and newspapers for a month at a time has pushed him to  quit recycling.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday he was not a candidate for U.S. president in 2008 despite speculation he quit the Republican party to prepare to run as an independent.
Pakistani jet fighters and helicopter gunships launched air strikes on the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, killing dozens of people on Thursday, a witness said.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has condemned raids by government aircraft on rebel-held Ivory Coast as a &quot;major violation&quot; of the ceasefire.
They are two American pranksters  serious about being simultaneously funny and subversive and  they sometimes pose as double-talking Bush loyalists or  off-the-wall officials -- the sort who offer to recycle  hamburger to stop hunger.
Once a no-lose situation for both management and employees, defined-benefit pension plans are now threatening to cripple some US corporations.
DRESDEN, Germany -- When the Nazis came to power, Fritz Glaser was a marked man. A wealthy Jewish lawyer, he was also well known as a collector of modern art -- works condemned by Hitler as \
The World Bank announces $180m in funds to help Africa fight malaria ahead of a US summit on the disease.
US aircraft launched airstrikes Friday on targets near the restive city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, killing at least 30 people and injuring 40 others, the military and medical sources said.
Avanzano 15 procedimenti di infrazione sulla normativa
IBM has launched its new data storage systems which it says are aimed at &quot;aggressively competing&quot; with rival storage management provider EMC&#39;s products.
This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.
Fourteen men have been arrested in  anti-terrorism raids in south and east London, the Press  Association quoted police as saying on Saturday.
BEIJING/TAIPEI  - China slammed Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's intensified talk of independence on Monday, saying anyone who sought a split from China would be a \
economic record and Kerry launching a fierce counter-attack on Republicans who &quot;can&#39;t tell the truth.&quot;. &quot;Our economy is growing and it&#39;s getting stronger,&quot; Bush said.
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Guard Bobby Jackson is questionable for the Sacramento Kings&#39; game against Miami on Thursday with an injured left wrist. Jackson, the Kings&#39; top-scoring reserve with 12.3 points per game, left Sacramento&#39;s
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet officially resign, making way for a new government.
United Airlines, the world&#39;s second-largest airline, is recalling nearly 375 flight attendants to increase that work force about 2 percent as it boosts international flights and keeps its aircraft flying for more hours.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein called it a stroke of brilliance and his provincial counterparts thought it a great idea - a national pharmacare program something like the country&#39;s medicare program.

Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga will on Monday become the second person to appear before the International Criminal Court to face accusations of massacring villagers, using child soldiers and sexually enslaving women.
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EAGLE, Colo. -- Kobe Bryant&#39;s attorneys say in a new court filing that statements he made to investigators after he was accused of rape last summer shouldn&#39;t be released to the media because it is not yet certain they will be used in his trial.
Novak Djokovic said before his first major semi-final at the French Open he was not ready to be a grand slam champion and it took Rafael Nadal only 2-1/2 hours to prove the Serbian right.
When Bryan Byrne was supporting Manchester United as a youngster in Castledermot, Ireland, among the last people he would have wanted to be associated with was Steve Nicol, then a star with Liverpool FC.
CHARLOTTE, NC, (CBS.MW) -- The US economy should be on a solid growth track in 2005 with low inflation, said Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Richmond Federal Reserve.
LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, coach Les Miles said Monday in a news release.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell was scheduled to undergo surgery Monday to have one of her breasts removed after cancer was discovered during a routine mammogram, the governor&#39;s office said.
Svetlana Kuznetsova becomes the first woman to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
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A major Japanese publisher boosts Microsoft's console with the promise of releasing a title for Xbox 360.
Israeli leaders told Britain&#39;s foreign secretary on Wednesday they would do their utmost to let Palestinians hold elections but criticized the top presidential candidate
Russia&#39;s Vera Zvonareva overpowered American Jennifer Capriati 6-0, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the Philadelphia WTA tournament on Friday.
The stadium in Phoenix offers pervasive Wi-Fi, wall-to-wall support for five different cellular carriers, and a separate, dedicated 450MHz public safety net.
The Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. is finally saying what broke his throwing hand this past December -- wrestling with his kids.
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At the top of his game, Chris Rock gets ready to rock Madison Square Garden.
New research fails to confirm previous studies that found that alcohol consumption could increase the risk of bladder cancer. Rather, the latest study finds that drinking beer may actually reduce the risk, Reuters reported Sept.
NEW YORK -- New York state may suspend driver&#39;s licenses for up to 300,000 people, including many undocumented immigrants, because their Social Security numbers could not be verified, a top New York state official said Thursday.
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President Bush issued a Christmas Day call for compassion toward the sick and suffering, urging Americans to volunteer to help the neediest among their fellow citizens.
Lenders nationwide are reporting a significant late-summer mortgage refinancing revival -- a 21 percent surge in applications last week alone, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.
Crude oil futures fell more than $1 a barrel yesterday to their lowest level in more than a month as traders took cues from OPEC officials signaling their willingness to accept lower prices before cutting output.
Upmarket stove maker Aga Foodservice has posted a 6.4 percent rise in underlying first-half profit and says its autumn order book for the UK and Europe looks strong.
Lawyers for Kevin Federline, ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, went to court on Friday seeking to strip the troubled singer of visitation rights to their sons hours after she was hospitalized following a fit of hysterics.
Bonds sent the first pitch he saw to the right-field warning track Wednesday night, then didn&#39;t come close again in San Francisco&#39;s 8-1 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Blog: Canon is planning on adding a new file format to its digital cameras, according to a photographer who toured the company's headquarters.
Twenty-eight people were killed in an  explosion that flattened several houses in Baghdad overnight,  apparently when a police unit was lured into a trap laid by  insurgents, officials said on Wednesday.
Unlike rookie quarterback Eli Manning, who has started the past five games for the Giants, Carson Palmer did not take a snap during his rookie year in Cincinnati.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has marked his first start for Celtic with the winning goal in the Scottish champions' 1-0 defeat of Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
Mayor Bart Peterson and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay plan to announce a long-sought deal to build a new football stadium and secure
Ted Lilly pitches neatly into the eighth inning, Alfonso Soriano, above, gets three hits and the Cubs beat the Pirates, 7-1, Saturday night.
supporters at an Orlando high school. &quot;They&#39;re working for drug companies. They&#39;re working for oil companies ... leading logistics contractor for the US military in Iraq, is a favourite whipping horse for Democrats.
A Malawi judge allows human rights groups to challenge pop star Madonna's adoption of a baby boy.
FON, the world's largest WiFi community, this  week introduced La Fontenna. La Fontenna is an easy-to-use directional  antenna that significantly expands the range of FON's  La Fonera WiFi router.
A study into how nerve signals change during a heart attack has been given a $190,000 boost by the National Heart Foundation. It is one of five Christchurch research projects to win grants from the foundation&#39;s
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to pass a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Thursday, the latest in a string of conservative pet causes pushed to a vote in the run-up to Election Day.
Tony Blair arrives in Baghdad to hold talks with Iraqi government ministers as part of his tour of the Middle East.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry  imports as Britain pressed ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys  after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird  flu in farmed poultry.
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If Israeli settler Rachel Saperstein could decide the outcome of the U.S. election, President Bush would beat Democratic challenger John Kerry by a landslide.
Forest rangers in the northern Italian Alps have confirmed for the first time the existence of an albino mountain goat &#151; and named him \
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Investor's Business Daily - The slump began this month and will last another 4 to 5 months, Bill Gross, chief investment officer at Pimco, told the Financial Times. He said gov't efforts to freeze mortgage rates to stem rising foreclosures didn't go far enough. \
Cambridge Heart Inc. , a small, publicly traded company based in Bedford, has suffered a setback in its bid to persuade Medicare to mandate its tests for a registry of implantable defibrillator patients.
Rude and ruthless, the San Antonio Spurs ruined Cleveland's 37-year wait to host the NBA finals. Unwelcome guests, they defied the young King and may soon take home another crown of their own. Bruce Bowen, the defensive stopper, emerged as an unlikely offensive star as the Spurs moved within one win of their fourth championship in nine years with a 75-72 win over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.
Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan, will soon get its first visitor from Earth. A European space probe is to split off on Christmas from its US mothership for a three-week long descent to the mysterious
While the Miami Dolphins waited, LSU coach Nick Saban huddled at home with his wife and agent considering an offer to go pro.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on Thursday faced fallout from his indictment in a dog-fighting ring from sponsors, animal activists and some disillusioned fans.
The treasures of the legendary king, Tutankhamen, will tour the United States next year, but will bypass the Metropolitan Museum because of a disagreement.
The Dutch media voiced support for the government's stance not to bow to terror after a Dutch soldier was killed in Iraq, but called on The Hague to step up security measures for its troops.
The nation has always been independent from China. Not for a single day has it been ruled by China. Twenty-three million Taiwanese -- 7.7 times the number of
Gannett Co. Inc. (GCI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported an 11 percent jump in quarterly net profit on advertising sales gains at its newspapers and local
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday endorsed scientific studies that involve the  cloning of human embryos, differing with the Bush  administration's push for a treaty to ban such research.
Egypt yesterday freed an Israeli convicted of spying, in exchange for the release of six Egyptian detainees in a prisoner swap that signaled warmer ties between the countries.
Women who have a male twin are less likely to marry and have children, perhaps because of being exposed to their brother's testosterone for nine months in the womb, researchers reported on Monday.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Tuesday said British spy masters have formally withdrawn the intelligence that Iraqi troops could deploy some chemical and biological weapons on 45 minutes notice, information used as a rationale for joining the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
The Italian government said Thursday that the claims that two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq had been killed were unreliable.
A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.
It&#39;s official, the notorious brawl last month between the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and some fans has resulted in criminal charges.
Many Americans prefer instant mixes, as opposed to the old-fashioned steel-cut or rolled oatmeal. They don't know what they're missing.
Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters have battled a raging blaze that destroyed at least 12 floors of Venezuela&#39;s tallest skyscraper.
GEE'S BEND, Alabama  - Their story is a heartwarming tale gone sour. In an obscure village in rural Alabama a group of women toiled for decades to make a living.
The State Government is set to spend more than $3 million on new sterilisation equipment at seven public hospitals to prevent a repeat of this week&#39;s Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease contamination scare.
Finally, the US job market expands for professionals in fields like accounting.
Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit says the last movie she saw and thoroughly enjoyed was Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par, which focuses on dyslexic children. She feels more such issue based films should be made in the country.
Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save is waiting to hear whether its bid to say afloat has been successful.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it was launching a systematic campaign to fight obesity, which now affects close to two-thirds of the U.S. population and threatens to overtake smoking as the leading cause of death.
Willis McGahee sparked Buffalo's ball-control offense in helping the Bills to a win over the Jets.
1st Ld: China eases off proposal for real-name registration of bloggers    BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government looks set to back down from its long-held intention to impose strict real-name registration for the country's 20 million bloggers after outcries from the industry.
Several hundred people come out in Kathmandu to press for an end to the country's long-running civil war.
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Aida Edemariam on how the world's biggest oil rush is tearing apart a frontier town in Alberta and its people
Mike Holmgren isn't going anywhere. Seattle's coach held a wrap-up news conference Tuesday, where he rejected speculation he might be fired or leave after a frustrating 9-7 season. The Seahawks lost in last weekend's wild-card round to St. Louis.
The Russian school seige shows the terror threat to which the UN must adapt, says  Jack Straw.
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Israel has released six Egyptian students in exchange for Israeli businessman Azzam Azzam in a prisoner swap today, Arab television Al Arabiya reported.
The government is planning to announce an election pledge on immigration to hit back at the Conservatives.
German unions on Thursday called for a  consumer boycott of Nokia  products to protest  against the cellphone maker's plans to close a German plant.
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. , the world's biggest maker of memory chips, said on Monday it would invest 938.8 billion won ($1.01 billion) to upgrade its memory chip production lines.
The immediate crisis over Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election dissipated Monday as Afghan and United Nations officials said an independent commission would recommend
Eighteen Taliban militants and one policeman were killed as Afghan forces and coalition aircraft raided an insurgent hide-out in the country's south, police said Wednesday.
Merck has obtained rights to license an experimental anti-obesity drug that is based on a hormone the body uses to signal that it has eaten enough.

Russian troops killed at least 22 rebels in separatist Chechnya on Monday, including a man officials said was linked to the assassination of Chechnya&#39;s pro-Moscow president, media reported.
European Union leaders offered to start membership talks with Turkey next Oct. 3, as long as the Turkish government ends its diplomatic standoff with historic rival Cyprus.
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Fox Broadcasting Co. is  set to announce Thursday that it will make select primetime  series available for download-to-own on the Web sites of more  than 200 of its affiliated stations during the next few months.
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Kirk Rueter allowed just three hits over seven innings and JT Snow homered as the San Francisco Giants scored a crucial 4-2 win over Los Angeles in National League play at Dodger Stadium Friday.
Usher took home 11 trophies at last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (Dec. 9) Billboard Music Awards at Las Vegas\u00e2\u0080\u0099 MGM Grand Arena. Other top winners included Alicia Keys with seven awards, OutKast with five, and Kanye West who took home four awards.
With his Texas team on a roll and a pivotal matchup with Oklahoma just three weekends away, Longhorns coach Mack Brown found himself looking for ways to keep his team focused on the present.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Britain's Nick Dougherty fired a two-under-par 68 in rain-softened conditions at Oakmont Country Club to set the early pace in the U.S. Open first round on Thursday.
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic challenger John Kerry has fallen into a statistical tie with President George W. Bush among voters nationwide, relinquishing a lead Kerry had after the Democratic National Convention last month, a CBS poll found.
Two men charged with killing the four crew members of a fishing boat they chartered were denied bail Tuesday, despite defense attorneys' insistence that no evidence linked their clients to the crime.
MILWAUKEE (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers signed  free agent pitcher Ricky Bottalico and re-signed reliever  Brooks Kieschnick on Wednesday.
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A Lebanese construction company that the U.S. government said is owned and operated by the militant Hezbollah group on Wednesday scoffed at Washington's decision to freeze its assets under U.S. jurisdiction, saying its projects would not be affected.
Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his beating by police should be an inspiration for the struggle.
DETROIT - The Chicago Bears were headed for that place again in Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 19-13 loss to the Detroit Lions. You know, the place where running back Thomas Jones is a 220-pound pass-protecting mannequin.
With Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati tumbling out the door on the heels of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, the final weekend of the US Open will be closed to home-grown players, something
LONDON, England -- Sheep have shown researchers why stressed-out people are comforted by the sight of a friendly face. Scientists at the Babraham Institute in the eastern English city of Cambridge discovered
VAL D&#39;ISERE, France - Bode Miller was disqualified Friday for wearing a giant slalom suit instead of downhill gear while finishing fifth in a World Cup training run.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - French President Jacques  Chirac called for a tax to fund the global fight against AIDS  on Wednesday, as new figures showed a modest rise in the number  of patients receiving life-saving drugs in poor nations.
By now, you know the story. Vijay Singh grew up poor in Fiji. Took up golf because of his father. Quit school to turn pro as a teenager but was kicked off the Asian Tour.
The Bush administration says it&#39;s trying to confirm the latest declaration from the most feared militant group in Iraq. In a statement posted on a Web site Sunday, the group led by terror mastermind Abu Musab
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Eli Manning wants no part of a quarterback controversy with the Giants. But he has not been able to avoid creating one in the first preseason of his professional career.
SEATTLE -- Mike Hargrove went out a winner. Hours after Seattle's manager abruptly resigned in a surprise move, Jose Guillen hit a tying home run in the eighth inning and a game-ending single in the ninth to help the Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 2-1, yesterday for their eighth straight victory.
North Korea was building nuclear weapons for political blackmail, the head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Wednesday, adding he was not overly worried about the military threat they posed.
In the first competitive move in what may become a booking blitz, David Letterman has booked Robin Williams as the first guest on his late-night show when he returns to the air.
Producers are ready to shell out big bucks to keep their   House in order.
The crisis in the UK occupational pensions sector seemingly scaled new heights this week as Federal Mogul, the insolvent American car parts manufacturer, finally pulled the plug on the pension fund of its UK subsidiary Turner &amp; Newall.
The defeated Indonesian president accepts the poll result, without formally stating she has lost.
However ambitious -- or audacious -- it may sound, George W. Bush, the US president whose war making in Iraq has provoked the most death and destruction the Persian Gulf region has seen in modern times, has predicted that, in his second term, he will
Things go from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
A growing number of Google millionaires are hoping to parlay their newfound wealth into even greater riches by bankrolling technology start-ups.
Philip Agee, a former CIA agent who exposed its undercover operations and dozens of its spies in Latin America in a 1975 book, has died in Havana, Cuba's Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Wednesday.
The European single currency was close to a record high near 1.38 dollars on Friday, and hit another historic peak against the yen, as dealers awaited fresh US data.
U.S. communications regulators on  Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state  oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp. and other providers  aggressively pushing the new service.
Pakistan has arrested up to 10 al-Qaeda suspects for planning suicide attacks against the Government and the US embassy, ministers said on Saturday.
Democrat John Kerry said Friday that President Bush didn't keep the promises he made as a candidate four years ago, and pledged to do better if elected.
Eddie Johnson scored the first goal, then set up the second as the U.S. opened the final round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with a victory.
The launch of France's first gay television channel, Pink TV, on Monday has been touted as a big step for television and a new era for homosexuality in this largely Roman Catholic country.
Zimbabwe's government has taken over U.S food giant H.J Heinz's  49 percent stake in the African nation's leading cooking oil maker for $6.8 million and handed its management to a firm with ties to the state.
A pro-gay Republican group plans to file a lawsuit asking a federal court to overturn the U.S. government's \
President Bush's pick to become  homeland security secretary, former New York police  commissioner Bernard Kerik, abruptly withdrew his nomination on  Friday due to what he said were questions over the immigration  status of a housekeeper and nanny he employed.
Ministers reject calls for complete ban in England, after government review finds opposition.
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WASHINGTON - A simple scratch and sniff test may help doctors identify patients with Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, researchers said Monday.
Some experts fear that a boom in gas demand for electricity generation will send prices even higher.
TBILISI, Georgia -- Georgia released four Russian officers whose arrests on spying charges have angered its giant northern neighbor, but Russia pushed ahead yesterday with punitive sanctions aimed at dealing a painful blow to the economically struggling Caucasus nation.
School officials on Thursday defended a decision to allow children as young as 11 to obtain birth-control pills at a middle-school health center, saying the new policy is aimed at a tiny number of sexually active students.
The battle over next generation DVDs hot ups, with Disney opting for a technology developed by Sony.
U.S. House of Representatives  Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas got fellow Republicans on  Monday to reverse a recent rule change that would have allowed  him to keep his leadership post even if indicted.
MADISON, Wis.  - To the National Rifle  Association, John Kerry brings to mind a pink-bowed poodle --  and for the powerful gun lobby, calling someone a lapdog that  \
Mixing science and politics, Nobel laureates and former presidential advisers are heading to campaign battleground states with a message that George W. Bush is no friend of scientists and should be replaced by John Kerry.
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Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals brought back starting pitcher Jose Lima on Christmas Day, as the two sides agreed to a one- year contract.
&quot;We believe with the current influenza vaccine supply issues, it illustrates perfectly the message that we&#39;d like to get across,&quot; said Dr.
Those Ubuntu-powered Dell machines are almost here. When Dell Computer announced it was making the Ubuntu operating system available as a preinstalled option on select notebook and desktop models in late May, Linux geeks and open-source advocates started hopping with joy.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has won two of the past three Super Bowls, but he may be the only coach in the NFL who has motivated his team by employing Boston Celtics great Bill Russell and cartoon characters.
The European Union executive asked the World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU exports to counter the bloc&#39;s ban on hormone-treated beef.
BEIJING -- A quiet revolution is shaking up the rarified world of high fidelity as a new generation of Chinese audio manufacturers offers consumers a radical value proposition by the industry's standards: great sound at great prices.
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China's rapid military expansion risked causing greater instability in the region, Australia said in a new defense strategy paper launched by Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday.
a new trial of the accused leader of Southeast Asia&#39;s Islamic militant Jemaah Islamiah network. &quot;It has been submitted to the South Jakarta court today,&quot; Didik Istiyanta, South Jakarta state prosecutor, told Reuters on Friday.
An  interview on \u00e2\u0080\u009c60 Minutes\u00e2\u0080\u009d set up a showdown before a Congressional committee that has summoned Roger Clemens to testify.
Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; LeBron James grimaces in pain after an injury in the second quarter of Cleveland&#39;s 98-87 loss to the Houston Rockets Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, in Cleveland.
WWDC 2007 - For many, the biggest complaint about the Mac is it's lack of games. Apple wants to change that. The company said Monday that EA Games would return to the platform in addition to several other game developers.
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist militants killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Monday in an apparent attempt to relieve pressure on al Qaeda-inspired fighters besieged by the army in the north.
(InfoWorld) - IT distributor Agilysys Inc. continued its strategy of growing by acquisition, announcing plans to buy Innovativ Systems Design Inc., a major U.S. reseller of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s servers and storage products. It's the third purchase in six months for Agilysys, whose ultimate goal is to double in size to become a US$1 billion business within two years. Agilysys will pay US$100 million in cash for Innovativ. The deal, announced Friday, also includes a provision for the vendor to make an extra maximum payment of $90 million provided the Innovativ business achieves specific financial targets in the first two years after purchase. Agilysys hopes to close the acquisition on or around July 1. With headquarters in Edison, New Jersey, Innovativ is a systems integrator and reseller of servers, enterprise storage management and services, with a particular emphasis on the financial services and telecommunications industries. \
The Reds and the Brewers played another meaningless game Sunday afternoon, but the thoughts of plenty of those involved were elsewhere.
The Killers prepare to top Glastonbury's second full day as festival-goers shrug off muddy conditions.
INGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 19 - Sixty minutes into Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifying match against Jamaica, with the United States trailing by 1-0, Brian Ching stood on the sideline, waiting to enter, more excited than nervous.
Has there ever been a more intelligent bullpen in baseball? Well, Mike Marshall, who won the National League Cy Young Award for the Dodgers in 1974, held three degrees from Michigan State, including a PhD in kinesiology.
A former producer and business associate of Michael Jackson is suing the pop star, claiming he hasn't been paid more than &#36;3 million in loans and producing fees.
Corinthian Colleges Inc. (COCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported higher quarterly earnings as a jump in revenue from acquisitions offset a rise in costs, and its
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Chalmer and Marilyn Martin weren&#39;t about to miss their chance to get flu shots Saturday. At 2:30 am, the Martins set up lawn chairs outside the main entrance to Free State High School to be the first in line
Ukrainians look poised to elect a Western-leaning liberal as president on Sunday, overturning the result of a rigged poll last month that pitched the ex-Soviet state into turmoil.
A last-minute rush by U.S. retailers  to cut prices and extend hours to bolster ho-hum Christmas  sales could take any cheer out of fourth-quarter earnings,  analysts said on Wednesday.
Top seed Roger Federer was at his  dismissive best on Saturday, breezing to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4  victory over Tim Henman to reach the final of the U.S. Open for  the first time.
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FBI and Department of Homeland Security officers have arrested an Egyptian man who allegedly ran a business from a hot dog cart on 17th and L streets NW that provided American brides for Middle Eastern men seeking green cards, officials said yesterday.
The spotlight of the conference is expected to be on the Australian and American delegations. Australia and the US are the only two major nations that have not signed the Kyoto Protocol, which officially comes into force next February.
Marion Bartoli causes one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history as she defeats top seed Justine Henin to reach the final.
Brazilian Grand Prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya will be a better driver at McLaren than he was at Williams, according to team boss Ron Dennis.
Meet the United States cricket team, a ragtag bunch of weekend players who are 1,000-1 underdogs going into one of the sport&#39;s elite events -- the two-week long Champions Trophy.
Iceland's FL Group has written to the board of American Airlines parent AMR Corp and urged it to consider a number of strategic alternatives, including spinning off its frequent-flyer program.
Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. opened a factory in Romania on Monday as part of a program to shift production to low-cost locations in Europe and just hours after angry protests in Germany over plans to shutter a plant.
Jive Software is set to unveil a new version of its corporate collaboration server that will allow voice calls to be initiated from its IM system.
Google&#8217;s SearchMash : Google 2.0 After acquiring several related domain names last week, Google has estinguished the rumor flames of their Search Mashup ambitions with the quiet launch of SearchMash.com.  Google&#8217;s new Search Sandbox (not to be confused with the other Google Sandbox) for playing with search result toys includes the addition of Ajax URL menus, [...]

Former President Bill Clinton, right, and President George Bush pass on the stage during dedication ceremonies for the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark.
Thousands of Kurds joined rallies across northern Iraq and marched to U.N. offices Thursday to protest a vote by Turkey's lawmakers that backed possible cross-border attacks against Kurdish rebel camps.
Some 4,000 people arrive at a UN camp in the eastern DR Congo, many fleeing rebel forces, UN officials say.
North Korea's government said Monday it would not attend working meetings ahead of six-party talks on its nuclear program and blasted the United States for demands that the North fully disclose its nuclear activities.
Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.
In Myanmar, one of the world's most isolated countries, three young German filmmakers have managed to portray the story of one man's unlikely dream of building a helicopter.
The former team of disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis will be wound up at the end of the season.
BAGHDAD: Iraq announced plans Monday to roll out an arms-for-cash program across the country as hopes of fresh talks to avert a US military showdown in the Iraqi rebel hub of
British officials are criticised by survivors for their initial handling of the Asian tsunami disaster.
US President George Bush speaks during a face-off with Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in the first debate of the 2004.
Dan Marino&#39;s 20-year-old benchmark of 48 touchdown passes in a single season has finally been broken. Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is the new record-holder, having reached 49 following
The decline in prices of existing  single-family homes accelerated in August and fell at their  fastest pace since 1991, according to the Standard &  Poor's/Case Shiller national home price index.
Rockets fired by Hizbollah guerrillas   killed eight people in the Israeli city of Haifa on Sunday and   bombs shook Beirut as Israel pursued a five-day-old assault in   Lebanon aimed at crippling the Shi'ite Muslim group.
Federal Reserve chief tells Senate panel that U.S. economy should begin to recover later this year.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych has spoken against selling farmlands and supported extending a moratorium on farmland sale, which expires on January 1, 2005.
FORT BRAGG, N.C.  - The first U.S. soldier  convicted in the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal testified on  Monday that Pfc. Lynndie England, the soldier photographed  holding an Iraqi on a leash, stomped on prisoners' fingers and  toes.
Some top prospects are a little overwhelmed after being thrown into the vortex of uncertainty, not knowing where they will start their careers and which trades they may be involved in.
Executives at eBay apologized to frustrated customers who were frozen out of the online auction&#39;s payment transaction service, which experienced at least five days of intermittent failures earlier this month.
Five men who allegedly tried to get into a locked bank and then fled from police rammed into a car, killing the driver and her teenage daughter.
The deal to buy Freescale Semiconductor, if completed, would be the largest leveraged buyout ever in the technology sector.
Thomas Gravesen's agent will hold talks with Real Madrid on Wednesday about a move from Everton.
BAGHDAD  - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld vowed America would prevail in Iraq even as he admitted &quot;setbacks&quot; during a surprise Christmas Eve visit to raise the morale of US troops.
Bank of America Corp.  on Friday said it awarded Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis $11.07 million of restricted stock as part of his compensation for 2006, when the No. 2 U.S. bank's profit rose 28 percent to a record.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Friday widened his investigation of the insurance business, this time suing a broker that allegedly took kickbacks from big life insurers.
Manufacturing growth accelerated in June to its fastest in over a year as the economy picked up momentum, according to a report published on Monday.
Thunderstorms spread from the Great Lakes to the Tennessee Valley early Tuesday, while sultry air settled over the East Coast and high pressure kept the Plains and West calm.
Interactive posters at 25 underground stations are helping Londoners travel safely over Christmas.
Despite some changes, China's one-child family planning program remains a source of coercion, forced abortions, infanticide and perilously imbalanced boy-girl ratios, State Department officials said Tuesday.
US forces poised to assault Falluja bombarded the rebel stronghold on Saturday, while insurgents launched deadly attacks that killed 34 people in Samarra, another city in Iraq&#39;s Sunni Muslim heartland.
Publisher and broadcaster Tribune Co.  on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings would lag Wall Street estimates because of lower-than-expected publishing and broadcasting revenue.
Steven Spielberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Dolly Parton are among stars honoured for contributions to US culture.
Studio 'Il Sole 24 Ore', 7 regioni oltre i termini
Xabi Alonso scores a wonder goal and Dirk Kuyt gets his first as Liverpool beat Newcastle.
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Derek Anderson and Andrew Walter have combined to throw for just under 10 miles in their careers.
Exiled Iraqis began registering to vote Monday in their homeland's first independent election in nearly 50 years, with dozens arriving at polling stations in 14 countries from Australia to Britain to the United States &#151; and many expressing confusion at the process.
Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google.
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Lo Sporting Lisbona perde i pezzi in vista della sfida di Champions di domani contro l'Inter. Assent...
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other papers this morning ran a story stating that blog was the most common word visitors to Merriam Webster&#39;s online site sought a definition for throughout 2004.
Hurricane Ivan slammed into the US Gulf Coast on Thursday with destructive winds and pounding waves that ripped away beachfront homes, flooded deep inland and spawned tornadoes that killed at least two people.
\u00e2\u0080-s Republicans demonstrated Monday night in tributes and speeches, you can&#39;t have a convention here without acknowledging 9/11.
TORONTO - John Gibbons is getting one chance to turn the Toronto Blue Jays around, and he&#39;s happy to have it. Gibbons was given a one-year contract Monday to return as manager after guiding the last-place
It is believed the England striker is on the brink of a \u00c2\u00a325million move from Everton. The Goodison Park club have yet to officially respond to United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest bid for the 18-year-old.
SHOPPERS want clear \u00e2\u0080\u009ctraffic light\u00e2\u0080\u009d labels on food to help them choose healthy items, according to the Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s food watchdog.
Police in Pakistan have arrested 10 al-Qaida suspects, including two Egyptians alleged to be planning attacks in capital Islamabad.
When Rubens Barrichello crossed the line in qualifying and &#39;P1, P1&#39; filled his ears, &#39;my legs went numb,&#39; the Brazilian explained.
Pakistan has denied an Iranian opposition claim that Iran received a nuclear bomb design and enriched uranium used in such weapons from a leading Pakistani scientist.
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has six nominations for the International Emmy Awards.
With Ryder Cup fever mounting   among the men, the daughter of eight-times grand slam tennis   champion Ivan Lendl is preparing for her own battle in the   junior version of the biennial team event.
&quot;Lemony Snicket&#39;s a Series of Unfortunate Events,&quot; based on Daniel Handler&#39;s offbeat children&#39;s books and starring the suitably bizarre Jim Carrey, raked in $30.2 million to leave both &quot;Ocean&#39;s
Well, he was actually a nice guy,&#39;&#39; Billy Bob Thornton says. &#39;&#39;Pretty laid-back as those coaches go. A family guy and all that.
GOMA, Congo - A boat overloaded with passengers and freight sank in choppy waters on a lake in Congo, killing at least 35 people, shipping officials said Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Former Pink Floyd mainman Roger  Waters released two new songs, both inspired by the U.S.-led  invasion of Iraq, via online download outlets Tuesday.
La conferma della Farnesina: tra i cadaveri finora trovati nell&#39;hotel totalmente distrutto di Khao Lak ci sono anche 4 italiani. Fini: &quot;Non riusciamo a contattare una famiglia&quot;. I ricordi dei sopravvissuti a Fiumicino.
Description: Car bombs kill more than 30 Iraqis in Samarra, and more attacks wound more tha 20 American Marines in Ramadi. US and Iraqi forces stepped up attacks on Fallujah, preparing for a major offensive against insurgents there.
Barry Bonds earned the appreciation of his manager by staying in the lineup. He earned the appreciation of his teammates, too, for keeping the San Francisco Giants in playoff contention.
OUTSPOKEN Darwin bookmaker Mark Read has challenged local bookmakers to bet him to win $1 million on Makybe Diva at today&#39;s Call Of The Card at Crown casino.
One Fool unearths an overlooked Chinese stock.
$5/month Web-based service will deliver the songs without commercial interruption.
Richard Sylvarnes's deadly new film is a digital-media experiment posing as a ghost story.
Vivendi Universal SA has reached a deal with French authorities to change its tax regime in a deal that will boost its bottom line, the entertainment and telecommunications giant said Thursday.
About 400 Chinese men whose children  were sold to work as slaves at brickworks were seeking help  online after risking their lives and spending all their savings  in a mostly futile search, media reported on Wednesday.
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Amitabh Bachchan\u00c2\u0092s home production ABCL suffered a state of inertia for almost a decade due to immense losses. But now, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd (ABCL) is back in action, as it plans to make a foray into television
The falling dollar reached new depths against the euro today as the dollar's status as the premier international reserve currency is growing more precarious.
The busiest travel weekend of the year is upon us and there will be no tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It&#39;s not some good will gesture on the part of the state, it&#39;s due to a strike called by toll collectors.
Heavy smoke has slowed firefighters battling a 280-square-mile wildfire and also prompted air-quality warnings for much of western Montana.
Web users are being enrolled in a scheme to scour Google Earth images for the missing adventurer.
Nancy Dell'Olio, moglie di Sven Goran Eriksson, tornata al suo fianco dopo una lunga crisi dovuta al...
The Cardinals scored six runs in the sixth inning, trotted to a 10-7 victory over the Houston Astros and roused a sellout crowd in St. Louis.
A radical cleric seized by security forces in Pakistan on Thursday urged armed militants still holed up inside a mosque besieged by government troops to end a two-day standoff.
Initial worries that advertising would annoy airplane passengers have now been allayed, US Airways and its advertising partner say.
Bingo is more usually associated with pensioners than royalty, but Britain's Prince William decided to try his luck at the game with a group of friends last week, the Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.
'Poacher' turned gamekeeper BitTorrent Inc, the firm that maintains development of the popular file sharing protocol historically associated with illegal movie downloads, has launched a website designed to sell licensed downloads of films and television shows.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
City officials said today that it is unlikely that anyone will have long-term health effects from exposure following the explosion in Midtown yesterday.
TOKYO - Japan's ruling and opposition leaders agreed on Thursday to elect new prime minister on Sept. 26, Kyodo News agency reports.  Leaders of ruling Liberal Democratic Party and largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday agreed to convene Parliament on Sept.
Call it a sign of the times for Louisiana's embattled governor: A chance to dine with Gov. Kathleen Blanco fetched a winning bid of $1 at a recent fundraising auction hosted by a group of business leaders.
Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman won't need surgery on his sore right elbow, but his season likely is over. An MRI revealed no structural damage but showed pinched cartilage in the right-hander's elbow.
BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU can thank an Oregon State kicker who could not make extra points for its season-opening victory...
An interim production deal between striking Hollywood writers and the Lionsgate film and television studio is imminent, said to source close to the talks on Thursday.
Congressional Democrats will have plenty to ponder during the Christmas and New Year's break. For instance, why did things go so badly this fall and how well did their leaders serve them?
Two men are believed to be in custody in Iraq and the US military claims they&#39;re top al-Qaida figures. The marines say the two worked closely with suspected terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the Anbar province.
Many of the column footings that still outline the perimeters of the twin towers will be part of the memorial, as will a section of the original slurry wall.
Jay-Z is in final negotiations to become president of Universal Music Group's Island Def Jam label, a source familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
The Dell Foundation (NASDAQ:DELL) has awarded \
The new leader of Poland's ruling left said on Wednesday he was ready to resign as parliamentary speaker following an unfavorable ruling by a vetting court.
Tennessee Titans cornerback Michael Waddell (36) intercepts a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Eddie Kennison (87) in the second quarter Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Toyota plans to sell 10.4 million vehicles globally in 2009, well above the auto industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 30-year-old record.
By Michael Georgy and Fadel al-Badrani FALLUJA, Iraq, Reuters. Fighting eased in Fallujah on Tuesday after US forces reached its center and consolidated positions there, less than a day after starting an offensive to tame Iraq&#39;s most rebellious city.
Britney Spears is to make her first major public performance in three years at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Sudan rejected an offer of African troops  to disarm rebels in Darfur as peace talks began in Nigeria,  insisting it was capable of neutralizing both pro-government  and rebel militia fighting in the western region.
A man arrested for trespass and burglary  is baffling those trying to identify him, his nationality and language.
A fire killed 10 people living in a cinder-block group home for mentally ill and disabled adults in southwest Missouri early on Monday, authorities said
Chinese law enforcement agencies destroyed nearly 13 million pirated compact discs, DVDs and computer software Saturday in the government's latest campaign to curtail rampant theft of intellectual property, state media reported.
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Victims of a toxic waste spill in Ivory Coast reject a $200,000 compensation deal as cynical.
The families or loved ones of civilians killed on Sept. 11 received, on average, $3.1 million in government and charitable awards.
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Gilles Muller upset top-seeded Andre Agassi in straight sets in semifinal action Saturday at the $500,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
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What Greg Ray remembers is seeing a mountain come down on him. What he doesn't understand is why he survived while two of his friends died in a torrent of liquid earth that buried homes in the hamlet of La Conchita.
marking the first time that a commercial American airliner will be landing in the country since the Vietnam War. and businessmen. It will show ties are on track between the old battlefield foes who still spar over human rights and.
Two of the world's most-famous birds  will be home for the holidays after all.
A sailor from a sunken ship belonging to Oliver Cromwell's navy had the upper body of a trapeze artist but bowed legs, his recovered skeleton shows.
A Nato aircraft crashes in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province but there is no word yet on casualties, officials  say.
After a two-year investigation into the killings of up to 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, the Marine Corps has decided that none of the Marines involved in the incident will be charged with murder. Instead, two enlisted Marines and two Marine officers will face trial in coming months for the killings...
A new genetic test can tell doctors  which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of  chemotherapy -- and suggests many women don't need to,  researchers said on Friday.
Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has insisted he knows nothing of reports suggesting he was set to become the new manager of Newcastle United following the departure of Sam Allardyce from St James' Park on Wednesday.
When will the bears admit that Kmart (KMRT:Nasdaq - commentary - research) is for real? When will they say, &quot;You know, the people who used to run Kmart were idiots and things are now better&quot;?
Britain is to send an additional 800 troops to southern Afghanistan, where they are bracing for a spring offensive by Taliban insurgents, Defence Secretary Des Browne has said.
ELYRIA, Ohio - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance on Saturday in critical battleground states...
The unstoppable Anja Paerson made history Sunday as the only skier to win world championships in each of Alpine skiing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s five disciplines, an accomplishment that took her six years.
Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped at least three Western lecturers in Baghdad on Tuesday, a witness told Reuters, as eight more U.S. soldiers were reported killed in the deadliest month this year.
BOSTON/SEATTLE  - Yahoo Inc's  second-biggest shareholder urged Microsoft Corp  to raise its $42 billion bid for the Web pioneer and warned Yahoo it has few options other than to accept, raising pressure for them to seal a deal.
Wracked by the cares of monarchy and waging endless wars, Alexander (Colin Farrell) enters his bedchamber to retire for the evening.
Gunmen from rival Palestinian factions killed one person and wounded four others in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank on Monday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appealed for an end to the internal fighting.
Paris Hilton was arrested early Thursday for investigation of driving under the influence after she was spotted in Hollywood \
Health experts and drugs companies on Friday urged rich countries to come up with public funding to spur development of a human vaccine against a pandemic strain of the bird flu virus that could kill millions of people around the world within months.
A new exhibit on the September 11 attacks wastes no time in grabbing visitors' attention with a piece of landing gear and a pair of firetruck doors at the gallery entrance.
Elections in a northeastern German state this weekend could prove a breakthrough for a far-right party and bring more woe for Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The backdrop of America's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games might be the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sears Tower or the Los Angeles Coliseum &#151; or none of these at all.
US and Afghan troops detained 22 suspected Taliban fighters during a major search operation after a gunbattle in a southern Afghan mountain range, officials said Saturday.
The husband of Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria is suing a celebrity gossip website  over claims he had an affair.
WASHINGTON -- For the second time in a year, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the military to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for US military personnel.
Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Monday it filed a patent infringement countersuit against Qualcomm in an ongoing multinational legal battle over wireless technology.
The lunching ladies who consider Bill Blass a staple of their wardrobe don't have to fret over what they'll wear next spring. The line's creative director resigned midway through preparing the spring collection, but the dresses presented Thursday at New York Fashion Week were based on looks of the house's archives.
Air Wales is to relaunch its Cardiff to Liverpool flight and operate a new route to Aberdeen.
People who have migraines are at twice as likely to have a stroke as people who do not, researchers estimate.
Nepal&#39;s Foreign Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat urged a purported Iraqi group to free 12 Nepalese seized in Iraq, although he said Kathmandu had no official confirmation of their captivity.
A short distance from Spindletop oil  field, the site of the gusher that triggered the Texas oil rush  more than a century ago, scientists have found a purpose for  the long-disused underground reservoirs -- as storage for the  pollution emitted by burning fossil fuels.
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PORTLAND, Ore. The rain-delayed first round of the LPGA&#39;s Safeway Classic is over and the leader is Brandi Jackson. She shot a 6-under-par 66 to lead three players, Jenna Daniels, Janice Moodie and Jennifer Rosales by one shot.
Florida State\u00e2\u0080\u0099s football team will be short-handed  in the Music City Bowl against Kentucky because the Seminoles will be missing players who were suspended for cheating on, of all things, a music test.
LONDON : World oil prices stormed above 54 US dollars for the first time Tuesday as strikes in Nigeria and Norway raised worries about possible supply shortages during the northern hemisphere winter.
By Denise Trowbridge, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 4--It's become a real job trying to figure out today's job market.   Consider these colliding trends: U.S.
HOUSTON Six former Enron and Merrill Lynch executives were accused Tuesday by a US prosecutor of disguising a $7 million loan as a sale of energy-producing barges to &quot;help Enron out of a jam.
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Controversial former world chess legend Bobby Fischer has died aged 64, Icelandic media report.
When Jane Rodriguez was a kid she used to spend hours outside playing with her friends. Rodriguez, now a certified physical education teacher, said today&#39;s kids aren&#39;t as active or as healthy.
Two astronauts went spacewalking on  Tuesday to hook up a solar power unit after it was installed on  the International Space Station in the first addition to the  space complex in nearly four years.
By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe  Jun. 22--It was Rowes Wharf's signature arch that bothered Sal DiMasi.   Now, years later, Mr. Speaker is OK with the arch, which he says he  helped make bigger and better.
STANFORD, California  - The more wine costs, the more people enjoy it, regardless of how it tastes, a study by California researchers has found.
The moment at the dawn of adolescence when hormones and daydreams swirl into a heady fog of confusion is poetically evoked in \u00e2\u0080\u009cWild Tigers I Have Known.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Sport: Australian Open: Former champion Amelie Mauresmo is knocked out in the third round
PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia with Western backing the weekend after the February 3 Serbian presidential election if the nationalist candidate wins, political sources said on Wednesday.
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A noted political scientist joined one of Sen. George Allen's former college football teammates in claiming the senator used a racial slur to refer to blacks in the early 1970s, a claim Allen dismisses as \
A videotape of the decapitation of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley was posted Sunday on a Web site, showing Bigley making a final appeal to Blair and saying that he wanted &quot;to live a simple life&quot; moments before he was beheaded.
BAGHDAD - American forces believe they have found houses in Falluja that were used for the torture and murder of Western hostages, including one containing a cage similar to the one used to imprison Kenneth Bigley.
A South Korean government delegation arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday to try to secure the release of 23 of their countrymen kidnapped by Taliban insurgents demanding Seoul pull its troops out of the country.
EarthLink ranks no.1 in the J.D. Powers and Associates 2007 Internet Service Provider (ISP) Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.
PARIS   Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment
Developers can add another mobile open-application development platform to the mix, this time from AOL.AOL announced on Monday that in the middle of the year it hopes to release a platform that developers can use to create applications that can run on any mobile phone. The platform will be open, so that developers can improve it as they like, said Jai Jaisimha, vice president of mobile product and technology development at AOL.The AOL Open Mobile Platform is based on technology that AOL acquired from a company called Airmedia last year. It requires an application on the mobile phone. The program, which is so small it&#39;s comparable in size to an average graphic, works in conjunction with back-end servers that take care of converting the application to the format the device requires.Currently, developers who want to write applications for mobile devices face a daunting task because they must customize their application for the various popular phone operating systems. &quot;So what this platform does is eliminate the need to learn all those different platforms because you can use a device agnostic markup language,&quot; said Jaisimha. The platform uses an XML-based markup language.Even phones that run the same operating system often have different requirements, however. The phone application from AOL already works on more than 150 handsets, and since the application is open, developers will be able to tweak it to work on any additional handsets, Jaisimha said.Developers will be able to use AOL services as part of their applications, but they don&#39;t have to. They also have the option to use AOL&#39;s advertising platform as a way to earn revenue from their programs.AOL&#39;s idea has benefits over some other platforms. For example, developers who write applications in the Symbian environment or who plan to write Android applications are limited to phones running those operating systems.But AOL isn&#39;t alone in its approach. Java Micro Edition, which runs on the majority of phones, was designed to allow developers to create Java applications that run on many phones. However, Java applications still often must also be tweaked for particular handsets. Plus, phone manufacturers must license JME from Sun if they intend to alter the program at all, which most do.AOL also faces competition in Yahoo, which recently released documentation that&#160;lets developers build mobile widgets. That means AOL will compete with it for developer attention.In addition, AOL faces the hurdle of distributing the handset application, a notable challenge because mobile users are typically disinclined to download anything onto their phones. Because the client is so small, developers can build it into their applications, so end-users could download the client along with the application, Jaisimha said. &quot;But we also certainly hope and expect that carriers and device manufacturers will integrate the platform into devices,&quot; he said.AOL is now entering into talks with developers who want to begin working on the platform immediately. It will otherwise keep developers up-to-date on the availability of the platform on its developer site .
A Qatari man accused of links to al-Qaeda cannot be held in indefinite military detention, a US court rules.
Almost 3,000 crimes were committed last year by suspects too young to be prosecuted.  Should children face charges?
A human rights organization has called for the creation of an international body to monitor Sudanese police in the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan, following a recent police raid on a Darfur camp.
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A stand-off between Japan and the United States over the way Washington calculates import duties has moved to World Trade Organisation (WTO) arbitration for resolution, diplomats said on Monday.
Critics see Moscow's hand in the poisoning, while Putin supporters point to an anti-Russia conspiracy.
ABUJA, Nov 1  -- African Union mediators pressed Sudan&#39;s government and Darfur rebel leaders to agree on a joint position on security in the strife-torn western region, during talks aimed at reaching an overall deal to end the 20-month civil war.
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has expressed the confidence that during their meeting in New York, President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would focus on Kashmir, review status of the composite dialogue and discuss how to add substance to the

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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Egypt rejected Israeli complaints about weapons smuggling into Gaza on Wednesday and accused Israel of trying to distract attention from its building activities at Jewish settlements.
Some 3,400 defence repair staff face uncertainty as the government examines privatisation.
Microsoft is also preparing to begin construction of a second building on the campus, spokeswoman Tami Begasse said yesterday. But the company hasn&#39;t yet decided whether it will proceed with the third and final building on the 42-acre Hyderabad site.
PRIVATE equity firms, flush with cash from wealthy institutions and other investors eager for extraordinary returns, snapped up more and bigger companies this week in a burst of takeovers impressive even in a year that is shaping up as a record for mergers.
Inquiries begin in Chile after a fire in a historic port kills at least three people and a hotel fire leaves 10 tourists dead.
Gunmen killed an Italian nun at a   children's hospital in Mogadishu on Sunday in an attack that   drew immediate speculation of links to Muslim anger over the   Pope's recent remarks on Islam.
A 60-year-old woman saves a fellow camper who is dragged from his tent by a crocodile and is then attacked herself.
Married adults are healthier than widowed, divorced or those never married, though husbands have a tendency to gain extra weight, founding to a new US study.
The tsunami earlier this week devastated a train that had come to a halt on the outskirts of the tiny Sri Lankan village of Hikkaduwa, as massive waves slammed into a dozen carriages, hurling them across the countryside into coconut groves, fields and flimsy huts, authorities said Tuesday.
New customer additions slowed at the cable company amid intensified competition from phone and satellite TV companies.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied  on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to  sign with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tokyo this  week was aimed at reining in China.
AFP/File - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday.
Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit, topping Wall Street estimates, on strong sales of Converse sneakers
A videotape found in Baghdad after the ouster of Saddam Hussein shows a former manager for Al-Jazeera television thanking one of Saddam's sons for his support, the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat says.
U.S. midfielder Claudio Reyna is expected to be sidelined for up to two more months after aggravating a thigh injury, and has gone to Germany to see an expert.
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President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry have conveniently avoided public debate on Taiwan ahead of the November 2 presidential vote but analysts expect differences on the core issue in difficult US-China relations.
Five people were charged in Jerusalem District Court yesterday with running a sophisticated antiquities forgery ring that created hundreds of fake biblical artifacts, including some that were
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ATHENS, Ga. -- David Greene set a school record by throwing five touchdown passes and No. 3 Georgia got a huge victory in the Southeastern Conference, shredding No. 13 Louisiana State and its fearsome defense, 45-16, yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA - A beloved pooch who had an arrow lodged in her skull had successful follow-up surgery Friday to remove part of the razor-sharp tip.  Alice, a shaggy, mixed-breed pet with green eyes, was romping around a 100-acre farm last month when she went missing.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt both struggled to three-set victories at the Japan Open on Wednesday.

- Six Islamist fighters, including foreigners from Western countries, were killed in U.S. air strikes and battles with local forces in northern Somalia, a regional official said on Sunday.
Zimbabwe&#39;s Movement for Democratic Change has hailed the acquittal of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges as a victory for the people of that country.
Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.
By Josh Richman  SAN FRANCISCO -- A long legal battle over a proposed Christian school near Castro Valley finally went to trial Monday, with a 10- person jury ready to decide whether the situation is a civil-rights violation or sound suburban planning.
F1's governing body summons McLaren to answer charges of possessing documents belonging to Ferrari.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is launching an internal review to recommend changes to the regulatory system to reduce legal and regulatory burdens for U.S. businesses, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Wednesday.
We've protected our food, now let's protect our lives An enterprising Arizona woman has redefined the Tupperware party paradigm for the 21st century, and is hosting girlie get-togethers where security-conscious women can get to grips with the US's fave non-lethal lethal weapon - the Taser.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pope John Paul's stay in hospital has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary measure though his overall health continues to improve, the Vatican said Monday.
Michael Phelps yesterday pulled out of the 400 metres individual medley at the short course world championships in Indianapolis with a sore back.
Two powerful conservative groups hope to extend indefinitely an election-related boycott of Procter &amp; Gamble Co., contending that the consumer products giant is too supportive of gay rights and urging customers to stop buying Crest, Tide and Pampers.
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Jens Lehmann is at fault as below-par Arsenal twice surrender the lead at Panathinaikos
A US senator suffers a possible stroke, which could lead to Republicans regaining control of the Senate.
President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his plan for limited U.S. troop cuts in Iraq and denounced Democrats for not taking a stronger stand against an anti-war group's attack on the credibility of his top Iraq commander.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Monday scouted an air base and an army facility in Romania for possible use as future U.S. military installations.
Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
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Chris Bourque, Caps' prospect and son of Bruin legend Ray Bourque, scores in overtime to give Boston U. the Beanpot title and a 3-2 win over Northeastern on Monday.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60344)  has announced the addition of Worldwide Demand for Wi-Fi/Cellular Combo  Phones to their offering.
Announcements by Yahoo and Google show that Microsoft faces challenges to its business software franchises.
Both the G7 and three new Elph compact camera models sport a Digic III chip that promises more for less.
The number of Indians infected with HIV is far smaller than previously believed, according to new data that appears to vindicate critics who said earlier U.N. assessments of the country's epidemic were vastly overestimated.
The United States will begin landmark talks Monday on normalizing relations with North Korea, a regime once branded as part of an &quot;axis of evil&quot; by US President George W. Bush.
A trio of newly discovered worlds are much smaller than any other planets previously discovered outside of the solar system.
Poland Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski flew to Iraq Sunday to rally his country's troops after three Polish soldiers were killed in recent fighting.
Members of the Muslim Council of Britain back from Iraq after pressing for the release of  Ken Bigley believe he is alive.
Lobbyists for Walt Disney set out to persuade Congress for up to $200M to promote U.S. tourism.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost his appeal of a 25-point penalty and $10,000 fine for using a vulgarity during a postrace TV interview. Instead of leading the Nextel Cup standings Monday by a point with five races to go, Earnhardt trails Kurt Busch by 24 points.
The idea is to replace Obiang, who has been in power since 1979 after executing the former ruler, who happened to be his uncle, with a more accommodating man, Severo Moto, an Opposition figure currently in exile in Spain - or so it is alleged.
 brings torture to Toronto festival
Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla  said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and  tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an  estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's  provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died.
A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila gives the forces of his rival 48 hours to leave the capital or face removal.
reporter's notebook Concerned about coverage? It's a good thing you didn't go to CTIA; people there were busy playing \
Four people are reported to have been killed in clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan says he's disappointed with his team's record this season and vows that management will \
International delegates meet in Sweden to explore ways of combating so-called \
President Bush is holding fast to his rejection of mandatory curbs on greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming, despite a fresh report from 300 scientists in the United States and seven other nations that shows Arctic temperatures are rising.
New European Commissioner Peter Mandelson and US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick failed to make headway today on a transatlantic stand-off over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged foreign powers to back Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's call for early elections to break the political stalemate and factional violence in the Palestinian territories.
The popular president of one of Atlanta's most prestigious prep schools gave a rousing talk to the faculty about the new year. Hours later, he apparently jumped to his death from the eighth floor of a hotel.
A newborn brother and sister were nestled in a hospital bed with their 56-year-old mother on Wednesday, a day after their history-making arrival.
Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say.
A needle-free acupuncture technique may outperform standard medication in preventing nausea and vomiting after major surgery, researchers reported Wednesday.
In a bid to &quot;re-energize&quot; the stalled Mideast peace process in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Secretary of State Colin Powell made his first visit to Israel
Heavy snow and storms caused chaos on the country's seas and roads Friday, prompting a rescue operation to airlift a seriously injured ship's captain from his vessel, officials said.
The U.S. jury in the criminal fraud  trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three  co-defendants told the judge on Tuesday it is deadlocked in  trying to reach a unanimous decision.
North Korea dismissed Secretary of State Colin Powell (website - news - bio) &#39;s Asian trip as pre-US election trickery Saturday and warned it will double its nuclear deterrent force if Washington persists in challenging the
A Merseyside law firm is offering GPs money for referring patients with compensation claims.
A drug already used to treat kidney cancer became the first medicine to extend the life of patients with advanced liver cancer in a clinical trial, adding about three months to survival compared to a placebo, according to a study released on Monday.
Lo ha detto il ministro della Solidarieta' Sociale Ferrero
Cisco Systems Inc.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief development officer and heir-apparent to C.E.O. John Chambers, resigned Thursday to join the investment firm Silver Lake Partners.
George Bush&#39;s foreign policy is simple: don&#39;t mess with America. The same, it appears, applies to economic policy as well.
A United Arab Emirates court sentenced  U.S. music producer Dallas Austin on Tuesday to four years in  jail after convicting him of possessing narcotics.
A bomb killed 26 people in a Shi'ite   stronghold in east Baghdad on Saturday, hours after Sunni   Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan, which U.S.   commanders have warned may see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.
Thailand's new military rulers gathered to thrash out who should be the country's new civilian premier after preparing the ground for a wide-ranging corruption probe into deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies.
At Kimmel's fashion show, New York artists and fashion followers take over Florence's Istitute d\u00e2\u0080\u0099Arte...
The Energy Department will hold off purchases of oil for the government's emergency reserve through the upcoming winter, the department said Monday.
Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to make a US version of the BBC comedy series.
Randall W. Harding sang in the choir at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, Calif., and donated part of his conspicuous wealth to its ministries. In his business dealings, he underscored his faith by naming his investment firm JTL, or \
A federal judge in California is scheduled to release a decision this week that will outline what the Navy must do to protect whales and other marine mammals from the loud blasts of its sonar equipment.
The music business has been aggressive in fighting peer-to-peer file sharing over the Internet, but most musicians do not think illegal file sharing hurts them, according to a recent survey.
Libyan singer Ayman al-Aathar has won a Middle East pop contest, edging out Palestinian Ammar Hassan. The Super Star competition was started by the Lebanese TV station Future Television and is filmed in Beirut.
Cheryl Heying is the new director of the Utah Division of Air Quality, replacing the man who named her to the position.  Rick Sprott, who was appointed the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, had served as director of air quality.
'We didn't say that' Dell has been rumbling about \
Nursery fees in Scotland are rising at almost double the rate of those in England, a study finds.
HBOS&#39;s decision not to bid for rival Abbey Nationalleaves just smaller targets for large British banks to buy in the UK, bankers and analysts say.
Security software maker Symantec Corp. has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, expanding into the backup and recovery software market, the companies said on Thursday.
Vincent Lecavalier&#39;s goal 3:45 into overtime earned Canada a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday and a place in the final of the World Cup of Hockey.
UNITED NATIONS, March 13 -- Sudan's president has rejected the core elements of a plan to send U.N. peacekeepers to Darfur to help protect civilians from a government-backed campaign of violence.
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ  HIALEAH, Fla. - A group of Cuban refugees was released Saturday, a day after landing, some for the second time in a year, at a derelict bridge in the Florida Keys that authorities initially said wasn't U.S. soil.
Car bombs and mortar attacks killed 50 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military said six of its soldiers had been killed in the past two days.
From the New York Times:          Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of  knowledge about the world because it is based on testable  hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The term  \
Leuscher identified the two surrounded camps as Otash and Al-Jeer Sureaf, both in South Darfur state. She said. one WFP worker entered Al-Jeer Sureaf and saw police relocating people.
What: The Great Barrier Reef is actually a maze of about 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching along Australia&#39;s east coast, from north of Brisbane to Papua New Guinea.
Greg Rusedski expressed his burning desire to end a year of turmoil by leading Great Britain back into the Davis Cup World Group. Rusedski convinced captain Jeremy Bates he deserved the chance to play Austria&#39;s
The House ethics committee yesterday chastised the Democratic lawmaker who filed a complaint this year against Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, July 12 -- Under cover of artillery fire, Lebanese troops advanced Thursday on positions held by al-Qaeda-influenced fighters holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Four soldiers and one civilian died in some of the heaviest fighting of the two-month...
A campaign is being launched warning businesses about the penalties for employing illegal migrant workers.
Indiscrezioni stampa, trattative con Bank of America
Following the ubiquitous images of U2 gyrating to their new single &quot;Vertigo&quot; in a TV spot for Apple&#39;s iPod and iTunes, the band and the corporation are set to announce that they&#39;ve partnered to release a special-edition iPod pre-loaded with U2 music this
If you think oil is expensive now, just imagine if Hurricane Ivan had swung west and come ashore at this bustling oil and gas port at the southernmost point of Louisiana.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair  called on Western countries on Wednesday to finance, train and  equip African peacekeeping troops so they could intervene to  end conflicts on the continent like the one in Sudan&#39;s Darfur.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are using Iraq to advance their negative campaign tactics as the U.S. military death toll in Iraq tops 1,000. War, it seems, is just another excuse to call the other guy names.
Two foreign gunmen hijacked a Greek bus carrying 26 passengers on Wednesday and demanded to go to Athens airport to leave the country.
The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.
Bloomberg - June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain sparred with rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney over immigration last night and defended his Senate proposal against attacks that it offers ``amnesty&#39;&#39; for illegal aliens.
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The Van Halen concert scheduled for Sept. 12 at the Colonial Center in Columbia has been canceled. Refunds may be obtained where tickets were purchased.
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DODGEVILLE, Wis. - A kangaroo that went on a walkabout in frigid Wisconsin was captured Wednesday. But where the marsupial came from remained a mystery.  Sheriff's deputies cornered the 150-pound kangaroo in a barn after receiving calls for days from shocked residents who had seen it.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming won the toss and put Australia into bat in the first Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day series cricket match at Docklands stadium here.
Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers.
Changes to rules governing tax-free ISAs are changed by the government to allow more flexibility.
The panels, each with a capacity of 190 watts, can provide 36 kilowatts of pollution-free electricity, enough to power as many as a dozen typical homes.
FOX has never been shy about digging deep in the gutter to spice up its prime-time lineup, but overdramatizing the Major League Baseball playoffs is over the line.
Losers of four straight games, including Sunday&#39;s home defeat to the San Diego Chargers, the Panthers found out Monday that they have lost tailback DeShaun Foster for the balance of the season.
SHANGHAI, China  - Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug company, said Tuesday that it has filed an appeal in a Beijing court against a government decision rejecting the company's Chinese patent for its erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra.
Risultati della 4/a giornata di andata della seconda fase del campionato di serie A Elite.
Microsoft Corp. , seeking to  preserve the dominance of its Windows franchise, launched a new  software application that takes aim at VMware Inc. , the  leader in &quot;virtualization&quot; technology that allows a single  computer server to operate like many machines.
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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says the software giant is listening to customers, and wants to make the company and its employees more accountable for delivering on its plans.
Per la delicata trasferta di Bergamo, Spalletti potr&agrave; contare sull'intera rosa della Roma. E ...
New laws could increase your family's tax bill.
United Nations officials last week led the world marking the 17th annual World AIDS Day by calling for societies to enable women to protect themselves at a time when nearly half of the 37.2 million people infected are female.
Fun while it lasted The VMware orgasm officially ended Monday, as the virtualization software maker revealed that it could no longer match \
PARIS, France -- An explosion outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris has wounded nine people, a fire commander has said. The cause of the blast early Friday morning is unclear but French radio station Europe
A man and two youths were rearrested in connection with the unsolved murder four years ago of a 10 year-old Nigerian who bled to death outside London after he was stabbed with a broken bottle, police said.
The government has exceeded its target for deporting foreign prisoners, ministers announce.
Pau Gasol, the Spanish center who helped his homeland win the world basketball crown in 2006, has been traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Los Angeles Lakers, a newspaper reported Friday.
By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--California launched a gutsy environmental initiative last month that has received far less attention than the much-heralded global warming bill.   On a unanimous vote on Aug.
Homegrown sex symbol Monica Bellucci opened the Rome film festival on Thursday as the gang moll in \
The FBI wants to question two men who were described as behaving oddly on a Washington state ferry earlier this summer.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to propose a complete ban on sledging at a meeting with the game's rule-makers.
Were the Iraqi police in on the killing of five American soldiers?
Nerazzurri passano grazie alla doppietta di Ibrahimovic
Variety - NEW YORK  -- Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as \
World number one Roger Federer sprinted through to the last 16 of the French Open by crushing unseeded Italian Potito Starace 6-2 6-3 6-0 on Friday.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Thursday endorsed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee in the presidential primaries, while John Edwards picked up the backing of the carpenters' union.
Lithuania's second round of general elections got under way on Sunday, with a recent-formed party threatening to force its way into government.
David O&#39;Leary believes his Aston Villa side let their supporters down in today&#39;s 2-1 defeat at home to arch rivals Birmingham.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - The Chilean army will punish Augusto Pinochet's grandson for criticizing the judiciary at his grandfather's funeral, the army said in a statement on Wednesday.
Olli Jokinen's first road goal of the season helped the Panthers stop a six-game losing streak in a 3-2 win over the Penguins on Tuesday night.
When President George W. Bush flies into Prague on Monday to try to persuade Czechs to accept a U.S. radar base on their soil, he will find a nation that knows what dealing with, and crossing, a superpower can mean.
The United Nations Human Rights Council will resume its special session on Sudan's strife-torn region of Darfur, with member states still divided despite pleas for unity and urgent action by Secretary General Kofi Annan and other top UN officials.
Chatroom users who watched a man apparently commit suicide over the internet will not face charges.
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Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and the many others railing from the best-seller lists about the global plague that is religious belief have a staunch ally in the title character of \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrace.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
President Idriss Deby said attempts by a group of French citizens to fly more than 100 African children out of Chad were \
NEW YORK/TORONTO  - U.S. Steel Corp agreed to acquire Stelco Inc for $1.1 billion, bagging the last big Canadian-owned steelmaker and strengthening its position in flat-rolled steel products in North America.
New Scotland boss Walter Smith has outlined his plans to improve the team - including approaching previously &#39;retired&#39; experienced players, continuing Berti Vogts policy of selecting non-Scots born players and reducing the number of friendly matches.
The world&#39;s biggest wine conglomerate, Constellation Brands, has snapped up the iconic but struggling Robert Mondavi Corp. of Oakville for more than a billion dollars, saving Napa Valley&#39;s best-known winery
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SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has taken direct aim at Apple Computer with the launch of online download store MSN Music. Apple&#39;s iTunes has been a massive hit in the market place and is designed to complement its iPod digital music player.
The Associated Press projected victories for Senator John McCain in Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Joaquin Phoenix slipped out of the theater the moment the lights dimmed at the Cannes premiere of his gritty crime drama \
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were running close together in early New Hampshire returns on Tuesday in a much tighter presidential race than indicated by recent U.S. public opinion polls.
If traveling is an education, corporate frequent flyers hold an advanced degree. Still, for those who want to keep learning, hotels along the way provide opportunities in subjects as diverse as French cooking, Arabic lessons or Zen art.
Suicidal individuals taking antidepressant medications appear to have an increased risk of additional suicide attempts, but a reduced risk of dying from suicide or any other cause, according to a large Finnish ...Comment
Pledge to patch up performance problems HTC has promised to include video acceleration hardware in its future video-centric handsets, which some users may see as a move by the manufacturer to calm a pressure group seeking blood over performance issues with its handsets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
December 1 is World Aids Day. Global attention is focused on women and girls with the day&#39;s theme: &quot;Women, Girls, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and Aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)&quot;.
Il Telindus Ostenda ha battuto la Fortitudo Beghelli Bologna 81-73 (20-12, 43-38, 62-58) nella ripet...
(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - At least 20 Islamist militants and two Lebanese soldiers were killed on Sunday in a battle near a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, a security source said.
Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Defending champion David Sanchez advanced, but former French Open titlist Albert Costa was not as fortunate Monday at the $460,000 Romanian Open.
A woman wearing a T-shirt with the words \
PORTO ended Chelsea&#39;s unbeaten record to earn themselves a place in the knockout stages in dramatic fashion. Benni McCarthy scored the winner for the Portuguese side with just five minutes remaining of a game
Yahoo Mail Beta Adds News Home Page, Events &#038; Calendar Yahoo Mail has updated its email interface and start page with a new Yahoo Mail Home Page complete with top Yahoo News Stories, Advertising, Mail &#038; News tips, along with marketing of internal Yahoo.com offerings. The new Yahoo Mail Home area extends the offerings of the successful [...]
Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  open on Thursday, weighed down by disappointing earnings from  online auctioneer eBay Inc. EBAY.O and a soft outlook from  wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O late in the  previous session.
Reigning world 200 metres champion John Capel has been given a public warning by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), after testing positive to marijuana last month.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus  helped launch a pop music record and video on Tuesday that will  raise money to build eye hospitals in Bangladesh.
Fashionistas spend a lot of time trying to figure out what's behind a collection. Dolce and Gabbana make it easy: What you see is what you get.
Canada announces plans for naval vessels and a deep-water port to assert its claim to Arctic territorial waters.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported a modest four percent rise in quarterly profits on Tuesday as the world's biggest retailer appeared to weather an abrupt slowdown in US economic growth.
Reunited rock-rap group Rage Against The Machine brought its militant politics to New Orleans on Friday, and urged the citizens of the ravaged city to fight alleged government belligerence.
DARAGA, Philippines  - Distraught survivors searched piles of bodies for the faces of their loved ones in the central Philippines on Saturday after landslides triggered by Typhoon Durian left hundreds dead.
Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.
Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against one of two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players, but filed charges against two additional suspects.
OfficeMax Inc. , the nation's  No. 3 office supplies retailer, reported a quarterly profit on  Thursday, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by an increase  in its contract business.
WANA, Aug 21: Fighter planes and helicopter gunships carried out strikes on militants&#39; positions in South Waziristan on Saturday.
A bid by the FA to host the 2018 World Cup would be backed by the UK government.
Novell's quarterly Linux revenue...Santa is scarier than clowns...BeOS and PalmOS guys talk Google Android...dumping the Nikon D2Xs for the D300...is Sudoku passe?
Residents boarded up windows and stocked food as deadly Hurricane Ivan appeared to be heading in their direction.
By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 15--The woman whose blessing rains riches and whose condemnation confers a world of hurt wants to find out if the same instincts that have made her a fortune and a cultural force can churn out a few more good TV shows.   That's right.
NEW YORK, December 22  - Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gas giant, Gazprom (GAZ.FSE), said yesterday that it had sold the holding structure that took part in the sale of Yuko\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main production unit two days before the auction, in a move aimed at avoiding
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's lawyers sought Monday to portray his former mistress Amber Frey as a calculated seductress and liar who was more obsessed with him than he was with her...
Serkan Ozkaya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most recent scrivener project grew out of a fascination with the interplay between the idea of the original and the copy in an ever more mass-produced postmodern world.
Cosi' il ministro Siniscalco al Forum di Davos
An unpopular war and 1.1 million lost jobs is enough to kill a presidency, so President Bush tried Thursday night to make the election about something else: himself and his leadership style.
US software giant Microsoft insisted Friday that nobody would want to buy its Windows operating system without Media Player, in an appeal against an EU ruling that it had abused its market dominance.
World leaders saluted Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday, with some expressing regret at the departure of a figure who had sought international consensus through his multilateralist views. All said they hoped for constructive ties with his successor.
JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesian shares are sharply higher early Tuesday, boosted by a peaceful election and as early results show an apparent landslide victory for challenger Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, dealers said.
Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.
Giants Coach Tom Coughlin never seems to run out of bunks in his doghouse. A player who arrives late for a meeting, or skips it altogether, can be plunged into
Armed men shot and killed two guards Thursday outside a prison in the western city of Jiddah before taking cover in a residential building where they were surrounded by Saudi security forces, state-run media reported.
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Florence formed Tuesday in the open Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2006 hurricane season, and was likely to grow.
Jimmie Johnson raised the checkered flag and pointed to the sky, the late-afternoon sun shining behind him. After a week of sadness, it seemed the only fitting end.
The 148 member states of the World Trade Organization agreed Monday to start membership talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, in a move that could help rebuild the two countries after years of war and isolation.
Barry George, killer of TV presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, the BBC understands.
China suggests Taiwan's president is a \
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Baby, it's cold outside. So cold, one team has practiced with footballs straight out of the freezer. But not so frigid that many players say they will go sleeveless.
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LAS VEGAS -- Olivia Diaz's political commentary began soon after her family settled in their cozy living room on Sunday night to watch the first presidential forum in the nation's history targeting Hispanics.
The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, will meet reporters at 1 p.m. (1700 GMT) as he faces calls for his resignation over the handling of a sex scandal involving a fellow Republican Congressman who resigned.
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Sterling improved its position against the dollar by the end of trading.
Kraft Foods Inc. on Wednesday said it would stop advertising products like Oreo cookies and Kool-Aid beverages to children younger than 12 as it works to deflect criticism that such foods contribute to childhood obesity.
Sedentary men are more than one and a half times as likely as active ones to suffer a broken bone, and more than two and a half times as likely to break a hip, a new study suggests.
TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- Most veteran patients who receive long-term treatment with morphine or other opioid painkillers receive moderate and stable doses of the medications, according to a Boston University School of Public Health study in the current issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
Ian Paisley Jr welcomes a ruling that there is no evidence to suggest he broke Assembly rules.
Air New Zealand and Qantas will try to find new ways of working together to reduce costs, after the High Court upheld a Commerce Commission decision not to allow an alliance between the two.
Palestinian leadership has asked all the members of Yasser Arafat&#39;s Fatah faction living abroad to return to Ramallah due to Arafat&#39;s illness, Palestinian Communications Minister
Center Kia Vaughn says she knows she must start producing, especially with the Scarlet Knights\u00e2\u0080\u0099 biggest games coming up.
Chase Utley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leadoff homer in the 11th inning propelled the Philadelphia Phillies to a victory at Shea Stadium and robbed Tom Glavine of a win.
It&#39;s hard to believe that, although I am typing this opinion after finishing the regular season 12-0, I am not as ecstatic as I should be .
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  board member David Li, a prominent Hong Kong banker, may face civil charges in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation linked to News Corp.'s  $5 billion bid for the U.S. media company.
They found that frequent use of these products during pregnancy and early childhood was associated with increased incidence of earaches and diarrhea in infants and depression and headaches in mothers, BBC News Online reported.
NEW YORK, October 11  - Abbott Laboratories (ABT.NYS) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a leading US-based nutrition products company, EAS, in a cash and stock deal valued at about $320 million.
The discovery of a new way that H.I.V. attacks human cells could provide fresh avenues for the development of additional therapies to stop AIDS, scientists say.
The ThinkPHP Blog has some new information posted about a collaboration between the Mayflower Group and Stefan Esser (and the Hardened-PHP Project) to create SektionEins.    SektionEins specializes in Web Application Security, supporting every web platform available out there. Of course there is some special knowledge in the area of PHP included and the Chorizo and Consulting experience does add a lot of Web2.0 knowhow.   With SektionEins both Suhosin and Chorizo found a new home. And so does Web Application Security.    Currently, the new service hasn't launched yet, but you can enter your email address to be notified when it's open for business.
Scientists say the rate snow is fading on the largest glacier chain in the tropics, Peru's Cordillera Blanca, indicates global warming is accelerating and there's water trouble ahead. By the Associated Press.
U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Friday, but the Nasdaq gained, boosted by Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O and chip-maker Intel Corp. INTC.O ahead of their  earnings next week.
Rappers love a good feud. Whether it's East Coast vs. West Coast, or Eminem vs. everyone, the spats inspire spiteful lyrics that make for juicy listening.
Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto knows when his grand vision of video games for the masses has arrived.
Colorado manager Clint Hurdle has already started recruiting free-agent-to-be Shawn Estes to stay and help the pitching staff. But who will help Estes?
WASHINGTON - Turkey's parliament voted overwhelmingly yesterday to authorize the nation's military forces to invade northern Iraq to hunt for Kurdish rebels.
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Hollywood edged closer to possible labor unrest on Friday after film and TV writers overwhelmingly authorized their union to call a strike if no contract deal is reached with the studios by month's end.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd-L) walks past bodies of victims of Sunday&#39;s tsunamis on a street in Banda Aceh December 28, 2004.
NEW YORK -- When the head of Columbia University suggested that free speech was banned in Tehran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only disagreed, he also invited Lee C. Bollinger to come and see for himself.
ANDAHUAYLAS, Peru -- The leader of a paramilitary nationalist group that seized a police station, took 10 officers hostage and allegedly killed four more surrendered late last night as security forces launched an offensive against his followers, an Interior Ministry official said.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Barry Bonds showed up at the baseball winter meetings Wednesday, arriving for what his agent said would be a busy day as the slugger looks for work.
The U.S. military plans to double to  about 90 the number of helicopters being provided for the  disaster relief effort for Asia's tsunami victims, the head of  U.S. Pacific Command said on Tuesday.
With an offer in hand from the New York Mets, Pedro Martinez will wait to see what the New York Yankees do before deciding where he&#39;ll play next year.
WINNIPEG -- If Canadians face a shortage of doctors or nurses in a few years&#39; time, it will be the fault of the provinces, not Ottawa, federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said yesterday.
The Sudanese government agreed to observe the UN resolution on Darfur, avoiding threatened sanctions to their oil industry. But it says the resolution is unfair and unjust to Sudan.
THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Vijay Singh withdrew from the American Express Championship on Monday, opting instead to stay home with his family in Florida and cope with the damage left by Hurricane Jeanne.
WASHINGTON -- More than two dozen soldiers and contractors attached to a military intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq approved or took part in abuses of Iraqi detainees, a US Army investigation has found in one of the most comprehensive looks
Four people, three of them soldiers, are killed by a suicide bomber in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
Internet search firm Google has launched its Froogle price comparison Web site in Britain, expanding the company&#39;s e-commerce business and putting it head to head with partners such as Kelkoo.
Warmer-than-usual winters are stoking fears for the survival of New England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s maple forests.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 6--RALEIGH -- The City Council held off Tuesday from making a decision about how to develop Horseshoe Farm Park.
Van Nistelrooy could be banned for three matches if charged by the FA following what appeared to be a stamp on the England full-back&#39;s foot, an incident missed during the game itself by referee Mike Riley.
Elena Likhovtseva upset sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-5 at the Porsche Grand Prix Tuesday, helped by 13 double faults from her fellow Russian.
Colombia's government on Sunday cleared the way for FARC guerrillas to handover three more hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even as the Andean neighbors quarrel over his role in freeing rebel captives.
The death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose Thursday to 14 after searchers found more victims, including two men buried inside their homes beneath mud and debris that had barreled down a mountainside.
Actor Bruce Willis is fined nearly \u00c2\u00a312,000 for breaking environmental laws by tearing up an island at his home.
South Africa will use its presidency of the UN Security Council in March to push for the organisation to pay for African Union peacekeeping operations, the deputy foreign minister said Friday.
PENANG (MALAYSIA), AUG 23: The deadly H5N1 strain of Bird Flu will take several years to contain, the WHO warned on Monday, adding that claims in China that the virus was found in pigs is a worrying new development.
A movement to discredit the name of Dr. Friedrich Wegener, who discovered a rare blood vessel inflammation in 1936, is beginning to gather momentum.
Inail, 'Morti -12,1% 5 anni, -2,1% in 9 mesi 2007'
For the Toronto Sun. IN SOME ways, the &quot;re-election&quot; in Ukraine may well be the most significant and unusual occurrence of our times.
Reviews of releases by Alan Jackson, Riskay, Natasja Saad, 8Ball & Devius and Laura Marling.
The Yankees apparently didn't get the hint when Jason Giambi's agent asked them to remove references to steroids from the contract they negotiated in 2001.
A school governor is challenging a decision to give England's schools copies of Al Gore's film.
Edwards seeks to wrest change mantle from Democratic rivals .... Economy, health care slip past Iraq as top issues ... Romney goes after McCain in New Hampshire ad campaign ... Thompson urges candidates to take a deliberate approach on Pakistan
Travel: Latest expansion plans a serious test of the airline market's resilience to credit crunch and rising oil price
Lawyers for Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said on Friday.
Although Skype today plugged another critical flaw in its software, vulnerability researcher Aviv Raff said that another problem, this one in the SkypeFind feature, can be used to inject attack script into systems.
Milla Jovovich, who reprises the role of Alice in the upcoming zombie sequel film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, told SCI FI Wire that she&#39;d love to do a third movie if this one does well.
British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament on Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq to relieve American forces.
Construction boom, eh? We'll be needing more rail lines to move all those materials aboot.
Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano has not pitched since June 27, 2005, because of an absurd sequence of injuries, and he has been ignored throughout the clubhouse for failing to disclose he was in a car accident last season.
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ALDERSON, W.Va. - Martha Stewart exchanged her clothes for prison-issue khaki trousers and black steel-toed boots Friday, and for the next five months she will be sleeping not on luxurious Egyptian cotton linens, but on plain, military-grade sheets...
A new fuel cell for notebook PCs, more compact and powerful than competing technologies, could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around US$90, its Japanese inventors said Tuesday.
Paper airline tickets, once the industry standard, are on the fast track to oblivion.
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Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said that British Airways had sold its 18.25 percent shareholding to a range of investors, as its shares surged on the news.
Britain is leading the drive to raise money for the Asian tsunami victims, with public donations of up to \u00c2\u00a31m an hour.
After a year of position papers and policy speeches, handshakes in the summer heat and winter snow, advertising that floods mailboxes and TV screens, and too many bites of pork on a stick at too many county fairs, it's time.
As Mark Halperin scored it from New Hampshire, Hillary won the bout, while Edwards and Biden landed jabs
The maker of dietary supplements that claim to improve everything from sexuality to memory defrauded thousands of customers and banks of at least $100 million, federal authorities say.
A list of tech-industry questions that might get answers this year.
ANCONA/BERNA - \u00c3\u0088 stato recuperato stamane al largo di Pesaro il corpo della cittadina svizzera scomparsa in mare nella notte fra sabato e domenica scorsi, insieme al proprietario austriaco della barca a vela-motore &#39;Irsira&#39;.
Europe's complex interplay with Islam appears to stand at a tipping-point, and the slaying of a Dutchman who made a movie critical of Islam could indicate one direction in which it is headed. \
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San Francisco, December 4: IBM is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion and would cap a gradual withdrawal from the business it helped to pioneer in 1981.
Self-employed people offset the loneliness of the freelance life by participating in clubs like Jelly, where participants spend one day every other week sharing a casual work space.
 movie about George W. Bush
NEW YORK -- Monster Worldwide Inc., a leading job-search Web site, is taking its latest step to forge partnerships with traditional media by linking with a technology company that runs the online help-wanted sites for more than 200 newspapers.
Photo flash memory leader focuses on the masses.
Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan to use flying squads of Australian police to pre-empt terrorist strikes in neighbouring countries.
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Voting ended in a tight Florida presidential primary battle between Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney on Tuesday that could also spell an end to one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
CHICAGO - Prescribing antibiotics to patients with chronic sinus infections doesn&#39;t necessarily cause them to develop resistance to the drugs, a new study suggests.
German semi-conductors giant Infineon expressed concern about the outlook for business in the second quarter of its fiscal year after earnings in the first quarter fell short of expectations.
A layer of quartz grains found in an east Georgia kaolin mine have been traced to the impact of a giant asteroid that crashed near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago.
Evidence from busy rovers suggests one-time presence of water, but system reboots almost dried up the sea of data.
One sentence, a political comment as  bombs rained down on Baghdad in 2003, changed the careers and  the fan base of Texas-based Dixie Chicks, but not their spirit  or their tune.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the 28th anniversary of Iran's revolution on Sunday pledging to maintain the country's nuclear program but saying he wanted to remain within international rules.
A 14-year-old girl is charged after another teenager is stabbed in the stomach at a school in Bristol.
Confusion Google has failed to win the right to register the term \
The East team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 33-23 victory against the West at the Alamodome featured 14 players from Notre Dame\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2008 recruiting class, which is rated No. 1 nationally and is being hailed as the Irish\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best in almost two decades.
A hospital put three children, including Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, in danger by giving them overdoses of a blood thinner, California regulators said Wednesday.

A memorial service remembering Britons killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad is to be held in London.
NEW YORK  - Children who are overweight  appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life,  according to an analysis of British records.
US prosecutors have found a possible translation error in a key piece of evidence against two leaders of an upstate New York mosque accused of supporting terrorism, US officials said on Wednesday.
A former Irish schoolteacher known for writing about soul music and working class life in Dublin was bound to be setting himself up for criticism when he turned his attention to jazz and gangsters in America.
SEATTLE -- Several companies lost access to their own files when Amazon.com Inc.'s pay-as-you-go data storage system went down Friday morning.
Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone.
Dow Jones +0,03%, SP 500 -0,01%, Nasdaq fermo
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi  insisted on Wednesday that Japan would not withdraw its troops  from Iraq despite a threat by a militant group to behead a  Japanese hostage unless Tokyo pulled them out.
Marks &amp; Spencer experienced poor summer trading and is expected to announce terms for its \u00c2\u00a32.3bn tender offer substantially below the 400p per share that billionaire Philip Green was prepared to pay to take over the ailing retailer two months ago.
Photos from the annual hybrid-truck conference in Seattle show the eco-friendlier future of military, transit and delivery vehicles.
Why the Pentagon ended up with a shortage of armored vehicles for U.S. soldiers in Iraq
Outdoor New Year celebrations will go ahead as planned as forecasters say the night should be dry.
With prices rising and the economy stagnating, Iranians view their President as less a national hero than the latest in a long line of ineffectual bureaucrats
The International Cricket Council (ICC) insisted on Tuesday they were not insensitive to the concerns of disaster-stricken Sri Lanka following reports the team were only going ahead with their tour of New Zealand because they feared cancellation would
DALLAS (Sports Network) - Freshman Adrian Peterson rushed  for a season-high 225 yards and Kejuan Jones scored the game's  only touchdown, as second-ranked Oklahoma blanked No. 5 Texas,  12-0, in the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA is still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Frances, and now the space port is bracing for the even more menacing Ivan.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Rita Weston survived Hurricane Charley huddled under a mattress with her husband and mother in a mobile home she bought 35 years ago. But before the storm passed, the home was reduced to scrap wood and metal.
Prosegue il recupero fisico di Pessotto. Questa mattina i medici hanno rimosso al team manager della...
European equity markets recovered some poise after a weaker open on Monday, as London&#39;s mining stocks and oil groups helped offset losses for banks.
Playbill - People Be Heard, the unique song-spiked comedy about participating in the democratic process no matter who you are, opens Sept. 23 following previews since Aug. 31 at Playwrights Horizons in Manhattan.
DevShed is starting up another new series today, this time looking at the DirectoryIterator methods out of the Standard PHP Library functionality.   Because this class might be handy to use in projects where handling directories is a must, in this new series I'll be taking a close look at some of its most important methods. We will explore these methods appropriately in conjunction with the corresponding code samples.    They introduce the class, noting why it's handy to use and where's the best place to use it - including an example. They get into a bit more detail, looking at the key() and current() methods as well as using the rewind() method to reset the pointer for the directory.
SAN ANTONIO and NEW YORK, March 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc.  announced today an exclusive content agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., resulting in the largest collection of mobile WWE content to date.
A Dutch cargo ship is listing in high winds in the North Sea 90 miles off the coast of Aberdeen.
It wasn&#39;t the start Al Montoya was looking for, but the end result was all that really mattered. Playing on home ice in the first game since winning their first
Being overweight may not kill you, but it could lead to obesity, U.S. health experts cautioned on Wednesday in response to research suggesting that being a bit heavy does not raise the risk of death.
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Officially official Microsoft has extended its controversial partnership with Novell to make the Silverlight cross-platform, cross-browser media player run on Linux desktops.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority face a conundrum that has divided them as elections approach for a 275-member National Assembly.
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Sonny Cumbie completed 40-of-60 passes for 521 yards and three touchdowns as No. 23 Texas Tech upset fourth-ranked California, 45-31, in the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium.
By Allen Thomas, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 12--Fall chinook salmon anglers in the lower Columbia River will have to wait until Wednesday to learn how many more days their season will last.
Tiger Woods came up empty in a major again, but he's still the No. 1 ranked player in the world.
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood has called on the Dons supporters to roar them to glory against German giants Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup first leg last 32 clash on Thursday.
A key communist ally of the Congress party-led coalition urged the government on Friday not to raise retail prices of petroleum products if possible despite soaring global oil prices.
The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.
Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.
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Why is risky behavior so common among teenagers and what might be done to curtail it?
President Vicente Fox of Mexico and President Ayad Allawi of Iraq called right away, the day after the Nov.
Positive employment data, as well as takeover activity, help push the Dow Jones to its 26th record close this year.
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Lewis Hamilton is on pole for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
(InfoWorld) - It may have taken enterprise customers years to get proper security tools in place to defend their PCs, but if large businesses drag their feet in aligning the applications necessary to protect their smartphones, they will pay a heavy price, says Symantec. As part of a media tour to call attention to the planned launch of its Symantec Mobile Security Suite 5.0 package on June 4 -- touted as its most comprehensive product to date for protecting handheld devices against loss or attack -- experts with the company said hackers and electronic scammers are already creating a mobile environment that will soon rival the dangers of today's PC security landscape. All of the attack profiles that have become standard fare for desktops and laptops, from root kit-like programs that attempt to infect device operating systems, to ingenious social engineering attempts that play on the multimedia footprint of smartphones, have already arrived, said Khoi Nguyen, group product manager for mobile security at Symantec. How quickly the attacks multiply and proliferate will be determined only by the pace with which people adopt more powerful handhelds and how aggressive they are in defending the devices, he said. Unlike in previous years where much of the buzz around wireless security could be attributed to forward thinking, Symantec believes that handheld platforms are about to be deluged by a storm of different types of attacks. \
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The Bush administration is backing off plans to require hospitals to ask emergency room patients their immigration status, after hospitals and advocates for immigrants protested.
She's French. She's female. And she is causing quite a stir. Christine Lagarde, the first woman finance minister for a G-8 nation, was rated the best minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government last month by one of France's top-selling newspapers. Not bad for a political newcomer who only two years ago was unknown outside legal and business circles, and who is vocally pro-market in a capitalism-wary nation.
Some 20 lawmakers fired last week by Ecuador's top electoral court for allegedly interfering with plans for a constitutional referendum forced their way past dozens of police guarding Congress and took up their seats on Tuesday.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying minorities often die before they hit old age.
By Jim Myers, Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 8--WASHINGTON -- A new federal rule will encourage commercial uses of chat and further the removal of more of the mining waste from the Tar Creek Superfund site, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says.
A staff sergeant responsible for some of the heinous acts committed inside Abu Ghraib prison and other witnesses point to higher level involvement in the torture scandal.
Rookie Lewis Hamilton paid a rich tribute to the quality of his McLaren Mercedes-Benz team on Sunday after winning the United States Grand Prix and opening up a 10-points lead at the top of the Formula One drivers&#39; world championship.
CHICAGO --- Elvis didn&#39;t leave the building on Friday night, but Manny Ramirez and Orlando Cabrera both did. And Curt Schilling left the Chicago White Sox feeling &quot;all shook up.&quot; ...
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Securitas (SECUb.ST), the world's  biggest security services firm, said on Friday it had signed an  $800 million deal with General Motors Corp.  to supply  security services in North America and Europe.
A militant Iraqi group said it had  beheaded a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) who  it described as a \
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ABN Amro, the Netherlands' biggest bank, says integrating Antonveneta after its takeover cost 139m euros.
(InfoWorld) - On Thursday afternoon at the D: All Things Digital show, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser demoed a new version of RealPlayer, to be released as a beta in June, that adds the ability to download video that's normally available only as a stream from Web sites and save it to your hard drive for later playback in RealPlayer. There's nothing earth-shaking about that -- utilities like KeepVid and the Firefox extension Video Downloader have offered similar functionality for quite awhile. But Real is aiming for something close to universal compatibility: It says its feature will work with video in Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media, and its own Real formats. And the mere fact that such a widely-used program is offering this capability may make it more mainstream. Sometime after the initial release, Glaser said, it'll follow up with a version that allows you to sync the videos you've downloaded onto an iPod. Walt Mossberg asked Glaser a question that I wondered about instantly myself: Is this all legal? Glaser said that Real respects DRM if it's there and won't let you download copy-protected video. As for non-protected video, he said that Real takes no stance -- it's up to the user to ensure that he or she is using the product for legal purposes. In other words, I'm still not sure whether it's kosher to download and preserve, say, a copyrighted clip from YouTube. But the chances that anyone will come after you if you're only doing it for personal use are presumably slim. Real's implementation of this idea looked slick in the demo: When it finds a video it can save, a little button appears over the video window. Click on it, and you can download. If you're one of those people who thinks of RealPlayer as a program that's hard to download and install and that mucks up your system in various ways, the new version may still be worth investigating: Glaser says getting and using it will be a smoother process, although he didn't provide details. To be fair to Real, its current version is already no more irritating than a heck of a lot of other free applications.
The search for tiny treasures continues.
German Economy Minister Michael Glos called on Wednesday for a Europe-wide regulation on the so-called &quot;roaming fees&quot; charged by mobile telecom operators for telephone calls made in a foreign country.
Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb said Sunday that President Bush's terror-detainee legislation would weaken the Geneva Conventions and potentially subject captured U.S. soldiers to torture.
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal announced plans Monday to take over US steelmaker International Steel Group as part of a three-way merger to create a global metals mammoth.
YOSEMITE - Rescuers pulled two more climbers off El Capitan on Friday, one day after the pair asked for extra supplies but turned down other help.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - Canadian Mike Weir holed out from a greenside bunker at the opening hole on his way to an early tie for the lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship first round on Friday.
Guerrillas killed 20 people in attacks  in Iraq Tuesday, and Prime Minister Iyad Allawi acknowledged  what he called pockets of the country would be too unsafe for  voting in a Jan. 30 election.
Zillow and Home Owner Content Zillow.com; the real estate search, mapping and home value comparison engine, has taken user-generated content to the next level with Home &#8216;Owner-Generated&#8217; content. Over at the Search Engine Watch blog, Greg points out that Zillow.com is letting home owners add their own customized information along with the Zillow.com generated &#8216;Zestimates.&#8217; Zillow previously allowed [...]
Russia&#39;s Cabinet approved the worldwide Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for implementation of the long-delayed United Nations pact.
But many young activists are still struggling to maintain the movement that followed in the wake of Hariri's death.
A court in Chicago has ordered a group of Islamic charities to pay $156m to the parents of David Boim, a US teenager killed by Hamas in the West Bank in 1996, report agencies.
 set to reign at Oscars
An effort by the United States, Japan,  India and Australia to coordinate tsunami relief will be  disbanded and folded into the broader U.N.-led operations,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday.
The Guardian's religious affairs correspondent travels to Mecca to offer a unique insight into the rituals and mood at the world's largest pilgrimage
Given the choice, Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said he wouldn&#39;t let Barry Bonds hurt his team. Hurdle went back on his word and got away with it.
NEW YORK -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has offered to help out troubled bond insurers by offering a second level of insurance on up to $800 billion in municipal bonds.
Walt Disney Co.'s board of  directors, including Chief Executive Michael Eisner, were  easily re-elected at an upbeat annual meeting on Friday, a  sharp turn from last year's widespread shareholder protest.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fast-moving forest fire burned out of control in the popular Lake Tahoe resort area on the eastern border of California, destroying more than 165 homes and structures, officials said on Sunday.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his \
The REIT bought a 4.3% stake worth &#36;330 million in the retailer, which has significant real estate holdings.
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Profit was up despite a drop in production, but Shell warned that the underlying performance of its refining operations was weaker than it appeared.
Microsoft on Monday released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005, a major upgrade that adds support for Windows Vista and Office 2007. In addition, Microsoft is now allowing unlimited virtual instances of SQL Server on severs licensed for the Enterprise Edition of the database software.
Turkey must go further in improving its Kurdish minority&#39;s cultural rights, EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said on Tuesday.
Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee &#151; a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue.
NEW YORK  - People with Parkinson's disease have difficulty spotting traffic signs and roadside landmarks while driving, and are more likely to make safety errors on the road, a new study shows.
WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - The Justice Department has agreed to release a US citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.
In this, the Summer of Vince Carter&#39;s Discontent, Raptors GM Rob Babcock finds himself in a difficult, but not unique position, dealing with a recalcitrant star who wants nothing less than a change of venue to kick-start a career that&#39;s gone dormant and a
Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.
Security is increased in Pakistan ahead of protests over the government's operation against Islamabad's radical Red Mosque.
Arizona Sen. John McCain won Saturday's Washington state contest to pick a Republican presidential candidate, chalking up another victory in his almost-certain bid to represent the party in the November election, local media projected on Sunday.
England fast-bowler Liam Plunkett is banned from driving for 20 months after admitting drink-driving.
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The\u00c2\u00a0U.S. congressman who chairs a House Judiciary subcommittee says Congress could pass an immigration reform bill by July, including lifting the limit on how many high-tech engineers can come to the U.S. for jobs.
NAJAF, Aug. 27. - Militants filed out of the revered Imam Ali Shrine and turned its keys over to representatives of Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top Shi\u00e2\u0080\u0099ite cleric today following a peace agreement to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.
The Bush administration is considering reserving a few high-level posts in the next Iraqi government for Sunni Muslims, regardless of how well they fare in next month&#39;s elections, for fear that their exclusion could prolong the country&#39;s military and
Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd.   6702.T said on Wednesday it would recall 287,000 notebook PC   batteries made by Sony Corp. 6758.T, bringing the number of   Sony batteries recalled to more than 7.5 million.
The Quincy Patriot  THE SHAKESPEARIAN CLUB gave a representation last evening at Johnson's Hall, which was well attended, and received the hearty encomiums of an appreciating audience. Among the corps dramatique, we noticed a number of our citizens.
Michael Bloomberg isn't known here as the Jewish mayor.
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Fighting in eastern DR Congo may impede elections planned for June, a United Nations report warns.
Baltimore Ravens nickel back Deion Sanders was named NFL defensive player of the week yesterday for his two-interception, one-touchdown performance in Sunday&#39;s 20-6 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
Five Western soldiers, including three Americans, were killed in a string of Taliban attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday.
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - On her seventh visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories in under two years, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came away with no tangible results on Friday but said she saw promise in a Gaza truce.
(AGI) - Kuwait, 14 set. - Prosegue la missione diplomatica nel Golfo Persico del ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini, che con una serie di contatti con le autorita&#39; civili e religiose cerca di favorire la
Playbill - The Rob Marshall-produced-and-directed screen adaptation of the Maury Yeston-Arthur Kopit Broadway musical Nine has found its screenwriter.
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Sing a song, roll up your sleeves,  hunt in packs, buy a pink umbrella, don't diet, learn from your  pets, give your tongue a workout, raise your standards, accept  every invitation, consider Botox.
By Tiana Velez, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Mar. 2--Global Investment Recovery Inc., one of eight electronics recyclers under contract by the U.S.
Viewing conditions could be just right to try and catch a meteor shower Monday night. Some scientists say the best shooting star show of the year will peak Monday night.
In light of Anna Nicole Smith's death, Bahamian authorities are now more interested in questioning her attorney and partner in connection with the death of Smith's son Daniel, the country's chief magistrate said Monday.
South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president, three years after American-backed resistance fighters swept the Taliban government from power.
The dollar notched modest gains Thursday after hitting a fresh low against the euro in hesitant trading, ahead of a report on US retail sales that could provide clues on the health of the economy.
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The world view of the US superpower has seldom been as low as since President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq without explicit UN approval.
Unable to gain entry into major marathons, some runners turn to prohibited means of entering the field.
Attention, Kmart shoppers: For a limited time you can bask in the company&#39;s new-found solvency. This may not last long, so enjoy it while you can.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Friday abandoned the flailing HD DVD format, potentially ending a war over next-generation DVDs as it joined Best Buy and Netflix in supporting rival Blu-ray technology.
FreeCol is an open version of Colonization. It is a Civilization-like game in which the player has to conquer the new world.   FreeCol is an open version of the turn based strategy game Colonization. We have now released version 0.7.2 of FreeCol:  - The game can now switch between fullscreen and windowed mode. - The application window can be resized. - Zooming on the mapboard has been implemented.   Get a complete list of bugfixes and new features at:  http://freecol.org/bugtracker/0.7.2  http://freecol.org/featuretracker/0.7.2
Hopes rose Friday that North Korea will start its promised nuclear shutdown as UN atomic inspectors prepared to leave for Pyongyang, but the North&#39;s military said US hostility could still scupper the disarmament deal.
'Italia puo' rilanciare scuola, giustizia e infrastrutture'
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was battling to secure the votes needed to clinch an outright victory in Sunday's presidential election after public disgust over corrupt politics eroded his support in the final days of campaigning.
FOSTER&#39;S Group expressed renewed faith yesterday in its troubled US wine strategy despite an &quot;unacceptable&quot; one-third drop in earnings from the wine division and confirmation it would be another two years until profit growth picked up.
Floodwaters inundate much of Jakarta after two days of torrential rain, forcing thousands to leave their homes.
Ivan Y. Pavlov leads a quiet but dangerous campaign in Russia: legal battles for what he calls, simply, \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe right to know.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
At least 17 people were killed and dozens more wounded by a wave of car bombings in central Baghdad on Monday, most of them in a predominantly Shi'ite district, police and witnesses said.
For all the acclaim that Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger draw, the Anaheim Ducks, who take a 1-0 lead over the Ottawa Senators into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals tonight, have an honorary Canadian to thank for their stingy defense.
The Malcolm Glazer takeover bid took a further twist yesterday with Manchester United announcing they had broken off talks with the American businessman.
Insurgents launched several strikes on Saturday, with the deadliest attack occurring outside a Marine base in western Iraq.
Starvation and cannibalism were part of life for a population of Neanderthals living 43,000 years ago.
Former Vice President Al Gore stepped up his call for immediate action to halt global warming, urging politicians on both sides of the aisle to \
You'll be able to zip around about 10 feet off the ground at a speed of 50 miles per hour. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
The number of people looking for work in Germany, the biggest eurozone economy, rose to its highest level in seven years as the bad weather and sluggish growth caused dole queues to swell at the end of last year, official data showed.
Lebanon on Thursday declared victory in its 33-day war against an al Qaeda-inspired militant group at a Palestinian refugee camp and said its military operation there was over.
French broker Credit Lyonnais Rouse was accused in a London court of dishonestly assisting, or turning a blind eye to, the activities of rogue trader Yasuo Hamanaka, who racked up losses of 2.6 billion dollars at his former employer, Sumitomo Corp.
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BAGHDAD -- The US military announced yesterday that 10 American soldiers were killed in Iraq on Memorial Day, making May the deadliest month for US troops in 2 1/2 years, as insurgents continued attacks on official and civilian targets.
After being a finesse passing team a year ago, Steelers coach Bill Cowher decided to go &quot;Old School.&quot; He&#39;s opted to rely heavily on the run, known to many as &quot;Marty Ball&quot; after his close friend Marty Schottenheimer.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The European Union's top court Thursday backed a German ban on laser tag games in which players simulate killing each other in a maze.
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MSN Direct customers will soon have an added feature on their Smart Watches - local movie listings. Provided by CinemaSource, the new movie channel allows subscribers to track up to 10 theaters and easily find showtimes starting November 8. The MSN Direct addition becomes the latest effort by Microsoft to ramp up its Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT) initiative. Watch makers Fossil and Swatch recently unveiled sleeker models that support the MSN service.
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Cond\u00c3\u00a9 Nast Publications announced a management shake-up, including the departure of Mitchell B. Fox, one of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest-ranking executives.
If a pregnant woman has a poor diet it may increase her child's chances of having heart disease, scientists say.
A vaccine that could be a cure for type I diabetes is to be tested on people for the first time. British researchers in conjunction with the Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre in Melbourne will conduct the trial from early next year.
Former rebels are to be sworn in as Sudanese ministers, after clashes reportedly leave 100 dead.
Open source doesn't necessarily automatically translate into better paid support for customers.  But it does offer a lot more options and aligns customers with vendors more tightly.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - The century-old mansion where U.S. President George W. Bush will host Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend boasts breathtaking views of Maine's rocky coast, soothing summer breezes and an aura of old wealth.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Ben Fathi has a new job now that Vista has shipped, but the man who led the company's Security Technology Unit is still focused on keeping the bad guys away from your PC. Fathi is now corporate vice president of development with the Windows Core Operating System Division, and is in charge of building the guts of the OS -- things like the kernel, networking, and security. IDG News Service sat down with him recently to discuss the future of Windows security. With the first Vista bugs now being reported, Fathi says it looks like Vista is on track to meet his own stated goal of having half the flaws that plagued XP during its first year. Following is an edited transcript of the interview, conducted\u00c2\u00a0last week at the\u00c2\u00a0RSA Conference\u00c2\u00a0in San Francisco. IDGNS: What's going to be the big security story in 2007? Fathi: What we've done in previous OS releases and Vista and what our security partners are doing has treated security as a defensive measure. It's a way of stopping people from attacking you. What we want to do now is move to a world where we actually enable and simplify collaboration between different individuals, by making sure that those connections are end-to-end, that you can provide very fine grained control over the people, the applications and the resources that you give access to. IDG: So what are you doing to make that happen? Fathi: There are a number of things we are working on. For example, isolation. We look at isolation in terms of network isolation, whether it's IPsec [Internet Protocol security] or putting in firewalls, or SSL VPN [Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network]. What we want to do is provide a better layer of isolation at the operating system level. We're looking at putting hypervisors underneath the operating system and building attestation and building a hardware root of trust on the machine. What that means is that today, if a rootkit makes it onto your machine, it can do a hyperjacking. It can take over the OS or it can even get underneath the OS so that any software you're running, like Kernel Patch Protection, won't even know that it's being lied to by a piece of malware underneath. What we want to do is put the hypervisor there and use things like the TPM [Trusted Platform Module] chip to make sure that the entire boot path is protected and secure and we can trust it and it hasn't been tampered with. This also gives you the ability to create isolation by creating partitions on the machine. Let's say you're running a server. If you consolidate your server workloads onto a single big machine -- you have a Web workload and a file server workload and a database workload. You want to protect that database workload because you're running your line-of-business apps on it. Just because somebody broke into your Web server doesn't mean they should be getting access to your database or your file server. IDGNS: Are you surprised by the number of Vista bugs that you've had reported since the launch? Fathi: I made a statement six or nine months ago that I would like to see half as many vulnerabilities as XP in the first year. Obviously I'd like less than that. I'd be happy with zero. But I think it's reasonable to say, given the additional complexity and given the additional size of Vista, that half as many would be a great goal. Am I surprised with the number? No, I think it's been a relatively small number of vulnerabilities in the three months we've been out. And given the fact that we proactively went out to the Black Hat conference and handed out copies of this, and that a couple of million people have been using Vista in test versions for the past year or so, that tells me that there are already hackers out there that are trying to attack it. So given that there are less than a handful of vulnerabilities discovered, I think that's good progress. IDGNS: And you're on track for that half as many? Fathi: I think so. Ask me again in six months. \u00c2
Viagra, Pfizer Inc's famous impotence treatment, demonstrated promise in a late-stage clinical trial for use in treating the often-fatal disease pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Two top-ranking executives of the insurance brokerage unit at Marsh &amp; McLennan Company and the company&#39;s general counsel were forced out yesterday as Marsh took another step in reorganizing
All bets are off, all speculation redundant, all sense of anticipation extinguished. Westlife and the St Winifred&#39;s Church Choir might as well take this year off.
Once upon a time, Betamax was more than a winning answer in Trivial Pursuit: It was a real competitor with the VHS videotape format.
Ask Houston shoppers about Sears stores and they&#39;re likely to mention their loyalty to Craftsman tools or the smell of old-fashioned popcorn machines, but the takeover announced Wednesday could change things.
THE judge who presided at opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 20-month treason trial in Zimbabwe is a corrupt placeman who last year grabbed a prize white-owned farm for himself.
Defender Andrew Boyens scored his first MLS goal midway through the first half to help Toronto FC beat the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday.
Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and an outspoken advocate for women and minorities during seven terms in the House, died Saturday near Daytona Beach, friends said. She was 80.
Yum Brands Inc. - owner of the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Long John Silver&#39;s and A&amp;W chains - is offering free, four-week memberships at Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp.
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Florida's governor stages a summit to prove that Republicans are environmentalists too
The U.S. military on Thursday confirmed 11 U.S. soldiers were killed this week in one of the worst days suffered by U.S. forces as a Washington panel said the training of Iraqi forces should quicken so troops can leave.
Qualcomm Inc., a marketer of semiconductor technology and system software to equipment and cellphone makers, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose on increased revenue.
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The Taoiseach apologises for suggesting people who moaned about the economy should commit suicide.
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In a dispatch sent on May 29, Agence France Presse wrote that Yoko Ono, the widow of ex-Beatle John Lennon, was present on a radio show where a British artist and animal rights activist ate a corgi dog in protest after a group, including Queen Elizabeth II&#39;s husband Prince Philip, allegedly killed a fox earlier this year.
Stocks rose on Thursday after brokerages upgraded General Motors Corp.  and Merck & Co.  and McDonald's Corp.  boosted its annual dividend by 50 percent.
Following his remarkable run as the &quot;Jeopardy!&quot; whiz, Ken Jennings is famous enough to be trailed by a fan in the subway, is penning a book and, of course, has $2,520,700 in winnings to spend.
Geeks flock to the famous electronics district to get the jump on Microsoft's new operating system.
A U.S. jury convicted a truck driver on Monday for his role in the deadliest known illegal human smuggling case in which 19 immigrants died in a verdict that could result in his execution.
An all-out Republican push to get out the vote in presidential battleground states could end up hurting the party's candidates &#151; like Paul Goetzke &#151; who are running for local offices in Democratic states.
For the last month, Kobe Bryant's No. 8 Lakers jersey has fallen out of the top 50, according to a Florida market research firm.
Oil prices rose again on Wednesday after US government data showed heating stocks ahead of winter remained 16% down on 2003 levels.
: A British hostage in Iraq appealed to Tony Blair to help free him in a new videotape aired today that left his family relieved Kenneth Bigley was alive but appalled to see him caged and in distress.
The two top ethanol producers announce an international effort to draft biofuel-production standards and expand global markets. By the Associated Press.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The pastor at Anchorage First Free Methodist Church was mystified. Why was the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals chastising him? No animals are harmed in the church's holiday nativity display. In fact, animals aren't used at all.
ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to sweep the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at an Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph after winning the 5,000 Saturday night in an all-out sprint down the final straightaway.
Protesters in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi vent their anger at President Musharraf remaining army chief.
TORONTO (CP) - The Ontario Teachers&#39; Pension Plan has signed an agreement to buy Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC, a US laundry equipment maker, in a deal worth $450 million US.
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President George W. Bush will try to reassure nervous Americans on Monday he is doing everything possible to keep the economy from sliding into recession, as he struggles to stay relevant in the twilight of his term.
Schools should not be allowed to promote marriage over same-sex partnerships, academics have said.
A US-led team of investigators working in northern Iraq has discovered a mass grave containing hundreds of bodies, including that of an infant with a gunshot to the back of the head.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  will spend up to 100 billion yen ($878 million) to buy out minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu Ltd  in an effort to turn around the money-losing chain.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun on left for Greece on Sunday as the first leg of his 14-day swing through European countries and the U.S., Roh's office Cheong Wa Dae said.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was strongly supported by Hispanics and people seeking an experienced candidate, but held only modest leads with women and whites, two of her usual strengths, in early national exit polls Tuesday. A coalition of black, young white and higher-income voters were flocking to Sen. Barack Obama.
Americans observed a moment of silence at the very hour and place of the first Sept. 11 attack on Tuesday, the sixth anniversary of a day remembered with solemnity and ceremony.
WASHINGTON - Baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s response to Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawmakers was strong, swift and ominous. Or, as Mayor Anthony A. Williams put it: \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe dream of 33 years is now once again close to dying.
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Riding on record revenue across all its business segments, Hewlett- Packard Co. delivered surprisingly strong financial reports for its fiscal fourth quarter, with profit up 26.5 percent.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
Publishers are starting to report an  uptick in sales from Google Inc.'s online program that lets  readers peek inside books, two years after the launch of its  controversial plan to digitally scan everything in print.
Winners of six games in a row, the 6-2 Giants have built momentum largely on the sturdy backs of the offensive linemen, who helped them gain 705 rushing yards in October.
Oct. 4, 2004 (Dayton Daily News) Federal regulators have taken the nation&#39;s largest funder of home mortgage loans to task. The charge?
Alitalia shares rise on the back of news that 11 potential bidders have expressed interest in the Italian airline.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Bad weather forced NASA on Thursday to delay bringing space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth at least until Friday, the U.S. space agency said.
U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday as traders snapped up large-capitalization stocks with attractive valuations, helping to limit the impact of a global exit from small caps and other riskier investments.
A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of a racketeering charge.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s easy to feel left out this time of year if you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have a football team. People expect you to have a team. College. NFL.
OpenLogic has released a free automated census tool, OSS Discovery, to count business users of open-source software.
Renzo Ulivieri, tecnico della Reggina, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di Roma. Ecco l'el...
Two men die and two people are left with serious injuries after shootings in London and Bristol.
Hungary has plunged into a national culinary crisis after its beloved paprika powder -- and any products containing the hot red spice -- vanished from shop shelves because of a contamination scare.
President Bush plans to replace John Snow as US Treasury Secretary and possible successors include Andrew Card, currently the White House chief of staff, the New York Times reported Monday.
U.S. consumers' mood brightened   slightly more than expected in September, a report showed on   Friday, and their inflation expectations slipped.
The former Memphis Grizzlies assistant Scott Adubato has been hired as an assistant at Seton Hall.\u00e2\u0080\u009cHe is used to working with some of the best in the business in Mike Fratello, Hubie Brown and Jerry West,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Seton Hall Coach Bobby Gonzalez said of Adubato.Adubato spent parts of two years on Fratello\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coaching staff. He also was a scout for the W.N.B.A.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Liberty, working with his father, Coach Richie Adubato.
Video-sharing Web site YouTube  said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with British  licensing organizations that collect royalties on behalf of  50,000 composers, songwriters and publishers.
It has become all too familiar: the pale, shocked face of a hostage, crumpled in fear and despair, begging Prime Minister Tony Blair to concede to the captors&#39; demands and spare another Briton from the savagery of the executioner&#39;s sword.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are to produce their first drama series together, according to a report.
Bigger and brawnier isn't necessarily better for everyone. FileMaker's new desktop database adheres to the Apple division's credo that ease of installation and use is more important to its user community than whizzy new features that add bulk and complexity.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Carl Pavano decided Saturday he wanted to pitch for the Yankees, and his agent and New York closed in on a four-year contract worth about $39 million.
There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no doubt that Michigan is Ohio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s State\u00e2\u0080\u0099s No. 1 rival. But the Buckeyes have often had the most trouble with Penn State.
Former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, who initiated free-market reforms but ended his political career facing criminal charges, died of heart failure on Thursday, the government said.
Three protesters were hurt in the western Afghan city of Herat after the government sacked an Afghan warlord as governor in a bid to strengthen President Hamid Karzai's authority ahead of elections.
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Blog: An anonymous edit to Wikipedia could provide a clue about the deaths of former professional wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and 7-year-old son. Or it could simply be random vandalism.
An international music industry group said Thursday hundreds of lawsuits were being filed across Europe accusing people of piracy for illegally sharing music on the Internet.
Wachovia Corp  posted on Friday a 10 percent decline in third-quarter profit, missing forecasts, as the fourth-largest U.S. bank suffered $1.3 billion of write-downs resulting from credit market turmoil.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Interim leader Hamid Karzai widened his early lead Saturday in Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election, but the deaths of two US soldiers and three Afghan children in bomb attacks underscored that peace and security still elude much of the
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates took the stage of the IT Forum in Copenhagen Tuesday to introduce a handful of tools and a hatful of promises designed to offer relief from managing complex, distributed systems.
Cleveland -- The knock on LeBron James last season was his perimeter shooting. From the Warriors&#39; perspective Monday, James&#39; outside game looked like a strength.
Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who made a fortune buying mills from Algeria to Mexico, agreed to acquire Wilbur Ross&#39;s International Steel Group Inc.
Children conceived through open-identity  sperm donation are interested in contacting the donor but do  not want to intrude in his life, researchers said on Thursday.
North Korea&#39;s nuclear aspirations, allies&#39; worries about the US budget deficit and hopes for global trade deals will be on the agenda this weekend as President Bush attends
South Korea's anti-trust agency has   approved the $882 million sale in May of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s   WMT.N 16 outlets in the country to Shinsegae Co. Ltd.   004170.KS, but ordered Shinsegae to sell a quarter of the   stores.
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In a year voters say they crave fundamental political change, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking a gamble: arguing that her years of experience working within the political system make her the best candidate to change the system.
TUESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adult obesity rates increased in 31 states during the past year, leaving an estimated two-thirds of Americans vulnerable to fatal diseases such as diabetes, stroke and cancer.
The first week of training camp is not over and the Nets&#39; best player, Jason Kidd, has sounded off twice. On Thursday, the issue was whether Kidd, who is rehabilitating
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A judge dismisses a $30 million lawsuit filed by the family of a teen girl allegedly assaulted by a man she met online. By the Associated Press.
Mitt Romney grabbed the early lead in Wyoming's Republican caucuses Saturday as the state had its brief moment in the political spotlight sandwiched between attention-getting contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
It's not just black. It's deep, penetrating black in the new Kuro concept TV. That means better contrast.
Old friends Eliot Spitzer and Michael Cherkasky found themselves on opposite sides of a case that rattled the insurance industry.
Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring states, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was in everyone's interest to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.
Irving, TX (Sports Network) - Tiki Barber ran for 122 yards and a touchdown and the New York Giants scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to post a 26-10 victory over Dallas in a showdown between NFC East rivals at Texas Stadium.
Computer Associates International Inc., a business software company embroiled in an accounting scandal, is giving its new chief executive, John Swainson, a pay package that totals more than &#36;8.6 million in salary, signing bonuses and stock.
ATHENS, Greece Aug. 27, 2004 - The US men&#39;s basketball team will go home from the Olympics without a gold medal for the first time since it began using NBA players after the Americans were beaten soundly by Argentina 89-81 in the semifinals Friday.
The rest of the world may see the Boston College men's basketball team as being undefeated after 19 games, atop the Big East standings, ranked fifth in the polls, and one of two Division 1 unbeatens along with No. 1 Illinois (22-0).
Marvin Franklin, a 55-year-old subway track worker who was killed by a train in March, left behind a trove of sketches, prints and photographs that are now on view in an exhibition at the New York Transit Museum.
The San Diego reliever gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday and the Japanese all-stars rallied for a 3-2 walkoff win over the touring major leaguers in Game 7 of an eight-game exhibition series.
The cement maker Holcim increased profit more than analysts estimated on expansion in China and India and may acquire a controlling stake in Ambuja Cements of India. Second-quarter net income more than tripled, to 2.07 billion Swiss francs ($1.72 billion), bolstered by a gain of 1.1 billion francs from the sale of a stake in its South African unit, Holcim, based in Jona, Switzerland, said. Sales rose 16 percent, to 7.27 billion francs. Holcim will offer up to $1.34 billion to gain a majority of Ambuja, based in Mumbai.
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More British Airways flights were canceled Wednesday after thousands were stranded by canceled flights at London&#39;s Heathrow Airport because of staff shortages at the airline.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday on concerns   that slowing economic growth would hurt corporate profits,   especially among large industrial corporations like Caterpillar   Inc.CAT.N
BOMBAY : India&#39;s Congress-led alliance held onto power in the nation&#39;s richest state, Maharashtra, after winning the most seats in assembly elections and dealing a humiliating defeat to the opposition Hindu nationalists.
NASA on Tuesday traced fuel gauge failures in shuttle Atlantis' tank to a bad connector, and a top manager said he did not know how long it would take to replace the part or when the spaceship might fly.
Littlewoods has angered internet bargain hunters by demanding that an online discount voucher be paid back to the UK retailer.
The military's top generals have warned Iraq is on the cusp of a civil war and that U.S. troops must remain in large numbers until at least next spring. But if the winds suddenly blow a different direction, Congress is ready to celebrate with a $20 million victory party.
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InfoWorld - On Monday, Iona will release Celtix Enterprise, an enterprise service bus for departmental usage and SOA, in a move to leverage the hybrid business model arising around open source software.
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World record holder Paula Radcliffe rebounded from her Athens Olympics traumas on Sunday with a dramatic victory in the closest finish yet to the women&#39;s New York City marathon.
John Kerry, at the site where President Bush described Iraq as a threat to the United States, was arguing the president left a trail of broken promises on the path to war and squandered money that could be put to better use at home.
BRUSSELS: The European Union asked the US government on Friday to hold talks at the WTO on a trade row involving aviation giants Boeing and Airbus at the end of this month, an official said.
Brian Boyle and Stephen Gionta scored third-period goals to snap a 2-2 tie and give fifth-ranked Boston College a 4-2 victory over Cornell last night before a full house of 7,401 in the opening round of the Florida College Hockey Classic in Estero.
BEIJING -- At least 143 people in southwestern China have been killed and dozens more are missing in massive floods and landslides triggered by torrential summer rains, officials and state television reported yesterday.
A Belgian teenager has been arrested for hacking and temporarily shutting down the federal police website, leaving a mocking on-line note which helped identify him, police said.
A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.
A sharp increase in the number of middle-aged people drinking themselves to death was revealed yesterday
An ethics panel admonished U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Thursday, saying he improperly offered to endorse a lawmaker's son in return for a vote on a Medicare prescription drug bill.
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A security firm disclosed Wednesday that a security hole in Vonage's VoIP system could allow an attacker to reroute and effectively hijack phone calls.
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It's a Topsy-Turvy world and that's a fact US plans to change daylight saving hours this spring could wreak havoc on computer systems, Gartner claims. The analyst firm said utomated systems could run haywire this March.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Judges delayed Charles Taylor's trial on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone on Monday after the former Liberian President failed to show up in court, saying he lacked funds for a defense.
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday's auction with rates on six-month bills dropping to the lowest level in 2 1/2 years.
Katy Scivyer is living proof that transplant medicine has come a long way in the 50 years since the world&#39;s first successful human organ transplant.
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday  ordered that residuals earned by O.J. Simpson for his past film  and TV work be paid to the father of murder victim Ron Goldman  to help satisfy a $33.5 million judgment.
Use GPS technology to improve your golf score, catch more fish, find coffee shops, and more.
The Boston Red Sox have reached an agreement with backup catcher Doug Mirabelli, who would become the first of the World Series champions' 16 free agents to re-sign.
The Kobe Bryant case was forever poised to become a media maelstrom: A basketball superstar from Los Angeles with a squeaky-clean image accused of rape by a small-town woman who, it was
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Sports Network) - Steve Savoy scored  three times and Alex Smith accounted for two more touchdowns as  No. 5 Utah did its best toward becoming the first non-BCS  program to claim a spot in a BCS bowl game by pounding Mountain  West rival Brigham Young, 52-21, at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
India and Pakistan agreed on  Saturday to \
Concerned about a potential quagmire at Gillette Stadium because of heavy rains Wednesday on the uncovered field, the NFL yesterday sent a representative to gauge the playing field.
President Bush, criticized for his slow reaction to the Asian tsunami disaster, said on Thursday he would send a delegation led by Secretary of State Colin Powell
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Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain of Arizona won the New Hampshire primary, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.
Major movie studious Paramount, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros., and New Line Cinema all said today that they have adopted the new high definition DVD disc format (HD-DVD), and will begin issuing movie titles in the new format in 2005.
SAN FRANCISCO - After years of holding meetings with analysts and media at rival Intel's biannual developer conferences, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to host its own developer conference this year in the U.S.
Arsenal midfielder Jermaine Pennant has been charged with drink driving after a Mercedes Benz crashed into a lamppost.
After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of roughly 35,000 government-issued trailers because tests found dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
Realising the constraints of older data management systems and the problems created when they are tinkered with during upgrades, a group of Auckland technologists shut themselves away for two years to build a product that would rival those of software giants Oracle and Microsoft.
LAKELAND, Florida  - A man suspected of killing a   Florida sheriff's deputy was shot and killed by police on   Friday after a 21-hour manhunt by hundreds of officers.
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THE federal election was as &quot;close as it gets&quot;, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Commenting on the latest Newspoll, Mr Howard said he believed the October 9 poll would go down to the wire.
A progress report on Iraq will conclude that the U.S.-backed government in Baghdad has not met any of its targets for political, economic and other reform, speeding up the Bush administration's reckoning on what to do next, a U.S. official said Monday.
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New Hampshire clergy acknowledge a  split within the Anglican church, but stop short of an apology.
Passengers are being mistakenly stopped. Is the list more annoying than effective?
Scientists in Hong Kong say they&#39;ve developed a test that&#39;s able to detect bird flu in people within one or two hours instead of the week or more required to get results from previous kinds of tests.
Citing safety concerns, NBA commissioner David Stern announced Friday that the Jazz&#39;s scheduled preseason game against CSKA Moscow on Oct. 8 in the Russian capital has been cancelled.
Investors have been cheered by the decisive lead former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election.
The Mauritanian Red Crescent delivered a ton of emergency humanitarian aid Tuesday to hundreds of illegal immigrants stranded on a ship off the West African coast.
The presence of Australian troops in Iraq is expected to dominate the polls. Howard is seeking a fourth term, but faces stiff competition from Labor Party leader Mark Latham, with the two parties level in opinion polls.
The future is here, and it has a visor After thousands of sci-fi movies have already exploited the idea, the possibility of immersive 3D films and gaming is finally upon us in the real world. Manufacturer Headplay claims to have created the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first portable cinema capable of rendering both 2D and 3D content through a head-mounted visor.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. GOOG.OQ on  Wednesday got the green light to go ahead with a downsized  version of its much-hyped initial public offering, meaning its  shares could debut on Nasdaq as soon as Thursday.
Democratic presidential nominee and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet Cong.
The Anaheim Ducks rolled to a fifth straight victory with a 2-1 decision over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Teemu Selanne's first goal of the season helping the visitors end a nine-game road trip on a high note.
China will release its first national plan to tackle climate change next week, seeking to rebut international criticism that it is not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, officials said on Thursday.
Zsa Zsa Gabor and Sonny Chiba reached  the heights of low-budget filmmaking on Monday as they were  among those selected by cinephiles around the world for the  B-Movie Hall of Fame.
The two second-tier Linux companies will adopt common Linux software and engineering. Alas, this idea doesn't have a great history of success.
A 19-year-old man dies after being stabbed in the chest at a house in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh.
KATHMANDU: Suspected Maoist guerrillas set off two bombs in and around Nepal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital on Friday, wounding two people as the commercial centre remained cut off for a third day by a rebel-imposed blockade.
The randomized clinical trial, widely considered the most reliable biomedical research method, can have significant drawbacks, a new study suggests.
The number of violent crimes reported nationwide dipped slightly in the first half of 2007, signaling the first notable decline in violence in two years, the FBI said today.
Stocks rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc and optimism about an economic stimulus deal to avert a recession.
Israel is prepared to back a Middle East conference convened by Tony Blair early next year despite having expressed fears that the British plans were over-ambitious and designed
Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where
By Mike Archbold, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Mar. 9--Bonney Lake's proposed boat launch fees at Allan York Park on Lake Tapps might have hit a snag.
'Filthy rich internet applications' Sun has given the world a (slightly) better idea of what's on the way from client-side Java.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON - Without fanfare, President Bush Friday signed into law a bill containing nearly $140 billion in corporate tax cuts denounced by critics on both sides of the aisle as a giveaway to special interests.
A man who admitted deliberately ramming a stolen pickup truck into six Outlaws motorcycle gang members, killing two, has been convicted of murder and attempted murder charges.
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A former army general looks set to snatch Indonesia&#39;s presidency by a landslide in next week&#39;s election run-off, two surveys showed on Wednesday, but incumbent
Zero-day spectre haunts spreadsheets Microsoft has warned of an unpatched vulnerability in its Office productivity suite.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Conservatives consider plans for dedicated maternity nurses to help every new mother in her home.
The Israeli army killed eight Palestinians  in Gaza Friday as it poured tanks and soldiers into the coastal  strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out  militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.
Indian archaeologists have  started giving a face-lift to the centuries-old Taj Mahal by  applying a mud pack to the marble exteriors of the country's  most famous monument.
This weekend, the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog agency called on Tehran to freeze its efforts to produce nuclear fuel, since this would enable Iran to come within days of having a nuclear arsenal.
De Gregorio, bene governo su liberazione italiani
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court, which has been closely split on religious issues, announced yesterday that it will decide whether a government display of the Ten Commandments at public buildings violates the First Amendment&#39;s ban on &#39;&#39;an establishment of
Actor Bill Murray is tested for drink-driving in his golf buggy while in Sweden, police reports say.
Ukraine s Defense Minister Yevhen Marchuk has resigned amid criticism of the country s military storage and missile fuel disposal facilities.
'Niente voto nel 2008, non interessa far tornare chi c'era'
FOUR Lebanese ministers have quit the Government in protest at a Syrian-inspired constitutional amendment to keep its protege President Emile Lahoud in power for another three years.
The trial of three Americans accused of torture and hostage-taking in Afghanistan is due to resume shortly in the capital, Kabul. Last week the US Federal Bureau of Investigation released material which could be used as evidence in the case.
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A car bomb killed a Lebanese police intelligence officer and three other people when it tore through morning traffic in a Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday, police said.
NEW YORK  - Abused and neglected children  who are removed from their homes or otherwise become involved  in the child welfare system have a high rate of emotional and  behavioral problems. Yet, many of these children do not receive  needed mental health services, new study findings show.
Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.
The Mexican capital will host the largest ever exhibition of Frida Kahlo's works this week to mark 100 years since the birth of the artist, who has become a feminist icon in the past decade as her fame blooms.
BUCHAREST, Romania - The opposition on Sunday protested to broadcasting authorities saying that news of President Ion Iliescu getting a haircut on prime-time television was illegal election campaigning.
At least three people including a suicide bomber were killed when a powerful bomb ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore today.
A woman in her early 80s is recovering after she is attacked and robbed in her County Armagh home.
Some of the biggest names in music pay homage to Fats Domino on a new album, hoping it will help drive the recovery of the city's music soul.
E' di 11 miliardi di euro, altri gruppi interessati
Microsoft Corp. fought yesterday for a suspension of a landmark European Union antitrust ruling pending its appeal, arguing that being forced to share its closely guarded software codes with rivals now would do it irreversible damage.
LOS ANGELES : Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group said it was jumping into online music, with a &quot;Digital Megastore&quot; for US customers offering song downloads for 99 cents.
The last few classified pages of John Lennon&#39;s controversial FBI file may soon see the light of day after a court rejected the argument that they could compromise relations
Blog: Coca-Cola targets teens with cell phone social network, parents guard your pocketbook.
Despite some defiant batting by tail-enders Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, the Aussies proved too good for the Indians and bundled them for 239.
BARTONVILLE, Ill., Sept 13 (Reuters Life!) - Chris Brackett   was stalking Asian carp on the Illinois River, when several of   the skittish fish he was pursuing suddenly began leaping into   his boat.
President Vladimir Putin may become the next chairman of Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom when he steps down following a presidential election in March, Vedomosti business daily reported on Friday.
A federal judge Wednesday denied a request from presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. to spend several days at a time away from a mental hospital.
An auction in Cornwall of 21 watercolours and drawings attributed to Adolf Hitler attracts worldwide interest.
WADI FUKIN, West Bank -- The Palestinians of this village have long looked toward Tzur Hadassah, a neighboring Israeli town, for jobs building homes on land that decades ago belonged to them.
An Airbus A380 super-jumbo takes off from southern France on its first test flight with passengers, as 474 of the firm's staff fill the seats.
Secondo il giornalista, i Taleban starebbero negoziando
Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, best known for his advocacy on behalf of the military, launched a longshot bid for the presidency Thursday in this early voting state.
Parents who broached the subject of death with a child dying of cancer had no regrets about their choice, while some who hid the truth were sorry for not having the discussion, researchers report.
The Galapagos Islands may have to be listed as \
British researchers found that women taking the birth control pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it.
com. America Online Inc. on Wednesday launched new features in its Singingfish search site for audio and video on the Web. AOL, a division of Time Warner Inc.
Italy's women came from behind to beat  the United States 6-5 and reach the Olympic water polo final  Tuesday, with Manuela Zanchi slamming home the winning goal  with two seconds of the semi-final left.
An alliance of technology and media companies releases a set of principles for promoting user-generated content while protecting copyright online.
Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive General Zdravko Tolimir, who was arrested on Thursday, has set off for the Hague war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, a Bosnian official said on Friday.
The separate, wholly owned research center for advanced vehicle engineering and development in Shanghai could help G.M. keep greater control over new technologies.
The company revealed a new performance tidbit that was missing from the prelaunch materials as the formal launch party for Barcelona got underway.
The US rebuffs UN chief Kofi Annan's assertion that the American-led invasion of Iraq was illegal.
Russia appears set to approve the Kyoto climate change treaty, which could lead to its adoption worldwide.
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The Nasdaq Composite stock index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while blue-chip stocks were little changed before employment data on Friday.
BARCELONA, Spain  - Europe's biggest software  maker SAP could need a year more than anticipated to reach its  profitability target as it spends on research, development and  marketing, its chief financial officer said on Thursday,  sending its shares lower.
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A federal judge awarded $3.1 million Tuesday to the family of a man who was killed by fugitive mobster James \
The E.U. ruled today that Turkey had made enough progress to merit negotiations toward membership.
Barbed wire, an earthen barrier and a minefield separate Lebanon from the last piece of its territory yet to be returned by Israel.
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Picture this: The year is 2025 and you're on the moon. &quot;Home&quot; is 100 meters away\u00e2\u0080\u0094an outpost on the rim of Shackleton Crater. NASA started building it five years earlier, and it is growing fast.
In an advance that could lead to lighter spacecraft and smarter cars, researchers have developed a new technique for producing a high-quality semiconductor that&#39;s much more resistant to extreme conditions than the silicon found in most of today&#39;s
LONDON  - The euro eased back from close to record highs against the dollar as dealers remained concerned about US economic imbalances, while US Treasury Secretary John Snow said markets should determine the value of the American currency.
In the end, it didn't matter which dream teams the other countries brought &#151; Greece had its own during the closing ceremony. An all-star lineup of Greek pop icons had Olympic Stadium rocking Sunday night with classic songs and new hits amid glittering fireworks, clouds of confetti and balloons.
In New York City neighborhoods hit hard by the subprime lending crisis, most loans that ended up in foreclosure came from three companies, according to a new report.
Of all the questions swirling around the Red Sox this offseason, from the future address of outfielder Manny Ram&#xED;rez, to the role of pitcher Jonathan Papelbon, to the keep-him-or-not debate over shortstop Alex Gonzalez, there is one that evidently has been put to rest, perhaps with no more than a handshake. No signature required. No furtive departures on the agenda.
Yossi Benayoun&#39;s transfer to Liverpool moved a step closer to completion Wednesday when the Anfield club agreed a fee with Premiership rivals West Ham for the Israel midfielder.
Osama bin Laden burst into the U.S.  election campaign on Saturday, issuing his first video tape in  more than a year to deride President Bush and warn of possible  new Sept. 11-style attacks.
There's an easy way to show a 400% gain, and there's the right way.
The pan-European security body wants to send more monitors for the re-run of the Ukrainian election.
Greece clinches a berth in the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship with an 85-67 win over Portugal, while Croatia advances despite a loss to Russia.
PORT-AU-PRINCE : Tropical Storm Jeanne has claimed the lives of at least 75 Haitians, with dozens more unaccounted for, officials from Haiti&#39;s Interior Ministry said.
The Oakland Athletics handed another loss to their beloved old third-base coach. Eric Chavez, who gave one of his six Gold Gloves to Ron Washington, hit a three-run homer and rookie Travis Buck added a solo shot for the A's in a 5-3 win over Texas to spoil Wash's Bay Area return as Rangers manager Monday night.
The state is a painful symbol of the brutality of politics for John McCain, the place that derailed his 2000 bid.
Woody Allen's latest film touches on all the things he likes to ponder \u00c2\u0097 that there's no God, that life is savage and fleeting, that anyone potentially can get away with unspeakable acts if they don't have a conscience to bother them.
Una lunga trattativa, alla fine per\u00c3\u00b2 Stefano Fiore &egrave; approdato a Torino: ''E' stata una tratt...
Crude oil futures rose yesterday for the first time in a week, climbing above $43 a barrel after an attack at the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and amid growing concerns that OPEC may try to firm-up oil prices after last week's sharp sell-off.
Apple Inc.  plans to launch a  cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could  be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to  a JP Morgan report.
Flinching in the trenches, holding around quarterback Chris Leak and even a late hit by punter Eric Wilbur plagued Florida throughout the game.
It's time to add new money. What will you do?
Barring a major surprise before the Knicks&#39; regular season tips off next week, it&#39;s likely Allan Houston will not be healthy enough to play.
It didn&#39;t need any dramatic comeback. No amazing flurry of three-pointers. No tough defensive stand. No bogus referee&#39;s call in the closing seconds.
The Tennessee football alum referred to the personal foul call on Florida in the final seconds of the Vols&#39; dramatic victory over the Gators by saying, &quot;I think (Coach Phillip) Fulmer and that ref went to high school together.
President Bush pledged on Friday that  the U.S. military would do everything possible to safeguard  Iraq's Jan. 30 election but acknowledged that a fierce  insurgency could disrupt voting in key parts of the country.
In the battle between Major League Soccer and the national teams of several players over the coming weeks, there will be likely few winners.
Italy is investigating whether an Italian journalist abducted in Iraq was seized by insurgents or by ordinary criminals hoping for a ransom, a top Foreign Ministry official said Sunday.
The Red Sox clinch their second straight trip to the playoffs with a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Boston was led by Manny Ramirez&#39;s American League-leading 43rd home run.
Walter Novellino capisce la delusione dei tifosi del torino, ma chiede il loro appoggio per superare...
Jacqui Smith defends her department from claim UK counter-terror effort is \
One if by land, 16 if by CES Intel has kicked an already down AMD by celebrating the arrival of 16 new chips across its laptop, PC and server lines.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Si dimette il presidente della provincia Palermo Musotto
The Pentagon said Wednesday that it will boost the number of U.S. troops in Iraq to about 150,000, the highest level since the U.S. occupation began 19 months ago.
\u00c2\u00b7 Jocular approach attacked as living costs spiral\u00c2\u00b7  Rising prices hurting the poor, say fundamentalists
A US Army soldier pleaded guilty to five charges of abusing Iraqis held at Baghdad&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison in a case that sparked international outrage, Army Lieutenant Colonel Steven Boylan
Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney endorsed erstwhile rival John McCain on Thursday and urged Republicans to unite behind him in a gesture that could help McCain with disgruntled conservatives.
The last half-century skipped by at a pretty good clip, John Bucyk will tell you, and from a hockey perspective, he has his plaque in the Hall of Fame and his name etched on the Stanley Cup twice (1970, '72) as the engraved, undeniable proof of the good times, the best times.
The Thai prisons director shelves plans to broadcast the lives of condemned prisoners after criticism.
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's deeply divided ruling party on Monday overcame two days of wrangling to clear the way for a leadership election between President Thabo Mbeki and his bitter rival Jacob Zuma.
Investors were buoyed by a strong earnings report from National Semiconductor, which provided reason for optimism that the chip sector, which had been under some pressure in recent weeks, might perform better than expected.
A double from top scorer John Hartson - his 14th and 15th goals of the Scottish Premier League season - fired Celtic back to the top of the SPL table for 24 hours at least on Saturday afternoon.
Il nuovo album del cantautore, Sponda Sud, nasce per non dimenticare le origini. Ma non solo. Tra taranta e modernit&agrave;, l'importante oggi &egrave; poter scegliere
Take a stand against the high costs of health care.
What Redmond giveth, Redmond taketh away. Barely a week after settling an anti-trust suit with Novell over unfair practices designed to drive Netware out of the Enterprise and a few days since Novell slapped
After mocking President Bush as an arrogant &quot;Christian dog,&quot; terrorists beheaded American hostage Eugene Armstrong in Iraq yesterday and posted a horrific video of his murder on an Islamic Web site.
Offerta non e' piu' condizionata a raggiungimento del 90%
A research center in Pittsburgh as well as a broadband service provider and an academic network in Japan all have bought Cisco Systems&#39;s first totally new core routing platform in seven years, which was introduced with fanfare in June, Cisco announced on
When Vice President Al Gore was facing down George W. Bush in Campaign 2000, he did his best to try to stand on his own - distancing himself from his boss, then-President Clinton.
Consumer spending south of the border increased at a more modest rate last month after a big jump in October, according to a report Thursday from the US Commerce Department.
The decision by British authorities to suspend the license of a major influenza vaccine manufacturer just before the vaccine was to be shipped shows a need for better communication, acting FDA chief Dr. Lester Crawford said on Monday.
A bomb has been defused overnight near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi hours after a visit by Tony Blair, Italian police say.
Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 B.C. by Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Mars, the god of war, who were suckled as infants by a she-wolf in the woods.
ROSTOCK, Germany  - Anti-globalization protesters converged on the Baltic port of Rostock on Saturday to demonstrate against the policies of the world's leading industrial countries ahead of a Group of Eight summit next week.
The following is a complete list of the Oscar nominations announced on Tuesday.
President Bush is sending a high-level delegation to Asia to assess needs in areas most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president&#39;s brother, Jeb Bush, will lead the group.
The company said it will no longer use antibiotics to raise chicken sold fresh in stores and would start a $70 million advertising campaign to promote the shift.
seized in Baghdad were abducted west of the capital, an Egyptian diplomat in Baghdad said on Friday. and the abduction of two Italian aid workers from their office earlier this month.
L'Itas Trentino ha ingaggiato per la prossima stagione il centrale Cosimo Marco Piscopo, 24 anni, ne...
England's defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup attracts a peak audience of 15.8m.
An Israeli airstrike killed two members of the Hamas military wing in the northern Gaza Strip.
'O Rei incorona Kak&agrave;. Per Pel&egrave; &egrave; il fuoriclasse milanista il miglior giocatore ...
Pari senza reti per l'Inter nel test contro il Brazov, formazione romena allenata da Ravzan Lucescu,...
What comes to mind when you hear the name Shiloh? It's the often photographed child of A-list couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, better known by their tabloid moniker \u00c2\u0091Brangelina\u00c2\u0092.
A strike planned by London Underground signal workers for New Year&#39;s Eve was today called off after a deal was reached during last-ditch talks.
An early recording by music legend Bob Dylan is to be auctioned by a childhood friend.
All good actors know that when you&#39;re on a roll and you&#39;ve got the audience in the palm of your hand ... shut up and stick to the script.
Chinese Communist leaders are to hold a key meeting amid fears that corruption is undermining their rule.
GRAEME Souness has vowed his Newcastle side will be known for an aggressive attacking style as he kicks off reign in the UEFA Cup tonight.
Neither Ryder Cup captain would reveal Friday&#39;s opening-round pairings after yesterday&#39;s first day of practice at Oakland Hills Country Club.
Babies conceived through fertility treatments have higher rates of birth defects, but the overall risk is so small that it should not keep couples from having children this way, doctors are reporting.
PEMBERVILLE, Ohio - Katelyn Miller shoved her head into a toilet bowl full of chicken gizzards, chicken necks, water, Worcestershire sauce and corn, removing 16 pieces of meat with her mouth. \
Everything's big in Texas \u00c2\u0097 big pickup trucks, big SUVs and the state's big carbon footprint, too. Texans' fondness for large, manly vehicles has helped make the Lone Star State the biggest carbon polluter in the nation.
Despite Warner Bros. set back, the HD DVD maker vows to renew its efforts marketing the hi-def video players.
British scientists probing the death of Alexander Litvinenko said on Friday a second man had been poisoned by the same radiation that killed the former Russian spy.
Experts at a UK anti-virus firm have discovered a job application buried in lines of code for two new computer worm viruses. The message, which could only be read by anti-virus professionals, said: &quot;We searching 4 work in AV (anti-virus) industry.
At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, according to a witness.
She is your Musafir on a hormone ride. She is Sameera Reddy.
Gordon Brown indicates he wants to strengthen anti-terrorist laws after he becomes prime minister.
An Interview With Universal Display President and COO Steve Abramson.
General Motors is using C.E.S. to promote prototype vehicles that lack conventional elements -- like gasoline or a driver.
Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or allergies to their medicines, official figures show.
HIV testing may soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey as part of a bill that supporters contend will put the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies
An elite contingent of 50 Nigerian  soldiers flew to Darfur on Thursday aboard a U.S. military  plane, the first of 3,000 extra African Union troops deployed  to monitor a shaky cease-fire in Sudan's vast western region.
Carlos Delgado is taking his anti-war protest to Florida.
The U.S. health secretary on Thursday enlisted Midwest employers including Motorola Inc. and McDonald's Corp. to push insurers to meet new federal standards on the price and quality of healthcare services.
Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister raising the specter of war with Iran, and Washington said diplomacy was key to ending a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program.
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Media & professional: Cash intended to improve facilities and allow residents greater privacy.
MONTREAL (CP) - ID Biomedical, Canada's main supplier of flu vaccine, has elected to sell its remaining surplus doses of vaccine in Canada, not the United States, the company announced Tuesday.
Il centrocampista del Palermo Eugenio Corini dovr&agrave; restare lontano dai campi di gioco per un ...
A Spanish man who took his 10-year-old  son bull running during the annual Pamplona festival last week  has had his visitation rights to the boy taken away by a judge.
It knows what you want Score one for Yahoo! in the ongoing battle for online ad dollars. Yesterday, the beleaguered company unveiled a new banner ad platform that allows marketers to target web users according to their online behavior, a talent typically reserved for text-based ad engines. The new platform, known as SmartAds, could give Yahoo! at least a temporary leg-up on DoubleClick, the ad serving company that Google recently agreed to purchase in a deal worth $3.1bn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Spanish government is set to approve a controversial draft law legalising gay marriages.
Though about the same size, the forthcoming dual-core Opteron will be up to 55 percent faster than today's single-core chips, AMD says.
Washington Redskins president and coach Joe Gibbs again yesterday addressed an ESPN report from Sunday that indicated he would possibly step down at the end of the season because of health reasons.
New flat-screen televisions are larger, have higher resolution and perhaps most important, come with ever lower prices.
Four years have passed since Oklahoma won its last national title at the FedEx Orange Bowl, but it seems like d\u00c3\u00a9j\u00c3\u00a0 vu all over again for the No.
L'appoggio e' piu' importante della firma personale
Fimi, importante passo per rendere competitiva industria
David Eckstein proved he could play in the majors despite being smaller than many batboys. He fought through injuries. He learned to hang tight on the plate with a 95 mph fastball coming at him.
TULKARM, West Bank - Israeli forces detained a senior leader of Hamas\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military wing in the West Bank on Saturday during a nighttime raid on his hideout, witnesses said.
The row about John Kerry&#39;s war record has become more heated with the resignation of a Bush campaign adviser after it emerged that he had appeared in a commercial made by the Swift Boat Veterans
Bomb attacks in Baghdad have hit an all-time high, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as one of the capital's frontline police units was pulled off the streets on suspicion of involvement with sectarian death squads.
Amid the bustling shopping malls and electronics outlets of the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen is a crowded food market believed by locals to sell the freshest produce in town.
Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti left  hospital on Saturday after undergoing more than two weeks of  tests and treatment linked to his battle with cancer, a  hospital spokesman said.
At least seven children have been killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike in a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.
The European Commission has opened an investigation into the planned acquisition of ContentGuard Holdings by Microsoft and Time Warner, a commission spokeswoman said Wednesday.
A new case of foot and mouth disease has been officially confirmed close to the site of last month&#39;s outbreak, Britain&#39;s chief veterinary officer Debby Reynolds said Wednesday.
Microsoft is undercutting its competitors in order to make headway in security market, CEO says.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied on Friday a shift in foreign policy away from the United States after one of his ministers told an audience there that a country's strength depended on alliances not military might.
Plaid Cymru's leader tells his party it has to 'rise to the challenge of nation building within government'.
Four Nigerian military officers and a civilian were accused Thursday of plotting to overthrow President Olusegun Obasanjo by firing a rocket at his helicopter, court documents showed.
Top Hollywood studios have launched a wave of court cases against internet users who illegally download film files. The Motion Picture Association of America, which acts as the representative of major film
Fornira' un velivolo per il pattugliamento marittimo
President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.
Seven astronauts returned to NASA's launch site Monday to take a new shot at flying space shuttle Atlantis to the international space station.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will host a invite-only conference two months from now that will bring together security experts from law enforcement, Internet service providers, and the technology industry. The Internet Security Operations and Intelligence (ISOI) workshop will be held on August 27 and 28 at the Academy for Educational Development in Washington D.C. It is expected to draw about 240 participants who will engage in a frank discussion of the latest trends in cybercrime, said Gadi Evron, a security evangelist with Beyond Security who is one of the event's planners. \
High-flying oil climbed back over $50 a  barrel on Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian  supply supporting prices despite a surprise build in U.S. crude  inventories.
President Bush questioned Sen. John  Kerry's fitness to lead and the Democrat said Bush had ignored  the middle class as they took their close presidential race on  Saturday to two crucial states.
Ricky Hatton defends his IBO light welterweight world title against Mexican Jose Luis Castillo in Las Vegas on Saturday in a fight he believes will finally showcase his abilities on boxing's biggest stage.
Ram Gupta, who was an executive vice president, leaves the company after a four-year stint. PeopleSoft is mum on the details.
Dissatisfied with Congress, voters would probably hang a \
By George Parker, Daniel Dombey and Sarah Laitner in Brussels. Turkey was last night offered a historic deal to start talks to join the EU, putting it on course to become part of the union after more than 40 years of waiting.
JAKOBSHAVN GLACIER, Greenland If Manhattan floods, it may start here, on an ice field that stretches in frozen silence to every horizon.
He was vilified in U.S. industry and government circles for blocking the merger of General Electric Co. and Honeywell International Inc. in 2001 after the Justice Department had approved it. And when the European Union directorate he heads ordered Microsoft Corp. to remove a key feature from its Windows operating system, the U.S. antitrust community convulsed again.
Crude oil traded near Friday s record close in New York on concern Chinese demand, which helped push oil prices up 70 percent this year, may rise faster than expected.
South Koreans voted on Wednesday in a presidential election expected to be won by a conservative former CEO who has vowed to help business and get tough on North Korea, but whose leadership may be undermined by a fraud probe.
Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that a two-state solution is the &quot;absolute priority&quot; to bring peace to the Middle East amid speculation he is to become an envoy there.
Sony Corp  said it will launch four models of new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in November in Japan, as its format battle with the HD DVD camp heats up.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has launched a new Middle East peace drive by saying he will press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps to help Palestinians elect a successor to Yasser Arafat.
TOUGHER action may be necessary to get North Korea back to the discussion table to stop its nuclear development program, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
The discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. is combining with one of the most venerable names in US retailing, Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.
What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favor in the new year.
NHL players began scattering across the globe Thursday in search of work on Day 1 of the lockout, with no negotiations scheduled between union and management.
NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton battled to keep crucial New Hampshire from swinging to rising rival Barack Obama on Sunday but new polls showed him jumping into the lead.
A federal judge in Dallas today declared a mistrial on most of the charges of financing terrorism against the leaders of what was once the nation's largest Muslim charity, after the jury deadlocked amid confusion over its verdict.
Former England captain Bryan Robson has been appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League club he joined as a teenager.
AOL will continue to include Sender ID data in outgoing mail to enable ISPs and others that use it to identify where messages originate.
By SCOTT COLLINS and TINA DAUNT, SPECIAL FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES  LOS ANGELES  ABC is forging ahead with plans to air a miniseries starting today despite controversy over its efforts to dramatize  and some say unfairly politicize  the events leading up to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Intense fighting continues in  Gaza, as rival factions battle for control of key buildings leaving dozens dead.
Vodafone, the UK-based telecom company that co-owns Verizon Wireless, denies that it is involved in a bid to take over US telco Sprint.
It could turn out one-time Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church will wind up paired up with Sandra Bullock in All About Steve when the Hollywood project starts production.
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Skyrocketing energy prices are  expected to help lead to subdued U.S. economic growth for the  second half of this year, averaging 2.6 percent, according to a  survey of economists released on Monday.
A federal judge yesterday barred the Bush administration from launching a crackdown Tuesday on U.S. employers who hire illegal immigrants while she considers a lawsuit by the AFL-CIO that charges that the plan will harm citizens and other legal workers.
Tom Brady and Eli Manning, the quarterbacks in this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Super Bowl, are models of sex symbol archetypes.
The sixth book in the hugely successful Harry Potter series, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', will be published on July 16 next year, its publisher revealed.
Nissan is set to unveil its new Qashqai model which it plans to produce in the UK, creating hundreds of jobs.
Organisers of London&#39;s 2012 Olympic bid were yesterday swift to condemn the racist chanting in the Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u Stadium, where an advert promoting Madrid&#39;s bid appeared regularly during England&#39;s friendly against Spain.
By IRIS FANGER  Modern dance choreographer, scientist, and explorer of the space we inhabit, Elizabeth Streb is a descendant from Icarus in the long line of humans who have wanted to fly.
India warned Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld against a US sale of military weapons worth $1.2 billion to Pakistan, saying that such a deal could harm the sensitive peace process between the two neighbors and damage New Delhi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s relations with Washington
AMSTERDAM - The Dutch secret service AIVD has refused to comment on claims its agents raided the Amsterdam home of Briton Paul Bigley, whose brother Ken is being held hostage in Iraq.
The actor agreed they called each other 'a few ripe names, had a hug and got on with the job.'
Students at the University of Glamorgan have the highest debts in Wales while those in Swansea borrow the least, says a new guide.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least three bombs exploded near a U.S. convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 37 people and wounding more than 50, officials said...
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A woman accused of stalking movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones has pleaded innocent at her arraignment in Los Angeles, E! Online reported Thursday.
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The Bush administration urged  Congress to drop a legislative proposal that would have curbed  the ability of U.S. intelligence to use extreme interrogation  tactics, the White House acknowledged on Thursday.
A one-of-its-kind screening of Mughal-e-Azam was organized at the Eros cinema hall on Diwali day, November 12.
Togo takes on Switzerland as World Cup soccer action resumes today, with Saudi Arabia facing Ukraine and Spain playing Tunisia in later games.
Anti-landmine activists meeting in Nairobi say the US is setting a  bad example by not joining a worldwide ban.
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FRUITHURST, Ala. - The huge hog that became known as &quot;Monster Pig&quot; after being killed by an 11-year-old boy had another name: Fred.
President Bush took on Congress today over its appetite for special spending projects, announcing a new strategy of vetoes and executive action to cut the number of so-called earmarks in half during his final year in office and to open the rest to more scrutiny and debate.
Shortstop Omar Vizquel&#39;s 11-season tenure as an Indian ended Sunday when San Francisco signed him to a three-year deal worth $12.
A new software-based unlocking scheme for your iPhone makes it easier for those of us without soldering skills to leave AT&T. But the good times probably won't last.
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Floppy disks, one of the most popular forms of storage for many years, will no longer be sold in PC World shops.
English Premiership strugglers Crystal Palace were hit by a killer last minute goal as they went down 1-0 to fellow Londoners Charlton.
The US welcomes North Korea's decision to invite UN nuclear monitors to discuss shutting down a key reactor.
General John de Chastelain is reviewing his estimates of IRA weapon stockpiles ahead of any deal on decommissioning and devolution, according to sources.
Six foreign-owned textile factories close in Lesotho, leaving 6,650 garment workers jobless, a union says.
President Vladimir Putin served notice that Russia intended to remain a major nuclear power by deploying a new weapon in the coming years that other states lack and are unlikely to develop in the near future.
Nearly 30 years have passed since Dirk  Schleyer's father was kidnapped and murdered by the Red Army  Faction (RAF), a violent group of young revolutionaries that  terrorized West Germany in the 1970s and 80s.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Continuing its flirtation with open-source, Microsoft Corp. on Monday posted the code of a little-known collaboration application to open-source development site SourceForge.
The United Nations signed an agreement on Tuesday as a first step in creating a tribunal that would try suspects in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and other anti-Syrian figures.
Louis Pearlman, the creator of  boy bands like Backstreet Boys and &#39;N Sync, was remanded on  Monday to custody in Guam pending his transfer to Florida where  he faces charges of fraud.
Russia said on Thursday it had  protested to Austria over the arrest of a Russian space agency  official on suspicion of espionage.
DP World will sell 20 percent of its shares, worth at least $3.5 billion, in what will be the Middle East\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest initial public offering.
Late last night, the High Court was hearing an application to sack three members of Vector&#39;s owner, the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust, following an earlier breakaway meeting on a deal to partially privatise the company.
President Bush called for the 15 countries that are major producers of greenhouse gases to confer this fall and adopt a common goal on curbing emissions.
The bowlers at Strike Bethesda yesterday celebrated office holiday parties, hurled red and green bowling balls at glowing neon-colored pins and watched &quot;A Christmas Story&quot; on overhead video
Ex-PM Tony Blair's decision to leave the Anglican Church to become a Catholic has been welcomed by the Vatican.
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U.S. blue chip stocks rose on  Wednesday, helped by drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N, but  technology stocks were weaker as results from tech bellwether  Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O disappointed Wall Street.
On 21 September 2004, Betrusted and TruSecure announced that they will merge, creating a privately held IT security company called Cybertrust.
Secretary of state to convince Palestinian leaders about US-backed Middle East peace conference.
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Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing says it carried out two attacks which killed at least 50 in the past two days.
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Aid workers reaching remote areas of Indonesia's Aceh province discover the extent of the tsunami's devastation.
SAITAMA, Japan  - European champions Greece   shocked odds-on favorites the United States 101-95 to reach the   final of the world basketball championship on Friday.
The first-ever Surgeon General&#39;s report on bone health indicates osteoporosis could reach epidemic levels within 15 years. By the year 2020 one of two Americans over the age of 50 will be at
British police said on Saturday they had   arrested 16 men in two separate anti-terrorism operations just   three weeks after uncovering a suspected plot to bring down   U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic.
A scorching internal review of the Bush administration's billion-dollar-a-year reading program says the Education Department ignored the law and ethical standards to steer money how it wanted.
Celtic&#39;s inability to gain reward on their Champions League travels was all too evident again as, for the eighth time in succession in this competition, they suffered a bad defeat.
Manufacturers, environmental groups unite to educate consumers, increase recycling, and reduce hazardous materials used in mobile phones.
Wolfsburg crushed Arminia Bielefeld 5-0 and jumped to fourth place in Sunday&#39;s final Bundesliga round before the winter break.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government began to unravel in the Gaza Strip.
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Today the FIA issued what could be a very drafty draft of the Formula 1 calendar for next season and the British Grand Prix is on it, albeit with a provisional status, pending an agreement between the parties involved.
Hundreds of holidaymakers are stranded on Gran Canaria after technical problems with a holiday firm's only plane.
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In its fall outlook, the global lender cuts estimates for US GDP growth for both 2004 and 2005. WASHINGTON  - US economic growth should pick up in the second half of 2004 but costlier oil and weak
Adobe Systems has signed on three researchers who've investigated new technical tools for photography and computing.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Churchgoers in two communities stunned by the slaying of an expectant mother whose baby was cut from her womb grieved for the young woman Sunday and struggled to understand her grisly death.
Any effort to battle the AIDS epidemic must focus on changing the fate of women by educating them, helping them own property and giving
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned the victim of a gang-rape whose sentencing to 200 lashes caused an international outcry, the official news agency said on Monday.
Something odd happened on the way to global recovery. The shoppers are not turning out the way they normally do when things start to look up.
The global success of Shrek, Finding Nemo and the recent Shark Tale has prompted Indian film-makers to try their hand at the animation industry.
Sunny-yet-crisp autumn days help with the transition of the seasons. Come this fall, so will a slim pencil skirt worn with a cocooning fur-trimmed sweater.
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Raiffeisen Bank Romania will get a three-year USD 250 million syndicalised loan from a banking consortium led by Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Deutsche Zentral - Genossenschaftbank, JP Morgan PLC and Mizuho ...
A Paris broker was due to appear before an investigating judge on Saturday as part of a widening probe into the rogue trading scandal at French bank Societe Generale , sources close to the inquiry said.
Cablevision Systems Corp. on Tuesday said it narrowed its third-quarter loss as revenue jumped 20 percent, buoyed by subscriber growth.
Hearings have been set for the Nationals' three remaining arbitration cases -- closer Chad Cordero, outfielder Austin Kearns and right-hander John Patterson.
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ST. LOUIS - When the St. Louis Cardinals were playing .500 ball for the last two weeks of the regular season after already having clinched the National League Central championship, one question persisted.
Hospital workers at 10 Sutter Health affiliates in the Bay Area plan to strike Dec. 1 to protest alleged unfair labor practices, unions representing workers announced Friday.
An al Qaeda-led group in Iraq signaled in a Web video on Monday that it had killed three U.S. soldiers after capturing them last month, showing only pictures of ID cards of two missing U.S. soldiers.
Australia&#39;s plan to establish a maritime surveillance zone that would cover much of Indonesia has provoked a furious response from Jakarta, which says the policy contravenes both national sovereignty and international law.
The FBI never adequately investigated complaints by a fired contract linguist who alleged shoddy work and possible espionage inside the bureau's translator program, even though evidence and witnesses supported her, the Justice Department's senior oversight official said Friday.
Kyte.tv, a start-up Web site for  sharing pictures and video, said on Tuesday it received funding  from the investment arm of Nokia .
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Dirk Van Tuerenhout last made headlines for his role in returning a priceless artifact to its homeland. This time, he's making headlines for doing just the opposite.
The United States is in a league of its own when it comes to sending junk mail to e-mail users. Researchers at security software company Sophos found that 42 percent of all spam sent this year came from the
Rescuers were praying for &quot;individual miracles&quot; of survival as they combed the beaches and islands of southern Thailand on Wednesday for thousands of missing tourists and locals swept away by tidal waves.
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Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon is having a lesbian relationship with an unnamed female, according to reports. The Emmy-winning actress, 38, who played cynical lawyer Miranda Hobbs in the hit TV show, has
Former general Susilo Bambang is heading for a landslide win against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election.
High Street retailers launch a series of sales and special offers to lure stay-at-home consumers into some early Christmas shopping.
Iranian President Mohammad Khatami warns that peace cannot come to the Middle East without the help of Iran.
Ray Lewis was inactive for the Ravens' regular-season finale game against Miami on Sunday because of a broken right wrist.
Paul Hamm cradled the Olympic gold medal at his lawyers&#39; office in Manhattan, then laid it down carefully on the table in front of him, then wore it around his neck.
Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa will start the  Formula One season as McLaren's reserve driver at grand prix  weekends, the team said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK - &quot;Blog&quot; is now the most popular search word in the online version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Its frequent lookup paralleled its growth on the political scene this year as keepers of Web logs
Women feeling stressed this holiday season could find help is closer than they think - by holding their husband's hand.
Crude oil futures nose-dived for a second day in a row yesterday, briefly dipping below $43 a barrel, as traders focused on rising fuel supplies and mild fall weather in the Northeast and Midwest.
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The judge who presided over the military pretrial hearing for Pfc. Lynndie England has made her recommendation on whether the Army reservist should be court-martialed for abusing Iraqi prisoners.
Bored with life on his family's South Carolina horse farm, Willard McCormick decided that military service was the right plan for his future. And when the Army dangled its new, $20,000 recruiting bonus in front of him, the decision got a lot easier.
Two men who murdered tourist Katherine Horton in Thailand have their death sentences commuted to life in jail.
KIEV Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Ukraine reversed the Central Election Commission&#39;s declaration of Viktor Yanukovich as president and called for the second round of the nation&#39;s presidential balloting to be repeated on Dec. 26.
PARIS - Canadian math students are being outperformed by those six other countries, including Hong Kong and Finland, according to an international study.
New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically
French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.
James Bond underwater assault gear goes public DSEi British gov-wartech spinoff Qinetiq is showing a bunch of stuff here at the DSEi battleware fest, but one of the most eye-catching displays is undoubtedly the \
He is a sizable underdog in Saturday night&#39;s heavyweight title fight, and it&#39;s no mystery why. Danny Williams, by all accounts, is taking a major step up in class.
BRATISLAVA- Czech President Vaclav Klaus was presented with a honorary doctor's degree at the Economic University in Bratislava at the beginning of his one-day visit to Slovakia.
The Hawks traded G Jon Barry to the Rockets yesterday in exchange for G Tyronn Lue. Lue averaged 6 points and 2.8 assists in 23 minutes a game this season for the Rockets.
By Max B. Baker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Mar. 12--David Wasson works hard to make sure he provides enough water to his Benbrook customers.   But he wants to pipe it into their homes, not send it by way of a flood.
A US government medical reviewer told an advisory panel on Monday new findings confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among children and teens.
A Belgian woman who became infertile from cancer treatment gave birth yesterday after having her ovarian tissue removed and frozen before chemotherapy and transplanted later, the first
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Big Food Group Plc, the UK owner of the Iceland grocery chain, said second-quarter sales at stores open at least a year dropped 3.3 percent, the second consecutive decline, after competitors cut prices.

Four terrorist suspects and four civilians were killed by American soldiers and airstrikes during a morning raid in Baqouba, the U.S. military said.
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The traditional competition for U.S. offshore outsourcing business was between nations. That's about to change, according to a new study.
Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. said Monday that it expects third-quarter revenue to range between $680 million and $695 million, above average Wall Street estimates of $651.
NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average surged past its all-time trading high of 11,750.28 Tuesday, taking yet another step in its recovery from seven years of market turmoil.
The sharp drop in violence that has accompanied the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq has given the war-torn country a rare opportunity for stability, analysts said on Wednesday.
Depending on how you look at it, Marty Stuart is either a genius for saving all those cowboy boots, rhinestone suits and flashy string ties, or he's a pack rat with a taste for garish clothes.
The atmosphere is building ahead of the Carling Cup final in Cardiff between Chelsea and Arsenal.
It could be a coming-out party for Mac OS X Leopard and who knows what else. Help us guess what might be rolling out on April 15. Plus: Stylin' with neon iPod headphones. In Cult of Mac.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE   Associated Press writer  SAN FRANCISCO -- Battling to keep her job, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Ray Kopp enjoyed tooling around in a hydrogen- powered Honda prototype vehicle so much that, for a moment, he pictured driving one home.
BRUSSELS Canada and the European Union said Tuesday that they would cooperate to maximize the effect of sanctions they plan to impose on the United States in retaliation for measures protecting the US steel industry.
Microsoft agrees to buy Danger Inc, maker of the T-Mobile's SideKick web phone popularised by Paris Hilton.
Russia will accept a partition of  Serbia&#39;s Kosovo province if that is what both Belgrade and  Kosovo&#39;s ethnic Albanian majority agree to, Russian Foreign  Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
GOLF fans could be in for an early morning treat at Wentworth today - after seven of the eight first-round games in the HSBC World Match Play championship failed to finish before darkness on the opening day.
A top Army investigator has apologized to New Mexico National Guard soldiers who were ordered to strip to their gym shorts and were searched for gang tattoos while they were on duty in Kuwait.
VANCOUVER(CP) - The fiery and vitriolic oratory of an accused Air India bomber, urging the revenge-fuelled destruction of Hindus, was played again in court Monday as the Crown began its final argument against Ajaib Singh Bagri.
MedImmune&#39;s FluMist nasal vaccine should be included in the US government&#39;s Vaccines for Children program, expanding its distribution to children over the age of 5 and teens, federal advisers said on Thursday.
Apple Computer has unveiled two new versions of its hugely successful iPod: the iPod Photo and the U2 iPod.
America&#39;s top enemy in Iraq claimed the killing of nearly 50 unarmed army recruits in a cold-blooded assault on fledgling security forces slated to take part in a crackdown on rebels before elections due in January.
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Bundesbank president Axel Weber was  quoted in a newspaper interview on Sunday expressing his  concerns about inflationary pressures in Germany and his fears  the annual price rise may hit 3 percent by the end of the year.
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Justin Gatlin's lawyer   said on Monday she did not expect the Olympic champion's   arbitration hearing on doping charges to be held this year.
Colorful parades rolled through New Orleans on Tuesday as thousands of revelers turned out to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city still scarred by Hurricane Katrina.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry accused the Bush administration of letting a \
It&#39;s time for Europe to reassess its  skepticism towards genetically modified (GMO) foods and trust  scientists who have deemed them safe -- or risk more  international lawsuits, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Daniel Sanker has traveled to the most chic cities -- London, New York, Los Angeles -- as founder of the shipping and logistics firm CaseStack. But his quest to create a more sustainable business is taking him to the home turf of a company that is virtually synonymous with...
The former Florida and Bethune-Cookman player Avery Atkins was found dead in his car in the garage of his aunt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home in what the police called a suspicious death.Atkins, 20, was a freshman cornerback on the 2005 Gators and was projected to start on the 2006 team, the eventual national champion. He was released from his scholarship last summer by Florida Coach Urban Meyer because of a domestic battery charge against him. He joined Bethune-Cookman as a transfer and played in three games before being released from his scholarship.
By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  CARSON CITY - Hours before the start of a state hearing on the Southern Nevada Water Authority's plan to tap groundwater in White Pine County, the U.S.
Jurors returned to work Sunday for their second day of deliberations in the murder trial of a Long Island electrician charged with killing his lover's estranged millionaire husband.
The New England Patriots continue their record making march into history by chalking up their 21st consecutive win in a row over AFC East rival the New York Jets.
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Cheryl Ford had 14 points and 16 rebounds and the Detroit Shock remained undefeated with a 75-72 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Tim Henman won just his second ATP Tour match this year on Tuesday, beating Michael Russell of the United States 6-1, 7-6 (5) at the Nottingham Open.
AT&T wants to trim the deal's scope, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Coach Bob Woolmer is tipping Pakistan&#39;s top batsmen to play the tour-opening match against a Western Australia 2nd XI in Perth starting Wednesday in a bid to acclimatize quickly to Australian conditions.
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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. Food and  Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they  were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine  despite their reservations about the drug's risks or  effectiveness, according to documents made public on Thursday.
U.S. imports of socks from China will be strictly limited next year, the Bush administration announced yesterday -- a decision that could herald similar action against other types of Chinese-made clothing that have the potential to dominate world markets.
Fred Funk birdied the final hole to finish off a final-round 6-under 66 and win the Southern Farm Bureau Classic by a stroke Sunday, his first PGA Tour victory in six years.
PITTSBURGH - The state Supreme Court ruled that Pennsylvania's drunken driving law can't be enforced against people on horseback, a decision that inspired the dissenting justice to wax poetic.    The court ruled Wednesday in a case against two men in Mercer County in 2002...
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The four measures on the Feb. 5 ballot are being hotly debated. Officials say the state needs the revenue.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Kenyan tree planter and government minister Wangari Maathai has won the Nobel Peace Prize, Agence France-Presse said.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) announced a plan yesterday to pump $42 million into Virginia's troubled mental heath system, a proposal that advocates and state officials said is the beginning of an intense discussion about how aggressively the state should adopt reform.
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Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller was on the witness stand yesterday and a juror wanted to know why she had decided to go to jail for 85 days before agreeing to testify about her conversations with I. Lewis \
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK  - Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has returned to the German TV market by buying a near-15 percent stake in the country's largest pay-TV broadcaster, Premiere , for 287 million euros ($421.6 million).
Ireland&#39;s Equestrian Federation said its offices were broken into last night, hours after the International Federation for Equestrian Sports said a sample from the horse Waterford Crystal
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A California judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the remains of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith but ordered her body preserved until a February 20 hearing in the paternity case surrounding her baby.
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Arsenal edged their Champions League opener against PSV Eindhoven 1-0 thanks to an own goal by Alex. The Brazilian defender turned the ball into his own net after a brilliant surging run and cut-back by Arsenal striker Thierry Henry on 41 minutes.
With 20-20 hindsight, we know that the case accusing Kobe Bryant of sexual assault never should have gotten so close to trial.
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KISMAYU, Somalia  - Two Somalis and two foreign aid workers working for the Dutch arm of Medecins Sans Frontieres were killed by a roadside bomb on Monday near the southern Somali port of Kismayu, witnesses said.
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France&#39;s Sebastien Bourdais leads this year&#39;s Champ Car series in victories, pole positions and laps led and can clinch the series championship at Sunday&#39;s Lexmark Indy 300.
Two car bombs kill 14 and injure 30 in a town north of Basra in southern Iraq.
Holding a referendum on the EU treaty would entail 'sucking the energy out of the country for months', Tony Blair said today.
In a massive city of steel at the edge of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia is trying to move beyond oil to become an industrial power.
Some say it is the female equivalent of Viagra, and even before it is approved by the FDA, the new drug is generating a buzz. But is Intrinsa a medical breakthrough, or simply marketing hype?
Even without hitting home runs, the St. Louis Cardinals' potent attack continued to pummel the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-3, Thursday.
Zimbabwe is to print new banknotes in an effort to tackle the cash shortages afflicting the country.
Canada on Sunday confirmed its second case of mad cow disease, just days after the United States said it planned to reopen its border to Canadian beef.
British companies should help employees doze off by installing beds in the workplace in a bid to increase productivity, a study published in The Guardian daily showed.
The Welsh Rugby Union defends its ticketing after thousands of seats were left empty at the South Africa clash.
Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, recovering from injuries he says were inflicted by police, has been released from custody and is due to appear in court later on Wednesday, his lawyer said.
Officials at Atlanta's zoo were ecstatic after witnessing the rare birth of a giant panda in captivity.
InfoWorld - YouTube&#160;furthered its attempts to offer legitimate footage on its video-sharing Web site this week by announcing deals that will provide users with music video and professional basketball content.
Conservative Republican Senator Sam Brownback has become the latest politician to take formal steps to run for the White House in 2008, filing paperwork to form a presidential exploratory committee.
MORE than 300 people died and at least 150 remained missing after flash floods and landslides devastated three coastal towns and left swathes of the northern Philippines under water yesterday.
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The civil charges accused three former top executives of manipulating Fannie Mae\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books to fatten their bonuses.
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A surge of admirers who came to watch actor Aishwarya Rai shoot a commercial in Dubai caused massive jams on city roads, local media reported.
CANNES, FRANCE\u00c2\u00a0-- Regardless of whether Oracle Corp. succeeds in its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft Inc., market leader SAP AG will be the one to reap the benefits, an executive for the German company said on Sunday.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.
The Donald took the spotlight in primetime Thursday as 17 million viewers tuned in to the live three-hour finale of \
India's economy beats expectations in the second quarter, with services leading the way.
The wife of the former chairman and chief executive of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc. was charged with insider trading yesterday for allegedly giving her brother a \
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China's ruling Communist Party unveiled on Monday a new leadership line-up, including two men likely to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
U.S. citizens concerned that Latino   immigrants will have them singing \
An Australian government ship has left on a mission to track Japan's whaling fleet and gather evidence for a potential international court case against Tokyo, an official said Wednesday.
Freddy Sanchez had two hits while becoming the Pittsburgh Pirates' first National League batting champion in 23 years, and Xavier Nady's third hit of the game drove in the only run in a 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
In-depth look at U.S. struggle to defeat improvised explosive devices used by insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2002.
Nine-time Grand Slam winner Monica Seles announced her retirement from competitive tennis on Thursday.
She's an astronaut, a Navy captain, and a married mother of three. So what made Lisa Nowak drive 900 miles to confront a perceived romantic rival? Diary of a bad trip.
Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S.  carrier which has been restructuring in efforts to avoid a  bankruptcy filing, is expected to slash fares and remove  restrictive rules such as Saturday-night stays, Time magazine  reported in its online edition on Sunday.
Ancel Keys, a pioneer in public health best known for identifying the connection between a cholesterol-rich diet and heart disease, has died.
Candidates backed by President Hugo Chavez swept all but two of 23 governorships in Sunday&#39;s regional elections, but opposition incumbents in two key states were re-elected, according to preliminary results announced by elections authorities.
Jones Apparel Group Inc.  is  near a deal to sell the Barneys New York high-end clothing  chain for $825 million to Dubai&#39;s private equity firm  Istithmar, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Chairman Patricia Dunn was unaware of tactics used in an investigation into boardroom leaks to reporters. Meanwhile, reports say the California attorney general is likely to bring criminal charges.
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A 20-year-old man is charged with the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death near his home in Hull.
Buffalo punter Brian Moorman was listed as inactive for the Bills' preseason game Saturday night against Tennessee.
Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout,  striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals  blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two  division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.
By Mike Schneider THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired from NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was charged with trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.
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SCIENTISTS have sounded the death knell for the plug and power lead. In a breakthrough that sounds like something out of Star Trek, they have discovered a way of 'beaming' power across a room into a light bulb, mobile phone orlaptop computer without wires or cables.
The Knicks were again shaky down the stretch, but this time, they showed a proper amount of composure in the final seconds as they equaled their victory total from last season.
A hand-written, illustrated book of  wizardry by Harry Potter author JK Rowling fetched a record  1.95 million pounds ($3.98 million) at auction in London on  Thursday, nearly 40 times its expected price.
President Bush commemorated Hurricane Katrina\u00e2\u0080\u0099s devastating blow today with a moment of silence.
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The chief executive of the Altria Group, Louis C. Camilleri, said yesterday that the company might split into two or three independent entities.
The man described as the father of the internet, Vint Cerf, talks about taking it into the stars.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s MSN Internet division late Wednesday debuted a preliminary version of MSN Spaces, designed to bring blogs to the masses.
The Conservatives say the lack of history knowledge  among teenagers is an \
TEHRAN -- The head of Iran's security council said yesterday that the reelection of President Bush was in Tehran's best interests, despite the administration's axis of evil label, accusations that Iran harbors Al Qaeda terrorists, and threats of sanctions over the country's nuclear ambitions. Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan Rowhani, head of the Supreme National ...
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that even if rival Barack Obama's claim that he has more support from her husband's administration was true, the statement was \
By Chris Parker, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  May 24--Schuylkill County's district attorney will determine whether charges should be filed because the Republican controller candidate took over Internet domain names referring to his Democratic opponent.
Among the complex dynamics at play for the Giants (0-2) is the unusual relationship between the person who coaches the team and the person who assembles the roster.
Team New Zealand were the main beneficiaries of the weather in Spain today when they won the pre-America&#39;s Cup yachting regatta in Valencia.
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Haile Gebrselassie blew away the field   to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday but the Ethiopian missed   out on a world record as windy conditions and a lack of   assistance took their toll.
Human rights violations in the Russian region of Ingushetia have soared and a repeat of the systematic abuses in neighboring Chechnya is unacceptable, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
ICO to investigate The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is to investigate eBay after Privacy International lodged an official complaint about the company's data retention practices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The news was stunning as it came out on Wednesday morning. After two years of the city selling itself to baseball, after all that time spent on finally landing a baseball team in the District for the first
What looked like a comfortable lead for Emirates Team New Zealand in Race 6 of the America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cup turned out to be something much more fragile, and now Alinghi has a 4-2 series lead.
Doctors are closer to predicting which  cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side  effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major  medical meeting said on Tuesday.
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A menagerie of mutants overcrowd this third installment of the superhero franchise.
Accidents will happen A faulty signature update from Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday flagged up Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) as infected with a low-risk virus, Huhk-C. As a result the core Windows component was quarantined or worse.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Multiple construction plans were announced at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. A new phase in the implementation of a large-scale construction program in Turkmenistan was announced by President Saparmurat Niyazov.
Investigators may have discovered what caused the Genesis spacecraft to crash into the Utah desert this September. Some crucial switches were installed backwards, because of an error in the instructions.
After three Egyptian police officers were killed by Israeli tank fire on the Egypt-Gaza border, Israeli has apologized and started an investigation into the incident.
Valore di 29,4 mln contro 26,2 dello stesso periodo del 2006
For many designers, New York's gala week of fashion shows represents the height of success, but plenty of aspiring fashionistas are finding their way without the bright lights and crowded catwalks.
Chechnya has elected Moscow&#39;s clear favorite, Alu Alkhanov, as president, with nearly 74 percent of the vote, the BBC reported Monday.
Liverpool&#39;s reserve striker Neil Mellor came up trumps with a stoppage time winner to hand struggling Arsenal a second league defeat of the season.
Short of the world coming to a premature end, the Scottish Football Association will meet sometime in the next two weeks to discuss terminating the services of national team manager, Berti Vogts.
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Oil fell after hitting an all-time high of $80.20 on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto forced the closure of some U.S. Gulf refiners and stoked concerns of fuel shortages this winter.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Terry Tullier remembers Hurricane Betsy all too well. What worries him is that many in New Orleans don&#39;t. &quot;I was 20 years old.
Actress and Chanel spokeswoman Nicole Kidman wins an apology from a newspaper which claimed she promoted a rival brand.
The United States should begin construction of two new heavy-duty icebreakers, the National Research Council said Tuesday.
Pakistani security forces killed 23 tribal militants but lost seven of their own men in fighting after the tribesmen ambushed a paramilitary troop convoy in northwest Pakistan, an army officer said.
They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta \u00c2\u0097 they simply want to see a doctor.
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Messi a disposizione 3 mln euro per la Protezione Civile
Corel Corporation has bought Jasc Software, the publishers of the highly rated Paintshop Pro graphics software. The buy out strengthens Corel&#39;s already strong presence in the PC graphics market - particularly
Britain's inflation rate unexpectedly  held steady in November as a sharp rise in petrol prices was  offset by continued downward pressure from utility bills, data  showed on Tuesday.
Oil prices held steady on Thursday unfazed by a fall in crude supplies in the United States, where stocks are more than 20 million barrels above levels a year ago.
LONDON: Cost overruns and political bickering will be set aside tomorrow at Airbus as the Toulouse-based planemaker unveils its mighty A380 double-decker, the biggest airliner ever built.
CLEVELAND, Ohio  - President George W. Bush on Tuesday brushed aside the criticism of fellow Republicans over Iraq and demanded the U.S. Congress allow his troop buildup more time to work.
As political debate churned over a newly declassified intelligence report on terrorists, a top Democrat called for the release of another National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq that she says \
As Greeks get a boost, it remains unclear if success will mean higher stature in Europe. By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Napoli, 4 dicembre 2004 - \u00c2\u00abNoi vogliamo contrastare e colpire la camorra con la massima determinazione e con tutti i mezzi di cui possiamo disporre\u00c2\u00bb. Lo ha affermato il ministro dell&#39;Interno, Giuseppe Pisanu
Business & money: Risk of fares rising above cost of running services.
Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. and television recorder maker TiVo Inc. are close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies over the Internet to their
EarthLink's plans to lay off 900 people signals change for wi-fi deployment efforts, observers say.
What a carve-up The remains of Pipex are being picked over by Cable and Wireless as part of a planned outsourcing deal. Engineers and consultants arrived onsite yesterday for talks to take over the running of the access network that connect customers to Pipex's London core network and the internet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Manu Ginobili scores a season-high 34 points and adds a career-high 15 rebounds, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 93-88 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
U.S. stock futures indicated a flat to slightly lower open on Tuesday as disappointing results from Home Depot Inc.  overshadowed news of major deals, including Sirius Satellite Radio's  plan to buy rival XM Satellite Radio  for $4.6 billion.
Vonage said Tuesday it had surpassed the two million customer mark, maintaining its position as the largest American VoIP communications provider. However, analysts warn Vonage's time at the top may be limited.
FUSA Capital Corp (OTCBB:FSAC), parent company of SearchforMedia Network  and a leading innovator of video and audio search engine technologies,  today announced that content from Snowvision.com is now available at  Searchforvideo.com.
UPDATE SUN 5 PM: At least three deaths are blamed on the latest hurricane to thrash Florida. Two people apparently drowned when the SUV they were driving, plunged into a lake northwest of Fort Lauderdale.
SAN DIEGO - Jerome Williams pitched 7 strong innings in his first start in two months and the San Francisco Giants jumped back into a tie for the National League wild-card lead by beating the San Diego Padres 4-1 on Thursday night before a Petco Park
U.S. consumers may soon have to  swallow more expensive coffee as soaring futures and rising  costs from milk to fuel induce roasters to charge more for the  steamy brew, industry participants said.
Quarto figlio in arrivo per David Beckham. Il centrocampista del Real Madrid ha confermato le indisc...
The expected tension going into &quot;Alexander&quot; was how well Oliver Stone&#39;s own artistic megalomania would be balanced out by his sophisticated historical intellect.
Robust demand for military equipment and technology led two arms makers to post higher quarterly profit yesterday, with Boeing reporting a 78 percent jump in earnings despite a decline in commercial airplane revenue.
The US  files a new trade complaint against the EU, saying it is not a true single market and the confusion is hurting American firms.
The trade group representing the US music industry has filed a new round of lawsuits against 744 people it alleges used online file-sharing networks to illegally trade in copyrighted materials, it said on Wednesday.
Fatah members were fleeing Gaza Friday as Hamas began trying to round up the remaining elements of the rival faction, Hamas radio reported.
Arsene Wenger was predictably fuming at referee Mike Riley following the &#39;homer&#39; referees incredible decisions at Old Trafford.
If Mark Klein realizes his vision, shoes for both men and women are about to change.
Council meetings in Reus could take a turn for the bizarre after the northern Spanish town voted in a councillor who promised to turn up dressed as Elvis Presley and wants to turn the square into a nudist pool.
Four Palestinians died on Friday because of the large-scale Israeli military operation in northern Gaza Strip which began on Sept.
Curtis Granderson tripled off Josh Beckett on the first pitch of the game, and the Detroit Tigers went on to stop their season-worst losing streak at five, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Monday night.
Sport: Chelsea's Petr Cech will miss the boxing day clash with Aston Villa after suffering a side strain
Winning behind Quincy Carter - who completed 11 of 20 passes for 116 yards - might have assuaged the Jets' concerns about him as the backup quarterback.
British company Warburtons asked 2,000 customers  what they thought were the cheesiest moments in flims. The top contender - \
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Shares hit record high after \u00c2\u00a3732m market raid\u00c2\u00b7 Emirate royal family is now biggest shareholder
An activist, dressed as Batman, plotted the embarrassing security breach of Buckingham Palace at a rural hotel in south Shropshire over the weekend, it emerged today.
POTSDAM, Germany, May 30 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday tangled fiercely over U.S. proposals to grant Kosovo independence and build a missile defense shield. Lavrov accused the United States of starting a new arms race with its plan to...
Officials on Friday opened a new wing in a historic German library that suffered severe damage in a fire five months ago.
Although the Beijing Olympics is still four years away, the Chinese capital is already gearing up to host the event. The city of over 12 million is refurbishing ancient landmarks in
Amnesty International urges Thailand to investigate, after 84 Muslims die in protests in the south of the country.
The UN Security Council demanded an immediate halt to all military action in the Ivory Coast and confirmed Saturday that UN peacekeepers and French forces were authorized
Steve Finley hit a grand slam home run to cap a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the NL West title with a 7-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
ELYRIA, Ohio - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance in critical battleground states...
VIENNA : OPEC insisted that high oil prices were a result of speculation and vowed to provide enough crude to calm global markets, while an energy research group warned prices could remain high for some time.
French police round up 9 terror suspects as part of efforts to dismantle alleged al Qaeda recruiting network
Lo spagnolo Fonsi Nieto e il francese Regis Laconi saranno i piloti ufficiali della Kawasaki per il ...
With Hurricane Ivan expected to continue its devastating track across the Caribbean and pass near or over western Cuba on Monday, meteorologists hope that an El Ni\u00c3\u00b1o episode expected in the Pacific could disrupt the conditions that have produced a bumper
Washington:Karl Rove, architect of President George W Bush&#39;s re-election, took a victory lap around the US talk shows on Sunday, relishing the victory he had stage-managed from the shadows, and saying Bush will seek a ban on gay marriage in his second term
Violent crime has fallen for the first time in eight years, but drug-linked offences and robberies are on the rise, according to Home Office figures released Thursday.
Playbill - New Line Records releases the soundtrack for the new film version of the musical Hairspray July 10.
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The U.S. government began fiscal  2005 with a budget shortfall, right after posting a record  $412.28 billion budget gap for all of the 2004 budget year, a  report on Wednesday showed.
NEW YORK - Pfizer announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its antipsychotic Geodon for acute bipolar mania, when patients suffer from unnatural highs that can last for a week or more.
Futures on the Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s 500 Index rose after a government report showed retail sales rose more than forecast last month.
Toy Wishes magazine, which researches and predicts hot holiday toys, and DIC Entertainment, a children's entertainment company, said on Wednesday they will air a televised toy awards show ahead of the crucial holiday toy season.
The Sainsbury family backs Chief Executive Justin King&#39;s strategy to turn around Britain&#39;s third- biggest supermarket chain, Jessica Sainsbury said, and speculation of a takeover is ``silly.
The steep sell-off swept in global stock markets continued on Wednesday as Asian equities followed US markets lower, led by Tokyo, where the benchmark Nikkei 225 average tumbled nearly 3 per cent to close 501.95 lower at 16,7676.89.
The FTSE 100 closed lower today, hit by profit taking after breaching the 6,000 level this morning, with a reversal in commodity stocks and an uncertain start by Wall Street making investors nervous ahead of the weekend.
An animal rights group Friday called for an international team of vets to examine dozens of famed Lipizzaner horses it says face starvation while Serbia and Croatia argue over their ownership.
Every four years, it seems, Democrats try to transform someone into a Kennedy, almost always with disappointing results.
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine&#39;s parliament Saturday declared the contested presidential election invalid, adding its weight to the huge protests that have paralyzed the government for a week.
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BASEL, Switzerland  - The United Nations has   failed to take on board some of the key recommendations of an   investigation into corruption in its oil-for-food program in   Iraq, an investigator told Reuters on Thursday.
On behalf of the seller, Binswanger is pleased to announce the sale of  Water Pik, Inc.'s 140,870 sq. ft. building  with acreage to SiteStone Holdings, LLC. The property is located at 609  14th Street SW in Loveland, Colorado. The sale  price was $3,300,000.
NAWEET, Uganda  - Drought cycles are coming more often to northeastern Uganda: every two years instead of every five.
Aruban prosecutors said Friday that they are reopening their investigation into the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway after seeing secretly taped material from a Dutch journalist.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts will get to enjoy the view from space for a few extra days. NASA managers decided Monday to extend Atlantis' mission to the international space station from 11 to 13 days.
That&#39;s what Boston Red Sox fans living in St. Louis are feeling in this World Series. &quot;I&#39;m feeling like I can&#39;t lose,&quot; said Steve Lyle, 57, a retired insurance benefits consultant from Chesterfield.
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Serbian territory has 17 mass graves containing bodies of ethnic Albanians slain during Kosovo's 1998-99 war, a former interior minister said Friday, accusing current authorities of a cover-up.
Dodger Stages, a gleaming new complex on the edge of the theater district, is one of the most expensive Off Broadway theater projects ever.
A 36-year-old Yemeni on trial here for conspiracy to commit terrorism threw the military commission proceedings into confusion on Thursday by saying that he
Sitting amid mounds of rotting garbage in a rubbish dump in Baghdad, 13-year-old Huda Hamdan is the human face of a new U.N. report that says a third of war- torn Iraq's 26 million people live in poverty.
NEW YORK - Ford Motor Co. plans to expand the availability of satellite radio from Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to more of its vehicles, the companies said Monday.
Flooding unleashed in Haiti by tropical storm Jeanne is feared to have killed more than 2,000 people.
An Indonesian woman swept to sea by the tsunami is rescued by a passing ship after five days adrift.
BESLAN, Sept 5: Mothers with tears flowing down their faces and fathers trying to hide their emotions buried their children and relatives on Sunday as the death toll from Russia&#39;s worst ever hostage crisis climbed by the hour.
The veteran shot a five-under 66 as the Canadian Open got off to a messy start. OAKVILLE -- The rain made a mess of yesterday&#39;s first round of the Canadian Open and that played right into Joey Sindelar&#39;s hands.
Hong Kong Reit, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest real estate investment fund remained in suspension as Hong Kong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Housing Authority, Reit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s regulator, failed to list the fund due to an unresolved lawsuit.
With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.
(InfoWorld) - Alcatel has reached a preliminary agreement to buy Nortel Network's 3G (third-generation) mobile phone network business for $320 million. Under terms of the proposed deal, Alcatel will acquire Nortel's UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Business) radio access business, including 14 Nortel customer contracts, the companies announced Friday. UMTS is a 3G telecoms standard used in Europe based on W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). The deal would make Alcatel one of the biggest suppliers of UMTS gear worldwide, giving it contracts with one in four UMTS operators, it said. The companies have signed a nonbinding agreement to merge and hope to close the deal by the end of the year. Closing the merger depends on arriving at a final acquisition agreement, negotiations with works councils, and securing regulatory and other approvals, they said. A \
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US forces have carried out overnight air attacks in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City suburb, residents said. Doctors said two people were killed and more than 40 wounded, but there has been no comment from the US military.
TORONTO (CP) - Canadians rushed to give money Tuesday to help victims of the catastrophic tsunami ahead of a midnight deadline for Ottawa to match individual donations with federal cash.
MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 14: Zee TV has refused to accept the Bombay High Court\u00e2\u0080\u0099s suggestion to call for fresh bids for cricket telecast rights, setting the stage for a legal battle.
Minority Leader and Member of Parliament of Nadowli North Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin says current happenings in the Ivory Coast have vindicated the submission he made at an NDC function in Kumasi that the International Community had lost confidence in
The United States will on Wednesday file a complaint at the World Trade Organization over what it called &quot;unfair&quot; European Union subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
Does the bizarre science fiction world of Oth Dimension shed light on the strange career of AsianWeek's fired columnist? In Table of Malcontents.
A House Republican has drafted a bill largely mimicking an administration plan to create military commissions to prosecute terror suspects, including a provision letting judges bar defendants from access to some evidence.
American Financial Realty Trust on Friday said it expects to report adjusted funds from operations between $124.0 million and $136.5 million in 2005.
Indonesian militant Idris is jailed for a hotel bombing in Jakarta, but cleared of the Bali attacks because of a new law.
ARLINGTON, Va. US Airways says it plans to cut 45 (m) million dollars a year in pay and benefits in a move the airline hopes will convince its union employees to accept 950 (m) million dollars in annual cost cuts.
November 01, 2004 - Nintendo of America today announced it has won a temporary restraining order from the US District Court for the Western District of Washington against the import or sale of video game systems containing counterfeit Nintendo games.
The days of exchanging neighborhood news solely over the back fence or at the local post office are long gone. And often, by the time community newsletters are written, printed and distributed, the information is stale.
The euro was near two-month highs  against the dollar Friday as key U.S. data loomed and as  traders awaited a Group of Seven meeting of finance ministers,  while oil-fired inflation fears lifted gold close.
The U.S. Open gave Tiger Woods a rude welcome back Thursday. For Colin Montgomerie, it was a surprisingly happy return.
A labor dispute between San Francisco hotel workers and management is spreading to more hotels in the city. Employees at ten major hotels are being been locked out from their jobs today.
A judge revised a restraining order against self-described pedophile Jack McClellan on Friday, ordering him to stay at least 10 yards from places where children congregate, including schools, playgrounds and child care centers.
LOS ANGELES - Proponents of stricter immigration controls are trying to use the courts to make public health officials collect medical fees from the sponsors of legal immigrants who can&#39;t pay their bills.
Once the champagne ran out Friday night, most of it sprayed or dumped, the Red Sox showed again how resourceful they could be. The players went through the beer as their primary weapon
Battendo 24-20 (13-10) la Croazia, campione olimpico in carica, nella finale del campionato europeo,...
The social news site begins rolling out a number of significant changes that allow members to further customize their profiles...and the Digg experience.
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Australian prime minister John Howard proposes an anti-terror force which could be deployed elsewhere in Asia.
The visiting British prime minister, Tony Blair, said today that it was an opportune moment to restart Mideast peace efforts, but he warned that the Palestinians needed to act against terrorism.
A couple are found not guilty of causing the death of a three-year-old boy they planned to adopt.
Search Engine News Weekly Report - Clusty, Yahoo, and MSN  The end of September and beginning of October has seen some changes in search engine news and the addition of a new search engine into the second tier search mix - Clusty. Additionally, MSN is planning on including search in their ...
Katie Rees lost her crown for showing too much. And yet here's a side the public really hadn't seen before. The former Miss Nevada USA, who was stripped of her title after the publication of racy pictures shot during a spring break trip tarnished her b...
PATONG BEACH, Thailand  - People held candles and  white roses on the tsunami-hit island of Phuket, tearfully  embracing as they grieved, in a poignant symbol of the mood  which darkened New Year celebrations across the globe.
Retailer Macy's Inc plans to cut 271 jobs in the Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis areas, closing most of its in-store wine shops and several food operations, the Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.
Singapore - Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday, driven by uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
ANKARA, Sept 8  - A huge fire swept through a copper mine in northern Turkey on Wednesday, killing at least 19 workers and injuring a further 17, a local official there said.
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PEGASUS ICE RUNWAY, Antarctica  - Werner Herzog, who has made movies about grizzly bears in Alaska and a downed fighter pilot in Laos, just finished filming in Antarctica and one thing he wants to make clear: it was easy.
Now that all the holiday presents have been opened, it is time to do some real shopping \u00c2\u0097 for the home, from the home.
Auburn gave the Bowl Championship Series suits what they were looking for Saturday night. Auburn&#39;s Cole Bennett (87) recovers a fumble in the end zone to score the Tigers&#39; first
Avvio di segno negativo per Piazza Affari, in linea con le altre borse del vecchio Continente. Dopo i primi scambi il Mibtel segna -0,16%, Midex -0,12%, Numtel -0,24% e Spmib -0,21%. Sotto il segno meno le principali Piazze europee.
WARSAW - A pro-business opposition party that wants Poland's troops out of Iraq ousted Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's government in parliamentary elections yesterday, as Poles opted for leadership offering a more cooperative approach to the European Union.
PORONG, Indonesia  - A mud volcano that forced more than 15,000 people to abandon their homes on the Indonesian island of Java in 2006 has breached the barriers built to contain it, causing further damage, police said.
THOSE LIVING with HIV/AIDS face a paradox. While there are increasingly effective drug treatments to manage the virus, many of these drugs cause serious side effects, and
The Yankees reserved a spot in October for the 10th year in a row, assuring themselves of no worse than a wild card.
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Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a mosque attack last year which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.
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Students from around the world pitched Bill Gates as part of a worldwide software development challenge.
Two dozen people cheated casinos in several states and Canada out of at least $3.3 million over five years by using technology and bribes to rig card games, federal prosecutors alleged in indictments unsealed Thursday.
Henry Jenkins  and his observations on social responsibility in Chinese video game culture.
No preening or chest bumping. No backward baseball cap. No high stepping as he approached the finish line. Shawn Crawford was all business Tuesday, speeding to victory in 20.
Alfred Preisser, a founder of the Classical Theater of Harlem, has clumsily conflated the Euripides play \u00e2\u0080\u009cTrojan Women\u00e2\u0080\u009d with eyewitness accounts from civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
A fourth animal has been found to have contracted the bluetongue disease in Suffolk, Defra says.
By Aman Batheja, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 8--AUSTIN -- Framing the issue as the latest front in the civil rights movement, thousands of parents, educators, and students descended on the state Capitol on Wednesday to support school vouchers.
: The first American military intelligence soldier to be court-martialled over the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal was sentenced today to eight months in jail, a reduction in rank and a bad-conduct discharge.
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La Finlandia ha battuto la Polonia 3-1 (0-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europe...
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: Northern Rock's de facto nationalisation proves our PM is no economic wizard.
Yahoo execs plan powwow and to consolidate entertainment businesses.
La star australiana del rugby Andrew Johns ha ammesso di aver preso droghe per circa 12 anni. L'atle...
Iran said Saturday it has uncovered spy rings organized by the United States and its Western allies, claiming on state-run television that the espionage networks were made up of \
The Green Bay Packers are having trouble multitasking.
Hamburger chain Burger King said on  Wednesday that it would not run its commercials during a  controversial program about U.S. presidential candidate John  Kerry to be aired by Sinclair Broadcast Group .
Pakistan's intelligence agency helped to plan the Mumbai train attacks which killed 186 people, Indian police say.
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Rapper-producers Kanye West and Lil Jon  win three awards each at the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in Miami.
MIAMI - Tough times in the national housing market led to a company record loss of $513.9 million for Lennar Corp. in the third quarter, with drops in sales prices and home deliveries compounded by heavy charges to write down land values.
Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister has vowed to continue arresting ringleaders of separatist attacks in the southern provinces. Thaksin Shinawatra says police will issue a further 60 arrest warrants for suspected separatists.
A Croatian armed robber abandoned a bank hold up after the cashier laughed at his order to \
Despite mounting U.S. pressure for sanctions against Iran, the European Union said Friday it is too early to punish Tehran for its failure to halt uranium enrichment by the U.N. Security Council's deadline.
Canadian director David Cronenberg wins the Toronto Film Festival's main prize with Eastern Promises.
About 200 pro-democracy activists rally in  Rangoon to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's party's victory in 1990 polls.
Public health experts accused the World Bank Tuesday of neglecting Africa's fight against tuberculosis, saying the institution should spend more fighting a disease whose resurgence in recent years has been linked to AIDS.
With an eye toward making its upright  electric scooters easier for the average American to buy,  Segway Inc. on Wednesday rolled out its first financing  program.
Mozilla rolled out its second beta release of Firefox 3 in less than a month with the goal of receiving feedback from developers on the browser's core functionality. The Beta 2 release now available for download features builds for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux in over 25 different languages.
The race is on among international banking groups for a stake of the Chinese market as Beijing loosens its grip on the sector, and British banks are already ahead of many of their rivals thanks to a long-standing presence in the region.
Beyond Binary gets driven around by a gadget hound who would make the folks on the show floor proud. He has 20,000 songs on his iPod, thousands of dollars worth of digital camera gear and a watch that acts as a TV remote control.
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A man set himself afire Monday just outside a White House gate and repeatedly yelled \
&quot;[Five] months had gone by since the last suicide bombing. Even Israelis, perhaps the most security-conscious people in the world, had begun to believe they had achieved improved protection from Palestinian terrorists.
Australia's state of Victoria launches random drug tests for drivers in a bid to cut drug-related road deaths.
RFID data is vulnerable under certain circumstances, but tougher standards have been developed to protect information stored on RFID chips and to prevent hackers from using sensitive data stored there in malicious exploits.
A little more sleep could go a long way to keeping off that extra weight. Two studies find that people who don&#39;t sleep enough have imbalanced levels of hormones that regulate appetite.
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For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients.
The Colts&#39; Peyton Manning and Green Bay&#39;s Bret Favre had a sharp-shooting contest for a first-half score of 35-17 and leaving the opposing defenses full of holes at the RCA Dome today.
Per l'attesissima partita in casa con l'Inter, l'allenatore del Catania Silvio Baldini ha convocato ...
Turkey's EU accession talks are set to slow down further as a row over trade with Cyprus blocks progress.
Chelsea keeper Petr Cech's reaction to Thierry Henry's free-kick will be probed by the Football Association.
With Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board rejecting Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid, it will fall to Christopher P. Liddell, an outsider to the software industry, to plot Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next steps in the bitter battle.
Baseball isn&#39;t only coming to Washington, it&#39;s also coming to a Washington-based company. XM Satellite Radio Holdings will pay $59 million a year to broadcast most regular and post-season
Hundreds die as massive waves crash into the south Indian coastal states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITOR CENTER - Mount St. Helens yesterday again threw up billowing, anvil-shaped clouds of steam and a little ash, the largest explosion yet since it stirred back to life late last month.
The only sign that Terrell Owens didn&#39;t have an issue with was the scoreboard. David Akers kicked a 50-yard field goal in overtime and Donovan McNabb matched a career high with four touchdown passes -- two
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech said there was no-one to blame but himself for the mistake that presented Premier League leaders Arsenal with a 1-0 victory over their London title rivals.
Buildings are getting smarter &#151; and the next generation of building materials is expected to do even more. Windows could trap the sun's energy to heat hot water. Sensors that measure the carbon dioxide exhaled by people in a room could determine whether the air conditioning needs to be turned up.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Hurrican Ivan barrelled into the Cayman Islands last night, its ferocious 155mph winds tearing off roofs while an 8ft storm surge flooded the coastal plain, including parts of the capital, George Town.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday visited a military unit in an area of the North Caucasus where fighting in 1999 led to the Chechen war that first propelled him to popularity.
NEW YORK, November 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today announced the Nokia 9500 Communicator has been granted the IEEE 802-11b and WPA (Wireless Protected Access) certifications by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
CHARLESTON, SC - You had brother Mardy experiencing a rebirth in front of 9,189 ardent Southerners. You had brother Andy bearing testimony about teamwork.
Coles Myer, three years into a five-year turnaround journey, bettered its guidance with a record annual net profit of $576.5 million on Wednesday and said it was well on the way to meeting its target of $800 million in fiscal 2006.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Congress has wrapped up its work for the year by passing a bill that would make it illegal to obtain a person's phone records without permission. The Senate late Friday passed the Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act, spurred in part by revelations in September that Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) investigators had used deceptive means to gain access to phone records of reporters and company board members. The bill, sponsored by Representative Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, would make illegal the act of pretexting -- tricking phone companies into giving up private records by pretending to be a customer. The bill, which passed by voice vote in the Senate, allows prison sentences of up to 10 years and fines of up to US$500,000 for deceiving phone companies into handing over records such as phone logs. The bill, which now awaits President George Bush's signature before it becomes law, also outlaws the sale of phone records and adds penalties for people who obtain phone records as a way to help commit a violent crime. Privacy advocates have worried that criminals are using phone records obtained through pretexting to stalk potential victims. Smith praised the Senate for passing the legislation. \
KORIYAMA, Japan  - Overlooking a mountain lake a few hours drive from Tokyo, dozens of tall wind turbines spin in the breeze creating carbon-free power for the world's fifth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Stock index futures pointed to a flat  market open on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal article cast  doubt on the chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on  Wednesday.
Swiss drug maker Novartis Pharma AG said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration approved another use for the company&#39;s Zelnorm irritable bowel drug, clearing Novartis to market the medicine as a treatment for chronic constipation in male and female
A new British mobile service called Blyk will offer subscribers some free calls and text messages in return for their agreeing to accept advertising on their phones.
L'uomo accusato dell'omicidio della moglie Barbara Cicioni
Iraq on Sunday named Saddam Hussein's   eldest daughter and first wife on its most-wanted list along   with top Baathists and al Qaeda's new leader in Iraq, a day   after the bloodiest bombing in three months killed over 60.
Independent News & Media buys a 26% stake in Indian newspaper company Jagran, in a deal worth 25m euros.
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 21 -- President Thabo Mbeki told the nation Friday that he has no plans to step down or implement any new policies following his ruling party's decision at a rowdy conference to replace him as leader with his populist rival, Jacob Zuma.
Cecilia Sarkozy said she and her former husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy had never lied about their marriage, in an interview that appears Saturday in the weekly magazine Elle.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. \u00c2\u00b7 Only once more this season will Heat center Shaquille O&#39;Neal see an opponent willing to play him pretty much straight up.
The sudden deterioration in the health of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat reminded the world that he has his place in history in spite of the many attempts by Israel - and especially by
In a tradition-bound nation, women are emerging as an economic and political force unheard of in the rest of the Arab world.
Star Fleet Capt. Jean-Luc Picard commanded it. Now some Trekkie owns it.
Several thousand faithful packed a square in central Vienna Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a three-day visit to Austria with a Mass and a stop at a medieval abbey outside the capital.
&quot;We don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t see this [market] as crowded. There is tremendous growth potential&quot; - Zack Zalon, Virgin Digital president. Story in full VIRGIN Mobile, part of billionaire Sir Richard Branson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sprawling business
Kodak (EK:NYSE - news - research) bought National Semiconductor&#39;s (NSM:NYSE - news - research) imaging unit based in Sunnyvale, Calif.
RISING oil prices and interest rates have hit confidence in service firms, but manufacturers have recorded their best spell of orders for nine years, two new surveys show today.
: Rowan Williams
Led by Josh Beckett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pitching, the Red Sox dominated the Indians and forced the series back to Boston for Game 6 on Saturday night.
Billionaire from the UK Lakshmi Mittal on Monday purchased International Steel Group from Wilbur Ross, thus creating the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest steel company.
Injured all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is left out of Pakistan's World Cup squad and doubts remain over Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock market plummeted today after Beijing moved to impose higher taxes on trading activity.
Former Avalanche center Steve Moore is hopeful he can return to the life he had before a vicious, blind-side hit by Todd Bertuzzi left him with three fractured vertebrae and post-concussion symptoms.
The digital cameras and video recorders popped up whenever there was a commotion at the Republican convention &#151; and even when there was not.
Shares in Brazil's leading stock exchange surge after listing for the first time.
Bomb blasts rocked southern Thailand on Friday hours before Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was to address the nation as he faces his worst crisis following the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters. A second bomb exploded at a busy food stall in Yala province on Friday, wounding nine bomb squad members who had arrived to investigate an earlier blast that wounded three people, including one policeman, hospital officials said.
Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards called Monday for tighter restrictions on the sale of nonprescription cold medicines that could be used to make methamphetamine.
Militants in Iraq say they are holding a Polish woman hostage and have demanded that Poland withdraw all of its troops from the country.
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Citigroup  said on Thursday that  it plans to take $49 billion of structured investment vehicles  onto its balance sheet, after ratings agencies' threats to  downgrade the SIVs debt.
Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee grew up in Taiwan and started his career there. Now he wants to give back to its movie industry.
Gaming not green enough Eco-lobbyist Greenpeace is on a mission to upset the gaming industry, because consoles are apparently upsetting the environment. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ranked the Wii as the least environmentally friendly console, compared to the PS3 and Xbox 360.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
THE Howard Government has been assured by Indonesia that one of the main Bali bombers will not be released after reports he was seen having a coffee with a senior policeman in a central Jakarta shopping mall.
Baghdad - Two British Muslim leaders made an emotional appeal in Baghdad on Sunday for the release of British hostage Kenneth Bigley saying he was a &quot;victim like civilians in Fallujah.
The same computer systems that crashed on space station are also incorporated into Europe's Columbus laboratory and its new cargo ship.
Finland didn't get its long-awaited revenge on Sweden, but a 4-4 tie was good enough to win the European Pool at the World Cup of Hockey on Saturday in Helsinki.
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In the wake of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cbrowser wars\u00e2\u0080\u009d of the late 1990s, Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Internet Explorer has reigned supreme - at least in the PC market.
(New York-WABC, September 6, 2004 ) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays will likely not make it to New York in time for the first game of their doubleheader against the Yankees this afternoon in the Bronx.
The best place in the United States  for senior citizens to work is SC Johnson, the family-owned  consumer goods maker, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Southeast Asia&#39;s largest property developer CapitaLand Ltd. said Thursday it is teaming up with a Chinese state-linked group to buy and manage a slew of mainland shopping malls whose tenants include Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Persistent economic sluggishness and continued fallout from the Southern California labor dispute slashed second quarter profits 36 percent for Albertsons Inc.
JERUSALEM - Israel is prepared to coordinate its pullout from Gaza with a new Palestinian government, officials said Sunday, a shift from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s concept of &quot;unilateral disengagement&quot; and a sign that cooperation may be restored in
A lack of housing is the Gulf Coast's top challenge on Hurricane Katrina's anniversary, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday during a tour of the region.
Transitions of the nation's largest African American and Hispanic rights groups highlight differences in their outlooks and agendas.
Burglars steal \
Mukta Arts Ltd.'s next project has been titled Iqbal.
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Now that world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has fallen by the wayside, the No. 1 ranking is Amelie Mauresmo&#39;s for the taking, but the taking will be difficult beginning today in the semifinals at the WTA Championships.
Miss USA Tara Conner, who hung on to her crown last month by agreeing to go into rehab, has admitted she used cocaine and says she has struggled with alcoholism since she was a teenager.
The Seattle SuperSonics have the Sacramento Kings' number.
A mechanical monster grabs the F-14 fighter jet and chews through one wing and then another, ripping off the Tomcat's appendages before moving onto its guts. Finally, all that's left is a pile of shredded rubble &#151; like the scraps from a Thanksgiving turkey.
It has been two years since Michael D. Brown's exit strategy got blown away by Hurricane Katrina.
LOS ANGELES  - Gerald McRaney, star of &quot;Commando Nanny,&quot; an upcoming comedy series for the WB Network, underwent surgery Monday to remove a small cancerous growth from his lung.
La regia e' di Francesca Zambello, le scene di Peter Davison
Inizia con il piede giusto la seconda stagione di Giovanni Trapattoni alla guida del Salisburgo. Nel...
3Com Corp., the Marlborough maker of computer-networking equipment, said it agreed to buy a Texas maker of antihacker security systems, TippingPoint Technologies Inc., for $430 million in cash. TippingPoint makes so-called intrusion-prevention systems for businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, and telecommunications service providers and systems. TippingPoint has 125 employees at its Austin headquarters. The $47-per-share purchase price offered owners ...
A US congressional subcommittee is investigating Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick Inc. , the panel's chairman said.
Anil Ambani resigns from the petrochemical unit of Indian giant Reliance, renewing rumours of a management feud with elder brother Mukesh.
A federal jury in New York has dealt a legal blow to Sun. The jury ruled that Sun violated several patents held by Eastman Kodak when it developed its Java technology, a Kodak spokeswoman confirmed on Monday.
Shares in car rental group Avis Europe drop 12% after it reports a slide in profits and warns that earnings will remain under pressure.
As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies.
Judgment calls for company accused of sending unsolicited messages to Verizon customers to pay more than $200,000 in damages.
A year ago, Wally Backman was considered to be a strong contender to become manager of the White Sox, having been a successful skipper in the Sox&#39;s minor league system.
A 36-year-old Yemeni on trial here for conspiracy to commit terrorism threw the military commission proceedings into confusion on Thursday by saying that he
It is a strange quirk of fate that Eli Manning has muddled through a difficult first season in the N.F.L. just as his brother, Peyton, has orchestrated his most spectacular one.
Martha Stewart may still be in the clink, but it appears there's no caging her appeal as television's domestic diva.
If England&#39;s bowlers summon up as many bouncers in tomorrow&#39;s Champions Trophy final as did their coach Duncan Fletcher yesterday, then Brian Lara can expect another torrid time.
The deadly blast at a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul that killed 22 people was apparently caused by a suicide bombing, Air Force General Richard Myers
In the middle of an eventual loss, the St. Louis Cardinals clinch their third straight NL Central title due to Houston's loss to Atlanta.
The locally focused Web marketplace made its official debut last week, offering \
Shares of Merck &amp; Co. plunged nearly 27 percent yesterday, pulling other stocks down with it, after the pharmaceutical giant yanked its Vioxx arthritis drug off the market because of heart safety concerns.
Telecoms giant BT cuts prices on two of its tariff packages as well as the cost of evening and weekend calls.
The US military has opened an investigation into whether a US Marine used illegal force in the fatal shooting of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi insurgent inside a mosque in Fallujah.
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USA Today, the top U.S. newspaper by  circulation, said on Monday it will share news, blogs and other  content related to the 2008 U.S. presidential election with ABC  News.
InfoWorld - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is targeting the fourth quarter of this year for the unveiling of an open-source search engine that he hopes could challenge the dominance of market-leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
E' rottura tra la Lazio e Felice Pulici, dopo un litigio tra l'ex bandiera biancoceleste e il presid...
American forces unleashed an air strike against a suspected insurgent hideout in Fallujah on Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks aimed at associates of guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Dirty foreigners, give us your business Conservative leader David Cameron will be visiting India next week with a clutch of Blairite policies on globalisation and immigration.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Michelle Wie bogeyed the 12th and 17th holes in the third round of the Evian Masters on Friday, falling one shot behind leader Karrie Webb.
From the lowland gorillas of Africa to corals of the Galapagos Islands, more than 16,300 species are threatened with extinction, the World Conservation Union said on Wednesday in its annual Red List.
Police in chemical protective suits evacuated Canada's embassy in Paris on Monday when a staff member fell ill after opening the mail, but authorities later said the suspect letter contained no toxic substance.
Linux distributor Red Hat Inc.  said on Thursday that it had bought Netscape's computer user identification and management technology from America Online Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc.
Elizabeth Naramore has posted a wrapup of this year's PHP Appalachia (un)conference held in North Carolina, including some pictures.   3+ days of collaboration, exchanging information, hiking, building campfires, and basically getting silly is now on my \
InfoWorld - Aiming to let enterprises do more with their IP (Internet Protocol) telephony systems and keep them available when a network goes down, Avaya introduced new software, phones, and a gateway at this week&#39;s VoiceCon Spring conference.
Marco Giampaolo commenta cos\u00c3\u00ac il 2-2 del suo Cagliari contro il Milan: ''Fare risultato contro il Mi...
LAHORE, Pakistan: August 19, 2004 (PNS) - Current Federal Finance Minister, Mr. Shaukat Aziz won by-election on his way to officially becoming Prime Minister of Pakistan. As a member of ruling Muslim League and finance minister he is credited with ...
Authorities searched Wednesday for a man believed to be missing after a barge carrying thousands of gallons of a gooey petroleum byproduct exploded, caught fire and then sank in a ship canal.
Il presidente della Federcalcio Giancarlo Abete si complimenta con Francesco Totti per la vittoria d...
Wie Publisher Vivendi Universal gestern Abend in einem offiziellen Presserundbrief mitteilt, hat der hei\u00c3\u009f erwartete Action-Blockbuster Half-Life 2 endlich den Goldstatus erreicht.
Three young men were shot to death in crowded Largo restaurant during broadcast of Super Bowl.
Lawyers for Guantanamo detainees held more than five years without charges asked the Supreme Court Monday to step in a third time to guarantee that they can challenge their confinement in U.S. courts.
Russia warned Kosovo's leaders Wednesday that if they declare independence the territory will never become a member of the United Nations or other international political institutions.
Taking a stand on what has become a contentious issue, Microsoft on Tuesday said it will count new multicore processors as single units when they debut next year.
A state appeals court overturned a theft conviction against state Sen. Gary Siplin on Friday, saying a jury wrongly convicted him of having an employee do campaign work on state time.
Los Angeles, 13 dic. - (Adnkronos) - &#39;Sideways&#39;, la commedia diretta da Alexander Payne, guida le candidature ai Golden Globe, i premi assegnati dalla stampa straniera a Hollywood. Per il film sono state sette
Record-breaking heat and oppressive humidity made people across the eastern half of the country miserable Wednesday and sent tourists in the nation's capital scrambling for relief in the cool marble halls of Capitol Hill.
A laser designed for military use is close to hitting a power threshold thought necessary to turn it into a battlefield weapon.
Dopo manovra e Protocollo welfare, e' questo l'obiettivo
Paga 14,5 mln per intercettazioni e violazione privacy
The actor faces three years in jail. Do you think his career is over?
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Jung, CEO of beauty products powerhouse Avon, becomes the eighth member to sit on Apple's board of directors and the only woman.
On a bustling south Belfast street,   community workers Harry Smith and Stiofan Long are doing   something Northern Ireland's politicians refuse to do even   behind closed doors. They are talking.
Macromedia this week will ship Flex Builder, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Flex presentation server.
Politics: 17 September 2004, Friday. Bulgarian Foreign Minister and Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Solomon Passy will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ...
La protesta del trasporto pubblico locale rinviata al 28/9
Interpublic Group of Cos. Inc. (IPG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a wider quarterly loss as hefty charges continued to weigh on the world&#39;s No.
SEVILLE, Spain  - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.
New Delhi and Islamabad are scheduled to discuss next week the safety of a proposed pipeline designed to transfer gas from Iran to India through Pakistan.
Britain's most senior policeman has been cleared of any misconduct over his handling of events after an innocent Brazilian man was killed by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber, a newspaper said.
Craig Monroe hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Friday night.
Asked about his team's batting woes in the World Series, Kaz Matsui turned philosophical. \
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova eased  past Luxembourg's Anne Kremer, 6-0, 6-2, to reach the final of  the Hansol Korea Open Saturday.
MOSCOW -- Russia's foreign minister said the United States was perhaps Moscow's \
GAZA CITY, Nov 6  - Prime minister Ahmed Qorei urged leaders of armed factions not to drag the Palestinian people into internecine conflict Saturday as their veteran leader Yasser Arafat fought for his life in a Paris hospital.
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LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK  - Here is the cold, hard reality of the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards that will be handed out Sunday at the Beverly Hilton: A lot of people are going to lose a lot of money.
New research challenges the notion that young Americans are the most self-absorbed.
Thousands of people rallied in Manila on Friday calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a corruption scandal.
The World Trade Organization (WTO)  agreed on Monday to begin accession talks with Iraq and  Afghanistan, but the United States again blocked any such  negotiations with Iran, diplomats said.
It's not easy playing a prank on Samuel L. Jackson, star of the box-office hit \
MONZA, Italy  - Brazilian Rubens Barrichello  roared to the fastest pole position in Formula One history  Saturday to put Ferrari in the driving seat for their home  Italian Grand Prix.
His own fascination with Talking Points and Hardball weakened the defense's argument that he had bigger things to worry about than telling lies
A handful of researchers at Rice University uncovered a security flaw in Google&#39;s Desktop Search offering that could allow attackers to view small portions of personal search results.

Writer David Mitchell is the bookmakers' favourite to win the Booker Prize as the countdown gets under way.
AccessLine Communications, a leading provider of hosted VoIP (Voice over  Internet Protocol) services, today announced that its SmartVoice Service  for business now offers U.S.-based customers the ability to utilize  local phone numbers in Great Britain.
By Greg Connors  There's more to the world of online video than catching Michael Richards dropping verbal bombs in a comedy club.
Matt LeBlanc has been sued for defamation by a woman who claims the former \
Troops stumbled on five bodies inside a locked building believed to be another insurgent safehouse. All the victims had been shot in the back of the head, execution-style.
A man armed with a knife barricades himself into a children's day-care centre in Italy, reports say.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - Students at Pakistan's Punjab University, the country's biggest and a traditional nursery for politicians, are disillusioned with politics and many say they will not be voting in next week's election.
WASHINGTON - Legislation that would allow the Air Force to buy outright 100 new aerial refueling tankers was expected to be approved by the House on Friday, and a Washington state congressman said language in the bill would ensure the deal would involve
Amaranth Advisors LLC, the Connecticut   hedge fund that lost billions of dollars in energy trades in   the last few weeks, told investors it has completed   negotiations to transfer its energy portfolio to \
TOKYO The operators of a Japanese nuclear plant say there was no evidence of danger at the plant before a deadly explosion this month.
The EU is set to unveil its version of the US Green Card - a Blue Card targeting skilled immigrants. Is it necessary?
Defending champion Justine Henin- Hardenne was eliminated by Nadia Petrova in straight sets at the US Open, while two-time champion Andre Agassi advanced to a quarterfinal showdown with top men&#39;s seed Roger Federer.
Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film \
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The question of Thabo Mbeki's succession is likely to overshadow South Africa's ruling party gathering.
&quot;The lorries really smell,&quot; said resident Barrington Gee, 69.
The 500-year-old mummified remains of an Inca girl go on display for the first time since being found in Argentina.
China's biggest television exporter announced major losses stemming in part from declining sales and a scandal involving its biggest American customer.
Pakistan's leader makes a bold call for new ways to end the conflict with India over Kashmir peacefully.
LAS VEGAS &#151; Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press.
The White House stressed the need Friday for global adherence to nuclear safeguards after South Korea&#39;s embarrassing disclosure its scientists were involved in illicit nuclear activity.
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By Chicago Tribune  Sep. 18--EARNINGS RELEASES   Tuesday: AutoZone Inc., Oracle Corp.   Wednesday: AAR Corp., Bed, Bath & Beyond Inc., CarMax Inc., Cintas Corp., Circuit City Stores Inc., Darden Restaurants Inc., Diamond Foods Inc.   Thursday: 3Com Corp., A.G.
An executive with the U.S. unit of Samsung agreed to plead guilty for taking part in the price fixing of computer memory chips.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Exxon Mobil Corp. should pay punitive damages in connection with the huge Exxon Valdez oil spill that fouled more than 1,200 miles of Alaskan coastline in 1989.
The Feds and public opinion do not seem to share the same vitriol and rage for the majority of alleged drug cheats as they possess for Barry Bonds and Marion Jones.
Steven Monder, the president of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, will retire in June after 37 years, the orchestra announced.
Nearly a third of ABC's TV affiliates, citing concerns over profanity, graphic violence and a government crackdown on indecency, refused to show the network's Veterans Day broadcast of the war film \
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were more of a sneak preview than the main event. Together in a major for the first time in five years, both shot 69 &#151; not usually a bad start in the PGA Championship, but certainly nothing special on a day of record scoring at Medinah Country Club.
Ever since computer giant IBM announced earlier this week that they had developed the world&#39;s fastest computer, the whole nation seems to be abuzz about supercomputers.
Thanks to a production process facilitated by Macs and Xsan, the legendary first season of &#147;Saturday Night Live&#148; comes to DVD (and to iTunes) at last.
General Motors Europe (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will chop 12,000 jobs over two years -- around a fifth of its workforce -- to lop
Central England is about 1C warmer than in the 1950s, and human activities are the reason, a study shows.
Take a look behind the scenes at Ugobe, maker of a robot named Pleo. Could this dinosaur device win your affection?Photos: The birthplace of Pleo
Sure, the seventh-ranked Michigan Wolverines earned a share of the Big Ten title, but they ended the regular season with a 37-21 loss at Ohio State.
Thieves, rapists, kidnappers and  hoaxers are preying on tsunami survivors and families of  victims in Asian refugee camps, hospitals and in the home  countries of European tourists hit by the wave.
President Bush and his wife Laura stood in somber silence on Sunday after laying wreaths at the site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once soared. He later pledged \
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday morning  after China's central bank said it was raising interest rates  for the first time in nine years, fueling concerns that global  economic growth may slow.
Microsoft Corp  posted a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by healthy demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its \
Wall Street is hoping its traditional year-end \
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new form of the widely used cancer drug Taxol that is easier to administer and avoids some side effects.
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SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI  - Intel Corp.  has detailed plans to team up with Asustek Computer Inc. , the world's largest maker of computer motherboards, to make a notebook PC that would cost as little as $200 and be aimed at mass markets in developing countries.
FALLUJAH, Iraq: Two civilians were killed and 10 injured in a series of overnight air strikes in rebel-held Fallujah, the city hospital said Sunday.
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Syria and Iran are willing to help stabilize Iraq, as the Iraq Study Group recommended Wednesday, but both countries will want something in return and neither has a magic solution to the chaos, Mideast officials and analysts said.
Ivan, the third and most dreaded hurricane to taunt Florida in a month, shifted west on Saturday, giving hope to the battered Gulf Coast
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LONDON - An Anglican church commission yesterday urged the US Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops and called on conservative African bishops to stop meddling in the affairs of other dioceses.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain on Thursday, giving a certain boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days before California's high-prize primary.
HILLSBOROUGH, Northern Ireland  - Northern Ireland  Protestant hard-liner Ian Paisley said on Wednesday the IRA may  be about to disarm but he would not share power with its  political ally Sinn Fein without photographic proof of the act.
By Tara Tuckwiller  tara@wvgazette.com  A few farmers along the Ohio River are resorting to a 1930s Dust Bowl tactic - cutting down trees so their cattle can eat the leaves - as most of West Virginia is now in a drought.
Hundreds of Royal Mail staff staged industrial action for the second time in four days on Monday over plans to move postal services to WH Smith stores.
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Russia all but ratified the treaty Thursday, lending it the support needed for passage.
Brad Pitt sent an e-mail to the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday saying he was unable to attend because of the &quot;imminent arrival&quot; of his new baby.
Madeleine McCann has been missing for more than four months, but the British girl's presence is everywhere.
Kevin Brown learned yesterday during a visit with hand specialist Melvin Rosenwasser that he might have the two pins removed from his broken left hand Friday.
Lake Forest - While Lovie Smith is holding off to announce a decision about the quarterback situation, there is little choice but to turn to Chad Hutchinson when the Bears take the field against the Vikings in eight days.
Ford Motor Co. F.N has expanded its  recall of Escape and Mazda Tribute SUVs to nearly 600,000  vehicles, according to the automaker and the U.S. National  Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In the mobile-phone broadcasting arena, all bets are off. Amateurs, like the producer of Laugh Rocket's joke-of-the-day videos for cell phones, may just find the next killer app. By Tom McNichol from Wired magazine.
The summer dry spell for video  games came to an end last week with the arrival of \
Minnesota will soon begin issuing new driver&#39;s licenses that contain high-tech features to curb counterfeiting, as well as a &quot;status check&quot; that will show a driver&#39;s immigration status.
THE tournament result is almost a sideshow as Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh slug it out for the world&#39;s No.1 ranking in the final round of the $US5million ($7.
A 79-year-old woman has died from injuries she sustained while waiting in line for a flu shot with her husband. Marie Franklin collapsed after standing in line for more than five hours at a California supermarket.
U.S. Rep. William Jefferson has been charged with  soliciting bribes and obstructing justice in a corruption scam spanning at least two continents, Justice Department officials said Monday. He allegedly sought bribes from government and business officials in a string of countries including Nigeria and Botswana. \
At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
UN chief Kofi Annan warns Sudan it will be responsible for any worsening of Darfur's humanitarian crisis.
The film industry salutes the legendary actor.
If approved, the draft Climate Change Bill would require a 60 per cent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
Hackers have found a way to use  Apple Inc's  iPhone on networks other than AT&T Inc's  , opening up the coveted device to rival carriers and  overseas customers, according to a Web report on Friday.
Vodafone veteran John Townsend has been named CFO of Verizon Wireless. Townsend replaces outgoing CFO Andy Halford, who is moving to the post of chief financial director at Vodafone.
Serena Williams was once again caught napping at the French Open on Thursday before she regained her focus to set up a third-round date with one of her biggest fans on the tour.
Italy is again under shock over the kidnapping of two of its aid workers in Iraq, this time young women who were in Baghdad to assist with reconstruction efforts.
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A woman charged with killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb was showing the child off to people at a cafe and to her pastor hours before she was arrested, residents said Saturday.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 13--TOKYO -- Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it will set up a  subsidiary in Poland later this month to build a liquid crystal display  television plant for production starting in August 2007.
From top to bottom in the lineup, the Yankees \
Two brothers are remanded in custody accused of murdering a woman found a week ago in a Cardiff lane.
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NEW YORK -- Consumer confidence fell more than expected in June as shoppers fretted about jobs, a private research group said Tuesday.
Slow-moving talks between the European Union and the four-nation South American Mercosur trade bloc, aimed at building the world's largest free-trade area, will be extended beyond the October 31 deadline into next year, negotiators at talks here announced.
(InfoWorld) - As the number of virtual environments increases, standards and vendor collaboration will help make teleporting between different worlds a smooth experience, ensuring, for instance, that your avatar arrives in a new world still wearing the clothes it donned in your home world. Currently, Linden Research Inc.'s Second Life is the most popular virtual world, outshining a number of alternative universes such as Active Worlds and There. \
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Chancellor Gordon Brown says he is upbeat about baby son Fraser, who has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
Liberty Media CEO Robert Bennett did his part Tuesday to try to quash growing speculation that his company&#39;s chairman, John Malone, is positioning himself to take a run at Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp.
A high-level report calls for the UN to be reformed  to allow more intervention in failed states,  the BBC learns.
Josh Scobee kicked a last-minute field goal to give the Jacksonville Jaguars a dramatic 31-29 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in their AFC Wild Card playoff game on Saturday.
Nine out of 10 Europeans know little or nothing about the new EU constitution, a study suggests.
Private spending, supported handsomely by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on traditional public investment.
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A broad spectrum of Russians protested Saturday in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, expressing anger over a new law that replaces welfare benefits with cash payments. The demonstrators accused President Vladimir Putin's government of abusing power and trampling the rights of ordinary Russians.
A Yemeni court has fined the editor of the Yemen Observer weekly for reprinting offensive cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, saying they constituted a crime but not apostasy.
MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s upper house of Parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto Protocol, sending it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval.
Vienna, Sept. 17 (NNN): The United States says it has reached agreement with France, Britain and Germany on a draft United Nations resolution calling for Iran to end its uranium enrichment programme.
[Hollywood News]: New York, Oct 14 : Newly wed Britney Spears is now all set to go against glamour conventions by adopting her hubby Kevin&#39;s last name Federline.
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The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, received her award Friday to the beat of drums and
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope donation Bill Gates has donated $10m to the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) - an 8.4 metre beast boasting the world's largest digital camera designed to capture the entire available night sky every three days, \
Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points after being involved in a minor car accident to help the Denver Nuggets end a four-game losing streak with a 114-107 overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.
The Basque terrorist group Eta yesterday gave its second violent reminder in four days that it was still active by exploding bombs in seven cities on Spain&#39;s constitution day public holiday.
Scientists say they have engineered a molecule which could lead to new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
A federal law known as Check 21 takes effect Thursday, and whether that&#39;s cause for celebration or commiseration is a matter of much debate.
UK manufacturing grew at its slowest rate in 18 months during January, a survey says, prompting fears a recovery is running out of steam.
A first public hearing is held in Nigeria's House of Representatives on a new bill seeking to outlaw gay relations.
By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Mar. 3--BOLIVAR -- The Stark County Health Department will begin its proceedings on a permit for the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in southern Stark County with a closed-door meeting March 22.
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Telluride Film Festival  officials, who always keep their four days of Labor Day weekend  programming under wraps until the last possible minute,  revealed the lineup Thursday for their 33rd annual event in the  Colorado Rockies.
BRUSSELS European Union foreign ministers intend to welcome Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pledge to suspend uranium enrichment activities, but will move toward closer ties with the country only if Tehran shows it is serious about abandoning the work permanently, diplomats said
Egypt told Israel its continuing military operations in Gaza were a dangerous escalation of the Middle East situation, while hundreds of students and lawyers demonstrated in the capital against the raids in which more than 70 Palestinians have been killed.
Ukraine's departing President Leonid Kuchma outlined a plan for resolving his country's leadership crisis that would see a quick new presidential election and hand interim power to a parliament where the opposition has a strong voice.
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - Robin Ventura, one of the smoothest-fielding third baseman of his era with a penchant for coming through with the bases loaded, has retired.

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The Arctic is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet due to global warming, according to an eight-nation report compiled by 250 scientists.
MIAMI - Shaquille O&#39;Neal and his ailing left hamstring felt fine Thursday morning because the Heat had a plan to keep things that way.
The military is shutting down the Air Force Academy's emergency room and its hospital's inpatient services.
Modern medicine can keep people alive into their 9th and 10th decades, but a growing number of these people are asking why.
The Natural Resources Ministry on Friday gave Yukos a three-month stay of execution. The company has three months to rectify tax payments at its core production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, or face losing key production licenses.
Defending champion Roberto Heras lost 30 seconds of his lead in the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday, a day before Spain's premier cycling race ends.
DHS wants to protect commercial airliners from shoulder-fired missiles with drones orbiting over airports, according to Defense Daily. In Danger Room.
Australia&#39;s Olympic 1,500 metres champion Grant Hackett says long-distance swimmers are being robbed of their chance to shine at the Athens Games.
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The rival presidential campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded accusations of nasty politics Wednesday over Hollywood donor David Geffen, who once backed Bill Clinton but now supports his wife's top rival.
Robbie Keane set an all-time scoring record of 23 for Ireland with both goals in a 2-0 World Cup win over the Faroe Islands on Wednesday.
The ancient Chinese art of acupuncture offered people with arthritis of the knee significant pain relief, but it didn&#39;t seem to help people with chronic neck pain, according to two scientific studies out today.
When Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, faced the toughest primary race of his political career, President Bush went to his rescue, campaigning with Mr.
BRUSSELS -- European Union states should clamp down on radical imams and Internet \
Uefa charges Hungarian side Ferencvaros for missile throwing and racism during the Uefa Cup tie with Millwall.
Three alleged Irish republicans convicted of training Marxist rebels in Colombia have seemingly gone on the run. Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan have not been seen since being released on bail.
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After eight months of campaigning centered largely on personality, security issues could become a key factor in Indonesia&#39;s presidential election.
Organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival and the world's largest publishing mart, the Frankfurt Book Fair, said Thursday they will host an industry gathering at next year's festival aimed at bringing together filmmakers with authors, literary agents and publishers.
SunTrust Banks Inc., a large  southeastern U.S. bank, on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 33 percent, helped by growth in fees and loans and its  acquisition of National Commerce Financial Corp.
EDMONTON (CP) - Tests on a teen prisoner who clashed with guards before falling to his death found no trace of the drugs needed to control his behaviour, an expert said Wednesday.
London's police chief launched an urgent  review on Thursday of a decision to excuse a Muslim officer  from guard duty at the Israeli embassy.
A divided US Senate approved an $800 billion increase in the federal debt limit Wednesday, a major boost in borrowing that Sen. John Kerry and other Democrats
MUMBAI, May 14  - Moves to bring sex out of the closet in largely conservative India have kicked up a morality debate between educators who say sex education will reduce HIV rates, and critics who fear it will corrupt young minds.
Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Porto and Lille qualified for the second round of the Champions League on Wednesday, completing the 16-team field for the first knockout stage.
NAQOURA, Lebanon  - Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla  group said on Sunday it sent a small reconnaissance drone into  Israel for the first time in response to repeated Israeli  violations of Lebanese airspace.
Increasing production and higher oil prices mean Iraq could see an influx of extra reconstruction money, a report says.
The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an expanding trade deficit, soaring
ISLAMABAD: At least 25 people have died and 54 injured in two separate road accidents yesterday in Pakistan&#39;s most populous Punjab province due to speeding and dense fog, police said.
And the American Cancer Society is urging smokers to try butting out again -- at least for 24 hours -- on Nov. 18 during the 28th Great American Smokeout.
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Mamaroneck, NY - Ryan Moore, 21, of Puyallup, Wash., the NCAA Division I champion who has won all four golf events he has entered since late May, and Luke List, 19, of Ringgold, Ga.
MEDAN, Indonesia -- President Bush announced a tenfold increase in US aid to tsunami victims yesterday, pledging $350 million, as relief supplies poured into Asia from around the world.
WASHINGTON - President Bush marked the \
With its plethora of gadgets that  become outdated almost as soon as they are sold, the consumer  electronics industry is an unlikely champion of the  environment.
A Hmong immigrant accused of gunning down eight fellow deer hunters in the Wisconsin woods was charged Monday with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Wanderley Luxemburgo of Brazil was hired as coach of Real Madrid yesterday, the third coach the soccer team has had this year. &quot;It is a very great personal satisfaction to coach the world&#39;s best team,&quot; Luxemburgo said at a news conference.
Tensions are high on this tiny Pacific outcrop, where the Pitcairn Supreme Court will today announce verdicts on seven local men charged with child sex crimes.
Britain's Muslims are more than twice as likely to be unemployed than followers of other faiths and up to five times as likely to live in overcrowded housing, a major survey has revealed.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has produced a few tonnes of the gas needed to enrich uranium, a top nuclear official indicated today, confirming the country has defied international demands and taken a necessary step toward producing nuclear fuel or nuclear weapons
Blog: A day after a federal agency urged against new rules for broadband operators, Democratic leaders in Congress say they're not giving up on enacting the divisive anti-discrimination laws.
Business & money: Loss of IT chief is only the latest setback in ambitious scheme to computerise records.
Denver Broncos safety John Lynch will be out from two to four weeks after being diagnosed with a fractured tailbone. Lynch went down after being hit in the side by Atlanta
Cardinal Health Inc., a medical products and services company based in Dublin, Ohio, plans to cut 4,200 jobs, or about 7 percent of its work force, and close 25 offices as part of a three-year restructuring plan, the company said Monday.
The European Union and Mercosur were wide apart on Wednesday in negotiations to form the world&#39;s biggest free trade area despite a new EU offer to settle their differences, diplomats said.
Real fighting and gun battles erupted Wednesday and mounted on Thursday between Palestinian militants groups and the Israeli army in the northern area of the Gaza Strip without seeing an end to it.
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ST. GEORGE, Utah  - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, whose word was considered God's will to his fundamentalist church of breakaway Mormons, was convicted on Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape by forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.
Petter Solberg cruised to an easy victory in the Swedish Rally on Sunday, finishing more than two minutes ahead of Markko Martin in the three-day event.
Basketball The Orlando Magic finally resolved their coaching quandary yesterday, hiring Stan Van Gundy -- their second choice from the beginning -- because the Kings were pursuing the former Heat coach. Meanwhile, the Magic's top choice, Billy Donovan , apologized to the organization for first accepting the job and then returning to the University of Florida. Van Gundy coached the ...
Illinois State University fired basketball coach Porter Moser on Monday, citing a lack of progress in his four seasons at the school.
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PARIGI - La liberazione delle due Simone ha improvvisamente aperto uno spiraglio anche per i due giornalisti francesi spariti dal 20 agosto, Georges Malbrunot e Christian Chesnot. E nella notte il Paese si
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The Constitutional Court has ruled Indonesia's much-criticized truth and reconciliation commission to be illegal, casting doubt on whether victims of former dictator Suharto will ever see justice.
WASHINGTON: The former top executive of Computer Associates International Inc, Sanjay Kumar, was indicted Wednesday on charges of participating in a &quot;long-running&quot; accounting fraud and efforts to thwart a subsequent criminal probe.
While many expected Ben S. Bernanke to bring a different style to the Federal Reserve, in practice Mr. Bernanke is remarkably similar to his predecessor, Alan Greenspan.
Pakistan's election is \
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The fall can be an anxious time for employees, as companies hold their annual open enrollment periods and invite workers to choose benefits from a complex range of health insurance, disability coverage, and retirement savings alternatives.
Scientists have made the lethal virus Ebola harmless in the lab, aiding research into a vaccine or cure.
Mason, OH (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport moved into the final at the inaugural Western &amp; Southern Financial Group Women&#39;s Open via walkover on Saturday.
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In a highly unusual move, Warner Brothers booted Ted Griffin off of his own project, an original story inspired by the 1967 classic \
Economists said the report was a welcome sign at a time of significant uncertainty.
A period of relative calm in the Gaza Strip was broken by a nearly hour-long battle between Palestinian militants and Israeli troops that left at least one Israeli soldier and one militant dead.
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----- BUFFALO, New York (Ticker) - The Buffalo Sabres locked up a piece of their future Friday, agreeing to terms with left wing Thomas Vanek on a three-year contract.
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Shares fell sharply in early trading as investors grew cautious a day after Wall Street rallied on hopes for an interest rate cut.
Chase Utley hit an RBI single off Billy Wagner in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a huge sweep of the first-place New York Mets by rallying for an 11-10 victory Thursday in one of the wildest games of the season.
The Matilija Dam isn't much of a dam anymore &#151; on rainy days, it looks more like a waterfall. A pile of sediment has built up so high behind the dam that when just an inch of rain falls, water spills over in glistening cascades.
Yes, there are cliched figures. Yes, if Billy Bob Thornton says &quot;Let&#39;s go&quot; one more time, you may want to scream. Yet, &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; may be the best football film ever made.
Critics say the three biggest credit raters -- Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch -- have become important gatekeepers in capitalism without commensurate oversight or accountability.
Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.
Justin Gray scored 18 points, Eric Williams added 15 and No. 6 Wake Forest held off North Carolina State 86-75 on Thursday night.
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The Directors Guild of America said Thursday it will hold off on contract negotiations with studios for now but could start talks after New Year's Day.
Troops and helicopters were deployed to India's northern desert state of Rajasthan to rescue trapped residents as monsoon rains flooded yet another district, officials said.
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What do milk and gasoline have in common? With milk, as with gasoline, consumers have a hard time turning away even when prices soar.
Alan Shearer has seemingly ruled himself out of taking over the vacant managerial hotseat at Newcastle. The veteran striker had been installed as favourite after Sir Bobby Robson got axed on Monday.
Madeleine McCann's parents thank all those who have supported them as they prepare for Christmas without their daughter.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, an author and filmmaker who was one of France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most important avant-garde writers in the 1950s, died on Monday. He was 85. He died at a hospital in western France where he had been admitted over the weekend for cardiac problems, o...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - Rescuers scoured the sea for  missing tourists and fishermen in Asia Monday and fears of  disease grew as emergency services struggled with rotting  bodies from a devastating tsunami that killed more than 22,700  people.
A man charged onstage at a packed rock concert in Ohio last night and shot dead four people, including the Grammy-nominated trash metal guitarist &quot;Dimebag Darrell&quot; Abbott.
New Delhi, Oct. 16 (NNN): Scientists have announced a major breakthrough in the war on malaria, reporting promising results from a test vaccine which could slash the toll of death, sickness and poverty inflicted by this disease.
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British Airways passengers face further misery as the airline cancels 30 flights on Tuesday because of staff shortages.
The US military says it has killed more than 130 insurgents in two days of fighting in Samarra, but locals say many civilians are among the dead.
Senate candidate Ned Lamont discussed his general election prospects after his primary win over Sen. Lieberman in Connecticut.
Experts cast doubt on claims that a scientist has made embryos from dead people's tissue.
Kenya's government rejects fresh international attempts, led by ex-UN head Kofi Annan, to mediate in its crisis.
Beverly Sills, the world-renowned soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
Three foreigners helping to organize  Afghanistan's presidential election were kidnapped by a gang of  armed men in the capital on Thursday, prompting a huge manhunt  by Afghan authorities and international peacekeepers.
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Russia, a nuclear partner of Iran, on Monday backed the UN atomic watchdog in its call on Tehran to halt uranium enrichment and urged Iran to heed the demand instead of rejecting it, the Reuters news agency reports.
The US military said Wednesday that a suicide bomber probably was responsible for the blast Tuesday at a US base near Mosul that killed 22 people.
Australian Lleyton Hewitt&#39;s winning run has continued, taking him into the quarter-finals of the TD Waterhouse Cup in Long Island.
Calcutta: Anil Kumble began the year looking to \u00e2\u0080\u009cquickly reach 435.\u00e2\u0080\u009d He got there (and went one better) in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, the opening day of the second last Test of 2004.
By Deborah Bulkeley Deseret Morning News  In an effort to curb increasing unauthorized visitation to tribal lands, the Confederated Tribe of the Goshute Reservation has passed a law against trespassing.
LONDON - England coach Duncan Fletcher has cautioned his bowlers about bombarding West Indies captain Brian Lara with bouncers in tomorrow&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final at The Oval.
Hedge funds are notoriously reticent in part because the government requires them to be. But some of them want to speak up.
Palmer Johnson hopes to regain its former glory by introducing a sleek new motor yacht design and concentrating on building boats.
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as retail  shares like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a lift from  better-than-expected January retail sales data and news of a  $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit City Stores Inc.  CC.N.
Major record labels are suing the firm behind Kazaa, the internet&#39;s most-used file-swapping software. Sharman Networks, a firm based in Australia but registered in the Pacific island state of Vanuatu, is being
The Chinese-made toys children receive for Christmas this year will be safe, the head of China's product safety agency said Wednesday, pledging that problems over the use of dangerous lead paint will be resolved in time for holiday exports.
Charles Barkley was his usual outspoken self during a recent television interview in which he said, among other things, that he advocates gay marriage, believes Republicans have screwed up the country and is \
Sinclair Broadcast's program featuring material from a documentary critical of John Kerry aired Friday night, devoting as much coverage to the controversy as the film that sparked the uproar.
Thursday&#39;s drive to Gillette Stadium began in Providence, RI, where three months ago New England linebacker Tully Banta-Cain left his Super Bowl ring in the bathroom of a local mall.
Spain's anti-terror court jails 47 people over their links to the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.
New claims for U.S. jobless aid fell by a bigger-than-expected 17,000 last week to the lowest level since mid-July, government data showed on Thursday, but the four-week average of claims changed little.
Voting got off to a slow start in a traditional stronghold of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) which faced its last test at the ballot box this year.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the U.S. strategy for fighting Iraq's escalating insurgency...
By Cecily Burt  OAKLAND -- Too tall. Too modern. Doesn't belong in a historic district. Needs lots of work.   Those comments and more have apparently doomed a proposed 37- story, futuristic condominium project atop a historic garage on Alice Street near Lake Merritt.
French Socialist party leader Francois Hollande on Monday said his separation from Segolene Royal was a private matter that has no political consequences.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Cleveland Indians  pitcher Kyle Denney was shot in the right calf late Wednesday  night after a bullet was fired at the team bus and grazed  another player.
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - Major League Baseball is  expected to announce a tougher steroids testing agreement, one  which will have suspensions for first- time offenders at a  maximum length of 10 games.
By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 16--Now is the time to save water for San Luis Obispo residents who want to get a break on city sewer fees come summer.
The British government is set to announce new and far reaching restrictions on smoking in public places to protect the health of its citizens.
Drenching rains and high winds lashed Jamaica on Friday as Hurricane Ivan roared closer, after ravaging Grenada and killing 27 people on a track that could make
The European Union decided on Wednesday to maintain its 15-year-old arms embargo on China, reports Reuters. &quot;The EU side confirmed its political will to continue to work towards lifting the embargo,&quot; the EU
It&#39;s been a long time since Israelis had anything good to say about the United Nations, but last week something positive finally emerged from Turtle Bay, as the Security Council effectively attacked Syria&#39;s occupation of Lebanon.
Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.'s former president, testified Tuesday that he was undercut a number of times by Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner as he tried to expand the entertainment giant's business.
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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.  renewed an employment contract for five years with its  soon-to-be jailed founder, but she will not be paid a penny  while she is incarcerated, according to a filing on Thursday.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics claimed breakthroughs in key technologies that promise greater data storage and faster processing for computers and mobile devices such as MP3 audio players.
U.S. and Iraqi troops recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday in an offensive aimed at pushing out fighters supporting the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
An international conference on female genital mutilation in Africa ends with a fresh call to ban the practice.
Wake up, operators Ovum reckons that only one US mobile phone subscriber in 50 will have a Wi-Fi enabled phone by 2010.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Doctors Without Borders, the international medical charity that helps people in need throughout the world has announced it would be stopping all activities in the war-torn nation of Iraq because it could no longer guarantee the safety of its workers.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged international cooperation in tackling climate change at a meeting Tuesday with Chancellor Angela Merkel, who plans to push President Bush at next week's Group of Eight summit for action to fight global warming.
Unofficial results from Cameroon's presidential election point to a huge victory for incumbent Paul Biya.
For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines&#39; silicon brains.
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TIME's Aryn Baker takes a ride with defiant Supreme Court Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, whose support is surging even as the government tries to clamp down
Cerreto D'Esi, il bimbo camminava gattoni dietro automezzo
NEW YORK - All day, all night, all around the grounds of the United States Tennis Centre, emotions overflowed. Nicolas Massu, who played a four-hour, five-set match against Mardy Fish in Athens, to win that
Russian troops killed some 50 rebels in a recent operation in Russia&#39;s breakaway republic of Chechnya, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday, quoting.
England's cricketers are on their way to Harare after the row over media accreditation is finally resolved.
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Simmering tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday when a Republican lawmaker punched a Democratic colleague in the head before they were pulled apart.
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South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is under pressure over crime but his annual speech is expected to highlight poverty.
Labour leader Gordon Brown promises \
Virginia Tech cornerback Eric Green smiled widely as he made the pronouncement. &quot;We didn&#39;t come to this league just to join it,&quot; he said.
Shares of Sony Corp. fell as much as 3  percent to a one-month low on Friday after Apple Computer Inc.  said it would recall 1.8 million PC batteries, the second major  recall involving Sony-made battery cells in 10 days.
WASHINGTON  - Lawyers for the Russian oil giant Yukos made their first appearance in a US court, as the company made a last-ditch effort to avert a weekend auction of its major asset.
The Supreme Court struggled today over whether the time has come to end the death penalty for young murderers. Two years ago, the court in a 6-3 decision struck down capital
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Federal authorities, under fire for responding slowly to tainted Chinese imports , yesterday said they will halt shipments of five fish species sent from China because they are laced with dangerous chemicals.
An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale shook northwestern Greece on Thursday but no damage or injuries were reported, officials said.
The European Union's competition commissioner is ready to allow Oracle to proceed with its $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, people close to the case said Friday
When I was an astronomy student at Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, pioneer asteroid hunters Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and her husband Kees van Houten were about to retire, after very fruitful careers. Their legacy was the discovery of over 2000 asteroids, of which some 1800 yielded orbits, in collaboration with Prof. Tom Gehrels of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at Tucson, Arizona. ...
President Bush is now in a statistical dead heat with Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry for the Nov. 2 election, in a tightening of the race after the first debate last week, a poll on Monday showed.
Times Staff and Wire reports TINICUM -- Globs of heavy crude oil were flowing down the Delaware River Saturday, covering boats docked along the river and threatening fish and waterfowl.
Girls as young as 12 years old are commonly infected with various forms of herpes viruses, including the one that causes genital herpes, a study of urban U.S. adolescents shows.
Contrary to popular belief, the power never really snapped back at SkyDome on Sunday. The lights came on after an hour delay, but it took some extra time for the batting orders to provide some extra wattage.
People tend to chose friends who look like them, research suggests.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co  on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, helped by strength in emerging markets and improved margins and savings from cost-cutting measures.
NEW YORK: Wall Street has finally broken to the upside after hovering in a narrow range for most of the year, and many analysts are optimistic going into the traditionally strong year-end period.
A dead U.S. spy satellite in a deteriorating orbit is expected to hit the Earth the first week of March, officials said yesterday.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer officially declared Tuesday what New York&#39;s political establishment has suspected for months: He&#39;ll be a Democratic candidate for governor in 2006.
A survey conducted by internet service provider America Online (AOL) found that 20% of home computers were infected by a virus or worm, and that various forms of snooping programs such as spyware and adware are on 80% of systems.
The trial of 19 people accused of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea was suspended indefinitely to take into account new developments such as the arrest of Margaret Thatcher's son in South Africa.
Patients should beware of so-called stem cell wonder cures as most have not been properly tested, experts say.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- The U.S. government announced Friday it has  halted the use of Celebrex in a cancer trial because of heart risks, and it is reviewing the safety of all its clinical trials using similar painkillers.
A Colombian court has sentenced three IRA-linked men to up to 17 1/2 years in prison for training leftist rebels in terrorist tactics in a guerrilla stronghold in southern Colombia, according to court documents released Thursday.
SEATTLE/NEW YORK  - Yahoo Inc rejected Microsoft  Corp's unsolicited $41.6 billion takeover offer as too low on  Monday, forcing the software maker to either sweeten the bid or  adopt a hostile approach to clinch a deal.
Tony Blair fails to understand the seriousness of the nation's alcohol problems, leading doctors said yesterday.
Navy's injury-depleted defense is struggling, having only forced six punts this season and allowing opponents to average 30.1 points and five yards per carry.
Militants piled more pressure on  Washington's military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing an  Iraqi-Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of  death.
Boeing Co. failed to reach its goal of 200 orders for the 7E7 Dreamliner in 2004, marking a lukewarm launch for its first new aircraft in a decade.
A Greek court could give a verdict Wednesday in the trial of a British tourist who killed his son and injured his daughter plunging from a hotel balcony on the holiday island of Crete.
MR SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON was told that he was looking weary yesterday. England had drawn 2-2 against Austria the previous night in their opening match of the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign and the head coach was asked if he had considered resigning.
Importing cheaper prescription drugs  should not come at the expense of safety, said a U.S.  government report issued on Tuesday that highlighted the  problems of ensuring the medicines are equivalent to those in  the United States.
US Airways Group Inc. on Thursday won court approval to move ahead with an aircraft leasing and financing deal that will help the struggling airline lower costs and reduce debt.
Two endangered Siberian tiger cubs are found dead at a Chinese zoo after an adult female is killed and beheaded.
A mother\u00c2\u0092s story of trying to treat her anorexic daughter at the kitchen table.
One of the agent's at the centre of the BBC's investigation into corruption in English football has denied ever making illegal payments or bungs during transfer deals.
WASHINGTON -- The final report of the chief American arms inspector for Iraq was expected to undercut a principal US administration rationale for removing Saddam Hussein: that his Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction.
A spectacularly quirky creature with  long, curved spines protruding from its armored body prowled  the ocean floor half a billion years ago near the dawn of  complex life forms on Earth, scientists said.
Boulder - This time, the line of television trucks next to the Dal Ward Athletic Center was a welcome sight. This news conference didn&#39;t come with prepared statements or sharp denials.
It is the Iraqi people who come best out of the end of the Najaf siege. This has been a triumph for the moderate majority who until yesterday felt themselves powerless to influence the wretched course of events in their own country.
Tiger Woods's wife Elin has issued libel proceedings against an Irish magazine for publishing fake nude pictures of her during September's Ryder Cup tournament in Ireland, her lawyer said on Friday.
The Army is investigating a woman's claim that a soldier's flag-draped casket was placed in an airport baggage cart with other luggage while being transferred between airline flights.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThey left a leaflet in handwritten Thai saying this was in revenge for the innocent Tak Bai victims,\u00e2\u0080\u009d an officer said of the attackers.
United States energy provider AES announced Monday it would invest EUR1.06 billion to renovate a lignite-fired power plant in Bulgaria.
Canadian musicians may get more exposure if satellite radio, with its hundreds of channels, is approved in Canada.
By Sara Newman  Wangari Maathai, 66, the first woman in east and central Africa to earn a doctorate degree, received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for developing the Green Belt Movement.
One of the witnesses against Sharman Networks had at one time offered to be an expert witness for the company in the civil trial now taking place in Australia, according to Sharman&#39;s attorney.
A suicide bomber killed 12 people in a   minibus transporting Iraqi army recruits on Monday, as al Qaeda   said in a video on the fifth anniversary of the September 11   attacks that U.S. forces in Iraq were \
Former champion Jacques Villeneuve could be back on the Formula One starting grid in China next week after agreeing to test with Renault.
Destinato al settore meno del 5% del pil, 6,2% la media Ocse
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Two former leaders of Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru voice concerns as coalition partners start forming a government.
La Fifa ha smentito di aver concesso una deroga alla Bolivia per giocare le partite di qualificazion...
Roma, 25 nov. (Adnkronos) - E&#39; iniziato da qualche minuto a palazzo Chigi il vertice di maggioranza chiamato a mettere a punto sul piano tecnico-politico l&#39;emendamento alla Finanziaria per il taglio delle
Britain's Prince Charles has ordered his son Harry to visit Auschwitz after he caused outrage around the world by wearing a Nazi uniform to a party, the Sun newspaper reported on Friday.
JERUSALEM  - Israel was on the verge of a new coalition government after a deal was reached to install opposition leader Shimon Peres as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s official number two.
The US military said Saturday it has arrested a senior member of the Islamic militant group run by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in overnight raids in Iraq&#39;s Fallujah city.
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  investors took a breath after yesterday's broad-based rally and  a decision by China's central bank to raise interest rates for  the first time in nine years hit shares of companies that have  benefited from its rapid growth.
Iranian scientists believe a substance used as weed killer and notorious as a weapon for murder mystery writers cold treat leukaemia.
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In his harshest criticism of the Kremlin to date, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the billionaire businessman who founded Russia&#39;s largest oil producer, Yukos, accused the
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks fired manager Wally Backman on Friday, four days after hiring him despite revelations of two arrests and financial problems in his past, the East Valley Tribune of Phoenix reported.
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Presidente Cei, lodevole l'ipotesi di una moratoria
Three banks go to the High Court in London seeking a ruling which could lead to Bernie Ecclestone losing control of Formula One racing.
WASHINGTON -- The economy limped ahead at just a 0.7 percent pace in the first quarter, the slowest in more than four years, as some businesses clamped down on spending given uncertainties about the severity of the housing slump.

Nov 1, 2004 - EATING RIGHT: Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government said Monday.
The world thought Bush must have a more sophisticated side if he had chosen Powell to manage diplomacy. Now Powell has gone, and his replacement Condoleezza Rice&#39;s feel for the broader issues is in question.
US stocks were trading higher for the third consecutive session on Friday, repairing more of the damage inflicted in January, and were on course for their first weekly rise this year.
Sport: The West Indies' bowlers find form on day one at Old Trafford and test England's batting.
Residents of about 200 Southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds scorched 500 acres
Kanoodle and TypePad / Movable Type Partner for Sponsored Blogs  Kanoodle, sponsored listings provider, and Six Apart, the maker of Movable Type and TypePad blog software, today announced that the companies will offer TypePad subscribers the ability to easily add Kanoodle's content-targeted sponsored links to their sites.  This marks the ...
Pupils in around 3,000 schools are holding a fund-raising day for tsunami victims.
Among the many unique things proponents of professional golf like to point out is that the athletes who play the game for pay are different than those who toil in other sports because golf has no guaranteed contracts.
The 106th U.S. Open is under way this morning at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., with Phil Mickelson aiming for his third straight major after winning last year&#039;s PGA Championship and the Masters this spring.
British comedy Run, Fatboy, Run, starring Simon Pegg, outruns heavy competition at the UK box office.
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Two men commit suicide and two others are found dead after Australia's biggest-ever operation against child porn.
Description: Ukraine&#39;s two presidential candidates hold a contentious televised debate. Monday&#39;s eagerly awaited encounter came just six days before this Sunday&#39;s court-ordered run-off election.
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The decision raises the possibility that cases involving light cigarettes will become a major legal threat to the tobacco industry.
A man hailed as a hero after trying to stop an armed robbery undergoes surgery for shotgun wounds.
Gunmen wearing military uniforms kill 29 villagers in Iraq's Diyala province, security officials say.
A series of prohibitions recently issued by the Higher People&#39;s Court of the Beijing Municipality on judges&#39; dealings with cases are expected to help maintain justice if strictly implemented, says an article in Beijing Youth Daily.
Bangladesh goes all out to find a naval officer missing after a storm kills at least 64 people in the Bay of Bengal.
Sales and earnings continue to move in the wrong direction at Bakers.
Delta Air Lines yesterday announced plans to cut up to 6,900 jobs over the next 18 months as it struggles to avoid bankruptcy. The airline is in the midst of a restructuring designed to cut $5bn (\u00c2\u00a32.
A man is jailed for 16 years for fatally stabbing his former lover more than 140 times in front of her  daughter.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak will claim she was insane when she stalked and attacked a romantic rival during the unraveling of a love triangle with a fellow ex-astronaut, her lawyer said in court papers released on Tuesday.
The Lions lost 3-1 to Ferencvaros - failing to progress to the next round of the UEFA Cup - on a night that saw four visiting fans suffering stab wounds and numerous other incidents of inter-fan violence.
The U.S. pointman on North Korea on Wednesday left open the possibility Pyongyang could be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism before it completely gives up its nuclear programs.
Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2004 Olympic and Paralympic medallists will take part in a parade through central London this lunch time. Beginning near the Ritz Hotel in Piccadilly at around 1.30pm, the parade - which includes
IBM is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business. It would mark the end of an era for the company that brought the computer into the mainstream when it began selling its desktop PC to corporations and consumers in 1981.
A David Beckham free-kick gives stand-in Real Madrid coach Garcia Remon a winning start against Osasuna.
A new Naples football club, formed to replace the bankrupt team of the Italian city, has been handed a place in the country&#39;s third division.
The match on Sunday ended with United&#39;s 2-0 win. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney scored. However, Van Nistelrooy will face a three-match ban for his foul on Arsenal&#39;s Ashley Cole after he was charged by the Football Association on Monday.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 28, 2004 - Was the man in black a Democrat or a Republican? The son of the late singer Johnny Cash, who captured the hardscrabble life of those on the margins in songs such as &quot;Folsom Prison
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21  /PRNewswire/ -- Widgetbox(TM), the world's largest marketplace for web widgets, along with partners Sugar Publishing and Bebo, today announced the Widgetbox Showcase(TM) for Bebo  -- a fun and interactive showcase of gossip widgets for the 33 million worldwide Bebo users.
Si avvicina la data delle elezioni del presidente della Lega Calcio e Massimo Moratti informa sullo stato delle cose. Oggi ha incontrato il presidente dell&#39;Atalanta, Ivan Ruggeri anche se, spiega, &quot;si \u00c3\u00a8 trattato solo di un rapido incontro informativo&quot;.
A string of bombs killed 35 children and wounded scores of others as U.S. troops handed out candy Thursday at a government-sponsored celebration to inaugurate a sewage plant. It was the largest death toll of children in any insurgent attack since the start of the Iraq conflict.
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The new THX-certified digital media recorder may wallop your wallet. In Gear Factor.
Scientists have discovered that even whales can get the bends. The findings challenge long-held beliefs that marine mammals do not get decompression sickness, and provide potential evidence that underwater
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Euronext, operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges, would be prepared to move its headquarters to London in its bid to buy the London Stock Exchange, the business daily Handelsblatt reported.
Homemaking guru Martha Stewart arrived Friday at the federal minimum security prison in Alderson, W. Va., to begin serving a five-month sentence for lying to investigators looking into her stock market trades.

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TV network CBS fights the record $500,000 fine imposed following Janet Jackson's breast-baring incident.
By Marty, Diane  CONSUMER NEWS  Are You Walking on 120 Chemicals?  People spend 90 percent of their time inside buildings and the majority of those hours in their homes.
New ServGate hardware, starting at less than $1000, has integrated antivirus, spam filtering, and other security features.
New weapon system allows police and soldiers to see and shoot around corners.
UK passengers to Spanish airports are advised to allow extra time to check in because of new security measures.
In the tough business of putting on pay-per-view events, Ultimate Fighting Championship is no longer getting counted out.
Third-party fix plugs a recently discovered browser flaw that's increasingly being exploited in cyberattacks.
Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
D.J. Trahan is an Atlantic Coast Conference kind of guy, and the former Clemson player can't imagine a PGA Tour schedule without a stop in the heart of ACC country.
Oscar-winning US actor George Clooney met Egypt's foreign minister in Cairo to press his campaign for an end to war and famine in Sudan's western region of Darfur.
NASA managers said on Monday that neither money or time would ease the requirements to repair the space shuttle on-orbit for the first launch since the Columbia tragedy.
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(ASCA) - Roma, 15 nov - Maggioranza latitante alla Camera alla ripresa della discussione in Aula sulla finanziaria, tanto da indurre i deputati della Cdl presenti a prendere tempo con lunghissimi interventi a titolo personale per evitare nuove debacle in
Interior ministers from six EU countries are to hold talks in London on last week's alleged airline bomb plot.
CUPTERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarter earnings jumped about 57 percent, aided by iPod and iPhone sales, but shares plunged on an outlook that was well below expectations.
Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia led Israeli qualifier Shahar Peer 6-1, 0-1 when rain interrupted their quarterfinal match at the ASB Bank Women's Tennis Classic on Thursday.
By Steve Scott, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 14--While one Minnesotan walks in space, another is anchored at Houston Mission Control as the lead flight director of the Atlantis shuttle mission.
Ms. Blythe gave a splendid recital at Alice Tully Hall on Sunday, which included works by Faur\u00c3\u00a9, Frank Bridge and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Yukos, Russia&#39;s largest privately owned oil company, will be broken up on Sunday. After stumbling under debilitating back-tax claims of over $28 billion, the company&#39;s most important
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US Treasury Secretary John Snow paid his seventh visit of the year on Friday to the electoral battleground state of Ohio but said his trip had nothing to do with the the fast-approaching election.
Nato rejects talk of a crisis over its Afghanistan operation, saying the alliance is making good progress.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on   Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for a second   straight meeting, biding time to assess whether cooling   economic growth will curb price pressures.
Widely used antidepressants double the risk of suicidal behavior in young adults, from around three cases per thousand to seven cases per thousand, according to a huge federal analysis of hundreds of clinical trials. It marks the first time regulators have acknowledged that the drugs can trigger...
The criminal probe follows months of informal review of the company by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The British government indicated today it would not follow Ireland in banning smoking in public places. Smoking has been illegal in workplaces, including pubs and restaurants, here since March.
Capitol Records on Tuesday said it will soon release a new DVD with performances by George Harrison as well as archival footage featuring the ex-Beatle talking about his solo career and formation of his label, Dark Horse Records.
Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the Labor Department's Friday reading on December employment. Inflation jitters remained high as oil prices set a new trading record above $100.
Rock singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cut short her North American concert tour to undergo surgery, her publicist said on Friday.
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, giving the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year, the Kremlin said Friday.
ROMA, 22 AGOSTO 2004 - Ancora un bronzo, il terzo. Sempre da bicchiere mezzo pieno o mezzo vuoto. Maledettamente bronzo verrebbe da dire dopo avere accerezzato per duecento metri l&#39;oro. Ma e&#39; sempre una medaglia
Ecuador wants $3.5 billion ... or else the killing begins.
The food at the Federal Corrections Camp in Alderson, W.Va., apparently is nothing to write home about &#151; unless one is eating it with Martha Stewart.
Ross McElwee's latest family portrait, the documentary \
Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro   is trying on his uniform, taking short walks in his hospital   room to loosen up his numb limbs and has a healthy appetite,   visiting friends said on Monday.
Microsoft has lost the FAT, and it&#39;s not part of a slimming down regimen. In a stinging defeat, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has declared Microsoft&#39;s File Allocation Table (FAT) file
The European Union&#39;s consumer chief aims to prevent thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries each year by making all cigarettes sold in EU countries self-extinguishing, European Commission officials said.
British public borrowing is set to rise and the government will need to raise taxes or reduce spending to decisively cut the deficit, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said yesterday.
Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty to a trio of illegal weapons charges on Friday and a judge ordered him detained for another week.
Sony Corp. (6758.T) will likely launch its new PlayStation Portable hand-held game console in North America and Europe in March, a top executive said on Wednesday.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it will cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs, or about 10 percent of its work force, over the next 18
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Bush Chooses Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns As New Secretary of Agriculture to Succeed Ann M. Veneman. Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, left, speaks after President Bush announced that Johanns was his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Dec.
Many athletes do not seem to care about the intended use of eye black, using it as a fashion accessory instead.
Japan uses a ship-based defence system to shoot down a ballistic missile, the first such test by a US ally.
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Nato head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plays down tensions in the alliance as he arrives in Afghanistan.
NEW YORK  - For the second consecutive year, the rise in gas prices was the most interesting news story in the United States, according to a poll released Wednesday.
National Guard troops arrested two brothers Friday in connection with a state prosecutor's killing, just days after two suspects in the car bombing case were shot dead by police, authorities said.
Halo 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, two hit video game sequels, have had tremendous advance sales. What's all the fuss about?
By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 16--If California hopes to clean up its air and remain a leader in the fight against global warming. It will need to develop new fuels and vehicles to complement the laws it has enacted.
(Article Central) Apple has quietly updated its iPod software to prevent songs purchased on RealNetworks&#39; online music store from being played on some of its popular MP3 players.
In the battle of computer-animated  cartoons, \
East Asia is so diverse that it would take a long time for the region to craft an economic community similar to that of the European Union, Singapore&#39;s founding father said Monday.
Dodi al Fayed's long-term personal masseuse and spiritual healer, Myriah Daniels, stepped into the witness box at the carnival of vanities that is the Diana inquest
Motorway dropped from radical traffic management scheme aimed at reducing congestion on major roads
Ask most foreigners what comes to mind when they think of Italy and the answer is likely to contain words like style, art, fashion. But ask an Italian and the most likely answer will be \
Chinese women, mostly working, are lining up at a local hospital in Beijing to test a new medicine, which may help them achieve orgasm, signalling the traditionally conservative country&#39;s changing attitude to sex.
VINITA, Okla. -- J.D. Baldridge, 73, has official government documents showing him to be a descendant of a full-blood Cherokee. He has memories of a youth spent among Cherokee neighbors and kin, at tribal stomp dances and hog fries. He holds on to a fair amount of Cherokee vocabulary. \
A look at John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign, in never-before published photos from the LIFE magazine archive
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Ethnic clashes killed at least 10 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan met opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis that has claimed 750 lives.
An Iraqi group linked to al-Qaeda said it will kill a British hostage unless Iraqi women detainees are freed, according to the group&#39;s Web site.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will yuk it up on CBS' \
As relief pledges near $4 billion, officials hope to leverage altruism for crises elsewhere.
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Thailand\u00c2\u0092s deposed prime minister seems to be having a better time than the generals who ousted him, who are struggling to control the country he left behind.
Yao Ming leads Shaquille O'Neal by more than 50,000 votes in the race for the No. 1 overall spot in the final days of NBA All-Star balloting.
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A significant number of patients who have their stomachs stapled develop nerve damage in their extremities, research has found.
Some legal experts say the murder of a marijuana advocate could lead to a reconsideration of how medical marijuana is administered.
An explosion in central Tel Aviv&#39;s open air Carmel Market killed at least three people and injuring about 20, Israel&#39;s Channel 10 television said, citing the Magen David Adom emergency service.
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ALTA BADIA, Italy (CP) - Thomas Grandi of Canmore, Alta., won a giant slalom Sunday for his first World Cup victory in his 12 seasons on the circuit.
Two former golf club employees are charged with theft and cruelty to animals in the death of a pet dog the owners say was cooked and eaten. An Oahu grand jury indicted Saturnino Palting, 58, and Nelson Domingo, 43, both of Kalihi.
Negotiators seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms program were hopeful of ending their latest session in Beijing on Thursday with an agreement on a deadline for crippling the North's atomic facilities.
Bonanni: Prodi salvi negoziato, Cisl pronta agli scalini
Basketball A nonconference date with Kansas and the always-grueling Atlantic Coast Conference slate highlight Boston College's men's schedule for the 2007-08 season, which was released yesterday. The Eagles open against New Hampshire Nov. 10, and end the month at Michigan to face the Wolverines in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. December features three nonconference matchups with local ties -- Dec. ...
Opium growth in Afghanistan's unstable south and southwest continues at an alarming rate, and is a windfall for anti-government forces who tax farmers, a U.N. report said Wednesday.
Australia will enter international negotiations to develop a new anti-counterfeiting trade agreement, Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean said here Friday.
Mr. Incredible and wife Elastigirl -- aka Bob and Helen Parr -- with superkids Violet and Dash. (Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures).
The US may be willing to back an agreement on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, the prime minister says.
By Beth Gallaspy, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Jun. 23--BEAUMONT -- In their first week living and learning at Lamar University, 48 middle school students have built robotic cars and learned about blood types. They studied water quality on boat rides at Shangri La in Orange.
Fujitsu and Cisco Systems, both high end hardware manufacturers are joining forces. Earlier, Fujitsu bundled their strengths with popular phone company Siemens.
The enormity of the house Arnold Chase is building on Avon Mountain isn't fully apparent from the outside, where only 17,000 square feet of it lies in plain view.
Higher Form Dictionary is a translation dictionary in development written in java, which will consist of a lot of different languages. HFD will have an extensive online and offline database, so you can also find translations on the go.   A first look at the project can be taken now, in the form of a UseCase Diagram, we called it v0.5 because we probably need to add some things later on in the project.  Download: http://higherform.wiki.sourceforge.net/space/showimage/Use_Case_Diagram_-_v0.5.jpg
Newlywed couple Britney Spears and Kevin Federline have purchased their first home together in Malibu. The pop star, who recently sold her homes in New York and California, purchased the eight bedroom estate for a reported $6.
Was using an infrared device to shut off exhibitors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 video presentations a harmless prank?
A group of Americans huddled at the port Wednesday before boarding the Princesa Marissa to begin their journey home &#151; away from the epicenter of southern Lebanon's war zone.
The country&#39;s football federation have belatedly started disciplinary action against Aragones after he called the Arsenal striker a &quot;black s**t&quot; two months ago.
A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is reportedly arrested.
Leaders of the IRA-allied Sinn Fein party talked with Northern Ireland's police commander for the first time ever Monday in pursuit of a new peace agreement between Catholics and Protestants.
The surging Cleveland Indians completed another sweep of Minnesota and left the Twins barely clinging to their playoff hopes. Victor Martinez had two hits and two RBIs to back a quality start from Fausto Carmona, and Cleveland beat Minnesota 6-2 on Wednesday for its second sweep of the Twins in the last 10 games.
They did brash, they did bold, but designers at the latest London Fashion Week also produced a stunning array of wearable designs for spring and summer of 2005.
Lo svedese Thobias Fredriksson ha abbandonato il ritiro della sua nazionale ai mondiali di sci nordi...
Some of the UK's post offices may be shut on Monday as staff strike in a row over moving services to WH Smith.
The Beetle and 911 Turbo in one garage:  A dynasty is going  full circle.
Dirk Nowitzki registered an NBA season high 41 points as the Dallas Mavericks handed the Miami Heat their first loss of the season 113-93 Thursday.
Despite its success with its VMware processor virtualization software, EMC Corp is seeing only slow take-up of the v-word on its home front of block-level storage.
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Bug Labs, a company that wants users to build their own high-tech gadgets, prepares for a January rollout.
Bank of America Corp said on Friday it agreed to acquire battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp in a $4 billion transaction that could help avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.
Iran said on Saturday turnout was high in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, with some initial reports suggesting allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might not have won resounding backing.
President Bush criticized Democratic  Sen. John Kerry's \
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Officials said a US diplomat originally from Ohio was killed Sunday morning when a rebel&#39;s rocket or mortar shell crashed into the trailer where he slept.
Accounting problems and a possible $9 billion restatement lead to the departure of CEO Franklin Raines. Final third-quarter GDP rises at a 4% clip.
An Australian government is close to having complete legislative control for the first time in nearly three decades today, after voters delivered a positive verdict on John Howard&#39;s support for the war in Iraq.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has blamed North Korea for the delay in holding new six-nation talks on its nuclear programme. He said Beijing and Washington had agreed on the need to hold another round of talks as soon as possible.
Marco Antonio Barrera has claimed the WBC super-featherweight title with a majority points win over old adversary Erik Morales at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Oil dipping almost $1 doesn&#39;t signal the beginning of a major retreat, say commodities experts who suggest crude might never fall below $40 US a barrel again.
By Jessica Mintz  SEATTLE  --  Google Inc. is pressing for an extension to U.S. Justice Department oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices, most of which is set to expire in November, according to a court filing Monday.
Legendary Silicon Valley firm, Intel Corp. signed a raft of agreements with India's department of technology and three state governments to spread computer literacy in the country.
A British soldier was killed and two others were wounded Monday, apparently by a roadside bomb near the troops' new base in a violent region south of Baghdad, the Ministry of Defense said.
Hong Kong makes it easier for health and poultry workers who fall ill with Sars or bird flu to claim compensation.
Pixar and Disney&#39;s newest film, The Incredibles, opens today in theaters across the United States. The newest computer-animated film from Pixar follows a family of superheroes pulled back into service to fight evil once again.
Deborah Norville, who hosts both \
Willie Parker ran for a team record  223-yards to help the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers  crush the Cleveland Browns 27-7 on Thursday, keeping the home  team's slim playoff hopes alive.
New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.
Mike Lowell's pinch-hit sacrifice fly scored David Ortiz in the 10th inning and lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
Shifts towards open source for handsets and tablets Analysis Nokia may be strengthening its ties with major internet brands to boost its Ovi web services portal, but for a company of this scale, there must also be an agenda to set its own standards in the evolving mobile internet market on which it has staked its future. The Finnish giant's latest software acquisition, of Norwegian Linux player Trolltech, gives it a strong vehicle to launch its own bid to dominate mobile open source standards, an area where Google and Intel have already made aggressive moves. This sees the handset giant making its strongest commitment yet to Linux in its Series 60 smartphone market, and setting Trolltech's Qt platform against other would-be dominant mobile web systems like Google Android and Intel Mobilin.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Walt Disney Co.  dissident shareholders Roy Disney and Stanley Gold on Monday said CEO Michael Eisner, who last week said he would step down in two years, should be forced to leave by early next year.
Microsoft once again is looking to eat the lunch of longtime rival Apple Computer, this time in the digital music arena. Some observers
Discovered in 1986 by Stanford researcher Dr. Thomas Stamey, the PSA blood test for prostate cancer is one of the medical world&#39;s most important -- and controversial -- tools.
Nigeria's main umbrella union said Sunday  it would go ahead with a general strike in Africa's top oil  producer Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.
Hundreds of people blocked Greece\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main motorway today in protest at the lack of central crash barriers along a stretch where seven teenagers were killed in a bus crash yesterday.
Six U.S. soldiers were killed by a bomb during combat operations in Salah ad Din province, north of Baghdad, according to a U.S. military statement released today. Three other soldiers were wounded in the blast, which occurred Monday. A suicide car bomber in Baghdad on Monday killed 28 people.
The Eagles won&#39;t even begin their preparations for Sunday&#39;s game against the Baltimore Ravens until the players return to practice today, but Ravens linebacker Edgerton Hartwell already has fired the first salvos.
LOS ANGELES  - After seven months as  president and CEO of E! Networks, Ted Harbert is putting his  stamp on E! Entertainment Television and Style Network with  last month's launch of Wayne Newton's \
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MIAMI - The Cardinals and Miami Dolphins tussled on the field during pregame warm-ups, but no penalties were assessed. It reminded Darnell Dockett, the rookie defensive tackle from Florida State, of the Seminoles
Ryanair says it plans to sue the European Commission, accusing it of not acting on claims the airline has made about rivals.
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US companies and individuals received from Saddam Hussein's government vouchers, which let them buy Iraqi crude under the UN oil-for-food program, The New York Times reported Saturday.
THENS, Aug. 29  Swimming&#39;s technique critic came in for some criticism of his own tonight in the shark tank disguised as the Olympic pool. But all&#39;s well that ends well on the medal stand and, despite being disqualified shortly ...
NEW YORK  - The increased risk of cancer from the radiation used in a CT scan is negligible compared with the benefits for children who need a scan, according to investigators at Cincinnati's Hospital for Children in Ohio.
After spending the last several years confused and confounded by the proliferation of music online, both legal and otherwise, the Recording Industry Association of America and the labels
A small mosque was destroyed by fire  in the Netherlands on Saturday but no one was hurt in what  police suspect may have been the latest in a spate of arson  attacks against religious targets.
Relatives of a man being held hostage in Iraq waited for word about him Saturday as militants threatened to decapitate him, another American and a Briton unless demands were met within 48 hours.
For journalist-turned-brewer Steve Hindy, a renaissance in the popularity of niche beers is just one of several reasons to raise a glass.
ANYONE who doubts Gordon Brown&#39;s ability to lead the nation should watch him in action at the International Monetary Fund. Here in Washington, where Brown chairs the IMF&#39;s main policymaking committee, Brown is the leader of the pack.
MATTHEW Pinsent is favourite to become the top man in British Olympic sports administration if, as expected, he announces his retirement from competitive rowing today.
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In the midst of writing his best-selling memoir, Pete Hamill reached out to siblings Tom and Kathleen, hoping for the answer to a lingering question from their Brooklyn childhood: In the local candy store, Foppiano's, what exactly was in the racks between the Life Savers and the Hershey Bars?
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Two people were killed and 10 wounded in a bomb blast in northeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in the latest of a series of attacks that have killed at least 107 people in the country since 2000, police said.
The battle between a US woman's husband and parents over whether to keep her alive takes a new twist.
Police in Burundi&#39;s capital Bujumbura fired tear gas at crowds today, protesting against the massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsis at a UN refugee camp in the west of the country.
Georgian forces fired at a plane they  believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic&#39;s  airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official  said.
Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.
The violence started in response to a flawed election, but it reveals a rift that may be beyond politicians' control
The family of Notorious B.I.G. has asked a judge for permission to expand their wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, contending police Officer Rafael Perez was on duty at Petersen Automotive Museum the night of the killing.
Pakistani forces early Thursday demolished the front walls of a radical mosque, where battles between security forces and students have raged for two days, intelligence and military sources told CNN.
Amid new questions about the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney attacked rival John Kerry's record on national security Monday as misguided and misleading.
Candace Parker scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 6 Tennessee respond to its first loss by beating Tennessee-Martin 85-29 on Tuesday night.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Everywhere Duke University graduate student Brendan Nyhan and his partners in the political Web site spinsanity.com look, they see spin...
Microsoft Corp.  has agreed to pay 94 million yuan ($12.3 million) for a stake in Sichuan Changhong Electric Co.  and will form a cooperative alliance with the TV and electrical appliance maker, the Chinese company said on Monday.
. (antiTainment) Santa Barbara County Sheriff&#39;s Department investigators raided Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland ranch again this week.
A 27-year-old man is attacked and killed as he walked home from a friend's house in north London.
Former venture capitalist Mitt Romney asserted Friday he is better equipped than his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination \u00c2\u0097 who all have more government experience \u00c2\u0097 because \
Agence France-Presse made net profits of three million euros (3.9 million dollars) in 2006, chief executive Pierre Louette announced, which will be invested in the agency's video and multimedia services.
FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access. The US Federal Communications Commission this week cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line
A day after a tearful Paris Hilton was ordered back to jail, the hotel heiress said she won't appeal her 45-day jail sentence and is \
DOMESTIC Premiership strife can appear a world away from the glitz and glamour of the Champions League but they will shape Liverpool&#39;s future in equal measure this season.
Cuban TV shows pictures of an apparently stronger Fidel Castro, the first for three months.
Sling Media is partnering with its first mobile operator to give U.K. customers access to home TV channels on mobile handsets.
The EU&#39;s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, yesterday retracted an admission that he had held secret meetings with Hamas, which was put on Europe&#39;s list of banned terrorist organisations last year.
A former separatist rebel  appeared set on Tuesday to become the next governor of Aceh  after a landmark election in the Indonesian province battered  by decades of conflict and a horrific tsunami
Hamas militants killed an Israeli soldier and wounded four with an explosion in a booby-trapped chicken coop Tuesday, in what the Islamic group said was a scheme
An entrepreneur beats back depression and begins to develop a new product.
A few minutes after the Packers&#39; 28-25 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday, Green Bay cornerback Al Harris stood at his Lambeau Field locker, a little angry and very much confused.
Elton John is developing a sitcom for US television network ABC, according to a report in Thursday&#39;s Daily Variety. John told the magazine that the show would follow the story of an aging rock star and the people around him.
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Russian airline Aeroflot withdraws from the bidding for a substantial stake in Italian carrier Alitalia.
The number of broadband connections in the US has jumped by 38% in a year, according to official figures.
Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to its neighbor's \
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British beauty Naomi Campbell will  swap her catwalk outfits for a broom, gloves and safety vest  when she begins mopping floors at New York's Sanitation  Department on March 19, a court official confirmed on Tuesday.
The chance of getting a flu shot got a little better for some yesterday when the state got word it would receive more than 262,600 additional doses.
Cheer came back partly to the Holy city, considered the birthplace of Jesus with Israel easing travel restrictions and extending goodwill gestures towards pilgrims and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Confectionery and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes announces plans to cut 15% of its staff by 2011.
Soldiers and armed police patrolled the Bangladeshi capital on Sunday, a day after more than a dozen bombs were thrown at an opposition rally, killing at least 18 people and wounding hundreds.
Olympic Lyon becomes the first French football club to float its shares on the stock market.
A passenger train ran into the back of a freight train west of Budapest on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring four others, authorities said.
BERLIN- The state attorney has still been unable to prove the involvement of alleged war criminal Ladislav Niznansky in massacres in Slovakia during World War Two.
President Vaira Vike-Freiberga will be unable to comment on the occupation of Latvia while participating in events marking the end of World War II in Moscow in May, Russian Ambassador to Latvia Viktor Kalyuzhny ...
Israeli directors are working harder to fit lifelike characters around bigger themes of sexual and religious politics in their films.
BEIRUT A remote-controlled car bomb wounded a prominent Lebanese opposition politician and killed his driver in Beirut on Friday, weeks after he quit the government to protest Syria&#39;s grip on Lebanon.
STRASBOURG: President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder met on Friday in the eastern French city of Strasbourg for informal talks focused on Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid to join the EU and Iraq.
BAGHDAD: The general who gained notoriety as Chemical Ali for the gassing of thousands of Kurds and once regarded as one of Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most feared cohorts, looked haggard and leaned on a cane while facing a judge on Saturday, in the first
The New York Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange unveiled an alliance yesterday that extends the NYSE's global reach and could lead to an eventual combination of the world's two largest financial markets.
A mild influenza season has turned miserable for many in the region, with doctors' offices and hospitals reporting a sharp increase in achy, nauseated and feverish patients.
From snowmobiling on alfalfa to strapping on cross-country skis with wheels, Minnesotans are finding ways of coping with a frustrating lack of snow.
(New York - WABC, October 3, 2004 ) - He may be known as the &quot;Piano Man&quot; but wedding bells are ringing for Billy Joel. The 55-year old entertainer was married at sunset last night at his waterfont home on Long Island.
The US dollar continues its record-breaking slide, and analysts predict further falls to come.
Hostage Ken Bigley is feared dead after a Middle East TV station reported that he had been killed by his al Qaida captors. British diplomats were urgently investigating the reports on Abu Dhabi Television.
Former England captain Terry Butcher says he would want Scotland to beat his country should the two nations ever play each other.
By Laura Morales, The Miami Herald  Sep. 10--Miami's Historic and Environmental Preservation board has handed Grove residents opposed to a Home Depot in their neighborhood another small victory.
Google Inc. is expanding its online news index to include stories published years ago, continuing its efforts to create new sales channels for long-established media and make its Web site more useful.
Islamic militants fired back volleys of rockets at the Lebanese army on Friday as troops pounded the remaining suspected hideouts of the Fatah Islam fighters holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie win Screen Actors Guild awards, with No Country for Old Men taking best film.
Fiji's military chief said on Wednesday his troops would quickly suppress any uprising, as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests against the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. HOUSTON, Texas, United States of America -- World number one Roger Federer won his 20th consecutive match over
At the Millrose Games, the spotlight will fall on a once-obscure event that has been retrofitted for a modern track meet.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon this morning and meets with Palestinian leaders in Ramallah later in the day.
Sainsbury's is to sell more than 500 of its own-brand goods in compostable packs instead of plastic packaging.
A top ally of Conrad Black savaged a report into alleged looting of the tycoon's media empire, as the newspaper world feasted on the downfall of a man it once feared.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands  - A five-page letter, pinned to the body of a Dutch filmmaker brutally murdered after making a movie critical of Islam, called for Muslims to rise up against their \
A tearful Paula Radcliffe has revealed she has no idea what went wrong in her failed bid for Olympic marathon gold. The Briton said fans deserved an explanation but was waiting for test results from a Monday
MANCHESTER, February 12 (Online): Former AJK Prime Minister Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry has said that support for Kashmiris has increased in UK House of Commons and Foreign Ministry.
Having a large network of friends and family may help surgical patients experience less anxiety and pain before their operations and a quicker recovery afterward.
Apart from upbringing and environment, scientists are discovering that genes and biology are more important in the fight against obesity than previously believed.
Christian Bale's 63-pound weight loss makes this bleak thriller one of the few movies to scale the barrier between chilly fantasy and authentic cinematic nightmare.
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Toxin from a deadly sea snail found on Australia's Great Barrier Reef could revolutionize the treatment of chronic pain relief, scientists from the University of Queensland said on Tuesday.
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Liverpool reach the last eight of the Champions League on away goals after losing to Barcelona at Anfield.
An analysis of data from a  Danish study shows that inflammation factors are stronger  predictors of lung cancer mortality in individuals with blood  type O than those with other blood types.
BAGHDAD -- Ayad Allawi, Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister announced plans yesterday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City to cities countrywide in an attempt to disarm the country.
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It would be a huge mistake to say that the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was the only obstacle to peace in the Middle East, but it is an undeniable fact that his death has resurrected, like nothing else could have, prospects for peace between
Tri State Crematory operator Brent Marsh said Friday afternoon in a LaFayette courtroom that he &quot;apologizes&quot; to family members of those whose bodies he did not cremate and to his own family.
Microsoft has delayed beta testing of the next version of MSN Messenger because of a security flaw. Vulnerabilities were discovered in MSN Messenger 7.0, due to be released today, after testers found it had
KUALA LUMPUR : Two people have been hospitalised in Malaysia&#39;s northeastern Kelantan state after a suspected new outbreak of the deadly strain of bird flu that has killed 27 people across Asia, officials said on Tuesday.
A group of health and information technology organizations gave the Bush administration recommendations for a health information network of digital records.
Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s unhappy wife in \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrom Here to Eternity\u00e2\u0080\u009d and danced with the Siamese monarch in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe King and I,\u00e2\u0080\u009d has died. She was 86. Kerr, who suff...
A financial adviser who conned miners out of hundreds of thousands of pounds while running their pension fund is jailed.
A Saudi has been held in solitary confinement for a year at the Guantanamo Bay prison and is now so mentally unbalanced he considers insects his friends, lawyers said in a motion filed Monday seeking the man's removal from isolation.
The ancient battle of Thermopylae was the stuff of 2007's first certified blockbuster as the bloody action tale \
Parma e Piacenza disputeranno sabato 2 settembre 2006 alle 15:00 un'amichevole allo Stadio Tardini d...
Segway, the company which launched self-balancing scooters, is recalling all its vehicles.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Stephen Hawking, the British physicist and best-selling author famed for his work on time and space theory while confined to a wheelchair, will soon experience the reality of zero gravity.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team were looking to copy India and take the attack to Australia on their own turf during the triangular one-day cricket series.
Sudan has signed an agreement to ensure the voluntary return of more than one million people displaced by fighting in the Darfur region and said it was giving Darfuris more say in local government.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese choked downtown Beirut to pay tribute to assassinated Christian leader Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral into a show of defiance against Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
Low-cost Linux and Windows servers are outselling Unix models, Gartner analysts say.
On the ground, Sagrada Familia church is only 40 percent finished. But on CD-ROM, Gaud\u00c3\u00ad's work is done.
A 16-year-old boy dies after being stabbed in a car park in Hampshire on Saturday night.
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Pyongyang&#39;s growing suspicion of external aid shows it is retreating further into its shell despite growing pressure to open up.
Democrats expressed outrage today that Republican leaders had waited nearly a year to tell them about e-mails between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page.
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, is preparing to vote tonight on a controversial plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip.
Having lost the confidence of his board, E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal is expected to resign as early as Monday as chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch.
Blog: Can Florida's SubjuGator repeat as the winner in the 10th annual Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition? It'll have to beat out a flotilla of other college teams.
The jet-powered car Richard Hammond was driving when he crashed in North Yorkshire has been put up for sale.
Continuano scontri, israeliani feriti da razzo palestinese
US military officials, revising the death toll in a rocket attack on a mess tent in northern Iraq, now say that 15 soldiers, five US contractors and two Iraqi security personnel were killed.
Blog: Averatec has introduced the new, 11.1-inch 1579 ultraportable.
Researchers have created an electronic contact lens that could be used as a display or a medical sensor.
OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian general who watched helplessly while genocide raged in Rwanda launched a  tirade Wednesday against Western countries for their \
The FCC begins its formal review process for the Sirius and XM merger.
DESPITE an exciting new development this week in the race to find cheaper and more effective malaria drugs, a group of scientists is urging health authorities to consider screening travellers from malaria-infested areas to prevent the spread of drug ...
Open-source software, namely Linux, is nipping more sharply at the heels of Microsoft, leading the software giant to defend itself more fiercely than ever against the insurgent rise of freely distributed, collaboratively coded programs.
LOS ANGELES  - On a busy Tuesday night  of season premieres, CBS led the prime-time pack by a wide  margin throughout the night with the finales of \
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - The Federal Communications Commission fined CBS a record $550,000 for the network&#39;s 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
Hard cases make bad law, the old adage goes. But in the case of Ashcroft v. Raich, the medical marijuana case recently argued before the US Supreme Court (news - web sites), the opposite
Cosi' l'esponente Udeur su alleanze in vista delle elezioni
Cingular Wireless today announced it has completed its previously announced merger with AT&amp;T Wireless, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier with the
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has made a &quot;pre-emptive strike&quot; against Linux, which is fast becoming a bigger thorn in the software giant&#39;s side.
New York\u00c2\u0092s immigration court illustrates the crunch that judges face in big cities where complicated cases like asylum crowd the docket.
Toddler found floating in the water about a mile off the West Sussex coast.
Il campionato non &egrave; ancora chiuso. Nonostante il +7 in classifica sulla Roma, Roberto Mancini...
Comer Wilson hasn't had to show his ID to buy beer in a while. Maybe it's the 66-year-old man's long white beard.
Verizon SuperPages.com said on Friday it has teamed up with eBay  and Shopping.com  for the roll-out of new shopping tools on its online Yellow Pages site.
La Lega di C, preso atto delle intense precipitazioni nevose nella zona, ha disposto il rinvio dell...
Delta Air Lines has warned repeatedly that a bankruptcy filing could come within weeks if settlements aren&#39;t reached soon with its pilot union and its debt holders.
The number of newcomers to the Internet in Britain has surged this year to its highest level since the dotcom heyday of 2001, according to a study released on Saturday.
PARIS  - Turkey has opened up a window of opportunity with market reforms since a deep crisis four years ago and progress over EU membership would give a big boost, the OECD said in a report.
MIAMI The nation&#39;s top hurricane forecaster says this year&#39;s deadly storm season was a case of the nation&#39;s luck running out -- adding that future years will likely bring more frequent and more powerful storms.
Tens of thousands of union members, farmers and political activists marched through Costa Rica's capital on Monday to protest a free-trade pact with the U.S. they say will be harmful to local businesses.
A woman found unconscious near the summit of Everest received life-saving help from a UK research team, it emerges.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five joined Patti Smith, the Ronettes, Van Halen and R.E.M. as inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
By CHERYL WITTENAUER    ST. LOUIS  -- Scientists say they've identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that may one day help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments...
The number of people in the United States without health insurance rose to 45 million last year, the government reported Thursday, and new statistics show that the increase outpaced that for people getting coverage.
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Sunday setting Dec. 2 as the date for Russia's next parliamentary vote &#151; an election seen as key to addressing growing doubts about the fairness of Russian democracy.
David Beckham could be fined \u00c2\u00a3100,000 but will escape a ban, says the Daily Mail.
To see how the hucksters of the right work their \
Independent presidential hopeful Ralph Nader is considering legal action after he failed to make it on the Massachusetts ballot for November's elections, a campaign aide said on Wednesday.
If you read the recent excerpt of \
Britons are on average giving more to charity than a year ago, according to a report.
Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has said Delhi and Islamabad have opposing views on Kashmir but have learnt to deal with it and other disputes in a civilised way.
U.S. interest rates are still  \
Graeme McDowell, another great talent from the Walker Cup crop of 1999-01, equalled the course record yesterday and so took the lead in the Dunhill Links Championship.
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The new drug benefit guarantees patients access to medicines while giving insurance companies potent tools to control costs.
Democrats Bill Richardson, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden on Friday became the first presidential candidates to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.
Promises to side-step its way out, again VoIP provider Vonage has lost another patent battle, this time with Sprint Nextel, which owns six infringed patents and stands to gain almost $70m in a court-ordered payout.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Marin physicians say they are already prescribing a new breast cancer drug that shows better results at preventing the return of disease in older women, as announced yesterday in a study.
Every day, somewhere in the universe, there&#39;s an explosion that puts the power of the Sun in the shade. Steve Connor investigates the riddle of gamma-ray bursts.
Sun Microsystems on Monday disclosed plans to acquire SevenSpace Inc., an Ashburn, Va.-based provider of IT outsourcing and managed services.
Ivory Coast's leader vows not to block peace moves in the divided nation as the UN imposes an arms embargo.
A plea to prevent a Russian teacher from being sentenced to detention in Siberian prison camps is coming from an unlikely source: former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Printed in PHS #21, 1998. My grandmother always warned me not to trust doctors. And this was odd, because my grandmother was a doctor.
The family hour was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of its burial was signed by Janet Jackson, Monday Night Football previews and prime-time sex and violence.
A US appeals court has ruled that a lower tribunal had no right to decide a case brought against US internet giant Yahoo by two French groups trying to halt online sales of Nazi memorabilia.
President Bush said Saturday that Iraqis are sacrificing dearly to secure their country, trying to underscore that the U.S. is not bearing the toll alone.
Ice threatened to trap a damaged  Japanese whaling ship stranded off Antarctica, anti-whaling  activists said on Monday, raising fears of an environmental  disaster close to a major penguin colony.
A man accused of killing his wife with a sledgehammer in 2004 has been ruled too mentally incompetent to stand trial and will remain in a state mental health facility, a judge ruled.Comment
Halliburton says an internal investigation has found that a consortium it later took over had once considered bribing Nigerian officials to win an energy contract.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Speculation is rife that Australian Prime Minister John Howard this weekend will call an election for October 9, launching a campaign that won
The US offers rights for oil and gas in an area of north-western Alaska renowned for its wildlife.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets  leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille  O'Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern  Conference after the first returns of votes in the 2005 NBA  All-Star balloting program.
In a new post to his blog today, Felix Geisendorfer talks about view coding - specifically working with a menu and determining which element is active.   One of the challenges many of us have faced before and will face in future is building a menu. Now this of course is very simple assuming that we're just shooting for a static &lt;ul> with some &lt;li>'s containing the links. However the tricky part is to figure out what is the active menu item. I had some code doing this in the past but tried out a new flavor of it today which I call the MacGyver menu for CakePHP as it's a little dirty yet powerful and easy to maintain.   In his included code, he creates a simple navigation from an array of titles/links and, with some sorting, a regular expression and a CSS class, the selected item can be highlighted simply.
Russia returned to Japan on Wednesday  two sailors whose detention off its far eastern coast had  strained relations between the two countries.
Late US rock legend Elvis Presley, who would have celebrated his 70th birthday last weekend, was back at the top of the British pop charts yet again with a re-release of his 1958 classic \
This article seeks to answer the question: is your personal data safe? Or do you give it away during almost every transaction you make with government or commercial entities?
Odalis Perez learned just how quickly things could unravel against the potent St. Louis Cardinals. After allowing Albert Pujols&#39; first-inning home run Tuesday, Perez held the Cardinals hitless until there were two outs in the third.
Wired News reviews the latest medieval medieval offerings from the XBox 360 and PS3.
The heavily armed militants behind a deadly school raid in southern Russia passed through a region dotted by checkpoints whose chief purpose is to keep violence from spreading outside the breakaway Chechnya region.
Justin Morneau hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and Johan Santana won his fourth straight decision to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 4-3 Wednesday night.
ERIE, Pa. -- Researchers continue to interview people who have recently become sick from a mysterious illness after visiting an island in Lake Erie.
Primi risultati della missione di Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in Cina. Il governo di Pechino \u00c3\u00a8 pronto ad appoggiare la posizione italiana nel processo di riforma delle Nazioni Unite. Per contro Roma si \u00c3\u00a8 detta
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A filmmaker who was the great-grandnephew of the painter Vincent Van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street today after receiving death threats over a movie he made criticizing the treatment of women under Islam
Tony Blair kept looking behind him when being challenged over the decision to re-deploy UK troops in Iraq. Was he looking for cheers of support from his backbenchers, or watching for the knives spinning towards his back?
At least 20 civilians have been killed in an attack in the Darfur region of western Sudan, the AU and UN say.
Bill Clinton&#39;s heartache may turn into John Kerry&#39;s heartbreak. The former President is still recovering from quadruple-bypass surgery six weeks ago, and his doctors deem him not quite ready to campaign for Kerry, Sen.
Singer James Brown, known as the Godfather of Soul, has been released from hospital following successful prostate cancer surgery. The 71-year-old singer was released from Midtown Urology Surgical Centre in Atlanta.
CALGARY (CP) - A plan to build a new rail line to haul heavy equipment and supplies up to the oilsands in northern Alberta has &quot;substantial merit,&quot; according to a study commissioned by the provincial government and the energy industry.
Il ministro dello sport Giovanna Melandri ha rassicurato il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, su...
Broadway veteran Stephen Sondheim swept  the board at one of Britain's top theater awards on Sunday,  sending the big-budget Monty Python musical \
In Iraq, students and Shiite political parties are backing the country&#39;s forthcoming national elections. And a spokesman for interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says the government
Ross Gload homered and drove in three runs for the Kansas City Royals, who gave Minnesota starter Matt Garza another rough game at home and beat the Twins 9-4 on Friday to start a day-night doubleheader.
By BEN McCONVILLE  EDINBURGH, Scotland - Like U.S.
In the 21-year history of MTV's Video Music Awards, viewers have been treated to some eye-popping moments &#151; Prince's bare buttocks, Lil' Kim's sequined pasty, Britney and Madonna's steamy kiss last year.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The military and police closed Afghanistan&#39;s main roads and cities Friday in a huge security operation in anticipation of bomb attacks or other violence during the country&#39;s first presidential election today.
Turkish leaders welcome an EU decision on entry talks, but say Ankara deserves equal and fair treatment.
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British action star Jason Statham is pleading with studio executives to have him in the lead in the remake of The Crow.
Government statisticians reported a sharp rise in death rates for adults of virtually all ages and both sexes from 1997 to 2004.
New York, Sept. 5. (PTI): Winds howling in excess of 170 km per hour and huge tidal waves toppled power lines leaving more than two million people without power, brought down trees, tore up roads and sent
Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, Iran's main contact with the West over Tehran's atomic program, has resigned, the government said on Saturday.
The German and French financial  watchdogs said on Thursday they were looking into recent  trading by U.S. financial services group Citigroup C.N in  European government bond and derivative markets.
Technical problems prevent the transfer of N Korean funds previously frozen in a Macau bank, US officials say.
The Army has denied most of the thousands of compensation claims Iraqis have made against the U.S. military, determining that combat accounted for most of the deaths, injuries and property damage, a newspaper reported Sunday.
In its assessment of \u00e2\u0080\u009cGear for Grade-Schoolers,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Yahoo! Tech puts iMac at the head of the class. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe\u00e2\u0080\u0099re making the move to an iMac in our house this year for lots of reasons,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the column reads. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe biggest, most positive ones are the many creative tools Apple packs into an iMac for budding movie makers, photographers, and all-around artists.\u00e2\u0080\u009d  Also on the list of essential student gear: Why, iPod nano, of course.
Details began to emerge yesterday as to what may have driven the school siege militants, as yet unidentified, to commit such a horrifying act against children.
Nokia , the world's largest  cellphone maker, unveiled four new multimedia phone models on  Monday, including successors to its top N95 and N73 models.
InfoWorld - Nokia intends to boost its mobile ad business through the acquisition of Enpocket, which provides cell phone marketing technology and services to advertisers, Web publishers, and carriers.
The Raytheon Company has decided that its chief executive, William H. Swanson, has been punished enough for his plagiarism.
Oil futures prices bolted 5 percent higher yesterday, climbing above $44 a barrel after US government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies
Check Point has announced planned to acquire NFR Security, its second portfolio expansion to its pre-emptive security portfolio in two months. The new arrangement brings intrusion detection and protection to the mix.
Pro-Taleban rebels abduct 12 soldiers in a new raid in north-west Pakistan, where scores more are being held.
La nazionale maschile di sciabola &egrave; stata eliminata nei quarti di finale agli Europei di Gand...
The relationship between colleges and students who work for them has long been a source of tax uncertainty. Congress has stepped in from time to time to clear up really important issues
Traian Basescu of Romania's opposition \
A single prostate cancer screening test  before age 50 can help predict which men might develop  aggressive forms of the disease, even 25 years before a  diagnosis, researchers said on Friday.
A tentative restructuring agreement should unlock $33 billion of Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debt market that has been frozen since August, its chief architect said.
Oracle Corp  said on Wednesday  that quarterly profit rose 35 percent as new software sales  soared, beating expectations at a time when investors are  nervous that IT spending is slowing, and its shares climbed 4  percent.
A committee of AM finds the foot-and-mouth outbreak may have cost farmers millions despite not reaching Wales.
Actor Daniel Craig attends the Beijing premiere of Casino Royale, the first Bond film to be shown in China.
PC giant also wants to be your supplier of high-end home electronics. Also: How your desktop gets bolted together.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen killed the deputy governor of Baghdad on his way to work on Monday, Iraqi officials said. Hatim Kamil was assassinated in a drive-by shooting this morning, said Baghdad Governor Ali al-Haidari.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame found a familiar way to make its problems go away - beat Michigan. &quot;Anytime you knock off a top-10 team it is a big win.
A suicide bomber in a car rigged with explosives blew himself up near the home of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi in the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, injuring several people, witnesses said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki told his security forces on Tuesday to show no mercy toward insurgents in a security crackdown in Baghdad.
The astronauts spent six hours and 45 minutes outside the station removing a spent refrigerator-size tank and replacing it with one full of pressurized nitrogen, in addition to performing other tasks.
The political fortunes of Florida\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s Castor family have turned sharply for the better in the two years since Betty Castor\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s bid as the Democratic Senate nominee fell short by just 1 percentage point. This year, that candidate\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s daughter, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kathy Castor, did more than easily win the Democratic House primary in the state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 11th District; she effectively secured herself a seat in the 110th Congress by doing so.
President Bush said in an interview  published on Tuesday he hoped Italy would keep its troops in  Afghanistan to help rebuild the country.
An Italian prosecutor said on Friday he expects to appeal a Rome court's decision to drop a murder case against a U.S. soldier who killed an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq.
It was less a road, really, than a goat track, trotting high above a river suddenly golden with afternoon light through storm clouds.
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With political soul mate Jesse Ventura in tow, Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman is telling college audiences that he has no reason to apologize for his race-related remarks.
French, US and German rights groups said Friday they had filed suit for \
SCHLADMING, Austria  - American Bode Miller has said he might not defend his downhill title at next month's world championships in Sweden because of injury concerns.
EILAT, ISRAEL - Six Egyptian students were freed by Israel on Sunday in exchange for the release of an Arab-Israeli spy. The students had sneaked into Israel in August and were arrested on suspicion that they
In an extraordinary breach of military discipline, an entire platoon of US army troops is under arrest in Iraq for refusing to undertake what they called a &quot;suicide mission&quot;, relatives of the detained soldiers have said.
Southern California took the top spot Monday in the season's first Bowl Championship Series standings, but surprisingly Miami is ahead of Oklahoma in a close race for the second spot.
An Arkansas judge ruled on Monday that presidential candidate Ralph Nader's name be removed from ballots in the state because his campaign did not meet qualifications for being listed.
 star Ealy tapped for Will Smith film
VAIL, Colo. -- A 13-year-old ski racer was killed Sunday morning in a collision with a resort snowmobile on Vail Mountain. Ashley Stamp, a promising young racer from Steamboat Springs, was skiing down the
Microsoft unveils the finished version of its home-grown search engine.
Approval of President George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq war has risen, according to a poll released on Wednesday on the eve of a speech by Bush in which he is expected to endorse a plan for a gradual troop withdrawal.
Myanmar attempted to soothe UN concerns over the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi after the world body's Secretary General Kofi Annan condemned the military regime over its claimed democracy drive.
There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.
U.S. health regulators said on Friday they have been reviewing the safety of over-the-counter children's cough and cold medications, especially for those under age 2.
WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine when it was discovered that passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country.    United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made Tuesday between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration...
Nokia has boosted the security and functionality of its Secure Access System Secure Socket Layer virtual private network (VPN) platform.
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday agreed to consider a motion by United Airlines to cancel its union contracts to save $725 million annually.
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Democratic Rep. Bob Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.
The government has ordered a definitive laboratory test after two preliminary screening tests raised the possibility of mad cow disease in the tissue of a recently slaughtered animal, federal officials said yesterday.
BUCHALKI, Russia - A Russian airliner crashed and another apparently broke up in the air almost simultaneously after taking off from the same airport, officials said, killing all 89 people aboard and raising fears of a terrorist attack.    Authorities said rescuers found wreckage from a Tu-154 jet with at least 46 on board, about nine hours after it issued a distress signal and disappeared from radar screens over the Rostov region some 600 miles south of Moscow...
Blog: One of Google's units removes bootleg versions of documentary but copy remains at Google Video
Yahoo Inc   posted a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and forecast 2008  revenue below Wall Street forecasts as it cuts jobs and invests  to shore up its Web advertising business.
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A Dutch developer's withdrawal from a science park project is blamed on animal rights protesters.
President Ahmadinejad said today that U.N. sanctions will not deter Iran from pursuing its nuclear program.
Five of the six Man Booker Prize nominees, left to right, Gerard Woodward, Colm Toibin, Achmat Dangor, Alan Hollinghurst, and Sarah Hall, pose in London, hours before the winner is announced Tuesday Oct. 19, 2004.
past. Filmmaker Kerry Conran has made a soaring action adventure that&#39;s both a glorious labor of love and, in the end, irrelevant.
Considering the debacle with the flu vaccine, Chiron&#39;s (Nasdaq: CHIR) earnings release announcing that it beat analyst expectations is more than somewhat superfluous.
Da ieri il Kenia ha un nuovo eroe. Anzi un&#39;eroina. Dopo i tanti maratoneti che sono saliti sul podio delle Olimpiadi negli ultimi anni, su uno degli altari pi\u00c3\u00b9 gloriosi del pianeta, quello del premio Nobel
Bear Stearns Asset Management CEO Richard Marin is taking a stronger role in managing its two troubled hedge funds and tapped mortgage unit head Thomas Marano to save one of the funds, two sources familiar with the decision said.
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Svolta storica nei rapporti tra l&#39;Italia e la repubblica del colonnello Gheddafi. E il 7 ottobre sar\u00c3\u00a0 &quot;festa dell&#39;amicizia&quot;. L&#39;incontro tra il presidente libico e il premier Silvio Berlusconi in occasione dell&#39;inaugurazione del nuovo gasdotto dell&#39;Eni.
David Letterman and Jay Leno were set to return to the air Wednesday night, two months after writers went on strike.
NBC Universal has decided not to renew  its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the  second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's   dominance in digital entertainment.
Iran is training Iraqi Shi'ites to use armor-piercing munitions inside Iran and at camps in Lebanon run by the Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.
Executions are dropping as China's notorious capital punishment system gets an overhaul in the runup to the Beijing Games
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told invited press at a London briefing that Microsoft would prevail over Apple, Sony and other competitors when it comes to winning the hearts and minds of home consumers looking to integrate computer technology into their
Canada promised more financial aid on  Tuesday for the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur but stopped  short of boosting its small military contingent.
Stocks surged on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing data bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will slash rates this week.
FALLUJAH, Iraq -- The US military is drawing up plans to keep insurgents from regaining control of this battle-scarred city, but returning residents may find that the measures make Fallujah look more like a police state than the democracy they have been promised.
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing US homes unexpectedly surged 3.1 percent in September on low mortgage rates, and would have been even brisker had hurricanes not hit the South, a trade association said Monday.
La donna, ex operaia tessile, ha illustrato emozionata l'elaboratodella figlia, un lavoro sperimentale sull'ottimismo                                          Una ragazza muore prima di laurearsi al suo posto va la madre e discute la tesi                                                                                  Pescara, vittima di un incidente. \
A US envoy is set to meet a North Korea negotiator face-to-face ahead of new six-party talks on nuclear issues.
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ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan  - Afghans mourned the more than 100 victims of a suspected suicide bombing in the southern Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, a day after one of the country's single deadliest attacks.
Iran vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with its nuclear program, in defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
Some local doctors are not thrilled with a national study on anti-depression. The Food and Drug Administration says drugs, like Prozac and Paxil, can increase the chances of suicide among children and teens.
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has urged the country's political forces to abandon attempts to destabilize the country in the run-up to the October 31 presidential elections.
America Online and WebEx Communications are evaluating ways to adapt some of the online meeting services they currently offer to business users of AOL's AIM instant messaging network to make these services appealing to AIM consumers.

'Il nuovo governo si formi con assunzione di responsabilita'
Nik Caner-Medley scored 19 points and Chris McCray had 16, leading a balanced attack that carried rejuvenated Maryland past No. 22 Georgia Tech 79-71 Sunday.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Tim Rattay will have surgery on his throwing arm Tuesday to correct a problem that has bothered him all season.
Symmetrix, Celerra, Centera, and Clariion lines get summer makeover As previously anticipated, EMC is rolling out a major storage initiative, upgrading almost every storage platform the company offers. Today's announcement covers the Symmetrix, Celerra, Centera, and Clariion lines, as well as a new entry-level file management application.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A pair of chimps who appeared on film and TV, are being retired following allegations of animal cruelty.
Serbia's pro-Western president won a closely contested election Sunday, edging an ally of late autocrat Slobodan Milosevic days before an expected declaration of independence by the breakaway Kosovo province.
Seeking to add heft to his presidential bid, Democrat Barack Obama is offering a sweeping plan that would require every American to have health coverage and calls on government, businesses and consumers to share the costs of the program.
The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to dock with the International Space Station after mission managers determined the spacecraft was in excellent shape after Saturday's launch.
Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, according to a monthly report released today.
Curt Zirzow has pointed out a cool article on the Box.net website about debugging your PHP applications with a combination of Vim and XDebug (on linux).   Here's how it works. You're coding away in vim. You hit F5; Vim waits for a connection from the PHP server. You refresh the PHP page you're working on. It attempts to contact Vim - connection successful. You are launched into a debugging session right inside Vim. You can step into, over, and out of statements, eval statements, get all variables in context, get and set properties, remove and set breakpoints, all on the fly. Finally, some real programming tools.   Included are the steps to set up the vim environment , set up the client debugger (DGBp) and link it all to the XDebug functionality on your remote machine.
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Chimeric embryonics is go Two research groups at Newcastle University and King's College London have today been granted the first licences to work on human-animal embryo hybrids.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il commissario straordinario della Federcalcio, Luca Pancalli, in occasione del convegno 'La riforma...
Buddy Rice says it makes little difference where you start today&#39;s Toyota Indy 400 at California Speedway . . . which is good news for Indy Racing League points leader Tony Kanaan, as well as the Indy 500 champion.
Trend Micro Inc.&#39;s (TMIC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) shares rose as much as 14 percent on Monday after the security firm said it will supply antivirus scanning and cleaning protection for Microsoft Corp.
The catastrophic death toll in Asia caused by a massive tsunami might have been reduced had India and Sri Lanka been part of an international warning system designed to warn coastal communities about potentially deadly waves, scientists say.
Santiago: US President George W Bush sharply warned Iran about reports that the Islamic republic has accelerated production of uranium material that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
Hollywood's annual Oscar race heats up this week with a key group of U.S. movie awards and nominations that is expected to narrow contenders for the world's top movie awards.
A runaway hit in Britain, \
Tribune Co.  completed a tender offer for half its shares, but the media company had to agree to difficult borrowing terms, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.
England defeated Poland, 2-1, in a World Cup qualifying match in Katowice, easing the pressure on Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. Jermain Defoe scored his first international goal for England, and
NEW YORK  - For women who need surgery for abnormal vaginal bleeding, both hysterectomy and a less-extensive alternative seem to be similarly effective, new research suggests.
Andy Cole&#39;s six-game suspension over last month&#39;s brawl at West Bromwich was cut to four on Thursday after an appeal to the English Football Association.
Foreign minister to remind the US of its responsibility to help build Iraqi forces.
Christina Quaye scored 27 points and No. 23 Marquette defeated Georgetown 67-52 Saturday to snap a two-game losing skid.
Switzerland's main telecommunications operator, Swisscom, reported a 17.2 percent decline in its nine-month net profit compared to last year to 1.14 billion Swiss francs (734 million euros, 963 million dollars) in 2004.
A new free new tool lets people easily set up personal journals, often called blogs, on the World Wide Web. MSN Spaces, which debuts in test form Thursday, is aimed at home users who want to share things such
It&#39;s been a very satisfying year for US Davis Cup captain Pat McEnroe&#39;s rapidly evolving team. Andy Roddick has been nails at No.
Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.
Interest rates are expected to be left on hold for a sixth consecutive month when the Bank of England announces the decision of its monthly meeting later.
Iran could be interested in cooperating with the United States to combat al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, a leading U.S. expert on Afghanistan said on Thursday.
'Vell...Cisco's just zis guy, y'know?' WLAN analysis outfit AirMagnet has brought out software designed to work with Cisco's Unified Wireless Network. AirMagnet already has a version of the tool, which is called Enterprise Analyzer, for Aruba's Mobile Edge Architecture.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stocks were set to open flat on Friday, with investors expecting the market to stem recent losses, while high oil prices fueled concerns of slowing corporate profits and consumer spending.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE   Associated Press writer  SAN FRANCISCO -- Extending beyond the skullduggery that pried loose people's private phone records, Hewlett-Packard Co.
BEAVER CREEK - Ski racing requires a rare blend of fearlessness, stellar reactions and bionic will - the latter being vital to longevity.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three bombs exploded at a neighborhood celebration Thursday in western Baghdad, killing 35 children and seven adults, officials said. Hours earlier, a suicide car bomb killed a U.S...
US Airways announced plans Tuesday to cut $45 million a year in pay and benefits to roughly 3,700 management employees, a move the airline hopes will convince its union
E' Antonino Nuccio: seguendo le sue tracce part\u00c3\u00ac la cacciadecisiva al padrino mafioso e al figlio Sandro catturati il 5 novembre                                          Nuovo pentito nel clan Lo Piccolo Collabora il capo degli esattori                                                                                    Era stato condannato per favoreggiamento nei confronti di FranzeseDa lui potrebbero arrivare altre rivelazioni sui conti e sulle tangenti impostedi FRANCESCO VIVIANO
European Southern Observatory -- Anybody who visits a high-altitude astronomical observatory at this time of the year will be impressed by the beauty of the Milky Way band that stretches across the sky.     Compared to the poor views from cities and other human conglomerations, the dark and bright nebulae come into view together with an astonishing palette of clear stellar colours...
Pakistan carried out another test of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Monday as part of efforts to boost defenses, state-owned television said.
The tale of how the swimming hall of fame nearly lost the most valuable part of its memorabilia collection began with a scene straight out of a prime-time police drama.
Gonzaga basketball players Josh Heytvelt and Theo Davis were suspended from the team following their arrest in which police said marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms were found in their car.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. One of Bigley's brothers blamed Blair, saying Friday the prime minister has \
Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko on  Monday launched a bruising attack on Ukraine's prime minister  in a live debate, his rival in re-run of a rigged presidential  election, repeatedly putting him on the defensive.
Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physicians\u00e2\u0080\u0099 apologies may protect against litigation.
Andy Roddick won the Queen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Club title Sunday, saving match point in the second set before beating France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nicolas Mahut in the final of the grass-court tuneup for Wimbledon.
Honda Motor Co.  will build a second car plant in Thailand and a new motorcycle factory in Vietnam as well as boosting capacity in other regions to meet growing demand abroad even as the Japanese market shrinks.
p2pnet.net News:- Is digital music finally going mainstream? According to market research firm IDC, the MP3 portable market will boom over the next five years into a $58 billion industry.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals open crisis talks on Wednesday to end deadly factional fighting before a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.
A retooled Prius can give as well as receive electricity. But why?  In Autopia.
Nasdaq and Borse Dubai, aiming to muscle out potential rival bidders, boosted an offer for OMX to $4.9 billion on Wednesday and pushed close to a majority stake in the Nordic exchange group.
Bids are being lined up for the US Foodservice division of Dutch retailer Ahold, with a decision on the sale expected later this month.
Women who try to give birth naturally  after having had a Caesarean face a slightly higher risk of  serious medical problems, according to a comprehensive study  released on Tuesday.
By Leslie Anne Jones, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 23--On Friday, most of the contiguous states will delight in the debut of the cell phone/music player/multimedia device promised to revolutionize how we dial.
New figures show a soaring trade surplus for China, just as a US report says trade with China has cost 1.5 million US jobs since 1989.
Weeks after losing its CEO, the biodiesel maker withdraws plans for its public offering.
A man who boasted of capturing 12,000 illegal immigrants on the Arizona-Mexico border faces lawsuits accusing him of harassing and unlawfully imprisoning people.
Roberto Donadoni &egrave; soddisfatto del successo dell'Italia in Lituania. ''Ci voleva pazienza ed ...
Lecce: sei arresti, gruppo gestiva giro estorsioni
Stefano Pioli, allenatore del Parma, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la trasferta di domani a Catania....
Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko took a symbolic oath of office in his country&#39;s parliament yesterday as supporters whose
The government highlights the rise in the legal minimum age at which tobacco can be bought in England and Wales.
The administrator of the U.S. White House's Office of Management and Budget says software as a service can help federal agencies cut costs.
One year after Hurricane Katrina tore  into New Orleans, the region's hospitals and nursing homes  remain devastated and uncertain of their ability to cope with  another disaster.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - An Alabama state court jury on Friday handed Merck & Co. its second victory this week in a Vioxx product liability trial, finding the drugmaker did not hide the health risks associated with its withdrawn arthritis drug, or knowingly market a faulty product.
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Volkswagen AG named former DaimlerChrysler AG executive Wolfgang Bernhard, a cost cutter who won plaudits for helping return DaimlerChrysler's U.S. division to profitability, to a top management post Wednesday and said he would soon take over as chief of its mainstay car brand.
The deal would end a daring experiment by the nation's airlines, which created Orbitz as a competitor to Expedia and online ticketing sites like it.
The conviction ended an emotional year-long case that tested Philippine-American relations and revived calls for the abrogation of a controversial defense agreement.
Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government has a narrow lead over the opposition Labor Party, according to two polls published Saturday, just three weeks ahead of Australia&#39;s federal election.
Police in the Pakistani province of Punjab say two men were killed when a bomb they were carrying went off accidentally.
President Vladimir Putin accused Georgia on Sunday of \
U.S. incomes rose much more sharply than expected in January, while spending and core consumer price growth also outpaced forecasts, a government report showed on Thursday.
Should parents talk to their dying children about death? A Swedish study found that parents whose children died of cancer had no regrets about talking to them about
Dow Jones & Co  and its main labor union are close to a contract agreement for reporters and other employees at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Friday, citing union officials.
The troubled British Grand Prix was listed provisionally on a 2005 Formula One calendar on Wednesday along with an inaugural Turkish race in August.
India's Foreign Minister Natwar Singh arrives in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with Pakistani leaders aimed at restoring faith in a peace process that South Asia's nuclear rivals began a year ago.
Chip maker Intel is introducing a series of new processors designed especially for business and e-commerce uses.
Police and National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets at crowds of angry street vendors in Venezuela's capital Wednesday as officers tried to remove merchants from zones where they are barred from selling their wares on the street.
In the latest sign that Israeli-Palestinian relations are warming since the death of Yasser Arafat, Israel is allowing free travel into Bethlehem this Christmas Eve.
Blog: TV ratings company expanding to monitor cell phone
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  and  Hynix Semiconductor Inc.  are poised to join the  ranks of the world's top 10 chip makers this year, research  firm iSuppli said on Tuesday.
Free Internet-based phone calls are the newest feature of the popular Kazaa file-sharing program. The offering, in a software upgrade this week, comes as Kazaa&#39;s maker, Sharman
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled Saturday in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy eastern neighborhood in a new round of violence in the capital that left five people dead and dozens wounded, officials said...
On the anniversary of September 11, a curious paradox about the United States is evident: the sharp contrast between its policies&#39; brilliant success in the Middle East and its strategies&#39; abject failure there.
The battle for control of UK water firm AWG Plc  heated up on Monday despite the company's agreement of a 2.2 billion pound ($4.1 billion) offer from an investment group called Osprey.
Executives said today that their auto company was well on its way to a turnaround without an alliance with Renault of France and Nissan of Japan.
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Kemira, the Finnish chemicals giant, spun off its fertilizer business GrowHow by listing it separately on the Helsinki stock exchange with a launch price of 5.25 euros per share.
Cuban President Fidel Castro appears on TV in his first interview since undergoing surgery 10 months ago.
The judge in Scott Peterson&#39;s double murder trial emerged from a 45-minute meeting Wednesday with attorneys and dismissed the jurors for the day, saying, &quot;There&#39;s been a potential development in this case that has to be checked out before we can go any ...
Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony&#39;s PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronics giant&#39;s first handheld game machine.
India's PM says he will not quit, after his government appeared to backtrack on the nuclear deal with the US.
The deadliest attack on Americans in Iraq since May came as Iraqi officials announced that Saddam Hussein's deputy had not been captured on Sunday.
At the end of last month, Harmony took legal action to prevent Gold Fields casting a &quot;discretionary proxy&quot; vote on behalf of US shareholder Bank of New York.
A new special report by China on its defence forces shows the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military modernisation is targeted at rival Taiwan, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry claimed today.
Reports of a tentative deal with Europe over Iran's nuclear programme are given a cautious welcome.
The Cabinet of Afghanistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Seven weeks after he won Afghanistan&#39;s first ever presidential election, Mr Karzai has
George Bush's choice to command US forces in the Mid-East calls for a new Iraq approach.
By Rick Bird  Local ratings from the November sweeps can, of course, tell you what TV newscasts are hot and who's not. But they can also be revealing about our changing lifestyles.
VATICANO - Le preghiere del cristiano in tutte le lingue: polacco (II) - Le radici cristiane dei Popoli d\u00c2\u0092Europa Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Cenni sulla storia e la geografia. La Polonia (Rzeczpospolita Polska in polacco) \u00c3\u00a8 un paese dell\u00c2\u0092Europa centrale popolato da pi\u00c3\u00b9 di 38.000.000 di abitanti. Confina con la Germania, la Bielorussia, la Repubblica Ce...
CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict told Muslim   envoys on Monday that Christian and Muslim believers must   reject all forms of violence, in an audience aimed at defusing   anger over a speech seen as depicting Islam as violent.
The loss dropped the Giants to 7-7, but left them in the thick of the playoff chase with two games remaining.
Sono 18 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Juve, Claudio Ranieri, per la gara di domani contro ...
London is considering a request by Washington to redeploy a small number of British soldiers in Iraq to allow US forces carry out massive operations, the UK defense minister told parliament Monday.
Media & professional: BBC1 controller - under fire over the 'Queen tantrum' row - could have his fate decided on Wednesday.
Sul luogo della diaspora dopo 564 anni dalla 'cacciata'
Sen. John Kerry Thursday accused President Bush of committing a \
No more Duo, Quad, Pro, apparently So farewell then, Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad: come 1 January 2008 you will be no more, leaked Intel presentation slides reveal. The Centrino Duo and Pro brands are out too, it seems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Officials at Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) announced the availability of an application aimed at simplifying and strengthening Wi-Fi networks.
Singer Courney Love exits state Supreme court following her hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in New York. She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was given a conditional discharge for throwing a microphone
Hotel operator caps off a successful turnaround year by topping Q4 estimates.
FOXBOROUGH - He was silent for seven straight days, allowing him plenty of free time to take note of the gushing testimonials given on behalf of Jacksonville running backs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew.
The State Department's No. 2 official said Sunday that Syria had improved security along its border with Iraq but needed to do more to keep armed supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein from sneaking across.
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Tokyo's Nikkei share average gained 0.94  percent on Thursday, with carmakers such as Honda Motor Co.  buoyed by a weaker yen, while banks extended recent gains as  investors cheered progress in their handling of bad loans.
NDJAMENA : UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said that Sudan should grant more autonomy to Darfur as he began a visit to address the crisis over the exodus of more than 1.4 million refugees from the troubled region.
The corn crop is flattened, rice paddies are washed away. Even the bitter oranges exported to make liqueur have become casualties of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which killed more than 1,500 people, delivered a hefty blow to Haiti's peasants and is raising fears of famine.
Gunmen in camouflage uniforms kidnapped about 30 Iraqis in Baghdad on Thursday and the new U.S. operational commander said more needed to be done to curb violence in the Iraqi capital.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes vigilance is the key to knowing whether a player has developed problems outside of his footballing life.
Il greggio scambiato a 91,51 dollari (-0,4%)
Pundits are wondering whether in reserving himself the right to say anything, Sarkozy hasn't started contradicting himself by uttering just about everything
The All Blacks score 40 unanswered points against a jittery Scotland in a one-sided encounter at Murrayfield.
A suspected suicide bomber who  killed 22 people in a mess hall at a U.S. base near Mosul,  Iraq, probably wore an Iraqi military uniform, the U.S.  commander in the area said on Thursday, and he acknowledged his  failure to see whatever security flaw enabled the attack.
Novo Nordisk and Sanofi-Aventis fight over insulin-delivery systems.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on  Thursday said its quarterly profit tumbled by more than half  and slashed its sales growth outlook for the rest of the year,  wiping 17 percent off the value of its stock.
Just about everyone seemed to be flying high at the world premiere of \
The US halts imports of five types of farmed Chinese seafood, claiming they contain illegal antibiotics.
BALTIMORE -- Sure, he was stung by the decision. But Derek Lowe yesterday insisted he bears no anger toward the Red Sox for demoting him from the starting rotation to the bullpen for the playoffs. The sinkerball specialist, who most likely made his final start for the Sox before he enters free agency after the playoffs, was miffed to hear ...
On a day of stunning news including moonbase plans and new orbital photos, the space agency's keeping something big in reserve. In Gear Factor.
Bush administration officials say they&#39;re trying to confirm the latest statement from the most feared militant group in Iraq. A posting on an islamic website states that the group, led by terror mastermind
Protesta di docenti precari e genitori di bambini disabili
Poland headed towards early elections after conservative Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski fired his deputy and main coalition partner on Monday over a corruption investigation.
An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with - oebloodbaths - if they don - t withdraw their troops from Iraq.
Microsoft Corp. has finally broken its silence on the timing of the release of the highly anticipated Windows V...
LONDON A British consumers&#39; lobbying group has complained to the Office of Fair Trading about prices on Apple&#39;s iTunes online music download service.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was suspended for two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy...
Yahoo Inc. has agreed to extend its  deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp.'s MSN sites in  the United States and overseas by one year through June 2006,  Yahoo said on Thursday.
Sudan's government  agrees to the deployment of some 3,500 extra African troops in war-torn Darfur.
An ill-fated and costly fountain in central London commemorating Princess Diana closed to the public for further repair work due to take four months.
NEW YORK - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced that the US Securities &amp; Exchange Commission notified it yesterday that it is investigating it, without specifying any further details.
Amsterdam, 6 novembre 2004 - La polizia di Amsterdam ha compiuto un altro arresto nell&#39;ambito delle indagini scattate dopo l&#39;assassinio del regista Theo van Gogh, marted\u00c3\u00ac scorso. Aa finire in manette \u00c3\u00a8 stato un giovane di 23 anni di origini marocchine.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein underwent an operation to repair a hernia about 10 days ago but has made a full recovery, Iraqi sources said Tuesday.    The ousted dictator was taken to the Ibn Sina hospital near the U.S.-controlled Green Zone for the procedure, which was performed by Iraqi doctors, according to sources close to the Human Rights Ministry...
A US Defense Department investigation found Australian terrorist suspects David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib weren&#39;t physically or mentally abused, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
Sudan has agreed to accept an expanded African Union force in its western Darfur region to help protect civilians against marauding pro-government militia.
General Electric Co. 's lagging  stock price raises the question of whether it should spin off  its NBC Universal unit, Barron's reported in its September 11  edition.
Exploring the implications of alternative assumptions is likely to lead to better policy than making a single blanket recommendation.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Creative Technology will spend US$100 million next year to market its portable media devices in a worldwide campaign to grab market share from Apple Computer and its popular iPod player.
Back in the '70s, Lynyrd Skynyrd cranked up their arsenal of guitars for shows with the Who and the Rolling Stones. These days, the band is more likely to unleash their wall of sound for country crowds alongside Tim McGraw and Gretchen Wilson.
South Korea and the United States closed a round of defense talks in Seoul on Friday aimed at scheduling a reduction of US troops on the Korean peninsula without agreeing on the timeline of the realignment.
Inundated with politics long before the 2008 presidential election, U.S. voters are in danger of suffering wearying bouts of the uniquely American affliction of &quot;campaign fatigue&quot; in coming months.
The reception of 144,000 new jobs as adequate employment growth is evidence of economists' more modest view of what the economy can deliver.
Edward C. Prescott and Finn E. Kydland won the Nobel prize for economics for their work on economic policies and business cycles, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.
A teacher in northwestern China has been sentenced to death for raping 18 primary school girls, the second such case in the same area, state media reported Wednesday.
_ Former star investment banker Frank Quattrone asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to let him stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction on obstruction-of-justice charges.
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Il derby tra Catania e Palermo &egrave; iniziato senza la presenza sugli spalti del Massimino dei ti...
'If you were smart you would keep your mouth shut' Letters Our story on the Google Video footage celebrating Juba, the Baghdad Sniper may or may not have been the cause of the clip having been removed. What we can say for sure is it ruffled the feather of many a reader. The award for most most outraged blowhard goes to J\u00c3\u00bcrgen, whose 1151-word diatribe is included in its entirety at the end.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Christopher Reeve dedicated his final years to promoting cutting-edge research in paralysis, including stem cells and experiments aimed at regenerating the spinal cord.
A pro-Moscow Chechen leader accused by rights groups of kidnapping and murder earned Russia's highest award Wednesday for \
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait  - President George W. Bush held talks with the top U.S. officials in Iraq on Saturday at a base in Kuwait, during a Gulf tour he hopes will aid the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and contain Iran.
Sebbene il Palermo non abbia ancora ufficializzato la sua cessione con la formula della comproprieta...
Mastella 'se succede sara' crisi', Ferrero 'toni eccessivi'
Disney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s animated film \u00e2\u0080\u009cRatatouille,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about a rodent who dreams of becoming a French chef, has become the highest-grossing film of 2007 in France.
Australia has refused to set a timeline for the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, despite British plans to hand over control of Basra to Iraqi forces early next year.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.
Few senior citizens have signed up for Gov. Rod Blagojevich&#39;s prescription drug program that promises lower cost medications from pharmacies and drug wholesalers in Europe and Canada.
Passwords to popular online world Second Life may have been stolen in hack attack.
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Alessandro Petacchi &egrave; stato deferito dalla procura antidoping del Coni. Per il velocista spe...
India&#39;s business process outsourcing companies could attain revenues of up to $50 billion by 2012, but the industry will need greater investments in education and infrastructure by the government, according to a new report released Tuesday.At its current growth rate, India&#8217;s $11 billion BPO industry will reach about $30 billion by 2012, said the joint report, published by consultancy firm Everest Group and India&#8217;s National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom).If the industry reaches $50 billion in revenue, it will directly employ two million staff and provide indirect employment for two to three times more people, said Som Mittal, president of Nasscom. The industry would comprise 2.5 percent of India&#39;s GDP (gross domestic product).Mittal said India&#39;s federal and local governments would have to play a larger role in order to push revenue to $50 billion. Over the last 10 years, the industry has done much on its own, such as building power generation facilities and providing training to staff, but could use more government support, Mittal said.Indian companies spend a lot on in-house training because the education system in India does not have direct links with the BPO industry, said Raman Roy, chairman and managing director of Quattro, a BPO firm.The BPO industry needs more employable graduates with skills in new areas such as analytics or the industry could face staff shortages of up to one million&#160;people for entry-level positions, Roy said.Some companies have explored setting up operations in smaller cities due to competition for staff from the retail and telecommunication areas.&#8220;We hire people from small cities, but we cannot set up operations there because the infrastructure does not exist,&#8221; Roy said. It is unfair to ask managers to move to small towns where there are no hospitals or entertainment, he added.The BPO industry now plans to set up regional hubs and develop infrastructure, including communications capabilities and staff housing. Many BPO companies now spend time and money transporting staff between cities and suburbs.The industry is also demanding that BPO companies be allowed to use the same facilities during daytime to address domestic business. India prohibits using the same facility for domestic and export business.Since nighttime operations focus on servicing foreign customers in the U.S. and Europe, using the same facilities during the day for domestic business would benefit companies, Mittal said.
(Source: Network Appliance)  This paper takes a look at using data virtualization to provide end-to-end data reduction efficiencies. It features three user case studies on how users were able to have a significant impact on bottom-line expenses through data virtualization, as they relate to the storage acquisition and ongoing data storage management costs.
Chicago, November 25: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.
LONDON, October 11  - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE.ETR) has offered to buyback the remaining stake in its Internet services subsidiary, T-Online International AG, for about \u00e2\u0082\u00ac3 billion ($3.
EXETER, England  - Anthropologists stepped into a  hornets' nest on Monday, revealing research that suggests the  original inhabitants of America may in fact have come from what  is now known as Australia.
To: STATE EDITORS  Contact: Jerry Feaser of Pennsylvania Game Commission, +1-717- 705-6541 or PGCNews@state.pa.us   HARRISBURG, Pa., March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the U.S.
Mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo is in talks with Apple over launching the iPhone in Japan, a report says.
DURBAN, South Africa  - Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius is set to take on world and Olympic 400 meters champion Jeremy Wariner at an IAAF meeting in Sheffield, England, on July 15.
Two Palestinians were killed Sunday when Israeli soldiers fired at a house in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian hospital and medical sources said.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry underwent an angioplasty at an Orlando-area hospital and was recovering Thursday. He closed the deal for left-hander Ted Lilly from the hospital Wednesday night while undergoing a procedure.
A federal court handed the TV networks a major victory yesterday, ruling that the Federal Communications Commission's crackdown on indecency was \
Former Brazil boss Wanderley Luxemburgo has replaced Mariano Garcia Remon as coach of Real Madrid. Real confirmed the move at a news conference on Thursday, which followed a board meeting.
MONTREAL (CP) - Montreal's transit system is one of the safest in the world, its president said Monday, denying that violent crimes on the subway system have gone unreported amid a turf war between police and transit security agents.
Music, pets and aromatherapy should be used to calm agitated or delusional patients before turning to drugs that often prove ineffective or have unhealthy side effects, researchers said on Tuesday.
Medical examiners have found that Taser electric stun guns may have played a role in at least five deaths, contradicting the manufacturer&#39;s claim that the weapons never killed or injured anyone, a newspaper reported Sunday.
ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers were set to repeat appeals for flexible exchange rates and warn again against currency volatility but stop short of singling out the sliding yen for overt criticism at a meeting on Saturday.
Commanders say success in Iraq may depend on units like Strike Force Two, and the raids they launch almost nightly.
Falmouth Coastguard tries to avert a human trafficking tragedy off the north African coast.
Under pressure from Democrats and Republican Sen. John McCain, President Bush on Monday called for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service.
President Bush on Friday announced U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick as his pick to become the No. 2 official at the State Department under Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday as Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
A behind-closed-doors auction is taking place to win a takeover of Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.
WASHINGTON - A menacing message from terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has added fresh kindling to the sense of fear and anxiety that has pervaded American life since the attacks of September 11, 2001 and set the tone of the presidential election
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that immigrants living in the U.S. illegally would not be covered by her proposed universal health care plan.
The Reds added two pitchers to their bullpen today, signing veteran right-handers David Weathers and Ben Weber. Weathers, 35, signed a one-year deal with an option for 2006.
DHAKA - An assassination attempt on Bangladesh&#39;s former prime minister killed 19 and wounded hundreds of others during an opposition rally here in the capital on Saturday.
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig finds his political future in doubt after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from complaints of lewd conduct in a men's room
Google&#39;s first quarterly earnings statement since its recent IPO rewarded investors with the news that the company has doubled its profits in the past year.
NEW YORK -- Marsh &amp; McLennan, the nation&#39;s largest insurance brokerage, said Tuesday it will lay off 3,000 employees, or about 5 percent of its work force, because of fallout from a bid-rigging scandal that has engulfed the insurance industry.
NEW YORK -- The death of rapper ODB was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said yesterday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller.
Hong Kong adopts a new regulatory system that could some day be a model for mainland China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s giant power industries.
EAGAN, Minn.  -- Several Minnesota police departments are field testing a handheld device that scans a suspect's fingerprint and digitally checks it against Minnesota's criminal history and fingerprint database...
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Peter G. Angelos could sell the Baltimore Orioles for almost $200 million more than he paid for the team 11 years ago under terms of a deal he is negotiating with Major League Baseball to compensate him for the Montreal Expos moving to Washington
China released a self-discipline pact for Chinese search engine providers to reject web porn Wednesday. The new regulation, promulgated by the Internet Society of China (ISC), an industry group run by the
Four British former inmates of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have sued US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others, saying they were tortured in violation of US and international law.
A new report predicts that the federal market for knowledge management solutions will grow by almost one-third in the next five years to more than $1.
U.S. consumers overwhelmingly support stricter food labeling laws, with 92 percent of Americans wanting to know which country produced the food they are buying, a consumer magazine said on Tuesday.
The Chicago Blackhawks slumped to their eighth loss in a row on Friday, going down 5-2 at home to the Minnesota Wild despite outshooting their opponents 43-16.
WILMINGTON, Delaware PeopleSoft said Tuesday that it was extending a money-back guarantee program that it says is designed to protect customers in the event of a takeover by the rival software maker Oracle.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian insurer AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. (AXA.AU) rebuffed Monday a buyout proposal from major shareholder AXA SA (AXA) after it wouldn&#39;t agree to the A$3.
Portland center Greg Oden, the top pick in last month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.B.A. draft, needs to have his tonsils removed and is expected to miss the rest of the Trail Blazers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 summer-league games.
At the height of the 1973 energy crisis, Arthur H. Rosenfeld had a revelation.
Victor Conte, head of the BALCO  lab at the center of a global steroid scandal, says in court  papers to be filed Friday that a federal agent last year asked  him if he would secretly record athletes suspected of doping.
(InfoWorld) - I2 Technologies accused SAP of patent infringement in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. A maker of SCM (supply chain management) software, i2 claims that SAP has infringed seven patents granted between 1998 and 2006. The alleged patent infringements, listed in the lawsuit that i2 filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, relate to SCM models and tools in areas such as managing factory planning systems, negotiating and tracking the sale of goods and allocating manufactured product to sellers. \
ATA Holdings Corp. ATAH.O, parent of  struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as falling fares and soaring  fuel prices drained it of cash.
US Airways Group Inc. , squeezed severely by low-cost rivals and soaring fuel prices and failing in its drive for new labor concessions, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday for the second time in two years.
New Delhi, Sept. 19 (NNN): Making a strong pitch for United Nations reforms and restructuring of the Security Council, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday left for a nine-day trip to Britain and the United States.
A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped a rocket attack on the US helicopter carrying him to a provincial capital in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, in the second apparent attempt to assassinate the US-backed interim leader since he
The central bank says China's economy should grow by 10.5 percent this year, state media reported Sunday, even stronger than the 10 percent predicted last week by the National Bureau of Statistics.
Stepping up its fight against computer threats at the risk of alienating security businesses, Microsoft Corp. said yesterday it will give away a program to combat privacy-stealing and PC-clogging spyware and other virtual pests.
The company that last year notoriously partnered with Microsoft to form a covenant that protects its customers from being sued for copyright violations, today announced it's partnering with the Electronic Frontier Foundation in a three-year-old effort to challenge the validity of patents for relatively ubiquitous technologies.
A peek at companies that overpromised and underdelivered.
The contract is part of the computer giant's bid to wring more consulting dollars out of its printer business.
David Beckham and his wife, \
A conference in Iran questioning whether the Holocaust took place draws international condemnation.
Governors told to move as many inmates as possible to open jails in response to prison overcrowding
Computer Associates is set to name IBM sales executive John Swainson as its new CEO, completing a long search to replace indicted former CEO Sanjay Kumar, industry sources said.
President Mwai Kibaki's appointment of a partial cabinet sparked more violence in Kenya overnight as the African Union began talks on Wednesday to end post-election turmoil that has killed around 500 people.
Iran rejected Sunday a U.N. resolution  calling on it to freeze uranium enrichment activities and  threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if its  case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.
A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow. After all the weighty words are passed back  and forth in a presidential debate, it is often a simple  gesture or a quick quip or a difference in appearance that  remains in the memory.
Zimbabwe is closer to collapse than ever, and only regional leaders can make a difference, a new report says.
Swedish truck maker Scania on Friday stood by its rejection of German rival MAN's hostile bid, as it raised the prospect of further extra shareholder payouts and warned of job losses in Sweden.
Jose Mourinho says he is not under pressure to win another trophy this season and if Chelsea did sack him he would walk away a millionaire.
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, making a rare public appearance, said on Saturday his guerrilla group possessed body parts of Israeli soldiers left on southern Lebanon's battlefields during the war in 2006.
The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is &quot;not a health crisis,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, and he urged people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.
Da' solido ancoraggio ad aspettative di medio termine
The parliament speaker would replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian Authority president for 60 days, until elections. But he is unlikely to hold onto that position during a turbulent transition; timely elections also seem unlikely.
Just like iSkoot, only with a business model too Jajah has launched a UK service offering cut-price mobile phone calls, by routing most of the call over the internet using VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Think of bonds as loans -- and perhaps consider investing in some.
Sun is working on technology to make it easier to run different languages on the Java Virtual Machine.
Mons.Caffarra, abbiamo il diritto di sapere la verita'
Billy Connolly is criticised for making a joke about Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley at a London show.
Incontro con familiari di due vittime del lavoro
The jewellery collection of opera singer Maria Callas has fetched over \u00c2\u00a31m at auction in Switzerland.
London - As US forces massed to invade Iraq last year, the director of Care International operations in Baghdad said she was determined to stay.

Environmentalists around the world are holding their heads a little higher. Wangari Maathai is being honored for her work in preserving the earth.
Republican Mike Huckabee on Friday defended his previous remark that Mitt Romney didn't reach \
Not-so-Virgin Media shocker A 34-year-old mum who swapped lines from BT to Virgin Media was somewhat shocked to find her new phone number besieged by chaps demanding to speak to \
New Hampshire gears up for \
Risultati e classifiche della 1/a giornata del campionato di serie C1.
Compagnia telefonica risparmiera' 250 mln in 5 anni
The fastest-aiming space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit Saturday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers
JERUSALEM (CNN ) -- A Palestinian Qassam rocket hit a street between two buildings Wednesday in the Israeli town of Sderot, killing two children and wounding at least 15 other people, the Israeli military said.
Target Corp  said on Wednesday that the review of its credit card business is taking longer than expected, partly due to current market conditions.
John McCain on Wednesday sharply defended his opposition eight years ago to the flying of the Confederate battle flag over the South Carolina state capitol in Columbia, brushing aside protests that dogged him at campaign events and suggesting most people in the state don't want the issue reopened.
Warner Music sees its latest quarterly profits fall 74% following weaker album sales than a year earlier.
The Alliance Enterprise Corporation (the \
A judge has denied Foxy Brown's request to get out of jail early so she can go to California for an ear examination and for repair of an electronic ear implant.
Raggiunto accordo Comune-tassisti dopo 10 ore di trattativa
Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
LIVERPOOL, England -- American investors Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. assumed full control of Liverpool soccer club on Friday, securing more than 80 percent of the shares in the 18-time English champions.
Afor e Consorzi non sanno gestire i finanziamenti
Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a 2006 mosque attack which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.
La Climamio Bologna rimane a punteggio pieno nel gruppo A dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Eurolega andando a vincere a Madrid sul campo dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099Estudiantes. Prestazione sontuosa, quella della Fortitudo, guidata dai 23 punti di Smodis
Hate crimes in Russia have killed 17 people and injured more than 50 others since the beginning of the year, the Russian human rights group Sova said on Friday.
Thanks to Ashutosh Gowariker, Hrithik has just had an unexpectedly long holiday. Says Hrithik , \
The European Space Agency has approved the September launch of the second Young Engineers Satellite, or YES2, experiment.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday rejected the results of Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election and warned the authorities of &quot;consequences&quot; if they do not investigate the alleged fraud.
Israeli troops pushed deep into the largest Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday, a first in four years of fighting, after a Palestinian rocket killed two preschoolers in an Israeli border town.
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IBM wants to topple the world&#39;s leader in computer storage technology with a new shoe-box sized disk system developed at IBM Storage Systems Divisions in Tucson.
InfoWorld - SAN FRANCISCO -- At the CTIA Wireless IT &amp; Entertainment 2004 conference Monday, Mike Wehrs, Microsoft&#8217;s director of technology &amp; standards for its Mobility Division, disclosed some details about Big Red&#8217;s future mobile plans.
Inco Ltd.  raised its profit  forecast for the second quarter on Thursday, citing strong  nickel prices and lower than expected costs.
An Italian contact of a former Russian spy who was poisoned in London said on Wednesday the Russian mafia and corrupt government officials had a strong motive to silence Alexander Litvinenko.
Israeli unions began a nationwide  strike on Tuesday expected to affect about 400,000 public  sector workers and severely hamper international travel.
So what about that dream of the perfect \
(FindLaw) -- In response to a question about atrocities taking place in the Darfur region of western Sudan, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, &quot;We have learned from Rwanda.
Gianluca Zambrotta rester&agrave; lontano dai campi per circa quattro settimane. Il calciatore itali...
A steeper-than-expected drop in the   U.S. housing market pushed Lennar Corp.'s LEN.N quarterly   profit down 39 percent and prompted the home builder on Tuesday   to slash its forecast for the current period.
Hours after Yahoo officially rejected Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s takeover bid, calling it too low, Microsoft called Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s response \u00e2\u0080\u009cunfortunate\u00e2\u0080\u009d and said its proposal was \u00e2\u0080\u009cfull and fair.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
STEVEN GERRARD has told Liverpool he would be happy to stay at the club for the rest of this season and the next two years. The Anfield captain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exit would signify a major setback for the Merseysiders, who
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - With one gold medal already, he could have packed it in. But it wouldn&#39;t have been right, not after what his teammate accomplished Saturday night.
Put your handbags down ladies The behind-the-scenes row between broadband providers and the record industry over filesharing has turned public, with internet trade association ISPA nominating the BPI for its \
U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris led early primary election tabulations Tuesday in her bid to claim the GOP nomination for the Senate, and Rep. Jim Davis led in the race for the Democratic nomination to succeed popular Gov. Jeb Bush.
Il Catania ha ceduto in compropriet&agrave; alla Ternana (C1) il centrocampista Ciro Danucci, lo sc...
A stepped-up US campaign against insurgents must not be allowed to alienate the Iraqi public, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.
Can't wait until the free credit report train stops in your region? You don't have to.
Stein Metzger screamed, as if the noise would somehow keep the ball off the sand for an extra split second. He threw his body parallel to the ground, but the ball bounced inches out of his reach, as partner Dax Holdren looked on.
The CIA is offering a rare glimpse into its successes and failures at trying to understand China during its first communist decades in a huge cache of newly declassified documents released this week in Washington.
The French Defense Ministry on Friday debunked the credentials of a former ABC News consultant who claimed to have worked as an adviser to the ministry, saying the man was just an intern for five months.
Google automatically expands the list of friends that users of Google Reader share some blog posts with, and some users don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t like it one bit.
A County Down police station currently being renovated has been broken into.
People who literally cannot sit still may have inborn behavior that keeps them slim even if they overeat a little, researchers in the United States said on Thursday.
US President George Bush&#39;s proclamation last year that the mission in Iraq was accomplished has drawn criticism from Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry.
The family of Daniel Pearl, a US journalist who was beheaded in Pakistan two years ago, urged US politicians not to use the reporter's name for political reasons after Vice President Dick Cheney invoked Pearl's name during a campaign event.
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take a \
(InfoWorld) - Where there's smoke, there's a door. A U.K. security company is warning that smokers may impact IT security, leaving open doors that could let in intruders who could abuse a company's network. It may sound slightly far-fetched. But a penetration tester from NTA Monitor, a company based in Rochester, England, gained access to a professional services company outside London that way, said Roy Hills, technical director. The company hired NTA to test if it was possible to get inside the premises without proper identification, Hills said. The penetration tester waited until the smokers finished their break, then slipped in through the unlocked door, which wasn't the main one but publicly accessible. The tester -- who skirted past other employees by saying the IT department had sent him -- made his way to a meeting room, where he hooked up his laptop to the company's VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) network, Hills said. The tester could have launched a denial-of-service attack or intercepted phone calls. However, the VOIP network was segregated from the company's data network, a wise precaution IT managers can take, Hills said. \
More Britons than ever are expected to  shop online this Christmas as better delivery times, greater  ease with search engines and social networking sites like  MySpace.com fuel shopper confidence.
Il tasso-base rimane di conseguenza al 2%
The Philippine Congress passes a controversial anti-terror bill aimed at tackling militants in the south.
Dutch electronic's giant Philips said Monday it had raised 980 million euros (1.45 billion dollars) from the sale of 800 million shares in the world's largest chip foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
Raggiunto telefonicamente dall'agenzia Ansa, Giovanni Trapattoni, Ct dell'Eire dal prossimo giugno l...
 filmmakers at odds on Homer's stupidity
MUMBAI, DECEMBER 27: The promoters - who hold 46 per cent stake of Reliance Industries \u00e2\u0080-ill be the biggest beneficiaries of the up to Rs 2,999 crore buyback of shares announced by the company on Monday.
Speaking on Saturday in Luhansk, former Premier and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych said he will join the opposition.
All U.S. troop reinforcements heading to Iraq to help restore security have now arrived, but it could take several more months before their weight is fully felt, the U.S. military said on Friday.
The cross-channel ferry operator is to slash 1,200 jobs and four routes in a radical bid to revive its business.
Lithuania aims to follow fellow Baltic  state Estonia and use the Internet for voting in elections, the  government said on Wednesday.
Few employers take all the steps they can to stop bullying in work places, according to a new survey.
The Federal Election Commission today announced that each of the two major political parties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 convention committees will receive initial payments of $16,356,000 from the U.S. Treasury for planning and conducting their respective 2008 Presidential nominating conventions.
Renate Goetschl decides to return to skiing for at least one more season, and she will make her debut as the favorite in the Super-G at the Alpine Skiing World Championships Sunday.
Responsabile, secondo al Jazeera, un gruppo militante identificatosi come &quot;Tawhid e Jihad&quot;. A Falluja 20 iracheni uccisi e 6 feriti nell&#39;attacco aereo Usa contro case sospettate di ospitare covi di Abu Mussab al-Zarkawi.
It's only now that Viacom's rethinking its strategy. In part, the about-face reflects a desire to blunt the impact of YouTube's stunning viral growth.
If you've been thinking of using PHP 5.0 for your Web development activities, now might be a good time to go the whole hog and upgrade your entire LAMP set up. A new article on builder.com shows how to set up a cutting-edge Web development environment with PHP 5.0, Apache 2.0, MySQL 4.1.3, and the latest Linux distro that you've been wanting to try out.  In a pointer from PHP Magazine, there is an article from Builder.com about the setup and configuration of a new LAMP setup - PHP 5.0, Apache 2.0, and MySQL 4.1.3.
The General Assembly of the United Nations and George Bush&#39;s speech dominated European editorials on Wednesday. Some papers commented on Germany&#39;s chances of getting a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
The private doctor said Wednesday Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is in good health and tests showed his stomach is normal. Ashraf Kurdi, a neurologist and former Jordanian
Western governors gathered last week to plan with the Bush administration and Congress how to change the Endangered Species Act, the 31-year-old law they say
Chelsea and Aston Villa appeal against the red cards shown to Ashley Cole and Zat Knight during the 4-4 draw on Boxing Day.
Emotionally spent from a Grand Slam season of heartache, Ernie Els reasserted himself as a major force Sunday by outlasting Thomas Bjorn in a brilliantly played duel in the cold rain in the American Express Championship. He closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory and his first World Golf Championship.
The EU says we need biofuels, some experts say they damage the planet. Who is right?
NEW YORK, October 18  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels for the third consecutive day, reaching $55.
Indiscrezioni di stampa, Piazza Cordusio non conferma
 L'attesa dei parenti e degli amici
Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would explode, U.S. officials said on Monday.
The official commission's findings are likely to increase pressure on President Arroyo to take action.
UK.gov = number one victim Organised gangs pushed the value of fraud to a 12-year high last year, with the UK government being the largest victim of their criminal activities, according to a new survey.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Reports from Iraq say the country's biggest oil refinery, at Baiji, is badly damaged in a huge fire.
A handful of European NATO countries offered minor concessions on Afghanistan Tuesday, suggesting they'll allow their troops to reinforce the bloodied Canadian contingent in Kandahar in emergency circumstances.Comment
I.B.M. agreed to pay $7 million as part of a settlement of a federal regulatory investigation involving Dollar General\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2000 financial statements.
Different approaches, same goal &#151; that's how both American and French diplomats are describing their joint efforts to end the fighting in Lebanon.
Tra le filiali estere crescita migliore per l'italiana
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As the only Democrat who supports Bush on the war, he's become the Senate's one-man tipping point. What will he do with his power?
Hispanic activists who viewed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as a voice of moderation on illegal immigration say they've been taken aback by the hard-line stance he's adopted as a presidential candidate.
Some stretch limousine businesses in the UK are a front for organised crime, senior police officers say.
Ziff Davis - The update fixes about eight vulnerabilities, including an image file problem and printing and networking holes.
Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday most of the 27 people killed in a bus ambush were shot by rebels as the passengers tried to flee rather than in the blast that struck the vehicle.
Israeli MPs will debate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to pull troops and settlers out of the Gaza Strip on 25 October
Iran remained defiant Thursday as a U.N. deadline arrived for it to halt uranium enrichment, and the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said unanimity among the Security Council was not needed to take action against Tehran.
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, whose first attempt at a health care overhaul fell flat 13 years ago, unveiled a broad proposal on Monday to require health insurance for all Americans and make it more affordable.
Migrants around the globe sent more than $300 billion to their home countries last year, a \
Learn to identify companies ready for a breakout.
A potent new program circulating on the Internet embeds itself on a user's computer and either overwrites saved bookmarks or redirects the victim from the intended banking site to an authentic-looking fake.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- US President George W. Bush is expected to meet with NATO and European Union leaders in February in an effort to mend trans-Atlantic relations that have been strained by the war in Iraq, officials say.
Russia agreed Sunday to join in an international agreement to forgive up to 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s foreign debt, allowing the deal brokered by German and US officials to go ahead.
As the opening bell for Maker Faire Austin nears, at least half the exhibitors haven't shown up yet.
A khaki-clad choir,  Hollywood stars and thousands of ordinary Australians bid  farewell to \
R&B singer Ne-Yo takes legal action against R Kelly over being dropped as the support act on his tour.
The latest predictions of the scale of Britain's population growth are published, including increased immigration estimates.
Grazie Mutu. La Fiorentina si coccola il bomber romeno, decisivo sia in Coppa Uefa sia in campionato...
Yan Varela wins the light flyweight division as Cuba get ready for a day of boxing glory.
McDonald\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategy of remodeling its restaurants and tailoring its menu options is paying off in Europe.
Beautifully colored leaves, warm days, chilly nights, high school football and ah, yes, October baseball. Like most things in nature, fall is predictable.
3M is among a small group of companies doing well domestically and internationally.
BERLIN -- The U.N. Security Council's permanent members and Germany agreed Tuesday on a new draft resolution on sanctions against Iran, strengthening existing measures over the country's refusal to suspend its nuclear program, officials said.
WASHINGTON - A corporate tax bill that would dole out nearly $140 billion in business breaks over the next decade is scheduled for a Senate vote today after an unexpected delay Sunday over its failure to include a tax credit for employers who keep active
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Charlotte-Doulas International Airport has increased staffing for the Thanksgiving holiday. More security screeners are on hand, and airlines have more ticket agents at the check-in counters.
Research led by Dr. Colten helped isolate a gene tied to respiratory failure in infants.
The United States would spend more  to combat illegal immigration and prepare for terrorist and  weather-related disasters under legislation approved on Tuesday  by a House of Representatives panel that ignores a White House  veto threat.
Dalla politica alla sanita', per mantenere la fiducia
InfoWorld - In what may be the first action of its kind in the U.S., the Software Freedom Law Center has filed a lawsuit to enforce an open-source license.
A man arrested in connection with attempted bomb attacks in Britain told his Indian family that he was working on a &quot;large-scale confidential project,&quot; a press report said Friday.
IRL IndyCar Series Champion-elect Tony Kanaan was one of a number of drivers to finish Sunday&#39;s Delphi Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway with a sense of relief after he narrowly avoided several high-speed incidents during the course of the 200-lap race
A Seattle man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling computers and cameras on eBay but never actually delivering the goods.
Ivan De la Pena ha prolungato il suo contratto con l'Espanyol fino a giugno 2009. Lo ha annunciato o...
Files indicate that the case of Senator Larry E. Craig may have been handled more harshly than those of some other men who were arrested in an airport restroom.
Toshiba more in tune with punters' plans than Sony? Toshiba appears to have judged its HD DVD strategy correctly, if consumer research from price comparison service Pricegrabber is anything to go by. What's stopping punters picking Blu-ray Disc is not so much the risk of backing the loser in the format war as the high price of players.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is continuing to monitor developments over England&#39;s tour of Zimbabwe after the players were told on Wednesday to stay in South Africa overnight.
Blog: Writer is duped for the first time ever by a phishing attack; feels violated and ashamed.
To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Deborah Bagocius of Defenders of Wildlife, +1-202-772- 0239   WASHINGTON, Feb.
Bryan Murray has vivid memories of the Anaheim Ducks' run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2003.
Analysis: The Presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan will dine with President Bush Wednesday. The purpose of the huddle is to force Pakistan to once again choose between the West and the Taliban
another corporate conflict-of-interest scandal that, if it&#39;s as big as prosecutors say, is costing all of us. This time, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is prying open the insurance industry
MONDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Memory problems that prevent multiple sclerosis sufferers from doing their jobs are extremely troublesome and disheartening, say doctors, but a drug geared for Alzheimer's patients may offer some help.
Full Circle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cInnaviews,\u00e2\u0080\u009d performed on Thursday at Dance Theater Workshop, is more of a Valentine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Day show than a Christmastime event.
German automaker BMW will launch a crucial redesign of its mainstay 3-Series in March, the company said Tuesday. The new line is expected to challenge German rival Mercedes and its C-Class cars.
The legislation combines the budgets of 13 Cabinet agencies with increases in aid for lower-income college students, while cutting some of President Bush's funding requests
Provocazione dello showman in puntata di 'Viva Radio2'
(In sixth paragraph, correcting current capacity and goal  to reflect new data supplied by Air Force.)
A higher number of allergic   reactions and deaths were reported with Bayer AG's   heart-surgery drug Trasylol in 2005, U.S. Food and Drug   Administration staff reviewers said in a report released on   Wednesday.
Russian special forces &quot;almost certainly&quot; removed the explosives missing from a military base south of Baghdad before the March 2003 US invasion and sent them to Syria, Lebanon and possibly Iran, The Washington Times daily said quoting a US official.
Heavy rains fell across the Carolinas as Tropical Storm Ernesto nearly regained hurricane status Thursday.
Description: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan upset the Bush Administration earlier this year when he called the Iraq War illegal and the attack on Fallujah dangerous.
Of all the low-lying coastal areas to be devastated by Sunday&#39;s tsunami, an Indian archipelago near the quake&#39;s epicenter may turn out to have the worst toll per capita.
Top Prince George's officials yesterday requested the resignations of four members of the board that runs the county hospital system, a shake-up that could give elected county leaders greater say over hospital operations.
A resolution challenge aimed at people empowered to change the punishing pace of the working world.
The ties between Wall Street and China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surveillance industry are starting to draw Washington\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attention.
Top seed Tim Henman finally won a match  at the Madrid Masters Wednesday, producing a classy display to  beat Spain's Albert Costa 6-4, 6-2, and reach the third round.
elta Air Lines announced yesterday that it would cut 12 percent of its work force over the next 18 months and said a bankruptcy filing would be &quot;a real possibility&quot; as soon as the end
Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce deal on Monday in the Gaza Strip in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting in which six were killed and dozens wounded since Saturday, Palestinian officials said.
 since 9/11
Comedian Richard Pryor and former \
Lagos, Nigeria, 10/11 - The four-day strike called by a coalition of Nigerian labour unions and civil society organisations to protest recent fuel price hike started Monday in the country.
Mariano Rivera had this warning for the New York Yankees: If he becomes a free agent, he'll consider offers from other teams.
Caleb achieves two significant motor-control breakthroughs following his neurotechnology therapy. Plus: A podcast. In Bodyhack.
Even holy water from the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes can't get by airport security screening passengers for suspicious liquids.
A weekly TV show mocking Japanese  politicians may seem a far cry from \
Movie audiences have gone from one robbery flick to another. \
Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro and Hugh Grant join the line-up for a two-hour US TV tsunami benefit.
In a victory for programmers and security researchers, DirecTV faces a setback in lawsuit against alleged signal thieves who dared to order smart-card programmers.
 named after online poll
GUWAHATI, India  - Hundreds of guitarists played Bob Dylan's \
A federal judge refused Monday to allow a large rally on Central Park&#39;s Great Lawn during the Republican National Convention, but urged protesters and the city to work toward a compromise.
Apple on Friday issued a security update for Mac OS X that plugs a trio of holes in its wireless network subsystem, which could potentially allow an attacker to take control of an affected system. All three of the patches involve Mac OS X version 10.4, while one is also for version 10.3.
NEW YORK - LeBron James had 26 points to become the youngest player in National Basketball Association history to score 2,000 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers eased to a 96-74 home win over the Chicago Bulls Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton says McLaren would prefer him to win the title than team-mate Fernando Alonso.
La decisione era nel`aria ma solo gioved\u00c3\u00ac si \u00c3\u00a8 avuta la conferma: Jarno Trulli guider\u00c3\u00a0 per le prossime due stagioni guider\u00c3\u00a0 una Toyota a fianco di Ralf Schumacher. Il presidente della squadra giapponese
By Jean Paul Vellotti  With a $700 million, 872,000-square-foot biotech incubator possibly breaking ground in New York City before 2007, local bioscience experts are thinking big.
David Miliband implies that Gordon Brown will not be as popular as Tony Blair if he takes over as PM.
Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM, helping extend its product offerings to SMBs.Under the agreement, Lenovo will manufacture one- and two-way x86 servers based on IBM&#39;s System x technology, which Lenovo will distribute under its own brand name.The servers will add to Lenovo&#39;s corporate product lineup that includes ThinkPad laptops and Think workstations. The company also distributes IdeaPad notebooks for the consumer market.This will be a new business for Lenovo as the company does not sell servers outside China, said Ray Gorman, executive director of external communications at Lenovo. Lenovo will start distributing the servers worldwide within the next year.IBM will continue to distribute System x servers under its own brand name, said Tim Breuer, an IBM spokesman. IBM is not worried about competition from Lenovo, Breuer said, adding that the deal would in fact boost IBM&#39;s licensing and financing business.Lenovo also has an excellent reach to companies with less than 500 employees, so the deal will be a natural extension of IBM&#39;s server distribution channel, Breuer said. It will give IBM a better reach to SMB customers globally, Breuer said.The companies have been partners since Lenovo bought IBM&#39;s PC business in 2004 for $1.25 billion.Lenovo will compete with HP and Dell in the global x86 server market, which grew at a clip of 9.5 percent in the third quarter of 2007, according to numbers from analyst firm Gartner. HP was the top vendor with a 30 percent market share, followed by Dell and IBM.
Google Australia on Friday unveiled what it described as the world&#39;s most powerful dedicated election website, capable of exposing inconsistencies in the public pronouncements of political leaders.
Diversified manufacturer General Electric Co. (GE) said on Friday it boosted its quarterly dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to $15 billion for share repurchases over the next three years.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Research In Motion shares slipped early Friday, but bounced off their lows, after the maker of the popular handheld device said sales in the current quarter would just match Wall Street&#39;s expectations.
A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cflesh-eating\u00e2\u0080\u009d MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.
By Mary Milliken BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A fire tore through aBuenos Aires nightclub packed with young New Year's revelersand killed at least 175 people as a stampeding crowd wastrapped by locked exit doors, officials said on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  on Monday submitted his Gaza withdrawal plan for a crucial  parliamentary vote, while tanks and troops killed 16  Palestinians in a raid against militants in the coastal strip.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday technical reasons were behind the delay in talks between Iranian and U.S. officials on Iraq and denied new U.S. charges that Tehran was stoking violence in its neighbor.
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Walt Disney Co.  music label  Hollywood Records is offering a new CD format with extra  features to encourage compact-disc purchases in a bid to  reverse declining CD sales.
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An African elephant, which collapsed and died at the Los Angeles Zoo this week, suffered a heart attack, officials said on Wednesday, and animal rights activists said the death underscored the risks of confining the large mammals in urban zoos.
An epic drought in Georgia threatens the water supply for millions. Florida doesn't have nearly enough water for its expected population boom. The Great Lakes are shrinking. Upstate New York's reservoirs have dropped to record lows. And in the West, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is melting faster each year.
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Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed ordered guards to execute a group of 200 people as he stamped out a Shi'ite uprising in 1991, a court trying him for crimes against humanity heard on Monday.
Washington -- Congressional Democrats on Monday blasted the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman&#39;s proposal for breaking up the CIA and Defense Department spying operations, while the party&#39;s presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, praised it.
Spinach growers facing an E. coli   outbreak may be able to minimize their losses if they keep the   public informed and remind consumers of the message from Popeye   and Mom -- that spinach is good for you.
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Most doctors are afraid to take responsibility for medical errors, but studies have shown that physicians\u00e2\u0080\u0099 apologies may protect against litigation.
The European Union's new security coordinator suggested Friday that the bloc needs a special anti-terrorism unit to share intelligence and an EU border guard force to tackle illegal immigration.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said on Thursday   it would cut the price of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per   prescription starting in the retirement haven of Tampa,   Florida.
fter days of expressing confidence about the documents used in a &quot;60 Minutes&#39;&#39; report that raised new questions about President Bush&#39;s National Guard service, CBS News officials have grave
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Road pricing and faster rail links could be part of the future transport policy in Scotland.
TUESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- Nearsightedness progresses more slowly in children who wear hard contact lenses than in those who were soft contact lenses, says an Ohio State University study in the December issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
JAKARTA  - The Indonesian military says it is continuing to launch raids against separatist rebels in tsunami-devastated Aceh, despite having earlier called a ceasefire to help aid efforts.
Outspoken US filmmaker Michael Moore urged despondent Democrats not to &quot;slit their wrists&quot; over the outcome of the US election that gave President George W. Bush another four-year term.
Kirk Yeager makes bombs from the stuff found under kitchen sinks. He does it to help the FBI defend against what officials say is the next frontier for terrorists in the United States.
Kroger Co. KR.N, the top U.S.  grocer, on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 29 percent as it  kept a tight rein on expenses and sales rebounded.
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The sprinters have themselves to blame for their events falling into disrepute and disrepair. The damage done in Seoul in 1988 has never been repaired.
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Lithuanians casting ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday rejected the current ruling coalition for the opposition Labor Party, a sign that many voters liked its promises of lower taxes and higher pay.
The wildlife protection arm of the United Nations announced Friday that it would allow Caspian Sea countries to export caviar, though at lower levels than in 2003.
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NASA says the space capsule, built by Lockheed Martin, went down in the Utah desert because a crucial switch was put on backward. By John Johnson.
Rescuers searching with shovels, high-tech cameras and their bare hands found the bodies of three children and an adult before dawn Wednesday, bringing the death toll from a mudslide in this seaside hamlet to 10, an official said.
Education Secretary Charles Clarke today tried to end the row over the Prince of Wales\u00e2\u0080\u0099s controversial memo by praising his commitment to developing people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ambition.
Ben Wallace grabs a season-high 27 rebounds and adds 10 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 117-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
Kansas has been pleasantly surprised by Brandon Rush, who attended four high schools and battled issues of academic eligibility before playing for the Jayhawks.
Multinational oil giant, Royal Dutch/Shell has disclosed that its out put remains unchanged despite its evacuation of non-essential staff from two oil production plants in its eastern operations area in the Niger- Delta where Nigerian troops are engaged
Wednesday night the talk show host and the other jurors returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Dion Jackson.
Microsoft says it will post the release candidate of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to its download site tonight.
Second-seeded American James Blake eased through to the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday, but former world number one Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik.
Safety Bob Sanders\u00e2\u0080\u0099s impact on the vastly improved Indianapolis defense earned him the Associated Press N.F.L. Defensive Player of the Year award Monday.
By Todd R. Brown  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- Talk about working blue: A local venture- capital firm recently fell prey to a hacker who took over the company's Web site and directed viewers to several porn sites instead.
Chancellor Gordon Brown confirms his baby son Fraser has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
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Facing 40-years for mass identity theft Computer security consultant and convicted cyber intruder Max Butler has been indicted on counts of wire-fraud and identity theft, just five years after being released from prison for hacking into military and defense contractor computers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Using the internet to manage a chronic illness can leave you in worse health than before you logged on, a review of recent studies has found.
I love Twitter, but there have been a lot of problems, and this is too much. They're taking it down tonight, for two hours, and we're hot on a big story, and it's developing -- on Twitter. This seems like a bad night for Twitter to go to sleep. (But there probably never is a good night.) I don't think the Twitter guys really understand how much we're doing with their service.  It's been going down a lot lately. And while other people have been complaining about it losing posts, I had never seen it lose one, until yesterday, and now it's losing them regularly, for me too. Read the first three words of this post again.  They raised $5 million, it seems now it's time for them to get the bugs out, hire some people who really understand scaling, if necessary re-implement the system from the ground up. Do whatever is needed to make it as reliable as the other tools we depend on. We need Twitter to work. It's not a fun experiment for us, we're using it.  Jack, Ev, Biz, Fred -- please take note. Postscript: The announcement changed, now they're saying it'll be down on Sunday night. Much better. Thanks!
(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u00a0is launching two servers using Intel's new dual-core Itanium chip in a bid to gain market traction for the troubled Itanium line. HP's Integrity rx3660 server, with a base price of $10,531, and rx6600 server, which starts at $14,771, will be introduced Thursday and feature Intel's Itanium 2 \
Government ministers, particularly the Chancellor Gordon Brown, have done much to promote the idea of enterprise and innovation being central to the success of the British economy in the 21st century.
Despite the lure of the barmaids, it is a passion for beer (and a desire for a no-fuss night out) that seems to be leading most people to the Verdugo Bar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s door.
Police in central England arrested nine people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.
Sony Corp. said on Wednesday it would  delay its annual earnings report by a few weeks as it grapples  with the extra paperwork needed to comply with tougher U.S.  accounting rules.
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Il West Ham ha impedito a Carlos Tevez di fare le visite mediche con il Manchester United bloccando ...
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Japanese stock benchmarks fell. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 126.43, or 1.1 percent, to 10,956.41 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index dropped 11.04, or 1 percent, to 1098.73.
CZECH supermodel Petra Nemcova (below right) found herself clinging to a palm tree for eight hours when the tsunami hit the exclusive resport of Khao Lak on Sunday.
New York, August 28: Yahoo Inc said on Saturday it sold $191 million in Google Inc stock in that company&#39;s Initial Public Offering, cashing out some of the 2.7 million shares Google gave Yahoo this month to settle two disputes.
A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson.
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog led by its second-in-command arrived in Tehran on Wednesday seeking details about Iran's offer to answer unresolved questions about its disputed nuclear program.
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MIAMI - The University of Miami sustained several injuries on offense during Saturday&#39;s 16-10 loss to Virginia Tech. Injuries knocked out tight end Kevin Everett and fullback Talib Humphrey, both starters, as well as backup running back Tyrone Moss.
Chancellor Gordon Brown has insisted he will stick to his 'golden rule' on spending, despite calls from the City and unions.
Spain hailed the weekend arrest in France of 17 suspected Basque extremists, the worst blow the underground separatist ETA group has suffered for more than a decade.
The 2008 White House race is already the longest and most-expensive campaign in US history, and though the 17 candidates seem many, so are the paradoxes.
Islamist Hamas fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday as their leader ordered an end to reprisals against their routed, Western-backed Fatah rivals.
Apple's price drop may look like a preemptive holiday strike, but is it really the result of struggling sales figures?
Exit polls projected an easy victory Sunday for opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in a bitter campaign that required an unprecedented three ballots and Supreme Court intervention to pick a new ...
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) Corp. on Friday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company -- $40.6 billion -- as the world's largest publicly traded oil company benefited from historic crude prices at year's end.
Like a holiday sing-along with familiar tunes and good cheer, President George W. Bush and a workshop of cabinet secretaries, economists and small business leaders Wednesday
LOS ANGELES - The first time Southern California drilled Notre Dame by 31 points two years ago, it was a fluke. The second time was a coincidence.
Marine experts are suggesting that 20 percent to 30 percent of the seas should be \
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Nicolas Sarkozy's party says it will press ahead with reforms, despite falling short of the landslide it predicted in parliamentary elections. Did you vote?
The Kaufmann House, set into the California desert, enjoyed a restoration after years of neglect and is to be auctioned in May.
Fannie Mae, the nation's largest mortgage buyer, agreed to major changes in its accounting and management practices.
A man wearing a brightly colored costume bolted from the crowd and grabbed the leader of the marathon Sunday, about three miles from the finish. The intruder wrestled Vanderlei Lima of Brazil to the curb and into the crowd. Police tackled the intruder and freed Lima.
Police release CCTV images of a man trying to escape an armed attacker, who shot him in the neck moments later.
Sammy Sosa belted a pair of home runs,  including his first grand slam in more than two years, as the  Chicago Cubs pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 in National  League at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
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Global warming gases trapped in the soil are bubbling out of the thawing permafrost in amounts far higher than previously thought and may trigger what researchers warn is a climate time bomb.
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CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine Corps prosecutor asked a jury on Monday to convict a Marine corporal for his role in the killing last year of a 52-year-old Iraqi grandfather in the town of Hamdania.
Four North Koreans who arrived by boat at a Japanese port two weeks ago left Japan on Saturday for South Korea, their desired destination, police said.
Minnesotans and residents of the other Upper Great Plains states have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country.
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Neurological disorders ranging from migraines to epilepsy and dementia affect up to one billion people worldwide and the toll will rise as populations age, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.
BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (IPS) - The European Union (EU) has imported sugar at  preferential prices from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries  since the 1970s; but, failed sugar reform within the union and  the prospect of unlimited imports from Least Developed Countries  (LDCs) in the near future have put a question mark over this  arrangement.
An open verdict is recorded at an inquest into the death of teenage chess prodigy Jessica Gilbert.
Pakistan, criticized by some Afghan   leaders over cross-border infiltration by the Taliban, vowed on   Wednesday to help its neighbor fight terrorism as Afghanistan   battles its worst violence in five years.
Alessandro Costacurta annuncia il suo ritiro dal calcio. Lo ha detto lo stesso difensore del Milan a...
MANCHESTER UNITED were left cursing a handful of missed chances last night after being rocked by a last-gasp leveller at Craven Cottage.
By THE NEW MEXICAN  Grab your fishing poles, bait and nets. And stay in town.
An art broker has filed a lawsuit against Axl Rose, claiming the rocker backed out of a deal to pay $2.36 million for an Andy Warhol portrait of John Lennon.
Blog: Thunderstorms and even a tornado stir up the Windy City just as hundreds of 'Second Life' enthusiasts are supposed to touch down.
Dhaka - James Franklin became only the second New Zealander to grab a Test hat-trick, achieving the feat on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Wednesday.
Oil prices climbed Friday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time, on worries that supplies will be stretched thin this winter while demand from China remains solid.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - All over one suburban subdivision, wild pigs have left their mark.  There was a dead cat. Ruth Strahosky's lawn was shredded when she was on vacation.
South Korea is seeking independent  verification on the nature of a huge blast in North Korea last  week, which its communist neighbor has said was linked to a  hydroelectric scheme, government officials said on Tuesday.
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Blue-chip stocks rose on Friday, sending the Dow to a record, as General Electric Co  increased a stock buyback plan, while a strong consumer sentiment report offset worries about the economy.
A crewman died on Sunday from  injuries sustained when the U.S. nuclear submarine USS San  Francisco ran aground Saturday off Guam in the Pacific Ocean,  the U.S. Navy said.
In this picture released by the Palestinian authority Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat holds hands with unidentified Tunisian, Jordaninan and Egyptian doctors at his compound In Ramallah in the West BankThursday Oct. 28, 2004.
Il Barcellona ha battuto 3-0 l'Osasuna in uno dei due anticipi della seconda giornata della Liga spa...
Sir Elton John wins \u00c2\u00a3250,000 from a Parisian art dealer who he accused of selling him fake statues.
Israeli bulldozers raze Palestinian homes  in a Gaza refugee camp a day after an Israeli settler was killed.
The dollar perked up ahead of a key speech from US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan which was expected to set the scene for future rises in American interest rates.
In September, President Bush reasserted his commitment to the &quot;road map&quot; for Middle East peace, launched in 2003 to achieve a comprehensive Israeli-Palestinian agreement by 2005.
The Boston Red Sox erupted for seven runs in the fourth Tuesday and posted a 9-3 win over the Anaheim Angels in Game 1 of their AL Division Series.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pledged that his country would cooperate with India in the fight against global terrorism.
Blog: In addition to PCs, there are plenty of other devices that communicate over the Internet Protocol--and all of them need network security.
Even as the turns of its narrative and the contours of its characters are recognizable, very little about \u00e2\u0080\u009cEastern Promises\u00e2\u0080\u009d feels predictable or secondhand.
America saw 403, 300 hi-tech jobs disappear between April 2001 and April 2004. More than half the jobs lost were lost after the recession was pronounced officially over, by the National Bureau of Economic Research, in November 2001.
Thousands face Christmas without power as heavy storms hit parts of Finland, killing three people reports say.
The head of the Soham inquiry asks the government to prove it is acting on his recommendations.
A refurbished 1950's-era weapons factory in China has become a haven for avant-garde art.
Senate Democrats defiantly charged ahead Thursday with legislation ordering troops home from Iraq, still lacking the votes to win but armed with the mantra that Republicans, along with President Bush, now own the war.
The Chicago Cubs traded embattled catcher Michael Barrett and cash to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday for backup catcher Rob Bowen and minor league outfielder Kyler Burke.
President George W Bush's second inaugural speech dominates European papers on Friday.
Shares of coffee shop owner Starbucks  Corp. SBUX.O fell more than 7 percent on Thursday after the  company's January same-store sales came below some analysts'  expectations.
A merger between Avaya Inc.  and Canada's Nortel Networks Corp.  could create a leading vendor of Web-based phone systems, analysts said on Tuesday, as talk swirled over a possible buyout bid for the U.S. telecommunications equipment maker.
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Toshiba will stop making its HD DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the standard.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican Mike Huckabee took aim at rival Mitt Romney on Saturday for switching stances on the U.S. troop build-up in Iraq in the first of two back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's presidential nominating contest.
EUROPA/ITALIA - Come diventare muratore a Capo Verde: una esperienza di volontariato promossa dal Centro pastorale milanese Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Costruire un edificio destinato all\u00c2\u0092aggregazione dei giovani dell\u00c2\u0092isola di Brava, nell\u00c2\u0092arcipelago di Capo Verde \u00c3\u00a8 stata l\u00c2\u0092esperienza di volontariato, promossa dal Centro Pastorale della sede milanese, di un gruppo di studenti e...
Roma, 27 dicembre 2004 - Colpo su colpo, pi\u00c3\u00b9 per stupire che per rinforzare \u00c3\u00a8 sempre il Real al centro del mercato. Adriano, Robinho e Gerrard, sono questi i tre giocatori che Florentino Perez vuole per il futuro del Real Madrid.
Paolo Guerrero scored the equalizer and set up another goal to allow Bayern Munich to spend the winter break in first place in the Bundesliga with a 2-2 draw against Stuttgart on Saturday.
Eight men whose skeletal remains were discovered last year in Fort Myers were the victims of homicide, police said Friday.
The UN Security Council agrees to reduce by a third its peacekeepers on the divided island of Cyprus.
Israeli forces thrust deeper into   Lebanon against fierce Hizbollah resistance on Saturday and air   strikes killed up to 19 people, hours after the U.N. Security   Council adopted a resolution to end the month-old war.
No ferries are sailing from Dover to Calais because a strike by workers has closed the French port.
Yemen stepped up security around government buildings and foreign embassies and offices on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist site.
Croatia Stay Top Despite Draw 10/10/2004 1:51:00 AM Croatia retained top spot in World Cup qualifying Group 8 despite failing to defeat Bulgaria at home.
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Syracuse center Darryl Watkins will have surgery on his right thumb and will be out indefinitely.
Associated Press Writer. Kansas City, Kan. - The federal fraud trial of former Westar Energy Inc. chief executive David Wittig and his top deputy, accused of trying to loot the company, ended
Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan called Reggie White last year to set up a date to retire his No. 92. In the storied history of the Packers, only four numbers have been retired and none since Ray Nitschke more than 30 years ago.
The Catholic Church in Mexico   accused a former altar boy on Thursday of attempting extortion   by filing a lawsuit charging U.S. and Mexican church officials   allowed a priest accused of sex abuse to escape justice.
U.S. apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.  is seeking to divest itself of 16 of its 36 apparel brands, representing $800 million of its $5 billion in annual revenue, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Wednesday.
The Fish and Wildlife Service took the first step toward declaring that 10 species of penguin need Endangered Species Act protections.
China on Friday welcomed a Russian draft resolution to draw up a new list of terror suspects who would be subject to extradition in a stepped-up global campaign against terrorism. But the United States and France eyed the plan with a measure of caution.
Paul Nitze, one of the last leading  U.S. statesmen of the Cold War period and architect of nuclear  deterrence, has died at the age of 97.
NEW YORK  - An injection of botulinum toxin  (Botox) into the stomach is a safe method of relieving the  nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain that occurs with diabetic  gastroparesis, findings from a small study suggest.
Parts of the UK will take a battering from the elements this weekend as an Atlantic storm creeps nearer.
25 arrested Pirated Microsoft software, estimated by the firm to be worth more than $2bn, has been seized by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chinese police following a long-running joint operation which began in 2005.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - SAN FRANCISCO -- Positioning itself as the industry's first provider of a native SOA platform, BEA Systems unveiled SOA 360 -- as in 360 degrees -- at Tuesdays' BEAWorld 2006. The vagueness of the announcement, however, has at least one analyst claiming the company still has a lot of explaining to do. SOA 360 spans three BEA product families -- Tuxedo, WebLogic, and AquaLogic -- and features an SOA collaborative tooling environment, called BEA WorkSpace 360. Another key element is the company's \
Independent assessments of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib should lay to rest White House attempts to limit blame to a few bad apples on the night shift.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair urged London's mayor yesterday to apologize for an offending remark made to a Jewish journalist in which he compared the reporter to a Nazi concentration camp guard.
Russia pressed ahead on Friday with the  last step in the destruction of oil major YUKOS, saying it will  auction its main Siberian unit on Dec. 19 for $8.65 billion and  hit it with a new tax claim.
The ball trickled away from the Celtics. As it bounced over the midcourt line, Ryan Gomes, aware that if he touched the ball his team would be whistled for a backcourt violation, lowered his head in frustration, then hesitated for a moment. In an instant, New Jersey guard Eddie House scooped up the ball and laid it in for an ...
BEIJING - Beijing hopes the smelly reputation of its public restrooms will be, well, flushed down the toilet soon. City officials will use the 2004 World Toilet Summit, starting Nov. 17, to showcase efforts to transform the capital's lavatories from foul to fragrant, from crude to cultured.
PARIS, Dec. 26 -- A court in Chad on Wednesday sentenced six French charity workers to eight years of hard labor each on charges of trying to kidnap 103 African children.
BEER-SHEVA, Israel, September 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ICL Industrial Products (ICL-IP) is launching a new flame retardant system, SaFRon(R)-7700, a unique flame retardant for flexible polyurethane foam.
The BBC has video evidence to suggest new-born babies in Ukraine may have been killed to feed the stem cell trade.
Late punk guitarist Johnny Ramone is being immortalized with a bronze statue at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
One of President Bush's top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said.
Crude futures prices fell slightly on Friday, capping off a 5 percent decline from a week ago, as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising oil supplies.
An Australian production company has apologized to Mexico for a segment of a \
LONDON - France and Britain are locked in a long but stormy love affair, French President Jacques Chirac said in comments reported Tuesday, days before his cross-Channel trip to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the nations\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Entente Cordiale.
Baghdad, Oct. 3 (NNN): US and Iraqi forces claim to have tightened their grip on Samarra after an operation that began on Friday that reportedly left over 125 rebels dead.
Triad Hospitals Inc. , under pressure from its biggest stockholder to raise the share price, agreed to be acquired by CCMP Capital Advisors and a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. unit for $4.7 billion.
Larry David tools around in one on his HBO series. Cameron Diaz drives one in Los Angeles. So do Leonardo DiCaprio and Rob Reiner.
If it weren&#39;t for her  absolute loathing of speech class, Cynthia Cidre would have  been an English professor today, teaching Victorian literature  at a college somewhere.
MARKHAM (CP) - Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit almost tripled to $61.2 million US as revenue soared 50 per cent.
RAFA BENITEZ'S triumph at Valencia was to win the Spanish title twice with a limited budget.
The United Nations appointed businessman and philanthropist Ray Chambers on Thursday as special envoy for malaria to lead an ambitious bid to slash deaths from the disease in the next few years.
America Online of Dulles, Va., began marketing a new password technology Tuesday that could simplify login routines for computer users.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s death raises considerable speculation about who will ultimately succeed him as leader. On paper, the Palestinian transition of power is quite clear: the speaker of the parliament - Rawhi Fattouh - temporarily becomes president.
The U.S. navy identified two female sailors on Wednesday killed in a shooting incident in Bahrain two days earlier and said a critically wounded third sailor had what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A hedge fund managed by Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  is scrambling to sell large amounts of mortgage-backed bonds in a potentially troubling sign for the broader mortgage-backed bond market, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Oakland Hills was officially designated the Little Big Horn of American professional golf yesterday as an all-conquering European team completed an 18-9 rout of the United States in the Ryder Cup.
This time last year, the OPEC members and a preponderance of analysts were fretting that new oil sources outside the Middle East would flood the market and collapse crude prices in the second half of 2004.
Electronic Arts has revealed that it&#39;s working on a new game in the Command &amp; Conquer: Red Alert series in an email sent to fan site operators by VP and executive producer Mark Skaggs.
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 16: A day after inking pacts with two of the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading technology firms, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday.
The cancelled concert series featuring R. Kelly and Jay-Z leaves a lot of concert-goers cold. NEW YORK (CNN) - Fans looking forward to &quot;The Best of Both Worlds&quot; concert featuring R&amp;B singer R. Kelly and hip
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Company releases revamped version of server software for linking Windows servers to mainframes, other large computers.
More of a sketch than a fully developed portrait, \
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Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
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The chairman of a House Armed Services subcommittee yesterday announced that he plans to hold hearings into allegations that the Navy sidestepped procurement rules while purchasing hundreds of floating boat barriers and underwater sensors to protect U.S. ships from attack.
High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings.
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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia bought portions of Emeril Lagasse\u00e2\u0080\u0099s franchise for $45 million in cash and $5 million in stock, her company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first major acquisition.
Nothing that happens in the Los Angeles Coliseum tonight can fully compensate for Notre Dame&#39;s missed opportunities against Brigham Young, Boston College and Pittsburgh.
A politician in Turkey is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan \
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What Inzamam-ul-Haq&#39;s captaincy means to Pakistan is still the subject of much debate, but there&#39;s no doubt about the importance of his batting.
If you can&#39;t get a good night&#39;s sleep it&#39;s likely that your parents are at least partly to blame. Researchers have found genetic factors play a major role in sleep disorders such as severe snoring and involuntary leg jerking.
LONDON: External Affairs minister K Natwar Singh has dismissed reports that India and Pakistan have finally done a deal on troop withdrawal from the world&#39;s highest battlefield, the frigid Siachen glacier, even as he offered unlikely praise for Pakistan
19-year Microsoft veteran Brian Valentine, who has led Windows development since 1998, is leaving the Redmond company to join Amazon.com. The news comes just one month after Microsoft said Valentine would transition to a new, unspecified role.
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Rescue workers pulled three more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed block of flats in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria overnight, bringing the toll to eight dead with many still missing, a security source said on Tuesday.
Police have raided pop star Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland ranch as part of a child abuse investigation. Jackson, 46, is charged in a ten-count indictment with child molestation and conspiracy.
New strategies to confront global warming took center stage in Buenos Aires on Monday, where thousands of environmentalists and government policy-makers gathered for an international conference on climate change.
WASHINGTON  - Like every October in the United States, pink ribbons are popping up everywhere: pinned to shirts, coat lapels, and on a myriad of products, all with the alleged goal of raising money to fight breast cancer.
Scientists have said a woman who died of bird flu probably contracted the disease from her daughter.
Dividend investing is in vogue again, but the truth is, it always works.
A general strike in oil exporter Nigeria  may be extended beyond Thursday if the government continues to  crack down on protesters violently, union chief Adams  Oshiomhole said on Tuesday.
Rwanda will defend its people if armed extremists based in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cross the border into the country to carry out similar attacks
MOXEE, Wash. - Google, the Internet search engine, has done something that law enforcement officials and their computer tools could not: Identify a man who died in an apparent hit-and-run accident 11 years ago in this small town outside Yakima...
Stocks extended gains on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he sees signs of inflation pressures starting to ease.
Andy Murray beats top seed Andy Roddick 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 to reach the SAP Open final for the second straight year.
A new type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control tuberculosis. Some experts believe R207910 could become the first new drug in 40 years to effectively combat the killer disease.
A new study suggests that the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may also help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Iraq&#39;s military said on Wednesday it had found houses in northern Falluja where hostages had been held and killed by their militant kidnappers, and records of those abducted.
ASHBURN, Va. (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins star  linebacker LaVar Arrington will miss his fourth straight game  after having right knee surgery last month.
The crisis-hit Russian oil company Yukos sought refuge in a United States bankruptcy court yesterday, telling the presiding judge it had no recourse within Russia&#39;s judicial system.
Peers are set to vote on the Hunting Bill for England and Wales when it returns to the Lords on Tuesday. Should hunting with dogs be banned?
In the stock&#39;s first day trading, investors bought, sold and flipped shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above $100 -- 18 percent higher than where it started.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut underwent surgery for breast cancer today, her office announced. A spokeswoman for her office said the operation, involving a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
A televised appeal by the mother of a teenager gunned down at an ice rink prompts a \
During a family gathering over the holidays, it&#39;s conceivable the Bulls could come up in conversation. Maybe everyone is sitting at the dinner table, and relatives from out of town are searching for something to talk about.
'Intrusive and unnecessary' Closed-circuit television (CCTV) system operators would need exceptional justification for recording sound as well as video, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The government on Tuesday asked airlines to turn over information they collected on passengers who traveled in June, the first step in a controversial plan to screen for terrorists.
\u00c2\u00b7 SA president congratulates French leader on speech  \u00c2\u00b7 Senegal address widely condemned by Africans
New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin Sunday named Kurt Warner the team&#39;s starting quarterback for the season opener at Philadelphia Sept.
The junior trader blamed for causing a $7 billion loss at French bank Societe Generale faced a second day of questioning by finance police on Sunday.
ABC News is in possession of a tape purportedly from the group, threatening attacks on the US. By Gretchen Peters | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
At least seven people have been killed after an attacker shot his way in to a Shia Muslim mosque in the Pakistani city of Lahore and detonated explosives attached his body.
New Jersey's former insurance commissioner said it will be difficult to attract national automobile insurance carriers to Massachusetts without allowing them to use such socioeconomic factors as credit history, homeownership, occupation, or education.
The action was a change in direction for the department, which had failed to respond to calls for it to be more aggressive in policing the industry.
(InfoWorld) - Alcatel-Lucent SA is preparing to extend its combined telephony and e-mail offering for small business customers to the U.S. later this year. The offering will be built on the OmniPCX Office telephony server and the Eye-Box, an e-mail and groupware server that also hosts Web-based services for remote workers. Both are aimed at small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and are based on the Linux operating system. \
Packing the one-two punch of drama  &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and TV movie &quot;Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,&quot;  cable television&#39;s HBO dominated Emmy nominations on Thursday  with 86 nods overall to lead all other networks.
An Internet site has published a statement attributed to the group of Iraq's most-wanted man Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claiming a suicide bombing that killed three members of the Black Watch regiment.
Six French workers for the Zoe's Ark charity were sentenced on Wednesday to eight years' hard labour in Chad for attempting to take 103 children they said they believed were orphans from Darfur out of the country.
JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman was found guilty of kidnapping on Thursday in the 1964 killings of two black men in Mississippi, a case that highlighted white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.
Thousands of protesters marched through Taiwan&#39;s capital on Saturday, urging the government to scrap a big US weapons package they said would trigger an arms race with China and squeeze social welfare.
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South Africa's prosecuting authority will charge Jackie Selebi, national police chief and head of Interpol, with corruption, a spokesman said on Friday.
Heavy US bombing raids spark a fresh exodus of residents from the rebel-held city of Falluja in Iraq.
Despite rosier expectations, Target is muddling through this holiday season, perplexing those who consider the chain a bellwether.
Three days of heavy rains have forced nearly 13,000 people from their homes and killed at least one person in Costa Rica and Panama, officials said Tuesday.
Liverpool's Spanish debutants failed to shine as, courtesy of a Kevin Davies strike, Bolton continued to prove last season's top-half finish was no fluke with a comfortable 1-0 win here.
The Flathead Indian Reservation is shifting its focus to children and retooling tribal policies following the drinking deaths of four boys in a six-month period. The deaths, starting in late 2003, stunned the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, but inspired a gritty resolve to help children deal with alcohol without underestimating the power of generations of alcohol abuse.
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Same as it ever was PlusNet, the terminally scatterbrained ISP, has permanently deleted customers' email again after it bungled the installation of an anti-spam appliance, it admitted this morning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new analysis of bones unearthed nearly 40 years ago in Ethiopia has pushed the fossil record of modern humans back to nearly 200,000 years ago &#151; perhaps close to the dawn of the species.
Malta obtained their first win in the 36th Chess Olympiad, currently being played in Calvia, Spain.
David Blunkett has won the first round of a High Court battle with his ex-lover over access to her son.
Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened  slightly in the western Gulf of Mexico late on Wednesday as it  moved toward the upper Texas Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane  Center said in an advisory.
DaimlerChrysler AG's   U.S. head of product development said on Wednesday that the German-American carmaker's Detroit and Stuttgart-based units plan to share more components and platforms -- and one day could be building their vehicles in common plants.
Irvine-based Linksys (www.linksys.com) announced that it is in a deal with Voice over IP (VoIP) provider Vonage (www.vonage.com) to provide equipment for home and small businesses.
Geographers use lasers to create detailed digital images of California's rugged wilderness, from forest floors to the tops of evergreen giants.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 17 -- Revelers clad in black and white flocked to the city's center Saturday for the traditional Black Ball band, putting aside the violence that has cast a shadow over Rio de Janeiro in recent weeks.
GUWAHATI, India  - It is an unexpected headache  for the Indian army, an unlikely embarrassment for the  government and an unwelcome challenge for the railways  department.
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A car collided with a tractor-trailer carrying 11,000 pounds of frozen turkeys, killing three people, authorities said Thursday. The victims were in the car, which drove through
CONCORD, N.H. -- As Sen. John McCain, a Republican running for president, touted the endorsement Monday of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, a maverick Democrat-turned-independent, it seemed designed to capture a legendary brand of New Hampshirite, a state icon on par with the moose: the independent voter.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
Treasuries lost ground on Wednesday just hours before the Federal Reserve is expected to raise U.S. interest rates for the fourth time this year.
U.S. telecom carriers Sprint (NYSE: FON) and SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) have announced a reciprocal deal, under which their customers will be able to use both companies' wireless Internet connections more easily.
Blog: Dell adds Vostro line to menu of laptops and desktops
Workers at French supermarket chain Carrefour are being probed by Chinese authorities on suspicion of bribery.
Japanese women may soon be tapping on the hit Nintendo DS handheld game machine for beauty tips, such as taking extra fluids and monitoring skin tones.
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ATLANTA - Vitamin E in large doses got an &quot;F&quot; from researchers at the American Heart Association&#39;s annual scientific sessions Wednesday in New Orleans.
EMI sees download music sales rise by nearly 600% in the six months to the end of September and says they are becoming a major part of its business.
Around 80 soldiers from a largely Welsh regiment are being sent to support fellow British troops being redeployed in central Iraq.
Six world powers were to meet in Paris on Tuesday to try to break the deadlock over U.N. sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, but Tehran said any denial of its rights would be seen as \
INDIANAPOLIS, United States : Michael Phelps has changed the sport of swimming with his stunning effort at the Athens Olympics. Now Phelps must learn how much fame has changed him as his journey begins to the 2008 Beijing Games.
Libya has indignantly denied it backed a plot to kill Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, after Saudi Arabia said it was recalling its envoy to Libya.
While they're still a sliver of overall U.S. retail sales, retail online sales continued to rise in the second quarter of the year to $15.7 billion, according to figures released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
BEIJING : China Eastern Airlines, one of the country&#39;s top three carriers, said Tuesday its business would not be impacted by a weekend crash that killed 54 people.
By THE WASHINGTON POST  Does the name evoke MySpace.com? That's a calculated strategy, right down to the instant messaging, user profile data and thumbnail photos.
PRISTINA, Kosovo International efforts to determine Kosovo&#39;s future suffered an apparent setback Sunday as the province&#39;s Serb minority largely boycotted parliamentary elections.
In a move sure to raise the eyebrows of Hollywood and its partners, a California startup will unveil a service Monday that allows subscribers to remotely access their digital media files &#151; even watch live television &#151; from any gadget with an Internet connection.
The Osmonds will reunite this summer for a TV special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. Seven Osmond siblings &#151; Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy &#151; are scheduled to be onstage Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom, publicist Kevin Sasaki said Thursday from Los Angeles.
Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the world's second largest music company, will this month become the last of the big four majors to drop copy protection software on music downloads, also known as digital rights management (DRM).
Hoping to make entertainment history, Microsoft plans to release the latest video game in its hit Halo franchise on Tuesday.
European Union leaders agreed on  Friday to send administrators and police to Kosovo ahead of an  expected declaration of independence from Serbia.
With U.S. control imperiled in Iraq, the military vows to oust the insurgents from their havens. Here's what it will take
More than 100 Iraqi expatriates gathered at a hotel outside Washington to hear details of the voting process in the United States for the Iraqi election.
Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said yesterday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
Japanese mobile network operator NTT DoCoMo announced on Thursday that it has developed a prototype micro fuel cell that will recharge a third-generation mobile phone.
LORETO, Italy  - A frail Pope John Paul travelled to a hilltop shrine near the Adriatic Sea on Sunday, putting three more Catholics on the road to sainthood during an open-air mass attended by some 200,000 pilgrims.
Blog: A fatal car accident involving four teens prompts a government official to ask for new regulations that would bar anyone from texting while driving.
Federal investigators plan to review the maintenance records and the background of the flight crew of a chartered jet that crashed here over the weekend, killing three
PERTH, Australia -- A rock-hard WACA pitch in Perth is set to showcase a head-to-head between the two fastest bowlers in world cricket as Australia face Pakistan in the opening Test on Thursday.
Rail users' watchdog blasts 'unjustified and unfair' new year price increases of almost 15% on some routes
In once uniform Sweden, a book being hailed as the ultimate generational novel serves as a reminder that you no longer need to be a blond, blue-eyed, beer-guzzling giant, or even speak the language correctly, to be considered truly Swedish.
In the showdown between Iran and the United States, both sides are bluffing. But that doesn't make it any less dangerous.
DES MOINES -- Back in May, when speculation burbled up that Hillary Clinton might bypass Iowa, David Yepsen dashed off a blog entry comparing the New York senator's campaign to previous clunkers, including the early days of Reagan 1980, Gore 2000 and Kerry 2004. \
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The U.S. trade deficit shrank to $51.6 billion in September, an improvement brought about as exports posted their best month on record.
Unskilled workers could find they are out of a job within a decade, as a result of increased offshoring by UK firms, says CBI boss Digby Jones.
US market regulators charged Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday with failing to disclose a web of relationships between the entertainment
If the jury is unable to reach a verdict, it would be the third mistrial in the past year for John A. Gotti.
The small business lobbying group that had a big part in derailing Hillary Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s effort to overhaul health care in the early 1990s has staked out its position for the 2008 political season.
Is it possible Mark Cuban, Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Wayne Newton can dance? Viewers will find out on the new season of \
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Watchdog cries foul over 'dodgy' software auctions The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has begun an international clampdown against people selling illegitimate software online.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Northern Ireland&#39;s largest food-processing company, Moy Park Ltd., pledged Thursday to discover how a potentially cancer-causing drug ended up in up to 23 tonnes of its free-range chickens.
For a third time, Bush family members gathered to see one of their own sworn in as president.
Police investigating the death of Stuart Lubbock arrest three men on suspicion of murder and sexual assault.
Il giorno dopo l&#39;annuncio della collaborazione tra Nokia, Intel e Symbian per realizzare una piattaforma 3G, al Symbian Expo di Londra si respira aria di scetticismo. Emblematica la domanda che uno dei maggiori
Getting a book published isn't the rarefied literary feat it once was.
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A BLUEPRINT for fighting a salmon disease which could cost 2,000 jobs if it ever hit Scottish stocks was published yesterday.
A new international group of defense contractors and systems integrators plans to accelerate increased interoperability in network systems that serve the military, first responders and, eventually, commercial users.
Google isn&#39;t conventional and so aren&#39;t its co-founders. Meeting them is pure fun. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded this search engine and have been applying some really unconventional approaches to constantly
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Oct 18, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - In response to an apparent increase in illnesses due to contaminated produce, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released an &quot;action plan&quot; for reducing microbial contamination of fresh fruits and vegetables.
It is no surprise that France, which has a proud rooster as its unofficial emblem, is holding a week of celebrations to mark the anniversary of the Queen of Chickens -- the poulet de Bresse.
Palestinian militant group Hamas abruptly calls off its anniversary rally fearing that Israel may target its leaders.
Lawyers for Fox News Channel  commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has  accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle  their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said  on Friday.
Steven Levy rhapsodizes about the iPod\u00c2\u0092s impact on America.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected   on Monday international criticism of Israel's offensive in Gaza   and demands by militants to free Palestinian prisoners in   exchange for an abducted Israeli soldier.
A Turkish court sentenced seven people, including a Syrian al Qaeda militant, to life in prison on Friday for suicide bomb attacks on Jewish and British targets in Istanbul which killed more than 60 people in 2003.
A Dutch rights organization which  compensates artists for the use of their copyrighted material  on Tuesday lost its court bid to remove a government block on  new levies on MP3 media players.
French director Claude Lelouch decided to show his new film \
Arabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera has reported hostage-takers in Iraq are demanding Indonesia&#39;s government release Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir in exchange for two female hostages.
Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
The first wave of academies have had cost overruns of up to \u00c2\u00a33m each, says the public spending watchdog.
A top Republican lawmaker called Wednesday for Merck &amp; Company to answer questions about its withdrawn drug Vioxx on Nov. 18 at the first Congressional hearing to address the drug&#39;s safety problems.
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Some 15,000 workers went on strike at 16 Goodyear Tire plants after rejecting the company\u00c2\u0092s latest contract proposal.
our former Jets draft picks were among the eight players cut by the team yesterday as coaches announced the 53-man regular-season roster.
A winter storm is brought a sleet and freezing rain to parts of the country not used to seeing it. Police are investigating two fatal car accidents in North Carolina blamed on the slick road conditions.
AOL told 500 employees at the company's Dulles headquarters today that their jobs would be eliminated, as part of plans announced this summer to trim its workforce and change the business strategy.
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Il Chievo ha ripreso oggi la preparazione in vista della gara interna con la Fiorentina. Indisponibi...
British Airways has attacked plans by the Civil Aviation Authority to allow airports operator BAA to increase its charges at London's Heathrow airport by more than annual inflation.
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In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?
WASHINGTON As the presidential candidates prepare to devote their first debate, on Thursday, to foreign policy, it is an axiom of their campaigns that these men could not offer a starker choice on America&#39;s role in the world.
Google Inc., the world&#39;s most popular Web search engine, slashed the price of its share offering Wednesday, as what had been touted as the hottest dot-com listing in years fell prey to worry about a slump in ...
Minacciata dalla crescita del pinguino di Linux, il cui sistema operativo &#39;open source&#39; sta lentamente erodendo fette di mercato a Windows, Microsoft - la prima produttrice mondiale di software per pc - ha deciso di aprire ai governi internazionali i
Aid agency CARE International stops work in the wake of the kidnapping of Margaret Hassan in Baghdad.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  may call early elections if an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party  fails to join a coalition for his Gaza pullout plan this week,  he said in an interview published Monday.
Egypt's highest authority on Islamic law endorsed Saturday a controversial government plan to synchronize the call to prayer in Cairo's mosques and put an end to the present haphazard system based on the timekeeping of each individual establishment.
Palestinian security forces will deploy to  the Gaza Strip's borders with Israel within days to enforce  President Mahmoud Abbas's order to halt militant attacks, their  top commander said on Wednesday.
Boosted by strong results from US gymnasts and swimmers, NBC&#39;s ratings for the Athens Olympics&#39; first four days have topped the disappointing viewership levels of the 2000 Sydney Games.
One-in-seven Asian Xbox video gamers plays on the Internet just six months after the regional launch of Microsoft's Xbox Live Internet software, a company executive said on Wednesday.
Ethnically driven violence intensified in Kenya on Sunday, and police officials said at least 19 people, including 11 children, were burned to death in a house by a mob.
By TIFFANY S. JONES  well  Continued from Page 1 A few Sedalia residents now have saf er tap water .
The oddball premise, about a man who brings murder victims back to life, has generated buzz.
VENICE, Italy  - The Venice Film Festival dazzled  like never before this year with its string of Hollywood stars  and hot arthouse directors, but the festival's new chief may  find delays and embarrassing blunders are what people remember.
A gauge of future economic activity that had declined for five-straight months reversed course in November, signaling the nation&#39;s financial engine is still gaining power, even though the growth rate has slowed.
Coming up with the crucial points in the first two tie breakers, Roger Federer picked Andy Roddick apart for a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) 6-2 victory to advance to the semifinals.
Watching the returns from Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
U.S. Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical but stable condition after undergoing brain surgery, a source said on Thursday, reminding Democrats of their precarious hold on the new Senate.
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Environmental groups say the vote on three key amendments will determine whether they can support the Democratic-backed measure
World's most annoying adverts cleared Apple's recent campaign claiming its machines were more secure and less likely to crash or pick up a virus than Windows PCs has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It was the summer of Reggie, the summer of Sam, the summer when the lights went dark and the Bronx burned bright.
Iraq has executed 27 \
Liverpool are to increase their bid for Fernando Morientes to \u00c2\u00a35m, though the striker will seek a private meeting with the newly appointed Real Madrid coach Wanderley Luxemburgo before committing himself to leaving the Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u.
The move must be official. The tricolored Montreal Expos caps, so Gallic, so quaint, are collectors' items now.
Filippo Savini ha vinto la penultima tappa del Tour del Langkawi, la Temerloh-Bukit Fraser di 127 km...
After leading Florida to two national titles, Billy Donovan has agreed to leave the Gators to coach the Orlando Magic, an official in the NBA told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Bausch & Lomb, the eye health company, said it had acquired rival, eyeonics Inc., for an undisclosed amount.
Sometimes media metrics and audiences have very different views of what works.
Britain's biggest phone directory  publisher, Yell Group Plc , said on Tuesday its  first-quarter turnover and profit rose sharply, due in part to  growth in the United States and at Yell.com.
Toshiba Corp says it has won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and New Line Cinema, advancing its cause in the battle for the next-generation DVD.
Bernard Kerik&#39;s withdrawal from his nomination as Homeland Security director raises many questions for which answers may be elusive.
A lesbian couple who wed in Canada were to learn yesterday whether an Irish court would hear their case to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, where homosexuality itself was outlawed until a decade ago.
But only on a preliminary basis After pulling all-nighters over the weekend, Dell's crack team of accounting nerds managed to finish off the company's third quarter results - well, almost.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The EU claims US subsidies for American aircraft maker Boeing have cost Europe's Airbus $27bn.
Stocks fell on Monday as embattled British bank Northern Rock's  troubles mounted, adding to global credit concerns before an expected U.S. interest rate cut this week.
The British government came under new pressure today over the whereabouts of Paddy Dixon, a key Real IRA informant who allegedly knew about the Omagh bomb plot.
A federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of an Ohio law that requires doctors to follow FDA guidelines when dispensing drugs for medical abortions, the Cincinnati Post reports.
Originally he was to have met only with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, but according to a senior government source, the British gave in to heavy pressure from senior political figures and agreed to meet with ...
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance increased an average of 11.2 percent in 2004, marking the fourth consecutive year of a double-digit increase and outpacing the growth in wages and inflation by wide margins, according to a survey released
A triumphant Paula Radcliffe put her Athens nightmare behind her by winning the New York City marathon today and declared: \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s good to be back.
The Jaguars defense rebounded from an embarrassing season opener and quarterback David Garrard proved a little something, too.
BRUXELLES - Il presidente della Commissione designato Jos\u00c3\u00a8 Barroso ha &quot;presentato&quot; Franco Frattini ai leader europei al Consiglio europeo di Bruxelles con queste parole: &quot;Ecco l&#39;uomo che ci ha consentito di superare la crisi.
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Islamic radicals may have been plotting attacks in Barcelona, Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Saturday, after police found bomb-making materials and arrested 14 South Asians.
SYDNEY: National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), Australia&#39;s biggest bank, is gauging buyer interest for its struggling Irish banks, signalling that it is prepared to exit part of its European market.
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Vials of potentially dangerous chemicals removed from Iraq have been found in a UN building in New York, the UN says.
Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago
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Image Reborn Foundation is hosting its seventh annual gala to celebrate the lives of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and to raise money for the free retreats the foundation hosts for those women.
MILANO - Juve sempre piu&#39; in fuga dopo la settima giornata del campionato di serie A. I bianconeri sono soli al comando con 19 punti, seguiti dal soprendente Lecce di Zeman. Con la vittoria di goleada (4 a
Brace yourself. There may be a less-than-miraculous explanation for that image of the Virgin Mary a Florida woman says appeared in her grilled cheese sandwich.
LONDON: Teenagers and young men should keep their laptops off their laps because they could damage fertility, an expert says. Laptops, which reach high internal operating temperatures, can heat up the scrotum
A bomb in Afghanistan reportedly kills 35 civilians and injures many people, three of them Nato troops.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Outgoing Ukrainian President  Leonid Kuchma denied Tuesday that talks with international  mediators had produced any agreement on resolving the ex-Soviet  state's two-week-old political crisis and blamed the  opposition.
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Lab are responsible for ensuring that U.S. nuclear weapons are safe and reliable. Using the massive computing power of BlueGene/L, they plan to simulate the explosion of an aging nuclear bomb in 3-D.
Miguel Angel Jimenez snatched back the lead at the European Masters on Saturday with fellow Ryder Cup players Sergio Garcia and Luke Donald sharing second place.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes he has no advantage over new Porto boss Vitor Fernandez despite having led the Portuguese side to Champions League victory last season.
It was tailback Chris Perry&#39;s 15-yard touchdown run in the final quarter last year that clinched Michigan&#39;s victory over Ohio State and helped send the Wolverines to the Rose Bowl.
Five Palestinians were shot dead Wednesday night by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza strip, Israeli and Palestinian sources said Thursday.
AMSTERDAM Philips Electronics will stop making low-end computer monitors and flat-screen televisions for itself and other brands, the Dutch company said Thursday, turning the business over to the Hong Kong manufacturer TPV Technology.
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Aliph on Tuesday announced that its Jawbone Bluetooth Headset will be sold alongside Apple&#8217;s iPhone at 157 Apple retail stores. The Jawbone will be available at the Apple Stores on June 29, the same day as the iPhone launch.
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The White House is considering giving the new Director of National Intelligence the task of preparing the daily intelligence material presented to President Bush each morning, a task now handled by the CIA.
Peter Glaskowsky analyzes the potential benefits of AMD's new quad-core Opteron processors for data centers.
KARACHI  - Pakistan restricted Asian champions Sri Lanka to 232-9 in their allotted 50 overs in the third tri-series match at the National Stadium here.
The White Witch, portrayed by Nancy Litton, speaks to visitors Dec. 1 at St. James Episcopal Church about her role in the book 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,' by C.S. Lewis.
I am taking niacin for high cholesterol. How does it work?
Northeastern was the flavor of the month. Finally. This was supposed to be the year that anybody could win the Beanpot, so there was rampant speculation that the Huskies might dethrone the perennial champs from Boston University on the opening night of the Hub's 55th annual college hockey festival.
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Japanese school children and grown up  fans cheered Ichiro Suzuki when he set a new major league  baseball record for hits in a single season, a milestone that  drew personal congratulations from Japan's prime minister.
Brett Tomko snapped a string of five consecutive losing starts despite leaving with an injury, and the Los Angeles Dodgers gave former manager Jim Tracy a rude welcome back to Chavez Ravine with a 10-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
Friends say Franklin Raines overcame race and class barriers only to plummet into an American nightmare. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Experience: Chairman and CEO, Fannie Mae, 1999-2004; director, Office of Management and Budget, 1996
Jerome Bettis is often a broken-down Bus by now, weary and worn out after all those games of 20-plus carries and all the contact that goes with being an NFL power running back.
The UK's chief scientist, Sir David King, says petroleum companies should store more carbon dioxide in ageing oil wells.
Russell Carter scored a career-high 27 points, including a pair of key baskets that thwarted an Alabama threat and sparked a 14-0 run, in Notre Dame's 99-85 victory over the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide on Thursday night.
Kris Benson and the New York Mets completed more than three months of negotiations, agreeing Saturday to a &#36;22.5 million, three-year contract.
Venus Williams barely kept alive her hopes of qualifying for next week&#39;s WTA Tour Championships. Williams, seeded fifth, survived a third-set tiebreaker to outlast Yuilana Fedak of the Ukraine, 6-4 2-6 7-6
A seemingly small change was recorded last week at    Thayer Capital Partners,  one of the Washington region's biggest and best known corporate buyout firms. In its marketing brochure,    Frederic V. Malek  changed his title to \
A rights group urges Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft.
HARTFORD, Feb. 5  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The Connecticut attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, said on Monday that his office was investigating claims by Coca-Cola and Nestl\u00c3\u00a9 that a new drink can burn calories, saying it may amount to \u00e2\u0080\u009cvoodoo nutrition.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Kent police move to protect local cetacean celeb Two men were cuffed on Saturday for allegedly \
Education Secretary Rodney Paige has been discussing his departure with the White House, US officials said on Friday, marking another in a series of post-election changes in President Bush&#39;s Cabinet.
Twin brothers are pound-by-pound the biggest winners on NBC's \
The NFL Players Association this afternoon will file a case challenging the Dallas Cowboys' release of quarterback Quincy Carter.
People convinced they know whether a rogue trader will be convicted or if pop star Britney Spears will remarry can now put \
JENS LEHMANN was for the high jump last night after his double cock-up in the Olympic city. One howler might have been excused - but two was simply unforgivable.
Drugstores CVS/Caremark Corp.  and Rite Aid Corp.  on Thursday posted higher June sales at stores open at least a year, but both chains' pharmacy sales growth was tempered by the introduction of cheaper generic drugs.
Sept. 1, 2004 -- A hormone better known for its fat-fighting potential may also have important applications in improving women&#39;s health, a new study suggests.
The mother of a man accused of abducting and assaulting a 14-year-old girl who eventually was able to send a text message for help was charged Tuesday with helping her son elude authorities and survive in underground bunkers, a sheriff said.
Stocks closed lower on Monday, pressured by a sell-off in energy shares after oil prices dropped and as investors were cautious before comments later this week from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The Palestinian leadership has announced a three-point programme of non-violent resistance in an attempt to wrest the diplomatic initiative from Israel.
The move, part of sanctions against continued rocket fire, prompted a warning from the United States.
Egypt is ready to let foreign companies manage state-owned businesses but will not give up control of those it sees as strategic, President Hosni Mubarak's spokesman said.
DETROIT - The retailing company Kmart Holding Corp. has appointed Aylwin Lewis, formerly an executive at the restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc.
Egyptian security forces were rolling barbed wire along their country's border with Gaza on Friday, eyewitnesses told CNN.
The top U.S. negotiator with North Korea said on Thursday there is reason to believe talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions can make progress when they resume next week but said there are no guarantees.
Oscar award winner Nicolas Cage, who has not had a hit movie in years, ended the two-week reign of \
Much of the most interesting and enterprising theater in New York starts Off Broadway, even if it doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t necessarily stay there.
Iraqi officials say Jan. 30 has been set as the new date for the war-torn country&#39;s first national elections since a US-led military coalition toppled Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime.
Amazon.com Inc has tentatively set a mid-September target for the launch of its music service, the New York Post reported in its online edition on Friday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
The dollar rebounded on Thursday,  lifting shares of some Asian exporters, after the Federal  Reserve raised interest rates as expected and indicated it  would press ahead with further increases at a measured pace.
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\u00c2\u00b7 Worldwide support for withdrawal of Iraq troops\u00c2\u00b7 But Putin scores worse than Bush in huge survey
TOKYO : Two north-east Asian allies of the United States -- Japan and South Korea -- have welcomed the re-election of US President George W Bush.
Once-bitter rivals Russia and China will hold a massive joint military exercise on Chinese territory next year involving submarines and possibly strategic bombers, Russia&#39;s
One of the small indignities of a high-paying television job is rising after getting home from Texas at 3:05 a.m. for a conversation about why your ratings are going south.
Worker abuse is still commonplace in many of the Chinese factories that supply Western companies, according to labor rights groups.
(HealthDay News) -- Blood-thinning medications are typically prescribed after a heart attack or stroke to prevent a recurrence.
The St. Charles streetcar line &#151; the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world &#151; may be rumbling along at least a short strip of its namesake avenue by the end of the year for the first time since Hurricane Katrina.
More than two weeks after they were first spotted far up the Sacramento River, two lost humpback whales appeared to have found their way home Wednesday.
The President goes to Capitol Hill in an effort save the troubled bill
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Australia has turned down a request by the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect UN personnel there. Australia has agreed instead to train a contingent of Fijian soldiers for the job.
Tokyo stocks climbed for the first time  in three days on Friday, boosted by robust machinery orders and  led by gains in real estate firms such as Mitsubishi Estate due  to a drop in office vacancy rates.
(AGI) - Roma, 14 set. - Verra&#39; sempre ricordata per il motivo portato al successo nel 1982, &quot;Un estate al mare&quot;. Giuni Russo, morta la scorsa notte nella sua abitazione di Milano era da tempo lontana dalla scena musicale perche&#39; malata di un tumore.
RMC Group, the world&#39;s largest maker of ready-mixed concrete, today accepted a \u00c2\u00a32.3bn takeover bid from Mexico&#39;s Cemex, the world&#39;s third-largest cement maker.
Eleven representatives from several German travel agents are currently in the Sultanate for a familiarisation trip.
Blog: Two different tests from one testing site yields different results.
Many homes would save just \u00c2\u00a310 a year on their electricity bill by installing a wind turbine, according to a leading turbine firm.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Demonstrators broke into a UN compound in the western city of Herat on Sunday, a day after the Afghan government fired the city&#39;s warlord governor.
The State Court of Appeals refused Tuesday to overturn the murder conviction of novelist Michael Peterson, who was found guilty of bludgeoning his wife to death in their home in 2001.
While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.
By Jerri Stroud, St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Dec. 16--Savvis Inc. has lost one of its biggest shareholder groups --  Constellation Ventures and other affiliates of Bear, Stearns Asset Management  Inc. -- a document filed Friday with the government shows.
BRUSSELS , Dec 27  (IPS) - European Union officials will undoubtedly breathe a  sigh of relief when the final clock  chimes to mark the end of  2004. It certainly has been a tough year for the bloc. But  they  should not sit back and relax too soon - 2005 could be even  tougher.
Oil futures fell slightly on Tuesday even as the market braced for a possible Arctic blast in the United States that could drive up demand for home-heating fuels.
New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister is upended by Oakland Raiders safety Ray Buchanan (34) in the second quarter Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004, in Oakland, Calif.
By Siti Syameen Md Khalili  FULLY loaded - that describes the new Nokia N73 Music Edition in a nutshell. Not that its predecessors are not, but this particular model has so many more features on board and valuable add-ons.
A court sentenced a major in Israel's army reserves to five years in prison Thursday for offering secret information to Iran and the Islamic militant group Hamas, according to court documents.
Bangladesh's caretaker government has failed to be neutral ahead of January elections, the U.S. ambassador said on Sunday, echoing criticism of a multi-party alliance that has demanded electoral reforms.
The CIA believes that al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al Zarqawi was the speaker on the videotape showing the beheading of American hostage Eugene Armstrong, a CIA official says.
Hundreds of thousands turn out to back the main opposition candidate for the Venezuelan presidency.
Influenza viruses are quickly evolving resistance to the few drugs on the market that fight them, but there are weaknesses that could be exploited, experts told a conference on Tuesday.
Romano Prodi couldn't live with them and couldn't live without them. The far-left fringe of his fragile coalition, they are the parties that noisily opposed the premier's U.S.-friendly policies on keeping ...Comment
Palestinians began a voter registration drive on Saturday, a first step toward long overdue elections and a response to domestic and international pressure for more democracy, openness and accountability.
TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay running back  Charlie Garner will miss the rest of the season due to a torn  patellar tendon in his right knee.
ATHENS, Greece - Lauryn Williams, the 20-year-old Miamian with speed to burn, got burned by her speed Friday night. Running the third leg of the 400-meter relay for the United States, Williams began moving
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal judges are not bound by federal guidelines calling for tougher penalties for those who sell crack rather than powder cocaine, giving them broad discretion in drug and other criminal cases.

Hospital patients are being asked to become hygiene inspectors under plans announced by a health board.
VARANASI, India  - After checking in at the Mukti Bhawan hostel, guests have two weeks to die or else they are gently asked to leave.
India faces the difficulty of educating its children in public schools that have sunk to spectacularly low levels.
If the experience of those involved in past death penalty cases is any guide, the jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial will have to grapple with raw and deep religious, moral and legal issues as they decide whether he lives or dies.
- An Islamic civil rights group says it is glad to hear that the Pentagon has found fault with a US Army officer who called Allah an &quot;idol.&quot; ...
Despite his Jay Leno look, a soulful voice that recalled another era and a manic, rhythm-less dancing style, Taylor Hicks beat the odds (and a comely Katharine McPhee) to become this year&#039;s &quot;American Idol.&quot;
Same group of Democrats and Republicans who said filesharing can pose \
The move was a tacit acknowledgment that credit rating firms might have been too optimistic about the housing market.
Oracle Corp. on Monday said it asked Peoplesoft Inc.'s board of directors to immediately rescind a \
HONG KONG, Sept. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nominations are now open for the first Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) awards in mainland China.
Georgia is getting ready to face Alabama in a crucial Southeastern Conference game. The Crimson Tide is coached by Nick Saban. Saban used to work for Bill Belichick. Can you figure out where this is going?
The production of cars, trucks and buses in Japan rose for the fourth straight month in September from the same month a year ago, advancing 3.5 percent to 964,164 vehicles, an industry group said Wednesday.
A spokesman from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said here Friday that multi-fators have pushed up the housing price. Statistics show that the prices of housing and
Businesses reined in spending on major purchases last month, a sign that corporate America is pulling back as the economy slows down.
FORT HOOD, Texas - A lawyer for a soldier accused in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal claims that public positions taken by President Bush and military leaders have made it impossible for his client to get a fair trial by a military jury.
Al Gore is launching a competition, open to all, for a high profile advertising campaign on climate change.
US artillery shelled Falluja on Thursday after overnight air and tank attacks killed five people in Iraq&#39;s most rebellious city, braced for an all-out offensive now the US presidential election is over.
Leading mobile phone maker Nokia  (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it would introduce three new phone  models to its line-up, two of them mid-range and one at the  higher end of the market.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin crack the list of 10 wealthiest people in the U.S. for the first time.
Former U.S. FBI Director Louis Freeh  threw his support behind a start-up wireless company that is  proposing to build a national network shared with commercial  and public safety users.
The Person of the Year choice was greeted with media fanfare and critic complaints. Yuri Zarakhovich appraises the reaction
Two students at the Durham NC School of Science and Mathematics will split $100,000 in scholarship money for their cancer research.
David Dellucci's tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning lifts the Indians to a 6-3 win over the Tigers and a 1 1/2-game lead in the AL Central.
Rio Tinto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $38.1 billion bid exceeds a $28 billion offer from Alcoa Inc. that Alcan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board roundly rejected.
Rod Beck, an All-Star relief pitcher  who notched 286 saves during a 13-year Major League Baseball  career, has been found dead at his Phoenix home, police said on  Sunday.
At least 13 people died and 40 others were wounded on Monday when a car bomb targeting a top Shia leader exploded in Iraq, report agencies.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry passed a major test in the three debates with President Bush, standing toe-to-toe with the incumbent and looking at least as presidential. Now the hard part: persuading voters to let him take Bush's place in the Oval Office.
By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The way Ohio State coach Thad Matta sees it, a freshman-laden team is much-improved by February. He's banking on that Sunday when the Buckeyes take on Wisconsin in the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between Big Ten teams.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Friday it has taken a noncash pretax charge of $449 million for pending and estimated future asbestos claims through 2053.
Baton-wielding police barred  Hollywood actress Mia Farrow from holding a rally in Cambodia's  \
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Rasmussen Reports - The Tennessee Senate race is getting closer and Rasmussen Reports now classifies the Corker-Ford race as a &quot;Toss-Up.&quot; Previously, it had been rated &quot;Leans Republican.&quot; This reduces the number of states in the Republican or Leans Republican categories to 49. Forty-five (45) Senate seats are favored to remain in&nbsp;Democratic hands while 6 are now in the Toss-Up category. (see State-by-State Summary).
A Madison Square Garden executive who says New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas showered her with profanities was unsparing in her own foul language to describe fellow executives, a former colleague testified Monday.
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Domestic companies continue to send relief goods to the tsunami-hit East-Asian regions, with Samsung Electronics announcing Wednesday that it has sent US$1 million (W1.04 billion) worth of relief goods and supplies to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, India
Buzzed bees may help scientists better understand drunken human behavior, say Ohio State University researchers. &quot;Alcohol affects bees and humans in similar ways -- it impairs
A gas main at a construction site ruptured Thursday morning, prompting officials to evacuate a massive exposition center on the city's lakefront and close a busy expressway nearby.
The AARP's latest list of the top places to work for people over 50 includes some household names, like Volkswagen of America (#6), drug maker Hoffmann-LaRoche (#10), L.L. Bean (#43), and John Deere (#50).
Canadian authorities have arrested US president George W. Bush in Ottawa. He has been charged with several offences under Canada&#39;s War Crimes Act.
The conspiracy theorists are already concocting potential plots. They speculate whether an out-of-contention driver would sabotage someone in the top 10, how teamwork might make an
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Four U.S. Marines were killed in action  in Iraq on Friday in three attacks west of Baghdad, the  American military said on Saturday.
The University of the District of Columbia announced the resignation of    Michael A. McLeese  as the school's athletic director yesterday, effective last Thursday. McLeese will continue to serve as the school's men's basketball coach.
It doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have to cost an arm and a leg to bare them. This is the year of the cheap dress.
A verdict is due in the trial of five people alleged to have murdered \
Mortar bombs fired by suspected Islamist insurgents missed the venue of a major reconciliation meeting in Somalia but killed six civilians including at least five children, residents said on Thursday.
Indiana was expected to name Miami of Ohio&#39;s Terry Hoeppner as the new Hoosiers football coach on Friday, according to a newspaper report.
Construction equipment maker JLG  Industries Inc.  on Monday reported better-than-expected  quarterly profit, helped by the strength of the commercial  construction sector.
And finally, after 50 matches, 542 days and claims of invincibility, Arsenal have been beaten in the Premiership. Typically, the latest skirmish between English football&#39;s biggest two clubs was not without
Fibre? It's dim oop north Pipex has today become the first ISP to report major technical problems caused by the extreme weather which has battered the north of England.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hitachi Ltd., a Japanese electronics company, reported Friday that its group net profit surged nearly eight-fold for the first fiscal half as sales grew on solid global demand for digital home products.
You think fitting a gigantic TV in your house is tough? Try getting it on a plane.
Rob Lowe narrowly won approval from planners for a massive dream estate on his &#36;8.5 million Montecito lot despite a neighbor&#039;s complaint the mansion would spoil his panoramic ocean view.
HANOVER, Germany: Demonstrators in Germany chained themselves to a railway yesterday to stop a shipment of highly radioactive nuclear waste from France, a day after a protester was crushed to death under the ...
For years, medical experts and desperate parents with teens suffering from depression have argued over the risks of prescribing antidepressants to minors, 520,000 of whom attempt suicide each year.
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CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld on Wednesday faced open criticism from his own U.S.  troops, who complained about inadequate armor for Iraq and  questioned a policy that stops them from leaving the military  when their voluntary term ends.
Il premier: il governo non manifestera' contro se stesso
In light of the recent FBI investigation into counterfeit wine sales, the president of one of the top wine houses explains how experts spot the fakes.
Obese men often experience a sharp decline in testosterone levels while obese girls show much higher levels of the sex hormone than girls of normal weight, according to scientific research released on Monday.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets rebounded on Thursday in the wake of a recovery for Japanese share prices.
By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 14--ROCKY FORD - A water management plan nicknamed \
Sono 21 i giocatori del Parma convocati dal tecnico Stefano Pioli, per la gara di domani con il Pale...
Juan Gonzalez is trying a comeback with the St. Louis Cardinals. After sitting out the past two seasons, the two-time AL MVP will be one of 26 non-roster players invited to St. Louis' spring training camp this month.
Bologna all'esame Lecce e a caccia del primato. Ulivieri teme i pugliesi: ''Con Sacchi, Zeman &egrav...
European shares pushed higher on Monday after Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems lifted alternative energy stocks by raising its outlook for 2007 sales and profit margins.
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government's cutoff of fuel and electricity to the Gaza Strip, a court spokeswoman said.
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The songwriter who helped pen the 1970s hit, \
THE men behind the Australian Embassy bombing are creating new extremist organisations close to Jakarta to launch fresh attacks, Indonesia&#39;s top counter-terrorism official has warned.
If nothing else, \u00e2\u0080\u009cUrchin\u00e2\u0080\u009d tells us that certain New York City subway stations need a bit more security.
Riguardera' un milione di contribuenti autonomi 'minimi'
At least eight people have been killed and over 100 injured in a powerful car bombing outside the Australian embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
News Corp.'s MySpace.com is in talks  to bring the social-networking site to China with Boston  technology trade publisher International Data Group's Chinese  venture arm and former China Netcom Group Corp. Chief Executive  Edward Tian, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site  on Friday.
Explosive charges are triggered for a second time in an attempt to break up the MSC Napoli.
Matt Holliday is a leading candidate for the Most Valuable Player award. But his teammates suspect that he may soon be eclipsed by his 3-year-old son Jackson.
According to an NBA official, the league didn't announce any review yesterday of the film of the Celtics-Knicks game Monday night, which included physical incidents involving most notably Paul Pierce, as well as Tony Allen. The official also said there is no timetable for any such announcement on whether there will be punishments. One reason the NBA might not be ...
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Americans have the right idea about money -- and are going about it all wrong.
Users of the Mozilla and Firefox browsers and the Thunderbird e-mail client may be vulnerable to flaws that could allow an attacker to spy on or take over a system, according to security researchers.
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Cabinet yesterday approved a committee to investigate the government's handling of the recent war in Lebanon but rejected protesters' calls for an independent inquiry. Amid broad dissatisfaction in Israel over the outcome of the Lebanon conflict, the question of whether to conduct an investigation, and of what kind, had become a political battle. Prime Minister Ehud ...
The traditionally Republican stronghold of New Hampshire went against the national trend last week, favoring Democrats in many races.
If you doubt that the derelict shantytowns of Tijuana, Mexico, could work as a template for redevelopment in a quaint, upscale town in the Hudson River Valley, you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re probably underestimating Teddy Cruz.
Greece&#39;s defence minister has sacked the country&#39;s air force chief over an hours long delay in launching a search for a crashed helicopter in which a top leader of the Greek Orthodox church died.
Officials have tried poison, gassing and euthanasia to control a breeding frenzy among squirrels in a city park here. Now, they plan to give birth control a shot.
Five British airports were closed Thursday and some train services were cancelled after heavy snow fell in England and Wales.Comment
Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals
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Germany, a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq, pledged today to broaden its role in the training of Iraqis, but stuck to its position that any such aid must be conducted outside the insurgency-riven country.
A crisis, they say, is the best way to test the efficiency of a system. At the Wankhede Stadium, there was a crisis on the first morning when unseasonal showers showed up on the first morning of the final Test.
Hardline Protestant and Catholic parties appeared set to capture a majority of seats in Northern Ireland's provincial assembly as final results were being counted Friday.
President Bush Thursday chose two people to join his Cabinet, nominating Nebraska&#39;s governor to head the Department of Agriculture and a former New York City police commissioner for the Homeland Security post.
In Adam Shankman's adaptation of 'Hairspray,' a screwloose premise underscores one eminently sane message: sometimes, it's fun to stand up for who you really are.
Chipmaker Intel predicts that strong demand means its three month results will beat earlier forecasts.
Microsoft said its fiscal second-quarter profit topped analysts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 expectations and climbed 79 percent, buoyed by rising sales of Windows-based personal computers.
President of the Palestinian National Council Selim Zaanoun denied Thursday that a three-man committee had been formed to succeed the ailing Yasser Arafat.
A man with a child in tow leaves a store just off Route 50 in Middleburg. After taking a few steps, he is suddenly afflicted with rubber-neck syndrome. Something has caught his eye. He pauses. The little girl holding his hand staggers forward, pulling his arm. But he's somewhere else, perhaps...
BAGHDAD: Insurgents have shot dead 49 soldiers from the new Iraqi army in a region north of Baghdad, police said yesterday. General Walid al-Azzawi, commander of the Diyala provincial police, said the bodies were discovered about 50km south of Baqouba.
terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his case, The Washington Post has reported. White House around 2 pm EST with a letter for the president.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin turned the tables on Washington on Thursday by suggesting the United States use a Russian-controlled radar instead of U.S. anti-missile hardware in central Europe.
The Russian Cabinet will approve ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - As this year's WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) approaches, Apple fans are furiously speculating on what kind of news will be dropped on us in San Francisco. We already know about the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard preview, and no doubt Apple CEO Steve Jobs will have something to say about the iPhone. But from what I know about the players and the IT landscape, I think Jobs has another \
Five Indiana Pacers, including NBA All-Star Ron Artest, were charged with assault and battery on Wednesday for their role in what authorities described as one of the worst brawls in US sports history.
East Timor's parliament has approved a  state budget of nearly $350 million for 2008 that aims to  improve security and tackle poverty in Asia's youngest nation.
Islamic extremism has made some UK places  into no-go areas for non-Muslims, says the bishop of Rochester.
By James Cusick, Westminster Editor, and Zainab Naji in Baghdad. The British and United States governments are on course for another confrontation with the United Nations over the proposed elections in Iraq.
Interior minister John Reid warned on  Sunday that another attempted terrorist attack on Britain was  \
Divers are preparing to film and collect artefacts from the wreck of RMS Carpathia, which rescued 705 people from the Titanic.
The main attraction is still renting movies by mail, but now the company is producing its own indie flicks. Look out, Bob and Harvey. By  Erin Biba from Wired magazine.
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The News Corp.-owned social-networking site has taken cues from 'Entertainment Weekly' and TMZ.com to create its new celebrity-focused portal.
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The biggest jump in gasoline prices in six months helped push inflation at the wholesale level higher in May although inflation outside of energy remained well-behaved.
Yasser Arafat has suffered brain damage and kidney and liver failure, the Palestinian prime minister said Wednesday, but a top Muslim cleric ruled out any possibility of life support being turned off.
Privacy groups assailed a federal data mining program that assigns secret terrorist ratings to millions of U.S. citizens and foreigners traveling to and from the U.S.
Wednesday brings the next step for Pacers players and Piston fans facing disciplinary action following the melee in Detroit. Various news reports say a prosecutor in Detroit is expected to make a major announcement this afternoon.
Oil prices briefly raced above $47 a barrel yesterday, then backed off after worries faded about colder weather in the United States and about rough weather that slowed efforts to restore crude production in the North Sea.
Russia's foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.
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The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the U.S. involvement in the war that President Bush's father fought in, World War II.
E' scontro tra le federcalcio del Camerun e il Barcellona. L'attaccante Samuel Eto'o &egrave; atteso...
Sporadic violence has erupted in Bangladesh in response to a deadly grenade attack on an opposition rally, which killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 100.
Office Depot Inc. ODP.N, the No. 2  U.S. office supply chain, on Monday said Chairman and Chief  Executive Officer Bruce Nelson has resigned and a search for  his successor is underway.
Four top carmakers plan to split from Formula One and launch a rival open-wheel Grand Prix racing series by 2008. The group -- which includes BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ferrari and Renault, and is known collectively
Italian electricity group Enel -- which has seen its ambitions to acquire French group Suez blocked by a plan for Suez to buy Gaz de France (GDF) -- said on that it made a net profit of nearly 2.0 billion euros in the first six months of the year.
NEW YORK, November 18  - The US dollar declined to a new record low against the euro and dropped against the yen yesterday, following the news of the US Treasury Secretary, John W Snow, ruling out government intervention to stem the
YOU have read about the alternative Internet browser that is known as Firefox. Here&#39;s an easy guide to it. Nothing. Firefox is the collective product of volunteer programmers in what is known as the open-source community.
Gerard Houllier was installed as the early favourite to succeed Sir Bobby Robson as Newcastle manager.
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing two Israeli policemen who had stopped her as she approached a crowded bus stop, authorities said. At least 16 people were wounded, authorities said...
I am extremely glad to see the DUP standing firm on commitments made to the electorate. The DUP made its case clear to both governments and to the public time and time again.
A minister who warned about birth defects among children of first cousin Asian marriages sparks anger among critics.
Kmart Holding Corp. named Yum! Brands Inc. executive Aylwin Lewis as president and chief executive officer, replacing Julian Day, to reverse declining sales growth.
Like the cherry blossoms in the spring and loyalty to the Redskins, the power and influence of Fannie Mae are among those aspects of Washington that never seem to change - until now.
FINDING yourself in a thunderstorm on Saturn would be a truly shocking experience, scientists have discovered. New data from the Cassini spacecraft shows that lightning on the ringed planet is a million times stronger than on Earth.
President Pervez Musharraf is testing public opinion before he makes a final decision about whether he will stay on as army chief, the Pakistani leader said in a newspaper interview published on Friday.
Thailand has confirmed its first outbreaks this year of the H5N1 strain of bird flu that can be deadly to humans, prompting authorities to declare a high alert throughout the country.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Perhaps the consistency is paying off. With manager Terry Francona's decision to leave struggling right fielder J.D. Drew in the fifth spot in the order, it was gratifying for Francona (and the team) to see Drew deliver two key hits in yesterday's 6-5 win over the Rangers.
The decision by IT services and hardware vendor Unisys Corp. comes one month after the company announced its first Linux servers.
By Caleb Heeringa, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Mar. 3--VAN ZANDT -- Organizers are looking for help launching KAVZ, a community-based radio station that will broadcast local programming throughout the South Fork Valley.
Per prevenire i disastri, solo accordi di principio
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon appears to have eased his preconditions for resuming talks with the Palestinians.
Space shuttle Atlantis headed for home on Wednesday with NASA pushing to get it back to Earth before the U.S. military tries to shoot a dead spy satellite out of the sky.
Predicting which way stocks will move is no easy feat, but it has been a snap compared with forecasting changes in employment.
Two-time major champion Mary Pierce pulled out of France's Fed Cup semifinal against Spain because of a right shoulder injury, the French tennis federation said on its Web site Tuesday.
MISSOULA, Mont. - A man was cited for drunken driving twice in the same day, by the same officer, and jailed after authorities said he showed up drunk for his arraignment.  Court records said Adam T.
Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 39 giocatori in serie C2, relativamente alle gar...
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BANGALORE, INDIA -- Microsoft Corp. is hiring hundreds of new staff for its operations in Hyderabad over the next 12 months, the company's chief executive officer, Steve Ballmer told reporters Monday in Bangalore, India.
[Health India]: London, Dec 23 : Christmas is the time to eat, drink and be merry, and to put on some extra pounds also, thanks to all the mouth watering cakes and cookies.
Television advertising standards came under fire again this week after several groups called some Super Bowl commercials offensive and demanded they never be aired again.
Attorneys for 25 men being held in Afghanistan launched a pre-emptive strike Monday against President Bush's plan to prosecute and interrogate terror suspects.
Solana: Finland has important role in EU relations with Russia The foreign affairs envoy of the European Union, Javier Solana, says that Finland's experiences as a country bordering on Russia are important for ...
IBM's deal with Lenovo may signal a round of industry consolidation, analysts say.
Ryder Cup organizers have made   contingency plans for an unprecedented Monday finish at the K   Club because of this week's poor weather.
Five years into a war on terrorism, abiding distrust of Pakistan among allies and neighbors was laid bare in the past few days through a series of accusations against its military secret service.
DHAKA: Angry Opposition protestors set fire to a passenger train and clashed with police in southern Bangladesh on Sunday amid general strikes in several cities, to protest the series of explosions on an Awami league rally that killed 18 people and
A drunken driver hit a telephone pole support wire that decapitated his passenger, then drove 12 miles home and slept in his bloody clothes, leaving the headless body in his truck.
Britain's Prince Charles and Dutch Queen Beatrix will be present along with hundreds of veterans for the religious ceremony to commemorate the battle on Sunday September 19, in Oosterbeek near Arnhem.
Japan's farm minister, Toshikatsu Matsuoka -- under fire for a series of political funding scandals -- has killed himself, NHK said on Monday.
Lukas Podolski deve cambiare atteggiamento, altrimenti non riuscir&agrave; ad imporsi nel Bayern Mon...
A 17-gigabyte file now available via BitTorrent offers 500,000 photos collected from MySpace user profiles. The file's creator assembled the collection shortly before MySpace closed a backdoor allowing voyeurs to peek in on photo galleries of private profiles.
Six big Wall Street firms plan to   launch an electronic trading service for big \
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.
A federal judge ruled on Friday that California's present method of execution through lethal injection is unconstitutional but said it could be fixed by changing the procedure.
Il tecnico del Livorno Daniele Arrigoni analizza con qualche preoccupazione la sconfitta casalinga c...
Turkey's military warned Wednesday that the migration of large numbers of Kurds into the oil rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk could sway the results of the upcoming elections and possibly lead to clashes that could draw Ankara into the dispute.
If the welcome home party was grand, the send-off was equally spectacular as Athens bid a fabulous farewell to the world&#39;s 10,500-odd sportspersons from a record 202 countries that assembled in Athens for the Olympic Games which concluded on Sunday night.
The Chinese earned another gold medal -- their fifth of the Athens Games -- when Guo Jingjing easily won the women&#39;s 3-meter springboard Thursday night.
The US economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate from April through June, slower than the government estimated last month as higher oil prices limited consumer spending and the trade deficit widened to a record.
The dollar finished lower versus major  currencies on Tuesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer  confidence and regional manufacturing reports opened the door  to some profit-taking.
By Jordan Robertson< Associated Press
Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.
Zdenek Zeman, allenatore del Lecce che domani sera il posticipo affronta col Brescia, s'&egrave; int...
Federal officials lowered the alert level at Mount St. Helens Wednesday as the volcano entered a new quiet phase that scientists cannot yet explain.
IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems.
Toll Brothers, the builder of luxury homes, said on Wednesday that it expected to report a 22 percent drop in first-quarter revenue and that it saw no sign of improvement in the depressed housing market.
All we need is just a little patience.
Mesa Air Group Inc. MESA.O, in an  effort to cut costs, said on Friday its senior management will  reduce their salaries by 23 percent and it will ask employees  of its bankrupt US Airways Express unit to agree to defer as  much as 23 percent of their salaries.
Swimmer Michael Phelps , who won eight medals -- six of them gold -- at last summer's Olympics in Athens, was arrested last Thursday in Salisbury, Md., and charged with drunken driving. A trooper saw the 19-year-old go through a stop sign, state police said yesterday. The trooper saw signs of intoxication and arrested Phelps for driving under the influence. ...
England coach Andy Robinson responded to Jonny Wilkinson's latest injury set-back by naming four fly-halves in his 40-man squad for next month's autumn internationals.
Per produrre soluzioni geosintetiche ad alta qualita'
In Italia incremento 4,5% su anno precedente, bene Spagna
A Montreal startup has a plan to make online identity theft a thing of the past. The only problem? No one gives a rat's ass.
European scientists have discovered what they describe as the smallest Earth-like planet orbiting a star outside of our Solar System.
Uzbekistan voted on Sunday in a election that featured only parties loyal to autocratic President Islam Karimov, who said he would not tolerate &quot;revolutions&quot; such as those in Ukraine and Georgia.
CBS Corp. should not be fined for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's breast-baring \
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi publicly acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that parts of Iraq probably won't be safe enough for people to vote in the Jan. 30 elections, and he announced plans to boost the size of the country's army from 100,000 to 150,000 men by year's end.
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Flavia Pennetta si &egrave; qualificata per le semifinali del torneo Wta di Vina del Mar (terra batt...
Rivals in Ukraine's scandal-ridden  presidential polls traded barbs in a live television debate on  Monday, with each candidate accusing the other of corruption  and manipulation ahead of Sunday's decisive rerun vote.
Police search for the driver of a car containing a bomb that could have killed hundreds of people in London.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gets a penalty. The Frenchman received a record fine and a &quot;severe reprimand&quot; from the English Football Association for his comments about Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
COTTENHAM, England -- A brutal killing, cigarette smuggling, a tax revolt, and a human rights dispute -- the last things one would expect to find in an English village.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28 -- Days after rumors of his death swept the Internet, Fidel Castro mused about the U.S. presidential election in an editorial published Tuesday in the Communist Party newspaper Granma.
Spain's largest fighting bulls lived up to their fearsome reputation, goring two and crushing at least seven people as thousands of daredevils sprinted down narrow streets Sunday in Pamplona's annual running of the bulls.
(Sports Network) - Curt Schilling will try to become the first pitcher in the major leagues to reach 19 wins, as he heads to the mound for the Boston Red Sox in the second test of a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners.
&quot;It was well beyond the level that would be needed for a civilian programme,&quot; the Vienna-based diplomat close to the IAEA said.
By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 4--Fans win. Artists win. Poverty loses.
Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
Blockbuster has to take the long way home.
Aaron Baddeley teetered on the edge of a collapse, staring at bogeys on the golf course and Tiger Woods' name high on the leaderboard. He showed he might be up to the challenge.
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit against the NBA star, saying the public's interest in open court proceedings outweighs her desire to shield her identity.
Il serbo Novak Djokovic, testa di serie numero 4, si &egrave; qualificato per gli ottavi di finale d...
The Bush administration is laying the groundwork for an announcement of Tony Blair's appointment as a special Middle East envoy for Palestinian governance and economic issues after he steps down as Britain's prime minister, following two months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, according to U.S....
The level of expectation has only increased for Brock Berlin throughout a journey that began with the status of USA TODAY high school offensive player of the year in 1999.
Peyton Manning carved up the Detroit Lions' defense, throwing for six touchdowns in a victory at Ford Field.
Supporters demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air yesterday, the third straight day of violent protests that have killed 12 people so far.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cAmazing Grace,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a prettified take on the life and times of the 18th-century reformer William Wilberforce, carries a strong whiff of piety.
Sprint Nextel, which has struggled to attract customers with marketing criticized as confusing and unfocused, will try again when it rolls out new advertising this weekend.
New York, Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow submitted their final bids to be host of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.
Pasquale Foggia, fantasista del Cagliari, ha commentato a Radio Kiss Kiss (emittente napoletana)  la...
EMI Music Publishing signs a deal to make its music catalogue available on the online music service Spiralfrog.
An obscure type of annuity is designed to convert today's lump sum into a stream of payments that provides retirement income right away.
Scientists have shown that a common antibiotic can turn off cancer cells in mice, offering hope of new treatments for cancer patients.
US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins has given himself up at an American base in Japan to face charges that he deserted to communist North Korea four decades ago while on patrol in South Korea.
Oscar-winning director Roman  Polanski, a fugitive from American justice, will be honored at  the Turin Film Festival in November.
Dr. Orin S. Levine has a relentless focus on pneumonia, the No. 1 killer of the world\u00c2\u0092s children.
YENDA, Australia  - The winding lines of shipping containers outside Casella Wines may mark the high-point of Australia's A$3 billion wine export market as drought and possible climate shift bite.
Microsoft is locked in a war of words with Brussels about the launch of its new Windows Vista operating system.
Florida officials heaved a sigh of relief as a primary election was held with no immediate reports of the type of glitches that held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks and turned the southeastern state into a laughing stock.
NORTON - He was the picture of frustration on No. 18, from tee to green. Where there is normally a ready smile, Australian Aaron Baddeley couldn't stop grimacing.
The mother of one of two sets of sextuplets born within 10 hours of each other suffered acute heart failure shortly after the delivery but is now stable, doctors said Tuesday.
Novell, seeking a real-time makeover for its collaboration wares, announced that it has acquired SiteScape, the developer of open-source collaboration tools.
A wall collapsed at an airport construction site Monday, killing more than eight workers and injuring many more, a contractor said.
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When Jeffrey W Greenberg took the helm of notoriously secretive Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos., a $12 billion financial-services company, on Nov. 18, 1999, analysts were happily buzzing that Greenberg was a gregarious, outgoing executive.
VATICAN CITY, June 30 -- Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday made his most significant attempt to unite millions of Chinese Catholics, urging the underground faithful and followers of the state-run church to overcome decades of animosity and distrust.
Late Saturday night, Scott Boras picked up the phone and dialed the Yankees. The super-agent said something like this: For $99.6 million, Carlos Beltran would be willing to play center field in the Bronx for the next six summers.
South African President Thabo Mbeki  said on Wednesday it might be necessary to send more troops to  Ivory Coast to quell tension unless there is a deal soon  between the government and rebels.
For much of its core 20- and  30-something male audience, Michael Bay's \
EPA officials told the agency's administrator that California had \
For the second straight year, Harvard and Princeton universities share the top spot in the US News &amp; World Report rankings of &quot;America&#39;s Best Colleges.&quot; ...
Sources say Commissioner Roger Goodell\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0is prepared to\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0strip draft picks from the Patriots for allegedly stealing signals\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0from the Jets using a video camera.
I didn't know what was going on with my son Evan. One day he was a completely healthy 2-year-old and the next he kept having life-threatening seizures.
Esplosione nella notte ha causato danni a vetrata
Mining giant BHP Billiton today unveiled record full-year results after commodity prices soared on the back of surging demand in China.
Raffi Torres scored the go-ahead goal on a deflection in the second period, helping Edmonton eliminate the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2-1 Saturday night and advance to the Stanley Cup finals.
Emory University officials assured Friday that there was little chance that more than 500 surgical patients at the school&#39;s medical center could have been infected by a fatal disease similar to the human version of mad cow disease.
Lucent Technologies Inc. said on Tuesday it has reached a tentative agreement with the unions representing 10 percent of the telecommunications equipment maker&#39;s work force.
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A Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip  broke ranks with other ultra-nationalists and accepted  government terms to be relocated to Israel rather than staying  put in defiance, officials said Sunday.
stoked by more expensive gasoline as well as pricier fruits and vegetables -- heated up in October, rising by 0.6 percent, the biggest gain in five months.
A Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Savo Todovic gives himself up for trial at the Hague court.
A French judge investigating the disappearance of four French citizens during the 1973-90 dictatorship of Chile's Gen. Augusto Pinochet ordered 17 former regime officials to stand trial in Paris, judicial officials said Wednesday.
Jobless people who cannot speak English will have to learn the language or face benefit cuts under new plans.
Two U.S. soldiers have been charged  with murder in the death of an Iraqi civilian, raising to four  the number of U.S. soldiers from the same unit charged with  murder of Iraqis in the past week.
Six people were found dead in two deserted cars over the weekend in Japan&#39;s latest group suicides, police said Monday. A woman and two men in their 20s were found slumped over in a car parked
Portogallo e Serbia hanno pareggiato 1-1 (1-0) in un incontro di qualificazione del girone A dell'Eu...
Petter Solberg turned up the heat on world championship rival Sebastien Loeb with a blistering display on stage six to close in on the Wales Rally GB leader.
Kevin Durant scored 21 points and Texas turned in its best defensive effort of the season for an 83-54 win over No. 18 Oklahoma State on Monday night.
Russian officials declared Friday that a terrorist act downed one of the two planes in this week&#39;s near simultaneous crashes after the wreckage revealed traces of a high explosive used in past attacks blamed on Chechen separatists.
Jail system could implode in two weeks, says union.
Hillary Clinton, flight attendant?  Not exactly, but the Democratic presidential hopeful did  impersonate one briefly on Wednesday as her new campaign plane  made its first voyage with journalists, staff and the candidate  herself on board.
The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's top nuclear negotiator on Wednesday abruptly postponed talks on easing tensions over the refusal of the Tehran regime to suspend uranium enrichment.
Iraqi police forces in Najaf today captured four senior aides to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al- Sadr, al-Arabiya reported, citing Iraqi officials.
State health authorities are recommending looser guidelines for the flu vaccine, extending the injections to people down to age 50 and to certain children ages 2 to 18.
London Fashion Week sashayed into action on Monday with a clutch of feted young designers promising to boost its star status on the industry's map.
Presidente conferma impegno istituzioni per la sua citta'
Briton Kelly Holmes extinguished  training partner Maria Mutola's dream of consecutive Olympic  titles Monday with an agonizingly close win in the women's 800  meters final.

Christmas controversy continued to beset Manchester City yesterday as both Robbie Fowler and Christian Negouai were on the receiving end of unusual punishments during their defeat by high-riding Everton.
A coroner on Friday recorded a verdict of unlawful killing on a teenage girl, who feared she would be forced into an arranged marriage in her parents' native Pakistan.
The top U.S. negotiator in bruising nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea said on Tuesday no progress had been made and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer -- and a festive spirit.
Ben Roethlisberger's numbers looked exceptional for an exhibition game, especially for only a half. He knows how much better he and the Pittsburgh Steelers could have played.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Wednesday he hoped Israel would lift its blockade of Lebanon   shortly amid signs the air embargo was crumbling.
Microsoft Corp.  will release a new version of Internet Explorer, the world's most widely used Web browsing software, with stronger, built-in security features, Chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday.
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko -- poisoned in London three weeks ago -- is critically ill in intensive care after his condition sharply deteriorated, the hospital treating him said on Thursday.
National joy in Italy at the safe return  of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq for three weeks gave  way in some quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid  a big ransom for the women's freedom.
As they plot to win back the House in the 2008 election, Republicans have vowed to wage an aggressive challenge next year against freshman Democratic Rep. Ron Klein, who last year unseated veteran Republican Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. in southern Florida\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s highly competitive 22nd District.
Union delegates today added to pressure on Gordon Brown over the EU reform treaty by backing calls for a referendum.

Mel Gibson obtained a three-year restraining order Wednesday against a homeless man who allegedly showed up at his estate and the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together.
Kirk Radomski, the former Mets clubhouse attendant and drug distributor, was sentenced on Friday to five years of probation in connection with his guilty plea to steroid distribution and money laundering.
Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi warned yesterday that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their &quot;final phase
Tony Pena thinks he can manage the New York Yankees to a championship next season. So much for a grace period.
Scores of migrants who spent days at sea were missing and feared dead Sunday after their boat wrecked off Senegal's coast, the Red Cross said.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jerry Rice became the most prolific offensive player in NFL history on Monday night.
Death rates from cancer are continuing to decline but scientists have uncovered a surprising jump in cases of thyroid cancer.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry lashed out at George W. Bush in their first televised debate tonight, saying he has a better plan to fight terrorists and win peace in Iraq.
The creator of Ren and Stimpy takes his iconoclasm to the web, where he intends to revitalize the staid world of advertising. Wired News interview by Daniel Dumas.
Dow Jones & Co. , in talks for a  takeover by News Corp. (NWSa.N), met with supermarket magnate  Ron Burkle and Internet entrepreneur Brad Greenspan on Tuesday  in an effort to find an alternative offer, a source familiar  with the situation said.
NEW YORK  - For people with coronary artery disease, treatment with high doses of Lipitor (generic name, atorvastatin) may reduce their odds of having to be hospitalized for heart failure, according to a new report. However, this benefit is largely confined to individuals with a history of heart failure.
Ireland take on France in the historic first-ever rugby union match at Croke Park.
Jose Padilla, a Chicago gang member once accused by the Bush administration of plotting a radioactive bomb attack, was sentenced by a U.S. court on Tuesday to 17 years and four months in prison for supporting terrorism.
AUSTRALIA captain Ricky Ponting says the form of Michael Kasprowicz has left the world champions with a problem to solve ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, which gets underway in England this week.
A month ago getting beaten would have seemed like the end of the world to the fiercely driven Kelly Holmes. But, with two Olympic gold medals to her name, it does not seem so important now.
The first Serie A derby between two Sicilian teams in nearly 40 years ended goalless on Thursday as Messina were held at home to Palermo.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President Bush will hold talks at the White House Friday on a range of global issues including Darfur, Kenya, Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.N. and the U.S. said Monday.
Togo's parliament passes measures which would allow the son of the late president to succeed him.
A one-time pizza deliveryman now in prison for rape is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, a  former top civil-rights enforcer in the Clinton administration,  gave his support on Wednesday to Barack Obama in the race for  the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
The 18th Annual World Trade Forum and Governor's Conference on Trade - Growing Globally - is planned for Wednesday, Oct.
With less than a week to go, a FOX News poll shows George W. Bush (search) continues to hold the lead over Democrat John Kerry (search) in the race for the presidency.
Britain's largest housebuilder Persimmon  reports record profits and says the housing market remains strong.
The U.S. is talking to other countries who agree that EU tariffs on products like set-top boxes are a violation of the Information Technology Agreement.
New England Patriots fans celebrated their Super Bowl win amid relative calm throughout the city on Monday. With a few arrests reported as of Monday morning, the fans' jubilation has so far proceeded without any of the rowdiness blamed for for two deaths last year.
Tons of companies out there are trying to recapture mid-century chic. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
One Miami-area medical equipment supplier managed to bill the U.S. government so often for a wheelchair it ended up costing $5 million.
Demands are made to end delays in opening a \u00c2\u00a330m rail line whose launch was abandoned at short notice.
Sony&#39;s forthcoming PlayStation Portable handheld will fail to attract newcomers to gaming, according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, whose comments come as shipment targets for the DS are raised once again.
More than 40 aid workers were dramatically rescued by helicopter yesterday as violence, including aerial bombardments of a town, flared across Sudan&#39;s crisis-plagued Darfur region.
The death of Christopher Reeve illustrated something that those who live with paralysis know all too well: for quadriplegics, infection is Public Enemy No. 1.
Workers who refuel aircraft at Heathrow Airport have begun a 48-hour hour strike after rejecting a new pay offer, raising the threat of disruption to flights.
John F. Kerry must be a tad worried about President Bush&#39;s attacks on his health care plan: He&#39;s uncorked two counterattack ads in 18 hours.
Tom Lehman has a videotape of the Ryder Cup that he keeps as much for proof as posterity, and not just because 1999 was the only time in the last 12 years the Americans won.
By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Feb. 4--JEROME -- The towns are separated by a colossal canyon, but folks in Jerome and Twin Falls have more in common than they may suspect.
Texas Instruments Inc  reported  lower quarterly profit and revenue on Monday as weak demand for  calculators outweighed improving sales of advanced phones that  use its wireless chips.
Young, energetic and friendly to the West, Mikhail Saakashvili became a symbol of democratic reform in the former Soviet Union in 2003 for leading street rallies that ousted a graying veteran of the Communist era and catapulted him into power.
(ARC-CPOD) Dec. 9, 2004 - The governing Labour party is the most popular political organization in Britain, according to a poll by Populus published in The Times.
Il quinto episodio della saga batte ogni record incassando due milioni di euro nel primo giorno di programmazione. E aspettando il settimo e ultimo libro i fan si confrontano
Digene Corp., a Gaithersburg firm that sells a screening test for a virus that causes cervical cancer, announced a deal yesterday to sell itself to a Dutch company for approximately $1.6 billion in cash and stock.
L'Udinese ed il comune di Udine hanno firmato la convenzione che regola l' utilizzo dello stadio \
Three people die in a clash between   Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas in Gaza.
Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto says its $38.1bn bid to buy Canada's Alcan has been successful .
They could be powerful new weapons in the battle against global warming: turbines powered by waves or wind, or technology that scrubs the skies to recapture and recycle carbon.
The Senate today passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow-and-arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with
Anaheim Angels designated hitter Tim Salmon will have season-ending operations on his left knee and left shoulder. Salmon was examined Wednesday by Dr.
Sacramento Kings reserve center Justin Williams and his girlfriend had consensual sex with a woman who is now accusing him of rape, the basketball player's lawyer reportedly said.
The great-grandson of late British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar Ecstasy racket.
Ontario smokers could find themselves way out in the cold, if the province goes ahead with a plan for sweeping, no-smoking zones around all public buildings.
Wholesale prices climbed by 0.5 percent in November  --  an improvement compared with the previous month's surge, but still fresh evidence that inflation is picking up as the economy gains momentum.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Productivity in the US nonfarm business sector increased at a 2.5 percent annual rate in the second quarter, revised lower from an earlier estimate of 2.9 percent, the Labor Department estimated Thursday.
Arsonists destroyed a Jewish community center in eastern Paris before dawn on Sunday, leaving behind red graffiti with menacing anti-Semitic messages such as \
Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister of Italy, ends his long reign as AC Milan president.
President George W. Bush and Australia&#39;s  Prime Minister John Howard meet beside Sydney Harbour on  Wednesday to discuss progress in Iraq and a new defense deal  ahead of an Asia-Pacific leaders&#39; summit.
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The flash memory maker filed three patent infringement suits against companies that make, sell and import flash storage products.
PENSACOLA, Fla.  - Hurricane Ivan slammed the U.S.  Gulf coast on Thursday with furious winds and flooding, ripping  roofs off homes and hotels, washing out bridges, downing power  lines and spawning tornadoes that killed eight people.
Critical peace talks between Sinn Fein leaders and a Northern Ireland Chief Constable will take place later. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness will meet with Chief Constable Hugh Orde in Downing St.
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, is launching an Internet search engine based on the same voluntary collaboration that drives the online encyclopedia.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Swiis mining group Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) said Tuesday it is willing to consider listing on the Australian Stock Exchange if its bid for WMC Resources Ltd.
Top U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc.  on Tuesday posted a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit, dragged down by sales of lower margin products such as notebook computers and video game consoles.
Chris Hartjes has posted a quick example of a useful method for CakePHP developers - how to test components.   Using the test suite is actually quite easy: drop SimpleTest into your cake/vendors directly and you're ready to start writing your tests. Having written tests using SimpleTest before it wasn't going to be too hard for me to get them done. But there was one little problem: how do you test a component?   He includes an example of such a test, running it on his Email controller to try to send an email via SMTP.
British police were probing why a top secret file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned on a London street.
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, will only sell Blu-ray high-definition DVDs at its 4,000 US stores.
The Grace Receipting System allows non-profits to track their donors and contributions, and prints receipts and reports. Improvements include: major bug fixes and improvements with the import feature, improvements in the notification email feature, etc.   The first version of the Grace Receipting System has been released and is available at: http://daniel.sourceforge.net/website/download.html
Clare Greenberg's opportunity to make a difference in South Africa arrived as an unsolicited page of white notebook paper folded up and passed to her on the day before she was to leave Port Elizabeth.
Only a few months after crying poverty, Finance Minister Ralph Goodale says last year&#39;s surplus topped $9.1 billion -- almost five times more than originally predicted.
The French economy grew by 0.8 percent in the second quarter, spurred by rising business and household investments, feeding optimism that recovery is strong and lasting.
The survival of pregnant women who have malignant melanoma of the skin is no less than that of comparable women who are not pregnant, European researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
By Theodore, Louis  Identification of Cleaner Production Improvement Opportunities Kenneth L. Mulholland, AIChE and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 200 pages, $59.95, Feb. 2006, ISBN-10: 0-471-79440-6  Approximately 15 years ago.
LOS ANGELES  - Their courageous stand  against the Hollywood blacklist has earned Kirk Douglas and  Edward Lewis the Freedom of Expression Medal from the Institute  of Modern Letters.
An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at London's V&A museum.
TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A new kind of treatment against metastatic cancer cells, which carry cancer from one location to other parts of the body, has been identified by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute.
Congressional negotiators said they  reached agreement on Saturday on overhauling U.S. spy agencies  and creating a director of national intelligence post with more  limited powers than sought by the Sept. 11 commission.
NEW YORK  - Whether people prefer Coke or Pepsi is not just a matter of taste. Knowing which one they are drinking apparently influences their preference, new findings suggest.
The assassination of the former prime minister raises questions about the Musharraf government's security measures.
Services and software companies IBM  and SAP , longtime technology partners, will bring out their first joint software product in the fourth quarter of this year, the two companies said on Monday.
A man is stabbed in the neck during a row at an office block in the centre of Belfast, police say.
Nine men are charged with fraud following arrests across England and Wales in a \u00c2\u00a3250m VAT probe.
Shea Weber scores 40 seconds into overtime and the Predators beat the Blues, 2-1, on Saturday night.
Procter &amp; Gamble Co. chairman and chief executive A.G. Lafley addressed Gillette Co. employees for the first time, a week after P&amp;G said it would acquire Gillette for $57 billion. Speaking at the shaving giant's Boston headquarters, Lafley assured employees that no decisions had been made about which jobs would be eliminated after the merger -- though he acknowledged that ...
An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down the state's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Friday as Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state's conservative voters in mind.
Playbill - Off-Broadway's Gutenberg! The Musical!, the critically acclaimed showbiz  musical about bumbling, no-talent musical comedy writers, gets a new bumbler starting Feb. 13.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused Graham   Lefford, a former butler at a summer home in South Hampton, New   York, of insider trading for buying shares of a company his   boss was in the process of acquiring.
The United States hailed on Tuesday its partial free trade deal with Israel and Egypt as &quot;a very important development.&quot;.
Loyalist paramilitaries will respond positively if the IRA goes out of business and decommissions all its weapons, Progressive Unionist Party leader David Ervine has said.
Nigeria's ruling party on Sunday chose a reclusive Muslim state governor, Umaru Yar'Adua, to be its candidate to succeed Olusegun Obasanjo as president of Africa's most populous nation in elections next year.
President APJ Abdul Kalam, Vice-President Bhairon Singh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were among the leaders who visited the residence of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao to pay tributes to him.
Katie Douglas scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 78-74 victory over the Fever last night in Indianapolis.
Signs of political reconciliation are emerging in Iraq, raising US hopes that a logjam has broken.
The report cautioned that the potential risks of manipulating matter on such a small scale deserved more study.

President Bush, who swiftly  reshuffled his foreign policy team on Tuesday, is planning a  more gradual overhaul of his top economic staff, people close  to the White House said.
British researchers in collaboration with the Diabetes Vaccine Development Center in Melbourne will test a vaccine early next year on the patients that could wipe out type I diabetes, the most serious kind of diabetes.
By Harold McGee  Last week I went to Stanford University to hear a lecture on the molecular biology of smell, and then drove home buzzing with thoughts about what it might mean for people who love to eat.  The speaker, the Nobel laureate Linda Buck, never mentioned food.
Scientists in China say they have discovered the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu in pigs.
The league frowns upon gambling on football, but close friends and founding fathers of the N.F.L., Art Rooney and Tim Mara were gamblers, and proud ones.
THURSDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A polypropylene mesh can help shield gastric bypass patients from a common and debilitating complication, researchers say.
From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 05:34 PM IST Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Monday paid his respects at the tomb of Mother Teresa and urged the world to emulate her path of compassion and peace.Comment
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If ABC hoped to generate a little bit more buzz for &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; and &quot;Desperate Housewives,&quot; its steamy intro to the Dallas-Philadelphia game sure did the trick.
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A European Parliament report urges a ban on the making of cars that can go more than 101mph (162km/h).
Josh Duncan scored a career-high 25 points Tuesday night and led a 3-point flurry that swept No. 24 Xavier to an 88-55 victory over Detroit, giving the Musketeers an emphatic return to the Top 25.
Doctors in India's Bihar state call off a strike to protest against the killing of an eminent surgeon.
Bill Clinton, the former American president, should be sufficiently on the mend within a few days to leave hospital. Once a quadruple heart bypass patient has climbed a flight of stairs, he is usually deemed fit for discharge.
The effort by scientists from more than 60 countries aims to understand the dynamics of life at the ends of the earth.
Il Fondo e il commissario Almunia invocano correzioniper evitare lo sfondamento del 3% nel rapporto deficit/Pil                                          La Ue e l&apos;Fmi avvertono l&apos;Italia &quot;Intervenite sui conti pubblici&quot;                                                                                  Il ministro Siniscalco: &quot;Faremo di tutto per stare nei parametri&quot;
The US Federal Reserve last night raised interest rates for the third time this year in spite of a renewed surge in oil prices. The widely expected move took the Fed funds&#39; rate up a quarter-point to 1.75%, following similar moves in August and June.
Golf Channel suspended anchor Kelly Tilghman for two weeks on Wednesday for saying last week that young players who wanted to challenge Tiger Woods should ''lynch him in a back alley.''.
The vast majority of GCSE students do not know even the most basic facts about British politics, according to a new poll.
Six months before the Games begin in Beijing, Speedo staged its version of an \u00e2\u0080\u009cupfront\u00e2\u0080\u009d to introduce what the company is describing as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest swimsuit.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
India's biggest oil exploration firm, Oil & Natural Gas Corp., says it is in talks to buy the former assets of troubled oil producer Yukos.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday  as Internet and semiconductor stocks led advances in technology  shares and crude oil retreated from record high prices.
As jury selection begins, a frenzy of coverage prompts questions about the media and fair trials.
Prized free agent Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners agreed to a &#36;64 million, five-year deal Thursday, The Associated Press learned.
Michael Redd scored 28 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their first road win of the season, 89-86 over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
Poland's centre-right opposition cemented its opinion poll lead over the conservative party of the ruling Kaczynski twins on Friday, the last day of campaigning before a snap parliamentary election on Sunday.
Intel Corp.  will  miss its 2004 product cost reduction targets because of a widely publicized string of product delays and problems, but those missteps are largely behind it now, the world's largest chip maker said on Tuesday.
A grisly video released Thursday showed militants killing 11 Iraqi troops held hostage for days, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style.
A WELSH mum who gave up city life to open an idyllic hotel in the South of France is now hoping to foster links between two of the most rugby-mad regions in the world.
Roger Federer got a free ride at the  Australian Open Friday when his opponent retired hurt while  rival Marat Safin survived an injury scare of his own to lead a  procession of Russians into the fourth round.
As the number of confirmed deaths tops 112,0000, thousands of tsunami survivors in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand fled coastal regions yet again Thursday after officials warned of a new tsunami.
Padraig Harrington surged into   contention at the BMW International Open with a rousing   eight-under-par 64 in the third round on Saturday.
Representatives of two dozen nations and international organizations attending a conference on the future of Iraq pressed the country&#39;s interim government
San Francisco, CA - Music publisher Ludlow Music, Inc., has officially backed down on its threats against web animation studio JibJab Media Inc.
The secretaries of the Transportation, Labor, Interior and Housing departments have agreed to stay on.
Big TVs from Panasonic and slim ones from other vendors will highlight the products from Japan at CES.
How Pakistan's A.Q. Khan outwitted Western intelligence to build a global nuclear-smuggling ring that made the world a more dangerous place
In the faraway past, I was a psych major in college, and it was then that I discovered the useful word &quot;projection.&quot; It was, as I recall, the tendency to assign to others the attributes or faults you had within yourself.
Two executives from American  International Group Inc. AIG.N and one from Marsh & McLennan  Cos. MMC.N pleaded guilty on Tuesday to fraud charges  stemming from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's  sweeping investigation into fraud in the industry.
Scientists say that Neptune, one of the coldest planets in the solar system, has a surprising warm spot &#151; relatively speaking. An international team of astronomers has found that Neptune's south pole is warmer than other parts of the planet.
China has urged Canada to hand over 44 North Korean asylum seekers who broke into the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, promising to deal with the men, women and children in a humanitarian way.
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Oscar-contender Microsoft lawyers who believed they'd buried the most embarrassing collection of documents about the company's murky past for good, without any one noticing, were in for a surprise this weekend. The archive has become a mainstay of the Bittorrent P2P file sharing networks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New York Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield will have arthroscopic surgery Tuesday on his ailing left shoulder.
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This year's Golden Globes awards will not have any actors attending the show.
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Description: In the weeks leading up to the Olympic games in Athens, hotels were expecting huge crowds to flood the city. Lagging ticket sales at Olympic venues seem to have trickled into the hotel business as well, as crowds have failed to show up as ...
Major storage vendors are looking to add hosted offerings, mostly by acquisition so far, to take advantage of Web 2.0 users willing to store data off-site.
An armed man took two girls hostage at a   Colorado high school on Wednesday, fatally shooting one of the   students and then himself when police stormed the classroom   where he was barricaded, authorities said.
By Sophia Kazmi, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 21--DUBLIN -- The City Council approved environmental reports and site plans for a 935-unit development in the city's northeast corner.
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Despite difficulties, the Hoosiers have prospered under Bill Lynch, and landed their first trip to a bowl game in 14 years.
Tokyo's Nikkei average rose near a six-month high by midsession on Tuesday, with retailer Ito-Yokado Co. gaining on solid earnings and optimism about the economy lifting stocks oriented toward domestic business.
Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired by NASA on Wednesday, little more than a month after she was arrested on charges that she tried to kidnap a woman she regarded as romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.
After 58 years of marriage, Lyle Bouck and his wife, Lucy, are still helping each other down the front walk.
The online store of Major League Soccer was hit by a series of SQL injection attacks, compromising the personal data of an unspecified number of shoppers.
International efforts to determine Kosovo&#39;s future suffered an apparent setback today as the province&#39;s Serb minority largely boycotted parliamentary elections.
Iraq&#39;s interim prime minster, Ayad Allawi, appealed today to what he called the &quot;spectators&quot; in the war in Iraq - specifically France and Germany - to become more involved in creating
THE parents of Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks are headed for Cuba for an emotional reunion with their son, who has been in US military detention for almost three years.
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Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia vowed on Sunday to maintain a cushion of spare supplies of up to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) to meet future demand growth.
Just going into beta, Yahoo's new social network, Mash, beats the stuffing out of its predecessor, Yahoo 360.
The US Embassy in Iraq is now offering to pay relatives of those killed in a shooting involving Blackwater USA.
Eight resolutions your skin will appreciate in the New Year.
The prizefighters of tennis punched their way out of trouble at the Australian Open on Monday but British hope Andy Murray was felled by a fierce right hand at Melbourne Park.
Cuban President, Fidel Castro, says he&#39;s &quot;in one piece&quot; after taking a tumble off a stage. Castro, who&#39;s 78 years old, had just finished a graduation speech yesterday in Santa Clara, Cuba when he walked away from the podium and tripped.
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The razor-thin margin apparently captured by the Shiite alliance seems almost certain to enshrine a weak government that will be unable to push through sweeping changes.
German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has accepted responsibility for a controversial visa policy said to have been exploited by criminals to bring thousands of illegal immigrants into Germany.
JERUSALEM  &#151; The son of Israeli novelist and peace activist David Grossman has been killed in southern Lebanon, the army said Sunday, just days after the author urged the government to end the war with Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Mexico&#39;s far-flung cement giant Cemex is nearing a deal to buy the RMC Group of Britain for $4 billion, two people close to the negotiations said Sunday evening.
CLEVELAND, Ohio  - President George W. Bush on Tuesday brushed aside the criticism of fellow Republicans over Iraq and demanded the U.S. Congress allow his troop buildup more time to work.
Democratic challenger John Kerry cut  President Bush's lead to 2 points with just over two weeks to  go before the Nov. 2 election, according to a Reuters/Zogby  poll released Sunday.
Shares of U.S. staffing companies were  mostly higher on Friday after an essentially in-line monthly  U.S. employment report that reflected slow but steady growth  and sharp upward revisions from prior months.
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Soldiers fired warning shots Thursday above an estimated crowd of 70,000 anti-government demonstrators defying a crackdown that has drawn international appeals for restraint by Myanmar's ruling junta.
An open pocket knife, two Smith and Wesson revolvers, now rusty, and an airman's gilded badge &#151; all flew with the Canadian and British crew of a World War II bomber on its final mission carrying aid for Poland's desperate revolt against the Nazis.
Internet phone service provider SunRocket, which had as many as 200,000 customers nationwide, has ceased operations without warning.
He had already been charged with murder by the Los Angeles District Attorney&#39;s office, and the move to a grand jury indictment is seen as an attempt to speed-up the process.
The brother of Kenneth Bigley last night claimed that Tony Blair&#39;s inaction could cost the British hostage his life. Paul Bigley, who cited new information
 Guevara's hair to be auctioned off
A U.S. federal jury found that  Microsoft Corp.  infringed audio patents held by  Alcatel-Lucent   and should pay $1.52 billion in  damages, Microsoft said on Thursday.
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was freed on Wednesday after a deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.
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Jury selection has begun in the trial of Michael Derderian, co-owner of a Rhode Island club where flammable wall coverings spread a 2003 fire, killing 100.
Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said Islamic militants tried to use the Madrid train bombings to oust the pro-U.S. ruling party from power in Spain, but not because of its support for the Iraq war.
Singer Rick James died of a heart attack that may have been induced by nine drugs in his system, a coroner says.
The Jerusalem municipality will submit new plans for a walkway leading to a disputed holy compound, a City Hall spokesman said Monday, but work was scheduled to continue at the site.
Sony Corp. said on Monday retailers had almost completely sold out of the Play Station Portable on its first day in Japanese stores, marking a strong start for the company&#39;s first handheld game machine.
Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
Within months of acquiring FleetBoston Financial Corp. , Bank of America Corp. handed out its sales playbook to Fleet employees in the branches to teach them how to sell.
Lockheed Martin Corp.  has won a contract worth $1 billion to build 23 more F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft plus one test aircraft, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel, setting yet another record, after figures showed that supplies in the United States were down for a third consecutive week.
California voters are taking a second whack at \
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CHARLEROI -It is possible many Americans will pick a candidate based on last night&#39;s debate, but the event did little to sway several Mon Valley voters.
OTTAWA (CP) - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty burnished his credentials as a guardian of medicare Friday, announcing nine new or expanded MRI clinics, while pursuing plans to bring for-profit MRIs into the public fold.
A woman is injured when a letter bomb explodes at the DVLA centre in Wales, the third attack of its kind in three days.
The more that Isiah Thomas insisted yesterday he will never coach the Knicks, the more you wanted to ask, &quot;Well, why would you?


Howard Stern, the top-ranked radio disc jockey, is leaving Infinity Broadcasting to join Sirius satellite radio, beginning in January, 2006.
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As president of Activision Publishing, Kathy Vrabeck helps promote and develop games like \
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for fresh Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections, raising the stakes after days of internal violence that has renewed fears of civil war.
Croatian President Stipe Mesic will face his main conservative rival in a runoff presidential vote later this month to decide who will lead the former Yugoslav republic's final push to join the European Union, election results showed.
NEW YORK  - Among people who experience a major disaster, smokers are more likely to develop mental health disturbances than those who don't smoke, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
'Highly stylised', darling, not violent Readers of what you might still loosely term as broadsheets - you know the type, posh newspapers with lots and lots of cricket coverage - are capable of making informed decisions, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. President George W. Bush, hardening his tone towards Israel on Thursday, urged an end to \
The move effectively pushed the debate surrounding the research into the 2008 presidential campaign.
Members of Pakistani religious parties hoped to hold talks on Saturday with a radical cleric holed up in an Islamabad mosque and persuade him to send out children among his hundreds of besieged militant followers.
There was a time when Hans Reiser was known as a cantankerous but visionary open source programmer. His work was funded by the government; he was widely credited (and sometimes reviled) for rethinking the structure of the Linux operating system. Now he is known as prisoner BFP563.
The number of people sickened by smoke from a derailed train's chemical fire reached 152 on Thursday, and Ukraine's transport minister suggested that safety violations caused the accident.
Independent rock icon David Byrne took  the stage at Carnegie Hall on Saturday to unveil for a U.S.  audience a collection of songs about the life of former  Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos -- minus the shoes.
Foreign investment declined in 2003 for the third year in a row, a United Nations report has revealed. Last year, total inward flows of foreign direct investment were worth $560bn (\u00c2\u00a3312bn
By LEE TOLLIVER  BY Lee Tolliver  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  Curt Lytle walked around his Zuni farm, looking for fresh signs of deer.  Lytle hadn't been this relaxed in quite some time.
Russia keeps up a freeze on vital links with Georgia, despite the release of four alleged Russian spies.
In the wake of the 2006 N.C.A.A. Tournament, which featured George Mason\u00e2\u0080\u0099s run to the Final Four, the Selection Committee appeared to shy away from smaller conference teams this year.
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the first time with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of world number two Maria Sharapova at the French Open on Thursday.
In a move that has implications for ad targeting and reporting, Yahoo! has hired Usama Fayyad, a co-founder of the company now known as Revenue Science, to the newly-created position of Chief Data Officer.
Just what you always wanted Microsoft has been granted a patent for electronic Wish Lists. The patent, 7,315,834, was filed in April 2005 and granted on New Year's Day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Whitson, Jennifer  Backers of a proposed $40 million Indianapolis chemical plant are eyeing a south-side parcel near White River, but neighbors worry fumes from the facility will drag down property values nearby.
Penguins owner Mario Lemieux called a deal to sell the team to a Canadian billionaire \
Longer and more intense heat waves throughout California in the decades ahead will lead to more heat-related deaths in several major cities, according to a new report.
A tearful Paula Radcliffe has revealed she has no idea what went wrong in her failed bid for Olympic marathon gold. The Briton said fans deserved an explanation but was waiting for test results from a Monday
Sensors will be used to relay data to medical files.
The Indian government has offered hi-tech cooperation to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Comtel project, a proposed private regional telecommunications company.
Alan Greenspan, when chairman of the Federal Reserve, brushed off an idea to boost scrutiny of subprime mortgage lenders, a former Fed governor told the Wall Street Journal.
There's nothing for investors to get fired up about in Barnes & Noble's latest quarter.
British watchdog inflates costs The European Commission says British regulator Ofcom is having a negative effect on mobile rates in the UK. The EC and national regulators are meant to be working together to bring down mobile costs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russia was set to respond on Tuesday to Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats in a row over the murder of a Russian emigre amid signs Moscow did not want the affair to rebound on booming economic ties.
Shigeki Maruyama recorded a  hole-in-one to cling on to the lead with 11 holes of the third  round to play at the Sony Open Saturday.
First through police bungling, then in part through a petty bribe, the two Chechen women who killed themselves and 88 others in the bombings of two Russian passenger jets last
US prosecutors release e-mails on a Nasa love triangle that led to a charge of attempted kidnapping.
Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister urged the Hezbollah-led opposition on Wednesday to end street protests and return to the negotiating table, vowing he would not be forced from power.
THAT MEEKshy and retiring Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, has dared to suggest that Apple&#39;s reassuringly expensive and beautiful iPods might be packed full of pirated music.
Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.
Travel: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of 80s hit Dirty Dancing at the hotel where much of it was filmed, suggests Sarah Bourn.
Guillermo Coria and Gisela Dulko beat French Open champion Anastasia Myskina and Marat Safin 6-2, 6-0 in mixed doubles Wednesday to give Argentina a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Russia at the Hopman Cup. Argentina will play Germany for a spot in the final.
Sims, FPS, MMOs...and now Xbox 360 controllers for war-bots The convergence between videogaming and real-world warfare (at least, war as seen from a Western perspective) continues to advance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Avon Products Inc., the world&#39;s largest direct seller of cosmetics, reported its first US sales decline in five years, sending the company&#39;s shares down the most since 2000.
ROMA, 24 dic - L&#39;Enel ha trovato un accordo per acquistare l&#39;intero capitale di Ipse, operatore telefonico titolare di frequenze Umts, a un prezzo massimo di 792 milioni di euro. Lo ha annunciato l&#39;ad di Enel, Paolo Scaroni, in una conferenza stampa.
Midway Games Inc. said Tuesday that it acquired Paradox Development, the studio now developing Midway&#39;s upcoming Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks videogame, for 333,334 Midway common shares.
The parent companies of the four largest US broadcast networks plus cable content giant Viacom joined with MySpace, Microsoft, and online video providers Veoh and Dailymotion in signing a standards and practices document they hope will become the \
Intel Corp is on track to introduce the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said on Sunday.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop  Scheffer pledged on Tuesday to investigate civilian deaths in  Afghanistan, but contrasted NATO&#39;s record there with a Taliban  who &quot;behead people, burn schools, kill women and children.&quot;
Pol Pot's right-hand man, Nuon Chea, appeared before Cambodia's \
With a federal indictment in place, state charges will be dismissed against two Egyptian-born students who were stopped last month with what authorities said were pipe bombs, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Top scientist Robert Winston is calling for the UK's fertility watchdog to be scrapped, calling it incompetent.
Microsoft is preparing a wave of enterprise products, including the long-awaited update to Windows Server.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday he has not decided whether to attend an international security conference next week in Germany, where he might be subject to arrest on a war-crimes complaint.
Wall Street was set to start a  shortened session higher on Tuesday, helped by the latest  merger and acquisition news and before data on the  manufacturing and housing sectors.
The militants stormed into the compound's inner courtyard, firing their guns from behind trees, bursting into offices and shouting: \
The United States is somewhat less confident that North Korea has a production-scale covert nuclear enrichment program than it used to be, a top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.
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Britain is legalizing the small wireless transmitters commonly used to play music from iPods over car radios.
Ford Motor Co.  plans to raise the amount of a borrowing plan to roughly $22 billion to $23 billion from an original $18 billion, as it increases the size of a revolving credit line and a convertible note sale.
The European Central Bank raises eurozone interest rates by a quarter point to 3.25%, as widely forecast.

Visiting British Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon Tuesday welcomed the on-going Indo-Pak dialogue process and said Britain is keenly watching the progress,according to the private News Network of International.
A team of FBI agents will help investigate the death of Georgia's prime minister as well as a car bombing that killed three policemen, U.S. Ambassador Richard Miles told The Associated Press Monday.
Your company made it to Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. Is that a good thing?
Shrek 3's premiere is delayed until 2007 as Dreamworks rearranges its movie release schedule.
A new body will be set up to coordinate health research, but doctors fear it could lead to a cut in the budget.
BAD luck fellas. Cynthia Nixon, the sassy redhead who played lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the hit series Sex and the City, has changed teams.
Barbra Streisand opened her first  U.S. tour in 12 years on Wednesday with a show that ridiculed  her political nemesis, President George W. Bush.
Aging may not be all in the mind, but negative self-image and stereotypes have a significant impact on age-related symptoms of frailty and memory loss.
None of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine  made at a British plant is safe for distribution in the United  States, acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner  Lester Crawford said on Friday.
U.S. law enforcers have arrested  dozens in a crackdown on \
Data to be released this week was expected to bring more evidence that the consumer side of the economy is faltering amid rising price pressures and a tight job market.
The emotional climate of Bjorn Runge's harrowing drama, which eviscerates the rot of three middle-class marriages, is harsh enough to produce frostbite.
French President Jacques Chirac said Friday he was concerned about the weakness of the US dollar and hinted that the European Union should react to the situation.
It all came together against LSU. The defense allowed an early touchdown and little else. Jason Campbell and the offense produced a scintillating final drive. And that is when Auburn knew it had more than its underachieving, punchless 2003 team.
The security and stability of the internet has once again come to the forefront of the domain name space, as companies spar to get the best deals out of the Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers and the US government.
Two California women have sued Lego  Systems Inc. in Los Angeles, accusing it of stealing an idea  that turned into one of the year's hottest selling toys for the  Danish toy company.
Qualcomm is shipping four new wireless chip sets that do not infringe on a video encoding patent held by competitor Broadcom. Qualcomm expects the WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) handsets containing the chips to go on sale in the U.S. by April, it said Wednesday.The announcement comes two days after a&#160;U.S. federal judge issued an injunction&#160;that stops Qualcomm from selling some wireless chipsets found to infringe on the Broadcom patent.Under a special provision of the injunction, Qualcomm can continue to use Broadcom&#39;s patented technology in some existing QChat push-to-talk and 1xEV-DO (Evolution-Data Only) products through Jan. 31, 2009, as long as it pays royalties to Broadcom. New products, or existing products sold to new customers, are not covered by the automatic license.Qualcomm is still developing workarounds for&#160;infringing technology included in the QChat and 1xEV-DO products, it said.Broadcom won a patent infringement suit against Qualcomm&#160;in May and was awarded $19.6 million in damages. However, Broadcom said the injunction -- which only applies to chip sets sold in the U.S. -- was far more important than the money.Monday&#39;s injunction, issued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, also prohibits Qualcomm from some marketing and customer support activities related to WCDMA and EV-DO chips.Qualcomm said it still wants further clarification on some aspects of the injunction, saying it could affect the company&#39;s product development. The company said it is also considering filing an appeal or for a stay of the injunction.The two companies still have other patent infringement and antitrust claims pending.&#160;
The F.D.A.'s oversight of a defibrillator may reveal shortcomings in its regulation of medical devices.
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German territory and air space may have been used to detain prisoners transferred to Guantanamo Bay, a British organization said Friday, citing reports from prisoners.
By LIZ HULL A PENSIONER has been threatened with prison or a Pounds 50,000 fine if he takes windblown sand back to the beach where it came from. Arthur Bulmer's seafront garden became carpeted after a week of storms swept tons of sand from the beach across the road.
U.S. Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA's destruction of videotapes depicting harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate.
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Investigators work at the air crash site in Baotou, north China&#39;s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Nov. 22, 2004. The salvage work has been carried out to search for the flight data recorders, or the black boxes.
A species of monkey unknown to science has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.
Discovery Kids pins some hopes on a chip off the crocodile hunter.
(In paragraph 3, spokeswoman corrects name of label to  Virtual Label from Virtual Recordings)
PARIS  - Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher found himself overshadowed as young Finn Heikki Kovalainen beat him on his way to winning the Race of Champions at the Stade de France.
The Pistons are the defending NBA champions for a reason and the Knicks are a first-round playoff team, at best, for a reason. The Pistons came to the Garden last night and led for only a few seconds.
A 14-year-old boy who plays the role of Billy Elliot in the successful stage adaptation of the film has rejected the bright lights of London's West End.
The Wall Street Journal is moving to a smaller width and making other design changes in an effort to save money, draw in new readers, and make the paper available in more places.
The release of two Italian aid workers in Iraq has raised hopes other hostages may soon be freed, but reports that a large ransom was paid may only feed the burgeoning hostage crisis.
Pakistan's opposition parties differ on how to interpret remarks by US officials on President Musharraf's future.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor failed to appear in court on Monday when his war crimes trial resumed, saying through an official the court did not give him adequate funds to assemble a strong defense team.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Music Choice and Sprint are  launching a music service that allows mobile phone users to  view short videoclips and listen to radio-like programming on  their handsets.
The two sides in Ukraine&#39;s bitter election crisis failed to reach agreement last night, amid growing signs that the country, already paralysed by the week-long protest, was slipping into chaos.
Since just before the start of the NFL&#39;s regular season two months ago, television viewers in the Bay Area have been seeing commercials for a product that for years has sold itself.
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The search giant joins a growing trend by landscaping its headquarters' parking lots with pole-mounted panels that provide shade and generate clean power in one fell swoop. By Marty Graham.
After yanking the red carpet out from under the Golden Globes and threatening the Oscars, the union for striking Hollywood writers is deciding whether to picket the U.S. music industry's highest honors.
The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation&#39;s emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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A photographer involved in a brawl with Prince Harry outside a London nightclub accuses him of 'lashing out'.

Irvine Welsh, the cult author of titles including Porno and Filth, has caused jaws to drop in literary circles by citing Jane Austen as a major influence on his work.
N'DJAMENA  - A U.S. evangelical church missionary working on a U.S. government-backed development project in northern Chad has been kidnapped by rebels, Chadian and U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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The price of oil has fallen as fears about interruptions to supplies being pumped out of Iraq eased slightly.
A new bill in Congress would give cell phone subscribers greater freedom to leave their contracts.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday sharply attacked Syria despite calls for him to engage with the country over Iraq, while a Democratic senator defied administration wishes and met Syria's president.

David Beckham will leave for the US with his first Spanish title after a dramatic final day in La Liga.
With bumbling leader Terry Semel gone, the struggling Web portal must decide whether to sell or stick it out.
Amid a lavish party filled with fans, impersonators, orphans and handicapped children, Michael Jackson said Thursday that he wouldn't change the path of his career, despite \
ILS Technology LLC, an industry leader in enabling intelligence through  connectivity, today launched its deviceWISE&#8482;  2.0 connectivity platform.
Winning four straight Division 2 MIAA Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships isn't easy, but that's what the Central Catholic girls were trying to do at the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury yesterday.
Despite rising tensions over North  Korea's nuclear program, the United States will soon begin an  expanded mission to recover remains of Americans missing from  the Korean War, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday.
Ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on course for a landslide victory over incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri after Indonesia&#39;s presidential election yesterday, according to an early forecast.
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fixed-asset investment in October was up 26.4 percent from a year earlier, down from the previous month but at a level analysts said was still high enough for Beijing to keep a tight grip on credit.
The murder of a boy in Belfast more than 30 years ago is to be re-examined by a specialist police team.
Tropical Storm Gaston formed in the  Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and forecasters put the U.S. east  coast from northern Florida to North Carolina under a storm  alert.
'Diritto a vita limite per tutti gli altri diritti'
Taiwan's main opposition party, which once ruled all of China, will mull a proposal to amend its charter to underline its commitment to the island as it competes for Taiwan-identity votes in upcoming elections.
Prince barely spoke, and still stole the show. It was billed as a news conference about the Super Bowl entertainment lineup, featuring pregame performers Cirque du Soleil, national anthem singer Billy Joel and Prince, the halftime-show headliner.
Dr. Marcia Angell, a pathologist and former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, is taking on the American pharmaceutical industry.
Bank of China&#039;s shares made a strong debut Wednesday in Shanghai, surging 23 percent in the mainland&#039;s biggest initial public offering.
Ford (NYSE: F) may have proclaimed the 2005 model year as the &quot;Year of the Car,&quot; but DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX) threatens to steal its thunder in 2005 and beyond.
Retrocessione e 12 punti di penalizzazione per il Modena, 9 per il Chievo e 6 punti per la Sampdoria. Il Siena rischia la B. Chiesta una pesante squalifica per il giocatore della Sampdoria: &quot;Tre anni per Stefano Bettarini&quot;. Proscioglimento per Ventola.
Phil Mickelson fired a 1-under 70 on Saturday to take the lead heading into the final round of the Northern Trust at Riviera, but hot on his heels is Jeff Quinney -- who scored an ace on the par-3 sixth hole.
It may be the only thing Dick Cheney and John F. Kerry have in common: One elite Boston investment firm controls large slices of their family fortunes.
MIAMI - Playing without his sidekick for more than a half Monday, Shaquille O&#39;Neal resembled the player who has been unstoppable for most of his 14 years in the NBA.
Arriving at court amid shouts of \u00e2\u0080\u009cGod is great\u00e2\u0080\u009d from dozens of supporters, Bashir maintained his innocence and accused President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard of playing a hand in his trial.
WASHINGTON, Nov 18  - Insurgents killed a US Marine and an Iraqi soldier in Fallujah Thursday, raising the coalition toll in the fighting to retake the city to 51 US dead and eight Iraqis, the top US marine commander there said.
Sexual harassment, dog fighting, brawling, gambling, steroids, and blood doping. Yawn.
For last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s column, I asked the T.S.A. to described its rationale for its rules for carrying liquids. And oh, did the e-mail messages pour in.
LOS ANGELES  - Sally Field, who raised the flag on behalf of wartime mothers in her bleeped-out Emmy acceptance speech, could just be warming up.
US and Iraqi forces have shelled insurgent targets in the Iraqi city of Fallujah following a lull in fighting overnight. Witnesses say troops fired a barrage of mortar shells Saturday, in Fallujah&#39;s Jolan district in the northwest.
ATLANTA - Drinking at least one sugar-sweetened soft drink or fruit punch daily nearly doubles the risk of diabetes, according to the first large study to examine the suggested link.
Rock stars -- notorious for their \
Bowler Daryl Tuffey is named in New Zealand's World Cup squad after a two-year absence from the team.
India&#39;s most wanted fugitive, accused of more than 100 murders and on the run for decades, has been shot dead after driving into an elaborate police trap.
Sure, he didn't have a flashy new iPhone, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld 2008 still had several new products to digest.
The International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s board of governors passed a resolution on Saturday demanding that Iran freeze all activities related to uranium enrichment, a diplomat present at closed-door meeting said.
A free beta version of the software will be available by mid-January.
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Police say most of the remains of an 82-year-old woman were stolen when her grave was desecrated.
Chiron Corp. shares plunged more than 16 percent Tuesday after it said the entire stockpile of flu vaccine it made overseas for the US market will be withheld this winter because British authorities suspended
Trade union SIPTU has called for management at Coca-Cola Ireland to clarify their position regarding consolidation of its plants in Ireland and how it will affect employment.
Cable companies are planning to charge more for set-top boxes to help pay for new, more expensive versions mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Justice Department gave conditional approval Monday to Cingular Wireless&#39; acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless, a $41 billion deal creating the nation&#39;s largest wireless carrier.
BERLIN, Jun 23 (IPS) - The weather conditions in the heart of Europe were  abnormal last year -- the summer too hot, too dry, and too long,  and the winter too warm. But they were excellent for some foreign  species, which, benefiting from the changed weather, settled in  Germany, and have become a headache -- or worse -- for farmers  and just about everybody else.
PalmOne&#39;s updated Treo, the Treo 650, will employ a new processor, have a sharper display and flash memory, as the company continues to improve its flagship product.
Wangari Maathai (wan-GAH&#39;-ree mah-DY&#39;) of Kenya serves on the board of trustees for World Learning, the parent organization of the School for International Training in Brattleboro.
Slovakia's largest crude oil refinery Slovnaft Bratislava is decreasing the price of petrol by SKK 1 per liter and the diesel price by 40 hallers per liter in its petrol station network by as from Thursday.
To pixelate or let it all hang out? UK health portal NHS Choices has got itself into a bit of a tiz over whether or not to show unexpurgated genitalia in a forthcoming update of its interactive Body Map - an issue apparently so sensitive it has decided to put the matter to a public vote.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villages encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds continued to fan forest fires sweeping through the country, killing 63 people in three days.
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Pakistan will meet West Indies in the Champions Trophy semi-final after a last-over victory over India.
Next week will bring sugar water and spice and everything nice.
Hollywood beckons for David Beckham after he agreed to take on the challenging role of...David Beckham in a new football movie. The Real Madrid star will be joined in Goal!
A consortium led by Mexican media   giant Televisa is considering a plan to make a $13 billion bid   for Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications   UVN.N after losing an auction for the company this summer,   The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Few jobs are more thankless than running for a seat in the new government while struggling to keep the water, electricity and oil flowing in Iraq.
WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- A study in rats suggests that the anti-obesity drug rimonabant may also reduce liver damage and improve cholesterol levels.
Singer Britney Spears has led a celebrity-packed Top Ten list of the most sought out terms by the millions of people worldwide who used Internet search engine Yahoo in 2006.
By Hurst Laviana, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 7--Sedgwick County sheriff's detectives interviewed more than a half-dozen witnesses Tuesday as they tried to re-create the final hours of a man found shot to death southeast of Haysville.   Capt.
Proof that certain double star systems can erupt in full-blown explosions and then continue to flare up with smaller bursts has been spotted by the ultraviolet eyes of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
Sports stadium naming rights deals seemed bad karma a few years ago amid accounting scandals and the dot-com bust, but they have rebounded with a vengeance, with bigger dollar amounts and more comprehensive plans.
15:19 &quot;The complaint is meritless.&quot; As retorts go, Cryptic Studios&#39; response to comic book giant Marvel Enterprises hits with the power of an Incredible Hulk ( er, better insert a TM here - Ed) punch.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians vote on Sunday  for a successor to Yasser Arafat widely expected to be Mahmoud  Abbas, a pragmatist they hope will revive a peace process with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
Giuseppe Bonetti era scomparso da ieri in cantiere Moneglia
Nine people have sued the manufacturer of a nasal spray, alleging that the product caused them to permanently lose their sense of smell.
WASHINGTON Federal prosecutors have announced that they have cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for three years, and that one of the companies involved, Infineon Technologies, had
MedImmune Inc. will provide an additional 1 million doses of its FluMist nasal-spray vaccine this year to help the country overcome a shortage of flu shots, US health officials said yesterday.
My father-in-law, Irving &quot;Sheik&quot; Karelis, was born in 1920 in New England, the very year the Red Sox sent Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who remarried one month after his 1980 divorce, said Friday that the personal lives of White House hopefuls shouldn't become an issue in the 2008 campaign.
Olympic officials are seething at a campaign ad for President Bush which, they say, hijacks the Olympic brand.
Like Hurricane Katrina evacuees two years earlier in New Orleans, thousands of people rousted by natural disaster fled to the NFL stadium here, waiting out the calamity and worrying about their homes.
UK athletics chief Dave Collins says Linford Christie will not now be acting as a mentor to the country's rising stars.
In death as in life, iconic TV  naturalist Steve Irwin captivated millions worldwide and  clogged the Internet as fans from Guam to Glasgow reacted with  disbelief to news \
CERNOBBIO (COMO) - In un barattolo di passata il costo del pomodoro utilizzato incide per circa il 9%, mentre e&#39; riferibile al grano appena il 7% del prezzo di un chilo di pasta. E non solo: appena un decimo
REDWOOD CITY -- The day his missing wife was due to give birth to their first child, Scott Peterson dropped off a necklace, a CD titled &quot;Come Away With Me&quot; and wildflower seed mix for his Fresno girlfriend, telling her, &quot;You need to treat yourself on your ...
Republican Dino Rossi has pulled ahead of Democrat Christine Gregoire in the Washington governor's race, and he boldly announced a transition team to prepare for his possible ascent to power.
Beijing, March 5 (Xinhua) - China will send three astronauts into space in 2008 on board Shenzhou VII, but only one of them will perform spacewalk, the Beijing Times reported on Monday.
European aerospace giant EADS has warned that the A380 superjumbo project, run by its Airbus division, is running heavily over budget.
Fighting in eastern Congo this month has led to a surge in child abductions by armed groups who force minors to fight, carry ammunition or become their sex slaves, Save the Children said on Monday.
If you were spooked by the vision of technology and institutional hubris gone amok in Minority Report, pull the covers over your head now.
The United States is cutting aid to Serbia and Montenegro and may take further punitive measures if Belgrade persists in defying the United Nations war crimes tribunal, the U.S. ambassador to Serbia warned on Friday.
In a testy public exchange Friday with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, President Bush said the United States would formally end the Korean War only when North Korea halts its nuclear weapons program.
By JOE MACALUSO  In a move showing the committee's overall support, the Louisiana Senate's Natural Resources Committee agreed Thursday to stand as co- authors of House Bill 919.  Next stop is the Senate floor.
BASRA, Iraq Aug. 30, 2004 - Senior Iraqi oil officials said Monday that crude exports from the southern port of Basra were halted and would be delayed for perhaps a week because of attacks on pipelines.
A heavy quake rocked Indonesia&#39;s Papua province killing at least 11 people and wounding 75. The quake destroyed 150 buildings, including churches, mosques and schools.
Hitachi increased the capacity of its Travelstar notebook harddrives. The consumer-targeted 5K100 and E5K100 for enterprise applications offer up to 100 GByte
Ikea is reuniting with Deutsch, heralding a playful new ad campaign that revives the elements for which its advertising was known.
About 6,000 fans pay tribute to funk artist Rick James at his funeral in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday.
He didn't even slow down. In the fourth inning last night when a pitch from Texas reliever Willie Eyre skipped away from catcher Gerald Laird and toward the Rangers dugout, quicksilver rookie Jacoby Ellsbury came barreling around from second, legs churning and home plate in his sights.
German police have found traces of radiation in two buildings linked to a Russian businessman who met the murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Queen Elizabeth II formally welcomed Ghanaian President John Kufuor to Britain on Tuesday on a state visit marking the 50th anniversary of Ghana&#39;s independence from its colonial ruler.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday  visits Albania which hopes to receive reassuring words on  backing for its NATO membership bid and the future independence  of breakaway Kosovo.
Al Skinner called his team \
ROMA -Le donne, in Italia, non vivono tranquille: circa la met\u00c3\u00a0 (9 milioni 860 mila, pari al 55,2%) di quelle in et\u00c3\u00a0 tra i 14 ei 59 anni hanno subito nell\u00e2\u0080\u0099arco della loro vita almeno una molestia a sfondo sessuale.
With so much change so early, Mystics interim coach Tree Rollins is waiting for a chance for his team to regroup. But first, the Mystics must contend with the Fever.
President Bush \u00c2\u0093came here, talking as if he owned the world,\u00c2\u0094 Venezuela\u00c2\u0092s president told the U.N. today.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday lashed out at rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, accusing her of dodging tough questions about Social Security.
\u00c2\u00b7 Change backed by police and civil rights groups\u00c2\u00b7 New review to examine practicality and safeguards
The deadly Ebola virus may have killed more than 5,000 gorillas in central Africa, a study finds.
Robin Williams zinged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association while accepting a career achievement award Sunday from the group known for throwing one of Hollywood's booziest bashes.
Somali militiamen are building a mosque on the site of an Italian cemetery, which they desecrated last week.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto denied today that she had struck a deal with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to secure her husband\u00e2\u0080\u0099s freedom, but said leaders from her opposition party had
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ADELAIDE, Australia Authorities say an Australian teen surfer is dead after two great white sharks attacked him off a crowded beach.
The continuing spread of Islamist terrorism around the world - cited in an intelligence report - is unlikely to alter Bush's course.
Scotland are first up from the Home Nations on a busy Saturday of Euro 2008 qualifying.
The first questions were right to the point: Is there a lot of paperwork in applying for a federal job? What's the easiest way to get a security clearance?
Prime Minister Paul Martin swore on live television yesterday, apparently frustrated with the progress of a meeting with the provincial ministers over the future of Canada's straining health care system.    During a break in the proceedings, Martin's aunt telephoned him and threatened to   wash his mouth out with soap for using the Lord's name in vain.    When the meeting resumed, Martin apologized to the nation.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University said Wednesday that early detection -- and not a pre-exposure vaccination -- is the key to limiting an outbreak of anthrax.
The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA&#39;s acquisition of British rival Abbey National PLC. The takeover raised no competition concerns since the banks operate in different markets, the EU Commission said.
People who took a drug to reduce outbreaks of genital herpes were not any less likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, an international team of researchers reported on Monday.
Dental supply company increases cash dividend by 14% amid torrid growth.
An online statement posted Sunday in the name of an al-Qaida-linked group pledged that the Vatican would be spared, but repeated threats to \
A surgeon who works to cut alcohol-related violence is among people from Wales in the New Year's Honours.
A high school student arrested last month in a suspected school plot planned to use shrapnel pipe bombs and other explosives to target peers who had harassed him, according to documents released Thursday.
Two mid-level D.C. government employees used phony paperwork to collect more than $16 million from illegal tax refunds, avoiding detection for at least three years while issuing more than 40 checks cashed by friends and family members in on the scam, prosecutors said yesterday.
Sony BMG has withdrawn a Deep Purple album after complaints from lead singer Ian Gillan that it had been released without his knowledge, a spokesman for the label said on Tuesday.
A US airstrike on a suspected terrorist safehouse in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah has killed at least 12 people and wounded 17 others.
Fipe ha proclamato protesta, che potrebbe essere replicata
NAKURU, Kenya  - Kenyan police battled on Saturday to halt clashes between tribal gangs wielding machetes, spears and bows and arrows that have killed at least 27 people in the western town of Nakuru since Thursday, witnesses said.
Psychopaths are not a lost cause, one scientist argues. They simply suffer from a learning disability, and proper treatment could save society lots of pain and suffering. By Suzanne Leigh.
Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan called Reggie White last year to set up a date to retire his No. 92. In the storied history of the Packers, only four numbers have been retired and none since Ray Nitschke more than 30 years ago.
The Yankees made the most of their eight hits without three top sluggers while Chien-Ming Wang improved to 17-5, allowing eight hits and a run in seven and a third innings.
A French news agency said Tuesday it had closed its office in Venezuela due to a labor dispute, but journalists are challenging the action and have continued reporting for work.
Authorities arrested two men Friday in an investigation into a series of fatal shootings that have terrorized Phoenix area residents.
Two students from Oxford University have been suspended after admitting infiltrating the university's computer systems.
Political spouses have traditionally wielded their influence in private. But in this race, all the rules will have to be rewritten
The U.S. military is quietly expanding its network of small outposts worldwide to help fight terrorism in Middle Eastern and African hotspots, even as it prepares to send home tens of thousands of troops from ...
A Russian schoolteacher who became a  popular hero after he was put on trial for using pirated  Microsoft programs has launched a campaign against the software  giant's global domination.
Latest line of keyboards and mice include some with fingerprint readers for added security.
Detroit Pistons fans and the Indiana Pacers traded bruising punches in a knockdown nationally televised brawl that erupted in the last minute of the Pistons game against their Central Division rivals.
HAYWARD, Wis. - A man suspected of killing six hunters told investigators that he began firing after a shot was fired at him and some of the victims called him racially derogatory names, according to documents filed yesterday.
Friday prayers marked the start of Ramadan in the Middle East as millions of Muslims around the world began observance of the holy month of fasting and prayer.
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will reach the knockout stages after their nine-man draw with PSV Eindhoven.
Dmitry Tursunov has replaced Mikhail   Youzhny in Russia's line-up for a crucial singles rubber in   their Davis Cup semi-final against the United States.
Elections experts today questioned the reliability and security of e-voting systems during a congressional committee hearing.
She is watched round the clock by  photographers, chased at high speed and friends fear for her  mental stability.
Oil prices slid on Thursday after a  bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories soothed  worries of a winter squeeze.
Delegates from 150 countries meet in Vienna to discuss progress on steps to tackle climate change.
Sectors of the Internet world are still buzzing over the release of a Microsoft patent application that appears to claim rights to the underlying method proposed by companies to better determine
A labor leader who led a failed oil strike to oust President Hugo Chavez has escaped from prison, prompting troops and police to secure ports, airports and embassies to prevent one of Venezuela's most prominent prisoners from fleeing country.
Need some positive input? These blue-sky devices could make every geek's life a little less irritating.
A powerful explosion hits an opposition election rally in Pakistan's North West Frontier, reports say.
LONDON - Scientists published a new study on Friday which they said adds to evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is not linked to autism or other developmental problems.
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Microsoft will take a 240-million-dollar stake in the wildly popular social-networking website Facebook as part of an expansion of the strategic alliance of the two firms, the companies said Wednesday.
Michigan beat Minnesota with a dramatic comeback for the second straight year. Tyler Ecker caught a short pass from Chad Henne over the middle, eluded two tackles and lumbered down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown with 1:57 left to give the 14th-ranked Wolverines a 27-24 victory over the No. 13 Golden Gophers on Saturday.
It was an important win for Real Madrid in Rome as they progressed to the knockout stages of the Champions League. They were in third position with just eight points when the match started leveled with Bayer Leverkusen.
The tiniest premature infants fed with breast milk in the hospital did better on tests of mental development later in life than did others fed only formula, a new study has found.
New handsets from the mobile phones global leader will have hard disk to store more songs and pictures in a move to tap the rapidly growing smartphone market.
A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb Saturday at the entrance to Baghdad&#39;s heavily fortified Green Zone, killing at least 15 and wounding 30 others.
Cleveland Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner will miss the rest of the season with a broken right hand.
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TOKYO - Three of Japan's largest electronics companies, Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. and Toshiba Corp., will announce later Tuesday plans to jointly manufacture LCD (liquid crystal display) panels.
A hard-fought deal fixing a 2009 deadline for a new treaty to tackle global warming ran straight into trouble Sunday with the United States voicing \
Cristina Fern\u00c3\u00a1ndez de Kirchner was leading in early official results. She will need to win 45 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.
Cornerback Fred Smoot, whose contract expires at the end of the season, says he is no longer optimistic that he will stay with the Redskins.
Vincent Damphousse interrupted his holiday shopping to talk about the players&#39; new proposal to owners today in hopes of ending the NHL work stoppage.
Delta Air Lines Inc. and its pilots&#39; union recessed talks Sunday without reaching an agreement on pay cuts that the company says are crucial to its effort to avoid bankruptcy.
As AIDS patients live longer they can experience a host of unexpected medical conditions, which challenge the prevailing view of the disease as chronic and manageable.
President Bush, on a campaign swing in the West, is telling voters that the Democratic Party is weak-kneed on national security and shouldn't be trusted to hold the reins of Congress.
By Beth Daley, The Boston Globe  Jun. 4--When an April northeaster punched a gap through the long, sandy  spit that forms Nauset Beach in Chatham, local geologists and officials were  not overly alarmed.
Nepal tour operators say tourists cancelled millions of  dollars of bookings due to the rebel blockade of Kathmandu.
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Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.
The Museum of Modern Art\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Summergarden series reinvents itself every so often, but for now it has settled into a pattern that has worked well these last two summers.
A Canadian submarine that was disabled by fire arrived in a Scottish port Sunday after being towed across rough north Atlantic seas.
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A Pakistani court has dropped terrorism charges against a British man suspected of being a key figure in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, his lawyer said.
China's military will crush any major  moves toward independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost,  said a government policy paper released Monday that accused  Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension.
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At least three people were killed and another 20 have been buried after a rubbish dump collapsed on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the government said.
Rudy Giuliani was always a long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, a brash New Yorker who backed gun control, abortion and gay rights in a party dominated by conservatives.
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(Sep 23, 2004) -- OGDEN, Utah  -- Interstate Bakeries Corp., which has 300 employees at bakeries in Ogden and Salt Lake City, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers.
ASHBURN, Va. (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins rookie  safety Sean Taylor was arrested on charges of driving under the  influence of alcohol and also refusing to take a breathalyzer  test.
Schalke 04 recovered from a goal down to beat Hamburg SV 2-1 in a thrilling match on Sunday as they closed in on VfL Wolfsburg at the top of the Bundesliga with
Consumer groups held nationwide protests Thursday to draw attention to the burden placed on families by the rising cost of food &#151; especially Italians' beloved staple, pasta.
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CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA - US President George W. Bush marked the 63rd anniversary of Pearl Harbor on Tuesday, by speaking to the Marines who have shouldered much of the fight in Iraq.
Israel agreed to a Palestinian request to bury Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and top Cabinet members on Wednesday overruled military chiefs who said that burying the Palestinian Authority
WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve&#39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?
Apple Computer Inc. said yesterday that Google Inc. chief executive Eric E. Schmidt will join the company's board of directors, creating a bond between two technology powerhouses that compete fiercely with Microsoft Corp.
Development, investment and democracy are the goals of the rebels in western Sudan's vast Darfur region, according to their commander Salah Bob, his headwrap blowing in the desert wind as he speaks.
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Singer Dannii Minogue and Grease is the Word panellist Brian Freidman join the judging panel on The X Factor.
The two factions battled today in several parts of the Gaza Strip.
Blistering heat settled over the eastern half of the nation Tuesday, sending man and beast in desperate search of relief: An air-conditioned subway car in New York City. A plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey. And cold showers for suffering livestock in Ohio.
With fanfare and an appearance by actor David Hasselhoff, a United Airlines flight headed for Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday - the first direct flight from the United States to Vietnam in almost three decades.
Liverpool launches its year as European Capital of Culture this weekend with events including a musical about its past and future starring ex-Beatle Ringo Starr.
Tornadoes and hail struck several towns in southern Minnesota, killing one man, damaging cars and ripping roofs off at least a dozen homes. The man who died was trapped in a house near Kasota when a tornado hit Thursday, said Tom Doherty, chief sheriff's deputy in Le Sueur County.
FORT PIERCE: Hurricane Jeanne, the fourth weather monster in six weeks to hammer Florida, smashed homes, tore off roofs, flooded streets and left 1million people without electricity on Sunday.
In a game Saturday at Madison Square Garden, Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace flouted a team rule prohibiting the use of headbands.
Investors who have not paid for shares bought in Vonage\u00c2\u0092s initial public offering are being told to write a check or risk legal action.
North Korea is ready to discuss the initial steps of its nuclear disarmament, the country's main envoy said Thursday as he arrived for international talks on the communist nation's atomic weapons program.
CARACAS - President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez threatened yesterday to take over any private schools refusing to submit to the oversight of his socialist government, a move some Venezuelans fear will impose leftist ideology in the classroom.
Thailand&#39;s government invited foreign diplomats to a special briefing Thursday to explain the grisly deaths of 78 Muslims in police custody, amid rising concern that authorities are using excessive force to quell an Islamic
Europe's main stock exchanges diverged on Friday after an unconvincing overnight rally on Wall Street and a number of broker downgrades to leading companies, analysts said.
Scottish champions Celtic saw their three-year unbeaten home record in Europe broken Tuesday as they lost 3-1 to Barcelona in the Champions League Group F opener.
An urban ministry that aids the poor and homeless had its official recognition removed by Lutheran church officials in a dispute over an associate pastor who is in a lesbian relationship.
They cheered him, they thanked him, they supported him by wearing his jersey and holding up signs. But in the end, the loudest ovation for Shaquille O&#39;Neal during his return Saturday
Qtrax, a new free music download  service, backed off claims that it has deals with all four  major music companies after Warner Music Group  denied  it had agreed terms with the start-up.
A bomb attack near a soccer field in the volatile Iraqi city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed or wounded 19 people, most of them children, police said.
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California's attorney general filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday seeking indictments of former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for their roles in a probe into board leaks.
Delegates at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting look for harmony rather conflict.
UK energy consumers are facing higher gas and power bills after Ofgem passed plans for spending on infrastructure.

A council agrees to pay a teenage mother damages after social workers took away her newborn baby.
The Indianapolis Colts expect an update today on the condition of kicker Adam Vinatieri , who has an injured non-kicking foot and will probably miss the team's final exhibition game.
After a long fight with a degenerative disease, Ruben Navarro appeared close to death. So the hospital caring for him alerted the local transplant network, which rushed a team to the medical center to try to salvage the 25-year-old's organs.
KAMPALA, UGANDA - Officials in Uganda are negotiating with rebels for a ceasefire deal they hope will lead to talks to end 18 years of civil war.
No sooner than we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve all got used to the idea of 3G services in the UK, mm02 has teamed up with NTT DoCoMo to allow 02 to launch the I-mode internet service in Britain, Germany and Ireland.
Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell more than 17 percent before the bell on Thursday after the doughnut chain posted sharply lower quarterly
The US economy added 337,000 now jobs in October, a seven-month high and much higher than Wall Street expectations.
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- ABM Industries Inc.  said its quarterly net income rose over 60 percent as the facility services contractor developed new businesses and expanded services to existing customers.
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Shareholders of ImClone Systems Inc.   IMCL.O on Wednesday elected Carl Icahn and two of his   associates to the board on hopes the billionaire investor can   help stabilize the company after a series of blows that could   hurt sales and limit its strategic options.
The new secretary general of the Organization of American States resigned yesterday because of accusations that he took a bribe in 2001 while president of Costa Rica.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Anaheim Angels can clinch the American League West title with a victory Saturday over the Athletics, as the two teams resume a vital three-game series at the Oakland Coliseum.
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey promised Mexico tougher controls on guns flowing illegally over the border on Wednesday as Mexican drug cartels have slain 115 people already this month.
Dominant small caps in emerging industries can make it big. Real big.
Manager Glenn Roeder admitted he was baffled as to why Newcastle's form should be so much better in Europe than in the Premiership.
. (antiTainment) Sarah Michelle Gellar returned to the big screen this past weekend and her horror flick &quot;The Grudge&quot; won over moviegoers to the tune of $39.
A 43-year-old German decided to settle  his imminent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and  making off with his half in a forklift truck.
The widow of the murdered former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko says her husband angered members of the Russian security services by speaking out against them, but she never imagined they would kill him.
Watching a big soccer match can strain a fan's heart -- not just figuratively, but literally, German researchers reported on Wednesday.
President George W. Bush is moving quickly to take advantage of the opening provided by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death to push for a resumption of Mideast peace talks.
The German government reverses a decision to ban Tom Cruise from filming at a national monument.
The new EU Commission won&#39;t be taking office next week as planned. Resistance from the European Parliament prompted President Jose Barroso to withdraw his proposal for a new executive.
Sport: Rugby union: Robert Kitson on the contenders for England's Six Nations squad named on Wednesday
The Bush administration on Friday urged quick U.N. action on a global treaty to ban all cloning of human embryos, including for medical research, but diplomats said the measure would go nowhere before the Nov. 2 U.S. elections.
NEW YORK  - Some of the most  interesting shots of next Sunday's big Super Bowl game could  come from a small camera.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 25, 2004 - An Australian cowboy accused of fighting with the Taliban against US and coalition troops in Afghanistan pleaded innocent to war crimes charges Wednesday before a US military commission.
Spain and the United States plan to sign an agreement to share information on Islamic militants before the end of the year, the Spanish attorney general's office said Monday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting questioned the US team&#39;s place in cricket&#39;s second-biggest event after his players bowled the Americans out for the lowest total in the tournament&#39;s history to win by nine wickets.
Prosecutors abruptly dropped their case Monday against John Mark Karr in the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, saying DNA tests failed to put him at the crime scene despite his insistence he sexually assaulted and strangled the 6-year-old beauty queen.
Ahmet Ertegun shaped the careers of many of the top musicians of his day, including John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
AS construction firms battle paucity of funds, due to nonpayment by their clients, for jobs done, workers in the sector have made a case for timely settlement of contract money especially by government.
Australia grabbed the initiative on a rain-affected first day&#39;s play of the final Test of the series in India. Light rain saw the whole of the morning session washed out, and only four overs were possible in the afternoon before the rain returned.
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Insurgents in Iraq have detonated two car bombs outside an Iraqi National Guard facility near the flashpoint city of Fallujah. US, military officials say the blasts wounded American and Iraqi forces, but no details were immediately available.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday said it had verified that North Korea had closed all five of its nuclear facilities, marking a key step in the effort to get the country to give up its nuclear programs.
Oct. 27, 2004 - Iraqi officials may be overstating the amount of explosives reported to have disappeared from a weapons depot, documents obtained by ABC News show.
Financial services won't pay the rent Britain can't depend on the City of London alone for its future prosperity, veteran entrepreneur Sir David Potter warned this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Three people were injured Thursday when a westbound CSX freight train derailed in northwest Ohio and struck three automobiles stopped at a track crossing.
BAGHDAD - The decapitated body of 24-year-old Japanese backpacker Shosei Koda was left discarded in a field near what is known as a stronghold of anti-American insurgent forces in central Baghdad Saturday night, according to local police.
Seven men are jailed for key roles in an al-Qaeda-linked plot to kill thousands of people in the UK and US.
In the 10 days after Welch Flippin decided to stop dialysis and began succumbing to kidney failure, the 85-year-old Texas farmer and World War II veteran had something on his mind. Something, he told his son, he just had to do. He wanted to vote.
Iran and the United States are playing a complicated diplomatic game, jockeying for influence in Iraq as violence there spirals out of control, but there is one major wild card in dueling summits planned for coming days: Syria.
MARWAN BARGHOUTI, the jailed firebrand Palestinian leader, has decided not to run for the presidency, aides announced last night, lifting the threat of a divided vote in his Fatah faction.
Major League Baseball said on  Thursday it reached a deal with satellite television provider  DirecTV Group Inc. to air its out-of-market package of games,  known as \
The BBA Group has added yet another European business aircraft handling operation to its Signature Flight Support chain with the December 8 acquisition of FBO Shannon on the west coast of Ireland.
Poor children who attended a premier preschool in the 1960s were more likely to graduate from high school, hold a job and stay out of jail than peers who didn&#39;t get an early education, says
9 P.M. (Discovery Times) THE FALLING MAN At 9:41 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, the photographer Richard Drew captured the image of a man jumping from the upper floors of the north tower of the World Trade Center. The photograph provoked feelings of outrage and anger and became the subject of an article by Tom Junod in the September 2003 issue of Esquire magazine. This documentary, which was broadcast last year on Channel 4 in Britain and on CBC Newsworld in Canada, examines the story behind the picture and the quest to uncover the identity of the man whose final moments were immortalized.
A company that many expected never to make it to launch has opened up offering 770,000 songs
The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for a group of women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotion.
Best Buy sold digital picture frames during the holidays that harbored malicious code able to spread to any connected Windows PC. It is not recalling the frames, however.
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BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Frightened residents on Indonesia's Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatized by the latest of more than 40 aftershocks since a huge earthquake struck two days ago.
A nurse who was selling and administering flu shots at Augsburg College, USA, without authorization was using proper vaccines, although some of them were mixed with saline, say authorities.
Researchers are trying to understand how much vitamin D is necessary for optimal health. Are you taking enough?
SIRNAK, Turkey  - Helicopter gunships bombed Kurdish rebel positions in southeast Turkey on Monday and the government flexed its military muscle with big national day parades and flypasts in major cities.
Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft oil law on Tuesday, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target for national reconciliation set by the United States.
SHENYANG: The worst summer drought to hit Northeast China's Liaoning Province in 30 years has left more than one million people short of drinking water, the provincial government has said.
North Carolina legislators are to discuss a proposed package of incentives for the PC maker during a session set for Thursday.
QUINCY, Massachusetts  - With a chill of autumn in the air, Bridget Durkin welcomes cheap heat for her Massachusetts home, even if it comes from a Venezuelan leader who called President Bush \
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A day after BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  launched the second costliest corporate takeover in history,  analysts and industry executives reckoned the world's biggest  miner may have to dig a little deeper into its pockets to win  rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc .
Ibuprofen and Salsalate Chosen as Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs - Two generic drugs - ibuprofen and salsalate - cost significantly less and are as effective as brand name medicines for most people needing treatment for osteoarthritis and mild to
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain tried to engage voters Saturday in the faraway turmoil in Pakistan, arguing the United States needs a president with his experience to deal with international crises.
British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who this week appeared in video footage allegedly showing her smoking crack cocaine, has entered a rehab clinic, her record company said on Thursday.
Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas said they need more time and will not announce a line-up of ministers for a unity government as planned on Friday.
Carolina Panthers all-time sacks leader Mike Rucker will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
President Bush on Thursday signed a $464 billion spending bill that closes out last year's unfinished budget business but made clear he wasn't entirely happy about it.
She hugs strangers, has a ready smile and bubbles with optimism. Don't be fooled by that benign exterior, says the Venezuelan government, which describes Maria Corina Machado as a committed subversive intent on ousting leftist President Hugo Chavez.
Lots of talent left Washington over the winter but at least 21st-century strategy finally has arrived as virtually every strategic theory from Expos days has now been chucked.
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Dell Inc. said it will take steps to neutralize the carbon impact of its global operations.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A gruesome video posted on a Web site purported to show militants beheading a Nepalese worker and shooting 11 others in the first mass slaying of foreign hostages during the Iraqi insurgency.    If confirmed, it would raise the number of foreign workers known to have been slain by extremists to at least 22 in a terror campaign aimed at forcing foreign troops and contract workers out of the country....
A stock doesn't have to be loved to outperform.
A cross-party campaign is set to kick off Thursday, calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to give the country a referendum on the new European Union treaty.
OSWIECIM, Poland  - Dusted by falling snow and  surrounded by barbed wire, world leaders mourned the victims of  the Holocaust on Thursday, the 60th anniversary of the  liberation of the biggest Nazi death camp at  Auschwitz-Birkenau.
An Iraqi militant group said it had abducted 11 members of the Iraqi National Guard and posted their pictures on its Web site on Tuesday, three days after 49 unarmed army recruits were found dead.
Four days later, people are still debating where LeBron James' 25 straight points to end Game 5 ranks on the NBA's list of all-time best finishes. The only point worth adding is this: Whoever has James' ear between now and Thursday can serve the King best by reminding him that better be just the beginning.
Trindon Holliday, a speedy kickoff returner, slot receiver, end-around threat and even inside runner, is scaring opponents on the track, where his speed is world class.
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration will announce on Tuesday it will create an  independent drug safety oversight board as a new measure to  strengthen the safety of drugs already in the marketplace, an  administration official said.
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The Cassini spacecraft maps the tallest mountains yet seen on Titan, Saturn's major moon.
He led the United States into war and saw his popularity plummet, yet some 60 years later his reputation has never been higher: It's small wonder Harry S. Truman seems to hold a special fascination for President Bush these days.
The former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky's book often reads like a punchy distillation of the Bush White House's worldview.
Climate change is having a major impact on Britain's coasts, coastal seas and sea life, a report concludes.
MONDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- While concern about lead in toys has attracted a great deal of attention lately, it's just one of the potential dangers that toys may pose to children. For example, some toys can damage children's eyes, warns the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
Randy Johnson got a little physical on the way to his New York Yankees physical. The Big Unit put his long right arm up to block a camera from WCBS-TV on Monday after he left his Manhattan hotel. Johnson, who was accompanied by Yankees director of team security Jerry Laveroni, made contact with the camera, station spokeswoman Audrey Pass said.
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Video games that have players shoot rival gang members, watch bare-breasted women and recreate the assassination of President Kennedy were criticized Tuesday by advocacy groups that said, at the least, they should be kept away from children.
Celtic win 4-3 in a tense penalty shoot-out to reach the group stage of the Champions League.
Apple said it's sold more than 2 million copies of Leopard since it was released on October 26, outpacing Tiger's start.
Global technology and consulting firm Computer Sciences Corp. is relocating its headquarters to Falls Church from El Segundo, Calif., making it one of the largest companies based in the Washington area.
AUGUST 19, 2004  - Apple Computer Inc. has issued a recall for about 28,000 PowerBook batteries sold between January and August for use with its 15-in. PowerBook G4 computers. The batteries, which were made by LG Chem Ltd. of South Korea, ...
Microsoft and a group of recording labels are in discussion about how the next generation of the Windows Operating System, codenamed Longhorn, will support Copy Protected CDs.
Not since Hugh Grant said \u00e2\u0080\u009cHello mummy\u00e2\u0080\u009d to the sight of Ren\u00c3\u00a9e Zellweger in a pair of supersize knickers has there been a more eagerly anticipated display of underwear than that in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
The number of Americans using fast Internet connections doubled from 2001 through late 2003, still below some expectations and especially low among minority groups and people in rural areas, according to a report by the Bush administration.
European stocks were higher on Monday as fresh merger talk emerged, boosting the likes of EDP (NYSE:EDP), the Portuguese power generator and Ahold, the Dutch retailer.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s Social Democrat Party (SPD) have seized on regional elections in the nation&#39;s biggest state as a sign of a turnaround in the party&#39;s political fortunes.
Paris, Nov. 1 (NNN): Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is feeling better, his aides say, as he undergoes medical examinations in a French army hospital near Paris.
Ticketmaster said Tuesday it had invalidated more than 1,000 tickets to concerts in Barbra Streisand's upcoming national tour after discovering they were bought with a stolen credit card and then resold on the Internet.
One of the men who led one of the largest people-smuggling rings Scotland Yard has uncovered is jailed.
BAGHDAD, 18 September 2004 - US warplanes bombed the central Iraqi city of Fallujah yesterday, killing 44 people, many of them women and children.
A group of investors that is vying to build a national network for public safety communications is asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider rules it approved governing an upcoming spectrum auction.
The Portuguese government reportedly wants to retain some control over the fixed line network of Portugal Telecom even if a hostile takeover bid for the company is successful.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Sunday he would not pull his Labour party out of the government, ensuring Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition holds together for now despite a critical Lebanon war report.
Real Madrid&#39;s under-fire coach Jose Antonio Camacho has offered to resign after the club&#39;s poor start to the campaign. Cadena Ser radio said Camacho had spoken to Real chairman Florentino Perez and offered
Second seed Rafael Nadal made an   impressive start to his U.S. Open title bid on Wednesday when   he beat former runner-up Mark Philippoussis 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the   first round on Wednesday.
Bahrain Telecommunications Co  (Batelco), facing growing competition at home, said on Monday it would spend up to $4 billion to expand abroad.
Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens were among nine Philadelphia Eagles voted to the Pro Bowl, the most representatives for a team since 1998.
Even before it had opened, supermarket  Ludlow Food Centre saw a flurry of letters in local newspapers  from readers calling for a boycott of a new rival Tesco outlet  in the local store&#39;s favor.
Defacement video tutorial pulled after attack Saudi hackers manged to deface a page on Microsoft's UK web site last week, recording the techniques they used in an online video.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
He's 74 years old now and he's got more stories than just about anybody. There was the time he struck out Ted Williams in the All-Star Game. Then there was the time he had to separate Tom Heinsohn from Wilt Chamberlain during a heated exchange in an NBA game.
The British Open is considering dropping its ban on female golfers so the likes of Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie could compete if they wished.
Microsoft Corp. said Friday that small companies and their customers would suffer most if it is forced to remove its digital media software from Windows, while the European Union accused it of being \
Over the last 25 years, 97 immigrants to the United States have appeared on the 400 list.  These are the richest.
Ichiro Suzuki says the 2007performance of the Seattle Mariners may determine whether he pursues free agency after his contractural commitment to the American League West club is over.
The body of late soul legend James Brown is moved to a tomb where it will stay until a public mausoleum is built.
This Old West town where Jack McCall killed gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok while he played poker in 1876 again figures in a capital punishment case in South Dakota, which may be facing its first execution in 59 years.
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The scene at Kathmandu&#39;s Jama Masjid that would wear a festive look and throng with the faithful during Friday prayers has changed.
PRIVATE PENSIONS: Chile privatized its social security system more than 20 years ago, requiring a percentage of each paycheck to go into bank accounts that workers manage themselves. Now, about 7 million Chileans have such accounts.
Loyalists of Moqtada Sadr remained in control of Imam Ali shrine after failing to reach an agreement with Shiite leader on how to hand over the holy site.
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A judge accepts Michael Jackson's challenge to claims that a woman died after making way for him in hospital.
The soft drink titan buys Ukraine's biggest juice concern.
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News Corp&#39;s MySpace can tailor  advertisements to its members based on information on their  personal profile pages, after experimenting with technology  over the past six months, The New York Times said on Tuesday.
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U.S. oil prices hit their lowest in  more than a month on Monday on continued profit-taking as  producer group OPEC sought to increase its tight spare capacity  and the U.S. summer driving season approached its end.
US presidential hopefuls  head to New Hampshire a day after the Iowa result throws the nominating races wide open.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed Wednesday an African Union initiative to resolve the crisis in Kenya, which he said could lead to a government of national unity in Nairobi.
A letter bomb exploded at the London headquarters of the company which administers the British capital's traffic congestion toll, injuring one woman employee.
Houghton Mifflin Co. on Wednesday agreed to a nearly $1.8 billion buyout that will pair a venerable name in educational textbook publishing with Riverdeep Inc., a smaller firm whose complementary strength is in educational software.
NEW YORK -- EBay Inc. became the latest Web site to say it will stop using Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Passport user authentication system, as Microsoft continues to scale back the service.
AT&amp;T said yesterday it was slashing the fee for its Internet phone plan, CallVantage, to $29.99 a month for unlimited local and long-distance service.
By Carlos Byars, Houston Chronicle  Sep. 5--This is a special month for moon watchers. Early settlers of Texas dreaded the full moon of September, for it lighted the path of the deadly Comanche Indians. For them, it was the Comanche Moon.
JERUSALEM - In a drive to jump-start the moribund peace process, Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about steps to help carry out the Palestinian political transition after the death of
Andy Roddick brings Benjamin Becker back down to earth with a commanding 6-3 6-4 6-3 win in the fourth round of the US Open.
US presidential rivals George W Bush and John Kerry will both campaign in Iowa, a key swing state, on Wednesday.
Federal authorities said that they had exposed a sprawling underground distribution of performance-enhancing drugs supplied by 37 companies in China.
Insurance firm says its board now consists of its new CEO Michael Cherkasky and 10 outside members. NEW YORK  - Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos.
A bomb explodes at the Indonesian embassy in Paris injuring up to 10 people including embassy staff.
Several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that once played a key role in Saddam Hussein's efforts to build a nuclear bomb, the U.N. nuclear agency confirmed Monday.
At its user conference yesterday, Oracle continued to send out mixed messages about how it will support PeopleSoft products if it succeeds in its $9.2bn (\u00c2\u00a34.8bn) takeover bid for its rival.
The man charged the front entrance of the building in Millbank, London and attacked two security guards before an armed response unit arrived and subdued him with a Taser stun gun.
PG&amp;E Corp. said third-quarter net income declined from the year-ago period, when earnings were boosted by revenue collected by its key unit to repay costs related to the California energy crisis.
A court on Friday ordered that former President Rafael Calderon be jailed for nine months as investigators probe corruption allegations.
The UK government is at the forefront of a Microsoft scheme allowing access to the Office 2003 source code. Microsoft is to extend a programme offering governments access to its software code, it announced on Sunday.
President Bush opened a slight one-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Australia piled on the runs today to set Pakistan an improbable 564 to win the first Test in Perth. The hosts lost Matthew Hayden early in the third day but Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn scored
A painstaking scan of the DNA of  tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are  involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding  that offers new ways to fight the disease.
Israel agreed on Sunday to free another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials said.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters thronged central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition, escalating their campaign to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.
US-Australian media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is attempting to muscle in on the growing market for free daily newspapers, by launching his version of the popular model in the capital.
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A nursery nurse got into a car she had mistaken for a taxi three months before she was killed, a court hears.
The Federal Aviation Administration was working Wednesday night to repair equipment that caused numerous flight delays and cancelations at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   step down on July 26 after quitting as Labor Party leader on   May 31 next year, the Sun newspaper reports in its Wednesday   edition.
Cantata Technology(TM), the world's leading independent provider of enabling communications technology, announced today the appointment of Robert Gersten as vice president of sales for the North American and Latin American regions. With more than 25 years of technology sales experience, Mr.
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A US marine who claimed he was abducted by anti-coalition forces after he went missing from his unit in Iraq has been charged with desertion.
Irish rock band U2 Tuesday disclosed the  title and set the release date for its next album, \
LAGOS - I ribelli del Delta del Niger dell&#39;etnia Ijaw hanno ieri sera una &quot;guerra totale contro lo Stato nigeriano&quot; per il petrolio, a partire dal primo ottobre, e hanno chiesto a tutti gli stranieri di lasciare il Paese e alle compagnie petrolifere di
NOVEMBER 24, 2004  - IBM yesterday announced that 100 independent software vendors have signed on to use software from its Workplace initiative, a new client computing model that gives employees a single way to access, share and manage
Comcast said yesterday that it purposely slows down some traffic on its network, including some music and movie downloads, an admission that sparked more controversy in the debate over how much control network operators should have over the Internet.
OTTAWA, June 29 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Canadian travelers faced road and rail shutdowns this morning as they set out for the Canada Day holiday weekend amid nationwide protests by native groups.
By Betsy Bloom, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 12--While a fatal fish virus has yet to be detected in the  Mississippi River, those who use the river this summer need to act as if it  has, state wildlife officials said Monday.
Microsoft offers to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn in cash and shares.
Securities regulators told Freddie Mac yesterday that they are considering bringing civil charges against the mortgage giant for allegedly manipulating its reported earnings, Freddie Mac confirmed.
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BUKAVU, Congo  - Speaking softly, tears welling in   her eyes, the 16-year-old Congolese girl tells how she was   abducted from her home by militiamen, taken to the forest and   gang raped for a week.
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The Washington Post\\\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
The OSO actress seems to be more than just good friends with the cricketer.
Iran says its Bushehr nuclear plant will start work in the summer - earlier than its Russian builders had said.
The United Nations will launch a global  campaign Monday aimed at ensuring every school in the world has  clean water and sanitation within a decade, cutting health  risks and raising attendance.
Ukraine&#39;s president and prime minister said yesterday they support a rerun of the country&#39;s sharply contested presidential election, even as the Supreme Court began hearing a request that it rule the vote invalid.
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CAGLIARI - La Sardegna continua a bruciare e ha il sapore della sfida l&#39;azione lanciata dagli incendiari che nella giornata caratterizzata dalla visita del responsabile nazionale della Protezione civile, Guido Bertolaso, e dell&#39;arrivo del nuovo velivolo
French President Jacques Chirac has lashed out at a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as &quot;interference&quot; and said he hoped it would not thwart the delicate process, aides said.
In an address to the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top officials on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives that would further strengthen the federal center\u00e2\u0080\u0099s control over political life.
The nation&#39;s most prominent science advisers Wednesday urged NASA to send shuttle astronauts instead of robots on a repair mission to the aging Hubble telescope because humans have a substantially greater chance of fixing it.
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The United States and Iran appear headed for a showdown over the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear program. Washington is reported to be pushing for the United Nations nuclear agency to adopt a resolution that would
Britain will host a conference on Palestinian reforms in London on March 1-2, Prime Minister Tony Blair said as he voiced optimism about prospects for progress in the moribund Arab-Israeli peace process.
The new surveillance tool even speaks out loud to try to deter 'taggers' in the San Fernando Valley.
A wintry system that added inches to record snow accumulations in some Northern states sent temperatures plummeting Wednesday in the South, where farmers scrambled to protect their crops.
Swiss watchmaker Swatch on Wednesday introduced &quot;Paparazzi&quot; watches that use Microsoft&#39;s Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT), giving Dick Tracy wannabes yet another watch brand to choose from.
Analysts suffering from video latency Add another to the long list of free video-chat clients. With its new software, due to officially launch on June 11, startup ooVoo is entering a market that already includes AOL, Apple, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Skype, and a handful of smaller names. The difference? The ooVoo client focuses on multi-person video calls, allowing for face-to-face chat across six different locations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One week after Hurricane Charley chewed a path from Punta Gorda to Daytona Beach, Gov. Jeb Bush promises to to use state resources to help schools damaged or destroyed by the storm to reopen quickly.
The latest variant of the SDbot worm contain network-sniffing software that enables it to retrieve passwords from other computers connected to the target PC.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner links the pursuit of peace with environmentalism and a shift in humanity&#39;s thinking. BY DOUG MELLGREN.
Mismanagement across the NHS in England has led to the current multimillion pound deficit, MPs find.
Blog: Data shows that venture investing in clean tech jumped 78 percent last year to $2.9 billion with forecast to grow to $19 billion by 2010.
Damon Hill says Michael Schumacher is brave to retire while he is still at the top of his sport.
The total cost of the Athens Olympics may exceed $14.6 billion, according to Greece's 2005 budget submitted to parliament Thursday.
The late start wasn&#39;t all that bad. For those unfortunate enough to buy Don. in bed and didn&#39;t have to see it. Want to know what&#39;s wrong with the heavyweight division these days?
Rival Palestinian factions began a second full day of talks Thursday, focusing on the composition of a coalition Cabinet and what commitments the West would require to lift its financial boycott of a government involving the militant group Hamas.
Researchers reported for the first time last week that they have found the virus in a nonprimate species \u00e2\u0080\u0094 bats.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian gunmen Wednesday during a firefight in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said.
Coalition raids aimed at disrupting the flow of weapons and fighters between Iraq and Iran resulted in at least 20 militants killed early Monday in eastern Iraq, according to a statement from the U.S. military.
President Bush had tears in his eyes during an hour-long tour of Israel's Holocaust memorial Friday and told Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the US should have bombed Auschwitz to halt the killing, the memorial's chairman said
Lili, Demi and Mek, three female antelopes born in a Czech zoo, will soon be set free in Swaziland under a programme to reintroduce endangered species to their African homeland.
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TONY JONES: The ongoing saga of a British hostage held in Iraq is proving to be a real political challenge for Tony Blair. The family of Ken Bigley has attacked the Prime Minister for doing nothing, while Mr Bigley faces death.
Knicks fans are not into witnessing superior visitors like LeBron James. These folks want heads to roll, most specifically that of Isiah Thomas.
Temple Coach Al Golden is attempting to carry the Owls far, far away from their dismal recent football history.
An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at  an unknown target in Gaza City on Friday, witnesses said, hours  after troops killed eight Palestinians in southern Gaza. There  were no immediate reports of casualties.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of hostage Kenneth Bigley, being held in Iraq, if they made contact with his government.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with anti-psychotic  agents, such as Risperdal (risperidone) or Geodon  (ziprasidone), is useful for patients with severe depression  who have failed to respond to conventional therapy, new  researcher suggests. However, it may take a while to find one  that works.
Moody's Investors Service may downgrade  A$83 billion ($75.5 billion) worth of Australian  mortgage-backed debt, in the latest spillover from the U.S.  subprime crisis.
The late leader of the Palestinian people never achieved an independent state for his people or the return of thousands of exiled Palestinians to their homeland, but there was no question he was their ...
The House\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading Democratic tax writer will propose a sweeping overhaul of the tax code that would raise taxes on many with incomes above $200,000 but cut taxes for most others.
Beleaguered bank Northern Rock says its chief executive Adam Applegarth has left the firm.
Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
Michael Jackson's child abuse trial is delayed after family illness hits a member of the star's legal team.
NEW YORK --Forevermore, the date goes into the New England calendar as an official no-school/no-work/no-mail-delivery holiday in Red Sox Nation.
(InfoWorld) - EMC could face a sexual discrimination class action lawsuit if a judge opens an existing case up to other female EMC workers, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Two women filed a lawsuit against the IT giant in 2004, alleging discrimination and harassment. On Monday, a judge for the U.S. District Court in Northern Illinois will hear arguments about whether to allow other women who worked in sales at EMC from 2001 to 2004 to join the suit, according to the Journal. In a letter posted to EMC's Web site, Joe Tucci, the company's chairman, president, and CEO strongly denied that discrimination or harassment happened or continue to occur at the company. \
Reliance Industries Ltd vice-chairman Anil Ambani said on Monday a share buy-back at this time was &quot;completely inappropriate&quot; and that he was neither consulted nor informed of the proposed share buy-back.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 5 -- A top adviser to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf acknowledged Tuesday that the general's options for staying in power are increasingly bleak and said that a declaration of emergency is being considered as a way of keeping him in office.
Palestinian militants planned to kill Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, says a top Israeli security official.
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Maria Sharapova is pushed to three sets by Samantha Stosur in her first match at the Japan Open.
Singer and actress Queen Latifah is to preside over the Grammy Awards ceremony in February.
Phil Mickelson is finishing off a record season for himself this week at The Tour Championship, but mentally he&#39;s been through for a while.
Jason Giambi returned to the New York Yankees' lineup Tuesday night for the first time since July 23, batting sixth against the Kansas City Royals.
Washington State&#39;s dream of a fourth consecutive bowl trip was exterminated last night by the strong right arm of Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter in Sun Devil Stadium.
States' finances are finally picking up, a new report says, with bursts of revenue in nearly every region of the country. But the good news comes with warnings that spending pressures are still so high they could unravel the gains.
A senior U.S. official challenged Iran's hard-line president Thursday over his claim that Iranians are immune from further U.N. sanctions, saying such action is in the works unless Tehran meets demands to curb its nuclear program.
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PROKHLADNY, Russia  - Chechens elect a new  president Sunday, but few expect peace to follow from a  Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin  plane crashes some have linked to rebels in the region.
The electronics giant reports a fall in profits at the same time as rivals Matsushita and Canon see their profits increase.
Media mark-up The first major update to HTML in 10 years - factoring in changing tastes around rich-media applications and online collaboration - has been unveiled by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A three-game losing streak, an injury to the starting quarterback and a suspension of a senior captain who is also the leading rusher for the Ohio State football team - One might think the Buckeyes had hit rock bottom.
TechWeb - JBoss designed the improvements to the open-source platform to provide better support for rich-client applications, and components found within service-oriented architectures.
Pfizer Inc. , the world's largest pharmaceutical maker, said a Nigerian court ruled against adding more claims to allegations that the company improperly tested a meningitis drug on children in 1996.
Russia on Thursday proposed a U.N. crackdown on the abuse of political asylum for terrorist purposes, raising pressure on Western states to hand over wanted Chechen activists.
The actress is the latest celebrity to support the cause of caged animals.
Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had a plan in 1950 to suspend the right to habeas corpus and imprison some 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty, The New York Times reported on their web site on Saturday.
Barack Obama\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential campaign has vigorously courted Iowa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s relatively small number of black voters.
NEW YORK - US consumer sentiment took a surprise spill in September, according to a survey released Friday, suggesting Americans continue to be uncertain about the economic outlook and the job market.
BOSTON -- Surgery on Curt Schilling&#39;s right ankle is now scheduled for Tuesday, assuming all goes well Saturday when the doctors involved are to examine the Red Sox right-hander.
Massimo Moratti ribadisce che l'Inter non ha mai fatto pedinare l'arbitro Massimo De Santis: ''Non s...
Laura Branigan, a Grammy-nominated pop singer best known for her 1982 platinum hit \
NEW YORK  - Two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the networks are planning a wide range of coverage to mark the anniversary and look in on the long recovery process.
CITTA&#39; DEL VATICANO - Basilica di san Pietro gremita per il solenne pontificale presieduto dal Papa, in occasione dei 150 anni della proclamazione del dogma dell&#39; Immacolata concezione di Maria. Giovanni Paolo
IBM sold its first euro-denominated bond in almost five years on Wednesday, with a deal that reflected strong interest from retail investors in rare and highly rated corporate borrowers.
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Fewer pies = fewer dies BT has launched a campaign to encourage its workers to eat less crap, get some exercise, quit smoking, and go easy on the sunbathing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States provided a steady stream of intelligence to Benazir Bhutto about threats against her before the former Pakistani prime minister was assassinated and advised her aides on how to boost security, although key suggestions appear to have gone unheeded, U.S. officials said Monday.
Shares in Volkswagen  fell  more than 2 percent on Monday ahead of a vote by German  metalworkers union IG Metall on whether to reopen its contract  with Europe's biggest carmaker.
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the leader of Japan's main opposition party failed at a meeting on Tuesday to break a stalemate over a naval mission backing U.S.-led Afghan operations, but they agreed to meet again.
The French anti-globalisation hero Jose Bove has been summoned to court for ripping up genetically-modified (GM) crops in southern France, he told reporters.
Here are answers to some of the most common questions people have when they're thinking about making the switch to voice-over-IP telephony.
JAMMU, Nov. 28. - In a fit of anger after he was punished, a CRPF jawan shot dead seven of his colleagues before getting killed in retaliatory fire at the base camp of the 152 battalion of the CRPF in Baramulla, north Kashmir, late last night.
U2 have unveiled the title of their next album which evokes the passion and rebellion of their early music. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was recorded in Dublin and the south of France and made headlines in July after recordings from it went missing.
TechWeb - From snazzy wireless e-mail solutions to jazzy camera phones, Tis The Season for gee-whiz tools and toys.
Tiny Antigua to bareback Uncle Sucker for cool $7bil Little Antigua just can't be bullied. Like the weakling in some Hollywood teen summer flick, the tiny island nation keeps coming back.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Much of the rock 'n' roll and pop canon is well established.
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Dopo un periodo di relativa calma sul fronte dei virus informatici, ecco un nuovo allarme, anche se di medio livello, per il diffondersi di una variante di Bagle, uno degli worm che hanno tolto il sonno a milioni di internauti nel mondo.
And the leading Republican presidential candidate is ... none of the above.
Australia&#39;s largest retailer, Woolworths, said Monday its annual net profit jumped 27.5 percent to a record 1.294 billion  dollars (1.026 billion US).
Iran has said nothing so far to suggest it plans to suspend uranium enrichment, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.
It took 108 years for the men&#39;s Olympic marathon to return to its origins, and just a moment for a defrocked Irish priest to affect the legitimacy of the result.
American Ryan Palmer launched the new  golf season when he was the first to tee off at the Mercedes  championships Thursday.
Software maker Oracle Corp.  on Wednesday said it will let PeopleSoft Inc.  shareholders decide for themselves whether to accept Oracle's &#36;8.8 billion hostile takeover bid after learning that PeopleSoft's board of directors will reject it.
With Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon perched on the mound with two outs in the ninth, poised to win his first World Series, on the cusp of completing a dream he and his brothers had rehearsed throughout their childhood on the sandlots of rural Louisiana, the inevitable happened.
Variety - (Variety) NEW YORK It was slim pickings under Broadway's Christmas tree this year as receipts slipped 0.1% to &#36;15,929,885, with attendance down 6.7% to 218,336, during Week 30 (Dec. 20-26). By comparison, Santa brought the Stem &#36;19.1 million last year (up 21.4% from the previous week) and &#36;21.4 million in 2002 (up 32.3%).
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Dr. David Graham, the Food and Drug Administration scientist who publicly criticized the agency&#39;s approach to drug safety during a congressional hearing last week, said
A chartered plane flying Monday between two popular tourist destinations in Cambodia has crashed, with at least 20 people on board feared dead, an aviation official said.
US marines in Iraq say they are negotiating with up to 300 people holed up in a mosque in the rebel city of Falluja.
Hundreds of panicky depositors converged on Northern Rock branches for a third day Monday to grab savings from the beleagured mortgage lender.
Clutching a photo of her son, Maria Carvajal walks Tijuana's sweltering streets searching for the mentally disabled man she says was deported more than a month ago despite being a U.S. citizen and then disappeared in this chaotic border city.
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will provide extra security to Chinese nationals working in the country and hunt down a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who masterminded the abduction of two Chinese engineers, a minister said on Saturday.
Sierra Leone's presidential rivals agree not to use vigilantes as they urge an end to violent clashes.
Tiffany & Co. Inc.  on Friday said its holiday sales jumped 12 percent from the prior year, putting the luxury jeweler on course to meet its near-term profit targets even after posting a lackluster performance in Japan.
We are becoming a nation of crybabies. And greedy ones at that. This week's reminder comes courtesy of a lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court over ownership of another Barry Bonds home run ball.
The UK should support  a European Commission proposal to close fishing grounds to save cod stocks, a former fisheries minister says.
Rising levels of obesity in Britain  could lead to as many as 12,000 new cases of weight-related  cancer each year by the end of the decade, a leading charity  warned on Tuesday.
From Russia without love Security watchers have discovered a string of malicious websites that install Trojan code, allowing hackers to compromise end-user banking credentials for more than 50 financial institutions and ecommerce websites.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Psiphon network frustrates censors by using trusted friends.
French IT services company Capgemini\u00c2\u00a0is acquiring a 51 percent stake in Unilever India Shared Services, a finance and accounting business process outsourcing (BPO) operation in India belonging to European consumer goods maker Unilever Group. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The Supreme Court will decide whether canines can sniff for drugs during a traffic violation stop.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the government would study &quot;in a very serious way&quot; a report that around 100,000 civilians in Iraq had died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
Englewood, CO (Sports Network) - Denver Broncos cornerback Willie Middlebrooks, who suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday&#39;s game against Carolina, is expected to be out of action for about four weeks.
Tribune said its third-quarter earnings dropped 7 percent, beating expectations, adding that the housing slump and lower consumer spending worsened advertising revenue.
Hurricane Frances was born in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday but the rapidly growing storm was many days from threatening any populated area.
The U.S. unemployment rate likely hit its highest in more than a year in December, evidence of the rising difficulties Americans face finding a job, according to economists polled by Reuters.
Iraq's national security adviser urges aid agencies not to pull out following the kidnapping of Margaret Hassan.
Trade powers launched an eleventh-hour effort to rescue global trade talks on Tuesday as negotiators prepared for what the United States called a critical week.
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The death toll from a coal mine disaster in China has risen to 64, and hopes are fading that any survivors will be found among another 84 workers who are missing.
By Schmelzer, Randi  LOS ANGELES: In an effort to bring heightened visibility to the Grammy Awards - and tap into the formula that has made American Idol a success - The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) is seeking its own unheralded star.
The United States detained a second   Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is   cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share   price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value   of the sector.
Kenya's electoral body says President Mwai Kibaki has won the presidential poll, despite claims of fraud.
SEOUL/LONDON  - HSBC  has agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB)  from U.S. private equity firm Lone Star for about $6.3 billion in cash to boost its profile in Asia's third-largest banking market.
Insurance commissioners nationwide, including those from Virginia, Maryland and the District, waded into the growing industry scandal yesterday, holding a teleconference to coordinate
Fifteen Eritreans are jailed for five years each for hijacking a Libyan aircraft being used to deport them.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion  (RIM) won a second victory in a key UK patent lawsuit on  Wednesday that had threatened the future of BlackBerry's e-mail  service in Britain.
An extraordinary meeting of the United Nations Security Council takes place on November 18-19 in Nairobi, at the request of the United States, which will focus on Darfur and the southern Sudan peace deal.
Shakespeare's most problematic play \u00c2\u0097 at least with respect to modern sensitivities \u00c2\u0097 receives an intelligent interpretation from Michael Radford and a superb cast.
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The company will abandon the Matsushita name and just go with its street name.
Plans to boost defence spending by \u00c2\u00a32.7bn over three years are announced by the Tories.
Iraq&#39;s election commission said Friday it would consider a call by top political parties to postpone the planned January election.
The European Union wants firms to stop advertising junk food to children and to make food labelling clearer, the FT says.
Leader Alex Salmond is to launch the Scottish National Party's campaign for the forthcoming election.
Microsoft Corp. has vowed to put considerable money and effort behind its bid to dethrone Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod, but it won't be using price as a weapon.
A leading children's charity calls for action to stamp out age discrimination against young people.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on  Wednesday said profit fell in the third quarter, as it warned  it would a month ago, because of increased marketing spending  and higher costs for raw materials.
\u00c2\u0093Little Mosque on the Prairie,\u00c2\u0094 a new Canadian comedy series, explores the funny side of an often misunderstood life.
Crude oil futures rose yesterday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
Plans for a major Asian summit to discuss terrorism and European-style integration have been jolted by Thailand&#39;s prime minister who has threatened to walk out if neighbors raised concerns about a Muslim insurgency in his country&#39;s
Boston will toast its first World Series champions in 86 years with a parade Saturday that will stretch from the Fenway to City Hall Plaza.
Officials in Saudi Arabia say three armed men were killed during a firefight with security forces in the capital, Riyadh, early Tuesday.
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Southern California formally complained that ABC-TV's Brent Musburger revealed privileged information in play-by-play commentary during Saturday's game against Nebraska.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says that Syria has not withdrawn its troops from Lebanon, as demanded in a Security Council resolution adopted last month.
The importance of willpower in promoting weight loss is becoming an obsolete notion. Is it worth saving?
MASS funerals of thousands of tsunami victims got underway today in Sri Lanka as the death toll from the weekend&#39;s devastation surged to 17,640.
Tropical Depression Eight could   strengthen into Tropical Storm Helene in the Atlantic Ocean   over the next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said   on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates around the country fell this week, with rates on 30-year mortgages dipping to the second lowest level of the year, pushed down by further signs of economic weakness.
L'Argentina ha battuto l'Australia 1-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Melbourne. Gol partita di Martin D...
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A federal judge Thursday declared New York Times reporter Judith Miller in civil contempt for her refusal to testify before a grand jury, but agreed not to jail her pending an appeal.
Doppio colpo del Ravenna: dal Bari arriva il difensore Giuseppe Ingrosso, 25 anni, con la formula de...
Aramis Ramirez hits a walk-off home run to give the Cubs, who have now won seven straight, a 6-5 win over the Brewers on Friday.
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TOKYO (AFX) - NEC Corp will launch infrastructure-related operations for China&#39;s 3G (third-generation) cellular phone market, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without citing sources.
The party of Kazakhstan&#39;s President Nursultan Nazarbayev is leading in parliamentary elections, according to early results, and his daughter&#39;s party is in second place, the Associated Press reported.
In vista della Coppa America (giugno, in Venezuela), il ct dell'Argentina Alfio Basile ha convocato ...
Alexander Kwasniewski, the Polish president, today said the country had set no date for withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite comments from the defence minister that they should leave by the end of 2005.
Kinky Friedman says he favors legalizing marijuana to keep nonviolent users out of prison. If Texas elects him governor, he says, he'll try to get locked-up pot users released to make room for more violent criminals.
The U.S. military said six Iraqi civilians were among 11 people killed in an air strike by an attack helicopter north of Baghdad early on Tuesday.
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A So Solid Crew member is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting, a source at Scotland Yard says.
Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Udinese in vista della gara di sabato prossimo con il Cagliari. Non vi...
Malaysia urges Indonesia to sign up to regional plans for fighting pollution from forest-clearance fires.
WASHINGTON Has this happened to you? You get home after a super-stressful day and realize you&#39;ve forgotten some important event or errand?
In a piece of aerial razzle-dazzle worthy of a James Bond movie, a NASA spacecraft is scheduled to drop a capsule into Earth&#39;s atmosphere Wednesday, and a helicopter waiting in the skies over
The United States, Sweden and Japan  topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use  telecommunications technologies -- networks, cell phones and  computers -- to boost their social and economic prosperity.
Sprint has won first dibs on MySpace's mobile social-networking efforts. The wireless operator announced a deal with the company to link to MySpace Mobile once it officially launches in early 2008.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Departing NASA boss Sean O&#39;Keefe today said he doesn&#39;t regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
A doctor who performs abortions was charged Thursday with violating Kansas law on late-term procedures, a surprise move from a Democratic attorney general who recently unseated a prominent anti-abortion Republican.
Stocks rallied on Tuesday, led by gains in blue-chip stocks as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices.
A French national was shot and killed in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah early Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
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CARACAS, VENEZUELA - More than 100 curators and scientists will gather at a Venezuelan university Thursday to explore how biotechnology can help preserve art and artifacts in tropical climates.
Veterans' hospitals,     pediatricians, nursing homes and the U.S. military head the  list of those getting flu vaccine first this year under a plan  to make up for the loss of half the country's supply, officials  said on Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY - Alarmed by glimpses of sweaty citizens in the buff, the city council in the southeastern city of Villahermosa has adopted a law banning indoor nudity, officials confirmed Wednesday.  The regulation, which takes effect on Jan.
Lo ha detto il presidente, Giuseppe Bonomi
CodeGear (Borland) have release an update to their Delphi for PHP toolset - Update 2 for Windows (21.8MB).   According to the International PHP Magazine site:   The second Delphi update for PHP includes improved documentation, updated VCL for PHP, and fixes. [...] Delphi for PHP Update 2 includes an updated version on the VCL for PHP, updated InterBase client library, improved documentation, and many bug fixes. Update 2 includes new component packages, if you have a previously installed version of Delphi for PHP, those packages won't be installed automatically and you may want to use them.   You can find out more about this software package from its page over on the CodeGear.com website including a link to download a trial.
Clough, a great motivator and tactician who led Forest to two European Cup wins in 1979 and 1980, was a controversial character but also universally admired for his contribution to English football.
Second-seeded Andre Agassi, looking for his 18th masters title, edged Max Mirnyi of Belarus 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday in the second round of the US$3 million Madrid Masters.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has taken an editorial drubbing from a small New Hampshire newspaper, at a time when most newspapers close to the presidential race are handing out endorsements.
The dollar gained tentatively on  Monday, recovering from last week's record low against the euro  and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their  sights to U.S. economic reports due later in the week.
The chairman of Fannie Mae, the government-backed mortgage lender, on Wednesday described accusations of accounting misdeeds at his company as without merit.
When the United States lowers the   flag at its base in Keflavik, Iceland, on Saturday, it will end   a military presence that has lasted since World War Two and   leave the island nation without home-based defences.
Tech group urges Congress to boost the number of worker visas after immigration bill fails.
WASHINGTON - House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Saturday called the war in Iraq a \u00e2\u0080\u009cgrotesque mistake\u00e2\u0080\u009d that has not made the United States safer.
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CORONA, Calif  - Bhaviesh and Varsha Shah bought their dream home in a new development east of Los Angeles two years ago, planted flowers around an emerald lawn and picked out wicker furniture for sitting outside on cool afternoons.
Open source application servers vendor JBoss Inc will today release version 4.0 of its core JBoss AS product, which is claimed to be the first open source application server to support AOP (aspect oriented programming) for Java.
''Per tutti noi &egrave; un momento terribile, piangiamo la scomparsa di questo giovane agente, siam...
Christians and Muslims in India's Gujarat state are angry at an amendment to religious conversion laws.
A Ken Burns documentary reveals a champ whose individualism ignited his rise--and his downfall
The White House and U.S. lawmakers moved closer on Wednesday to agreement on an election-year economic package that President George W. Bush said would be \
NEW YORK  - A number of studies have shown  that African Americans are more likely than Caucasians to have  high blood pressure. Although genetic factors are often blamed,  new research suggests that this racial gap is largely due to  environmental -- and potentially preventable -- factors.
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Time Warner has said that it set aside $500 million to pay for potential penalties from a government investigation into accounting practices at America Online, a step that led to a 7.8 percent decline in profit in the third quarter.
US Senator Barack Obama's quest for the US presidency was expected to receive a major boost Monday as leading Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy planned to formally endorse his White House bid.
A GLOBAL drugs recall caused a $US26.5 billion ($A36.5 billion) wipeout for US giant Merck &amp; Co yesterday. Merck&#39;s loss was the equivalent of the entire Commonwealth Bank, which has a similar market capitalisation
After decades of dictatorship and war, this massive nation in the heart of Africa chooses a new leader Sunday in its first multiparty presidential elections since winning independence nearly half a century ago.
The former head of international operations for Statoil ASA, Richard Hubbard, will follow his former employer's lead and pay a fine handed down by Norwegian police for his role in a business deal with an Iranian consulting company, his lawyers said Monday.
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American flags flutter almost everywhere in Kosovo, a symbol of how \u00c2\u0097 through successive Democratic and Republican administrations \u00c2\u0097 the U.S. has long been a friend of this nation in the making.
Leonard Turkel couldn't believe his ears when he learned what happened to the results of eye screenings of thousands of Miami-Dade County public school students.
Before Sony brought out its new NW-HD3, it didn&#39;t have a hard-drive-based digital audio player that could play MP3s. This was a shame, because while Apple makes some great MP3 players, it could use some credible competition.
Police are being urged to explain how a man's body lay undiscovered in a car in a river for a week.
By LOVELL-SMITH Mary  The Bugman, Ruud Kleinpaste, can put on a good show, but he has a serious message about biodiversity and the survival of the human race, writes MARY LOVELL-SMITH.   Imagine bandages of daddy-longlegs' webs or antibiotics made from the glands of a bull ant.
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A New York City firefighter who responded to the 2001 World Trade Center attack and died last month serving with the Army National Guard in Iraq was remembered Thursday as \
12:30:02 ET: Veteran Hollywood reporter Nikki Finke has learned that actor Christopher Reeve is dead, according to sources close to the actor.
Nearly a quarter of all NHS patient accidents happen at night, a survey has concluded.
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez was more concerned about the 89 yards in penalties than the 300-plus yards of rushing offense piled up by his Mountaineers.
NEW YORK  - Success in achieving target  blood pressure levels seems to be improved using home blood  pressure measurements to guide treatment in a  physician-supervised, nurse-managed clinic, a new study  suggests.
The English FA plans to introduce tests for the blood-boosting drug EPO (erythropoietin) this season as part of its regular testing programme.
Though she&#39;s headed for prison, Martha Stewart will still receive her $900,000 salary and possible bonuses under a new employment contract, her company said in
A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the US-led invasion of Iraq
Il tecnico del Parma Stefano Pioli ha convocato 22 calciatori per la sfida di Coppa Uefa contro l'He...
A bomb has exploded at a market packed with Christmas shoppers in the southern Philippines, killing at least six people and wounding several others, a local security official told CNN.
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Maryland freshman Ashleigh Newman's shot from beyond the arc comes up short, allowing top-ranked Duke to escape with a 60-57 victory Thursday night.
Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.
BORN blind, Mr David Blunkett had to work harder than most to become Home Secretary, which makes him one of the most powerful men in Britain.
Fifth seed Tim Henman of Britain defeated Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in his career.
Gordon Hinckley, the longtime head of the Mormon Church who died Sunday, had much to do with moving Mormonism closer to the mainstream
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Four men convicted of the 21 July bomb plot are jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 40 years each.
A main Nigerian opposition party called Wednesday on US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to admit it carried out unethical drug trials in the northern state of Kano and pay the victims compensation.
(InfoWorld) - San Diego -- An anti-botnet appliance, PC-sharing, and codeless application development were featured technologies at the Demofall 2006 conference Wednesday, with a multitude of hopefuls vying to provide the next industry-changing innovations. A myriad of offerings in the security, application development, and virtualization areas were covered as attendees gained insight into the use of nanotechnology to improve computer storage. Trend Micro, which unlike most other Demofall exhibitors has been around for many years, showed its InterCloud Security Service, which features an appliance and a service to combat botnets, which compromise security to gather confidential information. \
FOXBORO - The wide receivers have been the most significant contributors to the Patriots&#39; inactive list this season. Every week quarterback Tom Brady counts on one of his receivers to fill the void created
Alfonso Soriano becomes the fourth player with 40 home runs and 40 steals in a single season Saturday with a first-inning steal against the Brewers.
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The US information tech sector lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001 and this past April, and the market for tech workers remains bleak, according to a new report.
Advanced Micro Devices and IBM have collaborated on new strained silicon technology, which stands to boost transistor speed. In a statement ahead of the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firms named below, have announced the voluntary recall of the following consumer product.
President Bush on Thursday blamed the Clinton administration for the loss of hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs and warned against backing the Democratic ticket in November because of a \
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Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday that security measures for the Republican National Convention are as strong and well-coordinated as officials have had for any event.
MONTREAL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs acquired  catcher Mike DiFelice from the Detroit Tigers and outfielder  Ben Grieve from Milwaukee, both for a player to be named later,  Tuesday.
Iraq's vice president on Monday accused Israel of carrying out \
SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Michael Schumacher proved his resilience when he took a hat-trick of defeats in his stride to return to the top of the pile in Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix.
Laptop computers may damage the ability of young men to father children, doctors warned yesterday. Working with the devices balanced on the thighs raises the temperature of sperm by almost three degrees centigrade.
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dot Hill Systems Corp.  today announced it is scheduled to release fourth quarter 2006 financial results after the close of the market on February 22, 2007.
The personal computer industry is in for a wave of consolidation and there will only be room in the market for a few major players, Acer  President Gianfranco Lanci said on Friday.
CHICAGO - UAL Corp.&#39;s United Airlines Friday said it has agreed with its creditors committee to a 30-day extension on the period in which it can file an exclusive bankruptcy reorganization plan.
Mochi Media, which tracks Web gaming traffic, has established the first advertising network to offer dynamically inserted ads in free online games.
Fulham announce Lawrie Sanchez has left the club with immediate effect.
Europe's leading equity markets rallied on Tuesday, a day after world stocks had slumped on concerns about resurgent US inflation.
Dennis Bergkamp scores as Arsenal return to winning ways.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is in talks with Yahoo about a possible deal, according to a press report.
This state-of-the-art spy helicopter features its own computer, a digital camera and Bluetooth wireless technology so it can transmit instant pictures.
All the rate suspense has gone in the last few meetings of the US Federal Reserve&#39;s Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC), which sets the Fed Funds and discount rates.
By land and by water, the idols of Red Sox Nation took their World Series championship bows in front of millions of their subjects during Saturday&#39;s historic victory parade.
NOVEMBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - IBM and the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science introduced a supercomputer today that they hope will be the most powerful in Europe, and among the 10 most powerful in the world.
The government is today set to announce a ban on smoking in many workplaces and anywhere serving food, to come into effect within the next two years.
DENVER - A new study by National Jewish Hospital is taking the breath away from some researchers. Doctors say smog does not make children&#39;s asthma worse.
All the major Web portals seem to be rushing delivery on one product this holiday: desktop search software. Microsoft plans to introduce a test version of its desktop search application in the coming days, meeting its stated deadline by a nose.
THE arrival of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Centre on October 13 will be not so much a launch as a co-ordinated assault. A brigade of vendors, including Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Acer, Creative Labs, iRiver
The military on Wednesday charged   seven Marines and a Navy medic with premeditated murder and   other crimes in the April 26 killing of an Iraqi civilian in a   village west of Baghdad, the U.S. Marine Corps said.
 brings summer to record-breaking close
Three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport is considering a comeback after being off the pro tour since the end of last year while awaiting the birth of her first child.
GONAIVES, Haiti -- The death toll in Haiti in the wake of Tropical Storm Jeanne has reached 138 and is still climbing. With floodwaters receding, rescuers have been recovering bodies in Gonaives, Haiti&#39;s third largest city.
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A federal judge in Manhattan struck down the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act as unconstitutional yesterday, saying it fails to provide an exception to preserve a woman&#39;s health.
A doctor who first sounded an alarm about heart problems and the prescription pain killer Vioxx now is calling on the government to rein in aggressive prescription-drug advertising, a factor
Wall Street is headed toward a sharply higher opening on Monday, after solid preliminary results from IBM emboldened investors to buy back into the stock market.
World number one Roger Federer survived a major scare Saturday after being pushed to the limit in a five-set marathon by Serbian Janko Tipsarevic at the Australian Open.
The value of all weapons deals worldwide was more than $25.6 billion in 2003, the third consecutive year of decline.
The show did not go on for R&amp;B star R.Kelly, who did not perform at Madison Square Garden last night - the night after he was pepper-sprayed by a member of Jay-Z&#39;s entourage.
Nuovo massimo di seduta dopo dato negativo beni durevoli Usa
American Lindsay Davenport regained the No. 1 ranking for the first time since early 2002 by defeating Dinara Safina of Russia 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday.
Mathematics is being adapted into the language of surgery as U.S. researchers develop models to improve operating room skills.
By Michael Biesecker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 16--DURHAM -- State environmental officials issued fines totaling $33,431 against Durham for the city's role in the collapse of a sewer line in May that spilled untreated sewage into the Eno River.
The Vatican urges Catholics to stop donating to Amnesty International, saying it promotes abortion.
Culling badgers is unlikely to be a cost-effective way of controlling cattle tuberculosis, government scientists conclude.
Because lying is more work for the brain than telling the truth, scanning the organ that holds our deepest, darkest secrets could be the ultimate way to separate fact from fiction, researchers said Monday.
Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been charged with planning to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
A Berlin court on Monday rejected a claim for compensation from a fund for Nazi-era slave laborers by two former Italian soldiers interned by Germany after Italy surrendered to the Allies in 1943.
A former paramilitary has sparked chaos in Northern Ireland's Assembly by storming the building with a gun and throwing a device, protesting efforts to restore power-sharing in the province.
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s address again raises the question of what America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mission in Iraq really is.
EMC saw a dramatic increase in profit over last year, mainly due to VMware acquisition and IPO.
A fast-moving brush fire scorched 1,000 acres of parched hillside and charred at least two homes Sunday, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 200 homes, Orange County fire officials said.
The departing Ukrainian president, Leonid Kuchma, said Monday that he favors holding new elections if that would bring the country&#39;s political crisis to a halt.
Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez are revved up. Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt are rarin' to go...
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You've got to like a movie in which William H. Macy dispatches several villains with brute force and also dons an avocado facial mask. And you can't help but admire a film in which a cell phone is put to the use for which it was intended: assistance during an emergency.
Almost half of children whose mothers smoke have asked them to stop,  a survey has found.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was holding talks with the leaders of the Netherlands and Spain on Friday as the pace quickened in the race to find a new institutional treaty for the European Union.
An anti-Syrian MP has been killed in a car bombing in a mainly Christian suburb of Beirut, officials say.
Stuart Appleby of Australia was the only player to break 70 Friday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that left him with a one-stroke lead over Lee Westwood of England halfway through the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
Researchers have found evidence of a population of chimps that shares plant foods.
Today&#39;s mixed bag of a press review covers, among other topics, the acquittal of a terror suspect by a German court, the Russian shot-putter stripped of her gold medal in Athens and a Georgian disco.
Dave Roberts agreed to a three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, reuniting the outfielder with manager Bruce Bochy.
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Media & professional: \u00c2\u00b7 Radical shakeup proposed to limit bar on payouts  \u00c2\u00b7 ABI insists changes would not help consumer
Knowing his own family history, Dwight Hanna identifies with Essie Mae Washington Williams, the daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond and the Thurmond family's black maid.
Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery this week because of pain in his right knee.
Trade officials of the United States and the European Union are opening a round of talks in Brussels on the contentious issue of government support for the aircraft
Marion Jones was under growing pressure last night after the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge set up an investigation into allegations she used banned performance-enhancing drugs.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Dec 25 (SADA) - Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri telephoned Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to congratulate him on the decision by the Brussels Summit on December 17,2004 to start negotiations with Turkey on its accession to
General Motors Corp  and the  United Auto Workers union broke off negotiations early on  Friday and agreed to return to the bargaining table later in  the day, as 73,000 GM workers returned for another day of work  without a new contract.
The announced retirement of Joseph Robinson of the New York Philharmonic has brought the count of oboist vacancies in major U.S. symphonies to eight.
Japan, under diplomatic fire for appearing to sidestep responsibility for forcing women to act as wartime sex slaves for its soldiers, said on Wednesday that the government stood by a 1993 apology acknowledging coercion.
It's only Thanksgiving, but Sara Taggart already feels behind on her Christmas shopping.
MEXICO CITY - Warning: If a co-worker or stranger suddenly jumps up and starts singing a patriotic song in Spanish on Wednesday, don't be alarmed.    They aren't crazy...
BBC World said on Friday that an  interview it ran with a man it identified as a spokesman for  Dow Chemical Co, in which he said the U.S. company accepted  responsibility for India's Bhopal disaster, was wrong and part  of an \
Japan&#39;s Toppan Printing Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it would buy DuPont Photomasks Inc., a US-based maker of glass plates used in chip production, for 71 billion yen ($640 million).
Driving while using hand-held mobile phones is outlawed with motorists facing fines and penalty points.
Bracing for the possibility of playing without injured tight end Benjamin Watson, the Patriots added depth at the position yesterday by signing veteran O.J. Santiago.
Pentagon efforts to fix absentee voting problems among U.S. troops that marred the 2000 election have run into trouble as plans to use the Internet crumbled and a fax or e-mail balloting system draws fire.
Some of the net's biggest players such as AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo are stepping up efforts to combat spam.
Following recent recalls of Chinese-made tires, toothpaste and toys, the Bush administration yesterday announced a plan to improve the safety of what Americans buy and eat by intervening before imports reach the United States.
Authorities accused an opposition party yesterday of plotting to kill more than three dozen senior government officials and to blow up key sites in the capital.
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A pool of mosquitoes in the Liberty area has tested positive for West Nile virus. The mosquitoes were collected Aug. 19 during surveillance by the Adams County Health Department
Military disks: Get in da choppa! Flash storage specialist BitMicro has already jumped past the one terabyte marker with 1.6TB solid-state drives in a Fibre Channel flavor. This week, it's moving that capacity to its line of SCSI flash drives too.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Jeff Overley, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Sep. 14--Eventually, the marine layer might be the only haze hanging over  Orange County beaches.    County health and environmental officials are pursuing a plan to stamp  out cigarettes on all seven miles of county sand.
Women given high doses of oestrogen as adolescents were almost twice as likely to have had difficulty becoming pregnant, and were almost twice as likely to have seen a doctor about fertility problems.
Danielle Tauro, who won last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mile in the outdoor national high school championships, had plenty to smile about after Saturday's 53rd annual Bishop Laughlin Games.
Pakistan's Gen Musharraf weighs up his options as a former PM announces plans to return to challenge him.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday Britain and the United States will co-sponsor an international conference in Bethlehem early next year to promote investment in the Palestinian territories.
The Red Cross said Saturday it has recovered all 11 bodies presumed to be lawmakers who were killed in a shootout while held hostage by leftist rebels.
Following major heart surgery, a thin and gaunt Bill Clinton joined Democrat Presidential John Kerry&#39;s election campaign and tried to pull maximum support for Kerry.
BMC Software announced Tuesday the release of BMC Batch Impact Manager, a system that allows customers to manage batch processes according to their business importance.
Former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez says he is to retire with immediate effect.
If one of your ears is bigger than the other, it may be a sign you&#39;re more likely to be aggressive when you get angry. So say Ohio State University researchers, who found
US aerospace giant Boeing Co. reported a 78 per cent jump in third-quarter profits, buoyed by a strong defence business, as the company raised its estimate for full-year profits because of a favourable tax outlook.
England coach Brian Ashton believes his players should be proud despite defeat by South Africa in the World Cup final.
A U.S. space shuttle astronaut accused of trying to kidnap and murder a romantic rival for a fellow astronaut arrived back in Houston on Wednesday after she was freed on bail in Florida.
American Express Co , a credit card and travel services company, said on Monday that third quarter-earnings rose 10 percent, helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.
Red meat consumption can make people more susceptible to the risk of developing inflammatory arthritis, according to University of Manchester researchers.
A boy cries as he holds as photograph of Shiite cleric Mohammed Sadiq al-Sadr in Baghdad&#39;s Shiite enclave of Sadr City Wednesday Dec. 15 2004, during activities marking the anniversary of his death in 1999.
The French president hails the \
International mediators will step up efforts Wednesday to resolve Ukraine's 10-day-old crisis over a disputed presidential election after the collapse of talks between pro-Western and pro-Russian factions.
BEIJING (CP) - Canada and China have signed agreements to share their knowledge of natural resources industries.
A VALLETTA, Malta, DEC. 2, 2004 .- This island nation's Catholic bishops are protesting against the pressures exerted by a U.N. Commission on Malta to legalize abortion in certain circumstances.
European investors put aside the recent equity correction and looked ahead to expected gains on Wall Street, while some strong results also gave the market support.
Turns out there is a clock in baseball. The Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians were tied, 5-5, after 11 innings yesterday in Minneapolis when the game was suspended because the Metrodome field needed to be changed over for the Penn State-Minnesota football game.
Philippine shares finished higher for the seventh straight session Thursday on follow-through buying anchored by improved investor sentiment, traders said.
Israel plans to build a new Jewish  settlement in the West Bank that could house settlers evacuated  from the Gaza Strip after a withdrawal this summer, Israeli  officials said Tuesday.
Bode Miller is on the verge of being shut out for the second straight year at a major championship, this time at the world championship in Sweden.
Three days later, it&#39;s still what everybody&#39;s talking about: the basketball brawl at the Pistons v. Pacers game Friday night, as now the teams and fans are trying to move past the incident and find ways to make sure it doesn&#39;t happen again.
Scientists may be a step closer to transplanting a kidney without the need for long-term medication.
Cernobbio (Co), 22 ott. (Adnkronos) - Il 66% degli italiani ritiene che il prodotto alimentare nostrano sia il piu&#39; sicuro. Secondo una indagine condotta dalla Coldiretti &#39;&#39;sulle opinioni degli italiani sull
The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London.
In the radio industry, Sirius Satellite Radio chief executive Mel Karmazin is like Bono or Prince or Charo: One name is sufficient. Say \
An attempt to get a new translation of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf into bookshops in Azerbaijan has infuriated Jewish groups.
com December 2, 2004, 7:48 AM PT. While its neighbors, software infrastructure and hardware upgrades, switched places this month, security held its spot at number three.
Taiwan's First Lady pleaded innocent to corruption charges as a trial that could force President Chen Shui-bian from office got under way on Friday.
Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison won the backing of PeopleSoft Inc shareholders for his US$8.8 billion hostile takeover bid, taking him a step closer to clinching the deal after a 17-month fight.
The president of China's biggest oil producer hailed the beginning of construction on a pipeline from Kazakhstan to China on Wednesday, calling it \
Two of the nation&#39;s most wanted fugitives, Chen Yi-hua (\u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e7\u009b\u008a\u00e8\u008f\u00af) and Hsueh Chiu (\u00e8\u0096\u009b\u00e7\u0090\u0083), were extradited from China yesterday, arriving in Taipei to stand trial after more than three years on the run, according to the Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Receiving a blood transfusion is associated with a greater risk of death for patients with acute coronary syndromes, such as a myocardial infarction (heart attack), according to a study in the October 6 issue of JAMA.
Oil prices climbed again yesterday, closing above $55 a barrel for the first time, on concerns that supplies will be stretched thin this winter while demand from China remains solid.
South Korean hostages set free by Afghan rebels after six weeks in captivity are likely to receive a mixed homecoming with many awaiting their weekend arrival with relief but also seeing them as largely to blame for their ordeal.
The winner of Ukraine's bitterly fought presidential election called on supporters to block a cabinet meeting on Wednesday after his opponent, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, refused to concede defeat.
A moratorium on both raving about and panning outfits led to many an awkward conversation on the red carpet at the Golden Globes.
It's a hit TV movie, a quadruple-platinum CD, a touring live concert and a top-selling DVD. Now, \
A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people when he rammed a truck into a government building in northern Iraq on Thursday, partially knocking it down and demolishing nearby homes, police said.
Vendite cresciute dell'8,6% a 3,82 miliardi
A long-awaited US Army report on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners has concluded that military intelligence and police soldiers in Iraq were chiefly responsible for 44
On Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 PM, locked out registered nurses and hospital workers will participate in a dramatic protest action at Sutter Solano Medical Center, one of the Sutter hospitals which has locked them out from their patients for four days.
Ten people died and 52 were injured Friday when a passenger bus overturned near the Russian-Latvian border, the Russian government said.
Molson Inc., Canada&#39;s biggest brewer, and Adolph Coors Co., agreed to pay Molson shareholders a special dividend of C$381 million ($315 million) as part of their proposed merger in an effort to win over investors.
OCTOBER 21, 2004 - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today sued two flu shot distributors amid a shortage of the vaccine. The suit filed in Houston accuses the companies of offering vials to hospitals in
The US military said Saturday it has arrested a senior member of the Islamic militant group run by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in overnight raids in Iraq&#39;s Fallujah city.
(Paulsboro, NJ -WABC, November 27, 2004 ) - Authorities are working to clean up a slippery and potentially dangerous mess in a South Jersey river.
Intel Corp., which has numerous offices in Asia, is making cash donations to organizations offering relief services following the Dec. 26 tsunami that has devastated coastal areas of South and Southeast Asia.
Harry Redknapp admitted Saturday he had been offered a \
Inter subito in campo dopo la vittoria a Roma. Lavoro defaticante per chi ha giocatoi ieri sera, men...
A CALIFORNIAN company announced two different versions of cluster workstations which, it claims, will give supercomputer abilities for professionals who need to number crunch in a non-trivial way.
WASHINGTON, Mar 10 (IPS) - Campaigners across Europe have called on their   governments to withhold funds from the World Bank unless  specific changes  are made to policy and practice at the  Washington-based public lender. But  analysts say that if the  past is any indication, a positive response is  unlikely.
Can The Office star revitalize romantic comedy?
Switzerland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glaciers are melting faster than previously thought, losing almost a fifth of their total area between 1985 and 2000, experts said today.
Delaware Senator Joe Biden spent more time extricating himself from comments he made concerning Obama and Clinton than he did on his presidential campaign message
Lots of fireworks Microsoft plans to release 12 patches next Tuesday (13 February) as part of its regular monthly security update cycle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator has resigned and the man named to replace Ali Larijani could present the West with a harder line in a long-running dispute over Tehran's atomic ambitions.
Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia/Pacific -- will ship with Linux operating systems, but 75 percent
A 4-year-old boy who disappeared a week ago in northwest Bosnia may be alive and wandering the forest, police said Monday.
Arts & entertainment: Ahead of next week's Proms showdown, fiery Russian soprano Anna Netrebko talks to Peter Conrad.
Rudy Giuliani never misses an opportunity to remind people about his track record in fighting crime as mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001.
When practice is over and film study is done, LSU quarterbacks, as most college kids do, play video games. The difference is Matt Flynn and Ryan Perrilloux are usually still working on the game plan for the BCS national championship game against Ohio State when they fire up the Xbox these days.
L'assalto alle 9 davanti ad un istituto di credito alle porte di MilanoColpito alla nuca con il calcio di una pistola una guardia giurata                                            Carugate, rapina a portavalori Ucciso un malvivente                                                                                  In fuga due complici. Istituti posti di blocco, controlli nella stazioni ferroviarie
Beckham flies back from Los Angeles to be at bedside.
OSWIECIM, Poland  - Dusted by falling snow and  surrounded by barbed wire, world leaders mourned the victims of  the Holocaust on Thursday, the 60th anniversary of the  liberation of the biggest Nazi death camp at  Auschwitz-Birkenau.
IBM has unveiled its first ThinkPad notebook computer that comes equipped with a built-in fingerprint reader. Select models of the ThinkPad T42 are equipped with the integrated fingerprint reader.
The number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many US states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.
Hardline Hindu groups in India plan a third day of protests against the arrest of a top religious leader.
U.S. shares look set to open higher  on Wednesday with technology shares in focus after  better-than-expected results from Cisco  on Tuesday,  while investors also eye U.S. labor cost data.
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A San Luca trovato un bunker con tre persone nascoste
(Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays try to stay on the winning track this evening when they play the middle contest of a three-game set with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Humboldt County Republican Party Chairman Mike Harvey will join Republicans from across the nation in New York City next week for the GOP national convention.
Following are the top 20 prime-time  programs on broadcast TV for the week ended May 27, as measured  in average total audience, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The pain in Darin Erstad's right ankle is gone. He had surgery to remove a bone spur, and now he has a fresh start with the Chicago White Sox. He has a chance to show he can still contribute and, maybe, snag a spot in center or left field.
Text of a speech by Jenna and Barbara Bush delivered Tuesday at the Republican National Convention, as transcribed by e-Media Inc.:
In the first entry of his Super Bowl Diary, our Miami bureau chief goes to media day and finds bears, Bears and a Mexican TV bombshell.
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Another reason not to drink on the job. A suspect in at least two dozen Columbus-area armed robberies was arrested after police linked him to a can of beer.  A witness to one home invasion told investigators that the robber was seen carrying an Icehouse beer in a paper bag.
U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Co.  has won a two-year battle for a multibillion-dollar nuclear  power deal with China, edging out French and Russian rivals to  secure a contract that may help Beijing smooth ties with  Washington.
Grave deputato della maggioranza antisiriana,Antoine Ghanem
Announcing an alliance that would create Japan's biggest retail grouping, Aeon supermarket chain said Friday it will take a 15 percent stake in troubled Daiei for 46.2 billion yen, or $393.5 million.
Germany's Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said Monday that the overall insured damage caused by Hurricane Frances so far is between $5 billion and $15 billion.
Scientists have performed a delicate surgical operation on a single living cell, using a needle that is just a few billionths of a metre wide.
Sale scontro con Google per il controllo del Web
In provincia di Salerno, evitati contatti con manifestati
One school in England sticks out a mile for the number of qualifications points achieved by its students.
The world's leading provider of business software, SAP, said Wednesday it expected sustained growth this year following a 3.0-percent rise in net profit in 2007.
Communications equipment maker Ciena Corp.  reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday on sharply higher revenue and lower expenses, sending its shares as much as 10 percent higher.
Israeli troops shoot dead an armed Palestinian in the southern Gaza Strip, near Israel's border fence.
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Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, wants to ban the creating of embryos specifically for medical research.
The kidnapping of two Italian aid workers in Iraq and Moscow's threat to strike terrorists anywhere in the world dominates comment in European papers.
The White Stripes have canceled upcoming tour dates \
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama differed Monday on whether, as president, they would hold early talks with US foes like Iran and North Korea.
It was Oscar De La Hoya's turn to take the podium, and he could hardly get a word in. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was busy yelling back at rowdy fans, posing for pictures and doing everything he could to annoy De La Hoya.
In azione l'esercito per rimuovere cumuli davanti a scuole
CEDAR CITY, Utah - A 75-year-old woman who felt threatened by a wild cat rented a trap for $55 and caught the animal.
The first full flight test for the US missile defence system failed when the interceptor rocket didn&#39;t even get off the ground.
Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac will hold talks on Thursday after a period of cool relations between Britain and France.
...or do you have a home-grown equivalent? James Martin popped up on BBC Radio 4's Start the Week yesterday, mapping out technology futures.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Big winds this week kicked up quite a sea in our region, where the fishing before the storm was fairly solid. Even with the cold front and all the rain, the ocean temperature has not cooled enough to drive the migrants out, and excellent fishing takes place in October, especially in southern waters.
MALPENSA (VARESE), 1 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Riparte la Champios. Domani in campo il Milan che va a Barcellona el&#39;Inter che ospita il Valencia. Mercoled\u00c3\u00ac si gioca Roma-Bayer Leverkusen e Monaco Juve. Il Milan e&#39; partito
SAN JOSE, Calif.  - Apple Computer Inc. has hooked  up with Irish rock band U2 to launch the iPod U2 Special  Edition, a black edition of its popular digital music player  that holds up to 5,000 songs.
Seduta convocata domani aggiornata all'11 febbraio

Britain's departing prime minister gets generally high marks for reforms and better testing results.
Posters of the Muslim world's first female prime minister, the late Benazir Bhutto, fluttered in the wind. But the ballot boxes inside the women's polling station of this impoverished village were empty Monday.
Prefetto Agrigento convince manifestanti a tornare a casa
The latest opinion polls in the United States show that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry faces a tough battle in trying to take the White House from its current occupant, President George Bush.
Mottram stuck with the leaders until the last 600m before being dropped by the increasing pace as gold medallist Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, world record holder Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge fought it out for the medals.
La Fiorentina recupera Jorgensen per la sfida con il Siena. Il danese giocher&agrave; con una protez...
Ludde Ingvall and his crew on Nicorette have claimed the early honours by being the first boat out of the heads on Sydney Harbour in the race to Hobart on Sunday.
By Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 13--You can bank on it: When our city councilors talk about spending our tax dollars, a crowd is likely to show up.  Last week, more than two dozen taxpayers turned out for a meeting at the City Hall Annex.
A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Batman breached security today by protesting from a balcony at Buckingham Palace. Jason Hatch, 33, from Gloucester
Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki defended his government's record on Sunday and urged neighboring countries to work together to stop what he called \
Filmmaker Marc Forster, the man  behind such acclaimed movies as racial drama &quot;Monster&#39;s Ball&quot;  and Peter Pan story &quot;Finding Neverland,&quot; was named on Tuesday  as director of the next James Bond adventure.
The nation&#39;s broadcast networks and cable news channels will also be on tenterhooks, eager to be first with results, fearful of dancing too far out on the fragile limbs of exit polls.
Some gay activists want to track down those who engage in risky behavior and try to stop them before they can infect others.
Doug Mientkiewicz clutched the last out in his glove and his teammates raced out of the dugout and leaped in the air. As they piled up on the first base line, it looked like every other October baseball celebration, except the uniforms said Boston.
The body of an American diplomat gunned down in Khartoum was placed aboard a jet Thursday for a flight out of the country, and FBI agents arrived to investigate his slaying, U.S. Embassy officials said.
La sua ultima collezione haute couture a Parigi a gennaio
GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Dissident workers at the Toyota plant here gather at the Best Western Georgetown on Wednesdays between shifts to shape a battle plan. The workers are angry at conditions at this flagship Toyota site, where the best-selling Camry is built.
Console Wii supera Playstation 3, 53 mld dollari contro 52
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A Malawian social worker is set to visit the London home of pop star Madonna to assess the treatment of two-year-old David Banda whom she hopes to adopt, a government official said Monday.
Economist Muhammad Yunus accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for his breakthrough program to lift the poor through tiny loans, saying he hoped the award would inspire \
Hopes that interest rates have peaked were fuelled today by news that the Bank of England this month began considering the case for a cut in the cost of borrowing.
A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK&#39;s media and telecoms regulator said on Monday.
Israeli forces are carrying out a raid across large parts of the West Bank town of the Nablus, military officials say.
It turns out Apple didn't have much of a choice about charging for the January software update, according to analysts familiar with accounting regulations.
Blog: Financing solar projects is critical to adoption of solar, experts contend. Tioga Energy launches with $10 million.
Users of the popular QuickBooks small-business accounting software run the risk of losing data and control of their PCs to hackers, according to an advisory.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist and author who gained international fame for her landmark work on death and dying, has died in her suburban Phoenix home. She was 78.
Democratic challenger John Kerry held his own in the first nationally televised debate with President George W. Bush on Thursday as he carpet-bombed the latter&#39;s approach on Iraq and declared: &quot;I can do a better job.
Improved profits surprise Wall Street, but PC maker warns that figures are preliminary and reveals little detail.
Former National League Most Valuable  Player Ken Caminiti, who in 2002 admitted he used steroids,  died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, Major League  Baseball reported on its Web Site.
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094Curt Schilling started Game Seven of the World Series for the Diamondbacks against the Yankees in 2001. Three years later, he finally gets to pitch in the biggest game of his life when he takes
ROW OVER NEW PUB'S NAME THE Highway Man is not a desirable name for the new Peel pub, some commissioners feel.
About 70,000 motorists signed up for FasTrak, the electronic toll collection system, since July 1, when tolls went up from $2 to $3.
Hong Kong's chief executive says Beijing will allow the region's people directly elect their leader by 2017.
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party and the opposition Labour agreed to form a national unity government on Saturday.
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Russia's government said Wednesday the country's economy grew by 7.1 percent last year, an increase in its preliminary estimates.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- TD Waterhouse, the retail brokerage arm of Canada&#39;s Toronto-Dominion Bank, agreed to pay $2 million Tuesday to settle charges it made illegal cash payments to investment advisers in return for business.
Former England captain Emlyn Hughes, the driving force behind Liverpool&#39;s European Cup glories in the 1970s, has died of cancer aged 57.
A museum dedicated to Woodstock will rock on even though the federal government pulled $1 million in funding for the memorial to the famous hippie fest.
By unanimously adopting their draft resolutions on peace in the Sudan, the United Nations Security Council meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, November 18-19, 2004, failed to impose trade or any other sanctions on the Sudanese government, even after several
Germany's government approves plans to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65 and cut pension costs.
The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team  will buy their home stadium, the SkyDome, from closely held  Sportsco International for C$25 million ($21 million), team  owner Rogers Communications Inc. said on Monday.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- James Campbell seemed to relish being a firefighter, showing up in uniform at the World Trade Center, train wrecks, wildfires and the aftermaths of hurricanes including Katrina.
Fans of ABC&#39;s Desperate Housewives can buy officially licensed T-shirts, jackets and &quot;Desperate Housewife on Board&quot; car signs, but, notably, no towels.
The British and Iraqi governments said  they would not bow to the demands of militants threatening to  kill a British hostage, despite tearful pleas from the captive  and his family.
Asian stocks tumbled anew on Friday  after the latest salvo of sour signals about the U.S. economy  pummeled Wall Street, sending the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX)  sprawling 3 percent lower to a 15-month nadir.
Women with inherited bleeding disorders often find menstruation troublesome. For them, a UK team reports, an intrauterine device that releases the hormone levonorgestrel seems helpful.
Leaders in the Arab world have congratulated incumbent US President George W. Bush on his re-election. Arab League chief Amr Moussa hopes Bush will actively push forward the
SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on Samarra Saturday, pressing on with one of the  largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to  regain control of the rebel stronghold.
Investigative reporter Jim Taricani has stared down crooks, corrupt politicians, even his own mortality during a heart transplant. Now, he's saying \
Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV  topped forecasts with a 27 percent rise in 2006 earnings on  Thursday, but its shares fell as analysts said its recovery  appeared slow as it lagged its major competitors.
U.S. rock star Kid Rock and Turkish  singer Tarkan were among those who paid tribute on Monday to  Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who launched the  careers of Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin.
The Tour de France set off from Belgium on Wednesday with world champion Tom Boonen wearing the yellow jersey on his home turf.
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice returned home Saturday after a one-night hospital stay where she was treated for noncancerous growths in her uterus.
Pakistan has broken the back of al  Qaeda forces by capturing its \
Israeli occupation forces killed four Palestinian fighters in Gaza Strip early Monday, saying that two of them were trying to cross the fenced border from the territory in a rare case of its kind, military sources said.
A partire dal 2010 per caccia militare di attacco
EXETER, England  - If local legend is true, there  are almost as many ghosts wandering the streets of the ancient  English city of Exeter as there are people.
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A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week that is backed by a group of top wireless players.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday reported a 1.1 percent rise in sales at U.S. stores open at least a year in May, excluding fuel.
Some Comair flights in Northeast Wisconsin were delayed or cancelled Monday, two days after a massive computer failure forced the airline to cancel all its flights on Christmas Day.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s movie and TV directors have agreed to a new contract with production companies in a settlement that also sends a message to striking screenwriters.
Model turned actress Deepika Padukone, who comes from an athletic family, will be training hard to match Akshay
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The subjectivity and shouting never ends when it comes to the Bowl Championship Series, and isn\u00c2\u0092t that college football\u00c2\u0092s ultimate appeal?
Supermarket chain J Sainsbury buys convenience store chain Jacksons, which has 114 stores across the Midlands and north of England.
The companies are accused of paying bribes to secure lucrative contracts in Iraq while Saddam Hussein was in power.
Sport: Arsenal boss relishes mouthwatering clash with the holders in the Champions League last 16
Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist crashed in a 109-ball century as Australia commandeered the final Test from Pakistan on the third day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Aeroflex Inc. , which makes microelectronics for the telecommunications, aerospace and defense markets, said on Friday it struck a deal to be bought by private equity firms General Atlantic and Francisco Partners for about $1 billion.
Ministry of Justice to urgently review its guidance to judges after fatal shooting in Hertfordshire
Nation's No. 2 coal miner has a great 2004 but lowers expectations for 2005.
A powerful typhoon blasted across Japan on Wednesday, killing 18 people, causing deadly mudslides and flash floods and prompting thousands to flee their homes, officials said. At least 13 people were missing.
MIAMI, FL, Tues. Sept. 7: Dangerous Hurricane Ivan maintained its intensity at 11 pm last night churning just about 210 miles... A hurricane warning remained in effect for Barbados last night along with St.
By LYNN McPHERSON  A SCOTS soldier has posted a sickening message on internet site Bebo mocking those who died in the Bloody Sunday atrocity.
Air France-KLM said Thursday that fiscal second-quarter profit rose 26 percent, but shares of Europe's biggest airline fell as much as 8 percent after it announced tentative talks on a tie-up with Alitalia.
Scotland rugby coach Matt Williams has named lock Scott MacLeod and flanker Scott Gray to make their international debut against Australia on Saturday.
Brazil and Venezuela pledge closer ties on trade and energy, including the building of a new refinery together.
Steve Jobs wowed the Macworld audience when he unveiled the slim, ultraportable MacBook Air notebook, but users and analysts say its lack of some important features may make it unattractive to buyers.The&#160;ultraportable notebook, launched at the conference and expo on Tuesday, has a 13.3-inch wide-screen display and a full-size backlit keyboard. It uses a 1.8-inch hard drive, also found in the iPod, and a smaller version of Intel&#39;s Core 2 Duo processor.Apple has also developed a program called Remote Disk, with which users can download software from the optical drive of a nearby computer using built-in 802.11n wireless networking. At 3 pounds (1.3 kilograms), Jobs called it the lightest and thinnest notebook on the planet.Scott Armstrong, a Mac user, was watching the Web for news from the show as Jobs unveiled the notebook, which is .076 inch at its thinnest part and from 0.8 inch to 1.2 inches high, by removing it from a business-size manila envelope. For all its impressive features, it does not meet the needs of Apple&#39;s traditional multimedia audience, said Armstrong, who is also president of the Macintosh Users Group in Kennewick, Wash.One omission is a FireWire communications port, which is necessary to transfer big multimedia files, Armstrong said. Apple has led the effort to promote FireWire, so it&#39;s surprising it wasn&#39;t included in MacBook Air, Armstrong said. One USB port isn&#39;t enough, he said.The machine lacks storage capacity and, at 4,200 rpm, the hard drive is really slow, Armstrong said. &quot;Most people would like to have features in their laptops. This product is for people who won&#39;t need stuff or hook stuff up,&quot; Armstrong said.It may be targeted at students, who could sacrifice features for portability, Armstrong said. &quot;They haven&#39;t discontinued the MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook models, so they are doing it for a niche market,&quot; Armstrong said.The Air&#39;s novelty value could attract buyers, but the $1,799 starting price tag is too heavy for a machine lacking features.&quot;They won&#39;t stay with this for long, they&#39;ll come out with something more innovative with Air,&quot; Armstrong said.The MacBook Air is a mismatch with Apple&#39;s price-sensitive customers, such as educators and those who do creative work and require significant storage for music, photos, and video, Citigroup said in a research note on Wednesday. Moreover, ultraportable-laptop users are generally Windows-based PC users, not Mac users, Citigroup said.While the product could be a long-term success, Apple will produce the laptop in small volumes until more features are added, Citigroup said.Unlike&#160;Asus&#39;s Eee PC, the MacBook Air may sell slowly because of its high price point and overlapping functionality with the existing MacBook and MacBook Pro lines, said Shaw Wu, an analyst with American Technology Research, in a research note. However, Apple is adept with product placement, as shown by the iPhone and iPod, where there has been minimal cannibalization despite overlapping functionality, Wu said.The MacBook Air may be niche, but Apple could be pioneering the adoption of future technologies&#160;such as&#160;wireless communication between devices, said Jim Ritz, a Mac user and member of the Apple Pi user group in Rockville, Md.Users were concerned when Apple got rid of the floppy drive, and now Apple is now betting that the time for wireless networking has come by removing the Ethernet port and including wireless storage, Ritz said.Adding more wireless features establishes Apple&#39;s intent to change the way users look at ultraportable laptops, Ritz said. &quot;I&#39;m curious to see what the notebook looks like a year from now.&quot;Ritz has a plan that will help him afford to buy a MacBook Air, which he wants to try out -- he says he&#39;s going to offer to sell his recently purchased MacBook to his wife.&quot;It&#39;s a costly little puppy no doubt, but all new things are expensive,&quot; Ritz said of the MacBook Air.Apple officials could not be reached for comment regarding concerns with the MacBook Air that were raised by Mac enthusiasts and analysts.
AUSTIN, Texas (Ticker) -- No. 22 Texas A&amp;M had all the momentum at the half in its annual showdown with No. 5 Texas. It took less than two minutes for the Longhorns to take it right back.
The Iraqi deputy prime minister arrived Sunday in the Tehran, Iran, a day later than planned, the BBC reported. Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh was part of a high-level political
L'ad del Milan Adriano Galliani, a margine del Consiglio federale, ha confermato di avere la scorta:...
A major police search is under way to find a 10-year-old boy who went missing during a walk home.
IBM Corp. laid off 1,570 people Wednesday, primarily from an ongoing overhaul of operations in its giant technology services unit.
There is no safe amount of alcohol that mothers-to-be can drink, experts believe.
L&#39;Italia resta in Iraq per consolidare il cammino verso la democrazia e la pacificazione. Il contingente militare italiano rimarr\u00c3\u00a0 al proprio posto, assicura il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi
The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report
Business Week gave a jolt to insiders when it tapped Steve Adler, 49, a top Wall Street Journal lieutenant, to take the editor-in-chief job at the McGraw-Hill Cos.
The information gathered by the probe during its close pass could finally help solve some long-standing mysteries about this unusual world.
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed more than 40 insurgents in a 12-hour battle in a restive southern province, taking the guerrilla death toll to nearly 200 in a fortnight, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
Charles Woodson&#39;s monthlong holdout didn&#39;t yield the &quot;boat load of money&quot; he said he was looking for, so it was time to show up at Oakland Raiders&#39; training camp.
24 November 2004 - Three United Nations election workers freed yesterday nearly a month after being abducted in Afghanistan today thanked the Afghan people for the support shown during their ordeal and said they were looking forward to getting back to
Attorneys for John Walker Lindh, who pleaded guilty in July 2002 to a charge of aiding the Taliban, are asking President Bush to reduce his 20-year prison sentence.
The holiday shopping season ended better than it started, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals, though many still hope for an extra boost this week as consumers cash in gift cards.
Blog: Blogger adds TV to his celebrity gossip repertoire, taping a series of one-hour shows that's planned to start this fall.
The Tennessee Volunteers won 30-28 over the Florida Gators in a Southeastern Conference battle at Neyland Stadium, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Ultima seduta per il Modena nel ritiro di Peschiera prima della partenza per Ascoli, con un lavoro p...
As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of their imminent release.
The Liberty Alliance has announced a new president to head the organization designed to create open standards and business guidelines for federated identity management.
Analysis Lawyer calls for urgent domain dispute reform
November 30, 2004. Thierry Henry will battle it out with Ronaldinho and Andrei Shevchenko to be named the Fifa World Player of the Year next month.
The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals and groups it accuses of illegally sharing music through the Internet.
An estimated half-million people make a full- or part-time living by auctioning everything from macram\u00c3\u00a9 to Maseratis on the Internet.
Spagna in vantaggio 2-1 sull'Italia nello spareggio per l'accesso al Gruppo Mondiale di Coppa Davis....
The Pacific Division meeting between two of the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top teams ended with a third-period surge that snapped Anaheim\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seven-game road winning streak.
Mama weer all leeches now One in three mobile workers worldwide routinely hijack wireless connections, according to a survey commissioned by the US National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Cisco.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan pleaded for her life in a tearful videotape Friday, saying she feared facing the same fate as British hostage Kenneth
KAMMENA VOURLA, Greece  - A bus carrying school  students and teachers to the Athens Paralympic Games collided  with a truck in central Greece on Monday killing at least seven  people and injuring 24, officials said.
SYDNEY: International Boxing Federation junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu says his world title defence next month against American Sharmba Mitchell will be the biggest challenge of his career.

Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The widely publicized experience of a Wall Street Journal reporter in Baghdad, whose private correspondance to family and friends ripping conditions in Iraq found its way online and into print in October, shows that journalists must guard their e-mail comments, industry leaders say.
Key economic data from the United  States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the  federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help  ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime  crisis.
After a year of record mortgage foreclosures and slumping home prices, Americans are more determined to shape up their flabby finances in 2008 than their bodies, according to a study released by Countrywide Bank on Tuesday.
Gordon Brown says he wants the prime minister of the day to lose their final say on who gets peerages.
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An increasing number of conservative advocates are laying the blame for the intensifying Foley scandal at the feet of the House speaker.
Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a \
Radio had its golden age in the 1930s. In the 1950s, it was television's turn. Historians may well date the golden age of the blog from 2004\u00c2\u0097when Merriam-Webster.com's most searched-for definition was blog. How long can it last? Who knows? Here's what we discovered about the new medium this year
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The new EU treaty is different in 'absolute essence' from the rejected constitution, the foreign secretary, David Miliband insisted today, as he reiterated that Britain's 'key national interests' had been protected.
Football agent Paul Stretford was forced to defend the ethics of his profession at a trial of three men accused of trying to blackmail him.
Jurors were deadlocked late on   Wednesday over whether Wyeth's hormone replacement drug Prempro   caused a 67-year-old woman's breast cancer, but the judge in   the trial ordered them to return on Thursday to attempt to   reach a verdict.
Taliban fighters have seized 18 Afghan mine clearing experts and threatened to kill them if investigations suggest they are working for U.S.-led forces in the country, officials and the insurgents said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Sunday that he is ready to co-ordinate Israel&#39;s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to take advantage of new opportunities created by the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Blog: Lenovo updates ThinkPads and the Lenovo 3000 line with the new Intel platform.
Blog: New specs released from Apple say that the much-anticipated handset's battery life is significantly better than expected.
Threatened with UN sanctions over the Darfur crisis, some leaders of neighbouring countries met yesterday in Tripoli for a mini-summit to lay down the basis for direct talks with the rebels.
Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.
Supporters of Ukraine's PM announce a vote for autonomy, upping the stakes in the disputed election.
PM puts community activism at heart of future vision.
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What did you buy today? A latte? That's cute Deep in the bowels of Hewlett-Packard's financial department, the person in charge of the company's checkbook has writer's cramp. The hardware maker has announced today the proposed purchase of not one, but two companies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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SOME of Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular medicines are to be reviewed by drug regulators after claims by an American scientist that they pose severe risks to patients and should not be prescribed.
When Gardner resident James Bargnesi woke up yesterday, NBC, Fox, and CBS channels from across the country had disappeared from his satellite dish, disrupting his normal routine. At Satellite Video, a satellite television installation company in White River Junction, Vt., calls began to trickle in from customers upset that they had lost the Manchester, N.H., ABC affiliate that provided their ...
Northern Ireland's bitterly divided  politicians have only a few weeks left to agree a new peace  settlement for the province, a leading member of the Irish  Republican Army's political ally Sinn Fein said on Monday.
A man with an unusually tiny brain managed to live an entirely normal life despite his condition, caused by a fluid build-up in his skull, French researchers reported on Thursday.
Nokia has taken legal action to force smaller French rival Sagem to withdraw its flagship mobile phone and pay damages as it accuses Sagem of copying its designs.
About 3.2 million households in the state, most of which are middle and lower income, would be affected, according to tax records.
Director Tim Story,  whose &quot;Fantastic Four&quot; sequel opens in theaters Friday, has  signed a deal to shoot another comic book-based movie, the DC  Comics adventure &quot;The Losers.&quot;
The Iraqi trial judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death has asked for asylum in Britain, Al Jazeera television said on Friday.
WASHINGTON -- Even before the latest fiasco over flu vaccine supply, companies were working to streamline the process of making vaccine, but experts say the major obstacle remains: There&#39;s too little demand for the shots -- and too little reward.
Chemical reactions come in many varieties with the companies posting quarterly financials in the first week of 2005 -- but is it market science or ancient alchemy at play?
(WebMD) Nearly 13 percent of American children under age 18 have had a special health care need, according to the US Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
The decision by Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion could allow Sun to to expand MySQL's reach and give database giant Oracle some new competition.
Denmark ends the evacuation of some 200 Iraqis who it feared faced danger for their links to its troops in Iraq.
New Delhi: Concerned over the stigma faced by HIV+ women who are not yet suffering from AIDS, the National Commission for Women (NCW) today called for creating awareness among health workers and the general public that all HIV+ cases do not develop into
America's Justin Gatlin runa the race of his life, barely holding off the field Sunday to win the 100 meters in 9.85 seconds.
Yahoo! Answers is celebrating its 1st birthday today with a party and the release of some interesting survey data which shows why Q&#038;A type services are growing online and why Yahoo! Answers has set the mold in this area. In its first year,Yahoo! Answers has more than 16.6 million users and has amassed 60 million answers [...]
As recently as early summer, the shock waves from a roadside bomb or mortar attack against American forces in Iraq would ripple through U.S. markets.
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NEW YORK  - While the treatment of people with diabetes who suffer a heart attack has improved, along with subsequent survival rates, mortality is still higher than in non-diabetics, a study shows.
Blog: Energy efficiency technology to manage peak demand attracts more clean tech investment.
Six months after he survived a shareholder coup, Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner announces he will step down in 2006.
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ETA-watchers also say the group apparently has decided not to risk even further public backlash by killing more people in the wake of the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, carried out by Islamic militants, when 191 people died.
Scattered voting problems, including machine glitches and long lines, emerged in some states on the biggest Super Tuesday ever held in America. But overall, voting appeared to go smoothly.
Amateur anglers have a significant and possibly damaging impact on certain sea-fish populations, scientists claim. The Science magazine study says the US&#39;s 10 million saltwater recreational anglers may need better regulation.
The report, released by Trend Micro Inc (\u00e8\u00b6\u00a8\u00e5\u008b\u00a2\u00e7\u00a7\u0091\u00e6\u008a\u0080), indicated that the company has issued 30 virus alerts, including two high-risk alerts, this year, an increase of about 90 percent from a year ago.
KABUL: Frustrated by his dealings with regional rivals, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated on Saturday that he would not form a coalition government if he won the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first direct presidential election on Oct 9.
US states applaud safeguards MySpace is mending its frayed relations with the top law enforcers of 50 US jurisdictions by beefing up measures to protect underage users from pedophiles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PPARC -- British astronomers are providing a vital component to the world-wide effort of identifying and monitoring rogue asteroids and comets. From this month, the UK Astrometry and Photometry Programme (UKAPP) for Near-Earth Objects, based at Queens University, Belfast, will track Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and feed their crucial information into the international programme of protecting the Earth from any future impact by a comet or asteroid...
The New Jersey city of Camden, where murders, rapes and robberies far exceed the national average, was named the most dangerous US city on Monday, while Newton, Massachusetts, was the safest.
As most of his rivals  fight for the national spotlight in Iowa, former New York Mayor  Rudy Giuliani is boosting his campaign in New Hampshire in a  last-ditch gamble days before the start of a close race for the  Republican presidential nomination.
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President Bush appears ready to  spend some of his newly gained political capital on immigration  reform but could run up against fierce opposition from  conservatives in his own Republican Party, analysts said on  Thursday.
Caron Butler scores 17 points in his return to the lineup but the Wizards still fall, 103-91, to the Lakers behind Kobe Bryant's 30 points.
Scientists yesterday suggested that they could within a few years help cardiac patients repair and regenerate their hearts by using stem or parent cells from their own organs.
The Luddite weighs in on left-handers, chipped workers, outsourced editors and a new etiquette for the 21st-century office. Commentary by Tony Long.
The image of a blurry red ball near a failed star just might be the first picture ever snapped of a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer who helped find the object said on Monday.
Bankrupt United Airlines said on Friday  it needs more labor cost cuts on top of any gains from  terminating employee pensions and expects to move toward  voiding its labor contracts in early November.
ST. LOUIS \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Rudolph W. Giuliani was admitted to hospital in St. Louis late Wednesday with flu-like symptoms but was expected to leave the hospital and fly to New York later Thursday after doctors said they found nothing of concern, his campaign said.
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. (CP) - Half asleep, Dave Storey wondered why a road grader would be working at three in the morning.
City officials are move up a nighttime curfew as they try to overcome a spike in crime that's been marked by a rise in juvenile arrests.
Congressional negotiators have reached agreement on major changes in special education, aiming to boost discipline in class, better identify children with disabilities, get help to students earlier and reduce lawsuits by parents.
Il presidente della Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Carlo Tavecchio individua uno dei problemi del mondo d...
Iraqi kidnappers have released 10 Turkish hostages they had held for over a month after their Turkish employer said it would leave Iraq, Al Jazeera television said on Sunday.
Philadelphia 76ers: Philadelphia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch retired Wednesday, ending an attempted comeback from foot problems that sidelined him the last 1\u00c2\u00bd seasons.
Police will talk to referee Mike Riley before Manchester United&#39;s home game with Arsenal on Sunday to try to avoid crowd trouble.
Mr Hryschenko conveyed messages of condolences to the Palestinian leadership from President Leonid Kuchma, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn.
Quella di Alitalia \u00c3\u00a8 una crisi senza fondo. E la situazione, gravissima, ha continuato a peggiorare anche nei mesi estivi: a luglio e agosto, i ricavi saranno inferiori alle attese di 17 milioni ea fallire
BESLAN, Russia  - At least 322 people, almost half  of them children, died in the bloodbath that ended a school  siege by Chechen separatists in southern Russia, a senior  justice official said on Saturday.
Former chess champion Bobby Fischer has been sitting in detention in Japan for half a year, fighting deportation orders and fleeing criminal charges in the United States.
As President Bush resisted mandatory limits on carbon emissions at a G-8 summit in Germany yesterday, several U.S. religious leaders urged Congress to speedily enact such limits to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperatures that would particularly hurt the poor.
Some people fear complacency; others fear forgetting. Six years away from the fire, how should we mark Sept. 11?
Although he doesn't yet know the playbook and his knee is bothering him, Koren Robinson expects to suit up for the Green Bay Packers this weekend.
The four remaining British nationals held by the United States as terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay are to be pushed through &quot;backdoor trials&quot; by mid-October.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the  Who will headline the U.S. version of the Virgin Festival, set  for September 23 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
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NASA plans to send a bundle of passive RFID chips to the International Space Station to determine whether the technology can survive in such conditions.
The struggling Chicago White Sox fanned 15 times, yet still gave themselves a reason to feel good about the way they swung the bats. Rookie Andy Gonzalez went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs, and the White Sox showed signs of pulling out of an offensive funk with plenty of clutch hitting against Tampa Bay during a 5-4 victory that stopped a five-game losing streak on Monday night.
President Vladimir Putin said in a  veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on  Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by  treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic partner.
The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public approval.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will undergo a medical procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, calling it a routine treatment that won't prevent him from seeking another term in office.    The 51-year-old prime minister said the procedure will involve local anesthetic and will not affect his job...
A right-wing West Wing? Anything&#39;s possible as the four-time Emmy-winning series begins a season marked by as much uncertainty about what the future will bring as there is in the real West Wing.
FT. HOOD, Texas  - U.S. Army Spc. Charles Graner,  the accused ringleader of the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal that  outraged the world, goes on trial on Friday ready to offer a  defense that he was just following orders.
Pittsburgh forward Chevon Troutman didn&#39;t get discouraged after an ineffective first half against South Carolina followed consecutive subpar games.
U.S. stock markets would have to disclose executive pay and provide details of their regulatory programs, under new rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee  - Under fire in Washington over Iraq, President George W. Bush headed South on Wednesday to push his health care proposals and sounded like a man glad to be out of the U.S. capital.
By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The world&#39;s largest distributor of wooden pallets used to move products, Brambles Industries Ltd.
Hungary's prime minister warns he will crack down on any repeat of Monday's violent protests in Budapest.
Bluetooth short range wireless connectivity is to receive a number of upgrades over the next two years, according to the body that controls development of the technology.
Under pressure from former   President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party, ABC scrambled   on Friday to make 11th-hour changes to a miniseries suggesting   he was inattentive to the Islamic militant threat that led to   the September 11 attacks.
Acclaimed Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk said on Sunday writing made him childishly happy as he and six American academics received their Nobel prizes in Stockholm.
A basketball star and state champion high jumper in high school, Courtney Taylor is used to athletic success.
BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- FDA has recommended on Thursday that doctors and users are cautious to use the controversial painkillers -- Pfizer Inc.
REDMOND, Washington, Oct 21  - The world&#39;s biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said Thursday that its first quarter profits swelled to 2.9 billion dollars as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.
The beautifully acted ensemble film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Witnesses\u00e2\u0080\u009d sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.
A new front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with an open-source program called Firefox aiming to challenge Microsoft&#39;s dominant Internet Explorer.
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Tony Sanneh scored his first MLS goal in six years, helping the Columbus Crew extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.
Democrats accused the White House of putting politics ahead of national security by involving national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in the US presidential campaign.
Saawariya starts off superbly, showcasing the ethereal texture of its strain. Sadly, somewhere towards the end it loses some of its steam. In entirety, however, the soundtrack is a superior product.
NEW YORK  - Transplanting brain cells, from  a region called the choroid plexus, into rats that have  suffered a stroke seems to reduce the damage that occurs,  according to a report in the medical journal Stroke.
There will be no imminent takeover of Birmingham after the English Premier League club on Thursday terminated talks with Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung.
INDIANAPOLIS -- All the injuries and Ron Artest&#39;s benching finally caught up with Indiana, in historic fashion. Elton Brand had 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers took control of the lethargic

ATLANTA -- He sensed imminent danger. He saw a potential victim. Then he scrambled and scampered as only superstar athletes can do. And still, we learned nothing new about Michael Vick.
It has become increasingly difficult to find a name for a company, a product, even a new shade of lipstick that has not been taken.
Former President Clinton on Friday accused Sen. Barack Obama, his wife's rival for the Democratic nomination, of trying to ignore any accomplishments they achieved during their years in the White House.
The imaginary patients started stumbling into emergency rooms in Munich and Frankfurt, then Istanbul and Los Angeles, and within hours after the start of a war game yesterday, Western intelligence agencies ...
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Taking Questions: A first set of answers from James Sanders, an architect, author and filmmaker based in New York City, based on questions from City Room readers.
Resigning Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, center, and newly appointed Vice-President Majid Ansari, second left, attend a meeting of the central council of their party President Mohammad Khatami accepted Abtahi&#39;s resignation, in Tehran, Iran
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In reaction to the suspected suicide bombing at a base in Iraq, the Pentagon is investigating how US forces check the backgrounds of Iraqis who work at US installations.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - Adoption hotlines around the  world have been jammed with callers since the Asian tsunami on  Dec. 26 orphaned thousands of children, but experts and aid  agencies are telling would-be parents they may be disappointed.
BBC News Online presents an at-a-glance guide to the US election this week. President Bush and John Kerry traded barbs over Iraq at the second presidential debate, on 8 October.
A crumbling African state with a fabulous fortune in oil, a murderous dictator accused of cannibalism, and a planned coup allegedly involving Sir Mark Thatcher and mercenaries led by a former SAS officer.
A judge denied class action status for a New York lawsuit claiming Wal-Mart Stores Inc. deprived hourly workers of wages, requiring employees to work \
About 3,000 villagers kill at least 10 people, including a policeman, in fresh violence in western Kenya, police say.
Il Real Madrid offre 18 mln per Chivu, e la Roma, in attesa delle decisioni del giocatore, accetta d...
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Tiger Woods wasn't about to fall for the $1 million question this time. The last time the Ryder Cup was held in Europe, Woods played the week before the matches and gave tabloids plenty of headline material when asked which event he would rather win. He chose the American Express Championship at Mount Juliet and its $1 million prize.
Although overspending is a common problem, even frugal people can wind up in financial difficulty.
The pair of thieves in balaclavas who heisted The Scream from the Munch Museum in Oslo this week sure knew what they had their hands on - art&#39;s single greatest spinoff merchandising moneymaker.
FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Standard MRI is more accurate than another method, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), in determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into breast ducts, Japanese researchers report.
Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space, 14 months after a devastating accident that killed 21 space agency employees and damaged the reputation of the country's space program.
Eric Bauman made big bucks posting other people's gross-out videos to his website. Now the geeks whose clips he swiped on the way up are trying to knock him down. By David Kushner from Wired magazine.
Environmentalist and author Mark Lynas paints a gloomy picture of Earth's future in Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet. But in an interview with Wired News he says it's not time to despair just yet.
Belarusians were set to cast their ballots Sunday in a constitutional referendum to decide whether their authoritarian leader can run for a third term, amid Western fears of a rigged vote and further diplomatic and economic isolation for the ex-Soviet republic.
By Justin Faulconer, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Jun. 27--MONETA -- About 50 residents turned out to raise questions Tuesday night about Sunset Cay, a proposed mixed residential and commercial neighborhood near Smith Mountain Lake.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush began a four-nation tour of Africa in Senegal's capital Dakar on Tuesday, pledging Washington's support in improving education and combating AIDS on the world's poorest continent.
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The company that has given Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iTunes the most competition in song downloading will now compete with it in selling audio books.
They came out wanting to set a tone. They wanted to keep the hostile crowd of 56,135 as quiet as possible. More than anything, the Red Sox wanted to jump out front in this
ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Sixteen years after winning his first World Cup in partnership with a younger player, Germany's Bernhard Langer repeated the feat at the Sandy Lane Resort on Sunday.
Scientists show how Salmonella food bacteria in space become more virulent in their weightless surroundings.
Zack Greinke allowed five hits in five shutout innings for his first win as a starter since April, Ross Gload homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Monday night.
Hong Kong legislator-elect &quot;Long Hair&quot; Leung Kwok-hung ( \u00e6\u00a2\u0081\u00e5\u009c\u008b\u00e9\u009b\u0084 ) said yesterday he would ask Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa ( \u00e8\u0091\u00a3\u00e5\u00bb\u00ba\u00e8\u008f\u00af ) to resign during an unprecedented meeting scheduled for today.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili voted on Thursday in local elections which will test his popularity after a major confrontation with Russia.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Spanish favorites Albert Costa and Alex Corretja highlighted Monday&#39;s opening round winners at the Masters Series Madrid.
The European Union is to adopt a new \
Prosecutors filed murder and kidnapping charges Monday against a man accused in the gruesome dragging death of his 49-year-old girlfriend.
In a troubling development late Monday, AMD filed a brief with US District Court Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. accusing Intel of having destroyed e-mails and other documentation that may have been important to its antitrust case.
The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one.
The National Audit Office says probation officers are allowing \
Germany gives up its share of the top job at EADS in exchange for the top job at Airbus.
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian hospital officials said, hours after an Israeli man was killed by a rocket that militants fired at the Jewish state.
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Restricting access to scientific information about dangerous germs is more likely to hamper legitimate researchers than to prevent terrorists from using the data for attacks, a leading scientist warned.
Archaeologists show in Berlin photos of a well-preserved 2,500-year-old Scythian mummy found in Mongolia.
Muslim activist Abu Izzadeen is remanded on conditional bail charged with a terrorism offence.
One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t do much to clarify risk.
In a pep talk to US troops ahead their invasion of Fallujah on Sunday, the senior enlisted Marine in Iraq, Sgt. Major Carlton Kent drew inspiration from great Marine triumphs of the past.
Ivan Ivanovich Sergeyev, known as the   father of Russian golf, remembers a time when he was unable to   even talk about his sport.
Twenty years ago this month, nearly 2,000 physicists crammed into a New York Hilton ballroom for the \u00e2\u0080\u009cWoodstock of Physics.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Kenyans waited for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.
Britain&#39;s special relationship with the United States will remain strong when Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister later this month, US ambassador Robert Tuttle said Sunday.
ATHENS, Greece -- Kenenisa Bekele seized the 10,000-metre crown and the Olympic record from Haile Gebrselassie with an emphatic finish yesterday to win the gold medal at the Athens Games. Gebrselassie lost the title and the record but he did not ...
By Steve Fry  By Steve Fry  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Six defense attorneys representing former Westar Energy executive Douglas Lake want a federal judge to allow them to withdraw from the criminal case, citing an \
Will Bynum might have had to find his own way home if No. 3 Georgia Tech had let this one get away. Luke Schenscher made a pair of free throws with 25.9 seconds left, BJ Elder made three 3-pointers
France said on Saturday it hoped Islamic militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.
The dollar fell against the euro and yen after a gauge of business in the Chicago area, a center of US manufacturing, declined more than economists predicted.
American-led forces kill 26 militants in a series of raids in a Shia stronghold in Baghdad, the US military says.
International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato heads to Buenos Aires to build bridges with the Argentine government.
Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe wants the club to look forward after coach Steve Wigley&#39;s future was assured. The Premier League has cleared Wigley to continue as head coach, despite not possessing the Uefa Pro Diploma.
NASA has said it is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy in February 2003. The launch date was the latest of several set by the space agency, and just as subject to change.
A school holds special assemblies to comfort pupils after four girls were badly burned in a house fire.
The Auburn Tigers survived another bruising showdown with LSU thanks to a stingy defense that wouldn't budge and a reversed call that went their way late in the game. Eric Brock deflected a pass near the goal line to stop one late drive and then made a game-saving tackle on the final play to preserve No. 3 Auburn's 7-3 win over sixth-ranked LSU on Saturday.
U.S. factory growth stayed strong in  September according to reports on Friday, while construction  spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh  month in a row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid.
JAKARTA -- Indonesian police announced a reward equivalent to about $270,000 Cdn yesterday for information leading to the arrest of two Malaysian militants who are the leading suspects in last week&#39;s attack on the Australian Embassy.
A French Muslim delegation in Iraq trying to win the release of two French journalists held hostage by Islamic militants said Thursday they had received proof the men were alive and well. The kidnappers have demanded that Paris rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves.
A new prequel to The Exorcist was the most popular film at North American cinemas at the weekend, taking $18.2m.
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Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential election Wednesday, after a three-week probe into vote fraud found no grounds to invalidate his triumph.
Around the ACC No. 9 Virginia Tech hits the road tomorrow night when it faces No. 2 LSU as part of a home-and-home series. The Hokies beat the Tigers, 26-8, in 2002, when LSU came to Blacksburg. \
By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 7--WITH MAJOR ADVANCES in robotic technology in recent years, NASA has scored many significant triumphs with uncrewed missions to Mars, Saturn and beyond as well as in Earth orbit.
Critics charge conflict of interest in a system where pharmaceutical giants fund the regulatory process. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Google&#8217;s 2006 Q4 earnings beat Wall Street expectations when they announed today that revenues were up 67% over Q4 2005 and 16% more than last quarter. From the Google Earnings Press Release: Q4 Financial Summary  Google reported revenues of $3.21 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, an increase of 67% compared to the fourth quarter [...]
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is cleared of ball-tampering but found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute.
King Juan Carlos of Spain paid tribute to victims of the March 11 bombings in Madrid and expressed his solidarity with their families in his traditional televised Christmas message.
British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan has probably been killed by kidnappers, her family has said after a video apparently showing her being shot in the head was sent to an Arab television station.
The man described as the father of the internet, Vint Cerf, talks about taking it into the stars.
TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday that it had uncovered spy rings organized by the United States and its Western allies, saying on state television that the rings were made up of \
HOLLYWOOD -- You just gotta love those he said/she said Hollywood interviews. When Helen Fielding was writing Bridget Jones&#39;s Diary, the most popular show on British TV was a miniseries based on Jane Austen&#39;s 19th-century classic, Pride and Prejudice.
Microsoft Corp. on  Wednesday  launched its biggest initiative yet to combat rampant software piracy in Brazil, allowing only registered customers access to \
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Yahoo chief executive and co-founder plans to expand the Internet stalwart to make it \u00e2\u0080\u009ca starting point\u00e2\u0080\u009d for consumers.
Cease-fire monitors today accused government security forces of participating in one of the worst attacks against humanitarian workers in recent years.
Rookie Paul McAnulty hit his first career homer, a two-run shot with one out in the 11th inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Wednesday night to remain within one game of the NL West lead.
Foxy Brown was sentenced to one year in jail Friday for violating probation stemming from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City salon.
Two big consumer products companies issued profit warnings, underscoring an increasingly tough competitive landscape for makers of some of the world's best-known brands.
Nine people were taken to hospital Wednesday after a fire broke out during an ongoing disturbance at an immigration centre near Oxford, officials said.
Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday, escalating their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.
ASPEN, COLO. - Figuring she had no chance of catching the leader, Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen charged down the hill without fear.
Officials were dismayed by the reaction and were concerned that Goss has isolated himself from the agency's senior staff.
The German government is planning a second auction of UMTS third-generation mobile phone licences in 2008 after the first auction in 2000 raised a staggering 50 billion euros (65 billion dollars), the head of the networks regulator said in a newspaper interview.
The two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq have been released after more than four months, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin confirmed today.
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A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook northern Japan on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of miles away.
Chelsea beat struggling Norwich 4-0 Saturday to extend its lead in the English Premier League to six points over Everton. Damien Duff, Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben and substitute Didier Drogba scored for Chelsea, which has 43 points.
Lindsay Davenport plans to get Serena  Williams out of her system at this week's Pan Pacific Open.
BEIJING, May 25 -- China dropped another hint of internal debate over political reform Friday, publishing commentaries saying the country should shun European-style democratic socialism.
German airline Deutsche Lufthansa   LHAG.DE plans to keep some business-class seats empty on all   European flights to attract customers by offering more room,   the carrier said on Friday.
Responding to a call from Governor Deval L. Patrick , dozens of Massachusetts \
The proposed Senate legislation could transform the ethnic and social mix of the nation's workforce.
Digital cinema and high-definition  DVD sales are expected to fuel worldwide consumer spending on  filmed entertainment through 2011, PriceWaterhouseCoopers said  in its latest five-year outlook on Thursday.
Tory leader indicates he would ban violent computer games as part of raft of anti-crime measures.
The possibility of layoffs at Dell Inc raised its head on Friday, with a leaked memo indicating that returning chief executive Michael Dell wants to restructure his way out of the company's problems.
Data released yesterday could mean Malta loses its Objective 1 status for the purposes of structural and cohesion funds under the European Union's 2007-2013 budget.
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Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was taken to hospital late on Tuesday after a car accident, Belga news agency reported.
Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'As', tutte le maggiori squadre d'Europa sono pronte a dare l'assalto...
Asia-Pacific leaders conclude their summit by calling for a rapid conclusion to stalled global trade talks.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. CLEVELAND, United States of America -- LeBron James scored 33 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 to spark
British police are trying to monitor &quot;thousands&quot; of potential security suspects, the head of the anti-terrorism unit at London's Metropolitan Police said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
Oklahoma quarterback Jason White won the Maxwell Award as college football&#39;s best all-around player and the Davey O-Brien quarterback trophy.
La Reggina ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dalla Fiorentina il centrocampista Leonardo Pettinari, ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 -- The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for copyrighted works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the entertainment industry.
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Kirk Kerkorian&#39;s Tracinda Corp. on  Wednesday backed off plans to restructure MGM Mirage Inc.,  after the casino operator announced a new multibillion dollar  Las Vegas resort project.
Volkswagen strikes a deal with unions to extend the working week at six German plants without any increase in pay.
A controversial city ordinance has thrust a small Pennsylvania town into the national debate on illegal immigration
The DUP wants to humiliate the IRA over its demand for visible decommissioning, Sinn Fein's chairman says.
Olympic wrestling champion Rulon Gardner loses a toe to frostbite after being stranded in the wilderness after surviving a plane crash.
Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain&#39;s ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.
Henrik Stenson will play defending champion Geoff Ogilvy in the 36-hole final of the WGC Match Play in Arizona.
The Somali peace process is on theright track and a new government is expected to go back to Somaliaearly next year with an almost ready political program and main tasks clearly laid out, a senior Somali official said.
John McCain is welcoming his Wisconsin win as a sure sign he'll be the Republican presidential nominee. The Arizona senator told a victory rally in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday night that he's a superstitious man but can \
A Northern Ireland QC critically injured in a yachting accident in the Caribbean dies in hospital.
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OPEC President Edmund Daukoru said on   Saturday he was very concerned by the fall in oil prices and it   presented the exporter group with issues to discuss at its   meeting on Monday.
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Maurice Clarett&#39;s charges against Ohio State are so unsettling that the NCAA may do more than round up the usual suspects this time.
Australian golfer Adam Scott has been shut out on the final day of the million-dollar Skins Game in La Quinta, California. American Fred Couples beat Tiger Woods on the fourth play-off hole to claim the final
Gunmen assassinated an Iraqi judge as he was leaving his home in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, police sources said.
Indonesian police say they have arrested the alleged leader of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah.
Scores of Winnipeg&#39;s Ukrainian-Canadians are celebrating early word that Western-leaning candidate Viktor Yushchenko has come out on top of their homeland&#39;s latest presidential election.
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The University of California said on  Friday that Lehman Brothers LEH.N has agreed to pay $222.5  million to settle a class action suit for the bank's role in  the sale of Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK securities to it and other  plaintiffs.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running water, no diapers for the baby and no gas to fill the tank...
In picking a new Attorney General, Bush wants to avoid a confirmation fight. But he also needs someone who backs the policies that have angered the Senate
The British government is conducting a survey of its soldiers to determine if those exposed to powerful explosions in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered mild traumatic brain injuries, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared
The family of a man who fell to his death at a party attended by troubled singer Pete Doherty have called for a full police investigation into the incident. Actor Matt Blanco, 30, was found injured outside an east London apartment building where he had attended a party on Dec. 3 and died later in hospital.
- Oil and gas equipment maker Hanover Compressor Co.  and Universal Compression Holdings Inc. , a provider of natural gas compression products, agreed to merge, the companies said.
America's classic may have found a tasty incarnation in the Middle East thanks to an Air Force brat from Barstow, California
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, battered by disappointing results from bellwether stocks such as Caterpillar Inc.  and Google Inc. , and worry that fallout from the risky subprime mortgage market may spread.
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Syria has turned over a senior Kurdish militant and six other rebels to Turkey in a sign of closer security cooperation between the former rivals, a Turkish security official says.
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Donald Trump smiled and laughed along through an epic 75 speakers at his Friars Club roast on Friday afternoon at the New York Hilton.
BEIJING - A gas explosion tore through a central Chinese coal mine on Sunday, trapping at least 187 miners, the government said. The accident occurred in the state-owned Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi province
Revisiting the lessons of Garry Kasparov's historic loss to an IBM computer.
Sen. Chris Dodd said Tuesday he plans to have \
Officials say fake vodka from an illegal bottling plant could cause blindness and should not be drunk.
Vijay Singh plays his first seven holes in 6 under to open a large lead in the Mercedes Championships, then levels out for an 8-under 65 for a two-shot lead over Mike Weir.
India beat Australia by 15 runs in Durban to book a place against Pakistan in the final of the World Twenty20.
US President George W. Bush telephoned Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams Sunday to discuss US mediation in the conflict in Northern Ireland.
A jury must determine whether a Marine reservist committed an act of murder or self-defense when he killed an Iraqi soldier at a guard post in Fallujah last year.
Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Cleaning it up: After opening the season with eight straight victories, Maryland enters tonight's game against the Kangaroos with two losses in its last three. \
A study in mice suggests a new way of  starving tumors of their blood supply may cause heart attacks  and strokes, raising concerns about this type of cancer  therapy, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Wall Street tried to sort through some problematic readings on the economy and new concerns surfaced about the safety of owning financial stocks.
ATHENS, GREECE - It is a measure of revenge, but no one would dare claim it as anywhere near equal. The United States&#39; victory over Australia in water polo Thursday earned the US a bronze medal, but it wasn
Swedish citizens gear up to vote in what could be the closest fought general election in decades.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army massed an armored force in apparent preparation for a major military operation against militants in Jebaliya, the Palestinians' biggest refugee camp.    Some 200 tanks, armored personnel carriers and armored bulldozers assembled along Israel's border on Gaza's north and east of Gaza...
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Rain was expected to dampen much of the nation on Saturday, with snow falling in mountainous areas of the West. Widespread showers were forecast for the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and the central Tennessee Valley.
Vice President Cheney and his counterpart on the Democratic ticket, Sen. John Edwards, continued to trade sharp words on security and Iraq on Wednesday as they charged through the nation's hotly contested battleground states.
Fox&#39;s short-lived &quot;Married by America&quot; reality show replaced Janet Jackson&#39;s booby boo-boo yesterday as the costliest cheap thrill in television history.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s army backed by artillery and helicopter gunships demolished some \u00e2\u0080\u009cterrorist hideouts\u00e2\u0080\u009d in a major offensive against foreign militants but failed to capture a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of targeting security forces
Electrolux AB, the world&#39;s biggest maker of household appliances, said second-half profit will be less than forecast as costs for materials including steel surge.
Nearly 8,000 sex offenders have been given cautions across England in the past five years, the BBC discovers.
Porter Goss has unleashed a \u00e2\u0080\u009cblood purge\u00e2\u0080\u009d at the CIA to rid the agency of its subversive elements. This comes as no surprise. Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s problems with the agency go back to 9-11 and peaked just prior to the Iraq war.
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber killed 15 people yesterday in an assassination attempt on the head of Iraq's strongest Shi'ite party before parliamentary elections next month, while the biggest Sunni Muslim political group dealt a blow to ballot plans by withdrawing from the campaign because of the lack of security.
A man is released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction.
Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely's magnificent save handed his side a point in the 0-0 draw with Southampton at The Valley.
Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire were never that friendly as teammates in Oakland, but they were civil to each other. Any shred of civility has vanished.
The motion for pay tied closer to performance was first brought up at the shareholder meeting in March.
The German government and DaimlerChrysler have reached agreement on the &quot;broad outlines&quot; of a deal that will enable the car maker to sell part of its stake in European aerospace giant EADS while keeping it in German hands, a government spokesman has said.
NEW DELHI -- The leaders of China and India declared Tuesday that cooperation will trump competition between the Asian giants, saying there is enough room for both to become global powers and pledging to double trade between the countries by 2010.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been cited for driving under the influence after losing control of her Mercedes convertible, the Beverly Hills Police Department said on Saturday.
Placid old Neptune from Donegal seemed quite an ordinary horse, but he gave me a view of the sea which I never thought I would experience along a Donegal strand.
JAKARTA - A hand grenade has been found in the grounds of the Hilton hotel in Jakarta Monday after warnings that extremists were planning to attack the chain&#39;s Indonesian hotels, police said.
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe signs up to play the boy wizard in the final two films in the hit series.
When it comes to long life,  NASA's Mars rover Opportunity takes after its robotic twin  Spirit.
68% would be upset if they lost their phone A survey from Carphone Warehouse reveals that those in the North East of England are the most callous about their animals; with the loss of their pet upsetting only 57 percent, while 73 percent of those living in the South West care most - must be all those retirees.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose amid brisk demand for devices that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat the spine.
NASA had grounded its space shuttle fleet after the Columbia mishap on Feb. 1, 2003. The space shuttle was burnt and ripped apart as it entered earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s atmosphere killing seven astronauts.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mikko Eloranta&#39;s goal late in the third period helped Finland prevent an embarrassing quarter-final loss to Germany in World Cup play in Helsinki on Monday.
Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday, one day after an appeals court delayed a decision on whether to uphold the former dictator's indictment and house arrest on human rights charges.
Six world powers may not agree to new measures against Iran's nuclear program after a meeting in Berlin on Tuesday, but the talks themselves show Tehran that the group still wants it to halt uranium enrichment, top diplomats said.
In a public rebuke of the Episcopal Church, a conservative diocese voted Saturday to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself from the American denomination over issues of sexuality and the ordination of women.
HOUSTON _ It was a T.O. (Terrific Opener) for Donte' Stallworth, a wide receiver without an alter ego or autobiography.  The Eagles' late addition made an early impact, catching six passes for 141 yards and a touchdown _ superstar production without the diva routine.
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The omens were looking good for Rafael Nadal on Wednesday after the Spaniard finally scrambled into the fourth round of a rain-drenched Wimbledon.

By Angel Riggs, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 1--OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Boley Historic District was named Wednesday as one of the state's most endangered historic places.
Asteroid mission gone 'til September Brief Dawn, NASA's mission to the asteroids, has been postponed again - this time until September. Mission managers had hoped to launch on Monday, but the final decision to delay was taken on Saturday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prosecutors issued assault and battery charges here against five National Basketball Association players and five spectators, with jail time possible for their actions in a November brawl.
By TARA GODVIN  HONOLULU - Hawaiian forests are the nation's most threatened bird habitats, according to a report released Thursday by American Bird Conservancy.
The European Union called on Iran Monday  to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it  suspend all activities connected with uranium enrichment, a  process that can be used to develop atomic weapons.
In Japan, toys aren't just for kids. From drinking game accessories to ghost detectors, you can have fun at any age. By Lisa Katayama.
The tumultuous marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown &#151; which withstood drug addiction, Brown's numerous arrests, the decline of Houston's once-sparkling image and domestic abuse allegations &#151; is coming to an end.
Russia shrugged off U.S. criticism over nuclear issues Thursday, saying it had made progress in reducing its tactical weapons in Europe and would continue cooperating with Iran's program despite concerns Tehran might be trying to develop atomic weapons.
Online retailer says it set new records this year.
The pace of U.S. housing  construction rose more than expected in May after three months  of declines as groundbreaking on both single-family and  multifamily units jumped but permits for future projects fell,  a government report showed on Tuesday.
Boccia risorsa fondamentale per assalto a diligenza di Fitto
Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet was sent to hospital Saturday with a low-blood-pressure crisis. Pinochet was taken to the Military Hospital of Santiago in emergency
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Lockheed Martin Corp. and United  Technologies Corp.'s Sikorsky Aircraft are in the final throes  of a bitter battle to build a new U.S. presidential helicopter,  a contest that could be worth about $10 billion to the winner.
Visiting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday welcomed an offer from Israel to help in combating militant groups, but said any counterterrorism alliance would not be exclusive and would have to include Arab countries.
President Bush and Senate   Republicans reached an agreement on Thursday on a bill spelling   out rules to interrogate and try foreign terrorism suspects,   likely clearing the way for Congress to vote on the measure   next week.
Tapeless camcorders have arrived, but be aware of price, capacity and picture quality.
Pau Gasol marked a successful debut  for the Los Angeles Lakers by scoring 24 points and grabbing 12  rebounds in a 105-90 road victory over the New Jersey Nets on  Tuesday.
Aid began trickling through to survivors across the earthquake and tsunami-battered Indian Ocean today, but tons of emergency supplies continued to pile up at some overstretched airports as the death toll continued its inexorable rise.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States men&#39;s volleyball team fell below .500 Thursday night with a four-set loss to Russia in Pool B action.
Alexei Ratmansky, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, has confirmed that he is leaving the Bolshoi and is in negotiations with New York City Ballet to become its resident choreographer.
The top U.S. general in Iraq on Thursday ordered American commanders to conduct core values training on moral and ethical standards on the battlefield.
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Gravely ill and comatose, Yasser Arafat clung to life in a French hospital Friday as Israeli officials vowed to prevent the Palestinian leader from being buried in Jerusalem, stoking
The complete transcript of Osama bin Laden&#39;s most recent videotape reveals his intention to attempt to bankrupt the United States.
Microsoft Corp. said on Sunday that it would share the underlying software code for its Office program as part of its efforts to make governments more confident in the security and compatibility
Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, the baby born Saturday to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was delivered by C-section, according to People magazine.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych's appeal of last month's repeat election, handing the opposition another victory in its bid for the presidency.
Army Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who is finishing a tour as the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq, has been nominated to take over as the Army's vice chief of staff, a position that would have Odierno running the service's day-to-day operations.
IT managers looking to boost storage efficiency will embrace online storage services and adopt solid-state disk drives to help fuel hardware consolidation strategies and green initiatives.
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Don't believe the hype. That's the message University of Massachusetts football coach Don Brown gave his team yesterday, as it arrived here for the NCAA Division 1 Subdivision Championship game (better known as the Division 1-AA final). The Minutemen will square off against defending national champion Appalachian State tomorrow (8 p.m.) at Finley Stadium.
SAN JOSE, Calif. &amp; TOKYO - (BUSINESS WIRE) \u00e2\u0080-ec. 5, 2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -itsu Limited (TSE:6702) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into
The legal outcome could help protect Amgen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s multibillion dollar anemia drug franchise in the U.S. by blocking Roche\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan to introduce a competing medicine.
NEWARK -- The US government rejected a request yesterday from Muslim groups to draw up a list of Islamic charities to which they could donate without being suspected of terrorist ties.
At least 10 miners were killed and six trapped below ground when leaking gas exploded in a northern China coal mine, the government said on Friday.
The accolades, like her putts, just keep rolling in for Annika Sorenstam . A six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, Sorenstam was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation. She joined Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh , who were honored in the team category. The 34-year-old Sorenstam is fresh off ...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  - Hurricane Ivan, one  of the fiercest Atlantic storms recorded, headed toward Cuba  Monday after pummeling the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Grenada  on a track that eventually will bring it to the U.S. coast.
Reforms to ensure more people have access to NHS dentists are at risk of failing, a watchdog says.
By Seth Sutel  NEW YORK - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., rivals in the fledgling satellite radio industry, have agreed to combine in a deal that investors hope will result in significantly reduced costs.
Israel is becoming more and more corrupt for the third year running, according to the recently-released Corruption Perception Index.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, who is known for his theater hits like \u00e2\u0080\u009cPhantom of the Opera\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cCats\u00e2\u0080\u009d was offered to sell the global entertainment group, Really Useful Group. This group was formed in 1977, and Webber is he sole owner of it.  This group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estim...
The publication date for the last instalment of the Harry Potter saga has been announced.
Poorer professional sports clubs are less likely to carry out full health checks on players, research suggests.
Researchers find that humans produce their own morphine. If naysayers finally believe it, the discovery could boost pain and addiction research. By Kristen Philipkoski.
So Solid Crew rapper Harvey is charged with assaulting a police officer and three other offences.
Some of the international challenges facing Russia's next leader:
International mediators attempt to save Darfur peace talks in Libya that key rebel groups have boycotted.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Monday, near the city of Iquique, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages, emergency officials and local media said.
An upcoming video game lets players re-enact the Swift boat mission in Vietnam that won Sen. John Kerry a Silver Star award for battlefield heroism.
Bad news for aliens in charge of special effects The southern Martian ice cap is mostly made of water, according to those clever boffins* at MIT.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Although many IT managers have accepted paying premium prices for Cisco's networking devices, some users and analysts said Cisco products aren't quite as pricey as they used to be.
European equity markets pared their morning gains on Friday, as banks weighed and US futures pointed to a weak start on Wall Street.
Democratic challenger John Kerry turned President Bush's own words against him on Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in Iraq, disqualifying him from being commander in chief.
The biotechnology revolution is shaking up the pet world.
BESLAN, Russia  - The sound of weeping mothers who  lost their sons and daughters in Russia's school siege drifted  out of the homes of Beslan on Sunday as the first burials were  held for some of the 338 people killed.
How to create sustainable employment for impoverished, mostly illiterate African populations residing primarily in rural areas is the challenge the African Union aims to tackle at a summit opening Wednesday in Burkina Faso.
A restraining order against the man who's been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral portrays him as a Svengali figure who held her a virtual hostage in her home, drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi \
FORT LAUDERDALE Florida election officials are scrambling to solve a case of tens of thousands of missing absentee ballots. Broward County&#39;s Elections Supervisor has ordered duplicate ballots sent to voters who have not returned their original ballot.
By Shahrum Sayuthi  A JAPANESE-German joint venture to manufacture high-grade industrial plastic production hopes to strengthen its position in the region with the opening of a US$40 million (RM146 million) plant in Pahang.
Children in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.
Stocks headed for a slide at the open on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark U.S. interest rates by 75 basis points in a surprise intermeeting decision.
THE suspected leader of Basque terror group ETA&#39;s political wing was arrested in France yesterday. Mikel Iriarte, 43, had been on the run since 1993.
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose  commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim,  was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite  scoring three nominations.
Rafil Dhafir, whose trial starts this week, faces charges that he defrauded a charity and violated U.S. sanctions by sending millions of dollars to feed children and build mosques in pre-invasion Iraq.
(Sports Network) - Tracy McGrady scored a game-high 25 points and added six rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets over the Atlanta Hawks, 92-69, on Wednesday at the Toyota Center.
LOS ANGELES  - It's not quite deja vu all over again. But as the planning proceeds for the Academy Awards on February 24, it's worth flashing back 20 years to the last time Oscar had to deal with a writers strike.
A County Down teenager denies raping a woman and sexually molesting her daughter, a court hears.

Kentucky Derby champion and Preakness Stakes runner-up Street Sense will miss the Belmont Stakes, trainer Carl Nafzger said on Thursday.
The boss of Boeing Co. insisted Thursday that he is not looking for a trans-Atlantic spat in a dispute over subsidies for Airbus, but also said aid for the rival aircraft maker&#39;s new programs should stop.
ATHENS - American gymnast Paul Hamm apparently has no intention of voluntarily giving up his Olympic gold medal in the men&#39;s all-around competition.
2004 may go down in history as the year of the runaway breast. Yes, there was Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash, but don't forget Tara Reid's absent-minded red carpet dress-drop or the uproar over a sexy \
Alitalia will cancel nearly 400 flights Tuesday because of a planned eight-hour strike by Alitalia flight attendants and air traffic controllers, the struggling airline said. via MSN Money
Two U.S. senators said on Sunday  they were troubled by a report that U.S. intelligence officials  secretly transferred as many as a dozen detainees out of Iraq  in the last six months, possibly violating international  treaties.
PRAGUE- Czechs and Slovaks have been more and more supporting their countries' independence, and their views of the arrangement of Czech-Slovak relations have profoundly changed over the past twelve years, a ...
Historians criticized Arnold Schwarzenegger for telling the Republican National Convention that he left a \
The cybersecurity efforts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in some situations do not meet federal guidelines -- leaving the agency vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to the Energy Department's Inspector General.
Ten Virginia high school cross country runners disqualified for wearing Lance Armstrong&#39;s LIVESTRONG wristbands during a meet last week have had their results reinstated.
Two NATO soldiers and more than two dozen Islamist Taliban insurgents have been killed in southern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Colombia and Venezuela are hit by floods and landslides that kill more than 86 and leave thousands homeless.
On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School No 1, amid soot-covered children&#39;s sneakers and shell casings, Beslan&#39;s aggrieved citizenry debated fighting back.
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Sudafed, right, and other medications containing pseuduoephedrine sit on a store shelf in Midwest City, Okla., in this file photo made March 25, 2004.
A computer decision analysis system could help cut the rate of Caesareans performed in the UK, experts claim.
The government should review its academies programme before building any more, the TUC argues.
The Taleban oust Afghan forces from a district headquarters in western Farah province, police say.
You have referred to the USB-to-USB method of transferring files from one computer to another. During this process, does the \
Wall Street's two main private regulatory arms said on Tuesday they have agreed to merge in a widely anticipated move aimed at reducing industry costs and streamlining oversight functions.
The Football Association said Wednesday it will investigate the crowd violence which marred the League Cup match between Millwall and Liverpool at the New Den.
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The Apple TV does more now and the $70 price drop doesn't hurt.
Peter Mandelson faces a three-hour grilling from MEPs before he is able to take up the job as Europe's trade commissioner.
US Lieutenant-General John Sattler declared on Thursday his forces had &quot;broken the back of the insurgency&quot; in Falluja, but US troops still faced dangers in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq.
Business software maker BEA Systems Inc  has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp  for $8.5 billion, the companies said on Wednesday.
Not every spectator is an Open veteran, the kind who plan their vacation around the Grand Slam calendar. In fact, many of the 700,000 spectators who pass through the turnstiles of the National Tennis Center over the two weeks are first-timers. While the U.S.T.A. Web site does a good job of telling you the [...].
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian bear glowering in the room.
GEORGETOWN, Delaware Sidney Poitier, the actor, has become a witness in the trial of a lawsuit against Walt Disney directors, and in so doing he has transformed a Delaware courtroom into a theater where he played the role of his life: himself.
It didn't take the owners of Evening Attire long to realize their horse was a workaholic.
Massachusetts ACLU officials are calling for an end to a \
Doctors have found President Bush fit for duty for a second term in office. President Bush had his annual physical exam at a Navy hospital outside Washington.
THERE was a surprise in store for the 12-man field who turned up for their traditional end-of-season junket at Sun City. The Nedbank Challenge, laughingly described as South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major, has always pampered
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Named for Capt. Kirk's command in Star Trek, the first space shuttle sticks close to Earth but gets the program rolling.
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Redskins defensive chief Gregg Williams refuses to show if he was bothered when an anonymous player ripped his coaching in the media.
Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology
Berlin zoo's famous polar bear cub, Knut, has grown too large to keep performing with his keeper, the zoo says.
Doctors were arriving from Arab countries to treat the ailing Yasir Arafat at his West Bank compound today, though associates said his condition was stable.
THE GOLDEN PALACE Casino said it has paid a staggering $28,000 for an ancient grilled cheese sandwich from crazy auction house Ebay.
Britain is to reshape its overseas diplomatic network, closing or turning over to local staff several dozen posts, in a cost-cutting drive to pay for embassies in Iraq and Afghanistan and to fight terrorism.
Solo medaglia d'argento per Valentina Vezzali agli Europei di scherma, nel fioretto.
Madrid - Spanish football coach Luis Aragones faces a disciplinary hearing as the row into racism within Spanish football rumbles on, AS sports daily reported on Saturday.
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The noise of the two Black Hawk helicopters shattered the eerie silence that yesterday had enveloped the city of Najaf. On board were a team of five Iraqi ministers led by Minister of State Kasim Daoud.
They've changed how we use the internet Google has topped a list of the 10 most significant e-commerce developments of the past 10 years, as chosen by staff of the Software &amp; Information Industry Association, a trade association for the software and digital information industry.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney dominate the 10-man field for the Republican presidential nomination, with Fred Thompson threatening to roil an unsettled race.
South Ossetia has been a de-facto independent region of Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Anniversario sara' festeggiato a Roma con due convegni
Japan's Yasuo Fukuda rules out a reshuffle but admits his first months in office have not gone smoothly.
Clearing the decks for Core Intel has formally sounded the death knell for its dual-core Pentium D 820 processor, documents sent by the chip giant to its customers reveal. Come 2 February 2007, orders for the part will no longer be available for cancellation and shipped product can't be sent back.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Plus: Technology helps firefighters by land, air and space. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Although the threat of Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hostile takeover continues to cast a shadow over it, PeopleSoft is pressing on with plans to integrate into its product mix the enterprise applications it picked up last year in its acquisition of J.D. Edwards.
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VERONA, 25 OTTOBRE 2004 - Dura la protesta dei camionisti contro l&#39;aumento dei prezzi del gasolio. Tir-lumaca sulla A-22 e A-4, nelle vicinanze di Verona, tentano di richiamare l&#39;attenzione dei ministri dei
The ESPN movie &quot;HUSTLE&quot; will debut Saturday at 9 pm ET. When I saw a pre-screening of the movie, I watched it as a friend of Pete Rose.
The Celtics finally were able to crown the Kings last night in California's capital city.
Abandoning the long-held belief that naming the worst gangs boosts their street image, the mayor and police chief identified 11 of the most violent groups Thursday and promised to confront them with more law enforcement.
Ross Stores has taken a hit to its bottom line because of ongoing problems surrounding the implementation of a merchandising system.
British Open winner Tom Lehman and Brent Geiberger shared the lead after the third round of the Greensboro Classic on Saturday. Lehman continued
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Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention.
State laws barring people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers should be struck down as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday as it
How much are Yahoo's volunteers worth? And how much less will Yahoo be worth if Microsoft scares them away? That's the question that should be at the center of talk about Yahoo's value &#151; both as an acquisition for Microsoft and as good company to work for with. read more
A portrait of Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici by Raphael sells for more than \u00c2\u00a318m at auction in London.
Like a celebrity sex tape or a Virgin Mary sighting, funtwo\u00c2\u0092s video drew hordes of seekers with diverse interests and attitudes. Who was he?
Echoes of 9/11 linger, but conventioneers will find a resilience bred through time.
Presidential candidates cite intent to improve US stature, but retooling policies is complicated.
Eight US soldiers are suing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other Army officials over an Army policy barring them from leaving Iraq even though they have served their terms of enlistment.
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BARDOLINO, 29 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Per il secondo anno consecutivo, Michael Rogers si e&#39; aggiudicato l&#39;oro nella prova a cronometro iridata per professionisti. Sul percorso di Bardolino (Vr), l&#39;australiano, con
LOS ANGELES  - Fourteen innings of the  Boston Red Sox fighting to stay alive in the American League  Championship Series against the New York Yankees kept Fox atop  the primetime standings Monday.
Having millions doesn't mean you don't lose sleep. A look at what weighs on the wealthy.
South Korea's new leader wants to ditch the ministry that has long handled relations with the North, have others absorb its functions and shift the way Seoul deals with its prickly neighbor, aides said on Wednesday.
Iraq's historic election was widely hailed as an unexpected success on Monday but diplomats and analysts warned that the failure of insurgents to wreck the poll did not mean they were on the run.
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Teheran punta su azione dell'Opec per farlo risalire
The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.
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AOL on Wednesday officially launched OpenRide, the successor to the company's aging software client that will serve as the cornerstone of AOL's transition from ISP to Web services provider. But can OpenRide help the company revamp its image and usher in a new, free AOL? Photos: View images of AOL OpenRide
Human Rights Watch urged Russian authorities on Wednesday to take action against the vicious hazing that plagues the nation's military, saying the abuse that kills dozens of conscripts every year and traumatizes thousands more can be prevented.
FRANKFURT - Surging oil prices and the strength of the euro, currently at an all-time high around 1.32 dollars, are currently weighing on business morale in Germany, the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy, a new poll showed.
MOSCOW - Yukos oil company founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in a Russian jail for more than a year on fraud and tax evasion charges, has written a letter from prison accusing the Kremlin of stealing his empire.
Two US marines were killed and three wounded when they came under fire during house-clearing operations in Fallujah, the US military said Friday.
A meeting called by Japan to plan the end of the whaling moratorium is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.
GET Ahead, Get Into Franchising is the message that the British Franchise Association (BFA) will be promoting during National Franchise Week, which this year takes place during the week of 4-10 October.
CHICAGO While advances in genetic testing may be beneficial, they sometimes put doctors between a rock and a hard place. If physicians find a disease that&#39;s inherited, do they warn other family members that they, too, could be affected?
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Mariners were playing in front of the smallest crowd they&#39;d seen in seven weeks. And yet the crowd noise proved to be the Mariners&#39; downfall in a 6-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics, who remained atop the American League West.
Scotland's education minister, Hugh Henry, orders a review of the new chartered teaching scheme.
Egypt has refused to allow images of its Pyramids to be used on a Portuguese postal stamp featuring sites in a competition to name the new seven wonders of the world, the state-run news agency said on Sunday.
Mind your language A namedropping MSN Trojan is doing the rounds through MSN Messenger.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
England boss Steve McClaren says he will use the friendly against Spain to regain the faith of the country's fans.
Rocco Buttiglione has been rejected for the EU\u00e2\u0080\u0099s justice job by MEPs as a row over the line-up of Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso\u00e2\u0080\u0099s European Commission hots up.
By Marian Gail Brown, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 12--HARTFORD -- In Connecticut garbage, there is turf. In some of the state's biggest cities and sleepy-eyed-towns, the turf gets carved up into territories. There is a pecking order. You do those houses on this street.
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Daymond Langkow scored three goals to help the Calgary Flames move into first place in their division with a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.
It becomes more difficult for US low-wage workers to afford appropriate housing. \u00e2\u0080\u009c There are only four counties in the country - Wayne, Crawford, and Lawrence counties in Illinois and Washington County, Florida
DaimlerChrysler AG, the world&#39;s fifth- biggest carmaker, reported a third-quarter profit as Chrysler&#39;s US sales rose. Volkswagen AG&#39;s earnings fell a seventh quarter in a row on higher sales incentives and Fiat SpA&#39;s loss widened.
Higher earners could face increased fines for minor offences under government plans.
A park warden tries to stop a couple taking pictures of their own child playing on a swing.
EPHRAIM, Utah - For more than a decade, a 9,000-member polygamist sect that believed civilization was about to end was borrowing money like there was no tomorrow.
Why did humans evolve to walk upright? Perhaps because it's just plain easier. Make that \
He fought and triumphed over Hitler, Tojo, international Communism and a host of supervillains, but he could not dodge a sniper's bullet.
WARSAW (Der Spiegel) -- Young Polish workers have flocked in the hundreds of thousands to the UK, Ireland and Sweden to find work since Poland's EU entry in 2004. Now Poland is faced with a serious lack of skilled workers and Warsaw wants to entice them back home. One of Poland's biggest exports since joining the European Union has been its own people. But now Warsaw has decided the brain drain needs to be reversed and the government has launched a campaign to entice the migrants to come back home. Get the whole story here
MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- The Mega Millions jackpot continues to create excitement, as a total of 931,218 tickets from coast to coast were winners in the Tuesday, September 12 drawing.
Secretary of State Colin Powell bid a  nostalgic farewell on Thursday to the NATO Western security  alliance he first served as platoon commander facing down the  Soviet army 46 years ago.
Iraq's interim government will declare  a nationwide arms amnesty next week, but insists the city of  Falluja must turn in foreign militants or face assault,  National Security Adviser Kassim Daoud said on Monday.
The drug maker stops advertising Celebrex, but says it won&#39;t pull the drug from the market. Oil dips below $46 per barrel. Stocks are indicated to open higher today, but trading could be subdued this holiday-shortened week.
Slimmer, lighter; buys into Star Wars franchise It seems that Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) has been working out and lost some of its puppy fat, resulting in a re-designed Sony handheld console that's 33 per cent lighter and 19 per cent slimmer - as predicted almost a year ago.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Florida won the recruiting crown in nearly as dominating fashion as the national championship. The Gators capitalized on last month's national title win over Ohio State and down years from Sunshine State rivals Florida State and Miami to bring in the top recruiting class in the country Wednesday.
An official report praising overseas workers undermines myths about migrants in Wales, it is claimed.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - The Utah Utes have something the Washington Huskies don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t: a pure big man blessed with silky talents. But the Huskies have something the Utes don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t: swarming, suffocating, overwhelming quickness.
President Bush chose Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavitt on Monday to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, filling one of the last two openings in his second term Cabinet.
Hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters assembled in this small Philadelphia suburb Sunday in response to the community's new attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.
Haemonetics Corp. acquired Harvest Technologies Corp.'s Bloodless Surgery Station line, in an effort to expand its surgical blood salvage products and to enter the surgical patient management market. Haemonetics said it paid an undisclosed amount of cash to buy Plymouth-based Harvest Technologies' Bloodless Surgery Station, which is an integrated product for blood conservation and surgical blood salvage. The Braintree maker ...
President Bush moved into a slim one-point lead over Democratic Sen. John Kerry in a tight White House race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Non &egrave; certo un periodo felice per Adriano. L'attaccante brasiliano, che l'Inter ha escluso da...
Hundreds of Fatah supporters fled the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by land and sea on Saturday and the Islamist group threatened to take its fight against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces to the West Bank.
The new advertising campaign for Foley Hoag, a Boston-based corporate law firm, aims to highlight energy and creative thinking.
TORONTO (CP) - Roy Romanow made an impassioned plea Wednesday for Prime Minister Paul Martin and the provincial premiers to come up with a concrete strategy -and not just more rhetoric -on how to maintain the lifeblood of Canada&#39;s health-care system at ...
Two Philadelphia City Council members sued the Pennsylvania legislature on Wednesday for not allowing the city to enforce stricter gun-control laws amid a surge in violence in the city.
International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei will pay a rare visit to Iran this week to push it into speeding up steps to defuse an international standoff over its nuclear program.
Clint Eastwood's film Letters from Iwo Jima is picked as top movie by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
In working with the Zend Framework, Richard Lord has come across something a little strange - how Zend_View helpers work if you try to put them outside of the Framework's own helpers folder and try to use them.   All is fine if you place your helpers either within the zend framework's own helpers folder (not a good idea) or within a directory in your site structure. The problem arises if you place the helpers in a folder in the PHP include path and don't know the full path to the folder.   He investigates why this might happen, tracking it down to some include issues despite mimicking the structure the Zend Framework itself recommends. Unfortunately, this still requires knowing the full path to the helper, not the relative. Unfortunately, that's just not what he needs.   So, he set out to find a solution and ended up with two - one that makes a modification to the Zend_View_Abstract class and the other is to extend the Zend_View class with his own custom class handling the pathing to pull the helper in correctly.
A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.
Fermate 14 persone, intanto ha giurato il nuovo governo
Blog: The National Hockey League agrees to allow Slingbox users to clip and share live and recorded hockey games.
Toshiba and Memory-Tech announced they developed a dual-layer DVD disc. This wouldn&#39;t be newsworthy unless the disc is able to contain two formats: HD DVD and DVD formats.
A tiny generator that harnesses vibrations to produce power has been created by British scientists.
Yasir Arafat, who has been confined to his battered compound in the West Bank for nearly two and a half years, has permission to visit a nearby hospital in Ramallah for medical
Stefano Colantuono vuole un Palermo molto concentrato a Livorno: ''E' un impegno difficile come lo e...
Conservative candidate for London promises more transport police and live CCTV on buses
Pope John Paul II shared his fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hot spots and expressed hopes in a Christmas message Saturday that peace-building efforts will bring the world a more tranquil future.
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The board of the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog is expected to approve a resolution today repeating calls for Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program.
Flexible speeding fines and new penalties on using mobiles in cars are among road safety measures unveiled on Tuesday.
Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson said it was sad the cloud of suspicion over possible steroid use hung over Barry Bonds as the San Francisco Giants slugger moved within sight of Hank Aaron's home-run record.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc posted  a wider quarterly loss on Thursday as higher marketing costs  overshadowed a strong increase in subscriptions to its  pay-radio service by car owners.
Blockage remains blocked The US International Trade Commission has denied Qualcomm's appeal against a ban that could stop millions of the company's phones from entering the US market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BANGKOK  - Two people including a suspected bomber were killed and at least seven wounded in the latest blast blamed on Islamic separatists in insurgency-hit southern Thailand, police and hospital officials said.
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An election worker sorts out a ballot at the vote counting center in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004. Afghanistan was expected to start counting votes on Wednesday.
Australian Marcus Fraser claimed the clubhouse lead after a third-round 66 at the Australian Masters as overnight leader Aaron Pike finally showed the first signs of cracking on Saturday.
Britain's foreign secretary and senior officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.
The Japanese government on Wednesday projected the economy would grow 2 percent next fiscal year even as the economy minister warned that target would be hard to reach if the U.S. economy slows and oil prices remain high.
Islamic militants distributed a video  in Iraq on Monday showing the killings of two men who  identified themselves as an Italian of Iraqi origin and a Turk.
Benefits of an antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, outweigh its risks in treating pneumonia but not less serious bacterial infections like bronchitis and sinusitis, federal health advisers said Friday.
Wi-Fi to be sidelined Capex investment on pre-4G wireless systems will reach a cumulative total of $13bn by 2012 if new spectrum allocations, and technology roll-outs, stay on schedule. The main systems attracting this global spend will be 802.16e and its successor 802.16m, and LTE. However, while the latter will see a strong uptick in growth from the turn of the decade, it will not overtake WiMAX in capex terms until 2014.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Yorke, a former Blackburn player, faced alleged abuse during a Premier League match at Ewood Park on November 21. One was fined 1,000 pounds ($1,930) after pleading guilty, the other has denied the charges
Facing an unprecedented challenge from three well-known opponents, incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry is drawing some flak in his bid for a second full four-year term from those who should be among his strongest supporters: staunch GOP conservatives.
Chinese insurance companies are checking the information of policy holders who died in the Sunday-morning plane crash in north China&#39;s Inner Mongolia.
Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a car in a Gaza refugee camp Thursday, injuring two members of the violent Islamic Jihad group, according to the military and a spokesman for the militants.
Doctors fear the suspension of a flu vaccine maker's licence could damage the UK jabs programme.
Alle primarie lo Stato era stato vinto da Mitt Romney
NEW YORK -- After years of painful soul searching, Rhiannon O'Donnabhain -- a former construction engineer from a devout Irish Catholic family in Boston -- decided to surgically change his sex to female in 2001. The struggle was equally tough financially -- hormone treatments and medical procedures...
Brett Favre, 38, and the 32-year-old receiver Donals Driver are rarities on the Packers, two of the oldest hands on a roster that, as of opening day, was the youngest in the N.F.L.
The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Friday on behalf of holdout wide receiver Deion Branch after the New England Patriots did not trade him before the team-imposed deadline for him to seek a deal.
Shares in the internet company rise further after it says \u00c2\u00a321bn unsolicited offer is too low
A debate over an unproven hypothesis, which says cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells, could affect the direction of research.
An ailing Yasser Arafat entered a fourth day of emergency treatment Monday at a French military hospital specializing in blood disorders, but the cause of his precipitous decline in health remained unexplained.
U.S. astronauts Pat Forrester and Steve Swanson Wednesday began the second spacewalk of the STS-117's mission at the International Space Station.  National Aeronautics and Space Administration controllers in Houston said the spacewalk started at 2:28 p.m.
Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypass with drug-coated stents. The new research dims hopes that the less drastic stent procedure would prove to be just as good for people with multiple blockages.
Though oil prices have eased slightly, they remain close to record high points approaching $55 a barrel. World oil prices have more than doubled from about $20 a barrel in New York at the start
Alla Gadieyeva fears the dark. She cannot sleep most nights, she rarely leaves her apartment, and she cannot remember what she was told moments earlier.
NEW YORK Marsh and McLennan Companies said today it was suspending its practice of using &quot;market services agreements&quot; with insurance carriers, which the New York attorney general claims were used to rig bids, thereby cheating customers.
Reunion.com, Inc., its subsidiary GoodContacts, Ltd. and Plaxo, Inc.  today announced that they have reached an agreement to resolve their  current legal dispute.
Cappie Pondexter scored seven straight points in the last three minutes to break open a close game and finished with 25 points, helping No. 10 Rutgers hold off Syracuse 64-54 Wednesday night.
Jurors should be free to decide whether killers who are under age 18 when they commit their crimes are mature enough to deserve the death penalty, a lawyer for
Curious polygon shapes on the surface of Mars are among the latest evidence clearly suggesting the presence of water, and some of it may have appeared there even after the surface was bombarded by objects from distant space.
Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions as a U.N.   deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West fears   could lead to atomic bombs.
Pacific Rim finance ministers called on   Friday for some emerging Asian economies to show greater   currency flexibility to address global imbalances and for the   group to work toward reviving world trade talks.
The final design for an Arctic \
In vista della gara con il Vicenza, il tecnico del Napoli Reja sembra voler rinunciare al fantasista...
U.S. senators vowed on Wednesday to move forward with legislation to legalize the importation of cheaper prescription drugs from certain countries, despite resistance from regulators and drugmakers.
CNNfn, the financial news cable network owned by Time Warner Inc., said Thursday it will cease business operations by mid-December due to growing competitive challenges.
Police with riot shields fired warning shots and dispersed a group of monks who had defied a ban on demonstrations.
Mr. Tetherow, a New York-based painter, placed great emphasis on the physical nature of paint and painting.
Intel Corp., the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest semiconductor producer, said yesterday its third-quarter profit rose at the slowest pace in five quarters on record stockpile of computer chips, growing competition and slow sales of PCs.
(CBS/AP) Israeli troops closed off a West Bank city and Palestinian militants celebrated after Hamas blew up two buses, seconds apart, in the desert town of Beersheba, killing 16 Israelis and ending a months-long lull in suicide attacks.
DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday in what the Indian government called an \
Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with liver failure on Sunday and his condition was getting no better, a Palestinian official said, as Palestinian leaders adopted in his absence a plan to restore order in their areas.
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he wants taxpayers to pay the province&#39;s controversial health premium despite a potential landmark arbitration decision that could force employers -- including his own government -- to pay for a large chunk
Sybase Inc. SY.N said on Tuesday  that it will partner with hardware vendor IBM IBM.N to market  its Linux database software, potentially dealing a blow to Sun  Microsystems, another long-standing partner.
Health officials said the Brooklyn student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria.
Typhoon No. 23 is pounding the Japanese archipelago northward, leaving at least 13 people dead asof Wednesday afternoon. Twelve people were missing and more than 100 injured in
PLO chief Mahmud Abbas began his campaign Saturday to become president of the Palestinian Authority with a one-minute silence for the late Yasser Arafat.
Offers of help have been pouring in for a Michigan family who is trying to persuade online giant Yahoo! to allow them access to the e-mail account a Marine killed in Iraq.
JOHN Fletcher yesterday claimed Coles Myer&#39;s $616.5 million profit was &quot;the kind of result every CEO actually dreams about&quot;.
A six-game losing streak to start this season put Bob Hartley's job in danger. A quick ouster in last season's playoffs did not help his cause.

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The Bush administration took steps Thursday to counter increasing criticism that it squandered an opportunity to show global leadership by responding too slowly -- and with too little relief aid -- to the tsunami disaster that has devastated southern Asia
TechWeb - At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit, developers discussed the evolution of the operating system--and tried to shrug off the patent threat.
Italian athletes will able to campaign for human rights in the run-up to August's Beijing Games, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Tuesday.
Technology that can converge different wireless gadgets into a single device is discussed at a conference.
A public memorial service for Dennis Johnson will be held Sunday in Austin before the former NBA star is buried March 2 in Los Angeles.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Even though surgery can extend the lives of many people with esophageal cancer, only 25 percent of black Americans have  the procedure compared to 46 percent of white patients, a new study reports.
SARDINATA, Colombia  - Explosions killed at least 30 workers in a Colombian coal mine in the northeastern province of Norte de Santander and another was feared dead, officials said on Sunday.
SYDNEY -- Australian bathers have become ensnared in an environmental tangle -- the nets that protect them from sharks pose a threat to a growing whale population. Save the whales, demand some wildlife campaigners. Save the humans, counters the government.
Police in Australia have questioned five more doctors and raided two hospitals in connection with last week&#39;s car bomb attacks in Britain, authorities said Friday.
President Hugo Chavez charged Thursday that the United States had been aware that dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002.
With her whirlwind romance with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the global spotlight, former model Carla Bruni is making a renewed bid to carve a name for herself as a singer in the United States.
Finanziamenti fino a 4mila euro per correntisti Banco-Posta
A suspected suicide bomber attacked a mosque in east Pakistan Friday, killing at least 16 worshippers, the BBC reported. The mosque was packed with minority Shiites when the bomb exploded, officials said.
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin's whirlwind pre-election tour cost taxpayers up to &#36;1 million in air travel alone, government documents suggest.
Romanians vote today in closely contested elections for the country&#39;s Presidency as well as the Parliament. About 18 million voters began casting ballots at 5am (Irish time) at 17,000 polling stations from
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Four Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.
A U.S. Senate plan to create a $140  billion asbestos compensation fund has hit further snags over  ways to stop victims being paid twice and sagging support among  members of the Republican majority, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Problemi di formazione per il tecnico del Genoa Gasperini. Oltre a Sculli e Santos, squalificati, ne...
Thierry Henry pu\u00c3\u00b2 considerarsi a tutti gli effetti un giocatore del Barcellona. L'attaccante frances...
MusicNet, the company that powers the song libraries of Yahoo! Music Unlimited and URGE, said Tuesday that it will make available over 1 million tracks in MP3 format without digital rights management. The move follows Apple offering DRM-free songs in its own AAC format through iTunes.
Houston starter Roy Oswalt gave up 12 hits. Closer Brad Lidge couldn't finish the ninth inning. The Astros left 15 runners on base. And Houston still found a way to win a game it hopes will provide an emotional lift as it tries to defend its NL pennant.
Middle Eastern investment funds are targeting Jaguar and Land Rover, the British luxury car brands that U.S. owner Ford Motor Co.  is considering selling, the Observer newspaper said on Sunday.
As the Bruins' fifth-round pick in the 2001 draft, Andrew Alberts meets general manager Peter Chiarelli's definition of a \
A two-year-old girl is back with her parents after police find her in a car stolen from outside their home in Oxford.
CHIBA, JAPAN -- Sanyo Electric unveiled a prototype player supporting the next-generation optical disc format HD-DVD at the Ceatec 2004 show here this week.
Sure Start programmes are failing to support black and minority ethnic groups, an evaluation finds.
An aspiring actress and playwright was shot and killed as she confronted an armed robber during an early morning street holdup, police said.
U.S. stocks opened higher on  Wednesday, as McDonald's Corp. said third-quarter earnings rose  sharply and quarterly reports from Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc.  pleased Wall Street, lifting technology shares.
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New antispam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most--their wallets. At issue is the ability to authenticate the original source of e-mail messages, a major
Spammer Convicted to Nine Years in Prison  Yesterday the first two spammers ever were convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail - spam. Jeremy Jaynes and Jessica DeGroot, a brother and sister team, were convicted in a Virginia court Wednesday of sending AOL users millions of unsolicited commercial ...
ABUJA - African Union mediators sent a mission to Chad on Saturday to seek to persuade nervous Sudanese rebel leaders to attend peace talks on the Darfur crisis in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
Bobby Cox became just the ninth manager in to win 2,000 games when the Atlanta Braves scored four runs in the seventh inning and beat the Mets on Wednesday.
Bosnians are voting in general elections ahead of an expected end of international supervision next year.
Jean Pierre Meerssman, coordinatore sanitario del Milan, ha fatto il punto sugli infortunati in casa...
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President Emile Lahoud appointed pro-Syrian Omar Karami as Lebanon&#39;s prime minister on Thursday, a move likely to strengthen Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon despite international pressure on Damascus to pull out its troops.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is  trying to involve the United States in an new international  treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday.
Qantas Airways Ltd. said that British Airways Plc will sell its 18.25 percent stake in the Australian flag carrier over the next 48 hours.
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The Spice Girls have set a date to announce their \
Politics: 8 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria marked Friday the World Mental Health Day with a Sofia event joined by the Swedish ambassador.
A fresh censorship wave is linked to next month's Party Congress.
A number of athletes from the western 'burbs are making their marks as freshmen at Wheaton College, a Division 3 program in Norton.
When our son Daniel, now 19, was about 10 years old, he was fascinated by the stock market, cattle futures, and pork bellies. He actually read newspaper financial pages. To Daniel, the game of money was an extension of his fascination with math.
The first new class of drugs in more than a decade for treating schizophrenia worked at least as well in a clinical trial as standard medications, a study released Sunday showed.
Merger talks are still alive in the hostile takeover soap opera between Oracle (Quote, Chart) and PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart). Early Saturday morning, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said his &quot;best and final all cash
Police question a man after a series of knife attacks in north London leaves one man dead and five people injured.
Nasa's Spitzer telescope shows bulky black holes lurk where they are least expected - in skinny galaxies.
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Sept. 1, 2004 - Hurricane Frances battered the Turks and Caicos islands with stinging rains and powerful winds Wednesday, peeling off tin roofs from wooden houses and knocking
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush are trading shots Wednesday in regard to missing explosives in Iraq.
US Democratic Party voters in Indonesia, where Barack Obama spent part of his childhood, handed him a win over Hillary Clinton in the first voting abroad on \
A handwritten book by Harry Potter author JK Rowling that will never be published sells for almost \u00c2\u00a32m.
The Dow industrials rose to a record high on Monday amid a broad advance by stocks as takeover deals totaling more than $77 billion suggested to investors that equities could still gain further.
U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday they continue to share a vision of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite Hamas's control of Gaza.
Kevin Everett made more significant strides over the weekend in his recovery from a life-threatening spinal cord injury.
The China Education and Research Network Information Center (CERNIC) reported that it has implemented the world&#39;s first - and largest - Internet based on the new IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6).
IRAQI insurgents launched one of their boldest attacks yet on US troops, trying to wipe out an entire American unit with a mixture of terrorist tactics and guerrilla ambush.
Record-setting Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre achieved another NFL milestone when he became the league's career leader in yards passing in the Green Bay Packers' 33-14 road victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.
A VIRTUAL crime simulator expected to be one of the biggest selling computer games of all time has been hit by techno-pirates. The Edinburgh company Rockstar North has made a fortune from its detailed virtual worlds where crime is the aim of the game.
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A controversial Indian politician was reelected Tuesday \u00e2\u0080\u0093 this time by stressing his economic track record, not sectarian politics.
Jake Plummer's status with the Denver Broncos was in limbo on Friday. The quarterback, who lost his starting job during the 2006 season, reportedly would rather retire than accept a trade to Tampa Bay, the NFL Network and other media sources reported Friday afternoon.
AUSTIN, Texas _ Dell Inc. expanded its share of the personal-computer market in the third quarter, taking advantage of its traditionally strong commercial sales in the period to extend its lead over rival Hewlett-Packard Co.
Applying a bag of frozen peas directly to her breast shortly after undergoing a needle biopsy that day in December made perfect sense to Susan Reynolds.
Security weaknesses have left millions of elderly, disabled and poor Americans vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure of their medical and personal records, federal investigators said Tuesday.
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The country may be more or less evenly divided along partisan lines when it comes to the presidential race, but the Republican Party prevailed in the Nielsen polling of this summer's nominating conventions.
Michigan State football players SirDarean Adams, T.J. Williams and Jeremy Ware have been charged with unarmed robbery in the parking lot of a store.
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Floodwaters have receded in the northern Philippines, following a week of severe flooding and four typhoons, but thousands of people remain cut off from help.
Because President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry were deemed too divisive for the annual Alfred E. Smith political dinner, the crowd heard from former President Bush and former New York Gov. Hugh Carey instead.
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and her fellow jurors at Cook County Criminal Court convicted a man of murder Wednesday after a routine trial that turned into a media frenzy because of the billionaire in the jury box.
By Timothy C. Barmann; Journal Staff Writer  Language creating a power authority to enable renewable energy projects is stripped from a bill in the final hours of the Assembly session.
A Czech-built plane makes the world's first canola-powered jet flight. Next up: modifying a Learjet.
A Polish father has become embroiled in a row with Germany's welfare authorities after they banned him from talking to his daughters in his native language.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Information from a man caught in a vehicle loaded with explosives led to the arrests of two senior Taliban military commanders, including a former security chief of the hard-line regime's leader, Mullah Omar, an official said yesterday.
Clinton, Obama count on rookie caucus goers in Iowa ... Giuliani reads Christmas story to kids, says he's cancer free ... Dodd helps assemble packages for troops ... Dying Iowa woman prods candidates on health care
Oil prices edged below $49 a barrel on  Wednesday as traders factored in expectations for petroleum  stock builds in weekly U.S. inventory data that would ease  supply worries ahead of peak northern winter demand.
London - Arsenal players claim their loss of form, which has seen Chelsea take a five-point lead at the top of the English Premiership, can be explained by their failure to give 100% and the fact Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira are carrying injuries.
Lenders look at more than your credit rating. Down payments pay off.
Rosie O'Donnell has had \
A severe vaccine shortage has turned the flu shot into a hot item that&#39;s hard to find in Central New York. Public flu shot clinics are drawing larger than normal crowds even though the flu season hasn&#39;t started yet.
Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama calls for elections to be re-run, alleging \
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
Athlon 64 X2 line extended AMD this morning rolled out its 65nm Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors, as expected. The chips are pitched as \
KERBALA, Iraq  - Police ordered hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to leave the Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday after a fierce gunbattle between Iraqi security forces and gunmen near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.
Most days, the state Court of Chancery in this small town near the beach is a placid place where corporate lawyers quietly ply their trade, far from the spotlight.
A 12-year-old girl is rescued after being swept out to sea on an airbed off the coast of Donegal.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday encouraged his supporters to donate to his campaign in response to \
Two U.S. forensics experts arrived in Nepal on Sunday to help identify victims of last month's crash of a helicopter chartered by conservation group WWF in which 24 people were killed, the U.S. embassy said.
Mixed messages Analyst firm Gartner stuck its neck out in a raw bid for fame this week by writing to every comment-writer and saying: \
Flamboyant jazz singer and author George Melly dies at his London home at the age of 80.
British cable operator Virgin Media   said on Monday it had received a bid approach from an  unnamed group, which sources familiar with the situation told  Reuters was U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group
Given the magnitude of the game, Alltel Stadium will hardly serve as a good stage for a college reunion Sunday. Best that Tom Brady go about his duties, while Dhani Jones sees to his.

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DUBLIN, Calif., Sept. 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Taleo Corporation , the leading provider of on demand talent management solutions, today announced they were named a recipient of the 2006 Enterprise All-Star award.
Il premier israeliano Ariel Sharon ha ricevuto stamattina a Gerusalemme il segretario di Stato uscente americano Colin Powell, che \u00c3\u00a8 impegnato oggi in una breve spola fra israeliani e palestinesi. In mattinata
Three militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings say they want to be beheaded and not face a firing squad.
Sono ancora vive le due ragazze italiane rapite in Iraq, secondo quanto affermato dal re Abdallah di Giordania.Dopo le voci di una loro presunta uccisione, si riaccende la speranza. &quot;Simona Torretta e Simona
Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a   five-year, $3.9 billion contract to build a capsule-like U.S.   spacecraft called Orion to take humans back to the Moon and   beyond, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said   on Thursday.
The team has turned down offers, including from the US government, to do scientific experiments on flights. Rutan says SpaceShipOne&#39;s task will be to focus on test flights for the commercial passenger craft
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Threatened by the Taliban, surrounded by security forces and watched by the second tier of the Bush administration, Hamid Karzai is due to be inaugurated as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president this morning.
George W Bush will be inaugurated for a second term as US president at a ceremony in Washington.
Brylin, entering his 11th NHL season, agreed to a multiyear deal. He appeared in all 82 regular-season games last year, and had 14 goals and 19 assists.
Fidelity Investments Monday said it will provide individual investors with bond-market quotes and retail brokerage commission schedules on bond transactions.
Amidst the ongoing confusion over Yasser Arafat&#39;s health, there is an unlikely showdown brewing in Paris -- between top members of the caretaker Palestinian administration and their ailing leader&#39;s wife.
In this image from video a man screams after being burned outside the northwest gate of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington Monday, Nov. 15, 2004.
_ The US military was re-examining security measures at bases across Iraq on Thursday, a day after saying that a suicide bomber _ apparently with inside information _ likely carried out the attack at a camp near Mosul that killed 22
THE CREATORS of &quot;Jack &amp; Bobby&quot; say the title of this WB series has nothing to do with slain sibling politicians Jack and Bobby Kennedy.
Delta Air Lines Inc.  on Wednesday cut its fares by up to 50 percent for travel in the continental United States, prompting fears of a new fare war and sending airline shares sharply lower.
Early voting for the US presidential election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco
A man transporting his wife&#039;s severed head in a pickup truck crashed into an oncoming car, killing a woman and her 4-year-old daughter, police said. The impact sent the head flying onto the road.
Facebook.com, the No. 2 U.S.  social network site that is quickly expanding beyond its  college student base, has been met with a sudden privacy  backlash by users after it made design changes this week.
First lady Laura Bush told hundreds of U.S. troops Thursday that the American people stand by them in the Iraq war and the security situation in the country was improving due to their efforts.
Philadelphia Media Holdings Chief Executive Brian Tierney said on Thursday he is interested in bidding with partners for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc.
Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it, calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.
Despite initial wariness from Democrats, President Bush finally convened a bipartisan working group to advise him on terrorism, sitting down at the White House yesterday to discuss the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan with senior lawmakers from both parties.
OSAMA bin Laden has urged Iraqis to boycott next month&#39;s poll, claiming the constitution setting up the new government is blasphemous to Muslims and only &quot;infidels&quot; would vote.
An initiative, known as Healthy San Francisco, is the first effort by a locality to guarantee care to all of its uninsured.
HOUSTON -- Seven astronauts are tucked inside NASA&#8217;s shuttle Atlantis, one day away from a planned departure from the International Space Station (ISS), after a successful Monday test of the orbital laboratory&#8217;s Russian computer systems.
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President Bush took a condolence call Thursday from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said he mourned the loss of more than 20 people in an apparent suicide attack at a U.S. military outpost in Mosul, Iraq.
A Palestinian suicide bomber is the  unlikely star of a new Israeli film billed by its director as  an effort to destroy prejudices that fuel conflict in the  Middle East.
There was no power struggle between Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe on the set of their new crime drama, \
20 September 2004 -- Reports say that 18 Iraqi national guardsmen held hostage in Iraq have been released by their captors. Naim al-Qaabi, a representative of Shi&#39;ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said the guardsmen were released at al-Sadr&#39;s request.
The company issues a broad test version of its Hyper-V technology, which is due to ship in final form within 180 days of the release of Windows Server 2008.
Warning labels on antidepressants about suicide risk should be extended to include adults under 25, an advisory panel said.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - A cycle-bomb exploded near a   restaurant in Pakistan's troubled southwestern city of Quetta   on Sunday, wounding at least 15 people, police said.
ARBIL, Iraq  - Thousands of Kurds, many of them students, marched on the U.N. offices in the Kurdish capital Arbil on Thursday to protest the Turkish parliament's authorization of military incursions into northern Iraq.
NAIROBI, Oct. 29 -- Somalia's prime minister resigned Monday amid pressure from neighboring powerhouse Ethiopia, faltering support from the United States and a power struggle with the Somali president who had appointed him.
Scott Morfee is an example of an almost extinct breed: the creative commercial Off Broadway producer.
The U.S. government wasted tens of millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction aid, including scores of unaccounted-for weapons and a never-used camp for housing police trainers with an Olympic-size swimming pool
Ohio State University researchers have discovered that certain antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can prevent cataracts.
An Italian thief accidentally turned himself in after losing his cellular phone while robbing an elderly lady, calling his own number to meet the finder -- and unwittingly arranging a date with police.
Gold miners on  Russia&#39;s Kamchatka peninsula contend with volcanic eruptions,  floods and poor infrastructure, but high metal prices mean the  hard work pays off.
The rate of foreign direct investment is expected to fall over the next three years, a report says.
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The European Union on Thursday authorized Germany to give $165 million for research on Internet search-engine technologies that could someday challenge U.S. search giant Google Inc.
Palestinians went to the polls in municipal elections Thursday, the first such balloting to be held in 28 years. All indications showed a good voter turnout in 26 communities throughout the
A car bomb outside a police station in central Iraq kills at least 12 people, hospital officials say.
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Athens (dpa) - Petros VII, a senior cleric in the Greek Orthodox Church, was among 17 killed Saturday when their helicopter crashed into the Aegean Sea, the Greek defence ministry confirmed.
Dr. Kenneth M. Greene wasn't sure how his 1,500 patients would react when he asked them for a $10 contribution to help pay his $11,000 malpractice insurance bill.
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By GERALD WITT Staff Writer  REIDSVILLE __ Bobby and Ellen Hall have pitched tents all across North Carolina, but they say some of the best camping is near their own backyard at Lake Reidsville.
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi nearly collapsed during an emotional speech to political supporters Sunday, and aides rushed to the podium to keep him from falling.Comment
U.S. troops barred anguished crowds from returning to their homes in the besieged city of Tal Afar on Monday as residents described corpses scattered across orchards and the collapse of essential services such as water and electricity.
The dollar hovered near multi-week lows  on Wednesday as investors questioned whether the U.S. central  bank would raise interest rates next month in the light of  another round of weak U.S. data.
The egg industry has agreed to permanently drop \
The Postal Service\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new advertising campaign tries to convey improvements to its service and technology, such as its Web site.
Ben S. Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve will decide today whether to cut interest rates for the second time in a week -- and find themselves in the difficult position of having either to risk cutting rates too much or risk disappointing financial markets and spurring more panic.
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North and South Korea agreed on Friday to resume reunions of families separated during the Korean War in a step toward improving ties chilled by Pyongyang's weapons tests last year.
Suspended chief exec reported own firm The identity of the whistleblower in the Serious Fraud Office's (SFO) investigation of software firm Torex Retail was revealed on Friday as its suspended chief executive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nokia, the world&#39;s biggest cell phone maker, reported lower third-quarter earnings on Thursday after cutting prices to claw back market share, but said sales were strong as it enters the key Christmas season.
Web data that showed a risk for a diabetes drug is likely to spur more efforts to publicly disclose drug study results.
Michael Owen\u00c2\u00b4s unspectacular start to life with Real Madrid continued as he was substituted early in the second half after making his first start for the club, as they lost 1-0 to unfancied Espanyol.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 meters (yards) of a holy shrine at  the center of a near three-week insurgency.
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A suspected suicide bomber killed 123 people on Friday in an attack targeting former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto as she was driven through Karachi on her return from eight years in exile.
Some of the biggest musical stars of the 1960s counterculture gathered in San Francisco on Sunday for a concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, yet backstage many voiced disappointment about the era's unfulfilled ideals.
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Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.
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A Congressional committee wants information about people who might have served as stunt doubles for Dr. Robert Jarvik in televised ads.
Fire crews help 15 passengers and staff to safety after a train catches fire on its way into north Belfast.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. on Thursday named former ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne as its new chief executive, replacing Sharon Patrick.
The New York Mets scored two runs in the top of the 17th inning on Saturday to beat the Houston Astros 5-3 in a game that matched the longest this season.
Visa, the world's largest credit card network, on Tuesday said it hired Hans Morris from Citigroup Inc.  to fill the new position of president of Visa Inc., which is planning to go public by early next year.
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Minnesota&#39;s fraternal Twin is no longer the top starter. But any doubts whether Brad Radke can still carry his team with something at stake vanish in his record.
Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Monday that he will drop 323,000 adults from the state's expanded Medicaid program to save about &#36;1.7 billion a year, but will preserve health coverage for children.
West Indies legend Brian Lara says he could play again within six months of his international retirement.
The Devil Rays were closing in on an agreement with Japanese star infielder Akinori Iwamura and are likely to finalize a deal Friday in what would be Tampa Bay's first major move of the offseason.
A solar-powered hydrogen car is here, with some fine print.
I am 46 years old and have been faithful in contributing the maximum to my IRAs each year, but I have not been so good at balancing my portfolio. I was heavily invested in stock mutual funds during the late '90s and it was a great ride. During the last three years, when the value of my portfolio plummeted, I ...
Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, ears ringing, hand gushing blood after his cell phone exploded. Safety officials have received 83 reports of cell phones exploding or catching fire in the past two years, usually because of bad batteries or chargers.
The governor of a troubled Afghanistan province spoke out last week about the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s failure to control the Taliban. This week, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s out of a job.
(Sports Network) - The Yankees will try to get back on the winning track this afternoon, when they try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
Jermaine O'Neal will be able to play for the Indiana Pacers against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after a US District Court upheld a reduction in the suspension from a brawl.
The head of a Jordanian prison is dismissed two days after 100 inmates deliberately injure themselves.
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Australia qualified for next year&#39;s Confederations Cup when a 6-0 romp over Solomon Islands on Tuesday secured them an 11-1 aggregate victory over the two legs of the playoff.
The European Commission is set to give the green light later today to accession talks with Turkey. EU leaders will take a final decision in December.
ST. PAUL - The Salvation Army of Minnesota and North Dakota is preparing for a fight to reach its fundraising goals this holiday season after Target Stores announced this fall that it won&#39;t allow bellringers outside its doors.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that he was ready to meet unconditionally with the Israeli leader, possibly paving the way for a resumption of long-stalled peace talks.
VIENNA, Sept. 21. - Shrugging off a 35-nation ultimatum, Iran today revealed that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.
Top U.S. consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy Co. Inc.  is speeding up its expansion in China, banking on robust demand in a fast-growing market that it entered just one year ago.
Two years after warning the United Nations to act against Iraq or risk irrelevancy, President Bush on Tuesday defended the US-led invasion and urged skeptical world
Long-term exposure to air pollution maycontribute to early hardening of the arteries, a new study says. &quot;If this can be confirmed, it would have huge implications,&quot; said Dr
The Baltimore Orioles purchase outfielder Chris Roberson from the Philadelphia Phillies.
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - A man was arrested on charges he used a hospital intensive care waiting room telephone to make dozens of obscene phone calls. Hank Steve Williams, 38, was charged Thursday with 38 counts of telephone harassment.
A combination of new software and hardware offerings further enhances the Sonos Digital Music System.
A huge blast three days ago in North Korea was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test, South Korea's unification minister said on Sunday.
Il presidente uscente della Commissione europea Romano Prodi afferma che il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi conduce una politica estera superficiale che sminuisce l&#39;influenza dell&#39;Italia, in un intervista pubblicata oggi dal Financial Times.
In a major revamping of its sluggish clothing business, Wal-Mart Stores will shut two divisions at its headquarters in Arkansas.
U.S. illusionist Criss Angel began a 24-hour stunt on Monday that will end with him trying to escape from a small cement box strung up above New York's Times Square before it crashes to the ground.
Schedule conflicts and other issues had kept Bernhard Langer from the last 10 World Cups, and nearly prevented him from playing this year, too.
Few schools boast a list of faculty and alumni as distinguished -- or as eclectic -- as Brandeis University.
Philadelphia defenseman Randy Jones was suspended two games by the NHL Monday for his violent hit on Boston's Patrice Bergeron, the third Flyer suspended this season.
CHICAGO, Aug 18  - US airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago&#39;s O&#39;Hare International Airport at peak periods to stem record delays that have slowed aviation nationwide, federal officials said on Wednesday.
Bereaved families came face to face with 29 people charged with involvement in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe when the Madrid train bombings trial opened on Thursday.
Jerry Orbach, the laconic, sharp-edged Lennie Briscoe of &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; who came to symbolize New York City as much as any actor of his generation, died yesterday at age 69.
Swiss officials Friday inaugurated the world's longest overland tunnel, a 21-mile-long rail link under the Alps meant to ease highway traffic jams in the mountainous country
: Microsoft Corp. today said that small companies and their customers would suffer most if it is forced to remove its digital media software from Windows, while the European Union accused
Three high-profile Chinese intellectuals are released after being taken in for questioning by police.
The World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday the first cholera case in Baghdad since 2003, raising fears the disease is spreading from the north of the country where it has struck more than 1,000 people.
U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
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A car bomb explodes at a US checkpoint in the Iraqi capital on the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.
Parties were cancelled, trees on Paris&#39;s Champs Elysees avenue were shrouded in black and Australia led a global minute of silence.
Residents of Bermuda installed storm shutters and hauled their yachts onto beaches in preparation for Tropical Storm Florence, which intensified Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the North Atlantic island.
Il Cagliari ha ufficializzato, attraverso il proprio sito internet, le dimissioni di Nedo Sonetti. \
Gambler sues betting chain for negligence after losing \u00c2\u00a32m when he was supposed to be barred
By Traci Watson Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis may need to make an emergency repair in orbit to a damaged section of their spacecraft's heat shield, shuttle official John Shannon said Sunday.
England's army of rugby fans descend on the French capital to rally their team in Saturday's World Cup final
Friday product launch will count on music player to deliver cool factor to once-stodgy printer maker.
An Austrian hospital says it has determined the cause of a mysterious illness afflicting Ukrainian opposition presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko and plans to announce the details at a news conference on Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO/ BOSTON  - Dell Inc.  said  on Thursday it plans to start selling personal computers  through Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  in North America next  month, breaking from a 23-year model of direct sales as it  tries to rekindle business.
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The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has dropped the hammer on yet another BitTorrent enabler, catching Dallas-based LokiTorrent in its net. LokiTorrent, which offered pointers to unauthorized movie downloads within the...
SAN ANTONIO, June 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc.  today announced a new broadband offer designed to promote the benefits of broadband and deliver even greater value to today's consumers -- especially those still on dial-up service.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Pescara in vista della gara di sabato a Bologna. Tutti presenti ...
Ruby Dee, who won the Screen Actors Guild\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Award for best supporting actress for her role in the Denzel Washington film \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster,\u00e2\u0080\u009d is taking time out from various appointments for a reading in White Plains.
JOHANNESBURG -- For the first time, more than half of the world's population has water piped into their homes, according to a United Nations report released today, an accomplishment hailed as a &quot;stunning success&quot; by a senior World Health Organization official.
The health insurer got a boost from its growing government segment, a lower-than-expected income tax rate and a gain on the sale of a venture capital investment.
US air travelers wasted little time barraging communications regulators with hundreds of e-mails registering their opposition to ending the ban on the use of mobile phones during commercial flights.
A detector built from nanowire transistors can identify individual virus particles in real time in unpurified samples.
The father of NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson was killed Friday when the pickup truck in which he was riding blew a tire and flipped on a highway.
Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.37 percent  in early trade on Thursday as investors bought exporters such  as Canon Inc. after a fall in oil prices boosted confidence  over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.
They've always been terrific co-stars. Now they're in a position where they can exchange roles \u00c2\u0085comfortably.
An estimated 70 to 80 Taliban militants were killed by NATO soldiers in fighting in southern Afghanistan after police told military authorities where insurgents had gathered, an official said Monday.
Lawyers for Panama's former military ruler Manuel Noriega seek to block his possible extradition to France.
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China is to put tariffs on textile exports to head off mounting concern that it could flood the market after quotas are abolished next year.
Wall Street plays the overreacting game; Walgreen and CVS suffer.
German police arrested two men Sunday suspected of plotting an al Qaeda suicide attack in Iraq.
CINCINNATI -- Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry on Wednesday denounced President Bush&#39;s plan to dramatically reduce the number of troops stationed around the globe, calling the realignment a potential threat to the nation&#39;s security.
Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said on Thursday they expect the government to  release 26 Taliban prisoners in exchange for their hostages  before the Muslim Eid festival this weekend.
Europe's main stock markets fell Thursday as investors fretted over the economic outlook amid 100-dollar oil and after heavy losses for equity prices in Asia and on Wall Street overnight.
Turkey's leaders are coming under severe public pressure to act against Kurdish rebels, after an attack on troops.
Allan Houston started for the first time since March 26 and Tim Thomas scored 8 of his season-high 20 points in the final 3 minutes 43 seconds.
By DAVID SMYTH  THE WHO may have this week announced two Wembley dates, but rumours abound that they are to give up touring? Don't fret too much. You'll still be able to see Pete Townshend, alive and well and delivering biscuits on the internet.
Britain's Prince Andrew, fourth in line to the throne and a declared fan of the United States, feels that post-invasion chaos in Iraq could have been avoided had the US Administration learnt from Britain's experience.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld makes a surprise visit to the Iraqi city of Mosul, where a bomb killed 22 people.
Service pack says 2003 a very bad year Microsoft's Service Pack 3 for Office 2003 blocks you from opening certain file formats the software giant deems less secure - including its own.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A compound in blueberries appears to be effective in lowering cholesterol, according to a study using cells from rat livers. The compound, called pterostilbene, has the potential to be developed into a natural
One Note on how podcasting doesn't work Comment Here's a trick question: would you invent the movie camera if there was no such thing as a movie projector? Or, to make the trick more obvious: would you invent the movie camera, and then prevent anybody from building a projector? Would you create a camera which produced movies that only another camera owner could watch?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators yesterday tentatively agreed to ease an accounting requirement for foreign companies that trade on U S exchanges.
The taste for oil is growing faster in China than anywhere else in the world, making it the second biggest importer after the US.
LAS VEGAS, United States : Danny Williams wants to be remembered for more than just his shock victory over Mike Tyson and hopes to do so by completing a remarkable reversal of fortunes if he wins the world heavyweight title on Saturday.
Labor Party members cast ballots Monday for their leader, a contest that could have serious implications for the makeup of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's governing coalition and his own political survival.
An F-15 fighter jet crashed Monday after colliding in mid-air with another military jet during a training exercise, Air Force officials said. The other jet landed safely, and neither pilot was injured.
DETROIT _ As the off-season heats up, here is a quick look at some of the key issues surrounding the Lions:  SUBTRACTIONS: The Lions have granted defensive linemen Marcus Bell and James Hall permission to seek a trade, as they have with cornerback Dre Bly.
LeBron James, the virtuoso in the burgundy head band, showed up at Madison Square Garden last night and was occasionally wondrous.
A study commissioned by Pope Benedict on the use of condoms to fight AIDS has passed its first hurdle and is now being reviewed by top theologians for possible use in a Papal document, a cardinal said on Tuesday.
The people around President Bush hint that he will make tax reform a centerpiece of his agenda in a second term. Bush himself opened the door to reform talk
It plans to cut greenhouse emissions by up to 32 percent by 2020, but scientists say it may not be enough.
Turkey became the second Muslim country to commit troops to Lebanon to monitor a tense cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah after a parliament vote in favor of the deployment despite widespread protests.
Kevin Keegan on Friday described himself as the best qualified candidate to take charge of Newcastle and revealed the would \
''La Uefa deve smettere di rimproverare e puntare il dito contro qualcuno''. Al ministro inglese del...
Monsanto, which pushed for lifting Brazil's ban on GM seeds, disputes claims that the new policy will harm the environment.
La Juventus &egrave; stata battuta 5-4 ai rigori dal Valletta nella prima amichevole del 2008. I tem...
The American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday that several states are using unreliable procedures to remove felons from voter registration rolls, possibly disenfranchising legitimate voters.
THE refugee directors of Yukos, the embattled Russian oil group, are set to scatter across the globe this week in a desperate bid to save the company from destruction.
A broad-based fare increase, initiated last week by Delta Air Lines Inc.  and matched by U.S. rivals, has unraveled, prompting experts to say on Monday that the chances for further fare hikes are fading.
Nepal's royalist government renewed its appeal for peace talks with Maoist rebels as a blockade called by the guerrillas reduced traffic in and out of the capital to a trickle, officials said.
London - Richard Hill, a key member of the long-established England World Cup-winning back row, will be out of action for up to nine months after knee surgery.
Billy Crudup has done his next-big-thing, his heroin addict role, his I-won't-talk-about-it romantic scandal. Which can only mean one thing: it's time to put on a big red dress.
Chechen mafia and rogue officials blamed as Berezovsky rejects any suggestion of involvement.
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance has evaluated the Federal government's 2006 cybersecurity efforts and found them seriously wanting. The group has renewed its call for Congress to address the situation.
SEATTLE - No. 258 for Ichiro Suzuki was like so many others, a little ground ball up the middle...
Kathleen Turner makes a confident debut as a theater director with this touching revival of Beth Henley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s comedy.
Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard is about to call an Oct. 9 election to seek a  fourth consecutive term in office, local media said on Sunday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in The Netherlands on Monday that the killing of a key terrorist linked to al-Qaeda is a heavy blow to terrorism in his country, Radio Netherlands reported.
A team of computer security consultants say they have found a flaw in the Apple iPhone that allows them to take control of the device.
Months after his anti-war drama \
Monta Ellis scores 37 points while Baron Davis hits several key shots down the stretch Wednesday as Golden State runs-and-guns past Phoenix, 120-118.
British authorities suspect that a cell of Islamic terrorists were trying to harvest radioactive material from smoke detectors
Action-novel hero Dirk Pitt has overcome myriad obstacles on his way to finding buried treasures and shipwrecks but his career and that of his creator -- novelist Clive Cussler -- was nearly destroyed by a bad script, a court was told on Friday.
Clinton Portis was a bit cranky Monday. His sore shoulder kept him from sleeping, and now he was having to drive to the airport for a flight to Alabama to see a specialist.
As the number of women delaying motherhood continues to rise, many fertility clinics are starting to offer a new service that allows them to freeze some of their eggs to buy more time on their biological clocks.
Radio station owners are putting up more and more video fare on their Web sites \u00e2\u0080\u0094 from a simple camera in the broadcast booth to exclusive coverage of special events \u00e2\u0080\u0094 to tempt both listeners and advertisers.
This file photo provided by the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice showing Texas death row inmate Frances Newton who is set for execution by lethal injection in Huntsville on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004.
Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched daily non-stop scheduled services between Hong Kong and Sydney using an Airbus 340-600. Sir Richard Branson landed at Sydney aboard the inaugural flight from London, operated
Northern Rock will not pay the interim dividend it announced in July, BBC business editor Robert Peston learns.
Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal will go before a federal judge today to see if he can continue playing for the Pacers. If the ruling goes against him, and O'Neal returns to the suspended list, he said he'll accept it. Originally suspended by NBA commissioner David Stern for 25 games for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl, an ...
BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a Palestinian plot against his life had caused him \
Even when Bobby Crosby was at the podium, addressing local reporters at the Coliseum, his cell phone was going off. The A&#39;s shortstop was in demand.
The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marketing of an antipsychotic drug.
By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 3--MANATEE -- On the same day that the state issued a heightened wildfire awareness alert, a controlled burn got out of hand in Parrish during a land clearing operation off Mendoza Road.
Stuart Appleby fired a final round  six-under-par 67 at the Kapalua Plantation course in Hawaii on  Sunday to successfully defend his Mercedes Championships title  with a 21-under 271 total.
Lo ha detto ministro Lanzillotta, verso 1,3 mld di risparmi
A Beverly Hills reception for  Barack Obama on Tuesday night brought in $1.3 million for the  Illinois senator's White House bid in the first major show  business fund-raiser of the 2008 presidential campaign cycle,  organizers said.
Sprint named Dan Hesse, the chief executive of the wireline company Embarq, to the post, effective immediately. He will replace Gary Forsee, who was ousted in October.
International Middle East envoy Tony Blair held landmark talks with Jewish settler representatives this week, their main lobby group announced on Saturday.
claimed one of its suicide bombers was behind Tuesday&#39;s attack, in which 57 people were wounded. &quot;A suicide bomber has not been ruled out,&quot; a US Army official said later in Washington.
Olli Rehn (centre), the Finnish member of the European Commission in charge of enlargement, on Tuesday summoned a form of detente in the European Union's dealings with the Islamic world.
President Bush holds a narrow two-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry less than four weeks before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.
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Hours before President George W. Bush visited Italy, 26 U.S. citizens went on trial in absentia in Milan on Friday accused of carrying out one of Washington's most controversial policies in its war on terrorism.
Sudan's government and the southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) will sign a peace agreement in Kenya in January to end 21 years of civil war in the south, a senior Sudanese official said on Friday.
Hong Kong's government unveils proposals on how and when it might arrive at full democracy.
and possibly help future scientists determine how to keep such space rocks from colliding with Earth. impactor on July 4, 2005, and the comet&#39;s rocky part will hit it at a speed of 23,800 miles an hour (10.
When Microsoft Corp. unveiled the long-awaited details of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 on Wednesday, the compan...
A woman wounded in the 7 July bombings wins the right to claim unfair dismissal against her former employers.
Both sides accuse each other of ethnic violence as tens of thousands flee their homes after Kenya's disputed polls.
Basketball Hall of Fame member Calvin Murphy, left, sits in a courtroom as he waits for the start of closing arguments in his trial Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, in Houston.
Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan, Iraq and other fronts in a new video released Thursday, the latest in a series put out by the terror network.
BRUSSELS/BERLIN  - Apple President Steve Jobs  reiterated his commitment to charging the same price for iTunes  downloads across Europe as his lawyers defended the company on  Wednesday against allegations its prices are not uniform.
PUTRAJAYA: The Environmental Impact Assessment for the Kelau Dam construction has been completed and the project has been given the nod for take-off.
Eastman Kodak, the world&#39;s largest photographic company, announced it was cutting 600 jobs in the UK and 270 in France yesterday, as it pressed on with its strategic refocus, brought on by the
While ABC and the N.B.A. are looking to Saturday's game between the Heat and Lakers as a potential ratings bonanza, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant seem ready to get it over with.
A public-health doctor discovers that poor diet, not airborne microbes, is the cause of pellagra, a debilitating and often fatal disease. He's bucking the medical establishment, though, and his findings are not universally accepted.
U.S. academic Haleh Esfandiari and two other Iranian-Americans have been \
Two Macedonian construction workers kidnapped south of Baghdad have been beheaded, and the group claiming responsibility accused the men of working as spies for US forces in Iraq, the Arab television network Al-Jazeera has reported.
The Federal Election Commission eased some political fundraising rules Thursday in hopes of salvaging a tattered presidential financing system in the 2008 campaign.
INDIA&#39;s captain Sourav Ganguly has made a monumental miscalculation. By returning to the comforts of his substantial home in Calcutta he has given the impression he has abandoned his men at a time of great need.
A music video by the late Johnny Cash is number one in a top 20 list compiled by music insiders and artists.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to brief the U.N. Security Council about his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says is a covert attempt to make bombs, state media reported on Sunday.
OJ Simpson is still in jail after being arrested on Sunday on charges related to a robbery.
Arab diplomats at the United Nations are drafting language for a Security Council statement that could condemn Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip.
SUNDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Someday in the future, people may routinely have doctors scan their personal genomes, looking for this or that aberrant gene to help prevent, spot or treat a cancer.
Proteste per impedire trasferimento statua in Giappone
Striking film and television writers on Thursday canceled their own annual awards dinner, saying that no show honoring the best screenplays of 2007 will be held until their labor action has ended.
A U.S. Marine was killed in action in Anbar province, west of the Iraqi capital, the military said Sunday.
Apple has extended its stable of technologies with the purchase on Monday of Proximity. The company&#8217;s flagship product is artbox, an all-in-one asset management and workflow.
 after attacks over SS past
Era ricoverato a Londra dopo un misterioso avvelenamento
Qualcomm made a clear statement about its vision for future mobile devices by buying SoftMax, a provider of noise-reduction algorithms.
A painting of naked and pregnant  supermodel Kate Moss by one of Britain's greatest living  artists, Lucian Freud, was unveiled Friday at the London  auctioneers Christie's.
She took one look and was in love. The tiny winged creatures looked back at her with their red eyes, and in them, Deborah Kimbrell saw her future.
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Col 'ravvedimento operoso' sanzione ridotta dal 30 al 3,75%
Lucia Vignale, gup di Genova, ha rinviato a giudizio il presidente della Sampdoria Riccardo Garrone,...
The fast greens and deep rough outside Pittsburgh offer a torturous test for this year's U.S. Open
Los Angeles took a step closer on Tuesday to becoming the first city in the nation to ban the aerosol foam novelty known as Silly String -- at least for one day a year.
PeopleSoft shareholders have rejected Oracle&#39;s &quot;final&quot; offer for the company, but could Oracle make a comeback? The board is hoping it can hold off its rival for just a few more innings.
NEAR FALLUJAH, Iraq: US warplanes and artillery destroyed suspected insurgent bunkers and weapons hideouts in rebel-held Fallujah, as 12,000 US and Iraqi troops geared up for an imminent assault on the city.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday survived a close vote of confidence in the Senate, ending a weeklong political crisis after his resignation.
A former winner on &quot;Survivor&quot; lied to get time off from his job as a state highway worker to join a promotional tour for the reality TV show in Europe last year, an investigation found.
U.S. employers added a  smaller-than-expected 113,000 jobs in July and the unemployment  rate jumped unexpectedly to 4.8 percent, Labor Department data  showed on Friday, igniting hopes for an interest-rate pause by  the Federal Reserve.
ANTIGUA, Guatemala, Sept. 10 -- Three-time presidential candidate \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0081lvaro Colom and former army general Otto P\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9rez Molina easily outdistanced 12 opponents in Sunday's presidential election and will face each other in a Nov. 4 runoff, according to results announced Monday.
Federal Reserve policy-makers raised interest rates yesterday for the fifth time this year and suggested they will continue gradual rate increases in 2005.
Sasha Vujucic scored 19 points and Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the host Chicago Bulls, 103-91, on Tuesday night.
Dwight Gooden is returning to his role as a special adviser to New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, the position he first held following his retirement at the end of spring training four years ago.
Travel industry leaders meeting in Washington Wednesday said they want the U.S. government to stop treating tourists like terrorists, and to take steps to reverse a steep decline in overseas travel to the United States that followed the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Roger Clemens will not make his scheduled start Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers. He left Monday night's game at Philadelphia after five innings with a strained right groin.
Malaysia's health minister resigned Wednesday after acknowledging that he and a female friend were the couple in a secretly filmed sex video, saying \
Analysis: The former leader of the Christian right suffers a humiliating defeat in his Georgia primary race, thanks to his ties to a disgraced lobbyist
In what looked ever more like civil war, the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas battled those of the Islamist prime minister across Gaza on Tuesday and their unity government headed for collapse.
An immigration judge Wednesday rejected an asylum application from a Guinean man whose case has attracted international support and who says his life will be in danger if he is deported to his homeland.
Dutch police in Eindhoven now believe that a doctor working in Oslo may have disposed of his wife's remains using acid.
Inspired by the magnificent surroundings of the Panathinaiko stadium and assisted by a gust of wind and a police siren, the British archer Alison Williamson ended her 12-year quest for an Olympic medal at the fourth attempt when she won bronze in the ...
Suspected rebels woke up sleeping villagers in northeastern India and opened fire at them with automatic weapons yesterday, killing six and raising the death toll to 63 from three days of violence in a region where dozens of ethnic rebel groups are
Riunione operativa al Corpo forestale dello Stato
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday hinted at a possible assassination of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.
Florida voters whose status is questioned at the polls can only cast ballots at designated precincts, the state Supreme Court said on Monday in a ruling that could affect some residents displaced by hurricanes.
Let us be very clear: It's too good to be true.
The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens is forbidden from flying into the United States because of his alleged association with possible terrorists, U.S. officials said Wednesday in explaining why a London-to-Washington flight carrying the peace activist was diverted.
Or another fried raccoon... Gun-touting buffoons and a pesky raccoon were among some of the more bizarre reasons why a number of Americans suffered power and comms outages during the New Year period.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States has 90 guns for every 100 citizens, making it the most heavily armed society in the world, a report released on Tuesday said.
The gunman who killed a student and committed suicide during a high school standoff methodically selected six girls as hostages &#151; apparently favoring blondes &#151; and sexually assaulted at least some of them, authorities and witnesses said Thursday.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery beat Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expectations as high crop prices stoked global demand for farm equipment.
Anastasia Myskina loses to Chinese qualifier Shuai Peng at the Sydney International.
(InfoWorld) - MySpace went mobile in a big way on Monday, launching a service that lets Cingular Wireless subscribers use many features of the social networking portal on their cell phones. For $2.99 per month plus standard use charges, Cingular subscribers can download a Java application that lets them blog, upload photos and update their MySpace profiles, among other things. The service, MySpace Mobile, is available now on select handsets. Subscribers can text-message \
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Toshiba has announced an 80GB version of the 1.8in hard drives used in the iPod. The drive sets a new capacity record for its size and combines several developments including a new magnetic disk structured
Michael Vaughan is set to play his first Test in 18 months when England take on West Indies in the second Test.
WASHINGTON -- A Pentagon spokesman said yesterday that US soldiers visited a sensitive weapons facility as they marched to Baghdad to topple Saddam Hussein and saw no sign of the massive cache of powerful explosives that the Iraqi government now says was stolen from the Al Qaqaa weapons facility.
U.S. authorities recommended a life sentence for a Canadian al Qaeda member who pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb American embassies in Singapore and the Philippines, records of the secret case show.
As a country Serbia and Montenegro is neither large nor wealthy, and yet it has two of the biggest archives of newsreel and feature films in the world.
President George W. Bush believes a short-term boost is needed to deal with the softening in the U.S. economy, the White House said on Thursday amid what it described as \
Visiting Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday his government was going to stickto the January election timetable despite the unstable situation in the country
Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)--NTT DoCoMo firmed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday morning following a media report that it will start procuring mobile phone handsets made by Motorola Inc.
A politician in Turkey is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan \
A Russian newspaper shows photos of 30 corpses it says are militants responsible for the school siege in Beslan.
Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Venus Williams advanced on Thursday and will now meet Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals at the $1.
Multimillion-dollar baseball dealmaker by day, garage-band guitarist by night, Theo Epstein found refuge one brutally cold night last January a few blocks from his childhood home in the warm cocoon of a couple thousand Red Sox fans stoking the embers of their unrequited dream: a new world championship banner fluttering over Fenway Park.
A rowdy   run-in with some supermarket crustaceans landed the Terminator 2   star behind bars Wednesday night, according to a police report posted on   TheSmokingGun.com.
Australia's most populous state has announced it will give counter-terrorism police increased powers to carry out covert surveillance to help them break up extremist cells.
A French lawmaker said that US forces had torpedoed his mission to secure the release of two French journalists held in Iraq, leaving six Iraqi security guards dead in one incident.
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Anti-obsession controls already in place Due to its proximity to mainland China, gambling development in Macau has exploded - recently even surpassing Las Vegas' legendary Strip in revenue terms - and international players, such as Ladbrokes, have been positioning themselves to expand into the mainland itself when the time is right.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A broad spectrum of Russians protested Saturday in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, expressing anger over a new law that replaces welfare benefits with cash payments. The demonstrators accused President Vladimir Putin's government of abusing power and trampling the rights of ordinary Russians.
(November 7, 2004). I know, I know, I am eating my words when I said the time off would dampen Kostya Tszyu\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fighting skills and Sharmba Mitchell would dispose of the &#39;Thunder from
Blockbuster Inc. introduced on Tuesday an Internet-only DVD rental service priced below a similar Netflix plan, sending Netflix shares down 9 percent as the online movie rental war heated up again.
This installment of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Masters\u00e2\u0080\u009d series on PBS perfectly captures the genius of the man behind Linus and the other \u00e2\u0080\u009cPeanuts\u00e2\u0080\u009d characters.
The majestic saker falcon is being pushed toward extinction because of soaring demand from wealthy Gulf Arabs who prize the animal for its hunting prowess, conservation group BirdLife International said on Wednesday.
TechWeb - Two new vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer 6.0 -- unveiled by a security firm Wednesday -- could be exploited by hackers to bypass security features in Microsoft's Windows XP SP2.
News Corp's  president and  chief operating officer said on Friday he expected to have  contentious negotiations with Apple  over showing its  television programs on iTunes.
Japan's economy, the world's second largest, grew more quickly than many experts forecast, state figures show.
Unidentified gunmen killed three sons of a Palestinian intelligence official loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Monday, firing at the car as it dropped them at school, police and hospital officials said.
 seen as test of Disney-Pixar deal
Samsung Electronics will provide 3G-capable phones that work over Verizon Wireless&#39; and Sprint&#39;s emerging 1xEV-DO cellular data networks starting in the first quarter
MANCHESTER, England : Alan Smith climbed off the bench to upstage Wayne Rooney and snatch another late goal to spare the blushes of Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough.
The Axim 50 range comprises entry- and mid-level Axim 50 models and the Axim 50v which boasts a larger 3.7in screen supporting full VGA resolution and bundled game, plus greater graphics power in the form of the 16MB Intel 2700 accelerator.
Met boss calls for dedicated cybercrime unit London's Metropolitan Police Service is unable to cope with cybercrime, according to a report written by a Met boss, which recommended setting up a new dedicated unit for cybercrime.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant implied again that he wants to be traded, writing on his Web site that \
BRISTOL, Tenn. - A Sullivan County judge threw out a case between a preacher and three feuding sisters and warned them to leave one another alone.  All four faced assault charges that stemmed from a family scuffle and claims of being possessed by demons.
South Korea's president-elect Lee Myung-bak said on Thursday his conservative government will press North Korea to drop its nuclear arms program but was mindful of the need to be patient with the communist state.
Blackout Media Corp. (PINKSHEETS: BKMP) announced today that it has released a Letter to Shareholders from President Sandy Winick updating the shareholders on the progress made at the Company. The text of the letter appears below.
At stumps on Day One of the first Test match at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia are poised to bowl their Kiwi counterparts out for a mediocre score with New Zealand at 7/250.
Chimps performed about as well as college students at mental addition, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests non-verbal maths skills are not unique to humans.
Thousands of Argentines angered over perceived security lapses in a nightclub fire that killed 183 people, many of them teenagers, marched through capital streets Monday to demand the resignations of key city officials.
Details of a new Microsoft Web analytics tool are available online.
Davie, FL (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins quarterback AJ Feeley is listed as doubtful for Sunday&#39;s season-finale against Baltimore because of a rib injury and will likely sit out while Sage Rosenfels makes his first NFL start.
A former Bosnian Serb general and close aide to war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic is reportedly arrested.
The IOC expressed renewed concern Wednesday about housing at the 2006 Winter Olympics but expects Italian organizers to be ready when the games begin in 14 months.
Sen. Barack Obama carries momentum from a sweep of weekend contests into this week's primaries in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. Sen. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, is coming off a campaign shake-up, while her advisers are seeking to lower expectations for this month's Democratic contests.
U.S. President George W. Bush hopes  to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on  climate change at this week&#39;s Asia-Pacific summit but the Iraq  debate at home looms as a distraction.
Agency wants to learn if drugs can lead to suicide in young people; most major drugmakers impacted. NEW YORK  - The Food and Drug Administration is expected to call for changes to labels for antidepressants to reflect a new agency analysis ...
Former NBA and Virginia star Ralph Sampson agrees to plead guilty to mail fraud and serve two months in jail, his attorney says Wednesday.
A major climate change report prompts calls for urgent action, but the US rejects controls on emissions.
Arab satellite television Al Jazeera said  Friday it would broadcast a video tape from al Qaeda leader  Osama bin Laden addressing the American people, four days  before the U.S. presidential election.
Shares in Elan, Ireland&#39;s major pharmaceutical company, jumped nearly 3 percent Wednesday after American authorities approved a new drug engineered to help sufferers of multiple sclerosis.
Even as disagreement between R. Kelly and Jay-Z continues to rage, their new album, &quot;Unfinished Business,&quot; is poised to enter the Billboard charts at No.
A major in the Russian army is sentenced to seven years in prison for selling military secrets to Poland.
WASHINGTON - Nearly three-fourths of older Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll done for the nation&#39;s largest advocacy group for seniors.
Thousands of Muslims celebrated the end of the month-long period of fasting and praying. In a cavernous hall decorated with gold balloons that read &quot;Eid Mubarak,&quot; or Blessed Eid, they prayed together, bought
President Bush's campaign on Friday filed its second lawsuit in a month against the Federal Election Commission in federal court in Washington, this time accusing the commission of failing to enforce the nation's campaign finance laws.
Fidanzati morti nel Messinese, due 17enni a Massa Lubrense
Israeli police forces entered the area around Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem and fired stun grenades at stone-throwing Palestinian worshippers in clashes at the end of Friday prayers.
German football continues to venture into unchartered territory under coach Jurgen Klinsmann with the 2006 World Cup hosts confirming that they will use a sports psychologist for the first time in their ...
Polls show Iraqis optimistic for longer term, worried now.
A young French woman died in a London hospital on hours after being struck violently on the head with a blunt instrument while walking home across Twickenham Park, a police spokesman said.
Hong Kong-based firm Hutchison Whampoa is planning to list its Italian 3G mobile phone business on the Milan stock exchange.
New York, Sept. 21 (NNN): Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said he has not asked India to give a specific timeframe for solution to the long-pending Kashmir tangle.
GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Thousands of party faithful greeted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday as she visited her stronghold in southern Pakistan, days after an assassination bid that killed 139 people.
JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel has no intention of adhering to the US-backed &quot;road map&quot; peace plan it endorsed last year.
Ma bisogna chiudere rapidamente i contratti di lavoro
The saying goes that pets look like their owners. These days, that old saw holds more truth than ever, as the obesity epidemic expands to dogs and cats.
Iran is probably three to eight years away from producing a nuclear bomb if it so chooses, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.
Distrust of doctors and concern over being abused as human guinea pigs may explain why U.S. blacks have been less willing than whites to volunteer to take part in medical studies, researchers said on Monday.
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's High Court yesterday ordered police to allow lawyers access to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was said to be \
California's secretary of state, once a rising political star, struggled to fight back tears as he announced his resignation amid investigations into his handling of federal election funds, questionable campaign contributions and bad workplace conduct.
For Erin Keros, the idea of an exercise DVD geared toward her 1-year-old child was intriguing. Her son Joey has only been walking for about a month, but now he&#39;s learning to
Black Watch troops have spent their first day off the front line and are thinking ahead to Christmas at home. The troops returned to Basra after their controversial month-long mission to Camp Dogwood near the Sunni &quot;Triangle of Death&quot;.
Delta&#39;s pilots union said today that it has tentatively agreed to the full $1 billion in wage and benefit reductions the airline said it needs to help it avoid bankruptcy.
Japan and the Philippines launched a fourth round of talks toward signing a free trade agreement Monday in Tokyo&#39;s latest efforts to reduce economic barriers with its Asian neighbors.
A father of a seriously ill premature baby has pleaded with the High Court not to allow doctors to let her die.
Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington spent Friday afternoon on opposite sides of Riviera as they played vastly different styles. All they had in common when the second round ended was a share of the lead at the Nissan Open.
The White House rejected on Sunday a proposal by two influential Republican senators that would require President George W. Bush to plan for a possible troop withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year.
Orion Multisystems, a new company founded by former Transmeta (Quote, Chart) executives, debuted a family of workstations Monday that think and act like a cluster of servers.
The state House on Wednesday approved a bill to move up the due date of county property taxes to offset lost state revenue sharing dollars.
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Hotel heiress Paris Hilton launched a post-jail media make-over, vowing to shed her party-girl image and prove she is a changed person after serving three weeks behind bars for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.
Nine people, including three federal agents, were found dead at two locations near Mexico&#39;s resort town of Cancun, all believed slain by drug traffickers.
Two men are charged over alleged racist abuse directed at Dwight Yorke during a football match.
Esplosioni non lontano da sede polizia e due partiti curdi
In today&#39;s blog I want to talk about those streaking Seattle SuperSonics, a team that won 10 of its first 12, a team that last night beat Minnesota on their home floor, a team ... Wait, we&#39;re still talking about Ron Artest?
Congo&#39;s decision to send thousands of soldiers into its volatile North Kivu province is a high-risk tactic that could exacerbate a simmering regional conflict, analysts say.
More than 30 years after her death, Joan Crawford continues to exert a fascination that has little or nothing to do with her gifts as an actress, a fact that is one working definition of the term \u00e2\u0080\u009cmovie star.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
NEW YORK Even by French standards, the country&#39;s new president&#39;s personal life has been a captivating soap opera, one that even overshadowed the campaign trail. A less obvious detail is the m\u00c3\u00a9nage \u00c3\u00a0 trois of advertising rivals playing behind-the-scene roles.
Eli Lilly said it stopped giving its most-watched experimental medicine, the blood-clot preventer prasugrel, to patients in two small trials.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - Several of the world's top   drugmakers may weigh acquiring Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. BMY.N   after it fired its chief executive, although suitors seem   unlikely to bid before next summer, analysts said.
Toyota Motor Corp , likely to claim the title of world's biggest automaker later this month from General Motors Corp , on Monday threw down the gauntlet to GM in a race for the next \
Blog: A controversial company that promises to rent, rather than sell, solar panels could announce its plans in the fall.
SIALKOT, Pakistan  - Pakistan beefed up security  Saturday as minority Shi'ite Muslims prepared to bury victims  of a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the eastern town of  Sialkot that killed at least 30 people a day earlier.
POP princess Britney Spears admits that she is not yet legally married but has hit back angrily at claims that her secret wedding last weekend was a fake, People magazine reported today.
The idea that emotional well-being can affect the course of disease finds no support in a new report on head and neck cancer.
Stocks advanced on Wednesday as a pullback in benchmark bond yields fueled a rebound in interest-rate-sensitive shares including banks, utilities and home builders.
No matter how Brian Westbrook gets the ball, he's a threat to score every time he touches it.
Carolina Kostner &egrave; influenzata e non potr&agrave; partecipare ai campionati italiani assoluti...
General Motors Corp. workers in Bochum, Germany, halted production for a fifth day to protest the company&#39;s plans to slash a fifth of the workforce in Europe.
President George W. Bush selected Ken Mehlman, his campaign manager, to serve as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mehlman, 38, who earlier worked as the White House director
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PATRAS, Greece (BBC News) - A legal battle is under way here over a parrot that is facing a $650 parking ticket.  The local council says his perch is illegally parked and is obstructing drivers because it partially blocks a metered parking space. Coco the parrot's owner, Lambros Michalopoulos, says the bird will die if it has to move back inside.  Neither side is backing down so now the dispute is going to the courts. Patras's Deputy Mayor Spiros Demartinos is embarrassed that Coco's plight is attracting international attention.
A bomb tore through a bus packed with mostly elderly Buddhist pilgrims in central Sri Lanka Saturday, killing 18 people and wounding 51 others, the military said.
In una lettera l'invito a 'portare i coltelli in chiesa'
If so, leave early. Travel experts predict traffic congestion, poor weather and possible job actions by Pennsylvania Turnpike toll takers and US Airways workers at Philadelphia International
America&#39;s earliest space explorers bid farewell Friday to fellow Mercury 7 astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, whose toothy grin became a symbol of confidence and graceful daring as his country struggled to open a new frontier.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) cancer drug for treating a type of childhood leukemia after other therapies have failed.
In August 2000, three years after its founding, Hallmark Health System was in shaky financial health. Its bonded indebtedness was $106 million, and there was talk about how much longer the company could last.
Moscow, Aug. 29 (PTI): An unidentified man blew himself up today outside a polling station in Grozny during presidential elections in war-torn Caucasian province of Chechnya.
Claudio Ranieri sta spingendo per portare in bianconero Giuseppe Ross, il giovane e promettente atta...
SoundExchange says it will limit \
A HOSPITAL in the Netherlands, the first country to legalise euthanasia, has broken the ultimate taboo and started to kill terminally ill and severely disabled babies.
Connecticut quarterback Matt Bonislawski has regained the starting job following a poor performance by sophomore D.J. Hernandez in the Huskies' win over Indiana.
Hungary banned the sale of its signature spice, paprika, on Wednesday and told people not to use whatever supplies they had at home after more than a pinch of moldy toxin was found in products sold by three ...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians.
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 16: When Atal Behari Vajpayee went to Kashmir for the first time after becoming Prime Minister, he talked about insaniyat being the limit to which the Government could go to find a solution.
The Sweet Solera at Shorty\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.32  is a mixture of Glenfiddich 15-Year-Old Solera Reserve, Lillet Rouge, and a winsome dash of caramel syrup, and bespangled with a maraschino cherry.
Pop star turned reality sensation Jessica Simpson cast as Daisy Duke in upcoming Warner Bros. feature. The long-anticipated cast of The Dukes of Hazzard film from Warner Bros.
The four Britons being held at  Guantanamo Bay will face military tribunals within a month, the  Guardian said on Tuesday, a process Britain has described as  \
Defending champion David Sanchez was eliminated by Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 6-0 in the second round of the Romania Open on Wednesday.
Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis, already facing federal drug conspiracy charges, was hit Tuesday with an extra charge of attempting to possess cocaine.
Staff Sgt. Johnny Horne, Jr., and Staff Sgt. Cardenas Alban have been charged with murder in the death of an Iraqi, the 1st Cavalry Division announced Monday.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva&#39;s Workers&#39; Party won mayoral races in six state capitals and had candidates leading in three others, putting it on track to increase control of the nation&#39;s largest cities.
In a bold venture that puts Spain at the forefront of the medical use of cannabis in Europe, 60 pharmacies and four hospitals in Catalonia are to prescribe marijuana for therapeutic use where other treatments ...
(Sports Network) - Bitter rivals face-off with huge stakes on the line this afternoon, as the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their three-game set versus the San Francisco Giants at SBC Park.
Rasheed Wallace has 23 points and 15 rebounds as Detroit snaps a two-game skid to beat the San Antonio Spurs, 90-80, on Thursday.
India said Wednesday it expected a quick solution to a major row with the European Union and the United States over alcohol duties ranging as high as 550 percent.
Homeowners increased their mortgage borrowing by almost $600 billion in the last quarter of 2006, an annual pace of 6.4 percent.
Good, bad and mixed results all on display Thursday.
A man with a fascination with knives is jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a Cornish cleaner.
The Israeli army killed nine Palestinians  in Gaza Friday as it poured its forces into the coastal strip,  expanding a ground offensive intended to root out militants  firing rockets into Israeli towns.
The University of New Hampshire's impressive 51-40 road victory over 10th-ranked Villanova Saturday night vaulted the Wildcats three spots to ninth in this week's Sports Network 1-AA football poll, while dropping Villanova to 14th.
'Necessario aprire un confronto azienda-sindacati'
As United States forces massed to invade Iraq last year, the director of Care International operations in Baghdad said she was determined to stay.
The head of the nation's second largest teachers union is stepping down.
Interested in subscribing to music, instead of buying one song at a time? Unfortunately, Real Network's alternative to iTunes -- the Rhapsody subscription service -- is not music to the ears. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
Former Computer Associates International Inc. Chief Executive Sanjay Kumar was charged with directing a $2.2 billion accounting fraud, and the company agreed to pay $225 million to avoid prosecution and settle a regulatory suit.
Hewlett-Packard has developed a software program that could slow the spread of computer viruses and worms by acting as a &quot;throttle&quot; on unauthroized network activity.
Sikorsky Aircraft announced Tuesday that it will not protest the Navy's decision to give the &#36;6.1 billion contract for the presidential helicopter fleet to rival Lockheed Martin and its international partners.
LAHORE, Nov 20: President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday ruled out any unilateral stepping back by Pakistan from its historical stand over Kashmir and asked India to show courage
A gas explosion today in a coal mine in central China has left 187 miners trapped, the government said. The accident occurred at 7:20am (11.20pm Irish time Saturday) in the state-owned Chenjiashan coal mine
Top-ranked Maria Sharapova rallied from a set down to cruise past Japan's Ai Sugiyama 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 on Friday and advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals.
Coronation Street scoops seven awards to rival EastEnders' one at the British Soap Awards ceremony.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - The long and sometimes baffling drama of electing a U.S. president, marked by obscure rules and long-held traditions, enters its decisive stage in two weeks.
By Michelle Kessler  SAN FRANCISCO -- Is your PC clogged with digital photos, songs and home video? Stash them online.    Tech giants AOL, Microsoft, EMC and Amazon are among more than two dozen companies developing services to allow people to store data in cyberspace.
An hour before tipoff, the executive offices of the Boston Celtics on the fourth floor of 226 Causeway St., just steps from the TD Banknorth Garden, are quiet.
Ottenere che Lombardia e Nord non subiscano penalizzazioni
Se vince la linea di Padoa-Schioppa l'accordo non si fa
Sale Intel, attesa per i dati su inflazione Usa
Britain needs new law enforcement measures to counter &quot;the biggest threat from terrorism&quot; it has ever faced, Home Secretary John Reid said before introducing the government&#39;s proposals later Thursday.
The $155 million cash deal is the latest in a wave of acquisitions for the computer maker.
The jury in the 21 July terror trial is shown videos, allegedly owned by two defendants, of captives being killed.
Jamal Crawford banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the New York Knicks to their first road win of the season, 93-92 over the reeling Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
SkyTeam was founded in June 2000 by Aerom\u00c3\u00a9xico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. Since then the group has grown to include Czech Airlines and Alitalia.
WASHINGTON: Cincinnati Children&#39;s Hospital Medical Centre scientists have reportedly discovered a master gene called Foxa2, which is responsible for the first breath that babies take while after they are born.
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''Stasera dovevamo stare tranquilli, abbiamo fatto un'ottima gara con la Sampdoria, e questa sera un...
Four Spanish UN peacekeepers are killed by an explosion in southern Lebanon, officials say.
Unlike the 1966 British film about a carefree womanizer on which it is based, the new \
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Web search technology, debuting in test form Thursday in 11 languages, promises to answer plain-language questions and give results tailored to a user&#39;s region, among
Allen & Company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual summit, being held this week in Sun Valley, Idaho, brings together some of media and entertainment\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest moguls.
Tycho:  Mario Hoops 3-on-3 is impressive in many ways, as I've suggested: certainly as a technical showcase, it's nice to have in your bag.  As a catalogue of Japanese aggression toward gamers, it's clear now that future generations will refer to these advanced cups as a deeply scandalous exhibit.  I have seen a Goddamn ninja weave a dark circle, disappear with a burst of leaves in some strictly Hattori Hanzo type shit, and then phase back into the physical plane to haunt our mortal hoops.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that threatens &quot;to consider&quot; oil sanctions on Sudan if the government does not act to end the violence in the country&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
British house price inflation remained  in double-digits in June and prices in the service sector  accelerated, according to two separate surveys on Wednesday  that reinforced expectations interest rates would go up this  week.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - The Arkansas Supreme Court on  Thursday refused to strike from the November ballot a proposed  amendment to the state constitution banning gay marriage and  civil unions.
Near-bankrupt Italian flagship carrier Alitalia won approval from flight attendants Saturday for a job-cutting plan - the last in a series of labor deals crucial to saving the airline from collapse.
The suspension came after Michael Vick acknowledged in court papers that he bankrolled gambling on dogfighting.
The Penguins' status in Pittsburgh might be clouded, but their future on the ice appears brighter every day. Fueled by their young stars, the Penguins won their fourth in a row, 7-4 over the New York Islanders Friday night.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Heavy gunfire erupted yesterday when police streamed into a slum stronghold of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Catfish, basa, shrimp, dace and eel from China will be allowed into the U.S. only if proven free of contamination.
A man tries to jump into  Benedict XVI's popemobile during a general audience  at the Vatican.
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Without fanfare, President Bush signed into law on Friday a nearly &#36;140 billion corporate tax cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special interests.
India's Tata Motors Ltd  is preparing for \
Jailed quarterback Michael Vick will not have to return the bonuses he received from the Atlanta Falcons in 2004-07, a federal judge ruled Monday.
(Dec. 27, 2004) -- It was 9:30 am Sunday morning when the senior producer of CBS&#39; NFL Today show came into a room I was sitting in with Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason and Shannon Sharpe and announced that Reggie White passed away earlier in the morning.
Vijay Singh made official what we&#39;ve known for at least a year, there&#39;s nothing wrong with the world rankings, Jack Nicklaus never went through a period like this, and Tiger&#39;s &quot;slump,&quot; while bad for TV ratings, hints at a new, exciting period in men&#39;s golf
L'avventura con la Francia potrebbe essere giunta al capolinea per David Trezeguet. Ieri il \
Un'indagine dell'associazione rivela le abitudini degli italianiin ufficio: due dipendenti su 10 non resistono alla passione                                          Codacons, il sesso in ufficio costa Le aziende ci perdono 37 milioni                                                                                  Al primo posto le donne. Il rapporto dura in media 5 minuti
Japanese stocks closed down on Friday,  hit by sharp losses in Kyocera Corp. and KDDI Corp. after they  cut their earnings outlooks for the year, raising concerns over  a slowdown in corporate profit growth.
DHS' Greg Garcia says his job is to promote security in technology--letting the market decide the best tools--and to get defenders talking to each other.
Free or low-cost services from AOL, NFL.com and even Best Buy are attracting advertising dollars for fantasy sports leagues.
(InfoWorld) - Web 2.0 is coming to mobile phones, according to Nokia, which has launched a service that allows Java-enabled phone users to choose widgets, or small applications, that can be displayed on their phones. WidSets, introduced on Tuesday, is a free offering that users can set up on the\u00c2\u00a0WidSets Web site. On the site, customers can choose from many different widgets that will be displayed on their phones. Widgets usually reside on a desktop and receive information, such as data delivered via RSS (Really Simple Syndication). For example, a Google News widget can appear as a small icon, and when users click on the icon, they can see the latest headlines that appear on the Google News Web site. Widgets are considered Web 2.0 applications because they offer an interactive and customizable service different from more static Web sites. After a new user signs up, the WidSets site sends an application via text message to the user's phone. Users must run the WidSets application and stay connected to the Internet to see the widgets and to allow the widgets to be updated with new content. The WidSets Web site is designed to support community input so users can browse for useful widgets based on community rankings. The service is free for phone users, although they'll pay associated costs to their mobile operators for data download. For now, Nokia doesn't have a way to make money from the offering but in the future the service could support advertising or Nokia could sell premium content, said Tom Henriksson, director of Nokia's emerging business unit. WidSets isn't the first widget offering for mobile phones. Opera Software ASA supports widgets on its mobile browsers. Henriksson praised the Opera offering as a great option but said that WidSets is designed to make using widgets on mobile phones easy. Nokia has increasingly begun offering different types of services like this one that could compete with content services from operators. But Henriksson says that offerings like WidSets benefit everyone in the market. \
Sprint declined to comment on rumored merger talks with Nextel Communications, first reported yesterday.
Posh Spice says the Christening of her two sons was a high point in a year of misery - but it still appeared to be a day marred by feuding.
Anyone in Iraq considering forming a temporary alliance with insurgents to gain some sort of tactical advantage will find the coalition won&#39;t view it
In 2005, when government scientists tested 60 soft, vinyl lunch boxes, they found that one in five contained amounts of lead that medical experts consider unsafe &#151; and several had more than 10 times hazardous levels.
The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 123 points to a second straight record close on Wednesday in a rally driven by optimism about the outlook for interest rates and profits.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Indonesia resumes sharing its bird flu samples in a deal that ensures developing nations have access to new vaccines.
A final count is under way in Jamaica's elections, amid allegations by the ruling party of \
U.S. captain Tom Lehman believed the   score after the first day of the Ryder Cup on Friday could   easily have been the other way round if a few more putts had   dropped for his team.
By Umesh Pandey, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 17--As the world economy continues to integrate, Thailand hopes to  occupy a prominent place in the region as an information technology  outsourcing centre with the help of some of the world's leading corporations.
The US and Russian leaders agree to work together to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, after talks in the US.
The BBC has announced it is cutting 6,000 jobs, primarily from the British broadcaster&#39;s news and production staffs, by year-end.
The flashy accessories that accompany top designs on fashion runways are well beyond the budgets of many a fashionista, but even the most cash-strapped consumer has one way to copy the looks -- rent it.
Software to nanny for cagey corporate cops Geeks at GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), the UK's spook-infested listening station, are using the infamous Enron email trail to develop software that will monitor people's emails and stop them sending incriminating or confidential messages.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Serviranno per auto e visori notturni contro clandestini
By Zoe Fraley, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 2--The self-proclaimed pedophile behind the \
Bush and Kerry express different philosophies about health care system and how it can be changed. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 President Bush: Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Without gloss or production values, Rosie O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Donnell keeps giving her view online.
Why do we persist in looking at the Web through a browser, asks CNET Blog Network contributor Matt Asay.
Team Results Next 1. Brockton (0-1) lost to BC High, 27-20 Taunton 2. Xaverian (1-0) beat Fitchburg, 31-2 Waltham 3. Everett (1-0) beat Leominster, 36-28 Fitchburg 4. Mansfield (1-0) beat Bp. Feehan, 33-8 Cambridge 5. BC High (1-0) beat Brockton, 27-20 B-R 6. St. John's Prep (0-0) plays Peabody today Central Catholic 7. North Attleboro (0-0) Off Bp. Feehan 8. ...
St. Louis, Mo. - A rocket off The Rocket launched the St. Louis Cardinals into the World Series. Scott Rolen&#39;s seat-bound, sixth-inning line drive off Hall of Fame-bound pitcher Roger Clemens on Thursday pushed St.
With political soul mate Jesse Ventura in tow, Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman is telling college audiences that he has no reason to apologize for his race-related remarks.
La moneta verde a 115,37 sullo yen e a 0,4950 sulla sterlina
At a special music event featuring Bono and The Edge from U2, Apple yesterday unveiled the iPod Photo with a colour screen, available immediately in 40GB or 60GB versions.
 Moscow tells residents
President Bush pledged to work to  heal a country divided by the Iraq war and vowed to advance  freedom against \
Fifteen died when an apparent tornado caused the roof to collapse at a high school in Enterprise, Ala.
(AGI/DS) Monza, 31ott. - Il presidente della Ferrari Luca di Montezemolo parlato della stagione di Formula 1 appena conclusa: &#39;Irripetibile&#39;. Montezemolo ha presenziato alla &#39;festa&#39; per la Ferrari che si e&#39; svolta all&#39;Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.
Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday the software giant was dedicated to cooperation with the European Union despite the complications created by the landmark EU ruling and record fine against the company.
Intel Corp. on Thursday canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed Pentium 4 chip for desktop computers, marking another in a string of unexpected product changes, cancellations and recalls at the world's largest computer chip maker.
Andy Bey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s voice is still an extraordinary instrument, capable of foggy depths, penetrating highs and a sort of mezzo-falsetto that stretches his supple baritone into the alto range.
The top antitrust official at the U.S.  Justice Department last month backed Microsoft Corp.   by urging state prosecutors to reject a confidential complaint  filed by Google Inc. , The New York Times reported on  Sunday.
Aid poured into the regions stricken by the Indian Ocean earthquake and the ensuing tsunamis on Thursday as governments and relief agencies mustered their forces to airlift supplies and personnel.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Sunday he would support a short-term increase in U.S. troops in Iraq being weighed by President George W. Bush if it is part of a broader withdrawal plan.
THE dollar opened stronger today as some commodity-based trading helped pushed the domestic unit higher. At 7am AEST the local unit was trading at $US0.
Google Inc. has agreed to acquire  in-game advertising company Adscape Media Inc. for $23 million,  according to technology site Red Herring, which cited sources  familiar with the matter in a report late on Thursday.
The final Peugeot 206 to be produced at Ryton is expected to roll off the line on Tuesday.
An artificial version of the pigment that gives tomatoes their colouring could help treat prostate cancer, say researchers.
 Makes Activision Into Profit Hero
The Palestinian president says Fatah and Hamas have agreed a new ceasefire after a week of violence in Gaza.
LOS ANGELES -- Grammy voters can&#39;t stop loving Ray Charles or, for that matter, the R&amp;B-rooted music of freshman rapper Kanye West, contemporary R&amp;B singer Usher and neo-soul singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, a formidable foursome who among them garnered 33
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is a doubt for the Six Nations game with France after sustaining a hamstring injury.
Police receive 60 calls from the public after CCTV footage is issued of one of the five women murdered in Ipswich.
Compagnia avvisa consumatori che non recupereranno nulla
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XIAMEN, China -- By the hundreds of thousands, the urgent text messages ricocheted around cellphones in Xiamen, warning of a catastrophe that would spoil the city's beautiful seaside environment and foul its sweet-smelling tropical breezes.
It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA telescope recently discovered
Corsa finita per Giancarlo Fisichella e Felipe Massa. Per i piloti di Renault e Ferrari i commissari...
David Trezeguet non parla del suo futuro fino al termine della stagione. Chiaro l'attaccante della J...
A judge on Thursday rejected a defense effort to remove the Santa Barbara County district attorney prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges.
France says claims that its officials were among those offered bribes by Saddam Hussein are unverified.
By Notess, Greg R  Ask.com has a new experimental user interface (UI) called Ask X (www.askx.com) that moves the search box to the left and the results to the right of the screen.
More cities create skate parks for the street skaters among their population
BOSTON -- Curt Schilling is still grounded for Game 5, but after a throwing session yesterday the Boston Red Sox have a sliver of optimism he hasn&#39;t thrown his last pitch of the season.
Industry asks: But how? HP's ambitious plan to slash energy consumption in its PCs by 25 per cent by 2010 has been greeted with scepticism in some quarters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PARIS  - Defending champion Tim Henman crashed out of the 2.45-million-euro Paris Masters tamely surrendering the title he won so impressively last year.
Tony Blair couldn't ask for a better starting point as the new Mideast peace envoy.
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Schlumberger Ltd , the world's largest oilfield services company, posted a 22 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, but said weaker prices in the United States and the effects of seasonal weather hurt margins.
COCOA, Fla.  - Storm-weary Floridians emerged from  east coast hurricane shelters on Sunday as a weakened Tropical  Storm Frances moved to the state's west coast after whipping  off roofs, washing sailboats ashore and cutting power to nearly  6 million people.
To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: David E. Steitz, Headquarters, Washington, +1-202-358- 1730, or James Hartsfield, Johnson Space Center, Houston, +1-281- 483-5111, both of NASA   HOUSTON, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded Science Applications International Corp.
Australia were 203 for five in reply to Pakistan&#39;s first innings score of 341 on the second day of the second Test at Melbourne.
Clever? Get your name in the hat Time is running out for university lecturers to enter their most promising students in the Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year Awards for 2007, so if you think you're in with a chance of getting a first and put a decent final paper together, get on the phone to your professor right now.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
 Iran cooperation ahead of talks
A suicide car bomber launched an attack  close to the Australian embassy in central Baghdad on  Wednesday, killing at least one Iraqi and wounding seven,  police and witnesses said.
Independent UK hospital The London Clinic has selected US-based Wi-Fi tracking technology firm Ekahau to safeguard valuable medical equipment using its Real Time Tracking Solution.
A tribunal on Monday upheld President Olusegun Obasanjo's victory last year in Nigeria's first-ever civilian-run election, saying some balloting fraud had occurred but that the graft did not change the outcome of the vote.
Authorities in Mexico City on Wednesday captured the second of two inmates who made a daring escape last month from a New Jersey jail, a U.S. marshal said.
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive end Eddie Freeman on Wednesday and re-signed running back David Allen. The team also placed defensive end Rob Meier on injured reserve and released linebacker Jimmy McClain.
Maria Nazare de Souza beams as she shows off her newfound wealth: a two-chair beauty salon with a tiny two-room apartment above it.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, stemming  an eight-session slide that has dragged prices down 14 percent  from record highs as news emerged of a fresh pipeline fire in  Iraq.
WASHINGTON - Months after insisting it could find no more records of President Bush's Air National Guard service, the Defense Department has released more than two dozen pages of files, including Bush's report card for flight training and dates of his flights.    The records, released under pressure of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by The Associated Press, show Bush ranked in the middle of his 1969 flight training class and flew 336 hours for the Texas Air National Guard, mostly in the F-102A fighter...
The wood products company said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell sharply from a year ago, when it posted a big gain from the sale of forest land.
British Home Secretary David Blunkett has asked for an independent investigation into claims he intervened in a visa application for his ex-lover&#39;s nanny.
Private equity group KKR is to float on the New York Stock Exchange, saying it aims to raise as much as $1.25bn.
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Prodi:ok a siti scelti e uso esercito,De Gennaro commissario
Almost 70 years ago to the day, Victor Hewitt's big brother Tom arrived carrying a copy of the Belfast Telegraph, at their family home in Belfast's South Parade, appropriately in the shadow of Ravenhill, ...
Gay rights protestors urge the BBC to drop coverage of the Mobo awards in a dispute over \
Since he altered the Patriots' fortunes by going from unheralded backup to franchise quarterback, Tom Brady has been an MVP - Most Valuable Patriot. Finally, the rest of the NFL recognized what's been fact in Foxborough since 2001.
Both under the hood and above it, the Apple iPod from HP looks just like the Apple iPod from Apple. It has the same Click Wheel, backlit black and white LCD screen and chrome and white case design.
Detectives hunt two thieves who robbed a 75-year-old blind man as he stood in the street with his walking aid.
The thrills of &quot;24&quot; and the sex appeal of &quot;Grey&#039;s Anatomy&quot; eclipsed last year&#039;s Emmy darlings &quot;Lost&quot; and &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; in the award nominations Thursday, while shows that have fallen off the TV schedule scored a number of high-profile bids.
A Paris court watched on Friday a surveillance video shot by Islamic militants plotting to bomb a Strasbourg market, in which a commentator brands the French city a modern-day Babylon whose residents would go to hell.
Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony&#39;s PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronics giant&#39;s first handheld game machine.
A bidding group headlined by Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM.
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HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned Playboy Playmate who fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over her billionaire husband's estate, died suddenly on Thursday at the age of 39.
IBM IBM.N plans to offer  Web-conferencing as a hosted Internet service, seeking to reach  small and medium-sized business customers while taking on more  established rivals in the market, the company said on Tuesday.
Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed purchase of online advertising firm DoubleClick received no outright opposition at a Senate hearing Thursday.
JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip -- Israel widened its offensive in the Gaza Strip yesterday, as troops killed nine Palestinians, bringing the five-day death toll to 57 in the largest operation in Gaza since fighting began four years ago.
Dopo le polemiche scatenate dal gol di Mutu a Palermo e dalla seguente reazione del tecnico rosanero...
America West Holdings Corp. on Wednesday posted a third-quarter loss and forecast losses going forward as soaring fuel prices, weak revenue and excess industry
BRUSSELS : European leaders were urged to forget their past divisions over Iraq as they met the country&#39;s interim leader on the second day of a summit in Brussels.
Serbian President Boris Tadic warns of more conflict if Kosovo declares independence as expected later this month.
The leader of Iraq's northern Kurdish region condemns Turkish air strikes, saying innocents have died.
The New Zealand golfers have finished well off the pace at the Australian PGA in Coolum. Richard Lee was the best of the New Zealanders, in a tie for 20th at seven under the card.
PARK CITY, Utah  - Thirty years after director Roman Polanski fled the United States and a conviction for unlawful sex with a minor, a U.S. filmmaker has reopened the sensational case in a documentary that is shaking up the Sundance Film Festival.
Harlequins' Dave Strettle is called up by England after Jason Robinson injures his neck in training.
ANAHEIM, California  - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman conceded the league faces big challenges in gaining the major network television exposure it covets in the United States but that new technology will help attract new fans.
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband calls the killing of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto \
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips, best   known for his role as rocker Ritchie Valens in the movie \
Upcoming John-Carmack-developed game engine will launch a completely new franchise for the company behind Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein.
Three military officers have been removed from hearing the cases of four suspected terrorists, including Australian David Hicks, over questions about their impartiality.
Walt Disney Co.  Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said current bookings for travel to its domestic theme parks were up about three percent compared to the same point one year ago.
Mexican stocks fell early Monday, dragged lower by cement giant Cemex (CX) after it announced a multibillion dollar acquisition of a British company, the largest by a Mexican firm ever.
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PARIS -- Lufthansa and Emirates said Tuesday that their orders for A380 superjumbos will be delayed by up to a further year, and Airbus parent EADS was expected to reveal the full extent of production problems holding back its flagship jet program.
Justin Langer has put Australia firmly in control of the second Test againt New Zealand. The opener took advantage of first use of a good pitch to hit an unbeaten 144 to put the hosts in a commanding position after day one in Adelaide.
Valentino reminded a crowd of movie  A-listers and top designers why he has dressed the stars for  nearly half a century on Saturday with an haute couture show  conceived as a crescendo to his anniversary extravaganza.
Newcastle United midfielder Scott Parker has been recalled to the England squad by head coach Steve McClaren for next month's Euro 2008 qualifiers against FYR Macedonia and Croatia.Comment
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Google has started a project to set up a repository of expert information about any and every subject.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a slim lead in Iowa over Barack Obama and a rising John Edwards, who are tied for second place three days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.
Assured that improved security has diminished the possibility of an attack, local officials and workers at five eastern financial institutions expressed relief - tempered with caution - after federal ...
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders want to create a strong national intelligence director with budgetary authority but would leave the Pentagon in charge of some military spy agencies, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.    Sen...
By The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 8--TULSA -- NORDAM has received approval from The Boeing Co. to supply its new composite window frame for the 787 Dreamliner.
The main goal of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from the outset was the European Union (EU). This target drove the party&#39;s policies from day one.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI during a trip to Rome to launch a scheme aimed at providing life-saving vaccines to millions of children in the developing world.Comment
Union leaders said the biggest job cuts in BBC history threatened to destroy the heart of the corporation. But Director-General Mark Thompson insisted the losses
MOSCOW, Aug. 28 -- His government had just suffered one of Russia's worst terrorist attacks, apparently stemming from a war he has  neither won nor ended. Then he attempted what critics considered a clumsy coverup  before a key election.
Mallard ducks in Maryland have   tested positive for bird flu, apparently a common, less   pathogenic strain that poses no risk to humans, the U.S.   Agriculture and Interior departments said on Friday.
NAGOYA, Japan (AP-CP) - World champion Shizuka Arakawa of Japan overcame a case of jitters and a new pair of skates Friday to win the women&#39;s short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition.
Passengers may be passed the cost if airlines are given permits to emit greenhouse gasses, say two reports.
They followed in the footsteps of Pheidippides and Spiridon Louis on the road from Marathon to Athens last night and by the time they reached the magnificent marble-stepped Panathinaiko Stadium
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida   on Thursday after the first construction mission to the   International Space Station since the 2003 Columbia disaster.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s illness underscores the importance of the presidential election in shaping the US Supreme Court.
Zimbabwe are out of the Champions Trophy but captain Tatenda Taibu said they will leave England with their heads held high. The inexperienced side came close to beating Sri Lanka in the second game in group
With the near-ubiquity of network architecture as a fundamental part of nearly all computing and digital communications, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft would develop a SKU of Windows Server directed toward the consumer.  BetaNews spoke with Windows Home Server group product manager Joel Sider, in an effort to pin down how thoroughly Microsoft has actually planned for the repercussions of marketing Windows Server for the home user.
CAP DE BON D\u00c3\u0089SIR, Quebec A few miles from this spit along the pink granite coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, there is a sheltered cove that has witnessed the full span of the human relationship with whales. Save the whales! Then what? Atlanta&nbsp;Journal&nbsp;Constitution&nbsp;(subscription)
A majority of the British public want the legal smoking age raised in order to discourage British youth from taking up the habit, according to the results of a new poll.
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed above 85 cents US for the first time since early 1992, as the US dollar continued to weaken amid concerns about the US trade and fiscal deficits.
Five Indiana Pacers, including NBA All-Star Ron Artest, were charged with assault and battery on Wednesday for their role in what authorities described as one of the worst brawls in US sports history.
The film version of Vanity Fair has been defended by its director and star at Venice Film Festival after a lukewarm reception from critics.
Also: MySpace founder aims to thwart Murdoch's WSJ bid.
JERUSALEM, May 29 -- Israel's Labor Party on Monday ousted Amir Peretz, its populist leader sharply criticized for his role as defense minister during last summer's Lebanon war, in a primary election with implications for the durability of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's strained governing coalition.
Cheap for a reason, or great opportunities? We investigate.
Greece&#39;s position worsened even more in the international ranking of direct foreign investment in 2003, even compared to 2002 which was a bad year for the country, a UNCTAD report said Wednesday.
Cypress Semiconductor Corp of the US said Monday it has chosen Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) to be among its primary foundry partners for its next-generation static random access memory (SRAM) products.
For the first time in the nine-month saga surrounding giving his kidney to a stranger, Rob Smitty on Wednesday questioned - for just an instant - if it was all worth it.
People who have Alzheimer&#39;s disease make more errors on a driving test that those with no neurological impairment. Many of those with mild dementia continue to drive - but is it safe for them to do so?
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By next year, Maryland residents could pay another penny per dollar in sales tax on most products they buy. They could pay several cents more for each gallon of gas they put in their cars and another dollar for each pack of cigarettes they smoke.
China is likely to become the world&#39;s third largest trading power by the end of 2004, said the Ministry of Commerce. According to a report jointly published on Friday by the ministry
President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry traded attacks in New Mexico on Monday, with Bush  saying Kerry fundamentally misunderstands the war on terror and  Kerry charging the president favors the rich and powerful over  the middle class.
Top U.S. commanders and diplomats in Iraq are completing a far-reaching campaign plan for a new U.S. strategy, laying out military and political goals and endorsing the selective removal of hardened sectarian actors from Iraq's security forces and government.
London (IANS) Sushantha Kumar Bhattacharyya of the University of Warwick has been selected for one of the highest British civilian honours, the Knights Bachelor, in the Queen s New Year honours list.
PARIS: Turkey, recovering from a major recession, must use its exceptionally strong growth to manage its public debt burden and rein in a widening current account deficit, the
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A pair of Dutch burglars' bad luck shifted into high gear when they were caught fleeing the scene of an attempted break-in on bicycles belonging to the very policeman who arrested them.    Police in a suburb of the eastern Dutch city of Nijmegen said the hapless burglars were trying to break into a house Sunday when neighbors alerted the police...
The dollar sank Monday to within half a cent of last week&#39;s record low against the euro after a weekend meeting of world finance chiefs ended with no agreement to stem the greenback&#39;s decline.
The free Thunderbird e-mail client from Mozilla, which complements the group's Firefox browser, combines advanced e-mail sorting functions, first-rate spam filters and lightning-fast performance.
War crimes trials will begin next week for some of Saddam Hussein&#39;s most senior deputies, Iraq&#39;s prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said yesterday.
Palestinian militants launched nearly 20 rockets at Israel on Friday hours after Israel began cutting electricity to the Gaza Strip in an attempt to halt the barrages.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt held off a strong fightback by French sensation Gael Monfils to move into the third round of the Paris Masters Series indoor tournament on Tuesday.
Serena Williams saves three match points before beating Maria Sharapova to reach the Australian Open final.
A fresh and hungry professional tennis player in late November is a rare sight, but Andy Roddick certainly looked the part Thursday against the man who has been on the biggest roll in the game for the past month.
The parent company of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut said it had temporarily closed several New York City restaurants owned by the franchisee that operated a Manhattan eatery overrun last week by rats.
Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.
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Nvidia Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) said Tuesday that the two companies are working together to deveop a graphics subsystem for Sony&#39;s next-generation video-game console.
Joseph Estrada, the jailed former leader of the Philippines, walked free on Friday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faced criticism for pardoning the playboy movie star.
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Shoppers headed to the nation&#39;s malls and stores to grab post-holiday bargains Sunday as merchants slashed prices even deeper in hopes of squeezing more sales out of what&#39;s winding up to be an unimpressive holiday season.
By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 12--GULFPORT -- City officials lifted the boil water notices for the an area adjacent to Railroad Street just west of downtown.
One way to compete with a team whose payroll is more than $100 million dollars more than yours is to do all you can to make sure you're not going to beat yourself.
Prodi: motivo di orgoglio.Berlusconi: vittoria per tutti
IF THE District of Columbia were conducting an abstract debate over whether sports stadiums should be built with as much private financing as possible, we&#39;d side with DC Council Chairman Linda Cropp.
HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president last night, opening a new chapter for the impoverished nation that became the first battlefield in the US-led war on terrorism in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Lo annuncia il ministro dei Trasporti Alessandro Bianchi
Napster creator Shawn Fanning introduces a new licensed file-sharing service with unlimited choice of tracks.
A beta of the first service pack for Windows Vista could come any day now, with a final release by November, sources close to the company say.
By Sabine Vollmer, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 7--It took five years, but Cardinal Health has received regulatory approval to start making drugs at its North Raleigh plant.
Lord Forte, the hotel and catering magnate, has died at his London home, a spokeswoman says.
Daily Mail sports journalist Ian Wooldridge has died in hospital aged 75, the newspaper says.
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Six hours after British yachtsman Mike Golding turned back 80 miles in the Five Oceans solo round the world race and rescued rival Alex Thomson, his race was in tatters on Friday after his yacht's mast broke in two places.
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Uncertainty is spreading like a cancer in the pharmaceutical investing world, and that&#39;s bad news for the segment&#39;s kingpin, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE).
Hollywood studios launched legal attacks Tuesday on the computer server operators they claim are the technological middlemen making online film theft possible.
NORWICH, Conn. - Oh baby! Marie Michel's fifth child was one for the record books. Michel gave birth to a 14-pound, 13-ounce boy Tuesday at William W. Backus Hospital.
Bloomfield Township, Mich. -- The Ryder Cup is upon us, and you know what that means: Time to dress up as Mrs. Doubtfire and taunt Colin Montgomerie from behind the ropes?
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IBM Rational on Wednesday plans to flesh out complete plans for the upcoming IBM Software Development Platform, code-named \u00e2\u0080\u009cAtlantic.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Scott Listfield thinks the 21st century isn't what it was cracked up to be, so he drops an ironic astronaut into his compositions. Sort of like editorial cartoon meets fine art.
Some dissidents arrested in a fierce crackdown on protests in military-ruled Myanmar have gone on hunger strike over police refusal to treat a protester with a broken leg, an activist said on Friday.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
British bus firm FirstGroup announced the agreed purchase of Laidlaw International, owner of iconic US inter-city bus operator Greyhound, for 3.6 billion dollars (2.8 billion euros).
Two former top executives of Computer Associates International were indicted in Brooklyn on charges of accounting fraud, the Justice Department said today.
A bacterium that causes intestinal illness in cattle and sheep could also be responsible for Crohn&#39;s disease, researchers said on Friday.
Windows XP Home and free 4GB SDHC card instead Asus has formally launched its bonsai laptop, the Eee PC, in Japan, pre-installing the machine with Windows XP Home Edition rather than Linux.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - World number one Vijay  Singh kept up his red-hot form when an eight-under-par 64 gave  him a three-shot lead after an incomplete first round at the  $4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic Thursday.
Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone blistered his daughter Shari in a letter faxed to Forbes magazine yesterday, making a long-simmering family dispute very public.
Veteran rocker Rod Stewart's  lucrative outing into the world of romantic golden oldies paid  off on Tuesday when he topped the U.S. album charts for the  first time in 25 years.
A 19-year-old Palestinian civilian was found shot dead in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday near the border with Israel, Palestinian medics said.
The Office's Ricky Gervais is writing an episode of The Simpsons in which he will also have a guest role.
Air fresheners and aerosols can damage of the health of babies and their mothers, warn researchers.
Air France-KLM, the world's biggest airline by revenue, said Thursday its profit fell 39 percent in its third quarter due to higher oil prices, strikes and special items, but said its operating profit rose as it attracted more passengers.
NEW YORK, December 15  - The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading mobile-phone operator, Vodafone Group Plc, denied yesterday that it had approved a bid by its partner, Verizon Communications Inc, for Sprint (FON.
Russian investigators were under pressure on Wednesday to establish quickly who was behind a suicide bomb attack on a busy Moscow street that killed 10 people and injured 51.
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Two Hungarian college students are learning about U.S. farming practices during a six-month stay at Dave and Joann Rennhack's 180-acre farm on North 72nd Avenue near Hart.
The ravages of modern warfare are too often compounded by ill-conceived and expensive post-war reconstruction projects that fuel a \
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Former finance minister and President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s key loyalist Shaukat Aziz took the oath of office on Saturday as the country&#39;s new prime minister, one day after his parliamentary
The father of missing toddler Madeleine McCann labelled as &quot;ludicrous&quot; allegations in some newspapers that his daughter died of a sleeping pill overdose, in comments reported Friday.
Campaigning began in Sierra Leone on Saturday for a presidential election run-off on September 8 between main opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma and Solomon Berewa of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).
An Indian soldier is sentenced to death for killing his superior in Indian-administered Kashmir last year.
James E. O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Shea followed the path of his predecessor. He  refused to cut newsroom jobs, and lost his own.
General Motors Corp., aided by a late-month clearance sale on 2004 models, said Friday its new vehicle business rose a surprising 20 percent in September, which appeared to help push up overall industry results despite bad weather
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears, whose hits include \
By subjecting most visitors to scans of  their faces and fingers, the United States will this week  expand a mass surveillance system that threatens freedom and  race relations, a privacy watchdog says.
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The Scott Peterson murder trial took yet another strange twist Wednesday when the judge removed the jury's foreman amid a week of pressure-packed deliberations &#151; the second straight day that a juror was sent home.
Ivo Karlovic \u00e2\u0080\u0094 one of the most fascinating, rising talents in tennis, with a power game suited for the slick grass courts of Wimbledon \u00e2\u0080\u0094 met his match Tuesday.
Hundreds of millions of people were left vulnerable to identity theft in 2007 because of data breaches, resarchers say.
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Nuovo stop per Jonny Wilkinson. Il britannico dei Newcastle Falcons, grande protagonista del trionfo...
Paris Hilton was put in handcuffs and taken from her home in a sheriff's car for a court hearing on Friday that could end with the socialite being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.
A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.
China has eased new Internet controls that had limited video-sharing to state companies, saying private competitors already operating in the fast-growing arena may continue.
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SEATTLE: For people trying to get their ageing parents on the web so they can read email and get digital photos of the family, Microsoft Corp has a message: Don&#39;t give up.
The five top U.S. defense  contractors, communications companies joined on Tuesday with  some European rivals to develop technology standards that will  allow better communication among future weapons systems.
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Experts try to establish what  caused the disappearance of a glacial lake in southern Chile over just a few weeks.
World Bank head James Wolfensohn has backed Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s political shake-up criticised by many Western nations as limiting democracy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Consumer prices rose modestly in  December while industrial production was flat, leaving the door  open for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates later this  month to shore up an economy that some fear is on the verge of  a recession.
British carmaker Jaguar will cut production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.
For the Smurf on the go With the iPhone not even fully digested by the gadget market's unquenchable pie-hole, many are already eagerly eying what Apple will serve up for its next course.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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In insular Bhutan, a learn-by-doing film industry is beginning to emerge.
The University of Florida has reportedly offered its coaching job to Urban Meyer and Meyer has accepted the position, according to ESPN.
Last Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC to you and me) announced a warning against an investment scam that has caught several hundred people already.
Marty Schottenheimer's guidance of one of the great turnarounds in NFL history won him The Associated Press 2004 NFL Coach of the Year award.
There's a debate on web services in the .NET world. Datasets are XML objects that contain recordset information. You can perform various operations on them (such as insert/delete/update) and they can be replicated back to the host database. Developers are using DataSets for data exchange in web services. MSDN has a good article on this. Is this a good idea?  Scott Hanselmann doesn't think so, in this post: Returning DataSets from WebServices is the Spawn of Satan and Represents All That Is Truly Evil in the World. But Barry Gervin thinks it's ok.  I agree with Scott, it's a bad idea. Exposing internal details is usually a lousy idea for web services (or any API that has a public interface). It defeats the concepts of information hiding and easy interoperatability between heterogenous systems; it also provides info that is potentially useful for sql-injection attacks.   What do you think?

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. _ Capt. Charlie Roth opened a valve on his powerboat, disappearing in a momentary vapor cloud.
President Bush got a convention bounce even in heavily Democratic New York but still trailed rival John Kerry, two statewide presidential polls said Wednesday.
Spanish police arrested 10 people, most of them Pakistanis, suspected of involvement in Islamic extremism during an operation in the northeastern region of Catalonia.
The Florida Marlins decided to pitch to Ryan Howard, and he made them pay. Twice.
Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, a large alternative asset manager, said on Monday it filed for an initial public offering, making it the latest large investment firm to seek a public listing.
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation today announced that the companies have been collaborating to develop the graphics processing unit for the Playstation 3. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the future, the experience
Canada says it will wait until an inquiry is held, before considering whether to demand compensation from Britain for a second-hand submarine that caught fire in the Atlantic, killing one crewman.
President Bush on Monday proposed a  $2.5 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm  aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget  deficits that have soared on his watch.
OCTOBER 05, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - German business software vendor SAP AG and chip maker Infineon Technologies AG today launched a new software management system for connecting radio frequency identification hardware and software from multiple vendors.
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The U.S. dollar settled near its lows against the yen and euro on Monday after suffering sharp losses on weaker-than expected job growth figures that raised questions about the need for further U.S. rate rises this year.
MULKEYTOWN, Ill. (BP)--Curt Schilling hates the Yankees, and he loves to talk about it. &quot;I&#39;m not sure I can think of any scenario more enjoyable than making 55,000 people from New York shut
European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
Zurich, Switzerland (Sports Network) - Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho earned FIFA Player of the Year honors Monday, beating Arsenal&#39;s French striker Thierry Henry by 68 points.
Jakarta, Indonesia -- Voting began today in historic elections in Indonesia with opinion polls showing a former general who has pledged to end rampant graft, fix the economy and fight terrorism set for a comfortable win over President Megawati Sukarnoputri
Eagles' defensive end Jevon Kearse suffers a freak knee\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0injury during an overtime loss to the Giants on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season.
President George W Bush picks Robert Zoellick as deputy secretary of state to Condoleezza Rice.
BAGHDAD, June 10 -- A suicide truck bomber plowed his vehicle through the gates of a police station north of Baghdad on Sunday and detonated his explosives, collapsing the building and killing at least 12 people, witnesses and hospital officials said.
Lindsay Lohan's ex-boyfriend Riley Giles, who she met in rehab, is reported to be selling intimate pictures of the troubled actress.
IBM Corp., which has been a big backer of open-source software, is working with seven universities on new computing research projects whose fruits would be widely shared rather than held as intellectual property.
European plane maker Airbus is to finally unveil its restructuring plan on Wednesday amid signs of growing frustration in its workforce and clamour for resistance from trade unions.
By JOHN PORRETTO  HOUSTON - Atlantis' seven astronauts reunited with their families in Texas on Saturday, a day after the space shuttle capped a two-week mission with a perfect landing in the Mohave Desert.
Londra, 17 nov. - (Adnkronos) - Non si ferma la corsa della moneta unica contro il biglietto verde. L&#39;euro ha raggiunto oggi un nuovo record storico salendo fino a 1,3036 dollari e attualmente veleggia a 1,3024 dollari.
Richard Branson on Monday sold his Virgin Megastores record shops in Britain and Ireland, shedding the brand which launched his Virgin empire.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has voiced &quot;deep regret&quot; for distress caused to the family of a British soldier killed in Iraq by the row over a US video of his death.
''La presidenza federale &egrave; un peso che sosterrei tranquillamente ma non credo di essere nella...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson was convicted yesterday of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay.
LAPORTE, Ind. - A man was charged with battery for attacking an umpire during a benefit softball game at a city park...
American troops and warplanes repulsed a massive insurgent attack against an outpost in the restive northern city of Mosul, killing at least 25 insurgents, the military said yesterday.
Labour deputy leader forced on to defensive over campaign condemnation of Iraq war.
Results of a DNA test on Friday revealed why leftist rebels failed to deliver this week on their promise to free a 3-year-old boy born in captivity: Little Emmanuel has spent the last two years not in a jungle rebel camp, but in a Bogota foster home.
Natural disasters cost insurers $42 billion this year, making 2004 the costliest ever for the industry, even before tsunamis struck tourist resorts in Thailand and Malaysia, the Insurance Information Institute said.
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Biovail Corp  has agreed to  drop a former Banc of America Securities analyst and the bank  itself as defendants in a lawsuit accusing nearly two dozen  parties of conspiring to drive down its stock price, the New  York Post reported in its online edition on Monday.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 10 -- The main Sunni Arab political bloc boycotted parliament Sunday to protest legislation supported by Shiite Muslims and Kurds that would carve Iraq into a federation of three autonomous states.
California's stem-cell institute approved nearly $45 million in research grants to about 20 universities and other research laboratories on Friday as it awaits a state appeals court decision on whether the agency is unconstitutional.
US forces in Falluja may have found the house in which the British hostage Kenneth Bigley was held and murdered by militants in October.
The nation's manufacturing sector expanded at the slowest pace in over a year in September amid weaker U.S. auto sales and a slumping housing market, a trade group said Monday.
Sudan promised to protect civilians in Darfur yesterday, responding to Saturday&#39;s UN security council resolution threatening the regime with oil sanctions and ordering an inquiry into whether the atrocities in the region constitute genocide.
NASA was optimistic that the Space Shuttle Atlantis would still land as expected on Thursday, after a favorable weather report and preliminary inspections that did not turn up damage from floating debris found near the shuttle.
By David Guralnick, The Detroit News. &quot;The big surprise was the pounding your body takes, especially your neck and back,&quot; Chelios said.
Marco Scutaro smacked a three-run homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth to give Oakland a 3-0 win over Baltimore Wednesday night.
With recent announcements from Zend, there's talk all over about what they're doing and who they're doing it with. Here's just a few examples from Zend's own news feed:   IBM Adds Zend to Value Pak, Ships ESX Server Storage Support - a summary look at the Value Pack bundle of software for the i5/OS V5R4 operating system  Zend Puts Out New Release of Commercial-Grade PHP - the latest release of ZendCore Microsoft adds PHP to InfoCard support list - the addition of InfoCard support in a collaboration with Microsoft (a big push in their Hotmail email offering and other Live online services) Oracle beefs up PHP driver - the updates that Oracle has made to the OCI8 driver for PHP
BT's retail head Pierre Danon  moves to French computer consultants Cap Gemini.
Company's U.S. search market share rises to a record 66 percent for the month of  December, according to latest figures from Hitwise.
InfoWorld - Intel may deliver WiMax technology more quickly to mobile users by including it as an option for ultramobile devices based on the company's Menlow platform, according to an Intel executive.
Hundreds of Buddhist monks in central Burma hold another demonstration against the military government.
People who have migraines are twice as likely to suffer a stroke than those who do not experience the throbbing headaches, researchers said today.
The war in Iraq has bred deep   resentment in the Muslim world and provided Islamist militants   with a \
Two days before Toronto Raptors general manager Rob Babcock traded Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets, he was informed that Carter might have tried to sabotage his team
Trying to save the famed Hubble Space Telescope with a robot would cost &#36;2 billion with just a 50-50 chance of success, an aerospace research group is advising NASA in the coming days.
The Nigerian military has stormed a hideout and freed one of two Chinese workers abducted by unknown gunmen more than two months ago in the country&#39;s southeast, the police said Monday.
Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.
For environmentally minded urbanites, no kitchen is complete without an accessory that treats hundreds of wriggling, red guests to dinner: a composting worm bin.
Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.
Prime Minister John Howard ditched his long-standing opposition to a greenhouse gas reduction target for Australia with a pledge Sunday to set a national pollution limit next year.
Nov. 5, 2004 -- FDA officials announced Friday that they will launch a review of the agency&#39;s drug monitoring policies in the wake of recent high-profile safety concerns about widely used drugs, including antidepressants and Vioxx.
Police were trying to determine yesterday whether a suicide was the cause of a train-car collision that killed six people and seriously injured 11 Saturday evening after a car stopped on the tracks as the high-speed train approached.
Sainsbury's and Primark sign up to initiative as PM promises to find 500,000 'extra British jobs'.
A banner week that began with victories against Detroit, Washington and the Nets \u00e2\u0080\u0094 all without the injured Stephon Marbury \u00e2\u0080\u0094 turned sour Friday night.
Marines face threats from fake surrenders even as they shift to rebuilding and handing out aid to civilians. By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.
Google is offering free software that lets users simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information. Analysts call the move a potential blow to rivals Microsoft and Yahoo in the race
Envoys from six nations have entered a third day of talks in Beijing, hoping to address &quot;one or two items&quot; said to stand in the way of a deal towards dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Italy's centre-right Christian Democrats announced Saturday the end of their 14-year alliance with former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, saying they would go it alone in April elections.
Group of Eight leaders  seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit  this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian  bear glowering in the room.
A truck driving at high speed slammed into a bus stop in a town south of Baghdad on Saturday, killing about 20 people and wounding 15, police said.
Okinawa residents protest attempts to play down the Imperial Army's role in World War II mass suicides.            Presented By     From Dell? Home!      &nbsp;&nbsp;The new Dell? Inspiron? 1520 notebook with hi-def widescreen and long-range wireless for only $799. Add mobile broadband for $150. Limited time offer. Click here. www.dell.com    Ads by Pheedo
Seldom has an NBA regular-season game drawn the attention of Saturday&#39;s Heat-Lakers matchup. And when it was over, most agreed that Shaq-Kobe I had lived up to expectations.
Third seed Andy Roddick started his Wimbledon campaign with a comfortable 6-1 7-5 7-6 first-round victory over fellow American Justin Gimelstob on Monday.
(Undated) Oct. 19, 2004 - The maker of arthritis drug Celebrex is launching a study to see if the drug has the same dangerous side effects that took Vioxx off the market.
The jury, eight women and four men, heard nearly a month of evidence and testimony, capped Wednesday with an hourlong set of instructions from the judge.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet next week for their second summit in a month, but this one will focus on humanitarian matters rather than the core issues of the Mideast dispute, an Olmert aide said Tuesday.
The FTSE 100 gains 7.5% in value over 2004 in a year tainted by high oil prices and rising interest rates.
The U.S. trade deficit widened   sharply in July to a record $68 billion, as oil import prices,   and demand for foreign goods and services rose to new highs, a   government report showed on Tuesday.
Rescue workers recover bodies of 15 children and three men from a school trip boat accident in India.
Five days after a fire knocked out power to the Canadian Submarine in the Atlantic Ocean, the HMCS Chicoutimi and its 54 crew members arrived in Feslane Scotland.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.
The UK website of Amazon.com is launching a DVD rental service, the online retailer&#39;s first foray into a market pioneered by US- based Netflix.
(Source: Tibco)  Every day, millions of individuals within large organizations make small, yet important business decisions based on their experience and whatever information happens to be available at the time. With little time to spare, these decisions are often taken with an incomplete view of the situation, as 'good information' is all too often still difficult to find. Faced with a backlog for new enterprise reports, out-of-control 'spreadsheet marts', and a plethora of custom applications all trying to accomplish similar goals, CIOs and business managers alike need to consider a new approach.
With questions swirling around documents used by CBS in a story about President Bush&#39;s National Guard service, Matt Sheffield experienced something unique.
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Medicare's telephone line gives accurate answers less than two-thirds of the time, Congressional investigators say.
Unauthorised copies of Banksy's work were sold at inflated prices on eBay, it is claimed.
The number of complaints about mis-selling and poor administration of pensions soars.
Holding a stiff salute for nearly 20 seconds, accused US army deserter Charles Jenkins, 64, mouthed these words slowly and clearly as he turned himself in at an American army base west of here yesterday morning.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan claimed Monday it had dealt Al-Qaeda a crushing blow after killing a top militant said to have masterminded attempts on President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s life and to have arranged the beheading of US reporter Daniel Pearl.
If New Hampshire 16 years ago threw a lifeline to Bill Clinton's struggling candidacy, the state's primary Tuesday could put Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid on life support.
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Sailing the seven seas might be more than just a vacation option for seniors. New research finds that living on a cruise ship is a cost-effective, not to
Three-time world champion Niki Lauda says Formula One&#39;s new team Red Bull Racing should sign up David Coulthard. Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull bought the Jaguar team from Ford earlier this week, and
Osama bin Laden&#39;s deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has issued a new pledge to fight against the US. In a video aired by Arab TV station al-Jazeera, the al-Qaida leader told Americans to treat Muslims with respect and embrace &quot;an exchange of interests&quot; or else.
Huckabee trims costs, including press travel... Obama going after Clintons with a passion in effort to win South Carolina primary
The toll on U.S. troops of war in Iraq  and Afghanistan may be obscured by dramatic advances in  battlefield medicine that allow more soldiers to survive combat  injuries than ever before, according to a report in The New  England Journal of Medicine.
Dolphins spokesman Harvey Greene would not say if the lawsuit was related to the arbitrator&#39;s ruling last month. &quot;It&#39;s in the judicial system and we cannot comment further,&quot; Greene said.
ITunes, Apple&#39;s online music store, will now accept payments through PayPal. The payment service, which is owned by eBay, allows any individual or business with an e-mail address to send and receive payments online.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Scott Gomez has headed home to Alaska to play some hockey during the lockout. Gomez, a 24-year-old Anchorage native, skated Monday with the Alaska Aces of the ECHL and could debut in Friday&#39;s home opener against the San Diego Gulls.
Brazil is unhappy that no senior police officer involved Jean Charles de Menezes's will be disciplined.
One of Braves manager Bobby Cox&#39;s health-related concerns was lessened on Thursday afternoon, after he watched John Thomson successfully complete a bullpen session.
LOS ANGELES - Movie studios have expanded their fight against illegal downloading, suing more than 100 US and European-based computer services that transmit movie files across Internet file-sharing networks.
The deal is part of a new international agreement to forgive 80 per cent of Iraq&#39;s international debt, amounting to a total of about $150 billion.
Alex Rodriguez opts out of his 10-year, $252 million contract with the Yankees on Sunday in a move that could signal the end of his career in New York.
The Republic's largest privately-owned insurance broker, which has an office in Belfast, has been taken over by an American company.
All eyes will be on venerable Philadelphia law as it continues to investigate controversial leak hunt.
Lambeau Field is now a desired destination, as Chris Brown and the Titans were the latest to learn. Brown rushed for 148 yards and two long touchdowns
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points when he had 39 points in the Lakers' 95-90 road win over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
I soldati israeliani hanno catturato oggi un esponente di spicco di Hamas. Secondo fonti palestinesi, si tratta del trentaduenne Imad Qawasmeh, presunto mandante di due attentati sucidi avvenuti in agosto a Beerheva.
Oil prices fell more than a dollar to a three-month low on Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped demand in the heavy energy consuming US northeast.
Playing to the level of competition is fine and dandy when visiting a pair of Big East powers that just happen to have claimed the last two national championships.
CHENNAI, OCTOBER 12: Optimism is what drives Indian cricket, whether or not it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rooted to ground realities. So Laxmipathy Balaji, who sits out his home Test in Chennai against the Australians with an injury
No arrests have been made in the killing of an Upper East Side therapist, but the police are said to be questioning a man about the case in Pennsylvania.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Army tanks and fighting vehicles blasted their way into the last main rebel stronghold in Fallujah at sundown on Saturday after American warplanes and artillery prepared the way with a savage barrage on the district.
is all smiles as released hostages Simona Torretta (R) and Simon Pari celebrate as they arrive at Ciampino Airport in Rome September 28, 2004.
HOUSTON - NASA&#39;s shuttle Discovery is on track for an October launch to the International Space Station (ISS), where its astronaut crew will lay the foundation for future orbital laboratories, mission managers said Friday.
Keys residents evacuate, schools close in preparation for Tropical Storm Ernesto, expected to make landfall Wednesday
The share price of BAE Systems soared by almost 8.0 percent as investors seized on news that fraud investigators had ditched a long-running probe into an arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
Spanish international midfielder Cesc Fabregas said Friday that he would be sticking with Premiership side Arsenal despite the interest shown in him by Real Madrid.
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PALO ALTO, California  - Hewlett-Packard Co. said   on Friday that Chairman Patricia Dunn has resigned effective   immediately, as pressure mounts on the computer maker over the   methods it used to investigate boardroom leaks.
When officials in this Minneapolis suburb didn't like the two eye-popping digital billboards that Clear Channel erected along the freeway, they pulled the plug. They had the power company cut off the electricity after just a few days.
The company placed new executives in charge of operations facing fierce new competition from Google, Apple and cellphone makers.
Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance favors Dawa Party leader Ibrahim al-Jaafari to become the country's next prime minister, a senior Shi'ite political source said on Tuesday.
The British government on Thursday condemned the upsurge of violence in Darfur, and called on rebels and the Sudanese government to stop fighting.
Syria's policy during more than a year of isolation by Western countries has been constant: Stick it out and hope the other side bends.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A team of Iraqi ministers visited  battle-scarred Najaf Saturday and discussed plans for  rebuilding the holy city after three weeks of fighting that  killed hundreds and drove oil prices to record highs.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revealed that he is still weighing up whether to defend his outspoken attack on Ruud van Nistelrooy as he looked to a bright future with his Carling Cup youngsters.
Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Aaron Brooks found Donte&#39; Stallworth for a seven- yard go-ahead touchdown with 38 seconds remaining to cap a late rally that handed the New Orleans Saints a 21-17 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium.
Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday as defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won fresh international backing.
She's been surrounded by celebrity just about all of her life, but Jamie Lynn Spears would have you believe she's just another teenager blown away by the fact she gets to travel to Los Angeles to make TV shows, and they sometimes let her keep the clothes she wears on set.
France braced for protests after 'brutal' clean-up.
By JIM SALTER  ST. LOUIS - Voracious carp that can literally throw themselves right into boats and pose a major ecological threat to Midwestern rivers and lakes could someday be a meal at the local zoo.
Afghanistan risks turning into a failed state and becoming a forgotten war, a US study says.
At first glance, the world of \
The holy month&#39;s fasting culminates in the feast of Eid al-Fitr and prayers for peace, tranquility and greater understanding. Colorado Muslims, including 1-year-old Mohammad Saif Islam of Denver, gather Sunday
Simona Torretta e Simona Pari, cooperanti di \u00c2\u00b3Un ponte per\u00c2\u00b2, sono state rapite a Baghdad da uomini armati, insieme a due iracheni che lavorano per la Ong italiana. Un terzo iracheno \u00c3\u00a8 sfuggito al sequestro.
Big Blue, now No. 3 in this hot market, is launching a new product line that has the potential to shake up the industry. Over the past four years, IBM (IBM ) used its engineering chops to take the lead in the
When a gas explosion at 7:10 am Sunday left more than 160 Chinese miners trapped thousands of feet underground, the story hit world news shortly after 10.
A new book by Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter and author, describes a White House riven by dysfunction and division over the war.
A Democratic senator warned CIA Director Porter Goss Thursday that his efforts to make major changes could have \
A simple strategy can get you out of debt faster.
By ALLEN, Sue  THE war of words between CallPlus and Telecom over thousands of lost broadband connections ramped up a notch yesterday, with CallPlus laying the blame at Telecom's door.
Prague, 17 August 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Fresh fighting and further casualties were reported overnight in Georgia&#39;s separatist republic of South Ossetia. The violence erupted hours after Georgia and South Ossetia reached an agreement under which all armed units ...
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The political storm was triggered by the vote count for the presidential run-off held Sunday, which decided that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich had defeated his opposition challenger, former Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko, by a slim margin of 3
The licensing shake-up a year ago has not encouraged most people to go to pubs more, a survey suggests.
The head of the Organization of American States plans to announce his resignation on Friday after only two weeks in the job to defend himself against corruption allegations in his native Costa Rica.
At least one of 17 Sri Lankan aid workers massacred last year was shot with a type of weapon mainly used by the military, but evidence has been tampered with and the bullet has disappeared, a rights group said.
The UN says more than a million displaced Bosnians have now returned home - but major obstacles remain.
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It looks like Sarah Jessica Parker is too sexy for some Israelis' tastes.
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New York State health officials said on Wednesday they are investigating 15 confirmed cases of E.coli infection linked to Taco Bell restaurants.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars now have lost both starting defensive ends for the season. The Jags placed Lionel Barnes on injured reserve Friday with a shoulder injury.
A coalition of organized labor and industrial groups yesterday asked the Bush administration to attack China&#39;s currency policy at the World Trade Organization.
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If you're late for work, a driver using  a cell phone may be to blame. U.S. researchers said on  Wednesday that people who use cell phones while behind the  wheel impede the flow of traffic, clog highways and extend  commute times.
Former Sen. Fred Thompson today dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Thompson, also an actor and a lawyer, entered the race late as a \
The days of piece-meal patching and shipped updates are over as Microsoft Singapore urged users to take advantage of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2).
JOHN Peel was Britain&#39;s most durable and consistently innovative disc jockey for almost 40 years. While most of his BBC colleagues became identified with a specific era, style or genre of music and were soon
City-wide wi-fi networks are growing but how do councils and citizens get the most out of them?
It's still possible, in the midst of all DuPage County has become, to find yourself alone on a trail listening to the deep- throated song of a bullfrog or the frustrated rant of a red-winged blackbird.
A powerful earthquake in Japan has struck the exact same region where at least 31 people were killed and more than 3400 injured five days ago.
Hurricane Frances weakened slightly as it roared through the Bahamas on Friday and took aim at the crowded southeast Florida coast, where hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes as much of the state shut down.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In a sharply worded challenge to President Bush, Democratic Sen...
After playing second fiddle at the last two World Championships, Georgia&#39;s Zurab Zviadauri finally shook off his choker tag.
Country singer Mindy McCready is sentenced to a year in jail after breaking her probation.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The outlook for mobile music in 2005  can be summed up in one word: more.
As he sifted through the remains of another season that ended without the desired reward, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire lamented the absence of rookie catcher Joe Mauer.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/11/04) - The new head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Mahmoud Abbas, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants burst into a mourning tent for the late Yasser Arafat firing assault rifles, killing two security guards
Embarq Corporation, the wireline spinoff from Sprint Nextel, posted a lower quarterly profit on Thursday as it lost phone line customers.
Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Tim Rattay, who underwent surgery on his right arm Tuesday to relieve pressure in his forearm, was placed on injured reserve by the club on Thursday.
Heart bypass surgery that former President Bill Clinton will undergo next week has become an increasingly common operation. The surgery is necessary when one or more arteries that ensure blood and oxygen flow
Scandinavian Airlines cancels most of its Tuesday flights to and from Sweden as a strike enters its fifth day.
The European Parliament overwhelmingly endorsed the European Union's first constitution Tuesday but the treaty will only come into force if all 25 member states ratify it, several by referendums.
A little-known Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for the Bombay train bombings warned Tuesday that it was planning attacks against government and historic sites in India in an e-mail to an Indian television station. Also, the death toll in the July 11 bombings was raised to 207.
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Japan's most-watched consumer price index fell for a third month in April, edging down 0.1 percent, the government said Friday, raising doubts that deflation was really a thing of the past.
A British soldier killed in Afghanistan was probably shot by his own side, an inquest rules.
Even if you don&#39;t play video games, chances are you&#39;ve heard about &quot;Halo 2.&quot;. Microsoft Corp. made sure of that with a massive PR blitz, boldly proclaiming &quot;there hasn&#39;t been this much anticipation
A cold front that brought severe weather and flooding and severe weather to the Midwest over the past week moved east on Sunday, with rain falling in the coastal states and thunderstorms lingering in the southern Appalachians.
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From Kyiv to Prague and Baku to Bratislava, presidents and prime ministers have sought medical treatment abroad since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Two astronauts ventured outside the international space station Monday to rid it of some large pieces of junk.
The two companies plan to spend $300 million over three years as part of a stepped-up collaboration aimed at corporate customers.
An Afghan militant group that kidnapped three UN workers over a week ago told the government and United Nations on Thursday to stop stalling negotiations, adding the hostages were cold and sick.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, after  earnings reports from eBay Inc. EBAY.O and Qualcomm Inc.  QCOM.O disappointed, while a survey showing a slowdown in  growth at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories caused some concern.
GameSpot got to spend some quality time with the newly redesigned PSP at last week's E3 show. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
After an advisory panel voted that some pediatric cold products should be banned, the late-night pharmacy run to find the right medicine has become tougher.
The Bush-Cheney campaign on Monday accused the AFL-CIO of acts of vandalism at a handful of its offices around the country &#151; an allegation the labor federation denied.
The preliminary hearings in the inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales are expected to take place early in the New Year.
Republicans are putting forward a softer, more moderate face at their convention this week. That's no place for Tom DeLay, the combustible, conservative House majority leader.
Hurricane Jeanne delivered walls of stinging rain and winds of up to 120 miles an hour as it spun across Florida on Sunday, making landfall almost exactly where
Tesco looks set to branch out into the garden centre market, with a \u00c2\u00a3155.6m bid for the Dobbies chain.
HOUSTON, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Kar-Kee Fok as Project Manager, Proprietary Services in CMAI's office in Singapore.
A Dutch steelmaker led by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is buying U.S.-based International Steel Group Inc. for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock in a deal that would make it one of the largest steel companies in the world.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. said on Wednesday it is planning a children's video service for cars in 2006, a year later than it had expected, using software from Microsoft Corp.
Britain's Foreign Office is urging government officials to stop using the US term &quot;war on terror&quot; amid concerns it angers British Muslims and undermines government aims, a weekly newspaper said.
Summer is traditionally associated with romance and spammers are trying to cash in by bombarding inboxes with porn.
Demonstrators over the closure of the Burberry factory in Rhondda take their campaign to its London shops.
Juan Pablo Montoya gave Frank Williams the best parting gift he could when he won Sunday&#39;s Brazilian GP. The victory couldn&#39;t have come at a more fitting time as Sunday&#39;s race was the Colombian&#39;s last event with Williams.
The White House Saturday declined to comment on the possibility that Pakistan will postpone elections in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
AUSTIN -- Against his doctor's advice, a stooped and feeble state Sen. Mario Gallegos Jr. (D) arrives at the Texas Capitol each day, just to make sure his chamber does not take up a bill that would require voters to produce identification at the polls.
Apple Inc.  sold about 525,000 iPhones at Apple and AT&T Inc.  stores in the first weekend since its June 29 launch, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, citing an analyst.
Ian Wright, CEO and founder of Wrightspeed, discusses of the future of electric cars.
The BBC's Tamsin Smith reports from Naples on the grim struggle to teach children in a Mafia stronghold.
A Dutch rights organization which  compensates artists for the use of their copyrighted material  on Friday lost its court bid to remove a government block on  new levies on MP3 media players.
This unique region of France has a lovely blend of German and French culture. It's most famous cities are Strasbourg and Colmar.
Ernst & Young  and Deutsche Bank  could face monetary sanctions rather than criminal charges in a U.S. tax shelter probe, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
Microsoft now has opened public access to the latest beta build of Vista Service Pack 1 to all who are interested.
It's not hip-hop. It's blip-pop. That's what the Gameboyzz Orchestra Project calls the sounds it squeezes out of a half dozen Game Boy consoles. [Missing Links]
RAMADI, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomber blew up outside the Iraqi army headquarters in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Ramadi on Wednesday, wounding many but causing no deaths, police said.
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La Costa d'Avorio di Didier Drogba e la Nigeria di Obafemi Martins si qualificano per i quarti di fi...
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Officials are concerned about the possible spread of serious ailments such as cholera, typhoid and malaria and also issued warnings about the bird flu virus.
Researchers believe an experimental vaccine could possibly offer protection against the virus that causes most cervical cancer. A three-year study of 2,400 women found only seven vaccinated women developed
Despite a record hurricane season, many Florida hot spots are relatively unscathed. And tourist bureaus, hotels, and others are pulling out all the stops to lure travelers back.
In a bid to put an end to the candidacy of jailed Tanzim terror group leader Marwan Barghouti the revolutionary council of the Palestinian Authority\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dominant Fatah faction endorsed PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat on Thursday night
DERA BUGTI, Pakistan  - An elderly rebel chieftain   whose killing by Pakistani security forces last weekend sparked   violent protests was hastily buried on Friday in his hometown   in Pakistan's restive southwest province of Baluchistan.
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Ex-NBA forward Dennis Rodman attempts a comeback with the Orange County Crush of the American Basketball Association on Wednesday.
The pace of U.S. home building rose  in November as new home starts climbed 6.7 percent, rebounding  from a sharp decline in October while building permits fell 3  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The online video-rental wars are starting to get brutal, as Blockbuster redrew the battle line with a sharp price reduction for its direct-mail service.
More than a quarter of patients with  advanced kidney cancer saw their tumors shrink after treatment  with GlaxoSmithKline Plc&#39;s pazopanib, a new pill designed to  rival Genentech&#39;s blockbuster drug Avastin, researchers said on  Saturday.
A car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint at an entrance to Baghdad&#39;s ``Green Zone,&#39;&#39; the US military said. One Iraqi National Guardsman was killed, Agence France-Presse reported.
Ofcom has unveiled tighter restrictions on participation TV programmes including surprise spot checks to ensure TV broadcasters are complying with new licence conditions. By Mark Sweney
As American League teams get more familiar with Bobby Madritsch, they&#39;re learning what the Seattle Mariners already know about their sudden star.
UN chief Kofi Annan blasted a Sudanese government onslaught against rebels in strife-torn Darfur as Security Council members vented mounting exasperation with Khartoum's refusal to accept a UN takeover of peacekeeping there.
Norwegian browser specialists Opera Software announce a version of their browser for Microsoft&#39;s Windows Mobile platform is forthcoming.
More than a decade after his son Dodi  was killed in a Paris car crash with Princess Diana, Mohamed  al-Fayed finally gets his moment in court on Monday to accuse  the British royal family of ordering their deaths.
The European Union closed antitrust cases Tuesday against six major Hollywood studios after they agreed to drop clauses in contracts with pay television operators that the EU said keeps the price of films artificially high in Europe.
NEW YORK  - If you can talk while  exercising, you are likely doing it right, new research  indicates.
A 63-year-old man is banned from driving after admitting driving seven miles down the M4 in the wrong direction.
Most of Britain's top business leaders were prefects, head boys or girls or sports captains at school, a survey finds.
Sun sets on 'Pornographic Summer' A Chinese web pornographer who founded the country's \
Conventional wisdom held that Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr., second-year drivers who were the only newcomers in NASCAR's 12-man Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship, would approach the start of this 10-race playoff like a pair of wide-eyed neophytes.
Crude oil prices climbed above the key $50 mark in Asian trade Tuesday, creeping close to an all-time high as worries continued over supply and unrest in key oil producing areas.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Oil exports from southern Iraq have been brought to a complete halt, a senior oil official said Monday, following a spate of pipeline attacks launched by insurgents trying to undermine the volatile nation's interim government.    In Baghdad, military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City...
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The blue whale, possibly the largest animal ever to live on Earth, is making a comeback, research shows.
A bodyguard protecting Princess Diana and her lover Dodi al-Fayed said on Tuesday the couple's last days were marred by a string of security problems.
eWeek says that new data shows Web site visitors paying more attention to alternative browsers, as Microsoft&#39;s share drops to 93.
Microsoft will make changes to its desktop search program following a complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) by Google, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Star-struck Wall Street gave a  dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. DWA.N on  Thursday, sending shares of the animated film maker up more  than 35 percent in their market debut.
Investor's Business Daily - As more cell phone makers launch handsets that also play musie, Apple Computer  (NASDAQ:AAPL - News) looks poised to defend its turf by going on the offensive with an iPod music player capable of making phone calls.
Crude oil futures rallied back above $53 a barrel Wednesday after a pipeline explosion in Mexico heightened supply concerns. Traders were also nervously monitoring developments in Nigeria, where
The rolling experienced by SpaceShipOne on its first Ansari X Prize flight on Wednesday will not jeopardise the team&#39;s chances of winning the $10 million purse, team members said in a post-flight briefing.
L'Italia chiude con due medaglie d'oro individuali i Mondiali Targa di tiro con l'arco a Lipsia, in ...
Taste the on-screen action in the latest batch of Wii games reviewed by Wired News.
BRASILIA -- Burning of the Amazon and other forests accounts for three quarters of Brazil's greenhouse gas emissions and has made the country one of the leading polluters in the world, a long-delayed government report said yesterday.
The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.
Social-networking principles have spawned a lending marketplace that lets individuals make loans to almost anyone.
A roadside bomb exploded Thursday alongside the convoy of a prominent Shiite cleric whose high-level political ties have made him the target of past assassination attempts. The imam was not injured, but several bodyguards were wounded.
Film actress Scarlett Johansson is currently recuperating after having her tonsils removed.
U.S. military commanders in Iraq, where bombings pose the deadliest threat to their soldiers, have welcomed news the Pentagon wants to speed up production of upgraded armored Humvees, a military spokesmen said Saturday.
Iraq, the United Nations and foreign  donors met on Sunday to prepare a road map for the  reconstruction of Iraq and try to make the country economically  self-sufficient within five years.
The US presidential election is being put in the hands of voters today, who will ultimately decide who will take charge of the bloody war in Iraq and the war on terror.
Kuala Lumpur: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Malaysia has no knowledge of camps in the country used to train militants as alleged by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra and several leaders in his administration.
The US consul general in Northern Ireland is to meet the family of a Belfast murder victim.
Continental Airlines says it will buy 10 7E7 jets from Boeing in the first big US order for the new high-efficiency aircraft. The world&#39;s sixth-largest airline also said it was accelerating delivery of previously
TEHRAN (Iran): At least twenty-six people were killed and 18 injured when their bus overturned some 220 kilometers (138 miles) west of Tehran, Iranian state television quoted police as saying Saturday.
Sir Paul McCartney breaks his silence over people who criticise his wife, Heather Mills McCartney.
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a group of gunmen in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, wounding eight, in the second airstrike of the day as a large-scale military operation continued.
Turks go to the polls Sunday for early legislative elections to end a crisis that has pitted the Islamist-rooted government against the secular establishment and called into question the role of religion in the Muslim-majority country.
Three militants of the radical Hamas group were killed in a gunbattle with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank town of Hebron on Thursday, Palestinian witnesses and medical sources said.
The close finish in the governor&#39;s race that left the outcome unknown two days after the election didn&#39;t come as a complete surprise to either campaign.
The Metropolitan Opera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s high-definition transmissions to movie theaters add crucial elements of live theater and collective excitement to the experience of opera on screen.
Spring has arrived in the Pakistani capital bringing clear skies and balmy weather but for many residents of Islamabad, spring heralds weeks of suffering and for some, it could mean death.
LOS ANGELES An attorney for Michael Jackson is seeking to appeal a retired judge&#39;s ruling in a &quot;family law matter&quot; between the pop singer and his ex-wife Deborah Rowe.
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of special items -- think pink! -- goes to support breast cancer research.
Denuncia della Coldiretti,in stalla un litro costa 0,33 euro
Some things sound simply awful: a family reunion holiday cruise, an all-you-can-eat haggis buffet, a television series set entirely in a psychotherapist\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office.
Mr. Otis, a songwriter and record producer, was one of the first black executives at a major record company.
South Africa will unveil a new plan aimed at fighting its HIV/AIDS crisis on Friday, seeking to calm bitter debate and revamp policies that have thus far done little to stop the epidemic.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed her traveling press corps aboard her campaign plane Wednesday with a humorous riff on the standard flight attendant speech familiar to commercial air travelers.
After all the buildup surrounding the protests by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s concert was pretty much a bust.
TRIPOLI, Libya -- A settlement has been reached to resolve the crisis over five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death in Libya for allegedly infecting more than 400 children with the AIDS virus, a foundation headed by the Libyan leader's son said yesterday .
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Joe Paterno ended his 39th season at Penn State as a winner.
PRESIDENT George Bush secured a major bounce from his party convention, putting him in a commanding lead in the election race, according to a new poll.
In what is becoming an unfortunate  tradition, Wilco's new album, \
By Karen Heinselman, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 17--Editor's note: This is the first of two stories examining how churches balance tradition and new ideas.   CEDAR FALLS -- They come in fine suits and neatly pressed blouses.
Arizona Sen. John McCain says Republican rival Rudy Giuliani is deservedly popular because of his efforts on 9/11, but that it will take more than that to defeat Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and win the presidency.
The annual Demo conference, where startups vie for the attention of VCs and established technology firms with fat wallets and a yen to buy something, is once again a reflection of what's hot in the high-tech industry.
Floods, insecurity and war-damaged infrastructure have combined to raise the risk of cholera in Africa this year and experts say new methods are needed to fight its spread among the poorest of the poor.

LONDON - A British newspaper that set off a trans-Atlantic political storm when it urged its readers to write to Ohio voters in an attempt to sway their ballot choice in the U.S. presidential race said Sunday that it had ended the campaign.
Saying that bankruptcy was &quot;a real possibility,&quot; Delta Air Lines yesterday announced a sweeping plan - including up to 7,000 job cuts - aimed at keeping one of the nation&#39;s oldest carriers
Silke Gawenda's hometown has its charms &#151; ramparts and timbered houses from the Middle Ages, and quiet streets lined with linden trees.
Aerial killdroids escape military pilots' union The US Air Force (USAF)'s plan to seize control of almost all American flying killbots has been rebuffed, according to reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Call it destiny, serendipity, karmic justice, whatever you will. But the planet has come around full circle since last October, when Tim Wakefield was sobbing in the Bronx amid the sad wreckage of yet another autumnal fantasy.
Cool but pricey Portable Media Center devices now available.
New York, 5 settembre 2004 - L&#39;uragano Frances, che ha investito la Florida e il cui &quot;occhio&quot; si trova a pochi chilometri da Palm Beach, si \u00c3\u00a8 rafforzato mentre prosegue il suo cammino verso l&#39;interno. I venti
The move comes just more than a week after his country&#39;s Parliament voted to ratify the document. Mr Putin&#39;s signature clears the way for the United Nations (UN) environment pact to come into force early next year.
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO said it  expects to report lower third-quarter revenues compared to the  second quarter, North America's largest maker of telecom  equipment said in a regulator required market update on  Thursday.
By Courtney Flynn, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 8--In the eyes of a Northbrook developer, one centuries-old white oak tree on a wooded knoll may be all that stands in the way of a subdivision on land that has been fallow for years.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In case you missed lessons   learned in recent years from \
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday dissolved a group of experts tasked with monitoring abuses in the Darfur region after demands from African countries to ease political pressure on Sudan.
 storms video game chart in August: NPD
Malaca\u00c3\u00b1ang allayed fears yesterday that the Philippines is on the brink of a financial crisis as it assured that the government is exerting its best efforts to bring down the widening
U.S. Republican and Democratic  lawmakers on Wednesday launched an effort to help the 650,000  people released each year from the world's largest prison  system, to stay out of jail.
South Korea says it has seen no sign of the North shutting its nuclear facility, a key part of last month's landmark deal.
TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. said they are backing the HD DVD format over the rival Blu-ray Disc scheme, announcing plans here on Wednesday (Oct. 20) to launch new notebook computers in 2005 with HD DVD drives.
Deaths of Iraqis have soared to 100,000  above normal since the Iraq war mainly due violence and many of  the victims have been women and children, public health experts  from the United States said Thursday.
Police and prosecutors are worried that a Web site claiming to identify more than 4,000 informants and undercover agents will cripple investigations and hang targets on witnesses.
It follows a dramatic series of events yesterday (Friday) which began with him wielding his power to oust three directors from Old Trafford.
Britney Spears' family criticises therapist Dr Phil McGraw for speaking publicly about visiting her in hospital.
 stirs anger over Boston Irish mob boss
Technology is taking the middleman out of the music business, giving artists a bigger array of tools to get their songs in the MP3 players of potential fans around the world.
Spurred by an investigation connected to the majority leader, House Republicans voted Wednesday to abandon an 11-year-old party rule that required a member of their leadership to step aside temporarily if indicted.
The last 12 months have seen a huge rise in the number of so-called phishing attacks, say security experts.
Description: Former Gen. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono leads incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri after polls close in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election.
Equatorial Guinea is sending its attorney general to South Africa to question Mark Thatcher over allegations that he helped in a failed coup in the west African country, Agence France
An emotional Harry Redknapp went back to Portsmouth on Tuesday for a news conference alongside owner Milan Mandaric. Unhappily for Pompey, it wasn&#39;t to announce he was returning as manager.
Sarebbero autori del colpo da un milione di euro a Lauria
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police have not identified any of the five people killed when a man went on a shooting rampage in a crowded Columbus nightclub Wednesday night.
Liverpool could be about to be taken over by a new suitor, according to reports.
A California man faces felony  charges of hacking into cell phone company T-Mobile's computer  network to steal hundreds of names and social security numbers,  according to court documents released on Wednesday.
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Silverstone will definitely be dropped from the 2005 F1 calendar, Bernie Ecclestone tells the BBC.
Napolitano interrompe la sua visita a Bologna
China said it would shut small or unregulated food processors, reducing the number of firms by half, but defended the quality of its exports on Wednesday amid a spate of health scares over Chinese-made food and drugs.
Kidnappers holding the mother of Detroit Tigers pitcher Ugueth Urbina have demanded a $3 million ransom, but have not contacted the family in several weeks, Venezuelan police said Tuesday.
Description: The death toll from Hurricane Jeanne is rising in Haiti. Massive flooding buried the city of Gonaives in knee-deep mud, destroying homes and killing more than 1,000 people.
As of midnight Friday, rules that have protected U.S. mills from foreign competition will expire, exposing an already troubled industry to the full force of globalization.
Palm Desert, CA (Sports Network) - Grace Park continued her scoring frenzy at Bighorn Golf Club on Friday with a five-under 67 to open a four-shot advantage after the second round of the Samsung World Championship.
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php|architect magazine has released a new tool related to the PHP5 Certification Exam to help anyone wanting to prepare themsevles for exam time a chance to see how well they'd do and what kind of questions are on the test - a new testing tool, the Vulcan Zend PHP Certification Mock Testing.    Vulcan is our brand-new mock testing system that enables you to verify your readiness for the new Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam.   Based entirely online, Vulcan gives you a quick, easy and effective way of testing your knowledge on the topics that count for the real exam.    They mention some of the features the testing has, including the same types of topics/question distribution/pass grade/etc and even gives you a breakdown of the topics you need to brush up on before the real exam. Best of all, it's only about $22.00 USD for a 10-credit pack (that's ten times to practice up on your skills and get as ready as possible for the exam).   If you're considering taking the exam, I'm not sure you could get a much better deal than this.
500GB drive coming to Asus laptops Hitachi's Global Storage Technologies group has rolled out what it claims is the world's most capacious laptop-friendly hard drive - a 500GB monster that notebook maker Asus has already said it will build into future machines.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ski instructors have long held a peculiar fascination for me. I am captivated by their effortless masculinity (I hope not in a homoerotic way, although I can't be entirely sure). I once stayed in a hotel in the ...
Graham Charters writes, in this new post on the IBM developerWorks PHP blog today, that the first release of their Service Component Architecture (v 0.1.0) has been released.    We've just made the first release of the Service Component Architecture (SCA) for PHP prototype available. SCA allows you to turn PHP classes into Web services by adding a few simple phpDocumentor-style annotations. SCA will automatically generate WSDL for these services when required.    SCA also uses the same annotations technique to allow PHP classes to declare dependencies on other Web services or PHP classes. At runtime it will then 'inject' proxies for these dependencies, which can then be used to call the Web services or classes    You can check out documentation for the project and some examples of how it works over on this page and a whitepaper here will give you the full scoop. If you're interested, be sure to check out the Google Group for the project too.
The Football Association will review Arsene Wenger&#39;s comments about the referee of Sunday&#39;s 2-0 defeat by Manchester United and investigate reports that United manager Alex Ferguson was pelted with soup in the tunnel.
L'intervista a Azouz Marzouk: 'Raffaella era la mia vita'. Tra le piste la vendetta trasversale degli spacciatori
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy Sept. 26, 2004 - Pope John Paul II denounced the &quot;imbalance&quot; between the world&#39;s rich and poor Sunday and applauded efforts to eliminate hunger, like the recent UN initiative to increase funds for development.
South Korea&#39;s LG Group and creditors of its former card unit remain dvidied over a 1.1 billion dollar bailout for LG Card as overnight talks failed on how to split the rescue bill.
Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels are expected to agree to the final chapters of a peace deal today, paving the way for a comprehensive agreement
Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports after Britain's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry that caused it to cull almost 160,000 turkeys on Monday.
Pakistan is trying to buy French missiles and radar for a jet fighter it is developing with China, a defense journal said Thursday, and experts warned that such a deal risked the technology falling into Chinese hands despite a European arms embargo on China.
PERTH, Dec 18: Paceman Shoaib Akhtar extracted at least partial revenge for his costly first innings antics here Saturday when he clean-bowled Australian opener Matthew Hayden on the third day of the first Test at the Western Australian Cricket
HP to pay 14.5 million dollars to settle charges in pretexting scandal    WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay 14.5 million dollars to settle civil charges stemming from a board-leak probe, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
U.S. television talk show host Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury in a murder trial on Monday, court officials said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Foreign doctors on Thursday  tended to seriously ill Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who  for decades has symbolized his people's struggle for statehood.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has made a surprise visit to Damascus for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad on regional issues, including Syria&#39;s role in Lebanon.
Video game makers from around the world will gather in San Francisco beginning on Monday to collaborate about the future of play.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bronco Drilling Company, Inc., , announced today operational results for the month and as of May 31, 2007.
InfoWorld - I've never visited your server room, but I'd wager that behind every rack resides a cobweb of cables. This tangled mass isn't just unsightly; it's indicative of how IT admins are stretching the architectural limits of conventional, standalone servers and storage devices and facing more complicated troubleshooting and maintenance activities.
Oil prices rose on Friday, ending a  three-day losing streak, as dealers weighed OPEC's threat to  cut production against healthy supplies of crude and gasoline  in the United States, the world's biggest consumer.
uestion: When I need solutions for my business, I often ask other business owners for suggestions. But I increasingly rely on searching the Internet. Google is frustrating, however, since it delivers millions of results and I often spend hours trying to separate the wheat from the chaff.
An arbitrator has ruled that Ricky Williams owes the Miami Dolphins $8.6 million US in the wake of his retirement just before the start of camp, an NFL spokesman said.
A 21-year-old Yale student, posing as a volunteer at the Republican National Convention, got within 10 feet of Vice President Dick Cheney and shouted anti-war statements before being dragged away, authorities said Tuesday.
A judge on Thursday dismissed a hit-and-run case against pop star Britney Spears after her lawyer revealed an out-of-court settlement was reached with the person whose car she struck in a parking lot.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may have shot herself in the foot trying to get Iowa voters to pledge support to her -- she is encouraging them to caucus on January 14, 11 days too late.
An Israeli air strike kills three people in Gaza City, Palestinian officials say.
Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano would drop an eight billion pound-plus offer for Abbey National if rival bids result in a drawn-out competition investigation, the Sunday Telegraph reports.
The deadlocked jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector are told not to consider a lesser charge.
ELEANOR HALL: A Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease scare has erupted in a major Melbourne hospital this morning. The Royal Melbourne Hospital has contacted more than 1,000 patients after the disease was discovered.
Ethiopia on Thursday welcomed the recent deployment of Burundian peacekeepers to Somalia and asked for more help from the African Union in its struggle with Islamist insurgents there.
As it strives to remind Americans of European gusto, \
Computers once filled entire rooms. Now they fit in our pockets. How a generation formed our tech landscape.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
L'ex ct della nazionale azzurra campione del mondo, Marcello Lippi, spiega ad Affariitaliani.it la s...
North Korea agreed in weekend talks with  the United States to fully account for and disable its nuclear  programs by the end of this year, negotiators said on Sunday.
VLADIMIR PUTIN accused the West of fomenting \u00e2\u0080\u009cpermanent revolution\u00e2\u0080\u009d in Moscow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s back yard yesterday as he faced the prospect of Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pro-Western opposition leader winning the presidential election on Sunday.
India's national budget is passed by parliament amid an opposition boycott after a row with the prime minister.
A study of four-year-old twin girls has identified a rogue cell which is the root cause of childhood leukaemia.
Kidnapped British reporter Alan Johnston appeared in a video posted on an Islamic militant Web site on Friday, saying he has been treated well, and calling for the lifting of international sanctions against the Palestinian government.
Intel on Monday launched its latest Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor for high-performance desktop PCs, such as game systems. As previously reported, the new chip runs at 3.46GHz, a slight increase in clock
The American space agency Nasa says the first space shuttle mission since the Columbia disaster of 2003 is to be launched next May or early June.
Thousands take to the streets of Taiwan's capital, Taipei, in protest at plans to buy $18bn in arms from the US.
ROME  - Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti struck back at his detractors Wednesday, blaming \

Damon Stoudamire scored 23 points as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 Monday, breaking out of a six-game losing skid with an upset victory over the NBA's top team.
West Indies won the toss and unsurprisingly asked South Africa to bat first in today&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy Pool B decider at The Oval.
European Union leaders decided Friday to deploy a vast police mission to Kosovo as the Serbian province edges toward independence, a move that could fuel tensions with Russia.
Californias perpetually buff Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) has signed a bill barring children under 14 from going to tanning salons in his sunshine-filled state.
Spende tutti risparmi, carabinieri hanno arrestato venditore
U.S. advisers will start considering on Thursday the risks of drug-coated stents implanted in millions of heart patients, examining evidence showing the devices may lead to dangerous blood clots.
NEW YORK -- Wall Street stumbled Friday after a key survey showed that manufacturing activity declined in November and raised concerns that the economy won't be able to achieve a soft landing.
The effort is one of the open-source group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s experiments in improving the user experience as it aims to woo more users from Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Internet Explorer.
Eddie Sutton returned to coaching Friday night, but rather than recording victory No. 799, the 71-year-old Sutton settled for loss No. 316.
For children who need to go to the ER because of a severe asthma attack, giving them an intravenous infusion of magnesium sulphate along with conventional medications provides an additional benefit, Hong Kong doctors report.
MENA, Saudi Arabia  - More than 2.5 million  Muslims began a sacred stoning ritual on Thursday, praising new  measures aimed at averting deadly stampedes that have marred  the haj pilgrimage in the past.
Baltimore Ravens running back Chester Taylor passed his first test last week, proving that he could handle the load as the featured back in the Ravens&#39; run-dominated offense.
General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  reported higher third-quarter earnings as strength across many  of its financial and industrial businesses outweighed  hurricane-related insurance losses.
The Securities and Exchange  Commission aims to increase the transparency of Wall Street's  disclosures and has more than 3 dozen investigations underway  amid the fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis, Chairman  Christopher Cox said on Thursday.
Okay, no more excuses. Don&#39;t even try telling your boss that your report is late because you couldn&#39;t find an Internet connection.
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on here Tuesday African governments to provide more resources and show political commitment in the fight against maternal and neonatal mortality.
HOUSTON - Seven Texas children were discovered abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, suffering from disease and malnutrition, and have been brought back to the United States.    Child Protective Services, which received emergency custody of the children Monday, is investigating accusations that the children's adoptive mother abandoned them in Nigeria in October and later went to work in Iraq as a private contractor...
President Musharraf faced accusations that Pakistan\u00c2\u0092s intelligence service had indirect ties to Al Qaeda.
A huge subterranean gas explosion has ripped through a Chinese coal mine Sunday morning in what may be China&#39;s worst mining disaster in years.
Louis Farrakhan, leader of US Muslim group Nation of Islam, attacks US foreign policy in his final major public speech.
Morgan Stanley will pay $12.5 million to resolve charges that it failed to produce e-mail and falsely stated that the messages were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
US President George W. Bush will nominate his re-election campaign manager Ken Mehlman as the next chairman of the National Committee of the Republican Party, the White House announced Monday.
Palestinian PM and Hamas leader Ismail Haniya urges the US and EU to lift their boycott of the Palestinian Authority.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. marines and Shi'ite militiamen  fought fierce battles around a shrine in the Iraqi city of  Najaf on Monday in some of the heaviest fighting since the  20-day-old rebellion erupted.
Gene therapy can cure children born with a condition that knocks out their natural defences against infection, mounting evidence shows.
The recent spate of malware attacks propagating throughout the user base of the Skype Internet calling system illustrates a broader trend toward cyber-criminals moving to take advantage of VOIP platforms as they become increasingly popular.
'Beaten, denied a fair trial, sentenced to death' Campaigning group Human Rights Watch has petitioned King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to halt the execution by beheading of a \
JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Foreign energy and mining firms with large investments in Indonesia said Friday they are not concerned about security following Thursday&#39;s bomb attack near the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
DECEMBER 16, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. has acquired antispyware vendor Giant Company Software Inc. in New York for an undisclosed amount.
India and Pakistan have ended two days of talks on a popular proposal to start a bus service linking the capitals of divided Kashmir.
It might just be Britney Spears' latest hit. Hours after losing visitation rights with her two young sons, the struggling pop star apparently ran over the foot of a photographer for celebrity Web site TMZ.com. Spears was driving away from a Beverly Hills medical building, her car surrounded by photographers, when the incident occurred about 5 p.m. Thursday.
SYDNEY, Australia  -- In a testy public exchange Friday with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, President Bush said the United States would formally end the Korean War only when North Korea halts its nuclear weapons program.
XSTRATA, the diversified miner, will have to increase its A$7.4 billion (\u00c2\u00a33.1 billion) bid for WMC Resources if it is to succeed, analysts have said.
Indian Premier Manmohan Singh on Monday met with EU leaders in The Hague for a summit intended to firm up the strategic partnership between the bloc and India.
A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it
Bombay, India.  While the official name of the city is now \

US President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin sought today to mend fences after four years of strained relations aggravated by the US-led war on Iraq.
German police arrested two suspected al-Qaida members Sunday believed to have plotted a suicide attack in Iraq &#151; with a side venture in insurance fraud, taking out a policy on the suicide bomber to use the money to fund the terror organization.
Real men don't eat meat and potatoes -- at least not only meat and potatoes. Now, they're also dining on fruit, vegetables and whole grains -- and enjoying them, too.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a dispute with an Ohio car company which used photos of him in an advertising campaign without his permission.
Promossi nonostante qualche discrepanza sui numeri. Il ministro dell&#39;Economia Domenico Siniscalco, davanti ai parlamentari della commissione Bilancio della Camera, rivendica il giudizio sostanzialmente positivo
U.S. consumer sentiment rose less than expected in January from December, although worries persisted over sharp declines in the stock market and the housing slump, a survey released on Friday showed.
Coastguard ships rush to aid of German container vessel stranded in Dover Strait
NEW YORK - President Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision of a planet with less hunger, disease and oppression.    Exactly six weeks before Election Day, Bush is equally concerned about his audience at home...
The founder of a firm which shut two factories and cut 420 jobs attacks critics, including the first minister.
Two-time MVP Steve Nash was as sharp as usual in his return from injury while Allen Iverson showed some rust.
Sony Corp. is a step closer to acquiring famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. in a &#36;3 billion deal that would give it a considerable library of more than 4,100 titles.
&quot;Jeopardy!&quot; has answered  the question of how to integrate the online world with  America&#39;s classic game show with the Jeopardy! Google Daily  Challenge.
The separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) could call off a two-month-old unilateral ceasefire with Turkey if Ankara continues to crack down on the rebels and mistreat its Kurdish community, a senior rebel commander said.
Want to fit into that bathing suit all summer long? Eight hot-weather treats you should avoid.
IBM and Intel have signed up more than 100 companies to build products that support the BladeCenter blade server specification since the open-source spec was made available in September.
Russian Marat Safin beat American Andre Agassi Saturday to reac Sunday&#39;s final of the Madrid Masters. Safin, the No. 3 seed, eliminated No.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is to travel to Germany this weekend to brief Chancellor Angela Merkel on the outcome of his trip to Africa, his office said Friday.
The drop-off is likely to hurt businesses that serve the housing industry, which economists don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t expect to bottom out until the middle of the year.
Boston Red Sox players, left to right, Pedro Martinez, Curt Schilling and David Ortiz celebrate after the Red Sox defeated the St.
Stock futures eased on Friday suggesting a fall on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday but flagged persistent price pressures, reducing the chances of a rate cut.
TAIPEI, Taiwan Dec 25, 2004 - A French urban climber who calls himself Spiderman climbed to the top of the world&#39;s tallest building on Saturday Taipei 101.
France&#39;s first lady Cecilia Sarkozy has hired a top-level diplomatic advisor to guide her steps on the world stage, where she intends to play an active role at her husband&#39;s side, a report said Tuesday.
Blog: New firmware for the high-end camera fixes one autofocus problem--but a prominent reviewer of the camera says the main autofocus problem still exists.
A Swedish daycare has banned children and employees from wearing clothing with polka dots and stripes because the patterns give a staff member migraines, a Swedish newspaper reported Thursday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday said   it would slash prices on nearly 300 generic prescription drugs   to $4 starting in the Tampa, Florida, area and plans to expand   the plan to all of Florida in January.
The WNBA awarded an expansion team to Chicago on Tuesday, returning women's professional basketball to the home of the Chicago Hustle.
U.S. regulators have decided against  filing civil charges against Global Crossing Ltd. founder Gary  Winnick following a probe of its accounting practices, his  attorney said on Monday.
Athens - Russia&#39;s Tatyana Lebedeva made up for her disappointment at only taking the bronze medal in the women&#39;s triple jump by capturing the Olympic Games women&#39;s long jump title on Friday.
For employees at Bank of America's headquarters, lunch time presents geographic as well as culinary challenges. Workers must choose whether to walk a couple of blocks to the city's most popular sandwich shops, which happen to be clustered near the headquarters of Wachovia Corp. , Bank of America's cross-town rival.
Bomb attacks at crowded markets in central Baghdad killed at least 76 people on Monday as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that pushed the country to the brink of civil war.
Winston Moss was still wearing his pads when he went in for the CT scan. The Seattle Seahawks linebacker suffered a neck fracture during a road game in Baltimore in 1997, and the Ravens medical staff's emergency protocol ensured that that he quickly received the proper treatment.
Intelsat is to be sold to four private  equity firms for $3.1 billion, the world's second-largest  satellite operator said on Monday.
President Bush turned Saturday from Mideast peacemaking to the Iraq war, hearing from his top advisers in the theater as he looks toward a new assessment that will be closely watched for whether more American troops can start coming home.
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Wally Szczerbiak, Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell were productive in Minnesota&#39;s 100-89 win over Portland. Szczerbiak scored a season-high 28 points in helping Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders earn his 400th career victory.
Germany's most revered comedian Harald Schmidt made a spectacular return to late night television on Thursday, exactly a year after his abrupt departure from a rival network sent its share price plunging.
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Pau Gasol scored 20 points and Shane Battier added 19 to help the Memphis Grizzlies extend their winning streak to six games with an 84-76 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
The discount brokerage posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss after a $2.2 billion charge related to the sale of its asset-backed securities portfolio.
Relief agencies struggled to rush aid to more than 3 million people in Africa and Asia who lack food and medicine as the number of fatalities from the weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis

Oil prices declined Monday in what traders describe as profit-taking after futures hit a new high above $55 a barrel. November crude futures fell $1.
Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) sought  to douse speculation on Monday that it was preparing to mount a  counter bid to BHP Billiton  for Rio Tinto ,  saying it was happy to stick with the $14 billion stake it  bought last week.
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Republicans point to record levels of diversity among delegates to their upcoming convention, though the GOP isn't close to matching the makeup of the U.S. population overall or the Democratic delegation that met last month in Boston.
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, his right eye swollen shut and his head partly shaved to reveal crudely stitched gashes, left a courtroom yesterday and was treated at a hospital for injuries that his lawyer said were the result of savage police beatings.
TechWeb - Eclipse is central in IBM's strategy to compete with Microsoft's Visual Studio.net. Both packages offer the ability for developers to plug multiple toolsets into shared environments.
Turns out there was a reason why Priest Holmes didn&#39;t play in the final 8 1/2 minutes when the Chiefs trailed Carolina by only 11 points in their 28-17 loss Sunday.
Across the New York region die-hard Yankees fans reacted with disbelief as Boston slammed in run after run to advance to the World Series.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) gave final approval on Friday to the European Union, Japan and others to hit the United States with some $150 million in trade sanctions
Vice President Cheney dropped a dot-bomb Tuesday night when he inadvertently directed millions of viewers of the vice presidential debate to an Internet site critical of the Bush administration.
Colin Montgomerie overcame obnoxious fans and a pairing with Tiger Woods to post a four-under-par 67 and take a two-shot lead in the Target World Challenge.
A Bollywood version of the classic English novel &quot;Pride and Prejudice&quot; by Jane Austen received its world premiere, an all-singing, all-dancing affair set in India, London and Los Angeles.
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Carl Edwards was docked 25 points Tuesday because his race-winning car failed inspection at Dover International Raceway.
US Airways said that it must emerge from bankruptcy protection by June 30 to comply with a new $140 million aircraft leasing and financing deal.
Massachusetts' attorney general will sue companies that worked on the state's troubled $15 billion \
President Bush has ordered plans for temporarily disabling the U.S. network of global positioning satellites during a national crisis to prevent terrorists from using the navigational technology, the White House said Wednesday.
Four people were killed when their car exploded in Mogadishu on Sunday, a Reuters witness and a resident said. It was not clear what caused the blast.
The US House of Representatives repealed a controversial tax break for US corporations in a bid to end hefty European Union trade sanctions more than a year after the World Trade Organization ruled against the practice.
British Airways is to halt its flights from London Heathrow to Jeddah and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, because of reduced demand.
Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.
Photography company Eastman Kodak Co. on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit on continued growth in its digital business.
Best Buy Co Inc.  said on  Wednesday that its board approved several initiatives,  including raising the number of potential new North American  stores, setting a $5.5 billion share repurchase program, and  raising its dividend by 30 percent.
Valls was quoted as saying many thanked the pope for all that he said about peace in the world, above all on the subject of preventive war.
Toshiba is proposing a small, low-cost reactor that could be used for individual commercial buildings and small residential neighborhoods. But do the numbers really work out?
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee won  the Iowa Republican caucus on Thursday, surging past  better-known rivals to triumph in the first nominating contest  of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, U.S. media reported.

Crude oil rose slightly on Friday to $47.57 per barrel compared to yesterday fall on expectations for inventories to be lifted. December crude oil was at $47.
NASA scientists announced Monday the successful testing of the first nanotechnology-based electronic device to fly in space.  National Aeronautics and Space Administration researchers said the test showed the nanosensor could monitor trace gases inside a spaceship.
London: Angelina Jolie's rift with her father has deepened further, for she has vowed never to let her father into her life again.
CLEVELAND -- Manager Eric Wedge received a three-year contract extension from the Cleveland Indians on Monday, an early reward for having his ballclub near the top in the AL Central.
Two wildlife champions, Michel Masozera, Rwanda country director for the Wildlife Conservation Society, and Ali Kaka, executive director of Kenya's East African Wild Life Society, are this year's winners of the National Geographic Society/Buffett Award for Leadership in African Conservation.
Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is delighted after his title-winning squad beat Dunfermline 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed about 80 Taliban fighters during a six-hour battle outside a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the latest in a series of increasingly bloody engagements in the region, officials said.
Two roadside bombs exploded minutes apart near Baghdad's main bus terminal on Monday, killing four people and wounding 21, police said.
Government agency announces 5-step program to improve its ability to assess risks posed by drugs. WASHINGTON (CNN) - In light of the recent recall of Vioxx and the controversy over the connection between antidepressants
Haitians in the city of Gonaives are still desperately short of food and medicines, a senior UN commander warns.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Actor-politician Fred Thompson began an autumn scramble for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, pushing themes espoused by the late Ronald Reagan to try to generate excitement in his long-delayed campaign.
Four former members of an ellite paramilitary group are arrested for suspected war crimes by Serbia.
President Hamid Karzai urged Iraqis on Monday to follow the example of Afghans and turn out for this weekend's landmark elections despite the threats of violence, saying their votes would help their country toward prosperity.
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US health officials shut the door Friday on the possibility of any flu vaccine from Chiron&#39;s troubled British plant ever reaching the United States this year.
A vet who became ill after working on the Suffolk bird flu outbreak tests negative for the disease.
An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.
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MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a certain gene mutation appear to have a greater risk for getting Parkinson&#39;s disease and for getting it at a relatively early age, new research suggests.
An experimental body cooling treatment used on an injured National Football League player offers promise for preventing paralysis in people who sustain severe spinal cord injuries, experts said on Thursday.
The search engine pays $625 million to match Microsoft's messaging security services, pushing further into the enterprise software market.
Thieves broke into the Hollywood  Hills home of country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw  over the weekend and stole an unknown amount of money, police  said on Tuesday.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (U-WIRE) -- Syracuse may enter Morgantown, W.Va., for Wednesday&#39;s game under different circumstances than Mountaineer fans are used to from the former Big East powerhouse.
The police confirmed Sunday that one woman survived an apparent robbery gone wrong at a suburban Chicago shopping center that left five others dead.

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Police in Australia carry out more searches over the suspected car bomb attempts in the UK.
A man charged with helping to run a gambling ring along with former hockey star Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty to bookmaking Friday and agreed to cooperate with authorities.
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday the economy has &quot;regained some traction&quot; after a late spring slowdown caused largely by high oil prices.
U.S. auto parts maker Lear Corp.  , which has received a $2.31 billion buyout offer from  activist investor Carl Icahn, remained mum on the reasons  behind a long trading halt in its shares on Thursday.
American and UN leaders have announced plans to visit the regions affected by the Indian Ocean disaster a week ago.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Sports Network) - Marvin Williams scored  a career-high 20 points and Rashad McCants added 18 points to  lead second-ranked North Carolina to a 95-71 rout of North  Carolina State at the Smith Center.
Fighting between the government and Tamil insurgents and a suicide bombing killed dozens Monday, including youths at what the rebels said was a school and the government insisted was an insurgent base.
In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in \
Anyone who has ever wondered what sound world champion Liu Xiang makes when he starts a high hurdles race will find out when Chinese composer Tan Dun's music for the Beijing Olympics is unveiled next year.
Oct 26, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - US and Japanese negotiators have reached general agreement on steps for resuming their beef trade after a 10-month interruption caused by the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington state
General Mills Inc. GIS.N on  Monday said it will sell an $835 million stake in its cereal  business to an affiliate of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.  LEH.N and use the money to buy back 16.5 million of its  common shares from Diageo Plc DGE.L.
Ukraine's parliament has declared the country's disputed presidential election invalid, a legally ineffectual but symbolically potent move boosting opposition hopes for a revote.
Jurors heard secret phone recordings on Wednesday in which murder defendant Scott Peterson lies to his mother, scoffs at efforts to find his missing wife and asks a real estate agent to quietly sell the couple&#39;s house.
Czech patients are to start paying doctors for visits, in a controversial healthcare shake-up.
Four former Merrill Lynch and Co. executives and two former midlevel Enron executives conspired to push through a sham sale of barges in 1999 because they didn't think they'd get caught, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Congo's army said on Monday it had launched strikes against renegade fighters in the volatile eastern border region with Rwanda, killing at least 28 insurgents during clashes lasting several hours.
NEW YORK, October 25  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels at $55.63 per barrel today, driven by concerns surrounding a potential disruption in supplies due to a shipping strike in Norway, the world&#39;s third-largest oil
Broadway and television star Bebe Neuwirth is joining the cast of NBC's upcoming fourth edition of its popular \
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 -- Gregory L. Reyes, the former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems, either masterminded a stock-option backdating scheme designed to defraud investors or fell victim to murky accounting laws and heightened public scrutiny of corporate accounting errors, lawyers...
In his first season at Cincinnati, heralded shooter Nick Williams got lost in the shuffle.
A study by NYU Stern business school professor Vasant Dhar and partner Elaine Chang shows correlational evidence that blog posts increase online sales of recorded music.
Thousands of people dressed in football shirts attended the funeral Thursday of 11-year-old schoolboy Rhys Jones -- whose shooting last month triggered soul-searching over Britain&#39;s gun culture.
The EU and US take a large step towards a deal that will open the airline industry to greater competition.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith hopes the painful lessons learnt on his team&#39;s tour of Sri Lanka can pave the way for long-term success.
Yasser Arafat slipped deeper into a coma  overnight and his health worsened, a doctor treating him said  on Tuesday before Palestinian officials arrived at a French  military hospital for a visit Arafat's wife adamantly opposed.
President Bush yesterday demanded that the United Nations step up to help rebuild Iraq, telling foreign leaders &quot;the liberty that many have won at a cost must be secured.
Jose Mourinho's five-finger salute following Chelsea's 2-1 League Cup final defeat of Arsenal appears to have further notified the club of his intention to stay on as manager.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he expects a former Bush aide to testify before Congress this week about the firings of federal prosecutors despite White House objections.
A team of eight journalists join BBC Radio 4 for a show replacing the late Alistair Cooke's Letter From America.
Senior Giuliani campaign staffers forgo paychecks, a sign of possible money troubles ... Arizona Gov. Napolitano to endorse Obama ... Obama, Clinton in fierce competition for South Carolina's black voters

Reporters don't usually have to sing for their interviews. But when Jeff Goldblum invites a duet, you just kind of go with it.
In tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s initial presidential debate, the onus will be on Democratic challenger John Kerry to persuade undecided voters like Don Dignan
The British wife of a convicted Mafia boss tells BBC's Panorama she never asked about her husband's activities.
US security officials yesterday diverted a Washington-bound United Airlines flight and detained Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the pop singer Cat Stevens, after discovering that he had
Two more men were arrested in connection with a drug-smuggling ring that bypassed airport security to send guns and narcotics to Puerto Rico, according to court documents.
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband condemned as \
Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar issues a statement mocking foreign troops and vowing to fight on.
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American intelligence officials who were deeply opposed to the secret transfer of terror suspects to interrogation centres across Europe cooperated with an investigation into the CIA's undisclosed network of jails, it was claimed today.
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UNESCO officially renamed the Auschwitz death camp in Poland Thursday to reflect the German Nazi role, and added seven new sites to its world heritage registry, including ancient ruins in Iraq.
By Kim Peterson, The Seattle Times  Sep. 9--While our reviewer found there is much to like about the  information the Microsoft Smart Watch provides, to her the large watch feels  too bulky to wear every day.
Yahoo Inc  is testing an  experimental social network service called Mash that makes it  easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with  friends and family online, the company said on Sunday.
Initial results are in for the new cell phone service backed by SK Telecom and Earthlink called Helio, and they don't look pretty.
New research suggests that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs appears to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat.
By Joshua Boak, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 24--CINCINNATI -- Ketchup bottles are complex. An average one contains 7 to 10 distinct layers of plastic, all visible under a microscope.   One layer stops the bottle from leaking. Another makes it easy to squeeze.
Long lines of vulnerable seniors waiting for flu shots helped to prompt Tuesday&#39;s quick and very public announcement. &quot;We need, all of us, to take a deep breath,&quot; said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
A former army commander twice accused of plotting to overthrow Haiti's government was shot to death in an upscale suburb of the capital, police said Friday.
China will participate in a special meeting with the Group of Seven industrialized countries on Oct. 1, the U.S. Treasury said yesterday, an announcement that could herald Beijing's eventual membership in the elite economic club.
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Victor Valverde has farmed other people&#039;s land since he was 8. Now 49, he dreams of having just enough of his own to feed his family.
Ten people are arrested over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow in 2006, reports say.
Macromedia is heading in a new direction with the launch of a development tool for Flex, its development platform for rich internet applications (RIAs).
Would-be US presidential nominees see in 2008 on the stump in Iowa as the first caucuses beckon.
Secretary Colin Powell will go to Europe next week for multilateral and bilateral consultations.
Blog: Entertainment company says vendor breached terms of license agreement.
Blog: Anonymous edit to Wikipedia could provide information about the deaths of former professional wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife and 7-year-old son. Or it could simply be random vandalism.
Sri Lanka's troops and Tamil rebels were locked in fierce fighting Sunday in the island's north, the two sides said as the top military chief vowed to kill 3,000 guerrillas by June.
Lewis Hamilton gives a positive reaction to his first drive in  McLaren's new car.
(HealthDayNews) -- Twice as many women die from heart disease each year as from all types of cancer combined, including breast cancer, Duke University Medical Center says.
Love him or hate him, he delivers the goods. Howard Stern&#39;s five-year deal with Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) helped it to add more than 69,000 new subscribers in September to pass the 700,000 mark.
Could making cars eco-friendly change buying habits and hurt the planet? Researchers are investigating.  In Autopia.
HealthSouth Corp. HLSH.PK, an  operator of health care facilities, said on Thursday it agreed  to pay $325 million to settle U.S. Department of Justice  charges that it improperly billed Medicare.
Consumer advocates backed by some prominent doctors and researchers on Thursday questioned a new US policy recommending wider use of statin drugs to lower cholesterol.
More than 3,800 disabled athletes gathered Friday for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games&#39; 44-year history.
FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne peeled off  roofs, snapped power lines and left large swaths of coastline  knee-deep in water on Sunday as it plowed through parts of  Florida already scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.
A strike at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine, La Escondida in Chile,  ends.
CALABASAS, Calif.  \u00c2\u0097 A photograph of Soviet film pioneer Sergei Eisenstein and a poster from an early Bette Davis movie commanded huge prices Thursday at the opening day of an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
When Tommy G. Thompson, the departing secretary of health and human services, used his farewell news conference last week to warn that terrorists could easily poison
Target Corp  warned on Monday that its December same-store sales were below expectations and said it now expects sales at stores open at least a year in the range of down 1 percent to up 1 percent, adjusted for a calendar shift.
Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.
Parents of children with asthma try hard to protect their youngsters but often overlook the most important measures, including banning smoking in the house and shutting windows to keep pollen out, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
Sudan on Sunday asked African Union   forces monitoring a shaky truce in its violent Darfur region to   leave the country by September 30, as Khartoum launched a new   offensive threatening a return to full-blown war.
Want to watch the Today show on your phone while it downloads stuff from MTV? Next year you can.
A drug-resistant strain of potentially deadly bacteria has moved beyond the borders of U.S. hospitals and is being transmitted among gay men during sex, researchers said on Monday.
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LA PAZ/CARACAS  - U.S. foe Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad courted leftist Latin American leaders on Thursday, visiting Bolivia and Venezuela to strengthen ties in a region where anti-American sentiment is on the rise.
The Bank of England suggests interest rates will likely have to rise again, according to its latest inflation report.
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A look at NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics from Athens:
(InfoWorld) - Emphasizing SOA, the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) on Monday is publishing draft documents on Web services and security, and seeks public feedback. SOA architects have been awaiting these deliverables, which provide guidance on interoperability for core Web services and business processes in enterprises, WS-I said. \
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Oil extended gains above $71 on Friday,   buoyed by healthy U.S. economic growth that suggest recent   record-high prices may not hit robust demand for oil.
The Colombia-born wife of a Georgia state senator, who had been in hiding as federal immigration officials try to deport her, turned herself in Tuesday to face an order to remove her from the country.
The German government and DaimlerChrysler will reveal details next week of a deal enabling the car maker to sell part of its stake in European aerospace giant EADS while keeping it in German hands, a business daily has reported.
Umuh Muchtar was in such agony after botched surgery in Indonesia that he took a friend's advice and contacted a hospital in Singapore where he had his kidney stones removed a few days later.
MOSCOW -- The Soviet Union&#39;s most successful ice hockey player, Alexander Ragulin, has died at 63, his former club CSKA Moscow said Thursday.
The United States is better prepared to deal with a major disaster like Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf region in 2005, but still lacks a formal structure for coordinating a national response, the head of the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Berlin was celebrating on Sunday after winning its bid to host the 2009 world athletics championships, a decision that capped a week of triumph for Germany&#39;s capital city.
President Bush and his left-wing nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez squared off on dueling tours of Latin America on Friday as they vied for the region's hearts and minds.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands  - Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt withdrew from the World Indoor Tournament in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
A bombing outside a south Thailand police station late Thursday killed or injured as many as 15 people, the Bernama news agency reported.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville linebacker Willie A. Williams was kicked off the team Thursday, less than 24 hours after his arrest on a marijuana possession charge.
Lamar Lundy, a member of the Fearsome Foursome defensive line for the Los Angeles Rams in the 1960s, died Saturday. He was 71. He died after a long illness in his hometown, the Community Family Funeral Home told The Associated Press.
Workers at Apple&#39;s Irish operations in Cork remain gloomy this morning over one European country that remains outside the reach of iTunes Europe - Ireland.
Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital and some other prominent venture capitalists are making a big bet on Kayak, the travel search engine, to challenge Expedia and the other online travel agencies.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday New Delhi was ready for talks with all Kashmiri groups who shunned the path of violence.
Meredith Vieira says she doesn't watch The View now that she's poised to become the co-anchor of NBC's Today show on Sept. 13.
LOS ANGELES  - Brad Pitt and Jennifer  Aniston might be lamenting the media frenzy attending their  separation, but another couple just might benefit: \
Looking for an alternative to Internet Explorer that addresses IE's notorious security flaws and has killer search capabilities to boot?  Look no farther: Firefox is truly a searcher's browser.
Rapper Mims and R&B singer Akon led  the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a second week Thursday,  with their respective tunes \
Al-Jazeera television said Tuesday that it received a videotape showing the slaying of a woman believed to be kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan.
DTE Energy Co. , a utility holding company, said it plans to sell a 50 percent stake in some industrial and power projects to a unit of General Electric.  for $805 million.
E da La Perla la riconferma del boom per il mercato maschile
Some analysts are betting Pfizer Inc.  won't have to withdraw its arthritis drug Celebrex but they do expect sales to fall after a study of the drug in cancer patients showed it increased the risk of heart attacks.
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 234 runs in the first Test here to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was expected to announce plans Friday for the Buffalo Bills to play an annual regular-season game in Toronto, starting this year.
Given up for dead less than a year  ago, plasma TVs are making a comeback, with manufacturers  boosting sales forecasts amid a continued shortage of LCD TVs  and surging demand in developing countries.
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US Ambassador John Bolton took UN deputy secretary general Mark Malloch Brown to task after the latter criticized Washington and London for their &quot;megaphone diplomacy&quot; in trying to persuade Sudan to accept a UN force in Darfur.
Spain's Football Federation launches an investigation into racist comments made by national team coach Luis Aragones.
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As property tax bills hit Chicago mailboxes next week, most will deliver a lighter thud than before. Don&#39;t get too excited -- that thud will gradually get heavier.
NEW ORLEANS  - Despite similar levels of  physical activity, white women appear to have a greater  reduction in their risk of developing diabetes than women of  other races.
MARK PRIGG, Technology Correspondent in San Francisco A COMPUTER costing Pounds 50 is to be distributed free to millions of children in the Third World.
A Mylan Laboratories shareholder is suing the Canonsburg generic drug maker and its directors, saying they have failed their fiduciary obligations by not considering billionaire investor Carl Icahn&#39;s $20 per share offer for the company.
President Bush called Lebanon's leader Wednesday to express his dismay at the assassination of a cabinet minister &#151; a slaying that heightened anxiety in the Mideast and complicated Bush's meeting in the region next week with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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MINA, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi police went on high alert on Friday as millions of Muslims rushed to complete one of the last rituals of the annual haj pilgrimage, testing to the limits the new crowd control arrangements at an accident spot on the haj itinerary.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard condemned the &quot;inhumane&quot; hostage takers believed to have killed missing aid worker Margaret Hassan for ignoring a plea from her family to return her body.
Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
Playbill - A woman athlete comes of age in the play selected as the winner of the fourth annual Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Competition at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, the troupe announced Feb. 13.
Pop star Robbie Williams calls US President George Bush an \
Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace is expected to miss at least a pair of road games after the death of his brother.
Jamie Foxx isn&#39;t exactly a showbiz newcomer, but until Monday morning, he had never notched a Golden Globe nomination. But the comedian-turned-actor -- who
Democratic White House hopefuls have opened a fundraising gap of tens of millions of dollars over Republicans, with the 2008 race on course to become the first billion dollar US election.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Ichiro Suzuki went home without the major league hits record, thanks to Oakland's determined pitching staff - and a much bigger hit by Bobby Crosby...
An autoresponder letter series, if written properly, can make you some serious money on the Internet. Studies have proven that most consumers buy only after repeated exposure to a product. This repeated exposure helps you to gain their trust enough to buy from you. By Debbie Drucker. 0725
Though the US Fish and Wildlife Service removed the Tinian monarch from the list of threatened and endangered species earlier this year, it plans to continue to monitor the species&#39; levels on that island.
Doc Rivers got his team back on track while gaining a measure of revenge on his old squad, and the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 117-101 on Monday night.
Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko was the victim of dioxin poisoning, his doctor in Vienna has disclosed, adding that he suspected foul play.
A state ferry terminal was closed during evening rush hour Tuesday after a man was spotted dumping a backpack into a garbage can on one of the vessels, authorities said.
A video posted Monday on a Web site showed the beheading of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong. The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who

CAMBRIDGE -- Favored Gardner swam away from the competition to win its 13th girls' South/Central Swimming and Diving title yesterday at MIT.
A baby is taken to hospital after a large firework is deliberately set off inside a shop in Greater Manchester.
New Delhi: American doctors have called for mandatory testing of all imported Ayurvedic health products into the United States after discovering potentially toxic amounts of heavy metals in some of them.
The US military blocked roads round Iraq&#39;s rebel-held city of Falluja on Friday after mounting air strikes overnight that local hospital sources said killed three people.
The Patriots' first-round playoff bye gave the past two weeks an almost pre-Super Bowl feel. Such was the buildup for today's game against the Colts.
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Google sees spike in mobile use from iPhones at Christmas and unveils new customizable interface to iPhone apps at MacWorld.
Waves software sabre at Microsoft IBM is joining the OpenOffice.org development community, kicking off its participation by donating code it has developed for its Lotus Notes project and promising to contribute to improving the \
International Mideast mediators will meet with key Arab nations next month to promote new efforts to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process, the U.N.'s top envoy to the region said Wednesday.
U.S. President George W. Bush met Italy's president on Saturday, and was due to see Pope Benedict for the first time for talks expected to centre on their differences on Iraq and their common stand against abortion.
Just five of 17 hospitals in Wales have been listed as \
Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer is fined $5,000 by the NFL for making an obscene gesture during last week's game against Miami.
Wall Street set aside anxiety over news that the economy lost jobs last month and focused on Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid for Yahoo.
There is a split that receives less attention than cultural divides, but is every bit as acute: the chasm between do-it-yourself America and do-it-for-me America.
The gavel's ready to fall on the Boeing/Northrop competition for an Air Force contract.
The main pension fund of New York State filed a lawsuit against Merck & Company, accusing it of misleading shareholders about the safety of its pain drug Vioxx.
Miguel Indurain critica Bjarne Riis, che ieri ha confessato di aver fatto uso di Epo per vincere il ...
The UN's refugee agency criticises Italy for allegedly turning away  a group of Kurdish asylum seekers from Turkey.
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Not too long ago in Iraq, a young American officer was warned by a Polish colonel: You can't go out there.
U.S. Ambassador to the United  Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he would soon give up  his job after being unable to satisfy Senate opponents  concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.
Fabien Baron, who has designed fragrance bottles for many companies, has now designed a liquor bottle, his first.
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Red Sox third base coach Dale Sveum has taken a lot of heat this season for getting base runners thrown out at the plate, but you can't diss him for his other duty -- coaching the infield defense.
President Bush meets with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in Washington.
M argaret Kane , who retired after teaching for 35 years in Medford, Mass., does not collect Social Security benefits earned by her late husband because she receives a state pension.
Iraq's prime minister announced Friday that the government was launching a major offensive against al-Qaeda in the northern city of Mosul after two deadly blasts that killed 34 people and a provincial police chief
Il premier lascia la presidenza del club per l&#39;entrata in vigore della nuova normativa antitrust. Da Mediaset: &quot;Non sar\u00c3\u00a0 Piersilvio il successore&quot;. MILANO, 28 dicembre 2004 - Silvio Berlusconi si \u00c3\u00a8 dimesso dalla presidenza del Milan.
Cartoon character Garfield has set the  cat among the pigeons in China with a copyright infringement  case, the China Daily said Saturday.
NEW YORK  - The Big Three network evening newscasts have made the southern California wildfires a major priority, dispatching their anchors to the devastated San Diego area.
Hundreds of people in central China are expelled from the Communist Party for violating the one-child policy.
TWO Greek sprinters facing expulsion from the Olympics over missed drug tests left hospital yesterday after four days of treatment for injuries suffered in an unexplained motorbike crash.
In one of the most bizarre episodes to  erupt at the Athens Olympics, the Australian women's eight  rowing crew were reprimanded on Tuesday for laying in to \
Teeny pipes. Is there anything they can't do? Aerospace boffins in America have come up with yet another use for carbon nanotubes - to build a self-healing layer into composite structures such as aircraft wings.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CBS Sports announced Thursday that it was taking over day-to-day control of CSTV, the college sports media company it acquired in late 2005.
Google Inc. is shortening the life span of its \
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day 7 of joint Exp.9/Exp.10 operations and last full day before 8S undocking.
He did his best, but Arnold the would-be statesman could not quite shake off Arnie the film star. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, and a 57-strong entourage of business leaders flew into Tokyo earlier this week.
GARY, Ind. Some smaller airlines say they are not interested in flying in to the Gary airport despite an agreement to limit the number of flights at O&#39;Hare.
US forces in Iraq kill two women in an air attack on a house in Baquba, a day after five girls died by tank fire.
Powerful processors that run hot but need no cooling and devices capable of withstanding extreme environments may be the result of new research reported today in Nature, the science journal.
Peter Forsberg signs with MoDo of the Swedish Elite League while Rick Nash and Joe Thornton have an auspicious debut with HC Davos of the Swiss Elite League.
J. C. Penney Co. has named Ken Hicks president and chief merchandising officer, the retailer said Tuesday.
President George W. Bush and his rival for the White House, John Kerry, are put under the microscope this week for their record on science, health and the environment.
Dell Inc.  said on Friday  it will start selling consumer notebook computers at more than  500 of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.&#39;s  Sam&#39;s Club stores  starting next week, its latest move to sell computers in retail  chains.
The Royal Bank of Scotland led a European consortium in a titanic attack against British rival Barclays on Tuesday with a record-breaking bid for Dutch target ABN Amro worth almost 100 billion dollars.
Citibank has become the first large bank in the Washington area to stop charging all of its customers fees for using ATMs of a nationwide group of financial institutions and merchants.
Our friends over at Gamespot posted a blog yesterday discussing the likelihood of a rumored $400 PS3 that would arrive in time for the holidays.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bourne Ultimatum\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the first of many HD movies Vudu plans to deliver online at the same time DVDs become available.

Angry over unfair subsidies paid to US companies from tariffs collected on goods imported here, the WTO has widened the gap with Congress by imposing sanctions of their own.
U.S. forces said they killed two Shi'ite militiamen, including one wearing a suicide vest, during a raid north of Baghdad on Saturday to capture a rogue leader of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army.
The millions of pilgrims in Mecca this week for the Hajj, an annual gathering of Muslims, can stay connected thanks to a temporary Wi-Fi mesh network covering a large part of the city.
The European Union agreed on Friday to open membership talks with Turkey late next year, after hours of contentious, closed-door negotiations overcame a last-minute snag over Turkey's refusal to recognize the ...
A former Serbian police general wanted for more than three years was arrested in Montenegro on Sunday on charges of murder and persecution of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo, the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal said.
Acer Inc., the world's fourth-largest computer vendor by unit sales, plans to acquire U.S. computer maker Gateway Inc. for $710 million, the Taiwanese company said Monday.
A US soldier is acquitted of ordering an Iraqi to his death in the River Tigris but convicted on lesser charges.
WASHINGTON  - The US securities industry&#39;s self-regulatory body fined 29 firms more than 9.2 million dollars for reporting information about their brokers later than required.
Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, European Commission chief-in-waiting, said Friday the EU should send Turkey a positive signal on its chances of joining the bloc, as long as Ankara meets the necessary criteria.
The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, reflecting the impact of hurricane Charley, which recently tore through Florida.
At 42, Roger Clemens is ready to pitch on three days&#39; rest with a chance to make postseason history for the Houston Astros. After all, playing in the postseason with
A journalist in Rio de  Janeiro accepted monthly payments from an organized crime group  in exchange for favorable media treatment, federal prosecutors  said on Monday in a legal filing that prompted his employer to  fire him.
Clearing the way for homes and businesses to receive high-speed Internet services through their electrical outlets, the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules this week that would enable the utility companies to offer an alternative to the
Tribune Co. TRB.N Chairman and Chief   Executive Dennis FitzSimons is expected to present a plan   outlining the company's future to the board on Thursday, as   investor pressure rises to sell divisions or go private.
PRIME minister Ahmed Qorei will hold talks with leaders of the main Palestinian armed factions in a bid to prevent any outbreak of violence after the death of Yasser Arafat.
VANCE, Ala.  - Cerberus Capital Management LP  is on track to conclude its $7.4 billion acquisition of Chrysler Group, DaimlerChrysler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said on Wednesday.
L'Argentina ha battuto il Paraguay 1-0 nell'ultima giornata del gruppo C di Coppa America. Gol parti...
Washington, Oct. 24 (PTI): Delta Airlines, America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third largest airline, could file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week.
PORTO, Portugal  - European Union finance ministers and central bankers agreed on Saturday to step up co-operation among themselves to improve their handling of cross-border financial crises.
A jury ruled that Vonage violated three Verizon patents, dealing a blow to a company already showing signs of stress.
A businessman wins an appeal against a High Court ruling to pay back \u00c2\u00a32m he lost in one night.
By THE DENVER POST The Rocky Mountains' recent cold and snow has put a chill on natural gas production.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of Floridians beginning the recovery process in the destructive path of Hurricane Frances were hampered by long lines, congested highways and sticky heat as the White House and teams of relief workers promised that help was on the way...
Apple Computer has agreed to recall about 28,000 batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 laptop computers, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission says.
Il Torino ha ceduto il difensore Andrea Gorani al Cuneo. Gorani, classe 1986, &egrave; stato ceduto ...
A former policeman who killed his terminally ill wife in an abortive suicide pact is given a suspended sentence.
at least 35 people in attacks that Israeli security sources say bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda. Thursday, was followed shortly by probable car bombs at two other resort towns on Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula popularwith Israelis.
Munching fishbrain bread from Finland, chewing bull's testicles in Buenos Aires -- touring with the rock band Franz Ferdinand can be a real culinary adventure.
Riprende domani la campagna abbonamenti della Juve. Le tessere, valide a partire dalla quarta giorna...
Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s abdication statement last week stunned the nation and left politicians scrambling to figure out how to choose a new king.
Literally and existentially down and dirty, \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the Pit\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an absorbing documentary about work and the transformation of men into laborers.
A case of avian influenza that killed an 11-month-old girl in Vietnam this month has alarmed health officials around the world.
Singer Courtney Love is to face trial on 30 September on two drug charges for illegal possession of painkillers.
Sono 1.817 i nuovi codici maligni nel mese di ottobre 2004, con un incremento del 22% rispetto al mese scorso. E&#39; la stima resa nota dalla compagnia Trend Micro, che ha sottolineato come, alla fine del mese
Israel's police commander resigned Sunday after a government commission said he ignored ties between senior officers and underworld figures and failed to ensure a thorough investigation into the 1999 killing of a suspected crime boss.
Being the mother of Tom Cruise's baby daughter has been so much fun that Katie Holmes tells \
Several grenades exploded in an office building owned by the Dutch Shell Oil Co. in western Venezuela, injuring a security guard, police said Tuesday.
US stocks failed to emulate solid gains across global markets as investors focused on worries about tight conditions in the money markets.
A bomb exploded in the parking lot of the only five-star hotel in the Afghan capital on Monday but caused no injuries, an employee said.
The ancient battle of Thermopylae was the stuff of 2007's first certified blockbuster as the bloody action tale \
Iranian negotiators are meeting European officials to discuss plans to suspend Iran's nuclear programme.
Nell'anticipo della prima giornata del campionato di serie A, la Juventus ha battuto 5-1 il Livorno ...
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho basked in the glory of another four-goal flourish on Saturday and vowed that his team would be champions barring a major hiccup or a dramatic improvement from their distant title rivals.
ASIA/TAIWAN - L\u00c2\u0092evangelizzazione dei bambini \u00c3\u00a8 una priorit\u00c3\u00a0 nella parrocchia di Tsao Tun Tai Chung (Agenzia Fides) - I bambini sono al centro dell\u00c2\u0092attenzione pastorale della parrocchia di Nostra Signora del Rosario di Tsao Tun, nella diocesi di Tai Chung. Secondo quanto riferisce Christian Life Weekly , il bollettino cattolico dell\u00c2\u0092arcid...
Malaysia&#39;s former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has called the March 2004 elections &quot;the most seriously flawed in the history of the country&quot; and said he expected more reform from Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.
The US is to host international talks on Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment.
With only 28 votes separating  candidates for Governor of Washington state after a  two-week-long count, election officials said on Wednesday that  the result would likely result in a recount.
Former Denverite Condoleezza Rice has the right background to be the next US secretary of state, but her hardline views raise questions in some minds.
By John Shultz, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 9--Shortly after noon today, police removed barricades from most streets surrounding the charred remnants of the Chemcentral Corp. plant in the East Bottoms.
The U.S. International Trade Commission barred the import of future models of phones using Qualcomm third-generation chips, marking a blow to the vendor in its\u00c2\u00a0ongoing intellectual property battle with Broadcom.
Germany is selling a E4.45 billion (R36.12 billion) stake in Deutsche Telekom, making it the fourth European government to sell state assets in the past six weeks
Rapinatori a mano armata hanno fatto irruzione nel Museo Munch a Oslo e hanno rubato oggi diverse opere, fra cui il capolavoro del pittore norvegese Edvard Munch, &#39;Il Grido&#39;. Lo ha detto la radio pubblica norvegese Nrk.
(InfoWorld) - A sophisticated computer worm spreading via AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is setting up a botnet that may be difficult to combat, security researchers said. The worm, known as W32.pipeline, propagates when AIM users click on a Web link that appears to have been sent to them by someone on their buddy list. They receive a message along the lines of, \
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich announced today that it has amended the terms of its $150 million revolving credit facility established in February 2005 by exercising the $150 million accordion feature of the facility.
Kenya's opposition leader says he will not meet Mwai Kibaki to address growing political upheaval
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More than 500 paramilitaries lay down their weapons as part of a peace process with the Colombian government.
A new folding telephoto lens uses multiple mirrors to enhance image quality. Could be just what your phone's camera ordered. In Gadget Lab.
Scottish Football Association (SFA) officials confirmed they interviewed Walter Smith for the vacant national managerial job.
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials will announce the final results of the Jan. 30 national elections today, a spokesman for the election commission said.
The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT), the federally-funded security clearinghouse and alert center, put its two cents in this week and recommended that every Windows XP user install the Service Pack 2 update.
DUBLIN - Ronan O&#39;Gara shattered South Africa&#39;s Grand Slam dream by masterminding Ireland to a historic 17-12 victory on Saturday.
NATO defense ministers discussed a US-backed proposal on Wednesday to merge Afghan peacekeeping and anti-terrorism operations under a joint command, despite criticism of the plan by Germany and France.
Non-memory sale to go ahead next month
The deal with NBC is part of a multi-million dollar makeover for Channel One, the struggling network that broadcasts to middle and high schools.
Congress acted yesterday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years.
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Cori Chambers and Tasha Humphrey had 18 points apiece to lead No. 3 Georgia to an 87-68 win over Santa Clara in the third-place game of the Rainbow Wahine Classic on Sunday.
With its labor negotiations faltering, US Airways Group Inc. has begun consultations with bankruptcy advisers in anticipation of a filing, a source familiar with the talks said yesterday.
Sports Direct International and Eurotunnel were on Monday night in contention for entry to the FTSE-250.
HOUSTON - It is nicknamed the Juice Box because it is named for a fruit drink, but the juice resembling electricity is what flows through Minute Maid Park.
Two Italian aid workers were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, the latest in a string of abductions of foreigners in the lawless area.
The government on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Chinese bedroom furniture was being sold in the United States at unfairly low prices, but it scaled back the level of penalty tariffs.
The company that verifies the readership of print publications has created a new figure that combines print readers and Web site traffic.
Rival Palestinian security forces began withdrawing from parts of Gaza City and freeing hostages under a new ceasefire deal on Tuesday after a day of gun battles and abductions in which six fighters were killed.
The US government has lowered the terror threat level for the financial services sector in New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington, the Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA - US health officials are warning of flawed research in two major studies that recently suggested birth control pills can reduce the risk of heart disease and have no effect on rates of breast cancer.
Ossie Davis, whose rich baritone and elegant, unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage, screen and the civil rights movement &#151; often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee &#151; has died. He was 87.
SLIDELL - A multistate investigation of an alleged child pornographer possessing more than 180 images on his laptop computer led to the arrest of a man in Slidell, a St. Tammany Parish sheriff's spokesman said Tuesday.
Brian Roberts scored 31 points and Dayton upset No. 6 Pittsburgh 80-55 on Saturday night, extending the Flyers' winning streak to 10 and handing the Panthers their first loss of the season.
The social networking site flexes its big-media muscle with a concert tour that hits a number of famous venues like D.C.'s 9:30 Club and Philadelphia's Electric Factory.
TEL AVIV -- With diplomatic sanctions against Iran appearing unlikely and military options promising to be risky, Israel has begun debating the unthinkable: how it might live in a world in which its archenemy has a nuclear arsenal of its own.
Coach Bo Ryan said the University of Wisconsin men&#39;s basketball team would have to mature quickly if it wanted to compete with 12th-ranked Maryland Tuesday night.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds was selected The Sporting News&#39; 2004 baseball player of the year after a season in which he hit .
SHANGHAI -- William Ding, the founder and chief architect of Chinese Internet portal Netease Inc., is no longer China's richest man after his personal fortune took a substantial hit over the last year, according to a list of China's wealthiest individuals published Friday.
Guerrillas carried out a spate of raids in the city of Samarra on Wednesday, stealing weapons from a police station, blowing it up, and exchanging fire with police and US troops.
Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers will have to defend their client against molestation charges without psychological tests on the accuser.
Top seed Andre Agassi marched into the Stockholm Open semi-finals on Friday, beating Spanish eighth seed Fernando Verdasco 7-6 6-2 in his hardest match of the tournament.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf will give up his post of army chief if he is re-elected president and will be sworn in for a new term as a civilian, his lawyer told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Iraq&#39;s wave of car bombings spread into the heart of the Shiite Muslim holy land Sunday in two attacks that killed at least 60 people.
Questi anticipi e posticipo della terza giornata di andata del campionato di serie A. Milan e Lazio ...
A New York lawyer aided terrorism by  helping a client send messages to militant followers, a federal  jury found on Thursday in a case critics said stemmed from Bush  administration efforts to discourage the defense of accused  terrorists.
com. Wally Backman, whom New York general manager Omar Minaya was scheduled to interview Thursday in St. Louis, withdrew his name from consideration for the Mets&#39; vacant managerial position.
A federal appeals court ruled that the president may not declare civilians in this country \u00e2\u0080\u009cenemy combatants\u00e2\u0080\u009d and have the military hold them indefinitely.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak says he will not quit PM Ehud Olmert's coalition over the 2006 Lebanon war.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Brothers Joey and Stephen  Graham scored 16 points apiece and No. 5 Oklahoma State used a  strong second half performance to beat fourth-ranked Syracuse  74-60 in the second game of the Jimmy V Classic at Madison  Square Garden.
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CONCORD - When the fastest car in the race went out, it opened the door for everybody else. And that was six of the 10 drivers in the Chase for the Championship and it opened the door for a clean sweep.
With the cleanup from Hurricane Charley  beginning, fears that Florida could be battered by another  deadly blast from Mother Nature receded Monday as two  burgeoning storms spun harmlessly far off the U.S. coast.
Apple's recent decision to forbid the use of Apple Store gift cards for iPhone sales may expose the company to class action lawsuits or state-led investigations. Is this anti-iPhone locking action one step too far for the company?
A new DNA analysis indicates that the parasites  accompanied their human hosts in the original peopling of the Americas, probably as early as 15,000 years ago.
A teenager was arrested after a leader of the Church of Satan turned over to the FBI an e-mail the high school student had written to the sect in which he threatened to kill his grandparents, authorities said.
Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.
Turkmenistan voted for a new president on Sunday in its first contested election, but one virtually certain to be won by an aide to the country's former authoritarian leader, who died in December.
A giant clock ticking the cost of the  war in Iraq lit up in Times Square on Wednesday, making its  debut by flashing $134.5 billion.
Vitamin shots may help protect multiple sclerosis patients from severe long-term disability, a study suggests.
Travelers faced weather delays across the US as they took to the highways and airways today to begin what industry experts say will be the biggest Thanksgiving travel weekend since 2000.
India's ruling Congress party was heading for defeat in polls in the states of Punjab and Uttarakhand on Tuesday, in elections seen as reflecting wider voter concern about inflation and economic reforms.
Mark Thatcher, arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing an attempted coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, was released from house arrest Friday after posting 2 million rand bail.
A judge Wednesday ordered a U.S. soldier to stand trial in absentia for the fatal shooting of an Italian intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad, the prosecutor said.
On the final day of a 21-nation summit that ended with a joint commitment to work against terrorism and for free trade, President Bush on Sunday assured
Music mogul Simon Fuller sues TV host Simon Cowell, claiming his X Factor show is a copy of Pop Idol.
'Puo' essere interpretato come inopportuna interferenza'
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  shored up its capital base by as much as $7.5 billion after selling a stake to Singapore's government and an asset manager, and unloading much of a lending business, as it wrestles with huge subprime mortgage losses.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDan in Real Life\u00e2\u0080\u009d is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.
The number of parents saying children have been unjustly taken for adoption is on the rise, campaigners claim.
Kevin Millar and Orlando Cabrera each drove in two runs, and former Gold Glove first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz made his first career start at second base in the Boston Red Sox's 8-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
A boy from the Palestinian Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon, shows off his painted face on Thursday. More than 140 people have been killed in the army's battle with militants barricaded inside the Nahr el-Bared camp.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
Larry Brown's squad could not hold back a deep and talented Lithuanian team, losing, 94-90, to fall to 2-2 in the preliminary round at the Olympics.
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Norway's peace envoy to Sri Lanka agrees to a government request to put off talks with the Tamil Tigers.
U.S. television personality and  psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw on Monday scrapped plans to air a  show about Britney Spears after he was criticized for a visit  to the troubled pop star in hospital on the weekend.
The leader of the radical Islamic group Al-Muhajiroun today said that extremists held in Britain - such as Abu Qatada and Abu Hamza \u00e2\u0080-hould be released in exchange for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.,  - Europe retained the  Ryder Cup when wildcard selection Colin Montgomerie beat David  Toms of the United States by a hole in the last-day singles at  Oakland Hills Country Club on Sunday.
The Jets scored 31 points on their first five possessions as Chad Pennington threw for 241 of his 263 yards in the first half.
The space station's troubled computer systems are also incorporated into Europe's new lab and cargo ship.
Nobel prize-winning Turkish novelist  Orhan Pamuk, threatened by a suspect in the murder of a  journalist, said on Tuesday he had recently been in Turkey and  did not consider himself a writer in exile.
Polling stations opened in Tunisia on  Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections boycotted by  several opposition parties and seen as test to the U.S.  administration's drive to boost democracy in the Middle East.
Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said here on Saturday that Iran&#39;s latest demand of 20 centrifuges being exempt from the suspension did not violate the country&#39;s commitment to its nuclear program.
Senegal striker El-Hadji Diouf has been hit with a fine of two weeks&#39; wages after he spat in the face of Portsmouth&#39;s Arjan de Zeeuw during Saturday&#39;s Premiership match.
Cisco Systems, the IT systems producer, records a strong start to the year with first quarter profits rising 29%.
Let&#39;s start by dispensing praise to both the US and Spanish Davis Cup teams that will play for the chalice the first week of December.
President Bush calls on Iraqis to vote in Sunday's poll, as US troops suffer their biggest daily losses in the country.
Dozens of French musicians, intellectuals and politicians are criticizing what they call a \
WASHINGTON - A new $50 bill with touches of red, blue and yellow will be showing up soon at banks, in cash registers and wallets. A new $10 bill also is in the works, the third greenback to get colorized to cut back on counterfeiting...
CUETZALAN, Mexico  - From cutting the umbilical chord to post-natal surgery, giving birth in the remote Sierra Norte mountains of central Mexico used to be a dirty and dangerous experience.
CANADIAN prime minister Paul Martin and top navy chiefs are backing Barrow shipyard after pressure mounted for Britain to be sued over the submarine tragedy.
September 23, 2004 - Almost 130 people will lose their jobs next month when the company that makes Butternut Bread shuts its Chicago plant.
Before a vast crowd of supporters celebrating with a burst of orange balloons, doves and chants, newly inaugurated President Viktor Yushchenko promised Sunday to steer a new course for Ukraine &#151; away from corruption and political cronyism and into the European Union.
Three U.S. Cabinet secretaries fanned out across the country Tuesday to promote healthier lifestyles, especially among the nation's snack-filled, exercise-starved youth...
Investors have ignored this country's promise for too long.
The U.S. Justice Department is looking into possible price fixing in the chocolate industry, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday on its Web site.
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon says he will achieve his plans to disengage from Gaza, despite losing key support.
A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.
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Five children are critically injured when a 4x4 vehicle they were travelling in crashes into water, police say.
On a normal school day, Amber Charles carries her books, a bag, perhaps a spot of lunch. Today she carries the hopes of the nation.
Betting on the home underdog on Monday Night Football has long been considered a savvy play, but the Miami Dolphins didn&#39;t appear to be a good bet against the New England Patriots.
Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS  Beijing, 19 December: A joint Chinese-Kazakh declaration and an economic cooperation blueprint will be signed during Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's visit to China, which starts today.
Luxembourg - Microsoft Corp&#39;s five-year legal battle in Europe moved into a public courtroom for the first time on Thursday as the software giant tries to get the European Union&#39;s landmark antitrust ruling against it lifted.
The New York Yankees battled to a 9-5  victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday, the  win lifting the struggling Bronx Bombers out of last place in  the American League East division.
Delphi Corp. , the bankrupt  auto-parts maker, said on Monday that 12,600 employees  represented by the United Auto Workers union agreed to retire  as the company reorganizes its business.
Author Alan Hollinghurst was named Tuesday the winner of Britain&#39;s prestigious Booker Prize for 2004 for his novel, &quot;The Line of Beauty.
British heir to the throne Prince  Charles may have won public support for his engagement to lover  Camilla Parker Bowles but he faces a struggle to convince the  nation he should one day be king, a poll showed on Friday.
The jihadists usually focus on massive civilian attacks. But Bhutto's killing may be a sign they are diversifying their playbook
Walt Disney Co's Anne Sweeney was  named Hollywood's most powerful woman on Tuesday, thanks in  part to a few \
By Molly Parker, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.  Feb. 24--PEORIA -- The hazardous waste landfill in Pottstown moved one  step closer to expansion Friday with a move that could also put an end to  costly and time-consuming litigation.
England will begin their 2010 World Cup qualifiers under new coach Fabio Capello against Andorra on 6 September.
Even a big first-day jump in shares of Google (GOOG) couldn&#39;t quiet debate over whether the Internet search engine&#39;s contentious auction was a hit or a flop.

Italian actor Nanni Moretti on Wednesday defended himself against accusations of vulgarity from the Catholic Church prompted by a graphic sex scene he performs in his latest movie.
Film star Clint Eastwood is to receive the Motion Picture Association of America's first ever humanitarian award.
Could Macedonians ride and carry shields at the same time? With a little help, Oliver Stone balances military history and movie pragmatism in \
Vodafone has increased the competition ahead of Christmas with plans to launch 10 handsets before the festive season. The Newbury-based group said it will begin selling the phones in November.
The Nikkei average sank 2 percent on  Monday morning after a fall in the dollar rattled exporters,  while a strong earthquake that hit northern Japan at the  weekend lifted builders but dented firms whose operations it  affected.
A man broke into a school dormitory and stabbed eight sleeping children to death before fleeing. The murders at the Ruzhou No2 Senior Middle School in Pingdingshan, in the central province of Henan, was the
The jokes came quickly as officials of Ford Motor Co. stretched across a conference room table yesterday to shake the hands of United Auto Workers negotiators and formally kick off contract talks.
In the continuing debate over the origin of the extinct \u00e2\u0080\u009clittle people\u00e2\u0080\u009d of Indonesia, a team of scientists says it has found evidence that these people were members of a distinct species.
Paced by a balanced scoring attack that saw Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) score a team leading 15 points in just 13 minutes, unlike its first four preliminary round games that went down to the wire, the US (3-2) made sure there was no suspense in its
The New York Post on Thursday delivered a qualified endorsement of Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, snubbing Hillary Clinton, its hometown US senator.
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NEW YORK &#151; At the peak of their earnings and spending power, women age 35 and older are a huge and potentially lucrative market for the nation&#146;s apparel merchants.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday there was no breakthrough in the European Union's weekend talks with Iran about its nuclear program.
POISONOUS fumes were preventing rescuers from reaching 141 miners trapped underground at a coalmine in northern China yesterday after an explosion that killed 25 of their colleagues.
HERAT, Afghanistan: The western Afghan city of Herat has returned to calm following bloody riots over the sacking of the local governor which left at least four people dead and 50 injured.
SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.
NATO forces should be able to hand over responsibility to Afghanistan's security forces gradually in 2008, the alliance's secretary-general said on Tuesday.
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A notorious Mexican drug lord pleaded guilty Monday to federal crimes that carry a mandatory life sentence, reaching a deal that spares him execution.
US stocks rallied on Wednesday, but worries over the subprime mortgage market remained the main talking point among investors.
More Ajax with less code Tutorial: In the Introduction to Developing Web Applications with Ajax article we discussed the procedure used to create an Ajax application. As a developer, you probably noticed that the client JSP included a lot of JavaScript. Prototype is a JavaScript library for developing dynamic web applications, which aims to replace much of the JavaScript code in Ajax applications with its own Prototype functions. In this article, we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll develop the same application, but using the Prototype library.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NURIA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces blew up two  large apartment blocks in the Gaza Strip Thursday, making  scores of Palestinians homeless after suicide bombers killed 16  people in Israel.
Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers revealed Sunday their plans to rebuild Ibrox in an ambitious project to increase capacity and regenerate the area around the stadium.
American Express&#39; restructuring charge includes approximately US$80 million to $90 million in employee severance and approximately $20 million to $30 million in other costs mostly related to the early end of leases.
A lawyer for a group of terrorism suspects held by the United States told a court on Friday that trusting the Justice Department with an inquiry into the CIA's destruction of interrogation tapes would amount to putting the fox in charge of the hen house.
Japanese officials tried Thursday to contact the Iraqi militants holding a Japanese hostage, as the 48-hour deadline for his threatened execution approached.
The national counsel for President Bush&#39;s re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he acknowledged that he had provided legal advice
Sofia Coppola will write, direct and co-produce Columbia Pictures' Marie Antoinette.
An international lineup of pop stars paid tribute to Princess Diana on Sunday at a marathon memorial concert watched by her sons William and Harry and a crowd of 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium.
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The British makers of the Grand Theft Auto video game are aggressively pursuing whoever leaked its newest version, San Andreas to the Internet.
ATLANTA - As concerns rise that tens of thousands of doses of flu shots could go to waste, federal officials were considering changing their advice on who should get the shot.
WHEN many people think of online social networking, they picture Web sites where the young and the restless discuss their love lives and their favorite bands. But Kathryn Havemann, 60, of Dayton, Ohio, has joined a different sort of Web-based network \u00e2\u0080\u0094 one where people are linked by a more sedate interest: their book collections.
Pentagon auditors concluded that Kellogg Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton Co., charged \
Tour guides will show you this historic city on foot, trolley or double-decker bus, in a horse-drawn carriage, while riding a Segway or even as you blow a kazoo on a boat with wheels.
AT&T Inc , the biggest U.S.  phone company, wants to buy an unspecified stake in the mobile  arm of state-controlled phone firm Telekom Malaysia ,  a Malaysian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Low cost airline Easyjet says its full year profits will be higher than forecast after a strong summer's trading.
A gang of Algerian refugees are jailed for their role in a huge credit card fraud which targeted high street stores.
U.N. relief workers are returning to Ivory Coast two weeks after widespread protests forced about 9,000 other foreigners to evacuate, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Haitian President Rene Preval declared a \
U.S. illusionist Criss Angel appeared  to escape on Tuesday from a cement box suspended above Times  Square in New York after it crashed to the ground without  anyone seeing him emerge.
The three British universities were the only European representatives in the top ten.
One issue will dominate this week's NATO summit &#151; Afghanistan.
The EU sought Wednesday to keep pressure on Turkey over its bid to start talks on joining the bloc, as last-minute haggling seemed set to go down to the wire at a summit poised to give a green light to Ankara.
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Sport: Eduardo da Silva and Nicklas Bendtner are both on target as Arsenal reach the FA Cup fourth round
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15: Japan, Argentina, Denmark, Greece and Tanzania were elected non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council by the UN General Assembly on Friday for two years.
A judge has struck down more than a dozen of the government's current rules on political fund raising with just weeks before Election Day, concluding federal regulators improperly weakened the nation's campaign finance law.
The Canadian dollar dropped two-thirds of a US cent in early trading Friday after a tame inflation report eased pressure on the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates in coming months.
Expressions of sexism and racism emerging from the contest between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have been blatant, subtle and perhaps sometimes imagined, and they are renewing the national debate over what is and isn't acceptable to say in public.
Australian Adam Scott came away with $50,000 (\u00c2\u00a326,000) after day one of the showcase Skins Games in California. But Scott and opponents Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam and Fred Couples left \u00c2\u00a3250,000 still to play for after the first nine holes.
ISLAMABAD: Sometimes ordering more food helps you eat less -- that is, if what you order is a low-calorie salad, new research shows.
Shares of software-maker VMware, a high-flying stock that soared after an impressive public offering in 2007, were down more than 30 percent Tuesday, as investors responded to weak fourth-quarter earnings.
Yahoo and IBM jointly introduced free software that businesses could use to find information stored in their own computers or on the Internet.
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Leaders from Sudan and four regional states concluded a meeting here early today with a statement rejecting any &quot;foreign intervention&quot; in the Darfur region of Sudan.
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Anna Nicole Smith frantically tried to revive her stricken son and had to be sedated after he died, her attorney said Wednesday. Authorities termed the death \
YANGON : Myanmar&#39;s mass release of nearly 4,000 prisoners has sparked faint hopes for political detainees including pro-democracy figures, but one observer it was aimed at easing international criticism over last month&#39;s power struggle.
VATICANO - Lettera del Santo Padre Benedetto XVI alla Diocesi e alla citt\u00c3\u00a0 di Roma sul compito urgente dell\u00c2\u0092educazione: \u00c2\u0093alla radice della crisi dell'educazione c'\u00c3\u00a8 una crisi di fiducia nella vita\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Abbiamo tutti a cuore il bene delle persone che amiamo, in particolare dei nostri bambini, adolescenti e giovani. Sappiamo infatti che da loro dipende il futuro di questa nostra citt\u00c3\u00a0. Non possiamo dunque non ess...
Man Utd go nine points clear at the top of the Premiership with victory against neighbours Man City.
World Series MVP Manny Ramirez has pulled out of Major League Baseball's tour of Japan because of a sore left hamstring.
Italy has more national holidays than many industrialised countries and most employees get a month&#39;s paid leave on top, but some parliamentarians are demanding more.
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers should be quite satisfied. They broke a 13-year playoff drought with a 17-6 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday, justifying the team's coaching change after last season, and more strongly validating the careers of players such as LaDainian Tomlinson.
Casey Shaw, 32enne centro americano ma di passaporto italiano, ritorna Milano, nell'Armani Jeans. Sh...
Per incidenti del novembre scorso dopo morte Gabriele Sandri
Nino Pellacani, l'ex giocatore di Fortitudo Bologna e Benetton Treviso ricoverato in chirurgia d'urg...
(AGI) - Roma, 22 dic. - Il Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha firmato oggi il provvedimento di grazia parziale nei confronti di Franco Viezzoli e Giovanni Battista Zorzoli, rispettivamente
If the playoffs opened right now, instead of next month, the A&#39;s would face the Red Sox in the first round -- again. Boston bounced Oakland out of the postseason in five games last year, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to do so.
Scheduling surgery earlier in the day may help prevent unexpected problems related to anesthesia, including added pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting, according to a study conducted at Duke University.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for a fourth straight meeting, while renewing a warning that risks from inflation remain.
A bomb exploded Sunday in a Mediterranean resort hotel in southeast Spain after a telephone warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, injuring one person, the Interior Ministry said.
Sidney Govou scores twice as France beat Italy in their Euro 2008 qualifier
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Murder charges against former  Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case  can move forward, an appeals court said in an unprecedented  ruling on Monday.
Some of the biggest stars in the music world are uniting to record a charity single for tsunami victims.
Prime Minister Tony Blair offered a qualified apology that the evidence on which he had taken Britain to war had proved wrong.
Sales of existing US homes surged an unanticipated 3.1 percent in September on low mortgage rates, and sales would have been even brisker had hurricanes not hit the south, a trade association said on Monday.
Ford Motor Co and power utility Southern California Edison will announce an unusual alliance on Monday aimed at clearing the way for a new generation of rechargeable electric cars, the companies said.
Interrupting a holiday vacation at his Texas ranch, President Bush is expected to speak publicly Wednesday for the first time about the Indian Ocean tsunamis that have killed tens of thousands.
Characters smoke in nearly every scene of Woody Allen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest film, but it was given a PG-13 rating. Where has Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s get-tough stance on cigarettes gone?
Lyondell Chemical Co. LYO.N, the No.  3 North American chemical producer, on Thursday posted a  quarterly profit after a year-ago loss, bolstered by strong  prices for basic chemicals like ethylene.
White House press secretary Tony Snow, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will step down from his post Sept. 14 and be replaced by deputy press secretary Dana Perino, the White House announced Friday.
Leaders of Italy's center-left coalition have agreed to support Romano Prodi's bid to stay on as prime minister, backing him on a 12-point political program, Prodi's spokesman said on Thursday.
Malaria may be helping spread the AIDS virus across Africa, the continent hardest hit by the incurable disease, scientists said on Thursday.
Kujila writes &quot;According to a Chinese Reuters article, China has closed close to 1,600 &quot;Internet Bars&quot; (probably the equivalent of &#39;Internet Cafes&#39; stateside) and inflicted up to $12.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  step down from office on May 4, 2007, Sky television said on  Thursday, citing senior Labour Party members.
Sunspots alter the amount of energy Earth gets from the sun, but not enough to impact global climate change, scientists say.
Prince William describes the excitement of his first solo flight just eight days into his RAF secondment.
Sondaggio Demos-Eurisko: non emergono miglioramenti significativi nel giudizio degli italiani sul governo                                          Walter sfonda se accelera  e sceglie di fare un mestiere solo                                                                                  Per il Pd c'\u00c3\u00a8 diffidenza da parte delle aree sociali pi\u00c3\u00b9 innovativeRoma ha troppe \
Children were arriving at the school on Bakhrushina Street in central Moscow: small girls with oversize ribbons festooning their hair, small boys, fidgety and chattering, dwarfed by large satchels.
Intelligent radios allow for stupid users Mobile World Congress O2 is pushing ahead with expanded femtocell trials over the next year with the stated intention of rolling out a commercial product during 2009, reducing their network costs and increasing customer connection speeds all at the same time.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
This part of Ohio went for George W. Bush four years ago in a 20-point landslide. But the 2,500 screaming, arm-waving supports of Senator John Kerry who jammed
U.S. regulators have issued a public health alert for about 14,800 pounds of missing ground beef products that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.
TORONTO -- Former Ontario health minister Elinor Caplan will lead a review of how home-care contracts are awarded in the province.
Crude oil futures traded below $49 a barrel Monday following a steep runup on Friday that was prompted by persistent concerns about winter fuel supplies.
DES MOINES, Sept. 17 - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) unveiled her long-awaited proposal for health care coverage here on Monday, describing a plan that would pair government resources with private insurance plans to help insure all Americans.
OPEC is united on the need to raise its oil price target to an average $30 a barrel, but the cartel has yet to agree on when to implement the higher level, a top Iranian oil official said on Thursday.
A nationally funded pharmacare plan proposed by the premiers will be too costly, the federal Finance Minister said Thursday, and acknowledged that this September&#39;s meeting with the first ministers may include some head-butting over ...
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John Lilly, chief operating officer of the Mozilla Foundation, has accused Apple chief Steve Jobs of aiming for a 1980s-style &quot;duopoly&quot; with his plans for the Safari web browser on Windows.
A joint military exercise between British and Czech troops in the Czech Republic is to continue despite the deaths of six British participants in a helicopter crash, a Czech Air Force spokeswoman said.
Weekly injections for pregnant women  of a drug derived from the hormone progesterone could have  prevented nearly 10,000 premature births in 2002, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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Reader Rikin Thakker spotted Deepa Mehta in Washingon DC last year.
12.12.04 - By Wray Edwards: As Danny Williams hurriedly trundled his record-breaking 270 pounds across the ring at Vitali Klitschko to start the FIRST ROUND, he looked like a really big troll attacking a Viking warrior.
NURIA, Gaza Strip, Sept 2 - Israeli forces blew up two large apartment blocks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, making scores of Palestinians homeless after suicide bombers killed 16 people in Israel.
The company tracks the most popular and TiVo'd ads during the biggest sporting event of the year and concludes the ads surpassed the game.
Following through on one aspect of last year's collaboration deal, Microsoft and Novell today unveiled their new joint interoperability lab in Cambridge, Mass.
Lebanon's ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was \
Acupuncture can help boost the power of drugs in reducing the pain suffered by patients with arthritis in their knees. Patients who got three months\u00e2\u0080\u0099 worth of regular acupuncture treatments along with their
Despite some near-term challenges, the company has some lofty long-term goals for growth.
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Blog: A Mexican financial Web site says that, with an estimated net worth of more than $67 billion, tycoon Carlos Slim has overtaken the Microsoft chairman as the world's richest man.
NEW YORK, NY---Glen Johnson was supposed to be a tune up fight for Roy Jones. Johnson was supposed to have been durable, but slow enough to stumble to Jones\u00e2\u0080\u0099 dazzling speed and boxing skills.
A new study shows that climate uncertainty has influenced the evolution of cooperative behavoir in African starlings.
We are shocked - shocked! \u00e2\u0080-hat pop tart Ashlee Simpson was caught lip-syncing on \u00e2\u0080\u009cSaturday Night (ahem) Live\u00e2\u0080\u009d over the weekend.
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'You disgust me!!!!!!' FoTW In case you missed it, Nobel prize winner James Watson recently got himself into a bit of trouble after claiming that black people are less intelligent than white people.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
India claim three quick wickets as Australia reach 103-3 at lunch on day one of the third Test.
PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO agreed on Thursday to   take command of peacekeeping across all of insurgency-hit   Afghanistan next month after the United States pledged to   transfer an extra 12,000 troops to its force.
Warner Music says it has not yet ruled out making another bid for the iconic UK music business EMI Group.
There isn't enough evidence to tell if most treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder work, says a scientific review that highlights the urgency of finding answers as thousands of suffering veterans return from Iraq.
Oversight of the executive branch regarding treatment of terror detainees remains inadequate, say legal analysts.
Alberto R. Gonzales intervened with Justice Department lawyers to obtain a ruling on the extent of the president's authority to permit extreme interrogation practices.
Sport: Golf: Scott Murray covers all the action from Carnoustie, stroke by stroke.
The BBC needs to make greater efforts towards impartiality, according to a report.
As fighting winds down, US troops face an even more difficult mission in Fallujah winning the people&#39;s allegiance. Planners want to
Cento famiglie studiate dall'universit\u00c3\u00a0 di BostonDue terzi dei piccoli hanno un compagno                                          Cento bimbi a caccia dell'amico immaginario                                                                                  di STEFANO BARTEZZAGHI
Pope Benedict said on Wednesday   that his use of medieval quotes critical of Islam in a speech   in Germany last week, that infuriated Muslims worldwide, did   not reflect his own convictions and were misunderstood.
A column of smoke rises after a powerful car bomb exploded at a checkpoint leading into the so-called &#39;Green Zone&#39; in Baghdad December 13, 2004.
How to avoid some of the key mistakes that small investors make.
Sporadic gunfire erupted Thursday inside the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp where Islamic militants are holed up after refusing an ultimatum by Lebanon's defense minister to surrender or face a military onslaught. Lebanon's leader vowed to uproot the fighters.
Former England star Paul Gascoigne is recovering in hospital from pneumonia but his agent denied the 37-year-old was seriously ill.
CINCINNATI (Ohio): American Lindsay Davenport advanced to the final of the WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday after France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Marion Bartoli pulled out with a blister on her right hand.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to look to the future after seeing his side drag themselves back to within five points of Barclays Premiership leaders Chelsea.
By GERARD SHIELDS  WASHINGTON - Environmental groups are praising a new Senate bill they claim would remove the potential for politics and mismanagement from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects, though Louisiana's two senators have expressed concerns about the measure.  U.S. Sen.
By Nicole King, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas  Jan. 30--A former nursing home is getting a new life as an apartment  complex along with some help from the city. The City Commission approved a  City Community Development Block Grant to help foot the bill.    The grant will pay $329,978.
The new warning states that Bextra should not be used in patients undergoing heart bypass surgery. In October, Bextra&#39;s manufacturer, Pfizer, announced results of a study showing an increase in heart problems in patients having heart bypass surgery.
Australia clung on to win a thrilling triangular series final against Pakistan by 17 runs at the VRA Ground.
Oil prices ticked higher on Tuesday,  holding above $42 a barrel as dealers awaited signs of any  renewed cold snap that would revive demand for winter heating  fuels in the United States.
Australian scientists have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. The discovery adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
US software maker Microsoft has announced the availability of a combination of tools, prescriptive guidance, training and technical support for customers that are considering migrating from Novell NetWare to Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
The Aids pandemic rampaging around the globe will not be stopped without radical social change to improve the lot of women and girls, who now look likely to die in greater numbers than men, United Nations agencies said yesterday.
Following a resounding defeat in the Masters Cup final, Lleyton Hewitt stated the obvious in hailing Roger Federer as the &quot;stand-out player of the last year and a half&quot;.
Japan tunes in to witness creature's birth.
The world will have almost two billion mobile telephone users by 2006 due to growth in emerging markets such as India and China, the head of Swedish giant Ericsson revealed.
Pessimism is greatest among those closest to the financial system, so while some take a working financial system for granted, others see a system in crisis.
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Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Microsoft Corp. were blamed by the United Kingdom&#39;s pension and benefits agency for a computer crash that snarled payments across Britain.
I had an exciting talk with Ryan Sohmer last week about the future of Animated PvP. We sat down and went over our plans for the year and tried to come up with the smartest plan of attack for moving forward. Working on the animated series has been one of the toughest and most rewarding creative [...]
Both Ben S. Bernanke and Henry M. Paulson Jr. said they were scaling back their more optimistic forecasts.
VIENTIANE, Laos -- China moved yesterday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian nations aimed at creating the world's largest free trade area by 2010 -- a sprawling market of nearly 2 billion people.
Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui thumped back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to rally the New York Yankees to a 9-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League on Monday.
A fire broke out on Wednesday in a tower under construction at Miami International Airport, but was quickly brought under control, officials said.
Xbox-exclusive title Phantom Dust has been acquired for US release by publisher Majesco, after developer Microsoft Game Studios declined to launch the title outside Japan earlier this year.
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his Cabinet yesterday, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support, and quicken the pace of reforms in the world's second largest economy.
Nearly 6,000 books, photographs and letters by and about H.L. Mencken have been acquired by Johns Hopkins University from the estate of an accountant with a penchant for the curmudgeonly journalist known as the Sage of Baltimore.
SERI KEMBANGAN: Most company networks run a mix of old and new systems, and so-called virtual machine software can help when migrating from one to the other.
A man has eaten his first solid meal in nine years after his face was rebuilt using a pioneering jaw-bone graft.
Blog: Court case provides a rare glimpse into how some federal agents deal with encryption: by breaking into a suspect's office, implanting a key logger and watching what happens from afar.
Images of Wii players sporting bruises and bloody fingers like big game trophies abounded on the Internet as exuberance with motion-sensing controllers took tolls on video-game fans.
Google on Tuesday began marketing new online tools for protecting email from spam and other problems as it continued to encroach on the terrain of software king Microsoft.
Nordic ceasefire monitors began wrapping up their six-year mission to Sri Lanka on Friday after the government scrapped a truce with the Tamil Tigers, and their mandate, amid a chorus of international concern.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says he would try to withdraw all US troops from Iraq within four years if he is elected in November.
Michael Redd scores 18 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter as the Milwaukee Bucks snap a streak of 10 consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Lakers with a 109-105 victory Tuesday.
Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Friday:
It&#39;s splitsville for Manhattan bowling kingpin Tom Shannon and the grad-school buddy who secretly invested $1.3 million of Yasser Arafat&#39;s money in his business.
Russian state oil firm Rosneft on Friday put its man in charge of Yuganskneftegaz, taking control of the main production unit of oil major YUKOS, which is challenging the government auction of the asset in U.S. courts.
PORTSMOUTH\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new manager Velimir Zajec is already making plans to find his replacement after succeeding Harry Redknapp, the man he was brought in to work alongside.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called today for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and urged President George Bush to appoint an independent group to recommend reforms after a report faulted all levels of the military for abuse at
Nobby Solano struck a spectacular winner for Villa, but Spurs boss Martin Jol insisted: &quot;I think we are in for a good spell soon.
BOSTON -- When former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney began airing television ads in a handful of states last winter, his opponents paid little notice. Early advertising in presidential campaigns -- particularly commercials broadcast almost 11 months before the first contests -- seemed a classic...
A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
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If Major League Baseball and the District of Columbia Council fail to reach an agreement to keep the Nationals in Washington, baseball would be faced with the difficult question
Well, yes, says John Cloud. But that doesn't mean a class action lawsuit against the dating website makes any sense
As some Palestinians returned to their Gaza homes to survey the damage after a deadly incursion, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to win support for his withdrawal plan from angry Jewish settlers.
Ontario should use new federal day-care cash to turn the current &quot;mishmash&quot; of day care, parent resource and kindergarten programs for 4- and 5-year-olds into a single program for all children, says a study to be released today.
The Conservative Party is six-points clear of Labour following its annual conference, a poll suggests.
Medio Oriente. Demolite le case di due terroristi suicidi palestinesi, identificate le vittime di Be&#39;er Sheva. L&#39;esercito israeliano ha demolito questa mattina all&#39;alba, a Hebron, la casa di uno dei militanti
Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.
A man trapped overnight inside a partially collapsed building in central London was rescued Wednesday and taken to hospital after hours of efforts to free him.
Scott Spiezio homered twice to back Jeff Weaver and give the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-2 victory over Arizona on Thursday night, the Diamondbacks' eighth loss in nine games.
WASHINGTON -- At least four members of a special operations task force in Iraq have been disciplined in connection with an investigation of the abuse of prisoners, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday. In at least one case the violation involved a Taser stun gun.
LONDON - Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal...
As fears of an American recession ripple across the globe, analysts are wondering whether the great oil boom of the last five years is finally coming to an end.
European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continuing speculation about rate hikes.
Cool, but efficiently so As part of its sustained PR campaign to persuade the IT industry that it is greener than David Cameron, IBM invited a bunch of tech journalists to see its new, tree-loving data centre at its London HQ this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With Michael Jackson's child molestation trial set to begin Jan. 31, the judge scheduled an exhaustive series of hearings to resolve all pretrial motions and advised lawyers for both sides he won't consider any delays.
Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players \u00c2\u0097 but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that's turned bust.
Rick Ankiel knew it was wrong. More than that, he knew it was illegal. Forget about baseball and its own regulations. When you obtain human growth hormone by virtue of a fraudulent prescription, you know you are breaking the law.
The death toll from Typhoon Saomai &#151; the strongest storm to hit China in 50 years &#151; rose to 114 Sunday as more evacuees died when buildings used as shelters collapsed, authorities said.
A large explosion went off near the Interior Ministry in central Riyadh Wednesday night. The sirens of ambulances and police cars were heard in the area after the explosion, which occurred around 8:35 pm local time.
A greatest hits album by late South African singer Brenda Fassie will help Nelson Mandela's Aids project.
Ohio State&#39;s Jessica Davenport (50) battles for a rebound with Oregon&#39;s Catherine Kraayeveld (33) in the first half of the Nike Classic, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in Eugene, Ore.
Three-letter ticker symbols are starting to show up on the Nasdaq.
Gary Payton, the veteran guard the Boston Celtics acquired in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, reported to training camp on Monday.
Turkey launched an inquiry into footage showing a teenager charged with the murder of a Turkish-Armenian journalist posing with the Turkish flag and security officials after his arrest, police said on Friday.
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In his new book, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson blames many of the team&#39;s problems on Kobe Bryant. In &quot;The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul,&quot; set to be
A former attorney for Phil Spector agreed Thursday to testify in his murder trial about evidence allegedly withheld by a defense expert rather than go to jail for contempt of court.
A confident, lighthearted President Bush vowed yesterday to move quickly and vigorously to enact the ambitious agenda he set out during the campaign, saying &quot;the people made it clear what they wanted.
A Superior Court judge rejected a motion Friday to throw out comedian Dom DeLuise's lawsuit claiming his former daughter-in-law caused him emotional and financial distress when she sued him for $2 million.
LOS ANGELES  - Michael Moore intends to be a nuisance to President George W. Bush until the last minute, as his fiery anti-Bush documentary &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; was available to millions of US satellite television subscribers on the eve of the US
U.S. President George W. Bush's troop redeployment may have its biggest effect on Germany, once a potential Cold War battlefield.
(Sports Network) - The Baltimore Orioles try to stay on the winning track this evening when they continue their four-game set with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series faced its opening round Tuesday.    Fox's \
John Gilchrist had 16 points, 10 rebounds and led a scrappy defense that helped No. 13 Maryland run past No. 25 Memphis 84-61 on Friday night.
HUNDREDS of people came together on Sunday to lay wreaths and salute those who lost their lives during the two world wars and other conflicts.
Luis P\u00c3\u00a9rez of Spain won the 18th stage of the Vuelta a Espa\u00c3\u00b1a yesterday, and Denis Menchov of Russia retained the overall lead. The 19th stage today is an 83.9-mile race from Avila to Alto de Abantos. The race ends Sunday in Madrid.
Republican Fred Thompson warned Saturday that suggestions the U.S. could maintain a long-term presence in Iraq \
Ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is on course for a landslide victory over incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri after Indonesia&#39;s presidential election yesterday, according to an early forecast.
Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback who has been indicted on felony charges of sponsoring a dog-fighting business, has been ordered not to report to training camp.
Diplomats from France, Britain and Germany are expected to meet with Iranian officials Thursday in Vienna to offer Tehran incentives to end its uranium enrichment efforts.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen arrived in Sri Lanka on a dual mission to assess the needs of tsunami-hit areas and to try to revive peace talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels, officials said.
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Investigators are to report on the causes of an E.coli outbreak which led to kidney failure in children at a nursery.
SAN FRANCISCO - A week before launching its closely guarded new cellphone, Apple on Friday debuted the tech industry&#39;s version of the Zapruder film. The company added a        20-minute video &quot;tour&quot; of the iPhone to its website, revealing new features - plus a demonstration of its unusual touch-screen keyboard to answer concerns about whether consumers will accept one without physical buttons.
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A new small-business community Web site and security software are part of IBM's push to make its mainframes more attractive to the SMB crowd.
A European rocket roared into space from a pad in French Guyana yesterday, placing into orbit a surveillance satellite expected to give France&#39;s military new abilities to spy worldwide.
November 27, 2004 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says it lost 2 (M) million dollars on Wednesday when tolls were waived on the first day of the toll takers strike.
A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney lied to the FBI because he was worried he might face criminal charges for blowing a CIA employee's cover, prosecutors said on Tuesday as his perjury trial drew to a close.
BAGHDAD: At least 16 people including one US Marine and three Polish soldiers were killed in violence across Iraq on Wednesday. A bomb exploded near the office of a senior Shiite cleric in Karbala on Wednesday
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Eli Lilly &amp; Co. debuted a Web site Wednesday for clinical trial data on its prescription drugs, including Prozac and its new antidepressant, Cymbalta.
The Airbus A380 superjumbo completed the last leg of a gruelling 18-day test mission, flying home to its base in southern France to await approval from safety regulators.
AS THE Legislature and Governor Deval Patrick gear up for what is likely to be a heated budget battle, much of the focus will be on closing corporate tax \
The widow of legendary US comedian Rodney Dangerfield is suing over a video footage of the star's later years.
Oil companies removed nonessential workers from offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday due to the threat of a gathering storm, with only a small amount of production stopped so far.
Former U.S. EPA chief Christie Whitman said Monday the agency did its best to warn workers about environmental hazards after the World Trade Center attack.  Whitman told a congressional committee she did not remember any EPA scientists advising her after the Sept.
A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a Jerusalem hitchhiking stop today, killing two people and wounding 15. The attack took place at an intersection in French Hill, a Jewish neighbourhood close to the
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson wants to link congressional and presidential pay raises to deficit reduction, though he acknowledged Sunday that the idea would never see the light of day.
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BOUT a year ago, PalmOne was poised to challenge the dominance of the BlackBerry, the wireless e-mail device made by Research in Motion that has become the gadget of choice among celebrities and politicians.
A new company, LifeAt.com, is putting a local spin on social networking, creating password-protected Web sites for apartment buildings and housing developments.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that was rushed through the Legislature last fall to keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked up to a feeding tube against her husband's wishes.
Hundreds of people attend a vigil in west Belfast for murdered greengrocer Harry Holland.
Dozens of weather-beaten New Yorkers have managed to find salvation in curatives as varied as oatmeal, olive oil and pedicures.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for a sixth straight time, extending a policy of gradually lifting borrowing costs to levels high enough to ward off inflation pressures.
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Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?
Toyota, already the world&#39;s most profitable carmaker, is set to draw level with General Motors as the world&#39;s biggest in terms of sales.
The Confederation of African Football confirms it will investigate match-fixing claims at the Nations Cup.
Engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced it has agreed to supply European aircraft manufacturer Airbus with a new Trent engine for use in the Airbus A350 XWB passenger jet.
It begins lobbying for a third U.N. resolution, with stiffer penalties, to halt Tehran's nuclear program.
TOKYO - Japan&#39;s benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Monday for the seventh straight session to hit a six-week closing low amid lingering concerns about the impact of high crude oil prices on the global economy.
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Democratic presidential  contenders said on Thursday they could start to balance the  federal budget quickly by ending the Iraq war and eliminating  tax cuts for the most wealthy Americans.
A group of suspected North Koreans has entered the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in an apparent bid to win political asylum. A Canadian embassy spokesman says some 45 people scaled the wall around the embassy compound Wednesday.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Satellite navigation devices used to track Scott Peterson's car after his wife's disappearance sometimes developed glitches, once indicating he was driving 30,000 mph, an expert in the technology acknowledged Monday at Peterson's murder trial...
Increased expenses in The Washington Post Company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s education division offset higher revenue.
The number of Indians affected by HIV/Aids may be lower than the UN estimate of 5.7 million, a study suggests.
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By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 3--After the idea was floated last fall to develop tunnels to  interlink the Cottonwood canyons and Park City ski resorts, Gov. Jon Huntsman  Jr.
Description: NPR&#39;s Michele Norris talks with Gary Philoctete, Haiti development manager for CARE. He is in Gonaive, Haiti. Philoctete says Ivan was the worst hurricane the area has ever seen.
In his last newspaper dispatch before he and a colleague fell into the hands of Islamic kidnappers on Aug. 19, French reporter Georges Malbrunot wrote from Iraq that &quot;more
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Mel Gibson's arraignment on misdemeanor drunken driving charges was advanced to Thursday, the district attorney's office said.
Globalization will allow for more specialization and improvement to the way people learn, Microsoft chairman says at Edinburgh forum.
Looking to drive corporate adoption of its high-performance computing version of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft on Monday introduced an SDK (software development kit) for developers alongside a name change for the product.
Newspaper says judge considering whether to allow journals to be used as evidence in Madeleine case.
Mesa, AZ (Sports Network) - Phoenix Coyotes managing partner Wayne Gretzky is considering a move into the coaching ranks, according to a published report.
Robert C. Cresanti Undersecretary of commerce for technology Robert C. Cresanti, 41, was sworn in as undersecretary of c ommerce for t echnology in March. His mission is to boost the competitiveness and innovation of the US technology industry and its contribution to economic growth. After a recent speech to the Regional Innovation Summit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ...
Tuesday, our scouts filed their advance advance scouting report on this week&#39;s matchup between the Chargers and Colts. Now they&#39;re back with a second look.
One university offers up a lesson--and a grade--in dressing for success.
The trial of the man accused of the World's End murders in Edinburgh 30 years ago collapses.
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The dollar edged down against the euro on  Monday toward its lowest level in seven and a half months,  pressured after it fell through key technical levels on weak  U.S. economic data on Friday.
President Bush is still asking detailed questions of his advisers and the answers will not be ready until after Christmas, a spokesman said.
Singer R. Kelly Booted From Tour With Jay-Za Day After Being Hit With Pepper Spray at Concert. Jay-Z, left and R. Kelly perform during a concert at Nasssau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004.
Palestinians hold municipal elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser Arafat's successor next month.
(CBS/AP) Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a revolt by lawmakers Wednesday over a US request to redeploy some British troops closer to Baghdad.
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SEVEN weeks ago on a dream family holiday, Sharon Howard lost her fiance and two young sons in the Asian tsunami.
The Labour Party is prepared for an election whenever the prime minister calls one, a key cabinet minister says.
Blog: Yahoo Photos members now can start moving their photo archives to some alternative sites.
Two black South Carolina ministers listed by Barack Obama's campaign as endorsing his White House bid say they did no such thing, and at least two others affirmed their support only after being contacted by campaign workers when questions were raised about their endorsements.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks.
resident Bush spoke for an hour with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan yesterday morning in a conversation devoted largely to the hunt for Osama bin Laden and terror groups, administration
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A Guantanamo Bay detainee who refused to let U.S. military doctors perform a heart procedure is suffering frequent chest pains and fainting spells, his lawyers said Wednesday.
Sears faces a class-action suit seeking damages plus an accounting to determine whether the Managemyhome.com site was misused by criminals.
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NASA says a poorly designed parachute is the likely reason its space probe, Genesis, came crashing back to earth last week, losing much of its cargo of solar dust.
Tokyo shares end broadly higher    TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks broadly extended their gains on Thursday, sending the key Nikkei index 1.22 percent higher.  The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 192.34 points, or 1.22 percent, to end at 15,942.39.
Sudan&#39;s government has agreed with African leaders meeting in Libya Sunday to do its best to end the conflict in Darfur that has displaced about 1.5 million people, a senior Egyptian official said.
Microsoft on Thursday rushed to put the kibosh on talk that it was abandoning the single sign-on Passport identity management service.
President George W. Bush opened a lead of as much as 8 percentage points over four-term Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in two national polls, and the candidates are tied in three others.
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RUBENS BARRICHELLO claimed pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, but Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher will start from the back after spinning his car.
PHILADELPHIA  Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter probably will miss the season after tearing the patella tendon in his right knee in the first quarter of Philadelphia&#39;s exhibition game against the Baltimore Ravens last ...
It was a fine occasion, but it could have been a grand one without a touch of avarice. There were plenty of empty seats here despite the presence of two of the most charismatic sides in the world.
Cloning sperm could enable men with very low sperm counts to become fathers, say US scientists.
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A man posing as Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware and Redskins receiver James Thrash is accused of swindling money from Darrell Green and Donovan McNabb.
ST. JOHN&#39;S, NFLD. - Another spill at Newfoundland&#39;s Terra Nova oil field has added about 1,000 litres to the 165,000 litres of crude spilled Sunday.
DUBLIN, Aug. 29 -- Ireland's average temperature has been rising at twice the global rate since the early 1980s and parts of the country are becoming wetter and more prone to flooding due to climate change, a government-funded report said Wednesday.
PlayStation Portable, produced by Sony Computer Entertainment, hit Japanese store shelves Sunday and were reportedly flying off the shelves.
Millions of people may have survived the deadliest tsunami in living memory, but many are so deeply traumatised it will take years for them to heal, if ever, medical experts said on Monday.
Sir Mark Thatcher returns to the UK after five months on bail in South Africa over the alleged Equatorial Guinea coup plot.
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday that it will soon begin using Yahoo as its preferred mobile search provider in Europe, ending the operator&#39;s existing relationship with Google for mobile search.The move was seen by many as a minor coup for Yahoo, which is competing with Google and Microsoft to win the loyalty of a growing number of mobile Internet users. Others noted that mobile search is in its infancy and said the field is still wide-open.When T-Mobile signed its original deal with Google, it made headlines as one of the earliest partnerships between a mobile operator and a search provider.&quot;Well done Yahoo for knocking Google off the Web n Walk home page,&quot; wrote John Delaney, an analyst for Ovum, commenting on the announcement. Web n Walk is T-Mobile&#39;s mobile Internet offering.Beginning in March, T-Mobile customers in 11 European countries will see Yahoo&#39;s mobile oneSearch by default on their phones. OneSearch is designed to make it easy for mobile users to get relevant search results and navigate through different categories within search results.The companies plan to offer other Yahoo services to T-Mobile customers, including Flickr, Messenger, Mail, Weather and Finance. Yahoo now counts 29 operators around the world as oneSearch customers.The deal appears to mark a strategy change at T-Mobile. When the operator launched Web n Walk, the service was designed to mimic the Web by minimizing T-Mobile branded services and prominently offering Google, Delaney said. Since then, it has evolved to add more T-Mobile services. It&#39;s not clear yet which strategy end-users prefer. &quot;The risk is that T-Mobile will discover that its users really preferred it when T-Mobile gave them access to the Web, and then got out of their way,&quot; Delaney said.While the T-Mobile/Yahoo deal is a blow to Google, the search giant had a significant mobile win of its own this week.&#160;Nokia announced on Tuesday that it will add Google search in addition to its own search offering on select phones. Nokia plans to extend the offering to more phones in the future.Nokia has begun offering an increasing number of services, such as location-based maps and social-networking services, which could compete with offerings from operators. &quot;Nokia is walking a bit of a fine line because they&#39;re definitely moving into what some consider carrier territory,&quot; said Mike Wolf, an analyst at ABI Research.So far, the market for branded search services on mobile phones like those from Yahoo and Google is still wide-open, he said. The search providers are increasingly interested in mobile because there is strong growth in mobile Internet usage, he said. The iPhone is contributing to that as a device that aims to make the mobile Internet as similar as possible to the PC-based Internet.Services from Yahoo and Google also compete with those that are branded by the operator. Companies like Medio specialize in offering technology to operators for branded search services. Operators in the U.S. have been more likely to use the self-branded option rather than partner with one of the online brands. AT&amp;T, however, is one notable exception -- it uses Yahoo&#39;s oneSearch.Success in the mobile Internet is important enough that Wolf believes that Yahoo&#39;s track record in the mobile market was a factor in Microsoft&#39;s decision to try to buy the search provider. &quot;Mobile is probably at least a consideration in the acquisition attempt,&quot; he said.
Amitabh Bachchan will be crowned as the Chat Samrat on November 18 2004 at the Juhu Beach.
The mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales.
A circumstellar disk of dust and gas, the raw material of a solar system, has been found circling the star TW Hydrae.
Els sealed the order of merit a few weeks ago and, just like last year when he became number one in Europe for the first time, could not be persuaded to play for love nor money.
Five men are due to be sentenced for their part in a \u00c2\u00a353m raid at a Securitas depot in Kent.
HAVANA - In the heart of Old Havana, at a corner of Plaza de Armas, probably the city&#39;s most beautiful ancient square, a plaque on a building on a street bearing the unlikely name O&#39;Reilly declares an unexpected affinity.
Two British soccer fans were recovering Friday after being stabbed during clashes between Ferencvaros and Millwall supporters before their teams&#39; UEFA Cup game, officials said.
The housing sector is in a funk, auto sales are weak, and manufacturing jobs are drying up. So why were Friday's employment numbers surprisingly strong?
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis should learn on Thursday whether he has any chance of competing in this year's race.
Swiss AIDS experts said Thursday that some people with HIV who meet strict conditions and are under treatment can safely have unprotected sex with non-infected partners
NCAA March Madness '07  plays like a lot of college freshmen: Full of potential yet lacking on the fundamentals. Electronic Arts' next-gen foray into college hoops gives an impressive glimpse into the franchise's gaming future with astounding graphics, but executing the simplest skills is difficult to manage. New to the series is \
GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but faces a struggle  controlling the warring region and subduing a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.
Ten San Francisco hotels locked out union workers on Friday in response to a strike at four others hotels that are part of the same bargaining unit, raising the stakes in a confrontation that could spread to other cities around the nation.
All U.S. households with televisions  that use analog technology will be eligible for $40 discount  coupons to buy digital converter boxes, the Commerce Department  said on Monday.
For those that missed it last night, Biogen Idec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN:NYSE ADR - news - research) received FDA approval for their new multiple sclerosis drug, now called Tysabri (formerly known as Antegren.
Some prompts and websites that download browser plug-ins are turning out to be fronts for malicious programing.
Science & environment: China's greatest river has fallen to its lowest level since 1866, threatening endangered species
A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis fled across Europe to avoid detention, taking flight after flight to stay ahead of public health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
By You Nuo  The central government of China should set up a new and powerful commission to help protect the nation's environment.
Vietnam evacuates more than 180,000 of its citizens ahead of Typhoon Xangsane.
LIBERTY Media chairman John Malone, who has staked a claim to 17.2 per cent of News Corporation&#39;s voting shares, is expected to reveal his intentions this morning in his company&#39;s third-quarter conference call.
US stocks fell as setbacks for drugmakers, including a study showing Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Celebrex painkiller increased the risk of heart attacks, sent health-care shares tumbling.
Shares of software maker Red Hat Inc. plummeted Wednesday, a day after the company said its second-quarter profit slipped 34 percent on stock compensation expenses.
When Louisiana adopted a uniform state building code to protect against damage from future hurricanes and tornadoes, it was a significant moment of leadership for our state.
The dollar slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming US trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.
President Bush has exploited the Sept.  11 attacks for political gain, former president Jimmy Carter  said in an interview published on Monday.
The US Congress approves the first major gun control bill since 1994, a  response to April's Virginia Tech shootings.
TREND-setter Martha Stewart yesterday began a five-month jail term, for lying about a stock sale, at a minimum-security prison known as &quot;Camp Cupcake&quot;.
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Carson Palmer made no secret of his hatred for the Pittsburgh Steelers during his rehab. After the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback sent the defending Super Bowl champions to a 1-2 start, the feeling might be mutual.
Travel: Simon Reeve discovers one of the world's great train journeys in Madagascar
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is edging into selling video downloads by offering buyers of the \
Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
One of the world's most notorious drug traffickers, Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, is being extradited to the US.
HOUSTON - It's a junkyard out there in space and sometimes astronauts accidentally contribute to the litter.In 1965, the first American spacewalker, Ed White, lost a spare glove when he went outside for the first time.
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US journalist Micah Garen, who was kidnapped Aug. 13 in the southern city of Nasiriyah, was released along with his Iraqi translator after anti-American cleric
Bayern Munich are brimming with confidence after crushing Ajax 4-0 in the Champions League in midweek but they will have to be on top of their game come Saturday with a tough trip to German champions Werder Bremen.
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Bargain hunting is sending stock prices higher even as oil futures top 50 dollars per barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today&#39;s early going.
Senate Judiciary Committee members yesterday angrily accused the White House of allowing the Senate Intelligence Committee to review documents on its warrantless surveillance program in return for agreeing that telecommunications companies should get immunity from lawsuits.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  - Walt Disney Co.  wants Mickey Mouse back.
ATHENS  Michael Phelps certainly will not beat Mark Spitz&#39;s record seven Olympic swimming gold medals in Munich in 1972, but the American youngster is still racking up the gold in Athens.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Iran will not halt its disputed nuclear work because of any new U.N. sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying on Wednesday, a day after world powers agreed on the outlines of a new resolution.
Five former natural gas traders were  indicted for reporting false trades to industry newsletters,  the U.S. Attorney's office said on Monday.
The number of Arizonans infected with the West Nile virus jumped Thursday after weeks of dwindling increases, health officials said Thursday.
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German police carried out a series of raids Wednesday on individuals suspected of providing financial and other support to Islamic extremist activities outside the country.
Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs said yesterday that running back Clinton Portis's status for tomorrow's game against the Dallas Cowboys would be downgraded to doubtful and that Ladell Betts would start. The announcement ushered in a new round of confusion regarding Portis's status as he...
Blockbuster Inc said on Thursday it  will raise prices for its Total Access subscription plans and  lower prices for two DVD By Mail plans in an effort to pare  losses and boost subscribers.
General Motors Corp. on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world's largest automaker from its harmful reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.
Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.
By MARTIN WILLIAMS  MORE than 45 million Britons are tuning in to the radio each week, the highest number since official records began in 1992, according to the latest figures.
As Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green struggles with his decision to play or not to play this Friday and Saturday in observance of Yom Kippur, local Jews hope his faith will win out over the pennant race.
At both the college and high school levels, the state of Indiana is experiencing an unprecedented malaise in its favorite game.
South African police say the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was planning to flee the country before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
The United States hopes a meeting between the U.S. and Iranian envoys to Baghdad will push Tehran to change its ways in Iraq even though their last encounter made no difference, said U.S. officials on Monday.
JERICHO, West Bank A Palestinian leader who is campaigning to take the place of the late Yasser Arafat is pledging to follow in the footsteps of the longtime leader.
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The Ministry of Defence announces that an extra 220 British troops are to be sent to Iraq.
Somalia's president has flown to Ethiopia for a medical treatment a month after being hospitalized with a chest illness, officials said Friday, creating more uncertainty for his volatile country.
WASHINGTON -- As President Bush weighs new strategies for Iraq, the Army's top general warned yesterday that his force \
Twins general manager Terry Ryan was chewing on a cheeseburger in the press dining lounge before last night's 7-3 win over the Red Sox when a scribe asked about a subject that probably ruined his meal.
French consumer confidence worsened in December, the official statistics agency Insee said Thursday, a further sign of trouble for the country's faltering economy.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail   Haniyeh's guards fired into the air on Monday to clear a path   through striking workers who mobbed his motorcade in another   sign of deep divides on the road to a unity government.
Ministers are planning to ban smoking in virtually every restaurant, cafe and pub in England, BBC News learns.
Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been recalled from the Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa after a bust up with team mate Mohammad Asif.
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - Free agent third baseman Troy  Glaus is reportedly headed to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
South Africa coach Eric Simons is considering resigning because of the team&#39;s poor performances in Sri Lanka. South Africa drew the first Test but lost the second by 313 runs and they have already been defeated in the first one-day international.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Poll stations officially closed in Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s historic presidential election on Saturday with no reports of any major attacks by Taliban militants who had vowed to sabotage the process.
Resi Stiegler, one of the most promising young ski racers in the United States, is an easygoing 22-year-old with an Olympic pedigree and an irrepressible fondness for powder skiing.
OPEC is keeping its foot to the pedal on  production in a bid to drag down oil prices but may be  reluctant to rubber-stamp extra supplies by lifting official  output limits, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday.
Georgia, held without a touchdown last week for the first time in six years, struggled early before enjoying an offensive revival against Western Carolina.
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Google Updates Picasa Photo Sharing Google has added a slew of new features to Picasa, its online digital photo storage and sharing service. The new version of Picasa went live today and Michael Herf, Picasa Engineer, posts on the Google Blog: It has a feature called Picasa Web Albums that lets you post and share your photos [...]
Waking the Dead, Henry VIII and The Boy Who's Skin Fell Off pick up prizes at the International Emmys.
The European Food Safety Authority this morning said it has concluded that meat and milk from healthy cloned cattle and pigs is \
(90 sec.) Web giant's chief U.S. sales officer exits a week after Jerry Yang takes over as CEO.
Germany's unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in November as the country's economy continued to plod along with near-zero growth, the government said.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Washington of plotting to take control of Iraq's oil and urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a U.S.-backed national unity government there.
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Lebanon&#39;s billionaire Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri has resigned, bringing to a head a political crisis that has paralysed the country for weeks.
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OCTOBER 05, 2004 -- Ten leading San Francisco hotels this week locked out employees in sympathy with the four hotels impacted by last week&#39;s strike by the local Unite Here branch of the AFL-CIO.
An audiotape attributed to Ayman Zawahiri emerged Friday, stoking fears among some intelligence officials that the terrorist network is preparing a significant strike before the Nov. 2 election.
The 21 primaries and caucuses on February 5 are supposed to bring some clarity and order to the chaotic Republican race, but they could have the opposite effect
A team of United Nations investigators has concluded that Israel engaged in \u00c2\u0093a significant pattern of excessive, indiscriminate and disproportionate force.\u00c2\u0094
The physical and mental well-being of No. 15 Rutgers will be put to a test Saturday when it faces what should be an overmatched Syracuse team.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Holographic memory may be 'new digital film' SanDisk is set to launch later this year what it calls \
WILMINGTON - Approximately 13 hours after the Canadiens finished kicking in their teeth with an 8-2 thumping at the Bell Centre, the Bruins were back at Ristuccia Arena yesterday, aiming to wipe out the humiliation from their memory banks.
President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule in Pakistan and restored the constitution on Saturday, in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a last-minute reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.
Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.
Breast-feeding offers a host of health benefits for the baby, but a new study says it may help the mother avoid rheumatoid arthritis as well.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor made a surprise appearance at the U.N. Special Court on Tuesday after having so far boycotted his trial on charges of orchestrating atrocities in Sierra Leone.
A medical expert on how NASA screens its astronauts and whether the intimacy of their training makes them more prone to romantic liaisons.
SRF to take control of Neuf Cegetel France's second largest network operator SRF has notified Neuf Cegetel, in which SFR already holds a 40 per cent stake, of its intention to buy up a controlling interest in the company. This will take the form of another 30 per cent, currently owned by the Louis Dreyfus group.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The management of WNCF-TV, the ABC network affiliate in Montgomery, deserves a crisp salute for not bowing to pressure to pre-empt the movie &quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot; on Veterans Day.
Why the CEO's approach to individuals within an organization can be key to success in a time of uncertainty.
A U.S. appeals court reinstated the most serious charge against alleged al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla on Tuesday, reviving a murder-conspiracy charge that could imprison the former \
Disruptions caused by three powerful hurricanes have cost NASA at least a week in its effort to rebound from the Columbia accident with a March shuttle launching, members of an oversight task force said Thursday.
Earlier this week, David Letterman asked a timely question: How many striking writers could fit into a Jamba Juice store across the street from his studio?
CHICAGO -- Small cars have been getting great copy lately. They&#39;re lauded for their anti-gas guzzling efficiency and improved safety features.
What the US Federal Reserve is taking away from the economy via higher interest rates, the US Treasury bond market may be giving back -- at least partially.
A group of anonymous programmers has released new software that allows music to be swapped via Apple Computer&#39;s popular iTunes jukebox.
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Walter H. G. Lewin, a physics professor at M.I.T., has found devotees across the country with his online lectures.
Short-dated U.S. Treasuries were under  modest pressure on Tuesday as traders, uneasy about the health  of foreign demand, cheapened prices into a $22 billion auction  of new three-year government debt.
Arabic Al- Jazeera TV channel aired a video with the kidnapped woman who heads a British charity in Baghdad. Her documents and ID card were shown in the video.
Bernie Ecclestone makes a very good friend and a very bad enemy. One of Britain&#39;s richest residents, with a personal fortune estimated at more than \u00c2\u00a33bn, he is a man who always keeps his rivals guessing.
Yang Ming, vice mayor of Mudanjiang, provides more information about the local government's plans on developing the Jingpo Lake Geopark in a sustainable manner in a Q&A forum.  Question: Since 2001, you've been in charge of the management and construction of Jingpo Lake.
Britain and Norway send jet fighters to shadow eight Russian long-range bombers in the Arctic.
AUTAUGAVILLE, Ala. - There's something corny about Ted Johnson's plan to help educate schoolchildren about America's geography...
The earliest-known human ancestors  to migrate out of Africa possessed a surprising mix of  human-like and primitive features, according to scientists who  studied remains dug up at a fossil-rich site in the former  Soviet republic of Georgia.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.
Two years after denying Endangered Species Act protection to killer whales that live much of the year near Washington's San Juan Islands, the federal fisheries agency said Thursday it plans to list the struggling population as a threatened species.
PHILADELPHIA - A politically conservative broadcasting company has ordered its 62 television stations - which together reach almost a quarter of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s households - to air a documentary critical of Sen.
A former president and former foreign minister of Bangladesh are attacked in the north of the country.
NEW YORK  - There appears to be considerable interest among healthy older adults in screening and treatment for mild cognitive impairment, a condition now generally considered to be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.
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The London police are holding discussions about possibly mooring a prison ship on the River Thames in a bid to ease pressure on the spiralling inmate population, a police spokesman said.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
A man is questioned by French police over his links to the Jerome Kerviel, according to the French media.
UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw starts talks in Beijing amid controversy on plans to lift the EU arms embargo on China.
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The New York Philharmonic has chosen a native son &#151; 40-year-old Alan Gilbert &#151; to become its music director. He will lead an ensemble that includes his mother.
QALQILYA, West Bank  - Shouts of joy from excited  schoolboys greeted the arrival of an Israeli convoy on its  entry to a Palestinian town where visitors from the Jewish  state are usually soldiers searching for militants.
The Three Tenors have been to China to sing. So has Elton John, not to mention Wham!.
When Rabbi Jonathan Gerard traveled to Israel in 1996 his group took a bus to the border of Gaza and, led by armed Palestinian guards through throngs of Palestinians, met with Yasser Arafat.
The songwriter David Yazbek is a daredevil juggler catching spiked pins in the traveling carnival of his imagination.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped on Wednesday, mirroring losses in Asia, after a weak performance by Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
Apple unveiled a major upgrade to its Logic Pro professional audio program called Logic Studio, which includes several applications for under $500 aimed at helping musicians create audio projects.
Anil Kumble was thrilled after becoming the leading Indian Test wicket-taker on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Midway through the month when influenza typically peaks, health officials were monitoring four hospitalized Nebraska children, while three North Carolina schools remained closed over widespread symptoms of the illness.
TONY EASTLEY: An Australian journalist snatched by insurgents in Iraq, has contradicted claims by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer that he was kidnapped in a part of Baghdad where he was advised not to go.
Police armed with a search warrant  raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch on Friday,  looking for evidence in the child molestation case against him,  a Santa Barbara County Sheriff's spokesman said.
NEW YORK/HELSINKI  - Finland's Nokia NOK1V.HE,   the world's top cell phone maker, on Tuesday introduced two   media phones and a music service in an bid to increase revenue   and win back popularity lost to rivals.
Prayer has helped President Bush cope with the stresses of leading the nation, he said Thursday at a breakfast joined by Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
KHARTOUM South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in Sudan yesterday to discuss post-war rebuilding ahead of a peace pact expected to be signed by the Khartoum government and the main rebel group, the Sudanese People&#39;s Liberation Army, to end two
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(Islamabad, Pakistan-AP, Sept. 28, 2004 7:07 AM) _ The family of a top al-Qaida suspect killed in Pakistan wants the government to release his body so they can give him a proper burial.
The number of U.S. workers signing  up for unemployment aid edged down slightly last week, the  Labor Department said on Thursday in a report underscoring  stability in the labor market despite sluggish growth.
A 4-year-old program that sends rookie police officers to crime hot spots in New York City has helped the city achieve the lowest crime rate in 17 years and will be doubled in size in 2008, police officials say.
The CIA had some low-level spies  inside al Qaeda in the three years before the Sept. 11 attacks,  but none who could provide advance information about the  group's movements, according to testimony released on Wednesday  from a closed-door intelligence briefing in 2002.
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A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ledgers of indulgences and absolutions, pulls out one of 13 bound diaries inscribed from 1671 to 1704 and starts to read about the weather.
A cruise ship has arrived in the Atlantic Canada port of Saint John, New Brunswick with a dead whale impaled on its bow.
PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
Three actors filming a bank robbery scene in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, were mistakenly arrested by police, daily newspaper Vecernje Novosti reported on Wednesday.
Saks says shutting down weaker stores will allow the company to focus on its more &quot;productive&quot; locations and further strengthen its brand.
A 21-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of causing an explosion at a Merseyside school.
p2pnet.net News:- Here&#39;s an interesting twist on the Big Music and Microsoft All Pals Together (maybe) story. We reported that the Big Four record labels have given Microsoft a Wish List of the kind of DRM
Police searched offices of Premier League sides Newcastle and Portsmouth and Scottish club Rangers along with the homes of two people Monday as part of an investigation into corruption.
A simple swab of saliva and cells from  inside a mouth can solve crimes and determine parenthood, but  DNA is now also gaining popularity as art.
A group headed by Sony Corp of  America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for $12 a share in cash, MGM said  on Monday.
A trans-Atlantic bid from US firm Lockheed Martin wins the contract to supply President Bush's helicopters.
Pope John Paul II discussed the U.S. sex-abuse scandal with a group of American bishops Saturday, encouraging them to be more open to the needs of parishioners in the wake of a \
Thousands of families and business passengers were left stranded at Paris's main airports Monday on the fifth and final day of a major strike by Air France flight staff.
While a pair of  NASA&nbsp;rovers explore Mars and&nbsp;the Cassini-Huygens mission peers close  at Saturn, two research teams&nbsp;are targeting a more distant planetary  quarry, the ice giant Neptune.
An Afghan Cabinet minister resigned Monday after President Hamid Karzai rejected his drive to shut down relief groups he accused of wasting money on expensive cars and houses.
Graham Thorpe and Andrew Flintoff shared a century partnership and took England into a strong position on the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa at Kingsmead.
A Bengal tiger on the loose in the thick brush surrounding an Army base was winning a game of hide-and-seek for the second day Wednesday, despite efforts to entice the animal with raw chicken.
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Prof.Saillant: 'Su recupero incidera' fattore psicologico'
World number one Roger Federer quickly ended Wesley Moodie's reign as Japan Open champion with a clinical 6-2 6-1 win to reach the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Embattled mortgage finance company  Fannie Mae FNM.N agreed to keep billions of dollars more cash  on hand while it corrects accounting problems, its government  regulator said on Monday.
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency began a series of meetings yesterday in Vienna. The meetings, set to continue until the end of the week, will focus on Iran&#39;s nuclear program.
The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that Ralph Nader can be on the state&#39;s November ballot. The court voted six-to-one to include Nader.
(InfoWorld) - As judgment day in the nine-year-long antitrust battle between Microsoft and the European Commission draws near, neither side in the protracted dispute knows for sure how it will react to the news on the day. Although the date of the ruling by the European Court of First Instance has been public since July, the European commissioner in charge of competition, Neelie Kroes, still hasn't decided whether she will hold a press conference on Monday. Meanwhile, Tom Brookes, a Microsoft spokesman, said the company is waiting until Monday morning before finalizing plans for addressing the rank's journalists from around the world gathering in Luxembourg, the court's location, and Brussels and who are eager to place \
A senior police officer in Greater Manchester warns loyalist paramilitary Johnny Adair over his possible move.
Boston Scientific Corp  said on Wednesday it would cut about 2,300 jobs, or about 9 percent of its workforce, and restructure or sell several business units as part of its efforts to reduce operating expenses.
It was the first game of the year, but Boston College was in midseason form. The Eagles came out flying in the first period last night, established a 3-0 lead, and never looked back, defeating defending national champion Denver, 6-2, at Conte Forum.
Sara' presieduta da collaboratore del presidente Ahmadinejad
Bollywood has seen many actors performing triple roles, for
Australia's Craig Parry ended Ernie Els' three-year hold on the Heineken Classic title Sunday, holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff with countryman Nick O'Hern.
NEW YORK - Inconclusive trial results for Merck&#39;s Zocor might turn out to be a boost for the company&#39;s next cholesterol medicine, Vytorin.
An American woman and a young Afghan girl have died from their wounds after a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. A Taliban suicide fighter blew himself up in the attack.
The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to sanction Boston Scientific Corp. after reviewing its handling of safety recalls of its new cardiac stent system, an agency official said yesterday.
British conservatives support the removal of shadow arts minister Boris Johnson amid allegations about his private life, the BBC reported Sunday.
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&quot;No one can control or change this revolution. No one can control or change me.&quot;. Yasser Arafat spoke those words before a boisterous crowd in a dusty refugee camp called Nahr Bared in northern Lebanon more than two decades ago.
Ukraine&#39;s opposition, whose insistence that it was cheated out of victory in a presidential election has brought thousands onto the streets, has rejected talks in favour of &quot;people power&quot;.
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WASHINGTON -- The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.
The Post Office is re-launching a new savings stamp scheme, which could help people on tight incomes budget their finances.
Senate Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons.
ATHENS, Greece - The International Gymnastics Federation suspended three judges Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's all-around final, but said results would not be changed and American Paul Hamm would keep his gold medal. The error in Wednesday's all-around cost bronze medalist Yang Tae-young of South Korea a tenth of a point that would have given him the gold...
NEW YORK, November 18  - The US dollar declined to a new record low against the euro and dropped against the yen yesterday, following the news of the US Treasury Secretary, John W Snow, ruling out government intervention to stem the
Director Robert Altman, who introduced an innovative ensemble style of filmmaking in such works as \
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Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday to become Britain's 52nd prime minister, charged with healing wounds over Iraq and restoring public faith in a Labour government in order to win a fourth consecutive term.
Four people were reportedly killed during the weekend, 10 were injured and 18 sailors were missing in a storm off the shores of Algeria.
Baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mass migration to Arizona for spring training is a development that would have been someone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s spring fantasy a couple of decades ago.
President Putin's move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that produced Putin in the first place, politicians and analysts say.
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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (API.AU) said Monday it agreed to buy health, beauty and lifestyle retailer New Price Retail for A$112.
A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch, U.S. officials said. The North also tested four of shorter range in an exercise the White House termed &quot;a provocation&quot; but not an immediate threat.
The number of Cardiff City football fans arrested last season falls, but the club still has one of the UK's worst records.
Hedge fund Appaloosa Management may be near an agreement that could give it up to a one-third stake in bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  when it emerges from court protection, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
With all of the content management systems that are out there today, there are just too many of them that aren't up to par. And, according to this posting from Henri Bergius, he agrees.
Nato troops in Bosnia search the homes of the children of indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic.
Mr Chairman, Thank you for this opportunity to once again address you in relation to the case of Gibraltar on behalf of its colonial people.
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With population swelling across the West, supporters of a proposed coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation reservation say the thirst for electricity is becoming too much for existing plants.
MARK COLVIN: Some time in the next couple of days, United States President George W. Bush is expected to anoint a successor to the Secretary of State, Colin Powell, who has announced his resignation.
&quot;Virgin has been in talks with Paul Allen and Burt [Rutan] throughout this year and in the early hours of Saturday signed a historical deal to license SpaceShipOne&#39;s technology to build the world&#39;s
The space shuttles, the United States' only manned spacecraft, are to be retired in 2010 and the work of caring for the International Space Station will be largely turned over to others.
Elton Brand had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Corey Maggette added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame 28 turnovers to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 89-83 on Sunday.
Nicolas Cage followed his secret treasure map to another fortune at movie theaters. Cage's \
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Hurricane Ivan slammed into Cuba's sparsely populated western tip with the worst of its 160-mph eyewall, growing to a storm of catastrophic strength after it smashed giant waves onto Grand Cayman island and readied to strike the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. oil interests...
The world's biggest nuclear power plant may be shut for more than a year for checks after an earthquake in Japan caused radiation leaks, prompting speculation of power shortages and deepening concern about the safety of the industry in the tremor-prone country.
Warnings to drink sensibly will be introduced on alcohol by the end of 2008 under a voluntary agreement.
com September 24, 2004, 10:11 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
X38 to launch next week, X48 by year's end Gamers have been waiting for Intel's X38 high-end desktop chipset to show up for some time, and it finally looks like the part will begin shipping any day now. But it had better be quick - there's apparently an updated version coming by year's end.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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MPs vote inf favour of maintaining the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects without charge.
RALEIGH, N.C., June 16 -- Hours after he was found guilty of ethics violations in his prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of sexual assault, Durham County District Attorney Michael B. Nifong on Saturday surrendered his law license to the state bar and said he wou...
Queen are tackling piracy by offering fans the chance to legally download pirate recordings.
US ne'er-do-wells suspected The website of Panama's National Assembly has been out of action since 9 January after hackers briefly posted the US flag there.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Turisti in Mauritania, lo precisa ministero esteri francese
Italy&#39;s government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.
Russia holds regional polls on Sunday  viewed as a dress rehearsal for this year's parliamentary vote  and a 2008 presidential election, with a liberal party  sidelined and the Kremlin expected to tighten its grip on  power.
Two months before the 1992 presidential election, an NBC reporter cornered a man to ask whether he preferred Bill Clinton or President Bush.
Sport: Manager has issued a stern warning to underachieving stars ahead of new season.
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The declaration by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell last week that \u00e2\u0080\u009cgenocide has been committed in Darfur and the government of Sudan and that the Janjaweed bear responsibility
Computer giant Sun offers vast processing power and storage rental for 69p an hour.
In the old days, when front-of-the-net scrambles took place late in a game, a defenseman like Dennis Wideman would have pulled off the bowling ball routine, laying out forwards like candlepins until time ticked off the clock.
Nevada Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori became the first woman to lead any church in the global Anglican Communion when she was elected Sunday to be the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
The bidding topped $3.7 billion on  the second day of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's  auction of government-owned airwaves, but there were no new  suitors Friday for a closely watched block of spectrum to be  shared with public safety agencies.
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By Liu Weifeng  A serious outbreak of algae in Anhui's Chaohu Lake is unlikely mainly due to imminent rains which dilute the concentration of the fast-spreading, foul-smelling plant, a senior environmental official said yesterday.
&quot;Holy Moley Captain Foley&quot;. The headline in a British newspaper blared, &quot;How could 59 million Yanks be so Stupid ?&quot; That of course was a reference to the recent re-election of President George W. Bush.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier broke down in tears Saturday as he admitted abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib prison, receiving a lighter sentence in return for his testimony against others charged in the scandal...
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The Internet most of us experience is not the World of Ends suggested by the end-to-end system design concepts around which the Net was originally architected and built.  Instead we have something that is faster-than-dialup, and faster-than-it-used-to-be; but is not The Net. Instead it is the part of the Net that's left in a pipe that's optimized for television, for one-way few-to-many \
Germany's sweeping welfare reforms went into effect without a hitch Monday as labor offices cut payments for a million jobless and qualifying tests got tougher.
Russia on Wednesday proposed working on  a new pact on limiting military forces in Europe, a top defense  ministry official was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.
Tim Henman has been handed a tough draw at The ATP Tennis Masters Cup in Houston which starts on Monday 15th November with a possible US$800,000 on offer to the winner.
Australian tennis star and world number three Lleyton Hewitt has called on the Australian Open organisers to speed up the courts for the tournament.
Greece's conservative prime minister won re-election Sunday with a diminished majority in parliament after a financial scandal and devastating forest fires that killed more than 65 people last month.
An estimated 1.6 million deaths a year are attributed to toxic indoor air. A new clean-burning wood stove could help decrease that number.
CVS Corp.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the pharmacy benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after proxy advisory firms urged rejection of the previous offer.
Dustin Brown scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.
Shop signs in Arabic and Turkish, storefront mosques and women wearing headscarves in the streets are evidence of how new arrivals have found a slice of home in Berlin's heavily immigrant Neukoelln neighborhood.
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An energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.
Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a  widely anticipated Internet service offering movie and  television shows that can be downloaded onto consumers'  personal computers.
In what appears to be the largest trading fraud ever carried out by a single person, a young trader at French bank Societe Generale is accused of making unauthorized bets on stock markets that cost the bank nearly $7.2 billion but may not have netted him a cent.
Oil prices hit $46 on Monday as Russian  oil giant YUKOS cut some sales to China and was reported to  have suspended oil supplies to Lithuania, as the company's  financial turmoil took its first toll on exports.
From prescribing overdoses to sticking a tube in the wrong vein, doctors-in-training made one-third more serious mistakes during typically long shifts than they did during &quot;short&quot; 16-hour ones, a Harvard study found.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has partially emerged from his coma in a French hospital, opening his eyes and communicating with his doctors, an Israeli newspaper Web site said Saturday citing Palestinian sources.

Ukraine is to hold a parliamentary election on September 30, President Viktor Yushchenko said on Sunday after late-night talks forged a compromise to end weeks of tense confrontation with his prime minister.
Since 1973, the same man has watched over the Boston University bench. But aside from the presence of Jack Parker , virtually everything else surrounding the Terrier program has changed, from the arena, the assistant coaches, and, of course, the players.
St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.
Malaysia&#39;s Maxis Communications Bhd. (Maxis) has selected Siemens as one of its 2G and 3G/UMTS infrastructure suppliers. Under the terms of the three- year framework contract, the Siemens Communications Group
WASHINGTON -- The federal budget deficit, helped by a surge in government revenue, is running 14.1 percent below the pace of last year, the government reported yesterday.
Novel ideas that exploit the pin-point accuracy of Europe's soon-to-launch Galileo system are being sought.
Eclipse Trader is a set of plugins for the Eclipse RCP (Rich Client Platform) dedicated to the building of an online stock trading system. This release add a context menu for customizing the history charts and two additional technical indicators.  To facilitate the installation process, we have also made available bundled packages for win32, linux and macosx systems.  Download from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=116488&package_id=132930
It couldn&#39;t have been scripted better. As Davis Cup captain you want your No. 1 player to start off the day, and a guy like Andy Roddick allows you to set the tone for the whole weekend.
The CBS anchor Katie Couric, who nabbed a one-on-one interview with Mr. Bush while on assignment in Iraq, is in Iraq at just the right time to pre-empt the flurry of harsh assessments awaiting her first anniversary as anchor of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cCBS Evening News.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The international war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor reopened Monday, six months after it was adjourned when he boycotted the opening session and fired his attorney.
Dopo la buona notizia che Yasser Arafat non era malato di leucemia, il mondo torna ora a stare in apprensione per il presidente dell&#39;Autorit\u00c3\u00a0 nazionale palestinese (Anp). L&#39;anziano leader \u00c3\u00a8 stato infatti
By Marie Price  A U.S. Department of Justice civil rights lawsuit alleging that the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs fails to protect juveniles at the L.E. Rader Center in Sand Springs should be dismissed, state attorneys say.  In a filing with the U.S.
Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins Sunday morning, her publicist told CNN. Roberts, who is married to cinematographer Daniel Moder, delivered Hazel Patricia Moder and
The House plans to pass as early as Wednesday a new defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for troops.
The first wave of tickets for the Diana memorial concert sell out within minutes of going on sale.
World number one Annika Sorenstam posted a 4-under-par round of 68 overnight to open a three-shot lead midway through the season-ending LPGA tournament at West Palm Beach, Florida.
Rail passengers face new timetables and franchises  after the biggest shake-up to services for four decades.
Big Brother creator under fire Dutch TV station BNN is rejecting calls to axe a TV programme in which a terminally-ill woman will choose one of three contestants to receive her kidney, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At the National Museum of the American Indian, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, right, a Northern Cheyenne and Republican from Colorado, applauds Richard West jnr, a Southern Cheyenne who is the museum&#39;s director.
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Paul Konerko, Jim Thome, Joe Crede and Juan Uribe homered and the Chicago White Sox put on another double-digit offensive display Wednesday night, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5.
A bomb exploded inside a mosque  packed with worshippers killing at least 12 people in the  eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot during Friday prayers, the  private Geo television station reported.
Oil prices gave up early gains Friday as a morning rise fueled by fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil pipelines evaporated.
For two weeks before MTV debuted U2&#39;s video for the new single &quot;Vertigo,&quot; fans had a chance to see the band perform the song on TV -- in an iPod commercial.
Guadagna l'1,5%, sfiora i 67 dollari il barile
VATICANO - \u00c2\u0093Il turismo rivela una ricchezza universale, che non rigetta l\u00c2\u0092uomo, ma ne conserva l\u00c2\u0092orma, la traccia\u00c2\u0094: Messaggio del  Pontificio Consiglio della Pastorale per i Migranti e gli Itineranti in occasione della Giornata Mondiale del Turismo 2006 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) -  \u00c2\u0093Il turismo \u00c3\u00a8 ricchezza proprio nella misura in cui aiuta a relativizzare i sistemi detti \u00c2\u0093ricchi\u00c2\u0094 e li apre alla percezione di altre forme di \u00c2\u0093essere ricchi\u00c2\u0094. La natura, nella sua ricchezza primaria, come la pre...
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Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi'ite families in Baghdad on Sunday, police said, a day after militias raided a mixed neighborhood and forced dozens of Sunni families to flee in an escalation of sectarian violence.
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At least 23 people are killed in a bomb attack in Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
BT Group disposed yesterday of its last remaining stake in a satellite company when it sold its 15.8% holding in the Paris-based Eutelsat for \u00c2\u00a3363m.
Up to 23,000 civil servants in Wales are set to take strike action at proposed job losses over the next few years.
Tyco International has found a buyer who has agreed to pay $21 million for the apartment of L. Dennis Kozlowski, lock, stock and hand-painted wallpaper.

Mandatory rules governing the reliability of the US power grid go into effect Monday.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Mets have reached  an agreement in principle with pitcher Kris Benson on a  three-year contract. The righthander went 4-4 for the Mets  after joining the team in a trade with Pittsburgh on July 30.
Two things are certain in life: The sun will rise in the East, and Sam Cassell will be unhappy with his contract. Training camps opened Tuesday around the NBA, but Cassell declined to grace the Minnesota Timberwolves with his presence.
In more than 20 trips to the ravaged city, TIME's Aparisim Ghosh has navigated countless perils. His extraordinary story offers a rare insight into the daily life of Iraqi citizens
Freedom for the National Assembly to have its own say on the scale and speed of a smoking ban. In England a ban on smoking in all Government workplaces and NHS buildings will be in place by 2006.
Heavily armed police commandos stormed a Jerusalem church compound and arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu today - seven months after he completed an 18 year prison sentence for treason.
Radio ratings measurement company Arbitron recently introduced the People Meter, a portable gadget that measures exactly what radio station users are listening to at any given moment.
Condannata medico, permetteva al marito di violentare figlie
Hurricane Ivan neared Jamaica Friday night packing sustained winds of 155 mph, all but promising life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.
The early eruption of activity for next year\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s presidential election isn\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099t the only major political news confronting Colorado voters at this unusually early stage of the 2007-08 election cycle. The state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s open-seat Senate race \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 possibly the top priority for Democratic strategists seeking to maintain or expand their party\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s current and narrow Senate majority \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 is already taking shape.
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Democrat Christine Gregoire was  officially named Washington's governor-elect on Thursday, 58  days and two recounts after the closest election in the state's  history.
Private First Class Jason Scheuerman nailed a suicide note to his barracks closet in Iraq, stepped inside and shot himself.
Developers urged to avoid built-in backdoor Microsoft plans to bundle a cryptographically flawed pseudo random number generator in its upcoming service pack for Windows Vista.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK - Democrat John Kerry joked on \
Il Palermo passa a Cagliari e sale in classifica. Colantuono &egrave; soddisfatto. \
Pump up your returns with Brazil's biggest company.
Buzz Technologies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BZTG) has today announced it has signed agreements with Yahoo! UK Search Marketing and is in the process of joining Yahoo! in its New Publisher Network.
Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd nearly tripled  its first-half profit and boosted its annual earnings outlook  on Thursday as its popular Wii and DS game machines outsell  rival Sony Corp's PlayStation.
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Taiwan and China reached a landmark deal on Saturday to allow nonstop charter flights over the Chinese New Year holidays, a move which could ease tensions and improve ties between the bitter political rivals.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- In a bustling, prosperous corner of this capital city stands the gated campus of a religious school, or madrassa, where some 10,000 students study the teachings of the Koran every day.
Microsoft Corp. has filed class action lawsuits against vendors of sexually explicit commercial e-mail, the Seattle Post-Intelligence said Friday.
By PAT KANE  Anyone who has visited a major website recently has surely seen the new batch of \
England's passage to the 2006 World Cup finals will be assured if they can repeat their slick performance against Wales.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on  Friday summoned to New York top U.N. officials from a meeting  abroad to find out how a potentially lethal chemical warfare  agent was stored in U.N. offices in Manhattan.
In vista della gara con il Treviso, Juventus in piena emergenza. Non ci saranno Trezeguet e Camorane...
A relentless attack helped the Carolina Hurricanes snap out of their funk. Justin Williams and Eric Belanger scored less than a minute apart in the third period last night to lead the Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, in Raleigh, N.C.
The North East of England overwhelmingly rejects John Prescott's regional government plan.
Gordon Brown was the most influential figure in the film industry in 2004, a survey of  movie executives finds.
Shoes and other equipment filled 4-foot-high bins in the Miami Dolphins' locker room yesterday, signaling the start of the offseason.
Gold broke the $450 a troy ounce level on Thursday for the first time since June 1988 as the dollar fell to a record low against the euro.
HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - The mother of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith said on Friday that drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
Trent Yawney was fired Monday as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost 12 of their last 15 games. He was replaced by assistant Denis Savard.
CARACAS  - A car bomb killed deputy attorney general Danilo Anderson, who had been prosecuting politically sensitive cases, in Venezuela&#39;s first assassination in 40 years, officials said.
BRUSSELS, Aug 30 (IPS) - Leading development groups are pleading for  enlarging the responsibilities of Louis Michel, commissioner  designate in-charge of development and humanitarian aid in the  new European Commission.
CARACAS - A huge fire ripped through more than 16 floors of Venezuela&#39;s highest tower, in a Caracas complex housing dozens of Government ministries and state agencies, but there were no casualties, officials said.
There is an eerie quiet at Benazir Bhutto's Karachi home-cum-campaign headquarters where grief is giving way to hope that her legacy will live on through her son and heir.
Aumentano le seconde case e i mutui per chi acquista
Ognuno faccia la sua parte davanti a grave emergenza
FOR many people, more so those who believe that unfettered-capitalism is the way forward for the world, the latest listing of billionaires (millionaires excluded, and we speak here in US dollars
The Supreme Court stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify Internet cable service for purposes of federal regulation.
Police confirmed Thursday that a body found in a wooded ravine is that of an 11-year-old boy abducted last week, fanning fears among parents in Ireland, a country with little experience of deadly abductions of children.
LAS VEGAS Sept. 14, 2004 - President Bush told veterans Tuesday he was proud of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and sought to deflect questions about his Vietnam-era service by turning the subject
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The bodies of a group of alleged thieves who were lynched by villagers in India last week are found in a river.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush told Japanese  Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Saturday that he is  committed to a strong dollar and deficit reduction.
Hospitals accused of keeping thousands of seriously ill patients in 'holding patterns'
Sgt. James C. Akin, 23 Albuquerque 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
Man goes into action after neighbours refuse to remove trees obscuring vista from his Las Vegas home
Phillip Swann, of TVPredictions.com, will be online to answer your questions about HD and Blu-ray technologies.
Shell reports a record profit for a UK-listed company of \u00c2\u00a39.3bn but also restates its oil reserves again.
As Harry Potter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wizardry skills keep growing, so do his box office powers.
A bitter feud between former teammates Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O&#39;Neal continues to escalate, and it&#39;s not too soon to bet on the winner of their first duel.
Iran has set up two cascades of 164 centrifuges each in its underground nuclear plant, laying a basis for full-scale enrichment of uranium and upping the stakes in a standoff with the West, European diplomats said on Monday.
Canada announced a debt payment moratorium on Thursday for countries struck by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and said it would speak with other creditor nations about offering relief.
One cornerback wasn't in the NFL last year. Another has never played in a game. The nickel back didn't make the original roster. Just two games into the season, the Philadelphia Eagles' secondary is decimated by injuries.
The chess game between the NHL and the NHLPA continued Tuesday, with the league rejecting the players&#39; offer from last Thursday and tabling a counteroffer, which was in turn rejected by the NHLPA.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is visiting the southern town of Tak Bai, where scores of minority Muslims died under arrest two weeks ago.
Michael Dell recruits another high-profile executive from outside the PC industry to play a role in the company's turnaround.
L&#39;Eta annuncia e fa esplodere sette bombe. Le esplosioni sono infatti avvenute alle 13:30 a Valladolid, Leon, Avila, Santillana del Mar e Ciudad Real, Malaga, Alicante in Spagna. L&#39;esplosione a Santillana del Mare ha provocato almeno tre feriti gravi.
The Golden Palace.com Space Program Powered by the da Vinci Project announced that the launch of its private rocket has delayed until at least January.
London: The tearful resignation of a senior British minister entangled in a three-year love affair is a hammer blow to Britain's Tony Blair, but few analysts expect it to derail his drive for re-election next ...
Building sea defences could increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas of England and Wales, a report claims.
A Scots-based rescue team is on stand-by for southern Asia after thousands of people died in an earthquake.
R.E. Humbertson, wherever you are, you are the winner of \
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Germany's BMW AG said Monday the head of its ultra-luxury Rolls-Royce car brand, Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, has resigned to take up \
Barcelona ended the year on a high as striker Samuel Eto&#39;o grabbed a late winner to give his side a 2-1 victory over Levante on Tuesday that ensured them of the symbolic title of winter champions.
U.S. and Iraqi troops raided a suspected al Qaeda prison camp north of Baghdad and freed 41 men, some of whom said they had been held for four months, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Actor Brad Renfro has died at age 25, PEOPLE has confirmed.   Renfro died Tuesday at a Los Angeles apartment where he spent the night with friends, Craig Harvey, chief investigator for the Los Angeles county coroner, tells PEOPLE.   Renfro was hear...
The Press unanimously hailed turnout at Iraq's historic elections as opening the road to peace in the conflict battered country.
New DVD's for the library, including a W. C. Fields collection, \
Japanese Internet firm Softbank has offered about 200 billion yen (1.96 billion dollars) to buy Tu-Ka mobile phone companies from Japan's second-ranked mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp., a news report said.
The software package from Trend Micro, which will be free through July 2005, protects against viruses and spam and needs regular updates.
Cambiamento nel calendario di Coppa del Mondo di sci: la discesa de Kitzbuehel, annullata il 26 genn...
E' il presidente della Juventus Cobolli Gigli attarverso una nota ufficiale, il primo della squadra ...
YIWU, China -- After 19 hours on a hard-seat train ride from Beijing, Zhao Taishan stood in the cold drizzle waiting for the mall doors to open.
Chinese drinks giant Wahaha seeks arbitration in a trademark row with French partner Danone.
This German documentary gathers some of the products of the German culture industry from the 1930's and 40's into a monstrous and fascinating collage.
Manny Ramirez owns a treasured spot in Red Sox lore &#151; the shy kid who grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium is Boston's first World Series MVP.
The Bush administration once proudly trumpeted its capture of terrorist leader Ibn al-Shakyh al-Libi\u00e2\u0080\u0094a key source for the assertion that Iraq helped train Al Qaeda in biochem weapons. His story has since been discredited. Where is he now?
NATO defense ministers pledged today to speed the deployment of 300 trainers to Iraq by the end of the year, a program intended to field more Iraqi security
When the first congressional hearing about the care of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center opens this morning in a campus auditorium, many eyes will turn to Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, who has served as the Army's top doctor since he gave up command of the hospital in 2004. The hearing...
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen killed an aide to Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, intensifying the threat of a violent sectarian split with the approach of national elections that political leaders are struggling to salvage.
Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts offense haven't lost their touch.
An Israeli raid in search of militants in a West Bank village Friday sparked a firefight that left two Palestinians dead, including an 11-year-old boy, Palestinian officials said.
Israel orders the closure of Gaza's border with Egypt to prevent PM Ismail Haniya's return.
How non-green is your network? Energy saving has so far focused on PCs, servers and the like, but now networks have been fingered as major wasters of power. An industry group has claimed that Ethernet's poor use of energy could be wasting as much as $450m a year - or 5.8TW/h - in the US. And perhaps three times that much, worldwide.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il centrocampista esterno della Roma, Amantino Mancini, ha parlato del suo futuro ai microfoni di Sk...
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- A Tunisian medical team examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank yesterday, but aides dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian leader's health had deteriorated and said he had the flu.
I.B.M. has introduced new procedures to evaluate its staff in India with an eye to improving quality, with staff that don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t make the grade being asked to leave.
A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that attorneys must study.
Syndicated astrologer Joyce Jillson, who claims to have provided advice for Ronald and Nancy Reagan, has died at age 58, associates said on Wednesday.
LONDON - Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road, according to a scientist who reviewed five dozen diet studies
RICHMOND, Jan. 25 -- The Virginia House of Delegates took a major step toward strengthening the state's mental health laws Friday as a panel passed legislation that would ease the standard by which mentally ill people can be involuntarily committed to hospitals, an issue raised after the Virginia...
Ford Motor Co., which is just unveiling a wave of new sedans, reported today that sales of its cars and light trucks declined 5 percent in October compared with the same month a year ago.
Breaking his holiday silence, the president named Japan, India and Australia as partners in a long-range effort.
Angelo Pagotto, portiere del Crotone, &egrave; risultato positivo per cocaina all'antidoping. L'estr...
The European Union said Monday it will lift sanctions against US imports following President Bush&#39;s decision to remove illegal export subsidies.
Defending champion Nicolas Massu reached the quarterfinals at the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia when Potito Starace quit with a stomach illness while trailing 4-1 Thursday.
In a week that featured the breakdown of trade talks involving Randy Johnson and Jason Giambi&#39;s steroid admission, trades for Felix Rodriguez and Mike Stanton sure seem trivial.
US National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley on Wednesday urged NATO members to increase spending on alliance efforts in Afghanistan, warning that failure of the mission there undermine European and US security.
Attesa la decisione definitiva del Ministero per i 120mila docenti coinvoltiLe difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 per il tetto di 138 milioni imposto dalla legge di riforma                                            Maturit\u00c3\u00a0, il prof accetta o no? Ecco i compensi per i commissari                                                                                      di SALVO INTRAVAIA
Lance Armstrong is prepared to meet  investigators after French police launched a preliminary probe  into doping allegations against the six-times Tour de France  winner.
Almost nine million people miss GP appointments each year, a survey has suggested.
SARASOTA, Fla. - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation...
L'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto Mancini non vuole ancora parlare del suo contratto con i nerazzurri,...
Denver Nuggets guard Andre Miller, front, gets caught in the corner with the ball by Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi of Nigeria, back left, and guard Sam Cassell during the first quarter in Denver on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004.
Teri Hatcher has won a ruling in a feud between rival lip plumpers worthy of Wisteria Lane.  A judge ruled Monday that a $2 million lawsuit against the 43-year-old \
Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Saturday that Britain\u00c2\u0092s Labor Party would lose power if it did not halt the personal feuds surrounding his succession.
October 07, 2004 - The ongoing Oracle/PeopleSoft saga has seen a change of cast. Late last week, PeopleSoft announced that it has axed CEO Craig Conway, the former Oracle exec who has helmed PeopleSoft for
A Northcentral Technical College program designed to spur democracy in Ukraine is coming to an end.
As John Kerry paused and uttered the word lesbian in last week&#39;s presidential debate, the dials started to turn. Frank Luntz, a former Republican pollster who now has corporate clients, was
South Korea is stepping up security along the Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea after a hole was found cut in a border fence, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral service for murdered schoolgirl Danielle Beccan on Friday.
North Korea said on Saturday it would not  return to six-country talks on its nuclear program until  President Bush spelled out his second term policies and ended  what it called his hostile attitude.
NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...
Troubled office products retailer OfficeMax Inc. announced the resignation Monday of its CEO &#151; the third high-level executive to depart the company this year &#151; and fired two more employees as a result of an ongoing internal investigation into its accounting. Its shares tumbled more than 6 percent.
Sondaggio Ipr Marketing per Repubblica.it su premier, governo e ministriEffetto Finanziaria, persi 25 punti in cinque mesi: l'esecutivo al 38                                          Fiducia, Prodi continua a scendere Calo di consensi per i Ds, superati da An                                                                                  Il premier \u00c3\u00a8 al 42% di gradimento, in luglio era al 58Fra i ministri bene D'Alema, Di Pietro, Amato. Pollastrini in crescita di MATTEO TONELLI
The EU Commission on Wednesday dragged Berlin to court over a law that shields carmaking icon Volkswagen from hostile takeovers, the culmination of a long campaign to break down barriers to foreign investment.
TORONTO - Frustrated with the pace of salary negotiations, Ontario midwives will start a telephone campaign targeting their MPPs next week.
Jason Kidd had 10 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds for his ninth triple-double of the season. Equally important, he shut down Joe Johnson in the visiting Nets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 113-107 victory against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
A project to put the Boston Public Library\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paper-based government documents online will take two years and require the hand scanning of millions of pages.
The Cleveland Indians eked out a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, improving their home record to 20-6 on the back of C.C. Sabathia's ninth win of the season.
The third Shrek film keeps the fourth Die Hard movie off the top of the UK box office
US stocks slipped on Monday in a quiet day on Wall Street as the price of oil dropped below $42 a barrel and knocked down shares of energy-related companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp.
Republicans are criticizing a Wisconsin get-out-the-vote campaign involving public school students, saying Democrats are exploiting the students for political gain.
French actor Gerard Depardieu is to be questioned by police investigating fraud claims against a fugitive tycoon.
A serving soldier is arrested at an army barracks in connection with the sale of ammunition.
Universities are relying on foreign student to prop up key subjects like science and engineering, a report says.
Spain's prime minister is due to hold talks in Senegal which are expected to centre on the issue of illegal immigration.
The sun was setting when Vijay Singh, Fijian golfer of Indian origin, birdied the 18th here, and it seemed like a sign that Tiger Woods\u00e2\u0080\u0099 days as the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s number one player may be fading.
Despite hearing three weeks ago the Celtics might acquire Ray Allen, Celtics coach Doc Rivers hasn't thought much about how his reconfigured team will play.
These two shows from PBS and Fox each promise to keep viewers interested.
November 08, 2004 - ATI today has announced its RADEON XPRESS 200 motherboard chipset. Targeted at AMD Athlon 64 and Sempron processors, the chipset features an integrated graphics core based on ATI&#39;s RADEON X300 chipset.
T-Mobile says it is merely negotiating prices with Truphone, but its customers can't access certain numbers that its rival operates.
Health officials were investigating after dozens of students and teachers lost consciousness at a school near the capital, officials said Sunday.
Hot laptop computers may be a factor in the decline of male fertility, according to newly published research from the State University of New York.
Microsoft attorney says Google is misusing principles of fair use for its own profit.
Greek organizations looking for a better way to collect dues and raise money have a new source.
AC Milan winger Massimo Donati will move to Celtic in a \u00c2\u00a33m deal should he pass a medical.
Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Nicolas Massu (18), Chile, 6-0, 2-0 retired.
The House is going to make another run at imposing more than $16 billion in taxes on major oil companies.
Intel upgraded its Q3 revenue forecast on the basis of surprisingly high demand for chips across its product line.
Operating profit at Volkswagen rose more than 50 percent in the third quarter, thanks to resurgent earnings at its core VW brand.
AS Roma made a public apology Thursday to Swedish referee Anders Frisk, who was hit and bloodied by an object thrown by one of the club&#39;s fans, causing the suspension of Wednesday&#39;s Champions League match against Dynamo Kyiv.
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 08 September 2004: - - Hurricane Ivan pounded the islands of the southeastern Caribbean yesterday.
The UN is unveiling the results of a major report into potential solutions for world poverty.
With the recent news of heart problems associated with drugs such as Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra, people who suffer from the pain associated with arthritis have difficult choices to make.
The dicey issue of power and wealth sharing is to be discussed Wednesday in the second round of Darfur peace talks as the Sudanese government and rebel groups in the troubled region try to resolve the crisis.
Fifteen-year-olds in the United States don't have the math skills to match up to peers in many other industrialized nations, test scores released Monday show.
AUSTRALIA will begin talks with South East Asian nations on a free trade pact after Prime Minister John Howard headed off a row over his refusal to sign up to a non-aggression pact with the region.
Mazda shows off the Furai concept car at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
The trial of Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman was suspended again Friday for after one judge stepped down and prosecutors insisted that the lead judge follow suit.
Oil prices eased on Monday after rebels  in Nigeria withdrew a threat to target oil operations, but  lingering concerns over stretched supplies ahead of winter kept  prices close to $50.
Il piccolo, tre anni, era in vacanza in Italia con il padre
The 21-year-old winger was signed from Arsenal in the transfer window last season and despite a slow start to his Valley career has broken into the side over the last two months.
Sales up 13.5% PC sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) were up 13.5 per cent in Q2 2007, according to market watcher IDC. A total of 17.5m desktop and notebook computers were sold in the region, with a 31 per cent increase in notebook sales compared to the same period last year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraqi police say the headless body found in a Baghdad field Saturday is that of 24-year-old Japanese tourist Shosei Koda, who was kidnapped by a group linked to al-Qaeda.
How well the Hoyas respond after their 64-49 loss to BC will go a long way in determining how far they can extend their season.
Felix Geisendorfer has posted an addition to his previous look at exceptions in CakePHP with a modification that uses assertions instead of an if to check the value of a variable.   I suddenly remembered what assertions are and how they could make my code more readable, while making it shorter. I took a quick look at PHP's assert function, but decided that I don't like it. [...] What I ended up doing was basically to create a class called Assert, and abuse it as a name-space for a whole bunch of useful assertion functions.   He includes two examples of how this new class would look, checking to see if a value is empty and to see if a task ID exists in a given value. The code for the assertion class is also included and has methods for checking things like \
There's more to growth than just a high growth rate.
3rd LD Writethru: European probe SMART-1 crashes into moon's surface    PARIS/BERLIN, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The SMART-1 orbiter of the European Space Agency, a probe launched aboard an Ariane-5 rocket in September 2003, on Sunday crashed into the moon's surface.
The Pacific island nation of Samoa is looking to the internet as a way of developing its economy.
Britain's Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks chase gold in the 49er class on day 13 in Athens.
A senior US senator urges sanctions on Sudan, as the UN prepares to say whether a genocide is being committed in Darfur.
Chain store retail sales slowed in the  latest week, with discount stores seeing sales soften a bit, a  report said on Tuesday.
The Bush administration opposed security measures for new microchip-equipped passports that privacy advocates contended were needed to prevent identity theft, government snooping or a terror attack, according to State Department documents released Friday.
In a key step toward building a new team to develop and sell his second-term policies on taxes, Social Security and trade, President Bush on Monday picked Carlos Gutierrez
A man is jailed for life for stabbing a Royal Marine to death in a Cardiff street attack.
Popular playback singer Udit Narayan's career is once again beautifully placed with his hit tracks in Swades and Veer-Zaara.
The NAACP's chairman says the group's tax-exempt status is under review by the government in an investigation he contends stems from a speech he gave that criticized President Bush.
Steven Gerrard has acknowledged that England face an uphill battle to get the country back behind the team in the wake of the 1-0 friendly defeat by Spain that extended the winless streak of Steve McClaren's side to four games.
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WASHINGTON A new study says a third of all amphibian species are declining at an unprecedented rate. The Global Amphibian Assessment study was compiled by more than 500 scientists in 60 countries.
While headlines of the Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) and PeopleSoft (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) merger have dominated the biz world, Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) founder and ambitious philanthropist Bill Gates announced news of a
One of India's top engineering schools  has restricted Internet access in its hostels, saying addiction  to surfing, gaming and blogging was affecting students'  performance, making them reclusive and even suicidal.
NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials in the occupied West Bank and launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, stepping up a campaign against Hamas Islamists.
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British Foreign Secretary Margaret  Beckett, in her first official visit to Iraq, said on Tuesday  that Britain was determined that Iraqis take over  responsibility for security.
Scottish ministers lose an appeal over an inmate's claim for compensation after he was forced to slop out.
In its multi-faceted campaign to wrest back the title of performance leader in consumers' minds, AMD is leveraging its fusion with ATI and ATI's cooperation with Microsoft to make a bold new case for itself: Now that the Windows Vista era is upon us, AMD's executives and managers believe the time has come to throw out the old XP-based benchmarks, and re-evaluate AMD's current line of processors using more updated metrics.
Prime Minister Tony Blair flew in to oil-rich Libya on Tuesday on the start of a three-nation African tour less than a month before he leaves office.
Seinfeld star comedian Michael Richards feels he has lost his sense of humour.
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation says disease in the aftermath of southern Asias tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.
Il Barcellona ha scelto il rinforzo per il suo attacco: si tratta del 21enne macedone Goran Pandev, ...
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi police have taken control of the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf after entering the shrine and arresting some hundreds of militiamen, Interior Ministry and an Iraqi government source say.
A 15-year-old boy is charged with murder following the death of schoolboy Martin Dinnegan in north London.
Australian politicians set off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will focus on the way forward for one of the world's strongest economies, the credibility of candidates and support for the Iraq war.
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Barry H. Landau, presidential collector and connoisseur, remembers the time he was dancing with Betty Ford at the White House and Fred Astaire cut in. Oh?
Rival drug giants Pfizer Inc.  and Merck & Co. Inc.  argued conflicting views of the dangers of their pain relievers on Wednesday to U.S. science advisers weighing the risks of medicines similar to recalled arthritis drug Vioxx.
CHICAGO -- A day's work for Lt. Cmdr. Rendi Murphree Bacon can mean face time with lab rats, frozen specimens or a baboon-hunting trophy. It can bring refugees from far-flung nations where the crippling polio virus has resurfaced or a traveler with a human skull souvenir.
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Boston College High School finished fourth in the Catholic Conference, which begged the question: Did the Eagles deserve to be seeded third in the Super 8 tournament?
Embattled president to outline what US officials have described as his 'post-surge' strategy.
It's hard to dispute that having Tiger Woods in the lead after yesterday's first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship was good news for tournament organizers. It just may not have been the best news of the day.
US tycoon Malcolm Glazer makes a fresh approach to buy Manchester United, which could lead to a bid valuing the Premiership club at \u00c2\u00a3800m.
Crude oil prices hovered nearly five percent below a 21-year high Monday, lifting most Asian shares and giving investors some respite from concerns that energy costs would choke off profits and economic growth.
All around the Giants are signs and symbols of change and progression, including the acutely boyish quarterback, who stepped to the podium wearing the flattering look of whiskered grunge.
Campaigners are to gather at Stockwell Tube station to mark the anniversary of the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.
Even though stocks have climbed the last two days, there are plenty of signs that the market may stay in the doldrums for a while.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said he wants Dietmar Hamann to stay at Anfield and that he will be talking to the midfielder in the next few days about a new deal.
On the final full day of campaigning, President George W. Bush went on a six-state swing, which culminated in a homecoming rally in Dallas.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, accused of assaulting her maid with a cell phone, failed to show up in court Wednesday, puzzling the judge who asked for but never got a reason for her absence.
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NBA leading scorer Allen Iverson misses the Philadelphia 76ers' game against the New Jersey Nets with flu-like symptoms.
Tony Blair last night appeared determined to give his close ally Alan Milburn a &quot;senior and serious job in cabinet&quot; in a move that would test the prime minister&#39;s relationship with Gordon Brown, the chancellor.
Woman accused of conducting an affair with a girl she was coaching is guilty of four counts of sexual activity with 13-year-old pupil.
Discovery Communications  announced a management shakeup Monday that will see the exit of  five senior execs including Billy Campbell, president of  Discovery Networks U.S.
Edging towards release Mozilla released a second beta version of its upcoming Firefox 2.0 browser on Thursday. The release is targeted at developers and intended to generate more feedback while also incorporating a number of bug fixes contained in the Beta 1 version of the code, released in July.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A public smoking ban shows a significant impact on hospital admissions for heart attacks, research suggests.
Magna International Inc., the Canadian makers of automobile parts controlled by Frank Stronach, offered to buy the shares that it doesn&#39;t own in three units for as much as C$1.
AT&amp;T Wireless Services launched a mobile e-mail and messaging device without voice service on Monday, aiming to use a low price to tempt young consumers.
Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other countries.
Immersion filed a lawsuit against Sony Computer and Sony Computer Entertainment of America, claiming that the Japanese company used its game technology in the PlayStation game consoles without the company&#39;s approval.
A man who was shot dead by police while carrying a table leg was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled.
OPEC is likely to trim production again, the president of the oil cartel said Friday, adding that he expects a cut of at least 500,000 barrels a day.
This article was reported by Lee Jenkins, Juliet Macur and Bill Pennington and written by Mr. Jenkins. During a year that baseball would like to forget, the scene was set for its free fall.
Fidel Castro appeared more vigorous on Sunday in the first television images of the Cuban leader to be broadcast in Cuba in four months, adding weight to reports that he has put his health crisis behind him.
Paul Hackett has resigned as the offensive coordinator of the New York Jets.
Luol Deng scores 23 points and ties a season-high with 12 rebounds as the Bulls win for the 12th time in 13 games with a 94-89 win over the Lakers on Tuesday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A deadly Palestinian attack  in the West Bank drew a threat from Israel Saturday to scrap a  promise to limit military operations on the eve of a  presidential election to pick a successor to Yasser Arafat.
A New York appeals court ruled on Friday that valid same-sex marriages performed in other states or countries must be recognized in New York, the first known ruling of its kind in the country, a rights group said.
RealNetworks Inc. on Monday launched the test version of a service that aims to provide personalized news and other information to users' computers, marking the latest effort by a technology company to establish a desktop presence.
Open-source spam blocker gets legal makeover with switch to Apache license. Oh, and tech upgrades.
They had a harmonic hardware convergence shortly before kickoff in Gillette Stadium Sunday night. The defending Super Bowl champions welcomed in the freshly minted World Series champions for a wicked-haht celebration.
(InfoWorld) - The introduction of a new version of its Linux distribution and new JBoss software helped Red Hat increase profit to $16.2 million, or $0.08 a share, on revenue of $118.9 million in its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, the company reported Wednesday. The report compares favorably to the year-ago quarter, in which Red Hat earned a profit of $13.75 million, or $0.07 a diluted share on revenue of $84 million. The company released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in March and also introduced new developer class and enterprise class editions of JBoss Java-based software. Red Hat acquired JBoss in 2006. Red Hat also rolled out its SOA strategy in the quarter. Red Hat said that after excluding one-time charges and adjusting for stock compensation and tax expense, its adjusted net income for the quarter was $33.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share Red Hat distributes open-source Linux software and charges companies a subscription to provide updates and other technical support. The company said $103 million of the total $118.9 million in quarterly revenue was subscription revenue. Charlie Peters, CFO of Red Hat, said the company forecasts revenue of between $124 million and $126 million in the current quarter, which ends Aug. 31. The company expects to earn $0.17 per share in the quarter, excluding one-time expenses and other charges, he said. This story was updated on June 27, 2007
Israel announced plans for 1,000 houses in the West Bank yesterday, accelerating the expansion of the settlements.
Vernon Wells cracked a two-run triple  in the seventh inning to earn the Toronto Blue Jays a 5-4 win  over the New York Yankees in the American League Wednesday.
The economy is poised to grow by 6.4 per cent during the current year and 6.7 per cent in 2005, but a poor monsoon is raising concerns over agricultural growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said here today.
Albert Pujols made sure the St. Louis Cardinals got off to another fast start.
Nearly two decades after the fall of communism, Europe&#39;s former Moscow-dominated states are using the Internet to make public the files of the security services that helped keep their regimes in power.
The Caramoor International Music Festival on Sunday was probably more interesting for performers than for listeners.
of 120 in the West Bank in 2005, a move he said was essential to forging peace. militants, medics said, in an incursion aimed at halting mortar attacks on Jewish settlements.
SunTrust Banks Inc., the seventh- largest US bank, said yesterday that it will restate results for the first and second quarters of this year because the company mistakenly inflated its reserve for loan losses.
Actor Danny Glover was arrested on  Wednesday on the steps of Sudan's embassy in Washington during  a protest against the humanitarian crisis in the country's  Darfur region.
If you&#39;re traveling out of BWI Airport this month, you should be wondering about the threat of a strike by flight attendants affecting your plans.
Nepal's King Gyanendra is forced to pay tax for the first time in the history of the monarchy.
Medical research often leads to unexpected breakthroughs in other peripheral areas.Based on the success being enjoyed by a project developed among a handful of leading pharmacy industry players, some experts say that you can add enhanced data security to the long list of advancements attributable to the health care industry.Founded in 2001, RxHub was the brainchild of three of the nation's largest pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) -- companies responsible for handling the unseen legwork necessary to allow pharmacies to dole out prescriptions to eligible consumers, and for customers to employ their health care benefits to cover related expenses.Those companies -- AdvancePCS (since acquired by CVS-Caremark), Express Scripts, and Medco Health Solutions -- were looking for a way to better facilitate the massive volumes of data transfer needed to match customers with their medical, insurance, and payment records to cut costs and eliminate potential mistakes.In creating RxHub, a joint venture that serves as an electronic clearinghouse responsible for gathering the medical and benefits data needed to serve customers, people involved with the project claim that the pharmacy companies also pioneered an information-sharing model that other businesses may want to emulate to relieve their own data security headaches.At its core, RxHub claims to be a universal communication framework that links health care providers, insurance companies, the PBMs, and local pharmacies for the purpose of sharing electronic records and prescription data.One of the most attractive side benefits of the venture, backers claim, is that it in addition to streamlining that process, the effort has also helped the partners pilot a new manner in which to access and correlate sensitive information to protect the interests of the many businesses and customers they serve.Rather than forcing any of the firms in the prescription drug food chain to create additional databases for the purpose of providing records to their various external partners, RxHub serves in a data transport role that mines information from all the sources in real time to process transactions, without ever aggregating the information itself.Built around master data management software provided by vendor Initiate Systems, the RxHub infrastructure allows the involved parties to perform all the records validation work necessary for pharmacies to verify prescription and payment information in a matter of seconds, without demanding that anyone in the ecosystem create or retain any additional records.In doing so, the system allows the companies to live up to the demands of regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), while protecting themselves from potential data leakage incidents, RxHub executives said.\
Her followers are happy, but terrorists are gunning for her even as she seeks to work with Musharraf and the military
Four British clubs stormed into the group stages of the UEFA Cup but their night of celebration was overshadowed as the spectre of hooliganism involving English fans returned to haunt the continent.
Randy Moss yesterday vigorously denied allegations he committed battery against a Florida woman in her Fort Lauderdale, Fla., residence earlier this month.
The British Standards Institution won't divulge who's on its technical committee or discuss the outcome of its vote on OOXML.
The State Senate majority leader severed his ties with a Connecticut investment company that manages tens of millions of dollars for union locals in and around his district, northeast of Albany.
US forces stepped up security measures at bases across Iraq on Thursday after concluding that a suicide bomber, probably in Iraqi military uniform, was behind Tuesday&#39;s blast at a military base in Mosul.
Bob Dylan, the unofficial poet laureate of the rock 'n' roll generation, has now been officially placed alongside such literary greats as Philip Roth and Adrienne Rich, not to mention biographies of Shakespeare and Willem de Kooning. All were among nominees announced Saturday for the National Book Critics Circle prizes.
Palestinian negotiators have called on the Middle East Quartet to give the grouping&#39;s new envoy, Tony Blair, a wider role that included the responsibility for policing Israeli obligations, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
President Vladimir Putin has signed a resolution that would have Russian troops join a proposed U.N. peacekeeping operation in Sudan, the Kremlin said Thursday.
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Netsky-P, an email computer worm allegedly written by a German teenager, was the hardest-hitting virus of 2004, disrupting tens of thousands of businesses and homes worldwide, Web security firm Sophos says.
FORMER world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement by a mouth-watering rematch with WBC title-holder Vitali Klitschko.
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Aimed at making cheaper PCs, Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition operating systems in India in Hindi targetting the first-time home users.
Hewlett-Packard, the world&#39;s No. 2 PC maker, said Friday it has launched a $483 (3,999 yuan) computer in China, turning up the heat in the intensely competitive market.
The oral contraceptive pill may protect women from heart disease and some cancers, scientists suggest.
If Canada&#39;s first ministers do not come up with profound, concrete changes to medicare at their highly anticipated September meeting, the fallout will be cataclysmic for both the health system and the nation itself, former Saskatchewan ...
Paltrow teams up with Annette Bening in Running With Scissors
1. Score early, score often and keep the pressure on. The Rams need to strike early against the Seahawks for many reasons. The crowd will be raucous and an early lead for St.
Despite a positive mood at international talks on climate change, key nations were still dragging their feet, writes Roger Harrabin.
Rapper Kayne West's debut album collected 10 nominations.
If there is one law of social physics in New Orleans, it is that after first meeting someone, you will cross paths again within weeks. It was this certainty that gave hope to the rock musicians Sean Yseult and Chris Lee, who were married on Jan. 12.
PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa  - Gordon Wassenaar has his eye on a $300,000 combine harvester to replace the 1990 model he repairs each winter in the workshop on his farm. And he just bought more land to add to his 1,600-acre spread.
Scientists in China have identified  about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily  addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies  and addiction control.
NEW YORK  - After a bout with a stomach bug, the likelihood that a person will go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome seems to go up if he or she is susceptible to stress and anxiety, according to a new study.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was disappointed with the 2-2 draw against Arsenal, despite seeing his side twice come from behind. &quot;If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099d told me before it would be a draw, I would have said it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not a bad result,&quot; said Mourinho.
A blonde girl pictured in Morocco is not Madeleine McCann, according to reports in the UK and Spain.
Blog: Have the Xbox, want the HD-DVD player? This one plugs right in, and we just found you a discount.
A reorganization at IAC/InteractiveCorp is a sign that Barry Diller its chief executive wants to emphasize high-profile advertising campaigns as a way to bolster its Ask.com search engine.
JUST IN Satellite radio providers XM and Sirius confirmed the rumors Monday, announcing a surprise $13 billion merger of equals, which would keep Sirius CEO Mel Karmazin and XM Chairman Gary Parsons in their respective roles.
Dichiarazione finale,promessa di rafforzare legami regionali
Bayern Munich captain Oliver Kahn admitted he was relieved at surviving a Hansa Rostock fightback as the German giants came away with a 2-1 win on Friday to open a three-point gap at the top of the Bundesliga.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped in initial trading on renewed worries about the weak US housing market which also caused Wall Street to fall overnight, dealers said Tuesday.
Playbill - The Sept. 8 first performance of The Russian National Postal Service, a U.S. premiere, kicks off a special series of Russian-themed works at The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson expressed confidence Wednesday in the global economy, calling it strong and characterized by low inflation.
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Gunmen opened fire on a public bus in northern Honduras late Thursday, killing at least 23 passengers and wounding 16 others, police said.
By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 27/08/2004). The price of oil continued to fall yesterday but a fresh attack on Iraqi pipelines kept it above $40 a barrel.
It's certainly a good thing for the grassroots universal-login protocol: one of the Web's biggest names has said that its member information will be compatible at the end of the month.
Google Inc.  and the  Associated Press confirmed on Thursday they agreed several  months ago to a licensing deal to use AP news stories on  products beyond the existing Google News service.
Actress Bijou Phillips is fed up with  being cast as the bad girl.
For the second straight year, North Carolina's youngsters walked into one of college basketball's most intimidating arenas and came out with a confidence-building win.
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After a much-needed win in New Hampshire, Democrat Hillary Clinton received a new challenge on Wednesday when Nevada's most influential union endorsed rival Sen. Barack Obama's U.S. presidential bid.
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Anthony Davidson&#39;s test with BMW Williams has been blocked because BAR Honda and Williams cannot reach an agreement on the terms under which he will drive the car.
Washington -- President Bush, in closing a two-day White House economic conference Thursday that outlined an ambitious domestic policy agenda, declared: &quot;I like to confront problems.
Wall Street soared today, propelling the Standard & Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs.
John McCain rode the Straight Talk Express straight into first place in New Hampshire, and back into the thick of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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British government departments risk having to make spending cuts in the runup to elections expected next May as public borrowing hit its highest level in a decade, a newspaper reported.
Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.
TABA, Egypt - Investigators searched for proof Friday that three suicide car bomb attacks targeting Red Sea resorts filled with Israeli tourists were carried out by al-Qaida, as rescuers pulled bodies from the twisted wreckage of a five-star hotel and casino.    Israeli officials, who were leading the rescue effort, said the death toll was 29 in Thursday's bombings in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula...
What could be better after a hard day's sightseeing?
ATHENS: China won the first two gold medals in the Olympic badminton tournament yesterday, with world champion Zhang Ning beating Indonesian-born Dutchwoman Mia Audina 8-11, 11-6, 11-7 in the singles final.
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Dopo accordo pace tra israeliani e palestinesi, dice Solana
Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.
Insurgents in Iraq threatened on  Tuesday to kill eight Chinese hostages, as officials said they  would close land borders and restrict traffic across the  country in a bid to thwart attacks during next week's election.
The Braves completed a trade for center fielder Mark Kotsay on Monday, dealing reliever Joey Devine and a minor league pitcher to the Oakland Athletics.
The prosecutor who questioned why federal authorities would take an interest in a suspected dog-fighting case possibly involving Michael Vick sounded a conciliatory tone Friday and said there would be \
Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka addresses lawmakers in the Parliament ahead of the vote of confidence on his government, in Warsaw Friday Oct. 15, 2004.
Britain's Andy Murray says he drew on Andre Agassi's emotional exit from the US Open to beat Fernando Gonzalez.
Swiss bank UBS confirms a $4bn loss for 2007, after it was hit by exposure to US sub-prime home loans.
Governors of both parties are taking the lead on finding ways to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
Bemoaning an increasing tendency of parents to \
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Hundreds of people, including many children, chanted slogans praising Saddam Hussein on Sunday as they tossed flowers onto his tomb one year after he was executed.
TEHRAN -- Iran accused Britain yesterday of insulting Islamic values by knighting Salman Rushdie, whose novel \
The musical documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cU2 3D,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which stitches together three performances by this Irish rock band, is  the first Imax movie that deserves to be called a work of art.
A Christian law group is fighting for a ban on gay members
takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul&#39;s Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.
Twenty-eight Iraqis held by Iraqi authorities for common crimes escaped as they were being transported by bus from the Abu Ghraib prison to another facility, a U.S. official said Friday.
More good news for drinkers -- imbibing regularly may halve your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to scientists.
UK property prices fell for a second month in a row in December, the Nationwide building society says.
A man dies in a house fire which is believed to have been caused by cooking being left unattended.
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Parents' tend to worry about the obvious Internet dangers, such as porn, sexual predators and, to a lesser extent, misinformation. According to new studies by a non-profit group, Wired Safety, there is now another cause for alarm: cyber bullying.
Virtual 'House of Sweden' Sweden has announced its intention to be the first nation to have an embassy in Second Life, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The social network Pownce, which acts as both a microblogging and file sharing platform, quietly released a mobile version Tuesday. While still in alpha, the new site narrows the gap between Pownce and its closest competitor, Twitter.
The UN Security Council gave a UN security mission in troubled East Timor another year and added 140 police officers to boost security ahead of April 9 presidential elections.
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L'Inter &egrave; tornata al lavoro dopo la vittoria di Palermo. Al lavoro con il gruppo ha partecipa...
LOS ANGELES, June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- PriceGrabber.com(R), an Experian company, today announced the launch of ShopGreen, which offers consumers a comprehensive comparison shopping section of \
A fight breaks out between journalists and security guards after Liz Hurley's wedding to Arun Nayar in India.
(CBS) Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President Bush engaged in a heated exchange over the war in Iraq as they campaigned Monday in key battleground states where polls show the presidential race virtually tied.
Peja Stojakovic hit a season-high six 3-pointers, and Mike Bibby scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half of the Sacramento Kings' 86-81 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes, and the New England Patriots opened defense of their second NFL title in three years with a 27-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night.
Little Rock, Ark. - For the second season in a row, University of Arkansas officials have granted another school permission to talk to Razorback football coach Houston Nutt.
MOSCOW : Russia&#39;s justice ministry said that Yukos had paid three-quarters of its 2000 tax bill but still had billions more in outstanding debts that analysts said would require sales of its assets.
A strong earthquake struck southern Greece just after midday Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its Web site.
Iraq should go ahead with plans for an election in January to hand a ``big defeat&#39;&#39; to terrorists, who are trying to undermine the country&#39;s stability, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told the UK&#39;s GMTV television program.
Dutch health authorities said on  Friday they have called in about 20 people for radiation  testing after they stayed in a London hotel where poisoned  former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko also spent time.
Funding problems may close New England's popular passenger rail in 2009.
The Justice Department has started a criminal investigation of Fannie Mae in response to a report accusing executives of sloppy accounting practices.
Sept. 11 suicide hijacker Mohamed Atta appeared \
When a portion of a celebrity\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paycheck or time goes to a pet cause, the effort is inevitably lauded. But to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the yardstick is much higher.
A British woman who had been told she  was infertile after undergoing chemotherapy has given birth to  a son -- described by doctors as a medical first -- British  newspapers reported on Thursday.
HAVING TO EARN A NEW contract might seem tough on a man with eight Premiership medals, but it is having the desired effect on Ryan Giggs.
Shahid Kapur talks about his new film and keeps quiet about his recent split with Kareena Kapoor.
Cindy Sheehan, who became a leading anti-war activist after her son died in Iraq, said on Monday she will run against House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi if the Democratic leader fails to seek the ouster of President George W. Bush within the next two weeks.
Iraq says it will close the offices of the Kurdish PKK rebel group and stop its operations in the country.
The move illustrates deep divisions within Europe over how to deal with the surge of Chinese exports and the job losses caused by the outsourcing of production to Asia.
Nokia will optimize its popular N95 8GB for 850/1900 MHz high speed data packet access in the Americas.
A U.S. government medical reviewer  who raised concerns about antidepressant use by children said  on Thursday he was pressured to hide information and submit an  altered document to congressional investigators.
Kilpsch's $100 ProMedia Ultra 2.0 speakers put desktop-quality sound in a package you can lug around.
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A powerful typhoon in southern Japan caused landslides and floods, left tens of thousands without power, and injured at least 23 people Monday. In the western part of the country, strong aftershocks rattled a region hours after two earthquakes injured 43.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday a sharp slide in stock markets this week has not changed the Fed's outlook for moderate U.S. growth.
By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 16--Sewage treatment plants in Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and Hayden are facing some of the strictest water quality standards in the nation under new requirements proposed Thursday by the federal government.
Thousands of hardline supporters of Robert Mugabe marched through Harare on Wednesday, denouncing the Zimbabwe president&#39;s Western critics and endorsing his controversial programme of farm seizures.
Liverpool and Millwall are charged by the FA over crowd trouble during their Carling Cup match in October.
If only Christmas came a few times a year for the fast-fading U.S. music industry.
Chaotic winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday amid the country's worst power crisis, with one mountain-road accident blamed on snow killing 25 people ahead of a major holiday.
IN AUGUST last year, I urged circumspection in screening for prostate cancer in men without obvious signs or symptoms. The prostate is that gland which produces fluid for semen in the male.
At a meeting of the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in Santa Clara later this afternoon, engineers from Intel are slated to demonstrate a working version of a conceptual CPU. As promised during the last Intel Developers' Forum, this concept CPU will incorporate 80 cores using an experimental \
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The Iron Bowl scenario is familiar: a clash of star tailbacks and unyielding defenses. For No. 2 Auburn, there's Carnell Williams, Ronnie Brown and the nation's top scoring defense. Alabama, meanwhile, hopes the combination of Kenneth Darby and the No. 2 overall defense will be enough to win Saturday's Iron Bowl.
Ha parlato sempre e solo in italiano, ma al contrario del poliglotta Rocco Buttiglione ha saputo declinare le sue risposte nel linguaggio giusto per il Parlamento europeo. Franco Frattini, commissario designato
General Motors Corp.  said on Thursday U.S. securities regulators had requested documents relating to its accounting for financial hedges and said a parallel inquiry at its former finance arm could force the automaker to restate past results again.
Israeli forces put central Nablus under curfew for a second day as they conduct house to house searches.
A forgotten workshop of Leonardo da Vinci, complete with 500-year-old frescos and a secret room to dissect human cadavers, has been discovered in Florence, Italy, researchers said on Tuesday.
Major Hollywood studios on Tuesday announced scores of lawsuits against computer server operators worldwide, including eDonkey, BitTorrent and DirectConnect networks, for allowing trading of pirated movies.
Newspaper publishers are relying on the home delivery of free samples, paid for by advertisers, to raise paid circulation figures.
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Google's video-sharing site launches country-specific YouTube sites.
NEW YORK -- Todd Martin retired from professional tennis on Monday night at the US Open after falling to the 31st-seed, Fabrice Santoro 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.
TORONTO Press baron Conrad Black says he&#39;d give up his posts as head of the Toronto-based Hollinger Incorporated to ease his plan to take the company private.
Britain's Lewis Hamilton is fastest in Friday's first practice for the European Grand Prix in Germany.
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IDC says there's tough competition ahead for the iPod as manufacturers launch rival portable jukeboxes.
Congress dithers, and investors should beware.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - A judge sentenced defrocked  priest Paul Shanley to 12 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for  his child rape conviction last week in one of the most  high-profile cases to stem from a U.S. Catholic clergy abuse  scandal.
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Warren Buffett said on Thursday his Berkshire Hathaway Inc   insurance and investment company has sold its entire stake in PetroChina Co Ltd , whose parent has been criticized for ties to Sudan.
Smoke billowing from the LaSalle Bank&#39;s headquarters in Chicago&#39;s Loop choked the Monday night sky as a fire destroyed two floors and badly injured at least 25 people.
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The biotechnology company said Thursday that its experimental osteoporosis drug proved superior to Fosamax from Merck in a clinical trial.
Jeanette Howarth would love to offer better benefits to employees who work for Howarth Excavating and wishes more employees would participate in her company's retirement plan.
Pakistan has arrested up to 10 al-Qaeda suspects for planning suicide attacks against the Government and the US embassy, ministers said on Saturday.
Although motor skills are equal, males were quicker to understand the object of the tested games, and thus performed better initially, the study found.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb struck a U.S. patrol on the road to Baghdad's airport Tuesday, wounding four American soldiers and several Iraqis...
Worries about the U.S. economy and fears over bank credit rippled across financial markets on Monday, sending stocks sharply lower and setting up Wall Street for a poor start.
Senator Bill Frist said that Senator Arlen Specter must convince his fellow Republicans that he deserves to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Investigators are months away from determining why a university baseball team's bus plunged off a highway overpass, killing seven people, a federal official said Thursday.
Q: There is a short film called ``Jewel of the Sahara'' with Gerard Butler in it. Can you tell me where I can find it or a Web site I can download it from? Thank You! _ M., Farmdale, Ohio.  A: I do so love these questions about Gerard.
The government could announce an inquiry into the murder of Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane within days.
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NEW YORK  - In a study of patients seen at primary care clinics, nearly 20 percent had at least one anxiety disorder and 41 percent of these patients were receiving no treatment.
MONTREAL  - Media tycoon Conrad Black resigned as chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc. the Canadian holding company for the media empire he built.
Gen Alain Le Ray, a leading figure in the Resistance who escaped from Germany's notorious Colditz Castle, dies aged 96.
Former President Bill Clinton was  admitted to a top New York hospital on Friday for heart bypass  surgery after experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath.
A military prosecutor has charged 35 Arab nationals and alleged members of an al-Qaida-linked terror group with plotting to bomb foreign targets in Lebanon, including the Italian and Ukrainian diplomatic missions, judicial officials said Saturday.
WORCESTER -- Niel Loebig threw for four touchdowns as Duquesne beat Holy Cross, 31-7, yesterday in the season opener for both teams.
The battle for video rental company Hollywood Entertainment Corp. heated up Tuesday as Blockbuster Inc. threatened to make a hostile $1 billion bid to buy its smaller rival
Some of the biggest players in Major League Baseball, including Roger Clemens, were named in the Mitchell Report, a far-reaching investigation on performance-enhancing drugs believed to be threatening the credibility of one the most popular U.S. sports.
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Language was scatted, yelped and murmured at the Rose Theater on Thursday night, in the first of three Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts called \u00c2\u0093Wynton and Louis Armstrong\u00c2\u0092s Hot Fives.\u00c2\u0094
Bee Sports Columnist. ATHENS, Greece - No one has relieved the tension in his muscular shoulders, eased the burden on his compact 5-foot-6, 143-pound frame, extracted an absolutely impossible
By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Sep. 19--Groundbreaking for the Aberdeen Energy LLC ethanol plant is set for 1 p.m. Thursday.   The public is invited to the ceremony at the Edmunds County plant site on the south side of U.S.
A series of earthquakes, the largest registering magnitude 5.9, shook central California on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey reported.
Schabir Shaik&#39;s trial on two main charges of corruption and a third of fraud is due to start in Durban today. The charges relate to what the State has described as the &quot;general corrupt relationship&quot; between
The United States is still the world leader in scientific innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, the National Science Board reported today.
A fast growth rate and recent acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe will extend Acer's lead over Lenovo as the world's third-largest PC vendor.
The Darfur peace talks stall over the creation of a no-fly zone, as a UN envoy warns of anarchy in the area.
Sportswear group Umbro, the maker of England's football team kit, on Tuesday agreed to a takeover from US giant Nike in a deal worth 285 million pounds.
Leaders of embryonic stem-cell banks in the United States and the United Kingdom pledge to work together to promote research, create standards and distribute each other's cells. By the Associated Press.
No. 6 Wisconsin maintains its hold atop the Big Ten conference with a dominating 24-12 home victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
Scientific insights into why we keep overspending, and other bad financial habits.
The company is taking ever-closer steps to getting in Apple's musical domain.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest budget airline, reports a 33% rise in profits, lifted by higher ticket prices and charges.
Vice President Dick Cheney and former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani seem to have no qualms about invoking the political legacy of Ground Zero during this week&#39;s Republican convention - provided it&#39;s done from a respectful distance.
Britain began deploying about 800 of its Black Watch troops north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the British military said.
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InfoWorld - During the past two years, security experts and software vendors have downplayed the threat of so-called worm viruses, but new evidence suggests that the attacks are still as dangerous, if not more so, than ever.
Egypt,US and Israel sign today the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) protocol. Egypt&#39;s Foreign Trade and Industry Minister Rasheed Mohammed Rasheed will sign for Egypt, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick
Gerry Burke of Milton, a senior at Brown University, has been elected as an assistant captain on the varsity hockey team.
TUESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The Alzheimer's drug rivastigmine (Exelon) improved memory in traumatic brain injury patients with moderate to severe memory loss, a new study shows.
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The menu at Flash's, a saloon on Boston's Stuart Street, offers many choices. The jukebox offers even more.
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A lesbian who agreed to have a child  with her partner by artificial insemination but who broke up  with the woman before the baby was born does not have to pay  child support, Massachusetts' top court ruled on Wednesday.
Greeks cast ballots on Sunday in an election that will determine the fate of crucial economic reforms but is set to turn smaller parties into powerbrokers as voters angered by deadly forest fires abandon the big parties.
Are common cockroaches carriers of disease?
By Scott McCartney  On Christmas Eve 2004, Comair Inc.'s overtaxed crew-scheduling computer system collapsed, forcing more than 1,000 flight cancellations and leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
Intel will offer a detailed look at a new processor next week during a presentation at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) that should set the stage for an unexpectedly&#160;close battle with Taiwan&#39;s Via Technologies.Intel&#39;s presentation will cover technical details of an unnamed low-power processor that is made using a 45-nanometer process and designed for mobile Internet devices, according to an abstract contained in the ISSCC program. That&#39;s the same general description used by Intel to describe its&#160;upcoming Silverthorne processor.Intel executives declined to confirm whether the ISSCC presentation covers Silverthorne but said the abstract provided an accurate description of the unspecified processor. If the chip described is indeed Silverthorne, the presentation appears set to confirm many rumored details of the chip&#39;s architecture and characteristics.Most importantly, Silverthorne is rumored to be an in-order processor, the same as the processor Intel will detail next week, according to the abstract.In layman&#39;s terms, this means the chip functions like a factory with a single assembly line and is capable of processing one operation at a time. An in-order processor must complete that operation before it can move on to another operation. This is a different chip architecture from that used in Intel&#39;s other processors but it&#39;s the same as Via Technologies&#39; low-power C7 chip, which has proved popular among the portable device makers that are Silverthorne&#39;s target market.The processor that Intel will discuss next week is also a dual-issue processor, just as Silverthorne is rumored to be. This feature -- which Intel is likely to emphasize at ISSCC -- allows two instructions to be issued at a time and should give Silverthorne a performance advantage over the C7, which can issue only one instruction at a time.If these rumored characteristics of Silverthorne are confirmed next week, the stage will be set for an unexpectedly close contest between Intel and&#160;Via&#39;s upcoming low-power Isaiah processors, which are also designed for small, portable computers.Tiny by comparison to Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Via has nevertheless managed to carve out a comfortable niche selling the inexpensive, low-power C7. Beset by a dying third-party chipset business, Via hopes to become a mainstream processor supplier with its upcoming Isaiah processors, which the company unveiled last week.Unlike the C7 and Silverthorne, Isaiah uses a superscalar, out-of-order processor architecture. This architecture, which is used in high-end chips from Intel and AMD, generally offers better performance than an in-order design and is akin to a factory equipped with multiple assembly lines capable of processing different operations at the time.The performance of Isaiah is further enhanced by being superscalar, or having the ability to process multiple instructions during every clock cycle.Centaur, the Via subsidiary that handles processor design for the company, is confident that Isaiah will outperform Silverthorne, even though an accurate comparison of both chips won&#39;t be possible until the two processors can be benchmarked and assessed by independent observers.Nevertheless, Isaiah looks good on paper. Via chips based on the new architecture will offer 1MB of L2 cache and support a front-side bus running at speeds up to 1.3GHz. By comparison, the chip that Intel will reveal next week has 512KB of cache and a 533MHz front-side bus.But the ISSCC abstract raises as many questions as it appears to answer. For example, it doesn&#39;t specify how many cores the new Intel chip will use and gives no indication for how fast these cores will run.Silverthorne, and arelated processor called Diamondville, are widely expected to be available in single-core and dual-core versions. They are also expected to run at roughly the same clock speeds as the Isaiah chips, will be available in versions running from 400MHz up to 2GHz.&#160;
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  \u00c2\u0097 A roar went up from the lobby bar of the Beverly Hilton before Sunday night's Golden Globes. But it wasn't fans thrilling at the sight of Angelina Jolie or George Clooney on the red carpet \u00c2\u0097 it was the New York Giants upsetting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL playoffs.
Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware.
Ilya Bryzgalov made 34 saves, and Teemu Selanne and Dustin Penner scored to help the Anaheim Ducks beat Phoenix 2-1 on Saturday night.
Jessalyn Deveny scored 16 of her 22 points in the opening 9 1/2 minutes Wednesday, helping 20th-ranked Boston College to a 74-43 win over Quinnipiac.
Makers of a movie about a failed plot to  kill Adolf Hitler will not be allowed to use a German memorial  site but this is unrelated to the fact that star Tom Cruise is  a Scientologist, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
Calls to tighten alcohol controls to combat a rise in consumption by young people are rejected by ministers.
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A local Buddhist official was beheaded by suspected Muslim insurgents as revenge for the deaths of 85 rioters in Thailand&#39;s mainly Muslim south last week, police said Tuesday.
Government experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.
While Blighty faces new Armada Comments Science, smarts and children seem to dominate this week. We hope you all had the smarts to avoid the following occupations. Noted science red-top Popular Science has published a list of the ten worst jobs in science. \
NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a reason to collect profits from gains of the last month. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 130 points, and all three major indexes saw their biggest losses since early August...
Seconds after the roadside bomb that tore off part of his skull, Bob Woodruff said he had a brief out-of-body experience before losing consciousness for more than a month.
Playoff pushes won't be seen around here in the second half, but both the Nationals and Orioles will be worth watching for the same reason -- the continuous development of impressive rotations.
New online game puts idle surfers to work labeling the images indexed by its search engine.
Business & money: Cable company says it has received a takeover bid and is considering potential sale.
Ernie Els, the world&#39;s No. 2 golfer, said he&#39;ll resist an attempt by the PGA Tour to make him play more tournaments in the United States and fewer elsewhere in 2005.
Prosecutors say that Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site, helps others violate copyright laws by linking providers of pirated songs and films with people searching for the same material.
No country in history has emerged as a major industrial power without creating a legacy of environmental damage that can take decades and big dollops of public wealth to undo.
Australian coal miners are being taught to explore their wives and understand menopause in order to have a healthy sex life, which in turn will make them happy, productive workers.
Nordstrom Inc. beat its cautious forecasts once again, posting a 71 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, reaping the benefits of a streamlined inventory system while focusing on improving its merchandise.
Microsoft's Bungie Studios has put the call out for beta testers of the next installment of the Halo game series for the Xbox 360 console, set to offer for the first time a multiplayer aspect of the game through Xbox Live.
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Damien Traille scores a late try as France beat a battling Scotland side.
&quot;That cats could so easily be infected and could transmit the infection to other cats means that in areas where poultry are infected with H5N1 virus, cats could act as vectors,&quot; said Thijs Kuiken, a veterinary pathologist in the department of virology at
The NFL Network has  expanded its distribution in time for preseason football,  reaching a deal with EchoStar Communications Corp. to expand  carriage on the Dish Network to basic service.
Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez cracked three homers and drove in all of Chicago&#39;s runs, as the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-4, in the opener of a four-game set at Great American Ball Park.
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U.S. producer prices declined  unexpectedly by 0.1 percent in December after a sharp drop in  fuel prices, government data showed on Tuesday, but core  inflation at the producers level rose by 0.2 percent as  projected.
According to \u00e2\u0080\u009cVariety,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Michael Moore and Miramax head Harvey Weinstein are planning a sequel to &#39;Fahrenheit 9/11,&#39; to be titled, &#39;Fahrenheit 9/11\u00c2\u00bd.
Oil held firm near $96 a barrel on Thursday after a three-day rally as traders awaited a sixth-weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories and attached a bigger supply-risk premium to Turkish bombing in northern Iraq.
Administration and Congressional officials said Friday that President Bush&#39;s selection of Bernard B. Kerik as the new secretary of homeland security
BAGHDAD -- In rare criticism of US-led forces in Iraq, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi yesterday blamed foreign troops helping secure the country for &quot;gross negligence&quot; in the massacre of about 50 Iraqi National Guard recruits last weekend.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a company that owns patents to a widely used Ethernet standard, saying the patent owner was attempting to collect huge license fees despite a prior commitment to the contrary.The settlement with Negotiated Data Solutions, or N-Data, will protect computer users from higher prices and ensure competition, the FTC said in a news release.N-Data, in 2003, had obtained two Ethernet patents from Vertical Networks, a spin-off of National Semiconductor. N-Data attempted to collect larger patent license fees than National Semiconductor had negotiated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a standards body, back in 1994, the FTC said.National promised the IEEE that if the group adopted a standard based on National&#39;s NWay technology, National would offer one-time licenses of US$1,0000 per company to computer manufacturers and sellers of products using the IEEE standard. But N-Data and Vertical Networks had begun collecting license fees &quot;far in excess&quot; of $1,000 per company, according to the FTC complaint.N-Data obtained the patents knowing about National&#39;s commitment, and realizing the computer industry had become committed to the standard, the FTC said. N-Data refused to comply with National&#39;s commitment, and it began demanding royalties after it became expensive and difficult for the industry to switch to another standard, the FTC said in its complaint.The settlement bars N-Data from enforcing the patents unless it has first offered the patent license based on the terms offered in 1994.In addition to higher prices, consumers would be hurt by N-Data because the company&#39;s actions would cast doubt on the reliability of standards-setting agreements, the FTC said. &quot;The cost of ignoring this particularly pernicious problem is too high,&quot; the commission majority wrote.Vertical Networks, which ceased operations after it turned the patent over to N-Data, had estimated that more than 70 percent of the world&#39;s Ethernet port shipments used the NWay Ethernet patents. In early 2002, Vertical Networks set letters to more than 60 companies demanding additional licensing fees, according to the FTC complaint.NWay technology allows two devices at opposite ends of a LAN link to exchange information and automatically configure themselves to optimize their communication, a process sometimes called autonegotiation. Standardizing on a single autonegotiation technology allowed devices made by different manufacturers to work with one another and with different generations of Ethernet equipment.N-Data, based in Chicago, didn&#39;t immediately respond to a request for comments on the FTC settlement.The FTC voted 3-2 to approve the settlement. N-Data violated federal law by engaging in unfair methods of competition, the FTC said.FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras voted against the settlement, saying the majority didn&#39;t establish an unfair method of competition. &quot;The novel use of our consumer protection authority to protect large corporate members of a standard-setting organization is insupportable,&quot; she wrote in her dissent.
Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife, Denise Richards, were in Los Angeles family court Tuesday.
LONDON  - A passenger train slammed into a car at a railway crossing west of London on Saturday, killing six people and injuring 36 others, officials said.
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Did India goof their lines by staging the Test series opener at Bangalore? There are very good reasons to believe so, among them being the not so insignificant one that we ended up losers by 217 runs.
Barry Bonds' record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned Saturday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.
Weekly deductions for premiums, higher co-payments and deductibles are all part of the health care package now taking shape for Kroger workers, union officials say.
The Indonesian government on Thursday opened the retrial of an Indonesian cleric who is charged with leading an al Qaeda-linked group and inciting its members
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas vowed yesterday never to give up the late Yasser Arafat's bedrock demand that Israel recognize a &quot;right of return&quot; of Palestinian refugees.
Stocks were mixed Friday as the government&#39;s gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs might hold back economic growth, and investors showed reluctance to make big commitments ahead of next week&#39;s
How ironic: defense attorneys for Augusto Pinochet characterized the arrest order against the former Chilean tyrant as an abuse of human rights, alleging that the 89-year-old man cannot defend himself because of poor health.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Scott Starks returned a fumble by Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton 40 yards for a touchdown in the closing minutes to lift 10th-ranked Wisconsin to a 20-17 win over No. 5 Purdue yesterday.
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Ten former directors of WorldCom have agreed to pay $18 million of their own money to settle a lawsuit by investors.
France's foreign minister says the world should prepare \
NEW YORK In a striking shift in the way the Bush administration has portrayed the science of climate change, a new report to Congress focuses on federal research indicating that emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases are the only likely
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Britain has frozen the assets of the hardline Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War) insurgent group responsible for a spate of hostage-takings and executions in Iraq, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown told parliament.
US Airways Group Inc.'s pilots union said on Wednesday it may agree this week on a plan to cut wages and benefits to help the seventh-biggest U.S. airline avoid a second bankruptcy filing.
China's economy expanded 9.5 percent in 2004, the government said on Tuesday, issuing strong data that suggested Beijing will have to keep a tight grip on credit and investment this year.
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Sanjay Dutt, who is seeing marriage on the cards for himself, has worked out a rapprochement between his buddy
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European stock markets moved higher on Thursday, following bumper gains earlier in Tokyo, as investors regained confidence after a recent slump in global equities.
US presidential candidates scramble to get out the vote as final polls show dead heats on each side
OSWEGO, N.Y., Feb. 9 -- New York's governor has declared a state disaster emergency in Oswego County, where five straight days of lake-effect squalls have dumped nearly 100 inches of snow. Even more snow was forecast through the weekend.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  dispatched an envoy to Ankara to try to calm tensions over his  adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le  Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.
HOLLYWOOD -- The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced that Mel Gibson&#39;s worldwide hit &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot; will be eligible for a best foreign-language film Golden Globe nomination, not best motion picture.
Two high-profile family  films and an adult drama starring Will Smith will duke it out  for the top spot at the weekend box office.
The United States and three European nations moved closer to agreement with Russia and China on another package of sanctions against Iran that is much less harsh than Washington and its allies would have liked
Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman combined to fire a 10-under-par 62 and join Steve Flesch and Justin Leonard at the head of the Franklin Templeton Shootout leaderboard.
Injuries suffered in Lancashire incident 'not life-threatening'
Formerly conjoined twin babies were in intensive care cribs Friday as doctors watched closely for signs of any problems in the first critical days following a lengthy separation surgery.
Behind the scenes at Best Buy, a reporter catches a glimpse of the chaos that employees must navigate in the days leading up to Christmas.
By Rotenberg, James A ABSTRACT.- Established parks and nature reserves may be inadequate to preserve long-term biotic diversity, especially in tropical regions of Latin America where anthropogenic disturbance and land- conversion is an ongoing problem.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Brazilian jetliner with 155 people aboard was reported missing yesterday over the Amazon jungle, aviation authorities said.
Taser International Inc. TASR.O on  Monday said it won U.S. government approval to use its stun  guns on some commercial airline flights to protect passengers  from potential harm.
The floors are polished, a Christmas tree glitters near the bar and the dining room is ready for hundreds of guests: The luxury Paradise Hotel is open for business for the first time since the latest Palestinian uprising erupted in 2000.
Nigeria's main militant group said Thursday it fired on six oil industry ships and threatened an attack that will cause an \
In any investigation, there are two guiding principles. One is to follow the money. The other is to chase the skirt. The more we learn about Kobe Bryant&#39;s extramarital love life, the better we understand the depth of his rift with Shaquille O&#39;Neal.
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Business deals are set to take centre stage at a summit on Wednesday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in the southern Italian city of Bari.Comment
Ireland s upper house of parliament passed on Thursday a unanimous motion calling for the immediate release of Dublin-born humanitarian aid chief Margaret Hassan from her kidnappers in Iraq.
Car bombings in Iraq&#39;s capital Baghdad on Thursday have killed at least 45 people and injured more than 200 others. Attacks on US troops have risen around 80 a day.
India is expected to become the world&#39;s most populous nation with 1,628 million people by 2050, outpacing China with 1,437 million, a US-based research institute said on Tuesday.
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Brocade Communications Systems\u00e2\u0080\u0099 former chief executive  received a 21-month prison sentence for designing a plan to tamper with the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s records of stock option grants.
The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted on Monday after a staff mutiny.
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Delta Air Lines Inc.  said on Thursday it will sell 38 Boeing Co.  airplanes after delivery as part of its bankruptcy, but that it will order 10 more planes and convert an existing order of five planes to longer-range aircraft to match its restructuring plans.
Police forces across Britain are being urged to reveal how much money is being paid to informers.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a parliamentary vote on Oct. 25 but rejected his army&#39;s request to scale back its Gaza offensive.
Nine people have contracted the flu at a Manhattan nursing home in the city&#39;s first outbreak since the national vaccine shortage was announced, health officials said.
Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Monday reportedly took responsibility for a suicide car bombing in the morning that ripped into a checkpoint outside of the US stronghold
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Lithuania&#39;s traditional parties teamed up Sunday in a bid to prevent a Russian-born tycoon from winning more support in a second round of parliamentary elections.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush, faced with growing calls to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, pleaded with Americans on Saturday for patience and cited progress in the past two months.
Ray Charles may be gone, but he's  unlikely to be forgotten at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, when  he competes for seven of the music industry's most coveted  prizes.
Pachuca e Colo Colo hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'andata della finale della Copa Sudamericana. I messica...
By Joe Grundle  A permit to raze buildings does not necessarily include trees surrounding them, at least when it concerns shoreland property in Waukesha County.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's electoral commission yesterday set Jan. 30 for elections to choose a National Assembly, a vote that could deliver power to Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim majority after decades of disenfranchisement. The balloting, however, remains imperiled by calls for a Sunni Muslim boycott and a persistent insurgency that has roiled Sunni regions.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today said he has ordered the army to step up its war on Palestinian militants ahead of a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
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New Zealand&#39;s opening batsman Mark Richardson announced his retirement on Friday, ending a career that included four centuries in 38 tests.
Barack Obama wasn't kidding when he said he would start speaking out more aggressively against the Clintons.
British prosecutors said on Friday they have advised police to charge a first suspect in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
President Bush announced Thursday he was keeping the heads of the Transportation, Interior, Housing and Labor departments, ending the major shake-up that will put new faces on three-fifths of his Cabinet in his second term.
By CHRIS MORRIS  BRUDENELL, P.E.I. (CP) - A coalition of environmental groups says Eastern Canadian provinces are lagging behind the New England states in controlling greenhouse gas emissions.  Canadian and U.S.
Hallelujah! After a quarter of a century, the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil is coming back to the north again.
Arshad Warsi, after being widely appreciated for his performances in Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai, has been on a hit spree with his recent films.
The need to test packaged applications on virtualised systems could hold up the deployment of server virtualisation software, according to attendees at Gartner&#39;s datacentre conference in Las Vegas this week.
The high-definition documentary on the National Geographic Channel, examines the dawn of the modern living room war.
RIF is a SOA-based delivery mechanism that will support Big Blue\u00e2\u0080\u0099s four retail process solutions or assets, including multichannel retail and retail business intelligence.
WASHINGTON - A Hamas leader and two other suspected members of the Palestinian militant group were indicted on charges they participated in a lengthy racketeering conspiracy to provide money for terrorist acts in Israel, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Friday.    The three activists allegedly used bank accounts in the United States to launder millions of dollars to support Hamas, which the U.S...
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co. Inc.  posted higher quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  driven by new store openings and strong sales of hot products  like flat-panel televisions.
The European Union executive asked the  World Trade Organization on Monday to rule that it was illegal  for the United States and Canada to retain sanctions on EU  exports to counter the bloc's ban on hormone-treated beef.
One miserable quarter cost the Warriors on Monday night, but they still forced overtime and almost extended the game again before losing 101-98 to the undefeated Dallas Mavericks.
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday that an exchange of weapons for cash would be extended across the country in an effort to disarm Shiite militiamen and
DENVER Attorneys for Kobe Bryant and the woman who accused him of sexual assault have met in Denver federal court to map out a preliminary schedule for the civil case.
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A Pakistani-British man suspected of  involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners  over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani  capital, a senior official said on Sunday.
Ha investito 8 miliardi di euro attraverso aumento capitale
Perl programs are easy to write, especially if they solve simple problems. If you find yourself re-using the same programs (or worse, the same code), it's time to bundle your code into pieces easier to reuse. It's time to turn programs into modules. Andy Sylvester walks through the three steps of making a simple, standalone Perl program into a robust, tested, distributable, and reusable piece of code.
Verizon Wireless said today that it will pay $3 billion in cash for all the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom to expand coverage for new subscribers.
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris  Henry was suspended for two games by the National Football  League for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies,  the league announced on Friday.
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Zurich - America&#39;s Olympic time-trial champion Tyler Hamilton has tested positive for blood doping in a second sample from the Tour of Spain, his Phonak team said on Thursday.
Newcastle head for Premiership leaders Chelsea tomorrow knowing there may realistically be just one Champions League berth left to fight for.
Spring training is a complete sellout for the New York Yankees, and owner George Steinbrenner pronounced himself happy with his team's offseason makeover.
Hitachi's new tags measure 0.002 inches square, but store as much information as their much-larger predecessors. The company's still investigating possible uses. By the Associated Press.
With a couple of objections, daily newspapers all across Europe heralded Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s meeting with European Union (EU) Enlargement Commissioner Gunter Verheugen in Brussels on September 23rd with headlines of support and
The beaches of the east coast&#39;s barrier islands seemed as calm as they could be on Monday. Just one day after Hurricane Frances wobbled through, only
Oil prices climbed higher in Asian trade today as fresh concerns over the possibility of energy shortages in the northern hemisphere winter sparked another wave of panic among investors, dealers said.
Iraq believes the weekend massacre of  49 army recruits could have been an inside job, a source close  to interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told Reuters Monday.
Stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon to post strong gains in the final hour.
If you are near a theatre and have about two hours to kill, Meet the Fockers could provide you with plenty of silly fun. But if you make a special effort to see the comedy, you may not have that much fun.
NEW YORK  - In the US, at least one in five  people age 85 or older are anemic, according to a new report.  Although the anemia is rarely severe, further studies are  needed to determine the impact on quality of life and  functional abilities.
As the Federal Trade Commission wraps up deliberations on whether to approve the $3.1 billion deal, consumer advocates argue privacy issues must be front and center.
Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N, the  insurance broker at the center of a bid-rigging probe, on  Tuesday said it will lay off 3,000 employees, or 5 percent of  its work force, and reported third-quarter profit tumbled 94  percent.
Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, cancelled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek Communists to claim it as a victory for anti-American protests.
A laboratory study finds mobile phones damage human DNA - but does not show they harm health.
No one was more surprised on Friday to hear from the Norwegian Nobel Committee than Wangari Maathai, Kenya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s assistant minister for the environment.
South Africa&#39;s vice-captain Nicky Boje has pulled out of the team to tour India next week because he has not been given any assurance by the Indian Police that he would not be arrested in connection with the 2000 match-fixing saga.
The phones are appearing as Korea's carriers begin switching on the latest upgrades and increasing transmission speed.
Chagas disease is common in Latin America and increasingly prevalent in the U.S. blood supply.
The gap between how much the US exports and imports has narrowed to its lowest level in more than a year.
Seoul writes for automatons The South Korean government is working on a set of guiding principles to outline how people and robots should interact.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. has reached an agreement with two groups representing authors and photographers in Belgium that had objected to the way the company indexes and displays their content on its Google News Web site. The agreements with Sofam, which says it represents 3,700 photographers, and Scam, which represents 20,000 writers, mark the first steps by Google in resolving a copyright lawsuit that forced it to remove French- and German-language Belgian newspaper content from its Web site. On Friday, a judge in Brussels heard arguments in that case, filed by a group of newspaper publishers, Copiepresse. Sofam (Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 Multim\u00c3\u00a9dia des Auteurs des Arts Visuels) and Scam (Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 Civile des Auteurs Multimedia) were among several smaller groups that had joined Copiepresse in its legal action. \
A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photos of a suspected nuclear site in Iran  demonstrated its intention to develop atomic weapons, an  allegation Tehran dismissed as \
CBS News and a union representing 500 of its employees resolved a dispute that contributed to the cancellation of a presidential primary debate last month.
Whiteboard Labs (www.whiteboardlabs.com),  an innovative Houston-based Web solution company, has developed  celebrated Chef, Author and TV Personality Mario  Batali's Web site (www.mariobatali.com),  said Rodrigo Jimenez, Whiteboard Labs CEO.
Microsoft Corp has re-stated plans to ship an updated version of Windows Server 2003 next year, but removed a major security component from the planned operating system.
Senior US officials single out Iran for criticism, a day after giving a progress report on security in Iraq.
Bobby Madritsch pitched eight shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners ended a seven-game losing streak Thursday night with a 7-1 victory over Boston, dropping the Red Sox 3\u00c2\u00bd games behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East.
It's Dec. 26. The Christmas wrapping is on the floor, and the kids are playing with the boxes their toys came in. The refrigerator is filled with enough leftovers to last until Valentine's Day.
IBM OmniFind Yahoo Edition nudges Google Mini at low end of search.
State and federal agencies are taking a number of steps to create better habitat for declining populations of Bonneville cutthroat trout in an effort to keep the fish off the federal endangered species list.
Yoda statement Voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype has neither confirmed nor denied it is cutting jobs at its London office.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Parents who spend time and money to   teach their children music, take heart -- a new Canadian study   shows young children who take music lessons have better   memories than their nonmusical peers.
A leading astronomy group in the US voices opposition to a global 'light relay' planned for next year.
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Children's Center temporarily stopped surgery Saturday night to separate year-old German twins joined at the head after one of the girls' vital signs became unstable.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cMr. Brooks,\u00e2\u0080\u009d serial killing is an addiction that sufferers hope to overcome by attending 12-step meetings.
MOSCOW, November 1 (Itar-Tass) - Gazprom\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief Alexei Miller has signed a document that founds the open joint stock company Gazpromneft and appoints as its director general Sergei Bogdanchikov, president of Rosneft, PRIME-TASS reported on Monday.
Federal regulators on Tuesday proposed a plan to strengthen governance at the nation&#39;s stock exchanges and move them toward separating their self-policing function from their business operations to ensure that they serve investors&#39; interest.
La posta elettronica \u00c3\u00a8 ormai entrata a far parte della nostra vita. A farne uso sono indistintamente uomini e donne ma tra loro chi sa meglio gestire le problematiche legate a questa tecnologia? Stando ai
HOUSTON, United States  - Troubled Russian oil titan Yukos warned that it will sue and seek damages against any parties to the forced weekend auction of its Yuganskneftegaz unit to the little-known Baikalfinansgroup.
After Google announced their search software utility and Yahoo! told the world they are working on a similar program. MSN is now beta testing their software.
The Ivory Coast prime minister survives a rocket attack on a plane he was travelling in, his New Forces group says.
At a time when more people are cured of cancer than ever before, fewer doctors seem willing to say so. They call the cancer undetectable, or in remission. They tell patients they can quit seeing cancer specialists. They quote statistics and say chances are slim that the disease will come back.
The announcement will be made at a news conference led by company CEO Carly Fiorina in Miami. The company will also unveil a range of products aimed at the consumer markets, including a 42-inch
The congregation of Southland Christian Church is being asked to send letters of love and support to troubled pop star Britney Spears, described by the pastor as having made \
An influential Japanese politician seen as a top contender to become prime minister has acknowledged intervening over a TV program on the sensitive topic of the late Emperor Hirohito's responsibility for war crimes.
Already having set a single-season record for prizemoney, he became the game&#39;s first $10m man as the $900,000 first prize pushed his 2004 earnings to $10.
Recently two books,          by Peter Woit         and         by Lee Smolin,          have been published questioning whether the enormous theoretical        effort applied to the problems of string theory has been        fruitful.  Both books have been reviewed in           several        popular        publications,          and generated substantial discussion both inside and outside of        the physics community.                        One response was published several days ago           by Briane Greene          on the Op-Ed page of the New York Times (also        here).  A          famously grouchy observer          called the editorial a long, wistful plea for patience.  But        what struck me most as I read it was its similarity to the           crackpot index          maintained by John Baez.  So, for fun, I scored it.
InfoWorld - ObjectWeb, a consortium focused on delivery of open source infrastructure technologies, announced Tuesday that eXo Platform SARL has joined the consortium and that its Enterprise Portal Solution (EPS) will be hosted by ObjectWeb.
Bangladeshi truck driver Abul Kashem Faruk, who was freed by Islamic Army of Iraq (IAI) Thursday, talked to his family over telephone and the government confirmed his release yesterday.
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Exxon Mobil Corp.  plans to  spend about $20 billion annually through 2011 and start  production at 25 major oil and gas projects over the next three  years, the world's largest publicly traded oil company said on  Wednesday.
A car bomb killed seven US Marines and three Iraqi soldiers outside the city of Fallujah yesterday, bringing the total number of American dead since the US invasion of Iraq in March last year close to 1,000.
A teacher who secretly filmed classroom chaos is found guilty of misconduct.
Prime Minister Tony Blair's chief fundraiser was arrested for a second time Tuesday by police investigating whether political honors such as knighthoods and seats in the House of Lords were traded for cash.
Retailers in the United States on Wednesday protested a request by the country\u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00afs textile producers for protection from a potential flood of Chinese products when quotas are lifted at the end of this year.
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The San Diego Chargers shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the unbeaten New England Patriots.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday said his romance with Carla Bruni was \
Defenestrating the UK tech scene Opinion The UK tech industry has never boasted a throbbing heart to match Silicon Valley. The industry, such as it is, is scattered across a multitude of business parks throughout the country.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Investors bet that now that PeopleSoft has fired Conway, the way is paved for a friendly deal. That was how most Wall Street analysts summed up Oracle&#39;s chances of finally acquiring rival software maker PeopleSoft
NASA grudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public over concerns it would upset travelers and hurt airline profits. It published the findings in a format that made it cumbersome for any thorough analysis by outsiders.
Pakistan's information minister retracted his statement that President Pervez Musharraf would retain his position as head of the powerful army.
Reigning American Idol Taylor Hicks has settled a lawsuit he brought against a Nashville producer over the rights to three songs he wrote and recorded before becoming a TV phenom.
IBM and top scientific research organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve complex social problems.
Oil prices climbed back above $59 a barrel on Wednesday as a blast of cold weather boosts heating oil demand in the United States and OPEC supply cuts quicken the seasonal fall in crude stocks in industrialized countries.
This felt like the old days of Red Sox spring training - the days of Oil Can Boyd's overdue porn videos (the Can's Film Festival), the days of Roger Clemens running with headphones on while Daddy Butch Hobson tried to speak to the Rocket, and the days of Lou Gorman saying, \
The fate of an army colonel convicted of murdering a Chechen woman will be decided by President Vladimir Putin following a Russian governor's decision to support pardoning the officer, Russian media reported Monday.
From his spacious quarters in the Old Executive Office Building in 1990, White House budget director Richard G. Darman ran one of the most skillful -- and fateful -- budget battles in modern political and economic history. For a year, the battle commanded Washington's attention and briefly shut d...
D-Link on Monday announced that it is shipping Securespot, a new hardware device that provides threat protection for up to four computers and also offers parental controls for families. It costs $99.
All four white Bengal tiger cubs born this week at a traveling zoo exhibit died within a few hours of one another, a zoo official said. A cause of death was not immediately released.
Four months after the Tigers set a record when their pitchers made errors in five consecutive World Series games, they gathered on Friday to take another stab at mastering those pesky fielding issues.
A man in a car tried several times to  ram the limousine carrying Serbia's pro-Western President Boris  Tadic through the streets of Belgrade late on Tuesday, the  presidential press office said.
La 22/a giornata di serie A, le 3/a del girone di ritorno, sospesa per la tregedia di Catania, sar&a...
Jeanne had amassed a staggering toll before striking Florida. The storm killed more than 1,600 in Haiti, wandered aimlessly east of the Bahamas for a few days, and then took aim at Florida.
Elizabeth Edwards has been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer. Mrs. Edwards, 55, the wife of former vice presidential nominee Senator John Edwards discovered a
Russia recalled its ambassador, announced the evacuation of its diplomats and complained to the United Nations on Thursday after Georgia detained five Russian officers on spying charges, bringing relations between the ex-Soviet neighbors to a new low.
Facing another big round of contests Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton conducted the biggest shakeup of her campaign to date as Barack Obama tallied another win.
Texas Instruments Inc , the  biggest maker of chips for mobile phones, on Monday reduced its  fourth-quarter earnings outlook on lower-than-expected chip  revenue.
In observance of the Great American Smokeout\u00c2\u00a8 on Nov, 18, The Cancer Center in Hannibal will host two informational sessions emphasizing the benefits of quitting smoking.
Il big-match della 17a giornata di Premier League tra Chelsea ed Arsenal, &egrave; finito 1-1.
Transformation in Indian country helps generating the energy that fueled the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian.
The UK asks train firm GNER to surrender its franchise on the main London to Edinburgh route after weeks of talks.
In a feat of optical alchemy, researchers have used ultrashort laser bursts to alter how metals absorb and reflect light, changing their appearance dramatically.
Rising yen indicates carry trade no longer supporting prices.
Treasury Secretary John W. Snow is the only secretary at a major cabinet department whose fate has not been publicly addressed.
A inaugurare la kermesse sara' la collezione di Scervino
WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - Legislation to extend several popular middle class tax cuts cleared a House-Senate conference and could be on President Bush&#39;s desk within days, handing him a major legislative
Police investigating the murders of five women stop and question drivers in Ipswich's red light district.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
Michael O. Leavitt, the secretary of health and human services, called Tuesday for sweeping changes in Medicaid.
Despite calls from medical experts and a prominent Republican senator for an independent office to monitor drug safety, the idea, prompted by the Food and Drug
Last Christmas Day in Baghdad, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad received a furious phone call from Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi. An American -- drunk, armed, wandering through the Green Zone after a party -- had shot and killed one of his personal bodyguards the night before, Mahdi said. He...
BEIJING -- Serena Williams and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova both advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open on Wednesday.
PARIS, Jan. 19 -- For French President Nicolas Sarkozy, nuclear reactors are the bridge between the West and the Islamic world.
PALO ALTO, California  - Hewlett-Packard Co.   HPQ.N Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd said he had approved   an e-mail ruse to track down boardroom leaks, admitting for the   first time his involvement in a scandal that also on Friday   forced out the company's chairman.
England prop Julian White expects South Africa to be all the more determined come Saturday&#39;s Test match at Twickenham following their Grand Slam-ending defeat against Ireland last weekend.
Sony&#39;s (NYSE: SNE) tweaking its musical strategy, with reports galore that the electronics giant will now support the playback of MP3 files on many of its digital music players.
Software maker promises that the sales force automation revamp will help sales processes by pulling in more data.
A passenger handcuffed after a car chase with police early Friday tried to save a sheriff's deputy who had suffered a fatal heart attack moments after arresting him, authorities said.
EMI Group, which recently outlined a painful restructuring plan, has made a bid for independent music label Chrysalis Group PLC, a newspaper reported Friday.
That would mean a victory for Viktor Yushchenko and his Orange Revolution, which is pledged to fight corruption and orient Ukraine toward the West.
Experts say an \
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Lawmakers in California pass a bill that would allow the state's voters to call for a withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Princess Caroline of Monaco arrived late last night aboard a private jet amid heavy security to begin a three full day private visit in Manila and continue the humanitarian task of providing shelter for the ...

A U.S. soldier killed in Iraq who was the son of a king in this African country was buried here Saturday in a princely ceremony.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is being stalked by paparazzi &#151; in court, at least.
This week: Arctic sea ice may be gone in summer by 2040, no-pain disorder decoded, mammal may have glided before birds, wild new species discovered, and more.
U.S. health officials say they have worked out a \
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - Residents of  a town climbed onto rooftops and into trees on Friday to escape  floods from Tropical Storm Jeanne, which has killed five  people, swept away houses and forced 22,000 people to flee  their homes in the Dominican Republic, authorities said.
They lived in the same apartment in Chechnya, worked in the same market and may have died within moments of each other on separate airliners that crashed in Russia last week.
A $1.5 billion civil suit against  former Indonesian President Suharto for graft must now be  defended by one of his six children following his death last  month, a Jakarta district court said on Tuesday.
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Cedric Benson ran for 165 yards and a touchdown yesterday to lead No. 6 Texas to a 26-13 win over No. 22 Texas A&amp;M in Austin, a victory sure to send the Bowl Championship Series arguments into high gear. Vince Young added a touchdown run and 224 yards total for the Longhorns (10-1, 7-1 Big 12), who earned their fifth ...
SAO PAULO  - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday pledged to seek tighter economic and political ties between his country and Latin America as he visited South America&#39;s biggest economy.
Eastern Europe&#39;s largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a democratic one who wants closer ties to the West.
Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday.
Unions for television and film actors and representatives for producers broke off contract negotiations Sunday, according to a joint statement.
One in three children in some parts of Wales has rotten teeth removed before starting school, says a BBC programme.

Chuquri has seen a century&#39;s worth of battles. British colonists, Soviet soldiers and the black-turbanned Taliban have variously marched, bombed or shot their way through the mud-walled, hilltop hamlet.
Perhaps in keeping with the holidays, November&#39;s consumer prices report rang a bell, rather than trigger inflation alarms the way October&#39;s did.
The US courier company has threatened to cancel its order for ten Airbus A380s if there are any more delays.
The House joined the Senate yesterday in refusing to approve a constitutional amendment to bar same-sex marriage, described by Republican supporters as a vital protection for traditional families
Safety Jordan Babineaux has signed a five-year contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks, rejecting the chance to become a free agent at the end of the season.
Turkish police have detained more than 40 suspected members of the outlawed Turkish Islamist militant group Hezbollah, state news agency Anatolian said on Friday.
Seventeen men and a 14-year-old boy have appeared in court in Australia&#39;s Queensland state, charged in connection with a violent protest on Friday.
It looked like something out of a macabre heavy-metal video: The lights dimmed in the smoke-filled nightclub, the rock band Damageplan launched into its first thunderous riffs, and then a man in a hooded sweatshirt ran the length of the stage and opened fire, shooting the lead guitarist at least five times in the head.
The United States will station three new brigades in Germany at the same time as it withdraws about 30,000 troops from the country, a top U.S. general said on Thursday. General Charles Wald, deputy commander of United States European Command, told a news conference America planned to station a Stryker armored vehicle brigade with 3,600 soldiers, a paratroop brigade and an expeditionary brigade in Germany.
Il Giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato in serie B Luca Tabbiani (Bari) per due giornate...
A Marine assigned to take photos of the 24 Iraqi civilians killed in Haditha testified Thursday that he was later ordered to destroy the images.
I guess we were all just very desperate and very stupid. Just last week there was that ray of hope that the National Hockey League labor strife could be nearing an end.
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While high-profile data breaches are common, there is no evidence of a surge in identity theft or financial fraud as a result.
Non attende risultati significativi neanche da piano Bush
Emmerdale actor Ben Freeman is granted bail after being accused of rape while holidaying in Barbados.
Teen clothing retailer American  Eagle Outfitters Inc.  said on Wednesday its sales at  stores open at least a year rose 9 percent in August, helped by  back-to-school sales, and reiterated its third-quarter earnings  outlook.
If Phil Mickelson continues to be paired with Tiger Woods on Friday afternoon in the alternate shot portion of the Ryder Cup program, he&#39;ll have to
By MITCH STACY     SARASOTA, Fla.  -- Linda Hammer has helped thousands of adoptees find birth families through her people-finding Web site, weekly radio show and newspaper column...
Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Thursday  reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to  weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in  Germany and other key markets.
Fiorentina decimata dalle assenze alla ripresa del campionato. Si \u00c3\u00a8 fermato anche Dario Dainelli che...
The living room of Sam Ard's brown doublewide trailer speaks to his short but successful NASCAR career.
Sammy Sosa hit his 600th home run Wednesday night, making him the fifth player to reach the milestone. Sosa, playing for the Texas Rangers following a year out of baseball, hit a 1-2 pitch into his team's bullpen in right-center for a solo homer. It came in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs, the team he played for from 1992-2004. Sosa was the 1998 NL MVP and a seven-time All-Star while hitting 545 of his homers with the Cubs.
The Football Association charges Chelsea for failing to control their players at Man Utd and assistant boss Steve Clarke for abusive language.
BESLAN: Flags are flying at half-mast across Russia today as the nation begins mourning for 338 people killed when Chechen rebels seized a school.
LEBANON, N.H., Jan. 7 -- A buoyant Sen. Barack Obama, anticipating a victory in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, told voters Monday that he is \
In spite of calls by various government officials and Internet users, proposed legislation in New Zealand suggests that spam remain a civil, not a criminal, offense. A Parliament committee suggests that an enforcement agency be founded to handle victim complaints, relieving ISPs of the burden.
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Monday said it was police personnel who shot dead two activists during campaign rallies for a new party headed by former East Timor president Xanana Gusmao.
Seon Hwa Lee took her game to another level Sunday, ending the championship match with three consecutive birdies to cap a 2-and-1 victory over Ai Miyazato.
British police said that interim tests indicate Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili, a presidential candidate in the ex-Soviet republic, had died of natural causes.
The US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said at a meeting of the American Bankers Association in New York on Tuesday the increasing number of bank mergers underlines new opportunity for the financial sector to recover.
More than 10 tanks blocked roads around   Thailand's government headquarters in Bangkok on Tuesday,   Reuters witnesses said, and Army television broadcast images of   the royal family and songs associated in the past with military   coups.
The Nikkei average rose 0.53 percent by  midsession on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic about  Japan's economy, buying banks such as Mizuho Financial Group  and shares in firms tied to domestic business.
PARIS, Feb 2 (IPS) - Human development in the countries of Africa, Latin   America and Asia is essential for protecting the diversity of  plant and  animal species, says biologist Edward O. Wilson,  professor emeritus of  Harvard University and one of the  ''fathers'' of the concept of  biodiversity.
Two years before he allegedly killed a Dutch filmmaker in the name of radical Islam, Mohammed Bouyeri volunteered at his local community center and was a promising member of the second generation of Moroccan immigrants to the Netherlands.
US tycoon Donald Trump is used to getting his own way. But his grand plans for a mega golf complex in some prime Scottish dunes have hit a bunker, and he is struggling to get back on course.
You know you've thought it. You've even heard it said out loud, uttered as if it were a common scientific fact. The black widow spider is identified by an hourglass shaped red mark on its abdomen, and the World Series is over.
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. on Friday said it shipped 67 commercial airplanes during the third quarter, including 49 of its next-generation 737 mid-range planes.
It was a May-December romance that really had legs: Young Aurora, a female giant octopus and her aging cephalopod suitor J-1 were thrown together for a blind date seven months ago by aquarists who hoped the two would mate.
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com. The day after the Yankees had to shrug off a heartbreaker, the Red Sox had to shake off a headknocker. But Derek Jeter&#39;s words of wisdom still rang true.
Longer skirts and shorter catfights were promised on Tuesday by the producers of a steamy Thai soap opera about airline crews that drew a protest from the Thai Airways International union, The Associated Press reported. At a news conference, executives from the Exact Company, which produces the show, said they were sorry if they had offended anyone and would tone down some of the raciness.
L'allenatore del Siena Gigi De Canio polemizza per la direzione di gara di Bertini nella gara con il...
Machines will achieve human level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor predicts.
Questi i 19 juventini convocati per la partita in programma di domani contro il Vicenza. 1 Buffon, 2...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents opened fire on a busload of laborers traveling toward a US military base in Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 of them and capping a week of violence that left at least 80 Iraqis and 20 US soldiers dead.
Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles' driest year in 130 years of record-keeping will go into the books this weekend.
South Africa announces a five-year plan to try to fight Aids and halve infection rates, on World Aids Day.
Biogen Idec Inc. and Elan Corp. said yesterday that they have applied to the Food and Drug Administration for approval to sell Tysabri, a multiple sclerosis drug, to treat patients with Crohn's disease.
A senior Chinese defense strategist has said his nation needs to build offensive strength and an \
Mortgage lending has fallen for two successive months for the first time in four years, reinforcing observations of a weakening property market.
Estonia is seeking help from Russia to  find the culprits behind a massive wave of attacks on the  country&#39;s Internet infrastructure, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip  said on Wednesday.
A federal judge approved a settlement agreement that calls for changes at a former Texas prison where illegal immigrant children are detained with their families.
Further fuel price protests are staged in Burma, despite the arrest of more than 60 activists by the army.
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Sebastian Faulks is comfortable in the past, and readers love him for it. It's the present that has eluded him.
Rangers go into tomorrow night&#39;s Champions League qualifier against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox without vice-captain Alex Rae, whose appeal against a five-match ban was dismissed by UEFA&#39;s appeals tribunal yesterday.
As the most able-bodied workers leave for the US, poorer Mexicans are moving to take their place in the fields.
Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko checked into a private Vienna hospital Friday for more tests to determine whether a mysterious illness that has disfigured his face was caused by poisoning.
Denmark's parliament is sealed off after the discovery of a letter containing suspicious white powder.
Musicland is trying to embrace the Internet and emulate the atmosphere of retail chains like Starbucks.
CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the fall in CD sales.
Cancer can really mess up a person&#39;s life, even years after he or she has beaten the disease, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
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STANFORD, Calif. - For the second time in two years, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a new type of regulatory T cell that reduces asthma and airway inflammation in
CharlotteChurch.com confirmed all circulating rumors that Charlotte is pregnant.  Church released this to her website due to a lot of recent speculation, however she hoping to wait she was further into her pregnancy before announcing it.  Church...
The Scottish Executive pledges to tackle childhood obesity amid calls for TV adverts on junk food to be banned.
Global finance chiefs sought a way  on Friday to put pressure on China to let its currency rise in  value to ease global trade imbalances and also aimed to craft a  message to soothe turbulent financial markets.
Earlier this month, just after 9:30 p.m., Rayna DuBose emerges from the Virginia Tech locker room to speak to 120 booster club members and children who had just watched the Hokies women's basketball team rout Richmond. DuBose doesn't want to keep the team's most devout supporters waiting, so she slips out of those three-inch heels and moves quickly to the room.
Microsoft Corp launched a new online store for music downloads on Wednesday, taking direct aim at Apple Computer Inc\u00e2\u0080\u0099s popular iTunes music service.
For a year, Microsoft Corp. has extolled the virtues of the Can-Spam Act, which Congress passed in late 2003 to crack down on purveyors of unwanted bulk e-mail.
By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun.
Spain has moved a big step closer to permitting gay marriage after the Cabinet approved a bill authorizing homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
China says it has destroyed a separatist 'terrorist gang' in the north-western province of Xinjiang.
Anguished families struggled Saturday to identify the bodies of relatives killed in a Buenos Aires nightclub fire that left at least 186 people dead, many after being trapped inside by locked emergency exits.
(Source: Symphoniq) Understanding why performance problems exist requires the ability to correlate application transaction data back to the source anywhere in the application infrastructure. Learn more in this Podcast.
FEASTERVILLE, Pa. - A man angry that he got no presents for Christmas burned down his parents' house early the next morning, police said.  Steven Murray, 21, was charged with arson and risking a catastrophe in the blaze that broke out early Sunday. No one was injured.
MICROSOFT has delayed automated distribution of a major security upgrade to its Windows XP Professional operating system, citing a desire to give companies more time to test it.
General Motors will launch a fleet of more than 100 hydrogen fuel-cell powered sports utility vehicles in the US, Europe and Asia in the fall of 2007, the automaker said.
The chairman of Emirates airline \u00e2\u0080\u0094Sheik Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum of the ruling family of Dubai \u00e2\u0080\u0094 has grand ambitions and a bankroll to match.
The European Union executive sued Britain for repeatedly seizing cut-price tobacco and alcohol brought back legally by Britons from other EU states.
Apple Inc  chief Steve  Jobs unveiled a super-slim laptop computer on Tuesday, beefing  up its offerings in a fast-growing segment that is helping the  company grab market share in personal computers.
Israel agreed to allow supplies of some fuel and medicine into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Tuesday, easing for at least one day a blockade that plunged much of the territory into darkness and sparked international protests.
Experts say it&#39;s only a matter of time before the next pandemic takes a deadly toll. For more information, check www.hhs.gov, the Web site of the Health and Human Services Department.
Malaysia has urged Thailand to substantiate its claim that the suspected Islamic militants who caused the recent unrest in southern Thailand have been trained in Malaysia.
The BBC apologises to the Queen for wrongly implying she walked out during a portrait session.
Stocks declined on Monday after brokerages downgraded banks and credit card companies on signs consumers are falling behind on debt payments, suggesting yet another pillar of the economy is shaky.
CHICAGO -- When Gerald Grinstein retires as chief executive of Delta Air Lines , he may not want to be remembered as the man who surrendered the number three US carrier to the brazen, young management team at US Airways Group.
Dec. 14, 2004 -- Migraine sufferers have double the risk of strokes, a new study shows. And those who also take birth control pills have about eight times the risk, say researchers.
By KEITH POWERS  This is an art story.  A lady trucker wants to cheer up a friend with the blues. She goes into a thrift shop and buys the ugliest painting she can find for $5, just to give her friend a laugh.
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide when local governments may seize people&#39;s homes and businesses against their will to make way for projects like shopping malls and hotel complexes that produce more tax revenue.
ARKALYK, Kazakhstan A US-Russian space crew is preparing to leave the International Space Station and return to Earth, ending a six-month mission.
This Australian film could be described by the story's \
An explosion at an unlicensed fireworks workshop in south-west China kills 16 people and injures 15 more.
There is a military alert in Japan after an unidentified submarine is detected inside the country's waters.
Chicago&#39;s little Midway Airport seems an unlikely battleground, but the backdoor to the USA&#39;s No. 1 domestic air market has become the site of an unprecedented, bare-knuckle brawl.
Weakness in open-source GnuPG cryptography technology could let miscreants tamper with digitally signed, \
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&quot;Team America: World Police&quot; arrives in theaters with what has to be the most unusual, unprecedented blurblet explaining why it received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.
Al-Qaida has been threatening, and many people have expected, another terrorist attack against the United States before Tuesday&#39;s elections.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, his government in ruins, vowed Thursday to rebuild it by recruiting the Labor Party to stave off snap elections and carry out his Gaza withdrawal plan on schedule in 2005.
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Il centrocampista ha allungato il contratto con la Roma che scadeva nel 2006. &quot;Il gol alla Bielorussia e questa firma: due giorni decisivi per la mia carriera&quot;. ROMA, 14 ottobre 2004 - La Roma blinda il suo gioiellino Daniele De Rossi.
American troops and warplanes repulsed a large insurgent attack against an outpost in the restive northern city of Mosul, killing at least 25 rebels, the US military said Thursday.
Separatist leaders from the north-east Indian state of Nagaland arrive in Delhi for peace talks.
Mike Leigh, one of Britain&#39;s best known and controversial film-makers, was celebrating a double triumph at the Venice film festival last night when his latest film won the Golden Lion prize
This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.
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Hurricane Ivan temporarily spun into a Category 5 monster with 160 mph winds on Thursday, but even more frightening, it continued churning toward South Florida with the potential for catastrophic destruction.
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Update, Monday, 12pm: Military officials say thousands of Marines and Army troops are on the move into Fallujah. The military is calling the assault on the Iraqi city &quot;Operation Phantom Fury.
The Supreme Court let stand on Monday a ruling that threw out a $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA in a lawsuit that accused the Altria Group Inc. unit of misleading consumers about the risks from smoking \
India&#39;s fear of a downstream deluge in the Sutlej River in the northwestern state of Himachal Pradesh, should a blockage on the Peerechu river in Tibet burst, highlights the
By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Tom Fenton. With six weeks until Election Day, President Bush went before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday hoping to soften his image stateside.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted that Afghans were suffering from renewed fighting in their country -- but insisted their plight was much worse when the Taliban were in charge.
IBM and the rest of the tech industry might have a better year than most onlookers expected. IBM's third-quarter earnings rose 15% from a year earlier, to &#36;1.17 a share, excluding a one-time &#36;320 million charge to settle a lawsuit over its pension plan. That beat analysts' average estimate by 3 cents a share.
The German economy -- the biggest in the 12-country eurozone -- continued to tread water in the fourth quarter, notching up growth that was only fractionaly higher than in the preceding three months, the Bundesbank estimated.
Safety belts accounted for 160,000  or more than half of all lives saved in the United States by  auto safety features adopted since 1960, a government analysis  showed on Tuesday.
Mother Nature won't be harmed when former Vice President Al Gore's hit global-warming documentary \
WASHINGTON: The United States believes Syria is now willing to cooperate with Iraqi authorities and the US-led coalition on patrolling the Syria-Iraq border, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said here on Wednesday.
Japan has rejected former world chess champion Bobby Fischer&#39;s demand for protection as a political refugee, and has issued an order to deport him.
Business & money: US crude oil prices hit the psychological barrier of $100 a barrel for the first time today
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RALEIGH, N.C. - A medical examiner studying a body in a morgue was startled when the man took a shallow breath.  Emergency medical technicians had declared 29-year-old Larry D. Green dead almost two hours earlier, after he was hit by a car.  Medical examiner J.B.
France's Socialists, reeling at the prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week's second round ballot.
ENDICOTT, N.Y.  -- The long wait is over for R.W. Eaks. Eaks, who never finished better than seventh in a PGA Tour event and was winless in 90 events over six seasons on the Champions Tour, shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
America West Holdings Corp. AWA.N on  Thursday said it would not bid for assets of bankrupt carrier  ATA Airlines, saying the value does not justify the cost.
Forget frozen turkeys or ham, many  U.S. workers this year can expect to receive a retailer's gift  certificate as their holiday bonus.
AUSTIN, Texas - Freescale Semiconductor Inc. plans to cut at least 1,000 jobs from its worldwide operations, the company said as part of its second earnings report since it went public in July after being spun off from Motorola Inc.
Politics: 21 September 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's Health Ministry is set for carrying out a special seminar for attracting more blood donation volunteers.
(Sports Network) - Despite the home team winning every game so far in this year&#39;s National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros would seem to have an edge going into Thursday night&#39;s deciding Game 7 versus the St.
Olympic champion Kostas Kederis today left hospital ahead of his date with IOC inquisitors claiming his innocence and vowing: &quot;After the crucifixion comes the resurrection.&quot; ...
Gone are the days when coyness ruled the marketing of the drug that helps the condition that men find hard to talk about. In a Madison Avenue dream situation, Viagra is facing some stiff competition in a three-way battle for ...
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The LDS Church has bought a large part of a western Nebraska ranch, becoming one of the state&#39;s largest landowners. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently paid $17.
Widespread distribution of mosquito nets and a new medicine sharply reduced malaria deaths in several African countries, World Health Organization researchers reported.
The U.S. government can require  certain criminals to submit to DNA testing after their release  from prison, a divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on  Wednesday in a reversal of an opinion it issued last year.
The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.
A unit of SunOpta Inc. said it was  recalling frozen strawberries used in U.S. smoothie drinks  because they may have been contaminated with an organism that  can sometimes trigger fatal infections in young children.
The Serious Materials drywall will cure itself, so you don't need a lot of power.
Subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level, say UK researchers.
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The Toronto International Film Festival has developed a status in recent years as the curtain-raiser to Oscar season, when trophy-hungry directors premier their late-season star-studded epics, biopics, and dramas.
For Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, there had been a sense of d\u00c3\u00a9j\u00c3\u00a0 vu as the weekend arrived, a sense that somehow he had been here before.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 20. - India is not only a corrupt country. It also refuses to shed the dubious distinction. A report prepared by Transparency International India has ranked India 90th in the annual global corruption index released today.
Thousands of people in an area devastated by a powerful typhoon last week in the eastern Philippines were told to evacuate Saturday after another storm slammed into the central part of the country.
It&#39;s a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.
ElBaradei was reacting to news reports that he had heeded Iranian demands to drop mentions of IAEA requests to visit the Parchin military site and Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s use of the sensitive material beryllium in a report he had made to the IAEA board in September.

Dan Bartlett, a key member of President George W. Bush's inner circle and an aide for him going back more than 13 years, announced on Friday he is resigning as White House counselor effective July 4.
People with certain types of sleep problems may be at greater risk for heart problems.
A 6,3 milioni unita', economisti attendevano flessione a 6,2
The dollar edges towards seven-week lows against the yen and euro on fears of weak US economic data.
La vicenda della piccola tenuta nascosta non avra' impatto
PFIZER, the drugs group best known for producing Viagra, has suffered a collapse in US sales of its blockbuster Celebrex painkiller on the back of clinical trials showing a heightened risk of heart attacks.
Paul McGuinness, the manager of U2, urges internet service providers to help end illegal music downloads.
SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods tightened his grip on a 62nd PGA Tour title by surging eight strokes clear after the Buick Invitational third round on Saturday.
BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (IPS) - An average European draws about four times as much  of the earth's resources as the average Asian, a new report  says. The 'ecological footprint' of a North American is  eight times the size of the average African's.
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&#39;&#39;National Treasure,&quot; with Nicolas Cage hunting a hidden fortune, continued to strike box-office gold, taking in $33.1 million from Friday to yesterday to retain the No.
Baseball Pat Dobson , one of four pitchers to win 20 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1971, has died. He was 64. Dobson died Wednesday night in the San Diego area, the San Francisco Giants said yesterday. He was a special assistant to Giants general manager Brian Sabean this year, his ninth with the club. The team didn't immediately ...
IBM last Friday announced that it will release a low-price disk server aimed at midsize companies that want to establish storage area networks.
WASHINGTON: A report into the prisoner abuse scandal at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison clears US military officers from any wrongdoing but faults them for creating conditions that allowed the mistreatment to go on, The New York ...
The judge in charge of Saddam Hussein's genocide trial is to be replaced, Iraqi state TV has reported.
An Arkansas judge begins weighing objections this week to a $90 million class-action settlement between Internet search leader Google Inc. and advertisers who say they were victims of \
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La manovra punta a rimettere in moto l'economia
One corner of Sudan's violent Darfur region is green and peaceful in this post-rainy season thanks to a powerful village militia that has kept the fighting around it at bay for more than a year.
Il gruppo compra per 28 mln euro in Australia e in Messico
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow showed he can do a lot more than just run. Tebow threw two touchdown passes, including one on a play that could have came from basketball coach Billy Donovan's playbook, and ran for a score to give the fifth-ranked Gators a 23-10 win against No. 9 LSU on Saturday.
TEXARKANA, Texas - Poisoned pigeons began nose-diving into pavement and dying on downtown sidewalks, marring the city's annual festival.  Authorities cleaned up more than 25 sick or dead birds that apparently had eaten poisoned corn from the roof of a nearby bank branch.
Democrat John Edwards is exiting the race for the White House, according to US media reports.
Quanex Corp , which produces steel for the auto industry and aluminum sheets for construction, posted a lower quarterly profit on Tuesday as demand fell for aluminum sheet building products and high raw material costs hurt profit in its vehicular products.
Gulf Arab countries will not be used as a launch pad for any military attack on Iran, a powerful Saudi royal was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Congress returns this week from its summer break with the 2007 federal pay raise as one of several issues up in the air.
Nine years in the making and timeless in its observations, \u00c2\u0093Highway Courtesans\u00c2\u0094 is an intimate look at some of the youngest practitioners of the world\u00c2\u0092s oldest profession.
A two-hour wait for the Uffizi art gallery in Florence. Ten euro - that's 13 - to see Michelangelo's David in the Accademia gallery, another Florence gallery, plus a room crammed with little-known artists.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and set off his explosives, killing 21 people, most of them police, officials said.
Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.
Everton manager David Moyes takes legal action against Wayne Rooney over comments in his book.
Lleyton Hewitt tamed big-hitting Swede  Joachim Johansson to reach his second U.S. Open final, cruising  through 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in one hour 59 minutes on Saturday.
Blockbuster Inc., the nation's largest movie-rental chain, inched closer to a bidding war for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., saying it is still interested in buying its smaller rival despite Hollywood's agreement to be purchased by another competitor, Movie Gallery Inc.
Heavy snowfall for 10 days in the US state of New York leaves snowdrifts of up to 12ft (3.7m) deep, reports say.
Japan's top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo believes Europe will embrace hi-tech telephones and expects a major boost in subscribers on the continent of its i-mode Internet service.
Dispels fears? Microsoft today promised to never charge for its patented technology in 35 web services specifications undergoing ratification.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Machines will achieve human level artificial intelligence by 2029, a leading US inventor predicts.
SpaceShipOne landed safely on Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a
The mother of former Yankee Chuck Knoblauch said Friday that she anticipated that her son will cooperate with a Congressional panel investigating steroids in baseball.
In a Sept. 4 story about Alain Robert, The Associated Press erroneously described him climbing Europe's tallest building. Robert climbed the Federation Tower complex's 795-foot West Tower, which is not Europe's tallest; another tower in the complex, currently under construction, is intended to be Europe's tallest building. The story also incorrectly stated the height of the tower climbed by Robert as 799 feet; it is 795 feet.
Missouri Kansas City guard Lindsay Fields (22) passes the ball as she is pressured by Kansas State guard Megan Mahoney (34) in the second half Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Kansas City, Mo.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday housing market woes could dampen an expected pickup in U.S. economic growth, but he restated that the central bank's main worry is inflation.
The Pentagon on Tuesday said  computer hackers gained access to an unclassified e-mail system  in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, but declined  comment on a report that the Chinese army was responsible.
LOS ANGELES -- Never has &quot;Lima Time&quot; meant so much or been this good. Jose Lima pitched a five-hitter last night and the Los Angeles Dodgers staved off elimination in their first-round series by beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0.
Office Depot Inc. , the world's No. 2 office-supplies retailer, said on Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 27 percent, but its sales fell short of Wall Street's expectations and its shares dropped 2.5 percent.
KYIV, Ukraine  - A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko moved deeper Sunday into the hostile eastern strongholds of his rival, who has ignored requests for safe passage.
Subprime-related problems at UBS AG deepened on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new writedowns in a surprise statement, dragging the embattled bank deep into the red for the year.
Blog: The new push e-mail software makes it easier to organize stuffed inboxes and adds security features that will make the IT guys happier.
A federal grand jury has indicted  former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell for bribery, tax evasion and  other corruption charges dating back to the early days of his  two-term administration, federal officials said on Monday.
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Users are urged to download version 8.1.2, which fixes undisclosed vulnerabilities.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal on Monday by two advocacy groups arguing that dying patients have a constitutional right to access experimental drugs that have not received regulatory approval.
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More than 140 miners remained trapped in the tunnels and shafts of a coal mine in central China following an explosion Sunday that killed 25 of their colleagues, the government said.
Toshiba announced plans to include an HD DVD-enabled DVD player in its laptops starting in December next year. The new drives will be limited to the high-end &quot;Qosmio&quot; brand, and will sell for around 200,000-300,000 yen (US$1,845-$2,770).
No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Oklahoma have been the top two teams in The Associated Press Top 25 since the preseason, a nine-poll run that is the longest to start a season in nine years.
(12/07/04) Recent research find that we&#39;re sleeping less than we used to and that has an affect on involuntary weight gain. Lack of sleep causes an imbalance in the hormones leptin and ghrelin which can cause
The Conservatives call for a review of the Army after a leaked memo warned it had almost no spare troops.
Incremento del 19,6% rispetto stesso periodo del 2006
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N said  on Wednesday it was canceling a $5 billion outsourcing deal  with IBM Corp., IBM.N and planned to rehire about 4,000  workers who had been transferred to IBM under the pact.
Denver Broncos running back Mike Anderson will miss the entire season because of a groin injury sustained last weekend in an exhibition game against Houston.
Si tratta di vistoso passo indietro nei rapporti ecumenici
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN  SHANGHAI, China - Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday ordered a formal probe into the massive algae growth that smothered one of China's biggest lakes, drawing high-level attention to growing threats facing the country's water bodies.
Auto regulators from the USA and other nations will meet Thursday in Geneva to sign off on the first-ever global safety standard for vehicles.
The Sri Lanka military says it has started a new drive to dislodge Tamil Tiger rebels from Mannar in the north.
To defend against future attacks, airports may soon get new tools to help ID hidden explosives
Turkish authorities were investigating Monday a shipwreck, in which a Bulgarian cargo ship capsized in their territorial waters next to the border with Bulgaria, causing no injuries, the Info Radio reported.
By Tony Thornton, The Daily Oklahoman  May 30--PAWHUSKA -- Rancher Dick Surber has trouble pinpointing what troubles him most about an Osage Nation proposal to create and regulate environmental standards for all of Osage County.
coat as she stepped out to be godmother at the christening of Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham. Liz and Sir Elton John topped the bill of celebrities at the service for the children of England footballer David Beckham
Veteran singer Billy Joel is reportedly tying the knot with his girlfriend, Katie Lee, who is a cooking student and 32 years his junior, on Saturday.
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Rich Gannon might lose a second straight season to injury. The 2002 NFL MVP has a broken vertebra in his neck that will sideline him at least eight weeks. The Oakland Raiders quarterback underwent an MRI on Monday morning and was taken for more tests.
LONDON The International Olympic Committee has opened an investigation into doping allegations against US athlete Marion Jones. IOC president Jacques Rogge (ROH&#39;-guh) set up a disciplinary commission to look
Los Angeles Times - They lost at politics at an early age. Since then, they've rarely made the same campaign mistakes twice.
Some 1.5 million Chinese have been forced from their homes during preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a rights group said Tuesday.
European Union leaders agreed early Saturday on guidelines for drafting a new EU treaty to replace the bloc's aborted EU constitution, officials said.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius will assume the chairmanship of the Democratic Governors Association next year as the party enjoys its first gubernatorial majority in 12 years, officials said Monday.
Read the Gallup poll and you&#39;ll see President Bush has a whopping 13-point lead over his Democratic rival, John Kerry among likely voters.
Gerald Green will play more than the 10 minutes per game he has been averaging when the Celtics host Phoenix tonight. But Green will not likely be in the starting lineup, according to coach Doc Rivers.
Hot, headline-grabbing handsets Mobile World Congress The eagerly-awaited successor to the the popular N95 was at last unveiled in Barcelona this morning. Details of the N96 - the latest addition to Nokia's smartphone range - were leaked before the weekend, and they weren't far wrong.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man believed to have opened fire on a sports gym in southern Japan was found dead early on Saturday, following a bloody rampage in which a woman swimming instructor and another man were killed and six people injured.
etro-Goldwyn-Mayer is considering accepting a buyout offer well below the $5 billion price tag originally estimated when word first surfaced about a possible sale, executives close to the negotiations said yesterday.
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Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s president said that his proposal for a shared missile-defense system with the U.S. would take American-Russian relations to \u00e2\u0080\u009can entirely new level.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The first affordable combination anti-malarial drug tailored for children will soon be available across Africa, potentially saving millions of lives, the nonprofit organization and the pharmaceuticals giant who worked to develop it said Thursday.
Cazenove and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  unveiled a joint venture that effectively ends 181 years of  independence for the UK stockbroker and gives a big boost to  the U.S. investment bank's UK presence.
Stop financing your lender's lifestyle, and keep more money for yourself.
A Tory MP claims North Wales Police were told not to hold illegal immigrants but to direct them to a centre in Liverpool.
Internet giant Yahoo is to launch its new generation Internet portal for mobile phones in 12 countries on Friday, the company said.
MADRID, Dec 19  (IPS) - A high court in Spain sentenced 14 leaders of  political groups to prison Wednesday on the grounds that they  also held positions of responsibility in the Basque separatist  group ETA.
The University of Maryland scientist who co-discovered the virus that causes AIDS is receiving a $15 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a potential vaccine, state officials announced yesterday.
Forget last season's win over Indianapolis in the AFC championship game. Don't focus on the Super Bowl title two weeks later. Block out Elton John's pregame performance Thursday night.
NEW YORK  - The high-impact tumbling of gymnastics may boost young girls' muscle mass and bone density, according to a small study.
Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg  drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday  for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick&#39;s role in  dogfighting during her debut on ABC&#39;s talk show &quot;The View.&quot;
A study suggests giving the flu vaccine under the tongue could prove more effective, as well as eliminating the need for needles.
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The quartet of Middle East peace brokers backed a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks on Friday but voiced deep concern about violence among Palestinians that threatens to undermine the effort.
With stock markets around the world falling last week, New Yorkers cut back on the essentials, like dry-cleaning their sheets.
Dotting and crossing the I's and T's may save you from financial heartache.
Acer's Ferrari red model 3400 features an AMD Athlon 64 processor and starts at $2,299.
Plans for EU co-operation on asylum and justice will be debated by MPs amid claims the UK could lose key powers.
Suspicions have been proven correct. Iraq did not have any weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) when the US and allies invaded in March 2003, nor did it have the capability to produce WMDs

Officials in a rural valley in British Columbia hope that keeping out cellphones will help attract residents and tourists who want to escape to the quiet of nature.
A Chilean court rejected an appeal by former dictator Augusto Pinochet seeking a dismissal of charges for crimes allegedly committed during his 17-year regime, a court spokesman said.
The Four Seasons Hotel is a block short of being in Beverly Hills, but everything about it practically screams \
Iran does not care if the United Nations passes any more resolutions against it because of its nuclear program, the president said on Wednesday.
The cost of developing Airbus's new A380 super-jumbo will be much higher than planned, but the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company still hopes to meet or exceed its earnings forecasts this year, EADS ...
The Africa Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s motto is to find out means to develop Africa and explain the cause of continent\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poor growth in the past.
 flag still flies over global box office
The United Arab Emirates plans to level  the playing field in its nationwide Internet market,  effectively ending du telecom&#39;s monopoly in some parts of  Dubai, the chief telecom regulator was quoted as saying.
Paul Emerick, centro della nazionale statunitense di rugby, &egrave; stato sospeso per 5 settimane p...
Officials from four former Soviet countries meet in Azerbaijan to discuss curbing Russian influence.
The biologist had ignited an uproar with comments about the intelligence of people of African descent.
Lithuania is \
President 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved' as Rice loses out.
The campaign to help find missing girl Madeleine McCann continued Monday as 200 private radio stations agreed to play the Simple Mind song &quot;Don&#39;t You Forget About Me.&quot;
Valentino Rossi &egrave; pronto alla rivincita dopo la delusione del Mondiale del 2006. Domani, a Lo...
The question of who will inherit Anna Nicole Smith's estate was thrown into further confusion Friday with the release of a 2001 will in which the former Playboy centerfold said her fortune should be held in trust for her son &#151; who died last year.
VILNIUS : Lithuania&#39;s established parties closed ranks against a populist party led by a Russian-born millionaire as difficult negotiations got underway on forming a left-right &quot;rainbow&quot; coalition.
The U.N atomic watchdog has discovered plutonium particles near an Egyptian nuclear facility and is trying to determine if they are evidence of a secret weapons program or simply the byproduct of peaceful research, diplomats said Friday.
Media & professional: File-sharing has holed the record industry below the waterline. So why does private equity guru Guy Hands want to buy EMI?
Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - Guy McIntyre, who played on three Super Bowl champions with the 49ers and now is the team&#39;s director of player development, had a unique relationship with Reggie White, who died Sunday.
President Bush will resubmit to the  Senate a group of judicial nominees blocked by Democrats as too  conservative, the White House said on Thursday as it signaled  the start of a second-term battle over the make up of federal  courts.
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Leeds chairman Ken Bates escaped a misconduct charge for his comments about former club, and English champions, Chelsea.
Verizon SuperPages.com said Friday it has teamed up with eBay and Shopping.com for the rollout of new shopping tools on its online Yellow Pages site.
Two Italian women aid workers were  reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his  life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage  crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.
War-torn Lebanon's historic treasures&#151;including important ruins in the ancient cities of Baalbek and Tyre&#151;emerged from the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict intact, government officials say.See photos of Lebanon's historic treasures.
Too many tax dollars at stake NASA is under increasing pressure from government auditors to rein in its budget for getting astronauts back to the moon.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Footie wonderboy Wayne Rooney might have scored a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut, but it didn&#39;t stop him getting a telling off afterwards.
Fannie Mae wanted to look very safe. But to do that it cut accounting corners, two regulatory agencies have now concluded. And that has severely damaged the image of the mortgage lender and its management.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops even as it weakened to a tropical storm and crawled inland with heavy rain...
Inflation and recession add to the list of world issues on the agenda at the World Economic Forum.
ATHENS: Australia&#39;s Matildas salvaged a 1-1 draw against the United States at the Athens Olympics on Tuesday to join the Americans in the last eight of the women&#39;s soccer tournament.
A batch of contaminated Brazil nuts forces a confectionery firm to close production lines at a plant.
Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday and the caretaker government prepared to call a snap election, likely in mid-April, that could mark a return to power of media magnate Silvio Berlusconi.
Rasmussen Reports - Sixty-five percent (65%) of Americans believe that Democrats are likely to retain their newly won control of Congress in Election 2008. Thirty-two percent (32%) consider ongoing Democratic control &quot;very&quot; likely. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 23% believe such an outcome is &quot;not very&quot; or &quot;not at all&quot; likely.
Turkmenistan goes to the polls to vote for a new parliament, although all candidates back the president.
GAZA CITY : Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei warned Israel to expect a &quot;justified retaliation&quot; from Hamas after 14 of the Islamist movement&#39;s fighters were killed in an air strike in Gaza.
Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.
NEW YORK -- Jason Giambi will be sidelined at least three weeks because of torn tissue in the arch of his left foot, the latest setback in a tumultuous season for the New York Yankees designated hitter.
DECEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and Ask Jeeves Inc. are all set to jump into the desktop search market, two months after Internet search leader Google Inc.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers were nominated in four categories, including best album, for the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards, to be hosted by Justin Timberlake on Nov. 2.
SEOUL -- Just a week into his summer vacation, 15-year-old Min-Kyu Kim already has a tight schedule and ambitious goals: On this particular day, he intends to memorize 600 words of English vocabulary, solve 10 pages of SSAT math problems and take practice tests for English. He estimates the tests...
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDe Lama Lamina\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a record of a huge performance art collaboration between Matthew Barney and the musician Arto Lindsay.
Bundesliga side Borussia Moenchengladbach crashed out of the German Cup on Sunday after a humiliating defeat to the amateurs of FC Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shootout.
The Bush White House is weighing its next move in separation of powers fight with Congress that could land in federal court.
PHILADELPHIA Nov 27, 2004 - A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that threatened fish and birds, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Repairs were underway Monday at PayPal as the widely used online payment service struggled to get customers back on track after several days of &quot;intermittent&quot; outages.
It seems that Pulte signaled another phase of the housing crisis with its recent restructuring announcement.
Soccer&#39;s world governing body on Sunday rejected a request to sign a female player by a professional men&#39;s soccer club in Mexico.
Plus: Putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart.
LIVERMORE, Calif.  - Only a few are singing about  them yet, but it could turn out that diamonds are a computer's  best friend.
L'anziana sembra avere perduto il controllo della vettura  per rispondere al telefonoUna testimone:  \
Sar&agrave; il francese Stephane Lannoy ad arbitrare domani sera la gara di andata dei sedicesimi di...
It's all about the Booleans for these hacker MCs: Sample some of the sickest flows to ever come out of the BBS ghetto. By Roger Thomasson from Wired magazine.
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to launch its final Sept. 11 contamination cleanup program next month, more than five years after the attacks and following years of criticism that the agency still has not done enough.
A long-serving member of Deutsche Bank AG's supervisory board announced he was quitting Thursday in a dispute over strategy, Germany's biggest bank said.
Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.
Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's 'Aida.' He was replaced seconds later by his understudy, who rushed on ...Comment
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UAL Corp's United Airlines said on Monday it will charge some passengers a fee to check more than one bag, a move that could generate $100 million annually as the carrier attempts to offset soaring fuel costs.
Saudi Arabia has begun to reduce oil output ahead of this week&#39;s Opec meeting, industry officials said yesterday. The reduction, expected to continue over the coming months
The sharp economic slowdown in the eurozone shown in the latest growth figures was of a &quot;one-off, temporary nature&quot; and growth will rebound to an annual rate
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BANGKOK: Two bombs exploded in troubled southern Thailand on Monday, injuring a soldier and a civil servant, police said, a day after the government scattered millions of paper doves as a peace gesture.
A California meatpacker accused of animal cruelty is making the largest U.S. meat recall on record -- 143 million lbs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday became the second tech-industry giant to offer software for searching through computer desktops - a technology it claims is vastly superior to that launched by Google two months ago.
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The death toll in the Russian schoolhouse siege soared to more than 340 yesterday, and the horrifying human cost is likely to keep climbing.
In a year's time, scientists hope to solve the mystery of why the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley sank, the chairman of the South Carolina Hunley Commission said Tuesday.
Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests.
Wiring woes will cost Airbus dear The patience of airlines waiting to get their hands on the Airbus A380 is beginning to wear thin following an announcement yesterday that just one example of the \
Free-agent outfielder Mike Cameron and the Milwaukee Brewers reached a preliminary agreement on a $7 million, one-year contract that includes a club option for 2009.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cRambo,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.
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The diminutive Chinese conductor Xian Zhang\u00e2\u0080\u0099s passionate musicality and boundless energy led her from a small town in China to the New York Philharmonic.
Google is putting up the bounty for the latest X Prize. Just put a robot on the moon, and it's yours. How did this come about, and what will it take to win it.
While supporters of the recently ousted President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, battle with police in the Haitian capital, the northern town of Gonaives is trying to recover from a tropical storm, which
Alltel, the nation's sixth-largest wireless carrier, is in advanced negotiations to buy Western Wireless for roughly $4 billion.
Rwanda has denied it has pushed troops into Democratic Republic of Congo hours after UN peacekeepers said they had compelling evidence that some had entered the vast country.
TUESDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a test designed to predict the chances of breast cancer returning or spreading within five to 10 years after a woman's initial cancer.
Marc Saltzman  offers another reason to love your iPod: \u00e2\u0080\u009cgreat games. More than 20 downloadable digital diversions are now offered including Ms. Pac-Man,Sudoku,Texas Hold \u00e2\u0080\u0098Em and soon, Pole Position: Remix, based on Namco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s early \u00e2\u0080\u009980s arcade racing game.\u00e2\u0080\u009d In his CyberSpeak column, Saltzman also takes a close look at two of the latest games for iPod, \u00e2\u0080\u009dPeggle\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cPhase.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
University of Georgia president Michael Adams presented his proposal for an eight-team major college football playoff to the NCAA Division I board of directors Monday in Nashville, and they decided to study the issue with others before making any moves.
By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 12--Last week, Virginia Beach got a look at both ends of the stick wielded by Richmond.
Britain has become a worse place to do business in recent years because of the taxation system, with a fifth of all companies saying they had relocated some of their operations overseas, according to a report published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
MANILA At least 10 people were killed and almost 100 were injured when a train derailed and plunged down a slope in the Philippines early Friday, officials and radio reports said.
MOSSUL (IRAQ) - Una autobomba e&#39; stata lanciata oggi a Mossul (nord Iraq) contro un convoglio americano provocando diverse vittime. Alcuni testimoni hanno detto di aver visto parti di corpi lacerati dall&#39;esplosione
Millionaire executive Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she&#39;s ready to go to prison as soon as possible, saying she wants to put her &quot;nightmare&quot; behind her and &quot;reclaim her good life&quot;.
Men were 80 percent more likely to have a heart attack if they had experienced a conflict at work within the preceding 12 months. For women, a change in financial circumstances tripled their risk.
Il professor Pierpaolo Mariani ieri ha operato d'urgenza il difensore della Lazio, Sebastiano Sivigl...
Two days after Pakistani officials announced the death of Amjad Farooqi, the circumstances surrounding the killing of the person who is being billed as the country&#39;s most wanted
Pat DiNizio was brushing his teeth, preparing for another day in the third grade. On his transistor radio, a WABC disc jockey mocked the name of the band whose new record he was about to play.

An early poll showed West-leaning liberal Viktor Yushchenko winner of Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday as up to 12,000 supporters massed in Kiev's main square urging authorities to acknowledge his ...
There is unlikely to be a large number of deaths in the UK from the human form of mad cow disease, researchers predict.
Militant Muslim preacher Abu Bakar Bashir is set to face charges of involvement in terror crimes, including last year's bombing of a luxury hotel in the Indonesian capital, police said on Tuesday.
Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's \
Google&#39;s long-awaited public offering finally made it to the street, but the search is still on for Microsoft&#39;s Windows update.
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SALISBURY, Md. -- Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps has apologized after his arrest for driving under the influence. He was arrested after a state trooper saw an SUV allegedly driven by the 19-year-old
The Democratic Party is to launch a legal challenge to try to stop a major US television company airing a critique of presidential candidate John Kerry.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- GSN has named its late night participation TV programming block, PLAYMANIA, after the series that launched the new genre in America.
The woman who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before she dialed 911 for help, police said Thursday. She called \
A court has heard DNA evidence that helped convict Bradley Murdoch of killing backpacker Peter Falconio was \
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Dec. 17, 2004. European Union leaders and Turkey agreed Friday on a compromise formula to overcome differences over
BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - The favorites will have to show their true colors when the Tour de France enters the Alps on Saturday.
eBay exceeded Wall Street&#39;s earnings and revenue expectations for its fourth quarter and,&#160;as expected, announced that Meg Whitman will step down as president and CEO at the end of March, ending a 10-year tenure at the helm of the e-commerce giant.For the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, eBay had revenue of $2.18 billion, up $461 million from the fourth quarter of 2006 and above the $2.14 billion consensus estimate from analysts polled by Thomson Financial.Revenue grew across the board, but PayPal, StubHub, Skype, and advertising performed particularly well as eBay enjoyed strong sales during the 2007 holiday season, the company said Wednesday.New income was $531 million, or $0.39 per share, up from $346 million, or $0.25 per share, in 2006&#39;s fourth quarter. On a pro forma basis, which includes one-time items, net income was $611 million or $0.45 per share, topping the consensus expectation by $0.04.Whitman will hand over her CEO and president titles on March 31, but she will remain on the company&#39;s board of directors. She will be succeeded by John Donahoe.Whitman joined eBay in March 1998, when the company operated only in the U.S. and had 30 employees and $4.7 million in annual revenue. It now operates worldwide with more than 15,000 employees and almost $7.7 billion in revenue.Donahoe has been with eBay since February 2005, coming from Bain &amp; Company, where he was worldwide managing director since 1999. He is president of eBay Marketplaces, which generates more than 70 percent of the company&#8217;s global revenue.Rajiv Dutta, PayPal&#39;s president, has been named eBay executive vice president and will also replace Donahoe as president of eBay Marketplaces. Scott Thompson, PayPal&#8217;s CTO, will take over as PayPal president.Meanwhile, Bill Cobb, president of eBay North America, will step down and retire from the company at the end of the year. Lorrie Norrington, currently president of eBay International, will become president of eBay Marketplaces Operations and assume Cobb&#39;s responsibilities, eBay said.
After four hurricanes, intensive relief efforts cannot get traction helping people and whole industries cope.
On the night her world changed forever, Rashida Bee was 28 years old and had already been married for more than half her life. Her parents, traditional Muslims, had selected her husband for her when she was 13.
GOMA, Congo  - Fighting between rival army  factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on  Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the  country.
The ailing Prince George's hospital system will receive no more public money until four members of its board of directors resign, County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) said this week.
Mexico's outgoing president prepares to address parliament amid tight security after contested elections.
On the eve of the long-awaited and too-close-to-call first voting in 2008 White House nominating contests, top candidates will Wednesday zigzag across Iowa to plead for every last vote.
Invicta Group Inc. (OTCBB: IVGR) announced today the company is creating our newest website for our subsidiary Invicta Music. The website is scheduled for launching by July 15, 2007.
AMERICA/CUBA - Il Terzo Congresso Nazionale dell'Infanzia Missionaria rende grazie a Dio per i 15 anni della rinascita dell\u00c2\u0092Opera a Cuba e riflette sui nuovi progetti missionari Camaguey (Agenzia Fides) - Con la presenza di 396 bambini ed adolescenti missionari e di 72 animatori si \u00c3\u00a8 realizzato nella citt\u00c3\u00a0 di Camaguey (Cuba), il Terzo Congresso Nazionale dell'Infanzia Missionaria che ha riunito dal 13 al 15 luglio le delegaz...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.
Newcomer Hank Johnson, who galvanized Georgia voters, is expected to hold onto the seat for the party in November
He becomes 1st to reach plateau in season earnings after win at Chrysler, his 9th of year. Vijay Singh will need time for this to sink in.
Hamburger chain Burger King said on  Wednesday that it would not run its commercials during a  controversial program about U.S. presidential candidate John  Kerry to be aired by Sinclair Broadcast Group .
BREAKING NEWS - In the clearest sign to date that not all is well in the state of Redmond, Microsoft cheerfully announced this morning that the release date for Windows Server 2008 is being pushed back to Q1 2008.
Immagini diffuse da gruppo terrorista legato ad al Qaida
Lo ha detto il direttore generale Strauss Kahn
NAGPUR: On his first real day at the office in his 100th Test match, Glenn McGrath showed why he ranks among cricket&#39;s all-time greats.
''E' stata una partita bellissima, abbiamo affrontato una grandissima squadra ed i ragazzi sono stat...
Rising space power China provided a rare peek into its top-secret launch center Wednesday, capitalizing on its recent success in orbit to promote the military-funded project as a lure for foreign investment and a key to growing prosperity.
SALAHUDDIN, Iraq -- Flush with the strong second-place finish of a Kurdish coalition in national elections, the Kurdish leadership yesterday issued a set of demands including a top government post and an expanded autonomous area for Kurds, Iraq's largest minority group.
US-led coalition and Afghan troops raid houses in the east of the country, killing at least four people.
ST. LOUIS  - President Bush defended the invasion  of Iraq on Thursday despite a new report rejecting a prime  justification for it, while Democratic challenger John Kerry  said Bush \
Instead of watching the Yankees and Red Sox duel again, rather than stay riveted on several playoff races that will be decided in the season&#39;s final days, many eyes will focus on a team
John Mark Karr, the one-time suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case, plans to fight 5-year-old misdemeanor child pornography charges he faces in California, his defense lawyer said Thursday.
The first medicine to treat the disease fibromyalgia has been approved, but some doctors dispute the very existence of the condition.
How the Palestinian leader's passing will change the Mideast landscape
Pick up a cell phone, smartphone, or MP3 player, and there's a good chance you're holding a device with flash memory in your hand. Flash comes in many names and forms -- CompactFlash, Secure Digital, and Memory Stick, among others -- but no matter what its name or what company makes it, it works the same. Just slip a chip the size of one or two postage stamps into your device and you have gigabytes of storage for music, movies, photos, e-books, and more.
Luciano Moggi continua a spaccare l'opinione pubblica. E, dopo le polemiche per la sua apparizione a...
SAN FRANCISCO--A mysterious bidder paid $15.5 million Monday in a bankruptcy court auction of dozens of Internet-related patents--and then rushed out of the courtroom.
Ford Motor Co.  is recalling nearly 359,000 of its Focus cars because of a  potential problem with their rear door latches, U.S. federal safety regulators said on Sunday.
APART from the long awaited announcement of the baby-boosting measures, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong&#39;s National Day Rally speech on Sunday is expected to set the tone for his style of leadership and mark the direction he wants Singapore to take, say
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A bomb planted by the Muslim militant group Abu Sayyaf led to the sinking of a Philippine ferry and the death of more than 100 people in February, the government said on Monday.
THOMAS JOHANSSON, the last Swedish winner four years ago of the Stockholm Open, beat Belgian Xavier Malisse 7-6 &lt;(7-4) 7-6 (7-1) to reach the second round today.
Palestinian leaders headed to Paris on Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a French military hospital despite a scathing attack by his wife who accused them of plotting to \
La meta' della somma dagli Usa,lieve indisposizione di Bush
Nashville Predators centre Sergei Zholtok has died of an apparent heart ailment at the age of 31. According to the NHL outfit, Zholtok died on Wednesday in his native Latvia where he was playing for Riga 2000 during the league lockout.
Turkey is to send an inspection team to survey work being carried out near the holiest site in Jerusalem.
The United States urged Iran on Monday to stop supporting militias in Iraq but described the two countries' most high-profile meeting in almost 30 years as positive.
MENDEN-BARGE, Germany  - German authorities have unearthed the remains of 51 people, many of them children, in what may be a mass grave for murdered victims of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.
Phil Mickelson, usually a fast starter on the PGA Tour, is desperately searching for putting form as he heads to California's picturesque Monterey Peninsula for this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
\u00c2\u00b7 Wiltshire town courts country's Olympic team  \u00c2\u00b7 Leisure centre could be put at athletes' disposal
The Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $3 million and Amazon.com has raised more than $3.5 million in online donations to aid South Asian countries devastated by tsunamis.
Nella tragedia greca popolo ragionava del mondo, ma oggi...
A Hong Kong company develops a &quot;virtual girlfriend&quot; for new cell phones with video capability. Artificial Life, Inc.&#39;s electronic love interest will appear as an animated figure on a telephone screen.
Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic recovered from a slow start to beat Aravane Rezai of France 6-3 6-1 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
Strategic review orders strategic retreat David Hanson, minister of state at the Ministry of Justice, told the Commons yesterday that the over-budget project to link prison and probation IT systems is being canned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The looming U.S. Navy attempt to shoot down a dying satellite could demonstrate an anti-satellite capability for its missile defense system.
John \
U.S. rock star Prince is to give away  his new album for free with a UK tabloid newspaper weeks before  its official launch, in a move that has caused dismay among  music retailers.
Suspect computers off limits German police have been prohibited from using hacking tactics to obtain intelligence from suspects' computers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Thirteen people were killed and one seriously injured in an explosion at a power plant in Wu&#39;an City in north China&#39;s Hebei Province when the plant began trialoperation on Thursday afternoon.
Rookie quarterback Drew Henson will resume his role as backup with the Dallas Cowboys. Coach Bill Parcells said yesterday that Vinny Testaverde will be the starter again because the team remains in playoff contention in the jumbled NFC, where the Cowboys are one of seven 4-7 teams. &quot;He gives us the best chance to win,&quot; Parcells said. &quot;That's what I'm ...
A train derailed and started a fire during the evening rush hour Tuesday, filling a subway tunnel with smoke and forcing dozens of soot-covered commuters to evacuate while critically injuring at least two, officials said. Terrorism was not suspected.
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Apparel retailer Talbots Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit fell, hurt by heavy markdowns and declining sales at its flagship Talbots chain.
A project which aims to attract thousands of tourists to the Titanic Quarter loses out on \u00c2\u00a325m of funding.
The dawning of Iraq's democracy arrived unhurriedly on Monday - in north London, at least.
A Georgia technology vendor said Wednesday it is looking to collect money from three patents on targeted online advertising either by selling the patents or by collecting licensing fees from dozens of online advertising firms.
Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next \
The online file-sharer says it has agreements with all the majors to offer free music downloads. That's not true, says Warner Music.
A Danish supermarket chain is free to ban employees from wearing religious headscarves at work, Denmark's High Court ruled on Friday.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) says it will obey any directives issued by the European Union  over the modification of Windows. European regulators have ordered the  world's biggest software maker to offer a version of its operating  system without its media player.
CHICAGO -- A woman with a lengthy arrest record was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Friday accused of theft by deception for going door to door on the Southwest Side fraudulently collecting cash and checks for diabetes.
Trying to comprehend how Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James can be so good, so young. On Saturday night at Gund Arena, James became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 points for his career.

Assailants fired a rocket at an American helicopter taking President Hamid Karzai on a rare foray into Afghanistan&#39;s troubled provinces Thursday, but it missed and he escaped injury.
The folks at Texas A&amp;M could care less that the Cotton Bowl is an aging stadium, that the New Year's Day game played there starts early and that the weather is often cold, wet or both.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw ruled out any United Nations or other international role in resolving the Chechen crisis, saying it was up to Russia to find the right way of ending it.
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) said  on Friday it has sent documents to U.S. health regulators that  it said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant  drug Prozac and suicidal behavior.
Jax is a new utility that helps to extend iTunes and compatible devices like the iPod, iPhone and Apple TV.
It's an engineering marvel that underscores the importance of balancing humanity's needs against nature's purity.
OTTAWA -- A scheduled three-day first ministers conference next month designed to reform the health system should continue &quot;as long as it takes&quot; to get a deal, Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday, even as one of the key premiers said he will limit
Business performance software vendor Cognos\u00c2\u00a0has agreed to buy Applix, a developer of performance analysis software, and plans to integrate the companies' products by early next year.
A Democratic senator said that Christmas tree ornaments sold at Wal-Mart Stores and other major retailers were made in a Chinese sweatshop.
Blog: Yahoo IM worm directs victims to malicious web site where they are duped into typing in their password and it sends itself to the victim's contacts
A book for use in Arab schools describes Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s war of independence as a \u00e2\u0080\u009ccatastrophe\u00e2\u0080\u009d for the Arab population.
Rafael Nadal, testa di serie numero 2, ha superato il primo turno del torneo Atp di Dubai (cemento, ...

Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews, including high-end handhelds and Google Desktop Search.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, which has the potential
The UN Population Fund Wednesday reported a funding squeeze has undermined efforts to provide family planning services, reduce maternal deaths, prevent HIV/AIDS, and meet the needs of young people.
Robbers who carried out what is likely to have been the largest bank robbery in UK criminal history may have looted more than \u00c2\u00a320m from high security vaults in Belfast, police said yesterday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair met in London with Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley Monday about power sharing with Northern Ireland&#39;s Assembly.
The detective leading the inquiry into the assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto is taken off the case.
Texas Instruments, the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and that sales reversed a yearlong decline.
The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.
Thousands of people flee the path of a strengthened Hurricane John as it takes aim at north-west Mexico.
President Bush aims to highlight the benefits of American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a brief, security-laden stop in the Andean nation.
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The two crewmen aboard the international space station lost a few pounds during the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food, but they said Wednesday that they were no worse for wear.
October 19 2004 1945CET - The Care International Charity says that Maragaret Hassan, its chief of operations in Iraq was kidnapped in Baghdad.
The EU must speak firmly to Russia which is \
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Defense attorneys prodded Scott Peterson's one-time mistress about wiretapped calls between her and the former fertilizer salesman accused of murder, implying she did not fully cooperate with police...
Apple Computer unveiled, after a two-month delay, its new iMac desktop computer on Tuesday which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches thick.
The yen kept most gains against the  dollar on Thursday after rallying to a four-week peak, but  investors saw no reason to push it higher due to growing  uncertainty about the outlook for the Japanese economy.
Ryan Moore won the last four holes to beat Luke List 2-up in the 36-hole final at the U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot Golf Club on Sunday.
Ingram Micro, a worldwide distributor of computer products, will acquire Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt. Ingram expects the deal to close by the end of 2004 and expects it to be accretive
A further two hospitals in Scotland will find out if they have won a reprieve from radical health board plans.
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Venus Williams crumbled under a barrage of power-hitting from Jelena Jankovic as the Serbian stormed into the fourth round of the French Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-1 win on Thursday.
Georgia released four Russian officers whose arrest on spying charges has angered its giant northern neighbor, but a vengeful Russia pushed ahead Monday with punitive sanctions aimed at dealing a painful blow to the economically struggling Caucasus nation.
The global pendulum has swung toward higher interest rates but the move to costlier credit worldwide is proving less than smooth, and it looks as if cheap money will remain readily available for much of 2005.
The little-known tax break has allowed wealthy financiers to cut their total income tax bills by billions of dollars.
Apple Computer Inc. rolled out on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the popular digital music player into the multimedia
TORONTO (CP) - US health authorities seeking desperately to overcome a massive shortage of flu vaccine in that country are in discussions with Canada&#39;s major influenza vaccine producer, the company confirmed Tuesday.
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - A four-month injury break was a blessing in disguise for twice champion Davis Love III who returns to PGA Tour action in refreshed mood for this week's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Two-time MVP quarterback Kurt Warner plans to leave the New York Giants after this season rather than remain a backup to Eli Manning.
NEW YORK  - Boosted by \
Apotential diplomatic breakthrough has emerged that may lead to a peaceful settlement of the mounting international dispute over Iran&#39;s nuclear program.
Pakistan's Supreme Court  urges the government to release people being held by  the intelligence agencies.
The body of a missing woman is found in her home, despite the property being searched by police when she vanished.
SALVO, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin's arbitration hearing on doping charges will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30-31, his attorney said on Tuesday.
La russa Olga Savialova ha vinto l'oro nella Combinata femminile (7,5 km tc + 7,5 km tl) imponendosi...
The Republicans' election triumph behind them, members of Congress return Tuesday for a lame-duck session amid hope they can finish a huge pile of spending bills stalemated all year.
A court issued warrants Wednesday for the arrest of an American surgeon on three charges of manslaughter and five charges of causing grievous bodily harm to patients at an Australian public hospital, officials said.
The Bush administration scrambled Thursday with the implications of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination after investing significant diplomatic capital in promoting reconciliation between her and President Pervez Musharraf.
US and Iraqi forces begin a major operation against rebels in Iraq's northern city of Samarra, reports say.
A Oliver Kahn interessa poco dell'arrivo di Klinsmann al Bayern Monaco. ''Klinsmann? Non mi importa,...
Sports Direct swoops on Umbro's shares, tackling Nike's plans to buy the England football kit maker.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of  6.8 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday, but there  were no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami  warning was issued.
MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to make it easier for pediatricians to spot and begin early treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released two new reports with recommendations for identifying and managing these conditions.
BBC education correspondent Mike Baker looks at what the GCSE figures reveal - and what they do not.
Venus Williams was upset by unseeded Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-2, in a Kremlin Cup quarterfinal Friday.
Home Depot Inc. (HD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , looking to expand its share of the home appliance market, said on Tuesday it will begin selling refrigerators and other items online, something
NAJAF, Iraq - A rebel cleric's militiamen kept their guns outside a holy site Friday after issuing a surprise offer to give up control of the Imam Ali Shrine to Shiite Muslim religious leaders, but negotiators wrangled into the night over getting the militants out of the compound.    The removal of weapons and pledge to hand over keys to religious authorities was seen as a big step toward a resolution of the two-week faceoff in Najaf that has killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds in fighting between Muqtada al-Sadr's militia and a joint U.S.-Iraq force...
Data on approximately 40,000 depressed adults in 234 clinical trials of antidepressants will be examined to see if the drugs increased suicidal thoughts or behaviors, said the US Food and Drug Administration.
Insomniac&#39;s cheeky action sequel features online play, 2D side scrolling mini-games, and of course, more weapons. Sony today announced that Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.
Thousands of mourners streamed into daredevil naturalist Steve Irwin's zoo ahead of a public memorial service that will be watched by millions of viewers across the world.
LAGFAF, Morocco  - When 2007 arrived and the winter rains had still not fallen, Morocco's religious leaders led anxious prayers to avert a rural catastrophe, quoting from the Koran:
The Supreme Court seemed disturbed Tuesday by the secrecy faced by Americans who take tax disputes to the U.S. Tax Court.
The &amp;quot;Save the Whales&amp;quot; lobby has stirred memories of its 1980s heyday, thwarting Japan&#039;s bid to control the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions.
Donovan McNabb tossed two first-half  touchdown passes to help the Philadelphia Eagles cruise to a  27-14 win over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday and reach the NFC  championship game for a fourth consecutive year.
Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed.
NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon said Saturday he is quitting the civil rights organization.
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Former dot-com entrepreneurs have found a new purpose in transforming the $1 trillion domestic energy market.
Il presidente della Uefa, Michel Platini, in una conferenza stampa a Tbilisi, in Georgia, ha detto l...
Consumers should see more price increases or fewer discounts for orange juice because of what is expected to be a lackluster crop.
The adjourned Annual General Meeting of Board for Control of Cricket in India, which is to be reconvened on October 26, is likely to be postponed in view the special leave petition in the Supreme Court which comes up for hearing on the same day.
Sudan has not reined in Arab militias responsible for killing tens of thousands of black African civilians and displacing more than a million others in Darfur, casting
Almeno 132 i morti nell'attacco contro Benazir Bhutto
NEW YORK - Finally, there is some good news for Microsoft in its struggle to gain a foothold in the living room. The third try is always the charm when Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) takes a run at a new market.
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, will today fly from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to the country&#39;s western Darfur region where more than 1 million people have been been displaced by fighting.
Masses are held in Bethlehem and Rome as millions of Christians around the world mark the birth of Jesus Christ.
Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday dismissed as \
Larry Shue's deliberately doltish comedy, a downtown hit in the mid-1980's, is a good fit for the eternally open-faced Matthew Broderick.
KERBALA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed at least seven people and wounded 44 in a busy market in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala on Saturday, hospital sources said.
Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  on Tuesday said it would repurchase $22.5 billion in stock and sell its supply division to three private equity firms for $10.3 billion as it refocuses on its core retail business.
Eartha Kitt stands out in the otherwise uneventful romantic comedy, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAnd Then Came Love.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The U.S. envoy to six-party talks on  North Korea's nuclear arms program said on Sunday it was time  to wrap things up and reach a resolution but South Korean and  Japanese delegates held out little hope.
The US dollar tumbles to a new low against the euro as speculation mounts that US interest rates will be cut.
A television grab shows a soldier helping a girl away from the scene at a school in the town of Beslan in the province of North Ossetia near Chechnya, September 1, 2004.
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Indonesia ordered aid workers and journalists on Wednesday to declare travel plans or face expulsion from the country's tsunami-devastated Aceh province as authorities moved to reassert control of the rebellion-wracked area.
LAKE FOREST, California  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and a leading U.S. evangelical pastor pledged on Friday to work together in an unusual and controversial meeting of minds on the fight against AIDS.
Sean Penn, winner of an Academy Award as an actor and recipient of praise as a director, was named on Thursday the president of the jury of the 61st Cannes Film Festival.
Pur in presenza di danno biologico non c'e' lesione diritto
Digital music, distributed online or by mobile networks, accounted for $2.9 billion in sales worldwide, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier, the industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international trade group said.
'Nel 2008 pace e tranquillita' a comunita' internazionale'
India today assured the visiting Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba that it would render all possible assistance to Kathmandu in tackling the Maoist insurgency.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 30  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Somali reconciliation talks, seen as the best hope for peace in the war-wracked nation, ended on Thursday with the interim president urging insurgents and militias to swap the bullet for the ballot box.
AMERICA/CILE - La sensibilizzazione di tutta la societ\u00c3\u00a0 per una migliore assistenza alle persone sofferenti tra gli obiettivi della Giornata del Malato che sar\u00c3\u00a0 celebrata il 15 settembre Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Per alcuni anni, la domenica di Pentecoste si celebrava la Giornata del Malato missionario, organizzata dalle Pontificie Opere Missionarie. Nel 1985 la Chiesa spagnola ha istituito la Giornata del malato e, nel 1992 Giovann...
European Union leaders gather in Lisbon to sign a reform treaty designed to replace the ill-fated EU constitution.
Following the recent August 29, 2006 announcement of expansion plans to the U.S.,  Tailor AquaPonics Worldwide, Inc.
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A tour helicopter crashed at an airport on the island of Kauai on Thursday, killing three people and critically injuring four, officials said.
All'altezza di un cantiere tra Cavenago e Trezzo sull'Adda
Authorities are testing the DNA of a man arrested on minor trespassing and housing code violations to see if he has any connection with the BTK serial killings that terrorized the city in the 1970s, state police said Thursday.
VANCOUVER - Addictions research experts say the wave of crystal methamphetamine production that is plaguing the streets of Vancouver is moving east.
The lawyer for a US soldier accused of mistreating Iraqi prisoners says he used valid control techniques.
Secondo gli analisti pesano le tensioni in Nigeria
By Patricia Smith, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Feb. 8--In a way, North Carolina is right where it was last year after President Bush released his proposed budget for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District.
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the estranged wife&#39;s lover \u00e2\u0080-ho brutally murdered mega-millionaire banker Ted Ammon in the master bedroom of his East Hampton mansion in October 2001.
Sudanese government forces resumed air strikes in Darfur on Monday with an attack on a town that killed more than a dozen civilians, African Union peacekeepers and rebels said.
Members of the Druze community are to visit Syria  - still officially at war with Israel - after a court ruling.
By Michael Hiestand  Brent Musburger's career took some pretty big swerves.
A mild escalation of U.N. measures and U.S. pressure on banks is unlikely to change Tehran's nuclear stance
The west African nation of Burkina Faso has succeeded in nearly halving the prevalence of female genital mutilation in the ten years since it was banned, a government minister said Wednesday.
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HONG KONG &#151 Roaring boldly through the smog, French air force stunt pilots performed spectacular aerobatic jet maneuvers Wednesday in a goodwill gesture from France that was marred by Hong Kong's filthy ...
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Australia will find itself outside a &quot;club&quot; of the world&#39;s nations now that the Kyoto Protocol is likely to come into force, and its businesses will suffer, experts warned yesterday.
Hezbollah's deputy leader warned the U.S. on Sunday against setting up a military base in Lebanon, saying the guerrilla group would consider such a move \
Now that CEO Terry Semel's rocky reign is over, founder Jerry Yang will try to fix his baby. But is he the right man for the job?
By Douglas Fischer  Flame retardants are generating some heat of their own as concerned researchers and lawmakers note rising levels in the environment and step up efforts to ban them from everyday household products.
David Coulthard and Anthony Davidson must wait to find out if they will be driving for new Formula One team Red Bull Racing next year.
DES MOINES, Iowa - Warning lights flashed atop four police cars as the caravan wound its way up the driveway in a procession fit for a foreign potentate. At long last, Azy and Indah had arrived...
The government pledges to do all it can to secure the release of a British civil engineer kidnapped in Iraq.
Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their first child, the actor-director's spokesman said Thursday.
The Sacramento Kings have won two straight games after a 101-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Brad Miller scored 11 points in the third quarter as the Kings stretched their lead to 77-63.
Eight US marines were killed and nine wounded in action west of Baghdad Saturday, the US military said. It gave no details on the circumstances of the deaths, which it said occurred in
A new study by SEMPO of in-house search marketers finds no quick path to riches, but a solid career path.
It may be riskier and more expensive than ever envisioned for the Nets to construct the $600 million Barclays Center arena near downtown Brooklyn.
Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O&#039;Neal were in fine form but Dirk Nowitzki was not as Miami defeated Dallas 98-74 to move two wins away from their first National Basketball Association championship.
The Israeli army said on Wednesday that a total of 148 unarmed Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year. A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer released
Mark Thatcher, the son of the former UK prime minister, has arrived in court following his arrest over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
At a time when China's government has granted the foreign media greater freedom, it is tightening controls on Chinese who write about politically sensitive or embarrassing topics, human rights activists and journalists say.
THE MOST popular purveyor of operating systems in the known world, Microsoft is set to gain PR points by issuing lawsuits against Hotmail spammers.
The striker is out of favor at Real Madrid, while Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is keen to bolster his forward options after Djibril Cisse&#39;s injury.
Fire swept through a historical downtown church early Friday, collapsing its steeple and flicking off embers that ignited three other buildings. Arson was not suspected, a fire official said.
Two old stars appear to be generating planets long after the normal period, astronomers say.
A few weeks ago Candace Locklear's  office computer quietly started sending out dozens of instant  messages with photos attached that were infected with malicious  software.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country would do whatever it could to help improve security in Iraq, where tensions are running high after the worst bombing since the 2003 U.S. invasion.
Oltre 500 religiosi preparano corteo a Yangon
By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican  Jun. 26--A cottonwood bosque fire near Tesuque on Sunday that forced the evacuation of a halfdozen homes is a warning of the increasing fire danger as vegetation dries up and the temperatures rise.
DVD rental company Netflix Inc on  Wednesday said it was developing a set-top box with LG  Electronics Inc to let subscribers watch movies streamed  directly from the Web to their TVs.
An immigration sweep of meat plants in six states resulted in nearly 1,300 arrests of illegal immigrants, federal officials said on Wednesday.
A funeral service takes place for a young father who died when a tug boat sank on the Clyde.
A UK government study finds the open-source Linux operating system is a  \
Media & professional: MPs have rejected calls for statutory regulation of the press following the News of the World phone tapping affair but have accused some editors of becoming \
Convention center outsourcer tells how he deals with problems ranging from 25-foot trucks that block signals to APs knocked out by golf balls.

About half the usual number of loggerhead turtles have nested between North Carolina and Florida this season, and scientists have no explanation for the drop.
Just a few days before Aleta St. James&#39; birthday, she gave birth for the first time in her life to twins. Yesterday, at Mount Sinai Medical Centre in New York, the Manhattan mother introduced her two children to the world.
The answer holds deep implications for the war on terrorism and U.S. security more broadly.
Japanese eel lovers worried about a price rise due to looming limits on European exports can relax ahead of next month&#39;s &quot;Eel Day&quot;, when many tuck into grilled eel to boost their stamina and beat the summer heat.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
The Pentagon is developing plans to send four more battalions to Iraq early next year, partly to boost security in Baghdad, defense officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a commission studying Iraq policy said it would make its report next week.
When Rabbi Jonathan Gerard traveled to Israel in 1996 his group took a bus to the border of Gaza and, led by armed Palestinian guards through throngs of Palestinians, met with Yasser Arafat.
: French troops fired into the air today to disperse protesters gathered to protect President Laurent Gbagbo, as unrest swept Ivory Coast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main city Abidjan after weekend clashes between French and Ivorian forces.
Ousted Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore said Tuesday he&#39;s glad the US Supreme Court decided to review Ten Commandments cases from Kentucky and Texas, but he said they
Greg Rusedski overcomes Ivo Karlovic in the first round of the Kremlin Cup.
A US appeals court upheld a patent infringement finding against BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile
SanDisk Corp introduced a new flash  storage drive on Wednesday that also automatically backs up  data to the Internet.
Mike Tindall insisted that England's performance against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday would be unaffected by captain Jason Robinson's media boycott.
At one end of Gillette Stadium yesterday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his media relations staff dealt with wave after wave of reporters, broadcasters, and cameramen.
LOS ANGELES - Ben Stiller can&#39;t believe Barbra Streisand agreed to play his mother in the new film &quot;Meet the Fockers.&quot;.
LONDRA - Essere single fa male alla salute quanto, se non piu&#39;, del fumo. Ea rischio non sono solo gli uomini, ma anche le donne. La brutta notizia viene da un vasto studio condotto da un&#39;equipe di ricercatori
Fred Thompson's old pickup truck sits behind his mother's house in a Nashville suburb, more than a dozen years after it was credited with helping him win his first bid for public office.
Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was ordered under house arrest yesterday, charged with kidnapping and murder dating back to his 17-year rule.
The head of an international charity's operations in Iraq was seized by kidnappers today.
Kenya's foreign minister urged outsiders on Sunday not to make the mistake of using threats to force a deal to end a post-election crisis, saying the solution lies with Kenyans.
Bear Stearns reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday.
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A protester has attacked a controversial  waxwork nativity scene featuring England soccer captain David  Beckham as Joseph and his pop star wife \
im333mfg writes &quot;Tonight at 7:08pm PST, the Cassini spacecraft will be releasing the much anticipated Huygens Probe for a rendezvous with the Saturn moon Titan.
A large wildfire raging near Malibu in California causes devastation and threatens the homes of several celebrities.
Mental health inpatients have to put up with poor and untherapeutic conditions on the wards, a survey finds.
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DES MOINES, Iowa - A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, Variety magazine reported.
The FBI improperly obtained credit reports and other information on individuals through errors in using its power to investigate terrorism or espionage suspects, the Washington Post reported, citing a U.S. Justice Department audit.
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Boston College's athletics program plans to start offering its wealthy football fans a quick way to shuttle to away games via chartered jets.
Blood clotting is four to five times more likely to occur in patients who have drug-coated heart devices known as stents, compared with the older bare-metal variety, according to a large data analysis by the Cleveland Clinic released yesterday.
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The World Bank says it is ready to offer economic assistance to Kashmir to help promote the peace process in the region.
U.S. stocks may test record highs this  week as muted oil prices take center stage. But the September  jobs report on Friday could keep traders cautious and upend a  rally.
XINTAI, China, Aug. 23 -- The first sign of trouble was a stream of water that burst from a wall deep in the mine, Wang Kuitao recalled. Within minutes, he said, the water was everywhere, rushing down the shaft carrying tons of mud. Another disaster was on the way, Wang quickly concluded, one mor...
Facing a strong re-election challenge from Democrat Heath Shuler, veteran Republican Rep. Charles Taylor is going after a candidate who gets an \
Romanians go to the polls to choose between the governing ex-communists and a strong opposition alliance.
Northern Rock customers have complained of problems accessing their online accounts.
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Israeli soldiers have foiled a possible suicide bombing attack and detained a Palestinian woman, Israel Radio reported on Thursday.
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The United Nations on Thursday urged  Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and his opponents to use  talks set for next week to untangle the political deadlock  which is obstructing elections in the war-divided country.

Darxia Morris scored 20 points and Lindsay Pluimer added 12 on Friday night as host U.C.L.A. upset No. 2 Stanford, 69-56.
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N said on   Tuesday Chairman Patricia Dunn will step down on January 18,   2007, after coming under fire for ordering a controversial   board investigation into boardroom leaks to the media.
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Family members of two Marines say their sons were ordered to photograph and clean up corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians that members of their unit are suspected of killing, and they have been traumatized ever since.
The once-mighty New York Yankees are unraveling these days on the field and the Yankee family seems to be fraying at the seams during the Bronx Bombers' nose-dive in the standings.
The Scottish Government dismisses a call by a judge in England for an expansion of the UK DNA database.
As the world scrambled to the rescue, survivors fought over packs of noodles in quake-stricken Indonesian streets Wednesday while relief
Jason Kidd is headed to the Dallas Mavericks after all, although in a trade that's slightly different than originally arranged.
In the UK, iTunes charges consumers STG0.79 per song, or around EUR1.20. In France and Germany, however, the cost of downloads is just EUR0.
The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law
Before the election, the government mobilized groups of thugs to harass voters. On the day of the election, police prevented thousands of opposition activists from voting at all.
The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by millions of people around the world, is being pulled off the market after a study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises
The report by the Human Rights Watch paints a distorted picture of the situation in Hong Kong, said a spokesman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Thursday.
Kiev, Ukraine - Rivals for Ukraine&#39;s presidency jabbed fingers at one another and traded accusations in a heated televised debate Monday.
In a sharp departure from past debates, not one of the six Democratic candidates attacked another one by name.
Ivory Coast&#39;s army said today it had launched an attack on the rebel stronghold of Bouake in the north of the country. &quot;We have been operating in Bouake since this morning.
Mimmo Di Carlo ha vissuto in prima persona la giornata negativa degli arbitri. Il suo Parma &egrave;...
Concern is growing for two Italian women aid workers in Iraq taken hostage by gunmen who stormed their Baghdad offices in broad daylight.
Delray Beach \u00c2\u00b7 Matias Boeker learned a couple of valuable lessons at his first ATP event this week. First, he&#39;s done driving himself to tournaments after being involved in a multiple
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, concerned for his country's political stability, said on Sunday that a new monarch should be chosen next week if King Norodom Sihanouk was determined to retire.
A truck collided with a bus Thursday in northeastern Bulgaria, sending both vehicles off a bridge into a river and killing at least 19 people, police and doctors said.
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Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included \
Microsoft announced that Windows XP Starter Edition would be made available here early next year and at the same time Gartner has sent out a warning about XPSE.
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CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Jeff McInnis scored eight of his 16 points in the final three minutes as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the New Orleans Hornets, 100-91.
Willis McGahee hasn&#39;t set the world on fire, as is the perception in some circles. He&#39;s averaging just 3.7 yards per carry.
E' un Massimo Moratti raggiante quello che archivia la vittoria dell'Inter sul Messina.\
Under Wyoming\u00e2\u0080\u0099s election laws, the state Republican Party will nominate three people to be his successor.
This article was reported by Lee Jenkins, Juliet Macur and Bill Pennington and written by Mr. Jenkins. During a year that baseball would like to forget, the scene was set for its free fall.
AMSTERDAM - As the investigation into the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh continues, the Dutch authorities are hunting a Syrian who was allegedly in contact with four men being held in the Netherlands on terrorism charges.
ISLAMABAD, OCTOBER 1: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shi\u00e2\u0080\u0099ite mosque packed with worshippers during Friday prayers killing at least 30 people and injuring 70 others in Sialkot, Pakistan.
An unmanned Russian cargo ship carrying 2 tons of supplies including holiday gifts, docked Wednesday at the international space station, officials said.
Holy intruder! A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace on Monday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ...
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and representatives for United for Peace and Justice have agreed on a site for a protest rally this weekend, as well as the route for the march that will precede it, sources familiar with the
A U.N. expert on racism on Friday branded the defamation of religions &#151; in particular critical portrayals of Islam in the West &#151; a threat to world peace.
The plot: The Cardinals boast the best record in baseball and are hopeful of getting to their first World Series since 1987 and winning their first championship since 1982.
The world's top climate scientists said on Friday global warming was man-made, spurring calls for urgent government action to prevent severe and irreversible damage from rising temperatures.
A UK soldier accused of abusing Iraqi civilians had been following orders, a court martial is told.
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Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and popular Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu face off in a presidential election runoff on Sunday seen as key for the Balkan country's European Union accession path.
The UN Human Rights Council postponed a vote on whether to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Darfur and remained mired in debate, despite cries of alarm from senior UN officials about the situation in the strife-torn region of Sudan.
Londra \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Scuote dalle fondamenta il gigante americano l&#39;affermazione che ieri, abbandonando la consueta cautela, Kofi Annan, Segretario Generale dell&#39;ONU (Organizzazione delle Naizoni Unite), ha rilasciato al network inglese BBC: &quot;La guerra in Iraq &#39;non
Nine retired federal judges accused the Bush administration and Congress of trying to deprive detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of the most basic legal right.
Il ministro degli Esteri si rechera' nelle zone colpite
Dan Orlovsky threw three touchdowns and Connecticut virtually assured itself of a bowl bid in its first season as a football member of the Big East Conference with a wild 41-35 victory over Rutgers on Thursday.
The Weavers, among the most famous U.S.  folk bands, reunited on Friday to honor 85-year-old Harold  Leventhal, who saved their careers and helped launched other  performers like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
FCC documents uncover CDMA handset Pictures and details of Samsung's US-oriented Qwerty keyboard-equipped slider handset have been revealed in documents filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Worries about the world-leading U.S.  economy and fears over bank credit rippled across financial  markets on Monday, sending stocks sharply lower and dragging  the dollar to a record low against the euro.
After an endless campaign in which the focus was on Washington, it is useful to keep one thing in mind: When it comes to the economy, most of what matters happens in the private sector.
The education secretary Charles Clarke will throw his weight behind TUC plans for a union academy for working people.
GORDON BROWN faces a new warning today that he will have to raise taxes by \u00c2\u00a37 billion or cut swaths of government spending if Labour wins next year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s general election.
Incontro governo-maggioranza, fondi per superamento scalone
POLICE are hunting thieves who stole computers after breaking into offices in Harrison Way, Leamington.  Two men were seen going into a first-floor office at The Wolseley Centre.  Two laptops, a PDA hand-held computer and two high-visibility jackets were stolen.
A West African teenager is awaiting a judge's ruling on his request for asylum in the United States following a lengthy hearing that involved a mountain of evidence and questioning that critics called absurd.
Forget Hillary vs. Obama. There's another question in the Democratic presidential race: Does what happens in Vegas really stay there, or can Sin City set the course for the nation?
Federal authorities plan to test government trailers used by hurricane victims to determine whether people are being sickened by formaldehyde emissions, officials said Friday.
Tallahassee, Fla. -- People who cast provisional ballots at the wrong precinct are not entitled to have their votes counted, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday, rejecting an argument by labor unions that the rule wrongly disenfranchises voters.
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DUBAI, Oct 16  - A statement attributed to the group of Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, Iraq&#39;s most-wanted man, claimed on Saturday that it had beheaded 11 members of the Iraqi police and national guard.
A US appeals court refuses to delay the jail term of former White House official Lewis \
The United States called on Taliban guerrillas to lay down their arms Thursday, saying Afghans had voted against violence and those who gave up their insurgency would not be punished unless they were guilty of major crimes.
Emergenza smog, traffico bloccato dalle 8 di stamattina alle 20. La Liguria non partecipa
Laksamana.Net - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says terrorism is the enemy of all religions so they must wage war against the violent scourge.
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Portraying it as a means of combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday outlined a plan to eliminate popular elections of governors and individual
TOKYO The dollar fell to a seven-month low against the yen and was within sight of a record low versus the euro on Monday, partly because of market views that Washington is happy to see the currency weaken to help narrow the US trade deficit.
Comedian and political satirist Jon Stewart will host the Academy Awards next February, taking the stage for the second time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Wednesday.
Andrew Flintoff will return for England as a fully-fledged all-rounder and not a specialist batsman after his latest bout of ankle surgery, according to chairman of selectors David Graveney.
It will be more than a year before the 802.11n wireless LAN standard is officially ratified, but columnist Craig Mathias claims that the time to deploy this new technology is now.
VIENNA (MNA) -- Mark Gwozdecky, the spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that the IAEA does not intend to adopt a tough approach toward Iran and will only take technical points into consideration.
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Iran's persistent failure to clear up concerns about its nuclear activities after concealing them for almost 20 years sets it apart from all other nations, the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said on Monday.
With another 3-point barrage, along with an off-balance floater and a breakaway dunk, rookie JR Smith continued to demonstrate he can contribute to the Hornets this season.
North Korea's explanation that a  blast last week was demolition work for a power project rather  than a nuclear explosion squared with what Washington saw,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Corp   said on Thursday they would support a Northwest merger  with another carrier but, in return, want a stake in the  combined airline.
Bill Clinton praised the Democratic field of presidential contenders Saturday, noting that as president he had close ties to almost all of them. But he said there's no doubt his wife would make the best president.
The Google franchise could be coming to a Web browser near you; that is, if all the recent clues add up. Evidence is growing that may support rumors that the preeminent search company plans to introduce a Google-branded Web browser down the road.
Police in riot gear were called to an asylum detention centre early this morning after reports of a disturbance inside the building.
New York state launched a formal investigation of Intel Corp on Thursday, to determine if the world's No. 1 chipmaker broke state and U.S. antitrust laws to squeeze out its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the  maker of Camel and Kool cigarettes, on Monday posted a  third-quarter profit and raised its expectations for its  full-year performance on tax benefits and cost savings.
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Zippy Chippy, who never visited the winner's circle, won't be holding up the rear at county fairs anymore. Hollywood is dangling a carrot, and his owner-trainer is retiring the 0 for 100 horse.
Russian ultra-nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky on Tuesday said Britain was a nation of cheats and bandits, and had no right to seek the handover of Andrei Lugovoy, a candidate standing for Zhirinovsky's party.
For IT managers in the U.S., the early switch to daylight-saving time in March will require testing and potentially patching of all systems and applications that rely on time stamps.
Damage done by Asia's tsunami gives a clearer idea of the danger climate change poses to small islands, which fear rising seas will submerge them as the world warms, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
The IOC opened an investigation Tuesday into doping allegations against Marion Jones, who eventually could be stripped of her five medals from the 2000 Olympics.
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Nike is now offering songs for those who enjoy its sneakers as lifestyle accessories.
World oil prices fell nearly $2 a  barrel on Friday as dealers took profits from a recent rally,  but the market remained on edge as powerful Hurricane Ivan  thrashed through the Caribbean on a track toward the  energy-rich Gulf of Mexico.
When Lonie Paxton hobbled through the New England locker room one day last March, the long snapper, who was recovering from knee surgery, almost limped past the man with whom he'd be working the most in the 2004 season.
Top seed Serena Williams battled her way into the China Open final yesterday, overcoming two service breaks to defeat Vera Zvonareva of Russia, 6-2, 6-3.
Shareholders of Palm Inc. voted Wednesday to approve the partial sale of the struggling company to a private equity firm and change the board\u00e2\u0080\u0099s makeup.
England skipper John Terry admits coach Steve McClaren could lose his job if they lose in Estonia.
A Russian spacecraft delivered three astronauts to the International Space Station on Saturday, smoothly overcoming docking system problems which had delayed its launch.
Valencia midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo has been banned for seven matches by UEFA following incidents in their Champions League match against Werder Bremen last week.
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Although blogs like Daily Kos have demonstrated some possibilities of the medium, political candidates haven't bought into them, and probably won't anytime soon. By Daniel Terdiman.
It is suspected that they were freed in exchange for a $1 million ransom, a belief that has cast a cloud over national celebrations of the release.
The pilots union of bankrupt airline US Airways (UAIRQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) failed over the weekend to agree to a new round of pay cuts and will resume its deliberations on Tuesday, the New York Times reported.
The Arabic language TV news network Al-Jazeera on Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda&#39;s No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
U.S. House of Representatives  Majority Leader Tom DeLay, admonished by his chamber's ethics  committee last week, was hit by the same panel on Wednesday  night with two more rebukes, a congressional source said.
Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four Hollywood studios, advancing
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More than a year after Saddam's ouster, a website hawking real estate in Iraq is seeing something of a mini-bubble. Asking prices in the swankier neighborhoods of Baghdad and Najaf are surging against a backdrop of civil unrest. By Joanna Glasner.
LONDON - Turkey took a major step toward ultimately joining the European Union \u00e2\u0080-nd perhaps radically transforming it \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -n the European Commission gave conditional approval Wednesday for membership negotiations to begin with the large
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. military review panels have decided not to release 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees, concluding they were properly classified as \
Rumor has it that Apple will announce a super-slim laptop and online movie rentals at its Macworld conference next week.
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
A CAR bomb explosion near the office of top Iraqi Shiite leader Abdel Aziz Hakim has killed between four to six people, including Mr Hakim&#39;s security guards and a woman, according to hospital sources and the Shiite leader&#39;s political party.
World News &gt; Durban, Dec 6 : A major row in South Africa over profiling of blood donors according to race intensified today with the disclosure that blood donated by President Thabo Mbeki three years ago had been destroyed instead of being used.
Computer giant Microsoft has told a European judge that it should not have to share its technological secrets with its rivals. In March, the European Commission ordered the firm to share details of its software
Internet-based calling company Vonage  Holdings Corp  said it has agreed to settle a patent  dispute with Nortel Networks   with no payment of  damages, sending its share up more than 8 percent.
Sudan has accused Chadian aircraft of bombing its western Darfur region in what it called \
New England quarterback Tom Brady's newborn son has the initials JET.
Italian design label D&G flashed back to  the 1980s in its menswear show on Tuesday with shiny metal zips  and studs on trousers, bleached battered jeans and plastic  jackets.
In an unusual application of federal law, a judge will rule early next month whether a retired Salvadoran air force captain living in California conspired to kill El Salvador's archbishop 24 years ago.
Yo-Yo Ma is hitting the road &#151; the Silk Road to China.
Court sends patent suit back to lower court in case over Google's AutoLink toolbar feature.
Sven-Goran Eriksson is redeemed as England coach partly through luck but also because he took the bold selection decisions necessary ahead of England's 2-1 victory over Poland, the British press said.
Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program early on Tuesday settled key differences that had blocked a draft disarmament deal, leaving the potential agreement needing approval from the countries' capitals.
Australian Federal Police said on  Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor over his  alleged links to the perpetrators of attempted car bomb attacks  in Britain on June 29 and 30.
Guerrilla-style attacks in Acapulco and a police strike in Cancun have added to worries over Sunday's gubernatorial elections in three vacation-oriented Mexican states where parties do not usually refer to politics.
On the verge of becoming just another millionaire golfer, Woods finally put his new swing to good use. He sure resembled the Tiger of old in the second round of the Tour Championship, shooting an eight-under
The now 3-month-old Hollywood writers strike could enter its final chapter Saturday when guild members gather in Los Angeles and New York to consider a proposed contract.
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- Jeff Bagwell made sure the Houston Astros did not waste a golden opportunity in the National League wild card chase.
Marco Bellocchio's expansive, memorable film floats and plummets like a box kite in a storm on drafts of melodrama, mysticism and humor.
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico is expanding its ability to tap telephone calls and e-mail using money from the US government, a move that underlines how the country's conservative government is increasingly willing to cooperate with United States on law enforcement.
OSLO, Norway, Feb 23 (IPS) - A process to ban cluster bombs by 2008  received a  solid boost Friday in a remarkable u-turn by countries such as   Germany and Britain.
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KITENGELA, Kenya  - A short distance from the slums and skyscrapers of Nairobi, Naanyu Ntirrisa pulls thorn bushes around her Maasai village to keep out marauding lions that have killed a cow and two sheep.
With videos, pictures and reams of other data piling up on computers everywhere, consumers who want some insurance against losing it all have a growing number of online backup options.
Top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia secured a place in the Den Bosch Open final with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 win over last year's runner-up Dinara Safina on Friday.
The Bush administration on Monday released new guidelines aimed at protecting the privacy of U.S. citizens as the government moves to enhance its sharing of information as part of post-September 11 reforms.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Sammy Sosa is expected  to take a physical in Baltimore over the next couple of days as  the deal that would send the Chicago Cubs slugger to the  Baltimore Orioles moves closer to reality, according to  MLB.com.
IBM  on Thursday forecast  2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations as strong  growth abroad made up for weaker results in the United States,  sending its shares up 5 percent.
Shares of Google Inc. GOOG.O jumped  13 percent to $167 on Friday after the Web search leader posted  its first results as a public company, and one broker said the  stock could hit $200, rekindling dot.com-era fervor.
Celebrities lined the runway at Tommy Hilfiger's presentation of his H Hilfiger collection, and the stars saw plenty of styles appropriate for those who do their party-hopping from yacht to yacht.
Manny Ramirez said in the spring that he'd love to win a Most Valuable Player award, but he knows better than to pin his hopes on it, regardless of how well he plays.
The House last night passed the first major overhaul of intelligence operations in a half-century, clearing the way for Senate passage today and a major political victory for the White House.
US and Iraqi forces took control of the central Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday but engaged in sporadic clashes with insurgents who had dispersed
Nicolas Sarkozy, French finance minister, is expected to present the new commitment on Tuesday afternoon after meeting representatives from the insurance industry, the small business community, the private ...
Some think he's already a saint for seeking a peaceful end to World War I. Others think he's a scoundrel for commanding troops who used poison gas and for mounting two bloody comeback attempts.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Chip giant Intel has a new industry to conquer: consumer electronics. CEO Paul Otellini is expected to lay out the No. 1 chipmaker's plans to push further into everything from cellphones to digital video recorders during a speech Monday at the giant Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview published on Sunday that the U.S. housing slump is likely to deepen more than many analysts expect, recording as much as a double-digit drop.
Chip Ambres drove in Lastings Milledge with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to boost the Mets to a victory against the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of legendary rock group Led Zeppelin are due to get back together.
A Californian woman pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of threatening Welsh actor Catherine Zeta-Jones. Dawnette Knight, 33, denied a charge of stalking and 24 more of making criminal threats.
Newcastle terminate the contract of assistant manager Kevin Bond.
the people who identify victims - have had too many opportunities to hone their skills in disaster situations in the past few years.
Engineers of today and tomorrow gathered at St. Mary's  College in Moraga recently to share their visions of livable,  sustainable cities for the year 2150 and beyond.
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TORONTO (CP) - Bernie Williams hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning as the New York Yankees spoiled what was likely Carlos Delgado&#39;s final game as a Toronto Blue Jay with a 3-2 victory Sunday afternoon.
Democratic hopeful John Kerry depicted President George W. Bush as angry, wrongheaded and unfit to lead, hours after the two rivals slugged out their second televised debate.
The chief executive of business software services company Smart Online Inc , his brother and four brokers were arrested on Tuesday and charged with participating in a scheme to pump up the company's stock, prosecutors said.
UN warns against humanitarian failure in southern Sudan in event of peace deal between government and rebels. ABUJA &amp; NAIROBI - The African Union chairman, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, said Monday
US tanks have rolled into central Fallujah and are meeting fierce resistance from insurgents who show no sign of surrender. Ten US Marines have been killed so far in the battle for the rebel stronghold north of Baghdad.
RIO DE JANEIRO -- After taking a phone call last week, director Jos\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Padilha stepped onto the patio of his studio and told a business partner that the intense discussion provoked by his latest film had spread to yet another sphere of Brazilian society.
Cameroon&#39;s international Samuel Eto&#39;o scored an 87-minute goal to earn Barcelona a 2-1 win over Levante in its last match of 2004.
International Business Machines Corp.  and Dell Inc.  are poised to gain market share in 2005 while Sun Microsystems Inc.'s   outlook remains cloudy, according to a Merrill Lynch survey of 100 chief information officers released on Tuesday
Australia finished off a clinical 213-run win over New Zealand just after lunch Tuesday on the fifth day of the second cricket test to secure a series sweep.
Rashad Anderson scored 17 points and Rudy Gay had 10 rebounds to rally Connecticut past Indiana, 74-69 on Saturday.
Paul McGuinness, the manager of U2, urges internet service providers to help end illegal music downloads.
Software giant tailors new version of office suite for small-business users.
Courier firm DHL decides to ditch its plan to make Brussels its international hub as authorities delay a decision over night flights.
A powerful cyclone ripped across Australia's northwestern coast on Friday, tearing roofs from houses in remote towns and laying waste to at least one mining camp. Officials said at least one person was killed and 20 injured.
MODENA, Italy  - About 50,000 mourners paid tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on Saturday and Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Italy was \
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James Hardie Industries NV, facing aA$1.2 billion ($880 million) bill to compensate asbestos victims, said Chief Executive Officer Peter Macdonald quit, a month after an inquiry found he misled investors about the costs.
Sri Lanka's forces have attacked five Tamil Tiger boats in the north, while separately troops have killed 41 rebels and one soldier died in fresh fighting, the military said on Sunday.
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Today at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, Microsoft&#39;s Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates laid out his vision of the future of multimedia.
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Michael Eisner plans to step down as  Walt Disney Co.'s chief executive when his contract expires in  September 2006, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.
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British Airways  is looking at  merger opportunities that could create a trans-Atlantic  super-carrier in response to a joint venture between Delta   and Air France , the Times said.
Now that its in-flight Wi-Fi service is off the ground, Boeing (NYSE: BA) has hooked up with enterprise wireless-broadband access provider iPass to draw more customers to the aircraft manufacturer's Connexion offering.
Scientists have identified a gene that is strongly associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma.
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If Doreen Seelig pocketed all the money she has spent on classroom supplies over 35 years as a teacher &#151; the printer cartridges, the paper, the pencils and the paperback books lent to her Venice High School students &#151; she figures she would have a new car by now.
Tamil rebels in eastern Sri Lanka are blamed for a landmine blast which derailed a train, injuring four people.
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Three years after Yahoo was the search leader, online ads weren't so huge and Microsoft's dominance on every PC was undisputed, Google's success has threatened its rivals so that a merger may happen.
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The U.S. ratcheted up preparations for what appeared to be an imminent assault on Falluja, while rebels set up a perimeter.
NEW YORK - An auction of important manuscripts, letters and other items belonging to poet and playwright Oscar Wilde goes up for auction this month, the 150th anniversary of the ever-controversial Irish-born writer's birthday.    The 104-item collection, exhibited Thursday at Sotheby's Manhattan location, includes some of the most desirable items from the witty Wilde's holdings...
Umbilical cord blood, now used mostly to treat children with leukemia, could save thousands of adults with the disease each year who cannot find bone marrow donors, two large studies indicate.
Blog: From the front lines on Fifth Avenue.
For Tony Blair, sorry seems to be the hardest word. A day after the prime minister expressed regret about bad intelligence on Iraq, delegates at the Labour Party&#39;s annual
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The New York Times has received two more subpoenas from prosecutors investigating who leaked the identity of former CIA officer Valerie Plame to the press, E&P has learned.
Frustrated with Congress's inability to pass an immigration overhaul bill, state legislatures are considering or enacting a record number of strongly worded proposals targeting illegal immigrants.
Famed Chinese basketball player Yao Ming, an all-star basketball player with the Houston Rockets, has applied to visit Taiwan on a trip that would score one for Beijing's agenda of uniting the two territories.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 -- The director of the San Francisco Zoo brushed off criticism Wednesday that two victims were denied help in the frantic moments after a fatal Christmas Day tiger attack, saying his workers acted heroically.
The U.N. General Assembly commemorated the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps with a special session Monday, and survivor Elie Wiesel and world leaders confronted a question that has long haunted the United Nations: whether the world body has the will to stop future genocide.
By Virgil Larson, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Mar. 10--Alltel Corp. shares rose sharply Friday on new speculation that the wireless phone service is talking to potential buyers.   The stock price closed at $62.51, up $2.34 from Thursday's close. It traded as high as $63.93 Friday.
Writers Guild of America members are voting in New York and Los Angeles on whether to end their 3-month strike.
After a parade of military regalia and a 19-gun salute that echoed across the Potomac, Donald H. Rumsfeld stepped down yesterday as secretary of defense, delivering a warning to those who contemplate \
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Australia's economy grew faster than expected in the three months to June, fuelled by strong investment.
Bloomberg - Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Arizona Senator John McCain won the New Hampshire primary, television networks projected, handing rival Mitt Romney his second defeat and further muddying the waters for the Republican presidential nomination.
Doctors have been warned to look out for cases of Lyme disease, which is thought to be on the increase.
President Bush is entering his second term with the lowest approval ratings of any recent two-term president, even as he talks about an ambitious agenda of change, an Associated Press poll finds.
Is it the real McCoy? Does it matter? Houghton Mifflin's decision to publish an unfinished work by J.R.R. Tolkien next year is prompting such questions. The book is the epic ``Children of H&#xFA;rin,\
The U.S. Marine accused of leading his unit in killing 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005 will face voluntary manslaughter and other charges but not more serious murder charges, officials said on Monday.
Defence secretary calls for 'period of consolidation and evaluation' before any cut in numbers
Hollywood's Golden Globe nominations did little to define leaders in the Oscar race as experts on Friday said the sweepstakes for the world's top film honors remained confined to a narrow list of contenders.
The  crescendo of noise in the oceans is interfering with marine mammal communication, campaigners say.
Department store group John Lewis reports an 8% rise in Christmas week sales, driven by electrical goods.

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Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou face misdemeanor charges for allegedly skipping drug tests on the eve of the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, faking a motorcycle accident to cover up their absences and lying to investigators, the public
(InfoWorld) - New York has become the latest U.S. state to ponder whether to use open standards for government document formats, though the move is not necessarily good news for proponents of the ISO standard ODF (Open Document Format). New York State Bill A08961, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman RoAnn M. Destito, proposes the state study how government documents are created, exchanged, and preserved and how these documents can be used in a way that \
On the eve of the US presidential election, China has accused President Bush of trying to rule the world and says the Iraq war has made global terrorism and ethnic conflicts worse.
PARIS: Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew has as much right to the late Palestinian leader&#39;s widely sought medical records as his widow, a defence ministry spokesman said yesterday, amid a simmering family tug-of-war over whether to make the information public.
ARTHRITIS sufferers have been told to keep taking the painkiller Celebrex despite the drug&#39;s manufacturer finding an increased risk of heart attack in users of the drug.
The Iranian parliament has passed the first stage of a bill which would force the government to resume its uranium enrichment programme.
WASHINGTON - Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate marginally to 5.4 percent. While the figures didn't amount to a national job fair, analysts said, they did hold out the promise of stronger growth following the summer lull...
By Louise Popplewell, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Dec. 15--AUSTWELL -- An aerial whooping crane survey on Wednesday was memorable for two reasons: it increased this year's record-breaking count and it was pilot Tom Taylor's last commercial flight.
Confidence among chief executives in the U.S. economy slipped for the second straight quarter, private research firm The Conference Board said on Wednesday.
Viacom Inc., a media conglomerate that owns MTV and VH1, said Monday that it was cutting the cash salary and bonuses of its chairman and controlling shareholder, Sumner Redstone, and linking most of his compensation with the performance of the company's stock.
A former Staten Island ferry captain who initially refused to speak with investigators about a disastrous ferry wreck will escape prosecution in exchange for his help in the case against another official.
Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is to retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
Lobbying groups regularly get their way in Washington, but few have had as much impact in a short period as the Save Darfur Coalition, an organization that has been pressing for international intervention in war-torn Sudan.
NEW YORK - A brokerage firm's negative outlook for the semiconductor industry pressured tech shares Thursday, while the broader market was little changed as a jump in jobless claims offset investors' relief over declining oil prices.    Late summer trading is known for being thin, but with the Republican National Convention set for New York next week, Wall Street is even less crowded than usual for late August...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51848)  has announced the addition of The Definitive Guide to the Broadband  Wireless Industry: WiMax, WiFi and 4G Cellular to their offering.
NORTON, MASS. - Forget college football: The best battle for No. 1 might be taking place on a golf course outside of Boston. Vijay Singh - the No.
Japan's regulators have announced the country's biggest financial market reforms in a decade amid hot competition in Asia to be the region's financial hub.
Il Capri Sport, due volte campione d'Italia di tennis, ha ingaggiato il cipriota Marcos Baghdatis, n...
THE last time Leigh Whannell rang his father Geoff, he was almost incoherent with excitement. It was 3am on Friday in Los Angeles and the 27-year-old Melbourne actor and filmmaker was in the back of a limousine
Angry users have flooded a Microsoft  blog with comments voicing their displeasure over the company's decision to postpone delivery of Windows Vista SP1 for six weeks.
Attraverso il proprio sito internet, il Villarreal ha ufficializzato la cessione in prestito fino al...
CHITTAGONG: The Bangladeshi bowlers continued to provide a helping hand in double centurion Stephen Fleming&#39;s assault on New Zealand cricket&#39;s record books today.
Microsoft (Quote, Chart) and representatives of the European Union&#39;s Competition Commission will sit down at the table together on Thursday, but it won&#39;t be to eat.
The race to succeed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaped up on Friday as a fight between 71-year-old lawmaker Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warm ties with Asian neighbors, and hawkish former foreign minister Taro Aso.
Liaison over the Gaza pullout is possible if the new Palestinian leaders curb attacks on Israelis, Ariel Sharon says.
Pakistan responds angrily as the US hints it might send forces into Pakistan to strike at Osama Bin Laden.
Insiders says the company will file for Chapter 7 protection after laying off hundreds.
The top anti-spyware products are reviewed at Adware Report. In-depth, side-by-side comparisons of popular spyware removal applications help you find the software that&#39;s right for you.
SCIENTISTS have found a way to turn off cancer with the flick of a gene switch. Experiments with mice show that silencing just one cancer-causing gene can eliminate incurable liver tumours in only four weeks.
By Amy Sancetta, AP. Ortiz dropped a single into center field with two outs in the 14th inning to score Johnny Damon and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees
Doug Schneider, 47, left, and Britt &quot;Mac&quot; Jefferson, 57, center, are hoisted into a rescue helicopter by Staff Sgt. James Bryson of the Mather Air Force Base Army National Guard near Yosmite National Park, Calif.
There are times in the life of a minority government when the biggest hurdle on the horizon is not a vote it stands to lose but rather one it can&#39;t avoid winning.
A stock brokerage firm and two mortgage companies have agree to pay a total of more than $420,000 to&#160;settle claims that they had unlicensed software&#160;on their computers, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) announced Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- First lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until Monday night. The cancer was identified as a squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is the second most common form of skin cancer.
Prisma Taranto-Sisley Treviso e Maggiora Latina-M. Roma saranno le semifinali della Coppa Italia. Le...
Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday on fears of financial contagion spreading from troubled U.S. subprime lenders, while safe-haven government bonds and the yen firmed as risk appetite faded.
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, the world&#39;s biggest maker of chewing gum, reported an 11 percent increase in third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, aided by strong sales and the weak dollar.
Operations at the Warren Grove firing range were temporarily suspended Friday after an F-16 fighter jet with the District of Columbia Air National Guard accidentally fired about 25 training
Alan Smith grabs an extra-time equaliser to earn Man Utd a draw at Blackburn.
Two men at the heart of corporate  greed scandals in America paid the price on Tuesday, as a judge  sentenced former Enron Corp. executive Andrew Fastow to prison  and Bernard Ebbers, once the chief executive of highflying  WorldCom Inc. began serving a 25-year sentence.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq warned on Friday that time is running out for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to contain the burgeoning sectarian bloodshed that threatens to plunge the country into civil war.
The world&#39;s largest software maker, Microsoft, made its place in the Indian information technology firmament more secure. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer, Microsoft, inaugurated the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest
The full force of the hostage tragedy that unfolded in southern Russia begins to hit home in the stunned town of Beslan.
An explosion in an outdoor market crowded with holiday shoppers in the southern Philippines killed at least 15 people, the military said.
MEXICO CITY &amp;#151; Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a vast crowd of supporters Sunday to wage a campaign of &quot;civil resistance&quot; to push for a manual recount of the election that he claims his conservative opponent won by fraud.
NEW YORK  - Recent studies suggest that the incidence of kidney stones is increasing, both in the U.S. and worldwide, and data compiled by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, suggest that diabetes may be a predisposing factor, particularly for kidney stones composed of uric acid.
U.S. employers added 157,000 new  jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers  surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season,  the Labor Department reported on Friday.
Marquise Hill, who was a 24-year-old reserve defensive lineman for New England, drowned in late May when he fell off a water scooter on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans.
Australian troops have stormed the stronghold of East Timorese rebel Alfredo Reinado, killing four of his armed men, but failed to capture the fugitive leader, an Australian defence official said Sunday.
Among the 25 films added to the National Film Registry yesterday are four featuring some of Hollywood&#39;s biggest stars, though it&#39;s unlikely that Charlton Heston, Rin Tin Tin, Elvis and Popeye would share equal billing anywhere else.
Per consentire il pagamento degli stipendi di gennaio
Tibco Software is shipping its ActiveMatrix 2.0 platform Monday for managing SOA, featuring an Eclipse-based development environment and an enterprise service bus.The platform offers expanded capabilities for integration, composite application development, and governance, Tibco said. Users can build and manage SOA applications, supporting technologies such as Java, .Net, and service mediation. Applications can be built that combine services developed with disparate technologies and manage them via a single infrastructure, Tibco said.\
Three women lead the LPGA championship after Thursday's first round and 37 are under par, but the main focus is still on Michelle Wie, who posts a 73.
The U.S. military said it had killed 49 \
First time director Kaushik Roy's \
Web search leader Google Inc   is expected to announce advanced software and services enabling  handset makers to bring Google-powered phones to market by  mid-2008, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing  people familiar with the matter.
Paramount Pictures studio chief Sherry Lansing will step down from her post when her contract expires at the end of 2005. According to a report published in the Los Angeles Times earlier this week, Sherry
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will be admitted to hospital today for an operation to correct a heart flutter. He committed to serve a full third term in office if he wins the next general election, and ruled out a fourth.
Dopo il 3-2 al Messina, con la sua squadra quasi raggiunta, l'allenatore dell'Atalanta Stefano Colan...
L'honduregno David Suazo non lascer&agrave; la Sardegna, almeno a gennaio. Parola di Massimo Cellino...
Why doesn't e-mail have the same protection as letters and phone conversations? Finally, an appeals court has ruled that they do
Prima della partenza per Palermo, dove domani si gioca l'anticipo delle ore 18, il Livorno di Camole...
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia&#39;s string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.
By Daniel Flynn MADRID  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez'sfence-mending visit to Spain sparked political uproar onTuesday when Madrid for the first time backed his allegationsthat the former Spanish government backed a coup against him.
From shaggy rebel to bald dad, a tennis icon caps an unlikely - and very public - career.
A European Space Agency rocket entered moon orbit Monday in a unique mission using a pioneering power plant. The s-called SMART-1 spacecraft blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana, Sept.
Sprint Corp.&#39;s enterprise operation, including its nationwide fiber-optic network, suddenly is looking like a swan and not a lame duck, as Verizon Wireless assesses the possibility of making a bid for Sprint in the boiling cell-phone merger scene.
ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 17 -- The Turkish parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly authorized cross-border military attacks in northern Iraq against Kurdish separatist rebels, as world leaders pleaded for restraint.
Actor Drew Carey sued his former  lawyer Dennis Ardi for purportedly involving \
City councilmembers who were criticized for telling Marine recruiters they don't belong in Berkeley are moderating their position.
An underground train came off the rails in London on Thursday and the London Underground transport system said it was looking into reports that there had been an obstruction on the track.
Larry Coker will be coaching in his 50th college football game when Miami faces Florida in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Depending on whether the Hurricanes triumph or fall, Coker&#39;s winning percentage
Kobe Bryant has been an All-Star, a world champion, an MVP candidate and a whole lot more in the eight years since the Golden State Warriors passed on him with the 11th pick of the 1996 Draft.
Telecommunication networking firm Applied Innovation Inc has agreed to be bought by KEG Holdings Inc for $52.7m in cash. The deal is worth $3.45 per share.  Hillsoboro, Oregon-based KEG is the parent company of high-speed network access equipment manufacturer Kentrox LLC.
A convicted sex offender who absconded from a Lincolnshire open prison is recaptured by police.
L'allenatore della Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli, mette in guardia i suoi dall'Atalanta, prossima avv...
Computer-security experts, including  former government officials, urged the George W. Bush  administration on Tuesday to devote more effort to  strengthening defenses against viruses, hackers and other  online threats.
Gli organizzatori tedeschi dell'edizione 2007 del mondiale in corso a Stoccarda, non vogliono Eddy M...
Dopo l'Udinese, anche Claudio Ranieri ammette l'arrivo di Vincenzo Iaquinta alla Juventus e individu...
Top-ranked Illinois shoots 52 percent from three-point range, making 13 overall, to roll over No. 12 Michigan State, 81-68, in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday.
Il finlandese Kalle Palander ha vinto il gigante di coppa del mondo disputato in Alta Badia. Al coma...
Republicans on Tuesday sought a speedy ouster of Rep. William J. Jefferson from Congress, possibly before his trial on federal charges of taking more than $500,000 in bribes.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was not satisfied with political progress in Iraq but insisted the Iraqi government was making some advances.
Three members of Saudi Arabia's powerful religious police face trial Saturday for the death of a man who died in custody. The case is the first of its kind in this conservative nation.
Greece isn't the only country  seeing low turnout for the 2004 Summer Olympics -- on average,  about 8 percent fewer U.S. television viewers tuned in to  Friday's opening ceremonies on NBC than four years ago.
When British regulators shut down Chiron Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (an Emeryville, Calif. biotechnology company) Liverpool, England factory on Tuesday, Oct. 5, citing concerns about bacterial contamination, they cut
Fans of Japan's distinctive style of full-length animated films gave a standing ovation at this year's Venice Film Festival to the latest movie from Japan's famed Studio Ghibli.
President Arroyo's bid to change the Philippines constitution comes under fire
A program targeting people most likely to be infected with HIV and offering counseling to prevent further infection would be far more effective than the government's recommendations for mass testing, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
As the city has disintegrated around them, ambulance workers are often overwhelmed, and have increasingly become targets themselves.
Apple has finally done it. They have blocked the files downloaded from RealNetworks music store from playing on iPod Photo. The software update on the Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music player will not let it now play files downloaded from Real\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Harmony software.
Scottish & Newcastle enters talks with Carlsberg and Heineken after an improved 800p-per-share bid proposal.
On a shelf in a locked basement room underneath the British Museum, are kept 11 wooden tablets; they are covered in purple velvet.
Not-for-profit nursing homes generally provide better care than those operated for profit, an analysis of state inspections for some 16,000 homes nationwide found.
Team GB win another rowing medal with silver in the women's quadruple sculls.
Doctors are pestering salespeople at drug maker Roche for samples of Tamiflu, an anti-viral flu medication made in Boulder. Boulder retailer Pharmaca is seeing a run on homeopathic remedies to stave off the flu.
Rockford, Illinois- A local fraternity is pitching in to try to get people to stop smoking. Members of Phi Theta Kappa were offering free lollipops in exchange for a cigarette on Thursday as part of the Great American Smokeout.
MONTREAL (CP) - Three groups of Canada Post employees have threatened to strike during next month's annual Christmas rush.
La Fiorentina recupera Jorgensen per la sfida con il Siena. Il danese giocher&agrave; con una protez...
Nigeria's umbrella union body, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said late on Tuesday it would give the government until Sunday to reverse a 20 percent hike in domestic fuel prices or it would call a general strike.
If you&#39;ve got some time between now and your New Year&#39;s Eve celebrations, try to focus on the financial issues that need to be taken care of before the ball drops.
BRUXELLES - Un accordo sofferto, sul quale si \u00c3\u00a8 negoziato pi\u00c3\u00b9 a lungo del previsto, ha spianato la strada a quella che tutti definiscono una decisione storica dell&#39;Europa e cio\u00c3\u00a8 quella di avviare il negoziato di adesione della Turchia all&#39;Ue a partire
By Geoff Liesik For the Deseret Morning News  ALTAMONT, Duchesne County -- Federal, state and local officials are monitoring cleanup efforts here after condensate and yellow wax crude oil spilled into two private irrigation ponds and apparently killed 14 ducks and a dog.
Battered by rising crime, many voters are turning again to the get-tough promise of a military man
Familiari vittime strage di mafia: ''Singolare tempismo''
It&#39;s the kind of plot twist that would have fit right in on &quot;Sex and the City.&quot;. Less than a week after Cynthia Nixon won an Emmy Award for her role for playing a hard-boiled but heterosexual
ATKINS, Ark. -- Authorities went door-to-door early Wednesday searching for more victims of deadly tornadoes that ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses as they tore across four states. At least 33 people were reported dead throughout the South.
US President George W. Bush &quot;has been adroit&quot; at exploiting the suffering caused by the September 11 attacks, his predecessor Jimmy Carter said in an interview with the Guardian.
The United States embassy urged Americans in Algeria to check their personal security on Monday after a bus carrying foreign oil workers was bombed in the first attack on Western expatriates in many years.
Nuovoo record per le quotazioni del petrolio. All\u00e2\u0080\u0099apertura dei mercati dalla borsa di New York arriva la notizia pi\u00c3\u00b9 temuta: l\u00e2\u0080\u0099oro nero tocca i 53 dollari a barile e non si fanno attendere le reazioni.
About a month after a lesbian couple successfully filed for a tribal marriage application, the Cherokee National Tribal Council voted to clearly define marriage as between a man and a woman.
NEW YORK  - A novel study may provide an answer to a question that has puzzled drug abuse researchers for years -- namely, why someone would try a drug like heroin for the first time knowing that it is highly addictive.
Sabre Holdings Corp. , owner of the Travelocity Web site, is expected to announce on Tuesday that it has agreed to a takeover offer of $32.75 per share, or about $4.3 billion, from private equity firms Texas Pacific Group  and Silver Lake Partners, according to a source familiar with the situation.
Omar Garcia Escobedo's family thought their 25-year-old son had, like so many other migrants seeking work in the United States, drowned trying to cross the treacherous, fast flowing Rio Grande River.
China&#39;s sweeping new labor law will  improve workplace conditions without deterring foreign  investment, the European Union Chamber of Commerce said on  Sunday.
Time-filling, not compulsive playing 3GSM Puzzles and card games are the most popular mobile phone games as users fill in time waiting for a bus or sitting on the tube, according to new research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: Le Mans-winning tech to bring the 'cleanest diesel engine in the world' to the consumers by mid-2008.
Authorities in Bangkok stepped up security across the capital Wednesday as Thailand braced for a court ruling on whether to dissolve the kingdom&#39;s two main political parties.
Russia's top general threatened on Wednesday to strike terrorists \
QUEBEC (CP) - Provincial ministers in charge of local governments said Friday the new health accord signed with Ottawa gives them confidence they can also reach a new funding deal for cities and towns.
NEW YORK  - Adults with cystic fibrosis  fare better when they undertake an unsupervised home exercise  regimen tailored to their liking, UK researchers report in the  medical journal Thorax.
The European Commission has warned Turkey that it will not start talks on Ankara&#39;s bid to join the EU until it overhauls its penal code.
At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, pushing the benchmark S&P 500 index down in its biggest one-day drop in almost four years, as a sharp sell-off in China's stock market and weak U.S. data fanned concerns about global economic growth.
The breakthrough was made accidentally by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys at the city&#39;s university on 10 September 1984. Since then, the technique has been used to trap criminals, identify victims of war, settle
The UK's current account deficit falls to \u00c2\u00a37bn ($13.2bn) in the second quarter of 2006, official figures show.
Elle Fanning follows in her older sister Dakota's precocious footsteps with a star turn in the film \
The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian operations in Sudan's troubled South Darfur area following a shooting that killed two aid workers, the agency said Monday.
MOSCOW, Jan. 10 -- President Vladimir Putin on Thursday appointed a prominent nationalist and political gadfly as Russia's new permanent representative to NATO, a decision that signals the Kremlin's determination to confront the military alliance across a host of divisive issues.
BUENOS AIRES : China&#39;s President Hu Jintao and Argentine President Nestor Kirchner signed cooperation agreements as Chinese companies pledged investments of 20 billion US dollars.
Japanese video game giant Nintendo said it will seek to retain its dominance of the portable game market with the launch of wireless Nintendo DS, a hand-held double-screen console.
Willie Nelson says the Dixie Chicks \
Script down to the core Security researchers have begun a month-long project to highlight security flaws in PHP, the popular scripting language.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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One man and one woman still have \
Creating A+ and A++ grades at A-level  would help private school pupils who apply to universities, a study says.
ATHENS : New Zealand&#39;s Sarah Ulmer smashed her second world record in as many days on the way to claiming the 3000-metre individual pursuit cycling gold medal at the Athens Olympics.
The Serb parliament is expected to  adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership  of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the  independence of Kosovo.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush intends to veto defense authorization legislation over a provision that would \
NEW YORK -- A day after saying it will bring YouTube videos to cell phones, Verizon Wireless is announcing a similar deal with Revver.com, a Web site that shares ad revenue with the people who upload the video clips.
A Swiss man dies after a grenade is thrown at his home in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka.
Democratic and Republican leaders of the House of Representatives agreed on Wednesday to develop a bipartisan economic stimulus plan to help avert a possible recession.
PSV Eindhoven look likely to break a run of eight previous failures to reach the knockout phase of the Champions League after their 1-0 win over Norwegians Rosenborg on Tuesday.
Fu arrestata nel 1993, per corruzione e favoreggiamento
DONALD TRUMP\u00e2\u0080\u0099S casino business filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, a month after the New York magnate halved his stake in the unit in an effort to stave off a debt crisis.
These stories sound a familiar theme for Alice Munro: that life is precarious, that flux is a given, that certainty will always be elusive.
In a move that will add to current concerns about North Korea&#39;s human rights record, 44 refugees from the impoverished country have sought refuge in the Canadian Embassy in Beijing.
ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Two topical creams used to treat  the skin condition eczema need a stronger warning on their  labels about the possible risk of cancer, U.S. medical experts  said on Tuesday.
La Saunier Duval ha deciso di sostenere la preparazione della nazionale azzurra per le Paralimpiadi ...
Standard & Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and the Moody\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposals to restore the credibility of their ratings have met with skepticism from some of their toughest critics.
DaimlerChrysler has recalled 1,650 of its new-generation Smart minicar because of possible steering defects, the company said on Friday.
Are technology CEOs overpaid? Does the corporate governance system work as it should? Let's find out.
A woman was shot in the head at a Toronto-area high school on Friday and police locked down the school with its students and teachers inside as they searched for the gunman.
Shanghai. (Interfax-China) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) held its first ever game in China last night. Budweiser, Coca Cola, McDonald&#39;s, Reebok, Kodak, and Disney were the six corporate sponsors
A guerrilla attack on a dining tent at a US base in Iraq killed 19 US soldiers and three other people on Tuesday in the deadliest strike on US forces since last year&#39;s invasion.
NEW YORK  - Are cellphone companies using their sway over handset makers to unfairly limit consumers&#39; choices? Skype, a pioneer in PC-to-PC calling, thinks so, and it wants the Federal Communications Commission to do something about it.  In a blistering filing with the FCC, Skype basically accused Verizon Wireless and other big carriers of holding their customers hostage because most cellphones sold in the USA are &quot;locked,&quot; meaning you can only use applications and features sold by your carrier.
Combining sympathy with discipline, a military-style boot camp near Beijing is at the front-line of China's battle against Internet addiction, a disorder afflicting millions of the nation's youth.
Shuttle portera' sull'Iss il laboratorio spaziale europeo
THE sharemarket should take heart from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s comment that sky-high oil prices won&#39;t harm the US economy - as long as they don&#39;t go any higher.
A Serbian ultranationalist accused of unleashing a murderous campaign of terror as Yugoslavia crumbled boycotted the start of his war crimes trial on Monday.
Johnson & Johnson  on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Guidant Corp. , for &#36;25.4 billion in cash and stock, giving the healthcare products maker a foothold in the fast-growing market for implantable devices that regulate heartbeats.
A season that started with such high hopes for the Cubs wound up with them being eliminated from playoff contention by their fifth straight loss, 8-6, to the Atlanta Braves Saturday.
Last month, three optical disc engineers now identified as working for Warner Bros. applied for a U.S. patent for a three-layer optical disc, which would be capable of potentially enabling DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD content to co-exist.
BAGHDAD -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit Tuesday to Baghdad, where Iraqi officials said she congratulated the premier on the passage of the so-called de-Baathification legislation and encouraged him to speed along other benchmark laws.
Ad Catania, 'Stiamo lavorando, ma proteste non servono'
California's attorney general is going after one of the mainstays of life in a way that is so confused, so terrifying an abuse of state power, that it begs for redress.
Maryland voters picked a white Democrat to go up against a black Republican for an open Senate seat in a contest that could upset the usual political and racial alliances.
Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida's incoming governor Charlie Crist said on Friday he will halt executions after a medical examiner found that it took a condemned killer 34 minutes to die from a lethal injection because the needles were inserted improperly.
Its orbit around Saturn securely established, the Cassini mission releases the probe designed to send back information from the planet's largest satellite.
The House is scheduled to vote today on a Senate plan for offshore oil and gas drilling that would open up new acreage in the Gulf of Mexico but that falls far short of an offshore drilling bill the House adopted earlier this year.
Researchers report that the higher a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body mass index is, the less likely he is to receive a kidney transplant.
On the red front door of Molly Malone's, the newest Irish Pub in Clarendon, is a black horseshoe.
A late-season typhoon has struck Taiwan, killing at least one person and forcing schools and businesses to close. Taiwan&#39;s disaster recovery centre says a television cameraman has drowned in a flash flood
General Motors Corp. GM.N will offer  its broadest and longest spread of interest-free loans later  this month when it holds a three-day sale to clear inventories  of 2004 model-year vehicles, dealers said on Tuesday.
Our story on Tuesday regarding the proposed Internet streaming royalty fees generated a lot of buzz in the streaming radio community, which prompted prominent members of that industry to share with us some more up-to-date statistics. BetaNews is now able to make more accurate projections about what major and minor streaming radio providers are likely to pay.
DPA London Aug 19: A London court remanded in custody eight men charged in connection with conspiracy to commit terrorist attacks in Britain and the United States.
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency standards when they aired an episode of &quot;Married by America.
With Democrats in control of Congress, labor will try to make unionizing as simple as signing a card, a move which business is already challenging as an assault on the secret-ballot process.
Legendary architect Philip Johnson,  whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban  landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on  Wednesday.
Bertinotti preoccupato, Di Pietro \
Will Greenwood is the latest England World Cup star who looks certain to miss the Six Nations rugby championship. The centre, who has been troubled for a while by a right shoulder injury, left
President Nicolas Sarkozy and his elegant but enigmatic wife, Cecilia, have divorced after months of questions about their relationship, a first for France that struck a deep, personal blow to his young presidency.
The anonymous lover from MySuperProposal.com who was attempting to get the funds to propose to his loved one via a 30 seconds Ad during the XI Superbowl came out of the closet. It is no other than &#8220;Our&#8221; Rand &#8220;Linkbait&#8221; Fishkin from SEOMoz.org. The proposal and background story got quite some media coverage. Perfect &#8220;Bait&#8221; Rand :). Everybody [...]
British rockers The Who have begun  mulling their next studio album, on the heels of 2006's  \
The first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church expressed regret yesterday over the divisions his elevation has caused among Christians, particularly in developing countries, where, he
The rubbish littering the streets of Naples is symptomatic of a deeper problem at the heart of Italian politics, says the BBC's David Willey.
The NHS cost of maternity care for mothers born outside the UK has risen by \u00c2\u00a3200m in a decade, the BBC learns.
A 59-year-old farmer becomes the third person in Thailand to die of bird flu this year, health officials say.
Hamas gunmen traded heavy fire with Palestinian police near the parliament building in Gaza City on Monday, killing a Jordanian man and wounding three people.
Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.
Hank Bauer was an All-Star outfielder for the Yankees and played in nine World Series.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says there is evidence Iran is developing a missile system to deliver nuclear warheads, the Washington Post reports.
The search for Tom O'Brien's successor at Boston College went from one NFL assistant to another yesterday and quite possibly could involve a third by the end of the week.
Probabilmente morto da un mese, si tratterebbe di un barbone
A gunman robbed an armored-car guard at gunpoint outside a Wal-Mart, then pepper-sprayed startled shoppers as he fled, forcing more than 20 people to seek medical treatment.
A 48 ore da crollo, operaio rumeno bloccato da una trave
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Sept. 27, 2004 - A huge wall collapsed Monday at an unfinished terminal at Dubai&#39;s airport, killing at least eight workers and injuring dozens more, witnesses said.
This riveting documentary explores Kids on Fire, a summer camp in Devils Lake, N.D., that grooms children to be soldiers in \
The US-based oral care and personal products company Colgate-Palmolive Company is drawing a blueprint to restructure its operations.
But the co-MVP of the 2003 season sent a clear message that he&#39;s hurting, and this time the physical pain mixed with a losing season has the Tennessee quarterback ready to think about quitting.
A fire which extensively damaged a derelict buiding in east Belfast was started deliberately, it is believed.
Financial market turbulence has noticeably hurt housing activity across the United States in recent weeks but other sectors of the economy have so far been spared, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
A team of e-voting researchers has released a report describing flaw in the e-voting machines used by 90 percent of Dutch voters. The report describes certain access problems as \
The prosecution of a senior Colombian rebel suffered a major setback Tuesday when a star witness said that he never saw the man being tried on charges of kidnapping three U.S. defense contractors.
Russia&#39;s finance minister announced a $5.4 billion increase in funding for four key security agencies on Tuesday, a day after President Vladimir Putin announced his plan for combatting terrorism.
Scores of bikini-clad babes and bare-chested hunks downing drinks by the pool. Gift suites overflowing with swag, from diamonds and designer jeans to fancy shades and hotel stays. Concerts by Kanye West, 50 Cent, Maroon 5 and Joss Stone for crowds that included Jamie Foxx, Sean \
Some 1.5 million residents of Beijing will be displaced by the time it hosts the 2008 Olympics, many of them evicted against their will, a rights group said on Tuesday, prompting a sharp denial by China.
Wouldn't it be great to have your own cellular tower at home? You'd always have a strong signal on your mobile phone, and you wouldn't be paying to use the carrier's network.
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By Edmund Blair and Barbara Lewis CAIRO  - OPEC oil producers on Friday agreed to stamp out excess supply that has lowered world prices from record highs.
LONDON -- Royal Dutch/Shell Group on Wednesday announced a $150 million increase in the amount of money it will spend in 2004 on exploration and production in Europe, bringing the total to $1.
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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern gives evidence at a tribunal in Dublin investigating planning corruption.
A small plane crashed through the roof of a house in northern Tanzania on Saturday, killing one passenger and injuring six others, including a Tanzanian Cabinet minister, police said.
More than 38,000 performing artists are owed royalty money for certain digital and satellite transmissions, but they only have until year's end to claim it.
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A pair of top executives in charge of the networks division at mobile phone giant Nokia Corp. are leaving the company for personal reasons, the Finnish company said Friday.
Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. have been under the radar all season, never mistaken for one of NASCAR's superstars.
A U.S. study suggests the impact and extent of mercury pollution in wildlife is much greater than previously thought.
German travel giant TUI said that the investment bank Morgan Stanley has sold almost all of its 10.1-percent stake in TUI.
With the insurgency in Iraq showing no signs of abating as election day nears, the British government agreed to a US request to redeploy 850 crack troops to a volatile area to the west of Baghdad.
Controversial new EU rules for the patenting of computer-based inventions have been put on hold due to a last minute intervention from Poland.
WASHINGTON (CP) - Attempts to lift the American ban on Canadian cattle could be facing a major setback with news Thursday that US officials may have discovered a second case of mad cow disease.
-- Serena Williams has agreed to play for the U.S. Fed Cup team for the first time since 2003.
Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.
Some celebrities and their handlers are now claiming that the news media have a double standard.
Baghdad, Sept. 19 (NNN): Militants have threatened to kill 13 Western hostages, including two Americans and one Briton, unless all female Iraqi prisoners are set free by Monday.
Iraq's top diplomat said Thursday that more progress had been made in bringing security to the country than in advancing the tumultuous political situation, and cautioned against expecting \
Before South Mississippi residents assessed the damage from Hurricane Ivan, they counted their blessings. The Category 3 storm, which devastated south Alabama and the Florida
Data mining is an inescapable fact of life in the digital age. These practices have significant social implications that need to be considered by everyone in a family, from kids, to parents, to seniors.
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Former Pakistani leaders Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif agree to  promote democracy in Pakistan.
A bomb squad carried out a &quot;controlled explosion&quot; and declared a suspicious car near the arrival lounge of London's Luton airport safe, after its departure terminal was evacuated earlier, a police spokesman said.
Twin car bombs exploded near Saudi Arabia&#39;s interior ministry and a security unit on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest strike by al Qaeda militants in the world&#39;s biggest oil exporter.
The U.N. mission in Congo said on  Wednesday it had spotted 100 troops, thought to be Rwandan, in  the vast Central African country but Kigali declined to confirm  or deny whether its soldiers had crossed the border.
Kijiji is trying to capitalize on eBay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s clout to compete with the Web\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most spectacularly successful underdog, Craigslist.
Firefighters are called to a Queen's University science building after reports of fumes.
Citigroup  has raised its stake in Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp.  to 68 percent this month from 61 percent, according to a filing to Japan's finance ministry.
Cornerback Fred Smoot agrees to terms with the Redskins on Saturday night after two controversial, injury-filled seasons with the Vikings. Smoot, who began his career with the Redskins in 2001, will sign his deal Sunday. Contract details were not immediately available.
The US space agency, NASA, continues work on improving the safety of the space shuttle, before the fleet of orbiters resumes its visits to the international space station next year.
The US Attorney&#39;s office is investigating whether criminal contempt charges should be pursued against a defense lawyer who admitted leaking an FBI tape to a reporter, then lying about it.
Catalyst patched for Windows, Linux ATI has posted the latest incarnation of its Catalyst driver package for Windows and Linux, and with it official confirmation that CrossFire now works on Intel's P965 chipset - for Windows systems at least.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pope Benedict hosts King Abdullah for the first meeting between a Saudi monarch and a head of the Catholic church.
LOS ANGELES: Mike Moore is positioning the George W. Bush-bashing Fahrenheit 9/11 for a historic tilt at the best picture -- rather than best documentary -- at next year&#39;s Academy Awards.
&quot;We were wrong about Vioxx, but you can trust us on all those other meds,&quot; the FDA seems to be saying. If you enjoy this article, you may also be interested in an article entitled &#39;The FDA remains in state of denial about drug safety questions.
The governor of North Carolina signed legislation that would protect subprime borrowers from highly risky adjustable-rate mortgages.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.  has sold more  than 3 million units of its Wii game console in Japan, three  times the sales of Sony Corp.'s  PlayStation 3, game  magazine publisher Enterbrain said.
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President Bush will continue his bid to win over conservative Democrats when he campaigns Thursday in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, looking to shore up support in those crucial battleground states.
The head of the United Automobile Workers union added that General Motors would replace nearly all of the workers with lower-paid employees.
The US Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into possible wrongdoing at Riggs Bank, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the US attorney for the District of Columbia to federal bank ...
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian on his  way to a mosque in a Gaza refugee camp on Wednesday as well as  a gunman closing in on an army outpost in a nearby buffer zone,  witnesses and militants said.
In signing the bill last week to restructure the intelligence community and create the job of national intelligence director, President Bush vowed that the government&#39;s new superspy would have real power.
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. and DVD rental subscription company LOVEFiLM International said Monday that LOVEFiLM will acquire Amazon Europe's DVD rental business in the U.K. and Germany.
Outspoken Japanese hawk Shinzo Abe has announced fresh sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests, a day before he is expected to win a vote to become prime minister.
Microsoft used today's Macworld conference to release its much-anticipated Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac software suite.
Many European leaders gasped with relief  on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election  defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook  more towards Brussels.
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Circumcision can dramatically cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men, results from two African trials show.
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Whenever I see someone turning the other cheek to a problem, I smile and think of the greatest golden retriever I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve ever known, a family dog named Kayo who was a very strong swimmer.
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KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's new Western-leaning  leader Viktor Yushchenko was close to taking power at last on  Monday, but an eleventh-hour bid by his opponent to challenge  last month's election held up a final declaration of the  winner.
Eight times humans came to try to live in Britain and on at least seven occasions they failed - beaten back by freezing conditions.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to meet Sudanese government leaders to assess the humanitarian crisis.
Household robots may help human carers  look after the growing number of elderly Norwegians in years to  come, enabling them to live longer and more comfortably in  their own homes, a project leader told Reuters on Thursday.
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Following a similar move by Verizon Wireless in January of last year, AT&T said Wednesday that it will change its policies to reduce early termination fees and change their contracts without penalty.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - nhe U.S. Embassy warned Americans on Friday to stay away from Islamabad's Marriott Hotel after an explosion that injured seven people, amid skepticism over Pakistani officials' explanation that it was caused by an electrical short-circuit, not a bomb.
Fierce shooting erupted today outside the palace where Secretary of State Colin L. Powell was holding talks in the Haitian capital when security guards exchanged
The Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan to build a commercial-scale coal-fire plant that would emit no carbon dioxide \u00e2\u0080\u0094 also known as the FutureGen project \u00e2\u0080\u0094 was scratched.
Some details of the highly-anticipated advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is expected to power the PlayStation 3, have been released by the three firms responsible for the chip&#39;s development - IBM, Sony and Toshiba.
KEWASKUM, Wis. - Police Chief Richard Knoebel says he wasn't about to take the easy way out when he accidentally drove past a stopped school bus with its emergency lights flashing.
David Beckham will be paraded as a Los Angeles Galaxy player on Friday.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf plans to quit as army chief to become a civilian leader, removing a main objection to his proposed re-election in October, a senior ruling party official said on Monday.
It is 4:45 p.m. West Coast time: It is like a nuclear bomb went off here in San Diego. We have been evacuated from our home early this a.m.
Chances are if your &quot;To Do&quot; list for today includes a trip to the grocery store or getting some early Christmas shopping done, you&#39;ll run into a Salvation Army bell ringer.
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel narrows its losses after securing a deal to reduce its debt.
Libya will be violating local and international and law if it deports 1m illegal immigrants, a rights group says.
The Fenway Community Health Center is kicking off a capital fund-raising campaign for a $55 million clinic and research center that will allow it to grow five times larger and include room to expand its nationally known healthcare programs for the gay community.
At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week.
Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.
The adapters can overheat, cause damage to the circuit board and melt through the housing, which poses a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers.
Wales came close to recording their first victory over New Zealand in 51 years but were ultimately thwarted 26-25 by a strong All Black defence and some individual brilliance by flying winger Joe Rokocoko.
The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to cut federal subsidies to college student loan firms, such as Sallie Mae, by $18.3 billion, redirect savings to student grants and ease some student loan repayment terms.
ROME: An Italian freelance journalist remained missing in Iraq yesterday, authorities said, while the vanished reporter&#39;s editor expressed hope that the man had not been taken hostage.
By now, if the Republicans did their job right, the term &quot;ownership society&quot; is still rattling around inside your head. It sure sounded great when President George W. introduced it at the Republican convention last week.
Two Picasso paintings worth 50 million euros are stolen from the home of the artist's granddaughter in Paris.
News Corp.  shareholders  learned how much revenue a closely watched Internet division  would generate -- if they were lucky enough to be invited to a  meeting in Australia last week with Chief Executive Rupert  Murdoch.
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Two reports on Turkey&#39;s application to join the European Union point to potential benefits from its membership, but highlight continuing human rights violations and Ankara&#39;s failure
Police have arrested a suspect in the bizarre murder of a Missouri woman last week. Lisa Montgomery, 36, of Melvern, Kan., has reportedly admitted strangling Bobbie Jo Stinnett, 23, of Skidmore, Mo.
A BOMB blast outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday resulted in at least nine dead and more than 180 people injured.
Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook said on Thursday he expects international box office receipts to account for 70 percent of the company's film revenue over the next decade, up from the current 55 percent.
A Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect accused of genocide in the 1995 massacre of up to 8,000 Muslim men and boys surrendered Saturday, the government said.
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These cell-phone boosters promise more stable calls, but how much improvement can consumers expect?
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Rookie Mathias Kiwanuka is not to blame for the Giants\u00c2\u0092 loss Sunday. But it can feel that way for the defensive end whose non-sack of the Titans\u00c2\u0092 Vince Young played a pivotal part in the Giants\u00c2\u0092 collapse.
By Brad Carmony Special to The Commercial Appeal  Every year, a group of friends and I try to get out of town for a few days around New Year's.  Past trips have included the Italian countryside, the French Quarter of New Orleans, Mexico City, Key West and Charleston, S.C.
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Chiron Corp., forced to halt shipment  on its flu vaccine because of manufacturing woes at its plant  in England, is the subject of an informal civil investigation  by U.S. regulators, the company said on Wednesday.
By Chris Gosier, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 8--STAMFORD -- The city's next magnet school will have solar panels, a wind turbine, a garden on the roof and wetlands on the property where students can watch the plant life undergo seasonal changes.
Nearly one-fourth of companies are now using Web 2.0-social networking software in some form.
U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
WASHINGTON: Based on recent fossil evidences, American scientists have claimed that a chimp-sized hominid walked upright on two legs in Kenya&#39;s Tugen Hills over six million years ago, nearly three million years earlier than currently believed.
A federal court has temporarily lifted a ban on imports of new phones using Qualcomm chips while the chip maker appeals a patent infrigement case.
BreitBurn Energy Partners is buying natural gas assets in the Midwest from Quicksilver Resources for $1.45 billion, a deal that will cut the stake that BreitBurn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major shareholder has in the partnership.
TEHRAN -- Iran's president said yesterday that his nation would continue its nuclear program but provide guarantees not to build atomic weapons, and it warned Washington that it cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran's help.
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Africa News, ABUJA - The African Union said Sudan began withdrawing troops in Darfur before a Saturday deadline to end fighting in the western region, but Khartoum said the pull-back was conditional on rebels halting attacks.
US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says he has no worries over Tiger Woods.
Vivendi Universal posted a first-half net loss Tuesday that almost doubled to 1.86 billion, as it was hit by currency translation losses linked to its entertainment deal with NBC.
An online statement posted Sunday in the name of an al-Qaida-linked group pledged that the Vatican would be spared, but repeated threats to turn Rome into hell.
When U.S. authorities arrested suspected Mafia figures with nicknames like Jackie Nose and Tommy Sneakers, it sounded like a crime tale from a bygone era.
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LOS ANGELES, June 19 -- Two immigrants were held down and forcibly injected with sedatives by immigration officials who were attempting to deport them, the American Civil Liberties Union charged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Mobile phone maker Nokia will lay off 2,300 employees at a German plant and move production to lower-cost European sites, the company announced Tuesday.Nokia plans to close the plant in Bochum, Germany, by midyear. Nokia also plans to close an automotive business there and is negotiating with Sasken Technologies to sell a Bochum-based software research and development entity, the company said in a news release.The Bochum site was not &quot;globally competitive,&quot; Nokia said. Additional investments would not make the site competitive, the company said.Nokia, based in Finland, announced last March that it was opening a manufacturing plant in Romania. The company also has a plant in Hungary.Market changes and &quot;increasing requirements for cost-effectiveness&quot; mean that &quot;production of mobile devices in Germany is no longer feasible for Nokia,&quot; Veli Sundb&#228;ck, executive vice president of Nokia, said in a statement. &quot;It cannot be operated in a way that meets the requirements for global cost efficiency and for flexible capacity growth. Therefore we have to make this tough decision.&quot;Nokia will negotiate with employee representatives to &quot;reach a satisfactory solution&quot; for everyone involved, the company said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian  decision-making body Sunday made its strongest appeal for  militants to stop attacks since Yasser Arafat's death last  November and replacement by President Mahmoud Abbas.
The head of the CIA&#39;s weapons-hunting team dropped 1,000 pages worth of anticlimax on the table Wednesday, pointing out what the world has known for well over a year: Iraq did not possess chemical, biological or nuclear weapons when the United States went
With four in the last week, is Google the next security buffoon? Analysis Google's desktop search application is vulnerable to an exploit that allows a determined attacker to remotely run most programs installed on a victim's machine. The flaw is one of at least four security holes to visit Google this past week, demonstrating that the search king, despite the god-like aura it enjoys for its pleasing software designs, remains a mere mortal in the security cosmos.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Bush administration does not plan to take immediate action or pressure foreign governments to act against individuals or companies that may have violated U.N. sanctions against Saddam Hussein because it fears igniting new tensions with allies -- and undermining the president's message that he is working closely with the international community, according to U.S. officials.
California filed a global warming   lawsuit on Wednesday against Ford Motor Co. F.N, General   Motors Corp. GM.N, Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and three   other automakers, charging that greenhouse gases from their   vehicles have cost the state millions of dollars.
It's SAP's world, and the rest of are just living in it.
A defective track caused a high-speed train accident in northwest England which killed an elderly woman and seriously injured five other people, according to the boss of the train company involved.
Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won for a discovery about how genes are controlled within living cells.
Changing currencies is Poland's next huge task, but officials say embracing the euro will offer the country an opportunity to knock economic policies into shape.
China plans to enact an anti-secession law, the government said Friday, in a move apparently aimed at promoting Beijing&#39;s campaign to pressure Taiwan into uniting with the mainland.
Women awaiting surgery to relieve severe stress urinary incontinence may gain significant relief with the drug, leading some to reconsider surgery, a study indicates.
Notre Dame's search for a football coach appears to have turned from Utah eastward toward Kentucky, where sources familiar with the process said the Irish are focusing on University of Louisville coach Bobby Petrino.
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Bloomberg - July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani beat his rivals by raising $17 million for his campaign during the last three months. Mitt Romney raised $14 million and loaned his campaign another $6.5 million.
LARKANA, Pakistan  - Guarded by security personnel bristling with AK-47 and M-16 rifles, former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Sunday visited the family of a supporter slain in a bid to assassinate her October 19.
WASHINGTON, Aug 20  - Regulators investigating Fannie Mae&#39;s accounting practices have sent subpoenas to the No. 1 US mortgage finance company in connection with the probe, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 14 -- The judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial told the toppled Iraqi leader on Thursday that he wasn't \
Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and their pals are starring in their own Web site &#151; the first in a series of new creative efforts launched by The Walt Disney Co. since buying the Muppets in April.
EU ministers meet in Brussels to plan reconstruction aid for the tsunami-hit Indian Ocean countries.
10 people were killed when a plane owned by the Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed while on its way to a NASCAR race. A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board says eight passengers and
Democratic commissioner says agency would be much more effective in halting deceptive spyware makers if Congress allowed it to levy hefty monetary penalties.
LONDON  - Former British home secretary David Blunkett was exonerated when an inquiry said it could not ascertain whether he personally gave instructions to speed up a visa application for his ex-lover&#39;s Filipina nanny.
THE man charged with the murder of Australian peacekeeper Adam Dunning in the Solomon Islands was out on bail for another killing.
The head of Germany's industrial federation has urged 15,000 company bosses to stick together in resisting any cap on executive salaries being mooted by some politicians, the daily Bild reported Saturday.
Some things sound simply awful: a family reunion holiday cruise, an all-you-can-eat haggis buffet, a television series set entirely in a psychotherapist\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office.
A state appeals court on Friday rejected Apple Computer Inc.&#039;s bid to identify the sources of leaked product information that appeared on Web sites, ruling that online reporters and bloggers are entitled to the same protections as traditional journalists.
Environmental protesters are arrested after storming the International Petroleum Exchange in an attempt to stop trading.
Armed with laptops, modems, hard disk drives and sandwiches, 12 computer experts hunkered down Friday for a seven-hour contest to find the best hacker in tech-savvy Singapore.
Q&A: Shawn Carpenter, a former security analyst at Sandia National Laboratories who has been awarded $4.3 million for wrongful termination, claims that Sandia tried to block him from disclosing information about a Chinese hacking ring.
Embattled hospital operator Tenet  Healthcare Corp. THC.N on Tuesday said it will pay $395  million to settle litigation with patients claiming one of its  hospitals performed unnecessary heart surgeries.
Dirk Nowitzki poured in 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Jersey Nets 92-75 on Tuesday.
Ten people are killed in at least one bomb explosion in the centre of the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk.
President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
ISLAMABAD : Shaukat Aziz, former finance minister and a key ally to President Pervez Musharraf, has been sworn in the country&#39;s new prime minister.
A charter bus ran off a wet road and rolled several times down an embankment in far southeastern Utah, killing seven people on the bus and injuring about 20 others, authorities said Monday.
War crimes prosecutors have demanded a life sentence for a former top Bosnian Serb politician charged with genocide for allegedly helping orchestrate atrocities during Bosnia's 1991-95 war.
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday ordered that residuals earned by O.J. Simpson for his past film and TV work be paid to the father of homicide victim Ron Goldman to help satisfy a $33.5 million judgment.
Opposition supporters rioted in the western city of Kisumu on Tuesday after Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dashing hopes of an end to post-election bloodshed.
The new joint AU-UN peacekeeping force comes under attack for the first time in Sudan's Darfur region.
It's been a chilly welcome for America's president: The Mideast, known for blazing sun and scorching winds, has been hit with an uncharacteristic wave of heavy rain, frigid gales \u00c2\u0097 and even a smattering of snow.
World number one Roger Federer defeated unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to win his fourth Dubai Open title in five years.
The U.S. intelligence community has failed to provide policymakers with  a clear understanding of the Iraq insurgency, the role of militias or the level of violence in that country, according to the Iraq Study Group.
Afghan and NATO-forces killed and wounded more than 50 Taliban insurgents in a large operation in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Monday.
Suspected rebels shot and wounded a policeman and detonated two powerful bombs in Katmandu on Friday as the guerrilla blockade of the Nepali capital entered its third day. No one was injured in the explosions.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A salesman who chipped a tooth on a cookie while visiting a customer is entitled to compensation for his dental work after a court ruled it a work-related injury.
Delta Air Lines Inc. , which emerged from bankruptcy at the end of April, said on Wednesday that quarterly earnings surged on a one-time reorganization gain.
US diplomats tell Serbia-Montenegrin leaders it is in their best interests to hand over top war crimes suspects.
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An Iowa county judge's ruling knocking down the state's same-sex marriage ban stirred up the presidential race Friday as Republicans jostled to stake out a position with the state's conservative voters in mind.
British banking group Barclays plans to more than double the number of its branches in Portugal to 174 from the current 86 by September 2007, the president of the bank's Portuguese division said.
Despite a reputation as a battleground state, Ohio has voted Republican in the past two presidential elections, is represented in the Senate by two Republicans and has had a Republican governor for 16 years. When was the last time a Democrat won statewide office in Ohio?  1992 1996 1988 1990
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that eBay Inc. will soon drop support for its Passport service, originally intended to make the world&#39;s biggest software maker the gatekeeper of Web identities.
Young people are increasingly happy to buy pirated goods or illegal download content from the net, a survey shows.
Republican Mitt Romney aligned himself squarely with President Bush and his national security policies Wednesday, reaching out to GOP loyalists who hold the president in high regard, back the Iraq war and could sway the high-stakes nomination race.
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DC United was Major League Soccer&#39;s first powerhouse, winning three titles in four years. United surged to the top again yesterday with a 3-2 MLS Cup victory over the Kansas
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian militants yesterday detonated an explosives-packed tunnel under an Israeli army base in the Gaza Strip and ambushed Israeli reinforcements, killing five soldiers and complicating efforts underway since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death last month to halt more than four years of fighting.
For a country that since World War II has eschewed any impression as an aggressor, the decision to take a leading role in a high-profile military exercise marked a rare display of force.
When twin blasts ravaged crowded pet markets earlier this month, Iraqi authorities offered a chilling account: Mentally disabled women carried the hidden explosives perhaps as unwitting bombers for al-Qaida in Iraq.
Toshiba earmarked to gobble firm's chip biz Sony could be set for a big chip payday by backing away from its semiconductor biz and selling it off to Toshiba, if industry rumours prove correct.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
World oil prices marched towards 55 dollars today on worries about low stocks of US heating fuel and tight crude supplies amid strong demand in key markets ahead of the northern hemisphere winter.
Russia will launch a three-man crew to the International Space Station on Oct. 11, two days later than initially scheduled due to problems with the docking system, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Wednesday.
Starbucks ratcheted down the number of new stores it plans to open this year and said it would close some U.S. locations as it reported a 2% rise in fiscal first-quarter earnings Wednesday.
Inventories at wholesalers rose more than forecast in November and sales increased, reflecting rising prices for oil and farm products.
Benin, the home of ritual Voodoo sacrifice, became the latest in a string of West African states to report cases of H5N1 bird flu after laboratory tests confirmed the deadly virus on two poultry farms.
A long-awaited report on the Israeli prime minister's handling of the 2006 Lebanon War is out. And Olmert is breathing easier
A federal judge has temporarily barred a producer from selling songs recorded by \
Mars, the red planet, may not after all be the dead planet. New research today by European scientists suggests that volcanoes on Mars last erupted only 2 million years ago and could erupt again.
If life were a Hemingway novel, red wine and cigarettes would go together like baguettes and sidewalk cafes, and damn the consequences!
The confirmed number of people killed in the massive undersea earthquake and resulting tsunamis that hit Indian Ocean shorelines has exceeded 80,000, and there are warnings it could rise to 100,000.
President George W. Bush heads for the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran.
Civil War historian James M. McPherson is the recipient of the first Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for lifetime achievement in military writing, the library announced Monday.
The London Stock Exchange  reiterated its opposition to a hostile bid from Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  on Monday, noting that valuations of trading exchanges had risen since its U.S. rival launched its bid.
Barack Obama has erased a once substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
The Steelers need two game-winning field goal misses from the Jets' Doug Brien and one made one from their kicker, Jeff Reed, to beat New York, 20-17, in overtime.
Small businesses looking for more broadband choices are unlikely to get help from the Bush administration, which is taking a hands-off approach to cable regulation.
The Pentagon plans to shoot down a  disabled U.S. spy satellite before it enters the atmosphere to  prevent a potentially deadly leak of toxic gas from the  vehicle's fuel tank, officials said on Thursday.
ROME Italy expressed disgust and outrage on Friday after an Italian journalist held hostage by a radical Islamic group in Iraq was executed.
PARKERSBURG, West Virginia - It took two fire trucks, five firefighters, several animal rescuers and about 250 gallons of water to rescue a kitten that refused to come out of a West Virginia storm sewer drain.
PLEASANTON, Calif. PeopleSoft&#39;s board of directors said it srejected Oracle Corp.&#39;s nine-point-two (b) billion dollar takeover bid Saturday.
Big banks have pulled the plug on a Treasury Dept.-backed plan to rescue troubled investment vehicles leveled by the subprime mortgage crisis.
Four tigers escaped from their cage at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, and one of them killed a visitor and injured two people, according to local news reports.
By Dean Narciso and Jim Woods, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 26--Is there a problem in your neighborhood? Tell The Watch.
France was torn between hope and doubt about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported French negotiator announced their imminent release but officials insisted they knew nothing about his ...
Karachi: Sri Lanka&#39;s Australian coach John Dyson said his side had started to emulate some of the gritty toughness of world champions Australia and was putting its new attitude to good use against Pakistan.
The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain \
Upstart database vendor EnterpriseDB plans in March to start beta-testing a version of its Oracle-compatible software that will work within Amazon.com's Web-based computing service.
The head of AT&T's legal team said during a panel discussion at CES this week that the carrier is considering using technology that can filter and block copyrighted content.
There could not be a more inviting time for David Beckham to arrive and for American soccer to be able to capitalize on his skill and celebrity.
FTC says tracking them down won&#39;t be cheap; rewards of up to $250,000 needed, commission says. WASHINGTON  - Members of Congress have backed a program encouraging &quot;bounty hunters&quot; to track down e-mail spammers.
The storms that hit northern Europe in early January have brought a great loss to Sweden's forestry, local media reported Monday.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the second time vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, the White House said.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was weighing the possibility of cutting the size of Israel&#39;s armed forces deployed in northern Gaza, Israeli television has reported.
A drug currently prescribed to combat advanced breast cancer can now be used to help prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease, the US Food and Drug Administration ruled Friday.
Shares in India&#39;s Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped 16 percent on their market debut on Wednesday
Ryan Howard doubled home the winning run in the 10th after Pat Burrell tied the score with a dramatic homer in the seventh, leading the Phillies to a 6-5 win over the Colorado Rockies last night in Philadelphia.
The San Diego Padres quickly found a replacement for injured shortstop Khalil Greene, acquiring Alex Gonzalez from the Montreal Expos on Thursday night for a player to be named or cash.
Traumatic brain injury cases, the signature wound of the Iraq war, are leaving the military health care system scrambling.
Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia marched into the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday with a 6-1 6-1 victory over Japan's Aiko Nakamura.
Fidel Castro indicated in a statement that he was willing to hand over the reins of Cuba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government to a younger generation of leaders.
Elvis Presley is likely to score his third UK number one single in a row on Sunday, according to sales figures.
A consortium of consumer groups is planning to urge federal regulators to clarify how much control cellphone companies can have over the messages and services delivered over their networks.
A team from the Food and Drug Administration met British regulators about their decision to quarantine nearly half the United States' supply of flu vaccine.
Most patients with eating disorders are not receiving the recommended level of care, a survey has found.

Ancient Roman women had beautiful skin, apparently, they had a foundation skin cream which until recently, no one knew how to reproduce.
Doctors make the same arithmetic mistakes the rest of us make, but the consequences can be considerably more serious.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il indicated on Tuesday that he was ready to begin dismantling his country&#39;s nuclear weapons, China&#39;s official news agency reported.
Contribuira' rafforzare riserve energetiche per 5-6 anni
The European Union has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to order the United States and Canada to lift sanctions on EU exports because of EU&#39;s ban on hormone beef.
Baghdad - Five people were killed and 46 wounded, including women and children, in US airstrikes on the Baghdad stronghold of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr early on Monday.
Quota detenuta direttamente in pegno e parte indirettamente
Inchiesta u stipendi d'oro, ratificarono nomina dg Meocci
Arrestati due fratelli, le piante sono alte 2 metri
Lord Coe will unveil the 2012 Olympic logo in London on Monday and has promised it will be \
When my daughter turned 3, my in-laws bought her a cute, brightly colored laptop called a LeapPad to help with her growing vocabulary.
The surprise resignation of  the International Monetary Fund&#39;s head prompted calls for the  search for his replacement to reach beyond Europe, but European  finance officials quickly laid claim to the succession.
Three suicide bomb attacks killed at least 52 people in Pakistan on Thursday, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of a radical mosque in Islamabad.
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Some highlights from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday. The Republican numbers are final, while the Democratic figures were preliminary.
Microsoft said it would acquire Danger, a maker of consumer smartphones, an indication that the software giant is quickly moving to expand its mobile strategy.
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Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday accused Sri Lankan forces of killing at least six civilians in the embattled north-east as police investigated the &quot;execution-style&quot; murders of five men near the capital.
Pele, who helped stir U.S. interest in soccer when he joined the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, said on Wednesday that David Beckham can help promote the game but had better be prepared to work hard.
Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday described President Emeritus Guido de Marco as the model for all those who wanted to enter politics with the aim of doing their best for the good of the country.
Three Ohio daily newspapers endorsed President Bush over the weekend, while one backed Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry. The Columbus Dispatch and The Cincinnati Enquirer on Sunday urged votes for Bush and The (Toledo) Blade endorsed Kerry. On Saturday, The Cincinnati Post endorsed Bush.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Public Employees&#39; Retirement System, the nation&#39;s largest public pension fund, plans to double to $2 billion its hedge fund investment, widely seen as a risky neighborhood of the investment world.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Svend Robinson, the longtime NDP politician whose theft of a diamond ring brought an end to a 25-year career, is taking the first steps towards trying to resume a law career.
Rasmussen Reports - Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults say that New York Senator Hillary Clinton is at least somewhat likely to win the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, among Democrats across the nation, 85% hold that view.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the international community must use all diplomatic options, including sanctions, to prevent Iran from getting ...Comment
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Microwave frequencies vital for Earth monitoring are being lost to commercial uses, weather forecasters say.
Bank of America Corp.'s  private bank business serving rich customers will be named U.S. Trust, marking the first time the company has adopted the name of a business it has bought, the New York Times reported on Monday.
WASHINGTON - The United States is strengthening its military presence in Iraq to 150,000, ordering more soldiers to the country and extending the stay of some combat units already stationed there.
In arrivo 1.000 licenziamenti pari al 7,1% del totale
InfoWorld - Red Hat Inc. has gone scavenging among Netscape&#39;s remains, agreeing Thursday to pay America Online Inc. (AOL) up to &#36;23 million in cash for the assets of Netscape Communications Corp.&#39;s Security Solutions unit.
Parents who put their children to work reject a survey of \
Vice President Dick Cheney said on Saturday it would be a serious mistake if Iran were allowed to become a nuclear power.
Inflation outside of food and energy rose only 1.9 percent in the 12 months through May, the smallest gain in more than three years and one likely to reassure the Federal Reserve price pressures are easing.
Curtis Ford said he couldn&#39;t have been more surprised Saturday if Ed McMahon had rang his doorbell. &quot;I&#39;m freaking out.
'Si tocca la struttura patrimoniale delle imprese'
The traditional pattern shakes its fussy image as designers give it a new look
Suspected militants detonated a remote-control bomb and opened fire on a military convoy in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday, killing 16 soldiers, an intelligence official said.
Baltimore Technologies, once a darling of the dotcom boom, is to quit the London stock market, putting an end to its chequered history as a listed company.
Woody Austin runs away with the St. Jude Championship on Sunday, firing an 8-under-par 62. John Daly shoots 79 and finishes in second-to-last place.
Emendamento pensato per le aziende a conduzione familiare
The Capitals will face Roberto Luongo when the Canucks come to town Friday, a goaltender they have not defeated in nine games.
A recession is on the cards for the Unites States, predict economists at the World Economic Forum.
UNITED NATIONS: The African Union will determine in early October whether it can mobilise a force of 3000 to 5000 to help stop atrocities in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said today.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Monday South Korea's failure to promptly report research on the enrichment of uranium and plutonium separation to the U.N. agency was deeply worrying.
By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Mar. 9--Modine Manufacturing Inc.'s development of carbon dioxide as an eco-friendly coolant has reached a crossroads as European officials decide whether CO2 should succeed a coolant that's scheduled to be banned in four years.
Robin, a New York City public school teacher, has health insurance as part of her union contract that also covers their two young children.
Harmony Gold Mining Co., the biggest miner of South African gold, may have to raise its hostile 39.3 billion rand ($6.7 billion) offer for Gold Fields Ltd.
NEW YORK: The prospect of a mutually beneficial gas pipeline through Pakistan to India has supplanted the hot air of bilateral bickering between two countries.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Alcan Inc. rose 3 percent Thursday, drawing support from the Canadian metals giant&#39;s third-quarter results in which profit nearly doubled due to strong industry fundamentals and contributions from its Pechiney unit.
Record del mondo ai Giochi del Mare di Formia e Ventotene. Simone Arrigoni ha battuto il primato del...
Ivorian government forces withdrew from rebel positions yesterday, easing fears of a resumption of all-out civil war, as France and other countries continued to fly out thousands of foreigners.
Of course, for those same three years, Venus owned pretty much everybody else, too, save for sister Serena. But of late, with Lindsay aging a lot more than just gracefully in what was assumed
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Bear Stearns Cos. , trying to prevent the collapse of two of its hedge funds, may take over about $3.2 billion of the funds' loans to prevent creditors from seizing more assets, Bloomberg reported on its Web site on Friday.
NEW YORK -- Long after most of its customers left the neighborhood to pursue the American dream, the last matzo factory on the Lower East Side is moving out, saying goodbye to a part of town that was once home to hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants.
Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned in an alert to doctors Thursday.
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The US economy created 337,000 new jobs in October, the government reported Friday, snapping a prolonged jobs slump and sparking renewed hopes that, after years
The UK's disaster management is woefully inadequate, finds a government review into last summer's flooding.
A declassified report released yesterday by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence revealed that U.S. intelligence analysts were strongly disputing the alleged links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda while senior Bush administration officials were publicly asserting those links to justify...
LONDON - Two of the suspects allegedly had surveillance plans of the Prudential Building in Newark, N.J., mentioned in the Aug. 1 U.S...
An overwhelming majority of voters believes it was wrong for John F. Kerry to have mentioned in Wednesday&#39;s presidential debate that Vice President Cheney&#39;s daughter is a lesbian, according to The Washington Post tracking survey.

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General Motors Corp.  and the United Auto Workers union on Monday broke off negotiations for the night and agreed to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday morning, a GM spokeswoman said.
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David Beckham's bank account is bending &#151; from all the weight. Beckham's five-year contract with Gillette to plug its razors and blades will earn him &#36;61 million.
She is the last American standing. After yesterday's second-round matches in the Citibank USTA Pro Circuit Women's 50K Challenger Tournament at the Sportsmen's Tennis Club in Dorchester, Story Tweedie-Yates is the last US player in the singles competition.
Iain Dowie is sacked by Championship side Coventry with the club hovering above the relegation zone.
President Ciampi refuses to ratify a controversial justice reform bill saying it would weaken the judiciary.
Sony Corp.  said on Friday it  will eliminate a key microchip from the European version of its  PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console, reducing production costs as  well as its compatibility with PS2 games.
Two locomotives and 21 cars of a Union Pacific Railroad freight train derailed in southern Illinois on Monday, spilling a chemical that forced the evacuation of about 75 homes in bitterly cold weather, the railroad said.
U.S. and Sudanese security agents are close to identifying a suspect in the shooting of an American aid official and his driver in Khartoum, Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
12/28/04- Toys R Us will convert one of its 2 Manhattan toy stores into a Babies R Us, spotlighting that fast-growing part of the company.
I thought things were looking bad for Genta (Nasdaq: GNTA) back in May when the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s oncologic drugs advisory committee said the efficacy didn&#39;t
WUXI: Premier Wen Jiabao has demanded a thorough investigation of the Taihu Lake crisis, which has affected the drinking water supply of about 2 million people.  Efforts to protect the lake from further pollution are also to be scrutinized.
The most powerful free agent on the racing market has found himself a new home for next season -- and it's with racing's version of the New York Yankees.
The conflict in Ivory Coast is in large part a contest for the country's most valuable asset: the land on which cocoa is grown.
The FBI has expanded an investigation into allegations of contract irregularities by Halliburton Co. subsidiary Kellogg Brown &amp; Root Inc.
By Linda Loyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 13--Novavax Inc. announced today it is relocating its corporate headquarters from Malvern to Rockville, Md. in January.
A plan by US banks to calm down rattled credit markets is dropped shortly before it was due to launch.
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State Street Corp. , one of the world's largest custody banks for institutional investors, said on Monday it would acquire Investors Financial Services Corp.  for about $4.5 billion in stock.
CanWest Global Communications Corp. has hired five top executives of US media companies including former vice-presidents of Time Warner, the New York Times and Playboy magazine in an apparent bid to boost its convergence play.
Warning signs for cardiovascular disease are higher in people exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, adding to the link between \
Former French prime minister Alain Juppe got a new lease on his political life Wednesday when appeals judges reduced his sentence in a party financing scandal, opening the door for his possible return to office in 2007 elections.
Liberty Capital, the holding group of  media mogul John Malone, will likely seek full control of  satellite operator DirecTV Group within 12 months, according to  an analyst report.
One of the most frequent complaints voiced by air travelers over the past decade or so has been having to comply with the instruction to &quot;make sure your mobile phones are turned off&quot; before liftoff.
Captain Sourav Ganguly today said he hoped to win the second test match against Australia beginning in Chennai on Thursday. Despite master blaster Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s absence, and a thrashing win by the visitors, Ganguly did not seem to lose hope.
The Bush administration said Tuesday it intends to buy 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine from a plant in Germany to ease this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shortage.
Fani Halkia came from nowhere last night to become the third female gold medalist in the history of Greece, capturing the 400-meter hurdles in 52.
To probably no one&#39;s surprise, the PeopleSoft board again has rejected Oracle&#39;s $9.2 billion bid for the company as insufficient.
When Alfonso Soriano had only four homers in 190 at-bats through May, he was starting to hear boos from impatient Chicago Cubs fans.
Kosovo MPs back a coalition government led by Hashim Thaci, who is pushing for independence.
Newspaper revenue and earnings declines are likely to accelerate in a recession, making the troubled media sector even more vulnerable in 2008, Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday.
Washington, Nov. 18. (PTI): US President George W Bush has appointed Harriet Miers as the new Cousel to the President and nominated Margaret Spellings as the new Education Secretary.
The EU adopts plans to force European energy markets to be open to more competition.
The government was trying to blame everyone else for its decision to use nevirapine in its mother-to-child HIV prevention programme, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) said on Saturday.
BELIEVE it or not, I still have personal friends who are ardent Zanu PF supporters with whom I socialize now and then. With one of them however, our political differences were beginning to affect our personal relationship.
Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes.
A hundred actresses dressed up as ABC's version of ugly descended upon New York's key tourist spots Thursday to promote \
Members of the Scottish Parliament are expected to pass, in principle, the Gaelic Language Bill.
Alcoa has agreed to sell its home exteriors business to Ply Gem Industries Inc. for $305 million, the aluminum company said yesterday.
A NASA spacecraft has found evidence of huge seas, likely filled with liquid methane or ethane, in the high northern latitudes of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan.
Archeologists have discovered ancient graves near Ancient Olympia, the hallowed site where the Olympic games were born in 776 B.C., the Culture Ministry said Thursday.
The U.S. government has taken the first step toward possibly limiting flights as early as next summer at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, one of the busiest and one of the worst for delays and congestion.
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U.S. stocks fell for a second day on   Thursday on persistent concerns over global inflation and   further signs of a deterioration of the U.S. housing market.
U.S. Treasuries prices fell on Monday  as several rounds of selling had an exaggerated impact in a  seasonally illiquid market.
A federal court yesterday struck down as unconstitutional a path-breaking Pennsylvania law designed to prevent Internet users from seeing Web sites that contain child pornography.
SEATTLE - Chasing a nearly forgotten ghost of the game, Ichiro Suzuki broke one of baseball&#39;s oldest records Friday night, smoking a single up the middle for his 258th hit of the year and breaking George Sisler&#39;s record for the most hits in a season
Luckily, stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon had been closed due to a truck accident. Modern travel through the Rockies means coping with snow, rock slides.
Donald Machholz of Colfax,    California, an optician who has been interested in astronomy since age eight,    discovered nine comets from 1978 through 1994. He has since spent 1,457 hours    scanning the skies for other comets, without any luck.
Suicide bombers struck Iraqi security targets Saturday north and west of Baghdad, killing 22 Iraqis, officials said. Six U.S. soldiers were wounded in an ambush on the road to Baghdad airport &#151; one of the country's most dangerous routes.
Bobby Dixon had six 3-pointers and 26 points to help Troy State to a 72-69 win Tuesday night over Pepperdine in the first round of the Lobo Invitational.
DOVER, Del. -- Even with his winless drought over, a spot on top of the points standings for the first time since 1999 secured, Jeff Burton's sleepless nights likely won't end.
Suspected Maoist rebels today shot and wounded a policeman and detonated two powerful bombs in Kathmandu as the blockade of the Nepalese capital entered its third day.
A car bomb exploded outside the offices of the Al-Arabiya television station in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 19, police said.
Alcatel-Lucent opened for business Friday as one of the world's biggest telecom gear makers, signaling a new push into enterprise markets eight months after Alcatel agreed to buy U.S. rival Lucent in a deal worth $11.6 billion.
The first U.S. vaccine against SARS,  which swept parts of Asia and around the world in 2003, is  ready to be tested in human volunteers, government researchers  said on Monday.
It's back to the not-so-solitary and far-from-simple life for Paris Hilton, who flashed a beaming smile as she walked out of jail early Tuesday into a frenzied gathering of photographers and reporters.
A Palermo, chiesti soldi per dissequestrare cassaforte
Some of America's largest food and drink companies, such as Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills Inc., will adopt stricter controls on advertising aimed at children under 12, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Lawyers for six foreign medics sentenced to death in Libya for infecting children with HIV appeal their convictions.
Situazione pesante per nuclei con piu' figli e ceti medi
(InfoWorld) - Notebook buyers might find it difficult to get excited about a new notebook PC platform. Notebook buyers hear \
NDTV's program Jai Jawan committed towards the Indian army is getting strong response from Bollywood.
China has raided a filthy underground fake medicine factory, Chinese media reported on Thursday, as the country faces a series of food and medicine safety scandals at home and abroad.
Stocks slid sharply for a second day on Wednesday after data showing higher-than-expected labor costs fueled concern that inflation and rising interest rates will hurt corporate earnings.
Los Angeles -- James Doohan beamed his way through the first of a series of events honouring him in what are expected to be his final public appearances.
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Retired Boston developer and map aficionado Norman B. Leventhal is contributing $10 million for a permanent endowment of the Boston Public Library's map center, the library's largest gift ever.
Louisiana, Mississippi and West   Virginia have the highest percentages of obese residents, while   Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii and Vermont have the lowest, the   government reported on Thursday.
And you can, too. Learn from Selena Maranjian's experience.
He is the second best tennis player in the world. Now the Spanish master of the clay courts will try to beat out No. 1, Roger Federer, in the upcoming U.S. Open. Rafael Nadal will now take your questions
There are probably turkeys with a shrewder idea about the meaning of Christmas than there are ex-professional soccer players who truly know their game.
Un muro separa le due aree del Paese, oltre che per reddito anche per \
About 2,600 Americans are still  unaccounted for after last week's Asian tsunami but the list of  missing is dwindling fast as more people are found safe, a  senior State Department official said on Thursday.
Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba giocate nella notte: New York Knicks-Los Angeles Lakers 90-9...
German electronics giant Siemens said it planned to cut 1,350 jobs in its new Siemens Com division, which covers the group's activities in fixed-line and mobile communications.
KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's outgoing President  Leonid Kuchma Monday rejected reform of the country's election  laws on terms set by the opposition ahead of a re-run of the  ex-Soviet state's rigged vote later this month.
The team lost 3-1 to Ferencvaros in Budapest to go out of the competition on a 4-2 first-round aggregate. But the main talking point from this tie will remain the build-up to a match marred by violence.
The search continues for a high-risk sex offender believed to be on the run in the Irish north-west.
Buoyed by a string of  eight consecutive victories, Democratic presidential contender  Barack Obama bashed rival Hillary Clinton over the ailing U.S.  economy on Wednesday and also took aim at Republican  front-runner John McCain.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi officials announced Thursday the capture of a key aide to Jordanian terrorist suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and said soldiers had discovered what they called a chemical bomb factory in Fallujah.
The Croatian Privatization Fund on behalf of the Government of Croatia has announced the sale of shares of Hoteli Zivogosce.
The TXU Corporation, which has been the bane of environmental groups, will commit to a broad menu of environmental measures.
Sprint will work with fellow WiMax provider Clearwire on building its national \
Constantine Rodriguez had just fetched chili peppers and was going out to get some onions when he heard the siren for an incoming rocket. All he remembers was a door blasting open and a loud explosion.
The voluntary cuts in production are in response to oil prices that have fallen nearly 20 percent from their peak two months ago.
A Rome judge ordered on Wednesday a U.S. soldier to stand trial on homicide charges for shooting dead an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in 2005 as he was escorting a newly freed hostage to safety, prosecutors said.
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The coach who made burnout a part of sports lexicon is 68 and enduring one of the most disappointing seasons of a long, distinguished career.
Control. Discipline. Don't give up the big play. This is what the Eagles stressed all week in preparation for their playoff game against Vikings.
Symantec Corp. (SYMC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it will buy Veritas Software Corp.
Unsolicited e-mails continue to plague Europeans and account for between 50 and 80 percent of all messages sent to mail inboxes, the European Commission said Monday.
Jamaica&#39;s Veronica Campbell won the Olympic gold medal in the women&#39;s 200 meters in Athens on August 25. Campbell, 22, who has already won a relay silver at the Sydney Olympics 2000, won the race in 22.
Arguing that the Milwaukee school that holds her name fails to uphold her philosophy, famed educator Marva Collins on Thursday abruptly ordered the Marva Collins Preparatory School of Wisconsin to find its own name.
CANNES, France  - Away from the headlines of job losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales and offset the fall in CD sales.
When Karen Papiyants lost his leg in a road accident last year, his medical nightmare was only beginning.
North and South Korean generals seek common ground on a sea border row at high-level military talks.
The man who says he didn&#39;t have a pair of shoes until he was 12 is now fielding offers in the millions for a horse he compares to the late Dubai Millennium, the best in the world a few years ago.
Lo spagnolo David Ferrer, testa di serie numero 2, ha vinto il torneo Atp di Bastad (terra, 353.450 ...
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A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it's intended to boost the libido of women who have lost interest in sex. It will be prescribed at UVa in coming months to women who are suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
With the advent of smartphones and declining popularity of personal digital assistant (PDAs), IDC has reported a drastic fall in sales of PDAs worldwide with the industry recording a year-on-year fall for the third successive quarter.
Russia's Federal Property Fund said on  Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major  YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision  to freeze the state-imposed sale.
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U.S. troops raided a neighborhood northeast of Baghdad early Friday, killing five people &#151; including two women and a child &#151; after gunmen fired from the rooftops of buildings, the U.S. military said.
Britney Spears has had control over her estate taken away because of her mental health issues
Iraqi militants have released a Sri Lankan truck driver and his Bangladeshi colleague after holding them hostage for 43 days, the foreign ministry said Friday.
President Bush, on the road to next  week's Republican convention, defended his economic record in  hard-hit Ohio on Saturday as abortion-rights activists marched  through New York City on the leading edge of a wave of  anti-Bush protests.
HEYBELIADA, Turkey, Oct 4 (Reuters Life!) - The blackboards are clean, desks dusted and library books neatly ranged. The Greek Orthodox seminary on this idyllic island off Istanbul is ready and waiting to take in new student priests.
A consortium of technology companies hopes to create a common antipiracy language, ending the Babel of copy-proofing technologies that has rendered much digital content and hardware incompatible.
At least 20 people have been killed and several dozen injured in a collision between two passenger trains in the northern Indian state of Punjab.
The unbeaten Golden Gophers led Michigan by three touchdowns with a quarter left, yet lost 38-35. &quot;Do you really think that I have to remind them we blew a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter against Michigan last year?
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All trace of Shanghai's disgraced Communist Party boss Chen Liangyu disappeared from the city government's official Web site on Monday moments after state media announced he had been fired for corruption.
Hurricane Ivan is on the move and so are hundreds of thousands of residents along the Gulf Coast. This mammoth storm is now taking aim at the Southern United States.
One might imagine, similarly, that teenage moviegoers would see less television than their more movie-averse peers.  But that is not so, according to data from IMMI.
Tandberg claims its new removable hard disk drive is cheaper and much faster than other entry-level tape formats such as DAT-72, Travan or DLT tape drives.
Technical and management troubles have caused the government's effort to secure a portion of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border with a chain of surveillance towers to fall behind schedule, jeopardizing the success of a costly project meant to showcase the Bush administration's tougher stance on...
Roger Clemens pitches six shutout innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Monday in what is likely his final minor league start before joining the Yankees.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Defending Olympic champion Maurice Greene was among three United States sprinters to move into the second round of the 100 meters after qualifying heats Saturday morning.
New England linebacker Tedy Bruschi figures the defending Super Bowl champs were starting from scratch in the NFL season opener. &quot;No one cares about last year,&quot; Bruschi said.
GERMANY coach Juergen Klinsmann has expressed his surprise at the amount of criticism his recent decisions have provoked. Klinsmann was labelled a &quot;cold-blooded killer&quot; by former captain Lothar Matthaeus for
The Louisiana Superdome, a scene of  misery, frustration and death in the days after Hurricane  Katrina, came back to life on Monday as the New Orleans Saints  took the field for what turned out to be much more than a  football game.
BAGHDAD A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into the Baghdad headquarters of the Shiite political leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding dozens more.
SHANGHAI - China&#39;s state-controlled media on Monday rejected the Taiwanese President&#39;s National Day call for peace talks with Beijing, saying it was &#39;too insincere and vague to be treated seriously&#39;.
Rio's oldest samba group opened Brazil's carnival parade Sunday with more than 4,000 dancers and a cavalcade of opulent floats on display for the centerpiece of the celebrations, a hard-fought dance competition.
Heeding the instructions of his manager, Orioles pitching coach Ray Miller walked the length of the dugout yesterday to find Sidney Ponson.
Palestine&#39;s ailing leader Yasser Arafat was diagnosed with liver failure, according to an unnamed official. He added that the President&#39;s condition was not improving.
It takes a lot to sap the breath from a 6-foot-6-inch, 310-pound NFL defensive lineman, but in the absence of sheer herculean force, equal parts shock and exasperation will do.
SEATTLE - Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 37 points, and the Seattle SuperSonics improved to 18-4 with a 108-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Talks between Sudan&#39;s government and two rebel groups to resolve the nearly two-year battle resume Friday. By Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Republican John McCain will aggressively try to sell support for the unpopular Iraq conflict &#151; and his weakened presidential candidacy &#151; in a September push that will emphasize his war-hero biography and his credentials to be commander in chief.
World soccer&#39;s governing body has fined Spain&#39;s national federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($106,445 Cdn) for racist taunting by its fans during an exhibition match against England.
Barclays Capital, the investment   banking arm of British lender Barclays Plc. BARC.L, is   counting on Asian revenue growth of at least 25 percent a year,   Chief Executive Bob Diamond said on Sunday, as the bank's   overseas businesses now make up about half of its total   profits.
The UN secretary general calls for up to 11,000 troops to be sent to Chad and the Central African Republic.
Doctors are seeing an epidemic of mumps after a 10-fold increase in suspected cases of the disease in a year.

Through 25 games, no team in the NBA has been better than the Celtics, and not many teams in league history have been either.
The Food and Drug Administration announced it would hire the government's top scientific review agency to figure out whether its drug-safety system is adequate.
A group of Cubans say they defected from medical and social cooperation programs in Venezuela by crossing the border to Colombia but are trapped in Bogota after the U.S. government refused them visas.
A glance at the causes and outcome of the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War:
John Travolta can&#39;t see the hand before his face, but he can feel the heat. He thinks he hears someone to his right, though it could just be a voice bouncing off a wall.
Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, experts warn.
The Internal Revenue Service has banned a year-end investment strategy used to get around the so-called wash sale rules on harvesting tax losses.
A controversial article by a prominent Italian doctor asserts as much, eliciting a strenuous rebuttal from the Vatican, which opposes euthanasia.
Fifteen people are held in Greece on suspicion of making false compensation claims after devastating forest fires.
Crude oil prices rose to a record for a third day, reaching $52.62 a barrel in New York, on concern US supplies may be insufficient to meet demand this winter.
Argentina power to a convincing victory over France to claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.
Dutch bank ABN AMRO  can proceed with its sale of U.S. unit LaSalle, the Dutch Supreme Court said, boosting the prospect Barclays  will succeed in its near $90 billion takeover bid for ABN.
U.S. stocks look to open flat  on  Monday, with oil prices moving higher and the dollar holding  near record lows.
LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters Life!) - Most teenagers are more afraid of losing their sight than suffering from cancer but are unaware that smoking can increase the risk of blindness, researchers said on Tuesday.
Cementing a peculiar partnership among rivals, Microsoft and Novell are opening an eight-employee lab to make products interoperable.
Every year, you're given the chance to have a say in how the companies you own are run. Don't blow it. Vote.
The IRS does a poor job in identifying tax-exempt groups that may have links to terrorists, according to a report released Friday
InfoWorld - Oracle is making a number of moves to improve access management and other security features for its users.
Australia, which is already training the new Iraqi police and military forces, has been asked to help train Iraq's intelligence and security officers.
Walt Harris was fired Monday as Stanford's football coach, two days after finishing the worst season in more than four decades at the school.
Casino operator Penn National Gaming Inc.  has agreed to be acquired in a deal worth $8.9 billion, including $2.8 billion in assumed debt, the company said on Friday.
David A. Kessler, a former head of the Food and Drug Administration, has been terminated as dean of the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine.
Japan's defense minister apologized again on Tuesday for remarks appearing to accept the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but opposition parties -- keen to woo voters ahead of this month's election -- insisted that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe fire the gaffe-prone politician.
Insurgents set off explosives at an outdoor market and a cafe popular with Americans inside Baghdad&#39;s heavily fortified Green Zone
A U.S. court in Wyoming has ordered a Web-based information broker to stop selling telephone records without owners&#39; consent and to turn over nearly $200,000 in profits from the operation, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Monday.AccuSearch, doing business as Abika.com, and owner Jay Patel used &quot;false pretenses, fraudulent statements, fraudulent or stolen documents or other misrepresentations&quot; to induce telecom carriers to disclose the confidential records, the FTC said in a news release.Judge William Downes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming ordered the company to stop selling telephone records in a Dec. 20 decision announced Monday. The judge also ordered the company, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to turn over information so that the FTC can notify the people whose telephone records were sold.Abika.com advertised that it could obtain the confidential phone records of any individual -- including details about outgoing and incoming calls -- and make that information available to customers for a fee, the FTC said in a May 2006 complaint. The FTC charged that the company&#39;s methods of obtaining phone records, including posing as a customer of a telecom carrier, violated the FTC Act, which bars unfair business practices.A representative of Abika.com didn&#39;t immediately respond to a request for comment. The company continues to sell such information&#160;as criminal, tax, mortgage, and driving records through its Web site.The defendants have appealed the order to the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.Downes found that the company&#39;s ways of obtaining phone records without consumers&#39; consent was &quot;necessarily accomplished through illegal means,&quot; and that defendants knew that the phone records were being obtained surreptitiously.The company&#39;s actions caused major problems to consumers, including serious health and safety risks experienced by some consumers from stalkers and abusers; economic harm associated with changing telephone carriers and upgrading security on their accounts; and a host of &quot;substantial and real&quot; emotional harms, the judge said.Consumers had no way to avoid these harms, he wrote. &quot;In fact, the evidence presented before the court indicates that confidential consumer phone records were sold through Abika.com despite considerable efforts by consumers to maintain the privacy of those records,&quot; the judge wrote.Finally, the court found no countervailing benefits to consumers or competition that could be derived from the defendants&#39; practice.Downes also rejected the defendants&#39; claimed immunity under the Communications Decency Act, a federal statute that confers immunity on interactive computer service providers for publishing information content provided by a third party. The judge found that the argument failed partly because the defendants participated in creating the content they sought to have immune from prosecution, the FTC said.
Now that the MTV Video Music Awards are out of the way, it's time for the mtvU Woodies.
Japan's Prime Minister is losing traction on affairs close to voters, polls say
The U.S. Olympic Committee has tried to figure out how to avoid the danger of tainted food at the Summer Games.
December 26, 2004 -- KABUL, Afghanistan - A man who refused to serve in Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s Cabinet said yesterday he was forming a new political party to contest a parliamentary election in April.
Chinese center Yao Ming scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his first game since December 23 but could not lift the Houston Rockets past LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Scientists have found proof that bar-headed geese \u00e2\u0080\u0094 one suspect in moving avian flu around the world \u00e2\u0080\u0094 can travel 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds.
Allstate Corp. , the largest  publicly traded home insurer in the United States, said on  Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 16.5 percent, helped by  low catastrophe losses.
The British prime minister Tony Blair and the French President Jack Chirac admitted continued bilateral differences between their countries over Iraq, but they expressed satisfaction over what observers described as an attempt to close the file of this
The United Nations has airlifted dozens of its own and other agencies' staff out of the main Darfur town of El Fasher and said on Wednesday it was prepared for more evacuations if the already tense situation worsens.
Curva Nord dello stadio Sant'Elia di Cagliari inibita agli spettatori per un turno. Inoltre 15 mila ...
The rich really do become richer -- here's how.
WARSAW, Poland -- A Polish woman abducted from her apartment in Baghdad reappeared Saturday in Poland after being suddenly released.
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The parents of a  four-year-old British girl, snatched from a Portuguese holiday  resort three weeks ago, said on Friday they were convinced she  was still alive and vowed never to abandon the search for her.
Match.com expands to China and France and breaks into the social networking game. Plus: Books get sampled.... Data thieves can't pull it off.... and more.
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili claimed victory in Saturday's presidential election after an exit poll showed him winning outright, but the opposition cried foul and called for mass protests.
Good Technology Inc., a service provider of wireless e-mail for corporations, expanded its product line Monday hoping to make inroads in mobilizing business software.
Iran and the US are to hold fresh talks on the subject of Iraq, only their second one-on-one meeting in decades.
On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.
Rice, cattura militari destabilizza la regione mediorientale
TechWeb - An &quot;inkjet&quot;-style printer for stem cells may help scientists put the precious master cells to good use, U.S. researchers said Sunday.
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AMD used the Fall Processor Forum to provide more details about its dual-core Opteron architecture which is scheduled to be released by mid of 2005.
Company will begin production on sub-1-inch hard drive later this year.
People who are vaccinated against hepatitis B are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a study shows. US public health experts found the link when they looked at data on more than 1,500 UK patients.
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A military court in Pakistan has sentenced to death a soldier it found was involved in an assassination attempt on Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf.
TOKYO, Feb. 16 -- Japan's gross domestic product unexpectedly shrank in the three months ended Dec. 31, and revised figures also showed a contraction in the previous period, throwing the economy into its fourth recession since 1991.
NOVI SAD, Serbia  - The elegantly renovated 19th-century buildings and lush parks give this town on the Danube the feel of a cosmopolitan resort, not a place run by one of Europe's most hardline nationalist parties.
U.S. chain store retail sales slipped  during the Thanksgiving holiday week, as consumers took  advantage of discounted merchandise, a retail report said on  Tuesday.
By harnessing a natural gene-silencing mechanism, scientists say they have dramatically reduced the activity of a protein linked to high cholesterol.
MOSCOW Sept. 8, 2004 - The militants who raided a school in southern Russia last week were led by a man dubbed the Colonel, who enforced obedience by killing three fellow attackers two by detonating the explosives they had strapped to their bodies.
We have dissected the Chad Pennington situation for three weeks now, from his inconsistent performance on the field to his ill-fated decision to lecture the media off it.
An explosion killed three U.S. troops and wounded four others as the soldiers searched a building for a weapons cache in Diyala province in Iraq, the U.S. military announced Saturday.
Virtual Iron has plenty of competition, but the sever virtualization company says it's valuation increased in a new round of funding.
Ukraine's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the inauguration of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the declared winner of Sunday's presidential election, agreeing to hear arguments that the vote was tainted by ...
Thomas Grandi could easily have grown up to be a surfer in Australia rather than Canada&#39;s first giant slalom winner in the 38-year history of the World Cup circuit.
Republican New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will host a fundraiser for Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., at the mayor's Manhattan town house, Lieberman's campaign announced Sunday night.
Prosecutors have refiled charges against a former police officer accused in a videotaped beating of a man after Hurricane Katrina, the authorities said Friday.
By Review, Idaho Business  When The Internet Truckstop opened in July 1995, one major task involved telling prospective customers where they could get an Internet hookup, CEO Scott Moscrip said.
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The United Nations again appealed for the safe return of three of its workers held hostage in Afghanistan on Thursday, three weeks after they were snatched from their car on a busy street in central Kabul.
New York -- Few things stir the heart of stock investors like a huge merger deal. And last week&#39;s shotgun wedding between Kmart and Sears, two limping retailers, was no exception.
Rasmussen Reports - For the second straight week, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) holds a fourteen percentage point lead in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Giuliani attracts support from 33% of Likely Primary Voters while Arizona Senator John McCain is supported by 19%. A week ago, it was Giuliani 32% McCain 18%.
Learning how to live off the sea played a vital role in the expansion of early humans around the globe.
The benefits of walking and being active are well-known, especially for older people, but what kind of neighborhood gets seniors going?
DYNAMO Kiev were awarded a 3-0 win over AS Roma yesterday after their Champions League match last week was abandoned when the referee was hit by an object thrown from the crowd in Rome.
Helicopters rescued dozens of people Saturday following heavy rains and floods in England that also forced more than 2,000 motorists, homeowners and train passengers to spend the night in shelters.
Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes. Bacteria make their own gangs, clustering quietly in the body until there's a large enough group to begin an attack. This is the next frontier in fighting drug-resistant superbugs. The idea: Don't just try to kill bacteria. The bugs will always find a way to thwart the next antibiotic.
American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) said this morning that it has filed a law suit in the US District Court in Manhattan against Visa, Mastercard and eight major
A Dutch diplomat who caused an uproar when he returned an adopted Korean girl after seven years said he did so on medical advice because she had such severe problems fitting into the family.
Some television dramas develop die-hard fans willing to take extreme measures \u00e2\u0080\u0094 like buying 26,000 pounds of nuts \u00e2\u0080\u0094 in the face of their show\u00e2\u0080\u0099s demise.
Congress on Thursday began its  formal certification of President Bush's victory in November's  election but a handful of Democrats objected and temporarily  stalled the count because of alleged irregularities in Ohio.
Most industry changes start as a trickle, but hosted CRM came in like a tidal wave. When it did, industry giant Siebel (Nasdaq: SEBL) was left standing in the backwash -- at least for a while. By the time the company realized the tide had turned, Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) had already bottled up much of the market.
Some predatory paedophiles should be treated in the community, a senior police officer says.
AOL plans to announce on Monday it  will test launch a new Internet video service in an attempt to  demonstrate how much it has learned from mistakes that cost the  once reigning king of the online world its leading position.
Fast-food waitress Fawn Townsend of Raleigh, N.C., knows exactly what she is going to do if her salary goes up with Tuesday's increase in the federal minimum wage: start saving for a car so she can find a second job to make ends meet.
A fossil dinosaur caught sleeping with its head tucked under its forearm has been discovered by Chinese scientists.
The Senate approved Kellogg Co. chief executive Carlos Gutierrez by a voice vote yesterday to head the Commerce Department, where he will face pressure to trim the mammoth trade deficit and halt the loss of manufacturing jobs to China.
Microsoft  signaled confidence  to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year earnings  outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent  rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
Vice president says Kerry took poll on bin Laden tape; Edwards urges early black vote. By Matt Stearns and Tim Funk. FORT DODGE, Iowa -- Vice President Dick Cheney charged Sunday that Democratic presidential
A trip to Spain for the Davis Cup final assured, the United States padded its margin in the semifinals against Belarus on Sunday, with Andy Roddick beating Alexander Skrypko 6-4, 6-2 to give the hosts a 4-0 lead.
Fra i democratici Richardson verso addio a corsa Casa Bianca
JAKARTA - The official campaign for Indonesia&#39;s run-off presidential election began yesterday, five days after a deadly suicide bombing, but most voters appear unlikely to be swayed by the event.
Mirant Corp. chief executive Marce Fuller will receive a hefty severance package, including a $3.4 million lump-sum payout, when she resigns from the bankrupt energy supplier, a regulatory filing released Thursday shows.
CNN News Group on Monday said it has tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing US news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local TV newsman to run its domestic operations.
MOSCOW  - A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by the Yukos oil company seeking to overturn a freeze on the accounts of the struggling oil giant's core subsidiaries.
On Wednesday, Apple will stop allowing people running version 4.2 to purchase songs from the iTunes Music Store. &quot;As of today, customers will need to use one of the three most recent versions of iTunes -- 4.7
Peter Forsberg doesn&#039;t need surgery on his left ankle and could be ready for the start of the NHL season, more than four months earlier than the Philadelphia Flyers forward was expected to return.
A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an attack on a police officer in Sussex.
Bayer HealthCare, a U.S.-based unit  of Bayer AG , said on Monday it had stopped a  late-stage trial of Nexavar in patients with non-small cell  lung cancer, after an independent data monitoring committee  said it would not meet the main goal of improved overall  survival.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - U.S. sprinter Mickey  Grimes has been suspended for two years after testing positive  for the anabolic steroid norandrosterone, the U.S. Anti-Doping  Agency (USADA) said on Friday.
The move effectively pushed the debate surrounding the research into the 2008 presidential campaign.
A breakaway Tamil Tiger commander who  split with the notorious Sri Lankan rebel group in March  launched a new political movement on Tuesday, accusing the  guerrillas' shadowy leader of turning them into terrorists.
La famiglia Massa restera' nell'azienda come consulente
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, right, surrounded by an unprecedented number of bodyguards walks inside the Knesset, Israel&#39;s parliament, in Jerusalem Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004.
Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has urged fans not to harass her ex-boyfriend French actor Olivier Martinez, saying he deserves better treatment.
Palm Inc , maker of the Treo smartphone, on Wednesday posted a quarterly revenue estimate that missed expectations as competition increased from rival devices like Apple Inc's  iPhone.
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Los Angeles US District Judge Robert Takasugi ordered the FBI to hand over the last remaining secret files on John Lennon that were gathered in the 1970s.
Three men have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside the capital, officials said on Friday.
(AGI) - Rabat, 11 dic. - Il terrorismo si combatte anche eliminando le cause delle frustrazioni e della disperazione, che sono terreno fertile del terrorismo. Lo ha detto il segretario di Stato americano, Colin
Contestazione in vista per il presidente della Lazio Claudio Lotito. La porranno in essere gli 'Irri...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan&#39;s President Gen. Pervez Musharraf yesterday accused his political opponents of &quot;threatening&quot; democracy as he explained to the nation his decision to renege on a promise to step down as army chief by the end of 2004.
Representative Joe Barton of Texas said on Wednesday that Google had rebuffed requests by his staff for a meeting as part of an investigation into the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick.
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Ronan Keating and Pete Postlethwaite join thousands protesting over UK funding to the World Bank and IMF.
New animal research indicates that a single molecule may be linked to nicotine dependence, the Associated Press reported Nov. 4. For the study, researchers in California worked with a single gene to genetically
The world's largest automaker lowered its annual earnings forecast Thursday, a few hours after announcing plans to cut about 20 percent of its European workforce by the end of 2006 in hopes of saving about $600 million a year.
Children in families facing chronic stress such as conflict between parents or violence in the home become sick more often than children under less stress, according to a study published on Monday.
Discrimination is being blamed for high rates of mental health problems amongst gay men and lesbians.
Ever since American designer Tom Ford  shot to fame by saving the Italian label Gucci from near-death,  breathing life into dormant brands has become the Holy Grail of  the fashion industry.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   said on Saturday that major industrial countries and key   emerging economies like China share a responsibility to bring   global economic imbalances under control.
BRISBANE: Adam Gilchrist and Craig Mcmillan&#39;s verbal duel, when the Australians appealed for a caught behind decision and the New Zealand batsman refused to walk, has further exposed a raw nerve in cricket.
OISKHARA, Russia - Chechnya&#39;s tense presidential election campaign came to a close with a 79 per cent turnout at the ballot box -- and the winner all but certain.
Almost 80 Muslim demonstrators arrested in southern Thailand suffocated after being crammed into army lorries, the Thai authorities admitted yesterday.
Description: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son -- Mark Thatcher -- has been given a conditional release by a court hearing charges that he helped plot a coup in Africa.
In a commentary published in Africa International (France), Callisto Madavo, the World Bank&#39;s (former) Vice President for the Africa Region, writes that Africans need jobs.
Russia said on Saturday it would suspend its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in Europe in five months' time unless a compromise was found on updating the treaty.
UK-based billionaire Russian Boris Berezovsky faces trial in absentia in his native country, accused of embezzlement.
Past presidential candidates and their critics have been known to shade the truth for political purposes. But to memory researchers, it doesn't take intentional falsifying to understand the discrepancies in the retelling of Sen. John Kerry's war experiences.
Subtropical Storm Gabrielle churned steadily across the Atlantic toward North Carolina early on Saturday, prompting warnings of rain and strong winds and currents in coastal areas as early as Sunday morning.
BAERWALDE, Germany -- There's blood on the frost and blame in the air. Wolves are back, hunting in the night in Saxony , skulking through gardens, making the farm dogs restless.
A MAN has appeared in court on the remote British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island charged with 15 sex crimes, including indecent assault on a five-year-old girl, Radio New Zealand reported.
They are on opposite sides of Lake Washington, and sometimes on opposite sides of the technology world, but two Seattle-area tech giants have found common ground in a fight against deceptive and fraudulent e-mail.
Police shot and killed a gunman outside Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter's office in the state capitol on Monday after he brandished his weapon and made a threat, authorities said.
Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
Brad Gilbert, the former coach of Andre Agassi, has one of the most tactically astute minds in the game and, having seen his current charge Andy Roddick struggle against Tim Henman in the past, he hatched a plan to take the initiative in their Masters Cup
Sport: Portsmouth boss understood to be on verge of taking job after Mark Hughes ruled himself out
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European Union leaders agreed Thursday to open talks with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership, diplomats said, despite widespread misgivings about admitting such a large, poor and mostly Muslim country.
This summer is likely to prove the wettest since records began in 1914, the Met Office says.
Private security contractors will continue to protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq but will operate under closer supervision by U.S. Embassy officials and with clearer accountability for their actions, according to new rules approved yesterday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's highest court has ordered a new trial for Robert Baltovich, convicted on circumstantial evidence 12 years ago in the murder of his girlfriend.
The boss has offered you a higher rung on the career ladder, but you're not ready to climb.
Monster Worldwide Inc.  has  fired its general counsel for cause related to its internal  stock option investigation, the parent company of the leading  jobs Web site said on Wednesday.
Three more baseball playoff games are on tap today with the Tigers playing the Yankees, the Cardinals visiting the Padres and the Mets hosting the Dodgers. The Yankees, Cards and Mets all have 1-0 leads in the best-of-five series. The A's-Twins series has the day off with the A's leading 2 games to none.
An investor coalition that holds just under 5 percent of New York Times urged the publisher to spend more money to buy digital companies, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.
Water once covered thousands of square miles of Mars, creating an ancient environment that hints at the possibility that life might be present there yet today, scientists reported.
Thousands of ex-workers from MG Rover remain unemployed two years after its collapse, a union survey shows.
CHICAGO A bankruptcy judge in Chicago has given United Airlines more time to negotiate with its unions on proposed cuts in labor costs.
NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bare-bones version of the \u00e2\u0080\u009c65th Annual Golden Globes\u00e2\u0080\u009d attracted just 5.8 million viewers on Sunday night, a small fraction of the 20 million who tuned in to the awards show a year ago, according to Nielsen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimates. A two-hour \u00e2\u0080\u009cDateline\u00e2\u0080\u009d special, featuring interviews with the nominees and preceding the 9 p.m. announcement show fared no better, drawing only 4.4 million. Combined, the three-hour broadcast delivered a dismal 1.3 rating in the critical demographic of adults 18 to 49, a far cry from the 6.5 rating the show earned over prime time on a Monday last January. The big hit on Sunday was Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s premiere of \u00e2\u0080\u009cTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which attracted 18.3 million viewers at 8 p.m. and the highest ratings by far of any new series this season. Although \u00e2\u0080\u009cTerminator\u00e2\u0080\u009d benefited from following a football game on Fox that attracted more than 35 million viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, no other scripted series debut on any broadcast network has done better in the 18-to-49 set in three years. The last scripted series debut on a broadcast network to earn higher ratings among adults 18 to 49 was CBS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cNumb3rs\u00e2\u0080\u009d on Jan. 23, 2005. Fox easily led the night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratings, followed by CBS and ABC. NBC ranked fourth. Part one of CBS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cComanche Moon\u00e2\u0080\u009d drew 15.8 million viewers.
Latest figures show that some patients are waiting an average of two years to have a hearing aid fitted.
Progress is possible in the Northern Ireland process but the IRA must stop all violence, Tony Blair says.
Tyler Hamilton, the Olympic time-trial champion, faces the possible loss of his gold medal depending on the outcome of a second sample analysis after confirmation yesterday that he had failed a test intended to detect the use of blood transfusions to
Palermo, 29 settembre 2004 - Salvatore Vitale, uno degli imputati del sequestro e dell&#39;uccisione del piccolo Giuseppe Di Matteo, \u00c3\u00a8 stato rimesso in libert\u00c3\u00a0 per decorrenza dei termini di custodia cautelare dalla Corte di Assise di Appello di Palermo, che
HOUSTON - After being plunked between the shoulders, Michael Barrett offered a few words of advice for Roy Oswalt when the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros meet again next week.
Investors losing their shirts in Hollywood is an old story. Stars get in their eyes and, before you know it, the money is gone.
InfoWorld - When Matthew Szulik left Red Hat abruptly for family health reasons in December, many people were scratching their heads over the company's new choice of CEO: a young executive from Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst.
Initial reports appear to show Musharraf's opponents ahead but it's a nerve-wracking path before anything is official
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OTTAWA (CP) - The premiers and territorial leaders cancelled a breakfast meeting Tuesday with the prime minister and used the time to draft a new proposal to fund medicare.
MILANO - Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per un turno 10 giocatori di serie A: Di Canio (Lazio), Tedesco (Reggina), Dabo (Lazio), Potenza (Parma), Tare (Bologna), Abeijon (Cagliari), Amauri (Chievo), Delli Carri (Fiorentina), Diamoutene (Lecce
When Brockton punter Ryan Albon-Wilson broke his hand in practice this week holding a Lamar Henry placekick, it opened doors for the team's new placekicker.
Austria releases the son-in-law of Kazakhstan's president on bail, while it considers his extradition.
Andy Roddick barely put a foot wrong as he darted into the final of the grass court championships at Queen's Club with a 6-4 7-5 win over Russian Dmitry Tursunov on Saturday.
Germany&#39;s three leading mobile  operators will start selling the HTC Touch smartphone from  end-June -- earlier than Apple&#39;s  iPhone, which the HTC  Touch hopes to rival.
In a politically sensitive trial, an American soldier pleads sleeplessness and overwork in the death of an Iraqi man who breached his squad's hideout
Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil in which more than 70 people have been killed.
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Italy's president gave Romano Prodi another shot Saturday, asking him to stay on and face a confidence vote in parliament, while leaders in the center-left majority courted outside senators in a frantic effort ...Comment
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Jim Edmonds homered and delivered the go- ahead run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly, leading the St.
The seventh and final Harry Potter book sells a record 11 million copies in the UK and US in its first 24 hours.
Shares of Pharmos Corp. PARS.O fell  57 percent before the bell on Monday after the  biopharmaceutical company said clinical trials showed its drug  dexanabinol was not effective as a treatment for severe  traumatic brain injury.
Fifa has rejected a request by a professional men&#39;s football club in Mexico to sign a female player, a spokesman for the organisation said yesterday.
United Nations peacekeepers on Friday stormed the home of the former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to evict rebel former soldiers who seized the compound two days ago.
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Kenny Irons ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns in his return to South Carolina and No. 2 Auburn knocked away a last-chance pass to keep its unbeaten season alive with a 24-17 victory over the Gamecocks on Thursday night.
SEO has a pivotal role in reputation management, as it can push down negative results and enhance positives in search results.
Congress buried some interesting provisions on Pakistan and, separately, U.S. Army recruitment in the 1,513-page fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill that President Bush signed Jan. 28. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates was given authority, \
Osama bin Laden's face and ominous words loomed over the U.S. terrorism trial of former \
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Former President Bill Clinton was on the fast track to a heart attack until quadruple-bypass heart surgery Monday gave him a second chance at life, his doctors revealed.
Toulouse, France (Sports Network) - There is a reason that Lyon has captured the Ligue 1 title three years in a row, and they put all those positive attributes on display at the Municipal Stadium on Tuesday night during a 2-0 win over Toulouse.
Microsoft and Intel are joining forces to conquer US living rooms and make further inroads into the coveted consumer electronics space.
New battery a welcome addition to the market after battery recall costs laptop manufacturers millions.
Unlike the last debate, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama criticized President Bush, praised John Edwards and laid out their respective central arguments.
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An estimated 100,000 civilians have died in Iraq as a direct or indirect consequence of the March 2003 United States-led invasion, according to a new study by a research
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops assaulted positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Friday with some of the heaviest shelling in 13 days of fighting there.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Feb. 20 -- Mortar rounds and rockets hit Somalia's capital early Tuesday in a series of attacks that killed 15 people and wounded more than 40, doctors and witnesses said.
Egyptian security yesterday arrested dozens of Bedouin tribesmen amid continuing doubts over who was behind the devastating attacks on Israeli tourists that killed at least 34 people.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady seemed most surprised by the low score Plaxico Burress envisioned for his team.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Tuesday said it would restate its fiscal 2004 financial reports  due to accounting errors, which could reduce earnings more than  the company had previously forecast, sending its stock down  more than 16 percent.
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its inductees for 2005 yesterday. Joining the hallowed halls of rock history will be the following artists and non-performers: Buddy Guy is one of the original Chicago blues masters.
Europe's first centre to fight multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is opened in the Latvian capital Riga.
The United States and Australia kept  unbeaten records at the Olympic women's basketball tournament  on Monday to stay on course for a gold medal showdown.
Talks between Aceh rebels and Indonesian officials end early, as Finnish mediators propose a second round.
On the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, CNN asked users to share their stories of heroes from that fateful day and how they were being remembered.
David Williams sat in the stands with a bottle of pills in one hand and a video recorder in the other. An ugly scar ran up his left arm, from a recent dialysis treatment.
Viacom Inc, Walt Disney Co, Microsoft  Corp and other media companies have agreed to a set of  guidelines to protect copyrights online but Google Inc, owner  of the Web's biggest video site, was notably absent from the  pact.
There may not be a happy holiday in space because Russian and American astronauts have been told to ration their food supply for the next few weeks, until a space shipment can reach them.
News Corp is reportedly considering selling MySpace to Yahoo for a 25% stake in the internet search firm.
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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) yesterday scaled back its forecast for this year&#39;s semiconductor sales, after demand slowed though July, August and September.
Spain&#39;s Oscar Freire won the sixth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday, and countryman Manuel Beltran of the US Postal Service team kept his lead as the overall standings remained unchanged.
A report from the CDC says U.S. emergency units are overcrowded, understaffed and turning away trauma patients.  In Bodyhack.
The husband of actress Anne Heche files for divorce after four years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Invesco Funds Group and AIM Advisors agreed Tuesday to pay $450 million in penalties and reduced fees to settle allegations that they allowed fraudulent trades in their mutual funds.
China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Poland's President Lech Kaczynski before the EU summit reconvened Friday to try to persuade him to drop his threat to veto plans for a treaty designed to serve as a new rulebook for the European Union.
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Eisner has said that Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger would be his choice as successor, but the Disney board is expected to consider many candidates.
ATHENS, Greece - Mark Spitz can rest easy. The best Michael Phelps can do is win seven gold medals at these Olympics...
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One of the men held in a murder case in southern India says police tortured him to implicate a Hindu cleric.
Ali Hasan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, will be the first leader of the former Iraqi regime to face charges for war crimes. He is accused of gassing up to 5,000 Kurds.
Tiger Woods believes former England soccer captain David Beckham's move from Real Madrid to Los Angeles Galaxy will generate plenty of interest in the United States.
Tyson Foods Inc. TSN.N, the largest  U.S. meat producer, on Monday said quarterly earnings dropped  by more than 50 percent in part to poor results in its beef  segment.
Tribune Co.'s Newsday newspaper, which got a new publisher in July after a circulation scandal, on Tuesday replaced its top editor, Howard Schneider, who was in the job for about a year.
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U.S. stocks rose on Friday, boosted by  a government report showing strong jobs growth last month, but  gains were sharply reduced by a weak dollar, which fell to a  record low against the euro on concerns about the U.S. trade  imbalance.
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United will host arch-rival Arsenal Sunday in the most anticipated Premiership match of the year.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have agreed to share the \
Rep. Charles Norwood Jr., a blunt-spoken Georgia Republican who sold his dental practice and ran for Congress at age 52, died Tuesday after battling cancer and lung disease.
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Samuel L. Jackson plays the real-life coach of a high school basketball team in this solid, unsurprising sports drama.
Police have seized thousands of branches of an endangered Guatemalan scented fir species used for Christmas trees in a clampdown to protect it against extinction, police said on Tuesday.
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Il Galatasaray ha acquistato dal Copenaghen il centrocampista svedese Tobias Linderoth, 28 anni. L'a...
Those rallying to keep open the doors of a hospital trauma unit serving a poor, violence-plagued neighborhood of Los Angeles have hit upon a more potent argument than mere dollars and cents.
NEW YORK - In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial average down in its worst slide since the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, as a sell-off in China's stock market raised concerns that equity valuations may be too high.
The kindest description of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHome of the Brave,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the first Hollywood movie to examine the experience of American soldiers returning from Iraq, might be that it is fueled by noble intentions.
Wal-Mart has added a sub-$500 Linux laptop to its online store. The $498 Balance laptop comes preloaded with Linspire&#39;s desktop Linux operating system and is claimed to be the lowest priced laptop on the market
President George W. Bush made a   pilgrimage to New York's Ground Zero on Sunday on the eve of   the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a milestone   that has sharpened an election-year debate over whether America   is safer.
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CHERBOURG, France, Oct 6  - Police threw a heavy escort around a shipment of plutonium from US weapons arsenals as it was offloaded from a ship and taken by military convoy to a nuclear recycling plant in western France on Wednesday despite protests
Bangalore, Dec. 21: More than a thousand infotech professionals signed an online petition to Manmohan Singh as the industry rallied behind Baazee CEO Avnish Bajaj, who was granted bail today after his arrest
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MIAMI - At least two Florida airports were littered Saturday with hundreds of unclaimed bags while passengers endured a frustrating search for their missing luggage.
The company that changed the way many people get DVDs is looking for new ways to shake up Hollywood.
Britain will closely control immigration from Romania and Bulgaria if the two countries join the European Union next year, Home Secretary John Reid has said.
The tears of Darren Clarke gave way to exhaustive relief for Colin Montgomerie. American red shifted to European blue on the scoreboard. A day that began in brilliant sunshine ended in gray skies and showers.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets jumped higher thanks to takeover talk in the banking, travel and stock exchange sectors, dealers said Wednesday.
Marvell Technology Group,\u00c2\u00a0embroiled in a backdating investigation, filed a delayed earnings report with stock regulators this week and announced the resignation of the interim chief financial officer who had agreed to remain in his job until the filing was made.

This is the second movie about Karnataka politics and its release will coincide with the Karnataka assembly elections, slated to be held in early 2008. Another movie which is set to hit the screen soon is Mukhyamantri I Love You, which, according to Janata Dal supremo H D Deve Gowda, attempts to ridicule his family.
The European Commission is offering translation software developers free access to around one million sentences translated between 22 of the European Union's 23 official languages. It hopes the data will help improve the quality of a variety of language tools, including grammar and spelling checkers, online dictionaries and machine translators-- particularly in less well-served languages such as Latvian or Romanian.
One would not have thought going into the Giants&#39; game at 4:15 today against the Falcons that Eli Manning and Michael Vick would have so much in common.
Democrat John Kerry told National Guard veterans Thursday that President Bush operates from &quot;a fantasy world of spin&quot; when he describes the situation in Iraq.
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Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammys on Sunday night, winning five awards and delivering a defiant performance of her autobiographical hit \
Trot Nixon added fuel to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry on Tuesday by criticizing Alex Rodriguez even before the first spring training workout for either team.
Four-time champion Liverpool progressed to soccer&#39;s Champions League 2-1 on aggregate, overcoming a 1-0 home defeat to AK Graz in the second leg of qualifying.
An Israeli helicopter blasted a car in Gaza with a missile today, killing one person and seriously wounding a militant leader, hospital officials said, on a day when Israelis killed seven Palestinians.
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The company posted its best profit in nearly four years but it reduced its revenue estimates for 2008 because of delays in the introduction of its 787 \u00e2\u0080\u009cDreamliner.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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HAIFA, Israel  - Some pilgrims stand in silence. Others prostrate themselves and offer fragrant petals.
Most physician-owned specialty hospitals are poorly equipped to handle medical emergencies, federal investigators will report today, underscoring a long-standing concern about the rapid rise in the number of such hospitals.
Australian comic Barry Humphries has been ordered to rest for six months because of complications over appendix surgery, a spokesman for the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival said on Sunday.
Most federal judges are imposing prison terms within sentencing guidelines even though the Supreme Court says they do not need to, according to an analysis presented Thursday to Congress.
Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday new nuclear weapons as part of Moscow's military build-up, saying the experience of Iraq showed the need for resource-rich countries to keep strong defenses.
Waruna Premachandra was watching television when he saw people running and he heard the panicked scream: \
The former Beirut hostage Terry Waite has urged the family of Kenneth Bigley not to give up hope that his captors in Iraq will release him safely.
Plus, new questions are being raised about what role military doctors played in Iraqi prison. The Washington Post reports that the US military&#39;s investigation into the abuse by US military personnel of Iraqi
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s top lawyer   resigned on Thursday as U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers   scolded current and former top executives for invading   individuals' privacy to find the source of boardroom leaks.
U.S. stocks gained on Monday, getting  a boost from lower oil prices after news the Venezuelan  president survived a recall eased fears about the country's oil  exports.
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A Polish woman, who was kidnapped in Iraq last month, has been released and flown back to Poland. Teresa Borcz Khalifa, who was brought to Poland on Friday evening, appeared
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Calls are deepening for the government to assume more of the costs of medical care through nationalized health care.
A US senator belonging to President George W. Bush&#39;s Republican Party said Sunday he and other members of Congress expect the number of US troops in Iraq to be reduced after September.
It used to be a country of fishermen struggling through the Arctic winter but now Norway has turned itself into a land of dollar millionaires, with more per capita than any other country in the world.
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President Bush welcomes Kosovo's independence as \
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sudan&#39;s government is sponsoring atrocities in its western Darfur region that amount to genocide, buttressing the US case for the United Nations to levy economic sanctions on the African nation.
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho  - Jason Larsen types in a few  lines of computer code to hack into the controls of a nearby  chemical plant. Then he finds an online video camera inside and  confirms that he has pumped up a pressure value.
HONORING WHITE: Flags flew at half-staff at Lambeau Field as the Green Bay Packers paid tribute to NFL great Reggie White. HIS DEATH: White, who played six spectacular seasons with Green Bay, may have died
Despite piling up impressive offensive numbers, the St. Louis Cardinals aren&#39;t ready to bask in their success just yet. The Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Saturday night, moving
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Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said fourth-quarter profit fell almost 17 percent as higher costs more than offset the effect of a rise in shipments.
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Exercise alone cannot totally offset the risk of premature death associated with obesity, research suggests.
Shabani Nonda scored a crucial late volley to keep Blackburn's UEFA Cup hopes alive as Bayer Leverkusen secured a 3-2 first-leg victory at the BayArena.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 30 -- South Africa on Thursday became the first country in Africa, and the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriages.
Six protesters opposed to a ban on fox hunting burst onto the floor of Britain&#39;s parliament on Wednesday in an extraordinary breach of security.
An inmate died at a hospital early Tuesday after a failed escape attempt in which he grabbed a deputy's gun and wounded him and was then gunned down as he drove away in a police van.
Despite having spent the morning inching along an icy sidewalk, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted Saturday that she knows when to dig in her heels and when to compromise.
George W Bush attends a string of lavish inauguration balls in Washington, as he begins his second term.
Ford fell behind Toyota for the second time in five months while Detroit\u00c2\u0092s two other automakers posted gains.
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The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq calls for kidnapping of Westerners, according to a web recording.
David Dellucci singled home the winning run with two outs to cap a five-run ninth as the Cleveland Indians rallied past the Detroit Tigers 12-11 Friday night.
Lawyers warn that voters in battleground states will face a barrage of dirty tricks at the polls Tuesday, with some political operatives planning to pose as law-enforcement officers to scare people away.
JERUSALEM: Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in two separate shootings in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Sunday, one of them a local militant leader, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.
Peru plans to hold a new trial next month before a civilian court for imprisoned Shining Path founder Abimael Guzman and 17 other top leaders of the Maoist insurgency, court officials said Monday.
TORONTO (CP) - Shares of Iamgold fell more than 10 per cent after its proposed merger with Gold Fields Ltd. was thrown into doubt Monday as South Africa&#39;s Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd.
Rwanda plans to import a generic  HIV/AIDS medicine made in Canada, making it the first country  to test a World Trade Organization waiver on drug patents, the  WTO said on Friday.
FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee touted their economic credentials in South Carolina on Friday on the eve of the South's first vote for U.S. presidential nominees, while rival Mitt Romney pressed his advantage out West in Nevada.
Ford confirms that India's Tata Motors will be the likely buyer of its UK-based Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
More than 2,500 families participated in the study carried out by the King Edward Memorial Hospital over a 15-year period. Pregnant women are usually scanned at 12 and 18 weeks and after 20 weeks if there are any medical concerns.
nuclear weapons. They will present their plan for a &quot;carrot and stick&quot; approach to Iran to the. Unlike Washington, the Europeans do not publicly accuse Iran of pursuing weapons.
The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
A fire at a swanky London hotel forced dozens of well-heeled guests onto the street Friday, and scuppered a news conference by Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
scrap enrichment for good and were likely to fuel US concerns that Iran secretly plans to produce nuclear weapons. suspend all activities which could be used to make bomb-grade material.
In a post a little while back, Padraic Brady wrote about an extension he whipped up to act as an interface between PHP and the Snarl notification tool (inspired by Growl from OS X).   My intention for the API is to facilitate Window's use of a soon to be announced tool for autotesting in PHP using PHPSpec.    He wants to use it in an automated testing environment that, when tests are detected in the current tests, runs the changed items and reports back the results via the Windows notification service. You can grab the code from the Google Code repository for it and test it our for yourself.
At least ten people including three policemen were killed when the Guerrillas attacked a police station in the northern area of Aadhamiya today.
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WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...
Established by immigrants and self-governed by a lay board that manages its assets, St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church has been a place where Polish-Americans in St. Louis have nurtured their faith for 125 years.
OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland has company atop the AL West standings after the Athletics were beaten by Seattle 7-to-2. The loss drops the A&#39;s into a tie with Anaheim for the division lead with five games remaining.
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Jon Lester, 23, had to feel the energy coming from all over the world last night. The force was with him. There wasn't a sports fan alive who couldn't have felt for a kid who had cancer, beat it, and then came out and won the most important game of the season.
Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia reached the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years, defeating No. 13 Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Saturday.
President Bush returned Democrat John Kerry's fire on a missing Iraqi weapons cache Wednesday, accusing his rival of rushing to judgment before all the facts were known and \
Washington continued its mastery at home against No. 21 Arizona State, getting 12 points from Kayla Burt in a 63-55 victory Wednesday night.
Hundreds of thousands joined a chaotic funeral procession as the former prime minister was buried in her ancestral village.
Iran's defense minister expressed his government's disquiet about the U.S. troop presence in neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan, and hinted that some Iranian generals believe they should strike first if they sense an imminent U.S. threat.
Police say they control the Spanish consulate in the Swiss capital - but there is no sign of the intruders.
The online games company's high valuation even more of a concern with the success of its competition.
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China rejects the Taiwan leader's call for peace talks and warns against moves towards independence.
Suzanne Pleshette got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, less than two weeks after she died of respiratory failure.
LONDON -- Americans who live abroad are expected to vote in unprecedented numbers in the US presidential election, according to party and government officials involved in registration for absentee ballots around the world.
Ukrainian voters start choosing a new president on Sunday, a tense contest to determine whether the ex-Soviet state intensifies traditional links with Moscow or begins looking toward the West.
A former top television star whose career foundered after a man was found dead in his swimming pool was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder, police sources said.
NASA planned to try  again on Saturday to launch the shuttle Discovery on a mission  to rewire the International Space Station, but the weather  forecast kept the nighttime launch in doubt.
JERUSALEM -- UN Mideast peace envoy Terje Roed-Larsen urged Israeli prison authorities Friday to ensure the well-being of Palestinian prisoners on their 13th day of a hunger strike.
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A former make-up artist for a television sports talk show on Wednesday sued the broadcaster ESPN, one of the show's anchors and a panelist she worked with for sexual harassment.
A fashionable Manhattan bowling alley that boasts celebrity customers such as Rudy Giuliani and Harvey Weinstein says it is returning $1.3 million (675,000 pounds) reported to have come from Yasser Arafat.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in England and charged with having sex with a 15-year-old Texas girl he met in an Internet chat room.
An Arabic translator who used an assumed identity to get work as a contractor for the U.S. Army in Iraq pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges of possessing classified national defense documents, including sensitive material about the insurgency that he took from an 82nd Airborne Division...
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King Norodom Sihanouk said on  Tuesday his decision to abdicate gave Cambodia a chance to  choose a successor in his lifetime and thus avoid another  bloodbath.
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NASA&#39;s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has returned this view of its discard heat shield, which crashed to the planet&#39;s surface during the craft&#39;s descent and landing last January.
Arabic television says a wall at a construction site in Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates has collapsed, killing at least eight workers.
The New York Stock Exchange today released a confidential report detailing events surrounding its former chief Richard Grasso's huge pay package.
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Sirius and XM issued statements that their existing radios would work with the new service they would create by merging, but will the number of channels available increase? In Listening Post.
Scientists at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory say they have developed the first system to convert dirty diesel fuel into a quiet, self-contained and efficient energy source.
THERE he was, novelist Stephen King, master of the horror story, watching his beloved Boston Red Sox from a front row seat at Yankee Stadium yesterday (AEST), and it was obvious he feared the worst.
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts gave birth on Monday to a baby boy, her third child with husband Danny Moder, People magazine reported on its Web site.
China has been the target of a big  increase in cyber-attacks in recent years and faces more of a  threat from hackers than any country in the West, a military  researcher said on Saturday.
Twenty Colombian soldiers are killed in a helicopter crash in the south-west of the country.
Young men who perform well in intelligence tests have less risk of committing suicide than those with lower scores, Swedish scientists said on Friday.
SINGAPORE : The number of medical lawsuits jumped eight times in the last decade - from five cases in 1990 to 40 in 2000. There is concern that this could lead doctors to practise
Radio Shack moves into its new Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters next week, and the first department to take up residence will be its 150-person in-house ad agency. But a new marketing director's talks with outside shops may spark the export of at least some of the retailer's &#36;220 million ad account.
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he could continue governing until 2027 if voters do away with re-election limits because he needs more time in office to establish a socialist economic model in Venezuela.
The retailer turns its download service, which accounts for roughly 40 percent of all DVD sales, over to Netflix after its software provider, Hewlett-Packard, discontinues its own merchant-store service.
Crude prices stayed firm on Wednesday as traders held their positions ahead of mid-week US petroleum inventories data and braced for a possible production cut from oil cartel OPEC, which meets later this week.
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Jonathan Saunders brought Bauhaus to life in his third-ever showing at London Fashion Week, while veteran designer Paul Smith opted for sober lines brightened by a riot of flowers.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A mourning family has sued a funeral home, saying it allowed the body of a 71-year-old husband and father to decompose for five days, until the stench of rotting flesh was so strong it sickened the minister at his funeral and dripped fluid from the casket...
 over price hike
The wet spot on the carpet was turning into a full-fledged puddle near his locker stall, but Derek Jeter ignored it as he pulled on his socks.
Several faith-based groups oppose a Republican-sponsored immigration and border security bill that could move quickly through the House with a spending package for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Deep mountain snow usually drives moose to seek lower ground in Anchorage, but the snow piling up in town this winter is a bit much even for the stilt-legged animals.
Japanese video game developer Square Enix Co has said it would release the next version of its hugely popular &quot;Dragon Quest&quot; role playing series exclusively for the Nintendo DS handheld console.
The main challenger to President Hamid Karzai said yesterday that he had accepted a proposal by the United Nations and the US ambassador to start an independent
Il bilancio degli incidenti scoppiati nella notte a Madrid durante i festeggiamenti per la conquista...
Two drug companies announced Monday they will collaborate on developing the first all-in-one, once-a-day pill to treat HIV infection - a long-sought goal that would make it
Tyson Fresh Meats, a Wallula, Washington unit of Tyson Foods Inc., is voluntarily recalling about 16,743 pounds (7.6 tons) of ground beef that may be contaminated with E.coli, the USDA said on Friday.
WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) - DaimlerChrysler is recalling about 23,600 minivans in Canada over concerns that water could leak into a vehicle radio, trigger a short circuit and possibly start a speaker fire, the company said Monday.
By Tricia Duryee, Seattle Times  Feb. 12--Less than five months ago, InfoSpace said it was no longer investing in the business of selling ringtones and other content for cellphones.
Wal-Mart, stung by criticism of its labor practices, is turning to public radio, public television and even journalists in training to try to improve its image.
Plans for Scotland's first new university campus of the 21st century are given the go-ahead.
CACI International Inc.'s president of U.S. operations, L. Kenneth Johnson, will retire Nov. 1.  The Arlington government contractor said in a statement that the 58-year-old Johnson, its second in command, is leaving \
Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of progress, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns.
That&#39;s why the American Cancer Society urges all women to get a clinical breast exam each year once they reach 40. Health experts say women over 40 should also have a mammogram every year or two.
What more is there to say about resolutions? All the how-to you need appears in the January issues of women's magazines. Reward your progress , they simper helpfully, as if self-reward hasn't been the problem all along.
The Packers lose any shot at the top seed in the NFC as Brett Favre tosses two interceptions in a 35-7 loss in windy Chicago.
Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who outraged Jews in November by calling them &quot;the root of evil,&quot; is at it again, this time saying Jews control the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s banks and the mass media.
Investor's Business Daily - California, Florida and Ohio led the 176,137 total U.S. filings, RealtyTrac said. The total was nearly double May &#39;06 and 19% higher than April. More homeowners are falling behind on payments. Higher foreclosure activity also likely will mean lower home prices. Median prices fell 1.8% in Q1, according to the National Association of Realtors.
FREDERICTON (CP) - An elderly rottweiler named Clancy became a character witness for her breed on Tuesday as public debate began on proposed legislation to restrict certain kinds of dogs in New Brunswick.
US-backed Hamid Karzai has been officially declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election. Wednesday&#39;s announcement came almost a month after eight million Afghans defied threats of violence to vote in the elections.
Anil Kumble takes 5-84 as Australia end day one of the first Test in Meblourne on 337-9.
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Buy low, spam high Pump-and-dump spammers are refining their tactics and marketing techniques in an attempt to drum up new business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A mammogram may be less effective if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a new British study finds.
LONDON, December 6  - The South Korean memory chipmaker, Samsung Electronics Company (SSUN.FSE), said today that it intends to invest approximately 25 trillion won ($24 billion; \u00c2\u00a312.36 billion) in building new chip production lines in
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - US Airways Group, trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this week, in its first move since filing for protection against creditors over the weekend.
In the small US town of Hinesville, where streets are named after generals and stores offer military discounts, talk almost invariably turns to the next Iraq mission, and only seldom to the upcoming elections.
ATHENS, Greece - The United States men's basketball team endured another brutal loss Saturday night. But because Angola is playing even worse than the Americans, the Dream Team is in the quarterfinals of the Athens Games...
England got strikes from sparkling debut starter Jermain Defoe and Michael Owen to defeat Poland in a Uefa World Cup qualifier in Chorzow.
Xbox to peak the year before This year will see another gruelling sales showdown between the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as they battle it for hardcore gamers' cash. However, the PS3 is eventually expected to become the dominant console.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - A group of state plaintiffs in the U.S. Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday. California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia -- known as the \
Crude oil prices in New York stayed higher Tuesday after passing 50 dollars per barrel as Nigerian rebels threatened oil output and Hurricane Ivan slashed production in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The cost of health insurance provided by employers rose an average of 11.2 percent this year and is expected to rise again in 2005, adding to the economic anxiety of workers and businesses.
When Colin Powell was named US Secretary of State nearly four years ago, Jamaicans celebrated the stature achieved by the son of humble Jamaican immigrants.
December 4, 2004 - Hospital officials say two car bombs that exploded today just outside Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone are now blamed for at least seven deaths.
PARIS - It seems that not since Napoleon has France experienced such a cult of the personality. In any case, it is clear today that there is no other French politician who inspires such longings for that megalomaniacal
A study pins declining US teenage pregnancy rates on better use of contraception - not abstinence.
Veteran German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has launched a scathing attack against his club manager Arsene Wenger and the two goalies keeping him on the sidelines at Arsenal.
NORTON, Mass. -- Vijay Singh won a head-to-head matchup with Tiger Woods to end his record reign atop golf&#39;s ultimate leaderboard.
At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.
The highest-ranking US soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners has reached a deal to plead guilty to some charges at his court martial in Baghdad in October, one of his lawyers said on Tuesday.
Fears of tightening US oil inventories sent crude soaring yesterday to its biggest one-day gain in two months, cutting short the recent downward drift in prices.
Outgoing Romanian President Ion Illiescu has bowed to public pressure and cancelled a pardon he granted to jailed miners' leader Miron Cozma.
Senior Ogonna Nnamani leads the team with 33 kills, 21 digs and five blocks on the night. Long Beach, Calif. - Senior outside hitter Ogonna Nnamani had 33 kills, 21 digs and five blocks to lead the sixth-ranked
OPEC on Friday prepared to keep oil  supply limits on hold, confident that the world economy can  absorb higher energy costs.
Former New York Yankees player Jim Leyritz was arrested on charges of drunk driving and manslaughter on Friday after a woman died in a Florida car crash.
Car bombs tore through a fruit and vegetable market in a Shi'ite area of central Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 51 people in another devastating attack fuelling a vicious cycle of sectarian violence.
Despite all the talk of homeland security, sneaking into the U.S. is scandalously easy--and on the rise. Millions of illegal aliens will pour across the U.S.-Mexican border this year, many from countries hostile to America. TIME looks at the damage, the dangers and the reasons the U.S. fails to protect itself
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In an interview billed as his first since leaving the Pentagon, former defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld calls Afghanistan \
Shaquille O'Neal helped the Miami Heat build a 22-point lead. And when they blew it, he delivered the go-ahead dunk in the final minute to beat the Detroit Pistons.
Focus on consumers' everyday needs.
David Dingman-Grover decided Frankenstein would be a good name for his tumor. The 9-year-old figured if he could get over being scared of a monster, he could get over being scared of this thing at the base of his skull.
A quota 1,9%, tasso invariato anche in Ue-27 al 2,1%
TORONTO (CP) - North American stock markets appear poised for strong gains Friday in the fourth quarter&#39;s first day of trading as investors recover from drug company Merck &amp; Co.
Microsoft Corp, hoping to take a bite out of Apple Computer Inc&#39;s highly popular online music service, is gearing up to launch its own Web site for selling songs over the Internet.
A gun safety demonstration went awry and landed Monroe County Coroner David Toumey in the hospital after he shot himself in the leg.
&quot;Dimebag Darrel&quot; Abbott, a founding member of the heavy metal group Pantera, was shot to death along with three others Wednesday night at a Columbus, Ohio metal show.
Shaquille O'Neal promised to bring a championship to Miami. And although it's way too early to be thinking about titles, he can't wait to show off his new team to his old Western Conference rivals.
OP Nayyar, who composed music for Bollywood hits over six decades, dies of a heart attack aged 81.
Zariefa Begum and her family have been living in a tin shack since a giant earthquake swallowed their home a year ago.
The New Zealand economy has slipped four places in world competitiveness rankings, but remains in the top 20, a new report shows. The World Economic Forum&#39;s (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 ranks
Defense Minister Geoff Hoon will make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday about British troop deployments in Iraq, amid reports that Britain is considering sending some 600 soldiers to bolster US operations near Baghdad.
David Cameron says his party can win the next election, but admits there is still a long way to go to achieve power.
Phew! CBS got through the halftime show without a \
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the  Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong  quake to hit the area in five hours, forcing hundreds to  evacuate as quake-generated tsunami waves approached.
The gangster cartoon \
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said here on Friday evening that Tak Bai incident in the country&#39;s southern Narathiwat Province has nothing to do with religion, but a matter of law and order.
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Superdelegates, or party professionals, could play a decisive role in the outcome of the Democratic race.
Depending on who you believe Anna Kournikova and Enrique   Iglesias may have made their love match official.
Search giant Google and US Space agency Nasa sign an agreement to make space data available on the web
Nikkei segna +0,08%, euro si rafforza su dollaro
In 2004, YouTube didn't exist. Three years later, politicians have learned to fear and revere the video-sharing Web site that has become a vital part of the campaign for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Ukraine marked the second anniversary of  its \
By Kafia Hosh, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.  Feb. 15--During a recent afternoon at King Street Blues restaurant in  Stafford, local business owners gathered for a quick networking lunch.
Having lost the confidence of his board, E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal is expected to resign as early as Monday as chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch.
For 10 years, Mohammed Hassaan watched the two boys in the modest gray house across the street from his mosque grow into young professionals and observant Muslims.
 after surgery : White House
Vietnam becomes Cuba's latest partner in oil exploration and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico under one of several agreements signed Friday during a visit by Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nong Duc Manh.
A sea of runners race through Millenium Park in downtown during Chicago the annual Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh).
Few investors at a Shanghai brokerage house appeared rattled by the volatile price swings over the past two days.
China&#39;s thirst for oil has brought it to the doorstep of the United States. Chinese energy companies are on the verge of striking ambitious deals in Canada in efforts
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Blog: How easy is it to get a missile-zapping aircraft off the ground? It depends on how much Congress is willing to pay.
The exiled Myanmar network Democratic Voice of Burma said Thursday it was starting daily broadcasts to pro-democracy activists at home, a sharp increase from its current one-hour-per-week transmissions.
President Bush declared the Iraqi election a triumphant moment in his effort to spur democracy throughout the Middle East.
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This may be Johari Reeves' last chance to catch up on her mortgage payments. The credit cards, she'll worry about later.
President Chen Shui-bian (\u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e6\u0089\u0081) on Thursday said the best abbreviated title for the country is Taiwan. &quot;A country&#39;s abbreviated title is an important, serious matter,&quot; said Chen, who
The Cuban leader refused tranquilizers and general anaesthetic during three-hour surgery to rebuild his broken left kneecap. He told doctors.
JJB Sports buys a 10% stake in sportswear firm Umbro, after rumours that Umbro is being targeted by a suitor.
Larger sellers are benefiting from discounts that for the first time in the site\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history treat high-volume merchants better than mom-and-pop sellers.
Bob Dylan, whose memoir \
Ten Palestinians are listed for a January poll to succeed Yasser Arafat, including a leader jailed for life by Israel.
U.S. author and illustrator Maurice  Sendak stomps his feet at being branded a monster writer --  even though his latest work, a pop-up book called \
A total of 690 people were detained and 20 police injured in Chile during protests against the Apec forum, according to a final government tally.
For a while, reggaeton was the new  wunderkind on the musical block, a genre so different and  powerful that it made the mainstream sit up and listen even if  the lyrics were in another language.
An American Marine has been killed in  action in a restive western area of Iraq, the U.S. military  said on Monday.
Delta Air Lines can shift more flying to regional jets but also will have to give furloughed pilots first crack at any new jobs that result, under the tentative agreement union members begin voting on Monday.
But the balance of power in the Eastern Conference might shift after the punishments the NBA handed out Sunday in response to the brawl at the end of Friday&#39;s Indiana-Detroit game.
A consolidating market and an economic recovery during the past year have made future acquisition deals in the near term more likely for Oracle, according to company President Charles Phillips.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, England&#39;s head coach, said last night that he believed Michael Owen&#39;s slight hamstring strain was only a &quot;minor issue&quot;, and that he did &quot;expect&quot; the Real Madrid striker
Capalbio ruba lo scettro alle Cinque Terre
Raccolta fondi per costruzione scuola e centro medico
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said yesterday it was unlikely to punish EU members which breached the bloc's budget deficit limit as a result of granting aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster.
LONDON, Nov 20 (IranMania) - Iran is producing the uranium feedstuff that can be used to make nuclear warheads, only days before it promised to ban all such enrichment activities, diplomats told AFP Friday.
Impianti chiusi dalle 19 del 6/2 alle 7 del 9/2
he Labor Department reported last week that 144,000 payroll jobs were created in August. Let&#39;s put that in perspective. The number was below market forecasts.
(InfoWorld) - How many Chinese bloggers are there? Estimates offered by industry analysts vary widely, ranging from several million to more than 30 million, or roughly one-quarter of all Chinese Internet users. Now, the government-backed China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has weighed in with its own estimate, putting the number of active bloggers at 7.7 million. CNNIC, which manages the .cn top-level domain and tracks Chinese Internet usage statistics, defines an active blogger as one who updates their blog at least once per month on average. Beyond the number of active bloggers, far more Chinese Internet users have dabbled with the medium, with a total of 17.5 million users setting up 34 million blogs, it said. CNNIC estimated that 75 million\u00c2\u00a0Internet users read blogs, with 54.7 million of these users defined as \
The impotence drug Viagra may also  help prevent the abnormal growth of the heart seen in some  types of heart disease, researchers reported on Sunday.
802.11n wireless networking came closer to becoming an actual standard on Tuesday, as the IEEE said that 'Draft 2.0' received more than the required 75 percent supermajority required for the process to move forward.
Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says he is still attempting to reach a peaceful settlement that, among other things, would result in the handover of wanted militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and others associated with him.
Drinking tea appears to affect the brain in a similar way as drugs prescribed for Alzheimer&#39;s disease, UK researchers report. The team, based at Newcastle
Ziff Davis - The company will launch an OpenSolaris site on Friday, but an open-source version of Sun's operating system is still a long way off.
An anonymous reader writes &quot;Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 is now available for download on Mozilla&#39;s FTP server.&quot; Here is the press release announcing the release.
Senate Democrats signaled on Wednesday that they might oppose President Bush's nominee to the Federal Election Commission over his views on voting rights and criticism that he politicized his office at the Justice Department.
THEY CAME to pay homage to the new hero of Old Trafford last night, to take their first glimpse at the glorious future. And the boy-man delivered as Wayne Rooney showed exactly why Sir Alex Ferguson was willing
The battle for search-technology supremacy extended to new front today when Microsoft launched a tool for finding files stored on personal computers.
Israel dismissed a group of reservist  military officers on Sunday who threatened they would disobey  an order to evacuate Jewish settlements under a Gaza pullout  plan, one of the officers said.
Hundreds of thousands of athletes,  officials and visitors waved goodbye to Athens in a  post-Olympics exodus Monday, leaving city officials to probe a  doping scandal that tarnished an otherwise dream Games.
The X Prize Foundation and the World Technology Network announced today the formation of a joint venture to launch a series of technology incentive prizes to help spur innovation and breakthroughs in a range of scientific arenas.
As sectarian violence rocks Baghdad, TIME looks at how Iraqis are changing their identities to survive -- and why just having the wrong name can get you killed
A U.S. helicopter crashed in a desert sandstorm in the early morning darkness Wednesday, killing the 30 Marines and one Navy sailor aboard. Six other troops died in insurgent ambushes in the deadliest day for Americans since the Iraq war began nearly two years ago.
Il Tesoro: 'in Italia sono tra i piu' alti d'Europa'
The Polish satirist Jerzy Urban has been convicted and fined for \
State prosecutors want to talk to Siemens  chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld as part of a probe into suspected fraud at the German industrial conglomerate, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
(InfoWorld) - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is now backing a technology that may send high-definition video around the average home in a few years. The standards body, whose standards are widely followed around the world, has approved the specification called HomePNA 3.1 (for Home Phoneline Networking Association) for high-speed communications over both phone wiring and coaxial cable in homes. HomePNA 3.1 is one of a handful of emerging approaches to the problem of distributing high-quality multimedia streams from a broadband gateway or a device inside the home. For example, it lets users plug a PC into any phone jack and a TV into a standard coaxial cable and have them all connected at speeds as high as 320Mbps, according to HomePNA. Home electrical wiring and a variety of wireless LAN-based approaches are also in the running. Demand for high-speed connectivity around homes will grow as service providers roll out \
NEW YORK - John Kerry will begin his post-Labor Day advertising blitz in seven states from New Hampshire to New Mexico, his political Ground Zero for a $50 million campaign scheduled to expand into another 13 states by Nov. 2...
Aljazeera, Baghdad, 05 Sept 2004 -- An influential cleric has lambasted US-led forces for conducting a damaging military raid that he says has harmed efforts to secure the release of two French journalists.
Looking for a way to separate the keepers from the duds? Look no further.
The countdown clock is ticking -- 1,066 days and counting -- and optimism is running high in Vancouver with less than three years to go before the 2010 Winter Games. With the recent groundbreaking of the curling site at Hillcrest, construction on all of the competitive venues is underway and should be finished with well over a year to spare.
Actor Johnny Briggs - Coronation Street's Mike Baldwin - says reports he has been sacked are \
Walgreen Co., the top US drugstore chain, said Monday its quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales from its highly profitable nonpharmacy segment, including digital photo processing.
One billion dollars is no longer enough to get into America's most exclusive club.
By April Bethea, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--Protestors this morning apparently stayed away from a Gastonia church that had been publicly criticized recently for a blackface performance.
US health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the US vaccine just as flu season was about to begin.
Insurgents fired two rockets into the Ishtar Sheraton Hotel in central Baghdad tonight, setting rooms ablaze and forcing the temporary evacuation of scores of journalists
In barely nine months, the first cancer-specific vaccine to win federal approval has gone from licensing and the enthusiastic embrace of dozens of states to a widespread backlash against moves to mandate immunization for adolescent girls.
Microsoft hopes to balance backward compatibility with Web standards in the Internet Explorer 8 browser by enabling a new, optional \
Jail officials will not need to make maternity accommodations for Foxy Brown &#151; her manager says the rapper isn't pregnant, despite her lawyer's courtroom contention that she was.
One juror was dismissed from the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis \
Are some trees more susceptible or more resistant to being toppled by high winds?
A senior al-Qaida operative accused of conducting surveillance on U.S. financial buildings as possible terror targets had entered the United States on a student visa, according to a newspaper report.
Patients taking Vioxx for pain relief have many alternatives, and the popular drug&#39;s withdrawal from worldwide markets yesterday should have little practical effect on clinical care, experts said.
Americans are caught between worries  over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not  be able to get it when they need it, a health official told  Congress on Tuesday.
The 218-run partnership between Sehwag and Gambhir is now the second highest for India against all Test countries after the world record 413-run partnership between Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy (v New Zealand at Madras in 1955-56).
 Beatles album to be released
A batch of poisonous bootleg liquor has killed 41 people in the Pakistani city of Karachi in one of the country's worst ever cases of alcohol poisoning, police said on Saturday.
A health alert is declared in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia after an outbreak of dengue fever.
La casa discografica li effettuera' entro prossimi 6 mesi
Joey Barton lascer&agrave; la prigione di Liverpool dove si trova agli arresti dallo scorso 27 dicem...
Saturday ushered in plenty of change, from pets' inheritance to hikes in minimum wage.
Icelandic retail investor Baugur says it may make a joint bid for luxury US department store chain Saks.
Prince joins The Police to fight mouse pads In yet another battle for control of his name, image, and funkadelic music catalog, the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has launched an attack on the internet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Napoli, 23 ott. (Adnkronos) - Apre oggi pomeriggio al pubblico, presso il Museo di Capodimonte di Napoli, la mostra &#39;&#39;Caravaggio l&#39;ultimo tempo&#39;&#39;. A quasi venti anni dalla rassegna su &#39;&#39;Caravaggio e il suo
France's government and opposition showed  rare unity in appealing for the release of two Frenchmen held  in Iraq as an Italian envoy flew to the Middle East on Thursday  to urge freedom for two female Italian aid workers.
_ North Korea said Monday that a huge cloud caused by an explosion several days ago was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, and the reclusive government invited a British diplomat to visit the site to
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s antitrust regulator has opened two new investigations into claims that Microsoft has abused its dominant market position.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have tentatively agreed to settle a U.S. price-fixing case, British Airways said Friday.
Israeli police arrested a radical Islamic leader for incitement Wednesday as he led a protest in east Jerusalem, the latest run-in with authorities for the fiery cleric.
A 178,5 miliardi di dollari, ai minimi da due anni
CHICAGO -- Conrad Black's prosecutors won a ruling that makes it easier to convict the former chairman of Hollinger International Inc. and his codefendants of fraud.
In cinque erano stati bocciati ma poi si sono rivoltial Tribunale amministrativo che ha dato loro ragione                                            Milano, ripetono la prova di maturit\u00c3\u00a0 dopo il ricorso contro il prof assenteista                                                                                      Saranno valutati dalla stessa commissione che li ha respinti a luglio
Austin Cloyd's dedication to helping the people of Appalachia has poured into others. Mary Read's scholarship fund will help other students fulfill her dream of graduating from college. And even in death, Lauren McCain is still spreading the word of God.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
Although this victory was not quite as Arsene Wenger scripted it, the Arsenal coach has been around long enough to know that sometimes the most dramatic interventions in the
 voters favor Schwarzenegger
Don't WEP for me Argentina Wireless networks almost trebled in London over the last 12 months with more, but not all organisations, realizing the importance of running secure networks.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Andy Roddick kept pounding away, and yet the ball came flying back even faster. It wasn&#39;t the howling wind blowing his shots in a U-turn.
There's never been a question they can hit it far, but John Daly and Hank Kuehne are doing their best to prove there's more substance to their golf. Playing in different parts of the world this weekend, Daly (tied for sixth at the BMW Open in Germany) and Kuehne (third at the Buick Championship in Cromwell, Conn.) have reached the ...
The new xVM Ops Center can automate operations workstations running Linux and Solaris.
TORINO - Arringa finale per la difesa della Juventus al processo che vede la squadra bianco-nera accusata di frode sportiva. &quot;Il fatto non sussiste&quot; ha detto Luigi Chiappero, avvocato del medico sociale Riccardo Agricola.
Coda polemica per Fiorentina-Catania, partita vinta dai viola per 2-1 con gol decisivo di Mutu. E pr...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol will be sidelined for four months after surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot.
HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - Anna Nicole Smith, the small-town Texas girl turned Playboy Playmate who fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over her billionaire husband's estate, died suddenly on Thursday at the age of 39.
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Eli Manning\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 32-yard pass to David Tyree during the final minutes kept alive a drive that will live forever in Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lore.
Washington's elite hosted an eclectic mix of entertainers ranging from multiple-Oscar winner Tom Hanks to pop singer Jessica Simpson at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, paying tribute to five superstars for their lifetime contributions to the arts and American culture.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Wednesday announced the discovery of 11 new animal and plant species in a remote area of central Vietnam.
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices reached $53 US a barrel yesterday and have advanced more than 20 per cent in a month, largely because hurricane-hobbled output in the Gulf of Mexico has not been restored as quickly as expected.
Spain's BBVA has agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc. for $9.6 billion in cash and shares, realizing a long-held goal to gain a solid footing in the United States.
Scott Peterson's life now rests in the hands of the jurors who found him guilty of murdering his pregnant wife, and who are about to hear testimony much more laden with emotion than they did during the five-month guilt phase of his trial.
Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as France's president, announced Sunday he will not seek a third term in elections this spring &#151; a widely expected move given his low popularity, his age and a conservative rival who has siphoned off his political base.
The rise of 'contextual advertising' has created a 21st-century version of royalties.
Internet sites such as Friends Reunited are unwittingly fuelling a surge in marital break-up as bored husbands and wives contact old flames, relationship counsellors warned yesterday as official figures showed divorce has reached a seven-year high.
A dusting of snow at the weekend brought some relief to anxious European ski resorts, where snow-making machines are out in force when it's cold enough.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tonight confirmed the appointment of Arrigo Sacchi as club manager. With Real struggling to keep up with Primera Liga pacesetters Barcelona, Perez is hoping that
US Army Staff Sergeant Ivan Fredrick, the highest-ranking official to be tried so far in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, was sentenced to eight years in prison and reduced to the rank of a private for his role in abusing inmates at the Iraqi prison.
President George W. Bush believes  Democrat Hillary Clinton will win her party&#39;s presidential  nomination but that the Republican nominee will beat her in the  November 2008 election, a new book said.
ATTLEBORO Coach: Kevin Deschenes (fifth year, 14-28). Last year's record: 2-8. Playing surface: Grass. Football website: highschoolsports.net Returning starters (18): Taylor Maynard, QB/P, 6-2, 170, Sr.; Ali Kruja, RB/CB/K, 5-9, 160, Jr.; Luke Johnson, RB/SS, 6-0, 185, Jr.; Jonathan Graziosi, RB/MLB, 5-11, 205, Sr.; Nathan Kuffrey, RB/OLB, 5-10, 185, Sr.; Patrick Bou, WR, 5-11, 160, Sr.; Brock Burns, TE, 6-2, ...
China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region, as an advocacy group called on Beijing to take more action to pressure Khartoum.
Esa agrees to fund work on its ExoMars mission despite not having final approval from European governments.
Tra Lazio e Campania, undici gli arresti
Nov 30, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - The World Health Organization&#39;s (WHO&#39;s) top official in the western Pacific said yesterday that SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) cases may return this winter but probably not in large numbers.
Residents in Texas endured more rain and braced for more flood damage Thursday while floodwaters slowly subsided in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.
Calling his client a &quot;poor man&#39;s Jesse Jackson,&quot; the attorney for the man accused of trying to blackmail Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield and his wife said yesterday the defendant
TOKYO - Nintendo Co. Ltd. struck the first blow in what is set to be an all-out war with Sony Corp. for the lucrative handheld game console market, aggressively pricing its new dual-screen model at $149.
La linea punta ad un fatturato di 240 milioni nel 2007
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The leader of Zimbabwe&#39;s largest opposition party was acquitted of treason charges Friday by a High Court in Harare. The judge said there was not enough credible evidence to convict the politician, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf&#39;s Old City on Sunday in a fierce battle between US forces and Shiite militants, as negotiations dragged on
Israel blocks a UN mission to Gaza that was to be led by Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, the UN says.
Resigning Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, center, and newly appointed Vice-President Majid Ansari, second left, attend a meeting of the central council of their party President Mohammad Khatami accepted Abtahi&#39;s resignation, in Tehran, Iran

Republican and Democratic senators warned Tuesday against a drift toward war with an emboldened Iran and suggested the Bush administration was missing a chance to engage its longtime adversary in potentially helpful talks over next-door Iraq.
Andy Murray set himself up as favourite to win the fourth title of his career when he beat top-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Qatar Open final for the second successive time on Friday.
A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it's intended to boost the libido of women who have lost interest in sex. It will be prescribed at UVa in coming months to women who are suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
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The versatile actress, who projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, died today.
RealNetworks says it sold a million songs in the first week of its 49-cent-per-track promotion. The digital-media firm also signed agreements with the University of California at Berkeley and
The number of U.S. workers seeking jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels pointing to a healthy labor market.
Democrat John Edwards kept up a long-distance debate over his \
LAS VEGAS (Ticker) -- Jeff Lacy likes to fight often, but he may take more time off before his next title defense. Lacy rallied from a slow start Saturday night to retain his IBF super middleweight title by
The brother of a kidnapped Iraqi businessman, who was a longtime resident of Italy, said Monday that the Italian government told the family that the man was killed by his captors in Iraq.
MOSCOW  - Beleaguered Russian oil company Yukos announced Monday that it had reduced its crude output forecast for the year as bailiffs continued to collect cash against the company's crushing back taxes bill from its frozen bank accounts.
President Bush on Wednesday approved $20 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to help pay its Israeli utility bills after key lawmakers opposed plans to
The death toll from flooding and landslides in south-western China rose to 177 yesterday as the authorities warned of fresh storms.
By Detroit Free Press  Jun. 8--Minnesota got there first, and now Ontario has claimed second place.
German leaders on Friday scrapped a proposal to create an extra working day by moving the holiday marking German reunification, bowing to a swell of criticism that the government had lost respect for the nation's history.
As a 17-year-old living in one of the poorest counties in Appalachia, Evelyn Cosgriff eagerly listened to Robert F. Kennedy's early morning speech on Feb. 14, 1968 at the Letcher County Courthouse.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 24 -- In a wave of reprisal killings, Shiite militiamen attacked Sunni mosques in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq on Friday, defying a government curfew and propelling the country further toward full-blown civil war.
U.S. warplanes pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Friday, a day after the city's leaders suspended peace talks and rejected the Iraqi government's demands to turn over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.
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Portland TV station WGME plans to air a prime-time documentary that is critical of John Kerry&#39;s public opposition to the war in Vietnam, a move that some viewers condemned as unfair, so close to the election.
YPSILANTI, Michigan  - Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, the former manufacturing powerhouse that hosts the next contest in the presidential race that still has no clear front-runner.
SO another series is over and more bouquets deservedly are coming the way of this redoubtable Australian cricket team. Yesterday, Ricky Ponting held aloft the Trans-Tasman Trophy after another
Charles William Maynes, editor of Foreign Policy magazine for 18 years and a former State Department official, died last weekend at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 68.
php|architect has posted the latest edition of their magazine - the July 2007 issue spotlighting an insiders guide to web bots and spiders and how you can use PHP to harness their potential.   Other stories in this issue include:   Networking tricks with SSH another look at SQL Injections a bit of Shell Shock for readers working with Adobe Flex (part 2) and pagination using objects and design patterns   You can pick up a copy of the current issue by itself or you can subscribe to php|architect for a full year and get this issue and tons of other great PHP content in the months to come.
Ashley Bryan is a master artist in a range of media from painting to printing to storytelling.
Journal Communications, Inc. (NYSE:JRN) today announced that Ellen  Siminoff has been elected to Journal Communications'  Board of Directors, effective immediately. The addition of Ms. Siminoff  increases the size of Journal Communications'  Board of Directors to nine members.
The chancellor refuses to give assurances he will rule out military action against Iran over its nuclear programme.
Ben S. Bernanke sent a strong signal that the central bank will lower interest rates again this month as it attempts to stave off a recession.
An inquest into the deaths of six tourists - two from south Wales - killed in a fire at an Australian hostel is to start.
U.S. stocks are expected to open  little changed on Thursday ahead of the long Christmas weekend,  but a raft of economic data and the latest fall in oil prices  could move the market.
First there was Clinton time. Now there's Obama time. Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is weighing a White House bid, said Friday his own political clock kept him from traveling to New Hampshire, the critical first primary state.
DevShed starts off a new series today in this first part of the series looking at the creation of and working with command objects in PHP5.   In this article, the first part of a series, you'll learn the basics of applying the command pattern with PHP 5. As always, plenty of hands-on examples are included.   A command class involves having a commander and the implementers that work together to do things like (what they illustrate) manipulating strings. They create the commander class and give a simple example of a subclass that implements it. They create a few more and tie them all into a master class to work together. Finally, they give an illustration of the code in action - uppercasing a string and inverting it to read backwards, then output.
Friday&#39;s defusing of the three-week military standoff in Najaf has the disappointing result that Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his militia survive to fight another battle, threatening US military forces and the fledgling Iraqi government.
THE Boston Red Sox have made history. Now they would like to make the World Series. With a hobbled Curt Schilling giving up just one run in seven gutsy innings, the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 4-2 yesterday
Scoring 129 points means a win almost every time, but Kelvin Cato wants the Orlando Magic to realize that giving up 108 will get them beat more often than not.
Was Patrick Robinson's departure from Perry Ellis emblematic of the industry's failure to nurture its own or the fallout of a bad match?
Ryan Howard is making the most of the few pitches he gets to see.
Sony Corp.  and Canon Inc.  are expected to deliver strong results as Japanese electronics makers gear up for quarterly earnings this week, driven by robust digital camera sales and a softer yen.
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In response to what its parent company today called the top request voiced by its \
While most mobiles find their way to the trash heap after only a year or two, these decadent devices need their own security details. By Rob Beschizza.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is tired of talking about his team&#39;s fiery loss to Manchester United as his Red Devils counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson won&#39;t let the subject go.
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Kevin Jones runs for 105 yards and a touchdown and the Lions show they're serious contenders in the NFC with a 16-7 win over the Bears.
As England's players sat down for breakfast at their team hotel it quickly became clear Fabio Capello's strict regime had already made its mark.
Roma, 30 set. (Adnkronos Salute) - C&#39;e&#39; chi assicura di non riuscire a iniziare la giornata senza una tazzina di caffe&#39;. E ora dagli Stati Uniti arriva la conferma: basta una tazza al giorno per correre il
The figure is expected to sharpen a presidential debate later today. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Riding gelding Waterford Crystal, Ireland&#39;s Cian O&#39;Connor won his country&#39;s first Olympic gold medal in jumping on Friday night.
Stalle, maneggio e 5 cavalli, progetto unico in Europa
Il ministro Fioroni assegna 64 milioni di euro
BARI, 26 ott - Polizia e carabinieri a Foggia indagano a tutto campo per scoprire movente e assassino del consigliere comunale foggiano di Alleanza Nazionale Leonardo Biagini, di 39 anni, ucciso ieri sera con due colpi di pistola al torace nel circolo
Pop diva Madonna adopted a young boy in Malawi on Wednesday and moved ahead with plans to fund a center for 1,000 orphans, many of whom lost parents to AIDS in the impoverished African nation.
MOSCOW, Dec. 9 -- Fire broke out in a women's section of a Moscow drug treatment hospital early Saturday, killing 45 people who were trapped by a locked gate and barred windows, officials said.
(AGI) - Roma, 8 ott. - Anche un elicottero militare italiano partecipa ai soccorsi sul luogo della strage di Taba, costata la vita a decine di turisti nell&#39;hotel Hilton. E proprio nel lussuoso albergo sono
A global economy was thought to be more stable \u00e2\u0080\u0094 but not if everyone is speculating.
ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.
US light crude climbed to $49.36 a barrel, up 48 cents and just four cents below the record high set in late August at $49.40. In London, Brent crude oil futures in surged to a new peak of $45.
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Nintendo Co. will begin selling an adaptor for its DS and Game Boy Advance handheld game players to allow them to play music and video, the company said, matching a popular feature on Sony&#39;s portable game machine.
Dan Rather asserts that CBS violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on \u00e2\u0080\u009c60 Minutes.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Ethiopia&#39;s high court on Monday sentenced 35 opposition leaders to life imprisonment for inciting rebellion, after the prosecution had asked for the death penalty.
Britain's top law-and-order official wants extremist content off the Web, saying Thursday she intends to deny Islamist ideologues the use of a key recruitment tool.
PORT BLAIR, India -- Two days after a tsunami thrashed the island where his ancestors have lived for tens of thousands of years, a lone tribesman stood naked on the beach and looked up at a hovering coast guard helicopter.
State-owned development bank KfW is selling up to 4 billion euros ($4.9 billion) worth of shares in Deutsche Telekom, the latest step in the privatization of the former German phone monopoly.
Pakistanis buried bodies on Thursday from among more than 70 followers of a revolutionary cleric, a day after commandos killed the last few gunmen hiding in the ruins of the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog called on Iran  on Saturday to immediately halt activities related to uranium  enrichment, a process that can be used to make atomic weapons.
It should have been the perfect cap to another precious win for Corey Dillon. For the first time in his three games as a Patriot, Dillon
N95 slips The phone that Nokia described as its \
Hoard buried for over 1,000 years goes on display at the British Museum.
INDIANS 22, YANKEES 0---At New York, Omar Vizquel went 6-for-7 to tie the American League record for hits as Cleveland handed the Yankees the largest loss in their history last night.
Myriad technical obstacles could face terrorists who might try to manufacture biological weapons, problems that would confound even skilled scientists who tried to help them, biological warfare experts say.
A former top manager in the Airbus aircraft group rejected on Wednesday renewed suggestions that he made a fortune illegally by selling shares, knowing that the company was in deep trouble.
Directors of the UK's top firms have now amassed pensions worth \u00c2\u00a3891m, according to a survey by the TUC.
Testa a testa tra Simona Ventura e Striscia la notizia
Floyd Keith expected a routine day Tuesday in his office at Pan Am Plaza. He even thought he might finally get a chance to hang a few plaques, including one from Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind.
Hiring is picking up and President Bush is on track to preside over job growth in his second term, shedding the Herbert Hoover label of being the first president since the Great Depression to lose jobs under his watch.
Multithread frenzy takes another step at Sun: \
Blockbuster Inc. , the largest U.S. video rental chain, on Thursday said it has contacted Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  about acquiring its top rival for &#36;700 million.
Ritardi medi di 4 ore, allertata la Protezione Civile
A painstaking scan of the DNA of tumor cells shows hundreds of previously unsuspected genes are involved in cancer, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that offers new ways to fight the disease.
Secretary of State Colin Powell has decided to withhold &#36;10 million in assistance from Serbia and Montenegro because of failure to cooperate with the international war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, the State Department said Thursday.
Courts must impose maximum sentences after road deaths, a Lanarkshire mother says.
The gadgets you shouldn't leave home without Round-up Packing your bags for the annual sojourn overseas is getting more complicated every year, as the lines of what is and isn't essential gadgetry blur ever further. Which is why we've rounded up some of the tastiest travelling technology currently on offer. Something for everyone, in fact...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Argentina's first lady closed her campaign to take over her husband's job Thursday after spending much of the presidential election season abroad, holding few major rallies and no debates.
Serbia's central bank governor has said the country is currently in no condition to join the European Union, and called on politicians to draw up a plan quickly to lead it in the direction of membership.
Two Russians, an Azerbaijani and a  Hungarian won Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling gold Wednesday as  the main attraction, American Rulon Gardner, a bronze medal  winner, shed a tear and stepped off the mat for the last time.
&quot;Dating the beginnings of bipedalism is very important in the human story because, for many experts, it would mark a clear divergence from the ancestral/ape pattern and show that the human lineage had really begun,&quot; said Chris Stringer, director of the
As many as six nuclear warheads, each with a destructive potential almost 10 times that of the Hiroshima bomb, were mistakenly flown across the US, Pentagon officials conceded yesterday.
InfoWorld - Seeking to assist software developers coping with many languages, IBM plans to offer its Safari technology to the Eclipse open source community, an IBM official said at the EclipseCon 2007 conference on Thursday.
Nokia Corp. said Thursday it will lay off up to 700 people globally, mostly in its enterprise business operation, in a move to increase efficiency and improve competitiveness.
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CVS Corp. boosted its bid yesterday for Caremark Rx Inc. by tripling to $6 per share the special cash dividend it plans to pay shareholders of the prescription drug benefits manager.
Bunnatine Greenhouse, chief contracting officer of the Army Corps of Engineers, is seen in her official undated government photo. FBI agents recently spent a day interviewing Greenhouse, the Army contracting
The flu vaccine shortage that&#39;s stirred worries here and abroad could look mild compared to another public health crisis that might be waiting in the wings.
They still decrease our risk of dying, but the statistics are not all black and white. In fact, according to one researcher, seat belts may actually cause people to drive more recklessly
The first human trials of a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes were described as \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery exciting\u00e2\u0080\u009d by one of the lead researchers today.
OIL prices fell again yesterday as forecasts of mild weather in the United States prompted traders to take profits from a rally that has added more than 30 per cent to the cost of crude this year.
US media and entertainment giant NBC Universal will use Volkswagen cars in television programmes and movies in future, NBC and German auto giant VW announced jointly.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart discover a recipe for romance; Ben Affleck directs a Boston-based crime chiller by the author of 'Mystic River.'
Up to 100,000 are expected to march Saturday. A $17-billion fence and 16,000 officers aim to guard against violence surrounding next week's summit.
Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more than 30  percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and phone  customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.
A major Hispanic interests group praised US President George Bush Tuesday for picking Kellogg&#39;s chief executive Carlos Gutierrez for commerce secretary.
Microsoft gave some encouraging news for IT managers considering future server hardware based on multicore processors. Both Intel and AMD are developing multicore chips, which pack two processors onto a single
The political career of Senator Larry Craig of Idaho appeared to be collapsing today amid the fallout over his guilty plea in connection with an incident in a restroom.
In the immediate aftermath of Princess Diana's death, it would have been impossible to imagine Camilla Parker Bowles attending a memorial to her erstwhile rival for Prince Charles's affections.
Luxottica  and Tiffany & Co   have signed a 10-year agreement for Luxottica to make  ophthalmic and sun glasses under the Tiffany name.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday that next month's elections had to be credible, insisting the country's stability was vital for South Asia.
Computer skills are still undervalued in the UK board room, software giant Microsoft argues.
A valuable collection of Swiss watches is found in France shortly after being stolen from a museum in Switzerland.
IPod owners can download the Band Aid single after Apple reaches agreement with the charity.
Samsung and Sharp are trying web TV, but a cheaper version that what people have done in the past.
Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush plans to quickly sign the legislation, accepting the mandates on the auto industry.
The Washington Redskins weren&#39;t splintered by a four-game losing streak in which the offense sputtered while the defense flourished.
A rare-coin dealer and GOP fundraiser at the center of a scandal that has rocked Ohio's Republican Party was sentenced to more than two years in prison Tuesday for illegally funneling about $45,000 to President Bush's re-election campaign.
Researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Faced with potential loss of black support, Democratic contender Hillary Clinton said on Sunday her chief U.S. presidential rival Barack Obama was distorting her comments on race.
We can&#39;t isolate ourselves from every danger. That was the message from the Food and Drug Administration. We can&#39;t isolate ourselves from the danger of the FDA.
Taiwanese computer firm Acer signs a multi-million pound sponsor deal with European football champions Barcelona.
White House aspirant John Kerry's plan to hold direct talks with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons drive may turn up the heat on President George W. Bush and force him to revamp his policy toward the Stalinist state if reelected, analysts say.
Two passengers stepping off a disabled Greyhound bus were hit by a car early Friday along Interstate 70. One was killed and the other was seriously injured, the State Highway Patrol said.
The agreement with Connexion by Boeing will give iPass customers Wi-Fi access while flying, while Boeing gets a partner that knows how to sell service contracts for hot spot connectivity to business travelers.
As if NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn't have enough wayward players to worry about, Jets coach Eric Mangini was caught on camera in a New Jersey restaurant last week meeting a known mob boss who has wagered large sums of money on his team.
MILANO - Si e&#39; completato il quadro della seconda giornata del campionato di calcio di serie B. Vincono tutte le squadre del gruppo di testa: il Torino e&#39; andato a vincere ad Ascoli per 3-0, l&#39;Arezzo ha travolto fuori casa il Treviso per 4-1, successo
In the end, the Europeans took their shoes off and threw them into the gallery at Oakland Hills. By Amy Sancetta, AP. Did this mean they were shoo-ins to beat the USA in the Ryder Cup?
Un anno di reclusione con sospensione condizionale pena
BOROVSK, Russia -- Not much was happening in Borovsk, population 12,000, a place of cottages slouching on grassy slopes. Then, five years ago, amateur folk artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov was possessed by a vision that the town should become one giant artist canvas.
NEW YORK  - A study from Israel indicates that women who have had a stillborn child are at greater risk of dying over the subsequent decades than women who've had only live-born babies.
Shares of Nissan Motor Co surged 12  percent on Monday, poised to post their biggest one-day rise in  7 years after Japan's No. 3 automaker posted a surprise gain in  quarterly profit on a pick-up in global sales.
Two women tried to revive Kanye West's mother after she had a heart attack and stopped breathing, according to emergency 911 recordings released Monday.
Evesham tempts us with Intel's 'Santa Rosa' notebook technology Review Evesham has moved fast to pack its Zieo N500-HD laptop with a long list of 'Santa Rosa' Centrino Duo features. The 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor runs on the new 800MHz frontside bus and the chipset is a combination of 965 northbridge and ICH8M. Ordinarily, a new southbridge adds a handful of new features such as extra USB ports, but Centrino Duo is heavily skewed towards power management and longer battery life.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The growing bank reports its second-quarter 2007 earnings.
Asian stock markets took a breather on Monday with Tokyo's Nikkei slipping on fresh worries about the economy, while the yen was steady in a session likely to be dulled by the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
In the first three games of this season, the Redskins have been unable to gain vital yards on the ground at the most crucial junctures, particularly in goal line situations.
Minnesota starter Johan Santana is a walking optical illusion. He&#39;s not particularly imposing at his program guide dimensions of 6-feet, 206 pounds, or especially menacing with
A British soldier accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees faces a court martial on Monday.
FDA could make a decision within days on whether to adopt an advisory panel&#39;s recommendations to include a black box warning about the increased risk of suicidal tendencies that antidepressants pose for children, and any labeling changes could be
Spanish authorities were complicit in the secret U.S. transfer of two British residents to Guantanamo Bay and took part in their interrogation there, a lawyer for the two men said on Wednesday.
President Bush headed Monday toward his first face-off with Sen. John F. Kerry by mocking his challenger as a vacillator who could spend the whole
Vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain complete control of a system.
German electronics giant Siemens has nothing to announce just yet regarding the fate of its mobile phone activities, chairman Heinrich Von Pierer said.
Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and screenplay writer turns 63 on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD, Oct. 1. - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shi\u00e2\u0080\u0099ite mosque packed with worshippers during Friday prayers killing at least 33 people and injuring 70 in Sialkot.
The Christian Science Monitor - European leaders breathed a sigh of relief after Serbian democrat Boris Tadic eked out a victory Sunday over ultranationalist Tomislav Nikolic in a divisive election held days before the expected loss of Kosovo, often spoken of here as the soul of ancient Serbia.
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Tragedia nel calcio scozzese. Phil O'Donnell, capitano del Motherwell, &egrave; morto dopo essere st...
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with  investors reassured by some retailers' sales figures, while a  rise in the dollar also bolstered stocks, helping to  offset  the impact of a $2 increase in crude oil prices.
Credit card companies are changing the terms of their accounts at a historically high rate, costing Americans millions of dollars.
Delegates attending the Third International Conference of Asian Political Parties in Beijing have called on Asian countries to strengthen cooperation of energy resources to maintain sustainable development.
U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.
Japan's new imperial baby has been named Hisahito in a traditional ceremony in hospital in the capital, Tokyo.
Chinese food experts promised Japan Monday they were serious about consumer safety, an official said, amid a nationwide scare over Chinese-made dumplings that left hundreds complaining of illness.
While many fans would love to see Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and any other baseball player who cheated by taking steroids punished, the reality is that there is little that Major League Baseball can do.
A jury finds Greek engineer Ionnis Revenikiotis was responsible for the kidnap and manslaughter of Stephanie Hammill.
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. said Monday that Gold Fields Ltd. had attempted to hire one of its senior employees to leak information about Harmony's hostile takeover bid.
U.S. sales of the seventh and final  Harry Potter volume hit an estimated 8.3 million in the first  24 hours, confirming its place in the history books as the  fastest-selling book ever.
China on Thursday announced it would hike interest rates for most deposits and loans by 0.27 percentage points, the first rise in nine years.
The SPX Corp. Board of Directors accepted the resignation and retirement of Chairman, President and CEO John Blystone. The now Charlotte NC-based SPX -- which for years was the Sealed Power Corp.
President George W. Bush tightened U.S. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for new international penalties out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end the bloodshed in Darfur.
Il Bari ha acquistato dal Wagem il centrocampista belga Tony Pergeant, 30 anni. Ha firmato un contra...
Following the lead of Google and Yahoo!, Microsoft has announced a &#39;beta&#39; version of a desktop search tool, the &#39;Toolbar Suite&#39;.
American oil giant ConocoPhillips has acquired the Russian government&#39;s 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, one of Russia&#39;s largest crude producers, for $1.
Washington state&#39;s $3.2 billion package of tax incentives for Boeing&#39;s 7E7 project has become a focal point of the quickly worsening trade dispute between the US and Europe over government support for airplane makers.
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Roman Catholic leaders said Saturday they are worried about President Hugo Chavez's plans to rewrite the constitution, and said he has no right to insult priests who publicly disagree with him.
The UK opens a national centre for women scientists, engineers and technologists to combat under-representation in the field.
In an announcement, Sirius Satellite Radio said it has met its 2006 subscriber forecast.
Disagi in Emilia, Liguria, Veneto, Trentino e Friuli
Deconstructing a pretty good joke, and the investment lesson held within.
Michele Triggiani, tifoso del Bari animatore del sito solobari.it, ha scritto una lettera al preside...
STOCKHOLM, Aug 6 (IPS) - Rejected Afghan and Iraqi asylum-seekers have  launched nationwide protest against a stricter migration policy.
By Robert Boczkiewicz, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 8--DENVER -- The judge overseeing Fountain Creek pollution lawsuits against Colorado Springs has scheduled his first courtroom proceeding in the case next week.   U.S. District Judge Walker Miller has set 11 a.m. Feb.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters had a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort 40 percent contained on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres
pioneering bid to win a $10 million (5.6 million pounds) prize and prove that space is open for business. space travel as ordinary as a Caribbean cruise.
THE Federal Government is investigating claims two Australians have been kidnapped in Iraq and will be killed if Australia doesn&#39;t pull out of the war zone in 24 hours.
General Motors Corp  on Friday said it had terminated a $4.1 billion standby credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, saying it had sufficient liquidity without the borrowing arrangement.
With iPod- and MP3-enabled home networked audio systems now launched by multiple vendors, and a major test by DirecTV reportedly set for early in 2008, will networking on powerlines actually start to shine at this year's CES?
EMC didn't start out as a storage company, unless you consider the drawers in the office desks the company first sold.
The future: managed desktops? Eddie Bleasdale, open source evangelist and the man behind NetProject, has a new plan. Secure, managed desktop computing: Linux for the non-techies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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California produce grower Metz Fresh LLC said on Wednesday it voluntarily recalled fresh spinach in grocery stores and food service packages after a sample tested positive for salmonella.
Brian Ching got another big goal, and the US men&#39;s soccer team received the gift of jewelry. Ching, a former standout for the Seattle Sounders and Gonzaga, scored
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Grits and barbecue. That's what's on the menu for presidential hopefuls looking to make an impression in South Carolina. The hometown restaurants serving up those dishes are looking for something else: the status that goes with being famous for feeding the famous.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - The storm that was Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas...
The British-led NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A federal court on Wednesday  ruled that an abortion law signed by President Bush last year  was unconstitutional and banned the U.S. Justice Department  from enforcing it, joining two other states that struck down  the law.
Peruvian ex-leader Alberto Fujimori, under house arrest in Chile, considers an offer to run for office in Japan.
The Democratic National Committee is donating &#36;2 million to help the party's House and Senate fund-raising operations prepare for the 2006 elections.
A newspaper in southern China has suspended a cartoonist after he drew a weeping Chinese President Hu Jintao, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday.
The band Franz Ferdinand of Glasgow, Scotland, has won the annual $35,000 Mercury Music Prize for the best British or Irish music act.
LONDON - UK charity Save the Children is pulling out of Sudan&#39;s war-torn Darfur region, where it was serving a quarter of a million children, after attacks killed several of its staff.
Il designatore Pierluigi Collina si fa sentire dopo le polemiche suscitate dalla direzione arbitrale...
Fujitsu and Cisco have joined hands to produce high-end routers and switches for the Japanese market. Ever since Cisco acquired a few brands earlier this year, its goal was to increase its market shares throughout the world, which didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t happen.
KGAUTSWANE, South Africa  - Lucy Mhlapo had noticed people in the nearby town chattering into tiny metal boxes pressed to their ears, but she never dreamed she'd use one of the devices herself.
Someone wearing an old Soviet sweater sat in Section 215, and a big, white banner stretched across his entire row. In red letters, it said: &quot;MIRACLE IS OVER.
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U.S. artillery pummeled Falluja on Wednesday and troops hunted guerrillas still fighting days after Washington said its offensive had destroyed rebel control of the Sunni Muslim city west of Baghdad.
A HIV positive woman is being sued by the city of Amarillo, Texas, to force her to seek treatment and stop spreading the disease. The women, identified in court paper by the initials TT, has infected at least
Possible bid to follow? IT distie Fayrewood Plc has confirmed that it is in talks with potential bidder North Atlantic Value LLP.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il giorno della fiducia                                                                                      Stasera il voto di fiducia al Senato. Dopo il discorso di Prodi, il centrosinistra ritiene che il governo superer\u00c3\u00a0 la prova
NAIROBI -- With tear gas falling elsewhere in the city, John Mburu, a lawyer in a pinstriped suit, walked into a sleek coffee shop here the other day and ordered a double latte.
A US Senate panel is set to discuss the nomination of Robert Gates as the country's new defence secretary.
A tropical cyclone could form during the next day or two as a tropical disturbance moves westward across Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Wednesday.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.  - The 19-year-old girlfriend  of jailed former hockey player Mike Danton was acquitted by a  jury on Monday of conspiring with him to murder his agent.
Pierre Salinger, who was press secretary to Presidents John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, dies of a heart attack.
At least 16 Israelis were killed Tuesday and almost 100 injured when two Palestinians aboard buses blew themselves up within seconds of each other.
Official says plans to send 3,300 troops to halt the violence are inadequate and more than twice that number is needed to restore calm.
Enrico Gasparotto l'anno scorso ha conquistato la prima maglia rosa del Giro d'Italia e ora &egrave;...
Ray Charles the musician revitalized the music industry, combining (some would say sacrilegiously) gospel and R&amp;B, transcending color boundaries and becoming one of the first artists to have control of his master recordings.
Candidates&#39; spouses may not  determine voters&#39; choices on Election Day but in these early  months of campaigning, they are playing central roles as  Americans meet the contenders in the 2008 presidential race.
Jobless people who cannot speak English will have to learn the language or face benefit cuts under new plans.
Pakistan test-fired on Wednesday a nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, capable of hitting targets deep inside arch-rival India.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings defensive end Erasmus James will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
I'm 77% sure that Baidu will rise again this week.
DATABASE administrator Benjamin Lee was announced the grand prize winner of the Make a Creative Statement contest organised by Hewlett- Packard (M) Sdn Bhd.
The Russian Parliament has passed a bill proposing a radical overhaul in the way Russia is run. The measure abolishes the direct election of regional governors, who will now be appointed by the Kremlin.
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Taliban guerrillas made a failed attempt to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai with a rocket attack on Sunday, narrowly missing a building where he was giving a speech, Taliban and the government said.
Microsoft&#39;s drive to Longhorn took an unexpected turn this week as the company strives to meet its deadline for the ambitious Windows revision.
Strange twists may lie ahead in an  already suspenseful presidential race: a disputed ballot count,  an inconclusive vote ultimately resolved by lawmakers or even a  sentiment-shifting capture of Osama bin Laden are just a few  possibilities and bizarre twists.
Martha Stewart is urging an appeals  court to overturn her conviction because she was \
Health ministers from Africa, where a  Nigerian-centered polio epidemic is raging, vowed on Thursday  to halt the spread of the crippling disease this year.
The auction house Sotheby&#39;s said that it would sell contents from the Kennedy house in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and from other family homes in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia.
Roma, 4 dic. - (Adnkronos) - Piu&#39; di una partita di calcio. &#39;&#39;Itaca&#39;&#39;, l&#39;ultima puntata del &#39;&#39;Medico in famiglia&#39;&#39;, che prevedeva il ritorno di Lele Martini, il personaggio interpretato da Giulio Scarpati, e
The Justice Department is sending out three times as many poll watchers on Election Day as it did in 2000, assigning some to Florida and other closely contested states in the presidential election.
Prosecutors in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds showed graphic footage on Tuesday of dead civilians, including infants, allegedly killed in chemical attacks on their villages.
Tobacco could kill up to a billion people during the 21st century, the World Health Organization said.
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Republican beer heir Peter Coors and Democratic Attorney General Ken Salazar clashed over the war in Iraq on Sunday in a nationally televised debate in their battle for the US Senate, a race that could decide which party controls the Senate.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hinted Monday at an independent probe of last month's twin suicide truck bombings that killed 17 U.N. staffers in Algeria.
KHARTOUM, 1 September 2004 - Conditions are worsening for refugees in Darfur, UN agencies said yesterday, as the Sudanese government and rebels struggled to make headway in talks aiming to ease the conflict in the Darfur region.
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Calgary Stampeders running back Joffrey Reynolds and defensive back Joey Boese were among the CFL Players of the Week announced Tuesday.
At least seven people have died in a bomb blast in south-western Pakistan's Balochistan province, police say.
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A former Abu Ghraib guard pleaded guilty Tuesday to battery and two other charges in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal as part of a deal with prosecutors on the eve of his trial.
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The clash that nearly toppled Chad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government has heightened tensions with Sudan, threatening to pull the neighbors deeper into each other\u00e2\u0080\u0099s problems.
South African President Thabo Mbeki pledged on Friday quickly to overcome a power crisis that has damaged Africa's biggest economy and raised questions over whether it can host the 2010 soccer World Cup.
NASSAU, Bahamas  -- The locks at the Bahamas mansion where Anna Nicole Smith had been living were changed twice Saturday as an ownership dispute heated up between her estate and a U.S. developer who had a brief relationship with her.
Five women and one married man are ordained in Toronto in a ceremony that openly defies Catholic doctrine.
Master batsman Jacques Kallis&#39;s ability to keep India at bay on Thursday seems likely to decide South Africa&#39;s fate in the second test - and the series.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Most IT Managers won&#39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba - Hurricane Ivan whipped western Cuba with 257-kilometre-an-hour winds, ripping the roofs of tobacco barns and houses and drenching fields before moving into the Gulf of Mexico today, threatening offshore oil rigs and setting off an
The European Commission has lost a second designate commissioner, as Latvia&#39;s nominee was pulled out yesterday. The development follows the resignation of Italian Rocco Buttiglione over the weekend.
MELBOURNE - Australian nickel and copper miner WMC Resources rejected aA$7,4bn takeover bid from Xstrata, but left the door open for a higher offer, which sent its shares soaring.
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Companies to jointly sell routers, operating software in Japan in attempt to increase market share. TOKYO  - Fujitsu Ltd.
Yale's undergraduate student newspaper on Friday chose one alumnus over another in the race for the White House, endorsing John Kerry.
A prosecution investigator acknowledged Thursday that wiretaps did not capture all of Scott Peterson's telephone calls in the weeks after his pregnant wife vanished.
Sen. Daniel Akaka faces a challenge in Saturday's Democratic primary from a congressman who wants voters to dump the 82-year-old lawmaker in favor of younger blood.
British actress Sienna Miller has been captured on camera naked in the woods for her role in a new movie Hippie Hippie Shake.
UK blue chips have closed lower, with a cautious morning by Wall Street and sliding commodity stocks outweighing another scattering of M&amp;A stories and pulling the FTSE 100 back from Friday's six-year highs.
Yemen has set free one of the al-Qaida masterminds of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors, a senior security official said Thursday.
US President George W. Bush courted Russia and China&#039;s support for confronting North Korea over its missile barrage as US diplomats aided a Japanese push for UN sanctions on Pyongyang.
Pirate Capital is said to be under investigation by the S.E.C. on suspicion of failing to alert the commission when it was selling stock.
Fuel refiners and distributors comply with the law and make ultra low sulfur diesel readily available at the pump. According to the EPA, about 85 percent of highway diesel filling stations offer ULSD. In Autopia.
Volunteer firefighter Cindy Holland has no medical insurance, and her husband's health benefits as a full-time paramedic do not extend to family members, so she and their three children go without.
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(Philadelphia-WABC, October 25, 2004) - Just seven weeks after heart surgery, former President Bill Clinton is back, and appeared on Monday with Senator John Kerry at a rally in Philadelphia.
EBay Inc said on Wednesday it had  a strong quarterly performance in auctions, masked by a big net  loss due to a write-down, and that its full-year earnings would  be at the top end of expectations.
Centre-left and liberal MEPs unite to prevent a far-right bloc in the European Parliament getting positions of power.
Thierry Henry fails to make the final shortlist for this year's Fifa World Player of the Year award.
Mayor Richard Daley vetoed an ordinance Monday that would have required mega-retailers to pay their workers more than other employers after some of the nation's largest stores including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. warned the measure would keep them from opening their doors within the city's limits.
The Toronto International  Film Festival kicks off Thursday at a time when few, if any,  Oscar contenders have emerged so far.
A property fund backed by an investment arm of the Dubai government bought prime west London property from the Queen's portfolio, the monarch's property managers announced on Wednesday.
France's opposition Socialist Party voted in favor of the European Union's proposed constitution, party leaders announced Thursday, a victory for the party's moderate, pro-European wing.
Could differences in economic performance among states determine how the election shakes out? The answer is a definite maybe.
The commanding general of American Marines in Fallujah says troops have found plenty of evidence of insurgent activity -- and they&#39;ve taken pictures of some of it.
BRUSSELS, Mar 11 (IPS) - A container ship is docked at Ghana's Tema  port,  stuffed to the brim with frozen food products, including  thousands of  metric tonnes of poultry parts recently arrived  from Brazil. These are  unloaded into cold storage facilities  until they can be transported to the  capital of Accra or  elsewhere in the country.
By EMILY FREDRIX  MILWAUKEE - A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace.
Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher Tuesday following Wall Street's modest gains. The dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain, sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
China readied to launch its  first moon orbiter on Wednesday accompanied by a blaze of  patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions  and technological prowess.
Sifting through the best that Japan has to offer.
Alitalia employees leave the company&#39;s Rome headquarters yesterday. The Italian carrier plans to slash thousands of jobs to get back on track.
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The World Series has been over less than 48 hours and already I can&#39;t wait for the free-agent signing period to commence, for the Winter Meetings to unfold, for tensions between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees to escalate to unprecedented levels.
Global news and information provider  Reuters Group Plc is not in formal talks to sell Instinet, its  U.S. electronic trading subsidiary, but does not view it as a  long-term core asset, a company spokesman said on Friday.
Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos acknowledged publicly today that he is willing to strike a deal with Major League Baseball to allow the Montreal Expos to move to Washington if certain conditions are met.
There has been no shortage of media interest in Colin Montgomerie&#39;s new Spanish girlfriend (&quot;Monty Bags Birdie!&quot; etc), and the news that she plays off a handicap of 30 has prompted speculation
FOOD convoys to the Darfur region of Sudan were suspended after rebel forces attacked the market town of Ghubaysh and the government retaliated, reported the United Nations Office for the Co- ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Jessica Simpson&#39;s little sister Ashlee appeared on &#39;Saturday Night Live&#39; this weekend and let everyone know exactly what we already known about her.
A 57-year-old man is jailed for three years after he admits grooming teenage girls on the internet.
India and Pakistan resolved to widen their peace dialogue yesterday as they discussed festering issues including their decades-old dispute over Kashmir.
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WASHINGTON - The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words \
Troubled pop star Britney Spears reportedly yelled that she was \
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A privately-owned firm from Londonderry has been involved in one of Scotland's largest property deals so far this year, it was disclosed today.
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A PALESTINIAN activist serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, Marwan Barghouti, took centre stage in the Palestinian political drama yesterday when associates said he was planning to seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in elections to be
Parti sociali si augurano che possa ripartire trattativa
Stocks fell on Tuesday as investors  worried that higher interest rates would cut into corporate  profits, while a disappointing outlook from Texas Instruments  Inc.  dented optimism about tech spending.
Dominik Hasek will wait a few weeks before deciding whether to return to the Detroit Red Wings next season or retire.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has quietly been polling and conducting a highly sophisticated voter analysis in all 50 states as he decides whether to launch an independent presidential bid, associates said Wednesday.
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The seventh and final Harry Potter book goes on sale at midnight, a publishing milestone that will end months of fevered speculation among fans over the fate of the fictional boy wizard and his wand-wielding friends.
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (CP) - For many Canadians working closely on the tsunami disaster, the shock is wearing off. The mental-health fallout is just beginning.
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For the first time in 18 years, Mount St. Helens has blown its top, spewing a huge column of white steam and gray smoke over the Washington state volcano.
NASA, the American space agency responsible for putting a man on the moon but who also lost seven astronauts in its 2003 Columbia Shuttle voyage and seven astronauts in its 1986 Challenger take-off, says the first space shuttle mission since the disaster
Hidden camera footage broadcast on television in the Netherlands on Sunday showed Dutch student Joran van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she died on a beach in Aruba, and that he asked a friend to dispose of her body at sea.
Chittagong: Young Bangladeshi batsman Mohammad Ashraful today said his unbeaten century in the first innings of the second cricket Test against India marked his coming of age as an international batsman.
Eight American Marines were killed in fighting west of Baghdad on Saturday, the military&#39;s bloodiest day in nearly six months.
Bai Ling's good looks and eccentric outfits have frequently put her picture in celebrity magazines, but that doesn't mean she can take the magazines for free.
Electronic Arts Inc., benefiting from brisk holiday sales of video games used on Sony Corp.'s new Playstation 3, exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations Thursday despite fiscal third-quarter sales that dropped 38 percent.
Three Democratic presidential contenders courted the party's hard-core activists at a political fundraiser Friday night, arguing the party can win the values debate with Republicans.
Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc has ended its boycott of the Shi'ite-dominated parliament, officials said on Thursday, in a positive sign for the country's faltering attempts at national reconciliation.
Amid the furor involving pain drugs, it may be of interest to ponder the theoretical problem of the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) prematurely deciding to ban a drug whose benefits outweigh its risks.
British Airways' carbon offset scheme has saved the equivalent of just four flights to New York, MPs are told.
Cambodians prepare for the coronation of King Sihamoni, amid an array of official festivities.
Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.
SAN JOSE, Calif. Despite repair efforts, service outages at the online payment service PayPal continue for the fifth consecutive day.
Employers slowed their hiring as they headed into the holiday shopping season, adding just 112,000 new jobs in November for the weakest gain in five months.
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A bomb exploded at the gate of a revered Shiite shrine Wednesday, killing seven people in an apparent attempt to kill an aide to Iraq&#39;s
The Agriculture Department last night took the unusual step of insisting that U.S. farmers refrain from planting a popular variety of long-grain rice because preliminary tests showed that its seed stock may be contaminated with a variety of gene-altered rice not approved for marketing in the United...
Stocks opened weaker on Monday as Treasury yields perked back up, reviving fear of higher interest rates that weighed on the market last week, and as steelmaker Nucor Corp.  gave an earnings warning, signaling potential trouble for the corporate profit outlook.
Secretary of State Colin Powell will  try to revive talks to scrap North Korea's nuclear programs on  a trip to Asia starting on Saturday but his chances are limited  by uncertainty over the outcome of the U.S. election.
This story of a father trying to help his son is supposed to be heartwarming, but feels a bit cold-blooded.
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices settled above $60 a barrel yesterday on expectations that OPEC would soon cut its output, though a representative of Saudi Arabia denied there was a deal to reduce production.
It's illegal for US citizens to place bets on the Internet -- or is it? A Seattle attorney thinks he's found a million-dollar loophole.
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About six in 10 Iraqis say they approve of attacks on U.S.-led forces, and slightly more than that want their government to ask U.S. troops to leave within a year, according to a poll in that country.
Microsoft, con lo scopo di incoraggiare l&#39;utilizzo di solo software originale, ha iniziato un programma denominato Windows Genuine Advantage che consente agli utenti di verificare l&#39;autenticit\u00c3\u00a0 dei programmi installati sui propri sistemi.
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass for 30,000 people at the 850-year-old shrine of Mariazell in Austria.
Shares in Russian oil giant Yukos have fallen by 17.5% after the government hit the company with a fresh back-tax bill of $10bn (\u00c2\u00a35.
TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s blood bank is now doing more sensitive testing for West Nile virus in Toronto and Winnipeg after the two areas recorded probable human cases of the disease.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged the EU to lead the fight against global warming ahead of a summit that is due to pledge to slash greenhouse gases but leave key ...Comment
Flags at Lambeau Field are being lowered to half-staff through Sunday&#39;s playoff game in memory of legendary player Reggie White, who died Sunday.
Spike Lee will pay tribute to black U.S. soldiers who fought during World War Two with a new film to be shot in Italy.
Shareholders United, the Manchester United supporters trust, are bracing themselves for another aggressive strike by the American tycoon Malcolm Glazer this week, despite
He has been the Rolling Stones' hard-living guitarist for more than three decades. Now he is telling it all in his autobiography, Ronnie. Ron Wood will now take your questions
Iraq News, Baghdad: Black Watch soldiers in Iraq&#39;s &quot;triangle of death&quot; said the killing of four of their comrades had strengthened their resolve to stay and see their task through.
Composer Cy Coleman, who wrote the  musical \
STOCKHOLM, Jan 13  Sweden, hit by serious soccer crowd trouble at the end of last season, wants to ban hooligans from sports events, the government said today.
There were more than a few smiles two years ago when the fabulously wealthy Joe Hardy suggested that his 84 Lumber Classic would someday become golf's fifth major.
Google Inc. yesterday settled Securities and Exchange allegations that it awarded about $80 million in stock options from 2002 to 2004 without properly informing employees about the company's financial performance.
Retail sales fell in October for the first time for three months, official figures showed, raising worries about a subdued start to the crucial Christmas trading period.

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Not in the UK, still more expensive. Whodathunkit? Apple has responded to the launch of Amazon's DRM-free music download store with a price cut to its own iTunes Plus.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NUREMBURG, Germany, Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RadiSys Corporation  announced today at Embedded World the availability of two new PICMG Compatible COM Express modules as well as a quad core embedded server that deliver unsurpassed performance and functionality.
Investigators combed the tangled wreckage of an express train in southern England, a day after it slammed into a car at a level crossing, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 100.
Arthur Hailey, author of \
As a young African-American wondering how to connect with his heritage, Marcus Manns may have been alone in thinking that his ancestral homeland had a great need for a decent chiropractor.
Most IT Managers won&#39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
Blog: A look at the video conversation site Friction.TV
A week after attending football camp at North Carolina State, Westfield quarterback Mike Glennon makes an oral commitment to the ACC school.
 critics' top pick in 2007
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The number of U.S. children with chronic health problems such as obesity has soared in the past four decades, foreshadowing increases in adult disability and public health-care spending, researchers said on Tuesday.
Missing Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week but left without saying where he was headed, a man identified as his cousin said Tuesday.
Nicaragua is a graveyard for all of yesterday's 'message' T-shirts - even those celebrating phantom triumphs
In a fresh sign of lingering tensions over the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday rapped European allies who declined to assist a NATO-led Iraq training
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US troops are engaged in intense clashes on two fronts in Iraq, with Shi&#39;ite rebels in eastern Baghdad and Sunni insurgents west of the capital in Fallujah.
After six perfect innings, Erin Wade broke a pitcher's cardinal rule. The Taunton hurler realized she was pitching a perfect game and then \
Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for U.S. crude Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals.
The first scientific survey to assess the deadly nature of the conflict in the Sudan&#39;s Darfur region has found that death rates there were three to 10 times higher than normally found
As morning breaks over the rolling green cane fields, the 19-year-old sugar cane cutter takes an herbal bath and offers a prayer to indigenous and African spirits before transforming himself into something resembling an electric, Day-Glo lion from outer space.
Death doesn&#39;t take many holidays. We were reminded of this persistence even as the recitals had begun of those sports figures we had lost in 2004: Ken Caminiti, Hal Epps, Elroy &quot;Crazy
Confusion over privacy laws blocks the sharing of information about troubled college students on many university campuses, according to a report released Wednesday on the Virginia Tech shooting.
Retirement savers have a dizzying array of options these days. Which is right for you?
Tennis No.1 Player Roger Federer is having a ball of a time. With a hugely successful 2004 year, he believes 2005 can get even better.
ATHENS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima was 46 seconds ahead of the pack - only five kilometres from Panathinaiko Stadium and in line for a gold medal in the historic Olympic marathon race.
About 40 patents owned by bankrupt software vendor Commerce One\u00c2\u00a0were auctioned for $15.5 million in a San Francisco bankruptcy court Monday.
Now it's the Republicans turn. The ten announced GOP presidential hopefuls will debate tonight at St. Anselm College on the same stage where eight Democrats faced off two nights ago.
CARTAGENA, Colombia - President Bush said Monday that he hopes Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s claim that it has suspended uranium enrichment and has no nuclear weapons ambitions is true, but \u00e2\u0080\u009cthere must be verification.
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A study of more than 1 million South Koreans suggests diabetes can raise the risk of developing and dying from several types of cancer, including digestive-tract tumors.
Lotus Symphony targets Microsoft Office with a free bundle of applications.
Europe \u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mars Express is gathering data regarding the geological and atmospheric processes on the red planet -- information that might shore up the case that present-day life is percolating subsurface.
But we don't know when, and by how much. Here's what to do.
In the four days since New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer alleged that brokers and corporate insurance carriers were engaged in bid-rigging and secret payoffs, three big industry players have dropped the commissions that Spitzer blamed for the problems.
Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi holds talks with Libya's Colonel Gaddafi on curbing illegal immigration.
Avery Johnson is retiring as a player to focus on his new role as Don Nelson&#39;s lead assistant, league sources told ESPN.com&#39;s Marc Stein.
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MANCHESTER, 4 Oct -- Manchester United has been targeted for a takeover by Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to an angry reaction from its fans.
Retired Army Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall wears a hearing aid and speaks haltingly at times. But when asked about a harrowing 1965 battle in South Vietnam's central highlands, his voice resounds with a resolve that leaves little doubt why, today at the White House, he will receive the Medal of Honor,...
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The government of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is lobbying to block the imminent transfer of Lockerbie prisoner Abdel Baset al-Megrahi from Glasgow's Barlinnie prison to a facility 30 miles away as part of a ...
NEW YORK -- One in five American parents believe their kids are spending too much time on the Internet, though most say the online activities haven't affected grades either way.

California air-quality regulators on Friday adopted the nation&#39;s first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt tough pollution standards in other states and a legal challenge by the
General Motors Corp. GM.N on Thursday  posted disappointing quarterly earnings and cut its 2004 profit  forecast due to mounting losses in Europe and slowing growth in  China, sending its shares down 5 percent.
MIAMI - Local officials agree that hurricane damage to Miami-Dade County this year was light, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than $20 million in residents' requests for aid.    Four hurricanes hit Florida in the summer, with Frances and Jeanne toppling some trees and causing some isolated power outages...
Deep brain electrical  stimulation appears to be more effective than the best medical  treatment in reducing motor symptoms and improving quality of  life in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, according  to the results of a clinical trial.
Since the government's unexpected fall on Oct. 28 and President Vaira Vike-Freiberga's decision to put off talks on forming a new coalition at the Riga Castle until after this week's holiday, it is still ...
Stocks rallied following last week's solemn anniversary.
Shares of Herndon-based government information technology contractor DigitalNet gained as much as 27 percent in Monday trading, after a weekend buyout offer from BAE Systems.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.
Authorities evacuated and searched two  buses near the U.S. Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, on Thursday  after reports one of them was carrying explosives, but no bomb  was found, MSNBC television said.
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An early morning fire in flats in Belfast from which 14 people were led to safety is being treated as suspicious.
Thousands of versions of Pinch, which comes in Russian and English language versions, are still circulating on the Internet.
Last night, Hasty was the heartbeat of a Bellevue High School football team that breathed life into the hopes of underdogs in a world where top dogs rarely fail.
Virtual reality techniques are helping Danish doctors diagnose heart defects in newborn babies.
Henry Kissinger met President Vladimir Putin on Saturday during a private visit at the Kremlin the former U.S. Secretary of State said was aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations, whose presidents are to meet for a summit this month.
President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 people in recent days.
The incidence of drug-resistant staph infections is climbing, affecting as many as 90,000 Americans a year and leaving them open to contracting invasive, and often fatal, diseases, a government report says.
Top seed Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Thailand Open on Tuesday with a back injury, organizers said.
Lindsay Davenport powered past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1, 6-0 in her opening match at the Filderstadt Grand Prix Wednesday. Playing her first match since her
More than 1,000 members of Reebok's staff were on hand as Nuggets guard Allen Iverson was presented with bronzed sneakers Sept. 19 in the lobby of the company's Canton headquarters in honor of selling the most shoes of any of its athletes. The eight-time NBA All-Star took questions from Reebok employees, including one on whether he could ever see himself ...
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The trade deficit hit another record high in October, with imports outpacing exports by $55.46 billion. The 9 percent increase from September was higher than expected
Many young women with a healthy body size worry about how they look, a BBC survey suggests.
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There was the Aussie leading the race. There was the American with the Aussie-themed daughter named Sydney hanging tough in second.
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Jose Valentin has been the White Sox shortstop for five seasons, but there is no guarantee he will be back in 2005. Valentin, who turns 35 in October and is
Stephen Fleming is pushing the quality-over-quantity theory as he eyes New Zealand&#39;s make-or-break Champions Trophy one-dayer against Australia on Thursday.
Germany seeks to restrict far-right rallies ahead of sensitive World War II anniversary events.
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A man is stabbed and several people are crushed as crowds flock to the opening of an Ikea store in the UK.
Cuban TV shows brief video images of Fidel Castro meeting Vietnam's Communist Party chief in Havana.
Hundreds of police, soldiers and villagers searched an icy river in western Nepal on Wednesday for more than 100 people feared missing and dead after a steel footbridge collapsed
U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.
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The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move.
If getting rid of clutter happens to be one of your New Year's resolutions, nothing will clear up a few cubic feet of space like getting an old computer, monitor or printer out the door.
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Private U.S. equity firm Cerberus won approval from the European Commission on Tuesday to buy the Chrysler operations of auto giant DaimlerChrysler , under a simplified procedure.
FORMER child star Macaulay Culkin has been arrested on drug charges after his car was stopped by traffic police in Oklahoma, it was revealed last night.
In China, where coal is king, the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s push to increase the use of alternative energies faces obstacles, from bureaucracy to bottlenecks in manufacturing.
The United States could spend up to &#36;24 million a year in humanitarian aid for North Koreans, much of it for refugees who have fled the impoverished, totalitarian state, under legislation approved by the House Monday and sent to the president for his signature.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked familiar faces for key posts in a sweeping reshuffle of his cabinet on Monday, but analysts doubted whether the changes would do much to revive the Japanese leader's badly sagging popularity.
Travel Weekly reports that American Airlines has confirmed it is to launch its first service between the US and Ireland since 1945.
Sir Mark Thatcher is to be interviewed about his alleged role in a coup plot by Equatorial Guinea authorities.
Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse stone-throwing youths at a funeral on Wednesday held by the opposition for slum residents killed in a crackdown on protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed election.
The World Health Organization is spearheading a campaign to reduce the numbers of women who die in childbirth.
Moderate exercise by older people can cut the risk factors associated with heart disease and diabetes, according to John Hopkins&#39; researchers.
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OPEC ministers were divided on Saturday on the need for deeper oil-supply cuts, with some concerned about high fuel stockpiles and others reluctant because crude prices are holding firm above $60.
Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee retailer, has chosen Pacamara, a specialty coffee from El Salvador, to sell in its 8,000 stores worldwide, Salvadoran officials said on Sunday.
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Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, facing unprecedented personal criticism for taking money secretly from wealthy friends, confirmed Tuesday he received $62,500 from a dozen businessmen 13 years ago _ but denied ...Comment
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Six people including two children were killed in a home shooting in a small town outside of Seattle on Christmas Eve, the King County Sheriff's Department said on Wednesday.
Russian president, Vladimir Putin, dissolves government in lead-up to parliamentary and presidential elections
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A car bomb kills at least 10 recruits in western Iraq as US-led troops move against militants near Baghdad.
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has dozens of intercepts of Mohamed ElBaradei's phone calls with Iranian diplomats and is scrutinizing them in search of ammunition to oust him as director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to three US government officials.
Motorsport.com. FIA President Max Mosley believes that the three teams with an uncertain future will survive the current problems and that there will be 20 cars on the grid in 2005.
CHICAGO -- The Celtics credited Kendrick Perkins with securing last night's win over the Chicago Bulls, even though he watched the decisive fourth quarter from the locker room.
Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters will avoid jail time after a lawyer pleads guilty to leaking them secret grand jury documents from the Balco steroids investigation.
Hundreds of women rallied in Rome and Naples on Thursday to protest police interrogation of a woman after she underwent an abortion and to oppose a campaign push by some conservatives to change Italy's abortion law.
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Computer audio equipment maker  Creative Technology Ltd. said on Thursday it would double its  MP3 player product lines from its current eight by year-end,  stepping up competition for rivals such as Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O
Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it was offering low-rate financing deals on many of its 2007 model-year vehicles and interest-free loans on its 2006 vehicles to boost sales.
Bank of America Corp , the second-largest U.S. bank, on Wednesday said it plans to eliminate 3,000 jobs, and that the head of its corporate and investment banking unit will depart after a dismal quarter led to a 32 percent drop in quarterly profit.
Statements by two top US policymakers contradicting administration dogma on Iraq provided new fuel to relentless Democratic criticism of President George W. Bush that have jolted his re-election bid.
PARIS  -- As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis Sunday with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of
North and South Korea resumed high-level meetings Tuesday for the first time since the North tested a nuclear bomb in October, paving the way for a resumption of aid to impoverished Pyongyang after it pledged to start dismantling its atomic weapons program.
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Getting out of September intact was the hard part for the St. Louis Cardinals, who clinched a division title while stuck in reverse.
A proposal floated by the US government and several prominient US senators Sunday to &#39;adjust&#39; the outcome of next month&#39;s election in Iraq to ensure more Sunni representation has been rejected by the Iraq Electoral Commission (IEC).
Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Labour party loyalists Monday that ties to the United States were vital to fostering peace in Africa, promoting human rights and winning the fight against terrorism
The government and India&#39;s main truckers group were unable to reach agreement in talks Friday to halt a weeklong strike that has caused shortages and higher prices for vegetables, fruits, milk and other commodities.
For the past couple of years, these mysterious circles of carved stone figures, which villagers in southern Nigeria still worship on occasion, have been causing a frenzy of excitement here.
A 49th-minute header by Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri gave Charlton Athletic a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers on Monday that lifted the London club to seventh in the Premier League.
A review of cancer services in Wales says patient care needs better planning and managers must work together.
U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower on Monday, as fears of a U.S. recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equity markets plunge when they resume trading Tuesday.
The shiny tiaras and bracelets that little girls love to wear need to contain lead despite its dangers to keep the cost down for consumers, the Fashion Jewelry Trade Association told a congressional committee on Thursday.
WASHINGTON  - President George W. Bush, meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, declared Friday, \
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The World Matchplay has become a nice little earner for Ernie Els, with the South African amassing almost \u00c2\u00a32 million from 10 appearances.
Firefighters made headway against 18 wildfires blazing across Southern California on Wednesday as hot winds abated for the first time in four days, but they were still battling to save entire neighborhoods from hopscotching flames.

By Tom Bailey Jr baileytom@yourappealcom  Neighbors are responding with questions about, support for and opposition to a proposed equestrian retreat in Collierville. \
More than 200,000 people sign an online petition calling for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.
(CP) - In 1986, Ron Parkes made a pilgrimage to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington.
The Senate intelligence committee yesterday produced a new bipartisan bill governing foreign intelligence surveillance conducted inside the United States, but objections by several Democratic lawmakers to some of its provisions raised questions about how quickly it might gain passage.
Two unidentified gunmen Wednesday shot dead a politician named Shah Alam Wazir in Pakistan&#39;s tribal region, according to private News Network of International.
The dollar edged up on Tuesday, taking a  breather from recent heavy selling after the European Central  Bank chief warned against the euro's rapid climb and ahead of a  decision on U.S. interest rates.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered measures on Tuesday to boost oversight of security contractors in Iraq, including tighter rules on the use of force and improved training, the State Department said.
As stock markets plunged on Tuesday, some online brokerage companies couldn't keep up with their customers' clicks.
CLEVELAND -- The Celtics and successful comebacks do not often go together. Ricky Davis and Cleveland do not often go well together.
Three weeks after the general election, New Mexico's canvassing board officially declared President Bush the winner by 5,988 votes, or less than 1 percentage point.
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A four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into  the main terminal at Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded  in flames, a day after police foiled a possible al Qaeda plot  to detonate two car bombs in central London.
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Iraqi militants claimed in a Web statement Tuesday to have taken an American soldier hostage and threatened to behead him in 72 hours unless the Americans release Iraqi prisoners.
Lt. Gov. Jim Risch has said he was interested in running for Sen. Larry Craig's seat, if the fellow Republican ever opted not to run again. Now that Craig has been forced to resign, some expect Risch could be appointed to the post.
If the data logs at Google are any guide, the North Pole was a well-stocked subsidiary of Apple this Christmas. According to internal data shared with The New York Times, Google saw more cell phone traffic from iPhones on Christmas Day than from any other kind of mobile device, despite the fact that the iPhone accounts for just 2 percent of the global smartphone market.
China is sending 5,000 tons of food aid to Zimbabwe, official media reports, amid dire food shortages.
NASCAR and DirecTV will  pair up next season to bring racing fans closer to the action  than ever before.
Even as it works to clear the last hurdles of its $10.3 billion takeover of PeopleSoft, Oracle is working to decide how best to execute on the merger and handle customer requests.
England, courtesy mostly of Paul Casey&#39;s putter, won the World Cup yesterday, when with Luke Donald, who hit the irons that set up the putts, they beat Spain&#39;s Sergio Garc\u00c3\u00ada and Miguel Angel Jim\u00c3\u00a9nez - but in the end, only just.
By Breeding, Marshall  Taking care of the environment is an issue in which I've long had a strong personal interest. While I'm far from an activist, I try to follow practices that do the least harm to the environment.
An underground explosion injured three people Saturday and forced authorities to evacuate dozens of residents from a downtown condominium.
Seven Pitcairn Islanders on trial for multiple sexual abuse will not be jailed even if convicted until another court rules whether British law should apply in the remote Pacific colony.
Subsidized bread is part of making ends meet in Egypt, where about 45 percent of the population survives on just $2 a day.
The world economy, powered in part by China, will grow this year at its briskest pace in almost three decades -- five percent -- before losing steam in 2005 in the face of higher oil prices, the IMF said.
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The US considers Brazil a ``solid candidate&#39;&#39; to join an enlarged United Nations Security Council, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
It wasn&#39;t long ago that competitive entities seemed to be joining together to combat Internet users&#39; common foe, spam. However, despite the fact that big Internet players
Leading shares closed in positive territory with Northern Rock clawing back some of its recent losses on hopes that a mystery bidder is planning a takeover of the embattled lender.
NASA experts said they have detected evidence that liquid water existed on the surface of Mars in recent years, giving weight to hopes that signs of life on the Red Planet could still be found.
French carmaker PSA Peugeot -Citroen is cutting 10,000 jobs, or 7 percent of its European workforce, and is imposing a hiring freeze as it tries to cut costs amid a sales slump .
Starting today, you can enter the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store; wirelessly browse, search, preview, purchase, and download songs or albums to your iPhone or iPod touch; then immediately listen to your new music after it downloads. Once you get back to your Mac or PC, iTunes automatically recognizes the new music and syncs it with your existing library. iTunes will even complete the download of any partially downloaded songs or albums.
A US judge Thursday became the second in the nation to rule that a federal ban on a particular type of late-term abortion is unconstitutional.
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US forces and Iraqi militants exchange tank and mortar fire on the eastern edge of the western city of Falluja.
England aim to bounce back from a dispiriting first day when the first Ashes Test resumes in Brisbane.
Derivatives exchange LIFFE turned up the heat on rival Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Tuesday by ratcheting up its fee incentive program for some US traders in a bid improve volume in its Eurodollar contract, the CME&#39;s flagship offering.
A UN meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity&#39;s closest living relatives, the orangutan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday.
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes defended his government's budget for 2005 on the eve of its vote in parliament, arguing it will maintain budgetary rigor even as it cuts income taxes and raises pensions and civil servant salaries.
Portsmouth contact the Premier League to see whether a late deal to sell striker Benjani to Manchester City can still go ahead.
Brazilian midfielder Juninho scored his first goal for Celtic in a 3-0 drubbing of Hearts that gave the champions an eight-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League on Saturday.
The Oscar race of 2007 has begun with a pair of grim films capturing attention over more widely-hyped movies, indicating to awards watchers that the race for Hollywood's most prestigious awards is wide open.
The United States, Iran and Iraq have agreed to set up a security subcommittee to carry forward talks on restoring stability in Iraq, the U.S. envoy said Tuesday at the end of a second round of groundbreaking talks with his Iranian counterpart.
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Congress considers protecting journalists from being forced to reveal their sources, while punishing government workers who leak secrets to reporters. Here's why that schizophrenic approach actually makes sense. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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ABN Amro, at the centre of the world&#39;s biggest banking takeover bid, said Sunday that a three-bank consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland would likely beat a rival offer by Barclays.
The Canadian finished eleventh in yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Grand Prix. It may not seem a spectacular result, but in reality, he put in a strong performance on his return to F1.
Environmentalists see some of their worst fears playing out as President Bush moves to cement a second-term agenda that includes getting more timber, oil and gas from public lands and relying on the market rather than regulation to curb pollution.
EU leaders at a summit in Lisbon reach a deal on a landmark treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose legacy of economic development was marred by graft and human rights abuses during his 32 years in power, died on Sunday, aged 86, after suffering multiple organ failure.
Efforts to get North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons programs are expected to be high on the agenda when President Bush meets with other Asia-Pacific
French critics and defenders of a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law scrapped.
The New York Yankees announced Friday that they have signed free agent first baseman Tino Martinez to a one-year contract with a club option for 2006.
Russia on Monday cleared the way for British detectives probing the mystery poisoning of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko to visit Moscow, and promised to help their investigation.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat&#39;s slide into serious illness has raised fear of chaos among his people with their struggle for statehood at a standstill and armed groups taking over the streets.
The retrial of the founder of Peru's Shining Path movement is suspended when two judges refuse to take part.
SAN FRANCISCO: Computer security giant Symantec is buying storage and backup program maker Veritas Software in a $13.5 billion deal that will create the world&#39;s fourth largest software company.
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The United Nations raised the death toll in the terrorist bombing of its offices in Algeria to 17 on Friday, and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged to \
The two biggest questions late-night hosts face when most of them return to the screen on Wednesday night are: How are they going to be funny without writers?
LONDON, June 12--Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday said the news media, driven by increasing competition and pressure from fast-changing technology, has largely abandoned impartial reporting in favor of sensation, shock and controversy, which he said demoralizes public servants and badly serve...
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BAGHDAD -- Marching under blood-spattered banners, mourners carried coffins yesterday through streets still littered with pieces of flesh and debris, as the death toll from three consecutive days of attacks on Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims climbed to 188.
Roger Federer -- and the summer&#39;s best performer -- Lleyton Hewitt -- play off for the year&#39;s final Grand Slam. It&#39;s difficult to imagine a better matchup than Federer and Hewitt.
Chip giant Intel Corp. reported Wednesday that its board doubled the company's quarterly dividend and authorized an expansion of its ongoing stock repurchase program.
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett rebuffs suggestions he sold PetroChina shares because of its links to Sudan.
Sergio Garcia and Jose Manuel Lara shared the first-round lead in Spain&#39;s Volvo Masters Thursday at 4-under-par 67. Garcia, ranked 10th in the world, could have had the lead alone
ATHENS--Argentina was crowned Olympic men&#39;s basketball king Saturday night as it eased to a 84-69 victory over Italy in the gold medal game at Olympic Indoor Hall.
PGA tour rookie of the year Brandt Snedeker has fought off a case of the quick-hooks with the driver, a condition that has driven most of those afflicted by it out of the game.
An exhibition about the role of German  railways during the Holocaust and the 3 million European Jews  it transported to death camps opened at Deutsche Bahn's  headquarters in Berlin on Wednesday.
InfoWorld - In a bid to speed up the dissemination of scientific discoveries, the European Commission said Thursday it plans to shake up the old-fashioned world of scientific publishing by throwing its weight behind a move to make scientific research results freely available on the Internet.
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A court in Pakistan has granted a 48-hour protection order in the case of British schoolgirl Molly Campbell.
Legions of moviegoers have been waiting for &quot;Ocean&#39;s Twelve,&quot; the follow-up to 2001&#39;s &quot;Ocean&#39;s Eleven.&quot;.
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Search engine darling Google has patched a hole in its search engine the could have allowed malicious hackers to modify the content of the Google search results page or silently modify search results, but a new hole may have already appeared.
Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro has spoken by telephone to a meeting of Cuban officials, the ruling Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Saturday in the first official word on the 80-year-old leader in 11 days.
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Stephon Marbury took over down the stretch and finished with 32 points and 11 assists for the Knicks. Marbury scored 15 of his points in the final quarter, including a personal 9-2 run that gave New York a 94-85 lead with 1:46 to go.
The US is to host international talks on Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment.
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The firefighting system in the massive $736 million embassy complex in Baghdad has potential safety problems that top U.S. officials dismissed in their rush to declare construction largely completed by the end of last year, according to internal State Department documents, e-mails and interviews.
New online service Mac2Sell estimates resale value of used Macintosh systems.
Pope John Paul II invites believers to display symbols of their faith with pride, despite recent rows.
A guide to the new Bush budget's winners and losers
The honeymoon is not quite over for Tiger Woods, who decided Friday to skip the Funai Classic at Disney for the first time since turning pro.
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President Bush said Wednesday he worries that Russian President Vladimir Putin's overhaul of his country's electoral system \
The most requested online definition this year was &quot;blog&quot; -- a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says.
By PAT GRAHAM  GREELEY, Colo. - The backup punter at Northern Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his teammate - the starting punter - in the kicking leg.  The motive may have been competition for the first-string job, police said Wednesday.
Challenger Financial Services Group, an Australian fund manager, said Monday that it bought a 5.8 percent stake in a British natural gas distribution network for 85 million Australian dollars, or $65 million, to diversify its portfolio of investments.
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Some Chinese shrimp exporters will have to pay discouragingly hefty tariffs of more than 100 percent if they want their products to appear on American dinner tables, the Commerce Department ruled Tuesday.
Despite 'sluggish' HDD and mobile phone sales Japanese electronics giant Toshiba yesterday reported a hike in first half profits, buoyed by strong demand for the firm's memory chips as well as steady growth in the computer arm of its business.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BERLIN -- The US dollar reached a record low yesterday against the euro, which hit $1.3548 in extremely light holiday trading with most European foreign exchange markets closed.
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he would support a temporary troop increase in Iraq only if it were part of a broader strategy to bring combat forces home by early 2008.
Ariel Sharon, Israel&#39;s prime minister, faces a cabinet crisis despite winning a vote on the withdrawal from all settlements in Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
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Online retailer Amazon.com is offering a 1.57% shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote buying on Amazon, the company&#39;s Web site showed Friday.
A family of four are rescued from a chip pan fire at their home in Ballymoney, County Antrim.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is not  rushing to cut benchmark interest rates because it wants to  break investors of the view that the central bank is there to  bail them out, an article in the Wall Street Journal said on  Thursday.
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Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.
Ms. Oppens devoted her recital to Elliott Carter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s complete solo piano music.
Sick, injured and reeling from a humiliating loss, the United States basketball team struggled past Greece 77-71 in an Olympic preliminary-round game that signalled more difficulties to come.
General Motors Corp. said Thursday it will slash 12,000 jobs from its money-losing European operations -- nearly one in five of its jobs there -- by the end of 2006 in order to save $617 million per year.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somali-born Dutch politician who went underground after the slaying of filmmaker Theo van Gogh last year, returned to her office in parliament Tuesday amid tight security after 10 weeks on a U.S. marine base in Maine.
Former US vice president Al Gore, campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, urged African-American voters in Florida on Sunday to go out to vote, saying every vote would be crucial.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 24, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug that specifically targets Multiple Sclerosis.
The US federal Aviation Authority orders an inspection of the wing slats on newer Boeing 737s.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed \
India,Sports News, Bangalore: Australia have defeated India by 217 runs in the first Test in Bangalore today. Despite some defiant batting by tail-enders Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, the
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Al termine della gara del Franchi, vinta dai viola per 3-1, il tecnico dell'Empoli Gigi Cagni parla ...
An arrest warrant is issued against a teacher accused of distributing child porn over the internet.
Top bidders put up a total of almost  $2.78 billion on Thursday in the opening rounds of the Federal  Communications Commission's auction of coveted U.S.  government-owned airwaves.
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Women who imbibe a little wine, beer or even spirits every day are less likely than teetotalers to see their memories and other thinking powers fade as they age, according to the largest study to assess alcohol's impact on the brain.
Kabul:Three foreign election workers in Afghanistan have been kidnapped in the capital, Kabul, officials say. The three were taken at gunpoint.
A police diving team continues to search for a 16-year-old boy who is feared drowned in a water-filled quarry.
TOKYO -- Nine people were found dead in two rented vehicles Tuesday, with the windows sealed and charcoal burners at their feet, in what police are calling modern Japan&#39;s largest suicide pact.
Kellogg Co.  reported lower  fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday due to costs for job cuts at  a plant in England, higher prices for commodities such as corn  and wheat, and increased advertising spending.
Two men are killed in an industrial accident at an open cast coal mine in East Ayrshire.
Nancy Reagan saw to the publication of her late husband Ronald's diaries because she felt it was important that people know more about the former president.
The United States Grand Prix is to return to the MotoGP calendar next year after an 11-year absence.
By Scott Rothschild, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Sep. 16--Topeka -- An investigation into two abortion clinics has widened and led to prosecutions, according to Atty. Gen. Phill Kline.   But attorneys for the clinics say they are baffled by Kline's pronouncements.
A jaguar's lethal attack on a keeper at the Denver Zoo has renewed the debate over whether big predators should be kept in captivity in the first place.
The UK's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, has raised its house price inflation forecast for the year from  4% to 6%.
Il difensore del Bayern Monaco, Philipp Lahm,, dovr&agrave; rimanere fermo diverse settimane a causa...
She arrived at 6.15 am, Friday at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp, according to an announcement by the US Bureau of Prisons. She put out the news first, on her Marthatalks.
He couldn\u00c2\u0092t find the right hardware, so he built another company.
Food retailer Sainsbury has refused to comment on a media report that corporate financier George Magan was planning a 5 billion pound takeover of the group.
With Affection comes from off the pace to pass tiring leaders and gallop to an easy victory Saturday in the $50,000 Japan Racing Association Handicap on the turf at Pimlico.
PASADENA, Calif. - Additional observations have ruled out the chance that a recently discovered asteroid, believed to be about 1,300 feet long, could hit Earth in 2029, NASA (news - web sites) scientists said.
Pakistani Muslim clerics said on Monday they were making a last-ditch bid to avert an assault on militants holed up in a mosque after authorities issued what they said was a last warning for them to surrender.
As head of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Richard Myers usually doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone &#151; except when U.S. troops make up the audience and comedian Robin Williams is on stage.
PHUKET, Thailand, Sept. 17 -- Stunned by the plane crash, Robert Borland found himself helpless on the floor of the jet with his trousers aflame when a passenger in a yellow shirt helped him out onto the wing. He knows nothing else about the man who probably saved his life.
Baer&#39;s North American wealth management business employs 55 people and manages more than $4 billion in client assets. It is based in Manhattan and has additional offices in Los Angeles, Palm Beach and Montreal.
The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit next week of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
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Well, the firm handshake would be the first thing you notice if not for the eyes. Those killer eyes are no doubt responsible for Milla Jovovich being where she is today, which is sitting in
Just like Google After its online efforts to broker off-line television ads were spurned by the major cable networks, eBay is trying the same trick with radio ads.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Airbus showed off its giant A380, a double-decked behemoth that could revolutionize long-haul flying, at a lavish ceremony Tuesday with European leaders gathered for the first official look at the world's largest passenger plane.
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Ex-No 10 media chief Alastair Campbell will return to the Labour fold to help the party's general election campaign.
Cardiff loses a bid for the UK's first Las Vegas-style super casino but Swansea lands a smaller gaming venue.
Can Barclays Wealth become as dominant in its sector as Barclays Global Investors is in asset management, or expand as successfully as Barclays Capital has in investment banking? With &pound;126bn under management globally, &pound;41.9bn ($85bn, EU62bn) of which is from UK clients, it is already the biggest wealth manager in the UK, but in the fragmented market that is wealth management, this does not give it a massive market share.
LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to within two games of the Central Division lead with a 101-97 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
Sony Corp. 6758.T will likely launch  its new PlayStation Portable hand-held game console in North  America and Europe in March, a top executive said on Wednesday.
Constructive ideas that could yield progress over the impasse on Iran's nuclear program were introduced during talks this week with top Italian and European Union officials, Tehran's former top negotiator said Wednesday.
Singer-actress Olivia Newton-John plans  to walk along the Great Wall of China to raise money for a  cancer charity, with celebrities from around the world planning  to join the trek, she told reporters on Tuesday.
The United States withheld judgment Tuesday on whether Israel's plans to build 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank violate the U.S-led Middle East peace plan.
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters ) - Arsenal have wasted a golden opportunity to virtually guarantee themselves a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Panathinaikos at Highbury.
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The evolution of the Taliban eerily follows that of the FARC.
Gold fell to its lowest in six weeks on Tuesday before bargain hunters resurfaced, but trading was muted after a rally in the Japanese yen and a slide in global stock markets rattled the nerves of many investors.
The success of the surge has blunted the force of the war in the presidential campaign, but that may change as a new assessment of troop levels is on the way.
Pope Benedict XVI called Wednesday for harmony in the diverse and sometimes fractious Roman Catholic Church, comparing it to a church organ in need of tuning.
Six Apart, maker of the popular Moveable Type Weblogging software, has acquired Danga Interactive, the operators of the Weblog service LiveJournal, for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock, the company announced Thursday.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.
London, December 7: George W. Bush&#39;s hometown in Texas has beaten Osama bin Laden&#39;s villa in Afghanistan to land one of the best-known and controversial art prizes.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 -- When Citigroup Inc. chief executive Charles O. Prince III learned of allegations that the firm's private bankers in Japan had violated anti-money-laundering laws and overcharged customers, he could not believe his ears.
Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, experts warn.
Malaysia's freed former deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, flies to Germany for medical treatment.
Politics: 17 November 2004, Wednesday. Bulgaria may fail to get a date to sign an accession accord with the European Union in December, the euro-affairs and foreign ministers warned.
Food watchdogs have issued urgent warnings to consumers and caterers in a bid to halt salmonella outbreaks linked to Spanish eggs.
Chinese rescuers have found the body of  an American climber on a remote mountain eight months after she  disappeared, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Il ministro dell'Interno Giuliano Amato lancia dai microfoni del Tg1 il suo grido dopo la morte dell...
Jonathan M. Tisch is giving up his post as chairman of NYC & Company, New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tourism marketing organization.
HELSINKI, Nov 02, 2004 (AFX-UK via COMTEX) -- Nokia Corp launched today at its conference in Monaco a new tri-band Nokia 3220 camera handset equipped with a Near Field Communication (NFC) cover.
(InfoWorld) - Watching TV on a mobile phone could get more interesting next year with new technologies that promise to bring TiVo-like recording functionality to portable devices. Texas Instruments is demonstrating PVR (personal video recording) capabilities for mobiles at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam this week. It is using its own Hollywood digital TV chip and OMAP 2 multimedia processor, along with software from partners PacketVideo and Software Systems (S3). The technology allows people to record a TV program on their mobile phone and then watch it later, on the train on the way to work, for example. The TI package also provides \
Tiger Woods, who could lose his world No1 ranking this week has a far more important worry on his mind. His father, Earl, has suffered a relapse in treatment for prostate cancer and says that the disease has spread through his body.
An Iraqi prosecutor on Friday defended the death sentence ordered for a Saddam Hussein-era defense chief, saying Friday that the former general personally planned and supervised a military crackdown on minority Kurds that killed 180,000 people in the 1980s.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - The bodies of 49 soldiers of  Iraq's fledgling army have been found shot dead northeast of  Baghdad, police and officials said on Sunday.
What is it with all these movies showing New York City utterly obliterated?
Pakistani police have arrested 10  Islamic militants in its biggest city, Karachi, who are  suspected of planning terror attacks during next week's general  election, a government minister said on Friday.
Universal Music Group has settled litigation against Germany's Bertelsmann AG over its $85 million investment in the original peer-to-peer service Napster.
English champions Arsenal stayed second in the table, five points behind leaders Chelsea, after a goal in either half from France internationals Thierry Henry and Robert Pires ensured a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Fulham at Highbury.

Today, Wednesday and Thursday are shaping up to be pivotal days for financial markets' recovery from disarray and for the direction of the U.S. economy.
Marcus Gronholm was back in his element on the first day of Rally Australia, holding a 21-second lead over Sebastien Loeb after a day on the gravel roads of Rally Australia, the final round of the 2004 World Rally Championship.
Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday he has ruled out a run for New York governor in 2006 and instead will head the Democratic Party's effort to win seats in the Senate.
Michigan had the highest unemployment rate in the United States again in November, the Labor Department said on Friday, but New York lost the most jobs in the month.
Cambodia&#39;s efforts to choose a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his surprise abdication cleared a last legal hurdle on Monday when the country&#39;s top constitutional body ruled the process valid.
Dr. Aaron T. Beck, who upset Freudian dogma in the 1960\u00c2\u0092s by developing cognitive therapy, received the Lasker Award.
Formula One teams will face a cap on expenditure from next year, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on Thursday.
Jim Carrey is unlikely to forget his latest trip to the British capital, reports Hellomagazine.com. The A-list funnyman, who was in London for the premiere of his new film, \u00e2\u0080\u009cLemony Snicket\u00e2\u0080\u0099sA Series of
Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez injured his right calf while jogging in the outfield on Tuesday, an almost eerie replication of the ailment that began Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez\u00c2\u0092s physical breakdown.
Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
Around 100,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release yesterday, according to estimates. Eager shoppers were queueing before stores opened to get their hands on the CD; HMV opened up an hour early to accomodate the demand.
Mark Hurlbert, the prosecutor who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars preparing a case against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant before dismissing it, may pay dearly for his decision at the polls in November.
The Walt Disney Co.  will spend about $30 million to shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone services, but remains \
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MELBOURNE, Fla.  - The two-man crew aboard the  International Space Station successfully completed a 5 1/2-hour  spacewalk Wednesday to set up a robotics experiment and help  engineers fix a problem with the station's oxygen generator.
It all started with a round of boos. With Mike Lowell on first base and David Ortiz on second, J.D. Drew stood at the plate looking at a third strike to end the first inning. The late-arriving crowd, which would eventually swell to 36,640, didn't much like it.
US President George W Bush enters a second day of talks about Iraq as he weighs possible policy changes.
J.Lo and Beyonce can take another bow.  The booty-shaking stars have shaped the newest generation of  mannequins, with hundreds of well-rounded plastic backsides  appearing in shop windows across New York.
Two doctors groups have dropped their opposition to a bill which will allow them to help terminally ill patients die.
To the roar of an adoring home crowd, Fani Halkia completed her unexpected romp through the Olympics on Wednesday with a victory in the women&#39;s 400-meter hurdles.
Six Ugandan builders have been killed after the school building they were working on collapsed, police say.
The firm behind video game Grand Theft Auto says it will cut jobs to reduce by costs by $25m a year by 2008.
Fashion conscious and controversial, Lee Sheppard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s writing have become a must-read for tax practitioners.
Brazilian music producer Tom Capone is killed in a road accident after leaving the Latin Grammy awards.
Troubled French perfume retail chain Marionnaud Parfumeries SA accepted a takeover offer from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., a company official said.
Palestinian Minister for Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath announced Friday that Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei would head to Gaza on Saturday to meet with representatives of militant groups and factions.
Two bombs exploded in a military mountain refuge in the Pyrenees in northern Spain where leaflets from the Basque separatist group ETA were later found, officials said.
In a scathing report, Human Rights Watch blamed the U.S. and Europe for undermining human rights around the world by allowing autocrats to pretend they are democratic simply by holding rigged elections.
A senior U.S. diplomat held talks on Monday with a Syrian official on how Damascus was coping with a flood of Iraqi refugees, the first such talks in the Syrian capital for more than two years.
Yasser Arafat was remembered in Canada on Thursday as a Palestinian leader who made great strides for his people or as a man whose death may bring a new chance for peace in the war-torn area.
My sincere congratulations to the management and staff at the Sandy Lane Hotel for making it possible for Barbados to receive such massive media coverage due to the recent wedding of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren.
A Canadian in a tutu who disrupted an Olympic diving final is sentenced to five months in prison.
Singapore: Oil prices continued falling from record peaks in Asian trade Thursday after the United States reported a surge in crude oil inventories, dealers said.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - A Turkish soldier was killed on Monday by a Kurdish rebel landmine and Turkey marked its national day in an outpouring of colorful patriotic support for the armed forces.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM.N, the No.  2 U.S. bank, said on Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings fell  11 percent, hurt by charges related to its merger with Bank One  last year and falling investment bank results.
Bristol, TN (Sports Network) - Carl Edwards elected to go to the back of the field after spinning during qualifying, but it didn&#39;t hurt his chances of victory as he drove all the way to the front and captured Wednesday night&#39;s O&#39;Reilly 200 Craftsman Truck
Flooding affects several parts of Scotland after heavy overnight rain, with some roads closed.
SANTIAGO -- Chilean riot police used water cannons and tear gas yesterday to break up a demonstration by hundreds of rock-throwing protesters before more than 20,000 people marched to vent their anger at Pacific Rim leaders, particularly US President
If it looks like a good deal ... and sounds like a good deal ... it might be a really bad deal.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on   Wednesday announced U.S. and European pricing and availability   for its Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and a new video game partnership   with the Academy Award-winning husband-and-wife creative team   behind \
James Murdoch, son of media mogul  Rupert Murdoch, will receive a base salary of $3.4 million and  could earn another estimated $16 million in annual bonuses as  part of his promotion to News Corp's (NWSa.N) head of Asian and  European operations, the company said on Thursday.
Australia have decided not to impose follow-on after bowling India out for 246 runs on the third day of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore.
Motorola Inc.  said on Friday  that Ron Garriques, president of its Mobile Devices unit, has  resigned effective immediately.
The great port of Alexandria was a bustling trade hub, a transit point for merchandise from throughout the ancient world &#151; until much of it vanished into the Mediterranean Sea.
The government's terrorist screening database flagged Americans and foreigners as suspected terrorists almost 20,000 times last year. But only a small fraction of those questioned were arrested or denied entry into the United States, raising concerns among critics about privacy and the list's...
Former South African president Nelson Mandela is to attend the unveiling next week of his statue opposite the British parliament, London Mayor Ken Livingstone said Friday.
Internet business entrepreneur and Grand Central Communications founder Halsey Minor, invests to enable the development and deployment of new On Demand applications and business processes.
Pat Dobson, one of four pitchers to win 20 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 1971, dies at the age of 64 on Wednesday night.
General Motors Corp., the world&#39;s biggest carmaker, faced wider production cutbacks in Europe as a six-day protest against job-cut plans spread and a shortage of parts from Germany halted work at a Belgian car plant.
MANIA ARTICLES - Arsenal&#39;s young gunners have won in the Carling Cup yet again. In recent times the young gunners have used this competition to showcase their talents and show manager Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger that they
All the heat and pressure are on them for a change now, and if they lose the next two games and this playoff series to Boston, we may witness two unique phenomena simultaneously: the reversal of an 84-year-old Curse and George Steinbrenner&#39;s head
Il vicepremier Rutelli: 'Una tappa decisiva e coraggiosa'
Per i giocatori del Milan lavoro prima in palestra, poi sul campo esterno. Quindi partitella a campo...
Eric C. Smith has joined the staff of the Maine Council of Churches.
Gigi Buffon definisce il successo di Udinese ''una vittoria che vale pi\u00c3\u00b9 di tre punti''. Il portiere...
India successfully placed an Israeli spy satellite into orbit Monday in a boost to the South Asian nation's efforts to win a share of the multi-billion-dollar space launch market.
Paris - Europe is becoming more and more dependent on Russian energy supplies, making it vulnerable to high prices, say International Energy Agency (IEA) executives.
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Business & money: Knight Vinke wants to force a shake-up at Britain's biggest bank.
Opium production in Afghanistan surged to record levels in 2006, increasing the flow of heroin to Europe and the Middle East and undermining the fight against Islamist insurgents, the US reported Thursday.
The police try to establish a motive for an attack on a 15-year-old boy who is dragged from his bed and beaten.
The fire gutted a four-story home in the Highbridge neighborhood that two families shared, fire officials said.
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European Union leaders signed a new treaty on Thursday that would give the 27-nation bloc a long-term president and streamline its decision-making process.
South Australia would lose almost $235 million in expected GST revenues in the next four-and-a-half years, SA Treasurer Kevin Foley has said.
A rocket attack aimed at a passing US convoy on a commercial street in northern Baghdad killed four Iraqis and wounded 14 others Friday, the US military and Iraqi security forces said.
The world's largest contract laptop maker announces a million orders with the One Laptop Per Child project. In Gadget Lab.
The carbon emissions of a furry penis This week, Richard Posner made a bid to be the Saddest Judge in the World, as he addressed an audience of \
Most directors do not go on to make one of their best films after receiving their lifetime achievement Oscars. But most directors do not have the stamina of Sidney Lumet.
Dozens of nationalists protested against Pope Benedict's visit to predominantly Muslim Turkey and called on him to stay away from Aya Sofya, which was once Christianity's largest church and is now a museum.
A CRAZED gunman jumped on stage at a rock show and killed four people as he blasted away at the band and the audience. Fans watching Damageplan thought it was part of the act - until
By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 9--The wheels of justice have begun turning for Destin's City Council.  On Monday, the council voted to submit a city controversy over City Manager Greg Kisela and the councilors who've criticized him to the Office of the State Attorney for review.
Sul terreno avanzano le forze di Hamas. Le vittime sono miliziani di FatahNegli ultimi quattro giorni 52 morti. Centinaia i feriti. Mancano sangue e medicinali                                            Gaza, nuovi scontri: sei morti nella notte Hamas intensifica l'attacco contro Fatah                                                                                      Tentativo diplomatico dell'Egitto per arrivare ad un cessate il fuoco
Police on Sunday arrested the expelled Delhi Public School (DPS) student who allegedly forwarded an MMS showing his classmate engaged in a sexual act with him.
In March 1990, when few people had even heard of the Internet, U.S. Secret Service agents raided the Texas offices of a small board-game maker, seizing computer equipment and reading customers&#039; e-mail stored on one machine. A group of online pioneers already worried about how the nation&#039;s laws were being applied to new technologies became even more fearful and decided to intervene.
Lycos UK has withdrawn its anti-spam screensaver download from its portal following criticism that the vigilante-style programme had been too successful against spammers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 websites, shutting down a range of sites.
Bond insurers may be split into two businesses -- one to guarantee municipal bonds and the other to back riskier securities linked to troubled mortgages -- in what would be the biggest overhaul of the industry since it was created almost four decades ago.
Johnny Depp at the UK premiere of 'Neverland'
Honda is planning to open car factories across the world to meet fast-growing demand outside Japan.
Sen. Susan Collins, a moderate from Maine, speaks out on how she came to part ways with the president on Iraq--and the debate that now divides her party.
Patent infringement found; split decision sends part of case back to lower court.
By Frank Michael Russell, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 24--Here's a quick rundown of news you may have missed last week, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.
Tiger Woods\u00c2\u0092s winning streak came to a swift and sudden conclusion Thursday when Shaun Micheel knocked him out in the first round of the World Match Play Championship.
One change that's likely to happen eventually is the demise of the Linksys brand.
Firefighters gained the upper hand on nearly all of the California wildfires on Thursday as winds died down after five days battling 20 fires from the mountains north of Los Angeles down to the Mexican border.
The University of Pennsylvania on Monday joined Harvard and other elite private colleges in announcing loan-free financial aid packages aimed at middle- and upper-middle-class students.
By Jack Moran, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.  Jan. 30--SPRINGFIELD -- City councilors figure that if they can oversee  redevelopment in a neglected corner of Glenwood, they certainly ought to be  able to do the same thing for downtown Springfield.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Irish low-fare carrier Ryanair said Tuesday it predicted a &quot;bloodbath&quot; and &quot;airline casualties&quot; this fall, accelerated by record high oil prices, as it revealed its results for the half year.
Nicolas Cage's treasure hunt soaked up more box-office cash than a cartoon sponge. Cage's \
A man in a car tried several times to ram the limousine carrying Serbia&#39;s pro-Western President Boris Tadic through the streets of Belgrade late on Tuesday, the presidential press office said.
The Scottish Government dismisses a call by a judge in England for an expansion of the UK DNA database.
Il Genoa ha battuto 4-0 in amichevole gli svizzeri del Lugano. In gol Figueroa, Di Vaio (2) e Sculll...
A senior Iranian official said on  Thursday that the latest allegation that Tehran is hiding a  nuclear site from U.N. inspectors was a lie and denied that the  U.N. nuclear watchdog had even asked to visit it.
Risultati del primo turno del singolare maschile dell'Australian Open (cemento, montepremi 18,5 mili...
The government's record on delivering renewable energy is under attack.
A third man is remanded in custody accused of the murder of David Hamilton in County Down last week.
Il miliardario russo proprietario del Chelsea, Roman Abramovich, ha divorziato dalla moglie Irina. A...
WPP Group GroupM media-buying agencies  have reached a nearly $1 billion deal to buy advertising time  across NBC Universal&#39;s television and digital properties, an  agency spokesman said on Wednesday.
Benazir Bhutto's triumphant return to Pakistan ended in horrific scenes of carnage beneath a mural declaring, \
Amazon.com Inc. launched a local Internet search service on Wednesday that allows users to virtually walk streets and see photos of businesses, a move that could help it better compete with established search providers such as Google Inc.
DUBLIN -- A lesbian couple who wed in Canada can seek to have their union legally recognized in Ireland, a judge ruled yesterday in a case he predicted would have deep consequences for this predominantly Catholic country.
The latest findings from the Australian Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) suggest that lazy eye, or amblyopia, does not diminish a person's employment prospects.
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U.S. Treasury prices inched higher on  Friday, with a rally in Japanese government bond (JGB) prices  helping the market recover some ground from the previous day's  sell-off.
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co. Inc.  said on Thursday it is partnering with U.K. retailer Carphone Warehouse to test mobile phone-only stores at nine locations in Manhattan.
South Africa has defeated Australia in the final match of the rugby Tri Nations series. Africa correspondent Sally Sara reports, the Springboks won 23 to 19 in front of a home crowd in Durban.
Once again, Britney Spears has a new lawyer: High-profile attorney Stacy D. Phillips became the latest to sign on for the custody case.   Phillips, who was approved by a court commissioner Tuesday, replaced Sorrell Trope, who quit after complaining o...
Gateway has introduced the first products in a new line of desktop PCs for sale at major retailers throughout North America, following through on plans to broaden the company's reach beyond direct-sales channels.
Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, appeared to back off last night from Tony Blair&#39;s promise to Parliament that a Black Watch battle group being redeployed to help US Marines near Baghdad will be home by Christmas.
When Hollinger International bosses Conrad Black and David Radler were selling the company&#39;s Canadian newspapers - including the National Post \u00e2\u0080-our years ago, they put more effort into lining their own pockets than getting a good price for the papers
A suicide attack near an army base containing President Musharraf's office leaves at least three dead.
The son of a politician from India's ruling party is convicted of murder in a case which sparked outrage.
French-Belgian bank Dexia said  that it has decided to terminate its plans to form an alliance with Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI.
Microsoft is giving away development and design software to university and high school students around the world through a program aimed at fostering technology innovation worldwide.Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates&#160;is expected to unveil the DreamSpark program Tuesday at Stanford University on the first stop of a U.S. and Canadian college tour. The program is now available to more than 35 million college students in Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S.Software available to students through DreamSpark includes Microsoft&#39;s development environment, Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition, and its Web and graphic design toolset, the Expression Studio. Microsoft also is making available XNA Game Studio 2.0, SQL Server Developer Edition, Windows Server Standard Edition and other software and resources through the program.In the next six months Microsoft expects to extend the program to college students in Australia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and other countries. And in the third quarter, the software will be available to high school students as well, Microsoft said.DreamSpark is part of a company-wide effort to work with local governments, communities, and academic institutions worldwide to give potential technology workers a head start in the competitive job market to foster technology innovation and improve citizens&#39; quality of life, especially in developing countries.Microsoft also is trying to compete worldwide with open-source technologies such as Linux that are freely available to anyone and thus popular with student computer enthusiasts who may not be able to afford to purchase Microsoft products.One major benefactor of DreamSpark is Aisec, an international exchange student program. Its 28,000 students will get software such as Microsoft&#39;s Office productivity suite, said Michelle Galant, vice president of communications.Aisec, which has 1,100 offices in 100 countries, will also use the company&#39;s Exchange e-mail server, Gallant said. &quot;It enables us to run offices and enables us to run our exchange program,&quot; she said.More information about DreamSpark can be found on Microsoft&#39;s MSDN developer site.
An oversized model train speeds over the heads of visitors to guide them through 200 species of orchids.
Two whales lost on the Sacramento River swam 14 miles toward the ocean on Sunday after lingering for a week near a bridge about 70 miles from the sea, officials coordinating the rescue said.
Napolitano firmi decreto di scioglimento delle Camere
Church leaders united Wednesday to  condemn a Christmas nativity tableau depicting soccer star  David Beckham as Joseph and his pop singer wife Victoria as the  Virgin Mary.
Israel announced on Friday it was  sharply reducing its military operations in the West Bank and  Gaza Strip in response to efforts by Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas to end attacks on Israelis.
Critics of Lincoln Center's proposed alterations to its north campus say the plan will mar Dan Kiley's original landscape design.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Bruges,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes have great fun rummaging around inside Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s modest bag of tricks.
One NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
Bangladesh end day one of the first Test against New Zealand on 165-6.
Australia's media has judged Prime Minister John Howard's criticism of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq as an embarrassing and surprising gaffe.
Site is part of effort to solve problems that uses Web 2.0 techniques such as mashups and wikis.
Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday the death of Yasser Arafat robs the Palestinian people of \
Jose Vidro drove in four runs, Nick Johnson hit a two-run single and the Washington Nationals edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Monday night.
International wireless giant Vodafone  Group Plc  and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd   announced a partnership on Monday as RIM seeks  to broaden the BlackBerry's reach.
Four firefighters and a fire truck are stationed outside Walbrook High School every day. The chances are good they are going to be needed.
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Hanging stockings by the chimney with care? Retailers hope that St. Nicholas soon will be there &#151; to hang a 42-inch plasma-screen TV.
Green Bay Packers receiver Javon Walker pulls Indianapolis Colts defender Idrees Bashir into the end zone as he scores in the first quarter in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept.
Richard Notebaert, chairman and CEO of Qwest Communications International will retire as soon as the company's board of directors can find a replacement, Qwest said Monday.
Bishops in Australia's largest city Sydney are pulling out of the Anglican Church's top global meeting this year in a dispute over gay bishops and same-sex marriages, their archbishop said.
Miami Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt looks on during the fourth quarter as the New York Jets beat the Dolphins, 41-14, in this Nov. 1, 2004 file photo at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ Wannstedt may have coached his last game for the Miami Dolphins.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Stupid boy A UK teenager who admitted launching a denial of service attack on online multiplayer game Face Of Mankind has been reprimanded by police.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Commission has lost a second designate commissioner, as Latvia&#39;s nominee was pulled out yesterday. The development follows the resignation of Italian Rocco Buttiglione over the weekend.
They had diverse backgrounds, coming from countries around the globe, but all shared youth and worked in medicine. They also had a common goal, authorities suspect: to bring havoc and death to the heart of Britain.
Poland will listen to Russia's arguments  but will make its own decision on whether to install a U.S.  anti-missile base on its territory, Polish media reported on  Sunday.
Volkswagen says it is to stop building its Golf model in Brussels - putting thousands of jobs at risk.
Prince William started a four-month pilot course with the Royal Air Force (RAF) Monday, the latest phase of training to prepare for his future role as symbolic head of the armed forces.
China has sent a notice to the World Health Organisation defending its food safety standards and repeating what is now becoming a standard line that more than 99 percent of its food exports are up to standard.
Senator Edgardo Angara yesterday accused the Arroyo administration of 'treachery' for the 'seizure' of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) on the eve of the Christmas and New Year ...
OES will reduce enterprise costs by enabling Linux to run business applications while providing network resource- and identity-management services, according to Novell.
Five people have been arrested in connection with the murder last week of reggae star Lucky Dube, South African police said on Monday.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve will take the necessary steps to shelter the economy from turmoil in financial markets but will not bail out investors who made mistakes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
T.I.'s lawyers asked a federal judge Friday to release the rapper on $2.2 million bond and allow him to have monitored home confinement while he awaits trial on weapons charges.
Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors&#39; offices that provide cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.
A recently discovered 1,300 feet long asteroid -- 2004 MN4 --has a slim chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029, according to the statements of NASA.

Btp toccano il nuovo minimo storico, in calo al 3,64%
One of the NBA&#39;s all-time greats, or a marvelously blessed opportunist who was in the right place at the right time? Scottie Pippen&#39;s place in NBA history probably will be debated longer than Pippen himself
L'Istituto di statistica diffonde i dati relativi allo scorso anno, che risultano miglioririspetto alle stime ufficiali del governo. In crescita anche la pressione fiscale                                            Istat, nel 2006 indebitamento record Crescita all'1,9%, la migliore dal 2000
The victory heightens expectations for China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s upcoming game against Brazil, the Group D favorite.
A judge ruled on Friday that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has the right to be on the ballot in Colorado in November, a move that could help President Bush in a state considered too close to call.
Miramax Films is gunning for Oscar gold next year. But the honor and prestige coming from award-winning movies may not be enough to save the jobs of company founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein.
There was a time when knocking out Mike Tyson was boxing&#39;s equivalent to beating Ken Jennings at Final Jeopardy. It was the most Heruculean of labors and when it finally happened, it was an international event
The $1.5 billion security bill did little to comfort Vanderlei de Lima, a Brazilian runner who was pushed off course and into the crowd nearly 22 miles into the Olympics marathon Sunday.
Hundreds of mourners pay their last respects to three members of a family killed in a Perthshire car crash.
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to consider whether Pennsylvania officials were wrong to keep Ralph Nader off the presidential ballot last November.
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Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri  said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to  attack the United States until Washington changed its policies  toward the Muslim world.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga pulled ahead of President Mwai Kibaki on Friday in the race to lead east Africa's biggest economic power, according to early election tallies by local media.
All Stars invariato, positivi i titoli Pirelli e Fiat
AMSTERDAM (AFX) - ASML Holding NV and Nikon Corp said they reached a tentative agreement on settlement terms for Nikon&#39;s case of alleged patent infringement against ASML.
Jimmie Johnson, center, winner of the NASCAR Subway 500 race, is escorted to a NEXTEL Cup trailer after the race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.
India will begin to pull some of its  troops out of Kashmir on Wednesday, an army official said,  coinciding with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first trip to  the troubled region.
It was not the year of the Tiger. He&#39;s off to the Far East now, for a couple of events there. Then it&#39;s back to the US for a skins game in the California desert.
BlazeDS is messaging software for getting data from enterprise applications or databases to Flex-built Flash Web applications.
French bank Societe Generale said fraud by a single trader had caused it a 4.9 billion euro ($7.1 billion) loss and that it would seek emergency funds as a result, shocking battered markets.
The Iraq experiences of Scotland's famed Black Watch regiment, told in their words, make a landmark night of theater.
Ending a father-son boardroom battle, Cablevision Systems Corporation sold its satellite to EchoStar Communications for $200 million.
Da Torino a Venere per un lungo viaggio di 158 giorni. Obiettivo: Venere. Punto di partenza terrestre: la base di Bajkonur, nel Kazakistan, il 26 ottobre 2005. La sonda europea Venus Express si prepara a lasciare
A top New York heart surgeon who was doing a mercy-mission operation on an 8-year-old boy in El Salvador had to scrub out in the middle of the procedure so he could donate his own rare-type blood to the patient.
Il numero 99 del Livorno rimane senza proprietario. Nessuno dei giocatori amaranto, infatti, se l'&e...
A County Antrim hurling player whose kneecap was broken during a game has to wait six days for surgery.
Common Sense Issues openly admits to supporting former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, but what is the real goal behind its push polling activities in South Carolina? Sarah Lai Stirland wonders who is really supporting whom in the presidential campaign.
A European Union delegation led by Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot was holding talks after renewed EU sanctions threat against Khartoum over the Darfur crisis.
The chasing teams failed to bite into Chelsea&#39;s five-point lead atop the English Premier League over the weekend - but that doesn&#39;t mean Jose Mourinho&#39;s men will take it easy against Portsmouth on Tuesday.
The company develops a new process for creating ethanol from biomass and will manufacture cars that can run on 100 percent ethanol. In Autopia.
Aid agency Care International has suspended its work in Iraq after the abduction of a British-Iraqi woman who heads the independent charity there, Australian officials say.
President Vladimir Putin accused the  West of indulging terrorists on Friday, just hours after a  Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly  attacks in Russia and threatened more.
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Convoglio di pattuglia investito da esplosione ordigno
The U.S. Department of Commerce approved a six-year extension to the agreement allowing VeriSign to operate the .com domain.
The rules on what executives may and may not say during the run-up to launching a company onto the public markets need a &quot;good, hard look,&quot; the top US securities regulator said on Wednesday.
Having George W. Bush question your military record must feel not unlike having Anna Nicole Smith question your intelligence. Surely, there is a weightless moment of disbelief, a struggle with a level of gall that just does not compute.
THIEVES snatched two diamonds worth a total of $20 million from an antique dealers&#39; show in a bold heist yesterday at the Louvre museum complex in Paris.
American Tyson Gay surged past  Jamaica&#39;s Asafa Powell to win gold in the men&#39;s 100 meters at  the world championships on Sunday.
By the time guests arrived at a well-hyped product unveiling by Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL ) on Oct. 26, the big news had leaked: U2&#39;s Bono would be on hand to introduce a special black version of the iPod music player.
Two popular rap acts occupied the top two spots on the U.S. album charts Wednesday, with the Game's \
roundup Plus: IBM releases low-cost Unix servers...Former Cisco exec joins Red Hat board...Sun lures Siebel to x86 Solaris.
Inquiries were being made about how the firefight has been coordinated and how resources have been deployed.
Yoko Ono may yet write her  autobiography despite a reluctance to deal with hostile critics  -- Beatles fans who still blame her for breaking up the band.
A night out with Jenny Bicks, a former writer for \u00c2\u0093Sex and the City\u00c2\u0094 and the creator of the new television show \u00c2\u0093Men in Trees.\u00c2\u0094
The results matched the consensus estimate of 38 cents per share with health care and transportation among the businesses with a jump in orders.
Across the country, college basketball coaches and media members are meeting at conference media days. In Birmingham, Ala., the University of Kentucky&#39;s Tubby Smith and other Southeastern
WASHINGTON -- US health officials told Uganda\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government that a US-funded study there on using an AIDS drug to protect babies violated federal safety rules even though they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t tell President Bush before he authorized shipping the drug to Africa.
Symbian Ltd., the London-based maker of the Symbian operating system used on high-end smart phones from a variety of manufacturers, says reports of malware may be premature.
La Renault non riesce a mandare gi\u00c3\u00b9 la penalizzazione inflitta a Fernando Alonso. Lo spagnolo, che p...
VANCOUVER (CP) - Almost two months after a man died in Vancouver police custody following a jolt from a Taser, the force announced Monday they had no choice because a fire forced them to move quickly.
Four Israeli soldiers were killed last night and at least 10 others wounded when a tunnel was blown up by Palestinian militants under the checkpoint on the Gaza-Egypt border.
BUCHAREST: Romanians voted for a new president on Sunday with fighting corruption and joining the EU the main themes in a run-off round pitting Prime Minister Adrian Nastase against Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.
Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, who took her fight to inherit from her aged billionaire husband to the U.S. Supreme Court, has died at the age of 39 after collapsing in a Florida hotel room, her lawyer said on Thursday.
US Democrats were up in arms over comments by a top Republican lawmaker suggesting that Al-Qaeda would prefer to see Democrat John Kerry in the White House.
General Motors Corp. on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world's largest automaker from its harmful reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.
A congress wholly loyal to President Hugo Chavez approved a law Wednesday granting him authority to enact sweeping measures by decree
Now we know how it used to be for those French Foreign Legionnaires, dying of thirst, out of sweat, lost and hopeless, blinded by sandstorms, crawling through the desert - and then seeing Victoria Falls.
Dieters looking for tricks to lose  weight got more bad news on Tuesday with the publication of a  study showing diets that restrict certain food groups do not  take any extra weight off.
Britain&#39;s Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera in a scuffle with photographers outside a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday, royal officials said.
By SCOTT MacKAY  Journal Staff Writer  Republican Lincoln D. Chafee \
When I was 19, I left Texas and flew to New York to get married. My 22-year-old husband and I didn't have to think long and hard about what to do with our assets, because we didn't have any.
Sir John Stevens, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, is closely scrutinising a report into yesterday&#39;s embarrassing security breach at Buckingham Palace.
Romanian PM Adrian Nastase has been handed the keys to a Mercedes Benz car after winning a bet made with former tennis star Ion Tiriac.
VIENNA: The United States bowed to European pressure in dropping an ultimatum on Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s alleged nuclear weapons programme, diplomats said on Friday at a meeting of the United Nations atomic agency.
Software giant Microsoft Corp. will for the first time be forced by antitrust regulators to change how it designs and sells its widely used Windows operating system, after a European Union
A technical problem temporarily halted trading at the Japanese Jasdaq stock exchange Wednesday. The glitch halted trading at the Japanese Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (Jasdaq) from 9 a.m. local time until about 10:20 a.m. The exchange, run by the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, announced the problem on its Web site. The exchange did not give details about the problem. A message on Jasdaq's Web site posted during the morning said the exchange had suffered a technical issue with a part of its computerized trading system. Based in Tokyo, Jasdaq is a market aimed at small and venture companies. The exchange issued an apology for the inconvenience.ADVERTISEMENTWhite paper: Solutions to Address IT Control RequirementsLearn how BMC Software Solutions address requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 in this 20 page whitepaper!
Il procuratore di Cristiano Doni, Paolo Conti, dai microfoni di Stadionews24 su Radio Action, ha tra...
The 18th-Century German nun whose violent, mystical visions of Jews were the source of several controversial scenes in Mel Gibson's \
Iran began a crucial round of talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday to clarify its nuclear activity amid disagreement between the IAEA chief and the West over judging Tehran's intentions.
NEW YORK  - In men, young and old, strength training boosts levels of testosterone, growth hormone, and cortisol -- hormones associated with enhanced muscle mass and function, a study shows.
GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca are co-operating with a probe into breaches of Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
World&#39;s largest software maker&#39;s best-selling game for Xbox video console -- Halo 2-- has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale date.
The pound rose early afternoon after stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer confidence surveys this morning offset weak mortgage lending and approvals figures earlier.
You can throw the reminders in the Cuisinart or chuck them into a garbage can, but that won't make the debt go away.
Florida secretary of state says an independent review revealed no evidence of error in a tight November race that handed Republican Vern Buchanan the victory over Democrat Christine Jennings by a margin of 239 votes. By the Associated Press.
OWINGS MILLS -- Terrell Owens wasn&#39;t done ridiculing Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, expanding his histrionics beyond mocking Lewis&#39; trademark dance.
La russa Chakvetadze vince il primo singolare di Fed Cup contro la bresciana (6/4-4/6-6/4)\
Via libera ad acquisto delle risparmio anche se sotto soglia
A breakthrough study in mice points the way to reversing symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome   -  and gives hope for treating other  autistic disorders
Ray Allen scored 27 points and  Vladimir Radmanovic chipped in with 23 points and 11 rebounds  to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 105-97 win over the  Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday.
Arrestato ristoratore di 43 anni definito insospettabile
MAE SOT, Thailand  - A referendum on an army-made constitution in Myanmar will be a \
The Iraqi husband of the kidnapped Baghdad head of international relief agency CARE criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair for commenting on his wife's abduction, saying it could put her in even greater danger, in an interview published here.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Friday that Osama bin Laden would be in captivity or dead if Kerry had been president during the war against Afghanistan.

The wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards has been told that a cancerous lump in her breast has not spread.
Lockheed Martin Corp. said Friday it  had refiled protests seeking U.S. revocation of Boeing Co.  contracts valued at more than $6 billion, part of the biggest  Pentagon procurement scandal in more than a decade.
Ahold has agreed to sell its Bruno's  and BI-LO shop units in the United States to Lone Star Funds  for $660 million, the Dutch retailer said on Thursday.
There is really no good reason for \u00e2\u0080\u009cEli Stone\u00e2\u0080\u009d to be quite as much fun as it is, given that the premise seems spraywashed with earnestness and spun to alienate the atheistic and the greedy.
Intel, the world&#39;s biggest semiconductor maker, said on Monday that it had succeeded in building a test chip that packs 10 million transistors into an area the size of the tip of a ball-point pen.
Vedova Raciti, grazie a premier, gli scrivero'
Sharp falls on the currency markets have not jolted Washington's commitment to a strong dollar, the Treasury says.
2007 is shaping up to be a year for settling unfinished business in the open-source community.
By Dumoulin, Fred  An effective monitoring strategy should zero in on Web performance problems from three directions: the user application experience, device availability and site availability.
While a live action Hollywood blockbuster can take a year to complete, a film like &quot;The Incredibles,&quot; the much-anticipated new animated family comedy from Pixar opening nationwide Friday, can
Adrian Beltre hit a grand slam to become the first player to reach 40 home runs this season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-2 victory over the Montreal Expos on Tuesday night. His previous career high for homers was 23, set last season.
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The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show.
Kidnappers with links to al-Qaida threatened in a videotape Saturday to slit the throats of two Americans and a British hostage unless authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons in Iraq.
Ukraine's main opposition leader and  presidential hopeful Viktor Yushchenko on Tuesday warned  politicians their lives could be in danger from a murderous  leadership bent on election victory.
Turkey has no more obstacles on its path toward the European Union (EU) entry talks, said a senior EU official here Thursday. Speaking after talks with Turkish Prime Minister

Howard Keel, the tireless song-and-dance man who took a late career encore as a patriarch on the prime-time TV soap opera &quot;Dallas,&quot; died yesterday, hours before the nationally televised reunion of the show&#39;s cast.
The mother of Brazilian soccer player Santos Robinho, Marina Lima was freed Friday morning in SaoPaulo, 41 days after she was kidnapped.
Rock legends Led Zeppelin were set to announce a one-off comeback concert on Wednesday nearly three decades after disbanding.
Kryptonite, stung by revelations that some of its bicycle locks can be pried open with nothing more than the hull of a ballpoint pen, offered to provide free upgrades to customers who purchased the vulnerable locks.
Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean sequel wins two prizes at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles.
SALT LAKE CITY -- Defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham is deciding whether to stay at University of Utah and accept its head coaching job or take a rival offer from Brigham Young University.
The NCAA on Wednesday cleared former Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel of wrongdoing related to his gambling on basketball games, but reprimanded the university for failing to monitor the football program.
NBC said on Thursday it has given  the go-ahead to produce at least nine more episodes of \
13 tratte lunga percorrenza prevista circolazione limitata
Washington didn't just beat rugged UCLA. The Huskies beat up the big, bad Bruins - literally socked one of them in the nose.
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Oscar-nominated Spanish actress Penelope  Cruz is to star in the new Woody Allen film, to be shot this  summer in Barcelona, newspaper El Pais reported on Friday.
A new entry in the already-crowded mobile removable media space is a welcome addition, because it supports a truly universal standard: USB.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - When dozens of suspected  insurgents showed up for a \
US tanks pounded insurgent positions Sunday in eastern Falluja following airstrikes on a northern neighborhood where the military said terrorists were operating a checkpoint.
Venezuela's plan to strip some of  the world's biggest oil companies of their controlling stakes  in the heavy oil projects of the country's Orinoco Belt is a  \
Reuters Islamabad Dec 14: India and Pakistan began two days of talks today aimed at agreeing on measures to build confidence about their nuclear and conventional arms programmes.
A new UCLA exhibition looks at how artists approach realistic painting in a world suffused with photography.
What a minefield giving can be. And it can be particularly complicated when you're a regifter, which involves giving someone something that you had received as a gift (or an item that you have stashed in the back of your closet).
The Patriots will open training camp July 27 on the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. Two practices are scheduled that day -- at 8:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
MANCHESTER United fans have been urged to boycott official club merchandise in a bid to thwart Malcolm Glazer&#39;s planned \u00c2\u00a3800million takeover of the club.
The interim Palestinian leadership and new PLO head Mahmoud Abbas met Palestinian faction leaders in Gaza on Monday night. The meeting followed the announcement that elections would be held on January 9, 2005, to choose a new leader.
SULEIMANIYAH, Dec 29: Labourers digging the foundations for a new hospital in Kurdish northern Iraq uncovered a mass grave on Wednesday containing an estimated 60 bodies, local officials said.
NEW YORK Just four days after it began, a spam-fighting campaign by Web portal Lycos Europe has been ended on the grounds the cure might be worse than the disease.
Torino in punizione dopo la sconfitta di Roma con la Lazio. Da domani la squadra preparer&agrave; la...
Drugs in development could treat the cognitive deficits caused by Alzheimer's.
Turmeric, a spice used extensively in Asia as a key ingredient of curry, may be protecting children against leukemia, a scientist said on Thursday.
PERTH, Australia -- Finland&#39;s Marcus Gronholm holds the early lead after the first stage of the Rally of Australia. Double world champion Gronholm&#39;s Peugeot was fastest around the 2.34km city circuit in the
To hear David Graham tell it during a Senate committee hearing three days ago, the United States is virtually defenseless against unsafe medicines, which he largely blames
New Delhi: The Indian government decided on Friday not to increase retail prices of petroleum products despite global crude oil prices reaching record highs, Petroleum and natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said.
Avant-garde U.S. theater director Robert Wilson says he owes his career to France, where audiences lapped up his first production -- a seven-hour silent play featuring a 13-year-old deaf-mute.
A young Sri Lankan couple glances furtively around before settling among rocks hemming a beach. Every movement feigns innocence, and only the quivering of an open umbrella suggests they are not just taking in the sunset.
The Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surprise rate cut stemmed a fall in the Asian markets Wednesday but heightened fears of recession. Stocks in Europe were down slightly.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said Wednesday he had asked Senate head Franco Marini to see if there is enough support for a transitional government to push through electoral law reform.
Australia wrapped up a crushing 277-run victory over England 90 minutes into the fifth and final day of the opening Ashes cricket Test at the Gabba.
The armed attack on the US consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah served to fan investors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 anxiety that terrorism in the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest oil producer could disrupt shipments.
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton each surpassed the $100 million fundraising mark for their presidential campaigns in 2007, according to people directly familiar with their finance operations, the first time two candidates have eclipsed that milestone before a single primary vote was...
A COURT has cleared Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial, sparing Italy the potential embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.
Sheriff's officials defended their use of a Taser stun gun to subdue an autistic teenager who left a social services center where he was being treated.
The pressure to win made Ernie Els feel like he was in a major. Given all he has been through this year, his victory in the American Express Championship sure felt like one.
Torna a radunarsi domani a Napoli la nazionale seniores maschile che venerd\u00c3\u00ac nel capoluogo campano e...
The wife of a jailed Chinese rights activist is stopped from leaving the country to collect an award, friends say.
Allenatore aveva criticato modo di vestire nel Paese
Americans are cramming their medicine chests ever fuller in the struggle to lower cholesterol, treat depression, reduce inflammation and ease other illnesses.
Hanging out with Ingrid Hoffmann, the Colombian-born star of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSimply Delicioso,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a Latin-themed cooking show on the Food Network.
A report into the death of the youngest person to die in custody demands a national review of the use of restraints.
Marvel Enterprises will be bringing the Fantastic Four to television in a new animated series.
Chicago - Insured losses from Hurricane Charley could be between $10 billion (R66 billion) and $14 billion, according to industry estimates released as insurers received thousands of claims from Florida.
Hollywood film studios are to sue individuals who swap pirated copies of films over the internet.
Heinz Field doesn't look very hospitable now that November has yielded to December, leaving the midsection of the playing field barren of grass and as rough and tumble as a North Side alleyway.
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration will announce on Tuesday it will create an  independent drug safety oversight board as a new measure to  strengthen the safety of drugs already in the marketplace, an  administration official said.
Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem's recently released video \
The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
Lo stilista ha creato un abbito appositamente per l'attrice
Children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life, research suggests.
Even as the U.S. Department of Justice was announcing a fresh look at unsolved civil rights-era killings around the South, a Mississippi Delta prosecutor was closing the books on perhaps the most notorious of those cold cases &#151; the brutal 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
The recent rhetoric from the Middle East - hopeful and constructive from both sides of the divide - provides a glimmer of hope that Palestinians and Israelis may agree on new and peaceful borders in the coming new year.
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Experts say patients given blood contaminated with the human form of mad cow disease face substantial risk.
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A fire which caused disruption to flights at Glasgow Airport may have been started deliberately, say police.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama&#39;s Medicaid officials have looked into it and many have done it, but a new government report from the Health and Human Services Task Force on Importation warns that importing cheap
Two large Wall Street firms - Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns - reported a fall in quarterly profits yesterday in sharp contrast to rival players who presented an upbeat performance the day before.
Fifty-six years after his death, Babe Ruth&#39;s baseball career is finally over. The Curse of the Bambino is dead. The Red Sox waited even longer to be emancipated - that&#39;s right, four score and six years, since last they won a World Series.
Tiger Woods has taken share of the first-round lead of the Target World Challenge in California with Colin Montgomerie and Jim Furyk.
The plot: The Cardinals boast the best record in baseball and are hopeful of getting to their first World Series since 1987 and winning their first championship since 1982.
Half of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused by soaring medical bills and most people sent into debt by illness are middle-class workers with health insurance, researchers said on Wednesday.
Oggi e domani tutta la Russia ricordera&#39; i bambini di Beslan con due giorni di lutto nazionale. Le fonti ufficiali parlano di 335 vittime per quello che e&#39; un bilancio solo provvisorio, ma nel solo obitorio
Sleek and swift, two trains zoomed out of Germany on Friday toward a milestone in the long held dream of a Europe-wide high-speed rail network &#151; and pulled into Paris 35 minutes late.
Il Real Madrid ha lanciato una colletta per la raccolta di fondi da destinare ai sopravvissuti dello...
The world's top AIDS donors, including the U.S. president's fund, need to tie the fight against the deadly virus to preventing the rape and abuse of women and girls, rights groups said on Tuesday.
Alla luce dei risultati dei primi sondaggi di opinione condotti immediatamente dopo l\u00e2\u0080\u0099annuncio delle nuove aliquote, si pu\u00c3\u00b2 affermare che Silvio Berlusconi ha raggiunto gli obiettivi prefissati. La maggioranza
D   evinda Rohan Subasinghe , Sri Lanka's ambassador to Washington, was awakened early Sunday morning, Dec. 26, by one of the duty officers at his embassy with the news of a disaster he could not fathom -- enormous waves had surged onto his country's eastern seacoast, swallowing up thousands of people and leaving many more homeless.
A tanker truck carrying 7,100 gallons of diesel fuel was taken at gunpoint from a city fuel depot early Friday, authorities said.
Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of  its generic antiretroviral drugs from the WHO's list of  approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests,  the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can&#39;t say yet whether a private clinic in Montreal for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act, but critics say the violation is obvious.
Sentenced to three years The son of Labour MP and millionaire businessman Mohammed Sarwar has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of an \u00c2\u00a3850,000 VAT scam involving imported mobile phones.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BRUSSELS Nokia said Tuesday it had quit the Computer and Communications Industry Association, or CCIA, a trade group that had been fighting Microsoft for almost a decade, after the group announced that it was ending its war with its former foe.
Celtic suffered another blow to their Scottish Premier League hopes when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to managerless Hibernian on Saturday.
James Webb's eye is lookin' good After a rather difficult week, some good news for NASA: its engineers have just finished making the mirror that will be the eye of its next space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). All that remains is for it to be ground and polished.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Microsoft Corp., world&#39;s largest software maker, announced a new licensing policy for dual-core microprocessors from Intel and AMD.
Japan's disgraced Internet mogul Takafumi Horie, who boasted at the height of his fame that he would one day try to buy Sony, has had to settle for a smaller purchase -- Sony's PlayStation 3.
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A computer hacker accessed names and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley, computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever suffered by the
This week&#39;s talks between Japan and North Korea show that efforts to hold another round of six-party negotiations on the North&#39;s nuclear program are gathering pace, South Korea&#39;s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Powerful Typhoon Aere has battered Japan&#39;s southern Okinawan islands, leaving two girls dead and injuring at least two more, while cutting off electricity to about 7,200 households.
IL COMMENTO                                          Se il parlamento collabora e rende utilizzabili le intercettazioni                                                                                  di GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO
It's got all the elements of a Delta blues ballad from the days of Jim Crow: hangman's nooses dangling from a shade tree; a mysterious fire in the night; swift deliberations by a condemning, all-white jury.
UK granny in Victoria Sponge snub A grandmother whose Victoria Sponge was honoured with runner-up spot in a village fete cake-baking contest was rather disappointed to discover she'd actually been the only competitor, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A South Korean group said on Monday it  had obtained what it said was the first visual evidence of  dissent in communist North Korea that indicated an organized  attempt at a movement against its leader, Kim Jong-il.
An arbitrator ruled yesterday that tailback Ricky Williams, who retired just before training camp, must repay the Miami Dolphins $8.
A suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body in front of a police station in a Kurdish town near the Iranian border, killing eight people on the eve of Iraq's crucial national election, Iraqi and U.S. officials said. Insurgents blasted polling places in at least eight cities.
When French winemaker Laurent Metge-Toppin first saw the floating vineyards of Thailand's Chao Phraya river delta, he knew he would struggle to make a wine worthy of his vintner ancestors in the Cotes du Rhone.
Microsoft says its billion-dollar offer to purchase Yahoo is \
&#39;BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 19 - The military government of Myanmar on Tuesday announced the dismissal of the prime minister, Khin Nyunt, who had publicly been pulling in a more liberal direction than the other generals in the country&#39;s ruling clique.
Nick Halstead has pointed out a website, written in PHP he's created to help make a little bit of sense out of the links that go flying past in your twitter client - tweetmeme.   What is it? It tracks the public timeline from twitter and picks up any links that get posted. It then follows each link to find final destination and then categorizes the content into blogs / video / images / audio. This project really shows what is possible using PHP if you know what you are doing.   Most of the work was done by another developer, Stuart Dallas as one of four that worked on the project together. It's written in PHP5 and uses only about 20 PHP files to get the job done. You can also check out the launch post over on tweetmeme's blog for more information on the service.
Wildlife workers have begun a program to  poison thousands of prairie dogs in the grasslands of South  Dakota to stop them from moving onto private ranch land parched  by drought, a federal official said on Tuesday.
FREDERICK, Maryland  - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday that figures on inflation excluding food and energy prices have fluctuated, and it is hard to say if core inflation is on a downward path.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent Nicaragua a shipment of cut-price diesel fuel on Saturday in a demonstration of his support for Nicaragua's leftist opposition leader, Daniel Ortega, before a November 5 presidential election.
Two years after Mount St. Helens began its low-key eruption, a process that has extruded tons of rock into the crater left by the volcano's deadly 1980 blast, scientists say the mountain seems to be slowing down.
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Shares of Avon Products Inc. AVP.N  slid 6 percent on Wednesday after the direct seller of beauty  products said it did not expect U.S. sales and profit growth to  resume until 2006 as lower-income consumers have curbed  spending.
Oil prices rebounded to $54 a barrel  on Thursday ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show tight  heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.
Toolmaker The Stanley Works (SWK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Security Group, Inc., which manufactures locks and locking systems for the financial, government and retail markets.
 marketing: Time-Life sells entire series
General Electric on Friday reported third-quarter profits of 4.05 billion dollars, matching Wall Street&#39;s expectations as revenues grew 15 percent at the diversified US conglomerate.
KABUL : Three protesters were hurt in the western Afghan city of Herat after the government sacked an Afghan warlord as governor in a bid to strengthen President Hamid Karzai&#39;s authority ahead of elections.
The class-action lawsuit filed against Dell Computer on Wednesday makes a complex case, and does not provide much evidence to back up some of its principal pillars other than citing Internet blogs and press reports. Intel is involved, though only peripherally. There are leaps of logic one must take to accept its premises. But whatever the case's outcome, it has already damaged Dell.
The sound of boots clattering up helicopter ramps at dawn kicked off a series of raids Wednesday by U.S. Marines, who are using everything from concrete barriers to no-parking signs to help secure Iraq's elections in 10 days.
The Co-op is set to make 1,000 staff redundant from its financial services arm, a report says.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and throngs of his supporters jammed avenues in downtown Caracas on Friday to celebrate the president&#39;s defeat of an August 15 recall referendum.
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi underwent successful heart surgery Monday in the United States, his party said.Comment
The Australian-born actor was found in a New York apartment with sleeping pills nearby, the police said.
Newspapers in Turkey welcome the acquittal of the novelist Elif Shafak.
Gwynedd councillors meet to consider controversial plans to close 29 primary schools.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it was giving 17.5 million dollars in grants to improve Internet access in public libraries in Botswana, Latvia and Lithuania.
Dinosaur Jr.'s first performances in the early 1980s were played in obscurity, the crowds numbering in the dozens, the spotlight so far away it cast no light in the tiny clubs and converted industrial spaces they rocked.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to meet Sudanese government leaders to assess the humanitarian crisis.
Bonds of U.S. banks and brokers, among  the worst performers last year, should turn around in 2008,  helped by interest rate cuts and capital infusions, Bank of  America strategists said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON -- An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
Sales of new homes hit a 12-year low, falling short of even the most skeptical Wall Street estimates.
Chad will not allow the UN to send an advance mission to the country to prepare for deployment of peacekeepers.
Allen Jerkens, the 75-year-old Hall of Fame trainer, was long ago dubbed the Giant Killer for training horses that defeated Secretariat twice and Kelso three times.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to...
Todd Zeile has several goals he wanted to meet before he takes off a uniform for the final time on Oct. 3. One of them is reaching 2,000 career hits, and he needs
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft continues to test updates to its Windows Live online services, including a service launched last year that allows users to submit blog posts simultaneously to more than one blogging platform. A new beta of that service, called Windows Live Writer, is now available from an internal blog. Windows Live Writer is a tool to compose blog posts and publish them on some of the Web's most popular blogging platforms, such as Windows Live Spaces, Community Server, WordPress, and TypePad. Microsoft released the first test version of the service last August but hadn't updated the product since November 2006, according to the Liveside blog. An entry by Nick White, a Microsoft product manager, on the Windows Vista team blog lays out the new features in Windows Live Writer. It now has in-line spell checking, the ability to add categories and table editing, and easier image insertion, he said. The new Windows Live Writer beta is available in both English and Spanish in the U.S. as well as in English in India and the U.K. It also is available in Spain, Germany, Japan, China, and France. In addition to the Writer update, Microsoft also released new betas for its instant-messaging and Web-based mail services this week. Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is now in official beta, though users got an early look when the release was leaked in Spanish on the Messenger Adictos blog earlier this week. The beta includes a user interface designed to look more like the revamped Aero interface of Windows Vista. Users can find the beta on its Windows Live site. Windows Live Mail, the successor to Windows Mail that is included in Windows Vista and Outlook Express on Windows XP, also has a new beta release. The new version includes a new UI that is similar to other services in Windows Live and also allows users to sync to their Windows Live Hotmail accounts. Other features in the Windows Live Mail beta include offline mail, accounting aggregation for Windows Live Hotmail and other POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and IMAP mail accounts, and RSS\u00c2\u00a0feed aggregation. Improvements in the service include better photo-sharing and search features as well as more security, according to Microsoft. Windows Live Mail also will feature integration with other Windows Live services, including Windows Live Spaces. For the time being, the service will not include advertisements, the company said. However, many of the Windows Live services have been created by Microsoft to drive online advertising revenue, so many of them already include advertising or will in the future if they do not already. Microsoft revealed a new strategy to develop new online services in November 2005 and also unveiled the new Windows Live brand. Many of the services previously branded MSN are now called Windows Live. More information and a list of service can be found on the Windows Live home page.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!
A fugitive Florida couple accused of  beating and chaining five children, pulling out their toenails  with pliers and starving them, were caught in Utah, a sheriff's  deputy said on Saturday.
Resuming combat after the Republican convention, John Kerry seemed like the Japanese warrior who emerged from the jungle decades after 1945, convinced that the war was not yet over.
Most people think oil companies are awash in cash -- until they look at the balance sheet.
World number one Singh, who posted his ninth PGA Tour victory of the season, had previously eclipsed Tiger Woods&#39; superb 2000 season when Woods won USD 9.19 million.
A federal judge shut down the first American military commission since World War II yesterday, ruling that the Bush administration violated the
Ironport Systems today announced the latest version of the e-mail security company&#39;s C-Series E-Mail Security Appliance. The new version formalizes the release of Ironport&#39;s Virus Outbreak
Chauncey Billups missed every shot he tried through the first three quarters. Not to worry. The fourth is his time.
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The Spanish government guarded against triumphalism yesterday after the seizure of two leading Eta leaders and enormous quantities of weapons and explosives in weekend raids on Basque separatist hideouts in ...
A nuclear plant hit by an earthquake may not be able to reopen for more than a year, Japanese reports say.
The individual corporation can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t go it alone. If there is a theme of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s C.E.S., it is cooperation.
Americans remain sharply divided in their views of how President Bush is handling Iraq, and their confidence that a stable, democratic government will be established in that country has eroded, an Associated Press poll found.
Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces against perpetrators of phishing scams, filing a lawsuit against a Canadian company that they say ran a spamming campaign using Microsoft&#39;s Hotmail services and forging Amazon&#39;s name.
One of the most popular ways young people are contributing to charity these days is growing their hair long and donating it for wigs. But a lot of that hair is unusable.
Mavericks 123, Knicks 94: Josh Howard had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds, and visiting Dallas opened a 39-point halftime lead in a demolition of New York last night.
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Three people died and dozens  more were injured in a blast in Turkey's Mediterranean city  Antalya on Monday, the fifth bomb to hit the country in less  than 24 hours.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  -- A 22-year-old intern was given the responsibility of safeguarding the personal information of thousands of state employees, a security procedure that ended up backfiring.
Oil prices slid toward $49 a barrel  on Thursday after U.S. crude stocks rose unexpectedly and  rebels in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region agreed to a  cease-fire with the government, reducing an imminent threat to  supplies.
Cuba has demanded that the United States take down Christmas lights in front of its mission in Havana's busy sea-side drive because they include a reference to jailed dissidents, the top U.S. diplomat in the country said on Tuesday.
The man suspected of killing Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is a suspected radical Islamist with alleged terrorist links, the Dutch authorities say.
Technical problems prevent the transfer of N Korean funds previously frozen in a Macau bank, US officials say.
Cable or Bell. The Supreme Court takes a crack at broadband regulation.
La soap aveva rischiato la chiusura per tagli di budget
U.S. sales of video-game hardware and software jumped more than 50 percent in November, driven by record purchases of Nintendo\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Wii console and several new blockbuster games.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi vowed to stick to plans to hold an election in January 2005 even though the US and Britain are struggling to keep order in the nation.
Some 23 politicians leave South Korea's increasingly unpopular ruling party, ahead of presidential elections.
ELEANOR HALL: As we&#39;ve heard, the US President George W. Bush will not be attending Yasser Arafat&#39;s funeral and nor will any senior members of his administration.
So where should I invest my 401(k) money now? Whether stocks and bonds are soaring or plunging, it's probably the most frequent question asked by average folks saving for retirement. There's no correct answer for everyone, of course.
Five years after Pakistan was revived as a key U.S. ally after the September 11 attacks, the new Democratic-led Congress is pressuring Islamabad and the Bush administration to do more to combat militant groups and stabilize the South Asian country.
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Humorous advice on how to treat visiting Canadians and a serious note from the newspaper Conrad Black once owned marked the start of the former press lord's fraud trial on Wednesday.
Il gip del Tribunale di Potenza, Alberto Iannuzzi ha disposto l&#39; arresto e la detenzione in carcere dell&#39; on. Gianfranco Blasi (Forza Italia) - con l&#39; accusa di aver fatto parte dell&#39; associazione per delinquere
Australia&#39;s Brooke Hanson charged to two gold medals while Ian Crocker needed a world record to give the United States their only individual victory at the world short course championships on Sunday.
An Australian journalist was held hostage in Baghdad for 24 hours over the weekend before being released unharmed, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Monday.
Researchers have discovered why scratching an itch may be so addictive.
Alta secondo i primi dati dei sindacati l\u00e2\u0080\u0099adesione allo sciopero nazionale della scuola contro la riforma Moratti ei tagli previsti dalla Finanziaria. A Roma si sono tenute due manifestazioni, una dei Cobas, l\u00e2\u0080\u0099altra dei confederali.
The House of Representatives defied the White House yesterday by refusing to make an expiring surveillance law permanent, prompting a harsh exchange between Republicans and Democrats as they prepared for an extended, election-year battle over national security.
What's holding companies back? Can anything be done to rev up their investment spending?
The presidential candidates are wild about Harry. And Teddy. And Martin?
Two decades ago, Greg Marshall was diving off the reefs of Belize studying queen conchs when he noticed a reef shark passing by with a remora clinging to its belly. The thought occurred to Marshall, who was then a graduate student in marine environmental science, that if a camera could be attached...
Jordan Palmer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee to give No. 23 Texas-El Paso the lead in double overtime, then Rice's Ed Bailey fumbled on the 2 to give the Miners a 35-28 victory Saturday night.
A suicide car bomber attacks the home of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi, though he is not harmed.
Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's \
From the first note of the piano and the  clang of the cow bell, thousands of hips start to gyrate and  the party begins on Havana's Malecon ocean front.
The skeletal remains of 15 Aborigines are being returned home for reburial, nearly 90 years after a Swedish zoologist smuggled them out of Australia for display in a Stockholm museum.
Francesco Totti ha vinto la Scarpa d'oro, il trofeo assegnato al miglior cannoniere europeo. Il capi...
Puerile writing, confused plotting and shockingly off-note performances make Oliver Stone's epic film a disappointment.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been diagnosed with pneumonia and has been moved to the high-dependency unit of the hospital where he is a patient.
While most of the fashion press will see spring styles for the first time during Fashion Week, any store buyer worth his or her Palm organizer knows what is ahead.
Some of Enron Corp's  former directors have agreed to a &#36;168 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit over the collapse of the once powerful energy trading company, the lead plaintiff in the case said on Friday.
More than a quarter of U.S. girls and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.
Landon Donovan and Abby Wambach won the U.S. Soccer national player awards for 2004. Donovan edged DaMarcus Beasley to become the first men's player to win the award in consecutive years. Wambach also repeated as the women's winner in results announced Wednesday.
An immigration judge Wednesday ordered the deportation of a Turkish immigrant who the government accuses of terrorism, a court spokesman said.
Nearly 380 tonnes of deadly explosives, powerful enough to shatter air planes, demolish buildings, make missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons, are missing from one of Iraq&#39;s most sensitive former military installations, the interim government has
Wales and Liverpool footballer Craig Bellamy is found not guilty of assaulting two women in a Cardiff nightclub
In this battered village near the Israeli border, Hezbollah fighters are about the only people left. A handful of them were uneasy and distrustful as they talked Tuesday but united in their message: Morale is high and Israel will lose.
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Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-L10 has automatic face detection capablities and a 'live view' display.
Pitching again through pain and seeping blood, Curt Schilling helped Boston move halfway to snaring its most elusive prize: a first World Series title in 86 years. Backed by another big hit from surprising Mark Bellhorn and unfazed by a defense that made four more errors, Red Sox beat St. Louis 6-2 Sunday to take a commanding 2-0 lead.
South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius, who runs with carbon fiber blades attached to his legs, will not be allowed to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics.
Cambodians warmly embraced their little-known new monarch King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday, impressed by his graceful bearing and gentle speech as his ornate three-day coronation drew to an end.
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers&#39; front office offered an apology and support for suspended players in the wake of stiff penalties against those involved in Friday night&#39;s brawl at the end of a nationally televised game at Detroit.
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Tiger Woods made few mistakes Sunday on his way to a two-stroke victory in the third FedEx Cup playoff event.
U.S. lawmakers struck a deal late on  Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the  current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid,  nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.
Arts & entertainment: The production companies behind The X Factor are to pay back the money they earned from the premium-rate phone-in scandal.
18/10/2004 - Brussels commits \u00e2\u0082\u00ac188 million to food safety issues in the Union linked to animal diseases, signing off the largest slice for eradication of mad cow disease.
Scientists say they have uncovered an important clue to understanding the origins of the Aids epidemic.
Now, it&#39;s up to the rest to follow PSV Eindhoven&#39;s example of halting Arsene Wenger&#39;s lean, mean and well-oiled footballing machine.
[World News]: Washington, Dec 26 : At least ten current and former detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have alleged that they were abused in custody.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the iconic leader he is  replacing.
Newcastle cruised into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup following a 1-0 victory over Belgian minnows Zulte-Waregem at St James' Park on Thursday.
Description: NPR&#39;s Phillip Martin talks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles, who is in Kingston, Jamaica, about the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.
Carlos Gutierrez, Kellogg's chief executive since 1999 and a native of Cuba, now faces Senate confirmation.
Medical experts have compiled a checklist of seven signs that mothers and healthcare workers can use to identify severe illnesses in newborn infants requiring urgent treatment in hospital.
Booz Allen Hamilton, the big technology and consulting firm in McLean, is strongly considering splitting into two companies.
Iran would not object to Washington joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.
England&#39;s David Beckham, after scoring against Wales. He was later booked, prompting a suspension. Photo: Getty Images. Painkillers dulled the throb of his damaged ribs but a sense of
Barcelona mostly has been overshadowed by Real Madrid in the last 50 years. But the Catalan club is in the ascendency after taking a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid Saturday, stretching its lead in Spain's Primera Liga to 7 points.
Thousands turn out to mourn a Mexican singer who was murdered after an open-air concert.
Later this year, the performance of individual surgeons in the UK will be made publicly available, but the move remains controversial.
Food purveyor Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) -- owner of the SPAM canned meat bonanza -- had good news this morning, or so you would think. Sales were up 15%, unit volume was up 6%, and earnings, excluding a positive impact from the ...
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left the West Bank early Friday in a Jordanian military helicopter on his way to receive treatment in Paris for an ailment that has left him haggard and weak.
In a barely audible voice at a disciplinary hearing, Michael B. Nifong apologized to three former lacrosse players and their families.
Documents belonging to Bing Crosby's business associates can be released in a row over royalties, a court rules.
Boris Johnson has been sacked as Tory shadow arts minister amid allegations about his private life.
NEW YORK - A federal judge Tuesday granted Martha Stewart&#39;s request to go to prison as soon as possible, ordering her to report by 2 pm Oct. 8. In an order signed Tuesday, US District Court Judge Miriam Cedarbaum
Indian Kashmir's hardline Muslim separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani ruled out autonomy for the disputed Himalayan region.
Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Talk magazine, has signed with Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group to write a portrait of the Clinton era.
The City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, is next to be quizzed by MPs on Northern Rock's problems.
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Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, testifying Monday before a parliamentary commission investigating Spain's worst terrorist attack, dismissed any link between his surprise election victory last March and the Madrid train bombings three days earlier.
An artillery attack on a US and Iraqi base near the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday killed 22 people and wounded 50, military sources said.
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The company is considering an investment of between $300 million and $500 million for less than 5 percent of Facebook.
Linebacker London Fletcher agrees to a five-year, $25 million contract with the Washington Redskins on Friday.
In the end, a skein of A.L.C.S. subplots winnowed down to the same familiar threads: pitching, hitting, experience.
The United Auto Workers union on Wednesday concluded a contract with General Motors Corp., ending a national strike by 73,000 workers, with a deal that includes a groundbreaking health-care trust fund.
Intel agreed on Wednesday to settle a dispute with Transmeta&#160;for $250 million, ending patent litigation between both companies.Under the agreement, Intel will pay Transmeta $150 million initially and $20 million in each of the next five years. In exchange, Intel will be granted a right to license Transmeta patents for use in future products. It will also end pending patent litigation between both companies and release all claims between them.Transmeta, based in Santa Clara, California, sued Intel&#160;in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in October last year, claiming some Intel processors violated 10 Transmeta patents covering processor design and power-efficiency techniques. Nine patents covered basic processor functions like scheduling and addressing instructions on a chip, and the tenth related to Transmeta&#39;s LongRun technology, used to adjust a processor&#39;s voltage based on its workload.In January,&#160;Intel countersued Transmeta&#160;for infringing seven patents, also alleging Transmeta withheld and mischaracterized information about other patents and technologies in its patent applications.Under the agreement, Intel will be in a binding agreement not to sue Transmeta for the development and licensing of LongRun technology to third parties, Transmeta said in a statement.Transmeta, founded in 1995, tried to break Intel&#39;s dominance in the notebook PC market with its Crusoe processor, which allowed PCs to run longer by reducing power consumption. Consumers responded poorly to the processor, leading to Transmeta changing its business model to licensing its technology.The settlement pumped life into Transmeta&#39;s stock (TMTA), which rose 253.11 percent to $14.76 on the Nasdaq stock exchange Wednesday.&#160;The company faced delisting in March&#160;when its stock price dropped to under $1.Transmeta reported a net loss of $11.5 million and revenue of $171,000 for the most recent quarter ending June 30. Earlier this year, Intel&#39;s rival,&#160;AMD, invested $7.5 million in the cash-strapped Transmeta.Intel&#39;s settlement agreement will realize immediate financial value for Transmeta&#39;s intellectual-property rights and will support the company&#39;s technology development and licensing business, said Les Crudele, the president and CEO of Transmeta, in a statement.Intel could not be reached for comment.
A doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing a severed hand, which he gave to a stripper who displayed it in her New Jersey apartment.
When the harrowing play Frozen opened on Broadway this summer, audiences were shaken by the authenticity of Yorkshire playwright Bryony Lavery&#39;s portrayal of the mind of a serial killer.
Families of Libyan children infected with HIV drop demands for six foreign medics to be sentenced to death.
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Michael Schumacher drove his Ferrarito an easy victory in the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday,winning the race for a sixth time.
SANTA MARGHERITA LIGURE, Italy  - British rock star Rod Stewart married Penny Lancaster on Saturday in a low-key ceremony on Italy's Ligurian coast.
RENO, Nev, Aug. 28--President Bush played down the failure of the Iraqi government to meet political benchmarks set by the U.S. Congress, telling American Legionnaires Tuesday morning that it makes no sense to ignore real military progress despite the Iraqi government's failure to approve all the...
MONTEREY, California  - World championship leader Casey Stoner claimed pole position on his final qualifying lap for the U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway on Saturday.
A heavily armed gang seized up to 400 hostages at a Russian school near Chechnya Wednesday and threatened to shoot dead 50 children for any one of their comrades killed, a senior local official said.
LOS ANGELES  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, received a compensation package in the 2007 fiscal year valued by the company at $27.7 million, according to an analysis of documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The turmoil in the airline industry intensified yesterday when leaders of the pilots union at US Airways rejected the company&#39;s latest plan to cut wages and benefits and a key member of
When Kerri Walsh and Misty May, the world&#39;s No. 1 women&#39;s beach volleyball duo and virtually unbeatable the past two years, met countrywomen Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs in the Olympic
A crew from a TV comedy show, one dressed as Osama Bin Laden, breaches Sydney's tight security for Apec.
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), and  Visa International have banded together in an attempt to combat phishing attacks.
The Bush administration's lead  official on Iraq policy has told the White House he plans to  leave in the coming weeks, U.S. officials said on Saturday,  ahead of Iraq's planned elections.
European shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed, and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the euro.
Wayne Rooney kept his cool as Manchester United cruised to a 2-0 victory over Charlton on Saturday with long overdue strikes by Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.
LeBron James scored 24 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a scrappy 88-81 road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
Hasselt, Belgium (Sports Network) - Seeded Italians Francesca Schiavone and Silvia Farina Elia led Tuesday&#39;s parade of first-round winners at the inaugural Gaz de France Stars tennis event.
The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been released from house arrest in South Africa after posting a $300,000 bail.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Unless golf history  is made, Europe will comfortably retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday  against a U.S. team which has been in disarray for the first  two days.
A small plane with two people on board has crashed at the new Robin Hood airport in South Yorkshire.
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus arrived in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia Tuesday, following their release after serving eight years in jail on the charges.
There will be attempts to spin the news of Freddy Adu's trade from D.C. United to Real Salt Lake yesterday. United dealt Adu reluctantly, only because it has a chance for a major allocated player. Real Salt Lake coach John Ellinger has coveted Adu since coaching him on the US Under-17 team, and owner Dave Checketts wants to give the ...
Indianapolis - NBA commissioner David Stern on Saturday indefinitely suspended four players who took part in Friday night&#39;s ugly melee between the Indiana Pacers and host Detroit Pistons and their fans.
The Argentine government is to decide the fate of Aguas Argentinas, the water company controlled by France's Suez, within  weeks.
Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Look for these five artists to make a big splash on the touring scene in 2008.
Oil prices broke into fresh record territory above $52 on Thursday on heightened concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies.
BOSTON -- There may be only 50 ways to leave your lover, but the Red Sox found 86 ways to &quot;86&quot; an 86-year-old curse. No.
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Veteran Joey Sindelar has made the Bell Canadian Open one of his favorites stops on the PGA Tour. After Thursday&#39;s opening round, it is easy to see why.
What if doctors had a new way to diagnose heart disease that took only seconds and provided pictures so clear it showed every clogged artery, so detailed that it was like holding a living heart in your hand?
District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty was expected to endorse Democrat Barack Obama's presidential bid Tuesday.
The bowl season has arrived and college football fans can expect two things: lots of games and lots of points. By Kevin Rivoli, AP.
Florida citrus growers and juice processors petitioned the federal government Monday to impose higher costs on Brazilian orange juice imports, claiming that Brazil&#39;s citrus industry has
The Takeover Panel sets a January deadline for rival bidders to make an offer for steelmaker Corus.
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Investigators said Tuesday that they were looking into whether ice on the wings or a mechanical problem contributed to the fiery crash of an executive
A film lampooning French explorer  Jacques Cousteau and his underwater documentaries drew warm  applause from Berlinale fans of American director Wes Anderson  but left many, including its actors, unsure about its meaning.
4.8TB in one array - but are these drives getting too big? IP-based storage is thoroughly enterprise-ready, claimed iSCSI specialist EqualLogic as it doubled the capacity of its high-end SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) storage box with almost no change in price.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roberto Mancini vuole vincere il derby per mantenere le distanze sulla Roma. ''Il Milan sar&agrave; ...
Citing concern for her children and  the media frenzy over her impending divorce, actress Pamela  Anderson said she wants to resolve her break up with singer Kid  Rock \
Chinese retail spending grew by 13.8% in August, helped by higher rural and urban incomes, official data shows.
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The U.S. security coordinator in the Palestinian territories wants five new Palestinian battalions deployed across the West Bank in an effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a published report Thursday.
The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.
Amir Khan celebrated his first fight since winning the lightweight Olympic silver medal in Athens with a one-sided 35-13 points victory over American Michael Evans at Liverpool Olympia last night.
Researchers have identified a protein which, when present in large amounts, might indicate that a cancer is particularly aggressive.
(Dewitt -WABC, November 20, 2004 ) - A man documented as the world&#39;s oldest man has passed away, 12 days shy of his 114th birthday.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday rejected demands by North Korea of a US &quot;reward&quot; before the communist country would agree to resume multinational talks about its nuclear weapons programs.
Zippi&#8482; Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZPNW), the  innovative force behind revolutionizing the online selling process, has  entered into an agreement with Clearvision Productions (CVP), a  Hollywood-based media production and news placement firm.
The State Department indicated Monday a new flexibility in interpreting President Bush's call two years ago for a freeze on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.
U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch &  Co. MER.N on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8  percent, hurt by reduced trading in debt and equity markets,  which pushed revenue below expectations.
U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.
Unemployment ticked down a tenth of a point, but the average American worker is logging fewer hours and wage gains are minimal.
Human rights activists protested outside a top-security jail in London where some foreign nationals have been detained without trial for almost three years under controversial anti-terrorism laws.
NAJAF, Iraq -- In the five months since fighting ravaged the center of this pro-American Shi'ite holy city, Colonel Anthony Haslam of the US Marines has doled out $15 million for reconstruction. He has spent money as fast as a scurrying team of aides can scribble authorization notes during the commander's whirlwind tours of central Najaf.
Hopping on the privacy-protection bandwagon, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are limiting how long their Internet search engines retain potentially sensitive data about their users.
LSU football coach Nick Saban met with representatives of the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday night to discuss their head coaching job. In a statement today, Saban said he and the Dolphins had a &quot;preliminary&quot; discussion and no decision was made.
The NFL has told news organizations that it will no longer permit them to carry online video clips lasting longer than 45 seconds.
Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions.
Hundreds of villagers besieged a Thai military camp Wednesday demanding to know whether their relatives were among at least 78 Muslim men who officials said suffocated
Rescue workers airlifted residents out of isolated villages and sifted through wreckage for earthquake survivors yesterday, a day after a series
The shift parallels the increasing appearance in the new media of ads celebrating sports.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - An antispam technology proposed by Microsoft Corp. as a standard way of identifying the senders of e-mail messages suffered a blow last week when a group within the
The slugger&#39;s testimony on steroid use raises sharp questions about integrity of baseball and all pro sports. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
A California Army National Guard  sergeant filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the  government can not prevent reservists from leaving the military  when their enlistment periods end.
The Conservative housing spokesman spends Christmas Eve sleeping in a London street to highlight homelessness.
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The European Union pressed Sudan on  Friday to accept a 20,000-strong U.N. peace operation in  Darfur, warning a security vacuum there could lead to a  humanitarian crisis reminiscent of the Rwanda genocide.
Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. said Tuesday that it will not be able to supply flu vaccine for this winter&#39;s flu season after Britain&#39;s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) temporarily
German chancellor Angela Merkel starts a four-day visit to India aimed at boosting economic ties.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Felix gathered strength yesterday and pounded Grenada with heavy rain and wind, snapping small boats loose from their moorings and toppling utility poles on its route toward the Caribbean island of Aruba.
Pakistan's parliament elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister yesterday after the opposition boycotted the vote, saying it was undemocratic. Aziz, 55, worked 30 years as a Citibank executive before becoming finance minister when Musharraf took power in a bloodless military coup in 1999. Suave, articulate, and media-savvy, Aziz is credited ...
The Broadway company of Bombay Dreams, which features many South Asian-Americans, is helping to aid the victims of the recent tsunami disaster that has claimed more than 100,000 lives throughout South Asia.
The United States expects the U.N.   Security Council to overcome Russian and Chinese misgivings and   approve sanctions on Iran, senior U.S. officials said on   Wednesday.
A thrilling last-lap shootout between Honda-powered competitors Adrian Fernandez and Tony Kanaan was decided in favor of the former Sunday at California Speedway, as Fernandez edged his rival by just the length of a nosecone to win his third Indy Racing
Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors who treated the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as ...
Islamabad, Oct. 10 (NNN): Two engineers have been abducted by armed persons in troubled South Waziristan Agency area of Pakistan. The Chinese engineers were going to the site of Gomal Zam Dam from their homes at Hathala.
An official inquiry into the crash of a Russian passenger plane over Ukraine says pilot error is to blame
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By Bloomberg News  Salt Lake-based Overstock.com Inc., which sells excess inventory online, said Friday that institutional investors have agreed to purchase 2.73 million shares of its common stock for $40 million, an average share price of $14.63.
A government report on Tuesday recommended Australia lift its long-standing restrictions on the export and enrichment of uranium, which it imposed to ensure the mineral is not used to develop nuclear weapons and to allay concerns about radioactive waste disposal.
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Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify its Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its computer search function put Google Inc. and other potential rivals at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday.
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Pope John Paul's stay in hospital  has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary  measure though his overall health continues to improve, the  Vatican said Monday.
Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier in a video taped Friday, the first images released of the ailing 81-year-old leader in more than three months.
Google Inc. on Friday took a  swipe at media conglomerate Viacom Inc. which is suing for $1  billion over &quot;massive copyright infringement&quot; by its video  sharing Web site YouTube.
Iran has pledged $250 million in aid the cash-strapped Hamas-led Palestinian government, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday.
Lawrence Roberts scored 21 of his season-high 27 points in the first half to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to an 83-53 rout of Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday night.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen sharply higher at the open Monday as investors remain upbeat about the outlook for economic and corporate profit growth...
ATHENS, Greece - The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country's Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American Paul Hamm, the Court of Arbitration for Sport indicated it won't take the case...
The Cleveland Cavaliers have more proof that they're getting better. Look, it's right there in the standings. For the first time in more than three years, they have more wins than losses.
Martina Hingis was nearly caught napping on a gloomy day at Wimbledon before she woke up in the nick of time on Monday to beat British wildcard Naomi Cavaday and reach the second round of the grasscourt grand slam.
SAN FRANCISCO - The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park held a one-of-a-kind yard sale Sunday, offering rock-bottom prices on everything from antique wooden incubators to six-foot-tall prehistoric bird replicas.    Early shoppers got rock bottom prices on everything from globes to maps to specimen jars...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer was best known for taking the 1968 image of Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan shooting a Vietcong prisoner in the head.
A Russian dissident may have been poisoned in the UK with a radioactive substance, says an expert toxicologist.
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Smoking is linked to a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.
There is one commonality in all Madhur Bhandarkar movies. Whether it\u00c2\u0092s PAGE 3 or CORPORATE or TRAFFIC SIGNAL, the start at the ticket window has always been slow. But the film gathers ...
In Software installation on Linux: Today, it sucks (part 1), Ian Murdoch (whose first name is the second half of Debian) writes, Unless an application is included with your Linux distribution of choice, installing that application on Linux is a nightmare compared to Windows., and proceeds to say exactly how.
All three exit polls tracking yesterday&#39;s presidential election gave opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko a commanding lead of at least 15 percentage points in Ukraine&#39;s presidential election.

TOKYO: Motorola and NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s top mobile phone operator, said yesterday they would jointly develop third-generation (3G) handsets, giving Motorola a way into a market largely out of reach for foreign manufacturers.
Crude prices rose Wednesday ahead of US petroleum inventory data and an OPEC meeting this week at which the group could decide on a production cut.
The Philadelphia Phillies have signed third baseman Pedro Feliz on a two-year, $8.5 million contract, the Major League club said on Thursday.
Don't choke on your freedom fries when you hear this, but France's most-popular and most-talked-about politician - and a favorite to become the next French president - is a big fan of the United States.
Motorola Inc. MOT.N on Wednesday said  its No. 2 officer, who had been passed over for the chief  executive post, will resign at the end of January to seek a top  spot with another company.
Mr. Wagoner was a Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with Dolly Parton, rising new performer,  in the 1960s.
The Swiss team won a thrilling photo finish over Team New Zealand and clinched the America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cup on Tuesday, becoming only the third yacht to retain the 156-year-old trophy.
Perhaps it&#39;s fitting that the future of the British Grand Prix has been secured after an argument straight from the playground.
Nine years in the making and timeless in its observations, \u00c2\u0093Highway Courtesans\u00c2\u0094 is an intimate look at some of the youngest practitioners of the world\u00c2\u0092s oldest profession.
The British and Irish prime ministers, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, published a detailed plan Wednesday for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland - a peace-building project still on hold because of unsolved arguments about IRA
EIGHT bodies were pulled from an underground tunnel in a copper mine in northern Turkey where a massive fire broke out today, local officials said.
Egyptian police have arrested 72 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids as the government escalated its crackdown against the country's main opposition movement.
A bomb struck a Sunni mosque in Baghdad after Friday prayers, killing seven people and wounding five, while mortars barraged a Shiite mosque north of the capital, leaving five wounded.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.
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A German citizen, missing since the end of June, is believed to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, Berlin says.
Deckers' deal will make products to profit from the Ugg-brand rage.
On-target Justine Henin would regain a huge dose of confidence were she to win her first title at home in Belgium on Sunday at the WTA Diamond Games.
Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, setting up more checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys for weapons.
European leaders, looking to set the pace in the race against global warming, consider tough new targets.
Andy Roddick lost to Igor Andreev and James Blake was beaten by Ivo Karlovic, meaning both seeded Americans disappeared in the same day.
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By Traci Watson  The residents of the International Space Station will soon be able to fire up lots of new electronic gadgets, thanks to two giant solar panels for the station that astronauts successfully unfolded Thursday.
Portuguese football (soccer) star Luis Figo has announced that he is retiring from his country&#39;s national team.
MOSCOW The Russian government said Tuesday that it would sell part of Yukos&#39;s most valuable subsidiary by the end of November as the company tries to pay off the billions of dollars it owes in taxes.
Shia Muslim leaders in Iraq urge their people not to avenge two car bomb attacks that left more than 60 dead.
Vudu, the movie store in a set-top-box, is adding high definition titles to its nascent service.
Afghan Taleban leader Mullah Omar sacks one of his top military commanders, Mansoor Dadullah.
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Home sales and a report on economic  growth may help investors decide if they want to keep riding a  bull market in stocks, while a torrent of quarterly earnings  reports will no doubt cause some anxious moments.
The two companies say they will jointly develop a set-top box to download movies over the internet. Netflix will arrange the movie licensing from Hollywood studios, and TiVo will take care of the product technology.
WICHITA, Kan. - If she ever runs across the thief who pinched the purse containing her will and other valuables, Joanne Robinson would probably greet the guilty party with a hug.
NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters Life!) - Can't resist a quick shake and peep at that present under the Christmas tree? You're not alone, with a U.S. survey finding one in five adults are present peekers.
Pakistan Times Executive Editor with PT Foreign Correspondent Fuad Rajab in Gaza City. PARIS (France): Palestinians at home and elsew here got upset by mystification of deviating stories about
Once invisible, Iraq's interim President could win big in next month's election -- if he gets out his voters
Americans stood in silence to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks on Tuesday as Osama bin Laden resurfaced to praise the suicide hijackers who carried them out six years ago to the day.
A new study indicates that very high tides are linked with substantial earthquakes along Earth's continental margins. Does the theory hold water?
A former Enron accountant testified Thursday that he knew an arrangement to temporarily sell Merrill Lynch some barges just to boost Enron&#39;s bottom line was wrong and he planned to lie about it if confronted.
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Mikhail Saakashvili's populist ride has hit bumps on the central question of reunification with two breakaway regions.
NEW YORK - A former aide who claims New Jersey Gov. James E...
Communication  KSK Design has secured Industrial Towel & Uniform Inc. of New Berlin as a new client.  Lindsay, Stone & Briggs added two clients, Michael Best & Friedrich and Secura Insurance.
Swiss watchmaker Swatch and US software company Microsoft have launched a new range of wireless data watches, the companies announced Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS -- A gravel-voiced fire department captain, Michael Gowland says he had never been a big crier.
Air travelers can now visit medical clinics, nail salons and spas while waiting out delays.
A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.
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Gemstar-TV Guide International, whose TV Guide magazine has struggled with a long-term circulation slide, said on Wednesday it was launching a new weekly magazine focused on television news.
Sen. Pete Domenici on Thursday withdrew his support of President Bush's Iraq war policy and embraced instead a proposal to bring home most troops by next March.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Relief workers fanned out across Florida and Alabama to hand out ice, water and meals to weary victims of Hurricane Ivan who face another day Sunday of digging through debris and waiting hours in lines for basic supplies...
NEW DELHI, Nov. 14.\u00e2\u0080\u0094 The government hopes the momentum of the composite dialogue process with Pakistan will receive a boost with Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Aziz\u00e2\u0080\u0099s arrival in New Delhi on 23 November as the Saarc chairman.
Europe's papers condemn President Chirac's efforts to drum up Chinese business with France
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From her seat above the pool, adjacent to the starting blocks, Debbie Phelps stayed amazingly calm as her son climbed onto those blocks 17 times in seven days.
WASHINGTON - New federal overtime rules are in effect today, stripping overtime rights from some workers and granting them to others.
The United States, faulted by  critics for a slow and miserly response to the Asian tsunami,  is preparing an aid package to be introduced in Congress early  next year, lawmakers said on Thursday.
Wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita signed  for the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, moving a step closer to  becoming the first Japanese to play in the NFL.
North Korea fired several short-range missiles on Friday morning, even as the United States sounded optimistic about getting six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program back on track.
Australian fly-half Stephen Larkham will miss Saturday's Test against Wales in Sydney.
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A new system which will emit an alarm and wipe information from stolen mobile phones is being  made available.
Poverty-stricken areas reeling from a series of tsunamis on Sunday now must cope with the sickness and death spawned by contaminated food and water.
UN relief workers have arrived in Indonesia&#39;s Aceh province to find devastation in the region closest to the epicenter of the earthquake that spawned Sunday&#39;s killer tsunamis.
The British government admitted it had surpassed a record level of 100,000 families homeless but announced a major aid package to improve the plight of the families.
While PeopleSoft continues to fend off Oracle\u00c2\u0092s takeover bid, a subplot is unfolding in the world of corporate software.
Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
A video released by Muslim militants on  Friday showed them beheading British hostage Kenneth Bigley, a  Reuters witness said.
Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to let thousands of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, winning praise from Washington for achieving a benchmark step toward reconciling warring sects.
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A teenager who was at the wheel during a car crash that killed her and four other recent high school graduates only had a junior driver's license, according to state records.
Pope Benedict backed Ankara's EU entry bid and said Islam was a religion of peace on Tuesday, according to Turkey's prime minister, in a bid to soothe rows over his views in the mostly Muslim state.
Inmaculada Echevarria has spent much of her life watching muscular dystrophy ruin her body. She's been in a hospital bed for 20 years, her movements are now reduced to wiggling her fingers and toes and she wants to die.
UniLect gives bogus information to North Carolina counties about the capacity of the company's electronic voting machines, and some voters' picks go ignored as a result.
At least eight people were killed after a wall collapsed at a building site at Dubai airport today. Workers said they saw up to 40 casualties being taken from the scene of the collapse, with some people reported to be trapped under the debris.
A international panel set up to monitor a Sri Lankan probe into rights abuses warns it could end in failure.
It&#39;s no secret that exercising regularly and eating right are the keys to staying fit, but people may find better results when they&#39;re given a little help along the way.
How neuroscience is transforming the legal system.
Analysts say securing the popular vote is key for the credibility of new Palestinian leadership.
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The captors of a British Broadcasting Corp. correspondent kidnapped in Gaza have promised to release him within 24 hours, a person involved in the negotiations said Friday.
OAKLAND -- -- The essential difference between the A&#39;s and the Anaheim Angels, so narrow yet so pronounced, rang loud and clear Saturday, distilled to a single inning.
Sparring cross-country about who can better protect America, Democrat John Kerry urged supporters yesterday to reject President George W. Bush&#39;s scare tactics and &quot;vote your
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Children with autism have inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear whether the inflammation actually causes the condition, researchers said on Monday.
A huge explosion tore through a crowded market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the capital in six months.
LOGAN, Utah - Jail inmates are spending hours knitting caps, blankets and booties for children around the world.
Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad condemned British premier Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush as &quot;child killers&quot; and &quot;war criminals&quot; as he launched an anti-war conference.
TORONTO -- Nortel Networks gave details of a previously announced job cut program Thursday, saying it is cutting 950 jobs in Canada and 1,400 in the United States among a total of 3,250 to be eliminated by next June.
Chinese under-23 international Zheng Tao was knocked unconscious during a brawl in a match against Queens Park Rangers at the club's training ground on Wednesday, media reports said.
US sportswear giant Nike ventured further into the British football market on Tuesday after agreeing to buy rival Umbro, maker of the England soccer strip, for 582 million dollars (408 million euros).
Santander Central Hispano has won permission from the European Commission to press ahead with its agreed 8.7 billion pound takeover of Abbey National.
As the 80th National Spelling Bee gets under way, here's a look at where some of the past winners are today
London, England (Sports Network) - David Beckham could miss England&#39;s World Cup qualifier with Poland on Wednesday after suffering a rib injury against Austria on Saturday.
The global economy is doing better than for years as red-hot Chinese growth combines with comebacks by Europe and Japan to offset a U.S. slowdown, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Thursday.
Six Navy personnel onboard the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton have been punished for forging inspection records for the cooling system of the ship's nuclear reactor, Navy officials said Monday.
Pushing aside pirated Bollywood movies, new releases are ruling the black market video charts: compilations of grisly pictures and videos of the tsunami horror.
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Spanish folk singer Joan Manuel Serrat has undergone surgery for bladder cancer.
Art Blakey has been honored with a historical marker that will be placed at his boyhood home in the city's Hill District.
Utility Consolidated Edison said on Wednesday some 136,700 customers were without electricity in New York's Upper East Side and in the Bronx after an apparent problem with transmission lines.
Cian O&#39;Connor has decided not to accept the ESB/Rehab Irish Person of the Year award he was set to receive tonight. O&#39;Connor was chosen as this year&#39;s Irish Person of the Year in recognition of his achievement
A Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O spin-off on   Tuesday said it will take on Internet social networks   MySpace.com and Facebook.com, touting tools users can buy to   craft better-looking Web pages.
Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday that if elections are held in Iraq amid the current violence, extremists will be the victors, and he warned that
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STANDARD Chartered was rocked today by the abrupt resignation of board member and head of Greater China operations Peter Wong after he reportedly disagreed about a cutback in retail banking staff in Hong Kong.
Non-league Exeter were handed a glamorous trip to Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. The Nationwide Conference side earned their money-spinning trip to face the holders at Old Trafford after beating League One Doncaster in round two.
WASHINGTON A dispute between American Airlines and Airbus Industrie over doomed Flight 587 is expected to play out today. The National Transportation Safety Board meets this morning to discuss its findings.
That&#39;s right. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become the latest victim of piracy, with illegal copies of the game, its manual, and its cover appearing on various Web sites.
A third day of protests is held in Buenos Aires to demand resignations over a nightclub fire that killed 180 people.
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Although there is no indication that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugarland is going to be indicted, the House Republican Conference decided Wednesday that a party committee of several dozen members would review any felony indictment against a party
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Kenyan police clashed with opposition members on Thursday in a second day of unrest over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, and the opposition said police had killed seven.
HP closed the gap with EMC in storage market share in the second quarter, according to IDC.
At the Climate Change Conference in Buenos Aires, the EU has focused attention on the post-Kyoto process. Now that Russia has ratified the pact and it goes into force next year, it is time to look beyond 2012.
Ray Jones, a teenage striker with Championship club QPR, was killed in a car crash on Saturday morning.
Calistoga may be among the few towns in the immediate region not altogether dominated by the cult of the grape.
Blog: Glaxstar crafts a specialized extension for the Web browser that helps parents keep their kids in a safe Web-surfing sandbox.
By JESSE NOYES  WBUR typically enjoys a solid spot in Boston's radio ratings battle, but you wouldn't know it just by looking at ratings recorder Arbitron Inc.'s quarterly reports.
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President Bush on Wednesday said critics of the North Korea nuclear deal were \
Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as \
Jennifer Capriati believes she has what it takes to finally get that first US Open title. She believes getting past Serena Williams in the quarterfinals could be the push she needs to make her Grand Slam dream come true.
Doctors fought to keep Yasser Arafat alive as anxious Palestinian officials looked for ways to prevent unrest if their 75-year-old leader, said on Friday to be in a coma, dies.
A UK team is developing a way to use mobile phones to make lives of diabetics easier.
At least six people - four prison guards and two prisoners - when Al Qaeda prisoners attempted a break out of Kabul&#39;s main Pul-i-Charki prison today, Afghan police officials and eyewitnesses said.
Indian outsourcing companies that have operations in Chennai, one of the locations on the southeast coast of India that was hit by tsunamis on Sunday, have decided to stay in the city.
A leading Indian environmental group is standing by its allegations of high pesticide levels in locally bottled Coke and Pepsi despite a barrage of denials by the US soft drink heavyweights.
A man in prison on drug offenses was charged Wednesday with threatening to blow up a federal building in downtown Milwaukee with a delivery truck filled with explosives.
If fuel prices keep rising or even stay at their present high levels through Election Day, they could serve as a potent reminder to voters that the U.S. economy is not in such great shape.
Rudolph W. Giuliani tapped into the struggles of millions of families who regroup when a new marriage, or recoupling, follows a breakup.
A roadside bomb killed one U.S. Army soldier and wounded another in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday.
Posh Cambridge graduate Simon Ambrose defeated single mother Kristina Grimes on Wednesday to claim victory in &quot;The Apprentice&quot;, the British television show in which contestants vied for a job in business mogul Alan Sugar&#39;s empire.
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The quality of mercy, as Portia observes in the Merchant of Venice, is not strain&#39;d - but much of this year&#39;s Venice film festival has become extremely strain&#39;d.
WASHINGTON - Scientists are asking sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer to donate samples of blood, urine, toenails and household dust to investigate causes of the disease.
Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to break that mold.
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Eight years after a lawmaker was thrown  out of Turkey&#39;s parliament for wearing a Muslim-style  headscarf, devout Turks are pinning hopes of more religious  rights on their next president and his headscarf-wearing wife.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SYDNEY, Australia -- The world&#39;s biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale
Washington: NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe has resigned, spending three turbulent years at the helm of the US space agency which saw the crash of Columbia space shuttle, a painful probe into the disaster and severe austerity measures.
We all saw it coming. For months now, the fight for golf&#39;s No. 1 ranking had been staged in PGA Tour battles far and wide. While one man slowly chipped away at what once seemed to be an insurmountable lead
Volcanologists studying erupted rocks say they have new insights into what might trigger explosive eruptions.
Berlusconi: Chiesa continuera' ad essere protagonista
Across the Internet a muffled cheer rises to greet the news of a spammer sentenced to a nine-year prison term for sending junk mail to AOL customers in the Virginia-prosecuted case against
Oscar-nominated film The Sea Inside wins 14 prizes at Spain's top movie ceremony, the Goya Awards.
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Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops struck deep inside the largest Palestinian refugee camp Thursday, battling masked gunmen in an unprecedented campaign to stop deadly rocket fire on Israeli towns. Twenty-eight Palestinians were killed and 131 wounded, the bloodiest single-day toll in fighting in 30 months...
An eight-page pamphlet distributed by the N.B.A. to its referees before last season delineates a wide range of prohibitions against various forms of gambling.
Shi&#39;a tribal leaders in Baghdad&#39;s Al-Sadr City district met today with Iraqi police and US Army officials for talks on how to restore calm amid almost daily clashes that have killed and injured many people.
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - A previously unknown Islamic group claiming loyalty to a leader of al-Qaida took responsibility on Wednesday for the armed kidnapping Tuesday of two Italian aid workers.
It announced plans Tuesday for a test, prompting a closed-door session at the UN.
For the second off-season in a row, the Mets considered the pros and cons that come along with outfielder Jose Guillen, weighing the damage he would do in their lineup against the damage he could do to their clubhouse.
It may be high shopping season, but December is often the cruelest month when buying funds.
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His nation reeling in the wake of hostage drama that killed more than 330, nearly half of them children, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time admitted his government was failing to protect its citizens and needed their help to make the
The actress launches a Millionaire's Club card in Mumbai.
There are enough things to admire about \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Great Debaters,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.
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A Romanian priest who caused the death of a nun during an exorcism ritual is jailed for 14 years.
The Internet may have forever changed the music business, but online downloads will keep playing second fiddle to compact discs for at least the next five years.
Damien Duff's first-half winner gives Chelsea victory against Aston Villa.
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached a security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said on Saturday.
A British man has been arrested in connection with the theft of source code from Cisco Systems. The 20-year-old was arrested on 3 September following police raids on homes in Manchester and Derbyshire.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Bay Area company is being sued by a family of a Florida couple paralyzed after receiving what they thought were traditional botox injections.
Police in County Londonderry launch a murder hunt after a man's body is discovered in a house.
It's not too late to whip your nest egg into shape.
The quartet, of course, represents the four hurricanes that raked across Florida in late August and the first half of September -- storms blamed for death, destruction and a dampening of retail sales as well.
Children of women who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables while pregnant are far less likely to develop asthma or allergies later in life, Greek researchers said on Tuesday.
THE US Government has moved for the first time to block unsolicited circulation on the Internet of spyware, a type of software that can inundate web users with pop-up ads, secretly take control of their computers and spy on their online activities.
Major powers urged Serbia and Kosovo Albanian separatists to show &quot;a constructive spirit&quot; in their upcoming direct talks here on the Serbian breakaway province&#39;s future status, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said late Thursday.
LUXEMBOURG Oct 31, 2004 - Alicia Molik of Australia won her second straight title Sunday, defeating Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3, 6-4 in the SEAT Open final.
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One in three children in the District continues to live in poverty, and there has been a slight increase in the city's overall poverty rate, according to the D.C. Kids Count Collaborative, whose leaders warned of tragic consequences unless parents get help in coping with stress.
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Walt Disney Co.  quarterly profit rose 24 percent on Thursday as stronger cable television results and a tax benefit more than made up for a sharp slowdown at Disney's movie studio.
Talks to revive powersharing in Northern Ireland have entered a final 24-hour push as Britain and Ireland prepared to publish their painstakingly negotiated peace plans.
Anti-inflammatory drugs routinely given to patients with serious head injuries may have killed 10,000 people over the past few decades, according to research.
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The advertising services company said fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent to $313.9 million, slightly ahead of expectations, with revenue increases in the United States and internationally.
Dominant and inspirational in equal   measure, Swiss maestro Roger Federer snapped up another three   grand slam titles in a glittering 2006.
Only one in seven Indonesians realise that bird flu can actually kill them, a senior official admits.
DALLAS, Dec. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Members of BLOCKBUSTER Total Access(TM), the new online/in-store DVD rental program from Blockbuster Inc. , can now try out up to 12 new games a year free.
Shaquille O&#39;Neal promised to bring a championship to Miami. And although it&#39;s way too early to be thinking about titles, he can&#39;t wait to show off his new team to his old Western Conference rivals.
British Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is the latest star to have signed up for the fourth adventure film featuring swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones, a statement said Wednesday.
The New England Patriots' best play was an illegal forward pass. It was that kind of day for Tom Brady and his offense.
The US Federal Reserve continues to sees inflation as the \
Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for revealing three decades ago how forces in the atomic nucleus keep it from flying apart -- a discovery that has given scientists
Several airlines are aggressively cutting fares in hopes of beating back tough competition for holiday passengers.
Two U.S. senators said on Thursday  they would introduce legislation that would potentially protect  users of popular social networking sites like News Corp's   MySpace from registered sex offenders.
Chris Coleman believes Fulham must take a leaf out of Charlton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book if they are to steer clear of relegation trouble. After bringing their three-match losing streak to a halt
The last time Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman played in an NHL game, during the 2004 playoffs, he had to be helped off the ice when a puck broke bones near his left eye. Yzerman vowed to return, with a visor, but didn't get the chance.
NEW YORK  - A key ingredient in the aroma  from citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons appears to  protect rats from the symptoms of asthma, new research shows.
InfoWorld - After years of holding out, IBM has joined the OpenOffice.org open-source community and will contribute code to the office suite that serves as an alternative to Microsoft&#39;s Office software.
At a news conference to unveil a bill to keep sexual predators away from social-networking Web sites, Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol confused the names of MySpace and Facebook.
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ARSENAL defender Sol Campbell, who has missed the past two games with an Achilles injury, has now been ruled out for a further three weeks.
Israeli troops moved out of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza on Saturday night, the army said, ending a two-day raid that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded
The special United Nations envoy to Sudan Jan Eliasson said on Sunday that the &quot;moment of truth&quot; for the country&#39;s war-torn western region of Darfur is imminent.
The UN is to consider a resolution setting up a court to try the suspected killers of ex-Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
Gov. Mike Easley has proclaimed Saturday as Fantasia Barrino Day in North Carolina to mark the day she makes her first major singing appearance in her home state since winning the \
Santos striker Robinho, reportedly destined for Real Madrid, denied Tuesday that extortion or revenge was behind the abduction of his mother and said the family was negotiating for her return.
US envoy Christopher Hill is reportedly travelling to North Korea to discuss its nuclear programme.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has made a fundamental and strategic change that is almost unexplainable and therefore very difficult to understand and to believe.
Faced with intense competition from IBM, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others, blade server vendor RLX Technologies is dropping its hardware lineup and will focus on developing and marketing its RLX Control Tower 6G blade server management software suite.
The creation of the euro has brought economic stability to Europe but has yet to spark growth, as eurozone governments have failed to implement reforms, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said.
NASA officials have said they have completed improvements that will prevent the falling debris problem that destroyed space shuttle Columbia.
SINGAPORE: Asian business circles reacted with relief Wednesday to the apparent re-election of President George W Bush, which eased fears of US protectionism, but some were concerned about his impact on the region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s political stability.
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Teenagers who watch a lot of television  with sexual content are twice as likely to engage in  intercourse than those who watch few such programs, according  to a study published on Tuesday.
Rangers went top of Group F in the UEFA Cup with a hard-fought 3-0 win at home over Austrian champions Grazer AK.
MCI Inc., one of the nation&#39;s biggest long-distance operators, lost $3.4 billion in the third quarter of 2004 due to a previously announced asset writedown of $3.
Twelve Muslim men accused of preparing to launch attacks in Australia pleaded not guilty to a string of terrorism-related charges amid tight security in the Supreme Court here Wednesday.
Chrysler Group plans to cut 1,000 salaried jobs by the end of June, the first action under a previously announced turnaround plan that targets a total of 13,000 job cuts, the automaker said on Friday.
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After weeks of negotiations, the  U.S. Senate could take action this week on a bill that would  make it easier to sue \
Russia said on Friday it would consider trying the chief suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in its own courts but Britain rejected the offer, saying the trial should take place on British soil.
Rahul Dholakia is disappointed to learn that his directorial venture
Epson has announced that the world&#39;s first digital rangefinder camera, the R-D1 is to begin shipping in the US on November 1 and is expected to cost around $2,999.
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United Airlines formally raised the  possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a  bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an  upcoming court hearing.
Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry expressed confidence in an interview broadcast that results of the November 2 balloting will be known quickly and without the charges of fraud and protracted wrangling that marred the vote four years ago.
PGA Tour veteran JL Lewis reeled off seven birdies and an eagle to race into a one-shot lead after the second round of the $4 million Las Vegas Invitational on Friday.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot and other officials joined more than 2000 people in a gather in New York City&#39;s Cathedral of St.
South African unions and government officials meet to try and thrash out a pay deal, as more strikes loom next week.
Leading shares have closed sharply lower, having extended losses in afternoon trade in line with Wall Street's decline, with Anglo American the main casualty on disappointing earnings and buyback news, although Alliance &amp; Leicester soared on pleasing numbers and buyback details.
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The executive who led Microsoft Corp.'s Web search division is leaving the his post with the software maker to start his own business, Microsoft people aware of the situation said Wednesday.
A woman is elected to the board of a major Saudi bank, becoming the first female in the kingdom to occupy such a position.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
CLEVELAND -- The Seattle Mariners have named former Cleveland Indians manager Mike Hargrove as their new manager. NewsChannel5 reported.
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, fresh  from securing a re-run of Ukraine's disputed election, tore up  a deal on Saturday to reduce the president's powers and told  his supporters to keep up pressure on the streets.
The Australian women&#39;s eight have been reprimanded for a breach of team protocol over an ugly war of words between crew members after one quit rowing three quarters of the way through the Olympic final.
Borse Dubai  won agreement from  Sweden&#39;s Investor AB (INVEb.ST) and other shareholders in  Nordic stock exchange OMX  to sell their stakes, a  person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Cingular Wireless on Tuesday closed its $41 billion cash purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE), creating the biggest US mobile service with more than 46 million customers.
Samsung Electronics will begin selling a mobile phone equipped with a 5-megapixel figital camera to Korean customers. The multi-function phone stores almost 100 minutes of video, works as
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire Sunday, and the Iraqi government appealed to residents of the city to expel \
North Korea has offered Russia exclusive rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for open support at the six-way talks on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons, a Japanese daily said on Sunday.
FDA whistle-blower David Graham says Crestor is the only cholesterol-lowering medication, or statin, that causes acute kidney failure, and that it carries a higher risk of rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life-threatening muscle disorder, than other statins.
It's Reg vs Rollo Do pets eventually resemble their owners? Or do owners get to look like their pets? It's heck of a conundrum - but one we might now be a little closer to solving. For the past fortnight it's been hard to escape the animated faces of \
The Milwaukee Brewers announced that its ownership group has entered into a letter of intent to sell the team to Los Angeles investor Mark Attanasio Monday for a reported price of more than $220 million.
Peter Hain is set for more questions after failing to register \u00c2\u00a3103,000 of donations to his Labour deputy leadership campaign.
The Men in Black had no attack. The Calgary Stampeders -- sporting their black jerseys for the first time in two years -- sputtered on offence from the opening kickoff to the final gun as the Edmonton Eskimos
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Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday he suspected Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia was behind the abduction of five Britons from a government building in Baghdad.
With first-place Boston in town and more fans than usual in the seats at Tropicana Field, Scott Kazmir responded the way the Tampa Bay Devil Rays thought he would &amp;#151; like an All-Star.
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AUGUSTA, Maine -- A Maine company has acquired a Massachusetts boat builder and plans to relocate the business to Maine.
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General peanut butter woes helped boost Smucker's recent results.
Blog: Seawater is in your future. So get used to it.
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Web slowdown hits India, Pakistan too A submarine cable in the Mediterranean was cut earlier today, resulting in a dramatic slowdown in internet access for people in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and much of the Middle East.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Astronomers sifting through  the radiation signals emanating from a distant black hole have separated the  emission into its two component parts, a key step in understanding how such  massive objects work.
Millions of Americans have done just that. Thanks to them, a class of pain relievers called COX-2 inhibitors - Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex and Bextra, and Merck&#39;s Vioxx - have become blockbusters.
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The lobby of the Palace Hotel was a hub of activity after lunch yesterday. The picture to the right hardly does it justice. A constant stream of friends, a wide variety of ages and backgrounds, flowed through.  It was unlike anything I had seen before, likely because this conference was held in downtown SF, and not San Diego or Phoenix, and a facet of what we'll have when the Newsroom of the Future is up and running. Every city will have one, but San Francisco will probably be first.  Here's a video I took last week at CUNY that gives another perspective. Lots of tables, video screens, a stage, radio and TV equipment. What you can't see is that the room was saturated with wifi, and while it didn't have a huge presence on the Internet, it could have.
AT&T Inc.  said on Tuesday it  will invest more than $750 million in 2007 to accelerate the  delivery of global Internet Protocol services and solutions to  businesses and multinational companies in key markets  worldwide.
TAMPA, Florida  - A front-runner could emerge in the Republican race for the presidency in Florida where voters on Tuesday cast ballots that could also sink one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
Demand for ethanol has been a boon for corn farmers and small production plants, but DuPont wants to bring in a billion bucks from improving ethanol efficiency. Plus: Car buyers still vote  SUVs most popular. In Autopia.
The United States turned up the defense and turned away Canada. The Americans held the Canadians to just two field goals in a dominant second quarter, pulling away for a 113-63 victory Saturday to remain unbeaten in the FIBA Americas tournament.
University of Massachusetts police arrested 35 people early Wednesday morning after the Red Sox tied the Yankees in the sixth game of the American League Championship Series.
BURLINGTON, Vt. The Health Department is aiming its latest anti-smoking campaign at 18- to 25-year-old Vermonters. About 30 percent of the people in that age group smoke.
HARMONY has voted its 10,8% of Gold Fields shares against a planned reverse-listing of Gold Fields assets outside southern Africa into IAMGOLD of Canada, Harmony director Ferdi Dippenaar said yesterday.
The dollar recovered from all-time  lows against the euro on Thursday when traders took profits in  the euro zone currency ahead of a G20 finance ministers'  meeting in Berlin this weekend.
Sharman Networks, the company behind the Kazaa peer-to-peer file sharing software, began its defence in a Sydney court room on Tuesday against charges by members of the music industry that the company aided music piracy and copyright infringement.
Under pressure from the federal government, the District and its suburbs are developing their most extensive evacuation plans since the Cold War -- mapping escape routes, stockpiling bedding for shelters and designating pickup points for people who don't have cars.
By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 17--Volunteers picking up litter in Saturday's Beach Sweep/River Sweep again found cigarette butts to be the largest component of beach trash.
Police had found radioactive traces at two more locations following the death of a Russian ex-spy as British authorities sought to quell fears among the public, after a handful of people were sent for tests.
QANA, Lebanon  - An Israeli air strike killed at   least 40 Lebanese civilians, including 23 children, on Sunday,   prompting Lebanon to tell U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza   Rice she was unwelcome in Beirut before a ceasefire.
The ancient practice of bleeding patients might actually have helped fight some infections, University of Chicago scientists have found.
MySpace this week is testing a system that uses fingerprinting tech from Audible Magic to spot and prevent uploading of unauthorized video under copyright protection.
With soaring insurance costs squeezing workers and employers, voters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 choices this November may well be swayed by an issue that has great personal significance to Americans and their pocketbooks: health care.
Kidnappers with links to al-Qaida threatened in a videotape Saturday to slit the throats of two Americans and a British hostage unless authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons in Iraq.
A US dictionary publisher declares \
Despite its suitor&#39;s announcement that shareholders had tendered more than 60 percent of outstanding shares of PeopleSoft Inc.
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan  - Tribal elders in Pakistan's   troubled North Waziristan region helped security forces arrest   10 suspected Taliban fighters believed to have been returning   from Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.
China is accused of pressuring the World Bank into not publishing research about fatal Chinese pollution.
Seagate Technology (STX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday raised its quarterly revenue and profit forecasts for the December quarter on strong seasonal demand for newer products, surpassing analysts&#39; forecasts and sending its
LLEYTON HEWITT and Kim Clijsters have split up and will not be married next February, according to her Belgian website. Clijsters, 21, said last month she would marry Hewitt, 23, in Australia in February and
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Scientists have ruled out the possibility of a big eruption at Mount St. Helens soon, based on air samples collected Monday from above the 8,363-foot peak.
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LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - Even though he's facing double hip replacement surgery, Bill Smith is more than happy to struggle out the door each morning, limp past his brand new P.T...
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With five NBA players on the roster, the Spanish national team is the dominant story at the European basketball championship.
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG   said on Wednesday it had settled litigation related  to file-sharing service Napster.
One of Bipasha Basu's dreams came true at Lisbon, Portugal when she got to meet her favourite ...
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Erika Jonietz writes for Technology Review, \u00e2\u0080\u009cIronically, playing around with Vista for more than a month has done what years of experience and exhortations from Mac-loving friends could not: it has converted me into a Mac fan.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
San Jose Earthquakes coach Dominic Kinnear had just finished watching as two of his players, Brian Ching and Landon Donovan, scored for the
ROMA - Carlos Checa ha conquistato la pole position del GP del Qatar classe MotoGP. Lo spagnolo della Yamaha ha preceduto le Honda di Alex Barros e Sete Gibernau. Quarto Nicky Hayden. Il primo italiano e&#39; Loris Capirossi, sesto con la Ducati.
Microsoft on Friday made available to the public a pre-release version of Windows Vista SP1. We want to know what you think.
MANNHEIM, Germany  - A U.S. soldier at the center  of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal wants his pending court  martial to be moved from Baghdad as he believes he has no  chance of a fair trial there, his lawyers said on Monday.
The royal family will join millions of Britons for three minutes of silence held throughout Europe for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
Manchester United new-signing Wayne Rooney believes that they will not become Premiership champions this season. The 18-year-old, who signed from Everton for \u00c2\u00a327million on Tuesday, is looking forward to joining
Non c'&egrave; Adriano (problema alla schiena) tra i 19 giocatori convocati da Mancini per la gara ...
They grew up listening to '70s soul, learning to break dance, wearing Nikes, watching the \
QUETTA, Pakistan -- This nation launched a huge relief operation for an estimated 20,000 people affected by torrential rains in the southwest, as floods and avalanches pushed the death toll to 260 nationwide, officials said yesterday.
Resource stocks such as BHP Billiton   BHP.AX slid on Tuesday, hit by weak commodity prices, raising   the risk for similar declines in European peers but oil and   gold eked out a small rebound after recent steep falls.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insisted Tuesday that he has full confidence in his young Gunners to deliver the goods in their midweek FA Cup fifth-round replay at Blackburn.
Two thousand imaginary Cuban migrants set sail toward Florida during a massive two-day U.S. training exercise but were intercepted by federal, state and local agents armed with teamwork and acronyms.
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If President Bush wins re-election, he&#39;ll owe it to voters who regularly go to the polls. If Sen. John Kerry prevails, he&#39;ll have new voters to thank.
Concerns are growing that high-precision equipment in Iraq that could be used to make nuclear weapons has been &quot;systematically&quot; disappearing
Senior Palestinian officials aspiring to succeed Yasser Arafat might have thought that their main obstacle would be Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon or his closest ally, the United States.
Rising seas, an inevitable result of global warming, will almost certainly inundate those important historical sites located along coastlines. And at this point, there's very little to be done about it.
More than 10,000 British Airways staff will be balloted by their unions this week over a last-ditch pay deal that has lifted the threat of bank holiday travel chaos at Heathrow.
The US Senate late Thursday passed a wide-ranging energy bill, a key priority of majority Democrats, which raised average auto fuel efficiency standards by 10 miles per gallon over 10 years.
A county official pleaded to guilty to bribery Monday in a public corruption investigation that has also led to the arrests of several state lawmakers.
The iPod mini digital music players are now unwrapped -- and wrapped around biceps. The new designer jeans are hanging in closets -- or fitting snugly on the bodies of lucky recipients. But for many, the season of giving and receiving isn't over yet.
MELBOURNE: Coles Myer Ltd, Australia&#39;s biggest retailer, said yesterday it would hand over its payroll and human resources administration to EDS Australia late next year, affecting 120 jobs.
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After the fake wedding with high-school sweetheart Jason Alexander in January, Britney Spears got married again, for the second time this year, to fianc\u00c3\u00a9 Kevin Federline on Saturday.
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is found guilty of involvement in the 1993 bombings in the Indian city of Mumbai.
VATICANO - \u00c2\u0093Quando \u00c3\u00a8 autentica la fede cristiana non mortifica la libert\u00c3\u00a0 e la ragione umana\u00c2\u0094 ricorda Papa Benedetto XVI all\u00c2\u0092Angelus; Appello per la pace in Libano e nella striscia di Gaza Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - L\u00c2\u0092attualit\u00c3\u00a0 del pensiero di San Tommaso d\u00c2\u0092Aquino, un appello per la pace in Libano e nella striscia di Gaza, la giornata dei lebbrosi e il mese della Pace celebrato dall\u00c2\u0092Azione Cattolica, sono stati i diversi temi...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's allies won a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday but fell short of the predicted landslide after talk of a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.
Riot police, steel barriers, and water cannons surrounded Mexico's Congress as protesters vowed to stop President Vicente Fox from delivering his final state-of-the-nation address Friday, fueling fears the country's electoral crisis could turn violent.
TCL &amp; Alcatel Mobile Phones lancia Alcatel One Touch 355. Dotato di un display a 65.000 colori, questo nuovo modello della gamma regaler\u00c3\u00a0 al cliente una flessibilit\u00c3\u00a0 senza precedenti nell\u00e2\u0080\u0099invio e nella ricezione di messaggi.
US space shuttle Atlantis touches down in California, after bad weather prevents a Florida landing.
President Bush on Wednesday called embattled Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a \
A simple blood test could help dramatically cut the number of people dying from heart disease and strokes. The 20-minute test would allow doctors to treat
(BCN) -- Two Northern California women will take their bid for the right to use medical marijuana to the US Supreme Court on Monday.
BEIJING - A man armed with a knife killed eight people today at a high school in central China and wounded four others, a government news agency reported.
A prosecutor has appealed a decision to keep the judge in the case of seven police officers accused of a fatal post-Katrina shooting, further delaying the trial, a defense lawyer said.
The Professional Flight Attendants Association said in a message to union members Friday that the flight attendants would &quot;fill vacancies&quot; in the Detroit and Twin Cities bases.
Vein pattern scanned for authentication Fujitsu has introduced what it claims is the world's first mouse capable of scanning the pattern of veins in the user's hand. The reason? To use the pattern to authenticate the user for access to the host computer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gilberto Sago remembers the time, before the collapse of the Soviet Union thrust Cuba's economy into crisis, when a pound of pork cost just four Cuban pesos, or about 15 cents.
People selling three-bedroom homes in England and Wales must use Home Information Packs from today.
Tellabs Inc., a maker of fiber-optic network equipment, on Tuesday lowered the terms of a deal to buy Advanced Fibre Communications Inc.
Allarme con telefono satellitare dalle acque libiche
European Commission calls upon member states to tackle \
Beer bellies might take a toll on men below the belt, not just around it. Men who weigh too much are more likely to have poor sperm quality, research on nearly 1,600 young Danish men has found.
The days of seeking out ticket-scalpers in the shadows, ducking into alleys and dodging police for that elusive Yankees-Red Sox seat are fading fast.
Nov 1st 2004 06:30. In a press release, Capcom announced that the latest entry in the Resident Evil series, Resident Evil 4, will be ported to the Playstation 2. Thought to be an exclusive game
Dell Inc., battered by battery recalls and disappointing earnings, said Wednesday that Chairman Michael Dell will return to run the company he had built into one of the world's largest makers of personal computers.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 15--TOKYO -- Major online brokerage kabu.com Securities Co. launched  a nighttime market place Friday in an attempt to secure a new source of  revenues amid burgeoning industry competition.
HOBART, Australia - Dozens of wildfires burning Tuesday across southern Australia destroyed more than a dozen homes and a popular ski lodge, while residents in a suburb of the western city of Perth were urged to flee an approaching blaze.
Fashion house Gucci Group doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t expect its Yves Saint Laurent label to break even in the next three years, but said it is keeping to its promise not to axe any of its smaller brands.
The grandson of the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi has urged Palestinians to rise up peacefully to demand an end to Israeli occupation, and said freedom was close.
Some of the best rink builders and icemakers in North America have been working around the clock to stage the N.H.L.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first outdoor game in the United States, which will take place on New Year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Day.
JUDITH Murray, 91, was oldest in computer class at Tiverton, Devon, until sister Joyce, 93, joined.  (c) 2007 People, The; London. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Dow Jones &amp; Company, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, yesterday agreed to pay $519m (\u00c2\u00a3281m) for CBS MarketWatch, underscoring its belief in online advertising.
Doppio anticipo nella seconda giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 femminile di pallavolo....
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says he warned President Bush before U.S. troops invaded Iraq that the United States would sustain casualties but that Bush responded, \
The government on Thursday unveiled controversial plans to extend the length of time terrorism suspects can be held by police and questioned without charge from 28 to 42 days.
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MIAMI -- Bad news for residents Miami. Your city is among the 25 most dangerous in the country. Morgan Quitno Corporation released its annual city crime rankings today.
Wireless technology firm Qualcomm Inc.   said on Monday it was buying two micro-chip businesses  to boost its core wireless technology product offerings.
At a renovated textile warehouse near Boston's Fort Point Channel, where 50 employees of Ember Corp. are moving this month from cramped quarters next door, young engineers are busy lining the walls with 600 wireless sensor nodes -- each containing a low-powered radio frequency microchip mounted on a printed circuit board.
California, the top U.S. food producing state, has sent its first official agricultural trade mission to communist Cuba, looking to tap a potential $180 million food market.
A concert to mark the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash's famous gig at Folsom Prison is cancelled.
Lunedi mattina sono state emesse le sentenze dalla commissione disciplinare dalla Lega di Serie C sul processo scommesse che riguardava giocatori e club di terza serie. Salvatore Ambrosino il centrocampista
Il bimbo aveva ancora il cordone ombelicale attaccatoA segnalarne la presenza due donne, forse di nazionalit\u00c3\u00a0 romena                                          Un neonato appena partorito trovato in un palazzo a Genova
Matt Dillon inhabits the role of Henry Chinanski, the alter ego of the writer Charles Bukowski, in Bent Hamer's adaptation of Bukowski's 1975 novel of the same name.
Rajiv Laroia was handed a dream assignment at Lucent's Bell Labs in 1997: Invent a way to put a broadband Internet in the sky. Don't worry about existing cell phone systems, just do it right.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned her ousted predecessor Thursday, paving the way for Joseph Estrada's release a month after he was sentenced to life in prison for corruption
E' stato effettuato oggi a Madrid il sorteggio per le semifinali di Coppa del Re. Le due partite sar...
At its best escapist summer reading isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really a matter of geography. It takes you anywhere it wants to go.
The pilots and flight attendants at bankrupt UAL Corp. on Monday ratified wage-cut deals worth &#36;311 million annually to United Airlines, possibly moving the carrier closer to a Chapter 11 exit.
Jorvan Viera &egrave; stato nominato coach della nazionale irachena di calcio che parteciper&agrave;...
Ruled not to be uncompetitive The much-awaited Euro Tariff cap for mobile phone roaming took one more step towards becoming law today, with approval from the EU ministers in charge of competitiveness.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Daryl Murphy and Rade Prica get the goals as Sunderland see off fellow strugglers Birmingham at the Stadium of Light.
Eliot Spitzer&#39;s run at insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC ) looks increasingly as if it could be just the opening battle in a wide-ranging war against abuses in the insurance industry.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama expanded his lead on rival Hillary Clinton to 15 points heading into South Carolina's bitterly contested presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.
Seville will host the Davis Cup final between Spain and the United States in December, with the matches played on a clay court. The best-of-five series on Dec. 3-5 will be held at 22,000-seat Olympic Stadium
Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are given provisional bans for missing drugs tests.
Newspaper endorsements in the 2004 presidential campaign between President Bush, a Republican, and Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat.
A teenage girl has become the first known person to survive rabies without a vaccination, say doctors. A team at the Children&#39;s Hospital of Wisconsin used an experimental treatment on 15-year-old Jeanna Giese.
Three Olympic medalists and a world champion will be at Boston University's Agganis Arena today for the US Figure Skating Challenge.
Israeli forces have detained a senior leader of Hamas&#39;s military wing in the West Bank on during a night-time raid on his hideout, witnesses say.
Two Palestinians are confirmed dead and four injured after an Israeli aircraft launched two missiles at a group of Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunus.
Sen. Barack Obama urged Kenyans to take control of their country's destiny by opposing corruption and ethnic divisions in government during a policy speech Monday at the main university in his father's homeland.
Health officials are looking closely at some worrisome research on flame retardants. A new study has found high levels of chemicals called PBDEs in mothers&#39; breast milk.
Arrivano Cochi e Renato, 'Donne' e ancora serie dagli Usa
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A French Muslim delegation in Iraq says they have proof that two French hostages held by Islamic militants are alive, even though France
BAGHDAD, Iraq - American and Iraqi troops clashed with insurgents north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing two militants and injuring three Iraqi National Guards, the US military said.
Florida State and Miami were originally scheduled to play Monday. Instead, they spent the day trying to recover from Hurricane Frances.
Bank of America agrees to buy the troubled mortgage lender for 'bargain-basement' price of around $4 billion.
Marlon Brando's former business manager filed a &#36;3.5 million claim against his estate, alleging the Oscar winner sexually harassed her and breached their contract by removing her as a co-executor of his will days before his death.
This N.F.C. championship game was about whether the Falcons' Michael Vick, with his scrambling ways, could tie the Eagles in knots. He could not.
More than 50 people were killed and 20 injured in Sudan's worst floods in living memory which have partially or completely destroyed 18,000 homes, the head of civil defense said on Thursday.
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as  retailers Kmart Holding Corp. KMRT.O and Sears, Roebuck & Co.  S.N announced an $11.5 billion deal, while computer maker  Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N posted solid earnings.
Microsoft  reported a rise in  quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its  Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year  profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.
As the British and Irish Governments waited to see if Democratic Unionist leader the Rev Ian Paisley will sign up to an historic deal to revive power sharing, Sinn Fein chairman Mitchel McLaughlin insisted that there was a huge prize on offer to all
Some massive defensive linemen are the antithesis of the slimmer, more mobile linemen made famous by the Tampa Bay defense and personified by Warren Sapp.
Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport advanced to the Australian Open semifinals, overcoming local hope Alicia Molik, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7, in the quarterfinals today.
Destined for servers not PS3, at least not at the start... IBM has beguin punching out a 65nm version of the Cell processor used in Sony's PlayStation 3. Gamers should not get too excited: Big Blue's Broadband Engine - to give Cell its full name - is aimed not at consoles but slimline servers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

One week after suffering the most embarrassing loss in the university\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history, the Wolverines were humbled again with nowhere to hide before 109,733 at Michigan Stadium.
The most common type of gorilla is now \
Circuitous route to launch Comment IBM has announced its first computing solution based on the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell BE), namely the IBM BladeCenter QS20. This solution targets computationally intense workloads such as 3D animation rendering, compression, encryption, and seismic and medical imaging, to help companies create and operate highly visual, immersive, realtime applications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Most gay and bisexual men infected with  HIV in the United States are taking steps to reduce the chances  of passing on the deadly virus to their sex partners, according  to a federal study released on Thursday.
A property owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was used as the \
Google Inc. said on Tuesday it would digitize some of the world&#39;s most important libraries in a bold effort that could profit the company by attracting more viewers to its site -- and its ads.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - E-mail may be the fastest way  to negotiate a prisoner exchange with the Colombian rebel group  holding 72 hostages, the government said on Wednesday,  declining to explain why it wanted to avoid face-to-face talks.
Caligari's signature tool, called trueSpace, has a user interface that makes it easy to build complex 3D animations, Microsoft says.
THURSDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- The epilepsy drug sodium valproate has been linked to children born with developmental delays and lower IQs, says research published in the current issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
The Tigers keep their distant sight on the playoff chases, edging Kansas City in Pudge Rodriguez's 2,056th game as a catcher, third most all-time.
NEW YORK Despite voluble skepticism among investors, Google&#39;s stock jumped about 18 percent to $100.01 a share when it debuted Thursday on the Nasdaq stock market.
Gordon Brown is accused of running scared over a diary clash that will mean he misses the EU treaty's official signing.
The Cleveland Indians scored three runs in the 10th inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Thursday and increase their lead in the American League Central.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. Novell plans to release in early November a new version of its open-source operating system for desktops.
In a stylish spoof of the mystery ending of hit mob show &quot;The Sopranos,&quot; Hillary Clinton on Tuesday unveiled her new 2008 presidential campaign song -- &quot;You and I&quot; by Canadian diva, Celine Dion.
A new \u00c2\u0093gas gauge\u00c2\u0094 chip for laptop batteries provide much more accurate readouts of time left.
PETERSBURG, Ky. -- At the Creation Museum, a fanciful Eden rises from the void. Adam appears, bearded and handsome, if slightly waxen. Eve emerges from his rib with luxuriant hair and a kindly expression. Trees blossom and creatures frolic, evidence that all started well in God's perfect world.
At least four foreign oil workers have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region, officials say.
Four-month prison sentence for couple who crammed 34 cats and seven dogs into caravan
The number of girls in school and women in parliaments has risen, and their overall access to contraception has improved in the past decade.
US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a strong effort by Chinese qualifier Li Na and an opposing crowd to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open with a 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-3) victory on Thursday.
Screen Actors Guild President Alan Rosenberg was re-elected to a second term amid growing concern about a possible actors' strike next year.
Take That singer Howard Donald is in hospital after receiving a chest injury during the group's tour of Europe.
US employers probably added 175,000 workers to payrolls in October, the most in five months, while the unemployment rate held at a three-year low of 5.4 percent, the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists shows.
Opposition politicians are increasing the pressure on David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, over the fallout from his affair with married publisher Kimberly Quinn.
(December 23, 2004) - After quietly building a successful career in banking and real estate, Rochester executive Stephen B. Ashley finds himself in the middle of one of the financial world&#39;s highest-profile trouble spots.
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald appears to be saving NBC newsman Tim Russert as his last witness in the perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis \
MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax-AVN) - Seoul will consider broader participation in the International Space Station (ISS) project when the first South Korean astronaut visits the station, said Horg-yul Park, president of the Korean Aerospace Institute.
Difficolta' settore immobiliare peseranno ancora su economia
A law enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to secure U.S. driver's licenses will cost $23.1 billion over 10 years, require motorists born after 1935 to present birth certificates or passports, and add $28 to the cost of issuing each license, officials said yesterday.
Led by John Hanke, Google Earth and Google Maps are delivering cartography tools to the masses.
PITTSBURGH, July 6  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Kevin McClatchy not only preserved baseball in Pittsburgh as the Pirates\u00e2\u0080\u0099 owner, but he also accomplished what was once seen as the impossible by getting a new stadium, PNC Park, built.
Not until 2010, though, and David Tennant doubtful The BBC has announced there will be a fifith series of Doctor Who, although it won't be until 2010 and David Tennant is doubtful to reprise his role as the Time Lord.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Andrea Seppi ha raggiunto la finale del \
HOUSTON -- Andrew Fastow, one of the key figures in Enron Corp.'s collapse, was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday.
Rock foursome the Arctic Monkeys walked away with two prizes at the NME Awards Thursday evening in London on another night of awards disappointment for pop singer Lily Allen.
The first thing to make clear is that Paul Hamm, as he staged an amazing late comeback to win the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics gold medal last Wednesday, did absolutely everything right and nothing wrong.
Roger Clemens got his 345th win, allowing one run in six innings to lead Houston over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Thursday night and complete a three-game sweep for the Astros.
A roadside bomb kills two Canadian soldiers of the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan and an interpreter, officials say.
A September progress report on the U.S. troop increase in Iraq that President George W. Bush called an important moment for his war strategy is unlikely to be a \
Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano is expected to announce today that it will cut up to 3,000 jobs at Abbey National if it succeeds with its agreed bid for the UK bank, the Financial Times reported.
Gunmen from rival Palestinian factions killed one person and wounded 10 others in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank on Monday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas appealed for an end to the internal fighting.
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In its ongoing battle with rival Intel, AMD announced the latest round of desktop CPU price cuts today. Check out this and other original content on CNET's blog network.
Images of Labour's big power switch
'Where shall we store the cash?' EMC and HP were near-tied for number one in storage last quarter, with around 20 per cent of the market a piece, according to figures from IDC. It's HP that's making the running though, with double-digit factory revenue growth compared to EMC's 3 per cent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Economist Jan Svejnar launched his campaign on Friday to become Czech president, challenging incumbent right-winger Vaclav Klaus in the vote due in February.
The CBI says the UK's complex corporate tax regime hurts its reputation as a business location.
Toyota has vowed to have rechargeable hybrids ready in three years.
The fund to compensate families who lost savings in the Farepak Christmas fund collapse is to close.
The Dutch government on Friday refused to order a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.

Partners of private equity firm Blackstone Group LP  may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm's initial public offering last month, a regulatory filing shows.
Google and Microsoft separately plan to introduce on Thursday enhanced information sharing services for Internet users. Microsoft plans for the first time to offer a
In agreeing to stop the post-'surge' drawdown in Iraq, Defense secretary keeps pressure on the service.
By DOUGLASS CROUSE, STAFF WRITER  CLIFTON  A professional photographer specializing in children's parties was charged this week with possession of child pornography, police said Wednesday.
The Phantom of the Opera is not the first beast who had a crush on 18-year-old Emmy Rossum. When she was 7, a camping trip in Alaska found another hairy creature after her.
Israel said on Friday it had cut electricity supplies to Gaza as part of a campaign against militant attacks but stressed the reduction was minimal, amid international criticism.
Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday that it planned to take a material write-down of the value of its 2006 acquisition of ATI Technologies.
Spoons are so old school. And so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds have seized on new foods designed to keep them on the go -- no utensils needed. There's soup in heat-and-sip cups. Yogurt in squeeze tubes. Mini cookies in little cans that fit in car cup holders. Even frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches ...
Top nuclear negotiator Hussein Mousavian tells the BBC Iran has ruled out a long-term suspension of uranium enrichment.
Lleyton Hewitt has progressed to the quarter-finals of the Washington ATP event after an easy second round victory overnight.
The British government has contacted Ford following a report the US automaker is to sell luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover, an official spokesman said Tuesday amid concern for the fate of British jobs.
In most large organizations, a unified, integrated approach to paid search marketing will have a stronger financial impact if centrally managed.
President Bush's final State of the Union address will tell Americans to be confident about their economic future.
Alcan Inc.  shares rose 6 percent on Wednesday on speculation a counter offer could emerge to Alcoa Inc.'s  $28.4 billion hostile bid for the big Canadian aluminum maker.
Le molestie avvenivano da mesi tra le mura di casa
JAKARTA, Indoesia Sept. 19, 2004 - Indonesian voters hungry for change are expected on Monday to do something that was unthinkable during the country&#39;s three decades of authoritarian rule toss out an incumbent
The Democratic National Committee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to punish the state for moving up its presidential primary has provoked local party members.
Yahoo has updated its open source collaboration server software, Zimbra, now including Blackberry support and Yahoo Maps and search integration. However, if Microsoft acquires Yahoo, will this be the last update we see for Zimbra?
Sihamoni, who was chosen as Cambodia&#39;s monarch by the nine-member Royal Council on Oct. 14 following his father king Norodom Sihanouk announced abdication a week earlier, is the second king for the Cambodian nation in over 60 years.
Tiny VaxGen Inc. hit a home run Thursday when it won an $877 million contract to supply the US government with an anthrax vaccine for civilian defense.
Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling are both backed by strong offensive outputs as the Red Sox sweep a doubleheader over Chicago, 11-3 and 10-1 on Friday.
UK economic growth may be 1% lower in 2008 and 2009 because of the credit crunch, a report says.
Colombia's hardline government said Friday it is willing to meet with members of the country's main leftist rebel group in an unprecedented offer aimed at freeing dozens of rebel-held hostages, including three Americans.
Though it isn&#39;t certain, it appeared Wednesday a major party member of Brazil&#39;s ruling alliance would leave to pursue 2006 presidential aspirations.
Prim Sulu has become a barbarian. With flowing hair and leather clothes, George Takei agreed to age 30 years for an Internet download episode of \
By ANTHONY MITCHELL NAIROBI, Kenya - Deep in the dusty, unlit corridors of Kenya's national museum, locked away in a plain-looking cabinet, is one of mankind's oldest relics: Turkana Boy, as he is known, the most complete skeleton of a prehistoric human ever found.
John Lackey and the Los Angeles Angels gave their fans another reason to wave those rally monkeys. The Angels clinched their third AL West title in four years Sunday, with Lackey leading them to a 7-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners.
NEW YORK  &#151; MTV reality shows like \
A regional branch of one of Germany&#39;s  main political parties is planning a legal bid to have Adolf  Hitler posthumously stripped of his German citizenship.
Police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after a disputed vote that has hurt Kenya's democratic credentials and brought a rising death-toll.
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea  - Equatorial Guinea  wants Mark Thatcher, son of former British Prime Minister  Margaret Thatcher, extradited from South Africa after his  arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt, one of  the country's lawyers said Thursday.
18 vittime nella provincia del Sind, una nel Punjab
MOSCOW/SCHLESWIG, Germany  - Russian President  Vladimir Putin threw his weight behind the controversial sale  of top oil firm YUKOS's core asset Yugansk on Tuesday despite a  threat from the stricken company to escalate its legal battle  in foreign courts.
A proposed $10 round-trip airfare increase that initially looked like it might stick fell apart over the weekend. The increase was proposed by American Airlines late last week and matched
In storm-battered Florida, Rev. Russell Levenson of Christ Episcopal Church gave his congregation &quot;permission slips&quot; Sunday to grieve for their lost possessions.
A man arrested trying to leave Canada last week is a Russian spy, Canadian intelligence officials say.
Claudio Ranieri resigns as manager of Italian Serie A side Parma and is expected to take over at Man City.
A government panel has recommended that all college freshmen who live in dorms receive a new meningitis vaccine that lasts years longer than the old one and prevents people from being carriers of the bacteria.

The winning entries in a Royal College of Art competition to \
China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sizzling economy grew 11.5 percent in the third quarter, surging ahead despite official efforts to cool the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boom.
A influential committee of MPs says costs could be cut if decisions on asylum were taken more quickly.
Stars arrive for the European Film Awards, being held in eastern Europe for the first time.
Twenty men, women and children claiming  to be North Koreans broke into the South Korean consulate in  Beijing Friday seeking asylum, a diplomatic source said.
A US federal court has ruled that voice calls over the internet (VoIP) cannot be regulated rules applied to conventional phone services.
Iranian reformists challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hardline nuclear policy on Friday as the United States defended its imposition of tougher sanctions on Tehran for its disputed atomic work.
Bali, Indonesia (Sports Network) - Newly-crowned US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova came up a winner on Thursday, but her fellow Russian, French Open champion Anastasia Myskina, was stunned in second-round action at the $225,000 Wismilak International
Experts warn of a link between jacuzzis and the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease.
Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the occupied West Bank.
The US women&#39;s softball team has finished a dominating performance at the Olympics by capturing the gold medal. The Americans had little trouble with Australia in the final Monday, cruising to a 5-1 victory.
The DUP has not yet committed to power-sharing in Northern Ireland with Sinn Fein, says Gerry Adams.
China has arrested two labor bureau officials for their alleged links to slave labor in brick kilns, amid reports Friday that kiln bosses were hiding child laborers and charging ransoms for their release.
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Societe Generale followed market rules when it unwound unauthorized transactions by a rogue trader in a move that cost the bank billions, but urged tighter controls on banks in France.
David Cameron is being urged to adopt tougher climate targets by his own policy group, the BBC has learned.
Tensione nel Real Madrid, dove Michel Salgado e Mahamadou Diarra sono venuti alle mani.  I due, racc...
Doctors in France treating the Palestinian leader, Yassar Arafat, have told him that it will be several days before they know exactly what is wrong with him.
Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is on the verge of completing his championship dream in his first season with the Boston Red Sox, whose 103 million-dollar gamble on \
Whatever happened to mass-mailing viruses? The lazy, hazy days of summer witnessed a continuation of the ongoing shift from large-scale virus outbreaks toward phishing and more targeted attacks, according to a study by net security firm MessageLabs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, per la gara di domani contro i...
FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- Asthma patients who don't stick to their inhaled steroid medication regimens probably account for the majority of asthma-related hospital admissions, a new study contends.
JD Wetherspoon, the pubs chain renowned for converting banks into boozers throughout the 90s, has posted its first profit decline since it floated 12 years ago, and warned that 2005 will be another &quot;difficult year&quot;.
Japan offered a compromise on Monday to break an impasse over its controversial plan to lift a 20-year moratorium of commercial whale hunting but it was flatly rejected by the other key powers.
A British police inquiry, seeking to bury almost a decade of conspiracy theories, on Thursday ruled that Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot but had died in a tragic car accident.
Chinese policy-makers risk losing control of their economy unless they let the yuan rise in value and strengthen their financial system, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.
A U.S.-Iraqi campaign to stabilize Baghdad will begin soon and the offensive against militants will be on a scale never seen during four years of war, American officers said on Sunday.
Orioles manager Lee Mazzilli offered an interesting solution to the team's concern about losing revenue if the Montreal Expos move to Washington. \
LONDON: Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Sol Campbell returned to the England fold as coach Sven-Goran Eriksson named his squad on Sunday for World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he was late to see the storm gathering around U.S. mortgage lending practices and commended his successor Ben Bernanke's handling of the crisis, saying he would likely be responding in a similar fashion.
With salmon slowly returning, Maine has opened its first wild salmon season in seven years.
Two Republican senators said Sunday that Congress must rein in the Supreme Court ruling that international law applies to the Bush administration&#039;s conduct in the war on terror.
Japan and North Korea will hold talks on establishing diplomatic relations next week in Ulan Bator, Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said on Tuesday. The two-day talks from September 5 will be held as part of a six-country deal to scrap Pyongyang's nuclear arms programmes in exchange for aid and diplomatic recognition.
Bristol Farms, the industry-leading Southern California specialty and fresh grocery chain, has announced it will sell Safe Harbor certified seafood exclusively in all of its 15 Southern California stores and its San Francisco store beginning this week.
CBS News fired four employees on  Monday in the wake of an independent panel report that found a  \
Numero dipendenti pubblici provoca maggiori reazioni
The Dixie Chicks, who stirred up a  hornet's nest with a jibe at President Bush, won all five  Grammys for which they were nominated on Sunday, including the  coveted album of the year.
LOS ANGELES  - ABC's red-hot \
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce on Wednesday that British troops will start to withdraw from Iraq within weeks, British media said.
The last bloody exercise in the &quot;mosque-centered&quot; Sunni-Shiite conflict in Pakistan occurred yesterday during Friday prayer.
NATO defense ministers agreed on  Thursday that fast action was needed to tackle the threat of  \
What is Dalton McGuinty&#39;s real motive in advocating for a National Pharmacare program funded solely by the federal government? ...
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By Tom Troy, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Jun. 4--About 22 percent of Toledo households have pledged to join the city's curbside recycling program and save themselves $2.50 a month on the new trash collection fee, city officials say.
ROME Sept. 7, 2004 - An Italian aid organization said Tuesday that two Italian women were kidnapped from its office in Baghdad, Iraq.
Law enforcement agencies raided the head office of Russian oil giant OAO Yukos and the company's most important subsidiary, a Russian news agency reported Wednesday.
Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.
Prima stretta 2007, costo denaro su livelli settembre 2001
Jurors are sworn in as three men go on trial for the murder of Kriss Donald in Glasgow two years ago.
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Like TV cartoon characters pitching sugary children's cereal, the Food Dudes of Ireland pitch food, too. Only it's carrots and broccoli.
Nasa assesses damage to a newly unfurled solar panel at the International Space Station (ISS).
By Dennis O'Brien, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 15--A nasal spray marketed by Gaithersburg-based Med- Immune Inc. appears to be more effective than flu shots in protecting children under 5, according to a major study published today.  \
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InfoWorld - Imagine how different the tech industry might have been had Gary Kildall accepted IBM's offer, back in 1980, to license his computer operating system for a top-secret project. CP/M would have been the OS that shipped with the original IBM PC, and the world might never have heard the name of Kildall's competitor, who eventually accepted the contract: a Mr. Bill Gates.
Lennar Corp. LEN.N, the   third-largest U.S. home builder, on Tuesday said quarterly   profit fell 39 percent, citing a steeper than expected decline   in the U.S. housing market.
Description: BBC disc jockey John Peel, whose nightly Radio One program is credited with launching the careers of bands including New Order and Joy Division, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday.
Il capitano della Roma Francesco Totti dovr\u00c3\u00a0 attendere il 9 ottobre per rivestire la maglia della Nazionale. Dopo il consulto medico lo staff azzurro ha deciso che il giocatore non \u00c3\u00a8 utilizzabile. Totti
Microsoft released five security bulletins on Tuesday as part of its monthly update cycle, warning of vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
A bomb exploded in southeastern Iran on Friday, the official IRNA news agency reported without giving details.
Egyptian security sources reported  hearing an explosion on Thursday near the Kerem Shalom border  crossing between Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
Jermaine Beal drives the length of the court and hits a fadeaway jumper with 0.6 seconds left to give No. 23 Vanderbilt a 66-65 win over South Carolina on Saturday.
A nationwide push to put portable defibrillators in every school, a response to several high-profile student deaths, may not be worth the cost, a new study concludes.
The incumbent Afghanistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai has led the country&#39;s first-ever polls by over 75 percent of the votes counted by Saturday noon, Afghan election commission website said.
Fire crews help 15 passengers and staff to safety after a train catches fire on its way into north Belfast.
Da indagine su carne pollo e tacchino emerge calo del 10%
Skype patches a critical vulnerability that forced it to dump features from its VoIP and chat software to prevent attackers from hijacking Windows PCs.
E' meno grave del previsto l'infortunio del difensore del Milan Marek Jankulovski: lesione al corno ...
World number one Vijay Singh fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-shot lead when the first round was suspended for the day at the $4.
The cost of living for an average urban family in Zimbabwe rose by 66 percent last month, the country&#39;s consumer watchdog said in its latest report Wednesday.
Skiing great Ingemar Stenmark was sunbathing on a beach in Thailand when he saw an immense wave roaring to shore. He began running for his life. \
Pop star Sir Elton John criticises Australian Prime Minister John Howard's position on gay marriage.
Building products maker  Louisiana-Pacific Corp. LPX.N on Monday posted a sharply  lower quarterly profit, hurt by pricing pressures and higher  costs for fiber, resin and energy, and an unexpectedly high tax  rate.
Former \
George Mason was right on schedule after three victories in three nights and hoping to make another run for glory in the NCAA tournament.
_ Atlanta is off to a 3-and-0 start for the first time since 1986 after a 6-to-3 win over Arizona. The Falcons forced Arizona quarterback Josh McCown into three fumbles and managed to win with
Cellular service competitors followed Verizon with unlimited monthly voice plans for $99.
A Jordanian man who claims he was Osama bin Laden's bodyguard was questioned by U.S. officials who are considering having him testify at the Virginia trial of terror suspect Zacarias Moussaoui, the man's ...
Former MP takes up new role as Middle East envoy at meeting with US, UN, EU and Russia.
Two British journalists die and another is injured in an attack in Baghdad, hours after two soldiers were killed in Basra.
Ultracapacitors will prevent the need for jump starts in chilly weather. In Autopia.
NEW YORK -- Umpires are livid that Major League Baseball has sent investigators to their hometowns, asking neighbors a series of questions that include whether the ump belongs to the Ku Klux Klan.
In parole Napolitano nessun revanscismo o attacco a trattati
Oil is still king on Wall Street --  and if you don't believe it, just take a look at this year's  stock market charts.
Mark Delaney has joined Aston Villa&#39;s injury list after suffering a groin strain at Chelsea on Sunday. Liam Ridgewell and Mathieu Berson are set to keep their places, and the on-loan Carlton Cole is available after missing the game against Chelsea.
Spanish police arrested several suspected Islamist militants in anti-terrorist dawn raids across the northeast Catalonia region on Monday, a police spokesman said.
CALGARY -- Heads will roll if shortcomings in a scathing auditor general&#39;s report aren&#39;t fixed, Premier Ralph Klein pledged yesterday.
Toto, 'Partner dopo ristrutturazione, pareggio nel 2009'
A vaccine that could cure Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on people for the first time. King&#39;s College London and Bristol University has recruited 72 diabetic patients for the trials in late Spring.
Western intelligence and security officials say the threat of a terror attack by Islamic militants over the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel season is extremely high, with the greatest concern focusing on a possible plot targeting Europe.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal   Arroyo said on Tuesday that troops were on the verge of wiping   out the country's most violent Muslim rebel group as one   soldier was killed and 24 wounded in fresh clashes.
Iraqi men inspect the debris of a destroyed house after a US air strike overnight in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, early morning Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.
DENPASAR, Indonesia  - Lindsay Davenport continued   the march toward retaining her Bali International title on   Thursday, beating Akiko Morigami of Japan 6-2 6-3.
Greg Berlanti, the executive producer of \
While rappers lick standard-issue grapefruits Comments Monks at the Shaolin Temple in China were so incensed by an assertion by a Japanese internet user that a single ninja had once laid the smackdown on their greatest that they have deployed a feared warrior lawyer (presumably trained to an equally high standard in both law and arse-kicking). They have demanded that the internet user \
Vinti due milioni di euro in provincia di Frosinone e a Modena. La lista dei premi di prima categoria con vincite fino a 75 mila euro. Oggi l'estrazione dei premi da 50 mila
Royal Ahold NV, the grocer which owns the Stop &amp; Shop chain in the U.S., said Thursday its second-quarter profit soared on gains from asset sales including its U.S.-based food distribution arm.
Spain&#39;s cabinet proposed legislation Friday that would allow same-sex couples to marry and gays to adopt children, pressing ahead with its liberal agenda despite vociferous opposition from the influential Roman Catholic Church.
IBM said late Tuesday that it will sell its personal computer division, transferring an iconic brand to a Chinese rival that also will absorb about 2,000 local workers.
When New Jersey became the first state outside liberal New England to approve same-sex civil unions, Craig Ross and Richard Cash were among the hundreds of couples who  hurried to get their licenses. With Cash unemployed and his private health insurance costing $480 a month, the couple hoped the new...
Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Tuesday he is taking the necessary steps to remove his name from the November ballot, giving his party a chance to field a write-in candidate in hopes of holding the House seat.
Efforts made by provincial government to evacuate almost 1 million people before Typhoon Aere, the 18th of the year, landed in Fujian Province paid off.
Russia's foreign ministry rejects US claims that an arms shipment to Venezuela could be sold on to rebels.
Police and ambulance crews called to help a woman are attacked by a crowd in Londonderry.
Members of the Coalition for Intercollegiate Athletics endorsed a wide-ranging reform proposal Friday that would protect time for classes by limiting sports seasons and fight academic fraud by monitoring student-athletes' courses and grades.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month promotes breast cancer screening every October by conducting breast cancer awareness activities. The most obvious activity is the wearing of pink ribbons.
The acquisition of Net Integration Technologies will help IBM challenge Microsoft in the market for small and midsize busineses.
(KAAL) -- Last week it was announced that IBM might be selling part of it&#39;s company, and now that appears to have happened. China&#39;s biggest computer maker says it&#39;s acquired a majority stake in IBM&#39;s personal
L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetic  group, reported a 6.3 percent rise in first-half earnings on  Wednesday helped by a contribution from drugmaker Sanofi, and  confirmed it was aiming for a 20th straight year of  double-digit profit growth.
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Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she wants to serve her prison sentence for lying over a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her &quot;nightmare&quot; behind her.
The body of a man shot in the head and found on a London estate had been there for over 24 hours.
The US Supreme Court limited the scope of federal trademark protection, saying rival companies in some cases can use proprietary terms even when customers might be confused.
An American nun was shot to death in northern Brazil on Saturday, less then a week after she accused loggers and ranchers of threatening to kill rural workers, authorities said.
One of their legislators was suspended for fraud. Another outraged women by saying only brainless businessmen would hire \
Japan's PM Junichiro Koizumi takes a boat trip to view the Russian-held Kuril islands, which Tokyo lays claim to.
By Dan Huntley, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 14--LAKE WYLIE, S.C. -- Donna McSwain bought an antique trunk at an auction in the late 1990s. In a false cardboard bottom, she found turn-of-the-century, lacy, hand-cut Valentines.
Three weeks after the U.S. Naval War College's networks were taken offline after a network intrusion was discovered,  there's  no word on when it will be restored.
The owner of a popular bowling alley in Greenwich Village said Thursday his company is was severing ties with a group tied to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and is returning its $1.3 million investment.
Fifteen civilians were killed after a rocket slammed into a hotel Sunday night in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. Eyewitnesses said the blast at the Sunubar Hotel sent frightened bloodstained guests running into the streets for help.
Ancora molti gli aspetti della vicenda da chiarire
Emergency crews searched woods and open fields early Wednesday for possible survivors of a commuter plane crash that killed at least eight people but left two others with only broken bones.
Presidente Fed: non credo a recessione, ma rallentamento si'
Worldwide shipments of personal computers grew nearly 12 percent in the third quarter, driven by strong European sales and rising commercial demand, according to IDC, a research company that tracks shipments.
By RACHEL RICE; OF THE NEWS STAFF  PRESQUE ISLE - When the governor signed the state's biennial budget this month, there were many appropriations in it for northern Maine.  In fact, Rep.
Trio establishes far-reaching partnership to further future development and production of flat-panel displays.
At least 12 people were killed and 38 wounded when a bomb exploded outside an Iraqi army recruitment center in Hilla on Wednesday morning, police said.
La Virtus La Fortezza Bologna scender&agrave; in campo con la prima squadra nel derby di domani sera...
Nel 2005 era al 40,6%, migliora l'occupazione a +1,6%
KOUTS, Ind.  -- The quiet country life can turn into a pressure cooker of stress at harvest time as farmers push themselves to their limits, agricultural experts say...
Nine militants in Riyadh were reportedly killed by Saudi security forces after two big explosions rocked the capital. Police say the first blast came when two militants set off a remote-controlled car bomb in a traffic tunnel near the Interior Ministry.
Daum Communications Corp. completed the purchase of all shares in Lycos Inc. from Spain s Terra Networks SA, Terra Networks said in a note to the Spanish stock market regulator yesterday.
Nuove consultazioni forse il 21 ottobre prossimo
Three of the world's biggest spirit makers are interested in buying Absolut vodka, the Swedish government says.
In an open-air room at an abandoned religious court run by the followers of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, 10 bloated, darkened bodies lay covered in bloodied blankets.
Malware arrives in an e-mail message, launches denial of service attack.
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he cannot afford another Champions League failure as he prepared to renew hostilities with Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
The surge in oil prices over the summer was not enough to derail the U.S. economy and the central bank sees no reason to pause in its interest-rate rises just yet, top Fed officials said on Thursday.
Genghis Khan not only conquered the known world, but he fathered a good portion of it too.
Age is clearly a sensitive issue in  China's fast-paced world of online games, where a year or two  can mean the difference between the height of youth or a game  title being past its prime.
A mesh stocking pulled up over the wide bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better and even shrink back to a more normal size, according to a study described
Production at Mexico\u00e2\u0080\u0099s giant Cantarell oil field will fall by 15 percent this year, Jes\u00c3\u00bas Reyes Her\u00c3\u00b3les, left, the director general of Petr\u00c3\u00b3leos Mexicanos, Mexico\u00e2\u0080\u0099s state-owned oil monopoly, said. Output dropped 13.1 percent last year. Mr. Reyes Her\u00c3\u00b3les, a former energy minister who took over at Pemex in December, said other projects would help make up for the shortfall at Cantarell, which last year accounted for about 55 percent of Pemex\u00e2\u0080\u0099s overall production of 3.26 million barrels a day. Mexico is a top supplier of imported oil to the United States. Mr. Reyes Her\u00c3\u00b3les said that the company needed additional investment of $8 billion to $10 billion a year to keep up production, develop new reserves, expand its refining capacity and modernize its storage and transport network. But Pemex is closed to private investment and cannot finance the investment itself. Last year, Pemex sales surpassed $100 billion but it paid $79 billion in taxes, which accounted for almost 40 percent of Mexico\u00e2\u0080\u0099s federal budget.
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PRIME Minister John Howard should &quot;shut up&quot; and curb his public support for President George W Bush ahead of tomorrow&#39;s United States election, the federal Opposition said today.
Marcus Randall accepts coach Nick Saban's point of view &#151; last year is gone, forget it. This season might as well be the first for LSU's new starting quarterback.
The playground legal principle \
A boat sailing to Italy sinks off Tunisia killing at least 17, as a row grows over Rome's moves to send migrants back.
Era ricoverata da due settimane ma non trovato il virus
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.
By The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Dec. 18--Eight drivers suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs were arrested during a \
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight was issued a public reprimand by the Big 12 Conference for his comments about officiating in a double-overtime loss at Oklahoma State.
Matteo Brighi ha confermato i contatti tra il Napoli e il suo procuratore. ''Fino a ieri non c'era n...
Delta Air Lines, the third-largest carrier in the United States, announced Wednesday it will cut 7,000 jobs -- 10 percent of its workforce -- during the next 18 months and will slash wages.
India&#39;s one-day series against South Africa to be played in Britain and Ireland next month will go ahead after the Indian Cricket Board signed a fresh television deal on Thursday.
Conan O'Brien said he was looking forward to \
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Macintosh owners are far more likely than PC owners to have recently paid for a music download.
Actress and singer Liza Minnelli was  taken to a hospital after falling out of bed and hitting her  head in the early hours of Monday morning, People Magazine  reported.
Pitbull can bark with the best of them. Sitting in the back of a dark South Beach club, surrounded by some of Miami's biggest bouncers and bustiest booty shakers, the Miami rapper riffs on a myriad of issues as he promotes his second CD, \
On screen and in the Senate, he has looked the part. Now the Law &amp; Order star has to decide whether he's typecast for President
ATHENS: China, the dominant force in world diving for the best part of 20 years, won six out of eight Olympic titles in Athens and prompted speculation about a clean sweep when they stage the Games in Beijing in 2008.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Saturday said US sales at stores open at least a year rose 2.8 percent in October with help from sales of bedding and children&#39;s clothing, according to its preliminary tally,.
He was too far away at the time, but Utah football coach Urban Meyer would have loved to hear senior middle linebacker Tommy Hackenbruck s answer to reporters seeking his thoughts on the
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She called it her blessing in disguise. Donna Neuner, \u00e2\u0080\u009cBosom Buddies\u00e2\u0080\u009d support group leader, found comfort in a Christmas-time tragedy.
Patrick Swayze has joined several of Mel Gibson's celebrity friends in defending the actor, who in a drunken tirade blamed Jews for the world's wars.
Second-seeded Andy Roddick continued his roll through the Tennis Masters Cup field on Friday, setting up an intriguing semi-final encounter with Lleyton Hewitt.
The latest campaign finance reports filed late Thursday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) by the national parties\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099 House campaign committees show that both spent freely in the run-up and immediate aftermath to the Nov. 7 elections.
IBM said today it is offering software to the open-source community that could be used to plot the outbreak of an infectious disease worldwide.
Gillette Co. said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 14 per cent as customers traded up to its premium-line shaving and dental care products and it sold more Duracell batteries due to the recent hurricanes.
The archaic human species possessed a critical gene known to underlie speech, according to DNA evidence.
A number of massive glaciers in the West Antarctic are sliding into the ocean at an accelerating rate and raising sea levels, according to new data released Thursday.
KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villages encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds continued to fan forest fires sweeping through the country, killing 63 people in three days.
Poles voted on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that could weaken the grip of the conservative Kaczynski twins and bring in a more EU-friendly government ready to speed up economic reforms.
Contro il clan 'Massaro', imponeva il pizzo in tre province
_ Walking off the court after being overwhelmed by Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt gently tapped the Swiss star on the stomach. That was about the only way Hewitt could touch him.
Kimi Raikkonen is on pole and Lewis Hamilton is declared fit to race at the Nurburgring.
Asian entrepreneurs in Britain generate wealth three times as efficiently as the national average, according to a business study.
Not everyone has suffered from the current housing slump. Exceptions include entrepreneurs with deep experience in real estate and those who have carved out a special niche.
Wall Street was set for a steady start  on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip  group Applied Materials AMAT.O and inflation data a focus,  while shares in a bullish Motorola MOT.N may rise.
China's new restrictions on foreign  media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well  as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission  President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
Behind contradictory reports of pesticides in Coke and Pepsi is an underlying wariness of foreign companies.
Florida's attempts to avoid a repeat of  the 2000 election fiasco took another hit late Monday when  federal judges ordered a lower court to hear a lawsuit  demanding that electronic voting machines be equipped to print  receipts for voters.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- OK, so now the Patriots are 3-0 on this exhib-, no, wait, these games actually count , don't they?
Shire Pharmaceuticals, Britain&#39;s third-biggest drugmaker, has won US regulatory approval for its long-delayed Fosrenol treatment for severe kidney disease.
Mayor Anthony A. Williams predicts he has enough votes to approve financing for a ballpark along the Anacostia waterfront.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Stocks gained slightly Friday and the major indicators ended higher for the second straight week. Crude oil futures continued their decline, falling below $43 per barrel for the first time in 2 1/2 months.
Avviata mobilita' in stabilimento di Oleggio Castello
The rare genetic flaw occurs spontaneously near or during conception and may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism.
Germany sees more traffic chaos after a strike by train drivers on the country's local rail network.
Among the investments that Jim Savage, a Waltham venture capitalist, is considering is a North Carolina company introduced to him in an unorthodox way: The entrepreneur posted a comment on Savage's blog.
He's a kicker, for crying out loud. So why is Adam Vinatieri so popular? Kickers, after all, are supposed to be outcasts with small facemasks and funny shoes, guys with too many consonants in their last names who trot facelessly on and off the field between the real action.
The three largest Internet companies -- Microsoft, Yahoo and Google will pay $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling. They also agree to stop accepting ads for sports wagering and other online gambling.
Jock Soto, the retired ballet star, is a teacher, caterer, son, companion, activist and focus of a documentary.
Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, will be flown to Paris and hospitalized for the mysterious two-week-old ailment that has seriously weakened
Just when Microsoft thought it was safe to do business in the European Union, the government has opened a second complaint against the software giant.
(Hartford-WTNH, Dec. 27, 2004 Updated 11:15 AM ) _ Governor Jodi Rell will undergo surgery today after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
WASHINGTON -- A former Bush administration official who led the fruitless postwar effort to find unconventional weapons in Iraq told Congress yesterday that the National Security Council had botched intelligence information before the war ...
Colombians around the world hold protests against Farc rebels, in a movement launched on the internet.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Sports Network) - Jawad Williams scored 17  points to lead second-ranked North Carolina to a 77-70 win over  19th-ranked Connecticut at Hartford Civic Center.
Foreign cruise ships sailing from California to Hawaii would have to spend at least two days in Mexico under a proposed federal rule meant to help U.S.-flagged ships better compete with them.
 makers hope to bridge world cultures
FRANKFURT, Germany - US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that large US trade deficits could burden the US economy in the long term but added that their effect on the plunging dollar is hard to predict.
A child protection unit is to be set up by British police to prevent child trafficking in the wake of the Asian tsunami.
Tom Cruise \u00c3\u00a8 l&#39;uomo dell&#39;anno, Uma Thurman la migliore attrice e Quentin Tarantino il miglior regista. Sono questi i risultati del sondaggio effettuato tra i lettori del mensile &#39;Ciak&#39;, in edicola il 30 dicembre.
On her 24th birthday, Zhou Yi celebrated with pizza and cupcakes at the corner pizzeria in Lowell, thousands of miles from her home in Sichuan, China.
Egypt's intelligence chief criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday for cutting off contacts with new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to protest Palestinian militant attacks, a senior Israeli official said.
Almost 100,000 properties in Scotland are at risk from flooding, according to a new map of \
Il padre Graziano, 'la trattativa e' appena iniziata'
Chinese weather experts admit the country was not properly prepared for the current severe snow storms.
By World Capitol Bureau  The measure was designed to protect owners of land devoted primarily to farming, ranching or forestry.   OKLAHOMA CITY -- Gov. Brad Henry has vetoed a measure that was designed to protect landowners from hunters who stray onto their properties.
A sentencing hearing for convicted terrorism conspirator Jose Padilla and two other men began Tuesday with defense lawyers raising more than 90 objections to a report that could determine whether their clients spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Robust demand for cheaper phones lifted third-quarter earnings and the better than expected results sent the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares sharply higher.
Los Angeles saw a 14 percent jump in gang-related violent crime last year.
Jeff Garlin isn't long into his comedy set when he announces to the audience: \
Violations aplenty, alleges database giant Oracle has amended its theft lawsuit against SAP to include claims of infringed copyrights and breached contracts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The judicial inquiry commission, formed by the government to probe into Saturday&#39;s grenade attack on the Awami League&#39;s rally in the capital, will formally start working from Thursday.
Eastman Kodak Co.  said on  Thursday it has developed digital camera technology that nearly  eliminates the need for flash photography, part of the  company's effort to make money from its deep patent portfolio.
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So, this guy walked into a grocery store ... and got completely overwhelmed.
South Africa is slightly less corrupt than it was last year, but more corrupt than it was in both 2002 and 2001, according to figures released on Wednesday by the global anti-corruption
The balance of power in social networking is moving from the Web site to the user, and that could be accelerated with a new tool released Friday by Google -- a Social Graph API (application programming interface).
Vice-President Alice Nzomukunda resigns over corruption that she says is hampering Burundi's progress.
Ministro Ambiente, dietro i roghi ci sono le ecomafie
Le proiezioni davano +4,8%, cade il rischio deflazione
Gaza's rival factions agree to revive a ceasefire as international mediators voice deep concern at the violence.
DAVOS, Jan 26 (IPS) - UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon has called on  world leaders to agree some 2010 milestones towards achieving the  2015 Millennium Development Goals.
Scott Hall wants to spark a discussion, so he asks his students something bound to provoke a reaction: Do women want more out of marriage than men?
With soaring insurance costs squeezing workers and employers, voters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 choices this November may well be swayed by an issue that has great personal significance to Americans and their pocketbooks: health care.
Secretary of State Colin Powell says commercial interests some countries have in Sudan were motivating their opposition to a U.S. diplomatic campaign to help the oppressed non-Arab community in Darfur.
DENVER -- The Army has launched a nationwide program to teach soldiers and their families how to identify signs of possible psychiatric injuries suffered in the war on terrorism that may have gone unnoticed.
\u00c2\u00b7 1,200 released early under emergency package  \u00c2\u00b7 Prison population again tops 81,000 record
Willie Parker ran for a team record 223-yards to help the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers crush the Cleveland Browns 27-7 on Thursday, keeping the home team's slim playoff hopes alive.
In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star Game yesterday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
BEIJING, June 2 -- Vice Premier Huang Ju, a reformer who helped guide China through a period of swift economic change, died in a Beijing hospital early Saturday after a long illness, the government announced. He was reported to be suffering from cancer and had largely disappeared from public view in...
Vladimir Guerrero provided an instant return on Anaheim&#39;s five-year, $70 million, free-agent investment, and Tuesday was named the American League MVP by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
MILLPOND BOTTOM, England They gathered under the pink-painted walls of the Royal Oak Inn, then marched on to this gentle vale to claim their slice of new freedom.
The total fishing quota for the European Union was cut by 10 per cent yesterday, after almost two days of wrangling in which fisheries ministers rejected
Buyout firm Forstmann Little &amp; Co. could announce as early as Thursday a deal to buy top talent agency International Management Group, which represents some of the world&#39;s best known
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher may not decide until this weekend if quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will start Monday night in Jacksonville, even if Roethlisberger already seems to have decided he is playing.
Qatari Energy Minister Abdullah al-Attiyah  said on Tuesday that $30 a barrel was a fair price for oil -- a  level nearly $20 below U.S. crude futures.
By TONY SPILDE  By TONY SPILDE  With Lake Sakakawea just a tenth of a foot from dropping to a red- flag low, Sen. Byron Dorgan is concerned that some towns downstream along the Missouri River could run out of water this summer.
 Star's Sex Life Scrutinized
Five Indiana Pacers, including NBA  All-Star Ron Artest, were charged with assault and battery on  Wednesday for their role in what authorities described as one  of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.
Federazione nazionale della stampa, e' un atto grave
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will seek on Thursday to resuscitate the Palestinian-Israeli peace process after coming under pressure from moderate Arab nations hoping to expand a ceasefire deal.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas formally asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government and urged him to respect peace accords signed with Israel.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced major revisions to the 2005 Indianapolis 500 schedule today. Changes to the 89th running of the Indianapolis 500 include an altered qualifying format, movement of
Blog: A group of Vodafone investors have gotten support from a major U.S. proxy advisory firm to pressure the company to spin-off its stake in Verizon Wireless.
British pop superstar Elton John made a brief stage appearance on Wednesday as a flat-capped miner from northern England in a special ...
Let's see, about $136 million (over eight years) went to 40-40 star Alfonso Soriano, who has never really mastered a position. Another $100 million went to first baseman/left fielder Carlos Lee, who has never reached a .900 OPS in his career and looks like a weight problem.
\u00e2\u0080\u009c28 Weeks Later\u00e2\u0080\u009d is brutal and almost exhaustingly terrifying. It is also bracingly smart, both in its ideas and in its techniques.
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Upgrading your Windows Vista operating system to the Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate Refresh is complex and not necessarily for all Vista users, not yet. Take an in-depth excursion into the world of Vista upgrades.
Social Security benefits will not change for retirees or wage-earners age 55 or older in the plan President Bush unveiled Wednesday night. But the government guarantee would drop for younger workers whether or not they set up personal accounts.
An elite Philippines police team on Wednesday stormed a Manila courtroom where an armed ex-marine and his girlfriend were threatening to kill four hostages over a property dispute, police said.
Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.
Iraqi deaths hit a new high in October and 100,000 people are fleeing abroad every month to escape worsening violence that is segregating the country on sectarian lines, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
Kraft Foods Inc. said on Thursday it  has agreed to sell its UK desserts unit to Premier Foods Plc  for $135 million in a bid to focus on larger-scale businesses.
Gay passed Asafa Powell of Jamaica, the world record holder, and crossed the finish line with a time of 9.85 seconds.
Spanish police arrest an Algerian wanted for allegedly providing logistical support for the 11 September attacks.
When defensive end Darryl Tapp gets his hands on something, it&#39;s almost impossible to get him to let it go. That includes quarterbacks, running backs and an important piece of Virginia Tech tradition.
Seattle SuperSonics forward Rashard Lewis (7) takes a shot against Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith (5) during the first quarter, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
Some Venezuelan television channels began altering their programs Thursday, citing fears of penalties under a new law restricting violence and sexual content over the airwaves.
The NBA is convinced it is playing with a better basketball this season &#151; no matter what Shaquille O'Neal thinks. The league is debuting a new ball made of microfiber composite to replace the old leather balls, and O'Neal isn't impressed.
Children of women who eat a  Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables while pregnant  are far less likely to develop asthma or allergies later in  life, Greek researchers said on Tuesday.
'Modded at rear' but box unaffected NSFW Any reader looking for a second-hand \
As urbanites demand better air and water, China's countryside is increasingly becoming a dumping ground.
Russia&#39;s new Prime Minister Viktor  Zubkov displayed a tough Soviet style of management at his  first government meeting on Thursday, barking orders at  underperforming ministers and calling one of them &quot;comrade.&quot;
Patients taking Vioxx for pain relief have many alternatives, and the popular drug&#39;s withdrawal from worldwide markets yesterday should have little practical effect on clinical care, experts said.
A rocket fired by Shi&#39;ite militants clipped the wall of the Imam Ali shrine in the city of Najaf on Tuesday and may have damaged the building, the US military said in a statement.
As the new Bank of England 20-pound note makes its debut, featuring economist Adam Smith, a survey suggests Britons want better-known and more modern characters on their money.Comment
Lee Westwood looked at the draw at the start of the HSBC World Match Play Championship this week and knew it could hardly be tougher.
McDonald's needs to offer its employees more money and give them a way to improve society.
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Friends, family and fans gather at a church in Harlem, New York, for the funeral of rapper ODB.
B+ for effort Comment To say that AOL has rushed out its new film download service is an understatement. The terms of services just simply haven't been written yet (blank on the website) and it doesn't make clear that the films can only be downloaded in the US, but that's the case, and there has been little thought on pricing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Prodi su futuro compagnia e su Malpensa 'ha sbarellato'
U.S. military review tribunals have ordered five more prisoners to remain held as enemy combatants in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Navy official said Saturday.
Election officials are beefing up security and taking other precautions at many of the nation's 200,000 polling places amid continuing concern that al-Qaida terrorists are intent on disrupting the U.S. political process.
The Boston Red Sox hammered the Cleveland Indians 12-2 on Saturday to force a seventh and deciding game in the American League Championship Series.
Rap star Eminem kicked off the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday with the rat-a-tat of machine guns and whirring of helicopters as he performed his new politicized single \
Il Catania ha presentato ufficialmente Cristian Ezequiel Llama e Giacomo Tedesco.
Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson says the city of Indianapolis will ask the general assembly to approve pull-tab legislation to help pay for a new stadium for the colts.
China urges the United States to stop developing its military relations with Taiwan, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Tuesday.
Kobe Bryant will miss at least five games with a severely sprained right ankle, but the Los Angeles Lakers said Friday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 hours.
E' meno grave del previsto l'infortunio del difensore del Milan Marek Jankulovski: lesione al corno ...
ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey&#39;s prime minister has lashed out at the European Union and said it &quot;should not become involved in Turkey&#39;s internal affairs.
Jewish support for Congress to call an Armenian massacre 'genocide' has strained relations between the longtime allies.            Presented By     From Dell? Home!      &nbsp;&nbsp;The new Dell? Inspiron? 1520 notebook with hi-def widescreen and long-range wireless for only $799. Add mobile broadband for $150. Limited time offer. Click here. www.dell.com    Ads by Pheedo
ESPN's Monday night NFL game was watched by more viewers than any show in cable TV history except a 1993 debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
By Gadewar, Sagar B; Schembecker, Gerhard; Doherty, Michael F  Use this structured approach, which combines preliminary experimental data with predictive methods and heuristics, to quickly generate and screen process alternatives at the early stages of a new venture.
Avoiding the false economy trap Reg Tech Panel \u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS ANGELES Sept. 12, 2004 - The undead came alive once more over the weekend as &quot;Resident Evil: Apocalypse&quot; debuted at No.
Former major league infielder Fernando Vina on Monday admitted using human growth hormone in 2003 as he attempted to heal from injuries.
The Valley blog mogul Michael Arrington hosted a panel at New York's DigitalLife convention, and it showed promise--if only the setting had been right.
Nine people were killed in bomb blasts in central Baghdad and mortars rained down on a Sunni neighborhood on Thursday as new figures showed that Iraqi civilians deaths edged up to another record in January.
World number one Annika Sorenstam will miss the women's World Cup of Golf to be held at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City in January 2007.
The Bush administration and its allies in Congress are trying to strip federal courts of their authority to review the detentions of almost all terror suspects.
(InfoWorld) - High Tech Computer\u00c2\u00a0(HTC) celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday with a rare compliment from Apple: the company adopted the same name HTC uses on one of its smartphones for the iPod Touch. HTC, the Taiwanese handset and PDA (personal digital assistant) maker, earlier this year launched the HTC Touch, a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS smartphone designed with one-touch screen features, viewed by many as a rival to the iPhone. Upon hearing of the name of the new iPod, HTC president and CEO Peter Chou said, \
Despite a summer slump in trading up and down Wall Street, Goldman Sachs reported strong third-quarter earnings on Tuesday.
Libya's Supreme Court will hear an appeal next week by five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death on charges of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus, Bulgaria said on Friday.
BUDAPEST -- Protesters clashed with police and stormed the headquarters of state television early Tuesday, responding with violence to a leaked recording that caught Hungary's prime minister admitting that the government \
A rash of allegations that Israeli soldiers have killed Palestinians wrongfully and abused corpses in the field has been disclosed by human rights organizations and Palestinians -- but also by soldiers who contend that the long conflict is undermining basic concepts of decency in the Israeli Defense Forces.
John Edwards predicts his financial disadvantage against Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama would be quickly overcome if he were to pull off a victory in the Iowa presidential caucuses Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Germany on Monday by saying was he open to talking about ways to solve the conflict in Chechnya.
With a White House as press-shy as President Bush's, sometimes you have to travel very far from Washington, maybe even to the middle of nowhere, to find out what's really going on.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has an unusual visitor that experts are hoping will be a permanent houseguest: a great white shark.
It is barely a drop of ink in the gargantuan omnibus spending bill that Congress just passed. But a provision that would give the public free access to the results of federally funded biomedical research represents a sweet victory for a coalition of researchers and activists who lobbied for the l...
A teenager is found guilty of murdering a disabled man who was brutally attacked by a gang in Sunderland.
Parliament will apologize next week to thousands of Aborigines who were forcibly removed from their families under policies that lasted for decades, but the proposed apology does not include any financial compensation.
Multiple European Cup winners Real Madrid and Liverpool squeezed through to the last 16 of the Champions League after winning their respective final group matches.
Coke is under attack again for its record in the developing world, this time from a Wall Street stockbroker who aims to half the value of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s share price.
Lleyton Hewitt believes the surface at the Australian Open&#39;s Melbourne Park is hindering the country&#39;s chances of producing a local champion.
Japan&#39;s new defence minister called Tuesday for a thorough probe into the leak of secret data on the US-developed Aegis combat system, as police launched new raids at a naval base and on military homes.
AFRICA/KENYA - Le speranze suscitate dall\u00c2\u0092incontro tra Kibaki e Odinga devono tradursi al pi\u00c3\u00b9 presto in un miglioramento della sicurezza nel Paese Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- Caute speranze ha suscitato in Kenya l\u00c2\u0092incontro del 29 gennaio tra il Presidente Mwai Kibaki e il leader dell\u00c2\u0092opposizione Raila Odinga, alla presenza dell\u00c2\u0092ex Segretario Generale dell\u00c2\u0092ONU, Kofi Annan, incaricato di mediare nel...
By John F. Bonfatti  As the barge slowly toured the southeast section of Chautauqua Lake,  John Skogerboe periodically flung a rake attached to a line into the water  and dragged up a clump of wispy weeds.
BESLAN, Russia - Commandos stormed a school Friday in southern Russia and battled separatist rebels holding hundreds of hostages, as crying children, some naked and covered in blood, fled through explosions and gunfire. Estimates of the number of dead were as high as 200...
Pitching star Roger Clemens has sued his former trainer for making false and defamatory statements about his steroid use that was chronicled by Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report.
Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Merck &amp; Company in connection with Vioxx, the painkiller that was pulled from the market in late September
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Man Utd outclass Arsenal at Old Trafford to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.
MOTHERBOARD COMPANY Gigabyte has included an enhanced AGP riser interface for one of its Intel-based PCI Express products, but read the small print before you plug your graphics card in and start to play.
Brazil's president promises to spend $270m creating new reservations for indigenous groups in the Amazon.
A tsunami survivor is rescued after floating on tree debris in the Indian Ocean for eight days, eating coconuts.
Embattled French winemakers on Thursday  welcomed an easing of tough alcohol advertising laws, hoping  new rules allowing adverts with a splash of color and  imagination will cure the sector of its chronic sales headache.
Asia News, JAKARTA - Indonesia accused fellow ASEAN member Myanmar on Friday of dodging the issue of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s detention and said there was a gap between official junta statements and reality.
Israeli bombardment killed at least 40   civilians in Lebanon on Friday and Hizbollah launched its   longest-range rocket attack of the war as world powers tried to   overcome their differences on how to end the fighting.
A previously unknown virus may be to  blame for a rare but deadly form of skin cancer, opening the  prospect of new ways to treat and prevent the condition,  scientists said on Thursday.
THE skeletal remains of up to 18 Aborigines, stolen by a Swedish explorer 90 years ago, will be returned to Australia this month in a landmark repatriation agreement.
Chelsea clinch the signing of France international Florent Malouda from Lyon on a four-year contract.
InfoWorld - Much as the ubiquity of Microsoft&#39;s Windows operating system and Office productivity tools has made the software giant a focal point of security research, search giant Google is facing new scrutiny as it diversifies its products and moves further into the business environment.
It's been a bonus brouhaha for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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No one will get inside one of Hollywood's most exclusive Oscar night parties this year: Vanity Fair magazine said on Tuesday it was scrapping its famous fete in support of Hollywood's writers in their three-month-old strike.
A vote by Californians to spend $3 billion on human embryonic stem cell research could speed progress on the promising but controversial field and make the state the epicenter of such research.
A dishwasher-sized spacecraft on Europe's first mission to the moon was set to enter lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space, the European Space Agency said.
The Revolution have overcome long odds to reach the Major League Soccer playoffs the last two seasons. But, after their 3-2 loss to the MetroStars Saturday night, their chances of continuing that trend seem to be fading.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26  \u00c2\u0097 The business software maker BEA Systems signaled its intent to let Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $6.7 billion takeover bid expire Sunday, setting the stage for a showdown with its largest shareholder, the billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn.
Swimming star Michael Phelps wants to spread the word: Don't drink and drive.
InBev, the world's largest brewer by volume, said Thursday that strong growth in its premium Beck's and Stella Artois brands helped boost first-half profits at its Interbrew business but said the second half would be challenging. It disclosed plans to close a plant in Great Britain and another in Canada to improve efficiency.
New looting and gang fights has erupted in the East Timor capital Dili, leaving homes and buildings in flames just 100 metres (yards) from the presidential palace, an AFP reporter witnessed.
S. Alan Stern, the director of space science at NASA, is ushering in a new era of saying no.
Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention.
BusinessWeek Online - Like other foreign investors in Central Europe, Patrick Cogny has more pressing worries than politics. As CEO Europe for outsourcing giant Genpact, 40% owned by General Electric , Cogny is more focused these days on how to contend with other multinationals setting up back-office centers in Hungary and trying to lure away his employees. \
The Czech Republic routs Sweden, 6-1, Tuesday in the quarterfinals.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in an interview released Monday that it's \
Il ragazzo era su uno scooter insieme a un amicoTravolti a un incrocio da una Mercedes che \u00c3\u00a8 passata col rosso                                           Roma, muore quattordicenne investito da un'auto pirata                                                                                  Caccia all'autista e al passeggero che non si sono fermati
By Stanley B. Chambers Jr., The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 7--DURHAM -- A Durham teenager drowned Wednesday in Falls Lake after jumping into the water to retrieve his cell phone -- the second Triangle teen to drown within 24 hours.
(Linda Stern is a freelance writer. Any opinions in the   column are solely those of Ms. Stern. You can e-mail her at   lindastern@aol.com.)
A come-from-behind victory over the Bills means the Giants will go to the playoffs for the third consecutive season and relieves the persistent pressure that follows Coach Tom Coughlin.
The Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour is the 'top-grossing tour in history' according to Billboard magazine.
Washington Nationals\u00c2\u0092 first baseman Nick Johnson and right fielder Austin Kearns collided as they chased after a blooper and Johnson fractured his right leg.
Whether the 30-year-old marathon world record holder will achieve the global title she yearns for in the wake of her traumatic failure at the Athens Olympics remains to be seen.
Si fa complicata la vicenda giudiziaria di Roccaraso. Mentre divampano le polemiche sulla morte del sindaco Camillo Valentini e una buona fetta del ceto politico invoca una riforma del sistema giudiziario, nella Procura di Sulmona, competente sul caso, ...
A troupe of Chippendales dancers won't face criminal charges for the \
China's trade surplus jumped 19.5% in January as the economy continued its rapid growth.
Four years after the Internet bubble burst, the venture-capital industry is showing signs of growth.
The European Union and the United  States said on Monday they still hoped to seal a long-delayed  global trade deal in 2008, and trade ministers this week could  help pave the way for a breakthrough soon.
The vast majority of provisional ballots cast in Ohio were legitimate, say election officials who are poring over thousands of presidential election ballots.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukrainian police and state security agents searched the apartments of two opposition activists Friday, just over a week before the country's hotly contested presidential election, a news report and an opposition group said.
America West has pulled out of the bidding for ATA, the bankrupt low- cost carrier, the day before bids were due in, citing doubts about whether &quot;the potential value justifies the anticipated cost&quot;.
Elizabeth Edwards is scheduled to have more tests to determine the severity and course of treatment for her breast cancer, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Not that the hockey negotiations aren&#39;t going to proceed in utterly good faith, but the NHL owners piled up a $300 million war chest and the players union long ago warned its members to be ready to go 18 months without a paycheck.
By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Jun. 2--Real estate sales may have flatlined statewide, but waterfront property on Stock Island is still a hot seller.
La banca ha ottenuto ricavi operativi per 88 mln (+63%)
Michael Jackson's lawyers want his accuser and family to have psychological tests ahead of his trial.
Ma economia Ue e' solida, impatto limitato da crisi in Usa
Michigan:The final day of a Ryder Cup is usually crackling with uncertainty, but Sunday was a different sort of waiting game. It was a gorgeous late summer afternoon in this affluent Detroit suburb full of
New York Stock Exchange traders  shouting buy and sell orders -- the faces of capitalism in  action -- have been fighting off extinction as the rise of  computer market-making systems have marginalized their role.
Exercise alone cannot totally offset the risk of premature death associated with obesity, research suggests.
Democratic presidential contender  Hillary Clinton on Friday proposed $70 billion in emergency  spending to stave off a possible U.S. election-year recession,  upstaging Republican rivals who clashed over the economy but  offered few specifics.
Time may have finally caught up with JetBlue, the airline that Wall Street once thought could do no wrong.
ELEANOR HALL: It was launched with great fanfare a decade ago, but today&#39;s accident has prompted concerns about the future of high speed tilt train in Australia and the capacity of the narrow tracks in Queensland to carry them.
Fannie Mae&#39;s board of directors may have found it hard to get rid of the company&#39;s top two executives, but a difficult job remains in navigating the transition to the next senior management team.
The road-trip flick &quot;Sideways&quot; led Golden Globe contenders yesterday with seven nominations, including best musical or comedy film, three acting nominations and best
The sale of U.S. beef and pork company Swift & Co. to Brazil's JBS-Friboi  gives the Brazilian company access to the tightly controlled U.S. meat market, where uncooked Brazilian beef is banned, U.S. industry sources said.
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - \u00c2\u0093Facciamo appello a tutti i cittadini dello Zambia di rimanere uniti e di superare questo periodo di divisione e di prova\u00c2\u0094 chiedono le Chiese cristiane dello Zambia dopo la proclamazione dei risultati delle elezioni presidenziali Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Chiediamo a tutti i leader politici e ai loro sostenitori che possono essersi sentiti sconfortati dai risultati elettorali, di non ricorrere alla violenza ma di rimanere calmi e di utilizzare metodi pacifici di riparazione\u00c2\u0094. ...
20 August 2004 -- For the first time in a week, no fighting was reported overnight in Georgia&#39;s separatist region of South Ossetia.
Militants who say they are holding three foreigners hostage in Afghanistan say talks are about to open.
A newborn in Sierra Leone has the lowest chance in the world of surviving until age 5, and the prospects are almost as bad for children in Angola and Afghanistan, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.
He did not wear goat horns or devil horns. He didn't push any photographers or flip off any fans. He didn't demand a contract extension or show up looking like the late John Candy. He didn't insult any owner or club executive. He didn't ask for his own locker room or personal trainer. He didn't claim ...
A powerful Sunni Muslim group urged Iraqi security forces today not to fight with US troops preparing to storm the rebel-held city of Falluja.
Opinion: Michael Gartenberg looks at two upcoming operating system releases. His judgment? Advantage Apple.
Although it normally touts its numerous acquisitions on the company blog, Google has yet to officially announce that it has purchased security firm Green Border, which offers software to protect Web users that takes a fairly unique approach.
your thoughts and prayers as we mourn the loss of Reggie White. We want to. thank you in advance for honoring our privacy.&#39;&#39;.
Master movie maker Martin Scorsese took a major step toward winning his first Oscar on Saturday when he was named the Directors Guild of America's best film director for 2007 for his thriller \
US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, the leader of the Supreme Court&#39;s conservative majority, was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is in the hospital after undergoing throat surgery, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.
Eight immigrants who have waited years for their citizenship applications to clear tougher post-9/11 background checks claim in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the delays violate their constitutional rights of due process.
NASHVILLE, June 30 -- Comer Wilson hasn't had to show his ID to buy beer in a while. Maybe it's the 66-year-old man's long, white beard.
MOSCOW -- Russian oil company Yukos suffered a fresh setback yesterday in its survival struggle against multibillion-dollar tax bills when one of its appeals was thrown out and another adjourned by a Moscow court.
Prima prova e' tema italiano,quasi mezzo milione di studenti
Responding to the need among businesses to monitor employee activity for signs of potential cybercrime and fraud, behavior analysis specialist Actimize is being acquired by Nice Systems for roughly $280 million.
Obiettivo svecchiare i veicoli e ridurre le polveri sottili
Not expecting a rush of IT spending during the last three months of 2004, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina said Thursday that IT buyers have become smarter and more discriminating in their IT purchasing than they were just five years ago, and that they now realize that technology spending can sometimes be a \
President Bush said on Thursday that changes are inevitable in his Cabinet in a second term, and Republicans said there would be new faces but perhaps not right away in some of the top jobs.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French troops his Christmas greetings.
Air Berlin is to buy an extra 60 Boeing 737 planes, taking its order up to 85 in the latest boost for the US plane-maker.
Her ankle-twisting antics in \
The Florida Republican Party said it has a list of more than 900 felons who will vote illegally in this year&#39;s election. &quot;We believe this is simply the tip of the iceberg
BELGRADE, Jan 26 (IPS) - Russia and Serbia signed a \
Bolivian President Evo Morales, Saddam Hussein and 14 of the 19 dead September 11 hijackers are among the names on the U.S. no-fly list designed to stop terrorists boarding planes, 60 Minutes said on Thursday.
At least 169 people have been killed and 375 injured in a fire that tore through a crowded Buenos Aires nightclub which was staging a rock concert.
A 34-day war didn't work. Now Prime Minister Olmert must negotiate for the release of the two soldiers in Lebanon and a third in Gaza. The  price may be steep
Authors including Ian McEwan, Lloyd Jones and Nicola Barker are shortlisted for this year's Booker Prize.
Despite a high-profile rift in recent months, the leader of the NAACP says he had a frank, man-to-man meeting with President George W. Bush Tuesday at the White House.
IBM&#39;s homegrown server processor, the Power5, continues its migration across an ever-widening range of systems; this time making its way to machines aimed at the upper edges of the SMB market, especially those firms in retail, finance, banking, and health
Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers is planning to miss Saturday&#39;s game against rivals the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, a team spokesman said Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who devoted so much of his life to erecting settlements in still-disputed territories has now become his country&#39;s indispensable man in removing them.
Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.
NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from U.S.-led coalition forces.
A Japanese scientist who invented a sustainable form of light is awarded the Millennium Technology Prize.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
(Sports Network/CP files) - The Toronto Raptors play the fifth contest of a six-game road trip, as they visit the Los Angeles Clippers tonight at the Staples Center.
The Canadian government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced C$139 million ($118 million) in funding on Tuesday for a Canadian initiative in the search for an HIV/AIDS vaccine.
Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President Bush indicated he would sign the measure.
Germany's latest celebrity polar bear cub remains nameless \u00c2\u0097 but already boasts a dedicated Web site providing details of its health and giving readers a chance to christen the cuddly creature.
Getting a life gets a lot more complicated in this sequel to the best-selling computer game in history.
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The Supreme Court's decision overturning school desegregation policies in two U.S. cities yesterday culminates a fractious term in which the new Roberts court moved the law significantly to the right, legal analysts said.
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Hungary's Zsuzsanna Voros won the gold  medal in the women's modern pentathlon in Athens Friday to add  the Olympic title to her three world championships.
Vijay Singh is named European Tour player of the year despite not winning a title in Europe in 2004.
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Joleon Lescott is called up to England's squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.
Numbers don't lie &#151; or do they? When it comes to public health, figures are seldom straightforward. Last week, UNICEF announced what it described as a \
Scientists discover how to make eye cells sensitive to light, offering hopes of treatments for blindness.
Marina Pisareva,  production manager at Bertelsmann&#39;s Russian publishing house,  Bertelsmann Media Moscow, was stabbed to death at her home  outside of Moscow this weekend, Russian authorities said  Monday.
Universities are relying on foreign student to prop up key subjects like science and engineering, a report says.
MANCHESTER, N.H  - Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday, a huge victory that bolstered her bid for the party's presidential nomination after a third place loss in Iowa last week, NBC projected.
President Bush launched his plan to  revamp Social Security with a push to convince the public and  Congress that it faces a crisis, even though supporters of the  government-run retirement program say he is exaggerating its  financial problems.
A woman inherits a very rare first edition book of Shakespeare's plays, which is set to make millions of pounds at auction.
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Intimidation and death threats  against Iraqi workers hired for U.S.-funded projects in Iraq  are stalling reconstruction in many areas as contractors  struggle to attract laborers, said a senior U.S. official.
As the death toll from the flooding and landslides in the northeastern Philippines rose to over 400 on Wednesday, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered
The number of civilians killed in Iraq is continuing to fall, data published by Iraqi ministries suggest.
Researchers find a strong association between body mass index and a variety of cancers.
US spend reaches $7.9bn Predictions are rarely low in the high technology business, but consistently the targets set for internet advertising are over achieved by reality. This week the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers released their half year figures for 2006, and it totalled up to a $7.9bn spend in the US.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Arabic television channel Al-Jazeera said Saturday that it received the latest video taped message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at its offices in the Pakistani capital.
JDS Uniphase Inc.   on Tuesday said it expects to post a wider quarterly loss than previously projected, citing factors including a revenue decline from a major customer for consumer optics and display products.
TABA, Egypt The head of the Israeli rescue effort says his group is in &quot;the last stage of recovery&quot; in the Egypt resort bombings.
Buoyed by a clear-cut election victory, President Bush is pledging to make permanent the sweeping tax cuts of his first term and to simplify the nation's tax laws.
The U.N. nuclear agency said Thursday that Iran was producing less nuclear fuel than expected and praised Tehran for \
With NASCAR rumors swirling her, IndyCar star Danica Patrick said Saturday night that she can&#039;t see herself anywhere but on the IndyCar Series to chase her goal of winning the Indianapolis 500.
Retail sales were generally lackluster in August. Some outfits blamed Hurricane Charlie. Others pointed the finger at gas prices or the late start to the back-to-school shopping season.
The state prosecutor involved in the   Spanish investigation into a sports doping ring has said he   will urge the investigating judge to call all the cyclists   implicated in the case to testify before him.
(CPOD) Oct. 24, 2004 - The state of Florida has no clear frontrunner in the 2004 United States presidential race, according to a poll by Schroth &amp; Associates and the polling company published in the Miami Herald and the St.
A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health system, experts say.
The U.S. military has succeeded in delivering a crippling blow to al Qaeda in Iraq, but this has only served to highlight \
Palestinian militants killed an Israeli civilian and wounded three soldiers in an ambush in the southern Gaza Strip Wednesday, a military spokesman said.
Despite relatively low mortgage rates,  U.S. applications for home loans dropped last week as a  decrease in purchasing activity offset an increase in  refinancing activity, an industry group said on Wednesday.
(AGI) - Bruxelles, 14 set - Nemmeno il presidente iracheno Ghazi Al-Yawar sa se le due volontarie italiane Simona Torretta e Simona Pari &quot;sono vive&quot;. Lo spero&quot;, ha detto rispondendo alla domanda di un giornalista
Oil prices plunged to $50.13 yesterday, capping a 10 percent fall from record highs set last week and easing worries about high energy prices in financial markets.
Sophomore guard Lisa Etienne scored 13 points and host Hartford handed No. 23 Brigham Young its third loss in five games, 60-43, yesterday.
Criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act by Democratic presidential contenders is endangering its renewal.
KRASNOYARSK, Russia  - Russian presidential candidate, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, on Friday said freedom, private property and an independent judiciary would be the central platforms of his administration.
An Australian court issues a control order for former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks, ahead of his release.
An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.
Armed men early Thursday kidnapped a three-year-old girl said to be the daughter of a British expatriate in volatile southern Nigeria, police said.
The Paris Club of creditor nations on Saturday discussed a plan to write off about 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s debts. According to The AP, US Treasury Secretary John Snow and German Finance Minister Hans Eichel concluded
A stiff breeze is blowing a 1,500-ton oil slick toward Egypt's Mediterranean coast near the city of Port Said after two oil tankers collided on Saturday, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday.
On-the-spot fines mean some persistent offenders are avoiding getting a criminal record, police say.
CHENNAI, India  - Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal will start his 2008 season against Frenchman Mathieu Montcourt in the first round of the Chennai Open ATP event starting on Monday.
Consumer confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, rose for the first month in three after growth accelerated in the second quarter, a survey this month by the market research company GfK AG shows.
What we avoid in small caps, and why we avoid it.
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected a Hamas ceasfire offer asserting that the army will continue operations in Gaza to insure the safety of Israeli citizens even as five Palestinians, including a Hamas militant, were killed in two
This year, for the first time, expatriate Democrats can cast their ballots on the Internet in a presidential primary for people living outside the United States.
Incrociano le braccia i dipendenti di tutti i comparti del trasporto aereoFine settimana difficile anche nelle Ferrovie. \
A dl Marzano il viceministro aggiunge 5 punti e 100 milioni
The kidnappers of Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan today threatened to hand her over to the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi unless their demands - including the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq - are met within 48 hours.
Gerrard scored a last-gasp goal to give them a 3-1 win over Olympiakos and book their place in the knockout stages. He said: &quot;The main point I have made is I want to be in a Liverpool side which challenges
Senior officials from France, Britain  and Germany met Iranian counterparts on Thursday to offer them  a last chance to abandon uranium enrichment in return for other  concessions -- or face U.N. sanctions.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, said today that further examination of Labor&#39;s Medicare Gold policy by the AMA confirms that while it promises much it simply cannot deliver on its promises.
At least 40 percent of State Department diplomats who have served in danger zones suffer some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, Steven Kashkett, vice president of the American Foreign Service Association, said in congressional testimony yesterday.
Home builder Lennar Corp. of Florida, which made an unsuccessful attempt to buy the 21-acre Fan Pier development site on the South Boston Waterfront, is teaming with Leggat McCall Properties LLC of Boston to consider making another bid. The land, owned by a company controlled by the Chicago-based Pritzker family, is still on the market after a second prospective team, ...
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Motorola said Tuesday that it will acquire MeshNetworks, a developer of 802.11 mesh networks designed to cover areas as large as entire cities.
Israel reversed course yesterday and said it might coordinate next year&#39;s Gaza Strip pullout with the Palestinian Authority if the Palestinians crack down on militants, a sign that
E' l'11/mo rialzo dal 2006 per combattere l'inflazione
Miami Dolphins wide receiver David Boston has been suspended for four games because he tested positive for steroids.
Middle East mediators held talks on  Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony  Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after  Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
Envoys for international powers trying to mediate a peace in the Middle East agreed on Friday to talk in Jerusalem next week, a day after the first meeting in two months between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
It is a Texas showdown, a war of words over illegal immigration at the border.
Questi i risultati delle partite della Major League di baseball giocate nella notte italiana:
Yahoo Inc. said on Wednesday it would acquire Rivals.com, a site for fans of college and high school teams, bolstering the Internet media company's place as the top U.S. sports site in audience terms.
(InfoWorld) - Business software vendor SAP has added an offering to its growing suite of quickly deployable applications aimed at helping businesses manage specific tasks across diverse industries. SAP xApp Sales and Operations Planning (SAP xSOP), to be available in March, will enable finance, sales, purchasing, and production departments to collect, analyze, and track all sales and operations-planning data in a central location, thus cutting the time office staff spends compiling and preparing information for directors to make decisions, SAP said Wednesday. The application, the newest member in the SAP xApp family of composite applications, will help companies deal with a common challenge in their sales operations: obtaining a consolidated view of all the sales planning-related data that flows through spreadsheets and applications used by numerous departments, according to Andrew White, research vice president at Gartner. SAP's composite applications, which run on the company's NetWeaver integration middleware, tap reusable functions, or \
More than 160,000 people were making a desperate rush for safety yesterday afternoon as the eastern Philippines were hit by another powerful typhoon just days after a storm claimed hundreds of lives.
The United States was eliminated from the Davis Cup semifinals Sunday when Andy Roddick lost 17-15 to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in a fifth-set marathon that concluded a match lasting nearly five hours. The Americans trailed 2-1 entering the last day of the best-of-five competition and needed singles victories from Roddick and Blake to advance.
The US central bank raised a key interest rate one-quarter of a percent (to 2.25) Tuesday in a bid to fend off future inflation. It is the fifth time since June that Federal Reserve officials have
New disclosures paint a surprising portrait of the Iraqi dictator and his fateful strategies
Spain&#39;s Albert Costa needed three sets to subdue Georgia&#39;s Irakli Labadze on Monday, the first day of the Madrid Masters where fashion models turned as many heads as the tennis by replacing the traditional ball boys and girls on the
Countrywide Financial, the troubled lender that became a symbol of the excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis, is negotiating a sale to Bank of America.
(AGI) - Parigi, 4 nov. - Abu Mazen, ex premier dell&#39;Autorita&#39; palestinese (Anp) e numero due dell&#39;Organizzazione per la liberazione della Palestina (Olp) e&#39; partito per Parigi per stare al fianco di Yasser
(HealthDay News) -- No matter what kind of diet you're on -- low-fat, high-protein, or low-carb -- hunger may be lurking to derail many weeks of discipline.
THE US Government has settled a lawsuit by Holocaust survivors alleging American army officers looted gold, silver, paintings and other valuables from a Nazi train carrying goods pilfered from Hungarian Jews.
It's not just black. It's deep, penetrating black in the new Kuro concept TV. That means better contrast.
Getaway sequel does more than get away with it, says James Bregman.
Ministers have made tackling hospital infections and hitting waiting targets as key priorities for the coming year.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian Prime Minister  Ahmed Qurie marked the anniversary of an uprising on Tuesday by  urging Israel and his own people to rethink tactics that have  brought four years of bloodshed.
Stock index futures fell before the  start of Wall Street trading on Thursday with the focus on  quarterly earnings from agriculture company Monsanto ,  jobs data and the Iowa presidential election caucuses.
One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
Saudi Arabia's de-facto ruler is to boycott a Gulf summit after a row over Bahrain's trade deal with the US.
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A new biography of former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has been pulled off the shelves following criticism that its author, Danish television journalist Frank Esmann, plagiarized long passages in the book.
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The chief executive of Grady Memorial Hospital, Otis L. Story Sr., has resigned, ending a brief stint as the troubled hospital\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth C.E.O. since 2000.
Tishman has joined with Lehman Brothers to buy Archstone-Smith Trust, the second-largest public apartment owner in terms of market cap and asset value, for $13.5 billion.
The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has called on the United States to release some of its oil reserves to help reduce world oil prices.
The firms aim to provide services and equipments for businesses hoping to attract shoppers using their mobile phones to pay for snacks and concert tickets.
Charlie Sheen, star of the television comedy \
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week&#39;s highs, would
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog led by its second-in-command held talks in Tehran on Wednesday seeking details about Iran's offer to answer unresolved questions about its disputed nuclear program.
Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.
A stepped-up US campaign against insurgents must not be allowed to alienate the Iraqi public, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.
Mickey Mouse would look sweet on a big rollercoaster.
It is the High Holidays, the time of year when Jews are commanded to have second thoughts. Accordingly, in Israel, it is at this time of year that, in taking an honest look at themselves, their actions and
Calling all lederhosen lovers, stein swillers, felt cap flourishers, and cowbell crazies.
Dust that collected in a piece of safety equipment caused a small explosion at a sugar refinery weeks before the deadly blast that killed nine workers, a federal investigator said Sunday.
Oil prices surged 5 percent on Friday as frigid weather lingered in the mammoth US Northeast heating oil market and militant Osama bin Laden urged renewed attacks on Middle East oil installations.
A January report by JPMorgan Chase said growing revenues from online advertising would in part lead to a great year for Internet stocks.
Intentional or not, Kobe Bryant seems to be doing everything he can to pressure the Los Angeles Lakers into trading him. So far, it doesn't appear to be working. The latest twist in the Bryant saga involves an amateur video of the nine-time All-Star denouncing general manager Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum.
- Mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp and housing advocacy group ACORN said they have reached an agreement to formalize workout programs to help borrowers with all types of subprime loans avoid foreclosure.
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Microsoft&#39;s settlement with Sun Microsystems includes a provision explicitly preserving Microsoft&#39;s right to sue licensees of a free alternative to its dominant Microsoft Office software.
A FINANCIAL adviser who plundered almost 1m from a Welsh miners' pension fund is facing jail.
Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem: bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives.
Bradley Wiggins may sound more like a character in Coronation Street than a sporting hero but yesterday his name added lustre to Britain&#39;s golden Saturday.
TRENTON, New Jersey  - Three animal rights   activists convicted under a U.S. anti-terrorism law were   sentenced to between 48 and 72 months prison on Tuesday for a   campaign to drive out of business Huntingdon Life Sciences, a   company that tests pharmaceuticals and chemicals on animals.
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 9 -- A woman who initially survived an accident was presumed dead and left in a car's wreckage with a tarpaulin over her body for an hour after a paramedic failed to check her pulse, officials said.
45-year-old Fred Couples continued his domination of the Merrill Lynch Skins Game this year, winning a total of US$640,000 across the two-day tournament at the Trilogy Golf Club.
A select group of testers next week will get an early look at MSN Messenger 7.0, the next version of Microsoft&#39;s popular instant messaging client.
Indonesian police have released video footage of the explosion outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta. At the same time they say there is no evidence to support the Australian Foreign Minister&#39;s claim that
Greg Oden put together a highlight package for NBA scouts and helped No. 1 Ohio State move to the finals of the Big Ten tournament and a step closer to a top seed in the NCAA tournament. Oden had 17 points, a tournament-record 19 rebounds and four blocks Saturday and the Buckeyes (29-3) pulled away late from scrappy Purdue for a 63-52 victory.
Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.
After boasting of rapid progress for months, Iran has slowed expansion of a controversial uranium enrichment program that can be used both for peaceful nuclear energy and to develop weapons, according to the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency.
Al Gore's Current TV is going into partnership with Yahoo, Inc. to create four new broadband channels that debuted on Wednesday with a video made by Bono during U2's last concert tour.
If you're wondering what it takes to be a man these days, check out Johnny Depp's wrist.
A three-man Turkish police team is in Vienna to bring back a top mafia boss after an Austrian court ruled for his extradition to his homeland to stand trial, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.
Mi sono dovuto vergognare al G8 per suoi impegni sull'Africa
After reading a recent Expresso item I wrote supporting President Bush&#39;s plan to reform Social Security, a woman sent me an e-mail asking how her twentysomething son should invest his 401(k) funds.
Al confine con il Pakistan, decine i feriti nel blitz
Computer maker Apple is launching a movie download service and new models of its iconic iPod.
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Also: White House uploads anti-drug videos to YouTube. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
The pharmaceutical files another marketing application.
Microsoft Research plans to establish its first-ever lab in India, hoping to attract top research talent in a country known for producing high-quality computer scientists.
Turkey's PM Erdogan visits Brussels to put his case for Turkey to start formal talks on joining the EU.
The board of mortgage finance enterprise Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is set to meet on Sunday to discuss personnel issues after the Securities and Exchange Commission determined the company must restate
Access to anti-Aids drugs is spreading in many poor countries, but not as fast as had been hoped, the WHO says.
ARS\u00c3\u0088NE WENGER admitted yesterday that Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s run of disappointing results amounts to a crisis, although he played down the extent of the dilemma as much as he could.
Tim Hudson is traded from the Oakland Athletics to Atlanta, a major deal that further bolsters the Braves' revamped rotation.
Parents of hyperactive children say drugs often fail to damp down symptoms at crucial times of day.
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NATO defense ministers were under pressure Thursday to find more troops for the alliance mission in Afghanistan ahead of an expected surge in fighting with the Taliban when the snow melts this spring.
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Sean Singletary had already tied the score with 24 seconds left in regulation, his first basket in almost 16 tries.
Baldini manda in campo tre soli titolari el&#39;Athletic lo punisce con un 2-0. Emiliani brutti e incolori, per i baschi segnano Gurpegui e Del Horno. Finisce 2-0 la partita di Coppa Uefa fra Athletic Bilbao e
UK investment group CVC Capital Partners will not launch an official takeover offer for Swiss flooring materials group Forbo Holding AG before January 2005, Swiss finance magazine Cash said, citing CVC director ...
By Nicole Warburton Deseret Morning News  WEST VALLEY CITY -- Clean air advocates were knocking on doors here Saturday to warn parents about the possibility of serious health effects from the Mountain View Corridor, and the need for mass transit in the area instead of a new highway.
Tuberculosis may reach the point where most new cases in some countries are resistant to many drugs unless far greater efforts are made now.
Scientists have linked certain genes to restless legs syndrome, suggesting the twitching condition described as \
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This year, those with tens of millions to spend found some pricey properties from Santa Barbara to South Beach.
The advertising watchdog criticises an airline for printing the email address of the ref at England's Euro 2004 defeat.
US actress Farrah Fawcett is told by her doctors that she has made a complete recovery from cancer.
Actors including Kevin Spacey and Sir Ian McKellen pass a motion of no confidence in Arts Council England.
Madras - Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne may have shown only flashes of his genius in India, but he still has plenty of reasons to smile after smashing the Test cricket bowling record in Madras on Friday.
By Journal Record Staff  The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts will present the Outstanding Conservation District Director Award.
It is hoped tests on a baby found dead in a garden will reveal clues, as police ask his mother to come forward.

Eli Lilly and Co. said Thursday it will eliminate 575 jobs to streamline operations and become more competitive. The employees in those positions, mostly sales and support jobs, will be given the choice of
Commercio canale principale di trasmissione delle turbolenze
The attorney general denies reports a fraud probe into a Saudi arms deal was dropped due to Downing St pressure.
AT&T Inc. on Tuesday launched what it said is the first service letting callers share live video between cell phones.  The new AT&T Video Share service won't apply to the iPhone, which uses an older network.
Looking for a fast image compression solution? Have a look at Image Compressor, a simple application that allows you to quickly size, compress and batch process JPEG images for the Web. By Nathan Segal. 1116
Blog: Symantec releases public betas for Norton Antivirus 2008 and Norton Internet Security 2008.
Privately held U.S. mobile service  provider Amp'd Mobile has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  protection with estimated debts of more than $100 million,  according to court documents.
By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.
By Anne D&#39;Innocenzio, Associated Press, 11/18/2004 09:11. NEW YORK  The $11 billion deal between Kmart and Sears is seen as a high-risk gamble to some analysts, who say the struggling discounter and struggling
NHS underspent by \u00c2\u00a3510m last year as result of stringent cuts imposed by health secretary.
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The National Botanic Garden of Wales gets a \u00c2\u00a31.9m cash injection to wipe out its debts.
OAXACA, Mexico  - Protesters shot fireworks at riot police and burned down government buildings in Mexico's colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon was to take office.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Protests erupted in western Kenya and machete-wielding mobs faced off in the Rift Valley on Monday after scores of people were killed in ethnic violence, complicating mediation by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan.
The foiled plot to blow crowded U.S.-bound jetliners out of the sky has thrust air travelers into a brave new world: one of unprecedented security checks, teeth-grinding delays and learning to do without.
Ichiro Suzuki threw a strike from right field and countryman and catcher Kenji Johjima wasn&#039;t about to let it go to waste. Johjima held on to the ball despite being run over on the play at the plate by Josh Barfield in the fifth inning, a play that helped spark the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
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The FTSE 100 index closed comfortably higher thanks to robust earnings from Reuters and Reckitt Benckiser, although British blue-chips ended below their best levels after a mixed morning on Wall Street.
Lowering cholesterol with statins has been shown to prevent second heart attacks, but a new study finds that higher doses of one statin aren&#39;t much better than lower doses at preventing recurrent heart problems.
Unitevi contro il nemico, dice Abu Hamza al-Muhajir
Suicide attackers detonated explosive-laden boats near oil facilities in the Persian Gulf on Saturday, killing two US Navy sailors in a new tactic against Iraq&#39;s vital oil industry.

The way Dave Roberts sees it, the San Francisco Giants have to do more than just watch Barry Bonds.
As D.C. United continues its pursuit of international assistance for the attack, the club is hoping to resolve its unsettled goalkeeping situation in the next few days.
The memorial honoring World Trade Center victims will include a forest of oak trees with a clearing for Sept. 11 gatherings and a Memorial Hall between the twin reflecting pools that will mark the footprints of the lost towers, officials announced Thursday.
The Job Scheduler runs executable files, shell scripts and database procedures automatically (MySQL,PostgreSQL,Firebird,SQL Server,Oracle,DB2). Job Scheduler provides sequential/parallel tasks, job chains and an API, see project web site for details.   This is a maintenance release that adds http authentication, minor improvements and quite a  bunch of bugfixes to the Job Scheduler. See release notes for details.  For the complete roadmap see:  http://jobscheduler.sourceforge.net/osource_scheduler_features_en.htm#roadmap  your comments are welcome.
ABIDJAN, Nov 6  - The Ivory Coast government carried out a devastating air raid on a French army camp Saturday killing eight soldiers, prompting French President Jacques Chirac to order the destruction of all government planes involved in ceasefire
Scientists around the country who study embryonic stem cells may be mourning four more years of President Bush&#39;s restrictive funding policy, but California scientists are throwing a party, and top researchers in less-funded states are hoping for
The new Iraqi prime minister, trying to stave off attacks by anti-American militants, has a long relationship with Washington as a trusted intelligence source, former officials say.
The United States is urging its citizens to think twice about traveling to Venezuela, citing protests and political tensions over the closure of an opposition broadcaster in Caracas.
US Lawmakers blasted the Bush administration Wednesday for its handling of the war in Iraq and said they were confounded only a fraction of $18.
For the moment all parties are very much concerned about the changes of Arafat&#39;s illness and are now getting prepared for the affairs of the post-Arafat times.
Science & environment: Coffee hampers efforts by people with type 2 diabetes to control blood sugar levels, study suggests
Iran obtained weapons-grade uranium and  a nuclear bomb design from a Pakistani scientist who has  admitted to selling nuclear secrets abroad, an exiled Iranian  opposition group said on Wednesday.
A rebellious Senate committee defied President Bush on Thursday and approved terror-detainee legislation he has vowed to block, deepening Republican conflict over terrorism and national security in the middle of the election season.
ANDREW Forrest&#39;s dream of becoming a third iron ore force in the Pilbara moved a step closer yesterday. The Fortescue Metals chief executive last night announced the signing of three Chinese contracts supporting
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New releases from Korn, Chamillionaire, Trey Anastasio and Mick Turner/Tren Brothers.
Tempi record, prescrizione del reato prevista il 30 aprile
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A small Amtrak locomotive hit a commuter train at Union Station Thursday morning, knocking the train's rear wheels off the track and injuring seven people, officials said.
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People magazine has confirmed that Charlie Sheen, 41, and girlfriend of over a year, Brooke Mueller, 29, are engaged. The actor reportedly proposed to Mueller with a $500,000 engagement ring on a beach in Costa Rica. Sheen's ex-wife Denise Ri...
Mayor Anthony A. Williams said Sunday his political career may depend on whether his plan to bring major league baseball to the capital wins city council approval in the next two weeks.
Cinven and Texas Pacific Group (TPG) -- the British and US private equity firms -- are considering a rival consortium bid for supermarket chain J Sainsbury.
Hit Disney movie High School Musical is to become a London stage show later this year.
FIRST QUARTER: CB Ahmad Carroll 40 fumble return at 12:23. Key plays: CB Joey Thomas forced Rams&#39; WR Isaac Bruce to fumble the ball after a 6-yard pass from QB Marc Bulger.
Incensed bird lovers intensified their protests on Saturday outside the ritzy Upper East Side apartment building that removed the nest of famed red-tailed hawk Pale Male
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0as part of an antitrust investigation into the market for graphics processors and graphics cards, AMD said Thursday. AMD recently entered the graphics chip business with its\u00c2\u00a0acquisition of ATI Technologies, which was finalized last month. The DOJ has not made any allegations against AMD or ATI, and AMD intends to cooperate with the investigation, it said. While the DOJ hasn't said specifically what it is investigating, one industry analyst speculated that the case could be about price fixing. The DOJ has already\u00c2\u00a0charged a number of chip companies\u00c2\u00a0in the DRAM\u00c2\u00a0memory chip market for price fixing, and is\u00c2\u00a0investigating several\u00c2\u00a0in the SRAM (Static RAM) chip market. \
Ex premier torna nel Paese dopo 8 anni di esilio volontario
Massmediologo Davi denuncia calo ascolti in tutta Europa
SPORTS Minister Richard Caborn this morning praised the discipline of the England players in the face of the racist chanting which marred last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 1-0 defeat in Spain.
Caged and shackled, a British engineer kidnapped here two weeks ago appeared in a video yesterday and beseeched his own government to work harder for his release.
President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will both court the important Hispanic vote Wednesday, as opinion polls show the presidential race has again tightened.
China has proposed exchanging landmark  direct charter flights between four Chinese cities and Taiwan  during the Lunar New Year holidays in February in a move seen  to ease tensions between the arch-rivals.
An artist who was forced to remove his Nazi gingerbread men from the window of a hardware store has set up the display in an empty storefront in another town.
European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night.
Da oggi operativo il piano di sicurezza anti clandestini che vede insiemepolizia italiana e militari libici. Il ministro Amato oggi in misisone a Tripoli                                          Immigrazione, Italia-Libia controllano insieme le spiagge libiche                                                                                  Attive lungo le coste sei imbarcazioni della Guardia di Finanza In funzione a Tripoli il Centro operativo misto affidato a un comando misto
If your Super Bowl party involves strangers and a TV larger than 55 inches, you could be violating the NFL's copyrights.   In Listening Post.

NEW YORK - Bernie Williams stood with bat in hand, savoring the scene: bottom of the ninth inning, tie score, fans chanting, teammates ready to celebrate.    And then he gave them - and himself - a super send-off...
The DVD \
Kansas Board of Education members who approved new classroom standards that call evolution into question faced a counterattack at the polls Tuesday from Darwin's defenders.
With an overcrowded market, retailing executives are wondering aloud which fall lines will still be around next spring.
The German environment minister calls for seven of the oldest nuclear reactors to be shut down immediately.
A proposed settlement between Coca-Cola Co. and the European Commission to end a long-running antitrust case over fizzy drinks is not yet set in stone, the European Union's executive said on Monday.
Playbill - Tickets for the Broadway production of the swashbuckling epic musical romance The Pirate Queen, by the men who wrote Les Mis\u00c3\u00a9rables and Miss Saigon, go on sale to American Express cardholders Sept. 20.
US telecoms firm Verizon is reported to have won the backing of mobile partner Vodafone for a bid for US rival Sprint.
Saying goodbye (finally) to the rickshaw
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 President Bush : Signed a law giving the elderly prescription drug coverage under Medicare for the first time. Insurance companies and private health plans now have an expanded role in the program.
La navetta ha nella stiva il laboratorio europeo Columbus
A Palestinian mortar bomb slammed into a house in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing a woman and fueling settler anger over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to pull Israelis out of the occupied region.
Imports come standard at most Oktoberfests outside their native Germany. But this year, the beer isn't the only cargo crossing water for the occasion -- so is the music.
Merger proposals worth at least $82  billion were announced around the world on Sunday and Monday as  the record year for M&A Values continued apace.
MILANO - Si dibatte ancora tra le difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 la versione italiana di Indymedia il sito di informazione alternativa i cui server americani e britannici sono stati posti sotto sequestro dall&#39;Fbi. Il sito \u00c3\u00a8
Beyonce reportedly makes up to &#36;4.7 million for just 10 days of work a year &#151; and that's just her hair. But she has to inform L'Oreal of \
Zinedine Zidane ha fatto visita alla nazionale neo zelandese di rugby, che sabato affronter&agrave; ...
The Italian Prime Minister has resigned from his Presidency role at Milan after 18 years of success. Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as President of Milan, leaving the job vacant for the time being with
Il centrocampista della Lazio, Massimo Mutarelli, &egrave; stato sottoposto a risonanza magnetica nu...
UK government officials said they were seeking to corroborate reports by Abu Dhabi television that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed.
Il sondaggio di una societ\u00c3\u00a0 di comunicazione milanesesulle proposte di Rutelli e le parole del turismo                                          Natale? A casa o in settimana bianca Le ferie hanno ritmi immutabili
By Ryan Orr, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Mar. 6--OAK HILLS -- The Oak Hills Property Owners Association will form a committee to deal with a proposal for a 22-acre commercial development that will have \
As the Comair crash revives a fight over staffing levels, the DOT's inspector general starts a probe.
Chicago White Sox: The White Sox claimed right-hander Bobby Jenks off waivers from Anaheim on Friday and designated righty Eduardo Villacis for assignment.
Heiress Paris Hilton is released from her Los Angeles jail after serving 24 days for a probation violation.
Ukraine&#39;s parliament determined Wednesday that it had enough support to bring a package deal on constitutional and electoral changes to a vote in a compromise aimed
Dozens of people were killed in a petroleum pipeline explosion in the commercial capital Lagos early on Thursday morning, Nigerian police said on Friday .
A triumphant Paula Radcliffe put her Athens nightmare behind her by winning the New York City marathon today and declared: \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s good to be back.
Swedish prosecutor hopes to crash party The Pirate Bay thumbed its nose at the authorities again this weekend, claiming it now has more peers worldwide than there are people in its home turf of Sweden.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Alpharma Inc. said Friday that a federal court dropped an order preventing the generic drug maker from launching its version of Pfizer Inc.
The Ukrainian parliament on Friday called on outgoing President Leonid Kuchma to withdraw the nation's 1,600 peacekeepers from Iraq, where they make up the fourth-largest contingent.
Despite widespread unease over  immigration in the industrialized world, migrants do not  significantly drive down wages or employment rates in the  countries they move to, the United Nations reported on Monday.
Brian Swiniarski scored on a power play late in the first period and Northeastern never looked back as it rolled to a 3-1 Hockey East triumph over Providence yesterday at Schneider Arena.
By Charles Aldinger QUITO, Ecuador  - All of Latin America mustrealize that terrorism is a growing threat in the Americas andthat the only way to defeat extremist guerrillas like al Qaedais to join ranks, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said onTuesday.
The chairman of the Federal Reserve told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are temporary.
NAPOLEON, Ohio - Corey Cook didn't heed warnings from his girlfriend not to do anything corny if he proposed to her. In fact, he did just the opposite...
By SAMANTHA YOUNG SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Leaving the congestion and sky-high housing prices of the San Francisco Bay area for a quiet retirement near the state capital seemed like a no-lose idea to Achilles Melendres.
The International Olympic Committee wants the organisers of the 2012 Games in London to press on with their preparations.
YouTube launched nine localized versions of its popular social video site on Tuesday, which will at first only place navigation and functionality in the country's native language.
Aggiornata al 4% la cedola nominale del BTP triennale
NEW YORK -- Eli Lilly &amp; Co. will buy Hypnion Inc. as part of an effort to enter the market for sleeping pills.
The low-scoring defenseman Johnny Oduya had a goal and three assists Tuesday night for the Devils, who scored five power-play goals in a victory over the Flyers in Philadelphia.
The airline, whose workers refused to accept $800 million in wage and benefit cuts, joins United Airlines in bankruptcy. Delta could soon follow.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, known as the odd man out in the Bush cabinet, has resigned, US TV networks have reported. The former general, who headed the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the first Gulf

U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a second straight session on Wednesday as buyers' resistance to higher prices spawned a wave of profit-taking.
Health officials insist there&#39;s no cause for widespread worry, but many gamblers aren&#39;t taking any chances after the confirmation of a case of tuberculosis at MotorCity Casino.
North Korea said it may be willing to give up its nuclear weapons as fresh six-nation talks began here amid warnings that four years of tough diplomacy on Pyongyang was at a crossroads.
Dopo la sconfitta per 3-0 contro il Cuoio Cappiano e la annunciata sospensione di tutti i giocatori ...
The U.S. abandoned a bid that it had aggressively pursued to obtain a U.N. treaty banning all human cloning, including that done in the name of medical research.
The dead heat in the race for the US presidency left Britain's papers with bated breath, ready to see a high-drama fight between challenger John Kerry and incumbent George W. Bush.
The controversial Sikh play Bezhti (dishonour) which provoked violent protests in the UK city of Birmingham looks like it will not be re-staged elsewhere.
The new TV season's biggest faceoff so far went to the randy doctors. ABC's \
In federal prisons, chaplains have been quietly carrying out a systematic purge of religious books and materials that were once available to prisoners in chapel libraries.
A 30-year-old gorilla died Tuesday at Brookfield Zoo, but motherhood may continue: The animal&#39;s eggs will be fertilized, frozen and later placed into another female to create new life.
Paris Hilton was returned to a cramped Los Angeles jail cell after a six-day stay at a prison hospital facility, celebrity news website TMZ.com reported Thursday.
A key Republican senator announced his support Wednesday for efforts by Sen. John McCain and others to block partisan interest groups from spending millions of dollars in big donations in next year's congressional elections as they did in last year's 2004 presidential race.
Jimmie Johnson&#039;s reign ended in frantic &amp;#151; but fruitless &amp;#151; pursuit of Kasey Kahne.
INDIANAPOLIS -- That blur speeding through Indy was Tyson Gay. Running on a wet track, with the wind blowing in his face, Gay completed one of the most impressive sprint doubles in the sport's history yesterday.
Detained Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai must have access to lawyers, a judge orders.
London's FTSE 100 shot higher on Monday, with banks in focus amid the nationalisation of troubled lender Northern Rock.
Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) is sexing up its U.S. advertising to launch the DS handheld device, promising mature players that the gadget is not their little brother's Game Boy.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc., the world&#39;s biggest bank, is being investigated by the UK market regulator over ``unusual trading activity&#39;&#39; in European government bonds earlier this month.
The publisher of a conservative Catholic journal and leader of GOP efforts to reach out to Catholics says he's resigning as a Bush campaign adviser because of what he called \
This little OQO  machine is certainly pretty cool.  The biggest problem though is that it doesn't run Linux.  This leaves you with a device heavier than your PDA and all the insecurity and bloat of Windows and with a price tag of only sub $2000.  People don't care what OS their PDA/Handtop runs.  It can run an alternative OS and for the most part consumers don't care.  WinCE hasn't exactly been a stellar market success.  While Microsoft does have significant market share PalmOS, Symbian, and Linux are doing just fine.  Also most of the WinCE devices never have the fit and finish of their Palm and Symbian counterparts.  I don't know where OQO thinks they are going to fit in.  If they were to  ...
Love doesn't just hurt in this jagged German romance about two strangers with suicidal tendencies; it cuts and bleeds and even kills.
Type 2 diabetic patients who take their oral medications only part of the time have an increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year period, the results of a new study indicate.
BEIJING -- They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments _ and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest soft drink maker reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by higher sales, acquisitions and foreign exchange rates.
NEW DELHI - An Indian court Saturday remanded in custody the head of a popular Indian Internet auction site owned by US giant eBay Inc.
Britain said it would deploy six Royal Air Force Harrier jets to Afghanistan, the first time it has sent combat planes to the country following the fall of the Taliban regime.
A crowd of 25,000 spectators at a football match here observed a minute's silence and said prayers for five prostitutes murdered in the area by a serial killer.
French officials say they found two portable anti-aircraft missiles among weapons seized in weekend raids against suspected members of Spain&#39;s Basque separatist group, ETA.
_ In addition to advice, encouragement and inspiration, Oprah Winfrey had a special gift for every member of her audience _ a $28,000 car.
Il velocista azzurro Alessandro Petacchi ha subito un tentativo di furto nella sua abitazione a Lido...
Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Tuesday called on foreign forces to withdraw from Afghanistan and taunted NATO about its capture of the southern town of Musa Qala, saying celebrating such a small victory only showed its weakness.
The Democratic senator's plan has many of the elements of Hillary Clinton's from the 1990s. Could it fly this time?
Tens of thousands of Palestinians demonstrated in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday against the closure of a border crossing with Egypt as local security forces struggled to keep the protest under control.
Rub your eyes and look again at the NBA standings. The Washington Wizards are seven games over .500 &#151; for the first time since 1985.
Baghdad - The killers of Kenneth Bigley were asked on Sunday to return his body to end the &quot;agonising wait&quot; for his family and to &quot;finally allow them to lay him to rest&quot;, in an appeal by the British ambassador to Iraq.
Although most officers in the New York City Police Department carry semiautomatic pistols, some older officers still prefer their .38-caliber revolvers.
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates at their current level of 5.25% on Thursday.
Iraqi unrest poses a threat to the outside world as Islamist groups gain experience and contacts, the CIA warns.
LOS ANGELES  - Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the  advocate of doctor-assisted suicide who is serving a 10- to  25-year prison term, will be the subject of a feature film.
The Indo-American Arts Council brought in the Oscars with a fun party in New York City.
LONDON  - Oil prices climbed to the highest level for almost one month after Russia&#39;s embattled oil giant Yukos slashed deliveries to China and as traders fretted over the impact of hurricanes on supplies.
Threatened with kidnap or death, European journalists are reducing coverage of the Iraqi election process to a strict minimum.
KENT, Ohio  - Jerry M. Lewis has seen anti-war protests at their mightiest and most tragic. As a faculty peace marshal in 1970, he saw Ohio National Guardsmen kill four students at Kent State University during a protest against the Vietnam War.
It is unlikely that the global temperature rise can be kept below the EU's target of 2C, a leading climate scientist says.
an ancient Roman beauty cream made of refined animal fat and tin-oxide -- have recreated the formula. They found that contains
The Red Cross calls on warring parties in Afghanistan to do more to protect civilians as the conflict spreads.
Jermaine O&#39;Neal said he was relieved rather than vindicated. However, both he and his coach viewed yesterday&#39;s ruling by a federal judge in Manhattan as confirmation that character counts.
Report gives mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients.
Major league owners unanimously approve the $223 million sale of the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday from the family of commissioner Bud Selig to Mark Attanasio.
Grazie allo spettacolo 'Faccio del mio meglio'
 give U.S. troops warm welcomes
A bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday, while a separate attack in an eastern Afghan province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
The lack of involvement between CIOs and corporate executives in setting strategy -- along with a shortage of business skills -- are constraining IT departments, according to a study by Gartner Inc.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CUPERTINO, Calif. - AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. on Tuesday said wireless service for the iPhone will range from $59.99 per month to $99.99 per month.
Britain's media regulator said on  Tuesday it has concerns about competition in the pay-TV  industry and whether firms such as BSkyB have the incentive to  make premium content such as sports available to other  operators.
The biggest name in tap won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be found at the annual Tap City festival at the Duke on 42nd St.
Soaring energy costs and one of the worst droughts to grip Kansas in a century have led farmers to work hard to conserve water.
Three down and one to go, how's the flight path looking?
Forget Ohio, Washington State is the new Florida
Barcelona's Eidur Gudjohnsen beats Athletic Bilbao's Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora to the ball during a Spanish league football match at San Mames stadium in Bilbao, north of Spain.Comment
Troubled airline US Airways asks a court to impose wage cuts of up to 23%, warning it may go into liquidation.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday approved Google Inc.'s IPO plans, and the company's stock jumped 20% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
With food supplies becoming critically low onboard the International Space Station, the astronauts have been told to cut back on their food consumption.
US soldiers tend to the wounded after an apparent insurgent mortar attack on a dining facility during lunchtime on FOB Marez in Mosul, Iraq on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004.
A New Jersey importer has asked the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for help in recalling about 450,000 light-truck tires made in China after a fatal car accident, lawyers said.
Forensic tests will be carried out to establish when victims found in a mass grave in Afghanistan died.
LONDON - Princess Alice, aunt of Queen Elizabeth II and the oldest member of the British royal family, has died, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak in New York and New Jersey used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the dangerous bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they  hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
E' la ragione per cui chiede di fare un'altra legge
The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on November 16, 2004.
With stock markets around the world falling last week, New Yorkers cut back on the essentials, like dry-cleaning their sheets.
Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between Sudan's former north-south foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a senior former rebel officer said on Thursday.
A massive bank robbery in Northern Ireland last week might have been carried out by paramilitary group the IRA as a way of providing a \
Prayers are being said on the first anniversary of the RAF Kinloss Nimrod crash which claimed 14 lives.
A perilous spot for surfers off the coast of Southern California had been surfed only a handful of times in the past decade. Four of the most experienced big-wave surfers in the world were not fazed.
Pocuratorial organs will continue to crack down on gang-related and economic crimes to create a sound environment for the country's economic and social development, a procuratorial official told the National People's Congress (NPC) yesterday.
Illinois and Kansas remained 1-2 in the AP college basketball poll for the sixth straight week, while Marquette and Oklahoma cracked the Top 25 for the first time this season Monday.
More than 1,000 new customers are effectively signing up for mobile phones every minute around the world.
A roadside bomb killed two NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, as the alliance decided to increase its forces in the country to overcome a resurgent Taliban.
CARACAS, Venezuela -- In the 1990s, Venezuelan journalist Jos\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9 Vicente Rangel hosted a television talk show whose aggressive style and muckraking led to the downfall of President Carlos Andr\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s P\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9rez. Now, after eight years as President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez's deputy, Rangel is back on television, interviewing...
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Ooops! Pop star Britney Spears did it again and got married for the second time this year -- this time to dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Studio City, California, \
Can I get a price check on this Schwinn Lil' Princess bike and the electric smart car?
Research has shown that women  who undergo chemotherapy after surgery for early-stage breast  cancer have an improved chance of survival. Now, investigators  have evidence that therapy can be safely delayed for up to 12  weeks - but waiting longer may adversely affect the outcome.
The Dutch prime minister said a  reality television show about a &quot;dying&quot; woman donating her  kidneys, which turned out to be a hoax, was not the most  suitable way of highlighting the need for more organ donors.
One of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer&#39;s investigators was perusing a stack of subpoenaed documents in a Manhattan office last month when he let out a yelp, slammed down his coffee and sprinted down the corridor.
Schools should not be allowed to promote marriage over same-sex partnerships, academics have said.
Zambia has declared HIV/AIDS a national  emergency in a bid to start manufacturing generic AIDS drugs  under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, a senior government  official said on Friday.
Hundreds of fish are believed to have been killed in a pollution incident in County Antrim.
An Ethernet jack on the TV will let Sharp customers get some Web sites on their TV for free. But will they go for it?
They operate in different parts of the government, but both have decided to go digital and phase out their signature paper products.
REAL, Philippines, Dec. 4 -- Helicopters delivered food to famished survivors and picked up casualties as the weather cleared on Saturday in villages ravaged by back-to-back storms that killed 640 people and left nearly 400 missing in the northern Philippines.
A knife-wielding man stabbed 12 students in a provincial high school, killing eight and injuring four, local police said on Friday.
Magnetospheres, the giant magnetic fields around planets, are extraordinarily good at trapping plasma. To study them, and gain insights into how to produce fusion power, a group of scientists builds a mini magnetosphere at MIT. By Rachel Metz.
Under a proposal announced last week, all employees of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including intramural scientists, would be barred from engaging in paid consulting activities with drug and biotech companies for at least 1 year while the
The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control will take no action against a restaurant that served Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock his death.
A test project, now in use at Reagan National Airport, aims to give frequent fliers a quicker pass through security checkpoints by using the latest biometric technologies -- such as eye scans -- to verify a passenger's identity.
U.S. and Sudanese security agents are close to identifying a suspect in the shooting of an American aid official and his driver in Khartoum, Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
Il club nerazzurro oggi chiude per il brasiliano. Il Genoa licenza De Canio e prende Cosmi. MILANO - Cannavaro alla Juve, Cesar all\u00e2\u0080\u0099Inter. Tutto come previsto. Acquisti annunciati da settimane, tormentoni
Embattled Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and the scope of efforts to spy on U.S. citizens, according to an administration official,
Seduta di allenamento mattutina per l'Inter in vista dell'esordio in campionato contro l'Udinese (ar...
SAN FRANCISCO Naysayers used to assert that packaged-goods companies would never have much success attracting people to their Web sites because there isn't much tech sizzle in a bar of soap or box of crackers. New evidence on Web traffic would suggest otherwise. Companies such as Kraft, General Mills and Betty Crocker are attracting new unique users at twice the rate of the Internet as a whole, according to recent data from comScore.
The iPhone Dev team said it will fight any attempt by Apple to \
Eurozone finance ministers were to focus at a meeting on the rise of the single currency to record levels against the dollar, with swelling deficits also set to share the limelight.
The UN says Iran has  ceased uranium enrichment, but the US says it could still press for sanctions against Tehran.
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri has resigned along with his government and said he would not lead a new government. The resignation on Wednesday came after the Lebanese constitution
Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse got rolling in the final five minutes, just about the time the Dallas defense found a way to throttle Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat, leading the Mavericks to a 109-104 victory last night at Dallas.
Gunmen killed a Sunni Muslim cleric as he entered a mosque in Baghdad to perform noon prayers Monday, the second slaying of a cleric from
For the second day running, Ukraine's deepening political crisis takes up a vast acreage of inches in Europe's press.
The Paris Club of rich lending nations is to discuss a proposed debt freeze for tsunami-affected countries.
Search technology for images may lead to a way to search handwritten manuscripts.
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The Bush Administration (with the help of the Fox News Channel) is engaged in an assault on Kofi Annan and the entire United Nations.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday the Senate will face another round of votes on the Iraq war before the July Fourth recess, a strategy intended to show that Democrats are not giving up on efforts to bring troops home.
Cutting down on caffeine could help people with the most common form of diabetes better control their blood sugar levels, researchers said on Monday.
com. The Cubs dealt the Marlins&#39; playoff hopes a severe blow with a convincing 5-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader Monday afternoon at Pro Player Stadium.
Londra, 8 dicembre 2004 - Nel secondo speciale su Diana trasmesso dalla NBC, la principessa del Galles, morta in un incidente stradale nel 1997 ma sempre alla ribalta delle cronache, rivela di aver pensato di scappare dal suo matrimonio infelice con il
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said in an interview published on Thursday that kidnappers who seized five Britons in Baghdad last month had links to Iran, adding he believed the captives were still alive.
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 : Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz held substantial talks with his Indian counterpart Mr. Manmohan Singh in all aspects of bilateral relations, Kashmir on-going composite dialogue and SAARC, an official spokesman told newsmen in New Delhi.
Meg Whitman, who has guided eBay for a decade, wants to retire. She's helping to pave the way for a smooth transition, reports say.
Le nuove opportunit&agrave; in Italia, dalla consulenza al commercio. Dalle promozioni turistiche alla telefonia. Tra i profili ricercati: neolaureati, esperti amministrativi e project manager
Nerves, ring-rust and a battling baseliner haunted three of the world's leading women at the Australian Open on Monday before Serena Williams, Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic moved into round two.
Robert Bass and the Collegiate Chorale gave Ernest Bloch's \u00e2\u0080\u009cAvodath Hakodesh\u00e2\u0080\u009d a thoughtful, richly textured performance at Central Synagogue on Monday evening.
Ryan Giggs' header gives Man Utd a fourth successive win as Spurs pay for wasting chances at Old Trafford.
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs.
Election workers and U.S.-trained security troops have become Iraq's most hunted, facing slaughter by insurgents out to ruin this month's landmark vote.
Hundreds of Lebanese mourners pressed on Wednesday to touch the coffin of minister Pierre Gemayel whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Syria, stoked fears of more killings and a surge in factional violence.
Il clima sta cambiando, anche in Germania. E con gli inverni non pi\u00c3\u00b9 rigidi come una volta, la Bunde...
LONDON: The British army&#39;s rules of engagement will go on trial at the Old Bailey after a soldier was charged yesterday with murdering an Iraqi lawyer while on active service in Basra.
NEW YORK  - The decline in mortality seen in the U.S. population over the past four decades has not extended to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, despite innovations in rheumatoid arthritis treatment, according to a report in the current issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
Only a week remains to collect comments on a plan to adopt Ecma's Open XML standard.
Amazon's independent A9 unit is ready to officially unveil its customized search engine, which debuted in preview form last April. A9.com combines Web and image searches from Google, movie and book searches from Amazon and reference materials from GuruNet into an interface that can be custom tailored for each user. A9 also recommends Web sites in a TiVo-like fashion and includes a Diary for taking notes on a Web page. It is not yet clear if A9 will become a part of Amazon.com.
The son-in-law of Kazakhstan's autocratic president has appealed to Austrian authorities not to extradite him to his homeland to face kidnapping charges, a magazine reported Saturday.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said yesterday that the role of overseeing computer security and the Internet should have a higher profile at the agency, in the face of increasing concern
Hitachi, the Japanese electronics company, sees quarterly profits soar but cuts its full-year forecast as flat-screen prices fall.
The government's chief scientist is expected to set out a universal code of ethics for scientists.
The Stanley Cup must start to watch its weight. Due to restrictions on weight of luggage, the championship trophy went missing in baggage claim in Vancouver for a while on Sunday.
Nasa is to invest $170m in the Orbital Sciences Corporation to help it develop a commercial resupply ship for the space station.
Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures in New York rose to a record after a report showed near-record imports aren&#39;t helping US oil inventories keep pace with demand and as fighting in Iraq raised concern about its ability to boost exports.
Amid strong PC demand from consumers and businesses, Microsoft reported on Thursday quarterly revenue and earnings that topped the company&#39;s earlier expectations.
Britain's Got Talent winner Paul Potts clinches a deal to release his album in 15 countries.
Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar Nicole Kidman is expecting her first baby with her husband, country crooner Keith Urban, her publicist said Tuesday.
Actor and film director Tim Robbins came to Iowa Wednesday to praise John Edwards \u00c2\u0097 and bury the media.
A day before Ukrainians were to go to the polls for another presidential runoff, a court is ruling restrictions on voting at home violate the constitution.
HILLA, Iraq  - Suicide bombers killed 21 people in  attacks on an Iraqi police academy and a checkpoint on  Wednesday, part of a campaign to derail Jan. 30 elections which  Iraq's prime minister vowed will go ahead.
Homeland Security promises greater privacy protections for European travelers, contradicting a U.S. push for more data.
A Federal Communications Commission proposal would relax decades-old rules, including one that forbids a company to own both a newspaper and a broadcast station in the same city.
McDonald's Corp.  on Friday said November sales at hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months rose 6.2 percent, boosting the company's shares to a seven-year high, as Snack Wraps and family game promotions kept customers coming back.
The UN passes a declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples despite opposition from four developed nations.
The latest iPods have built-in clocks that could support music subscription services as well as movie rentals.
Motorcycle maker KTM's success in racing, including repeated first place wins in the Paris-to-Dakar rally, led it to venture into four-wheel racing. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Vietnam has officially confirmed that two young boys have died from bird flu as state media says two other people are suspected of contracting the virus.
A renegade Afghan warlord has been arrested and brought to the capital by the central government, just weeks after his troops clashed with militiamen loyal to a powerful regional governor, officials said.
Colombian boxer Carlos Meza was declared brain dead Tuesday, four days after being knocked out in the ring.
The FSA warns  flood victims to be sceptical if approached by people offering help with insurance claims.
Thousands of commuters are warned of perilous travelling conditions as temperatures fall following flooding.
The NHL is using its All-Star weekend to spotlight its efforts to increase African-American interest in playing and following the sport. But it's still fighting a losing battle
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday its intentions to conduct a major evaluation of its approach in dealing with safety concerns involving drugs, primarily those that are already marketed.
LAHORE, Pakistan -- An explosion that tore through the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, injuring at least six people, was caused by a short circuit, Islamabad&#39;s chief of police told CNN.
Outspoken British pop icon Sir Elton John has delivered a blunt public message to Australian Prime Minister John Howard over his opposition to gay marriage: &quot;Up yours&quot;.
Adventurer Steve Fossett is set to fly an experimental jet around the world without stopping or refuelling.
First a little background. I stopped using a Mac in 1997, as Apple was transitioning to the new operating system. I started using the Mac again as my primary OS in late 2005, a little more than two years ago. This is the first new version of the OS to come out since I switched back. Based on a tour of the new features, pretty late at the end of a long week, it's safe to say an OS is still just an OS, the purpose of the OS is to stay out of your way until you need it. Leopard may be prettier than the last version, I'm not sure it is or isn't. Not sure I'll use many of the new features. For people who hadn't used VNC before, \
By Ashley Tusan Joyner, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Dec. 13--A Waterloo man was arrested Tuesday on three charges of child pornography and one count of indecent solicitation of a child, both felonies, according to Columbia Police.   Aaron J.
The United States made a dramatic reversal Saturday, first rejecting and then accepting a compromise to set the stage for intense negotiations in the next two years aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide.
A more judicious Jamal Crawford attacked the Jazz' defense, and that newfound wisdom helped the Knicks capture their fourth victory in five games.
Palestinian factions reached a new Egyptian-mediated truce on Monday in a bid to halt a cycle of bloodletting but the deal got off to a shaky start as shootings continued, including an attack on a Hamas minister's office.
Oil prices have fallen as much as $16  from their peaks, their steepest reversal in 16 years, in a  correction that traders say may be harder to shake off than  past setbacks over the market's four-year rally.
Rachida Dati, a self-made daughter of immigrants, triumphantly joined the Cabinet as the star symbol for the president's bid to make France value its diversity. But the hard-charging justice minister has lately hit some speed bumps.
GOMA, Congo  - UN observers encountered what they believed to be about 100 Rwandan troops in eastern Congo, a UN official said Wednesday, marking the first UN sighting since Rwanda threatened to send in its forces against Rwanda Hutu rebels sheltering there.
Bloomberg - Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama delivered a populist message in Wisconsin today as he shot back at rival Hillary Clinton's claim that he's all talk and no action.
Idina Menzel, the Tony-winning star of \
NHULUNBUY, Australia  - As the campfire burns slowly, a group of Aborigines build a \
LIMA, Peru  - Four Peruvian police died on Sunday  after security forces battled to retake parts of a southern  town seized by an armed group early on New Year's Day to demand  the resignation of President Alejandro Toledo.
La etiope Meseret Defar ha battuto a Berlino il regalo mondiale dei 3.000 metri piani indoor, corren...
Four British men held at Guantanamo Bay for nearly three years are to sue the US government.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  will sell eight U.S. television stations to private equity firm Oak Hill Partners for about $1.1 billion.
ASHINGTON, Aug. 17 - Consumer prices declined slightly in July, pulled down by an incongruous drop in gasoline prices and by lower prices in other less volatile areas, suggesting that inflation may be slowing, the government reported ...
A senior aide in Prime Minister Tony Blair's Downing Street office has been questioned by police probing claims of shady financial dealings by the governing Labour Party, reports said.
The Justice Department said Tuesday that it will appeal a Nebraska judge's ruling striking down the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
The families of people buried in the wrong graves react angrily after the person responsible avoids a jail sentence.
Government bond prices fell on Tuesday  after data showed U.S. core inflation rose faster than expected  in September, while upbeat earnings reports and a slide in oil  prices gave stock markets a boost.
Florent Sinama-Pongolle scored two crucial spot kicks to send Liverpool into the English League Cup semi-finals at Tottenham Hotspur's expense in a thrilling 4-3 shootout win.
Governments agree a deal to harness an alternative source of nuclear power which would be clean and abundant.
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Floyd Landis, the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, must forfeit his title and is subject to a two-year ban.
Brazil's culture minister and singing superstar Gilberto Gil is not calling for the death of President Bush, whatever concert-goers might have thought.
Top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia overcame Fernando Vicente of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Thailand Open.
Insurgents attacked a police station Saturday in northwestern Baghdad with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, witnesses said.
Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged family photos from washed-out neighborhoods as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.
India is to cut troop levels in the disputed territory of Kashmir this winter, the prime minister announces.
Qaeda in Pakistan, in a gun battle on Sunday afternoon in the southern city of Nawabshah. Two other. men, caught during the siege, were under interrogation.
Ancora una buona prova dell'Empoli, ma anche con l'Inter, come domenica scorsa con la Fiorentina, &e...
It isn't the smell of a Douglas fir or baking cookies that reminds Renee Zellweger of Christmas; it's the smell of cigars. For Tom Hanks, it's the smell of banana bread. He says he always took the bus to visit his mom on Christmas, and if he was lucky, he'd sit next to an old lady who'd give him banana bread.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced plans Wednesday to join forces to advance stem cell research and curb global warming.
A car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of one of Iraq &#39;s leading Shi&#39;ite Muslim political parties on Monday, killing and wounding several people, party officials and witnesses said.
L'allenatore della Reggina, Renzo Ulivieri, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara contro il Milan, r...
'Con compagnia italiana piu' forte ci saranno discussioni'
India's biggest discount carrier, Deccan, will merge with liquor baron Vijay Mallya's upmarket Kingfisher Airlines to create the nation's biggest domestic airline, officials said.
Il vice commissario della Figc, Gigi Riva, ha commentato con Sky il ritorno dell'Italia al primo pos...
The New York Yankees have become the  first major league side to sign Chinese players after bringing  in two teenagers, the team said on Monday.
Jerry Yang makes his first move as chief executive of Yahoo, buying the college sports website Rivals.com.
(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0is investing $7.5 million in energy-efficient chip company Transmeta, which has been\u00c2\u00a0battling falling revenue\u00c2\u00a0and widening losses. The investment, announced Friday, comes a year after AMD said it would\u00c2\u00a0resell Transmeta's Efficeon processors\u00c2\u00a0in PCs for developing countries, and three months after Transmeta said it\u00c2\u00a0faced delisting\u00c2\u00a0from the Nasdaq stock market because of its low share price. Transmeta shot to fame in the late 1990s when the vendor said it was developing a groundbreaking line of ultra low power processors for notebooks PCs. The Crusoe chips did not sell as well as expected, however, due to product delays and disappointing performance. Transmeta did secure a few licensing deals, notably in Japan, but it also wracked up heavy losses. In January 2005 the vendor announced job cuts and said it would switch its focus to licensing its power management technology to other companies. Later that year Transmeta agreed to\u00c2\u00a0sell its Crusoe chips to Hong Kong company\u00c2\u00a0Culturecom Technology\u00c2\u00a0for $15 million in cash. Last year's deal with AMD, to resell Transmeta chips in Microsoft's pay-by-instalment PC initiative, raised the vendor's prospects again. But in March Transmeta said it faced delisting from the Nasdaq because its stock price fell below $1 for more than 30 consecutive days. Transmeta's stock closed at $0.70 a share on Thursday, but it jumped 50 percent in premarket trading Friday on news of AMD's investment. Transmeta reported revenue of $2.1 million for its first fiscal quarter in May, down from $19.5 million in the same period a year earlier. Its losses widened to $18.7 million, from $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2006. AMD made its investment in exchange for Transmeta stock. The chip vendor called Transmeta \
InfoWorld - Motorola has agreed to acquire Leapstone Systems, which makes software that helps carriers create and deliver services for wired and wireless networks.
GEORGIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY  THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Il senatore italo-argentino conferma il sostegno a Prodi
The Detroit Lions reportedly fired Mike Martz on Wednesday, ending his fractious two years as the team's offensive coordinator.
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it has signed a 4.43 billion pound (8.86 billion dollar) deal to buy 72 Eurofighter planes, after tortuous negotiations on one of the largest ever British export orders.
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Jets general manager Terry Bradway received a two-year contract extension Thursday that will keep him in the organization through 2007.
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.--which assembles iPods, PS3s, and more--is spending $5 billion to build factories near Hanoi.
It's not like the old days, when Ted Johnson would uncoil his body and send it shooting through the air like a projectile, smack into the chest of a running back with a force that would drop the poor soul like a dead weight dropping from the top of a skyscraper.
The United States insisted on Tuesday that it was working closely with Turkey on a whole range of issues regarding Iraq amid reports that Turkey warned that it would halt
A former energy and industry minister was named Kyrgyzstan's prime minister on Monday, the president's office said.
In a first for the Philippines' cumbersome electoral process, Filipinos working in Singapore can use the Internet to vote for their candidates in May mid-term elections, the service provider said.
Iran must bear the consequences of any new confrontation between U.S. and Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior U.S. official warned on Wednesday.

Russia issued a veiled warning on Friday that it could deploy rockets in its Kaliningrad enclave bordering the European Union if Washington does not draw back from its missile defence plans.
Dan Farber, over at ZDNet, is reporting that LinkedIn's founder, Reid Hoffman, has made their plans clear to open up API's and create a developer platform. From CNET Blogs Network.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets slid Thursday after the euro struck a record dollar high and oil prices surged above 80 dollars a barrel in New York, threatening company profits.
VANCOUVER, Wash. - A man drove 18 miles in the wrong direction on Interstates 5 and 205 before State Patrol troopers stopped his car...
Probabile autore attacco contro base Usa Bagram, Afghanistan
The city hall of the southwestern French city of Bordeaux was damaged by a small bomb blast overnight, local police chief Alain Gehin said.
German police on Sunday arrested two suspected al-Qaida members believed to be planning a suicide attack in Iraq, federal prosecutors said. One of the men also allegedly tried to obtain uranium.
Israel&#39;s parliament made a historic decision in backing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to withdraw settlers from the Gaza Strip and four small West Bank settlements.
BAGHDAD -- A boycott by several political groups caused the legislature yesterday to put off a rancorous debate again on a federalism bill that Sunni Arabs say may split Iraq apart and that may fuel sectarian bloodshed.
In Bob Woodward\u00c2\u0092s highly anticipated new book, a passive leader presides over a grossly dysfunctional war cabinet.
Gold hit a record high above $900 an ounce on Monday as turmoil in financial markets, expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts and a falling dollar helped raise the metal's safe-haven appeal.
More than 30 years after his seminal \
Il russo Nikolay Davidenko si &egrave; qualificato per le semifinali degli Internazionali di Francia...
U.S. government bond prices recovered on Wednesday after a week of heavy selling, reaching session highs as the Federal Reserve's Beige Book did little to upset the notion of a modestly expanding national economy.
A suspected bomb attack has killed \
SARASOTA, Fla. - The devastation brought on by Hurricane Charley has been especially painful for an elderly population that is among the largest in the nation...
The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts rolled to their sixth consecutive win with a 29-7 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday.
Assam separatists kill a tea estate manager, jolting the peace process in the north-eastern Indian state.
Parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcon blasted Washington&#39;s four-decade trade Embargo against Cuba as &quot;genocide&quot; Saturday as thousands gathered to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the sanctions.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Five satellites were launched into space from Florida on Saturday aboard an unmanned Delta rocket to investigate electromagnetic storms, the dark side of the phenomenon that causes Earth's dazzling aurorae.
British detectives probing the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko have wound up their investigation in Moscow and are preparing to leave for home, the Russian news agency Interfax said on Monday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWatching my dad, I learned the importance of not disappointing a customer.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
ABN AMRO  stuck to its neutral stance on Sunday on competing takeover bids for the Dutch bank, saying it could not support a break-up under the financially superior RBS-led  consortium's bid.
Speculation mounted Friday as to whether Prime Minister Gordon Brown would call a snap general election after the Labour Party wound up an upbeat annual conference.
No more tentative agreements--in what the two companies deem a &quot;merger of equals,&quot; Sprint and Nextel officially announced a definitive agreement to merge.
The lawyer for Lisa Nowak -- the former NASA astronaut accused of assaulting a romantic rival -- will ask a judge Friday to throw out her statements to police, suppress evidence collected from her car and remove her ankle-bracelet monitor.
Pennsylvania Turnpike managers and temporary workers held out their hands again yesterday to collect tolls from shoppers, football fans and end-of-Thankgiving weekend
REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A research study released today by International Data Corporation (IDC) and commissioned by Microsoft Corp.
&quot;Gladiator&quot; heart-throb Russell Crowe is reported to have had a brawl with his own bodyguard because he tried to stop him from getting drunk in a bar!
Popular painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen can raise blood pressure and thus the risk of heart disease among men, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
The United States on Wednesday backed European Union candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn to head the International Monetary Fund, virtually assuring the Frenchman&#39;s victory as the selection process neared a conclusion.
Where\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a Nimbus 2000 when you need one? Caught up in the airline security scare last month, JK Rowling won an argument with New York airport officials to allow her to fly with her latest Harry Potter manuscript.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The strengthening of Syria's influence in Lebanon's government prompted Secretary of State Colin Powell to renew his criticism of Syria after a brief period of praise.
A man who killed the 6-year-old daughter of an acquaintance after she resisted his attempts to rape her was convicted Monday of murder.
General Electric\u00e2\u0080\u0099s NBC unit and Microsoft explored making a joint bid for Dow Jones but decided against it a week ago, a person close to NBC and Microsoft said.
The top U.N. envoy in the Middle East said Monday there is a new opportunity for peace, citing recent statements from the Israeli and Palestinian leadership as well as President Bush.
A panel is examining claims that GlaxoSmithKline tried to suppress a doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s criticism of its drug Avandia.
Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll, with up to a two-month delay widely expected in a country plunged into crisis by opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
BEIJING : A gas explosion in a coal mine in China has killed at least 56 miners and left nearly 100 others missing. The death toll is expected to rise further
Auto parts maker Delphi Corp   said it would file a reorganization plan on Thursday that lays  out a definitive agreement with former parent General Motors  Corp  and a path to exiting bankruptcy by the end of the  year.
Police in three countries are hunting for the parents of a little girl in a red jacket nicknamed \
APPIANO GENTILE (Milano), 16 ottobre 2004 - Si blocca anche Alvaro Recoba. L&#39;attaccante uruguaiano dell&#39;Inter non sar\u00c3\u00a0 a disposizione di Mancini per la gara di domani contro l&#39;Udinese, gli unici attaccanti
Organogenesis Inc., a once-troubled Canton biotechnology company that makes living artificial skin, plans to build a new headquarters and factory in Massachusetts and add 300 jobs over the next five years after the state offered it an incentive package worth up to $18 million, the company said yesterday.
Shares of US Airways Group Inc. (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped on Friday after the air carrier&#39;s pilots union said it was working on a new labor contract and that its
(InfoWorld) - Apple's share of the laptop market is growing -- the company now sells more than one in every six laptops purchased in the United States, a research firm said today. \
E sulle vendite a causa del calo dei prezzi
North Korea asked the South on Wednesday for 300,000 tonnes of fertilizer in its first such request in several months, Seoul's unification ministry said.
Tokyo's Nikkei rose 1.14 percent by  midday on Thursday as gains on Wall Street encouraged investors  to scoop up bargains, including key technology shares,  following nine days of losses.
Qwest Communications may not be immediately affected by a Sprint-Nextel merger, but its options could become more limited. At one time, Qwest and Sprint were viewed as possible merger partners.
President Bush flew to Enterprise, Ala., today to survey the devastation caused by a massive tornado that hit Thursday afternoon and to comfort a town grieving the loss of eight students, killed in their high school as they huddled in a hallway seeking to avoid the storm's wrath.
In the dead of night, the Senate apparently turns into something other than the oft-cited greatest deliberative body in the world.
Ronaldo broke free early, flashed past Ghana&#039;s flailing goalkeeper and poked the ball into the net.
The Army's civilian leader is ousted, after sacking the general in charge at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. If only the men who led the war in Iraq faced the same accountability
Endangered black-footed ferrets are reproducing more and surviving longer in the wild in Arizona than they have since recovery efforts began nearly a decade ago, according to wildlife biologists.
(Daytona Beach, Florida-AP) Oct. 5, 2004 - A slip of the tongue has cost Dale Earnhardt, Junior, first place in the Nextel Cup standings.
WASHINGTON -- The Iraq war gave birth to a new generation of Islamic radicals and the terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a US intelligence report cited yesterday in The New York Times .
For the past two weeks, high school nurse Colleen Kahler has been on high alert.
Maurice Papon, who was convicted of crimes against humanity for his role in deporting Jews to Nazi death camps during World War II, has died, his lawyer said Saturday. He was 96.
Internal romances and breakups, backbiting, drug-fueled excesses &#151; Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham could write the book on what tears bands apart.
Apple Computer Inc., whose iTunes Web sites make up world&#39;s largest online music store, opened a version of the service for Canadian customers.
Seduta di rifinitura per il Mantova in vista della gara con il Genoa. Unico assente Rizzi mentre il ...
Joe Gibbs Racing will switch to Toyotas in 2008, ending a 15-year relationship with General Motors that produced three NASCAR championships.
Sindacati: governo subito un segnale partendo da detrazioni
More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high.
MIAMI \u00c2\u00b7 Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is fairly sure he knows what he will say if the FedEx Orange Bowl comes down to a final field-goal attempt by his freshman kicker.
Most Canadians support the decriminalization of marijuana, says a North American group advocating such a policy. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws said a poll conducted Oct. 26-Nov.
ST LOUIS, OCTOBER 28: The Boston Red Sox lifted a championship and buried a curse on Wednesday, turning fantasy into reality with a stirring World Series victory over the St Louis Cardinals.
ELDORET, Kenya -- Kenya's opposition leader rejected an invitation for talks with the president on Tuesday, describing the meeting as \
La nazionale italiana di baseball &egrave; stata battuta dalla Spagna per 6-4 nella quarta e penult...
Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic pulled off a major upset Wednesday, eliminating top-seeded Marat Safin 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3 on the Russian&#39;s home turf in the second round of the US$2.
LAS VEGAS -- Phil Jackson, Chris Mullin and Dick Vitale led the list of 15 finalists for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame announced during the NBA's All-Star weekend Friday.
German Foreign Minister Fischer focused on economic ties between Syria and the EU as well as concerns over human rights and weapons of mass destruction in Syria during a visit to Damascus Saturday.
Health aides in Maryland's largest Medicaid home care program often end up earning less than the federal minimum wage.
Reentering history s arena. The scheduled partial U.S. troop withdrawals from Europe were long overdue; some of us had become shrill and hoarse in calling for them over the past few years .
Florian Mayer beat defending champion David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Romania Open.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- The Nextel Cup championship playoff got a major shakeup Sunday when points leader Kurt Busch went out with a blown engine early in the race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
 to 3G iPhone version
Hundreds gather for an alleged al-Qaeda leader's funeral in his hometown in eastern Lebanon.
Ministers are to publish a bill outlining changes to the state pension system, including raising the pension age.
Congressional Democrats and the Treasury Department disagree over the amount of unpaid taxes that could be collected.
Japan's prime minister-to-be, Shinzo Abe,   turned his attention on Thursday to the line-up for his cabinet   amid concerns about how the hawkish, youthful leader will cope   with diplomatic and economic challenges ahead.
Oil prices firmed after touching a  four-month low on Wednesday, as a government report showing  that U.S. supplies of heating oil rose only slightly last week  kept dealers on edge ahead of Friday's OPEC meeting.
Hundreds of thousands could die in Darfur if violence forces aid workers to leave, a top UN official says.
BAGHDAD: Fighters in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City slum announced yesterday a deal to trade in their weapons for cash and to stop attacking US and Iraqi forces, raising hopes for an end to violence in the war-ravaged district.
International pressure mounted on Syria  to ease its grip over Lebanon as stunned Lebanese prepared to  bury slain former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday.
When the raging ocean waters subsided, 7-year-old Karl Nilsson from Sweden thought he had been transported to another city.
Confirming that Apoorva Lakhia has indeed been paid Rs 1.25 crores to direct the espionage thriller Mission Istanbul
InfoWorld - Infortrend?? quietly marked a storage milestone last week, shipping the EonStor B12, the first enterprise-class array based on 2.5-inch drives. Combining power and reliability in a small size, the B12 could become the measuring stick for all storage arrays in its class, surpassing those that mount 3.5-inch drives in both efficiency and performance/space ratio.
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu found in turkeys in Britain last week &quot;may well be identical&quot; to the virus found in wild geese in Hungary, British officials said.
South Korea may make farm chemicals less toxic and install more fences on the tops of tall buildings in order to cut down on one of the developed world's highest suicide rates, a health official said on Tuesday.
Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel's profits rose as it struggled to overcome weak PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition.
NOGATA, Fukuoka -- The elder brother of the Japanese man found murdered in Baghdad said his parents were unable to respond when a city official visited on Sunday due to shock.
(InfoWorld) - Apple has admitted that a manufacturing defect caused power failures in an iBook G4 laptop sold in Denmark and refunded the customer's money, said the country's Consumer Complaints Board. The case is just\u00c2\u00a0one of many concerning the iBook G4\u00c2\u00a0that the board has heard about, Frederik Navne Boesgaard, the complaints board's legal adviser, said Wednesday. Apple also faces a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California concerning a similar problem with the iBook G4. In a complaint filed on Nov. 7, plaintiff Alan Vitt said the computers' motherboards fail at an abnormally high rate. Apple is seeking to have the complaint dismissed -- its filing on that motion is due Thursday -- with the next hearing in the case set for Oct. 4. The Danish complaints board, part of the government-funded National Consumer Agency, published a technical report on faulty iBooks in May. The study found solder joints around a voltage regulator were flawed in such a way as to deteriorate each time the computers were turned on or off, until they would no longer start up. However, using a clamp to apply pressure to the computers' casing, next to the trackpad, closed up the broken joints and allowed the computer to start -- a clear sign of an original design flaw, the study concluded. In response, Apple submitted its own technical report saying that the flaw was not due to cycling the power on and off, but this was not enough to sway the board's decision. Two weeks ago, the board challenged Apple to concede the point and refund the customer's money, or take their customer to court. Apple paid up, said Navne Boesgaard. The complaints board is handling four such cases, and owners of faulty iBook G4s continue to come forward: 15 more have called him in recent days, he said. The faulty iBooks were among the first notebooks using the G4 processor that Apple produced, and had an opaque white casing like their G3 predecessors. The machines examined, the 800MHz Model 9164LL/A and the 1GHz Model 9426LL/A, were introduced in April 2004 and discontinued in October of that year. The board received the complaints between April and November 2006. A spokeswoman for Apple in the U.K. said she believed the case had been settled, but was unable to comment further. \u00c2
A Stephen King short story is adapted and brought to the screen in \u00e2\u0080\u009c1408,\u00e2\u0080\u009d more psychological thriller than outright horror.
Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc  and Brazil's Vale  have been in serious talks over a 46 billion pound ($90.6 billion) takeover but the miners appear to have reached an impasse, the Financial Times said.
La Roma conta di chiudere al pi\u00c3\u00b9 presto la questione del rinnovo di contratto di Mexes. ''Avremo un ...
Britain scrambled to contain its first  outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in  domestic poultry on Saturday after the virus was found at a  farm run by Europe's biggest turkey producer.
Media giant Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter earnings declined year-over-year, and said it established $500 million in legal reserves related to pending government investigations and intends
ARBIL, Iraq  - Kurdish separatist guerrillas in northern Iraq said on Monday they had suffered no casualties from Turkish airstrikes and cross-border incursions in December.
Local residents arrive to examine a destroyed building in the center of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday morning, Oct. 12, 2004 following an US air strike.
The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial may ask jurors to consider a lesser charge, after they fail to reach a verdict.
'Vogliamo diventare il numero 1 al mondo del lusso maschile'
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
Competitive pricing environment continues for small package shippers.
Britain's royal family aimed to put the wraps on the uproar over Prince Harry's Nazi costume, rejecting calls for further public atonement even as organizers of Auschwitz commemorations invited the prince to volunteer at the former death camp.
Suicides among children and young adults rose by an alarming 8 percent in 2004, a year when concerns about the dangers of antidepressants triggering suicides were widely publicized, federal researchers reported on Thursday.
MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia&#39;s armed forces will soon have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unlike those held by other countries.
Ma imprenditori fiduciosi, a novembre indice Ifo a 106,8
The PGA Tour will start the 2005 season along the shores of the Pacific Ocean, with the first two stops in Hawaii followed by the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines in San Diego.
Excluding the one-time items, earnings per share more than doubled at the publisher as revenue rose nearly 20 percent.
By Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 17--Firefighters south of Anchor Point kept a wildland blaze at bay Saturday, felling trees, laying hose and drowning out hot spots on the fire's edge, state firefighters said.
US Airways is dangerously close to its second Chapter 11 filing in two years, a bankruptcy that could cripple the airline and its frequent fliers if it fails to cut costs severely.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Mayor Williams outlines his plans to publicly finance a baseball stadium to a gathering at the Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church.
Four executives at German memory supplier Infineon and its US subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges of illegally setting prices for PC memory chips, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday.
A military judge on Wednesday approved a second U.S. soldier's guilty plea to the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the slaying of her family.
Il Chelsea ha battuto 1-0 il Liverpool in un incontro della quinta giornata della Premier League ing...
Playbill - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Feb. 3 unveiled architects Frank Gehry and Hugh Hardy's collaborative design for Theatre for a New Audience's new home in the emerging BAM Cultural District in Downtown Brooklyn.
KABUL - Militants who abducted three United Nations hostages in Afghanistan warned they will decide on Friday whether to kill them because talks have broken down, news reports say.
InfoWorld - Scores of vendors are now in the \
The decline in home prices accelerated and spread to more regions of the country in October, according to new data.
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Sudden changes in the housing market pose the biggest threat to the UK economy, the world financial watchdog warned today. In an unusually stark message, the International Monetary
More than $31bn spent on electronics this year Brits spend more on consumer electronics than any nation in Europe, market watcher GfK has claimed. Together, we have spent \u00c2\u00a316.8bn ($31.7bn) on high-tech toys this year. Every UK household has spent, on average, \u00c2\u00a3325 ($612) this year on gizmos, gadgets and assorted electronic equipment - \u00c2\u00a342 ($81) more than their nearest rivals, the Swiss.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Police arrested dozens of people Sunday as they used tear gas and water cannons to break up a rally where Zimbabwe's main opposition leader planned to launch a presidential campaign, a spokesman for the opposition party said.
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Williams&#39; driver Juan Pablo Montoya made the perfect start to his final race with the team when he set the fastest time in opening practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix today.
The company that put power consumption on the map is thinking of getting out of the expensive business of making chips.
(InfoWorld) - Cisco Systems will begin offering IronPort's security filtering tools to its firewall customers after the networking giant's acquisition of the company closes on June 25. On tour to evangelize the benefits of the buyout to media, analysts and customers, top Cisco security executives and IronPort Chief Executive Scott Weiss said that the combined company will move quickly to create a software upgrade package that will provide content filtering functionality and behavioral reputation intelligence into the networking market leader's 2.5 million existing firewall systems. Once the deal closes on Monday, Weiss will assume a role as a senior security marketing executive with Cisco, he said. The for-pay security add-on derived from IronPort, which has maintained a San Bruno, Calif. headquarters, will allow customers to employ what the company has dubbed as \
The Internet Engineering Task Force has nixed Microsoft&#39;s Sender ID proposal because of patent concerns. By Thomas Claburn. The Internet Engineering Task Force, an international standards organization, has
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The plight of Polish low-cost carrier Air Polonia, which ceased operating on Sunday, is not the only warning that the wave of new capacity launched earlier this year serving the new European Union member states was over-ambitious.
Science & environment: Trainee surgeons are turning to game consoles, which boost dexterity, to hone their scalpel skills
After two long days of seemingly endless baseball, Melky Cabrera and the New York Yankees finally nudged a little closer to a playoff berth.
Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, deputy operations director of the Joint Staff, said Wednesday that Pentagon officials considered sending some 3rd ID troops over earlier than anticipated, but relented, agreeing
Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. (6758.T)  on Thursday said it will recall certain lithium-ion notebook  computer batteries following complaints of overheating by some  computer makers.
More than 500 mourners attend the funeral of Motherwell footballer Phil O'Donnell
Howard Stern, the ribald radio host  who has become a poster boy for bad behavior on U.S. airwaves,  will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O in January 2006,  freeing him from the grips of regulators and giving the nascent  satellite radio sector a big boost.
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BOSTON - BJ&#39;s Wholesale Club Inc. said Tuesday that sales growth boosted second-quarter earnings 25 percent, and the bulk retailer disclosed it faces $16 million in claims over the theft of some of its customers&#39; credit and debit card ...
The company reported fourth-quarter profit of $85 million on weakness in its risk and insurance services business.
The Bank of England has lent banks \u00c2\u00a310bn, a move that should ease the impact of the global credit crunch.
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Blog: Think got $60 million to help launch its electric town car. But will consumers take it for an expensive golf cart?
The curtain rises on the keenly anticipated Global Indian Film Awards in Dubai.
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor plans to build a car plant in the Indian port city of Chennai with its French partner Renault SA and local firm Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, a news report said Saturday.
In many Olympics competitions winners and losers are determined by less than a fraction of a point and even the slightest error in scoring can set back an athlete from the gold to the bronze.
BELGRADE, Oct 11 (IPS) - Ten years after the wars in the Balkans left a  quarter of a million dead, reconciliation moves are still waiting  for the 'truth' to come out first.
BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressants such as Paxil and  Prozac should come with strong warnings that they raise the  risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in some children and  teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
The Government is accused of failing to deliver on a pledge to fund a unit reinvestigating Troubles murders.
LISBON - Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Sunday he would ask parliament to vote to lift a ban on abortion despite a referendum on the issue looking likely to fail due to low voter turnout.\
Lawyers for Pfc. Lynndie R. England sought Wednesday to throw out evidence at the heart of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal -- the now-infamous photos showing her smiling and pointing at naked Iraqi detainees.
Wall Street looked set to open lower on Friday after the latest fallout from the U.S. mortgage sector cropped up in Europe and data showed U.S. retail sales, excluding autos, unexpectedly declined last month.
Impressionist art still brings out the big spenders, but a successful auction at Christie's on Wednesday pulled in &#36;92.5 million and showed that contemporary art sales are where the action.
The wrestlers sign a new contract with British Sky Broadcasting.
Voters are sending mixed signals about how they want their communities to grow, embracing strict controls in some places and rejecting them in others.
Boston businessman Steven Belkin said he would submit a proposal to develop the site of Boston's car garage at Winthrop Square, where Mayor Thomas M. Menino called for a tower as high as 1,000 feet. In a statement from a public relations firm, Belkin said the proposal would include land at 133 Federal St., under a building he owns next ...
Senior British government minister David Blunkett, a trusted ally of Prime Minister Tony Blair, resigned on Wednesday, a government official confirmed.
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Las Vegas Central Reservations Corp. and its subsidiary 1-800-LAS-VEGAS (PINK SHEETS: LVCC) announced today it has officially launched its online travel site, 1-800-LAS-VEGAS.com, now offering an online component to its traditional phone-based reservation service.
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US presidential candidate John Kerry was to deliver a major speech on Iraq as his Republican rival President George W. Bush prepared to unveil his latest proposals to rebuild the country before the United Nations the following day.
Alhurra, a network with 150 reporters based in Springfield, is the U.S. government's largest and most expensive effort to sway foreign opinion over the airwaves since the creation of Voice of America in 1942.
The Seattle Mariners thumped the New York Yankess 7-1 on Monday to snap a season-high nine-game losing streak and cut the Yankees' lead in the American League wild card race to one game.
A trial into the almost four-year-old bombing of a U.S. warship in Aden Harbor that killed 17 Navy sailors concluded Wednesday with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for six defendants.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao ended a four-day visit to Pakistan on Sunday during which he promised to work with Islamabad to elevate strategic ties to \
A decision on freedom for triple police killer Harry Roberts could be made by the end of the year, it is claimed.
BOSTON -- It&#39;s likely the federal government will be handing down a set of rules for voice communication over the Internet. FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he will seek a broad set of rules to cover what
About 50 African migrants are missing off the Canary Islands after their boat sank, survivors say.
James Bond has two new Bond Girls.  Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton will co-star in the latest installment of the 007 franchise opposite Daniel Craig, Columbia Pictures has announced.  Craig made his debut as Bond in 2006's \
The Israeli Parliament, the Knesset has voted in favour of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s proposal to pull out Israeli settlers from occupied Palestinian land in the Gaza strip.
Cor, that Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 Knowles is one fat porker, eh? No? Ah well, I must be having visions of the future then, as Knowles and her Destiny&#39;s Child girls are the new faces of McDonald&#39;s.
Microsoft yesterday announced a $240 million deal with Facebook, giving the technology giant a minority stake in the popular social networking site and the exclusive rights to sell worldwide advertisements that target Facebook's 50 million members.
SolarReserve forecasts $1 billion market in next ten years for storing electricity made with concentrated solar power.
The granddaddy of Republican lobbying shops, Barbour Griffith &amp; Rogers, has decided to go bipartisan.
David Letterman can't forget the night Drew Barrymore flashed him nearly 12 years ago. In a \
Indonesian prosecutors on Friday charged the militant Muslim cleric Abubakar Baasyir under a new anti-terror law, accusing him of leading a terrorist organization
By Bloomberg News. An index of Midwest business activity fell for a second consecutive month in December, a sign of slower growth in manufacturing.
Nov. 18, 2004 - An FDA scientist says the FDA, which is charged with protecting America&#39;s prescription drug supply, is incapable of doing so.
On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present -- a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank.
Talking and playing the piano Tuesday, Jeffrey Swann offered six composers, none of whose music really had much to say to any music around it.
Georgian and South Ossetian officials have agreed to a new cease-fire and plans to demilitarize the separatist region.
Furniture maker Ikea International A/S plans to hire tens of thousands of new workers as the company continues to expand with dozens of new stores opening around the world, its chief executive said.
Police receive new information following allegations of racist abuse in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.
President Bush and first lady Laura wave to a few fans as they board Air Force One Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in St. Louis. Bush was in town for the second of the presidential debates against democratic challenger John Kerry.
BAE Systems says it has found out that it is being investigated by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.
The Scottish Tories call for tougher management of sex offenders in the wake of the Angelika Kluk trial.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi played down speculation that he is grooming his son to replace him, saying Friday that succession by family members is not part of his North African republic's political makeup.
Il tecnico della Reggina, Renzo ulivieri, si gode il momento positivo degli amaranto ma invita a non...
Thailand\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Supreme Administrative Court upheld a decision against a local broadcaster, iTV, that appeared likely to force it to close.
SEATTLE/BOSTON  - Microsoft Corp  acquired  a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its  alliance with Citrix Systems , targeting VMware Inc's   early lead in virtualization technology.
Gary Williams knows that in the ACC, even Sunday's game with Florida State will be an early test.
La Bmw X5 rubata a Madrid a David Beckham, &egrave; stata ritrovata in Macedonia. La macchina del ce...
Heavily armed police commandos stormed a Jerusalem church compound and arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu today - seven months after he completed an 18 year prison sentence for treason.
The French are arrogant, rude and surly to foreign visitors. For once - quelle surprise! - the thought comes not from an embittered tourist but the leading French politician behind a damning report on how the ...
Romario celebrated his retirement from international soccer by scoring two goals to give Brazil's 1994 World Cup team a 2-1 victory Wednesday night over Mexico's World Cup team from that year.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A bloody riot Wednesday in the La Esperanza Jail, in Mariona, in the outskirts of San Salvador, left a toll of at least 20 dead and another 30 injured.
In Cuddalore, India, a wiry gravedigger had no time to waste, no sentiment to spare: just a mass grave for victims, and mass grief.
In a Jan. 30 story about the Democratic presidential campaign, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Hillary Rodham Clinton was to speak at the Southern Baptist Convention. She spoke to the National Baptist Convention, a joint meeting in Atlanta of four historically black Baptist denominations.
Afghanistan&#39;s Taliban guerrillas reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the kidnapping of three UN workers and said they opposed the use of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Being fastest wasn&#39;t necessary best as Canada&#39;s Erik Guay finished second in Friday&#39;s final day of training for the first World Cup downhill race of the season.
An 80th-birthday year of tributes, from ballet companies on two continents, for Glen Tetley.
Before announcing the biggest buyout on record, the private equity buyers of utility TXU Corp. came calling on environmental groups, the latest sign of how the green lobby is increasingly shaping the agenda on Wall Street.
Serse Cosmi si appresta a perdere Santacrose e Mannini. ''Santacroce? Non mi sento di confermare, pe...
Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawar began a European tour, saying in Germany he was optimistic that elections in his country would still go ahead by the end of January 2005 and appealing for more help with debt relief.
Steve Schwarzman's private-equity IPO is as good a sign of a market top as you're likely to see.
Pakistan's general election was  postponed on Wednesday by six weeks until mid-February due to  the violence sparked by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto,  despite the objection of the two main opposition parties.
The company resolves a patent dispute with China's Semiconductor Manufacturing. But it's not enough.
Through his first three years at Holy Cross, Marlborough's Matt Fanning caught just one pass, a 6-yard gain against Sacred Heart last season. Yesterday, in the Crusaders' season opener, Fanning caught six for 69 yards and a touchdown in a 26-13 victory over Patriot League rival Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
David Beckham is sent off as Real Madrid are held 0-0 at home by Real Betis.
Man whose addiction cost him his marriage and business begins legal proceedings against William Hill
The number of South Africans carrying the virus that causes AIDS rose in 2003 but the rate of infection especially among teenagers was stabilizing, the government said in a report released Thursday.
WUERZBURG, Germany  - A U.S. Army medic on trial for refusing to return to Iraq with his unit pleaded guilty on Tuesday to going absent without leave and missing his deployment but denied charges of full desertion.
Almost final results from East Timor's elections show the ruling Fretilin party leading, but with reduced support.
The NBA-leading Boston Celtics suffered a second consecutive loss to the Washington Wizards, who scored the game's final six points in a 88-83 victory on Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2004 - An explosion tore through the office of an American defense contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing as many as six people and seriously injuring several more, officials and residents said.
By Peter B. Lord  State legislators, concerned about decreasing insurance coverage and rising premiums for houses along Rhode Island's coastline, have scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m.
MARSEILLE, France -- Marseille are turning to former Japan national coach Philippe Troussier to revive their ailing fortunes after the resignation of Jose Anigo on Tuesday.
The Broad Art Foundation has responded to the Guerrilla Girls, a protest group that accused them of inadequately representing female and minority artists in the inaugural exhibition at the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum.
NAJAF, Iraq  - An Iraqi peace delegation urged a  radical Shi'ite cleric Tuesday to call off his uprising in the  city of Najaf where U.S. troops pounded militia positions near  the country's holiest Islamic sites.
Mitt Romney learned he won Saturday's barely contested Nevada caucuses on his Florida-bound campaign plane.
Jazz saxophone player Kenny G has  signed a new deal with Starbucks Entertainment and Concord  Records, the partners behind Ray Charles' posthumous smash  album.
The United States detained a second   Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is   cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share   price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value   of the sector.
TORONTO - Ontario&#39;s tough new anti-smoking legislation will ban tobacco from all private clubs, including Royal Canadian Legion halls, the province&#39;s health minister said Tuesday.
Journalists have a habit of making heroes of poor managers. But high quality journalism is too vital to be reduced to a charity case
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Justine Henin avenged last year's Wimbledon final defeat when she beat Amelie Mauresmo to keep the Eastbourne International title on Saturday.
The Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent on   Monday as Canon Inc. 7751.T and other major exporters came   under pressure after falls on Wall Street amid worries about a   U.S. economic slowdown undermined investor appetite.
A government scientist had concluded last year that most antidepressants are too dangerous for children because of a suicide risk and a new study appears to confirm his findings.
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Paul A. Samuelson, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, is dissenting from conventional wisdom on the benefits of globalization.
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Chemicals maker DuPont Co. on Monday said it will cut 1,500 jobs and consolidate manufacturing in its seeds unit in a move to lower operating costs by $100 million a year.
The loud and proud return of Led Zeppelin was the most lucrative event of the year for the touts and fans at the centre of a heated row over the resale of tickets online, according to figures published yesterday.
Moscow insists the controversy over oil company Yukos is an internal affair. But western countries, including Germany, have vested interests in the matter.
A car carrying a fervently anti-speeding chief constable is reportedly clocked at nearly 97 mph.
Mediabase has taken an unconventional approach to raise its own visibility as it confronts a shake-up in the world of music industry magazines.
Australia's biggest company, the part state-owned telecom Telstra Corp Ltd., announced its chief executive Ziggy Switkowski would step down in 2005, two years short of the end of his contract.
U.S. News & World Report - LONDON-- The White House's plan to expand the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield to Europe is running into difficulties as the clock ticks down on George W. Bush's presidency. European governments have started a time-honored exercise in political expediency: distancing themselves from what is increasingly seen as a lame-duck U.S. administration. And the antimissile system could be the main casualty of that diplomatic dance--at least in the short term.
Dimitar Berbatov scores four goals for Spurs in an astonishing match at White Hart Lane.
Federal Trojan for 'online searches' Analysis Germany's police and secret services are pushing for a legal basis for \
BRINDISI, Italy  - A Turkish hijacker seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized an airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.
Several candidates in Afghanistan's  presidential election appear set to drop calls for a boycott of the result.
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair is listed as the team&#39;s emergency quarterback for Monday night&#39;s tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a bruised sternum.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- Mothers deciding to place their infants for adoption deserve better counseling, more time to change their minds, and more support in trying to keep track of the children they relinquish, a leading adoption institute recommends in a sweeping new report.
Anna Nicole Smith's   disgruntled ex-boyfriend and wannabe baby daddy, Larry Birkhead, filed   suit Monday against the TrimSpa spokeswoman, demanding she return to   California with newborn daughter Dannielynn Hope in tow for the baby to   undergo a paternity test.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body arrives in Cairo, amid preparations for his funeral there on Friday.
Notre Dame was close to hiring New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis as its new coach, a university source said Saturday night, but the deal was not complete and still could fall apart.
ING Direct's acquisition has brightened up the online broker.
Il Chelsea non si ferma: la squadra di Mourinho ha vinto 1-0 in casa dell'Everton nell'anticipo dell...
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has implied for the first time that England left back Ashley Cole could be sold this summer.
SAITAMA, Japan  - The United States nonchalantly   swept aside Germany to set up a semi-final showdown with Greece   at the world basketball championship on Wednesday.
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The selloff in crude oil futures continued for a fourth straight day Friday, with prices skidding below $43 a barrel to roughly 14 percent below where they were at the beginning of the week.
Britain&#39;s Luke Donald repaid Bernhard Langer faith in him by winning the European Masters on Sunday the week after the European Ryder Cup captain handed him a wild-card.
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board vice chairman Preston Martin died on Wednesday at his home in San Francisco after a brief illness, his family said in a statement. He was 83.
The authorities in Iraq&#39;s Shiite holy city of Najaf have detained 50 suspects after Sunday&#39;s suicide car bomb attack and prevented cars from entering the city center, governor Adnan al-Zurfi said Monday.
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Donald Stephens spent more than half a century at the helm of this Chicago suburb. Now, less than two months after his death, some say an eerie likeness of the late mayor's face has appeared in the peeling bark of a 50-foot sycamore.
La Slovenia ha battuto la Bielorussia 1-0 in un match valido per il gruppo G delle qualificazioni ag...
Suspected Tuareg gunmen abducted about 20 Malian soldiers in a remote Saharan town and took them off towards Niger, where the nomadic tribesmen are fighting a rebellion, a ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Australia's foreign minister warned Monday that pulling U.S. coalition troops out of Iraq too soon could provoke a wider conflict in the Middle East.
Stars turn out for Mike Leigh's movie Vera Drake at the gala opening of the London Film Festival.
A new sign language created over 30 years by deaf Nicaraguan children, gives a unique insight into how languages evolve.
Leading shares closed firmer, although off highs, as Wall Street remained higher, with property and housebuilding stocks gaining as Hammerson secured a deal for its major shopping centre in Leeds.
A Sudanese cease-fire monitor said he expected the Lord's Resistance Army to honor its truce with the Ugandan government even though the rebels refused to resume talks as the deal neared expiration Wednesday.
All the winning that the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have been doing lately raises the question: what has Boston lost? If not games, then perhaps a certain identity the region must now reconsider.
Colombian rebels release a video of  seven hostages urging the government  to make a deal to free them.
Jeff Kent played in San Francisco from 1997 to 2002 and combined with Barry Bonds to become a formidable hitting tandem. But off the field, they were as distant as teammates could be.
Michael Jackson was expected in court on Friday, accompanied by members of his famous family, to watch his attorney fire tough questions at the mother of the teenage boy who accuses the pop star of child molestation.
By St. Louis Daily Record Staff  Nelson D. Nolte of Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi LC, was recently made a member of the firm.
MONTREAL - Third-quarter profit at Alcan Inc. almost doubled, the company said Thursday, crediting higher aluminum prices and more shipments.
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How insurgents turned a neighborhood into a battle zone in which U.S. troops have to fight for their lives
PARIS - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner yesterday strongly defended his sharp stance on Iran's nuclear program, saying his remarks that the world had to prepare for a possible war against Iran had been misinterpreted and that he was a man of peace.
An October surprise might take place in Iraq that could affect the outcome of the US presidential election. There could even be two October surprises.
particularly in the Far East and Eastern Europe - that they would rather give away copies of Windows XP to people who may
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has joined German business leaders in Munich to launch a project aimed at protecting millions of computer users from potentially damaging viruses.
Queen Elizabeth II joined a group of American Indians on Wednesday to pay tribute to a Mohegan chief who traveled to England more than two centuries ago to complain directly to the king about British settlers ...Comment
Hundreds of Syrian soldiers stationed in the hills near Lebanon&#39;s capital began dismantling their bases Tuesday in an effort to appease a UN Security Council demand that all 20,000 Syrian troops leave the country.
Jimmie Johnson won the final Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to surge to just 18 points behind the leader, Kurt Busch, heading into the Nascar finale.
Myanmar's secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, the long-powerful Gen. Khin Nyunt, and placed him under house arrest on corruption charges, the leader of neighboring Thailand said Tuesday.
A debate is set to begin in the US House of Representatives on President Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq.
John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday just hours after it hit land as a hurricane in the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying.
Jameer Nelson scored 22 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the Indiana Pacers 96-91 on Wednesday night.
After 35 years in his five-bedroom Silver Spring house, Max Bronstein almost has a routine for this time of year.
Jerry Hadley apparently shot himself in the head with an air rifle at his home in upstate New York and suffered brain damage, the police said.
The start of school can also mean the start of head lice season. Now there is a new approach: a lotion that suffocates the bugs. According to a study by Dr.
or the first time in his career, Vijay Singh will enter a golf tournament as the No. 1 player in the world. That status will not change his approach, however.
As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq -- some members want to add significant money for agricultural relief, Hurricane Katrina reconstruction and other nonmilitary projects.
SOLO, Indonesia  - At least 31 people were killed  and many others injured when a jet carrying 153 passengers and  crew crashed on landing on Tuesday in heavy rain in Indonesia's  central Java.
European papers on Wednesday have their eyes firmly focused eastwards, ahead of a key judgment by the European Commission on whether Turkey has met European Union criteria for accession talks.
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Skeptical congressional Democrats said Sunday the Bush administration should move cautiously before accusing Iran of fomenting a campaign of violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.
Two police officers were arrested Thursday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia on charges of aiding Chechen guerrilla leader Shamil Basayev, Russian officials announced.
MILAN - Alitalia headed into eleventh-hour talks with unions today, a putative deadline for clinching plans to avoid bankruptcy, after winning a key deal with pilots.
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WaMu's CEO is the latest Wall Street captain to shrug and beg.
Europe is Kerry country, and folks like Heike Warmuth reckon they have a chance to spoil President Bush's bid for a second term.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has promised to open his trial defense on Tuesday by fighting &quot;monstrous&quot; accusations that he masterminded ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s.
A drug sometimes used to treat Alzheimer's disease can also moderately improve dementia caused by Parkinson's disease, according a report in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
Tomas Perez tied a major league record with four doubles, going 5-for-5 and leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 19-6 rout of Randy Johnson and the New York Yankees on Saturday.
The share price of British insurer Friends Provident leapt higher on Monday after American private equity company J.C. Flowers said it was considering a takeover bid.
President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war Monday and  said training Iraqi police and army to take over responsibility  for the country's security from U.S. troops has been difficult.
Judging by the bean vote, President Bush could be on his way to a second term.
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YALA, Thailand  - The Thai army has detained 160 Muslims, including six women, without charge in a series of raids in the rebellious far south, a spokesman said on Monday.
Europe's growing diabetes epidemic could   cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in   eastern countries, an expert warned on Thursday.
Christmas gift buyers should avoid coral jewelry, crocodile skin and Beluga caviar if they want to enjoy a guilt-free holiday season, the nature protection group WWF said on Tuesday.
Starting tomorrow, Comcast Corp. will begin marketing an enhanced cable box to New Englanders that will accelerate a revolution that is changing television-watching habits, and the television industry itself. The Motorola box, which includes a TiVo -style digital video recorder, will allow millions of subscribers to watch shows on their own schedule and skip through the advertisements.
Nintendo says it has sold more than 600,000 of its new Wii consoles, since its launch eight days ago in the US.
LOS ANGELES  - It's been a busy afterlife for \
Lebanon&#39;s hothouse politics have been thrown into turmoil by Syria&#39;s insistence - at a suddenly summoned special cabinet meeting over the weekend - that the president
Products produced to meet Japan&#39;s demand for broadband services will be &quot;robust enough to handle any other market in the world,&quot; said Mike Volpi of Cisco&#39;s routing technology group.
The US government gives BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman $45m each to develop anti-missile systems to protect civilian aircraft.
An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car in Gaza City late Sunday, residents said, killing a Hamas militant, the latest Israeli attack in the territory it plans to leave next year.
HABUR, Turkey  - Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got under way in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.
Quattro chiacchiere sulla galassia Telecom con il Trio Medusa: 'Tronchetti delude sempre. E' un tronchetto dell'infelicit&agrave;'
ISLAMABAD, 29 November (IRIN) - On Monday, Pakistan began hosting a three-day conference addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in the Asia Pacific region.
Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged help in rebuilding war-ravaged Lebanon during his first visit to Beirut but was confronted by angry protests over his stance on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
ATHENS--Once the confusion had abated and the Greek police had calmed down her father, Kyoko Hamaguchi was the lone Japanese wrestler to be left out of the Olympic finals.
Assailants slit the throats of a mother and her three children Wednesday in southern Iraq, where the family had fled to escape threats that they had cooperated with the Americans.
In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the U.N. Security Council.
Arthur and Samantha Smith were tearful and angry as they walked among debris from the crash that killed their son and his friend -- near where Arthur Smith found the bodies hours after police left the scene. Tapes of 911 calls support claims that two teens who survived the crash asked for help finding their two friends.
HBOS abandoned its ambition to take over its rival Abbey National yesterday, as Spain&#39;s Banco Santander Central Hispano stepped up its efforts to convince investors to back its proposed \u00c2\u00a38.
SEATTLE/NEW YORK: Microsoft has said it will pay $536m to Novell to settle an antitrust suit. It also resolved a 10-year dispute with a computer trade group.
ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is axing up to 7,000 jobs, cutting employee wages and shedding its Dallas hub as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at helping the nation's third largest carrier cope with high fuel costs and competition from low-fare rivals.    But even with those changes - part of a $5 billion cost-saving program - CEO Gerald Grinstein warned on Wednesday Delta would seek bankruptcy court protection if Delta can't slow the pace of pilot retirements by the end of September...
More than 100 German  housing association tenants are obediently following tough new  rules by agreeing not to use all the space in their apartments  to avoid being forced to move out.
The Icho sisters narrowly missed their goal of winning a matching pair of gold medals in women&#39;s wrestling Monday. A double gold would have been an unprecedented feat in the history of the Olympics and would
Companies have created partnership to offer carriers a search service they can brand themselves.
A tough season has gone from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday he and President Bush agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it accepted international demands on policy toward Israel.
An appeals court in Texas today overturned the murder conviction of Andrea Yates in the 2001 drowning deaths of her children.
President Bush says the United States should have a simpler tax system. Apparently he has found one he likes &#151; Estonia's. In a brief stop in the Baltic nation on Tuesday, Bush managed to tout Estonia's flat income-tax three times.
Blog: The big three tech companies all have their own mashup editors.  Who comes out on top?
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The Dow Jones industrial average  finished at a record high on Tuesday, as a rise in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors thought a jump in an inflation gauge would not necessarily lead to increasing interest rates.
The Skoda Fabia and Audi A5 models have attracted more customers and a corporate overhaul has reduced production costs.
Using a three-stop strategy, Ferrari\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Brazilian number two won the Chinese Grand Prix while Fernando Alonso finished fourth.
Dell and Microsoft have teamed up to develop a combined enterprise IT management tool designed to offer a single point of administration for hardware and software.
Europe and Japan voiced strong concern on Saturday over the slumping dollar but the world's 20 biggest economies, nearing the end of a two-day summit, looked divided over what if anything to do about it.
Eurogruppo: ok a piano Italia, ma sforzi supplementari
Austrian novelist and playwright  Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature on  Thursday, the Swedish Academy said.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States increased by 0.1 percent in August following a drop of 0.1 percent in the previous month, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.
U.S. factory activity shrank in November for the first time in 3-1/2 years as new orders, production and employment fell and prices paid rose, according to a survey published on Friday.
A coalition of technology vendors, consumer groups, and think tanks has launched a campaign to persuade the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve wireless devices that would operate in unused television spectrum.The Wireless Innovation Alliance, which launched a Web site Wednesday, is an expansion of the tech-centric White Spaces Coalition that has been pushing so-called white-space spectrum as a possible new broadband network. At Wednesday&#39;s alliance launch, several other groups, including Free Press, the Media Access Project, TechNet, the Computing Technology Industry Association, and Educause, joined the tech companies pushing for the FCC to approve broadcast white spaces for broadband use.U.S. Representatives Jay Inslee, a Washington state Democrat, and Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, also lent their support.Inslee called white space one of the &quot;greatest untapped&quot; sources for innovation in the U.S. &quot;We&#39;re just waiting for government to do its job, to set the rules of the road, so the geniuses in America can really use this tremendous resource,&quot; he said.The white spaces can help bring broadband to areas of the U.S. that have limited or no choices right now, Inslee added. The lack of broadband in many areas is &quot;really a sad comment on our failure to move ahead as a nation,&quot; he said. &quot;This is one of my continuing frustrations -- that we have not made adequate progress -- and the availability of white spaces is one tool to attack that.&quot;Inslee and Blackburn were among six lawmakers who signed a letter, dated Tuesday, to the FCC, calling on the agency to wrap up its ongoing inquiry into white spaces.Advocates of white-space technology have run into significant opposition and some technical problems this year.The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), representing U.S. television stations, has raised concerns that white-space devices will interfere with TV signals. And more than 55 U.S. lawmakers have raised their own concerns about interference. &quot;Placing these devices in the television band is believed to cause unacceptable interference to television reception for all Americans and impair coverage of news and sporting events by interfering with wireless microphones,&quot; wrote Senator Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat, in an Oct. 9 letter to the FCC.In addition,&#160;the FCC rejected a device built by Microsoft and other members of the White Spaces Coalition in July, saying it interfered with TV signals. Microsoft later said the device was damaged and &quot;operated at a severely degraded level.&quot;In September,&#160;Microsoft and Philips Electronics North America submitted new tests from a functioning device to the FCC. The group is awaiting FCC action on the new device.NAB still has concerns, said Dennis Wharton, the group&#39;s executive vice president for media relations. White spaces supporters are &quot;playing Russian Roulette&quot; with TV signals, he said. &quot;It is unfortunate that Microsoft and Google continue to try to muscle their way through Washington in support of a technology that simply does not work.&quot;Blackburn urged the FCC not to &quot;pick winners and losers,&quot; but to base its decision on objective tests of the white spaces devices. A lot of areas in rural west Tennessee have no broadband, she said. &quot;It is essential for economic development,&quot; she said.Asked if any other countries are using white-space spectrum for broadband devices, alliance members said they aren&#39;t aware of any formal projects.Other countries are looking to the U.S., said Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Program at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank. &quot;The United States has led the world on unlicensed technologies from the get-go, and if we don&#39;t want to lose that leadership, we need to keep moving forward,&quot; he said.
India's economy is set to grow by 9.2% in the current financial year, the Indian government says.
WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - The United States is eyeing tensions between Georgia and separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia while hoping US influence with Georgia&#39;s new president can halt broader armed conflict in the Caucasus.
(ANSA) - ATENE, 28 AGO - La visita in Grecia del segretario di stato Usa Colin Powell avverra&#39; nella prima meta&#39; di ottobre, ha fatto sapere il governo greco. Powell doveva arrivare ad Atene per seguire la
Record numbers of foreigners are still  settling in New York, with Bangladeshis, Mexicans and  Pakistanis the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the famously  diverse city, a report said on Monday.
Church services are taking place in the Cornish village of Boscastle after Monday's flash floods.
They were so close to the finish, Athens and Vanderlei de Lima - the city and the athlete, each about to complete a job well done.
United Airlines&#39; parent company posted a $274 million third-quarter loss and reiterated its need to slash labor costs. The company said that in the fourth quarter it may not be able to comply with a covenant
Gigi Cagni continua a non voler parlare di Europa: ''La squadra non deve snaturare l'impostazione de...
By Yuri Kadobnov, AFP. A scientific review that appears in this month&#39;s edition of the journal Psychopharmacology reports that half of all adults experience drug-withdrawal symptoms
A drug addicted drifter was starting a life sentence today after he was found guilty of murdering Caroline Stuttle, a British backpacker in Australia.
Investigators probing what caused a jet to crash during takeoff want to know whether it was de-iced before it went down, killing NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol&#39;s youngest son and two other people, a federal official said Tuesday.
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Small packets of sugar bearing the  likeness of Adolf Hitler and carrying Holocaust jokes have been  found in some cafes in Croatia, prompting an investigation, the  office of the state prosecutor said Monday.
THE Israeli army has lifted some of the travel restrictions imposed on residents of West Bank towns for the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
One of hockey's subtle arts is the ability to steal the puck. In today's ramped-up NHL, with its emphasis on speed, big collisions, and pulverizing hits, those who have mastered the sleight-of-hand art of taking the puck away are too often overlooked.
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We speculated about it in May, the online world went crazy about a possibility as soon as they came to know about Google registering GBrowser.
SBC Communications, the No. 2 U.S. telecommunications company, has agreed to pay &#36;400 million to Microsoft Corp. for software that can deliver television via high-speed data lines, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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Seven Pitcairn men facing sexual assault charges have made an eleventh hour bid to stop their trials on the remote Pacific island.
It took Kyle Busch 27 laps to work his way to the lead yesterday despite starting second. After that, there was little doubt who was the fastest driver in the Cabela's 250 NASCAR Busch Series race in Brooklyn, Mich. The 19-year-old Busch led 87 of the 125 laps on the 2-mile oval at Michigan International Speedway and beat runner-up Mark ...
British quarter discover their fate in the Uefa Cup group stages.
An unspecified number of cochlear implants to help people with severe hearing loss are being recalled because they may malfunction due to ear moisture, the US Food and Drug Administration announced.
A Utah man on Friday pleaded not  guilty to killing his wife in a case that drew national  attention when police discovered he had been leading a life of  lies.
THE REGION Bain Capital LLC and two other buyout firms agreed to buy Home Depot's contractor supply business for $10.3 billion. The Boston firm and its partners, Carlyle Group of Washington, D.C., and Clayton, Dubilier &amp; Rice Inc. of New York, are expected to close the deal for HD Supply in the next few months. The wholesale unit is the ...
Nike Inc. NKE.N said on Thursday its  second quarter earnings rose, boosted by strong demand in the  United States and overseas for its namesake athletic shoes and  Converse sneakers.
United Airlines told its unions that it wanted to terminate its four pension plans and seek additional wage and benefit concessions.
Showtime will premiere a new documentary about the long-delayed completion of former Beach Boy Brian Wilson's album \
National Committee for Quality Assurance&#39;s annual State of Health Care Quality report is the culmination of a year&#39;s worth of measurement and data collection, the goal of which is to help drive improvement by providing as complete a view of health care
A fire engulfed a dilapidated house early Sunday, killing a mother and four children who were staying in the home despite relatives' warnings that it was unsafe, officials said.
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The breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia says it has shot down a Georgian helicopter, reports say.
After 45 years as a leading designer, Valentino says goodbye to the fashion world with a haute couture fashion show in Paris. Givenchy and Jean Paul Gaultier also presented their couture shows.
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday described a European proposal aimed at ending a nuclear standoff as unbalanced and rejected its demands that the Islamic republic halt all uranium enrichment activities, a foreign news agency reported.
President Bush stoutly defended Donald Rumsfeld on Monday, praising the embattled defense secretary as &quot;a caring fellow&quot; and crediting him with leading successful war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Impoverished North Korea's first steps to take apart its nuclear arms program may reap the reward of food aid from the South when the two hold their first high-level meeting in months on Tuesday.
Britain will keep restrictions on the number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers it allows in for at least another year, a minister announced Tuesday.
The French economy surged ahead in the fourth quarter of 2004 but missed the government's growth target, and high oil prices and consumer demand for imports pushed trade into the red for the first time in four years.
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The forces against menus gear up with a new pentalingual warning sign and new enforceable legislation that could fine businesses up to $1,000 for leaving unwanted advertisements.
President Bush promised to return in May for Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 60th anniversary to press for a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of his term.
New record in sight as fighting in Nigeria, slow rebound from Ivan raises new inventory concern. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.
Penn National Gaming Inc., parent of the Hollywood Casino in Aurora, has struck a $1.4 billion deal to buy the parent of Joliet&#39;s Empress Casino, a deal that could make it the nation&#39;s third-largest casino operator, Chicago Sun Times reported.
Apple Computer Inc. has improved the services offered to subscribers of .Mac, including an increase in the amount of online data storage to 250MB.
German authorities said they disrupted a possible plot to attack Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, during his visit here Friday, arresting three Iraqi men and
A bomb explodes at a bar in southern Thailand, days after 78 Muslim protesters died in army custody.
A murderer who would have become the nation's first executed inmate in months won a reprieve Thursday from the U.S. Supreme Court a little more than an hour before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Los Angeles Sparks forward Chamique Holdsclaw, who flirted with retirement in 2004 when she was a member of the Mystics, walks away from the WNBA for good on Monday.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter of 2004 year, its slowest since the beginning of 2003  as the country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation  picked up, a government report on Friday showed.
Christie's will auction the estate of Mexican screen legend Maria Felix including a portrait of her that has never been publicly exhibited and is expected to fetch at least $500,000.
Catricala': 'entro Natale il verdetto sull'acquisizione'
Malcolm Mays, 17, always said he\u00e2\u0080\u0099d be a film director.  Now powerful people are listening.
THX Razer Mako speakers produce unusually good sound, and manage to look great in the process.
A man has eaten his first solid meal in nine years after his face was rebuilt using a pioneering jaw-bone graft.
Tim Thomas launched the last of the Los Angeles Clippers' innumerable awful shots and headed downcourt wearing a bemused grimace. The Clippers are bound to win on the road this season, and they'll probably even win again in Sacramento at some point. It just wasn't going to happen Tuesday night &#151; not while they put on the worst shooting performance in the NBA this season.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A fierce gunbattle erupted early on  Monday between U.S. troops and radical Shi'ite militants near  Najaf's holy shrine, a Reuters witness said.
Former Roseanne star John Goodman confirms that he has been treated in a US clinic for alcohol addiction.
TWENTY-one Iraqis have been killed when a bus carrying gasoline exploded into a fireball after colliding with a car northeast of Baghdad.
The league's smallest player, 5-foot-5 Earl Boykins, sets the NBA record for points in an overtime with 15 to guide the Nuggets over the  SuperSonics, 116-110, Tuesday.
MEXICO CITY - A miner in the state of Chiapas found a tiny tree frog that has been preserved in amber for 25 million years, a researcher said.
LOS ANGELES (CBS 2) A California couple is suing the makers of children&#39;s Motrin. The suit alleges seven-year-old Sabrina Brierton went blind when she suffered an allergic reaction to the drug.
NEW YORK  - New research indicates that migraines are fairly common among patients with sinus headache. Symptoms in sinus area are frequently reported during migraine attacks, but are not considered
Danilo Di Luca &egrave; soddisfatto della trasferta in terra francese. Il terzo posto nel Gran Premi...
LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain  - Italian rider Lorenzo Bernucci has been sacked by T-Mobile for failing a drugs test during August's Tour of Germany, the team said on Tuesday.
Concessioni veloci e coinvolgimento per investitori privati
Nathan Horton nets the only goal in the shootout and Florida beat the Canucks for the first time in more than eight years.
The decision was a defeat for Mexico\u00e2\u0080\u0099s television duopoly, sending a clear message in favor of greater economic competition.
BOSTON - Patiently, David Ortiz fouled off the best fastballs and sliders Esteban Loaiza could throw. Through a 10-pitch at-bat, he refused to cave in, refused to let this series, this season die.
While the federal government rarely imposes quarantines &#151; issuing its first in more than four decades last week &#151; cities and states routinely isolate TB patients to prevent them from infecting others.
Six patents topped with a slice of avocado Sun Microsystems has spanked Network Appliance with another lawsuit, as relations between the two vendor continue to deteriorate at speed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: The man behind the Palm Pilot has got a new mobile device to show off at the D: All Things Digital conference.
 a depressing sports comedy
Arsenal, Man Utd and Rangers open their Champions League campaigns on Wednesday.
Texas&#39; Jamie Carey, left, drives against North Texas&#39; Natalie Mireles during the first half in Denton, Texas Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004.
Wall Street was unsurprised to hear of more takeover speculation in the mining sector on Tuesday, but despite a surge in Alcoa's stock price, few analysts believed the U.S. aluminum giant was about to be gobbled up.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended a Middle East peace conference to put them firmly on the road towards statehood but gave no specifics.
Some Macworld Online readers have experienced problems using the UK iTunes Music Store in recent days. Letters received by Macworld confirm multiple instances in which users trying to access
Pakistan beat India by 3 wickets in the Champions Trophy Pool C decider to reach the semifinals at Edgbaston on Sunday. Pakistan play the West Indies who beat South Africa by five wickets.
Circuit City Stores Inc  reported a wider third-quarter loss on Friday as sales fell and its store changes disrupted business, sending shares of the consumer electronics retailer plummeting 34 percent in pre-market trading.
Lobbying for the International Monetary Fund's top job intensifies as France seeks support for its candidate.
The doping scandal surrounding American track star Marion Jones could mark a turning point in efforts to rid sports of drugs, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.
L'Agenzia delle Entrate indica oltre 270 miliardi evasi
The US State Department Wednesday lauded Japan&#39;s decision to stay in Iraq despite threats a kidnapped Japanese citizen will be killed unless it withdraws.
The Yahoo-owned photo sharing site throws a party in New York to commemorate the release of its \
Megadeals signalled realignment in the IT industry and foreshadowed the Internet's multimedia future. A much-delayed Vista debuted amid speculation that it would be the last of the old-school, big-bang product launches. As software giants announced support for Linux, and manufacturers switched chip allegiances, the open-source and chip industries were thrown into turmoil. 2006 was a transition year, as IT giants positioned themselves for a new era of global competition in the post-PC era. Here, not necessarily in order of importance, are the IDG News Service's top 10 news stories of the year:
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Harvard University names Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president in its 371-year history.
The surge has left the antispam industry scrambling to develop new techniques to keep up.
Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu   Tanigaki said on Friday that G7 financial heads would discuss   exchange rates when they meet in Singapore on September 16, but   he declined to say if the yen would be at the center of those   talks.
Little-known actors and directors  from movies such as \
Syria has not complied with a Security Council demand to pull its troops out of Lebanon and says it is unable to give any indication of when it might do so, Secretary General Kofi Annan said today.
The online-payment service PayPal will simplify its user agreement and better inform users about fraud protection under an agreement announced Thursday with 28 state attorneys general.
The boss of Greece's competition watchdog is remanded in custody pending trial on extortion and blackmail charges.
Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Tuesday.
By The Daily Oklahoman  May 24--Compost converts waste material into a fertilizer. It is a great way of ridding your home of organic waste in the way nature intended.   Compost bins should be almost 30 cubic feet to ensure they retain enough heat to spur composting.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 30 (Reuters Life!) - Think a job in the  video game business will involve shooting monsters and taking  on virtual missions all day, every day? Think again.
The attorney for Rafael Cuevas, the man accused of stabbing Timothy Griffith to death near SBC Park on Sept. 17, said after Cuevas&#39; arraignment this morning that his client acted in self-defense.
The simplest thing you can do to pay less and earn more.
An assistant store manager at Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the chain yesterday, alleging that she was passed over for a promotion because the company's policies discriminate against women in upper management.
United States regulators are considering forcing investment banks to make public markets in some of the more exotic financial instruments that have plunged in value in the last six months.
DAMASCUS, Syria -- A car bomb killed a leader of the militant group Hamas in Damascus on Sunday. Police at the scene of the explosion were seen retrieving pieces of the body of Izz el-Deen Subhi Sheik Khalil.
3Com Corp. on Friday warned investors that it will not meet expected revenues and gross margins that it had predicted in June during its fourth fiscal earnings report.
Bulgaria in Brief: 17 October 2004, Sunday. Children musical and ballet performances and many surprises expected Sofia Land's visitors on Sunday as part of the national campaign for fight against hepatitis.
The dollar ran out of steam on Friday  after rising broadly throughout the early days of 2005, and  fell from a recent four-week high versus the euro as investors  waited nervously for U.S. jobs data.
Wales add a fifth match to next year's friendly programme by agreeing a visit Iceland on 28 May.
Zurich's E.G. Buehrle museum was the location for the most \
The winners are claiming their postelection trophies quickly in Congress. Emboldened conservatives are working to box in an abortion-rights Republican who will chair a key committee chairmanship, while a grateful House GOP decides that not even an indictment should automatically strip Majority Leader Tom DeLay of his power.
Los Angeles Galaxy fans will get one more chance to watch David Beckham in action this year at their home stadium when the former England captain plays in a charity match next month.
U.N. and African Union envoys urged the parties to Sudan's Darfur conflict on Saturday to attend peace talks after rebel divisions and boycotts stalled progress towards negotiations.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi defends his foreign policy ahead of a confidence vote in parliament.
The World Court will rule on Monday  whether Serbia committed genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95  war, a decision that could allow Bosnia to seek billions of  dollars of compensation from its Balkan neighbor.
SHARES in Manchester United will come under pressure after the apparent collapse of a controversial \u00c2\u00a3780m bid by American sports mogul Malcolm Glazer.
A second strike in less than a week called by Bangladesh&#39;s main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader shut
Blog: Mono project head Miguel De Icaza to demo an alpha of Silverlight running on Linux at Mix conference later this week.
PRESIDENT (3) &#151; Bush easily took a state that has gone Republican for the last 40 years.
LONDON, Nov. 22 -- Queen Elizabeth II joined a group of American Indians on Wednesday to pay tribute to a Mohegan chief who traveled to England more than two centuries ago to complain directly to the king about British settlers encroaching on tribal lands.
October 13th is the first-ever Ontario Linux Fest. John Van Ostrand and Richard Weait, both long-time FOSS advocates, have gathered a great organizational team, and are modeling this after the long-running Ohio Linux Fest of last month. read more
As of Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at least 1,102 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Of those, 846 died as a result of hostile action and 256 died of non-hostile causes, according to the Defense Department. The figures include three military civilians.
By Olson, Scott  A redesigned state Web portal unveiled last month should make it easier for Hoosiers to plow through mounds of government minutia.  But, more important, the revamping set to be finished in mid- 2008 represents a major shift in state policy.
Former world number one Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis in November after testing positive for cocaine, was banned for two years on Friday after an independent tribunal confirmed the doping offence.
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I've been explaining quite a bit of late about a new federal law that allows banks to convert your checks to digital images.
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A Nasa spacecraft begins an eight-year mission to explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.
The Peking University men's eight is back for another go this weekend after last year's disastrous debut on the Rivah, when they swamped at the Eliot Bridge and had to swim ashore.
Montenegrins went to the polls on   Sunday in a general election expected to give their center-left   government a fresh mandate for their first term as an   independent country.
South Africa&#39;s ruling party has accused US health officials of using Africans as &quot;guinea pigs&quot; and covering up possible adverse effects of a drug used by pregnant women infected with the AIDS virus.
Vero Beach, FlA.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Like many Florida residents, Paul Kirby hung on in the face of Frances. Barely. &quot;It was ... Hell warmed over.
If it wins Best Drama for the fifth time, it&#39;ll be the all-time leader in that category. It has won four straight. &quot;The Sopranos&quot; is hoping to break &quot;The West Wing&#39;s&quot; streak and win its first Best Drama award.
REAL, Philippines -- More than 1,000 people were dead or missing after flash floods and mudslides struck three Philippine coastal towns, a military spokesman said.
Istituto era in gara con il consorzio Aeroflot
Health officials in western  India are distributing condoms outside cinema halls screening  illegal pornographic films, to promote safe sex and curb the  spread of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS.
All orgasms in his latest film are real, boasts John Cameron Mitchell.
During public hearings, members of the City Council talk on cell phones, chat among themselves, read mail or wander around the room. A state appeals court says they should be doing something else: paying attention.
L'operazione conclusa per 3,9 miliardi di dollari
By Mark Rahner, Seattle Times  Dec. 19--If politicians are going to start talking about a draft, then we need to learn how to fight. And preferably at home on a couch, in our Underoos, in front of a TV screen.
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea told the United States that it shut down its nuclear reactor, the State Department said yesterday, hours after a ship cruised into port loaded with oil promised in return for the country's pledge to disarm.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his side are not looking beyond the crunch game against southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand.
HAVEN, Wis. - The only birdie Vijay Singh made all day was the only one that mattered...
Legislation that would end a long-running Texas turf war between airline powerhouses -- AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and Southwest Airlines -- was approved by the U.S. Congress on Friday and sent to President George W. Bush to be signed into law.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become the first Spanish prime minister to be questioned by a parliamentary commission on Monday when he gives his version of events surrounding the Madrid train bombings.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.
Media & professional: Controlling family of Wall Street Journal's owner agree to meet Rupert Murdoch over his $5bn takeover offer.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Updated figures from Iraq's Health Ministry show there was no significant decline in violent deaths in Baghdad last month, but the U.S. military insisted Thursday the murder rate in the capital had fallen by 52 percent.
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InterActiveCorp  Chief Executive Barry Diller says the Web conglomerate emerging after the spin-off of the company's online travel business will not resemble a traditional portal company like Yahoo Inc.
The US dollar falls to a record against the euro as investors bet that interest rates will be cut next week.
A Virginia Supreme Court commission on mental health laws yesterday proposed loosening the state's standard for when mentally ill people should be committed to hospitals, an issue that has come to the fore since the Virginia Tech shootings last spring.
SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia 76ers appear to be taking the preseason more seriously than some of their opponents. The 76ers rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime before taking the lead
What was supposed to be a showcase for two of the best football teams in the state turned into a showcase for one.
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President Bush's summertime meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bush family's oceanfront estate is about lobsters, legacies and a break from increasing tensions.
Dogster Inc., creator of the   Dogster.com and Catster.com pet-related online communities,   said on Wednesday it has closed a $1 million initial financing   round from a syndicate of angel investors.
Sfida per la salvezza in B: si riparte dal 2-1 per i liguri dell'andata. Alle 20:40 la squadra di Casiraghi in campo contro il Portogallo
Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog would like to visit a secret military site in Iran that an exile group said was a nuclear weapons site, but they lack the legal authority to go there, U.N. diplomats told Reuters.
When asked to describe Boston College defensive end Nick Larkin, one thing comes to mind for teammate Jolonn Dunbar.
Trade talks on lifting the Japanese ban on US beef ended in Tokyo Saturday with some progress and pledges to talk again. A source close to the talks said the two sides reached
DALLAS, TEXAS - University of North Carolina sophomore tailback Ronnie McGill is on the preseason list of candidates for the Doak Walker Award, announced today by the SMU Athletic Forum.
NEW YORK - A fresh surge in oil prices set a new trading record and threatened to push past $50 per barrel Monday, unnerving investors and sending stocks lower.    After setting a new all-time record settlement price of $48.88 on Friday, oil continued its march higher on Monday, creating new worries on Wall Street that the slowdown in profits and the economic recovery would extend through the end of the year due to high energy costs...
The people of Hong Kong voted Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.
By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 2--DENVER -- The freshman lawmaker who's still trying to put the brakes on a controversial Pueblo-to-Fort Collins toll road has reached a compromise on her bill she knows even her supporters won't like.   Rep.
LOS ANGELES  - With the economy sinking into recession, the war in Iraq about to enter its sixth year, and lingering uncertainty in Hollywood following the writers strike, it's perhaps fitting that the films competing for the best documentary Oscar mirror the gloom.
Five bombs went off at Madrid service stations on Friday, causing no injuries but snarling traffic on the eve of a holiday weekend, in what authorities said was likely the work of Basque separatist group ETA.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama plans to stand outside Illinois' Old State Capitol on Saturday, a building indelibly linked to Abraham Lincoln, and tell the world about his 2008 presidential plans.
Exiled former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday he would return home on September 10 to challenge military leader President Pervez Musharraf in elections.
Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane  strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,  threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large  waves.
Newspapers remembered the victims of the September 11 attacks and condemned those responsible, but many also expressed deep unease at the US government's reaction to the atrocity.
CHICAGO/NEW YORK  - When it opens next year, the 54-story Bank of America Tower in New York will be the most environmentally friendly office building in the United States.
TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 21 -- A promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study.
Nissan Motor Co. is recalling over 92,000 vehicles for faulty clutch and seat covering problems, the company and the Transport Ministry said Thursday.
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A suicide car bomber plowed into a  Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers on Friday, killing  14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when  to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.
La Finlandia, attraverso il Ministero per le Comunicazioni, scende in campo ed invita gli utenti Internet del paese a non usare Microsoft Internet Explorer, almeno per il momento. Per voce di Arsi Heinonen
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The Patriots know how to finish games. The Lions just finish themselves off. Corey Dillon scored two of his three touchdowns in the last 8:35, Detroit turned the ball over on its last three possessions and New England avoided a stunning upset with a 28-21 victory Sunday.
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WEB SITE Digitimes, fresh from its typhoon traumas, reckons that Intel will highlight a dual core Pentium M codenamed Napa when it heralds its future directions at the Intel Developer Forum in September.
Three British artists are nominated for the Shortlist Prize - the US equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize.
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Dozens of people were wounded in an   explosion outside a mosque in the western Indian state of   Maharashtra on Friday, police said.
By PENNIKET, Tamara  Ardent and outspoken anti-spray campaigners Christine Cave and Siggi Henry say they are sick of Hamilton's public parks and gardens being drenched with chemical herbicides and pesticides.
A physician has been charged with sexually abusing women who had come to his office for ailments varying from lower back pain to sinusitis, the authorities said.
A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK's media and telecoms regulator said on Monday.
Widespread bribery of judges around the world and inappropriate political interference in legal systems are denying millions their right to a fair and impartial trial, a leading global anti-corruption group said Thursday.
Oil prices fall to a six-month low below $61 a barrel as the reduced tension over Iran calms markets.
Stocks extended losses on Wednesday after data showing weaker-than-expected existing-home sales added to concerns about the U.S. economy.
Roche is the latest firm to (over)pay for the hottest new drug technology.
Actor Stephen Fry has broken his arm after an accident while filming in Brazil, the BBC confirms.
Unbeaten Orlando Hernandez pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to win his eighth straight decision, and the New York Yankees beat Sidney Ponson and the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Saturday.
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DENVER (News 4) &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; is the story of high school football -- TEXAS high school football -- an entirely different world.
U.S. regulators have yet to complete  an advanced system for fully analyzing crash data to identify  defects four years after the deadly Firestone tire debacle  prompted an overhaul of federal auto safety oversight, a  government watchdog said on Friday.
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Nordic countries are leading the way in global economic competitiveness, with Finland topping the World Economic Forum's latest rankings.
The relationship between Joseph L. Bruno and Jared E. Abbruzzese is under scrunity by state lobbying officials.
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LYNDHURST, Ohio - A retiree turned in more than 1 million pennies at a coin-counting machine Tuesday, getting $10,480.13 back for 3 1/2 decades of thrift.
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who sought the Democratic nomination for president, said Monday that he sees no role for himself in government if former rival John Kerry is elected president.
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The Chicago White Sox claimed right-hander Bobby Jenks off waivers from Anaheim on Friday and designated righty Eduardo Villacis for assignment.
A man accused of planning to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and several federal buildings said he was never going to stage a terrorist attack, a statement released Wednesday said.
TASHKENT  - Uzbekistan held parliamentary polls that critics have slammed as a farce and which have been overshadowed by recent unrest in the strategic Central Asian country.
Sergio Garcia slayed his Carnoustie demons and left Tiger Woods trailing in his wake as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the British Open on Thursday.
At the 2005 Geneva auto show in March, Bentley will unveil the second new model developed under German parent Volkswagen -- a four-door companion to its sensational Continental GT coupe.
Mazda Motor Corp. launched the remodeled Demio in Japan on Thursday, banking on the subcompact car to win back customers from the even smaller minivehicle segment and revive slumping sales at home.
The number of Iraqi civilian deaths at American checkpoints and in encounters with U.S. convoys has fallen sharply, from as many as eight a week a year ago to one a week last month, the U.S. military reported Thursday.
The last time the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, Woodrow Wilson was president, suffragettes were demanding that women get to vote and doughboys were &quot;over there,&quot; fighting a war in France that wasn&#39;t called World War I because
CAIRNS, Australia  - A deal to free up world trade could be delayed several years if no progress is made by the end of 2007, the United States said on Thursday, as it stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks.
Treasury Minister Ed Balls Thursday called for private equity groups, whose role in company takeovers have been heavily criticised by trade unions here, to propose arrangements that would increase transparency in the sector.
Iran postpones talks with the US and Iraq on ending violence without giving any explanation.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 14 - This late in the year, the direct sunlight leaves the field early at Giants Stadium, even on the brightest days.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) chief Mark Malloch Brown said the Bangladeshi government's planning saved lives during the worst flooding in years but warned there were more challenges ahead.
Resarch In Motion has changed the shape of this BlackBerry, making it sleeker than its previous business-oriented devices. However, while usability is high, it's missing advanced features like 3G and Wi-Fi support.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered from cirrhosis - widespread disruption of normal liver structure usually caused by alcohol abuse \u00e2\u0080-lthough he was \u00e2\u0080\u009ca true water drinker,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the French newspaper Le Monde reported today.
A recovery in the economy later  this year will keep U.S. vehicle sales from plunging as deeply  as the most bearish forecasts suggest, according to an outlook  released on Sunday by the group representing U.S. auto dealers.
Athletes who test positive for drugs should receive tougher punishments said Britain's world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe.
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.
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ANKARA: The European Commission is widely expected to give Turkey the green light to start EU entry talks in a progress report due to be published on Wednesday.
The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?
Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards.
The head of the UN atomic watchdog warned Monday against expecting quick breakthroughs in the North Korean nuclear crisis as he prepared for a landmark visit to the isolated Stalinist state.
New York, Oct. 21. (PTI): With rapid development of science and technology, &#39;Obedient&#39; robots are poised to take over dangerous, unwelcome and even welcome jobs from humans over the next few years, a new study has said.
After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo.
India could earn $40bn a year by March 2008 from information technology and outsourcing, a report says.
Serbian President Boris Tadic told RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service in Belgrade recently that his country must observe its international obligations and meet the expectations of the most ...
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Nokia OYJ reported a 20 percent drop in third-quarter profits on Thursday, citing disappointing mobile phone sales that will likely put a damper on fourth-quarter results as well.
As it has done for 200 years, Ohio's delegation to the Electoral College is to meet Monday to cast ballots for president and vice president &#151; but this time, there are demands that the electors wait until after a recount. A demonstration was held Sunday as about 100 people gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse to protest the delegation's vote.
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns will likely be leaving for Washington to be the next secretary of agriculture. President George W. Bush names Nebraska Gov.
Chlorine tanks are everywhere -- and now, Iraqi insurgents are using 'em as weapons. It's time to learn more about the deadly gas. In Danger Room.
Tony Blair says his party can win the forthcoming General Election despite recent set backs.
CAMP ZAMA, Japan A military court-martial is under way for Charles Jenkins, the Army sergeant who&#39;s accused of deserting his unit in 1965 and defecting to North Korea.
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(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned Lucent Technologies to expect an \
In his debut for Manchester United on Tuesday, the 18-year-old England striker scored three goals as United thrashed Turkey&#39;s Fenerbahce 6-2 in the second rotation of the Champions League.
Singer Amy Winehouse is fined about \u00c2\u00a3350 after being held overnight in Norway for possession of cannabis.
Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.
The pace of U.S. worker productivity  growth slowed at the end of 2004 and new claims for jobless aid  dipped last week, according to reports raising both job-growth  hopes and inflation concerns.
LOS ANGELES  - Seven films with sequences ranging from the spy-on-spy battles in \
North Korea's delegate to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program said on Friday there had been agreement on some issues with the United States.
WASHINGTON - A new study listing 46 profitable Fortune 500 companies as getting $5.4 billion in federal tax refunds last year is being used by Democrats to push for expanding the child tax credit to low-income families who don&#39;t pay income taxes.
Shaquille O'Neal had 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to their fifth straight victory, 97-87 over Charlotte on Friday night.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim government and the United States.
World leaders are headed to Indonesia to see first-hand the massive operation to save millions of tsunami victims as the United Nations suggested the catastrophe could end up being one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
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A key Democratic senator asked the Justice Department on Monday for an update on its progress prosecuting government employees who were accused in at least 17 cases of abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.
More than 1 billion children suffer from poverty, war, and HIV/AIDS, a new UNICEF report says, indicating that gains in reducing child deaths in
STOCKHOLM, Sweden Americans have dominated the annual Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences five years running, and it may not surprise Nobel watchers if the trend continues.
ANNETTA FLANIGAN, the freed United Nations worker, asked her family to thank the Afghan negotiators who risked their lives to help to secure her release yesterday.
The European Union (EU) and Turkey overcame a last-minute standoff to reach a historic agreement to open membership talks next October at a two-day summit meeting of European leaders in Brussels last Friday.
Like a first love, Big Sur can make you feel small in its grasp.
The only positive Tim Henman could take from his defeat in the third round at the Madrid Masters yesterday was that his racket did not break.
(InfoWorld) - Qimonda, one of the world's largest DRAM (dynamic RAM) chip makers, plans to invest \u00e2\u0082\u00ac400 million ($525.3 million) on two chip factories in Asia, the company said Thursday. The German chip maker plans to double the capacity of a memory chip assembly plant in Suzhou, China by adding a second building on its site, at a total investment of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac250 million over the next three years. Construction will begin this month. The company will hire about 1,300 more people to staff the new factory building. Qimonda will also invest \u00e2\u0082\u00ac150 million over five years on a DRAM module assembly plant in Johor, Malaysia, near the border to Singapore, the company said in a statement. Construction is planned for the middle of this year, with production expected to commence in 2008. The new site will require 3,000 employees.
Let your legs help your fingers do the walking North American boffins have produced a knee brace which can generate several watts of power as the wearer's leg flexes while walking. The inventors believe the device could be useful for powering medical equipment - and even mobile phones.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Some 12,600 U.S. military personnel  have joined relief efforts in tsunami-hit Thailand, Indonesia  and Sri Lanka, many aboard ships carrying clean water, food and  dozens of helicopters to get supplies to those in need.
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Iraqi officials say assailants targeted the convoys of two Iraqi government ministers in separate attacks in Baghdad Tuesday. Neither official was hurt, but five other people were killed in the attacks.
Myanmar's military government marched ahead Saturday with its much-criticized plans for a new constitution amid U.S. pressure on the United Nations to condemn the junta's iron-fisted treatment of protesters.
All the stars seemed to grace the red carpet at Madinat Theatre, Dubai on Friday, 15th December at the ongoing Dubai International Film Festival.
Sales at US retailers including Wal- Mart Stores Inc. probably slowed in November, the start of the holiday shopping season, as rising energy prices curbed consumer spending.
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point in a bold bid to shield the economy from a housing slump and financial turbulence, sparking a big rally on Wall Street.
France's prime minister says his government will defend Societe Generale against any hostile takeover bids.
International leaders have urged the Ivory Coast government to exercise restraint after warplanes reopened hostilities in the West African nation&#39;s civil war, bombing rebels&#39; northern stronghold.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots filled the final spot on their 53-man roster yesterday by activating running back Patrick Pass off the physically unable to perform list.
Via Technologies offered the first detailed look at its upcoming Isaiah processor architecture Thursday, showcasing technological and performance improvements that will determine whether or not the company can make it as a mainstream processor vendor.Via is counting on Isaiah to become a mainstream processor vendor instead of a niche player in this market. The importance of achieving that goal can&#39;t be understated. Via&#39;s third-party chip set business, historically its largest source of revenue, is dying and the company&#39;s future hopes rest on the sale of its own processors and related components.Isaiah is dramatically different from the processor design used in Via&#39;s current C7 lineup. Where the C7&#39;s Esther core uses an in-order architecture that processes one operation at a time, the 64-bit Isaiah architecture uses a superscalar, out-of-order architecture capable of processing multiple operations at the same time, said Glenn Henry, president of Centaur Technology, the Via subsidiary in Austin, Texas, that does processor design for the Taiwanese company.An in-order processor is similar to a factory with a single assembly line. The chip can only work on one operation at a time, and other operations must wait for the assembly line to clear before they can be processed. An out-of-order processor is equivalent to a factory with multiple assembly lines, where different operations can be processed simultaneously.Because Isaiah uses a superscalar design, multiple instructions can be processed during every clock cycle. These two improvements boost its overall performance and give the chip from two to four times the performance of the C7, while consuming the same amount of power.&quot;It doesn&#39;t need a bigger fan, it doesn&#39;t need a bigger heatsink. You just get more performance,&quot; Henry said.Isaiah also offers significantly more on-chip cache than Esther-based C7 chips. Current C7 chips have 128KB of level 2 cache, while Isaiah will have 1MB. The new architecture also supports a front-side bus speed up to 1.3GHz, compared to 800MHz for Esther. Processors based on Isaiah will run at speeds from 400MHz to 2GHz, the same as Via&#39;s existing C7 chips.Isaiah includes support for virtualization, a technology that&#39;s primarily used today in servers but will eventually find its way into client devices for improved reliability and security, Henry said.The chips, which will initially be manufactured using a 65-nanometer process, will be pin-compatible with the C7, which means device makers don&#39;t need to redesign their products to use the new chip, he said.Originally intended to be released in 2006, Isaiah nevertheless arrives at an opportune time for Via.Growing demand for small, handheld computers has created new customers for the low-power C7. This segment of the market is expected to grow quickly in coming years. And the market will get a further boost year when Intel announces its Silverthorne processor and makes a concerted effort to promote these types of devices.Henry&#160;expects Isaiah processors to outperform Silverthorne, based on the limited information that Intel has made available about its chip. And while Via can&#39;t hope to match Intel&#39;s clout in the computer industry, company executives hope Isaiah&#39;s improved performance will be good enough to win more market share.&quot;It&#39;s a significant improvement over the C7,&quot; said Dean McCarron, president of Mercury Research, a market research firm that tracks the microprocessor market.&quot;Assuming that they deliver on the schedule they are quoting, [Isaiah] should be a very good product for them,&quot; he said.Unlike many of Intel&#39;s latest processors, Isaiah chips will have a single core, even though the architecture will work with multiple cores. Adding a second core adds more transistors and increases the size of the chip, which in turn increases power consumption and current leakage.&quot;Even when it&#39;s not being used, it&#39;s leaking,&quot; Henry said.Gains in active power consumption that come from having two cores are offset by a lack of software designed for small computers and portable devices that takes advantage of processors with multiple cores.&quot;If what you&#39;re doing is watching a movie, browsing the Web, sending e-mail, and using a spreadsheet now and again, you wouldn&#39;t see any benefit from dual core,&quot; he said.
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. wireless operators have created a plan for MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) interoperability across networks, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) announced Tuesday.
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday in memory of about 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors vented frustration over the pace of reconstruction.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga led on Saturday in the race to govern east Africa's largest economy but tempers flared over the slow pace of vote tallying in the incumbent's strongholds.
A car bomb killed seven US Marines and three Iraqi soldiers outside the city of Fallujah yesterday, bringing the total number of American dead since the US invasion of Iraq in March last year close to 1,000.
Leaving a hotel in Chicago after making a speech while a huge antiwar protest rages nearby, President Bush is suddenly struck down, killed by a sniper\u00c2\u0092s bullet.
JACKSON, Wyo. - For at least the fourth time this year, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has touched the electrified third rail of American politics - Social Security...
Whether a cease-fire in Uganda\u00c2\u0092s Acholi war lasts may depend on whether a rebel commander is given amnesty.
By HIRAN RATNAYAKE, LEE WILLIAMS and STEVEN CHURCH / The News Journal. In a decision affecting American military personnel around the world, a federal judge in Washington, DC, ordered the Pentagon to halt the
Billionaires forge a deal: Lakshmi Mittal, one of the richest men in the UK, will merge his steel assets and buy International Steel Group (nyse: ISG - news - people ), which counts US billionaire Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
A few weeks ago, the crew of an Indian fishing boat in the Arabian Sea thought they had the biggest catch of their lives.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Federal investigators said they will review the evidence against former Springfield Catholic Bishop Thomas Dupre after state charges were dropped.
Lead may raise the risk of death at levels much lower than those widely thought as safe, research suggests.
All too often, the ring of Debi Faris-Cifelli's cell phone means there is another abandoned newborn at the morgue, another forsaken child for her to name and bury in a shoebox-size coffin under a white cross in the California desert.
Princess Diana continues to fascinate her fans around the world even seven years after her tragic death. In an NBC News exclusive, for the first time, revealing new tapes are coming to light.
Two California soldiers shot to death in Iraq were murdered by Iraqi civil-defense officers patrolling with them, military investigators have found.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - European Union leaders agreed to open negotiations with Turkey next year on eventual EU membership but Turkey's prime minister said more talks are needed before his government could decide whether to accept the offer.
Extra  troops are sent to a remote area in west Nepal after 20 troops die in a clash with Maoist rebels.
President Bush's re-election insures that more federal money will flow to abstinence education that precludes discussion of birth control, even as the administration awaits evidence that the approach gets kids to refrain from sex.
Japanese shares fell Friday after Japanese banks reported larger-than-expected losses due to the subprime mortgage crisis. A slump in China's Shanghai Stock Exchange also weighed on Tokyo trade.
Facebook, an online community now restricted mostly to high school and college students, will soon throw its doors wide open and welcome millions of Internet users currently left standing at the gates.
AIDS may be killing elected  officials in some Southern African countries faster than they  can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and  governance in the region, a new study said.
In a new post to his blog today, Paul Jones mentions his podcast for the Zend Developer Zone (a Solar Overview) and provides the script that he worked from to record the show.   In this episode, I'm going to give a brief overview of Solar project and how it helps with the mundane aspects of building applications. Solar is an open-source library and framework for PHP 5; you can read more about it at solarphp.com...   The rest of the show notes includes links to things like Yawp, Solar's built-in localization and it's exception handling code.    Check out more about Solar at Solarphp.com and check out the PHP Abstract podcast episode Paul recorded on the Zend Developer Zone site.
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The campaigns of Republican  President Bush and Democrat John Kerry both claimed momentum on  Friday amid a mix of polls offering a less-than-clear picture  of the U.S. presidential race.
Israeli settler leaders on Monday backed a call to resist the planned evacuation of settlements in the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, signalling a shift toward revolt as hopes dwindle for stopping the pullback by political means.
A US government auditor has backed a Pentagon recommendation to withhold payments to controversial US giant Halliburton over its work in Iraq.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, behind in polls and campaign money, is betting the farm on Iowa's leadoff caucuses, hoping a strong showing will rocket him to the top of the field.
Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound in the capital on Tuesday and big blasts and sporadic gunfire rang out over the city after talks to end a week-long standoff with militants broke down.
Hundreds of people may have been  killed in the heaviest fighting between Sudan's former  north-south foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a  senior former rebel officer said on Thursday.
Blog: Sun says that Apple's forthcoming Leopard operating system will use the next-generation file system called ZFS.
Task Coach - Your friendly task manager. Task Coach is a simple open source todo manager to manage personal tasks and todo lists. Often, tasks and other things todo consist of several activities. Task Coach is designed to deal with composite tasks.   Release 0.65.1 - September 23, 2007  This release fixes one critical bug and two minor bugs: * Saving a task file after adding attachments via the 'add attachment' menu or context menu fails. * Tooltip windows steals keyboard focus on some platforms. * Taskbar icon is not transparent on Linux.
Critics say a law designed to keep medical information confidential is being overzealously applied.
(InfoWorld) - David Heinemeier Hansson was a 23-year-old student at Copenhagen Business School when he began work on Ruby on Rails a little over four years ago. His goal was to write a simple Web application framework that would free developers from the misery of repetitive coding that he sees as inherent in widely used platforms like Java and .Net. By most accounts he succeeded. His open-source framework earned him the Google-O'Reilly Best Hacker award in 2005 and is now being backed by the likes of IBM and Sun and a small army of Web hosting and consulting companies. He says the platform is being downloaded about 10,000 times a week from the main Rails repository, only one of many sources. Its rise hasn't been without hiccups. Some users have complained that Ruby on Rails doesn't scale well for the most demanding applications, although the Rails development community has developed plug-ins to fix the problems. There have also been calls for standardization to prevent splintering in the Ruby language. But the buzz around the platform continues to grow. Heinemeier Hansson, who now lives in Chicago and works for collaboration tools company 37signals, will be in Berlin in two weeks for Europe's second Ruby on Rails user conference. He spoke with IDG News Service about what to expect at the show and what the future holds for Ruby on Rails. IDGNS: What can we expect at the conference in Berlin in September? DHH: This will be the second Ruby on Rails conference in Europe. The shows in Europe tend to be a bit smaller than in the U.S. Last year in London we had about 400 people; this year I'm expecting double that number in Berlin. There will be a number of new tools announced. CodeGear, the Borland company, is going to announce its Ruby on Rails IDE. It's been in beta for some time, and they're going to use the show to launch that. Sun is always very involved with the whole JRuby initiative, they've made a good number of strides, and they'll probably be talking about the latest in Rails running on JRuby. And I know IBM has been maintaining their DB2 adapter for Rails. IDGNS: Will we hear about any updates to Rails itself? DHH: The next big release is Rails 2.0, I'm going to discuss that in some form in my keynote speech. Currently the goal is to consolidate and sharpen what we already have. The big push we've been making is for RESTful services. In many ways it was an option before, a choice, and there was a little bit of insecurity for some developers about whether something like WS* SOAP would be the way the wind would blow in terms of Web services. We've decided now that we're going to pursue this from the assumption that people want to be RESTful. We're also going to pull out a fair number of elements, features that aren't a good fit for what people want to do most of the time. So a number of elements will move out and be plug-ins. If your application absolutely depends on them you won't be stranded, you'll be able to get the plug-ins easily. So Action Web Service, for example, the Rails answer to how to do SOAP, that whole service will no longer be bundled with Rails. If you need to do a SOAP Web Service it will be easy to install it again. We're saying if there's any doubt whether to use REST or SOAP, use REST. IDGNS: So removing elements is to keep Rails simple and lightweight? DHH: Yes. We don't believe that just because at one point back in the day we included an experiment, or chose to do an API, that it's going to stay for ever. We don't want to turn into Java, this pack rat that just keeps hold of any possession. We're not afraid to take out stuff that's not relevant or we plain don't like. That's important to keeping it a light and friendly framework. IDGNS: Do you have an updated release date for 2.0? DHH: I might be giving one, it depends how things shape out. We've maintained that we hope to complete it this year. This is an open-source project founded on desires to get things done, things wax and wane, so we don't have a traditional road map, and we definitely don't try to pin down shipping dates. IDGNS: Some people have said we should have a standard implementation of Ruby to prevent splintering. What do you think? DHH: There's definitely talk about making Ruby a specification that can be implemented in JRuby or IronRuby (a version of JRuby for Microsoft .Net), I know there are some people who are moving along in that aspect, and that would be nice. None of them impact me on a day-to-day basis. I'm happy with the implementation of Ruby done by Matz [Ruby creator Yukihiro \
The wife of a Georgia legislator known as an outspoken advocate for immigration rights is in hiding after federal agents came to their home with a deportation order, her lawyer said.
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In a Dec. 14 story about congressional ethics reform, The Associated Press erroneously reported the party of Delaware Rep. Mike Castle. He is a Republican, not a Democrat.
It has been a tough couple of weeks for the U.S. anti-war movement, but Ohio military mom Rosemary Palmer believes she already can see the beginning of the end of the Iraq war.
SAN FRANCISCO: Thought nothing web search is synonymous with Google? Think again. Amazon new search site A9.com is set to better the mother of all search engines.
That steamy locker room opening to ABC&#39;s &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; continued to draw reaction Wednesday, most of it negative.
President George W. Bush heads to   New York on Monday for the U.N. General Assembly where he will   focus on shoring up democracies in the Middle East, where   sectarian violence in Iraq and Iran's nuclear ambitions have   created international concern.
A horrendous error from Aston Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen helped Midlands rivals Birmingham to a 2-1 win at Villa Park. The Danish keeper was at fault as he allowed Clinton Morrison&#39;s 9th minute strike
Executives at networking giant Cisco Systems say the company&#39;s new CRS-1 core Internet router is ahead of revenue targets, just as the company announced on Sunday a smaller version of the product.
Luciano Pavarotti's health has deteriorated and the 71-year-old singer is in a \
Here are some tips on how to gracefully and painlessly remove yourself from sticky social situations.
Marca, Spain&#39;s leading sports newspaper, today admitted that there could be no repeat of the deplorable racial chanting which marred Wednesday&#39;s defeat of England, despite
Brad Davis scored three goals and the Houston Dynamo defeated Chivas USA 4-0 in a matchup of teams vying for second place in the MLS Western Conference on Thursday night.
A China Eastern commuter plane crashed  into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia on  Sunday, killing 53 people on board and one on the ground, the  airline and state media said.
The United States clinched the top spot in its group by beating Brazil on Sunday night in the FIBA Americas tournament.
A world plan to fight global warming went  into force on Wednesday, feted by its backers as a lifeline for  the planet amid sniping at the United States for pulling out.
Donations made on the Wildlife Direct website pay the salaries of the park rangers who protect the endangered apes.
A Philippine army general accused of illicitly amassing millions of dollars faces a court martial Tuesday as six young officers who led a brief, bloodless mutiny last year prepare for a separate trial.
The market for semiconductor  equipment is expected to contract by almost 10 percent in 2008  largely due to lower spending from makers of computer memory,  market research firm Gartner said in a statement on Thursday.
Proving yet again that he is the hardest-working retiree in music, the rap megastar Jay-Z has agreed to become the president of Universal Music Group's Def Jam Recordings label.
SAVANNAH, Ga. A team of 20 scientists is joining the search for a missing H-bomb off the coast of Georgia. The government believes a report of some unusual radiation readings might be coming from a hydrogen bomb that was lost near Tybee Island in 1958.
With the Moon reaching New    phase on Jan. 10 and thus leaving the sky darker, now is an ideal time to get    out your binoculars and explore the profusion of open or galactic star clusters    now evident in our evening sky.
Altri 50 sono rimasti feriti, secondo comando Usa
Ieri a Washington il Presidente degli Usa George W. Bush e il Premier inglese Tony Blair, in visita negli Usa, hanno affermato che si dedicheranno alla promozione della pace in Medio Oriente. Essi hanno discusso
Throws fish to analysts Sprint is to start retailing the Motorola Razr handset for the first time in November.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chauncey Billups and the Detroit Pistons agrees on a five-year, $60 million contract Tuesday, according to sources.
Numerosi voli cancellati, problemi su voli internazionali
A new heavy-duty Boeing rocket designed to haul super-sized military satellites into space failed during a test flight to put a dummy satellite into its intended orbit, officials said Wednesday.
Web search company Google Inc. is  considering building a data center in Lithuania, business daily  Verslo zinios reported on Monday.
The NBA flew more than 100 people halfway around the world for its first games in China this week. Chinese-born star Yao Ming was there with the Houston Rockets for games against the Sacramento Kings.
What if Yahoo's main value isn't its search engine or its advertising business, but the openness that makes it more Net-native and hacker-friendly than Microsoft? Does Microsoft understand the role this same openness is in large part to credit for Google's success as well? read more
Airline passengers may soon be able to wile away the air miles with in-flight gambling if low-cost carrier Ryanair&#39;s latest cash-generation scheme becomes reality.
LOS ANGELES - We could find out today if West Nile virus caused the death of a Claremont man last week. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Sheasby died Thursday at a Fontana hospital.
Zach Parise scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday, their third straight victory.
Government claims to have made \u00c2\u00a313bn in efficiency savings carry a \
At West Side High School, kids sprawled on the floor as an African music CD played. A few jokesters had their peers in stitches.
Britain will evacuate about 400 of its nationals and others from the Ivory Coast due to the deteriorating situation there, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
This was the third straight postseason series in which the Twins won the opening game. But with Saturday&#39;s elimination, they&#39;re now a collective 0-10 in every other game of those last three series.
WASHINGTON -- Architect of the unpopular war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was praised lavishly for his service to the nation Friday as he called on Americans to spend more heavily on defense.
Smoking not only damages health, it is bad for the brain too, according to a Scottish study spanning nearly 60 years. Professor Lawrence Whalley and his team looked at how the cognitive
Adding ImClone Systems Inc.&#39;s Erbitux  to a regimen of chemotherapy prolonged survival more than  chemotherapy alone in patients with head and neck cancer that  has recurred or spread, according to a study.
Got the Love Bug? Scared of spyware? Read this rundown on what's keeping techies awake at night.
His changes push officers to focus on eradicating terrorism, rather than on politics or securing perks.
Israeli troops and armor crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing six Palestinians, at least five of them militants from the Islamist Hamas group that controls the coastal territory.
Investor's Business Daily - The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index shot up 5 points over the last week to -7, the best in several weeks. Some 39% of respondents said now&#39;s a good time to buy, a big rise from 33% last week. Americans also were more upbeat about the economy and their own finances. Gasoline prices, which have fallen back below $3 a gallon, likely are a big factor.
For the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympians, Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air is a performance issue. For the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
Ms. Comden, who with her longtime collaborator Adolph Green, wrote the lyrics and often the librettos for some of the most celebrated musicals of stage and screen.
(InfoWorld) - The rancorous world of wireless is heating up yet again, with two subsidiaries of Motorola suing Aruba Networks, alleging the wireless LAN company infringed four patents. Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley Communications\u00c2\u00a0charge that Aruba is knowingly using their patented WLAN switch technologies and techniques for designing and managing WLANs. On Monday, they filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The companies want a jury trial and are seeking a permanent injunction against Aruba as well as unspecified monetary damages, tripled because of willful infringement. The airwaves have become a dangerous place to do business, with a series of suits between Qualcomm and two of its mobile rivals,\u00c2\u00a0Nokia\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Broadcom, following on the heels of\u00c2\u00a0NTP's litigation against Research In Motion\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0other companies. An Australian research body won an injunction against Buffalo Technology (USA)\u00c2\u00a0for WLAN patent infringement, and the development of the hotly anticipated IEEE 802.11n WLAN specification has also sparked fierce battles, though not in court. As in other fast-growing markets, litigants may see future riches at stake. Aruba makes a variety of WLAN equipment and technology for putting the gear together in large networks for enterprises and other customers. The company, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is incorporated in Delaware, according to the suit. Aruba has not yet seen the suit and has no comment, spokesman Michael Tennefoss said. All of Aruba's WLAN switch, site planning, and radio-frequency management and monitoring products infringe the patents, and they have since the company began selling its first products, said Aaron Bernstein, vice president and deputy general counsel at Symbol. The companies don't want to license the technology to Aruba, but to stop the company from using it, he said. Motorola isn't suing Aruba because the patents were issued to Symbol and Wireless Valley, which are separate legal entities wholly owned by Motorola. Wireless Valley was acquired in 2005 and Symbol earlier this year. They didn't sue Aruba until now because the WLAN switch patents weren't awarded to Symbol until early this year, Bernstein said.
The United States is pressing NATO to take over the U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan, possibly as early as 2005, the U.S. ambassador to the alliance said Tuesday.
Saying that iPhone \u00e2\u0080\u009cchanged the way we think about how mobile media devices should look, feel and perform,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Time Magazine put iPhone at the top of its list of \u00e2\u0080\u009cTop 10 Gadgets.\u00e2\u0080\u009d iPhone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s design, Time says, \u00e2\u0080\u009cis exceptional inside and out: It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s got a slick glass-and-stainless steel case and an elegant touch screen loaded with eye candy. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s an iPod and a 2-megapixel camera. Images and video clips display vertically or horizontally\u00e2\u0080\u0094they reorient themselves depending on how you hold the thing. When the phone detects a wireless network within range\u00e2\u0080\u0094your own home wi-fi set up or somebody else\u00e2\u0080\u0099s\u00e2\u0080\u0094it lets you tap once to connect, and then proceed with your Web surfing, Google mapping, emailing and other activities.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Reformed boy band Take That are to tour the UK for the second time after getting back together last year.
Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an \
IT can help the U.S. go green, technology CEOs said at a conference in Washington.
Kelly Liljeblad, a dog owner and marathoner, tests five sets of handsfree leashes on 20- to 30-minute runs around the Boulder Reservoir with her Labradors.
Facing staff shortages in Iraq, the State Department announced Friday that diplomats would have no choice but to accept one-year postings in the hostile environment or face losing their jobs.
At least 15 people were killed and 75 wounded when a building used by militants to store weapons and tonnes of explosives blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, security officials said.
The National Council to examine the files of communist-era political police Securitate (CNSAS) has never had the opportunity to bring to light complicities with the repressive communist system of many of those ...
The plane that has been designed by the Antonov aviation research and engineering complex (AAREC), will be turned out in batches in Ukraine and Russia -- at the Kiev and Voronezh aircraft manufacturing ...
AHMEDABAD, India  - Among the millions around the  world whose lives will change when global textile quotas expire  at the end of the year are the illiterate women garment workers  of India's Gujarat state.
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed NajiOtri underscored Tuesday his country&#39;s support to the Palestinian resistance against Israel to establish a state with Jerusalem as its capital, the official SANA news agency reported.
The vast majority of visitors to the U.N. Web site look at English-language pages, and relatively few call up Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish pages, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Record levels of debt and falling home prices may mean Americans will now spend less, save more.
An America Online survey tells us what we want to hear.
American Express Co , a credit card and travel services company, said on Monday that third-quarter earnings rose 10 percent, helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.
A union is trying to force nonprofit groups like hospitals to comply with standards of governing similar to those that federal law requires of private companies.
Shakira led the Latin Grammy pack Tuesday with five nominations, while Ricardo Arjona, Gustavo Cerati and Julieta Venegas received four each.
A San Siro, grazie al \
Bill Gates is giving his big speech right now at Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s big \u00e2\u0080\u009cDigital Entertainment Anywhere\u00e2\u0080\u009d event in Los Angeles. We\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll have a proper report for you soon, but in the meantime we figured we\u00e2\u0080\u0099d
NEW YORK - Howard Stern has long had two words for the Federal Communications Commission - and in 15 months, he can finally utter them on the air. The self-proclaimed \
The former head of Russia&#39;s once-mighty Yukos oil group said President Vladimir Putin&#39;s drive to liquidate the company has been destructive and senseless.
Huh-huh-huh, let's break somethin' Police and securocrats know that there aren't enough real terrorists in the world, which is why they have to keep manufacturing them. This is because citizens tire of being watched by cameras, frisked and x-rayed, having their belongings searched, giving fingerprints to so-called friendly nations on entry, contemplating the myriad government databases where their details and activities are preserved, and wondering if some dour little bureaucrat is reading their email or listening to them on the phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett wanted to go out in glory like his old boss, Andy Grove. Instead, he&#39;ll retire to slumping sales growth, restless investors and repeated product delays.
Finora rilevati solo carteggi, adesso depositati in procura
A week ago today Gen. David H. Petraeus started his rounds on Capitol Hill, reporting that security in Iraq was improving to the point that a small number of troops could begin coming home by year's end.
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Swedish government prosecutors are conducting an inquiry into bribery allegations to do with Saab's involvement with British defence manufacturer BAE Systems's dealings in the Czech Republic, the Financial Times has reported.
A huge explosion in North Korea last week may have been due to a combination of demolition work for a power plant and atmospheric clouds, South Korea&#39;s spy agency said on Wednesday.
The cost of employee health coverage rose 7.7 percent this year, more than double the overall inflation rate and well ahead of the increase in the incomes of workers.
Rivers of ice at the Equator &#151; foretold in the 2nd century, found in the 19th &#151; are now melting away in this new century, returning to the realm of lore and fading photographs.
Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to pay $300 million for Audible, an audio books seller that has a close relationship with Apple Inc.
Swiss watchmaker Swatch and US software company Microsoft have launched a new range of wireless data watches, the companies announced Wednesday.
Talks between Apple and Cisco over the trademark of the iPhone name are extended to try to reach an agreement
Rimborsi fiscali fino a 1.500 dollari per coppie con figlio
Recent raids on museums in Southern California have stirred questions about why three federal agencies would devote four years to investigating what seems to be low-level smuggling and penny-ante tax fraud.
Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Protezione civile, non risultano danni a persone o cose
IBM , the world&#39;s largest  technology services company, on Wednesday posted a higher  quarterly profit as revenue rose 9 percent, helped by  software-company acquisitions and growth in computer services.
No. 16 George Washington gives Coach Joe McKeown his 500th career victory, relying on two pivotal first-half runs to beat Duquesne.
From his hospital bed, Yasser Arafat swiftly condemned a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on Monday - a sign the ailing Palestinian leader wants to convey the impression he is still in charge despite deteriorating health.
CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record &#36;550,000.
Si tratta di monsignor Basile Georges Casmoussa
Hong Kong found traces of a red industrial dye in one chicken egg from the central Chinese province of Hunan on Wednesday and promptly suspended imports, the latest in a string of food safety scares.
Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi is slowly being tugged back to shore, as the Canadian navy begins to assemble two formal boards of inquiry in Scotland.
A group of industry, farm and labor groups, seeking to put pressure on the Bush administration before the presidential election, petitioned the government on Thursday to file an unfair trade practices case against China.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
New Delhi -- Railway officials in India say a &quot;communications snag&quot; appears to have been a factor in a deadly train collision Tuesday.
Gordon Brown pledges to keep Britain \
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Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks, America&#39;s No. 1 enemy remains on the loose, mocking the world&#39;s sole superpower with his ability to elude the allied forces arrayed against him.
Naomi Campbell says she very much regrets losing her temper and hitting her maid with a cell phone over a pair of missing jeans last year.
A senior police official was found guilty Monday of ordering another officer to threaten violence against a suspect in a frantic attempt to find a German banker&#39;s missing son.
Italy's aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica Spa has named chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini as chief executive after the resignation of Roberto Testore, the company said in a statement late Tuesday.
Israel has strengthened its control over important buildings, bus stops and commercial centers in Tel Aviv as security predicted that there could be heavy damage to Israel properties and persons at the hand of Palestinians military group.
Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 5/a giornata del campionato di Serie C1 i...
MARANA, Arizona  - Swede Henrik Stenson, seemingly nerveless throughout the day, booked his place in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final with a 3&2 victory over South Africa's Trevor Immelman on Saturday.
A suicide truck bomber blasted a Shiite town north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, police said, in a sign Sunni insurgents are pulling away from a U.S. offensive around the capital to attack where security is thinner.
One of the many fond memories I&#8217;ll have of Search Engine Strategies Chicago was Liana Evans and her HatBait.com campaign. Liana could be seen around the conference, parties and bars with a selection of wild hats, a HatBait &#8220;link&#8221; (sign) and camera, capturing different search engine personalities and their HatBait.com photos.  Liana, of Search Marketing Gurus, [...]
KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct. 19 -- Two powerful bombs detonated next to a truck carrying former prime minister Benazir Bhutto late Thursday, just hours after she returned from exile to a triumphal homecoming. As many as 136 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in one of Pakistan's worst episod...
Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they&#39;re overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks
A Russian airliner  carrying 170 holidaymakers home from a seaside resort crashed  and burst into flames in a field in Ukraine on Tuesday after it  was struck by lightning, officials said.
Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly - each disclosed serious problems with important medicines yesterday, throwing a spotlight on the fact that the $500 billion
A quarrel has been bubbling up over plans for the towering three-story Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington.
US 10-year Treasury notes had their biggest drop in a week in London, heading for a fifth week of declines, after a newspaper reported that China, the second- largest overseas holder of the securities, reduced its holdings.
become a safe haven for al Qaeda and similar groups, Chile&#39;s UN ambassador has warned. committee that monitors al Qaeda and related organizations, said on Friday after an official visit to Cambodia.
A California start-up aims to use existing technologies to measure the exposure and effectiveness of ads on broadcast media.
Times, scomparso Limarev l'informatore di Scaramella
Cutting up old cards could damage your FICO score.
One year on and deregulation disappoints
DENVER, July 16 -- Police shot and killed an armed man in the Colorado State Capitol on Monday afternoon after he walked into the offices of Gov. Bill Ritter (D) and demanded to see him, officials said.
The Spanish group ACS and German partner Solar Millennium said Wednesday they had begun the second phase of a massive solar power project near the southern city of Granada.
Lawyers for Australia&#39;s recording industry were launching a trial Monday against the owners of the popular file-swapping network Kazaa -- in the latest battle between copyright holders and computer users accused of music piracy.
Technology News, A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs.
In a Jan. 31 story on The New York Times Co.'s earnings, The Associated Press erroneously identified the parent company of the former retailer Filene's. It is Federated Department Stores Inc., not Retail Ventures Inc. Retail Ventures owns Filene's Basement, a separate retail company.
On prescription drugs, at least, Ujjal Dosanjh has his priorities dead right. The federal health minister&#39;s most important job right now is to ensure Canada&#39;s supply of pharmaceuticals.
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After the Ignition Interlock sends New Mexico DUI arrests into freefall, Mothers Against Drunk Driving pushes for rolling out the anti-drinking gadget across the land. In Gear Factor.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 2008: French bank Societe Generale uncovers an alleged $7.14 billion fraud by a futures trader who fooled investors and overstepped his authority.
It might be the ultimate dorm appliance: a refrigerator that catapults up to 10 cold brews across the room. By the Associated Press.
What does John Malone see in satellite television that Rupert Murdoch missed? That's the $10 billion question that has media experts puzzled, now that the onetime cable supremo is negotiating to secure a 38% controlling stake in DirecTV Group (DTV) from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NWS).
LANSING, Mich. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and executives from western and southeastern Michigan plan to head to Germany next week to see if they can't get more high-end auto and health-related jobs for Michigan.
Infrastructure software developer Gluecode Software Inc. plans to release Monday a new Java application development platform that ties together a number of open-source components into one integrated system.
Another influenza pandemic similar to  the one that killed between 20 and 40 million people in 1918  could be controlled by vaccinations and preventing new  infections, American scientists said Wednesday.
Inside the Athens Cafe in Astoria, Queens &#151; the neighborhood at the heart of New York City's Greek-American community &#151; Costas Maurikis beamed as the gold-glowing Acropolis appeared on television.
A cease-fire in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region is not holding, with reports of an aerial bombardment and attacks by rebels, the United Nations said Wednesday.
 behind murder in Philadelphia
Il colpo nel 2005 all'Unicredit della Balduina a Roma
A drink driver who killed a 19-year-old father while trying to evade police is sent to prison for seven years.
La stella dei Sacramento Kings, Rum Artest, &egrave; stato sospeso dal suo team a tempo indeterminat...
Human Genome Sciences could see more than $180 million from a new deal with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline. Glaxo has acquired exclusive rights to an experimental drug called Albugon, which Human Genome Sciences
A British soldier has died in an indirect fire attack in Basra, the MoD says.
Texas country singer Rick Trevino gently plucks the strings of his guitar as he sings an old Mexican folk song his father used to play for him when he was a boy.
A Umbria Jazz, nulla del fuoco visionario che li consacro'
The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced.
Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba is named 2006 Caf African Footballer of the Year.
British troops were quitting the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Sunday night in another step towards handing over the province to Iraqi control and paving the way for an eventual withdrawal of British forces from Iraq.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Fannie Mae stock fell 3.1 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the mortgage giant disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission&#39;s investigation into the company&#39;s accounting had escalated into a formal probe.
Women's apparel retailers AnnTaylor Stores Corp  and Chico's FAS Inc  posted worse-than-expected sales in December, continuing a months-long trend of disappointment in that corner of the retail universe.
Hunger and grief stalked Indonesia&#39;s devastated Aceh province yesterday as officials tried to reach remote areas where tens of thousands were thought to have died
December 30, 2004, Baltimore, MD\u00e2\u0080\u0094Catholic Relief Services (CRS) announced a commitment of $25 million for emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation programs to assist people across the south and southeast Asia region devastated by the Dec.
ALLIED Domeq, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-biggest spirits maker, today toasted an &quot;excellent year&quot; with news of a six per cent rise in annual profit.
Former President Bill Clinton, right, and President George Bush pass on the stage during dedication ceremonies for the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Northwest Airlines Corp. is recalling all 1,131 furloughed flight attendants, in a move that will boost the size of of its cabin staff as it awaits a judge's ruling on whether those workers can strike.
The problem with nationalism is that it will align itself with and act in the common good of humanity only when its own interests are also served. And of course, if its interests are served by stability, which might sometimes be served by propping up corrupt regimes, such as in Burma and its supply of natural gas to India and China, no action will come at all. Agitation then to get countries to do something is pointless. National governments exist to serve that country's citizens, not humanity. That fundamental structural defect means that nations are unreliable agents of the common good. They will never act for the common good of humanity on principle alone.  However, with the rise of the Internet, we have a wonderful new tool at our disposal for the advancement of justice. A means for all of humanity to coordinate and act on the name of the human good on its own, bypassing the morally compromised and ineffectual national governments.
Newcastle manager Graeme Souness knew it was not going to be his day when Craig Bellamy was denied a last-gasp winner by Alessandro Pistone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s back.
Oscar De La Hoya plans to continue fighting and has targeted Britain's Ricky Hatton for a possible clash next year.
MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDay News) -- One part of the new Medicare drug plan passed by Congress earlier this year could live up to its advance clippings and save people a lot of money. But some people could end up spending more than &#36;750 out-of-pocket even after they participate in the program.
Manny Ramirez&#39;s foul ball down the left-field line sparked an immediate argument in an already charged first inning Friday night in the series opener between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
Although the International Automobile  Federation (FIA) is unlikely to confirm as much until next  month, it is now certain that 10 teams have met Monday's  deadline to sign up for the 2005 Formula One season.
Pop star Michael Jackson accused California authorities of outrageous government conduct in seeking to have child sex charges again him dropped.
With 30m subscribers added in the 12 months leading up June 30, 2004, the number of global users of the DSL broadband technology reached 78m, according to the latest data produced for the DSL Forum, the international DSL trade association, by industry

NEW YORK -- Top seed Roger Federer survived a stirring rally from two-time champ Andre Agassi to reach the semifinals of the US Open for the first time on Thursday, squeezing through 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
A stacked U.S. Davis Cup team will face a Czech Republic team that doesn't have a player ranked in the top 10.
Malato Sla potra' far staccare la spina quando vorra'
FORT MEADE, Maryland  - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to expand the government's domestic spying powers permanently, saying a failure to do so would leave the country vulnerable to another terrorist attack.
Showing off the ever-expanding reach of the CouchDb functionlity, Jan Lehnardt has posted a new blog entry about another way (besides with Javascript) that you can make views with the CouchDb software - with PHP.   CouchDB lets you hook up any language interpreter or compiler & executor via a simple line-based protocol that gets exchanged over standard in- and output. The core PHP code to wrap the PHP interpreter around that protocol and stdio is not even 70 lines of code and 130 with a some helper functions and comments. It needs PHP 5 and the JSON extension.   A code example is included showing how to make a sample request back to the CouchDb and the script to handle the parsing. If you'd like to customize things a bit more, check out the wiki pages for the protocol to get started.
U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
Premier Sharon has already begun to initiate coalition negotiations with Labor, UTJ and Shas, following his significant victory at last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Likud convention vote, which overturned a previous decision by the central committee nixing a coalition with
The New York Jets used a lethal 1-2 punch on the ground last night, as they bounced back from their first loss of the season by destroying the Miami Dolphins, 41-14, at the Meadowlands.
Pakistani security forces killed a top figure in the Taliban militia fighting U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and captured four other militants, a military official said.
Washington says it will now push for tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
World record-holder Kenenisa Bekele, the Olympic gold medalist at 10,000 meters, will compete at the 10th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games Jan. 29 at Reggie Lewis Track &amp; Athletic Center. It will be the first race in the United States for the Ethiopian.
Apple is in negotiations with two Japanese wireless carriers to sell its iPhone, but negotiations are dragging out over the critical issue of revenue-sharing, according to press reports.
The Bucks' Bobby Simmons is expected to miss the rest of the regular season because his ailing right ankle and foot will require two surgeries.
Republican Fred Thompson, an actor  and former U.S. senator who has taken an early step toward a  2008 presidential bid, will deliver a foreign policy speech in  London and meet with former British Prime Minister Margaret  Thatcher this week.
Tra presunti terroristi anche Vip e bambini in tenera eta'
Serena Williams was all about show at the beginning of this US Open. Dress in what some would consider an outrageous manner. Tweak the tennis establishment.
Two men and a woman are held hostage over night by a gang of up to 10 armed and masked men.
Yes, boys and girls, the word for this year is &#39;blog&#39;--that&#39;s blog as in &#39;a website that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks.
Roma, 19 nov. (Adnkronos) - L&#39;Antitrust sanziona Telecom per una cifra di 152 milioni di euro &#39;&#39;per aver abusato della propria posizione dominante sui mercati dei servizi di telecomunicazioni su rete fissa all&#39;utenza affari&#39;&#39;.
There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Chinese cell-phone powerhouse.
InfoWorld - Consumers starved for details about Apple&#39;s soon to be released iPhone have a few new photos and movies to peruse before getting their hands on one next week.
FreeiPods.com is busier than ever, but users complain about spam, mishandled accounts and shipping delays. The company admits there are difficulties, but blames the problems on the site's popularity, not a crumbling pyramid. By Leander Kahney.
LONDON: Australia captain Ricky Ponting admitted the form of Michael Kasprowicz had left the world champions with a problem to solve ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy which gets underway in England on Friday.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jake Plummer and Reuben Droughns did little wrong in turning the Denver Broncos&#39; biggest rivalry into a rout.
Bad Java aftertaste Red Hat is suffering from JBoss reflux, according to a pair of prominent open source software watchers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tony Blair faces his first prime minister's questions of 2005 after a week of rumour about disunity with his chancellor.
Australia lifts a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, despite strong opposition.
The Bush administration had an uneasy relationship with scientists during the first term. Will the president build bridges in the second or burn them completely? A Wired News special report.
Cable and Wireless is in talks to quit Japan by selling its money-losing Japanese unit to Softbank or an investment firm in Tokyo.
The annual influenza vaccine can protect against illness even if it isn't perfectly attuned to the flu strain going around, researchers said in a finding that may have implications for protecting people against bird flu.
In an effort to help employers/recruiters/etc find the PHP people they're looking for, the PHPClasses.org website has launched their PHP Professionals Directory:   So, I thought to myself, instead of recommending people, I could provide a place where available PHP professionals looking for work could list. Then companies can look up the list of available professionals and contact them directly.   Developers are divided first by country, then by name and have all the contact information you'd need (address, zip, location, phone) to get in contact with the developer. You can also add your own profile to the directory to make it easier for others to find you.
By Dan Sewell  Federal investigators overstepped constitutional bounds by searching e-mails without a warrant during the fraud investigation of the head of an herbal supplement company known for its \
Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday in some of the worst street violence since Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, raising tensions in a country gripped by political conflict.
A pro-Kerry letter-writing campaign by Britain's left-leaning Guardian newspaper, targeting undecided U.S. voters, has provoked outrage across the Atlantic.
Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie in the arts world, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. She was 78.
Reports of a new tax claim dealt a blow to Yukos on Monday, as the embattled oil major announced it would cut this year&#39;s oil output forecast and defer certain tax payments because of a lack of cash.
Hometown fans of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will see their hero in action for no more than 28 minutes when the NBA's first ever tip-off in China takes place this week.
Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivals\u00e2\u0080\u0099 election coverage. As usual, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimates. At 9, Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHouse\u00e2\u0080\u009d earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s election coverage won the 10 o\u00e2\u0080\u0099clock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cBiggest Loser\u00e2\u0080\u009d averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratings, thanks to \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gladiators\u00e2\u0080\u009d (nine million) followed by \u00e2\u0080\u009cDeal or No Deal\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009c20/20\u00e2\u0080\u009d special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for \u00e2\u0080\u009c20/20\u00e2\u0080\u009d in more than a year.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will  refuse to meet Mahmoud Abbas until the new Palestinian leader  moves against militant groups behind an attack that killed six  Israelis in Gaza, Sharon's spokesman said on Friday.
Responding to new allegations of drug use by sprint star Marion Jones, the world governing body of track and field (IAAF) will consider today whether to conduct a formal investigation of Jones, an IAAF official said yesterday.
It should only be this simple: Oil prices plunge 20 percent, leading businesses and consumers to ramp up their spending, which gives a nice jolt to the economy. That seems to be the conventional wisdom on Wall Street right now, where the pullback in energy prices is being cheered by investors. But some contrarians think that view could be missing the point.
WASHINGTON : American consumer prices climbed a moderate 0.2 percent in the month to September, curbed by a slide in energy costs.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe&#39;s ruling ZANU-PF confirmed the first woman to become his deputy on Saturday, putting her on course to succeed Mugabe when he eventually retires in 2008.
The state has made them a protected species, but shepherds say Croatia's wolves are living up to their storybook reputation as the bad guys.
Pakistan said on Sunday the time was ripe for progress in Kashmir, cause of two wars with neighbour India, and it hoped for quick agreement on starting a bus link between the two halves of the disputed territory.
John McCririck and the mother of Sylvester Stallone are the first stars up for eviction from Celebrity Big Brother.
By Patrick Wright, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Feb. 6--CARLSBAD -- First, Document Sciences Corp. wanted to change the  way you feel about financial statements. Now, it wants to make it easier for  workers to read e-mail attachments.
In a major broadside, President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin rejected a senior government minister's idea of using state funds to build mosques and train Islamic religious leaders.
From cartoon Avatars in the online  world &quot;Second Life&quot; to the characters in video games, U.S.  adults are embracing animation, say filmmakers, who see the  form growing up and away from Hollywood&#39;s family-friendly  cartoon staples.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 13 -- Two Illinois basketball players were injured when their car went off the road and slammed into a tree.
Russia says it will pay $10m for information leading to the arrest of two senior Chechen rebel leaders following the Beslan siege.
Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking.
British music company EMI is to axe up  to 2,000 jobs in a restructuring plan by its new private-equity  owners to save up to 200 million pounds ($392 million) a year  and recast itself for the digital age.
Tokyo's Nikkei average closed over one  percent higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data  eased concern about demand in Japan's main export market and  spurred buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp.
Il difensore del Catania Christian Terlizzi emula il suo allenatore Baldini e viene squalificato per...
Toccher&agrave; probabilmente a Loria, al rientro dopo 5 mesi di assenza per l'infortunio al ginocch...
Lawmakers have crafted a six-month reprieve for physicians facing a 10 percent rate cut when treating Medicare patients, congressional aides and advocacy groups said Tuesday.
Two Spanish police were injured by a bomb in the Basque region early on Friday in what police said was the first bombing by ETA separatist guerrillas since they ended a ceasefire in June.
Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, falls to its lowest level in more than a year.
harrisburg, pa.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Franklin Brown, a former Rite Aid Corp. chief counsel convicted of accounting fraud, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison by a judge who rejected his arguments that the term would be a death sentence because he is 76 and ill.
The trial of the alleged assassins of Serbia's pro-reform prime minister Zoran Djindjic, resumes today amid increasing doubts that the truth about his murder will ever be established.
Every few years someone sounds a death knell over the Democratic Party, political analyst Norm Ornstein wearily noted, and it&#39;s just about then that the party of Jefferson and Madison resurrects itself yet again.
The United States has detected activity at potential test sites in North Korea indicating possible preparations for a nuclear test, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, as China urged restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test.
Bono and Bobby Shriver on new partnerships with Dell and Microsoft, Sotheby's RED Art Auction.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush&#39;s chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
Google says its cookies will auto-delete after two years in an effort to \
Made in Italy guadagna il 7,2%, boom di esportazioni in Ue
I have been talking about this for a month, and I am finally starting to see more stories about the remarkable changes that begin today.
Republican Ken Blackwell and Democrat Ted Strickland wrangled Wednesday night about whether deep tax cuts would boost the state's economy or help the wealthy during the third debate in Ohio's closely watched governor's race.
Union unrest may cut into the supermarket chain's growth plans.
BetaNews met up with Lenovo at CES for some hands-on time with the new consumer-oriented IdeaPad notebooks.
Il ministro: 'abbiamo smentito i giornali di oggi'
Pentagon retrocopter sent back to drawing board DARPA*, the Pentagon warboffinry outfit for whom the only field worthwhile is the left one, is having some problems with its \
Ultra-thin is in for many of the new TVs shown at the CEDIA trade show this week.
Its new ad campaign may not be focused on the right people.
JiWire's service now lets iPhone users locate nearby public Wi-Fi networks.
In Major League Baseball playoff action, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Wednesday night to take a two games to none lead in the best of seven American League Championship series.
Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s Vioxx painkiller&#39;s heart risk was evident in studies four years before the drug was recalled -- and it should have been pulled from the market then, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.
Australia&#39;s government on Monday refused to introduce mandatory passenger and baggage screening at regional airports, saying it would be too costly.
Stinking mounds of garbage piled up on the streets of Naples on Friday and officials around the country blamed organized crime and bureaucratic red tape for the city's refuse crisis.
NEW YORK - An internal survey conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicates that 66% of FDA scientists lacked confidence that the agency adequately monitors the safety of prescription drugs that are already on the market.
The chief of an Indian auction website in jail in connection with the sale of a school sex video clip is granted bail.
Passengers applaud a pilot who landed safely at City of Derry airport after one of the plane's engines shut down.
'Si tratta di guerra psicologica' ha commentato presidente
The National Hockey League, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season on Wednesday.
Nella giornata di oggi &egrave; stato discusso l'appello che Pallacanestro Reggiana ha presentato al...
Steve Jobs lancia il servizio di vendita dei lungometraggi su iTunesal livello dei dvd. Ci vorranno 30 minuti per scaricarli, con la banda larga                                                  Apple, film online ad alta qualit\u00c3\u00a0 Nuovi iPod, pi\u00c3\u00b9 piccoli e capienti                                                                                                  Fino a 80 Gb il modello Video. Nano pi\u00c3\u00b9 sottili, pi\u00c3\u00b9 capientie anche a colori. E lo shuffle, senza schermo, diventa minuscolo
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio State has sanctioned its men&#39;s basketball team, barring the Buckeyes from playing in the NCAA or NIT tournaments this season.
Pop star Prince hires a firm to remove unauthorised copies of his music, merchandise and videos from the internet.
Rap star Eve is told she must wear an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet after pleading no contest to drink driving.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad reserve judgement on peace with Israel but agree to refrain from violence.
The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree Tuesday on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, a French diplomat said. But a U.S. official said differences over the issue remain.
Troppe sirene attorno ad Aguero. L'Atletico Madrid comincia a temere per il futuro della sua giovane...
Dure critiche dalla sinistra e dai laici della CdlAlleanza Nazionale e Udc si schierano con l'esecutivo                                          Fecondazione, il governo si costituisce contro il referendum                                                                                  Prestigiacomo: \
Mibtel +0,18%, SP/Mib +0,12%, All Stars +0,55%
ABC's red-hot \
Phil Mickelson remains true to his TV ads that ask: &quot;What will Phil do next?&quot; At the end of the most successful season of his career, Mickelson arrived
Beach Boys star Brian Wilson is honoured by the US Recording Academy, the body which awards the Grammys.
Azione simbolica manifestanti: \
Ministro Ambiente, trovare misure strutturali e durature
Luca Marin smentisce la presunta love-story con Federica Pellegrini. \
KOLKATA, DECEMBER 2: The Indian team is a combination of artists, record-holders, classicists and prodigious talent but there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no doubt that its soul, the intangible that keeps the team ticking, lies in the rough-hewn visages of Virender Sehwag and
Biometric and smart-card technology will replace passwords to verify ID, Microsoft head Bill Gates says--again.
Yahoo announces a restructuring drive, as it attempts to simplify its business and take on rival Google.
The US version of The Office and real-time drama 24 feature in the American Film Institute's top 10 TV shows of 2006.
GEORGETOWN, Del. -- Lawyers Friday challenged an account of allegedly excessive spending by former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz on dinners, magazines, a home screening room and a $2 million office renovation.
Problema violenza anche in Messico, dove negli ultimi giorni hanno imperversato i 'porras', che hann...
Regional leaders supporting the embattled president-elect signaled an intention for the eastern section of the country to seek autonomy if the impasse persists.
An inside look at Israel's extreme right wing
Microsoft have made a beta version of their new music store available to the public. The store is entirely browser-based and does not require a separate client like iTunes.
At least 78 people were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks following a riot in southern Thailand over the detentions of Muslims suspected of giving weapons to Islamic separatists, officials said Tuesday.
Home loan approvals in October fell to their lowest levels in nearly five years, according to figures released this morning by the Bank of England, confirming that the housing
WUERZBURG, Germany  - A U.S. Army medic who fled his base and refused to return to Iraq with his unit was found guilty of desertion at a court-martial on Tuesday and faces up to seven years in prison.
Sep 10, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - A test of smallpox vaccine made by Aventis Pasteur in the 1950s show it is still effective even when diluted, suggesting that the United States has more than enough vaccine for everyone, according to a report this week in
Father Leo O&#39;Donovan, a Walt Disney Co. director and Jesuit priest, testified that he believed CEO Michael Eisner had the &quot;proper authority&quot; to boot Michael Ovitz from the company.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's participation in a meeting next week of independent and centrist politicians is renewing the \
Southeast Asian food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. launched aA$1.78 billion ($1.37 billion) bid for Australian dairy group National Foods Ltd.
Care International suspended operations in Iraq yesterday after gunmen seized the woman who ran the humanitarian organization&#39;s work in the country.
Gordon Brown defends the new EU treaty as David Cameron says a referendum is needed to \
Winning the 2008 Democratic Nomination will require taking down a giant, but the Iowa governor is eager to take the challenge
Former Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao has been cremated with full state honours in his home state of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rao, 83, died of heart failure on Thursday after a long illness.
'C'e' il rischio di una inqualificata protesta fiscale'

The U.S. Senate has approved  legislation extending a moratorium on state Internet access  taxes for seven years.
In a bid to sidestep the ethical debate over the use of human embryos in medical research, scientists have developed a way to derive viable stem cell lines without harming the embryo.
Presidente Camera, ci sono le risorse economiche
Former billionaire Stelios Haji-Ioannou loves winning the good fight, whether battling US movie studios, the car rental industry or travel agents.
Ryan Giggs' header gives Man Utd a fourth successive win as Spurs pay for wasting chances at Old Trafford.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced 33 new projects from its $30 million Cyber Trust program, including two new cybersecurity research centers that will focus on eliminating plagues of Internet worms and viruses and on building better
Former England boss Kevin Keegan has joined the campaign for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing to be given his chance at senior international level.
Mattel Inc., the world&#39;s largest toy maker, said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 5.2 per cent due to lower worldwide sales of its flagship Barbie doll line and its Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands.
A guaranteed check for life is a beautiful thing. Unfortunately, that beauty is fading.
Sen. John Kerry is working, but not too hard, to keep Washington state in the Democratic column.
The elderly risk accidentally harming themselves by taking potentially lethal mixtures of medicines, an expert warns.
An inquest jury returns a verdict of unlawful killing after the death of a 16-month-old girl.
 writer Hy Zaret dies
From love letters to evening dresses,  personal belongings of Greek-American opera diva Maria Callas  will be put up for sale in Milan in December.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The California Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from Scott Peterson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyers that a new jury be selected to decide whether he should get the death penalty.
US forces kill some 25 militants in  the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after a suicide attack, the US army says.
A typhoon ripped off roofs, felled trees and cut power lines on Vietnam's central coast on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and damaging thousands of homes, officials said.
Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:Clay Loveless' Blog: Monitor PHP Extension Releases with Y! PipesCommunity News: New PHP5 Framework Release - WebMeshJob Posting: HedgeCo Networks Seeks Web Design/Programming Intern (Palm Beach, FL)Community News: FirePHP Firefox PHP ExtensionWeb Development Blog: Dynamic thumbnails from websitesSebastian Bergmann's Blog: phpOpenTracker Logo ContestJob Posting: Yahoo! Seeks PHP/LAMP DevelopersRob Allen's Blog: Zend Framework Tutorial for 0.7Hannes Magnusson's Blog: PHP.net frontpage changesZend Developer Zone: PHP in Action - Chapter 7, Design Patterns. Part - IJob Posting: WAMU 88.5, American University Radio Seeks Web Developer (Washington, DC)Richard Lord's Blog: Managing 404 errors in the Zend FrameworkTerry Chay's Blog: Clever HTTPDaniel Krook's Blog: A DB2 driver for CakePHPZend Developer Zone: PHP: Performance, Scalability, and Web Services Podcast
21 September 2004 -- A Russian Army colonel convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young Chechen woman withdrew his request for a pardon today after public demonstrations of outrage in Chechnya.
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called a state of emergency Tuesday as coup rumors sweep Bangkok.
European shares fell Tuesday after weak German ZEW investor confidence data raised fears economic growth will dwindle and slow consumer buying weighed on the third-quarter results of Philips.
Necessario operare su redditi lavoratori e pensioni
Do you still cringe over  your teenage journal or poems you penned about unrequited love?  Share your shame and end the pain, says the creator of a live  show, Web site and now a book celebrating teenage angst.
HOUSTON -- Oilfield services giant Halliburton Co. on Tuesday swung to a loss in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, hurt by hefty charges from discontinued operations related to the settlement of asbestos and silica claims.
A European court today upheld a record $689 million antitrust fine against Microsoft, another in a string of defeats for the company's business practices and one which narrows the options in its decade-long battle with continental regulators.
Blog: Decision could mean companies may be compelled to turn over RAM data in civil cases. TorrentSpy vows to continue legal fight.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she believes President Bush's judgment on the Iraq war \
An ex-policeman is jailed for 18 years for murdering his partner at their County Londonderry home.
Oil giant BP is reviewing its global operations in response to last year's Texas refinery blast.
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board will file a statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, notifying investors that the computer maker's board will refuse to nominate one director for re-election because he leaked confidential information to the media.
Nokia unveiled three new megapixel handsets this week in a further move towards its long-term bid to take a 40% share of the market.
Microsoft announced this week Business Ready Customer Care, an initiative that includes major enhancements to its maintenance and support program for Microsoft Dynamics, ERP and CRM applications.
NATO defense chiefs looked on Friday to   raise up to 2,500 extra troops for peacekeeping in Afghanistan   after top alliance officials conceded they had underestimated   Taliban resistance.
October 17, 2004 -- While companies take aim at iPod with a host of new players, they&#39;re also targeting iTunes, Apple&#39;s online music store.
The World Series shifts to Colorado for Game Three on Saturday, a move the Rockies hope will also bring a shift in momentum as they trail the Boston Red Sox 2-0 in the best-of-seven Major League Baseball championship.
LINCOLN, Neb.  A top Republican congressman has broken from his party in the final days of his House career, saying he believes the US military assault on Iraq was unjustified and the situation there has deteriorated into &#39;&#39;a dangerous, costly mess.&#39;&#39; ...
The World Trade Organisation confirms a ruling that says the US cannot ban internet gambling.
New US guidelines say rape victims and others exposed to Aids should get anti-retroviral drugs.
With its music-download service iTunes Apple was not unlawfully exploiting its market dominance, an opinion by France&#39;s competition watchdogs, its Anti-Trust Office, concluded, thereby rejecting a suit initiated by the French daughter company of the
An exodus of foreigners from Ivory Coast showed no signs of easing on Saturday as African leaders prepared to met to seek ways to end the crisis in the West African country.
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve raised its target for short-term interest rates Wednesday, comfortable that the economy has passed late spring&#39;s &quot;soft patch.
The findings released yesterday by Charles Duelfer, the chief UN arms inspector in Iraq, strengthened preliminary findings of his successor, David Kay.
Georgetown and Radford made it through a bad-tempered first half without a fist fight, resolving the only suspenseful story line in a game between a team looking to return to the Final Four and one picked to finish last in the Big South.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Islamist rivals by unlocking foreign aid in the West Bank.
SAN DIEGO and TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated , a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, and China Network Systems (CNS), together with Taiwan Television Enterprise Ltd.
The US military has charged four soldiers with murder in the death of an Iraqi general who died of asphyxiation while being interrogated last November in Iraq, the Army said on Monday.
Oil climbed toward &#36;74 on Friday on a  positive outlook for economic growth and fuel demand in top  consumer the United States.
LONDON - The founders of the charity group Band Aid plan to record and release a new version of Do They Know it&#39;s Christmas?. The 1984 single raised millions for famine relief in Africa and led to Live Aid
U.S. homebuilder optimism sank for an   eighth consecutive month in September to the lowest level in   more than 15 years, with a surge in the backlog of unsold homes   putting development on ice, an industry survey showed on   Monday.
Relief begins arriving in communities devastated by the Asian tsunami, as the clean-up operation continues.
Demonstrators toting colorful banners  and shouting \
As it struggled to increase sales and cut costs, Sun Microsystems managed to reduce its net loss in the first quarter to $174 million.
Republican Mitt Romney said Wednesday he wants to protect Iowa and New Hampshire as the leadoff nomination states but also wants all states' delegates seated at next year's GOP National Convention.
Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.
The world's top cell phone maker Nokia   plans to build social networking technology acquired  with U.S. firm Twango into its key S60 software, a company  official said on Wednesday.
Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00c2\u00a330million central defender returned from an eight-month ban for missing a drug test and looked like he had never been away.
Calling nuclear power an overregulated industry that needs a jump-start from Washington, President Bush on Wednesday pitched his plan to expand nuclear power generation by dealing with radioactive waste, lessening regulations and reviving nuclear fuel processing.
Northwest Airlines. , entered the home stretch in its quest to exit bankruptcy on Thursday, releasing details of its reorganization plan that says holders of general unsecured claims would receive stock valued at 66 percent to 83 percent of allowed claims.
Britain's Prince Charles began a four-day official visit to the kingdom of Jordan on the last leg of a foreign tour that has already taken him to Turkey and Italy, an AFP photographer witnessed.
Il Cio, Comitato organizzatore dei Giochi Olimpici, ha promesso di indagare sullo sfruttamento di ba...
At least two Burmese dissidents are among thousands of prisoners being freed by the military government in a third mass release in less than a month.
A small fire broke out Friday high up in the Ostankino television tower, Europe's tallest freestanding structure, but was extinguished within an hour and no casualties were reported, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
Some 40,000 passengers were stranded in Norway when air travel over the southern half of the country was paralyzed after air controllers didn't show up for work over job reorganization plans.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - Thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers launched a major security crackdown in the restive Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday, searching homes for weapons after all residents were ordered off the streets.
BERLIN, AUGUST 29: A US soldier expected to plead guilty to charges of abusing Iraqi prisoners told a German magazine he deeply regretted his actions but said the abuses were encouraged by Military Intelligence.
The Bush administration said there was no need for greater government oversight of the rapidly growing hedge fund industry.
The dollar fell to a record against the euro Friday as traders bet the European Central Bank won&#39;t step in to weaken the 12-nation currency.
Swedish poets have broadcast their work into outer space by radio to give alien life forms -- if they exist -- a taste of earthling literature.
A headless statue of a soldier stands guard at the entrance of Somalia's \
Tyra Banks strikes a pose with 112 carats of luxurious lift and support. The model shows off this year's Heavenly '70s Fantasy bra from Victoria's Secret, a &#36;10 million creation from jewelry designer Mouawad.
Joe Kinnear hands in his resignation as manager of struggling Nottingham Forest.
An Arizona ski resort's plan to use treated sewage to make snow on a mountain sacred to several Native American tribes violates religious freedom laws, a U.S appeals court ruled on Monday.
Khartoum - Khartoum on Sunday rejected a UN report that the humanitarian crisis in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region had left 70 000 dead since March and summoned the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to protest.
Tony Blair says talks next week designed to restore a deal that shares power in Northern Ireland between the divided Protestant and Catholic communities are a final chance to salvage the accord.
Rescuers pulled more bodies from a coal mine in central China, raising the confirmed death toll to 122 in a massive gas explosion, with 26 miners still missing, the government said Tuesday.
The uneasy relations between rival managers were strained further last night as Sam Allardyce and Graeme Souness indulged in a spot of verbal jousting after Souness had experienced
U.S. employers cut 4,000 jobs in August, the first time in four years that monthly hiring contracted, the government said on Friday in a report certain to boost pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to cut interest rates.
DAVID Beckham issued a formal apology yesterday for deliberately getting booked in England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup qualifying tie against Wales last Saturday.
Russia will remain on the path of democracy and a market economy, President Vladimir Putin vowed, despite controversial political reforms strengthing central authority over the country.
Per la vendita dell'istituto bancario a Credit Agricole
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More Sudanese refugees flee across the border into Chad following reports of renewed violence in the Darfur region.
The nation&#39;s fertility clinics vary widely when it comes to how they perform one of the most delicate aspects of their jobs: disposing of unused frozen human embryos that were created to help infertile women become
Samsung Electronics  of South  Korea became the top seller of LCD TVs in North America in the  fourth quarter of 2007 as low prices helped boost shipments,  according to market research firm iSuppli Corp.
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US Airways Group Inc. , the nation's seventh-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday for the second time in two years, after last-ditch negotiations with pilots failed to win the airline the $295 million in pay and benefit cuts it had been seeking.
A bricks and mortar music store is transforming into a clicks and mortar presence, as the Virgin Group is launching a music store in the US.
Hackers have infiltrated the database of online job seeker site Monster, the site disclosed Thursday. According to a statement by the site, those involved set up a server that was accessing contact information of job seekers through a compromised login of one of its employer clients.
Thousands of people in the south Indian city of Chennai have turned out for the funeral of the country&#39;s most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan.
A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly New Orleans tornado ripped through New Orleans.
The world's nations, generous with their aid since the Asian tsunami catastrophe, must take action to be prepared for and prevent such natural events from becoming mass killers, the U.N. emergency relief chief said Monday.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - Steeling for a spring offensive, the Taliban said on Wednesday they had sent 1,000 suicide bombers to relatively quiet northern Afghanistan, a day after a suicide blast targeted Vice President Dick Cheney.
NEW YORK Ruport Murdoch could make New York history if his reported bid to buy a three-story Manhattan penthouse goes through. The New York Times says the (b) billionaire CEO of News Corporation is offering 44 (m) million dollars for the Fifth Avenue pad.
More troops must be deployed in Darfur now, even without full equipment, the area's peacekeeping chief says.
The board of European defence firm EADS approves a long-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus.
Intel Corp. will announce today that it has built a fully functional test-memory chip that contains more than 500 million transistors using next- generation semiconductor manufacturing technology.
Loreo's lens lets an SLR take two simultaneous pictures of the same scene, letting people see 3D views from a print.
Many users are celebrating Mozilla&#39;s release of Firefox 1.0, its open-source Web browser. The beta version was downloaded some 8 million times.
(Washington-AP) Nov. 21, 2004 - Opinions in Congress are split over whether lawmakers will pass a major intelligence overhaul plan before the year is out.
Jerome Williams pitched seven solid innings in his first start in two months to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Padres 4-1 in San Diego on Thursday.
BAGHDAD, Sept 5 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The US-allied Iraqi government has extended the closure of Al-Jazeera offices in Iraq indefinitely, not only provoking the outrage of the Qatar-based network and media watchdogs, but also casting deep
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First Reserve Corp., the largest private buyout firm specializing in energy-industry investments, agreed to buy an oil and gas equipment business of Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Washington&#39;s Major League Baseball franchise today began to unveil its plans to sell season tickets, ending two weeks of delays and marking the first tangible way for fans to connect with
CBS Corp. is reaching into its past  by reviving the CBS Records name for its latest business  proposition.
Manchester United-bound Manucho scored twice as Angola hit back in the second half to shock Senegal 3-1 in a 2008 African Nations Cup Group D clash Sunday.
Police say a man has confessed to starting the fire that destroyed South Korea's greatest cultural treasure.
The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.
Google Inc. shares came within a nickel of reaching $200 on Thursday before investors buckled to weakness seen throughout the technology sector as trading came to a close.
LONDON Yusuf Islam, the British singer once known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday saying he was &quot;totally shocked&quot; that American officials, who barred him from entering the United States on Tuesday, considered him a potential terrorist threat
Police investigating death of 17-year-old to look at four cases that are officially closed
LONDON -- Nine terrorism suspects imprisoned without trial under tough British security laws took an appeal to the country&#39;s top court Monday, arguing that their detention was inconsistent with Britain&#39;s democratic principles.
The key third-down conversion was typical of Paul Peterson's play in Boston College's 21-7 victory over Penn State Saturday night in an ABC-televised home opener before a sellout Alumni Stadium crowd.
Swiss biotech company Addex Pharmaceuticals SA  could receive more than $700 million from Merck & Co Inc  for a licensing deal on its ADX63365 drug for schizophrenia, it said on Thursday.
Bill Murray's choice of swimwear in his new movie leaves little to the imagination. But the star of \
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A pitchfork-wielding intruder breaks into the grounds of Prince Charles' country home Highgrove while the Prince and Camilla are asleep inside.
An article last Thursday about cold-weather exercise misstated the accomplishment of Lewis Gordon Pugh last July while swimming near the North Pole. He completed a kilometer in just under 19 minutes, not a mile.
ENGLAND&#39;S &#39;bad boy&#39; Wayne Rooney has apologised to Sven-Goran Eriksson for losing his head in Madrid. But the Manchester United star striker has stopped short of issuing a public apology to Emlyn Hughes&#39; family
JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - Behind every great team,  stands a great coach and when Bill Belichick accepted the Vince  Lombardi trophy following New England's Super Bowl victory  Sunday, the symbolism was clear to everyone but him.
Florida's power and telecommunications infrastructure suffered a serious blow when Hurricane Frances blew in over Labor Day weekend. Portable cellular phone service stations and generators offer only a temporary fix. By Jacob Ogles.
All visitors from Europe and elsewhere  were fingerprinted and photographed upon arrival at U.S.  airports on Thursday as part of a new, heightened effort by  authorities to secure American borders.
CheckUps, a start-up operator of walk-in medical clinics, has shut down 23 of the clinics operating in Wal-Mart stores in Florida and three other Southern states.
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He reiterated claims that the West has been two-faced by giving asylum to top Chechens and urging Moscow to negotiate with rebel leaders, but rejecting the possibility of dialogue with Osama bin Laden.
Il ministro: gia' dichiarata la nostra disponibilita'
The family of a teacher slain nearly 11 years ago and prosecutors asked a judge Monday to keep her secretly recorded pleas for her life from being played aloud during the trial of her accused killer.
The U.S. Army plans to withhold payment on 15 percent of future invoices of Halliburton's logistics deal in Iraq due to an ongoing billing dispute.
Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice was recuperating at Georgetown University Hospital after minor surgery on Friday morning, the White House said.
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On a day when police inspected Turin&#39;s financial records, the IOC urged Italian organizers to sort out their problems soon or risk a crisis of confidence in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Lockheed Martin Corp's LMT.N F-35   Joint Strike Fighter program, the costliest U.S. arms   acquisition project, may fall victim to affordability setbacks   as a result of possible congressional budget cuts, a company   official said on Wednesday.
NEW YORK - Washington&#39;s new baseball team shut down business and promotional operations indefinitely Wednesday as its move to the nation&#39;s capital teetered on the brink of collapse.
Communications giant Motorola Inc. said Thursday it received a three-year contract extension from Nextel Communications Inc. to continue supplying telecommunications infrastructure for Nextel&#39;s iDEN walkie-talkie phones through 2007.
A multibillion-dollar effort to modernize the Coast Guard's fleet has suffered delays, cost increases, design flaws and, most recently, the idling of eight 123-foot patrol boats that were found to be not seaworthy after an $88 million refurbishment.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. on Wednesday  said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85  per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous  process beset by poor market conditions and a series of  missteps.
A two-year investigation by US law enforcement authorities has resulted in one of the largest seizures of fake software ever in the US and charges against 11 individuals, government officials say.
BOCA RATON, Florida  - Presidential candidates competed on Tuesday to look strong on the economy after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and shaky markets worldwide exacerbated fears of a looming U.S. recession.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main  opponent in a landmark election took center stage on Saturday,  while the incumbent, almost invisible during the campaign amid  security concerns, prepared to go to Germany to receive an  award.
[Health India]: New York, Oct 23 : Pungent onions can be harsh on your social life but they are potentially great for fighting cancer, a new study has revealed.
Hoping to avoid a U.N. showdown, Iran and the European Union's three big powers reached a preliminary agreement over Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's chief negotiator said Sunday.
A car bomb in the Syrian capital has killed a senior member of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas officials say military commander Izz el-Deen al-Sheikh Khalil was killed Sunday morning while starting his car.
Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates signed a cooperation agreement with UNESCO on Wednesday to improve access to computers, the Internet and information technology training in developing countries.
KHARTOUM, Sudan  - In a goodwill gesture on the eve of peace talks in Nigeria, Sudan said Sunday it will cut the number of paramilitary forces operating in Darfur by 30 per cent in a bid to ease tensions in the troubled region, where an 18-month conflict has claimed the lives of an estimated 30,000 people.
A helicopter carrying eight people, including a government minister and two lawmakers, crashed in mountainous northeast India on Wednesday, a police officer said.
Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0.
The Patriots weren't the only ones seeking history on Super Bowl Sunday. Fox hoped New England's pursuit of an undefeated season, coupled with the underdog New York Giants, would break the record 94.08 million viewers who watched the 1996 Super Bowl.
Not since SCO has there been a company so reviled by the open source community as Novell following its deal with Microsoft.  Already there are some clear signs of the negative effects of that anger: senior coders have left the company; Novell has posted a loss for the most recent quarter; and there are calls for a boycott of Novell products \u00e2\u0080\u0093 to say nothing of imminent changes to the GNU GPL that might well nullify the entire Novell-Microsoft deal.  Some people are rubbing their hands in glee at the thought of Novell crashing and burning completely, but such a development could actually turn out to be one of the worst things to happen to free software.
Beijing: At least 170 miners were trapped underground after a gas explosion on Sunday ignited a fire in a coalmine in north-west China&#39;s Shaanxi province, reports said.
Services in the Bronx for 10 victims of a fast-moving house fire were the culmination of days of heartbreak.
China confirms that 39 counties still have little or no power, following the worst weather for decades.
China overtakes the US as Japan's biggest trading partner, official figures show.
More than a dozen activists who rallied in support of Georgia outside the country's embassy and accosted counter-protesters with taunts and eggs were arrested on Saturday.
Il giudice Nosengo non emettera' oggi sentenza su fallimento
Paperwork delays slow AMD Intel and AMD have embraced a divide and propaganda approach to tout their upcoming server chips.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rex Jung says researchers need to understand how the brain is put together to better understand how it unravels.
As 12,000 film and TV writers move closer to a walk-out, replacement entertainment could mean more reruns and more Ryan Seacrest
After being released in Italy last month, Dan Brown's book, 'Angels and Demons' has been getting mixed reactions.
Four gold medals and three world records in the swimming pool featured a weekend of China while three golds from track and field events brought the country to an insurmountable lead at the 12th Paralympic Games Saturday in Athens.
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The marine who disappeared in Iraq in June and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged with desertion yesterday by the United States Marine Corps, according to a statement from officials at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 13--AT&T has begun offering onsite broadband Internet consulting services to its small business customers at its Michigan wireless retail stores.
The Federal Communications Commission set new rules regulating the size and scope of the news and cable firms.
National Basketball Association players union chief Billy Hunter expressed concern that New Orleans has not sufficiently recovered from Hurricane Katrina to host the 2008 NBA All-Star Game.
Most schools don't have the funds to follow the lead of well-endowed universities.
Communications equipment failed Tuesday at a regional air-traffic control center, shutting down all airline traffic within 250 miles of Memphis and causing a ripple effect across the country that grounded dozens of passenger and cargo flights.
State gas giant Gazprom will participate in the Dec. 19 auction of Yukos unit Yuganskneftegaz, the head of the monopoly's nascent oil division said Tuesday.
The ballooning cost of cancer treatment offers an example of how difficult it may be to rein in the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s runaway health care spending.
Mark Kotsay sprinted to the warning track dirt in left-center to make a tough catch of a flyball by Boston's Johnny Damon earlier this month &#151; nothing spectacular, nothing flashy.
Authorities dispatch 16-year-old boy to remote Siberian village for an 'intensive educational experience'
Il britannico James Toseland (Honda) ha vinto gara 2 sul circuito dell'Eurospeedway di Lausitz, in G...
In tre diversi scontri a fuoco nel sud del Paese
KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count passed the 80 percent mark with Hamid Karzai holding on to his clear majority, but any potential celebrations were cut short by a Taliban suicide bomb in Kabul.
Newcastle reach an \u00c2\u00a38m deal with Rangers for defender Jean-Alain Boumsong.
By Duff, Amy  The chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry speaks to Amy Duff  IN JULY, THE chief executives of the \
ROMA - &quot;Siamo al minimo storico. Avete capito? La Casa delle libert\u00c3\u00a0 non \u00c3\u00a8 mai stata cos\u00c3\u00ac sotto. Forza Italia perde 6-8 punti. Ma anche gli alleati non vanno meglio. El&#39;Ulivo ha superato il 50%.... Silvio Berlusconi \u00c3\u00a8 fuori di s\u00c3\u00a8.
TiVo's yearly analysis of Super Bowl ads shows that vitamin-water ads beat out ubiquitous beer ads for most-viewed during Sunday's game.
The government ordered the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) to chase an unidentified submarine that was spotted in Japan&#39;s territorial waters around southwestern Okinawa Prefecture Wednesday morning, a government spokesman said.
Several high-profile films opened this weekend but could not knock 'The Incredibles' from the top spot at the North American box office, according to preliminary figures released on Sunday.
ROME -- Pope John Paul II was rushed to the hospital last night with breathing difficulties and an inflamed throat while battling the flu, the Vatican said.
The Government insists the material will be used for peaceful purposes and it has approval from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
You could be next in the firing line Comment There are two cases, that I am aware of, moving through the courts in the US relating to accessibility of IT solutions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KYIV -- Ukraine&#39;s furiously contested presidential election ended in a dead heat yesterday, forcing a runoff between a pro-Russian candidate and his reformist challenger.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances ignored Florida's plea to stay put Tuesday, jamming highways, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat...
Oscar award winner Nicolas Cage,  who has not had a hit movie in years, ended the two-week reign  of \
Nearly two-thirds of Manitoba business leaders believe Canada&#39;s health-care system would benefit from a boost in private-sector involvement, a recent poll indicates.
Clamshell-style WCDMA phone packs a browser, e-mail software, and two cameras.
The Republican Party&#39;s convention has not yet started, but already more than 300 people protesting against President George Bush&#39;s re-election campaign have been arrested.
The Sudanese government and two rebel groups here on Sunday evening resumed the peace talks on the northern African country&#39;s war-torn Darfur region, after rebels boycotted the meeting for 24 hours.
Scottish ministers are set to approve plans for a replacement Forth crossing, costing \u00c2\u00a31bn.
A Mastella: previdenza non puo' restare fuori da Finanziaria
The two rebel groups fighting in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region have been accused by Chad of stalling the peace process. Disagreements within the two groups had made it very difficult for the government
The interim Palestinian leader promised to set a date for internal elections in the ruling Fatah movement, a Cabinet minister said Friday, in an apparent attempt to persuade the head of Fatah&#39;s restless young guard to drop out
At least 69 people have been killed and scores wounded during a day of carnage in Iraq. In Baghdad, 47 Iraqis died and over 120 were injured in a massive explosion near a police station.
Hundreds of thousands of antiwar protesters are preparing to march through the streets and rally in the parks, loosening a cacophonous roar of protest during the Republican National Convention.
Government security forces cracked down for a second day today on protests, firing shots and tear gas, and raiding at least two Buddhist monasteries.
A knee-trembling three-foot putt brought the curtain down on an extraordinary, topsy-turvy week for England Ryder Cup star Paul Casey.
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Kyle Korver's 27 points, including four free throws in the final 19 seconds of overtime, sent the Utah Jazz to their 10th straight win, a 118-115 thriller over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.
The Orange Order in the Republic is receiving 250,000 euros in funding from the Irish government.
Keith Campbell and his Japanese-born wife spent his 47th birthday half a world apart because of an immigration dispute. Critics say the case illustrates how making mistakes in getting visas and permanent U.S. residency can lead to life-changing consequences for families.
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Peter Hain faces more questions about a think tank used to channel money to his deputy leadership bid.
The restaurateur holds up well in a tough sector.
New research may advance a longstanding debate about whether the brain can block access to painful memories, like betrayals and childhood sexual abuse, and suddenly release them later on.
ALBANY, New York  - A U.S. judge sentenced an Iraqi Kurdish imam and a Bangladeshi-American pizzeria owner to 15 years each in prison on Thursday for their roles in an FBI sting operation involving a fake plot to kill a Pakistani diplomat.
Blackburn, England (Sports Network) - Three Blackburn Rovers fans were banned from attending any matches for the next five years after racially abusing Birmingham City&#39;s Dwight Yorke on November 21.
From the moderate suburbs of Delaware to the rural, conservative valleys of eastern Tennessee, House Republican opponents of President Bush's latest Iraq war plan cut across the GOP's ideological and regional spectrum.
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday that Iran failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, prompting major powers to call a meeting next week to start writing a new Iran sanctions resolution.
The government will not back down on controversial changes to capital gains tax when it unveils its plans.
BEIRUT: Less than a month after he resigned his post to protest the Syrian-orchestrated extension of President Emile Lahoud&#39;s mandate, former Minister Marwan Hamade was targeted
Howard Keel, who sang and danced to stardom in the heyday of MGM musicals, died Sunday of colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif.
Northern Ireland based drug company Warner Chilcott confirmed this morning that it has received an additional approach from a second interested party which may or may not lead to an offer for the company.
By VIRGINIA ROHAN  United, they would stand a chance. Divided, one would surely fall.  That was the reasoning behind the decision to merge the WB and UPN, which had been courting the same 18- to 34-year-old viewers.
La vedova del commissario alla cerimonia delle Poste&quot;Sono commossa, ha il significato di un risarcimento&quot;                                          Francobollo per Luigi Calabresi &quot;Spero serva a superare l&apos;odio&quot;                                                                                  Il ministro Pisanu: &quot;Avevamo un debito di riconoscenza&quot;
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Serbia backs a major energy deal that further boosts Russian dominance of Europe's gas supply.
North Korea agreed Sunday to account for and disable its atomic programs by the end of the year, offering its first timeline for a process long sought by nuclear negotiators, the chief U.S. envoy said.
All the labels are on the MP3 bandwagon, but it's not a road to nowhere.
A sloppy storm dumped more than a year&#39;s worth of snow on parts of the Midwest and made a mess of holiday travel and last-minute Christmas shopping Thursday.
Pakistan announces it will close four Afghan refugee camps in its border provinces by the end of August.
A series of car bomb blasts tore  through Baghdad and the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Monday,  killing at least 21 people and wounding scores.
Vodafone and Digicel have announced today a partnership agreement to offer new roaming capabilities across Digicel's markets in the Caribbean and Bermuda and Vodafone's global network.  The agreement also extends to Digicel's sister operation in Samoa.
Adam Gilchrist hits a century on his final appearance at the WACA to help Australia beat Sri Lanka by 63 runs in the CB one-day series.
Dow Jones -0,08%, SP fermo, Nasdaq sale dello 0,08%
Paul Casey has played in a Walker Cup and a Seve Trophy, as well as the four major championships, but the Ryder Cup is something else again.
ow could something that feels so right be so wrong? Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood are dream casting, the trashy version of Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen.
French President Jacques Chirac arrived in London on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at marking the 100 anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a 1904 pact that ended centuries
Kenya's opposition rejected bilateral negotiations with the government on Tuesday and President Mwai Kibaki named several members of a new cabinet, dimming hopes for a deal to end post-election violence.
ATHENS, Greece -- Just so you know, my first Olympic moment wasn&#39;t my best -- it was my worst. It wasn&#39;t the food on my flight from New York to Athens on Aug. 8. It was watching Adam Sandler in &quot;51 Dates&quot; with Greek subtitles.
Supporters of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan demonstrate in Baghdad for her release.
The New Jersey Nets are not going to trade All-Star point guard Jason Kidd unless they get a deal that makes them a better team, chief executive Rod Thorn said Thursday.
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Three kidnapped U.S. defense contractors and dozens of other hostages held by Colombian guerrillas must be swapped for all the guerrillas held in U.S. and Colombian jails, a senior rebel said on Saturday.
Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life last night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100-metre field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds.
Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, with his face disfigured by illness, during an interview with the Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004.
President George W. Bush's approval   rating has rebounded to 44 percent, the highest level in a   year, in the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the newspaper   reported on Tuesday.
NEW YORK -- Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks were among 16 players chosen Thursday to fill out the Western Conference roster for the NHL All-Star game.
AN already confident Great Britain side have been boosted by news Australian skipper Darren Lockyer and forward Craig Fitzgibbon have been ruled out of Saturday&#39;s Tri-Nations clash in Manchester.
The Redskins wanted a head coach who wouldn't rock the boat or reinvent the wheel, and they got their man in the unfiltered and plainspoken Jim Zorn.
The flagship company of businessman and television star Donald Trump files for bankruptcy protection in the US.
Flushed out of Fallujah, Iraqi insurgents are adopting deadly new tactics in big urban areas
European stocks sank again on Friday after a sharp round of losses earlier in Asia and overnight in New York, as fears mounted that the global economy could face higher interest rates, dealers said.
The English Football Association (FA) charged on Tuesday Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan for his comments to the referee at the end of his team&#39;s 4-3 loss to Newcastle.
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The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Exxon Mobil should pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages in connection with the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Twelve South American countries signed a declaration Wednesday creating a political and economic bloc they hope will put them on a more equal footing with the United States and Europe.
A British man extradited from Morocco is charged in connection with the \u00c2\u00a353m Securitas robbery.
Jennifer Capriati can't ever remember cramping in the middle of a tennis match. She can recall being so nervous during a warmup that she thought her feet would stick to the court, but never needing medical assistance to quell that sinking physical feeling.
Deutsche Bank plans to eliminate 300 jobs from its investment banking unit amid market volatility.
The commanding officer of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton was relieved of his duty Thursday because of a loss of confidence in his leadership, the Navy said Thursday.
In 15 hanno tentato la fuga ma sono stati fermati
California's attorney general  filed a criminal complaint on Wednesday seeking indictments of  former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn and four  others for their roles in a probe into board leaks.
Santander Central Hispano SA aims to complete its 8.3 billion pounds ($15 billion) purchase of Abbey National Plc by November, the Financial Times said, citing Juan Inciarte, Santander&#39;s director for Europe and consumer finance.
One is a center-right president and a close ally of the United States who is accused of being too soft on outlawed paramilitary groups. The other is a leftist president who allegedly favors Marxist rebels and openly criticizes U.S policy.
Palestinian politicians Thursday tried to fill the void left by the death of Yasser Arafat, a lone-style leader who put a nationalist movement on the world map but willed to his successors a fragile, stateless people.
HONG KONG/WASHINGTON  - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to file civil charges against Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  board member David Li over an insider trading investigation linked to News Corp.'s  $5 billion bid for the media company, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In a huge surprise to no one (no one that cares, at least), Bush&#39;s claims on the state of our economy are contradicted by the Census Bureau&#39;s numbers.
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Lifestyle: 14 January 2005, Friday. A male gay couple from Finland threw Bulgaria's Klimentovo village in a flurry by willing to get married there, media said.
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Families of those killed or injured when a Glasgow factory blew up hear in detail how the tragedy unfolded.
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Three United Nations workers who were held hostage in Afghanistan met President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, looking tired but happy a day after their release from nearly four weeks of captivity.
Kashmir&#39;s leading separatist political group said it would meet Thursday to discuss plans to resume peace talks with the Indian government, a day after Prime Minister
WASHINGTON Sept. 24, 2004 - A Texas congressional candidate has launched a television campaign ad linking his opponent to beleaguered CBS news anchor Dan Rather.
People who are lonely are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, a large US study has suggested.
The truancy rate of pupils in England's secondary schools has increased again this year, according to government figures.
No screaming fans. No crush of paparazzi. No starlets in Oscar de la Renta. Tuxedos that were, well, just la rent-a. A red carpet that was more doormat than carpet. Only three security guards.
Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s directors may be weighing E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future, but one thing is already guaranteed: at least a $159 million payday if he steps down.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Wednesday   postponed the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis at least   until Friday because of a problem with a power system aboard   the ship, officials with the U.S. space agency said.
MPs are set to begin a 12-day debate on whether to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, signed last month by EU leaders.
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Authorities kept a main oil pipeline in  southern Iraq shut on Sunday rather than risk it being  attacked, restricting the country's exports to half normal  levels, a South Oil Official said.
AFRICA/UGANDA - La \u00c2\u0093migliore radio dell\u00c2\u0092Africa\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 Radio Pacis, emittente cattolica ugandese Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- La \u00c2\u0093migliore radio dell\u00c2\u0092Africa\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8  Radio Pacis, emittente fondata con il contributo dei missionari Comboniani ad Arua, nel Distretto del Nilo Occidentale, in Uganda. Il prestigioso riconoscimento viene assegnato ogni anno dal...
Union leaders and advocates for the poor are uniting behind an effort to raise the state's $6.75-an-hour minimum wage for the first time since 2001 and to tie future increases to the inflation rate, a move that would make Massachusetts only the fourth state in the nation to establish that link.
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(Sports Network) - The Toronto Raptors found themselves on the wrong end of a 101-94 decision against the red-hot Seattle SuperSonics on Friday at the Air Canada Centre.
A desk and chair that belonged to Adolf Hitler when he signed the ill-fated 1938 Munich agreement will be put up for sale this month, the dealer in charge of the auction said.
The latest partial results from Iraq's landmark election show Shia parties strengthening their lead.
US Representative Porter Goss, President George W. Bush&#39;s nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, said he wouldn&#39;t allow political considerations to guide his management of the agency.
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A group of African countries agree to adopt common external tariffs in an effort to boost trade and move towards a customs union.
The State Department said on Wednesday the United States would rebuild Falluja if American-led forces succeed in defeating insurgents and gaining control of the besieged city.
Two US astronauts spent more than seven hours outside the International Space Station Wednesday working on its solar power panels as part of a huge expansion of the station&#39;s generation capacity.
WASHINGTON -- Intensifying a high-altitude trade war, the United States and the European Union filed dueling legal complaints at the World Trade Organization yesterday, charging each other with showering illegal subsidies on The Boeing Co.
L'Italia ha battuto la Polonia 79-70 nell'ultimo incontro della prima fase degli Europei di basket (...
Rome: Anti-Mafia judges in Italy have ordered the arrests on Monday of 52 people, including a member of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, for widespread collusion with organised crime gangs ...
Formigoni, ritorno a Milano e' vittoria della Regione
In an astonishing discovery that could rewrite the history of human evolution, scientists say they have found the skeleton of a new human species, a dwarf, marooned for eons in a tropical
HELSINKI, Finland  - The former chief executive of Sonera and five other people were charged Monday with gross violation of Finland's communications secrecy laws, following an investigation into the telecommunications company.
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A US military judge in Baghdad sentenced Staff Sergeant Ivan ``Chip&#39;&#39; Frederick to eight years in jail for abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, a US Army spokesman said by telephone from the Iraqi capital.
Arsene Wenger has responded to Gus Hiddink&#39;s suggestion that he is a moaner by accusing the Dutchman of letting emotion get the better of him.
Former Spice Girl  Victoria Beckham&#39;s upcoming NBC reality series will instead run  as an hour-long special, the network said Wednesday .
Lance Mackey was the first to reach the halfway point in the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, putting him on course to join his father and his brother as Iditarod champions.
Tuesday's election victories gave the US Senate its biggest-ever minority representation, with one African-American and two Hispanics elected to the 100-member chamber, in addition to gains in the House.
The Nikkei 225 average is down 0.4 percent by midday Monday as caution about the dollar&#39;s weakness and the US presidential election prompts selling of exporters such as Toyota ahead of its earnings announcement.
Whenever Sherri Steinhauer mentioned to people she had won the Women's British Open twice, they always assumed the tournament was a major. Steinhauer never bothered to correct them. Now she doesn't have to.
Japanese consumer electronics maker Sanyo  Electric Co Ltd  plans to dissolve its television  development joint venture with Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc  , the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
By DONNA GOODISON  Logan International Airport launched Yangtze River Express' inaugural air cargo flight to Shanghai, China, yesterday.  The new service, also the first for New England, will leave Boston three times a week with Boeing 747 airplanes.
A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists.
JUST when the financial-services industry thought it had made peace with New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney-general, Eliot Spitzer showed that his battle with the investment banks had whetted rather than sated his appetite for combat.
An additional display of the rift formed between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the settlers came late Monday night after residents of Gush Katif canceled a meeting scheduled for today with Sharon, explaining that the meeting would be pointless since
Please correct in 4th paragraph &quot;Sensenbrenner of  Wisconsin&quot; instead of &quot;Sensenbrenner of Tennessee.&quot;
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WASHINGTON - An election lawyer for President Bush who also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against Democrat John Kerry resigned Wednesday from Bush's campaign.   \
The world of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHow to Look Good Naked\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a happy and optimistic place where no one is overweight, but everyone suffers from a curable form of body dysmorphia.
Sony has confirmed that its own supply of 60GB PlayStation 3s is at an end -- the only ones left remain in retail inventory.
The IRA withdraws its plan to put its weapons beyond use over impatience with the British and Irish governments.
She had a 13-hour window to vote in the Arizona presidential primary, but Mona Reese decided she couldn't wait. She didn't even brush her teeth or change out of her pajamas before leaving home.
After a big success with its LeapPad, the educational toy maker is hoping for a new winner in the Tag.
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Rocker Courtney Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Wednesday for hitting a clubgoer on the head with a microphone stand during a performance.
John McCain has vaulted from long shot to the front-runner to win the Republican nomination for U.S. president. The reason? Voter confidence he can beat the eventual Democratic candidate in November's election, according to interviews with some of his supporters.
Former Super 14 championship winning coach Heyneke Meyer is the favourite to succeed World Cup winning boss Jake White as the new South Africa coach next week.
ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way the agency monitors safety risks of medicines after they  hit the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets mainly rose as investors seized on the latest developments in the multi-billion-euro takeover battle for control of Dutch lender ABN Amro, dealers said Monday.
Israel sought on Monday to shore up European support for a U.S.-backed strategy of isolating Hamas in Gaza while freeing funds for President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet in the occupied West Bank.
(InfoWorld) - Motorola has a strategy for improving its struggling cell phone business: Be boring. That's what CFO Tom Meredith said on Wednesday during the Citi Investment Research Global Technology Conference. \
SAN FRANCISCO - California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said on Tuesday that he would sue electronic voting machine maker Diebold Inc.
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Environmentalists in China are fighting plans for a hydropower project that they say would endanger one of the world's deepest gorges.
The U.S. military's regional command in  Miami launched an investigation on Wednesday into FBI agents'  allegations that interrogators tortured prisoners at the  Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
Shipping giant P&amp;O is to close four of its 13 ferry routes with the loss of about 1,200 jobs. Reducing the number of ships it operates from 31 to 23, the company said it would be closing all its Western Channel routes except Portsmouth-Bilbao.
BT is looking to breathe new life into its network of phoneboxes by giving customers the chance to download music.
Ali Eidan knew exactly where to put the blame for the blood he swept off the floor of his grocery store after a bomb blast killed dozens of people: the interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
ADELAIDE, Australia  - Australia crushed New Zealand by 213 runs on the final day of the second cricket Test to clinch a series clean sweep at Adelaide Oval.
A car bomb kills three policemen and wrecks a police HQ in the Georgian town of Gori.
The US military says it has charged four soldiers with murder in the death of an Iraqi general who suffocated last year during an interrogation.
Firefighters are seen on the roof of a destroyed house after powerful earthquakes at Ojiya, northwestern Japan, Saturday, October 23, 2004.
Speaking to a congregation assembled for Christmas mass in a Bethlehem church Friday night, PLO chairman Mahoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) called on Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged rich nations on Thursday to keep their promises of financial aid to Africa, saying failure to do so could threaten the continent's progress towards prosperity and democracy.
NASA will review the way it screens astronauts for mental or medical problems after the arrest of astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she tried to kill a romantic rival, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger blasted Portsmouth for their negative tactics in a 0-0 draw which cost his side top spot in the Premier League.
Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski and US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Monday signed the Agreement on Cooperation between the two governments on Prevention of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass ...
OXFORD, England Rich countries are ardent advocates for democracy all around the world. But when it comes to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, government of the many by the few is the preferred option.
Pasquale Marino teme molto il Milan. ''Fino a qualche settimana fa - ha detto il tecnico dell'Udines...
Most young people who regularly use MP3 players face premature hearing damage, a charity warns.
President Bush blamed Al Qaeda for the latest wave of sectarian violence and vowed not to withdraw troops \u00c2\u0093until the mission is complete.\u00c2\u0094
Italy's prime minister blames \
Retail sales rebounded in May after a slight fall in April, buoyed by strong demand for household goods, official data showed Thursday.
Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, whose campaign for Georgia lieutenant governor has been clouded by questions over his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, is promoting himself as the candidate with &quot;stronger values.&quot;
The U.S. government's weather data is now available in a more friendly XML format, so everyone can make use of it. By Daniel Terdiman.
By Jeffrey S. Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 9--Camden County could get revenue from a 490-acre landfill even while opponents try to keep it from getting built.
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Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: Calgar...
Britain's opposition Conservatives accused the White House on Saturday of barring their leader from meeting President Bush because he had criticized Bush's ally Tony Blair over Iraq.
IMPASSE CONTINUES: Ukraine's parliament declared the country's disputed presidential election invalid Saturday amid international calls for a new vote.
TEHRAN: Iran reiterated yesterday that it won&#39;t accept any proposal depriving it of the right to enrich uranium, saying it can&#39;t be bullied into giving up its nuclear energy programme.
Consumers planning to buy the iPhone at the end of the month will need an iTunes Store account to activate the device.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seized upon the Beslan school tragedy to chip away even further at Russia&#39;s democracy. But instead of strengthening his own power, it&#39;s possible that his
Until this week, Robert Geathers' football distinction was his family history &#151; his father and uncle also were NFL defensive linemen. One hit on Kansas City quarterback Trent Green pushed him into the spotlight.
At a Golden Globes ceremony derailed by striking screenwriters, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAtonement\u00e2\u0080\u009d won for best drama and \u00e2\u0080\u009cSweeney Todd\u00e2\u0080\u009d won for best musical or comedy.
A CEO says the NHL lockout shows how investors should \
As President Bush prepares to ring in the final year of his presidency, CNN White House correspondent Ed Henry looks at how a few key issues -- his relationship with  Congress, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the  economy -- will go a long toward figuring out his legacy.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam performed a secret show for about 300 people in Hawaii Thursday, two days before it headlines a gig at Honolulu's Blaisdell Center.
North Texas and DFW International Airport will lose $782 million annually when Delta Air Lines pulls out of the airport next year, economists say.
The Pentagon's inspector general on  Tuesday blamed leadership failures by top Air Force officials  for a decade of sexual assaults against female cadets at the  elite Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
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Sport: Women's World Cup: Three second-half goals knocked a battling England out at the quarter-final stage.
Indonesia's former president Suharto died from multiple organ failure on Sunday, a local police official told reporters at the hospital where he was admitted on January 4. He was 86.
Troops hunt for survivors from massive tidal waves that killed at least 4,400 people in western Indonesia.
President George W. Bush said he thought the effort to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program was making progress and he hoped full disarmament could be accomplished by the time his term ends in early 2009.
A federal judge Friday sentenced Abdurahman Alamoudi to the maximum 23-year prison term for illegal dealings with Libya that included his involvement in a complex plot to kill the Saudi ruler.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  as stock investors shrugged off lower oil prices to focus  instead on a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores,  but the cheaper crude sent bond and gold prices lower.
Falling prices in September for plasma  televisions and digital cameras sparked the biggest monthly  decline in U.S. consumer electronics prices in five months,  according to an industry study prepared for Reuters.
A new online advertising network will let advertisers book campaigns through a single point of contact, reaching 50 million people a month.
Sony rilancia la sfida contro Apple, nel tentativo di recuperare mercato sull&#39;iPod. Per farlo lancia un nuovo Walkman MP3 che, dopo lo scarso successo del suo predecessore, che consentiva solamente l&#39;archiviazione
David Coulthard made a small piece of Formula One history when he signed to become Red Bull Racing&#39;s first race driver. The Scot yesterday concluded negotiations over a contract for 2005 by signing a one-year
The Federal Reserve Board is  weighing whether it should ban some mortgage lending practices  that fueled the recent housing market boom, Fed governor  Randall Kroszner told a panel of lawmakers Wednesday.
President Bush's tough new stance on Iran and his military buildup in the Persian Gulf recall some of the drumbeats that preceded the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Facing rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Bush opened a high-stakes diplomatic mission Monday seeking more help from allies amid growing impatience at home with the war.Comment
Man's best friend could also be a  lifesaver in the fight against cancer.
Scientists in North Carolina have discovered a genetic variation that could predispose people to depression and may help explain why some people who develop the condition get no relief from drug treatments.
Benchmark light, sweet crude futures for November rose 33 cents to settle at a new record high of $53.64 a barrel, after reaching an intraday high of $53.
The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes. With an increasing number of biological clues available, doctors hope they will be able to customize more patients' treatments based on their genetic profiles.
Autism spectrum disorders can be picked up and treated very early in life, if you know what symptoms to look for
South Korea's government will pull all of its 2,300 troops out of Iraq by the end of next year, the ruling Uri party said.
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A drug now used to treat breast cancer could help men with advanced prostate cancer live longer, say scientists.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland Police in Northern Ireland say a gang has staged the biggest bank robbery in the province&#39;s history.
Drivers could face single-lane traffic in each direction for up to three months at the site of a Thanksgiving Day rockslide on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon.
ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at one Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books on Saturday.
Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $1.88, an increase of a half-cent in the past two weeks.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says users of its online service are still experiencing delays filing their tax self-assessment.
Los Angeles Galaxy will play Wellington Phoenix in a friendly in New Zealand on December 2, the Major League Soccer (MLS) team said on Tuesday.
A coroner is 'dismayed' by a delay to an inquest into the deaths of four cyclists nearly a year ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hold talks on Sunday that are only likely to highlight their divisions over a Palestinian unity government whose formation appears imminent.
U.S. mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae  confirmed late on Tuesday that embattled Chief Executive Franklin Raines and Chief Financial Officer Timothy Howard were stepping down after accounting errors that are expected to force a massive earnings restatement.
The electronic retailer said it was ready for the digital television transition, stocking converter boxes that would be compatible with the US government's rebate program.
PEORIA, Illinois  - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he plans to submit a budget proposal for fiscal 2008 next week that would help the government balance its budget by 2012 while still keeping taxes low.
By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--The state Senate has unwisely passed a bill that permits an unnamed community to use a sea groin experiment to fight inlet erosion. With that in mind, it's appropriate to recall the recent history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
In its third presidential election, the Internet has finally reached political adolescence. Candidates use it to raise millions and rally their followers.
LOS ANGELES: Animated film studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc reported on Wednesday a profit from a year-earlier loss in its first earnings period since the company went public in October.
U.S. stocks looked to open little  changed on Wednesday, a day after staging a late rally on heavy  machinery maker Caterpillar Inc.'s CAT.N raised sales  forecast, but high oil prices will remain on investors' minds  ahead of U.S. crude inventories data.
BESLAN: On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School Number One, amid soot-covered children&#39;s sneakers and shell casings, Beslan&#39;s aggrieved citizens debated fighting back.
DIAMONDS worth nearly \u00c2\u00a38m were stolen from an antique dealers&#39; show near the Louvre museum in Paris yesterday. The two diamonds were taken in a daylight robbery while a member of staff manning a stand at
Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos was ordered to pay \u00c2\u00a3780 million in fines and penalties today as part of a \u00c2\u00a32.28 billion back-tax claim for 2001.
David Cameron demotes Francis Maude and moves David Willetts as he shakes up his shadow cabinet team.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  needed all her battling qualities to reach the third round of  the Australian Open Wednesday, edging out unheralded American  Lindsay Lee-Waters 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.
L'Empoli si prepara ad un esordio in campionato non facile contro la Sampdoria. Ne &egrave; conscio ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley after twice releasing videos in which he wept and pleaded with Prime Minister Tony Blair for his life. A U.S...
Insurgents launched strikes on Saturday at United States and Iraqi outposts across Iraq, killing at least a dozen Iraqi police officers and national guardsmen
That&#39;s according to research outfit Gartner, which on Thursday said that second quarter global mobile phone shipments hit 156.
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All nine members of the Bank of  England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to cut interest rates  by a quarter-point to 5.5 percent in December and even  discussed whether slowing growth meant a bigger reduction might  be needed.
An upstart adult industry venture pioneers a revolution in technology and entertainment. Again. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
The Deutsche Bank Championship on the PGA Tour this weekend is drawing crowds to the Tournament Players Club of Boston in hot pursuit of Tiger Woods. But the event also represents a key branding opportunity for the bank, which does not have branches in the United States. Nonetheless, it has a presence, including about 405 employees in Boston in various ...
Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly &#36;1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series \
Medical science and religion clashed this week over whether to switch off life-support equipment that is keeping an 84-year-old man alive in a Canadian hospital.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have discussed how to reconcile the people of the landlocked African state still scarred by the 1994 genocide, a spokesman said.
Democrats and Republicans swapped a pair of US Senate seats in Tuesday&#39;s elections as they battled for control of a sharply divided US Congress, according to television network projections.
Teachers call for schools to be made phone free zones after an alleged attack on a head teacher is filmed.
The National League's best offense is off to a feeble start in the World Series, and the St. Louis Cardinals' chances are sagging along with it.
Clint Dempsey's first-half goal gave the struggling United States a 1-0 victory over Guatemala on Thursday in the opening round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Americans are burdened with a costly, hugely dysfunctional health-care system. In a new book, a pair of investigative reporters offers a fresh remedy based on a successful model we're all familiar with
Former senior Bush aide was today jailed for perjury over the naming of a CIA agent.
Marian Hossa broke out of a slump Sunday with two goals for the Atlanta Thrashers in a 5-2 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
TOP DOG: USC football team&#39;s big win strengthens its lead in polls, which are key to BCS rankings this year. By Phil Collin. First of all, every year is an election year in college football.
So a \u00e2\u0080\u009cnaked\u00e2\u0080\u009d Nicolette Sheridan dropped a towel in front of Terrell Owens in the Eagles lockerroom and then jumped into his arms.
A third Churchill County resident has tested positive for West Nile virus and three more &quot;probable&quot; cases have been reported, state health officials said Friday.
Loaded cargo ships carrying imported goods are anchored off the coast of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 11 waiting for the opportunity to be off-loaded at the docks.
Martha Stewart, who is halfway done with her five-month prison sentence, delivered a holiday greeting Wednesday from her minimum-security camp in West Virginia.
Held to three first downs and 118 total yards in the opening half, heavy favorite West Virginia scored on its first three possessions of the third quarter.
Newspapers in the San Francisco Bay area have been hammered by the popular posting palace Craigslist.org to the tune of $50m to $65m in job ad losses alone, according to a new report.
Two infusions of the cancer drug Rituxan given 2 weeks apart slowed the progression of multiple sclerosis for nearly 1 year, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Dow Jones & Co. Inc. Chief Executive Richard Zannino tentatively agreed on Monday to a $5 billion takeover bid by News Corp., though the company's controlling Bancroft family remains divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
September 1, 2004 -- Omar Vizquel got six hits to tie the American League record for a nine-inning game and the Cleveland Indians routed New York 22-0 Tuesday night in the largest loss in the 101-year history of the Yankees.
It is unclear if Iran&#39;s nuclear ambitions are entirely peaceful, but there is still no firm evidence that Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons as Washington asserts, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
Hamas fighters on Thursday raised the green flags of the Islamist movement over one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, witnesses said.
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon was visiting British forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, just days after a battle group returned from a controversial deployment near Baghdad.
Invisible technology could soon point the finger toward the camcorder-wielding pirates responsible for that bootleg copy of \
Former Chair floored California's Attorney General has hit five people tied to HP's spy probe with felony charges.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Bombs exploded at three  banks in the Argentine capital on Wednesday, including two  branches of U.S. giant Citibank, killing one security guard and  injuring a bomb squad officer, officials said.
Il Leeds ha esonerato il tecnico Kevin Blackwell a causa del deludente avvio di stagione. Blackwell,...
NUREMBERG, Germany AP) \u00c2\u0097 In the end, the official name for Nuremberg zoo's celebrity baby polar bear was no surprise at all.
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
That's the word from Ruben   Studdard's rep after the second-season American Idol champ   otherwise known as the Velvet Teddy Bear checked himself into a   Birmingham, Alabama, hospital Monday night.
Man Utd's Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira of Arsenal face a battle to be fit for Sunday.
Why has society shown such resistance to a technology that will allow them to smell their favorite Hollywood stars? The foul stench of
If the proposed acquisition of Yahoo signals anything, it serves as a confirmation that Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glory days are in the past.
Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney were running neck-and-neck in initial returns on Tuesday in a tight Florida presidential primary battle that could also end one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.
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South Africa close 247-9 at stumps on the second day of the final Test against England at Centurion Park.
Matee Ajavon had 21 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds to lead No. 5 Rutgers to its eighth consecutive win, a 69-47 victory at home against Seton Hall on Saturday.
Parents who invested in homes for their children at college five years ago have made a tidy profit, according to Halifax.
Artigiano bolognese invoca, 'altrimenti lo rifaccio'
THE lawyer for Bradley John Murdoch has warned people not to jump to conclusions after his client was committed to stand trial for the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio.
Vanessa Hudgens may sing and dance in her next film, but don't expect it to be like High School Musical.   The actress, 19, is set for the role of Sam in Will, a coming-of-age story about a high school rock band made up of misfits, says the Hollywood...
Israel and the US react with caution to an agreement by Fatah and Hamas to form a national unity government.
In seguito al calo del prezzo del petrolio
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, said Wednesday he is engaged in an experiment to influence the race.
The Democratic contender will converse with students at Coe College in Iowa, as well as viewers watching a live stream and submitting questions online.
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THE HAGUE, Sept 27: President Pervez Musharraf has said the killing of top Al Qaeda militant Amjad Farooqi is a serious blow to the terrorist network.
BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 13 -- As former Vice President Al Gore urged delegates here tonight to \
Utah Jazz point guard Raul Lopez, a Spaniard who has missed the past two months while battling torn right knee ligaments, was activated by the National Basketball Association club.
Austrian Airlines Group, which owns Austria s largest carrier, is seeking 119 passengers from a flight last week that Belgian authorities said may have been exposed to bird flu from two infected eagles in a ...
Randy Couture will defend his third heavyweight title for the first time tonight against Brazilian challenger Gabriel Gonzaga at the Mandalay Bay.
At least 40 people die in an oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria's commercial capital, officials say.
JERUSALEM, June 27 -- Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Wednesday and wounded more than 40 others in ground fighting backed by tanks and air support during military operations across the Gaza Strip.
Visteon Corp. VC.N warned on Thursday  that second half results will be well below prior forecasts as  its major customer Ford Motor Co. F.N cuts production, and  steel and fuel costs climb.
Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: The US tightening of entry requirements is understandable, but it must not be at the cost of its welcoming reputation.
Gordon Brown is to unveil a series of proposals for tougher action to tackle bullying in schools.
Even with a new quarterback, No. 8 Louisville keeps rolling along.
ARANDIS, Namibia -- This sandy little company town, with its tree-lined streets and concrete homes set amid a vast, forbidding desert, had all the signs of terminal decline just a few years back. Both banks closed. The only gas station shut off its pumps. And employable young men, realizing the bleak future of the giant uranium mine that gave Arandis life, began drifting away....
New Zealand is an outside chance to be whistled up as a late replacement for the strife-torn West Indies if it fails to front with a full-strength squad for the tri-series cricket one dayers in Australia early next year.
Comment is free: Marina Hyde: TV nostalgia, in the shape of a middle-aged Famous Five, reflects an anxiety that the present is another country.
Blog: Seawater is in your future. So get used to it.
BAGHDAD -- More than 1,100 US and Iraqi troops pushed into the Shi'ite militia haven of Sadr City yesterday, the largest operation in nearly three years in the sprawling, turbulent slum. Control of the area is viewed as pivotal to stabilizing the capital and preventing Iraq's slide toward civil war.
By Suzanne Struglinski Deseret Morning News  WASHINGTON -- A New York congressman wants the Bureau of Land Management to stop selling oil and gas leases on federal land in Utah that he says should be protected as wilderness areas.  Rep.
Key Senators in both parties and the White House announced agreement Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in weekend legislative elections.
A bidding group fronted by former  Benetton and BAR motor racing team boss David Richards said it  will hold a news conference at 1300 GMT and sources familiar  with the matter said it will announce it is buying a majority  stake in luxury car maker Aston Martin from Ford .
Analysts at iSuppli increasr predictions for PC sales in 2007, citing stronger-than-anticipated demand for laptops.
Iraqi officials opened an investigation Monday into the role played by infiltrators in the ambush on Sunday that left 49 Iraqi National Guard trainees dead, in the face
By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Feb. 2--Newport Corp. reported that fourth quarter net income nearly  doubled to $12.2 million from the $6.5 million earned in 2005 due to strong  sales and new orders.
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Antonio Cassano was left off AS Roma&#39;s roster for Wednesday&#39;s Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen in another sign of the growing divide between the volatile striker and new coach Luigi Del Neri.
Britain&#39;s Paula Radcliffe, crosses New York&#39;s Verrazano Narrows Bridge to start the 35th New York City Marathon, Sunday Nov. 7, 2004.
World Aids Day was marked around the globe by somber religious services, boisterous demonstrations and warnings that far more needs to be done to treat and prevent the disease in order to avert millions of ...Comment
Martha Stewart will do her time farther from home than she had hoped, at a remote West Virginia prison where inmates sleep in bunk beds and rise at 6 a.m. to do menial labor for pennies an hour.
Terrorists are ready to carry out an attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel, Australia said Wednesday, and Britain warned of an increased threat of terror attacks in Indonesia during the Christmas holidays.
Tre tifosi dell'Inter, fermati fuori lo stadio Bentegodi di Verona in occasione della gara Chioevo-i...
A regional branch of one of Germany&#39;s  main political parties is planning a legal bid to have Adolf  Hitler posthumously stripped of his German citizenship.
Teenagers who might have looked upon some harassment as teasing in years past now find they don't have to put up with it.
Entro 2010 saranno 1.200 in Italia i pannelli fotovoltaici
A major Chrysler Group retailer expects the struggling No. 4 U.S. automaker to maintain its share of the pickup truck market this year by offering generous discounts in the face of tough competition.
TORONTO (CP) - More towering wind turbines will be sprouting up across Ontario after the government signed deals for five private wind-energy projects as part of a bid to make renewable energy a reality in the province.
ST. LOUIS, June 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation  will be presenting at the NASDAQ 19th Investor Program on Tuesday, June 19th at 10:45 AM GMT in London.  Interested parties may listen via live audio broadcast over the Internet available at http://ir.sigmaaldrich.com/.
If Roone Arledge invented the modern TV Olympics, Dick Ebersol has imploded it. Everyone wants to watch the Olympics, but they're just too unwatchable -- too much, too fragmented, too staged, too jingoistic, too hyped, too commercialized, too long, too everything. The Olympics no longer feel Olympian. They feel like a sweeps-week sports reality show.
Four goals in 11 minutes allowed Real Madrid to destroy Bernd Schuster&#39;s Levante and win over some frustrated fans as it secured second place in the Spanish league standings.
GSTAAD, Switzerland  - Richard Gasquet, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Gael Monfils completed a perfect day for French players at the Swiss Open on Thursday when all three progressed to the quarter-finals.
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Matt Hasselbeck returned from injury to  toss three touchdown passes and lead the Seattle Seahawks to a  34-24 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on a snowy  evening in the Pacific Northwest on Monday.
Blog: A blog post at Consumerist.com offering tips on buying from Dell draws a nasty cease-and-desist letter from the company's attorney--and then a chastened apology from a Dell manager.
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To cries of &quot;Death to America&quot; and &quot;God is Greatest&quot;, Iran&#39;s hardliner dominated parliament passed a bill on Sunday obliging the government to press ahead with efforts to develop a nuclear energy programme.
HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced that it has worked with Intel to open two Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) test centers to help carriers and broadband providers take advantage of the opportunities of the emerging technology.
Il tridente d'attacco del Milan del futuro potrebbe essere composto dai brasiliani Kak&agrave; e Pat...
General Motors saw US sales grow in August, bucking a trend for falling demand at other US carmakers.
GOMA, Congo  - Renegade Congolese General Laurent Nkunda said on Friday the Congolese army had attacked his position, breaking a fragile ceasefire negotiated by United Nations mediators in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Chemicals group DuPont Co.  said on Monday it would close or streamline 10 plants and cut 1,500 jobs - 2.5 percent of its overall workforce - as part of a plan to restructure its nutrition and crop protection business.
Virgin's high-speed tilting trains have experienced difficulties on its first day of passenger services.
vApple today introduced Aperture 2, the next major release of its groundbreaking photo editing and management software. Featuring an improved interface, faster browsing, and enhanced image processing, Aperture 2 delivers more than 100 new features that make it faster, easier to use, and more powerful than ever. Thanks to its new low price of $199, anyone can easily organize, edit, and publish photos like a pro.  Owners of previous versions of the software can upgrade to Aperture 2 for just $99.
Eurochocolate, a nine-day festival that concludes this weekend in Perugia, Italy, is not for the faint-hearted. Nor is it for those struggling with self-control. It is instead a chocolate feast for the taste ...
No a una riforma fiscale iniqua dal punto di vista sociale e, se spalmata su tutti gli scaglioni, troppo debole. Lo dice Gianni Alemanno. Per il ministro delle Risorse agricole, occorre &#39;correggere la Finanziaria
Greece's top two sprinters pulled out of  the Olympics Wednesday after inflicting six days of  embarrassment on their country over a hide-and-seek contest  with anti-doping enforcers.
REBELS launched two major attacks on police stations in Baghdad today, killing 30 people including at least 16 police officers. The attacks took place in the western Amil district and in the Sunni Muslim stronghold
Hooded anti-American marchers protesting an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile on Friday hurled Molotov cocktails and stones at police who retaliated with water cannons and tear gas.
LOS GATOS, CALIF. - US author Iris Chang, the woman behind several bestselling books detailing Chinese and Chinese-American history, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot, police announced Wednesday.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday following news Bank of America  is in advanced talks to buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp .
In the second quarter of the year, Apple Inc. moved into a virtual tie with Gateway Inc. for third place in terms of U.S. sales.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed a suspected terrorist and detained nine others in raids targeting al Qaeda in Iraq, a military statement released Thursday said.
Experts urged the Food and Drug Administration to ban over-the-counter, multisymptom cough and cold medicines for children under 6.
Eight SMBs of great prospects visited Croatia, Hungry, and Poland as Market Pioneer Delegates between November 22 and 27.
Roboticists are using the lessons of 1930s human physiology to build the world's fastest walking robot.
Militants beheaded three Iraqi Kurd militiamen, showing their deaths in a video posted on a Web site on Saturday and denouncing Kurdish political parties for cooperating with Americans in Iraq.
John Danforth, the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Thursday that the Bush administration re-tained its confidence in Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general
Two questions swirled around the Democrats as their national committee assembled yesterday to select a new party chairman: Can Howard Dean cure what ails the party, or is Howard Dean symptomatic of why those ailments may be so difficult to cure?
Iggy Pop's punk rock band are releasing a new album and touring for the first time since 1973.
U.S oil major ConocoPhillips is seeking  to buy up to 25 percent in Russian oil giant LUKOIL to add  billions of barrels of reserves to its books, an industry  source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Washington Redskins rookie Kili Lefotu showed signs of improvement Thursday, and doctors were working to determine what caused him to lose consciousness in his room the day before.
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Zinedine Zidane, ex fuoriclasse transalpino, , ha telefonato al ct della nazionale francese di rugby...
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Curt Schilling's $8 million contract for 2008 is not insured, according to a Red Sox source. The team is on the hook for the entire amount, whether Schilling throws a single pitch, unless he abruptly decides to retire, a la Keith Foulke last spring with Cleveland, and he certainly has given no indication of doing that.
African Union peacekeepers killed three Darfur refugees during a demonstration, the first civilian deaths at the hands of the force and a sign of further deterioration in the conflict, a U.N. official said Monday.
Sirtris has exciting drugs, but is still a pretty risky investment.
SYDNEY : The final week of Australia&#39;s October 9 election began with conservative Prime Minister John Howard confident of winning a fourth term and opposition leader Mark Latham embracing the underdog tag.
Carnell Williams ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns, and Ronnie Brown added 147 yards rushing to lead No. 18 Auburn past Mississippi State 43-14 on Saturday.
Another schizophrenia drug from the company shows promise in a clinical trial.
MOSCOW -- Investigators searched through heaps of mangled bodies and metal strewn over dozens of miles of fields and birch groves in two Russian regions yesterday to try to determine why two passenger jets crashed almost simultaneously.
THURSDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers think they may have found a way to target neurofibrillary tangles, the jumbled bits of protein inside brain cells that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease.
Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.
Day one at Wimbledon, with Andy Murray having pulled out, is set to be hit by weather delays.
Voters didn't buy him as a diehard conservative, so the former governor is now trying to be himself  -  a goofy nerd who knows how to make the economy work
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Padraig Harrington revels in his Open play-off victory against Sergio Garcia at Carnoustie.
Estese le fiamme a Casaboli, fuoco anche a Monte Ciccia
A top Sudanese official said Wednesday that his country did not need African Union peacekeepers to protect civilians in its troubled western Darfur region but
Drivers end up rolling through towns on roads meant for a horse and cart. Can people please stop running into Ena Wickens's roof?
The U.S. government can require  certain criminals to submit to DNA testing after their release  from prison, a divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on  Wednesday in a reversal of an opinion it issued last year.
SAN FRANCISCO - A Haight-Ashbury man returning home from an extended vacation tripped and fell on a corpse in his bedroom after finding his apartment had been ransacked, police said.
LAS VEGAS  - Marie Osmond is planning a return to daytime television. The singer-actress, who recently completed a stint on ABC's \
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John Hancock agreed on Monday to pay  $21.2 million to end a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  investigation of the mutual fund company&#39;s failure to disclose  certain revenue-sharing schemes, the agency said.
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Giorgio Armani is upping the fashion stakes, taking on his French rivals with the launch of his first haute couture show in Paris next month.
Publishing giant Adobe Systems will release a public beta of Photoshop Creative Suite 3 for Windows and Mac OS X. Registered Photoshop users will be able to take the world's most popular digital imaging tool for a spin.
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Premier Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after an embarrassing loss in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in Afghanistan.
Iraqis search for survivors following a third US military airstrike on the northern part of Fallujah, outside Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.
Roger Federer defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-4, 6-4, and David Nalbandian defeated third-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Saturday.
Health experts are trying to move the nation&#39;s battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools. Schools need to be more active in teaching heart
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LONDON -- A former KGB agent poisoned in London said in interviews before his death that he was ordered to hire assassins to neutralize potential rivals and whistle-blowers who threatened the Kremlin, according to excerpts published and broadcast yesterday. Alexander Litvinenko, a fierce critic of Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, died Thursday of heart failure after becoming ill from what doctors ...
A new way of making calls directly between two phones, for free, is being trialled by Swedish company TerraNet.
By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  May 31--Ever since Hurricane Isabel battered Ocean View, Norfolk has gotten serious about protecting its beaches.
A big explosion rocked a northern province of  North Korea last week, South Korean media are reporting.
A former CIA official at the center of the controversy over destroyed interrogation videotapes has been blocked by Justice Department officials from gaining access to government records about the incident, according to sources familiar with the case.
Sacked Ecuadorean legislators clash with police, amid an escalating power struggle with the president.
BUENOS AIRES - The United States resisted calls on Monday for talks on the Kyoto Protocol at an international conference here on climate change.
A suicide car bomber targeted the headquarters of Iraq&#39;s main Shi&#39;ite Muslim political party on Monday in what its leader called an assassination attempt
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Gamepro sits down with Ken Levine to discuss the Empire State Building, interoperaility, and BioShock.
PARIS - Some 100 to 120 girls have defied a new law banning Islamic head scarves in classrooms and are in talks with school officials trying to convince them to remove the head coverings, Education Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday.    It was the first complete figure made public since the start of the school year last Thursday...
SAN FRANCISCO Olympic track star Marion Jones is seeking 25 (m) million dollars in a defamation lawsuit against BALCO founder Victor Conte.
TEHRAN - An American scholar accused of promoting revolution in Iran has been allowed to leave the country and reunite with her family in Austria, ending months of protests by human-rights groups and heated exchanges between Tehran and Washington.
IN A windowless room in the late Yassir Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shattered Ramallah compound, Khaled al-Shawish\u00e2\u0080\u0099s M16 rifle with grenade launcher lies alongside his lifeless limbs, beneath his bedclothes.
Britain's Ministry of Defence on  Wednesday distanced itself from an intelligence report  published by the BBC that said the U.S.-led war in Iraq had  fuelled Muslim radicalism around the world.
LISBON, Nov 27 (IPS) - The small West African island nation of Sao Tom\u00c3\u00a9  and Pr\u00c3\u00adncipe is one of the poorest countries in the world, but  there are grounds for hope that conditions there may soon improve  considerably.
Iraq lacks any true spirit of reconciliation despite parliament's decision to let former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, the United Nations' Baghdad envoy said on Wednesday.

Using power lines for the net could disrupt a new digital radio system, a broadcasting conference hears.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a chewable non-calcium drug that can help kidney patients on dialysis manage their phosphorus levels.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. air raid, aimed at foreign  fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed 11 people and  wounded 17 after a wedding party in the rebel-held Iraqi city  of Falluja Friday, residents and doctors said.
CNET Car Tech covers the launch of various diesel cars at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
The state&#39;s executive director of public health and the environment is on the short list of people being considered to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
Retired government worker Robert Biggs  uses his computer mainly to get recipes and check e-mail.  Public relations consultant Phil Gomes uses his to maintain an  elaborate personal Web site.
The Russian government on Sunday denied an opposition leader\u00e2\u0080\u0099s application to appear on the March 2 presidential ballot, clearing a path for the Kremlin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favorite candidate to run all but unchallenged.
Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China was ready to boost international co-operation to ensure its export products met appropriate safety standards.
Stocks fell in early trading after the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s  employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the unemployment rate.
Swedish vehicle maker Volvo has applied to be delisted from the London stock exchange, the company said Wednesday.
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The Argentine government confirmed on Wednesday that a daughter of President Bush had her purse stolen during a visit to the Argentine capital, despite the presence of Secret Service agents and local police.
I must admit to being of two conflicting minds when it comes to the anti-Kerry activities of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. On the one hand, there is nothing that makes my blood boil more than a fraudulent Vietnam veteran.
Smoke from bushfires burning hundreds of  kilometers away blanketed Australia's second largest city  Melbourne on Saturday, delaying flights and setting off fire  alarms at the city's airport.
Blog: Host of 'The Colbert Report' laments the pervasiveness of technology, but whoops it up after bagging iPhone.
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Larry Walker hit a grand slam to highlight a six-run eighth inning, as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat Cincinnati, 7-2, at Busch Stadium.
Israeli soldiers have killed a Palestinian man in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said Monday. Salem Abd al Qader Abu Shabab, 30, a resident of Dir al Balah was hit in the head, the sources said.
A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.
Raddoppiata estrazione del 2000 che era di un milione
Tribune Co., which is wrapping up a five-month auction, has a new suitor: Chicago real estate billionaire Sam Zell.
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The Black Watch has taken part in its biggest offensive since being re-deployed near Baghdad, raiding homes of suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists.
Dozens more Israeli tanks have entered northern Gaza as the army intensifies its operation against Palestinian militants in the area.
Hurricane Ivan has caused widespread destruction on Jamaica and is now heading for the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Are you affected?
Jason Giambi repeatedly apologized to fans and the Yankees but refused to say why - or discuss whether he used steroids.
The New Republic's website is currently carrying an interesting piece which tries to explain the anomaly that although the US economy is growing, a lot of its citizens are still feeling worse off. The article explains the results of a 40 year panel study which has shown that although mean incomes have increased, income variability has increased massively, causing many Americans to feel less well off, despite the growing economy.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - An experimental vaccine  reduced the presence of the HIV virus by at least 80 percent in  a Brazilian study of 18 infected patients released in the  journal Nature Medicine.
Do you own these stocks? Maybe you should.
Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 37 points, and the Seattle SuperSonics improved to 18-4 with a 108-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night.
Ron Artest, like so many poor souls in sports, is misunderstood. His coach doesn't understand him. His teammates don't understand him. Fans don't understand him. Half the time he doesn't understand himself.
By Benjamin N. Gedan; Journal Staff Writer  WARWICK - A Kent County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Frederick A. Fain on charges stemming from the beating, robbery and kidnapping of an 82-year-old woman last fall.
Is Bungie's long-awaited and overly hyped game good enough to silence the brewing backlash? Commentary by Clive Thompson.
By MARIA BABBAGE  TORONTO (CP) - A Facebook group that openly condemned a northern Ontario woman accused of leaving her baby to die as a \
A swing to growth in U.S. album sales and surging consumption of music on DVD helped slow the decline in first-half global sales of recorded music, the trade body for the world's largest record companies said on Thursday.
On the Trail: The Republican candidate stakes his political future on Iraq. But does he have the answers for Ernie Lemelin?
Star-struck Wall Street gave a  dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Thursday,  sending the shares of the animated film maker up more than 38  percent in their market debut.
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Pakistan says it has successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit many cities in India. But defence officials believe it is not intended as a message to the neighbouring rival.
A court in India is expected to deliver verdicts over a series of bomb blasts that rocked Mumbai in 1993.
Shares of Flyi Inc., the parent of low-cost carrier Independence Air, soared more than 65 percent in early trading Tuesday after the debt-burdened airline said a creditor agreed to terminate leases on 10 regional jets.
LOS ANGELES -- Southern California is looking into whether it may have violated NCAA recruiting rules while pursuing highly rated recruit Joe McKnight, a university official said.
With some late heroics, Northern New England knocked off undefeated North Shore, 3-2, in the championship game of the Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase at Merrimack College last night.
Online auction leader eBay Inc   on Tuesday introduced price changes and tighter sales  standards in a bid to retain quality sellers, improve customer  service and revive flagging growth.
Halliburton Co. HAL.N said on  Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the  business if the oil services company's stock performance keeps  lagging its peers.
HALIFAX (CP) - The fiery airplane crash that killed seven crew in Halifax on Thursday is the latest of a worrying series of accidents involving cargo jets, says an aviation safety expert.
Pakistani authorities have arrested the alleged mastermind of a deadly bombing near the US Consulate in Karachi two years ago, but another key member of his network is still on the run, a senior official said today.
Mike Huckabee hasn't won a Republican presidential contest in a month. The result: money is tighter, his staff is smaller and he can't seem to get the attention he once did.
For the second time this week, a storage hardware vendor has acquired a storage software vendor. On Thursday, officials of Louisville, Colo.
A superhero with HIV has joined the long-running Green Arrow comic, the first major comic book series to deal with the virus. Mia is a teenage runaway who discovers she contracted HIV during time spent as a homeless prostitute.
The drawing power of &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; was no joke at theaters this weekend, where the comedic sequel was tops in box office receipts.
GENEVA, Switzerland - Switzerland's Saint Bernard, famed for rescuing avalanche victims in the Alps, is finally bowing its massive head, the fabled barrel around its neck replaced with a \
Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain&#39;s ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.
Canada, whose exports of beef products are effected by a single case of mad cow disease since may 2003, has exceeded its mad cow testing target for 2004, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported Sunday.
TOKYO, Nov. 12 -- Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government on Friday after determining that an unidentified nuclear submarine that entered its territorial waters this week belonged to China.
Why would anyone volunteer to go back to Iraq for a third time? There are lots of reasons, and fighting boredom is one of them.
L'Istituto raggruppa 1.200 banche credito tedesche
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- At this rate, Tiger Woods probably can&#39;t wait for the 2005 season to start. Woods played his most complete round of a difficult year Sunday, missing two fairways and one green in closing
Chironmakes half the US supply of flu shots. The company says it has to safety check the doses after finding contamination in some batches.
IBM said on Thursday it will recall  about 553,000 AC power adapters worldwide for several models of  its laptop computers because of potential fire and electrical  shock hazards.
Having distributed 36 million of the city's first official condom last year, the city's Health Department has unveiled a redesign and a pair of new slogans -- one in English, one in Spanish -- for Valentine's Day.
Ferrari clinch the constructors' title after Michael Schumacher wins the Hungarian Grand Prix.
At least 12 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian city, Lagos. Reports from Imore village, to the north of Nigeria&#39;s biggest city, say that some of the
Russian investigators have finally admitted that terrorists were almost certainly responsible for the destruction of the two passenger planes which crashed on Tuesday, five days before the Chechen presidential election.
European Union regulators green light an internet broadcasting service from NBC Universal and News Corp. that aims to rival Google's YouTube. Due to launch this summer, the service will stream content from NBC and News Corp.'s TV and film units.
With US politicians to debate Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts expect any deal to get regulatory backing.
La Ferrari ha concluso oggi sul circuito di Silverstone, in Inghilterra, la tre giorni di test in pr...
A Chinese businessman has paid $200,000 (about 103,000 pounds) to become his country's first space tourist, hoping for lift-off some time by the end of 2008.
Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.
Madonna will not be sent into space, despite a Russian lawmaker's proposal to book a seat for the pop star on a Russian flight to the international space station, news agencies reported Wednesday.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - R&B veteran Chaka Khan covers tunes by the likes of Prince, Joni Mitchell and Jimi Hendrix on her first album in almost a decade, which hit stores this week.
Defending Super Bowl champions New  England Patriots hope to ride their bruising defense to another  title game when they face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC  championship in snowy Pittsburgh on Sunday.
U.S. troops battled insurgents in northern Iraq early Sunday in clashes that left two dead and 32 wounded, officials said.
Steve Ralston scored on a first-half penalty kick and collected an assist on a second-half goal as the New England Revolution beat the Colorado Rapids 3-1 on Saturday night.
PC World reviewer says Windows XP-based handheld's poor design and performance make it tough to recommend.
Eight of Saddam Hussein&#39;s top deputies held in US custody are refusing to eat, although they are taking liquids, a US officer responsible for detainees has said, playing down talk of a &quot;hunger strike&quot;.
Credits were omitted last Sunday for three pictures with an article about the intensifying public scrutiny of celebrities. The photograph of Paris Hilton was from the Web site justjared.com; the one of Lindsay Lohan was from egotastic.com, and the picture of Britney Spears was from idontlikeyouthatway.com.
Republicans plan to penalize at least four states holding early primaries by refusing to seat at least half their delegates at the party\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national convention, a party official said.
SURRY, Va. -- Federal agents investigating possible dogfighting searched property owned by Michael Vick on Friday.
Saudi Arabia says it is ready to host more than two million pilgrims at this year's haj after tightening security and safety to ensure the annual Muslim rite passes without incident.
PC World has posted a news article claiming that the highly anticipated game Halo 2 for the Xbox has been released on the net. &quot;Microsoft confirms that a pirated copy of Halo 2 for Xbox in the PAL video format
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin vowed   never again to call the World Trade Center site a \
Gap's new hip-hop-infused TV ad has  captured a lot of attention from the young crowd the struggling  retailer hopes to attract to reverse its fortunes.
Senate Democratic and GOP leaders and the key architects of a comprehensive immigration reform bill reached a deal to revive the bill Thursday.
Microsoft MSN Desktop Search Is Out In Beta  As expected, Microsoft has finally released a beta of their Desktop Search software. It is integrated with their Browser Toolbar set and is now labeled MSN Toolbar Suite Beta.  The download size is huge compared to Google Desktop Search at 4.8megs and you would ...
Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt lost a  set for the first time this week before overpowering Max Mirnyi  of Belarus 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the Sydney  International Friday.
BAGHDAD : At least six people were killed in two suicide car bombings in Baghdad while another 47 people died in a series of US air strikes around the Iraqi insurgent bastion of Fallujah.
Scientists are taking extra care to ensure the landing of Cassini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Huygens probe on a moon in January. Scientists studying Saturn with the Cassini spacecraft have tweaked their planned route, an effort
Vertice di maggioranza decisivo sulla riforma fiscale. Al centro della riunione in corso a Palazzo Chigi la messa a punto dell&#39;emendamento sui tagli all&#39;Irpef e all&#39;Irap che verr\u00c3\u00a0 discusso domani in Consiglio
Singer Pete Doherty is charged with robbery and blackmail following an alleged incident at a London hotel.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki was to formally launch his re-election campaign on Sunday via a live address widely trailed as announcing a new political party to replace the coalition that brought him to power in 2002.
England won over home favorities Spain with one shot at the WGC-World Cup of Golf, China Radio International reported on Monday. England&#39;s Ryder Cup players Paul Casey and Luke
Eight of Saddam Hussein&#39;s top deputies held in US custody are refusing to eat, although they are taking liquids, a US officer responsible for detainees has said, playing down talk of a &quot;hunger strike&quot;.
Bigger babies are not guaranteed to grow into healthier adults when it comes to cholesterol levels and related heart disease problems, a study said on Tuesday.
Researchers have shown a malfunction in the immune system is likely to be a factor in some cases of narcolepsy. People with narcolepsy fall asleep anywhere, at any time without warning.
In two separate meetings, a delegation from the Malta Labour Party has today met Romanian President Ion Iliescu and Libyan Foreign Secretary Suleiman Shahoumi while they were on a visit to Malta.
NAJAF, Iraq   An Iraqi Cabinet minister said Thursday that Iraqi forces could begin an offensive against Muqtada al-Sadr within hours, despite the firebrand cleric&#39;s acceptance of a cease-fire proposal.
Dell CEO Michael Dell&#160;plans to announce a series of new products aimed at making life easier for IT managers.The announcement of these products is scheduled to happen during a keynote by Dell at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Nov. 14.&quot;What you&#39;re going to hear Michael talk about ... is some real products and services coming down the pipe here very shortly on how we simplify IT for customers of all sizes,&quot; said Brad Anderson, senior vice president and general manager of Dell&#39;s Business Products Group, during an interview.Among the products and services that Dell plans to announce are a cheaper and simpler virtualization product, new blade servers for large datacenters, and IT support services for small companies that face the same challenges confronted by corporations with large IT departments but don&#39;t have the same resources, Anderson said.The ultimate aim of these products and services is to help reduce the costs companies bear when they purchase new computers or roll out new software applications.&quot;You&#39;ve got to think about how customers procure [IT products like a server], how they deploy it, how they manage it on an ongoing basis, how they dynamically reconfigure it for their changing requirements, and maybe how they retire it,&quot; Anderson said. &quot;How can we really streamline and simplify each step of that lifecycle so the customer invests less of his or her money to go do those things?&quot;This effort to make lives easier for IT managers will start at the manufacturing level, where Dell is offering customers the ability to have PCs and servers shipped with software applications pre-installed and tested, Anderson said.&#160;
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Hal Sutton certainly has the ball coach schtick down pat. He can recruit talent, chew players out, pat them on the back and toss out one-liners with the best of them.
Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won re-election over the weekend according to official results, but opposition candidates contested the outcome.
WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.    The 223-193 vote in favor of blocking the rules defied the White House...
For most kids, the appearance of the word \
Shuffling into a women's polling station beneath a flowing burka, Saima Zahoor says she hopes for divine protection from the wave of violence that has marred Pakistan's elections.
ARBIL, Iraq  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani on Friday to discuss control of oil resources in the autonomous region of Kurdistan.
Design World today announced the launch of \
The co-pilot of an airliner which crashed in New York in November 2001 made a fatal error, an inquiry finds.
The big sport utility vehicle is in a slump. But the big pickup truck? It's going full tilt.
Hurdles to civilian nuclear trade between the United States and India could be removed by May if the two houses of U.S. Congress jointly approve the deal within the next week, Washington's envoy to India said on Wednesday.
Gilbert Arenas made a floating runner with 24 seconds to play, then stole an inbounds pass and converted it into a breakaway dunk, highlighting a thrilling final minute Wednesday night in the Washington Wizards' 104-100 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The CIA's deputy director for  intelligence is stepping down in the latest high-level  departure in the shake-up under the U.S. spy agency's new  management, a U.S. intelligence official said on Wednesday.
THE suspect in the brutal murder of the Dutch polemicist and film-maker Theo van Gogh is linked to a network of Islamic extremists, authorities said yesterday.
Ancora una medaglia, la prima dalla canoa, per la spedizione azzurra impegnata ai Giochi Olimpici di Atene. Il duo del K2 1000 m formato da Antonio Rossi e Beniamino Bonomi ha conquistato una straordinaria
A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard expects to hold talks on anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia&#39;s President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono next month.
Tobacco could kill up to a billion people during the 21st century, the World Health Organization said.
In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ordered a reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir this winter. The Prime Minister&#39;s announcement, which was released in a statement, came ahead
Indonesia has captured the head of Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), police said on Friday, marking what appears to be a major blow for a group blamed for a string of deadly bombings.
A judge orders a full trial into rapper P Diddy breaching an agreement not to use his alias in the UK.
Malaysian Police confirmed that five people were killed by a tsunami tidal wave that struck the coast in Penang following a powerful earthquake in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Sunday morning.
Sprint is hoping to answer AT&T with a touch-screen device of its own and a faster network experience. On Tuesday, the wireless carrier announced a partnership with smartphone manufacturer HTC to offer a device to rival Apple's lawsuit-riddled iPhone.
VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2004 .- John Paul II made a strong plea to the Infant Jesus for peace on earth, as the Holy Father observed the 27th Christmas of his pontificate.
By Claire Burbage  The wife of North-East astronaut Dr Nicholas Patrick has spoken exclusively to The Northern Echo about the emotional moment she watched her husband launch into space.
US forces and insurgents battled around Fallujah overnight, trading fire on the outskirts of the Iraqi rebel stronghold as US aircraft pounded the city.
Rapture on up to five PCs After howls of pain from gaming addicts everywhere, 2K Games has eased the draconian DRM restrictions on its much ballyhooed new title BioShock.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Vows to fight back A Bristol man has vowed to fight on after being found guilty by a UK court of more than two dozen counts of possessing and selling modchips for games consoles.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The company says the device, dubbed the Ogo, won't be bogged down by features that are \
Otis Hensley had to duck to avoid tree branches as he rode a 12-foot-tall Fiberglas bull around the state Capitol.
A U.S. congressman chased and caught a man who picked the lawmaker's pocket on Thursday night in Washington's tony Georgetown neighborhood, a local television station reported.
As head of the Junior ROTC program at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, Gunnery Sgt. Lester James had to tell his cadets last month that one of their own, a 2002 graduate, had been killed in Iraq.
Canada is already positioned to benefit from an agreement US officials are touting as a breakthrough beef deal with Japan, says the Canadian Beef Export Federation.
HOUSTON Roger Federer was at his best after midnight. Too bad hardly anyone was there to see it. With less than 500 fans remaining in the stands in the early Thursday morning after a deflating day of rain
NEW YORK  - America's Next Top Model is heading back to the runway. The UPN reality show has announced the cast for its third season of supermodel boot camp.
com. Sometimes the question is not whether the New York Yankees will mount a comeback in the postseason, but how they will do so. The Yanks have had to rally to win 32 of their 69 postseason wins since 1996.
The parents of two graffiti artists complain their 15-month and 12-month sentences are too long.
Dan Frakes  likes what he sees. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe screen makes it clear\u00e2\u0080\u0094no pun intended\u00e2\u0080\u0094that the design is a winner.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Awarding iPod nano 4.5 (out of five) stars, he points out that \u00e2\u0080\u009cmenu text is clearer and easier to read than it was with the previous model. And even though this is the smallest video-playing screen I\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve used, after watching a 90-minute movie on the nano I was pleasantly surprised by the experience. Picture quality is comparable to that of the iPhone, just smaller.\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cEssentially a miniaturized version of the iPod classic available for as little as $149,\u00e2\u0080\u009d iPod nano offers \u00e2\u0080\u009call the same features and capabilities including video playback and output.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Republican Mitt Romney directly appealed to social conservatives in South Carolina on Thursday, criticizing Democratic rival Barack Obama for supporting age-appropriate sex education for children as young as kindergartners.
The latest version of Microsoft's mobile platform blurs the line between smartphones and connected PDAs.
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Strong demand for replacement handsets in western Europe and the US helped push global mobile phone sales to 156.4 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 35 per cent increase from the second quarter of 2003, new research has claimed.
For every cent the US dollar drops on currency markets, life gets harder for cuckoo clock makers in Germany&#39;s Black Forest. Their best customers are Americans enchanted by the hand
Hillary Rodham Clinton's crushing losses in Maryland and Virginia highlight an erosion in what had been solid advantages among women, whites and older and working-class voters.
Chris Dodd has an explanation for why his hair is white \u00c2\u0097 hard work.
The NBA players' union has decided to donate &#36;500,000 to help victims of last month's Indian Ocean tsunami, and the NBA will match the gift, a league spokesman said Friday.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.\u00e2\u0080\u0094The Europeans got more than they imagined possible and Hal Sutton got what he was asking for - a first-day disaster at the Ryder Cup.
Mibtel +0,6%,SP/Mib +0,5%, All Stars +0,8%,Europee positive
THE sun returned to burnish this part of South Africa yesterday and although it shone on men such as Peter Gustafsson, who won the European Tour qualifying school last month and has taken the lead after 36 holes of the dunhill championship, it was of no
Sarebbe giusto che legge elettorale la cambi il Parlamento
LeBron James dunked and dazzled the Knicks into early submission, and the Cleveland Cavaliers laughed and strutted their way to a rout.
BANDA ACEH/LAMNO, Indonesia  - More than 400,000  Indonesians made homeless by the tsunami in Aceh province  remained at high risk of disease amid poor sanitation in  crowded refugee camps, aid agencies said on Monday.
Viacom Inc., engaged in a public copyright battle with Google Inc.'s YouTube, has agreed to offer videos to Joost, the Internet video service created by the founders of Skype and Kazaa.
The situation in Myanmar&#39;s capital of Yangon remained normal on Wednesday, one day after a fresh and major reshuffle of the cabinet, in which former Prime Minister General Khin
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Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles in consumer countries, and a weak dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, dealers said.
President Bush is telling voters in New Jersey &#151; a state that hasn't backed a Republican presidential candidate since 1988 &#151; that his battle plan for fighting terrorists is better than Democrat John Kerry's.
Every year around Valentine's Day, I get a number of surveys about love and money.
Spare a thought for the reviewers of  &quot;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.&quot;
Srinagar, Nov 17: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday promised to flood Kashmir with Rs. 24 thousand crore ($ 5 billion) reconstruction plan, but didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t announce a much-expected political package for the conflict-ridden state.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he will step down and give up his bruising fight to convince enough Senate opponents to back him for a post they said he was ill-suited to fill.
Pop superstar Madonna, who adopted son David Banda from Malawi, was so moved by her visit to the country that she started filming a short movie about the problems its people face.
The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, reflecting the impact of hurricane Charley, which recently tore through Florida.
A minister who warned about birth defects among children of first cousin Asian marriages sparks anger among critics.
ST. LOUIS - In a debate rematch Friday, President Bush defended his invasion of Iraq and said \
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced yesterday that he will require time-and-distance meters in the District's 6,000 taxicabs, abandoning a rare zone system that has been used for decades and heralding major changes in the way the local taxi industry operates.
New Delhi: Little Nicobar isnlands and Middle Andaman Islands experienced moderate intensity tremors, the Meteorological Department said late on Thursday night.
A major gunfight has sparked rage and debate over Blackwater's role.
We have today been informed of new clinical trial data for celecoxib (Celebrex), showing an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death (relative to placebo).
BT sets out world-domination plans Last time I wrote a piece about British Telecom I was contacted by a reader who complained that the company had been operating as BT for some time and that I was revealing my lack of industry knowledge through the use of the obsolete moniker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
- Enron Corp. on Tuesday said it distributed about $3.37 billion to its creditors, taking the total distribution since November 2004 to $9.40 billion.
Burma's ruling military junta has placed Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's charismatic opposition leader, under an additional year of house arrest, dashing hopes for an opening to democracy any time soon, government opponents said Monday.
Hoping to fend off outside suitors for newspaper publisher Pulitzer Inc., a group of St. Louis Post-Dispatch workers has launched a longshot quest to buy the storied company through an employee-ownership effort \
Leading UK supermarket chains say the  recent bird flu outbreak in Britain has had little impact on  poultry counter sales so far -- a view echoed in other parts of  Europe.
LOS ANGELES \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd South Los Angeles area residents and their allies are expected to rally Monday afternoon, Nov. 15, to protest the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd proposal to close the Martin Luther
Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to
Paul Byrd signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday, nearly double what was offered a week ago by the Braves, who are aiming higher as they rebuild their rotation.
A broad bipartisan immigration deal was threatened Tuesday as the Senate prepared to vote on a Republican proposal to make it harder for millions of illegal immigrants to qualify for green cards.
IN A Renault, the twin tasks of collecting at least a point and motivating the team should not be too onerous for a man who is a former world champion and considered one of the best racers of his generation, especially when Jacques Villeneuve has tended
A trade group representing seven major movie studios filed a first wave of lawsuits against individuals they say are offering pirated copies of films using Internet-based peer-to-peer file sharing programs.
While Tiger Woods enjoys his honeymoon in Barbados and a host of other big names remain safely on the other side of the Atlantic, Jeff Maggert suffered a drenching and a record 12&amp;11 thrashing in the first round of the HSBC World Match Play yesterday.
The United States has already made up its mind to deploy its planned missile defense system in Europe and will turn down a Russian offer to share a radar station in Azerbaijan, Russia's top general said on Thursday.
Thousands of villagers huddled inside emergency shelters on India's southeast coast, too scared to sleep in case a tsunami that killed up to 3,300 people strikes again.
The NSPCC charity receives a cash boost from the government for Childline and other help lines.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Smentite indiscrezioni su un imminente rialzo
Bank of England policymakers voted by 7-2 to raise British interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a five-year peak of 5.00 percent, minutes of their most recent meeting have shown.
Megan Dickerson always loved the rich colors and melodic scores of the film \
Phil Mickelson&#039;s shirt already was stained with patches of sweat, the sign of someone hard at work. This was more a case of oppressive heat and humidity at Muirfield Village, because the Masters champion had yet to play his pro-am Wednesday.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, the outspoken wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, pulled no punches on Monday in telling a rally what she thought of the Bush administration -- hell.
Two victims were killed when a missile fired by a helicopter smashed their car. Another was killed in an Israeli attack on the Jabalya refugee camp.
Former Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin has stepped down from his final post of the Communist Party of China, handing over the Party&#39;s top military position to President Hu Jintao.
Stocks indexes rose on Thursday as higher oil prices lifted energy stocks while a crop of positive headlines boosted pharmaceutical stocks.
La gara interna con l'Empoli &egrave; per il Milan l'anticamera di un ciclo di partite che definiran...
Stock index futures rose on Thursday, indicating the rally on Wall Street may continue for a fourth consecutive day as investors focused on fresh jobs data and kept a close eye on the struggling financial sector.
BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston appeared in a video posted on the Internet on Sunday wearing what he said was an explosive belt which his captors have threatened to blow up if force was used to free him.
The country's new military leaders set up a special commission to investigate corruption allegations.
Description: An advisory committee recommends the FDA issue stronger warnings about the use of antidepressants called SSRIs in children and teenagers.
Media & professional: All the top BBC executives, including director general Mark Thompson, are to waive their bonuses this year.
&quot;America&#39;s trying to put on a show to demonstrate to the world that we can be fair and just. It&#39;s clear to us just by reading the rules, even before we get into the courtroom, that it&#39;s not fair, it&#39;s not
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez easily survived a referendum on whether  he should step down, and international observers on Monday  dismissed furious opposition charges of fraud.
lorida prosecutors charged an astronaut Friday with trying to kidnap a romantic rival, but declined to file the attempted murder charge recommended by police
World champion 1500m runner Rashid Ramzi failed in his quest to defend his Asian Games crown as drugs reared their ugly head again with two Uzbeki weightlifters disqualified for failing dope tests.
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while tempers frayed over delayed official results.
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - Hatched by Old Etonians and other members of the British political and financial elite, an alleged scheme to seize control of this oil-rich nation was no ordinary African coup plot, according to witnesses and prosecutors.
Azione miliziani a Mogadiscio, resti gettati in mare
Despite intimidation by the ruling Burmese military authorities, the National League for Democracy (NLD) members have continued the signature campaign with increased momentum calling for the release of all political prisoners including NLD leaders Daw ...
Hugo Chavez has made an unannounced visit to Cuba to meet his friend and ally Fidel Castro.
Sgrena ,'ha vinto arroganza Usa che non voleva processo'
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Two former Sara Lee employees have been charged with embezzling $128,000 worth of bras and panties from the company after merchandise showed up at flea markets, authorities said...
In a first-of-its kind deal, Comcast (Quote, Chart) has struck a broad content distribution pact with Sony Pictures that includes plans to expand its video-on-demand (define) menu.
Hexogen is one of the most powerful conventional explosives. Developed during World War II, it is a hard, white solid that's relatively safe and inexpensive. It's usually mixed with oils or waxes to make a plastic explosive. Considered more effective than TNT, it's primarily a military explosive with a few specialty applications in the oil industry.
French centre-right leader Nicolas Sarkozy wants far right and far left leaders to run in the presidential race.
L'Argentina &egrave; la prima finalista di Coppa Davis. Nella seconda giornata della semifinale con ...
LOS ANGELES  - The awards race is on. Not the race to position films for year-end awards consideration -- that dance has been going on since at least the September trifecta of the Telluride, Venice and Toronto film festivals, if not before. No, the current race is the rush by film organizations and critics' groups to be among the first to anoint the best films of 2006.
Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier, moving to strip New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming of half their delegates.
The Golden Globes are the Hollywood awards equivalent of that phrase \
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Social  networking Web sites have fired up industry deal headlines the  past couple of years -- from News Corp.'s ground-breaking  acquisition of MySpace to the recent purchases by the Walt  Disney Co. and Viacom Inc.'s Logo network of Club Penguin and  DowneLink.com, respectively.
BAGHDAD - Iraq will hold national elections on January 27, the country&#39;s vice-president Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Friday. The war-torn country is currently ruled by an interim government appointed last June
A Mauritanian pilot made a rough landing so passengers and crew could overpower a hijacker, Spanish officials say.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. , the world&#39;s second-largest technology services provider, on Monday said it has postponed its earnings announcement until Nov. 3 to evaluate a possible assets impairment of its problematic Navy contract.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately reveal what killed the billionaire's widow but police found no signs her sudden death involved a crime.
A Jordanian gunman opened fire on Western tourists in the heart of Amman, killing a Briton and wounding five holidaymakers and a policeman in what officials have called a &quot;terror&quot; attack.
Chiesto interrogatorio e nuova commissione d'inchiesta
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania  - It's the eve of Ramadan, the  holy month for Muslims, but Hamedi says he will not set foot in  a mosque for the whole fasting period, or at any other time for  that matter.
A group of farmers who persuaded McDonald\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and Taco Bell to have their tomato suppliers pay their pickers more have seen their effort stall as Burger King has refused to do the same.
ISRAEL has assassinated the Hamas arms expert said to be behind the development of the Qassam rockets that have been targeting Israeli towns.
At the World Economic Forum, aid to the devolping world took center stage--and China remained a mystery
Washington - The United States on Friday warned its citizens to avoid the eastern coast of Egypt&#39;s Sinai peninsula, especially the resort areas of Taba and Nuweiba, following deadly car bomb attacks there that killed at least 28 people, many of the
The ability of early human ancestors to run long distances may have influenced the transition to today's body form, researchers report.
An intelligence official said portions of Moktada al-Sadr\u00c2\u0092s militia are splintering off into freelance death squads.
Negotiations on North Korea's nuclear  programs can and will resume in weeks rather than months, a  U.S. congressman said on Friday after rare talks with the  North's number two leader appeared to break a logjam.
Reporters' poor understanding of housing economics worsens a bad situation.
CLARENCE Darrow could not have saved Nacho Novo and Henri Camara from the guilty verdicts imposed on them yesterday by the SFA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disciplinary committee as a consequence of their offences in the Old Firm match at Ibrox on 20 November.
Mika heads the UK singles and albums charts despite a boost in sales for acts seen performing at the Brit Awards.
Misaligned incentives are leading two potentially life-saving drugs for treating lymphoma to go underused.
Seven children were killed in an air strike on an Afghan religious school and suspected Al-Qaeda safe house amid a series of attacks that also killed dozens of rebels, the US-led coalition said.
FRANKFURT -- While the British public reacted to the latest terrorist strike there with stoicism and a practiced determination to get on with life, Germany has erupted in a rancorous dispute over how to deal with a terrorist threat that has yet to materialize here.
The number of people with the severe liver disease hepatitis C in England has soared, figures show.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. shares dropped as much as 8 percent Friday after the company said US securities regulators were turning their probe of the company&#39;s accounting practices into a formal investigation.
Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry conceded yesterday that he probably will not be able to convince France and Germany to contribute troops to Iraq if he is elected president.
When ratings boards in the United States, Britain and other nations effectively killed the video game Manhunt 2 last week, I got set for gore. And I found plenty.
An explosion rocked Nairobi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s busy Wilson Airport yesterday evening, injuring two people and ripping large sections of the arrival and departure terminal.
The Prince of Wales is set to marry Camilla Parker Bowles, Clarence House has announced.
Ai microfoni della Rai, Danilo Di Luca ha commentato la vittoria del 90esimo Giro d'Italia, sancita ...
Efforts to make the net less risky for children are being marked by the fourth Internet Safety Day.
Indonesia's ailing former President Suharto has pneumonia and is developing the life-threatening blood infection sepsis, leading to a further deterioration in his health, his doctors said on Tuesday.
One year after Turkish-Armenian writer Hrant Dink was shot dead, Turkey's Armenian community is torn between hoping for better days in the EU candidate nation and moving abroad out of frustration and fear of more attacks.
Obviously, that can and does happen. The more pertinent question is, should that much time, energy and money be spent on a movie when it aspires to nothing more than visual coolness?
Two priests from the Republic of Ireland convicted of child sex abuse are dismissed by the Pope.
Amato, cercheremo il confine e non sapremo piu' dov'era
Afghan burden-sharing and tension on Turkey's Iraq border are likely to dominate Nato talks in the Netherlands.
You can tell by the propellers Many years ago, a comet strike or a wandering asteroid passing through Saturn's moon system, crashed into one of the orbiting bodies, shattering it and sending fragments the size of sports stadia whirling along its orbital path.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
\u00e2\u0080\u009cJudgment,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Noel M. Tichy and Warren G. Bennis, is a valentine to that savior-leader, especially to the all-deciding C.E.O.
Los Angeles Times - Barely 100 miles separate the day-to-day lives of Santa Monica office manager Harriet Orinstein and Bakersfield teacher Andre Casillas. Yet these two Californians hold wildly different views that illustrate the state's two political worlds.
Everything about Amy Winehouse seems larger than life.
The Irish government steps up its efforts to free Ken Bigley, held hostage in Iraq, by talking to diplomats from Iran and Jordan.
Barcone naufragato al largo di Siracusa, a bordo 18 persone
The bodies of some of Mozart's relatives are exhumed for DNA testing to find out if a skull held in Salzburg is the composer's.
An explosion ripped through a women's-only hot spring spa in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, killing at least one woman and injuring at least four other people, police said.
With a target price of nearly $5 billion, the sale of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village would be the biggest deal for a single U.S. property in modern times.
The sweetest smell of the postseason, that heady aroma of champagne and cigars, filled the Red Sox clubhouse once again. No matter how many
Britain's biggest bus company FirstGroup Plc  said on Friday it had agreed to buy Laidlaw International Inc. , the U.S. operator of iconic intercity Greyhound buses, for $3.6 billion including debt.
Hal Holbrook, a first-time Oscar nominee at 82, said he would skip the Academy Awards rather than cross picket lines. But it would sting.
The nation&#39;s colleges and universities are losing ground on affordability and access, according to a national report released yesterday by an independent nonprofit organization.
Jeremiah Trotter got his revenge Sunday, leading an Eagles defense that pounded the Redskins - the team that released Trotter this summer.
Fighting between government and rebels troops in Darfur has decreased in the past month, but Arab militias still attack, rape and abduct villagers in the troubled region, the U.N. chief envoy to Sudan said Saturday.
The Knicks have lost 8 of their first 12 games, and Coach Isiah Thomas is showing various signs of desperation, impatience and personal strain.
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.
Alberto Fontana chiede scusa per l'errore di ieri in occasione del gol di Ibrahimovic: ''Ho commesso...
Mobster drama The Sopranos is favourite to take home the most trophies ahead of the Emmy awards.
Actor Heath Ledger, 28, who rocketed to fame in his role as a gay cowboy in the Oscar-winning movie \
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said his party is ready to go into government with the DUP.
(HealthDayNews) -- Consumers who want to buy prescription drugs online are faced with the daunting challenge of finding the right provider, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concedes. The FDA offers these suggestions:   Check with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy at www.nabp.net to see if a Web site is backed by a licensed pharmacy in good standing.  Don't buy from sites that offer to sell a prescription drug without a medical doctor's prescription.  Don't do business with sites that have no access to a registered pharmacist to answer questions. ...
Millions of Indonesians vote Monday in an historic run-off presidential election amid doubts whoever is elected will solve the country&#39;s chronic problems.
After a third-place finish in the caucuses, the Clinton staff has downplayed the importance of Iowa.
Sony makes the body a living capacitator by sending audio signals through it. From Crave, CNET's gadget blog.
ELEANOR HALL: Now to the judgment in the sex abuse trial on Pitcairn Island. A short time ago the court on the Island handed down a guilty verdict against all but one of the seven men who had been charged with offences ranging from indecency to rape.
Hoping to halt nine-straight quarters of net losses, young women&#39;s fashion retailer Wet Seal announced Tuesday it would close about 150 stores -- including two in the Triangle -- and lay off 2,000 employees.
Wall Street was set to start little changed on Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points as widely expected, while Lehman Brothers  will be in focus ahead of its results.
German authorities deported TuesdayMetin Kaplan, the leader of an Islamic fundamentalist group, to his native Turkey on Tuesday after a court approved his extradition.
Phil Mickelson has a green jacket in his closet to remind him this has been a great year. It just might not seem that way right now.
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A newspaper report that a U.S.   intelligence analysis said the Iraq war gave rise to a new   generation of Islamic radicals and made the overall terrorism   problem worse was \
The announcement came last week: Flu vaccine shortage. Chiron Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flu vaccine facility in Liverpool, England, had its license suspended for three months by British health regulators because of contamination problems.
It's a hot tourist destination. But the trial of a man accused of murdering dozens of prostitutes is exposing the picturesque city's dark side
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Billy Wagner bounced back from a dreadful performance and the New York Mets got consecutive home runs from Carlos Delgado and David Wright to edge the Yankees 4-3 Sunday night in their Subway Series finale.
The Polish government adopts a decree which allows the military to shoot down hijacked planes.
\u00c2\u00b7 OSCE says restrictions prevent it doing its job\u00c2\u00b7 Russia accuses observers of double standards
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A group of lawmakers on Monday denounced a nonbinding resolution passed by Afghanistan's lower house of parliament calling for amnesty for warlords and other Afghans accused of war crimes during a quarter-century of fighting.
Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Manchester United extended their winning run with a 3-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
The space age launched more than satellites and spaceships, it launched a trend that changed pop culture forever.
Police pay should be based on performance, not length of service, a think tank says.
Film-maker Michael Moore says the man chosen to head the CIA believes he is unqualified for the job.
Staff Sgt. Ivan L. &quot;Chip&quot; Frederick, the highest-ranking of eight soldiers charged with abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison last year, was sentenced to eight years in
Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.
A glacial lake on the southern tip of Chile has vanished, leaving behind a dry crater and a scientific mystery.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has failed to influence United States President George W Bush's foreign policy, a top foreign affairs think-tank said.
Ruby Jane, an 11-year-old child prodigy from Mississippi, is perhaps the South's next great bluegrass musician.
Wildlife experts express surprise after a pod of killer whales is seen in the Firth of Forth.
When it comes to brands, can a small deal be a big deal?
Walt Disney Co.'s Michael Eisner would be willing to stay on as chairman after relinquishing his chief executive post next year, according to published reports.
The message was, characteristically, all-Oracle: Consolidate, ditch the special-purpose data warehouses, and move to a version of Oracle Corp.
The leading shares index slumped to its lowest level for nearly four weeks as concerns over slowing economic growth in China and the US sent commodity stocks into a tailspin.
No more mulligans. When Nextel Cup leader Kurt Busch was hit by engine failure at Atlanta Motor Speedway and finished 42nd last Sunday, the mishap tightened NASCAR's new 10-race championship format. It also meant each of the 10 drivers in the title chase has had at least one finish of 30th or worse in the first seven events.
The best jokes in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Ex,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a scattershot screwball satire of job insecurity, upward mobility, political correctness and yuppie marital tensions, have claws that leave scratches.
Chatroom users who watched a man apparently commit suicide over the internet will not face charges.
All your media are etc.... Mobile World Congress Microsoft is proudly showing off its PlayReady technology at MWC, but woe betide anyone who describes it as a DRM platform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Veteran actress Lauren Bacall calls her Oscar-winning co-star Nicole Kidman a \
Argentina's former President Carlos Menem is taken to hospital after collapsing during a political rally.
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An explosion hit a hotel Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit killed 15 Iraqis, police and hospital officials said. Dr. Hassan al-Juburi, director of the Tikrit
Dangerous Dave In an extraordinary quid pro quo, Dave Cameron has promised cash-strapped record industry execs an extra \u00c2\u00a33.3bn over the next five decades in exchange for less sex and violence in music.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Composite mugshot 'more Connery than Craig' Academics have used Ian Fleming's own opinion of how the ideal Bond would look to create a composite e-fit of 007, the Daily Telegraph reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BBC News speaks to Jan Chipchase, principal human behavioural researcher at Nokia Design.
Ladri si finge dipendente e ruba bagagli a coppia clienti
President George W. Bush campaigned in St. Petersburg this morning, telling a crowd of about 7,000 at Progress Energy Park that &quot;There is no doubt in
WHAT a pill Vioxx turned out to be for Merck. Between 50 cents and 60 cents a share were lopped off expected earnings this year after the US pharmaceutical giant gave up defending its painkiller in public
New Zealand is unlikely to act over claims linking the 1985 Rainbow Warrior sinking to a French presidential hopeful.
Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, is standing resolute about inflation, but he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s watching the U.S. economy closely.
Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that sparked a wave of sectarian killing.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and  Hewlett-Packard Co. are set to announce a deal with several  major Hollywood studios that would allow the retailer to sell  digital movies and television shows on its Web site, according  to media reports on Tuesday.
Shares in chipmaker Infineon (IFXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 3 percent on Tuesday after Philips (PHG.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) gave a cautious outlook for its chips unit and analysts worried the German firm
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Actor George Clooney is made a United Nations \
Just another play for today British computer users are demanding Tony Blair stand up to Microsoft and stop them being ripped off over Windows Vista pricing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new study examining the correlation between study time and GPA scores found that video games (or any other extra-curricular activity) can slightly reduce grade performance.
A boat struck a whale off New Hampshire's coast, leaving a deep gash as sightseers aboard three whale-watching boats snapped photos.
HSBC, the UK's largest bank, agrees to buy 51% of Korea Exchange Bank for $6.3bn.
Confermo manovra da 30 mld e rendite finanziarie al 20%
President Bush and his Senate allies will kill a Sept. 11 antiterror bill if Congress sends it to the White House with a provision to let airport screeners unionize, the White House and 36 Republicans said Tuesday.
The Globe's undefeated bus will celebrate its 70th anniversary this fall. The bus, originally penned by Gene Mack, made its debut in 1934. It will return on Mondays this fall.
Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh indicated that regional autonomy could be a solution to the Kashmir issue, a stance already rejected by the territory's hardline separatists.
The company reported third-quarter profit of $453.1 million as the weaker dollar and strong sales in Huggies baby wipes and Kleenex tissue helped offset costs for pulp.
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A judge ruled a plan to pay millions of dollars to the top officials of the Dana Corporation violates the new bankruptcy law.
Description: NPR&#39;s Melissa Block talks with Dr. John McDonald, the director of the Spinal Cord Injury Program at Washington University&#39;s School of Medicine in St.
Lawmakers pushed to finish work Friday on legislation focused on national defense, Iraq, terrorism and illegal immigration as Republicans pinned their hopes for keeping control of Congress on making national security the theme of the Nov. 7 election.
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Benfica beat Beveren 3-0 and Alkmaar of the Netherlands defeated Rangers 1-0 to advance in European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup. Italy&#39;s Lazio was eliminated.
Hendrik Ramaala became the second South African to win the men&#39;s New York City marathon in 2:09:28 today. Ramaala, the first South African to win since Willie Mtolo in 1992, defeated Olympic silver medallist
By Scott Richardson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Feb. 8--Jonn Graham doesn't wait for warm weather to chase smallmouth bass.   He fishes as long as the ice is off area rivers, including the Mackinaw and Vermilion.
Delta Air Lines Inc. is axing up to 7,000 jobs, shedding its Dallas hub and will have to file for bankruptcy if it can&#39;t get a grip on a growing number of early pilot retirements by the end of September, the
California&#39;s Attorney General Bill Lockyer said today that he is suing Diebold over fraudulent claims he believes that company has made with regards to their electronic voting machines.
Scandinavian countries fear the tsunami killed hundreds of their nationals in Thailand, along with other tourists.
President Bush sought to smooth over differences with Sen. John McCain on Thursday by promising to take legal action to stop political ads by outside groups, including those attacking the war record of Bush's Democratic presidential rival, John Kerry.
Investment banks are in the midst of  the annual fight for bragging rights as the biggest dealmakers  of the year, but this time the rankings -- a key factor in  winning new business -- are under intense scrutiny.
An expert panel advising the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that antidepressants carry a warning in a black box on the label saying that the medications
Leading shares ended the session at two-and-a-half year highs, spot on the key 5,000 level, bolstered by a host of upbeat blue-chip results and a positive session in New York.
A rocket carrying an Israeli spy satellite crashed shortly after liftoff on Monday, officials said. The Defense Ministry blamed a malfunction in the third stage of the rocket, which took off from an air base in Israel.
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its quarterly net earnings rose as sales of its new cardiovascular device bolstered results despite a costly recall.
The Featured Homepage Discussion today on WebmasterWorld is about Google notifying advertisers that it will no longer run ads for Ephedra or Ephedrine products. Google sent me an e-mail today addressing me as an AdWords Advertiser, though they sent it to the e-mail account that I use for managing AdSense, for whatever that&#8217;s worth. The note informed [...]
By GRAEME SMITH  A GBP14m project at RAF Kinloss which will use reed beds to clean up the surface run-off water from the runway and aircraft parking bays before it is pumped into Burghhead Bay opened yesterday.
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) - Two days after their second thoughts halted a potential three-team trade involving Randy Johnson, the Los Angeles Dodgers did not hesitate with outfielder JD Drew.
Juventus and Lyon are in the 16-team knockout stage of the Champions League, joining Chelsea and Inter Milan. Alessandro Del Piero scored in added time to give Juventus a 1-0 victory Wednesday at Bayern Munich.
Harold Shipman, the family doctor who became Britain's worst-ever serial killer, may have killed 137 patients as a young trainee on top of the 215 killings already attributed to him, an enquiry revealed.
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Wayne Rooney launched himself into the footballing stratosphere with a debut hat-trick at Old Trafford tonight. On this evidence, Sir Alex Ferguson would have made a wise investment if he had spent the next
A host of stars from the music industry are set to attend the annual MTV Europe Awards in Rome on Thursday.
For those who like to plan ahead, and we're not talking about putting snow tires on the car in August, the 2020 Ryder Cup will be played at Whistling Straits in the new golfing mecca of Wisconsin.
It is the first time Ferguson and Gunners boss Arsene Wenger have faced each other since October 24 in a Barclays Premiership match which was riddled with bad blood and accusations.
Nasdaq composite +0,8%, Dow Jones +0,29%, SP 500 +0,25%
FOR a player who was on the brink of withdrawing when the US Open started last week, fifth seed Tim Henman will have come a long way when he steps on court tomorrow against world No.
It will open on 250 screens next Friday, the biggest since Spider-Man 2.
Hockey The Philadelphia Flyers signed scoring leader Mike Richards to a 12-year contract extension yesterday, locking him up through the 2019-20 season. While the team didn't disclose financial terms, the Canadian Press reported the deal was for $69 million. The 22-year-old forward has a career-high 14 goals this season and 21 assists. The Flyers' first-round draft pick in 2003, Richards ...
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Quarterback Joel Statham has emerged as the team's clear starter who will lead 22nd-ranked Maryland against Northern Illinois on Saturday.
LONDON : Oil prices declined in opening deals as supply fears receded after Iraq resumed oil exports through its southern pipelines and speculative activity dwindled, analysts said.
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Britain's ill-fated Beagle 2 Mars probe should never have been given the go-ahead by the European Space Agency, an official report claims.
Per spesa 2007 101,3 mld, risparmi di 3 mld in finanziaria
Somalia's interim government and rival Islamists are to begin key talks on the country's future.
Japan's new environment minister admitted on Wednesday to mistakes in past political fund reports, dealing yet another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been plagued by a slew of scandals in his cabinet.
As part of an effort by scholars to raise the profile of female architects, Marion Mahony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s designs are now available online.
The Bishop of Rochester speaks of the \
Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $1.06 billion in the latest week to $917.70 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
BUSH: Well, first of all, the &#151; we are making good progress in training the Iraqi troops. There will be 125,000 of them trained by election time.
Employers have been warned that they could be held liable for comments made by their employees on \
Iconic Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, whose new film about the obsessive love of an old man for a teenage girl will be released in March, said unconventional roles excited him.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, paid nearly &#36;800,000 in taxes on income of &#36;5 million last year, according to a summary of her tax return the Kerry campaign released on Friday evening.
In her second surprise wedding this year, Britney Spears, 22, married Kevin Federline, 26, Saturday evening, a spokeswoman for the singer&#39;s record label confirmed Sunday.
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Un centinaio di insorti hanno attaccato truppe del governo
The BellSouth Corporation, the third-largest Bell operating company, said yester that profit dipped 3.6 percent in the third quarter as expenses rose because of this summer's hurricanes and costs at its Cingular Wireless division.
PageSix - CINE File has returned    from his annual pil   grimage to the Rot   terdam International    Film Festival, where  he battled jet lag to squeeze in as many movies as he could in eight days.
Ukraine's constitutional court struck down a section of a recently adopted electoral law in a decision welcomed by both camps ahead of a tense, historic presidential rerun election set for the following day.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Police said Wednesday their probe of a pig farm belonging to accused serial killer Robert Pickton has turned up 30 separate DNA samples.
Britain's Duke of Gloucester, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, has his presidency of a motoring organisation on the line after being banned for speeding, a daily newspaper reported.
For the second straight game, the Rangers used a lefthanded reliever against Mark Bellhorn even though the switch-hitting second baseman has fared better against lefthanders (.313) than righthanders (.244). Texas opted to try protecting an 8-1 lead by sending out lefthander Ron Mahay yesterday against Bellhorn. Lefthanded hitters were batting .202 against Mahay and righthanders .238. So it was that ...
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf called on Monday for debate over the possibility of removing arms and troops from regions of Kashmir as part of efforts to resolve more than 50 years of dispute with India.
Close to 2,000 guns have been rounded up in restive East Timor in an ongoing effort to get firearms off the country's violent streets, the head of the multinational forces said.
A woman sped through a crowded street festival Saturday night, injuring about 35 people including two police officers who drove their motor scooters into the path attempting to stop the driver, authorities said.
Sony said that it was dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on flat-panel technologies.
Like so much else they consider beyond their control, Palestinians in Nablus are adjusting to the prospect of Yasir Arafat's death.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf  Thursday reiterated his intention to retain his dual role of  army chief and called on the opposition to accept the decision  of the majority.
Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak will pursue a defence of temporary insanity at her trial next month, her lawyers say.
Watch a movie or make a mobile phone call. Soon, in France, you might not be able to do both at once...
SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday it will exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the weekend.
Rather than banning the phones outright, schools are capitulating to demands of parents and market realities, and allowing students to carry cellphones in school.
Yashim, the eunuch sleuth, tackles byzantine mysteries in Jason Goodwin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new book.
Carson Palmer connected with  T.J. Houshmandzadeh for the home team's only touchdown of the  game as the Cincinnati Bengals beat Baltimore 13-7 on Thursday  to prevent the Ravens from becoming the first team to reach the  playoffs.
Thanks to Raymond Felton's play outside and Sean May's presence inside, sweet replaced sour as the second-ranked Tar Heels beat No. 19 Connecticut.
China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.
The government falls short of its pledge to &#39;break the back&#39; of the AIDS epidemic by 2005. ATLANTA -- Despite the government&#39;s promise to &quot;break the back&quot; of the AIDS epidemic by 2005, about 40,000 Americans
The extremely likeable Taye Diggs premieres as lawyer/player on \u00e2\u0080\u009cKevin Hill\u00e2\u0080\u009d airing Wednesday night on UPN. Diggs is no stranger to the role as a playboy attorney considering he played a similar character on \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlly McBeal\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
 on militants in Gaza to continue
A young girl with a stomach so upset that she was starving.
The process of selecting a jury for the inquest into the death of Princess Diana is under way.
By MIKE NOBLES  The Civilian Conservation Corps In Arizona's Rim Country   Robert J.
MCI\u00c2\u00a0on Monday announced an approximately $3.5 billion charge against its third-quarter financial results to reflect a decrease in the value of the company's assets.
A suicide bomber killed at least nine civilians at the entrance to Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone today, after a weekend in which separate attacks left seven marines dead.
Young Americans spend more than 72 hours a week using the Internet, cell phones, television, music and video games, a study says.
Mumbai, Nov 5 (UNI) Australian captain Ricky Ponting today condemned the Wankhede pitch which saw four innings folding up in less than three days, stating that it was nowhere close to being a Test track.
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Five fox-hunting enthusiasts stormed onto the floor of the British House of Commons on Wednesday to disrupt a debate on banning the centuries-old sport.
Pedro Martinez closed in on a four-year deal with the New York Mets, and the Boston Red Sox resigned themselves Monday to losing the three-time Cy Young Award winner.
Current oil prices are not very high and crude is actually cheaper than Coca-Cola, the chief executive of Italy's oil company Eni  said in an interview with the New York Times.
Alcatel disputed criticism about its planned takeover of Lucent and insisted that the deal would be good for shareholders.
In a much-noted speech last week, Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ostensibly made a dramatic reversal in course. But I am wondering whether to take his shift at face value.
India's cricketers on Monday delayed their scheduled departure for Canberra, a spokesman said, raising fears their Australian tour was in jeopardy after the explosive Sydney Test.
Oscar winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson win awards from a US civil rights group.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama grabbed an edge among white men and led with black, young and higher-income voters in early national exit polls on Tuesday. White women rallied behind Hillary Rodham Clinton, who also got a boost from Hispanics and people seeking an experienced candidate.
Germany's budget deficit for 2004 is expected to be far lower than forecast and fall below the record of 40 billion euros (52 billion dollars), a finance ministry spokesman revealed.
Recent studies have shown that keeping blood sugar levels in check is essential for diabetics. In studies of more than 10,000 people with diabetes, researchers found that higher levels of blood sugar increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
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Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, becomes the latest company to say it is not interested in buying Chrysler.
Presidente Pirelli: Buy-back sara' fatto solo se conveniente
Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui hit consecutive homers in the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees took advantage of 14 walks in a 9-7 comeback victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Apple Inc., iBiquity Digital Corp,  a developer of high-definition radio technology, and major  radio companies said on Friday they are offering a new, free  service called &quot;iTunes Tagging.&quot;
CES announcements from Samsung include plasma and LCD TVs with ethernet ports for Internet hookups, sexy home theater packages, and updates to MP3 players, among many other new products.
Eleven new animal and plant species have been discovered in a remote area of central Vietnam, conservation group WWF announced Wednesday.
Search has become a crucial tool, moving beyond the web to the desktop in 2004.
Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will for her dog Trouble but cut out two of her four grandchildren entirely.
U.S. shoppers, come out, come out, wherever you are. \
A Palestinian dies and eight are wounded when Israeli tanks open fire in a Gaza refugee camp, Palestinian sources say.
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David Jones Ltd., Australia&#39;s second- largest department store, posted a second-half profit after increasing earnings at its credit card unit, selling more clothes and opening a store in Sydney&#39;s Bondi Junction.
Militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine that had already been badly damaged in a 2006 attack, Shi'ite officials said.
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler this week joined officials of 43 other states in signing an estimated $120 million settlement with one of the nation&#39;s largest disability insurers.
EU leaders are edging closer to a deal on binding targets for renewable energy use, sources in Brussels say.
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The House of Representatives passed  on Wednesday legislation that would impose new requirements on  software companies and advertisers to protect computer users  from spyware.
Mumbai, Aug 28 - The situation in both Jalna and Poorna towns in Central Maharashtra, that witnessed violence in the aftermath of explosions at places of worship leaving 18 persons injured, was peaceful and under control today, police said.
Lebanon on Thursday declared victory in its 33-day war against an al Qaeda-inspired militant group at a Palestinian refugee camp and said its military operation there was over.
U.S. stock futures jumped on Friday   after a key inflation report showed U.S. consumer prices rose   in line with expectations in August, relieving concerns about   inflation.
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, pressed Israel to re-embrace the road map to peace on a visit to Jerusalem yesterday. But although diplomats said there were signs of greater Israeli flexibility since the
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg posted a statement on his personal Web site Thursday saying \

The Mobile County Health Department announced Friday that it has scheduled appointments for all of its available doses of influenza vaccine.
Unidentified gunmen opened fire Wednesday on a car carrying the chief Muslim leader in Ingushetia, seriously wounding the mufti and his son, according to police in the violence-plagued southern Russian region adjacent to Chechnya.
The dollar stalled on Wednesday after  weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data failed to provide new  direction for the market and focus shifted to what the Federal  Reserve would say after an expected rate rise next week.
A Chicago Tribune editor who was on the Vietnam mission for which John Kerry received the Silver Star is backing up Kerry's account of the incident.
La Federcalcio del Costa Rica ha debiti per un milione di dollari. L'allarme &egrave; stato lanciato...
After 26 years in the papacy, Pope John Paul II has outlived many of the men once considered possible successors. Should he die, there would be no clear favorite, making the question of papal succession as unpredictable as any in recent history.
Genentech Inc. DNA.N on Wednesday  posted a 50 percent rise in quarterly profit and raised its  full-year earnings forecast on strong sales of its new colon  cancer drug, sending its shares higher in after-hours trading.
Oracle Database 11g has new security, testing and management features.
Cabinet member Alan Johnson  says the industry minister used \
Activity at the nation's factories increased for a 20th consecutive month in January but the pace of expansion eased, reflecting sustained, moderate growth in the overall economy.
By Jason Lowell, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Sep. 13--KEY WEST -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday identified the diver found drowned over the weekend, apparently after spearing a giant fish and becoming tangled in a line underwater.
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The foreign secretary joins fellow foreign ministers for a conference at which they will back elections in Iraq.
In a separate incident in Baghdad, four oil workers from a Saudi Arabian firm - including an American and a Nepalese - were grabbed at gunpoint from their office.
Shares in Blackberry-maker RIM touch new highs on talk that Microsoft is contemplating a bid for the firm.
A minimum of blood and grit helped Norway unseat Sweden as world oyster-opening champions as contestants from 18 countries vied to prepare the prized shellfish as quickly and neatly as possible.
PALM DESERT, California  - American D.J. Trahan bogeyed the par-five 18th to slip back into a four-way tie for the lead midway through the Bob Hope Classic fourth round on Saturday.
'Cooperation is indispensable' Japan and the European Union have agreed to create an information exchange scheme to beat intellectual property crime. The countries made the agreement as part of a new trade co-operation deal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Manager Joe Torre can't wait to see his three new starting pitchers in New York Yankees uniforms, but on his first day at Legends Field, Torre was peppered with the reality that his first baseman, Jason Giambi, is a focal point in Major League Baseball's steroid controversy.
Postmortem tests on an Illinois woman who died mysteriously in July after getting an experimental gene treatment show no evidence that she was killed directly by the genetically altered viruses she was given, a committee of experts was told yesterday.
Najaf - Religious authorities in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf will be responsible for security at a shrine that is at the centre of a Shi&#39;a rebellion, a top adviser to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday.
Democrats enter the fall campaign   with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the   U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them   positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make   significant gains in the Senate.
The man in charge of rebuilding the Democratic Party after Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide Republican victory is backing Texan Martin Frost for the party's chairmanship.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The city wants to make it easier for transgender New Yorkers to switch the sex listed on birth certificates even without undergoing sex-change surgery, putting the city at the forefront of efforts to redefine sexual identity.
Writer-director Harry Baweja launched Baweja Movies P. Ltd.\u00c2\u0092s Love Story 2005-2050 on November 10 at Film City.
Hong Kong stocks finished higher Wednesday, but investors remained cautious ahead of the outcome of the US presidential election. The Hang Seng Index climbed 88.
Supporters say 250 hunts will meet legally the day after the ban in England comes into force. Is the hunting ban enforceable?
Messina decimato dal giudice sportivo e dagli infortuni. Un turno di stop per De Vezze, Iuliano e Za...
TV comedian Ricky Gervais said today he wanted Terminator actor- turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, to star in a new series of his hit TV show Extras.  (c) 2006 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
Silvio Baldini, tecnico del Catania impegnato domani a Cagliari, chiede ai suoi una prova di forza c...
Nikkei +0,10. Euro rafforzato su dollaro e yen
Si preparerebbe ad acquisire 49% capitale della Tom Online
Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were locked in a tight battle Tuesday in the key New Hampshire presidential primary while Republican John McCain won a back-from-the dead victory in the 2008 nomination contest.
The new leaders of the UK and France say they are prepared to go to Darfur to help peace efforts.
Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they&#39;re allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported here
A key figure in the investigation into the fatal poisoning of a former KGB security agent said Friday that he plans to appeal to British authorities for information about the case's progress.
Popular radio talk-show host Howie Carr had planned to wrap up his WRKO-AM career yesterday and start fresh as host of the morning drive-time show on rival station WTKK-FM this morning.
ZARIT, Israel  - Israel completed its withdrawal from southern Lebanon on Sunday under a U.N. resolution to end a bloody war with Hizbollah guerrillas, Israeli security sources said.
Rising oil prices are expected to hit China's growth rate this year.
Dopo alcuni rinvii, riprendera' lavoro su Iss
Sarebbe stato in compagnia di persone vicine a un clan
A 1m euro reward is offered to help catch those suspected of starting Greek forest fires, which have killed 60 people.
New Prime Minister Gordon Brown won plaudits on Friday for his first cabinet since taking over from his predecessor Tony Blair.
ESPN did not offer details about what the veteran columnist will do for the company.
U.S.-led troops mounted overnight raids on suspected al-Qaida compounds in eastern Afghanistan, killing four people and detaining several others, officials said Sunday.
Boeing Co.  won its second multibillion-dollar order in as many weeks on Tuesday, as German airline Air Berlin  said it would buy 60 of its 737 jets, worth about $4.2 billion at list prices.
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Nov 30, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - The World Health Organization&#39;s (WHO&#39;s) top official in the western Pacific said yesterday that SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) cases may return this winter but probably not in large numbers.
TABA, Egypt - Investigators searched for evidence to support Israeli suspicions that al-Qaida, rather than Palestinian militant groups, was responsible for three bombings targeting Red Sea resorts filled with Israeli tourists.    Rescuers pulled more bodies late Friday from the wreckage of the five-star Taba Hilton, where a car full of explosives crashed into the lobby...
Roger Clemens easily won his record seventh Cy Young Award after putting off retirement and being about as dominant as ever &#151; even at age 42.
Merger and acquisition activity involving UK banks set a new record before the crisis in the credit market.
By our count there are a record 946 billionaires this year, including 178 newcomers.
Detectives warn internet auction bidders to be wary of how they pay after a teenage fraudster conned customers.
The captain&#39;s words are his latest confirmation that he will not be leaving in the transfer window and is highly unlikely either to consider quitting Anfield next summer.
Defending NCAA champion Jamie Lovemark, at 19 the youngest player in this week's AT&T National, is very much at ease despite his surroundings.
The involvement of the revered Buddhist clergy has increased the challenge to the military junta.
With an aging Supreme Court, newly re-elected President Bush could replace a number of justices over the next four years. The youngest Supreme Court justice is 56 years old, the oldest
By Jenni Laidman, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  May 31--Toledo taxpayers could pay up to $2.16 million over five years if City Council approves a license agreement with a California Wi-Fi company.   Legislation approving the contract is expected to be submitted to City Council by June 12.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday disputed a report that she brushed off the head of the CIA when he warned of a possible attack on the United States before September 11, 2001.
US rapper 50 Cent postpones his European tour, prompting questions over his retirement.
An American nationwide study has told women that the birth control pill is safe. In fact, women on the pill have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke.
Three militants are sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to kill Pakistani President Musharraf in 2002.
Jilted by former Utah basketball coach Rick Majerus, USC apparently has turned to Tim Floyd, who has coached the NBA&#39;s Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Hornets and worked as a head coach on the college level at Iowa State, New Orleans and Idaho.
President Vladimir V. Putin is cutting the government's role in power production to end household subsidies.
Britain moved to complete a cull of 160,000 turkeys on Monday after it became the latest country hit by a major outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus.
Stefano Pioliha convocato 20 giocatori per la trasferta di coppa Uefa contro i russi del Rubin Kazan...
ATHENS: A soothing pre-race pep talk with newly-crowned cycling champion Sarah Ulmer helped Hamish Carter turn a childhood dream into reality and bury his Olympic demons with a coveted triathlon gold in Athens last night.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A c ongressional committee yesterday asked Hewlett-Packard Co. to turn over records related to the firm's possibly illegal investigation of media leaks, as the company's board planned to meet again to discuss the fate of chairwoman Patricia Dunn.
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn arrived at a San Jose, California courthouse on Thursday afternoon to surrender to authorities on felony charges of orchestrating spying on company directors and journalists.
U.S. auto safety regulators, under pressure to upgrade an earlier proposal and reduce highway deaths, said on Thursday they may require a tougher test for determining roof strength of cars and other passenger vehicles.
Su sospensioni cariche di Gabetti, Grande Stevens e Marrone
An internal report prepared by Israel&#39;s foreign ministry paints a gloomy picture for the future of the country&#39;s global standing, giving warning that in the coming decade it could
No, these aren&#39;t allegations against University of Florida football players; they&#39;re allegations against the University of Florida football coach.
Apple always manages to keep us guessing up until the very last moment. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Travellers to the Indian Ocean are being warned about an increased risk of the crippling Chikungunya virus.
Pau Gasol scored 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and keyed a third-quarter rally Monday night as the Memphis Grizzlies won their season-high fourth consecutive game with a 92-82 victory over the Utah Jazz.
WASHINGTON The US Senate gave final approval Monday to a bill that would resolve a long-running trade dispute between the United States and Europe, as well as hand out about $140 billion in corporate tax breaks.
New U.S. media ownership rules would likely take up to seven years to establish, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said on Thursday.
Per un'ora bloccata anche la tratta ferroviaria Roma-Cassino
The US Pentagon has set up a special group to plan possible attacks on Iran, journalist Seymour Hersh reports.
Samsung Electronics expects profit from mobile devices to pick up next year, despite a rating cut issued by an investment bank. During a presentation at the UBS investor conference in Seoul, Samsung
The Memphis Grizzlies took their lumps against the Lakers in Los Angeles when Shaquille O&#39;Neal was around. Now it&#39;s just Kobe Bryant by himself, and the difference was dramatic.
PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Court documents filed in Clallam County Superior Court tie an alleged arson in an apartment complex to a smelly cat litter box...
The United Auto Workers union's deadline for reaching a tentative deal with General Motors Corp  is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 14, the union's vice president said in an e-mail to members on Thursday.
Fallen press baron Conrad Black goes on trial this week in Chicago, insisting that charges of pilfering $84 million in proceeds from his crumbling media empire represent the persecution of the powerful.

Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes ripped across the Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday, killing at least 14 people including eight in the southern Alabama town of Enterprise, emergency management officials said.
A supernova spotted by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe more than four centuries ago - which changed the course of human knowledge - has just yielded a further discovery: the companion star that triggered the great event.
Robert Bilheimer's strong documentary A Closer Walk is ready to premiere on American television.
Polemiche in Israele dopo che i tifosi del Betar Gerusalemme hanno scandito slogan ingiuriosi verso ...
Julio Lugo homered twice and Damon Hollins had his first four-hit game and drove in three runs to lead the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 Friday night.
An Afghan vice president on Monday escaped a bomb attack, which slightly injured his driver, while travelling in north-east Afghanistan.
For nearly a year, Wellington Mara has read and heard about periodic flare-ups of anti-Tom Coughlin sentiment seeping out of the Giants&#39; locker room.
RIM&#39;s new BlackBerry 7100t phone represents a radical departure from the company&#39;s text-centric roots. Research in Motion&#39;s BlackBerry e-mail devices have gathered a loyal (if relatively small) following, and
A Kenyan has become the first green activist to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Geoffrey Lean knows her well. Wangari Maathai - who this week became the first environmental activist to win the Nobel Peace Prize - was sunk in a rare moment of depression.
Prince Charles left Turkey after touring religious and historic sites in this ancient southeastern city on the last leg of a two-day, three-stop visit.
Producer-actress Rosario  Dawson's violent date-rape drama \
David Beckham's debut for LA Galaxy against Chelsea on Saturday is in doubt because of an ankle injury.
Gia' allo studio misure per la ripresa del campionato
Envisaged as secondary characters for  a single cartoon album, the blue gnomes widely known as the  Smurfs will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with a  movie deal and an invasion of new female characters.
A train driver is injured and services are disrupted when a lorry hits a footbridge in Leicestershire.
Ten years after the World Series was canceled and fans left in droves, Major League Baseball will tell you it has never been healthier.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that his side are hungry and firmly back in the title race after a tricky 1-0 Premiership win at Portsmouth.
A due giorni da Lecce-Juventus,Alessan- dro Del Piero fa autocritica.&#39;Era pre- vedibile-dice-essere fuori dalla lista del Pallone d&#39;Oro,perch\u00c3\u00a9 obiettivamente tra Europeo, infortunio e mancato scu- detto era ovvio che non sarei stato tra i 50 prescelti&#39;.
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La sampdoria dovr&agrave; fare a meno di Cassano nella sfida di domani contro il Parma. Gli accertam...
US-led forces have thrust at least one kilometre towards the centre of rebel-held Falluja despite heavy resistance, officers say. As the fight
A hotel explosion in Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula has killed as many as 22 people, although the death toll is expected to go higher.
The Diary of Anne Frank is to be made into a Spanish musical, to open in Madrid next month.
The president leveled his toughest attack on John F. Kerry, warning that his Democratic challenger \
Virtualization company hopes to bring on its Apple Mac virtualization expertise software from the desktop to the server market. But do we need another hypervisor?
Sri Lankan troops killed at least 20 Tamil Tigers in heavy fighting near a \
This is going to take crackerjack timing.
A dicembre grazie ai viaggi verso Asia e America
Student loan provider Sallie Mae completed its separation from the federal government Wednesday, nearly four years ahead of schedule, and set aside enough money to pay off the outstanding debt obligations from its government-sponsored enterprise subsidiary.
Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday it will launch a \
Citic Securities, a top state-controlled investment bank in China, is planning to invest $1 billion in Bear Stearns and form a joint venture with the firm in Asia.
Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.
E' un pennellone alto 201 cm, eppure Peter Crouch ha fatto a lungo i conti  con un incubo. ''Circa t...
Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3  million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months  of 2007, helped by hit titles such as \
All the major stock indexes were up Friday as investors continue to react favorably to a drop in oil prices and better-than-expected economic index reports.
Terry Speizer wishes he could sell the wines he makes in the cool Edna Valley of California directly to Michigan consumers. In general, alcohol consumed in Michigan must be purchased from
THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods surrendered his hold on the Target World Challenge midway through Saturday's third round at a wet Sherwood Country Club.
La Federazione internazionale (Fia) ha pubblicato la trascrizione integrale del procedimento con cui...
Secure Freight Initiative will see cargo scanned for nuclear and radiological threats before it sets off for the U.S.
Bombers struck in Baghdad and at a police headquarters in a northern Iraqi border town on Thursday, killing 19 people, and gunmen shot a reporter in the latest attack targeting Iraqi journalists.
[Hollywood News]: New York, Dec 16 : Hollywood beauty Liv Tyler became a first-time mother when a baby boy was born to her at an undisclosed New York hospital.
Thousands of protesters massed in the Philippine capital Friday with some hurling tomatoes at images of President Gloria Arroyo and her husband, demanding their ouster for alleged corruption.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Nepal&#39;s Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikary called on communist rebels to hold peace talks to end a two-day blockade of the capital, Kathmandu, Agence France- Presse reported from the city.
Firefighters who lost colleagues on 9/11 in New York strongly criticise Republican presidential candidate Rudi Giuliani.
President George W. Bush pushed on   Thursday to get a united international response to North Korea   after the reclusive state launched a barrage of missiles in   defiance of repeated warnings.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India.
(BBC) -- The European Union enlargement chief has voiced satisfaction with Turkey&#39;s reforms as Ankara presses for formal negotiations on its EU membership bid.
A serious software problem with two models of automatic external defibrillators has led their manufacturer to recall thousands of the devices distributed worldwide.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman  Mineta said on Monday he was launching a probe of air travel  disruptions over the Christmas holiday weekend at US Airways  Group Inc. and Delta Air Line Inc.'s regional carrier Comair.
The Russian security services placed a $10m (\u00c2\u00a35.6m) bounty yesterday on the heads of two rebel Chechen leaders for ordering the Beslan school siege, as they apparently sought
Arsene Wenger feels that Arsenal&#39;s run of poor form is a result of playing too many games. The Gunners boss saw his side crash to their second defeat of the season at Anfield yesterday, where Arsenal were
Russia's government said Wednesday the country's economy grew by 7.1 percent last year, an increase in its preliminary estimates.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has signed another Linux distributor to a patent-licensing and collaboration deal similar to the\u00c2\u00a0one it struck with Novell\u00c2\u00a0last year. Xandros, which offers desktop and server versions of Linux, has agreed to license Microsoft intellectual property (IP), said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. He dropped the news in the middle of a keynote Monday at the company's TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando. Muglia shed little light on specific details of the agreement, saying only that it follows the same model as the Linux and Windows interoperability and licensing deal Microsoft struck with Novell last year. \
People are risking their lives to pay tribute to two boys killed on a motorway by placing flowers where they died.
Action thrillers seem to be ruling the roost in Hollywood these days with &#39;Hero&#39;, a Chinese film that raked in 17.8 million dollars to top the charts last week.
Air France KLM, under pressure from Rome to commit to a merger with Alitalia, announced exploratory talks with the ailing carrier toy but reaffirmed conditions for a deal.Comment
Israeli soldiers shot dead a 10-year-old Palestinian girl on Thursday as she was walking to school in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, witnesses said.
A South Korean army helicopter crashed into a mountain near the capital early Wednesday, killing seven people on board, an army official said.
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today unveiled AdHoc, the first contextually relevant video advertising platform.
Nel quartiere orientale di Ur, altri quattro feriti
The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.
October 19 2004 1945CET - The Care International Charity says that Maragaret Hassan, its chief of operations in Iraq was kidnapped in Baghdad.
The Himalayan region of Kashmir remains at the center of decades-long rivalry between India and Pakistan. Both South Asian nuclear powers claim the divided region and the subsequent
A kidnapped British aid worker made another plea for her life in a video aired Wednesday, urging Britain to withdraw troops from the country as some 800 British soldiers headed north toward Baghdad to bolster U.S. forces.
Six years after they first met, and US President George W. Bush reported gazing into Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s soul, the two leaders face tense talks here at the G8 summit on Thursday.
In Nepal, fresh violence has erupted in the capital, Kathmandu, on the fourth day of a blockade imposed by Maoist rebels. The rebels are not backing down, even though the government has agreed to one of their key demands.
Pakistan stutter late on before beating England at the Rose Bowl thanks to Younis Khan's century.
Aguzzino Abu Ghraib rischia oltre 17 anni di carcere
Boston Scientific Corp. said yesterday it has won back the market share that its flagship cardiac stent system held before three safety recalls reduced doctors&#39; orders of the product.
Copying music from a CD to a home computer could be made legal under proposals from the UK government.
Blog: Auditors say only a fraction of largest intrusions in recent years showed clear evidence of resulting identity theft, but they admit that's not always easy to gauge.
Millions of Mexicans had their cellphone conversations put on hold for much of Tuesday after a wireless network belonging to the world's third richest man, tycoon Carlos Slim, temporarily crashed.
Papers throughout the continent hail the signing of a new EU treaty as a historic event, though most warn that the hard part - the ratification of the treaty by member states - is yet to come.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew refused to rule out poisoning as the cause of the Palestinian leader&#39;s death, even though tests have shown no trace of any known poison.
A senior official of an Egyptian mobile phone company says he does not think the abduction of two of the company&#39;s employees in Baghdad last night was an act of political terrorism.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport will return to the pro tour by playing doubles at the Aug. 17-25 Pilot Pen tournament, a little more than two months after she gave birth to her first child.
As many as 15 British military personnel died when the transport plane they were travelling in crashed in central Iraq, military sources said.
Chiti, probabilmente sara' inserito in Finanziaria
Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a new version of its Internet TV service, seeking to broaden its appeal beyond a relatively small base of older, computer-phobic users.
A federal grand jury met Tuesday to consider indictments against a former top CIA official and a defense contractor linked to the bribery scandal that sent former U.S. Rep. Randy \
Ci sono di rischi di pressioni inflazionistiche
Loy, ora serve 'politica di governance sull'immigrazione'
Despite the Mitchell report, which some say deals a blow to baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s integrity, fans don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t appear to be boycotting the sport. In fact, quite the opposite.
PANACEA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Frances plowed ashore on the Florida Panhandle on Monday, its second landfall after spreading a trail of flooding and torn rooftops across the center of the state...
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In a move that will give impetus to US President George W. Bush's policy to spread world freedom and end tyranny, lawmakers are drafting legislation to set up a specific office in the State Department to spread democracyIn a move that will give impetus to US President George W. Bush's policy to spread world freedom and end tyranny, lawmakers are drafting legislation to set up a specific office in the State Department to spread democracy, officials say.
The challenge for the Wolverines entering Wednesday night&#39;s game against Arizona was to see whether they could hang with the nation&#39;s best.
Oil fell more than a dollar on Wednesday after U.S. inventory data showed a much bigger than expected rise in crude stockpiles.
Gene Wang, a Silicon Valley success story and amateur musician, wanted to make some noise for Hillary Clinton. Now he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s getting an earful from the blogosphere.
On Monday President Vladimir V. Putin announced he would strip Russia&#39;s 89 regions of much of their authority and electoral legitimacy.
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Egypt's largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, denounced on Saturday what it called \
Police get more time to question Michael Barrymore about Stuart Lubbock's death at the star's home.
Epifani: 'l'Inps e' un paravento, voglio garanzie'
Ford Motor Co. yesterday named Boeing Co. executive Alan Mulally to replace chief executive Bill Ford, great-grandson of the struggling automaker's founder. Bill Ford will become executive chairman.
A federal judge temporarily has barred the government from publicizing its free credit monitoring offer to veterans whose personal data was stolen and wants to see if they might get a better federal offer.
A U.S. economic aid program to keep Russian scientists from selling weapons information to terrorists apparently funneled much of the money to scientists who never claimed to have a background in nuclear, chemical or biological programs, a congressional report said Friday.
Portugal holds a referendum on Sunday to  decide whether to legalise abortion, an emotive issue in the  overwhelmingly Catholic country where there are worries not  enough people will vote to validate a decision.
The Blue Jays placed a phone call to Menasha, Wis., last night. As the crow flies, Menasha is about as far away from baseball&#39;s winter meetings as the southernmost tip of Greenland.
Commentators said that justice itself would be on trial when accused Australian terrorist David Hicks faces a military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, one of the first four detainees to face the controversial body.
Children living in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.
Biogen Idec Inc., the third-biggest US biotechnology company, reported a fourth-quarter profit of $48.4 million, helped by sales of its Avonex and Tysabri multiple-sclerosis treatments. Net income was 14 cents a share compared with a net loss of $990.6 million, or $4.03, a year earlier, the Cambridge company said. Revenue almost doubled to $586 million. Biogen is counting on Tysabri, ...
The U.S. embassy in The Hague and several restaurants in the area were evacuated on Friday due to a bomb threat that turned out to be a false alarm, a U.S. official said.
Yahoo! is turning to old school media to get noticed these days.
Non ci sarebbero speranze di trovare vivo Peter Laijker
TEHRAN, Sept. 4 -- Former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was picked Tuesday to head a key clerical body empowered with choosing or dismissing the country's supreme leader, state media reported, in a vote seen as a setback for hard-liners in Iran's ruling establishment.
Expedition 10, the latest crew to take up residence on the International Space Station, is set to launch from Kazakhstan.
SASKATOON -- The switch was officially flipped on one of the largest science projects in Canadian history yesterday, igniting the passions of researchers who aim to do everything from creating smaller radios to curing the common cold.
About 100,000 Chinese die annually from diseases associated with passive smoking while more than half a billion on the mainland suffer from the smoke exhaled from cigarettes, according to the Xinhua news agency.
There are opportunities, there are missed opportunities, and then there&#39;s what Florida did on Saturday. Ron Zook and the Gators fell to 4-3 on Saturday.
A Web site linked to Chechnya's separatist rebels has reported that top leaders of the insurgency have called for a unilateral cease-fire to be observed in February.
Novell plans to co-ordinate the release of Open Enterprise Server with the availability of the first service pack for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. Customers will be able to deploy OES knowing
A UN tribunal convicted and sentenced two former Bosnian Serb army commanders to lengthy prison terms yesterday for their roles in the 1995 slaughter of thousands of Bosnian Muslims from Srebrenica, Europe's ...
An Iranian military plane crashes while taking off from Tehran airport, with 38 people reported dead.
Russian tax authorities yesterday scheduled the equivalent of a fire sale at what was once the nation&#39;s largest oil company, offering the main production facility at Yukos Oil
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas law prohibiting strippers from fondling customers during lap dances is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled.
In Pennsylvania, either you're an Eagles fan or a Steelers fan &#151; not both. This year, however, the road to the Super Bowl in Jacksonville runs along the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Curt Schilling has the heart of lion but only one good ankle, which makes him think he could be seeing more bunts than usual Sunday night when he faces the St.
The works at the Broad Contemporary Art Museum are intended to reflect Eli Broad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s penchant for collecting in depth. But the accumulation reads foremost as a display of pricey trophies.
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- Poised for a four-event assault on the World Cup overall title this year, Bode Miller ran into a second bump in two days yesterday on a Birds of Prey slalom course that claimed 23 victims.
Ch&#225;vez unlikely to cut off exports because as much as the world needs oil, Venezuela needs customers.
Iran's foreign minister accused Israel and the United States of posing the main threats to the security of the Middle East. The U.S. and Israeli delegations walked out during the speech Tuesday.
The head of the trade body that represents the UK's private equity industry, Peter Linthwaite, resigns.
Jets defensive end John Abraham will miss Sunday's game at Pittsburgh with a sprained ligament in his right knee.
WASHINGTON : The US intelligence community is in the grip of an internal debate on whether new data on North Korea should be interpreted as a sign the country is preparing for its first nuclear weapons test, US administration officials said.
Blog: For the first time, IBM launches an open beta for AIX 6 in an effort to attract new customers.
A Chinese court jailed a reporter for   a Singapore newspaper for five years on Thursday on a charge of   spying, the latest in a series of high-profile cases   underscoring China's curbs on the media and dissent.
(CBS 5 NEWS) - New information was released that once again calls into question the health risks of birth control pills. This past October, two major studies concluded that oral contraceptives lower the risk
The leader of an umbrella Darfur rebel  group on Saturday scoffed at Sudanese President Omar Hassan  al-Bashir&#39;s comments that Khartoum was willing to observe a  ceasefire in Sudan&#39;s troubled western region.
Insurgents have launched attacks on election offices in northern Iraq, killing two people and wounding nine six weeks before Iraqis are due to go to the polls.
Shawn Green and the New York Mets were more than glad to see the end of Mike Maroth. Bamboozled by Maroth's slow stuff, Green hit a leadoff home run in the 11th inning against Russ Springer to beat St. Louis 2-1 Monday night in the Cardinals' first visit to Shea Stadium since winning Game 7 of the NL championship series last October.
Hollywood players skipped work to watch over their estates as the entertainment industry collectively held its breath watching the devastation from the wildfires.
A Haitian rebel leader has called on ex-soldiers, who helped oust former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to launch a guerrilla war to unseat the interim government that replaced him.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The Belgian cycling association have handed out two-year bans to three riders caught up in Jose Landuyt affair, the vet who admitted selling performance-enhancing drugs.
Notre Dame, IN - Tom Clements looks to be the leading candidate for the job of head football coach at the University of Notre Dame.
TOKYO - Tens of thousands of people have moved to emergency shelters after a series of earthquakes in Japan killed at least 19 people and injured as many as 1,800.
...and don't want it either Telefonica is to delay the worldwide launch of its mobile TV service citing difficulties with the service format and customer understanding of the value proposition - basically the customers don't see the point.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK , Nov. 26 -- Stocks finished mixed Friday in a shortened session. The major indicators ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the first weekend of holiday shopping and a jobs report next week.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 -- President Bush, on the first visit here of his administration, demanded Wednesday that Israelis shut down unauthorized settler outposts on Palestinian territory, called on Palestinian authorities to take steps to halt rocket attacks against Israel and issued a sharp warning t...
Treasury debt prices eased on Friday as a startling jump in US retail sales sparked concerns the Federal Reserve would continue to raise interest rates steadily into next year.
In the end, the most expensive radio was the best (mysterious fatality aside), the second most was the second best but came with compromises, and the cheap one definitely had some issues. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
WASHINGTON -- Even though the move was expected, civil libertarians are protesting a directive by the government ordering airlines to turn over personal information on their customers that can include credit card numbers and addresses and even indicate a
Clemson, SC - Lou Holtz will have one more game as South Carolina&#39;s head coach \u00e2\u0080-nd that&#39;s a good thing. Because the future Hall of Famer needs something to help him and Gamecocks everywhere forget Saturday&#39;s 29-7 loss to Clemson.
The move means Lloyds TSB has now salted away \u00c2\u00a3360m for customers sold endowment mortgages. The products, designed to pay off home loans by investing in financial markets, were popular in the 1980s and 1990s
Campaigners say a high-pitched device used to disperse teenagers infringes their human rights.
By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Dec. 18--HIGH POINT -- Shugart Management is ready to proceed with the public hearing on its proposed 52-unit subdivision off Cedarwood Trail Monday.   At Shugart's request Dec.
LARRY Ellison, the chief executive of software maker Oracle, earned $US3.85 million ($5.53 million) in salary and bonus for the financial year that ended May 31.
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The US death toll in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley rose to at least 19 as Floridians began to rebuild from the strongest storm to strike the US in a dozen years, according to the Florida emergency management agency.
Rosella Sensi spegne gli entusiasmi dei tifosi e dell'ambiente nonostante la Roma sia in testa alla ...
Arab satellite television Al Jazeera said Friday it would broadcast a video tape from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden addressing the American people, four days before the US presidential election.
Football season started early as Mark Wahlberg's \
VATICANO - Benedetto XVI alla Giornata Europea degli Universitari: \u00c2\u0093La carit\u00c3\u00a0 intellettuale pu\u00c3\u00b2 unire il cammino esistenziale di giovani che, pur vivendo a grande distanza gli uni dagli altri, riescono a sentirsi legati sul piano della ricerca interiore e della testimonianza\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093\u00c3\u0088 suggestivo pensare alla carit\u00c3\u00a0 intellettuale come forza dello spirito umano, capace di accomunare gli itinerari formativi delle nuove generazioni. Pi\u00c3\u00b9 globalmente, la carit\u00c3\u00a0 intellettuale pu\u00c3\u00b2 unire il cammino e...
U.S. band Scissor Sisters took the top   slot in the British charts on Sunday when \
Retail giant Wal-Mart has taken the wraps off a bare-bones, US&#36;498 Linux notebook that, while not exactly a stocking-stuffer, provides basic computing at a price that is tough to beat.
My Friend Ganesha is a poorly made film.
Four years after the Internet bubble burst, the venture-capital industry is showing signs of growth.
Indonesian security forces have used torture and inhumane treatment to force confessions from suspected separatists and their sympathizers in the province of Aceh, where the government and rebels have fought a long-running conflict, a human rights group alleges in a report to be released Monday.
Drought continues to plague China's island province    HAIKOU, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- More than 30,000 people in China's southern province of Hainan are facing water shortages as the drought affecting the island is expected to last until May, local authorities said Tuesday.
An Iranian airliner caught fire after a   tire burst on landing at a northeastern airport on Friday,   killing at least 30 of the 148 people aboard, state television   said.
Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.
Risultati della 19/a giornata, 2/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie D.
After securing the shutdown of a North Korean nuclear reactor, negotiators gathering in Beijing on Tuesday face the much harder task of coaxing Pyongyang to give up a trove of atomic secrets long guarded as vital for its survival.
Shares of General Motors Corp.  rose to a four-month high on Monday after Goldman Sachs raised its ratings on the No.1 U.S. automaker, citing the potential for sizable wage and benefit cuts during talks with the United Auto Workers for a new labor contract.
REGGIO CALABRIA - Quarantacinque minuti di Samp, 50 di Reggina. Alla fine, per\u00c3\u00b2, a portarsi a casa i tre punti messi in palio dal posticipo della sesta giornata di A, sono gli ospiti. Grazie a un buon primo
Late U.S. congressman Mo Udall once  said presidential ambition was a disease to be cured only by  embalming fluid, an affliction that may apply to six more  people thinking of entering the crowded White House race.
Officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan hold talks on managing the movement of Afghan refugees.
By quickly administering a steroid to a young child suffering from the seal-like barking cough of croup, doctors can shorten the illness and cut down on return visits to the doctor&#39;s office, a new study shows.
La stilista ha avviato una collaborazione con Gardesa
''Il suo sacrificio sia da esempio, isolare il terrorismo''
Esteban Cambiasso &egrave; convinto che Adriano torner&agrave; Imperatore. ''Come calciatore sono tr...
In an unexpected development, chip giant Intel Corp. has joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. The nonprofit project aims to equip children in developing countries with specially designed low-cost notebooks powered by chips from Intel&#39;s rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).
Jason Varitek, the unofficial captain and widely acknowledged heart and soul of the Red Sox [stats, schedule], is not going anywhere.
referral was a possibility. &quot;Iran has fully prepared itself for the possible consequences,&quot; he told Reuters. The EU trio want Iran to halt uranium enrichment since it can be used to make nuclear bomb material.
Virgin Group Ltd. on Monday launched its online music store, pitting the retailer best known for its music &quot;megastores&quot; with tech companies such as Apple Computer Inc.
First you have a male tennis player and a female tennis player. They are attracted to each other but have difficult times, because the father of the female wants her to concentrate on tennis.
Regulators cleared the way for Verizon Communications to sell its phone lines in three New England states for $2.7 billion to FairPoint Communications Inc.
The Federal Reserve Board and other federal and state regulators announced plans yesterday to review the practices of lenders who are significant players in the troubled subprime home mortgage market, which typically caters to borrowers with blemished credit.
LOS ANGELES - California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a move that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.    Under the regulations, the auto industry must cut exhaust from cars and light trucks by 25 percent and from larger trucks and sport utility vehicles by 18 percent...
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will drop a much-touted new technology for organizing and storing data when it releases the next version of its Windows operating system as expected in 2006...
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week&#39;s highs, would
ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Hurricane John grew into a   dangerous Category 4 storm just off Mexico's Pacific coast on   Wednesday, threatening beach resorts with heavy rain and   searing winds and blowing down trees in Acapulco.
The International Monetary Fund expects Israel&#39;s economy to grow 3.6 percent by the end of this year, and 3.5% in 2005, according to the World Economic Outlook review released last week during Succoth.
COMMACK, New York  - Defending champion Paradorn  Srichaphan withstood a barrage of huge hitting to beat Swede  Joachim Johansson 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 and reach the semifinals of the  Long Island Cup Friday.
BigZoo.com, a popular California company selling prepaid long distance for as little as 2.9 cents a minute, is getting out of the business at the end of next month.
Nobody's talking, at least openly, about an undefeated season around the gym, even though Bentley's men's basketball team is 22-0 and counting. Nobody's mentioning a national championship, even though the Falcons are ranked second to Winona (State, not Ryder) in the Division 2 polls.
A Northern Ireland man is believed to be the target of a cross-border investigation into money laundering.
SYDNEY  - British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.
SAN PAOLO - Romario de Souza Faria, meglio noto come Romario, ha deciso di appendere le scarpettel al chiodo. Il 39enne calciatore brasiliano lascia con 70 gol in 87 partite con la Nazionale verdeoro, secondo
MEMPHIS, Tennessee  - Former world number one Venus Williams beat Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-3 6-2 on Friday to reach the Memphis International final, her first event in more than four months because of injury.
[India News]: Srinagar, Nov. 6 : Rebels attacked a military camp in Kashmir today killing a soldier, hours before Home Minister was due to visit the troubled region.
AT&#38;T subscribers using the SMT5600 can now get songs downloaded to their handsets via the Napster to Go service.
E' il terzo intervento teso a riequilibrare andamento tassi
Vermont community emerges as a vibrant artists' enclave after facing difficulties in the changing economy.
Imagine that you buy a house with mostly borrowed money -- a mortgage -- and the lender insists that you take out fire insurance to protect your house and his collateral.
A Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed on takeoff at Halifax airport early Thursday, killing the seven crew aboard, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Two astronauts slipped outside the   International Space Station on Tuesday for a high-flying   construction job to double the power available aboard the   orbital outpost.
Getty Images thinks it&#39;s time to  reinvent the commercial music licensing business.
Authors Simon Sebag Montefiore and AL Kennedy are among the five nominees for the Costa Book of the Year.
The University of California, Los Angeles alerted about 800,000 current and former students, faculty and staff on Tuesday that their names and certain personal information were exposed after a hacker broke into a campus computer system.
Dell Inc. , the world's  second-largest personal computer maker, reported on Tuesday  quarterly earnings per share that topped Wall Street's average  estimate, sending its stock up nearly 10 percent.
SEOUL -- North Korea seemed ready yesterday to take a first step toward scaling back its nuclear weapons program, perhaps this weekend, as UN inspectors prepared to monitor the shutdown of its sole operating atomic reactor.
As the pressure intensifies on American Marion Jones over her alleged drug taking in the lead-up to and during the Sydney Olympics, the IOC has assured her that she will not be stripped of her five medals.
Murdered aid worker Margaret Hassan was remembered today at a memorial service as experts warned her killing would cripple charity work in Iraq.
Stocks slid on Wednesday as worries grew about how far troubles in the subprime mortgage market could spread, a day after Bear Stearns said two hedge funds with big bets on the sector were nearly worthless.
New Zealand&#39;s High Court on Monday rejected as uncompetitive a proposed alliance between the country&#39;s flag carrier and Australian rival Qantas in a deal that Air New Zealand had claimed was critical to its long-term survival.
The growing popularity of Indian food is evident from the increasing number of Indian restaurants opening up across the country. But it is not merely the lure of the palate that ensures the success of the
Conflicting accounts about the possible release of Iraqi detainees -- among them the woman known as &quot;Dr. Germ&quot; -- were issued by the US and Iraqi governments Wednesday.
The Washington Redskins rolled into the playoffs with a 27-6 home win over the Dallas Cowboys on the final day of the regular season on Sunday.
A military judge has jailed a United States army sergeant, described in court as a typical all-American boy, for eight years for sexually and physically abusing Iraqi prisoners at Baghdad\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Abu Ghraib prison.
A European court on Wednesday ruled against Microsoft in its long-running antitrust confrontation with the European Commission over the company&#39;s Windows software.
Why EU-US talks on renewing a deal on the transfer of air passenger data collapsed.
NEW YORK - John Kerry will begin his post-Labor Day advertising blitz in seven states from New Hampshire to New Mexico, his political Ground Zero for a $50 million campaign scheduled to expand into another 13 states by Nov. 2...
By Nisrin Othman; Kalbana Perimbanayagam  JAMIE, of Kepong, is disappointed with the frequent interruption of her Streamyx service at her office since Jan 22.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, facing mounting calls for her resignation, vowed on Thursday to complete her term in office and not get derailed by a brewing kickbacks scandal.
Lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties yesterday pressed the government to come up with early countermeasures to end the current stalemate in inter-Korean relations and the standoff over North Korea&#39;s nuclear weapons program.
Claiming innocence of the sleazy tactics investigators used to gather information on company board members and reporters, HP's Patricia Dun tries to keep her job.
The pound was well bid after the Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth time in less than a year to stand at 5.75 percent.
Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes said she was amazed at her path from council estate to inclusion in the Queen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s New Year Honours List.
A sluggish job market and rising oil prices have dampened the public&#39;s mood this month, pushing consumer confidence to its lowest point since March.
In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq on both the military and political fronts and again held out the possibility of a reduction in U.S. troop levels.
NEW YORK  - Eating meals that include all ingredients known to improve cardiovascular health could add years to your life, according to new study findings released Friday.
Team America: World Police arrives in theatres with what has to be the most unusual, unprecedented blurblet explaining why it received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.
Drew Brees was selected the starting quarterback of the San Diego Chargers on Monday, a move that was expected after he followed last season's miserable performance with a solid exhibition season.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that left at least 34 people dead, including one American soldier, and 193 people injured, U.S...
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Softbank's hopes of starting a mobile phone service were dealt a blow on Monday after the Japanese telecoms regulator decided not to allocate bandwidth to new entrants for the time being.
Jose Lima handled the pitching, Shawn Green handled the hitting, and the Los Angeles Dodgers handled the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
General Motors Europe will chop 12,000 jobs over two years -- around a fifth of its workforce -- to lop 500 million euros ($673 million
Blog: Microsoft has screwed up yet another standards effort.  This is getting old.
Charlie Johnson and Ryan Lannon scored goals at Bright Hockey Center last night and Harvard (7-3-1, 5-3-1) hung on to edge RPI, 2-1, in an ECACHL encounter for its seventh victory in the last eight games.
NEW YORK, December 30  - Crude oil prices declined marginally today, after rising 4.5% yesterday on news of terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest exporter of oil.
Troubled German car maker Opel, a unit of General Motors, is planning to extend the working week for employees from 35 to 40 hours without any corresponding rise in pay, the mass-circulation daily Bild reported.
Israel expanded its military offensive in  northern Gaza, launching two air strikes early on Monday that  killed at least three Palestinians and wounded two, including a  senior Hamas leader, witnesses and medics said.
Firefox use around the world climbed 34 percent in the last month, according to a report published by Web analytics company WebSideStory Monday.
It was not quite business as usual for Michael Schumacher on Sunday. He was on the podium at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix but in second place.
Shortly after making his entrance, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx found model Janice Dickinson and her ample cleavage pressed tightly against him. Foxx posed for a photo-op with hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, and later traded handshakes and hugs with New York Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington.
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 23 -- Democratic presidential candidates shared the spotlight  Monday night with ordinary citizens from around the country in a two-hour debate that featured sharp and sometimes witty video questions and often equally sharp exchanges among the candidates on issues ranging from...
President Bush on Monday chose  Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born CEO of Kellogg Co, as his  nominee to be commerce secretary, his second selection of a  Hispanic for a second-term Cabinet.
Can microbes turn drain water into power? Yes, says a noted genetic scientist. And they can make jet fuel too.
The screen version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical lacks both authentic romance and the thrill of memorable spectacle.
UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Why did the turtle cross the road? We'll never know, but it sure caused one heck of an accident.
San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson said Saturday he was \
The versatile actress, who projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, died today.
U.S. consumers fed a pick-up in U.S.  economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for  this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits,  government and private-sector data showed on Friday.
Lo spettacolo sara' in teatro fino al 15 luglio
Il commissario alla salute in extremis blocca il via libera anche alle coltivazioniMario Capanna, leader dei movimenti: \
Latin American leaders on Thursday expressed their condolences over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died earlier in the day at a French military hospital outside Paris.
Dealers describe General Motors&#39; new incentive program which puts no-haggle prices on special tags. DETROIT  - General Motors Corp.
Cassini-Huygens entered orbit around Saturn on June 30th, culminating a seven-year, 2.2 billion-mile voyage. The craft comprises a US-built orbiter, Cassini, and a European-built probe, Huygens.
A doctor who performs abortions was charged Thursday with violating Kansas law on late-term procedures, a surprise move from a Democratic attorney general who recently unseated a prominent anti-abortion Republican.
Ziff Davis - Opinion: As competition heats up, iPass is the latest remote-access provider to announce favorable Wi-Fi pricing for enterprise customers.
Controversial rapper Eminem will launch his widely expected satellite music radio channel called Shade 45 on Oct. 28 with a live broadcast of a concert from New York, the Sirius network said on Thursday.
NEWS IN BRIEF Code for two exploits in Yahoo Messenger first disclosed earlier this week by security firm eEye appeared on the Full Disclosure mailing list on Thursday.
Just days after Benazir Bhutto escaped a double bombing, her lawyer said that a threatening letter was received.
Five minutes into \u00e2\u0080\u009cSpalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell,\u00e2\u0080\u009d I stopped gritting my teeth and decided that a show about Spalding Gray without Spalding Gray might just work after all.
Lillo Foti e la Reggina hanno presentato istanza di conciliazione prsso la Camera del Coni. Il club ...
BERLIN, GERMANY.- A visitor walks past a poster announcing the Christian Friedrich Flick Collection at the Hamburger Bahnhof modern art museum in Berlin, Germany.
U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed around 400 suspected militants since the start of a major security crackdown in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.
Microsoft has bought Caligari, a developer of 3D modeling software, in a move that could help enrich the graphics experience in Microsoft's Virtual Earth mapping system.
The American Government now has flight information on every person that boarded a commercial flight in the US in June. The Transportation Security Administration will use the information to test a new passenger screening system called Secure Flight.
(InfoWorld) - On Monday, Oracle unveiled an addition to its Fusion middleware, Oracle Data Integrator, to help users quickly bring the huge amounts of information in different databases and applications across their organizations together in a single place. Data Integrator is based on technology Oracle acquired when it\u00c2\u00a0purchased French data integration company Sunopsis\u00c2\u00a0in October, according to Ashish Mohindroo, senior product director for Oracle's Fusion middleware. Customers can use Data Integrator to pull data from different sources into one location, helping them with data analysis and queries in BI and data warehousing applications. But the tool is not limited to BI, Mohindroo said. It can also be helpful for users engaged in master data management, SOA, and BAM (business activity monitoring) as well as application migration and consolidation, he said. One of the main reasons Oracle bought Sunopsis was to improve Fusion's ability to bring in data from non-Oracle products. Data Integrator supports databases, data warehouses, and applications from vendors including IBM, Microsoft, NCR's Teradata, Netezza, and Sybase. Mohindroo wouldn't comment on Oracle's plans to support Hewlett-Packard's offerings other than to note that HP continues to be a partner.\u00c2\u00a0HP has been ramping up its data warehousing business recently, debuting its Neoview data warehouse software, server, and storage product family in October. Data Integrator competes with Informatica's PowerCenter data integration software and IBM's rival Information Serverm, which it gained through the\u00c2\u00a02005 $1.1 billion purchase of Ascential. Oracle inherited an OEM relationship with Informatica through its\u00c2\u00a0acquisition of applications vendor Siebel. In October, Oracle and Informatica reaffirmed that partnership, extending it for four years. The release of Data Integrator won't affect that relationship, Mohindroo said. \
Milan Kundera has won the Czech Republic's State Award for Literature for the first publication of his novel \
The company will begin payments ranging from $25 toward a future flight to a round-trip ticket to passengers kept waiting by the airline\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own mistakes.
GENEVA -- Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitat for farmland, and exploitation of the oceans are destroying earth's ability to sustain life, the environmental group World Wildlife Fund warned yesterday.
You probably have never heard of this factory town in coastal China, and there is no reason why you should have. But it fills your sock drawer.
A British Airways plane to New York turns around mid-flight after US authorities refuse to allow a passenger to land.
Tiger Woods shot a 6-under 65 to tie for the lead with Ryan Palmer, one stroke ahead of Mark O'Meara and two others.
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns is expected to step down in an announcement to be made on Friday, a U.S. official said.
Britain said on Tuesday that Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoy, the main suspect in the murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko, was \
UNITED NATIONS - The government of Rwanda is warning of an imminent attack against Rwandan Hutu rebels who have moved into eastern Congo.
Universal Music Group, a unit of France's  Vivendi, and Bolt Inc. said they reached an out-of-court  settlement resolving the copyright infringement lawsuit brought  by UMG against Bolt last year.
New boss Martin Jol continued Tottenham&#39;s fightback against Jacques Santini as he insisted Spurs had been heading down a &quot;dead-end street&quot; under their defence-minded former coach.
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Filmmaker Martin Scorsese plans to direct an authorized documentary about George Harrison, the former Beatle who died of lung cancer in 2001, Daily Variety reported on Thursday.
European Union leaders clinched agreement on Friday on a bold long-term strategy for energy policy and climate change aimed at leading the world in the fight against global warming, diplomats said.
While most large networking and telecommunication vendors use acquisitions to add new technologies and products, a senior executive at Samsung Electronics ruled out buying to expand the company's fledgling enterprise networks division into new areas.
The Beirut government insists it will hold a presidential vote, despite the killing of an anti-Syrian politician.
In an unexpected ruling on September 2, the Malaysian Federal Court, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest judicial body, freed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after overturning his conviction on a charge of sodomy.
US legislation designed to punish foreign energy companies that do business with Iran was overwhelmingly adopted by a powerful committee of Congress Tuesday.
Indonesian prosecutors on Friday charged the militant Muslim cleric Abubakar Baasyir under a new anti-terror law, accusing him of leading a terrorist organization
Sen. Evan Bayh, weighing a run for president in 2008, challenged the Democratic Party to establish an agenda aimed at middle-class voters, a critical constituency that he said the party has let slip away.
The world's fastest commercial supercomputer is launched by the computer giant IBM.
It was Nebraska where the Treasury Department first issued its Lewis and Clark commemorative nickel, but Secretary John Snow opted to attend similar festivities in neighboring Iowa.
A Microsoft representative made it quite clear what Vista pirates can expect to happen to their unlicensed installations.
Qualcomm Inc. , a maker of chips used in mobile phones, on Friday said it may change the way it recognizes royalties from licensees, which would reduce fourth-quarter pretax income by &#36;298 million.
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Despite hopes that hosting the Games would prompt an easing on human rights in China, dissidents say they've seen no sign of a change
U.S. Treasuries slipped on Monday as a  retreat in crude oil prices offered bears an excuse to test the  upper boundaries of a tight recent range in yields.
HOLON, Israel  - Her lower lip quivering with every breath, Hala Ketnani, a 10-month-old girl from Gaza, sleeps beneath an oxygen hood in an Israeli intensive care unit as she recovers from heart surgery.
HBO is developing a  series of mobile mini-telenovelas designed to entertain  Hispanic viewers and provide an English \
JAKARTA: OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Thursday the cartel would monitor any impact from the re-election of US President George W. Bush on oil prices.
If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.
Even master director Martin  Scorsese, whose films include the acclaimed \
I New York Rangers hanno battuto 5-3 i Montreal Canadiens nell'unica gare del campionato americano d...
Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand
Actor Henry Winkler has described for a Los Angeles court what happened the last time he saw deceased actor John Ritter.
In a country where perhaps the most popular national past-time is puffing on a water pipe or chain smoking while drinking tea, new laws designed to curb smoking are receiving a skeptical response.
WARSAW- Czech ex-president Vaclav Havel criticised the world's hunt for immediate profit and said that though Europe is free now, there are still things to fight against in his speech at the Warsaw university ...
Tosses LifeLine to Intel, Iomega EMC is hoping to woo OEMs with a new piece of centralized file management software aimed at small and medium sized businesses and even home users itching to craft a NAS (network attached storage) setup.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
KHARTOUM -- Sudan yesterday asked African Union forces monitoring a shaky truce in its violent Darfur region to leave the country by Sept. 30, as Khartoum launched a new offensive threatening a return to full-blown war.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first step to winning the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.
Top-seeded Roger Federer made it to the U.S. Open quarterfinals when Andrei Pavel pulled out with a herniated disc in his lower back. Tim Henman also advanced today.
Organized crime may have brought in more than $2 trillion in revenue last year, about twice all the military budgets in the world combined, a report issued yesterday said. The \
Michael Clarke made a sparkling 151 on his debut and captain Adam Gilchrist 104 to put Australia in command against India in the first test on Thursday.
Hamas's armed wing threatened on Tuesday to storm security headquarters controlled by the rival Fatah faction in Gaza City unless they are evacuated immediately, an ultimatum verging on a declaration of war.
Serena Williams made a belated arrival at the Hopman Cup on Sunday, pronouncing herself ready to go for her first match against the Czech Republic on Monday.
Ventiduenne fermato per droga, partecipo' ad aggressione
Granted, the new MSN (http://beta.search.msn.com) is still in the &quot;beta&quot; phase -- testing a work in progress. Microsoft is expected to make the technology part of its main MSN site early next year.
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reportedly was very sick the night before he helped make the Pittsburgh Steelers look ill in the AFC Championship game.
Hank Aaron wants no part of Barry Bonds. With Bonds closing in on the career home run record, Aaron attended a news conference Thursday at the spot where his 755th and final home run landed in 1976.
MIAMI - For anyone who didn't get enough of Hurricane Frances as it blew through Florida, remnants of the storm are for sale.    More than 170 items were listed on eBay's Internet auction site Monday, a day after the eye of the Category 2 storm came ashore...
Pension fund CalPERS said on Wednesday it acquired a 9.9 percent stake in Silver Lake, giving the technology-focused private equity firm money to expand globally and develop new investment funds.
Moviegoers gave their blessing to the &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; over the weekend, spending an estimated &#36;77 million to see the Tom Hanks religious thriller.
ROME : Luigi Del Neri has been appointed coach of AS Roma, the troubled Serie A club confirmed. Del Neri arrived here Wednesday morning and went immediately to the home of Roma president Franco Sensi to iron out last minute details of the contract.
The White House yesterday sought to overrule a federal court's decision limiting the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises, exempting the service from complying with two major environmental laws.
'Cambiare guida Paese', Bossi 'Lega continua a galoppare'
Top seed Carlos Moya crashed out of the China Open yesterday, losing to French qualifier Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round.
The Boston Red Sox could be without starter Curt Schilling for the remainder of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees after their ace aggravated an ankle injury in a Game One loss.
Arsene Wenger is told by Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood he can say whatever he wants about Man Utd.
Posizione espressa da sindaco Roma a direttivo Ds
European banking giant UniCredit   on Friday denied a report in Italy's leading business  daily that it might be interested in buying the $47 billion  U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch .
Citigroup Inc. , the world's biggest financial-services company, will pay $15.2 million to settle claims its brokers coaxed BellSouth Corp. workers into early retirement by exaggerating projections for investment returns, said NASD, the main US brokerage regulator.
Cesare Gussoni, neo presidente dell'Aia, ha scritto una lettera agli arbitri di calcio italiano pubb...
A Royal Ascot racegoer is treated for serious head injuries after the coach taking her home overturns.
Da forze afghane e Nato, lo riferiscono fonti di polizia
The band at the heart of the  recently concluded CBS reality series \
Brad Gilbert, the former coach of Andre Agassi, has one of the most tactically astute minds in the game and, having seen his current charge Andy Roddick struggle against Tim Henman in the past, he hatched a plan to take the initiative in their Masters Cup
SEVERAL mothers have thrown their weight behind the use of Nevirapine in the prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV and Aids saying the drug was highly effective.
Using steroids to build bulging muscles can also trigger \
A man acquitted of a murder 17 years ago finally admits his guilt after a change in the double jeopardy law.
A new book suggests that among other things, eating ice cream and cutting back on meat may help raise your fertility.
Catania-Empoli &egrave; a forte rischio a causa della pioggia che da questa mattina sta cadendo sull...
Derek Jeter finished at .343, 4 points behind the Twins\u00c2\u0092 Joe Mauer for the American League batting crown, but the Yankees tied the Mets for the majors\u00c2\u0092 best record.
Lloyd Blankfein and Sanford Weill are among the current and former Wall Street heavyweights who have recently bought into 15 Central Park West, New York's uber-luxurious new condominium complex. But James Cayne, the chairman and, until recently, chief executive of Bear Stearns, has chosen a different trophy address. Documents filed with the city of New York [...].
By Tampone, Kevin  SYRACUSE - Among the numerous lessons of Hurricane Katrina was at least one for information-technology professionals.
Eurostar workers will stage a 24-hour walk-out over a pay dispute on August 28, their union announces.
NEW YORK  - Sleep problems and depression   in children may share a genetic source, a study of twins hints.
Scotland's free personal care policy was launched without full details of how much it would cost, a watchdog says.
Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.
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Esclusiva di Al Jazira, e' egiziano e preannuncia attacchi
A MEMBER of the Philippine royal family in the movies moved on to the Great Beyond midnight Monday (December 14), sending his hordes of fans in mourning.
KERICHO, Kenya  - Kenya's large Rift Valley tea estates say they should weather political and ethnic violence targeting their work force, but it is cold comfort to the roughly 20,000 tea pickers who had to run for their lives.
Swiss banking giant UBS said on Thursday it had suffered a net loss of 4.4 billion Swiss francs (4.0 billion dollars, 2.7 billion euros) in 2007 after losing billions in the US mortgage crisis.
Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a narrow 5-point lead on rival Barack Obama in Nevada on the eve of the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.
Martin M. Kaplan, a health researcher and former secretary-general of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pugwash conferences on disarmament, has died. He was 89.
The death toll from the blast of a tanker truck in Baghdad on Christmas Eve rose to nine on Saturday, as investigators here discovered the bodies of a family under the rubble of their home, the police said.
America's factories saw orders go up by a strong 1.2 percent in November, the biggest advance in four months and a sign that the nation's manufacturing sector was gaining momentum as the new year loomed.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) discusses a $2bn bid for its Italian counterpart, say sources quoted by Reuters.
Messaggio a sindaco Ovada per il premio 'Testimone di Pace'
Sony plans to launch a Blu-ray Disc player this year that will cost $400 less than many current models.
Research In Motion Ltd., which makes the BlackBerry handheld device and other mobile products, on Thursday said its second-quarter profit rose significantly on improved sales.
French economic growth is expected to dip slightly to 2.1 percent this year from 2.2 percent in 2006, still well below the eurozone average, the national statistics institute INSEE said Friday.
ROMA - Spetta all&#39;Italia il primato delle tasse piu&#39; alte sui telefonini: con una tassa di concessione governativa mensile el&#39;Iva al 20%, la pressione fiscale sulla telefonia mobile nel nostro Paese supera sia la Gran Bretagna (Iva al 17,6%) che la Spagna
The dollar sagged to a record low against the euro on Tuesday after remarks on monetary policy by European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet did not detract from bullish euro sentiment.
In the midst of debates with his estate over charges of trademark infringement, Bob Marley's ringtones are again available from Verizon, enabling a veritable throng of users to finally be able to pick up their phones to the tune of \
Chemotherapy causes changes in the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10 years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said on Thursday.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
A U.S. Marine was killed in action in  the volatile Anbar province west of Baghdad Sunday, the second  Marine to be killed in the area that day, the U.S. military  said Monday.
A substance found in red wine protected mice from the ill effects of obesity and extended their life spans, raising the tantalizing prospect that the compound could do the same for humans and may also help people live longer, healthier lives, researchers reported yesterday.
Entrepreneur Dinesh Dhamija will pocket in excess of \u00c2\u00a392m after it was announced this week that he has sold his online travel agency Ebookers.
Verizon is the latest electronics retailer to open an outlet that feels more like an entertainment center or arcade then a phone store.
Motion Picture Distribution LP said on  Friday that it has reached settlement deals with three former  senior executives and struck a consulting agreement with former  chairman Victor Loewy.
[Health India]: London, Nov 14: In a new study, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rendered monkeys infertile by a vaccine aimed at their sperm.
Nintendo starts its campaign to stop Sony taking over the handheld gaming market with the launch of its new handheld console the Nintendo DS today in the US.
In a high-profile mea culpa the Smithsonian Institution issued a report saying that its Board of Regents had failed to provide the oversight that might have prevented extravagant spending by its former chief executive.
Samsung Electronics Co. has become the first South Korean company to exceed the 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) operating profit milestone this year, with its third-quarter profit jumping on strong memory chip earnings.
A new report says disabled children are not getting the care they need because too much money is spent on administration
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The sale of new single-family homes across the country rose by 9.4 percent in August, ending a two-month dip, the US Commerce Department reported yesterday.
On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present -- a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank.
Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the U.S. population is, literally, growing.
Pakistan, criticized by some Afghan   leaders over cross-border infiltration by the Taliban, vowed on   Wednesday to help its neighbor fight terrorism as Afghanistan   battles its worst violence in five years.
\u00c2\u00b7 Bereaved mothers win right to have appeal heard \u00c2\u00b7 Petition drafted by two leading human rights QCs
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InfoWorld - The release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in March should strengthen Red Hat&#39;s lead in the open-source software market and fend off challenges from Oracle, Microsoft, and Novell, an industry analyst said.
Xavier Beitia kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:03 to play to help No. 5 Florida State pull off a surprisingly close 20-17 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.
Insurer fined \u00c2\u00a31.26m after failing to take reasonable care of policyholders' details
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Liverpool face an uphill task to qualify for the latter stages of the Champions League after falling to defeat at Turkish side Besiktas.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d is bigger and stronger than ever in its sixth season, causing its competitors to do everything they can to escape its invasion.
Northern Ireland voted on Wednesday in an election that could allow the return of a government shared between Protestants and Catholics and help cement a lasting political settlement after decades of conflict.
The iPhone was the fourth highest-selling handset in the US in the third quarter, according to data compiled by research firm Strategy Analytics.
Storm weary residents of Florida and the rest of the Southeast can take a little consolation from the first forecast of tropical weather for next year.
The fight for top-billing in Saturday's Nevada Democratic presidential caucus has become much like its model in Iowa: an hour-by-hour test of who has the best organization.
PHUKET, Thailand -- There are pictures of young couples, like Canadians Michael Lang and Rubina Wong, and of small children, like a 4-year-old named Solitaire.
Heinz Berggruen, an influential collector of Picasso's artworks and longtime friend of the artist, has died in France, the Picasso Museum in Paris said Sunday. He was 93.
President Vladimir Putin has fired the  commander of Russia&#39;s navy, taking to at least four the number  of top brass dismissed since he appointed a new defense  minister, media in Russia reported on Friday.
Toys &quot;R&quot; Us Inc. swung to a profit in the second quarter from a loss a year ago, buoyed by a reversal of $200 million in income tax reserves.
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LVMH, the world&#39;s biggest luxury goods company, has beaten forecasts with a 14-percent rise in first-half operating profits, helped by a rebound in retailing and strong sales at Louis Vuitton.
ThinkPad T42 series notebooks now feature an embedded fingerprint reader.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Could people and vehicles that have mysteriously vanished in the desert have been swallowed up by shifting sands?
L'omicidio sulla spiaggia di una localita' balneare
NEW YORK  - Testosterone patches can significantly boost the libido for some women with sub par sex drives after surgery to remove their ovaries, who report an average of one additional sexual encounter a week after starting to use the hormone, a new study shows.
Add Atlanta to the list of potential sites for Kmart Holding Corp.&#39;s new headquarters. The Troy-based company with about 2,000 corporate employees is looking for up to 300,000 square feet of office space, Atlanta media are reporting this week.
Dozens of loud explosions rocked southern Baghdad in quick succession on Thursday evening, Reuters witnesses said.
Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.
NEW YORK  - Social position appears to  affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age,  white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a  study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
For some Americans, weary of war in Iraq and uncertain about the future, the race horse Barbaro's fight for life was a welcome tale of hope in the face of adversity.
The UK music industry has today launched a &#39;rolling program of legal action&#39; against illegal downloaders, the first of its kind in the country.
U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday   after a four-day rally as investors were weary of placing bets   as the Dow traded near a record high and Wall Street headed for   its best third quarter in nine years.
By The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas  Mar. 13--Retired nurse Celestine V. Harris, 80, is tired of seeing the hurricane debris in her Ward 3 neighborhood, which is why she decided to run for the Beaumont City Council.  \
An intense fire ravaged a sky scraper in central Madrid on Saturday, causing no injuries but sparking fear the blaze could spread to nearby buildings.
For perhaps the first time ever at the university, the buzz at UConn is about football, after the Huskies defeated No. 11 South Florida on Saturday for the program\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first victory over a ranked team.
Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians,  including five militants, in Gaza on Saturday as the army  pressed on with a massive offensive aimed at stopping militants  firing rockets into Israel.
British packaging group Rexam Plc   said on Monday it had agreed to buy OI Plastic Products  from Owens-Illinois Inc  for $1.83 billion and that it  would place 58.35 million new shares to help fund the deal.
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck Greece on Sunday, shaking people out of bed and sending panic-stricken villagers into the streets but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Experts continue to disagree over the best drugs to treat schizophrenia - newer or older antipsychotics.
Become a friend to the environment and cut your tax bill.
Howard Dean must have been ecstatic as he read the headlines on Oct. 7: &quot;Report Discounts Iraqi Arms Threat&quot; affirmed the Washington Post, while The New York Times, not to be outdone, jubilantly proclaimed
Thailand will not override a patent on leukaemia drug Glivec after its maker, Swiss giant Novartis, agreed to give the medicine to most patients for free, an official said Friday.
Police in Australia are cleared of blame for the death of Thomas Hickey, 17, which sparked race riots.
A steady downpour didn't qualify as bad weather to Suzann Pettersen. Playing through heavy showers was fine to Pettersen, who took a one-stroke lead Friday at the Wendy's Championship for Children. More than an inch of rain pounded Tartan Fields Golf Club, suspending play late in the afternoon &#151; as was the case in the first round.
Dell Inc. expects shipments of personal computers, notebooks and servers in Asia excluding China, Japan and South Korea to grow almost 20 percent in 2007, a company executive said Thursday.
A US air strike has targeted two safe houses used by followers of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Falluja, US officials said.
Queen Elizabeth II was set Thursday to become Britain's oldest monarch, overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria amid signs the royal family is preparing for life after 81-year-old \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSlipstream\u00e2\u0080\u009d is Anthony Hopkins\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third film as a director and his first as a quasi-avant-garde filmmaker working well outside the mainstream.
Panama's former dictator, Manuel Noriega, can be extradited to France for a money laundering trial after he completes a lengthy jail sentence in Miami next month, a US judge ruled yesterday.
Pakistani Prime Minister- elect Shaukat Aziz Saturday secured vote of confidence in the National Assembly (NA), the powerful lower house of the parliament,a requirement under the country&#39;s constitution.
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Tiger Woods became a first-time father Monday, when his wife, Elin, gave birth to a baby daughter, the Worlds No. 1 golfer announced on his web site Monday.
Technology consultancy Capgemini will begin recommending Google Inc.'s online suite of office software to its corporate customers, bolstering the Internet search leader's effort to drum up more sales to big businesses.
&quot;Over many years, Bennett King has made an outstanding contribution to the progress and development of Australia&#39;s emerging players,&quot; said Robertson.
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BUENOS AIRES - Carlos Bianchi is favourite to be named new Argentina coach after Marcelo Bielsa&#39;s surprise resignation. &quot;I&#39;ve not spoken to him yet but he&#39;s our priority,&quot; said Argentina Football Association president Julio Gondrona.
MALABO : The prosecutor in the case of South African alleged mercenary leader Nick du Toit, who has admitted a limited role in a coup bid in Equatorial Guinea, called for him to be sentenced to death.
Tim Henman faces a must-win clash against Russian Marat Safin on Saturday as he bids to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Houston.
Sean Avery, the NHL's most-penalized player the past two seasons, was traded to the New York Rangers on Monday night in a deal that sent checking forward Jason Ward to the Los Angeles Kings.
Brandishing brooms and shouting slogans, victims of the Bhopal gas leak disaster today vowed to fight for justice for hundreds of thousands of people still suffering the effects of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worst industrial accident 20 years ago.
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The proportion of surfers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90%, say web analysts.
Sunday's New York  Giants-Dallas Cowboys game on Fox registered as the  most-watched regular-season NFL game in almost 10 years.
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MONTE CARLO, September 28 (Champions League) - It may not have been as emphatic as last year&#39;s victory against the same opposition but Monaco pulled off another famous win at the expense of Deportivo La Coruna in a Champions League Group A match on
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces hit Iraq's rebel  stronghold of Falluja with the fiercest air and ground  bombardment in months, as insurgents struck back on Saturday  with attacks that killed up to 37 people in Samarra.
About a quarter of US women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said
Samples taken from 15 patients at a local hospital were sent to a state lab in Lansing to identify the illness that spread to residents of an assisted-living facility in Troy on Thursday.
Japanese researchers have implanted a small camera inside a mouse's brain to see how memory is formed, in an experiment they hope to some day apply to humans to treat illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
Google developer Andy Palay described the process of building the new Google Gears tool during the company's first Developer day on Thursday.
House and Senate conferees have agreed to let the Energy Department leave some radioactive waste in tanks in South Carolina and Idaho, instead of pumping it out for deep burial.
Valerie Wilson sued the Central Intelligence Agency over its refusal to allow her to publish a memoir that would discuss how long she had worked for the agency.
This fascinating but not perfectly satisfying show at the Metropolitan Museum features the art of Barcelona from the turn of the 20th century.
One day after knocking\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Tiger Woods\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0out of the World Match Play Championship, Shaun Micheel holds on for a 4-and-2 victory Friday.
ST. LOUIS  - Boston Red Sox fans awoke on  Wednesday with their impossible dream on the brink of becoming  a reality.
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An Iraqi government contractor confessed on Jordanian television to kidnapping and killing on the orders of al-Qaida in Iraq before he was lured to Jordan and arrested.
Shares in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts drop by almost 20% after the firm announces a quarterly loss of $3m.
A 19-year-old man is charged with attempted murder and making threats after a stabbing in west Belfast.
Heavily armed police killed a protester and arrested the leader of the main opposition party as they broke up a prayer meeting protesting government policies Sunday.
A Metropolitan Police worker pleads guilty to misconduct by leaking details on terrorism to a newspaper.
Pope Benedict ended a sensitive,  fence-mending visit to Turkey on Friday amid praise for  visiting Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque and praying there facing  toward Mecca \
Just when air travel seems to have become our national gripe, along comes a possibility to make us appreciate flight as we now know it: A cabin full of people talking, loudly and simultaneously, on their cell phones.
A top U.S. envoy accused Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica of not doing enough to arrest leading war crimes suspects on Monday, saying Belgrade had shown \
It's shiny. It's new. It might be just for you.
Wirdheim was Jaguar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reserve driver in 2004 but did not figure in new team owner Red Bull\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans. The Swede has therefore been released from his contract a month ahead of schedule by \u00e2\u0080\u009cmutual agreement\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Cingular Wireless continues to meet its AT&amp;T Wireless merger approval obligations to shed some assets. The latest: The carrier is selling its stake in IDEA Cellular.
The PHP-GTK Community site has a quick new post today showing how to create/empty out a GtkContainer or GtkWindow in your code.   This function provides an easy way to empty a GtkWindow/GtkContainer. I use it when i need to refresh a part of my app by replacing some widgets with others. It can destroy or preserve the child widgets depending on your needs.   They provide both the code itself and a sample usage - a three line script that shows three ways to use it - empty out a container, empty out the container but keep its children intact, and how to use it in the event of a button click.
The President of Austria, Heinz Fischer, and the Austrian Defence Minister, Guenther Platter, today have met with the BiH Council of Ministers Chair, Adnan Terzic, who briefed them on the efforts the Council is ...
A federal bankruptcy judge approved a plan Monday to sell roughly 60,000 accounts of the troubled credit counseling firm AmeriDebt to a Houston nonprofit, allowing for the dissolution of the company accused of bilking customers with hidden fees.
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A mobile phone debuting Thursday, the Modu, combines futuristic cues from the robot-morphing &quot;Transformers&quot; show with the snappy appeal of Legos.Rather than buying a new mobile phone every couple years, a person can just slide a new &quot;jacket,&quot; or external casing, over the core phone, said Itay Sherman, chief technology officer for Modu, the Israeli company behind its namesake device.Modu, the brainchild of USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash drive inventor Dov Moran, will be on display next week at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona.Modu, which can be used to make calls minus a jacket, will cost around &#8364;200 ($290). A jacket will cost &#8364;20 to &#8364;60 each. A jacket contains its own configuration file that enables it to display strikingly different graphic and color schemes on its own screen while connected to the underlying Modu.&quot;You can completely change the way the phone looks,&quot; said Sherman, adding that a QWERTY keyboard could be an option for business users.Operators think the concept will allow them to keep subscribers longer. Modu said on Thursday it has struck deals with Telecom Italia and VimpelCom, Russia&#39;s second-largest operator, which are expected to start selling the device by October.But much bigger plans for Modu are in the works. The company is encouraging other manufacturers to create compatible devices -- or &quot;mates&quot; -- that can use Modu&#39;s data and applications. In turn, the devices can use Modu&#39;s cellular connectivity, Sherman said.For example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) could display maps for addresses that a user has saved on Modu. A home cordless phone could display numbers and other address book information when a Modu is plugged into its base. A car&#39;s speaker system could be used to amplify phone calls while someone is driving.So far Modu says it is working with Magellan Navigation and stereo-maker Blaupunkt, part of Bosch. The first mates should come out in 2009, Sherman said.Modu has attracted others interested in marketing opportunities centered around the jackets. Also on Thursday, Modu said Universal Music Group will develop jackets with preloaded content from its artists and music-themed designs.The Modu is a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) quad-band phone that weighs 1.5 ounces and is 0.3 inches thick without a jacket.The first-generation Modu will have 1GB of flash memory, roughly enough for 240 songs. So far, Modu does not have any agreements with music download services, Sherman said.Modu has a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) radio, Sherman said. In the first half of 2009, a 3G (third-generation) model should be available, which would allow faster download speeds, he said.
Senior Jonathan Josselin nearly lifted Matignon to a memorable upset on his historic night. Josselin recorded his 1,000th career point two minutes into the second half in Matignon's 63-61 loss to Trinity Catholic.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog began a two-day visit early Friday to discuss Iranian compliance with international demands over the country's nuclear program.
Gay men reacted strongly to a study saying they were more likely to acquire a potentially lethal strain of bacteria, which seemed to cast an all too familiar stigma on their sexuality.
Dealing Microsoft a major legal setback, a European court yesterday rejected the software giant&#39;s appeal to suspend antitrust sanctions imposed by European regulators in March.
Paris - The French government has received a video of two French reporters held hostage in Iraq since August indicating that they were alive, an MP in President Jacques Chirac&#39;s ruling party said on Tuesday.
Possible Patriot Act entanglement raises hackles A union is warning that the privacy of sensitive information could be put at risk by a statistics agency IT deal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SANTIAGO, Chile  - The body of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, whose government killed thousands during his 17-year-rule, was taken to a military college in the capital Santiago on Monday after his death sparked violence, tears and celebration.
No one has been more dominating against National League hitters at home than Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano. And Zambrano looked as if he would be at his finest Monday night at Wrigley Field.
Shares in Australian flag carrier Qantas have jumped more than four percent amid expectations a takeover consortium is finally ready to formally table a multi-billion dollar offer for the airline.
Malaysia's prime minister responded to the biggest crisis facing his three-year-old anti-corruption drive on Monday by dismissing 85 percent of graft allegations as baseless.
Even in the Midwest where ethanol is most popular, its success as an alternative fuel is far from assured.
Beavers grace New York City's official seal. But the industrious rodents haven't been spotted here for as many as 200 years &#151; until this week.
This new, improved \u00e2\u0080\u009cXanadu\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an outlandishly enjoyable stage spoof of the outrageously bad movie from 1980.
Auburn tailbacks Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown haven't joined in the rush to the Heisman Trophy.
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Motorsport.com. BAR test driver Anthony Davidson was due to try out for Williams at the beginning of December but BAR has put a stop to it.
The parent company of the downtown Wonder Bread bakery filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday in an attempt to restructure its struggling operations.
The goal is to introduce a broad portfolio of multi-platform virtualization and automation software, with specific products expected in 2008.
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Iraq's elections will be legitimate if  roughly half the Sunni Arab minority votes despite threats of  violence, a leading politician in the Shi'ite alliance expected  to dominate the polls said on Saturday.
U.S. mortgage applications jumped last  week as borrowers emerged in droves to refinance their existing  home loans as interest rates fell to their lowest since early  December, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
Queste le probabili formazioni di Celtic-Milan, gara dell&#39;ultimo turno del Girone F di Champions League, in programma domani sera (ore 20.45 italiane) allo stadio Celtic Park di Glasgow. Celtic (4-4-2): 21
Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales is promising senators that he will abide by treaties prohibiting the torture of prisoners, despite deriding the restraints as relics in 2002.
Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
LONDON, Sep 28 (SW) - Arsenal FC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Brazilian midfielder Gilberto has been ruled out of action for no less than a month with a back injury.
Legs or wheels? Entertaining or functional? The robot world has a lot of questions to resolve.
Tiruchirappalli: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh today described as unfortunate Brian Lara and other top West Indies players being ruled ineligible for a One-day cricket tournament in Australia in January after refusing to a sign a contract over
As of Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at least 3,833 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,120 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt  - Alexandria, the Egyptian coastal city where Cleopatra had love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, is trying to regain some of its old glory as a tourism destination for European and Arab elites.
From jobs to taxes to health care, Bush and Kerry are making lots of promises. TIME crunches the numbers for you
World Champion Petter Solberg has promised Sebastien Loeb &quot;a hell of a fight&quot; for victory in this weekend&#39;s Wales Rally GB.
Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of legendary rock group Led Zeppelin are due to get back together.
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Ireland's average temperature has been rising at twice the global rate since the early 1980s and parts of the country are becoming wetter and more prone to flooding due to climate change, a government-funded report said Wednesday.
The Bush administration has imposed economic penalties on several Chinese companies because it says they helped Iran in its effort to improve its weapons programs, administration documents show.
Santander Central Hispano SA, which last month offered 8.2 billion pounds ($14.9 billion) to buy the UK mortgage lender Abbey National Plc, said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs at the British company.
NEW YORK - Foreign-born children are healthier when they arrive in the United States than those of the same age who were born in the country, a study shows.
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The MPAA&#39;s DVD Copy Control Association (DVDCCA), owner of the ineffective DVD &#39;copy-protection&#39; technology, is after a firm called Kaleidescape because, claim the studios, Kaleidescape&#39;s $27,000 jukebox illegally makes copies of DVDs.
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Premier Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in parliament's lower house Wednesday night, but his chances for success in the upper house appeared to worsen as more allies defected amid growing pressure on the center-left leader to resign.
Blog: GM awards two battery contracts for the Chevy Volt's E-flex power train
The transfer of N Korean funds frozen in Macau, a key issue in nuclear talks, is to begin, media say.
Overweight people have a tendency to sit, while lean ones have trouble holding still, researchers are reporting.
For what it is \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a romantic comedy about the rivalry between a jealous ghost and a flaky psychic for the love of a veterinarian \u00e2\u0080\u0094 \u00e2\u0080\u009cOver Her Dead Body\u00e2\u0080\u009d is not bad.
NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone and 24 other mobile phone firms and manufacturers join forces to develop the next generation of high-speed networks.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 24--Education author Alfie Kohn will speak at Boise State University at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Student Union Special Events Center. Kohn also will give a workshop at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 5 in the Borah High School Auditorium.
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Ductal lavage is not an effective method for detecting breast cancer, according to a new study in the October 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Beijing to turn coal gas plant into industrial relics park    BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Beijing plans to build a coal gas plant, a major polluter of the national capital, into an industrial relics park in an effort to honor its \
Amelie Mauresmo's hopes of a first  grand slam title remained intact Wednesday but she had to come  from behind to beat Ukraine's Julia Vakulenko 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in  the second round of the U.S. Open.
These are three innocent sprinters, sharing a baton and their medal hopes with Marion Jones, knowing she could take them all down with one horrific lie.
``Well, you can feel the electricity in the air here at Gillette Stadium as the Patriots start their 2006 season against the Buffalo Bills. And since the Patriots have the ball, we'll be getting a quick look at an offense that features all new wide receivers. Guys who combined to catch 160 balls a year ago -- Deion Branch, David ...
And Peter Jackson planning more Halo games Microsoft will ship the eagerly awaited external HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 console into the US mid-November, the software giant has announced. The drive will set console owners back $200 and bundle the 2005 King Kong remake.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Ken Dey, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 23--A Boise company was among 49 companies recognized this month in  the Wall Street Journal's 2006 Technology Innovation Awards contest.
Peruvian Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo accuses former President Alberto Fujimori of ordering his kidnapping.
France dispatched another 600 troops Sunday to help calm the volatile situation in the Ivory Coast, where French forces, deployed to enforce a shaky cease-fire, and ordinary civilians have been the targets of violence.
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Michael Vaughan says England will quit their tour of Zimbabwe if they are forced to meet the President John Mugabe. England are scheduled to play their first one-day international on Sunday, as part of a revised four-match itinerary.
An Arkansas judge Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state ban on placing foster children in any household with a gay member.
A French court jails a woman who killed two policemen while sending a mobile phone text message as she was driving.
A comparative psychologist taught the parrot to learn scores of words, which he could put into categories, to count and to recognize colors and shapes.
The Spice Girls have shocked fans by scrapping off China, South Africa, Australia and Argentina from the last leg of their tour.
One murder case has attracted special attention amid a debate over the safety of antidepressant use in children and teenagers.
Microsoft has told a judge that the European Commission must be stopped from ordering it to give up secret technology to competitors.
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Condoleezza Rice will visit the Middle East and Europe next month on her first trip as U.S. secretary of state to make a new push on Middle East peace and to mend ties with European allies, officials said on Thursday.
The Indian economy is poised for sustained economic growth of 7-8 per cent for the next ten years, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told participants in a keynote address at the opening session of the World Economic Forum&#39;s 20th India Economic
COLIN MONTGOMERIE and Luke Donald - the old campaigner and the new kid on the block - will be Ryder Cup team-mates in two weeks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 time.
A seven-year-old boy dies in an accident involving machinery at a farm in West Devon.
Service providers can be  fined \u00c2\u00a315,000 for breaching gay sex laws, but a law on harassment is quashed.
&quot;No Dogs Allowed.&quot; That has been Boston College's motto this week as the Eagles prepare to host the University of Connecticut tomorrow night in an ESPN2-televised Big East opener for both teams at Alumni Stadium. The Huskies will play their inaugural Big East game against the Eagles, who were named as plaintiffs in a UConn-led lawsuit after BC announced its ...
Red spruce trees in New England and upstate New York suffered severe damage last winter, University of Vermont researchers have found.
Hundreds of thousands of health workers and volunteers fanned out across Bangladesh on Sunday in an effort to immunize 24 million children against polio after the disease recently resurfaced.
America Online on Thursday confirmed it is testing a new search engine that scans for files on a PC&#39;s hard drive, mirroring a similar product unveiled this week by Google.
Princess Diana was not the victim of a murder plot when she and her lover were killed in a car accident in 1997, a British police inquiry ruled on Thursday.
One of 1,300 Thai Muslims detained after clashes with security forces described on Thursday how police and soldiers beat protesters before piling
The global aviation industry must work together to tackle climate change, Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson says.
Winning close games is an art form -- a nebulous blend of luck, talent, timing, and intangibles. But Chelmsford has it down to a science.
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When Eugene McCarthy ran for president in 1968, he pledged to fire J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director who had outlasted presidents from Calvin Coolidge to John F. Kennedy.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon issued a report Wednesday strongly suggesting that Syria has helped smuggle weapons to the Shiite movement Hezbollah and other armed groups, and that it sponsored Islamic militants involved in a military confrontation with the Lebanese army...
Earthlink filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta, Georgia, accusing 50 &quot;John Does&quot; of violating the federal CAN-SPAM Act and various other state and federal statutes, including the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Georgia Computer Systems Protection
President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry narrowed to six points in an ABC News/Washington Post poll of likely voters released on Monday, compared with a nine-point lead in the poll earlier this month.
New growth behind the lava dome in the Mount St. Helens crater sends up a puff of steam above the crater walls as magma continues to push to the surface where it becomes lava in southwest Washington Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.
Sony Corp.&#39;s thriller ``The Grudge,&#39;&#39; starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, opened as the top movie at US and Canadian theaters this weekend, with $40 million in ticket sales.
Also: Technology and the Bill of Rights. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
A mass exodus of GPs from the NHS is being considered by the British Medical Association as it steps up its campaign against the government's plan to impose extended surgery opening hours in England, internal documents have revealed
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With around 100 world leaders converging on New York this week for the UN General Assembly, the hot-button item is Security Council reform.
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Babies fathered by teenagers are more likely to be unhealthy at birth, suggests a study.
MONROE, Mich. - It was a symbol of philanthropy
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Jose Maria Olazabal says he has settled his differences with Colin Montgomerie ahead of this week's Ryder Cup.
Australian police investigate an incendiary device found on board a Virgin Blue Boeing at Sydney airport.
This was stated by Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn who addressed the today Session of the VR Arranging Council.
A depressed Hunter College student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal.
The British Medical Journal said on  Friday it has sent documents to U.S. health regulators that it  said appear to suggest a link between the antidepressant drug  Prozac and suicidal behavior.
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. - Former President Bill Clinton left the hospital and returned home Friday, four days after undergoing heart bypass surgery, his office said...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The brother of a British hostage held by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the United States yesterday of sabotaging efforts to save the captive&#39;s life, as US and Iraqi officials continued to insist they could not yield to
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The Army is considering a settlement with five companies that successfully protested awards made in April under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-2 Services (ITES-2S) contract.
AT&T claims that Vonage, the internet telephone company, violated a 1996 patent that broadly describe the idea of routing telephone calls over data networks.
The United States strongly condemned Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's suppression of protests and said on Monday it was shocked by attacks on opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai and others.
Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
Few people turned out Saturday for a rally demanding amnesty for 11 million illegal immigrants, the latest sign of pro-immigrant groups' struggles to regain momentum after hundreds of thousands marched for the cause in the spring.
Olympic champions have their parents to thank for their physiology&#151;but no one is born a world-record holder. That also requires training, nutrition, desire, and determination.
Terrorism escalates worldwide, but it's not just one 'war.'
UK businesses are set to prosper during the next few months - but this could trigger more interest rate rises, according to a report.
A fourth animal has been found to have contracted the bluetongue disease in Suffolk, Defra says.
Libya took another big stride out of diplomatic isolation on Wednesday when the European Union agreed to lift all sanctions on the North African country.
At just 12 x 14 x 1.1mm, Samsung&#39;s MMCmicro device is one-third the size of reduced-size multimedia cards currently in use. The MMCmicro can read at 10 Mbps and write at 7 Mbps.
A NATO air strike has killed a Taliban commander behind an insurgent takeover of a small southern Afghanistan town, as a US general took command of the 35,000-strong NATO-led force.
US President George W. Bush's administration weathered a pre-election mauling as it announced emergency measures to skirt a 7.38-trillion-dollar debt limit.
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Violent clashes in a village in central China killed seven people and injured 42, the government said Monday, as police imposed martial law on the area after the fighting
Shantanu Moita's album doesn't live up to lyricist Swanand Kirkire's fine words.
Il consulente di mercato, Ernesto Bronzetti, usa una metafora ai microfoni di Sky per definire la si...
Mobile phone subscribers around the  globe totaled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year,  about one quarter of the world's population, the International  Telecommunication Union (ITU) said on Thursday.
It may be a little late to the game, but business travel is now the subject of a variety of blogs.
The Food and Drug Administration again said the agency had no early indications that there were serious problems at a British vaccine company that was supposed to supply half of the  U.S. flu vaccine.
Vote-counting began in Pakistan Monday after voters defied bombings and shootings to cast their ballots in elections that will decide the political fate of key US ally President Pervez Musharraf.
Mike Radja had a goal and an assist for the second consecutive night to lead No. 5 New Hampshire past Merrimack, 4-1, last night in North Andover.
A man was due to appear in court here Tuesday over the death of a South African rugby fan who was run over as he walked home after watching the World Cup final, officials said.
Two Italian soldiers are believed to have been abducted while on patrol in western Afghanistan, Italy's Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  KKD.N fell 11 percent before the bell on Monday after the  struggling doughnut shop chain reported a quarterly net loss  because of impairment charges and store closing costs.
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David Tyree\u00e2\u0080\u0099s life as a Giant seems back to normal after dealing with the loss of his mother, Thelma, who died of a heart attack on Dec. 15.
Svetlana Kuznetsova ha vinto l'Open di Cina battendo nella finale del torneo la francese Amelie Maur...
The Jets came up with four turnovers by Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler in the second half, including an interception returned 66 yards for a touchdown.
As the Writers Guild maintained on Monday that it was unlikely to grant a request from Grammy producers for an interim agreement, talent managers and label executives worried over prospects of a gala drained of major stars.
NCIS warns public to be wary when giving money to help survivors of the tsunami
Pfizer Inc. said on Monday that its Lyrica epilepsy drug reduced the frequency of partial seizures by as much as 53 percent when given as an add-on therapy to other antiepileptic treatments, according to a study in the journal Neurology.
Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being tested did not work, researchers reported on Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- StumbleUpon, the best way to discover new sites on the Internet, today launched Stumble Video, the first and only way to discover and watch videos that automatically match individual interests and preferences.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - A car bomb killed a top  Venezuelan state prosecutor investigating opponents of  President Hugo Chavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coup  against the left-wing leader, authorities said on Friday.
The wireless company abandoned its legal challenge of F.C.C. rules for its auction of radio spectrum, removing a potential obstacle to the much-anticipated sale.
MARTINSBURG, W.Va., July 4 -- President Bush warned Wednesday that the Iraq war \
AS Roma and Inter Milan played to a dramatic 3-3 draw in Sunday&#39;s &quot;big match,&quot; both losing ground to Juventus, which stretched its Serie A lead by beating Udinese 1-0.
South Korea&#39;s LG Electronics said Wednesday it would sell third-generation (3G) mobile phones in Europe this week, installed with mobile services of the world&#39;s top Internet search engine Google.
Swing to technology is a threat to GCSEs and A-levels, teachers warn
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili offers a broad autonomy to the breakaway republic of South Ossetia.
Three NATO soldiers were killed and six wounded in a suicide raid on Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan, the alliance said, in the latest spate of rising attacks on Western troops in recent days.
When the Old Colony League was trimmed to just four teams during the offseason, the spotlight was quickly cast on Bridgewater-Raynham's game at Marshfield Oct. 29.
Canada sends a high-level delegation to Paris to sound out a possible offer of military help in Afghanistan.
Pixar fans eagerly anticipating Cars, the studio&#39;s next release, had better buckle in\u00e2\u0080\u0094it&#39;s going to be a long ride. Disney and Pixar announced plans on Tuesday to delay the film&#39;s release from
Laptop PC shipments by the world&#39;s two largest contract makers surged in June, rebounding from a lull in April and part of May as systems makers awaited the launch of Intel Corp.&#39;s Santa Rosa laptop PC chips, an upgrade to its popular Centrino package.
The extremely likeable Taye Diggs premieres as lawyer/player on \u00e2\u0080\u009cKevin Hill\u00e2\u0080\u009d airing Wednesday night on UPN. Diggs is no stranger to the role as a playboy attorney considering he played a similar character on \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlly McBeal\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
LONG BEACH, N.Y. - Of 1.4 million high-schoolers who took the Scholastic Aptitude Test in 2004, fewer than 1,000 scored a perfect 1600.
The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, proposes a \u00c2\u00a33 hike to the congestion charge.
As of Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at least 408 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. EST.
The chief Palestinian peace negotiator threatened on Tuesday that there would be no talks with Israel unless a deadline is set for establishing a Palestinian state
While SMS traffic increases too Mobile operators have reported increased revenue from services other than SMS in the first quarter of 2007 when compared with the same period last year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Under election-year pressure, President Bush agreed on Wednesday to give a new national intelligence director what he called full budgetary authority over much of the intelligence community despite initial objections.
Ronnie Scott's, a London jazz mecca on a par with the Village Vanguard and Blue Note clubs in New York, celebrated its 45th birthday with a special concert.
In this new blog entry, Sebastian Bergmann talks about two bits of functionality that PHP has that bring it a bit closer to a full functional language - array_map and array_reduce.   Just like Python, PHP is not a full-fledged functional language, but it supports some very useful functional idioms such as map and reduce. A blog posting by Scott Moonen on Functional Python prompted me to write this posting on PHP's array_map() and array_reduce() functions that apply callback functions to arrays.   He includes examples of each (in the functional context) showing how you can map callbacks to the array values, one that adds one to each number in the array and the other that combines the values and returns the sum.
India's chief outsourcing association has admitted there may be instances of U.S.\u00c2\u00a0visa abuse by Indian companies, but said the problems are confined to \
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A hearing is beginning at the Court of Session over plans to redevelop the former site of the Ravenscraig steelworks.
They're swarmy and stinky, and they're sticking around longer. Fish flies have invaded the shorelines of Lake St. Clair, the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, and points beyond. Known elsewhere as May flies, the bugs emerged from the rivers and lakes around June 1 and are expected to hang around for six weeks.
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Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said he will run in France's presidential elections next year, according to comments posted Wednesday on the Web site of the newspaper Liberation.
A giant mirror that will fly on the US space agency's next space telescope is a step closer to completion.
Incheon and Seoul are part of one of the biggest booms in tall-building construction since the skyscraper appeared more than a century ago.
Southampton manager Paul Sturrock has left the Premier League club after less than six months in charge despite Saturday&#39;s 3-2 home win over Blackburn Rovers.
Rescue crews Thursday found the body of a construction worker who was trapped when rocks collapsed on him as he worked in a trench, authorities said.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is on course to win a third successive term but may well have to woo a new coalition partner to be sure of a parliamentary majority, an exit poll showed on Friday.
Heavy rains are drenching South Florida as residents prepare for Tropical Storm Ernesto; however, no hurricane is predicted
When the first bell rang on July 30 in Louisville and Danny Williams looked across the ring to see the familiar figure of Mike Tyson bearing down on him from the opposite corner, he could have been forgiven if the fears of failure and self-doubt that have
Genes involved in the devastating disease Lupus, which affects 50,000 people in the UK, are identified.
In the year 65, the Roman emperor Nero discovered that a group of nobles had hatched a conspiracy to kill him. The tyrant captured the suspects one by one and threatened them with torture; most confessed and implicated others. One of the conspirators, Epicharis, was publicly tortured -- her bones...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is helping a fellow Democrat and former rival &#151; Senate candidate Bob Casey.
With her husband, Iris M. Ovshinsky produced cleaner automotive technologies and pushed the auto industry to embrace them.
John O'Shea snatched a stoppage time winner against Liverpool to send ten-man Manchester United 12 points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premiership on Saturday.
Exposure to even small amounts of the chemical benzene may pose a health risk, say scientists. They have shown that workers who inhaled less than one part per million had fewer white blood cells than those who were not exposed.
Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor has issued a stark warning to the critics who are calling for the demise of Berti Vogts.
President George W. Bush has said he will work to revive a stalled intelligence reform bill that Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld helped block, according to top US lawmakers.
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Lebanon's prime minister said Wednesday he has asked the United Nations to renew the mandate of international peacekeepers in his country, despite an attack last weekend that killed six members of the force.
Indiana Pacers&#39; Jermaine O&#39;Neal Braces for Possible Return to Suspension for Role in Mich. Brawl. Charlotte Bobcats center Melvin Ely, right, shoots over Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal in the first
How could any two people (OK, they're fictional, but still) be more different than Harry Potter and Tony Soprano?
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Gunmen have abducted three relatives of  Iraq's prime minister from outside their Baghdad home, the  interim Iraqi government said on Wednesday.
A total of 87 percent of members of the Czech senior opposition Social Democrats would like direct presidential elections to be introduced in the Czech Republic, CSSD chairman Jiri Paroubek told reporters ... via Prague Daily Monitor
Volkswagen resumed crucial wage talks with its workers Tuesday, with the two sides haggling over the automaker's push for a two-year wage freeze in return for a no-layoff pledge.
Scientists says this morning&#39;s steam burst at Mount St. Helens was just a &#39;prelude.&#39;. Earthquakes indicate magma apparently is still pushing up under the volcano and could result in a real eruption.
The FTC recently announced its opposition to Whole Foods' acquisition of Wild Oats.
A federal appeals court struck down a Bush administration policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations. The court said the policy was unlawful.
U.S. forces backed by airstrikes raided Sadr City, Baghdad's main Shiite district, killing 49 militants on Sunday as they targeted a militia leader accused in high-profile kidnappings, the military said. Iraqi officials said at least 13 people were killed, including women and children.
The United States has proposed keeping parts of its missile defense shield on \
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Flooding and mudslides innortheastern Colombia killed at least 24 people and forced morethan 30,000 from their homes, authorities said on Sunday.
Poems scratched on styrofoam cups and written with toothpaste by inmates at the US &quot;war on terror&quot; prison in Guantanamo Bay will soon be printed in a book, the publishers said Wednesday.
Jay Haas learned long ago not to let one bad hole ruin his round. He certainly didn't Saturday. The Champions Tour money leader bounced back from an early double bogey with six birdies in seven holes to open a three-stroke lead in the Principal Charity Classic.
By Melanie Marquez, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 10--BRADENTON -- When Jay Burnell sees Macy's bags floating toward the mouth of Wares Creek, he cringes, thinking of the trash that works its way along the water from DeSoto Square mall.
VIENNA, Austria -- Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko left a Vienna clinic on Sunday after being diagnosed with dioxin poisoning, saying he was just &quot;happy to be alive.
Pirates of the Caribbean scenes, starring actor Chow Yun-fat, are censored in China, reports say.
An alarming number of children are calling helplines because they are self-harming, say charities.
Without Barry Bonds\u00e2\u0080\u0099 hulking presence, the new face of the Giants is youthful and cherubic, belonging to pitchers like Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.
Avoiding controversy that  cast a shadow over last year's ceremony, the Gotham Awards have  selected only lower-budget films from indie distributors and  specialty divisions in this year's crop of nominees.
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Broadcom said its Wi-Fi compatible BroadRange technology complies with IEEE 802.11 standards and could be integrated into a wide range of Wi-Fi products, from notebook PCs to routers and mobile phones.
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SYDNEY: Directors of a compensation fund for asbestos victims set up by embattled building products group James Hardie Industries said it could run out of money by April and be forced to close down.
Although the future of ATA Airlines Inc. remains up in the air, planes still were landing Wednesday at the Quad-City International Airport and tickets still were selling, the airport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s aviation director said.
President Bush is paying a bedside visit to soldiers wounded in Iraq as American forces fight fierce battles in Fallujah to seize insurgent strongholds from Sunni militants.
Perhaps nowhere does high school basketball zealotry surpass the rural fervor of the timber and railroad towns of Sabine Parish, where seven boys and five girls teams have won a state championship.
Five people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a $15 million scheme that provided powerful prescription drugs to thousands of customers nationwide, the U.S. attorney's office in Charlotte said Friday.
An advertising campaign for the Charlotte Bobcats scheduled to begin this week could become a casualty of Friday's brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich.
For critics of power-line broadband access, new FCC rules mean \
CHICAGO, July 10 -- The jury in the racketeering and fraud trial of fallen media tycoon Conrad M. Black told the judge Tuesday that it was unable to reach a verdict. Jurors were called back into the courtroom and told to continue their deliberations.
Douglas County Health and Social Services is offering flu vaccines for children ages 6 months to 18 years of age in high-risk priority groups.
WPP is upbeat on the outlook for  the advertising industry 2008 as it posts a rise in revenues.
A fight between old school and new school. Which one comes out on top?
With voters in 24 states finally having their say in the presidential nomination races, today's nearly national primary carries high stakes -- and high drama
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain on Saturday threatened to introduce legislation requiring more stringent drug testing if Major League Baseball does not impose tougher rules on steroid use by January.
The US economy grew 4% in the second quarter of the year, a much stronger performance than first thought.
Two nutrients found in eggs, spinach and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against the most common cause of blindness among the elderly, researchers said on Monday.
Barry Bonds heard the familiar chorus of boos each time he touched the ball in left field. When he came to the plate and didn't get to swing, that derision was directed at the mound. And, later, at St. Louis shortstop Aaron Miles after his third costly error in one inning.
A novel type of antibiotic has been shown in laboratory tests to powerfully attack and control tuberculosis, and some experts predict it could become the first new drug in 40 years to combat the killer disease effectively.
Four police and security officers were killed Saturday in clashes with armed militants in southern Russia, officials said.
Iowa Congressional leaders said they look forward to working with Mike Johanns, currently Nebraska&#39;s governor, who is President Bush&#39;s nominee for agriculture secretary.
Banking group HBoS has been given access to Abbey National&#39;s books it emerged yesterday as the owner of the Halifax said it would complain to the European Commission about Banco Santander&#39;s bid for Abbey.
Blackburn was dumped out of the Carling Cup on Wednesday, losing 7-6 on penalties to lowly Bournemouth in the second round. The two sides had tied 3-3 after extra time in English soccer&#39;s second tier club knockout competition.
Ernie Els shoots an 8-under 64 that gives him a two-shot lead over Todd Hamilton in the American Express Championship.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2No. 3 Auburn 38, No. 15 Tennessee 28:Auburn will probably have to be content with a Southeastern Conference championship. The Tigers aren&#39;t likely to get a shot at the title they want most.
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Russia will seek a boost for President  Vladimir Putin&#39;s bid to revive its once mighty aviation  industry this week, by rolling out its first modern commercial  airliner for the global market -- the Superjet.
An Uzbek opposition party announced Saturday that it would boycott next month's parliamentary vote, saying the government has failed to embrace democracy and calling on the international community to ignore the election.
NATO has approved an operational plan  to train some 1,000 Iraqi officers a year in a proposed  military academy outside Baghdad, a senior NATO official said  on Wednesday.
White officers in the Metropolitan Police are filing record numbers of job discrimination suits, claiming minorities get an unfair leg-up in London's anti-crime force.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Iraqi leaders on Thursday to end their \
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The government announced Friday plans to conduct a sweeping overhaul of its defense policy, adjusting Japan&#39;s armed forces to better handle new threats such as terrorism and giving them a greater global role.
SABAH- European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen, the Euro-bureaucrat both most loved and most hated by the Turkish nation, over the weekend told Germany's Bild am Sonntag that the EU would ...
One of South Korea's richest businessmen was handed a suspended 1-\u00c2\u00bd year sentence on Tuesday for beating up karaoke bar workers, the latest tycoon in the country to avoid jail despite a criminal conviction.
Handheld computer and phone maker  Palm Inc.  on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit  driven by sales of its Treo mobile phones, but issued a revenue  forecast that was below Wall Street estimates and shares fell 8  percent.
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Ceremonies are planned near Agra, where the white marble monument to love was built in the 17th century as a tomb for emperor Shah Jahan&#39;s most beloved wife.
President Bush tried to mend relations in Latin America with fresh promises of immigration reform Sunday while a new security spat surfaced with Chile after an embarrassing fracas in which Bush intervened.
Bruce Springsteen has turned to cyberspace to deny rumors that he and wife Patti Scialfa are splitting up.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec. 16--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered FMC Idaho  LLC, a former elemental phosphorous manufacturer in Pocatello, to install a  gas treatment system to reduce phosphine and other gases to safe levels in one  of the company's ponds.
For only the third time in his career, he had squandered a lead in the final round of a PGA event and Retief Goosen didn&#39;t need a second invitation.
A day after suggesting a new national health-care accord could be a long way off, Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged to work at the September health summit between Ottawa and provinces until a deal gets done.
World number two Andy Roddick has  withdrawn from next week's Stockholm Open because of a knee  injury, the tournament said on its Web Site on Thursday.
Health officials predict a severe flu vaccine shortage after an Emeryville company announced Tuesday that it had halted shipment of 48 million doses because of fear of contamination.
If stupidity were a crime, the nitwits in the cheap horror flick \u00c2\u0093Turistas\u00c2\u0094 would be doing time in Attica.
A bomb in Afghanistan reportedly kills 35 civilians and injures many people, three of them Nato troops.
Critics of college rankings say universities aren't like their sports teams: you cannot settle who is best with head-to-head competition on the playing field. But in a new paper, a group of economists and statisticians begs to differ.
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Dozens of the inflatable cartoon characters have been stolen from Burger King restaurants around the country. They were on display as part of a cross promotion with an animated movie.
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If Tiger Woods has endured a more challenging year as a professional golfer, he cannot recall when that was. Still fatigued from a losing Ryder Cup effort, Woods has withdrawn from this week&#39;s 84 Lumber Classic
Australia build a lead of 355 over India on day three of the first Test.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
Residents count the cost of a massive blaze at a fireworks factory in western Denmark.
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T. Rowe Price announced solid third-quarter results.
For many, holidays include alcohol and high emotions, making Jan. 2 a peak day to enter rehab.
NASD said it had fined Raymond James Financial $2.75 million for failing to supervise more than 1,100 branch managers nationwide.
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New drug-releasing stents used widely to keep clogged heart arteries open appear to increase the risk for potentially life-threatening blood clots more than older bare-metal versions, government investigators told an expert panel assessing the safety of the devices today.
Senior forward Becky Bonner led three players in double figures with a game-high 15 points yesterday as Boston University rolled to a 66-44 victory over Wagner at Case Gymnasium.
Retief Goosen has eased to victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City after the challenge of Lee Westwood ended in disaster.
Clay Buchholz might still be able to take the mound a few more times this season.
Oil was getting so hard to find that, soon enough, looking for it would be a losing game, at least in the U.S. So said the experts, years ago.
ELEANOR HALL: Australia&#39;s most famous punter is making a push into the fast growing and lucrative Asian gaming industry. Kerry Packer&#39;s media and casino company PBL has signed a joint venture deal with a leading
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces met heavy  resistance in Falluja as they battled toward the heart of  Iraq's most rebellious city on Tuesday, officers said.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi warns he will turn his back on Africa if continental unity is again rejected.
The State Department on Friday  designated al-Manar television -- the station for Lebanon's  Hizbollah's anti-Israel guerrillas -- as a terrorist  organization, a notice published in the Federal Register said.
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Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters Thursday at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth.
European equities fell on Thursday as dealers digested consolidation news in the stock market sector following overnight losses on Wall Street.
The rains came, and the Chargers at times acted as if they&#39;d never been wet in a bathtub. But they once again managed to miss slipping on the bar of soap, and the parade kept on going through the afternoon into the night.
For the Broward County, Fla., Democratic chairman, Bill Richardson's presidential campaign has meaning far beyond how well the New Mexico governor fares against better known 2008 rivals.
Imagine. You play college baseball in Boston. You spent the winter hitting in poorly lit indoor cages with poor backgrounds. Finally, you get to play outside for the first time and you step in to face . . .

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See how few lines of code are needed to make a Web sign-up form that sends information to a database when you use a Rails helper.
KAMPALA  - The Ugandan government and the rebel Lord&#39;s Resistance Army (LRA) are to sign a ceasefire to end 18 years of conflict in the north of the country, Ugandan Interior Minister Ruhakana Rugunda announced Thursday.
A radical proposal by Republican senators to break up the CIA and transfer other intelligence agencies out of the Pentagon met with an expected rush of strong criticism
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Mobile developers go gaga over Google as they build location-based applications for phones, according to recent findings.
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President Bush meets Mexico's President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday looking for a fresh start in relations as he reassures Mexicans he has not given up on overhauling U.S. immigration policy they deeply resent.
SCIENTISTS have borrowed a trick from nature to devise vaccines that do not need complex refrigeration - and could deliver better healthcare to millions of children in the Third World.
Music mogul Simon Fuller sues TV host Simon Cowell, claiming his X Factor show is a copy of Pop Idol.
Many large mammals were wiped out in the last Ice Age but the Eurasian giant deer managed to survive, scientists said on Wednesday.
LONDON, May 24 -- Families forced to leave the Chagos Islands, a British territory in the Indian Ocean, to make way for a U.S. military base at Diego Garcia during the Cold War have won a key legal victory in their long struggle to return.
Houston Astros&#39; Jeff Kent homers in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series in Houston, Saturday Oct. 16, 2004.
Sergio Garcia avoided a two-shot penalty then finished with two birdies for a 2-under 69 and one-stroke lead Friday after two rounds of the Volvo Masters.
'Nothing for anyone to worry about' The Islamic Republic of Iran announced yesterday that it had fired a rocket \
A 107-year-old Hong Kong villager, who still enjoys an occasional smoke, has attributed his longevity in part to decades of sexual abstinence, a newspaper said on Sunday.
Police say the blast occurred less than 90 minutes after a previous explosion at the same site injured seven other people. The police had been conducting forensic research at the site of a bomb blast in the
Reports suggest Punch Taverns has made an offer to buy troubled pub chain rival Mitchells & Butlers.
John McLaughlin, who took temporary command of the CIA for three months this year during a wave of criticism of the spy agency, is retiring amid internal conflicts.
Air attacks on Falluja leave three Iraqis dead, and two US soldiers in helicopter crashes near Baghdad.
Scientists are developing clothing embedded with sensors which they say will be able to monitor your health.
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Samples and data inside the wrecked Genesis space capsule appear intact enough to salvage most of the mission's science, optimistic researchers said Friday.
Web Services Management supports a full spectrum of usage models, including the management of everything from silicon components and handheld devices to PCs, servers and large-scale data centers.
Geez, an actress puts on 15-odd pounds and the celebrity media machine goes wild -- a phenomenon that&#39;s amazing to Colin Firth, who played Mark Darcy in the first Bridget film and reprises the role in the upcoming sequel, &quot;Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
The jury in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against the legendary rock producer, and the judge dismissed the jurors for the day.
In an era when computers get ever smaller and more portable, it seems almost a throwback, but software giant Microsoft hopes a \u00c2\u00a35,000 coffee table bristling with technology could be the next big step forward.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's future has been in doubt amid spreading violence and U.S. deaths in Iraq. Whether he would remain in his job was one of the last big question marks about President Bush's second-term Cabinet.

Company says breach last week by hackers likely had no impact on customers, but it continues to investigate the incident.
South Africa's president hailed his embattled health minister as a heroine and blasted her critics as \
A negative sensibility in London is generating a crackling positive charge in drama.
After labor negotiations broke down last month, there was nothing left for the NHL and the players' association to talk about. Now the league doesn't even have any news to share with its board of governors.
The Associated Press reports that the Warriors and Mavericks are close to completing a deal that would bring Eduardo Najera and Christian Laettner to Golden State and send Erick Dampier, Evan Eschmeyer and Dan Dickau to Dallas.
WASHINGTON -- A morning-after pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California girl last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 25 -- The United Nations' AIDS agency on Tuesday called for the world to quadruple its spending on the disease in order to reach the U.N. goal of providing universal access to effective treatment by 2010.
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Lebanon plans to mark the second anniversary of Rafik al-Hariri's assassination on Wednesday and anti-Syrian leaders have called for a mass rally to commemorate the killing despite deadly bus bombings.
Lawyers for Michael Jackson have  asked a judge in his child molestation case to bar prosecutors  from referring to his young accuser or the boy's family as  \
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&quot;Nessun commento su questa vicenda&quot; &quot;, ha detto Zdenek Zeman in merito al processo doping che ha riguardato la Juventus. &quot;Ora &quot; - ha aggiunto - &quot;voglio pensare solo alla partita di domenica con il Bologna &quot;.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
Peter Dicks, chairman of the online gambling site Sportingbet, resigned after a court ruling that he could leave the United States.
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Liverpool, England - Steven Gerrard scored one of the finest - and most dramatic - goals Anfield&#39;s famous Kop have ever witnessed to fire Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a gut wrenching 3-1 win over Olympiakos on Wednesday
Kazaa&#39;s lawyer said that even though the peer-to-peer software that underpins Kazaa allows users to breach copyright, the owners of Kazaa don&#39;t authorize piracy and can&#39;t stop it.
Avrebbe 'scaricato' spese per ville, barche e viaggi
Air from the oldest ice core confirms   human activity has increased the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide   (CO2) in the atmosphere to levels not seen for hundreds of   thousands of years, scientists said on Monday.
Sylvester Stallone's hotel room, private plane and limousine were searched, Australian media reported on Tuesday, just days after prohibited items were seized from his luggage at Sydney airport.
Why didn&#39;t shares of video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment (Nasdaq: HLYW) move much yesterday on news that Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) plans to make a tender offer for its shares next
The entire Ferreira family is to leave TV soap EastEnders in the spring, the BBC has said.
Tessa Jowell will next week announce plans to further limit the number of new casinos, the BBC learns.
An Israeli airstrike killed three Palestinian militants in the West Bank town of Jenin as they traveled in a car they had received just a short time earlier, according to Palestinian witnesses and the Israeli military.
Frank Quattrone, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for urging employees to destroy documents during a probe of Credit Suisse First Boston, was permanently barred by the NASD from working in the securities industry.
US military officials in Iraq say a bomb blast that hit a military convoy on the outskirts of Fallujah has killed some American troops.
Latvia's governing coalition looks set to remain in power, winning more than 40% of the vote, exit polls show.
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An Islamist Web site said on Friday it would soon show a new video of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- the first for nearly three years -- to mark the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
The increased US focus on the region has deepened the incentive to learn its language and culture.
A bombing before dawn Monday blew the front door off a Muslim elementary school in a southern town and extensively damaged the building in what police suspect was a revenge attack for the killing of a Dutch filmmaker last week.
The Justice Department yesterday approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc., requiring the combined company to sell off some assets in 11 states in order to satisfy antitrust concerns.
Burdensome state and local regulations hurt efforts to build housing that is affordable for low- and middle-income people, and the problem has only worsened over the past decade, a U.S. government report said on Monday.
Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight resigned Monday. The Red Raiders are 12-8 this season.
Swisscom and TA declined to comment on the announcement, made after a request by the Austrian takeover commission.
U.S. and Iraqi commanders on Saturday hailed a big improvement in security over the past year, while al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused the Americans of seeking to exploit Iraq's oil wealth.
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  disappointing earnings from automaker General Motors Corp.  GM.N, lackluster economic data and unrelenting oil pushing  higher took its toll on investors.
JERUSALEM -- From the podium of the Israeli Knesset last week, Shimon Peres, the engineer of the Oslo peace process and leader of the parliamentary opposition, lambasted Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's speech on the state of the nation. Minutes later, in a nearby conference room, he urged his Labor party colleagues not to vote against Sharon's program so as not ...
LOS ANGELES  - A silk pajama-clad  superhero fights crime with the aid of a superbuxom team of  specially trained Playboy bunnies.
When the Patriots play the Chargers on NBC on Sunday, the network will not devote a camera to spying on the Patriots spymasters.
Blog: Linux coder David Miller has got Linux running on a Sparc server logical domain, Sun Microsystems' latest partitioning technology.
building in central Harare under the watchful eyes of dozens of riot police toting batons or rifles. More riot police set up roadblocks on some of Harare&#39;s main roads, searching vehicles heading towards the city centre.
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was hospitalized on Wednesday with a possible stroke, drawing the concern of fellow Democrats preparing to take control next month of a closely divided Senate.
President Bush has gained ground on Democrat John Kerry in the month of August because of \
Willie Randolph hung up the phone and gave his wife a big hug. After falling short nearly a dozen times, he finally was a major league manager.
They failed to reach the playoffs for the 11th straight season after coming in as favorites to win the NL East. They were 85-75 when Bowa was dismissed before last night&#39;s game against Florida.
The purported reason US House Republicans decided to change their rule on House leaders and indictments is to defang a &quot;partisan crackpot district attorney&quot; who may try to indict GOP legislative leaders for political reasons.
The Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center gained international status Wednesday afternoon when a group of social service workers from Lithuania visited.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left for a two-day visit to The Hague for the India-EU Summit. During the summit, the 25-member grouping will upgrade its ties with New Delhi into a strategic partnership in political, economic and other areas.
Alliance Data Systems Corp , a provider of transaction, credit and marketing services, said on Monday its $6.76 billion buyout by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP  is in jeopardy.
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Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said today that China needed to quicken the pace of its economic reforms.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder left China for Japan where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and have an audience with the emperor.
A-n-x-i-o-u-s. There&#039;s even more reason than usual for the 275 children here for the national spelling bee Wednesday and Thursday to feel that way. As if the competition to be crowned America&#039;s best speller isn&#039;t intense enough, this year it includes the first live, prime-time network broadcast of the finals.
BALTIMORE - The wife of an Army reservist sentenced to prison for abusing prisoners in Iraq said she knows her husband was wrong, but she also blames higher-ranking officials who &quot;sit behind the curtains&quot; for the abuse.
Tens of thousands protest in Rome against a series of austerity measures introduced by Italy's government.
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A senior member of Turkey&#39;s ruling party has said a proposed draft law to criminalize adultery has in essence been abandoned. &quot;Will there be a proposal (to criminalize adultery)?
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass promoted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers as a chance to highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
Sudan&#39;s government made no progress last month in stopping attacks on civilians or prosecuting those behind atrocities in its western Darfur region, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.
TORONTO -- One late lost check, leaving Vincent Lecavalier unprotected in front of the net, cost the Czechs everything here last night.
Before you click the print icon on your computer screen again, you may want to check the serial number of your printer. Lexmark (NYSE: LXK), a leading manufacturer of
Lee Westwood of England won the British Masters by five strokes Sunday, finishing with a 7-under-par 65 after making two big putts on the last three holes.
Stocks edged slightly lower on Monday  as interest rates and a weakening dollar took center stage now  that the presidential election is over and investors took  profits after last week's rally.
Saddam Hussein provided no material   support for al Qaeda and had no relationship with al Qaeda in   Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi, despite claims by   administration officials including President George W. Bush,   said a Senate report released on Friday.
Snack time. Those two simple words can strike terror into the hearts of parents who often provide food for classrooms and after-school practices and games.
A controversial bill setting out the rules for the detention and prosecution of &quot;war on terror&quot; suspects headed for passage in the Senate, giving President George W. Bush's Republicans a boost six weeks ahead of legislative elections.
As one of Turkey&#39;s richest families, the Uzans had an insatiable appetite for Manhattan apartments, paying about $10 million cash in recent years for seven dwellings in two luxury high-rises near the United Nations.
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded at a police station Saturday near a base in western Iraq used by US Marines, killing 10 Iraqi policemen and wounding 48 other people, officials said.
The inquiry into a 1987 sex attack on a 14-year-old boy is closed following DNA tests and the suicide of a suspect.
IRAN formally suspended its controversial uranium-enrichment programme yesterday, but doubts remain about its true intentions. The United States is convinced that Tehran is engaged in a clandestine nuclear weapons project.
Spike Lee beamed as he greeted players, who spoke confidently and optimistically about how different things will be this season. Just like nearly every other team opening training camp, the New York Knicks believe better days are ahead.
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MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters ) - Europe's main security and human rights watchdog said on Thursday it had cancelled plans to monitor Russia's presidential election next month, citing unacceptable restrictions imposed by Moscow.
The company, which makes products ranging from automotive coatings to genetically modified seeds, said it expected 2007 earnings to be at the upper end of its previously announced range of $3.15 to $3.20 a share.
U.S. retailers offering the widest  discounts were the winners of this year's holiday shopping  season, as budget-conscious consumers scrounged for deals in a  challenging sales environment, according to a national survey  released on Sunday.
Real Madrid, the club of galacticos, is giving new definition to the term crisis management. It has a band of the finest soloists on earth, but they are not playing collectively.
With a mix of passion and dismay, newspaper editorials are weighing in on the furor over John Kerry's service in Vietnam, with many coming to his defense, a few standing behind his critics and others bemoaning the attention to a 30-year-old war rather than today's problems.
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Warner Bros. has confirmed that they have chosen  the next Man of Steel to play the title role in the upcoming Superman movie. His name is Brandon Routh, an actor from Iowa who has appeared in the soap opera \
Nepal&#39;s main opposition party urged the government on Monday to call a unilateral ceasefire with Maoist rebels and seek peace talks to end a road blockade that has cut the capital off from the rest of the country.
Actor Jude Law becomes engaged to actress Sienna Miller after proposing to her on Christmas Day.
PALM DESERT (California): Grace Park followed up her 10-under-par 62 with a five-under 67 Friday to seize a four-shot lead after two rounds of the $850,000 Samsung World Championship.
Tech-savvy singletons take heart -- research shows looking for love in cyberspace is one of the most successful ways to find a partner.
Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N's F-35   Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, funded by the United States and   eight other countries, could cost as much as an extra $12   million to $16 million apiece at first if production plans are   curtailed in early years, the general running the project said   Friday.
GE Aviation  will sign a $550  million deal with Shanghai Airlines for nine aircraft engines  and a related service contract, the U.S. Commerce Department  said in a statement on Wednesday.
New laws tighten grip on media, technology Beijing today attempted to defend sweeping new powers which gag foreign media and bar citizens from subscribing to news from abroad. The laws were published Sunday and went into effect immediately.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
China needs to do more to control spending on construction, factories and other &quot;fixed assets&quot; to curb growth and cool inflation, state media reported Monday, citing top government officials.
When it comes to the most luxurious properties around the globe, the price tags are as unique as the pads.
Retiree Gene O'Brien hurried to the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11, 2001, as a volunteer helping to shuttle supplies to police and fire workers. Some days, his only ID to get into the disaster site was a tattoo on his forearm.
European stock markets were mostly higher in early trading as some robust company results pleased markets worried by a rise in oil prices and a weaker dollar.
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Wednesday (Sept. 22) that it has started a short field trial of 3G wireless data service and will more fully launch the service shortly.
U.S. health officials on Friday  ordered the makers of all antidepressants to include tough  warnings explaining that the drugs increase the chances of  suicidal behavior in some children and teens.
U.S. employers added a scant 51,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, but the job count for prior months was revised sharply higher and wage earnings rose, dimming hopes for interest rate cuts next year.
Citadel Broadcasting Corp yanked Howard Stern from four stations this week and may never resume the show due to tensions over the controversial radio host's tendency to tout his upcoming move to satellite radio.
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee wins a court battle with comic company Marvel to get a slice of their movie profits.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he was late to see the storm gathering around U.S. mortgage lending practices and commended his successor Ben Bernanke's handling of the crisis, saying he would likely be responding in a similar fashion.
Government plans to allow the enforced treatment of potentially dangerous mental health patients are likely to be watered-down.
Alex Ovechkin grabbed a golf club for the first time in his life at the Washington Capitals' preseason charity tournament. After a few minutes of instruction, he began hitting. Well, shanking, really.
Chinese police have arrested a journalist accused of faking an investigative report on buns stuffed with shredded cardboard that made headlines around the world, and Beijing Television apologized for airing the footage.
: French troops fired into the air today to disperse protesters gathered to protect President Laurent Gbagbo, as unrest swept Ivory Coast\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main city Abidjan after weekend clashes between French and Ivorian forces.
Thousands of California companies and residents could lose a share of the $1.1 billion antitrust settlement against Microsoft Corp.
Double jeopardy A light-fingered California crook has been convicted of stealing computers from a courthouse while on trial for computer theft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Thursday after his centre-left government lost a confidence vote in the Senate, prompting opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi to demand immediate elections.
MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Something as common and available as sunlight may help prevent some lung cancers, researchers say.
Description: With the first presidential debate looming, NPR&#39;s Mara Liasson delves into the politics, theater and history of past presidential showdowns.
World number one Vijay Singh remained on course for his fifth win in six starts when he shot a four-under-par 68 in the second round of the $4.
Sen. Chuck Schumer defended his accomplishments against two long-shot challengers yesterday - but ended their debate by leaving the door open to run for a different job.
Afghanistan&#39;s first directly-elected president, Hamid Karzai, has identified two issues - warlordism and Afghanistan&#39;s booming drugs trade - as targets for change.
A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization
US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces.
The actor goes all out in the song, Sajna vaari vaari.
Emergency workers sifted through the wreckage of a Russian airliner here to recover bodies and clues as grief-struck families travelled to the site to identify remains.
Airbus, the aerospace giant, has started talks with suppliers about building a rival to Boeing&#39;s new commercial airliner, the 7e7 Dreamliner.
JAKARTA An internal company report warned top executives at Newmont Mining, the world&#39;s largest gold producer, in 2001 that the company was putting tons of toxic mercury vapors into the air in Indonesia.
Officials in Spain are struggling to contain a highly toxic chemical river spill heading towards the Atlantic.
South Africa's biggest gold and platinum mining firms suspend production because of recent power cuts.
Roger Clemens was center stage in the Bronx for a New York Yankees team on a nine-game roll. Oliver Perez, pitching for the reeling Mets, stole the show. Perez outpitched Clemens, Jose Reyes was 3-for-3 with three steals, two RBIs and a home run and the Mets won the opener of the season's second Subway Series 2-0 Friday night. The Mets ended their five-game losing streak and their rival's nine-game winning streak.
New Delhi, Dec 3 India and Russia today agreed to reach an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Agreement with regard to future supplies of defence equipment within four months.
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GONAIVES, Haiti - Rescuers dug through mud and ruined homes for bodies Tuesday, expecting the death toll of more than 600 from Tropical Storm Jeanne to rise even further, with half the crowded northern city of Gonaives still under water from the weekend's devastating winds and rain.    Gonaives was hardest hit in the latest tragedy to beset Haiti in a year of revolts, military interventions and devastating floods...
Democrat Barack Obama, who was born and raised in Hawaii, trounced Republican Alan Keyes today to claim a Senate seat in Illinois.
SACRAMENTO, California  - A California Senate committee voted on Monday to kill a closely watched bill that would have provided health-care insurance to millions of state residents at an estimated cost of more than $14 billion.
The French government has confirmed that the ban on Muslim headscarves will be applied on Thursday when school resumes, despite the kidnapping of two journalists in Iraq.
Dr. P. K. Sethi invented the affordable prosthesis called the Jaipur foot, which has helped millions of amputees in developing countries to lead normal lives.
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Summary - (Nov 8, 2004) NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft took this image of Titan as it sped past the moon on Oct. 26, 2004. It was taken from an altitude of 2,500 km (1,553 miles) using the spacecraft&#39;s aperture
Washington entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson yesterday announced he has raised $1.2 billion for his third private-equity fund that invests in the hotel industry.
Tony Parker says he's not a double dribbler. The San Antonio Spurs star and his wife, Eva Longoria, issued a statement Wednesday night defending their marriage against claims by a French model that she had an affair with Parker in September.
They could have played this Pro Bowl on the beach with flag football rules. All of which was to the liking of Terrell Owens and Adrian Peterson.
The 49-48 roll call by which the Senate passed an amendment to the proposed immigration overhaul that would end a temporary worker program after five years.
At times during Sunday&#39;s 13-10 victory over the Buffalo Bills, some of the Raiders were Xs when they should have been Os and still turned the outcome into a plus.
'Naturalmente l'Antitrust fara' una vigilanza continua'
Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson is being sued for $2.4 million amid claims he helped hire a security team accused of attacking four people at a Hampton nightclub last year.
Scientists says this morning&#39;s steam burst at Mount St. Helens was just a &#39;prelude.&#39;. Earthquakes indicate magma apparently is still pushing up under the volcano and could result in a real eruption.
Airbus parent EADS  decided on Friday to go ahead with a new mid-sized jetliner to strike back at Boeing  in their fight for market share and restore pride shattered by delays to its A380 superjumbo.
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BESLAN, Russia - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an \
New York, Sept. 29 (NNN): Hitting fresh 21-year highs of more than $50 a barrel a day earlier, oil prices eased slightly on Tuesday but remained quite volatile as increased fighting in Nigeria forced several
There will be many tributes that focus on the accomplishments of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died Wednesday, but he is responsible for the deaths of thousands
JABALIYA, Gaza Strip, Oct 12  - Israel&#39;s massive military onslaught in the northern Gaza Strip entered its third week Tuesday with the death toll topping 110 and scenes of utter devastation in the territory&#39;s largest refugee camp.
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The smaller of Colombia's two leftist rebel groups offered Tuesday to meet with a Mexican mediator to discuss possible peace talks with the government and reiterated its call for a bilateral cease-fire.
Sea turtles are spawning in record numbers along Mexico's Pacific coast this year, thanks largely to stepped up protection against poachers, the nation's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.
The Pope cancels a visit to a top Rome university after protests against his views on Galileo.
U.S. forces and insurgents clashed in  the restive Iraqi province of Al-Anbar on Wednesday, killing 10  Iraqis and wounding six, health ministry officials said.
The companies said they could not agree on the savings the deal would bring or how to distribute the benefits.
Acclaimed singer Robert Merrill, the opera baritone who felt equally comfortable on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera House or opening day at Yankee Stadium, has died. He was 85.
Arts & entertainment: Adrian Searle on why Peter Blake still paints like he's at art school.
Six Britons are arrested and five Manchester United fans stabbed during fighting between rival fans in Rome.
Strict rules for crematoria to limit mercury pollution from tooth fillings have been announced.
A suicide attacker blew himself up near a convoy of the US-led coalition in central Afghanistan Tuesday but appeared to have only killed himself, the force said.
Britsol boffins answer Branson's challenge Somebody call Al Gore and tell him he can leave the lights on in his house for as long as he likes: some academics in Bristol have solved the climate change crisis. Oh yes, and they want their $25m prize money from Richard Branson, thankyewverymuch.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Arlington Catholic is right where it left off last season. The defending Division 1 state champion is the team to beat this season. If AC hopes to repeat its success, the Cougars will have to regroup after the loss of four players (two forwards, two defensemen).
After the dust finally settled on Showdown Saturday, the guys flashing the badges were still riding high in their saddles. Worthy contenders took aim at the authority of USC and Oklahoma, but
Psychologists were studying false memories when they stumbled on a surprisingly easy target for manipulation: foods.
Quattro persone arrestate e 11 denunciate in stato di libert\u00c3\u00a0: \u00c3\u00a8 un primo bilancio dell&#39;attivit\u00c3\u00a0 di indagine svolta dalla polizia sugli incidenti avvenuti ieri ad Acerra durante la manifestazione contro il termovalorizzatore.
Playing at home has hardly been an advantage in the Western Conference final.
Defending champion Mark Philippoussis lost in the first round of the Shanghai Open on Tuesday, beaten by little-known American Glenn Weiner 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
By Amy Sancetta, AP. Ortiz dropped a single into center field with two outs in the 14th inning to score Johnny Damon and give the Red Sox a 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Sep 04 (PID) - President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz attended a meeting on Friday to review the progress of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan delineates a strategy to carry the process
Drew Brees, who was supposed to spend this season backing up a rookie, has guided the San Diego Chargers into the playoffs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The business software maker BEA Systems signaled its intent to let Oracle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $6.7 billion takeover bid expire Sunday, setting the stage for a showdown with its largest shareholder, the billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cNo Country for Old Men\u00e2\u0080\u009d received another major honor when it was selected best feature film by the Producers Guild of America.
NEW YORK - Martha Stewart (search) was ordered Wednesday to serve her sentence at the federal prison in Alderson, W.Va., according to source close to the case.
Rodney Epperson, a junior forward for the Red Storm, is suspended indefinitely from the team pending a review of his academic transcripts from the year he spent at Barton County (Kan.
Primi sei mesi: i piu' caldi degli ultimi 400 anni
The extraordinary loss of life from Sunday's earthquake and tsunami waves is prompting Asian governments to consider developing a more comprehensive and effective warning system.
In charting such a precise path from Mr. Serra to brand-new work with a YouTube following, the Whitney Museum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new show historicizes a medium that is still in transition.
John Smoltz became the first Major League pitcher to win 200 games and make 150 saves as he outdueled longtime friend Tom Glavine in the Atlanta Braves's 2-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday.
As mentioned by the Zend Developer Zone, there's a new tutorial over on the AnyExample.com website that shows how to get up and working with a PHP+Ajax connection in no time flat. The goal? To handle a file upload asynchronously from the user.   This article contains example application (trivial file-sharing service, like rapidshare, megaupload or yousendit) which uses embedded frames (IFRAME) to upload file. While file is uploaded to hidden frame, user can still access web-page and fill \
Surprise! The KVM open-source virtualization software is at the foundation of a desktop virtualization software start-up's business.
State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel resigned Tuesday, more than a month after he was indicted on a federal cocaine charge.
Avrebbero ceduto un chilo di cocaina a un pregiudicato
Rachel Gonzales hadn&#39;t heard about Sprint&#39;s merger with Nextel when she stopped by a Sprint outlet in downtown San Francisco Wednesday for a new phone.
Gli indici europei aprono in crescita, poi fluttuano e chiudono quasi invariatiPer sostenere i mercati la Federal Reserve mette a disposizione 3,75 miliardi di dollari                                          Borse, in Europa e a Wall Street prevale l'incertezza. Interviene la Fed                                                                                  Morgan Stanley: \
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil flirted with  last month's record high and a key gauge of future economic  activity fell for a third straight month.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chileans are turning more and  more against ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet, making courts more  likely to put the ailing retired general on trial for human  rights abuses during his 1973-1990 regime, political scientists  said.
Inps: domande anzianita' scese del 6,7% nel 2006
OPEC will consider raising its average price band at a meeting next week, but has forecast crude prices to fall by up to a third once elections in the US and Iraq are completed.
For even a performer who courts controversy, Madonna's upcoming concert in Moscow has drawn considerable uproar.
Getting to the playoffs has become pretty much of a given for the Atlanta Braves. So had postseason wins over the Houston Astros &#151; until now.
'Li ho uccisi perche' complottavano contro di me'
Electors can check up of their MPs' expense claims for the first time, with the listing of claims over three years.
LONDON -- President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s campaign Web site was inaccessible to surfers outside the United States and Canada following a series of outages last week that may have been electronic attacks.
Ieuan Wyn Jones addresses Plaid Cymru members to explain the detail of the party's options for a role in government.
Three people fought a desperate battle against a wildfire that destroyed nearly everything around them. They were the only people to stay behind at their trailer park home as an 84,000-acre fire roared out of control. \
Protect your portfolio from these destructive forces.
Kamalesh Sharma, India's new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London.
NEW YORK  - Some knee injuries appear to  cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among  female soccer players, a new study shows.
Auspica che clima cambi in campagna elettorale
Risultati della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie B: Avellino-Frosinone 0-1, Chievo-Treviso 1-0,...
JERUSALEM Israeli settler leaders are backing a call to resist a planned evacuation of Jewish settlements -- even if it means going to jail.
Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Fred Funk fired a six-under 66 Sunday to win the Southern Farm Bureau Classic by one stroke over Ryan Palmer.
US gasoline pump prices fell about five cents in the past two weeks to an average of $1.96 a gallon, Trilby Lundberg said, citing a survey of about 7,000 filling stations by her Camarillo, California, research firm.
General Electric Co. agreed to buy a Citigroup business that provides lending and leasing services to the trucking industry for $4.4 billion in cash to build its commercial finance unit in areas where it already has expertise.
Second-seeded Martina Hingis won her record fifth Pan Pacific Open title Sunday, beating 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 11, 2004 - Strong explosions shook central Baghdad early Sunday, and fighting erupted on a major street in the heart of the city near the US-guarded Green Zone.
Roger Clemens is still heading to the  Hall of Fame, even though his Houston Astros team will not be  going to the World Series following a 5-2 defeat by the St  Louis Cardinals Thursday.
A filmmaker who was the great-grandnephew of the painter Vincent van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street yesterday after receiving death threats over a
Shares in online retailer Amazon plunge 17%  after its fourth-quarter profits fail to impress.
Advanced Micro Devices&#39; new Mobile Sempron processor gives the company a fresh chip for the holiday season, but it probably won&#39;t help it overcome the solid advantage that rival Intel holds in the notebook market.
The BBC may have contributed to an increased strain on serious news values, chairman Michael Grade says.
A deal that would name the veteran talent manager Brad Grey to head Paramount Pictures, a studio that has suffered a string of box office flops in recent years, is almost finished.
Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when Windows starts.
A look at Healthways before the third-quarter earnings report.
Gunmen assassinated a judge as he headed to work in Baghdad on Monday, while to the north, a booby-trapped house exploded as Iraqi police searched the building, killing at least two officers and trapping five beneath the rubble, authorities said.
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a leading government Alzheimer's researcher with engaging in a criminal conflict of interest by earning $285,000 in private consulting fees from a pharmaceutical giant.
Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Syria of undermining Lebanon's administration, which he said was preventing his government engaging in &quot;constructive&quot; relations with Damascus.
LIMA, Peru - After 34 years of patient tinkering, researchers at Peru's most prestigious agrarian university have bred a new culinary export they hope will scamper onto dinner plates throughout America and the world: the super guinea pig.
Blog: AT&T's wireless data subscribers complained of outages and a slow network Monday, but the company says it wasn't due to the iPhone.
Nonda o Mutu, quale prender\u00c3\u00a0 la Juve? &#39;&#39;Nessuno - risponde Moggi - la squadra va bene come \u00c3\u00a8, al massimo vedremo di accontentare chi vorrebbe giocare e non ha posto da noi, come Legrottaglie, Iuliano e Tudor.
Metro, Germany's biggest retailer, turns in weaker-than-expected profits as sales at its core supermarkets division dip lower.
A Los Angeles man was arrested on Thursday on charges of impersonating a federal agent in what
The big man is going for the big prize - the biggest of all, actually. Michael Moore has removed his Fahrenheit 9/11 from the documentary Oscar category and will instead attempt to get the controversial film nominated for best picture.
A senior arms expert who lost his job after criticising the use of intelligence says he has no regrets about speaking out.
IndyMac Bancorp Inc , the ninth-largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Tuesday it expects to hire as many as 850 former employees of bankrupt rival American Home Mortgage Investment Corp  as it prepares for a rebound in demand for home loans.
The accomplishment gave a significant boost to medicine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dream of growing human organs to replace damaged ones.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen attacked an oil drilling rig and kidnapped five expatriates in the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria early on Wednesday, dealing a blow to a fledgling peace process in Africa's oil heartland.
The United States has warned North Korea directly of international repercussions if it proceeds with a nuclear test, the US envoy to atomic talks with the Stalinist state said.
Scientists say the earthquake activity is not significant enough to bump the alert level up at the Washington State volcano. Seismologists are recording quakes of up to 2.4 magnitude on the Richter scale.
What happens to an awards show forced to scuttle its live ceremony because of the Hollywood writers strike? For the People's Choice Awards, it meant losing nearly half its TV audience.
Portuguese voted on Sunday on whether to legalize abortion in a referendum that could bring the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country closer into line with most other European states.
US researchers have questioned whether eating plenty of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of developing cancer, a central claim in official health advice.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cChuck Close,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about the painter, photographer and printmaker by the documentary filmmaker Marion Cajori, truly excels in its depiction of the physical process of making art.
Dillard's Inc.  shares soared almost 12 percent on Thursday after an activist hedge fund unhappy with the department store operator's performance demanded talks with management, saying the stock is undervalued.
British authorities gave the all-clear Monday for more than 300 people aboard a Greek passenger jet to continue their flight to New York, after bomb threats that forces the plane to make an emergency landing in London.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has introduced a new product combining the\u00c2\u00a0Whale Communications\u00c2\u00a0virtual private networking (VPN) software it bought last year with the latest version of its Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server), the company said Wednesday. Called the Intelligent Application Gateway 2007, (IAG 2007) the software will give remote users a way to access Outlook e-mail accounts as well as corporate applications while outside of the company firewall. Whale's software uses the secure sockets layer (SSL) protocol and can be used to gain VPN access via the browser. Microsoft and Whale had offered a combined version of their products since December 2005, but Intelligent Application 2007 is the first version of this software released since\u00c2\u00a0Microsoft purchased Whale\u00c2\u00a0in July 2006. The software's licensing has been changed to allow customers to pay one price for the Application Gateway and various add-ons like network connectors, software modules and Intelligent Application Optimizers. Microsoft did not say how much it would charge for the new software. IAG 2007 can be purchased in pre-configured appliances built by Network Engines\u00c2\u00a0and Celestix Networks. \u00c2
INDONESIAN police have captured a man they say has confessed to transporting the explosives used in the Australian embassy attack in Jakarta.
Australia could send a customs ship to end a high-seas standoff in Antarctic waters by picking up two anti-whaling activists held on board a Japanese whaler, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Thursday.
A lackluster unemployment report and fresh questions about President Bush&#39;s rationale for invading Iraq frame the second face-to-face encounter Friday night between Bush and Sen. John Kerry.
The Golden State sues the big six automakers for damages from polluting vehicles. Talk about wasting resources. In Autopia.
Ancora un doppio allenamento per il Livorno in vista della gara con l'Atalanta. In mattinata atletic...
Days after the official all-star finale in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen will steer the Vote for Change tour homeward to host a concert at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J.
Even though online advertising is growing fast, that growth is being stunted, industry executives say, because nobody can get the basic visitor counts straight.
BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhuanet,By Quan Xiaoshu ) -- China is aging. According to statistics, citizens aged 60 and about account for nearly 11 percent of its 1.3 billion people.
A US judge limits an antitrust case launched against chipmaker Intel by AMD, citing a lack of jurisdiction.
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO, one of  the world's biggest telecom equipment makers, again delayed the  release of its long-awaited restated financial results on  Wednesday, moving its target by about two weeks to  mid-November.
Business & money: Long-time Bank of England dove David Blanchflower wanted sharper half-point interest rates cut
The three leading Democratic contenders for the White House tried to woo the \
L&#39;annuncio alla tv di Dubai &#39;Al Arabiya&#39;. Ayad Anwar Wali, 44 anni, imprenditore iracheno, da 20 anni risiedeva a Castelfranco Veneto, senza avere la cittadinanza italiana. Dal 31 agosto, giorno del suo rapimento
Prime minister says early timetable for withdrawal would threaten safety of troops on the ground.
Taco Bell said on Sunday it had temporarily closed one of its fast-food outlets and was working with New Jersey health authorities seeking the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly a dozen people.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWe are working assiduously but...the time is not right to lift the embargo,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Bot told reporters on arrival at a summit between the bloc and Chinese leaders.
Prime time e seconda serata a canale 5, la giornata alla Rai
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that law enforcement agencies had arrested nine people including Farooq Usman and Ghulam Mustafa in connection with the plot to blow up key buildings in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: French armored vehicles took up positions outside the home of President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday after a weekend of violent clashes, and supporters feared an attempt to overthrow him, the presidential spokesman said.
FALLUJAH: Eight US marines were killed and nine were wounded west of Baghdad on Saturday in the bloodiest attack on US forces in Iraq for months.
-- SF: FG T. Peterson 48, 0:40. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:31. Key plays: Heard 14 interception return to Bears&#39; 46; Dorsey 13 pass to Lloyd to Bears&#39; 33.
Fighting corruption was to top the agenda for a meeting of the World Bank's policy-setting panel on Monday, President Paul Wolfowitz said, insisting bad governance was the biggest obstacle to reduction in poverty.
The stakes are so high in Oracle&#39;s interminable campaign to buy out PeopleSoft that both companies could end up bleeding themselves to exhaustion in this war of attrition.
Si &egrave; chiuso 0-0 il primo tempo tra i giapponesi dell'Urawa e il Milan, nella semifinale del M...
Things don&#39;t go better with Coke. Or Pepsi. Or any sugar-sweetened soft drink. That&#39;s according to a new study that links significant weight gain and higher risk of type 2 diabetes in women who drink soda daily.
Hewlett-Packard Co.   expects a strong back-to-school season for its notebook  computer business and sees no signs of the consumer laptop PC  market slowing, an HP executive said on Wednesday.
Politics: 17 October 2004, Sunday. Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov is expected to sign Wednesday the order for redeploying Bulgarian contingent from Karbala to Diwaniya in Iraq after the official ...
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer maker,  Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S. giant's  retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.
Kate Betts attends the fashion designer's elegant 40th-anniversary celebration in New York's Central Park
 duo join Fox cartoon project
The dollar equalled a record low point against the euro and plunged to a 12-year trough against the British pound when it failed to shake-off market concern about the twin US deficits.
Science & environment: President's conference was not a spoiler intended to undermine UN efforts, says US secretary of state.
Israeli papers see Sunday&#39;s attack on a Gaza border post as a sign of divisions in the Palestinian camp between violence and the ballot box.
ROMA - Il 40 per cento servir\u00c3\u00a0 per pagare l&#39;Ici, le bollette di fine anno e il mutuo; il 20 per cento, l&#39;assicurazione ei bolli per l&#39;automobile. Della tredicesima non rimarr\u00c3\u00a0 in tasca che il 40 per cento.
Rwanda has recalled its ambassador to France and hinted it might break diplomatic relations with Paris in a row over arrest warrants issued by a French judge related to the 1994 genocide.
FOXBOROUGH -- Tom Brady did not exactly light up Gillette Stadium with his usual aerial show yesterday. In fact, it was just about three years ago, Oct. 7, 2001, the last time Brady was held to fewer than 100 yards passing and it was against the Miami Dolphins.
When the first maple leaves began to turn red, the phone started ringing in Andover. Linda Young would pick up and hear the pained voice of her daughter, Robin, a senior volleyball star at Williams. &quot;Mom,&quot; she'd say, &quot;I can't believe this is the last time I'm going to play at Hamilton.&quot; Time passed. Leaves turned. The phone ...
There is more raw vitality pumping through \u00e2\u0080\u009cRomance & Cigarettes\u00e2\u0080\u009d than in a dozen perky high school musicals.
Three former top US officers say attacking Iran would have \
Fueled by surging demand from business customers in the latest quarter, Dell Inc. is geared to post third-quarter earnings in line with Wall Street expectations, though analysts say declining component prices
A blast hits a UN patrol south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, wounding at least two people, officials say.
Reports that UK Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to call a general election in February are ``speculation,&#39;&#39; a UK government spokesman said.
At least 40 Iraqis were killed on  Saturday in fierce clashes near the southern city of Najaf,  where Shi'ite militias are involved in a standoff with U.S.-led  forces, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure in al Qaeda, has appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera, ridiculing US forces which he says are &quot;hiding in their trenches&quot; in Afghanistan.
Extinction of a species is not just a permanent loss of biological diversity, but may have ripple effects as co-dependent species suffer from the absence of what may be linked predator-prey relationships.    Astrobiology Magazine -- The global extinction crisis ignores thousands of affiliated species that are also at risk of being wiped out, making the list of endangered species much larger and more serious than originally thought, says a study produced in part at the University of Alberta...
Liu Wei, a starting guard for the Chinese national team, was among three players released by the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
The result of a vote that could lead to strikes at some of the UK's busiest airports is to be announced.
Think chief executives get fat paychecks? People who manage piles of money do much better.
Groups fear that a vote amid persistent violence and a boycott by Sunnis would deprive the results of legitimacy.
Avi Shechter, co-founder and CEO of Fringland Ltd. (Fring), could be on to something big with the launch of a cheap Internet-based phone service that runs over mobile networks. But the Israeli entrepreneur could also be in for the fight of his life with mobile phone network operators determined to protect their cash-cow voice business from virtual service providers.
Scottish & Southern is going to cut gas and electricity bills for its customers - but will not yet say by how much.
Lyon, France (Sports Network) - Sweden&#39;s Robin Soderling earned a hard-fought win over Belgian Xavier Malisse in Sunday&#39;s final of the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
Rigan\u00c3\u00b2 pu\u00c3\u00b2 finalmente giocare nella squadra della sua citt&agrave;, ovvero nel Messina. Oggi la pres...
Stephen Jackson scored a season-high 36 points against his former team, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Indiana Pacers 113-98 on Monday night.
Shares of Apple Computer Inc.   on Wednesday fell to an eight-month low after a Wall Street  analyst said updated versions of the popular iPod digital music  player may be delayed.
DARTMOUTH, NS (CP) - Hockey legend Guy Lafleur believes the National Hockey League should declare bankruptcy and start over again.
Supernatural thriller &quot;The Forgotten&quot; soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-expected seasonal slump.
The government announces concessions on its plans to cut funding from students taking a second degree.
US consumers paid more at the pump as the average national price for gasoline rose 0.9 cent per gallon during the past week to $1.
YESTERDAY Close $60.07 Change -$3.18 52-WEEK High $71.92 Low $54.97 Freddie Mac, the nation's number two buyer and backer of home mortgages, set aside more than $300 million in the second quarter to account for bad loans, contributing to a 45 percent drop in profit.
A former sheriff pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he took part in a scheme to sell drugs seized from criminals along with 12 former and current officers.
A once-maligned genre, retooled for a new generation, has yielded hits such as 'Once,' 'Sweeney Todd,' and 'Hairspray.'
Police clashed with soccer fans in Spain's capital early Monday after Real Madrid won the Spanish league, officials said. More than 100 people were injured.
Britain&#039;s Tim Henman was given a wild card entry into the ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament, organizers announced.
Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans on Thursday were to discuss the liberal stance on gays taken by the church's American wing, as concerns about gay priests and same-sex unions threaten to break apart the Christian denomination.
A man carrying a sword and a shotgun was arrested a block from the U.S. Capitol on Friday but there were no shots fired or injuries, police said.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDoc,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a nonfiction feature about the life of the novelist, inventor and cult figure Harold Louis Humes, is one part cultural analysis, three parts home movie.
NEW YORK -- Senator John F. Kerry yesterday sharply escalated his criticism of President Bush on Iraq, accusing him of &#39;&#39;stubborn incompetence&quot; and warning that if Bush is reelected, &#39;&#39;he will repeat, somewhere else, the same reckless mistakes that have
The wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes in Southern California a year ago this month brought homeowners in San Diego's well-to-do Scripps Ranch section closer together. They negotiated with contractors as a group, figuring that would be the quickest, cheapest way to rebuild.
General Motors offers voluntary redundancy packages to unionised staff as it posts a loss for 2007.
La prima tranche, su 12 mesi, era stata collocata al 4,01%
Justine Henin, the top female tennis player in the world, defeated Venus Williamsto advance to face Svetlana Kuznetsova in the finals of the United States Open.
Indonesia's new president visits Aceh province,  where the army is involved in a major offensive against rebels.
Officials in Alsace have urged the French government to ban private neo-Nazi gatherings after a number of covertly organised skinhead celebrations were held in the region.
WARSAW, December 24 (Itar-Tass) -- Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski assessed the criticism from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as \u00e2\u0080\u009cunfair\u00e2\u0080\u009d and said it was the price he had to pay for involvement in the Ukrainian political crisis.
THE president of Opec, the oil producers&#39; cartel, called an end to the season of high crude oil prices by stating that stocks had returned to normal levels.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin has been arrested in the US on drug-possession charges. The now 24 year-old actor was held on charges of possessing marijuana
 unit growing faster
TRIPOLI, Nov 25  - French President Jacques Chirac said Thursday that oil-rich Libya may have ambitions to develop a nuclear energy programme but that it was not on the cards right now.
Loud explosions rocked Ivory Coast's  main city of Abidjan early on Sunday and heavy gunfire could be  heard.
The first criminal trial involving former Enron Corp. executives &quot;is a case about cheating and lying&quot; with Wall Street&#39;s help, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
The body of a south Wales teenager who collapsed and died on holiday on the Spanish island of Menorca is flown home.
THE first spacecraft sent from Europe to the Moon has safely entered lunar orbit, scientists behind the mission learnt yesterday. Smart-1, which is powered by a Star
NIIGATA-Aftershocks continued to rattle the quake-ravaged Chuetsu region Monday amid the damp, cold weather while thousands of evacuees struggled to survive in emergency shelters, cars and tents.
TAMPA -- As the winningest quarterback in NCAA history, Georgia's David Greene leaves behind quite a legacy.
Medical staff at a U.S. military hospital in southwest Germany are expanding bed capacity to care for scores of wounded from Iraq, including many from the assault on Fallujah, officials said Thursday.
More than a day and a half after a deadly gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest China, rescuers are losing hope of finding 141 people still trapped underground.
AC Milan signed Brazil striker Ronaldo from Real Madrid on Tuesday for 7.5 million euros ($9.7 million).
More than 25 individuals with reported links to the Taliban and its al-Qaeda allies were arrested by Afghan security forces overnight in two locations, spokesmen said Saturday.
Toshiba is to replace 340,000 laptop batteries, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony since mid-August.
Construction of Fujian Provincial Electric and Power Company's  32-story headquarters was completed last month in Fuzhou City, China.
A school caretaker accused of sending letter bombs did so in protest at state control, a court hears.
More peacekeepers are expected in Sudan's Darfur region, as the bloodshed there goes on.
Il Lione ha raggiunto un accordo con il Chelsea per il trasferimento in Inghilterra del centrocampis...
Buying a share of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will let Comcast Corp. greatly beef up its video-on-demand offerings, an area where the nation's largest cable television operator hopes to gain ground on satellite TV competitors.
The IRA must make a clear statement on ending illegal activity, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says.
The recent hurricanes that hit Florida, along with other examples of extreme weather around the world, may be caused by global climate change, a panel of climate experts said today.
India News, New Delhi, Kenyan Paul Kirui rpt Kirui won the 13th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships here, even as five Indian runners disappointed the home crowd in what was the first such event to be held in Asia.
Dow Jones +1,45%, Nasdaq +2,32%, SP's 500 +1,36%
Seven conservative Anglican archbishops said they refused to take part in a key church ceremony with the head of the U.S. branch of the church on Friday in protest at her support for gay clergy.
Defense Secretary Gates says his budget asks for a lower percentage of GDP than the military spent during Vietnam. But his calculation rests on a dubious premise
Derek Jeter tied a postseason record for hits in a game, going 5 for 5 and capping his night with a home run over the center-field wall in the eighth inning.
It has all the makings of a potential rangeland disaster &#151; thousands of acres of green grass, herds of cattle, antelope and other animals that need to eat versus an emerging army of spiky caterpillars with voracious appetites. But ranchers are hopeful their quick action will take care of the caterpillars &#151; also known as range worms &#151; before they can wreak havoc on pastures in northeastern New Mexico.
Tom Moore is charged with elevating the basketball program at a university best known for its polling institute, one with so little athletic tradition that it does not even have a fight song.
Want to retire in poverty and live a life of penury? Here are four good ways to get started.
A new videotape shows an Italian journalist kidnapped in Iraq pleading for her life.
Lance Broadway allowed two hits over six innings for his first major league win and the Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 10-0 on Thursday night.
LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan. 10 -- A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Lahore High Court in eastern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding 47 others, police and hospital officials said. Many of the casualties were police officers, they said.
November 03, 2004 - Disney/Pixar&#39;s The Incredibles hits theaters on Friday, November 5, but there will be special midnight screenings on Thursday, November 4. Check out the poster image below announcing the special early screenings.
Merck &amp; Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent the company&#39;s
Un solo cambiamento nella formazione dell'Irlanda che sabato affronter&agrave; l'Italia nell'ultima ...
Crude oil futures were little changed after plunging more than 3 percent yesterday when the US Energy Department reported an unexpected rise in inventories.
Indianapolis (6-0) at Carolina (4-2) When, where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte. TV: Channel 4. Last season: Did not play. Of note: When the teams last met, in 2003, John Kasay's OT field goal won it for Carolina, 23-20. Kasay also kicked the winner the last time the Panthers hosted the Colts, in 1995 . . ...
As she lay ill last summer following a bone marrow transplant, Susan Sontag would listen to music, keep up on current events and indulge a passion seemingly too light for one of
TEHRAN, Iran Oct 24, 2004 - A uranium conversion facility in Iran is nearing completion, a top official said Sunday, only days after European countries offered a deal in which Iran would reportedly have to give up all nuclear activities.
China's police have been given new orders -- no strangely dyed hair, no beards, no sideburns; and leave your scarfs and jewellery at home.
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While President Bush and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have long differed on key issues, the California wildfires have made them political allies.
The trials of officials from Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq will begin next week,   interim PM Iyad Allawi says.
A summit scheduled for Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been postponed at the Palestinians' request, Olmert's office said on Wednesday.
Colloquio a New York sui militari scomparsi in Afghanistan
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police have authority to arrest suspects on charges that later fall apart, so long as officers had a second, valid reason for the detention.
Scientists discover why a treatment for ovarian cancer only works in half of the patients who have it.
A suspected Saudi militant is killed in a shoot-out with security forces in Kuwait.
KALISPELL, Mont. - Deputies were taken aback during a chase involving a suspected burglar. He signaled his upcoming turns, Flathead County Sheriff's Sgt. Ernie Freebury said Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan test-fired a medium range ballistic missile capaable of carrying a nuclear warhead despite a continuing peace dialogue with India, but insisted it was not sending a signal to its regional rival.
HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Connecticut Sen. Joseph   Lieberman lost a Democratic Party showdown to a relative   unknown on Tuesday, a casualty of voter anger over his support   for the war in Iraq and President George W. Bush.
Gary Sheffield emerged from the trainer's room after games, his left shoulder wrapped in bandages that resembled football pads. Most days, one or two fingers were taped, too.
Walt Disney Co.&#39;s animated movie  &quot;Ratatouille&quot; opens on Friday against strong competition from  better-known franchise films, drawing early industry skepticism  that it can match its predecessors&#39; success and posing a  challenge for Disney.
Arts & entertainment: Screenwriters' strike ends after union members vote to call off their industrial action
Preside convoca studenti, 'misura attuata gia' da 2 anni'
Blog: Commission plans to expand its probe beyond Google-DoubleClick to also review Microsoft and Yahoo bids, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.
The Indianapolis Colts were a winner in the ratings, too, with preliminary measurements showing the Super Bowl was watched by roughly the same number of viewers as last year's contest.
Antawn Jamison scored 24 points and the Washington Wizards shot 55 percent from the field to beat the listless Milwaukee Bucks 101-77 on Friday night.
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NEW YORK  - Americans should bulk up on whole grains like oatmeal, barley and brown rice to help lower their risk of clogged arteries, heart attacks and strokes, according to researchers.
Mike Read\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Oscar Wilde - at the refurbished Shaw Theatre on London&#39;s Euston Road \u00e2\u0080-as become the shortest-running musical in West End history.
For Melissa Manchester, less is clearly more these days.
La Roma ha ufficializzato gli ingaggi di Adrian Florin Pit (contratto annuale) e Keivan Zarineh (qua...
Il dato e' di novembre 2007, la previsione era -0,7%
When John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier married in September 1953, the nation was enchanted by the wedding, the couple and the young bride's off-the-shoulder gown.
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s husband was freed on bail today - 24 hours after he was arrested for failing to appear at a murder trial.
One of the biggest talked about items around the consumer electronics world was an announcement earlier this year that computer giant Hewlett Packard would be partnering with Apple to put out an HP-branded iPod.
With a week to go until the election, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of hiding embarrassments in Iraq
Palestinians looked to their leadership  to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a Paris hospital  on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the icon of  their fight for statehood. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain  hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from  the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials  insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said  privately that he was dead.
More than three decades after captaining the Panthers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 1973 Fiesta Bowl team, Wannstedt was named the new head football coach at the University of Pittsburgh today by Athletic Director Jeff Long.
Wendy&#39;s International Inc. on Tuesday said it will close up to 18 of its struggling Baja Fresh Mexican Grill restaurants and record a write-down of up to $195 million in an attempt to reposition the company.
European Union ambassadors approved a last-minute deal clinched on Friday with the United States on the transfer of personal data on transatlantic air passengers to U.S. authorities to help combat terrorism, an EU presidency spokesman said.
Pierce Brosnan has agreed to be in the  big-screen adaptation of the hit Abba musical Mamma Mia.
U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a Republican moderate from Rhode Island, said on Monday he might not vote for President Bush in the Nov. 2 election.
Governo non tollerera' che il problema non venga risolto
Howard Wilkinson will take temporary charge of Leicester City after manager Micky Adams&#39; decision to quit, the Foxes announced Tuesday.
New releases from Bon Jovi, the White Stripes, Fabolous and DJ Khaled.
Harold Ford is just one of several African-American candidates running in heated political races.
The hamstring injury got people talking. The cycling outfit drew laughs from some, scowls from others. The fine sent heads shaking.
Le due cariche sono compatibili: sono una macchina di lavoro
Stow native Eric Winters , a senior guard and cocaptain on Wesleyan University's men's basketball team, scored a total of 115 points his first three seasons for the Division 3 program in Middletown, Conn.
As part of an enlarged company commitment to in-depth customer education, Meyer Sound will blanket the United Kingdom in January with a series of seven free, one-day seminars in five different cities.
Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman who was known for her series of crime novels, died on Tuesday in Chicago at age 83, the Truman Library said.
After much publicity and anticipation, America Online launched AOL 9.0 Security Edition. America Online made news when it announced that AOL 9.0 Security Edition would include McAfee VirusScan Online for free as part of basic membership.
E' successo vicino allo stadio poco prima di match Champions
U.S. reality TV star Nicole Richie pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol when she was seen driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway.
Demetris Nichols scored 21 points, freshman Paul Harris added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 17 Syracuse beat Charlotte 79-67 on Wednesday night.
Donna di 79 anni era stata accettata solo a 200 km da casa
Latvia's Deputy Ambassador to the European Union (EU), Eduards Stiprais will be the Latvian Ambassador to the EU, Saeima Foreign Affairs Commission Chairman Aleksandrs Kirsteins (People's Party) informed LETA.
Eight people allegedly involved in a plot to blow up U.S.-bound aircraft heard Monday that they are unlikely to be brought to trial until 2008.
which jumped steeply the previous month - increased only modestly, official figures showed yesterday. Inflation
The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, arrived in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region this morning to witness the devastating results of Arab militia attacks on the indigenous black African population.
The fourth-quarter deluge of top-quality games continued today, with Atari announcing that Sid Meier&#39;s Pirates! had shipped to stores.
A Pennsylvania law allowing the state to force Internet service providers to block access to child pornography sites is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Rauhi Fattouh, the man chosen as Yasser Arafat&#39;s immediate successor as Palestinian Authority president, is a 55-year-old moderate who only became parliament speaker six months ago.
Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday as Sony and stock brokerage Nikko Cordial fell. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
Israel's plan to withdraw from some  occupied territory aims to rule out a Palestinian state  indefinitely, with full U.S. approval, Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon's chief of staff said on Wednesday.
Amazon.com Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates and it unveiled a costly new shipping program that heightened concern about falling margins, sending its shares tumbling 14 percent.
Bloomberg - Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama, who came in first in the Iowa caucuses, has erased Hillary Clinton's lead in New Hampshire, and the two are tied for support among likely voters in the Jan. 8 Democratic presidential primary, according to a CNN poll.
ARROLLTON, Texas  -- Accor North America has reached an agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to install wireless Internet access throughout all of its Red Roof Inns over the next year, officials said...
Capo clan del Nolano, era ricercato da febbraio
Josh Adams scored on a 6-yard run on the first possession of overtime to help Wake Forest cap a stunning 21-point comeback and beat Maryland, 31-24, yesterday in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Recoba si ferma per il riacutizzarsi di un risentimento muscolare. E Mancini non ha altri attaccanti disponibili in rosa da schierare contro l&#39;Udinese. APPIANO GENTILE, 16 ottobre 2004 - Si blocca anche Alvaro Recoba.
The UN warns that Afghanistan could become a \
BERLIN, Feb. 21 -- European and U.S. officials on Wednesday sought to play down emerging differences over the new Palestinian unity government during a meeting of a high-level group that monitors efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Blog: Microsoft's proposed changes to search functions in Windows Vista, per a pact last week with regulators, don't go far enough to promote \
Acer Inc., Taiwan's top personal computer maker, said its net profit for the first three quarters to September fell 34.8 percent to 3.83 billion Taiwan dollars (114 million US).
The planning and operations that must occur twice each day -- between the time when &quot;yester-sol&#39;s&quot; data reach Earth until commands for the next sol&#39;s activities are sent off to the rovers -- is becoming more efficient.
(InfoWorld) - Yahoo Inc. ratcheted up its sponsored mobile search program on Wednesday, launching a beta test for all users of its mobile portal in the United States and United Kingdom. All mobile phone users with access to the Yahoo Mobile network will now see paid results when they search for certain terms. The full beta test follows limited trials in the two countries as well as a broader rollout in Japan, said Michael Bayle, senior director of monetization at Yahoo. The company plans to gradually expand the search terms involved. Both Yahoo and Google Inc. are working to expand their lucrative search advertising businesses to the still-emerging mobile Web. The challenges include creating a good user interface on a wide variety of phones and determining the value of a consumer's click on a mobile search result. But the rewards may be rich from the billions of cell phones in the world, said Greg Sterling, principal analyst at Sterling Market Intelligence, in Oakland, California. \
Demonstrations against the closure of  Burberry's south Wales factory are to be held in six cities across the world.
Advertising and media executives said that Google has become so dominant in the online advertising market that a combined Microsoft and Yahoo might be the only way to produce a legitimate competitor.
South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief prosecutor said Thursday there was enough evidence to bring corruption charges against Jacob G. Zuma, who is in line to be the next president.
Ricerche erano cominciate ieri pomeriggio, stanno bene (ANSA) - TRENTO, 18 OTT - Sono stati trovati sani e salvi i due cuginetti dispersi dalla tarda serata di ieri sui monti della Val di Cembra in Trentino.
Before leaving Endurance Crater, Opportunity rover\u00d0\u00a5s panoramic camera, or Pancam, captured this view of &quot;Burns Cliff&quot; at the base of the southeastern portion of the inner wall of the crater.
-4.9% secondo indagine congiunturale Camera di Commercio
The sight of Detroit fans scuffling with NBA stars at the end of a game and showering players with beer, ice and popcorn gives the city another black eye as it struggles to overcome a well-worn reputation for violence and unrest.
RICH COUNTY -- Access to some beaches along Bear Lake will be impacted for the next two weeks because state and county officials are closing South Bear Lake Boulevard for improvements.  Local traffic will be able to use the road during construction.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A&#39;s beefed up security for Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Texas Rangers - and probably for the rest of the season - after an altercation in the stands that led to the arrest
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An old technique, hypnosis, can help reduce a woman's pain and anxiety during breast biopsy, a new study finds.
As part of its reincarnation, America Online Inc. is creating its own software for browsing the Web and playing movies and songs. It&#39;s a question of staying relevant in an increasingly broadband world.
Two-time National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Steve Nash has joined the investors in the new US women's professional soccer league set to debut next year, the league announced.
Sun Microsystems Inc. is taking a page from Microsoft Corp.&#39;s security group and changing the way it updates Java for the desktop.
As the end of its megamerger with PeopleSoft nears, the software maker puts new faces in place in key positions.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, charged over an alleged attack on a romantic rival, testified on Friday that police searched her car without her consent as she sought to have some evidence thrown out.
It is the nature of terrorism that every time one thinks there is a limit to the depths to which terrorists can sink, they contrive even baser atrocities.
Rubbishes 'stalking horse' claims The government has rejected suggestions by MPs on the Transport Committee that it is \
These lives, abruptly transformed by illness, had one element in common: they pinned their hopes on experimental or unproven treatments.
Police are investigating a string of suicides in a Welsh town possibly linked by an Internet death cult spread on an online social network, reports and officials said Wednesday.
New Forest without mail as Cambridge launches spam blizzard Email systems and local councils in Britain just don't seem to mix.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ben Broussard belted a two-run homer  in the third inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-2 win  over the Minnesota Twins to salvage a split of a unique  doubleheader on the final day of the American League regular  season.
&quot;I&#39;ll be leaving Israel and the occupied territories more optimistic than when I came,&quot; Straw said. Much of Straw&#39;s agenda focused on upcoming Palestinian elections to choose a successor to Arafat.
Fourteen firms are under scrutiny for possible accounting fraud, insider trading or other violations tied to loans made to borrowers with weak, or subprime, credit.
The fugitive East Timor rebel leader surrounded in his hideout by Australian-led troops refused Friday to negotiate with a senior government official by telephone, demanding face-to-face talks.
A survey by The New York Times shows that those who lost a loved one in the 9/11 attacks differ from the public at large on some political and national issues.
Fifty years after leaving Brooklyn, the Dodgers are leaving Vero Beach, Fla., where they have held their spring training for decades.
By Tunku Yusuf Md Jewa  WE can accept that the media and TV play a very important part in our lives. But sometimes, they can have adverse effects.  A good example is the way the media portrayed the wedding of our pop queen to a Datuk.
The leader of an armed group which took over a police station in a southern Peruvian town three days ago and demanded the president's resignation made a fresh promise on Monday to surrender.
Nearly a fifth of Harry Potter fans say they will skip straight to the last page of the final book to find out how what happens to the boy wizard, a survey showed on Saturday.
Three state-run Indian banks raise lending rates as inflationary pressures in the economy grow.
North Korea agreed on Tuesday to take steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for $300 million in aid under a deal President George W. Bush hailed as the best chance to get it to scrap its atomic weapons program.
Parishioners ended their vigil at a Roman Catholic parish on Sunday after police threatened to arrest anyone who refused to leave, a move critics say
 boosts Ubisoft estimates
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he would be willing to consider coordinating his unilateral plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip with the Palestinians if the new leadership shows willingness to fight &quot;terror&quot;.
Buffalo quarterback J.P. Losman did just enough to provide the Bills with enough points to hold off another comeback by the Minnesota Vikings.
Egypt cuts off supplies to its border zone with Gaza to discourage Palestinians from pouring into the area.
nei primi scambi petrolio a 92,72 dollari a barile
Chak De! girl Vibha Chibber on working with Shah Rukh Khan and more.
Publishers are using outlets like MySpace to promote new books.
Vodafone Group Plc  has  won the battle for a controlling stake in India's No.4 mobile  operator Hutchison Essar with a bid that values it at around  $19 billion including debt, a source and India's Essar group  said on Sunday.
Even small servers can be virtual iSCSI storage DataCore says a new entry level version of its SANmelody iSCSI storage software can turn a basic x86 server into a virtualised IP-based SAN, with features such as automated thin-provisioning and reuse of spare disk capacity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oggi vertice sul provvedimento con Prodi, Amato, Mastella, Parisi. Domani il cdmIn campo i militari in esubero, in arrivo anche una direttiva per i sindaci                                          Criminalit\u00c3\u00a0, piano del governo Stretta sul carcere preventivo                                                                                   di LIANA MILELLA
 Japan sales top 1 million
L'auto dell'artista ostacolava la circolazione a nord di Londracondotto in ospedale \u00c3\u00a8 stato accusato di possesso di droga                                            Nuovi guai col 'fumo' per George Michael il cantante trovato svenuto al volante                                                                                      A febbraio era gi\u00c3\u00a0 stato trovato in stato confusionale alla guida della sua autoA rischio il tour mondiale iniziato in questi giorni. Il 5 e 6 ottobre sar\u00c3\u00a0 a Milano
Rapids coach Tim Hankinson saw it in Lewis&#39; eyes last Friday when the 22-year-old defender helped Colorado defeat his former team in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals.
NTT (NYSE:DCM) DoCoMo,Japan&#39;s leading mobile phone company, is set to make a &quot;sizeable&quot; investment in the booming markets of Vietnam, China or India, reversing a long-held decision to stay away from overseas markets after losing $9bn in botched investments six years ago.
Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, 10 in the final 5:38, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Clippers 105-101 on Tuesday night.
Violentatore James Lloyd collezionava scarpe vittime
Katrina Clark, a freshman at Gallaudet University, discusses her Sunday Outlook article on being conceived by a sperm donor and searching for her biological father.
Wall Street got off to a miserable start of the year, with all three major indexes dropping by sizable margins.
Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli: fase di riscaldamento e partitella a ranghi misti.
Spiccano baltici, mediorientali e portoghesi
Rulon Gardner&#39;s bid for a second consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling&#39;s super heavyweight division fell to the mat with a resounding thud yesterday along with the big man himself.
Canada&#39;s cattle and beef industries, battered by the discovery of mad cow disease in 2003, would win new access to the important US market by this spring under a plan
Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju, ranked number six in China&#39;s ruling Communist Party hierarchy, died early Saturday, state media reported.
Wisconsin and Hawaii become the latest battlegrounds in the struggle for the Democratic presidential nominee Tuesday, while Republican Sen. John McCain is looking for victories to finally knock his last remaining major rival out of the race.
Tracy McGrady had 17 points, including the winning basket with 25 seconds to play, as the Houston Rockets ended a five-game losing streak with a 77-76 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
Bombs killed more than 40 people in   Iraq on Wednesday, including 24 at a market in Baghdad, where   insurgents defied a U.S.-backed security clampdown in its   fourth week.
NEW YORK Concerned about third-quarter earnings offset a surprise drop in wholesale prices, keeping stocks mixed Friday. Blue chips dropped on profit warnings from Alcoa, a Dow component, and Visteon, while technology shares rose on takeover expectations.
On the second day of increased US and Iraqi security operations in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the overall status of the community Wednesday morning is calm, a US military spokeswoman said.
Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped for a second day in three. Banks such as UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
SYDNEY, Aug 20  - Australia on Friday played down a diplomatic row sparked by Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who said Australia would not be obliged to help its key ally, the United States, if Taiwan were attacked by China.
The US military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30.
Sound environmental policy has emerged as a central organizing principle of the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economic growth.
It is rare to see a British player&#39;s name at the top of a draw sheet for any international tournament, let alone an ATP Masters Series event.
Non preoccupano Usa e Giappone dove e' 4% fatturato
NAJAF, Iraq  - A car bomb killed five people on  Saturday between the Iraqi Shi'ite holy cities of Najaf and  Kerbala, sites of twin suicide car bombings a week ago, the  chief of police in Najaf said.
Qwest has been under investigation by the SEC and the Justice Department over allegations that it inflated revenue by incorrectly booking network-capacity deals to meet revenue expectations.
In Connecticut\u00e2\u0080\u0099s win over St. John\u00e2\u0080\u0099s on Jan. 8, ESPN analyst Bucky Waters, while extolling Jerome Dyson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nine steals, went too far with analogies of crime.
Rural and deprived communities worldwide are benefiting from the increased availability of computers.
The launch of Microsoft&#39;s test version throws down a gauntlet to Google. With Yahoo! and Ask Jeeves gearing up, too, a battle is brewing.
Former child star Macaulay Culkin  has been arrested in Oklahoma City on suspicion of possessing  marijuana and a controlled substance, police said on Saturday.
Declining continent - we don't need them anyway... \
Bethany Baptist Church thinks so big that when Sunday service is held there are traffic jams on nearly every road leading to it.
The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday warned that an \
Thieves took the families of two bank executives hostage and forced the executives to help them steal more than $39 million from the vaults of a
Advocacy groups for immigrant families and the Department of Homeland Security are at odds over detention facilities in Texas and Pennsylvania that critics argue are inhumanely housing adults and young children in jail-like conditions.
US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former CIA (news - web sites) Director George Tenet in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, December 14, 2004.
Japanese companies design 'helper robots' that could assist an aging population.
In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in \
US stock-index futures were little changed. Dow Jones Industrial Average shares including General Electric Co. slipped in Europe. Citigroup Inc.
Bloomberg - Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2000, endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic nomination.
The US offers to return former British residents being held at Guantanamo Bay to the UK, say reports.
Magistrato avra' ancora protezione nonostante rinuncia
NEW YORK: The Lord may move in mysterious ways but his mother, it is claimed, has chosen a rather ordinary piece of cheese on toast to make herself known to the world.
In the race to win the Mercedes Championships, Vijay Singh has maintained the pole position.
An Italian musician who could not board his flight because of overbooking was so enraged that he assaulted a Turin airport worker and almost bit his ear off.
L'olimpionico di Atene 2004 Andrea Benelli &egrave; stato solo settimo nella prova che assegnava il ...
Meta Group senior analyst David Willis said that he doesn&#39;t expect the Baby Bells to bow down just yet. &quot;I don&#39;t think VoIP is going to remain entirely unregulated over the next several years,&quot; Willis said.
Daryle Ward, Albert Pujols and Chipper Jones had big nights at the plate at the expense of National League pitchers.
The families of six Red Caps killed in Iraq are set to name army personnel they claim-should be held accountable.
Alonzo Mourning was his dominant old self in his second game since undergoing a kidney transplant 11 months ago, making back-to-back layups in the second overtime to lead the Nets to a 111-106 win over the Bulls Friday night in Chicago.

1 October 2004 -- The Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera today aired an audiotape purportedly from Al-Qaeda senior lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Colgate-Palmolive, which makes consumer products including Ajax detergent and Irish Spring soap, plans to cut its work force by about 4,400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan aimed at boosting its sales and profits around the world.
The first TV interview with Austrian teenager Natascha Kampusch, held captive for eight years, is to be aired.
President Bush and Senator John Kerry campaigned today in Pennsylvania and Iowa, respectively, two vital swing states, where they emphasized jobs, health care and other
It's not easy being No. 2 \u00c2\u0097 just ask South Florida.
Hoping to get the Cotton Bowl back on college football's national stage, the board that oversees the game voted Tuesday to move it to the new Dallas Cowboys stadium starting in 2010.
(InfoWorld) - EBay's PayPal payment division will pay $3.5 million to consumers and $1.7 million to 28 states in settlements for two different actions regarding its notification of users regarding their rights, the company said Thursday. The online payment company will establish a $3.5 million settlement fund to conclude a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, in 2005. The settlement is still pending court approval. Consumers filed the suit on the basis that PayPal did not make clear its policies on certain types of transactions, the company said. The company will also pay $1.7 million to the attorneys general of 28 states to settle suits there, stemming from similar investigations and complaints regarding its consumer protection and notification policies. The states are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia. Under the terms of both settlements, PayPal is not required to admit guilt or wrongdoing, but must improve the policies and notification procedures in question.
Scientists isolate plutonium for the first time. Next up, the atomic bomb. Compiled by Tony Long.
Senegalese R&B artist Akon entered a  second week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with  \
Tenants up the wazoo Dreamforce Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com's chief executive, today poured scorn on SAP for its temerity in planning on-demand business applications. At no time did he mention the company by name, but everyone recognised his target when he referred to software firms using dated architectures and hoodwinking customers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mount Asama, one of Japan's largest and most active volcanoes, erupted almost continuously for a third straight day Thursday, spewing molten rocks and gray smoke into the air and setting off more than 1,000 tiny earthquakes.
David Beckham admits the foul which saw him booked in England's win over Wales was premeditated.
A US judge throws out civil lawsuits accusing the Saudi government of helping the 9/11 hijackers.
A building society worker's thefts are uncovered when a 92-year-old woman tries to take out cash, a court hears.
Ever since the start of the second Chechen war, the Russian leadership, and President Vladimir Putin in particular, have been terribly fond of saying that we are waging war against international terrorism in Chechnya.
It happens to nearly every team in its quest for a national title. In happened to USC on Saturday when the Trojans had to come from behind to beat Stanford 31-28.
Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Celtic captain Jackie McNamara suffered a severely sprained ankle and strained ligaments Tuesday in a Champions League match against Barcelona.
Her impact has been immediate and promising. Just 13 games into her college basketball career at the University of New Hampshire, Denise Beliveau (inset at right) is not playing like a true freshman. The former Framingham High star, a gifted player at both ends of the floor, has made a rather smooth transition to the college game.
TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks gave details of previously announced job cuts Thursday, saying it is cutting 950 jobs in Canada - almost 10 per cent of its workforce in this country-and 1,400 in the United States among a total of 3,250 to be eliminated
Jason Giambi homered to end the longest slump of his career and Esteban Loaiza finally earned his 100th career victory and first for the Yankees, leading host New York over the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, last night.
A further shakeup in the marketplace for cold and cough medicines used billions of times each year in treating the youngest children is likely, as government health advisers weigh options from an outright ban to more study
FAO Schwarz on Monday said it would  reopen its flagship toy store on New York City's Fifth Avenue  on Thursday.
 draws another lawsuit in New York
His parents turned to US courts, invoking a law that allows victims of terrorism abroad to collect damages in American courts from groups that give money to terrorists.
Along the banks of the canal, women in rowboats grill fish and sell fresh bananas. Families eat on floating pavilions, rocked gently by waves from passing boats.
From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.
Perhaps seeking to leverage any momentum from recent negotiations with prominent citizens of the volatile Iraqi city of Fallujah, Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi Wednesday issued what The Australian Broadcasting Corporation calls an &quot;ultimatum.
Elephants emerged safer and tigers won a vote of support, but sharks and corals failed to win protection at a two-week wildlife trade conference that ended Friday.
Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Fred Funk fashioned an eight-under 64 on Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead through three rounds of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.
: Disagreement over the creation of a proposed no-fly zone in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur was stalling the signing of a security accord between the Government and rebels who met for another day of talks on Friday in Nigeria&#39;s capital.
Attempting to break a contract impasse with screenwriters, Hollywood producers withdrew a proposal that would have retooled the fees known as residuals.
A recent food shortage aboard the international space station forced its two residents to cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables.
MTV Networks on Friday announced an agreement to acquire Harmonix Music Systems, the company behind the popular Guitar Hero game for the PlayStation 2. Harmonix joins a number of other companies recently brought into the MTV fold.
European powers will offer this week to support Iranian construction of a light-water nuclear reactor, as part of a deal to persuade the Islamic republic to stop enriching
Figuring the winners and  losers in the aftermath of the writers' tentative contract deal  is a complex calculation. Writers themselves fall in both  categories.
NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks sharply lower Thursday as oil prices continued their climb higher and new questions about the safety of arthritis drugs pressured pharmaceutical stocks. The Dow Jones industrials, which include drug makers Pfizer Inc...
WASHINGTON  Under threat of federally mandated flight cuts, airlines serving the jammed O&#39;Hare Airport have agreed to reduce peak-hour operations starting this fall.
ALMONT TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A former Wal-Mart cashier says he was fired for joking on his MySpace page that the average IQ would increase if a bomb were dropped on the company's stores.  David Noordewier said he was fired Feb.
U.S. troops clashed with Shi'ite militiamen in Najaf on Saturday, interrupting a day of relative calm in the holy city with the sound of mortar, rocket-propelled grenade and machinegun fire, witnesses said.
A group of state, federal, and Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff engineers issued a confidential report in 1997 which concluded that miles of Big Dig tunnel walls were waterproofed with products
WENTWORTH: European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer&#39;s exploits in the World Match Play Championship finally came to an end here yesterday when he lost 2 and 1 to Miguel Angel Jimenez in their quarter-final clash.
The kick-ass 16GB iPod touch normally sells for $399, but B&H has it on sale for $365 with free shipping.
Bird&#39;s Custard and Angel Delight have been sold for \u00c2\u00a370m to Premier Foods, the group which owns Ambrosia rice pudding and Rowntree&#39;s jelly.
Nepal's PM vows to amend the constitution to meet key demands of protesters from the southern plains.
Steel company ThyssenKrupp AG said Wednesday it has sold some 48,000 residential housing units in western Germany for &#36;2.8 billion to a consortium of real estate funds of U.S. bank Morgan Stanley and Germany's Corpus-Immobiliengruppe.
President Bush will issue an executive order today that will grant more power to the director of central intelligence.
A Rice University computer scientist and two of his students have discovered a potentially serious security flaw in the desktop search tool for personal computers that was recently distributed by Google.
TOTTENHAM&#39;s new head coach Martin Jol spoke of a return to the club&#39;s traditions on the eve of his first home game in charge at White Hart Lane.
Lothian and Borders Police receives \u00c2\u00a3600,000 in funding to tackle the \
ARANDA, Albania - Encrusted with tiny shells and smelling strongly of the sea, a 2,400-year-old Greek jar lies in a saltwater bath in Durres Museum, on Albania's Adriatic coast.
Questo il commento del tecnico del Torino, Alberto Zaccheroni, ai tragici fatti di Catania: ''Il pri...
On Monday, Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear-enrichment program. In return, England, France and Germany agreed not to support taking the matter to the United Nations Security Council, as the United States has been seeking.
The European Union's reputation for budgetary correctness, already tarnished in recent years, took a beating this week when Greece admitted to grossly under-reporting its deficit figures.
Tokyo: Japan said on Friday it had not given up hope for a Japanese hostage in Iraq after a report he may have been killed, as the 24-year-old&#39;s mother pleaded to Islamic militants to spare him.
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Severe storms, with winds reaching up to 90mph, batter Northern Ireland causing road closures and power cuts.
TORONTO (CP) - Eugene Melnyk, who used his personal fortune to buy the Ottawa Senators last year, is stepping down as chief executive of Biovail Corp.
More teen friendly CES Sony has revamped its Mylo - My Life Online - internet access handheld, enhancing the Wi-Fi gadget's support for teen-friendly social networking sites and the like of YouTube.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: The man behind the Palm Pilot has got a new mobile device to show off at the D: All Things Digital conference.
Spacewalking astronauts  coaxed a balky solar wing panel on the International Space  Station into its storage box on Monday, capping a tedious but  ultimately successful mission by the shuttle Discovery crew.
WASHINGTON : US President George W Bush said that the death of Yasser Arafat, announced early Thursday, was a &quot;significant moment&quot; in the history of the Palestinian people and he hoped the future would bring peace.
E' la moglie della rockstar Paul Hewson Bono
Justin Strzelczyk, a former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Thursday in a fiery head-on collision with a tanker truck after he led state troopers on a 40-mile highway chase during morning rush hour.
Nasa looks towards the first launch of the space shuttle since the Columbia disaster in 2003.
A private-equity firm is to take a 25% stake in ailing mobile device manufacturer Palm.
Before the game and at halftime, Super Bowl viewers will be treated to Prince, Billy Joel and some, well, unusual performances.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cChuck Close,\u00e2\u0080\u009d about the painter, photographer and printmaker by the documentary filmmaker Marion Cajori, truly excels in its depiction of the physical process of making art.
A battle between rival gangs armed with machetes killed one fighter and injured five others in East Timor's capital, police and hospital officials said Thursday.
(InfoWorld) - AT&T this year will introduce new features to its VPN service and expand high-speed connections to additional countries as part of more than $750 million of investments in its global business network. The expansion comes as network demand grows worldwide, partly as a result of increasing video traffic, and as rival\u00c2\u00a0Verizon Communications rolls out new offerings\u00c2\u00a0through its Verizon Business unit. AT&T this year will let enterprises set up special VPN routing groups to help them establish extranets with partners and customers, said Bill Archer, senior vice president of product management. It will also introduce new class-of-service capabilities, which are used to distinguish different types of traffic. AT&T will also provide a more efficient access method for its MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) VPN outside the United States in the next few months. Until now, unless an overseas customer had a fat pipe of 155Mbps or more to AT&T, they had to use Frame Relay or ATM\u00c2\u00a0to get to the VPN. Now they can use PPP, a more efficient protocol, at any speed. Because it has less overhead, PPP means better use of available bandwidth, according to AT&T. Meanwhile, AT&T will introduce billing plans that in part are based on usage rather than a flat monthly rate for a certain level of bandwidth, Archer said. Following its acquisition of BellSouth, AT&T now fully owns Cingular, the largest U.S. mobile operator by subscribers. This year it will start down a long path toward converged wired and wireless services, introducing collaborative support between the two units. If a customer reports a wireless problem to the support center for AT&T's wire-line business network, that support center will log the problem and forward the call to the wireless support group, Archer said. Evenutally, there will be one support center for both types of services. A single contract and bill for wired and wireless also will come over time, he said. The carrier will expand the reach of its high-speed networks significantly in 2007. By the end of the year, businesses will be able to reach the MPLS VPN via Ethernet in 31 countries, up from\u00c2\u00a08 at the end of 2006. DSL access will be available in 34 countries, up from 19. Satellite or private-line access, needed in more remote locations, will be available in 51 countries, up from 19. The fast-growing markets of Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America will be a focus for investment this year, as well as France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada, AT&T said. The carrier plans MPLS network nodes in Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam, as well as three more in India. Having a node in the country lowers customers' costs, Archer said. Multinational enterprises want to be able to connect to a service provider's network the same way everywhere they do business, said Frank Dzubeck, president of the consultancy Telecommunications Network Architects in Washington, D.C. Carriers are expanding their networks to meet that need, but they are less motivated to combine wired and wireless services under one plan because they don't see a financial advantage to that, Dzubeck said.
Reporter Alexander Gelfand has his likeness immortalized with new 3-D printing technology. Photographs by Ryan Brenizer.
Siemens AG continues to deepen its ties with Chinese rival Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. The Munich-based engineering and manufacturing conglomerate agreed Friday to resell routers and switches from Huawei's Quidway product line just eight months after the two companies formed a joint venture for manufacturing new mobile broadband systems in China.
Sabato l'arrivo in porto dopo aver percorso 6400 miglia
Three car bombs killed 24 people and wounded scores in Baghdad on Monday as war-weary residents awaited the start of a sweeping U.S.-Iraqi crackdown on sectarian violence in the city.
REGENT, Sierra Leone  - They can leap playful somersaults or maul a human to death. Meet the chimpanzee, man's closest relative.
The owner of one of the nation's largest Internet software piracy Web sites has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Shawn Marion's buzzer-beating jump shot gave the Phoenix Suns a 110-108 road win that snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers's five-game winning streak on Friday.
Even industrial-size fans couldn't beat the heat in Hell's Kitchen on Tuesday.
Stocks gained on Friday after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a strong jobs report reassured investors about the economy.
Amid soaring market optimism, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told his cheering party faithful on Tuesday the European Union would agree this week to open long-delayed entry talks with the populous Muslim country.
Treasuries prices turned lower in  choppy trade on Friday as speculators sold short-term notes  while a report on U.S. business investment contained enough  soft spots to support longer-dated debt.
Joe Dolan was a longtime pop music star in Ireland, who entertained audiences for decades with Las Vegas-style showmanship.
La Juve in testa al campionato dopo due giornate non &egrave; una sorpresa per Giovanni Cobolli Gigl...
The fiery female alliance on CBS' \
From physicists, there is cautious applause for President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed 2009 budget, under which research in the physical sciences would receive a hefty boost.
By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service | posted 09/16/2004 9:00 am. The US State Department on Wednesday for the first time included Saudi Arabia on a list of eight &quot;countries of particular concern&quot; for not
A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be more tightly curbed under government control.
The number of commercial HSDPA networks launched worldwide shot up by 69 percent in 2007, a trade survey shows.
Israeli and Egyptian officials searched for proof Friday to determine who had reduced a five-star hotel full of Israeli tourists to a pile of concrete and metal the night before
Nearly 7,500 hate crimes, including  14 murders based on sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, were  reported in the United States last year, the FBI said on  Monday.
The age of psychopharmaceuticals has changed the preferred method of self-medication for holiday stress.
Hardbeatnews.com, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 4: Ricardo Mayorga\u00e2\u0080\u0099s boost before Saturday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fight that he would send Felix Trinidad home to Puerto Rico on a stretcher, proved to be nothing but idle talk.
After six months of price stability the housing market may be set for another upturn, the Nationwide says.
The insurance industry planned to propose a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage.
The ongoing struggle between American shipwreck salvage company Odyssey Marine and the Spanish government has become a classic courtroom drama
Survivors of devastating flooding in Haiti wandered mud-clogged streets in search of food on Tuesday and officials said the death toll would rise further.
Taiwan and offshore Penghu County have geared up for strong winds and heavy rains as Typhoon Nock-ten is scheduled to encompass the whole island and outlying islands this morning.
Private equity firm Blackstone said on  Monday it was buying Madame Tussauds waxworks owner Tussauds  group for 1 billion pounds ($1.92 billion).
Physicists in the US and Japan have seen the best evidence to date for a new form of superconductivity. Ying Liu and co-workers at Pennsylvania State University and Kyoto University have observed &quot;odd-parity&quot; superconductivity in strontium ruthenate.
The Bush-Cheney campaign held a rally for religious conservatives behind closed doors Tuesday, as the GOP shifted public focus toward its more moderate representatives at the Republican convention.
Arriva in libreria il 28 settembre 'Fabio Cannavaro, lo scugnizzo d'oro', il libro scritto dal giorn...
Curt Schilling might be ready for opening day after all. The Boston Red Sox ace who underwent ankle surgery after the team won the World Series is throwing again, and manager Terry Francona wouldn't be shocked if Schilling starts against the Yankees and their new pitching star in the season opener April 3 in New York.
Oklahoma assistant coach Kevin Sumlin will be hired by as Houston's football coach, a newspaper reported Thursday.
The United Nations sees a &quot;real danger&quot; of a new war between Hutus and Tutsis in central Africa and is appealing to leaders in Burundi, Congo and Rwanda to deal with extremists and return to the path of reconciliation, its under-secretary general Jean
The European Union unveiled grisly photos of rotten lungs, throat tumors and decayed teeth on Friday, which it hopes will be used on cigarette packets to persuade smokers to quit and convince children never to start.
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Lo spagnolo della Discovery Channel Alberto Contador, ha vinto la quarta e penultima tappa della Vue...
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps won another gold medal, this time wearing khaki shorts and flip-flops. From a front-row seat at the Olympic pool, Phelps watched his teammates do all the work in the 400-meter medley relay Saturday night...
Alcuni politici di diverse regioni pagano boss per voti
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NASA&#39;s X-43A scramjet will on Monday undergo its third test flight during which scientists will attempt to push the vehicle to Mach 10.
Michael Bloomberg may soon begin a massive operation to get on the ballot in up to 15 states even though the billionaire mayor may not decide until May whether to run for president, according to associates.
SATURDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney Jr. used to get a lot of colds when his children were little and, later, when his grandchildren came to visit; catching a cold is almost inevitable with little germ factories running around the house.
Premio come miglior film, miglior attore Daniel Day Lewis
Silent and possibly deadly after all: The controversial XP \
One of the nation's largest subway systems  -  the Washington Metro  -  has even posted ads warning riders about wearing such shoes on its moving stairways
On a central square in the Bulgarian capital, where Sofia's homeless fill plastic water bottles from a public fountain, icons and a large wooden cross form a crude, improvised altar.
World oil prices rose on Friday,  boosted by production stoppages due to a severe hurricane in  the Gulf of Mexico and worries that another storm might further  delay imports into the United States.
Did somebody blow a whistle and decide that mid-October should be some kind of ad hoc, free-floating film fest? Not really. Current movie-business dynamics are at work.
Jailed Nigerian separatist leader Muhajid Dokubo Asari, who is facing a treason charge has ruled out negotiating his release with President Olusegun Obasanjo.
A chauffeur for Yoko Ono said she accused him of trying to extort $2 million from her in order to head off some allegations of his own.
The national economy grew at a solid rate in the last three months, boosted by a rebound in consumer spending and another strong quarter of business investment, the Commerce Department reported yesterday.
Libya wants full diplomatic ties restored with the EU in exchange for freeing six jailed medics, diplomats say.
Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) testified yesterday that an FBI agent cursed at him and told him that \
Fears that the Indian Ocean tsunami  could unleash epidemics which would double the death toll are  fading as access to clean water improves, the World Health  Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Southeast Asian countries have agreed to cut trade barriers between them three years earlier than planned, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
Germany&#39;s two major political parties are bracing for heavy losses in Sunday&#39;s legislative elections in two former communist states.
Apple celebrated yesterday when it announced that they have sold now more than 150 million songs via their iTunes Music Store. Despite some reports that overall traffic to online music stores has dropped, Apple&#39;s
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFrozen River,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which won the grand jury prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, will open the 37th New Directors/New Films series, from March 26 through April 9 in New York at the Walter Reade Theater and the Museum of Modern Art. Starring Melissa Leo, far right, and Misty Upham, near right, \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrozen River,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by Courtney Hunt, is the story of two women in upstate New York \u00e2\u0080\u0094 one recently left with two sons to rear, the other a widow on a Mohawk reservation \u00e2\u0080\u0094 who become partners in smuggling illegal immigrants from Canada into the United States.
The Russian oil giant Yukos on Friday issued sharply higher revised estimates of reserves for its biggest subsidiary, one currently being appraised for sale by the government, and reiterated that Yukos was operating financially on a &quot;day-to-day&quot; basis and
Pakistani security forces were on their highest state of alert Sunday, the day before critical parliamentary polls, after a suicide car bomber killed 46 people and wounded nearly 100 at an election rally.
Tragedia nell'Alessandrino, marito e' in stato confusionale
Sono 2067 i biglietti riservati ai tifosi del Napoli per la gara di domenica contro il Genoa, decisi...
Benjamin Raich of Austria held off teammate Rainer Schoenfelder and Giorgio Rocca of Italy on Sunday to win the first slalom of the World Cup season, while overall leader Bode Miller skied out for a second straight race.
Robbie Keane&#39;s knee injury may leave Tottenham with only one recognised striker for its trip to Manchester City. Keane has been carrying the injury in recent weeks but head coach Martin Jol is not confident
'Fiducia nell'economia ma non nell'operato del Governo'
In vista della sfida con il Messina, non sembrano esseerci novit\u00c3\u00a0 sulla formazione del Cagliari risp...
A published account of Italy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s national malaise prompted a critical \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and very public \u00e2\u0080\u0094 collective self-assessment.
Description: Congress will hold hearings to determine how the nation wound up facing a shortage of influenza vaccine. About 40 million doses -- roughly half the anticipated US supply -- were impounded in Great
Stocks surged on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a half-percentage point, giving relief to investors worried that the housing and credit market turmoil could spread to the broader economy.
El Paso&#39;s Jennifer Han won her fourth national championship at the National Golden Gloves boxing tournament Saturday in Chicago, earning a decision against Jennifer Barber of California in their 125-pound title bout.
The trading company Sumitomo said it and three partners planned to invest about $3.3 billion to develop a nickel project in Madagascar amid increasing worldwide demand for nonferrous metals. Sumitomo and the Korea Resources Corporation of South Korea will join with two Canadian companies, the Sherritt International Corporation and SNC Lavalin, to develop a nickel mine, build smelters and create shipping infrastructure, the company said. Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2010, said Sumitomo, based in Tokyo.
A court martial drops all charges against five of seven UK soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi civilians.
NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Wednesday despite a lower reading on manufacturing activity and a spike in oil prices. Technology shares were unaffected by brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies...
Itanic fired up for EC gripe Platform Solutions Inc. (PSI) has opened up a European front in its war against IBM.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Search engine Google has plans to introduce a new service that lets users search complete texts of books and helps publishers sell them.
IBM said Wednesday that it has sewn up outsourcing deals with two Danish companies valued at more than $1 billion over 10 years, reinforcing its strength in Europe.
Craig Conway, the former chief executive of PeopleSoft Inc., will get at least &#36;3.2 million in severance, the company disclosed.
ATHENS, GREECE - The United States Olympic Committee pumped renewed fury into the Paul Hamm gymnastics saga on Friday, slamming the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for asking Hamm to return his gold medal.
Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell will play Heath Ledger's role in his unfinished film Doctor Parnassus.
Tensions and risk flared anew in Ukraine on Tuesday after Viktor A. Yushchenko, the opposition leader and presumptive president-elect, called for his supporters to renew
Their decaying carcasses gave a super-size boost in nutrients to forest soil and stimulated seed and nitrogen production in a plant important to the forest ecosystem, researchers reported in Friday&#39;s issue of the journal Science.
R KELLY has been booted off a tour with JAY-Z, a day after claiming he was attacked with pepper spray by a member of the rapper&#39;s entourage.
Reform of neonatal units botched says inquiry by National Audit Office
A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot by police officers, the Strathclyde force says.
At least five people, including an Islamic Jihad leader, die in a blast in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - The U.S. military  dropped spy charges against a Syrian-American airman who worked  as a translator at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay,  Cuba, on Wednesday after he agreed to plead guilty to several  lesser charges, officials said.
Stocks advanced on Monday as deal news, including a takeover in the oil services industry worth nearly $18 billion, and strong pharmaceutical sector profits reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.
Cod, once a staple of the British diet, could be fished close to extinction, environmentalists warned yesterday. They said a deal keeping North Sea fishing grounds open to trawlers was &quot;scandalous&quot;.
GestureTek Mobile could make your phone act like a Wiimote, if only your ordinary phone were so cool. Take a peek at the future of motion navigated mobile games.
Yao Ming was back in the Houston Rockets' lineup. Too bad he didn't feel like a pro.
Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the
The Iraqi prime minister insisted Sunday that the raging insurgency &#151; which has claimed 300 lives in the last week alone and resulted in a wave of kidnappings &#151; will not delay January elections, promising the vote will strike a \
Gunfire erupted outside Haiti&#39;s presidential palace as US Secretary of State Colin Powell met with Haitian political leaders. The exchange of fire between United Nations security forces and unknown
Sport's top anti-doping official hailed  the 2004 Olympics as a \
Sean Combs is Diddy no more &#151; at least in Britain. The musician and entertainment mogul has agreed to drop the Diddy name as part of an out-of court legal settlement with London-based music producer Richard \
Work on bridging the gap has stalled Movement on the digital divide has stalled with only marginally more people online today than three years ago.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ATHENS - Windsurfer Gal Fridman won his country&#39;s first gold medal since Israel began competing in the Olympics at Helsinki in 1952 when he captured the men&#39;s Mistral sailboard title at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre on Wednesday.
Alexander Payne's heart-piercing new film about a writer on the verge of disappointment is a reason to maintain hope in the film industry.
China has banned director Lou Ye from   making movies for the next five years after he submitted   \
LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - His marriage to pop star Britney Spears is on the rocks, his debut album opened to dismal sales and he's making TV commercials playing himself as a fast-food cook.
Israeli officials on Saturday denied allegations the country spied on the United States, saying it halted espionage activities against US targets after a diplomatic scandal nearly 20 years ago.
US-led forces swept hotspots in the &quot;triangle of death&quot; today in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of January polls with more than 200 political groups preparing to take part.
ST. LOUIS  - The Boston Red Sox won their first  World Series title since 1918, and buried a curse, with a 3-0  victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday.
BOSTON Red Sox Nation converges on Boston today to celebrate their team&#39;s first World Series win in 86 years. The &quot;rolling rally&quot; begins near Fenway Park at ten am, continuing through parts of the city and into the Charles River.
 Super Bowl shirts end up in Nicaragua
PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film \
Compose la famosissima 'Besame mucho' cantata da tutti i big
TONY EASTLEY: Two bob each way still appears the safest bet on who will win next Saturday&#39;s federal election. There&#39;s certainly no consensus amongst today&#39;s opinion polls.
Vendite aumentate del 17,9%, portafoglio del 10,1%
Mozilla has started the final push toward releasing Beta 3 of its Firefox 3.0 browser, but said this week that at least one more beta will be needed before release candidates show up.
London - Portsmouth have recovered from the shock of manager Harry Redknapp&#39;s resignation in midweek to give new executive director Velimir Zajec his first win.
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The Amsterdam commercial court ordered a formal investigation on Thursday into past management practices of Dutch retailer Ahold from January 1998 to December 2003.
The Whitman-Walker Clinic, the region's biggest provider of HIV-AIDS services, announced yesterday that it will expand medical care as it moves toward becoming a comprehensive health center.
China is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace executions by shooting, a senior official says.
Zimbabwe cricket chiefs say they will tour Pakistan despite fears over the security situation.
More people want to be students in the UK this year - with a 78.8% increase among the new EU states.
 honors go to Johansson, Stiller
Jermaine O&#39;Neal made an early return to the Indiana Pacers&#39; line-up but he could not prevent the Detroit Pistons posting a 98-93 victory in the first meeting between the teams since the infamous &quot;basketbrawl&quot; last month.
Jason Richardson has a season-high 38 points and 14 rebounds as the Bobcats hold off a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Grizzlies for the first time ever, 105-87, on Saturday.
Kindyll Dorsey was due. The senior guard on the Boston College women's basketball team is fourth on the school's all-time list for 3-pointers made, and has sunk eight treys twice in her career.
Civil rights groups hope to see tens of thousands of demonstrators descend on a small Louisiana town on Thursday to support six black teenagers charged over a high school fight in a case that activists say reeks of lingering racism in the U.S. South.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (29/11/04) - An Indian paramilitary personnel shot dead seven of his colleagues before shot down in the Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, while several people were injured when insurgents attacked a crowded market in the state
Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc, which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.
At last the much-discussed first-everAfghan presidential elections in the post-Taliban nation were held Saturday amid hopes and fears as the anti-government militias fired several
LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The general who headed the British army during the 2003 Iraq invasion said that former U.S. defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's handling of postwar Iraq was \
Well, he did it. Last time I wrote about Peter Hirschberg, a guy with a passion for restoring vintage, '80s-era arcade games, he was toying with the notion of building a full-blown arcade next to his Linden home to store his growing collection. And here it is. Finally, after a couple of years, a ...
Microsoft Corp. will incur pretax costs of as much as $1.15 billion related to repairs of its Xbox 360 video game consoles and said sales of the machines missed forecasts for the year.
A 39-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two teenage sisters are found in a house.
Rich McKay signed a two-year contract extension Friday to remain the Atlanta Falcons' president, but will relinquish the general manager's duties.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is to receive a ceremonial welcome from the Queen later.
From the porch of her mud hut, Vera Filonok saw tens of thousands of Jews shot, thrown in a ravine and set on fire. Many were still alive and they writhed in the flames \
KarstadtQuelle AG, Germany&#39;s biggest operator of department stores, reached an agreement with investors who mounted legal challenges to the company&#39;s plan to raise 535 million euros ($709 million) in a share sale.
Il neo presidente ucraino alla folla, dopo giuramento
Saudi security forces thwarted planned protest marches in the kingdom&#39;s two main cities on Thursday, deploying in force in the capital Riyadh and arresting at least a dozen people in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.
Egypt's foreign minister said Saturday that his country would not invite Iraqi opposition groups to a high-level conference on Iraqi elections planned next month at an Egyptian resort.
From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation to preventing it altogether, a stroke is a litany of missed opportunities.
Those treating pain make subjective choices about dosage. When a doctor gets it wrong, is it a mistake or a felony?
Ardsley United Methodist Church, 525 Ashford Ave. Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7:30 pm Christmas Day, Holy Communion will be at 10 am Call 914-693-4225 or 914-693-4904.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales.
WASHINGTON -- Without their knowledge, millions of Americans and foreigners crossing U.S. borders in the past four years have been assigned scores generated by U.S. government computers rating the risk that the travelers are terrorists or criminals.
Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.
Bruxelles. I negoziati con Ankara per l&#39;adesione della Turchia all&#39;Unione europea probabilemnte inizieranno nella seconda meta&#39; del 2005. E&#39; la previsione del ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini, espressa
BEIJING, China -- Torrential floods in southwest China have killed as many as 100 people prompting officials to call in the military to help rescue scores of people and locate dozens of missing.
Pop star Madonna called for world peace Sunday at a conference on Jewish mysticism, a highlight of her five-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
A flaw in Snort, the popular open-source intrusion detection system, could be used by attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable machines, several security organizations reported Monday.
Eating right, combined with exercise, like walking, can help seniors live a longer and healthier life, according to the experts. This week, researchers said elderly Europeans who ate a Mediterranean diet combined
ABUJA, 26 October (IRIN) - Talks between the Sudanese government and rebels from the country&#39;s Darfur region, broke up early on Tuesday as both sides failed to agree on an agenda for resuming formal peace negotiations.
Walgreen Co  reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Friday as cost controls offset weak sales of flu medications and a recall of cold medicines, sending the drugstore chain's shares up 7 percent.
Michelle Jorgenson thought it was odd that her 8-year-old daughter Cheyenne &#151; conceived with sperm from a mystery man known to Jorgenson only as Donor 3066 &#151; was extremely sensitive to sound and walked on her toes.
Ellen MacArthur's lead in her round-the-world record bid slips below two days.
German President Horst Koehler Arrived here on Sunday on a four-day official visit to Ethiopia.
Residents of the southeastern US city of New Orleans, Louisiana, are fleeing their historic hometown in anticipation of Hurricane Ivan&#39;s approach, knowing the city has been vulnerable over the years to the destructive power of the storms.
President Bush all but completed his cabinet reorganization on Wednesday, appointing a former head of the Republican National Committee, Jim Nicholson, as head of the
Nineteen California pharmacies filed a lawsuit in state court yesterday accusing the world&#39;s largest pharmaceutical companies of conspiring to inflate US drug prices.
The off-field antics of the so-called WAGs -- wives and girlfriends -- of England&#39;s footballers were as much the focus as their husbands and boyfriends&#39; on-pitch performances at last year&#39;s World Cup.
The Hong Kong action star says too many martial-arts movies ignore heart and emotion in favor of vengeance and gore. He said his latest film to hit US theaters, the Mandarin-language \u00e2\u0080\u009cHero,\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an antidote
Google Inc. said Friday it had filed for European Union permission to take over online ad tracker DoubleClick, a $3.1 billion deal that already has stirred concern about the control it will give Google over Internet advertising.
This pilot fish is the IT department for a small communications distributor whose specialty is wireless broadband. And his company eats its own dog food: Its link to the Internet is a 6Mbit/sec. wireless connection.
InfoWorld - LG Electronics has set an ambitious target of increasing cell phone shipments in the competitive European market by 60 percent this year, it said Monday.
Alan Greenspan's memoir arrives with remarkable timing for two reasons. One is that at a time like this, with financial markets in upheaval, we yearn for guidance from the oracle who presided over 18 years of relative peace and prosperity in the U.S. economy.
The mother of the British hostage held in Iraq was taken to hospital last night after making an emotional appeal to his captors.
British anti-terrorism police have started examining evidence in the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said Saturday.
Cyprus and Malta clear the final hurdle and are now set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2008.
CAIRO : Toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is miserable sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity and has begged for mercy, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview.
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Prosecutors in a suburban county plan to review 14 shootings by police, including eight fatalities, amid concern about the high number of killings compared with the nation's two largest cities.
Is the abortionist and mother who is the  heroine of the new movie \
An apparent suicide bombing in a crowded Tel Aviv open-air market Monday killed at least five people and seriously injured more than 30 others.
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Emboldened by their Election Day successes, some Christian conservatives around the country are trying to put more Christ into Christmas this season.
Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.
Britain has won U.S. agreement to hold an international peace conference on the Middle East in London early next year, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.
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Carlos Zambrano said Monday he wants to stay with the Cubs and has faith that he will eventually sign a contract extension.
A court has heard DNA evidence that helped convict Bradley Murdoch of killing backpacker Peter Falconio was \
For a fifth consecutive opener, Jay Fiedler will be the quarterback Sunday when the Dolphins host the Tennessee Titans, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported yesterday.
EAGLE, Colo.  - Attorneys for basketball star Kobe  Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their  client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their  expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.
Protesters gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp.
The UN's Kofi Annan tells the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and contravened the UN charter.
A major air and sea search is going on off Portland in Dorset for a missing teenage boy.
That trend has carried over into the world of animated film, specifically Pixar&#39;s latest masterpiece &quot;The Incredibles.&quot; A groundswell of court action against the world&#39;s
Oscar-nominated actor Owen Wilson called for privacy on Monday after being hospitalized in Los Angeles following a reported suicide attempt.
DUBAI, Aug 29  - A statement purported to be from Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility Sunday for a truck bomb which killed seven people, including two US citizens, in Kabul, and which was earlier claimed by the Taliban militia.
A little known Russian organization, Baikalfinansgroup, bought the core production unit of the troubled Yukos oil company at auction for &#36;9.3 billion Sunday, gaining control of one of Russia's most prized oil assets.
A Vista Service Pack is on the way -- Microsoft says a beta of Service Pack 1 will be available \
Former Everton and Rangers manager Walter Smith will be confirmed as the new manager of Scotland on Thursday, according to the BBC.
Insurgents launched assaults around the city of Samarra on Wednesday, trading gunfire with US forces, attacking a convoy, and blowing up a police station after looting its armory.
Sergei Fedorov scored twice and added an assist against his former team as the Columbus Blue Jackets held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 Monday night.
Election officials plan to decide before Nov. 2 whether congressional and presidential candidates can raise unlimited donations to fund recounts as President Bush and Al Gore could for the multimillion-dollar Florida ballot dispute in 2000.
GP surgeries may open during evenings and weekends - if a deal is struck between doctors and ministers.
Israeli helicopters Friday night firedtwo or three missiles on a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip,witnesses said. The witnesses said that the missiles hit a warehouse in theMughazi refugee camp and set it on fire.
EBay Inc. offered about &#36;530 million to buy the remainder of South Korean affiliate Internet Auction Co. Ltd. as it pushes deeper into Asia, saying key shareholders had accepted a 79 percent increase to an earlier offer.
For months the Democratic presidential contest was about change versus experience. Now it's change versus change.
Science fiction has been clear about this for a long time: Your future doesn't have a keyboard in it.
Police have detained more than 50 people in a swoop on the local mafia, known as the Camorra, in the southern Italian city of Naples, which has been the scene of an escalating turf war.
France said it could not confirm a report   on Saturday that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died in   Pakistan last month.
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Cisco Systems plans to have one-fifth of its top executives in India by 2012, in line with its plan to make India the hub for the development of technologies and new business models for emerging markets.
The men can be detained until 1.30pm on October 1 after an extension was issued under the Terrorism Act. Three of the men were arrested in a &quot;pre--planned&quot; operation by officers from the Metropolitan Police&#39;s
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Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, surged back as a political force yesterday after a court acquitted him of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, ending a two-and-a-half year case that could have seen him executed.
You may not be as young as you feel, but research has found that a positive attitude may delay the ageing process.
Five of James Brown's children say their late father's will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to create charitable trusts that the advisers would profit from, according to court documents filed this week.
Ravi Bopara was Tuesday ruled out of England&#39;s two remaining one day internationals against India and this month&#39;s Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa with a broken thumb.
Blog: MLB's general counsel tells The Hollywood Reporter, Esq. that it's studying its options to respond to a device that lets users watch out-of-market games.
The US military stepped up efforts to check Iraq&#39;s destabilising insurgency yesterday by pounding the restive city of Falluja, killing dozens of people, with children reported to be among the injured.
Nearly two million Palestinians are  to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat, amid concern at Israeli travel curbs.
India&#39;s economy accelerated by a surprise 9.3 percent in the first quarter as industry and services grew strongly but a slowdown loomed, analysts warned Friday.
Big Fish Games Inc., a developer and publisher of casual games, is taking a page out of the social-networking handbook.
Iraq&#39;s interim leader appealed to Europe Friday to &quot;open a new chapter&quot; and overcome bitter divisions caused by the US-led war, to help prepare his violence-wracked country for historic elections in January.
Oil dropped over $2 to below $58 on Monday after leading exporter Saudi Arabia, fellow OPEC member Qatar and OPEC's head of research said the organization may steer away from further supply cuts at its March 15 meeting.
A black man accused of killing a white teen during a racially charged confrontation outside his home was convicted of second-degree manslaughter Saturday.
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A common scheme of those hoping to bilk bidders: send e-mails to people who had narrowly lost an auction.
A senior British diplomat defends Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working.
Paula Radcliffe is to take part in Run London 2004 - her first event since the Olympics.
Britain's military is at the limit of its capacity and can barely cope with the demands placed on it, the head of Britain's army told The Guardian in an interview published in the newspaper's Monday edition.
Two British soldiers were killed on  Monday and two more injured when their patrol came under attack  near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense  said.
It's the film contest you can't  refuse: pick the 100 most memorable movie lines, ranging from  \
Facing a strong re-election challenge from Democrat Heath Shuler, veteran Republican Rep. Charles Taylor is going after a candidate who gets an \
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Michelle Wie withdrew from the Ginn Tribute on Thursday after shooting 14 over par through 16 holes, aggravating a wrist injury that sidelined her since January.
A nonprofit\u00e2\u0080\u0099s success isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t necessarily measured in dollars and cents.
A woman banned from driving for seven  days after traveling at speeds of less than 10mph on the  motorway told Reuters on Friday: \
Los Angeles, Oct. 13: Microsoft Corp wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t able to do it solo, so now it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s trying with a little help from some friends. The software colossus has brought a mob of allies to its fight to capture a big
British billionaire Richard Branson   said on Wednesday that he was looking to set up music festivals   in several countries as rock stars take to the road to offset   dwindling music sales.
Israeli troops have destroyed hundreds of houses and left thousands of Palestinians homeless in the southern Gaza Strip in operations that far exceeded military security
The Bush administration is seeking  about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this  year in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both  conflicts to almost $300 billion so far.
Mexico sought to play down a U.S.  travel alert for Americans visiting the Mexican side of the  border and said any violence was contained to drugs gangs   and  that authorities were fighting to curb it.
The threat of a terrorist attack against Germans in Afghanistan &#151; or even suicide bombings in Germany itself &#151; appears to be on the rise in recent days, officials said Friday.
Sri Lanka increases security for members of parliament a day after a minister is assassinated.
Massachusetts-based start-up has come up with a way to print photographs or documents without ink or an ink cartridge. And that means smaller devices.Photos: Teeny tiny printers
VIENNA -- A wary OPEC said yesterday it will keep pumping crude at current levels, while also making it clear it would consider trimming production if oil prices keep plummeting.
Preliminary results of a study on peer-to-peer file sharing show that on the average, the technology still makes up anywhere between 50 and 90 percent of Internet traffic, with BitTorrent surging in popularity.
Eight local marines are dead, in the latest surge of violence in Iraq&#39;s Al-anbar province. The marines with the First Marine Expeditionary Force died Sunday, making it the deadliest day in more than a month for US Marines in Iraq.
Don Reisinger is fed up with the high-def format war and has even stopped caring about which format will come out on top.  Are you in that group too?
The pro-Beijing camp came out of the elections for the Legislative Council (Legco) in Hong Kong last Sunday much better than did the pro-democracy camp.
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The longer an immigrant lives in the US the more likely they are to be obese. Chicago, IL - Journal of the American Medical Association - Since the 1980s, the US population has become more obese, according
The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.
The Washington women&#39;s basketball team played a thriller at Hec Edmundson Pavilion last night, coming from behind to defeat Minnesota in overtime 72-67.
Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks
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Brett Favre skipped practice Wednesday, still feeling the effects of a concussion to go along with a softball-sized bruise on his left leg and a loose left shoulder.
As the Gloucester boys' track team continues its dominance of the Northeastern Conference, Nate Hunter keeps breaking his shot put record.
Craig Biggio will be back with the Houston Astros next season. If Jeff Kent returns, it will be at a reduced rate.
ATHENS, Dec 15  - Gunmen who commandeered a bus near Athens and demanded a ransom and safe conduct out of the country released four men and one woman Wednesday, police said, bringing to 17 the total number of passengers set free.
The head of Boeing Co.&#39;s   commercial aircraft unit on Sunday backed a call by rival  Airbus to work closely on producing more environmentally  friendly planes, but said real progress was the responsibility  of jet engine makers, rather than plane builders.
Millions of Iraqis flocked to vote in a  historic election on Sunday, defying insurgents who killed 35  people in a bloody assault on the poll.
Jason Kidd controls the game with 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Nets hand the Wizards their third straight loss, 113-101, Tuesday night.
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, a government official said Sunday, and a spokesman for Louisiana State University said O'Keefe is a leading candidate to become a chancellor there.
A U.S. district court has dismissed an antitrust suit brought by microchip maker Broadcom Corp. against Qualcomm Inc., although Broadcom said it would continue to pursue the case.
A new political accord between Iraq's main Sunni Arab, Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders will not be enough to lure minority Sunni Arabs back into the government, the Sunni Arab vice president who signed it said on Monday.
The Ottawa Senators fired general manager John Muckler on Monday, less than two weeks after the National Hockey League team was comprehensively beaten in the final of the Stanley Cup.
There were more tearful re-unions at Johannesburg International this morning, as more survivors of the tsunamis arrived back home from Phuket, in Thailand.
The mother of a toddler murdered in an airgun attack in Glasgow condemns home visits for her son's killer.
Do you already feel like your mailbox is clogged full of \u00e2\u0080\u009cfree\u00e2\u0080\u009d checks and offers for low introductory rates for new credit cards?
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Equity Research reiterated a &quot;hold&quot; rating on Marsh &amp; McLennan (nyse: MMC - news - people ), saying the Securities and Exchange Commission has requested information regarding transactions with parties in which company insiders or major
Former Japanese international Kazuyoshi Miura turns 40 later this month -- but Japan's soccer boss wants another decade out of the ageing striker.
The &quot;future&quot; is getting a chance to revive the presently struggling New York Giants. Two other teams also decided it was time for a change at quarterback, but the Buffalo Bills are not one of them.
The Nevada County Department of Environmental Health confirmed late last week that a dead bird found in Truckee tested positive for West Nile virus.
The Lakers were in town. So, automatically, the first thing you did was look around for the big guy. You kept searching for a guy named Shaquille O&#39;Neal, who once played for LSU.
(AGI) - Rome, Italy, October 29 - Silvio Berlusconi &quot;wanted to dedicate a commemorative sculpture for the historic event&quot; the news comes from the internet site of the government.
When Victoria Beckham moves to town, the momentous event will be recorded for television by the creator of \
PERENNIAL bridesmaid Rubens Barrichello finally emerged from Ferrari team-mate Michael Shumacher\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2004 shadow to claim the Italian Grand Prix at Monza yesterday.
About an hour after his US women&#39;s basketball team had won the gold medal, coach Van Chancellor was asked to sum up the legacy of Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and Dawn Staley.
While digital music revenues will grow to be eight per cent of the total European music market by 2009, the CD will remain the bedrock of music sales, according to a new report by market analysts Jupiter Research.
Opening arguments in the first criminal  case against former Enron Corp. employees are set to begin  after a federal court spent Monday whittling down a panel of  Houston-area residents to find an impartial jury in the city  still stinging from the company's downfall.
STRASBOURG, France  - The European Commission swiftly rejected a call by the European Parliament on Wednesday to reconsider rules banning airline passengers from carrying liquids through airport security checkpoints.
Thousands of Hungarians flooded   central Budapest on Wednesday in a third night of protests over   Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission he lied to win   re-election earlier this year.
Il giovane centrocampista della Juventus Matteo Paro &egrave; sicuro che la squadra cancellera con i...
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Norwich City held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw Monday as the Canaries tied for the seventh time in 11 matches.
The globe-trotting priest from Connecticut drove a Jaguar, shopped at Bergdorf Goodman and bought jewelry from Cartier, all of it with money stolen from his church's coffers. By the time the parish finance council caught on, he had embezzled $1.3 million.
Mike McKenzie got his wish yesterday, seven months after asking out of Green Bay. The Packers sent the disgruntled cornerback and a future conditional sixth-round
THE re-election of President Bush was marked last night by Tony Blair as he made his strongest demand for action to revive the Middle East peace process.
Syria Monday rapped the UN Security Council for passing a resolution which demands Syria&#39;s respect for Lebanon&#39;s sovereignty and withdrawal of its troops from the neighboring country, but turning a blind eye to Israeli &quot;aggression&quot; against the Palestinians
Two suspected Israeli spies convicted of trying to obtain a false passport are deported from New Zealand.
Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Florida Democratic primary Tuesday night, an event that drew no campaigning by any of her presidential rivals and awarded no delegates to the winner.
About 400 extra UK troops will be sent to Iraq ahead of the elections, announces the defence secretary.
The story of the hawks evicted from their perch on a Manhattan building serves as a reminder of the power of co-op boards.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A drunken driver was arrested Friday morning after he stole his own car - from the police - and ran it into a ditch, officials said.    The 53-year-old man had been pulled over for \
Children's brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That's the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of deaf Nicaraguan children as they created their own sign language and then continuously tinkered it with each new group of signers.
ATHENS, Greece Aug. 23, 2004 - Allyson Felix led three American women into the second round of the 200 meters on Monday, posting the fastest time of 22.
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won Sunday&#39;s presidential election after winning 94.48 percent of votes with all constituencies counted, preliminary official results said early Monday.
A mouse that can leap over mountains of pages, or tiptoe through paragraphs line by line.
: Detecting the enemy beneath the sea
The Bush administration's own research shows US greenhouse-gas emissions growing 11 percent between 2002 and 2012.
Actor Manoj Bajpai talks about his upcoming release, Swami.
Seven weeks after 2.8 million people voted to elect a governor for Washington state, the Democratic candidate took the lead by a 10-vote margin in an unprecedented hand recount, election officials said on Wednesday.
More than 27,000 people respond to the government-sponsored public consultation on smoking in public places.
Kids who carry excess pounds  may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot  and ankle surgeons warns.
Il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha nominato il poeta Mario Luzi senatore a vita &#39;&#39;per aver illustrato la Patria con altissimi meriti nel campo letterario ed artistico&#39;&#39;. Il decreto \u00c3\u00a8
Dal carcere dirigevano traffico stupefacenti in Sicilia
Sono 75 i militari turchi uccisi dall'inizio dell'anno
Biagio Spolitu, 50 anni, e' accusato di pedofilia
Stocks tumbled on Monday on worries the housing slump was dragging on the economy at the same time inflation was posing a growing menace.
The future, Samir believes, is grim. &#39;We are hated now,&#39; the teenager said, leaning over the handlebars of his bicycle. &#39;Whatever we do will be wrong, everything we say will be wrong, everywhere we go will be wrong.
Thirty people are still missing and thought to be buried in the ruins of an Egyptian hotel after a series of blasts that killed at least 28 people, an Israeli army officer said today.
An Armagh community is trying to come to terms with the deaths of three teenagers in a road crash.
Up to seven people have died after a suicide bomber detonated a car at a US military checkpoint in Baghdad, hospital staff said. Staff at Yarmuk Hospital said between 10 and 17 wounded had been admitted.
ROMA - Tenui spiragli negoziali si aprono oggi per la citta&#39; sunnita di Falluja, dove -dopo aver cannoneggiato a lungo l&#39;abitato - gli americani hanno liberato stamane il capo-negoziatore dei sunniti locali, arrestato venerdi&#39; scorso.
A cholera outbreak in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, has killed 40 people so far this month, a senior government health official told IRIN on Friday.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - About 1 million Muslim pilgrims from across the world packed the mosque and streets around the Kaaba shrine in the holy city of Mecca for the last Friday prayers before the annual haj pilgrimage.
A third teen accused of putting a deer decoy on a country road as a prank, causing a crash that seriously injured two people, has been sentenced to 60 days in a juvenile detention center.
Non si rilevano tensioni sul mercato immobiliare
With backhoes and bulldozers rumbling in the distance, the New York Red Bulls formally broke ground on a $140 million stadium Tuesday.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return home on October 18 after more than eight years in exile, a senior aide said on Friday, but the government said she had to face corruption charges.
Lo ha detto il governatore della Fed, Bernanke
The United States said on Tuesday it may soon take legal action in a trade row over government help for Airbus and Boeing, particularly as the European aircraft maker was seeking support for a new project.
Paris Hilton won't joke about her peeps. The hotel heiress canceled an appearance at next week's Billboard Music Awards because she didn't like the jokes written for her, according to a spokesman.
Tim Duncan scored 25 points to inspire  the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight home victory, a  98-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday.
Tutto quello che dovete sapere sulla cinquantasettesima edizione del Festival di Sanremo. Simone Cristicchi vince tra i big, Fabrizio Moro &egrave; il primo dei giovani
British advertising company WPP  said on Sunday it won an auction for U.S. rival Grey Global, with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about &#36;1.34 billion.
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Farewell, WiMAX? US giant Verizon Wireless should one day use the same mobile phone technology standard as the rest of the world, Vodafone's chief hinted yesterday. It just might take a very long time.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Argentina goes to the polls with the first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the runaway favourite.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- The consequences of Nick Saban&#39;s decision to leave LSU to the Miami Dolphins may have a big impact on the Tigers&#39; recruiting Class of 2005.
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Merck KGaA, the German drug and chemical company whose products include the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif and cancer treatment Erbitux, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit soared to nearly $5 billion as it reaped the benefits of its acquisition of Serono and the divestiture of its generic drug unit.
Cigarette makers lied about the  dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on  Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to  trial.
President Bush on Tuesday picked national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign policy experience
North Korea agreed on Tuesday to take steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for $300 million in aid under a deal President George W. Bush hailed as the best chance to get it to scrap its atomic weapons program.
LONDON -- A dark red shadow crept across the moon yesterday during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.
Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport are top seeds for the Australian Open.
Online bookmaker Sportingbet SBT.L   said its chairman faced charges in the United States for   providing \
Burn-up footage sets new UK record Police would very much like to speak to a biker who filmed himself apparently gunning it at 179mph on a \
LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman, who twice took the Lady Tigers to the Final Four after taking over as head coach in 2004, announced her resignation Wednesday.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 28--Asian markets fell sharply on Monday, reflecting a deepening worry about exporters dependent on the health of the U.S. economy, and Europe indexes were trading lower as well.
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration silenced one of its drug experts who raised safety concerns weeks before Merck & Co. yanked the blockbuster drug Vioxx due to increased risks for heart attack and strokes, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday...
NEW YORK  - Some preschools encourage more  physical activity than others, and all have a strong influence  on how active students are in their daily lives, new research  reports.
After years of patiently waiting and monitoring, earthquake scientists finally got their quake when a 6.0 magnitude temblor shook portions of Central and Northern California Tuesday morning.
The leader of the Bosnian Serb government, Dragan Mikerevic, resigned Friday to protest what he described as unconstitutional interference in his government&#39;s affairs by the country&#39;s Western administrator.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods tied for second behind Stewart Cink at the WGC-NEC Invitational last week to remain on top of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Doug Burgum, chairman of the company's business solutions unit, will be succeeded by Satya Nadella, a Microsoft veteran.
Talk about changing your tune: Shawn Fanning, whose Napster software made it possible for music lovers to get songs over the Internet without paying for them, is going legit.
The UN nuclear agency says several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility. The facility once played a key role in Saddam Hussein&#39;s efforts to build a nuclear bomb.
The holiday season may come with a little extra cheer for U.S. toy makers this year.
Tony Dungy walked off the practice field and acknowledged the challenge.
A federal judge has disqualified a defense lawyer for a former KPMG partner in the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s high-profile tax shelter case, a surprise twist on the eve of the trial.
Andrzej Krawczyk was arrested on a  Warsaw street in 1982 with a backpack containing 1,000  pro-democracy leaflets protesting against martial law and the  communist crackdown on the Solidarity trade union.
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Walgreen Co. , one of the largest U.S. drugstore chains, posted a higher quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by new stores.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO - While the Internet's major search engines keep adding more computers to scan the Web and run increasingly sophisticated algorithms to pull up meaningful results, dot-com luminary Jason Calacanis thinks there's still a place for people power.
Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will market a $5.8 billion loan for Cemex SA to other lenders over coming days, bankers involved in the deal said, in what&#39;s the largest-ever credit for a Mexican company.
Ratatouille, the animated tale of a rat working in a Parisian restaurant, tops the UK and Irish box office chart.
Stocks crashed across-the-board on Wall Street yesterday as the spike in oil prices compounded weakness due to a Cisco downgrade and weak numbers by Morgan Stanley.
The explosive death of a massive star has broken the record for longest-lived light show. Observations from NASA's Swift satellite have revealed a so-called gamma-ray burst for which the afterglow remained visible for more than 125 days.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived home Friday after undergoing a successful operation to correct an irregular heartbeat. Hammersmith Hospital in west London said the risk of recurrence was very
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At a time when the drug industry is being pounded with recalls and government investigations while turning out few major new drugs, French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis appears to have a big winner on its hands.
By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Two Discovery astronauts set out Monday on the shuttle mission's fourth spacewalk to unstick a jammed solar panel array on the International Space Station.  U.S.
Britain's intelligence services are  investigating an Islamist Web site that says it is establishing  a branch of al Qaeda in Britain, BBC television reported on  Tuesday.
Daniel Barenboim balks at the suggestion of being thrust onto the New York cultural stage after Lorin Maazel\u00c2\u0092s unexpected endorsement.
Iraq may modify plans for its first free election to give people more time to vote next month, officials said on Wednesday as suicide bombers and gunmen again struck Sunni Muslim towns north and west of the capital.
Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who did not practice today, has been downgraded from probable to questionable for Sunday&#39;s game.
President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Friday that a multinational force should be dispatched quickly to help Lebanon regain control of the southern part of its country from the Hezbollah militia.
President Bush continues to push for limits on jury awards for medical mistakes with a visit Wednesday to an Illinois county where the White House says frivolous lawsuits have run amok.
Grave doubts have emerged over reports that Saddam Hussein's top aide, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, is in custody.
The Atlantis shuttle has its Wednesday landing delayed after an unidentified object is seen floating near the vehicle.
It was the steepest monthly decline since the National Association of Realtors began measuring combined sales of condominiums and single-family homes in 1999.
The British Library has admitted that a historic diary was damaged while in its care, but refused to confirm reports that the manuscript, which recorded preparations for the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, had been left in the trunk of a car.
A federal microbiologist, the father-in-law of the man quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, will be investigated to see how he was involved in the case, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.
HTC shot back at Apple on Tuesday, introducing the Touch mobile handset that boasts many of the innovative features of the iPhone in a similar package.
US President George W. Bush named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the new secretary of agriculture on Thursday, to succeed Ann M. Veneman, who announced her resignation in mid-November.
It may be known as the land of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the United States.
North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, with Washington saying it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear arms program.
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U.S. personal spending jumped a much bigger-than-expected 1.1 percent in November, the sharpest rise in more than two years, while prices rose, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.
An Israeli missile strike tore apart a car  carrying gunmen in Gaza City Monday, killing at least two  people, witnesses and Palestinian security sources said.
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Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth has landed a major recurring role on NBC's White House drama \
Rather than delve into the clinical details of sexual desire and behavior, Catherine Breillat's reflects on what it means for a filmmaker to conduct such an inquiry.
Charles Bock's ambitious debut novel set in Las Vegas purports to see something new in the woozy, wasted lives of its principals.
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports on the Swiss mood after voters turned down plans to relax strict citizenship laws.
Workers rushed to restore power Tuesday to regions of China hard-hit by snow and ice storms, in a struggle that state media said has already cost the lives of 11 electricians
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Joachim Fest, a journalist and historian who worked closely with Adolf Hitler's architect Albert Speer on his memoirs and wrote one of the best-regarded biographies of the Nazi dictator, has died at age 79, his newspaper said Tuesday.
A man who spent 18 years in prison on a rape charge walked out of court Tuesday a free man, exonerated by DNA evidence.
Holiday sales are expected to rise,   though at a slower rate than last year as consumers fret about   the declining housing market, according to a National Retail   Federation economic forecast on Tuesday.
In its clearest sign yet that it is serious about the consumer cell phone market, Microsoft says it is buying the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 2, 2004 - An Israeli helicopter struck a car on a Gaza City street on Saturday, killing two Hamas militants, witnesses and a Hamas official said, as the military expanded one of
The video game maker largely met Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s forecasts, despite posting a quarterly loss because of reorganization charges and deferred revenue.
Parents will be able to receive up-to-date information about their children's progress at school under new proposals to replace the traditional school report with an e-mail version, Schools Minister Jim Knight will announce Wednesday.
Martin Scorsese's documentary about the Rolling Stones is chosen to open the Berlin Film Festival in February.
NBC Universal said on Tuesday it is  launching a new venture to distribute and profit from video  footage on the Internet, tapping its affiliate television  stations as well as other media companies for material.
Baseball&#39;s 700 Club became a trinity of revered sluggers Friday night when Barry Bonds hit an opposite-field home run through a light breeze, a swirl of steroid rumors and the thunderous cheers of an adoring home crowd.
MIAMI GARDENS - Some day soon, maybe even in the next few days, the Miami Dolphins will contract to pay somebody $4 million or so for the purpose of coaching this team next year.
The threat of sanctions against Sudan will only be lifted when Khartoum makes good on its pledge to allow United Nations peacekeepers into Darfur, the top US diplomat for Africa said Monday.
Piet Oudolf, whose work has inspired a gardening movement in Europe called New Wave Planting, believes a well-composed garden should decompose beautifully.
The rider and two spectators killed in a crash in Friday's Senior race at the Isle of Man TT are named.
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, is preparing to vote tonight on a controversial plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip.
Strolling past a row of user cubes during his lunch break, this IT guy notices something odd: One PC's monitor has a full-screen DOS prompt with lots of commands already entered -- and it looks like trouble.
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The military leaders in Myanmar have decided to release about 4,000 prisoners the leaders admit were wrongly imprisoned. The media in the repressive state, formerly called
Cinemas in India's Karnataka state stay closed in protest against rules to encourage local-language films.
Il team CSC ha ingaggiato per la prossima stagione Bradley McGee. Il corridore australiano, 31 anni,...
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Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai is to meet President Mbeki in Pretoria in his first trip abroad for three years.
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.
David Beckham attracted Hollywood stars Sunday the same way he draws defenders on the soccer field.
A Namibian judge dismissed  charges on Monday against a South African photographer arrested  for trespassing while trying to snap a shot of pregnant  superstar Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt.
A former gang member convicted in a jewelry heist that resembled robberies he described in his memoir has been sentenced to 126 years in prison.
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An investigative arm of Congress said the news segments about the effects of drug use among young people \
By Maria Armental; Journal Staff Writer  The plan to sell up to 50 acres of open space in Charlestown is seen as a way to help balance the state budget.
Planman Life's forthcoming Diwali release Rok Sako To Rok Lo seems to have all the good wishes. The look for the campaign has been finalized and will be released shortly.
Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.
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Al Qaeda&#39;s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to attack the United States until Washington changed its policies toward the Muslim world.
A divided U.S. federal appeals court  panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the  government had the power to force cigarette makers to pay  billions of dollars in past profits as part of its racketeering  case against the industry.
Bear Stearns Co Inc  posted a much bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime mortgages.
The top US general in Iraq hints at troop reductions within six months, days ahead of his key report to Congress.
The BBC on Friday said it had been prevented from broadcasting a news item about allegations of corruption in party political funding after losing an emergency hearing at London's High Court.
LUSAKA, Zambia, Sept. 29 -- Zambian officials began tallying ballots early Friday after a huge turnout in close elections fought on a debate over President Levy Mwanawasa's economic policies. International donors had praised his actions, but the opposition denounced them for failing to lift...
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Justin Fry scored the first 5 points of a 15-0 first-half run and Maryland-Baltimore County led for the final 37 minutes to cruise to a 62-40 victory over Boston University last night at Case Gym.
In a reversal from past election cycles, Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry.
Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
Delegates to six-party talks converged on the Chinese capital on Wednesday in efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that final agreement could be a long way off.
The partner of late soul star James Brown is allowed back into their shared home to collect her belongings.
Microsoft announced today that it has filed seven lawsuits against spammers who failed to label their junk mail as sexually explicit - in contravention of the US&#39;s CAN-SPAM law.
TOKYO, Nov 29, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won support from four US film studios for its next-generation DVD format called HD DVD.
The release of six foreign medics raised expectations in Libya for a breakthrough in relations with the West after the European Union promised stepped up economic and political cooperation with Moammar Gadhafi's regime.
The widow of Dmitri Shostakovich says it is time to end the arguments about the composer's Soviet career.
Rounding out a three-color-medal day for US Cycling, Dede Barry, who boasted her own Greek cheering section, took silver in the women's time trials.
McDonald's Corp , the world's largest fast-food chain, plans to open 150 outlets in China in 2009, the company's top China executive said on Tuesday, as competition heats up in the rapidly expanding market.
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar on Wednesday morning received the first official report about the use of torture during the military regime of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte in 1973-1990.
Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states pledge to bolster anti-terrorism measures and efforts to lower trade barriers.
A STEAMING cup of tea, the relaxing drink of choice for millions in countries such as Britain and China, could help ward off the effects of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, scientists said today.
China, reeling from a series of health scandals, has ordered video surveillance at blood collection centers across the country in a bid to stamp out a persistent black market trade, state media reported on Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES -- A California couple is suing the maker of Children&#39;s Motrin, claiming the painkiller caused their 7-year-old daughter&#39;s blindness.
KUWAIT CITY: The Saudi-Bahraini dispute over Manama\u00e2\u0080\u0099s free trade agreement (FTA) with Washington that overshadowed a summit of oil-rich Gulf Arab states could derail their bid for economic integration, economists said on Wednesday.
U.S. spending on prescription drugs,  hospital care and other health services is expected to double  to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in  2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.
Less than a week after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen, Craig Ferguson learned he'll be telling jokes to President Bush.
African, especially southern African, nations must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs if they are to win the AIDS battle, a top World Health Organisation official said on Thursday.
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The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.
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After spending part of his 42nd birthday Wednesday reiterating his dissatisfaction with his shrinking role with the Raiders and expressing his desire to play somewhere else, Jerry Rice scheduled an evening meeting with owner Al Davis to discuss the state
Donors on Friday pledged $4.45 billion in aid to Vietnam for 2007, up a fifth from $3.7 billion this year, as the Communist-run country seeks to improve its under-developed infrastructure and sustain high growth.
BALTIMORE -- Rafael Palmeiro still has a chance to end his career with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles announced today that they&#39;ve agreed to terms with the future Hall of Famer to return for 2005.
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New-born babies in Japan who can't make it round to visit all their relatives can now send them proxies instead - cuddly bags of rice.
The Tri-nations championship involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will be expanded from six to nine matches from 2006, according to the governing body SANZAR.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour's campaigning ahead of a general election, expected in Spring 2005.
A new study suggests that popular cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor may help not just the heart, but the brain as well
The future of the wild tiger is gravely threatened by the trade of skins to China, a lobby group warns.
The father of a police detective who died after breathing in dust from ground zero wreckage told lawmakers Friday that the government has spent too much time studying the health problems that killed his son.
NEW YORK AND BOSTON - Greg Fuller was born into Red Sox allegiance. But it wasn&#39;t until first grade that he fully understood what that meant.
The Israeli army chief of staff has  reprimanded commanders responsible for the killing last month  of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants  near the Egypt-Gaza border, an army statement said.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that with the help of the United Nations, the technical preparations for Iraq&#39;s elections in January are on track, but continued violence would affect the process.
By Rosie Murray-West, City Correspondent (Filed: 01/11/2004). Nigeria&#39;s union leaders yesterday declared embattled oil business Shell to be an &quot;enemy of the Nigerian people&quot; and called for protests against the company.
Eurozone figures due out this week will confirm that confidence is slumping due to high oil prices and the rise of the euro, and that inflation is easing, economists said.
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U.S. stock futures fell on Friday, suggesting Wall Street may open under pressure after a key monthly jobs report due at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 23--Lenovo has decided to put a $10 million fulfillment and distribution center in Guilford County as it improves U.S. operations.   The computer maker will expand without incentives.
It was always obvious that President Bush would not let Scooter Libby go to jail. The real tragedy of the affair is that more people weren't tagged with his crime.
NAJAF, Iraq - Militants filed out of the Imam Ali Shrine, closed the doors behind them and turned over the keys to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Friday, symbolizing their acceptance of a peace deal to end three weeks of devastating fighting in this holy city.    By Friday afternoon, dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen surrounded the shrine compound - many kissing its doors and weeping - as the government began to re-establish control over the Old City of Najaf...
Caity Matter scored 18 points and ignited a quick start for No. 2 Ohio State by hitting her first four shots in a 78-46 win over Indiana on Sunday.
A jury adjourned after its first day of deliberations on Wednesday without deciding whether to convict former vice presidential aide Lewis \
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Plans to lay an undersea fiber-optic cable off eastern Africa could be the beginning of the end of crackling long-distance calls, slow dial-up Internet connections and universities without e-mail.
In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.
The first high-speed rail link between Madrid and Barcelona opens in Spain, after years of delay.
UNITED NATIONS -- Kofi Annan is rejecting calls for his resignation, vowing to &quot;carry on&quot; at the helm of the United Nations for the next two years.
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Damascus says Israel has again violated Syrian air space. How the incident could affect a volatile region.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that the hike in oil prices was not currently hurting the eurozone's biggest economy but that he was closely watching the cost of crude.
Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek celebrated strong and independent women during a speech at a conference here on women's health issues.
Alicia Keys and Cyndi Lauper appear at a special concert at the foot of the Great Wall of China.
A first contingent of uniformed Australian police heads to Papua New Guinea this weekend to launch a risky law-and-order mission in the troubled Pacific nation, officials said.
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Aesthetics versus storytelling: as much as anything, that is the issue that defines the 45th New York Film Festival.
Spanish police arrested three people today suspected of aiding the escape of Islamic militants after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, police said.Comment
Marlon Brando repeatedly rejected  playing the role of Don Corleone in \
The Washington Post\\\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.
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ANDRE Stolz took the giant step from struggling rookie to season millionaire with a future secured by a two-year exemption when he won the US PGA Tour&#39;s Michelin Championship in Las Vegas.
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man crashed a stolen car through the front of a Target store, drove around the store for a bit and then drove back out before police were able to arrest him, authorities said...
The country is beset by its biggest match-fixing scandal in two dozen years, and a former teammate is fighting for his life after falling from a window.
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The three British soldiers killed by a bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Basra are named by the Ministry of Defence.
For the first time in nine years, British designer Vivienne Westwood presented a show at London Fashion Week by paying homage to young women from the 1970s who shopped in the neighbourhood where she first made a name for herself.
A plane carrying 19 South Koreans held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks arrived in Seoul on Sunday.
The FX cable channel has ordered six episodes of \
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination on Thursday of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
Tennessee receiver Tyrone Calico sprained both knees Monday night when he was dragged down at the end of a run in the Titans' 20-17 exhibition loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Nigel Pearson is the unlikely choice to be the first man to lead out an England team at the rebuilt Wembley stadium.
Democrats have tightened their grip on Hong Kong&#39;s legislature, but still have no mandate to push their agenda of universal suffrage in the southern Chinese enclave.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration late Friday declined to endorse AstraZeneca&#39;s anti-stroke drug, Exanta.
ONLY two of the eight Olympics singles semi-finalists are left after two rounds of the US Open. On the men&#39;s side, all the medal winners -- Chile&#39;s Nicolas Massu (gold), American Mardy Fish (silver) and Chilean
Harry Potter fans await the arrival of the stars of the latest film at the European premiere in London.
PARIS Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, who is having medical tests in a French military hospital, hopes that President George W. Bush will adopt a new &quot;policy of peace&quot; in the Middle East, an aide said Wednesday.
Early voters are casting ballots at a runaway pace in Arizona's biggest county. They've exhausted absentee ballots in some towns in Maine. They're far outpacing 2000 in Florida hot spots.
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The Bush administration&#39;s campaign to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs is running into resistance among some allies and disputes over
More than 40 percent of people in the European Union take no precautions against AIDS during sex, an EU survey showed on Monday.
Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona  was held hostage by armed robbers, along with her husband and  baby, during a burglary at their Cheshire home in the early  hours of Monday, police said.
The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, peers are told.
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Hezbollah said on Wednesday the United States is trying to stop the reconstruction of Lebanese areas damaged in last year's war with Israel by branding a building firm operated by the group as a terrorist organization.
Not everyone wants to convert their application or create a completely new one just to use the Zend Framework. Some just want to use their existing site and attach the ZF where they want, adding its functionality to the mix. That's what this new article on Alexander Netkachev blog is all about.    If you created the application that uses the Zend_Controller class, as described at the \
Up to 1,200 companies in Mexico have stopped production because of problems with the supply of natural gas following a rash of pipeline explosions caused by rebels, an industrial group said on Thursday.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. charged from 11th place to victory and the series points lead in the last five laps of yesterday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
ADELAIDE, Australia  - A training school for counter-terrorist spies from Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific will be set up if the coalition is re-elected on Saturday, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
Authorities thwarted a bombing, possibly timed to coincide with the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, as police found and defused more than 600 pounds of explosives Tuesday in a minibus parked near an Ankara market.
Prosecutors decided on Friday not to file charges against actor Ryan O'Neal over an altercation with his son in February that ended in gunfire and the movie star's arrest.
Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez , being sued by West Virginia to collect a $4 million clause in his old contract, received $287,000 in incentives from his former school Friday.
The Dallas Cowboys can only imagine how different their season might be had Julius Jones been healthy the whole time.
An Oracle blog posting that criticizes vulnerability researchers for \
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Ben Curtis, who won the 2003 British Open then took nearly three years to win another title, has captured his second US PGA event in three months, winning the 84 Lumber Classic.
By Beggs, Bill Jr  Nearly every established or up-and-coming company has an online component, but plenty these days have eschewed bricks and mortar to go virtually \
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Music memorabilia from the Jackson family pop dynasty go under the hammer in Las Vegas.
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Of pimps, government officials and what makes a translator laugh.
Technology stocks led a tumble in Asian shares Tuesday as a gloomy outlook from LG.Philips LCD and record high oil prices fueled investor concerns about a slowdown in corporate profits and global economic growth.
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An amusement park employee with a background in pyrotechnics was the ringleader in a &#36;10 million arson spree at a suburban Washington housing development, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Spain narrowly beat England in a disappointing friendly international, which was a long way from being friendly. Asier del Horno\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ninth minute header separated the sides, while Raul missed a penalty for
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- When the New York Liberty and Detroit Shock begin their best-of-three playoff series at Joe Louis Arena on Friday, it wouldn&#39;t be surprising if Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer had a case of deja vu.
Former Secretary General of the Organization of American States and former President of Costa Rica Miguel Angel Rodriguez, center in grey suit, is detained by Costa Rican Judicial Police upon his arrival at the Juan Santamaria International Airport
Mahmoud Abbas, speaking with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain at his side, renewed his call today for peace talks with Israel.
Cuban President Fidel Castro says he \
Middle East News, Israeli occupation troops have demolished homes and detained several Palestinians in the al-Askar refugee camp in Nablus on the West Bank.
After raking in millions at the box office, everyone's favorite ogre is headed for Broadway. Several noteworthy producers and writers are set to work on the musical including Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, and Jason Moore, who directed the Tony-win...
Somewhere there's an America that's full of neighborhoods where black and white kids play softball together, where biracial families e-mails photos online and where Asians and blacks dance in the same nightclub. And that America is on your television.
Great Britain slip down to third after the cross-country round of the three-day eventing.
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Dozens of ships remain stranded on Russia's key waterway, following an accident several days ago.
Cingular Wireless, the largest cellphone service provider in the United States, will upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads than are now available
Roger Clemens pitched seven gritty  innings and Houston batters belted three home runs as the  Astros beat the St Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Game Three of the  National League Championship Series Saturday.
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By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 1--Country Music Television will air an interview with Stephanie Beck Williams of Biloxi on Saturday as one of the finalists in Round 2 of its Music City Madness nationwide talent search.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of AT&T Inc.  today approved a 6.8 percent increase in the company's quarterly dividend, the 22nd consecutive year that the board has increased the company's dividend.
Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil, focus of a global hunt that ended in rural Thailand on Friday, will be charged with molesting underage children after being tracked down through his boyfriend's phone.
Carlyle Group, the US private equity fund, is in talks with the Hanjin Group over the purchase of some of the South Korean conglomerate&#39;s transport and logistics
Greeting card maker American Greetings   Corp. AM.N posted a worse-than-expected quarterly loss on   Thursday, hurt by costs for rolling out a new strategy for   managing inventory, sending its shares down 10 percent.
Rocker Sheryl Crow has been elected to the Missouri Academy of Squires, a ceremonial group dedicated to honoring current and former Missouri residents.
Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar are scheduled to get married on Saturday evening, at the grounds of Sudeley Castle. The wedding guest list includes the names Sir Elton John, Kate Moss and David Beckham among many others.  Local residents in the town are angr...
Quentin Richardson poured in 37  points, including eight three-pointers, and Shawn Marion added  16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-99  thrashing of the host Portland Trail Blazers Sunday.
Guests from Crucial Technology and Diskeeper Corporation will appear on  radio talk show Let's Talk Computers. Crucial Technology is a division  of Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc., which is a wholly owned  subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE: MU).
As we all eagerly await the moment Steve Jobs comes out on stage, this is how one reporter passes his time.
There&#39;s a Florida woman who is auctioning off a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich on eBay this week that, she thinks, bears the image of the Virgin Mary.
CBS Corp. has acquired Last.fm, a social networking site for music fans, for $280 million in cash.
The U.S. military charged an Army  military police sergeant with prisoner abuse and may charge  numerous other soldiers in the December 2002 deaths of two  prisoners in Afghanistan, Army officials said on Wednesday.
WEST LAFAYETTE -- With Bowl Championship Series implications and first place in the Big Ten on the line, the showdown between Purdue and Wisconsin on Saturday delivered as expected.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been a dozen years since the final race of the NASCAR season could promise this kind of suspense. When the checkered flag drops Sunday with the Nextel Cup Chase championship on the line, three of the
The Angels rounded out their starting outfield yesterday, signing center fielder Steve Finley to a $14 million, two-year contract as baseball's winter meetings in Anaheim, Calif., began to percolate.
Responding to new allegations of drug use by sprint star Marion Jones, the world governing body of track and field (IAAF) will consider today whether to conduct a formal investigation of Jones, an IAAF official said yesterday.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that her unsuccessful health care reform effort in 1993 makes her more effective on the issue now as she seeks the presidency.
A U.S. study suggests large prey, including moose, caribou and elk, only fear the predator species that they regularly encounter.
Six-party negotiations start Monday in Beijing, in a political landscape altered by the North's test.
The Air Line Pilots Association says the pilots&#39; negotiating committee met with management Sunday, a week after talks broke down.
The Eclipse PHP Development Tools project, which invites millions of Web scripters to the integrated development environment, incites changes for Zend Technologies.
Defending champion Tommy Haas struggled to a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Yen-Hsun Lu of Taipei on Wednesday at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
Someone's been leaking something in Michael Jackson's   child-molestation case, but Santa Barbara sheriff's investigators want   to make clear that they're not the ones responsible.
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In a record pay-off settlement by an American Diocese, the Catholic Roman Catholic diocese of Orange agreed to pay some $100 million to settle accounts with 87 sexually molested victims of its past priests, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2004.
British police were racing against time on Wednesday to find the killer of five women, all thought to be prostitutes, before another person dies.
Big banks try to gird for crises as a  matter of course and investors will soon learn how prepared  they were for this summer&#39;s credit crunch.
More than 10 explosions rocked a bomb recycling plant in northwestern Louisiana on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of an entire town and more than 400 prisoners from a nearby jail, authorities said.
Three British residents held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp for suspected terrorists arrived in Britain on Wednesday after more than four years in captivity and two were promptly arrested, police said.
Hundreds of Sikhs tried to storm a theatre in Birmingham, halting a play they say mocks their religion and slightly injuring five police officers in the melee, police said.
Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many US workers are affected by the change.
Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes  to help the New England Patriots set a record for consecutive  victories by downing the winless Miami Dolphins 24-10 in  Foxboro Sunday.
BESLAN, Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0094Russia&#39;s hostage crisis descended into chaos and carnage yesterday as commandos stormed the school where militants had held hundreds of captives for 53 hours.
WASHINGTON - A deeply divided Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday over allowing states to execute teenage killers, with several justices raising concerns that the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.    Nineteen states allow capital punishment for juveniles, and more than 70 people who committed crimes as 16- and 17-year-olds are on death row...
Borys Wrzesnewskyj sighs when asked to describe what he saw as chair of three parliamentary election observer delegations during the much-publicized presidential election in Ukraine.
Paris Hilton can still party despite an electronic ankle bracelet that will be a constant reminder that someone is watching.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il sent a congratulatory message to Chinese President Hu Jintao for becoming the country&#39;s highest military chief, Pyongyang said.
The US administration seeks to refocus its spending in Iraq on better security and other short-term needs.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Initial shares of Google Inc...
People have been trying to build e-books for years. But few people have decided to become e-readers. Two technologies are improving these devices.
By DORI MEINERT COPLEY NEWS SERVICE  WASHINGTON - As the Republican-led Congress winds to a close, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., blasted GOP leaders for leaving behind a host of unresolved issues critical to Illinois and the nation.
The Motley Fool - Did you know that September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month? Well, it is. It's also National Head Lice Prevention Month. But perhaps of most interest to us financially minded Fools, it's College Savings Month -- so says the College Savings Plan Network (CSPN) of the National Association of State Treasurers.
WASHINGTON - This year's surge in energy prices is likely to have far less of an impact on the economy than the oil shocks of the 1970s, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.    Greenspan predicted that the global economy will adjust to the recent surge in prices, which has seen oil topping $50 per barrel, by boosting energy exploration and production and by increasing fuel efficiency...
La verde sfiora quota 1,4 euro, il gasolio a un passo dal record
PARIS : Canada&#39;s Alexandre Despatie held his lead after the men&#39;s Olympic three-metre springboard semi-finals. The 19-year-old scored 772.
A European court remakes the competitive landscape for the software giant\u00e2\u0080\u0094and sets the stage for new antitrust battles
CHINA evacuated hundreds of thousands of people as Typhoon Aere lashed neighbouring Taiwan yesterday, triggering landslides and leaving at least seven people feared dead.
The U.S. dollar stumbled on Monday,  setting multi-month lows against the yen and euro and trading  around four-year lows against the Korean won and Singapore  dollar, prompting investors to clip Asian share markets.
Nelle libere miglior tempo assoluto del ferrarista ma il pilota McLaren \u00c3\u00a8 il pi\u00c3\u00b9 rapido nella seconda ora. Poi Barrichello e le Bar. Botto per Pizzonia (Williams). MONZA, 10 settembre 2004 - Ferrari contro McLaren. Schumacher contro Raikkonen.
Married Hollywood actors Josh Brolin and  Diane Lane are embarrassed by his arrest on suspicion of wife-beating.
US pop star Britney Spears  reveals a new look - a completely shaven head - as she appears at an LA tattoo parlour.
The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible \
The limousines have been charged  up, the hairdressers and stylists have worked their magic and  the stars are ready to stroll down the red carpet in dresses  that have been begged, borrowed or -- perish the thought --  bought.
Strasburgo, 16 novembre 2004 - La commissione Libert\u00c3\u00a0 pubbliche del Parlamento europeo ha dato questa mattina, a grande maggioranza, il suo via libera al commissario designato alla Giustizia, libert\u00c3\u00a0 e sicurezza, Franco Frattini.
It's likely to be a  photo finish at the box office this weekend when three wide  releases targeting adults -- \
Nepal frees seven political leaders but arrests activists demonstrating against  the king.
(CBS/AP) A flurry of steroid-use accusations and key interviews are appearing in the media this week. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that Barry Bonds testified to a grand jury that he used a
The tears and the blame mix uneasily in \u00e2\u0080\u009cReservation Road,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a grim, mechanistic thriller about death and suffering, life and healing among the civilized.
Wild yet gentle, the fantasy film \u00e2\u0080\u009cWool 100%\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a playful contraption illustrating the kinship between movies, fairy tales and dreams.
[World News]: Beijing, Dec 27 : China&#39;s military today issued a stern warning to Taiwan against its &quot;reckless&quot; attempts to gain independence, asserting that it had the &quot;sacred responsibility&quot; to &quot;crush&quot; any attempts to divide the nation.
Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Andrew Brackman scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half to lead 12th-ranked North Carolina State to a hard-fought 78-72 win over Louisiana-Lafayette at the RBC Center.
Pfizer Inc. and Johnson &amp; Johnson have agreed to sell off several of their products to settle concerns that J&amp;J's acquisition of Pfizer's consumer health care business would reduce competition, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
Store offers both virtual and real wares, and an Armani avatar will preside at its opening.
The model behind SAP's SOA The close relationship between HP and SAP, which led to the joint announcement of the latter's Enterprise SOA effort, has spawned a new applications development and deployment lifecycle model from HP's Bristol Labs \u00e2\u0080\u0093 where much of the development work for SAP was carried out.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Siemens AG confirmed Friday, Nov. 12, it is close to clinching a deal with InterRos Holding Co.
Blog: As an industry we are terrible at working on interoperability.  The open source world should be the one to fix this.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lost consciousness three times over the past 24 hours, Agence France- Presse said, citing an unidentified source close to his delegation.
Britain and Iraq are working closely on efforts to free a British hostage threatened with death within 24 hours if his kidnappers&#39; demands are not met, Tony Blair has said.
An audiotape said to have been recorded by Osama bin Laden surfaced Thursday, in which the man identified as the al Qaeda leader bitterly criticizes the Saudi government.
Condannato a 10 anni, scontera' resto pena in comunita'
PARISAirbus has postponed a major announcement on job cuts planned for today, saying European nations could not agree how to share the work on the plane maker's next aircraft, the wide-body A350.Comment
World Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi will start the Malaysian Grand Prix from the front of the grid after scorching the Sepang track with the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.
L'allenatore del Chievo Bepi Pillon si dichiara preoccupato per la sua squadra, perch\u00c3\u00a9 ritiene che i...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 30 -- Twinkie maker Interstate Bakeries Corp. on Monday delayed filing its annual report for the second time, a move that dragged shares lower by more than 42 percent on speculation about the company's ongoing viability.
Perth has triumphed over Melbourne to win the endorsement of the Australian Rugby Union to establish Australia&#39;s next provincial rugby franchise.
LAGOS, 11 Oct 2004 (IRIN) - Several of Nigeria&#39;s biggest cities were paralysed on Monday as labour unions began a four-day general strike to protest at the latest fuel price increases under President Olusegun Obasanjo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deregulation programme.
GOVERNMENT ministers led the calls yesterday for strong sanctions against Spain in the wake of the racist abuse of England players on Wednesday night.
The results of genetic tests should be available to insurance companies, says a leading medical ethics expert.
Gli arbitri designati per le gare della 23/a giornata del campionato di Serie B in programma sabato ...
For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the National Basketball Association.
Ministers from six world powers will meet in London on Friday to discuss how to tackle Iran over its nuclear program, with the United States, backed by Britain, expected to press for sanctions against Tehran.
(InfoWorld) - U.K. telecommunications carrier BT Group plans to extend its enterprise services offering in the U.S. with the acquisition of International Network Services. The Santa Clara, California, company's services include information risk management and infrastructure transformation, and consulting on business productivity and on enterprise architecture and governance. The acquisition will add 900 staff to the 7,000 already working in BT's global professional services units. INS will become a wholly owned subsidiary of BT, part of its Global Services division, as a result of the acquisition. Its CEO, David Butze, will report jointly to Chuck Pol, president of BT Americas, and to Gary Bullard, president of BT Global Business and Services. BT will pay just over \u00c2\u00a3100 million ($196 million) for the company, and expects the deal to close in a few weeks, a spokesman said. INS' last audited accounts, in September 2005, reported gross assets of $49.7 million. In October,\u00c2\u00a0BT bought another California company, U.S. consultancy Counterpane Internet Security\u00c2\u00a0for a price it said was in the \
Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday congratulated President Hamid Karzai on his election victory and said the neighbors needed to increase cooperation in the war on terror.
Not satisfied with its prominent position on servers and workstations, VMware charged the desktop with a new software package that creates &quot;containers&quot; of applications that can be centrally managed by an administrator.
Global Telecom & Technology, Inc. (\
Senator Christopher Dodd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential campaign is the most public chapter in his career-long quest for his father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s redemption.
Russian authorities struggled last night to explain how two passenger aircraft had apparently blown up simultaneously in midair on Tuesday night, killing all 89 people on board.
BAGHDAD, August 27  - The hastily reached peace deal to defuse the crisis in Najaf is in fact a &quot;doomed truce&quot; as it left some very serious loose ends pertaining to the crisis and the situation in Iraq in general, analysts and observers
If they resemble past debates, the impact this year will go well beyond a mere judgment of who won and who lost.
The NHS is reducing waiting times for treatment, improving survival rates and living within its budget, a report says.
AD DEIRAT, West Bank - As the truck unloads, the children pounce on the trash like flies. Some swing aloft on the hydraulic pistons that open the back, then drop onto the mound to grab a piece of metal, a crushed can, a soda bottle, or a smelly T-shirt.
Energy and climate experts say the world already possesses the technological know-how, but because of cost, current legislation will barely make a dent in the problem.
By MICHELLE LOCKE  RUTHERFORD, Calif. - Grapes that get too much sun face the same problems as humans: Tan today, wrinkle tomorrow.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was photographed at the weekend with former supermodel turned singer Carla Bruni, fuelling rumors of romance just two months after his divorce from his second wife.
In recent years, dozens of Web sites have sprung up offering calling records to anyone with a credit card.
World number two Andy Roddick is set to hook up with his US Davis Cup assistant coach after firing Brad Gilbert at the weekend. Roddick, whom Gilbert steered to a maiden
The radical Islamic Hamas movementdid well in the first round of the Palestinian municipal elections,official results which was announced in Ramallah on Sunday showed.
Four of the nation&#39;s largest online providers yesterday announced a new round of lawsuits aimed at e-mail spammers, including the first major case involving spam sent via an instant messaging service.
Colorado's visit to Fenway Park earlier this season will help the National League champions when they take on Boston in the World Series starting on Wednesday, Rockies veteran Todd Helton told reporters.
Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Hurricane Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services yesterday and gave thanks
20 mln sottopagati,solo 38% famiglie arriva tranquillo al 27
The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely  next week to raise its target federal funds rate to 1.75  percent from 1.5 percent, nearing the end of the first stage of  what appears to be a two-stage plan to return rates to \
A trickle of voters across southern Louisiana turned out Saturday to settle the last bit of unfinished business from the 2004 election season &#151; runoffs in two bitterly contested U.S. House races.
Addressing a growing campaign controversy, President George W. Bush suggested Wednesday that a missing cache of Iraqi explosives may have vanished before last year&#39;s US invasion
Spectacular failure of Zenit rocket The launch of a communications satellite from a converted oil rig in the Pacific ended in a fireball on Tuesday when the rocket exploded on the launch pad, New Scientist reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United will be out of the title race if they fail to beat Arsenal today as the Gunners aim for their 50th consecutive Premiership match unbeaten.
Inail, 1.206 casi nel 2005 contro i 1.328 del 2004
WASHINGTON -- IBM Corp. is recalling 526,000 laptop batteries worldwide made by Sony Corp., the latest in a series of problems with Sony batteries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.
Allo studio, raccolta firme per cancellare dicastero
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Tuesday began voting in an acrimonious leadership election expected to put Jacob Zuma on track to become the country's president in 2009.
A refugee charity claims failed asylum seekers in Wales are being left destitute by Home Office rules.
The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee unveiled a radical proposal yesterday to remove most of the nation&#39;s major intelligence-gathering operations from the CIA and Pentagon
Prevede l'emanazione di un testo unico da parte del governo
A low-key Courtney Love made a brief court appearance and was told to return Oct. 27 for a preliminary hearing to determine if she stands trial for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle.
A major trial of one of a new generation of \
A \u00c2\u00a320,000 reward is offered as police start a major crackdown on female genital mutilation.
The Cabinet is expected to hold its first talks on the future of Britain's nuclear weapons system.
Risultati delle gare della regular season del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL): Columbu...
The space agency says it has added new lunar imagery to Google's Moon Web site.
The race to succeed outgoing PM Shinzo Abe hots up, as two key candidates indicate they plan to run.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to attend an EU summit despite diplomatic sniping over the  Ukraine crisis.
The decision by California voters Tuesday to channel $3 billion into embryonic stem-cell research shifts scientific planning nationwide.
The BBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disclosure that it had played fast and loose with the name of a cat in a children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s television show is only the latest acknowledgment of deception by British broadcasters.
UN scientists have delivered their starkest warning yet about global warming, saying fossil fuel pollution would raise temperatures this century, worsen floods, droughts and hurricanes and melt polar sea ice.
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to review the class-action status for a lawsuit on behalf of more than 600,000 doctors claiming six managed-care companies violated federal racketeering law by regularly underpaying them for medical services.
La comunicazione sta arrivando a ministero Economia
 of Cuban revolution
Quarterback Steve Armstrong felt the pain of Southern Connecticut's season-ending loss last year twice over.
Pizza International, an acquisitions firm specializing in internet properties, has acquired Pizza.Net, a national search engine that allows consumers to find pick-up-and-delivery pizza and restaurants that serve pizza throughout the US.
Chris Ray is still the Orioles closer for now, interim manager Dave Trembley vowed, but a slight change in his role could be on the way.
U.S. shares are set to open lower on  Friday before the Presidents Day long weekend as investors  focus on economic data, options expiries and bid target Compass  Bancshares , with little of note on corporate earnings.
Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma held urgent talks in Moscow with his Russian counterpart and ally Vladimir Putin, as his divided country awaited a crucial supreme court ruling aimed at ending its political deadlock.
England duly completed a 4-0 whitewash in their controversial one-day international series against Zimbabwe on Sunday in Bulawayo.
Any delay shouldn't affect adoption of Windows Vista by enterprises, analysts say.
Africa would today launch the largest ever immunisation campaign aimed at reaching 80 million children in 23 countries. In a massive effort to combat the Polio epidemic which risks paralysing children for
Rescuers in the Philippines today pulled at least four survivors from a building that collapsed in mudslides ten days ago. The four survived by drinking &quot;any kind of liquid that
Si giocher&agrave; in Olanda, a Nijmegen, la gara di Coppa Uefa tra gli israeliani del Maccabi Haifa...

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's American Real Estate Partners LP  raised its takeover offer for Lear Corp.  to about $3 billion after shareholders balked at a previous buyout proposal.
Per il Commissario Ue l'inflazione e' sotto controllo
BELGRADE, Sep 21 (IPS) - Energy use in Serbia is unsustainable and is  retarding growth and human development, says a new UNDP report.
The Police Federation says it is offering the home secretary an \
A woman was charged with manslaughter in the death of her 4-month-old son after she told authorities she taped a pacifier to his mouth to keep it from falling out.
As Iraq's Jan. 30 election nears, Kurds threaten a boycott unless the return of the city becomes an option.
An inquiry finds civil servants should not face action over the cost of the Holyrood building project.
LONDON -- Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone rejected an offer to save the British Grand Prix, leaving the country without F1 racing for the first time in 54 years.
The family of a QC who died after a yachting accident start a charity for the hospital that cared for him.
Anche undici feriti, in due diversi scontri
An Iraqi government minister said he&#39;s 60 percent certain that the most-wanted man of Iraq&#39;s former regime, Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, has been captured.
RAIPUR, India  - Embarrassed authorities in central India have stepped up prison security and suspended five officials after jailed Maoist rebels overpowered guards and freed 299 inmates, authorities said on Monday.
Foggia, 20 nov. (Adnkronos) - Otto morti e sei feriti. E&#39; il bilancio del crollo di un complesso di edifici avvenuto questa notte a Foggia. Nonostante il corpo dell&#39;uomo di 79 anni, dato inizialmente per disperso
Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Sampdoria, Walter Mazzarri, per la gara di domani co...
Some web logs were swift to provide dark theories about the presidential election, but others were just as quick to debunk them.
ASK many homeowners what they would like to change about their home, and more often than not, they want more space.  No matter how eager we are to strive for the minimalist look, daily life seems to lead to an accumulation of more and more ... well, stuff.
After months without a permanent CEO, scandal-rocked Computer Associates (CA:Nasdaq - news - research) is about to give the job to a veteran IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) executive, according to published reports.
Heavy casualties are reported as US and Iraqi forces try to drive insurgents out of the northern Iraqi town of Talafar.
More U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer are choosing to have both breasts removed, even though it is usually not necessary or even recommended, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Company is holding back high-speed fiber service out of fear that it will have to lease the links to rivals at below its own cost.
A day late and possibly several millions of dollars short. That's the scenario facing one drug manufacturer unless it can get a helping hand from Congress.
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A Bernie Ecclestone family trust has ``engineered control&#39;&#39; over Formula One motor racing by unlawfully appointing directors to the sport&#39;s operating companies, a lawyer for three banks told a London court.
Reviving a long-dormant U.S.  peacemaking role, Secretary of State Colin Powell won an  Israeli pledge on Monday to allow Palestinians freedom of  movement to enable them to hold an election for Yasser Arafat's  successor.
The Connecticut attorney general opened an investigation yesterday into whether the various ratings agencies had improperly pressured issuers of commercial debt as a condition of doing business with them.
Youssif, the 5-year-old burned Iraqi boy, rounded the corner at Universal Studios when suddenly the little boy hero met his favorite superhero.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry accused each other of lacking the hard-nosed resolve of Cold War presidents -- from Democrat Truman to Republican Reagan -- reaching across party lines
The Democratic-led Congress defied a White House veto threat on Wednesday and voted to ban the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques.
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The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty so far of a credit squeeze.
Wings of America, a 20-year-old nonprofit organization, consists of American Indian runners from reservations around the country that dominate running championships.
U.S. consumers will likely face higher  appliance prices next year, but industry watchers do not expect  a significant decline in demand for washers and refrigerators  as a result.
HONG KONG The Commerce Ministry in China plans to impose tariffs on some textile exports, a step that could avert a trade war with the United States and the European Union over a new influx of low-cost Chinese garments that had appeared likely to flood
A U.N. move to set up a tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri could spell more instability for Lebanon, Lebanese newspapers said on Thursday.
Forget the horns of a dilemma. For Danish officials, it's a dilemma of the horns.
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By Moises, Christian  Darrin Piotrowski started Rent-A-Nerd in a one-bedroom apartment in November 1997 after discovering computer users couldn't find knowledgeable and honest computer consultants in the New Orleans area.
Mozambique's former president Joaquim Chissano, who brought peace and democracy to his country, won the first Mo Ibrahim Prize Monday for achievement in African leadership
Newer computer chips with multiple processors require dauntingly complex software and programmers are having a hard time keeping up.
The rapper Snoop Dogg, below, who was denied a visa to enter Britain last year, said the ban had been lifted, the BBC reported. Speaking on \u00e2\u0080\u009cLarry King Live\u00e2\u0080\u009d on CNN last week, Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, said a judge \u00e2\u0080\u009cfound me innocent, and now I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m able to go back there.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The Home Office said it was unable to comment on individual cases. The entertainer was arrested in 2006 in a disturbance at Heathrow Airport. ... The British singer Amy Winehouse left a rehab clinic in London on Monday to meet with officials at the United States Embassy about obtaining a visa to enter the United States to perform at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, the BBC reported. Her spokesman said \u00e2\u0080\u009cno decision\u00e2\u0080\u009d had been made about her application. Ms. Winehouse, 24, has been nominated for six Grammy Awards.
Investigators believe they've found the culprit behind the E.coli outbreak.  But studies show that the bacteria can spread more easily than we thought
European equity markets closed off session lows on Wednesday, but small gains in the US during morning trade were not enough to take them higher.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 22 -- Afghan security forces on Sunday surrounded the suspected location where Taliban fighters are holding 23 South Korean hostages and were prepared to launch an operation if negotiations broke down, Afghan officials said.
Microsoft Corp.&#39;s rock-solid dominance of the Web browser market may be cracking. A new study shows its ubiquitous Internet Explorer browser continues to lose ground to its competitors.
Mitt Romney's eyes filled with tears Monday as the Republican presidential contender recalled watching the casket of a soldier killed in Iraq return to the United States and imagined if it were one of his five sons.
Bombs have exploded at three banks in the Argentine capital, two owned by US giant Citibank, killing one man and injuring a bomb disposal expert - but police said the identity of the attackers remained a mystery.
Microsoft is on the move again. As it has in the past, the software giant is trying to elbow aside rivals who have pioneered new markets.
Ryanair Holdings PLC, Europe's largest discount airline, launched a takeover bid Thursday for its Irish rival, Aer Lingus Group PLC, in a deal that would value the formerly state-owned carrier at 1.48 billion euros ($1.88 billion).
Bruxelles. &#39;&#39;I terroristi tengono ancora in mano Falluja. Speriamo che si decidano a ragionare perche&#39; altrimenti noi effettivamente passeremo alla forza&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto il premier iracheno Ayad Allawi, durante
A teaser clip touting amateur video of Kobe Bryant complaining about Lakers management and advocating trading center Andrew Bynum has hit the Internet.  The makers of the video have been attempting to profit from Bryant's unhappiness with the Lakers and plan to sell the video online.
Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday restored Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister, sealing a political comeback for a leading figure from the former Soviet country's 2004 \
Residents along the coast said they were relieved that the storm would be clear before the weekend.
A TEENAGER accused of murdering her mother's partner on St Valentine's night was released on bail yesterday for a third time.   Diana Beckett, 19, from Cullaghmore Road, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh, is charged with murdering Stephen Robinson, 39, who was stabbed to death last February.
Dancers dolled up in feathers, flamboyant performers and elaborate floats filed through west London Monday as Europe&#39;s biggest street party pumped up the volume on its Caribbean rhythms.
This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
FOR FOUR decades, the Rev. Ian Paisley has said &quot;no&quot; to reconciliation between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland.
A pesare previsioni negative su profitti banche d'affari Usa
An experimental drug that attacks schizophrenia from a completely new angle appeared to work safely in patients, without some of the annoying and dangerous side-effects of older drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown threatened Thursday to boycott a summit of European Union and African leaders later this year if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attended.
The Discovery Channel pro cycling team is \u00c2\u0093considering all legal options\u00c2\u0094 against former team captain Frankie Andreu, in the wake of Andreu\u00c2\u0092s confession that he used EPO in preparation for the 1999 Tour de France.
The first tailor-made drug for premature ejaculation has been found to be safe and effective, a report says.
With a sprained finger and early shooting problems, Allen Iverson needed some help. Rookie Andre Igoudala gave him - and the Philadelphia 76ers - a big lift.
Clashes broke out between insurgents  and Iraqi security forces in northern Baghdad on Friday, a  police source said.
Recent increases in Massachusetts' minimum wage that helped lift many workers over the poverty line are being rapidly eroded by inflation, which could eliminate the gains by 2010.
Leerink Swann &amp; Co. , the Boston investment bank specializing in healthcare and life sciences firms, said it is getting a $35 million equity infusion from Lovell Minnick Partners and the March Group.
From classroom clickers to Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, technology is king on today's college campuses.
Tony Blair is under pressure from his own party to name a date for pulling British troops out of Iraq. The issue is set to dominate the final day of Labour&#39;s conference in Brighton, with delegates set to vote on a motion forced by party members.
A federal judge has ruled that a provision of the USA PATRIOT Act is an unconstitutional breach of the first and fourth amendments... US District Judge Victor Marrero, saying &quot;democracy abhors undue secrecy
Japan tried to reassure Russia about its missile defense ties with the United States on Tuesday, after Moscow expressed opposition to Tokyo's involvement in the system earlier this month.
The Phoenix Suns have lost as many games in the past week as they had all season.
For a lot of people, sports is all about ego. It's fine to get into the pursuit of excellence. I don't think that in itself is pathological. But we go overboard and lose sight of everything else, and that pursuit of excellence becomes obsessive-compulsive. When your self-confidence is entirely...
It took all of about five minutes of an introductory press conference Wednesday at Heritage Hall for USC basketball to gain something it never really had before.
LONDON -- Skateboarding could make its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  on Saturday that Palestinians need to find a way to form a  fully functioning government with which the rest of the world  can deal.
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Cabinet was not consulted on move that could cost 2,700 jobs.
By ANDREW FORGRAVE Rural Affairs Editor  A WELSH wildlife charity is to launch its biggest ever conservation scheme to protect upland landscapes and communities.
Australia&#39;s flagship carrier Qantas Airways has reported a record annual net profit but warned oil prices threatened its performance, increasing the chance of a hike in ticket price surcharges to offset its fuel bill.
By Jeremy Laurance  Pregnant women now have something else to worry about - whether they are eating too little, or too much, seafood to give their unborn babies the best start in life.
US troops with crack Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah yesterday in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since last year&#39;s US-led war.
Fashion Wire Daily - You&#39;d never know that women in Hollywood are still struggling for parity with men, looking at the sea of females that filled the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton hotel on Thursday night, on hand for the annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards. But as Jane Fleming, the longstanding group&#39;s president pointed out, &quot;only twenty percent of films are produced by women, and only two percent of movies are shot by female cinematographers.&quot;
(InfoWorld) - Just one day after a security researcher showed how Google's\u00c2\u00a0Firefox toolbar could be exploited\u00c2\u00a0in an online attack, a similar flaw has been discovered in the Google Desktop. On Thursday, Google hacker Robert Hansen posted proof of concept details showing how attackers could use Google Desktop to launch software that had already been installed on the victim's computer. The attack is hard to pull off and could not necessarily be used to install unauthorized software on the victim's PC, but it does illustrate the kind of security issues that arise with Web-based applications, said Hansen, the CEO of Web security consultancy Sectheory.com, and a contributor to the Ha.ckers.org Web site. \
LONDON : Sven-Goran Eriksson is redeemed as England coach partly through luck but also because he took the bold selection decisions necessary ahead of England&#39;s 2-1 victory over Poland, the British press said.
Pakistan put off its general election by 6 weeks to February 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, over the objections of the main opposition parties which fear a delay will work against them.
Nel giorno dei 31 anni di Francesco Totti, Arrigo Sacchi rivela che, quando era nella dirigenza del ...
More than 100 people die as US and Iraqi forces launch a major attack to regain control of the town of Samarra.
Rumors had been spreading among hard-core devotees of Andrew Lloyd Webber&#39;s musical &quot;The Phantom of the Opera&quot; that the famous chandelier scene would not appear in the lavish movie adaptation of the popular production.
KB Home  on Thursday posted a loss on write-downs for land values, and revenue fell 32 percent, reflecting the swelling supply of homes and tighter standards in the mortgage market that kept potential buyers on the sidelines.
Seattle-area neighbors Amazon.com and Microsoft today announced the filing of several lawsuits in connection with spoofing and phishing scams that deceive consumers and misuse Amazon&#39;s brand name.
Microsoft overtook PalmSource in the third quarter as the world&#39;s biggest operating system for handheld computers, a survey showed Friday.
PARIS, Sept 28  - Jacques Chirac has confirmed his &quot;total determination&quot; to help Paris win the race to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics ahead of London, New York, Madrid and Moscow.
While oenophiles may pore over grape harvest records in search of the perfect vintage of wine, a team of French scientists and historians are raising their glasses in a toast to the insight the records yield on past climate.
GAZA STRIP - Israel&#39;s offensive in Gaza could continue for weeks, a senior military officer said after four more Palestinians were killed in a helicopter strike Monday.
This holiday season, a dozen major retailers are banking on the choppy, pulsating sound of remixed Christmas classics to help lure young shoppers and keep them spending.
A military court cleared two soldiers Tuesday over charges connected to the death of an Iraqi hotel worker following a six-month hearing, Britain's first prosecution for war crimes in Iraq.
Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging. The boyish-looking Depp -- who plays the author of &quot;Peter Pan&quot; in
U.S. stocks ended flat on Monday as a   rebound in oil prices wasn't enough to pull investors from the   sidelines before Wednesday's Federal Reserve meeting, when   policy-makers are expected to keep interest rates steady.
Julio Lugo's at-bat in the seventh inning was really meaningless in a 7-3 win for the Red Sox last night. But as Lugo stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and the Fenway faithful chanting \
The US presidential rivals stepped up the already frenzied pace of their campaign marathon, just 10 days before the US election.
A US company is bringing rap and hip-hop in Spanish to computer users around the world.
Gary Sheffield and Tony Clark each drove in two runs during a seven-run second inning, and the New York Yankees completed a doubleheader sweep of the sinking Tampa Bay Devil Rays with a 10-5 victory Thursday night.
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday approved a tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 14 others, ironically the same day another anti-Syrian politician was gunned down in Lebanon.
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They came with their regimental colors, embroidered flags recording battles in 18th-century India, in the Napoleonic wars, against Ottoman legions in Iraq in World War I, on
PARIS, France -- France&#39;s Amelie Mauresmo has pulled out of next week&#39;s Fed Cup tennis finals in Moscow because of a groin injury.
Attempting to overcome a recent drop in the polls, Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal unveiled a long-awaited platform Sunday that promises to boost the minimum wage and pension payments.
Former NBA and Virginia star Ralph Sampson will serve two months in jail for mail fraud as part of a plea agreement approved by a federal judge Thursday.
Experts at Cardiff University are leading a study of the DNA of thousands of people as part of research into Alzheimer's disease.
Stoneham parents, teachers and counselors will do their best to help scores of kids return to school this morning after being traumatized by Friday&#39;s gruesome accident at Central Elementary
Ray Sandvig, 83, of Hermitage was one of the first Americans to hear the raw accounts of gruesome Nazi medical experiments when he served as a public safety officer at the Nuremberg ''Doctors Trial'' nearly six ...
Description: A controversy continues over CBS News reporting on documents purported to be memos concerning President Bush&#39;s service in the Texas Air National Guard.
As co-stars of an elite, wireless-oriented tech show they were improbable indeed: A weed whacker, a blender and a boombox. Their decibel assault at this year&#39;s 6th annual DEMOmobile show in San Diego was the
This move, and other cost-cutting measures, are expected to save the company $700 million to $800 million a year, the company said.
One-stop server slicer Software start-up Cassatt this week continued its virtualization march with a new release of its flagship product that adds more support for server partitioning software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
About 700 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 16 people were killed in clashes.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo edged out   Serena Williams 6-4 0-6 6-2 in a thrilling battle at the U.S.   Open to reach the quarter-finals on Monday.
Oil explorer Cairn Energy has said that it had delayed until 2009 the expected start of production at its largest Indian oil field.
A court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his immunity from prosecution Friday, paving the way for the trial of the former Chilean dictator on human rights charges.
PARIS -- An explosion struck the Indonesian Embassy in Paris today, slightly injuring nine people, a French radio station reported.
Trumpets set-top box. Plans 100 more NetFlix is going toe-to-toe with Apple TV. And then some.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Boeing Co  on Thursday reported an industry record of 1,413 firm commercial plane orders for 2007, setting up a photo-finish with rival Airbus, which reports its annual order tally later this month.
The Australian government placed an Indian doctor in immigration detention on Monday only hours after he won bail on charges of providing support to a terrorist group linked to failed British car bombings in June.
Marat Safin lost his temper and his quarterfinal at the St. Petersburg Open on Friday, getting surprised by seventh-seeded Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-1 after protesting a line call.
NFL free agency begins March 2, and teams are often lauded for making big splashes. Seldom examined, however, is how those splashes look a year later. Some teams manage to swim nicely after spending big. Others simply drown, with the Redskins having mastered the art.
Investor's Business Daily - Want one more chance to graduate from the procrastinator's corner? Even if you've put off year-end tax and personal finance steps, there are still moves you can make by Dec. 31 to save money.
Pop icon Britney Spears, 24, gives birth in Los Angeles to a second baby boy, according to US media reports.
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TORONTO  - Rock legend Neil Young is  set to make a rare awards show appearance at Canada's Juno  Awards in Winnipeg on April 3, organizers said Tuesday.
E-mail claiming to contain a sneak preview of the final installment in the J.K. Rowling book series instead hosts a Trojan horse.
Nessun assalto ad Eto'o. Adriano Galliani chiarisce sul sito del Milan che il club rossonero non vuo...
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U.S. President George W. Bush will outline reforms on Friday to help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers and his central bank chief will deliver a speech which will be pored over for hints of a looming rate cut.
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The chipmaker will post twice the growth of the market average, which will hit $270 billion this year, analysts say.
The French economy is expected to grow 2.1 percent this year, but will limp through the first half of 2005 at a 1.4 percent pace that threatens the official full-year target of 2.5 percent, the national statistics office INSEE said.
Companies must start expensing employee stock options in earnings statements next year, US accounting rule makers declared on Thursday, a move that could signal the end of a long-standing bookkeeping practice that many argued allowed
Britain's Muslims are more than twice as  likely to be unemployed than followers of other faiths and up  to five times as likely to live in overcrowded housing, a major  survey has revealed.
Chris Albrecht plans to join the talent agency, which has been quietly building an international broadcasting business, as head of its global media unit.
The nephew of late Palestinian leader says Yasser Arafat's medical file does not end rumours about his death.
Blog: CEO 2.0: If you're going to tout the benefits of Web 2.0, might as go all the way, figures Socialtext CEO.
\u00c2\u00b7 Bombing reduces majority of ruling coalition to three\u00c2\u00b7 Country in further turmoil ahead of elections
(InfoWorld) - Two Taiwanese companies are making laptop PCs users can hook up to their high definition (HD) TVs to make more use of the laptops' internal high definition optical drives, either Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD. Micro-Star International\u00c2\u00a0(MSI) is displaying several laptops with HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) outputs at the Computex Taipei 2007 trade show. This way, the laptop doubles as an HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc player on the family HD TV. Most of the MSI laptops, including the PR210, RR210, GX610, GX710, and ER710 models at MSI's Computex booth have Turion 64x2 dual core processors from Advanced Micro Devices\u00c2\u00a0and ATI graphics chips. The GX710 and ER710 are higher end laptops with 17-inch display screens. Most of the other laptops have 15.4-inch screens. The company showed two laptops, the GX600 and GX700, with Intel Centrino Duo processors and Nvidia graphics chips. The company is still testing HD optical drives, and will let users choose what kind of drive they want in their device, an MSI marketing manager said. Asustek Computer\u00c2\u00a0is also showing off several laptops with HDMI outputs. It is only using Intel and Nvidia chips in its laptops, and two of them are already on sale in the U.S., at Best Buy. The ASUS G1S comes with a 15.4-inch screen, an Intel Centrino Duo processor and Nvidia graphics chips, while the ASUS GS2 comes with the same chips and a 17-inch screen. They retail for $2,000 or less, depending on specifications, an Asustek official said. The company's Lamborghini VX2 notebook PC, developed in conjunction with Automobili Lamborghini\u00c2\u00a0also has an HDMI output. Most of Taiwan's other major PC makers, including Foxconn Technology and Giga-Byte Technology,\u00c2\u00a0did not show laptops with HDMI slots. Foxconn said it will have one out by the end of July.
Former Europe captain Tony Jacklin says that &quot;never in a million years&quot; would he have put Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson together in a Ryder Cup pairing.
Andy Dorman scored in the 86th minute to pull the New England Revolution into a 1-1 tie with Eastern Conference-leading D.C. United on Saturday night.
An explosion tore through a crowded US military mess tent in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than 70.
Investments from Singapore\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government and a mutual fund are meant to shore up Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital base.
An unexpected drop in unemployment claims and retreating oil prices boosted confidence on Wall Street Thursday, sending stocks slightly higher in light trading.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said on Friday he sees the North Korean government as stable and wanting to resolve the nuclear issue to improve relations with the United States.
The lender said it would offer refinancing or modifications on loans whose interest rate is set to adjust by the end of 2008.
The men behind one of the most popular file-sharing sites in the world are charged copyright offences.
CORAL GABLES, Florida  - Blackburn Rovers  goalkeeper Brad Friedel announced his retirement from  international soccer on Monday.
Russian officials investigating the crashes of two passenger planes have discovered the remains of two Chechen women thought to be &quot;Black Widows&quot; - suicide bombers given that name
Women returned solidly to Hillary Rodham Clinton's side, helping her overcome Barack Obama's advantage among the large independent bloc in New Hampshire's Democratic primary, an exit poll found. John McCain's experience, reputation for \
Last June UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) said of the media coverage of the so-called Oil for Food Scandal, &quot;It&#39;s a bit like lynching, actually.
Former teammates Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy, who shared two Olympic gold medals and two World Cup titles, were both elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
In a picturesque moment, Armstrong led the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope team across the Clemente Bridge and into a cheering PNC Park, where they were greeted by local leaders and supporters.
Strathclyde police examining email claims Strathclyde Police have confirmed they are investigating a complaint made against Alan Clements, the husband of TV presenter Kirsty Wark, for alleged data theft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Dow Jones index closes at a record high of 12,741 after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke eases inflation fears.
The government agrees to look into funding a first men-only refuge for victims of forced marriage.
Martin Scorsese credited the Rolling Stones with inspiring his filmmaking when he appeared on Thursday for the world premiere of his Stones concert movie, \u00e2\u0080\u009cShine a Light.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is so versatile, the field of opera has had to keep adjusting its take on her.
Bloomberg - Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the party's caucuses in Hawaii, according to projections by the Associated Press.
Stock futures pointed to a slightly  lower open on Thursday, as weaker-than-expected earnings from  online retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O dulled the mood on  Wall Street, with investors awaiting more quarterly results and  economic data.
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Dutch food retailer Royal Ahold NV said income from its U.S. retail operations plunged 30 percent in the second quarter, blaming sluggish performance at Giant Food and Stop & Shop Stores, its two biggest American chains.
STRAFFAN, Ireland -- The Euros have thrown everything at the Americans the first two days of this Ryder Cup.
Mark Ronson, Adele, Natasha Khan and the Hoosiers discuss the state of UK music at the launch of the Brit awards 2008
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The Indiana Hoosiers are so much more than Eric Gordon. D.J. White had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Lance Stemler hit a crucial 3-pointer to lift the ninth-ranked Hoosiers to a 65-60 victory over Minnesota on Thursday night.
According to Young Buck&#39;s Lawyers, the rapper is set to surrender in the near future. Buck is wanted on charges after he stabbed a Los Angeles man at the Vibe Awards on Monday.
Blog: Blinkx now offering contextual ads for video.
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Spanish judges heard gruesome testimony Thursday about atrocities by the former military regime during Argentina's \
Monday, double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius is ruled ineligible for the Beijing Olympics. Here's the story behind his prosthetic racing legs.
Minnesota receiver Randy Moss may be approaching his All-Pro form a little sooner than expected.
Rescuers and volunteers are struggling to reach nearly 190,000 Indonesians left homeless by devastating floods sparked by heavy rains in and around Jakarta, as the death toll rose to seven.
A South Korean cargo ship, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan on Saturday, killing six crew members and leaving one missing at sea.
Lockheed Martin Corp. and BAE Systems North America Inc. filed protests with the Air Force Tuesday over a $4 billion contract to upgrade electronics on C-130 military transport planes awarded to Boeing Co. in 2001.
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Maybe all you need to know about these Astros is that when someone mentioned the franchise&#39;s history of first-round flameouts to Roger Clemens on Tuesday, he looked like he&#39;d
Morgan Stanley was slapped with a $100,000 fine from regulators on Monday after the investment bank failed to tell municipal bond investors that their holdings could be redeemed before the maturity date.
OCTOBER 11, 2004 (NETWORK WORLD) - IBM this week is expected to debut its highest-capacity storage arrays, although the products&#39; real differentiator is a mix of management technologies designed to help customers get a better handle on where to store
Tom Brady threw for 315 yards and a touchdown pass as the New England Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27-19. Brady did not turn the ball over all night and frustrated the Chiefs on third down.
The beleaguered student lending giant appointed a longtime banking executive as chairman as it struggles with tighter credit markets and a failed buyout.
TRENTON-- A disease once associated with gay white men now has expandedinto a worldwide epidemic of HIV and AIDS that knows no boundaries.
'Hmm, I wonder what's for lunch...?' NATO defence ministers last week spent at least minutes on the question of cyber defence ahead of the Bucharest summit meetings planned for next year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Obama holds slight lead over Clinton in an electorate polarized along racial lines, polls show.
Ten years after Kyoto, nations are wrestling once again over climate change. But big questions remain to be answered
Firefox Toolbar: A set of search toolbars for Mozilla users  Yet another search toolbar! But fortunately unlike most Internet Explorer only toolbars it is for the users of the alternate open source browser Firefox and Mozilla. Firefox Toolbar is a set of free toolbars made by a company called Vpop Technologies ...
Christina Kim followed a record-tying opening round with a 6-under 66 Friday to take a four-stroke lead midway through the LPGA State Farm Classic.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - An Alabama state court jury on Friday handed Merck & Co. its second victory this week in a Vioxx product liability trial, finding the drugmaker did not hide the health risks associated with its withdrawn arthritis drug, or knowingly market a faulty product.
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Rumours of Singer's swansong Larry Singer, senior vice president and strategic insight officer at Sun, is said to be stepping down from Sun's much-hyped Sun Grid project. It is not yet clear if he is leaving the company entirely.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TOKYO -- Sony Corp., plagued this year by production glitches which delayed shipments of game consoles and forced the recall of 9.6 million laptop computer batteries, said it found defects in eight of its Cyber-shot digital camera models.
Company hands its Itanium development team over to Intel.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on  Sunday he was giving Israel's army free rein to battle  militants in Gaza and accused the new Palestinian leadership he  now shuns of doing nothing to stop attacks on Israelis.
A strong earthquake followed by an almost equally strong aftershock rocked Sumatra in western Indonesia Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people, a local official told an Indonesian radio station.
Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney were each nominated for three Country Music Association Awards, it was announced Wednesday, but more could follow.
A Teesside man tells of his upset after being forced to give up his holiday because space could not be found for him on a plane.
L&apos;INTERVISTA. Parla il ministro dell&apos;Ambiente Matteoli&quot;Tagliare l&apos;Iva sulle auto per accelerare il ricambio&quot;                                          &quot;Fermare il Nord? Inevitabile sui fondi il governo faccia di pi\u00c3\u00b9&quot;                                                                                   di ANTONIO CIANCIULLO
P&G said second-quarter earnings rose 14 percent as strong sales growth and cost-cutting measures more than offset higher commodity costs.
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan skirted Grand Cayman with winds near 155 mph on Sunday, uprooting trees, bursting the banks of canals and flooding some homes on the island as it churned toward Cuba.    The hurricane, which had grown to the most powerful Category 5 storm with 165 mph winds on Saturday, lost some strength as it approached the wealthy and well-built Cayman Islands, which appeared likely to escape its brunt...
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But Ms Spears dismissed the claim and insists that she has in fact done it again, but and it is a big but, she and Federline both conceded that they have not yet filed their marriage licence with Los Angeles authorities, meaning that they are technically
JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 26, 2004 - An extremely powerful earthquake rocked northern Indonesia Sunday, reportedly killing at least 13 people and sending massive tidal waves crashing into several countries.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former soldiers who led a deadly revolt against ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gathered in Haiti's capital yesterday, saying reinforcements were coming to help end violence that has killed at least 46 people.
Apparently, when the good fathers of Notre Dame lately looked to their football sideline, they saw a fellow who wasn&#39;t nearly as acceptable as even Gerry Faust or Bob Davie, each of whom was allowed to squeeze out five years in South Bend.
The early departure of injured superstar Dwyane Wade marred the anticipated return of coach Pat Riley to the Miami Heat sidelines on Wednesday.
Mike Huckabee said on Saturday he was not quitting the Republican Party's nomination race to contest the presidential election in November, despite trailing far behind rival John McCain.
According to auto industry regulators and executives worldwide, new criteria for vehicle performance must include a car's or truck's ability to protect its occupants in a crash.
The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms program brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at a nuclear plant within two months.
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A tropical depression brewing over the open Atlantic was nearing tropical storm strength Monday night, forecasters said.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired reliever Scott Stewart from Cleveland on Wednesday, one day after finding out that setup man Darren Dreifort may be lost for the season.
A federal court judge on Thursday  dismissed a lawsuit against Google Inc. by disgruntled  advertising customer Kinderstart that had accused the Web  search leader of monopolistic business practices.
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Company is prolific filer of patent applications, including those for exotic technologies such as a washable keyboard and software that responds to your emotions.
Finding it \u00e2\u0080\u009ca significant leap,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Steven Levy (Newsweek) calls  iPhone \u00e2\u0080\u009ca superbly engineered, cleverly designed and imaginatively implemented approach to a problem that no one has cracked to date: merging a phone handset, an Internet navigator and a media player in a package where every component shines, and the features are welcoming rather than foreboding.\u00c2\u00a0 The iPhone is the rare convergence device where things actually converge.\u00e2\u0080\u009d iPhone, he says, \u00e2\u0080\u009cfinally fulfills the promise of people-friendly palm-top communication and computing.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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TORONTO, Aug. 19 -- Nortel Networks Corp. said Thursday it will slash its workforce by 3,500, or 10 percent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits.
Pope John Paul says he has fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hotspots, though he hopes that what he calls timid peace-building efforts will eventually bear fruit.
For the first time, Israel's government offered Tuesday to foot the bill for thousands of residents who want to flee a war zone, but it was careful to avoid using the word \
Warrick Dunn rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns to help the Atlanta Falcons crush the St. Louis Rams 47-17 in the divisional playoffs Saturday.
AMD formally welcomed its Athlon 64 processor family into the world of PCI Express, touting the availability of chipsets that support the new add-in card format.
Iconic rock band Aerosmith will perform in India's financial and film hub of Mumbai, its first performance in the country, the group said on its official Website. The five-member band, with at least 14 albums to its credit and an envious career spanning over four decades, will hold the concert on June 2, according to www.aerosmith.com.
Despite objections from hospitals and the medical profession, doctors are prescribing placebos for all kinds of ailments.
Nicole Kidman has publicly thanked her father for helping her through her lowest days after her marriage with Tom Cruise ended
All presidential candidates still in the race should have Secret Service protection because their diversity and the media attention they attract present terrorists \
The BBC urges the Pakistan government to help find \
The Asian Development Bank downgrades 2008 growth forecast for East and Southeast Asian economies.

German luxury carmaker BMW will move the production of the X3-series four-wheel-drive vehicle to Germany and the United States in 2010.
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Gateway Inc. GTW.N said on  Wednesday its personal computers would be widely available at  Office Depot. ODP.N in the latest move by the PC maker to  broaden distribution at retail stores since acquiring rival  eMachines this year.
Microsoft on Monday added to an already dizzying array of planned Visual Studio 2005 offerings by unveiling a new version of the toolset for developers who fall between hobbyist and professional levels.
Researchers have found harmful levels of lead, mercury, and/or arsenic in one out of every five ayurvedic herbal medicinal products mainly manufactured in India.
Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.
At least 10 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire on protesters and rival ethnic groups clashed in violence caused by a disputed election.
Carli Lloyd scored for the second straight game, a 46th-minute goal that led the United States over Finland 1-0 Friday at the Algarve Cup.
General Electric Co. will sell a majority stake in its global outsourcing business to two US-based equity firms in an all-cash deal totaling $500 million, the industrial, financial services and media conglomerate said Monday.
Sen. Edward Kennedy's nephew, William  Kennedy Smith, said on Monday he had quit his job to confront  what he called false allegations by a former employee that he  had sexually assaulted her five years ago.
FIFA began investigations on Monday into the death of four people and injuries to eight in a stadium crush after Togo&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Mali.
Investors will soon get clarity on an uncertain quarter.
New figures reveal at least 112,000 people died in the wave disaster, as agencies struggle to provide vital aid.
Stocks surged Thursday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials up 200 points into record territory as bright spots among retailers' generally sluggish June sales reports allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy that have for weeks dogged Wall Street.
World&#39;s largest software maker&#39;s best-selling game for Xbox video console -- Halo 2-- has leaked onto the Internet nearly four weeks before its planned sale date.
Rwanda on Monday released 8,000 prisoners accused of involvement in the country's 1994 genocide, prompting anger from survivors of the slaughter who fear new ethnic killings.
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In Sicilia 9 morti e 8 dispersi,altri 7 annegati in Calabria
The solution to one of the thorniest problems in the Middle East may be taking shape on an anonymous-looking building site in south-west Israel.
A freelance Italian journalist who had been working in the troubled Iraqi city of Najaf is missing and his driver has reportedly been killed, government and aid officials said on Saturday.
As college students nationwide settle into class routines this month, many of them are feeling the lingering pinch of an unexpected bill: the high price of college textbooks.
The euro climbed to a new record high level of 1.3021 dollars as markets remained concerned by the large US current account and budget deficits.
By beating Slovakia, 5-2, on Sunday night at the Air Canada Center, Russia set up at least one rematch with a top rival in the World Cup of Hockey.
Amazon.com Inc. posted quarterly net profit on Tuesday that more than tripled, surprising Wall Street as U.S. sales jumped and the company raised its 2007 sales and operating earnings outlook, sending shares up more than 20 percent.
Attempts to negotiate an end to a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque failed to make progress on Monday, a day after authorities gave Islamist militants inside a \
The French government is selling 17.7 percent of Air France-KLM Group, Europe&#39;s biggest airline, taking advantage of an increase in the carrier&#39;s shares as oil prices decline, the managers of the sale said on Thursday.
Victoria Beckham, who with British soccer star husband David Beckham makes a much anticipated move to Los Angeles this week, scoffed on Monday at suggestions she wanted to launch a Hollywood movie career.
Nell'allenamento del Siena si &egrave; fermato Andrea Masiello per un colpo alla caviglia sinistra. ...
Rich Gossage was elected to the Hall of Fame in his ninth year on the ballot while Jim Rice and Andre Dawson narrowly missed out.
TORONTO - The Bruins came storming out of the gate last night at Air Canada Centre, but when the lights were turned off at the end of the evening, they were the storm victims - and the Maple Leafs were the victors.
U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made limited progress but said he would wait for a September security report before considering a change of course.
Middle East. But the results have been patchy, with many in the Arab world regarding it as a. and social reforms in the Middle East and Africa.
A behind-the-scenes tussle between nonunion Nissan Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers threatened to derail the Senate's energy bill.
Development of native Linux audio plugins and softsynths may not be so relentlessly rapid as it is in the Windows and Mac sound software worlds, but new things do appear. This week I profile a cool new (well, relatively new) Linux softsynth, William Weston's Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis EXperiment, also known as Phasex. read more
This time, Aaron Rodgers is determined to finish what he starts against top-ranked USC.
Ma nemmeno si' in bianco, ascoltero' con attenzione Prodi
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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Fears of regional conflict soared as angry demonstrations against Somalia's radical Islamic militia grew into deadly violence yesterday in a southern port city, and the militia for the first time acknowledged getting help from foreign Muslims.
The Capitals sign Alex Ovechkin to a 13-year, $124 million contract extension, ending months of speculation about his future with the organization and making him the first player in NHL history to sign a nine-figure contract.
Louis J. Willie Jr. was a black businessman who helped defuse a racial dispute surrounding the 1990 P.G.A. Championship.
Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the  northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three  Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses,  witnesses and medics said.
WASHINGTON - In the final days before the November presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush continue to target undecided voters with talk of two major social policy concerns - Social Security and
BAGHDAD A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside a police headquarters in a crowded district of Baghdad, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 90, an Interior Ministry official said.
U.S. Army surgeon general Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, who had been heavily criticized over substandard care for wounded troops, has been replaced, the Army said on Monday.
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A lawsuit was filed Tuesday over this Dallas suburb's latest effort to keep out illegal immigrants by barring home rentals to people who can't prove they are in the country legally.
The New York Times Co  reported  higher profit and revenue on Tuesday because of a rise in  national advertising and circulation revenue, a contrast to a  downbeat earnings season for U.S. newspaper publishers.
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England's batsmen shone under pressure to draw the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday and keep their hopes alive in the three-match series.
Bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw, famed for his recording of \
Pilgrim buses clog a road just outside the Old City of Damascus. Partly to solve that nuisance, municipal planners want to carve a highway through a historic but neglected quarter of the Syrian capital.
NEW YORK (Kyodo) Karaoke inventor Daisuke Inoue was awarded the humorous Ig Nobel peace prize in a Thursday ceremony at Harvard University for &quot;providing an entirely new way for people to learn to tolerate each other.
A farmer blames low milk prices for his leaving the industry his family have worked in for three generations.
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Japanese car firm Toyota sees its vehicle sales soar in September compared to a year earlier, in contrast to its US rivals.
At least 12,000 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed over the border into southwest Uganda, a Ugandan army spokesman said on Wednesday.
Rapper Kanye West's new album is winning the chart battle with 50 Cent, early sales figures indicate.
As promised at Wednesday&#39;s iPod event, Apple has released iTunes 7.4, adding support for the creation custom ringtones, among other changes.
REVELATIONS that nearly 400 tonnes of conventional explosives have gone missing in Iraq have experts wondering what other weapons might be in jeopardy of falling into insurgent or terrorist hands.
The Messenger spacecraft got a quick glance at the solar system\u00e2\u0080\u0099s innermost planet, which it eventually will orbit.
Fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat has  made an unexpected cameo appearance as a victim of censorship  in a heavyweight annual human rights report issued by the State  Department.
BAGHDAD, Dec 18: Saboteurs blew up Iraq&#39;s northern export pipeline for the second week in a row on Saturday, halting oil flows to Turkey&#39;s Ceyhan port, oil officials said.
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The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation Tuesday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions
VENICE, Italy  - Paparazzi are coming   under fire in Venice. Ben Affleck, who stars in \
Life & style: Suffering from jet lag can ruin a holiday. But how can you readjust your body clock quickly? Emine Saner throws some light on the subject.
Defender Antonio de la Torre will celebrate his 27th birthday Thursday as a member of the Rapids. Where he&#39;ll celebrate next year is anyone&#39;s guess.
Indiscrezioni di stampa, questione al summit italo-francese
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.
Vince il Chelsea, pareggia l'Arsenal, sconfitto il Newcastle. Questo quanto successo nella quarta gi...
A teenage girl who has four kidneys is hoping to be able to donate two of them to patients in need of a transplant
Justin Langer, Australia&#39;s Test opener, has described touring India as the &quot;ultimate test&quot;, and believes that victory in the forthcoming four-Test series, which begins at Bangalore on October 6, will complete the set as far as his generation of cricketers
ARIEL Sharon suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat yesterday that has raised doubts about his ability to win approval for his contentious plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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A chaotic three-month trial ended Saturday with 15 militants convicted for roles in terror attacks on a French oil tanker and a helicopter carrying U.S. oil workers, as well as plots to kill the American ambassador and Yemeni security officials.
The hurricane's brutish winds conspired with the Gulf of Mexico to drown mile-wide stretches of resort towns and spinning off deadly tornadoes before moving inland Thursday.
Stevie Wonder and Usher are among artists signed up for a tribute concert for blues singer Ray Charles.
Rilasciato l'interprete che sara' pero' ancora interrogato
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today called on the Security Council to issue \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe strongest warning\u00e2\u0080\u009d to the forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil wars there.
The 60-year-old New Jersey woman who last week gave birth to twins has returned home with the babies, saying she feels \
Bangladesh's list of voters contains 12.2 million false names, a U.S.-based election monitor said on Saturday.
A federal prosecutor from Florida who authorities say flew to Michigan for a sexual encounter with a 5-year-old girl tried to hang himself in his jail cell Thursday but was stopped in time, the county sheriff said.
Britain's three-day eventing team win team bronze and individual silver on a dramatic final day.
Un laureato su quattro usa contatti per trovare lavoro
The future of Miami Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman might be less secure than he's suggested.
PORTS and shipping company P&amp;O is to lay off up to 1200 staff and slash services as part of a \u00c2\u00a3240 million review to reduce costs at its loss-making ferries business.
U.S. technology stocks rose on  Thursday as a strong quarterly earnings report from eBay Inc.,  the world's largest online market place, helped lift the Nasdaq  and Standard & Poor's 500 indexes.
A leading German bank official signals that further rises in eurozone interest rates are likely, starting next week.
President Bush attacked John Kerry's health care proposal, saying \
The online casino, GoldenPalace.com, bid $28,000 to purchase a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that supposedly bears the image of the Virgin Mary.
Jocelyn Thibault and the handful of his Blackhawks teammates still in town waiting out the lockout have stepped up their workouts recently just in case there&#39;s a season.
A 56-year-old man was fatally mauled Monday by a lion and a tiger kept on the roof of a Mexico City food wholesaler, police said.
Visa said on Thursday it has won approval of a registration statement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as the world's largest credit card network prepares to go public by early next year.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A 15-year-old Argentine  killed four fellow students and wounded six on Tuesday in a  school shooting that shocked Argentines unaccustomed to such  violence.
A Christian publisher said on Wednesday it has called off a parenting book written by Lynne Spears -- the mother of troubled pop star Britney Spears and her pregnant 16-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn.
The funeral takes place of historian David Rattray, renowned for leading tours of 19th Century Zulu battlefields.
40% lavoratori, a Confindustria non piace, sindacati divisi
Agreement on expanding a NATO training mission in Iraq hit last-minute snags notably due to French and others' reservations about details of the accord, NATO officials said.
SunTrust Banks Inc.  on Thursday said U.S. securities regulators have started an informal inquiry into its decision to restate financial results for the first half of this year.
CANBERRA: Australia would consider negotiating a new security treaty with neighbouring Indonesia to strengthen ties and incorporate counter-terror cooperation, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday.
'Patriot' Act booster has done his bit
Science & environment: Island restaurant and Scottish cafe get excellent marks on environmental grounds
CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Woody Austin birdied the  first hole of a sudden-death playoff against fellow American  Tim Herron to win the $4.2 million Buick Championship on  Sunday.
Those of you with the Rockies in four are out of the pool. It was a nice thought, I suppose. With 21 of 22 and seven straight in the postseason, why not run the table? But there had to be some sort of shelf life on karma, right? Four or five days, max, I'd say.
Dal taglio di ministri e sottosegretari all'eliminazione del 'panino' nei Tg, dieci punti per una possibile 'riforma della politica'
Extra-judicial killings in the Philippines are distressingly high and the military appeared to be responsible for a number of them, a United Nations investigator said on Wednesday.
Washington. Un rapporto confidenziale destinato ai vertici militari americani in Iraq denunciava gli abusi sui detenuti in Iraq gia&#39; nel dicembre 2003, piu&#39; di un mese prima che venisse aperta l&#39;inchiesta sulle sevizie nel carcere di Abu Ghraib.
MIAMI -- Miami-Dade County Police said the caretakers of a missing girl will face charges in connection with the case.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said for the first time yesterday that genocide has taken place in Sudan and that the government in Khartoum and government-sponsored Arab militias known as Janjaweed \
Variety - VIRTUALLY NO ONE is neutral about Bill Clinton, but even detractors acknowledge the former president's oratorical powers and seductive charm. His address at the Democratic National Convention dazzlingly displayed that smoothness, doubtless putting half the audience in a mood to disrobe.
Facing a tight re-election race, Rep. Thomas Reynolds has launched an ad campaign to defend himself against criticism over the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley and congressional pages.
Deal with Microsoft will allow users to access e-mail without third-party software.
NEW YORK  - The presence in middle age of  risk factors for cardiovascular disease, like smoking or high  cholesterol, is strongly tied to the development of dementia  later in life, investigators in California report.
EU members Romania and Cyprus say they will not recognise a declaration of independence by Kosovo.
Nel futuro la prossima generazione di city-car
Sweden has rejected an asylum request from Mordechai Vanunu, who served an 18-year prison sentence for disclosing secrets of Israel's nuclear programme, officials said Friday.
Gangs of ethnic Chinese are involved in the growing trade in counterfeit anti-malarial drugs, the BBC is told.
Democratic challenger John Kerry will be fighting to stay in the US election race when he takes on Republican incumbent George W. Bush in the presidential debates from Thursday.
The final phase of the British Army's restructuring is due to take place with the merger of three historic regiments.
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Vladimir Putin, whose term as Russian president ends next year, does not rule out running again in 2012, a leading Russian daily reported on Saturday.
The biggest science facility to be built in the UK for 30 years - the Diamond synchrotron - welcomes its first users.
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed early on Wednesday after a late-night deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.
Families of American diplomats in Saudi Arabia, ordered to leave the kingdom last April, will not be permitted to return \
Freedom is just another word for $7,000 Comment The folks looking after the general public license (GPL) are fond of portraying themselves as the humble shepherds of the free and open source software movement. Their job, among other things, is to provide an open and transparent means for protecting the freedom to review, copy, tinker with and redistribute code.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- After being cold from the arc through four quarters, Jamal Crawford was clutch in overtime. Crawford&#39;s 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining helped the New York Knicks post a 110-109 victory
At least 11 people are killed and 31 injured in a bus crash in eastern Germany, police say.
Slugger Frank Thomas crushed a second-inning grand slam to register career home run No. 497 on Wednesday, powering the Toronto Blue Jays to a 12-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rudolph W. Giuliani has tapped into the struggles of millions of American families who have to regroup when a new marriage, or recoupling, follows a divorce or breakup.
Employees at the Tribune Company were notified that hundreds of jobs would be cut at The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and other publications.
Your iPhone must be activated with AT&T, and it had to be purchased before August 22 in order to be eligible for the credit.
Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara di domenica prossima con il Torino ha a...
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Alfonso Soriano showed off his power and his arm Sunday, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the fading White Sox with a 3-0 victory.
By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Jan. 28--SPYBOT ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM GETS ALONG FINE WITH NORTON:   QUESTION: I have used Spybot Search & Destroy for the past year but have  just purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2007.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  - India's Foreign Minister  Natwar Singh arrives in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks with  Pakistani leaders aimed at restoring faith in a peace process  that South Asia's nuclear rivals began a year ago.
Riven by deep policy divisions and  personal rivalries, Italy's centre left is in tatters after the  collapse of Romano Prodi's government and faces a likely  drubbing if a snap election is called.
Shares of Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell an additional 10 percent Monday after the insurance broker canceled an investor call to explain the financial
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Oil services giant Halliburton Co. will soon shift its corporate headquarters from Houston to the Mideast financial powerhouse of Dubai, chief executive Dave Lesar announced Sunday.
A new search engine launches Monday aimed at helping music lovers find tunes across a growing number of online music stores.
Capital One Financial of McLean posted its first quarterly loss ever, from the expense of shutting down its mortgage lender, and warned of additional challenges in the credit card and auto finance businesses.
The Ryder Cup has attracted an avalanche of betting in Britain and Ireland with one punter wagering a staggering 347,000 pounds (660,000 dollars) for a US win over Europe.
Cosi' ambasciatore in occasione Independence Day
Germany's Angela Merkel faces difficult G8 talks amid rows over missile defence and climate change goals.
Il giorno dopo la non-rielezione del presidente, il patron della Fiorentina attacca ancora l&#39;amministratore delegato rossonero: &quot;Se fossi stato al suo posto mi sarei gi\u00c3\u00a0 fatto da parte, lui invece resiste...&quot;.
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and threatened more attacks by any means he saw fit.
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - If you're looking to break into the music business, U.S. singer Cyndi Lauper has a suggestion -- take the commercial route.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Even a fractured thumb wouldn&#39;t prevent Allen Iverson from playing in a supposed must-win game for the United States men&#39;s basketball team on Tuesday.
Hattie Irving, an 81-year old Iowan, has never participated in her state's presidential caucuses, but she plans to this time \u00c2\u0097 to support Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Elusive, movie style tech-Yeti finally spotted A presentation given by a US Air Force official may have - temporarily, at least - laid to rest one of the wilder and wackier secret superweapon conspiracy theories of recent times.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.
Oil prices shot up yesterday to their fifth straight 21-year high, as hurricane damage closed a key oil shipping port in Louisiana.
Research says the next 50 years will see wild swings in the world's population, with India overtaking China.
Just an extra hour of exercise a week could significantly cut obesity among young overweight girls, according to a study that researchers say could lead to major changes in the way schools fight obesity.    The study - the largest look yet at obesity among young children - did not show the same results for boys, possibly because they generally get more exercise than girls...
The Tories should \
Il sindacato accusa l'Ania per la rottura delle trattative
NEW YORK To see the future of the advertising industry, climb the stairs of the three-story walk-up on Greene Street in SoHo to the U.S. headquarters of London's Naked Communications. There, you'll find 15 or so young people -- a Scot, a South African, a Brit and some Americans -- sitting around a...
A young man is jailed for killing a 10-year-old girl at a family Christmas party.
Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that sparked a wave of sectarian killing.
The chief of Turkey's powerful military General Staff accused Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq of actively backing Turkish Kurd rebels there and said Ankara must take action, a state news agency said on Saturday.
The World Health Organisation has estimated that at least 70,000 people have died in the camps, most because of poor conditions. The number does not include those killed in militia and government attacks on villages and fleeing refugees.
By Michael Hardy and Jeff E. Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 24--Republican lawmakers yesterday rolled out a \
Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice for US secretary of state, is challenged on Iraq at her confirmation hearing.
Crescita 4/o trimestre tra 0,6-0,8%, dice ministro Economia
Turkey's ruling AK Party and opposition MPs are to present a plan to ease the headscarf ban in universities.
The dollar strengthened above last week's record low against the euro on Monday, allowing shares in shippers and steelmakers to take Asian equity markets up, but nerves about the dollar's direction capped stock gains.
For years little more than a lucrative afterthought in the race for the White House, California has emerged as a key battleground in the 2008 presidential campaign.
In provvedimento competitivita' risorse Tfr e ammortizzatori
Tony Blair is to warn supporters they can not take the next election for granted, in a speech at Labour's spring conference.
Seven bombs have gone off in as many Spanish cities within the space of half an hour, slightly injuring five people. The interior ministry on Monday said three people including two police officers were injured
WHETHER he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s playing golf or not, Tiger Woods is always big news, so it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no surprise to hear that the former world No1 is the talk of the Caribbean at the moment.
Nationalists call for powers over gambling in Scotland to be devolved to guard against Westminster deregulation.
WASHINGTON -- A ticket agent with US Airways tried to prevent Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, from boarding a shuttle in March because his name showed up on a Department of Homeland ...
KARACHI, Pakistan - Police stepped up patrols around foreign consulates and government offices in this volatile city on Monday, fearing a backlash after Pakistani forces killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative wanted for his alleged role in the 2002 kidnapping and beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.    Amjad Hussain Farooqi, also accused in two attempts on the life of President Gen...
Nello stesso periodo quella mondiale e' aumentata del 17%
BEIJING: Fuel-starved China said on Friday it hoped to deepen its friendly relationship with oil-rich Venezuela a day after the South American country offered Beijing wide access to it vast energy resources.
One bee disease, called Israeli acute paralysis virus, seems strongly associated with the beekeeping operations that experienced big losses.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on   Monday urged the world to avoid confrontation with Iran over   its nuclear goals, after Tehran told him it wanted a negotiated   solution but would not halt uranium enrichment before any   talks.
Risultati della nona giornata della Liga spagnola: Maiorca - Espanyol 2-2 (2' Arango/M; 21' aut. Ara...
The US economy grew at a slower-than- expected 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter as rising oil prices contributed to a record trade deficit and companies added less to inventories.
Duro attacco d'accusa all'ala radicale dell'Unione
Computer giant Dell Inc.'s server sales rose in the third quarter, overtaking Sun Microsystems Inc. for the No. 3 position, according to a Gartner Inc. research report released Wednesday.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is holding talks in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, amid heightened tension in the Middle East.
Bacteria levels in DC tap water exceeded federal health standards this month for the first time since 1996, city and Environmental Protection Agency officials announced yesterday, but they said most people are not at risk.
The US Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday, with the government&#39;s top courtroom lawyer trying to save the long-standing federal rules used to sentence about 1,200 criminals each week.
In a presidential race not lacking for pundits, at least one person is trying to keep his mouth shut: the president himself.
Lo Stoccarda vuole rivolgersi alla Fifa per protestare contro l'atteggiamento della Juve. Il club bi...
Il premier: 'e ora limitiamo emendamenti alla Finanziaria'
Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.
German nudists will be able to start their holidays early by stripping off on the plane if they take up a new offer from an eastern German travel firm.
Bill Camp agrees with his critics; he has become a better actor. And he knows why too. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s because he stopped acting.
Thick, black smoke is pouring from windows at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building about 100 feet from the West Wing of the White House. The Associated Press reports the blaze appears to be located near the ceremonial office of Vice President Dick Cheney on the second floor of the building. Cheney was across the street at the White House at the time.
Nasscom, the premier IT trade body, released a statement last evening expressing its dismay at the news of the arrest. It said: &quot;Nasscom is dismayed at the news of the arrest of the CEO of an IT company (Baazee
Shuttle docks with ISS HOUSTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Space Shuttle Discovery Monday caught up with the International Space Station and docked to begin a week of construction and other tasks.  The STS-116 crew linked up with the ISS at 5:12 p.m. EST as they flew over southeast Asia.
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel brings advanced digital performance and SLR controls to everyday photographers. Whether you&#39;re new to digital cameras, SLR cameras, or even photography itself, you&#39;ll find that
(InfoWorld) - Oracle Corp. has agreed to acquire Netsure Telecom Ltd., a provider of network intelligence and network data integrity software. The deal is expected to boost Oracle's ability to help networking and telecommunications customers improve their network utilization, optimize capacity, financial modeling and streamline network life cycle management, the Redwood Shores, California company said in a statement dated Sunday. Oracle plans to add Netsure's products to its communications applications suite, it said. Netsure, a private company based in Dublin, Ireland, makes software that helps ensure the smooth operation of existing and next-generation networks and services, Oracle said. The company counts Vodafone Group Plc and Cable & Wireless Plc as users of its software. Its main software is the Active Network Optimisation product suite. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Oracle expects the deal to be finalized later this month.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to media: Don't make me tabloid fodder. Too late.
Mervyn King tells MPs his decision to inject \u00c2\u00a310bn into money markets in wake of Northern Rock banking crisis was 'carefully designed and judged'.
Do not, under any circumstances, worry about Rich Beem worrying. The 37-year-old PGA veteran has a motto inscribed on the side of his golf bag that says just that, and even if he didn't, his plans for the first Tuesday in September just as clearly spell out his approach to both life and golf.
Eighteen soldiers who refused to make a fuel delivery in Iraq were concerned about their safety and vehicle maintenance, the US military said Sunday.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s entire Cabinet resigned Monday ahead of a planned reshuffle that Japanese leader hopes will solidify his power and boost his ability to carry out reforms.
The public sector net borrowing worsened unexpectedly in May, just a week before Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown becomes prime minister.
Il tabloid inglese 'The Sun' scrive oggi che il talentoso attaccante del Manchester United Wayne Roo...
The Hungarian cartoon feature \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe District!\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most original animated film.
GOLDEN, Colo.  \u00c2\u0097 A defense attorney said Tuesday that Vincent Margera was in his crazy and profane \
The luster and momentum of the Red Sox series faded away in a procession of confounding pitches by Toronto's Gustavo Chacin.
WASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein was obsessed with his status in the Arab world, dreaming of weapons of mass destruction to pump up his prestige. And even as the United States fixated on him, he was fixated on his neighboring enemy, Iran...
At the end of the 19th century, the sons of Ireland boarded ships for North America to find their fortunes in the goldfields of the Klondike.
The drive also features a unique vertical design for easy placement and portability, and offers connectivity with both i.LINK and hi-speed USB digital interfaces.
Tra le novit&agrave; della finanziaria l'Iva al 10% per tutte le fatture emesse dal 1\u00c2\u00b0 gennaio. Questa ed altre risposte ai vostri quesiti
(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has set up an SOA (service-oriented architecture) center in Bangalore, India, which will be one of five SOA centers run by HP worldwide. The Bangalore center will focus on building SOA competency within HP, delivering SOA services to HP\u00e2\u0080\u0099s customers and also host customers who want to run proof-of-concepts for their SOA implementations, said Shrinivas Gorur, head of the center, on Friday. The center is part of HP\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed US$500 million investment in SOA for enterprise customers, Gorur said. He did not disclose how much HP invested in the Bangalore center. HP, of Palo Alto, California, also has SOA centers in Sophia Antipolis, France, and Tokyo, with two more planned in Singapore and Cupertino, California, by January, Gorur said. With about 125 staff, the Bangalore center will work closely with HP\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 6,500 staff involved in delivering SOA to customers worldwide, Gorur added. IBM Corp. last month set up an SOA Solutions Center in Pune in western India, focused on developing reusable SOA services for a variety of customers. HP's Bangalore center will focus on reusability at the design level rather than of specific code, because of potential intellectual property issues, Gorur said.
BRIMLEY, Mich. -- Jeff Cuzzort, the reigning Michigan Amateur champion, is showing the professionals how it&#39;s done after shooting a six-under par 33-33-66 at Wild Bluffs Golf Club in the opening round of the
Kmart is acquiring Sears, Roebuck &amp; Company for $11 billion with the combined estimated earnings of the two making it the third-largest retailer in the United States.
The retail sector overall may be reporting a sluggish start to the season, but holiday shoppers are scooping up tech goods at a brisk pace -- and they're scouring the Web for bargains more than ever. -washingtonpost.com
Laughing in the face of the apocalypse and other pesky glitches is key to the three plays in Ethan Coen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlmost an Evening.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
NEW YORK  - Breast cancer survivors are 37 percent more likely to commit suicide than other women, and the elevated risk persists for at least 25 years after diagnosis, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Walgreen says its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings topped forecasts, rising 18 percent on higher prescription sales at stores open at least one year.
Companies to help you cope with market volatility.
Early in the Iraq war, Jeff and Peggy Hubbard faced the news that every parent with a child at war dreads, the death of their son Jared, a Marine killed alongside his best friend.
November 11, 2004 - Electronic Arts announced today that the next game in the Oddworld series, until now known as Oddworld Stranger, is now officially titled Oddworld Stranger&#39;s Wrath.
Asia Pacific carriers led by launch customer Singapore Airlines are grappling with further delays in getting their Airbus A380 super jumbo planes into the air, with Korean Air vowing to seek compensation for the latest setback.
And now HP wants to help them target us with ads Ninety-five percent of mobile services fail in the market - and it's thanks to greedy network operators who have treated their customers as a lumpen mass.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new computer game which recreates John F Kennedy&#39;s assassination was branded despicable yesterday by late president&#39;s family.
The   country outlaw is back on the road again after a pot-powered pit stop   early Monday. Nelson and several bandmates received misdemeanor   citations for marijuana possession after their tour bus was pulled over   in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The bust came just two days after   Nelson called for the decriminalization of marijuana while stumping for   Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman.
CBS thought it had a  novel idea, one that would resonate with viewers of all ages.
Don Herbert, who as television's \
By Mike Schneider Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Low clouds forced NASA to delay the launch of space shuttle Discovery Thursday night, and strong winds could delay another attempt for a day or two.
The Dec. 5 suspension of four Boston University hockey players is no longer indefinite. Coach Jack Parker announced yesterday that the four - seniors Bryan Ewing, Brian McGuirk, and Dan McGoff, and junior Brandon Yip - will be reinstated Dec. 30 when the Terriers host Merrimack at Agganis Arena.
Alex Salmond is to hold face-to-face talks with Gordon Brown for the first time since the two men took on their new roles.
Compared with Bach and Beethoven, Brahms has always had the least luster in classical music's triumvirate of \
World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina said yesterday she still doesn&#39;t know what caused her to fall and suffer a concussion during a weekend skating program, though she says she doesn&#39;t fear going back on the ice.
The ultimate goal for Tiger Woods is to surpass Jack Nicklaus' record for victories in professional majors.
&quot;Our guys responded very well, our guys took care of business and answered the challenge,&quot; Astros manager Phil Garner said.
Sprint Nextel Corp.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday and gave a positive outlook for subscriber growth in the second quarter, sending shares up 3 percent.
The search for weapons of mass  destruction in Iraq ended last month, nearly two years after  President Bush sent troops to disarm Saddam Hussein, The  Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.
Acupuncture, long shunned by mainstream medicine, is slowly gaining ground in doctors' offices around the country.
World of Wonder, the fully Irish owned and operated toy retailer, today said it plans to open five new stores around the country.
Forze dell'ordine bloccano a terra 35 extracomunitari
Canadians remember two things about Ronald Reagan&#39;s trip to Quebec City in 1985: his rendition of &quot;When Irish Eyes Are Smiling&quot; with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and the announcement
Declaring war on the \
New Yorkers whose annual earnings top $250,000 are among the likeliest to stay in the city, while those who only earn from $40,000 to just under $60,000 are among the most likely to leave, a new study said on Wednesday.
Watford footballer Al Bangura has made a direct appeal to Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to overturn a decision to deport him to his native Sierra Leone, where he says his life is at risk.
Segregava la ragazza 18enne incatenandola al termosifone

Java software provider releases a product designed to simplify the task of sending back-office information to mobile devices.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Robert Zoellick, slated to replace Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank, must move swiftly to restore confidence in the poverty-fighting institution, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday.
The police in Portugal say they have arrested a man described as Spain's most-wanted bank robber.
An apparently desperate man stormed  into the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles on Tuesday and took a  female clerk hostage, demanding to speak to the media, only to  be shot and injured by police as he emerged from the building  with her.
Da 6 anni i migliori talenti delle scuole di fashion
Dopo dichiarazioni Padoa-Schioppa su fusione con Abertis
PF Chang&#39;s China Bistro Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter revenue rose 29 percent on increased sales, customer traffic and prices.
After setting up an initial RFID test center in Dallas last May, Sun Microsystems Inc. will follow up with a similar facility somewhere in Scotland, said Vijay Sarathy, group marketing manager for RFID at Sun.
Revelations that nearly 400 tons of conventional explosives have gone missing in Iraq have experts wondering what other weapons might be in jeopardy of falling into insurgent or terrorist hands.
Tour de France organisers say they no longer consider Bjarne Riis the 1996 race winner after his drugs confession.
Norway's foreign minister is due to meet  Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran  to revive the peace process in Sri Lanka.
TV channel Five is following several expectant mothers in the hope that one of them will give birth live on-air.
Vice President Dick Cheney has a blood clot in his left leg, tests revealed Monday. He will be treated with blood thinning medication for several months, a spokeswoman said.
Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.
The Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda&#39;s number-two man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, issuing a call to action in the Muslim world.
Iraqi Shi'ites fear that growing tension between neighboring Iran and the United States could leave them caught between defending a fellow Shi'ite nation and an ally that toppled their worst enemy -- Saddam Hussein.
LONDON/MUMBAI  - Brazilian steelmaker CSN has agreed to buy Anglo-Dutch rival Corus Group for 4.9 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) in cash, trumping an offer agreed only hours earlier with India's Tata Steel.
It was domestic drama at its best _ the kind Italians love _ a scorned wife airing her dirty laundry for the world to see.Comment
A legal campaign against sites that help people share films online appears to have forced a popular site to close.
The operation was carried out by a team of Special Task Force of Tamil Nadu police at Papparapatti village in Dharmapuri district of the state.
The defence in the US murder trial of Phil Spector urges jurors to acquit the producer in closing arguments.
New York State officials trying to ban shock treatments have found an obstacle: parents of students given shocks.
Among the fault lines that define Sunday's vote for an Iraqi parliament, the divide between religious and secular is one of the most decisive.
Per ospedali riuniti di Bergamo e' in buone condizioni
After decades of scares, the US Women&#39;s Health Initiative, which studied 162,000 women, found those who had taken the oral contraceptive had a lower chance of heart problems.
MICHAEL VAUGHAN leads England into the Champions Trophy today in front of a near empty Edgbaston against a joke team who lost to the United States.
Community Service Orders are not being completed because of Probation Service staffing problems, a union warns.
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank receive the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, was released from prison on Saturday morning after spending over six years behind bars, the majority in solitary confinement.
More than a year of peace talks between Pakistan and India bore fruit Wednesday, with the two sides agreeing to start the first-ever bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir.
New York Times Co. has rejected an  offer for The Boston Globe from a group of Boston businessmen,  including former General Electric Co. chief Jack Welch, the  Globe reported on Wednesday.
President Bush yesterday vetoed a $35 billion expansion of a popular children's health insurance program, a move that left him as politically isolated as he has ever been and had even Republican allies questioning his hard-line strategy.
Shuttle Atlantis soared into orbit after a two-month delay on a mission to the International Space Station that will set a milestone for Europe's presence in space.
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Primo Simposio Missionario dell\u00c2\u0092Uruguay, nella cornice del 50\u00c2\u00ba della enciclica \u00c2\u0093Fidei Donum\u00c2\u0094, della Grande Missione Continentale ed in preparazione al CAM-3 Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - Circa 75 persone hanno partecipato a Kolping al Primo Simposio Missionario dell'Uruguay, che ha avuto per tema \
Often, simple products - soap, candles, bread - are the perfect tools for historic restoration projects.
A Laotian immigrant accused of  shooting several hunters in Wisconsin was charged with six  counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder on Monday,  authorities said.
Facing a battalion of sturdy Spanish baseliners and a partisan, vocal crowd, the United States will rely on team spirit as they fight for the Davis Cup this weekend.
Why a Supreme Court ruling on sentencing guidelines puts more power back on the bench
Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea said on Saturday they had made progress on the first day of talks meant to advance an international effort to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.
PARIGI - S\u00c3\u00ac a una conferenza internazionale sull&#39;Iraq, ma a condizioni molto precise: l&#39;impegno ad affrontare la questione del ritiro delle truppe straniere; l&#39;apertura a tutte le forze politiche del paese, &quot;compreso un certo numero di gruppi o di
The creature-feature Cloverfield became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January
In 60 years, bird-watchers have caught just one fleeting glimpse of an ultra-rare woodpecker. Now a robot is joining the hunt. By Brendan Borrell.
Russia has frozen its participation in a key arms control treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin announced Saturday.
Josh Cummings kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime and host Pittsburgh needed 21 points in the fourth quarter yesterday to beat Division 1-AA Furman, 41-38.
Low-carb diets like the Atkins and South Beach plans appear to work better on men than women, University of Connecticut researchers concluded from a new study.
AT&amp;T Corp. announced Thursday that it is cutting at least 7,500 more jobs and slashing the value of its assets by $11.4 billion, drastic moves prompted by the company&#39;s plan to retreat from the traditional consumer telephone business.
Gen. David Petraeus also stressed the need for a spirit of compromise to take hold.
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Gordon Brown's pay deal for public sector workers could cost him a \
China can expect more droughts, floods and other extreme weather as it struggles to balance rapid development with environmental concerns, a report on climate change released on Tuesday said.
Jackie Robinson would have been 88 years old today. Wonder what he would have thought. No doubt he'd be honored that Major League Baseball permanently retired his No. 42 (Yankee Hall of Famer closer Mariano Rivera will be the last one to wear it). He'd probably be happy and surprised to see the Red Sox hosting their fifth annual celebration ...
Britain's Olympic 800 metres bronze medallist Kelly Holmes is to bid for double glory at the Olympic Games here for the third successive time she announced.
A primary school caretaker found guilty of carrying out a letter bomb campaign is given an indeterminate sentence.
US rock star Melissa Etheridge cancels a tour after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Contemporary dances still die quick, quiet deaths far too often. Here are some gems from 2007 worth bringing back at least once.
Telstra today announced the price range for its $750 million off-market buyback, which was part of its capital management program.
The discount broker again cuts its price on online trades.
Microsoft released a &quot;critical&quot; fix on Thursday for a security issue left unresolved by the Windows XP Service Pack 2. The configuration change closed a hole in the Windows firewall settings that could open
Ozzy Osbourne spoke of his distress after thieves stole precious jewellery from his country mansion. The heavy metal star, who grappled with one of the intruders during yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s break in, offered a \u00c2\u00a3100,000
The USS Nashville anchored off the coast of Lebanon Thursday morning prepared to receive some 1,200 Americans fleeing fighting to take them to Cyprus.
The Justice Department has broadened its definition of torture, retreating from a memo that defined torture extremely narrowly.
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European shares traded sideways on Wednesday but banks were a bright spot as Britain&#39;s HBOS rallied on relief it would not be wading into a bidding war for domestic peer Abbey.
There'll be fewer Tennessee drawls around the bratwurst stands. They'll be less head scratching over why soccer teams don't have cheerleaders.
Virgin's high-speed tilting trains finally come into passenger service on the West Coast Main Line.
About 10 Hudson&#39;s Bay High School seniors recently huddled around a classroom table tossing out ideas about President Bush and the war in Iraq.
Catfish, basa, shrimp, dace and eel from China will be allowed into the U.S. only if proven free of contamination.
FORT MYERS, Fla.-- To understand how the housing bust may ripple through the broader American economy, look beyond the countless for-sale signs that dot this middle-class city. Instead, stop by Boater's Landing, where salespeople sit idle, hoping someone will once again want to buy a boat.
L'attaccante Antonio Di Natale salter&agrave; la trasferta della sua Udinese a Firenze. A confermarl...
Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.
[World News]: London, Nov 26 : Prince Harry left Argentina in a hurry recently after Scotland Yard detectives were reportedly tipped off about a kidnap plot to seize the Prince from a local pub that he is known to frequent.
The best of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pop music includes the intricate vamps of Iron and Wine, Lupe Fiasco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hooks, the architectonic hard-rock of Queens of the Stone Age and the gimmick-free Radiohead.
Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand beat Argentine Mariano Zabaleta 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a first round match Monday at the Paris Masters, setting up a clash with defending champion Tim Henman.
It was just another Bowl Championship Series selection Sunday, as unhappy teams from coast-to-coast once again sparked debate about the BCS, even if there were mostly agreement that USC and Oklahoma
Online payment service  PayPal is offering its users antifraud and antispam tools from security vendor Cloudmark.
Federal prosecutors said Monday they did not give baseball steroids investigator George Mitchell a complete copy of an affidavit containing names of players who allegedly received performance-enhancing drugs from a former New York Mets clubhouse employee.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Friday to shake off accusations that he is lukewarm on Europe, during his first EU summit in Brussels.
Al Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq  beheaded a British hostage despite last-ditch secret appeals  from the government in London, Britain said on Friday.
With the recording of the `alaaps` and snatches for the background score last month, Lataji completed her singing for Yash Chopra\u00c2\u0092s eagerly awaited Veer-Zaara.
Militants in Iraq have freed seven foreign lorry drivers held hostage for more than a month, their employer says.
SINGAPORE : Doctors in the United States have warned that painkillers Bextra and Celebrex may be linked to major cardiovascular problems and should not be prescribed.
A few days ago Kerry sent around this ad:  \
Southwest Airlines and Continental Airlines posted higher quarterly earnings yesterday as fuller planes and fare increases helped offset soaring fuel costs.
Space shuttle Columbo? A NASA astronaut has been arrested and charged with battery and attempted kidnapping. Mission specialist Lisa Nowak is alleged to have tried to kidnap Colleen Shipman, who she appears to have considered a rival for the affections of her fellow astronaut William Oefelein.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Anonymous  As part of the Nissan-sponsored Glamour Reel Music initiative, party-popster Pink made her directorial debut with the single \
As the loving documentary, \u00e2\u0080\u009cPete Seeger: The Power of Song,\u00e2\u0080\u009d makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.
The Dodgers will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 2008, with a float in the Rose Parade and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Blog: Nancy Heinen has formally denied the SEC's charges that she falsified meeting minutes approving an option grant to CEO Steve Jobs with an artificially selected grant date.
BBC World said on Friday that an interview it ran with a man it identified as a spokesman for Dow Chemical Co, in which he said the US company accepted responsibility for India&#39;s Bhopal disaster, was wrong and part of an
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Borland Software has acquired TeraQuest Metrics, a consulting firm in Austin, Texas, that specializes in helping companies improve processes for application development, workforce management, and operations, Borland announced Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD, September 02 (Online): A 32-member Federal Cabinet among 12 new faces sworn in on Wednesday in a simple ceremony here at Aiwan-e-Sadar, however their portfolios would be announced on Thursday (today) or Friday.
A friend said going to work Monday morning felt like a trip to the morgue. He was talking about the aftermath of the Patriots' Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
FAST bowler Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa&#39;s top-order to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable 37-run win in the second limited-overs international at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo.
Venezuelans are swilling aged whiskey, snapping up luxury cars and treating themselves to plastic surgery in an oil-fueled spending spree worthy of one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America.
Health officials and police are calling for tighter controls on liquor sales to combat binge drinking by a growing number of Finnish youths after a huge cut in taxes has made alcohol more affordable.
More than a foot of rain washed out highways around the nation&#039;s capital Monday, toppled a 100-year-old elm tree on the White House lawn and caused flooding that closed major government departments and the National Archives, where the Declaration of Independence is kept under glass.
Militant supporters of Ivory Coast's  president attacked opposition party headquarters overnight in  the main city Abidjan as fears grew of a slide into full-scale  war in the world's top cocoa grower.
U.S. factory orders rose at the  fastest rate in four months during November as strong demand  for new commercial aircraft pushed business up by 1.2 percent  to a seasonally adjusted $377.42 billion, the Commerce  Department said on Tuesday.
Martha Jones off to Torchwood Doctor Who will gain a new companion for the next 13-episode series of the cult show, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Police arrested a woman Friday after her 7-year-old son told authorities she burned him in an oven, and a day-care worker was arrested for not reporting the attack, authorities said.
Asked about an alternative business plan for the coming five to 10 years, Google CEO Eric Schmidt replied, \
Just because Google's ad partners don't have a viable alternative, that doesn't mean the search giant should squeeze them.
Florida set new guidelines for recounting touch-screen ballots in close elections, but voter-rights groups said the court-ordered decision doesn't go nearly far enough to ensure a fair election.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveiled a new semiconductor chip that it says uses new technology to greatly enhance the quality of images on handset display panels.
President Bush warned Congress on Saturday that he will use his veto power to stop runaway government spending.
Carlos Barrios Orta squeezed himself into his rubber diving suit, pulled on an 18-pound helmet that made him look like an astronaut, then lowered himself into the sewer. He disappeared into the filthy water, which looked like some cauldron of rancid beef stew, until the only sign of him was air bubbles breaking the surface.
A pterodactyl so small that you could hold it in your hand glided in forest canopies in northeastern China where it feasted on insects 120 million years ago, new fossil remains suggest.
Baseball Roger Clemens is still welcome at a convention of Texas high school baseball coaches. The group reconsidered its invitation after Clemens was mentioned prominently in the Mitchell Report on steroids. Yesterday, the coaches said they found no reason to prevent the star pitcher from addressing their annual meeting next month. \
Yukos shares rise after Russia's leading energy groups said they would not bid for its main production subsidiary.
Indonesian ex-leader Suharto is a little better but still critical after multiple organ failure on Friday.
Anche design e agroalimentare tra punti di forza dell'Italia
Saying the autopsy report was wrong, a prosecutor Friday dismissed a murder charge against a mother accused of killing her severely disabled daughter with an overdose of medication.
Spain is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of one of the world's most acclaimed literary works, Don Quixote.
Federazione tessili e moda, settore in difficolta'
The compensation package granted to former Walt Disney Co. president Michael Ovitz was &quot;unreasonable&quot; and not in the interest of the entertainment giant&#39;s shareholders, a compensation expert testified Monday in a shareholder lawsuit.
Ukraine's opposition said on Sunday it  would maintain a stranglehold on government offices until  outgoing President Leonid Kuchma fired his ministers and took  steps to ensure that a re-run of a rigged poll was fair.
The UN cautions Kosovo's ethnic Albanians over a warning of a \
By STEPHEN SINGER MERIDEN, Conn. - Who says cats and dogs don't get along? Workers at the Meriden Humane Society are marveling at a short-haired mother cat who has willingly adopted a six-day-old Rottweiler puppy that was rejected by its mother.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's prime minister flew to the holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday and declared order had been restored after gunbattles among Shi'ite factions killed 52 people and forced hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee.
The California official prosecuting Michael Jackson has a grudge against the singer, lawyers claim.
Education Secretary Rodney Paige, who spearheaded implementation of the No Child Left Behind law, a centerpiece of President Bush&#39;s first-term domestic-policy
Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.
The largest satellite earth station in the world, Goonhilly in Cornwall, is facing major changes, with the loss of 90 jobs.
[India News]: Bhopal, Nov 28 : Twelve people, including a woman, were ploughed to death by an express train outside the Sukhi Sevania railway station near here Sunday.
Comedian George Carlin is entering a drug rehabilitation facility to shake his dependence on wine and a painkiller.
Diversified manufacturer Johnson Controls Inc  said on Friday that quarterly earnings jumped 45 percent on strength in its building controls and automotive interiors businesses.
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A Russian spaceship blasted off on Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low, Interfax news agency reported.
Il procuratore di Gianluca Pagliuca, Vincenzo Rispoli, parlando al quotidiano online Affaritaliani.i...
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Starbucks Corp. on Thursday said it plans to offer hot breakfast sandwiches in most of its U.S. stores after testing the products in cities like Seattle and Chicago over the last several years.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida's incoming governor Charlie Crist said on Friday he will halt executions after a medical examiner found that it took a condemned killer 34 minutes to die from a lethal injection because the needles were inserted improperly.
Frightening news Monday out of Britain. In an attempt to appease British health officials, candymakers there are planning to downsize or eliminate king-size candy bars, the Brit press reported.
Researchers at Pace University found that users of social networking sites are willing to share personal information even though they know the security is suspect.
Liverpool city councillors decide to push for a new law outlawing smoking in public spaces.
China is to outlaw the selective  abortion of female fetuses to correct an imbalance in the ratio  of boys to girls that has grown since the one-child policy was  introduced more than 20 years ago.
Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to  twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday,  People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous  source.
French President Jacques Chirac has congratulated Nicolas Sarkozy on his nomination as president of his ruling party, Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
LOS ANGELES  &#151; Comedian Lewis Black won the Grammy for best comedy album on Sunday, but he thought the musical winners were more deserving.
LONDON/EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan -- Yao and T-Mac experienced what Shaq and Kobe did. The defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons are a tough match for any dynamic duo.
Police defused a time-bomb in a town near Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia on Wednesday shortly after British Prime Minister Tony Blair finished a visit there with the Italian leader.
President Bush is 3 percentage points ahead of Democratic nominee John Kerry, according to an ABC News polls released on Monday.
and then launched another attack on his predecessor Harry Redknapp. The Croat has agreed to move from his
ST. PAUL, Minn.\u00e2\u0080\u0094&quot;Create Our Day&quot; has become the rallying cry of Team Finland as it aims for its first championship in a World Cup event.
Gunshots echoed in the heart of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday morning, just a few hours before Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives.
About 1,000 Muslim clerics and religious scholars meeting Thursday in eastern Pakistan demanded the removal of Pope Benedict XVI for making what they called \
Spanish producers have turned the life  of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding  from Nazis, into a musical, tearing up the genre's widely held  convention of light-hearted, sugar-coated tale.
The Dow Jones industrial average dived to its lowest level of the year last week as investors cautiously eyed oil prices and political polls and determined that neither was flashing a &quot;buy&quot; signal for stocks.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDefinitely, Maybe,\u00e2\u0080\u009d written and directed by Adam Brooks, is a nimble and winning little romance.
Patch posted Apple has posted a Mac OS X Security Update that patches almost two dozen holes in the Unix-based operating system. The update incorporates fixes for AirPort, Apple Type Services, Finder, Installer, Security Framework, VPN and a raft of other, under-the-hood apps and utilities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The dollar fought back from one-month  lows against the euro and Swiss franc on Wednesday as investors  viewed its sell-off in the wake of the Federal Reserve's  verdict on interest rates as overdone.
Blog:  With TOGa, doctors can staple your stomach without cutting you open.
A former top Whitehall adviser tonight began a probe into Home Secretary David Blunkett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dealings with a visa application from the nanny of his former lover Kimberly Quinn.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet will be cremated on Tuesday after a funeral at the military college in Santiago where he began a career that made him infamous around the world for human rights abuses.
Is it a mere coincidence? Or is the first week of January really jinxed as far as new releases are concerned?
British Airways has said it plans to give 17,500 staff two extra discounted flights as a reward for coping with stress and disruption in the last week.
Norton AntiVirus 2005&#39;s claim to fame is that its Worm Protection feature borrows from firewall technology to block inbound ports so that you can protect yourself against worm attacks such as MSBlast. Its new QuickScan feature also scans your whole system ...
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has laid the blame for his side&#39;s recent lack of form at the feet of his expensively assembled strikeforce.
Saddam Hussein non possedeva armi di distruzione di massa al momento dell&#39;invasione americana , ma aveva l&#39;intenzione di produrle nel caso fossero state sollevate le sanzioni dell&#39;Onu. E&#39; quanto si legge in
Viewpoint: The Republican star acts like a man on a mission, says Joe Klein, but without a shred of courage or conviction
NHL players are now on the receiving end of that mantra and they don&#39;t like it one bit. But until they accept the business as the owners see it, we&#39;ll continue to ride the merry-go-round that spun us dizzy over the last week.
BOSTON Two of the Boston police officers who fired pepper-pellet guns into a crowd of unruly Red Sox fans last week were reportedly not trained to use the weapons.
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The U.N. Security Council had given Iran until Feb. 21 to halt uranium enrichment, a process that can make fuel for power plants or material for warheads.Comment
President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela should open the coffin of independence hero Simon Bolivar to examine the bones, saying there are sufficient doubts about his death in 1830 to warrant a full investigation.
Yahoo rolls out new services while telling carriers it isn't trying to cut them out of the loop.

WHITE HOUSE President Bush is urging Sinn Fein (shin fayn) leader Gerry Adams to help speed up the peace process in Northern Ireland.
President Bush on Tuesday bestowed the nation&#39;s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on three of the central architects and executors of the war
The Australian government says it has received specific intelligence suggesting an imminent terrorist attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel.
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 2 -- A series of attacks on prominent South Africans, including entertainers, business leaders and a renowned historian, has pushed a contentious, racially charged debate over crime to the center of the country's political agenda as lawmakers begin their new parliamentary year in...
HACKNEY is to come under chemical attack today in a simulated exercise to test the emergency services. Hundreds of volunteers, who will pretend to be contaminated with an unknown toxic substance, will take part in the test disaster on Hackney Marshes.
A senior U.S. official said on Saturday  Iran was \
More than 135 people have been arrested in an investigation of global telemarketing scams that have victimized 5 million people, many of them elderly, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday.
The German government has come up with a new idea for plugging the gaping hole in its public finances and rein in its budget deficit, the daily Die Welt reported.
French President Jacques Chirac is expected to announce his retirement Sunday, telling the nation he will not contest elections in April as a new poll showed strong gains for a centrist outsider.
Australian civil libertarians call for a review of the case against the man convicted of killing a British backpacker.
An Israeli man died in a Hamas rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged to press ahead with military action to halt the salvoes, saying \
La Biellese (C2/A) ha esonerato il tecnico Nicola Caccia. L'ex attaccante del Genoa ha pagato a caro...
A clear-up operation is due to begin after flash floods left people trapped in cars and their homes.
Talks between Sudan&#39;s government and two rebel groups to resolve the nearly two-year battle resume Friday. By Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
NEIL MELLOR was in dreamland last night after scoring the stunning last-gasp winner that plunged Arsenal into despair. His spectacular 25-yarder in the final seconds at Anfield - his first goal in the Premiership
Auburn linebackers Tray Blackmon and Kevin Sears and tailback Brad Lester were suspended indefinitely Friday for violation of team rules, coach Tommy Tuberville said.
A select group of rich tourists may be blasting into space within a few years in a craft that looks like a cross between a corporate jet and something out of science fiction.
The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-filled &quot;no-go zones&quot; to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.
Don Reisinger had the chance to sit down with the RIAA for a frank interview.  Unfortunately, the answers he received make the organization look worse.
The first thing you notice when you meet the chefs who cook for heads of state is that there isn't a fat one among them.
Republican Rudy Giuliani declared himself a \
Russia&#39;s cash-strapped space agency said on Tuesday it would stop giving US astronauts free rides into orbit in the future. Russia has single-handedly serviced the International
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co  reported a better-than-expected 52 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday on strong sales of laptops and video games, and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
President Robert Mugabe used a meeting with UN chief Ban Ki-moon to deny Zimbabwe was facing a humanitarian crisis and accuse his Western critics of trying to stir up trouble, state media said Thursday.
Sex sells in the hospitality business. But before you hire a swarm of supermodels, beware the labor laws.
US anti-monopoly officials approve Johnson & Johnson's purchase of Pfizer's over-the-counter medicines.
Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he&#39;ll try to beat a mountain. Don&#39;t bet against the mountain. Williams is the burly British
Local authority named as one of three with worst financial mismanagement in Britain

Lille failed to reduce the lead of champions and Ligue 1 leaders Lyon when they were held 0-0 at Ajaccio on Saturday evening. Lyon, who drew 1-1 with Marseille on Friday and are aiming for a fourth title in
An inquiry into whether officials leaked classified information to Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is part of a larger counterintelligence probe disclosed last week.
Russian prosecutors said on Monday they had detained 10 suspects in the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya, but that the killing was masterminded from abroad by anti-Kremlin forces trying to discredit Russia.
Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the late U.S. presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and a distinguished journalist, died of a heart attack on Saturday, his family said on Sunday.
Two DR Congo candidates urge their supporters to vote for President Kabila in the second round.
Children, parents and schools are being encouraged to work together to combat bullying. How should it be tackled?
Syria has turned herself into cannon fodder in the campaigns directed against her during the American presidential election battle-a result of her miscalculations in the Lebanese presidential elections.
Palestinian gunmen have released an Israeli Arab producer working for the CNN television network who was kidnapped yesterday in the Gaza Strip.
Russia tested new missiles Tuesday that a Kremlin official boasted could penetrate any defense system, and President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield in Europe would turn the region into a \
A court convicted a Muslim man for the single deadliest attack of a two-hour bombing blitz on India's economic heartland 13 years ago that killed 257 people.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi tendered his resignation Wednesday after his fragile centre-left coalition lost a foreign policy vote in parliament.
Russia&#39;s Federal Security Service yesterday offered a reward of 300 million rubles (US$10.3 million) for information that could help &quot;neutralize&quot; two Chechen rebel leaders, and a military official reasserted Russia&#39;s right to strike terrorists the world
CHICAGO  &#151; For Oscar nominee Jennifer Hudson, there was no question where she'd celebrate her success in the week leading up to the Academy Awards &#151; at her family's church.
Nine French citizens are arrested in Chad over an alleged attempt to fly children out of the country.
Hoverspeed files a \u00c2\u00a350m damages claim against Customs & Excise over \
Rising oil prices and continued weakness in the US dollar pushed stocks lower Monday as investors grew increasingly uneasy about the economy.
'D'un tratto nel folto bosco' debutta il 14/3 a Pordenone
LONDON, Sep 9 (IPS) - The International Criminal Court plans to take on   new cases next year but is scrambling for funding this week.
Newcastle assistant manager Kevin Bond has become the first casualty from last week's BBC doucmentary alleging corruption in English football.
LONDON-DekaBank Deutsche Girozentale, Germany s public sector bank and one of the country s biggest real estate fund managers, has filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming that a former managing director of ...
Sony Corp. on Thursday cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console in the U.S. and announced an even cheaper model that will arrive before the holiday shopping season.
A black firefighter who stood to collect nearly $3 million over a prank involving dog food in his spaghetti is at the center of a political and racial furor in Los Angeles, where city leaders failed on Wednesday to put the case to rest.
School meals are to undergo a major government review in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
Two Russian computers aboard the International Space Station that quit  working yesterday are slowly coming back online, according to NASA.
Four sub-Saharan Africans trying to  immigrate illegally drowned 20 feet from shore Saturday at the  same Spanish beach where 33 would-be immigrants died last week,  state radio said.
December 25, 2004 -- JERUSALEM - Hamas finished a strong second \u00e2\u0080-o Yasser Arafat&#39;s more moderate Fatah faction \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -the terrorist group&#39;s debut in Palestinian elections, officials said yesterday.
As the door closes on Blair's premiership, Martin Amis and Guardian photographer Dan Chung shadowed the prime minister on his farewell tour.
British pop singer Victoria Beckham  announced on Sunday she was pregnant with her third child.
A sabotage attack on a cluster of about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq has cut exports from the key oil producing region by half, a top oil official said Thursday.
The difficulty of locating the missing adventurer, who was flying over rugged Nevada terrain on a perfectly clear day, frustrates rescue crews and aviation experts even as conspiracy theories sprout up online.
The U.S. military presented the new face of al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday, displaying a photograph of a bearded man in a traditional white Arab headdress and saying he was taking over after the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Displaying your wealth in a brand new Porsche is no longer enough. Beating Dublin's traffic gridlock by investing in your own taxi licence - as Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary did - doesn't really cut it either.
The man charged with making US computer networks safer has quit after only a year in the job.
(December 17, 2004) - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is joining several other senators in calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
By Traci Watson  Early data from Saturday's launch of space shuttle Discovery show the ship is in good health and suffered no damage on the way to orbit, deputy shuttle program manager John Shannon said Sunday.  \
For the second week in a row, quarterback Steve McNair rallied the Ravens from a late-game deficit with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds remaining.
Wi jammin', and I hope Yu like jammin' too The US has confirmed China has successfully blocked one of its spy satellites using a ground-to-space laser.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NOVI SAD, Serbia  - The Petrovaradin fortress held off the Ottoman empire in 1716, but stood no chance on Thursday against 50,000 partygoers converging on \
 says archbishop on YouTube
More cannabis is being grown in Wales and the numbers of under-16s using the drug is rising, a BBC Wales investigation reveals.
Damascus has accused the United States  of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying  Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N.  resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
U.S. interest rates are still  \
Financial group Fortis has reported a bigger-than-expected rise in earnings and says it is growing more upbeat about 2004, with both its banking and insurance units posting strong gains.
After regaling America with endless tips on elegant living, Martha Stewart is planning to write a somewhat bleaker guide on prison life, to be published soon after her five-month sentence.
Tokyo, March 1 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.'s two regional units Thursday unveiled their business plans that commit themselves to attaining a net 3.4 million new subscribers to their fiber-optic telecommunications services in fiscal 2007 starting from April.
Rafael Nadal beat Robin Soderling today in a rain-interrupted third-round match.
Boston researchers report a link between low serum levels of vitamin D and decreased knee function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
A man fatally shot a Butler University police officer during a confrontation Friday outside a school fieldhouse and fled on foot, authorities said.
The tenor of his times to opera buffs and a celebrity whose personality captivated even casual fans, Luciano Pavarotti was recovering Friday from surgery for pancreatic cancer &amp;#151; a kind of cancer often considered a death sentence.
Strong sales at newspapers, TV and cable help Rupert Murdoch&#39;s media empire post two cents higher. LOS ANGELES  - Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corp.
BOUAKE, Ivory Coast  - A rocket attack on Ivory Coast's prime minister has shaken the West African state's fledgling peace process but his rebel movement and the president vowed on Saturday to carry on reuniting the war-divided state.
Children can now stay on their parents\u00c2\u0092 health insurance plans well into their 20\u00c2\u0092s in a growing number of states.
California's attorney general  said on Wednesday that he would sue to block a new U.S. rule  that could limit federal funds to states that provide access to  abortions.
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EUGENE, Oregon (Ticker) -- Andrew Walter and Hakim Hill lead Arizona State to a &quot;Beaver State&quot; sweep. Walter threw for three touchdowns and Hill ran for a career-high 134 yards and another score as No.

Key graphics product touched up with tools to mimic oils and watercolors.
Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.
Ranbaxy, one of India's leading drug companies, is seeking US drug authority approval for two of it s generic Aids treatments
NEW YORK  - Drinking caffeinated beverages on a regular basis may provide significant protection against death from heart disease in the elderly who have normal levels of blood pressure, according to data from a large U.S. health and nutrition study.
Nearly half of people would help terminally ill loved ones die if they were asked to, according to a survey.
By DAVID POWELL  EIGHTY anglers fishing in darkness on a treacherous seashore as the tide came in were enveloped in thick fog and rescued in a huge operation involving 50 lifeboatmen.
Asian Muslims began observing the holy month of Ramadan at the weekend with many still incensed about the pope's comments linking Islam with violence and those in conflict areas wishing for peace.
A group of health and information technology organizations gave the Bush administration recommendations for a health information network of digital records.
The terror attack that Attorney General John Ashcroft warned of last spring never happened, President Bush's inauguration marking the last of a series of major events that he considered prime targets.
KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--Telekom Malaysia Bhd. (4863.KU) has begun to spread its wings overseas, but it will be awhile before its Indian and Indonesian investments begin to pay off in substantially stronger earnings.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0will give analysts in New York a strategic update on the company's business Thursday, but they aren't expecting a repeat of the surprise dished up last April. \
Scotland Yard says it will \
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. DETROIT, Michigan, United States of America -- Prosecutors expect to file charges against Indiana Pacers players
A tipple or two can aid recovery from heart surgery,  research suggests.
OPEC vowed Sunday to do what it can  to deflate record high oil prices that have soared above $53 a  barrel, and top exporter Saudi Arabia promised to keep the  world supplied with as much oil as it needs.
Michael Schumacher storms to the fastest time in Saturday's second free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Per l'attesissima partita in casa con l'Inter, l'allenatore del Catania Silvio Baldini ha convocato ...
NATO on Friday asked Kosovo  Albanians to give Western powers more time to steer their  independence from Serbia through the United Nations, but  admitted the project was in trouble.
Republican Tom Kean Jr.'s positive poll numbers look small in comparison to another set of figures &#151; the amount of cash rival Sen. Bob Menendez has to spend on the New Jersey race.
Britain agreed on Thursday to a US request for Britain troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
Casey Stoner wins the world MotoGP title at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Princes William and Harry tell a US interviewer how the decade since their mother's death has passed very slowly .
Three yards separated Rutgers from a Big East title and a berth in the Bowl Championship Series. But a failed 2-point conversion in the third overtime gave West Virginia the game.
The U.S. Army is considering slashing  the length of combat tours for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan  because it fears declines in recruiting and troop retention,  The New York Times reported Monday.
Corporate Executive Board's unique consulting model continues to fuel impressive growth and cash generation.
Battiato in giuria e due 'Award' per Schygulla e Giannini
Users accustomed to removing the memory card from one of their consumer electronic devices and plugging it into another will soon be able to do the same with mobile phones from Nokia Corp.
Fans and small shareholders in Man United hope to increase their holdings as a way of seeing off Malcolm Glazer or any other bidder for the club.
By Philip Wakefield  Sky subscribers who want to pick up FreeView satellite channels will have to pay $200 for a separate decoder. \
Nina Kraft is banned for two years by the German Triathlon Union on Monday after admitting taking a performance-enhancing drug EPO before the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship.
Premio Nobel sul pittore: 'Era un artista pieno di ironia'
.eu palaver tipped the scales European Commissioner Vivianne Reding is the internet's biggest villain of the year, according to UK internet service providers. She was given the title by the ISP Association (ISPA) in protest at the rules for registering a .eu domain name.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Nuovo centro scolastico nella localit\u00c3\u00a0 di Ouro per quasi un centinaio di bambini Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In Burkina Faso, dove solo il 22% della popolazione adulta \u00c3\u00a8 alfabetizzata, meno della met\u00c3\u00a0 dei bambini in et\u00c3\u00a0 scolare sono istruiti.  La costruzione di una nuova scuola nel villaggio di Ouro, provincia di Yatenga, in Burkina ...
By JIM SKEEN\\\\ Staff Writer  PALMDALE -- To address a growing demand for water, a coalition of water providers and municipal and county government officials is trying to come up with a plan that will more than double supplies by the year 2035.
&quot;Ci creder\u00c3\u00b2 quando mi chiameranno e mi scarcereranno&quot;. Cos\u00c3\u00ac Graziano Mesina, 60 anni, agli agenti di polizia penitenziaria del carcere di Voghera che sono andati ad avvisarlo che il presidente della Repubblica gli aveva concesso la grazia.
La Lega Calcio ha modificato l'orario di due incontri di andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Ital...
Palestinian officials close to Yasser Arafat, who is being treated for illness in Paris, told CNN Saturday they have reached the conclusion that the era of Arafat as Palestinian leader is over.
NATO will send military trainers to Iraq before the end of the year in response to appeals by Iraqi leaders for speedy action, US ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said today.
Mediators urged the Sudanese government and two Darfur rebel movements on Monday to sign a security agreement they hope will end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.
Former President Bill Clinton bounced back from open heart surgery to anoint John Kerry as his successor as Democratic Party champion, eight days before the US election.
L&#39;esercito del Mahdi ha iniziato in queste ore il disarmo dei propri miliziani. Lo ha annunciatio la Tv araba Al-Jazeera. Secondo l&#39;emittente del Qatar pochi minuti fa gli uomini dell&#39;imam radicale Moqtada
Connecticut is going to join California amid New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s probe over the US insurance industry scandal.
FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has played down reports that Poland is considering withdrawing its troops from Iraq by the end of next year.
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., Feb. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
Former US President Bill Clinton's heart bypass operation is successful, say doctors in New York.
La Sampdoria ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista della gara di domenica contro il Parma. Palestra pe...
Alex Zanardi nestled himself into the car, fiddled with the buckles on his helmet until they were just right, then accelerated past a crowd of onlookers and onto the track.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned terrorist attacks in Iraq and around the world will increase if George W Bush is not re-elected in next month&#39;s presidential poll.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Embattled vaccine maker Chiron Corp. said Friday that Chief Executive Howard Pien will testify at a House hearing next week on the flu vaccine supply problem.
Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, dopo la gara persa a Napoli, ha confermato sulla panchina ...
An extra 2,200 military police are to head to Iraq to support the US security drive in the capital, the Pentagon says.
The Mozilla Foundation has called on its supporters to chip in for a new piece of community action - buying a full page advert in the New York Times for the launch of Firefox 1.0 in November.
Motorola has settled a long-running patent dispute with Metrologic Instruments, a maker of bar-code scanners.
Package delivery company FedEx Corp  said on Thursday quarterly profit rose despite a slowing U.S. economy.
Signs of discord emerged between  India and Pakistan as foreign ministers from the nuclear-armed  rivals met on Sunday to review and advance a peace process that  has faltered recently over Kashmir.
Secondo un'indagine Federalberghi-Confturismo
A rare genetic mutation may help explain why some people get hit with a triple whammy of high blood pressure, cholesterol and a tendency
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President George W. Bush said on   Tuesday in a message to the Iranian people that the government   of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is using their resources to   fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons.
The leader of an armed nationalist group that violently seized a remote Peruvian police station, taking 10 officers hostage and allegedly killing four others, said Monday the group would not turn over its weapons as promised because the government violated the terms of surrender.
Forget finding an Internet cafe. For less than what it costs to build a small library, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world&#39;s largest wireless Internet hot spot.
With 76 percent of Greek households  owning mobile phones, interest for third-generation services is  rising, the country's statistics service (NSS) said on Monday  based on the findings of a recent survey.
InfoWorld - A phone made of recycled materials and a transmission tower that uses 50 percent less energy were two of the green technologies on show at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.
Studenti invitati a disegnare t-shirt sul piacere del cibo
The GMB trade union claims that 75 workers are to be made redundant at a Clyde shipyard.
WASHINGTON -- Most parts of the country saw modest economic growth in the past month, although there were pockets of sluggishness as businesses continued to cope with fallout from the troubled housing and automotive industries.
MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of people answered a government call and rallied outside the Kremlin on Tuesday in a show of solidarity against terrorism, nearly a week after militants seized a school in southern Russia in a standoff that claimed more than 350 lives, many of them children.    Mourners in the grief-stricken city of Beslan lowered caskets into the damp earth in a third day of burials from the siege, which officials have blamed on Chechens and other Islamic militants...
Kolkata, Sep 21. (PTI): The Cricket Board has sent an SOS to Indian players, who are in England now, to participate in a preparatory match ahead of the four Test series against formidable Australia.
The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the \
Apple&#39;s highly touted iPhone &quot;all but sold out&quot; its initial shipment in both Apple and AT&amp;T stores after just three days of sales, the companies said Monday.
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Comcast Corp. is giving Red Sox fans a bonus next week, adding the TBS network to its high-definition lineup on Tuesday, a day before Major League Baseball's playoffs start.
A man who turned to the Internet in hopes of finding a kidney donor underwent dialysis Wednesday to prepare to receive his new organ, two days after a surgeon decided not to perform the procedure because of questions about the practice of Web matching.
The bulls and the bears are in this together, scratching their heads and wondering what's going to happen next.
It is Bowl Championship Series Time -- not for the games themselves, but for the headier competition of who gets in and where.
The euro climbed to a new record high level of 1.3021 dollars as markets remained concerned by the large US current account and budget deficits.
CASPER, Wyo. - A man accidentally discharged a new pistol he was unfamiliar with, firing a bullet that nicked his arm and eventually ended up striking a man using the bathroom in another building, police said.
In the first of three exclusive films for Guardian Unlimited, David Smith talks to staff sergeant Jason Redick, on his third tour of Iraq
VIENTIANE, Laos: China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to make substantial progress in advancing the free trade area (FTA) at their summit to be held here today.
(InfoWorld) - Devicescape Software\u00c2\u00a0says it has a solution for the problem of using Wi-Fi hot spots with devices that don't have browsers. Devicescape's free software, formally unveiled on Tuesday at\u00c2\u00a0the Demo conference in Palm Desert, California, lets users set up log-in information for multiple Wi-Fi networks and then get on those networks automatically from any supported device. Publicly available Wi-Fi networks, both free and subscription-based, are proliferating in airports, hotels and shopping areas and even around cities. Carriers and other service providers give users access at many hotspots through the same account, but that often still requires entering a log-in and password. That may be hard or impossible to do on a specialized device such as a phone, handheld game console, or camera. Devicescape lets users give their subscription information for all the networks they want to use and register their Wi-Fi devices. When they want to use a given hotspot, that data is exchanged in the background in a patented way before the device gets on the network, according to Glenn Flinchbaugh, vice president of products at Devicescape. Currently, if the user tries to get online in a place where they have more than one choice of operator, the device will automatically choose the network with the strongest signal, Flinchbaugh said. In the future, Devicescape plans to let users set priorities based on the cost of different networks or other factors, he added. Although the service is aimed at consumers, it doesn't conflict with use of a corporate VPN because the log-in process happens before the device goes on the public network, he said. The system works with many of the world's hotspots, including ones provided by AT&T, EarthLink, Google, T-Mobile, and WayPort, according to Devicescape. Devicescape is focused on North America today, but its system will work with network operators in other parts of the world, such as Orange in the U.K. and Softbank and NTT in Japan. The company doesn't need special arrangements with those operators to allow easy log-ins, but it hopes to set up revenue-sharing agreements with them for cases in which new subscribers sign up because of Devicescape, said CEO David Fraser. The San Bruno, California, startup is also working on licensing its software for non-PC devices, either built in or as an add-on. The software, currently in beta testing, is available now as a free download from Devicescape's Web site. It already works with Microsoft Windows XP PCs and Windows Mobile 5 phones, as well as two other devices: the Nokia\u00c2\u00a0770 Web tablet and the Cisco\u00c2\u00a0Linksys WIP 300 VoIP phone. It's relatively easy to develop software for those two devices because of available interfaces, but most nonbrowser devices would require a licensing deal, Fraser said.
The adults most in need of skills training are getting a \
Miglior regia Anderson, attore Najie, attrice Hawkins
Families of soldiers who died at Deepcut and in Iraq unite to call for changes in how the army handles deaths.
For 3 quarters Wednesday night, the Knicks barely guarded anyone and after tightening that screw, they couldn&#39;t make a shot with the game in the balance.
t has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament.
A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil' Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million copies.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Thursday it expected mobile phone sales volumes and profit margins picking up in the first quarter of next year after cleaning up inventories in the current quarter.
Dutch voters are going to the polls in tight elections, with the ruling Christian Democrats tipped to win narrowly.
The US economy grew at a healthy 3.7% annual rate in the third quarter this year, bolstered by strong consumer spending and accompanied by the lowest inflation in decades, the Commerce Department said Friday.
Wall Street opinion is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its meeting Tuesday, with conventional wisdom siding with a rate hike.
Vivendi condemned as &quot;indecent&quot; the  contract terms between its Universal Music Group (UMG) unit and  Apple Inc, the computer maker whose iTunes online store  dominates the digital music market.
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In case you've missed it, the PHP community has been buzzing about a new set of mysql drivers created especially for PHP - the mysqlnd driver set.    The MySQL native driver for PHP is an additional, alternative way to connect from PHP 6 to the MySQL Server 4.1 or newer. It is a replacement for the libmysql, the MySQL Client Library. From now on you can use ext/mysqli either together with libmysql as you did in the past or with mysqlnd.   Several bloggers have been talking about it, including:  Lukas Smith Several posts from the Internet Super Hero blog  You can get complete information and download the software from the package's page over on the MySQL.com website (including some simple install instructions).
Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.
At the end of yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s match against Real Madrid, a sad Luigi Delneri reflected on what has been a terrible Champions League campaign for the Giallorossi.
The BRDC are apparently not willing to pay the full requested fee to Formula One Management to host the Grand Prix. &quot;We&#39;ve made an offer which is very reasonable, based on sane economics,&quot; the BRDC&#39;s chief executive Alex Hooten said.
Regarding the Patriots' ticket revocation policy (''Businessman takes fight over Pats tickets online,\
By JOHN ROSS  WILD fish groups have attacked the chief executive of the salmon farming trade body over \
Baghdad (Aljazeera) -- Armed fighters have clashed with Iraqi police and US forces in the centre of Baghdad, according to local sources, on a day a car bomb killed 13 people and wounded many more.
Jim Tracy looked around the interview room deep in the bowels of Busch Stadium on Tuesday and drank in the experience. First playoff game as a Major Leaguer, coach or manager.
In un'intervista a Sky (che andr&agrave; in onda domani) Pippo Inzaghi parla del 'segreto' del suo m...
'Non esiste, ne sono certo' fa sapere Tremonti
The company is expected to increase spending in India by $500 million, as it focuses on making the country a regional hub for small-car manufacturing.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA - Three Russian police officers have been charged with criminal negligence in connection with the Beslan school hostage-taking that left 360 people dead, almost half of them children.
Three Irishmen convicted of training rebels in Colombia have fled the country, its attorney general says.
The Benson Grist Mill is located in Tooele County, about 25 miles west of Salt Lake City. Take exit 99 from I-80. Follow U-36 for approximately three miles. Turn right on U-138 and watch for the signs.  It is open from May 1-Oct. 31, Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows continued to decline in 2003 for the third year in a row, in &quot;a very major fall&quot; that UNCTAD blames on troubles facing the global economy last year, and especially industrialised nations.
Existing sabres don't rattle noisily enough Reports are emerging that Chinese thruster-boffins are mounting a major push to perfect supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) technology, in a move that could stimulate American research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A small church community celebrated its heritage on Sunday. Parishioners at Holy Cross Lithuanian Church in Schenectady commemorated Lithuania's independence.
Encouraged by the signing of a peace deal with southern rebels, Sudan's president suggested Saturday that he may hold power and wealth sharing talks with rebels fighting army forces in the western region of Darfur.
China will extend its prime-time ban on foreign cartoons by an hour and demand that local television stations seek approval from censors before broadcasting them, the country's media watchdog said in a circular.
NASA's departing chief, Sean O'Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.
Emergency services search for a light aircraft which lost contact with air traffic control over Oxfordshire.
Despite threatening weather, NASA has decided to go for a second attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery tonight.
Colombian police say they have captured a suspected key drug trafficker on the US most-wanted list.
At least one person was killed and 15 others were wounded Wednesday in a suicide explosion at the French Hill junction in northern Jerusalem, local police said.
A DETAILED plan to revitalise the Middle East peace process will be agreed today as Tony Blair and George Bush attempt to exploit the opportunity presented by Yassir Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death.
Ha scelto due abiti per cerimonie in Inghilterra e India
By 9 a.m., the line outside Manhattan's Nintendo World store was snaking down the block. More than 100 hopeful Wii owners came from as far as New Jersey &#151; some as early as 6 a.m. with kids and grandparents in tow &#151; to get their hands on the gaming console best known for its wireless, motion-sensitive controller.
MENLO PARK, Calif., June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Benchmark Capital, a leading early-stage high-technology venture capital firm, today announced that Mike Cassidy has joined the firm as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR).
Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for &#36;44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan apartment if the deal goes through.
NOVEMBER 15, 2004  - Novell Inc. last week filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that Microsoft Corp. illegally tried to eliminate competition in the desktop applications market in the mid-1990s.
On-off couple Pete Doherty and Kate Moss were back together this week, traveling in Ireland where Doherty's band is on tour.
A charitable trust says more support should be given to help the 115,000 young carers who live in Scotland.
A US flight instructor gets $5m for telling the FBI about 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, reports say.
Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
The outbreak continued to spread, with the total number of cases across in three Northeastern states swelling to 99.
Landfill operators of the world, rejoice! There will be over one billion PCs in use worldwide by the end of 2008, according to a new report by Forrester Research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Citigroup , which has been raising  funds since taking a huge hit from the U.S. subprime mortgage  meltdown, has sold its Japan headquarters to rival Morgan  Stanley  in a deal reportedly worth US$445 million.
Nevada becomes the latest US state to make it illegal for musicians to falsely state they are connected to well-known groups.
Drug regulators should warn physicians and patients that antidepressants not only cause some children to become suicidal but most also fail to cure their depression.
BREAKING NEWS - This afternoon Eastern time, two representatives from Sun Microsystems and Microsoft will be holding a joint press conference, to discuss what is only being described, for now, as \
Bernhard Langer will not return as European captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup, opening the way for Ian Woosnam or Nick Faldo to take over.
With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the euro this week &#151; a phenomenon once dreaded as potential poison for the continent's many exporters.
Mr. DeDomenico Sr. and his brothers invented Rice-A-Roni, one of the classic kitchen helpers of the 1960s.
Yukos'  future is thrown into fresh doubt amid reports that Russia is planning to sell 77% of its key oil production unit for $4bn by the end of November.
A multi-billion fraud hits the country's second-biggest bank, leading to questions about how such insider schemes can be prevented
The House Committee on the Judiciary approved far-reaching legislation to reform the nation's patent system Wednesday.
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Comcast Corp , the largest U.S. cable TV operator, posted on Thursday a 2 percent rise in quarterly profit excluding one-time items but lost more basic video subscribers than analysts had expected.
The first Class A commercial condominium building in Lower Manhattan has taken lobby art to a new level, transforming the space with rotating exhibits.
NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cCelebrity Apprentice\u00e2\u0080\u009d won Thursday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratings among adults 18 to 49. Nielsen estimated that the premiere of the latest edition of the reality show, with celebrities including the boxer Lennox Lewis, below, had 11 million viewers in the 9 o\u00e2\u0080\u0099clock hour, an improvement of almost 2 million over last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debut. NBC tied Fox for No. 1 over all, leading at 8 with \u00e2\u0080\u009cDeal or No Deal\u00e2\u0080\u009d (13.3 million) but trailing at 10 with \u00e2\u0080\u009cER\u00e2\u0080\u009d (9.6 million). CBS ranked third, despite drawing the largest audience of the night with a repeat of \u00e2\u0080\u009cCSI\u00e2\u0080\u009d at 9 (13.5 million). ABC was a distant fourth.
Former CIA Director George Tenet on Monday blasted plans outlined by Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, for a massive reorganization of US intelligence
Celine Dion called it a wrap at Caesars Palace, acknowledging in her final show that pregnancy and poor early reviews almost sank her titanic five-year engagement.
The bar has been set high, almost impossibly so. This Celtics team has won on defense all season long, leading the NBA in all the pertinent categories, and yet last night, Doc Rivers might as well have worn a Paul Westhead mask.
An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents off the streets of an Italian city and taken to Egypt said Thursday he was tortured in an Egyptian prison and that he wants to return to Italy.
Pakistani officials dismissed a top US counterterrorism official&#39;s contention of progress in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, saying
Armed with bows and arrows and automatic weapons, hundreds of attackers poured through the camp where the terrified had sought refuge Sunday. They fired into the air, sparking a brief gunbattle with police before fleeing into the hills.
Apple launches an iPhone developers' Web site that outlines guidelines and Safari compatibility when making applications for the iPhone.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Parma in preparazione alla trasferta con l'Atalanta.
(Source: Webroot)  Rootkits are the latest IT security threat to make the headlines. Anyone who has heard of rootkits knows their nasty reputation: They cannot be removed, they can live on a computer for years without being discovered, and they can wreak havoc with the operating system. This Podcast Briefing gives computer users a clear explanation of what a rootkit is, separates the facts from the myths, and provides recommendations on how users can defend against rootkit infections, and detect and remove them from their systems.
Carphone capitulates on complaints Angry TalkTalk customers are now able to leave their 12-month contracts freely.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As the largest US business delegation travels to India for a summit, firms face hurdles as well as huge opportunities.
Long a congressional ally of the American automobile industry, John Dingell is now promising to introduce a bill that would create a tax on carbon emissions. But is he sincere?
German semi-conductors giant Infineon expressed concern about the outlook for business in the second quarter of its fiscal year after earnings in the first quarter fell short of expectations.
Hoping to stem a tide of rising pension debt, a California legislator will propose a controversial overhaul on Monday that would convert traditional public employee retirement plans to privately managed 401(k)-style plans, the Los
Al passaggio del presidente Abdallah Yusuf Ahmed, 4 morti
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IBM's Cell processor will power the next great supercomputer, commissioned by the US Dept. of Energy, but it will share the stage with AMD Opteron processors. The result will be the world's fastest computer ever built, reaching 1.6 trillion calculations per second.
Sprint&#39;s acquisition of Nextel Communications is fueling speculation of more deals to come in a telecommunications industry roiled by intense competition and rapid technological change.
Members of Congress were alarmed to learn Saturday that they had passed a provision allowing certain congressmen and their staffs to inspect any American&#39;s income tax returns.
Despite age-old Olympic truce known as the ekecheiria, or \
WASHINGTON The Associated Press reports some details are coming out today about proposed federal rules for regional phone companies.
Business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. said Monday that it expects third-quarter revenue to range between $680 million and $695 million, above average Wall Street estimates of $651.
Vienna's renowned Spanish Riding School \u00c2\u0097 famed for its white Lipizzaner stallions and their elegant strutting and sprightly dancing \u00c2\u0097 is on the verge of bankruptcy, officials warned Friday.
The most infamous political prison from Argentina's 1976-1983 dirty war opens to the public next month as a human rights memorial, one of the first of its kind in Latin America.
The company said quarterly net profit jumped to 73.7 billion yen, or $646.7 million, as sales of digital cameras, televisions and other electronics more than offset losses at its video-games unit.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Tuesday said that a strong dollar was in the U.S. interest and predicted the economy will keep growing despite risks from the housing downturn.
Al Aan TV has become one of the first Middle Eastern broadcasters to produce all its own content and shows. Recently launching with full content 24 hours a day, Al Aan TV is an innovative new station created specifically for the Arab audience.
South Korea plans to spend 3.6 trillion won over the next decade to secure its own satellite and rocket technologies, the government said Wednesday.
PM forced to admit to humiliating U-turn over early release of prisoners to ease overcrowding.
Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.
The day after his prime-time speech on Iraq, President Bush sat down for a round-table interview not with traditional White House reporters but with bloggers who focus on military issues, including two participating by video link from Baghdad.
New SEC regulations are putting more scrutiny on corporate compensation committees and the consultants they use.
Some bands that played Monterey Pop 40 years ago will return in July to the site of the first great rock festival, but the original promoter and others say the spirit of the Summer of Love is a long time gone.
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Porter Goss as the next Director of Central Intelligence, charging him with the task of rebuilding a community under immense criticism for mishandling intelligence prior to the Sept.
Harry Kewell and fellow striker John Aloisi were ruled out of the Socceroos team for Saturday&#39;s Confederations Cup qualifier against the Solomon Islands with leg injuries.
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas says his groin injury was an excuse to leave the U.S. national team instead of getting cut outright and that he feels he did not receive a fair shot at making the squad.
What good is a Bond flick without far-fetched gizmos? Here are some ideas to get the franchise back on the right track. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
BRISBANE, Australia : A top Australian politician and Aboriginal leaders flew to an offshore island hit by unrest with a plan to prevent violence breaking out again.
Right-hander Carlos Zambrano agreed a one-year, $12.4 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday to avoid arbitration.
By BILL GEROUX  Memorial Day weekend - time to head to the beach and kick off the summer season. Sun, sand, surf... and sonar?  No, we're not throwing cold water on your sunburn, but there are plenty of serious issues along the popular beaches we visit.
Genuine Parts Co. (GPC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a distributor of auto replacement and industrial parts, on Friday said third-quarter earnings rose sharply, pushing its stock up 9 percent.
Donovan McNabb passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, leading Philadelphia over Minnesota 27-16 Monday. One of McNabb&#39;s scoring passes was to Terrell Owens and the other to LJ Smith.
Murdoch and the wizard's sleeve Lawyers for outsourcing omnicorp EDS branded BSkyB's claim for \u00c2\u00a3709m damages over a customer management system contract \
Inverness Caledonian Thistle chairman Ken Mackie insists the club will not be rushed into appointing a successor to John Robertson.
Zimbabweans express outrage at proposed legislation to monitor telephone calls and internet use.
The former mile world record holder Steve Cram claimed last night that Paula Radcliffe should not be considered &quot;a quitter&quot; for failing to complete the marathon in Athens yesterday.
A third federal judge has ruled the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional, adding judicial weight that some experts say could keep the issue from reaching the U.S. Supreme Court.
Potential humanitarian crisis? The UN says food will run out in about 10 days if Gaza stays sealed.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan warned world leaders on Tuesday that international law  was being \
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruled today that US prohibitions on Internet gambling are unfair trade practices and that the country should open its borders to international casinos.
Two U.S. health agencies will conduct the largest-ever study of potential heart risks from medicines used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), officials said on Monday.
The cause of rap star ODB's death may not be known for a week while medical tests are carried out, officials say.
It may take Thailand five years to get rid of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus that has killed 10 Thais and 20 Vietnamese this year, Deputy Prime Minister Chaturon Chaisang said on Wednesday.
The New York Knicks outgunned the Heat in the closing seconds for a 99-93 win on Monday that further tightened the ferocious battle for Eastern Conference playoff berths.
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Oliver Stone's epic Alexander enters the US box office at number six,  taking just $13.5m (\u00c2\u00a37m).
Bank of America Corp. brought its Block by Block community reinvestment program to Massachusetts yesterday, kicking it off with a $40 million investment to turn an old Lawrence mill into 155 rental apartments that eventually will be converted to condominium units.
Thousands of people have lost their homes after a cyclone batters Pakistan's coast after days of rain in the south.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. \u00c2\u0096 The seven astronauts set to launch aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery next week arrived at the agency's spaceport Friday eager to fly and confident their spacecraft is safe to rocket into orbit.
Hewlett-Packard Co. announced today that Patricia Dunn will be replaced as HP chairwoman in January by CEO Mark Hurd. The move follows a scandal related to leaks from the company's board of directors.
Michael Vaughan found his one-day feet at last as England stunned world champions Australia to reach the Champions Trophy final on Tuesday.
Amtrak is in another financial hole  after posting a $1.3 billion operating loss last fiscal year  and again receiving far less than it requested in federal  subsidies, an influential transportation watchdog said on  Sunday.
LeBron James\u00e2\u0080\u0099s performance in the N.B.A. playoffs marked a rite of passage for his generation - a generation that has been hammered by the previous one for its choice of music and modes of behavior.
ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.
Air China has chosen London and Hong Kong for its $1bn (\u00c2\u00a3514m) stock market listing this month, the London Stock Exchange says.
Petrol bombs are thrown in the third attack on an Orange hall over the weekend.
Figures showing falling mortgage approvals and rising repossessions suggest interest rate rises are being felt.
Jurors are sworn in as three men go on trial for the murder of Kriss Donald in Glasgow two years ago.
Four years after the &quot;Florida fiasco&quot;, the battleground state is back in the spotlight as thousands of absentee ballots went missing and campaigners traded claims of vote rigging.
An inquiry is launched into what caused a lift to jam at the Glasgow Science Tower, trapping 10 people.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - An international conference opened Wednesday amid warnings that companies, governments and individuals are increasingly vulnerable to Internet attacks by terrorists, hackers and others that rob them of privacy, money, and secrets.
The cover art on Chris Cornell&#39;s  second solo album suggests a folk record from the early &#39;60s  (and the title suggests a Kansas cover lurking about  somewhere). But the music inside is strictly crunchy,  dare-we-say-grungy rock straight out of the &#39;90s that Cornell  helped shape with Soundgarden. &quot;Ghosts&quot; sports a nostalgically  Seattle-ish minor-chord riff and appropriately soaring chorus;  &quot;No Such Thing&quot; out-Velvet Revolvers Scott Weiland; and  meaty-sounding ballads &quot;Disappearing Act&quot; and &quot;Silence&quot; end the  record in unusually strong fashion. Elsewhere, the  headline-grabbing cover of &quot;Billie Jean&quot; is well intentioned  but still a little silly, although it boasts a crazy, Eddie Van  Halen-sounding solo. The best thing here is &quot;You Know My Name&quot;  from last fall&#39;s &quot;Casino Royale,&quot;: which is some of Cornell&#39;s  most uncomplicated and accessible music to date.
A British newspaper splashed photos of singer Amy Winehouse bloody and bruised across its Friday edition after she allegedly had a fight with her husband.
PARIS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lies in a deep coma &quot;between life and death,&quot; says the Palestinian envoy to France.
Dow Jones &amp; Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, agreed yesterday to buy MarketWatch, the parent company of the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch, for about $486 million, executives close to the negotiations said.

First Minister Alex Salmond says he is prepared to investigate whether rendition flights landed in Scotland.
Gerard Mortier will succeed Paul Kellogg, who leaves in May as general and artistic director.
Demand for flu vaccine for high-risk individuals in British Columbia has risen sharply, partly because of US citizens crossing the border for shots, health officials say.
The timing of Notre Dame's firing of Tyrone Willingham makes no sense . . . unless the board of trustees had a replacement not only in mind, but in hand. The only coach Notre Dame would have to go after with such urgency is Utah's Urban Meyer, who reportedly is also on the short list at Florida.
E' l'Inter la destinazione naturale di Chivu. Lo ha detto il suo procuratore, Joan Becali. ''Per me ...
Train to win Cisco says it has doubled its European channel partners in the last year to more than 2,300. It announced plans to improve the training it offers resellers, adding that many lack VoIP expertise.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Over a dozen people were killed and nearly 300 injured in a bomb and grenade attack on a public rally in the heart of the city that was being addressed by Awami League leader and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Beyonce's father says Aretha Franklin's criticism of his daughter for referring to Tina Turner as \
Embattled Disney chief Michael Eisner is finally saying goodbye to Mickey Mouse and the Magic Kingdom. The media mogul, who over two decades revitalized a sleepy Disney but saw it falter

LONDON: Senior Israeli and Palestinian officials are scheduled to meet in Britain next week for private talks, the first such contact between the two sides since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
British Airways chief executive Rod Eddington admits the airline \
Space cooperation between China and the US may finally be getting off the ground a year after China put a man in orbit, with the two countries holding their first talks and planning a series of exchanges.
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What loves warm water and proliferates along Spanish beaches in the summer? That's right &#151; jellyfish. The stinging blobs are getting so abundant, they have become a nightmare for beachgoers, another species that invades Spain's coastal waters every summer. On Friday the government approved a plan to create an armada of recreational boaters to help counter the threat.
Amnesty International urged the U.N.  Security Council on Tuesday to impose a mandatory arms embargo  on Sudan to stop all parties to the conflict in Darfur  committing human rights abuses.
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An Illinois company that has struggled since 1985 to create a safe and effective artificial blood substitute said yesterday that it had surmounted a major hurdle, but investors had their doubts, sending the shares down sharply in after-hours trading.
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks looks set to star in an adaptation of Dan Brown&#39;s best-selling mystery novel, The Da Vinci Code.
Currently, the NEC-assembled Earth Simulator in Yokohama, Japan is ranked at number one, with its 5,120 processors recording an operating speed of 35.
A judge ordered on Tuesday that rights to O.J. Simpson's aborted book, \
Fox News Channel television host Bill O&#39;Reilly and a former producer of his talk show have agreed to settle their legal dispute over her allegations of sexual harassment, O&#39;Reilly&#39;s lawyer announced Thursday.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.
Daniel Vettori takes 4-20 as New Zealand beat India in the opening World Twenty20 Super Eight game.
DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE)  has struck a deal on compensating Mitsubishi Motors Corp  (7211.T) for dropping output of the Smart four-seat minicar at  the Japanese carmaker&#039;s Dutch plant, Daimler said on Friday.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Battles raged around a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday as Lebanese troops tightened the noose around al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up there.
Oil-rich Kuwait posted an actual surplus of 4.8 billion dollars in the 2003/2004 fiscal year that ended March 31, its fifth consecutive windfall, on the back of high oil prices and output, a specialist report said.
Sullo sciopero degli assistenti di volo della compagnia
ATHENS, Greece - For Marion Jones, Sydney must seem far more than half a world away. Those Olympics were some dreamland where she ruled track and field with a golden touch and a sweet smile, winning five medals
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal received the loudest ovation before the game. Kobe Bryant came up short in his bid to earn the final cheers.
Ipotesi 'assurda', 'mi opporrei con tutte le mie forze'
Il candidato numero uno a raccogliere il testimone dell'ex governatore \u00c3\u00a8 Raffaele LombardoDue caratteri agli antipodi, stessa inconfondibile capacit\u00c3\u00a0 di gestire il potere                                          L'amico erede e gli outsider in agguato E' gi\u00c3\u00a0 corsa per la successione                                                                                   di ATTILIO BOLZONI
Fatima Tlisova had been beaten, harassed and, she suspects, poisoned while working as a journalist in Russia. But she finally decided to flee the country the day she sent her 16-year-old son on an errand last year and he didn't come back.
The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday involving around 10,000 soldiers.
Novell plans to co-ordinate the release of Open Enterprise Server with the availability of the first service pack for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. Customers will be able to deploy OES knowing
A former militia leader accused of leading the massacre of some 200 Congolese villagers in 2003, will appear Monday before the International Criminal Court for the first time, the court's website said.
Andre Agassi kept his U.S. Open tennis   campaign alive and staved off retirement again with a 6-4 6-4   3-6 5-7 7-5 victory over a battling Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus   to reach the third round on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: Senior US officials on Tuesday held their first talks with Pakistani officials since President George W. Bush won a second term and promised to work even more closely with key anti-terror ally, officials said.
Global markets were down Thursday despite a plan by five central banks to inject capital into the banking system to ease credit fears.
U.S. forces arrested Falluja's chief  negotiator on Friday after air strikes on the rebel-held city  that were part of a U.S. drive to thwart attacks in Iraq during  the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
(InfoWorld) - In a bid to reassure nervous investors\u00c2\u00a0in the wake of a federal investigation\u00c2\u00a0and a\u00c2\u00a0battery recall, Dell executives have announced a corporate overhaul dubbed \
Social security is a long way from bankrupt, despite the President's assertions. Why, then, is Bush taking on America's biggest, most successful social program ever?
Today, five soldiers, three Iraqi civilians, and an Iraqi interpreter were killed by a roadside bomb in a northeast neighborhood of Baghdad.
Primo allenamento al Torino per Giovanni De Biasi. Tantissimi tifosi hanno riempito la tribuna del c...
Cameron Diaz says sorry to the people of Peru for wearing a bag with a \
BETHESDA, Maryland  - World number two Phil Mickelson refused to blame his injured left wrist after carding a four-over-par 74 in the first round of the Tiger Woods-hosted invitational tournament on Thursday.
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US and Iraqi troops move in on Falluja ahead of a planned major offensive to take the city from insurgents.
VHeadline.com correspondent David Cabrera writes: The assassination of prosecutor Danilo Anderson has put Venezuela once again on the spotlight of world events with all important news agencies of worldwide reach wiring up-to-date reports on the latest
Nairobi, Kenya  - Amid fears that war could return to Africa&#39;s Great Lakes region following the massacre of 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi, the African Union is pressing for the killings to be treated as a terrorist ...
The British billionaire Richard Branson and Al Gore announced a $25 million prize to reduce the planet\u00e2\u0080\u0099s warming gases.
Cory Stillman, Rod Brind'Amour and Scott Walker scored to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
Embattled Scottish side Rangers qualified for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup with a hard-fought 2-2 draw at Auxerre.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHey Girl!\u00e2\u0080\u009d offers a rare opportunity for East Coast audiences to see Romeo Castellucci\u00e2\u0080\u0099s work.
Floods and landslides have killed 55 people in southwest China in the past four days, washing away homes and roads, knocking down power lines and leaving at least one city cut off, state media said on Monday.
The New York Times published a review of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before its official release, drawing a stinging response from its British publishers.
Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered heads of his Mehdi Army militia to leave Iraq and asked the government to arrest \
Two late goals from 10-man Werder Bremen scuppered VfB Stuttgart&#39;s bid to top the Bundesliga on Wednesday as the visitors escaped with a 2-1 win as hat-tricks helped Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen to victories.
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Nato-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed more Taleban, as generals discuss boosting forces there.
La terra torna a tremare in Giappone. Una serie di forti scosse \u00c3\u00a8 stata registrata oggi nella prefettura giapponese centro-occidentale di Niigata. Almeno otto i feriti e tanti i momenti di paura in una regione
ABIDJAN, Nov 6  - The Ivory Coast government carried out a devastating air raid on a French army camp Saturday killing eight soldiers, prompting French President Jacques Chirac to order the destruction of all government planes involved in ceasefire
The Mets are betting on Steve Trachsel starting Game 3 after 12 days of rest and an undisclosed personal problem that kept him away from the team for four days.
A wave of bombings in Colombia's most violent city wounded 23 people late Friday, and marines defused another two bombs Saturday. Authorities blamed the bombings on rebels seeking revenge for the killing of a regional guerrilla commander.
Neil Patel has a short and simple post today over at Pronet Advertising with the message against &#8220;Spamming Digg through Instant Messenger.&#8221; Neil&#8217;s theory is that if you IM 20 of your friends pointing them to the page on Digg with your story on it, asking them to Digg it, Digg should be able to flag [...]
With Barry Bonds&#39; historic 700th homer and the subsequent fireworks and hoopla still etched in their minds Friday night at SBC Park, Giants fans still had a moment
The mind boggles You've got to hand it to Kevin Warwick, aka Captain Cyborg: the bloke's got more front than Blackpool. In an interview this week with itwales.com, the cybernetic futurologist actually thanks El Reg for the extensive coverage we've dedicated to his groundbreaking work.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A court on Tuesday upheld a 2005 conviction of two Samsung executives on charges that they helped the only son of its reclusive chairman, Lee Kun Hee, inherit control of the conglomerate.
The Knicks guard said the did not condone dogfighting, a day after he made a stir with a statement of support for quarterback Michael Vick.
Archive Letter from Prague Letter from Prague is a weekly letter about life in Prague.
For the first time, a slim majority of US Net users are connecting via broadband. In July, 51 percent of America&#39;s home online population was using broadband connections, according to a report from Nielsen/NetRatings. Before July, the ...
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BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (IPS) - EU development commissioner designate Louis Michel  has promised to \u00e2\u0080\u009dsell the idea of development\u00e2\u0080\u009d across Europe.
Pat Riley returns to the Miami Heat practice court Monday evening, nearly seven weeks after he stepped down for operations on both his left hip and and right knee.
Universities are urged to help tackle extremism as ministers voice concern over the threat from campus radicals.
Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday revamped his European Union executive for parliamentary approval and proposed Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as candidate for justice commissioner.
By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 27--WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., has secured almost $79 million in funding for Colorado as part of the 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill.
A man whose family has been hit by tragedy speaks of how he and his brother tried to save their brother's life.
Alan Shearer tonight claimed Newcastle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first goal in the 2-1 win over Southampton at St Mary\u00e2\u0080\u0099s even though it had been credited as a David Prutton own goal.
Stars rub shoulders with hoi polloi Star Trek fans and cast members are assembling in Seattle for a three-day shindig to celebrate the show's fortieth Birthday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An international trade dispute between Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS has begun affecting the politics of a multibillion-dollar competition to build the Air Force's next fleet of refueling tankers.
JD Power &amp; Associates, the research firm best known for its surveys of cars and other consumer products, has hired a firm to explore options that could include selling the privately held company, according to newspaper reports.
Home sales and a report on economic growth may help investors decide if they want to keep riding a bull market in stocks, while a torrent of quarterly earnings reports will no doubt cause some anxious moments.
We know that the trend toward super-thin models is pushing some of them to go on potentially deadly diets. What\u00e2\u0080\u0099s it doing to the rest of us?
Security forces are on high alert as more protests are planned after last week's attack on a political rally in Dhaka.
Andrew Brackman provided the spark that No. 12 NC State so desperately needed Wednesday night. As a result, the Wolfpack stayed unbeaten -- barely.
A Palestinian boy holds a poster of President Yasser Arafat during a rally supporting to Arafat in Gaza November 4, 2004. President Bush, reacting to disputed reports that Arafat was dead, said &#39;God bless
British Prime Minister Tony Blair,  who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is  one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with  President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.
Two Britons wanted by the United States to face terrorism charges failed in a legal challenge on Thursday to stop their extradition because of fears they would be mistreated.
The General Election Commission (KPU) officially announced here Monday that retired army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wins Indonesia&#39;s presidential election ina landslide.
Like a lot of media people, I&#39;ve had my differences with Bill O&#39;Reilly. He even left an angry message on my voice mail once.
The Senate is expected to follow the lead of the House and pass a major overhaul of corporate tax law that would dole out $136 billion in new tax breaks to a wide array of US companies and provide a $10.
Key commander in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, is killed in missile hit on Pakistan compound.
Spain and the United States plan to sign an agreement to share information on Islamic militants before the end of the year, the Spanish attorney general's office said Monday.
David Ortiz had a different view of a familiar situation.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A doctor helping organize Afghan elections died yesterday along with four other civilians when an explosion tore through their vehicle, police said. He was the first election worker to die in violence since the landmark vote.
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HAVANA -- Cuba on Monday signed contracts to buy $10 million of US wheat and meat products, and $300,000 of American dairy cattle, launching a new round of deals for US farm products projected to reach $150 million.
(CBS/AP) William Kennedy Smith, who was acquitted more than a decade ago of sexual assault, is being sued in civil court by a former personal assistant who alleges the Kennedy cousin raped her in 1999.
Dave Ellis dreads the day, less than two months from now, when his Vioxx supply will run out. He doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t care that Merck &amp; Co.
Fox Broadcasting Co. has  premiered its police drama &quot;K-Ville&quot; online ahead of its  September 17 broadcast debut.
Two paedophiles have been jailed for a total of 15 years after a 14-year-old boy was groomed for sex before being abducted and sold into a week-long ordeal of abuse.
EchoStar Communications Corp. won a  temporary reprieve on Friday when an appeals court said it  could still sell digital video recorders that a lower court had  ruled infringed on a TiVo Inc. patent.
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A private rocket ship shot into space on Monday morning and won a coveted $10 million aviation prize for its creators. SpaceShipOne, the sleek combination of rocket and glider designed by
Hamid Karzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president, three years after American-backed resistance fighters swept the Taliban government from power.
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Four people die in a grenade attack in Burundi's capital, as peace talks with rebels are set to begin.
The outlook for growth in technology spending is encouraging, according to corporate technology buyers and industry analysts.
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Fighting in Gaza City between militant group Hamas and a rival Palestinian clan leaves at least four dead.
US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to open 15 new stores in China next year, reported China Daily on Wednesday. Joe Hatfield, president of Wal-Mart Asia, revealed the news at a press conference yesterday in Beijing.
Super Bowl XLI could be a career defining game for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning as he directs the AFC champions' high-powered offense against the NFC-best defense of the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
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Bangladesh's army-backed interim government said on Sunday violence and curfew would not stop the authorities from holding a credible election by the end of the next year.
Militants in Iraq have freed seven foreign lorry drivers held hostage for more than a month, their employer says.
Retirements of veteran air traffic controllers have surged beyond government expectations since the Bush administration imposed a contract on their union on Labor Day last year, new data shows.
Latin America&#39;s agricultural giant scored two trade victories Wednesday against rich countries&#39; farm subsidies after the World Trade Organization agreed with Brazil
The Pentagon shuts down e-mail accounts after a hacker manages to penetrate the system.
American Aaron Peirsol reclaims the gold medal Thursday night in the 200-meter backstroke after his disqualification was reversed.
BOSTON - The media is gathering in larger numbers at Fenway Park, and it&#39;s not because the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are in town. Pennant fever and an upcoming weekend series with the Yankees is the buzz.
The Pentagon will post on its Web site a federal write-in ballot for civilian and military voters overseas who do not get their regular absentee ballot in time, a spokesman said Wednesday.
For the second straight year, ABC led nominees for awards from an organization that monitors depictions of gays and lesbians in the media.
LIMA, Peru  - Doctors have successfully taken the  first step toward separating the fused legs of Milagros Cerron,  a 9-month-old Peruvian baby dubbed the \
Britain's music fans will pay 10  percent less for downloads from Apple's iTunes stores within  six months, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Wachovia Corp. said on Thursday it would buy A.G. Edwards Inc. for $6.8 billion, creating the second-largest U.S. retail brokerage in a bid to win more business from baby boomers as they grow older and wealthier.
Novell has begun an internal review to investigate how the company granted stock options to employees in recent years and to assess whether, in the light of the findings, Novell will need to restate any earnings.
Wealthy countries must donate billions  more dollars to ensure women's reproductive rights and cut  population growth, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
Four children were taken to an area hospital this morning with minor injuries after the school bus they were riding in collided with a dump truck in Montgomery County.
A man accused of plotting a bombing campaign has told a court that fertiliser explosive he bought was to be sent to Pakistan.
China and the United States have   discussed warning North Korea against conducting a nuclear   test, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said   in Beijing on Wednesday.
Scotland's ski centres report the \
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he intended to free 250 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in a goodwill gesture to President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the moderate Fatah faction.
shakes hands with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Tripoli, Oct. 14, 2004. Schroeder arrived here Thursday night to kick off his two-day maiden visit to Libya, the first ever by a German leader in 25 years.
At least 20 people are killed in clashes between rival factions of Burundi's last rebel group, police say.
Behind the counter at El Tecolote Mexican restaurant, one fridge sits fully stocked with cans of American Coca-Cola. Next to it, a refrigerator with frosted glass bottles of Mexican Coke is half empty.
China is blaming activists with \
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell  on  Thursday to nearly a five-week low as crude oil flirted with  last month's record high and a key gauge of future economic  activity fell for a third straight month.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against US forces and Iraqi troops and police.
Canada&#39;s housing industry is still firmly on track for another year of record home building despite an unexpected drop in building permits during the month of August, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
NEW YORK  - Cramming in the recommended  weekly amount of exercise into the weekend appears to offer  some health benefits for otherwise healthy men, new research  reports.
The firm elects Bill Gates's wife to its board, adding her to a 10-member board that already includes the world's second-richest person, Warren E. Buffett. -Leslie Walker
(HealthDay News) -- Before your child uses that new bicycle, the most important things to equip him or her with is a properly-fitted helmet and a basic knowledge of bicycle safety.
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Russia's top general on Thursday ridiculed U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe as unworkable and warned Washington that Moscow could react with military force if it felt threatened.
FALLUJA: US-led forces have gained control of most of Falluja and insurgents are trapped in the southern part of the Iraqi city, Marine officers said yesterday.
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A former police chief and a police officer who threatened to inflict pain on the kidnapper and murderer of an 11-year-old boy were found guilty in a ruling that set a precedent on the legality of police violence, a court said.
A 1970s law in Finland that restricted smoking in public places and banned tobacco advertising appears to have helped curb the country's smoking habit and reduce the incidence of disease, new research reports.
Like a kernel tweaking Rambo Mandriva and TurboLinux have mounted a continent-crossing charge on the Linux market. The software makers have formed a development collective dubbed Manbo-Labs dedicated to peace, harmony and a common base for their respective flavors of the Linux operating system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will press US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick to explain whether the United States still intends to pursue a trade case
German business software vendor SAP AG is rolling out a new version of its SAP Business One software with several functions designed for small and medium-size manufacturers.
Petr Cech Against some spirited Russian revolutionaries Cech stood firm, making three outstanding saves to maintain his team&#39;s control.
A 150-year-old Torah, hidden for a half-century in the former Soviet Union, was paraded through New York's streets Sunday on its way to its new home at a Brooklyn synagogue.
With one swing of Albert Pujols' bat, a St. Louis Cardinals lineup that looked so sickly in September suddenly got a lot better under the California sun. San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy tempted Pujols with one pitch too many and the slugger responded with a two-run homer that launched the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory in the opening game of the division series on Tuesday.
Utility companies in South Mississippi have strengthened procedures and developed new strategies to reason with hurricane season. After a hurricane -- no matter how large or small -- arguably the most critical resource is power.
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Deep into the season, the Nationals are the punch line, not the joke instead, the Nats are baseball's plucky yet endangered high-wire act.
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A rattled industry keeps on rolling, but between diesel prices and rising demand, it's a bumpy ride.
Although Tiger Woods usually dominates the storylines going into any major championship, the world number one has been overshadowed in the build-up to this week's U.S. Open.
RealNetworks says it sold more than three million tracks thanks to an aggressive three-week price promotion in the US. The company halved the cost of tracks to 49 cents in mid-August to try to tempt consumers away from Apple&#39;s iTunes music store.
Pakistani security forces have arrested more suspected militants in a series of raids following Sunday&#39;s killing of a top al-Qaida leader and the arrest of two of his aides.
Aaron Carter has broken off his engagement to his older brother's ex-girlfriend. The 18-year-old pop singer called off his engagement to 22-year-old actress Kari Ann Peniche just a week after he proposed onstage in Las Vegas, Us Weekly reported Sunday on its Web site.
A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Wednesday to immediately resume making housing benefits available to thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina.
An ex-con and construction worker was charged Monday with 17 felony counts in two sexual assaults linked to an investigation of a string of serial killings.
Nearly a year after agreeing to buy  FleetBoston Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp. BAC.N has  found it still has a lot of explaining to do in New England.
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Israel killed the top bombmaker and rocket  engineer of the Hamas militant group on Thursday in an  airstrike in Gaza City, days before a key parliamentary vote on  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan.
NASCAR Truck Series driver David Reutimann, still sore from a vicious crash in last week&#39;s race at Texas Motor Speedway, will have Rich Bickle standing by in case he needs help completing Saturday&#39;s Kroger 200 at Martinsville.
Oil prices bounced back on Friday, ending this week&#39;s 8 per cent slide on renewed winter supply fears and jitters ahead of next week&#39;s US presidential election.
Rocker David Lee Roth, the former Van Halen frontman, is taking up a new trade.
Construction firms are invited to bid for the right to build five new eco-villages in England.
Last week's fire occurred in a key watershed responsible for a quarter of all the pollutants entering the lake.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich's dogged  bid to overturn his liberal rival's victory in Ukraine's  presidential election faltered on Thursday after the Supreme  Court said it had thrown out all but one of his complaints.
The OECD cut its 2005 economic growth forecast for the euro zone and other major economies on Tuesday, blaming a &quot;surge in oil prices&quot; and the slide in the dollar.
U.S. Merrill Lynch  has received a brokerage and dealing license in Russia, the country's market regulator said on Wednesday amidst a race among investment banks to capitalize on the Russian boom.
Comment is free: James Randerson:  Scientists will have to work hard to persuade a cynical public to tuck in to the idea of cloned meat.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Regional polls in Russia next Sunday may be a blueprint for nationwide elections in the coming 18 months. If they are, the Kremlin's harshest critics will be watching the national votes from the sidelines.
Tottenham manager Martin Jol has insisted Jose Mourinho will not be taking his job after seeing his team claim a 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Bolton.
Indonesia and Australia will work together to investigate Wednesday's Garuda Indonesia airliner inferno, which killed 21 people, a minister said.
Google generated most of its revenue -- $411.7 million -- through text-based ads displayed on company-owned sites. That&#39;s an important factor, because Google doesn&#39;t have to share the money with other advertising partners.
Justice Department antitrust regulators cleared the way Monday for Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., a crucial step toward creating the nation's largest wireless telephone company.
The popularity of Web 2.0 applications is prompting top storage vendors to reassess their tools and services.
NASCAR filed a $100 million counter claim against AT&amp;T Inc. on Sunday, accusing the wireless provider of interfering with its exclusive sponsorship agreement with rival wireless company Nextel.
Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution Wednesday that threatens to halt the country's integration into the European Union and cut off diplomatic ties with Western countries if they recognize Kosovo's independence.
The handshake between Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger after Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reserves had beaten Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s kids in the Carling Cup was of the wet fish variety.
US President George W Bush criticises Russia for \
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Many U.S. public school districts are  starting a new school year with fewer teachers as less state  funding and other factors leave them with gaping budget holes  and nothing else left to cut but instructors, school and  teachers union officials say.
The U.S. holiday shopping season got  off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer  confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to  three retail indices released on Tuesday.
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ATHENS Top-seeded Roger Federer was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tennis tournament Tuesday, losing to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.
GLENDALE, Calif., Feb. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- As Valentine's Day approaches, computer users should keep a wary eye on any romantic messages received by email, as many of them could contain malicious code.
Leaders of the world's 77 million Anglicans spent Thursday locked in discussion about the church's American wing, whose leader is under increasing pressure to reconsider her support for ordaining gays and blessing same-sex couples.
Yasser Arafat, critically ill in a Paris  hospital, has suffered liver failure, a Palestinian official  said on Sunday as Arafat's subordinates decided in his absence  to enforce a law and order plan in Palestinian areas.
Ford Motor Co. will kill off the Ford  Excursion, its largest sport utility vehicle and a lightning  rod for criticism from environmental groups, next year, a  source familiar with the plan said on Monday.
Iraq's interim president promised on Monday to prevent Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from launching attacking into Turkey, apparently hoping to avoid a Turkish military response.
Australia&#39;s trade deficit widened in September as imports of cars, food and appliances increased and record oil prices pushed up the nation&#39;s energy bill.
The supply of flash memory has been high and prices have been low, but iPhone and a new crop of iPods could increase demand, which will increase prices, industry experts say.
UNTIL recently, Sandy Blair had one of the biggest jobs in Welsh public life - now his brother is running one of the world's largest police forces.
The online advertising firm has launched a new program for serving ads to third-party developer applications on Facebook--but what will Facebook's own advertising announcement next week mean for this sort of strategy?
A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.
The trial of 14 men arrested in March on charges of attempting to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea has entered its second week.
Analysts and authors expect Adobe to release a new version of its publishing software soon.
On Monday, The New York Times carried a front-page story that could change the outcome of the 2004 elections. According to the Times, a cache of powerful explosives used to &quot;make missile warheads and detonate
Shares of China Automotive Systems Inc. more than doubled in value Monday after the company said it was chosen as the exclusive steering pump supplier for a vehicle made by SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co.
Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead on Tuesday in their hotel room while on shore leave in the West African country of Ghana, the U.S. Navy said in a statement.
Former Indonesian president Suharto, who has been in hospital in a critical condition for more than three weeks, has lapsed into a coma for the first time, one of his doctors said on Sunday.
Former Jet Darrol Ray said he was ready for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s big game. But he may be paying more attention to that day\u00e2\u0080\u0099s soccer action than the Super Bowl.
The paralysed actor stars in a new TV commercial in support of a California ballot measure that would devote 3 billion (\u00c2\u00a31.7 billion) to stem cell experiments.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has stressed the need for economic and political reforms in the Arab world to defeat terrorism.
Rajon Rondo might not play. The offense is sluggish. The defense is passable, but getting lazy. What a perfect time to be seeing the hottest team in the NBA!
Google is reported to be in talks to buy popular video-sharing website YouTube for $1.6bn.
Global financial markets are stronger and more resilient than at any time since the stock market bubble burst in the late 1990s, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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Paddy Ashdown, the senior British diplomat whose candidacy as UN envoy to Afghanistan was vetoed by the country's president, outlined Wednesday the plan he had devised for Afghanistan had he gotten the job.
Television adverts for unhealthy foods would not be shown until after 9pm, under a plan before the government.
The foreign secretary said 49 Britons had been confirmed dead and 391 remained unaccounted for after Asia's tsunami.
Web portal Yahoo on Monday appointed Usama Fayyad as its chief data officer and senior vice president of the strategic data solutions group.
Channel 4 reveals the new series of the show includes a Women's Institute member and a former lap dancer.
Web search leader Google Inc.  said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of  its Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook  or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.
The government on Monday filed civil charges against former Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines and the mortgage giant's former finance chief and controller, seeking fines and the return of millions in bonus money said to be tied to an improper accounting scheme.
NEW YORK  - After having a stroke, people  with lower incomes and blue-collar jobs seem to be more likely  to die in the next year or two than those with higher incomes  and white-collar jobs -- regardless of the severity of the  stroke -- according to a new study.
In what may become an A-list booking-war blitz, David Letterman has landed comedian Robin Williams as the first guest when \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Late Show\u00e2\u0080\u009d returns to CBS.
Europe's biggest software maker SAP could need a year more than anticipated to reach its profitability target as it spends on research, development and marketing, its chief financial officer said on Thursday, sending its shares lower.
The shocks continued at the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup as Sudan ousted Uganda to set up a final showdown with Zambia Sunday.
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stepped up the German government's pledge of financial aid to tsunami victims to $674 million US Wednesday as European nations moved to step up help to the devastated region.
THE British art market has been booming for the past two decades. And, surely, its success has largely been achieved on the back of the Tate.
There is widespread disgust at the murder of an anti-Syrian Lebanese MP in Beirut on the eve of a key vote.
It was a fitting farewell for a man   who once dreamed of being a rock star.
Can a word be an earworm, a tune that lodges itself in the brain and will not be moved?
Federal health authorities plan to supply California with at least half the doses the state government ordered from Chiron Corp., the East Bay company whose factory in England was shut down by British drug regulators last week.
PARIS : The Paris Club of creditor nations announced it had agreed to wipe out 80 percent of the money Iraq owes in three phases over three years.
Playbill - In Wisconsin, where audiences like their new musicals quirky and with lots of local color, Madison Repertory Theatre opens its season Sept. 20 with Muskie Love - a rare musical named after a freshwater game fish.
TAMPA - Inside the Bucs locker room, there was indisputable visual evidence that Michael Pittman accepted the blame for Sunday&#39;s 21-17 ridiculous loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Canadian rescue workers found five people crushed to death early on Sunday after working through the night to reach two cars buried under the rubble of an overpass that collapsed onto an expressway near Montreal.
By Sara Faiwell  sfaiwell@@dailyherald.com  What do you get when you cross a baby monitor and a science teacher?  Apparently, live feeds off a NASA space mission.
(Source: Computerworld) In November 2006, Computerworld invited IT respondents to participate in a survey on the management of their organizations' online channels. The goal of the survey was to better understand the involvement of the technology and business teams in management of and responsibility for the online channel. The survey was commissioned by TeaLeaf Technology, but data was gathered and tabulated independently by Computerworld Research. The following report represents top-line results of the survey conducted among 230 IT respondents.
A Somali independent radio station reports coming under sustained gunfire from government troops
Ten U.S. troops and two Iraqi troops  fighting alongside the Americans have been killed in the  offensive to take control of the rebel-held city Falluja, U.S.  military spokesmen said on Tuesday.
Newcastle drew 1-1 against visiting Sporting Lisbon to finish atop its group in European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup, while two-time champion Parma won its final match to advance to the next stage of the competition.
Joe Cole's late winner gives Premiership leaders Chelsea victory at Liverpool.
A new way to manipulate human embryonic stem cells offers hope of a treatment for muscular dystrophies.
The U.S. military said on Thursday a second bomb in two days using chlorine gas may have been a copycat attack amid concerns insurgents were broadening their range of weaponry to include crude chemical bombs.
Disgraced newspaper baron Conrad Black is calling it quits. Black is set to step down from the chairman&#39;s post of his newspaper empire Hollinger Inc.
Former President Bill Clinton checked into a Manhattan hospital for heart bypass surgery after X-rays revealed significant blockages in three or four coronary arteries.
The regional park operator is all wet -- literally.
TOKYO - Typhoon Meari landed on Kyushu on Wednesday morning and was moving northeast in Miyazaki Prefecture at 4 pm, bringing heavy rains and strong wind to southern and western Japan and causing the evacuation of residents and some injuries.
MANCHESTER - As Wayne Rooney steps closer to his Manchester United debut, club captain has Roy Keane warned the England striker not to trust anyone as he revealed a world of hangers-on and back-stabbers at Old Trafford.
Tradition goes that if you&#39;re lucky enough to shoot a hole-in-one, then you buy the drinks back at the clubhouse. Steve Percassi, 57, and his 28-year-old son, Steve Jr.
Russia said Friday &quot;terrorists&quot; were behind a passenger jet crash, as an Islamic group vowing support for Chechnya rebels claimed responsibility for that attack and the
New restrictions on baggage at some UK airports could confuse passengers, it is feared.
Whaleburgers are on the menu at Akiji Ichihara's restaurant to lure young customers, who tend to turn up their noses at boiled blubber or sliced raw whale.
The former chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Sir Philip Watts, petitioned a British regulatory body for permission to challenge some of its findings on Shell's oil reserves scandal.
Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia and British mobile operator Vodafone said they would collaborate to simplify mobile phone software using the Java computer language, paving the way for cheaper mobile phones in the long run.
While it didn't surprise me that Nintendo games dominated the top 10, I was appalled at what I learned. Check out this and other original content from CNET's blog network.
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A key probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program in Iraq was sharply critical of U.N.  management and found that the U.N. official running the  operation had steered oil contracts to a particular firm.
British American Tobacco the world's second biggest cigarette maker, beat forecasts with a 13.5 percent rise in third-quarter profits as upbeat trading from Italy and Russia offset Canadian problems and the strong pound.
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Britain's Lewis Hamilton pips McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso to pole at the US GP at Indianapolis.
Officials from cybersecurity company tells the U.S. Congress that a data breach notification bill with reasonable security practice requirements would protect Americans.
Straight-to-internet release bypasses cinemas The world's first \
A group of 20 Afghan women offered on Thursday to replace the three foreign Un hostages held hostage in Afghanistan for the past two weeks.
United Nations human rights  investigators on Wednesday called off a visit to Darfur after  Sudanese officials demanded the removal of the U.N.'s former  top rights official from the group.
Karl Malone's return to the NBA could be months away -- if he comes back at all. The Los Angeles Lakers said yesterday they don't know if the 41-year-old forward will play this season. Malone, who had surgery on his right knee in June, is a free agent and reportedly is being pursued by several teams. The Lakers will also ...
Would you like that tall, grande or grosso? Those among you looking to control your calorie intake would do well to think twice before wrapping your laughing gear round some high street coffees. Consumer group Which? has found that one Starbucks mocha contained no less than 628 calories, or \
Japan&#39;s Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a friend of hers from childhood and a civil servant at the Tokyo metropolitan government
Ryan McGinness, the graphic artist and designer, invited a passel of friends over on a soggy mid-November night to play parlor games.
NEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters Life!) - Do you still cringe over your teenage journal or poems you penned about unrequited love? Share your shame and end the pain, says the creator of a live show, Web site and now a book celebrating teenage angst.
Gears of War? Zelda? Make sure we consider your favorite for our end-of-year video game awards. The votes are rolling in, so nominate the one that stands above the rest in your world. In Game|Life.
Most Iraqis believe that no major or drastic change will take place in the war-torn country after the US elections since the coming White House
The Federal Communications  Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC's steamy  \
New York City banned most artificial trans fats from restaurants on Tuesday, forcing national fast-food chains and mom-and-pop diners alike to phase out artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
Scottish art rockers Franz Ferdinand, widely lauded as Britain's band of the moment, scooped the most nominations for the NME Awards to be held next month.
The 16 player field for the 2004 HSBC WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP to be played at Wentworth this week, October 14-17, is the most international in the 41 year history of the Championship, a fitting statistic for HSBC, the world&#39;s most international bank
MONTREAL (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin was cool Sunday to the idea of a national referendum on same-sex marriage and said handling the controversial issue should be left to Parliament.
A London court on Tuesday backed anindependent inquiry into an Iraqi civilian allegedly killed by British soldiers but ruled out judicial reviews into five other civilian deaths in southern Iraq.
There is no excuse for doctors having sexual relationships with their patients, an Australian medical ethics expert said yesterday.
Retailer's British site has begun taking advance orders for portable game player, which it says will go on sale March 18.
A couple accused of poisoning a three-year-old boy they wanted to adopt are found guilty of manslaughter.
Few American adults have bought prescription drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, according to a new study released on Sunday.
Software company Microsoft Corp.   said on Tuesday it had filed 26 lawsuits that allege  computer dealers sold illegal software.
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Tokyo stocks rose on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive session, as investors bet on optimistic forecasts for steel and shipping issues and hopes for a more robust economic recovery in Japan.
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A large Humboldt squid caught offshore from Sitka is among numerous sightings of a species seen for the first time in waters of the Far North, and the first of the species recovered from British Columbia waters.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.
Serbian President Boris Tadic says sorry for crimes committed in the name of the Serb people in Bosnia.
The intro to Monday Night Football should result in no scrutiny this time for ABC and the NFL.
Approximately half of the patients in the US with aggressive non-Hodgkin&#39;s lymphoma (NHL) are not receiving the full dose of chemotherapy that is recommended
The number of new viruses and worms aimed at Microsoft Corp.'s  ubiquitous Windows operating system rose 400 percent between January and June from the same year-earlier period, leading computer security company Symantec said on Sunday.
Wangari Maathai rose to prominence fighting for those most easily marginalised in Africa - poor women. The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize was praised by the awarding committee as &quot;a source
Recent data published by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows Apple leading the consumer computer industry with the the highest customer satisfaction.
Tim Cahill scored in injury time as Australia rescued a 1-1 draw against Oman in its opening Asia Cup match in Bangkok. Cahill, a midfielder who plays for Everton of the English Premier League, volleyed into the net from close range for Australia. Oman took the lead in the 32nd minute on a strike from Badar Mubarak.
SINGAPORE : The US dollar moved in a narrow range against the yen and euro in Asia on Monday as investors awaited US economic data and a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan later this week.
The search giant will index and tag local stories for 176 publications, while the papers will use Yahoo to power their classified listings, ad sales and local search. In Monkey Bites.
Johnny Nu\u00c3\u00b1ez uses his charm to gain valuable access in the world of hip-hip.
GPU manufacturer NVidia has successfully acquired physics processor maker Ageia Technologies, in a deal announced last week. The new parent told BetaNews today it could add PhysX technology into future GeForce GPU products as soon as possible.
Eight Dominican migrants died and 83 were  rescued on Friday when their overladen boat capsized in rough  seas off Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
A verdict is expected in the trial of six former Iraqi officials accused of crimes against the Kurds in the 1980s.
On the same day HP execs were being grilled by a House Subcommittee, Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it had sued 20 unnamed data brokers over fraudulent access of customer records related to HP's investigation.
(Rochester, NY) 11/09/04 -- Workers in some Rochester-area toy and game stores worked late Monday night as fans of &quot;Halo 2&quot; lined up to buy a copy of the X-Box game that went on sale at midnight.
Abdominal obesity is a bigger heart attack risk factor in Latin America than elsewhere, partly because of surging consumption of junk foods loaded with sugar and fat, researchers reported on Monday.
JUBA, Sudan  - A prominent Darfur rebel figure and five other smaller factions will not attend peace talks due to start this weekend in Libya, leaders said on Tuesday, casting doubt on prospects for a settlement.
Fathers are discouraged from taking paternity leave because they feel they will lose money, a report suggests.
LARNACA, Cyprus (BBC)-- Israeli jet fighters have forced an incoming Lufthansa airliner to land in Cyprus after a bomb alert that German officials had not considered serious.
Jobs are lost faster than they are created by Northern Ireland's economic agency, it has emerged.
Despite the technology industry&#39;s long campaign against the move, the nation&#39;s accounting rulemaker decided Thursday that companies next year must deduct the value of their stock options from their profits.
BETHESDA, Md.  - President Bush was declared to be  in \
Following President George W. Bush across the American landscape as he fights to keep his job for a second term, you more often than not must pass through the busier parts of town and enter the gates of a private enclave.
Talks on a multibillion-dollar deal for Russian state flag carrier Aeroflot to buy 22 Boeing 787s are on hold, and frosty relations between Russia and the United States could be to blame, a Russian airline official said Thursday.
The Zionist army\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attacks on residential areas in Gaza reached a peak over the past week. So far, at least 63 defenseless people from Gaza have been martyred in Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military operation, codenamed Days of Penitence.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast  - South African President  Thabo Mbeki said Sunday he was ready to make concrete proposals  to revive a peace process in Ivory Coast after visiting the  rebel-held north of the country on a mediation mission.
A parent is challenging a judge's decision in favour of schools being given copies of Al Gore's film.
MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Brett Favre is headed to the playoffs for the 10th time in 13 years with the Green Bay Packers. Mike Tice hopes to go to the postseason for the first time as coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
NASHVILLE -- Cedric Houston ran for three touchdowns and No. 15 Tennessee clinched the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division title yesterday with its 22d straight victory over Vanderbilt, 38-33.
Prescription only, sadly California residents with a genuine need to skin up can now avail themselves of marijuana vending machines, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp.  KMRT.O will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck &  Co. S.N in a $11.5 billion deal unveiled on Wednesday that  will create the third-largest U.S. retailer.
Prime Minister Paul Martin won't commit to sending troops to help rebuild Iraq despite growing pressure on world leaders to do more for the war-torn country.
German phone giant Deutsche Telekom said Saturday it plans to buy back full control of its Internet unit by next year to profit from burgeoning demand for broadband Internet services, a move that could cost the company euro2.9 billion (US&#36;3.6 billion).
Arab nations want the U.N.  Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a  major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised  objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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Hurricane Ivan roared into the Gulf of  Mexico on Tuesday, spurring evacuations along the U.S. coast  and shutting down some oil production after ripping off roofs  and downing trees and power lines when it grazed western Cuba.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a company that owns patents to a widely used Ethernet standard, saying the patent owner was attempting to collect huge license fees despite a prior commitment to the contrary.
Confronted by mounting U.S. and U.N. pressure, Iran has been steadily shifting its trade from West to East and, with the benefit of record high oil prices, is likely to be able to withstand the new U.S. sanctions, according to U.S., European and Iranian analysts.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Reigning champions Brazil turned on the style to beat outclassed Bolivia, 3-1, here yesterday to stay firmly on course for the 2006 World Cup finals.
A state where charter schools have been growing fast - and running into troubles - is now debating a new approach
RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - Fatah, the dominant Palestinian faction, has chosen Mahmoud Abbas as its candidate for president to replace Yasser Arafat.
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France's Hubert Bourdy and VDL Groep Eve des Etisses triumphed on home turf at the weekend, when they won the ninth leg of the FEI World Cup Jumping qualifiers in Bordeaux.
Rawalpindi's police chief stopped doctors at the hospital where Benazir Bhutto died from conducting an autopsy, according to a lawyer on the hospital's board.
WASHINGTON -- A former POW resigned as a volunteer to President Bush&#39;s re-election campaign Saturday after it was learned that he appeared in an anti-John Kerry ad sponsored by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain lost ground to his presidential rivals over support for what his opponents called \
R&B singer Mary J. Blige, dubbed the \
JAKARTA (Antara): The Indonesian police detectives are still working to find the house where the Australian Embassy bomb was made.
A week after losing some support as the No. 1 team, Southern California got it right back. Top-ranked USC received 52 first-place votes, four more than last week, and 1,610 points in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. In the previous poll, Southern Cal lost three first-place votes.
The Afghan army killed four insurgents on Sunday, the Defense Ministry said, the first fighting near the former Taliban stronghold of Musa Qala since it was captured from the militants five days ago.
Recent reports that Nokia is in talks to buy Palm surprise some analysts, who nonetheless said some type of buyout might make sense.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Elan Corp. and Biogen Idec rose in after-hours trading Tuesday after Tysabri, a drug used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The good news about the latest blockbuster-drug debacle, this one involving the arthritis medication Celebrex, is that the consumer-protection system -- such as it is -- appears to have worked.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is hampered by having to report to 88 congressional committees and subcommittees, the Washington Post said.
Vincent Lecavalier, Joe Sakic and Brad Richards scored in the second period to lead Canada to a 3-1 over the United States in a World Cup of Hockey exhibition game Wednesday night.
Boyd Gaming (BYD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has acquired 13 acres adjacent to the southwest side of its Stardust Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, the casino operator said in a regulatory filing.
PHILADELPHIA - Closer Billy Wagner and reliever Felix Rodriguez will be back with the Philadelphia Phillies for another season. The Phillies exercised an option Friday for Wagner that will pay him $9 million next season.
Allstate Corp.  the second largest home and auto insurer in the United States, on Wednesday said profits fell largely because of hurricane related damage claims.
The Indian tour of Bangladesh will go ahead after the national foreign ministry gave their stamp of approval after a thorough security assessment.
Energy deals will take centre stage on the second day Friday of the visit to Bulgaria of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid criticism that while seeking to profit from the contracts, Bulgaria seals its total dependence on Russia for its energy sources.
Last week, the chairman of Liberty Media, John C. Malone, said he might increase Liberty's voting interest in the News Corporation.
There might still be a spotless season on the NFL horizon this year.
Remember that economic downturn? 9/11? The war in Iraq? Spiking oil prices, and airline fuel surcharges?
The N96, due out in September, features a slightly larger screen, as well as an upgraded mapping program.
A judge orders the home secretary to bring back a young asylum seeker taken in a dawn raid.
Norwegian police hunt robbers who bundled a version of  Edvard Munch's The Scream out of an Oslo museum.
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Tuesday he has received the results of a long-awaited investigation into car bombings that claimed 33 lives on one day in 1974 -- the deadliest terrorist strike in Irish ...Comment
The US government unveiled plans on Thursday for a revised computer-based program using personal information to identify airline passengers who may pose a threat to air travel.
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New health secretary admits 'emergency approach' to reform has lost confidence of doctors and nurses.
A teenager is jailed for six years for causing the death by dangerous driving of a man in Belfast.
ATLANTA - Heavy suitcases aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only things weighing down airplanes and requiring them to burn more fuel, pushing up the cost of flights.
Dear Tom and Ray: I was pretty freaked out recently to learn that more than 20 2003-04 Honda CR-Vs had caught fire after their first oil change.
It was a night for standing, for 36,910-person ovations, for Curt Schilling tipping his cap after seven innings of scintillating splitters, for Trot Nixon's return to Boston, for Kevin Youkilis motoring around third base to reach home plate -- standing! -- on an inside-the-park home run. But, in the end, the standing that the fans of Boston were left with ...
The Liberal Democrats make changes to their front bench, in readiness for a possible snap general election in 2007.
A Philippine navy officer who led an attempted coup against the government four years ago was declared elected to the Senate on Thursday, underlining the unpopularity of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell will tell a Senate panel whether the United States believes genocide is being committed in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, the State Department said.
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How nice it would be if eating one simple food could bring relief to all those Americans who become walking bait for mosquitoes each summer.
The UK Independence Party is to campaign as \
Apple, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, said it would voluntarily recall about 28,000 rechargeable batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook G4 notebooks.
The President tries to rally the country with good news on Iraq, but some Republicans question why he took the risk
A Marine fires on a wounded man in a Fallujah mosque, and the world asks: Was it a war crime?
A furious China has shut down over 1,600 Internet cafes and arrested people in a bid to curb the menace of content which is harmful to public morality.
BOSTON - A 94-year-old woman who won a $5.6 million dollar Megabucks lottery drawing in September wants to get the cash now instead of a 20-year annuity payout.
Tory leader Michael Howard promises his party would tackle \
Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) tied with former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson (R) in an Election 2008 match-up. Both candidates attract support from 45% of voters. Given a Clinton-Thompson match-up, 5% of voters say they&#39;d pull the lever for some other candidate and 4% are not sure.
The son of a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation and 600 hours of community service on two drug convictions.
A new DNA test to screen for colon cancer outperformed the existing standard test that looks for blood in the stool, but it is still far less precise than a colonoscopy, researchers reported today.
Cuban state TV shows new photos of President Fidel Castro, who is believed to be recovering from surgery.
The US military denied that the toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was on hunger strike in his American detention centre. &quot;This absolutely does not involve Saddam.
WASHINGTON - The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a massive reorganization of the intelligence community. The bill calls for the most dramatic changes in half a century.
Pupils at a County Antrim school are told to take a second day off as their teachers remain on strike.
On Wednesday, girls across Sweden  took part in an age-old celebration of light. They donned white  robes tied with red sashes, settled crowns of candles on their  heads, and served their families coffee.
Nineteen South Korean  Christian volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan  for six weeks returned home to an uncomfortable welcome on  Sunday, thanking their government for winning their release.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda   Rajapaksa called on the separatist Tamil Tigers on Wednesday to   give up violence and embrace democracy and the peace process,   including international negotiations brokered by Norway.
Food costs went up again but consumers finally got a break at the gas pumps in June, helping to lower inflation to the smallest increase in five months.
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Scientists say the government is failing to take advantage of scientific developments in the fight to prevent a flu pandemic.
Shares of Oragenics Inc. jumped after the biotechnology company reported Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration allowed it to proceed with safety trials on a lifelong tooth decay protection rinse that
With Oracle&#39;s $9.2 billion tender offer for PeopleSoft set to expire Friday, David A. Duffield, PeopleSoft&#39;s chief executive, accused Oracle on Thursday of spreading
Few in the Indian corporate world would deny (at least off-the-record), that there is nobody quite like Reliance when it comes to stealth warfare.
The pick-up in prices will complicate efforts by the Fed as it tries to stave off a slowdown in economic growth.
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The Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been closed to tourists after a suspicious liquid and envelope were found, CNN reported on Monday.
A soldier dies and three are hurt when their armoured vehicle overturns en route to the Black Watch's new base in Iraq.
Herbert Hainer, the chief executive of Adidas, says his company is using major athletic events like the Super Bowl and the Summer Olympics in its battle to catch up with and surpass Nike.
(Source: Dell & VMWare) Business continuity and disaster recovery are critical to managing risks in a successful business.  Between 60-90% of companies that don't have a proactive disaster recovery plan find themselves out of business within 24 months of experiencing a major disaster.  This VMware white paper discusses how to make disaster recovery cost effective with virtual infrastructure.
delaying retirement and ready to walk away from the ALH bid &quot;if the price is wrong&quot;. Picture:Jim Rice. After delaying his retirement while he tries
A Shippensburg University football player died after becoming ill while running sprints during practice Tuesday, the university said.
'High risk creative' on out of control web A Yahoo-owned advertising network became the unwitting ally of cyber crooks after it spewed millions of Trojan-laced banner ads on MySpace, PhotoBucket and other websites.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A former stable hand of the glamour model Jordan has benefit fraud charges against her dropped.
The United Nations Security Council debates Israel's blockade of Gaza, with angry exchanges between envoys.
All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait. The reality is that the Americans are no closer now than they were two years ago.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. expect their merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.
Virgin Mobile USA Inc. filed with U.S.  regulators on Friday to raise up to $506 million in an initial  public offering of Class A common stock, up from its earlier  filing to raise up to $100 million.
THE Spanish football federation yesterday opened a disciplinary file against national coach Luis Aragones - but anti-racism campaigners expect him to be let off with a warning.
At least 10 Iraqi policemen were killed in a gun battle with insurgents south of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said.
Iraq News, The two-day conference in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh will start with a meeting of the foreign ministers of Iraq, its six neighbours and Egypt.
U.S. District Judge Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. ordered Sanford Wallace and his companies to remove any software scripts from their Web sites that exploit security vulnerabilities in some versions of Internet Explorer.
Glenn Robinson and Samuel Dalembert have been demoted from the Philadelphia 76ers&#39; starting lineup, coach Jim O&#39;Brien announced Tuesday as he put the first stamp on his new team.
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Historians and survivors of Japan's  surprise air attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 are  using the latest online technology to preserve their memories  of the day that drew the United States into World War II.
Brush fires that appeared to be the work of arsonists burned out of control Sunday along the coast of Hawaii's largest island, sending hundreds of people fleeing inland, officials said.
Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area&#39;s technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering further regulatory measures, including withdrawal from the market, of Pfizer&#39;s arthritis treatment Celebrex.
The woman credited with establishing Cobol as the language of business, would be pleased to know it still underpins applications.
Lahaina, Hawaii - Erek Hansen jumped as high as his 6-foot 11-inch frame would allow, arms reaching toward the rafters of the tiny gymnasium across the street from the Pacific Ocean.
ABU DIS, West Bank  - Palestinians in 26 municipalities across the West Bank began voting in the first council elections in 28 years which will act as an electoral barometer for next month&#39;s presidential ballot.
For the first time ever, Silverstone is not on the provisional 2005 calendar, which must be ratified by the FIA world council on 13 October.
Building sea defences could increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas of England and Wales, a report claims.
L'Atletico Mineiro ha alzato il prezzo di Diego Alves, il portiere brasiliano che piace alla Lazio. ...
The oranges flew from the stands onto the turf and exploded on impact as a topsy-turvy game came to a wild end with USC&#39;s national title hopes still thriving.
President Bush summoned support from Democrats whose &quot;dreams and goals are not found in the far left wing&quot; of their own party on Wednesday in a late-campaign appeal for crossover votes.
NEW YORK  - Although the potential connection between dietary fiber and colorectal cancer has long held an attraction for both medical researchers and the general public, investigators report that the results of a large new study do not support this link.
ASIA/INDIA - Riaperta dopo il restauro una Basilica dedicata alla Vergine Maria nello stato del Karnataka: un luogo di pace e di armonia interreligiosa Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - Oltre 30mila fedeli devoti alla Vergine Maria hanno partecipato di recente alla solenne celebrazione di riapertura al culto della Basilica di Santa Maria , nei pressi di Bangalore, nello stato del Karnataka (India Sudoccid...
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Sept. 25 -- Pope Benedict XVI assured Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to dialogue, in an unprecedented encounter designed to defuse anger over his use of a quotation suggesting their faith was spread by the sword.
Finally! After 18 months, PeopleSoft Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp. for $26.50 a share in cash, or around $10.3 billion, after rebuffing several offers and being taken to court for instituting a controversial takeover defense.
ZURICH/GENEVA  - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG dug in for a takeover battle for Ventana Medical Systems Inc. on Tuesday as the U.S. company's shares traded above Roche's $3 billion hostile offer price.
The company has placed chief credit officer Sandra W. Jansky and controller Jorge Arrieta on paid administrative leave until the review is completed.
Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as  \
More than a week after her son mysteriously died beside her hospital bed, Anna Nicole Smith remained out of sight in the Bahamas as officials said only that his death was not a suicide or homicide.
Better Life Technology has developed unique roll-out garage flooring that beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes up to 10&#39; wide available. Helps prevent concrete damage.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took top honors on Thursday night at the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the video game industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s equivalent of the Oscars.
Tony Blair has signed the new EU constitution as Foreign Secretary Jack Straw indicated any referendum on the treaty will not be held until 2006.
Japan says it is checking reports that the body of an Asian man has been found in northern Iraq, following expiration of an execution deadline for a Japanese national set by militants demanding the withdrawal of all Japanese troops in Iraq.
Federal prosecutors and Big Tobacco lawyers will storm into legal war Tuesday in a $280 billion megatrial and fraud case that could cripple the leading US cigarette firms if they lose.
Jason Campbell passed for a career-high 297 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Auburn to a 38-20 rout of Arkansas on Saturday.
Research suggests that companies bought by private equity firms are not the massive destroyers of jobs they have been accused of.
Hybrio rechargeable batteries are ready to use right from the store and can be recharged up to 500 times.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Second of three parts URAMO BEACH, Nigeria -- It was just a shack made of cardboard and bamboo.
The Dreamliner rollout will be a big, fancy shindig at Boeing's Everett, Wash., facility, where the company also makes 747s, as well as other planes. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
More than 900 inmates have contracted a fungal infection that can be lethal, and experts are asking why.
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. will get a $209-million (US) reduction in the price it paid DaimlerChrysler AG in 2001 for the German company&#39;s rail equipment division.
The Iraq war gave us Baghdad Bob, the Iraqi information minister who, while American troops patrolled nearby streets, held a defiant news conference to proclaim that there were no U.S. forces in the city.
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling African National Congress party opened a leadership conference on Sunday which could determine who becomes the country's next president.
Although Big Ten co-champion Michigan will play in the Rose Bowl, the New Year&#39;s Day game will have a Texas twist to it. After losing Pac-10 champion Southern Cal to the national championship Orange Bowl, Rose
Eco-activist Julia Butterfly Hill's nonfiction book \
Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in August although managers seemed more willing to hire new workers, according to an industry survey published today.
High-end television prices are  heading below $1,500, a price point that should open the market  to a whole new group of consumers, the chief executive of Texas  Instruments Inc TXN.N said on Thursday.
Sir Hugh Orde will be asked by the Policing Board to describe the current threat posed by dissident republicans.
The African Union (AU) has issued a 24-hour deadline to the Sudanese Government and Darfur rebels to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region over the past two weeks.
A secret deal is struck to allow the US to station Son of Star Wars missiles in the UK, claims a newspaper.
Kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said on Thursday they expect the government to  release 26 Taliban prisoners in exchange for their hostages  before the Muslim Eid festival this weekend.
The beauty of the NHL salary cap is that every storm can be weathered. No matter how crazy things look, no matter how perplexing or troublesome or outright wacky, no team can assemble a roster that pays more than $44 million (up from $39 million last season) to the rank and file.
Leading hardware and software firms join a campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from computers by cutting energy use.
The abrupt decision to discontinue the drug was a shocking disappointment for Pfizer and for people who suffer from heart disease.
UK research organisations are expected to back scientific experiments on monkeys after an 18-month review.
Chicago Bulls&#39; Andres Nocioni, left, of Argentina, dribbles past Golden State Warriors&#39; Calbert Cheaney in the first half in Oakland, Calif.
A member of the Georgian presidential clemency commission has committed suicide, police said Saturday, two days after the death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania. Officials denied any political connection between the victim and the premier.
At least 486 people have died in violent clashes following Kenya's disputed elections, the police say.
The Chicago White Sox wasted an opportunity to gain ground in their increasingly futile bid for the AL wild-card berth.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy, the Iraq war and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and continued their war of words over Bush's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War.
International Data Machines Corp. (IBM) reported that it will release the design of its blade servers openly to potentional consumers.
SYDNEY : An investigation has been ordered into whether the media was tipped off before a car bombing that caused Australia&#39;s first casualties in the Iraq conflict, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.
Hungarians vote in local polls two weeks after protests over the prime minister's admission that he lied.
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Among online daters, there is a rising sense that it's not so easy to download love.
To help shoppers avoid mislabeled toxic pufferfish and pilots steer clear of birds, federal agencies are starting to tap into an ambitious project that is gathering DNA \
June's comps suggest the fast-food giant is playing to win.
Novell has spent years battling Microsoft. Maybe this time it will work.
Deutsche Telekom AG's mobile phone arm, T-Mobile, said Thursday it would likely shed 2,200 jobs &#151; about 10 percent of its work force &#151; in order to save &#36;195 million over the next two years. It said the cuts will be in Europe.
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A Turkish film about fear overwhelming a true believer when he is caught up in religious corruption has been chosen as the best movie at the 13th Sarajevo Film Festival.
Those often furious, sometimes deadly Santa Ana winds contributing to the Southern California wildfires are a phenomenon of geography as well as meteorology.
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At least one local health department has set guidelines for who may received flu vaccine that are tougher than the limits spelled out in an emergency order from the state.
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A childminder is jailed for three years after being found guilty of killing a four-month-old baby.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - A keychain device that enables people to turn off TVs just about anywhere is flying off the shelves, its inventor says.
Exit polls in the re-run of Ukraine's presidential election Sunday said liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko had beaten Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich by a wide margin.
By the most conservative estimate, we are now waiting for the third coming of John Travolta, who has been alternately admired and turned into a joke for nearly three decades.
Blog: Codemasters Online Gaming announces plans for a game version of Dirty Dancing to coincide with the film's 20th anniversary.
Mark Thatcher planned to leave South Africa, say investigators into his alleged involvement in a coup plot.
A battle royal shaping up between Barry Diller and John C. Malone over IAC/Interactive is not about their personal differences, despite the juicy material this provides.
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The electricity and enthusiasm in Freedom Hall was absolutely incredible Saturday afternoon. In the end, Kentucky got a great win and Louisville had a heartbreaking loss.
Spanish police intercepted a ship belonging to US deep-sea explorer firm Odyssey on Thursday, officials said, in a row over a massive treasure haul recovered from a sunken wreck in the Atlantic.
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Technology shares fell on Friday as  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O dragged on the Nasdaq after the  software maker's revenue forecast late on Thursday lagged  analysts' expectations. Blue chips were little changed.
THENS, Aug. 17  American shot-putter John Godina walked into the ancient Olympic stadium at Olympia when he arrived there earlier this week and the history he had studied in college came to life before his eyes.
With the expiration of the NHL&#39;s collective bargaining agreement, the league locked out its players at midnight Wednesday. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced earlier in the
A team at Toronto University found immature cells in the pancreas of adult mice that were able to develop into cells that produce insulin.
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Trying to crash the BCS party, No. 14 Utah hopes to stop a recent trend against New Mexico when the Mountain West Conference rivals meet Friday.
Life expectancy in the United States has increased to almost 78 years, the country's highest on record, amid a downturn in deaths from heart disease, cancer and stroke, according to new federal estimates published on Wednesday.
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When communist rulers cracked down on Poland's Solidarity movement in 1981, Malgorzata Niezabitowska risked prison to smuggle out photographs of tanks on Warsaw's streets and police turning water cannons on protesters.
Scientists say the number of cases of humans being infected with bird flu may have been underestimated.
Of all the rebels who now form the new Chinese art establishment, Zhang Huan remains one of the harder figures to pin down.
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A new breed of wearable robotic vehicles that envelop drivers are being developed by Toyota.
Boston College dominates Notre Dame in the second half and wins 24-23 on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Paul Peterson to Tony Gonzalez with less than a minute left.
For Los Angeles and its residents, the debate over closing the trauma center at Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center was heated, emotional and political.
A fuel tank falling from an Iranian plane  could have caused an explosion in Iran's Bushehr province,  where the country is building a nuclear power plant, Iran state  television said on Wednesday.
Dell Inc.  said on Friday it hired the head of Motorola Inc.'s  mobile phone unit to oversee a new global consumer division, making him the second high-profile executive hired since Michael Dell returned as CEO to the company he founded.
Revenue sees its largest growth spurt in four quarters, despite pressure from lower prices and virtualization software.
Brisk walking along with abdominal muscle stimulation can improve fitness and appearance, NI researchers find.
I have been to zero gravity and flown like Superman. This is something that only astronauts and the stars of Apollo 13 have done before.
Company's employees have been posting their thoughts on tech topics.
DENVER (Billboard) - In recent weeks, two of the more  high-profile acts that weren't selling their music as ringtones  have given in.
For the first time in his life, he has sacrificed bits of his flamboyant lifestyle in the name of physical fitness. He has worked diligently on his game.
Police and Roads Service are to discuss the traffic chaos that followed a fatal accident on the M2 near Belfast.
So you may have heard: Paris Hilton was ticketed the other day for driving with a suspended license. Not huge news, even by celebrity-gossip standards. Here at The Associated Press, we put out an initial item of some 300 words. But it actually meant more to us than that. It meant the end of our experimental blackout on news about Paris Hilton.
An Islamist extremist who hatched a plot to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier then publish the footage on the Internet was jailed for life on Monday.
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New Yorkers pay the highest state and  local taxes in the nation, shelling out nearly $131 for every  $1,000 of income in 2002, according to a new study.
The U.S. declaration that government-backed militiamen have committed genocide in Darfur is a \
A woman convicted of murder and given a life sentence in the stabbing death of a teenage rival lost a new bid for freedom Tuesday in her long-running appeals battle.
Phoenix Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo underwent successful prostate cancer surgery in New York on Thursday, the team said.
An American woman has died after being wounded by a suicide bomber in Kabul, the US military said, taking the death toll from the attack on a crowded shopping street popular with foreigners to two.
Seemingly taunting Osama bin Laden, President Bush's homeland security adviser said Sunday the fugitive al-Qaida leader is \
Singer Christina Aguilera gives birth to her first child, a boy named Max, she announces on her website.
Ford Motor Co.  has reached a deal  to sell its British race car unit Aston Martin to an investor  consortium led by racing team boss and chief executive of  Prodrive Ltd David Richards, an adviser on the deal, said on  Monday.
DECEMBER 20, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - SAN FRANCISCO -- A newly reported security problem in Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Internet Explorer Web browser allows attackers to create a fake Web site that looks exactly like a genuine site.
France's justice minister wants to know why someone sent her a severed finger in the mail, a ministry spokesman said Monday.
Bamiyan\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s Buddhist relics are once again the focus of debate: Is it possible to restore the great Buddhas?
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to serve her prison sentence for lying over  a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her  \
US stocks fell on Thursday, led by a decline in the technology sector following a batch of sales warnings from chip makers and a jump in oil prices to nearly $43 a barrel.
Natural gas utility AGL Resources Inc. on Friday said the Securities and Exchange Commission approved its purchase of financially troubled NUI Corp.
Senate Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission yesterday to slap tighter controls on media ownership, public-interest broadcasting and television violence.
SEOUL - French carmaker Renault plans to invest 600 billion won ($573.1 million) in South Korea over the next three years, its chairman said on Tuesday.
TEOCO Corporation, the leading provider of cost and revenue management   solutions to the communications and entertainment industries, today   announced that it recently held its Communications & Entertainment   Summit on September 19-20, 2006 at the Tower Club in Vienna, VA.
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European steel firms lodge a complaint with the European Commission against Asian imports.
Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog that it agreed to a European Union deal to voluntarily stop uranium conversion from Nov. 22, to ward off US calls that the Islamic Republic
Imprisoned Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti is a serious challenger to interim leader Mahmoud Abbas in the January 9 elections to replace Yasser Arafat, according to polls published on Monday.
Iraqi oil output is now back above the levels seen before the 2003 invasion, says the International Energy Agency.
At the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, audio manufacturers -- of both home and portable devices -- are expected to be adding a variety of wireless features. We take a look at this and other top trends in audio electronics.
Britain's Helen Reeves claims bronze in the women's kayak , but Stuart McIntosh misses out in the C1 final.
-- The government's own preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in a study earlier this week and suggests that as many as 60,000 to 100,000 heart attacks might be linked to its use since it came on the market eight years ago, a leading member of Congress...
In the Major League Baseball playoffs, the New York Yankees overcame a late-game deficit to beat the host Minnesota Twins 6-5 and advance to the American League Championship series.
The drugmaker said it is weighing cost cuts that could eliminate 10 percent of its work force over a three-year period.
E-Poll, a leading online polling community ranked a total of 3,000 Hollywood celebrities to rate the hottest woman in Hollywood. Surprisingly, the poll discovered that older stars are the hottest, with 36 being the average age of the top 15 actresses.
Nike Inc. NKE.N boosted its  quarterly dividend by 25 percent on Monday, citing strong cash  flow and growth prospects as the world's biggest athletic shoe  company has racked up record revenue and soaring profits the  past few years.
The Court of Appeal rejects a challenge to  a decision to allow a mobile phone mast near three Yorkshire schools.
Even more extreme AirPort Extreme Do Apple's latest iMacs ship with an 802.11n Wi-Fi card? Photos of the Core 2 Duo-based all-in-one consumer computer certainly imply as much, but users will have to install and run Windows Vista to see it for themselves.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A federal prosecutor said Thursday that a Secret Service ink expert lied repeatedly during the Martha Stewart trial, perhaps because he thought the lies \
CAIRO, Dec. 21 -- Night and day, the farmers of the island in the Nile keep watch at the lapping brown edge of the river for the return of the Egyptian army. When the island's mosques call the Muslims to prayer, Christian farmers take the watch.
Cuban leader accuses US of spreading disinformation about attacks.
The Air Force has sent three cargo planes to central Africa to provide transport and other help for African peacekeepers going to Darfur, the violent region of western Sudan where 70,000 people have died in 20 months of warfare.
Pushing back at what they say has been one of the most secretive administrations in decades, congressional Democrats are marking \
A man denies claims at the Old Bailey that he stalked and killed women over a three-year period.
LAS VEGAS -- In their most heated confrontation yet over Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush exchanged bitter charges Thursday, with Kerry saying Bush is living in a &quot;fantasy world&quot; as Iraq crumbles, and the
The designer of the Mercury space capsules that took the first Americans into orbit has died at age 83, NASA announced Sunday. Maxime Faget led the space agency&#39;s engineering and development branch
'Welcome to Japan, Mr Bond' Actor Tetsuro Tamba, who played Japanese Secret Service supremo Tiger Tanaka in You Only Live Twice, has died aged 84, the Hollywood Reporter reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
FALLUJAH: US warplanes launched fresh air strikes overnight around the rebel-held city of Fallujah, killing about 63 foreign fighters loyal to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the US military said on Friday.
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Julia Roberts has given birth to a boy and a girl more than a month early in a Southern California hospital. Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder entered the world in the early hours of Sunday morning - and both are said to be healthy.
Pushing back against the Democratic-led Congress, Bush plans to veto a bill Wednesday that would have eased restraints on federally funded embryonic stem-cell research. Bush has used his veto pen three times -- twice on the stem-cell issue.
FDA advisory panel gives the nod to its heart drug.
About 4,000 customers could be at risk after a worker at a Jamba Juice store in San Jose, California, developed hepatitis A, the chief medical officer for Santa Clara County said on Thursday.
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - US Airways Group, trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this week, in its first move since filing for protection against creditors over the weekend.
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TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, freshly elected but under fire for vague economic policies, rolled out a crack team of top financial ministers Tuesday that combines academic know-how with veteran experience to keep the recovery of the world's second-largest economy from fizzling.
Japan's economy grows just 0.1% in the third quarter, hit by faltering exports and a slowdown in corporate investment.
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Can a turkey fly? It certainly can try, especially when we're talking about a young company pitching big plans to public investors. Consider Pogo Jets Inc. and its planned initial public stock offering.
Electronic textiles have applications far beyond cool shirts.
Protected by US Black Hawk helicopters, Tony Blair has flown into Iraq in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost prospects for Iraqi elections and cheer UK troops before Christmas.
The United States military said on   Wednesday it had found no evidence that the Iraqi government   and its police were behind Shi'ite sectarian death squads   murdering Sunnis in Baghdad.
As rock bands blasted and tailgate parties served up barbecue and brew, thousands of people poured into the streets Monday night, hoping to forget about Hurricane Katrina during a Mardi Gras-like celebration of the Saints' first home game since the storm.
Jurors in the Scott Peterson case ask to view the boat prosecutors claim he used to dispose of his wife&#39;s body. So far, the jury has asked to see multiple pieces of evidence, including the 14-foot boat.
The poll by the nation&#39;s largest advocacy group for seniors also found that nearly 50 percent of those surveyed believe marijuana has medical benefits.
President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nayahan -- who united seven feuding sheikhdoms and used oil revenues to
GamesAreFun has screenshots and info on the upcoming PStwo that will be released in the US on November 1. In other Playstation news, Yahoo!
Test pilot makes successful foray into space on rocket ship. But there was some drama... THE spectators on the ground gasped as the rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds.
As more families decide to stay in the city, the demand for the limited number of large apartments is far outstripping the supply.
British leader Tony Blair on Sunday became the longest-serving Labour prime minister, holding down the top job for 2,838 days and with no intention of letting go just yet.
People who have difficulty recognizing familiar smells could be experiencing an early sign of Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to a study published Monday.
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A U.N. meeting harpooned a Japanese bid  Tuesday to ease curbs on trade in whale products, but a defiant  Tokyo accused the West of \
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The Warner Bros. film, Blood Diamond, has the diamond industry concerned that moviegoers may walk out of cinemas with the idea that all diamonds are tainted
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Superstar Hollywood couple Brad  Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have separated after 4 1/2 years of  marriage, but they remain \
With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for.
The Washington Redskins mustered little offence until a desperate rally fell short in a 17-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It was the Redskins&#39; fourth straight home loss, a slide Joe Gibbs - a Hall of Fame
Cell phone giant Vodafone Group PLC, which has spent years struggling to recoup billions spent on 3G licences, finally launched the cutting-edge service Wednesday in much of Europe and introduced or beefed up its operation in a dozen other countries.
Nunatak, the house band at a research station on the frozen continent, will play 'Live Earth.' Outside. In fingerless gloves.
Princes William and Harry plan to mark the 10th anniversary of their mother Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley Stadium in London, newspapers reported on Sunday.
BRUSSELS- Prime Minister Stanislav Gross (CSSD) indicated that it is not yet entirely clear whether the Czech Republic will hold a referendum on the EU constitutional treaty, and if so, when it will take place.
Pope John Paul II is said to be improving after a respiratory infection, as he spends a second night in hospital.
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 24: Aware of Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dependence on India to market its gas, New Delhi is dragging its feet even as Tehran pumped up the gas on the proposed Iran-India pipeline traversing through Pakistan.
Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
Internet phone service Sipphone has charged Vonage Holdings and retailer Fry&#39;s Electronics with false advertising for failing to adequately disclose limitations on hardware that allows phone calls to be placed over a broadband connection.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Washington   Democrat who voted to authorize military force in Iraq, easily   dispatched an anti-war rival to win her party's primary on   Tuesday.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 2004-12-02 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Accessing satellite radio on mobile phones would be possibile in the next five years. Hugh Panero, chief executive officer, XM Satellite Radio Holdings, has confirmed that his company is
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Milan fashion is undergoing a mood swing. Donatella Versace's soft and gentle collection, which closed this round of preview showings, is proof that at least for next summer, Italian designers are taking their minds off sex.
US Airways Group Inc.  is set  to meet representatives of bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc.   and a key group of its creditors in New York on  Thursday, sources familiar with the matter said.
IBM, which revolutionised the global computer industry when it launched its first desktop in 1981, has sold its PC business to a Chinese group in a $1.75bn (\u00c2\u00a3900m) deal, it was confirmed today.
WASHINGTON - Boeing Co. said Wednesday it had successfully launched its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket for the first time, but a demonstration satellite was placed at a lower orbit than planned.
NEW YORK  - More women may want to develop  a taste for seaweed, if animal research is any indication of  the food's potential cancer-fighting ability.
Shashi Kapoor will inaugurate the festival.
As if TJX Cos. didn't have enough problems, the Framingham retailer is embroiled in an odd legal fight with Pier 1 Imports Inc. over what defines a competitor.
Six people are killed and at least 36 injured in a passenger train derailment in northern Spain.
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Andre Agassi's brilliant 20-year   career ended at the U.S. Open on Sunday after he lost to German   qualifier Benjamin Becker 7-5 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the third-round.
The Federal Reserve didn&#39;t surprise anyone yesterday, as its policy-making body increased its key interest rate by one quarter percent, to 2 percent.
A smoking ban in enclosed public spaces will begin in Wales on 2 April next year, it is revealed.
Third seed Elena Dementieva, who collapsed with cramp while serving for the match, recovered to defeat Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Wednesday.
The Nikkei average was up 0.37 percent in  mid-morning trade on Thursday as a recovery in the dollar  helped auto makers among other exporters, but trade was slow as  investors waited for important Japanese economic data.
Pakistan fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar took six wickets between them as England were dismissed for a modest 202 in the first one-day international at Sophia Gardens.
No more Japanese nuclear reactors need to  be closed for inspections, the operators said on Wednesday  after submitting reports ordered by the government following  Japan's deadliest nuclear industry accident last week.
US rock singer Melissa Etheridge revealed that she is suffering from breast cancer and has scrapped a North American concert tour to undergo surgery.
Microsoft issues a security advisory noting several versions of its Microsoft Office Excel software contain vulnerabilities that attackers are targeting.
and a small but determined group of engineering graduate students is organizing to get the word out. Members of the campus chapter of
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Opposition leader Shimon Peres said  on Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to  assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing  far-right fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.
ROMA, 23 OTTOBRE 2004 - Schede, indicazioni di pedinamenti e controlli sul presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, e sul presidente uscente della Commissione europea, Romano Prodi. Sono queste le ultime
Roomba maker set to build mechanoid legions Noted droid manufacturer iRobot has this week landed a major contract from the US Army, after the deal had initially been awarded to a competitor. However, iRobot successfully argued that its rival, Robotic FX, had stolen its technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Richard Seymour was a 22-year-old rookie from the University of Georgia when he played in his first NFL season and promptly won a Super Bowl, aiding in the upset of heavily favored St. Louis by sacking Rams quarterback Kurt Warner for a 7-yard loss. Here's his view of the three championship seasons, and the current undefeated Patriots team as it ...
Andrey Illarionov, Economic Advisor to President Putin, told reporters he did not see any real reason to sell Yuganskneftegaz, YUKOS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s key production asset.
Financial bookmakers were predicting further losses on the London equities market on Tuesday, extending losses after Monday's largest one-day sell-off since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Two U.N. peacekeepers were wounded in shootouts with supporters of Haiti's ousted president in the capital and storm survivors in flood-ravaged Gonaives, the first casualties of the 4-month-old U.N. mission, officials said Sunday.
The soul-stirring biopic Ray, probing the life of legendary singer and musician Ray Charles, made sweet music at the box-office, even as it couldn&#39;t dislodge last week&#39;s champ The Grudge from the top position.
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German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer said it had acquired the marketing rights for GlaxoSmithKline's erectile dysfunction treatment Levitra in a number of countries outside the US for 208 million euros (272 million dollars).
His inclusive approach is the way to go. But his party's failure to follow his lead is offering the Democrats an enormous political opportunity.
Most big companies are coming up with enough cash to keep their pension funds legally sound, after three years of extraordinary losses. Not so their government backstop.
Bow wow, and take a bow: The furry and famous of the silver screen are being honored with their own walk of fame in London.
Homeland security swarm Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico have rather splendidly announced the immediate availability of the bomb-sniffing bee, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A hard-line Taliban splinter group threatened to kill a woman from Northern Ireland yesterday unless British troops pull out of Afghanistan, in a move which it is feared could signal the beginning of a new Iraq-style terror campaign.
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The Toronto Raptors took Italy&#039;s Andrea Bargnani first overall in the National Basketball Association draft, making him the first European top pick ever.
Canada&#39;s political leaders, bleary-eyed from a late-night bargaining session at the prime minister&#39;s 24 Sussex Drive residence , abandoned all pretense yesterday of discussing medi-care&#39;s future in the open and privately struck a health care deal that
TiVo Inc. wants to declutter living rooms and simplify changing channels with its television recorders as it announced plans Thursday to launch models that integrate the converter boxes required by many cable TV companies.
If Chechen separatists carrying on a 150-year-old battle against Russia hoped to gain anything by their maniacal siege of a Russian middle school last Wednesday, they were wrong.
North Carolina State coach Kay Yow decided she needed a new approach to treat her recurrence of breast cancer, the latest in a variety of ailments to hit her in the past year.
A U.S.-British-drafted   resolution to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region faces a vote on Thursday but troops will   not be deployed without consent from the Khartoum government.
p2pnet.net News:- Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) has ten unpatched vulnerabilities, says Finjan Software. &quot;Microsoft, however, ardently disputed the claims and said that they were &#39;potentially misleading and possibly erroneous&#39;,&quot; says a TechWeb story.
After a seemingly unending string of hurricanes and typhoons, talk that the \
A Network Rail employee is arrested in connection with a train crash in Cumbria in which an elderly woman died.
Apple CEO says that the company took its best guess as to how many iPhones to manufacture but still may come up short.
At least 23 three tigers have died at a zoo in Thailand after they ate raw chicken infected with bird flu, reports the BBC. Up to 30 more tigers are reported to be ill at the The Sriracha Tiger Zoo in central
Jason Ellison, Marquis Grissom and Deivi Cruz had two-run homers Sunday to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 10-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Eric Prydz's chart-topping single had the lowest ever sales for a UK number one, compilers confirm.
OTTAWA (CP) - Sensitive government information is vulnerable to computer hackers, and billions of taxpayer dollars are squirreled away in federal foundations without public scrutiny, says the auditor general.
Responding to complaints from Michael Jackson&#39;s camp, the BET cable channel on Tuesday removed the controversial video for Eminem&#39;s new single, &quot;Just Lose It,&quot; from its broadcast mix.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejigged his government on Friday at the end of a month-long state of emergency declared when Hamas Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
EU teams with industry to promote safety tech The European Union is teaming up with car manufacturers to promote automotive accident-avoidance technologies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
When they come back to Olympic Stadium on Sunday night, the scorching intensity of another Athens summer&#39;s day will have yielded to the comfortable Aegean breezes that arrive at dusk.
The first consignment of seeds bound for the \
CARTAGENA, Colombia President Bush is shrugging off a pair of security flaps during his just-concluded visit to Chile. In one incident, Chilean security guards barred Bush&#39;s Secret Service detail from a dinner
Commanders say success in Iraq may depend on units like Strike Force Two, and the raids they launch almost nightly.
The Jets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 offensive line neutralized Miami\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Jason Taylor on Sunday and allowed running back Thomas Jones, an off-season acquisition from the Chicago Bears, to meet expectations.
Phil Burress, a self-described former pornography addict, has become a Paul Revere for the movement against same-sex marriage.
Kenny Miller reinforced his reputation as a hero for Celtic after scoring from the penalty spot to secure a 1-0 Champions League victory at home to Copenhagen in Group F.
Police in The Hague faced a standoff early Wednesday after three officers were injured by a grenade during an anti-terror raid on a house, the BBC said.
Ex-US soldier Charles Jenkins, accused of defecting to North  Korea, will face a court martial on 3 November.
Elizabeth Burnosky is a registered Democrat who voted for President Bush in 2000, opposes his policy on Iraq and calls Sen. John Kerry \
Lawyer for Ipswich accused says differences suggest one person did not kill all five women
Fairly or not, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has been perceived in Jerusalem over the last four years as the administration&#39;s &quot;bad cop,&quot; at least in regard to Israel.
President Bush has asked Congress  for an extra $887.4 million in hurricane aid, bringing to $13.8  billion the amount requested, with most of it going to the  presidential election battleground state of Florida.
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man crashed a stolen car through the front of a Target store, drove around the store for a bit and then drove back out before police were able to arrest him, authorities said...
The Red Sox put the Curse of the Bambino to rest with their World Series win this week. And now a Pittsfield couple is memorializing the death of The Curse, all in the spirit of Halloween.
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Adrian Beltre's first five full seasons in the majors were marked by stretches of inconsistency and only flashes of power potential. This year, the Los Angeles Dodgers' third baseman has become one of baseball's most prolific sluggers...
Wales coach Gareth Jenkins is furious with the officials after being denied a chance to secure a draw with Italy.
The head of Iran's judiciary issues a order that no executions be carried out in public without his permission.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of central London to protest against the Iraq war as Prime Minister Tony Blair struggled to shake-off fierce criticism of the invasion back home.
Google Inc. GOOG.O has asked  regulators for final approval to price its closely watched  initial public offering on Tuesday, meaning its shares could  make their market debut as soon as Wednesday morning.
THE Football Association yesterday insisted it has no plans to reduce the England coach&#39;s job to a part-time position. A report in the Daily Mirror claimed the FA was considering appointing a Premiership boss
A Dutch judge orders the closure of a leading Amsterdam brothel, over links to the Hells Angels.
Amid growing signs of a US economic rebound taking root, the Federal Reserve appears likely to hold interest rates steady again at its upcoming policy meeting, analysts say.
BM plans to announce today that it will share the designs and technology for a fast-growing line of computers known as blade servers.
LYLE, Minn. - What seems to be a high school prank gone terribly wrong is getting no laughs from authorities. Collin Wayne Orth, a Lyle High School student, allegedly laced brownies with laxatives and served them to several students and school staff on Feb. 6.
AT&T is expected to announce as soon as next week details about how it plans to offer mobile phone service using Sprint's cellular network.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell called atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region genocide and demanded a UN probe into the crisis, hastening moves toward sanctions on Khartoum.
With the United Nations nuclear watchdog expected to resume reviewing Iran&#39;s case on Monday, Iran said Sunday that it would reject any limitation on its right to master nuclear
Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he'll try to beat a mountain. Don't bet against the mountain.
Just in time for Presidents Day comes a new album saluting Abe Lincoln. Honest. Chris Vallillo's \
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The third installment in the Walt Disney Co. franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, hauled in $112.5 million from Friday to Sunday, well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend for its predecessor, Dead Man's Chest.
France, Britain and Germany are drafting a resolution on Iran for a key meeting of the UN nuclear watchdog next week and Washington is pushing the trio to include some tough language, diplomats said on Thursday.
Iraq's prime minister presented a plan   for national reconciliation to parliament on Sunday, but Nuri   al-Maliki was short on detail on how he aims to end what he   called the \
Negotiations on whether Thailand&#39;s ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will buy English Premier League club Manchester City should conclude within two weeks, his lawyer said Thursday.
Archaeologists unveiled Sunday the tomb of a member of a powerful family that governed a swath of western Egypt about 2,500 years ago, along with a dozen recently discovered mummies from Roman times.
Leader Hassan Nasrallah says Hezbollah is ready for \
ROVERETO (TRENTO), 21 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Cinque uomini armati di pistola e coltelli hanno assaltato la villa dell&#39;industriale Gianni Marangoni a Rovereto, mettendo a segno una rapina che ha fruttato 50 mila euro e molti gioielli di valore.
Prime Minister John Howard has kicked off his bid for a fourth term in office on shaky ground, forced to call elections sooner than he would have liked by a robust attack on his credibility from the opposition, editorialists said.
Details of a new Microsoft Web analytics tool, including when the beta version will be released and how the company will get its demographic data, have leaked onto the Internet.
Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world&#39;s biggest telecoms equipment makers, has again delayed filing its restated financial results, mainly because
Global oil prices set a 10-month high, breaking through the $73 a barrel level due to high US petrol demand.
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Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader accused his Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday of being responsible for a campaign to try and keep him off the Nov. 2 ballot.
Honda Motor Co., with help from partner IBM Corp., is preparing to introduce an improved speech-recognition system that will allow drivers to get voice navigation guidance without having to manually punch in any information or take their eyes off the road to read a computer screen.
Israel is using photographs and video to buttress its accusation that Hezbollah systematically fired from civilian neighborhoods in southern Lebanon.
'Rifiuto idea di utilizzarle per sanare il debito'
The yen stayed near one-month highs against the dollar on Wednesday, supported by concerns that the currency's relative weakness may be discussed at this weekend's meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers.
Retail sales in Britain saw the fastest growth in September since January, casting doubts on the view that the economy is slowing down, according to official figures released Thursday.
'We will be known again' A sedate Dell posted fourth quarter results that didn't horrify investors even though its PC and notebook sales fell in dramatic fashion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ON Monday, New York City submitted its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, and next July, in Singapore, the IOC will decide.
PULLMAN, Wash.  -- Students returning to Washington State University this week found free Microsoft software waiting for them...
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards accused the Bush administration on Thursday of ignoring problems ranging from scarce flu vaccine to the war in Iraq while officials campaign in battleground states and asked, \
The Bush administration is not seeking to push UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan out of office over an investigation into the world body&#39;s handling of the Iraq oil-for-food program, the US ambassador to the United Nations has said.
Ooo-er SAP has admitted making \
A former drug sales representative wins award, despite judge\u00e2\u0080\u0099s criticism that he should have brought scheme to light earlier.
MOSCOW - Militants released 26 women and children Thursday from the school in southern Russia where they are holding more than 350 hostages, the rescue operation's headquarters said.    Lev Dzugayev, an aide to the North Ossetian president, announced the release of three women and three infants...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. late Monday unveiled fiscal 2005 expansion plans that include adding 40 to 45 discount stores in the United States and 155 to 165 in international markets.
In her first New Hampshire campaign stop after a third-place Iowa finish, the Democrat also calls for oil companies to fund research on alternative energy technology.
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said Wednesday that losses resulting from this year's string of hurricanes in the Caribbean and southern United States will make it \
Oil prices rallied to a record high  above $55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel  supply crunch and robust economic growth in China, the world's  number two user.
The Bush administration, trying to repair ties with Europe damaged by the Iraq war, held talks on Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer one day after hosting British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
Cuba&#39;s communist government freed two more dissidents on Tuesday including its most prominent jailed critic, poet and journalist Raul Rivero, after 18 months behind bars.
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Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community, for the month of June, all of which will be webcast. Interested parties can view these events on Cisco's Web site at http://www.cisco.com/go/investors.
In competition for a key Democratic voting bloc, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is enlisting the help of her husband, former President Clinton, at a weekend civil rights commemoration headlined by a formidable black rival, Sen. Barack Obama.
Saying they didn't really know whether or how they might merge their own data with that collected by the company they're paying $3.1 billion to get, Google defended its proposed DoubleClick acquisition to Texas congressman Joe Barton.
TOKYO, October 7 (Itar-Tass) - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has abdicated the throne, his son Prince Norodom Ranariddh, leader of the royalist party FUNCINPEC and Chairman of the National Assembly, has announced, according to reports reaching here.
Chinese consumer inflation reached 7.1% in January, the highest rate for 11 years, official figures show.
The jury in the perjury trial of former top White House official Lewis \
Award-winning US choreographer Michael Kidd, best known for his work on Broadway musicals, dies.
Air France-KLM  could provide strategic or financial help in Delta Air Line Inc's  pursuit of a merger with another airline, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
For the first time in nearly a century, no Americans will play in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. The last U.S. player left in either the men&#039;s or women&#039;s draw &amp;#151; Shenay Perry &amp;#151; lost 6-2, 6-0 Monday in 54 minutes to seventh-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia.
Asian stock markets tumbled on Monday, with exporters hit hard as the dollar slumped to a 15-year low against a basket of major currencies on concerns the U.S. economy may be heading into a recession.
Then again, no team had ever come back from an 0-3 series deficit in the playoffs, either. The Boston Red Sox will try for a 3-0 lead in the World Series when it shifts to St.
21-year-old arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knife assault on schoolgirl in a Lancashire park
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has  approved building tenders for 1,000 more Israeli settlement  homes in the occupied West Bank frozen earlier to avoid  upsetting the United States, political sources said on Tuesday.
IT WILL take as long as two years to disarm the Arab Janjaweed militias that have carried out a campaign of genocide in the Sudanese region of Darfur, the top United States envoy to Sudan said yesterday.
The arrests of seven Islamic extremists in four Spanish locations foiled plans to blow up Madrid&#39;s National Court. El Mundo said the detainees had intended to buy 1000kg of explosives from Basque group ETA
Railroad company Burlington Northern  Santa Fe Corp  posted better-than-expected quarterly  profit on Tuesday, as strong pricing offset lower freight  volumes, sending its shares up 4 percent.
Although excerpts from high-profile books routinely appear in national magazines, some publishers have been having second thoughts about the strategy.
Russia s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called upon the UN mission and the Kosovo Force, as well as the provisional self-government bodies of the autonomous province within Serbia to prevent extremism in ...
The Talon has proved its mettle as a bomb-disposal bot. Now the 3rd Infantry Division is taking it to the streets of Iraq with a machine gun attached.
Una perturbazione proveniente dal nord d'Europa si \u00c3\u00a8 abbattuta sul settentrione del PaeseIn Sicilia pioggia e vento bloccano i collegamenti con le isole minori. Neve in Alto Adige                                          Maltempo, in Veneto chiesto stato di crisi Chiuso il petrolchimico di Marghera                                                                                  Difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 anche in mare: interrotte le ricerche di un marinaio dispersoa largo di Chioggia. Uno yacht affonda di fronte a La Spezia
A military probe&#39;s secret findings on the fire that crippled HMCS Chicoutimi has propelled the navy to dock its four second-hand submarines indefinitely.
Sony Corp. will begin selling its first high-definition video camcorder in Japan on Oct. 15, and worldwide by the end of the year, the company said in an announcement Tuesday.
By Thomas Fitzgerald, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Sep. 11--WEST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee picked his way among the picnic tables beside Mishnock Pond yesterday afternoon, grabbing hands as if they were lifelines.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 16 -- U.S. support for Colombia has been a foregone conclusion under the administration of President \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0081lvaro Uribe, who was elected in 2002. But with a widening scandal tying the president's close supporters to paramilitary groups, policymakers on Capitol Hill say skepticism of...
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off a national volunteer drive Saturday to clean up litter and graffiti &#151; an event that showcased environmental activism and presidential politics.
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An earthquake with an estimated magnitude  of 4.9 struck the northern Japanese prefecture of Niigata  Tuesday but no tsunami warning was issued.
Mark Streit scored two goals and rookie goalie Carey Price made 29 saves in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Flyers last night in Philadelphia.
The company selected its American banking chief, Brady Dougan, for its top post.
Tarantulas can produce silk from spigots on their feet as well as from their abdominal spinnerets, a finding that could help explain why spiders began to spin silk in the first place, researchers said on Wednesday.
We want to give you the opportunity to show firsthand what it is like to live and work in Iraq. Portraits of US service members who have died in Iraq since the beginning of the war.
The latest version of QuickTime corrects flaws identified last month that could allow a hacker to take control of your system if you happened upon an evil Web page.
The Mercury, which has squandered opportunities throughout the season, has very little wiggle room left. There are a few playoff scenarios remaining, but Phoenix (16-16) probably must win the last two regular
Semantic interoperability remains a utopian vision without many practical implementations.
The Israeli army has retracted its accusation that Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza used a UN ambulance to transport a rocket for firing at Israel .
Brian Ching and Cobi Jones, a pair of substitutes, saved the United States against Jamaica on Wednesday night.
OPEC oil ministers will meet on January  30 as scheduled despite a request from Iraq to move the date of  the meeting to avoid a clash with the Iraqi elections, an OPEC  spokesman said on Wednesday.
Actress Mischa Barton, former star  of the hit television series &quot;The O.C.,&quot; was taken to a Los  Angeles hospital after suffering a reaction to medication, the  celebrity news Web site TMZ.com reported on Monday.
U.S. antitrust authorities confirmed on  Tuesday they reached an accord with Microsoft Corp. requiring  the company to modify its Vista operating system in response to  complaints its desktop search function puts Google Inc.   and other potential competitors at a disadvantage.
Ohio's attorney general sued Best Buy  Co. Inc. on Thursday, charging, among other things, that the  top U.S. electronics retailer deceived consumers by repackaging  used goods and selling them as new.
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads all players in the Western Conference, while Shaquille O&#39;Neal of the Miami Heat paces all players in the Eastern Conference after the second returns of votes in the 2005 NBA All-Star
The Philippine economy grew by more than 6 percent in the third quarter of this year, sustaining strong growth boosted by surprisingly robust agricultural production and other factors, officials said Monday.
Matt Howard has 22 points and nine rebounds, and No. 14 Butler beats Wisconsin-Green Bay, 74-65 on Thursday night.
Aaron Rodgers threw three first-half touchdowns and J.J. Arrington topped 100 yards rushing for the sixth consecutive game to lead No. 7 California to a 38-0 rout of Arizona on Saturday.
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Per ex commissario Ue c'e' rischio di un rallentamento
U.S. stocks were little changed on Tuesday following Monday's steep losses as a steep drop in durable goods orders offset data that cast a ray of light on the battered housing sector.
A White House board empaneled to protect Americans' civil liberties has its first public meeting. Reporters are barred from asking questions, and the panel won't tell the public what it's learned about warrantless domestic spying. With friends like these.... Ryan Singel reports from Washington.
Spanish police arrested four Moroccans on suspicion of belonging to an armed Islamic group, including one man believed linked to the March 11 train bombings that killed 191 people, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
New 46-inch LCD is just one of eight flat-panel models launched this week.
Climate change, renewable energy and space exploration will be high on the agenda when scientists from around the world gather for the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this week.
Thierry Henry admits he is flattered by  AC Milan's interest after being unsettled by Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein's departure.
NEW YORK - Singer R. Kelly sued rapper Jay-Z on Monday for $75 million, alleging Jay-Z\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cspite and jealousy\u00e2\u0080\u009d prompted him to use violence to force Kelly off their national tour.
Il tecnico dell'Ascoli Attilio Tesser sulla trasferta di dopodomani col Milan: \
Heavy rain is lashing parts of England and Wales on Tuesday, as some of the areas most affected by last summer's flooding prepare to be hit again.
Less-than-direct activities Dell continues to cheat on its twenty-year relationship with the direct sales model. Having fallen behind HP in the worldwide PC market, the Texas manufacturer earlier this month began selling selected desktops through WalMart stores in the U.S. and Canada. It's flirted with indirect sales in Europe. And now, it's in talks with various retail outlets in Asia.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Commission has approved the allocation of \u00e2\u0082\u00ac35,000 for next year to be used by the Maltese agricultural authorities to ensure that cattle and sheep are free from BSE.
The VH-1 network is exploring the behind-the-scenes action at the Chicago set of The Jerry Springer Show to determine what makes the controversial show tick.
Lebanese diva Fayrouz performed in Beirut again at last, and her country, it seemed, had never needed her more.
Singapores\u00e2\u0080\u0099s PSA gained a much-sought foothhold in Hong Kong with an agreement to buy a stake in Asia Container Terminals, a port operator in the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s busiest container hub, from Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Nonostante un&#39;opaca prova gli azzurrini superano la Moldavia con una rete dell&#39;attaccante Floro Flores legato al Napoli e attualmente senza contratto quindi disoccupato. La rete della vittoria \u00c3\u00a8 stata messa
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The introduction of electronic patient records as part of a \u00c2\u00a36.8bn NHS IT upgrade comes under attack from MPs.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.
An international legal team has filed a criminal complaint against US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top US officials over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq.
BEIJING : US Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Beijing for talks which he hopes will lead to a quick resumption of stalled talks on the North Korean nuclear impasse amid new bellicose accusations from Pyongyang.
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The current Syrian withdrawal of some of its troops from Lebanon has sparked a lively debate about the real causes and possible consequences of the move.
Kenya says it will seek funding for its own undersea internet cable after the delay of an African joint venture.
US President George W. Bush said Thursday he had not changed his plans to attend the Beijing Olympics despite a growing row over the Darfur crisis and China's support for Sudan.
Tre ultr&agrave; dello Spezia sono stati denunciati a piede libero, due per possesso di bombe carta ...
Reports suggest today that Google is testing a new version of Gmail.
Croatia's first Big Brother reality television show is fuming over a warning from the health ministry that participants are not allowed to smoke.
BAGHDAD The Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi, issued repeated warnings on Sunday that negotiations with the rebels who hold Falluja are swiftly running out of time, saying that unless his government is allowed to establish control immediately, he will
Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.
Back in Geneva following a weeklong visit to the troubled Darfur region of Sudan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights today said the external security and humanitarian presence there should be quickly expanded.
Lo Spezia ha battuto il Crotone 2-1 (1-0) nell'antcipo della 15/a giornata del campionato di serie B...
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BANGKOK, Thailand -- Myanmar&#39;s Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt -- among the most reformist of the military
It turns out that Radiohead fans aren't as generous as they claim.
Food is running so low aboard the international space station that the two crewmen have been instructed to cut back on calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks, NASA said Thursday.
Scientists are one step closer to a vaccine against one of the world&#39;s most devastating diseases. Malaria causes more than 300 million cases of illness and claims at least a million lives every year.
Riduzione traffico decisione di carattere commerciale
Pope Benedict's decision to promote the old Latin mass is a dream come true for delighted Roman Catholic traditionalists and a looming headache for the harried priests now expected to celebrate it.
Despite a sensitive political climate, Britain&#39;s Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon has announced that hundreds of British soldiers will be redeployed in Iraq in response to a US request.
Rain, snow and colder temperatures were forecast for parts of the Northwest on Wednesday.
Johnny Jenkins, a guitarist who worked with Otis Redding in the early 1960s and influenced Jimi Hendrix through his acrobatic playing style, has died. He was 67.
Internet services are disrupted in parts of the Middle East following damage to an undersea cable, reports say.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
Una biblioteca universale, come quella antica di Alessandria di Egitto, ma stavolta, nel secolo di Internet, ovviamente online. La biblioteca online di Google sar\u00c3\u00a0 gratuita e avr\u00c3\u00a0 al suo interno, ma solo
A year after its acquisition by a $40 billion behemoth, an RFID pioneer may have finally found a proper home.
In a case of Little Big Man vs. Very Big Man, former junior middleweight champion Kassim Ouma takes on often-disputed (at least if you're talking with Bernard Hopkins) middleweight champion Jermain Taylor Saturday night on HBO.
Juniper Networks Inc. and Symantec Corp. announced Tuesday that they plan to jointly work on projects that will pair the network protection element of Juniper's business with the desktop security provided by Symantec.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Fleeing what could be the most powerful storm to strike Florida in more than a decade, residents and tourists jammed highways and shelters Friday as Hurricane Frances churned toward the Atlantic coast, where the state's second pummeling in three weeks could begin as soon as Saturday...
A pay strike by Air France cabin staff caused dozens of flight cancellations Friday on domestic and European international flights, airport officials said.
A federal judge has refused to suppress evidence in a case accusing Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano of illegally wiretapping stars.
(WASHINGTON) - States that regularly face hurricanes or other natural disasters may be a little better off when it comes to handling one terrorism threat.
Greek pride was dealt another blow on  Friday when one of their athletes failed a drugs test at the  Olympics just 48 hours after its two top sprinters pulled out  of the Games in a doping scandal.
Portable media players such as iPods are unlikely to interfere with heart pacemakers, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration researcher reported on Thursday.
The Australian government's controversial plans to tackle child abuse in Aboriginal areas get under way.
Government reports released Thursday showed surprising resilience in the broader economy, even as the financial system and the housing market continue to weaken.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7  Petrol heads to \u00c2\u00a31 a litre for the holiday season \u00c2\u00b7  Crude hits near-record level amid hurricane fears
The UK may have to renegotiate job cuts planned by planemaker Airbus, a committee of MPs warns.
By Robin Turner  Tombstoning - the craze in which people jump into the sea from rocks or tall buildings - will kill again, coastguards warned last night. Their alert follows the death of a 46-year-old man from South Wales, who died after jumping 30ft into the sea off the South Devon coast.
A Russian spaceship blasted off on  Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose  supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
As the bikini turns 60, it's entering  the electronic age with a new model featuring a built-in alarm  to warn wearers to get out of the sun -- and ease concerns that  the scanty swimsuits damage the health.
Computers can beat some of the world's  top chess players, but the most powerful machines have failed  at the popular Asian board game \
MOSCOW, August 22 (Itar-Tass) --Akhmad Kadyrov was absolutely against the extreme forms of Wahhabism, which some forces are still trying to plant on our land, President Vladimir Putin said in the RTR documentary, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAkhmad Kadyrov.
Questions about whether the movie industry is too concerned about piracy, companies profiting from the Iraq war and more.
Federal marshals broke no laws when seizing tape recordings from reporters from The Associated Press and the Hattiesburg American during a 2004 speech by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, an initial agency investigation found.
K.J. Choi was introduced to the game of golf in South Korea through a book featuring Jack Nicklaus, and Sunday he closes with a 7-under-par 65 to win the Golden Bear's tournament, the Memorial, by a shot over Ryan Moore.
A massive explosion kills at least nine people in a market district in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say.
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. BJ.N on  Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit as soaring gasoline  prices and strong demand for food boosted sales.
The Spanish striker has been the subject of a \u00c2\u00a33.5m bid from the Reds this week and has pleaded with Madrid to be &#39;realistic&#39; as reports suggest they want double that price.
The cord will be cut today, and a billion-dollar baby will be on its own. Space scientists at the University of Arizona and around the world will find out tomorrow if the 9-foot-wide, saucer-shaped Huygens probe has been properly launched for its Jan.
Despite a third straight bowl appearance this season, Arizona State plans to fire Coach Dirk Koetter, according to a source close to the program.
Police probing the Ufton Nervet train crash are focusing on why a motorist parked his car in the path of the high-speed service. Seven people died when the train ploughed into the car after the man, apparently
Online retailer Amazon sees quarterly profits halve, after higher taxes and investment over the holiday period.
A Greenville, nel South Carolina, si &egrave; disputata ieri la corsa in linea che assegnava la magl...
A 17-year-old girl who survived eight days after her car crashed and tumbled 200 feet down a ravine may have been saved by her own dehydration, which prevented the expansion of a blood clot in her brain, doctors said.
Two Cuban migrants died after their vessel capsized trying to race to Florida in the latest incident in the past month involving a suspected smuggling vessel, Cuban authorities said on Thursday.
The horde of partisan lawyers dispatched to Florida in anticipation of widespread Election Day voter eligibility challenges wound up with precious little to do: Only a relative handful of challenges were posed statewide, according to a newspaper report.
L'Osasuna ha liquidato con un secco 3-0 (Milosevic, Flano e Punal su rigore) il Maiorca mentre il Ce...
This past election found the American left split into two antagonistic groups: a majority camp which insisted Bush represented so unique and unprecedented a threat that all other considerations
Pigeon fanciers in Britain, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched by predators, have a plan to save them - by making them taste too nasty for other birds to eat.
A federal magistrate drops charges against three Palestinian-American men who were arrested after buying large numbers of pre-paid cell phones. The judge said there wasn't enough evidence to bring them to trial. Lawyers for the men said they were victims of ethnic profiling.
Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Japan on Tuesday on a visit to reassure America's close ally that a troop build-up will help quell violence in Iraq, just weeks after Japan's defense minister said starting the war was a mistake.
Gunmen killed 11 Iraqi policemen and  wounded six Friday when they stormed a police station in  southern Baghdad, survivors of the attack said.
warplanes criss-crossed the skies. Troops took up positions in empty buildings on the Sunni Muslim city&#39;s southern perimeter. A civilian driver was shot dead near a US checkpoint on the highway, witnesses said.
The president of the writers guild and his lieutenant are deliberating a question that may bode ill for both: Is their rebellion over?
A sailor aboard Canada&#39;s stricken submarine off Ireland has died of his injuries, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday. Martin said Lieut.
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected former Cleveland Indians outfielder Milton Bradley's appeal of a three-day jail sentence he received after driving away from police who were trying to give the player a speeding ticket.
Ancora bombardamenti, a tappeto, sul \u00e2\u0080\u009ctriangolo sunnita\u00e2\u0080\u009d e un nuovo accordo con Moqtada al Sadr per il cessate il fuoco a Sadr City e nelle altre sacche di resistenza sciita: questi erano i capisaldi della strategia del premier iracheno Allawi per
The French Health Ministry on Wednesday  issued a warning against excessive cell phone use, especially  by children, though it recognized science had not proved  cellular technology was dangerous.
Several companies announced moves at the World Mobile Conference on Monday to increase and enhance Internet access from mobile phones.
HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- Two of the worlds largest reinsurers confirmed this week their losses from the South Asian tsunami disaster will be relatively small.
The minister in charge of preparing the London 2012 Olympics said Wednesday that boycotting this summer's Games in Beijing would be the \
(CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin says Yasser Arafat &quot;personified the Palestinian people&#39;s struggle&quot; and called on Palestinians and others in the Mideast &quot;to renew their commitment to peace&quot; in the wake of the PLO leader&#39;s death.
The UK media watchdog, Ofcom, highlights possible concerns over competition within the pay TV sector.
Titolarita' azione penale resta a Procuratore Repubblica
Turkey's prime minister rejects a truce call from the jailed leader of Kurdish separatists, Abdullah Ocalan.
This week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s schedule includes Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and auctions of five-year notes and four-week bills on Tuesday.
As the Thames rises toward its peak, the number of people without running water in England could hit 420,000.
The World Trade Organization's top court handed Canadian wheat farmers another victory yesterday in their fight against US charges they are unfair traders.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBuild a Ship, Sail to Sadness\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a deliberate affront to the very idea of slick entertainment and is all the funnier as a result.
Israel has offered to share its experience in combating militant groups with Russia as both sides call for closer cooperation in fighting terrorism.
U.N. special envoy Martti Ahtisaari, right, and his deputy Albert Rohan speak during a news conference at the former imperial Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, after the High Level Meeting on the future status ...Comment
The way to lose weight in 2008 is the same as it has been every other year, because the basics of good nutrition have not changed.
The Paris Club of creditors met on Sunday  to finalize an agreement on writing off debts owed to its 19  member countries by Iraq -- a deal which could pave the way for  a wider international accord.
Sport: Tennis: World No1 remains on course for third straight French Open title after clinical win over Serena Williams.
AppleInsider has posted predictions from American Technology Research analyst Shawn Wu that point to new Macs with Blu-ray drives premiering at Macworld on January 15.
Nearly 1,000 imprisoned Cuban refugees from the 1980 Mariel boatlift are waiting to be released now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the indefinite detention of illegal migrants was unconstitutional.
NEW YORK  \u00c2\u0097 No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate \u00c2\u0097 until this year. Three weeks into the new season, the resident \
More than 800,000 Florida residents were urged to seek shelter today as Hurricane Jeanne gained speed and bore down on Florida with winds near 105 mph.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Astronauts aboard space   shuttle Atlantis fired their ship's braking rockets on Thursday   to leave orbit and head for landing after a 12-day construction   mission at the International Space Station.
Granted, recent Spurs managers have done little to actually warrant thanks, but the attitude amongst supporters makes it an near impossible job - something which may hamper them
By NO BYLINE  IMPERIAL Chemical Industries nudged higher yesterday as traders cited market talk of a possible bid from German rival BASF, and interest from Dutch group Akzo Nobel.   ICI, maker of Dulux paints, declined to comment on the rumour.
Il Chelsea rischia di dover affrontare l'impegnativo calendario delle festivit&agrave; con il terzo ...
Not quite as strong (or as controversial) as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shawn Fanning is back -- in the music downloading game, according to MTV News.
More controversy brews over Russia's handling of the hostage crisis in Beslan
A 600-year old gate said to be South Korea's greatest national treasure is partly destroyed by fire.
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HBOS has been granted access to sensitive financial information about Abbey National, indicating the seriousness of the UK bank&#39;s intentions towards its rival.
The Plaza Hotel, the New York landmark  where children's book heroine Eloise romped and Neil Simon's  movie \
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Bar Association is seeking nominations for the Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award, which recognizes Rhode Island lawyers who donate their time and legal expertise for charitable work.
Vietnamese plaintiffs appeal a ruling over the use of Agent Orange by US forces during the 1970s war.
Xerox is retiring the staid red capital X that has dominated its logo for 40 years in favor of  \u00e2\u0080\u009ca brand identity that reflects the Xerox of today.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
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More than 260 complaints about Russell Brand's routine at the Brit Awards are rejected by media watchdog Ofcom.
Gli interisti Javier Zanetti, Hernan Crespo e Nicolas Burdisso sono stati convocati da Alfio Basile,...
Johnny Damon [stats, news] officially laid ``Cowboy Up&#39;&#39; to rest as the Red Sox [stats, schedule]&#39; identifying slogan prior to the start of their American League Division Series yesterday at Angel Stadium.
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Michigan officially crashed the early primary party on Tuesday, setting up showdowns with both political parties while likely pushing the presidential nomination calendar closer to 2007.
More Airbus workers go on strike in protest at the firm's restructuring plans, which include 10,000 job cuts.
By The Associated Press  The text of President Bush's news conference at the White House Friday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions:  BUSH: Thank you.  It's always a pleasure to be introduced into the Rose Garden.  Thank you, Wendell.  Thank you for coming.
Scientists have discovered a new virus and strongly linked it with Merkel cell carcinoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer, they reported on Thursday.
A New Jersey man who recently returned from a trip to Liberia has died of an illness that had not been detected in the United States since 1989 but is common in West Africa, state health officials said Thursday.
A federal bankruptcy court judge on  Tuesday approved a $117 million bid from Southwest Airlines  LUV.N for assets of ATA Holdings Corp. ATAHQ.PK, clearing  the way for a deal that allows the airlines to sell tickets on  some of each other's flights.
Four burned bodies found in the path of California's fierce wildfires raised the death toll to at least 12 people, even as firefighters won the upper hand and officials turned on Friday toward assessing the damage.
Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.
Love your gadgets, like the wilderness too? Fear not, CrackBerry addicts, there's at least a glimmer of hope in the Eureka N!ergy Tent.
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield underwent a seven-hour operation Wednesday to replace a heart valve, his spokesman said. &quot;I&#39;m pleased to announce that Rodney Dangerfield made it through his
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The first cracks in Israeli support for the war in Lebanon emerged Thursday, with leading intellectuals and mainstream politicians criticizing the government's decision to send more soldiers into Hezbollah territory.
As the nation's union leaders gather in Washington, the president of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s largest union is hinting it might pull out of the federation.
A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a US astronaut and two cosmonauts is set to return to Earth on Sunday, landing in darkness by parachute in the barren steppe of northern Kazakhstan.
PARIS Oil prices hit a new record of nearly $51 a barrel in New York Tuesday as traders turned their attention to the Gulf of Mexico, where production is still suffering delays caused by Hurricane Ivan.
South Africa is recalling millions of locally manufactured condoms after tens of thousands failed an air burst test, dealing a further blow to the country's campaign to prevent the spread of AIDS.
For whisky lovers who want to be extra sure their home never runs dry, a Japanese distillery has launched sales by the cask, each personalized for the owner.
PHILADELPHIA - The traditional Philly cheesesteak has gone precipitously upscale at one new restaurant, where the chopped steak and melted cheese standard includes goose liver and truffles - and costs $100.    Barclay Prime owner Stephen Starr admits the haute cheesesteak is a marketing ploy for his steakhouse, which opened Tuesday...
Spotting his fastball and curve with uncanny precision, Mike Mussina struck out seven over seven and two-thirds innings, leading the Yankees to their eighth straight victory.
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Three men, including a professional basketball player, face weapons charges after a uniformed Secret Service officer reported seeing them them randomly shooting into the air early Sunday.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio da Silva is weakened as two parties withdraw from his governing coalition.
Amazon cannot offer free delivery on books in France, the high court ruled after the French Booksellers' Union complained.
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Japan&#39;s navy went on alert Wednesday when an unidentified submarine made a brief incursion into the country&#39;s southern waters near Okinawa and Tokyo was trying to determine where the vessel came from.
NewsGator has released its $30 RSS newsreader NetNewsWire as a free product, along with FeedDemon 2.6 and NewsGator Go.
North Carolina State's players say Kay Yow's graceful fight against breast cancer has inspired their late-season surge. To listen to the coach, her players have been just as inspiring for her.
Senior U.N. inspectors will arrive in North Korea on Tuesday to agree steps in verifying a promised shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
Police continue to quiz two men arrested over the deaths of five women found dead in Suffolk.
InfoWorld - Google will pay up to $30 million in prize money to anyone able to land a privately funded spacecraft on the moon, because &quot;it&#39;s cool,&quot; the company said on its blog.
Let&#39;s just amend the Bard&#39;s quote a smidge: The play&#39;s the thing that Mike Nichols possibly understands better than any other film director.
Amazon.com  has signed on  Warner Music Group  to its music download service, which  aims to compete with Apple's  industry-dominating  iTunes online store.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell told Congress that creating a new national intelligence director could guard against the type of faulty intelligence that led him to tell the United Nations in February 2003 that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
Luxembourg took over the presidency of the European Union on Saturday, giving one of the bloc's smallest nations the mammoth task of coordinating EU aid efforts for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
The actor is trying hard to push awareness about the ongoing violence in Sudan's Darfur region.
An Italian senator's boast on television that he cheated traffic jams in Rome during a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush by calling an ambulance may cost him a court appearance, officials said on Sunday.
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday offered a dozen proposals for reform on issues from energy to education, echoing standard political promises and providing few specifics.
A total of 11 suspected Islamic militants have been detained in Paris this week by intelligence agents who believe they have foiled an operation to send volunteers to fight against the US army in Iraq, officials said.
The internet is second only to television as a source of science information for most Americans, according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project in collaboration with the Exploratorium.
US researchers recently discovered specific doorways in mice brain cells, called receptors, which could hold the key to nicotine addiction.
A group of Italian senators want ice cream in their cafeteria to &quot;improve the quality of life&quot; in the Senate, astonishing observers as Italy&#39;s political class faces a growing backlash over its handsome pay and perks.
Kostas Kederis and Ekaterina Thanou could be facing the end of their careers after the International Association of Athletics Federations last night suspended them following a series of missed drugs tests.
Most users think their computer is safe from adware and spyware--but they&#39;re wrong. A survey conducted by Internet service provider America Online found that 20 percent of home computers were infected by a
Will Roger Clemens or his trainer-turned-accuser, Brian McNamee, change their stories in any way? What did Andy Pettitte say in testimony that apparently obviated his need to participate this morning?
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BRONX, N.Y., (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees  introduced their newest acquisition on Tuesday, as five-time Cy  Young Award winner Randy Johnson officially met the media in a  whirlwind day for New York City baseball.
Pierre Salinger, President John F. Kennedy&#39;s press secretary and later ABC&#39;s European correspondent, has died of h Salinger, who had been in declining health for four years
Poll organisers in Afghanistan set a deadline for allegations of voter fraud before the ballot count may begin.
Sport: Steve McClaren crushes the notion that player power will have anything to do with his team selection.
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President Hamid Karzai rarely misses an opportunity to laud Afghanistan's 3 million former refugees for \
It seems age is catching on with Nicholas Cage for he is more content and satisfied with what all life has offered him by now, or so he thinks.
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The Nikkei share average closed down 0.16  percent on Thursday as real estate shares and insurers fell,  offsetting gains in oil stocks such as Nippon Oil Corp. that  benefited from a jump in crude oil prices.
Dan Marino and Steve Young made it a great day for quarterbacks when both were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Marino, the most prolific passer in NFL history, and Young, whose accuracy and speed made him one of football's most versatile QBs, were joined by Bennie Friedman, an early-era quarterback, and Fritz Pollard.
It's a less that happy New Year for Robert Blake, as his murder   trial resumed with an eyewitness characterizing his behavior the night   of his wife's murder as \
Welsh health minister Dr Brian Gibbons tells Labour MPs he will devote one day a week to cutting NHS waiting times.
International Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair met Saudi Arabia&#39;s King Abdullah on Monday on the second leg of a regional tour ahead of a US-sponsored peace conference later this year.
France does not yet know whether a French female journalist missing in Iraq since early on Wednesday has been taken hostage, Foreign Minister Michel Barnier says.
Gordon Brown will today give a preview of his first legislative programme as prime minister - with the focus on housing, education and the NHS.
A coal mine blast in northern China killed at least 56 people and left 92 others trapped or feared dead in the worst mine disaster this year, the government said.
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - With their backs firmly against the wall Wednesday, Real Madrid turned to Brazilian superstar Ronaldo to save them.
CAMP PENDLETON ---- Disturbing video footage of a Camp Pendleton Marine fatally shooting a wounded and unarmed Iraqi fighter on the floor of a Fallujah mosque has ignited a firestorm of criticism and has alarmed local Marine families, who say the Marines
Universal Pictures has  scored a bull's-eye, winning a heated bidding war for a  revisionist take on the legend of Robin Hood with Russell Crowe  attached to play the Sheriff of Nottingham.
In life, there are certain things that are beyond indispensable. Like brake lights, hot showers, birthday candles and second chances.
Along with a good roadmap, presidential candidates in the nation's first primary state have got to have the New Hampshire Manual for the General Court.
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Health care and the Iraq war topped the agenda Wednesday as the Democratic presidential candidates gathered for a nationally televised debate, the seventh involving the White House hopefuls.
The Nasdaq composite index closed at a six-year high, while the Dow Jones industrials fell.
In the year since the largest blackout in US history, utilities have fixed many of the problems that contributed to the breakdown but still haven't resolved larger issues that could lead to future outages, according to industry officials, regulators, and specialists.
The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane &#151; or possibly two hurricanes &#151; could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen.
A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.
President Bush on Saturday offered a long list of ways the United States is trying to help victims of the deadly tsunami in South Asia.
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A notorious Northern Irish paramilitary cut short an already chaotic debate on the province's political future on Friday by throwing what he said was a bomb into the building where parties were meeting.
Needs those new models, sharpish Palm says its most recent quarter's earnings will come in lower than it hoped. The company said revenue for 1H 2007, which it previously stated would come in between $380m and $385m, will fall short, between $354m and $364m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After five double-digit victories in which they never trailed in the second half, the Eagles needed overtime to beat the Cleveland Browns 34-31 on Sunday.
The assembly lines at a factory in Bochum belonging to German car maker Opel remained silent again as workers prepared to vote whether to return to work after six days of wildcat strikes.
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Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, which could lead to new strategies for combating the disease.
America Online said yesterday that it has seen a substantial decline in unsolicited e-mails this year, though some anti-spam experts said the company may be the only Internet provider experiencing such a drop-off.
In addition to praising the reforms Turkey undertook in the five years since it obtained the status of candidate country in 1999, the report also gives Turkey the green light to start membership negotiations.
London aviation research company SkyTrax last week rated Midwest Airlines the best North American airline and JetBlue Airlines the best low-cost carrier, based on a worldwide online and e-mail survey of travelers in 93 countries, supplemented by interviews. Midwest, known for all-first-class seating and chocolate-chip cookies baked fresh on board, flies from Logan International Airport through Milwaukee and Kansas City ...
Blog: What would the Second Life experience be like if it was in the first life. The makers of a video have the answer.
The United States must set a better example for the world in areas ranging from its treatment of Latin American migrants to its handling of detainees in the war on terror, U.N. human rights experts said Monday.
NEW YORK -- CBS Corp. is doubling the amount of bandwidth available for viewing NCAA tournament games this year, but will still have to restrict the number of viewers to keep the system running smoothly.
The U.S. economy is making a  comeback and moving in the right direction after taking an  \
Charles Graner, the suspected ringleader in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal and three others are facing pre-trial hearings in Germany, marked by warnings by the judge for the US to speed up investigations.
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US and Iraqi forces scoured Samarra for holdouts on Sunday after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- The US aircraft carrier that led a massive tsunami relief operation steamed away from the disaster zone yesterday after a mission that helped repair America's bruised image in the world's most heavily populated Muslim nation.
A powerful bomb went off in Thailand&#39;s Muslim-dominated deep south and seriously injured 20 people on Thursday morning, when the Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in the violence-troubled region.
Agency cites increased competition from Firefox, iTunes, Flash, and web-based e-mail--as well as Dell's Linux-based PC offerings--as evidence that the settlement did its job.
Hamas gunmen stormed a security headquarters of the rival Fatah faction in Gaza on Tuesday as fierce internal fighting moved Palestinians closer to civil war.
Lawyers for John Walker Lindh, the 23- year-old Californian serving a 20-year sentence for helping the Taliban in Afghanistan, will ask President George W. Bush to reduce Lindh&#39;s sentence.
High electricity prices generate bumper profits for Drax, owner of Europe's largest coal-fired power station.
When Miriam Schmetterling left Poland in  1946, she had no idea if she would ever see her home country  again or meet the people who saved her life during the  Holocaust.
Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday named  Alan Mulally president and chief executive officer, and said  Bill Ford will remain executive chairman.
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Federal health officials are investigating if there's a link between illnesses reported by several workers at a pig slaughterhouse in Indiana and those seen recently in workers at a Minnesota pork plant.
Republican US Senator Larry Craig, who represented the western state of Idaho for 27 years on Capitol Hill, announced that he was resigning following his arrest for allegedly soliciting sex with an undercover policeman in an airport bathroom.
A new antibody treatment for Alzheimer&#39;s has apparently halted its progression in a small human trial. The treatment lowers the amount of beta peptide in the brain, thought to be the cause of
Russia&#39;s ambassador to the United Nations Thursday formally presented Moscow&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto global warming treaty to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
MSN Tech &#038; Gadgets posted their review of the three biggest threats on the Internet for 2007; IE, phishing attacks, and malware. Even Microsoft agrees that IE is a security mistake waiting to happen and users should be using Firefox and Opera, not IE!  IE provides the biggest payoff for malicious hackers who set out to exploit [...]
The Foreign Office is to recruit specialist police officers from Scotland to help in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami disaster.
Poultry farms around Moscow were under  tight control on Saturday when two cases of bird flu near the  capital were confirmed as being the deadly H5N1 strain.
missile shut down as it prepared to launch in the central Pacific, the Pentagon says. statement from the Missile defence Agency on Wednesday.
Testing Russia's opposition to plans for Kosovo's future, Europeans and the United States have formally introduced a draft U.N. resolution but have not decide whether to call a vote.
Chinese leading search engine firm Baidu.com says it has not yet reached its full potential, but will not buy to grow.
Computer games are integral to many youngsters' lives and should be studied in school, academics argue.
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's Tiger OS, Office 2007 and a cordless mouse for lefties.
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Michael Redd and Mo Williams score 26 points each as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 109-90, on Saturday night to snap a seven-game losing skid.
After the party, the hangover; after the binge, the bills. In the late 1990's, Finland sprinted ahead of rivals and neighbors, propelled by the runaway success of Nokia in the mobile phone industry and reveling ...
Milano. La Bce taglia le previsioni di crescita per Eurolandia e lascia la porta aperta a un rialzo dei tassi. Confermando le anticipazioni circolate ieri, il presidente Jean-Claude Trichet, ha comunicato, nel
Salvadoran President Tony Saca said on Friday police had uncovered a plan to assassinate him by firing a rocket at his helicopter, and linked it to his crackdown on organized crime and drug gangs.
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Marion Jones should lose all her Olympic and championship medals if she is found guilty of taking illegal drugs. That is the view of World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) chief Dick Pound, who feels that the triple
Saddam Hussein was prepared to take $1 billion and go into exile before the Iraq war, according to a transcript of talks between U.S. President George W. Bush and an ally, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday.
Know your options to get the most out of those retirement funds.
LONDON - Entertaining football in the Premiership, boring in the Champions League. That is the key to Arsenal&#39;s success, insists Robert Pires.
Paul Hamm fought to keep his gymnastics gold medal Monday during a hearing before the sports world's highest court, and the panel adjourned without making a decision.
Militants apparently linked to Al Qaeda turned two neighborhoods of Riyadh, the Saudi capital, into battle zones late Wednesday, with booby-trapped cars exploding outside
Calling U.S. 'blase' about information technology, Barrett proposes shifting $20 billion from agriculture subsidies to education and Research and development.
Jermain Taylor unanimously outpoints Kassim Ouma to retain his middleweight title on Saturday night in his home state of Arkansas.
Leaders from the Group of Seven rich industrialized nations need to do more to aid poor African countries, Canadian Finance Minister Ralph Goodale said on Thursday.
The Russian military will cut its deployment in Chechnya by about 1,000 troops and stop using conscripts in the war against separatist rebels next year, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday.
New data suggests that the prisoners affected by recent changes to drug sentencing laws are very different from the general prison population.
The UN Security Council  is to vote on a resolution designed to step up pressure on Sudan to bring peace to Darfur.
The scene was hosed down before investigators could gather material. Was it government complicity or incompetence?
More than 1 million rounds of ammunition, a cache of weapons and a tunnel were found at a man's home after an explosive fire that forced a neighborhood evacuation, authorities said Friday.
By ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press  CANBERRA, Australia -- Eddie Valks had his daughter's wedding on his 2,000-acre grain farm northwest of Sydney, complete with bride and groom sailing off on a small lake.
All nine people aboard a Russian plane that went missing on Thursday have been killed, a Russian radio station reported on Friday.
The Burundi army said on Tuesday it  might cross into neighboring Congo to pursue rebels and militia  it blames for massacring 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees at a camp  in western Burundi.
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A football supporter has been banned from his northwestern English team&#39;s home ground for the rest of the season after he was caught smoking in the stands.
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 23 -- A prominent Saudi political activist and academic remains in solitary confinement \
French Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon believed he could do no wrong if he was acting in the service of the state.
A Chinese-Australian woman in the market for a husband decided that an advertisement in the lonely hearts column of a newspaper simply wouldn't do. Nor would posting an item on the internet.
QOM, Iran -- These are pilgrims of a different kind. Several times a week, Shi'ite Muslim clerics and community leaders from neighboring Iraq climb stairs to a little office in this Iranian city of shrines and Islamic seminaries. There, an aged and hunched figure sits on a swivel chair fitted with an electric blanket.
A dispute has erupted between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and conservative lawmakers over her pursuit of diplomacy with North Korea.
Two passenger trains collided head-on on a stretch of rural track in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.
WASHINGTON Aug. 17, 2004  Scientists are planning to take the pulse of the planet and more in an effort to improve weather forecasts, predict energy needs months in advance, anticipate disease outbreaks and even tell fishermen where the catch will be ...
Unprecedented get-out-the-vote  efforts by Democrats, Republicans and a host of partisan and  non-partisan groups will likely drive turnout in the Nov. 2  presidential election significantly higher than in 2000,  political analysts said on Wednesday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including an American soldier, and wounding 16, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, as Defense Secretary Donald H...
Two brothers were charged in connection with an investigation targeting an alleged terror recruitment network, police said.

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The full line-up of musicians to perform at the Glastonbury festival later this month is announced.
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Jim Furyk fired a five-under-par 67 to take the first round lead at the $1 million PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Beach, Hawaii on Tuesday.
Adonal Foyle has spent many frustrating moments in airports explaining the legitimacy of his passport from tiny Canouan, in the cluster of Caribbean islands called St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Sometimes he pulls out maps to show his homeland &#151; all 5 square miles of it &#151; does indeed exist. He'll no longer have to hassle.
Stocks rose slightly on Friday after  December employment data suggested the Federal Reserve was  unlikely to raise interest rates aggressively, and Apple  Computer Inc. AAPL.O gave a lift to technology shares.
A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad said that Iranian agents and veterans of Hezbollah helped plan a raid in Iraq in which five American soldiers were killed.
Blog: Open source and your Mac.  What a combo!  Here's an open-source program for keeping your MacBook Pro cool.
There were times, early during the 2002-03 season, that the rink at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, had as many as 15 forwards and 12 defensemen battling for real estate during practice.
(National-NBC) Aug. 18, 2004 - The most common test for heart disease may not be the best one. Most doctors use a treadmill stress test to help identify hardening arteries in the heart, but new report finds the treadmill test might not always make the ...
Deployed military troops, emergency workers, pregnant women and children will be among the first to get scarce vaccinations if a pandemic strain of flu breaks out, U.S. officials said.
For only the second time in its history, Greece has been awarded a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council after a vote in New York yesterday.
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Retail sales, helped by sizzling activity in auto showrooms, jumped by 1.2 percent in December, providing a solid finish to a year in which sales climbed at the fastest pace since 1999.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 18 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday shuttled between meetings with Palestinian and Israeli leaders, seeking to lay the groundwork for a successful three-way summit Monday in the face of Israeli anger at a new Palestinian government that includes the militant group...
Finance police have raided the offices of Italy&#39;s Olympic organizers for records on the Turin committee&#39;s work ahead of the 2006 Winter Games, officials said on Thursday.
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Reality returned to the FA Cup ahead of a fourth round draw but not before non-league Yeading kept neutral fans on the edge of their seats as they chased the biggest upset in the 133-year history of the competition.
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By Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 19--Nobody should live the way 29 tenants did, crammed into tiny, over-priced warrens in a Long Beach home approved for only two families.
The private spacecraft SpaceShipOne briefly entered space above the California desert Wednesday, completing the first of two qualifying flights for the $10 million X Prize.
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The search giant has started a project to help scientists exchange data sets many terabytes in size.
Hayden Penn has been thrust into what has become the Orioles' most interesting question of the spring: Who will replace Kris Benson in the rotation?
Scientists devise a painless way of checking brain fluid levels - potentially removing the need for painful lumbar punctures.
Israeli officials predicted Sunday that allegations the government spied on the Pentagon would prove false, but analysts said damage had already been done the Jewish state's image and that of its lobbying ally in Washington.
A Saudi cleric funneled money to an Egyptian described as one of the masterminds of the Madrid train bombings in March, Spanish and Italian newspapers reported Thursday.
The United Nations Security Council Friday condemned Eritrea's \
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Oxygen and food will be worrisomely low on the international space station by Christmas, and it's crucial that a Russian supply ship get there by then, a top NASA official said Friday...
As Turkey gets the green light to begin EU membership talks, historian Kemal Karpat analyses how Turks came to embrace Europe.
S Airways, facing a cash shortage as it tries to avoid another bankruptcy filing, said yesterday that it would seek government permission to stretch out $67.5 million in contributions it owes to the pensions of its mechanics and ...
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Israeli troops pulled out from a Gaza refugee camp on Saturday after killing 11 Palestinians, including militants, ending a raid which Israel said it launched in response
A RIVAL consortium last night declared war on US tycoon Malcolm Glazer&#39;s bid to take control of Manchester United. Former Football League chairman Keith Harris is heading a team of &#39;red knights&#39; to wrestle the club from dollar billionaire Glazer.
David Beckham says new England coach Fabio Capello is a manager \
Bill Gates gets 4 million emails a day according to Microsoft&#39;s CEO Steve Ballmer. `There are two people who probably are the number one spam recipients in the world,` Ballmer said at a Microsoft event in Singapore `Bill Gates because he is Bill Gates.
The TUC has warned of more industrial action unless the government acts to ease the growing pension crisis. What do you think?
Chinese President Hu Jintao hailed the success of the &#39;&#39;one country, two systems&#39;&#39; policy today on the eve of fifth anniversary of tiny Macau&#39;s return to China after four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule.
A top Hamas leader accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of starting a war after his security forces opened fire on Friday on a Hamas rally in the West Bank and firefights broke out in Gaza.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  mortars struck areas across Falluja Monday as groups of diehard  insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle.
A dermatologist in Menlo Park, California, has developed a treatment for head lice that does not use toxic chemicals, and doesn&#39;t require nit removal.
South Koreans held hostage by the Taleban in Afghanistan say they were told at gunpoint to convert to Islam.
After a suspenseful month of exhaustive interviews involving at least 10 candidates, the Washington Redskins decided their coach would be: none of the above. Instead, it'll be first-timer Jim Zorn taking the mantle from Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs . Two weeks after being hired as the offensive coordinator, the former Seattle Seahawks quarterback was promoted to head coach ...
Mexico City's leftist mayor led more than 150,000 demonstrators in a march Sunday to protest efforts to impeach him, an issue his supporters say threatens Mexico's political stability and pits \
ATHENS, Greece - What had already been a bad Olympics for decathlon world champion Tom Pappas got worse Tuesday when he injured his left foot in the pole vault and withdrew from the competition.    The injury occurred as the American ran down the runway in his first vault attempt - at 15 feet, 1 inch...
Increasing numbers of people are being tested for possible exposure to radiation in the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy as the post-mortem on his body was due to be carried out.
A walkout of meatpacking workers in North Carolina could provide another opening for unions seeking to organize immigrant workers
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres look to keep their slim playoff hopes alive Thursday by completing a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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EMI Group, the world's third-biggest music company, has issued its second profit warning in little over a month, blaming the move on an &quot;unprecedented&quot; decline in US sales of compact discs.
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti's health worsens and he is in a \
Wellington, December 27: Sri Lanka cricket officials have put off until tomorrow a decision on whether its tour of New Zealand will continue following devastating tidal waves which killed more than 6,000 people in the island nation.
eBay, the online marketplace, is enjoying continued growth thanks to increased international sales and the success of its online payment service, Paypal.
After the German&#39;s failure to revive the ailing national team, the Scottish Football Association has opted for a rare Rangers-Celtic linkup at the top with former Rangers manager Smith working with assistant Tommy Burns, his old rival at Celtic.
There's an adage around most  courthouses that a trial is often won or lost in jury selection  -- and that may never be more true than in Michael Jackson's  child molestation case, legal experts say.
Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice for US secretary of state, is challenged on Iraq at her confirmation hearing.
Caleb achieves two significant motor-control breakthroughs following his neurotechnology therapy. Plus: A podcast. In Bodyhack.
The &quot;highly criticial&quot; vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 on fully patched PCs running either Windows XP SP1 or the newer SP2.
Iraq's prime minister on Saturday said his government would provide any necessary security for an expanded United Nations presence in his country, stressing that the \
GCSE language students could cease taking oral tests because they are \
Seven Swiss firefighters are feared dead after the ceiling of a car park collapses during a fire.
Cindy Sheehan bid farewell to her former \
Just two weeks after \
Dutch bank ABN Amro, accused by a Vietnamese state-owned bank of conducting illegal foreign currency deals, has agreed to pay 4.5 million dollars to police, state media said.
Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, a film industry consultant said Sunday. He was 59.
The 2.6 percent rise in second-quarter earnings overcame weak pricing in the Caribbean and higher fuel costs.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a  Briton from a house in an affluent central Baghdad neighborhood  on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign of  abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
The hammer finally came down yesterday on Lord Conrad Moffat Black of Crossharbour - known also by his media nickname of Tubby. Lawyers went to court and filed a 76-page &quot;complaint&quot; against the former newspaper
U.N. Security Council members intend to press Sudan to arrest two suspects accused of war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court, Belgium's U.N. ambassador said on Thursday..
Faced with fresh evidence of rapid warming at the top of the globe, members of the Arctic Council on Wednesday shied from making any commitments to combat the problem.
TUESDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- A study of older Chinese women suggests that a move toward a Western-style diet -- heavy on meat and sugary foods -- boosts breast cancer risk.
Circa 400 immigrati irregolari sono sbarcati nella notte e questa mattina nell&#39;isola di Lampedusa ea Porto Empedocle, in provincia di Agrigento, ha detto la guardia costiera. A Porto Empedocle sono approdate
(InfoWorld) - On Tuesday Toshiba will unveil the first slim-type HD DVD writer drive suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L902A drive is the standard 12.7-millimeters high, which means it can fit in the drive bay of most laptop computers. It can read and write HD DVD, DVD, and CD discs, Toshiba said Monday. It will be shown at the Ceatec show, Japan's biggest electronics show, that begins Tuesday. At last year's Ceatec, Toshiba debuted its slim-type HD DVD reader. The first laptop to feature the drive, its Qosmio G30,\u00c2\u00a0went on sale earlier this year. Samples of the new writer drive will be available to PC makers by the end of this year, and if it follows the same path as the read-only model, it could be on sale in laptops in 2007. HD DVD is one of two formats battling to replace DVD as the de facto storage standard for high-definition movies. In addition to their home entertainment applications the discs can also be used to store data. A single-sided HD DVD-R can store 15GB of data. A disc for the competing Blu-ray Disc format can store 25GB on a single-side. This year's Ceatec is expected to see the unveiling of several new products for the two new formats. The show will kick-off Tuesday with a Sony\u00c2\u00a0news conference at which the company is promising a new Blu-ray Disc product. Sony hasn't said what it will be but the company recently showed a prototype Blu-ray Disc video recorder. A similar prototype recorder was also recently displayed by Hitachi.
Sta concelebrando messa con monsignor Stanislao
The public preview of MSN&#39;s upcoming search engine is back, this time with a Web index about five times fatter and reworked relevancy algorithms.
Actor Chris Langham is due to be sentenced for downloading indecent videos of children from the internet.
Shares in Rossignol, the French company that is the biggest ski equipment maker in the world, rocketed upwards Monday after the Australian-US surfwear company Quiksilver said it was negotiating a takeover.
Cellphones made the services of the professional letter writer obsolete, but G. P. Sawant isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t complaining.
SX-8 system estimated to be almost twice as fast as IBM titleholder.
Four years ago, I ripped Alabama for firing Mike DuBose with three weeks left in the season. However, I think Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley made the right move in announcing Monday that the university had made Zook a lame Gator.
SYDNEY : Uncapped batsman Brad Hodge was named to replace injured captain Ricky Ponting in the 16-man Australian cricket squad for a four-Test tour of India beginning next week.
La Danimarca non ci sta e la sua federazione ha quindi deciso di fare ricorso contro la decisione de...
The Cassini spacecraft, a joint European-US mission that has been orbiting Saturn since June, dropped its wok-shaped, 2.7-meter-wide Huygens probe on a two- week freefall toward Titan, the planet&#39;s largest moon.
Delta Air Lines plans to start on Wednesday a sweeping program to streamline its fare system, capping economy-class fares at $499 each way.
Barry Bonds' return to the San Francisco Giants feels a bit like a shotgun wedding.
The U.S. textile industry said yesterday that it is formally asking the Bush administration to cap China's shipments of trousers, shirts, sheets and other textile items to the United States, warning that an expected flood of Chinese imports next year will otherwise wipe out thousands of American jobs.
The University of Missouri is removing the name of a 22-year-old Wal-Mart heiress from its brand-new sports arena, a week after she was accused by a classmate of cheating her way through another college.
Israel&#39;s Cabinet approved compensation yesterday for settlers who will be uprooted by Ariel Sharon&#39;s program to withdraw from the Gaza Strip
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is closing in on what may be the grandest overlook and richest science trove of its long mission. During the next two weeks, the robotic geologist is likely to reach the rim of a hole in the Martian surface wider and deeper than any it has visited.
Il norvegese Akel Svindal ha vinto lo Slalom gigante di Coppa del Mondo di Soelden, gara che ha aper...
BlogSpot&#8482; Brands has been formed to manage and  operate all business and eCommerce blog sites owned by UAB, as well as  the management and marketing of hundreds of other internet holdings.
North Korea said it was willing to consider first steps to ending its nuclear arms program at six-party talks that opened on Thursday, with China drafting a deal that could mark rare progress in the tortuous negotiations.
Congress on Saturday approved a $477 billion defense bill with a military pay raise and new money for Iraq and Afghanistan. Underscoring the bill&#39;s lack of controversy, the House approved
Lo stadio del River Plate rimarr&agrave; chiuso per cinque turni, dopo gli scontri fra gruppi di tif...
The Bush administration is bumping up against the limits of military and political power to influence what happens next in Iraq, four years into an increasingly unpopular war that has not gone as planned.
The search for a boy who is missing after the rowing boat he stole with a friend capsized is scaled down overnight.
US Airways and its pilots union are close to reaching a $300 million cost-cutting agreement, a key part of a restructuring plan that the airline says it needs to help it emerge from bankruptcy.
Some BBC executives are likely to be suspended while reviews are held into fake phone-ins unearthed by an inquiry.
Hurricane Frances threatens to deliver a powerful blow to private insurers and reinsurers and could cause severe challenges for some companies, Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s said on Friday.
Marlies Schild of Austria takes a curve on her way to setting the second fastest time during the first run of a World Cup women&#39;s Giant Slalom in Semmering, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.
The US and EU nations recall their ambassadors to Nepal in protest at the king's takeover of power.
Japan plans to host a meeting with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials next month to help broker peace in the Middle East, officials said on Tuesday.
TAIPEI, Feb. 2 -- Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian inaugurated a runway on one of the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday and insisted the archipelago belongs to Taiwan despite claims by China and several other Asian countries.
Erin Higgins scored 12 points and Chelsi Welch and Casey Walker added 10 each as No. 21 Oklahoma beat Texas State 76-57 Sunday. Higgins was 4-for-7 from 3-point range, but the Sooners (2-0) got most of their scoring inside against the smaller Wildcats.
The price of crude oil hit another record high yesterday, capping a wild week on Wall Street, punctuated by widespread rumors and violent market swings.
KABUL (BBC) -- Afghan troops have stormed the main jail in the capital, Kabul, after an escape bid by inmates escalated into a day-long siege that left several dead.
TOKYO Aug. 24, 2004 - Japan&#39;s Justice Ministry on Tuesday rejected former chess champion Bobby Fischer&#39;s demand for protection as a political refugee, issuing an order to deport him.
At the Berlin International Film Festival, the subjects range from Abu Ghraib to the Rolling Stones.
Experts are to encourage local authorities to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour.  Is this the right way to tackle yob culture?
Tokyo stocks fell at the market open Tuesday after shares declined on Wall Street overnight. The US dollar was up slightly against the Japanese yen.
Photos of Google China Offices We&#8217;ve dropped by the Google Japan offices in the past, visited the Mountain View Google Plex, and have seen pictures of Google London&#8217;s offices, and now Google Blogoscoped points to a collection of Google China office photos from the Peoples Daily Online.  A photo of Google China&#8217;s new office building. Google&#8217;s China [...]
The SDLP has accused Sinn F\u00c3\u00a9in of giving the Democratic Unionist Party a veto over the decisions of nationalist ministers as part of the deal to restore power-sharing.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.  said on Monday that it plans to buy rival grocer Pathmark Stores Inc.  for $678.6 million, creating a larger company to compete in the U.S. Northeast.
If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re over 50, your night vision might not be as good as you think (so drive with care).
The search giant has started a project to help scientists exchange data sets many terabytes in size.
The US Mint plans to reintroduce dollar coins in an attempt to get Americans to give up the dollar bill.
Big Broadcasters ready to cuff labels again Column Although the recording industry is thought by some to be all-powerful, American broadcasters actually wield far greater power. Radio has been able to get away with not paying labels for music they play: specifically, performance royalties that broadcasters elsewhere in the world owe to the labels for broadcast music. But is this all about to change?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Rising rates of obesity and infant mortality stunted improvements to the nation&#39;s overall health in the past year, according to a report released Monday that ranked Florida among the 10 worst states for the health of its residents.
Walt Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner will step down from the media conglomerate in September 2006, ending a two-decade reign after a shareholder revolt nearly cut it short earlier this year.
The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday not to buy or use nonprescription supplements known as Actra-Rx or Yilishen because they contain
A year after surviving Pakistan's devastating earthquake, Dubri Bandi's villagers still live in fear.
Parliamentarians and celebrity campaigners launched a bid on Wednesday to impeach Tony Blair for \
Danish researchers have claimed that the Atkins diet works because it is very boring and the dullness of the diet is a likely explanation for why it helps people lose weight.
Militiamen on horseback ambushed a refugee convoy in Sudan's western Darfur region, killing some 30 civilians, the United Nations and aid workers said Sunday, and African Union peacekeepers called to investigate were briefly taken hostage by other refugees.
Did you get the message? Did who get the message? There was a message? &quot;It was one of those games where you want to send a message out,&quot; Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb
Sony Corp. (6758.T) will launch a slimmer  version of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in  Japan on September 20 for 19,800 yen ($162), the Japanese  electronics maker said on Tuesday, in an effort to better  compete with Nintendo Co. Ltd.&#39;s (7974.OS) hot-selling DS.
The video archives of Pathe News are online, covering the late 1890s through to the 1970s. Pathe News was one of the earliest video news services in Britain and one of the best remembered.
Mexican soldiers have captured a suspected drug cartel boss in the most significant arrest since President Felipe Calderon sent thousands of troops to restore order in a western state terrorized by drug gangs, the military said Sunday.
Islamabad, :A new Cabinet in Pakistan is likely to be sworn in on Monday, two days after Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was made the country&#39;s 23rd Prime Minister.
Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says Alan Shearer is the 'perfect' candidate to become the next Newcastle manager.
South Korea's foreign minister wins a third informal vote on a new UN secretary general, diplomats say.
Supplies of a powerful painkiller used to treat cancer patients are near critical lows, the Department of Health says. It said a supply problem with the opiate-based drug diamorphine meant
Even if you think there's nothing more to say about the new Apple iPhone, there is. Here's what you need to know if you're about to take the plunge.
Does Wall Street like Bush or Kerry? At this point, investors would be happy with having a clear winner by the opening bell on Wednesday, no matter who it might be.
The French Prime Minister calls a crisis meeting to discuss the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.
MUHANGA, Rwanda  - For a decade, Beata Uwitije never slept in her own bed at home. It was always a police cell, an alleyway, a bar or one of her client's homes.
Updated Sept. 15, 1:13 p.m.  State Sen. Joy Padgett easily won a special primary election Thursday to fill the vacated Republican ballot slot in Ohio\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 18th Congressional District, and will face Democratic lawyer Zack Space in one of the nation\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s key House races.
CBS has fired four executives after the release of an independent investigation into its debunked National Guard story.
Perdita di 422 milioni di dollari, 79 cent per azione
Brett Elliott wanted to play football so much, he left Utah for Division III Linfield and chance to spend his senior season on the field.
A major new study out Monday found that a cholesterol-lowering drug pulled from the US market in 2001 had a substantially higher risk of a serious side effect than three top-selling competitors.
Israeli military forces recently launched incursions into the West Bank and Gaza, killing several terrorists and arresting dozens others.
No one is safe from the ever curious Mr Morello who needs Prime Minister Tony Blair, Arsenal Football Club and The School of Taxidermy to explain to him the mysteries of British life.
Can no one stem the tide of filth? Pity if you will poor old Vanessa Hudgens, star of Disney's High School Musical, who recently got some unwanted exposure when a snap of her striking a birthday-suit strumpet pose for the tittilation of squeeze Zac Efron spilled onto the internet, with predictable results.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 19 -- Five years after President Bush vowed to \
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Oct. 10, 2004 - A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, injuring four people, officials said.
The Associated Press asked the presidential candidates to identify misconceptions about them.
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Consumer Reports magazine, best  known for comparing the prices and performance of cars,  televisions and washing machines, is adding drugs to its  coverage to help Americans save money on their health care.
Application that claimed to \
The Miami Heat's Shaquille O'Neal will miss at least the next two weeks because of recurring pain in his left hip and leg.
Even Shakespeare couldn't help Marion Jones stay out of jail.
Injury-prone Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate is due to undergo surgery in the United States for a recurring muscle injury, the club said Friday.
Politics: 7 December 2004, Tuesday. The OSCE forum, which is nearing its end in Sofia, appears unlikely to adopt a common Political Declaration, as the Member countries failed to unify over the Ukraine issue.
Air carrier jumps on word of a giant new contract, but is it for real?
A century-old tariff should not be extended to Internet phone calls, the companies say.
A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft plans to commercialize technology developed at its India lab that allows several computer mice to be used with a PC simultaneously. The technology, developed last year by Microsoft Research Lab India\u00c2\u00a0in Bangalore, enables several mice to be connected to a PC's USB (universal serial bus) port, helping to make up for the shortage of computers at schools in India and other emerging economies. Two groups at Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, are working to commercialize the technology, called MultiPoint, said Kentaro Toyama, assistant managing director of Microsoft Research India, on Thursday. The Emerging Markets Education Group is interested in using the technology in educational institutions around the world, while the Education Technologies Group is working on a software development kit (SDK) for MultiPoint, said Toyama, who heads a research group on technologies for emerging markets at the India lab. The SDK is designed to encourage developers to develop content that can take advantage of MultiPoint. In field tests of 240 school students in India's Karnataka state, Microsoft found that students who learned using MultiPoint fared as well on certain tests as students who had a PC to themselves, said Udai Singh Pawar, assistant researcher at Microsoft Research India. The lab is now working on test scenarios that promote collaboration and competition among students using MultiPoint, which is expected to increase scores on tests, he added. The SDK will be released in January to participants of Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual Imagine Cup, a contest that promotes innovation among technology students worldwide. Some participants will be encouraged to work with Microsoft Research India on new applications as well as new input devices for the product, Toyama said. Microsoft is already working on new input devices besides the mouse for Multipoint, including multiple keyboards, styli on Tablet PCs, and point-and-click devices that plug into the USB port. \
Montevideo, Nov. 1 (NNN): The left-wing candidate in Uruguay&#39;s presidential election, Tabare Vazquez, has claimed victory after exit polls put him firmly in the lead.
The Internet is being put to novel use in India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s southern state of Karnataka: as a shield to protect a bureaucrat against powerful and potentially dangerous enemies.
Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black is told he can remain free on bail until his sentencing in November.
The Conservatives have revamped their famous torch logo in an effort to re-brand the party.
DaimlerChrysler AG  is considering taking a minority stake in General Motors Corp.  as payment for Chrysler if a deal between the two automakers takes place, the Financial Times said on Monday.
Iran has agreed to give U.N. inspectors access to a huge military site that the United States alleges is linked to a secret nuclear weapons program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday.
Manchester City manager Sven-Goran Eriksson set his sights on FA Cup glory after watching his team grind out a third round goalless draw at West Ham.
\u00c2\u0093One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now\u00c2\u0094 surveys Asian-American art today, a generation after the first waves of multiculturalism and identity politics broke across the art world.
Barclays Bank  is confident  of winning the bid battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV  , a senior Barclays executive said on Tuesday.
By M.K. Guetersloh  NORMAL - One afternoon last week, Brian Rincker typed away on his laptop computer while sitting in The Coffeehouse and Deli in uptown Normal.  Rincker, of Plainfield, is a consultant for an information technology company and can work just about anywhere.
TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s blood bank is now doing more sensitive testing for West Nile virus in Toronto and Winnipeg after the two areas recorded probable human cases of the disease.
The two were the first departures from the administration as President Bush remakes his cabinet for a second term.
Democratic presidential contender Bill Richardson believes the United States must reach out to moderate elements in Iranian society if it is to defuse a standoff between the two countries over Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons.
The head of a British boutique investment bank, Seymour Pierce, is considering a financial restructuring of Manchester United as a possible rival proposal to a planned takeover by US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer.
RENEE Zellweger swapped granny pants for the glamorous look last night at the premiere of her new Bridget Jones movie. The star turned up at the glittering London event with co-stars Hugh Grant and Colin Firth.
Rinviato quello emittenza al 6 e 7 ottobre e a 24 e 25/10
Twice world rally champion Carlos Sainz retired five days earlier than planned on Wednesday when injury forced him to pull out of the Rally of Australia.
Ukrainian MPs will make a new attempt on Wednesday to agree reforms ahead of the election re-run.
Sitiveni Sivivatu claims a hat-trick as the All Blacks outclass Wales in Cardiff.
Citigroup's  involvement in most transactions announced on the latest \
Hubie Brown retired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies yesterday due to health reasons. &quot;Unexpected health-related issues will not allow me to continue coaching the Memphis Grizzlies,&quot; the 71-year-old Brown said in a statement from Memphis. &quot;This situation was unforeseen and absolutely nonexistent at the beginning of the season.&quot;
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is contemplating a run for the presidency, on Monday called for a \
Police donned riot gear and used smoke and tear gas to break up a hostile crowd throwing bottles and cans during a huge Labor Day beach brawl.
The scientists measured the women&#39;s body mass index (BMI). BMIs of 18.5 to 24.9 are considered normal, 25 to 29.9 overweight, and above 30 obese.
The distinction between what politicians say on the campaign trail and what they really believe is well illustrated by the current Kerry-Bush skirmishing on Iraq: If either man really believes some of the things he&#39;s saying, we&#39;re in worse shape than we
The UNLV Runnin' Rebels raced into their first NCAA tournament in seven years Saturday night, rallying to beat No. 23 BYU 78-70 in the Mountain West championship.
Gas giant Gazprom's absorption of Russia's state-owned Rosneft hit a snag amid Kremlin infighting over a looming redistribution of the country's lucrative energy sector.
No matter how rough the action gets when the New England Patriots meet the New York Giants, the advertisers will be playing nice.
After two days of stunning gains, Wall Street ended a tumultuous week with a sharp decline Friday as investors turned cautious and cashed in some of their profits.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s premier center for plumbing the mysteries of the universe in the tiniest bits of matter is planning to lay off more than 10 percent of its employees.
Yahoo said Tuesday that it is acquiring digital music specialist Musicmatch for $160 million in cash. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said the buyout would help it expand its presence in the simmering
Pg di Milano, su intercettazioni caso Unipol non trascritte
Condannati per strage Borsellino e Georgofili a Firenze
Uno e' avvenuto ieri e due stamattina, le vittime 3 uomini
Climate change may carry a higher risk of flooding than was previously thought, the journal Nature reports.
Cingular Wireless LLC won approval from US regulators for its $41 billion purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc. on the condition the companies sell airwaves and give up customers in
Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Dow Jones/AP) - Corinthian Colleges Inc. said Thursday it has named Jack Massimino president and chief executive to succeed co-founder David Moore, who remains chairman.
Spacewalking astronauts aim to repair a damaged thermal blanket on the space shuttle Atlantis on Friday as U.S. and Russian controllers struggle with a worrying computer failure on the International Space Station.
A device to send heart test results down the phone line for analysis could save the NHS millions, a trial suggests.
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian protesters gathered into the night Monday, taking over Kiev's central square and turning it into a defiant sea of orange flags while denouncing results of an election that handed a bitterly disputed victory to the pro-Russia prime minister.
Two days before the massive assault on Fallujah, a dozen Zarqawi loyalists waited for the onslaught, sharing Koranic verses and poetry about the beauty of martyrdom.
Lawyers for Australia&#39;s recording industry branded the popular Kazaa computer file-swapping network &quot;an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen&quot; as they launched a court battle on Monday to shut down its illegal activities.
The \
Iran&#39;s foreign minister said Saturday that Iran had every right to keep, for research purposes, some of the centrifuges that could be used to enrich uranium, an indication
special coverage Aiming to re-create the excitement of Windows 95, Microsoft is trying to turn Vista into its next big win.
Software giant eyes search pioneer to bolster its competition with Google.
From India&#39;s Parliament to corporate boardrooms and newspaper editorial boards, a video scandal involving teenage sex has set off a storm of controversy.
Mark Ruffalo and his wife, Sunrise Coigney, will add another little one to their brood this fall. It will be their third child, publicist Marla Farrell said Friday. They have a 5-year-old son, Keen, and a 1-year-old daughter, Bella.
Britain&#39;s Luke Donald continued his remarkable run in Europe by setting up the chance of a third win in seven events when he took over the Dunhill Links Championship lead on Saturday.
Readers remark on Apple music, Blu-ray vs. HD DVD, and the scary, scary Wii monster. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.
BAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 16: Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in an affluent Baghdad neighbourhood on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
Navy came into its game Saturday at Giants Stadium with the dream of an undefeated season and the hope of ending a 40-year losing streak against Notre Dame.
Aiut\u00c3\u00b2 Cosa nostra l&#39; uomo che ha \u00c2\u00abinventato\u00c2\u00bb Forza Italia? Era amico di boss del calibro di Stefano Bontade, Marcello Dell&#39;Utri? A queste e ad altre domande rispondono oggi, alle 10, i giudici del tribunale
WASHINGTON -- President Bush delivered a sober assessment of the war in Iraq Monday, acknowledging that recent terrorist bombings were proving to be &quot;effective propaganda tools.
Serbia faces a showdown next month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the West in a presidential election run-off.
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) is selling 9.9 per cent of its stake in the North of England Gas Distribution Network business (NEG) to two Australian investors for HK$66 million.
Armed bandits raided Francis Ford Coppola's Argentine headquarters and stole a computer with the screenplay for the upcoming feature film \
New European Chief Executive is company vet Vodafone have appointed Vittorio Colao as its new Chief Executive for Europe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three men have been arrested for trying to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai by firing a rocket at his helicopter during his first election campaign trip outside the capital, officials said on Friday.
By Patricia Sabatini, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Jun. 8--Next time you find one of those electronic greeting cards in your  inbox from Hallmark, examine it carefully. Instead of offering good wishes, it  could be a phishing scam designed to steal your money, credit card numbers or  identity.
A 78-year-old man is accused of twice raping a woman more than 30 years ago in the third of seven sex trials on Pitcairn.
The NUT seeks a minimum rise of 10% or \u00c2\u00a33,000 for staff in England and Wales from September 2008.
After agreeing to push back the scheduled starting time of today&#39;s doubleheader, the Yankees took some jabs at the Devil Rays yesterday for not leaving the Tampa area earlier after two of their
A corporate tax bill offering huge tax breaks to US manufacturers in return for removing export subsidies is approved by Congress.
SEOUL, Sep 14, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- The South Korean and US governments plan to study new satellite pictures to investigate the cause of last week&#39;s suspicious explosion in North Korea that caused a peculiar-shaped cloud, Yonhap News Agency reported
After more than 50 years of leading his Transcendental Meditation movement, the one-time Indian guru to the Beatles has retreated into near-silence and turned over daily management of his global network to aides.
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Assets of Yukos, once Russia's biggest oil producer, will be sold at an auction March 27 as the company's liquidation begins, the government announced Thursday.
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PITTSBURGH - A woman portraying a police officer as a TV extra took her part one step too far by entering a courtroom where her son faced a weapons charge, police said.  Kimberly Chapman was working as an extra Monday on the Spike TV series \
A year after signing a high-profile  major-label deal, former Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio already  has moved on to form his own indie label.
Aljazeera has aired a video tape showing two French journalists captured in Iraq by an armed group. The video on Saturday showed the two men standing in front of a banner bearing the name of the &quot;Islamic Army in Iraq&quot;.
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday made his first public appearance after his arrest on Saturday by men of the State Security Service (SSS) and vowed that today&#39;s nationwide strike would continue as scheduled.
US multinational fined for laissez-faire approach The French data protection authority has fined a subsidiary of US firm Tyco Healthcare over the transfer of employee information across borders and inadequate data safeguards. Tyco Healthcare France was fined \u00e2\u0082\u00ac30,000.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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In a splendorous ceremony atop a hill that was once the center of the Roman empire, 25 European heads of government signed the European Union&#39;s first constitution Friday, but for
Should Jones Soda try to take over the world of soft drinks? Maybe not.
Iran's suspension of uranium enrichment, promised to European Union states last year, will be \
The Premier League's 'big four' go head-to-head on Sunday as Liverpool host Manchester United and Chelsea travel to leaders Arsenal.
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has yet to make a mistake in a grand prix race, crashed a go-kart that had been sold at a charity auction for 42,100 pounds on Thursday.
Japan's Defense Agency is to develop a miniature superlight reconnaissance aircraft, based on ideas from a paper plane, a local newspaper has said.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A speeding bus packed with passengers fell into a deep ravine in eastern Pakistan early Saturday, killing 17 people and injuring 30, police and hospital officials said.
Twenty-four years after its initial release, Samuel Fuller's World War II film has hit the screen in a messy, muscular form close to what he intended.
Shouts of revenge echoed in a Palestinian refugee camp Monday as thousands buried a Hamas terrorist who was killed in a car bombing blamed on Israel.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Another week, another Big Ten opponent. Another win for Notre Dame?
Walt Disney Co.&#39;s chief executive Michael Eisner will leave the giant entertainment company in 2006 when his contract expires, a newspaper reported Friday.
A Utah man on Friday pleaded not  guilty to killing his wife in a case that drew national  attention when police discovered he had been leading a life of  lies.
Boston's police, facing an upsurge in  murder and other violent crimes, have set up a system to allow  witnesses to tip them off to crime by sending anonymous text  messages.
There were a lot of &quot;firsts&quot; Friday at the ATP stop in Delray Beach, with more to come. Top-seeded Vince Spadea (d. (Q) Armando in three) reached his first Delray Beach semifinal in seven attempts.
Three weeks ago, Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton seemed to have taken a bit of a lead over the pack in the competition for the Heisman Trophy.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Sammy Sosa has a contract with the Texas Rangers and a chance to get back to the major leagues. Now the former slugger has to go to spring training and earn a spot on the roster.
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Fans and pundits who are picking Philadelphia as a Super Bowl contender may want to consider this: the Eagles are one Brian Westbrook injury away from starting Reno Mahe at running back.
The UN Secretary General opens a special session on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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The government is expected to announce this week that it is sending up to 650 extra British troops to Iraq to boost security ahead of the January 30 elections, according to the Sunday Telegraph.
Portugal's prime minister said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Roman Catholic country, even though his government's proposal to scrap restrictions failed to win complete endorsement ...Comment
For a system designed to reduce the number of officiating errors in college football, it seems that instant replay is just creating more controversy.
Look what Frances Mayes has wrought. With the ongoing success of her phenomenal best-seller (and subsequent movie) \
Shares of SRA International jumped 14 percent Tuesday after the provider of computer services to government clients reported better-than-expected earnings late Monday and received an analyst upgrade Tuesday morning.
Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the UN atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the UN Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.
Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper was held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal confidential source information sought by a federal grand jury investigating the leak of a covert CIA employee's identity.
The ruling body of gymnastics (FIG) denied Saturday putting pressure on all-round champion Paul Hamm to hand over his gold medal to South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young, saying the decision should be left to the American.
The UN appeals to Kenya to allow stranded trucks carrying food aid through its border to war-torn Somalia.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility on Thursday for two suicide  bombings in Iraq, a day after another militant group said it  was behind one of the attacks.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference this fall will confront \
Bangladesh is seeking $2.21 billion in assistance from overseas donors to help recover from damage by the November 15 cyclone that killed more than 3,200 people and made millions homeless, a senior official said on Thursday.
PHILADELPHIA\u00c2\u00a0-- What makes you different from everyone else on the planet may have less to do with the spelling of your genetic code than with a scattering of chemical &quot;tags&quot; that, like censor's marks, render some of your genes unreadable.
U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday nominated Robert Zoellick, the former U.S. deputy secretary of state, to be the new World Bank president, describing him as a \
BAGHDAD\u00e2\u0080\u0094A militant group has claimed to have killed two hostages, one a Turk and the other an Iraqi who was a longtime resident in Italy, the Arab news network Al-Jazeera reported yesterday.
Former Oceanside residents Herb and Gladys Simon will do something Tuesday they&#39;ve never done before: Vote for president in mid-October.
Angry lawmakers grilled the Bank of England's governor Thursday about why he failed to prevent a run on deposits at mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC, but the governor countered by blaming the banking industry for creating a credit crisis.
U.S.-bound air passengers may have to  board their planes an hour before take-off to allow for more  rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined by a  senior U.S. official Thursday.
Investors stung by the collapse of Parmalat have filed a class action lawsuit in a US court as they seek more than $8 billion in damages from the Italian food group&#39;s former management, banks and auditors.
About 200 motorists are stranded in snowdrifts on the A66 transpennine route in County Durham.
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She might not be Dr.  Phil, but Patti Novak -- a Buffalo, N.Y., matchmaker working  without an army of producers -- easily could match his talent  for sizing people up quickly and then offering the no-nonsense  tips they need for dating and relationships.
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos., the parent company of Houston-based Shell Oil Co., plans to merge its two holding companies in a response to scandal over its downgrading of oil reserves, according to an Associated Press report on Thursday.
San Francisco Federal Reserve  Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that the current  turmoil in financial markets has added &quot;appreciably&quot; to  downside risks for the U.S. economy.
The Scooter Libby trial is finally over. So why is the president still pretending he can't talk about it?
&quot;I was stripped naked and beaten with a stick... I slept in leg irons for a week and a half,&quot; the 40-year-old. He said he lost 14 kg (30.
A French man accused of -plotting to attack an Australian nuclear power station goes on trial in Paris.
Turkey offers to admit traffic from Cyprus, in an effort to revive EU membership talks, says EU president Finland.
Real Madrid&#39;s month of turmoil took another serious turn last night when the club were forced into appointing low-ranking coach Mariano Garcia Remon to replace Jose Antonio
Pilots at Northwest Airlines accept a 15% pay cut as the firm struggles against high fuel bills and tough competition.
Leaders of European Union (EU) member states decide on Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s negotiation process today. The bargaining process continued into the night yesterday and will expectedly continue up to the last minute.
Four executives at Infineon Technologies AG, one of the world&#39;s largest makers of memory chips, have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges of price fixing in federal court, authorities said Thursday.
A blogger who sold stock picks to thousands of subscribers has been detained in northern China, as regulators try to reign in freelance operators amid a booming stock market.
Pro-West Serbian President Boris Tadic survived an apparent assassination attempt when a car repeatedly tried to ram his vehicle during a high-speed attack on one of Belgrade's busiest streets, his office said.
David Beckham insists he can cope with the pressure of championing football in the United States.
British rock band Queen is preparing for  its first tour in 18 years, but fans are already complaining  that the show can't go on without flamboyant frontman Freddie  Mercury.
LONDON : A majority in Britain believe the world will be safer if Democrat challenger John Kerry wins this week&#39;s US presidential election, suggests an opinion poll to be published on Sunday.
Iraqi militants said Thursday they had  killed three Turkish captives, and France pressed on with  diplomatic efforts to win the release of two French journalists  held hostage by another guerrilla group.
Russian Nadia Petrova sends defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne out of the US Open in the fourth round.
Hong Kong film-maker Wong Kar-Wai's new film \
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Initially rebuffed by Washington, former Vice President Al Gore's Live Earth concerts found a last-minute home in the U.S. capital on Friday after Native Americans offered their museum for the worldwide event.
Greenland will hold a referendum in November on greater autonomy from Denmark in what many residents hope could become a step toward full independence, the Arctic island's prime minister said Thursday.
Six of the nation's 10 largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions are coal-fired power plants in the South, but year after year Southern lawmakers balk at pushing utilities toward cleaner renewable energy.
Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a landmark visit to Iraq on March 2, the first-ever trip by an Iranian leader, the Iraqi government said Thursday.
Protesters clashed with police and stormed the headquarters of state television early Tuesday after setting fire to several cars &#151; an increasing violent response to a leaked recording that caught Hungary's prime minister admitting officials had lied about the economy.
Pakistani PM Shaukat Aziz is to continue dialogue with India in talks with counterpart Manmohan Singh.
DURBAN, South Africa  - South Africa were left with a battle to save the match after Graham Thorpe led a powerful England batting performance on the fourth day of the second Test at Kingsmead.
Torna la Champions League e la Roma sogna di diventare protagonista anche in Europa. Nella scorsa st...
YESTERDAY Close $38.03 Change +$0.20 52-WEEK High $38.49 Low $29.00 Verizon Wireless added 2.3 million customers, most of them prized monthly subscribers, to put a shine on a fourth quarter when Verizon Communications Inc.'s profit was cut by restructuring costs.
Saying the state constitution broadly guarantees equality, a judge struck down Washington's ban on same-sex marriage and set the stage for an appeal to the state Supreme Court.
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Scheme will cover all houses within months insists embattled minister.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes bombed important Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Saturday in a new cross-border offensive, the General Staff said.
KINGSTON -- Swimming used to be more of a challenge than a good time for the three Kingfish Swim Club members.
The Manchester United board have announced that they have ended talks with US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer, saying his takeover proposal risked leaving the club mired in debt.
Too many maths tests from the age of seven are damaging pupils' enthusiasm and knowledge, a report says.
East Timor President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta was wounded in a pre-dawn attack on his home Monday morning, an army spokesman said.
Cherish Stringfield led five Vanderbilt women in double figures, scoring 19 points to lead the No. 14 Commodores over Rhode Island 108-53 Friday.
At first glance, East Lake Golf Club appears to present a cute little par 4 of a finishing hole. Only thing is, the 18th is really a par-3 monster, one that stretches to a whopping 235 yards.
There is no link between the nooses hung by white students outside a Louisiana high school and the alleged beating of a white student by black teens, according to the U.S. attorney who reviewed investigations into the incidents.
FOR once, the angriest words of the night did not come from Ars\u00c3\u00a8ne Wenger, despite two of his players being sent off. The Arsenal manager was unusually accepting of the referee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decisions, but the Frenchman
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ROMERO, Texas  - U.S. 54, a two-lane highway that slices through this desolate corner of the Texas Panhandle, is a busy shortcut for commercial trucks hauling loads between the Mexican border near El Paso and points in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas.
KABUL , Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's criminal underworld has compromised key government officials who protect drug traffickers, allowing a flourishing opium trade that will not be stamped out for a generation, a UN report released yesterday said.
Rescuers searched on Wednesday for scores of people missing after a suspension bridge collapsed into a river in west Nepal, killing at least 16 people, mostly women and children, and injuring 40, police said.
Fans gear up for the premiere of the fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix in Tokyo.
IRAN insisted yesterday that it had a right to exempt some equipment from an agreement with the European Union to freeze its uranium enrichment programme - a move diplomats said threatened to scuttle the deal.
Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey's president on Tuesday despite the objections of a powerful military that fears a creeping subversion of the country's secular order under the former Islamist.
Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and MoveOn.org Voter Fund, two outside groups that played key roles in the 2004 presidential election, reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay nearly $450,000 for various violations.
Ukraine's constitutional court struck down a section of a recently adopted electoral law in a decision welcomed by both camps ahead of a tense, historic presidential rerun election set for the following day.
SALVO, United States  - American sprinter Michelle Collins has been handed an eight-year ban for doping offences despite never having tested positive for banned substances.
Authorities in Malaysia's capital have ushered in the Year of the Rat by offering a bounty on rats to help fight the city's age-old rodent problem, a newspaper said on Saturday.
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In the latest claim for Omega-3 fatty acids, Norwegian scientists claim cod liver oil could prevent depression.
Teen boys really do care about relationships, a new study shows.
Air New Zealand is likely to join other major airlines operating out of the region in raising its passenger fuel surcharge as oil prices continue to spike, its managing director and chief executive said Monday.
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WASHINGTON - Saying US soldiers in Iraq &quot;deserve the best,&quot; President Bush on Thursday emphasized that the administration is addressing equipment concerns like the one about armored vehicles raised by a soldier who questioned Defense Secretary Donald
The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Saturday it had recovered 11 bodies from the area where Colombia's FARC guerrillas indicated they would find the remains of lawmakers killed in June after five years in rebel captivity.
ATHENS, Ala. - An Athens man is accused of setting fire to the home of his brother, who was asleep in bed with a woman who had broken off a relationship with the arson suspect. \
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Officials expressed dismay over remarks by a British official who implied that London would not support the draft \u00e2\u0080\u009copen skies\u00e2\u0080\u009d agreement.
Iraqi-Polish hostage Teresa Borcz Khalifa has appealed to her government on a video, saying her life depended on the withdrawal of Polish forces from Iraq as demanded by her Iraqi captors.
Using the Nouse in three-dimensional environments, such as design and game software, requires the use of two broadly spaced Web cams.
The basis for laughter may have originated long before humans existed, a study suggests.
Marat Safin has won more than $13 million in prize money in his tennis career but said he could hardly afford a meal at this year's Wimbledon.
Food distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. settled securities fraud charges for overstating material earnings in 2001 and 2002, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday.
China finished sixth in the synchronized swimming team event last week, which is not usually good news. But when your country is using an entire Olympics as a tuneup, sixth is perfectly acceptable.
Brooke Smith scores 17 points to lift No. 6 Stanford past No. 14 Boston College 76-66 for the Cardinals' 15th straight home win.
World Bank President James  Wolfensohn will leave his post at the beginning of June when  his term expires and a search is now under way for someone to  replace him, A U.S. Treasury spokesman said on Monday.
Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Rudy Giuliani shot to the front of the Republican presidential field by touting his anti-terrorism and leadership credentials. Now he&#39;s adding an economic message to the mix.
Two executives from American International Group Inc.  and one from Marsh & McLennan Cos.  pleaded guilty on Tuesday to fraud charges stemming from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's sweeping investigation into fraud in the industry.
MOSCOW\u00e2\u0080\u0094When masked security forces stormed the Hatayev home this weekend, smashing through front windows and ordering crying children to lie on the floor, the Chechen family was frightened but not surprised.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  phoned Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to congratulate him on his  election as Palestinian president and offer cooperation, the  highest-level contact between the sides in nearly four years.
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The Afghan parliament supports a death sentence issued against a journalist for blasphemy.
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French President Jacques Chirac (C), flanked by General Secretary of the Francophone association (OIF) Abdou Diouf (L) and Burkina Faso&#039s President Blaise Compaore give a press conference at the end of the ...
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Exiled Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky claims British intelligence officers thwarted a plot to kill him.
The Federal Reserve is handing investors a powerful new tool: timely insight into policy makers&#39; thinking. The Fed&#39;s decision to speed up release of the minutes of its Federal Open Market
BEIJING - Laugh all you want, say public hygiene experts at the World Toilet Summit, but the importance of having loos you can use is no joke.
Police in Nepal say more than 1,000 Maoist rebels have stormed a district headquarters in the country&#39;s northwest, bombing government buildings and killing at least one soldier.
French President Jacques Chirac, cast aside his political differences with America to decorate the US filmmaker behind such cinematic greats as Jaws and ET.
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Veteran Tom Glavine threw six shutout innings to guide the New York Mets to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, giving the Mets a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five playoff series.
Waking up on the morning after he won Olympic gold in Athens, Tyler Hamilton leaped out of bed to check no one had stolen the medal from his suitcase.
NBC Universal said on Wednesday it  will offer episodes of some of its new prime-time shows for  free online viewing on personal computers in a bid to build an  audience for its fall schedule.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - It may be known as the land  of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy  bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the  United States.
Russian men are risking death by drinking aftershave with high levels of alcohol, a study suggests.
Linebacker Pat Lazear, who was sentenced for his part in the robbery of a Smoothie King store, signs to play football for West Virginia, the university announces Friday.
Poland's president said Wednesday he will attend the commemorations of the end of World War II in May in Moscow, but said the notorious 1939 pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union should be condemned at ...
Robert Altman, a five-time Academy Award nominee for best director whose vast, eclectic filmography ranged from the dark war comedy \
Region's foreign-born communities have grown so rapidly that their ballots could be decisive in Tuesday's Potomac Primary.
Patrick Nyarko, a forward from Ghana who last month led Virginia Tech to its first appearance in the NCAA semifinals, is leaving school a year early to sign with MLS.
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Never mind kickball or soccer. Some schools are now getting kids to break a sweat with exergaming fitness centers
GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 25, 2004 - A thunderstorm drenched homeless people living on rooftops and sidewalks early Saturday, adding to the woes of Tropical Storm Jeanne&#39;s survivors who have been looting aid
Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG reported a 45 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, citing restructuring costs and a weak performance in the U.S. market.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that IOC President Jacques Rogge has set up a Disciplinary Commission to investigate remarks on ABC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 20/20 Friday, made by Victor Conte, head of the California-based Balco laboratory, on ABC
This past Sunday, my report on the rebirth of the electric car aired on \u00e2\u0080\u009cCBS News Sunday Morning.\u00e2\u0080\u009d You can see it here. CBS gave me a juicy long time for the segment\u00e2\u0080\u0093but the truth is, there was enough good material to fill a miniseries. Like the interview with auto-industry superstar Bob Lutz, now a top [...].
The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, opening the door to bringing meat and milk from clone offspring into the food supply.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (11/11/04) - Seven people have been arrested following a 15-hour anti-terror operation by Dutch police forces, ending a standoff with suspected Islamic terrorists that lasted all day Wednesday.
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Microsoft has delayed the release of the next version of&#160;Dynamics NAV, one of its ERP applications for mid-size companies, company executives said Tuesday.It&#39;s the second delay this year for the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, which Microsoft acquired after buying Danish application developer Navision A/S in 2002. A 5.1 released was planned for the end of this year, but Microsoft has instead opted to release a version 6.0 mid-year next year.&quot;We decided we need a little more of what we call &#39;bake&#39; time,&quot; said Kirill Tatarinov, a vice president in Microsoft&#39;s division that deals with business applications, using a software developer term for when a product isn&#39;t done.Tatarinov said the company is working on &quot;architectural&quot; investments on NAV but did not detail those features. NAV 5.0 includes capabilities to manage the work flow of sales documents, the ability to link customer profiles with purchase orders and inventory tracking, among others.Tatarinov quickly added that Microsoft will announce a plan Wednesday to stick to more predictable release cycles. Microsoft has been stung with criticism for slow release cycles, particularly the five years it took to develop Windows Vista.Another senior Microsoft executive said that the company won&#39;t sacrifice quality for speed.&quot;I&#39;m very supportive of the decision,&quot; said Jeff Raikes, who is president of Microsoft&#39;s Business Division. &quot;We recognize that the investments we are making in Dynamics NAV are a very important step forward for the product.&quot;
NORTON, Massachusetts  - Phil Mickelson survived a double-bogey at the 12th hole and a late challenge by world number one Tiger Woods to win the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots on Monday.
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Nokia announces the U.S. version of the Nokia N95 as well as an 8GB version.
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By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 5--BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- Sue Polzin, who begins school today as a math teacher at Black River Falls High School, and I were in the forest, carrying our kayaks down to shore, listening to the Black River.
Exelon provided significant benefits on a wide range of symptoms such as loss of memory, concentration and behavioral problems - Patients were also able to cope better with activities of daily living.
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Britain's financial watchdog is to be given new powers to intervene in failing banks to avoid a repeat of the Northern Rock crisis, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said in an interview out Friday.
Mozilla releases the third beta of Firefox 3, eight weeks after it made the last major milestone for its open-source browser.
Greek firefighters started to get to grips with countrywide forest fires on Wednesday after six devastating days, but warned that a coming heatwave could reignite the flames that have killed at least 63 people.
A round up of quotes from prominent politicians after Benazir Bhutto's assassination
Manuel Almunia is confident of acquitting himself well if he is selected for Sunday&#39;s crucial Premiership clash with Chelsea. There have been suggestions that the former Celta Vigo custodian will defer to
At least 16 wind-driven wildfires burned from the Mexican border to areas north of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing more than half a million people from their homes and claiming a second life on the third day of fire calamity.
BESLAN, Russia - Commandos stormed a school in southern Russia where hundreds of hostages had been held for three days, and dozens of hostages fled the building, some bloodied and screaming.    Exchanges of gunfire rang out and a large plume of smoke rose over the school as troops clashed with the militants...
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Selling shoes in the sweaty afternoon air of a West African market, Ousman Ka owes his job to China &#151; or, more precisely, to Lu Hui, the wrinkle-faced Chinese man in the blue sweater vest sitting behind him.
Palestinian leaders tried on Monday to negotiate an end to a bloody standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants who have been holed up in a refugee camp for more than a week.
PSP demand rises too Nintendo's Wii may be outselling Sony's PS3 by an increasing margin in Japan, but the gap's narrowing in the US, the latest North American market figures show. Not that there's much in it, mind...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The London Stock Exchange PLC has received and rejected a bid proposal from Germany&#39;s main stock exchange, Deutsche Boerse AG , the exchanges said Monday.
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Michael Jackson&#39;s prosecutors won a major victory when a Santa Maria, Calif., judge ruled to allow evidence seized at the pop star&#39;s Neverland ranch.
Astronauts of the US shuttle Atlantis started the first space walk of their mission Monday to begin installing power-generating equipment on the International Space Station hundreds of miles above the Earth.
Vietnam estimated January's trade deficit will nearly double from a year earlier to $1 billion following a 27 percent leap of imports to $5.5 billion, a state-run newspaper said on Monday.
As winter settles in, here are some money-saving tips for keeping the cold out.
Nokia, one of the leading brands in mobile technologies, has launched a new wireless content solution that will prove to be beneficial to many consumers worldwide.
The crisis in Darfur is a humanitarian disaster that threatens the entire region, French President Jacques Chirac said Thursday while urging Sudan to accept peacekeepers.Comment
Cammie Dunaway is the latest in series of executives to leave the search company.
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy underwent surgery to clear a blocked blood vessel near his heart during the Labor Day weekend, the court announced yesterday. But the court said there was no damage to his heart and Kennedy has returned to work.
THE Australian Government may try to bring those behind the Bali bombings to Australia for trial if they avoid jail time in Indonesia.
After rumbling for the past several days, Mount St. Helens erupted shortly before noon Friday, spewing white ash thousands of feet into the air, and a second eruption today raised fears that a more major eruption could be looming.
Airstrikes are used in Tal Afar and Fallujah with more than 60 killed in &quot;no-go&quot; zones. An Iraqi soldier guards the road near radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr&#39;s office.
Each of the Capitals' injured players -- backup goaltender Brent Johnson and defensemen Bryan Muir, John Erskine and Brian Pothier -- skate in various capacities Wednesday.
The Vancouver Canucks re-signed twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin and goaltender Alex Auld on Friday. The Sedins signed one-year deals, while Auld agreed to a two-year contract.
A House-Senate conference committee Thursday agreed to legislation that will extend key components of the Bush tax cuts for up to six years.
AUSTRALIA is to join a new World Health Organisation initiative to create a &quot;culture of safety&quot; in health care amid concerns that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes.
The European Union extended sanctions  on Zimbabwe for another year on Monday including an arms  embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on President Robert Mugabe  and other top officials.
Japan sought international help on Thursday for a Japanese man held hostage in Iraq, with less than 24 hours to go for a deadline set by his captors to behead him unless Tokyo withdraws its troops.
Parts of the International Space Station lost power for much of Sunday, but the three-member crew wasn't at risk and everything was fixed by Monday morning, officials said.
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Mother is the most beautiful word in the English language, followed by passion, smile, love and eternity, according to a worldwide survey.
Thailand's PM says senior officials' negligance led to the deaths in custody of more than 80 Muslim protesters.
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Phil Mickelson mastered a strong wind to shoot a 3-under 68 Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Gregory Havret of France after the third round of the Scottish Open.
England goalscoring hero Steven Gerrard said he was taken off the field by mistake in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifying 2-2 tie with Austria.
Members of the Somali parliament vote on Sunday to elect a new president, in a bid to end years of lawlessness.
NAMALINDE, Malawi  - Maria Semu holds back tears  as she tells how she lost her husband Ngalu to a crocodile --  another victim of growing conflict between man and beast in one  of Africa's poorest countries.
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Florida Sen. Bill Nelson plans to endorse Hillary Rodham Clinton, a major gain for the Democratic presidential candidate in a state that's at odds with the national party over its primary date yet remains a swing state in November's general election.
IBM  on Wednesday announced a five-year effort to make the IBM System z mainframe easier to use by 2011.
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LINZ, Austria  - Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova defeated Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-4 6-2 on Sunday to win the Linz Open.
BRITAIN&#39;s Tim Henman pounded Argentine Guillermo Coria 6-2 6-2 today to keep alive his hopes of reaching the Masters Cup semi-finals.
Highways were thick with cars before sunrise Wednesday as US Gulf coast residents fled north to avoid Hurricane Ivan&#39;s approach with 140 mph winds.
Ukraine approves a giant steel cover over the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl.
Scientists say the Rock of Gibraltar may have been the last stronghold for Europe's Neanderthals.
Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus wins 100m gold ahead of Lauryn WIlliams.
The U.S. military and Iraqi government denied reports on Thursday that al Qaeda's leader in Iraq had been killed in a raid but said DNA tests would be conducted on bodies recovered after the attack to make sure.
US presidential hopeful Senator John Kerry renewed his call for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to resign over the scandal sparked by the abuse of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison.
A European Union force has taken over peacekeeping in Bosnia from NATO for an operation seen as a test of the EU&#39;s military aspirations and credibility.
Drew Gelinas, nordic skier, tests cross-country skis.
Apple will send its promised $100 store credit to early adopters of the iPhone by text message, the company said Friday.
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SEPTEMBER 08, 2004  - NEW YORK -- Hitachi Data Systems Inc. yesterday announced the general availability of a new high-end storage sub-system that it said is unprecedented in its ability to

Model and actress Elizabeth Hurley married Indian businessman Arun Nayar in a secret ceremony on Friday, a day before the couple were due to host a lavish wedding party, British media reported on Saturday.
The Dutch state prosecutor's office denied that the Amsterdam home of Paul Bigley, brother of Kenneth Bigley, who is a hostage in Iraq ( news - web sites ), was raided by intelligence officers, as reported in ...
Iran on Thursday spurned a U.S. offer of   direct talks on its nuclear program as major world powers   sought agreement on incentives to coax it to scrap potentially   weapons-related atomic work.
When punter Josh Miller was signed in 2004, after struggling incumbent Ken Walter was let go by the Patriots, the punters went to dinner, facing the difficult reality of one player taking the place of another. It seemed as if Walter's career might be over.
The co-chief executives of Airbus parent company EADS said there was no alternative to thousands of job cuts at the troubled European planemaker and warned that strikes would only make things worse.
Russian ministers meet to tackle the problem of falling life expectancy, especially affecting men.
LILLE, France  - The creation of a biological passport for all professional riders is taking shape, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday.
US initial jobless claims rose for the first time in four weeks, boosted by more filings related to Hurricane Charley, a government report showed.
A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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Center Jeremy Roenick signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, postponing retirement for another shot at a Stanley Cup.
Spain&#39;s Princess Sofia, third in line to the throne, was baptised Sunday at the royal Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, palace sources said.
The Interstate Bakeries Corporation, maker of Wonder bread and Hostess Twinkies, said yesterday that its auditors&#39; report might raise questions about its ability to continue as a going concern.
BBC News learns that a  hacker crashed a number of Northern Ireland government websites.
Robbie Barker had a goal and two assists to help sixth-ranked New Hampshire beat Michigan Tech, 4-3, last night in the consolation game of the Great Lakes Invitational in Detroit. Brett Hemingway's power-play goal 3:09 into the second period gave New Hampshire (12-4-2) a 3-2 lead.
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer maker,  Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S. giant's  retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.
Celine Dion called it a wrap at Caesars Palace, acknowledging in her final show that pregnancy and poor early reviews almost sank her titanic five-year engagement.
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The controversial music download site allofmp3.com closes down but appears to reopen under a new name.
4.15pm: Hundreds of BBC staff and other media workers across the world held a two-minute silence today to mark the 100th day in captivity of correspondent Alan Johnston. By Leigh Holmwood.
Randy Moss had an excused absence this time. Minnesota's star receiver was mistakenly pulled off the field for a fake field goal, and the Vikings misfired when it counted most yesterday, squandering their chance to advance to the NFC Championship game with a 27-14 loss in Philadelphia.
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The brother of a British hostage being held in Iraq accused the United States on Thursday of sabotaging efforts to spare the man&#39;s life.
The international quartet for Middle East peace could meet in Egypt on July 16, European Union envoy Marc Otte said Thursday, amid mounting diplomatic efforts to relaunch the stagnant peace process.
Advanced Micro Devices is counting on a new high-performance computer chip to hold on to hard-fought market share it has won from its principal rival, Intel.
This report analyzes the role that resellers and integrators play in distributing, selling, deploying, and managing enterprise 802.11 wireless LANs.
The pro-Western leader of Ukraine&#39;s Orange Revolution appeared early today to be on the verge of a landslide victory in Sunday&#39;s presidential runoff.
One of the UK's biggest music festival promoters criticises plans to impose new licence fees for outdoor concerts.
Eastman Kodak Co.  is introducing a line of desktop printers and low cost replacement inks on Tuesday, as the photography company takes on a market dominated by Hewlett-Packard .
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Voters in Nevada and South Carolina make their choices on Saturday in a chaotic U.S. presidential race, with polls showing tight struggles in both states as nominating battles move to the South and West.
Ukraine&#39;s &quot;orange opposition&quot; was gearing up to contest the result of a bitterly fought presidential election after officials announced
A group of armed men abducted CNN producer Riad Ali in Gaza City on Monday. There has been no claim of responsibility for the abduction, and the militant group Hamas condemned it.
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The union representing striking Hollywood writers on Monday denied a request to allow its members to write for the Golden Globes, while also rejecting a request to use old movie clips for the Oscars.
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Looting, arson and murder have become hallmarks of Kenya's conflict over a disputed presidential election. Another, less talked about tactic in the violence that has degenerated into ethnic clashes: rape.
Frightened residents of the Gulf Coast boarded up windows, packed and hit the road today as Hurricane Ivan charged in their direction.
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New Zealand police tell a father who has taken his Welsh baby into hiding he has 24 hours to hand her back.
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CONCORD, New Hampshire  - Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton said on Friday her male rivals attacked her at a debate this week not because she is a woman but because she is winning the race to be the party's presidential candidate.
Israel's cabinet appointed a   commission on Sunday to investigate the way the government and   military handled the Lebanon war, bowing to calls for an   inquiry but rejecting veterans' demands for an independent   probe.
Borse Dubai broke takeover rules before its bid for Nordic stockmarket operator OMX, a market watchdog rules.
Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, is to head a review of business practices at BAE Systems.
The BBC apologized to Queen Elizabeth on  Thursday for wrongly implying that she had stormed out of a  photo shoot with American celebrity photographer Annie  Leibovitz.
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering further regulatory measures, including withdrawal from the market, of Pfizer&#39;s arthritis treatment Celebrex.
Forget bookmarks: Web content managers allow you to create your own personal, searchable cache of web pages.
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Software security companies and  handset makers, including Finland's Nokia NOK1V.HE, are  gearing up to launch products intended to secure cell phones  from variants of the Internet viruses that have become a  scourge for personal computer users.
What&#39;s tomorrow&#39;s YouTube? The Web&#39;s next breakout hit may be one these innovative, useful, and fun new sites.
Weeks after coming under criticism for sitting on patches for multiple holes in its database software, Oracle Corp. has announced that it is moving to a monthly patch release schedule.
The Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels sealed American League division titles with solid pitching performances on Sunday.
BAGHDAD, June 24 -- Three senior aides to Saddam Hussein, including the one known as \
The SEC didn&#39;t name any of the board members involved in the matter. Among the allegations, Disney was said to have failed to disclose that three children of board members were employed by the company, receiving
John Kerry offers his service in Vietnam as proof that he can keep America safe. But in two TV ads and a best-selling book, an anti-Kerry group has accused the Senator of dishonesty and cowardice during the war.
The streets of west London came alive with the sound of the Caribbean at the Notting Hill Carnival, with more than a million revellers expected to turn out to celebrate the event's 40th year.
Juventus defeated Atalanta 2-0 on David Trezeguet&#39;s two goals Sunday, becoming the only team in the Italian league to win its first two games.
Rudolph W. Giuliani has replaced his top fund-raiser, Anne Dunsmore, only days before the end of the third-quarter fund-raising period.
The launch of the space shuttle Discovery could be delayed after a chunk of ice was discovered on its fuel tank, just two hours before today's scheduled lift-off.
The OneFlex Smart Connect service package includes a T-1 loop, router, Internet port and front-office equipment such as handsets.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Florida Attorney General&#39;s office calls it &quot;raw exploitation.&quot; It&#39;s accusing a Fort Lauderdale company of jacking up the price of flu vaccine to unconscionable heights.
Un aereo della British Airways in volo da Berlino a Londra e&#39; stato costretto a un atterraggio di emergenza all&#39;aeroporto di Amsterdam a causa di un&#39;allarme terrorismo, confermata anche dalla stessa compagnia aerea.
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Days after a terrorist bomb killed his friend and scattered body parts near his street vendor&#39;s cart, Dial is still emerging from shock.
Some 498 Catholics executed in the Spanish Civil War are honoured in the Vatican's largest-ever beatification.
Andriy Shevchenko, vincitore del Pallone d&#39;oro 2004, ha ricevuto i complimenti di Victor Yushenko, candidato alla presidenza dell&#39;Ucraina e leader del partito di opposizione &#39;Nashe Ukraina&#39;. Yushenko ha telefonato al giocatore del Milan per congratularsi.
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A man dies after his car hits a tree in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh on Sunday morning.
Intermec Technologies Corp. has suspended a licensing policy for use of its radio frequency identification patents in order to help create one industrywide standard for the technology.
Cardholders have been surprised to find that the MBNA Corporation has switched their accounts from Visa or MasterCard to American Express, MBNA's new partner.
Europe's major powers have agreed to set a November deadline on Iran to meet demands meant to resolve concerns that it is secretly trying to make nuclear weapons, in a confidential document made available Saturday to The Associated Press.
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The United States flew long-held accused  enemy combatant Yaser Hamdi to Saudi Arabia after a 10-day  delay caused by worries in Riyadh about his release deal, U.S.  officials said on Monday.
WASHINGTON -- About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.

Drinking a bottle of wine a week can help reduce a further narrowing of blood vessels in men who have undergone heart surgery, report German researchers this week, providing further evidence to support the ...
Yale won the regular-season series with Harvard. But the Crimson won the ECACHL playoff series over the Bulldogs, a 2-1 victory last night clinching advancement to a second-round date at Clarkson or Dartmouth.
Tropical Storm Felix formed on Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean over the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Sprint Corp. FON.N on Wednesday  agreed to buy mobile telephone company Nextel Communications  Inc. NXTL.O in a deal worth $35.17 billion to gain more  business customers and more airwaves to transmit calls.
Inquiries into breaches of the ministerial code should be independent, Tory leader David Cameron is to suggest.
The head of a U.N. inquiry into the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Monday he had made progress in analyzing the crime scene in Beirut and investigating suspects.
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By Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 13--Bob and Yvonne Davis' dream for Ricehaven may yet come true.   On Tuesday, the St.
A former congressional page who was reportedly told in an instant message from former Rep. Mark Foley to \
'Soldiers love the robotic look' A Scottish prosthetics company engaged in publicising its new bionic hand claims to have achieved significant advances in its field - and says servicemen injured in combat \
The four sponsors of the stagnant Middle East peace process met Tuesday for the first time since Hamas seized Gaza, amid mounting speculation that outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could be anointed their new envoy.
Some analysts are betting Pfizer Inc.  PFE.N won't have to withdraw its arthritis drug Celebrex but  they do expect sales to fall after a study of the drug in  cancer patients showed it increased the risk of heart attacks.
KYIV, Ukraine  - Demonstrators removed blockades near the government building in Ukraine's capital on Thursday, signalling a further decrease in tensions following parliament's adoption of electoral and constitutional changes ahead of a repeat presidential runoff vote.
U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle after an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
Philadelphia Eagles punt returner/running back Reno Mahe will miss Sunday's game against Washington because of a high ankle sprain.
Boston ace Curt Schilling will not face the Yankees on Sunday because of an injured right ankle, though it's possible he could return later in the series.
Authorities are investigating a mysterious laser beam that was directed into the cockpit of a commercial jet traveling at more than 8,500 feet.
QUETTA, Pakistan : Dec 12 (SADA) - Police have arrested ten suspects for the Meezan Chowk bomb blast in Quetta and are questioning them, DIG Police Pervez Bhatti said.
A leaked memo that maps out Tony Blair's departure from office shows how his advisers have planned television appearances and trips for his final weeks in office &#151; a departure that a Cabinet minister said Tuesday would likely come next year.
World oil prices rose on Thursday on worries about oil production shut by Hurricane Ivan and a new storm that could delay imports from entering the Gulf of Mexico.
The euro eased lower against the dollar in rangebound trading on the eve of key interest rate decisions in both the eurozone and Britain, dealers said Wednesday.
A poem by one of America's best-loved poets, Robert Frost, has been discovered 88 years after it was handwritten in the front of a book and will be published next week.
President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry turned their focus to domestic  issues on Saturday, sparring over tax cuts and other economic  policies as they campaigned in battleground states.
New England is 6-0 for the first time in franchise history. Philadelphia, which beat Cleveland in overtime, is the only other undefeated team in the N.F.L.
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Avici Systems Inc. AVCI.O, which  makes equipment that directs traffic over the Internet, on  Monday slashed its revenue outlook for the current quarter  because customers have delayed network expansions, and its  shares lost nearly a third of their value.
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and that the No. 1 myth these days is Mr. Rove. No, Mr. Rove declared in an interview late Friday, he is not the brains behind an intellectually
Novembers are defining months in the Mile High City. It&#39;s around the time of year when Super Bowl teams gather confidence for the stretch run.
An aging workforce, combined with the growing obesity epidemic and the high cost of medical care, could result in an epidemic of preventable illness that might cripple the region's economy, according to a study being released this morning by the New England Health Care Institute and the Boston Foundation.
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary says that the EU would be unlawful to halt a bid for Ireland's Aer Lingus.
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DAMASCUS, Syria - A senior official of the Palestinian militant group Hamas indicted in the United States for conspiring to fund terror attacks against Israel denied the accusations and said the charges were driven by election-year politics in the United States.   \
Much of the stuff that comes out of Hong Kong-based Brando ranges from the curious to the bizarre, but every once in awhile there's something that tickles our fancy. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Warner Music Group has signed a deal to  allow its entire catalog to be played over the fast-growing  social networking music service Last.fm, the innovative site  that links music fans to new and old hits.
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Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chairman, yesterday gave the dollar a further push lower as he said the huge US current account deficit threatened to scare off foreign investors.
Denny Hamlin is second in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points standing going into Sunday's race in New Hampshire, but the second-year driver needs some wins.
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Tiger Woods has not won a major in two years and lost his world number one ranking but US Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says reports of his demise will prove badly exaggerated this week.
Fifty thousand are dead, thousands more will die, and more than 1 million have lost their homes. Simon Robinson visits Darfur and witnesses what is happening while the world dithers.
Iraqi children are haunted by dreams of bad guys wielding knives or kidnapping relatives. For some, like 13-year-old Zaman, the nightmares become reality. She was abducted, beaten and threatened with rape.
The United States will build stronger defense ties with India, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld vowed on Thursday, but New Delhi said proposed U.S. arms sales to Pakistan could affect relations with Washington.
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NASA began installing a new connector in the space shuttle Atlantis\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fuel tank in hopes of launching the craft in early February.
Expected 2007 eurozone economic growth is downgraded after the recent markets turmoil.
Defending champion Ernie Els recovered from a sluggish start to lead Briton Scott Drummond by two holes with two to play after a rainswept opening day
As fire investigators prepared to take their first look at the floor where Monday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s extra-alarm fire broke out in the LaSalle Bank building, officials congratulated the Fire Department today for quickly taking control of the scene and ensuring that
How much money was initially pledged by &quot;stingy&quot; countries to those hit by Sunday&#39;s tsunami doesn&#39;t matter. Coping with the aftermath does matter.
There was a time when privacy was a well-defined notion. It meant your business was your business and people were entitled to know about it only if you wanted them to.
Microsoft and EMC will offer better integration between EMC's Documentum content management software and Office 2007.
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Luqman Arnold, chief executive of Abbey National, is likely to walk away with \u00c2\u00a35.2m if the bank is sold to Banco Santander Central Hispano.
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Struggling Fulham end Lawrie Sanchez's reign as boss at Craven Cottage.
DR Congo's Supreme Court dismisses a challenge to last month's run-off election by losing candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba.
By MATT SEDENSKY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  HOLLYWOOD, Fla.  Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief.
By Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. Sony has suffered a big setback in its bid to set the standard for next-generation DVDs as four Hollywood studios announced they would support a rival technology backed by Toshiba.
Not only is Barry Bonds going to the All-Star game in his home ballpark, he'll be in the starting lineup.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira are front and center at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
Police are continuing to question two teenagers about what they think was a racially-motivated killing.
Sport: Cricket: The opening day of the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street has been abandoned without any play because of the rain.
Plans are underway for the National Basketball Association's first outdoor game, a pre-season night matchup next October involving the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Republic reported Friday.
The Italians lost their 100 per cent record in Europe having won their first three matches, but a point at the San Siro was all they needed to reach the knockout stages.
Grumbling about high gas prices, Sri Lankan businessmen ditch their cars for the bus.
YouTube, the popular online video  sharing site owned by Google Inc., has signed a deal with  Digital Music Group Inc. to offer such 1960s U.S. television  programs as \
In Iraq, the Sunnis are the targets of an intimidation campaign by insurgents using violence to disrupt the elections. Under threat of death, they have been warned not to run, not to vote, not to participate.
Technology has unlocked more oil from old fields, challenging forecasts that reserves are drying out.
The chairman of the BBC, Michael Grade, has resigned to take the top job at ITV, the public service broadcaster's main commercial competitor, both companies announced.
Yahoo Inc. , the world's  largest consumer e-mail provider, on Monday said it has  embedded instant messaging features inside its e-mail program,  bridging a generational divide that has confused many users.
The server release, expected to be released to manufacturing before the end of the year, is now slated to be finalized
Samsung Electronics said its board of directors has approved a plan to invest US$274 million in a second seventh-generation LCD production line at its Asian plant.
On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.
The mayor of Duluth, Minn., says he is outraged two U.S. Coast Guard vessels fired machine guns at a floating target on Lake Superior near the city.  Herb Bergson says he was told no training exercises would be held until an extended public comment period was completed in November.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.
A US military intelligence soldier in Iraq has been sentenced to 8 months in prison for taking part in torturing detainees in Abu Ghraib prison.
Sean Crowley learned early in his college career that life has its unexpected complications. At 19, Crowley, a Stoughton High graduate, was playing football at Fitchburg State when he learned he was going to be a father. His life changed. He transferred to Curry College to be closer to his family and daughter, and played three seasons highlighted by numerous ...
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Japan's Sony Corp is expected to unveil a smaller version of its popular PlayStation 2 game console on October 26, The Hollywood Reporter said on its Web site, citing retailers and industry analysts.
It had been five weeks since Darin Erstad hit a home run, five days since the Angels held a lead in a game and an immeasurable stretch since Erstad&#39;s teammates felt any reason to exhale in a pennant race that was quickly consuming them.
Advocates of same-sex marriage began a crucial legal test Wednesday in a San Francisco courtroom packed with supporters, arguing for marital equality and invoking California judges&#39; trailblazing role in overturning a ban on interracial marriage 56 years
An Italian judge has ordered 26 Americans to stand trial for the kidnapping of an Egyptian imam, setting up the first criminal examination of the CIA's &quot;extraordinary rendition&quot; programme.
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CRAWFORD, Texas Sept. 27, 2004 - President Bush&#39;s campaign, setting the stage for this week&#39;s opening presidential debate on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen. John Kerry&#39;s statements on the Iraq war.
Oil prices held steady early on  Monday with trade muted by the U.S. holiday and dealers braced  for several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear issue after the  European Union gave Tehran up to two weeks to clarify its  stance.
With 1:23 left, the game tied, and his team on its 21 with one timeout left, Walpole quarterback Sonny Mastromatteo had a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
(CP) - Hundreds of thousands of Canadians took to the streets Sunday to raise money for cancer research in what appeared to be a record-breaking year for The Terry Fox Run.
Nearly half of UK bosses intend to vote against the new EU constitution in a referendum, an Institute of Directors poll finds.
Bigger is better -- at least right now. Here's a smart way to play the large-cap bounce back.
U.S. and Sudanese security agents are close to identifying a suspect in the shooting of an American aid official and his driver in Khartoum, Sudan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
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OCTOBER 01, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Computer Associates International Inc. expects to fill its CEO vacancy within the next 30 to 45 days, the company said today.
Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj and  Britain's Kelly Holmes, living proof that self-belief can work  wonders, lit up the Olympic stadium to claim historic doubles  on a night of pure athletics gold.
Reggina striker Rolando Bianchi is close to becoming Sven Goran Eriksson&#39;s first signing for English Premiership club Manchester City, Reggina president Lillo Foti said on Tuesday.
- Computer printer maker Lexmark International Inc.  cut its second-quarter earnings outlook range, mainly due to less-than-expected inkjet supplies revenue and lower hardware average unit revenue, among other reasons.
North Korea has told the United States it has shut down a nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday after a team of U.N. nuclear inspectors arrived in Pyongyang.
Vijay Singh shot an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Safer syringes could avert 1.3 million deaths a year, especially in poorer countries where 40 percent of all injections involve unsterilized reused needles, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Giving HIV-positive children in Africa a daily dose of antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate.
Blog: Mac OS X 10.4.10 can handle raw images from new higher-end cameras from Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm,
com. Father Francis (James D&#39;Arcy), left, and Merrin (Stellan Skarsgard) witness evil at work in &quot;Exorcist: The Beginning.
A French tax official cheated the  government out of 600,000 euros ($820,000) by creating a  phantom identity as a university professor and claiming a  salary for some 15 years, the government said Monday.
Marriage keeps you healthy, even though it can make men fat, US government researchers said on Wednesday. Married people are less likely
COLOMBO Nov 21: Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Sunday agreed to enhance defence and trade cooperation and take a number of steps to expand and consolidate bilateral ties.
Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed  ordered a recount of the state's gubernatorial race on  Wednesday after the final tally showed only 261 votes separated  the top two candidates.
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Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin, two former world number ones, made light of strong winds to earn morale-boosting victories in their opening round-robin matches at the Las Vegas Open on Tuesday.
BUCHAREST -- Exit polls indicated no clear winner in Romania&#39;s presidential election yesterday, forcing a runoff next month between a former ship&#39;s captain with a populist message and a political veteran whose party is associated with the country&#39;s
A thunderous explosion struck a Kabul luxury hotel frequented by foreigners, and the Taliban took responsibility.
McDonald's has agreed to pay $8.5  million to settle a lawsuit over artery-clogging trans fats in  its cooking oils, the company said on Friday.
The World Health Organization says government officials should be preparing for the next global influenza pandemic, which could cause two to seven million deaths.
Vijay Singh celebrates a birdie on the 16th hole of the third round at the 84 Lumber Classic on Saturday in Farmington, Pa. Singh carded a par 72 for the day and leads the tournment going into today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s final round.
Squats stopped muscle wasting in simulated experiment    HealthDayNews -- High-intensity resistance training may help astronauts maintain muscle strength and size during long space voyages, according to a new study.    The study, published in the Journal of Physiology, included 12 volunteers confined to their beds for 84 consecutive days in order to mimic the effects of living in a zero-gravity environment...
Sure, there were hours-long lines, temperamental electronic machines and some old-fashioned misplaced ballots, but America's democracy worked well enough on Nov. 2 to elect a president.
China and Japan's prime ministers play catch after talks to improve relations between their countries.
MAPUTO  - Some eight million Mozambicans go to the polls on Wednesday and Thursday to elect a successor to President Joaquim Chissano who is stepping down after leading the southern African country to peace after a lengthy and brutal civil war
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Advanced Engine Technologies Inc., (Pink\u00c2\u00a0Sheets:AENG) reports today that  it has successfully completed its Annual Meeting of Shareholders where  the company unveiled its new design level three OX2 engine along with  its newly developed 30 Kw Variable Speed Generator.
American companies could become &quot;collateral victims&quot; of Washington&#39;s decision to escalate the row between Boeing and Airbus over subsidies into a full-scale dispute, according to No\u00c3\u00abl Forgeard, president and chief executive of the European aircraft maker
A crowded field of 10 candidates and expectations of unusually low turnout injected a sense of uncertainty into Tuesday's special election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood.
Kevin Garnett made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left then Trenton Hassell blocked Jerry Stackhouse's long jumper at the buzzer, giving the Minnesota Timberwolves an 83-82 victory over the Mavericks last night in Dallas.
Mara Santangelo &egrave; stata eliminata al primo turno del torneo Wta di Lussemburgo (600.000 dolla...
Blog: People walk in and out of the Apple store in a neat single file as employees cheer. Meanwhile, the paparazzi goes nuts.
After winning his seventh Cy Young award last season, Roger Clemens filed for the highest figure ever submitted in salary arbitration.
Michael Moore, coming to a book shelf near you, just in time for the US Presidential election. The most successful documentary film producer, Michael Moore, has signed a deal with the book publisher Simon &amp; Schuster. Moore will publish a collection of ...
Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp  and Clearwire Corp  both rose sharply on Tuesday following a Wall Street Journal report that the two companies have revived talks to form a joint venture to build a high-speed wireless network using WiMax technology.
Months of controversy over the England cricket tour to Zimbabwe was displaced by blue skies and a sense of anticipation as the sides took to the Harare Sports Club field for the first of four one-day internationals.
Per l'incursore della Marina Militare la prognosi e' buona
Britain's suicide rate for young men has plunged to its lowest level in two decades and is nearly 30 percent below its peak in 1998, the government announced on Friday.
Three U.N. workers held by militants in Afghanistan were in their third week of captivity on Friday after calls from both sides for the crisis to be resolved ahead of this weekend's Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Iraq will hold national elections on  Jan. 27, Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari said on Friday.
Ensemble performances of a rare order are glowing brightly on stages across the theater district.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cConnected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Daniel Altman promises to take readers into the inner workings of the global economy.
Swiss authorities hailed as a success a test of Internet voting in a national referendum, even as computer security experts remain skeptical that any online balloting could ever be secure using current technologies.
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LEBANON, NH - Nov. 13, 2004 \u00e2\u0080- vaccination against the most common cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus prevented 100 percent of the recurring infections that can cause cervical cancer, researchers report in the Nov.
Toshiba and Memory-Tech team up to develop a prototype three-layer DVD, HD DVD disc.
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Two Italian soldiers have gone missing in western Afghanistan after losing contact with their command, the Italian defence ministry said Sunday.
LOS ANGELES  - As seemingly half of Hollywood converged on a fundraiser for Democratic presidential aspirant Sen. Barack Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was huddled elsewhere with Universal Studios president Ron Meyer over his own campaign -- to increase industry diversity.
The Associated Press reports that the first October weekend of box office swept away the September doldrums. The animated fish story &#39;Shark Tale&#39; starring Will Smith and Jack Black swam to the top of the heap with a healthy showing of $49.
With an estimated 62.5 million viewers, the first Bush-Kerry debate was a television hit that demonstrated Americans' intense interest in the presidential campaign.
Chaos at MoD continues In the latest blow to a beleaguered MoD, the influential Parliamentary Defence Committee has release a stinging review of the ongoing Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) project.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CHINESE car dealers are embedding secret computer chips in their vehicles so they can use global positioning systems to trace buyers who stop car loan repayments.
LONDON -- Under a cloud of doping and suspicion that threatens all of cycling, Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour de France as the sport's premier event began Saturday with heavy security and a distinct British accent.
WASHINGTON - Patients taking Remicade for rheumatoid arthritis suffered a type of cancer, lymphoma, at three times the rate of the general public, manufacturer Centocor warned doctors on Thursday.    Centocor, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, said the lymphoma incidence rate was six times higher among all patients who took the monoclonal antibody in completed clinical trials...
MULTAN, Pakistan Oct. 6, 2004 - Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in central Pakistan before dawn Thursday, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens in what appeared to be the latest
Widespread tribal disputes still lead to bad information, frustrating both US Marines and Afghan villagers.
Microsoft's consumer internet business MSN UK has recruited Hazel Thompson, previously Yahoo! head of UK PR, to  handle its consumer comms.
My friend Steve called me in a panic. Seems he and his girlfriend are divided over one important issue. He (a chef) always selects fresh produce for his cooking. She says frozen is better. \
onostante la vittoria del titolo mondiale, Kimi Raikkonen dice di non sentirsi ''pi\u00c3\u00b9 forte dell'anno...
Mark Delaney has joined Aston Villa&#39;s injury list after suffering a groin strain at Chelsea on Sunday. Liam Ridgewell and Mathieu Berson are set to keep their places, and the on-loan Carlton Cole is available after missing the game against Chelsea.
The former Massachusetts governor is hoping he can upset the oddsmakers' clear GOP favorite, John McCain. But he's smart enough not to make any predictions
A Thai zoo workers sprays disinfect chemical as tigers look on at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi province, southeast of Bangkok, Thailand, after the zoo was ordered to close down Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.
Police detained 400 Shi'ite militiamen  when they entered the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf on Friday, a  government source said.
Bank of America, the third large money-center bank to report earnings this week, said its net income fell 32 percent in the third quarter to $3.70 billion. The decline was less than the 57 percent plunge in profits at Citigroup. But the results were far worse than the 2 percent rise in earnings posted by [...].
Errors doom the Bison as for the 11th time in a row, Howard falls to Hampton, 31-24, on Saturday afternoon.
A REVOLUTIONARY new type of aircraft that could lead to flights between Glasgow and Sydney in only two hours, will be tested in America tomorrow.
Scientists in the US say they have developed a faster, cheaper and more reliable test to detect bladder cancer.
US health officials have confirmed that the entire stock of flu vaccine from a British producer is unusable. The US had hoped to salvage some of the doses made by Chiron, which account for nearly half of its annual supply.
For the first time in 53 years, the revered fashion house of Givenchy will not produce a haute couture collection for spring couture week in Paris.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Sports Network) - Jason White threw  for 292 yards and five touchdown passes, including a 39-yarder  to Mark Bradley with 6:43 left to play for the tie-breaking  score, as second-ranked Oklahoma pulled out a thrilling 42-35  victory over No. 22 Texas A&M in a key Big 12 showdown at Kyle  Field.
a version of the open-source Firefox but with support for Microsoft Internet Explorer tied-in. Explorer remains the
Hubli, Aug. 23. (PTI): Beleaguered Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti&#39;s attempts to earn a reprieve from the court failed today when her petition seeking quashing of charges against her in the Idgah
A small plane with two people aboard crashed during a rainstorm Tuesday morning in an industrial section of downtown Atlanta, authorities and witnesses said.
Troops from the Black Watch regiment have begun a major operation in central Iraq.
Police found nine bodies and 10 severed heads in an abandoned field north of Baghdad on Tuesday, in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces were pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.
NEW YORK  - Some men and women who consume the recommended daily amount of choline, an essential dietary nutrient, may still develop an insufficiency and experience liver dysfunction as a result, new study findings suggest.
Arriva direttamente dall&#39;Istituto di informatica e telematica del Cnr di Pisa la conferma dell&#39;intesa raggiunta tra il consorzio EURid e la Commissione Europea sul futuro del dominio .eu. L&#39;accordo tra l&#39;EURid
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News Corp has no plans to pull its television shows from iTunes like NBC Universal, but echoed the media industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s calls for Apple to offer more flexible pricing.
Special thanks to the enterprising New York Theater Ballet for giving New York what I believe are the year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first staged revivals of the work of Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Lim\u00c3\u00b3n and Antony Tudor.
OXFORD, England President Jacques Chirac of France, during a visit to Britain, called Friday for an overhaul of the United Nations, which he said was outdated and in need of serious reform.
A computer worm is attacking some business PCs through a flaw in antivirus software by Symantec Corp., a security company warned Friday.
NEW YORK: Title holder and top seed Amelie Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.
The government has a long way to go before the cancer care \
By STAFF WRITER. &quot;We&#39;ve had concerned parents calling all day long,&quot; said Tedford. &quot;Not to mention the aftermath and destruction of something going through (Mississippi).
Symantec&#160;is warning users of the RealPlayer media software to be extra careful while surfing the Web.On Wednesday, the company&#39;s Symantec Security Response team uncovered new&#160;attack code that affects the RealPlayer&#160;11 beta and RealPlayer 10.5 software on the Windows platform, according to Ben Greenbaum, a senior manager with the group. By late Wednesday, Symantec had tested the attack and confirmed that it worked on the English version of Windows XP Service Pack 1 running Internet Explorer 6. Tests for the more-recent XP service pack 2 and IE 7 browser were ongoing.For the attack to work, the criminal would have to trick the victim into playing a maliciously encoded Web page. The flaw lies in a browser helper object, software that RealPlayer uses to help users who are experiencing technical difficulties.Once the exploit is run on the victim&#39;s machine, the attacker can download and install whatever software he wants, Greenbaum said.So far, Symantec has just seen the one sample of the attack code, submitted by a customer in the U.S., but Greenbaum expects it to soon become more widespread. Symantec has not yet seen the code posted to public hacker forums, he added.Symantec&#39;s products are now protecting its customers from the attack, but other users can protect themselves by disabling JavaScript and ActiveX in their browsers and by being careful about the sites they visit, Greenbaum said.Greenbaum did not know whether the flaw also exists on Linux and Mac OS versions of RealPlayer, but he said that even if they were vulnerable, the attack code that Symantec has seen would probably need to be rewritten for those platforms.RealPlayer&#39;s maker, RealNetworks, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on this issue.
Two astronauts prepare to carry out the first spacewalk of the latest shuttle mission to the space station.
Business & money: Underground staff plan two 72-hour strikes which they warned would bring chaos to tube network.
Voters clamored for reform after the fiasco in Florida four years ago. But when they return to vote again for president on Nov. 2, many may be surprised to discover how little has changed.
Serb leaders attended a church service Saturday instead of casting ballots in Kosovo's legislative elections, fulfilling their pledge to boycott a vote that will test the depth of the province's ethnic divide and international attempts at reconciliation.
Blog: Federal regulators want the public's feedback on whether to waive a 1997 rule that would frown upon the proposed combo.
A suicide bomber kills more than 30 people in an attack on a cafe in a town north-east of Baghdad, police say.
The winner of this month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s British Open will receive $1.5 million, making it the richest prize in any major. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club said the winner of the July 19-22 tournament in Carnoustie, Scotland, would earn $60,460 more than Tiger Woods did when he won at Royal Liverpool last year. The total purse for this British Open will be $8.5 million, an increase of $403,000.
There is mounting evidence that   the African continent will become the next Al Qaeda hotbed as   the militant group seeks to expand its global operations, a   senior expert on terrorism said.
The human death toll from bird flu in Indonesia has risen to 100 - almost half of the total worldwide fatalities.
Air passengers boarding flights in the United States will be subject to closer screening if they are wearing baggy or bulky clothes, it emerged today.
Americans of all ages must do more to protect their bones now if they are to prevent fractures and other related problems later in life, the government warned.
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp.  said on Friday that it received a subpoena from the  U.S. Department of Justice as part of an probe into potential antitrust violations involving graphics processing units and cards.
The free Web Developer Toolbar from Chris Pedericks makes it easy to view and print only the text on a Web page.
Lexi Star goes right to the front of the pack, clobbering six overmatched fillies and mares to take the $86,400 Maryland Racing Media Handicap on Saturday.
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As the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opened in Houston on Monday, it is notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is - and for how little money was involved compared with how much in other Enron
Britons are saving \u00c2\u00a357 billion too little for their retirement, according to figures leaked to a Sunday paper.
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is  taking legal action against Israel&#39;s Teva Pharmaceutical  Industries Ltd  in the United States to prevent Teva  from selling a generic version of Roche osteoporosis drug  Boniva, Roche said on Tuesday.
E' il tedesco Uli Stielike il nuovo ct della Costa d'Avorio. Il tecnico &egrave; stato scelto dalla ...
The authorities extend the law allowing special powers to fight insurgents as 18 killed Iraqis are found near Mosul.
Strong sales in Asia and eastern Europe helped L'Oreal SA boost revenue by 3.4 percent in the fourth quarter despite weak growth in the world's largest beauty products maker's main markets and the effects of the soft dollar.
Israel's High Court orders the government to respond to a World Court ruling on the West Bank barrier.
The US made a special exception on Tuesday to purchase as many as 4 million doses of flu vaccine not licensed for use in the US. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the use of GlaxoSmithKline influenza
Israel announced plans yesterday to build 533 new homes in the West Bank, increasing the number of permits to three times those allowed in the previous three years combined.
Two more doctors were charged on Saturday with involvement in the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, one man in Britain and one in Australia, bringing the number accused to three.
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - Portuguese police announced on Friday they had identified a new suspect in their investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and friends said it was the 4-year-old's mother, Kate McCann.
Iranian media lashed out at France on Monday for raising the rhetoric in the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program, a day after the French foreign minister said the world should be prepared for war if Iran obtains nuclear weapons.
A drug-resistant strain of potentially deadly bacteria has moved beyond the borders of U.S. hospitals and is being transmitted among gay men during sex, researchers said on Monday.
The Dutch government plans to crack down on Islamic extremists after the killing of a filmmaker critical of Islam, but politicians and intellectuals said on
CHICAGO _ Calling its financial condition &quot;sobering,&quot; United Airlines said Friday that it will seek substantially more cost cuts than previously announced to help the carrier emerge from bankruptcy.
Il ko di misura con la Lazio (2-1) nell'andata dei quarti di finale di Coppa Italia riesce a mitigar...
A European Commission report is set to endorse the Jan. 1, 2007 EU entry date for Romania and Bulgaria.Comment
Japan and North Korea held a second day of talks Sunday in a dispute over Japanese nationals abducted by the North decades ago. Japan seized the occasion to express concern North
POLOKWANE, South Africa Dec. 20-- The National Prosecuting Authority has enough evidence to pursue criminal corruption charges against new ruling party president Jacob Zuma, and the decision on whether to file them is \
As he steps into the palace, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must address the unrealistic expectation that he should show substantial achievements within his first 100 days in office.
The prosecutor in Oakland County, Mich., today filed criminal charges against five Indiana Pacers and five fans for their parts in a brawl last month in a game against the Detroit Pistons.
Four Israelis are killed as two blasts rock a border post between the Gaza strip and Egypt, an Israeli official says.
Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president, today won the right to represent himself at the UN war crimes tribunal after appealing against the imposition of legal counsel.
A vulnerability in Internet Explorer spells potential trouble for Skype users who add or play video in their chats.
Three Dutch police officers are wounded in an explosion as they raid a house in The Hague.
The reaction of Valencia players, coach Claudio Ranieri and their fans to the 2-0 Champions League defeat to Werder Bremen has done irreparable damage to the image of the club according to Spanish media.
While the two giants fight over anti-trust allegations, Steve Jobs moves forward.
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_Oct. 6, 2004 - Scottie Pippen says he&#39;s no Michael Jordan -- when it comes to his retirement plans. He insists that now that he has retired -- there&#39;s no way he will un-retire, as Jordan
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Tuesday approved new rules for government eavesdropping on phone calls and e-mails, giving the White House much of the latitude it wanted and granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that helped in the snooping after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
On the first day of his fourth season with the New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez finally acknowledged his relationship with Derek Jeter has cooled.
Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 3-9:
Avevano teso imboscata a pattuglia mista, afghani-coalizione
Indonesia has temporarily closed its border with East Timor to prevent fugitives sneaking into Indonesian territory ahead of a tense lead-up to presidential elections, the military said on Monday.
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Aesthetics versus storytelling: as much as anything, that is the issue that defines the 45th New York Film Festival.
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Lo ha detto il direttore, Osvaldo De Paolinis
Oil prices held near record peaks on  Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels  in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply  crunch.
White House hopeful John McCain on Saturday called on Republican rival Mike Huckabee to end push polling in New Hampshire tied to his presidential campaign's supporters, but Huckabee denied any involvement.
NEW YORK  - A drug commonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, works just as well as another commonly used drug, nifedipine, but is much more likely cause mild to serious side effects in pregnant women, a study shows.
Mobile phone users have outstripped traditional landline connections in India, the government announced.
The Thai stock market gains 9% after investment rules are eased, a day after seeing its worst slump for 16 years.
It's been a week without progress in the NHL lockout. So far, there have been no overtures from the league or the players to resume talks to save a season that is already starting to slip away.
NEW YORK - Crude oil futures fell for a fourth day Friday, settling below $43 a barrel for the first time since August and extending the week&#39;s decline in oil prices to 14 per cent.
At least 25 Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in fresh military attacks along the de-facto border of territory held by the guerrillas, the defence ministry said Friday.
PADRAIG HARRINGTON is a gizmo boffin. He has a wristwatch that times the speed of his swing, and his playing partner, Colin Montgomerie, was blinking his eyes in wonder as he showed it off on the 10th tee at Oakland Hills, Michigan, yesterday.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend a gala kicking off five days of celebrations of his 80 years.
The love affair between Queen Victoria and commoner John Brown, long speculated about and never proven, has come closer to confirmation in a letter written by the sovereign unveiling her grief at his death.
Running a bed and breakfast and being an ordained minister wasn't enough for Tori Spelling. Spelling has created a new jewelry line for the Home Shopping Network. The jewelry, which features necklaces, earrings and bracelets, is all about the \
Microsoft&#39;s Passport authentication technology lost a prominent partner this week when eBay announced that it would stop supporting customer logins through Microsoft&#39;s Passport and .
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The following equity and convertible debt offerings are expected this week:.
Brandon Backe was almost perfect, the most improbable postseason hero for the most unlikely playoff team. Now Backe and the Houston Astros are a win away from an incredible upset.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Co-captain Daniel Briere has broken off negotiations with the Buffalo Sabres, deciding to test the NHL free agent market when it opens Sunday.
AFS Trinity Power Corporation showed off its plug-in hybrid SUV, the XH-150, at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
By Ben Berkowitz LAS VEGAS  - SBC Communications Inc.  plansto launch television over the Internet with new compressiontechnology, turning the table on cable companies encroaching onits phone business, the company's chief operating officer saidon Thursday.
SHANGHAI -- Sun Xiaoqing, owner of the Fenghua Hengsheng Knitting Factory, isn't quite sure what deadbeat mortgage holders in the United States have to do with his exporting business, but he knows it's bad.
The AIDS infection rate among pregnant women in South Africa stayed at about 30 percent last year, according to a government report Friday that said the infection rate was stabilizing.
The Italian Prime Minister has resigned from his Presidency role at Milan after 18 years of success. Silvio Berlusconi has stepped down as President of Milan, leaving the job vacant for the time being with
Men look for beauty, while women go for wealth when it comes to assessing future partners, researchers say.
NEW YORK: The leaders of India and Pakistan yesterday hailed a new era in often fraught relations between the two south Asian nuclear rivals and agreed to study a joint pipeline project as part of closer economic ties.
Martin Petrov scored twice as VfL Wolfsburg pulled three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a classy 3-0 win at home to title rivals VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
YANGON  - The 9,248 Myanmar jail inmates promised freedom under the military regime&#39;s mass release programme will soon be out but with only 40 dissidents among them, according to the opposition and a senior prison official.
A team of U.S. technicians will on Monday start disabling North Korea's nuclear complex which makes weapons-grade plutonium, a senior U.S. envoy said on Saturday, under a multinational disarmament deal.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared for marketing the first laboratory test system that will allow physicians to consider unique genetic information from patients in selecting medications and doses of medications for a wide variety of
The number of refugees admitted to the United States nearly doubled over the past year, primarily due to more efficient screening procedures, the State Department said Monday.
Los Angeles&#39; major airports came to a near stop yesterday after radio and radar equipment failed at a key air-traffic-control center in the Mojave Desert, forcing the diversion of up to 800 commercial airline flights bound for Southern California and
Sven-Goran Eriksson has admitted he is considering deploying a three-man attack against Wales in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier.
Plans are being considered to make an antibiotic - for eyes - available without prescription at pharmacies.
Risultati delle gare del campionato di hockey su ghiaccio americano disputate nella notte.
The family of a Canadian woman held hostage for 16 days in Iraq is offering new details into her ordeal. Roxanne Yamulky says her sister, Fairuz, was held for ransom before escaping with the help of an Iraqi national.
Obese couples have a more difficult time conceiving a baby than couples of normal weight, according to a study published on Tuesday identifying another consequence of putting on too much weight.
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BP P LC, Europe's second-largest oil company, is being investigated by U S authorities for possible manipulation of the crude-oil and unleaded-gasoline markets, a spokesman said.
Nine people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-government protests in Myanmar, after attempts to clear demonstrators from the streets of Yangon today, authorities say. An American witness told CNN soldiers beat protesters mercilessly.
Oliver Stone&#39;s Alexander opened in theaters on Wednesday, and ComingSoon.net recently got a chance to talk to the writer/director and star Jaret Leto, who plays Hephaistion, about the Warner Bros.
Multi-platform entertainment programmer LX.TV has been acquired by NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Local Media Division.
This QuickTime buffer overflow vulnerability appears to be different from a similar vulnerability patched by Apple in December 2007.
Japan&#39;s navy went on alert Wednesday when an unidentified submarine made a brief incursion into the country&#39;s southern waters near Okinawa.
Blue-chip and tech stocks ended  slightly higher on Monday as investors paused after last week's  election rally and braced for U.S. interest-rate hikes that  threaten to raise companies' costs.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called today for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against US and Iraqi forces, an al-Sadr aide said.
Bode Miller played volleyball with a few US teammates instead of defending his super-G gold medal Saturday. Yesterday, Julia Mancuso slept in, and fellow US star Lindsey Kildow went out and bought Mexican food and snow boots as stormy weather prevented the start of the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Are, Sweden, for the second day in a row.
A grand jury yesterday indicted Zhenli Ye Gon on charges of aiding and abetting a conspiracy to make methamphetamine that would be sold in the United States. The charges carry a possible sentence of 40 years in prison.
MUNICH - German insurance concern Allianz said on Tuesday it would fight a US jury decision in New York which doubled the amount of insurance which the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center towers could collect from nine insurance firms.
Summit Properties Inc. has agreed to merge with Houston-based Camden Property Trust in a $1.9 billion transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Summit stockholders may elect to receive $31.
Nearly one of every eight passenger airliners tested by the Environmental Protection Agency carried drinking water that fails agency standards because it contains coliform bacteria, the agency said Monday.
Prince Charles' wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, underwent a hysterectomy at a London hospital Monday, officials said.
A quarter of Norway's tiny population of wolves are to be shot to protect the country's farm animals.
Just days after being hit with a $3.8 million bill by a gay porn producer, the pop star is now being chased by a Hollywood gallery over an outstanding debt.
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center speaks out on Al Qaeda\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans, America's readiness\u00e2\u0080\u0094and the nature of the war on terror.
South Korea's president-elect promised on Thursday to put the economy first once he takes office and not to be shy about telling prickly North Korea to mend its ways over nuclear weapons and human rights.
A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan told news agencies Saturday that the hostages would be killed unless all Taliban
British Prime Minister Tony Blair met his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday ahead of landmark talks with the new Palestinian leadership after making the quest for Middle East peace a personal priority.
LANDOVER, Md. \u00c2\u00b7 The Washington Redskins (4-8) broke a three-game losing streak and broke the 20-point barrier for the first time since Joe Gibbs returned as coach, ending their longest such
Milan's womenswear winter 2007/08 fashion shows kicked off on Saturday with glitz and shine from Valeria Marini, although the \
Passa per Atene buona parte del futuro della Lazio per questa stagione. Nell&#39;ultimo impegno del mini-girone di qualificazione di Coppa Uefa, i biancocelesti si giocano infatti contro l&#39;Egaleo le ultime, ridotte
Watching Van Chancellor coach the U. S. women's basketball team to a gold medal in the Summer Olympics had a profound effect on Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer.
Jason White passed for 256 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as second-ranked Oklahoma overcame Kansas State, 31-21. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner was completed 20-of-31 passes and had one intercepted.
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Despite a practically saturated Western European market, cell phone sales are still booming worldwide, driven by longtime owners clamoring to update their phones and new buyers wanting to get on the phone-owning ladder, according to a new report.
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One of the main guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule in the remote northeast is shifting its camps to Nepal following crackdowns in other neighbouring countries, an ex-rebel said Wednesday.
Vodafone Group Plc  unveiled a  range of new handsets and services for the key Christmas period  on Monday including an exclusive music service offering  unlimited tracks, to challenge the iPhone in Britain.
HOUSTON \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Two spacewalking astronauts helped deliver a new European module to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday to boost the orbiting laboratory's research facilities.
Eminem has collaborated with Nike Inc. to create a limited-edition collection of Air Max sneakers to be auctioned for charity.
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Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson reported a return to net profit in the third quarter, lifted by healthy growth in its international markets.
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President Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry are dead even among likely voters as they head into Friday night's presidential debate, according to a Time magazine poll.
U.S. stocks may stall at the start of next week as investors wait for the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
OBINNA Chukwudum Uzoh by now has a high recognition quotient as politician and businessman, having declared public interest in the governorship of his home state, Anambra
Big-spending Chelsea could face a player backlash following the shock departure of controversial but popular coach Jose Mourinho.
Here are a few of the wrinkles facing the Whitney Museum, the Dia Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution as they try to map out a strategy in 2008.
InfoWorld - Google&#160;on Wednesday appeared to back away from a newspaper report that it plans to establish a research and development (R&amp;D) center in Singapore -- even though the company&#39;s Web site lists a job opening for the director of such a center.
Homeowners suing insurance companies for denying their claims after Hurricane Katrina must file their lawsuits individually, a federal judge ruled.
(InfoWorld) - Two key figures in the\u00c2\u00a0Hewlett-Packard spying scandal\u00c2\u00a0will give their sides of the story in interviews on the CBS News program \
WASHINGTON -- An astronaut and a four- century-old artifact highlight Virginia's connection to space shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Atlantis is scheduled for launch June 8 at 7:38 p.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
A report on the deployment of e-voting systems around France concludes that electoral districts choosing to use the machines face significant costs, some hidden.
A federal judge held a New York  Times reporter in contempt on Thursday for refusing to testify  in the investigation of whether the Bush administration  illegally leaked a covert CIA officer's name to the media.
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LONDON  - British police on Tuesday filed charges of conspiracy to murder and other offences against eight terrorist suspects - including an alleged top al-Qaida operative charged with possessing plans of financial institutions that were at the centre of a U.S. terror alert this month.
Scientists say they have made a breakthrough in transplant technology that could help cure more people with diabetes.
Indian conglomerate Tata is planning to take advantage of the country's booming economy with a chain of shops.
A spokesman for Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday that the presidential candidate did not approve the creation of a Web site severely critical of the personal and political life of his GOP rival, Fred Thompson.
Pope John Paul II, receiving an Iranian diplomat Friday, said nations should accept international control mechanisms on nuclear arms proliferation \
A professor at East Carolina University is trying to determine whether some video games can be good for you.
Instead of presents, Mary Naden gives her teenaged children skateboard lessons or takes them on outings -- an effort, she says, to avoid buying goods made in China.
Hollywood film studio DreamWorks Animation and the makers of the Wallace and Gromit films have severed their partnership after their quirky British characters failed to take off Stateside.
Seth Tibbott was just an ordinary hippie living in a treehouse when inspiration struck.
Comic book giant Marvel has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Korean publisher NCsoft, alleging that players in the firm&#39;s MMORPG City of Heroes are creating characters in the likeness of Marvel heroes.
From the introduction of its first PC in 1981 to this week&#39;s sale of its PC business to Lenovo of China for about $1.75 billion in cash, IBM has had a quite a few milestones in the PC industry.
Alex Rodriguez seized a chance to bury Minnesota in the 11th inning on Saturday, lifting the Yankees to the A.L. Championship Series with a 6-5 victory.
At first glance, paying $13 or $14 for  a hard-wired Internet laptop connection in a hotel room might  seem expensive.
Secondo l'ex premier, molti senatori pronti a cambiare rotta
Salmonella from a pet turtle killed a four-week-old baby earlier this year in a case that showed the reptiles are not safe for children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
WMC, the Australian mining firm, turns down a $5.5bn bid from Swiss company Xstrata but says it is willing to hold talks on a deal.
Pope John Paul has declared two controversial figures blessed - the last stage of beatification before sainthood. One of them is Emperor Karl of Austria, a devout Catholic, who has been criticised for authorising
The Trusted Computing Group plans to unveil a new specification to secure mobile devices at next month's CTIA show.
The search giant Google is rumoured to be working on its own web browser.
Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service said Friday that a fourth bidder would be participating in this weekend's planned auction of the embattled Yukos oil company's giant Siberian production unit.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Orders for chip-equipment placed with North American manufacturers declined in August and could decline further in coming months, an industry trade group said late Thursday.
Dozens of tasty foods are now available in 100-calorie packages. But is that a good thing? We get to the bottom of many little bags.
NEW ORLEANS - Many New Orleans voters were unable to cast ballots Saturday on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage because voting machines had not been delivered to polling places, a state official said.    At least 35 precincts did not have voting machines because drivers hired to deliver the machines had apparently not shown up for work, said Scott Madere, a spokesman for Secretary of State Fox McKeithen...
Arsenal handed Manchester City its first loss of the season yesterday in the English Premier League, 1-0, and Chelsea beat Portsmouth, 1-0, to move into first place.Cesc Fabregas scored in the 80th minute to give Arsenal the victory and Frank Lampard scored in the first half for Chelsea, which has 10 points from four games. Manchester City is second with 9 points, 2 more than Wigan, Liverpool and Arsenal.In other matches, Liverpool beat Sunderland, 2-0; Birminghan won at Derby County, 2-1; Aston Villa defeated Fulham, 2-1; Bolton beat Reading, 3-0; and Wigan drew, 1-1, at West Ham.
Former New England Patriots linebacker Ted Johnson said coach Bill Belichick subjected him to hard hits in practice while he was recovering from a concussion &#151; against the advice of the team's top trainer.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Almost a year after Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it would develop a mobile broadband network using WiMax technology, the wireless provider said Thursday it was teaming up with competing provider Clearwire Corp. to help build it.
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Scientists discover why a treatment for ovarian cancer only works in half of the patients who have it.
AUSTRALIAN journalist John Martinkus is lucky to be alive after spending 24 hours in the hands of Iraqi militants at the weekend. Martinkus was in Baghdad working for the SBS Dateline TV current affairs program
After an unprecedented span of just five days, SpaceShipOne is ready for a return trip to space on Monday, its final flight to clinch a $10 million prize.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich on Friday pursued a dogged challenge to his loss in presidential elections while Ukrainians geared up for a tumultuous New Year celebration alongside the preliminary winner.
The foreign minister of South Korea won overwhelming support in a final informal poll of the Security Council.
The long-standing tradition of licences - bought per seat and for a given period of time and version - is wearing out its welcome.
Sar\u00c3\u00a0 lanciato a fine mese Alias MotionBuilder 6, avanzato sistema 3D per animazione e animazione facciale dei personaggi, gi\u00c3\u00a0 disponibile per i clienti abbonati al programma di manutenzione Alias.
Paul McCartney says recent media reports that he had heart surgery last year are \
Damien Duff kept Chelsea five points clear at the top of the Premier League with the only goal against Aston Villa on Sunday. While second-place defending champion Arsenal scored a routine 2
Democrats' hopes of retaining a Senate seat in Georgia are fading fast and such a loss could deal a fatal blow to the party's chances of regaining control of the Senate.
THE British public\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opposition to the war in Iraq has risen to record levels amid signs that the continued violence could be a major factor in next year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expected general election.
The Bank of England on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, at 4.75 percent, as policy makers assessed whether borrowing costs, already the highest in the Group of Seven, are constraining consumer demand.
Typhoon Chaba swept southern Japan today, killing five people and injuring 73, and cutting electricity to 176,500 homes on Kyushu island, the Associated Press said, citing police and Kyushu Electric.
Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Applications for home mortgages  tumbled last week as short-term interest rates soared and  refinancing requests fell back to November levels, an industry  group said on Wednesday.
MODENA, Italy  - Thousands of mourners filed past the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his Italian hometown on Friday, in an emotional farewell to the singer whose death prompted tributes from around the world.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris for treatment, doctors said Thursday.
Rehnquist&#39;s health is a closely guarded secret - He has thyroid cancer, but how advanced or not it is very few people know. Three events over the next few of weeks could indicate the extent of his illness (or good health).
Nessuna sanzione per i giocatori dell'Arsenal, Emmanuel Adebayor e Nicklas Bendtner, protagonisti di...
InfoWorld - Flying bikes, cell phone robots, smart walking sticks, and audio speakers that defy logic are inventions all on display Tuesday at Microsoft&#39;s Redmond, Washington, headquarters.
Make an instant QuickTime movie by recording from your video camera straight into QuickTime Pro. Read this week's tip to learn how.
MONTEREY, Calif  - California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger said on Monday that his speech backing President  Bush at the Republican Convention in August resulted in a cold  shoulder from his wife, Maria Shriver, a member of the famously  Democratic Kennedy family.
Two priests from the Republic of Ireland convicted of child sex abuse are dismissed by the Pope.
The world's top handset maker Nokia   NOK1V.HE unveiled on Wednesday a new third-generation (3G)   Nokia 6288 slider phone model, with two cameras and able to   play videos.
By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 16--Google has acquired San Francisco in-game advertising company AdScape Media, according to a news report.
California is betting that it can reduce emissions without wrecking its economy, and inspire other states to follow its example.
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe has issued a sweeping monetary and political blueprint, calling for a sovereign Quebec and for replacing the Canadian dollar with a new currency for North, Central and South America.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty by a three-judge panel Wednesday after a trial denounced by the defense as failing to meet basic international standards of fairness.    Two of the men - accused ringleader Jonathan Idema and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett - were sentenced to 10 years in jail...
Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee  would soon be moving Bombay High Court against Ahmednagar  District collectorate's order to cancel her ownership of a  plot near Shirdi due to irregularities in the deal.
BELGRADE, Nov 17 (IPS) - An unusual lottery is taking place this month in  Bosnia, where the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is  offering motor scooters and kitchen appliances to individuals who  hand over to the authorities any weapons they have been keeping  illegally in their homes.
The student loan industry is collecting a record amount of the old subsidies Congress thought it had retired.
As women began entering the work force in greater numbers, Mr. Gallen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s company introduced a line of more stylish clothing for the workplace.
AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol-lowering  drug Crestor performed better than Pfizer Inc's Lipitor in an  AstraZeneca-funded study of patients with metabolic syndrome,  according to results released on Monday.
The Malaysian Government says it will not seal its border with Thailand despite allegations that Thai Islamic militants are conducting arms training in the country.
An indie darling and his longtime collaborators attempt a peculiar, watery, large-budget action film.
Microsoft can change.  Just give it a few more decades.
While most weather models show the remnants of Humberto reaching Virginia and the Carolinas later Friday, a few models suggest the system could turn south and reenter the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico over the weekend.
(AGI) - Torino, 14 dic. - Una falsa laurea in Odontoiatria costava 400 milioni di vecchie lire, grazie ai quali si aveva accesso a un iter universitario facilitato anche docenti universitari corrotti. E&#39; quanto
A senior U.S. official said on Thursday  that satellite photographs of a suspected nuclear industrial  site in Iran demonstrated its intention to develop atomic  weapons, an allegation Tehran dismissed as \
President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst U.S. natural disaster.
Is the warehouse club operator on the rise?
ROME - Italy insisted on Wednesday it did not pay a million-dollar ransom to win the release of two aid workers, as the country rejoiced in the homecoming of the women who said they were ready to return to Iraq to continue their work there.
One British soldier was killed and another wounded in clashes Tuesday with Taliban guerrillas in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
NETTERSHEIM, Germany  - Concealed in a thicket of brambles in hills southwest of Cologne, out of sight of the nearby motorway, an eerie relic of Germany's Nazi past has been neglected for over 60 years.
Astronomers discover a newborn planet in a solar system that is still in the process of forming.
Getty Images, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest supplier of pictures and video to media and advertising companies, has put itself on the auction block.
Sudan's government and southern rebels will sign a final peace deal on Sunday to end Africa's longest civil war.
Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials leading the gains, amid speculation that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.  may be the subject of international takeover bids.
FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee touted their economic credentials in South Carolina on Friday on the eve of the South's first vote for U.S. presidential nominees, while rival Mitt Romney pressed his advantage out West in Nevada.
Two-time defending Mexican league champion UNAM Pumas will open against Honduras&#39; CD Olimpia, while US Major League Soccer title winner DC United will take on the Caribbean&#39;s best in the opening round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
'Flagrant and systematic breach' The British recording industry has taken online retailer CD WOW! to court, claiming that the company is breaking a previous court-ordered undertaking not to sell cheap CDs imported from Asia.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shares fall as company warns on global economy, 4Q forecast misses analysts&#39; estimates by 2 cents. CHICAGO  - Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.
President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry are tied, at 49 percent support among likely voters in 12 battleground states, USA Today reports.
Sprint Nextel and Clearwire announced a plan to build a nationwide WiMax network in the U.S.
The violent hostage-taking at a school in Russia last week blamed on Chechen terrorists has sparked condemnation from the Arab media in the Middle East.
The standards of opera acting have been rising impressively in recent years, thanks to an influx of dedicated directors, often drawn from the theater world.
Gordon Brown says he will push for lower taxes on environmentally friendly products across the EU.
Four of the biggest U.S. investment banks are poised to report strong fourth-quarter earnings, capping a fourth straight record year as nearly every business runs at full speed.
Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson practiced for the first time this week Friday and is listed as probable for Sunday's game at New Orleans.
Turnpike officials had anticipated a walkout by about 2,000 toll collectors, maintenance workers and office employees, so they waived tolls all day Wednesday after the strike began at 4 am, costing the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission about $2 million in
Ford yesterday announced a new four-year deal with the Dovenby outfit to keep the car maker a leading contender in the World Rally Championship.
AKRON, Ohio, Aug 20,  - Ryder Cup captain&#39;s pick Stewart Cink set the bar high in the weather-delayed first round of the WGC-NEC Invitational with a seven-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over rookie Zach Johnson on Friday.
Barclays  and Royal Bank of Scotland  have lined up emergency funds of up to $30 billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve to bail out American clients caught up in the global credit crunch, a paper said.
British hopes of claiming an historic yellow jersey in the shadow of Big Ben took a nosedive into the nearby river Thames as Fabian Cancellara sped to victory in the Tour de France prologue Saturday.
On the eve of his first visit to the United States, Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, denied yesterday that the insurgency battling U.S.-led troops and Iraqi forces  was gaining momentum or spreading, despite the escalating violence and death toll.
The Russian Federation Federal Antimonopoly Service has approved the acquisition by the Rosneft state oil company of Baykalfinansgrup, which won the auction for the sale of the controlling package of shares in the Yuganskneftegaz company, Interfax has
Risultato netto pari al 13,2 milioni di euro
Iraq will bring top figures of Saddam Hussein &#39;s ousted regime to court next week for the first time since they appeared before a judge five months
Donald Rumsfeld, once famous for his combative news conferences, has chosen to limit his media contacts to friendly audiences in his final days as defense secretary rather than do battle one last time.
Asian stocks slid on Monday as  investors fretted over high oil prices and bleak earnings  prospects at technology firms, while Australian markets cheered  a resounding election win for Prime Minister John Howard.
DAMIEN Duff kept Chelsea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s title challenge well on track when he scored the only goal of a hard-fought game against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
U.S. shares are set to open higher on  Friday, buoyed by Intel Corp. INTC.O after the world's  largest chip maker raised its quarterly revenue target due to  strong demand, but all eyes will be on jobs data before the  opening.
Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe pledge support for government critic Archbishop Pius Ncube.
Stata Labs is the latest weapon in Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s arsenal to take on Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s domination in the Search Engine market. Yahoo! bought this software company, which specializes in technology that enables users to
 virtual community service
'Sono molto commosso' ha detto il regista polacco
An Australian inquiry hears how an Indonesian army commander fired on five Western journalists in 1975.
NEW YORK  - New research suggests that two months of \
Italy should hand loss-making national carrier Alitalia to anyone willing to take it off Rome&#39;s hands for one euro, or allow the airline to go bankrupt, Italy&#39;s infrastructure minister said.
Fidel Castro is shown in animated conversation in the latest images broadcast since he underwent surgery.
La moglie: lui e gli altri stanno bene ma sono stanchi
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices tumbled for a third consecutive day yesterday, briefly falling below $45 a barrel, as geopolitical concerns that had brought the market to a boil in recent weeks appeared to cool off.
Sales of new homes plunged last month to their lowest level in more than 12 years, a grim testament to the problems plaguing the housing sector.
The cast and crew of a popular Dutch socio-drama series visited the Maltese Islands earlier this year to film various episodes of the show exclusively in Gozo.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Ticker) -- The world&#39;s top golfers team up with famous faces from the worlds of film and sport on Thursday for the start of the 2004 Dunhill Links championship.
China's voracious demand for steel has  tempered of late, stoking fears of industry oversupply and  falling prices as China becomes a net exporter of steel, its  domestic demand slows down and global steelmaking capacity  rises, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.
As the giant Snoopy and Big Bird balloons began to inflate Wednesday, forecasts for powerful wind gusts threatened to keep them grounded during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade instead of floating through the corridors of Manhattan.
Mortgage rates around the country rose this week but are still at levels that should continue to provide support to the vibrant housing market, analysts say.
Many others have tried to replicate various parts of the seminal show's sets, but Sekulow wasn't satisfied with reproductions--so he went after the real thing in building the ultimate Star Trek home theater. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Average life expectancy in China will jump 13 years to 85 years and all households will be lifted out of poverty by the middle of the century, Chinese academics forecast in a report issued in state media on Monday.
Ian Hummer's game-high 16 points lead Gonzaga past Eleanor Roosevelt, 69-47, in The Rock summer league's championship game at High Point.
Comment is free: Kevin Watkins: This week's summit on climate change will achieve nothing if rich countries don't finally show some leadership.
DENVER Rod Smith became Denver&#39;s career leader in receptions and touchdowns receiving to help the Denver Broncos snap a two-game losing streak with a 31-to-13 win over the Houston Texans.
NEW YORK - On Nov. 18, an unassuming safety researcher from the US Food and Drug Administration sat down before a Senate committee and tore his bosses to shreds.
First Command's success in its face-off with Air Force lawyers illustrates how a company with military ties can influence the people who are supposed to monitor it.
R&amp;B singer Usher has won eleven awards at Wednesday night&#39;s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand. American Idol presenter Ryan Seacreast hosted the awards.
Evan O'Dorney always eats fish before his spelling bees. The brain food apparently has served him well: He's the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion.
Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead during the suspended first round of the MasterCard Classic, while two-time defending champion Annika Sorenstam had a 69 in her season debut.

KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's outgoing leader denied  on Tuesday he had agreed on concessions with his opponents to  end a crisis that has plunged the country into turmoil and  driven a wedge between Russia and the West.
Another masterwork from Clint Eastwood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s astonishing late period, and one of the best war movies ever.
MySpace announced today that through a partnership with Oberon Media, it will add a section of free, multiplayer games to the popular social networking site. Casual games are turning into a huge industry, with growth expected to double to over $500 million in revenue this year.
Although William Bolcom's score for the Lyric Opera's \
I betted that the word 'blog' wouldn't even appear in this show about a blogger. I was wrong.
British advertising group WPP said over the weekend it would acquire rival Grey Global of the United States in a cash and stock deal worth 1.520 billion euros (1.246 billion dollars).
Hormel Foods Corporation posted a higher quarterly profit and gave a forecast for current-quarter earnings that was higher than analysts\u00c2\u0092 estimates.
No. 4 California was angry and frustrated after being snubbed by the Bowl Championship Series. Cal had been in position to go to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 46 seasons, but was denied a berth after
RED of cheek and wild of eye, the third in line to the British throne (and ours) went for a photographer at 3am outside a London nightclub on Thursday.
The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.
While Google SMS uses text-only messages to deliver its results, Yahoo&#39;s new mobile service offers localised search results, maps and website icons that let people point, click and make a call.
Top-selling British author Arthur Hailey, whose novels sold 170 million copies around the world, died in his sleep at his Bahamas home, his wife said on Thursday.
At least 4,000 refugees flee from Sudan to Chad after attacks on Darfur villages, according to the UN.
Turkey's military declares its \
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. air strike aimed at  foreign militants led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed 11 people  and wounded 17 after a wedding party in Falluja Friday.
An advance in the shares of General Motors Corp. helped U.S. blue-chip stocks swing into positive territory in afternoon trade on Thursday after the automaker posted a stronger-than-expected rise in February sales.
Ukraine will re-open the criminal investigation into the poisoning of presidential candidate Vikton Yushchenko, the prosecutor general's office said Sunday.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes his side face a big challenge when they play Monaco in their opening Champions league match on Wednesday.
Tutti gli abiti sono color rosso, nero e grigio topo
US stocks finished a tumultuous year lower on Monday, amid thin volume, as investors digested fresh data on the housing market.
Major powers failed on Saturday to settle all their differences over a second U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran for its nuclear work but remain committed to passing one soon, the United States said.
US oil prices are holding above $54 a barrel in electronic trade in Asia Thursday after a larger-than-expected decline in heating fuels in the United States heightened fears of a winter supply crunch.
FALLUJAH: Fierce air strikes hit Fallujah on Friday as US ground troops advanced on the Iraqi rebel bastion on Friday after a night of deadly air assaults.
Only a week before the 2007 French Open, Roger Federer got the confidence boost he needed to win the tournament: He finally beat Nadal on clay.
Communist leaders have no plans to allow democracy in the near future because they must focus on economic development before political reform, China's No. 3 leader said in comments published Tuesday
People in Madagascar are braced for a tropical cyclone which is expected to make landfall in the north-east.
Former U.S. vice president and  environmental campaigner Al Gore urged the world&#39;s top  advertising companies on Friday to work commercially and  voluntarily on promoting the movement against global warming.
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InfoWorld - Apple may have a jones for secrecy, but that doesn&#39;t mean it can keep its partners quiet.
The most striking, and the most potentially significant, public rebellion against President Leonid D. Kuchma and his chosen successor in last Sunday&#39;s contested election began silently.
Four men are arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Coleraine three weeks ago.
Hewlett-Packard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board is said to have ended a crucial advisory relationship with Larry W. Sonsini, the powerful Silicon Valley lawyer.
Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.
Adrian Mutu, attaccante della Fiorentina, spera che la sua squadra torni prestissimo alla vittoria, ...
Mitch Daniels, the former White House budget director whom President Bush proclaimed &quot;My Man Mitch,&quot; was elected governor Tuesday by soundly beating incumbent Joe Kernan.
Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes said he is \
By Jeff Wiehe, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Jun. 5--A 9-year-old girl who was the subject of a search by more than 100 police officers and firefighters actually hid in a van and walked to the house of a relative who found her, the Allen County Sheriff's Department said.
Pick a team, dammit Neutrons. You might very well think (unless you are a physics buff, or associated geek) they are neutral, that is to say, without charge. After all, they even sound like the word neutral.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Vice President Dick Cheney jokes with the crowd during a town hall meeting in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik).
Rasmussen Reports - Rasmussen Reports now releases a Daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Weekly updates on the Republican race with expanded commentary will be released here each Monday. Weekly updates for the Democratic Presidential Nomination are also provided.
Fiji's newly-installed prime minister says the Pacific island's recent coup was \
Three bomb attacks at markets in central Baghdad killed at least 64 people on Monday as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that pitched the country to the brink of civil war.
SOFIA, May 30 (IPS/IFEJ) - On several occasions over the past two years, the  streets of the Bulgarian capital Sofia have been literally  covered with trash. The city of one million is one of the few  European capitals without a waste processing system.
In today&#39;s fantasy-obsessed entertainment world, rocket ships and slimy aliens keep audiences in eye-popping awe, while classic novel adaptations with phony European accents and
Israel could begin withdrawing from occupied Gaza early next year under an accelerated timetable that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans to present to his Likud party on Tuesday, political sources said.
Controversial US filmmaker Michael Moore led a few hundred people in protesting the disappearance of tens of thousands of absentee ballots requested by Florida residents.
Limousines filled with television's  biggest stars rolled up to the red carpet on Sunday for the  56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, a night many pundits expect  to be dominated by the premium cable network HBO.
The Sri Lankan government urged separatist rebels Monday to resume stalled peace talks before the country descends into all-out civil war.
Future space explorers might bring back more than just pictures from their excursions -- they could mine the planets for profit. By Mark Baard.
The animated penguin tale \
Mike Huckabee called Mitt Romney a dishonest politician who couldn't be trusted with the presidency, turning up the heat Sunday in a close-and-getting-closer Republican race in Iowa. Romney's camp accused hard-charging Huckabee of \
By Arman Ahmad; Regina Lee; Phuah Ken Lin; Siti Nurbaiyah Nadzmi; Sean  KUANTAN: Sungai Galing is no more a source of life.  There are few fish in the waterway which used to be a favourite spot for fishermen.
Batsman Ed Joyce hopes a strong showing in the Champions Trophy will help hold down a place in the England one-day team.
Saudi Arabia, fighting a violent campaign by al Qaeda supporters, has detained 139 suspected Islamist militants including a would-be suicide bomber, Al Arabiya television said on Saturday.
East Timor&#039;s president appealed for calm between ethnic gangs as international troops said they had succeeded in disarming the fighters who were pushing the tiny country into chaos.
Bertie Ahern looks set to secure a third term as taoiseach after a  strong general election performance.
E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over  environmental regulation.
Japan stunned three-time champions Pakistan 3-1 in their opening match of the Asia Cup field hockey tournament here on Saturday.
Social networking site offers profiles to search engines and gives users chance to opt out.
Finnish phone giant gets it right Nokia has received plenty of criticism recently for its outre designs and - this year in particular - poor battery life. However, I've been using a phone which overcomes many of these problems. In contrast to many other Nokia models, function triumphs over form. This is a no-frills business model with several important breakthroughs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sheriff's investigators with a new search warrant raided Michael Jackson's Neverland estate again Friday, just weeks before the pop star is scheduled to go on trial on charges of child molestation.
Cradling an 18-pound turkey, Hurricane Katrina victim Nancy Prattini hauled groceries from her minivan, preparing for her family's first Thanksgiving dinner in their cramped FEMA-issued trailer.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that it is unlikely significant amounts of radiation would be released in a deliberate crash of a jetliner into a nuclear power plant, but that engineering tests have not entirely ruled out the possibility of radioactive releases.
Silk Cut owner Gallaher today posted a 4.4% rise in profits, despite what the company said was the negative impact on sales of the smoking ban in Ireland and higher taxes on cigarettes in Germany.
Part rockumentary, part howl of outrage, \u00e2\u0080\u009cScreamers\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an invigorating and articulate film.
MetLife Inc. on Monday agreed to  acquire Travelers Life & Annuity from Citigroup Inc. for $11.5  billion, bolstering its product reach while sounding  Citigroup's retreat from the one-stop financial supermarket  concept.
Starbucks Corp. shares sank nearly 10 percent Thursday, a day after the coffee retailer said it was retooling some store operations to improve service in the wake of slower sales growth in July.
President Bush's most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons on hot-button health issues such as emergency contraception and abstinence-only education.
European equities edged higher on Wednesday, with banks leading the advance after investors welcomed forecast-beating results from Anglo Irish Bank and an upbeat trading statement from Royal Bank of Scotland.
Baghdad, Iraq -- A US Army supply unit whose members refused a dangerous fuel delivery mission last month has now fitted its vehicles with armor to protect against attack, the military said Saturday.
A judge ordered a weeping and trembling Paris Hilton back to jail on Friday to finish a sentence for probation violation, overturning a sheriff's decision to let the celebrity heiress serve out her time under home arrest.
The darkness of the soul encounters the science of pharmaceuticals.
A panel of federal appellate judges raised significant doubts yesterday about whether courts can order tobacco companies to forfeit $280 billion in past profits if the government proves they engaged in civil fraud and conspiracy.
SEOUL South Korean officials expressed hope Thursday that North Korea would return to six-party talks designed to resolve the country&#39;s nuclear weapons issues.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  open on Wall Street on Tuesday as investors take profits  following Monday's rally and before the Federal Reserve is  expected to raise interest rates.
VODAFONE shares fell nearly 3 per cent yesterday on fears that the mobile phone group could come under pressure from its US partner to provide $25 billion (\u00c2\u00a313 billion) to help to finance a bid for Sprint.
China's parliament passed a law  Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the  spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of  infectious diseases, state media said.
Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies believes guilt will drive Livingston on when the two sides meet. Livi have been thrown into turmoil this week after manager Allan Preston and his assistant
The Gulf Coast&#039;s hurricane protection system was overwhelmed by Katrina because it was built disjointedly using outdated data, according to an Army Corps of Engineers report released Thursday.
A member of Adolf Hitler's own family was killed in the Nazi campaign to wipe out the mentally ill, historians say.
RALEIGH, N.C.  -- Officials dismissed a murder charge Tuesday against a sheriff's deputy accused of shooting an unarmed teenager who authorities believed had stolen video game consoles, after a grand jury foreman said he had checked the wrong box by mistake on the indictment paperwork.
Bereaved mother pays tribute on 18th birthday and praises sister, 16, for trying to fight off rottweiler
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A former police officer admitted bugging lawmaker Sadiq Khan's prison visit with Al Qaeda suspect Babar Ahmad.
Responding to a\u00c2\u00a0lawsuit filed by Oracle\u00c2\u00a0earlier this year, SAP admitted on Tuesday that its TomorrowNow division in the U.S. made some \
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf travels to the Brazilian capital for talks with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he seeks to strengthen his country's international ties and open new commercial markets.
Sales might be down, but the stocks are rising.
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A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people when he rammed a truck into a government building in northern Iraq on Thursday, partially knocking it down and demolishing nearby homes, police said.
The United States on Tuesday more  than doubled to $35 million its pledge of aid for victims of  the Asian tsunami and rejected suggestions that rich nations  were being \
President Bush&#39;s job approval rating climbed to 55 percent since winning re-election Nov. 2, the highest since the start of the year, according to a Gallup Organization poll for CNN and USA Today.
Tracy McGrady had 40 points, 13 rebounds and a clutch 3-pointer in overtime to lead the Houston Rockets to a 119-113 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
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(ANSA) - ROMA, 23 DIC - &#39;&#39;Non ho capito il significato delle polemiche sulla mancata proroga del provvedimento antifumo richiesto da alcuni rappresentanti di alcuni mondi imprenditoriali&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto oggi
Schalke 04 sacked coach Jupp Heynckes on Wednesday after the German club&#39;s dismal start to the new Bundesliga season. Schalke have lost three of their four league matches and lie
The highest grade at A-level - the new A* - will require students to score at least 90% in their exams.
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BRISBANE, Australia : An Aboriginal community in northern Australia is calm and under heavy guard after the death of a young indigenous man in police custody triggered riots.
That was some haul Flyers rookie general manager Paul Holmgren engineered Thursday night, swapping 33-year-old Peter Forsberg to the Predators for a fair chunk of Nashville's future, including a pair of high-end prospects, a first-round draft pick, and a third-round pick.
In testimony to Congress on Thursday, Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said he wishes he had asked more questions.
David Mott, a Dartmouth-educated Wall Street investment banker, is increasingly leveraging his reputation in the local and national biotech communities.-The Washington Post
L'intento e' di rilevarlo per servire la popolazione povera
The end of the cellular walled garden Comment The chairman of the US regulator the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Kevin Martin came out this week and told a US newspaper just what he has in mind for the 700 MHz spectrum auction in late 2008, talking about an open network which lets any wireless device connect to it, and which places no limits on the services that can be offered across it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Longtime Chicago Cubs analyst Steve Stone announced Thursday he was leaving WGN-TV, less than one month after coming under fire for on-air comments he made criticizing the team.
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U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made only limited progress but put off considering a change of course in the unpopular war until a crucial September report.
The New York Times said the Americans   lacked fire while The Boston Globe suggested that fat cat U.S.   players were too sheltered and just not good enough.
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Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez proposed on Friday extending a barter scheme used by  Cuba to other Caribbean and Central American nations to help  them pay for oil supplies with products and services.
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Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and television writers.
Il pugile ucraino, Vitali Klitschko, ha annullato il suo combattimento contro l'americano Jameel McC...
BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber targeted a  police checkpoint on a road leading to the headquarters of  Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in western Baghdad on  Monday, killing at least two people, officials and witnesses  said.
Bankrupt US Airways UAIRQ.OB on  Wednesday said it is asking nonunion employees who are not  scheduled to work over the New Year's weekend to volunteer to  work for free at its Philadelphia operations.
European Union leaders resolved on Friday to slash greenhouse gas emissions and switch to renewable fuels, challenging the world to follow its lead in fighting climate change.
U.S.-led forces could leave Iraq within  18 months, Iraqi interim Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib told  Britain's Channel 4 News Sunday after Iraq's election.
Russia called on Wednesday for an easing of pressure on the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority but the United States said an aid embargo must remain in place until the Palestinians meet conditions set out by western powers.
Salvation Army officials don't know who has been dropping gold coins into their holiday kettles over the past 20 years, but they hope the mysterious donations continue.
A military court finds a U.S. soldier guilty of murdering an unarmed Iraqi, but pares down the sentence in apparent sympathy with his claim of exhaustion
Teens who play violent video games show increased activity in areas of the brain linked to emotional arousal and decreased responses in regions that govern self-control, a study released on Tuesday found.
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On Sunday, 60 Minutes will run a story asking if Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) knew about the dangers of Vioxx, the arthritis drug that was pulled from the market because it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.
A \u00c2\u0091what went wrong?\u00c2\u0092 documentary that succinctly and ruthlessly dissects the battle for Ohio in the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election.
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A state judge has ruled that an energy company has the right to explore and drill for natural gas on a sprawling cattle ranch owned by the billionaire candy magnate Forrest E. Mars Jr., despite his opposition.
President Bush on Monday will promote free trade in Central America and the need for greater security against an upsurge in political and drug violence in a visit to Guatemala.
New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
British music stars are joining forces to release a charity single to raise millions for the victims of the Asian tsunamis, the broadcaster behind the song.
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Azzurri in festa per la vittoria sul Galles, la seconda consecutiva nel Sei Nazioni. Mauro Bergamasc...
HIGHLIGHT: Emotional moments. We saw Sydney hero Rulon Gardner, crying as he removed his sneakers and left them on the mat -- a traditional signal of retirement -- after winning a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
A veteran royal photographer warned Britain's paparazzi Tuesday to lay off Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton, warning she might end up being hounded like the late Princess Diana.
Four years ago, Republicans condemned nation-building, distrusted China and argued on behalf of Chechen civilians. What a difference a new convention makes.
Thousands of Iranians rallied near the site of a European Union summit Thursday to demand that the nations comply with a court ruling and remove an exiled Iranian resistance movement from its list of terrorist organizations.
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Baquba: Forty-nine Iraqi Army recruits and their civilian driver were gunned down in a bloody ambush northeast of Baghdad, officials said on Sunday.
Since the new Congress convened, Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have emerged as the Senate's odd couple, the even-tempered McConnell hurling parliamentary brickbats at the quirky Reid with an even smile and a \
Releases aimed at bolstering support for Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas coup in Gaza Strip.
He&#39;s called on Palestinians to back the leading contender, Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen. Middle East Correspondent Jane Hutcheon reports from Jersualem.
Intel&#39;s (INTC:Nasdaq - news - research) plans for high-end computing reached a sad milestone Tuesday, with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ:NYSE - news - research) saying it would end the partnership that developed the less-than-successful Itanium chip.
Ron Artest had surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and will miss three to four weeks, another blow to the injury-depleted Sacramento Kings.
Officials in Afghanistan were trying to establish whether a seriously wounded one-legged militant captured after a gun battle was Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah.
World series champions the Boston Red Sox have snapped up pitcher Matt Clement on a three-year deal to replace Pedro Martinez. Martinez left Boston this week to join the New York Mets.
Prosecutors said Friday they are investigating the leak of a government index of communist-era secret police files that has landed on the Internet, creating a frenzy among Poles scrambling to find out if their names are on the list.
U.S. Republican  presidential candidate John McCain said on Monday even he had  some doubts about whether he could come back from the political  graveyard to which he was consigned last summer.
The great debate over file-sharing rages on, with some, like the Electronic Frontier Foundation maintaining that copyright law doesn&#39;t matter anymore.
The Yankees will have five starting pitchers once they sign Kei Igawa. But two of those starters have serious health questions, which is why the team may not be done shopping.
Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said on Monday, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorizing its forces to act in Pakistan.
(ANSA) - ROMA, 27 OTT - &#39;Fate l&#39;amore e non la guerra&#39;. Uno slogan che diventa un vero e proprio &#39;comportamento salva-vita&#39;, dal momento che il sesso si e&#39; dimostrato un formidabile &#39;antidoto&#39; per la prevenzione del cancro alla prostata.
In primavera possibile in Italia avvio progetti pilota
The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs on Saturday with an 8-3 win that clinched their best-of-five divisional series.
Clearing dust storms on Mars allow Nasa's robotic rovers to increase their workload.
Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A loud noise several witnesses said sounded like an explosion was heard in parts of the Indonesian capital early Sunday.
A WOMAN former guerrilla leader rejoicing in the nom de guerre \u00e2\u0080\u009cSpill Blood\u00e2\u0080\u009d has emerged as a possible successor to Robert Mugabe as head of Zimbabwe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ruling party, writes Karen MacGregor in Harare.
Indonesian police will be allowed to interview a militant being held in U.S. custody over his links to the 2002 Bali bombings and other attacks, a police spokesman said on Friday.
Sono stati trasferiti nel centro di prima accoglienza
Kidnappers snatched the 3-year-old daughter of a British worker as she was being taken to school Thursday in Nigeria's lawless southern oil region, police said.
SUCRE, Bolivia  - Bolivians sat down a month ago   to rewrite their constitution, but disputes and infighting   threaten to bog down President Evo Morales' plan to rebuild the   country on indigenous principles.
PHILADELPHIA/SAN FRANCISCO  - Two top stakeholders  in takeover target PeopleSoft Inc., tipped their hands on  Tuesday, with one investment fund saying it will tender its  shares for Oracle Corp.'s $8.8 billion hostile bid while  another pledged against it.
An experimental treatment for bone-thinning osteoporosis appears to prevent spine and hip fractures even though it is given only once a year, eliminating the need for a strict daily pill regimen, preliminary data show.
Half of Wal-Mart employees have signed up for its health care plan, only a slight increase from last year but a gain for the company as it continues to battle labor unions over its treatment of workers.
Automatic shutdown and power-up are expected to save over $2 million, but the health care concern did have to face some challenges, including how to distribute patches and upgrades for PC software during off-hours when the units are scheduled to be off.
A Northern Ireland businessman has assets put at more than \u00c2\u00a32.75m frozen while investigations continue.
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong residents are voting in legislative elections seen as a referendum on Chinese rule and the most extensive democracy exercise in the country.
Yousuf Youhana steered Pakistan to a last-over victory over India to clinch a Champions Trophy semi-final against the West Indies on Wednesday.
Integrated circuits maker Linear Technology Corp., of Milpitas, says Bob Swanson will give up the title of chief executive officer after 23 years, shifting to a new role as executive chairman.
The school board voted narrowly to ban paddling to discipline students, though some education officials and parents worried that more unruly behavior could ensue.
Lindsay Davenport found herself in an unusual position at the WTA Tour Championships at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. She was both a winner and a loser.
Unionized workers at four large San Francisco hotels went on strike yesterday morning over issues similar to those causing an impasse between hotels and their workers at several large hotels in Washington.
Unione giuristi cattolici: incoerenti e inaccettabili
A man armed with a knife has broken into a high school dormitory in central China, killing eight students and injuring four others, a school official told CNN.
Gunbattles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least three people and reviving fears the strip could slip into civil war.
The nightmares didn't start until months after Alicia Flores returned home. The images were stark and disturbing: In one dream, a dying Iraqi man desperately grabbed her arm. In another, she was lost in a blinding sandstorm.
NEW YORK - Wall Street shares took a beating yesterday as a fresh surge in oil prices dented sentiment among investors already fretting about the coming corporate earnings season.
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The German finance ministry has said it supports French socialist politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn as a candidate for the post of head of the International Monetary Fund.
U.S. employers added 157,000 new  jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers  surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season,  the Labor Department reported on Friday.
The newest addition to the Tennessee Aquarium is a recently hatched rare turtle of an endangered species displayed in only a few places in North America.
Evidence that mobile phones can interfere with vital intensive care equipment has been strengthened.
Discontent is brewing in Bollywood over the gradual entry of foreigners without work permits into key filmmaking activities
Score one for the lion tamer. The federal regulator that oversees home-mortgage giant Fannie Mae finally persuaded that government-sponsored enterprise to agree to clean up its questionable accounting practices.
EBay was the online winner this  \
About 400 protesters gathered outside the Statehouse on Saturday to support a recount of the presidential election in Ohio and call for an investigation into Election Day irregularities.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly earnings fell 11 percent, hurt by writedowns in bond trading.
The pop diva is in Mumbai, with her husband and three children.
Police are searching an area of scrubland nine miles from where Madeleine McCann went missing.
The Bank of France has warned that globalization could aggravate inflationary pressures that would justify greater vigilance on monetary policies.
North Korea is \
Facebook modified its help pages to tell people that if they wanted to remove their accounts entirely, they can direct the company by e-mail to have it done.
Spanish-owned mobile phone operator O2  has yet to sign any deal to bring iPhone mobile phones -- Apple  Inc.&#39;s latest &quot;must-have&quot; gadget -- to Britain.
Mr. Navarra was a retired New York Fire Department lieutenant who coordinated the starts of the last 26 New York City Marathons.
BHUBANESWAR, India  - Thirty polythene bags stuffed with the body parts of female fetuses and newly born babies have been found in a dry well near a private clinic in the east Indian state of Orissa, police said on Monday.
Security firm will formally launch two programs for businesses to get its help with antivirus and data protection.
Manchester United will bring its all-star squad to China in July for a friendly against Chinese Super League team Beijing Hyundai.
Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett had surgery Sunday after injuring his spine on a kickoff against the Denver Broncos, and there is concern about whether he will be able to walk again.
European equities advanced on Monday, supported by a recovery in drug heavyweights and a rise in Finnish mobile handset giant Nokia, but volumes were light before the Christmas holidays.
Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian-born steel magnate, yesterday staked a claim to overtake Roman Abramovich as Britain&#39;s richest man with a \u00c2\u00a310bn deal to create the world&#39;s largest steelmaker.
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LONG before he left for medical treatment in France, Yasser Arafat had all but vanished from the streets of downtown Ramallah in the West Bank.
District Attorney David McDade has handed out some 35 copies of a video of teenagers having sex at a party.
UBS AG is to acquire the branch network  of McDonald Investments, a unit of KeyCorp, for up to $280  million, the Swiss investment bank said on Wednesday.
German low-cost carrier Air Berlin said Thursday it was planning to buy the Condor airline from British-based travel operator Thomas Cook.
Annual US economic growth fell to 2.8% in the second quarter of 2004, marking a slowdown from the 3% estimated a month ago.
Australia&#39;s largest retailer, Coles Myer, waded into a takeover battle for the pub operator Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group yesterday, offering 1.18 billion Australian dollars ($856 million) in a bid with a local bank.
Dal regista di Dogville una satira feroce sul mondo del lavoro. Nei cinema dal 5 gennaio
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The search continued Saturday for the body of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who was decapitated by his abductors, as a report emerged that Bigley escaped from his captors for a short time before he was killed.
BERLIN, Germany -- Germany, stripped of two equestrian golds in Athens, will almost certainly lose a third title after two of its show jumping horses failed dope tests.
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Oil futures prices surged to new heights above $55-abarrel on Friday as concerns about the global supply of heating oil persist ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Russian newspapers carried harrowing photos Saturday of the bloody climax of the school hostage-taking by militants demanding independence for Chechnya, but carefully avoided assigning blame.
MySpace announces it's opening up its platform to developers at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.
Apple Inc.  on Monday said the  battery of its widely anticipated music-playing iPhone will  last longer than expected, sending its shares higher.
Celebrities always are looking to show new sides of themselves, and the Toronto International Film Festival is one of the best showcases for their transformations.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House two days before he resigned last month that the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed a major change, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Standard & Poor&#39;s may cut 612  residential mortgage-backed securities backed by U.S. subprime  loans, affecting $12 billion in debt, the rating company said  on Tuesday.
A report from the CDC says U.S. emergency units are overcrowded, understaffed and turning away trauma patients.  In Bodyhack.
A day after a PeopleSoft executive vice president said that Oracle and SAP are its only software competitors when dealing with large enterprise companies, more
Men jailed by judge who said they were 'intoxicated' by extremist propaganda are freed by court of appeal
FTC says $100,000-250,000 bounty would provide incentive for citizens to identify perpetrators of in-box overload.
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Recently the British House of Commons has adopted a legislation to ban fox hunting in England and Wales.
Spring fashion will look like a rainy day, if the latest predictions are true, with plenty of gray, brown and just brief glimpses of color like the sun breaking through a cloudy sky.
Titolo riduce calo in borsa, -0,77%. Consob convoca organi
The red-hot Dallas Mavericks routed the Los Angeles Lakers 108-72 to notch up their 17th consecutive victory on Sunday.
At least 27 people are reported to have died of malaria in Alindra, India and 293 are seriously ill with the disease which broke out after the heavy rains and floods.
The Hague, Nov 8 (UNI) Asking the overseas Indian community to strengthen their links with their motherland, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured that the long overdue dual citizenship for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIO
Judith Regan the publisher who was fired from HarperCollins in late 2006,  has settled her $100 million defamation lawsuit against News Corporation, Harper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s parent.
The move follows recent studies suggesting that the medications might cause heart attacks.
The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than first thought amid shrinking corporate profits and higher imports, the government said on Friday in a report
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement.
As many as 1,000 children may have been sold into slave labor in central China, enduring maiming and brutality in primitive brick kilns, state media said on Friday amid an expanding scandal about official neglect.
South Korea urged the United States to try talking to North Korea instead of taking a hard line over its nuclear plans, while Pyongyang said it would be &quot;quite possible&quot; to solve the crisis if Washington changed its stance.
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Chinese police have arrested a journalist accused of faking an investigative report on buns stuffed with shredded cardboard that made headlines around the world and Beijing Television apologized for airing the footage.
Baghdad, Sept. 14 (NNN): In one of the deadliest attacks in recent times, at least 50 local Iraqis were killed and 120 others injured in a massive mid-morning explosion in central Baghdad police station on Tuesday, according to health officials here.
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Tra misure 'big' tfr, taglio cuneo e ticket pronto soccorso
The impact of the W32/Zafi-D worm, which disguised itself as an electronic Christmas card, has reduced from its peak of 1 in every 10 emails earlier this week, to 1 in 30 in the last 24 hours according to reports from Sophos&#39;s global network of monitoring
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton, her back against the wall in New Hampshire, battled to keep the state from swinging to rival Barack Obama on Sunday while Republican Mitt Romney lashed out at John McCain.
A group of US and European banks borrow $2bn from the Federal Reserve to ease credit woes, following recent turmoil.
Capital One Financial Corp , a  credit card issuer and banking company, posted a third quarter  net loss after taking more than $800 million of charges from  shuttering its GreenPoint Mortgage business.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, who was briefly hospitalized after being knocked down during an election campaign scuffle on Friday, was in fact hit by nothing more dangerous than an egg, according to TV pictures.
The share price of Standard Life has risen following flotation of its stock on the British stock market.
Among the few companies set to report in September, FedEx clearly bears watching.
Judge rules against BitTorrent indexing service; harnessing power from the ocean, and Sprint Nextel names CEO.
The Mozilla Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving choice and promoting innovation on the Internet, today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Firefox 1.0 web browser.
NASA will soon send its damaged Genesis space capsule back to Colorado, where builders at Lockheed Martin will join other experts in trying to figure out why it crashed in Utah earlier this month.
As a black woman, Jeanettea Bryan had been waiting eight years to cast a presidential vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton, until the rhetoric in the Democratic primary got rough and racial.
Five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for allegedly infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV-contaminated blood will be spared, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Thursday.
The White House is to consider whether defence chiefs should take over CIA covert paramilitary operations.
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Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo are investigating the brutal murders of six homeless people in recent attacks.
Couples who have a risk of passing on an inherited form of colon cancer to their children will be allowed to have their embryos screened to ensure they do not carry the faulty gene that causes the illness.
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E' giunta da un portavoce dell'Amburgo, Jorn Wolf, la conferma che l'ex tecnico del Bayern Monaco ha...
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Israeli troops raided the southern Gaza Strip Friday killing two Palestinians, wounding seven and making others homeless through the demolition of their houses, local witnesses and medics said.
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is on track for a return to international rugby after playing for 60 minutes in a club friendly.
'No natural monopoly' The Globalisation Institute, a European think-tank run by advocates of the free market, today went on the offensive against Microsoft, calling on the EU to require all PCs to be sold without operating systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The contract driller shells out big for an uncontracted rig.
The United Nations found small amounts of a chemical warfare agent, removed from Iraq a decade ago, in offices near its New York headquarters but officials said on Thursday there was no danger.
Debutta la nuova edizione della storica utilitaria Fiat. Gli svizzeri riconquistano la Coppa America. Le risposte di Padoa Schioppa e le polemiche sulle pensioni. Fatti e personaggi degli ultimi sette giorni
By Lauren King, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 3--Since 2000, a 600-foot portion of the old Chowan River bridge has sat parallel to the newer bridge that carries traffic between Chowan and Bertie counties.
Games with a political and social agenda have provided a novel take on world events.
This country remains divided on many issues - how the war on terror is conducted contributing much to this divide. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not at all certain that Alberto Gonzales, the White House counsel whom President Bush
Police raided three properties in Manchester under the main anti-terrorism law, Greater Manchester Police said.
Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Metz (323.250 euro, cemento).
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations warned  on Wednesday Asia's tsunami death toll could double to about  300,000 unless survivors received clean water and other basic  services by the end of the week to prevent disease.
Despite widespread attention, Ken Dunham, Director of Malicious Code at iDefense, characterizes the Linux Trojan as a low threat. &quot;It looks like there was a low volume of e-mails that spread over a period of several days,&quot; he said.
&quot;The announcement by Tony Blair that next year&#39;s election campaign will be his last is a disaster ... The reality is that the prime minister will have to hand over the reins of power long before this government reaches the end of a third term .
Higher-than-forecast inflation and expectations of interest rate rises have sent New Zealand's currency to a 22-year high.
US Airways Group on Monday said it sent 20 extra workers to its Charlotte, North Carolina, hub after a glitch in its self-service reservation system on Sunday forced thousands to wait in lines for up to three hours.
Lewis Hamilton's attempt to win the Formula One drivers' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix begins in Friday's practice session.
I suppose there&#39;s only room for one winning team in New England at a time. Maybe the Patriots will win another Super Bowl in 86 years or so.
One of three sailors injured in a fire that disabled a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland has died, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Wednesday.
A huge blast tore through an Egyptian  hotel used by vacationing Israelis at the border resort of Taba  on Thursday, scattering dozens of bodies in what Israeli media  said was a suspected car bombing.
Iraqi officials now say Saddam Hussein&#39;s former top deputy was not arrested as had been announced Sunday. The Interior Ministry says Monday medical tests indicate that a person arrested during a raid Sunday near Tikrit is not Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Three Haitian politicians allied with ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide surrendered to police Saturday after barricading themselves in a radio station for six hours, denying involvement in clashes that have killed at least 14
Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency for 85 counties in the state Saturday.
Pakistan's National Assembly condemns Britain's award of a knighthood to author Salman Rushdie.
US and North Korean envoys are due to start talks in New York aimed at normalising relations.
If this gets done, the New York Yankees will greatly upgrade their rotation - if this gets done. The Yankees continued discussions Friday with the Dodgers
Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.4 percent  to a six-week closing low on Tuesday, marking an eight-day  losing streak, after oil prices topped $50 a barrel, fanning  concern over the business outlook for Japanese companies.
NEW YORK: American Express Company, the travel and financial services giant, said yesterday it was suing Visa and MasterCard over anti-competitive business practices.
BANGKOK A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems around the globe were scrambling to prepare for a possible pandemic
A school has become the first in the country to make learning the Mandarin Chinese language compulsory, saying it was facing up to the challenges of the 21st century.
Andriy Reshetnyak tied a Russian flag to the Ukrainian one, joining thousands of demonstrators backing a referendum on autonomy for their eastern province on Donetsk's central Lenin Square on Monday.
Eastern Europeans who have no plans to settle in UK often change their minds within months of coming here, according to new research.
NICOSIA: Cyprus has upped the ante in its demands for recognition from Turkey, warning its European Union partners it may otherwise veto the start of accession talks with Ankara, local newspapers reported.
Russian top seed Nikolay Davydenko earned a chance of revenge over Andy Murray, the Briton who beat him in last year's semi-finals, as both of them reached the last four of the Qatar Open on Thursday.
Until recently, it seemed that Holocaust movies came from everywhere but Germany.
The layoffs of 55 employees at Miramax last week on the heels of similar layoffs last month leave the studio diminished just when it most needs muscle.
Max capacity or max data security Western Digital has beefed up its My Book Pro line of external hard drives with a RAID-equipped model that packs in two HDDs to yield a whopping terabyte of unformatted storage capacity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Planet with sea views? Let's move For the first time ever, water has been conclusively identified in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Intel, looking to maintain mind share and market share in the mobile PC space, said Thursday it will begin shipping new, tri-band wireless functionality in its Centrino platform next month and will boost software and security support.
Laboratory tests confirmed a strain of low-risk bird flu at a turkey farm in Virginia but there is no evidence of it spreading, the U.S. Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian said on Tuesday.
Myanmar&#39;s Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt is seen in this photo taken in June 2001 in Yangon, Myanmar. Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is in the town of Mae Sot near the Myanmar border for a special Cabinet meeting, said Tuesday, Oct.
It was time for the ice packs, wrapped tightly and designed to soothe, to be removed. So even as reporters waited to ask more questions, the trainer descended to take the ice off the aching parts of Hideki Okajima's body, his lower back and his side, not long after the Red Sox had fallen, 6-4, to the Toronto Blue Jays ...
Home Scretary David Blunkett pulled strings with US officials to ease an administrative hassle for the woman alleged to be his married lover.
Momo Sissoko si pente di aver detto no alla Juve. ''Non essere passato alla Juventus &egrave; stato ...
As big companies spread their brands to Web-based social networking communities, some employers are also exploring Multi-User Virtual Environments, or MUVEs.
Mastella: nessuna preclusione o il governo rischia
When, where: Today, noon, at TD Banknorth Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).
Moving to unload an unprofitable venture, Cablevision Systems Corp. on Thursday sold its satellite broadcasting business to rival EchoStar Communications Corp. for &#36;200 million cash.
Sebastien Bourdais took a big step toward a third straight Champ Car World Series title Monday, winning the Montreal Grand Prix while his closest pursuers in the championship failed to finish.
Il servizio d'ordine al torneo giovanile di Viareggio fa sul serio. La disposizione delle porte chiu...
After years of setting aside less for bad loans, time for some serious catch-up.
The world's biggest mobile phone  handset maker Nokia unveiled a patent-licensing deal with  technology firm Trimble Navigation on Monday, aimed at tapping  into the fast-growing mobile navigation market.
Seventh-seeded Cyril Saulnier advanced to his sixth ATP quarterfinal this season with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) victory yesterday over Gilles Elseneer in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William HG FitzGerald Tennis Center.
Aerospace and high-tech manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. on Wednesday reported an 8 percent increase in third-quarter profits behind double-digit growth in sales for three of the conglomerate&#39;s four business divisions.
A suspected suicide bomber crashed his explosives-filled car into a military convoy, killing two soldiers and injuring six others in a remote northwestern Pakistan town, police said.
Deaths among children infected with HIV in Africa could be almost halved if all those with symptoms were put on a simple, cheap and readily available antibiotic, new research has established.
Insurer and fund manager AMP has reported a better-than-expected profit for the first half on higher investment returns and improved margins after casting off its British operations.
But this parcel is passing partners by IBM is developing off-the-shelf service products covering real-time collaboration, unified messaging and SOA, after launching a pair of networking packages last week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Peruvian authorities have detained a former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he took over with 200 supporters, a government source told Reuters early on Tuesday.
E-mail users inundated with  unsolicited \
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Louisiana State football coach Nick Saban speaks to the media in this Dec. 8, 2004 photo, prior to the contracts being signed between LSU and Iowa to play in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- When women develop diabetes during pregnancy and don&#39;t get treatment, their kids face an increased risk of childhood obesity, but new research suggests that treatment can essentially eliminate that risk.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's family bought into its first major radio group on Saturday to bolster an empire embracing television, book publishing, movies and magazines.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he remained hopeful of convincing Iran through diplomatic means to give up its nuclear ambitions.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told African leaders Sunday they were failing to meet targets for reducing poverty and combating killer diseases five years after agreeing to global development goals.
Still unclear whether Barroso will make changes to planned team, or simply delay vote to another date. Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso withdrew his proposed 24-member executive team
Many cite economic woes as campaigning for the Feb. 18 election picks up Friday.
Peace campaigners rally outside a Suffolk airbase to protest at US military facilities.
Verra' ceduta quota di controllo, titolo sospeso al rialzo
Si dice 'prigioniero politico' e 'militante rivoluzionario'
A tearful Tiger Woods won his 11th major championship with a masterly display of controlled shot-making at the British Open.
Politica. Berlusconi: sulla finanziaria e&#39; necessario un voto di fiducia. Elezioni: scheda unica senza preferenze. &quot;Garantisco che ci sar\u00c3\u00a0 la necessit\u00c3\u00a0 del voto di fiducia&quot;. Silvio Berlusconi, nel corso della
A 30 percent stake in Hewlett-Packard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chinese operations is up for sale to the highest bidder as the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chinese partner looks to sell its shares.
Lithuanians casting ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday rejected the current ruling coalition for the opposition Labor Party, a sign that many voters liked its promises of lower taxes and higher pay.
OMAHA - Methodist Hospital and Dillard&#39;s, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, are reminding all women that early detection is the best protection against the risks of breast cancer.
The House oversight committee has postponed a deposition of Andy Pettitte as part of its investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
O.J. Simpson must give any money a Florida lawyer is holding for him to the family of slaying victim Ronald Goldman to satisfy a multimillion-dollar wrongful death judgment, a judge has ruled.
Terrell Owens suffers an injured ankle in the first half, forcing Dallas to turn to its running game in a 20-13 win over Carolina on Saturday.
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This weekend&#39;s Live Earth  extravaganza aims to bring awareness of global warming as well  as music to the world, and NBC Universal wants to make sure its  wall-to-wall television coverage doesn&#39;t strike a sour note.
Legislation to lower interest rates on student loans and increase aid to poor people who want to go to college won House approval on Wednesday.
Owner Ken Ramsey isn&#39;t exactly thrilled with the name of his horse, Kitten&#39;s Joy. &quot;It sounds like a feminine name,&quot; he said.
Un boato nel cuore della notte, quella di ieri, poi polvere, terra e macerie dappertutto, e in pochi secondi due famiglie sono state annientate. Ancora una volta Foggia \u00c3\u00a8 segnata da un lutto collettivo per
Heavy rains and flooding in Panama have left at least eight people dead and damaged hundreds of homes, the government said Friday.
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A federal jury on Thursday  found that Vonage Holdings Corp. , an Internet phone  service, infringed on three key patents owned by Verizon  Communications Inc.
With his two bandmates and their autocratic leader gathered around a dining table, David Crosby is telling a George Bush joke.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrives in court, cut and bruised, after his weekend arrest.
US Airways Group Inc. will begin liquidation in mid-January if it fails to secure new lower-cost, long-term contracts with three of its largest labor unions either by negotiation or court
European stocks lost steam on Wednesday ahead of a US interest rate decision with banks and oil stocks leading the slide after Swiss investment banking giant UBS (NYSE:UBS) shocked investors with a $4bn writedown.
Current champions Egypt face Cameroon in Group C while Sudan kick off their campaign against Zambia.
Americans born after Dec. 1, 1964, will have to get more secure driver's licenses in the next six years under ambitious post-9/11 security rules to be unveiled Friday by federal officials.
An early David Bellion goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over arch-rivals Arsenal, while Liverpool joined them in the League Cup semi-finals after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
Washington Post reporters Peter Baker, Michael Fletcher and Michael Abramowitz interviewed President Bush at the White House earlier today. Below is a transcript excerpt from their conversation.
Nove vittime tra i militari statunitensi in tre giorni
KOCHI, Japan  - Michelle Wie missed the cut for the 11th time in 12 professional men's events after a nervous 80 left her at 17 over par at the Casio World Open on Friday.
The head of the House Energy and   Commerce Committee chided BP Plc. BP.L executives on Thursday   for overlooking corrosion that threatened to shut down the   giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska, calling the UK-based   energy giant's policies \
Valve&#39;s Gabe has sent some fresh info to fan site HL Fallout in which he reveals the various Half-Life 2 retail and Steam packages that will be available to the public once Half-life 2 actually goes on sale.
Quentin Richardson makes eight three-pointers and scores 37 points to give the Suns a 121-99 victory over the Trail Blazers.
President Bush on Tuesday approved changes aimed at modernizing the country's controls on the export of sensitive products to foreign nations. U.S. manufacturers said the changes should boost the ability of American companies to make overseas sales.
An aide to Yasser Arafat said yesterday that the Palestinian leader&#39;s condition was improving after treatment by doctors in Paris.
A look at how independents compare to Republicans and Democrats, according to Associated Press-Ipsos polling conducted this summer.
A rally in semiconductor-related stocks, including Advantest Corp., propelled Asian shares higher on Monday as investors added to a U.S. buying spree and turned optimistic on earnings prospects.
The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 5.5 percent on Thursday, resisting calls for a cut amid mounting signs of a slowing domestic economy.
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A woman undergoing treatment for cervical cancer had one of her healthy ovaries successfully transplanted into her upper arm, in order to maintain hormonal function, a Dutch team reports.
Astronomers have spotted three dozen bright, young galaxies that defy the general aging trends of the universe. The galaxies, fairly nearby and massive, are more youthful than they ought to be, based on current theory.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales.
Nintendo's new game console has been flying off the shelves at retail stores across the country this season. And some game fans are reporting that the Wii's controller has been flying, somewhat unexpectedly, across their living rooms.
troops to monitor renewed fighting in Darfur, where 1.5 million people have been driven from their homes. Ethiopia and Chad to the talks in the Nigerian capital, which analysts say have little chance of success.
Iran said today that it will delay the start-up of its first nuclear reactor, in the southern city of Bushehr, until 2006 but that it intended to build more nuclear power plants with Russian help.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will use a NATO summit this week to press his allies to do more in Afghanistan, where British troops are on the frontline of bloody fighting with Taliban insurgents.
Looking for a cause with a difference?  Adopt a sniper. A Texas police SWAT officer is running a  charity for frontline snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan,  supplying everything from baby wipes to body armor.
Tra gennaio e ottobre 2006 si sono ridotti di oltre il 50%
The threat of a constitutional crisis hangs over the EU as MEPs vote on whether to veto the new Commission.
A few days ago, under the cover of darkness, the Ottawa Liberals&#39; shiny new Environment Minister Stephane Dion slipped into Alberta to make a speech.
A top Jewish community leader in Iran on Wednesday described the recent immigration of 40 Iranian Jews to Israel as a \
U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after  minutes from a December Federal Reserve meeting showed the  policy-making committee was concerned about the potential for  inflation, triggering investor worry about more rate increases.
Sprint Corp., FON.N  the No. 3  U.S. wireless telephone service company, on Monday said its  2004 results would meet its prior estimates, and also released  an outlook for earnings and revenues in 2005.
Afghans accuse US troops of insulting Islam after footballs bearing the name of Allah are handed out.
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to the future against her. The former first lady decried the tenor of his comments in an interview with The Associated Press.
EU officials are in Libya to try to resolve the case of medics sentenced to death for infecting children with HIV.
US Airways said that with the help of volunteer employees, it expected a smooth weekend at its Philadelphia hub after a Christmas weekend of mishandled bags.
MOSCA, 22 OTT - La Duma ha ratificato con 334 voti a favore e 73 contrari il protocollo di Kyoto per la riduzione dei gas all&#39;origine dell&#39;effetto serra.La quota dei Paesi sale dal 46% al 63%. Comunisti e
The new head of the European Commission has re-submitted key nominations in hopes of gaining parliamentary approval. Jose Manuel Barroso announced the new nominations in
The Republican convention in New York is set to open amid tight security, after a mass protest against George Bush.
Letting people easily share information on their desktops and in back-end systems could greatly boost productivity, says Avanade CTO Ashish Kumar. But we're not there yet.
Italy is requesting the extradition of 139 former South American leaders and their underlings over the disappearance, torture and death of Italians who were caught up in a crackdown on dissent in the 1970s and '80s, a prosecutor said Thursday.
The Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, are the most prominent and most watched award show. The number of viewers may even increase this year because instead of \
The U.N. Staff Union called on  Wednesday for an independent investigation into last week's  bombing of its offices in Algiers that killed 17 employees of  the world body.
A five-year-old girl is involved in following a 95-year-old man to his home with two teenage girls who mugged him.
By LEN IWANSKI  HELENA, Mont. - Former Gov. Thomas L. Judge, who in two terms in the 1970s oversaw creation of many of Montana's environmental laws, died Friday, his family said. He was 71.
Serbia started an investigation  on Tuesday into a mass grave believed to contain up to 500  Albanian victims of the Kosovo war, a reminder of why the  United Nations is considering independence for the province.
A bomb explosion Saturday at an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross in northwestern Pakistan damaged four vehicles, but no one was hurt, police said.

The British Library raises \u00c2\u00a3635,000 to save a rare 15th Century manuscript from being exported to Germany.
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have unveiled Google Print, a tech service that will let users view book excerpts in the standard Google Web-page search results.
Former Apprentice candidate Katie Hopkins loses her job with The Met Office, a spokesman confirms.
Nicole Kassell's lean, disturbing first film stars Kevin Bacon as a child molester struggling to re-enter society after 12 years in prison.
The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain&#39;s Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.
Four employees of US mining company Newmont are detained in Indonesia over a controversial pollution case.
Several cable networks  were blessed Sunday night with strong ratings from a range of  high-profile shows, including Lifetime Television&#39;s &quot;Army  Wives.&quot;
The dollar bounced back from a new all-time low against the euro after stern comments from European Central Bank president Jean-claude Trichet about the greenback&#39;s slide.
While Intel and AMD continue bringing low-power mobile chips to market, Transmeta is faced with the possibility of shifting its focus from operations and toward licensing its technologies.
Susan Wojcicki&#39;s grandmother, a librarian for over 30 years, ran the Slavic department at the Library of Congress. Now Wojcicki is running a project that could revolutionize libraries much as Gutenberg&#39;s printing press transformed publishing.
European leaders gave strong backing Thursday to an ambitious plan to combat climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, but cautioned work is still needed on a key element - binding targets for ...Comment
BRUSSELS - The 25-nation European Union has agreed to open groundbreaking accession talks with Turkey next year. But the bloc insisted that talks can only begin 3 October, 2005, if Turkey ends its long-standing
TORONTO (CP) - North American sales of Halo 2 reached $125 million US in the first 24 hours of the video game&#39;s release, according to Xbox parent company Microsoft.
Yahoo said it has paid $160 million to acquire Maven Networks, an Internet company that sells a system for managing advertisements in online videos.
(InfoWorld) - More than two years after a security researcher first called attention to Sony BMG's use of a stealth program to enforce digital rights management on its music CDs, the company reached a deal with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the incident, the FTC announced on Tuesday. In a deal that was approved by a 5-0 vote by the FTC, Sony agreed to clearly disclose limitations on consumers' use of its music CDs and promised not to collect information for marketing or install software without consumers consent, the FTC said. The company also agreed to reimburse consumers up to $150 for computers damaged by the program, the FTC said. The settlement marks an end to a long and embarrassing incident for the company, which began when Mark Russinovich, an expert on Windows security of WinTernals Software, now part of Microsoft, published the results of his investigation into a rootkit that had infiltrated his Windows machine. Russinovich's research uncovered a stealth program, dubbed \
Women with short legs may have a higher risk of liver disease, with both probably caused by diet or other factors early in life, British researchers reported on Monday.
Google give users the opportunity to try new ways of using its search engine, according to the company's Tech Lead on the project.
After more than a decade running Paramount Pictures as chairman of its motion picture group, Sherry Lansing announced Tuesday that she plans to step down when her contract expires at the end of next year.
Verizon Communications Inc.  and  five Asian partners plan to build an underwater optical cable  between the United States and China to meet rising demand for  high-speed Internet access.
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The Supreme Court considered Monday whether an almost all-white Texas jury unfairly convicted and sentenced a black man to death, the latest in a string of capital cases to reach the court from the state that executes more people than any other.
What if your desk or computer platform was also a treadmill? What if every meeting you attended took place on the indoor office track? Are you an exercise junkie? The Office of the Future and the Mayo Clinic thwarts work day stress by introducing physical activity into the workplace and demonstrates how to lose a few pounds while surfing the net, I mean working.
Liberal Viktor Yushchenko, who won last month's presidential election re-run, will be sworn in as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of political turmoil in the ex-Soviet state.
The growth of cervical and womb cancers may be fuelled by a  molecule in semen, a study suggests.
The conservative pundit talks for far too long while on the subject of equality.
PeopleSoft Inc. fired chief executive Craig Conway, raising the likelihood that the business-software maker may give up a 16-month fight against Oracle Corp.
Dream weddings are happening throughout June in city parks and gardens and the center of Times Square.
An Afghan passenger plane carrying more  than 100 people has gone missing after failing to land at Kabul  airport in a snow storm, an airline official said on Friday.
Daily pain is more common and severe among people with sickle cell disease than previously documented, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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I prezzi alla produzione ad ottobre sono cresciuti del 4,4% rispetto ad ottobre 2003 e dello 0,7% rispetto a settembre scorso. Lo comunica l&#39;Istat precisando che l&#39;incremento tendenziale \u00c3\u00a8 il pi\u00c3\u00b9 alto da febbraio 2001 (+4,8%).
OTTAWA\u00e2\u0080\u0094Premier Dalton McGuinty says the upcoming health summit will likely be the first of many meetings between the federal government and the provinces as they attempt to &quot;move the ball down the field&quot; on improving health care.
More than a dozen mortar bombs were fired at Mogadishu's international airport on Tuesday shortly after Ugandan soldiers landed there as the vanguard of an African Union peacekeeping force, a Reuters reporter said.
UTStarcom Inc. on Tuesday said its third-quarter profit plummeted, but beat Wall Street expectations. The networking products company reported earnings of $5 million, or 4 cents per share, down from $59.
In premenopausal women with  fibroids, the breast cancer drug anastrozole (Arimidex) reduces  fibroid size and improves bothersome symptoms, according to  results of a prospective study conducted at the Aristotle  University of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Federal regulators are planning to sanction three U.S. stock exchanges for allowing trading firms to cheat investors by allegedly failing to fully enforce their rules, according to a newspaper report Friday.
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Nikkei segna +0,08%, euro si rafforza su dollaro
Three companies led by Chevron say they have found what may be the biggest US oil field outside Alaska.
Rep. John Doolittle's former chief of staff is cooperating with federal prosecutors investigating Doolittle and his wife in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal, the aide's attorney told The Associated Press on Monday.
A stainless steel device meant to replace natural but diseased shock-absorbing disks in the neck should receive government approval, government health advisers said Tuesday.
US scientists have developed a gene therapy treatment which they hope could revolutionise pain relief.
Pesaro, allarme per una agente di polizia salita a Bologna
Oil held steady on Friday, hovering at about $99 a barrel, after falling the day before as traders took profits from a record rally that saw crude prices spike to over $100 a barrel.
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said   on Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt   Disney Co.'s DIS.N film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes   online music store into a one-stop shop for digital   entertainment.
BTX technology cools down the company's new 700GR desktop.
Chelsea were awarded a penalty in the 77th minute when Tomas Repka clearly brought down Robben despite the heated protests from the disgruntled West Ham players.
There are lots of noises that fill downtowns and shopping malls on a given day: garbage trucks, honks, sirens, schoolchildren. Each registers at a certain level on a personal annoyance meter.
By S. SRINIVASAN    BANGALORE, India  -- India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday...
Coca-Cola Co., the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top soft-drink maker, has lowered its long-term earnings and sales targets on key markets slump. The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s CEO E. Neville Isdell promised Coke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investors an improvement
In relazione all'ultima gara del campionato di serie B, il giudice sportivo ha squalificato tredici ...
Sale of driver details is out of control Deja-Datapocalypse The DVLA's sale of driver details to anyone with \u00c2\u00a32.50 to spare must stop, says the Scottish National Party, having uncovered just how many peoples' records have been sold by the department.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early warning system.
Norman Mailer, whose many books have taken on sex, death, war, Hitler and Jesus Christ, is now ready for his biggest subject.
Now a team of researchers has found that severe emotional distress - like that caused by divorce, the loss of a job, or caring for an ill child or parent - may speed up the aging of the body&#39;s cells at the genetic level.
BLAKELY, Ga. -- New Orleans defensive end Charles Grant was stabbed in the neck, and a pregnant woman was shot and killed early Sunday in an altercation at a nightclub in southwest Georgia.
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Hundreds of tons of emergency supplies  of tarpaulins, water purification systems, food and medicines  poured into Asia on Thursday, but little was reaching injured,  sick and hungry tsunami survivors.
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When HBO introduced Tony  Soprano to audiences in 1999, he was mashing a cigar between  his thin lips and gazing intently at a family of ducks that had  taken up residence in his swimming pool.
Gordon Brown is expected to announce billions of pounds of investment in schools in his 10th pre-Budget report.
An Islamic website claims the second American hostage, Jack Hensley, has been killed. This comes 24 hours after the beheading of Eugene &quot;Jack&quot; Armstrong who grew up in Hillsdale.
, 12/8/2004. IBM&#39;s awaited personal computing division sale to Lenovo Group Ltd. became official this morning with an announcement that Big Blue will pass the unit to China&#39;s number one PC maker for $1.75 billion.
New Windows-based downloader software named for the popular Bruce Willis movie franchise zoomed to the top of Kaspersky's \
By Michael Stroh, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 10--A flurry of new genetic and epidemiological studies is chipping away at a prized male myth: Sperm, it turns out, don't age as well as some men imagine.
China shut 1,600 Internet cafes between February and August and imposed 100 million yuan ($12.1 million) worth of fines for allowing children to play violent or adult-only games and other violations, state media has said.
Faced with unrelenting winds whipping wildfires into a frenzy across Southern California, firefighters conceded defeat on many fronts Tuesday to an unstoppable force that has chased an estimated 1 million people away.
Microsoft Windows users need to watch out for several flaws in non-Microsoft media players.
AT&T Inc  on Thursday posted a  higher quarterly profit as strength in its wireless business  offset weakness in traditional consumer services.
FALLUJAH: A car bomb blast near Fallujah on Monday killed seven American marines and three Iraqi National Guardsmen, the US military said.
SHAYNE MYHAND, the day-shift manager of Dell&#39;s flagship factory here, does a lot of chaperoning. As many as four or five times a day, he finds himself playing host to corporate chieftains and
President Bush tried to sustain the momentum from last week&#39;s Republican National Convention with a weekend of campaigning focused on his
In Muizenberg Beach, near Cape Town, surfer Gary Kleynhans teaches poor kids discipline, respect, and how to ride the waves like a champ.
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The Basque separatist group, Eta, says it will continue its violent campaign for self-determination.
The government says the loss of patient records by NHS Trusts affects 168,000 people.
Iraq's Shiite vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded in municipal offices where he was making a speech
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Scientists warned Tuesday that a long-term increase in global temperature of 3.5 degrees could threaten Latin American water supplies, reduce
Sun Microsystems, the large U.S. seller of open-source software, said it would buy MySQL, the world leader in open-source database software, for $1 billion.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry's campaign is adding a new twist on phone bank calling: Ask thousands at a post-debate rally to dial up their cell phones and call three undecided voters in Arizona.
The White House said on Thursday that a U.N. watchdog report shows that Iran has not met its obligations to halt its nuclear fuel program.
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It&#39;s The Year of the Monkey - a lucky year on the Chinese lunar calendar - and more couples have planned to give birth. All Chinese have their sheng xiao - one of the 12 animals used to symbolize the year when a person is born.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday discussed with cabinet ministers the questions of aid to those who suffered from the terrorist tragedy in the North Ossetian town of Beslan, Itar-Tass reported.
Polish police have broken up a gang of more than 100 hackers who sold pirated music and films, using academic computer systems around the world to store their wares, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
MPs vote to ban hunting with dogs by a majority of nearly 200 at the Bill's second reading.
Steve Flesch shot a one-over-par 73 and beat Michael Allen by two shots to win the inaugural Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, N.Y. It was Flesch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second PGA Tour victory in two months.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Monday revised the outlook on America West Holdings Corp. (AWA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to negative from stable, citing the difficult operating environment
U.S. stocks fell on Friday in light, choppy trading in an abbreviated session on inflation worries after the dollar slid. But the losses were partly offset by mining shares, which rose after gold prices gained.
While grid computing vendors Sun and IBM are taking the reins of the utility computing market, the competition is collaborating to provide proof-of-concept projects to improve and showcase their services and offerings.
Mitt Romney, an architect of Massachusetts\u00e2\u0080\u0099 universal health coverage plan, is unveiling his proposal for overhauling the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health care system.
The Pentagon is preparing to build a military base near the Iraq-Iran border to try to curtail the flow of advanced Iranian weaponry to Shiite militants across Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday in its online edition.
A Queensland state Supreme Court jury found a 32-year-old man guilty of murdering British teenage backpacker Caroline Stuttle in 2002, the Australian newspaper said on its Web site.
THE country&#39;s largest carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd&#39;s (MUL) stock prices slipped on Monday, triggered ostensibly by parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation&#39;s announcement to set up a new car assembly unit in India through a separate joint venture.
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AN explosion next to a house in Gaza City early today killed five people, witnesses and hospital officials said.
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Carlos Penate went into a RadioShack store looking for a memory card for his cell phone. He left with a new job.
Cuty Furberg has been removed from the FDA advisory panel meeting on arthritic drugs such as Vioxx (COX-2 drugs) because of his criticism of the entire class of medications made last week.
Sony said it will make half the console&#39;s components, compared with 40 percent for the PlayStation 2, to set itself apart from competitors.
Sony Computer Entertainment held a party in Tokyo yesterday to celebrate the completion of Polyphony Digital&#39;s long-awaited Gran Turismo 4, which is set for release in Japan - and, apparently, in North America - this December.
The fixed line phone in the home could soon disappear, a study by mobile firm Nokia shows.
An advance in the shares of General Motors Corp. helped U.S. blue-chip stocks swing into positive territory in afternoon trade on Thursday after the automaker posted a stronger-than-expected rise in February sales.
Josh Howard had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks opened a 39-point halftime lead in a 123-94 demolition of the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
A UK team is developing a way to use mobile phones to make lives of diabetics easier.
TROY, Ohio  - President Bush on Saturday  acknowledged U.S. manufacturing workers have seen a \
As CEO and chairman, James Elsesser kept looking for a way to make Interstate Bakeries Corp. as solid as its brand names. Inheriting a company with aging factories and slow reflexes that for decades
Officials said that a former St. John's player received cash from an employee in violation of N.C.A.A. rules. Two years of sanctions will be imposed on the men's program.
Leading European mobile telephone operators have pledged to draw up a voluntary code over the next year aimed at protecting children using mobile phones.
Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers have nine players out of action for Sunday&#39;s clash against Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Pittodrie.
Sport: Carling Cup: Vibrant performance will encourage Roman Abromovich.
Barry Bonds is just a tad bitter about his departure from the San Francisco Giants.
Annika Sorenstam shot a second-round 68 to open up a three-shot halfway lead at the ADT Tour Championship at Trump International in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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The Big Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s counterfeit-goods industry cost the city $1.03 billion in lost tax revenue last year, says Comptroller Bill Thompson in a new report.
Egypt has abolished the life-threatening practice of female circumcision, its health ministry says.
President Bush on Tuesday nominated  U.S. Appeals Court Judge Michael Chertoff, an architect of the  Justice Department's anti-terror response after the Sept. 11,  2001, attacks, to become secretary of homeland security.
Viewpoint: The attack on Vice President Cheney in Afghanistan and the murder of four Frenchmen in Saudi Arabia show that militant Sunnis are a growing danger
Martin Jol is likely to be named the new manager of Tottenham after Jacques Santini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shock decision to quit yesterday. The Dutch assistant coach will take charge of today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s game against Charlton, and
Paid governors for groups of schools might be an answer to recruitment in poorer areas, a study suggests.
This history-rich Hudson River community has yielded a museum's worth of 18th-century military artifacts over the decades, from musket balls to human skeletons.
Competitors say the industry leader, Nokia, is still vulnerable to the vagaries of the cellphone business, with its fickle consumers and aggressive challengers.
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Libya awarded its first contracts to  U.S. companies in 18 years Saturday, handing oil and gas  exploration licenses to three American firms to draw a line  under decades of international isolation.
Americans rang church bells,  remembered the nearly 3,000 dead and gathered to pray on  Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the devastating Sept.  11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Five shells exploded in Baghdad on Thursday, with several landing in the fortified Green Zone area. Clouds of black smoke were seen rising from the Green Zone area on the west bank of the Tigris river after
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Washington -- If the new National Museum of the American Indian confined itself to such displays as its impressive collections of Seminole, Shoshone and Hopi kachina dolls, or North American peace pipes and tomahawks, it would differ little from other
Glitter and glamour returned to the forefront as the 79th Academy Awards ceremony got under way.
(InfoWorld) - Mozilla\u00c2\u00a0has released an update to its Firefox browser, fixing a number of security flaws in the product. The Firefox 2.0.0.2 release includes a fix for a bug disclosed by security researcher Michal Zalewsky last week. That flaw can be exploited by attackers to manipulate cookie information in the Firefox browser, making it probably the most important fix in the update, according to Window Snyder, Mozilla's head of security strategy. \
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Kevin Spacey has revealed that he loves performing in theatre so much that he may never return to the glitzy world of movies.
Whaleburgers are on the menu at Akiji  Ichihara's restaurant to lure young customers, who tend to turn  up their noses at boiled blubber or sliced raw whale.
Two US soldiers were killed and another was wounded in Afghanistan Wednesday in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred in central Afghan
By Will Quah  THERE are a lot of new ways to entertain yourself out there on the market these days, and it seems like the Internet is at the heart of all of them.
Republican presidential contenders Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney frequently invoked Ronald Reagan and boasted about their allegiance to the GOP's core principles as they sought to win over skeptical conservatives Friday.
Fujitsu is widening the sales of it srecently launched convertible ultraportable PC.
San Francisco police combed the city's zoo on Wednesday for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others.
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Four of the Pacers involved in last month's brawl pleaded their cases before an independent arbitrator on Thursday, but no representative from the N.B.A attended.
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OSLO, Norway Thirteen men appealed their conviction for a commando-style bank robbery that left a police officer dead, arguing in a court Monday that some were innocent while others should be sentenced to less ...
Across the globe, at least 15 nations are considering sending troops to an eventual U.N.-mandated international force in southern Lebanon &#151; including Malaysia, Indonesia and Norway.
Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in September for the second consecutive month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
A sophisticated hacking scheme seen early last year appears to be affecting an increasing number of Web servers.
For patients weary of scary headlines about popular treatments like the heart drug Vytorin, a new report issued on Thursday by U.S. Institute of Medicine may offer welcome relief.
RENO, Nevada  - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took a small lead over rival Hillary Clinton in Nevada ahead of Saturday's caucus, according to a poll released on Monday.
Public transport grinds to a halt in the Netherlands as workers strike against the government's planned welfare cuts.
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DENVER Oct 20, 2004 - A Colorado man underwent surgery for a new kidney Wednesday in what was believed to be the first transplant brokered through a commercial Web site a transaction that has raised a host of ethical and legal questions.
Fidel Castro said Friday that as a young man he hoped to cling to power but has long since outgrown the urge, the latest ambiguous statement about his future at the helm of the country he has ruled for nearly five decades.
The sprawling fish processing plant that once dominated the downtown waterfront of this Arctic town is gone, with workers racing in the Polar darkness to build its replacement, a sparkling new cultural center.
Madeleine V. Leckie Elementary School lost a student, a teacher and two parents in the terrorist attacks.
Japan has cut short its annual whaling expedition, which was dogged by environmental protests, after a ship was badly damaged by fire, officials said Wednesday.
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Almost 300,000 civil servants will be balloted for a one-day national strike against government plans to cut jobs.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Andre Agassi had little trouble reaching the Stockholm Open quarterfinals, beating Jonas Bjorkman 6-3, 6-4 Thursday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday threatened opposition governors with jail if they lose in the upcoming Oct. 31 election and refuse to give up their posts.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Shaun Wright-Phillips scored in his international debut as England beat Ukraine 3-0 in a warm-up for soccer World Cup qualifying, while Italy lost 2-0 to Iceland.
Myanmar's military junta has told Red Cross officials that the humanitarian group can reopen field offices that the government had ordered shut in October, the aid agency said Thursday.
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Democrat Barack Obama criticized John Edwards on Saturday as an unconvincing populist who passed up chances in the Senate to curb the power of lobbyists and is tolerating presidential campaign tactics that he claims to oppose.
By Tuohy, Dan  The state's new top environmental official has a clear message: business and the environment don't have to be at odds in NH.
when the Jewish state wants Egypt to help secure Gaza after a planned Israeli withdrawal there next year. across the border into the Sinai peninsula, a senior Israeli security source said.
Blog: Glimpse the innards of the Nikon D3 and D300 digital SLRs without voiding your warranty.
High Street chain Woolworths reports narrower half-year losses after a pick-up in sales at its retail division.
Serena Williams thinks her sister Venus got a bum rap when a television station played slow motion clips as a male commentator admired her bottom on air.
One of the most popular Internet sites of France's presidential election shows a mocked-up figure of the right-wing candidate Nicolas Sarkozy dancing to disco tunes.
Germany's national railway on Wednesday backed off a target of selling shares on the stock market by mid-2006, saying that it \
Jason Kidd played only 21 minutes in his season debut. That was just enough to lift the New Jersey Nets. Making his return from knee surgery, Kidd assisted on Richard Jefferson&#39;s jumper from the lane with
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Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said on Monday.
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An investor group backing a $3.4-billion plan to support auto parts maker Delphi Corp.'s  emergence from bankruptcy may sell more than 70 percent of its common stock stake to additional investors, one of the group's co-leaders said on Monday.
The FBI system used to conduct instant background checks on would-be gun buyers suffered several software-related outages on Sunday and Monday but has since been repaired.
WELLINGTON New Zealand&#39;s central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point on Thursday, to 6.5 percent, and said the sixth increase this year may be the last as economic growth slows.
A Jordanian who was sentenced to four years in prison for helping plan terror attacks in Germany has been granted early release, a German court said Friday.
An investigation begins in  Pakistan after two airliners carrying hundreds of people,  including a senior minister, nearly collide.
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Ukraine's newly-inaugurated President Viktor Yushchenko prepared to fly to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin, moving quickly to reassure the leadership in Moscow on his plans to orient his country firmly towards the West.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq  defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism  from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in  2008.
CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act on Saturday in the second of nine concerts worldwide aimed at persuading the globe to go green.
Colorful former Minnesota Gov.   Jesse Ventura helped promote writer and musician Kinky   Friedman's independent quest for the Texas governorship with   speeches at Texas colleges on Monday.
The US military closes all roads into the Iraqi city of Falluja, amid speculation a major assault is imminent.
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As anxiety mounted over a feared wave of insurgent violence during the sacred Muslim month of Ramadan, which begins tomorrow, two roadside bombs in Baghdad killed
Five Wall Street firms that helped take Google Inc public started investment coverage of the internet search engine on Tuesday, giving it their highest stock ratings and predicting substantial gains.
A top special operations officer from Lebanon's Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah has been captured in Iraq, where U.S. officials say he played a key role in a January attack that killed five Americans.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair visits his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi with Italy on high alert after a terror threat.
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Comedian Bill Cosby is investigated by police after an undisclosed allegation is made against him.
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Intel Corp. named President Paul S. Otellini as its next chief executive officer, for the first time choosing a non-engineer to run the world&#39;s largest computer-chip maker.
On the set of his latest movie, Will Ferrell did whatever the little voice in his head told him to do. Luckily, the words arrived in the classy voice of Emma Thompson.
Brookfield Properties Corp.   on Monday forecast 2007 funds from operations above analysts' expectations and said it plans to sell 30 million shares.
A senior British diplomat was summoned by Sri Lankan police after he photographed a presidential motorcade with his mobile phone, the British High Commission said on Friday, terming it an \
Private equity firm Blackstone Group is buying the owner of Madame Tussauds waxworks museums for about 1 billion pounds ($1.9 billion) cash, creating the world's second-biggest theme park group behind Walt Disney Co.
Hollywood's two major actors unions announced late Thursday they have agreed to a new contract with film and TV producers worth &#36;200 million over three years.
Tokyo stocks slid Monday to a five-and-a-half week low as concerns about rising oil prices sent the Tokyo stock market&#39;s main index to its seventh consecutive decline.
Though it is only 38 pages, a federal indictment handed up last week offers a panoramic view of the corporate corruption that allegedly permeated San Diego&#39;s Peregrine Systems.
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Car bomb attacks were launched at the gates of the main US-Iraqi headquarters in Baghdad and major hotels today, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96.
LONDON -- Troubled grocery chain J Sainsbury PLC, Britain&#39;s third-biggest supermarket retailer, said Monday it expected to announce a big drop in profits for the first half of this year.
Verizon Wireless' objections to rules requiring soon-to-be-auctioned wireless spectrum to be open to all mobile devices are anti-consumer, Google says.
CESENA, Italy (CP) - For a few stormy days in October 1944, a young Canadian tank sergeant became part of the Bocchini family in an ancient Italian town caught up in the whirlwind of a world war.
A US air strike in Iraq destroyed a building in Falluja believed used as a meeting place by terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his followers.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said September sales are rising 2 percent to 4 percent as consumers scaled back their spending last week amid high gas prices and a sluggish job market.
The Bush administration released a new economic forecast for 2005 in which it boosted growth forecasts slightly from a year ago but cut back sharply on its estimates of new jobs.
Channel Four is fined \u00c2\u00a31.5m by Ofcom for misconduct involving phone-in competitions on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal.
Charlie Savage suggests that after Sept. 11 a \u00e2\u0080\u009cperfect storm of political pressures\u00e2\u0080\u009d enabled an aggressive White House to expand vastly the powers of the executive branch and dangerously tip the constitutional system of checks and balances.
The reports of a fight on the Arsenal bus have been dismissed by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. After drawing 1-1 with Rosenborg in the Champions League police were called after an incident on the Arsenal coach involving Patrick Vieira and Lauren Bisen.
While some people with early-stage Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) can drive safely, regular assessments of their driving and memory are the best
U.S. stocks rose on Monday as a higher price target for shares of Apple Computer Inc.  prompted enthusiasm for technology stocks and a rally in crude oil stalled.
THE NEW: The Sudanese government and southern rebel leaders promised to end a 21-year civil war. Sudan&#39;s vice president set a year-end target for a peace accord.
Activist hedge fund manager David Einhorn quit New Century Financial Corp.'s  board late Wednesday, two days after the subprime lender's stock fell 69 percent following disclosure of a federal criminal probe.
For most of the second half, Baylor's standout forward, Bernice Mosby, kicked back on the Lady Bears' bench. The fact that Mosby scored 12 points in 22 minutes is telling &#151; No. 18 Baylor didn't need her much after the first half, as the Lady Bears cruised to a 71-54 win over Kansas in a Big 12 Conference women's tournament quarterfinal game on Wednesday night.
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Two large explosions have rocked the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. The blasts were caused by car bomb detonated near Interior Ministry buildings.
Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko appeared headed for a comfortable victory Monday in a bitter campaign that required an unprecedented three ballots and Supreme Court intervention to pick a new Ukrainian leader.
Reno/Tahoe International Airport&#39;s instrument landing system malfunctioned Saturday, stranding thousands of passengers when all flights were canceled.
Residents of Bermuda installed storm shutters and hauled their yachts onto beaches in preparation for Tropical Storm Florence, which intensified Saturday and was expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the North Atlantic island.
Five terrorists have been arrested in Pakistan on charges of plotting to attack top Pakistani politicians and the US embassy, a minister was quoted as saying Sunday.
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A majority of Scottish Labour MP backbenchers do not want a general election called this year, a BBC poll finds.
Democrats raised new questions about  President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service on  Wednesday as White House hopeful John Kerry charged the Iraq  war was draining resources from the U.S. economy at home.
The chief challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he and several other presidential contenders are withdrawing their rejection of Saturday's election.
Saddam Hussein regarded al-Qaida as a threat rather than a possible ally, a Senate report says, contradicting assertions President Bush has used to build support for the war in Iraq.
GENEVA  - Keeping old people in good shape is one of the biggest challenges facing the health sector with the number of people aged 60 and above expected to top one billion by 2025, the World Health Organisation warned.
The software maker is in the midst of a major revamp to its search product. Over the coming weeks, the company will make more changes, including to the engine itself. Whether the changes add up to more eyeballs is an open question.
Governors from both parties appealed yesterday for the Bush administration and Congress to provide more money for a health-care program that insures millions of children.
Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin indirectly criticises President Putin's decision to increase his powers.
Customers that use the dual-core processors that Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) are expected to begin shipping next year will not need to buy extra licenses for Microsoft Corp. software, the software maker will announce Tuesday.
Puzzling is the best word to describe Notre Dame\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attempt to find a new head football coach after dumping Tyrone Willingham unceremoniously two weeks ago.
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the tactics of Serbia's nationalist Radical Party, and the charms of the capital, Belgrade.
At the rate the Boston Red Sox are going, they will soon be selling their World Series highlight film, which should be quite a bargain, considering it can double as a bloopers video.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she was confident world powers would agree on further steps against Iran, which has repeatedly defied international calls to suspend its nuclear fuel program.
ATHENS -- Two armed Albanian hijackers surrendered and released their hostages early today, 18 hours after seizing a bus in an Athens suburb and threatening to blow it up if authorities did not pay a ransom.
Robert A.M. Stern will design Bush's presidential library and 'Freedom Center,' so think conservative and traditional.
LONDON : British Prime Minister Tony Blair left hospital for home after undergoing surgery to correct an irregular heart beat, according to live television reports from the scene.
Owens was selected to the annual NFL All-Star Game for the fifth time, but his first year as an Eagle may have already come to an end after ankle surgery on Wednesday.
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct 14  - Coffee shop giant Starbucks said Thursday it was launching the first of its &quot;music bars&quot; where customers can listen to digital recordings and burn their own CDs.
Two-time champion Uruguay continued to struggle in its quest to qualify for the 2006 World Cup on Tuesday, while Saudi Arabia maintained its unbeaten record in Asia.
A Franco-Swiss team uses a robot amphibian to study how the first land animals on Earth might have walked.
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Shares of Amazon.com Inc  plunged 15 percent on Wednesday, depressing the overall market and delivering a rude wake-up call to investors whose hopes for the online retailers' sustained profit performance had more than doubled share prices since January.
The European Union executive body dropped disciplinary action against serial deficit offenders France and Germany, ending a three-year standoff that left the eurozone's budget rules crippled.
For fans of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Tuesday was a blue day. Not exactly a blue alert day, but a blue day all the same.
In an election year when just a few thousand votes in a few states could decide the winner, the growing number of voters who cast ballots weeks before Election Day is transforming the landscape for political campaigns.
After eight weeks of reruns, David Letterman should be in a joking mood next Wednesday: Not only does he join his late-night brethren back on the air, but he'll have his writers backing him up.
The average person may find it tough to understand state government, but Washington state officials want to deploy changes to alleviate state personnel's employment of acronyms, jargon and legalese that routinely pervade interfaces with constituents.
Filmmakers using relatively cheap digital technology throw a harsh light on the plight faced by indigenous societies trying to survive the intrusion of a modern world. Jason Silverman reports from New York.
US President Bush is in Mexico on the final leg of a Latin America tour, with drugs and migration top of the agenda.
The nation has faced innumerable challenges in its history &#151; social, medical and political &#151; but the American spirit always bounces back, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday.
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NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--American depository receipts tip-toed into the red Monday, as concerns over a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia and rising oil prices spooked investors.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Middle East envoy Tony Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the capabilities of Palestinian security forces.
The five-year drought parching much of the western United States could continue for years and may be just the beginning of a long era of drier times due to global warming, a new study suggests.
Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria broke the U.S. record of most time walking in space Thursday as he and another astronaut did maintenance work outside the international space station during their third spacewalk in nine days.
Xcel Energy  said on Wednesday  it reached a tentative settlement with the U.S. government  related to a tax dispute over its life insurance policies.
President George W. Bush on Tuesday criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United States would continue building relationships with those countries but without abandoning its values.
While the University of Washington in Seattle is willing to pass on letters from the recording industry accusing students of music piracy, not all schools are willing to go along.
WASHINGTON - Pfizer has begun pulling two television advertisements for Viagra after US officials said they made unsubstantiated claims about a return of sexual desire.
Argentine international Gabriel Heinze is set to make his Manchester United debut and Ruud Van Nistelrooy could return from injury via the substitute&#39;s bench at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
A surfer rode a wave on his stomach to rescue a struggling dog that had been swept off a pier and into Lake Michigan by a wave.
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Online gambling firm 888 Holdings sees its half-year profits soar despite the US ban on such businesses.
North Carolina State has the most turnovers in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Florida State is among the conference leaders in takeaways.
A pair of records made by Judy Garland as a child from her first studio recording session have failed to sell at auction.
Britain said Monday it will expel four Russian diplomats over Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite a key suspect in the murder of ex agent Alexander Litvinenko, raising the spectre of a Cold War-style standoff.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday vehemently condemned the beheading of a young Japanese backpacker by Muslim extremists in Iraq while vowing that Japan would remain
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The New York City Police Department is about to start work on the third phase of a massive data-warehouse project that is creating a single repository for most of the city's crime records and crime data.
The false alarm that fresh tsunamis were heading toward India's southern coast sparked panic in three countries Thursday. Tens of thousands &#151; rescuers and villagers &#151; ran for their lives, fleeing inland, climbing roofs and jamming roads.
The head of the Philadelphia school district has created a task force of religious leaders to establish closer ties with faith-based groups, a move critics say risks violating the separation between church and state.
The conversion rate of water into hydrogen ranges between 45 and 50 percent in high temperatures, compared with about 30 percent in electrolysis, researchers said.
It's been a chilly welcome for America's president: The Mideast, known for blazing sun and scorching winds, has been hit with an uncharacteristic wave of heavy rain, frigid gales \u00c2\u0097 and even a smattering of snow.
WASHINGTON - President Bush and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue - whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program...
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Jordan has so far not been affected by the swarms of desert locusts that plagued Egypt on Wednesday with authorities here saying they are ready to deal with any emergency.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands says in a new medical journal article that it is ready to perform a face transplant, a procedure considered controversial by some medical ethicists.
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA has become the first person to receive his own personal genome map.
Altria Group Inc.  posted lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, due in part to costs for closing a U.S. cigarette plant as it moves some production to Europe to cut costs and reduce excess capacity.
Israel says it&#39;s considering releasing some Palestinian prisoners -- as part of a deal in which Egypt has freed an Israeli Arab man convicted of spying.
Obese mothers-to-be need significantly more NHS care than pregnant women of a healthy weight, a study says.
A young California man who converted to Islam is wanted for questioning in connection with a threatening videotape found in Pakistan, CNN said Wednesday.
Fernando Alonso was disappointed to spin out of yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Italian Grand Prix, but remains optimistic for the coming races.
Scientists uncover why some arthritis drugs such as Vioxx can cause heart attacks and strokes.
Eve Ensler and Neil LaBute are staging morality plays set in similar places: the playwrights' not-exactly-flat, constantly growling stomachs.
GUWAHATI, India  - Separatist militants set off  bombs and opened gunfire across India's northeast on Saturday,  killing at least 46 people and wounding nearly a 100 in one of  the bloodiest days in the troubled region.
But experts warn that if he fails to win over Hamas, he could be in for a domestic showdown.
WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The United States and its major economic allies struggled Saturday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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Insurgents threatened to kill two  Americans and a Briton captured in Baghdad and launched a  suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi security forces in the  northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday that killed at least 23  people.
Hellraiser Courtney Love has pleaded not guilty to attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend&#39;s house. In a previous court case, Love was sentenced to 18 months in drug rehab after a break-in at the same ex-boyfriend&#39;s home last year.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza on Thursday for talks aimed at finalizing a unity government deal, a Palestinian official said.
SAN FRANCISCO--Google board member and investor John Doerr said Tuesday that despite speculation, the search giant would not enter in the Web browser market, but he predicted others would.
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The mother of murdered music teacher Jane Longhurst is to meet Home Secretary Charles Clarke.
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U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday after  the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for a third time this  year, as expected, and said the economy had \
News of the suspension of a study of the effects of two common pain relievers on elderly patients at risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease evoked mixed reactions from area physicians and residents.
Peru's Congress has voted overwhelmingly to lower the age to 14 for participating in consensual sex, a move some activists said could expose children to sexual abuse.
Microsoft is dropping the WinFS file system technology from Longhorn, the next version of Windows, in a bid to introduce the operating system by 2006.
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Pacific Sunwear (PSUN:Nasdaq - news - research) bathed in strong third-quarter demand, posting a 30% jump in earnings Monday that beat Wall Street&#39;s estimates.
Russia's first civilian aircraft firm aimed at Western markets sells a 25% stake to an Italian firm and seals a separate aircraft order.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard outlined his vision for a fourth term as a new poll showed voters warming to the &quot;soft focus&quot; leadership of the opposition Labor Party's Mark Latham.
By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON  - The U.S. Army on Tuesday awarded General Dynamics Corp.  the lead role in developing a new warfighter communications system, with Lockheed Martin Corp.  to get an equal share of the work, which GD said was worth $7 billion through 2018.
Comedy mirrors culture, but observers say that many men and women find attractive, aggressively funny women threatening.
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Jonathan Stewart runs for 103 yards and two touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Ducks knock off No. 9 USC, 24-17, on Saturday.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan  Milosevic made a passionate appeal to judges to allow him to  defend himself at his trial Thursday but prosecutors said he  was not fit enough and was thwarting progress.
A Sun Microsystems executive expressed confidence that highly skilled workers in the Philippines and in Vietnam will make the two countries the center for the development of the Internet program Java in Southeast Asian.
KARACHI, Pakistan - Medium fast bowler Abdul Razzaq snared five wickets Thursday in the absence of Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first choice pacemen as Sri Lanka was bundled out for 208 on the first day of the second cricket Test.
Scientists say the almost perfectly preserved carcass could help resolve the mystery as to why the mammoth became extinct -- and why we might.
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India has responded coolly to Pakistani proposals on finding new ways to end their dispute over Kashmir while opposition politicians in Pakistan rejected the proposals outright.
A leading anti-smoking group accused the  British government Monday of sitting on a confidential report  which confirms the health dangers of passive smoking.
A good example is the high likelihood of a loss from January 5-13. Since 1990, the FTSE 100 rose just once during this period versus a whopping 17 declines.
A man admits murdering his mother with an axe as she lay in bed in their Aberdeenshire home.
Northern Ireland's politicians attend a second day of talks aimed at restoring devolved government.
The walk to school for five Palestinian children has become so dangerous they require an escort from Israeli soldiers and police. Jewish settlers living along the path have
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Telecom regulators have approval to deregulate 65 percent of the wholesale broadband market in the UK.
Some 20,000 residents Nantes, of one of the largest cities on France's Atlantic coast, were evacuated from their homes Sunday while experts defused an unexploded Allied bomb from World War II.
Islamabad, Sept. 13 (PTI): Stepping up the rhetoric on Kashmir ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and President Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan has linked the proposed Iran-India gas pipeline
John Giannini was introduced as La Salle&#39;s new men&#39;s basketball coach Monday, taking over for a coach who resigned after two former players were charged with rape.
The United States and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with reported plans to test-fire a long-range missile that could reach the U.S. mainland, saying Saturday that a launch would be dangerous and provocative. But North Korean officials later denied such preparations, the Kyodo News agency reported, citing a South Korean official it did not identify.
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Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states back a token rise in OPEC oil output in a gesture to consumer nations worried by the economic impact of $76 oil and rapidly diminishing stocks, an OPEC source said on Monday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- The White House on Thursday paid tribute to United Nations envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello who was killed in the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad one year ago.
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Researchers who gleaned DNA from 500-year-old bone slivers said Friday that preliminary data suggests Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain, rather than a rival tomb in the Dominican Republic, but for now they can&#39;t be sure.
Ralf Rangnick was named head coach of Schalke on Tuesday, taking over the German Bundesliga team from Jupp Heynkes, who was sacked two weeks ago.
By Joseph M. Dougherty Deseret Morning News  FARMINGTON -- As temperatures skyrocket and more children's outdoor activities involve water, the Davis County Health Department wants to remind residents not to use secondary water to keep cool.
Michael Jackson has not taken kindly to the way he&#39;s portrayed in rapper Eminem&#39;s recently released video, &quot;Just Lose It.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, encouraging volunteers as they busily packed supplies Wednesday for hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean, said she was concerned the effort was too focused on sending clothes instead of essentials like water and electric generators.
The U.S. military expects to decide  within a week whether to withhold 15 percent of bills paid to  Halliburton Co. HAL.N for work in Iraq, an Army spokeswoman  said Wednesday, as Democrats cried foul over why the Army was  flip-flopping on the issue.
A group of 29 people, thought to be North Koreans, force their way into a Japanese school in Beijing.
In a first-to-market move, Seagate Technology is now shipping its new 2.5-inch notebook PC hard drives with built-in encryption technology. ASI Computer Technologies will be the first laptop manufacturer to incorporate the technology into its hardware.
Penguin fans petition for a custom version of the popular Apple software, but they shouldn't get their hopes up. In Cult of Mac.
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The Bush administration on Tuesday asked an appeals court to overturn a ruling that would require a redesign of the nation's currency to help the blind.
PARIS  - Yasser Arafat&#39;s condition has not changed one way or other since a health bulletin was issued Friday, the health department of the French armed forces told AFP.
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A Mauritanian pilot made a rough landing so passengers and crew could overpower a hijacker, Spanish officials say.
Washington -- Sen. John Kerry charged Friday that President Bush was helping terrorists and caving in to the National Rifle Association by not pushing to extend the 10-year-old federal assault weapons ban that expires at 12:01 am Monday.
Howard Stern&#39;s planned defection is a tremendous coup for the emerging satellite radio industry and a setback for the already slumping field of traditional radio -- especially Viacom, which
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. shareholders approved a move Wednesday enabling the scandal-plagued Japanese automaker to raise cash through a share offering, but demanded the company clean up its image and improve its product offerings to turn its lagging business around.
A committee of the Institute of Medicine concluded there isn&#39;t enough evidence to determine whether most of veterans&#39; health problems are associated with such exposures.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday  held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent for a  fourth straight meeting, while renewing a warning that risks  from inflation remain.
European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases, diplomats said Tuesday.
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - The San Diego Chargers Monday named Drew Brees as the team&#39;s starting quarterback for their regular-season opener on September 12 against Houston.
U.S. blue chips rose on Wednesday, as earnings by aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co.  beat forecasts and a robust report on economic growth reinforced optimism for the corporate profit outlook.
The Scottish Football Association has invited Celtic to make an official complaint about Martin O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neill\u00e2\u0080\u0099s allegations of the racial and sectarian abuse of Neil Lennon by Rangers fans.
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Also, insurgents kidnapped three relatives of the Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi, from their home in Baghdad.
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Lady Thatcher arrived home today as the furore continued over the arrest of her son Sir Mark in South Africa. The former Prime Minister refused to comment as she entered her central London home after flying in from the United States.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush urged Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday to &quot;uphold the principles of democracy&quot; in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political changes.
Alan Johnson says he and his team broke no rules regarding donations during the Labour deputy leadership race.
Shares of both airlines climbed as the industry showed glimmers of resurgence, at least temporarily.
Twin suicide car bombs blew up outside a police station near Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest deadly strike against Iraq&#39;s shaky security forces.
(InfoWorld) - You see them everywhere: Annoying people with Bluetooth earpieces permanently mounted on their ears, whether they're yakking on the phone or not. Those earpieces replicate some of the phone's functionality -- namely speaker and microphone, plus electronics for muting, connecting wirelessly and other functions. Nearby, a pocket-size cell phone houses the rest of the electronics, plus hardware and software for surfing the Internet, playing music and videos, taking pictures and other functions. Meanwhile, the biggest challenges for handset makers revolve around conflicting priorities: How do you make the phone as small as possible, but the screen as large as possible? How do you pack a full-size keyboard onto a tiny cell phone? The solution to these conundrums is to move or replicate all cell phone electronics to the earpiece. The reason cell phones are the Mother of All Convergence Devices is that the phone part of a cell phone is absolutely indispensable. People must be able to make or receive calls while jogging, working, lying on the beach -- everywhere. The only way to make, say, a camera accessible at all times is to build it into the cell phone. Ditto for media playing, GPS functionality and other features. The phone must go with you everywhere, and the rest of the functions are just along for the ride. Imagine being able to leave your full-featured, pocket-size cell phone behind if you choose, and carry only the earpiece from which you could at minimum make and receive phone calls. The benefit is that pocket phones could be bigger -- bigger screens, better cameras, and more electronics -- without compromising mobility when you really need it. Three recent trends make this possible and desirable: Shrinking cell phone electronics, advances in voice recognition, and embedded electronics everywhere. 1. Shrinking cell phone electronics The first time I saw a cell phone in the 1980s, it (combined with the battery) was the size of a cinderblock -- and about as heavy, too. Since then, mobiles have largely obeyed Moore's Law, becoming smaller and cheaper and acquiring ever more features all the while. Obscure handset makers have already designed, built, manufactured, and sold complete cell phones small enough to fit in an ear-wearable size. Trouble is, they're configured like bigger, traditional cell phones, not earpieces. I blogged a year ago about a Chinese cell phone called the Xun Chi 138 that's\u00c2\u00a0 2.64 inches long and weighs 2 ounces. Despite its size, the phone has a touch screen for text input. Haier America launched last year its Elegance mobile phone, which is about the size of two fingers -- 3.5 inches long. Also last year, KTF Korea unveiled its mini EV-K130 cell phone, which is about the same size as the Elegance. Australia's SMS Technology has managed to squeeze an entire cell phone onto a fairly standard-size wristwatch called the M500. We have the technology to squeeze a cell phone into an earpiece. 2. Advances in voice recognition The biggest challenge with ear-based cell phones is doing away with keypads. The solution is voice control. Cell phones that let you dial phone numbers by saying something like \
Hideki Okajima became the first Japanese pitcher to take the mound in a World Series on Thursday, the reliever helping the Boston Red Sox pick up a 2-1 Game Two win over the Colorado Rockies.
time - and for the loss of Owens. Westbrook has emerged as one of the top. becoming a threat to score no matter how he touches the ball.
Robert Weston reports for AP, &#147;The recently released Mac Pro maintains the Apple shine in design, usability and software but also does something unexpected: It turns the old Mac versus Windows PC price equation on its head.&#148;
A chef who donated his bone marrow meets the American whose life he saved almost five years earlier.
LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent a successful medical procedure on his heart Friday, correcting an irregular beat that was diagnosed and first treated in October 2003.
Honda Motor Co Ltd   is on track for a 3 percent increase in U.S. sales in 2007, an executive said on Friday, but he also called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to boost consumer confidence.
General Motors Corp  told analysts on Thursday that it expected to cut annual U.S. labor costs by $5 billion by 2011 and increase its revenues in all regions during 2008.
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Remember Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta   HaiSuhasini Mulay played a distressed mother who   watches in dismay as her son, played by   Akshaye Khanna, falls for an older woman?
The EU's executive arm warned that Europe would go ahead and build a revolutionary nuclear fusion project in France without Japan if an agreement with Tokyo is not reached &quot;as soon as possible.&quot;
Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO said on  Wednesday that a far-reaching overhaul of its faulty financials  will not require changes to accounting for sales of certain  fiber optic equipment.
Nato leaders welcome the relaxation of curbs on deployment of some members' troops in Afghanistan.
Reeling from a parliamentary defeat,  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared Thursday to open  coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid  early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.
(AGI/REUTERS/AFP) - Rome, Italy, Sept 24 - The oncologists might have one more instrument in the fight against cancer: the scent of dogs.
Pricey pacemakers that regulate the heart's upper and lower chambers separately are worth the extra cost because they help keep patients out of the hospital, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (IPS) - When Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade  refused to sign a free trade accord put forward by the European  Union last month, he urged that an alternative \
The S.E.C.'s proposal has had the unusual effect of unifying market participants who had previously been vehemently pitted against each other.
ABC has given the green light to a full season of its reality series &quot;Wife Swap,&quot; which has proved a solid performer in the competitive Wednesday 10 pm
Scientists said Saturday more than 800 Sweden citizens may have developed cancer resulting from the fallout of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident.
Stan Lee beat Sam Farlow, 4 and 3, to win the U.S.G.A. Senior Amateur in Andover, Kan., five days after his 55th birthday, to become the tournament\u00e2\u0080\u0099s youngest champion. Lee, of Heber Springs, Ark., surpassed the previous record of 55 years 3 months 18 days, set by Bill Bosshard in 1991.
Terri, the widow of the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, is offering to help troubled pop star Britney Spears.
China is still tracking down its  eight nationals - a day after they were reportedly freed in Iraq, officials say.
U.S. prescription drug sales rose 8.3 percent to $274.9 billion last year, fueled by the Medicare drug benefit, increased use of generic medicines and new treatments for diseases such as cancer and diabetes, according to a new report.
The social networking site is co-sponsoring a Republican presidential debate, followed by a Democratic one, in New Hampshire this week. What's notable is that at least five candidates are likely to be forcibly excluded.
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Russia suspended its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in Europe on Saturday, fulfilling a threat after months of verbal sparring with the West.
A 20-year-old man is arrested after police find the bodies of a man and woman in a flat.
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Sanjay Gupta is tapping the popularity of a song from his latest release Shootout At Lokhandwala to
Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool&#39;s hopes of staying in the Champions League will ``go right to the wire&#39;&#39; with just three tough qualifying games remaining.
Hewlett-Packard announced on Monday that it will acquire two companies expected to improve the Silicon Valley giant&#39;s business technology offerings. Opsware, a data center automation software company founded by Netscape creator Marc Andreessen and acquired for roughly $1.6 billion, will boost HP&#39;s data center portfolio, while NeoWare, acquired for $334 million, will help HP with thin-client technology.
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A bomb threat forced a New York-bound Greek airliner to make an emergency landing Sunday at London's Stansted Airport escorted by military jets, authorities said.
One result of all the publicity from Doris Lessing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Nobel Prize in Literature was that more than 100 people signed up to be the writer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s friend on MySpace.
JERUSALEM   Israel&#39;s Supreme Court has ordered the government to report within 30 days on the implications of a world court ruling that a West Bank barrier is illegal, Israeli media reported today.
Playbill - It was a very good week for the Toronto production of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage. The producers reported sales of $1,347,525 (CAD) for the week of Dec. 26-30.
Toyota Motor Corp  reported a 7.5 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday thanks to speedy growth in China, Russia and other emerging markets.
A Canadian financier who traveled to Kazakhstan with Bill Clinton and won a big mining deal later donated millions to Mr. Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s charitable foundation.
Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with aircraft flying high-altitude routes in the western United States on Tuesday, disrupting thousands of flights heading in and out of southern California, authorities said.
Stocks fell on Friday, setting Wall Street on course for its worst week in more than four years, as the diminishing appetite for riskier assets fueled a further rout in global equity markets.
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A sizable growth in tourism has had a sizable effect on the fragile ecosystem of the Gal\u00c3\u00a1pagos Islands, the globe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first World Heritage Site.
A 27-ton fuel tank is making a five-day voyage across the Gulf of Mexico to NASA&#39;s Kennedy Space Center as the space agency prepares for its first space shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster in 2003.
The European Union levied a second massive fine on Microsoft and threatened greater penalties in the future unless the world&#039;s largest software company obeys a 2004 antitrust order to share technical details of its Windows operating system with rivals.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was to say Thursday that the time for excuses on Africa was over as he chairs a meeting in Ethiopia he hopes will turn the continent's problems into a global priority.
TOKYO, Oct. 3 -- North Korea on Tuesday vowed to conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, dramatically raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first ever unambiguous public threat to demonstrate itself as a nuclear power.
Israel is to allow Palestinian chief Nawef Hawatmeh, exiled since 1967, to travel to the West Bank.
The third Harry Potter film and Spider-Man 2 are in the running for a visual effects Academy Award.
The yet-untitled film will highlight Tagore's friendship with French Nobel Laureate, Romain Rolland.
Milan fashion week is resisting calls for   a ban on underweight models amid a debate on super-thin girls   and eating disorders that has gripped the public but elicits   bored yawns from designers.
Yahoo for the first time is letting mobile phone users query its search engine, giving them access to conventional Web results, local business listings and related information, as well as images such as pictures and maps, the company says.
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Karl Rove makes Chuck Colson look like a girly man. Colson didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have the audacity to go after John Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military record when President Nixon was looking for dirt on antiwar leaders.
InBev, the world&#39;s largest brewer by volume, said Thursday it had acquired total control of the Chinese beer business of Malaysia Lion Group.
Chelsea assistant boss Steve Clarke paid tribute to Mateja Kezman after he scored his first goal for the club in the Carling Cup win over West Ham.
SEOUL, Sept. 13, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094North Korea has agreed to allow a British diplomat visit the site of a massive explosion that sparked fears the reclusive country had conducted a nuclear test.
AOL's decision to stop charging broadband Internet users for access to its services confirmed that the money-making model for online search engines is rooted in advertising, analysts say.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, Iraqi and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, and Tehran blamed the U.S. military and demanded his immediate release.
Google Inc.  is spinning  off mounds of cash from operations, but Chief Executive Eric  Schmidt appeared to rule out seeking big mergers or making  other dramatic changes in how the company uses cash.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- American Roger D. Kornberg, whose father won a Nobel Prize a half-century ago, was awarded the prize in chemistry Wednesday for his studies of how cells take information from genes to produce proteins.
Canada and Nigeria agreed to terms under which the Canadian International Development Agency is to provide 24.9 million Canadian dollars (20.4 million US) for health projects in the west African country.
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Medicinal cannabis studies are going more slowly than expected as the state&#39;s voters back stem cell work. By Edie Lau - Bee Science Writer.
President Bush on Thursday ruled out  raising payroll taxes to help pay for Social Security reform, a  transition experts have estimated will cost $1 trillion to $2  trillion.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is lobbying the United States to consider locating part of its anti-missile system in Britain, his office said Friday.
ABB Ltd., the Swiss-Swedish electrical engineering giant, said Thursday it had lost its bid to have a U.S. appeals court partially review its &#36;1.2 billion asbestos-claims settlement.
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure on the economy, said on Sunday that  Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's plan to raise  taxes on the wealthy would hinder the creation of jobs.
Using an open-source kit called the TV-B-Gone, it's possible for anyone to build a device that they can use to turn off annoying televisions.
A license with the iPhone maker improves outlook.
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux will get $21 million as part of the team's settlement of its 1998 bankruptcy.

Amelie Mauresmo recovers from a nightmare second set to beat Serena Williams 6-4 0-6 6-2 in the fourth round of the US Open.
The shiny gold trophy sat on the table, and Ian Woosnam wasn't sure whether to take it with him. Standing to leave his news conference Monday at The K Club, the European captain clutched it in his right hand and was headed out the door when he walked past Darren Clarke and instinctively handed him the Ryder Cup.
Il presidente uscente ha accettato la nomination. Attacco a Kerry: &quot;E&#39; un indeciso, ha le mani bucate. E&#39; un uomo del passato, noi siamo il futuro&quot;. Un grazie agli alleati, ha citato Berlusconi &gt; Quanto piace di Bush.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPraying With Lior\u00e2\u0080\u009d documents the extraordinary life of Lior Liebling, a rabbi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s son with Down syndrome.
A new visitors' center is years overdue and hundreds of millions over budget. Why is that not surprising?
Ryan Howard drove in two runs and J. D. Durbin pitched his first career shutout yesterday to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-0 win against the host San Diego Padres.
BANGKOK, Sept. 27 -- Pursuing their crackdown, Burmese security forces raided a half-dozen monasteries Thursday and fired warning shots to disperse demonstrations led by Buddhist monks demanding an end to military rule.
Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf says his government is committed to preventing terrorism from affecting the coming Afghan elections.
The consortium behind the standard for faster external hard drives hopes to revamp eSATA this year so it can carry power, not just data.
There's a new king of the King of Rock 'n' Roll's estate.
Investor's Business Daily - Earnings don&#39;t get taxed so long as they remain inside a 401(k) account. That helps turbocharge an account&#39;s growth.
By The Associated Press  WASHINGTON - The largest planet ever found orbiting another star is so puffy it would float on water, astronomers said Thursday.
An intense fire ravaged a sky scraper in  central Madrid on Saturday, causing no injuries but sparking  fear the blaze could spread to nearby buildings.
ATHENS, Greece - Yao Ming bounced back from a rough opening game with 39 points and 13 rebounds to lead China to a 69-62 victory over New Zealand in the men&#39;s basketball Group A tournament Tuesday.
Mount St Helens, the volcano in the northwest USA that erupted spectacularly in 1980, is showing signs of blowing again. But despite modern technology, predicting eruptions is still a black art, say US experts.
The Army said Thursday that the two-star general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been relieved of command following disclosures about inadequate treatment of wounded soldiers
Because of tourism, small Chinese historical towns are now protected from the onslaught of bulldozers but their inhabitants complain they are not enjoying any benefits from the first masses of visitors.
The order came after the discovery that some Chinese toothpaste manufacturers had used small amounts of a poisonous ingredient used in antifreeze.
Europe and the US get a first look at each other's possible Ryder Cup pairings during practice on Tuesday.
On a day when stocks were pushed down another 3 percent, all major players in Washington agreed on the need for putting extra money into people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hands quickly.
Pericolo intossicazione da fumi tossici nel Frusinate
Russian President Vladimir Putin has  decreed the newly elected State Duma, or lower house of  parliament, will hold its first session on December 24, the  official gazette said on Thursday.
Electricity shortages regularly threw Georgia into darkness before Mikhail Saakashvili was elected president four years ago and set out to transform the bankrupt former Soviet republic into a modern European state.
German finance professionals grew sharply more pessimistic about the country's economic growth outlook, fearing that the euro's record highs against the U.S. dollar will hurt exports, a monthly survey showed Tuesday.
THE entrepreneur Tom Hunter is to invest 40 million in the new fashion footwear retail outlet Qube, which will help it create 1,335 jobs over the next five years.
The idea that emotional well-being can affect the course of disease finds no support in a new report on head and neck cancer.
L'attore chiede in cambio vitto e alloggio
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - One of U.S. President George W. Bush's daughters had her purse stolen while visiting the Argentine capital accompanied by Secret Service agents, an Argentine official confirmed on Wednesday.
Iraqi police found the bodies of 14 policemen on Friday, all shot in the head, and an al Qaeda-linked group said it had killed them to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.
CrossFire DirectX video acceleration added AMD has posted fresh versions of its Windows and Linux Catalyst graphics driver package. The update takes the code to release 6.12. The Windows incarnation introduces the ability to accelerate DirectX video playback across multiple GPUs in CrossFire configuration.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Global Crossing Ltd. shares plummeted Monday after the once bankrupt telecommunications company announced it will cut about 600 jobs and scale down operations to free enough cash to stay fiscally afloat.
The 13th named storm of the 2004 hurricane season weakened after moving into Southern Louisiana on Sunday. Tropical storm Matthew caused scattered flooding as heavy rain drenched the area.
Judges tell an asylum seeker who says Swansea is violent and racist he must live there if he wants a council home.
After about two decades of trying to develop a vaccine against malaria, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals has achieved a breakthrough of sorts.
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) today extended its commitment to helping customers  protect the environment for the long term by partnering with attendees  of this week's National Educational Computing  Conference (NECC) in Atlanta to facilitate the planting of 1,000 trees.
Russian officials said Friday they detected traces of a high explosive in the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners, branding it the work of terrorists, while an Islamic
While plods drop trousers, fine barmaid for breast extravaganza Comments A suicide squirrel, possibly trained by the sciurine arm of Al-Qaeda, dove into and destroyed a Toyota Camry. The critter bit through a powerline and was set alight, causing it to plummet onto the car. It then slid into the engine compartment and caused an explosion that did for the vehicle. In anticipation of Halloween, the house happened to have a tiny gravestone on the lawn, which the owners are considering dedicating to the tiny terrorist.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
France's public transportation network came to a halt Thursday as public sector workers staged a series of strikes in what is seen as the first big test for President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.
Two new books provide ambitious overviews of complicated topics.
Supporters of fox hunting stormed Britain's parliament and scuffled with police at a mass rally, but failed to prevent lawmakers from moving closer to a ban of the blood sport.
DAHUK, Iraq/CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes attacked a village in northern Iraq on Wednesday, an Iraqi Kurdish security official said, but Turkey said it wanted to hold back from a major incursion to give diplomacy a chance.
Brazilian scientists hope that two captivity-raised male Amazon manatees they plan to reintroduce to the wild will spark a bout of reproduction that might save the endangered species from extinction.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with low doses of levetiracetam, the active ingredient in the drug Keppra, appears to be effective by itself for controlling newly diagnosed epilepsy, new research indicates. Rates of freedom from seizures with levetiracetam were comparable to those seen with a gold-standard therapy, controlled-release carbamazepine.
PlantCML, North America's leader in  mission-critical communications systems for emergency contact centers,  announced today the closing of the acquisition of TCI (Tel Control,  Inc.), a leading provider of networked and hosted E911 solutions.
Test infrasettimanale per il Palermo, che in vista della gara di domenica contro il Torino, ha affro...
Chinese online trading firm, Alibaba.com, was Monday set to give retail investors details of its Hong Kong listing, in what is expected to be the largest Internet IPO ever by a mainland firm.
The Minnesota Vikings added a pair of cornerbacks Tuesday, signing Terrance Shaw and Ralph Brown.
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Mark L. Attanasio was introduced as next owner of the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. Attanasio, an investor from Los Angeles, is planning on buying the team from the family of Commissioner Bud Selig.
MANNHEIM, GERMANY - A military judge hearing evidence about the abuse of prisoners at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison warned the US government on Monday to speed up its investigation or risk derailing the case against at least one of the accused soldiers.
HOUSTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy has been pushed back by NASA because hurricane damage and implementation of new safety measures made a spring 2005 launch &quot;no longer achievable.
The family that controls Dow Jones &  Co.  said on Thursday that it plans to meet with Rupert  Murdoch&#39;s News Corp. to discuss his $5 billion bid to buy the  company, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu is arrested, seven months after release from jail.
ISLAMABAD/KABUL  - Pakistani security forces captured one of the Taliban's three most senior leaders just hours after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to Pakistan earlier this week, a senior security official and Taliban sources said.
U.S. intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid U.S. withdrawal.
Breona Gray, Teresa Borton and Megan Duffy each scored 17 points, and No. 4 Notre Dame beat Syracuse 75-58 on Wednesday night.
US Air Force members from the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron and 38th Airlift Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.
Terry Glenn scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter as the Dallas Cowboys continued their domination of the Washington Redskins with a 21-18 win in Landover, Maryland on Monday.
Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he will set up an inquiry into the deaths of 84 people who suffocated after being taken to an army camp in the majority-Muslim southern province of Narathiwat.
La situazione pi\u00c3\u00b9 grave a Milano: ferme 200 tonnellate di corrispondenzaTra le cause il progetto di riorganizzazione, gli scioperi e la mancanza di mezzi                                          Le Poste nel caos: milioni di lettere ferme nei depositi, distribuzione in tilt                                                                                   di PAOLO BERIZZI
ROSTOCK, Germany  - Anti-globalization protesters converged on the Baltic port of Rostock on Saturday to demonstrate against the policies of the world's leading industrial countries ahead of a Group of Eight summit next week.
A methane blast rocks a Russian coal mine, killing 28 workers and sparking fears for 11 still trapped underground.
Ottime performance di abbigliamento e gestione casa
The final countdown is on: Harry Potter fans worldwide have only days to wait to learn the boy wizard&#39;s fate, when the last instalment of the best-seller series finally goes on sale Saturday, July 21.
Women and children were being used as human shields by militants besieged in a mosque in Islamabad, the Pakistan government said on Thursday as security forces ratcheted up pressure on hundreds inside to surrender.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday confirmed plans to sign a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates amid reports French firms could construct up to two nuclear reactors there.
PORT-AU-PRINCE : The death toll in northern Haiti&#39;s flooding rose to 1,160, with 1,250 missing, Civil Protection Office spokesman Dieufort Delorge announced.
STRASBOURG, France  - The European Parliament  overwhelmingly endorsed the European Union's first constitution  on Wednesday but the treaty will only come into force if all 25  member states ratify it, several by referendums.
A U.S. military strike against Iran would have dire consequences in petroleum markets, say a variety of oil industry experts, many of whom think the prospect of pandemonium in those markets makes U.S. military action unlikely despite escalating economic sanctions imposed by the Bush administration.
From the outside looking in, Robert Yates Racing has officially hit rock bottom. Both Dale Jarrett and Elliott Sadler have jumped ship, choosing to flee RYR for new rides in 2007. Sponsor UPS is also leaving with Jarrett, creating a chaotic time for a once-proud organization.
Il presidente della Spes Matera volley (lo scorso campionato in serie B1) Pietro Ruggi, ha annunciat...
Centro due this month Palm is to bring its Palm OS-based Centro smartphone to Europe, the company announced today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russian oil major YUKOS again warned on Thursday that it may be forced to cut output after saying that a Moscow court ruled this week that &#36;2.6 billion of company funds could be seized by the authorities.
Todd White scored 1:03 into overtime and Minnesota overcame two goals by Colorado's Brad Richardson for a 3-2 victory over the Avalanche on Thursday night in the Wild's season opener.
Former &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; cast member Rob Schneider was taken to a Northern California hospital after collapsing from food poisoning and heat exhaustion during the filming of an upcoming movie.
A British man was sentenced to five days'  detention on Tuesday for urinating on one of Latvia's most  treasured monuments.
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A top Polish official tells psychologists to investigate whether the Teletubbies TV show promotes a gay lifestyle.
ESPN, the cable TV network that has driven profit growth at Walt Disney Co. much of this decade, may produce smaller gains in coming years, crimping the stock price of the second-largest media company.
'Piu' Raciti, meno soprusi', anche frasi contro il Papa
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. began the  long haul back from a record five-point opening-day Ryder Cup  deficit in positive fashion on Saturday.
Blog: Michael Moore's new film, Sicko, scheduled for release on June 29, has been pirated and is widely available for free download on the Web.
Often educated abroad and fluent in English, young Danes are primed to quit Denmark for greener pastures. One reason is the income tax rate, which can reach 63 percent.
Damage to the reactor head of the Davis-Besse power plant in Ohio ranks among the top five most serious nuclear plant accidents or near-accidents since Three Mile Island, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday.
UNITED NATIONS, March 1 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon argued Thursday that global warming poses as great a threat to the world as modern warfare, and he vowed to make reduction of greenhouse gases one of his tenure's top priorities.
Shining onstage at the Santa Barbara Film Festival only last Saturday, Angelina Jolie showed up a world away \u00e2\u0080\u0093 in every respect \u00e2\u0080\u0093 on Thursday: Baghdad.   The goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 32, is there on a...
If you think the country is divided and rancorous about the presidential contest, try polling a few experts about the accuracy and security of electronic voting.
An air and sea search fails to find any trace of an angler missing off the Dorset coast since the early hours.
Those who decided to watch Edwards battle Cheney could almost feel the heat radiating from both candidates in a debate that was much more contentious than the presidential debates.
THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- HIV-positive mothers on antiretroviral therapy may pass along high levels of their medications to their babies through breast-feeding, which may protect the infants from HIV infection.
As a Michigan community mourned a marathon runner, much about his death last weekend remained unknown.
The star-crossed romance \u00e2\u0080\u009cDavid & Layla\u00e2\u0080\u009d is layered with sharply observed cultural details.
Partecipo&#39; a rapina con Mario Galesi (ANSA) - ROMA, 24 NOV - La Digos della capitale e il Ros dei carabinieri hanno arrestato Jerome Cruciani, un ex appartenente ai Nuclei comunisti combattenti. E&#39; accusato di banda armata e rapina.
InfoWorld - With Sun Microsystems' $1 billion acquisition of open source database vendor MySQL announced Wednesday, Sun gets ownership of a major player in the open source software industry while MySQL gets the backing of a multibillion-dollar, established systems company.
Global warming in the Arctic is happening now, warns the most comprehensive scientific report to date. The reports concludes that the northern ice cap is warming at twice the global rate and that this will lead to serious consequences for the planet.
All Derek Lowe could do last night was wait and hope. When the baseball gods finally smiled on the Red Sox one more time, extending the season another
Top Linux seller begins public testing of new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, which incorporates Xen technology.
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Toro Rosso), Christijan Albers (Midland), Mark Webber (Williams), Tiago Monteiro ...
THE WORLD&#39;S TOP library is taking shape, and no one will need a library card or clean hands to riffle through old manuscripts.
Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million  notebook computer batteries could cost Sony Corp. anywhere from  10 billion yen to 50 billion yen ($85-$430 million), hurting  the Japanese electronics maker's short-term earnings and its  brand image, analysts said.
By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Mar. 1--If Monterey Bay water officials are looking for alternatives to ensuring a regional water supply, they might start by deciding just what the \
Transport in Wales begins to return to normal after a day of unforecast snow caused widespread problems.
The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association has decided this year\u00c2\u0092s anniversary gathering will be its last in Hawaii.
Thousands of people have lost their homes after a cyclone batters Pakistan's coast after days of rain in the south.
New eating guidelines issued by the  U.S. government on Wednesday stress that most Americans are  overweight and need to eat more vegetables, fruits and whole  grains.
ATHENS They bounded onto the court with the joy of kindergartners, skipping to the beat of the sound system, turning a simple layup drill into a recess game.
The boss of a small Moldovan club has been fined 2,000 (1,080 pounds) for driving his jeep on to the pitch and trying to run over the referee after a disputed penalty.
ISRAEL has assassinated the Hamas arms expert said to be behind the development of the Qassam rockets that have been targeting Israeli towns.
Secretary General Kofi Annan cut short his vacation and returned to New York on Wednesday to oversee the United Nations&#39; extensive relief effort in Southeast Asia as the region&#39;s death toll topped 76,000.
QUEEN OF THE SEA: Sri Lanka officials say 1,000 tickets were sold for an excursion Sunday from the capital, Colombo, to beach resorts on the train known as &quot;Samudradevi,&quot; or &quot;Queen of the Sea.
The pace of U.S. home building rose in November as new home starts climbed 6.7 percent, rebounding from a sharp decline in October while building permits fell 3 percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave \
The latest Arab dictator, Usama bin Laden, has been issuing his edicts fast and furious. Bomb the oil pipelines. Bomb the Shiites and the Americans.
Berlin and Warsaw have moved closer to  ending a row over Germany's plans to mark the expulsion of  millions of Germans from eastern Europe after World War Two, a  subject that has strained relations for years.
A horrendous error from Aston Villa goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen helped Midlands rivals Birmingham to a 2-1 win at Villa Park. The Danish keeper was at fault as he allowed Clinton Morrison&#39;s 9th minute strike
A small increase in ground-level ozone levels, still well below government thresholds, was linked to an increase in deaths the following week in large cities across the country, according to a study published today.
Pat Tillman used to climb the light towers over Sun Devil Stadium to meditate. He was a fierce Arizona State football player and an honor student who graduated in 3 1/2 years.
The first minister invites Celtic and Rangers fans to get involved in the government's sectarianism purge.
The Chinese government has drawn heavy criticism by two US business groups urging China to crack down on its growing piracy market and focus on protecting intellectual property rights in the country.
Blog: Ads on Internet increase as top 100 advertisers in America spend more online.
Deutsche Bank AG, Germnany&#39;s largest bank, said Friday it increased its net profit by 18 percent in the third quarter by clamping down on costs and bad loans while increasing profit from trading securities.
LOS ANGELES: A Malaysian resident who ran a website which charged users to watch pirated films was ordered by a California court to pay US$23.8mil (RM90.4mil) to movie studios, the industry&#39;s trade group said on Tuesday.
The UK's top taxman warns there will be no let-up in the campaign to track down unpaid tax hidden abroad.
If you drop calls in the den, fade out in the family room, and have trouble beaming BlackBerry messages from the bedroom, a femtocell may be just the thing you need. It may also be just the thing your mobile carrier needs to keep you in eternal thrall.
NASA&#39;s new rocket fuel promises to be a huge step forward in the space agency&#39;s two-year effort to resume shuttle missions, reports the Houston Chronicle.
Sir Elton John accuses Madonna of cheating fans by miming on stage, while collecting a Q Award.
Hundreds of people flee a fire at an Istanbul film event, but no-one appears to have been seriously hurt.
Miami-based Carnival Corp. and PLC (NYSE: CCL and NYSE: CUK) said it has signed a multibillion-dollar agreement for Italian shipyard Fincantieri to build four new cruise ships, as well as significantly redesign
When a month&#39;s dose of medicines for HIV treatment still cost around Rp 8 million (US$860) in 1997, Febri, her husband Toro and their son Sandy (not their real names), who had all contracted the HIV virus, could not afford to buy medicines for the whole
In Lakewood, N.J., the homeless hunker down in three encampments. Connecting them is a minister who travels around in a bus delivering propane and heating stoves.
A new report suggested that the threat of higher inflation had not diminished and that it may take more monetary restraint to hold prices down.
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ It is commonly believed that Google bought YouTube for $1.6 billion because the wildly popular video-sharing site represented a great way for the search giant to expand into video advertising.
A group calling itself the Midland Group has joined forces with chassis maker Dallara to become the first new team to enter the sport since Toyota began competing in 2002.
SAGINAW, Mich.  - President Bush said on Thursday  John Kerry lacked the conviction to lead during a war and  borrowed his Democratic rival's own words to call him \
French researchers say it may be more susceptible to viruses than Microsoft Office.
U.S. apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.  said on Wednesday that it will cut up to 800 jobs and consider its options for 16 apparel brands under a plan to cut costs.
The People's Choice Awards has added 14 new categories which definitely stand out from their usual ones. The new offbeat categories include: favorite hair, favorite look, favorite smile and favorite cartoon star. Previous nominees for the 31st annual P...
The Church of England is seeking legal action against Sony for featuring Manchester Cathedral in a war battle computer game.
By Richard Drew, AP. Kuznetsova, the ninth seed from Russia, reached her first Grand Slam final with a stunning 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 triumph over fifth-seeded American Davenport in the semifinals of the US Open.
A rare set of eight letters written by  George Washington to one of his generals in 1776 during the  Revolutionary War will be auctioned this month in New York,  Sotheby's said on Wednesday.
Brian Barwick is said to relish a challenge. Quite whether he&#39;s capable of handling arguably the toughest one in British sports administration remains to be seen, but at least he will take up
Claudio Ranieri tesse le lodi della Roma, capolista a punteggio pieno con la Juve dopo due giornate ...
MONTREAL - Former federal minister and ambassador Alphonso Gagliano fiercely defended Ottawa&#39;s sponsorship program Friday, saying without it, Canadian unity would have been put in jeopardy.
Sono 134 gli indagati tra farmacisti, medici, e imprenditori del settore, in seguito alla maxioperazione condotta dai NAS, chiamata Pharma Connection durante la quale \u00c3\u00a8 stato contestato il reato di esercizio abusivo della professione medica e di
The Yankees will make their final decision on Joe Torre\u00e2\u0080\u0099s successor as manager on Monday and recent developments suggest that Joe Girardi may have the advantage.
Production of Jaguar cars is to end at one of its main UK factories, with the loss of 1,150 jobs. About 750 white collar workers and 400 production staff will lose their jobs at the Browns Lane site in Coventry
A government body apologises after it emerges the personal details of 1,400 Scottish students go missing in the post.
Two people from NI and one from the Irish Republic were arrested in an inquiry into a global child abuse network.
Improvements include new file manager, ability to recognize removable storage devices and an integrated e-mail and groupwware client.
Israeli troops seize a nine-kilometre area in Gaza to try to stop Palestinian rocket attacks inside Israeli towns.
David has posted an article to the Expirmentalworks.net blog about a task that he and Johannes Schluter have finished up - importing the PHP CVS tree over into Git.   A few month ago Johannes Schluter and I started discussing about GIT and other decentralized version control systems. During our exploration of GIT we thought about importing the PHP CVS tree into git. A few weeks later and a lot of wasted cpu time, we finally managed to provide an inofficial GIT mirror of the PHP CVS repository. It\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s provided by Johannes Schluter and mirrored by me.    The post documents the path they followed - using git-cvsimport, parsecvs and a path they needed to make - to finally get the import working without any flaws. You can check out their unofficial repository here (it's updates twice a day from the live CVS).
Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers' star guard, got everything he wanted. Isn't that what everyone said last summer?
Software maker heads to LA to show off a host of gadgets that use one or another Microsoft technology to access movies, music and video.
Plastic surgeons say any type of facial surgery can spark strong reactions, including silence, stares, gossip and confrontational remarks.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit his 700th career home run on Friday to join Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth as the only major league players to reach the milestone.
The head of Cisco's service provider business, who was once seen as a possible successor to the CEO, is leaving the company.
Environmentalists cheered when a conservancy acquired 161,000 acres, but not all the land will be preserved.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry spoke at a late night rally Thursday, timed to begin right after President Bush&#39;s address marking the end of the Republican National Convention.
Paris Hilton was ordered to appear in a Los Angeles court on Friday for a hearing that could result in the celebrity heiress being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.
A small New Jersey town repealed a law designed to crack down on illegal immigration in the latest setback for U.S. cities seeking to enact similar measures, civil rights campaigners said on Tuesday.
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 17 December: China's army of Internet users and operators are beginning to question the practicality and purpose of new controls on network - mostly on-line - music.
Aeroporto chiuso ieri sera dopo una telefonata anonima
US health officials Thursday said MedImmune Inc. has made available an additional 1 million doses of its FluMist nasal spray flu vaccine.
Jose Antonio Camacho might quit as Real Madrid coach on Monday after offering his resignation to clubpresident Florentino Perez, Spanish media reported.
The board of Airbus parent EADS approved a restructuring plan for the troubled European aircraft maker Monday, breaking a weeklong deadlock over job cuts and future jet programs between France and Germany.Comment
'Amministrative sono state prova di quello che gente vuole'
California's Venice Beach celebrates 100 years of beats, hippies, breakdancers, and fire breathers.
Miguel Custodio canceled out Craig Bellamy&#39;s early strike as Sporting Lisbon joined Newcastle in the third round of the UEFA Cup on Thursday after a 1-1 tie at St.
Andy Pettitte spent two and a half hours on Capitol Hill Monday for a deposition with House committee staffers about allegations of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.
Making the minivan hip would be an Olympian feat, but the pragmatic advantage of vans was underscored in statistics that showed them to be safer than cars.
The laws about confronting intruders are highlighted as a judge backs a  farmer who shot a burglar.
The European Central Bank has given hedge funds a generally clean bill of health, saying the possible dangers to financial markets are &quot;much less worrisome&quot; than even a few years ago.
A leading human rights group in India questions why police had to kill the country's most notorious bandit, Veerappan.
&quot;Iranian scientists have achieved the technology to design and produce zirconium, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most sophisticated nuclear metal,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Mansour Habashizadeh, head of the Iranian Center for Research and Production of Nuclear Fuel in the city of Isfahan, told
Microsoft is on the move again. As it has in the past, the software giant is trying to elbow aside rivals who have pioneered new markets.
ActiveState, developers of the Komodo IDE have launched a new project - the Open Komodo Project - in an effort to create an open source editing platform:   ActiveState is pleased to announce the creation of the Open Komodo Project, a new initiative to create an open source platform and promote open standards. The Open Komodo Project will support the open web and web standards, fill a need for developer tools in the open web technology stack, and drive further innovation for Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit.    They want to create a framework for development that integrates with other software (like Firefox) and makes development of both simple applications and complex, rich applications simple. Check out the full press release for more information or just head straight to the project's homepage to get started.
The federal government will stop seizing small amounts of lower-priced prescription medications mailed from Canada, officials said.
On the way to this storm-ravaged community, a billboard bubbling with fresh paste rises over a rural road with a message from the Gospel of Matthew: \
European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said Sunday that France&#39;s public finances were in &quot;very great difficulty&quot; with the worst public spending to output ratio in the European Union.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A national political conference&#39;s bid to end the fighting in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf appeared to have failed Tuesday.
Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD.N) fell more than 17 percent before the bell on Thursday after the doughnut chain posted sharply lower quarterly earnings and signaled that the second half of the year would be weak.
Federal prosecutors announced more charges on Wednesday in a Philadelphia corruption scandal whose defendants include the former city treasurer, a prominent supporter
Mercati ottimisti e il petrolio continua a scendere
In refusing to outlaw a universal garage door opener, judges rule that a device has to facilitate copyright infringement to fall under the ambit of the DMCA.
Academics are to gather at a university in the United States to discuss the legacy of film monster Godzilla.
The actor was convicted on three lesser charges and must pay up to $17 million of back taxes, penalties and interest.
(Montrose, Colo.-AP, Dec. 1, 2004 1:47 PM) _ Federal investigators have not ruled out anything yet in the crash of a corporate jet in Colorado that killed three people -- including a teenage son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol.
[India News]: Imphal, Nov 21 : Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz&#39;s visit to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sought to lower the tempo of rhetoric between the two countries and asked Pakistan not to be swayed by &quot;stray words&quot;.
Russia's opposition pledges to go ahead with a Moscow protest against President Putin despite a ban.
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MANCHESTER, England -- Tony Blair gave his last address to his Labour Party as prime minister on Tuesday, saying it is important to stay close to Washington in the fight against terrorism even though it can be hard to be the United States' strongest ally.
The G-7 meeting Saturday in Tokyo produced little immediate action, but finance chiefs pledged to foster world economic growth and support a joint effort to stop climate change
French phone equipment firm Alcatel sues Microsoft, accusing it of infringing seven of its patents.
Sony Computer Entertainment, the game unit of Sony, will roll out worldwide a new, smaller version of the PlayStation 2 game console from the start of November, company President Ken Kutaragi said.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- President Bush, who faces mounting congressional pressure to end the war, yesterday called for patience as US forces conduct stepped-up operations in Iraq.
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Swiss investigators have established a link between at least three Arabs detained in a nationwide anti-terror sweep and a purported key al-Qaida member, a newspaper reported Saturday.
Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas, a three-term conservative Republican who stayed clear of the Washington limelight and political catfights, died Monday. He was 74.
British Airways check-in staff working at airports across Britain agreed to stage a 24-hour strike over pay during a busy public holiday weekend later this month, union leaders said.
Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Mike Huckabee won the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses, beating John McCain, according to a projection by Fox News.
You won't find red-sauced lasagna on the menu at Spiaggia in Chicago. Instead, chef Tony Mantuano serves dishes such as handmade guitar-string pasta with lobster, baby spinach and extra virgin olive oil and ...
ANDAHUAYLAS, Peru -- Soldiers carrying automatic weapons were closing in on a police station seized by paramilitary nationalists over the weekend in this remote Andean town, and the Interior Ministry said yesterday that it was preparing to storm the building
Pakistan sends troops to guard wheat supplies around the country amid fears of a massive shortfall.
Roger Federer eases into the second round of the Australian Open with a win over Diego Hartfield.
Beijing will deploy about 80 sniffer dogs to patrol the subway system to sniff out flammable products such as fireworks before the Chinese New Year next month, state media reported on Wednesday.
Consumer group Which? says it may sue retailer JJB Sports over alleged overcharging for football shirts.
The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents.
Lo chiede Di Pietro. Bossi,come si fa senza ministro Tesoro?
The SCO Group plans to sell its Unix assets--but not its big Linux lawsuits--to York Capital Management for up to $36 million.
Belgium's foreign minister criticises politicians in the DR Congo over the country's slow transition to democracy.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced on Wednesday the start of the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
David Beckham looks a good bet to win the 100th cap he craves but Fabio Capello's appointment as England manager may not be good news for some of the other big names in the national squad.
WASHINGTON &#151; Consumer prices picked up momentum in September, especially hitting the pockets of people paying for medical care, education costs, and filling up gas tanks.
Bode Miller is one victory from tying Phil Mahre's United States record for World Cup wins. Miller, 30, earned his first World Cup gold since breaking away from the US Ski Team with a blazing run of 2 minutes 57 seconds in Saturday's downhill event in Bormio, Italy. The victory is Miller's 26th World Cup win.
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Andy Murray, the 20-year-old Briton who hopes to emulate his friend Novak Djokovic by climbing into the world's top five in 2008, earned some extra New Year's day celebrations by racing through his opening match in little more than an hour.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is facing the toughest challenge of his four years in office, as violence by Islamic militants escalates in the south while security forces employ heavy-handed tactics to suppress the rebellion.
The price of crude oil breached the $51 US mark again after falling for most of the day Friday on a surprising midweek US petroleum stocks report and China&#39;s latest moves to cool its economy.
Wired editors tout the latest, greatest gear (and torch the lamest stuff to hit store shelves).
Blog: Canonical Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth invited programmers this week to help weed out proprietary software from the new Gobuntu version.
NEW YORK - Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following - William Shatner. The one-time James T...
CAMBRIDGE -- Three-year-old Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. already has seen its share of milestones. Its scientists cloned the first Heparin sugar-degrading enzyme, a breakthrough in understanding the role of complex sugars as a conduit for viruses and diseases. Its executives recruited medical luminaries like M. Judah Folkman and Eugene Braunwald to the company's scientific advisory board.
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The Sunni Arab leaders who staged a boycott of last week's elections expressed a new willingness Friday to engage the coming Iraqi government and play a role in writing the constitution.
An Iraqi Islamist group said on Sunday it killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which cooperates with the Iraqi government, and posted a video tape on its Web site of the apparent beheadings.
Former Yankees pitcher Kenny Rogers, who never found solitude in New York, has thrived since he was traded. He'll start for Detroit in Game 3 Friday.
Running back Clinton Portis and linebacker LaVar Arrington were placed on injured reserve by the Washington Redskins.
New varieties of crops able to function in a warmer world are needed if famines are to be avoided, researchers say.
Kidney cancer claim A group from IBM's home turf of Endicott, New York is suing the company over alleged decades of dumping toxic and hazardous contaminants into the environment.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen seized his first Formula One title by a single point and against the odds on Sunday after a stirring victory in Brazil that shattered Lewis Hamilton's dreams.
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Nobody expects a Vatican eviction The Pope has given the Vatican's Jesuit astronomers their marching orders, banishing them and their infernal instruments from his summer palace and billeting them in a disused convent instead.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Tony Blair returns to No 10 amid criticism for failing to end his holiday early to deal with the Asian tsunami crisis.
After last night had blurred into this morning, 15th-seeded David Ferrer pulled off the upset of the men's side of the US Open, knocking off second-seeded Spanish countryman Rafael Nadal, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-2, in a toe-to-toe fourth-round gruntfest that lasted nearly 3 1/2 hours and didn't end until 1:50 a.m.
Two trains collided head-on yesterday in northern India, killing at least 31 people in a crash that the railway minister called &quot;brutal murder&quot;.
Sudan&#39;s government and rebels from the war-torn Darfur region have started a new round of peace talks in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
LONDON: Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said elections would go ahead as planned in January, despite continuing violence which on Thursday killed 41 people including 34 children.
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General Motors Corp. GM.N on Friday  said its U.S. sales soared a surprising 20.5 percent in  September, but the U.S. automaker also cut production and  raised incentives as it grapples with high inventories of  unsold vehicles.
Hezbollah&#039;s leader said Friday after a failed Israeli attack on his home and office that his group is ready for &quot;open war&quot; with Israel.
An Amish community that lost five girls in a Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting massacre last year has donated money to the widow of the gunman, the community said on Wednesday.
LONDON, Nov 17 (IPS) - Hundreds of thousands of child soldiers are being   used in conflicts around the world and governments are doing  little to  stop this, says a report published Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Jeff Stewart directs an educational technology program at Macon State College in Georgia. But even he was quickly overwhelmed while TV shopping last month. The sets at his local Sam's Club all looked nice, but each touted a different alphabet soup of new features, from HDTV to LCD. Stewart didn't want to make a mistake. He left without buying anything.
Tsunami Blogs Rally Support for Disaster Victims  Bloggers are rallying for support and providing coverage of the devestation across Asia and the Sub-continent. The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blog is providing news and coverage from the Region The Command Post is providing coverage on how to donate to those in ...
Former Toronto Blue Jays manager Carlos Tosca interviewed with the Mets on Friday, the first candidate brought in following the firing of Art Howe.
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Staff at Liberation began voting Thursday on a &#128;20 million (US&#36;26 million) deal that would give financier Edouard de Rothschild effective control of the left-wing newspaper.
Typhoon Durian swept southern Vietnam with strong winds and heavy rains on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, sinking hundreds of fishing boats and damaging houses, days after it battered the Philippines.
Thirty-three people were confirmed dead in a gas explosion, which also injured six, at a coal mine in Central China&#39;s Henan Province on Friday, according to local safety authorities.
A single cup of coffee a day can produce &quot;caffeine addiction,&quot; according to a study from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, which has declared caffeine the most &quot;behaviorally active drug&quot; on the planet.
Breakfasting on beignets in the French Quarter on a Sunday morning, Dorothy Washington was a tourism official's dream &#151; she saw none of the scars that still mark most of New Orleans 11 months after Hurricane Katrina and she had heard nothing about six weekend shooting deaths.
Laura Barrow has learned quite a bit in her 20 years. For example, when you step into a boxing ring, forget what they taught you in ballet class. Tonight, when the Marine lance corporal from Dallas takes on Beverly's Nicki Silveira in the first stop of the Great Northeast Tour at the Roxy, she will remember that lesson.
The Yankees should soon clinch their seventh consecutive division title, but they have little reason to be confident in their starters.
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The Dow industrials bounced back on Thursday from a weak start to 2008 after employment and manufacturing data provided relief to investors worried about a possible recession.
The dollar dropped to within half a cent of this week's record low against the euro and hit 7-1/2-month lows on the yen on Friday as traders took the view that world finance chiefs would not try to slow the dollar's slide.
European stock markets ended the day roughly where they began as investors balanced news of unexpected banking losses at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) against better results from Barclays (NYSE:BCS).
GREEN BAY, Wis. - President Bush and rival Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday both began their campaign day in Wisconsin, but on opposite ends of the battleground state.
Germany's public deficit amounted to 4.0 percent of gross domestic product in the first six months of the current year, well above the EU limit of 3.0 percent, official data showed.
Sales, led by increasingly affordable flat-panel TVs, are expected to be strong.
Could recent deals signal the search engine's intent to eventually rival TV?
IBM  plans to unveil on Thursday a group of partners to promote its Power computer chips in a range of electronics, seeking to bring the community-minded innovation of Linux software to hardware.
When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, visiting Germany, has agreed on the participation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union in settling the Chechen conflict.
Spanish wind farm manufacturer Gamesa said it had signed an agreement worth more than 2.3 billion euros (2.9 billion dollars) to sell wind farms to electricity producer Iberdrola.
NASA had grounded its space shuttle fleet after the Columbia mishap on Feb. 1, 2003. The space shuttle was burnt and ripped apart as it entered earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s atmosphere killing seven astronauts.
Pooh-poohs space agency pooh-pooh The US Air Force doctor who led an investigation which reported that NASA astronauts flew drunk has criticised the space agency's subsequent review, which concluded that he was wrong. Colonel Richard Bachmann also suggested that management attitudes indicated a culture of silence at NASA.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By ALICIA CHANG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  LOS ANGELES  A provocative new study of photographs taken from orbit suggests that liquid water flowed on the surface of Mars as recently as several years ago, raising the possibility that the Red Planet could harbor an environment favorable to life.
Republican Mitt Romney said Thursday he could govern in the country's best interest because \
A U.S. communications regulator  sought a probe on Thursday into whether commentator Armstrong  Williams broke the law by promoting the Bush administration's  education plan on television and radio without properly  disclosing compensation his firm received.
Lawrence Dallaglio concedes England \
Federal prosecutors said a detrimental judicial ruling may force them to drop criminal charges against a dozen former KPMG partners, laying the groundwork for a bold appellate strategy in one of the largest tax-shelter investigations in history.
By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 1--BANDWIDTH, Everybody Wants It -- more of it -- now.   There are television shows to watch online, huge files to download and a host of companies looking to expand their businesses.
I prezzi del settore energia sono saliti dell'11,6%
Intel Corp. , the world's  biggest microchip maker, is set to announce sweeping job cuts  later on Tuesday, the Financial Times said, amid speculation  that up to 10 percent of its staff could go.
Thousands of uprooted Kenyans are not getting the HIV medicines they need to survive, and rising sexual attacks in camps stand to further spread the disease, public health experts say.
A Leeds man released from a Pakistani jail after 18 years on death row talks about his experiences.
DELL has teamed up with Microsoft to offer two new storage products which it claims offer better performance at affordable pricing.
Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government on Friday after determining that an unidentified nuclear submarine that entered its territorial waters this week belonged to China.
SunTrust Banks Inc., the eighth- largest US bank, fired its chief credit officer and two other executives and said it made ``numerous errors&#39;&#39; in determining how much to set aside for bad loans in this year&#39;s first half.
After starting 5-1, the Minnesota Vikings have lost two straight, a scary portent for a team that won its first six a year ago, then lost seven of its last 10.
By Ana Ribeiro, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 24--Early Thursday afternoon, Rob Shields got a phone call at work that anybody would dread.   It was the Roanoke Fire-EMS Department.   But there was no fire.
After six months of cajoling and negotiating, Rupert Murdoch Tuesday won overwhelming support for his plan to shift News Corp&#39;s major share market listing to Wall Street.
Retired baseball player Chuck Knoblauch testified privately on Friday before congressional staffers preparing for a February 13 hearing on steroid use in baseball certain to focus on pitching great Roger Clemens.
Well, the debates are over, and Americans have had ample opportunity to feel out each candidate. In one corner, we have a compassionate conservative who has shaped public policy based on the principles of
The rest of us can filter things out \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the dopey and the serious. But for many families with soldiers at war, the filter no longer works.
Speculation surrounding the reported removal of portraits of \u00e2\u0080\u009cDear Leader\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kim Jong-il from some public buildings and homes in North Korea continued to swirl Thursday but
Sounding an alarm over nuclear proliferation, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Monday that more than 40 countries have the know-how to produce nuclear weapons and suggested some may not be forthright about their intentions.
Formula One awaits news on Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s draft calendar for 2005, which will be submitted to the FIA on Wednesday, 13 October.
The United States and Europeans have decided not to call a U.N. Security Council vote on Kosovo's future status and instead will initiate talks between Belgrade and Pristina, Britain and the United States said on Friday.
Relazione Viminale al Parlamento su 1/o semestre 2005
Patented tech used without permission, boffins claim A band of boffins is suing Intel, claiming the chip giant pinched their patented technology and used it in the Core 2 Duo processor design without their say-so.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Berlin state government said Monday  it had banned an Arab-Islamic Congress due to be held in the  German capital next month to rally support for \
The mansion at 310 Adams Street in Quincy is such a beautiful old house, and I can think of no better nonprofit organization than the Montessori School of Quincy to occupy this building.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 10 (OneWorld) - Environmentalists are unimpressed by reports this week of a massive, new oil find in the Gulf of Mexico.
Utah used an unstoppable offense to break through the walls surrounding college football's big bowls. Now the unbeaten Utes are expected to do more than merely win the Fiesta Bowl &#151; they are supposed to win big over Big East champion Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
LOS ANGELES  - Hip-hop moguls Russell  Simmons and Sean Combs are teaming for an MTV reality project.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - New Hampshire voters headed to the polls to choose candidates for U.S. president on Tuesday, with Hillary Clinton fighting to keep her once high-flying Democratic campaign alive against rival Barack Obama's surge.
Google Inc. slashed the size of its closely watched initial public offering nearly in half to less than $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years.
ATI Technologies, one of the two major GPU makers, has entered the chipset market segment for a boost in its sales revenue from other sources.
Europe led the United States 2.5-1.5 after the morning fourballs on the opening day of the 36th Ryder Cup at the K-Club here.
The White House on Wednesday defended its response to disclosures about the CIA's destruction of videotapes that showed harsh interrogations of two terrorism suspects.
Many of the reader-generated reviews of travel services on the Web are taking an ever-growing piece of the market from print guides.
Returning from two years of self-imposed exile in Queens, the Museum of Modern Art reopened its new midtown Manhattan quarters Saturday, a $425 million glass-and-granite temple
Lux Research Inc., a New York-based nanotechnology firm has released a detailed report that suggests global spending on research and capital investment in nanotechnology will reach $8.6 this year. More than half that figure, $4.6 billion, will come in the ...
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a popular health insurance program for children after months of deadlock with the Democratic-led Congress.
Attacks in Iraq on U.S.-led forces, local security personnel and civilians have surged 22 percent to record levels, the Pentagon said in its latest quarterly report on Iraq published on Monday.
Daimler-Benz&#39;s $34 billion acquisition of Chrysler Corp. in 1999, having wiped out substantial shareholder value, finally may be starting to justify the rationale of its architects.
While the writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike dealt a devastating blow to the entertainment industry, it has also imbued the nascent medium of Web-based comedy videos with a new vitality.
By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Dec. 9--\
CRACKING DOWN: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he will reshuffle his Cabinet and pursue criminal charges against political figures linked to extremists.
Darfur is descending into anarchy as new militia groups spring up and threaten to prolong the war, a senior United Nations official has warned.
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts  - From Stanford University on the West Coast to the Ivy League schools of the Northeast, U.S. universities are in the grip of a building boom that looks set to extend well into 2009.
Michigan's Chad Henne needed one half to warm up Saturday. Then he spent the third quarter picking apart Indiana's defense.
TORRANCE, Calif. - Residents in this southern California city are finding out that development stinks.  That's because as more houses go up, more skunks come out.
(HealthDay News) -- Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a bacterial respiratory infection that's often characterized by a &quot;whoop&quot; sound when the person breathes.
Reflecting the uncertainty that has always swirled around Oracle Corp.'s hostile bid for control of PeopleSoft Inc., two major PeopleSoft shareholders have reached opposite conclusions on how to cast their votes on Oracle's buyout offer.
Hundreds of civil rights protesters march through the US town of Jena - the centre of a race row case.
A US Food and Drug Administration official said Friday &quot;we categorically reject&quot; accusations the agency has failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs.
A new political accord between Iraq's main Sunni Arab, Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders will not be enough to lure boycotting Sunni Arabs back into the government, a spokesman for the biggest Sunni Arab bloc said on Monday.
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(InfoWorld) - It's taken a few years, but the BlackBerry is finally coming to China. Research in Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced the news during a conference call with analysts late last week, saying that the devices had finally been certified for sale in China during the first quarter of 2007. \
By Allison Dascoli  Q: We have a Shih Tzu and she keeps getting bumps (about the size of the tip of your little finger) and she wants to be scratched constantly. She does better when her hair is shaved off, but still wants to be scratched all the time.
Red-faced London police have said they are investigating the theft of three laptop computers containing their own payroll information.
The EU is preparing to send a &quot;positive signal&quot; to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Wednesday over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected.
A man is being hunted by police after a mother and her two teenage children are found dead.
Piperno, Morucci, Scalzone ricordano la tragediadi Primavalle. &quot;Credemmo a una montatura&quot;                                          Gli ex e il giorno dell&apos;odio &quot;Una feroce piccola guerra civile&quot;                                                                                   di GIOVANNI MARIA BELLU
LAS VEGAS - Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Vitali Klitschko stopped Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Danny Williams in the eighth round to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight crown today.
Glasgow jury convicts 21-year-old after three days of deliberations.
Symantec Corp. (SYMC), the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it will buy Veritas Software Corp. (VRTS) for $13.5 billion, expanding
It was a historic show as the contestant who seemed unstoppable was finally halted in his tracks. It was the end of an almost unbelieveable winning streak.
Akron coach J.D. Brookhart wanted nothing to do with overtime. Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry knew playing more than 60 minutes wasn't in his team's best interest. Both made bold moves, passing up potential game-tying kicks for potential game-winning plays late in close games Saturday.
For the second consecutive game, George Washington clamps down on defense and holds Saint Louis to 33 percent shooting in a 60-40 win.
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India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in the generic and over-the-counter marketplace.
Pritam and Gulzar come up with a pleasant, ear-pleasing album.
Security, immigration and trade are on the agenda as George Bush visits Guatemala as part of his L America tour.
The holiday weekend took a tragic turn for one of the fathers of Saturday Night Live, hurt in a private plane crash Sunday that injured one son and presumably killed another.
LONDON -- Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone rejected an offer to save the British Grand Prix, leaving the country without F1 racing for the first time in 54 years.
We have a full review of Nokia's stylish new 6555 for AT&T.
President Bush planned to nominate  Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavitt on Monday  to become his secretary of health and human services, an  administration official said.
The World Bank promises to donate a record $3.5bn to the world's poorest countries as it cuts the charges on its loans.
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Palestinian sources said Saturday Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas would present proposals for peace to Colin Powell.
A Cypriot tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
Gaza. Il nuovo leader dell&#39;Olp Abu Mazen continuera&#39; ancora oggi i suoi incontri con le fazioni islamiche e nazionaliste a Gaza per discutere della nuova direzione palestinese e della situazione della sicurezza. Lo rendono note fonti palestinesi.
After more than four years of planning, Jacksonville is ready for its time on the Super Bowl stage.
President George W. Bush on Thursday acknowledged the need for \
The ruling Hamas faction accused forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah of trying to kill Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and vowed to punish those responsible, raising fears of civil war.
International Olympics Committee members visit London to check on the 2012 Games preparations.
A patent-infringement\u00c2\u00a0lawsuit\u00c2\u00a0filed by Network Appliance against Sun Microsystems on Wednesday could escalate beyond the storage arena to become this decade's major test case for open-source software, according to storage analysts.
The Topps Co., maker of baseball cards and Bazooka bubble gum, says Tuesday that it accepts a $385.4 million takeover offer from a buyout group that includes former Disney CEO Michael Eisner.
Microsoft will begin offering less expensive versions of its Windows operating system on personal computers sold in Russia and India as part of a broader pilot program to test how it can get a better foothold in developing markets.
The re-investigation of a prostitute's killing is to be overseen by the police complaints watchdog.
Fannie Mae's board of directors may have found it hard to get rid of the company's top two executives, but a difficult job remains in navigating the transition to the next senior management team.
Privatizzazione non ancora tradotta in scelta effettiva
Canada's Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater Inc. of South Carolina said they would combine in a stock deal that their chief executives said should create a more powerful global competitor despite a declining US newsprint market.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
The deal to bring baseball back to  Washington, D.C, was described by Mayor Anthony Williams as  close to dead Wednesday after the City Council changed the plan  to require private financing, a move Major League Baseball  (MLB) called unacceptable.
Justine Henin defeated second seed Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 7-5 on Saturday to win the Dubai Open for the fourth time in five years.
Republican presidential hopefuls John McCain and Mitt Romney dug in for a fierce race in Florida Tuesday, as ex-New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani's battled the odds in his high-stakes bid for the state's primary.
Anheuser-Busch is using cutting-edge technology to launch its online television channel that will beam Budweiser-themed shows to personal computers and cell phones.
International Monetary Fund Managing  Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Friday global financial  stability had taken a blow from the subprime crisis and  European and U.S. growth will be weaker as a result.
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Rodney Dangerfield, the    goggle-eyed comic famed for his self-deprecating one-liners and  signature phrase \
Homosexual men are demanding the controversial female cancer vaccine Gardasil, say private clinics.
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 the longtime Democrat who became a Democratic-aligned Independent after his stormy 2006 re-election campaign \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 says it is a \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009cremote possibility\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u009d that he would switch allegiances to the Republicans.
Stocks tumbled on Tuesday following recession worries that sparked a global equities sell-off, but the market regained some ground amid optimism over a surprise interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
The United States on Monday strongly  urged Russia and Georgia to \
The High Court of Zimbabwe here on Friday announced that the leader of the main opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, is acquitted of accusation of planning to kill President Robert Mugabe.
How wonderful celeb news is when Elton John's in the world.
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Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.
The communications watchdog is looking to create an independent pricing structure for broadband operators to offer connections directly to customers through Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), instead of renting them from major network owner BT.
New US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praises Poland's role in Iraq during her European trip visit there.
The news is less bleak than expected so far, but that doesn't mean things are good yet.
Oh, sure, you may think fall is a long way off. Likewise, the networks' new fall shows.
Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launches the Windows update, plus new Office and Exchange, at an event in New York.
Inhabitants of the New World had chili peppers and the makings of taco chips 6,100 years ago, according to new research that examined the bowl-scrapings of people sprinkled throughout Central America and the Amazon basin.
A local chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been ordered to close because it did not prosecute former NBA star Jayson Williams over accusations he shot and killed his dog in anger over losing a bet.
E' Mario il muratore per sfida 'costruttori di dolcezza'
While governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney helped write an innovative plan that created universal health insurance in his state through offering tax subsidies for low-income people, expanding the number of people on public programs such as Medicaid, and creating a state agency that made it easier...
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The Department of Homeland Security's chief medical officer yesterday acknowledged errors in the federal government's failure to stop a Mexican businessman infected with multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis from entering the United States 21 times over seven weeks in April and May.
Shares of Radiation Therapy (RTSX:Nasdaq - news - research) were among the worst-performing health and pharmaceutical stocks Thursday after Banc of America Securities initiated coverage with a sell rating.
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become the first Spanish prime minister to be questioned by a parliamentary commission on Monday when he gives his version of events surrounding the Madrid train bombings.
The teen-age boy who has accused  Michael Jackson of molesting him gave a grand jury graphic  accounts of being masturbated by the singer, ABC News said on  Thursday after reviewing the secret testimony.
Two bombs rigged to bicycles exploded in throngs of Muslims as they left Friday prayers at a mosque in this western Indian city, killing 31 people and wounding 100.
Blog: File sharing is a much more popular way to obtain video than ripping DVDs.
The US Supreme Court on Monday opened a new business frontier for MBNA Corp. by clearing the way for the Wilmington-based credit card giant and American Express to jointly issue a credit card for the first time.
You'd think catching movie pirates would be as easy as preventing anyone with a camcorder from entering a movie theater. Or throwing a net over Johnny Depp's house. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
All this week, Matt Connolly and Darius Pocha will be running their business on the move. They have been challenged to work as normally as possible using only mobile communications.
U.S. chief executives' outlook on the economy dimmed in the second quarter, although they still expect growth, according to a quarterly survey by the Business Roundtable released on Tuesday.
US agents have raided the homes of five people who allegedly traded hundreds of thousands of songs, movies and other copyrighted material over the Internet, Attorney General John Ashcroft says.
MacCentral - Shortly before Apple's special music event on Tuesday featuring Bono and The Edge from U2, the iTunes Music Store was updated with links to allow residents of nine new European countries to buy music online. In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, iTunes now supports Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. At long last, Apple also announced plans to bring the iTunes Music Store to Canada in November.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. - A keychain device that enables people to turn off TVs just about anywhere is flying off the shelves, its inventor says.
They have lived for 200 years between them, but Sweden's oldest pair of twins had never seen anything like this before. Holding up a birthday cake and two bouquets of flowers, Siri Ingvarsson and Gunhild Gaellstedt seemed bewildered by the number of photographers huddled around them in the living room of Gaellstedt's Stockholm apartment earlier this week.
A major advertising campaign is being launched to boost the construction industry by targeting school leavers.
President Bush offered Monday to meet at the White House with newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, putting out a welcome mat that was never there for Yasser Arafat.
European shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed, and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the euro.
The inability of large enterprises to control exploding data growth over the next few years will fuel rapidly increasing corporate use of hosted backup services.
The number of people hospitalized in the United States because of the flu has climbed over the past 20 years to an average of more than 200,000 a year, in large part because of the aging of the population, a government study found.
Lycos Europe attempted to get back at the leading spammers of the world through an initiative called \u00e2\u0080\u0098MakeLoveNotSpam\u00e2\u0080\u0099. The move was applauded by the ordinary user of the web considering more than a lakh
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday held their second summit in less than a month, prodded by U.S. officials to continue their fledgling dialogue.
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, is found dead.
Ashlee Simpson doesn't have to worry about being in the shadow of her older sister Jessica anymore.
If the upcoming movies  \
A European Union delegation visiting Somalia's capital urged the country's increasingly powerful Islamic militia to resume peace talks with the government amid fears of war, an Islamic official said Wednesday.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck took her newborn son, Taylor Thomas, to work Monday. It was her first day back on ABC's \
The government today welcomed German plans to break the logjam over a new European treaty that would drop the contentious 'constitution' label.
Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential vote puts this nation of mud-brick houses and tribal fiefdoms on the edge of an improbable experiment with democracy.
Though a Federal Aviation Administration radio communications failure has not yet been fixed, administration spokesman Mike Fergus reports that flights are being allowed back into southern California.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a month of high-stakes campaigning against an inspired challenger who will try to hammer on corruption scandals to unseat the former metalworker in a run-off vote.
The UN refugee chief is to have what could be stormy talks with Sudan officials after proposing autonomy for Darfur.
The Athos I tanker shown between a dry dock station is listing on the Delaware River near Paulsboro, NJ Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004. On Friday the tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of heavy crude oil into the Delaware
The BBC's Andrew Harding reports on the thousands of children orphaned by the tsunami in the Indonesian province of Aceh.
The Entente Cordiale was a colonial-era agreement signed by Britain and France to stop disputes over interests in Africa and other areas across the globe.
Ginevra. &#39;&#39;Servono 40 milioni di dollari per portare i primi aiuti a cinque milioni di persone colpite dal maremoto che ha devastato il Sud-Est asiatico&#39;&#39;. A fare i conti dell&#39;immane catastrofe del 26 dicembre e&#39; l&#39;Organizzazione mondiale della sanita&#39;.
Sri Lankan troops shot dead at least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels in three separate clashes in the island&#39;s north, the defence ministry here said Thursday.
North Korea said Friday it is willing to shut down its main nuclear reactor as soon as it receives an initial shipment of energy aid promised as a reward for closing the facility.
UNION, Mo. - Ann McDonald knew the baby was coming and there wasn't a hospital in sight, so she pulled over and delivered the child outside - what else? - a McDonald's restaurant.  Chayse Westin McDonald was due Wednesday.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian airline passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle and was believed to have crashed, local officials and news reports said.
Israeli troops and armored vehicles raided a Palestinan refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in what the army called an operation to halt mortar bomb and rocket attacks on Jewish settlements.
Burma's largest anti-junta protest in nearly two decades takes place in Rangoon, led by Buddhist monks and nuns.
The Space Frontier Foundation's conference on the \
In Congress and states nationwide, anti-abortion activists are broadening efforts to support hospitals, doctors and pharmacists who &#151; citing moral grounds &#151; want to opt out of services linked to abortion and emergency contraception.
Researchers report that the higher a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s body mass index is, the less likely he is to receive a kidney transplant.
The San Diego Chargers are the best in the NFL at prying the ball free from opponents. They led the league with 48 turnovers and 30 interceptions and have added five more turnovers (three interceptions) in the playoffs. But the Patriots are their equal on the offensive side of the ball, protecting the football the way the gold at Fort ...
Bill Clinton praised the Democratic field of presidential contenders Saturday, noting that as president he had close ties to almost all of them. But he said there's no doubt his wife would make the best president.
British police were examining items of  clothing on Thursday for possible links to the murders of five  women, as the mother of a prostitute killed 14 years ago said  she could have been the serial killer's first victim.
The governor of Oaxaca state warned 70,000 striking teachers on Saturday that they would be replaced and lose their pay unless they immediately returned to work.
Pakistan says it has tested a Haft-II Abdali short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
So much for the preliminaries. After seven months and 26 races, NASCAR's Nextel Cup series is finally ready to get down to the business of deciding a champion.
The British Medical Journal has retracted a report about Eli Lilly & Company that said documents suggesting a link between Prozac and a heightened risk of suicide attempts.
LAWRENCE, Mass.  -- A huge blaze started in an empty downtown nightclub early Monday and spread rapidly through 14 buildings, including apartments and a home for the mentally disabled. One injury was reported.
Anche quest'anno l'Upea Capo d'Orlando sar&agrave; presentata ufficialmente alla stampa ed ai tifosi...
The Philadelphia Phillies activated first baseman Ryan Howard and placed pitcher Brett Myers on the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Howard went on the disabled list on May 12, retroactive to May 10, with a strained left quadriceps. Friday was the first day he could be activated.
LOS ANGELES  - The Australian comedy  \
What happens when ubiquitous computing renders us mere searchable, mappable, traceable specks of data? Commentary by Momus.
An Israeli helicopter strike has killed two Palestinian teenagers in the northern Gaza Strip, as the military continues a major offensive to try to stop militants from firing rockets into nearby Jewish settlements.
A new study adds to evidence that women with cosmetic breast implants have a higher rate of suicide than other women and shows, for the first time, that they may be more likely to have a history of psychiatric illness as well.
Dell chief executive Kevin Rollins on Monday gave the most direct indication yet that a deal with AMD may be on the way, dropping a strong hint that the news was a question of when, not if.
A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years - a bratwurst sandwich - after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth ...
On this World AIDS Day, December 1, one in five women with HIV in the United States has no health insurance. Half of the estimated 460,000 women and men who need lifesaving antiretroviral drugs are not getting
British oil giant BP is to create a new position of chief operating officer with however is appointed then in line to take over as chief executive in 2008, press reported.
An exhaustive study of NASA&#39;s options for repairing the Hubble Space Telescope suggests the currently planned robotic mission may cost too much money and might not be ready to fly before the vaunted observatory breaks down.
A January report by JPMorgan Chase said growing revenues from online advertising would in part lead to a great year for Internet stocks.
Indiana's continued mastery of Northwestern didn't come easily.
Q. I have a problem with your recent praise for the new Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Web browser regarding handicap issues.   For years I have used \
An appeals court Wednesday denied a request from the parents of a severely brain-damaged woman for a new trial in the long-running right-to-die case, according to the court clerk's office.
Brushing aside warnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that makes Chicago the biggest city in the nation to require big-box retailers to pay a \
 on U.N. climate report
The Law Lords rule that UK human rights laws can apply to Iraqi civilians who die in British custody in Iraq.
Play Bingo gets his fifth straight win in Saturday's $100,000 Northern Dancer Stakes at Pimlico.
African Union mediators battled to breathe life into Darfur&#39;s peace talks on Sunday after the Sudanese government belatedly agreed to call off an offensive against rebel positions in the western region.
NORTON : Vijay Singh shot an eight under 63 on Saturday to grab the lead in the second round of the five million-dollars PGA event and is now seriously challenging Tiger Woods for the world No 1 ranking.
The United States and China concluded high-level trade talks with progress reported in a few areas but no breakthrough in the biggest dispute, China's undervalued currency.
A reliever in the Cleveland Indians\u00e2\u0080\u0099 system set up a Web site through which fans could purchase a piece of his future major league earnings.
Does replacing personal income and payroll taxes with a national sales tax, an idea President Bush has shown interest in, help the U.S. tax system?
Shipping giant P&amp;O said Tuesday it was scrapping four of its 13 routes across the English Channel, with the loss of about 1,200 jobs.
A human rights group claimed Tuesday at least 11 al-Qaida suspects have vanished while in US custody and some were exposed to torture.
ASIA/CINA - Una chiesa e un villaggio turistico cattolico sul monte buddista pi\u00c3\u00b9 famoso della Cina diventano un campo di evangelizzazione e di pastorale Monte E Mei (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Mi presento a tutte le persone che vengono qui dicendo che sono una religiosa cattolica incaricata dalla Chiesa di gestire questa struttura turistica e spirituale. Il mio lavoro \u00c3\u00a8 soprattutto quello di rendere gloria al...
The technology industry stands behind its call for an assistant secretary for cybersecurity in the Homeland Security Department, even as confusion grows over what the department is planning.
The Islanders (23-18-5) have beaten the Devils (26-16-3) in all five games they have played this season, including a 3-1 victory on Wednesday.
Hostage escaped but was recaptured and killed HOSTAGE Ken Bigley was murdered after escaping his captors for almost 30 minutes. Locals saw the terrified Briton fleeing through farmland near the lawless Iraqi town of Latifiya.
After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.
After Sunday\u00c2\u0092s collapse against the Titans, few Giants escaped criticism from Tom Coughlin. But the coach has been oddly quiet about receiver Plaxico Burress, who has seemed to come up short on several key plays this season.
For those who tune in to the Super  Bowl just for the commercials, there's now a way to watch them  online shortly after they are shown, without having to put up  with all that football in between.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on  Tuesday rejected criticism of a plan to remove U.S. troops from  Europe and Asia, saying the United States had no intention of  abandoning allies to establish a \
A South Korean actor has become, thanks to a syrupy television series, the most popular man in Japan.
A search is being made around Maria Island on Tasmania&#39;s east coast to see if there have been any further whale and dolphin strandings.
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding &#36;1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade.
A man has sued his former employer, saying it violated his privacy and civil rights when it fired him because he smokes cigarettes.
Iraq announced plans on Tuesday to close its borders with Iran and Syria and lengthen a night curfew on vehicles in new emergency measures to try to curb unrelenting violence in Baghdad.
President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil declares three days of national mourning after a plane crash is the Amazon rainforest.
The Dallas Mavericks got a big man, completing an eight-player deal Tuesday that will bring Erick Dampier from Golden State.
The debate continues over how much skilled work in the vast service sector of the American economy can migrate offshore to lower-cost nations like India.
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Saturday named \
Stocks opened the week in grim fashion in Asia and Europe, falling heavily amid worries about banking sector debts and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. Wall Street was modestly lower.
Non si terra' il Cda della controllata siciliana
Iran has released an Iranian-American academic from prison but judiciary officials said he was not free to leave the country, the official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
The Boston Red Sox continued to dominate the Colorado Rockies, beating them in Colorado on Saturday to move within one game of a World Series sweep.
Dow Jones -0,32%, Nasdaq -1,17%, SP500 -0,34%
Insurgents fired mortars at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad. The Defense Ministry says four people were killed and dozens of others were injured.
Former Brazil boss Wanderley Luxemburgo has replaced Mariano Garcia Remon as coach of Real Madrid. Real confirmed the move at a news conference on Thursday, which followed a board meeting.
British defence officials conceded yesterday that military action to bring Serb and Croat war crimes suspects to trial would probably fail because of the sophisticated support network surrounding them.
Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children yesterday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-size piece of scrubland next to the cemetery.
Morte avvenuta ieri, resa nota oggi per evitare allarmismi
Google and Pacific Gas & Electric have unveiled their vision of a future in which cars and trucks are partly powered by the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s electric grids, and vice versa.
What? Protecting personal data, Beijing style? Google is recommending that global privacy regulators take a leaf out of Asia's book when they are drawing up the rules.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The family of a 28-year-old man who died at the county-owned Martin Luther King Jr.-Drew Medical Center after a nurse allegedly turned down his vital signs monitor has filed a $1 million
Facing calls by lawmakers in President Bush's own party to change Iraq war strategy, the White House announced Tuesday it is \
The Spanish government has authorized legal proceedings to outlaw two Basque parties close to Batasuna, the political wing of the armed separatist group ETA, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said Friday.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Steve Smith, who was expected to be a key component of the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers&#39; offensive attack in 2004, suffered a broken left leg in Monday&#39;s season-opening loss to the Green Bay Packers.
By AMY  Dear Amy:  I have been divorced for four years -- after 35 years of marriage. My friends encouraged me to try Internet dating.
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday designated a Lebanon-based construction company operated by Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, accusing it of bolstering the militant group's public standing by rebuilding war-torn areas.
Iraq News, KABUL, A British freelance cameraman said yesterday he was detained by Afghan authorities for his role in the release of three UN hostages and came under pressure to sign a statement saying he was part of the kidnap gang.
Police are questioning a third man about the murders of three people at a house in Hertfordshire.
The EU's ten newest members must get their economies into shape if they are ever to join the euro, the European Central Bank and Commission warn.
Jurors began deliberating Monday in the murder trial of a 15-year-old boy who claims the antidepressant Zoloft drove him to kill his grandparents three years ago.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Two British Columbia residents each gave up a kidney to save strangers, becoming the first living people in Canada to anonymously become organ donors.
Iran's president -- hosting a visit from Iraq's prime minister and expressing support for his country's beleaguered war-torn neighbor -- says the Islamic republic supports a \
Members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously against a sixth rate rise in nine months.
Thousands of marketers braved the bitter cold and journeyed to the  Midwest last week for the 8th annual Search  Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago, hosted by Incisive Media.
Barry Bonds lounged in his personal leather recliner, watching his personal big-screen television, flanked by three of his devoted handlers.
Chiesta unificazione con testo dedicato a digitale terrestre
VIENNA, Austria - For the first time, 35 nations in the U.N. atomic watchdog agency demanded Saturday that Iran freeze all work on uranium enrichment - a technology that can be used for nuclear arms - and said they would judge Tehran's compliance in two months...
VIENNA: The UN atomic agency called Friday for a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East. It was expected to pass later Friday a resolution on fighting &quot;nuclear and radiological terrorism.
Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of developing a blood clot for some women, research suggests. Researchers found taking HRT containing the hormones oestrogen and progestin doubled the risk of venous thrombosis for all women.
Canadian author and television broadcaster Pierre Berton died Tuesday afternoon after struggling with heart problems and diabetes. Many remember him as a wonderful person. He had been a columnist, a magazine editor, and an author of dozens of books. He...
Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.
VATICANO - Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi del Togo: \u00c2\u0093La formazione proposta ai cristiani deve conferire loro i mezzi per un approfondimento della fede, affinch\u00c3\u00a9 siano in grado di affrontare le situazioni difficili che si presentano loro e di trasmettere il contenuto della fede attraverso la loro testimonianza di vita\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) -  \u00c2\u0093Desidero esprimervi la mia gratitudine per la vostra perseveranza e il vostro coraggio nelle numerose difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 che il vostro Paese ha conosciuto nel corso degli ultimi anni. In molte occasioni avete contribuit...
Life & style: As food additives are again been linked to hyperactivity in children, Rosalind Ryan asks which of the e-numbers is causing the most concern.
James Cameron's newest film is a grandiose hybrid of undersea documentary and outer-space fantasy.
The star's hoarding stands tall in New Jersey.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas bristled at the suggestion that he follows the lead of fellow conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, telling an audience Thursday that notion is based on a misguided stereotype.
Frank Quattrone, a former star investment banker who once earned $120 million in a year, will be sentenced on Wednesday for obstructing a federal investigation into some
The European Commission warned Poland  on Tuesday it could lose money and support if it blocks a deal  to reform European Union institutions at a summit this week,  but Warsaw vowed to fight on ruthlessly.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after militants blew up a border wall, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.
A minister who warned about birth defects among children of first cousin Asian marriages sparks anger among critics.
Frustrated by a string of losses, the partners that own Truly a Judge considered dropping the gelding into claiming races earlier this year.

Henrik Stenson, a largely forgotten Swede who last won in 2001, was, in a contrary kind of way, a fitting winner of The Heritage event over the Duke&#39;s course yesterday.
Over 35 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a police station and recruitment center in Haifa Street in central Baghdad.
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced two men to die for causing the death of a woman who survived the first waves of the 2004 tsunami but was pushed back into the sea by the duo after they snatched her gold chain, a police officer said Thursday.
Wojtek Wolski scored the go-ahead goal 1:41 into the third period, extending the Colorado Avalanche's winning streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
Enraged crowds rioted across Pakistan and hopes for democracy hung by a thread after Benazir Bhutto was gunned down Thursday as she waved to supporters from the sunroof of her armored vehicle. The death of President Pervez Musharraf's most powerful opponent threw the nation into chaos just 12 days before elections, and threatened its already unsteady role as a key fighter against Islamic terror.
Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that
Pam Spuehler of Sudbury, a freshman forward on the Boston University field hockey team, has been honored as the America East Conference Rookie of the Year. Spuehler, a graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, was named to the All-Conference second team and to its All-Rookie team.
Massimo Pincione, imprenditore abruzzese-americano, &egrave; stato eletto presidente del nuovo cda d...
Palestinian voters appeared to have overwhelmingly elected Mahmoud Abbas as their leader Sunday in balloting many Palestinians and international officials considered a milestone in efforts to bring democracy to the Arab world and a potential opening for reviving peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.
Iniziato, intanto, il processo a Parma contro lei ed Alessi
President Robert Mugabe's government,  responding to opposition demands, has published amendments to  tough security and media laws that critics say have helped him  entrench his rule.
Forget Disneyland. Since the Colts won the Super Bowl, assistant head coach Jim Caldwell has gone from rainy Miami to frigid Indianapolis for a victory celebration and now to sunny Dallas to interview for the Cowboys' head coaching vacancy.
Nella stessa zona, seconda esplosione provoca altre vittime
Toyota Motor Corp will recall \
The IOC votes to create a Youth Olympics starting in 2010 to motivate young people to take up sport.
Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho has reportedly resigned as a result of the club&#39;s poor start to the season. Spanish state radio said Camacho had told general manager Emilio Butragueno that he felt he
Mulaudzi out-dipped Kipketer to win silver in 1:44.61 to add to the world indoor title he won in March. Kipketer, the world record-holder and a three-time former world champion, had to be content with bronze in 1:44.
A scientific scramble is under way to clarify whether the erosion of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most vulnerable ice sheets can continue to accelerate.
ISLAMABAD, DEC 28: Furthering its people-centric approach, India on Tuesday proposed establishment of five designated points along the border for interaction between divided families on both sides of Kashmir even as differences persisted with Pakistan on
A pre-wedding shopping trip for a 21-year-old bride ended with felony charges against her parents, who she says kidnapped her and drove her 240 miles to Colorado, trying to talk her out of the nuptials along the way and holding her until she missed the ceremony.
UN Security Council ambassadors departed for a high-profile Africa visit, hoping to bring an end to two separate wars in Sudan despite internal bickering over how to do so.
You may not devote a great deal of thought to just how you go about digesting the content of web pages, but it can be of vital interest to the designer of a Web site. Eyetrack introduces visitors to both the means and results of measuring our most fundamental interaction with the Internet.
Graig Nettles, Goose Gossage, Mickey Rivers and Mike Torrez said the 2007 Bronx Bombers could still make a run at the playoffs.
Domani il Lecce del suo 'nemico' Zeman affronta la Juventus a Torino, ma lui &egrave; costretto al f...
An Iranian jetliner skidded off the runway and smashed its wing as it landed Friday in the northeastern city of Mashhad, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people aboard, Iran's aviation chief said.
A 65-year-old from south central Kansas has died from West Nile virus, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said today.
NATO members need to do more to boost   their force in Afghanistan in the growing battle against   Taliban fighters despite significant pledges of more troops,   the alliance's secretary-general said on Thursday.
Basic knowledge of the housing industry can help you better comprehend economic data.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to the Far East next week and hold talks in Japan, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The German government plans to pay  compensation to Holocaust survivors who worked in Jewish  ghettos set up by the Nazis, a magazine reported on Saturday.
Russia\u00c2\u0092s prosecutor general said no Russians would be extradited to Britain to stand trial.
U.S. and North Korean officials started talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of an agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs in exchange for aid.
Tennis great Steffi Graf has sued a  German radio station that aired a sketch supposedly of her and  husband Andre Agassi in the throes of love-making.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga races into a 6-2 6-3 lead as he takes on second seed Rafael Nadal for a place in the Australian Open final.
Pity the fisherman or sailor who staggers on deck in the morning and through bleary eyes sees a 100-foot-long water spider coming at him, buzzing ominously.
Visiting French President Jacques Chirac said here on Thursday that only by recognizing a multipolar world could a sounder and fairer international order be built.
Three prison guards were injured Monday while trying to break up a dining room brawl at an Arizona prison on the eve of the first anniversary of a hostage standoff at another state lockup.
Australia's Lleyton Hewitt dispatched  Argentine Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1 Friday to clinch his place in  the Masters Cup semifinals.
NEW YORK - Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings is now the winningest TV games show contestant of all time. Jennings won more than $45,000 US on the episode of the quiz show that aired Wednesday, bringing his total take to $2,197,000.
CINCINNATI -- Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry on Wednesday denounced President Bush&#39;s plan to dramatically reduce the number of troops stationed around the globe, calling the realignment a potential threat to the nation&#39;s security.
Lloyd Washington was a member of the legendary Ink Spots from 1945 into the late 1960s, but when he died in June his family couldn't afford to bury him. For months, his ashes were kept in a box at the Ernie K-Doe Mother-in-Law Lounge.
Congress must act to control a looming crisis with airline and US corporate pensions, Sen. John McCain said as the agency that insures employee retirement plans said its 2004 deficit rose &quot;significantly.
Teenagers, persuade your parents to buy this lawnmower and you can get your weekend afternoons back. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Top US officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country&#39;s worsening violence.
Lawyers for Mohammed Haneef say they are appealing Canberra's decision to hold him under immigration laws.
A suicide bomber killed 30 people and wounded 38 at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, shattering a New Year's day that had begun with hopeful celebrations of a kind unseen in years.
LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Microsoft said Friday that a version of its hotly anticipated &quot;Halo 2&quot; video game had been leaked onto various venues on the Internet nearly a month before its planned official release.
Lyndra Littles scores a career-high 32 points and helps Virginia pull away for an 89-82 victory over Clemson in the first round of the ACC tournament.
The Royal College of Nursing votes to accept the government's revised pay offer for nurses in England.
The personal computer industry is in for a wave of consolidation, the president of Acer  said on Friday, adding the Taiwanese PC maker did not plan any buys itself for up to two years.
Hopes For the release of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad were fading last night after the Iraqi Foreign Minister said his government would not bow to the kidnappers' demands.
Russian oil company Yukos's crippling tax debts finally forced a much-feared production cut yesterday, but its exports to Europe looked safe after it made a barter deal with the pipeline monopoly.
Connecticut is headed to the Motor City Bowl, the Huskies' first postseason as a Division 1-A team.
Stime Cicr e Mezza luna rossa, a 5 settimane da ciclone Sidr
No one will be charged with the illegal  sale of state honors as a result of a police enquiry that  dogged former British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s last months  in office, British media reported on Thursday.
The diary of an area pioneer from New Jersey has been returned to North Dakota, some 20 years after it was found in a bucket of toys.
Merrill Lynch is expected to report today that it will add about $2.5 billion more to the $5 billion in write-downs it has already announced, a person briefed on the situation said.
By Carol Hazard  The Bank of Richmond is no longer of Richmond.  Yesterday, it became part of Gateway Financial Holdings Inc.
The film enlists a rare concentration of star power - George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Matt Damon - but director Steven Soderbergh is unable to elevate it beyond novelty status.
Soccer star Romario has admitted to some fuzzy math in the pursuit of his 1,000th goal; but that's only further endeared him to his countrymen
New England advanced to the A.F.C. Championship against either Indianapolis or San Diego, both of whom the Patriots have already beaten on their way to a 17-0 record.
Ever wondered what to do with a revolver,  a typewriter and a pair of handcuffs?
The Pistons ended up on the wrong side of history Tuesday night at the Charlotte Coliseum. They became the first defending NBA champion to lose to an expansion team since
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A French judge has widened a probe into  the financial network surrounding the family of Osama bin Laden  after questioning his half-brother and learning of a 241  million euro transfer to Pakistan, Le Monde daily said.
More SOA and Web 2.0 tools to play with Red Hat announced today that it is making Exadel's Eclipse-based tool set available as open source through its JBoss division.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Judge rules against BitTorrent indexing service; harnessing power from the ocean, and Sprint Nextel names CEO.
McDonald&#39;s Chief Executive Charlie Bell, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in May, resigned yesterday to focus on his battle with the disease, the company announced.
More than 300,000 people participated in a lottery on Thursday for 3,000 well-paying longshore jobs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where shipping volumes are booming, a Pacific Maritime Association spokesman said.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush told   Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on Saturday that he hopes   a new U.N. resolution will dismantle what he called Hizbollah's   \
The fallout from CBS's doomed story about President Bush's National Guard service most endangers a woman few viewers know but who played a key role in two of the biggest television stories of the year.
After a nice Christmas morning with her family in Jasper, Ann Dutton and Todd Smith were going to spend the night in Huntsville Saturday.
Israel bombed the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza and closed border crossings with the coastal strip on Friday in an intensified campaign to halt Palestinian rocket attacks.
Scotch malt whisky distiller Glenmorangie GMGa.L is in talks with a number of parties regarding a possible offer for the company, the firm has said, as the news pushed its shares up almost 20 percent.
Surprise! The KVM open-source virtualization software is at the foundation of a desktop virtualization software start-up's business.
The leaders of India and Pakistan said on Monday that their meeting in New York last week had furthered the peace process. &quot;This was a very good meeting.
At least 78 people died from suffocation while being transported in overcrowded military trucks after a violent demonstration in Thailand&#39;s largely Muslim south, government officials said today.
President Bush has picked as his  homeland security secretary former New York City police  commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped the city respond to the  Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and later went to Iraq, Republican  officials said on Thursday.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed Florida to continue barring gay men and lesbians from adopting children under a law that is the only one of its kind in the nation.
SPRINGFIELD, Vermont  - In the Vermont town of Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street, welcoming visitors to the \
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Mexico warned the United States  not to interfere in its affairs on Thursday after criticism by  Washington over lawlessness along the border.
Blake Lewis has reaped another \
Flyweight Rau'shee Warren moves closer towards history as he tries to become the first U.S. boxer in 20 years to appear in two Olyimpics.
By Kenneth C. Crowe II, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Jun. 8--Editor's note: This story first appeared on timesunion.com Wednesday night.
BioShock, the moody, elegant adventure from Take-Two, continued its romp through the year-end video game awards season on Monday.
TUSCALOOSA -- Junior Rosegreen made four interceptions against Tennessee. He made a highlight-reel hit on an unsuspecting on a Georgia wide receiver just last week.
It was one of the most violent days in recent weeks even as Iraqi forces stepped up operations against insurgents.
Magician Penn Jillette married his longtime girlfriend during an impromptu ceremony at a Las Vegas wedding chapel, his spokesman said Monday.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan  - Chrysler announced on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs, and parent DaimlerChrysler AG said it would look at all options for the struggling U.S. automaker.
Police in central England arrested nine people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.
Chad's foreign minister accused  Sudan of attacking his country and said talks expected on  Thursday between the two neighbors and Central African Republic  would be \
The Federal Election Commission said Tuesday it will appeal a federal judge's decision to strike down more than a dozen of the government's current rules on political fund raising.
MBIA said it has exposure to $30.6 billion of collateralized debt obligations it insures, including a large exposure to risky bonds, sending its stocks plummeting 22 percent in early trading.
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Indonesian island say they expect to discover more new species of hominids on neighbouring islands. tall, had a brain smaller than a chimpanzee&#39;s, and probably lived alongside modern humans on the island.
Bruce Wasserstein, head of Lazard LLC, filed today to sell $850 million of shares of the largest closely held investment banking partnership, moving toward a resolution of a feud between two powers of the financial world.
The last NHL season spanned 244 days. The last NBA season went 232 days. The current major league baseball season will run 216 days if the World Series, set to begin Oct. 23, goes seven games - and there are no rainouts.
Glasgow - Scotland manager Berti Vogts has resigned because of &quot;disgraceful abuse&quot; including being spat upon, he said in a Scottish Football Association statement on Monday.
The national and state economies continue to expand, giving the Federal Reserve room for further interest rate increases, said Mike Helmar, who follows North Carolina for Economy.
Top U.S. business news cable network  CNBC said it plans to relaunch on Monday its Web site with a  focus on adding more video and investors tools.
(InfoWorld) - A U.S. government panel has asked a corporate ethics lawyer from Hewlett-Packard (HP) to testify in its Sept. 28 hearing on\u00c2\u00a0the company's use of \
U.S. President George W. Bush called on Friday for China to allow more freedoms ahead of the 2008 Olympics and denounced Myanmar's ruling junta for assaulting and detaining activists.
Kilkenny, Ireland (Sports Network) - Ernie Els shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to maintain his two-shot lead through three rounds of the World Golf Championships - American Express Championship.
World climate talks in Bali go into their last day amid fierce disagreement over greenhouse gas emissions.
In the face-off at the shrine, U.S.  and Iraqi leaders vowed to crush  al-Sadr's rebellion. But they may have stoked the insurgency even  more
LONDON/NEW YORK  - British wireless telecommunications company Vodafone Group Plc  said on Monday it is not planning to bid for Verizon Communications Inc. , responding to a report it was considering a $160 billion offer.
ATLANTA -- Defensive lineman Wayne Dickens danced toward the Auburn fans in one corner of the Georgia Dome -- jubilant over the Tigers&#39; Southeastern Conference championship -- and appraised his team&#39;s bowl hopes.
Iranian nuclear specialists have begun enriching a new batch of uranium in an apparent act of defiance just days ahead of a U.N. Security Council deadline for Tehran to stop such work or face the prospect of economic sanctions, officials in Washington and European capitals who have been monitoring...
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican presidential contender acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, took a step closer to an official White House run on Monday.
The current Premiership campaign has reached the halfway stage, with Jose Mourinho\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chelsea heading the table, champions Arsenal in second place - albeit five points distant \u00e2\u0080-nd last May\u00e2\u0080\u0099s promoted clubs occupying three of the bottom four places
NEW YORK - Honeywell International Inc. won a $16 billion contract to build and service mechanical systems for Airbus SAS's A350 wide-body plane, work that will take place over at least two decades.
The world's major powers will try on Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program.
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LOS ANGELES Nov 17, 2004 - Following the lead of record companies who curtailed rampant Internet piracy by targeting even small-time file swappers, Hollywood studios have launched a first wave of lawsuits against people who allegedly downloaded recent
A police officer is to be questioned on suspicion of being the anonymous caller who warned police of a bomb attack which killed 29 people in Northern Ireland in 1998, Britain's Press Association said.
Sunni extremists may try a series of high-profile attacks ahead of a September report to Congress on progress in Iraq, the top U.S. commander said Saturday, recalling the Tet offensive that torpedoed support for the Vietnam War.
Traders Media today announced a complete site redesign of  InsideFutures.com, its content-rich futures portal.
Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s labor troubles.
On paper, it&#39;s hardly a sporting proposition. It never is. On paper, the Ryder Cup is habitually a bigger mismatch than Lyle Lovett walking down the aisle with Julia Roberts.
Comings and goings in the financial industry.
Tommy Hilfiger Corp. &#151; whose once-hot preppy clothing business has cooled &#151; is making a play to rekindle growth by buying luxury brand Karl Lagerfeld.
British stalwart Tim Henman has left the door open for a possible return to Davis Cup duties in 2007 a day after Andy Murray saved the nation from freefall into the lower ranks of the competition.
The consumer campaign against bank charges has stirred up \
SPACE.com / NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has snapped its first high-resolution photo, an image of distant stars that shows the probe's high-resolution camera works.
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Funai coming out with Blu-ray player next year, should increase low-end competition.
There is an art to picking a team during qualifying, when a coach must take into account fitness, injuries, fatigue, suspensions and commitments to professional clubs.
American Airlines is offering incentives for employees to leave the world&#39;s largest carrier voluntarily in order to lessen the blow in its proposed lay-off of 1,100 workers in the coming months, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas on Monday put off talks with Hamas aimed at   breaking a stalemate over forming a unity government, in a sign   of deep internal divisions.
Nov 10  - Amlodipine (the generic name of Norvasc) may be a better choice than enalapril for people with heart disease who have normal blood pressure, new research suggests.
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The 30-year mystery of how a Hull trawler sank off Norway may be solved when a new report is published.
Almost a year after Sprint Nextel Corp. announced it would develop a mobile broadband network using WiMax technology, the wireless provider said Thursday it was teaming up with competing provider Clearwire Corp. to help build it.
Advertisers may have been bitten once  by an indecency scandal at the 2004 Super Bowl, but they are  not shy about getting back into the game for the next U.S.  football championship.
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A Belgian unmanned surveillance  aircraft being used by an EU force crashed on Tuesday in the  Congolese capital, Kinshasa, killing one woman and injuring two  other people, the spokesman for the European force said.
The once-certain merger process between the largest US telephone company, AT&T Inc., and former \
Thirteen people are being treated in a special hospital ward for the bug Clostridium difficle.
Alex Wang's lifelong love affair  with sneakers has moved beyond a relatively simple shoe fetish  to full-blown obsession.
More than 17,000 provisional ballots are the only thing that stand between either Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama from claiming victory in the state's Super Tuesday caucus.
Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalqam held talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today and later signed a U.S.-Libyan accord on science and technology partnerships.
The Israeli Army kept up pressure on Friday in the northern Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians in the Jabalya refugee camp as soldiers sealed off the Palestinian territories for the Jewish holiday season.
Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc (8604.T) is  in talks with Collins Stewart Plc  about a takeover  that could value the British broker at more than 700 million  pounds ($1.41 billion), Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper  reported on Sunday.
Brett Favre would love to throw fewer interceptions this season. He's just not sure he can. \
A Briton who spent 18 years in jail in Pakistan has told of the moment he was sentenced to death.Comment
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CHICAGO The Chicago Cubs may have a new left fielder at Wrigley Field next year. They&#39;ve declined their eleven-and-a-half (m) million-dollar mutual option on the contract of outfielder Moises Alou (MOY&#39;-ses ah-LOO&#39;).
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush said on Monday his top officials in Iraq had told him the present level of security could be maintained with fewer forces if what he called current successes continued.
Two British nationals have been arrested in Afghanistan for posing a threat to national security, Afghan officials said.
Advanced Micro Devices has started to ship the Sempron 3000+ chip for budget notebooks.
Hans Blix, former UN chief weapons inspector said that he will be &quot;surprised&quot; if a chemical laboratory found in Iraq was capable of creating weapons.
Thousands crossed into Egypt from the Gaza Strip to buy supplies that have been cut off during days of blockade by Israel.
p&gt;Semiconductor design firm ARM (Quote, Chart) is took a major leap into the embedded microprocessor space by acquiring Artisan Components (Quote, Chart), producer of embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components.
By Thomas J. Brady, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 5--Luckily for health-care consulting firm Sellers Feinberg, James L.
Gerald Boyd, a prominent American black journalist and former managing editor of The New York Times who was forced to resign after a young reporter under his leadership was involved in a plagiarism scandal, has died. He was 56.
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Chinese director Lou Ye has been banned from making movies in his home country for five years because his film \
The Indian government gives final approval for 24 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to be created in the country.
The FIC subsidiary promises the Neo FreeRunner will include improved hardware and WiFi networking.
Brownwood Bulletin. &quot;Check 21,&quot; a federal law allowing the nation&#39;s banks to more efficiently process paper checks electronically, went into effect Thursday, but three Brownwood bankers said
Dissident republicans may be planning a fresh wave of fire bomb attacks in the north west, police warn.
Movie-goers hold no grudges against Sarah Michelle Gellar, but they apparently have a beef with Ben Affleck. Gellar's fright flick \
U.S. and European banks including Citigroup Inc  and HSBC Holdings PLC  are considering selling off parts of their businesses as they prepare for tough times ahead, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Much of Italy has been shut down Tuesday by a general strike called by unions to protest Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's economic policy.
The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to consider whether the federal government should require cable television operators to open their cable lines to Internet service providers offering competing services.
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Although the overall market for tech IPOs has been strong, United Online has chosen to nix its planned IPO of Classmates.com.
CT scanners used for decades to peer inside humans are now being trained by scientists on hardwood trees to detect knots, cracks and other imperfections in a bid to help lumber mills make the best possible cuts of valuable logs.
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The European Union will wait until a Palestinian unity government finalizes its policy toward Israel before deciding whether to restore financing to the Palestinian Authority.
Omniscient entity seeks commercial backer Carphone Warehouse has pulled its sponsorship of Big Brother after the racism allegations which plagued the last series of the celebrity-obsessed voyeurfest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
India News, Hyderabad, World&#39;s largest software maker Microsoft Corp is hiring more staff at its new India campus - its largest outside the US - near here, the company&#39;s chief executive Steve Ballmer said Monday.
Israeli special troops killed at least three Palestinians on Wednesday in northern West Bank town of Jenin, security and medical sources said.
The Caribbean island of Grenada took the full force of Hurricane Ivan when it was caught in the eye of the storm on Tuesday night.
December 9. KAZINFORM quotes CNN - South American countries are creating the third bloc in the world. Representatives from 12 South American countries have signed an agreement to create a political and economic bloc modelled on the European Union.
The number of people out of work in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, declined in August, but solely as a result of seasonal factors, official data showed.
The oldest solar observatory in the Americas has been discovered pointing to the existence of ancient Sun cults, scientists report.
Global stocks rallied on Friday after US media said President George W. Bush was set to launch a plan to nurse the ailing American housing sector.
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Trindon Holliday's approach on the track is the same as it is as on the football field &#151; run away. The LSU sophomore turned in a personal-best time of 10.02 seconds in the 100-meter semifinals Wednesday night at the NCAA track and field championships. It's the third-fastest time in the world this year and set up a showdown with Florida State's Walter Dix, who finished second in 10.13.
The attorney general nominee declined to say if he considered harsh interrogation techniques to be torture.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. is licensing the new UI (user interface) in Office 2007 for free so developers can build applications that look similar to the programs in the suite, the company said Tuesday. Microsoft is licensing both design and functionality of Office 2007's RibbonX UI, as well as offering guidelines for implementing it, through a new program, said Takeshi Numoto, Microsoft general manager for Office Client. Developers and ISVs (independent software vendors) can sign up with Microsoft on the Web and register products that will use the UI. More information about the new licensing program can be found here . Microsoft said it decided to launch the licensing program after being approached by ISV partners that wanted to build applications using Office 2007 as a platform. The RibbonX UI is a completely new interface for Office 2007 that is designed to make common Office features easier to use. According to Numoto, the company has spent hundreds of millions of dollars revamping Office 2007's UI; indeed, it is the suite's most significant new feature. The company wants \
It's only one game, but it's a big deal to the Tigers. Detroit catcher Ivan Rodriguez was incredulous and manager Jim Leyland was irate at what both feel is an unjustified one-game suspension issued Saturday by Major League Baseball.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry has improved his image with voters on whether he would show good judgment in a crisis, but many Americans still think it's risky to replace President Bush in times of terrorism.
The Eagles became the first N.F.C. East team to finish the season unbeaten and untied in the division, but Terrell Owens suffered a sprained right ankle.
Shellfish discarded in a South African cave is said to be the earliest evidence of humans living and thriving by the sea.
A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. permission yesterday to tap a government loan to fund daily operations -- a move expected to allow
German computer chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and will pay a $160 million fine, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
An interesting discussion popped up on Flickr under the picture of the N800, which arrived yesterday. I'd like to get to the bottom of the problem and get it working. What I really want to know is if there's an Apache running on the device. If so, can the camera drop pictures into the htdocs folder? Can I record a podcast? Will it drop the MP3 file into the htdocs folder? We may just have to wait for Bug Labs to get the user programmable hand-held, but after a night of sleep, last night's failure is fading out and a teeny bit of enthusiasm is returning. But first I have to go to breakfast and do a couple of meetings.
When, where: Today, tomorrow, and Sunday (if necessary), 7, at Cheel Arena, Potsdam, N.Y. Radio: WRCA (1330); WHRB (95.3).
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Here are two words that can get a person so riled up you would think you'd insulted his mama: tax time.
When it comes to Apple Computer's new Mac Mini, beauty is in the eye of the person holding the wallet.  Photos: Mac Mini
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The Pentagon&#39;s &quot;don&#39;t ask, don&#39;t tell&quot; policy is being challenged by 12 gay soldiers who have been separated from the military because of their homosexuality.
Elizabeth Edwards kept her secret for more than a week, as her husband crisscrossed the country in an unsuccessful bid to win the vice presidency.
ZAGREB (FAP) - Croatia's first &quot;Big Brother&quot; reality television show is fuming over a warning from the health ministry that participants are not allowed to smoke.
Oil fell below $88 a barrel on Wednesday as stock markets declined further, shrugging off a temporary reprieve from Tuesday's steep cut in U.S. interest rates amid persistent fears of a global economic slowdown.
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Ministers unveil plans for a Child Poverty Unit aimed at meeting their target of halving child poverty by 2010.
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All&#39;apertura della prima edizione milanese del Futurshow, Bill Gates premia le aziende che hanno meglio implementato soluzioni sui nuovi prodotti multimediali. Tra i premiati spicca Bow.it per la miglior soluzione
All the gear, no idea The UK arms industry came in for a shoeing from the parliamentary defence committee yesterday, as MPs criticised continuing cost escalations in several major kit projects for the British forces. The soaring bills were seen as especially worrying in light of the fact that the services are struggling to recruit and retain personnel, a situation not helped by chronic low pay and benefits.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A series of explosions rocked central Baghdad on Friday afternoon during a day of violence in the capital. The cause or exact location of the blasts was not immediately clear. The blasts came only hours after a suicide car bomb detonated near a row of parked police cars, killing at least five people and wounding 20.
Three years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan is flooding the world with heroin, warlords reign in the provinces, women are scared and the new security forces are underarmed and undersized, analysts say.
At least 21 people were killed and 150 injured yesterday as two suicide car bombers wrought havoc in Baghdad and US forces pounded suspected insurgents in the east of the capital.
Britain's most controversial fertility doctor is to be sued by patients treated at a clinic that was operating without a licence
London - Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has accepted a positive test for cocaine and will decline that aB sample be tested, the head of the English players&#39; trade union, Gordon Taylor, said on Tuesday.
Yesterday, Al-Jazeera TV showed a picture of this man Dean Sadek. The Charlotte Observer reports that Sadek and his wife live in the Charlotte area he was born in Lebanon.
When bouncing back and forth between offers from the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets, Pedro Martinez\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to come the Big Apple over
Relatives of Anne Frank will loan a collection of photographs and letters to the museum housing the Jewish teenager's hiding place during World War II to mark next week's 60th anniversary of the publication of her diary.
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Gasoline prices in metro Detroit and Michigan rose notably in the past week, but lower futures prices for crude oil and gasoline on Monday suggested the worst might be over for drivers.
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LEVITTOWN, Pa. - Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist.
Investment fund giants PIMCO and  Fidelity have joined the so-called super SIV fund set up by  three big U.S. banks, boosting confidence in the plan, Bank of  Italy Governor Mario Draghi said on Friday.
Fermented fish sauce sloshed on everything from freshly grilled shrimp to french fries may not be to everyone's taste, but it's the pride of this island in the Gulf of Thailand.
The prime minister\u00e2\u0080\u0099s party took a strong lead, setting the stage for a final confrontation over who should run Turkey.
Wait just a minute. I didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know Sen. Ted Kennedy was running in this election. During the second debate last Friday, President Bush wanted to send Sen. John KERRY to the ground with his slam-dunk exclamation that &quot;Sen.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan said on Tuesday he was hoping for \
Home entertainment on the go, literally. Intel uses the world's fastest piece of furniture to launch its Core 2 Duo processor in the Netherlands.
The results of the Iraqi election are to be announced on Sunday, amid a fresh wave of insurgent attacks.
Hillary Rodham Clinton's not-so-secret weapon &#151; her husband, Bill &#151; is raising cash and enlisting support for his wife's presidential bid, focusing in part on keeping black Democrats from bolting to rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards.
The former White House aide, now facing 30 months in prison, was a victim of the quirks of federal sentencing guidelines
South Africa's government long   ignored warnings about drug-resistant tuberculosis, putting   millions of HIV-positive people at risk now that a dangerous   new strain of TB has emerged, AIDS activists say.
Two former Vietnam prisoners of war who appear in ads attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry were appointed by the Bush administration to a panel advising the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Blog: Playing with the iPhone box in CNET's NYC office.
Waking up on the morning after he won Olympic gold in Athens, Tyler Hamilton leaped out of bed to check no one had stolen the medal from his suitcase.
Indianapolis, Dec. 1 - You weren&#39;t the only one watching Jeopardy Tuesday night. A group of people in a bar had all lost to Ken Jennings during his 74-episode winning streak.
The mythology of The Phantom of the Opera has its roots in literature, specifically Gaston Leroux&#39;s 1911 novel. The iconic status of the story grew in early cinema and even crossed over into the trash movie genre with a Robert Englund slasher Phantom.
The increase fed speculation that China was yielding to international pressure and the state of its economy.
As she closed a big chapter of her career with the taping of the final episode of CBS' hit comedy \
Internet cafes that fail to enforce the strict rules governing their use are being shut down by the government. Also: Companies worry that the spyware buck will stop with them & hellip;.  High-tech outsourcing to India continues  & hellip;. and more.
JAKARTA : Indonesian police have made an important arrest that could lead them to the masterminds behind last Thursday&#39;s Australian Embassy blast.
Italy organises concerts and exhibitions to commemorate the memory of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti.
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CLEVELAND -- International Management Group, a sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented Tiger Woods, Joe Montana, and Derek Jeter, is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million.
Prosecutors on Thursday withdrew charges against a celebrity photographer accused of planting a listening device outside Nicole Kidman's mansion.
A bittersweet ballad awash in drink, drugs and regret was voted Britons' favorite Christmas song in a poll released Thursday.
After 18 months of playing hard to get, business software maker PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) finally decided yesterday to glam itself up in the hope that suitor Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) might give it one more look.
US marines in Iraq say they are negotiating with up to 300 people holed up in a mosque in the rebel city of Falluja.
So you've decided to sell your small company. You figure that all you have to do is put an ad in a newspaper or trade publication and you'll have a buyer in no time.
A crisis decades in the making has reduced middle-class people in New Delhi, India\u00c2\u0092s richest city, to foraging for water.
Description: In the first day of trading in shares of the Internet search engine company Google, the stock rises to above $100. After much anticipation over the public offering, Google set its initial price at $85 for Thursday&#39;s debut. NPR&#39;s Laura Sydell ...
Veterans rode in tanks down Allen Parkway in a parade headed for downtown honoring and celebrating the city&#39;s military veterans.
As of Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007, at least 3,897 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,171 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that moving forward to inspect and close facilities behind North Korea's nuclear weapons program would be complex as the two sides seek to rebuild severed ties.
Yasser Arafat is in a coma and his condition worsened overnight, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday, as Palestinian officials sought to visit their critically ill leader over his wife's angry objections.
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Defending champion Justine Henin- Hardenne was eliminated by Nadia Petrova in straight sets at the US Open, while two-time champion Andre Agassi advanced to a quarterfinal showdown with top men&#39;s seed Roger Federer.
Striker Taylor Twellman remained in Boston for treatment of a groin strain as the Revolution arrived in Bermuda for preseason training yesterday.
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Gunmen seized two Egyptians from their Baghdad office, the third in a new series of audacious operations to kidnap foreigners in the Iraqi capital this month.
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Plans to improve the way access to children is handled when parents divorce are due to be announced by ministers.
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might be a bit much in Virginia.
This week's flood of readings on inflation, retail sales and earnings is just what a data-hungry Wall Street has been anxious for.
Four Latvian human rights advocates began a hunger strike Monday to protest their government's insistence on teaching Latvian instead of Russian in schools.
WASHINGTON -- US Airways and the lead negotiators of its pilots union reached a tentative, $300 million annual cost-cutting agreement early Friday morning, a move that the airline says will help it emerge from bankruptcy.
Blog: It's just a few hours until the press events start. Right now, we reporters are just soaking up the shock factor.
BANGALORE: Kannada thespian Rajkumar felt &quot;relieved&quot; and was not &quot;excited&quot; by the death of forest brigand Veerappan, who held him captive in the forests for 109 days.
A big car bomb killed at least one person and reduced an apartment building to rubble in a Shi'ite district of southern Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi police said.
No progressive should be happy with the results of the presidential election. However, it is hard to predict what the longer-term impact on American politics of a particular presidential election result might be.
A judge urged former Yugoslav  President Slobodan Milosevic to inject more focus into his war  crimes trial defense Tuesday, comparing his questioning of a  witness to \
The parents of a teacher murdered in Tokyo appear on Japanese TV asking for help to catch her killer.
Colombian Marxist guerrillas have said they will turn over three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez just weeks after Bogota ended the leftist leader's efforts to broker the release of rebel captives.
Delhi Police today arrested OP Agrawal, the chairman of All India Motor Transport Welfare Association, which is one of the organisations spearheading a nation-wide truckers strike over a new service tax.
A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. permission yesterday to tap a government loan to fund daily operations -- a move expected to allow
IBM wants to topple the world&#39;s leader in computer storage technology with a new shoe-box sized disk system developed at IBM Storage Systems Divisions in Tucson.
All employees are encouraged to be at least a little paranoid. Meet the man who was the first to put it in a job title.Photos: A peek at Yahoo 'Paranoids'
Top executives at pharmaceutical giant  Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study  to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a  heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Thursday that Israel would not interfere with convicted terrorist leader Marwan Barghouti&#39;s choice to run for Palestinian
Citigroup's fourth-quarter writedowns are expected to be staggering.
The PalmOne Treo 650 Smartphone with high-resolution screen, Bluetooth, swappable battery and extended multimedia capabilities was officially announced today.
Jared Borgetti scored four goals and Jaime Lozano added two more Wednesday as Mexico dominated St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7-0 in the semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.
Jason Smith got his customary double-double, and the Air Force Falcons didn't mind one bit. Dan Nwaelele scored 18 points and the 17th-ranked Falcons extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 30 with a 67-58 win over Colorado State on Saturday in a game that was filled with fouls but also a deep satisfaction for them.
A strike by rebels shut down more  than a third of Nepal on Tuesday, including Kathmandu, the  latest stoppage in their campaign for a communist republic  after last month's crippling road blockade of the hill-ringed  capital.
Gunfire rang out around a besieged radical mosque in Pakistan's capital early Friday as Islamic militants holed up in the complex snubbed a plea from their captured leader to surrender.
Livestock herds are becoming million-dollar pharmaceutical incubators. Your next prescription may come from a chicken or a goat. By Elizabeth Svoboda.
The investigation into the death of a Russian dissident in London heats up and sheds an ugly light on Vladimir Putin's rule
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.  - More than a million people threatened by hurricane Frances were told to clear out Thursday, and residents scrambled to board up homes and stock up on water ahead of what could be Florida's mightiest storm in a decade.
MADRID/LONDON  - Spain's Iberdrola has bid 11.6 billion pounds ($22.5 billion) in cash and shares for Scottish Power to create Europe's third-biggest utility and a world leader in renewable energy.
Prince Charles, who was lambasted by the media and a government lawmaker for a memo in which he derided people who aspire to lofty goals beyond their natural talent, said on Sunday that he had been misinterpreted.
Blackstone Group LP  units slid 5.2 percent on Tuesday, closing below the $31 price the private equity giant fetched in its initial public offering last week, as investors fretted the private equity boom may have peaked.
Google Inc. released free software yesterday that lets people simultaneously search the Web and their personal computers for information, a move analysts described as a potential blow to rivals Microsoft Corp.
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BBC journalist Alan Johnston was freed on Wednesday after 16 weeks held hostage by Palestinian extremists in Gaza, looking pale and drawn but delighted that his &quot;terrifying&quot; ordeal was over.
Ten people are crushed to death and dozens injured in a stampede after a concert in Java, Indonesia.
SYDNEY: Hockey Australia (HA) defended their decision to withdraw the Olympic champions out of the Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan in December, saying security concerns had left it no choice.
Larry Seidlin, the wisecracking judge who presided in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's remains and was lampooned for his sobbing announcement of the verdict, will resign next month, a court spokesman said Tuesday.
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Most people assume search marketing works only to reach consumers, but it's actually quite effective for businesses wishing to connect with other businesses, as well.
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and 12 other members of Congress have been subpoenaed to testify in a bribery trial involving jailed former Rep. Randy \
In a cold-war-style rift, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and the West have diametrically opposed views on Ukraine's election.
Microsoft will patch a flaw in the Windows operating system Tuesday that could give attackers access to passwords on a victim&#39;s system, according to security vendor SkyRecon Systems.&quot;During our ongoing research into the Windows LPC (Local Procedure Call) interface, we found an important vulnerability which could be used to gain elevated privilege and then execute code in the LSASS process,&quot; SkyRecon said in a statement e-mailed to IDG News.The flaw will be patched in&#160;Microsoft&#39;s upcoming set of security patches, set to be released around 11 a.m. Pacific time Tuesday, the company said.The LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) process is used by Windows to manage account credentials in Windows. A LSASS bug was famously exploited by the Sasser worm in 2004, but this latest flaw appears to be far less serious.That&#39;s because, unlike the Sasser vulnerability, this bug does not allow a remote attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim&#39;s computer. &quot;If the vulnerability is exploited, there is a potential for saved passwords to be accessed by users that did not originally posses the proper credentials to access this sensitive information,&quot; SkyRecon said.The flaw affects Windows 2000, XP, and 2003 Server operating systems, and was reported to Microsoft in the last few months, according to SkyRecon, a security software vendor based in Paris.Microsoft&#39;s public relations agency declined to comment on SkyRecon&#39;s alert, but last Thursday the software giant said that it planned to patch an important &quot;local elevation of privilege&quot; flaw that affected these three versions of Windows.Because an attacker would first need to have a way of running software on the victim&#39;s system, the vulnerability is &quot;semi-serious,&quot; said Eric Schultze, chief technology officer with Shavlik Technologies. &quot;Let&#39;s say you are hosting your Web site at an ISP and that ISP keeps many Web sites on that same server,&quot; he said via instant message. &quot;If you can do that, you can upload the exploit, then run it via your Web server... and then access passwords that you shouldn&#39;t be allowed to access.&quot;Microsoft hasn&#39;t said much about the other security update it expects to release tomorrow, except to say that it is a critical bug-fix for Windows Vista and XP users because the vulnerability it fixes could be used by attackers to install unauthorized software on a victim&#39;s computer. This update is rated important for Windows Server 2003 users and considered moderate for Windows 2000.In December, SkyRecon was credited with discovering another elevation of privilege flaw, this one in Windows Vista, that was fixed in Microsoft&#39;s last set of security updates.&#160;
The nation's first elected black governor said Saturday he is not ready to excuse comments former President Bill Clinton made about Barack Obama.
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MEHRABPUR, Pakistan  - A Pakistani express train packed with holiday travelers derailed on Wednesday killing 58 people and injuring more than 120, officials said.
Blog: In a conference call to talk about hardware problems, Microsoft also notes that it failed to hit its goal of selling 12 million units by the end of June.
An Indonesian Muslim militant who was serving 20 years for the bombing of a Sulawesi karaoke bar has escaped from jail, a prison official said on Monday.
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The odds of a U.S. recession stand at nearly 50 percent amid a spate of data showing a weakening labor market, signs of more credit tightening and turmoil in the financial markets, the latest Blue Chip Economic forecast is projecting.
A day after troubling reports about the popular pain relief drug Celebrex, more questions are being asked about the approval process for such drugs.
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The U.S Food and Administration's plan to consolidate laboratories used for testing food and other products would make it even more difficult for the understaffed agency to protect Americans from unsafe food, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK - Roger Federer posted a huge win in the howling wind, beating two-time champion Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 Thursday in a U.S. Open quarterfinal match suspended the previous night because of rain...
Campaigners in Australia warn that Aboriginal languages are declining at record levels.
Brothers&quot; before reinventing himself as the macho star of westerns and later aboard TV&#39;s &quot;Dallas,&quot; has died. Keel died Sunday morning of colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, according to his son, Gunnar.
Eli Broad, who has a private collection of 2,000 works of Modern and contemporary art, will retain permanent control of his works in an independent foundation.
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A new analysis of previously published studies indicates vitamin supplements (antioxidant supplements) are not effective in protecting against stomach cancer and the researchers warn that they may in fact increase the risk of developing cancer.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct 10  - Australia&#39;s Andre Stolz won his first career PGA Tour tournament on Sunday firing a bogey-free five-under-par 67 to capture the four million dollar million Michelin Championship.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi finally won Senate approval Friday for a bill linked to the 2008 budget after telling members of his fractious coalition to sort out their loyalties, ANSA news agency reported.
The personal computer maker said its net income increased to $733 million, benefiting from lower costs for disk drives, microprocessors and other components.
Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates, left, shakes hands with UNESCO secretary-general Koichiro Matsuura prior to their press conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, after signing
Wildlife TV star Steve Irwin's grieving father has turned down a state funeral for a son he described as &quot;just an ordinary bloke&quot;, as a global wave of mourning astonished Australia.
Two men became friends by transforming their lives to become catalysts of community cooperation.
Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
The headaches have already begun for IT managers who must grapple with ways to support the iPhone despite worries over e-mail, voice quality and iTunes registration.
Eighteen people are killed in a bomb attack near a bus in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan, reports say.
Amazon and Microsoft have joined forces to launch a legal crackdown on alleged phishers and spammers. The companies have filed a joint federal lawsuit against a Canadian company, Gold Disk Canada, accusing it of spoofing.
 puts ABC on top in Thursday ratings
The Miami Dolphins, who won just one of 16 games this season, fired coach Cam Cameron on Thursday. The Dolphins appointed Jeff Ireland as general manager on Wednesday and his first move was to release Cameron who had been in charge for a single season.
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., urged the Florida Supreme Court to allow Ralph Nader on the state ballot after it hears an appeal Friday by the independent presidential candidate...
The network&#39;s steamy intro to the Philadelphia-Dallas game, featuring a naked Nicollette Sheridan jumping into the arms of Eagles receiver Terrell Owens, drew complaints from viewers and the NFL.
For years, programmers at Microsoft and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers.
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After a spring in which Joe Paterno went from bad cop to really bad cop, the Nittany Lions responded with their finest season-opening performance in five years.
Where have all the gamers gone? Despite the sort of marketing hype usually extended only to film releases and console-style early opening hours, the Halo 3 UK launch was notable for the absence of gamers and large piles of unsold copies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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GLAMORGAN&#39;S Michael Kasprowicz was again in the wickets as he and fellow pace bowler Glenn McGrath proved the telling factors in Australia&#39;s progression past New Zealand into the ICC Champions Trophy semi-finals.
\u00c2\u0093It Goes Without Saying,\u00c2\u0094 Bill Bowers\u00c2\u0092 zestful and endearing one-man show at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, is a classic story of growing up gay in an emotionally repressed 20th-century American family.
North Korea on Friday announced it would return to six-party nuclear talks and would consider treating the United States as a \
Often educated abroad and fluent in English, young Danes are primed to quit Denmark for greener pastures. One reason is the income tax rate, which can reach 63 percent.
Relying on a dense fog for cover, three Palestinian gunmen reached an Israeli Army outpost in the Gaza Strip early today and shot dead three soldiers before the attackers were themselves killed.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - The party is over for Bode Miller and his team mates after the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) imposed a tough new Code of Conduct for the World Cup season starting this weekend.
Wales seek to avoid a repeat of their last trip to Rome when they face Italy.
Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke warns the crisis in the US sub-prime lending market may cost $100bn.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- A federal judge blocked distribution Thursday of a generic version of blood thinner Plavix, finding it unlikely that the maker of the generic version, Apotex Inc. of Canada, could prove that the patent on the drug used by 48 million Americans was invalid.
Ronnie Lippin, a veteran publicist and manager who worked with rock icons such as Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson and Prince, died Monday.
Blog: Meet the two guys who have showed up nearly four days in advance to be the first to get Apple's hot new handset.
Seeing a gray market overseas for high-end handbags, retailers limit sales of expensive bags to three per person.
Amid new reports of a possible terrorist threat on Italy, one Islamic extremist group has promised not to attack the Vatican, and a top official at the Holy See has reported that Pope John Paul II ( bio - news ...
Congregations in Britain, Asia and Africa believe in his healing powers, but the self-appointed Archbishop Gilbert Deya may be linked to a sinister trade.
Nasa's Opportunity Mars rover is pictured from space by the recently arrived Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Nicolas Sarkozy resigned as finance minister Monday, a day after accepting the leadership of France&#39;s conservative party and effectively becoming a rival to his old boss, President Jacques Chirac.
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People want to listen to music while they are on the move, rather than watch video, research suggests.
Is there really any surprise that Ukraine seems poised to vote for democracy this weekend? On Sunday, just five weeks after a rigged run-off presidential election brought thousands into the
Texas reliever Frank Francisco needed just one dangerous throw to overshadow an exciting back-and-forth game with a playoff atmosphere.
Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker have concluded that Shiite extremists pose a rising threat to the U.S. effort in Iraq, as the relative influence of Sunni insurgent groups such as al-Qaeda in Iraq has diminished drastically because of ongoing U.S. operations.
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Tropical Storm Lane approached   hurricane strength on Friday as it lashed Mexico's Pacific   coast with rain and wind on its way to luxury tourist resorts   on the Baja California peninsula.
Passenger vehicle sales should  strengthen nearly 20 percent by the end of the decade to about  70 million vehicles annually, spurred by growth not only in  developing markets but in the United States and Europe, the  chief executive of BMW AG BMWG.DE said on Monday.
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Giorgio Armani, the world's most famous   designer, on Thursday blamed stylists and the media for the   fashion industry's obsession with ultra-thin women.
Australia's amended trade law allows more criminal prosecutions for intellectual property violations.
LUXEMBOURG (Ticker) - No. 3 Silvia Farina Elia of Italy became the first seeded player to advance at the SEAT Open Luxembourg. Farina Elia, ranked 21st in the world, made quick work of Frenchwoman Stephanie
The hum from machinery tucked under the seats at Joe Louis Arena was the only sound heard. The ice surface was empty &#151; and so were the stands. Welcome to the NHL lockout.
Automotive supplier Delphi Corporation said Friday that its plans to eliminate 3,000 US jobs next year will impact its Ohio operations.
MUMBAI: For the third quarter ended 30 September, the media and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner recorded a net income of $499 million.
Saudi security forces killed Wednesday night seven militants suspected of involvement in twin car bombing attacks in Riyadh, police sources said.
Wireless broadband gets a boost with optimized EV-DO installations in several regions.
Nepal's Maoist rebels accused the   multi-party interim government on Thursday of reneging on   promises and setting new conditions in a bid to hold on to   power, a day before the likely resumption of peace talks.
Play action has accounted for four of Chad Pennington's five touchdown passes this season. The Jets play the New England Patriots on Sunday in Foxboro, Mass.
Gordon S. Macklin helped usher in the era of electronic trading of securities when he oversaw the development of the Nasdaq.
Kevin Garnett, the player voting fans wanted to see most in next week's National Basketball Association All-Star Game, will not play in the annual showdown next Sunday in New Orleans.
Pope Benedict XVI has invited representatives of Muslim countries to meet next week at his summer residence, the Vatican said Friday.
GAZA CITY, Nov 18  - Prime minister Ahmed Qorei called for an end to &quot;armed chaos&quot; in the occupied territories Thursday as the interim Palestinian leadership held a raft of talks with various political factions here.
Sure she might be in one of the fall season's most lauded TV   shows, but Amanda Peet starred in a bigger production this weekend: her   wedding.
Portugal Telecom is analyzing possible investments in China, the chief executive of the former state monopoly said.
The 7-0 Colts and 8-0 Patriots will play Sunday in the most highly anticipated regular-season game in at least a decade.
Developing countries are urging changes to a deal drawn up by the US and the EU at the UN climate change conference. The draft agreement emerged late on Friday, after two weeks of negotiations in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.
Casting Jerry Mathers, also known as TV\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Beaver, in the Broadway musical \u00e2\u0080\u009cHairspray\u00e2\u0080\u009d could be dismissed as a casting gimmick. But the role fits him oddly well, as does the show itself.
The European Central Bank opts to keep interest rates on hold at 4% as jitters unsettle world markets.
The San Francisco 49ers introduced Mike Nolan as their new head coach on Wednesday.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potential independent bid for president depends largely on whether the major party candidates embrace the political center, said Democrats and Republicans who met with the mayor on Monday.
Two French journalists released by militants in Iraq returned to a jubilant France on Wednesday and described a four-month ordeal during which masked gunmen shuttled them among five hideouts and interrogated them at length.
Tottenham Hotspur lost for the second time in the Premier League this season, 1-0 at Portsmouth on Monday and remain in ninth place 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.
TERRY Butcher, the Motherwell manager, last night drew comparisons between Rangers goalkeeper Stefan Klos and his record-breaking former Ibrox team-mate Chris Woods after the German defied his side at Fir Park.
The remains of 11 people believed to be Jews killed in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising against Nazi occupiers were buried Thursday in a ceremony hailed by Jewish leaders as a sign of the rekindled relationship between their community and other Poles.
Four former executives with computer networking and security vendor Enterasys Networks sentenced to prison terms.
HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire  - Republican John McCain won the endorsement of independent Sen. Joe Lieberman on Monday as he tries to mount a comeback in his presidential bid.
Crude oil prices passed $49 per barrel today, striking fresh record levels amid heightened concern about supplies in Iraq.
Hollinger Inc. said on Friday that an Ontario Superior Court judge had ordered an investigation of the company now mired in controversy over the conduct of its major shareholder, press baron Conrad Black.
Sudanese number two Ali Osman Taha said his government was prepared to make \
A police officer died in a struggle with the ex-mayor of this Seattle suburb while responding to a call for aid at the man's home, authorities said Wednesday.
The lawyer for a serial killings suspect cast doubt on the only eyewitness linking the man to any crime, suggesting Monday that the woman's memory of the vicious beating she survived had \
WASHINGTON Nov 25, 2004 - Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.
An ex-MI6 man who told Mohammed Al Fayed of plans to kill a European leader in a car crash admits he may have been wrong.
SPANISH striker Nacho Novo proved the inspiration as Rangers out-classed Motherwell 4-1 at Ibrox yesterday to narrow the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
THE entire collection of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books, scholarly works and treasured manuscripts will soon form a vast online library free to anyone with a home computer, experts said yesterday, after a revolutionary move announced by Google, the internet search
Fear has a new name - black magic. Ho Sakta Hai comes in as one of the first Hindi films based on Black Magic - a theme alien to Bollywood so far.
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Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday that if elected president he would end illegal immigration in as few as three years by employing the same police tactics he used to reduce the crime rate as New York mayor.
Amelie Mauresmo made a powerful start in her bid to end the year as world number one with a 6-1 6-0 rout of Vera Zvonareva at the WTA Championships on Thursday.
Before last night&#39;s game with Tampa Bay at Fenway Park, every Boston player in sight was bombarded by questions about the drama that will be played out this weekend at Yankee Stadium against the Red Sox&#39; hated rivals.
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Islamic militants are using Switzerland  as a base because of its strategic location and different legal  system from surrounding European Union countries, a government  report published on Thursday said.
NASA's Messenger probe will make its second pass by Venus on Tuesday, which will help guide the spacecraft on its circuitous journey to Mercury and give scientists a close-up look at Earth's cloud-shrouded neighbor.
Sensuous, intellectual woman, 5'3, adventurous, pretty and open, seeks a life partner who is sexy, highly intelligent and cheerful. How old is this woman? In her early 60s. That's the profile Mary Bellis Waller, now 64, posted on two Internet dating sites during her search for a companion. Waller was a pioneer of online dating among people her age, and thousands of others age 60 and older are also turning to the Internet to find romance.
By Suganthi Suparmaniam  KUALA LUMPUR: Luwiza Mohd Fadzil's ideal school would be disabled- friendly and have computers for the blind.
AFTER the storm, the quiet man was in his element. Alastair Forsyth, an undemonstrative Scot beside whom Stan Laurel would seem animated, was unaffected by a delay of almost an hour-and-a-half late on the
Collin Levey&#39;s assertion that generic AIDS medicines are unsafe and ineffective (&quot;Cheap drugs help no one if they&#39;re not effective,&quot; Times guest column, Nov. 12) is deliberately misleading.
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A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers.
PUTRAJAYA: People who are HIV-positive must build up their own skills and not depend too much on employers, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The scheme by employees at a Sterling Financial subsidiary could cost as much as $165 million and might force the sale of the company.
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The African National Congress (ANC) holds a hotly contested election on Monday that could clear the way for the controversial Jacob Zuma to assume South Africa's presidency.
Hurricane Ivan may cost insurers less than first estimated after the third storm to hit the US in six weeks skirted New Orleans. US claims will probably total $2 billion to $7 billion, down from a previous
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc , the  second-largest U.S. equities exchange, said on Wednesday that  quarterly profit rose twelvefold, helped by a gain from the  sale of its stake in the London Stock Exchange .
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  - An Internet  statement purportedly from the Saudi wing of al Qaeda has urged  guerrillas to attack oil facilities in the world's biggest  crude exporter.
Researchers say they have pinpointed six common genetic variations that may cause heart disease and the discovery may help to predict who is at greatest risk.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday met with US Senator John McCain, one of the main contenders for the 2008 Republican nomination, and discussed a raft of issues including climate change and Iraq.
InfoWorld - Microsoft will release a public beta of new VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) server software by the end of this month.The software smoothly integrates with legacy phone networks and its Office application suite, the company said.
For a small biopharmaceutical firm that has yet to get a drug on the market, Medarex Inc. has been keeping some impressive company. Top pharmaceutical and biotech firms, from Johnson &amp; Johnson to Amgen Inc., have been signing deals with Medarex to use its genetically engineered mice as they seek to develop new drugs. The doctored mice have the rare ability to produce human antibodies, which can help fight disease just as natural antibodies do.
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Top government ministers from 21 Pacific Rim nations convened high-level talks on free trade and global security Wednesday as police battled university students protesting the summit and a weekend visit by President Bush.
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Steelcase Inc. SCS.N, the world's  largest office furniture maker, posted a quarterly profit on  Friday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as orders increased and  it passed on higher costs to its customers.
Tangerine peel could help in the fight against certain cancers, researchers said on Wednesday.
This week, on a block in front of City Hall, the theater of the streets became quite literal for a few hundred uncynical customers and those gawking passers-by who happened past.
Facebook has scheduled a high-profile advertising announcement for Nov. 6. Google has reportedly changed its social-networking announcement from Nov. 5 to later in the week. Coincidence?
U.S. retailers reported largely  disappointing February sales results on Thursday, as cold  temperatures and stormy weather hampered sales of spring  merchandise.
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A powerful explosion kills six and injures at least 20 at a cafe in Baghdad popular with Iraqi police officers.
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Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
A crop of ostensibly environmentally friendly websites promise to reduce your carbon footprint. Their actual impact on the environment is negligible, however.
Mets utility player David Newhan, whose father, Ross, is a Hall of Fame baseball writer for The Los Angeles Times, has persevered through a frustrating series of circumstances.
Himesh Reshammiya sells out stadiums in the US faster than Bollywood actors.
London equities rallied at the close to finish higher after spending much of the day in negative territory.
An IRS program to encourage taxpayers to file electronically is providing software that's not always accurate, an inspector general said Friday.
MOSCOW, Russia (Agencies) -- Seven people were killed as armed attackers stormed a school in southern Russia and took at least 100 people hostage on Wednesday, Russian media reported.
What a Test match this is turning out to be after the sublime batting of Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss seized back the initiative after South Africa dominated the first two days.
Senator John Kerry charged that President George W. Bush committed &quot;a colossal error&quot; by invading Iraq, as they clashed in a high-stakes debate that may decide their battle for the White House.
PROVO, Utah  -- Several Utah County cities are considering buying electricity from a coal-fired power plant in central Utah that has environmentalists concerned about air quality.
Mr. Sorenson overcame a learning disability and built a fortune in innovative medical devices and real estate.
One of the pleasures of    stargazing is noticing and enjoying the various colors that stars display in    dark skies. These hues offer direct visual evidence of how stellar temperatures    vary.
Cubans have been fetching their precious US dollars from every conceivable hiding place \u00e2\u0080-ans buried in patios, a wooden box under a tile in the kitchen, the roof over the
AMES, Iowa  - For Iowa Democrats, the 2008 presidential campaign is starting where the 2004 race ended -- with a search for plain talk and realistic plans on how to end the war in Iraq.
Scientists find the answer to stopping the virus might be right under their noses -- generic antipsychotic medications. By Serena Gordon.
The German co-chief executive of European aerospace group EADS, Thomas Enders, said Monday he would now head the Airbus aircraft unit and that Frenchman Louis Gallois would become the sole chief executive at EADS.
Sudafrica e Uruguay hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Johannesburg. (Nic. Api) ...
Per maison gioielli utile netto a 20,5 milioni (+5,2%)
A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition entitled The Best of Local Wildlife will go on display at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre next month.  But there is still a chance for extra entries from local amateur photographers of all ages who may want to contribute pictures for the display boards.
GREELEY, Colo., Sept. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UAP Holding Corp. , the largest independent distributor of agricultural and non-crop inputs in the United States and Canada, today announced that Michael E.
Blog: New suite of smart phone protection includes antispam for SMS and data encryption.
In a surprise reversal, the Chilean army on Friday for the first time assumed institutional responsibility for widespread human rights violations during the 1973-90 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
Australia start their Champions Trophy cricket match against New Zealand at the Oval tomorrow night (9pm NZT) as favourites but New Zealand coach John Bracewell feels two factors could contribute to an upset win over the world No 1.
Budget airlines, such as Oasis, JetStar, and AirAsiaX are offering low-cost flights to the US and Europe.
Last-minute shoppers flocked to the Internet, leading online retail sales to surpass estimates for the holiday season.
Palm Beach County stands to get 4,000 more doses of flu vaccine, and Broward County also may ask for more from a shipment of 60,000 that the Florida Department of Health bought from California.
Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from November 2006.
ROMA, 31 OTTOBRE 2004 - Continua la corsa della Juventus, che batte il Chievo 3-0. Scivolano sul vestito della Signora le assenze importanti annunciate alla vigilia e le riserve mostrano di valere i titolari.
The men from al-Qaeda guided their bomb-laden skiff through the harbor and drew near the USS Cole, detonating a quarter-ton of C-4 plastic explosive that killed 17 sailors and tore a 40-foot hole in the side of the Navy destroyer.
RDX, a lethal plastic explosive, may have bee used to trigger the three blasts in Dimapur on Saturday that killed at least 36 people and left over 100 injured even as the dominant Issac-Muivah group of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM
Obese patients typically show poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this problem is fixed.
An Israeli soldier caught on  videotape beating Palestinians at a busy West Bank checkpoint  was sentenced by a military court on Tuesday to six months'  imprisonment, the army said.
Four days after Novell Inc. of Waltham received half a billion dollars from Microsoft Corp. to settle an antitrust complaint, Novell has filed another antitrust suit against its giant rival.
As NASA prepares to return the space shuttle to orbit, there is debate over whether the fleet is as safe as it should be.
A nationwide polio vaccination campaign begins in India as part of the global UN drive to eradicate the virus.
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Google and Facebook join DataPortability WorkGroup, improving social network portability but raising privacy concerns.
Switzerland on Wednesday followed Italy and Germany in raising the threat of criminal prosecution of CIA operatives involved in anti-terrorism operations in Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO - Major players in the adult-entertainment industry, long in the vanguard of technology use, now find themselves playing catch-up. Overall sales and rentals of X-rated DVDs have plunged 15% in the last year and up to 30% over the past two years because video and photos on the Internet - much of it created by amateurs - are available at a fraction of the cost or for free. PornoTube.com and YouPorn.com are piping user-generated naughty content straight to the PCs, cellphones and Internet-connected TVs of consumers. Internet-based porn sales, by contrast, grew 14%, to $2.8 billion, last year.
A new centre-right government takes office in Greece, after PM Costas Karamanlis's election win.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Monday urged people of faith to work cooperatively on problems such as poverty, global warming and reducing the number of abortions &#151; \
Libya took another big step towards respectability yesterday when the European Union&#39;s most senior diplomats agreed that an arms embargo against Tripoli should be lifted.
He called two black hecklers the \
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday repeated his vow to keep about 550 troops in Iraq after the government confirmed that the decapitated body found on a street
The Environmental Protection Agency released an annual report on Monday that showed enforcement actions in the last fiscal year would eliminate a billion pounds of pollution from the nation&#39;s air, land and water.
Nintendo says it will launch its new Wii console in Japan in December, costing a maximum of $215.
-- Connecticut was a clear choice as No. 1. Rutgers was more of a poll mystery. The Huskies regained the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday after receiving 38 of the 50 first-place votes. Connecticut had been No. 1 for seven straight weeks before falling to No. 2 last...
Travis Hafner and the Cleveland Indians agreed to a $57 million, four-year contract extension through the 2012 season.
The British Treasury said it would facilitate a sale of the troubled mortgage lender while trying to ensure that taxpayers will not have to pay for the bank\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rescue.
Of all the clues that Osama bin Laden is after a nuclear weapon, perhaps the most significant came in intelligence reports indicating that he received fresh approval last year from a Saudi
California will become the first state to impose a universal cap on greenhouse gas emissions Wednesday when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs into law a sweeping effort to curb global warming.
New Years Eve is one great reason to party; and its all the more fun if one knows how to do it.
This is the 10th game, after all, and their start had nothing to do with their 101-94 victory over the Raptors in Toronto last night at Air Canada Centre.
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NEW YORK - It doesn&#39;t look like Britannia will again rule the waves anytime soon. In the World Economic Forum&#39;s Global Competitiveness Report, the UK&#39;s business environment rose four places to 11th this year, ahead of Germany at 13 and France at 27.
Over five films and four decades the director George A. Romero\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slack-jawed undead have been our tour guides through a brainless, barbaric America.
Camilla, the wife of Britain's Prince Charles, says she will not attend the memorial service marking the 10th anniversary of princess Diana's death this week.
Heather Mills McCartney is to take part in Dancing with the Stars, the US version of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
Ten years ago this week Sony launched its first notebook; Vaio business group president marks the occasion with an interview.
The nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest mortgage lender and loan servicer reported a $1.2 billion loss in the third quarter of 2007 but said that it expected to return to profitability by the end of the year.
Are you nervous about viruses, worms, spyware and other threats to your computer? Wish you had the power to appoint an intelligence czar to safeguard your PC?
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi Aug. 17, 2004  Burundi and Rwanda warned on Tuesday that they might send troops into neighboring Congo if that country fails to disarm militias responsible for massacring more than 160 Congolese refugees at a UN camp in Burundi ...
WASHINGTON  - Antigua and Barbuda beat long odds Wednesday as the World Trade Organisation confirmed a ruling that a ban in the United States on Internet gambling violates global trading rules.
With little promotion, the Passion of the Christ DVD sold 4.1 million copies in its first day, its distributors said. That adds to its impressive box office numbers, and makes Mel Gibson an even richer man.
A volley of lawsuits was launched against alleged spammers on Thursday by the four major US Internet service providers. This includes a case brought by AOL against twenty individuals accused of spimming, or
SANTA BARBARA, CA. (Top40 Charts) - US Police and investigators in California have raided the famed &#39;Neverland Ranch&#39; of Pop icon Michael Jackson.
The University of Arizona in Tucson has a dozen faculty members and scores of graduate students who have spent hundreds of thousands of hours working on Cassini-related projects.
Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov pardoned more than a thousand prisoners on Thursday -- the first anniversary of his rule in the gas-producing Caspian nation.
NEW YORK  - Exposure to carbon monoxide gas decreases the heart's ability to contract in a way that is distinct from the effects of oxygen deprivation, and this persists even after all of the carbon monoxide is removed from the system, according to experiments conducted in rats.
European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso has introduced a new set of nominees for the European Commission, naming Italian foreign minister to take the place of the controversial Catholic nominee, Rocco ...
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SAN DIEGO - A Web designer pleaded guilty Wednesday to posting a message on his site threatening bloodshed at San Diego State University in order to generate publicity, a day after the Virginia Tech massacre.
More than ever, today's consumers need to plan and research their tech purchases to make sure the parts of their digital dream home will actually work together.
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The network\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coverage of Super Bowl Sunday and Super Duper Tuesday will meld.
Jim Carrey has left the  talent agency that nurtured his career for the past 15 years,  setting off a frenzy among rival firms Wednesday to land the  comic actor.
The Russian president promoted of Sergei B. Ivanov, who is considered a contender to succeed him.
Sierra Leone counted votes on Sunday from a tense presidential run-off which went peacefully despite fears of violence, but both sides accused the other of fraud and intimidation, and observers reported ballot stuffing.
Bradford &amp; Bingley was the top performer in a FTSE 100 index that Thursday enjoyed its biggest one-day percentage gain since March.
LIVORNO, 25 SETTEMBRE 2004 - La Polonia ha accorciato le distanze nei confronti dell&#39;Italia che adesso conduce per 2-1 nel match valido per la promozione al gruppo I della zona euro-africana di Coppa Davis.
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 28, 2004 .- John Paul II returned the relics of Sts. Gregory Nazianzen and John Chrysostom to the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, hoping the gesture would serve to &quot;reinforce our path of reconciliation.
Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu won the toss and elected to field against England in the rain-delayed opening Pool D match of the ICC Champions Trophy at Edgbaston here.
Two of the foreign-born doctors suspected of plotting last week's failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow had inquired about applying for medical training positions in the United States, U.S. officials said yesterday.
In Derek Lowe's dream scenario, a number of teams will vie for his services when he enters free agency this offseason. His only regret is that the Red Sox almost certainly will not be among them.
WASHINGTON : US jobless claims rose in the past week, with Hurricane Ivan a major factor, the Labour Department reported on Thursday.
Nearly everywhere Rod Brind'Amour looked this offseason, he saw the famous photo of his screaming, smiling self finally hoisting the Stanley Cup.
Jose Mourinho hailed Frank Lampard as he led Chelsea last night into the Carling Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Fulham. Frank Lampard came off the bench at Fulham to score a late winner before next week
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian Islamist group Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government which it said was the only way to ensure stability in the Middle East.
ARIZONA-MADE HEART: An experimental artificial heart that saved a Mesa teen&#39;s life won Food and Drug Administration approval Monday, making the technology available to others throughout the country.
Israel on Wednesday rejected demands from visiting U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan that it immediately lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon and withdraw its forces once 5,000 international troops are deployed.
President Bush gave full-throated support on Monday to Donald H. Rumsfeld, his embattled defense secretary, saying that beneath Mr.
The Warner Music Group, Viacom and the Universal Music Group are the final bidders for the BMG Music Publishing unit.
Intensive negotiations will resume this week over the British-Irish blueprint aimed at restoring devolution.
Rock star Bono on Tuesday urged wealthy nations to step up donations to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria &quot;aggressively&quot; at a major donor meeting in Berlin this week.
The search for new strategies to confront global warming takes center stage in Buenos Aires on Monday as thousands of environmentalists and government policy-makers gather for an international conference on climate change.
House Majority Leader Steny H . Hoyer (D-Md.) promised yesterday that Defense Department civil service employees would not be laid off because of a budget dispute between the White House and Congress.
Spanish police arrest 90 people, including 21 minors, in one of its largest ever operations on child pornography.
The French president \
OPEC said on Friday there were risks an economic slowdown could worsen in 2008 and forecast that weaker growth and easing political tension could take the heat out of near-record oil prices.
Intel's Kentsfield chip rips through multithreaded apps in supervised preview testing.
Bin Laden's deputy threatens \
Faculty members confronted Harvard president Lawrence Summers at a tense meeting where some questioned whether he could still lead the university after recently suggesting innate differences help explain why more men than women excel in math and science.
The Boston Red Sox and free agent outfielder J.D. Drew agreed to a five-year contract worth a reported $70 million on Tuesday.
Ukraine's outgoing leader offered his  opponents some concessions on Tuesday but not enough to end a  crisis that has plunged the country into turmoil and driven a  wedge between Russia and the West.
Australia said on Wednesday a terrorist attack could be carried out soon in Indonesia, possibly targeting Western establishments such as a Hilton hotel in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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p2pnet.net News:- Intel will offer dual core &#39;two-in-one&#39; microprocessors across all product lines starting next year. And by 2006, most chips sold for desktop and notebook PCs, as well as server computers
A JUDGE today ordered Chile&#39;s former dictator Augusto Pinochet to stand trial for murder and kidnappings under his iron-fisted rule between 1973 and 1990.
Paparazzi at the scene of the crash that killed Princess Diana would stop at nothing to get pictures, her inquest is told.
Nella sua lunga carriera di interprete, aveva ottenuto due nomination agli OscarNel film di Spielberg pronunciava la notissima frase: \
A 15-year-old Wisconsin girl who  received an experimental treatment to become the first person  known to survive rabies without a vaccination has been released  from hospital, a spokeswoman for the hospital said on Sunday.
An American teenager is the first human ever known to survive rabies without vaccination, the US Centers for Disease Control confirmed Wednesday, after the girl received a desperate and novel type of therapy for the fatal disease.
European equities fell on Thursday as interest rate concerns resurfaced, with comments due from US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials, while the Bank of England is seen keeping UK rates on hold.
Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger pleaded innocent on Wednesday to
MARK COLVIN: Meanwhile, the Iraqi Interim Government has denied that it&#39;s going to release a top woman germ warfare scientist, Rihab Taha, from jail.
Washington lawyer William Wilhelm knows from experience that not everybody loves his BlackBerry as much as he does.
An explosion that may have started in a large propane tank flattened an industrial warehouse near downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 46 others, authorities said.
Investors who own nearly  half of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  said they  would seek to control its board and oust its chief executive,  pushing up shares in the maker of the \
The Russian Orthodox Church condemns an attempt to sell a skull and bone allegedly belonging to Saint Philipp.
MILANO, 1 DICEMBRE 2004 - La Corte d&#39;Assise d&#39;appello di Milano ha assolto Francesco Neami e Carlo Maria Maggi, ex estremisti neri veneti, dall&#39;accusa di essere responsabili della strage davanti alla Questura di Milano del 17 maggio &#39;73 che provoc\u00c3\u00b2 4
Software group Microsoft   will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple  Inc's  iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview  with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Tiger Woods shot a 6-under 65 to tie for the lead with Ryan Palmer, one stroke ahead of Mark O'Meara and two others.
Former Cold War foes NATO and Russia on Thursday played down weeks of tension over rigged presidential poll results in Ukraine and issued a joint call for free and fair elections at the end of the month.
Prince Harry has spoken to his father, Prince Charles, about his scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub, the princes' office said Friday.
So confident was Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt that he would make a tying, 48-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining in Thursday night&#39;s league opener against the Patriots
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Internet access may be cut for people who illegally download music and videos  under government proposals.
The DR Congo government says its troops are battling Rwandan soldiers and not Congolese rebels, as earlier reported.
Increasing revenue and decreasing expenses -- who could ask for more?
Nairobi - The Kenyan press on Saturday unanimously hailed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to environmentalist Wangari Maathai and called for a fresh look at ideals she had stood and made so much sacrifices for.
The air travel embargo ended Thursday, but restrictions will remain at sea until international naval forces are ready.
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MANNHEIM, Germany  - A U.S. soldier at the center  of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal wants his pending court  martial to be moved from Baghdad as he believes he has no  chance of a fair trial there, his lawyers said on Monday.
EU telecommunications ministers backed on Thursday rules slashing the cost of cross-border mobile phone calls by up to 70 percent, lifting the last political hurdle to their application.
Minnesota's Johan Alexander Santana was unanimously chosen by baseball writers as the 2004 A.L. Cy Young award winner.
Staff Writer. 8/25/04 Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson said Tuesday that his department feels vindicated by the state attorney general&#39;s conclusion that Michael Jackson was not mistreated while in custody last year.
Per la seconda volta nella sua storia, la Russia ha vinto la Coppa Davis. Battuta l'Argentina 3-2. D...
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is due in China, on a visit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, and Tehran said it held U.S. forces responsible for his safety.
GOVERNMENTS AND peoples of the Caribbean are understandably very much focused at this time on the horrors created by Hurricane Ivan.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, viewed by many last year as virtually unstoppable in her bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee, is now seeking to portray herself as the underdog against her rival Sen. Barack Obama.
This image released Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, by NASA shows six of the three-dozen &quot;ultraviolet luminous galaxies&quot; spotted in our corner of the universe by NASA&#39;s Galaxy Evolution Explorer.
Scientists believe they have found a way to dampen down the impact of bad memories in people's brains.
Taco Bell ordered scallions removed from its 5,800 U.S. restaurants Wednesday after tests suggested they may be responsible for the E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least three dozen people in three states.
BESLAN, Russia - Militants wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a southern Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hundreds of hostages - many of them children - and threatening to blow up the building if police storm it. As least two people have been reported killed, including a school parent...
The United States and its major economic allies struggled yesterday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry played down fears of an injury crisis ahead of Sunday&#39;s clash at Old Trafford in the wake of his side&#39;s bruising encounter at Panathinaikos.
WASHINGTON, Aug 23  - US officials on Monday accepted results of a referendum that failed to recall Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and called on the government and opposition to reconcile their differences.
Consumer groups are criticizing the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s handling of problems with Sears kitchen ranges in an effort to pressure legislators to toughen safety laws.
(CBN News) - Voters in 11 states overwhelmingly passed constitutional amendments to protect traditional marriage, and ban gay marriage.
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The Zafi.D worm, which disguises  itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most  frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company  Panda Software said this week.
A US jet fired missiles in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, the fourth day of attacks targeting the city where US and Iraqi troops have no control, officials said.
When the delivery truck finally arrives, laborer Sher Nawaz joins about 400 Pakistanis scrambling to buy a sack of wheat flour.
The lawyer for Judith Regan, whose  plan to publish a book by O.J. Simpson called \
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to make it easier to kill wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains to protect other wildlife and domesticated animals.
Chievo e Reggina hanno pareggiato 1-1 (1-0) nella gara di ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa It...
_ A jury has ruled that Union Carbide was not fraudulent in how it sold asbestos for use by Kelly-Moore Paints in its interior finishing products.
Northeastern linebacker Liam Ezekiel, who was suspended for last Saturday's victory at Hofstra, is expected to play when the Huskies close out their season Saturday against the University of Rhode Island at Parsons Field. &quot;The suspension is essentially lifted,&quot; said coach Rocky Hager. &quot;[Ezekiel] spoke with the team this afternoon and worked it out. Basically, how the rest of the ...
Risultati degli incontri della prima giornata del girone di ritorno di serie B.
The community is invited to celebrate the joys of Christmas by attending candlelight services on Christmas Eve at various churches in Ponca City.
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The Oracle Corporation announced early yesterday that it would acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 billion, ending a bitter takeover fight that had lasted more than 18 months.
Back at No. 1 for the 29th straight week, it's everybody's favorite ringtone. The music market tracker Billboard will begin ranking the customized mobile phone sound snippets beginning next week &#151; another sign that ringtones are fast becoming a staple of recording industry sales,
Child soldiers serving with rebels in Sierra Leone dismembered a screaming child before tossing him in a toilet pit, a pastor testified during the trial of Charles Taylor on Tuesday.
Excavations for the Channel Tunnel rail link show scientists a glimpse of climate change 55 million years ago.
NEW YORK Senator John Kerry is in robust condition, he and his doctors said in their first extended interviews discussing his medical history.
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Description: An Islamist Internet site says a radical group has killed two female Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad. The women&#39;s employer says it has doubts about the claim.
The Air Force is planning to fire at least five officers for an incident in which nuclear-armed missiles were mistakenly loaded on a B-52 bomber and flown across the U.S. -- the worst known violation of nuclear security rules in decades.
Perfection is the impossible dream in the NFL. No matter how hard you try, there will be some weeks when things don&#39;t go as planned.
Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was 82.
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The Food and Drug Administration said Monday consumers should not eat any fresh spinach as investigators look for the source of E. coli bacteria that has sickened at least 109 people.
French President Jacques Chirac lead a delegation of business leaders on a trip to oil-rich Libya Wednesday hoping to expand trade ties.
Howard Stern, one of the most popular  U.S. radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast  his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O beginning in  2006, after being dropped earlier this year from several  stations that objected to his often off-color humor.
Congress yesterday passed the broadest overhaul of the rules that govern the U.S. fishing industry in a decade, with provisions instructing fishery managers to adhere strictly to scientific advice so as not to deplete the ocean.
Five people are killed and 30 others injured in two bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, police say.
Top City figure John Monckton is stabbed to death in his own home by intruders, police say.
World number four Nikolay Davydenko has been fined $2,000 (976 pounds) for not trying hard enough during his shock defeat by Croatian qualifier Marin Cilic at the St Petersburg Open on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova, despite her youth, beauty, and fashion sense, wants to be taken seriously as an athlete. What must she think then of Serena Williams, who, just before the start of her second-round match against Lindsay Lee-Waters at the US Open yesterday afternoon, approached chair umpire Jake Garner and requested that someone run back to the women's ...
The Celtics, who have the best record in the N.B.A., won their second game of the season against the Nets , who had won six of their previous seven.
The wireless carrier said it would allow a request by Naral Pro-Choice America to make its mobile network available for a text-message program.
United Nations, Aug. 24 (PTI): Condemning the bombing of an Opposition rally in Bangladesh which killed 19 people, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, has deplored the use of violence against the civilian population.
Bill Cosby's terrier bounced into the show ring, wagging his tail a mile a minute. Harry walked onto the green carpet at Madison Square Garden as if he had no competition &#151; in fact, he didn't.
TEHRAN, Iran  - President Mohammad Khatami called a nuclear deal reached with European country a \
Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.
Palestinian militants fired two mortars at a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip today, killing a 24-year-old Israeli-American woman and enflaming settlers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 anger at Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
White House aides are defending President Bush against new allegations relating to his military service during the Vietnam War, which he served in the United States.
John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Blog: E-mail supposedly from the I.R.S. hides a malicious attached file.
For the past five years, Bill Gates and the people at Microsoft have been trying to turn that boring gray computer box on your desk into a sexy entertainment gadget that you would welcome into your living room or media room.
Well, let this be a lesson to us all. There really is no egregious mistake in the world of professional flesh peddling that cannot be undone.
Updated from 12:51 pm ESTWithin hours of the announcement that antivirus maker Symantec (SYMC:Nasdaq) and software storage vendor Veritas (VRTS:Nasdaq) would merge, skeptical investors shaved about a billion dollars off the value of the all-stock deal.
PARIS -- Palestinian officials are starting to transfer some of Yasser Arafat&#39;s power, as the longtime leader&#39;s health appears to be deteriorating.
U.S. interest rates are still  \
The Cuban government has resumed formal diplomatic contacts with eight European nations, including France, Germany and Britain, Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said Monday.

Sixth seed Andy Roddick blew Czech qualifier Lukas Dlouhy off the court 6-3 6-4 7-5 to reach the Australian Open second round on Monday.
The governor of Herat urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to put on trial a renegade commander whose forces swept through the province before
HUDSON, Wisconsin (CNN) -- With political pressure mounting to allow imports of cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries, President Bush appeared to move closer to supporting the idea Wednesday -- but only if the safety of the drugs ...
Manchester's Ricky Hatton takes on Mexico's Jose Luis Castillo in a light welterweight super-fight in Las Vegas.
Italy's choice for a European Commission post, who sparked an uproar with his comments on homosexuality and women, said Saturday he will step aside.
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The actor was issued a legal notice by an NGO for smoking in public during the two recent events -- the Twenty20 cricket match in Mumbai and Hindustan Times Summit in Delhi.
The Turkish prime minister today held last-minute talks with European Union leaders before a closed-door meeting that will decide if his country can begin membership talks with the bloc.
Los Angeles. Elmer Bernstein, il musicista che ha composto le colonne sonore di tanti successi di Hollywood ricevendo ben 14 nomination all&#39;Oscar, e&#39; morto ad 82 anni nella sua casa ad Ojai. Il compositore
I want to pay my respects to LeBron. But the one-man game, even his majestic version, doesn't thrill me.
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling African National Congress party opened a leadership conference on Sunday which could determine who becomes the country's next president.
Cyril Saulnier beats Greg Rusedski in five sets to reach round two of the US Open.
EMLYN Hughes. Arguably the greatest player ever to wear a Liverpool shirt, died yesterday from a brain tumour. He had been battling the illness for the last 15 months.
Emergency crews are searching woods and open fields near Kirksville, Missouri, Wednesday morning after a commuter plane crash. At least eight of the 15 people on board the Corporate Airlines turboprop were
A  rapist on hunger strike in a protest over his innocence is to be given intravenous nutrition, a judge rules.
Long-planned escape from beige boxes Analysis Microsoft's announcement of Surface Computing, basically a PC built into a coffee table, might indeed represent a new paradigm in computing technology, but for Microsoft it's just another attempt at getting its software out from the beige boxes under our desks to somewhere, anywhere, else.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Politics: 24 November 2004, Wednesday. Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and his Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus will host a working breakfast with leading businessmen and investors.
Washington Post writer Bob Woodward says, in a new book, that the true extent of the Iraq war is being hidden.
An international animal welfare group vowed to pursue a lawsuit accusing Japanese whalers of killing hundreds of whales within an Australian sanctuary despite Canberra's own reluctance.
Oklahoma has charged Macaulay Culkin with illegal possession of marijuana and a controlled substance after the former child star was arrested during a traffic stop last week, authorities said on Tuesday.
By M.K. Guetersloh, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  Sep. 12--BLOOMINGTON -- A possible solution to keep taste and odor problems from reoccurring in the city's water supply received the Bloomington City Council's approval Monday.
The last time Harvard had a run like this, the ball was a lot rounder, the players wore leather helmets, and the movie you took your girl to see on a Saturday night had no sound.
After Kurdish separatists strike again, popular opinion and military hawkishness moves one U.S. ally closer to attacking another
ATHENS, Greece -- American pole vaulter Timothy Mack pulled off a last-gasp clearance at an Olympic record height of 5.95 meters to take the title in Athens.
Rebel strikes across Baghdad killed five people on Thursday \u00e2\u0080-ncluding three paramilitary policemen and a government official \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -insurgents continued their efforts to derail Iraq&#39;s upcoming general election.
Overseas sales continue to drive solid growth at Yum! Brands.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Emmitt Smith officially  announced his retirement on Thursday, bringing to an end 15  sparkling years in the NFL that he leaves as the all-time  leading rusher and a three-time Super Bowl champion.
''Giochiamo e lavoriamo bene. Tutti stiamo lavorando per arrivare primi in campionato, se il gruppo ...
&quot;No one can control or change this revolution. No one can control or change me.&quot;. Yasser Arafat spoke those words before a boisterous crowd in a dusty refugee camp called Nahr Bared in northern Lebanon more than two decades ago.
Romania's Trade Ministry will start ve talks with German utility E.On and the Czech's CEZ to sell two regional power suppliers.
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Decide to do something about portable data storage now rather than later. Let your auditors and risk management staff know that 4GB dip sticks are here, and 1.6TB gel disks are around the corner.
In recent months, Intel delayed several chips and recalled other, defective ones. It overestimated demand, thereby causing an inventory glut.
Il titolo mondiale in Formula Uno vinto all'ultima gara dopo mille emozioni non &egrave; bastato a K...
A surgery manager is jailed for altering cheques to steal cash from GPs to fund her extravagant lifestyle, a court hears.
Ebay says its Paypal system is slowly getting back to normal after breaking down six days ago.
Irish PM Bertie Ahern is to be quizzed in parliament on loans and payments he received in the 1990s.
Troubled Brazilian international striker Adriano could face over a year's suspension for assaulting another player during a match last Sunday it was revealed by his club Sao Paulo on Tuesday.
Partenopei raggiungono Piacenza al terzo posto
President Mahmoud Abbas has asked Israel for permission to bring Palestinian forces based in Jordan to the West Bank to try to shore up his control after Hamas's Gaza takeover, Israeli officials said on Tuesday.
Parts of the Caribbean are bracing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Ivan within the next 36 hours.
Despite revealing yesterday that its public deficit was higher in the buildup to adopting the euro than the limit set by the EU, Greece looks certain to avoid any sanctions and may be given a two-year deadline to bring its finances in line with eurozone
Partial election returns suggested today that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had experienced a major setback barely over a year after his own election.
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Police have issued a warrant for G-Unit&#39;s Young Buck in connection with the Monday night stabbing at the Vibe Awards, held in a Santa Monica, California, airport hangar.
For Michelle Wie, the last four months away from golf have been a rest, a reality check and a chance to enjoy her last taste of high school.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will sell select generic prescription drugs at a sharply reduced price in all of Florida, nearly four months earlier than expected.
Malawi denies agreeing to send troops to Somalia, in a fresh blow for the planned AU peacekeeping force.
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Two prominent Austrian Jewish leaders urged Pope Benedict XVI to use his moral authority to stop Iran from developing the ability to produce nuclear weapons and prevent a \
King Gyanendra of Nepal grants an amnesty to 12 women prisoners jailed for having abortions.
DAVID Beckham&#39;s Real Madrid team-mates threw him in the air during training to celebrate the news he is going to be a dad again.
Fancy a $20,000 suit of armor under  the Christmas tree? Or how about a crystal-encrusted Mrs.  Potato Head for $8,000? Or maybe a $50,000 Ferrari go-cart?
An Indian company claims its software automatically converts legacy applications written in old languages such as Cobol and Pascal to modern languages such as C++ and Java.
Republican John McCain admonished Democrat Barack Obama for hedging on whether he would accept public funding as promised if he wins his party's nomination or use his prolific fundraising operation.
Sales at the nation's retailers edged up by 0.1 percent in February as bad winter weather in many parts of the country kept shoppers away from the malls.
Leeds United Football Club is to sell its ground, Elland Road, after a takeover bid by a local consortium led by Sebastian Sainsbury fell through.
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution that threatens &quot;to consider&quot; oil sanctions on Sudan if the government does not act to end the violence in the country&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
The magnitude of the tsunami that remade the coasts of the Asian subcontinent was slowly gauged across the world.
SanDisk puts its MP3 players back on display at a German electronics show after overturning a court injunction.
China on Thursday played down North Korea's failure to meet a year-end deadline to declare its nuclear programmes but called on the reclusive state to honour its commitments on disarmament.
The Dow briefly rose above its record   closing high on Thursday, but stocks slipped later as crude oil   prices rebounded and investors worried a slower economy would   not sustain earnings.
A start-up founded by a former telecom regulator hopes to someday build a nationwide network offering free high-speed Internet with family-friendly content filters.
Iraq's main Sunni Muslim political party says it is withdrawing from next month's general elections.
World powers named Tony Blair as  their Middle East peace envoy on Wednesday, handing the  outgoing British prime minister a daunting new challenge on a  day Israeli forces killed 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The index of leading US economic indicators fell a fourth consecutive month in September, suggesting higher energy prices and slower job creation will limit growth, a private group said.
Australia's opposition Labor party promises free health care for the over 75s as it seeks to win federal elections.
By Chiarappa, Michael J  Fishing for Gold: The Story of Alabama's Catfish Industry. By Karni R. Perez. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2006. xv+263 pp. Bibliographical references, index. Paper $22.95.
Government bonds rose across the US and Europe on Friday as a weaker than expected report on US employment capped a week in which the Federal Reserve upgraded its assessment of the outlook for the US economy, while seeming to downplay inflation fears.
Nuova richiesta contabilita' relativa a bilancio annuale
Auburn felt cheated. California wanted an explanation. And Fiesta Bowl officials held their noses as they extended an invitation to a Pittsburgh team that had to go into overtime to defeat I-AA Furman.
By Carrie A. Moore Deseret Morning News  Pastors representing more than 40 evangelical Christian churches and 16 different denominations in Utah gathered for a press conference Tuesday to literally display a new sign of unity among them despite their doctrinal differences.
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Accused of corruption, a former Philippine president (and action movie superstar) is sentenced to life imprisonment -- in his country estate.
NATO peacekeepers and Afghan police are preparing tight security over the Afghan capital as foreign dignitaries descend on Kabul for President Hamid Karzai&#39;s inauguration on Tuesday.
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Poles voted on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that could weaken the grip of the conservative Kaczynski twins and bring in a government ready to speed up economic reforms and improve relations with EU allies.
NEW YORK - Improving conditions in the labor market and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in consumer confidence in December.
Greek PM Costas Karamanlis has been asked to form a new government after his victory in Sunday's poll.
By Simon Read, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 14--Antioch's City Council has rejected Wal-Mart's plan to expand its Lone Tree Way store into a supercenter.
Scientists capture a beam of light and make it reappear elsewhere, potentially leading to advances in computing.
A World War II-era stunt plane crashed Friday while the pilot was practicing for an air show at Oceana Naval Air Station that was set to begin within hours, a base spokesman said. There was no immediate word on injuries.
Want to get paid for all those frags? Here's how to do it.
Oracle Corp. finally scooped up rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a nasty feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.
A 16-month-old German girl who was surgically separated from her conjoined twin sister three months ago at Johns Hopkins Children&#39;s Center has left Baltimore to return home to Lemgo, Germany, the hospital said Tuesday.
In announcing yesterday that he would release the key judgments of a controversial National Intelligence Estimate, President Bush said he agreed with the document's conclusion \
MADRID -- Spanish police arrested 16 people yesterday on suspicion of recruiting volunteers to fight in Iraq and other countries.
President George W. Bush on Friday tried to calm financial market turmoil from the credit crisis by announcing proposals intended to prevent homeowners from defaulting on risky mortgages.
(InfoWorld) - Is your software vendor doing everything it can to secure its products? As Sun Microsystems\u00c2\u00a0learned this week, there is always room for improvement. Sun changed the way it releases security updates\u00c2\u00a0to its desktop Java SE (Standard Edition) platform this week following pressure from customers and security experts\u00c2\u00a0such as\u00c2\u00a0Marc Maiffret, chief technology officer with eEye Digital Security. Maiffret had blasted Sun\u00c2\u00a0a few months ago for releasing Java fixes to developers ahead of regular users -- a practice that he said could give the bad guys a golden opportunity to reverse-engineer the developer code and uncover new ways of attacking Sun's 800 million Java SE users. With Sun now pledging to release all of its Java SE updates at the same time, IDG News Service asked Maiffret what suggestions he'd offer the software industry on improving security. Following are his top five tips: 1. Make it easy for the hackers to tell you what they know. According to Maiffret this is the No. 1 way to improve your relationship with the security community and it's easily done: \
The United States said on Tuesday the international community would have to impose sanctions if Iran did not halt sensitive atomic work, and the EU said the latest talks on the matter had been helpful but no breakthrough.
A former cancer patient who experts thought was infertile gives birth to a baby at a hospital in Edinburgh.
The death of one of the greatest figures in modern French literature, Henri Troyat, is announced in Paris.
The new guy sported a new white headband, and stayed after Nets practice, running through the plays so he would be sure he had them down when his number was called.
A former Staten Island ferry captain who initially refused to speak with investigators about a disastrous ferry wreck will escape prosecution in exchange for his help in the case against another official.
The market ends the week in the red.Plus: Dell's Q4 profits fumble.... IBM answers phones.... and more.
As the holidays approach, Christmas spirit is a bargain-hunting essential.
Share your thoughts on the Giants-Patriots matchup, see what others are saying, and check back at 6 p.m. ET for live coverage of the game and the telecast.
A species of monkey unknown to science has been discovered in Arunachal Pradesh, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society.
In the punt, pass, and pray world of Texas football, the goal post is a holy crossbar, and you&#39;d best genuflect before the uprights if you know what&#39;s good for you.
The Motion Picture Association of America&#39;s (MPAA) campaign against movie piracy has taken another turn after it confirmed it was suing two chip makers.
Government scientists have warned hikers and researchers not to go near the crater of the Mount St. Helens volcano because there is an &quot;increased likelihood&quot; an explosion
Entrepix Inc., a leading provider of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) foundry and equipment services, today announced the signing of a CMP FastForward(TM) volume pricing agreement (VPA) with BASF, one of the world's leading chemical companies.
TORONTO (CP) - An ambitious initiative to provide life-prolonging anti-retroviral drugs to three million people with HIV/AIDS by the end of next year likely won&#39;t meet its target, the director general of the World Health Organization has admitted.
A source close to Yasser Arafat denied reports Wednesday that the Palestinian leader&#39;s condition has deteriorated sharply, but another official acknowledged that his condition remained &quot;difficult.
E` apparso amareggiato Fabrizio Miccoli del suo passaggio alla Fiorentina. L`attaccante non si nasconde: &quot;Tra me e Del Piero la Juventus ha deciso di sacrificare me&quot;. Miccoli ha parlato dal ritiro azzurro
The abduction of a dog stood out among 135 reports of UFO incidents received by the Ministry of Defence last year.
Almost a week has passed since New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey announced that he was resigning in what was the most widely covered, self- serving coming-out news conference in history. Most troubling in the aftermath of his admission that he was ...
Holiday shoppers rushed the doors of  apparel retailers, including Aeropostale Inc. , over the  U.S. Thanksgiving weekend, anxious to snag some of the best  deals of the year, but the sharp discounts could hurt the  companies' bottom lines.
The Arab League on Tuesday urged Condoleezza Rice to adopt what it called a more evenhanded U.S. policy in the Middle East as the new secretary of state, while France, China and even Sudan expressed hope for ...
Private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group  were near reaching a deal to buy Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's largest casino operator, with an increased $16.7 billion bid, sources familiar with the situation said.
France's oldest man, a First World War veteran who refused a medal and spoke powerfully about the horrors of war, has died at 110, leaving just one veteran alive from the conflict.
A sand yacht pilot is cleared of the manslaughter of a mother-of-two after a 45 mph crash in Lancashire.
The one thing that&#39;s misleading about Club 64 is its name. With its echoes of Studio 57 in New York and its desirable location at the heart of Hong Kong Central, you might expect it to be just another glitzy bar or nightspot.
A teenager seen making a gun gesture towards David Cameron is charged with possession of cannabis.
Sammy Sosa and Aramis Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs to back Mark Prior and power the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 victory Thursday over the Houston Astros.
The current status of the eurozone's Stability and Growth Pact is \
Archbishop Desmond Tutu tells Africa's Anglicans to end an \
Author, musician and media theorist Douglas Rushkoff talks with Assignment Zero about why the term \
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Four Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.
Merck said lost Vioxx sales and estimated customer returns totaled $492 million in the third quarter, and the recall slashed net income by about $553 million.
Turkey declared that it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green ...
Quarti di Coppa Italia. La Roma torna a sfidare la Fiorentina dopo tre giorniContro l'Udinese, rossoneri senza titolari. Inzaghi riparte dalla panchina                                                  Del Neri cerca il bis senza Totti Ancelotti si affida al Milan 2                                                                                                  Domani in programma le altre due partite: Cagliari-Samp e Atalanta-Inter
When Virginia brings its first-place ACC record and six-game winning streak into Comcast Center tonight, the spotlight will be on Sean Singletary and J.R. Reynolds, the dynamic guards who compose the Cavaliers' celebrated back court. But the overshadowed interior matchups could be what determines...
The Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom, announced prematurely yesterday that Tony Blair was planning a state visit to Israel in the run-up to Christmas.
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Sunday in the latest violation of a truce called a week ago, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.
The Buffalo Bills are prepared to move on without Darwin Walker after they couldn't agree on a new contract with the veteran defensive tackle before the start of a mandatory minicamp Monday.
HM Revenue and Customs confirms that its self assessment website is temporarily unavailable.
Many of Egypt's needy flood Cairo to take advantage of the city's annual outpouring of charity.
Holding conferences in a virtual reality zone doesn't spice things up just yet, says News.com's Stephen Shankland.
(InfoWorld) - In a public mea culpa, Mozilla's chief security officer acknowledged Monday that Firefox includes the same flaw that the company called a \
Staid old is sexy? Steven Roth, one of the city&#39;s savviest real estate minds, thinks so. His Vornado Realty Trust bought a 4.3% stake in the middle-American retailer - and drove up Sears Roebuck&#39;s
Rifinitura mattutina per il Cagliari che nel tardo pomeriggio di oggi ha raggiunto Livorno. Colomba ...
Governmental expert team that reviewed video tapes at Qatar TV station \
IT managers looking to boost storage efficiency will embrace online storage services and adopt solid-state disk drives to help fuel hardware consolidation strategies and green initiatives.
Viktor Yanukovich, the Moscow-backed industrialist, resigned last night as Ukrainian prime minister in a clear sign that he is finally ready to accept political defeat.
The U.S. Mint said it launched a $1 coin on Thursday featuring George Washington, the first in a series honoring former U.S. presidents aimed at collectors and intended for use in vending machines and parking meters.
President Vladimir Putin&#39;s new envoy to Chechnya on Wednesday urged local officials to end corruption, while troops swept towns and villages hunting for rebels.
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President Bush won re-election to a second four-year term over Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday and promised deeply divided Americans he would work to earn their support and trust.
A new film will examine a centuries-old tradition among some underprivileged Indian communities where girls in the family become prostitutes, with their brothers and fathers acting as pimps.
MILLIONS of people thought to be less vulnerable to the human form of \u00e2\u0080\u009cmad cow\u00e2\u0080\u009d disease may be at risk of developing a different strain, according to research.
In a videotape aired Monday, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant vowed to continue fighting the United States until Washington changed its policies.
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President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will give up his position as army chief if he wins re-election as president, a government lawyer said Tuesday.
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch appears to say he is not interested in launching a rival takeover bid for Yahoo.
LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day general strike yesterday to protest against rising fuel prices, issuing their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo and his programme of economic reforms.
General Motors denies union comments that it has pledged to avoid job losses, as it seeks to bring its European unit back into profit.
Israel agreed on Sunday to stop hunting 180 wanted Fatah militants who pledge to end attacks against the Jewish state, as part of a U.S.-led effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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WASHINGTON _ User-generated video invades a presidential debate for the first time next month in an experiment in streaming democracy that its sponsors, CNN and YouTube, say will shake up a staid format and attract more participants.
Un treno passeggeri diretto a Vicenza ha travolto, ad un passaggio a livello di Paese (Treviso), una Bmw 525 con due passeggeri a bordo. Il conducente della vettura, Stefano Bresciani, imprenditore di 25 anni, di Quinto (Treviso) e&#39; morto sul colpo.
A family escapes injury after a number of shots are fired at their house in north Belfast, the police say.
BellSouth Corp. BLS.N on Monday  said third-quarter earnings fell due to storm damage in its  region and costs stemming from Cingular Wireless' planned $41  billion purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AWE.N.
With Jeremy Wariner leading the way, the United States pulled off the first medal sweep of the Olympics Monday night in the 400-meter run.
A novel about conjoined twins just doesn't sound all that appealing. But Lori Lansens' The Girls isn't some freaky sideshow story. It's a tale of kindness, love and the odd things life throws at us, no matter our circumstances.
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The report brought the total number of American troops killed on Monday to at least eight.
Boston University started yesterday in first place in Hockey East, but when only one Terrier showed up for last night's game against Boston College at Agganis Arena, BU coach Jack Parker knew his team's top spot was in jeopardy.
Scientists in the US fear a volcano in Washington state could be on the verge of erupting. The area around Mount St Helens has been sealed off after geologists noticed a surge in seismic activity earlier this week.
You know it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been a strange week when you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re mulling over cellular plans for your pet. But I seem to be doing just that. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based PetsMobility Networks is developing a phone that clips to your dog\u00e2\u0080\u0099s collar. Fido can hear his master\u00e2\u0080\u0099s voice and, I suppose, respond in kind. I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m not entirely convinced this is a good idea. I can just see Apache running up my cell bills with crank calls (\u00e2\u0080\u009cDo you have Alpo in the can?\u00e2\u0080\u009d).
WASHINGTON - A senior political leader of the Hamas militant group and two others were indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges, accused of laundering money used to pay for attacks against Israel over 15 years, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday.    Authorities accused the three of using bank accounts in Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, Wisconsin and elsewhere to launder millions of dollars to support Hamas, which the U.S...
By JOHN ANTCZAK     MOJAVE, Calif.  -- Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by a private rocket plane's dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take-all race into an annual competition that might further fuel imaginations...
Sony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s PlayStation console has been so popular that it feels strange that PSP is their first attempt at the handheld gaming market.
The New York Mets may have more postseason pitching issues to deal with after Orlando \
The four remaining Britons held in U.S. custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are to be released, British government sources said Monday.
The CBI says the UK's complex corporate tax regime hurts its reputation as a business location.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Google said its revenue growth rate from the second to the third quarter of 2004 may not be sustainable into the fourth quarter of this year.
LeBron James' girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, gave birth early Thursday to the couple's second son, Bryce Maximus James.
After 10 months of handshaking, photo taking and promise making, it&#39;s all come down to this. The opening round of the 2004 presidential election is over for the first handful of states.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Mariners were playing in front of the smallest crowd they&#39;d seen in seven weeks. And yet the crowd noise proved to be the Mariners&#39; downfall in a 6-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics, who remained atop the American League West.
The former Chief Executive Officer of Computer Associates was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York Wednesday for allegedly participating in a massive fraud conspiracy and an elaborate cover up of a scheme that cost investors
Open-source company Alfresco is putting the final Web piece of its enterprise content management software suite in place to take on Interwoven and Vignette.
Jason Campbell throws for three touchdowns, leading No. 3 Auburn to a 38-28 victory over 15th-ranked Tennessee in the SEC championship.
CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week include a portable cell phone charger, an updated Apple MacBook, a Blu-ray player, and a 3D graphics card from Asus and Nvidia.
A gold mask dating back more than 1,000 years to a pre-Inca civilization in northern Peru will be returned home next year after being turned in to police by a collector in Italy, a museum official said on Friday.
President George W. Bush told lawmakers on Thursday he wants tax rebates for families and breaks for businesses in a rescue plan for the struggling U.S. economy that could total up to $150 billion.
WENGEN, Switzerland  - American overall World Cup  leader Bode Miller goes in search of an elusive win on Wengen's  famous Lauberhorn hill this weekend as the Swiss classic  celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was due to visit Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran in dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.
Michael Beasley had 40 points and 17 rebounds for his 21st double-double to lead No. 18 Kansas State to a 100-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday.
Actor Christopher Plummer believes London's cold and damp weather might have contributed to Heath Ledger's death by making him feel unwell.
US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will switch to macho politics when he makes an atypical hunting trip to rural Ohio in a bid to woo traditionalist male voters, while President George W. Bush courts Catholics in Pennsylvania less than two week before election day.
Raytheon says its upgraded Active Denial System 2 is now in the hands of the customer, the U.S. Air Force. But will it ever be deployed?
com. The phrase &quot;buyer beware&quot; has yielded to &quot;lease, be gone.&quot; The Blue Jays announced on Monday that they had acquired their home field -- SkyDome -- from Sportsco International.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A middle-aged New Zealand woman rang police to report a theft of cannabis plants she had been growing in buckets at her North Island home, local media reported Saturday.
PEARL RIVER, Louisiana  - Looking at his metal-sided trailer home parked on a scrubby, storm-ravaged lot, hurricane survivor Larry Bridevaux decided to lift his spirits by planting a garden.
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Insurgents detonated a suicide truck  bomb outside Australia's embassy in Baghdad Wednesday and hit  Iraqi security targets with at least three car bombs, killing  26 less than two weeks before Jan. 30 elections.
The first Swedish dead from the Asian tsunami came home on Wednesday morning to a nation which fears it may have suffered its worst loss of life for 200 years.
A project to build the world's biggest telescope has been given the go-ahead to move into its final design stage.
&quot;India with 1.3 billion population ought to be represented in the UN Security Council and involved in the G-8 process,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Tony Blair.
French authorities are studying a claim of responsibility by a previously unknown Islamic group for a fire Sunday that destroyed a Jewish community center in Paris.
Four men are given prison sentences for sex offences on the remote  Pacific island of Pitcairn, a UK colony.
Livestock far outnumber humans in \u00e2\u0080\u009cTimes and Winds,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Reha Erdem\u00e2\u0080\u0099s transporting vision of life in a mountain village in northwest Turkey.
The BBC's Humphrey Hawksley gauges the mood in the Russian capital, after the tragic end to the Beslan school siege.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush strongly condemned the assassination on Thursday of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, urging her killers be brought to justice.
The second round of AU-chaired talks aimed at finding a solution to the Darfur crisis are set to open in Abuja.
DAMASCUS, Syria, May 27 -- Posters plastered on walls of the capital and songs blaring from cars and loudspeakers proclaimed \
Sir Elton John said &quot;Since when has lip-synching been live? I&#39;m sorry, but anyone who lip-synchs in public on stage when you pay 75 pounds to see them should be shot&quot;.
Securities regulators are  investigating Taser International Inc.'s statements about the  safety of its stun guns and a distribution deal struck late in  the fourth quarter.
A South Korean accused of spying on North Korea for his government during the last two years has been charged with repeatedly lying about his activities in the United States, federal authorities said Thursday.
People who register to be left alone by telemarketers can expect that to start happening sooner under new rules announced Thursday.
The leader of the main opposition party in the Bahamas scolded the government Monday for not acting sooner to remove the country's immigration minister over his seemingly preferential treatment to Anna Nicole Smith.
ATHENS, Greece -- He told them to play for themselves and for their country, and they did. But the US softball team was playing for coach Mike Candrea, too.
Sony Corp.&#39;s new PSP portable game console sold out at Tokyo electronic retailers such as Yodobashi Camera Co. and Bic Camera Co.
The Czech Republic said on Tuesday it would not be intimidated by Russia over plans to site parts of a U.S. missile defence system on its soil, and said attempts at \
Reality TV star and former model Anna Nicole Smith died after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, a law enforcement source told CNN
&quot;Looks like some of you out there could be going cabin crazy over the next few days,&quot; said the man on a US weather station yesterday.
LOS ANGELES -- A woman has given birth to two girls and four boys at University of California, San Diego Medical Center in her 28th week of pregnancy, the first set of sextuplets believed to have been born in San Diego County, hospital officials say.
Floods that have killed 29 people in Mozambique have worsened and the government may call for international help to rescue more than 500,000 people threatened by the rising water, Prime Minister Luisa Diogo said.
Following revelations in The Telegraph, detectives from the Warwickshire and West Midlands police forces have started inquiries into whether the actions of the British
The BBC News website looks at how the system of Sharia law works and fits into society.
Eleven extras were injured on the set of Tom Cruise's new movie Sunday when they fell out of a moving truck, the Associated Press reports.  Cruise, who stars in the historical thriller Valkyrie, wasn't there at the time of the accident. P...
NASA reported a bad smell on the   International Space Station on Monday but said there was no   smoke on the outpost.
The humble pig will be traded for the first time on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday following the launch of a new market segment for so-called Exchange Traded Commodities.
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday presented to his Likud party the most detailed timetable yet for a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and warned party rebels the plan \
In una nota l'onorevole Giovanna Melandri, ministro per le Politiche giovanili e le Attivit&agrave; ...
Sudan's government refused to sign a security deal with rebels on Friday designed to end violence in the western Darfur region, saying the document drafted by African Union mediators was too one sided.
Ronaldo ruptured a tendon in his right knee during AC Milan's 1-1 draw at home to Livorno on Wednesday and faces nine months on the sidelines, according to Gazetta dello Sport.
The product actually debuted at CES last year, but will go on sale sometime in the second quarter of this year Sling says.
After further review, the ABC promotion for last week's Eagles-Cowboys &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; was over the top.
The UN meets to discuss how to tackle the growing problem of dumping of electronic waste in Africa.
University of Pennsylvania researchers have figured out how to produce a continuous supply of sperm stem cells from mice, a technique that could one day be used to save endangered species or treat infertility in men.
Chevon Troutman&#39;s 20 points included the go-ahead basket with 2 minutes 37 seconds remaining after No. 10 Pittsburgh lost a 9-point lead, then rallied to beat visiting South Carolina, 72-68, last night.
Oil-rich Brunei is signaling a resolve to compete with its neighbours as it cautiously implements political reforms and takes steps to diversify its economy, but analysts say the challenges are formidable.
La serba Ana Ivanovic, testa di serie numero 7, si &egrave; qualificata per i quarti del Roland Garr...
IN THE HEADLINES ... Republicans focusing on South Carolina as next stand, Democrats on Nevada ... Romney's Michigan GOP presidential win helped by party, Bush loyalists.
Let me see if I have this right. Our state would have given a $700,000 incentive to a company to build a beryllium-processing plant in Utah. When humans breathe only minute amounts of beryllium- containing compounds, they run the risk of developing berylliosis, a deadly lung disease.
Injury-hit Ireland face a tough task against France in Sunday's historic Six Nations clash at Croke Park.
An Iraqi doctor was due in court Saturday in connection with three failed car bombs in London and Glasgow, as Britain marks the second anniversary of suicide attacks in the capital amid tight security.
Commissioner Bud Selig, who hoped to bring closure to Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report that was issued on Thursday, may have opened the door to more questions about the game's troubled past.
Hitachi is considering a shake-up of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), the hard-disk drive maker that it acquired from IBM in 2003.The Tokyo company said in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange that it is considering &quot;all options&quot; regarding the subsidiary.The statement was issued in response to a report in the Friday morning edition of The Nikkei newspaper that said Hitachi is in talks with U.S. investment fund Silver Lake over the sale of just under half the company. The Nikkei said that the two parties are trying to come up with a deal by January however agreement remains some way off because there are disagreements on price.Hitachi declined to comment beyond its statement.Despite coming up with several market-leading drives, such as the&#160;first terabyte hard-disk drive&#160;at the beginning of this year, the company hasn&#39;t yet been able to make a profit under Hitachi&#39;s ownership. It is the third-largest manufacturer of hard-disk drives behind Seagate and Western Digital.Hard-disk drive makers have been enjoying better business conditions in the market in the second half of 2007. Early in the year prices fell about 20 percent per quarter but those sharp price declines have now steadied and prices dropped just 5 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a recent report from iSuppli.The research agency said worldwide shipments of drives hit 132 million units in the third quarter, a 15 percent jump from the 115 million shipped in the second quarter. It predicted the seasonably strong fourth quarter will see a further 11 percent jump in shipments from the previous quarter.
St. Louis Cardinals cut their magic number for clinching the NL Central to one, rallying past the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Saturday.
NEW YORK -- It is distinctly possible that the single biggest variable in the 2004 American League Championship Series could now be the performance of Pedro Martinez.
Sperm donors should not worry that losing their anonymity will lead to offspring turning up on the doorstep and demanding they play a major part in their lives, according to new research.
ST. GEORGE, Utah - It's now legal to bring an insane person into Washington County, dance immodestly or let more than 25 mules cross a Virgin River bridge.  These acts were illegal until Tuesday, when the Washington County Commission cleaned its books of a raft of obsolete laws.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he would soon give up his job after being unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.
Two activists who boarded a Japanese whaling ship to protest are taken into custody, officials confirm.
In Arizona, one House candidate called party officials idiots. In Rhode Island, ad-makers turned a Senate hopeful into a political pinata.
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NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto's party appointed her son and her husband to succeed the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and the party said it would take part in a Jan 8 election as Bhutto would have wanted.
President Bush&#39;s expected Cabinet shake-up began in earnest Tuesday with the resignation of controversial US Attorney General John Ashcroft and longtime Texas friend Don Evans, the commerce secretary.
The animated spandex-superhero movie figures on Producers Guild of America's list.
The guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards ends this week with the announcement of the 2004 Nobel Prize winners.
TONY EASTLEY: Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is no stranger to political crises and survival. His latest problem stems from his coalition partner in government voting against his budget plan to give
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Democratic Sen. John Kerry stressed  his faith and values during a visit to the critical state of  Florida on Sunday, while President Bush scoured New Mexico for  votes and said it was \
US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns expressed sorrow Monday at the suicide of Japan&#39;s farm minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka, who had been embroiled in a political funding scandal.
The rhetoric is identical, but as Russia echoes the United States in designating &quot;international terrorism&quot; a top strategic threat, experts say it lacks the means to turn word into deed to counter the danger.
Scientists tracking an asteroid approaching Mars say that an impact with the Red Planet has become less likely. Refined estimates of the asteroid's orbit were made using new observations from a telescope at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, according to the Near-Earth Object Program at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Hundreds of nurses, social workers, custodians and other union workers will picket virtually all Group Health Cooperative clinics in Western Washington this morning to begin a five-day strike, the first significant labor disruption at the Seattle co-op in
BAGHDAD, May 26 -- U.S. and British troops battled Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra on Friday and Saturday, killing about a dozen fighters shortly after the influential Shiite cleric demanded a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.
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Oracle Corp. sent yet another letter to PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s board of directors on Monday morning, pointing out that a majority of PeopleSoft&#39;s owners are prepared to sell at $24 per share and requesting once
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important rebel  commander ever captured by Colombia was sent to the United  States on Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.
What many American baseball fans may not realize is that in the eyes of the Japanese, pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most revealing statistic might be his blood type, which is Type O.
Suspected Taliban fighters launched a string of attacks on security posts in southern Afghanistan killing nine soldiers, an official said.
When UBS decided to create a new floor dedicated to its wealthiest private clients in New York, it wanted something that would set the space apart.
Lo ha annunciato l'amministratore delegato Moretti
EDU WAS last night warned by Arsene Wenger that he will spend the rest of the season rotting on the bench if he does not sign a new Arsenal contract.
Looking over all the biotech stock stories I covered in 2004, I&#39;m pleased to report that I was right more than wrong. My &quot;win&quot; column does veer in the bearish direction, which is not ideal (I&#39;d prefer more
UN Security Council ambassadors are en route to Africa, hoping to pressure Sudan&#39;s warring factions to end two separate conflicts.
Roche Holding AG  has agreed to buy Ventana Medical Systems Inc  for $3.4 billion to boost its diagnostics business, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday, raising its earlier bid.
A Spanish judge ordered six people held in jail on provisional charges of belonging to a terrorist group, while freeing six others, the National Court said Friday.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy believes his boyhood idol Marco van Basten, now in charge of the Dutch national side, can make him an even deadlier striker.
Early-stage colon cancer patients treated with Eloxatin-based chemotherapy after their tumor had been removed by surgery survived longer than patients who had been on traditional chemotherapy care alone, French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said.
Record Dow Jones (+0,33%) e SP (+0,31%), Nasdaq a +0,20%
ourteen years after Theresa Schiavo slipped into a vegetative state, Florida&#39;s highest court said today that Gov. Jeb Bush violated the constitutional tenet of separation of powers when he
LOS ANGELES  - Fox has tweaked its strike-affected midseason schedule, giving two troubled series, \
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Gamers are moving away from the TV and towards gaming on mobile devices and consoles, a US study shows.
Tycho:  Gabriel's ill-conceived Pong Pong challenge has brought out the wolves, and now the forest rings with their baying. Amaze Entertainment is holding tryouts internally to see who will leave our merry band in ruins. Upstarts from the DigiPen Institute of Technology will arrive soon to unseat the last generation as is the charge of all young men. \
FRANKFURT : As the euro continued to rise against the dollar, speculation intensified over whether the European Central Bank, meeting this week to set interest rates, would feel compelled to act either by intervening directly on the forex markets or by
Astronomers find the evidence that ties the structure of the present Universe with ripples in the density of matter just after the Big Bang.
Elizabeth H. Blackburn studies aging and biochemical changes in cells that are related to the diseases of old age and may have a shot at the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Swedish police have arrived in Thailand to investigate reports that a 12-year-old survivor of the tsunami has been kidnapped from a hospital.
Selami Aydin&#39;s words will comfort many Dutch people if opinion polls are to be believed. &quot;I&#39;m thinking of going back to Turkey.
'Power to the people. And us.' Just after Comcast copped to throttling P2P traffic, a new net neutrality bill appeared on Capitol Hill.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sudan is investigating six Darfur  rebel leaders it suspects masterminded a bloody attack on a  government base, the Justice Ministry said on Monday.
Ryan Harrison's 33-yard field goal gives Air Force a surprising 20-17 overtime victory over TCU on Thursday night.
The blast rocked Washington's Embassy Row on Sept. 21, 1976, ripping through the car of one of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's most outspoken critics.
Washington tried to take a page from Washington State's defensive book, but it was the Cougars showing just how it's done in the final minutes when it counts the most.
Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez seems set for victory in today\u00c2\u0092s presidential election, due in part to a booming stock market.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 15. - Israel on Monday offered its first indication that it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal
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Swedish-Dutch chemicals and paints group Akzo Nobel's announced Wednesday that it had completed the purchase of British peer ICI.
A prisoner doesn't have to undergo excruciating pain to be considered a victim of torture, the Justice Department now says. But it's not clear whether this revised, broader definition of torture will change the treatment of foreign detainees.
French President Jacques Chirac toldFrench Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin on Monday that \
NEW YORK  - A gene that encodes a protein  called lipin seems to promote obesity in mice, even when food  intake remains stable, according to researchers at the  University of California, Los Angeles.
NAJAF, Iraq, August 25.\u00e2\u0080\u0094The Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has called on Iraqis to go to the sacred city of Najaf to expel the US troops and save it from attacks by the occupying forces, stated Hamad Al-Jaffaf, head of his cabinet, on Al Arabiya television
The companies&#39; merger is expected to close in early January. PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield, who returned as CEO during the company&#39;s fight to prevent Oracle&#39;s bid, resigned as chairman, CEO and director on December 21.
With the biggest firms of Wall Street beginning to sputter, analysts are rethinking their predictions of a gradual cooling of the local economy.
US stocks sank to their lowest since October 2006 on fears that a contraction in US manufacturing may tip the economy into recession.
The British government agreed to back an England bid to stage the 2018 World Cup even though the Football Association hasn't announced it will be a candidate.
Here is a sampling of new audio releases on topics from football to crime to politics:
VISEGRAD, Bosnia  - The decaying Ottoman bridge on Bosnia's River Drina at Visegrad is soon to be restored, but the community whose life around it was chronicled in an epic novel is unlikely to be the same again.
The Coca-Cola Co. wants the real thing &#151; in this case, three rare Norman Rockwell paintings.
HONG KONG -- Consumers have been promised a lot from the high-speed 3G (third generation) cellular networks being rolled out around the world, but is there much in it for businesses?
Philadelphia students who attended public schools managed by private operators fared no better academically than other students over the past four years, an analysis by Rand Corp. and Research for Action shows.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said Friday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley.    Meanwhile, U.S...
It's not just cell phones taking advantage of a time standard. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., sends out a radio signal that any properly equipped device in much of North America can pick up and use to set itself to the proper time.
A teenager who is the first person known to survive rabies without a vaccination went home Saturday after nearly 11 weeks in the hospital.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Pakistani suicide bomber targeted a crowded restaurant yesterday, killing 15 people and wounding 24, including an Afghan special forces commander and a district chief, the provincial governor said.
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Alltel Corp. AT.N, the leading rural  telephone company, said on Monday it would buy rural mobile  operator Western Wireless Corp. WWCA.O for about $4.16  billion in cash and stock to boost its competitive position in  the rapidly consolidating U.S. wireless industry.
Honduran gangs had killed before, leaving dismembered bodies and grisly messages in defiance of President Ricardo Maduro&#39;s no-tolerance campaign against them.
The EU's top social affairs official headed for Beijing on Friday to champion improved social welfare and worker protection, the European Commission said.
Dell, the world's largest personal computer maker, Thursday posted sales just shy of Wall Street expectations as profit excluding a tax-related charge topped analysts' forecasts.
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The New York Philharmonic's concert in Pyongyang on February 26 will be broadcast live on satellite television, a statement from the orchestra said Friday.
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan  - Republicans in Michigan voted in the presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.
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Comment is free: Darra Singh: Britain continues to grow more diverse. So cohesion is everyone's business.
California on Wednesday sued six   of the world's largest automakers, including General Motors   Corp. GM.N and Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T, over global   warming, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles   have caused billions of dollars in damages.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina coach Dave Odom will retire at the end of the season, saying Friday \
The bodies of 49 freshly trained Iraqi national guard recruits, lined up and executed by insurgents, were discovered on a roadside about 75 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Sunday.
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.
At least 10 Florida journalists received   regular payments from a U.S. government program aimed at   undermining the Cuban government of Fidel Castro, The Miami   Herald reported on Friday.
Terrence Oglesby had four three-pointers and No. 24 Clemson beat visiting North Carolina State, 70-54, last night.
President George W. Bush famously dislikes press conferences but has embraced \
An Indonesian court decision to sentence  four young Australians to death for heroin smuggling,  overturning their earlier jail terms, sparked an angry  political reaction in Australia on Thursday.
New Zealand tennis number one Shelley Stephens is questioning the wild card allocations for January&#39;s ASB classic. Stephens will have to play the qualifying singles for the tournament, after the last main
Symantec warns Net users of Trojan horse that removes adware but alters security settings in computers.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Reeking corpses rotted in the tropical sun from India to Indonesia on Wednesday and many who escaped death from one of the worst tsunamis in history fought for survival against thirst and disease.
- PacifiCare driver Bruno Junqueira assured that the chase for the Vanderbilt Cup would go down to the final round in Mexico City after closing his pre-race deficit to leader Sebastien Bourdais from 28 to 22 after winning the 57-lap Lexmark Indy 300 on
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed 159  Palestinian prisoners Monday as a gesture to Egypt and moderate  new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, but he called for a  \
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan yesterday urged the federal government to reduce its budget deficit and encourage greater personal saving, warning that foreign investors will not finance endless growth in America's huge trade gap.
Jermain Taylor won every round against three-time World Boxing Association middleweight champion William Joppy last Saturday night, but that wasn't enough.
Toys and children's necklaces made in China were recalled Wednesday, including five more items from the popular Thomas &amp; Friends Wooden Railway product line, because they contain dangerous levels of lead
Teams of digital designers rake in piles of cash as businesses scramble to set up shop in the virtual world. By the Associated Press.
Apple Computer said it had settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles over the use of &quot;Apple&quot; as a name and logo, raising hopes that songs by the Fab Four might soon be available as legal downloads.
SAN FRANCISCO - Computer Associates International Inc. has revoked perks, including office space and home security services, that it handed out to former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sanjay Kumar after he left the company last month.
By John Ryan, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 13--Thursday is shaping up as a great day in Warriorland. According to the grapevine, Allen Iverson could make the second-most-heralded debut in the building.   No. 1, of course, is the Warrior Girls Swimsuit Calendar.
A paper says the Home Office may take legal action to block the release of an asylum whistleblower's book.
A top ally of Conrad Black savaged a report into alleged looting of the tycoon's media empire, as the Canadian newspaper world feasted on the downfall of a man it once feared.
Public health officials urged the passengers and crew of the two recent trans-Atlantic flights to get checked for tuberculosis.
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Internet service provider EarthLink  Inc. on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by cost  controls, but quarterly sales fell short of analysts'  expectations, as did its forecast for 2005 sales.
An Anglican bishop in British Columbia who regrets contributing to an international rift in the church by permitting same-sex blessings says he won&#39;t go along with a proposed moratorium on blessing gay unions.
Sports News, Australia were 203 for one at tea after winning the toss on the opening day of the second and final test of the Trans-Tasman series at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide in Australia on Friday.
By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 18--Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove will perform an autopsy today on an inmate that died Sunday at the Harrison County jail.   Lee Demond Smith, 21, of Biloxi, was taken by ambulance to Garden Park Medical Center shortly after 1 p.m.
L'errore del guaralinee Ivaldi in Torino-Empoli sul gol non dato a Marianini &egrave; enorme, ma la ...

Several doctors and a group supporting English as the nation&#39;s official language filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a Clinton-era executive order requiring federally funded
The U.S. economy grew slightly better than first estimated in the first quarter, but still at the weakest pace in more than four years and inflation grew as well, data on Thursday showed.
Chinese police have seized about 6,000 illegal firearms and tons of explosives in a two-month crackdown across three provinces, the government said Tuesday.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden eulogizes a September 11 hijacker as a rare and magnificent man in a tape released on Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the United States.
An unexpected victor emerged in a weekend that pitted family-focused films at the box office, as &quot;National Treasure&quot; from Walt Disney Pictures - about a treasure
If the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners keep winning close games, they won't need to worry about who wins the division. The runner-up will still have a place in the playoffs.
Tribal fighting has killed at least 47 people since Thursday in Nakuru, a city in western Kenya's Rift Valley where former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan just visited, according to an opposition party member.
A Muslim Brotherhood blogger was released Saturday after a 45-day detention, but the crackdown against the group continued, with 51 Brotherhood members arrested in recent days, police said.
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A woman is taken to hospital after police were called to investigate a suspect package.
The United States-Russia Davis Cup Final will be held at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, the U.S. Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.
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For want of a nail the kingdom was lost. The proverb of the apparently trivial detail of a missing nail in a horseshoe that sets off a catastrophic sequence of loss, suggested itself yesterday in the context of Northern Ireland.
The first Halo game sold quite a few Xboxes (we know a few Xbox owners who don&#39;t appear to play any other titles on their consoles), and Halo 2 clocked $125 million in sales on its first day in stores.
The bruising takeover battle is over. The blood-letting of 5,000 layoffs has started. Now comes the \
On again, off again. Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) has canceled a project to create a chip for projection TVs. The announcement perhaps wasn&#39;t much of a surpise.
Washington - The US has welcomed an agreement with Japan paving the way for a resumption of imports of US beef, halted in December 2003 following the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.
An American hostage being held in Iraq has been beheaded, according to a statement by the group holding three Westerners. The statement said: \u00e2\u0080\u009cGod protect him, has beheaded the first American.
The annual meeting of World Bank and IMF failed to arrive at a consensus in giving more powers to developing countries in decision-making besides increasing aid flow for reducing poverty.
Bloggers are scoring rich paydays by  turning their online diaries into books, but some publishers  say the craze could fizzle out with a glut of new titles  destined to yield disappointing sales.
Three years ago, the city lost its legal battle to remove violent video games from public arcades in Indianapolis. As defeats go, this one was in some respects a crusher.
NEW YORK, Oct 4  - &quot;Piano Man&quot; Billy Joel has taken his third trip down the aisle, marrying fiance Kate Lee, 32 years his junior, in a weekend wedding at his Long Island home.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 7--NAGOYA -- Geo Corp., a large-scale operator of DVD and video  rental stores, said Thursday it will acquire Project 21, a sales firm of game  software and CDs in Shizuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 1 for 16 million yen.
The rapid US push into Fallujah has come without the sort of fateful showdown that would break the back of the insurgency. In fact, advance US and Iraqi
Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with aircraft flying high-altitude routes in the western United States on Tuesday, disrupting thousands of flights heading in and out of southern California, authorities said.
WASHINGTON -- Two NASA astronauts successfully upgraded the International Space Station's (ISS) cooling system Sunday during the second in a series of landmark spacewalks outside the orbital laboratory.
Description: Former NFL defensive star Reggie White, who played with the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers, died Sunday at age 43.
Il Pachuca, squadra messicana, si &egrave; aggiudicato la Copa Sudamericana. Decisiva la vittoria pe...
Legendary Memphis soul label Stax, home to Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, is to be resurrected after 30 years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States on Friday, accusing it of a double-standard in fighting terrorism and questioning whether any election in Iraq can be democratic when fighting is raging in the country.
MOSCOW Boris Yeltsin, Russia&#39;s first post-Soviet leader, issued a veiled warning Thursday that President Vladimir Putin&#39;s decision to seize sweeping new powers after the Beslan hostage crisis could erode democratic freedoms.
Enjoy a new film that puts to good use the voices of Will Smith, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and especially Renee Zellweger.
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Britain confirmed on Thursday it will withdraw its more than 600 remaining troops from Bosnia as concerns about security in the Balkan state ease.
Tom Cruise mingled with about 3,000 fans at the British premiere of \
In major relief for Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan, a Mumbai court Thursday allowed his plea that he be   charged for possessing only one gram of cocaine, for which the maximum jail term is six months.
SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I wanted to give you an update on the situation in South Asia as a result of the tsunami and the loss of life that was so tragic.
Read his lips. Gov. Jeb Bush really, really isn't interested in succeeding his brother in the White House or running for the U.S. Senate in 2006.
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The Armed Forces High Command of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has transferred the military commander of the 8th Military Region - North Kivu Province - in a move aimed at ending clashes between factions of the army in the province.
Hedge fund Red Kite Metals suffered double-digit losses last month as metals prices declined further, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available.
Lo spagnolo Carlos Checa (foto) su Yamaha ha conquistato la pole del Gp del Qatar nella classe MotoGp davanti a Barros e Gibernau. Ottavo Rossi. Checa ha ottenuto il tempo di 1&#39;58&#39;&#39;988, piu&#39; veloce delle Honda
Prosecutors in the rape case of US basketball star Kobe Bryant try to discredit defence DNA evidence.
STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances weakened slightly Sunday after it smashed across Florida's east coast, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing residents to withstand a prolonged lashing that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...
Karzai ha vinto le elezioni presidenziali in Afghanistan svoltesi il mese scorso. La commissione elettorale, l&#39;organismo paritetico composto da rappresentanti di Onu e Afghanistan, incaricata di esaminare le prove di frodi, ha.
President Bush will travel to Illinois next week to push for revisions in medical liability law that he has said are needed to eliminate \
Manifestazione notturna, non autorizzata, per protestare contro lo sgombero forzatodi un centro sociale: la polizia interviene, scoppia la rivolta                                            Copenhagen, notte di guerriglia urbana scontri in strada, 100 giovani arrestati
NBC Universal is in talks to sever  ties with Kevin Reilly, president of its entertainment division  and the network&#39;s chief programmer, according to an article on  the New York Times Web site on Monday.
In a quirky fairy tale of a mystery show called \u00e2\u0080\u009cPushing Daisies,\u00e2\u0080\u009d ABC has yet another series that is building strong enthusiasm in advance of the fall television season.
Symantec has released firmware fixes for a string of critical security holes in its firewall/VPN and Gateway Security products which could be exploited to cause a denial of service, identify
A high-ranking Russian government  official on Wednesday rejected a local newspaper report that  the government headed by Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov would  soon face a reshuffle.
President Bush conducted an Oprah Winfrey-like chat session to drum up support for his plan to expand health coverage by revamping the tax code.
People who take vitamin and antioxidant supplements in the hope they&#39;re reducing their risk of gastrointestinal cancer are more likely to die of the disease than those
Creditors approve plan, get 10 cents on the dollar and allow airline to emerge from bankruptcy. MONTREAL  - Air Canada creditors approved a recapitalization plan Tuesday that will allow the world&#39;s 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy ...
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His final season as a modestly talented tight end coincided with Chuck Noll&#39;s last hurrah on the sideline, and it was probably during that 1991 campaign with the Pittsburgh
The fallout from Major League Baseball&#39;s steroids scandal reached Colorado on Monday with Gov. Bill Owens threatening to test visiting major-league players if stricter testing standards aren&#39;t adopted.
Three swans found dead in a pond in eastern France have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Agriculture Ministry said Thursday.

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Nikolas Besagno could only think of one word to describe his feelings when expansion team Real Salt Lake made him the top pick in the Major League Soccer draft Friday.
The Bush administration said Monday that it would continue to press for Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei to be replaced next year as head of the International Atomic Energy
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A surgical gown with incision marks is designed to boost medical students' empathy for their patients.
The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.
Contestata la perizia di un ematologo dell&#39;accusa. Volano parole grosse con il legale della societ\u00c3\u00a0 bianconera, accusata di avere somministrato ai calciatori farmaci per alterare le prestazioni sportive.
&quot; I admit it, most of my notes for this game considered of &quot;IY Shannon&quot; and &quot;Mr. and Mrs. Dan Boxx.&quot; Oh, and looking up the United States all-time record for Olympic finals played in cities called &quot;Athens...&quot;. by Dan Loney. There&#39;s only one story this week
Sen. John McCain, trying to build momentum toward a reprise of his 2000 New Hampshire primary victory, is piling up high-profile endorsements, including one from another political maverick, Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first popularly elected president yesterday, promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and an end to the economy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dependence on narcotics.
(Source: Network Appliance)  Because of the increasing importance of Microsoft&reg; Exchange in the enterprise, Exchange data management, data protection, disaster recovery, and availability are of increasing concern. A NetApp IP SAN solution replaces existing DAS or legacy Fibre Channel storage to streamline and automate Exchange data management tasks while providing a flexible infrastructure that eliminates downtime, decreases manpower and other costs, and increases data protection.
Clashes break out in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a high profile Muslim preacher is shot.
KUWAIT CITY, 6 September 2004 - A leading Kuwaiti transport company, which has multimillion-dollar contracts with US forces, said yesterday a small number of its Turkish drivers have refused to go to Iraq for fear of being taken hostage.
At the risk of repeating ourselves, it is worth bearing in mind that this recovery has been different from other recoveries. While much of the attention paid to the economy has focused on the sluggish jobs
Da domani a San Francisco l'annuale appuntamento del MacWorld ExpoMolte le indiscrezioni, nessuna certezza sui nuovi prodotti di Cupertino                                          Portatile ultrasottile e iPhone Umts con quale gadget ci stupir\u00c3\u00a0 la Apple?                                                                                  Forse una versione potenziata della Apple Tv con la possibilit\u00c3\u00a0 di affittare filmanche senza computer. E per il partner telefonico italiano si riparla di Timdal nostro inviato DANIELE VULPI
Con 1,24 miliardi Aeroporti di Roma torna in mani italiane
The world's longest underwater pipeline is due to begin feeding gas from Norway to the UK.
Baghdad -- Masked gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from their Baghdad residence on Thursday in an attack that appeared to herald a new level of danger for foreign civilians in Iraq.
Buschwhacked: Martinez holds listless Cardinals to three hits over seven innings in front of booing St. Louis fans; Red Sox move to within one win of World Series.
The treatment of businessmen in the so-called &quot;cash for honours&quot; investigation in which no one was charged risks damaging future charitable giving, a major donor to the governing Labour Party said in an interview published Monday.
Optical sensors and touch screens are  the leading technologies that cell phone makers are likely to  use as improvements to the tiny keypads on many of today's  handsets.
ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
President Bush declared Friday that charges of voter fraud have cast doubt on the Ukrainian election. &quot;The only good deal is one that&#39;s verifiable,&quot; the president told reporters.
Tony Blair met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continued a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.
Visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki Saturday called on Ivorian lawmakers to pass a constitutional change so that the country could regain its stability and prosperity.
City cyclists don't need fancy, fragile, European racing bikes -- they need unpretentious, street-smart machines that can take a beating. Swobo, the San Francisco company known mostly for woolen cycling outerwear, has answered that call with the burly Folsom.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Adams Oshiomhole, the head of Nigeria's main union body, is said to have been freed after his arrest on Saturday.
Nissan Open newcomer Padraig Harrington zooms past Phil Mickelson and everyone else at Riviera with an 8-under-par 63.
Israeli forces blew up two large apartment blocks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, making scores of Palestinians homeless after suicide bombers killed 16 people in Israel.
A shortfall in UK electricity generation is likely even after the recent decision on nuclear power, a report concludes.
TORINO - La Lazio e&#39; avvertita: i giocatori della Juventus da domani non restituiranno piu&#39; palla all&#39;avversario quando e&#39; stata buttata fuori perche&#39; un compagno e&#39; a terra. Fabio Capello si assume in prima
Single transferable vote system eyed for B.C. starting with 2009 election Figuring out the proposed new proportional voting system B.C. will vote on in a referendum May 17 might not be as straight-up as most ...
Seafood chain Landry's Restaurants Inc.  LNY.N said on Friday it would jump into the gambling business  with the purchase of the storied Golden Nugget Casino in Las  Vegas for $140 million.
A little serendipity can take you places, including where you want to go.
The United States, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to try to arrange a fresh round of six-party talks this month on dismantling North Korea&#39;s nuclear
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel sacked a key coalition partner yesterday, and Marwan Barghouthi, the jailed uprising leader, decided
Novell filed suit against Microsoft on Friday, claiming the company employed anti-competitive tactics in the desktop software market during the 1990s.
Online video rental company Netflix  Inc. has lowered the price of its two-at-a-time DVD rental plan  by $1, to $13.99 a month, according to an e-mail sent to  subscribers on Thursday.
Data esatta del matrimonio dipende da impegni giocatore
As the standoff in Najaf continues between Iraqi, US and coalition troops and forces under the command of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq&#39;s top Shiite
Mexican voice-over actors who have dubbed \
British director Ken Loach won  the &quot;Palme d&#039;Or&quot; at the Cannes festival on Sunday for his Irish  civil war film &quot;The Wind That Shakes The Barley,&quot; and called  the award a triumph for political cinema.
An international team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
The FBI said Friday that two suspects in the failed car bombings in Britain had made inquiries about working in the United States, and an Iraqi doctor arrested at the attack on Glasgow airport became the first person charged in the terror plot.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said he thought his team was heading out of the Champions League midway through yesterday&#39;s match against Olympiakos.
When restaurateur Anthony Athanas bought Fan Pier on the South Boston Waterfront in the 1960s, he believed it could be developed over a decade or two into a mixed-use neighborhood.
Digital music service BurnLounge, accused of running an illegal pyramid scheme, has worked out an agreement with the FTC.
Warrantless spook wiretap shocker! Erm, hold on ... The so-called \
InfoWorld - The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry, mulling a second bid for the U.S. presidency, finished dead last in a poll released on Monday on the likability of 20 top American political figures.
A prominent lineup of advertising talent is working to produce an online campaign aimed at cultivating a cooler image for the Mercury car brand.
For all of the talk of him playing weird music, Peel played Status Quo&#39;s &quot;Whatever you want&quot; the other week. He played music as it actually is: an unholy mess, a mixture of old and new, some bands having sold
A British citizen released from jail after spending more than two decades on Ohio's death row was forced to wait before returning home when his flight was canceled Tuesday because of bad weather.
Director Spike Lee was named Tuesday as a winner of the annual George Polk Awards for his documentary on life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Intel and Motion Computing have developed a new tablet PC specifically for healthcare workers, with built-in protections against harsh chemicals and frequent drops. The C5 tablet is priced at $2,199 and has been dubbed a \
Nearly one in five children's hospitals are not providing round-the-clock, life-support cover.
His name is Jeb Bush, and unfortunately for them, he seems serious about not running.
The average price of existing US homes shows its first annual decline in more than 11 years, a report shows.
In many ways, Charlie Parker, the subject of a festival this weekend, was the quintessential New York hero: a maverick and bon vivant, a subject of notoriety and myth.
BM plans to announce today that it will contribute some of its speech-recognition software to two open-source software groups. The move is a tactical step by International Business Machines
Michael Vaughan believes England can complete a 4-0 whitewash over West Indies even if Graham Thorpe misses the final Test.
India&#39;s Defense Ministry says it has conducted the third successful test of a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
By JULIET WILLIAMS SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest was arrested Monday after a woman called 911 from his home saying she had been assaulted. Placer County sheriff's deputies responded about 9:30 a.m.
An auction of modern and Impressionist paintings becomes the most lucrative art auction held at Sotheby's.
With 75 percent of Americans online today, the Internet has come of age as a reach medium, and a new report suggests that advertisers need to understand how a Web site's audience builds over time and adjust their buys accordingly.
In some ways, this is shaping up as a fine rookie season for Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Michael Clayton, a first-round draft pick this year out of LSU.
Fukui on plug-in: 'Technically speaking it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nonsense' Honda has confounded green-motoring analysts by announcing that it will offer a hydrogen-powered car for general sale in 2008, years earlier than expected.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold at 4.75% for a sixth month in a row amid mixed signals from the economy.
The Freedom of Information Act becomes law on Saturday, giving the public access to information from public bodies.
The British Black Watch pull out of Camp Dogwood and return to their base in Basra in the south of Iraq.
ChildLine Scotland reports a sharp rise in the number of calls from young people who were being bullied.
Jailed socialite Paris Hilton was transferred from a medical ward to a detention center to serve the rest of her sentence for violating probation in a drunken-driving case, officials said on Thursday.
Fog blights festive travel plans as at least 145 flights to and from Britain's busiest airports are cancelled
Ruth Lea of Global Vision and Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform argue for and against the EU's Reform Treaty.
EJ Henderson has so many other things to worry about this weekend that he can&#39;t pay too much attention to the fact that he is returning home.
Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will today have talks with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.
Scambiato l'1% del capitale, positive altre marche in Europa
A Brazilian doctor and his wife accused of manslaughter in the death of a 24-year-old woman during liposuction surgery pleaded not guilty Friday.
A suicide bomber killed 15 people and wounded 10 when he blew himself up at a funeral ceremony in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on Monday, a security official said.
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NEW YORK -- Stock futures dipped Tuesday as Wall Street, nervously awaiting a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, reacted to troubling forecasts from the retailers Home Depot and Sears.
George Clooney has joined a protest to stop construction of parking lots and a promenade in the northern Italian lakeside town where he owns a villa because he fears his presence is turning the quiet town into a tourist attraction.
The NASA turbojet notoriously known as the \
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term effort to privatize Social Security and forecast a \
Anti-war protesters, including some who carried coffin-like cardboard boxes to signify the death of U.S. troops in Iraq, descended on the capital Thursday.
In two separate trades, three notable fantasy receivers were moved to new teams just before Tuesday&#39;s trading deadline. Keenan McCardell was sent to San Diego, while the Browns sent Antonio Bryant to the Cowboys for Quincy Morgan.
Due uomini tra i 20 ei 25 anni, non si sa se russi o albanesi, armati con una carabina, una pistola e forse una borsa contenente un ordigno esplosivo hanno sequestrato stamani all&#39;alba alla periferia di Atene un autobus delle linee interurbane con 25
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Thursday Darfur was close to a catastrophe, as the United States sought to rebuke Sudan for trying to scare off potential U.N. troop contributors.
Italy&#39;s government dismissed reports Wednesday that it paid $1 million to free two Italian aid workers who were kidnapped in Iraq and held for three weeks before being released Tuesday.
Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen.
Palestinian militants yesterday released an Israeli Arab who works as a producer for CNN a day after abducting him at gunpoint in the
MIAMI Virginia Tech can now proclaim itself the Atlantic Coast Conference&#39;s best team _ and no one can argue. The 10th-ranked Hokies capped their inaugural ACC season with the league&#39;s outright championship.
CARSON, California  - David Beckham, carefully protecting his swollen left ankle, played a low-key role at his first official training session with the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center on Monday.
They show up at prom with the prettiest girl in school, then get your date&#39;s phone number and wink at you on the way out the door.
So what's the big deal about those slimmed-down photos of Katie Couric in the CBS News magazine? If the TV camera can add 10 pounds, as the conventional wisdom goes, why shouldn't a computer subtract 20, just to be pro-active?  Well, a couple of reasons.
Patto di sindacato sottoscrive il 53% dell'offerta
Atlanta Braves&#39; John Smoltz, left, and catcher Eddie Perez celebrate after they defeated the Houston Astros in their National League Division Series game four in Houston, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004.
The chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores   Inc.'s WMT.N U.S. discount chain quietly toured the   retailer's first Chicago store on Tuesday, offering last-minute   suggestions on everything from signs to fishing rods.
MANILA, Philippines - A major earthquake shook Manila on Friday night, sending high rises swaying, knocking out power to some areas and sending frightened residents into the streets.
Millions of older Americans are confronting a temporary break in their Medicare drug coverage this month that will require them to pay the full cost of their prescriptions or face the painful prospect of going without.
The number of homeowners with property valued at more than \u00c2\u00a31m rises - with the majority in London.
England&#39;s opening World Cup draw with Austria has posed a whole host of questions about coach Sven-Goran Eriksson and captain David Beckham - and they had better find some fast answers in Katowice on Wednesday.
Australians Michelle Engelsman and Libby Lenton have both qualified for the women&#39;s 50 metres freestyle semi-finals at the Athens Olympics.
A senior Medicare official said the  case for cutting the use of controversial anemia drugs sold by  Amgen Inc and Johnson & Johnson has become stronger since the  agency decided last year to cut payments for their use in  cancer patients.
The rumour mill was right: the world's thinnest notebook Macworld Expo For once the rumour mills were right. \
Not only lawyers, but also the justices themselves, are now in the business of courting Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who now stands alone in the Supreme Court\u00e2\u0080\u0099s center.
The number of overseas executives moving to the UK has more than doubled over the past 10 years, a survey says.
A Brazilian congressional probe accused 91 people, including a former central bank chief and an ex-mayor of Sao Paulo, on Tuesday of involvement in suspected laundering of money from drug trafficking, smuggling and other crimes.
If it&#39;s the final of the PACE Canadian Squash Classic, then Jonathon Power must be involved. But it was only with a hard victory that took 91 minutes last night that Power, who beat Anthony Ricketts, will
So no 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, per la gara di domani sera...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Hamas militants in Gaza posted an audio tape of a captive Israeli soldier on the Internet on Monday, just hours before their rivals for power among the Palestinians were to hold a summit with Israel.
It comes in a purple and mustard-yellow package, with a message aimed squarely at anyone having sex in the nation's capital, and today the city will dispense 250,000 of these DC-branded condoms during a massive giveaway.
Scientists monitoring Mount St. Helens have issued a warning that the volcano might spew rocks and ash after an ongoing flurry of earthquakes beneath the crater grew stronger Sunday.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Thursday approved Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.&#39;s (0013.HK) application for a US$2 billion initial public offering of its non-third-generation
LONDON  - England captain Michael Vaughan maintained his latest one-day batting failure was not preying on his mind and insisted he was just an innings away from finding his form.
For Chelsea manager Avram Grant, the pursuit of the club's third Premier League title in four years is becoming increasingly unforgiving.
Powerhouse Cuba has pulled out of the amateur World Boxing Championship in Chicago in October to avoid new defections by its boxers, the Cuban Boxing Federation said on Wednesday.
By Linda Loyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Jan. 31--A small Malvern biopharmaceutical company, Ception Therapeutics Inc., has raised $63 million, the largest private-equity investment in the Philadelphia area in three years.
A woman journalist working for French newspaper Liberation and her Iraqi interpreter have been missing in Iraq since early on Wednesday, the daily and the French Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Fiom, Fim e Uilm, richiesta dovrebbe essere 130 euro
When professional athletes start slugging fans, severe penalties pretty much are a no-brainer. So few tears will be shed for the nine basketball players suspended - at the cost of millions in salary \u00e2\u0080-fter
An al-Qaeda-backed group on Friday released an Internet video of what it said was the shooting down of a U.S. helicopter in Iraq this week, which killed seven military personnel.
Telecom Italia  is considering  purchasing AOL's Internet units in France and Germany, Chairman  Marco Tronchetti Provera told journalists on Friday in Milan.
The mystery of what killed Oetzi - the 5,300-year-old Iceman found in the Alps - may finally be over.
FOUR YEARS ago, the commission on Social Security that Richard Parsons was co-chairing for President Bush warned with a bit too much hype that &quot;the promise
Google's spooky valuation could drive investors batty.
Iraq's government has fulfilled only nine out of 18 benchmarks on governance and security, the US says.
Two spacewalking astronauts finished folding up a stubborn, accordion-like solar array Monday, resolving the only complication in space shuttle Discovery's otherwise smooth mission to the international space station.
Earlier this season driver Johnny Sauter was fined $25,000 and docked 25 points after cursing during a radio interview following a Busch Series race in Las Vegas.
Sen. John Kerry holds a slim lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that shows the Democrat gaining ground while Bush lost support on personal qualities, the war in Iraq and national security.
Financially troubled game publisher Acclaim Entertainment was expected to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection this week, after laying off more than 600 employees, according to sources closes to the company&#39;s management.
The winner of the Cleveland Browns\u00e2\u0080\u0099 quarterback derby could be determined tonight in Denver.
Dow closes at record high for second consecutive day as investor get ready for earnings season.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Sunday slapped  higher taxes on foreign oil companies operating in its huge  Orinoco heavy crude belt in what President Hugo Chavez called a  drive to tighten sovereign control over petroleum resources.
Fuori da Rcs se compra editore, a Telecom bene Galateri
China spurned Taiwan President Chen  Shui-bian's peace overtures Wednesday, accusing him of merely  paying lip service to easing tensions between the two arch  foes.
Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year embargo on weapons sales to China &#151; the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.
Moody&#39;s Investors Service may downgrade ratings on Argosy Gaming and its potential suitor, Penn National Gaming Inc., following the companies&#39; merger announcement Wednesday.
Thailand's top constitutional judges met on Tuesday to decide whether to disband the country's biggest two parties and ban their leaders from politics for breaching election laws a year ago, a court spokesman said.
WIMBLEDON, England -- After years of holding out against equal prize money, Wimbledon bowed to public pressure Thursday and agreed to pay women players as much as the men at the world's most prestigious tennis tournament.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and actress Jennifer Siebel are engaged to be married, the mayor's spokesman said on Tuesday.
Myanmar&#39;s extension of house arrest for democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has been condemned by rights groups and the United States, but drew no rebuke from neighbours.
US tanks pounded insurgent positions Sunday in eastern Falluja following airstrikes on a northern neighborhood where the military said terrorists were operating a checkpoint.
Every imagine a clothing item which reads your vital signs, then beams that info to your computer? Smartex designs clothing that provides cover and style but also keeps its wearers healthy.
R&amp;B singer Usher and hip-hop duo OutKast each won three prizes by the midway mark at the American Music Awards on Sunday, with Usher on his way to a clean sweep of all four categories in which he was nominated.
Its vastness protects it from the immediate effects of global warming, but the world's largest ice sheet could be damaged if things get worse.
Reviews of two new releases rife with magical realism: Pan's Labyrinth and The Fountain.
This week, Microsoft is repeating statements made over the past seven years that Office's Reduced Functionality Mode is nothing other than a mechanism to prevent users who won't let the company verify the product's authenticity from doing more than testing how it works. What's the cause of recent confusion over RFM and product validation?
Seriously ill and perhaps fighting for his life, Yasser Arafat ( news - web sites ) was rushed Friday to a military hospital near Paris that specializes in blood disorders.
Ripresa della preparazione per la Fiorentina in vista del match di domenica in casa del Chievo. E' r...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair welcomed the temporary halt to the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, saying he was optimistic of the chances of an end to hostilities.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the  Detroit Pistons 109-107 in double overtime on Thursday to take  a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
I asked for advice in reducing vitriol on this blog, and a couple of readers helpfully identified a source of the problem: me. They and many others didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t like my suggestion to require commenters to use their real name. Tartuffo wrote: \u00e2\u0080\u009cAs someone who has been on the Internet since 1981, from alt.flame to the [...].

Roughly a quarter of about 250 ABC network affiliates, including Richmond&#39;s WRIC-Channel 8, pre-empted a Veteran&#39;s Day airing of &quot;Saving Private Ryan.
Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  on Thursday confirmed it was interested in exploring a potential acquisition of Bausch & Lomb Inc.  and offering a superior price than the eye-care company's deal to be bought by a private equity firm for $3.67 billion.
The bird flu virus that can kill humans has the potential to be spread by cats, scientists have found.
Huge and distant cousins of today&rsquo;s ice-loving penguins might have basked in a warm climate along the Peruvian coast more than 30 million years ago, fossils of two extinct penguin species suggest.
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Copper prices fall for the second day running amid fears of falling demand from key markets in China and the US.
A militant group said yesterday it had killed 11 Iraqi national guardsmen in the south of the country, showing footage on a website to prove it had beheaded one soldier and shot 10 others.
Maryland is off to its best start in eight years, and are hoping to keep improving as the Terps\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0head into the BB&T Classic.
PepsiCo Inc.  posted a greater-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday on a lower tax rate and higher sales of Frito-Lay snacks.
A Greek athlete loses his medal after testing positive, and a Russian is also reported to have failed a test.
Marines converted a mosque into a food and medical distribution center for residents Monday.
Playwright Arthur Miller, famous for The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, dies  aged 89.
Rocco Mediate's back is healthy and so is his game. Mediate shot his lowest score on the PGA Tour in four years, opening the Buick Open on Thursday with an 8-under 64 for a one-stroke lead.
As of Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at least 3,830 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 3,120 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Conservative advocacy groups and their allies in the House and Senate in recent days have defied not only Democrats but also moderate Republicans and even the White House. Emboldened by an election that increased their ranks, they are heading into a new term with apparent mood for bipartisanship.
Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways. Photo: Family time for former EA worker
Uniformed gunmen driving official-looking trucks snatched 14 people from computer stores in central Baghdad on Monday, in the latest kidnap to fuel fears of sectarian militias infiltrating Iraq's security forces.
It&#39;s better late than never for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers - who finally reached terms Monday night on a six-year contract believed to be worth $50.
The former quarterback may have just the right combination of down-home charm and moderate views to defeat a veteran Republican in North Carolina
GENEVA - The United Nations said on Thursday a secret listening device had been found in a posh meeting room of its European headquarters in Geneva.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  as investors shrugged off record crude oil prices and bought  beaten-down shares, pushing blue chips to close above 10,000  for the first time in 3 weeks.
Le parole di Claudio Lotito, che ha criticato Cristiano Lucarelli per il gesto commesso nei confront...
La societ\u00c3\u00a0 londinese ha rescisso il contratto del 25enne rumeno, trovato positivo a un controllo anti-doping (cocaina). Rischia sei mesi di stop. LONDRA, 29 ottobre 2004 - E&#39; finita con un licenziamento in tronco l&#39;avventura di Adrian Mutu al Chelsea.
ATLANTA -- Nearly eight months after federal regulators trumpeted a settlement they secured with ChoicePoint Inc. over a data breach, the government has not paid any money to victims from a $5 million fund that was to be set up as part of the agreement.
Created by NBC and Fox to bring free television to the Web, Hulu plans to begin sending videos to its partners, Microsoft, AOL, MySpace, Yahoo and Comcast.
FIRENZE, 28 OTTOBRE 2004 - Giovanni Senzani torna libero. All&#39;ideologo delle Br, considerato la mente del sequestro Moro, il tribunale di sorveglianza di Firenze ha concesso la scarcerazione. Il provvedimento
Colin Montgomerie is out first for Europe in Sunday's crucial Ryder Cup singles.
The Los Angeles Times endorsed the presidential bids of Barack Obama and John McCain on Friday.
The Duchess of Cornwall is to have a hysterectomy, but does not have cancer, according to royal officials.
For the second time in two days, the English Football Association has begun an investigation into crowd trouble at a League Cup match in London.
Lleyton Hewitt was able to get off the mark after an overnight delay at the Masters Cup here yesterday. The Australian former world No 1 completed his opening round-robin contest, defeating Carlos Moya, of Spain, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4.
The Boston College fans, with their gold shirts, chants, and spirit sticks, were ready. The Boston University fans, clad in red, were ready. The teams and coaches were more than ready.
The majority of people in Scotland do not want to work past the age of 65, a study shows.
The French parliament is to debate a bill that would ease the 35-hour working week rules.
By Ganey, Jayme S  Apple iPhone, $499  Up your tech cred with this cutting-edge, multitasking device. The iPhone, featuring a sleek touch screen, does triple duty as a mobile phone, wide-screen iPod and Web browser.
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The Government must act swiftly to either charge or release the nine detainees who are being held on suspicion of links with terrorism, civil liberties campaigners said today.
Survivors of a devastating flood lashed out at authorities Thursday for not warning that a dam's floodgates were being opened during Tropical Storm Olga, unleashing a deadly wall of water that killed as many as 20 people.
The European Commission will seek a cut of 18% in CO2 produced by the average new car within five years.
A judge opened hearings on Tuesday into the 14-billion-euro collapse of Parmalat and immediately ruled that two former auditors of the Italian
Warning lights flashed atop four police cars as the caravan wound its way up the driveway in a procession fit for a presidential candidate. At long last, Azy and Indah had arrived. They even flew through a hurricane to get here.
Online search engine leader Google Inc. (GOOG) will surrender more than $300 million of its stock to Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) in a settlement that removes a legal threat hanging over its IPO at the expense of enriching a nettlesome rival.
Roadside camping and parking bans are constitutional, a federal judge ruled, blocking protesters from pitching tents or placing portable toilets in ditches near President Bush's ranch.
Alcoa Inc. (AA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s biggest aluminum producer, posted only slightly better quarterly earnings on Thursday, as higher metal prices were
Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services.
Justice Department attorneys, defending a law aimed at keeping online pornography from minors, argued that software filters often block valid sites &#151; on gay rights or sexual health, for example &#151; that teens might seek out.
Diretta da Solari, l'opera e' stata rivista da Elisa e Parsons
Crisis is looming over the EU's new executive after a key European Parliament committee rejected Italian Rocco Buttiglione as justice and security chief because of his traditional views on homosexuality and ...
Traders were betting on Friday that  U.S. employers added 182,800 jobs in January, according to the  preliminary implied median market forecast of a derivatives  auction.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Mike Nugent&#39;s 55-yard field goal as time expired lifted the ninth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to a dramatic 24-21 win over the pesky Marshall Thundering Herd in the first-ever meeting between the teams.
Deciding whether to take Celebrex, Pfizer&#39;s popular arthritis drug, means choosing between pain relief and the risk of heart problems and strokes, area doctors say.
Mobile version of Intel Core 2 Extreme is coming soon in high-end gaming notebooks.
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London, England (Sports Network) - After having its record 49-match league unbeaten streak snapped by arch rival Manchester United last Sunday, Arsenal will aim to take out its frustrations on Southampton Saturday.
Symantec&#39;s Security Response has issued a warning about three new &quot;serious&quot; vulnerabilities discovered in the Windows operating system.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is to urge the US to work with other nations rather than acting unilaterally.
A judge threw out a solicitation charge against the former state Democratic Party chairman Friday, ruling that sheriff's deputies did not have the authority to stop his car.
Newspaper publisher McClatchy Co. said  on Wednesday it expects further declines in circulation and  advertising revenue and signaled it would consider selling its  stake in online jobs site CareerBuilder.
Stocks plunged to their lowest level in a month, capping a week of poor earnings reports, particularly at large banks.
L'Atalanta ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio del centrocampista portoghese Costinha, 33 anni, proveniente...
Most conferences are brain-numbingly boring, right? All the good stuff happens out in the lobby. Right??? Want to fix conferences? Easy! Just move the speakers out into the lobby. You could put some mattresses in the meeting room for people with jetlag to catch up on their sleep.
Eidur Gudjohnsen, teenager Bojan Krkic and two late goals from Samuel Eto'o gave Barcelona a comfortable 4-0 win over Murcia which closed the gap on Spanish league leaders Real Madrid to four points on Saturday.
MOJAVE, CALIF. -- A stubby private rocket plane blasted through Earth&#39;s atmosphere for a second time in a week yesterday, capturing a $10-million US prize meant to encourage space tourism.
The United States has isolated a man who may have exposed fellow passengers on two transatlantic flights to a strain of tuberculosis that is extremely hard to treat, officials said on Tuesday.
Pakistan are unimpressed by the Rose Bowl wicket ahead of their semi-final against West Indies.
Back home in the Dominican Republic, Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez, the Mets' newest star, is the \
One of the developers of the Metasploit hacking package has added support for the iPhone to the software's framework -- a \
Australia&#39;s main commercial airline, Qantas, is offering full refunds and waiving cancellation fees for flights to Indonesia. The airline made the decision after fresh advice from the Australian Government
WASHINGTON - Richard Nixon was president and man was still making trips to the moon the last time the word \
Audra Schmierer&#039;s Social Security number really gets around. It has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states, most of them probably illegal immigrants trying to get work.
A touch of the Tour de France is coming to Boston this summer. The inaugural Montreal-Boston Tour, a cycling race of roughly 1,200 kilometers (about 746 miles), will cross two countries and three states, ending in Boston Aug. 12.
The tradition of identification parades at the police station is to end as technology takes over.
Home Depot has reached a deal with a consortium of private-equity firms headed by Carlyle Group to sell its supply arm, HD Supply, for $8.5 billion, down from its original price of $10.3 billion, according to sources close to the negotiations.
Carlos Delgado went 3 for 5 and hit two home runs, while John Maine pitched six strong innings for the injury-hampered Mets.
Russia's proposal to the United States to use jointly a radar in Azerbaijan makes it unnecessary for Washington to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.
The finding could have far-reaching consequences for how unconscious patients are cared for and diagnosed.
Two men wheeled a dead man through the streets in an office chair to a check-cashing store and tried to cash his Social Security check before being arrested on fraud charges, police said.
A French court on Friday sentenced an art-loving waiter to three years in prison for stealing art works and valuable paintings from galleries and museums across Europe.
Turkey's top Muslim official said on  Thursday Pope Benedict should state clearly during a planned  visit to Turkey next week he believes Islam, like Christianity,  to be a religion of peace.
Canadian MPs pass an emergency bill to reopen a nuclear reactor that supplies medical isotopes worldwide.
More than 72,000 copies of the new Band Aid single were sold on its first day of release, according to sales figures. A Band Aid spokesman said they were &quot;very, very happy&quot; with Monday&#39;s demand, which saw shops open early.
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Several people were injured in a &quot;big&quot; explosion at the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, a hotel employee told AFP.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Quietly, Todd Pinkston mingled among the media last week, hardly given a second thought. Much of the attention was thrust toward his fellow wide receivers Terrell Owens and Freddie Mitchell.
Athens -- It&#39;s always a pleasure watching masters of their craft at work, and such a moment occurred Friday night on the first full day of Olympic track and field competition when men with long-distance motors lined up for the final of the 10,000 meters.
Recent reports of popular pain-relievers - Vioxx, Celebrex and Aleve - increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes have the nation in a panic.
BISMARCK, ND - State regulators have delayed a ruling about whether an Internet access provider should be treated as a phone company, saying they will wait for a federal decision on the issue.
BOSTON  \u00c2\u0097 Talbots will close its 78 children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s apparel stores to focus on its core middle-age female customer, the company said Friday.
'Extremists' torch restaurateurs' car If Jamie Oliver or Rick Stein were thinking of exporting their talents to Brittany, they might want to rethink their culinary imperialism plan.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Georgia county is suing to recover $2  million in cleanup costs and other expenses from the owners of  a crematory where 334 corpses were found dumped in the woods,  buried in pits and stacked in storage sheds.
Il concept store verra' aperto nell'autunno 2008
Alex Rodriguez believed the losing would stop sooner or later. And while it's early to declare a turnaround, the New York Yankees are taking steps in that direction. The latest came Tuesday night, when Rodriguez homered and drove in three runs in a 7-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
If you think you spend too much time stuck in front of a computer screen, spare a thought for bleary eyed gamer Eric Furrer.
Hundreds of Red Sox fans jammed Boston's streets early on Monday to celebrate their team's second World Series victory in four years, some hurling rocks at police in riot gear, smashing windows and lighting fires.
Mediators at the World Trade Organization made a bid to salvage a global free trade deal on Tuesday by proposing compromises to overcome impasses in the key areas of agriculture and industrial goods.
A leftist nationalist who is friendly with Venezuela's anti-U.S. president held a commanding lead over a Bible-toting banana tycoon in Sunday's runoff presidential election in Ecuador, according to an unofficial quick count of sample votes.
A state grand jury has handed down an indictment regarding the use of prostitutes to entice football recruits to the University of Colorado, according to a published report.
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PENSACOLA, FLA. - US President George W. Bush toured parts of Florida and Alabama on Sunday to see for himself the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.
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As President Bush kicks off his second term, he has pockets of international support from Tokyo to Tel Aviv - but many around the world warily contemplate how the next chapter will unfold under a leader they ...
New ZAGREB, Croatia, March 6 Croatia's Supreme Court has upheld a 6 1/2-year jail sentence of a 52-year-old janitor convicted of repeatedly raping a mentally retarded 13-year-old boy.Comment
Sport: Champions League: Cesc Fabregas scored one and set up two as Arsenal stormed to an impressive win at home.
General Motors Corp.  will offer cash rebates as high as &#36;7,500 on some 2004 models in its new \
Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar admitted his side had wasted a good chance to give New Zealand a close game in Chittagong. Having bowled out the tourists for 224, the Tigers could only make 86 in reply in the first of three one-day games.
American Oriental Bioengineering makes an acquisition.
Insurgents attacked a car Friday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing four people inside before setting the vehicle on fire, an Iraqi national guard official said.
LONDON -- The decision to slaughter a bull revered as sacred by his Hindu caretakers is justified, a British court ruled yesterday, overturning a decision by a lower court last week.
From Poland A.M.: The Polish subsidiary of Madrid-based pizza company TelePizza is launching operations abroad in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Not all publicity is good publicity Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft have passed up the chance to take part in a web conference on internet freedom being hosted by human rights group Amnesty International this evening.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A US military judge says Osama  Bin Laden's former driver, a detainee at Guantanamo, can  be tried by a military tribunal.
METCASH stunned long-term suitor Foodland (FOA) yesterday with an audacious $846 million takeover bid to create a supermarket heavyweight better able to compete with its bigger rivals.
An explosion ripped through a coal mine in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Wednesday, killing one miner and leaving two others missing, according to the Ministry for Emergency Situations.
Five people are killed and 30 others injured in two bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, police say.
BP Plc BP.L will be able to restart   105,000 barrels per day of oil production from the eastern side   of Prudhoe Bay within \
Two leading children's publishers, Scholastic, Inc., and Disney, will soon discover whether the laptop compares to the lap in the hearts of young readers.
Accessing the beta version of Yahoo Mail on a PC with Symantec's updated antivirus software incorrectly causes alarm bells to go off.
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (AACb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to refinance high yield debt, the Canadian television broadcaster, producer and film distributor said on Tuesday.
IT managers looking to boost storage efficiency will embrace online storage services and adopt solid-state disk drives to help fuel hardware consolidation strategies and green initiatives.
A delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders flew out of Baghdad on U.S. military helicopters Tuesday, heading for Najaf in a bid to end a bloody Shi'ite uprising, delegates said.
An advance in stem cell research that was intended to resolve moral differences over the promising but controversial field has ignited fresh conflict instead.
Analysis of the BEA acquisition from Reg reader input \u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russia begins its own investigation into the poisoning of a former spy, to run parallel to a British inquiry.
Studios never quite got the filmmaker John Cassavetes. Most critics hated him. A new DVD set proves them wrong all over again.
Hundreds of people are believed dead in Haiti following flooding in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne, rescuers and witnesses said Monday.
A hepatitis vaccine grown in  genetically engineered potatoes seemed to protect most people  who ate them, researchers reported on Monday.
The introduction of Mercedes' B-Class models will raise group unit sales by 100,000 per year from the second year of B-Class production, Mercedes Car Group head Juergen Hubbert said.
Days after U.S. college student Shira Barlow got her new cell phone number, the party inquiries, birthday wishes and late-night calls started arriving.
Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale said a junior trader who racked up more than $7 billion in losses misused computer access codes and falsified documents.
Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.  said on Thursday that quarterly profit rose, helped by strong sales in U.S. and international markets, with the exception of Japan.
NEW YORK  - In mice carrying specimens of  human breast cancer, treatment with a genetically engineered  mini-antibody, or \
Veteran computer scientist Frances Allen looks back on Ptran, \
A 14-year-old girl accused of murdering her sister tells a court she just wanted to scare her after a row.
An innovation called the CableCard, which slides into a slot on the back of many new TV sets, is meant to eliminate the cable box. So why aren't cable customers hearing more about it?
Some Vermont resorts are reaping the rewards of stronger currencies in Europe and Canada and are attracting increased business as a result.
Chinese Tibetan antelope film &quot;Kekexili: Mountain Patrol&quot; has been accepted into World Cinema Competition session of in the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, China Radio International reported on Wednesday.
A French court will rule on whether a new law bans three Sikh boys from wearing the under-turban to school.
It is reported that another &quot;Champion Supermarket&quot; of French retailer Carrefour will open soon in Guangming Village, Haidian District in Beijing.
Tim Wakefield, the knuckleball pitcher who has the longest tenure of any player on the Red Sox, was excluded Tuesday from the World Series roster because an inflamed right shoulder.
LOS ANGELES  - MGM, which is in the  process of being sold to a group headed by Sony Corp., has  insisted on a business-as-usual stance, but that business no  longer involves the immediate production of a new James Bond  movie.
MOSCOW It will soon be 10 years since Boris Yeltsin launched the first war in Chechnya, and five years since Vladimir Putin resumed it.
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Cauzione pari a 1.600 euro, lo ha deciso il tribunale
Another favourable weekend for Juventus who were able to increase their lead at the top to +5 points over second-placed Milan and the impressive Lecce and also increase to +8 points their advantage over rivals Inter.
The warring factions from Sudan's Darfur region prepare for peace talks. Will new efforts to restore peace be successful?
Rulon Gardner&#39;s bid for a second consecutive gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling&#39;s super heavyweight division fell to the mat with a resounding thud yesterday along with the big man himself.
Key players and parties who figure prominently in Iraq's first national election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Hurricane Helene continued to gain strength as a Category 3 storm Monday, potentially threatening Bermuda at the end of the week, while a tropical storm watch was issued in the Azores as Hurricane Gordon churned in the Atlantic.
[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.
(InfoWorld) - Palm announced Wednesday that it would launch its Treo 680 handheld in China, and increase its presence in the Chinese market by opening a research and development (R&D) center there. The company said the smartphone will be sold in cooperation with CEC Telecom Science and Technology Co. , and distributed by Beijing Riverwill Communication Technology Co. The 680, designed to be a lower-cost alternative to other Treo models, runs the Palm operating system. It is a candybar-style quad-band GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) phone that supports GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution), which allow for mobile Internet access. PDAs have not yet made their mark in China, although they are growing in popularity, mostly thanks to aggressive pushes by manufacturers such as Lenovo Group, Dopod International, and Motorola, all of which have tailored their devices to the local market. One key design factor is recognition of handwritten Chinese characters. Palm said it is opening its first Asia R&D center in Shanghai for Asian language localization, to maintain better relations with its manufacturers in the region, and to accelerate time to market for its products in Asia. \u00c2
Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson seemed taken by surprise when asked Tuesday about oil drilling in the Everglades, apparently unaware it's been a major Florida issue.
JAMMU, India  - Separatist guerrillas stormed a  government building in Srinagar on Saturday, triggering a  gunbattle with security forces just days before Republic Day  celebrations, police said.
Floridians began mopping up on Tuesday and counting the cost of Hurricane Frances' long and torturous path through the state and thousands of people joined long lines for ice, water and fuel.
WASHINGTON: US has termed President General Pervez Musharraf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement of retaining the two offices of Army Chief and the president, in tandem, a matter of Pakistani parliament and the people.
Baby Boomers, this Christmas season  unleash your inner child and empty your bankbook with  jewel-encrusted Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head toys at $16,000 a  pair.
British police defused a bomb in an  abandoned car in London&#39;s theatre district on Friday and  launched a counter-terrorism investigation.
Tony Blair is expected to face questions from Labour MPs about the reported rift with Gordon Brown. Is it damaging the Labour Party?
What if women don't want to know the real reasons men won't call or suddenly vanish or marry someone else?
Dow Jones a +22 punti base, Nasdaq +3,5 e SP a +3,30
Smoking foes, led by Ohio Republican Sen. Mike DeWine, yesterday vowed to continue their fight for government regulation of tobacco products, shortly
The Illinois rushing offense and the Purdue passing offense dueled in the Big Ten opener for both schools on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart says sales at US stores were up somewhere between 1 and 3 percent last week. The report compares sales at existing stores from the same week last year.
Non inquina, \u00c3\u00a8 economica: fare un pieno costa meno di due euroEntro un anno la Tata produrr\u00c3\u00a0 prime seimila vetture                                            Aria compressa al posto della benzina Dall'India arriva Citycat, l'auto del futuro                                                                                      di MAURIZIO RICCI
Iraq will close its land borders from  Jan. 29 to 31 and impose a curfew banning all non-official  vehicles from the roads over the same period to try to prevent  attacks on election day, officials said on Tuesday.
Washington's top diplomat for Africa hoped to meet both sides in Kenya's political crisis on Saturday to seek an end to ethnic unrest that has killed more than 300 people and shattered the country's peaceful image.
When Omm Sameh sings, trendy students, young intellectuals and tourists looking for a taste of the exotic sway to her captivating sounds.
Injuries and key departures have played a key role as the Broncos will post a losing record for only the second time in the 13-year Mike Shanahan era.
Future Social Security benefits could be cut almost in half for some younger workers under a plan President Bush is considering for overhauling the nation's retirement system.
They operate in different parts of the government, but both have decided to go digital and phase out their signature paper products.
Operazione della Guardia di Finanza disposti 14 arresti
Russian leader Vladimir Putin says Georgia's arrest of four Russian officers for spying is \
Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu apologized Tuesday for his positive cocaine test and said he will turn down an offer to become an assistant coach for the Romanian national team.
Among the multitude of ideas that readers have submitted for building an emergency fund, here's an intriguing one: Use a portion of your Roth IRA.
Serena Williams reached the semifinals for the first time in more than a year, beating Amy Frazier 6-2, 6-2 on Friday night to advance in the Western &amp; Southern Financial Group Women's Open.
The love affair between Queen Victoria and commoner John Brown, long speculated about and never proven, has come closer to confirmation in a letter written by the sovereign unveiling her grief at his death.
Almost all tickets sell out for a tsunami aid gig as the Manic Street Preachers and Snow Patrol join the bill.
Hi-tech criminals are stealing key business data and ransoming it back to the firms they stole it from, say police.
An elderly American nun killed in the struggle to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers and ranchers was buried in her adopted homeland after a funeral attended by thousands who remembered her courage and dedication.
Israel got its Euro 2008 campaign off to a winning start last night as it defeated Estonia 1-0 thanks to a first-half strike from Roberto Colautti, but Dror Kashtan, in charge of his first official game, had ...
Patience has never been highly rated as a virtue in the NFL. That's especially true among owners, who tend to change coaches almost as often as they do underwear.
L'amministratore delegato del Milan, Adriano Galliani, ha commentato l'episodio di cui si &egrave; r...
Allergan Inc. said on Monday that its Botox wrinkle treatment played no role in the case of four patients who became ill after being treated by an unlicensed physician in Florida.
Dopo dieci anni denaro finira' in fondo a finalita' sociale
La vittima, M.P. 48 anni, colpita in pieno petto nel locale sulla stataletra Ladispoli e Santa Marinella. L'omicida, identificato, \u00c3\u00a8 fuggito                                          Scoppia lite in discoteca ucciso buttafuori sull'Aurelia
By Naila Moreira, Seattle Times  Jun. 6--It's impossible to miss the hummingbirds in Dan Harville's yard. The moment you step on the property, one of the tiny birds zips up, hovers a moment near your face, and then zooms to a nearby feeder.
President Musharraf tells the UN the world must act to avoid an iron curtain between the West and Muslim nations.
The oil and gas industry is already beginning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ivan this morning, sending out aircraft to survey hundreds of exploration and production platforms that were shut down during the storm.
A Kurdish doctor told Saddam Hussein's genocide trial Thursday that children vomited blood, people broke out in skin rashes and itching, and animals fell dead after a gas that \
As of Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2007, at least 3,904 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,178 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nicolas Cage plays a low-key treasure hunter who thinks there&#39;s a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence and plans to steal it.
Auto-dialler programmes have plagued Irish phone users since the beginning of the year. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has received some 300 phones calls from consumers regarding excessive
A court ruled Friday that the vice president's suspension from Nigeria's dominant political party was unconstitutional, potentially clearing the way for him to run for president on the party's ticket in the upcoming election.
Americans love their automobiles, but not as much as they used to. Nearly seven in 10 drivers enjoy getting behind the wheel, while the rest think it's a chore. In 1991, nearly eight in 10 said they liked driving.
LAGOS : The death toll from an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of Lagos has risen to around 60 as more bodies were recovered from the scene.
It is a building all about the future, but in Frank Gehry's whimsical $300 million Stata Center at MIT an old-fashioned X marks the spot. The spot, that is, where the place still leaks when it rains.
That sentiment came after PeopleSoft&#39;s board rejected Oracle&#39;s latest offer for the company, which amounted to USD24 per share.
Stocks turned lower on Friday as lingering worries about losses in the subprime mortgage lending sector overshadowed signs of continued strength in the U.S. job market.
The governor of the worst-hit province of Phang Nga, says the death toll in his province alone is 3,530 and about 30 per cent are foreign tourists.
Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and Republican President Bush a question about it. Today's question and responses:
Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh. Two memorandums of understanding were signed between the two sides, but the focus
The EU says it will restart direct economic aid to the Palestinian Authority, to back an emergency cabinet.
For sale: A palatial pleasure yacht with swimming pools, opulent salons and, should the winds of war blow, a rocket launcher and mini-submarine.
Usually just a campaign sideshow, this year's vice presidential debate has taken on new life as a high-stakes showdown in a tightening presidential race. Dick Cheney's mission is to slow John Kerry's sudden momentum, while John Edwards' assignment is to feed doubts about President Bush's handling of Iraq and the economy.
European research has shown radiation from mobile phones can damage human DNA, reigniting the debate over whether they can harm human health.
In its fourth week in release \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Bucket List\u00e2\u0080\u009d ascended to the top of the list of the weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest-grossing films.
By Anonymous  Google, Inc. launched Google Checkout, a checkout process that makes online shopping faster, more convenient, and more secure. The service enables online shoppers to make a purchase from any participating store with a single login.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new realm of space, and it's beaming back some surprises.
Harry Potter -- left-wing hero of the intellectual aristocracy against the materialist middle classes? Well, yes, according to the French daily Liberation.
On guard Fujitsu Computer Systems flashed its latest energy-efficient, better I/O performance blade server and chassis in the hope of cutting customers loose from market leaders HP and IBM.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For millions of families in the Chinese countryside, the only way to survive as a family is not to live as one.
Japan's space agency launches its first lunar orbiter for a year-long mission to explore the moon.
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Many parents of asthmatic children may have the best of intentions but the worst of solutions when they try to protect their kids from allergens, new research suggests.
Two hawks which were evicted from their nest on a posh New York apartment building last week may be able to return home, it emerged today.
German officials today reaffirmed their policy of not contributing troops to the American-led coalition in Iraq and rejected speculation, prompted by a remark by the
Science & environment: Rising global temperatures could trigger a huge extinction of plants and animals, according to a  study.
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Un mese per il cambio di compagnia e stop a ritardi, richieste di pagamento non motivate e difficolt&agrave; per la restituzione del credito residuo. Le Linee guida esplicative della legge Bersani
With the stunning recall of a popular pain medication last week and the impact it had on patients, the stock market and its manufacturer, it may be worthwhile to review how drugs get to market and how safety data are gathered.
LONDON - England coach Duncan Fletcher has cautioned his bowlers about bombarding West Indies captain Brian Lara with bouncers in tomorrow&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final at The Oval.
The fate of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad is looking increasingly perilous after his captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met.
Clint Mathis is heading back to Major League Soccer one year after signing with German team Hannover 96.
Thai boxing chiefs have sent Olympic   champion Manus Boonjumong to Cuba in an almost penniless state   to try to wean him off of his extravagant Bangkok lifestyle in   time for the Asian Games.
American golfer Todd Hamilton leads six other players by one stroke after the first round of the World Golf Championships American Express tournament in Ireland.
Elizabeth Edwards and Ann Romney have formed a bond over the illnesses they must cope with while trying to help their husbands win the Presidency
A pilot flying the Airbus that crashed into Queens three years ago caused the tail of the plane to tear off in mid-flight by his &quot;unnecessary and excessive&quot; use of the plane&#39;s
com September 29, 2004, 1:04 PM PT. IBM claimed first place Wednesday in a supercomputer speed competition with an expanded version of its Blue Gene/L that beat out a Japanese machine from NEC.
W.R. Grace & Co. GRA.N and seven  current or former executives were charged on Monday with  conspiring to endanger residents in Libby, Montana, and   concealing the health risks from asbestos-contaminated  vermiculite, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Investors are hoping this week brings some answers to the question of whether an improving U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to look will be in the June payrolls data.
Newsreader Fiona Bruce is to replace from Michael Aspel as presenter of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.
An explosion leveled two homes early Friday, killing one person and injuring at least four more, authorities said.
Da sempre considerata l&#39;&quot;anti-Callas&quot; \u00c3\u00a8 morta ieri notte, dopo una lunga malattia, la soprano Renata Tebaldi; nata a Pesaro, avrebbe compiuto 83 anni il prossimo febbraio. ANCONA - La soprano Renata Tebaldi
Barely a minute into flight, after a smooth liftoff from a landing zone outside Baghdad, our Black Hawk helicopter suddenly dropped like a rock &#151; briefly &#151; and so did my stomach.
Microsoft  pays $536m to software maker Novell to resolve a lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive practices.
Description: Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry says President Bush did not do enough to urge the Republican-controlled Congress to extend a 10-year federal ban on the sale of assault weapons that expired Monday.
Nguyen Thanh Hung's recovery is a mystery that flu experts are trying to decipher as they consider what impact his illness will have around the world.
Procter &amp; Gamble Co. said it plans to file a proposal today detailing about $50 million in renovations at its South Boston facility to accommodate about 500 Gillette employees vacating the Prudential Tower corporate headquarters.
The Dow Jones industrial average is up 32 points. Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange hold an eight-to-seven lead over advancers.
The Cassini spacecraft has sent back images of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan giving scientists the closest views yet of the mysterious satellite.
MIAMI - Nearly 100 fruit juice boxes containing liquid heroin were intercepted Wednesday in a shipment from Colombia, federal officials said.
Shareholders in The News Corporation Ltd (publisher of The Australian) voted overwhelmingly to endorse the final act in five decades of expansion: to shift the company&#39;s domicile from the South Australian capital to the US state of Delaware.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws meant to reconcile warring Iraqis, saying progress was remarkable even though more was needed.

Shoaib Akhtar produced a hostile spell of pace bowling to give Pakistan a chance of levelling the series on the second day of the second Test in Melbourne.
The Miami Dolphins are headed in a new direction and Dave Wannstedt won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be along for the ride. The final blow for Wannstedt came this Sunday when the Dolphins let two leads slip away, losing to the Arizona
Muslims are being warned they need to be careful with medication during Ramadan.
Wet weather is set to put a dampener on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend as sun gives way to heavy rain.
D\u00c3\u009cSSELDORF, GERMANY - Researchers in Germany have come one step closer to realizing a dream of manufacturers, retailers and other companies seeking advanced but inexpensive ways to trace products and materials -- a cheap chip made of plastic that can be printed on foil the same way a newspaper is printed on paper.
Agenti egiziani lanciano gas lacrimogeni, molti intossicati

Contro aumento addizionali tagliare sprechi della sanita'
GAZA - Nonostante la richiesta del segretario dell&#39;Onu, continuano i raid israeliani nella striscia di Gaza. Almeno tre palestinesi sono stati uccisi a seguito di un nuovo attacco aereo verificatosi questa notte tra domenica e luned\u00c3\u00ac a Jabalya.
India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday.
Oscar award winner Nicolas Cage, who has not had a hit movie in years, ended the two-week reign of &quot;The Incredibles&quot; at the North American box office on Sunday with his new family adventure &quot;National Treasure.
La commissione giuridica della Lega Calcio francese ha invalidato il contratto dell'allenatore del L...
U.S. stocks rose in thin trading on  Thursday as investors welcomed data showing strength in the  U.S. job market and lower oil prices while shrugging off a  weaker-than-expected report on Midwest manufacturing.
Telefonata tra Prodi e Padoa-Schioppa e poi incontri del ministro del Tesoro con i colleghi Amato e Nicolais                                          Manovra in tre mosse scuola, polizia e statali                                                                                  La Cgil: un miliardo di euro per i contratti pubblici non basta di LUCIO CILLIS
Coca-Cola said yesterday that it will open a massive recycling plant in Spartanburg, S.C., next year as part of its long-term goal to recycle or reuse all plastic bottles containing its products sold in the United States.
Before I digress to our \u00e2\u0080\u009clittle\u00e2\u0080\u009d presidential election here in the land of the brave and the home of the depressed and broke, I must note the triumph of my favourite island in the sun over the terrible Ivan that has wreaked and continues to wreak so
Sarah Michelle Gellar&#39;s Hallowe&#39;en scary movie The Grudge has scored another impressive week at the top of the US box office to keep Ray, the acclaimed Ray Charles biopic, from breaking in at number one.
 after Glasgow attack
How an independent like Michael Bloomberg can win power without winning the White House.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian proposed on Tuesday to define direct transport links with rival China as cross-Strait routes, in a bid to bypass a longstanding political dispute, but Beijing is likely to ignore him.
SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - Ventana Medical Systems Inc.   VMSI.O said it would not raise its A$497 million ($374   million) bid for Australian diagnostic group Vision Systems   Ltd. VSL.AX, ceding the company to higher bidder Cytyc Corp.   CYTC.O and knocking Vision System's shares.
(InfoWorld) - New Yorkers have a reputation for being a hearty lot, and those who want to be among the first to buy an iPhone Friday seem to be made of a particularly tough constitution. Despite temperatures that soared above 90 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday, several were already lined up outside the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The leader of the pack was Greg Packer, a 43-year-old retired highway maintenance worker from Huntington, New York, on Long Island. Packer lugged his supplies, which included water and clothes, and set up a camping chair on the street outside the store on Fifth Avenue at 5 a.m. EDT Monday morning so that\u00c2\u00a0he could be the first in line for Apple's latest gadget. Though he's committed himself to spending nearly five days living on the street for the iPhone, Packer said he's not \
Neil Rackers' 29-yard field goal at the end of the fourth quarter forces overtime, then his 31 yarder gives the Cardinals a 30-27 win over the reeling Falcons on Sunday.
Six Palestinians died in four separate attacks by the Israeli military in Gaza on Saturday, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.
Jonny Wilkinson makes a fairytale return as England returned to winning ways in the opening Six Nations match against Scotland.
Fashion chain Gap says it will withdraw from sale items of clothing allegedly made using child labour in India.
Kevin Kruger had 14 points and a career-high 10 assists to help UNLV beat No. 14 Air Force 60-50 Tuesday night. Kruger went 2-for-11 from the field, but 9-for-9 from the line. Joel Anthony added 10 points and nine rebounds for UNLV (23-6, 10-4 Mountain West), which won its 13th straight home game.
KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old grave digger was charged at the Sessions Court yesterday with three counts of raping a 13-year-old girl.
SHANGHAI: Argentina\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Guillermo Canas thrashed unheralded German Lars Burgsmuller in the final of the Shanghai ATP tennis tournament on Sunday, conceding just one game in the 57-minute match.
A price war in the online music market began yesterday when RealNetworks began an aggressive campaign to challenge industry leader Apple.
Running back Thomas Jones led the Jets throughout the second half with punishing runs through the middle of the Miami defense.
YouTube\u00c2\u00a0furthered its attempts to offer legitimate footage on its video-sharing Web site this week by announcing deals that will provide users with music video and professional basketball content.
Italian taxpayers will be hit in the wallet with a wave of tax and tariff hikes as of February 1 representing an average additional burden of 98 euros (128 dollars) a month, three times the income tax cut promised by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government.
Charlie Sifford was still six years away from playing in his first PGA tournament in the United States, but they let him compete in Canada in 1955.
The secret is out. Lleyton Hewitt is  back in form and hungry for another grand slam title.
Oil-supply concerns and broker downgrades of blue-chip companies left stocks mixed yesterday, raising doubts that Wall Street&#39;s year-end rally would continue.
The red-hot Dallas Mavericks routed  the Los Angeles Lakers 108-72 to notch up their 17th  consecutive victory on Sunday.
A methane blast in a mineshaft in  Russia's Siberia killed 13 people and injured 23 on Thursday, a  spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry said.
A car is reported to have crashed into the gates of Japan's parliament.
Mobile phones can transform developing world, says UN expert
Britons moved by the plight of millions of Asian tsunami victims dug deep into their pockets yesterday, bringing the total raised in only four days to an unprecedented 30 million.
With health officials now urging Americans to dig into their family health history, experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools -- and upcoming holiday gatherings -- to get started on the project.
SBC Communications Inc., the No. 2  U.S. telecommunications company, is in talks to acquire AT&T  Corp. for more than $15 billion to bolster its business with  large corporations, sources familiar with the talks said on  Thursday.
Poles have finally been given a political game they enjoy: an online test in which they have to spot the difference between the country's identical twin leaders, President Lech Kaczynski and his prime minister brother Jaroslaw.
SINGAPORE : The days of having a traditional pint and smoke may be numbered as public health specialists push for smoke-free pubs and clubs in Singapore.
Gripping a pair of pliers, a doctor pried a bullet from Amina Kharim&#39;s swollen and bleeding left arm. Eight hours earlier, at dawn Tuesday, she had been asleep
The British singer was turned back from the United States because &quot;his activities could be potentially linked to terrorism.&quot;.
Despite a heroic search-and-rescue effort, Microsoft researcher Jim Gray's disappearance off the California coast continues to baffle authorities.
E' ufficiale l'annunciato passaggio di consegne a Cologno MonzeseIl direttore del notiziario prende la guida della societ\u00c3\u00a0 che si occupa di cinema                                          Carlo Rossella presidente di Medusa Al Tg5 ritorna Clemente Mimun                                                                                  L'ex direttore del Tg1 era gi\u00c3\u00a0 stato vicedirettore della testata giornalistica Mediasete ne era stato uno dei fondatori, nel 1991, insieme a Mentana e Sposini
A provocative street hoarding promoting a Wearside law firm is removed after police say it is sexist and offensive.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Texas Rangers power hitters Hank Blalock and Mark Teixera will have some protection in the heart of the lineup next season.
President Bush has brought the oldest ally of the United States into his re-election campaign as a reason not to vote for his opponent, Sen. John Kerry.
Inmates in South Carolina could soon find that a kidney is worth 180 days.
Non si possono immaginare interventi prima di giugno
Si giocher&agrave; in Olanda, a Nijmegen, la gara di Coppa Uefa tra gli israeliani del Maccabi Haifa...
U.S. stocks opened flat on Wednesday,  with high oil prices and a spate of profit warnings weighing on  the market.
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it approved the first international standard for a human genetic test to help laboratories improve the accuracy and quality of their results.
LONDON, Oct 10  - A grisly video showing British hostage Kenneth Bigley being beheaded appeared on the Internet Sunday, amid reports that the slain engineer made a brief break for freedom, possibly with the help of British intelligence services.
After worries that wind gusts might ground the giant, helium-inflated balloons, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was postcard-perfect.
Fellow officers of a 36-year-old police constable stabbed to death while on duty pay tribute to him.
The Stanley Cup finals have brought record low ratings to NBC for a prime-time program, sports or otherwise.
US Ryder Cup fans were again denied the chance to see world number four Phil Mickelson in practice on Thursday, 24 hours before golf&#39;s most intense team event gets under way at Oakland Hills.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - A year and a half of  swallowing fire to earn spare change at traffic lights in  Bogota finally took a toll on Jhon Garcia's body.
A teacher wins \u00c2\u00a322,000 compensation for being unfairly dismissed after sexual allegations by two pupils.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - Olympic silver medalists Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto survived a scare during their original dance routine on Thursday to take the lead at the Four Continents championships.
A fire broke out near Vice President Dick Cheney's ceremonial office in a building overlooking the White House on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of government staffers to evacuate.
A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi leaves behind a legacy of sweeping economic and political reforms.
Iraqi leaders hope to flesh out a deal to end sectarian bloodshed in Baghdad when they meet again on Tuesday but conceded a four-point plan, drafted under U.S. pressure, was still a long way short on vital substance.
Pictures from the second Ashes Test
Soaring oil prices should inflict less damage on US economic growth and inflation than the 1970s oil shock, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said.
Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead New York past Toronto on Saturday.
The European Commission on Friday said it was scrutinising a French tax scheme under which Vivendi Universal unlocked \u00e2\u0082\u00ac3.8 billion ($4.
A rare Bollywood sequel to a blockbuster  comedy about a lovable thug opens on Friday, reviving the  pranks of the gangster who must dodge barbs from independence  icon Mahatma Gandhi this time to win his ladylove.
By Dave Dewitte, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Sep. 7--CEDAR RAPIDS -- Rockwell Collins has acquired a Canadian supplier  of wireless networking products in order to strengthen its defense offerings.
A US airman dies and two are hurt as a helicopter crashes due to technical problems in western Afghanistan.
Iconic film maker Jean-Luc Godard hit the nail pretty much square on the head when he said cinema was the most beautiful fraud in the world.
The 20-year-old prince apologized Wednesday in a statement after a British newspaper printed a picture of him clutching a cigarette and a drink and wearing a swastika armband.
Special prosecutors are investigating accusations that the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chairman, Lee Kun Hee, had amassed slush funds to bribe politicians, prosecutors and government officials.
Sun signs up the software company to support its attempt to make useful a version of its Solaris operating system for x86 chips.
A 725 e 680 euro su Tecla e Berenice, fondi riammessi
Prime Minister Tony Blair has been urged to mount a solid defence of the European Union's constitution in 2005.
Just days away from the Florida primary, Rudy Giuliani has lost his grip on the state he once called \
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. warned yesterday that slowing ad growth will depress its third-quarter results, marking the Internet powerhouse's latest letdown.
Investment bank Morgan Stanley says it has suffered a $3.7bn loss from its US sub-prime mortgage exposure.
STOCKHOLM  - Andre Agassi was set to intensify his chase for a place in next month&#39;s eight-man Masters Cup, with a Tuesday morning arrival in Sweden to compete as top seed at the 632,750-euro Stockholm Open.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Some 150,000 people are  now known to have been killed by Asia's tsunami, U.N. officials  said on Monday, as helicopters and elephants were used to find  and feed survivors and shift the rubble of razed towns.
Most people have had deja vu -- that eerie sense of having experienced something before -- but U.S. researchers have identified the part of the brain responsible for this sensation, and they think it may lead to new treatments for memory-related problems.
Cosmologists may have to reassess their understanding of the evolution of the early Universe after surprising new data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
US employers pulled back on hiring as they entered the holiday shopping season, adding just 112,000 new jobs overall in November. It was the weakest gain in five months and about half of what economists had forecast.
Il ministro degli Esteri, sconfiggere ignoranza e ignavia
Computer giant Dell is to recall 4.4 million laptop power adapters because of a fear they could overheat, creating a risk of fire or electric shock.
Thousands of residents desperate to return home after fleeing Hurricane Frances ignored Florida's plea to stay put Tuesday, jamming highways, delaying emergency workers and causing tempers to flare in the sticky heat.
Rashard Lewis notched a personal season-high of 37 points, including seven three-pointers, as the Seattle SuperSonics swept aside the Los Angeles Lakers 108-93 Tuesday to collect their 18th win of the season.
The African National  Congress (ANC) holds a hotly contested election on Monday that  could clear the way for the controversial Jacob Zuma to assume  South Africa's presidency.
com. Barry Bonds failed to hit No. 700 Tuesday, but the Giants star still flashed his brilliance in a 3-2 victory over the Brewers.
NEW YORK Stocks were mixed in a volatile session yesterday, with blue chips weighed down by oil prices and a new investigation of the insurance industry.
Restrictions on aircraft hand luggage following an alleged terror plot could soon be relaxed, the transport secretary says.
Work? Stuff that A poll of 2,500 Brit workers has confirmed what most of us already knew: the Xmas holiday starts tonight at 5pm as a third of the UK's workforce will \
MEXICO CITY, September 13.- The number of fatalities caused by Hurricane Ivan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s passage through the Caribbean rose to at least 70 this Monday.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told China on Friday he was taking their relationship to a new level and that he wanted Britain to be the number one choice for Chinese trade and investment.
Oxford, MS (Sports Network) - Ole Miss has fired head football coach David Cutcliffe after suffering through his first losing season.
Non-league Chasetown host the biggest match in their history against Cardiff in the FA Cup third round.
By HARVEY, Helen; WILSON, Nick  A man was injured and workers evacuated yesterday after a large amount of acid was spilled in the Toll Tranzlink building in Tremaine Avenue.   Fire Service personnel had to don \
Authorities in China say a man stabbed eight students to death early Friday at a high school in central China. Four others were wounded in the attack, which took place in the city of Ruzhou in Henan province.
By Ed Sealover, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.  Sep. 15--Colorado Springs is set to add a parcel to its open-space  collection that would serve as a link between Mesa Open Space and Bristol Park  on the city's west side.
Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to step up their war against Hamas and predicted the Islamists' grip on the Gaza Strip would end within months.
The Irish coast guard rescued some 110 children from the sea Thursday after a sudden squall hit their sailboats, Irish officials said.
The Young Woz and Jobs Playset, the latest limited-edition custom minifig product from PodBrix, goes on sale Wednesday at 9 p.m. EDT.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Hillary Clinton pounced on rival Barack Obama on Monday for his willingness to meet with some troublesome world leaders during a Democratic U.S. presidential debate starring a parade of questions posed through YouTube videos.
Zimbabwean immigration officials ordered a fact-finding mission from South Africa's biggest trade union movement to leave after they defied a government ban, the leader of the South African team said.
Russia wants more concrete reasons from Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
 MBAs unite tree-huggers and pinstripes
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=1042 3886&fsrc=RSS Looking for the right man SIR \u00e2\u0080\u0093 My husband and I enjoyed your article on spousal selection and its finding that women have better choices the higher the ratio of males to females (\u00e2\u0080\u009cA buyers' market\u00e2\u0080\u009d, December 15th). But there may be limits to this. We travelled to Alaska ten years ago and read several [...].
Steve McQueen fan, clearly... The arrest of yet another illegal immigrant working at the House of Commons has revealed an unexpected vulnerability in the Home Office's plan to secure the UK's borders. What if they arrive at Heathrow and just run for it?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il tedesco Tommy Haas, testa di serie numero 2, si &egrave; qualificato per la finale del torneo Atp...
SAN JOSE, California  - The judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February said on Friday his ruling on whether the state's use of lethal injection is legal would hinge on evidence of how alert an inmate is as the toxic drugs take effect.
Yemen said seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis were killed in a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomb attack on their convoy in the province of Marib on Monday.
Updated antivirus software for businesses adds intrusion prevention features.
The health care system for veterans is facing a potential deluge of soldiers returning from Iraq with serious mental health problems.
Quick, the WEEE directive is coming! A memo reaches Vulture Towers from Oxford University Library Services (OULS) warning that the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment(WEEE) regulations are soon to come into force.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CULIACAN, Mexico  - From the lush mountain valleys of Peru to America's toughest streets, ruthless Mexican gangs are grabbing control of the multi-billion dollar cocaine and crystal meth smuggling trade.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday is expected to unveil plans to spend $20 million to replace touchscreen e-voting systems in 17 counties with optical scan units that have paper records.
BEATRICE, Neb. - When a buddy said they couldn't do it - play six rounds of golf in one day - that was all the challenge they needed.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, May 25 -- U.S. military aid began arriving in Lebanon on Friday, Lebanese officials said, in order to resupply government troops battling a militant group in northern Lebanon whose leader claims links to al-Qaeda.
Previsto Import 250.000 unita', analisti restano scettici
Colorado State University officials said a 20-year-old student whose body was found over the weekend appears to be the latest in a string of alcohol-related deaths involving Colorado students this fall.
People who want to give up smoking and lose weight are to be given expert help, funded by the NHS.
The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcher\u00c2\u0092s arm and a young pitcher\u00c2\u0092s value.
Lemony Snicket, starring Jim Carrey, tops the North American box office chart, displacing Ocean's 12.
''Al 100% il prossimo anno giocher\u00c3\u00b2 nel Barcellona''. Gianluca Zambrotta ribadisce che non ha nessun...
Democratic presidential candidates are speaking openly about faith, competing for 'values voters.'
KUMAMOTO -- Japan&#39;s 12th case of mad cow disease has been confirmed in Kumamoto Prefecture. The discovery is the first case of the disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), discovered
The great unbundling A new report suggests that Apple and Tesco, not P2P file sharers, should take the most blame for the woes of the British music industry.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bonaventure Kalou struck early after Auxerre&#39;s Zimbabwean forward Benjani Mwaruwari swung in a right wing cross which Rangers failed to clear.
BEIJING -- Chinese security agents broke up a news conference by a group of four visiting South Korean legislators yesterday, pushing some reporters out of a hotel conference room and attempting to forcibly evict the four lawmakers, who wanted to talk about the plight of North Korean refugees in China. The agents, who apparently did not identify themselves but were ...
Dramatic new details of France&#39;s secret dealings with Saddam Hussein&#39;s regime have emerged as part of a fresh corruption investigation into alleged illicit oil deals.
WASHINGTON: The US space agency NASA has put off resumption of space shuttle flights from March until at least May, the agency has said.
Rachael Ray is everywhere with her Food Network shows, best-selling cookbooks and lifestyle magazine. Now, she&#039;s adding daytime talk show hostess to her crowded resume.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered a recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse where employees are accused of mistreating cattle.
A man and a woman are held on suspicion of trying to extort money from the parents of Madeleine McCann.
Watch Chinese state television or read  the main Communist Party newspapers and the whole nation  appears to be pulling together to battle heavy snow which has  stranded millions ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Pretexting is for kids Bugging offices in the UK is not a criminal offence, according to surveillance and legal experts speaking to OUT-LAW radio. While recording a phone conversation is a criminal offence, someone could place a recording device in an office legally, they said.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The UN Security Council begins a tour of the Great Lakes region in  Africa to support peace efforts there.
I am an avid basketball fan. I love the Sacramento Kings and I have followed them ever since they came here from Kansas City in 1985.
Armed with a new study showing the drug can ease pain in some HIV patients, medical-marijuana advocates sued the federal government Wednesday over its claim that pot has no accepted medical uses.
LIVERPOOL, England, Oct. 20 - Rafael Benitez saw his Liverpool side miss several good chances as they draw with Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna at Anfield last night in the Group A UEFA Champions League match.
media have reported, a sign of warming relations between the giant neighbours and former foes. level,&quot; Xinhua reported Cao, who visited India in March, as saying.
(InfoWorld) - Cambridge, Mass. - Eclipse can attribute its success as an open source tools platform to a \
Up to one in five tickets for the Isle of Wight music festival were fake, say event organisers.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. PPC.N,the No. 2  U.S. poultry producer, on Monday said earnings increased nearly  five-fold in its fiscal first quarter on strong chicken sales,  cheaper feed and an acquisition.
Intel plans to feature its \
David Miliband says Kosovo's declaration of independence does not set a precedent for other separatist movements.
Criminals are increasingly trying to  trick citizens into giving them their bank account details,  according to a survey published on Monday which showed such  \
Judges in Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial on Wednesday ordered a one-month adjournment in proceedings to give the former Yugoslav president's court-assigned lawyers time to prepare a defense case.
In a Nov. 15 book review of \
Hundreds of taxi drivers block roads in Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, in protest at the killing of a colleague.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0will soon submit a new photo format to an international standards organization that it says offers higher quality images with better compression, the company said on Thursday. The format, HD Photo -- recently renamed from Windows Media Photo -- is taking aim at the JPEG format, a 15-year old technology still widely used in digital cameras and image applications. Both formats take images and use compression to make the file sizes smaller so more photos can fit on a memory card. During compression, however, the quality of the photo tends to degrade. Microsoft said HD Photo's lightweight algorithm causes less damage to photos during compression, with higher-quality images that are half the size of JPEG. The format can also accommodate \
Attorneys for the three players falsely accused in the Duke University lacrosse rape case are seeking a settlement of about $30 million and several changes to the state's legal process, a person close to the case said early Friday.
Ivory Coast warplanes killed nine  French soldiers on Saturday in a bombing raid during the  fiercest clashes with rebels for 18 months and France hit back  by destroying most of the West African country's small  airforce.
Saudi Arabia sought to regain some control of oil markets Tuesday, promising to make available 800,000 barrels a day of new oil by the end of the month and to keep pumping crude vigorously.
Collection agencies land kick in the box The robot-powered music streaming service Pandora will close its UK operation next week. The company blames high royalty demands from the two main UK collection agencies. The site will continue to stream to what it recognizes are US-based IP addresses, but will block connections to UK addresses from January 15.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In September, he was accused of having ties to terrorism. Today, he&#39;s been honored as a ``Man for Peace.&#39;&#39;. The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was praised at a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize winners in Rome.
Millwall part company with manager Nigel Spackman after five successive defeats.
DaimlerChrysler AG said on Sunday that  its global car sales for 2004 rose 2.1 percent to 3.9 million  units.
Annika Sorenstam has one week to decide whether she wants to play in the Women's World Cup of Golf, the L.P.G.A. Tour's season opener in South Africa in February.
NEW YORK - A slowdown in economic growth and oil prices hovering around $48 per barrel renewed Wall Street's fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings Thursday and kept stocks mixed.    In late morning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 49.70, or 0.5 percent, to 10,059.48, one day after the index lost more than 135 points...
Microsoft Corp.  sees the shift  by business organizations to Web-based phone systems running on  its software to generate \
Police arrested two men Saturday in connection with serial blasts outside courts in three northern Indian cities last month that left 13 dead and 40 wounded, a report said.
The Israeli military killed three al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades activists in a helicopter missile strike on a car in Jenin yesterday. The dead included Mahmoud Abu Khalifeh, the deputy commander in the city of
Cisco Systems Inc. said today that four of its workers in Brazil were under arrest in connection with an alleged scheme to import Cisco gear and evade taxes.
Congo&#39;s government has announced that forces loyal to Kinshasa have ousted gunmen that seized a southern mining town earlier this week, killing 30 rebels.
Provvedimento per il presidente della Cancellese
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesians began voting on Monday in a landmark election expected to remove President Megawati Sukarnoputri and install an ex-general who has vowed firmer leadership in fighting terror and boosting the economy.
OAXACA, Mexico  - Mexican riot police firing tear gas clashed with protesters launching fireworks and throwing gasoline bombs in the colonial city of Oaxaca on Saturday, days before President-elect Felipe Calderon takes office.
Jack Kevorkian, a fiery assisted suicide advocate, will be released from a Michigan prison in June after serving eight years for murder and vowing never to help the terminally ill take their own lives again, state officials said on Wednesday.
Non si registrano danni ne' allarme tsunami
Poultry farmers around Europe were on guard Monday against the possible spread of bird flu across the North Sea from infected Britain, fearing the disease could be carried by wild birds. The Netherlands was the first country over the weekend to order restrictions on commercial poultry since the outbreak last week on a turkey farm in eastern England of the H5N1 strain of the virus, which can be deadly for humans.
On the same day a report alleged he failed an amphetamines test, Jason Giambi met with lawyers from the baseball commissioner's office Wednesday to discuss his recent comments on steroids.
(CBS/AP) Four military recruits died in the past year and thousands others were sickened by a flu-like virus for which the military once had a vaccine program that was abandoned to save money.
Let's all go crazy A Pennsylvania mother of two of has stood-up to the internet-battling escapades of the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may play in the playoffs despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge.
German judges at the retrial of a Moroccan man accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks will consider how to proceed on Tuesday after one of the defence lawyers was critically injured in a motorcycle accident.
Google&#39;s auction process, both criticized and feared on Wall Street, could have gone much more smoothly, and investors may yet regret investing in a company that clearly plans to go its own way regardless of what others may think.
The European Union, heavily outnumbered by African and Asian members on the U.N. Human Rights Council, on Thursday defended a new accord governing the body that has been severely criticized by the United States.
John August's directorial debut delivers absurdly cosmic themes that this movie can't sustain.
LOS ANGELES  - On a busy Monday for the  Big Four networks, \
Colombian cocaine smugglers scuttled a U.S.-bound homemade submarine off the South American country's Pacific coast, Colombia's navy said on Thursday.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60734)  has announced the addition of \
The betrayal of the body, decrepitude and death: in 2007 an unprecedented number of serious films, along with the usual slasher movies, contemplated the end of life.
Senior Republican John McCain says Donald Rumsfeld was one of the worst US defence secretaries ever.
Prince Harry is considering invitations from Jewish groups to visit the Auschwitz death camp, a royal spokeswoman said Friday, while Britons debated whether his wearing a swastika armband at a costume party has damaged the monarchy.
European aerospace firm EADS quashes speculation it was poised to take over the French defence electronics firm Thales.
LIMA, Peru, July 11 -- A Chilean Supreme Court judge ruled Wednesday that former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori should not be extradited to Peru to face charges of corruption and human rights abuses.
 per il Nouvel Observateur
Bruxelles, 4 nov. (Adnkronos/Aki) - Il presidente designato della Commissione europea Jose&#39; Manuel Durao Barroso presentera&#39; questa sera in una conferenza stampa il nuovo esecutivo con tutte le modifiche apportate.
PAKISTAN pacers Abdul Razzaq and debutant Riaz Afridi took two wickets apiece as Sri Lanka struggled to 6-150 at tea on the first day of the second and final Test in Karachi today.
Il 77,3% dovuto a conflitti per rinnovo contratti
The government is considering introducing \
Two US troops were killed and three wounded by a mine detonated by remote control in Afghanistan&#39;s south-central province of Uruzgan, the US military said yesterday.
Women who take high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of getting breast cancer, according to research. A study involving almost 3,000 mums-to-be found women who took the supplement
Think Secret will discontinue operations, after settling with Apple Inc. over a controversial lawsuit.
Blokey stores in need of feminine touch With the dash for growth over, UK mobile operator 3 is settling into the business of consolidation. 3 has opened 200 new UK stores in the past year, but there's one slight problem - they're a bit blokey.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SANTA FE, N.M. - Three former high school classmates of \
A Taleban leader and former Guantanamo Bay detainee blows himself up in a clash, Pakistan police say.
MANNHEIM, Germany - A military judge hearing evidence in the alleged abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison demanded Monday that prosecutors speed up the investigation, warning that further delay could derail the case against at least one of the accused soldiers.    Col...
MIYAZAKI, Japan : Tiger Woods said he was on the way back to his world-beating best after demolishing the field at the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament for his first title on the Japan tour.
Kelly, 45, was senior vice president of Sprint Consumer Solutions, with overall responsibility for marketing, product development, advertising, strategic planning and business development.
Shares of Marsh & McLennan rose Thursday following a report that a key executive at its insurance brokerage unit had resigned and that a reorganization of the group was imminent.
When Randall C. Jimerson, the president of the Society of American Archivists, heard of Google&#39;s plan to convert certain holdings at Oxford University and at some of the leading research
Switch the lights off as you leave Analyst house Gartner is warning technology bosses to take the twin issues of pollution and energy consumption seriously, because policy makers are starting to pay serious attention.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. Health and Human Services  Department said on Tuesday it had ordered 2 million doses of  avian influenza vaccine from Aventis Pasteur Inc.   .
Microsoft is taking action against US resellers who are using dodgy Certificates of Authenticity (COA) to pass off counterfeit software as the real deal.
A top Republican lawmaker on Social  Security issues on Sunday called the retirement system's  finances a \
A Serbian ultranationalist accused of unleashing a murderous campaign of terror as Yugoslavia crumbled boycotted the start of his war crimes trial on Monday.
Doppio accordo tra Vicenza e Atalanta. L'intesa prevede l'arrivo a titolo definitivo alla societ&agr...
THE improbable dream is almost reality. Glenn McGrath, brilliantly leading the charge in his 100th Test, yesterday joined pace partner Jason Gillespie in choking the life out of India&#39;s underachieving top order in the third Test.
After years of drought Zambia is exporting its maize surplus to neighbouring countries, says the deputy agriculture minister.
These promising companies were chosen by investors who have already picked market-beating stocks at huge gains.
OCTOBER 5, 2004 -East Rutherford, NJ - New Jersey Devils CEO/President/General Manager Lou Lamoriello today announced that left wing Dean McAmmond has been signed to an AHL contract.
UNDAUNTED by a stinging setback from his party, Israel&#39;s prime minister, Ariel Sharon, will press ahead with his controversial plan to withdraw from Gaza, his aides said yesterday.
Intel Corp.  said on Friday it will support a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher's project to put computers in the hands of poor children around the world, reversing its long-standing opposition to the proposal.
Thanks to a production process facilitated by Macs and Xsan, the legendary first season of &#147;Saturday Night Live&#148; comes to DVD (and to iTunes) at last.
After deals with ABC and NBC fell through last week, Paris Hilton will now give her first post-jail interview to Larry King on CNN on Wednesday night.
Tycho:  Just like the blistered, hungry dead, Armadeaddon itself lumbers - toward its inevitable conclusion.  There are two more installments, or perhaps I should say there is one more installment and then an epilogue. Because that is the caliber of site we operate: a site with epilogues and denouements and perhaps even the occasional finale.
A Chilean appeals court is set to rule on whether former leader Augusto Pinochet is fit to stand trial.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS Corporation  today announced it has reached comprehensive retransmission consent agreements with nine separate cable operators, including several Top 25 MSOs, covering more than one million subscribers nationally.
GamesAreFun has screenshots and info on the upcoming PStwo that will be released in the US on November 1. In other Playstation news, Yahoo!
A search team finds the remains of two of the four French climbers who went missing in Nepal last October.
By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 5--BENTON CITY -- A lot of money is riding on a Kennewick Irrigation District proposal to bring more water to Red Mountain.
Il Palermo ha battuto il Livorno 1-0 (0-0) nel primo anticipo della 21/a giornata del campionato di ...
A court hears a mother may have poisoned her son with table salt as she was having difficulties caring for him.
MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 8 -- New Hampshire proved to be the political firewall that the Clinton campaign long had hoped for. Just as New Hampshire voters saved Bill Clinton's candidacy 16 years ago, they revived Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's faltering presidential campaign Tuesday night.
Australia's Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Ltd.  made a revised takeover offer for U.S. utility NorthWestern Energy Corp.  after a regulator blocked its initial US$2.2 billion bid on concerns the deal was not in the interests of customers.
Spare a thought for John Bracewell as New Zealand attempt to repair their already badly-dented reputation in the second test against Australia.
MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News)  -- Cancer continues to cut a deadly swath across the globe, with the American Cancer Society reporting 12 million new cases of malignancy diagnosed worldwide in 2007, with 7.6 million people dying from the disease.
Paul Weitz's engagingly lightweight drama is a gently revisionist fairy tale about good versus evil set on the battlefield of contemporary corporate culture.
An introduction to using refactoring, unit testing and ZenTest on existing code.
Ieri l'Opec ha deciso di aumentare la produzione da novembre
An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists.
At the Indonesian military's primary airfield here, cartons of instant noodles, bottled water and medicine were stacked high inside a hangar Wednesday, awaiting delivery to camps filled with desperate tsunami victims. Two Australian military transport planes landed with more water, military rations and medicine, adding to a mountain of assistance marshaled at the base.
Four-time Olympic champion Matthew Pinsent is expected to announce his retirement from rowing when he holds a news conference at Henley today.
European employees of the auto giant General Motors are set to step up protests on Tuesday at the company&#39;s plans to cut 12,000 jobs.
Sondaggi danno per certa una vittoria nettisima della destra
Guides 10-year plan for science and innovation
Experts said a European antitrust ruling might signal problems for companies like Apple, Intel and Qualcomm.
PENTAGON -- Budget cuts being considered by the Pentagon are expected to affect all branches of the US military, including the Navy&#39;s fleet of 12 aircraft carriers.
CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese fans rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act as a global concert aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the environment moved onto a venue near Tokyo on Saturday.
For the first time since record keeping began in 1960, the number of deaths of young children around the world has fallen below 10 million a year, Unicef reported.
Fall's turn into winter cranked up the heat in one respect: the connection between Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere.  Having previously denied a relationship, the two Heroes stars are now considered an item.  \
US News, A university in New York has been funded to keep tabs on IRC conversations with money channelled through the National Science Foundation by the CIA, documents have revealed The CIA is quietly funding federal research into surveillance of Internet
The Bush administration said Tuesday that commercial importation of some low-cost prescription drugs from Canada might be feasible.

Reigning league MVP Kevin Garnett has picked up where he left off last season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. The same can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be said for the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons.
Jenson Button says he can thrive with BAR in 2005 despite his bitter contract dispute with the Formula One team. Button agreed to join Williams next season but was told he must stay with BAR by the contract recognition board.
Puts Google to shame If you haven't seen the demo, see it now. In March, at the annual Technology, Education, Design (TED) conference in Monterrey, California, Microsoft Live Labs took the wraps off a mind-bending digital photo app called Seadragon, and you can now stream a video of this not-to-be-missed demo from the TED website. Coupled with Photosynth, another project in the works at Live Labs, Seadragon could take Google's much-discussed StreetView idea to a whole new level.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Un giovane tunisino, Amor Knis di 35 anni, si era nascosto nell&#39;auto della fidanzata, una bresciana di 32 anni madre di due bambini. Probabilmente \u00c3\u00a8 stato stroncato da un collasso a causa del caldo &gt; I numeri.
British lawmakers said Tuesday they will hold a formal inquiry on the treatment of wounded troops, amid reports that soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving shoddy care on their return home.
A congressional committee has voted to kill a hotly contested Boeing deal to lease 767 jetliners to the US Air Force as refueling tankers.
Blog: JiWire says it has the right model to make advertising on citywide Wi-Fi networks really work.
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Oltre 7 mila i voti che hanno incoronato il centrale della Juventus. Tra i primi otto anche Bettarini, Coco e Materazzi. MILANO - Va a Nicola Legrottaglie, difensore della Juventus, il poco ambito \u00c2\u00abBidone d&#39;oro\u00c2\u00bb, una sorta di Pallone d&#39;oro al contrario.
Psychological thrillers gain a toehold as they tone down the gore for a PG-13 audience.
As expected, the Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate one-quarter point in continuing efforts to stave off inflation while holding rates at near record lows to help fuel economic expansion.
Governments must do more to ensure women and girls get treatment for HIV/AIDS, the United Nations health agency said Tuesday, the eve of World AIDS Day.
U.S. accounting rules, which can bolster end-year oil prices by encouraging companies to run down stocks, are this year helping to cool overheated markets by creating a glut of prompt supply, analysts said.
Seven U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq, including four in the western province of Anbar, where gains in security were hailed this week by U.S. President George W. Bush during an unannounced visit to the desert region.
Kobe Bryant took a moment to ponder the persistent questioning, and the words came tumbling out. &quot;I sat back, I reminisced, I stood at the window, I saw two birds chirping.
Elizabeth Burnosky is a registered Democrat who voted for President Bush in 2000, opposes his policy on Iraq and calls Sen. John Kerry \
Arrestati 3 componenti di un gruppo terroristico islamico
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The French have now joined the Americans, and reportedly some other nations as well, in refusing to pay the fee London charges to drive into its city center.
Scientists believe they have pinpointed the origin of a low frequency &quot;hum&quot; that emanates from the Earth. The noise - which can be picked up in the two and seven mHz (millihertz) range - occurs far below the
Francesco Guidolin accetta con sportivit&agrave; la sconfitta per 1-0 del suo Palermo sul campo dell...
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial  Co. (6752.T) said on Wednesday it would start selling two new  Blu-ray DVD recorders in Japan on November 15, heating up a  format battle for next generation optical disc technology.
Roger Clemens, at 42, became the oldest Cy Young winner in Major League history on Tuesday, claiming the award for a record seventh time.
Il killer ha esultato dopo l'esecuzione, poi e' fuggito
Investigators are due to release their initial report on the possible cause of the fatal Cumbria train crash.
British police defused a car bomb in central London on Friday and said the device made up of petrol, gas cylinders and nails could have caused significant loss of life, anti-terrorism authorities said.
Business software maker Oracle Corp. agreed Wednesday to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the company that pioneered Web services software.
The best-selling American novelist Sidney Sheldon dies aged 89 of complications from pneumonia.
Sharon Long is known as the \
A U.S.-organized group of nations concerned about the rise of Islamic factions in Somalia lent its support Thursday to the country&#039;s weak interim government and demanded free access so aid groups can help the impoverished Somali people.
No, I&#39;m not referring to the uproar over ABC&#39;s &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; promo that included Owens and aired before Monday Night Football this week.
Microsoft has released a new build of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to about 15,000 testers, lending credence to recent speculation that the final code release is fast approaching.
The \
Bloccato nelle Filippine in attesa di un visto di studio per Singaporel'autorizzazione non \u00c3\u00a8 arrivata e non ha potuto neanche rientrare a Manila                                                  Ragazzo ghanese come Tom Hanks passa sei settimane in aeroporto                                                                                                  \
Forty-four separate incidents are graphically recounted in the new Army report on abuses committed by US soldiers against Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison.
US President George W. Bush has slammed rival John Kerry for questioning Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's upbeat forecasts for his country.
Manchester City boss Kevin Keegan has been charged by the Football Association for his confrontation with referee Steve Dunn in the tunnel after Sunday's 4-3 defeat to Newcastle.
Today, US Republicans are gathering in Madison Square Garden, the famed New York sports arena, where they will hold their national convention and formally put forward
YANGON  - Myanmar has completed its mass release of more than 9,000 inmates, a prison department source said, following a shake-up in the military-run regime.
Bank of Valletta's Private Banking Division has just launched a Euro 6-year Euribor linked Callable Deposit for its Maltese and international clients.
Ramallah, West Bank -- Confounding cynics, the Palestinians have embarked on an election process that could make history as the first truly democratic ballot ever held in the Arab world.
Ultrasound images from the womb are increasingly being made not for medical purposes but by companies offering expectant parents a sort of prebirth viewing.
Nepal's King Gyanendra will focus on fighting corruption and poverty in the Himalayan kingdom, state media said on Saturday, setting a populist direction days after he seized power.
Adelphia Communications Corp. has offered $300 million to settle investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, the company said.
President Evo Morales has backed off a proposal to remove Roman Catholic instruction from Bolivia's schools, easing a dispute with church officials over his plan to place greater emphasis on Indian faiths.
Judge Won&#39;t Consider Delays in Michael Jackson Case That&#39;s Scheduled to Start Trial Jan. 31. Defense attorneys Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr.
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Police charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder.
THURSDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- People who are intermittently or totally uninsured in the decade prior to reaching Medicare eligibility experience substantial improvements in health once such coverage kicks in, a new study reveals.
Dow -0,31%, Nasdaq -0,79%. Euro in ribasso a 1,3264 dollari
Yahoo Live, the search company's new live cam site, underwent what you might call an \
Oracle Corp. raised its takeover offer for PeopleSoft Inc. by 14 percent to $8.8 billion, increasing the pressure on the smaller software company to give up its 17-month fight against the bid.
''I nodi riguardanti Nesta e Totti vanno sciolti entro la fine di luglio, al massimo entro i primi g...
NEW YORK - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator's legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that featured McCain...
Acute trusts back on track BT has claimed its revised strategy for London is helping to get the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) back on track in acute trusts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Ben Dobbin< Associated Press  CASTILE, N.Y. - Turkey vultures with 6-foot wingspans glide on eddies off Inspiration Point, a favorite lookout in Letchworth State Park.
L'Ascoli ha raggiunto l'accordo con l'Udinese per la cessione a titolo definitivo del centrocampista...
DES MOINES. Dec. 17 -- Former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) has been here before, looking up at the front-runners and hoping for a late surge to propel his candidacy.
Just about a year ago, interim general manager Jeff Gorton, the steward of the Bruins' checkbook, committed $57.5 million to two prized free agents.
November 29, 2004 - Valve announced today that it won summary judgement against Vivendi Universal Games in Valve&#39;s suit regarding cyber cafe game licensing.
Panama's lawmakers on Saturday elected as head of the National Assembly a man wanted by the United States in the murder of a U.S. soldier, a move Washington said was deeply disappointing.
According to \
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The subprime mortgage crisis may be pushing housing prices down but it could soon have the opposite effect on Chardonnay, Chianti or Shiraz.
The dollar firmed on Wednesday as  investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that  are expected to point to further rises in U.S. interest rates  this year.
The majority of Americans support the death penalty but nearly 40 percent think their moral beliefs would disqualify them from serving on a jury in a capital trial, a poll showed on Saturday.
How to tap and protect Africa's natural resources, the continent's role in the world and the information age's impact on African society are pressing themes as a summit of African leaders opens Thursday.
The Scots Guards operating in southern Iraq say they have prevent transport disruption on the main route north.
Mike Wallner has an update posted about the development of the pecl/http package.   I recently implemented an interface to the curl-share functionality in form of an HttpRequestDataShare class.   He includes the data that the Reflection API would give for this new functionality and how it can be used to make name lookups simple.
Poland coach Pawel Janas says he has not had time to prepare for the game with England.
A suicide car bomber attacked a Baghdad  office used by a major Shi'ite party on Tuesday in the latest  insurgent attack aimed at stoking sectarian strife ahead of  Jan. 30 polls expected to be dominated by Shi'ites.
Con Goa l'equitazione diventa eleganza urbana
It&#39;s now possible to enjoy all the benefits of a full featured QWERTY keyboard in a small wireless device, thanks to Research In Motion&#39;s (RIM) new patent-pending SureType keyboard.
Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Monday he will run for a sixth term, a move that could put him in office longer than his legendary father.
ZACHARO, Greece  - The Greek government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after raging forest fires killed at least 46 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard used the specter of higher interest rates under a Labor government to try to convince voters to give his Liberal-National coalition a fourth term
After deciding that Augusto Pinochet is mentally fit to stand trial, a Chilean judge on Monday indicted the 89-year-old former dictator for his alleged role in the abduction and summary execution of suspected political opponents in the 1970s.
La decisione del Gip di San Benedetto del Tronto: il rom rester\u00c3\u00a0 in citt\u00c3\u00a0La misura dopo la sua confessione. Implicato anche in una rapina                                            Appignano, domiciliari per Ahmetovic Ubriaco in auto uccise quattro giovani
Economic recovery is gathering speed in the euro zone and inflation prospects are favorable, the European Central Bank said on Thursday as it
Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlvin and the Chipmunks,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.
A single-player demo for the much-anticipated DX10 game is coming to PC on September 25.
British singer Yusuf Islam,  formerly known as Cat Stevens, is set to visit the United  States later this year to promote his new album after being  denied entry in 2004 when his name appeared on a watch list.
To find the city hall in Bastogne, walk past the White House Hotel, cross Gen. McAuliffe square, turn at the Dakota Cafe and it's the building on the right, flying the stars-and-stripes, just before you reach ...
Sept. 11, as a public occasion, has shrunk to life size: potent as ever for people holding photographs, but unlikely to start wars again.
India recover from a paltry 204 all out to beat England by 23 runs at Lord's.
The White House rejects subpoenas for documents in the case of federal prosecutors sacked last year.
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has warned his team-mates they will miss out on next season's Champions League if they do not quickly shake off a costly habit of drawing matches they should win.
Defense has defined Jim Johnson as a coach, and his tactics with the Philadelphia Eagles have been copied by many NFL teams. But Johnson's roots are on offense -- he was a collegiate quarterback and became a defensive specialist almost by chance.
John Olerud isn&#39;t sure whether he&#39;ll be wearing a Yankees uniform come Opening Day 2005, but the first baseman isn&#39;t ruling out that option.
The WHO says a framework deal will ensure states share H5N1 virus samples and that vaccines are fairly priced.
Matteo Tagliariol si &egrave; qualificato per la finale del torneo di spada agli Europei di Gand, in...
U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks faced  possible eviction from her Detroit apartment after falling  behind on her rent two years ago, but now she is living there  free of charge, church sources said on Monday.
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The deadlocked jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector are told not to consider a lesser charge.
Juan Pablo Montoya won in his final race for Williams-BMW on Sunday, beating future McLaren teammate Kimi Raikkonen to capture the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Cisco Systems on Monday appeared to further distance itself from a tax scandal in Brazil, saying it can&#39;t vouch for everything its channel partners do.In the case, in which four Cisco employees and 44 other people reportedly have been arrested, Cisco&#39;s Brazilian unit has been accused of importing $500 million worth of telecommunications and networking equipment without paying the necessary duties, according to a Reuters report.The case has shed a rare negative light on Cisco&#39;s business practices. The company, which operates around the world and is experiencing strong growth in developing countries, has a reputation for conservative practices and solid accounting.In its latest statement, the networking vendor explained its indirect sales model and said more than 90 percent of its business in Brazil goes through channel partners. That&#39;s more than the worldwide rate, which is over 80 percent, Cisco said.&quot;If fiscal fraud occurred in the companies that distribute or resell Cisco products, Cisco is not necessarily responsible for these misdeeds,&quot; the statement said. &quot;While we hire highly respected audit firms to perform random audits of our distributors, no corporation engaging in an indirect sales model can directly vouch for or control every action of its distributors.&quot;The company has used a channel model around the world for years, letting local distributors and value-added resellers customize products locally, Cisco said. The company works with more than 55 certified channel partners to sell products in Brazil. Some channel partners buy products directly from Cisco and some from authorized Cisco distributors, it said.The company has more than 250 employees in Brazil, which represents 1 percent of the company&#39;s worldwide business, it said. Cisco said it remains fully committed to doing business in the country.Cisco said it is cooperating with the authorities and conducting its own inquiry to understand the situation and provide as much information as possible, but said it would be wrong to comment further now. Cisco has said before that it does not believe it acted inappropriately.&#160;
Sales of new U.S. homes fell 1.6 percent in May to a lower-than-expected level while prices climbed from April, according to a government report on Tuesday that continued to point to weakness in the housing sector.
Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Fred Funk fired a six-under 66 Sunday to win the Southern Farm Bureau Classic by one stroke over Ryan Palmer.
Ronald Ramon beats the final horn with a game-winning 3-pointer and No. 21 Pittsburgh rallies in the final minute to beat cold-shooting rival West Virginia, 55-54, on Thursday night.
Amid all the mystical, psychological and historical significance of the Red Sox win in the World Series, let&#39;s not overlook one of the most fascinating distinctions of this team.
The patents needed for an overarching Digital Rights Management (DRM) system for protecting digital music, video, and software from illegal file sharing over mobile devices have been successfully pooled together, the film and music technology company MPEG LA announced Thursday.
The exact cause of death couldn't be determined but there was no sign of \
His mom confirmed that like her, son Christiano too was Bollywood pe fida.
Big delegate-states could really influence the race on the G.O.P. side.
MUMBAI: Miss India United Kingdom, Amrita Hunjan, beat contestants from 14 other countries at a gala event held at a luxury hotel here to wrest the title of Miss India Worldwide 2005.
A prototype artificial skin which can be used to heal wounds has been developed by British researchers.
ZEE Telefilms has sought time from the Bombay High Court to respond to the court&#39;s proposal of submitting fresh bids for the BCCI cricket telecast rights to the court.
PALM DESERT, Calif. The DEMO technology show may have little of the glitz and glamour of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but to industry insiders, the three-day show reveals clues about what's on the cusp of being the next hot thing.
German unemployment unexpectedly rose in May breaking a run of 13 consecutive monthly falls.
Il giovane ucciso da un colpo partito dalla sua pistola
Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped British director of CARE International, is seen in this image made from an undated video aired on Al-Jazeera television Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
Pliers and what appeared to be pieces of toenails or fingernails were found by detectives searching a motor home belonging to a couple accused of torturing five of their adopted children, authorities said Friday.
Despite the prime minister&#39;s plea that the first ministers meeting not devolve into an argument over numbers, the first day of his long-awaited health care summit did exactly that.
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Britain's telecommunications regulator backed away from breaking up BT Group PLC on Thursday and instead ordered the industry giant to improve competitor access to its networks.
Nerd World: The touchscreen comes to the iPod, and Lev Grossman has that gadget-lust feeling again
A French public prosecutor sought life imprisonment on Wednesday for an Algerian on trial for helping finance attacks that killed eight people in a spate of bombing on the Paris rail network in 1995.
The Colorado Rockies are playing the Boston Red Sox in Game Two of the World Series.
The MoD's top civil servant is urged to resign by a senior MP  over \
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I listini del Vecchio Continente partono in rialzo  tra i 2 e i 4 punti percentualisulla scia del Dow Jones che ieri ha chiuso in crescita del 2,50%                                          Borse europee avvio in forte recupero L'Asia rimbalza dietro Wall Street
Quattro milioni di italiani in marcia verso le grandi citt\u00c3\u00a0Voli annullati, spargisale lungo le autostrade del Nord                                                  Nebbia e ghiaccio sulle strade scatta il rientro dalle vacanze                                                                                                   Grave incidente a Pordenone: un morto e sette feritiSulla A1, otto chilometri di coda tra Roma nord e Ponzano
Certain adapters may pose a risk of fire or electrical shock.
Children of Chinese origin are the best-performing ethnic group in England's education system, government statistics have shown.
Today's bombing in Pakistan, coming on the heels of the attack that killed Benazir Bhutto, highlights a growing problem in that country -- the rise of suicide bombers. One terrorism expert says the attacks have reached an \
Labour's leaders put on a show of unity  after MPs criticise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown over reports of a rift.
The sting of Republican electoral defeats still fresh, the GOP chairman suggested Thursday the party has strayed and challenged it to refocus on core principles and reform.
Chad LaRose converts a penalty shot and Eric Staal scores on the power play in the third period to give Carolina a 4-3 win over Boston.
Wired &amp; Wireless continues its reign at the top spot among IT priorities due to widespread IP telephony and wireless deployment.
AGHDAD, Iraq, Aug. 18 - Displaying the brinkmanship that has made him one of the United States&#39; most powerful adversaries in Iraq, the rebel cleric Moktada al-Sadr sent last-minute messages of conciliation on Wednesday that appeared to ...
Wimbledon chiefs will resist the temptation to ask players to play twice a day as the rain-soaked 2007 championships face a crisis-level backlog of matches and the prospect of a third week extension.
Oil prices extended losses on Thursday  after a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories  soothed worries of a winter squeeze.
Three Internet providers in Britain have teamed up with a company called Phorm, whose technology tracks Web users and sends them ads related to their interests.
A janitor at a London museum threw away a bag full of paper and cardboard, not realizing that it was part of a work of art. Recreation of First Public Demonstration of Auto
Business: 20 October 2004, Wednesday. The average price of residential real estate in Bulgaria's capital in the third quarter of this year stood at BGN 1,061.50 per sq.
An attack at an opposition political rally in Bangladesh that killed 19 people is an attempt to undermine democracy in the south Asian nation, the US State Department said.
A bizarre scenario takes theories of modern cosmology to the limit.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was expected to offer intelligence and humanitarian assistance to Russia after the Beslan hostage tragedy in talks with visiting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Researchers use X-ray scanners to create 3-D models of prehistoric creatures preserved inside rocks.
Protestano contro la perdita del potere di acquisto
By Richard Drew, AP. Kuznetsova, the ninth seed from Russia, reached her first Grand Slam final with a stunning 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 triumph over fifth-seeded American Davenport in the semifinals of the US Open.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Aug. 21, 2004 - Sheriff&#39;s deputies searching Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland Ranch went into areas they didn&#39;t have court approval to enter, according to two of the entertainer&#39;s employees.
By SETH BORENSTEIN HOUSTON - NASA gave space shuttle Atlantis the all-clear to come home Thursday after a stem-to-stern inspection prompted by a mysterious flurry of orbital litter found no damage to the ship.
On the heels of plans by the New York Philharmonic to perform in North Korea comes word that the 120-member North Korea State Symphony Orchestra is to play two concerts in England. The Guardian of London reported that after three years of planning and organizing, that orchestra will perform in September at the Royal Festival Hall in London and in Middlesbrough in northeast England. The visit was described as the \u00e2\u0080\u009cbrainchild\u00e2\u0080\u009d of the opera singer Suzannah Clarke, who, in 2003, became the first British singer to perform in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The newspaper said that she had suggested that her hosts invite other foreign musicians to North Korea and send its orchestra abroad. Ms. Clarke comes from Middlesbrough.
Ivory Coast's rebel New Forces are demanding that President Laurent Gbagbo step down to allow stability to return to the divided west African state, in the throes of a new crisis after government forces ...
A girl claims a teenager accused of murder had previously blindfolded her and tied her up.
A partially exploded incendiary device is found in a department store in County Antrim.
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern departed Tuesday for his annual St. Patrick's swing through New York and Washington, this time seeking American support for the Northern Ireland peace process as a power-sharing ...Comment
U.S.-based wireless technology company Qualcomm said on Tuesday it expects &#36;50 handsets for faster third generation (3G) mobile phone networks to be on the market in two years' time.
ATHENS -- Michael Phelps was sitting in the bleachers in his team shirt and shorts last night, waving a small American flag and exulting in every gold medal. Especially the one he got without swimming a stroke.
Nothing went according to plan for Annika Sorenstam until the trophy presentation Sunday at the ADT Championship in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Lawyers for file-swapping software firm Kazaa have begun their defence in a landmark Australian music piracy case. Kazaa said its software, which allows users to exchange copyrighted music over the internet
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional reunion Monday with a colleague from the early days of her legal career as a child advocate. The moment came as she revisited her law school days while hosting a campaign event at the Yale Child Study Center where she first pursued her interest in child advocacy.
- Chip designer Broadcom Corp.  said the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) denied Qualcomm Inc's  request to stay the regulator's recent order in the ongoing patent dispute between the companies.
The father of a Scottish girl at the centre of an international custody battle has filed an appeal with Pakistan's Supreme Court against an order to send her back to her mother in Britain.
Star Wars creator George Lucas is handing over millions of dollars to the university where he studied film.
Stable oil helps bourses but its high price continues to beleaguer airlines; Nestle shares take hit.
The beaching of the MSC Napoli near a World Heritage Site was to stop a wider environmental catastrophe, a minister says.
The insurance brokerage reports good earnings, but a subpoena sinks its stock.
Oil prices surged briefly to a record high of 50 US dollars per barrel on Monday as the petroleum production in the Gulf of Mexico will not return to normal quickly after
Family and friends gather in their hundreds to say goodbye to five family members killed in a storm.
GENEVA - Tyler Hamilton will keep his Olympic cycling gold medal because a backup drug test was inconclusive, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.    Hamilton tested positive for signs of blood doping in the initial sample Aug...
The governor of Mississippi is expected to announce this morning that his state will be the site of Toyota\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eighth assembly plant in the United States.
The mother of the teenage gunman who killed eight people at a busy shopping mall earlier this month apologized Thursday for her son's crime and said she did her best raising him.
CHICAGO  - In adults with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), the addition of arsenic trioxide to standard therapy significantly improves survival, according to a phase III study presented over the weekend at the 43rd annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
President Bush and the Federal Reserve aren't taking aggressive enough action to prevent a recession, former Treasury secretary Lawrence H. Summers said yesterday, as Democrats ramped up their attacks on the administration's handling of the housing downturn and credit crises.
Blog: To build up the business intelligence tools in Office, Microsoft acquires privately held Stratature.
The Chief Medical Officer for England says alcohol tax should be increased to protect people's health.
Both sides of the National Hockey League&#39;s labour impasse seem to be dug in for the long haul. Team owners, claiming heavy losses, are steadfast in their demand that a salary cap be included in the new collective
Tim Henman opens 2005 with a 6-1 7-5 win over David Nalbandian.
 tipped to sweep Tony Awards in NY
Revisionismo storico: meno Socialismo, pi\u00c3\u00b9 economia e tecnologiaRidimensionati i miti dell'ideologia per aiutare gli studenti a capire la realt\u00c3\u00a0                                                  Cina, Mao lascia il posto a Bill Gates nei testi scolastici di Shanghai
Fisher &amp; Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., New Zealand&#39;s biggest home appliances maker, agreed to buy Dynamic Cooking Systems Inc.
Citigroup was poised on Tuesday to launch a takeover bid for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp. in a deal worth more than $5 billion that would mark the U.S. bank's resurgence in Japan.
The Skype representative who first invoked the phrase \
A high-speed magnetic train ran off the track during a test Friday in western Germany, killing one person and injuring several more. The accident left the Transrapid magnetic train \
Plaxico Burress kept reporters waiting for 30 minutes  the day after he created a stir by predicting a Giants victory.
Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said he didn&#39;t find the process of writing his new memoirs all &quot;that splendid,&quot; according to an article in the latest issue of Newsweek magazine.
Vetoing a stem cell bill for the second time, President Bush on Wednesday sought to placate those who disagree with him by signing an executive order urging scientists toward what he termed \
Belo Corp. BLC.N said on Friday that  quarterly profit fell 64 percent, weighed down by costs  connected to a recent scandal involving inflated circulation  data at its Dallas Morning News newspaper.
Presidential politics took a back seat to grief and remembrance Tuesday, as candidates from both parties observed the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
REGENSBURG, Germany  - Pope Benedict held an open   air mass on Tuesday in the town where he had hoped to spend his   retirement and rejected the use of God's name to justify hatred   and fanaticism.
Virgin may sweeten its offer for Northern Rock as the government is set to unveil a plan to secure a private sale.
Stephon Marbury\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mercurial nature has eroded his standing with the Knicks and with fans and his contract makes it seem certain that his run in New York is coming to an end.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mylan Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:MYL) announced today that the regular quarterly cash dividend of $.03 per share will be payable on January 14, 2005, to shareholders
By Corilyn Shropshire, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Mar. 10--GOOGLE MOVES ON VIVISIMO TURF: Google's seeming ambition for  world domination isn't likely to wane anytime soon.    And in typical fashion, Squirrel Hill-based search engine software maker  Vivisimo is unconcerned.
EU patients should have the right to travel to other member countries for treatment, the EU health commissioner says.
Prime Minister Tony Blair described his disgust at photos showing abuse of Iraqi civilians, as news of the courts martial of British soldiers accused of carrying out the abuse stunned and shamed the nation.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former triple Olympic   champion Marion Jones has been included in the U.S. team for   this weekend's IAAF World Cup in Athens.
WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - One flu shot maker will squeeze out an additional million doses this year, but it is unlikely that any more can be made, federal health officials said Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Dec 22: The Iranian military has been ordered to stand ready to defend the country&#39;s nuclear sites in case of attack, army chief General Mohammad Salimi said on Wednesday.
Nel 2007 notte potenziata ed piu' negozi aperti
Three films by Cameron Jamie, including \
Sept. 6, 2004 -- Mira Nair -- whose films Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay! explored class conflicts -- takes on Victorian-era England in her latest movie, Vanity Fair.
p2pnet.net OT News:- It was &#39;unbelievably easy&#39; to breech security&quot; and, &quot;[.. it&#39;s easier to get onto the Queen&#39;s balcony than see my own children&quot;.
Viktor Yushchenko was set to be sworn in as president of Ukraine Sunday, capping months of turmoil in the key ex-Soviet nation which he now intends to set on a firm pro-Western course.
Londra +0,14%, Francoforte +0,41%, Milano +0,19%
With Jobs's blessing? Umm... DVD Jon is back in the public eye with a method of reverse-engineering Fairplay, Apple's digital rights management software. He thinks Apple won't stop his efforts to turn his technology into cash.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Damion Carter came on in an emergency and saved Southern Mississippi's perfect start.
Three people were found dead in Carlisle in northwest England, where one of the worst storms for decades brought flooding and high winds, as storms hit northern Europe.
State Street Corp.'s SPDR Trust was the best-selling mutual fund with US investors in August, according to estimates by Financial Research Corp. It was the first time an exchange-traded fund led monthly fund sales.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWoman on the Beach\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a bittersweet accounting of the geography of desire.
The head of a British charity&#39;s operations in Iraq was seized by kidnappers today, as four Iraqi National Guard soldiers and an American civilian contractor were killed in separate attacks.
So why buy HD DVD discs then? A week after the battle with Blu-ray Disc swung further toward that rival format, Toshiba said it will promote its players on their ability to upscale standard-definition content for HDTVs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Japan&#39;s Mizuki Noguchi captured the gold medal in the women&#39;s marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens on August 22. Noguchi, silver medalist in last year&#39;s world championships in Paris, took over the lead
Conservative Felipe Calderon came   from behind to snatch Mexico's presidency against the odds but   now he faces the huge task of healing a divided country where   over a third of the people think he is a cheat.
We're being inundated by spam.  How could community-based approaches help?
Dow Chemical Co.'s DOW.N  third-quarter profit surged 86 percent on increased plastics  sales, but demand remains vulnerable to soaring energy costs,  the No. 1 U.S. chemicals maker said Thursday.
Swedish automakers build some of the safest seat-headrest assemblies in the world, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Monday.
La Lavezzini Parma ha battuto 89-71 a Novi Sad il Vojvodina nella decima giornata di Eurolega donne....
Opinion: Microsoft&#39;s global battles, such as its appeals hearing that&#39;s about to start in Luxembourg, should teach regulators that they need to address the company&#39;s behavior before it creates problems.
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have won a legal battle allowing them to purchase land for the site.
Plus: Scientists create technicolor neuron 'Brainbow'. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Activist Rev. Al Sharpton organized rallies across the United States on Tuesday urging public divestment from the music industry until rap lyricists stop employing the \
Having a huge network of online buddies  does not mean you have any more close friends than the rest of  us, a British researcher said on Monday.
A US court rules Microsoft must pay phone equipment firm Alcatel-Lucent $1.52bn (\u00c2\u00a3777m) for infringing patents.
La Bmw ha presentato la F1.08, la nuova monoposto per il prossimo mondiale di Formula 1. Il debutto ...
Children want to get on the internet, but what shields them from predators? Alexander Gelfand reports on new approaches from the American International Toy Fair in New York.
It&#39;s confounding that despite such issues as war, terrorism, jobs, wages, loss of US prestige abroad and the cost of health care and college, the two major presidential candidates and their surrogates are flinging meaningless mudballs with abandon.
Skeptical senators from both parties swept aside the Bush administration's optimistic defense of its strategy in Afghanistan Thursday, suggesting weariness over the campaign against the Taliban.
BRITISH Telecom today announced the sale of its stake in one of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest satellite companies for \u00c2\u00a3363 million. The telecoms giant said it was offloading its 15.8 per cent holding in Paris-based
[Technology India]: London, Oct 31 : Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany, who have reconstructed the sun&#39;s activity over the last 11 millennia, have forecasted decreased activity within a few decades.
WASHINGTON - A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted in preparation for taking on Saddam Hussein.    Sen...
Announcer: &quot;American soldiers are fighting in Iraq. Families struggle to afford health care. Jobs heading overseas. Instead of solutions, George Bush&#39;s campaign supports a front group attacking John Kerry&#39;s military record.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
Leader An, disdicevole se non viene tutto il centrodestra
Tony Rice? Who is he? Tim Brown? He&#39;s that old receiver the Raiders cut loose, right? Ara Parseghian? Isn&#39;t he the guy who coached back in the &#39;30s and &#39;40s?
A court has sentenced an independent rights activist and journalist to six years in jail for extortion amid a sweeping government crackdown on dissidents in the tightly controlled ex-Soviet state.
Microsoft Corp. has made substantial concessions to the European Commission, finally bringing the company into compliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling, the Commission said Monday.
 to Mafia squeeze on business
Certainly Jon Bon Jovi was pleased to play the dual role of gracious host and proud native son at the Prudential Center in Newark.
Solo oggi pagati stipendi dicembre piloti due compagnie
Manchester City chairman John Wardle has said discussions have begun which might lead to a large financial boost to the Premiership club.
While Sanjay Kumar faces charges, Computer Associates agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, enabling the company to avoid a corporate indictment.
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Few are mad enough about Vista to line up at midnight. Does that really matter for Microsoft? Robert Lemos reports from Salem, New Hampshire.
Mozilla Messaging, the newly-named e-mail-focused Mozilla Foundation spin-off hopes to have Thunderbird 3.0 in final form by the end of the year.
From San Francisco to Sydney, find out how much--or little--property your dollar will fetch.
A surgeons' leader resigns from talks in the row over a new system for the  training of junior doctors.
Gets your kicks on route IP6 A 100Gbps link between the east and west coasts of the US has been established for the first time by the Internet2 project. The network is already providing high-speed networking resources for the US research and academic community.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NATO and Afghan forces killed 22 Taliban fighters in separate clashes in a southern Afghan province where hundreds of militants have gathered, a police official said Tuesday.
KIEV, Ukraine  - A key figure in Ukraine's  opposition movement said Sunday there was little the  Moscow-backed authorities could do to stop Viktor Yushchenko  sweeping to power in a re-run of the ex-Soviet state's rigged  election.
Silicon Valley has long been the stuff of dreams, a place where gawky entrepreneurs create billion-dollar companies in their garages, their innovations sometimes bending the rules but forever changing the way we listen to music or chat with friends.
Bronson Arroyo kept Barry Bonds four home runs shy of Hank Aaron's record and moved within 752 himself. The Cincinnati Reds right-hander allowed three runs and seven hits &#151; none a home run by Bonds &#151; in 6 2-3 innings and went deep for the third time in his career in a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.
A lifeguard and group of children were saved from a potential shark attack by a pod of circling dolphins which formed a protective shield, the swimmers claim.
The current tales of the Red Sox have them winning the World Series, then doing weird things to reconfigure their championship team. Hello, David; bye bye, Pedro.
Il Valencia &egrave; arrivato poco dopo le 13 a Roma in vista dell'impegno di Champions League di do...
Hamas fighters bombarded a major security compound belonging to the rival Fatah group in Gaza City on Thursday as the Islamist movement appeared to tighten its grip on the territory in fierce factional fighting.
News Corp. shareholders approved Rupert Murdoch&#39;s plan to move his media company to the US from Australia, making it easier to raise money for expansion and allowing the stock to be
Tod Wodicka's protagonist is a medieval re-enactor trying to escape the modern world. But this tender, oddball debut is much more than an extended cheap shot.
Andrea Tornielli - \u00c2\u0093PIO XII\u00c2\u0094 Eugenio Pacelli, Un uomo sul trono di Pietro - Ed. Mondadori Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Ha conosciuto da vicino i grandi mali del ventesimo secolo, \u00c3\u00a8 stato ostaggio dei rivoluzionari bolscevichi, ha visto nascere il nazismo. \u00c3\u0088 stato il fedele collaboratore di Pio XI, condividendone l'avversione per le ideologie to...
Warm or hot? What you believe about the state of worldwide PC shipments in Q3 depends on who you listen to. According to Gartner, Inc.
Il Cagliari ha esonerato il tecnico Marco Giampaolo. Fatale il ko di ieri con l'Udinese ma anche i r...
The government of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf still hopes to reach a power-sharing deal with ex-premier Benazir Bhutto. But with negotiations stalled because of fierce opposition from the ruling party, hopes are fading and Musharraf could be drifting toward his political demise.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   will hold his first peace summit with Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas if gunmen in the Gaza Strip release a captive   Israeli soldier, Olmert's senior deputy said on Tuesday.
On his final lap of the opening qualifying session for the Gran Premio Telmex-Tecate, Bruno Junqueira jumped to the top of the charts to earn an all-important bonus point for
Riggs National Corp. shares fell Monday as more concerns surfaced that an ongoing money-laundering probe of the Washington, DC bank will scrap plans by PNC Financial Group Inc.
'Non solo per l'Europa ma anche per il nostro Paese'
A thousand games as manager is a remarkable feat of longevity but Sir Alex Ferguson, originally a goalscorer by trade, would be the first to admit the most impressive statistic last night belonged to Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The Buenos Aires Zoo has been swamped with thousands of suggested names for three rare white tiger cubs that made their public debut this week.
Late in his new film, the wildly gifted French director Arnaud Desplechin yanks the rug from under his characters and sends both them and us reeling.
Faulty switches have been identified as the most likely cause of the Genesis sample-return capsule&#39;s crash landing in Utah, US, last month.
Writer-director S Narayan disappoints with this Ganesh-starrer.
Bene settore auto con un +9,1% negli ultimi 9 mesi
Randy Moss left Vikings practice Thursday afternoon with a sore ankle, but the All-Pro wide receiver isn&#39;t expected to miss any action Sunday at Houston.
One Laptop per Child foundation says a production delay means fewer of its XO notebook will be available this holiday season.
Aid workers in eastern DR Congo struggle to cope with a surge of people fleeing recent fighting.
The report blames a drop in shipments from market leader palmOne and market consolidation highlighted by a near complete exit of top vendors Sony and Toshiba from international competition.
By Matthew Eisley, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 6--That was one wet week, what with Tropical Storm Ernesto and cool fronts spawning drenching showers and thunderstorms.
Pfizer Inc.  on Wednesday reported lower second-quarter earnings on competition with generics, and said sales of its best-selling cholesterol fighter Lipitor declined 13 percent.
Bill Gates and a former Microsoft employee have thrown their monetary support behind an ambitious project to build a movie camera for space that will allow scientists to monitor fast-changing events like supernovae explosions.
People are asked to submit their favourite word to highlight the need for universal  education.
Per entrambi i tagli l'offerta e' di 2,5 miliardi di euro
Indonesian outgoing intelligence chief Hendro Priyono said on Sunday that Indonesian spies had targeted Australians and had bugged the Australian embassy in Indonesia.
Ernie Els finally looks to be over the disappointment of not winning any of this year&#39;s major championships. The South African fired an 8-under-par 64 Friday
THE HAGUE -- The European Union and China agreed to boost relations yesterday, but the EU made clear there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old arms embargo until Beijing improves its human rights record.
Russian state oil firm Rosneft moved on Friday to take control of stricken oil major YUKOS's key unit, Yuganskneftegaz, bought at a controversial auction which YUKOS is challenging in the U.S. courts.
Boeing Co. BA.N has been awarded  an $891.6 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for  continued maintenance of the C-17 Globemaster III transport  fleet, the Pentagon said Friday.
Hurricane Helene continued to gain strength as a Category 3 storm in the open Atlantic on Monday, and forecasters said it could threaten Bermuda at the end of the week.
Darling, 'candidato credibile, ma vogliamo vederne altri'
An Iraqi insurgent group threatened to kill a German woman and her son unless Germany withdraws its troops from Afghanistan within 10 days, pan-Arab television stations reported on Saturday.Comment
The Arizona Diamondbacks found a familiar cure for their hitting woes &#151; future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Rookie Jeff Salazar had three hits and made a spectacular catch to rob Brian Giles of a home run as the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Friday night, improving to 10-1 all-time against Maddux.
A US air raid, aimed at foreign fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed 11 people and wounded 17 after a wedding party in the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja Friday, residents and doctors said.
Scientists interested in the search for life on other planets often spend their time hunting for novel life forms and unique ecosystems here on Earth. The R\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00ado Tinto, a river in Spain with highly acidic water the color of red wine, has one group of researchers intrigued about what might be living underground.
Chrysler Group should end 2006 with a  higher market share than it held during the earlier months of  what has been a \
Liverpool's plan to build a new 60,000-seat stadium moved a step closer to becoming reality when the local city council approved the lease of land for the ground.
Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has to win upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the US-led coalition in Iraq ( news - web sites ). Although the Iraq war has not emerged as the central ...
Nel sito web islamico e&#39; apparso stasera un messaggio che annuncia: &#39;&#39;L&#39;ostaggio britannico Bigley sara&#39; liberato&#39;&#39;. L&#39;annuncio e&#39; della formazione &#39;Tawhid Wal Jihad&#39; (Monoteismo e guerra santa). In queste
Ryanair have said they are not experiencing any delays with their flights at Gatwick Airport in London despite industrial action by baggage handlers there.
Giovanni Trapattoni \u00c3\u00a8 tornato ieri in nottata a Lisbona, ricevuto all'aeroporto della capitale porto...
Treasuries prices fell on Tuesday,  driving short-term yields to 2-1/2 year highs, after  minutes  of a December Federal Reserve meeting suggested interest rates  would keep rising for the time being.
Barry Bonds' attorney is asking federal authorities to investigate who told a newspaper that the Giants forwarded the baseball star's medical records to a grand jury investigating him for perjury and tax evasion.
BAGHDAD, October 08 (Online): An aide to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered on Thursday to hand over medium and heavy weapons and cooperate with Iraqi security forces in the capital if the government stops pursuing members of the Shia militia and releases
NEW YORK  - Many parents can&#39;t tell when a child&#39;s asthma inhaler is empty, a study released Monday suggests.
British author Ian McEwan said he is happy with the movie adaptation of his best-selling novel \
Elton John criticized Madonna by publicly accusing the pop diva of lip-synching during her recent re-Invention Tour, E! Online reported Tuesday.
'Cara Veronica, cedo alla tua collera come un atto d'amore'
Defense lawyers for six French aid workers to be tried Friday on charges of kidnapping dozens of African children said they would rely on international law to argue for acquittal.
Hollywood couple Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston say they have separated after \
Still grappling with the fallout from a boardroom spying scandal, Hewlett-Packard Co. is now facing a Senate investigation into a stock option debacle that it inherited last year with its $4.9 billion acquisition of software maker Mercury Interactive Corp.
Brazilian flags hang from pubs, posters in   Portuguese advertise the agricultural fair and the vibrant   green-and-yellow paintwork of the 'Real Brazil' food store   stands out in a drab row of shops.
Fidelity Investments&#39; flagship equity fund, Magellan, saw assets slip about $496 million in August, to $61.9 billion, primarily a result of investor withdrawals.
Tennessee starting quarterback Erik Ainge has injured his knee and will miss the rest of spring practice, coach Phillip Fulmer said Thursday.
Ziff Davis - The company says it will offer the same per-processir software licensing model for hardware containing dual-core and multicore technology.
Determined to keep its promise to the state's public employees, teachers, police officers and firefighters, the Montana pension system may venture into a high-stakes corner of the investment world: hedge funds.
A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
Padoa-Schioppa: entro estate forma patto stabilita' interno
A senior executive at Finland's third largest bank Sampo was handed a fine of 14,624 euros (17,951 dollars) for speeding by the Helsinki appeals court, Finnish media reported.
Thousands of people fled low-lying areas as the strongest cyclone to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years blasted Oman's eastern coast early Wednesday with strong winds and waves, Civil Defense officials said. Southern Iran and the oil-rich Persian Gulf were next in its path.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Police ordered hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to leave the Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday after fierce gunbattles erupted between security forces and gunmen near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines.
ISLAMABAD: A Taliban splinter group on Monday accused Afghan government of dishonoring its earlier promise to release 26 Afghan prisoners, warning the Afghan government would be responsible of any to the hostages.
The most effective enemy at the Washington Square Music Festival remains the open sky, which, having no roof with which to bounce sound back to the audience, invites it to float away, incompletely heard.
It was the first double-digit victory for the Knicks since Dec. 19, but Stephon Marbury sat out the game, sparking another round of questions with no answers.
An explosion blew the door off a Muslim school in a southern Dutch town and shattered windows across the street yesterday, Dutch television reported.
Britons killed in Jordan bus crash Kate O&#39;Hara, Olwen Dudgeon, James Reed and Julie Hemmings AT LEAST nine Britons on a pilgrimage tour led by a Yorkshire churchman were killed yesterday when their coach careered off a desert highway in Jordan and
Lowe's Cos. , the No. 2 home  improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., on Monday reported  an 18 percent increase in second-quarter profit, but results  trailed estimates as sales weakened in June.
A former British army officer from the New Forest becomes the fastest man to complete the Three Poles Challenge.
As some of you may know, New York has become Conventionville, a mecca for folks who have time on their hands and decided to spend it here.
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan jolted the race for the White House on Thursday, sending candidates in both parties scrambling for political advantage while condemning the attack.
A campaigner dressed as Batman, from the fathers&#39; rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony Monday.
In migliaia scappano da stazione, scene di panico alla 11/9
In a statement, PeopleSoft's board of directors cited \
Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko on Monday launched a bruising attack on Ukraine&#39;s prime minister in a live debate, his rival in re-run of a rigged presidential election, repeatedly putting him on the defensive.
A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a threat to shut oil operations in the world's seventh largest exporter on Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the government.
The 58-year-old actress looks stunning as she poses for the
Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 26 giocatori in C1 e 36 in C2. In C1 sono stati ...
You've been Fraimed Technology is helping catch benefits cheats but there are doubts about a key case management system, according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO)\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Word and Office programs have been targeted again, with the company warning that hackers may already exploiting a new vulnerability found in the applications. The warning comes just after\u00c2\u00a0the company issued fixes\u00c2\u00a0for 20 other bugs in its products on Tuesday, including six for Word. The latest problem affects Office 2000 and Office XP, Microsoft said in a security advisory on Wednesday. An attacker could create a specially-crafted Word document that, if opened, could allow them to control a victim's computer remotely. As usual it advised great caution when opening unsolicited attachments. Microsoft said it had received reports of \
PARIS  \u00c2\u0097 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife, Carla Bruni, spent their wedding night in a former hunting lodge near the palace at Versailles, news reports said Sunday.
DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner began an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
Travel: Competition Send your suggestions, and you could win a luxury break.
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Geography is the worst-taught subjects in primary school and fewer teenagers are studying it, inspectors say.
PeopleSoft Inc. agreed to be bought by Oracle Corp. for $10.3 billion, giving up an 18-month battle that pitted PeopleSoft against its shareholders, drove away customers and led to the ouster of its chief executive.
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp  on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit as client assets grew and trading activity rose, prompting the discount brokerage to boost its 2008 profit forecast.
Tra gli imputati Pollari, Mancini e 26 agenti Cia
Belgian police arrest two leaders of a far-right party at a Brussels protest against the \
scene of the deadliest attack on Americans since last year&#39;s war to oust Saddam Hussein. Tuesday and killed 22 people, including 14 US military personnel and four American contractors.
Hello! magazine is to appeal against damages awarded to its rival OK! over Catherine Zeta Jones' wedding photos.
Namco Hometek today announced that Taiko: Drum Master has shipped to North American retail outlets and is available starting today for the PlayStation 2. Taiko invites players to learn the art of the traditional Japanese drum through the use of a Taiko
Rhodri Morgan warns Labour not to allow the Blair leadership issue to overshadow the assembly election.
The United States has manifestly failed  to uphold obligations to reject torture and cruel, inhuman or  degrading behavior in the \
Online auction giant eBay has been slow to respond to concerns about pirated software being sold there, prompting the Software &amp; Information Industry Association (SIIA)&#160;to file nine lawsuits against eBay-based software sellers, an SIIA official said.
FRIDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Archaeologists say they've found one of the oldest traces ever of human chocolate consumption in pottery vessels more than 3,000 years old.
OfficeMax Inc. OMX.N has postponed  its planned share buybacks after launching a probe into  allegations by a vendor that OfficeMax employees falsified  documents for about $3.3 million in billing claims, the company  said on Monday.
A string of bombings and gun attacks on crowded markets, a railroad station, and other sites killed 44 people and left dozens wounded
(HealthDay News) -- If your child has a fever, it's sometimes difficult to decide whether to call a doctor.
If reform is the right word Today, some of the biggest names in high-tech have their eyes on the nation's capital, where lawmakers are babbling about an overhaul of the U.S. patent system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Foreign forensic experts joined the desperate race to identify Thailand&#39;s tsunami victims as the death toll and the number of missing mounted on Thursday.
BEIJING -- China will start holding jury trials next year as part of court reforms that also will increase the number of judges, state media reported Monday.
Georgia makes more progress than any country in smoothing the way for business, the World Bank says.
LONDON, November 30  - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has reduced its global economic growth forecast for 2005 to reflect the negative impact of the high oil prices on global trade and consumer
Swedes will no longer be able to snoop through each other's finances anonymously after a popular Web site agreed to tighten the rules on its credit information services, officials said Friday.
The Mac may be the cooler computer, but aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t there more PC users in the world?
The first US presidential debate next week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle some questions that have been hanging over US stocks, and equity strategists and traders say the decreased uncertainty could draw buyers back to the market.
BEIJING, June 6 -- China has released food and drug safety goals for the next five years, promising stronger surveillance and export controls that officials say will help improve China's international image and relations.
The World Health Organization (WHO)launched here Thursday an atlas of heart disease and stroke, graphically detailing a global epidemic that is the leading single cause of death worldwide.
Open source software for an extra \u00c2\u00a320 Pssst, pass it on\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 Dell is selling Linux-based home PCs and laptops to its UK customers, but you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll need a very good eye and probably a magnifying glass to find the systems on the direct seller's website.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kenya's bloody election dispute has been in the making for decades, its main components poverty and tribal tensions.
Ian Paisley last night emerged from Downing Street to warn the IRA that he will not compromise on the need for public proof of its disarmament, while confirming his willingness to govern Northern Ireland in partnership with his historic enemies once they
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David Wesley was grateful to leave the NBA's worst team for one considered a playoff contender when he was traded from New Orleans to Houston.
French director Catherine  Breillat typified a trend at the Cannes film festival by  casting unknowns who had never acted before in &quot;Une vieille  maitresse.&quot;
Manchester United said Monday it has rejected a business plan from Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer and ended takeover talks based on the plan.
Johnson &amp; Johnson is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company said on Friday.

TJX Cos. now meets credit card security rules, a company spokeswoman said yesterday, putting the Framingham retailer among a growing number of companies catching up with a Sept. 30 deadline to tighten how they handle consumer information.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says genocide has occurred in the western Sudan region of Darfur and blamed the government of Sudan and the Janjaweed militias.
DNA tests back a Sri Lankan couple's claim that a baby boy rescued from the tsunami was their son.
Home Office research reveals all British people are maintaining steady levels of disbelief over goverment claims about ID cards, according to official Home Office research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Even folks lucky enough to live in caves probably know by now that, thanks to the iPod, Apple Computer Inc. enjoys hands-down supremacy for elegant digital entertainment gear and simple downloads.  So there was little surprise when Apple was the clear favorite over Microsoft Corp.
Senate leaders vowed Thursday night to revive stalled immigration legislation as soon as next week, capping a furious rescue attempt led by President Bush.
At least 17 people are dead and 50 wounded in a new attack by United States and Iraqi forces on the northern town of Tel Afar. The town is believed to be a base for insurgents who have infiltrated from Syria.
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Anguished pleas to save hostage Kenneth Bigley have taken their toll on his family and piled more pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said here Friday that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden &quot;is alive.&quot;. This is based on the confessions of several al-Qaida members
Australia&#39;s Olympic gold champion hockey team has pulled out of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan because of security concerns.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon phoned the leader of the Labor Party, Shimon Peres, this morning and asked him to begin talks on forming a coalition government, Israel Radio reported.

Libya's foreign minister declared an end to confrontation with the United States on Thursday in a rare visit to Washington by a top Libyan diplomat aimed at cementing ties between the former foes.
Real is in a running battle with Apple, whose iTunes download store dominates with about 70 percent of legal downloading and whose iPod device for music storage is hugely popular. The iPod and iTunes were designed to work exclusively ...
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters Life!) - Someone with a cold may just have left a little drop of virus on the light switch for you to pick up and infect yourself with, researchers found in a real-life look at how colds get passed around.
NEW YORK  - The decline in mortality seen in the U.S. population over the past four decades has not extended to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, despite innovations in rheumatoid arthritis treatment, according to a report in the current issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.
By ANGEL RIGGS World Capitol Bureau  Members say the governor's approval shouldn't be required in all parole cases.   OKLAHOMA CITY -- The governor's approval should not be required in certain parole cases, members of the Oklahoma Sentencing Commission recommended Thursday.
(Source: Storix)  The need for rapid system recovery is more important than ever in this day and age when an entire business model can hinge on a company's properly functioning servers. In the event of hardware failure, a bare metal recovery can take days or weeks, especially if the new systems are not identical to the ones that went down. This white paper discusses advances in bare metal recovery that use file-level backup, known as ASR (adaptable system recovery), that enable quick restore, even from bare metal and onto hardware that is dissimilar from the original system. The paper will also discuss how file-level backup and recovery has the ability to improve a wide variety of IT tasks, including bare metal system recovery, restoration to virtual environments; and hardware migration. Read this white paper to learn how only file-level backup and recovery (or ASR) enables organizations to meet ambitious recovery time objectives with greater flexibility.
The Super Bowl may be four months away but ad sales are already hotter than Janet Jackson at last year&#39;s halftime show. Fox, which will broadcast the big game on Feb. 6, has sold out two
The new industry standard, called Universal Flash Storage, is an attempt to drive data transfer speeds and memory storage capacity up.
In the first big step to make prescription drug benefits available to the elderly, the Bush administration announced Monday that it would carve the nation into 34 regions
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Sen. Barack Obama raised $32.5 million from April through June, his presidential campaign said Sunday, in what is a record for a Democratic running for the White House.
Joe Ogilvie continued his brilliant  play at the $4.7 million Bob Hope Classic pro-am on Friday,  firing a six-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead over  Australia's Peter Lonard after the third round.
Two people are killed and five are missing after heavy rain triggers a landslide in Java, an official says.
The little-noticed arrests of three men allegedly planning U.S. attacks renews questions about the country's tolerance of terrorists.
The top U.S. point man with North   Korea will urge Asian powers to end arms-related trade with   Pyongyang as ordered by the U.N. on a tour of the region next   week, U.S. officials say.
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TOKYO - Ruling party elder and political moderate Yasuo Fukuda is expected to win today's contest for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party, a victory virtually certain to make him the next prime minister of Japan in a parliamentary vote Tuesday.
The Office of Fair Trading may drop next year's High Court test case over bank overdraft charges, an official says.
Dallas McPherson had three hits and an RBI in his first major league start, helping Anaheim gain ground in the playoff race with a victory over Seattle.
CMS officials on Tuesday issued a proposed rule that would expand Medicare coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, a move that would increase the number of eligible beneficiaries by one-third, to about 500,000, the New York Times reports.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission  said on Tuesday Sony BMG agreed to settle charges that it  secretly embedded potentially damaging anti-piracy software in  some of its CDs.
Valencia suffered a 2-1 defeat at home  to nine-man Sevilla Sunday to leave Barcelona five points clear  at the top of the Primera Liga table.
China's will boost defense spending by 17.8 percent in 2007, accelerating the emerging power's string of annual double-digit rises in money for a modern military that reflects its economic strength.
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New York - The four living former American presidents will be honorary leaders of the World Trade Centre memorial project, Governor George Pataki announced on Monday.
Honesty isn't always the most profitable policy.
Nasa's Opportunity Mars rover is pictured from space by the recently arrived Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Australia's newly-elected prime minister Kevin Rudd arrived in the East Timorese capital Dili on Friday for a lightning visit to meet leaders and his nation's troops, an AFP correspondent saw.
Police hunted Monday for at least one more suspect believed to belong to an Al-Qaeda cell behind several failed car bombings in Britain after arresting five people, British media reported.

A \u00c2\u00a31.4m study will examine the impact of vitamins and other nutritional supplements on jail inmates' discipline.
David Morse, the only American actor in the otherwise all-Irish cast of the Broadway play \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Seafarer,\u00e2\u0080\u009d has veered between saintly characters and ugly ones.
GUWAHATI, India  - A bomb exploded under a packed passenger train in India's troubled northeast early on Thursday, killing at least five people, officials said.
By James Bernstein, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 9--Despite posting higher earnings and sales in its fiscal first quarter, shares of Hauppauge Digital Inc.
Insurgents threatening to kill three kidnapped UN workers said Sunday they have handed over a list of 26 prisoners, some possibly held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who they would take in exchange for the hostages.
A 17-year old died just hours after her health insurance company reversed its decision not to pay for a liver transplant that doctors said the girl needed.
Ministers suppressed an official report on the dangers of passive smoking to prevent public pressure growing for a ban on smoking in public, campaigners claimed yesterday.
Beijing, Oct. 28 (PTI): China today raised its interest rates for the first time in nine years to consolidate macro economic adjustment and ensure healthy growth of the economy, the apex bank said here.
In the latest study to address the issue of cellular phones and cancer, a Danish survey of more than 420,000 cell phone users who first subscribed to service in the early 1980s through the mid-1990s suggests that there is no link.
Fighting escalated in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as two US helicopters were downed and American and Iraqi troops battled house-to-house in the town center for control of the insurgent stronghold.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday declared that California's early primary has made the state more than a political ATM &#151; just as he accepted a check from a supporter and then headed to two fundraisers.
The United States backs a diplomatic effort by European nations to try to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program but has not \
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A security guard was shot inside the state Capitol on Monday afternoon by someone who then fled in a vehicle, authorities said.
A man was killed and eight people wounded Tuesday when a car bomb exploded outside a court in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, sparking a protest by hundreds of angry lawyers, officials said.
Top seed Andre Agassi advanced to the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open with a 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 victory over eighth-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain.
The United States premiere of \u00e2\u0080\u009cRoman de Gare,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by Claude Lelouch (\u00e2\u0080\u009cA Man and a Woman\u00e2\u0080\u009d) and starring Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant, right, will open the 13th Rendezvous With French Cinema on Feb. 29 at the Walter Reade Theater. The movie, about a best-selling novelist whose plots bear similarities to the acts of a serial killer, will be one of 15 films shown at the Walter Reade and the IFC Center in Manhattan through March 9.
(InfoWorld) - Intel's\u00c2\u00a0deal with STMicroelectronics to create a new semiconductor company was a hit this week with IT investors, who continue to reward bold merger and acquisition moves in hard-fought tech markets like chips and Internet services. Rumors of a\u00c2\u00a0Salesforce.com hook up with Google\u00c2\u00a0and\u00c2\u00a0Yahoo's continuing search for Web 2.0 companies\u00c2\u00a0also are stoking investor interest. Intel's deal with ST allows them to get immediate cash for money-losing operations while laying claim to future profits in the flash market. They are spinning off flash memory units into a new company, which will borrow money to pay the parent corporations cash for the deal: $432 million for Intel and $468 million for ST. The new company, as yet unnamed, will have annual revenue of $3.6 billion, ahead of rival Spansion, which is itself a spinoff from AMD. There were shadows on the deal, however. Though parts of the flash market are hot because the components go into cell phones and digital cameras, Intel has been losing money for years on its NOR flash memory products, more suited for storing code than multimedia files and considered less of a growth market than other areas of the flash sector. On balance, traders saw the deal as a clever way of protecting the parents while reaping immediate rewards for the investments they have made. When the deal was announced Tuesday, Intel shares rose to $22.99, up $0.36, and ST shares rose to $20.26, up by $0.38. Investors have been excited about deals in the most competitive areas of technology, including mature enterprise software as well as the burgeoning Internet services arena. Rumors of a possible new deal between Salesforce and Google this week combined interest in precisely these areas. Discussions between the two companies, reported Monday by The Wall Street Journal, played into long-time speculation that an outright acquisition of Salesforce would make sense: In one stroke, it would give Google a solid foothold in enterprise software-as-a-service technology, and it would give Salesforce the vast resources of the high-flying Internet search champion. The companies already cooperate in the development of a number of software projects. Salesforce shares jumped to $47.76 Monday, up by $1.96, while Google shares ticked up to $470.60, up by $0.30. The companies, however, remain silent on the matter. Yahoo shares fell Tuesday on the other hand, when officials quashed rumors that the company was going to buy social-networking site Bebo. Yahoo shares fell $0.43 cents to $28.92. While bold moves have been rewarded lately, the long-anticipated move by historically direct-sales vendor Dell into the retail market Thursday failed to get a rise from investors. Dell shares fell Thursday by $0.37 to close at $25.89. Financially beleaguered Dell, suffering from price pressure and competition from a rejuvenated Hewlett-Packard PC unit, has been applauded lately for getting serious about cost-cutting measures and a more flexible sales strategy. But a potential boost from the entrance in retail, which will see\u00c2\u00a0Dell selling desktop PCs at Wal-Mart, may have been dampened by the overall down market. Remarks this week by former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan about the potential fragility of China's economic expansion weighed heavy on the technology-oriented Nasdaq. The Nasdaq, which has been riding high on strong technology company revenue this quarter, closed at 2537.92 Thursday, down by 39.13. Sometimes macroeconomic concerns trump sector issues.
Maria Sharapova was plunged into a Wimbledon rain row on Saturday as torrential downpours meant that just two matches were completed and drenched fans saw only 75 minutes of action.
Hanging out with Ingrid Hoffmann, the Colombian-born star of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSimply Delicioso,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a Latin-themed cooking show on the Food Network.
Diebold declines to let Princeton researchers test the latest voting machine, which uses a standard industrial key to protect the door to its memory card slot.
Russia wants to start negotiating a new  Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty in the autumn, a  foreign ministry department head told Interfax on Friday,  adding a timeframe to a previous offer.
The Lebanese militant group Hizbollah announced on Sunday that it had sent its first reconnaissance drone into Israeli airspace earlier in the day, in response to repeated Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace.
A former Duracell employee pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of stealing trade secrets from the battery company, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.
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But the story's not in the GAAP profits.
LONDON : Formula One was thrown into turmoil after US auto giant Ford announced that it was pulling out of the sport from the end of this season.
Taliban insurgents will release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have been holding for more than a month in Afghanistan, South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.
The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women, disappointed researchers announced Monday.
The Federal Communications Commission will investigate whether Comcast is interfering with its subscribers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 attempts to use a popular online file-sharing program.
Student lending company SLM Corp , or Sallie Mae, said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the company's disclosures in December 2007, before and after executives and directors traded in its stock.
In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study finds.
(Corrects to show Merrill write-downs and adjustments  totaled about $16 billion instead of $14.1 billion in paragraph  7.)
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- The historic opening last week of U.S. military commissions that  have not been used since World War II was marked by twists and turns and a carefully crafted defense strategy designed to bring the cases against suspected terrorists into the American court system.
With US Marines poised to attack Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, American warplanes pounded targets in the rebel-held city west of Baghdad today, and Iraqi security forces came under attack
Shares in Barclays  raced to a  record high as speculation mounted that Bank of America   could bid for the UK bank, even though its outgoing chairman  sold shares to signal no approach had been made.
Dopo le polemiche sui presunti brogli elettorali, la Giunta del Senato ha dato l'ok. Sar&agrave; davvero utile? Voi che ne dite?
Former BBC chief Greg Dyke has reopened the row over Tony Blair&#39;s decision to go to war with Iraq. Dyke was forced to resign from his post, along with former BBC chairman Gavyn Davies, last January after Lord
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President Hamid Karzai was formally announced the winner of the Oct. 9 presidential election by Afghanistan&#39;s electoral board this afternoon after an international
By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
Britain&#39;s Prime Minister Tony Blair met Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI in a private audience at the Vatican, heightening speculation that the outgoing premier may convert to Catholicism.
Rwandan troops who crossed into DR Congo are sighted for the first time by UN staff as people flee fighting.
&quot;Ladder 49,&quot; a Hollywood action-melodrama in Hollywood&#39;s biggest, brawniest tradition, is structured like an old-fashioned western, with lots of showdowns and chases and men being men.
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Internet auction house eBay has announced that they will be taking preventative action against users searching for racially sensitive items.
A new way of delivering vaccines could help revolutionise immunisation programmes in the developing world by eliminating costly and often incomplete refrigeration, the scientists responsible for the technology said yesterday.
The first RAF aid plane arrives in Indonesia as the MoD says it is assessing if the military can help the tsunami victims.
Do you know what pops up when you Google yourself? You should, because odds are someone you work with or know does. A study released last month by Harris Interactive and Dogpile, a search engine run by InfoSpace
Gazprom has spun a web of control over energy supplies extending from Estonia on the Baltic Sea to Bulgaria on the Black Sea.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER and ERIN McCLAM, Associated Press WritersORLANDO, Fla. - She was the Robochick. He was Billy-O.
Down all day The website for UK tabloid The Mirror has been unavailable all day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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By The Dallas Morning News  May 24--State lawmakers have run hot and cold when it comes to environmental legislation this year.   The session began with a flurry of activity and a foot-high stack of proposals aimed at improving air quality.
A Sri Lankan baby found in the debris left by the tsunami is returned to his parents, after DNA tests confirmed he was their child.
Marwan Barghouti, the popular Fatah leader imprisoned by Israel, dropped out of the contest for the Palestinian Authority presidency last night in his second change of heart within a fortnight.
For the Toronto Sun. While one can&#39;t guess what the refugee board will rule, from the evidence it&#39;s hard to conclude that Jeremy Hinzman deserted from the US army for any reason other than he was scared.
President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerry's plans for health care and medical liability reform on Thursday, saying the result would be even higher costs and more federal involvement.
Tech giants Microsoft and Cisco have agreed to develop and promote interoperability between their respective network access technologies.
Playbill - Actor Ed Harris will make his Broadway directorial debut with the Roundabout Theatre Company's forthcoming revival of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love.
Internet TV, mobile TV and video on  demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it  comes to buying decisions at this week&#39;s IFA electronics fair,  television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Activity at factories in the Philadelphia region grew at a slower pace in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
The NBA all-stars finally got their act together to edge out Spain in a close fought quarter final. The US team finally got its act together today to beat Spain in a tense, close-fought and ultimately acrimonious quarter-final in Athens.
Lagardere resta amministratore con il 97,5% dei voti
Australian zinc producer Zinifex Ltd   launched an all cash bid worth up to A$775 million  ($668 million) for nickel miner Allegiance Mining  on  Monday as it looks to diversify out of zinc and copper.
In contrast to contemporary American culture, marriage at a young age is generally promoted in the foreign-born Russian community.
By Alan Fram, Associated Press  Sun block. Beach umbrella. Laptop.   One in five people toted laptop computers on their most recent vacations, an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Friday said.
Tom Brokaw&#39;s successor is a NASCAR dad who considers pizza night with the kids sacred \u00e2\u0080-hin crust, please \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - listened to hundreds of hours of White House tapes from the Johnson administration for fun.
When Rubens Barrichello crossed the line in qualifying and &#39;P1, P1&#39; filled his ears, &#39;my legs went numb,&#39; the Brazilian explained.
LG Electronics announces several touch screen cell phones at GSMA 2008, including the LG KF700.
Faced with a surge in deadly guerrilla attacks, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared martial law across most of the country today as American and Iraqi troops made final
When it comes to taking oil and natural gas from government land and waters, the oil companies are getting a good deal, says a congressional report.
A judge on Thursday sentenced an Ohio couple to two years in prison for endangering and abusing some of their 11 foster children by locking them in caged bunk beds.
Tommy Byrne was the longtime Yankees left-hander who was named the American League\u00e2\u0080\u0099s comeback player of the year in 1955.
R.W. Eaks isn't bothered by the sound of his ball striking wood off the tee &#151; even though he uses a metal driver. With his drives ricocheting harmlessly off tree after tree, Eaks had an eagle, a hole-in-one and birdied five of his final 10 holes Saturday, smiling all the way en route to a career-low 62 to surge into the second-round lead at the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Open.
In a buoyant annual report, President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Council of Economic Advisers said the economy was poised to keep growing at a solid 3 percent a year.
A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won't, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
Hungary's main opposition party   snubbed a government call for talks on Thursday to discuss how   to deal with anti-government protests and riots which have   convulsed Budapest this week.
One of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage. A Web site connected to Islamic militants claimed the action was connected to Russia's fight against Chechen separatists.
French officials were expected to release the medical records of Yasser Arafat to his nephew today, with Palestinian officials indicating they would make them public.
Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed the idea Monday of a new national intelligence director with budget authority over the nation's nonmilitary intelligence agencies, noting that authority comes with the power to control money.
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Even during seasons when the Steelers haven't won as many games as some thought they should have, there has been little doubt about coach Bill Cowher's future.
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Urgent safety studies are needed for newer epilepsy drugs increasingly given to children, say UK researchers.
Rivals in Ukraine's scandal-ridden  presidential polls traded barbs Monday in a live television  debate in what is likely to be the climax of campaigning ahead  of Sunday's decisive rerun vote.
Liverpool are reportedly keen on offering Bolton El Hadji Diouf in a swap deal involved their Spanish star Ivan Campo. Diouf is currently on a season-long loan at the Reebok Stadium and Bolton are known to
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Sudanese authorities on Wednesday questioned witnesses in the slaying of an American diplomat who was shot by gunmen in a drive-by attack in the capital.
Jim Edmonds had two hits and three RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals end the Washington Nationals' four-game winning streak with an 8-6 victory Saturday night.
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MONDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Colorectal cancer is curable if detected early, but many Americans -- particularly Hispanics and women -- don't get the screening tests.
Workers responding to neighbors' complaints of a bad smell coming from an apartment in western England discovered a body that lay decomposing on a couch for years while another resident lived there, officials said Friday.
MacCentral - Shortly before Apple's special music event on Tuesday featuring Bono and The Edge from U2, the iTunes Music Store was updated with links to allow residents of nine new countries to buy music online. In addition to the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, iTunes now supports Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has developed a new LCD (liquid crystal display) technology that builds a touch screen into the display, a development that could lead to thinner
Turkey's foreign minister flew to Baghdad Tuesday to pressure top Iraqi officials to crackdown on Kurdish rebels who ambushed and killed 12 Turkish soldiers two days before
Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger insurgency is threatening to resume armed struggles unless the government accepts the rebels&#39; blueprint for self-rule.
BRUSSELS, Belgium &#151; German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push her European Union counterparts to go green on energy at summit talks Thursday, urging them to adopt tough measures needed to fight global warming and reduce Europe's dependence on oil imports.
Russia and China will hold unprecedented joint military maneuvers on Chinese territory next year involving both nations' air forces and navies, Russia's defense minister on Monday.
Pedro Almodovar's award-winning film Volver is chosen to represent Spain at next year's Academy Awards.
Filmmaker Jonathan  Demme has put the struggle of New Orleans&#39; poor to reclaim  their hurricane-wracked neighborhoods on television and the big  screen. But he&#39;s not done yet.
SUPERMARKET group Morrisons revealed a tale of two store chains in its interim figures today. Like-for-like core Morrisons sales rose 8.9% in the six months to July 25 and were
By Kristin RobertsPORTOROZ, Slovenia - NATO states will probably offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but holes will remain, a U.S. ...Comment
Petter Solberg (Subaru) made a superb start to open a 31 second lead over the opening three stages, two of which he won despite an overheating engine.
Changes in North Korea's economy have led to spiralling food prices many people cannot afford, the UN says.
Vertice maggioranza su Finanziaria, premier soddisfatto
Facing what is perhaps the climactic election of his career, Connecticut Republican Rep. Christopher Shays insists he does not mind losing his seat because of his longstanding support for the war in Iraq \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 as long as he maintains a reputation for personal integrity that has been his political armor over his 19 years in Congress, even as his 4th District in the New York City suburbs has developed a Democratic lean.
A renegade Afghan militia commander and a spokesman for the governor of the western province of Herat said on Wednesday their forces were honoring a cease-fire brokered a day earlier by the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan.
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Yasser Arafat's wife accused senior  Palestinian officials on Monday of plotting to \
LEH, NOVEMBER 8: As Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil wound up his three-day visit to JK today, the Hurriyat Conference\u00e2\u0080\u0099s moderate faction remained absent from his itinerary.
Sun is working on technology to make it easier to run different languages on the Java Virtual Machine.
Hollywood stars pay tribute to legendary US TV host Johnny Carson, who has died at the age of 79.
US military commanders Wednesday announced that they would increase the number of troops in Iraq to 150,000 - the highest level since the March 2003 American-led invasion
A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.
Civilians are hit by a suicide attack targeting a Nato convoy in southern Afghanistan, police say.
Despite an incredible rushing effort by fullback Brad Hoover, the Carolina Panthers fell at home to the San Diego Chargers. The Panthers (1-5) controlled most of the game and contained elusive running back
When Steve Maina finishes a round of golf at Kenya's exclusive Windsor club, a waistcoated waiter hurries over with a tall iced drink while armed guards watch discreetly from the shrubbery, a few minutes' drive from one of Nairobi's oldest slums.
The six British teams discover who they will play in the group stage of the Champions League.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday halted the execution of a man who killed his parents nine years ago.
A hearing to decide whether to introduce limits for cockling on the Dee Estuary gets under way.
Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, commenta le voci di una probabile cessione di Massimo Odd...
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F-Secure warns of a rogue software application targeting the Mac that purports to clean a user's system.
By Roger Schlueter, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Feb. 18--Q. In watching a biography on Mark Twain, I heard an incident in Samuel Clemens' life that has had a direct effect on all of us today.
Fashion Wire Daily - Perhaps it was the stately fa\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0083\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a7ade of Cipriani on 42nd Street, or perhaps it was the near darkness inside the famous spot, but the atmosphere at Diesel's show Wednesday was pure calm.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
Japan's whaling fleet cuts short its annual hunt after a fire two weeks ago crippled the main boat.
Four staff member were fired for a report on President Bush's military service that relied on allegedly forged documents.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice embarks on a new U.S. push to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday after being criticized for not doing enough to resolve the conflict.
For men with prostate cancer that recurs after radiation therapy, 'salvage' surgery to remove the prostate can lead to long-term cancer control, New York- based researchers report.
A summit between President Bush and the heads of the Big Three automakers has been pushed back until after the November election, despite an expected visit to the state by Bush this week and increasing pressure from critics who say the White House is ignoring the needs of the struggling industry.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government, risking criticism from lawmakers in the ruling Labour Party, said it will redeploy 850 troops now in southern Iraq to a region controlled by US forces.
Sport: The All Blacks made a rampant start to their World Cup campaign, beating Italy by 76-14 in a match which was over after less than 20 minutes.
Apparel retailer Talbots Inc  said on Friday it will exit its Talbots Kids and Mens lines, and close 78 U.S. stores by September.
I am disappointed (but not surprised) to hear of the problems with the proposed transit tax in Salt Lake County. I was torn when voting for the tax increase in November.
Carmakers expect 2008 to be challenging, but hundreds of automotive parts suppliers are anticipating the year ahead to be one of the ugliest ever.
Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes.com's list of the world's richest models, earning $33 million in the last 12 months. The Brazilian supermodel strutted past the likes of Kate Moss, who came in at No.2, and Heidi Klum, who placed third on the list.
NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly Thursday signed a multiyear deal with the U.S. television network.  The contract has been anticipated since January when NBC Universal Chief Executive Officer Jeff Zucker expressed his desire to keep Reilly, Variety said Thursday.
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Verizon Communications Inc. said on  Wednesday it had dropped a surcharge for high-speed Internet  service after U.S. regulators questioned whether the No. 2 U.S.  telephone carrier was following truthful billing practices.
Then only small firms will be fat cats One of the government's top social-policy eggheads has said that companies should have exercise periods for their staff, according to reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Feb. 8--COLONIE -- The electronic marquee outside a Wolf Road hotel Wednesday looked like something from the sci-fi double feature at a 1950s drive-in: Invasive Plants.
Ugandan lawyers begin a strike in protest at the storming of the High Court by security agents.
Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, who took her fight to inherit from her aged billionaire husband to the U.S. Supreme Court, has died at the age of 39 after collapsing in a Florida hotel room, her lawyer said on Thursday.
Mobile phones are being harnessed to  fight HIV/AIDS in Africa under a new $10-million scheme  announced on Tuesday with the backing of leading companies and  the U.S. government.
About a dozen Greek women violated a 1,000-year ban on the male-only monastic community of Mount Athos on Tuesday during a protest over disputed land, one of the demonstrators said on Wednesday.
Bid4Spots (http://www.bid4spots.com)  today reported that it has signed 200 Internet radio stations within the  first month of announcing the industry's first  reverse auction to facilitate buying and selling advertising for  independent online radio.
Hurricane Ivan skirted the western tip of Cuba on Monday and arced into the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 160 mph, bearing down toward landfall on the US Gulf Coast later this week.
The mayor of Paris pronounced them husband and wife, but Tony Parker and Eva Longoria aren't finished tying the knot. On Saturday, the NBA champion and star of \
Fresh from boot camp, dozens of young Iraqi Army recruits had their first pay in their pockets as they left their base yesterday for leave at home.
The malware disables Mac OS X's built-in firewall, steals personal information and can destroy data.
Last week, the Patriots filed a tampering charge with the N.F.L. against the Jets because of their contract talks with the former New England wide receiver Deion Branch.
In August, scientists at a Chiron Corp. plant in Liverpool, England, said they found a reddish-brown bacteria contaminating some doses of flu vaccine.
Besides the fact that Hurricane Frances impacted some games in Florida, it would be hard to top the opening weekend of this year&#39;s college football season.
French former film star Brigitte Bardot ( news ) has pledged her support for an Irish campaign against the use of live hares in greyhound coursing, it said.
Vince Carter scored 23 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, and Jason Kidd added 19 as the New Jersey Nets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 106-103 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Scientists say changes in the earth&#39;s climate from human influences are occurring particularly intensely in the Arctic region, evidenced
Cleveland Cavaliers claimed their fourth straight win with a 99-88 win over the Golden State Warriors. LeBron James led the scoring charts with 33 points, 21 of which came in the first half.
Take a peek at one of the world's largest collections, amassed over three decades by self-proclaimed Star Wars completist Steve Sansweet.
U.S. investors remain confident in the health of the economy and most expect the U.S. stock market to hold near its recent record levels or extend them modestly, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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A pilot is killed after his light aircraft crashes in the Scottish Borders, police confirm.
After some skepticism from the press as to the legitimacy of Britney Spears\u00e2\u0080\u0099 marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, the star announced Thursday that the paperwork from last month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ceremony has been legally filed.
Robert De Niro fails to show up at an awards ceremony in Milan and a press conference in Rome.
The widow of legendary US comedian Rodney Dangerfield is suing over a video footage of the star's later years.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin's residence is evacuated amid claims a UVF bomb has been there since 1981.
Africa could be on the verge of a major polio outbreak, the World Health Organization warns.
US warplanes pounded Mehdi Army positions in Najaf early Monday as fighting continued between US-Iraqi forces and militiamen loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Sept. 28, 2004 -- Health insurance prices far outstripped wages over the last four years, leaving Americans with less coverage at a far greater cost, according to a study unveiled Tuesday.
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Secondo Merril Lynch, e' improbabile che fondo traini altri
A 17-year-old girl with brain cancer &#151; honored by Gov. Jeb Bush when she fulfilled her dream of graduating from high school &#151; has died. The governor Thursday hailed her courage.
Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job \u00c2\u0097 U.S. congressman.
Six car bombs killed 133 people in a Shi'ite stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, one of the bloodiest attacks since the U.S. invasion and likely to inflame sectarian passions in a nation sliding toward civil war.
Call it Scary Saturday or Survival Saturday. The theme was rampant among the Top 10 this weekend as No. 1 Southern Cal, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 4 California, and No. 6 Texas all had scary moments. So did No. 9 Tennessee and No. 11 Miami, but they didn't survive and are officially out of the national championship hunt.
A businessman is suing Michael Jackson for $3m alleging he is owed for unpaid loans and producing fees.
Yemenis began voting on Wednesday in   elections that long-serving President Ali Abdullah Saleh is   expected to win, despite facing a genuine challenge from a   former minister.
Several pedestrians are injured when two buses collide at Walsall bus station.
The EFF files suit against the self-proclaimed inventor of the Electric Slide line dance after a YouTube video becomes a copyright issue. In 27B Stroke 6.
WASHINGTON, Dec 28  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday that the insurgency in Iraq &quot;will not end,&quot; as insurgents are determined to derail the country&#39;s democratic transition.
A U.S. man was shot and killed on the Caribbean coast of Honduras while trying to save a neighbor whose house was being robbed, authorities said Wednesday.
Bank of England policymakers vote 9-0 to hold rates at 5.75% in September,  minutes from the meeting show.
Police have confirmed that two suspects were arrested yesterday for contravening the Nuclear Energy Act. Police spokesperson Sally De Beer said one suspect was arrested in Randburg, Johannesburg and another
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki kept a polite distance Saturday as they attended a group meeting and avoided discussion of a Baghdad shootout involving guards from a U.S. company protecting American diplomats.
President Bush presided over a citizenship ceremony Monday for three soldiers injured in Iraq, calling them \
In person, there\u00c2\u0092s a quality of indomitable exuberance about Sushmita Sen which renders itself well to the roles that she does.
Walmart and Linspire (formerly Lindows) have partnered up to sell a sub $500 laptop through the large retail chain. &quot;Walmart.
Pushing aside pirated Bollywood movies, new releases are ruling the black market video charts: compilations of grisly pictures and videos of the tsunami horror.
Says recruitment firm that wants its share of the pork IT firms are ripping off the government by charging more than twice the market rate for staff, according to a recruitment company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Flags were at half-mast in Nottingham and Derby today following the death of Brian Clough. Clough won back-to-back European Cups at Forest and reached the semi-final with Derby, leaving his indelible mark on the cities.
Texas A&M will coast into Big 12 play with a seven-game winning streak and its best start since the 1920s.
Three silver Super Bowl trophies and the gray sweat shirt-wearing mastermind who won them all took a championship ride through the streets of Boston on Tuesday, passing nearly 1 million screaming fans.
THE REGION The Boston Redevelopment Authority board of directors approved the appointment of Michael F. Glavin as deputy director for institutional development of the city's planning and development agency. Glavin, formerly a manager of community investment programs at Bank of America and its Boston-based predecessors including BankBoston, will lead a team that oversees Harvard University's significant expansion into Allston, among ...
Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa.
A flash memory joint venture owned by  STMicroelectronics  , Intel Corp  and  Francisco Partners will get about half the debt financing  originally intended and has delayed closing until March 28.
Poorer professional sports clubs are less likely to carry out full health checks on players, research suggests.
The air cargo haulers All Nippon Airways, Air New Zealand and the Malaysian Airline System were charged Thursday with violating European competition rules.
Shares in LG.Philips LCD Co Ltd  surged on Friday on market talk Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial was buying a stake in the South Korean flat screen maker, but both firms poured cold water on the talk.
The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on starting membership talks on Friday  after Ankara said it would sign a pact acknowledging Cyprus as  an EU member.
Obesity has been a factor in at least 20 child protection cases in the last year, the BBC learns.
Il presidente del Pse: l'Ulivo sarebbe il benvenuto
U.S. forces launched a new offensive Wednesday against insurgents in an area south of the capital dubbed the \
The New York Jets and quarterback Chad Pennington finally agreed on a long-term contract extension Wednesday.
With its mobbed-up sharks and hip-hop habitats, the animated feature Shark Tale might qualify as the first &quot;fishploitation&quot; film in movie history.
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Google said it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages.In October, Google began supporting IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for Gmail. That means messages that mobile users send or receive from their phones are synched with their Gmail accounts, appearing the next time users access their accounts from a computer. But shortly after the announcement, Windows Mobile users began complaining in online forums about problems.In some cases, Windows Mobile users said that HTML&#160;e-mail messages showed up blank on their phones. Others said that while they could read message headers, all messages appeared blank.Google acknowledged the problem and listed it on its known issues page. Late last week, some users of Windows Mobile 6 and its predecessor, Windows Mobile 5, began writing on the online forum that the problem appeared to be fixed. A Google spokeswoman said that it was fixed on Friday, although on Monday it was still listed as a known issue. On Tuesday, the known issues page no longer included the problem.Google has also posted instructions for configuring the Gmail IMAP capability on Windows Mobile 6 phones.Windows Mobile users don&#39;t have to do anything to take advantage of the fix, the spokeswoman said. They should simply be able to properly receive Gmail messages on their phones now, she said.
&quot;Ocean&#39;s 12,&quot; Steven Soderbergh&#39;s sequel to his 2001 remake of a 1960 Rat Pack heist film, is nothing if not jaunty.
Starvation and loss of a period should alarm women in sports.
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La Guardia di Finanza ha recuperato nei primi 11 mesi dell'anno 27,7 miliardi di base imponibileA questi si aggiungono 4,2 miliardi di Iva evasa (+75%) e 13,5 miliardi di rilievi Irap (+44%)                                          Evasione fiscale, controlli in aumento Scoperti quasi diecimila evasori totali                                                                                  Nel settore delle ricevute e degli scontrini fiscali accertate oltre 100.000 violazioni sostanziali
European stock markets closed mixed Monday, recovering from early losses after another Asian sell-off on fears the US economy will fall into recession despite a radical interest rate cut last week.
BO THONG, THAILAND - Thailand&#39;s prime minister has admitted that the army made mistakes dealing with an anti-government demonstration that left dozens of people dead.
Investors rush to ride the latest bandwagon Riverbed Technology has become the first storage company to go public in around two years - it's also one of the first WAN acceleration start-ups to go public.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Entrepreneurs are considering selling firms because of uncertainty over capital gains tax, the CBI head says.
Stormy weather prevented the start of the Alpine Skiing World Championships on Sunday for the second day in a row.
Drug companies rushing to fill the vacuum left by Merck &amp; Co.'s withdrawal of its best-selling arthritis drug Vioxx are flooding the airwaves with competing advertising claims that are bewildering many patients.
UK travel companies due to meet to decide on whether to extend a ban on holidays to Kenya
The former head of the U.N. program engaged in \
PARIS : European aircraft maker Airbus aims to apply for loans worth up to one billion euros (1.24 billion dollars) from European states for its new A350 airplane program, chief executive Noel Forgeard was quoted as saying in the Financial Times.
A new Swedish study suggests that people who use a mobile phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone.
Prospects for the global economy next year are growing dimmer as high oil prices hurt consumption and the unchecked rise in the United States trade deficit depresses the dollar
Houston-based Noble Energy Inc. agreed Thursday to acquire Denver&#39;s Patina Oil &amp; Gas in a deal that highlights the Rocky Mountains&#39; stature as an energy center even as Denver loses another headquarters.
Gordon Brown is set to back greater stop-and-search powers in his Labour conference speech
THOUSAND OAKS, California -- Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie shared a two-shot lead after the second round of the World Challenge golf tournament.
WASHINGTON - House-Senate negotiators late Wednesday approved extending three popular middle class tax cuts and Republicans, anxious to get the bill to President Bush, predicted swift passage in both chambers of Congress.    The conference panel approved the bill after overriding objections from Democrats who said the tax cuts should be paid for by tax increases in other areas, limiting its impact on the government soaring budget deficit...
An American Airlines pilot made rudder movements that were ``unnecessary and too aggressive&#39;&#39; in the November 2001 crash of an Airbus SAS plane in New York that killed 265 people, a US safety board investigator said.
InfoWorld - Google launched a Linux version of Google Desktop on Wednesday, almost three years after the product&#39;s launch for the Windows operating system.
European Union leaders have converged on Brussels for a summit that will see them slow down the process of EU enlargement at least until they have a clearer vision of the bloc's future.
Gabor Talmacsi ha prolungato di un anno il contratto con il team Aspar. L'ungherese, ora in testa al...
Microsoft was close to a deal with the European Commission earlier this year which would have revealed more of its secrets than it has now been ordered to hand over, a court was told yesterday.
Yours for $2500... CES Want the very latest in flat-panel technology? Then book yourself a trip to the States \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Sony's just launched its XEL-1 OLED HD TV over here.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Under fire over Iraq, the President gets help from the Iraqi leader he appointed
Baby shampoos, lotions and powders may expose infants to chemicals that have been linked with possible reproductive problems, a small study suggests.
Marcelo Birmajer, whose books chronicle Argentina's Jewish community, has collaborated on the film \
\u00c2\u00b7 Best-selling novelist fears for safety over web jibes\u00c2\u00b7 Libel case defendant accused of 'jew hating'
Laboratory tests have confirmed that a 22- year-old woman in Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria, died from the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu last month, the World Health Organisation said.
The death toll from floods in Haiti has risen to more than 1,071 and could reach 2,000, the government&#39;s civil protection agency said Wednesday.
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UNITED NATIONS Sept. 14, 2004 - Iraq appealed to other nations Tuesday to send troops to protect an expanded UN staff that is essential for holding the country&#39;s first free elections by Jan. 31, saying terrorists must not be allowed to disrupt the vote.
Simmering feuds, festering grudges and dramatic showdowns are not in keeping with the Christmas spirit, but they do make for good television.
The Giants' victory transformed our perceptions of Eli Manning from the sensitive kid brother to an icon with his own unique place in NFL history.
Only one other time has Notre Dame been 3-1 and unranked.
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced a new generation of blade PCs. This one uses an improved data-transmission protocol to improve performance for high-bandwidth needs, such as streaming video or graphics-intensive applications.
Vermont's Republican governor challenged the Bush administration's prescription drug policy in federal court yesterday, marking the first time a state has chosen a legal avenue in the expanding battle over Canadian imports.
Military leaders in Burma set up a committee to draft a constitution, after 14 years of talks, state media says.
I.B.M. plans to announce that it will share the designs and technology for a fast-growing line of computers known as blade servers.
The private equity investment in Palm Inc. is a gamble that the history of two companies in the personal computer industry won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t repeat itself.
As rescuers pulled bodies and data recorders from the wreckage, experts searched Wednesday through twisted metal for clues to what caused two planes to crash almost simultaneously after taking off from the same Moscow airport
The Astros&#39; 12-3 victory Monday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series marked the third consecutive season that the Braves have lost the deciding playoff game at home.
Yahoo! Inc., owner of the world&#39;s most-visited Internet site, will buy Musicmatch Inc. for $160 million to spur sales of music downloads and compete with rivals including Apple Computer Inc.
U.S. commanders are again preparing for an assault on Najaf's Old City, which surrounds the rebel base at the shrine of Imam Ali.
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With Apple Computer&#39;s next iMac expected to be unveiled this week, Mac fan Web sites are buzzing with speculation over the design.
Countrywide Financial Corp.   Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo said the U.S. housing market is  unlikely to recover before 2009, as lenders and homeowners work  through oversupply, stagnating home prices, and the excesses of  recent lax lending standards in much of the mortgage industry.
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- Participating in the World Social Forum for the first time, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank tried to assure social and leftist activists yesterday that they are increasingly heeding calls for a more aggressive fight against poverty.
The United States put forward a new draft UN resolution on Tuesday threatening to impose sanctions on Sudan&#39;s oil industry if the Sudanese government fails to end the bloodshed in its troubled Darfur region.
NEW YORK  \u00c2\u0097 Life without writers could be a slog for Jay Leno \u00c2\u0097 and a no-frills affair for his viewers. But his fans may not care. Oddly enough, NBC's \
The binomial nomenclature system classifies every known creature on Earth.
Scientists are claiming that the unprecedented ferocity and frequency of the hurricanes that have battered the Caribbean this year can be blamed on one factor: the unexpectedly warm water that has been building up in the Atlantic over the past year.
Alcatel-Lucent SA has invested in WiMax chip maker Sequans Communications, the latest show of support for the emerging long-range wireless networking technology.
Texans' fondness for large, manly vehicles has helped make the Lone Star State the biggest carbon polluter in the nation
\u00e2\u0080\u009cCloverfield\u00e2\u0080\u009d obliterated the competition at movie box offices over the weekend.
Guatemalans voted for a new president on Sunday in an election marred by the worst political violence since the end of civil war, with drug gangs and political rivals killing 50 people on the campaign trail.
Two North Carolina residents yesterday became the first people in the nation to be convicted on felony spamming charges after a Loudoun County jury found that they flooded tens of thousands
 Ecco il nuovo memoriale di Amanda
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told lawmakers on Monday his government had stopped Iraq sliding into civil war and said violence in and around Baghdad had plunged under a U.S.-backed security crackdown.
Remote-monitoring systems will allow those with chronic health problems to have their conditions constantly monitored as they go about their daily lives.
Stainless steel holds Bob Goodenow&#39;s left cheek together, a 24-gauge badge of honour earned the old-fashioned way: on the ice, in a game, from an opponent&#39;s high stick.
A British Cabinet minister on Saturday called for London Fashion Week to follow its Madrid counterpart and ban extremely thin models from the catwalk.
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A Kremlin-backed career police officer was set to be crowned leader of Chechnya in a vote Sunday that Moscow hopes will show progress towards peace in the embattled
Iraqis search for survivors following a third US military airstrike on the northern part of Fallujah, outside Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004.
The United Nations children's fund damned Britain and the United States as the worst places for children to live among wealthy nations, in a report which caused widespread soul-searching.
A weeping British-Iraqi hostage pleaded  for her life in a video broadcast on Friday as British troops  prepared to move nearer Baghdad before an expected U.S.-led  offensive against rebels before January elections.
Rebel groups walked out of peace talks with the Sudanese government in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday in protest of alleged attacks in the Darfur region.
After you've joined the music revolution and plunked down $250 for an Apple iPod mini, it's easy to become quite protective of the little gizmo.
A gunman attacked an Amish school in Pennsylvania on Monday, shooting and killing a number of people including an unknown number of students before he was captured or killed, police said.
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration unveils a newly updated Web site that lets people call up a map of the storm that wreaked havoc on Louisiana.
An American cross-party group charged with reviewing policy on Iraq is due to issue its long-awaited report.
Short-term interest rate futures jumped on Friday after US jobs growth for September was reported below expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve could slow down its program of rate increases.
WASHINGTON &#151; With election victories behind them, Democratic governors gathered Wednesday to celebrate their first majority in 12 years, talk political strategy and share notes on the issues driving voters back at home.
The same Internet that's making so much of the world just a virtual click away is revolutionizing the way the US tourism industry entices people to come visit in person.
COVINGTON, La. - Retired Louisiana pharmacist George Boudreaux hasn't needed Madison Avenue pitchmen to get the word out about his concoction to treat diaper rash...
Il Genoa di Cosmi soffre ma batte un bel Treviso (2-1) e balza al secondo posto della classifica di B, a quota 17 punti. Passano prima i veneti con Centi (34&#39;), ma nella ripresa la tecnica e la forza d&#39;urto ligure hanno la meglio.
To settle a lawsuit over backdating, McAfee has restated its finances reports for 10 years and taken a $137.4 million charge.
Apple Computer&#39;s online iTunes Music Store (iTMS) remains the leader in paid digital music downloads with 70% of the legally downloaded music market, but the
He falls down stairs, is blown up and gets hit by cars for money -- and now stuntman Teel James Glenn will pass on his skills to would-be daredevils at what is being touted as New York City's first stunt school.
It would seem only natural for Bill Belichick to pause and take stock of his team now, the last exhibition game offering finality to training camp and a launching point for the Patriots' defense of a Super Bowl title.
(Article Central) Apple&#39;s latest version of iTunes released last week has disabled an add-on program that allows people to transfer songs from their iPod.
One of the first flaws found in Windows XP SP2 -- which leaves a PC vulnerable through a drag-and-drop hole in Internet Explorer -- could be used by hackers for even greater mischief.
Myanmar's junta imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the country's two main cities on Wednesday after pouring security forces into Yangon to try to end the biggest protests against military rule in 20 years.
Bloomberg - Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton&#39;s main competitors for the Democratic presidential nomination last night tried to chip away at her record as a New York senator and former first lady on the issues of Iraq, Iran and health care.
Ieri il tecnico, contestato dai tifosi a Udine, lo aveva quasi chiesto, e oggi \u00c3\u00a8 la societ\u00c3\u00a0 ha deciso di prendere la decisione finale. La squadra \u00c3\u00a8 stata affidata a Sergio Buso, preparatore dei portieri.
Mexico is now considered the most dangerous country for journalists, after Iraq.
When HG Bissinger set out for Odessa, Texas, in the summer of 1988, he intended to tell a Hoosiers-like tale of the Permian High School football program, one of the most storied and decorated in Texas history.
President Bush asked Treasury  Secretary John Snow to stay in his job on Wednesday and Snow  agreed to do so, ending a frenzy of speculation that the  65-year former railroad executive was about to be replaced.
News.com's Ina Fried finds herself agreeing with analyst Jeffrey Kagan, who said CES may have been even more massive this year, but it was short on big new ideas.
AUGUST 27, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Siemens AG warned yesterday of a software defect in a range of mobile phones that could cause hearing damage.
South Africa ruined Michael Phelps's  dream of winning a record eight gold medals in a dramatic and  controversial day of swimming at the Athens Olympics on Sunday.
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International Business Machines Corp. reported a small gain in third-quarter profits Monday, as increasing revenues in almost every area of the business, including emerging markets such as Russia and China, helped offset expenses from a pension lawsuit.
Defenseman Paul Mara, newly acquired from the Boston Bruins, did not arrive in time to aid in the New York Rangers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer whose lawyers argued that he should not be put to death because he is mentally ill.
By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 20--You drank, you drove, you did a night in jail. Now you need a lawyer.
Thomas Dupre, former Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield, Mass., was charged with two counts of child rape in an indictment unsealed Monday, but only hours later the district
U.S. federal agents arrested a Filipino dentist who is one of the five most wanted leaders of a kidnap-for-ransom gang in the Philippines, a Philippine police officer said Sunday.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cSicko,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Michael Moore\u00e2\u0080\u0099s newest movie and the talk of the Cannes last week, savages the American health care system \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and along the way extols Cuba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s system as the neatest thing since the white linen guayabera.
Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets on Nepal&#39;s capital on Monday after the government lifted a curfew imposed after deadly anti-Muslim riots erupted last week.
With the threat of imminent indictments, a federal grand jury reconvened Thursday in Hartford, where it has spent two years investigating corruption in former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration.
A Cambodian blogger asked recently whether former King Norodom Sihanouk should be considered the country's founding father of blogging.
Serbia's two presidential rivals clash in a TV debate, as pollsters say they are neck-and-neck.
Belgium's political tensions entered the glamour stakes after it was revealed that the new Miss Belgium does not speak Dutch.
India and Pakistan opened up their countries to cross-border group tourism for the first time while announcing a series of high-level contacts to push forward the peace process.
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WASHINGTON &#151; He was going to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey anyway, but President Bush figured he really owed the bird this time. His dog had just scared the stuffing out of it.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a popular health insurance program for children after months of deadlock with the Democratic-led Congress.
California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world&#39;s most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that are believed to contribute to global warming.
A US magazine claims to have a document which shows Britney Spears faked her weekend wedding.
The soaring cost of the 2004 Olympic Games looks set to drive Greece deep into debt, its prime minister warns.
NEW YORK Oct. 4, 2004 - US stocks are seen sharply higher at the open Monday as investors remain upbeat about the outlook for economic and corporate profit growth.
The Labor Department said today that 157,000 new jobs were created last month, compared with 80,000 in April.
Manchester United great Eric Cantona has given his backing to fans opposed to a fresh takeover bid for the English Premiership giants by Malcolm Glazer, saying the United States businessman would be better off buying Coca-Cola.
A drug has been found to slow a common cause of vision loss - and even improve sight in some patients.
A man who tearfully stood before TV cameras and repeatedly denied any involvement in his wife's disappearance was convicted Friday of killing her.
A $25 billion takeover of Sallie Mae  was on the verge of collapse on Wednesday after the student lender said a consortium does not expect to complete its planned acquisition on the agreed terms.
The British Grand Prix looks all set to be saved from the axe later today, after a last-minute deal was brokered between Silverstone&#39;s bosses and Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone.
Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and responses:
Amelie Mauresmo is first on Centre Court as the eighth day of Wimbledon begins on time.
On Brian Leetch night, the New York Rangers got it done with defense. Henrik Lundqvist was perfect through three rounds of the shootout, and Brendan Shanahan scored the only goal in the tiebreaker for the Rangers, who finished a two-game homestand against the Atlanta Thrashers with a 2-1 victory Thursday night.
The remnants of Hurricane Ivan swung back into the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to develop into a tropical storm on a path westward toward southwest Louisiana and Texas.
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Wednesday that cutting a record budget deficit was a top priority for the second-term Bush administration and challenged Europe to play its part in helping trim the U.S. trade gap by boosting its own economic growth.
Giving women diaphragms to use in addition to condoms provides no extra protection against the AIDS virus, researchers reported on Thursday.
U.S. troops have arrested six suspects  in the assassination of Baghdad's provincial governor, the  highest-ranking official hit so far in attacks to sabotage a  Jan. 30 election, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Leaders of the G8 powers will call this week for greater vigilance on hedge funds in the hope that the industry will take it upon itself to prevent accidents like the collapse of LTCM in the late 1990s.
First fan George W. Bush turned out Thursday night to catch the last-place Washington Nationals play the Chicago Cubs.
The United States has produced a revised version of its United Nations draft resolution on the crisis in the Darfur region in Sudan.
Armed men dump five human heads in a crowded Mexican bar, in an apparent warning to a rival drug gang.
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Outside, they're calling for his head. Politicians, authors and columnists, and a few former generals. They are an angry, noisy bunch. They say he should have quit or been fired long ago. They say he's to blame for what is happening now in Iraq, didn't listen, and must be held to account.
Wired News posts a photo blog from this year's Burning Man fest in Black Rock, Nevada. Check for more news, updates and pics as the week goes on.
North Korea pledges to boost its \
LONDON - The world faces a surge in extreme weather events because of global warming and governments must act immediately to avert disaster, Britain&#39;s chief scientist said yesterday.
Democratic challenger John Kerry will be fighting to stay in the United States election race when he takes on Republican incumbent George Bush in the presidential debates from Thursday.
Steve Francis scored a team-high 28 points, Hedo Turkoglu added 24 off the bench and Orlando held off Atlanta, 101-96, at TD WaterHouse Center.
Reports from the West Bank City of Jenin say an Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a car, killing at least three Palestinian militants.
KARLSRUHE, Germany  - German police arrested two  men Sunday suspected of plotting an al Qaeda suicide attack in  Iraq.
How's this for a feud that straddles the line between politics and entertainment: CNN's bow-tied conservative Tucker Carlson vs. \
Arsenal sign Croatian striker Eduardo da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb for an undisclosed fee.
Philadelphia picked up its major league-leading 44th come-from-behind win and cut the Mets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lead in the N.L. East to 5 1/2 games.
LONDON -- Wealthy countries are falling billions of dollars short of their promises to help fund reproductive health care and efforts to improve the status of women around the world, the United Nations said yesterday.
Republicans launched a counteroffensive yesterday against a Democrat-inspired Congressional Budget Office analysis, saying the study actually shows that President Bush&#39;s tax cuts have reduced the overall tax burden for middle-income ...
The property manager of Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland Ranch testified Friday that sheriff&#39;s deputies looking for evidence last year searched areas that were not specified in a warrant.
Tom Noonan, the CEO of Internet Security Systems, talked with Computerworld about why companies need to stop simply reacting to security threats and focus on preventing them as well.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader suffered setbacks this week as election officials in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Missouri all denied him access to state ballots this fall.
Romano Prodi presenta la nuova &quot;creatura&quot; che unir\u00c3\u00a0 tutte le realt\u00c3\u00a0 del centrosinistra. E annuncia: &quot;Il 6 novembre tutti in piazza contro la Finanziaria&quot;. Le tappe: le primarie a febbraio, per scegliere i candidati unici per le Regionali.
A U.S.-led campaign to ban  cloning of human embryos, including for stem cell research, was  rejected by a divided United Nations on Friday as a General  Assembly committee abandoned the initiative in favor of a  nonbinding declaration against human cloning.
Lenovo, the Chinese computer maker which is buying IBM's PC arm, has seen profits growth stall as domestic sales slow.
Move over, Mosaic. Out of the way, Apex. Here comes Magna and Networth, the latest squads to do Donald Trump's bidding on the third go-round of NBC's \
European and Asian Markets fell again Monday, extending their slide into a second week as investors worried about a possible global slowdown and dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks.
A bouncer who was shot and said his left ankle was bitten by Adam \
Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar , making an appearance at Modell's Sporting Goods at the Westgate Mall yesterday, said he told general manager Theo Epstein there isn't room for both him and Doug Mientkiewicz at first base.
Rolls-Royce secures a $1.3bn (\u00c2\u00a3646m) engine deal for Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner long-haul aircraft.
Florent Sinama Pongolle emerged as the hero of Liverpool reserve team that knocked out full-strength Spurs in a penalty shoot-out at White Hart Lane.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Ten candidates will run in  the Palestinian Authority's presidential election to replace  Yasser Arafat, officials said on Thursday after finalizing the  list of contenders for the Jan. 9 race.
In Nascar, the term \u00e2\u0080\u0098sandbag\u00e2\u0080\u0099 is used to describe a maneuver in which a driver who has a really fast car doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t utilize the full potential of the car\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strength during that race.
Britain's intelligence services are  investigating an Islamist Web site that says it is establishing  a branch of al Qaeda in Britain, BBC television reported on  Tuesday.
None of Chiron Corp.&#39;s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) flu vaccine made at a British plant is safe, which means the US flu vaccine
Maschi e femmine trionfano all'Arena di Milano e tornano in serie ALa campionessa di salto in alto sale di un altro centimetro                                            Di Martino, un altro record a 2,03 L'Italia di atletica torna in Superleague                                                                                      Primato nazionale anche per Chiara Rosa nel getto del peso: 19,15
Now that the Mii Channel lets you insert a 3-D avatar of yourself into video games, the world is your virtual oyster. How about inserting Mario avatars wherever you see fit or transforming your enemies into Anne Coulter simulacrums? Commentary by Lore Sj\u00c3\u00b6berg.
Delegates gather for the TUC conference in Brighton for what could be the last before the general election.
Most Americans believe illegal immigrants should be allowed to become guest workers and eventually U.S. citizens, but Congress should do more to close the border to stop more illegals entering the country, according to a new poll published on Tuesday.
All eyes on the Big Apple. After tying for the best record in baseball this year, the New York Yankees and Mets might be set for another Subway Series.
If you knew one store was charging $3,600 less than another for the same product, you know where you'd be shopping.
Germany accepts its Holocaust guilt and stands side by side with Israel, its president tells the Israeli parliament.
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 19 -- Five years after President Bush vowed to \
Soldiers in Pakistan unearth the body of rebel tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti from his cave hideout, the army says.
DENPASAR, Indonesia  - Svetlana Kuznetsova began   her quest for a third Bali International title on Wednesday   with a comprehensive 6-1 6-2 defeat of 18-year-old Erika Takao   of Japan.
A radical Shiite militia agreed on Saturday to hand in weapons and suspend attacks against US and Iraqi forces, as the government has tried to use carrots and sticks to curb a mounting insurgency throughout the country.
Toshiba today paved the way for 80GB iPods when it said it will ship an 80GB 1.8in hard drive in Q3 2005 - a year after it introduced the 60GB version that can currently to be found inside the iPod Photo.
The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Tuesday night that they are bringing back pitcher Matt Morris on a one-year contract, according to MLB.
A consortium led by British insurer Prudential PLC has dropped its bid for a major South Korean state asset managing company.
U.S. News & World Report - A leader of the dissident movement in the Soviet Union in the 1970s,  Natan Sharansky  argues in his new book that democratization of the Middle East is a crucial ingredient for a resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. In this excerpt, he describes the common features of totalitarian societies in North Korea, Iran, or elsewhere. ...
Alexander Kolobnev, ciclista russo di 25 anni, &egrave; stato ingaggiato dal team danese della Csc, ...
Athens: With a strong kick down the stretch and a kiss of the ground once across the finish line, Hicham El Guerrouj finally got what he was after: an Olympic gold medal.
More than 80 schools are closed as thousands of workers in the UK's biggest local authority go on strike.
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Germany's unemployment rate rose to 10.3 percent in November as the country's economy continued to plod along with near-zero growth, the government said.
Arsene Wenger fumes over Emmanuel Adebayor's treatment following his red card in the Carling Cup final.
Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown & Root was chosen by Britain on Monday to coordinate construction of two aircraft carriers worth 2.9 billion pounds ($5.4 billion) that will be the Royal Navy's largest ships.
Following results of recent clinical trials on popular cholesterol drugs, cardiologists are questioning whether a patient\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cholesterol should be all that matters.
The Bush administration has repeatedly defended Microsoft against charges of anticompetitive conduct, including a recent complaint by Google.
In a move already drawing harsh criticism, the NCAA is setting strict limits on how often bloggers at college sports events can post updates from the game.
Russia will no longer respect a key arms treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin said Saturday in the latest escalation of tensions between Moscow and the West.
Oct. 5. - One little master is out, and the other little master is in. While skipper Sourav Ganguly today formally announced that Sachin Tendulkar, suffering from a tennis elbow, will not play in the first
A Russian man who has confessed to killing 63 people with the goal of marking all 64 squares on the chessboard showed no remorse Monday as his murder trial wrapped up, mocking both prosecutors and his own lawyers.
La Fiorentina ha presentato l'attaccante senegalese Papa Waigo. Il giocatore ha dichiarato la propri...
An Army reservist charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners plans to plead guilty at a court martial to four counts arising from the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in a plea deal in which eight other counts will be dropped, his lawyer has said.
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it will book a charge of euro400 million (US$492 million) in the third quarter to cover the cost of recalls and past quality problems at Japanese truckmaker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.
Prince Harry was cleared yesterday of cheating in his art A-level by the examination board that set and marked his papers. Edexcel said it had re-examined all the
NEW YORK - Eight US marines have been killed west of Baghdad in a region that has become a flashpoint of anger over the US occupation of Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The brother of a British hostage held by terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the United States on Thursday of sabotaging efforts to save the captive&#39;s life, and Italy cast doubt on claims that two kidnapped Italian women
Despite plenty of warnings, critics say, Georgia never got around to developing a water management plan to handle a severe drought. Now that reservoirs already are shrinking and water supplies are threatened, lawmakers are scrambling to cope.
A sheriff in Scotland who presides over the youth court is suspended pending an investigation into his fitness for office.
Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler AG is recalling 600,000 Dodge Durango SUVs Dakota pickup trucks because of a defect that can cause their wheels to fall off.
Good morning and happy holidays to you all. I thought I&#39;d come and answer some of your questions. Before I do so I&#39;ve got a statement I&#39;d like to make.
Boeing Co. received at least $49 million in excessive profits on a $1.2 billion contract to supply explosives-detection systems to hundreds of the nation's airports, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general reported Monday.
The Israeli army killed eight Palestinians  in Gaza Friday as it poured tanks and soldiers into the coastal  strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out  militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.
The Democratic Unionists will walk away from a deal to revive power sharing if it falls short of what unionists need, the Reverend Ian Paisley has warned his party.
A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Masked thieves armed with a chisel stole the penis of a wooden Maori figurine, or tiki, at the entrance of a public library in northern New Zealand, police said.
Child benefit claimants not at risk, however HM Revenue and Customs has enhanced its international reputation for mislaying things by allowing 1.5kg of cocaine go walkabout from a HMRC depot near Coventry airport, the Sun reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Phil Mickelson surges to a four-shot advantage with a 5-under 67 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Friday.
Microsoft Corp  signaled confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) discussed at a regular meeting on Friday adjustment-related issues that may be caused by the elimination of quota restrictions against textile and clothing products on Jan. 1, 2005.
Didier Drogba's hat-trick gives Chelsea a comfortable Champions League win against Levski Sofia.
Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawer asked NATO on Tuesday for additional help in military training as part of the efforts to rebuild his country.
Three former agents of the New York office of the Drug Enforcement Administration filed a defamation lawsuit against NBC Universal studios, claiming the movie \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Gangster\u00e2\u0080\u009d libeled D.E.A. agents.
Last.FM, the free online radio service owned by CBS, will let users listen to any of 3.5 million songs on demand, paid for with advertising. The key limit: each user can only listen to each song 3 times.
Heavy gunfire and explosions rocked Islamabad early on Saturday as Islamist students holed up in a mosque battled Pakistani security forces after the militants' leader defied government demands to surrender.
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_ For the first time since 1975, a US passenger jet is flying from the US directly to Vietnam. The United Air Lines flight with 347 aboard took off from San Francisco today and is scheduled
Anni and Josef Albers Bauhaus-influenced work acted almost as a conversation between them.
EMI Group PLC, the world&#39;s third-largest music company, confirmed on Friday it faced a New York probe into how music companies influence what songs are played on the radio.
Playing with its big stick Comment It took the well-dressed businessmen hanging upside down from the rafters, the acrobats with iPAQs and the data center porn to mush the concept all over my brain. HP has unseated IBM as the agenda setter in the IT game. Or at least that's what HP believes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Voters in 11 states will elect  governors on Nov. 2 in contests that test both the drawing  power of the presidential candidates dominating the ticket and  the down-home strength of the two major parties.
Among the charges in the 10-count indictment are obstruction of justice, conspiracy to obstruct justice and making false statements to law enforcement officers.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday he would push ahead next week with legislation that would set up a &#36;140 billion trust fund to compensative people sickened by exposed to asbestos.
A teacher who was killed nearly 11 years ago tried to talk a carjacker out of taking her life, even offering to help him get a job, according to a transcript of her secretly recorded pleas that was released Wednesday.
A dissident who led the 1988 student protests in Burma is freed, as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.
Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'Marca', l'Atletico Madrid &egrave; sulle tracce di David Al...
The No. 5 U.S. bank said third-quarter profit rose 14 percent, helped by increased lending to consumers and a decline in bad loans.
US billionaire Donald Trump officially lodges plans for what he claims will be the world's finest golf course.
HP CEO Mark Hurd knew of plans for a disinformation campaign designed to find the source of leaks from boardroom talks, The Washington Post reported today.
The merger between Sprint and Nextel is not only a boon for the two cell phone companies but also for San Diego wireless giant Qualcomm.
Singapore Telecommunications has emerged as the front-runner to acquire a significant stake in Warid, one of Pakistan&#39;s leading mobile phone operators, according to people familiar with the situation.
LONDON, Aug. 18.  Downing Street tried to counter criticism of Mr Tony Blair&#39;s 24-hour visit to Mr Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s luxurious Sardinia villa yesterday by emphasising the importance of the business side of the trip.
It has been 25 years since Sony launched the original Walkman, now the portable entertainment scene is going through a energetic renaissance, but this time it is digital.
Documentary maker Michael Moore thinks his 6 million dollar film Fahrenheit 9-11 can take home best picture honours at the Oscars.
The US government ordered Pfizer Inc. to yank cheeky television ads that promised better sex for men taking Viagra because they failed to disclose known risks associated with the drug, according to a letter released on Monday.
(InfoWorld) - Usernames and passwords for more than 100 e-mail accounts at embassies and governments worldwide have been posted online. Using the information, anyone can access the accounts that have been compromised. Computer Sweden \u00c2\u00a0has verified the posted information and spoken to the person who posted them. The posted information includes names of the embassies and governments, addresses to e-mail servers, usernames and passwords. Among the organizations on the list are the foreign ministry of Iran, the Kazakh and Indian embassies in the U.S. and the Russian embassy in Sweden. Freelance security consultant Dan Egerstad posted the information. He spoke openly about the leak when Computer Sweden contacted him. \
Using money, weapons or its oil power, Saudi Arabia will intervene to prevent Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias from massacring Iraqi Sunni Muslims once the United States begins pulling out of Iraq, a security adviser to the Saudi government said on Wednesday.
Distinct differences in the brain activity of paedophiles have been found using scanners, scientists say.
Two leading midmarket CRM vendors released expansions of their platforms this week, branching further into the service side of CRM.
The Dutch prime minister said a reality television show about a \
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As most fans rushed for the exits after a nightclub shooting that killed five people, a few tried to help and comfort the victims, witnesses and police say.
Sergio Garcia played the grinder's role to perfection to strengthen his grip on the British Open on Friday, while a stiff Scottish breeze blew Tiger Woods's title hopes off course.
YouTube members are filling the site with videos that parody the recent \
Its's no coincidence that since Medway's Tim Garry suited up for the UMass-Lowell men's soccer team, the River Hawks have won back-to-back Northeast-10 Conference Tournament championships and earned a pair of automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.
Record producer Phil Spector has been indicted on a murder charge in the shooting death of a B-movie actress at his mansion last year.
La Lazio presenter&agrave; domani alle 19 nella sala stampa dello stadio Olimpico Rolando Bianchi, l...
The US halts plan to give foreign investors more control over its airlines, probably delaying an open skies treaty.
Tom Lehman remembers watching last year's Ryder Cup on television, and feeling like he had tuned into a horror show.
For the first time in its 80-year history, the venerable New Yorker magazine has endorsed a presidential candidate, urging readers Monday to vote for Democrat John Kerry in next week's election.
SURF for a good cause. That's what you can do when you go to http:// Click4TheCause.Live.com from now through March.
Match of the week in the Champions&#39; League features two clubs that have won eight Champions&#39; Cups between them, the powerhouses of Germany and the Netherlands, Bayern Munich versus Ajax Amsterdam.
African leaders have ended a summit in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, with an agreement that Sudan may have to adopt a federal system of government in the Darfur region.
Gunmen shot reggae star Lucky Dube  in front of his children in one of South Africa's  highest-profile murders, uniting political rivals in calls for  a crackdown on violent crime.
TORONTO - People with gambling problems account for more than a third of the $4 billion spent each year by Ontario residents at casinos, racetracks and lottery kiosks, a new study suggests.
A new non-invasive test that examines fetal DNA can pick up genetic abnormalities such as Down's syndrome, researchers said on Friday.
In his first public appearance since a life-threatening brain hemorrhage eight months ago, Sen. Tim Johnson told supporters his will to keep fighting for them \
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit France starting on Sunday to meet new President Nicolas Sarkozy in a trip experts said would signal a recovery in bilateral ties that frayed over the Iraq war.
A 10-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl,who was critically wounded by Israeli soldiers gunfire, died of her wounds Wednesday at the hospital in southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, medics said.
American photographer Stephen Shore has spent the last two decades being quietly ignored by the international art world clique.
Emergency crews go to the aid of 11 people stranded on board a damaged yacht in the North Sea.
The 160GB model is a dual-platter design and measures 8 millimeters high. The 80GB model sports a single-platter design and measures 5mm high. Both units feature 15 millisecond seek times and spin at 3600 RPM.
President Bush on Saturday touted his plan to boost aid for high school students amid criticism from his Democratic opponent who said he has undercut efforts to fix failing schools.
Yemen stepped up security around government buildings and foreign interests on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist site.
At Spoleto U.S.A., two disparate works, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009c\u00c3\u008ele de Merlin, ou le Monde Renvers\u00c3\u00a9,\u00e2\u0080\u009d have odd similarities.
A vaccine that prevents infections known to cause cervical cancer could be available to women within three years, UK experts believe.
U.S. President George W. Bush met Pope Benedict on Saturday and told the pontiff he believed the G8 summit in Germany had been a success.
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A new airport security system relies on human judgment
Iran will not stop uranium enrichment despite opposition from the EU, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator says.
Traces of the word &quot;video&quot; linger beneath a new sign that just went up on a suburban Blockbuster store here. In its place hangs
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo said Sunday that the Chinese legislature is willing to keep close contact with the French parliament to deepen understanding and open up new areas for further cooperation.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s does not expect Indonesia&#39;s preliminary presidential election results, which put former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the lead, to result in major policy shifts, the credit ratings agency said on Wednesday.
In the fight over ports, President Bush finds a position the Arab world can embrace.
By Jennifer Smith, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 12--Second of two parts   When the waters of the Forge River turned cloudy and rank, and the fish began to die, many Mastic residents figured sewage was to blame.   In a way, they were right.
British customs officials meet the European Commission on Thursday in a bid to avoid court action for penalties for importing alcohol and tobacco.
Israel, awaiting word of the fate of a captured soldier, marked the 30th anniversary Tuesday of its dramatic rescue of dozens of hostages from hijacked plane in the African nation of Uganda.
Sporlan Valve makes refrigeration and air conditioning components, controls and systems. The company operates seven manufacturing facilities and employs about 1,000 people.
Democrats in the US are planning a Senate challenge to President George W Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
Rhonda Vincent thought for years that the Beatles classic \
A new ocean science program dedicated to studying and explaining the world's oceans is the latest offering from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
Losing 110 pounds was no mean feat, but Gov. Mike Huckabee may find it more difficult to shed a reputation for verbal gaffes and ethics lapses if he pursues the presidency.
Shopkeepers in Europe's biggest economy have a grin on their faces &#151; and not only because Santa is coming to town.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Allen Iverson scored 40, ending at two his streak of 50-point games, but still led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
Turning salt water into drinking water is not a solution to tackle global water scarcity, a WWF report says.
Both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stepped up their attacks on one another Monday in New Mexico, a battleground state Bush lost in 2000 by just 366 votes.
Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres pulls out of a town in eastern DR Congo, amid rising concern at fighting.
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E-Bay pulled the grilled cheese image of the Virgin Mary from its Web site, but reversed its decision Tuesday and put the 10-year-old sandwich back on the auction block.
A man who tried to extort $1.3 million from Tom Cruise in exchange for stolen wedding photographs of the actor and Katie Holmes was sentenced to two years probation Thursday.
Dean Strong scored on a power play with 3:32 left in regulation to lift Vermont to a 2-2 overtime tie with Northeastern last night in the first of two Hockey East meetings in Burlington, Vt.
Horton Foote\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cDividing the Estate\u00e2\u0080\u009d is among the most acute analyses of flaws in the American psyche in the 21st century that the theater has come up with to date.
An off-campus party that asked students to come dressed \
Universal has officially dispelled the \
Lenovo ThinkPad burns at Los Angeles airport, too Days after a ThinkPad decided enough spreadsheets already and committed suicide in spectacular fashion at Los Angeles airport, yet another Dell notebook has joined the list of self-immolating laptops, this time at Yahoo!'s US headquarters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Presented at the Japan Society on Thursday as part of the festival \u00e2\u0080\u009cKazuo Ohno 101: 3-Week Butoh Parade,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the dance brings Eiko and Koma back to the theater where they made their American debut in 1976.
An international pilots' group responded to a deadly plane crash in Brazil by urging authorities worldwide Wednesday to install long safety strips at the ends of airport runways.
Frank Thomas couldn't take part in Chicago's World Series run a year ago. Now he's doing his best to prevent the White Sox from making a bid for a second straight title. Thomas dealt another big blow to his former team's dwindling playoff hopes, hitting a three-run homer Sunday to help the Oakland Athletics beat Chicago 5-4.
The man who flustered White House hopeful John McCain last week by questioning his standing among fellow Vietnam prisoners of war was a contributor to rival Fred Thompson's campaign.
By Susan Kuczka, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 8--It's been six years since former Republican U.S. Rep. John Porter resigned his 10th District seat in the House of Representatives to join a prestigious Washington law firm after representing the North Shore in Congress for 21 years.
Trade Representative Susan Schwab on Tuesday warned of a growing threat to U.S.-China trade relations because of protectionist impulses in both countries.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - When Black Tide's members were barely out of high school, they landed an Ozzfest date on the second stage.
After coaching basketball, softball, and field hockey for 31 years at Lexington High School, coach Sandy Curt has compiled more victories than any coach in the school's history. The field hockey team's 2-0 win over Winchester yesterday was the 700th of Curt's career.
A record-breaking, &#36;100-million clergy sex abuse settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange and 87 plaintiffs brought some measure of relief to long-suffering families Friday, but legal experts differed over whether the blockbuster deal would help resolve a huge backlog of cases in California.
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Voice 1.0 is so 20th century Silicon Valley start-up Ribbit has announced another $10m in funding, and the opening of a beta developers program for developers wanting to create telephony applications using Flash technology, for a \
E' poco pi\u00c3\u00b9  grande della Valle d'Aosta e ha 550 mila abitanti. Ritratto della piccola repubblica che da dieci anni sogna di separarsi dalla Moldavia. Per riunirsi a Mosca
U.S. stocks may gain and volume may  rebound as Wall Street goes back to work after the Labor Day  holiday, and investors bet the Federal Reserve will keep rates  unchanged at its meeting this month.
Rembrandt, the 17th-century Dutch master known for his skill in using light to carry perspective, may have been wall-eyed, a US researcher proposed on Wednesday.
Worm creates scrapbook entries on Orkut profiles and then propagates to friends on the network.
Constellation Brands Inc., an international producer and marketer of wine, spirits and beers, said Tuesday that it had made a $970 million cash bid to acquire The Robert Mondavi Corp.
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Rasmussen Reports - In a match-up between the early 2008 frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) 52% to 43%. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Giuliani&#39;s lead growing in recent months. His current nine-point advantage is up from a six point lead in January and a four-point lead in December.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A design for a futuristic glass building with a giant plasma video screen landed Cesar Pelli the job as architect for the new science center at Adriaen&#39;s Landing.
young women who injure their knees playing soccer appear to have a very high chance of developing a potentially disabling arthritis years later, a study suggests.
President Jacques Chirac says he will order French troops out of Ivory Coast if African leaders ask him to do so.
Most gamers who grew up in the 1980s have fond memories of \
Lying is not merely the province of older children and adults. Infants learn the art of deception, too, a new study concludes.
The lawyer infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis who sparked an international hunt when he eluded health authorities insisted on Wednesday that he had never been told he posed a risk to others.
Actor Stan Richards, who starred as  gamekeeper Seth Armstrong in the British soap opera \
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A jury on Wednesday convicted two teenage brothers of murdering a 10-year-old Nigerian boy as he walked home from a London library nearly six years ago, a killing that horrified Britain and launched a debate about inner-city violence.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s efforts to muster international support for rebuilding the Palestinian Authority are an appropriate form of external intervention for the sake of toning down the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and restarting the
NEW YORK, Dec. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Michael Marquez has been named Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development for CBS Interactive, it was announced today by Quincy Smith, President of the newly-formed division.
Recent technical glitches have stopped some holiday shoppers from completing purchases at Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , but the Web retailer&#39;s
Northern Ireland businesses could face tougher economic conditions in the coming year, an economist  warns.
As long as it is operating, Huygens will be transmitting data back to Cassini, which will later turn around to point its antenna at Earth and send the data to the Deep Space Network and on to ESA&#39;s Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
Group is asking the Supreme Court to overturn decision in favor of file-swapping networks. Representatives for the music and movie industries have filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to overturn an
La Legao ha ufficializzato gli orari di anticipi e posticipi (ore 20:45) della prima giornata del ca...
OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - English Channel romped to a crushing win in $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf at Monmouth Park on Saturday as favorite Dylan Thomas fell to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe jinx.
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A nationwide inspection shows Internet users are not as safe online as they believe. The inspections found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens of spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
NEW YORK : Wall Street shares roared higher as investors reacted to news that President George W. Bush had secured a re-election victory after a tight race.
The examiner appointed to probe the collapse of subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial has sought a judge's authorization to investigate the company's dealings with its auditor, KPMG.
PeopleSoft Corp. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before US antitrust
This modest documentary examines the lives of a group of transsexual Philippine immigrants who work as home attendants for elderly Israelis and also perform in Tel Aviv nightclubs.
VIENTIANE, LAOS -- Rising power China moved yesterday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian countries aimed at creating the world&#39;s largest free trade area by 2010 -- a sprawling
The European Court of Human Rights is due to begin hearings into alleged human rights abuses in Chechnya.
LONDON  - Doctors performed a record number of abortions in England and Wales in 2003, with almost two percent of women aged 15 to 44 choosing to end a pregnancy, according to health ministry figures published in the British press.
In a seesaw campaign, President Bush has opened a lead over John Kerry in their drive to White House victory by making gains in the Midwest and solidifying his Southern base.
Blog: Olympus has begun offering a cloaked image of a new SLR model, likely its new top-end model due later this year.
Expanding space programmes need launch pads China is planning to build a fourth spaceport, or rocket launch pad, in line with its ever-expanding space exploration ambitions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An independent analysis of thousands of older people with diabetes found that those treated with the widely used drug Avandia had significantly elevated risks of heart attack and death.
OK, the guys in the crimson shirts will concede that there's more buzz about The Boat Race when it actually figures to be a boat race. \
Nuovo passo falso per il Red Bull Salisburgo di Giovanni Trapattoni nel 15\u00c2\u00b0 turno del campionato aus...
The White House told Congress on Monday it would not comply further with demands for documents and testimony in the probe of fired prosecutors, setting up a constitutional battle with the Democratic-led Congress.
As of Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at least 1,214 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 944 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said as of Wednesday. The figures include three military civilians.
Targets set by Whitehall for public services like schools and hospitals could be cut by two-thirds, a cabinet minister indicates.
The new Schermerhorn Symphony Center, home to the Nashville Symphony, looks dignified, extremely well made and utterly passive in spirit.
Blog: Nothing like metal vapor for making solar cells, says Global Solar.
Traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously, the Federal Security Service said Friday, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.
Until this week, the mid-Atlantic got the cold shoulder from winter, and area residents just adored the snub. Those lower heating costs were as sweet as playing 18 holes on New Year's Day.
A Belgian court rules that the search company violates copyright law by providing free access to news stories that online newspapers generally charge for. By the Associated Press.
Portuguese authorities are to investigate the safety precautions at a beach near where four people died.
GMU, coming off a 62-60 victory at Radford, has been alternating wins and losses, and George Washington looks to build from Tuesday's dominance at Maryland-Eastern Shore.
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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid vowed on Wednesday to block former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson from becoming attorney general if President George W. Bush nominates him to replace Alberto Gonzales.
MADISON, Wis. - A hunter faces two charges after shooting a llama that he mistook for a deer.  John M.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s security strategy looks to be in trouble after a landmark legal ruling against a vital part of his anti-terror policy.
Tom Cruise is the first on the list to get Ducati's newest motorcycle \u00c2\u0097 a $72,500 superbike bristling with titanium, magnesium and carbon fiber technology that can scoot up to 200 mph.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed resolution that demanded an immediate end to military operations in the northern Gaza Strip and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, saying the measure was \
When his father told Ernest Michel to  learn calligraphy, the Jewish teenager never realised that it  would later save his life.
ABECHE, Chad, Sept 26  -- The Sudanese government has seen the writing on the wall and is likely to grant some autonomy to the violence-wracked Darfur region but the rebels should now do their bit to end the world&#39;s worst humanitarian crisis, UN High
The world's first female space tourist and first space blogger, American national Anousheh Ansari, told the world of the difficulties of keeping tidy in zero gravity.
U.S. chief executive officers expect the economy to grow over the next six months, according to a quarterly survey by the Business Roundtable released on Wednesday.
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German truckmaker Man launches a 9.6bn euros takeover bid for Swedish rival Scania.
KHARTOUM The Sudanese government vowed Sunday to carry out the UN Security Council&#39;s resolution on Darfur, although it said the resolution was unfair and damaging to African mediation efforts, a minister said here.
World figures condemn the succession of President Eyadema's son after his father's death.
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The United States has warned militants  are preparing to launch attacks in U.S.-allied Kuwait and urged  Americans in the Gulf Arab state to be watchful.
Seriously ill heart failure patients   expected to live only a month and ineligible for transplant can   get an implant of a permanent artificial heart, U.S. health   officials ruled on Tuesday.
Accusations of vicious fouls, cheating, refereeing mistakes and a disputed penalty kick followed the latest confrontation between two of the giants of English soccer -- a 2-0 victory by Manchester United that ended Arsenal&#39;s record unbeaten streak of 49
Chilean anti-riot forces in armoured vehicles fired water and tear gas at protesters in central Santiago on Friday, hours before the arrival of US President George W Bush for a major summit.
TiVo said Wednesday that it would offer its 80-hour Series2 DVRs for free after rebate while supplies last. The box normally retails for $219.99 USD. Additionally, the 80-hour dual tuner TiVo would be offered for $69.99 USD, and the 180-hour for $169.99 USD.
SAN DIEGO, California  - The military officer overseeing the case against a U.S. Marine charged with murder in the November 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha has recommended that the charges be dropped.
Sports&#39; highest court rejected an appeal from a South Korean gymnast on Thursday, ruling that Hamm is the rightful champion in the men&#39;s all-around competition at the Athens Games.
Al Leiter provided a settling influence and Kerry Wood struggled with his control, yielding three first-inning runs.
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U.S. forces and insurgents clashed in  the restive Iraqi province of Al-Anbar on Wednesday, killing 10  Iraqis and wounding six, health ministry officials said.
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The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria (Yesha Council) has publicized a statement in which it calls on settlers to actively disobey the government&#39;s execution of the disengagement and compensation law for removal of all Jewish settlements
Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore ended his long-shot campaign for presidency on Saturday.
Taking a cue from recording companies, Hollywood movie studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against computer users they say are illegally distributing movies online, a source familiar with the studios&#39; plans said Wednesday.
Allenamento defaticante per la Roma in vista della gara di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac con il Chievo. Assente Mancini,...
By Anonymous  Travel social networking site WAYN is to introduce streamed video ads to target its eight million members worldwide. WAYN (Where Are You Now?) members will be able to use the technology, supplied by VideoEgg, to post video content from virtually any device.
Iran's new nuclear negotiator arrived in Rome on Tuesday to meet Western diplomats who will try to gauge whether his appointment is a sign Tehran has hardened its stance on its atomic program.
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Enjoyable and fulfilling tasks like gaming and praying can now be delegated to wililng peons, leaving you free to do ... we're not exactly sure what. By Vince Beiser from  Wired magazine.
UK science education flushed away Physics GCSE papers are full of questions that are vague, stupid, insultingly easy, political, and non-scientific.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Home Depot Inc. , the world's largest home improvement retailer, posted a 28 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday as the weak U.S. housing market depressed sales.
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons have offered their head coaching job to Jacksonville defensive coordinator Mike Smith, a person familiar with the search said Wednesday. The person, who requested anonymity because contract talks between the Falcons and Smith have not been completed, said a news...
It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail
India is to reduce its troop deployments in the disputed territory of Kashmir this winter, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced.
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Allenamento pomeridiano per il ivorno in vista della gara con il Torino: il tecnico Camolese ha fatt...
Those often furious, sometimes deadly Santa Ana winds contributing to the Southern California wildfires are a phenomenon of geography as well as meteorology.
Staff Sergeant Johnny Horne was convicted Friday of the unpremeditated murder of the civilian youth in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district in August.
A man is banned for two years from every pub in the UK after he hit and bit a customer in a Devon bar.
Unlike many of his previous albums, there are no remixes, no western instrumentation, no cosmetic gimmicks, no climbing the speed wagon with racy percussion, no cacophony of screaming vocals, and no deafening decibels.
BP PLC said Friday it has agreed to sell its stake in a giant Siberian gas field project to state-controlled gas monopoly OAO Gazprom &#151; a widely expected move that comes as the Kremlin tightens its hold on the world's biggest oil and gas industry.
Steelcase Inc. SCS.N, the world's  largest office-furniture maker, on Thursday swung back to a  quarterly profit from the previous quarter, but warned that  rising raw-materials prices would hurt results going forward.
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Seven Westerners are reportedly kidnapped from a finance ministry building in central Baghdad.
JERUSALEM -- Israel yesterday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egypt and encouragement to interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in hopes of future negotiations.
(InfoWorld) - Data protection officials from 27 European countries have warned Google it is storing data on people's searches for too long -- but Europe's top privacy guardian, the European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx, believes Google's efforts to respect the privacy of European citizens in its Internet search software \
NEW Zealand paranoia swept Brisbane yesterday when Australia were accused of manipulating the Gabba pitch to negate the threat of spinner Daniel Vettori.
TechWeb - The Ad Infuse server recognizes when an iPhone is requesting video and delivers the appropriate advertisement.
Medaglia d'oro per gli Stati nella 4x100 maschile ai Mondiali di atletica di Osaka.
Confetti rained down on a sea of New York Giants blue on Tuesday as fans celebrated the team's surprising Super Bowl victory with a parade up New York City's fabled \
The U.S. economy shot forward at an  upwardly revised 5.3 percent annual rate in the first quarter,  the fastest growth in 2-1/2 years, as companies built up  inventories and exports strengthened, a Commerce Department  report on Thursday showed.
Taliban militants in Afghanistan released three South Korean hostages, the first of 19 captives scheduled to be freed under a deal struck between the insurgents and the South Korean government.
Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on  Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of housing and  durable goods orders data that could shed light on the health  of the U.S. economy and outlook for interest rates.
Virtualises storage for its utility data centre Carphone Warehouse has tapped storage newbie 3PAR for 24TB of virtualised disk storage.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Strikes planned for January 7, 14 and 17 after union ballot
Blog: Li Gong to head up efforts at making Firefox China's browser of choice.
Images: President Bush, walking and waving; Kerry speaking; factory workers; Kerry with a mother and her son; an elderly couple. Video: A new advertisement by the Kerry-Edwards campaign is the first ad in
A funny thing has happened on the  way to movie theaters this fall: Hollywood, it seems, has been  listening to fans looking for original features after years of  boring sequels, prequels and remakes.
Scientists report new developments in the use of stents, which stop blockages in coronary arteries.
Developing and promoting a site for a company in a highly regulated industry can be a challenge to a search marketer on many unforeseen levels. Here's how to avoid common gotchas or even worse consequences.
Fabio Capello left no doubt about the size of the task facing him as he tries to drag England out of the international wilderness.
Le richieste sono state per 40,95 miliardi di dollari
Brian Griese replaced injured rookie Chris Simms Sunday and threw for 194 yards and a touchdown as Tampa Bay fought off New Orleans, 20-17.
As Wii and Xbox 360 shortage play games with consumers, Don Reisinger wonders if it's all a ploy to sell more consoles.
The Motley Fool - Here's a way to break all those frumpy cocktail conversation taboos against topics like money or politics: bring up The Blue Fund Group. Last week, the fund filed a registration statement with the SEC that would make it the first mutual fund to explicitly support Democrats.
Britain expects an announcement to be made on the handover of security control of the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar &quot;imminently&quot;, the ministry of defence has told AFP.
The Directors Guild of America on Saturday chose Ethan and Joel Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for their gritty crime drama \
Hispanic activists who viewed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as a voice of moderation on illegal immigration say they've been taken aback by the hard-line stance he's adopted as a presidential candidate.
DETROIT -- Steve Yzerman, who led the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley Cups, will have his No. 19 jersey retired Jan. 2.
A sign inside the oddly if straightforwardly named Irish Guinness Pub here notes that Dublin is 1,151 miles to the west.
Denmark catches the most wind for power. Japan absorbs the most sun. Now Britain wants to rule the waves. Wave and tidal stream machines are the latest exploratory technology
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Bush says congressional leaders are endangering Americans by letting a wiretap law expire. His political foes defend the inaction and say they're searching for compromise.
A rescue operation is under way to find a teenager who fell into the sea in Fife while fishing off a pier with a friend.
After watching their starting pitchers struggle for much of the season, the New York Yankees would like to bring Jon Lieber back for 2005.
NBC apologises for Today outrage Middle America is none to pleased with veteran thespiatrix Jane Fonda who yesterday entertained viewers of NBC's Today show with \
Stocks tanked Friday as worries about more problems in the bank sector, slower corporate earnings growth, the weak dollar, and record-high oil prices all came to a head.
A Californian-based team is halfway to claiming a $10 million prize by putting a privately financed manned craft into sub-orbital space.
A poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center indicates a dramatic decline in Palestinian support for acts of violence targeting Israelis.
Major powers plan to meet in London this week to discuss new U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a spat between Washington and the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
30 December 2004 - Rushing back to United Nations Headquarters in New York from an interrupted holiday following the devastating Asian tsunami, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today convened a top level meeting of emergency officials and agency heads to
EMI has confirmed significant success with the company's move to sell DRM-free tracks through iTunes.
The board of troubled aviation firm EADS is meeting for the first time since announcing delays to Airbus production.
Here are some suggestions on how to help your family members safely use that new trojan horse they received under the Christmas tree this year.
Chicago, IL, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Chicago&#39;s buildings commissioner is threatening to shut down Wrigley Field before Monday&#39;s Cubs-Brewers game unless the Cubs prove the stadium is safe.
About 20 strokes from the Key Bridge, the lactic acid kicks in. Ruth Stiver and Jen Reck have spent a full day at work, and now, at the end of their second practice of the day, the Pan American Games bronze medalists are cutting through the Potomac River on their narrow doubles shell and are star...
European antitrust regulators extend their review of Microsoft-Time Warner deal. Also: Gateway plans to sell desktops at CompUSA & hellip;. Vodafone's Japanese unit headhunts an executive from rival NTT DoCoMo & hellip;. and more.
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Fierce clashes between insurgents and police left at least eight people dead and 11 wounded south of Baghdad on Thursday, police sources said.
Tishman has joined with Lehman Brothers to buy Archstone-Smith Trust, the second-largest public apartment owner in terms of market cap and asset value, for $13.5 billion.
Former surgeon general Richard H. Carmona yesterday accused the Bush administration of muzzling him on sensitive public health issues, becoming the most prominent voice among several current and former federal science officials who have complained of political interference.
In an attempt to raise awareness about the causes and prevention of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the mother of a 16-year-old suffering from the disorder organized a conference
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,  already the nation's top seller of DVDs, said Tuesday that it  has become the first major retailer to offer a digital download  service that will feature movies from all the major studios.
Il Livorno deve sperare sempre in Lucarelli. Amelia svela che il centravanti non ha dimenticato la s...
Mount St. Helens could erupt within days, government scientists said on Wednesday, raising the alert after movement in the volcano's lava crust was detected following a week of small earthquakes.
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Ironic thing about the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates -- tighter money puts investors on edge about their financial assets, but
Travel company Cendant, the owner of Avis and Budget car hire firms, is in advanced talks to buy travel website Orbitz for $1bn. Orbitz was started by five US airlines in 2000 and floated on Nasdaq for $300m in December 2003.
Bilawal Bhutto, son of murdered Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto, urges the media to respect his privacy.
Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.
West Midlands police began sending out postcards with a picture of the Birmingham prison and the inscription &quot;Wish you were here?&quot; to 700 former inmates in an effort to dissuade them from returning to a life of crime.
Explosions and gunfire shook Najaf today amid fierce battles between US forces and Shiite militants, who remained in control of a revered shrine there as negotiations dragged on for its handover to religious authorities.
The Zend Developer Zone notes that their parent company, Zend, has release new versions of two of their products - Zend Platform 2.2 and Zend Core for Oracle 1.5.0.   I recently received a private email announcing to only me and about one billion other people that Zend (he who pays the DevZone bills) has released the latest versions of Zend Platform and Zend Core for Oracle.   Changes for the latest Zend Platform include:  PHP 5.1.6 support Total count of 131 fixed bugs includes the Security Update which was released a couple of weeks ago    Changes for the Zend Core for Oracle include:  Updated PHP 5.1.6 Improved the Zend Enabler for Windows (PHP bug fix) Updated Oracle OCI8 extension and Oracle Instant Client    You can get full details on the Zend Plaform from this page on the Zend site, and all the information about the Zend Core over here.
Apprentice contestants take it to the catwalk in the cutthroat apparel business.
UK manufacturing firms are enjoying their biggest rise in exports since 1995, a report says.
WHAT A PARTY!  My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals  By Terry McAuliffe, with Steve Kettmann  Thomas Dunne Books, 416 pp., $24.95 At the very least, there is one totally true statement in Terence R. McAuliffe's new memoir: \
Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga said he&#39;s ready to talk to Nick Saban again, but he&#39;s not ready to make an offer to the LSU coach or either of the two other candidates who have interviewed.
Zheng Xiaoyu, former director of China's State Food and Drug Administration, was executed on Tuesday after being found guilty of corruption, Xinhua news agency said.
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Mobile payments and banking are now moving into the U.S. through some big names, but the speedy checkout system is slow to put in place.
NZ council probes 'psychological impact' of crap job Auckland Regional Council (ARC) has required the inventor of a worm-driven composting toilet to get professional confirmation that his workforce was not \
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Frank Elegar gets 27 points and 10 rebounds, as surprising Drexel beats No. 23 Syracuse, 84-79, on the road.
Today Baeble Media announces a distribution partnership with Insound.com.  Insound.com will offer digital downloads of Baeble Music's growing catalogue of live concert video programming.
They are the up-and-coming generation. Smart. Capable. And uncertain about working for Uncle Sam after they graduate from college.
Chrysler Group Chief Executive Tom LaSorda has told employees of the struggling automaker that it might take months before questions about a possible sale of the unit of DaimlerChrysler AG  could be answered.
New orders at U.S. factories rose a less-than-expected 2.3 percent in December, the steepest gain since July, on strong aircraft sales, a government report showed on Monday.
A massive plan to attract the 2012 Summer Olympics to New York, touting the city's diversity, financial and media power, was revealed Wednesday.
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Hoping to give a boost to the battle against obesity, General Mills is converting all of its &quot;Big G&quot; cereals to whole grain.
- H&R Block Inc. , the largest U.S. tax preparer, said its quarterly net income from continuing operations rose 9 percent, helped by a strong performance at its consumer financial services division.
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn and his wife, Robin Wright Penn, are divorcing after 11 years of marriage, People magazine reported on Friday.
Established security players profit from the rush to look for bad things in luggage and spot faces of evil-doers in crowds -- without real technology breakthroughs. But some little guys with the right products may get in on the homeland-security market, as well.
Security experts consider easing  the estimate of the terrorist threat to the UK as six suspects are held.
After signaling contrary intentions the day before, the Red Sox last night elected not to offer salary arbitration to outfielder Trot Nixon, who under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement could still return to the club, but almost certainly at a much reduced price than the $6.5 million he was paid last season.
Cisco has agreed to buy WiMax base station maker Navini Networks for $330 million.
Travellers to Africa from South East Asia and South America should be screened and treated for drug-resistant malaria, experts advise.
WASHINGTON - A stroke that robbed a woman of her dreams may help pinpoint where and how dreams are born in the brain, scientists said on Friday.
Liverpool confirm that the investment arm of Dubai's government is in talks about a takeover of the club.
Il Siena ha acquistato dal Cesena il difensore Daniele Ficagna, 26 anni. Il giocatore ha firmato un ...
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Stock futures eased on Thursday, suggesting Wall Street shares may pare some of the previous day's gains as investors await word on the outlook for monetary policy from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Children's slides, incense holders from cemeteries and even the roof of a public toilet have disappeared in a spate of metal robberies in Japan prompted by surging steel and copper prices.
Weyerhaeuser Co , one of the  world&#39;s largest paper and lumber companies, said on Monday that  it would probably close plants and restrict operations because  of weak market conditions.
Pakistani authorities have detained hundreds of opposition party activists in advance of a day of protests against the government this week, opposition party officials said on Tuesday.
Afghan police officials said the exchange of fire between U.S. troops and the police officers today was a result of mistaken identity.
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The declaration by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell last week that \u00e2\u0080\u009cgenocide has been committed in Darfur and the government of Sudan and that the Janjaweed bear responsibility
New labor statistics show that productivity is slowing faster than previously thought, raising the question of whether layoffs are soon to follow.
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The European Union is planning a public-private partnership to help its aviation industry develop greener and quieter aircraft.
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The office equipment maker cited cost controls and growth in equipment financing and services, though its outlook for the first quarter was partly below Wall Street expectations.
Tony Blair and Condoleezza Rice will discuss possible sanctions against Iran when they meet at Chequers.
Il Commissario straordinario della Figc Luca Pancalli &egrave; convinto che dopo i tragici fatti di ...
In a surprise shake-up, Cheryl Jacques, president of the Human Rights Campaign, is resigning immediately after 11 months on the job, officials of the group, the
President George W. Bush on Friday tried to calm financial market turmoil from the credit crisis by announcing proposals intended to prevent homeowners from defaulting on risky mortgages.
Prenatal care, which includes not only professional health care services but also a healthy lifestyle, is a key factor in preventing birth problems.
TIVERTON, N.S. (CP) - A sea-urchin diver reported missing off southwestern Nova Scotia turned up safe and sound Tuesday morning after an arduous swim and a night in the woods.
Google Base &#038; Importance of Merchant Attributes Brian Smith of Comparison Engines has been doing some product searches at Google Base only to find very little products listed for some popular terms. Seems that merchants are overlooking or paying little attention to the optional fields in Google Base which allow merchants to set up their own [...]
Shouting protesters interrupted Britain's top law official during a speech Wednesday in which he urged Muslim parents to watch their children closely for signs of extremism.
Security experts say they have discovered a Trojan horse that records e-banking user details and Web surfing habits. Antivirus company Sophos is warning that the Banker-AJ Trojan is targeting online customers
JASON ROBINSON: The England captain boycotted the media all week but did his talking on the pitch as South Africa were comfortably dispatched.
US stocks looked set for little change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a worry for investors.
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Nearly half of extremely premature babies who survive develop a disability or learning difficulty, a study says.
07.03: Sulla situazione in Ucraina, ieri botta e risposta tra Putin e Bush. Il presidente russo si \u00c3\u00a8 detto contrario all&#39;ipotesi di ripetere solo il ballottaggio per uscire dalla crisi innescata dal voto
British police, in Moscow as part of an investigation into the Litvinenko poisoning, questioned on Wednesday a Russian who met the ex-spy the day he fell ill.
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines will put off buying $2.7 billion worth of new airplanes from Boeing Co. as the airline struggles amid heavy competition and high fuel prices.
Looking at Hollinger International tells you all you need to know about companies that should never make it into your portfolio.
Five hundred and ninety-six patients, from seven countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom) were included in this retrospective analysis* of patients who originally ...
For years, as its longtime song asserted, the winner of the Miss America Pageant was the ideal American woman, a paragon that included Lee Meriwether, Bess Myerson and Phyllis George.
Daniela Iacoboni, a genetic counselor, seeks to balance information about risk with caution about passing on serious diseases.
France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala as 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite on Saturday, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.
Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.
Iraqi police have found the bodies of   47 more death squad victims in Baghdad, the latest in a wave of   sectarian killings which prompted the United States to divert   troops from other parts of Iraq to the embattled capital.
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman was recently spotted dressed in a white wedding gown and walking down the aisle towards actor Will Farrell.
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BAGHDAD -- A roadside bomb killed seven US soldiers in northwest Baghdad, and two Marines were killed in western Iraq yesterday, the deadliest day for American forces since a suicide attack on a US base last month.
GREEN BAY, Wis. Jacksonville held off Green Bay at frigid Lambeau Field 28-to-25. Fred Taylor ran 22 times for 165 yards and one touchdown.
The group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it beheaded two Iraqi soldiers in broad daylight in Mosul, a statement found on an Islamist Web site on Friday said.
President Bush is embracing troublesome topics that should be hurting him and fighting for states that should be tilting away from him in a campaign that has focused so far on character rather than issues.
&quot;Soul Food&quot; TV star Nicole  Ari Parker will play the separated wife of Eddie Murphy in the  comedy &quot;NowhereLand.&quot;
Phil Kessel scored the lone shootout goal in rallying the Boston Bruins from a two-goal deficit to seal a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.
The results matched the consensus estimate of 38 cents per share with health care and transportation among the businesses with a jump in orders.
A bomb exploded Saturday in a Shiite district of Baghdad, killing nine and injuring 28 as Iraq&#039;s incoming prime minister prepared to present his Cabinet to parliament for approval, police said.
Russia on Monday called for an emergency conference next month on a key Soviet-era arms control treaty that has been a source of increasing friction between Moscow and the NATO alliance.
Every new police officer in New York City will be sent onto the streets of some of the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s toughest neighborhoods as part of a broad anticrime operation, the city announced.
This is a German version of mulled wine. When I was 18 and stationed in Heidelberg, Germany I encountered a cold that was strange to someone from southern California.
Dogs trained by a British charity have played a central role in ground-breaking research into bladder cancer, it was announced today.
Power company Duke Energy Corp  on Tuesday raised its earnings target for the next five years based on returns from higher spending and growing demand.
BAGHDAD -- Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying yesterday that people participating in the \
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scolding his party in a nationally broadcast ad Sunday and in an open letter to party leaders that asserts that the blame for Washington's dysfunction does not rest just with Democrats.
The trick was meant to lure David Cunningham, so he could be issued a peace bond that ordered him away from members of an Olympic Games organizing committee.
Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.
The US says something went tragically wrong in a shooting involving private guards that left 11 Iraqis dead.
Indoor track meets bring together hundreds of athletes into one localized area, creating organized chaos for event coordinators and abject boredom for competitors.
Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon is to give evidence at the inquest of a British tank commander killed in Iraq.
A technique that teaches women to track their vaginal secretions cues them when they are most likely to get pregnant, and offers a \
President Bush on Tuesday picked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign-policy experience and struggle against racism uniquely qualified her to be America's \
Poisoned Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield himself from justice, Litvinenko's widow said in an interview.
Mark Bellhorn cracked an eighth-inning,  game-winning homer as the Boston Red Sox fended off the \
With tears rolling down his cheeks, Harlan Chamberlain watched his son pitch in the major leagues for the first time. Joba Chamberlain did not disappoint.
In an attempt to challenge Google's YouTube, Viacom announces plans to make its videos available on thousands of sites.
Greece hailed a new sporting diva on Wednesday when Fani Halkia surged from relative obscurity a few days ago to be crowned the women&#39;s 400 meters hurdles Olympic champion.
By Ryan Blitstein and Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 17--Google has acquired San Francisco in-game advertising company AdScape Media, according to a news report.
The approval of a new drug is a long-term opportunity.
Wall Street banks have failed to unload $220 billion of debt, which financed a wide range of major corporate buyouts initiated over the past two years, and that backlog is choking the credit markets despite recent efforts by the Federal Reserve and Treasury to invigorate the economy.
The Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead to merger negotiations between UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received a $500 campaign donation from a white supremacist, and the Texas congressman doesn't plan to return it, an aide said Wednesday.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - YouTube co-founder Steve Chen said on Saturday consumers in many parts of the world will have access to the popular video-sharing Web site on their mobile phones by next year.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.- What do Astrid Lindgren's Emil and Alf Proysen's Mrs. Pepperpot have in common? An obvious answer is the artist Bjorn Berg.
A runaway hit in Britain, \
Palm Inc., the troubled maker of Treo smart phones, laid off about 10 percent of its work force this week to cut expenses, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it planned to stick with a single contractor for all three satellite batches to be bought for an enhanced Global Positioning System navigation tool known as GPS III.
British actress Dame Helen Mirren is to be honoured at the Mill Valley Festival in California.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Monday that she is studying the feasibility of declaring a state of economic crisis to ease pressure on public finances.
EDMONTON (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin will put his Liberal minority government in jeopardy if he passes a new law permitting same-sex marriages, Alberta Premier Ralph Klein said Wednesday.
An early demo of the eagerly anticipated videogame shows promise with hilarious dialogue, point-and-click gameplay and battling hobos.
(InfoWorld) - The groundwork is being laid for a risky experiment in consumer electronics as manufacturers prepare for Sprint Nextel and Clearwire's Xohm WiMax service. Motorola unveiled a WiMax client chipset on Tuesday and praised Sprint's strategy of leaving WiMax clients to device makers and retailers. But that plan, a change of pace from U.S. carriers' usual practice of selling and subsidizing phones themselves, could take years to pay off in the mass market. The chipset, introduced at WiMax World USA in Chicago, is small, economical, and more power-efficient than 3G platforms, according to Gary Koerper, Motorola's vice president of platform planning and architecture. It will hit the market in client devices in the second half of 2008, with the company initially focusing on building WiMax phones that carry its own brand, he said. The devices will be offered for various WiMax services around the world, including Xohm. With Xohm, Motorola will have free rein to make whatever kind of device it wants as long as it's certified to work on the carrier's network, Koerper said. Motorola calls that great news, but some observers see a hard road ahead with device makers or carriers pushing an alternative to carrier-subsidized phones. \
Celine Dion has canceled the next five performances of her \
Ousted Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore said Friday he is considering running for governor in 2006.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - News Corp  CEO Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday he would not make all online Wall Street Journal content free.
Great news for beer and milk lovers: A liquor shop owner in Japan's largest dairy farming region has stopped crying about local spilt milk and started making beer from it instead.
A train driver who suffered from nightmares after his train struck a goat was been awarded 35,000 pounds in compensation, his lawyer said.
Shares of Republic Airways Holdings Inc. soared after UBS upgraded the carrier&#39;s stock Thursday following an agreement with Delta Air Lines Inc.
As a deadly tornado bore down on southwestern Indiana in 2005, the National Weather Service issued a radio warning urging people in the twister's path to seek shelter. But many of the most vulnerable residents didn't hear the alert because they had no radios equipped to receive it. That will change Sunday when Indiana enacts a law requiring mobile homes to have weather radios.
Problem of abandoned or storm-wrecked single-wides pushes states toward controversial fee on new units.
Nine National Basketball Association players will lead a delegation to South Africa this week to help build and dedicate new facilities to provide homes and health care in poorer regions of the nation.
Turkish warplanes bombed areas in northern Iraq on Sunday for the second day in a row but caused no casualties, an Iraqi Kurdish official said.
Cork have received thirteen All Star nominations while Waterford outnumber Kilkenny in the number of players up for awards - in all, eight counties have hurlers among the 45 nominated.
China is to allow a critic of its HIV/Aids policy to receive an award in the US - a reversal of its earlier stance.
The family of Irish born aid worker Margaret Hassan have said they fear she may have been murdered by her captors. The 59-year-old director of Care International has been held hostage since October 19.
Quasi tutte le componenti rimaste a livelli record maggio
MILWAUKEE, United States : John Kerry sought to shore up lagging support among women while a new Republican television spot warned that a vote for the presidential challenger would invite attack by terrorist &quot;wolves.
There's a new mobile virtual world in town and it's not Second Life Mobile. Find out why Gemini Mobile numbered among Deloitte's Wireless Fast 50.
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Bob Melvin spoke to the Arizona Diamondbacks about becoming the team's manager on Monday, joining Mark Grace and Al Pedrique as candidates interviewed for the job. General manager Joe Garagiola Jr. said interviews are scheduled for three others, and he expects to talk with two more.
A &#39;music thief&#39; (apparently) writes &quot;According to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft: &quot;The most common format of music on an iPod is &#39;stolen&#39;.
A final revamping of the old-style U.S. currency precedes the debut of the \
In occasione della Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
[Health India]: Washington, Dec 29: A new study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggest that overweight and obese women who take oral contraceptives are 60 percent to 70 percent more likely to get pregnant while on the birth-control
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday  slashed benchmark U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters  of a percentage point in an emergency bid to lend support to a  weak U.S. economy faced with increasing turmoil in global  financial markets.
Senior UK scientists say a government decision to withdraw funding breaches an important point of principle.
Labor disputes between rich athletes and even wealthier owners are always sickening. In this NHL cold war, both sides will be bruised a little.
Support is growing for a bid by four influential countries for more permanent seats on the UN Security Council.
Societa' ieri aveva rivisto al ribasso obiettivi 2007
Britain's financial watchdog has fined Nationwide bank 980,000 pounds for failings in its data protection system, revealed by the theft of a laptop.
Republican candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney attacked each other's conservative credentials during the final showdown before next week's Super Tuesday contests. The Democrats will have their turn tonight.
The government has no plans to hold a referendum on the new EU treaty, the foreign minister said here Thursday as a cross-party campaign kicked off in Britain to demand a vote on the document.
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Atlanta, Georgia) Most gay men have never heard of Lymphogranuloma venereum, or LGV, but it is spreading in gay communities across Europe and the Centers for Disease Control warns it is heading to North America.
Christopher F. Egan met yesterday afternoon with lawyers at the Securities and Exchange Commission in an effort to keep his planned purchase of radio station WBIX-AM on track.
THE striking transporters on Thursday adopted an aggressive stand after the Delhi Police arrested some of their leaders including the former President of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), Mr OP Agarwal, here.
A Sudanese national working for the  International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who was  abducted in Sudan's Darfur region by an armed group two weeks  ago, is dead, the humanitarian agency said on Wednesday.
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT) is gearing up for a proxy fight at its annual meeting next spring, a sign that its executives believe rival Oracle Corp.
The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.
Or another fried raccoon... Gun-touting buffoons and a pesky raccoon were among some of the more bizarre reasons why a number of Americans suffered power and comms outages during the New Year period.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There is no sign that the fire in a government building next to the White House was caused by a terrorist attack, District of Columbia Fire Department spokesman Alan Etter told Reuters on Wednesday.
After Texas limited awards in medical malpractice lawsuits, doctors arrived from all over the country.
Pakistan's papers welcome the  Supreme Court's decision to allow former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return from exile.
The British government is not required to provide warm clothing to thousands of immigrants and their children who remain in Britain while appealing failed asylum cases, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Alphion Corporation, a privately held company, that develops,  manufactures and markets communication systems, sub-systems, and  integrated photonic components based on its proprietary QLight\u00c2\u00ae  technology, announced today, the launch of it's  GPON product family.
Police said the men had reconnaissance information on financial centers in the U.S. that were the subject of a terror alert.
Yahoo launched a beta version of My Yahoo Search, giving users more-advanced Web-search capabilities. Competition has been heating up in the search-engine space, with Amazon.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
Sources say FCC on Tuesday will further exempt Internet calls from state rules and taxes. But is cable a fly in the ointment?
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Amani Toomer, a forever Giant, playing in his 12th pro season, caught a a franchise-record 49th career touchdown Sunday.
Eighties rock group The Police announce plans for a world tour to mark 30th anniversary of the band's reunion.
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The Animal Medical Center has celebrity galas and a lot of history, but a new hospital wants its monied breed.
It's considered rude to ask a Scotsman what he keeps in his sporran, but now kilt wearers may be forced to produce licenses that show their traditional purses aren't made from endangered wildlife.
New HDD security guidelines drafted The Trusted Computing Group has finalized a draft specification for implementing encryption and security services directly onto future storage devices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW DELHI: India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cricket tour to Bangladesh has been cleared for the port city of Chittagong after a green light from security experts following alleged death threats, the government said.
Looking to fill its football head coaching vacancy after the termination of Keith Gilbertson, the University of Washington may turn to Boston College's Tom O'Brien as a potential candidate.
VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Max Rauffer became the first  German man in nearly 13 years to win an Alpine ski World Cup  race when he beat the favorites in a wind-affected downhill on  Saturday.
Reporting a staggering fourth-quarter loss of $9.83 billion, Citigroup also issued a sobering forecast that the housing market and economy have not yet bottomed out.
The nation's retailers were set to usher in the start of the holiday season Friday with expanded hours, generous discounts and free money in the form of gift cards.
US Marine officers said Wednesday that US and Iraqi troops sweeping Fallujah have uncovered enough weapons to fuel a nationwide
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Portsmouth has confirmed that Velimir Zajec would be their new manager in succession to Harry Redknapp. Former Yugoslavia international defender Zajec was brought into the Premiership club as executive director
NEW YORK  - Exaggerated immune responses to  common airborne fungi seem to be the basic cause of chronically  inflamed nasal passages and sinuses in at least some patients  with rhinosinusitis, according to a new report.
(Sports Network) - Roger Clemens will pitch on three days&#39; rest today, hoping to make history for the Houston Astros, as they host Atlanta in Game 4 of their National League Division Series.
Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.
A former army general is poised to become Indonesia&#39;s first directly elected leader, with early results from yesterday&#39;s presidential poll suggesting a humiliating defeat for the incumbent, Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Riciclavano a Roma e Torino proventi estorsioni in Calabria
The Nov. 11 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has left the Middle -East and the international community and LBCC with a great deal of uneasy speculation as to how his absence will affect the future of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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A new study that estimates how much digital information the world is generating finds that for the first time, there's not enough storage space to hold it all
The head of the US Senate Armed Services Committee is calling for Australian Army Major George O&#39;Kane to be interviewed under oath by US military investigators over his handling of reports
Ooo-er SAP has admitted making \
The dollar briefly clawed back from a record low against the euro after stern comments from European Central Bank president Jean-claude Trichet temporarily invigorated the US currency.
A 422 mln di dollari, grazie a crescita domanda Cina
Adaptability and aggression will be the keys to the Spaniard's weekend at the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix. Find out why...
Agents who fail to co-operate with Lord Stevens' corruption inquiry could be suspended or lose their licence.
Allo studio complesso petrolchimico da 150 mln di euro
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Nigerian miliants in the oil-rich Delta end a voluntary ceasefire saying talks with the government have failed.
Libya's leader storms out of Abuja airport in a row with Nigerian security officials over his armed bodyguards.
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MARIETTA, Ga. - About 800 friends and family members gathered Saturday to remember Jack Hensley, who was executed by terrorists in Iraq after his Sept...
January is on course to be the second warmest the UK has seen since 1914, the Met Office says.
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As expected, Intel introduced its tri-mode wireless chip Thursday with several software enhancements to the product to help improve security and reliability, it said during a Webcast.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - The race for Hollywood's  top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on  Sunday when \
WASHINGTON - Legislation to extend several popular middle class tax cuts cleared a House-Senate conference and could be on President Bush's desk within days, handing him a major legislative victory in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.    The $145.9 billion package marked the fourth significant tax cut package that the president has championed since taking office...
La CSC diretta da Bjarne Riis avrebbe offerto al vincitore del Giro 2007, Danilo Di Luca, 2 milioni ...
South African playwright Gibson Kente, the founding father of black township theater who announced he had HIV/AIDS last year, died in Soweto on Sunday. He was 72.
LOS ANGELES - The parents of a woman killed in a freeway crash involving Brandy sued the actress-singer for $50 million Tuesday.
China needs to invest $120bn to increase badly-needed electricity supplies, a leading Chinese official says.
With a falling dollar sweetening the deal for international travelers, a record-setting number of tourists visited the city last year, spending an estimated $28 billion, tourism officials said Sunday.
Amelie Mauresmo of France overcame a slow start to win her first match at No. 1 in the rankings, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.
Yesterday Deutsche bank were reported to be involved in talks on Monday with the Glazer camp about the possibility of replacing JP Morgan - not any more they ain&#39;t.
Bombs may still be in system Police investigating a series of letter bombs earlier this month have arrested a man in Cambridge.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As of Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at least 1,447 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,105 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include four military civilians.
Kenya's president says he will stand for re-election in December as a candidate for a new political alliance.
Responding to a European Union request, Microsoft said the license for its Office-related XML document formats will be royalty-free forever.
It's hardly a titanic struggle, but a dispute between Leonardo DiCaprio and his neighbors isn't departing anytime soon.
Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in the central Iraq city of Samarra and mortar rounds landed near a U.S. military outpost in violence that killed one and injured three others, including two children, police said Tuesday.
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La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi una istanza di arbitrato da par...
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc NDAQ.O is   considering making a hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange   LSE.L, in which it has amassed a stake of over 25 percent,   weekly UK newspaper The Observer said on Sunday, without citing   any sources.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Merck &amp; Co. said late Tuesday that it is establishing a committee to review its handling of the controversial withdrawal of its popular painkiller Vioxx from the market.
By Jim Rossman, The Dallas Morning News  Jun. 8--One perk of technology writing is getting to play with new technology.
Venice's gondoliers on strike over a night-time boating ban leave Valentine's break tourists stranded.
Major Gulf oil producer Kuwait will back a hike of 1 million barrels per day in OPEC's output ceiling if crude prices remain at record levels, a move that would bring the cartel's formal production limits in line with actual supplies.
The naughty new puppet action-musical from the creators of \
TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s chief public health officer defended on Friday the right of the country&#39;s flu vaccine manufacturer to sell surplus supply to the United States.
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Il Paese lo afferma apertamente per la prima volta
Gastric surgery is a more effective way to fight severe obesity than dieting, according to a Swedish study. The researchers found that people who had surgery bypassing their large intestine were 23 per cent
The news was good for many retailers over the holiday weekend as enthusiastic consumers took to stores in droves on Black Friday and bought at a higher rate than last year.
The Democratic nomination fight once appeared to be a contest over issues: the Iraq war, Iran, universal health care and economic uncertainty. But as the candidates' positions have melded, they have found themselves agreeing that voters are ready for the changes they are all proposing -- but figh...
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Millions of Kenyans voted on Thursday in a close-fought national election marred by delays, sporadic trouble and rigging charges from the opposition.
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry renewed his pointed attacks on President George W. Bush's handling of Iraq, accusing him of failing to &quot;level with the world's leaders&quot; about the war during his speech at the United Nations.
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will slow growth of its supercenters as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores and will also buy back $15 billion of stock, sending the world's largest retailer's shares up 4 percent.
In a rare foray into public debate since stepping down as defense secretary late last year, Donald H. Rumsfeld blasted the recent advertisement by MoveOn.org against Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and decried the current state of political discourse in Washington for its \
Dustan Mohr allowed two runs to score when he dropped a fly ball in the 12th inning, and the New York Mets overcame a shaky return by Tom Glavine and a team-record six double plays to beat the San Francisco Giants 11-9 Saturday.
Il pilota morto sul colpo, aereo era un monoposto
A policeman was in hospital with serious head injuries on Wednesday after youths attacked him and a colleague in an assault that renewed fears about violence and crime in France's tinderbox suburbs.
Premier israeliano incontrera' Papa, poi Prodi e Napolitano
The near doubling of financing is part of an effort to burnish the president\u00e2\u0080\u0099s humanitarian credentials.
Radio One Inc.'s chief executive said Monday his $56 million acquisition of popular radio personality Tom Joyner's morning show will help stave off the threat of Internet and satellite radio in the urban radio market.
Phew what a whopper Sun has pushed out a major update to its Java software package that features scores of bug fixes, including a number of security updates.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ATHENS (dpa) - At least seven children were reported to have been killed and dozens injured when a bus carrying them to watch the Athens Paralympic Games crashed into a truck in northern Greece on Monday, police said.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 10, 2004 -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) has been selected by MTN South Africa to supply 3G/WCDMA network.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed the hope Wednesday that the U.S.-sponsored Mideast conference later this year will mark the beginning of the end of his country's conflict with the Palestinians.
MTV Networks has pushed back the launch date of Logo, its nascent gay and lesbian-themed cable/satellite channel, to June from February, in order to secure additional carriage commitments and develop more original programing, executives said Thursday.
Shaun Rogers is in the backfield as often as some running backs. Whether teams dare to block Detroit's star defensive tackle with one player or follow the trend of double-teaming him, he often rips through offensive lines with a rare combination of size, speed, strength and nimble footwork.
SHANGHAI, China  - Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay 94 million yuan ($12.3 million) for a stake in Sichuan Changhong Electric Co., a major maker of televisions and electrical appliances, the Chinese company said on Monday.
India&#39;s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday he raised the issue of terrorism with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
About 151,000 Iraqi civilians were killed in the three years following the U.S.-led invasion of their country, according to World Health Organization (WHO) research published on Wednesday.
David Cameron has backtracked over plans to impose a time limit on how long the jobless can claim welfare benefits amid concern that it would be too punitive for single mothers and other vulnerable groups
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'La tua scelta conferma il tuo grande spessore politico'
More flights from London airports were cancelled Monday as airlines struggled to restore services following a day of pre-Christmas travel chaos caused by bad weather.
Presidente cita Spinelli, \
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President George W. Bush and congressional leaders agreed on Thursday on a $150 billion package of tax rebates and business incentives meant to ward off a recession in the world's largest economy.
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Nepal&#39;s Maoist rebels opened fire and set off bombs at a government office in Kathmandu Friday, the third day of a blockade of the capital by Maoist rebels.
Il prefetto Antonio Manganelli, presidente della riunione al Viminale dell'Osservatorio sulle manife...
Despite mounting concerns  about strike-induced ratings shortfalls in coming months, most  advertisers are sticking with their commitments.
Fernando Alonso ha ottenuto il premio di 'pilota dell'anno' organizzato dal settimanale inglese Auto...
Space Station computers partly restored    WASHINGTON, June 14 (Xinhua) -- The International Space Station partly restored from the computers breakdown on Thursday, according to NASA mission control center.
the Air New Zealand of September 2004 is a vastly different company from the one that feared annihilation by Qantas just two years ago.
La polizia della sezione anticrimine della questura di Frosinone ha arrestato 4 tifosi del Ferentino...
A new test that counts cancer cells in the bloodstreams of patients with advanced breast cancer best tells whether treatment is working, according to a study led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Crop research groups agree to ensure long-term funding of the world's largest repository of rice samples.
Kris Draper's short-handed goal and two scores by Tomas Holmstrom led the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday, their 10th successive home victory.
Israel denied Saturday spying on its  main ally, the United States, responding to suspicions a  Pentagon analyst passed secret papers to the Jewish state about  one of its most bitter enemies, Iran.
West African diplomats arrive in Togo on the day their ultimatum threatening sanctions expires.
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RAMALLAH: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei called on Saturday for the United States to pressure Israel to release jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouthi and other imprisoned Palestinian leaders.
Hi-tech is helping narrow the digital divide though a gulf between rich and poor remains, says a UN report.
US billionaire Donald Trump officially lodges plans for what he claims will be the world's finest golf course.
Facing a popular outcry at home and stern warnings from Europe, the Turkish government discreetly stepped back Tuesday from a plan to introduce a motion into a crucial penal reform bill to make adultery a crime punishable by prison.
They stop abruptly when they see the 5-foot-tall photo of President Bush, with \
Eddy Curry scored a season-high 29 points, Jamal Crawford added 24 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Chicago Bulls 105-100 Tuesday night and snap a seven-game losing streak.
Once again, the Jets placed their hopes in kicker Doug Brien, who missed two field-goal attempts in the final 2 minutes 2 seconds of regulation.
Ozzy Osbourne says he is \
Al-Qaida-linked followers of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that killed three British soldiers south of Baghdad, according to a statement posted Friday on an Islamist Web site.
Health News, Clamart (France),Amid wildly contradicting rumours Tuesday about the condition of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a French official said Arafat was not dead as of 3:30 pm (14:30 GMT).
A federal agency recommended killing about 30 sea lions a year at a Columbia River dam where the marine animals feast on salmon migrating upriver to spawn. By many estimates, the sea lions devour about 4 percent of spring runs. Fishermen and Columbia River tribes have urged action for years against the sea lions at Bonneville Dam.
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Is that really such a good idea? Reg Reader Studies There has been a lot of talk in recent times about portal frameworks and other technologies that allow end users to \
Patch for Messenger addresses zero-day exploits that take advantage of vulnerabilities in its Webcam ActiveX controls.
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.  posted weaker U.S. sales for August on Wednesday and both cut  planned fourth-quarter production as their aging vehicle  lineups lost ground to rival Chrysler and some foreign brands.
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TORONTO (CP) - Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current  requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said Thursday. While current health warnings -in place since 2000 -are \
Australian Prime Minister John Howard rejected claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that the Iraq war was &quot;illegal&quot;, slamming the United Nations as &quot;paralysed&quot;.
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Scientists reported yesterday that they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the world's growing weight problem and lead to new ways to melt flab and manipulate fat for cosmetic purposes.
NATO troops assumed command Monday of military operations in volatile southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition, marking the first time the alliance has conducted land combat operations.
Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.
The new Priyadarshan film is tiresome and irritating.
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have inked a memorandum of agreement which will see the two aerospace giants join forces to compete for the contract to build NASA&#39;s Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) - part of the Agency&#39;s Constellation project to send robotic
LONDON -- A former bodyguard of Princess Diana on Tuesday dismissed her claim that one of her lovers was &quot;bumped off.&quot;. Ken Wharfe said he believed there was no truth in Diana&#39;s suggestion that Barry Mannakee
The dollar recovered from a two-month  low on the euro and a one-week low on the yen on Friday,  looking for upbeat U.S. manufacturing data later but wary of  any currency fireworks from a Group of Seven meeting.
The euro scaled an all-time high against the yen on Thursday, with the market betting on further euro strength against other major currencies on deep-rooted worries about the U.S. trade and budget deficits.
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Playbill - Zonya Love will make her Broadway debut in the New York company of The Color Purple  Jan. 9, 2008, when she succeeds \
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance calls a two-day strike over push to upgrade taxis with GPS and credit-card machines.
Ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access are being abandoned or scaled back by US cities as the economics of the deals turn out to be more challenging than expected.
Sir Alex Ferguson is set to take charge of Man Utd for the 1,000th time.
Singer Alesha Dixon beats soap star Matt Di Angelo to win UK ballroom TV series Strictly Come Dancing.
China is expected to take more steps to slow its galloping economy, a key engine of global growth, after hiking borrowing costs in a bid to stop the boom giving way to a bust.
Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio has agreed to plead guilty to a pair of charges as part of a deal with the Justice Department in which he will cooperate with its ongoing influence peddling investigation, two sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
Drug-resistant staph infections are scary. But they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re nothing new.
WASHINGTON  - The Federal Communications Commission is considering a report to Congress claiming that the agency can regulate TV violence the same way it regulates indecency if lawmakers give it the authority, sources said Thursday.
Media & professional: Bob Geldof has guest-edited German tabloid Bild, putting a picture of an African child on the front page.
Yasser Arafat, long-time leader of the Palestinian people, died in Paris on November 11 at the age of 75. He had been taken to France for medical treatment after falling gravely ill at the Palestine Authority
Safer syringes could avert 1.3 million deaths a year, especially in poorer countries where 40 percent of all injections involve unsterilized reused needles, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.
In hopes of attracting more enterprise customers, palmOne has inked a licensing deal with former rival Microsoft that will give future Treo smartphones out-of-the-box synchronization to Microsoft&#39;s Exchange Server 2003.
European equities clung to three-week  highs on Friday as oil steadied around the $43 a barrel mark.
Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.
A more cautious Food and Drug Administration dealt Procter &amp; Gamble a setback in its bid to be first to market a drug to improve women&#39;s sex drive.
News about the launch of Oracle&#39;s next-generation database is sharing headlines this week with an alert about 46 patches that will be arriving next week to fix various vulnerabilities in Oracle software.
Online auction giant eBay Inc. has acquired the most popular classifieds Web site in the Netherlands for about &#36;290 million, the company announced.
Herschelle Gibbs and A. B. de Villiers smashed hundreds to fire South Africa to an impressive 294-5 in the first one-day international against Pakistan here.
KABUL: President Hamid Karzai named a new cabinet on Thursday, dismissing the defense minister and removing other warlords from top spots in a major reshuffling.
By Dennis Lien, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Dec. 11--Minnesotans can't toss TVs or monitors in the garbage anymore, so some abandon them illegally. Stuck with the bill for disposal, counties want the state to take action.
Taiwan's leader used his National Day speech Sunday to urge China to begin peace talks so the two rivals can avoid war. Chinese and Taiwanese leaders haven't met since the Communists took over China in 1949 and Taiwan began resisting the mainland's rule. China insists that Taiwan is a Chinese province and has threatened to attack if it refuses to unify eventually.
PARIS  - France will not revoke a law banning Muslim head scarves in public schools despite demands by a militant Islamic group holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq, a government spokesman said Monday.
The popular social networking site for women in the dating world, www.DontDateHimGirl.com,  has joined forces with DivineCaroline.com, the flagship site of Real  Girls Media, to provide content for women.
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie Santonio Holmes offered no apologies. No excuses, either. Holmes, arrested twice since being the first wide receiver selected during the NFL draft in April, doesn't think the incidents have affected his status with the Steelers or their fans and declined Saturday to say he was sorry.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi heads to the Middle East this week to try to help calm the worst crisis in the region in months and urge Israeli and Palestinian leaders to return to negotiations.
Microst says its Zune music player will cost $249.99 in the US when it goes on sale on 14 November.
With two 54-yard field goals on his  r\u00c3\u00a9sum\u00c3\u00a9, Piotr Czech is optimistic about his chances to make it from a small college on Staten Island to the N.F.L.
A second-place finish in his first tournament since getting married was good enough to take Tiger Woods from third to second in the world rankings.
Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of  former Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate John  Edwards, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, a spokesman  said on Thursday.
Stocks opened sharply lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected government data on December job growth heightened fears of a recession.
Upset over the loss of 2,300 jobs in Germany, 15,000 local residents have staged a street demonstration over Nokia's plans to shut down its factory there. Now German leaders are considering taking back a huge Nokia subsidy.
They might be the two dirtiest words at this Ryder Cup: Nationwide Tour.
Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic settled his game after a rocky start and beat Taylor Dent 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 Sunday to win the Japan Open for the sixth title of his career.
Afghanistan's defense minister asked on Thursday for more money and equipment to fight soaring Taliban violence as America's Pentagon chief criticized NATO allies for failing to deliver promised aid.
Israel decides to release frozen tax funds to the new Palestinian government that excludes Hamas.
The chairmen of the Iraq Study Group on Sunday defended their report against critics as a \
The top cleric of a mosque being besieged by Pakistani forces urges students to surrender or flee.
Twenty-seven of the 56 schools with bowl-bound football teams graduated less than half their players, a study released Tuesday shows.
The number of moles may offer an indication of how quickly the body ages, a study suggests.
Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all. Cancer researchers have developed a new explanation for graying hair that they hope will also shed light on the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 20--CHESAPEAKE -- Police are looking for vandals who caused $100,000 worth of damage at Sparrow Road Intermediate School during the weekend.
Police questioned three suspects Tuesday in an explosion that killed one man and injured 37 in the Kenyan capital's packed business district.
In an unusual marketing move for a fashion and luxury goods brand, Louis Vuitton said it planned to advertise on television for the first time.
JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman was found guilty of kidnapping on Thursday in the 1964 deaths of two black men in Mississippi, a case that highlighted white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.
(HealthDay News) - Urinary incontinence affects millions of women, commonly after childbirth.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.
Twenty-eight US soldiers face various charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to conspiracy in the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan two yearsago, the US Army announced Thursday.
Walgreen Co., the top US drugstore chain, said Monday its quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales from its highly profitable nonpharmacy segment, including digital photo processing.
For leopards, stalking and killing an impala isn't always the hard part. Watch and find out which fearsome creature wins a gruesome tug-of-war over the dead antelope.
NU 76 Harvard 73 It seems like Harvard has been trailing for about 2 1/2 weeks.
Legislation gives police greater powers to clamp down on knife crime, sex offending and football hooliganism in Scotland.
Civilian staff can perform many duties better than police officers, a review by Sir Ronnie Flanagan claims.
Small banks fed up with footing the bill for other companies' security leaks support the effort. But what does it mean for consumers?
Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has set Dec. 17 as the date for a shareholder meeting to vote on the &#36;4.8 billion merger with an investor group led by Sony Corp of America, MGM said in a federal filing on Friday.
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President Bush said Wednesday he would \
At Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opening performance of a six-week engagement at the Caf\u00c3\u00a9 Carlyle Judy Collins's voice, clear and vibrato free but inflected with delicate little shivers, stole through the room like a shaft of light falling through a stained-glass window.
Long queues have formed in Cuba as people rush to hand over US dollars, soon to be banned.
Are the devices in this picture interesting enough to make you buy a Zune instead of an iPod?
The 22-year-old pop diva married dancer Kevin Federline Saturday night at a private residence in Studio City, Calif., Entertainment Tonight reported.
Say hello to 3D spam Spammers have added a fresh dimension to the fight against junk mail with the creation of image spam rendered in a pseudo 3D layout.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Seven people are taken to hospital after a shooting at a Leicestershire university.
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Conducting the Tehran Symphony Orchestra requires some adjustments. Money is scarce. The female musicians wear headscarves. An old favorite such as Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 could mean criticism from conservative quarters.
The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.
Giuseppe Rossi vuole giocarsi le sue chance al Manchester United, ma i Red Devils potrebbero decider...
The Thames has been lined with free wireless Internet coverage, while fee-based hot spots emerge across the U.K.
Two Shuttle Discovery astronauts have helped retract a stuck solar energy array on the International Space station in a record-breaking fourth spacewalk on a single mission.
LaDainian Tomlinson and Randy Moss were unanimous selections to The Associated Press 2007 NFL All-Pro team on Wednesday. So was Tom Brady -- sort of.
Iraq's main political parties are deadlocked over a key oil law and the legislation has been sent back to party leaders to see if they can salvage it, an official involved in the talks said Thursday.
German authorities have stepped up  vigilance against possible terror attacks on German soil, an  interior ministry spokesman said on Friday.
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a record &#36;145 billion punitive damage award against tobacco companies for injuring smokers, saying it was excessive even though it agreed that the companies had misled the public about the dangers of cigarettes.
I tifosi del Parma hanno aspettato il pullman della squadra all'ingresso dello stadio, poi lo hanno ...
An Iraq war veteran will not be court-martialed for leaving his post without permission for 15 months to undergo treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Army said.
If New Hampshire 16 years ago threw a lifeline to Bill Clinton's struggling candidacy, the state's primary Tuesday could put Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid on life support.
BEIJING, Sept. 12 -- For years, Ambassador Li Bin was China's go-to diplomat for the tense Korean Peninsula. After studies in North Korea, Li had served several tours in the Chinese embassies in Pyongyang and Seoul. Fluent in Korean and gregarious in nature, he also struck up an unusually personal...
Coach Inc. COH.N on Tuesday posted a  higher-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast a robust  holiday season for sales of its luxury handbags and  accessories, sending its shares up as much as 8 percent.
He may be experienced at fielding  questions on geopolitics but when the Kazakh president logs on  next week for his first Internet news conference he will have  to tackle some more bizarre matters.
Two Spanish police were slightly wounded by a bomb in the Basque region early on Friday in what police called the first bombing by ETA separatist guerrillas since they ended a ceasefire in June.
SASKATOON (CP) - Fire has struck Saskatoon's Mendel Art Gallery, but it's not yet known if any works have been damaged or destroyed.  Heavy smoke was pouring from the building when firefighters arrived around 3 a.m.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cBundling\u00e2\u0080\u009d sounds sweet, doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t it? Like swaddling a baby. But don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t let it fool you \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the communications version of it is not such a simple pleasure.
Irish budget airline Ryanair has exercised an option to buy an additional 27 Boeing 737-800 jets worth 1.9 billion dollars (1.4 billion euros) at list prices, the two groups announced on Thursday.
PORTO/PARIS, Dec 6 (SW) - The final matchround in Group H is certain to give fans of three clubs something to remember. Paris Saint-Germain, FC Porto and CSKA Moscow could all still advance, while Chelsea
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Andy Roddick hit a record 155 mph serve in his 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Vladimir Voltchkov on Friday to help the United States to a 2-0 lead over Belarus in the Davis Cup semifinals...
Mahesh Manjrekar's much awaited and equally misunderstood film 'Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav' is all set to release.
Il presidente dell'Arezzo, Piero Mancini, non ha preso bene il verdetto dell'Arbitrato del Coni che ...
PRAGUE- Policemen from the police Rapid Deployment Unit (URNA) will continue to guard the Czech embassy in Baghdad, the government decided today.
Since the new European Commission was unveiled last week by Jos Manuel Barroso, the Portuguese politician succeeding Romano Prodi in the presidency, the French government has insisted it was satisfied with the ...
Randy Johnson was on the verge of joining the New York Yankees in a three-team, megadeal that also includes Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez, the Associated Press reported on Thursday night.
A Taliban splinter group holding three U.N. workers hostage demanded a response to its demands from the Afghan government and United Nations by Tuesday afternoon, saying it would kill one captive if they were not met.
The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s $120 billion foreign debt in a move that could
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over...
After three hurricanes roared through central Florida in the space of six weeks, Annette Sisanh's 5-year-old son, Logan, has learned to keep a wary eye on the sky.
The British government should reconsider its refusal to compensate an Algerian-born pilot wrongly jailed on a warrant from the United States, which wanted him extradited in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a court said Thursday.
PLEASANTON, Calif. - The perils of parenting apparently can be discovered through a classroom project.  A startled 17-year-old girl swerved her car into a freeway guardrail and slammed into a pickup truck after the realistic-sounding baby doll in her care suddenly began to cry.
Description: A study about a new way to make the flu vaccine supply stretch is being released before publication in the New England Journal of Medicine because if its potential impact on public health.
Anna Nicole Smith's partner, Howard K. Stern, was not with the former Playboy playmate when she died, but he knew she was very sick, his sister says.
ATHENS, Greece - The Americans got a taste of what it was like in the good ol' days. They finally played an opponent they were able to beat easily, routing Angola 89-53 Monday in their final preliminary game of the Olympic men's basketball tournament...
Hamas Islamist fighters and forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas battled on Wednesday for control of the Gaza Strip in an escalating Palestinian supremacy struggle he described as \
The United States softened its threat of oil sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday to try to get Security Council approval for a resolution pressuring Khartoum to rein in Arab militias accused of attacking civilians in western Darfur.
The Department of Homeland Security ordered a United Airlines jet flying from London to Washington rerouted to Bangor, Me., on Tuesday afternoon so it could intercept
Revenue from wireless data services could reach $189 billion in 2009, according to a new report.
Is there a better way to show off how  rich you are than to pave your yacht's floors with gold?
Inseguito da Roma e Glasgow, Julien Faubert alla fine ha scelto il West Ham. L'esterno del Bordeaux,...
U.S. retailers were hopeful on Monday  that a dusting of snow on the East Coast would put consumers in  the Christmas shopping mood after what has so far been a ho-hum  holiday sales season.
Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative alliance handily won a fourth term in Australia&#39;s parliamentary elections Saturday, overcoming widespread anger at his decision to send troops to Iraq last year and his pledge to keep them there.
Nicolas Cage is to star in the thriller \
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Research for BBC Wales shows most would prefer a coalition of opposition parties to govern  in Cardiff Bay.
OAO YUKOS oil company has temporally stopped crude oil railway deliveries to Chinese CNPC following the problems with the settlement of railway tariff rates and exports duties.
ATI will launch a version of the Radeon X300 next year with memory sharing technology, in a move that mirrors similar efforts on NVIDIA&#39;s part to bring &quot;Turbocache&quot; to their cards.
New Wi-Fi chips increase range of wireless networks by 50 percent, according to the company.
The capsized USS Oklahoma sinks next to the USS Maryland after being bombed and straffed by Japanese war planes during a sneak attack on American warships at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
T-Online, Deutsche Telekom's majority owned Internet service provider, said it was lifting its forecast for full-year core earnings after reporting better-than-expected results.
Bangladesh's main opposition party said it would not accept the head of the interim government which is due to oversee national polls in January.
Pope John Paul's age and the debilitating effect of Parkinson's disease are the main factors influencing his health and make him more vulnerable to infections and breathing problems, medical experts said.
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Whether we shed tears of pain or smile with joy at Yasser Arafat&#39;s passing, the future of Palestinian-Israeli relations hangs in the balance.
Iran's state television aired on Wednesday a program featuring two detained American-Iranian academics accused of endangering national security in the Islamic state.
A professor at East Carolina University is trying to determine whether some video games can be good for you.
Report recommends private sector input Performance management in local authorities needs more buy-in from across the organisation, concludes a new report from the National Computing Centre.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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A VIRTUAL crime simulator expected to be one of the biggest selling computer games of all time has been hit by techno-pirates. The Edinburgh company Rockstar North has made a fortune from its detailed virtual worlds where crime is the aim of the game.
Starbucks raises its expansion target to 40,000 outlets around the world, more than triple the existing number.
The huge U.S. current account deficit widened in the third quarter to a record $225.6 billion, as gushing oil prices and strong demand for Chinese and other foreign goods pushed imports higher, a U.S. Commerce Department report showed on Monday.
The online measurement service will scrap rankings based on the longtime industry yardstick of page views and begin tracking how long visitors spend at the sites.
By Michael P. Kleiman  Predicting the harmful effects of space weather on a U.S. military asset or mission has been advanced with the delivery of a prototype that combines environmental information with system specifications and thresholds.
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Stocks declined on Friday amid signs   the economy may slow more than expected and reduce the profits   of large industrial companies and other companies sensitive to   the economic cycle.
German authorities called for increased  vigilance on Friday against possible terror attacks, saying the  kind of threat detected before the September 11, 2001, attacks  on the United States had resurfaced.
Blog: Nintendo says its DS Wi-Fi service has now had 5 million users, and 200 million total game-play sessions.
Global oil demand will rise significantly next year, the International Energy Agency says, pushing up prices.
VIERA, Fla., Feb. 26 -- He is the forgotten man, off to the side and out of the way.
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - A letter pinned to the corpse of a Dutch filmmaker contained death threats from an unknown terrorist &quot;movement&quot; against a politician who wrote a movie criticizing Islam, the justice minister said Thursday.
IRL IndyCar Series Champion-elect Tony Kanaan was one of a number of drivers to finish Sunday&#39;s Delphi Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway with a sense of relief after he narrowly avoided several high-speed incidents during the course of the 200-lap race
Re-record not fade away... Traxdata has launched its first Blu-ray re-writable disc. The single-layer disc can store up to 25GB and plays up to 1920 x 1080 HD formats at 40Mbit/sec. It incorporates a hard-coating technology the company claims offers a \
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry has erased President Bush&#39;s modest lead and the two candidates head into Election Day tied at 49 percent to 49 percent, a nationwide USA Today/ CNN/Gallup Poll shows as an extraordinarily
Safety devices on a stairlift did not work when a boy became trapped and then died, an inquest hears.
Carlsberg and Heineken on Friday finally agreed a cash bid of 7.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) to buy and break up Scottish and Newcastle (S&N) to boost the Danish brewer's position in Russia and the Dutch group's presence in western Europe.
Oil prices continued falling on Thursday after an unexpectedly large rise in US crude inventories spurred profit-taking from record highs.
Electronic bidding began for Barry Bonds\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 755th and 756th home-run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000.
Grande sorpresa a Wimbledon, la francese (27 anni) si scopre grandee batte in tre set la campionessa belga. Tra gli uomini avanti Federe, Nadal e Djokovic                                            Marion Bartoli fa il colpo della vita Battuta la Henin, in finale con Venus
Two suicide bombers killed 10  civilians, including four U.S. nationals, on Thursday in one of  the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, an  attack claimed by America's top enemy in Iraq.
The German government will allow the makers of a movie starring Tom Cruise as the country's most famous anti-Hitler plotter to film at the site where the hero was executed.
The old methods of U.S.  discrimination at the polls have been replaced by \
Three creditor banks went to the courts to dispute the make-up of the board of Formula One Holdings, the company which runs F1. The judge ruled in favour of the banks - Bayerische Landesbank, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown was to announce plans to find an extra 500,000 jobs Monday, his office said, in a bid to ease tension with workers&#39; representatives over public sector pay.
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Third baseman Chris Truby agreed Thursday to a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals. &quot;He&#39;s a good defensive third baseman and will fit nicely into our plans for the 2005 season,&quot; general manager Allard Baird said.
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AFRICA/KENYA - Non solo spiagge e safari tradizionali: il turismo in Kenya si sta evolvendo e coinvolge sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 le comunit\u00c3\u00a0 locali Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Il turismo fondato sulle comunit\u00c3\u00a0 locali sta aprendo una nuova era\u00c2\u0094 ha affermato il Dott. Dan Kagagi, responsabile del fondo fiduciario per il turismo del Kenia, durante un incontro con la stampa nell\u00c2\u0092ambito del TourismAfric...
The Cartoon Network\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new show, about the adventures of a cast of blobby, brightly colored characters named after foodstuffs, lacks the bite and resonance of \u00e2\u0080\u009cSpongeBob.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
QUEENSLAND, Australia - Mackay Airport in Queensland, Australia, was closed for about an hour because of a simple sex toy. A vibrator was thought to be a bomb.
Thirty baseballs that Pete Rose signed and inscribed with an apology for betting on baseball were sold Friday for $1,000 apiece.
A French public prosecutor sought life  imprisonment on Wednesday for an Algerian on trial for helping  finance attacks that killed eight people in a spate of bombing  on the Paris rail network in 1995.
The race is on to create a gadget to outgun the iPod - playing not only music but movies - and usurp it as the ultimate icon for Christmas shoppers.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.   has agreed to enter into settlement talks in a lawsuit  accusing it of selling \
A team working with the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile report that our galaxy is 13,600 million years old, give or take 800 million years.
Thousands of protesters, including the grieving parents of killed soldiers, have marched in London to demand the removal of British troops from Iraq.
update A federal court has struck down a Pennsylvania law that blocks access to Web sites labeled as child pornography, claiming that the rule violated the First Amendment.
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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano will decide on Saturday on the government's future in a crisis sparked by the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Romano Prodi.Comment
It seemed the finals of the Comcast tournament yesterday at BC High was set before the last game was even over. The No. 2-ranked Lincoln-Sudbury girls' basketball team was cruising past No. 7 Cambridge, jumping out to a 28-10 lead with 5:30 remaining in the first half.
St. Louis extended Seattle's playoff misery by driving for the winning touchdown with 2 minutes 11 seconds left, then stopping the Seahawks' final drive on the 5-yard line.
Microsoft has modified Vista for release in Europe to meet European Commission requirements.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
The new, high-capacity flash memory chip could store 2000 songs on a mobile phone.
Presidente Senato commenta le preoccupazioni del Viminale
It has been nine seasons since the San Diego Chargers last made the playoffs and, finally, the joke is on somebody else.
The Red Sox trotted out Berge Avadanian to make the ceremonial &quot;Play Ball&quot; announcement before Game 5 of the American League Championship Series last night at Fenway Park.
Chunk of spectrum latest must-have accessory for the super-rich? The FCC has revealed the list of bidders interested in owning a little 700MHz, a spectrum due for release in January next year with the switch off of analogue TV.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dirk Nowitzki scored 41 points, two short of his career high, and Marquis Daniels added 22 to power the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 113-93 victory Thursday against the Miami Heat.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Steve McNair returned to the lineup, and the Tennessee Titans returned to form.
Three people are treated in hospital after two cars are involved in a collision with an escaped water buffalo.
Rival Palestinian forces exchanged fire in the Gaza Strip on Monday, residents said, despite appeals for calm from moderate President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.
The genitals of male seed beetles are extraordinarily spiny, helping to anchor the males inside females as they attempt to impregnate them. Unfortunately, these spikes damage the females, potentially compromising the entire reproductive mission.  Now scientists have discovered an evolutionary arms race with these beetle genitalia, with female genitals growing tougher the spinier the male genitals are. The speed at which genitals change in this battle of the sexes could help shed light on how new species evolve.  A similar battle of the genitals  among waterfowl was announced in April. ...
Picture Alaska and most people in the Lower 48 think abundant forests, picturesque bears, frosted tundra and perhaps the odd salmon.
NEW YORK -- The nation's retailers reported mixed results in January as frigid weather came too late in the month to help merchants clear out winter inventory. But stores' business did get a lift from the redemption of holiday gift cards.
JIDDA A Frenchman was shot and killed in this Saudi city on Sunday, the second such killing this month by suspected Al Qaeda militants trying to drive Westerners out of the country and destabilize the Saudi monarchy.
IBM has released a new low-cost eServer BladeCenter chassis and a unique set of &quot;business-in-a-box&quot; solutions to help lower the cost and speed the time it takes for SMBs to purchase, deploy, and implement blade servers.
Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather sued  the network on Wednesday for $70 million, saying CBS violated  his contract by depriving him of air time and made him a  scapegoat to &quot;pacify the White House.&quot;
American retailers have revealed further evidence that US shoppers are cutting back amid fears of a recession.
The VA is ordering its 1,400 hospitals and clinics to report on the quality of their facilities to determine if squalid conditions found at Walter Reed exist elsewhere.
The United Nations will delay  the start of final talks on the status of Serbia's breakaway  Kosovo province by just over a week, U.N. deputy envoy Albert  Rohan said on Friday.
The mayor of Indianapolis announced before the game the plans for a new retractable roof stadium in the parking lot of the RCA Dome that could be operational by 2008.
EU lawmakers are expected finally to declare the European Union's new executive arm fit for office Thursday, ending an unprecedented three-week state of limbo for the expanding bloc.
Wired News posts a photo blog from this year's Burning Man fest in Black Rock, Nevada. Check for more news, updates and pics as the week goes on.
A federal magistrate overturned the murder conviction of a man who killed a business owner 25 years ago in a bizarre plot to take over Marin County and turn it into a modern-day Camelot.
Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker  of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday  said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on stronger demand for  its networking gear.
An Illinois judge on Monday approved a deal on how to carve up ownership of the Chicago Board of Trade, the oldest US futures exchange.
Australian basketball star Lauren Jackson has dedicated the WNBA finals to the memory of her grandmother who died last month but the Connecticut Sun have spoiled it so far.
Poche parole detta da una voce cammuffata, un &quot;non piangere&quot; sussurrato attraverso il telefono a Piera Maggio, la madre di Denise Pipitone, bimba scomparsa misteriosamente un mese fa a Mazara del Vallo, in provincia di Marsala.
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As the World Series success of the Red Sox proved, a team coming off a drought-breaking win over its archrival can be difficult to stop.
The PGA Tour&#39;s regular season ended Sunday with The Tour Championship, but for Vijay Singh it could be just the beginning. Singh shot the day&#39;s second-best score, 65, and
China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to Australia's initiative on climate change, as a rift opened at APEC's meetings over the \
Tsunami-stricken Indonesia has escaped major disease outbreaks so far but hundreds of thousands of people are at high risk due to poor conditions in refugee camps, the World Health Organization said Monday.
China's worries about soaring pork prices have reached new heights in a southwestern town where a man has been raising three squealing pigs in his apartment, local media reported.
ROME: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joined opposition leaders to urge a united front following the Baghdad abduction of two female aid workers.
Ramallah, 28 ott. (Adnkronos) - I medici arrivati a Ramallah dall&#39;Egitto, dalla Giordania e da Tunisi per curare Yasser Arafat sono ancora riuniti in consulto per decidere dove trasferire il leader palestinese. La risposta dovrebbe arrivare entro breve.
Rudy Giuliani invokes the 2001 terrorist attacks \u00c2\u0097 the tragedy that made him the face of U.S. resolve and put him on the national political map \u00c2\u0097 in a new ad campaign launched as the Republican tries to overcome a rough patch in his presidential candidacy.
The Czech Republic's coalition government has postponed approval of its new program over policy differences, the Mlada Fronta Dnes newspaper said Tuesday.
Lowe's Cos.  reported lower quarterly profit on Friday as the battered U.S. housing market hurt sales.
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer appears to be searching for a paper trail linking record labels, independent radio promoters and New York radio stations to unlawful business practices.
A woman with a history of child neglect complaints was arrested in a drunken stupor after her two young boys were found dead in their apartment of malnutrition and dehydration, authorities said.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is to ask voters to allow him to stand for a third term in 2006.
European equities fell sharply on Wednesday after retail stocks were severely hit by disappointing sales numbers from Britain's Marks & Spencer.
Four Mexican soldiers were arrested and accused of raping and murdering a 73-year-old woman in a case that has outraged Indian groups in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
Nov 18, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said today it is running confirmatory tests on a possible new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.
A fugitive former left-wing extremist fighting extradition to Italy where he has been convicted for terrorist offenses has failed to make a required regular check-in with Paris police, his lawyer said.
Iran's Foreign Ministry criticises Britain for giving a knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie.
France feasted Friday on good economic news as its jobless rate slipped below two million for the first time in 25 years and consumer spending helped the economy grow by 0.5 percent in the first quarter.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library is at the center of a debate on whether such buildings are worth saving.
JENNER, Calif., Aug. 21 -- Authorities in this coastal town continued searching for clues Saturday in the shooting deaths of a young couple, and some residents said they feared for their own safety.
(ARC-CPOD) Dec. 11, 2004 - Recent allegations of steroid use have prompted baseball fans in the United States to consider direct action from their legislative branch, according to a poll by Gallup.
South African President Thabo Mbeki arrived in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare on Thursday as part of efforts to mediate between President Robert Mugabe's governing party and the opposition.
The new chief executive of AOL, Randy Falco, named Ronald E. Grant as president.
Discovery's seven astronauts conducted a painstaking inspection of the space shuttle Wednesday, focusing especially on three wing panels to make sure possible cracks spotted beneath the shuttle's protective coating hadn't worsened.
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Al-Qaeda threatened in an Internet statement on Monday to escalate attacks against the &quot;enemies of Allah&quot; in North African countries, warning Muslims to stay away from government sites.
NEWCASTLE UNITED did what was required last night and at least that made for a welcome change. This listless draw against Sporting Lisbon did not stray towards the inspirational and nor did
In a briefing later this week, Intel is expected to announce the availability of a \
By Scott D. Pierce Deseret Morning News  CBS promised us the \
Nepal came under mounting international pressure Monday over its king's dismissal of the government and suspension of civil liberties earlier this month.
ION Media Networks, Inc. (AMEX:ION) today announced the launch of ION  Life, the country's first broadcast television  network dedicated to content promoting active lifestyles, personal  growth and wellness.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric made a  sudden return to the country on Wednesday and said he had a  plan to end an uprising in the \
Crude oil prices set fresh records as  US light crude tops $50 a barrel in Asian trade and Brent sticks close to $46.
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An Army platoon sergeant who ordered his soldiers to throw Iraqis into the Tigris River was sentenced Saturday to six months in military prison, but will not be discharged.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a key recommendation of a United Nations panel on expanding the Security Council, saying Saturday that any reform would be one-sided if new members did not have veto power.
The case of a woman in a vegetative   state who appeared to play tennis in her head highlights one of   the key frustrations of doctors who treat such patients --   trying to figure out what is going on in someone else's brain.
The changes are in response to a complaint by Google that a feature of the operating system is anticompetitive.
You don't need $20 million to experience outer space. NASA now offers its own space shuttle simulator at Cape Canaveral
A military strike is among Israel&#39;s options to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said on Wednesday in the latest threat by the Jewish state against its arch-foe.
Three 'extremely dangerous' armed robbers carried out 21 armed raids while wearing Saddam Hussein masks.
Most of Asia's stock markets staged cautious recovery on Friday, with the exception of Tokyo, where a continued fall in the Nikkei 225 Average erased the last remnants of the index's 2007 gains.
Intel has confirmed that in future all its chips will be multicore and has revealed additional desktop, server and mobile processor plans.
Crude oil rose from a three-month low on disruptions to supply from Nigeria and Norway and after OPEC members said they may need to cut output after prices plunged.
PARIS - Dressed in a Spider-Man suit and using no ropes or other equipment, a French urban climber scaled the 47-story headquarters of oil giant Total on Tuesday, his second Parisian climb in less than a month.
Terrance Simien, a leading light among the younger generation of zydeco musicians, is raising the genre's profile at this year's Grammy awards.
When it comes to cosmetics, the ancient Romans knew what they were doing. Scientists have unearthed a small tin canister dating back to the middle of the second century
Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday.
The man who blew the whistle to U.S.  regulators about Fannie Mae's accounting practices will appear  before a congressional panel next week, a Capitol Hill aide  said on Tuesday, as the company revealed it had discussed a  possible earnings restatement with regulators.
Comedian Peter Kay's record-breaking autobiography is up for two awards at the Galaxy British Book Awards.
NEW YORK  - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. willsell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTV Group, anothercompany which it controls, for $579 million in order toconsolidate operations of the two satellite broadcasters, thecompanies said on Monday.
Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, and more than 17 million of them are in developing countries.
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MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to contribute to a settlement of conflict between Georgia and its separatist province of South Ossetia.
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It may not be too late to break out the sneakers and run or walk your way through Patriots Square Park for today&#39;s Susan G. Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure.
A Las Vegas judge doubled the bail on Wednesday for former football star O.J. Simpson, who spent the weekend back behind bars for trying to contact a defendant in his armed robbery case.
In the last major economic report before Tuesday&#39;s presidential election, the government reported Friday that the economy looked solid in the third quarter - just not as strong as most analysts had expected.
Col 'ravvedimento operoso' sanzione ridotta dal 30 al 3,75%
The Supreme Court refused Monday to clarify when police can use deadly force to stop fleeing criminal suspects but said a lower court got it wrong in allowing a lawsuit against an officer in Washington state who shot a burglary suspect.
Crude futures prices fell sharply today, dropping below $54 a barrel, as traders shelved concerns about tight winter-fuel supplies and focused on government data showing faster-than-expected growth in US oil inventories.
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RAMALLAH: Palestinians yesterday accused the United States of destroying hopes of negotiations with Israel for a Palestinian state, after the US signalled it could accept some growth of settlements in the West Bank.
The appliance maker's fourth-quarter profit soars on international sales.
The third hurricane to hit NASA&#39;s spaceport in just over a month, blew out more panels and left more gaping holes in the massive shuttle assembly building.
An intense manhunt was underway in Indonesia Saturday for Islamic militants behind a deadly attack on Australia&#39;s embassy in Jakarta as warnings were sounded for a second
This being the age to poach customers using rivals&#39; operating systems, Microsoft Corp has announced financial incentives along with tools and support to persuade users to abandon Novell Corp&#39;s NetWare for Windows Server 2003.
Czech composer Petr Eben, whose wide variety of music has been performed around the globe, has died. He was 78.
Though it gives off hot sparks of original wit, \u00e2\u0080\u009cNext to Normal\u00e2\u0080\u009d also sinks into what feels like warmed-over social satire, with detours to the giddy brink of camp.
Heart disease rates are twice as high in certain rural states and among people who did not finish high school, federal researchers said on Thursday after the first state-by-state survey in the United States.
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LONDON - Allrounder Dwayne Smith has pulled out of the West Indies cricket squad for this month&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy event in England because of injury.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he cannot rule out an attack against Iran, which much of the world believes is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.Comment
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The head of the British Army says reserves are nearly used up because of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 8 -- The United States, China and Russia plan to send teams of experts to North Korea next week to survey nuclear facilities, a step toward disabling the country's nuclear weapons program, U.S. officials said Friday.
The last time Cliff Lee faced the Mariners he ended up beating them 18-6. It was an outing at Safeco Field in which Lee gave up three runs, and it was an outing that took his record to a flashy 10-1.
IT MAY have kept everyone entertained during a particularly dull August for the stock market, but the saga of whether or not HBOS will bid for Abbey National has now turned into a long drawn-out affair - and there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s still no end in sight.
A campaigner dressed as Batman, from the fathers&#39; rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony Monday.
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Just three weeks after finishing an eight-week swim down the Hudson River a Colchester man announced Tuesday that will swim the length of Lake Champlain from New York to Quebec to promote cleaner water...
Srinagar, October 25: Describing the allegations leveled by National Conference president Omar Abdullah, who narrowly escaped an attempt on his life on Sunday, as &quot;irresponsible&quot;, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Monday said the
Contrary to popular belief, people are enjoying having sex well into their 70s, even their 80s. And plenty of it.
Liberia must bring to justice those responsible for systematic rapes during the country's long civil war, according to the Amnesty International rights group who called the lack of action a \
Two Marines killed, three wounded by insurgents during house-clearing in Fallujah.
A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for kidnapping a Muslim cleric and flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.
Pleas from across the Arab and Muslim worlds played a key role in turning the minds of Islamic militants who abducted two French journalists in Iraq and freed them this week after a four-month ordeal, analysts ...
Spanish police have arrested a Canadian man suspected of helping finance Islamist terrorist activities, authorities said Monday.
Gary Sheffield produced four hits and  Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs to inspire the New York  Yankees to an 11-2 hammering of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the  American League Tuesday.
Blog: We've already seen that waiting in line for an iPhone wasn't really necessary. As a result, the profit margins aren't too great.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson waves farewell after announcing his resignation at HHS headquarters in Washington Friday, Dec. 3, 2004.
HAVANA -- Cuban ballet dancers in white glide across the floor, executing an airy blend of pirouettes and back stretches. Within seconds, spectators are captivated, quickly forgetting what at first they couldn't overlook - most of the dancers weigh more than 200 pounds.
Venus Williams followed her sister Serena out of the Australian Open in the quarterfinals, both in losses to Serbian players.
NEW YORK - Oil prices reached a new high and sent stocks lower Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrials back below 10,000. But with trading on Wall Street light and losses only moderate, investors seemed to be coming to terms with near-$50 per barrel crude...
Freefor Networks announced today the official Beta launch of its network of 172 US websites, connecting local people to local businesses for free.
Blog: One analyst firm thinks Apple can juice up its iPod product lineup simply by releasing an iPhone without the phone or Internet capabilities.
NEW YORK  - Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. the world&#39;s biggest insurance broker, announced a radical overhaul of its business practices after learning it would not face criminal charges for allegedly deceiving its customers.
Over more than three centuries, more than 12 million Africans were loaded on ships, bound for the Americas to be slaves.
Glaxo expects that the impact of lower sales of its diabetes drug, Avandia, will help cause a drop of about 5 percent in earnings a share in 2008.
The No. 2 official in Japan's ruling party sharply criticized U.S. Democratic challenger John Kerry's North Korea policy Friday, adding that he hoped President Bush would be re-elected, media said.
The IRA has not contacted disarmament inspectors despite the looming deadline for reaching a Northern Ireland peace deal, Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley claimed today.
Il cipriota Marcos Baghdatis, testa di serie numero 10, si &egrave; qualificato per i quarti di fina...
A powerful earthquake, followed by strong aftershocks, has rocked a wide area of Japan, causing at least two deaths and more than 100 injuries.
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SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces stormed Samarra  on Friday and said nearly 100 guerrillas were killed in air  strikes and street-to-street combat during a major new American  offensive to wrest control of the Iraqi town.
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MARAGUNDON, Philippines - A powerful rainstorm triggered landslides and flash floods that killed nearly 340 people in the eastern Philippines, officials said yesterday.
GENOVA, 11 OTTOBRE 2004 - Alex Bellini, il montanaro di Aprica che vuole attraversare a remi l&#39;oceano Atlantico in solitaria. Aveva salutato amici e giornalisti dicendo &#39;&#39;ci vediamo tra cinque mesi&#39;&#39;, ma dopo
Explosions and heavy gunfire stopped Islamist politicians from entering a besieged Islamabad mosque on Saturday, on a mission to persuade a radical cleric to send out children among his hundreds of militant followers.
Now it's up to 35 contentious relatives whether Rupert Murdoch gets control of the Wall Street Journal.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Brussels on Sunday at the start of a European tour, with his international credibility badly tarnished by months of political chaos.
Simplicity Inc. is recalling about 1 million Chinese-made baby cribs which have been linked to at least two infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Friday.
By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- The consumer electronics arm of the Virgin Group is introducing a new 5-gigabyte hard-disk portable music player, bringing a powerful brand name in music to the increasingly crowded product space...
Does Senator Arlen Specter have a specter of a chance now that the emboldened conservative , Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council is out to stop his possible Chairmanship to the Senate Judiciary Committee?
Applied Digital Solutions is about to test Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interest in technology to implant radio chips in humans with an I.P.O. in its nascent business, the VeriChip Corporation.
Despite the arrival of three new top five albums, most notably Shyne&#39;s Godfather Buried Alive, Ashlee Simpson kept her chokehold on the top slot as her Autobiography sold 263,000 copies last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers ...
England opening bowler Matthew Hoggard took two wickets in an impressive second spell to cut short an attacking start by the South African batsmen on the third day of the fourth Test at the Wanderers Stadium.
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said yesterday it will no longer buy those high-risk home mortgages that it deems to be the most vulnerable to foreclosure. The move came amid a deteriorating market for subprime loans affected by slumping home prices and rising interest rates
A Chicago probate court judge Friday declared millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett dead five months after he disappeared while on a solo flight over the Nevada desert.
La Fiorentina ha svolto un allenamento tattico in vista della trasferta di Udine. Differenziato per ...
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday that Europe was &#39;&#39;not naive&#39;&#39; about Iran&#39;s nuclear plans and would ensure Tehran fulfils an obligation to freeze work that could lead to making nuclear weapons.
OTTAWA - Canada&#39;s highly successful price-control regime for prescription drugs could be at stake in the controversy over Internet drug exports, says Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh.
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Republican Mitt Romney, his family and supporters vowed to carry his campaign into the vote-rich Super Tuesday contests next week after narrowly losing Florida's primary to rival John McCain.
Any bets on a Friday launch? NASA has delayed launching the Shuttle Atlantis before Friday because of problems with one of the craft's fuel cells.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ATHENS -- As an outdoorsman who loves roaming rural Pennsylvania, Brendan Hansen surely knows the old line about the uninspired hound whose owner mutters, &quot;That dog won&#39;t hunt.&quot; ...
A statewide survey for flu vaccine found that Alabama health-care providers got about one-fourth of the flu vaccine they ordered and many high-risk Alabamians will have to do without their annual shots.
THE defiant taunts cascaded down from the Olympic stadium grandstands for minutes. &quot;Hellas, Hellas,&quot; followed by &quot;Kenteris, Kenteris&quot; - an angry display that held up the main event of Thursday&#39;s athletics program.
Nifty Icebergs, released by global warming from the icy embrace of Antarctica, have surprised scientists by playing host to many forms of life.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Also: 'Grand Theft Auto' makers blamed for triple killing.
BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
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Russia's embattled Yukos oil giant said it had partly suspended its deliveries to China because its legal troubles have left it without cash to pay transport and customs costs.
SPACEHAB, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SPAB), a leading provider of commercial  space services, announced today that its Astrotech Space Operations  subsidiary has been awarded a one-year contract extension for payload  processing services by United Launch Alliance (ULA).
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Watchdogs in the Netherlands have taken the first strike in an ongoing campaign against unsolicited e-mail by levying fines against three spammers.
The head of the Federal  Communications Commission expressed concern on Tuesday that the  credit crunch could hinder bidders in an upcoming government  auction of wireless airwaves.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week&#39;s highs, would
BHP Billiton must make a formal offer for Rio Tinto by 6 February or walk away, the UK's Takeover Panel says.
A Conservative MP is suspended from the party after being held on suspicion of assaulting his wife.
By Randy Ludlow, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 6--An Ohio University consultant has recovered interview notes and other documents behind its investigation of hacker thefts of personal data from campus computers.
RMD Entertainment Group (PINKSHEETS: RMDN) announced today that the first product that has been produced via their business relationship with Sul-Sol Records has been completed. Sul-Sol artist Raeshon put his debut in the can late yesterday afternoon after a gruelling 12 month recording process.
Back in 1991, a president named George Bush basked in a quick, low-cost victory in Iraq and declared, &quot;By God, we&#39;ve kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all.
iSore or iCandy? iDunno... Apple has announced that its much-anticipated iPhone product will launch on 29 June in the US. The date was given in a series of television adverts broadcast on Sunday, and was later officially supported in a statement by a spokesman for the California-based company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Cohen, Betsy  When Tammy Mildenstein joined the Peace Corps in 1997, she didn't set out to save the flying foxes of Subic Bay in the Philippines.  She didn't even know what a flying fox was.
A powerful bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Spain's Basque region in the early hours of Friday and caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles but no injuries, police said.
Teenagers who usually fall into bed at 2 a.m. each night and get up a few hours later to make their 8 a.m. classes are putting themselves at risk for more than chronic tiredness.
The federal government will stop seizing small amounts of lower-priced prescription medications mailed from Canada, officials said.
Slate writer Nick Douglas will be online to discuss the YouTube phenomena; with one Web site taking a monopoly over the online video, Douglas questions to what extent the Internet is still a equal publishing playing field, and what implications YouTube's domination over the online video world will hold.
Padraig Harrington is one shot off the pace after the first round of the Target World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in California.
It was obvious that the one-two punch of Opteron and then Intel&#39;s adoption of x86-64 would spell trouble for Itanium, and now HP, the (for all intents and purposes) originator of IA-64, has axed its Itanium 2 workstation line so that they can focus on
Americans mark Monday's Labor Day holiday with an economy growing, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. Yet some say the tepid pace of expansion means average workers are getting few of the benefits of economic growth.
Orlando \u00c2\u00b7 Florida&#39;s string of hurricanes this summer may have helped the state avoid another record year of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.
Criticism grows over the Government rescue of Northern Rock even as a run on it seems to have eased.
Construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site is to be suspended, the city's mayor says.
People injured in a nightclub fire are helped outside the nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Dec. 31, 2004. The fire swept through the crowded nightclub, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 200, police said Friday.
THE family of Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq, broke their silence yesterday as a new video of her was released.
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The United States plans to sell  Israel $319 million worth of air-launched bombs, including 500  \
Giving children antibiotics to ward off repeat urinary tract infections does not prevent the problem from returning and leads to infections that are resistant to the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
By Larry Altman STAFF WRITER  Editor's note: This is the third daily update on Dorothy the travelin' skunk's ride back to Torrance.  Dorothy, Reggie. Reggie, Dorothy.
The grandfather of stabbed schoolgirl Jessica Knight says she was so hurt he could barely recognise her.
Children are having the chance to play outdoors taken away from them, a group of experts warns.
Hole in forum software ISP PlusNet is warning customers who use its forums that their passwords could, theoretically, have been accessed by a hacker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility   studies on placing spies in news bureaus of two publications as   part of an investigation into leaks from its board, The New   York Times reported on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - Electronics manufacturers in China may be gearing up for another attempt to establish a proprietary optical disc format, although some analysts said such a move is unlikely to succeed. The DVD player makers plan to switch to EVD (enhanced versatile disc) in an attempt to avoid paying patent royalties on the DVD format, according to published reports. The world's largest producers of DVD players, Chinese electronics companies would use the format instead of standards such as MPEG-4. Last week, 20 top manufacturers including Haier announced their plans to switch from DVD to EVD entirely by 2008, according to a report in China Economic News. Getting foreign entertainment companies to adopt the new standard would be an uphill battle, however. China has attempted to introduce its own standards before, including S-VCD (Super Video Compact Disc) in the mid-1990s, and its own advanced telecommunications standard, TD-SCDMA. Both faced foreign resistance and a lack of broad support even within China. The move is most likely an attempt at reducing the royalties, according to industry observers. Chinese DVD manufacturers first made a push with EVD in 2003, but months later no players had appeared on the market in China or abroad. Consumer acceptance of an entirely new format will be difficult in both China and overseas. \
WASHINGTON -- A new Pentagon study paints a bleak picture of the prospects for creating democracy in the Middle East, declaring that US attempts to bring free elections to the Muslim world risk stoking internal religious conflicts and giving rise to further anti-American sentiments.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says there are new military plans to defeat the insurgency gripping Iraqi cities, and he says his government will hold elections in January as scheduled.
Gov. Mitt Romney, who is weighing a White House bid, signed an agreement Wednesday that allows Massachusetts State Police troopers to detain illegal aliens they encounter over the course of their normal duties.
Meet the transformers. No, they're not toy action figures or electrical components. They're candidates for president, and transformational leadership is their calling card.
The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in US interest rates this year.
On a rainy day in Canberra, John Howard today chose to cut and run to an October 9 election, seeking to avoid parliamentary scrutiny of his Children Overboard obfuscations - and
Nato's secretary general says the expulsion of western officials out of Afghanistan was \
Northwest Airlines is expanding services again in Indianapolis and has begun a new passenger service from Guangzhou, China, to its Tokyo hub.
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HONOLULU - Hiram L. Fong, a Chinese immigrants&#39; son who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the US Senate, died Wednesday. He was 97.
Las Vegas too expensive CES The organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show - where most forthcoming products are announced for the year - are scouting for a cheaper US city to stage the annual convention, local paper the Las Vegas Sun has claimed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As the Bucs began preparations for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s playoff game, there was perhaps more optimism surrounding the team than at any point since it won the Super Bowl nearly five years ago.
American Red Cross and Ask Jeeves Help Hurricane Victims  Ask Jeeves today announced that the Company has teamed with the American Red Cross to aid victims of the recent hurricanes and other disasters. Ask Jeeves has launched redcross.ask.com to offer people an easy way to help the Red Cross. Ask Jeeves ...
InfoWorld - Oracle has released the Windows version of its flagship 11g database, a few months after the company\u00c2\u00a0shipped the Linux version. Along with assorted performance improvements, the Windows release features beefed-up integration with Microsoft's platform on both the administrative and developer levels.
Borders Group Inc. , the  world&#39;s second-largest bookseller, on Tuesday posted a wider  quarterly loss as sales at established stores fell.
Might one of these be the next great multibagger?
TOKYO--Gamers will be able to download and play back MP3 files on the PlayStation Portable, a top Sony executive confirmed Thursday in an interview with Impress AV Watch.
Families stroll along cobblestone streets. City employees plant poinsettias in the tree-covered main square. Children dodge in and out of the crowd in a rowdy game of tag. The southern Mexican city of Oaxaca is visibly returning to normal after six months of protests and clashes that killed at least nine people.
Selected groups of patients are this week being notified about the results of a risk assessment exercise for blood plasma products.
A little-known actor has been cast as the new Superman, for a new adventure to be released in 2006. Brandon Routh, who has appeared in Will &amp; Grace and Cold Case has won the role after a massive search for a new actor to play the Man of Steel.
Ervin Santana pitched two-hit ball over 6 1-3 scoreless innings for his first win since June 9, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 Monday night.
In a bid to get consumers shopping early, the nation's retailers are serving up even more early bird specials on such items as TVs and toys, expanding their shopping hours and offering other enticements as they usher the official start of the holiday season on Friday.
A case before the European Court of Human Rights is being seen as a landmark that could force Poland to compensate Holocaust survivors and their descendants for their material losses.
With competitors avidly trying to nibble at the iPod&#39;s market share, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has released its ostensibly new and improved version.
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Three newspapers said this week they will drop Ann Coulter's column after the conservative author referred to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a \
Anthem Inc.&#39;s stockholders are waking up this morning with a new corporate name on their shares. Employees will get a voice-mail message saying they&#39;re now a part of a much bigger company -- the biggest by several measures.
Palestinians held in Israeli jails go on hunger strike to protest at conditions but Israel says they can \
An international team of scientists found evidence that Polynesians and Micronesians were more closely related to East Asians, and had few links to western Pacific islanders.
A team of doctors from the Children&#39;s Hospital of Wisconsin used an experimental treatment which included an induced coma in an attempt to save the girl&#39;s life.
Chinese media company  Sohu.com Inc on Monday said quarterly profits rose 148 percent,  fueled by record growth in advertising and online gaming in one  of the world's biggest Internet markets.
LONDON - British newspapers rapped French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday for reopening old wounds over Iraq on the eve of an official visit to Britain, but looked ahead to improved relations between the two European powers.
A French court on Friday ordered the detention of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel as the investigation into multi-billion dollar trading losses at Societe Generale bank widened with a second suspect held for questioning.
The federal Food and Drug Administration, the agency charged with protecting an American public that is more and more dependent on pharmaceuticals, has been falling down on its job.
The Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu has been detained, trying to enter Bethlehem in defiance of a travel ban. Mr Vanunu was released in April after 18 years in jail for disclosing details of Israel&#39;s nuclear weapons programme.
Sacramento International Airport is preparing for what could be the busiest air travel period since before September 11, 2001. Sacramento International has already seen a sharp increase in flights this year.
Jerry Lewis has reached a tentative settlement with two entertainment companies in his lawsuit over a proposed remake of his 1961 movie \
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The dollar fell to a seven-month low versus the yen and hovered just above a record low against the euro Monday as it resumed its slide amid concerns about the US ability to fund its current account gap.
Gautam Gambhir sets India on the way to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 international in Mumbai.
MOSUL, Iraq -- US and Iraqi troops stormed insurgent-held police stations and neighborhoods in this northern city Tuesday, retaking a number of sites seized last week by gunmen who rose up in support of militants in Fallujah.
The U.S. envoy to Sudan accused the country's government on Friday of resuming bombing civilian positions in its troubled Darfur region, and warned of a \
Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
RUESCHLIKON, Switzerland, Nov 7: After the nuns with guns portrayed by the environmental group Greenpeace, investment fund managers, bankers and the world's second largest reinsurer are turning into the new ...
SUHARTO-ERA army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was on the way to a landslide victory last night in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election, as he prepared to take the mantle of leadership from incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri and steer the nation
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Those two French journalists are still missing in Iraq, where they're being held by still another band of terrorists.
Cuba and Panama agree to restore ties after having talks on the sidelines of the Ibero-American summit.
No one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday
The UK might be \
TechWeb - A mobile phone coupon service from Silicon Valley startup could be the start of a new wave of mobile marketing.
In line with data protection laws The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has published guidance for schools on how to implement biometrics in line with data protection laws.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An appeals court agreed with a lower court decision that ruled VoIP is a data service and, as such, can&#39;t be regulated by states.
LONDON -- The officer, a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force, felt he had no choice. So he stood up in front of his squad of 30 to 40 people.
UK game firms face a testing time as they prepare for the next round of games consoles, the industry warns.
Washington, 10 ottobre 2004 - Il cinema &#39;made in Italy&#39; alla prova del pubblico degli Stati Uniti. In occasione del III Italian Film Fest in programma dal 12 al 17 ottobre, il circuito Loews Cineplex -che
President Bush's climate meeting opened Thursday with its main problem on full display: The biggest polluters &#151; industrialized and developing nations alike &#151; say their economies are more important than global warming.
Suspected insurgents burn Thai southern school    BANGKOK, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Suspected insurgents set fire to a school in Thai southern province of Yala early Wednesday, leaving more than 200 students with no place to study.
Stocks looked to open flat on  Wednesday as investors await Friday's job figures and stay  cautious as concerns loom about potential disruptions to the  Republican party's convention in New York this week.
A man is found alive weeks after getting lost inside a labyrinthine cave network in south-west France.
NEW YORK  - Gene therapy might one day be  an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new experiments  in mice suggest.
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THE pay dispute between Australia&#39;s players and cricket Australia has become deadlocked over the method of payment. Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Tim May claims there is no point continuing
Keeps the Sandman at bay If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re wondering why you rarely get a good night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sleep, then a group of boffins may have the answer: it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s because of your late-night mobile phone calls.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The New York Giants get a pair of key defensive stops late in the fourth quarter Sunday to hold on for a 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
The son of Egypt's president urged the nation to consider developing nuclear energy, a proposal that could help establish his own credentials as a serious politician and publicly distance him from the United States.
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Scientists have discovered that green and black tea prevents the development of Alzheimer&#39;s disease. Tests found that drinking tea regularly inhibits the activity of certain enzymes in the brain.
Shares of Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. rose 23 percent, the biggest gain since at least 1980, after an investment disclosed by Vornado Realty Trust highlighted the value of the retailer&#39;s real estate.
Kenya's new government and opposition clashed in parliament for the first time on Tuesday in a bad-tempered session reflecting deep bitterness over the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.

Alex Acker and Yakhouba Diawara each scored 19 points, Marvin Lea added a career-high 14 assists and Pepperdine held off Siena 87-72 Thursday in the loser's bracket of the BCA Invitational.
The man convicted of killing York backpacker Caroline Stuttle is appealing against his conviction.
The United Nations has broken undertakings to help end the kidnapping of children by the Lord&#39;s Resistance Army in Uganda, according to a report by a children&#39;s charity.
Spurred in part by mistakes made in reporting former NFL player Pat Tillman's death to his family, a congressional panel will hear testimony next week about what the military has done to improve how families are notified about service members killed in action.
A Christian group complained to the Federal Communications Commission about a TV station's investigation of a minister who committed suicide after the station taped him entering an adult bookstore.
French police said on Thursday they had arrested eight men they suspect of providing logistical support to al Qaeda's North African wing in Algeria, confirming a report in French newspaper Le Figaro.
Shares of AtheroGenics Inc. (AGIX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled 24 percent before the opening bell on Wednesday after the drug maker said a mid-stage clinical trial of its
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BEIJING  -Staff at a zoo in southwest China are in   mourning after a sleep-deprived panda dropped her two-day-old   baby and crushed it to death, local media reported on Friday.
Playing the kind of hard-nosed, harder-hitting defense that fallen teammate Sean Taylor was famous for, the Washington Redskins shut down Adrian Peterson and set up two early touchdowns with interceptions to take control of their playoff fate with a 32-21 victory over the sloppy Minnesota Vikings last night.
Todd Field\u00c2\u0092s superb film adaptation of the novel by Tom Perrotta result is challenging, accessible and hard to stop thinking about.
French President Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.
Microsoft will release the next version of its instant messaging and presence server, Office Live Communications Server, in December.
The World Health Organization said that a small but significant percentage of the main influenza virus causing illness this winter is resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.
BRUSSELS, Jul 20 (IPS) - The European Union&#39s only directly elected  institution is at loggerheads with the bloc&#39s 27 governments  over a measure officially designed to ensure that poor countries  have access to affordable medicines.
BUENOS AIRES  - At least 169 people have been killed and 375 injured in a fire at a Buenos Aires discotheque packed with about 2,000 teenagers celebrating the end of the school year, a city official said.
The global obesity epidemic is completely out of control, with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric was due  to travel to Najaf on Thursday after making a surprise return  to the country to try to end bitter fighting creeping ever  closer to the city's holiest shrine.
AUBURN, Ala. -- If there is such a thing as a knockout blow this early the national championship race, Junior Rosegreen delivered it.
British Airways today announced the cancellation of almost 1,000 flights over the next three months in an effort to ease congestion at Heathrow, one of the world&#39;s busiest airports.
A Pentagon report rejects the idea that intelligence gathered by a secret military unit could have been used to stop the Sept. 11 hijackings.
New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill spent much of his free time and his NFL paycheck helping loved ones in New Orleans rebuild in the hurricane-damaged city where he grew up. However, the former LSU star's latest visit home for Memorial Day weekend turned tragic when he and a female friend ventured out on Lake Pontchartrain on a jet ski without life vests Sunday night.
R&B singer Usher leads the race for the Billboard awards with nominations in 13 categories.
The announcement was made as the mobile industry gears up for one of its biggest U.S. trade shows, CTIA.
Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in a war against Iraqi Shiites if the United States withdraws from Iraq, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing American and Arab diplomats.
Carl Krauser scored a career-high 28 points and No. 11 Pittsburgh held off Penn State flurries in each half for an 84-71 victory yesterday in State College, Pa., and the Panthers' third 7-0 start in as many seasons. The Panthers beat the Nittany Lions (5-4) for a fourth consecutive season in an intrastate series that has continued despite an interruption ...
A US Marine who disappeared in Iraq and then showed up in a purported hostage video before later appearing as a free man in Lebanon, is being charged with desertion, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
The wife of the key suspect in the slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine waited almost 24 hours after learning of the woman's death to go to authorities, according to court documents released Thursday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is taking a huge political risk in ordering the pullout of settlers from the Gaza Strip. It is a gamble worth taking.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear programme was the only alternative to \
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and his deputy Kumar Sangakkara revived the hosts after England's double strikes in the third and final Test here on Tuesday.
EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen is to launch a new plan to boost growth across the European Union next month.
Hertfordshire Police discipline 100 senior officers, other ranks and civilian staff for distributing a \
Japan plans to call on Beijing to jointly set up a food safety council following a massive recall of Chinese-made food after hundreds of Japanese said they fell ill from dumplings, a report said Saturday.
In a world where politicians are usually cast as villains and sinners, Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere may yet turn out to be a saint.
Perl 5.10, the first revamp of the quick-and-dirty open-source programming language project in five years, pilfers some features from Perl 6.
(Source: Lefthand Networks) Learn how the combination of a virtualized server environment and virtualized iSCSI storage with LeftHand's SAN/iQ can be used to simplify IT operations and allow IT organizations to respond faster to changing business demands.
A piece of toast said to bear a picture of the Virgin Mary has sold on the internet for a whopping $28,000. It&#39;s actually a toasted cheese sandwich that was made 10 years ago, and the burn marks on it look like the Biblical figure.
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IBM\u00c2\u00a0 is rolling out a new set of financing options that it hopes will increase its sales to SMB (small and medium business) customers by simplifying the financing process.
Net income in the fiscal first-quarter rose to $509 million, from $440 million a year earlier, while revenue rose seven percent to $2.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The US Department of Labor&#39;s revamped overtime rules take effect Monday. Free! Sign up here to receive our SiteWatcher e-Newsletter!
A man is stabbed to death in his home by an intruder who police believe could have been a burglar.
The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) records its largest single day gain, surging to a historic new high.
At a Republican gathering in the heart of the nation's largest Jewish community, GOP strategists are trying to chip away at the long-standing bond between the Democratic Party and American Jews.
Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires: a year after Katrina, a tour of the American hazardscape shows that we haven't learned much
Polls opened in New York City Tuesday as voting got underway in the historic 24-state nominating clash to decide Democratic and Republican presidential candidates for the White House.
VALANJOU, France  - The village church and its steeple have dominated the skyline of rural France for centuries, surviving feuding warlords, foreign invasion and the upheavals of the French Revolution.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Myanmar&#39;s detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is an attempt by the ruling junta to prevent possible political violence.
Google Inc. has added more video and other bonus features for users of its popular three-dimensional mapping software to unearth even more information about destinations around the world.
As Barry Bonds stood in the on-deck circle at Miller Park on Thursday afternoon, he gazed upon the thousands who had come to see him hit a ball into the seats, and he recognized a face from home.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.
February 15 2005 1910CET - Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on Tuesday attended a regional conference organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Budapest.
Susan Sontag, a leading intellectual and activist of the past half century who introduced the concept of \
Inquests into the deaths of four of the five prostitutes murdered by a feared serial killer in eastern England were set to be opened as police continue questioning two suspects.
Michael Strahan vowed Tuesday to return to the New York Giants better than ever next year after surgery to repair a torn chest muscle.
Britain&#39;S Georgina Harland salvaged a precious bronze from the wreckage of a terrible start in the modern pentathlon here yesterday.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's endorsement of John McCain for president is a boon for McCain \u00c2\u0097 as long as the state's budget crisis is resolved peacefully.
WASHINGTON The man who led the Roman Catholic Church in the nation&#39;s capital for 20 years has died. Cardinal James Hickey -- who was ordained a Catholic priest 58 years ago -- died this morning at a nursing home in Washington.
The Atlanta Falcons may not play quarterback Michael Vick on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but they will pay him in plenty of time for their star to finish his Christmas shopping.
At least four bombs exploded at a luxury hotel in the Nepalese capital on Monday after it defied leftist-rebel orders to shut down, police said.
DONETSK, Ukraine  - A sudden release of gas in a   colliery killed 13 miners and injured more than 60 on Wednesday   in the heart of eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield, officials   said.
Ford Motor Co.  has hired investment banks to help it explore options including a sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover European luxury brands, sources familiar with the matter said, as several companies ruled themselves out from bidding.
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Attorney general nominee Alberto R. Gonzales told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that any form of torture by U.S. personnel is illegal, according to new documents released Tuesday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he planned to hold talks with Colombia's FARC guerrillas in Venezuela in an attempt to break a stalemate on freeing kidnap victims held for years by the Marxist rebels.
At least four people have been killed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, when a suicide bomber shot his way into a Shiite Muslim mosque, and detonated his explosives.
BUENOS AIRES, March 9 -- Argentina provided the microphone, the stadium and thousands of fired-up spectators in the mood to hear some thunderous, fist-pumping, anti-American sloganeering. Venezuela's Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez took care of the rest.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged Kenya's party leaders to consider some form of national unity or coalition government to end the deadly crisis gripping the east African country.
Energy-saving light bulbs could trigger migraines, say campaigners.

Lower-than-expected sales at Cisco Systems Inc. sent tech stocks tumbling Wednesday while the overall market was little changed after the Federal Reserve announced a widely expected interest rate hike.
Conservationists and scientists scrambled Tuesday to determine what has killed at least 50 critically endangered crocodile-like reptiles in recent weeks in a river sanctuary in central India.
The severe drought in Australia dents profits at the country's troubled wheat exporting business.
United States Steel Corp. is buying the Canadian steel maker Stelco Inc. for about $1.1 billion in a move expected to bolster its position as a supplier to the North American automotive industry.
In one of his box-of-chocolates moments, Manny Ramirez served up a surprise when he was asked if he had ever played for a better team than the 2004 Red Sox.
Habitat for Humanity International has built homes all over the world. But now it has some work to do in its own backyard: A twister cut a devastating path through the organization's hometown last week.
Vijay Singh shoots a 68 to widen his lead over Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship, putting him one round from his sixth victory of the year and the No. 1 ranking in the world.
Standard & Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and the Moody\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposals to restore the credibility of their ratings have met with skepticism from some of their toughest critics.
Windows Vista might be robbing the spotlight, but Microsoft has moved forward with other new product launches this week. On Thursday, Redmond announced new software that aims to make servers more secure.
Aid agency CARE International stops work in the wake of the kidnapping of Margaret Hassan in Baghdad.
By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.
Five Indiana Pacers players and three fans charged in one of the most violent melees in NBA history appeared in court Tuesday &#151; each at a separate hearing &#151; and were released on bond.
Pomeriggio di studi su \u00c2\u0093Comunicazione, cultura e teologia: una mediazione interdisciplinare\u00c2\u0094 alla Pontificia Universit\u00c3\u00a0 Gregoriana Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Teologia, comunicazione e cultura: quale mediazione? L\u00c2\u0092 \u00c2\u0093ansia comunicativa\u00c2\u0094 del nostro tempo impone un confronto di ritmi, metodi e stili. Mentre si rincorrono le proposte di nuovi modelli di teologia \u00c2\u0093comunicativa\u00c2\u0094, il lingu...
A well-known Indian politician, Amar Mani Tripathi, is found guilty of conspiring to murder his pregnant mistress.
Now that salmonella has been confirmed in the company's peanut butter, the work begins on disposing of the product and building back consumer trust
Alas, we&#39;re not quite over the rainbow, either. Not with &quot;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.&quot;. More&#39;s the pity, because this groundbreaking sci-fi romp wants so desperately to fly high -- as high as writer-director Kerry Conran&#39;s imagination.
The U.S. couple accused of sexually abusing minors at a nudist colony in Brazil are hopeful they will be cleared and released, though Brazilian authorities were awarded more time to investigate them, their lawyer said Monday.
Sunday brought no progress on commencing negotiations in the bus drivers' strike that started in Helsinki last Tuesday and has now spread to hamper public transport in eight Finnish cities.
The United States team wasn&#39;t able to stop the juggernaut that is the partnership of Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer, but little else slowed it down in a record-setting
Single click porn, blockbusters, and TV shows Here comes BitTorrent 2.0. Researchers at the Delft University of Technology and De Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam recently unveiled the latest version of a new-age BitTorrent client known as Tribler, part of an effort to \
The new-age movie &quot;Peaceful  Warrior&quot; may have died at the box office last year, but its  producers hope it still has some fight left in it.
Felix Magath, allenatore del Bayern Monaco, prossimo avversario dell'Inter nel gruppo B della Champi...
A new approach for producing embryonic stem cells faces considerable hurdles, executives from stem cell companies said.
A VIRUS WRITER has decided that the wants to see the look on your face when you discover your computer is infected by his handiwork.
J. D. Drew was Boston\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surprising hero, as the $70 million free agent whose performance frustrated fans, hit a grand slam to propel the Red Sox.
Curt Schilling didn't shed his blood on the mound in vain Sunday night.
Bosnian Muslims voice  disappointment after the top UN court clears Serbia of genocide in the Bosnian war.
An art collector wins a court battle over the ownership of four valuable paintings stolen from his home in 1978.
A rumoured move by former England captain David Beckham from Real Madrid to a club in the United States would be a &quot;marriage made in heaven&quot;, according to a US Major League Soccer official.
Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen helped bring the Internet to the masses during the 1990s. Now the Netscape Communications co-founder is trying to help Web surfers build online communities outside the walls of social networking leaders MySpace.com and Facebook.com.
A director of the Oracle Corporation testified that the company's $7.7 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft might not be the final offer.
The Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday as stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after disappointing earnings at U.S. firms, while Sony Corp. issued a profit warning after the close.
William Kennedy Smith said Monday he has resigned from the humanitarian group he founded while he fights sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee.
The Nikkei rose 1.13 percent on Thursday  as Advantest Corp. (6857.T) and other blue chips gained on the  view that they had fallen too far in a six-week tumble, but  worries about the U.S. economy limited rises.
Voice of Africa Radio has been set up in East London to broadcast entertainment, information and political, economic and social news about Africa to Africans, especially those living in the United Kingdom and ...
I want my Volpi TV Joost is wooing former Cisco senior executive Mike Volpi to take the reigns as CEO of the online video service, according to reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Companies disclosed a flurry of new security breaches, highlighting the need for IT managers to focus more on securing their data -- not just their corporate networks.
That the rival shows in both cities harm each other by their proximity -- De la Prada dubs the rivalry the great war -- appears not to be a source of worry.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more staff on nights and weekends, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Iran's president on Sunday said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program and called allegations Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons a \
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Three members of the new lineup are 2.6GHz chips designed to require a maximum 68 watts of power, compared to 95 watts for the standard versions of the chips.
NEW YORK  - Eating half of a grapefruit  three times per day before meals appears to help people shed  unwanted pounds, according to new study findings reported this  week.
In the wake of revelations about corruption in the UN oil-for-food program, right-wing columnists and lawmakers are calling for the resignation of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Like Australia&#39;s recent election, the American election was a study in contrasting campaign styles and issues. In both elections a conservative incumbent, who was loathed by elites, triumphed on the day.
San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds told a grand jury last year that he unknowingly  used substances at the heart of the BALCO steroid scandal, the  San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday.
Rejecting the national pharmacare plan favoured by the provinces, federal health minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he&#39;s confident a strategy is still in the works.
Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left Friday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.
Crude oil rose to a three-week high as Statoil ASA, Norway&#39;s largest oil company, said it couldn&#39;t predict when 205,000 barrels a day of production at two North Sea fields will resume.
Fighting in Darfur is escalating and the Sudanese region could face a new upsurge in violence despite efforts by the U.N. Security Council and others, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the Israeli Army to prepare itself for an evacuation under fire from the Gaza Strip where a Palestinian militant was shot dead in a botched bombing Sunday.
President Bush said Sunday that the U.S will work with its allies to try to prevent violent clashes after the anticipated declaration of independence by Kosovo.
An Indian state on Friday rejected a proposal by prostitutes to pay tax to the government in return for stopping police raids on brothels and checks on soliciting clients.
Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles, and a weak dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, dealers said.
Under election-year pressure,  President Bush said on Wednesday he supported giving \
Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.
Venezuela will reinforce security measures after a branch of al Qaeda called for attacks on suppliers of oil to the United States, the defense minister said on Thursday.
Two famous (or infamous) stock pickers \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Henry M. Blodget and James J. Cramer \u00e2\u0080\u0094 took potshots at each other recently.
By MARK SHERMAN  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court sided with developers and the Bush administration Monday in a dispute with environmentalists over protecting endangered species.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most promising malaria vaccine has been shown to work in infants less than a year old, the most vulnerable group.
Chris Bosh's career night was better than Dwight Howard's. Bosh scored a career-high 41 points and outplayed Howard in a matchup of All-Star big men as the Toronto Raptors won their season-high fourth straight with a 113-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
BAGHDAD - Two US helicopters were shot down near Fallujah on Thursday as fighting in the insurgent stronghold continued. Military officials said the Super Cobra helicopters were shot down in separate incidents and the crew members have been rescued.
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The Republican Party nominated President Bush for a second four-year term in the White House on Tuesday with a ringing call for his re-election
I'm not a terrorist and you know zip about net security The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website has not been hacked by identity thieves, despite appearances to the contrary.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
HOME Secretary David Blunkett last night admitted he had been wrong to give a rail warrant intended for MPs&#39; spouses to his married lover Kimberly Quinn, and vowed to repay the cost of the train ticket.
WASHINGTON - Russian authorities are investigating whether President Vladimir Putin was the target of a possible terrorist attack during this week&#39;s twin air crashes, The Post has learned.
England forward Aaron Lennon could miss upcoming Euro 2008 fixtures because of a knee injury suffered in training on Friday.
Russia on Monday sharply criticized a monument honoring Estonians who fought in the German army against Soviet troops during World War II, calling it a disgraceful glorification of Nazis and urging the European Union and NATO to take notice.
The International Accounting Standards Committee has been pressured by some European politicians who want the board to be more accountable to governments.
Oliver Stone, America&#39;s most controversial, Oscar-winning filmmaker, is waging war on the box office this weekend with ``Alexander,&#39;&#39; a violent, sexually combustible, nearly three-hour epic.
Tom Petty says he's not much of a football fan, but playing the Super Bowl halftime show was an offer he couldn't refuse.
Three CD players hidden under a cathedral's pews blared sexually explicit language in the middle of an Ash Wednesday Mass, leading a bomb squad to detonate two of the devices.
Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
Jan Nowak-Jezioranski - a wartime Polish underground courier and post-war radio broadcaster dies aged 91.
3 ETF sponsors offer state-specific muni funds.
By Steve Lawson  BIG news from Sony Ericsson, this week, with two cracking new phones unveiled.  First comes the exciting new Walkman music phone, the W960.
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Today's mixed bag of a press review covers, among other topics, the acquittal of a terror suspect by a German court, the Russian shot-putter stripped of her gold medal in Athens and a Georgian disco.
If the cost of sequencing a human genome can drop to $1,000 or below, experts say it would start to become feasible to tell what diseases people might be at risk for.
Prosecutors said on Thursday they would not seek the death penalty for four New Orleans police officers charged with shooting dead two people on a bridge shortly after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city.
New England boss Steve McClaren insists he will not be afraid to make more tough decisions after he swung the axe on David Beckham's international career.
Ministro Fioroni le invia una lettera di felicitazioni
A British man held hostage in Iraq appeared in a video on Wednesday, chained and distraught, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to save his life by meeting his captors' demands to release Iraqi women from jail.
By Clare Shine  Not just a playground for tourists, the Mediterranean is a shared space of vast complexity  with problems to match. A coastline of 46,000 kilometers, or 28,600 miles, including its many islands, is shared by 22 countries.
Toyota made its first official on-track appearance Monday, with Bill Elliott, Michael Waltrip and Dave Blaney all piloting Camrys in NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow test at Michigan International Speedway.
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On May 2, 1932, Taimi Pitkanen's photo appeared on the cover of The Sudbury Star along with several bandaged Finnish men, all of whom had the boots put to them by the local police force.
SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush sealed a deal with Brazil on Friday morning intended to promote international production of ethanol, opening a six-day tour of Latin America dedicated to renewing U.S. commitment to a region that has become estranged from Washington in recent years.
Stock markets around the world plummeted today in a wave of selling set off by a plunge in China.
the palace in the run-down capital on Wednesday, although it was not known if it was connected to the visit. UN troops guarding the palace also opened fire.
Tall, handsome and delicious looking\u00c2\u0085Girls can kill for his dimpled smile Italian import, Dino Morea
Tickets for baseball in Washington went on sale at 12:01 a.m. Thursday through a Web site established by Major League Baseball.
New Jersey officially said Monday that it has \
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If some children seem like they  were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.
Presidential candidate John Kerry may have won a few votes during his tour of neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Charley, but he said &#151; as any politician must &#151; that strengthening support in a battleground state was not the reason for his visit.
MBIA Inc. (MBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a leading US bond insurer, on Tuesday reported a 2.3 percent drop in third-quarter earnings as investor demand
A woman was injured when a parcel bomb exploded at Britain's national driving licence authority offices in south Wales, police said, the third such blast in three days.
LONDON: The leader of the British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, was arrested early Monday on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred, his party said.
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BMW plans to boost sales to more than 2 million cars by 2020, while pushing through cost savings worth 6bn euros.
Peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's Darfur conflict are set to open in Libya, but key rebel groups will not be there.
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Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC today announced the sale of www.WorldNetCast.com,  one of the world's premier Internet television  networks, with a geocentric TV strategy driven by 775 location-based TV  channels.
Patients and staff have been evacuated from the Royal Marsden hospital in west London as firefighters tackle a major blaze
Like so many Tennessee defenders, the questions kept coming and coming at Georgia quarterback David Greene after Saturday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 19-14 loss to the Volunteers.
Discworld creator and bestselling fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett declared that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. But the books, he says, will keep coming.
Connecticut's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift an order protecting a serial killer and clear the way for New England's first execution in 45 years to take place early Saturday.
TOULOUSE, France  - European plane maker Airbus will sell all or part of six of its 16 production sites and slash 10,000 jobs at the company and its suppliers as part of a restructuring plan to cut costs and deal with the decline of the dollar, a leading trade union said.
A Canadian al-Qaeda suspect arrested in 2002 is due to be sentenced in the US, in a case shrouded in secrecy.
How automakers will reach 35 mpg: Smaller engines, lighter cars and lots of turbocharged diesels and hybrids.
Sweetness and whimsy fill the screen to capacity in \u00e2\u0080\u009cI\u00e2\u0080\u0099m Reed Fish,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a rural coming-of-age tale that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s so laid-back that its cast is almost horizontal.
Poche parole di Massimo Moratti al termine del vittorioso derby sul Milan. Sulla partita: ''E' stata...
MORE than 100 people were hospitalised with smoke inhalation after a major fire today during the premiere of a horror film at a movie complex in an Istanbul shopping mall.
ISPs urgently need to roll out the next generation of net addresses, says internet pioneer Vint Cerf.
Media company Landmark Communications said on Thursday it was exploring the sale of its publishing and television businesses including cable network The Weather Channel.
A North Carolina man and his sister became the first two people convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail.
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InfoWorld - I just love how many Web sites take my complex, hard-to-guess password and make it as easy to crack as guessing my favorite color or the city of my birth. It seems nearly every Web site comes with user-accessible, self-service, password reset questions, and nearly all of those same sites make resetting or obtaining my password magnitudes easier than actually knowing my correct password. Thanks.
WASHINGTON (CP) - In the last televised debate of the US election campaign on Wednesday, President George W. Bush and John Kerry each hoped to break the deadlock gripping the race.
ING, the Dutch bank which bought Baring in 1995 for \u00c2\u00a31 after rogue trader Nick Leeson ran up losses of more than \u00c2\u00a3800m, ending its use of the Baring name.

Opening a film with a small child straining on a toilet and talking about poop isn\u00c2\u0092t just a bad idea; it\u00c2\u0092s an invitation to unfortunate metaphor.
Democratic 2008 presidential hopefuls prepared to lock horns Sunday in a potentially pivotal campaign debate that could help define the still-unsettled White House field.
President Bush, urging the Senate to pass the line-item veto, on Tuesday criticized House Democrats who didn&#039;t back the measure even though they&#039;ve called for federal spending restraint.
Public transit strikes, a fact of life in France, would no longer force trains and buses to a complete halt under a controversial bill presented to parliament Tuesday.
The Libyan Supreme Court began hearing an appeal on Wednesday by six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with HIV in the final stage of a trial that has affected Libya's ties with the West.
A writer forced into hiding after her play prompted rioting by Sikh protesters defends her work.
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It may take decades to change anti-American feelings around the world that have been aggravated by war in Iraq, U.S. policy toward Israel and America's \
Steve Spurrier took over at South Carolina yesterday, returning to the college ranks after a three-year absence. The former Washington Redskins coach replaces Lou Holtz, who retired Monday.
Three finalists with robotic climbers are competing to win $500,000 from NASA.
Islamabad - At least 17 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine near Pakistan&#39;s eastern city of Jehlum early on Saturday, police said.
Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur &#151; the same one that got Isaiah Washington of \
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President Bush on Thursday added eight more countries to a U.S. initiative aimed at combatting malaria in Africa and reducing the disease's mortality rate by 50 percent in targeted nations.
Kevin Harvick, driving a Chevrolet, won the Daytona 500 after a close, accident-filled finish to the race on Sunday.
News International, the publisher of the Sun, Times and News of the World newspapers, is to relocate its print works from Wapping to Enfield in north London.
Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she was moving closer to clinching a power-sharing deal with embattled President Pervez Musharraf.
[World News]: London, Dec 29 : The earthquake responsible for the Asian tsunami was so powerful that it might have changed the local geography, shifting islands and the mainland of Sumatra by as much as 36 metres, according to American seismologists.
A taxi driver is just \u00c2\u00a360 better off after suing the parents of a student who died after he was hit by his cab.
[World News]: Kabul, Nov.20 : A court in Kabul has sentenced an Afghan man to death for killing four journalists, including two from the Reuters news agency.
Since finishing third in last year's Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, Gators N Bears has developed into one of the fastest horses on the east coast.
Michael Jackson was in stable  condition and under observation on Wednesday at the California  hospital where he was taken after suffering flu-like symptoms  that suspended his child-molestation trial, a hospital  spokesman said.
The Green Bay Packers hope veteran quarterback Brett Favre will be fit to play the Seattle Seahawks on Monday after injuring his elbow in Sunday's loss to the New England Patriots.
What once looked a like a promising Denver Nuggets season rapidly is going into the deep freeze. On Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, the Nuggets were crushed by, egads, the Seattle SuperSonics 108-88.
HOLLYWOOD stars Brad Pitt (above, left) and Matt Damon (right) had to hotfoot out of Claridges Hotel yesterday after a fire broke out in Gordon Ramsay&#39;s restaurant.
Two key economic indicators were released on Wednesday causing investors to worry whether the Fed will cut rates at its next meeting on Jan. 30.
The Maine National Guard is giving life-size pictures of soldiers to the families of deployed guard members to help them connect with their missing relative.
FAT32-formatted whopper IFA 06 Solid-state memory specialist Pretec has unveiled what it claims is the highest capacity SD card in the universe. Beyond that, who can say? We can be clear, however, on one point: the card contains 8GB of raw, information data storage capacity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Champions Chelsea face Liverpool  while leaders Man Utd are up against Arsenal in Sunday's two heavyweight Premiership fixtures.
The most effective way to used AIDS   drugs in South Africa would be to concentrate on cities,   although this might also be the least ethical approach, an   international team of researchers said on Monday.
DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice strongly urged Sudan on Friday to accept a \
Yahoo called Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $44.6 billion takeover offer too low, and said it would continue to evaluate all its options.
A giant sculpture of a spider by artist Louise Bourgeois is donated to London's Tate Modern gallery.
Panamanian investigators have concluded that at least 174 people were poisoned, 115 of them fatally, by counterfeit cold medicine linked to an unlicensed Chinese chemical plant.
Echoing the Justice Department&#39;s consent Monday, the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday granted approval of the $41 billion buyout under the condition that Cingular divest itself of some network assets.
MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace.
Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the animals, scientists said on Thursday.
U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces have killed up to 30 Taliban fighters as they tried to escape on a boat from a battle in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan government spokesman said on Tuesday.
BT has entered an agreement with Research In Motion to offer co-branded BlackBerry 7230 and 7730 handhelds to its corporate customer base.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson is being prepared by his defense team to possibly take the witness stand in his own defense, according to a Bay Area attorney who said today he spent several hours questioning
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Scania AB rejected a 9.6 billion euro ($12.2 billion) takeover offer from Germany's MAN AG on Monday, while one of the Swedish truckmaker's primary shareholders said the offer did not reflect the company's true value.
Adobe's Creative Suite 3 programs are not fully tested with 'Leopard.'
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Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost $4m (\u00c2\u00a32.2) after a three-day auction in New York.
Is the traditional puzzle cube any better with lights and games built in? Plus: Romantic geeks can now exchange binary wedding bands. In Gadget Lab.
David E. I. Pyott, president and chief executive of Allergan, discussed the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recent developments.
The official Xinhua News Agency defended controls on foreign news agencies' access to China's media market, saying it won't seek to profit from its new monopoly and promising that financial firms will continue to receive economic information.
Put the three letters together and they don't spell a word, but in football-speak, no explanation is needed. The YAC - a.k.a. yards after catch - can be a quarterback's best friend.
GAZA CITY : The armed wing of the hardline Palestinian movement Hamas threatened to take aim at Israeli targets abroad after one of its founders was killed in a Damascus car bombing blamed on Israel.
Los Angeles, 23 dicembre 2004 - L&#39;ex marito di Jennifer Lopez ha fatto causa alla pop star chidendole i danni per essere stato licenziato ingiustamente. Ojani Noa, un cameriere che \u00c3\u00a8 stato sposato con la
'Touch the Invisible Sky' NASA today released Touch the Invisible Sky, a 60-page book using 28 embossed images from its Great Observatories, coupled with large-print and braille text to bring the \
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been in and out of rehab as she struggles to recover from alcohol and drug abuse, has been spotted with an electronic tag that warns her if she is drinking too much.
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Online social networking phenomenon Facebook Inc said on Monday its backers have created an unusual $10 million fund to dole out grants to start-ups with ideas for innovative Facebook applications.
Hundreds of inmates of Welsh prisons could be safely managed in the community, it is claimed.
Scientists have discovered a \
The Rockies were already in a fine pickle well before the Red Sox came to the plate in the fifth inning of last night's World Series opener.
By Terry Murden  FORMER Radio One disc jockey Mark Page is casting an eye over River FM, the Livingston-based radio station, which is seeking a buyer.
U.S. Treasuries pared gains on Wednesday  as investors read the latest U.S. durable goods orders as  mildly positive despite lower-than-expected headline numbers.
Doppio allenamento per il Modena, con mattinata dedicata all'atletica tra campo e palestra  e pomeri...
Dell has taken an aggressive pricing strategy in its competition with Apple in the music player space. Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox reported in his
WASHINGTON Supporters of a major rewrite of corporate tax law are optimistic they&#39;ll be able to complete congressional action this week on legislation needed to end a bitter trade fight with Europe.
ISLAMABAD, October 27 (Online): Mr. Amanullah Khan, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has lauded President Pervez Musharraf on accepting complete independence of Kashmir as an acceptable solution of the Issue and said that it was for the
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. yesterday launched a voter registration drive aimed at its 1.3 million U.S. employees in what it describes as the largest such effort by a private company.
FRANKFURT, Oct 9  - Germany&#39;s Deutsche Telekom is to reintegrate its Internet arm T-Online, Europe&#39;s largest Internet provider, via a swap for Telekom shares and a share buyback offer, the company said Saturday.
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday marked the opening of the new American Indian National Museum, saying it will serve as a powerful reminder of the spirit and vitality of peoples native to the nation.   \
ABUJA: Peace talks between the Sudanese government and two rebel groups from the war-torn Darfur region were adjourned for a month on Wednesday, one day after the warring parties struck a deal to end hostilities.
RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 28 -- President Bush today said NATO countries need to boost their ability and willingness to battle extremism in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, arguing that the World War II-era alliance has a modern role in helping democracy take root there and elsewhere.
The dollar lost some of the ground it  had gained this week after mixed data on U.S. durable goods  orders did little to alter market perceptions on the strength  of the economy or expectations about Fed rate hikes.
By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry swapped charges over a looming shortage of flu vaccine and the future of Social Security as they
PORTO, Portugal  - European Union finance ministers and central bankers agreed on Saturday to step up co-operation among themselves to improve their handling of cross-border financial crises.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  Iraq&#39;s National Conference refused Wednesday to send a second delegation to the holy city of Najaf to negotiate an end to fighting between US troops and loyalists of radical cleric ...
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United Plc to 27.63 percent from 25.3 percent, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, heightening speculation that he will bid for them.
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The Boston Red Sox are to send hobbled star Curt Schilling to the mound Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, whose 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven AL championship series is down to 3-2 after back-to-back marathon games. But rain in the forecast could make for another long night of delays or earn both teams some much needed rest.
L'Italia non \u00c3\u00a8 triste ma \u00c3\u00a8 solo schifata                                                                                    di EUGENIO SCALFARI
Paul Martin scored two goals in an NHL game for the first time and the New Jersey Devils routed the Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 on Saturday night.
Researchers say they have pinpointed six common genetic variations that may cause heart disease and the discovery may help to predict who is at greatest risk.
Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the growing US budget deficit might destabilize the economy. Fed Governor Susan Bies says Congress spends like it&#39;s dipping into a &quot;a cookie jar.
Sir Alex Ferguson believes the last-ditch win his side claimed over Reading was exactly the kind of victory that proves critical at the end of Premier League campaigns.
Norway's Thor Hushovd powers home in a bunch sprint to take victory in stage four of the Tour de France.
European Union transport ministers approve a plan to make airlines part of a carbon trading scheme.
Melvin Spears was hired as Grambling State's coach Thursday after serving on an interim basis last season.
The three candidates in Zimbabwe's presidential elections formally submitted their nomination papers on Friday at a special court in the capital Harare.
British troops moved from Basra on Wednesday to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.
All 24 people on board a helicopter   chartered by conservation group WWF in Nepal were killed after   the aircraft crashed in bad weather two days ago, officials   said on Monday.
Zhao Ziyang, a Chinese reformist  toppled as Communist Party chief in 1989 for opposing an army  crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, died in  hospital Monday, his family said. He was 85.
As soon as the halftime buzzer sounded last night , Doc Rivers started a very public argument with Wally Szczerbiak . The two could be seen and heard yelling at each other as the Celtics headed to the locker room, Rivers appearing to criticize Szczerbiak for what the coach thought was a missed defensive assignment.
The Census Bureau will have to abandon years of work it has conducted on a household survey that is intended to replace the long form in the 2010 census unless Congress acts soon to provide adequate funding for the project, the agency's director said on Tuesday.
Aid workers continue to struggle to provide relief in the flood zone of northern Haiti. Massive flooding in the city of Gonaives earlier this week claimed more than 1,000 lives, and about 1,200 others are still missing.
The Hague, Nov. 7: India did not expect any hiccups in its relationship with the US after the re-election of George W. Bush to the presidency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.
Jose Canseco wrote the book that helped persuade baseball to toughen its steroids policy, and he insists there&#039;s much more damaging information to come.
CALGARY - Oil prices rose to their second-highest closing price on record yesterday, a final gift from Hurricane Ivan, which ravaged the US Gulf Coast last week, cutting oil imports south of the border and destroying key production facilities.
If the film festival in Telluride seems to exist on a higher plane than Cannes, Toronto or Sundance, this is not just a matter of altitude.
U.S. specialty apparel retailers saw  sales rise 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower-end of  expectations, according to data released on Tuesday by  SpendingPulse.
House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges.
The Supreme Court declared the results of Ukraine's disputed presidential runoff election invalid today and ruled that the runoff should be repeated on Dec.
The bombing of Australia&#39;s embassy in Jakarta has shaken many Australians into believing that we&#39;re now the definite target of terrorists.
By DAVE PHILIPPS THE GAZETTE  This spring Colorado Springs will wrestle with an issue dozens of cities have already tackled: how to strike a balance between letting the public visit city-owned reservoirs and protecting drinking water.
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz will not play this winter with the Escogido Lions in his native Dominican Republic because of a nagging injury in his right shoulder.
A Coon Rapids High School graduate has received international recognition for her role in launching the first Arab-American literary magazine in the United States.
One day, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was on the road to a Triple Crown. A day later, he was on a long and perilous road to recovery.
A US government commission looking into the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq is set to  publish its findings.
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A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney lied to the FBI because he was worried he might face criminal charges for blowing a CIA employee's cover, prosecutors said on Tuesday as his perjury trial drew to a close.
British finance minister Gordon Brown will on Thursday call for more money to be put into a United Nations global emergency fund so that it can better respond to humanitarian crises.
The popular, outspoken head of Greece's powerful Orthodox Church was buried Thursday in a state funeral attended by thousands of mourners and top Greek officials.
Animation unit&#39;s IPO up 39% in early trading as investors rush to grab a stake in Shrek. The sale of 29 million DreamWorks shares at $28 each raised $812 million from investors eager to get a piece of the
ORLANDO, Florida  - Police filed attempted murder charges against a U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections, preventing her release from jail on Tuesday.
Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out Wednesday night, preserving a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres.
Television advertising by President Bush and Sen. John Kerry and their political parties is focused on 14 states, reflecting a shrunken battleground in the final month of the presidential campaign.
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Japan rounded on the European Union for its hardline approach to military-run Myanmar Friday, arguing a tougher package of sanctions announced by the 25-nation bloc would do little for reform.
Oggi parere motivato inviato da Bruxelles a Roma
OTTAWA (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, who has been the spoiler at first ministers gatherings, was unusually positive as he entered a meeting Tuesday with the prime minister and other premiers.
An impressive display from Scotland sees off a lackluster Romania at Murrayfield.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen take pole at the Belgian GP ahead of team-mate Felipe Alonso.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Health educators say it is a common myth that snuff is safer than cigarettes. (NLI/Chris Soltesz). ANDERSON, Ind. (NLI) - The Great American Smokeout on Thursday is encouraging tobacco users everywhere
The Government of the Ivory Coast is planning to take legal action against French troops accused of shooting civilians. The Ivorian Government is taking its case to the International Court of Justice.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft and artillery  bombarded targets in the Iraqi city of Falluja early on  Tuesday, lighting up the night sky with explosions that shook  the southwest of the city, residents said.
A worker injured in a methane blast in a Siberian coal mine died in the hospital Sunday, bringing the death toll in Russia's latest mine disaster to 39, a government official said.
Anastasia Myskina, entering the WTA Moscow semifinals with an 0-4 career record versus Lindsay Davenport, got over the hump Saturday with a 6-4, 7-6(1) victory against the new No.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his brutal 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday at 91 years old.
The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than scientists had expected and will shrink 40 percent by 2050 in most regions, with grim consequences for polar bears, walruses and other marine animals, according to government researchers.
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Stepping up its fight against computer threats at the risk of alienating security businesses, Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday it will give away a program to combat privacy-stealing and PC-clogging spyware and other virtual pests.
It used to be that European politicians could count on Greece and Cyprus to stand in the way of Turkey&#39;s aspirations to join the European Union.
'Non arriveremo a 10mld, ma si potra' ricavare 'tesoretto''
Gunmen thought to be street gang members opened fire at a city bus in Honduras on Thursday night, killing 28 people, including 4 children, who were on their way home from work and last-minute Christmas shopping.
ROMA, 4 OTTOBRE 2004 - I sindacati della scuola di Cgil, Cisl e Uil, hanno proclamato, per il 15 novembre, uno sciopero nazionale di tutto il settore. La decisione e&#39; stata presa dopo l&#39;esito negativo del
Microsoft hires a law firm that specialises in proxy battles in a move that suggests it could try to oust the Yahoo board.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Patti Smith has revealed additional details about her next album, which, as previously reported will be an all-covers collection.
Growing up in a chaotic home may be bad for children's minds, a study suggests.
Ten years after the Irish Republican Army's momentous cease-fire, negotiations resumed Wednesday in hope of reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration, an elusive goal of Northern Ireland's hard-fought peace process.
British supermarket giant Tesco and local holding firm Bharti Enterprises are to wrap up talks that would bring the first overseas grocery chain to Indian consumers, a report has said.
Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agree to a deal to end fighting in Gaza, Hamas officials say
Sega's recent announcement that it will be incorporating mind-reading technology from NeuroSky into some games prompts the question: Is the age of brain control upon us? Not quite -- the tech needs work, but many companies plan to incorporate it into games and gadgets.
Maria Sharapova claims her second Grand Slam title with victory over Justine Henin-Hardenne at the US Open.
SPIN bowlers Mohammad Rafique and Manjurul Islam snared five wickets between them today to restrict New Zealand to 5-207 at stumps in their chase of Bangladesh&#39;s first innings total of 177 on the second day of the first Test.
Oscar winner Denzel Washington has not warmed up to his 20-year-old daughter's new boyfriend.
WASHINGTON -- British Airways PLC and Korean Air Lines Co. were each fined $300 million in a US court yesterday after admitting they reached secret agreements with competitors in setting fuel surcharges.
Experts say the dismembered dolphin found in trash bags on an English beach was the same animal that became a tourist attraction earlier this year.
Weather permitting, Southwestern Ontario residents will be treated to an enchanting celestial show tonight. Along with most of the rest of North America, the London region will be front-row centre for the
Michael Jackson's defence teams fails in an attempt to have child abuse charges thrown out of court.
Canada&#39;s TD Bank Financial Group says it&#39;s discussing a &quot;possible transaction&quot; with Portland, Maine-based Banknorth Group.
Yasser Arafat's wife accused Palestinian  leaders on Monday of plotting to \
Dentists are earning more from their private work than NHS patients for the first time, figures show.
Italy's government insisted Tuesday it will keep its troops in Iraq despite a demand by militants holding an Italian journalist hostage that Italian forces pull out within 48 hours.
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The aluminum producer Alcoa said its fourth-quarter profit rose 76 percent as revamping and tax benefits helped offset lower aluminum prices.
Democrat John Kerry joked Monday on \
When John Kerry wants to make a point, he rips the headlines from the day's newspapers and works them into his stump speeches, highlighting bad news about the economy, gas prices, health care costs and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Rare Bob Dylan recordings and memorabilia from his early career go on show at a Seattle museum.
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The United States has welcomed a decision by Britain to deploy more than 800 troops to the US-controlled sector around Baghdad. The move is intended to free US forces to tackle insurgents in other parts of
WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio] thought he&#39;d been called every name in the book during his career - until airline ticket agents mistakenly flagged him as a terrorist suspect at Boston and Washington airports.
OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and asked for an emergency court hearing to stop the sale of its main unit in four days.
WALL Street rallied overnight on mostly upbeat economic news, with the technology sector lifted by a shakeup at PeopleSoft that boosted expectations for a high-profile merger.
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Every ounce of his energy was expended, leaving an empty fuel tank. But, even in a depleted state, Brendan Hansen found a way to bolster his ever-growing swimming legacy.
Bacteria linked to contaminated peanut butter that has sickened hundreds of people has been traced to a plant owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. where it was made, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.
LONDON -- US-led troops using the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon as a base have damaged and contaminated artifacts dating back thousands of years in one of the most important archeological sites in the world, the British Museum said yesterday.
Demand for oil will decline by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2005, the head of the OPEC producers' cartel said on Monday.
Thirteen British men accused of plotting   to blow up transatlantic airliners appeared in court on Monday   by video link from the high-security jail where they are being   held.
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Western nations hail the outcome of Ukraine's vote but Viktor Yanukovych refuses to admit defeat.
Stock futures opened higher on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its worst slide since 2001, boosted by investors snapping up attractively priced equities.
Business & money: Unemployment in the United States rose to its highest level in more than two years last month
Herbert Hoover, the former U.S. president associated at home with the despair of the Great Depression, is remembered as a hero to Poles in an exhibit that opened Friday.
Labour MPs criticise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown amid new speculation of a rift.
Two people die in a car bombing apparently targeting a provincial official in the Iraqi town of Baquba.
Successo nei primi due mesi 2007 del costruttore europeo
Motorola Inc  said on Wednesday  it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as its  cell phone business is taking longer than expected to turn  around, dashing Wall Street hopes for a profit and sending its  shares down 15 percent.
There was the time when Chris Simms said Texas was just as talented as the other guys. Or when Roy Williams claimed the Longhorns could lose to those guys and still win the Big 12 championship.
Dutch police arrest 29 in a raid on a suspected training camp of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.
The Rolling Stones will pass some proceeds from a concert to relatives of 26 pilgrims killed in a road accident.
GERUSALEMME - Tre soldati egiziani sono stati uccisi durante la notte dai tiri di un carro armato israeliano nel Sud della Striscia di Gaza. Lo ha annunciato la radio militare israeliana. I carristi israeliani
Seriously ill and perhaps fighting for his life, Yasser Arafat was rushed Friday to a military hospital near Paris that specializes in blood disorders.
The Israeli army has begun its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, handing over some of their positions to a U.N force, the army said Thursday.
North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is to send trouble-shooters to tackle cancer treatment waiting lists in two health board areas.
The BBC has suspended several members of staff over a competition-rigging scandal, it said Thursday, as police revealed they  could investigate the controversy.
Less than half of the nation's communities have begun preparing to deal with the needs of the elderly, whose ranks will swell dramatically with the aging of the baby boomers, according to a study released Wednesday.
One of late DJ John Peel's favourite bands, The Fall, come top of his annual listeners' vote to find the year's best songs.
WASHINGTON - The No. 2 official at the State Department said Friday that the elections planned for January in Iraq must be \
Swiss bank UBS confirms a $4bn loss for 2007, after it was hit by exposure to US sub-prime home loans.
Acute coughs cost the UK economy almost \u00c2\u00a31 billion every year, experts warn.
Desperate to kick-start his moribund Bruins, general manager Peter Chiarelli as of noon today will oversee his first Unrestricted Free Agency Day, what has become an annual event that far surpasses the late-season trading deadline.
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Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, the incoming chairman of the influential Armed Services Committee, scuttled retirement rumors Monday by announcing he would seek a sixth term in 2008.
INDIANAPOLIS \u00c2\u00b7 Jamaal Tinsley scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the Pacers to an 89-86 victory over the Raptors, who traded All-Star Vince Carter to New Jersey earlier Friday.
Stock index futures sank on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equities plunge that could usher in a bear market.
Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken are to receive the Hasty Pudding award for their work.
Iran's hard-line interior minister is encouraging temporary marriages as a way to avoid extramarital sex, a stance many in this conservative country fear would instead encourage prostitution.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs a review of the powers of the Scottish Parliament, including taxation policy.
Kogitech's two new headsets have built-in microphones for listening to music, gaming, or chatting via Internet voice services.
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AMERICAN warplanes, tanks and artillery yesterday pounded the stronghold of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the man behind the kidnapping of Kenneth Bigley, killing at least eight people and wounding 15 in a day that saw new violence across Iraq.
Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has undergone successful heart surgery in an American hospital, his party said on Monday.Comment
Bon Jovi topped the album charts for  the first time since 1988 on Wednesday, while rock duo the  White Stripes scored a personal best with a No. 2 debut for  their latest release.
A GLASS of red wine a day could keep tumours at bay, according to a new study of lung cancer sufferers. Research published in the specialist medical magazine Thorax today
The department said this week that, from May through September, there were 31 confirmed cases reported in the state, compared to an average of nine cases in the previous three years for the same months.
A Scottish songwriter's tracks are chosen by Kylie Minogue for her album after he is plucked from obscurity.
Ayman al- Zawahiri, second in command of al-Qaida, said last night that the US faced defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a videotape broadcast by the Arab satellite television station al-Jazeera, he said: &quot;The
Too many societies across the globe are losing the battle against AIDS. Despite increased global funding and access to prevention and care services, the disease continues to spread.
Barry Bonds hit his 751st home run on the third pitch he saw Tuesday night, a two-run shot deep into the seats in right-center to pull him within four of Hank Aaron's record.
&quot;Today the face of AIDS is increasingly young and female,&quot; said Peter Piot, head of UNAIDS. &quot;We will not be able to stop this epidemic unless we put women at the heart of the response to AIDS.
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan  - Republican Mitt Romney won the Michigan primary on Tuesday, giving his campaign for the U.S. presidential nomination a big boost despite second-place finishes in two earlier contests, U.S. media reported.
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VALENCIA, Spain -- The Swiss had to put the bubbly on ice. The seventh and possibly series-clinching race of the America's Cup was postponed yesterday because of light and unsteady wind, and will be held tomorrow instead.
Oracle has announced that, as of midnight (US Eastern Standard Time) on Friday 19 November, 228,702,471 shares of PeopleSoft common stock, representing more than 60 per cent of the outstanding shares, had been validly tendered in support of its all-cash
FAIRY tales don&#39;t come any more fanciful than The Andre Stolz Story, a real-life biography which throbbed to a thunderous climax in the appropriate setting of Las Vegas yesterday.
One of the men who conspired to kill President Pervez Musharraf has escaped
While candidates stump in Iowa, voters already have opened the 2008 presidential race by casting absentee ballots in nearly a dozen other states.
Carl Pavano has not pitched for the Yankees in 452 days, but the team made sure his latest physical problem did not keep him out of the clubhouse.
LOS ANGELES  - There was an audible grumble traveling through the Nokia Theatre about 15 minutes into the venue's inaugural headlining set Thursday. The Eagles had just played their fourth consecutive new song to open the show.
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Australia full-back Mat Rogers confirms his return to league with new NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans.
Sport England, the body which distributes lottery and government funds, warned it was looking for value for money after announcing a 315 million pounds (93 million dollars) package for the next four years.
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A couple were arrested after authorities said they performed illegal and disfiguring cosmetic surgeries in their filthy home, filled with drugs and syringes.
Arsenic, the poison of choice for many  a murder mystery, can significantly extend survival in patients  with a rare form of leukemia, U.S. researchers said on  Saturday.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's leader called for peace talks and other \
Mozambique used canoes and helicopters  to ferry ballot papers to remote rural districts for  Wednesday's election to pick a successor to President Joaquim  Chissano who spent 18 years in office.
Oracle's attempted takeover of PeopleSoft can be seen as a harbinger of many more in a mature industry.
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The CIA has scrapped its ho-hum test that steered job applicants toward mysterious careers and devised one that's cloaked in jest.
Thailand's army-installed premier has flown to neighbouring Myanmar for talks with its leader Than Shwe at the new capital, Naypyidaw, a visit that invites comparisons of the two juntas.
MILWAUKEE, United States : Barry Bonds banged out three hits, but failed to join Major League Baseball&#39;s exclusive 700 home run club as the San Francisco Giants wrapped up a series against the Brewers.
SPIN BOLADAK, Afghanistan  - NATO forces battled   Taliban holdouts in the deserts of southern Afghanistan on   Saturday amid a security crackdown in the capital after at   least 16 people were killed by a suicide bomber.
Democratic  presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Saturday she  believed the U.S. economy was heading toward a recession.
The Senate passed a defense policy bill that would offer more help to troops returning from combat and set conditions on contractors and pricey weapons programs.
RANGERS striker Dado Prso today backed crocked team mate Jean-Alain Boumsong to make a rapid recovery from his leg injury. The French internationalist limped off in the first half of the 1-1 draw with Inverness Caley Thistle at Pittodrie yesterday.
Microsoft promises to refund gamers who have experienced problems with its new Xbox Live video service.
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Left tackle Jonathan Ogden probably will miss the Baltimore Ravens&#39; game against the unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday with a pulled left hamstring.
Graduate students at the University of Toronto have boosted hopes for an effective diabetes treatment after growing insulin-producing tissue from the single cell of a mouse pancreas.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spill of toxic   liquids aboard International Space Station on Monday set off a   short-lived emergency and fears of a fire aboard the outpost.
Universities in England welcome plans for a new charity funding scheme to be announced by the prime minister.
In this predominantly Roman Catholic country where prostitution is illegal and the church still wields considerable influence on the nation's morals, it is a brave person who goes into business selling sex toys.
Global stock markets fall again following Wall Street's lead on worries about the state of some of the banks.
The marking of papers online is contributing to inaccurate exam results, a head teachers' group believes.
A judge in Delaware ruled that Cerberus Capital could not be forced to complete its $4 billion deal for United Rentals, a rental equipment operator.
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A jury that included talk show host Oprah Winfrey convicted a man of murder Wednesday after a trial that turned into a media frenzy because of the billionaire in the jury box.
An 18-year-old worker at a circuit board factory in Redwood City, Calif., apparently passed out over a vat of acid, fell in and died.
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The new Afghan army is winning the  support of the population and is capable of tackling a  lingering insurgency by remnants of the ousted Taliban regime,  the U.S. general in charge of its training said Monday.
Fast food outlets are common inside U.S. children's hospitals, leading more patients to consume hamburgers and fries and encouraging them to view the fare as healthier than it probably is, a study said on Monday.
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The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday cut its 2004 economic growth forecast for Thailand to 6.4 percent from 7.2 percent, citing the outbreak of avian influenza and higher oil prices.
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TORONTO (CP) - Health authorities were left scrambling Friday when the company that makes one of the world's most popular pain relievers admitted Celebrex appears to increase the risk of heart attack in users.
NEW YORK, May 26 -- An American student arrested last year in London on allegations of providing al-Qaeda fighters with equipment to attack U.S. soldiers was in federal custody Saturday.
Greenwood residents seeking a faster online hookup have another option as SBC Communications Inc. continues to expand its Internet access service.
Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to  propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the  Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.
Oliver Platt has joined  the cast of the big-screen adaptation of the hit play  &quot;Frost/Nixon.&quot;
The Interior Department has abandoned attempts to craft a recovery plan for the endangered jaguar because too few of the rare cats have been spotted along the Southwest region of New Mexico and Arizona to warrant such action.
U.S. blacks continue to get inferior cancer treatment compared to whites, researchers said on Monday in a study showing that disparities first documented in the early 1990s persist despite efforts to erase them.
In part of a hard-nosed takeover campaign that Microsoft began two weeks ago, the company has begun preparing for a proxy fight to oust Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s directors.
Government vets confirm the discovery of a third case of midge-borne bluetongue disease in Suffolk.
Skeptical economists and a worried public question whether the rebates for more than 130 million Americans and tax breaks for businesses will be quick enough or effective enough to avert a recession
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and the Yankees got another big hit from Andy Phillips, beating the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, last night in New York in a noticeably even-tempered game.
Drew Neitzel scores 28 points to lead host Michigan State to a 64-55 victory over No. 1 Wisconsin, whose stint as the nation's top-ranked team might be short-lived.
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More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a study by Swedish scientists.
The human race is plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life, according to a report by WWF. The Living Planet Report 2004 shows that humans currently consume 20 per cent more
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Good Technology, Inc., the industry standards-based leader in wireless messaging and corporate data access, announced today that Otis Spunkmeyer has selected the
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Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor did not practice yesterday and Coach Joe Gibbs said he was told to take the weekend off and report back to Redskins Park on Monday in the aftermath of
Citigroup Inc.  on Friday denied persistent speculation that Chief Financial Officer Sallie Krawcheck was leaving the biggest U.S. bank, but declined to confirm she will stay in her current role.
MUMBAI, DECEMBER 12: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan today said he felt at the \u00e2\u0080\u0098\u00e2\u0080\u0098lowest and worst as an entertainer\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 after the blast during his concert in Colombo on Saturday night that killed two and injured 15.
A record number of Americans watched  Sunday's Super Bowl on Fox between the New York Giants and New  England Patriots, helping justify the millions of dollars  advertisers spent on commercials during the game.
Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.
The exhausting, exasperating, excruciatingly close Washington governor&#39;s race might be the worst thing to happen to democracy since Florida&#39;s pregnant chads.
The nation's largest firefighters union has accused Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, of committing \
AMMAN, Jordan -- A gunman opened fire on Western tourists at Roman ruins in the heart of the city yesterday, killing a British man and wounding six people before being overpowered. Police said the alleged attacker is from an area near the hometown of the slain leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Two Albanian gunmen who hijacked a packed Greek bus and threatened to blow it up turned out to be bluffing because they did not have any explosives, Greek police chief George Angelakos said on Thursday.
The U.S. and South Korea will begin a third round of free-trade talks, hoping to make progress toward an accord that could be the biggest of its kind for the U.S. since the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993.
Any question about why Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson might not have been a good fit in President Bush&#39;s second-term Cabinet was answered in his moment of resignation.
Researchers have for the first time established the existence of odd-parity superconductors, materials that can carry electric current without any resistance.
In this photograph released by the US Army, Army medical personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment treat an Iraqi National Guardsman for injuries after a large car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdads International Zone Saturday Dec.
Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (HARJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.
Angry Shi&#39;ite Muslims set vehicles and the mayor&#39;s office on fire in Pakistan&#39;s eastern city of Sialkot Saturday after a funeral procession to bury victims of a suicide bomb attack that killed 30 people.
Randy Johnson struck out seven to win the matchup of the last two pitchers to throw no-hitters, slumping Alex Rodriguez returned to Texas with two hits and an error-free game, and the New York Yankees beat the Rangers 6-2 on Monday night.
A strike by cabin crew staff at Scandinavian Airlines leads to the cancellation of about 300 flights across Europe.
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The dollar hit the highest level against the yen for four and a half years on Tuesday amid growing worries about higher US interest rates and before US retail sales data, dealers said.
McDonald&#39;s Corp. (MCD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday raised its annual dividend by 38 percent, a move the world&#39;s largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization.
The EU says it could suspend accession talks with Turkey and other countries if they backtrack on reforms.
The popularity of the High School Musical franchise helps Disney report a 9% rise in revenues.
The woman who heads the relief effort in Iraq for CARE is kidnapped in Baghdad and four Iraqi guardsmen are killed in a mortar attack.
Dubai - Former Palestinian security minister Mohammed Dahlan said on Monday that a &quot;gang of mercenaries&quot; known to the Palestinian police were behind the shooting that resulted in two deaths in a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- A weekly audio roundup of top Entertainment industry releases transmitted by PR Newswire.  This week's roundup includes stories on The Who, Jars of Clay, Jennifer Lopez, Seal, Ebert & Roeper, and the hottest women of Victoria's Secret.
PRESIDENT Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast has assured the UN he will put no obstacles in the way of the peace process in the divided west African country.
Even as border security has become a political hot potato, El Paso and Ju\u00c3\u00a1rez remain very much connected.
Brian Rolston, Marian Gaborik and Mikko Koivu score less than two minutes apart in the second period, and the Wild beat the Ducks, 5-1, on Wednesday, it's third win in four games.
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A student missing for six days in Cambridge took a taxi to within 100 metres of her home before she vanished.
Oil rose for a third day on Tuesday,   climbing to around $64 after a fresh delay to BP's giant   Thunder Horse oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico underscored the   difficulty in meeting future demand growth.
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki feels he has \
DOZENS of Victorians may have been exposed to a deadly brain illness related to mad cow disease and still not know it. The Royal Melbourne Hospital yesterday could not guarantee that every patient who had
A Dutch-Moroccan man accused of killing the controversial film-maker, Theo van Gogh, will be charged with a range of terrorism-related offences.
NEW YORK, October 11  - Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC.NYS) has signed a 10-year IT service contract worth $1.
He can cook spaghetti bolognese and likes his privacy: Tony Blair has revealed a few domestic secrets to a children's TV show, adding a cuddly-feely spin to his legacy as a tough-talking reformer.
A pair of bombings minutes apart tore through a popular family restaurant and an outdoor arena on Saturday night, killing at least 42 people in this southern Indian city plagued by Hindu-Muslim tensions.
Oct. 11, 2004 - Christopher Reeve, the Superman actor who showed the world Herculean bravery after a near-fatal spinal cord injury, died Sunday of heart failure.
The United Nations (UN) has said on Monday that, as far as it knows, Iran had not diverted any nuclear materials to a weapons programme - a verdict diplomats said undermined the
Russia&#39;s new prime minister, Viktor  Zubkov, could become president in 2008 and Vladimir Putin  should return to office in 2012, the head of Russia&#39;s upper  house of parliament said on Tuesday.
Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N has sued   Boston Scientific BSX.N and Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT.N,   seeking at least $5.5 billion in damages related to J&J's   failed bid to acquire medical device maker Guidant Corp.
Rattled by the poor performance of George W Bush in the first US presidential debate, top Republicans yesterday attacked his Democratic rival, claiming that John Kerry would give
By JAN DISLEY  JAMES Bond has got it all wrong about the perfect Martini. It's stirred, not shaken. And it's made with gin, never vodka. And you can forget the olive - it's always a twist of lemon or lime.
Renault have lined up former world champion Jacques Villeneuve to replace Jarno Trulli after they parted company with the Italian driver on Tuesday.
China on Friday eased the rules governing foreign brokerage firms' joint ventures, modestly expanding their business scope and lowering the requirements for foreign firms entering the sector.
A delegation from the United Nations nuclear watchdog arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a follow-up probe into the country's secret nuclear experiments.
Iraqi tanks and helicopters are being sent to the northern city of Mosul and troop reinforcements should arrive later on Sunday for a big offensive against al Qaeda militants, Iraqi security officials said.
Efforts to make the net less risky for children are being marked by the fourth Internet Safety Day.
Chief financial officer of China's leading search engine dies over holiday.
Sudan&#39;s powerful presidential adviser  Majzoub al-Khalifa, who was key to signing last year&#39;s Darfur  peace accord, died in a car accident in northern Sudan on  Wednesday.
Third seed Elena Dementieva came through  a scrappy battle with Russian Fed Cup team mate Elena Bovina  7-5, 3-6, 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Zurich  Challenge on Thursday.
A NATO air strike in southern Afghanistan killed 25 civilians, including nine women and three young children, a provincial police chief said.
Stocks fell on Tuesday as Internet   shares dropped after Yahoo Inc.'s YHOO.O warning about its   quarterly outlook and a military coup in Thailand rattled   global markets.
Which has more leverage in the marketplace &#151; A) disclosure or B) secrecy? Which is more supportive of growing markets &#151; A) public infrastructure or B) private platforms? Which is better for inventive entrepreneurs &#151; A) sharing one's great ideas to drive development and adoption, or B) patenting and keeping secret one's &quot;intellectual property&quot;? \\
Playboy continued its evolution from adult magazine to international merchandising brand by opening its first store in Europe Friday at the heart of London&#39;s shopping district.
A Moscow court on Tuesday delayed a  hearing into a $22.5 billion lawsuit by Russia&#39;s federal  customs service against Bank of New York to November after the  plaintiffs asked the Foreign Ministry to intervene.
Cairn Energy Plc, the largest UK- based oil-exploration and production company, boosted its estimate of recoverable oil reserves at a field in India and reported a decline in first-half profit.
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Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday planned to attack President Bush's proposal to withdraw 70,000 American troops from Europe and Asia as a threat to national security that could blunt the war on terror, campaign aides said.
ISLAMABAD/KABUL  - Pakistani security forces captured one of the Taliban's three top leaders just hours after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to Pakistan earlier this week, a senior security official and Taliban sources said.
Though she may be nobody\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vision of a rabble-rouser Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, recently dismissed as South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deputy health minister, has found herself at the center of controversy.
Mount St. Helens began blowing a large cloud of smoke and steam Friday afternoon following a week in which scientists have closely monitored the volcano.
A Northern Ireland contact centre says that it will recruit another 500 people over the next two months.
Candidates use the Internet to generate buzz, draw grass-roots support and raise record amounts of money. But in the intense, round-the-clock world of online presidential campaigning, the good comes with the bad.
For so many years, so many big games, and so many white-knuckle moments, the Miami Hurricanes have made the last minute of a football game their close friend.
Schools should focus less on multi-culturalism and more on social cohesion to raise standards, a specialist says.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, almost three weeks after fighting broke out.
Terrell Owens is likely to have a plate screwed into his broken right ring finger, a move Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells believes could get his new receiver back on the field quickly.
Ambien, the popular sleep medication known for its odd side effects, helps a 48-year-old woman out of a near vegetative state. In Bodyhack.
Coverage of deadly tsunamis that  pummeled South Asia fueled a sharp crest in CNN's audience this  week, capping a year in which its ratings and those of rival  cable networks fell from war-driven heights in 2003.
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The assembly must review its ministerial code, the ex-parliamentary commissioner for standards says.
An oil company controlled by the Russian government said that it had bought the company that had won Sunday's auction for the largest subsidiary of Yukos.
Shakespeare, specialist in flawed heroes, would have had a field day with Yasser Arafat. His life, his secrecy-shrouded illness and his death in Paris on Thursday were rich with symbolism of the aching tragedy of missed potential.
A series of explosions ripped through Nairobi&#39;s Wilson Airport yesterday, injuring two women and blowing the roof off the baggage hall.
SYDNEY - Singapore Airlines announced on Tuesday the sale of its &quot;non-core&quot; 6.3% stake in Air New Zealand, ending a four-year strategic investment in the now government-owned carrier.
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John Danforth, the outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Thursday that the Bush administration re-tained its confidence in Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general
Online futures traders raised their bets on Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry on Friday after the first debate with President Bush, although the overall odds still favored the incumbent.
NEW YORK, June 22 -- Bear Stearns confirmed Friday it will bail out one of its troubled hedge funds with $3.2 billion in secured loans, but the Wall Street firm sought to convince the broader market that its troubles were \
STRANGE. THE DAY after Sony Ericsson announces it has done a deal with the Financial Times (FT) to offer content via its portal, Nokia says it is reigning back its own portal, Club Nokia.
The Framingham boys' soccer team was without two of its best defensive players yesterday, but not without a commitment to playing strong team defense.
What follows the surge? Will it be \u00e2\u0080\u0098Plan B,\u00e2\u0080\u0099 \u00e2\u0080\u0098Plan B-H\u00e2\u0080\u0099 (Baker-Hamilton), or something like South Korea? Bush seems as hazy on this as he was on the initial occupation plan. All that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s certain, says a White House official, is that a \u00e2\u0080\u0098fairly robust\u00e2\u0080\u0099 U.S. force will long be in Iraq.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted Sunday night it's time to start pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq as she and her Democratic presidential rivals debated the war on the eve of a much-awaited assessment by U.S. commanding Gen. David Petraeus.
Heavy fighting between government troops and Tamil Tigers broke out in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, hours after Colombo announced it was pulling out of a tattered ceasefire agreement with the rebels.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for national reconciliation in Myanmar in a statement Friday marking the country's 60th anniversary of independence from Britain.
UNDATED It&#39;s expected to be another busy day at the nation&#39;s airports and highways as (m) millions of Americans return home following the long Thanksgiving holiday.
U.S. housing starts unexpectedly  rose 0.6 percent in August to their highest level in five  months as low mortgage rates encouraged construction, but  permits fell more than anticipated, a government report showed  on Tuesday.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. The jury in Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial has finished deliberating his fate for the day. They&#39;re scheduled to resume deliberations tomorrow morning at 8:00 AM _ deciding on whether to
Pope Benedict backed Ankara's EU entry bid and said Islam was a religion of peace on Tuesday, according to Turkey's prime minister, in a bid to soothe rows over his views in the mostly Muslim state.
The New York State attorney general issued a wide-ranging subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the Intel Corporation violated federal or state antitrust laws.
LOS ANGELES - Fans gave former Laker Shaquille O&#39;Neal a warm ovation today in his first game at Staples Center since being traded to the Miami Heat.
EILAT, Israel Thousands of Israelis trudged through the Taba border post on Friday, returning home, like shocked refugees, from a Sinai bloodied by three terrorist bombings of three tourist hotels on Thursday night.
'Agropirateria': De castro andra' negli Stati Uniti l'11/12
Government buildings are to be provided with defences to stop them being rammed by cars or trucks packed with explosives.
Nearly 3.2 million influenza vaccine doses were shipped this week to health providers serving high priority groups as part of the plan announced on October 12 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Aventis Pasteur.
L'ex premier, i sondaggi ci danno al 57%
Arts & entertainment: Bj\u00c3\u00b6rk tells Polly Vernon about egg-laying, a fearless love life and binge drinking.
A baseball fan who bought up 6,458 seats at Los Angeles&#39; Dodger Stadium in the hope of catching and selling Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run ball admitted on Thursday he had probably struck out.
Mozilla took out an ostensibly dual-purpose ad in the New York Times yesterday. One reason was to thank everyone who contributed to the open source browser project and, as such, the ad included some 10,000 names, in small print of course.
InfoWorld - Following through on&#160;plans to win more midsize businesses as customers, SAP AG has filled several key positions in its newly formed global SME (small and medium-size enterprise) unit.
Retail sales growth stalled in June, leaving merchants wondering whether shoppers who were resilient for much of the year are now curbing their spending because of higher gas prices.
Tad Davis snapped awake at 4:30 am yesterday and slipped from beside his sleeping wife to pull off the ultimate surprise for their 10th wedding anniversary.
For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death.
Data Loss Prevention Host helps security administrators prevent physical and electronic loss of company data.
Satellite provider promises 'announcement' on Friday Belgacom cut off satellite broadband provider Ouranous Networks the telecoms services company confirmed this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
About 140 million people globally face arsenic poisoning from drinking water, more than previously realised.
Philip F. Anschutz, Denver billionaire and DC United investor, yesterday announced the purchase of the Journal Newspapers Inc., the Alexandria publisher of three Washington area suburban daily
The five people trading shares Monday mostly sold. For example, a mere 62 million shares of the Nasdaq-100 tracking stock were traded.
Three years ago, a 35-year-old Indian   man who worked as a cargo loader in a garment factory was   stunned when his employer forced him to get some rest because   he seemed unwell.
MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of people answered a government call and rallied outside the Kremlin on Tuesday in a show of solidarity against terrorism, nearly a week after militants seized a school in southern Russia in a standoff that claimed more than 350 lives, many of them children.    Mourners in the grief-stricken city of Beslan lowered caskets into the damp earth in a third day of burials from the siege, which officials have blamed on Chechens and other Islamic militants...
The supply of low-cost generic versions of cancer and AIDS treatments for the developing world could be blocked if Novartis wins a legal challenge to India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s patent law.
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Televisions big enough to cover living-room walls and postage stamp-sized hard drives for playing movies on mobile phones were among the gadgets unveiled as the year's big U.S. electronics show kicked off on Wednesday.
U.S. consumers may soon have to  swallow more expensive coffee as soaring futures and rising  costs from milk to fuel induce roasters to charge more for the  steamy brew, industry participants said.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says \
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as a report showing an unexpectedly robust services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would withstand fallout from a slowing housing market.
The four biggest accounting firms misapplied some standards and failed to properly maintain records of some audits, the new US auditing regulator said today in its first inspection reports.
Any losses of jobs is a matter of great concern for those involved and for Coventry itself. But Jaguar&#39;s restructure plan for its future at least retains some jobs in the city and its spiritual headquarters at Browns Lane.
Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.
In a Jan. 24 glance on key figures in Iraq, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, helped negotiate a 1970 autonomy agreement and survived two assassination attempts. Instead, the information refers to Barzani's father, Mustafa, the party's previous leader.
Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose popularity soared after his response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, moved closer Monday to a full-fledged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
When the original Macintosh computer was little more than a sketch, its creators envisioned the machine retailing for about &#36;500. But when the first Mac finally rolled out in 1984, it carried a hefty price tag of &#36;2,495.
Air cooled by ice is just as efficient -- and more environmentally friendly -- than traditional air-conditioning systems. It's also taking pressure of the city's power grid.
An immigration sweep of meat plants in six states resulted in nearly 1,300 arrests of illegal immigrants, federal officials said on Wednesday.
''Sono da sette anni in Spagna, e il dato statistico della federazione mondiale mi sembra quanto mai...
New Hampshire Republicans gladly would form a welcoming committee for the GOP presidential hopefuls at Tuesday's debate &#151; if they could just stop fighting.
NASA&#39;s Michoud plant in eastern New Orleans will slowly resume construction of external fuel tanks for the space shuttle in the new year, a plant executive said Tuesday, marking the first time
NAPOLI - Caravaggio al posto giusto (Napoli). Col titolo giusto (L\u00e2\u0080\u0099ultimo tempo 1606-1610). Con i Caravaggio giusti: 18 a prova di contestazione, fra cui i tre Caravaggio di Siracusa e Messina sempre difficili
 Il sogno di Hamilton pu\u00c3\u00b2 svanire
Business & money: Merrill Lynch announces its second multi-billon dollar asset writedown \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and a massive loss for 2007
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a thumbs-up in the country's press for his trendy new look -- sporting a white bandana on his head when he welcomed his British counterpart to Sardinia.
A majority of the Supreme Court's justices appeared to side against a daytime television judge Monday in a contract dispute.
One person was killed and eight injured in a powerful bomb blast in the Kabylie region of Algeria, security sources said Wednesday.
Several Web sites this month began offering software promising ring tones and screen savers for certain cellphones. But those who downloaded the software found that it turned
MILLIYET- After Dec. 17, France and Austria both stated that they would hold referendums on Turkey's European Union membership.
Other challenges \u00e2\u0080\u0093 potential recession, budget deficits, and rising entitlement spending \u00e2\u0080\u0093 could overshadow military priorities.
Woolworths says it needs a good Christmas to meet the lower end of its full-year sales targets.
As the holiday shopping season begins, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is out with its annual recall roundup that highlights some toys parents should avoid.
The tiny Pacific islands nation of Kiribati declared the world's largest marine protected area Thursday  -  a California-sized ocean wilderness
Aubrey Huff hit his 29th homer and Mark Hendrickson pitched seven solid innings, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Friday night.
Workers protested attempts to overhaul the state\u00c2\u0092s pension and health systems as part of a tax reform package.
Mike Huckabee produced a legacy in Arkansas like few other Republican governors in the South, but he tended to freeze out anyone who disagreed with his plans.
President Hugo Chavez, emboldened by his success in a hostage release, took the side of leftist rebels in neighboring Colombia's decades-old civil conflict Friday, calling the guerrillas \
OTTAWA (CP) - Auditor General Sheila Fraser continued to weave a tale of financial mismanagement Wednesday, singling out the Public Works Department, Via Rail and a variety of private ad agencies for criticism at the federal sponsorship inquiry.
Fighting between Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 11 people as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and Fatah set the Islamic University ablaze.
Digital flatline looks ominous for music labels The leading DRM digital download service, Apple's iTunes, has experienced a collapse in sales revenues this year according to analyst company Forrester Research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Epifani, i fischi sono il sale della democrazia
The structure of a joint UN-AU force for Darfur is agreed which is hoped will address Sudan's concerns.
The ``Tonight Show&#39;&#39; host announced yesterday that he will step down five years from now, in 2009. Broadcaster NBC said he will be succeeded by Conan O&#39;Brien, whose talk show airs immediately after Leno&#39;s.
Maverick music composer and singer Himesh Reshammiya's debut film \
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook southern Mexico on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage
Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks said Friday it will buy Harmonix Music Systems Inc., a developer of music-themed video games, for $175 million in cash.
A charge of forcing Iraqi prisoners to strip is dropped against a British soldier at a court martial.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Antidepressant drugs need warnings that they may raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in adults up to age 25, a U.S. advisory panel said on Wednesday.
LIBREVILLE, 26 November (IRIN) - A South African mercenary was found guilty Friday of leading a failed coup against the president of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea and sentenced to 34 years in jail, police and court sources said.
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Coach: Don Brown (13-9, third year). 2005 record: 7-4, 6-2 (second in North Division). Players to watch: QB Liam Coen (2,175 yards, 10 TDs, 7 INTs); RB Steve Baylark (255 carries, 1,057 yards, 9 TDs); WR Brandon London (60 catches, 774 yards, 3 TDs); LB Jason Hatchell (107 tackles, 1 sack); DB James Ihedigbo (58 tackles, 7 1/2 sacks). Key ...
Alternative form of high-speed Internet access makes its way to U.S. homes.
Many Labour MPs could vote against the government on plans to replace submarines carrying Trident missiles.
Ciro Ferrara, ex giocatore del Napoli, in collegamento audio-video con il teatro San Carlo del capol...
Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N on  Tuesday said quarterly profit topped its own lowered  expectations as the computer and printer maker saw record  revenues in every business and every region, sending shares  higher by 9 percent.
Minister gets involved Trade and Industry minister Alastair Darling has asked Ofcom to investigate BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9 per cent stake in ITV. He wants the regulator to provide him with advice on whether the deal has public interest implications by 27 April. Ofcom said is also looking at the possible impact on programming.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The solar physics community is abuzz this week. No, there haven't been any great eruptions or solar storms. The source of the excitement is a modest knot of magnetism that popped up on the sun, possibly heralding the start of a new solar cycle.
Brandon Roy scored 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers reeled off 21 points in a row at one stretch to defeat Philadelphia 97-72 Sunday, boosting their NBA winning streak to 13 games.
Mark Thompson, director-general of the BBC, has announced sweeping changes to the corporation including savings of \u00c2\u00a3320m and thousands of job cuts for a more enhanced national broadcaster.
Updated: Oracle receives tender offers for more than 60 percent of the outstanding PeopleSoft shares and calls for talks to reach a formal buyout agreement.
Indonesian prosecutors filed terrorism charges on Friday against cleric Abu Bakar Bashir that could bring to trial within two weeks the accused leader
Il Presidente del Collegio Arbitrale Mario Antonio Scino, sentiti gli altri arbitri, avvocati Aureli...
Si terranno domenica e luned\u00c3\u00ac le elezioni suppletive della Camera dei deputati in sette collegi uninominali. Saranno 739.809 i cittadini chiamati alle urne, divisi in 880 sezioni elettorali. In sei collegi
Lucie Safarova upset top-seeded Justine Henin 7-6 (5), 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the Open Gaz de France.
As you may recall from my last entry, I exchanged my cable box from a Scientific Atlanta 8000HD to a Scientific Atlanta 8300HD.  The latter, new box continues to output a signal from the cable connection even if I have it in HDTV mode.  It probably also continues to output AVI and S-Video.  This finally opened up a way for me to use my cable box with a MythTV box.   Thanks to a serious (and mysterious) spinal injury (I say mysterious because I haven't figured out how I did the damage), I can only work on the project for a half hour at a time, at most.  I have discovered some interesting things in those short segments.
An Iranian-French journalism student who had been prevented from leaving Iran for nearly a year was en route to Paris on Friday, the French foreign ministry said.
Talks on the future of Serbia&#39;s  breakaway province of Kosovo must not drag on indefinitely or  get sidetracked in an arid dispute over labels such as  &quot;independence,&quot; senior European officials said on Tuesday.
L&#39;italiano Andrea Benelli ha conquistato la medaglia d&#39; oro nella finale olimpica dello skeet battendo il finlandese Marko Kemppainen nello &quot;shoot off&quot; per la medaglia d&#39;oro. Nello spareggio l&#39;azzurro ha colpito 5 piattelli su 6, il finlandese 4 su 6.
It used to be the most popular online file-sharing software, but Kazaa&#39;s long-term run at the top of the heap is now over. An online tracking firm says the new #1 site is the e-Donkey Overnet network.
Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.
Il Mantova ha svolto la rifinitura a Riglione (PI) in vista della gara con il Pisa. Il tecnico Tesse...
Bosnian Serb police detained eight suspects wanted by the UN war crimes court, the first such arrests since the end of the 1992-95 conflict, police and court sources said.
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro,   looking well on the mend, was shown on television on Friday   meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after temporarily   ceding power a month ago to undergo intestinal surgery.
House Democrats on Monday targeted two of President Bush's longtime aides for criminal contempt against Congress, escalating a legal fight over executive privilege and access to White House deliberations on the firings of federal prosecutors.
Portsmouth, England (Sports Network) - Velimir Zajec will remain Portsmouth&#39;s manager, the Premiership club announced Tuesday.
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Final talks between Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders over Kosovo's future begin on Wednesday.
Aiming to capitalize on consumer angst about the high cost of gasoline, General Motors Corp. on Tuesday said it would cap pump prices at &#36;1.99 for customers in California and Florida who buy certain vehicles by July 5.
U.S. President George W. Bush had five polyps removed during a routine colon cancer test on Saturday, and the White House said his doctors described them as small and apparently not worrisome.
Kevin Federline's TV debut as a rapper is getting derided as a not-ready-for-prime-time disaster by critics in cyberspace and the hip-hop community.
Joe Jurevicius felt like a rookie again. The Tampa Bay receiver practiced for the first time this season Wednesday and expects to play Sunday against the Chicago Bears after being sidelined most of the past year by knee and back injuries.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will file a lawsuit as early as Friday against an insurance company, the second suit stemming from his sweeping probe into bid-rigging in the industry, Spitzer told Reuters Friday.
The world's largest mining group, BHP Billington Ltd.,  is considering a rival bid for aluminum producer Alcan Inc.  and has hired an investment bank, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Bigger is better -- at least right now. Here's a smart way to play the large-cap bounce-back.
A Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, grave un bimbo di nove anni
In the 17 months SCO Group has waged its multiple-lawsuit war over its alleged rights to Linux, Groklaw has been the festering thorn in the Utah software company&#39;s side.
Frontline internet-crime fighters from security companies, law enforcement agencies, banks and e-commerce sites huddle at a secretive conference to confer on new tactics to fight cybercrime. Participants field lots of strategies, but no one can quite agree on what do.
A British company says it&#39;s releasing a game that recreates the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, the senator&#39;s brother.
\u00c2\u00b7 Inspectors split difference over building in south-east\u00c2\u00b7 Tories accuse PM of reneging on green belt
U.N. peacekeepers are scrambling to avoid new bloodshed in the volatile Great Lakes region of Africa following a massacre of Congolese refugees in western Burundi, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
A steady stream of wounded from Iraq, mostly from fighting in Fallujah, has begun arriving at the U.S. military's main hospital in Europe, an official said Thursday.
In Mexico City, Powell opens door to immigration changes as border nations try to mend strains of past few years.
The president of the AFL-CIO announced Wednesday that organized labor, facing the second term of an administration it fought hard to beat in last week&#39;s election, would
Two Silicon Valley firms show energy-efficient practicies in their own facilities.
Vandals have poured red paint over two cars belonging to a director of Manchester United. Greater Manchester Police said the attack happened on Monday night at the home of Maurice Watkins, 61, on Mauldeth Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport.
MADRID -- A car bomb blamed on Basque separatists exploded in a Madrid office park yesterday near where King Juan Carlos later appeared, injuring at least 43 people in the worst terrorist attack in the Spanish capital since last year's bombing of commuter trains.
The International Monetary Fund agrees to give China and three other emerging nations a greater voice.
Ukraine PM Viktor Yanukovych refuses to resign and challenges his rival's victory in presidential elections.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. delayed releasing its third-quarter financial results from Monday until Nov. 3 to let auditors finish evaluating a money-losing contract to provide computer services to the Navy.
No evidence hair straighteners or curling tongs caused a house fire where four teenage girls were hurt.
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said yesterday the number of troops in Iraq could be cut after the January elections in that country.
UC Berkeley researchers will use the bark of an indigenous Samoan tree to try to clone the gene for a promising anti-AIDS drug in hopes of protecting rain forests and making the drug widely available, according to a deal announced Thursday.
He's part of a National Park Service experiment in south Florida to send first-time fishing violators to a school instead of fining them.
Black women with advanced breast cancer are faring no better now than they were two decades ago despite improved survival by white women -- and the gap appears to be widening, U.S. researchers said Sunday.
Tim Henman finally found form to drag Britain level at 2-2 in their Davis Cup World Group playoff in Austria on Sunday with just one singles match at Portschach remaining.
India's main stock index, the Sensex, bursts through the 15,000 mark to a record on optimism about growth.
Since February 2007, the value of India's stock market has doubled to 20000 points, and the biggest winners have been India's richest. Based on these gains, India's four wealthiest men are now worth more than China's 40 wealthiest combined.
LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO  - McDonald's Corp , the world's largest restaurant chain operator, on Monday posted flat U.S. same-store sales in December, sending its shares down as much as 8.8 percent and dragging down the restaurant sector.
IRAQI police have said that 49 bodies of soldiers from the new Iraqi army were found south of Baqouba. Gen. Walid al-Azzawi, commander of the Diyala provincial police, said the bodies were discovered in an area 50km south of Baqouba, he said.
In February, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger created the California Performance Review to conduct a comprehensive examination of the methods and practices of government with the goal of increasing efficiency while reducing costs.
KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday criticized Moscow for barring a top adviser to Ukraine's president from entering Russia hours after Ukraine denied entry to a Russian nationalist leader. via International Herald Tribune
Ohio State is investigating allegations that a booster provided free dental work to members of the women's basketball team, athletic director Andy Geiger said Thursday night.
A lot has changed for the San Diego Chargers since the mid-September afternoon when Drew Brees threw two interceptions, lost a fumble and sustained a concussion in a home loss to the New York Jets.
Domenica c'&egrave; Palermo-Fiorentina e per il difensore rosanero, Andrea Barzagli, non &egrave; un...
Former President Jimmy Carter, who helped monitor Venezuela's recall referendum, endorsed on Monday returns showing that that President Hugo Chavez won the vote.
Oracle Corp. ORCL.O will cut  5,000 jobs as it combines with PeopleSoft Inc., the business  software rival it acquired for $10.3 billion after a bitterly  fought takeover battle, the company said on Friday.
The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
London, England (Sports Network) - Chelsea topped Blackburn 4-0 on Saturday to stay within two points of Premiership leaders Arsenal.
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Arsonists set fire to a school and attempted to burn down two churches in the Netherlands, the latest in a series of attacks following the murder of a Dutch filmmaker by a suspected Muslim radical, police said ...
Job postings reveal company's increasing Linux involvement, even if Photoshop won't run on open source anytime soon.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cHer Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr. have written what will become mandatory reading for Mrs. Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opponents.
On Greg Beaver's blog today, there's his look at string comparison with the \
A woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta Jones owned a book signed by the actress, a court hears.
President George W. Bush called on the star power of actor-turned-California-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to boost his campaign appeal as Democratic challenger John Kerry shifted his attack from missing explosives in Iraq to domestic economics.
A Wisconsin girl is the first known person in history to survive rabies without getting a rabies shot. Jeanna Giese, 15, was bitten by a bat while attending church in September.
Belkin's TuneTalk -- a snap-on stereo microphone for the 5G video iPod -- now works with the 'remastered' iPod Nano, giving podcast creators a new way to record interviews and shows on the go (and indicating that the new Nano has a faster processor). In Listening Post.
Russia hinted on Saturday that a  proposed deal with the United States over the use of Russian  radar stations as an alternative to building part of a U.S.  missile defense system in eastern Europe, may not be reached.
MENA, Saudi Arabia  - More than two million Muslim  pilgrims arrived in the tented city of Mena Tuesday, the first  day of a haj pilgrimage marked by grief over the Asian tsunami  disaster and security fears.
Climbers heading out to Nepal have been asking about the situation in Kathmandu. There were some good news today: The Maoists have called off the blockade order over Katmandu, after six days of theoretical isolation from the rest of the country.
Hundreds of Palestinians thronged two major West Bank checkpoints, trying to reach a key Islamic shrine in Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, despite tight Israeli restrictions.
The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, has ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was signed by Russia in 1997.
WHISTLER, B.C. (CP) - If the B.C. Liberals are serious about changing the old, white, male face of government, it has to start nominating women in sure-bet ridings, says one of a few women the premier has elevated to cabinet.
Reggie White came up in conversation just a few days ago. Not surprisingly, the topic was greatness. A handful of writers who regularly cover the Eagles were debating the greatest Eagles players, ever, at their respective positions.
If you can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t manage a trip abroad to learn a foreign language, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too.
It's totally appropriate that the first public demo of FlickrFan will be at Yahoo in SF during MacWorld Expo. We have room for about 85 people, we'll have soft drinks and pizza, it'll go for an hour or so, including discussion to follow.  Yahoo's San Francisco office is at 500 Third St, near Bryant, the old Organic offices, in the same building as Wired.  If you want to come, leave a comment or sign up at Upcoming. Thanks to Salim Ismail, Chad Dickerson and Bradley Horowitz of Yahoo for graciously hosting my humble product and self.
Airbus sought to clarify its stance in Microsoft&#39;s European antitrust case yesterday, saying it&#39;s not taking the software company&#39;s side.
Scottish champion Celtic suffered its first loss this season, with an injury time goal from John Stewart securing a 3-2 for Aberdeen at Parkhead.
Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) sold  476,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the United  States in November, more than twice the number of PlayStation  3s sold by rival Sony Corp. (6758.T), as the two consoles  debuted mid-month, research group NPD said on Friday.
Indonesian stocks tumbled after police said there was an explosion near the Australian embassy in Jakarta&#39;s central business district.
Indonesian police said Saturday that four suspects in last week&#39;s bomb attack at the Australian embassy in Jakarta have been arrested.
India's ambassador to Washington,    Ronen Sen , said yesterday that his country was able to handle its relief effort on its own following last month's tsunami in the Indian Ocean, which hit his country and 11 others, killing more than 150,000 people.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes for a productive summit with the European Union on Friday despite his opposing views on how to deal with Iran and Kosovo.
Inventors patent disc that can hold versions of films in two rival high-definition formats.
President Bush Monday scrapped the U.S. trade embargo on Libya in a reward for giving up weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Treasury Department said on its Web site.
Vitali Klitschko is referring to himself as the &quot;Retire Maker,&quot; he feels he is responsible for sending Lennox Lewis into retirement after their brutal fight for Lennox&#39;s heavyweight title.
Dow Jones e SP 500 -0,10%, Nasdaq -0,46%.Euro in rialzo
Gold Cup holders and hosts United States are aiming for their sixth final in the competition when they play North American rivals Canada in the semi-final on Thursday.
Takeover stories started to re-emerge as the FTSE 100 posted its first meaningful rise since the turmoil in global markets started last week.
NEW YORK - At the end of Pfizer&#39;s annual analyst meeting, Chief Executive Hank McKinnell dropped a bombshell. Older, over-the-counter pain medicines may not be safe for the heart, McKinnell said, because there
MEMBERS of a church are to debate the ethics of running raffles and tombolas at church fetes.   Some members of the United Reformed Church in Kelvedon, Essex, think that encouraging gambling sends out the wrong message.  (c) 2007 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).
The New England Patriots play for a place in Super Bowl history on Sunday against a Philadelphia Eagles team who are just glad to finally be there.
Britain&#39;s golden girl, Kelly Holmes, closed her track season here with another double at the World Athletics Final. Her first victory of the weekend came in the Stade Louis II, where
Google Inc. has quietly introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.
London, England (Sports Network) - Ivory coast defender Emmanuel Eboue will join Arsenal when the transfer window opens in January.
A school bus driver encouraged students to jump around, throw things and misbehave on her moving bus so she could make an audition videotape for the reality television show \
A key U.S. technical standards committee will not endorse Microsoft's Office Open XML document specification.
Auspicata riforma elettorale sul modello tedesco
U.S. communications regulators gave  AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc the go-ahead on Friday  to more closely combine their local and long-distance  businesses without being subject to additional regulations.
US consumer prices surged 0.6 percent in October, the Labor Department said, with higher energy costs fuelling fears of renewed inflation.
OPEC ministers sent conflicting signals on Saturday on whether the group needed to reduce oil production further to bring markets back into equilibrium.
A 13-year-old boy fatally stabbed his brother with a steak knife after the 16-year-old refused to turn over a video game controller, authorities said.
With the introduction of its latest vPro microprocessors on Monday, Intel contends it is injecting a heavy dose of new security capabilities for the benefit of business customers and third-party technology providers alike.
La Climamio Bologna \u00c3\u00a8 stata battuta a Istanbul dall'Efes Pilsen 79-73 (16-20, 39-41; 61-53) in un in...
Japan urged North Korea on yesterday to return to six-way talks on the North&#39;s nuclear weapons program in a third day of meetings focusing on the fate of missing Japanese citizens kidnapped by Northern spies, Japanese officials said.
[Johannesburg, 15 September 2004] - Microsoft has suffered well-publicised losses to Novell SUSE Linux in the Norwegian city of Bergen and other local governments dotted across the globe, in what Novell staffers hope is the start of sales momentum for its
Arts & entertainment: He sang sweet simple tunes, but James Taylor's demons almost tore him apart. The thrice married ex-drug addict tells Paul Sexton how he found peace
With the collapse of the Palestinian unity government, the visit by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the White House tomorrow will offer the United States an opportunity to confront the crisis. The Bush administration is an ally of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who formed an emergency...
Two weeks after his window of opportunity to sign with the Yankees slammed, Eric Milton agreed to a three-year, $25.5 million deal with Cincinnati.
Johnny Hallyday is the closest thing France has to Elvis, so the veteran rocker's announcement that he is moving across the border to Switzerland to escape high taxes has come as a bombshell.Comment
Il presidente lombardo ottiene anche l&apos;indicazionedi 20 candidati alla Camera per le prossime politiche                                          Regionali, accordo nella Cdl Cambieranno i coordinatori di Fi                                                                                  Ma Cicchitto: &quot;Ricostruzione destituita di fondamento&quot;
Ten major food stores withdraw nearly 50 salmon products from sale because of contamination fears.
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh's 6-foot-5, 240-pound rookie quarterback, is fresh from Miami of Ohio and has confidently made a splash in the N.F.L.
New Jersey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney general has begun investigating whether the biotechnology giant violated patient confidentiality laws in its effort to sell its drug Enbrel.
President Bush on Thursday chastised the Senate for not holding up-or-down votes on more than 180 of his nominations, including 28 to the federal bench. Democrats claim their efforts to compromise with the White House on nominees have been rebuffed.
The cost of the new Capitol Visitor Center could run as high as &#36;559 million, more than double the estimated cost when the construction project broke ground in 2000.
MOSCOW -- If you can judge a book by its cover, then the &quot;History of Russia and the World in the 20th Century&quot; tells students that the Soviet past was all pride and glory: Three of four cover photos invoke Soviet propaganda.
Britney Spears hasn&#39;t had a hit in  years. MTV stopped playing music videos years ago.
VANCOUVER (CP) - West Coast bartenders have given up Red Bull, brokers are powering past the espresso machine and everyone&#39;s quit smoking, so why drink coffee?
BELFAST  - Bank robbers in Northern Ireland have made off with as much as 30 million pounds (43.3 million euros, 58 million dollars) in what could be the province&#39;s biggest ever bank heist.
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has appealed for calm after a weekend of violence against French targets. In a televised address, he also justified his army&#39;s return to war.
Newcastle and Tottenham are handed tough Uefa Cup groups as Blackburn and Rangers also learn their fate.
A U.S. judge ruled that Google Inc.'s  3D modeling software, which gives Web users an astronaut's view of the earth and allows them to zoom down to street level, does not infringe the patent of a rival.
Service Pack 1 for the developers' toolkit for the second edition of Microsoft's just-in-time high-level language interpreter for embedded equipment was released yesterday.
The U.S. nationwide price for  gasoline rose closer to $2 a gallon over the last week and  diesel fuel hit a new record high for the second week in a row,  the government said on Monday.
Home Depot Inc  said on Tuesday that it would sell its wholesale supply business to buyout firms for $8.5 billion -- 17 percent less than previously agreed upon -- as the slumping housing industry and recent credit crunch forced the renegotiation of the deal.
THE 8th Duke of Leinster was the head of the great Norman-Irish family of FitzGerald and premier duke, marquess and earl in the peerage of Ireland - the earldom of Kildare dates back to 1326, the beginning of a ...
SOELDEN, Austria  - Bode Miller and Anja Paerson  set off on parallel paths as the Alpine ski World Cup season  began at the weekend.
Shares of Cincinnati&#39;s Chemed Corp. closed at an all-time high today of $67, up 95 cents, after it announced it would liquidate its money-losing Service America appliance repair business.
Il tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la sfida di domani a Genova ...
After Johnny Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001, he made a commitment to live each day to its utmost. Knowing his time was short motivated Oates to climb out of bed, even if it was just to see
CAMBRIDGE,  Mass. -- Future explorers on the Moon and Mars could be  outfitted in lightweight, high-tech spacesuits that offer far more flexibility  than the bulky suits that have been used for spacewalks in the 1960s.
It wasn't supposed to happen again. But four years after their 2000 debacle, US media were left wondering if they had goofed one more time in trying to predict the results of a nail-biting presidential election.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - Charles Graner, the accused  ringleader of the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal, restated a not  guilty plea at his court-martial on Friday and his lawyer  insisted the U.S. soldier was only following orders and his  superiors were unlikely to face justice.
The Internet, digital video recorders, mobile devices and other technologies are giving a strong postgame presence to the annual roster of Super Bowl commercials.
Salman Rushdie, the British novelist who faced a death sentence for writing \
Insurgents have detonated three car bombs near a US military convoy in Baghdad, killing 41 people, 34 of them children, and wounding scores.
John Terry today surveyed Chelsea&#39;s five-point lead at the top of the Premiership table and announced: &quot;We&#39;re enjoying every minute of being in pole position.
Rasmussen Reports - California&#39;s U.S. Senate race has tightened slightly, but not enough to furrow the brow of the Democratic incumbent. Easily absorbing a five-point decline in her lead since July, Senator Dianne Feinstein now leads former Republican state Senator Richard Mountjoy 56% to 34%.
The jury in the trial of Steve Wright, who is accused of murdering five women in 2006, retires to consider its verdict.
Belgium's Kim Clijsters will not reconsider her decision to retire at the end of the season, even if she secures this week's Diamond Games title in Antwerp, she said on Tuesday.
Three weeks after Los Angeles firefighter John Nelson\u001f cruised by in his &#39;57 `vette to whisk a flaming redhead on a blind date to the beach, she wore his engagement ring.
By Marcia Heroux Pounds, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 9--Women are still trying to break the glass ceiling in Florida.   The second annual survey of Florida's women directors and executive officers is in, and the news is not much to cheer about.
Rashad McCants wasn&#39;t thinking about last year at Kentucky. Jawad Williams said last year was last year. And Sean May was thinking more about his last game than North Carolina&#39;s Jan. 3 defeat at Rupp Arena.
Sirius Satellite Radio said on   Tuesday that reports suggesting that shock jock Howard Stern   was planning a return to mainstream radio was \
IFC said Wednesday that it will initially add the movies that it received a nomination for the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards to the iTunes Movie Store, of which six have gained that nod. Another seven will also be added, which have been nominated in previous years.
McDonald&#39;s newest CEO Jim Skinner vowed Friday to stick to the plan adopted by the late CEO Jim Cantalupo, who died suddenly last spring.
The treaty agreed by EU member states is \
A first edition of the debut Harry Potter novel by J.K. Rowling is expected to sell for up to 7,000 pounds at an auction on June 26.
Rice considera gia' un successo avvio dei colloqui
Members of the \
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives in Russia for talks likely to focus on military co-operation.
Singer and composer Billy Joel weds fianc\u00c3\u00a9e Kate Lee, 23, at his Long Island home on Saturday.
IBM is now selling its first computer based on the multicore Cell processor, a blade server called the BladeCenter QS20 that starts at $18,995.
Though the next president will probably command soldiers in two separate wars, few of those hoping to win the job can say they've ever seen combat or even taken abuse from a drill sergeant.
LAS VEGAS -- O.J. Simpson boarded a flight to return home to Miami Thursday, a day after he received a blistering rebuke from a judge who doubled his bail but allowed him out of jail to await trial in his armed robbery case, a friend said.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
TechWeb - The source code for Adobe's messaging, data, and remote procedure call services will be packaged under a new open-source product called BlazeDS.
New York, 24 settembre 2004 - Anche gli Usa sono sulle tracce di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari. La solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 e la collaborazione degli Stati Uniti all&#39;Italia arriva dalle parole del segretario di Stato Americano Colin Powell.

UN negotiations on fisheries end without the ban on bottom trawling advocated by conservation groups.
Germany may outlaw smoking in cars because it is a health hazard and a safety risk, the government's commissioner for substance abuse Sabine Baetzing said.
A hasty U-turn on plans to scrap Germany's unification day holiday just before the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has exposed cracks in the government and sparked an ugly row about patriotism.
Chelsea take on Barcelona, Real Madrid face Juventus and AC Milan return to Manchester, scene of their 2003 European Cup triumph, following Friday&#39;s draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League.
PARIS -- Yasser Arafat&#39;s coma deepened and his condition deteriorated dramatically yesterday according to the Palestinian leadership, who visited him at a Paris hospital and then returned to the West Bank to declare that his life was now &#39;&#39;in the hand of
Russia's culture minister on Wednesday said new British laws providing legal immunity for some contested artworks would clear the way for a planned exhibit of Russian art in London next month.
Pakistan were on course for a 2-0 series win after taking two key West Indian wickets including the crucial scalp of Brian Lara in the third and final Test at National Stadium.
Gwyneth Paltrow says she is \
The kidnappers of British hostage Margaret Hassan have threatened to hand her over to an al-Qaida-related group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi unless their demands - including the
A gunman who shot and injured three people -- including one of two hostages he held in a South African restaurant -- was killed in a shootout on Saturday when police stormed the building, a police spokeswoman said.
The announcement of an effective malaria vaccine announced this week could become a life saver in areas of the world where deadly malaria claims millions of lives each year.
Muslims who are on medication and who devoutly follow Ramadan may be causing health problems for themselves, a study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) warns.
Ailing ground zero workers are going to court to demand that the company overseeing a $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund uses it to pay for their health care.
Saudi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital Riyadh came under attack late Wednesday as a car bomb exploded near Saudi Arabia&#39;s interior ministry building.
PHUKET, Thailand  - William Robins vowed Monday to  change his life forever after the professional golfer from  California and his new bride, Amanda, narrowly escaped death in  the grip of a tsunami.
Palestinian militants blew up an Israeli  army post on the Gaza-Egypt border on Sunday, killing at least  four Israeli troops in the deadliest attack since Yasser  Arafat's death a month ago kindled new hopes of peace.
On the day he announced his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft asked the nation&#39;s Supreme Court to strike down Oregon&#39;s law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients die more quickly.
The Democratic Republic of Congo says recent fighting in eastern Congo was the result of a Rwandan attack and not internal army clashes.
Aumenta dell'1,5%, media nazionale +1,8%, Centro-Nord (+2%)
The surviving astronauts of the Mercury 7 offered tribute Friday to compatriot Gordon &quot;Gordo&quot; Cooper, who died Oct. 4. At a memorial gathering at Johnson Space Center in Houston, former US Sen.
Oil prices rise on speculation that producer cartel Opec may unveil  cuts in output at its December meeting.
US lawmakers should stick to US law Competition Commissioner 'Steely' Neelie Kroes hit back at US politicians who criticised this week's verdict from the Court of First Instance.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Greek sprint stars Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been suspended by track and field&#39;s world governing body pending a full hearing of their doping cases.
BOSTON -- An MIT student wearing what turned out to be a fake bomb was arrested at gunpoint Friday at Logan International Airport and later claimed it was artwork, officials said.
Avvicendamento tutto finlandese al volante della Ford per il prossimo mondiale di rally. Jari-Matti ...
Fierce battles between insurgents and US and Iraqi forces killed at least 27 people today in Baqouba and south of Baghdad as US forces move against the last remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah.
French Interior Minister Dominique deVillepin announced Friday that France is to reinforce security in sensible places, especially around embassies after the explosion near the Indonesian embassy in Paris.
ROMA, 23 SET - Il Governo dara&#39; un bonus di 200 euro per un pc alle prime 150.000 famiglie, con reddito inferiore ai 15.000 euro, che ne faranno richiesta. L&#39;operazione &#39;Vai con internet&#39; arriva dopo analoghe
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Internet networking giant Cisco Systems agreed to acquire closely held Internet protocol service provider P-Cube for 200 million dollars in cash and options.
October 24, 2004 - GameSpot have posted up a final preview of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, hitting the PS2 this week and the PC next year.
Some doctors doubt the reliability of menopause tests and question why women would need to use them.
Alleged assault during boarding Two campaigners from anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd are \
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota Public Radio's The Current announced today that Barb Abney will join the station as a weekday on-air host, 9 a.m.-noon, beginning Oct. 3.
Kellogg reported Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped 3.3 percent, in part because of higher energy and costs, including for advertising. Its shares fell 51 cents, to $49.11.
The hunt for Osama bin Laden remains stalled, frustrated by remote topography and sidetracked by the war in Iraq.
Two of Lance Armstrong\u00c2\u0092s 1999 Tour de France teammates said they used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO in preparing for that year\u00c2\u0092s race.
A woman in an SUV ran down and killed her boyfriend as he bicycled on a city street, then she pulled the crushed bike out from under the vehicle and drove off, police and witnesses said.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres dominated the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, winning awards for best talk show and best host for the fourth consecutive year. But she said the combative Rosie O'Donnell should have been honored in her stead.
 Is Thought-Provoking, But ...
By Kelly Marshall Fuller, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Jun. 23--GEORGETOWN -- A Georgetown man connected to the shooting death of his neighbor was denied bail Friday because court officials worried he could present a flight risk.
Appello di De Gennaro, proteste allungano ostacoli
England&#39;s Andrew Flintoff has been named in the side to face India at Lord&#39;s on Saturday.
Web blows raspberry at the telly Internet behemoth Google has seen its advertising revenues overtake the UK's most popular commercial television channel in the third quarter of this year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Once a flimsy afterthought in American retailing, the lowly, free store bag is undergoing a luxurious makeover.
OPEC said it will increase production by 500,000 barrels a day, but oil futures nonetheless surged to a record close.
Presidente Corte d'Appello Milano: \
PRESIDENTIAL election frontrunner Mahmud Abbas urged Palestinians to abandon the armed intifada overnight, saying that independence could only be achieved through peaceful means.
Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stock plummeted after it took a $16.7 billion write-down and had a $9.8 billion fourth-quarter loss.
Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop playing out their differences in his country, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.
Nissan is to produce a new car at its plant in the North East, which it says will help to safeguard 1,000 jobs.
The Church of England said Saturday it will turn to social networking websites and blogs to spread a new twist on Lent this year.
Courts have ruled against the F1 supremo which somewhat takes away most of the powers from Bernie Ecclestone. However, he is back with a plan that might lead to his comeback in the most expensive sport in the world today.
GENOVA - Tragedia del fuoco in Liguria. Un uomo carbonizzato \u00c3\u00a8 stato trovato tra i campi bruciati di Riva Trigoso, nella Riviera di Levante. Si tratterebbe di un pensionato sorpreso dalle fiamme vicino alla sua casa in campagna.
Look, ma, no PC/Mac iPhone hackers have released a tool that allows owners of firmware 1.1.1 iPhones and iPod Touches to open up their devices to third-party apps - all without the need for a host Mac or PC.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Islamic militant groups behind many suicide bombings dismissed yesterday a call from Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, to halt attacks in the run-up to a Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat.
Presidential candidates may return contributions solicited for the general election campaign and accept public financing with its stricter limitations, the Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday.
Consumers are increasingly wary of  foods made with GM ingredients and try to avoid them, a new survey suggests.
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. warplanes bombed Najaf's Old City and troops clashed with Shiite militiamen Sunday amid fears a plan to end the standoff could collapse...
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Pentagon is extending deployments of more than 10,300 soldiers and Marines in Iraq for two to four months and bringing in an additional 1,500 soldiers from the United States to assist
Colombian orders the arrest of an ex-minister's father, as a political scandal over alleged militia links widens.
Surveillance powers granted to the FBI under the Patriot Act, a cornerstone of the Bush Administration&#39;s war on terror, were ruled unconstitutional by a judge on Wednesday in a new blow to US security policies.
A California prison board on  Wednesday refused for the 15th time to parole Leslie Van  Houten, a Charles Manson disciple who was sentenced to life  behind bars for her role in the sensational cult murders.
A Canadian submarine left drifting in the Atlantic after a fire on board which killed a crewman has arrived safely at a Scottish naval base, helped by two British tugboats.
PONTIAC, Mich. An Alabama man is among seven fans charged for their roles in last month&#39;s melee at the end of the Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons game.
Senior US and Iraqi officials say a US-led invasion of the rebel stronghold, 30 miles west of Baghdad, could begin within days. By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Malaysian police used water cannon  and tear gas on Saturday to break up an anti-government protest  by ethnic Indians carrying roses to symbolize a peaceful demand  for justice.
BELFAST : Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland were to visit Belfast amid fading hopes of a breakthrough to restore Catholic-Protestant power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi visits Berlin to secure a German boost for his country's  reconstruction.
After a huge buildup about the commercial prospects of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sundance, buyers have their hands jammed deep into their coats.
While biologists and politicians fight over whether the greater sage grouse should be labeled an endangered species, 10 Western states allow hunters to take aim at the reclusive, ground-dwelling bird.
Dopo il passaggio ai quarti della coppa Italia, ripresa degli allenamenti per la Sampdoria in vista ...
San Francisco - Researchers are using the latest in biotechnology to chart the genetic map of turkeys, which have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations in the United States that the big-breasted birds sometimes have trouble
MOSCOW, Dec. 17 -- President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he will accept the post of prime minister next year if, as is almost certain, his anointed successor Dmitry Medvedev is elected president in March.
ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Aumentano i cattolici coreani nelle comunit\u00c3\u00a0 in diaspora, ma vi sono ancora spazi per la missione Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Il numero dei cattolici nelle comunit\u00c3\u00a0 coreane presenti in tutto il mondo cresce: secondo le statistiche rese note dalla Commissione Episcopale per la cura dei migranti e gli itineranti, aggiornate al 31 dicembre 2006, il numer...
At least 17 people die in a huge blast in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, a top official says.
Blog: Glaskowsky passes along an interesting proposal from Peter Wayner and some timely news from the New York Times.
The Paris Club of creditor nations, except for Russia, agreed on Sunday to relieve Iraq of as much as 80 percent of the debts it owes them.
SASKATOON -- Transport Canada approved yesterday an application for a suborbital space launch by a Canadian team competing in an international race to put civilians into space.
ATLANTA -- Government officials are warning people to throw away a contact lens solution after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection.
International issues bugging users Apple's Windows version of its Safari web browser is creating havoc on localised versions of Windows.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Forget that impressive showing against Brazil. Croatia couldn&#039;t find the net again Sunday and even missed a penalty kick in a 0-0 tie with Japan that endangered both teams&#039; stays at the World Cup.
InfoWorld - Apple has released a security fix for its QuickTime media player software, fixing a critical bug that had been worrying security experts for nearly a month.
The UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog meets this week meets to discuss Iran&#39;s nuclear programme. Simon Jeffery explains. The country is close to completing a civilian nuclear programme that would allow it to generate electricity
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo  replaced his army chief with a more hardline officer and vowed  to rebuild his air force on Sunday as regional leaders gathered  in Nigeria to discuss unrest in the West African state.
Roadmap ATI leak neatly coincides with AMD's ATI will target AMD's Socket AM2+ interconnect with its RD790 chipset - a part with the abiility to host four graphics cards, allegedly leaked company roadmap slides reveal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PHUKET (THAILANDIA) - Una scelta che ricorda da vicino quella del film \u00c2\u00abLa scelta di Sophie\u00c2\u00bb. E che anche se tutto alla fine \u00c3\u00a8 andato bene potrebbe segnare per sempre la psiche del protagonista di questa storia.
A Russian spaceship blasted off on  Friday carrying vital food and water to two astronauts whose  supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
Seven Israelis were wounded, one  seriously, Wednesday by Palestinian rockets fired from the Gaza  Strip, the army said.
Di Pietro: ha detto cose giuste.Maroni: bene su federalismo
Questi arbitri designati per gli incontri dell'ottava giornata del campionato di serie A.
Taiwan&#39;s army has selected Boeing  Co. over Bell Helicopter to supply 30 attack helicopters  in a deal worth more than $1.5 billion, a defense official said  on Tuesday.
European steel maker Arcelor   has agreed to a 100 percent takeover bid made by  world sector leader Mittal Steel , creating a global  steel giant that will dwarf its rivals, its chairman said on  Sunday.
The California plaintiff's attorney who helped turn class-action lawsuits into a lucrative trend pleaded guilty yesterday to a conspiracy charge stemming from his role in a wide-ranging kickback scheme.
Wall Street stocks retreated on Wednesday after economic growth rose far less than expected at the end of last year, renewing fears the US economy is entering a recession.
Millions of Hotmail users face having to pay to access their messages using the Outlook e-mail program.
The Black Watch are heading for the so-called &quot;Triangle of Death&quot; outside Baghdad to free US Marines for an expected all-out assault on Fallujah.
Friends Provident shares rise after US private equity firm JC Flowers says it is considering bidding for the insurer.
Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points, Robert Dozier added 19 and the second-ranked Tigers beat No. 5 Georgetown, 85-71, extending the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-longest home winning streak to 37 games.
Chelsea have lodged a complaint with Uefa after up to 50 fans were barred from the ground in their Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.
The British lower house of parliament is to open an inquiry next month into the advisers of Prince Harry after he caused outrage by turning up at a fancy dress party in a Nazi uniform, the Times reported on ...
The Bank of England's nine-member monetary policy committee voted unanimously to raise interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.75 percent earlier this month, official records showed.
An explosion killed two people and  wounded six on Thursday in the Somali capital Mogadishu,  diplomats based in neighboring Kenya said, adding they believed  the blast had probably been caused by a bomb.
Stocks fell on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned inflation is still a major concern, all but dashing remaining hopes for an interest-rate cut this year.
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira and Manchester United skipper Roy Keane are both battling to be fit for Sunday&#39;s Premiership showdown at Old Trafford.
ROMA - \u00c2\u00abLa copertura per le riduzioni fiscali c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8\u00c2\u00bb lo ha dichiarato il premier Silvio Berlusconi, che \u00c3\u00a8 intervenuto nel dibattito politico sulla riforma fiscale, replicando a Fini e Follini. Per il presidente
Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre is in a critical condition in a Milan hospital after suffering neurological problems, a source close to Ferre said on Saturday.
Online bookmaker Sportingbet said its   chairman faced charges in the United States for providing   \
Pakistani police have released sketches of two men believed to be suicide bombers who attacked former premier Benazir Bhutto's homecoming procession last week, officials said Friday.
Governo mettera' condizioni per attirare imprenditori seri
With less than a week to go before  a presumed strike deadline, Hollywood studio executives sought  to break a deadlock in contract talks with screenwriters by  offering a newly condensed package of proposals.
Barry Bonds' black leather clubhouse chair was fully reclined, and the San Francisco slugger leaned back in it with a rare moment to relax after joining the 700 home run club.
Kerry remains behind, 52%-41%, in a three-way race
Only in America CA has put its money where its mouth is by offering to cover US users of its new range of anti-virus products for as much as $1,500 worth of clean-up costs if they still get infected by malware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jamal Lewis made his return to the lineup, but Ed Reed had the historic return for the Baltimore Ravens. Reed returned an interception an NFL-record 106 yards for a touchdown with 26 seconds remaining as the
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani met with firefighters and police officers in this early voting state Wednesday, using the forum to reference the Sept. 11 terror attacks, which earned him national attention.
Non-surgical treatment to unblock clogged arteries in legs and feet can save them from being amputated, even though those blood vessels are small and tricky to work in, researchers reported on Monday.
Shiver me timbers, they're taking our jobs The UK is missing out on more than \u00c2\u00a31bn in lost taxes and the creation of over 13,000 new high-paying jobs over four years if we all took software piracy more seriously, according to a new report.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SHIZUOKA, Japan (PA) -- Darren Clarke cruised to his first victory of the year Sunday in the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters, a high-profile event on the Japan Tour.
The Falcons lost a candidate in their search for a general manager when Chris Mara of the New York Giants dropped out Thursday.
Glenn McGrath takes 4-25 as Australia dismiss Mumbai for 255 in their Test warm-up.
Both candidates of Romania&#39;s presidential runoff claimed victory on Sunday while exit polls showed them neck-and-neck. Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase reacts after
Kidnappers released seven foreign truckers held for 43 days on Wednesday after the head of a Kuwaiti transport company said he paid a $500,000 ransom.
Polish guards find the bodies of three Chechen sisters who died on a mountain on the border with Ukraine.
A Danish intelligence officer and  four military police sergeants will stand trial for abuse of  Iraqi prisoners at a Danish camp in southern Iraq, the Danish  army said on Friday.
A new think-tank study urges the Bush Administration to begin planning for containing the fallout from a complete collapse in Iraq
Sam Cassell was a no-show on the first day of training camp Tuesday, sending a message to the Minnesota Timberwolves that he was displeased by not getting a contract extension.
A CARGO spaceship has blasted off carrying vital Christmas provisions for the international space station, where supplies for the two crew members have run critically short.
The wildly popular social-networking site generated millions of bytes of comments during Saturday night's Democratic and Republican debates, too many for any human to ever hope to read.
Non c'&egrave; Maldonado tra i convocati del Napoli per la sfida di domani contro il Genoa, decisiva...
President Bush Friday emphatically said he would not institute a military draft to shore up troops, while opponent John Kerry accused him of having created a \
Sketching glamorous frocks for a  new collection, casting models for a catwalk show and starring  in a popular reality television series are all part of a day's  work for American-born designer Ben de Lisi.
Traffic jams are not only bad for your mood - they may actually kill, research suggests. A German study has found people caught in traffic are three times more likely to have a heart attack within the hour than those who are not stuck in a jam.
The Indian government announced unexpectedly on Thursday to reduce troop levels in Indian-administered Kashmir due to the improved situation in the state.
A judge in Monroe County, Georgia, has ruled that 21-year-old Genarlow Wilson should be released from a 10-year prison sentence for a consensual sexual encounter he had when he was 17. He has been imprisoned for more than two years after his conviction for a sex act with a 15-year-old girl. But the state attorney general quickly filed a notice of appeal, keeping Wilson in prison for the time being.
Drunken revellers at the world's biggest beer festival this year can purchase a stiff linguistic pick-me-up for when their brains get addled - a beer- and mustard-proof guide to Bavarian slang.
Publicist Max Clifford agrees to settle a libel action made by Neil and Christine Hamilton over a false rape allegation.
This year was great for gamers -- so great that many deserving games were all but buried. Chris Kohler counts down the sleeper hits of 2004.
Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit Friday, as doping overshadowed Michael  Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal winner.
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Chris Evans, Davina McCall and Johnny Vaughan host a fundraising radio marathon in the UK.
Carnival revelers in the Black Forest are trying to help Turks integrate better into mainstream German society by encouraging immigrant children to join the traditional festivities just before Lent.
A Fort Worth brokerage that sold high-fee mutual funds to military families agreed yesterday to pay $12 million to settle allegations that it used misleading marketing literature and scripts.
&quot;La Nina,&quot; the abnormal cooling of  Pacific Ocean surface temperatures, is as powerful as its  brother &quot;El Nino&quot; and the effects of global warming on their  cycle need to be monitored, UK scientists said on Wednesday.
Felipe Calderon takes over as Mexico's president at a midnight ceremony, ahead of planned opposition protests.
Doppia amichevole per il Vicenza. La squadra di Camolese ha affrontato e battuto due squadre di seri...
Blog: But details will have to wait until next week's Black Hat conference.
BANGKOK: Two bombs exploded in troubled southern Thailand on Monday, injuring a soldier and a civil servant, police said, a day after the government scattered millions of paper doves as a peace gesture.
Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremonies in Athens Sunday in part because of events in Iraq and Sudan, the State Department said.
A writer forced into hiding after her play prompted rioting by Sikh protesters and led to the cancellation of her play has broken her silence and defended her work.
The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit yesterday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers say they believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
''Sarebbe bene se Loew rimanesse ct anche dopo gli Europei''. Franz Beckenbauer sponsorizza Joachim ...
Per la Lazio di Delio Rossi otto reti al Tor Sapienza, formazione del campionato di Eccellenza, in v...
Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
Domenica 19 settembre, in occasione della festivita&#39; del Santo Patrono, si terranno nel Duomo di Napoli la tradizionale Santa Messa e la veglia di preghiera in attesa che si rinnovi la liquefazione del sangue di San Gennaro.
The retail and mining sectors were heavy casualties as the leading share index closed in negative territory, dealers said Monday.
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Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome.
Hundreds more Iraqis died in violence   in July and August than in the previous two months, many of   them tortured to death because of their religion with cables,   acid and power drills, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
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When Greenville County in South Carolina borrowed $US800 million two years ago to expand its public schools, insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan provided three bidders to insure the project.
A U.S. architectural firm posted drawings of the new U.S. embassy being built in Baghdad on its Web site but removed them when U.S. officials complained they might endanger Americans, a U.S. official said on Friday.
A total of 49 new Iraqi army soldiers have been killed in an ambush near the town of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad, which dealt a blow to the interim government&#39;s efforts to build Iraqi security forces.
VIENNA, Austria -- North Korea is prepared to cooperate with the U.N. agency overseeing the shutdown of the country's nuclear program, according to a report made available Tuesday to The Associated Press.
Republican activists Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed landed more than 100 meetings inside the Bush White House, according to documents released Wednesday that provide the first official accounting of the access and influence the two presidential allies have enjoyed.
Barack Obama told a Texas crowd on Sunday that he wants the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee facility closed &#151; a step the Bush administration is considering.
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Osama bin Laden&#39;s chauffeur was arraigned Tuesday at the first US military tribunal since World War II, appearing at a pretrial session as defense lawyers sought to challenge the process.
U.S. warplanes bombarded hard core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday as troops hunted insurgents house-to-house in the city already devastated by the ferocity of the military's seven-day onslaught.
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The Schlesinger report released Tuesday marks the first in a series of US investigations into the abuses at Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison.
Charlie Jones had a 4-yard touchdown run and Miami's defense held Florida State to 1 yard in the second quarter, helping stake the Hurricanes to a 10-3 halftime lead in the teams' season opener Monday night.
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A gang held the families of two  Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before  stealing about 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of  Britain's biggest robberies, police said on Tuesday.
President Bush said on Thursday he would work to convince Congress of the need for spending cuts, tax cuts and Social Security reform in a bid to reassure financial markets
By Anita Hassan, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 17--A fire that heavily damaged a 47-year-old northeast Harris County church Thursday night was intentionally set, authorities said today.
Dell told the SEC that it is nearly finished with an internal audit of its accounting practices.
Defending champion Makybe Diva won the $4.2-million Cdn Melbourne Cup on Tuesday to become the first mare in the 144-year history of Australia&#39;s most famous horse race to win twice.
FERRARI are to snub crucial talks at Heathrow today aimed at revolutionising Grand Prix racing. The Italian giants are the only team blocking radical changes that could save the leading outfits
Andre Ward won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division Sunday, beating Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus to claim a bit of redemption for an American team that took a beating at the Olympics.
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., the world&#39;s seventh biggest container shipping company, on Thursday reported a 13 percent rise in third quarter net profit from a year earlier due to growing shipping volume and higher freight rates.
It's Howard Stern like you never heard him before he switched to   satellite.
American Jews are trying to reconcile their support of Israel, a Turkish ally, with their commitment to fighting genocide.
KABUL: Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf yesterday congratulated President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on his election victory and said the neighbours needed to increase co-operation in the war on terror.
Amidst spiraling violence in West Asia, at least 32 Palestinians and three Israelis were killed as Israel stepped up its offensive in the northern Gaza Strip.
Zinedine Zidane played soccer at a charity event Saturday in his first game since the 2006 World Cup, brushing off questions about coming out of retirement. There was speculation the three-time FIFA World Player of the Year might follow former Real Madrid teammate David Beckham and play in the United States.
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz broke yesterday with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert by calling for an independent inquiry into their government's handling of the recent conflict in Lebanon.
Comment is free: Rebecca Front: Being a liberal, loving parent doesn't mean letting your children turn into tyrants.
A 150-year-old Torah, hidden for a half-century in the former Soviet Union, was paraded through New York's streets Sunday on its way to its new home at a Brooklyn synagogue.
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Media giant Thomson announced today that it is supporting both next-generation DVD formats, and will manufacture both HD DVD and Blu-ray DVD disks through its Camarillo-based Technicolor business.
A reading of \u00e2\u0080\u009cLife on Mars?\u00e2\u0080\u009d by David Bowie, as performed on Wednesday at Zankel Hall, said a lot about the priorities of the band.
Jiang Yanyong rose to international prominence in 2003, when he disclosed that at least 100 people were being treated in Beijing hospitals for SARS.
This was not the breakout year for young voters that some had anticipated. Fewer than one in 10 voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same proportion of the electorate as in 2000, exit polls indicated. Still, with voter turnout expected to be higher overall, more young people appeared to have come out.
Every Sunday, we look at 12 important lessons to be learned from the day&#39;s games in the Fantasy Dozen. In Week Six, some receivers had good outings, but not all of them have earned our trust yet.
To: FOREIGN EDITORS  Contact: Robert E. DiMichele, Public Affairs Officer of USAEC, +1- 410-436-2556, Robert.DiMichele@us.army.mil   ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Training lands at the U.S.
Artworks depicting Osama bin Laden in a Christ-like pose and a statue of the Virgin Mary covered in a burqa have caused a stir in Australia after they were showcased in a prestigious religious art competition.
Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.
he Chiron Corporation, a major manufacturer of influenza vaccine, said yesterday that it had detected a contamination problem in its new supply and was delaying release of nearly 50 million
Verizon Wireless and Nextel Communications, two of the country&#39;s biggest cellphone operators, said yesterday that they planned to drop their lawsuits against each other.
French actor Gerard Depardieu shunned a summons to appear before an Italian court on Wednesday for allegedly headbutting a local photographer in 2005, and the ruling is now set for next year.
Richard Sutcliffe BRYAN ROBSON&#39;S reply to the question &#39;do you feel you have anything to prove?&#39; on being confirmed as West Bromwich Albion manager yesterday was as telling as it was succinct.
Hundreds of British Airways passengers face delays at Heathrow due to a lack of staff and technical problems.
The company posts a higher second-quarter EPS despite a recall of its frozen pizza.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been simply unbeatable. More so, in fact, than they have been in nearly a decade. Ty Conklin made 35 saves, Jordan Staal had two goals and an assist, and the Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 Thursday night for their eighth straight victory. It's the Penguins' longest win streak since a 10-game stretch in January and February 1999.
Studies have shown that suburbanites use more energy and produce more carbon dioxide than city-dwellers.
The idea that women who live together menstruate together dates at least to 1971.
[World News]: Beijing, Dec 27 : An asteroid discovered by a Chinese observatory has been named after Zhu Guangya, a leading nuclear scientist, for his contributions to the nation, the state media reported today.
Ford Motor Co F.N will exercise its   right to buy the Rover brand name from German premium carmaker   BMW BMWG.DE, a spokesman for Ford's Premier Automotive Group   said on Monday.
Seventeen million people watched Donald Trump tell software exec Kelly Perdew, &quot;You&#39;re hired&quot; Thursday night - a far cry from the 28 million drawn to the first edition&#39;s finale.
Some are made with clay, others with colourful tin foil, and a few carved in wood. One includes human teeth, and two of the rarest were worn by revellers who often collapsed dead after days of dancing, drinking and sex.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s half brother insisted Saturday the Palestinian people were entitled to know the cause of their leader&#39;s death, but Arafat&#39;s widow threatened a legal fight over the medical file in an ugly family tug-of-war.
In a string of tirades against Sprint Nextel's cellphone service, posted recently on Bloggingstocks.com, Steve of Indiana chimed in.
KEY WEST, Fla. The Florida Keys are mostly deserted as the state braces for the possible arrival of Hurricane Ivan. Officials say they&#39;re planning to use air and sea routes to get relief supplies to the low
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Actress Mischa Barton was arrested  overnight for driving under the influence, possession of  illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license,  celebrity Web site TMZ reported on Thursday.
A former Van der Moolen Specialists employee pleaded guilty on Friday in a case involving phony finders' fees and illegal kickbacks in the stock-loan industry.
US authorities are investigating British arms manufacturer BAE Systems&#39; compliance with anti-corruption laws, including those regarding lucrative Saudi contracts, BAE said Tuesday.
SPECIAL FEATURE A new technology introduced formally last month by Seagate could effectively redefine how all computers are secured, and all information integrity is maintained. But it could introduce something else that many clearly don't want. As BetaNews learned, DRM's place in your computer could literally be secured.
The Red Sox clinched another playoff berth Monday after their victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays assured them of at least a wild-card berth.
Motorola Inc. has been selected to provide a &#36;344 million expansion to a wireless network run by China United Telecommunications Corp., or China Unicom, one of the largest network operators in the world.
Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s environmental agency warned Wednesday.
Description: NPR&#39;s Jennifer Ludden gives an update on a 30,000-gallon oil spill in the Delaware River near Philadelphia and takes note of &quot;Buy Nothing&quot; day.
A committee in the Indian state of Maharashtra provisionally approves compulsory HIV tests before marriage.
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Life after Terrell Owens begins on Monday, when the Eagles travel to St. Louis to take on the faltering Rams. Mike Martz&#39;s team has played nothing like a playoff contender, but thanks to Seattle&#39;s similar
The US intelligence community is in the grip of an internal debate on whether new data on North Korea should be interpreted as a sign the country is preparing for its first nuclear weapons test, US administration officials said.
FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. today announced the Frontier 710 Digital Lab  System. Part of the award-winning Frontier Series of lab systems, the  new Frontier 710 is a compact digital printer processor capable of  producing up to 810 4R prints per hour.
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. KO.N,  stung by a prolonged downturn in North America, Germany and  other major markets, on Thursday lowered its key long-term  earnings and sales targets.
When Montana voters approved a medical marijuana initiative Tuesday, they followed what has become a Western trend. Nearly three-fourths of Western states now have such laws, while only two of the remaining 37 states have adopted them.
The son of a politician from India's ruling party is convicted of murder in a case which sparked outrage.
American Express said it was suing Visa USA and MasterCard International, along with eight banks, for damages stemming from anti-competitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through U.S. banks. Its suit follows one by Discover Financial Services that also alleges anti-competitive behavior by the nation's two biggest credit associations. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for both actions on Oct. 4, when it let stand a lower court's ruling requiring Visa and MasterCard to allow their member banks to issue competing cards in an antitrust case brought by the Justice Department.
Duke again was too much for Michigan State, thanks almost entirely to J.J. Redick and Daniel Ewing.
It is a measure of the progress of this England team that they have performed no more than adequately during the first two days of this Test match and yet they find themselves in control of the game.
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Artie Shaw, the famed bandleader of the 1930s swing era, has died at home today at the age of 94. His attorney says Shaw died of natural causes, and had been ill for some time.
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili was heading for a landslide presidential election victory, early results showed on Sunday, but the opposition said the vote was rigged and vowed street protests.
Kurt Warner threw a long pass to set up a touchdown run by Tiki Barber, and the veteran New York Giants quarterback capped another drive with his second career regular-season TD run in a 27-10 win over the injury-plagued Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
After seven months of extensive training, scientists in United Kingdom have managed to make good use of dogs&#39; inordinate interest in human urine by utilising their &quot;super-sensitive noses&quot; to detect signs of bladder cancer, a report said.
Beijing, China (Sports Network) - For the second time in as many days, rain was a major factor at the inaugural $500,000 China Open.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two U.S. astronauts replaced a broken motor on one of the International Space Station's solar wings during a spacewalk on Wednesday, clearing the way for more modules to be added to the outpost.
Higher food costs boosted U.S. inflation, while an indicator of future home construction was the weakest in a decade, signaling continuing deterioration in housing, reports showed on Wednesday.
The universe looked a little more familiar and friendlier on Tuesday. The roll call of planets beyond the solar system swelled significantly with the announcement of a trio of newly discovered worlds much
Literary heavyweights, including Thomas Pynchon, have been expressing their indignation on behalf of Ian McEwan.
Kris Draper and Mathieu Schneider scored shorthanded goals and Dominik Hasek made 20 saves, helping the Detroit Red Wings come from behind to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Monday.
Fernando Morientes is in line to make his debut against Manchester United on Saturday after completing his move from Real Madrid to Liverpool on Thursday.
Saddam Hussein met with a defense lawyer Thursday for the first time since his capture a year ago, days before several of his top aides are due to appear in court for hearings on alleged war crimes.
A woman is sentenced to 12 years in prison for her part in the gang rape of two young sisters.
A woman transplant patient came face to face with her old heart Tuesday at an exhibition she hopes will increase public awareness about organ donations.
Pop band Busted have denied rumours they are splitting up, but have confirmed they plan to take a break.
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile at a house in Gaza's Jabalya refugee camp Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding four others, witnesses said.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the new EU commission president, won the backing of EU leaders last night for a mini-reshuffle of his team which should resolve an institutional crisis that has paralysed the union for weeks.
The 1.5-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border was designed to keep cars from illegally crossing into the United States. There's just one problem: It was accidentally built on Mexican soil. Now embarrassed border officials say the mistake could cost the federal government more than $3 million to fix.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Rocker Courtney Love was sued Thursday by a travel agency that claims she ordered nearly $50,000 in airline tickets, but wouldn't pay...
Iraq, the Middle East, and Ukraine are set to top the agenda as EU foreign ministers gather in a monthly meeting in Brussels today.
Daniel Gibson turned the rookie game into a warmup for the 3-point shooting contest.Gibson made a record 11 3-pointers, many coming right in front of Cleveland teammate LeBron James, and scored 33 points to lead the NBA's sophomores stars to a 136-109 victory over the top rookies on Friday night of All-Star weekend.
The high hurdles faced by congressional Democrats in their efforts to end the Iraq war make electing a Democratic president in 2008 the best way to finish the conflict, Democratic party chairman Howard Dean said Saturday.
Mount St. Helens is poised for its biggest eruption since it blew its top in 1980, killing 57 people. The volcano is located about 160 kilometres south of Seattle.
Police today were seeking two suspects in the shooting, which wounded one of the officers seriously.
President Bush praised Pakistan&#39;s military after a meeting in the Oval Office with its president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, even though its army is pulling out
Florida doesn't have a quarterback controversy. It's more like a quarterback coalition. Backup quarterback Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes, including one on a play that could have came from basketball coach Billy Donovan's playbook, and ran for a score to give the fifth-ranked Gators a 23-10 win against No. 9 LSU on Saturday.
The death toll from the explosion in the southern Philippines of truck carrying compressed carbon dioxide has reached 50, a senior military official said on Saturday.
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For the 10th consecutive year, tickets for the Army-Navy game have sold out, and for good reason. Countless aspects of this 105-year-old rivalry command respect, from the thrill-inducing pageantry of the pregame
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The hunt for alien life should be expanded to include organisms that lack DNA, a panel of scientists said today.
Nearly three years after hundreds of bodies were found scattered, stacked and left to rot at the Tri-State Crematory, its manager pleaded guilty on Friday to theft, fraud
Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo of France shook off a slow start yesterday to beat Russian Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 to successfully defend her Advanta Championship title for her fifth tournament victory of the season.
Republican Sen.-elect Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a politician and an obstetrician, wants to deliver more babies after he takes office Jan. 4, a request apparently at odds with Senate conflict-of-interest rules.
PHILADELPHIA -- Trent Strickland scored all nine of his points in the last nine minutes, and No. 6 Wake Forest made 5 of 6 free throws in the last two minutes to hold off Temple, 67-64, Monday night.
China's biotech sector accounts for just a sliver of its pharmaceutical industry and operates under the cloud of a massive review of licenses issued under a regulator executed last year for accepting bribes.
Prices of existing U.S. single-family homes recorded their biggest annual drop in October, suggesting the housing slump is far from over, a national home price gauge released on Wednesday showed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith threw for two touchdowns, Antonio Pittman rushed for one touchdown and kicker Mike Nugent converted three field goal tries to lead the Buckeyes to a 30-7 victory over Indiana Saturday in front of 104,538
Wall Street extended its advance after reports showed inflation remained tame in November and industrial production rose for the first time in two months.
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The world&#39;s longest continually running experiment has revealed traces of plutonium in British soil from nuclear tests in the Nevada desert 50 years ago, scientists said on Monday.

Through the beheadings and harrowing video footage of Ken Bigley pleading for his life, his relatives never gave up. But his fate was probably sealed from the start.
A new video showing the British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been shown on Al-Jazeera television. What it your reaction?
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces hit Iraq's rebel  stronghold of Falluja with the fiercest air and ground  bombardment in months, as insurgents struck back on Saturday  with attacks that killed up to 37 people in Samarra.
Arsenal will enter the new year five points adrift of premiership leaders Chelsea after a 1-0 win over Newcastle. A deflected long-range strike from skipper Patrick Vieira in
Top U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc  said on Thursday the borrowing capacity under its committed lines of credit might not be sufficient to meet its financing needs and it might need to issue added debt or equity securities to meet future requirements.
The immortal words of Spinal Tap while they were lost in the maze of backstage hallways couldn&#39;t have suited the Edmonton Road Runners any better.
A group of 44 North Korean asylum seekers used makeshift ladders to scale the fence and leap into the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, officials said.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Sunday said the United States should step up it's war on drugs as part of efforts to secure the country's borders.
UNITED NATIONS -- Robert M. Appleton, a senior U.N. crime fighter, has pursued corruption from New Delhi to Manhattan's swank W Hotel, where two U.N. officials wound down a $6,000 night of drinking, strip clubs and prostitutes, courtesy of a corrupt executive seeking to do business with the Unite...
Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters were ordered jailed Thursday for a maximum 18 months, pending an appeal, for refusing to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from Barry Bonds and other elite athletes.
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Driver jiggery-pokery? MSI has managed to get Intel's P965 chipset to support ATI's CrossFire, enabling the system on its P965 Platinum motherboard - an industry first, the company claimed today. So far, the multi-GPU technology has been limited to ATI's own chipsets and to Intel's 975X chipset.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when holder Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.
Zipcar Inc., the Cambridge car-sharing service launched in 2000 with a dozen Volkswagen Beetles, said yesterday that it is making its European debut today in London.
Senior generals from North and South Korea begin talks set to focus on a disputed western sea border.
International publisher Random House has found itself forced to release a separate cover for US star author Philip Roth's new novel, &quot;The Plot Against America,&quot; for the German market due to its use of a Nazi swastika, the company said.
Al Leiter provided a settling influence and Kerry Wood struggled with his control, yielding three first-inning runs.
Jim Posner sent me a link yesterday to an MP3 of a conference call between the press and two members of the Clinton campaign. It's really illuminating.  There are controversies the press isn't reporting, esp betw the Clinton campaign and NBC. Will there be a debate on Feb 26 and will CNN host it or MSNBC? There's some doubt, but you can't see it when you watch the broadcasts.  I'd love to subscribe to a feed of these conference calls, but we only happened to stumble upon this one. This morning on MSNBC they were talking about a conference call with Hillary Clinton, they said she sounded tired. I'd like to hear that for myself.  There's a difference in 2008, the campaign is not just being covered by the professional media, the people are doing it too. Even if we don't have our people on the calls, I'd still like to hear them.  So, if you have an idea how we could catch a stream of these, please post a comment. Thanks. PS: I archived the MP3 in case the link above goes bad.
By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  May 30--Florida's deepening drought brought Lake Okeechobee back to its record low Wednesday morning and new records will be set later in the day and at least the next few days, officials said.   The lake's level stands at 8.97 feet -- and falling.
Francisco Garcia scored 25 points and Ellis Myles grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 17 Louisville to a 98-57 rout of Lafayette on Saturday.
Sudan has pledged to stick to the terms of an oft-violated cease-fire agreement for its civil-war wracked Darfur region, and said it will allow humanitarian agencies unfettered access to the area where tens of thousands have died.
CHATTERIS, England - An egalitarian vicar has left a group of civic dignitaries sitting on their, well, dignity.  Pam Potts, chair of Fenland District Council in central England, requested three dozen seats to be reserved at the front of St. Peter and St.
By Marie Price  A consent decree assessing a civil penalty against Seaboard Foods LP, which operates five hog facilities in Kingfisher and Major counties, was given final approval Friday in federal court.  The agreement, lodged with the U.S.
New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball rocks back on his heels and loops his thumbs through the straps of his backpack as he talks. Players passing him outside the fieldhouse locker rooms Wednesday slap him on the shoulder or nudge him in the back as he talks. He's all smiles.
Sprint Nextel's profit rose in the fourth quarter of 2006, but the Reston wireless company continued to lose high-paying customers, executives said yesterday.
A total of four children have died after a  Land Rover crashed into a river in Lincolnshire, it is confirmed.
Walt Disney Co. DIS.N dissident  shareholders Roy Disney and Stanley Gold said they would  withhold votes for the company board at the annual meeting this  Friday to step up pressure on the search to replace Chief  Executive Michael Eisner.
Mitchell Baker has stepped down as the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, where she helped make the Firefox Web browser a potent rival to Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer.Baker is handing over the CEO job to John Lilly, Mozilla&#39;s chief operating officer, who becomes responsible for pushing out the updates to Firefox and Mozilla&#39;s Thunderbird e-mail software, the company announced Monday. Baker will retain her role as chairman and stay active within the group, she said.Baker has been with Mozilla since its inception. She was an attorney with Netscape Communications in the late 1990s when it created the Mozilla Organization, and she stayed with the group after AOL bought Netscape and helped to create the Mozilla Foundation in 2003.Since then the open-source browser has built a worldwide market share of about 15 percent, according to estimates, and as high as 30 percent in some European markets. Mozilla says it now has 125 million Firefox users worldwide.In a blog posting Monday, Baker said she&#39;d been thinking for some time about the best way to use her time and about which of her duties could be handled equally well by someone else. Those duties, it turns out, are the day to day management of Mozilla&#39;s software, while Baker sees a wider role for herself in improving the Web experience for end-users.&quot;I have a vision of the Internet and online life and a positive user experience -- and of Mozilla&#39;s role in creating these -- that is far broader than browsers, e-mail clients and even technology in general,&quot; she wrote.She said she&#39;ll focus on efforts to make the Web standards process more effective, make security &quot;understandable enough that people can protect themselves,&quot; and encourage more &quot;hybrid&quot; organizations like Mozilla -- &quot;organizations which serve the public benefit but support themselves through revenue rather than fund-raising.&quot;&quot;I want Mozilla&#39;s influence on the industry to go beyond the bits we ship as software. More particularly, I want to use the impact Firefox gives us in the market to get openness, collaboration and user control embedded in other products, services and aspects of online life,&quot; she wrote.Lilly, her replacement, will be focused on getting the next version of Mozilla&#39;s Web browser, Firefox 3, out of the door. He also wants to be more open about how Mozilla operates and how it will support itself in the future. &quot;I&#8217;d like us to start talking more in public about how the future looks for Mozilla,&quot; he wrote on his blog.Baker remains chairman of both the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit side of the project, and the Mozilla Corporation, which was formed a few years ago to help raise funds and manage product releases.&quot;I&#39;ve been involved in shipping Mozilla products since the dawn of time, and have no intention of distancing myself from our products or [Mozilla Corporation,]&quot; Baker wrote.
AccuRev on Monday will release an upgrade to its SCM (software configuration management) package that the company argues offers a superior alternative to file-based SCM systems.
Many Americans are in danger of losing their health insurance coverage due to the rapid increase of employer sponsored health insurance plans.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Monday to map out a new relationship after Hamas routed Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza, officials from both sides said on Thursday.
BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat in Europe on Monday, sending its shares down 2 percent in pre-market trade.
Our colleagues over at PC World gathered up a list of products that each of them simply couldn't imagine going through daily life without. Some are relatively obvious, such as Windows 2003,  TiVO and Skype, and others a bit more odd, such as Cyber Systems' RoboForm. Heh?
Tony Dungy said yesterday he'll make his decision on whether to return as coach of the Indianapolis Colts by next week.
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No. 25 Iowa is having a hard time keeping its tailbacks healthy.
The United States has reached an agreement with France, Britain and Germany on a draft UN resolution on Iran that calls for an immediate halt to Tehran&#39;s uranium enrichment programme, a Western diplomat said late on Thursday.
Consumer internet telephony firm Skype Technologies has unveiled a version of its software which supports handhelds running Microsoft&#39;s Pocket PC operating system.
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki says Iraq's forces will be ready to assume security control of the country in June 2007.
Major U.S. carriers have long suffered from a blindness about what people want in handsets, but one thing they should know is that two companies that announced \
Australia could act to end an Antarctic stand-off by collecting activists currently on board a Japanese whaler.
President Bush held a three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry nationwide and slightly strengthened his leads in the vital states of Ohio and Florida, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Tuesday.
Some stars are born, others toil for years before landing a dream role and occasionally the road to Hollywood's red carpet starts at a New York ice cream shop.
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The real question is: why are viewers obsessed with the hospital drama Grey's Anatomy? The answer isn't brain surgery
MOSCOW - Confirming Russian allegations, Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev purportedly took responsibility Friday for a bloody school siege and other recent terrorist attacks that have killed more than 430 people, but put ultimate blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin.    In a letter posted Friday on the Kavkaz-Center Web site, Basayev was unrepentant about the Sept...
People with a Yahoo user name and password will be able to use that ID information to access non-Yahoo Web sites that support the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework.
It is eBay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second attempt to break into the Chinese market after the collapse of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s EachNet venture, and the first with a local partner.
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Iran&#39;s foreign minister was likely to  press Russia on Wednesday to complete construction of its  Bushehr nuclear plant at talks that might be strained by  Moscow&#39;s impatience with Tehran&#39;s nuclear ambitions.
Citigroup Inc., the financial services giant, said yesterday that it was removing three senior executives in the wake of a banking scandal in Japan.
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The research arm of the MoD has come up with a portable lab that can used by vets, doctors and the food industry.
Become the proud owner of your very own money tree.
The U.S. military denied on Thursday reports it had killed the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, and Iraqi officials said they were awaiting the results of DNA tests on several suspects killed in a raid.
In a lacklustre weekend that saw no movie cross $9 million, Mira Nair&#39;s period drama Vanity Fair ate the dust. Its $4.8 million three-day estimated gross was uninspiring even for a film that was screened in about 1,100 theatres.
Parents of kids on prescription drugs  for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are 10 times more  likely to be on such a medication themselves, according to an  analysis of U.S. prescription use released on Thursday.
The US is working to speed up the judicial process for Australia's sole Guantanamo detainee, Dick Cheney says.
Japan's Pioneer Corp. 6773.T said on   Monday it filed a complaint against Samsung SDI Co. 006400.KS   and several other Samsung companies in the United States over   infringement of patents on plasma display panel technology.
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Adam Vinatieri booted four goals and also threw a touchdown pass to lead the New England Patriots to a 40-22 victory over the St.
Microsoft is joining search firms Google, Yahoo! and British advertising agency WPP in the battle to sell internet advertising.
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry paused their debate preparations on Monday to question each other&#39;s credibility and renew
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The opposition parties are crying foul, claiming that Mikheil Saakashvili has rigged the election. But his position looks secure
Fighting in eastern Congo this month  has led to a surge in child abductions by armed groups who  force minors to fight, carry ammunition or become their sex  slaves, Save the Children said on Monday.
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Mark Thatcher was &quot;planning to leave&quot; South Africa before his arrest, authorities in the country say. Police say there is &quot;credible evidence&quot; Sir Mark, who is under house arrest, helped finance an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
General Mills Inc. is converting all of its breakfast cereals to whole grain, making it the latest food company to undergo a nutritional makeover amid growing pressure from the government and consumer groups.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry has strengthened travel warnings to Indonesia but has been criticised for reacting too slowly to Thursday&#39;s bomb blast in Jakarta.
Bungie writer Joseph Staten says the Chief will likely fill a supporting role in the planned Halo movie, assuming it materializes.
WHAT'S AT STAKE: Sunday's election to replace Yasser Arafat could launch the Arab world's first democracy with a peaceful power transfer that bodes well for the long-held dream of a Palestinian state.
Wall Street and Hollywood are watching to see if DreamWorks&#39; animated feature &quot;Shark Tale&quot; stirs a feeding frenzy at the box office this weekend.
- DuPont  said it would add more than 400 positions mainly in research and development in its Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. unit, as it executes a $100 million reinvestment plan to accelerate new seed products.
Royals and celebrities joined Princes William and Harry to honor their mother Princess Diana on Friday, the 10th anniversary of her death in a high-speed limousine crash in Paris.
Jason Kidd played only 21 minutes in his season debut. That was just enough to lift the New Jersey Nets.
An open-source application for Mac OS X encodes music using just about any audio file format imaginable. In Monkey Bites.
If approved, the law would prohibit the importation of fuels derived from crops grown on certain kinds of land \u00e2\u0080\u0094 including forests, wetlands or grasslands.
Justine Henin hopes this week's Paris Open will help her regain her composure and mark the start of a successful season following the split from husband Pierre-Yves Hardenne.
LONDON - When an ant comes to the fork in the road, it uses geometry to find the correct path, scientists say. Worker pharaoh ants use a series of branching paths scented with pheromones to travel around their colony.
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AT WORST the Boston Red Sox have restored their pride; at best they have made history. The decisive seventh game of the American League Championship Series took place at Yankee Stadium in the early
Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight nations met Wednesday to lay the groundwork for next week&#39;s summit in Germany as discord over climate change and Kosovo cast a shadow over the talks.
China unveils a new law to increase protection of private property rights - the first to cover individual assets.
An ex-con who lived on property where authorities found as many as 12 sets of human remains pleaded not guilty Thursday to killing a pharmacist and the man's girlfriend.
Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with US crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan.
BARODA, India : A key prosecution witness in the trial of Hindus accused of massacring Muslims during riots in India&#39;s Gujarat state claimed that a rights activist had demanded she give false evidence.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen kidnapped a three-year-old British girl in the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt while she was on her way to school on Thursday morning, police said.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - Powerful Hurricane Lane   thrashed western Mexico on Saturday, threatening tens of   thousands of people with flash floods and causing a second   death on the Pacific coast.
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Hungarian Life and Trust Party activists hold a flag in Budapest. Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has denied that his country was in crisis as a far-right group led an new anti-government ...Comment
RIYADH - Thousands of shoppers drawn by a voucher offer rushed into an Ikea branch in western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, causing a stampede that killed three and injured 17, security officials said.
Four years after the fast food chain began to reinvent itself, Supersize sodas are back, but this time they have a new name.
Unseeded Jarkko Nieminen sailed into the semi-finals of China Open tennis tournament on Friday as the Finnish cruised past third seed David Nalbandian 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 here.
Banda trasportava cocaina dal Centro America alla Sardegna
The charity worker, who has dual British and Iraqi nationality, was snatched in Baghdad on Monday. Today her Iraqi husband Tahsin Ali Hassan told of his fear at her capture
Losing track of your investments may be the most profitable move you ever make.
The health of China's ex-Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang has deteriorated sharply, reports say.
Heart disease or a stroke may trigger Alzheimer's disease by cutting oxygen in the brain, researchers say.
Searchers looking for a husband and wife missing when their boat capsized in a remote reservoir have found the couple's remains and also discovered four other bodies, thought to be swimmers and boaters who disappeared in the reservoir over the last decade.
New reports implicate HP chief more deeply than previously thought.
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With rumors flying of an  imminent deal, it's safe to say that Day 3 of the Directors  Guild of America's contract talks with the studios went well  enough for another session to be scheduled for Tuesday.
Yesterday's technology designs are becoming popular among those in their teens and 20's eager to usher back a time they experienced only barely, if at all.
A Russian court sentenced four men to between 14 months and 2 1/2 years in prison after they confessed to being members of the banned extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, news agencies reported Thursday.
The bound bodies of dozens more torture   victims were found in Baghdad in the past day, officials said   on Friday, fuelling anarchic sectarian anger as political   leaders square off over an issue some say could mean civil war.
BRIGHTON, England  - Britain's Tony Blair appealed  Thursday to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make  contact -- but ruled out doing deals as domestic divisions over  the war continued to dog the prime minister.
BEIJING, China (Ticker) - Seventh-seeded Taylor Dent of the United States won his opening-round match at the inaugural China Open, defeating qualifier Peter Luczak of Australia, 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday.
Every year at CES time, we revisit the topic of when or whether the US will finally catch up with the rest of the world in mobile wireless broadband. Why do we keep butting up against the same roadblocks year after year?
On Francois Mitterrand's grave,  one wreath stands out among those marking last month's  anniversary of his death. Bigger than all others, it is made up  of dozens of roses and a label saying simply \
All these years I have been around sports, and I still don&#39;t really understand how a person becomes a fan. And I&#39;ma fan -- of the St.
Pyongyang says the issue of missing Japanese has been \
A 50-year-old San Jose man is the Bay Area&#39;s first human case of West Nile Virus, Santa Clara County health officials confirmed Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Aug 18  - BellSouth Corp. (BLS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday its new labor contract had triggered a $3.3 billion increase in its estimates of future retiree medical costs, reducing fourth-quarter ...
The world's top climate scientists said on Friday global warming was man-made, spurring calls for urgent government action to prevent severe and irreversible damage from rising temperatures.
Authorities on Saturday combed an area near the Montana State Prison for two inmates, including one once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, who escaped while working at the prison's ranch.
Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. said Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the \
Israel said on Thursday it hoped to avoid further fighting along the Lebanon border following a clash with the Lebanese army but cautioned that it would not tolerate hostile activity against Israeli forces.
Afghanistan and Iran open a major road link as part of reconstruction efforts aimed at boosting trade.
By Kevin Leininger, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Sep. 14--I've known Mitch Harper since high school, when I was editor of The New Haven Herald and he was one of my political columnists.
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It&#39;s a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.
Tens of thousands of people living in tents since a cyclone devastated the southern Bangladesh coast in November are now battling cold and rain, local officials and residents said on Sunday.
Apple Computer&#39;s marketing chief Phil Schiller unveiled the newest version of the popular iMac at the Apple Expo in Paris on Tuesday.
The family of a British hostage  threatened with execution in Iraq made a desperate appeal to  Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday to meet kidnappers'  demands and save his life.
A Russian colonel convicted of murdering  a Chechen woman has withdrawn his request for a pardon, sparing  President Vladimir Putin the uncomfortable choice of offending  either the volatile region or his military.
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An Iraqi photographer and driver working for Reuters in Iraq were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, the international news and information company said.
Four months after Iraq's unity government took office, hope is turning to disappointment. Key U.S. leaders are hinting that Iraq's leaders must make hard decisions &#151; and soon &#151; if they expect American support to continue.
A man with an ax injured the two pilots on a Norwegian domestic flight Wednesday before being dragged screaming from the cockpit by fellow passengers.
(October 29, 2004) - PALM HARBOR, Fla. \u00e2\u0080-olf finally felt easy to Greece native Jeff Sluman, and it wasn&#39;t hard to see why. From a fairway bunker on the 18th hole, he had to play a 20-yard hook to avoid the trees and reach the elevated green.
Conservative leader David Cameron is expected to urge his party to change the European Union \
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. APC.N on   Thursday said it had agreed to sell its Canadian subsidiary to   Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. CNQ.TO for more than $4   billion.
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Ford will return hundreds of electric cars to Norway after protests about its plans to scrap them. Also: IBM and SCO Group tussle over Unix lawsuit & hellip;. Former Enterasys Networks CEO pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy charge & hellip;. and more.
President Bush on Tuesday promoted his entire domestic agenda &#151; from a massive Social Security overhaul to a new, austere budget &#151; as changes needed for faster job growth and a solid economic expansion.
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirms Republican Kevin Martin for five more years at the agency's helm.
French software maker Business Objects released the first of three new versions of its business intelligence software tailored for small to medium-size companies, a market area poised for growth, the company said Monday.
U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
The Los Angeles salon where Britney Spears lost her locks set up a Web site auctioning the trashed tresses, clippers, a lighter, even a can of Red Bull.  The clipped curls had been posted on eBay, with proceeds going to a charity, but the ad Ester and J.T.
A letter bomb exploded at an office in  the heart of central London on Monday, injuring one woman  employee, officials said.
James Blake beats Mardy Fish to win the Pilot Pen event in New Haven, while Svetlana Kuznetsova wins the women's event.
CARELESS use of vitamins, taken by millions in the belief that they promote good health, could be causing thousands of premature deaths, scientists have warned.
Asia&#39;s top terror suspect, Hambali, went on trial yesterday along with eight other alleged Muslim militants on charges of attempted murder in an alleged plot to bomb targets in Cambodia.
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Home Depot Inc.  has agreed to sell its supply division for more than $10 billion, sources close to the deal said on Tuesday.
Should Blighty piss off the Saudis, or Uncle Sam? The US government has asked for full cooperation with its investigation into Saudi-BAE arms deals from the British Home Office, and Whitehall is considering its response. The US Department of Justice has asked officials to hand over all documents related to BAE's payments to Saudi royals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BCE Inc , Canada's largest telecommunications group, announced the biggest buyout in Canadian corporate history on Saturday, accepting an offer worth C$51.7 billion ($48.5 billion), including debt, from a group including the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.
Microsoft's beta version of its Windows AntiSpyware application is available for download.
UK regulator probes pay-by-phone extortion A new strain of \
Responding to complaints from Michael Jackson&#39;s camp, the BET cable channel on Tuesday removed the controversial video for Eminem&#39;s new single, &quot;Just Lose It,&quot; from its broadcast mix.
Former press baron Conrad Black has made a proposal to buy out the minority shareholders of his Canadian holding company Hollinger Inc.
Sports: 15 November 2004, Monday. Bulgaria is determined to test new football talents in Wednesday's friendly against Azerbaijan, national coach assistant Petar Hubtchev disclosed Monday.
Amy Winehouse has been denied a visa to enter the United States, preventing the troubled British singer from appearing at this weekend's Grammy awards ceremony, her publicists said Thursday.
New tests reveal the level of dioxin in the blood of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is more than 6,000 times higher than normal, according to the expert analyzing the samples.
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British police were examining items of clothing on Thursday for possible links to the murders of five women, as the mother of a prostitute killed 14 years ago said she could have been the serial killer's first victim.
Oil futures prices surged above $54 US a barrel Thursday after government data showed a sharp decline in US supplies of distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
Marks and Spencer is planning to sell up to half its poorly performing Simply Food stores, the Mail on Sunday reports.
Japanese stocks rose by midsession on  Wednesday as a rebound on Wall Street and the yen's weakening  against the dollar prompted buyers to scoop up exporters and  tech stocks including Advantest Corp.
Six people, including three children, who tried to escape a house fire died yesterday after getting trapped in the garage, authorities said.
Hrithik Roshan intends to work more this year and combine business with fun.
Boeing Co.  got its second  multibillion-dollar order in as many weeks on Tuesday, as  German airline Air Berlin (AB1.DE) said it would spend $5.7  billion on new jets from the U.S. plane maker.
To join DARPA airship-bot flotilla 12 miles up Fuelled by a seemingly inexhaustible stream of federal military/security research cash, the US flying-robot industry seems to produce fresh wonders every day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Guillermo Coria, a tennis player from Argentina, has sued Universal, saying that a multivitamin made by the company was contaminated with a steroid.
One day after former Boeing Chief Financial Officer Mike Sears made an illegal job offer to a Pentagon official in October 2002, the leader of Boeing&#39;s defense unit received an e-mail from Sears detailing the deal, sources confirmed yesterday.
Europe is in a serious tug of war situation. On one side America wants it in its age-old traditional mode of preserving Western Union of Nations through NATO.
The NFL fined Carolina defensive end Al Wallace $7,500 Friday for his fourth-quarter hit on Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms.
The economy created 337,000 new jobs in October, nearly double the 169,000 that Wall Street was expecting. The overall unemployment rate rose marginally to 5.5 percent from 5.4 percent.
Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virus\u00e2\u0080\u0099s failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.
Ex-pop singer Cat Stevens, a Muslim, will be deported to Britain after being denied entry to the United States because his activities could be \
Why the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer could be a strong long-term stock.
Shane Doan scored 34 seconds into the  third period to lift Canada to a 3-2 win over Finland in the  World Cup of Hockey championship game on Tuesday.
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A 15-year-old boy allegedly scammed credit card information from more than a dozen people and then used their cards to buy a car he outfitted like a police cruiser.
Ondrej Trojan's film is the absorbing, touching story of a medical student from Prague who hides from the Nazis in a remote mountain village.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invites Labour leader Shimon Peres to start talks on the formation of a coalition.
India responded to their shock Boxing Day defeat by Bangladesh by restoring their big names to the team and giving their hosts a lesson with the bat in the third and decisive one-day international in Dhaka.
Wall Street stocks were mixed on Friday as a modest rebound in the technology sector was overshadowed by heightened fears of corporate and commercial property credit defaults.
It's a jungle out there: the number of sightings of non-indigenous, exotic animals in Britain has sky-rocketed in the last six years, according to a new study.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Monday his visit to India this week will help improve the &quot;atmosphere of relations&#39;&#39; between the two rivals, but warned that no breakthroughs were likely.
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A group of HIV-positive children trying to attend school in southern India have faced a fresh setback with parents of their classmates pulling their kids out of class, officials said Monday.
When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits Moscow on Thursday, all eyes will be on whether he can persuade his Russian counterpart Mikhail Fradkov to stick to an original agreement
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Bush on Saturday ridiculed what he called the \
The EC's new competition commissioner admits that she once gave an honorary degree to Bill Gates, founder of the firm that is battling Brussels on anti-trust issues.
LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - Britain's Health  Protection Agency said on Wednesday it had developed two  diagnostic tests to detect bird flu in case the outbreaks seen  in poultry spread to humans.
BEIJING, Dec. 16 -- Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to have a scan in a bid to try to find the root cause of his calf problem.
Hundreds of people, including several who are household names, are under investigation on suspicion that they evaded taxes by steering money to Liechtenstein.
Foreign ministers from the Arab world met with leaders from the West on Saturday at a conference dedicated to advancing political change in this region.
After a year in which he alienated many of his allies, Gov. Eliot Spitzer is seeking the advice of lobbyists.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today that Marine Gen. Peter W. Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will step down at the end of his two-year term in September, a decision Gates said he made to avoid possibly contentious re-nomination hearings before the...
PATNA, India  - Millions across South Asia are struggling to rebuild their homes, and their lives, as receding flood waters reveal the massive devastation caused by the worst-ever monsoon flooding in the region.
Libya says death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses convicted of spreading HIV could be re-examined.
Schlumberger Ltd. , the world&#39;s  largest oil service company, said on Friday its second-quarter  profit rose 47 percent, topping Wall Street expectations,  driven by strength in its international markets.
AutoPatcher, a popular alternative to Windows Update, was shut down today in response to a cease-and-desist e-mail from Microsoft.
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry promised to help boost US job growth and take a harder line on alleged abuses by China as he touted his economic plan.
According to figures just released by market research firm NPD Group, escapism was a big winner in 2007. Despite an overall slowdown in consumer spending, the video-game industry posted a strong increase in earnings, up 43 percent from the year before. It was the second year of double-digit growth for video games, which grew by 19 percent in 2006.
A new US study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging.
Harmony Gold Mining Corp. (HARJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that if Gold Fields Ltd. (GFIJ.J: Quote, Profile, Research) shareholders approve a proposed deal with Iamgold Corp.
SAN FRANCISCO - Ten years after it was born out of the carnage of three California mass shootings, the federal assault weapons ban is fading out of existence Monday.    While manufacturers look for a boom in business as people buy up previously banned weapons like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s, police chiefs warn of an upsurge in crime...
Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.
While their obsession with comics and computers verges on the fanatic, Japan's geeky hobbyists form a growing 2.6-billion-dollar market that should no longer be ignored, according to a private think tank.
Nine patients of a clinic for the mentally ill in Siberia died in a fire Sunday, a day after a blaze at a Moscow drug treatment center killed 45, officials said.
The head of the National League of Cities has outlined his plans for the upcoming year at a conference in Indianapolis, the Indianapolis Star reported.
About 2,500 troops launched a new operation against Islamic rebels in one of Afghanistan&#39;s most volatile areas Wednesday as 25 people were reported killed in fresh Taliban-linked violence.
NEW YORK  - The Associated Press announced Friday that it had agreed to put in place a training program on copyright law for its journalists in order to resolve a dispute with Simon &amp; Schuster over the publication last year of a story with excerpts from Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoirs, Living History.
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Baseball&#39;s players union must step up to diffuse the growing drug-enhancement scandal that has gripped the nation&#39;s pastime.
From an Alaska land swap to tours of a Georgia barrier island, business interests bested environmentalists in battles that shaped Congress' &#36;388 billion spending bill.
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By Jane Roberts robertsj@commercialappealcom  Northwest Airlines is beefing up service from Memphis to Orlando, Las Vegas, Seattle and Denver, doubling frequent flier miles and reducing fares enough and that someone might want to alert Disney.
Debate over the cause of Brazil's worst air crash began to shift on Thursday from widespread claims of a faulty runway to potential pilot error or mechanical failures.
Multiple murder investigation under way after bodies of two teenagers and a woman found.
Wednesday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s episode of this PBS mini-series has one sequence that could be particularly helpful, or perhaps just frustrating, for current late-night talk show hosts.
John Franco agreed to a &#36;700,000, one-year contract with the Houston Astros on Sunday. Franco, 44, is the major league's all-time leader in saves by a left-hander.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.
&quot;Who played the father in the movie &#39;Kramer versus Kramer&#39;?&quot; That&#39;s one of the 50 questions Japanese men could face in a &quot;daddy exam&quot;, meant to raise awareness about fatherhood in a country where men tend to work long hours and leave their wives in charge of childcare and household chores.
The family of a soldier wounded in Iraq has been in turmoil since hearing word of their son s serious injuries in Tikrit.
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The stormy annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) entered its final day Thursday with member states grappling with a contentious Japanese bid to allow coastal communities to hunt whales.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are complaining that the tsunami disaster relief being organised by the Sri Lankan government is not reaching the Tamil-speaking North and East of the island, where an estimated 8,000 people have perished.
Consumer confidence deteriorated in August to its lowest level in a year on concerns about a softening labor market and market turmoil stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis.
Rival Palestinian factions fought their most intense battles in weeks on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, raising the weekend toll to five dead and 45 wounded.
The mostly Greek crowd might have seen an &quot;even more spectacular&quot; 200-meter race, Justin Gatlin said, had it not contributed to a six-minute delay with its chanting, hooting and whistling.
Cash America International Inc., the world&#39;s largest pawnshop operator, reported Wednesday that it sold the company&#39;s two European units in a single transaction and agreed to purchase a 41-store pawnshop chain based in Las Vegas.
By Bertha, Debbie  Short on time? Not a lot of money in your marketing budget? Seeking new business opportunities? Perhaps you should try speed networking.
An advanced robotic arm beats a host of other machines to win a Japanese government competition
Greg Rybarczyk has a day job. But most of all, he digs the long ball, and he has devoted much of his spare time to tracking home runs, creating a tool, the Hit Tracker, that he says calculates the precise trajectory of every home run hit in the big leagues.
Toyota, the world&#39;s most profitable car company, yesterday shrugged off a looming steel shortage and said it expects sales to gain 8pc next year after a 10pc rise in 2004.
Integralisti vicino al Qaida:'lo sgozzeremo come capretto'
The Mets had a meeting Wednesday with Scott Boras, the agent for third baseman Alex Rodriguez, staying on the fringes of negotiations for the marquee free agent of the off-season.
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson is reportedly angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem&#39;s recently released video, Just Lose It.
The Wayans brothers could soon be headed back to the bargaining table to build a movie studio and theme park after an earlier agreement with the city ended with little progress on the project.
MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Last week's warning that the colorectal cancer drug Avastin has life-threatening side effects seems unlikely to change its application, experts say.
NASA's&nbsp;twin&nbsp;Mars rovers&nbsp;Spirit and Opportunity&nbsp;have  yielded volumes of new data about the red planet in the last year - the least of  which involves the planet's history of water. But the rovers have also amazed  their human handlers with their longevity, lasting nearly four times&nbsp;their  initial 90-day mission&nbsp;despite some early glitches that popped up after  landing.
Reader Shivasree Bhowmik won a contest and got to shake hands with the Big B.
Cinque attacchi con autobomba, decine di morti nel paeseSi moltiplicano gli attentati ai seggi elettorali                                                  Iraq, la campagna elettorale chiusa in un clima di terrore                                                                                                  Al Zarqawi rivendica l'attentato che ieri ha fatto 15 mortie diffonde su internet l'esecuzione di un segretario di Allawi
At issue: whether a Pentagon analyst passed secrets to an Israeli lobby group, and whether that group passed the material to Israel.
Il sequel di National Treasure incassa 45 mln al debutto
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The bodies of five more people were found yesterday in the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed and burned while transporting doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.
A committee of MPs criticise the decision to allow the Royal Navy crew captured by Iran to sell their stories.
The causes of heart disease are surprisingly the same in every region and race, and stress seems to play a more important role in heart attacks than previously recognized, a major new study has found.
North Korea cannot be taken off the list of state sponsors of terrorism until it has made a full declaration on its suspect nuclear activities, the White House said Wednesday.
The brokerage house is riding high, with no signs of a slowdown.
While Google's Android SDK for mobile applications could become a formidable competitor to Sun's own Java platform, Sun vice president James Gosling said Wednesday it is not possible for Sun to take a position on Android.Speaking at the Java Mobile &amp; Embedded Developer Days conference at Sun headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Gosling cited insufficient information from Google.?\
Woe betide anyone who is late for  London's most striking attraction.
Larry David steals a glance at his wristwatch. It's about 11:50. He needs to check out of the hotel by noon. He pleasantly explains he's only got a few more minutes.
Talks aimed at forging a new peace deal in Northern Ireland have opened with a hint of acrimony as the main Catholic party arrived with a bug it said had been planted at its offices by British spies.
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Actress Mala Powers, who found fame in a string of hit 1950s films, has died after suffering complications from leukemia, it was reported on Wednesday. She was 75.
A fire broke out early Monday at Dubai's Jebel Ali port, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky.
ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan&#39;s opposition is gearing up for a &quot;black day&quot; of protests after President Pervez Musharraf broke his promise to quit as army chief and accused his detractors of threatening democracy.
Forty percent of medical students in Scotland believe they could justify having sex with a patient, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
Two men convicted of trying to kill the former U.S. ambassador to Yemen were ordered released by an appeals court on Monday.
LAPORTE, Ind. - A man wearing a white Halloween mask fell through the ceiling of a check-cashing store, but managed to escape with an unknown amount of money from the safe, police said.
Here are several documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act detailing the U.S. military's extensive human tests of its Active Denial System -- a nonlethal weapon that uses millimeter wave radiation to induce instant, searing pain that forces people to flee instantly. By David Hambling.
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The FBI's investigation of 14 corporations in a crackdown on improper subprime lending could expand to other companies, but the complex probes may take some time before any charges are brought, a federal law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
Microsoft got an unwelcome gift this week when a European court ordered the company to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled media player.
Reports of a top al-Qaeda operative in the Southeast Asian country have prompted a thaw in relations.
A breve nuove norme Ue su sicurezza, Cina sempre nel mirino
Intel named President Paul Otellini as its next chief executive officer, choosing a non-engineer to run the world&#39;s largest computer-chip maker for the first time.
Cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told government health advisers Thursday.
A 17-year-old school student will appear in an Indian court for juveniles today, after his arrest for the transmission and sale of a video clip showing the boy and a girl having oral sex, police say.
A Red Sox fan blames \
Japan's new prime minister, Shinzo Abe,   pledged on Tuesday to boost his country's role in global   affairs while trying to improve relations with China, frayed by   predecessor Junichiro Koizumi's visits to a Tokyo war shrine.
Californians braced for another round of fierce winter weather on Saturday, a day after strong winds, heavy rains and snow prompted evacuations and left more than 1 million homes without electricity.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution have produced dramatic finishes to the last two MLS regular seasons but they are struggling to follow a similar script this year.
With Microsoft bidding nearly $45 billion to buy Yahoo, Google has begun to lay the groundwork to try to delay, and possibly derail, any deal.
TORONTO -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday. While health warnings -- in place since 2000 -- are &quot;working ...
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The Cardinals take one step closer to the NL Central championship with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.
There is no scientific evidence that cellphone use or exposure to base stations below internationally accepted levels pose a health risk, radiation authorities in the Nordic countries said on Tuesday.
Iran said Wednesday it has processed several tons of raw &quot;yellowcake&quot; uranium to prepare it for enrichment \u00e2\u0080- key step in developing atomic weapons \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog agency.
WASHINGTON - People who pay for whole-body CT scans, in the hope of finding tumours at their earliest stages, may ironically be raising their overall risk of cancer, according to a new study.
Fans of The Lord of the Rings may be interested to know that a remote Indonesian island has yielded the remains of pint-size people - a surprising new human species \u00e2\u0080-hat paleontologists say lived just 18,000 years ago.
Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals.
Hundreds of people prepare to spend a second night away from home over fears a dam could burst.
Knight Trading Group Inc., an equities trading company serving institutional and broker-dealer clients, said Wednesday that it will report a third-quarter operating loss of 1 cent to 4 cents per share due to poor performance in its
Vuitton, Dior sue for counterfeit auctions Auctions of counterfeit couture on eBay have gotten the online tat bazaar into hot water with French fashion types, who are demanding it cough up \u00e2\u0082\u00ac37m in a civil complaint.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Onslaught of Google bugs continues Google security lieutenants can't get a break. Over the past week, they've taken a public pounding, following reports of at least four previously undisclosed holes that included new cracks in Gmail and weaknesses that jeopardize the privacy of those who rely on the site to organize photos or administer their websites.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
_ Australia plans to closely monitor ships beyond its territorial waters in a move to boost the country&#39;s defenses against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said
Albert Pujols slammed a three-run homer as St Louis beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-5 on Friday to revive their fading playoff hopes.
Wronged lacrosse players seek, in any settlement, more state oversight of district attorneys' offices.
By Larry Parsons, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Dec. 18--It's not a good mix. Lots of dirt and gravel running off backcountry roads into streams where steelhead trout go to spawn.   All the sediment mucks up the gravel the fish need to make new steelhead.
Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of the US presidential election. The US dollar edged higher against the Japanese yen.
Oil lingered above the $50 per barrel threshold in Asian trade Wednesday, breaching the mark for the second straight day ahead of key US crude stockpile data.
Big Lots Inc., the country's largest closeout retailer, Wednesday posted a wider loss for its latest quarter, as charges for the prepayment of debt and liabilities from its former KB Toys Inc. unit hurt its bottom line.
Ann O. Baskins was one of the key executives supervising the company\u00c2\u0092s spying operation.
U.K. crooner Richard Hawley has a  fast-growing reputation as a musician&#39;s musician.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cRendition\u00e2\u0080\u009d tries to be thoughtful and respectful of complexity while at the same time honoring the imperatives of commercial entertainment.
A pregnant Julia Roberts was confined to bed last month after experiencing a series of early contractions. The 37-year-old actress is expecting twins - a boy and a girl \u00e2\u0080-n early January.
MOSCOW, Dec. 12 -- At a closed hospital run by the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, two Russian men, friends since they were 12-year-olds, lie removed from the world and at the center of an international poisoning drama.
Katie Couric cruised to an easy ratings victory on her second night as \
NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who smoke face a  higher risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy -- a  condition known as gestational diabetes -- according to a new  study.
SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi debated democracy with two Western scholars in the desert on Friday in a move apparently designed to further the resumption of international ties following years of isolation.
The rate of increase in U.S. home prices remained steady in the fourth quarter of 2006, extending the slowing trend that began earlier in the year, federal regulators reported Thursday.
Gordon Brown will offer to \u00c2\u00a32bn over 15 years to help boost an international scheme of vaccination programmes.
But late rush still needed to make full year forecast The chip industry is banking on a late surge in demand to meet its full year sales forecast, despite the public\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insatiable thirst for silicon-heavy kit in November.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il Mantova sta prepara il riscatto contro il Vicenza, partita casalinga di domani sera, nel ritiro d...
The reintroduction of wild wolves into the Scottish Highlands is likely to benefit the area's ecosystem, a study concludes.
MotoGP star Valentino Rossi has often been linked to a switch to four-wheeled racing but it is not going to happen in the immediate future, if at all.
'Unprecedented changes' to how public services are delivered in Wales are announced by ministers.
The British broadcaster's deal with file-sharing company Azureus will deliver high-def hit shows  to U.S. computers. In Monkey Bites.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilians lined up to vote on Sunday with indications that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, though still the champion of the poor and workers, may have squandered his chances of a first-round victory because of scandals over sleazy politics.
Indonesian authorities on Thursday ordered a countrywide security crackdown after several foreign governments warned that terrorists were preparing to launch attacks against Western targets ahead of Christmas.
President Vladimir Putin's plan to end the election of governors by popular vote passed its final hurdle Wednesday, when the Russian parliament's upper chamber approved the bill.
President George W. Bush derided his rival John Kerry as clueless in the fight against terror and drove the point home in a powerful commercial featuring a pack of wolves ready to pounce.
European Parliament politicians vowed to support Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s new European Commission cabinet, after he reshuffled his team.
The NFL has trimmed a long list of  candidates to succeed Paul Tagliabue as its commissioner to  five men, the league announced on Sunday.
A human rights group in the US sues Yahoo for alleged complicity in rights abuses and acts of torture in China.
The 600 cloned animals in the United  States most likely have not produced offspring, an official  with the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the  agency downplayed the long-term impact cloning will have on the  food supply.
In one corner of Wall Street, money is still gushing. Early shareholders may be protected, but long-term investors may be the suckers.
The thieves might not have known much about art, but they apparently knew what they liked: cash.
AT&T is rolling out citywide Wi-Fi networks, but the company is moving slowly as the market develops and the company continues to push its own 3G cellular services.
Archaeologists unveil the latest finds at the Saqqara necropolis, or city of the dead, near Cairo.
Oil prices have neared last week&#39;s record high after bouncing back above the $50-a-barrel mark despite a peace deal between rebel gangs in Nigeria.
A nationwide strike is underway on Monday in Nigeria to protest against rising fuel prices, bringing much of Africa&#39;s top oil producer to a near standstill.
The CBS News anchor Katie Couric is to travel to Iraq and Syria to report on the war, the executive producer of the broadcast, Rick Kaplan, said yesterday.
Giovedi' verra' depositato ricorso collettivo nazionale
LONDON: Oil prices made fresh gains on Friday after leaping almost $2 a day earlier the US government said crude stocks sank for the sixth straight week last week and distillate fuels barely grew ahead of winter.
Hungary's opposition parties called on   Tuesday on Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany to quit after   thousands of people took to the streets in a night of   anti-government riots in which 150 people were injured.
A school caretaker charged in connection with seven letter bombs sent over three weeks is to appear in court.
Pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was headed for victory in Ukraine's presidential election, early results showed, after a vote to decide whether the ex-Soviet republic breaks with the past and aligns itself with the West or remains under Russia's sway.
Japanese telecoms and internet firm Softbank is to launch a new cut-rate, fixed line phone service, which could hit the sales of the country's dominant provider NTT.
Double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday. Holmes had been the hottest favorite ever to win the award after her exploits
The senator, the slugger and a tale of two baseballs.
But 300 still ahead on first-week sales More than 100,000 copies of Transformers on HD DVD were sold on the title's first day of release, the movie's distributor, Paramount Home Entertainment, revealed last night. It went on to sell 90,000 more copies during its first week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Cherie Booth Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will speak at Samford University on March first.
To the American military he was a turncoat and a traitor, the soldier who defected to communist North Korea and lived as a fugitive during the height of the cold war.
John McCain appears to be steamrolling his way to the Republican nomination; Mitt Romney can't seem to catch a break.
Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is looking at new ways to hedge against more risky mortgages it will purchase to meet higher federal affordable housing goals, the company&#39;s chief executive Richard Syron said on
Google seems to be taking steps to assure that &#8216;Made for AdSense&#8217; sites which are unfocused, decentralized and give no real value to the searcher; are not listed in Google results (again, I said taking steps). Aaron at SEO Buzz Box points to a conversation a web publisher had in Google Groups with Google&#8217;s Adam Lasnik [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - California's Republican  loyalists said on Saturday they are ready to rally behind Gov.  Arnold Schwarzenegger's ambitious political agenda that  includes ballot measures Democrats vow to defeat.
Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30 elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
At least 67 people were killed and many injured when a car bomb hit the Iraqi holy cities of Karbala and Najaf on Sunday. In Najaf, at least 51 people were killed when a suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle
Notebook chips will likely support location-based services by 2006, Intel says.
White House hopeful Sen. Evan Bayh warned on Monday that Democrats could lose their newfound grip on Congress if the party pursues an ideological course.
A bus with US college baseball team crashes in the state of Georgia, killing at least six people, officials say.
France&#39;s Sebastien Bourdais leads this year&#39;s Champ Car series in victories, pole positions and laps led and can clinch the series championship at Sunday&#39;s Lexmark Indy 300.
Incremento fisiologico per invecchiamento della popolazione
TOYOTA Toyota Motor, the world&#39;s biggest automaker by market value, said Tuesday that it expected group vehicle sales to rise 7 percent in 2005 to a record as the company releases new models and demand picks up in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - China&#39;s Zhang Yining, already a gold medalist here with doubles partner Wang Nan, won the women&#39;s singles title Sunday with a four-set victory over Hyang Mi Kim of North Korea.
Bet you didn't know some of these things about your plastic.
The merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States.
CUMBERLAND, Ohio _ There's something new at The Wilds.  The wild animal/conservation facility just opened a new venue in east-central Ohio: the $5 million Mid-Sized Carnivore Conservation Center.
Israeli forces are carrying out a raid across large parts of the West Bank town of the Nablus, military officials say.
Academics are being urged to reject calls from colleagues for a boycott of Israeli universities.
El-Hadji Diouf is expected to receive a three-match ban for spitting in Arjan de Zeeuw&#39;s face during Bolton&#39;s Premiership match against Portsmouth on Saturday.
In Evangeline Parish, La., squirrel season's opening celebrates and preserves a distinct Cajun custom.
MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.
People, even rulers, sometimes permit themselves to do things they have always wanted to do but never dared. This is the situation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who realized that he had an unrepeatable
Aberdeen, on Wednesday evening, meted out Celtics first domestic defeat of season 2004/05, but theres little doubt that Martin O&#39;Neill will look back on this match as one in which all his sides woes were self-inflicted.
BAGHDAD, Aug 30: Shia leader Moqtada al Sadr on Monday ordered his militia to end attacks on US and Iraqi government forces and said he would soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict.
Despite the reopening of Ivory Coast ports that ship 40 percent of the world&#39;s cocoa, unrest and fears of more violent upheaval are still threatening supplies from the world&#39;s top producer, traders said Monday.
Fantastic racing conditions dominated the waters off Valencia on the first weekend of competition at the host city of the 32nd America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cup.
Vladimir Guerrero homered twice and drove in five runs while going 4-for-5 and the Anaheim Angels continued their push in the AL West with an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Prosecutors on Wednesday said they filed murder, assault and racketeering charges against a white supremacist prison gang.
Bloomberg - Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton said during an online forum of Democratic presidential candidates that she would curb the power of insurers as part of a universal health- care coverage plan she&#39;s set to release Sept. 17.
Bank of America Corp. unveiled a new check design yesterday with the logo of the New England Patriots, its first step to put into its banking practice the concepts of ``affinity marketing\
The prime minister insisted no decision had yet been taken on sending British troops to relieve US allies in Iraq. Repeatedly challenged at prime minister&#39;s question time, Mr Blair said it was a military decision
PARIS Iran reiterated its right to produce fissile uranium for nuclear energy Wednesday, despite urging from the United Nations&#39; nuclear agency that the country suspend such activity.
An American tourist who was critically injured in a car crash with an Irish government minister has been charged with driving dangerously, police said Friday.
Iran's judicial authorities have launched investigations based on fresh evidence in the cases of two Iranian-Americans detained on spying charges, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday.
Britain and Austria took a big step towards securing berths in the Davis Cup world group next season after building commanding 2-0 leads against their respective playoff rivals on Friday.
The company is in the second year of a three-year process to consolidate 85 data centers worldwide into just six.
A man is charged with the murder of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri who was stabbed outside her London home.
U.S. authorities raised the security alert in the heavily guarded Green Zone after an improvised bomb was found in front of a restaurant there, officials said Thursday. Twenty Iraqis were arrested in the north in operations against those suspected of planting bombs against U.S. and Iraqi targets.
Dunes Technologies' virtual machine automation tools will become part of VMware's management portfolio.
By James Ashton  FINANCIAL Times owner Pearson drew back from a 2.5bn battle with Rupert Murdoch over the Wall Street Journal almost before it had begun.
David Dodge, Canada's talkative central bank chief with a colourful turn of phrase, promised he'd keep his mouth shut when he retires at the end of this month -- a contrast to the frequent post-retirement comments from former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
The United States demanded Tuesday that North Korea come clean about its highly enriched uranium program despite indications that US intelligence overstated Pyongyang's efforts to pursue such a program.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday  after two separate reports showed inflationary pressure was  held in check in July and U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply  in the same month.
The worst appears to be over at Louisville International Airport, nearly a week after a winter storm threw Ohio Valley transportation into chaos.
A maverick California company is poised to launch a bid today to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a global competition expected to spur a &quot;personal spaceflight revolution.
An agreement by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange to pay $100 million to settle 87 sex-abuse claims against priests probably will set a standard that
Mauro Zampollini, allenatore della Vibonese, squadra di C2, &egrave; stato esonerato. La decisione &...
Aug. 20, 2004  A small science satellite dispatched to just beyond Earth&#39;s magnetosphere returns to the home planet next month to deliver a most unique package: particles of the sun.
When a visitor from Canada was attacked by a shark this month, Dr. Peter Galpin helped save his life and the use of his hand. Galpin himself doesn't have full use of his own limbs, but his wheelchair didn't get in the way.
President Bush, denounced by tens of thousands of anti-American protesters on the streets of Rome, defended his humanitarian record on Saturday to Pope Benedict XVI, who expressed concern about \
ISLAMABAD: Indian economists are showing concern over the prolong truckers&#39; countrywide strike which is causing shortage of essential commodities.
China's No. 1 oil company, CNPC, and Indonesia's PT Pertamina have agreed to co-develop a Sudanese offshore oil block, ignoring international efforts to isolate Sudan over the crisis in its Darfur region, a report said Monday.
A COMPANY involved in the Kazaa file-sharing system approached the FBI with a proposal to block child pornography from being distributed on the network, the Federal Court has heard.
Ron Paul, a nine-term congressman  from Texas and a former Libertarian Party candidate for the  White House, said on Monday he would seek the 2008 Republican  presidential nomination.
Google said it may start using more human interaction to improve its search, following the launch of a search site that uses only human labor.
Nell'access Frizzi continua a 'suonarle' a Mammuccari
Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.
Churchill Downs doubled the size of the Kentucky Derby's purse on Tuesday, increasing the total prize for the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown to $2 million.
Sure, maybe Auburn got jobbed. But so were Utah, Boise State, California, Paul Newman at the '61 Academy Awards and most working Americans when the income tax came along in 1913. Hey, you've just got to take it like a man -- like I do, remote in hand.
Platinum hit a record high for the 13th successive day on Monday on lingering power supply shortages which have disrupted mining in main producer South Africa.
Stocks ended sharply lower on Wednesday, as a build-up in oil supplies hurt energy stocks and bond yields touched session highs, weighing on financial shares and other rate-sensitive sectors.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is apparently even richer than anyone realized. Forbes magazine's annual list of richest Americans is estimating his wealth at twice the number it gave last year, vaulting him to the rank of 25 with a fortune estimated at $11.5 billion.
HOUSTON -- Investment firm Apollo Management LP said it agreed to acquire Goodman Global Holdings Inc., a maker of air conditioners and heating equipment, for $1.43 billion.
Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. today unveiled three new service plans for the iPhone; all offer unlimited data transfers and range in price from $60 to $100 a month.
The suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an attack at a US military base in Mosul, Iraq, probably went into the mess tent wearing an Iraqi Army uniform, the US commander of the base said Thursday.
People form a line to enter a Noah&#39;s arc replica in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday Dec. 6, 2004. Greenpeace activist built the giant arc and placed it at the Plaza Republica to demonstrate and demand governments
North Korea said on Monday it would start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.
Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, Darin Erstad had a three-run homer and the Anaheim Angels beat Oakland 5-3 Saturday to move back within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics.
France's smoking ban went into effect Tuesday with the start of the new year
Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Dur\u00c3\u00a3o Barroso, the incoming president of the European Commission, is expecting to have to make a clutch of changes to the line-up of his executive if he is to get it past a rebellious European Parliament.
The NCAA says Mike Williams sent a clear message he no longer wanted to play college football by hiring an agent and dropping out of spring classes.
LONDON - The U.S.-led war in Iraq hasn't made the world any safer, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a British TV interview aired Sunday...
La chiamano arbo-architettura, ma c'\u00c3\u00a8 anche l'arbo-sculturaPi\u00c3\u00b9 che sostenibile, iper ecologica e tutta da coltivare                                            Nascono le case viventi fatte di alberi il progetto da un allievo di Frank Gehry                                                                                      di GAIA GIULIANI
&quot;The Internet is like a smoothly paved road,&quot; Amanda Congdon told viewers the last time she appeared on her popular video blog, Rocketboom. &quot;I can go anywhere I want.&quot;
City ladder trucks should never roll without at least four firefighters onboard and protective gear should be updated, a panel recommended Wednesday in response to a furniture store inferno that killed nine firefighters.
Businessman Armando Guebuza has extended his lead in Mozambican elections to succeed President Joaquim Chissano, state radio said on Friday, as foreign observers complained they did not have full access to the polls.
The door maker will go private in a $2.5 billion deal.
Agenzia presenta dati censimento beni Stato italiano
Setting aside Sharman Networks&#39; objections, an Australian judge accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa&#39;s handling of copyrighted material.
Rio Tinto Ltd.'s $38.1 billion takeover of Alcan Inc. is set to reap benefits from not just China's appetite for aluminum, but also the bauxite and alumina needed to make it, analysts said on Friday.
Eleven days ago I wrote a blog post describing a call-in service that I'd like to use to create a podcast with my friend and fellow blogger Robert Scoble. A new service (or one that I just became aware of) comes achingly close to doing what I want. Maybe it goes all the way there, but I've not seen how to do it. First, here's how it works. 1. Call 646-495-9201 x 49763. 2. Talk. 3. Hangup. There will be a new recording here.  http://drop.io/tradesecrets  Looks good!  But there are two problems. 1. The RSS feed doesn't have an enclosure, and even if you were willing to scrape the HTML there's no pointer to an MP3 file. 2. There's no pointer to an MP3 file on the landing page, although there appears to be one if you don't look at the HTML source. Tricky. It was enough to get Mike Arrington at Techcrunch to think it was there. I have a call into Mike to discuss. A caveat, I am also in touch with the folks at BlogTalkRadio. I want this service, and we're close to having it now. drop.io doesn't go quite far enough, they clearly want to drive traffic to their site, and appear unwilling to let the MP3 out into the wild. Interesting stuff!!  Update: I did a podcast with Robert and Patrick Scoble using drop.io. I was able to download the MP3, although it pretty well hidden, and upload it to my S3 account.
The Federal Reserve Chairman Friday urged the federal government to reduce its budget deficit and to encourage greater personal saving.
A study by UK scientists claim climate change alone did not cause the collapse of an Antarctic ice shelf.
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Irwin Cotler, today announced that he will undertake an official visit to Rome, Italy and London, England from January 12 to January 16, 2005.
Very obese people are as unhealthy, and probably as likely to die, as patients with heart failure, US researchers have reported. A second
If Kevin Hall is nervous about playing in the biggest tournament of his life, he certainly isn&#039;t tipping his hand.
Out of the hospital but still frail, Pope John Paul II sent his blessings Friday to fellow ailing Catholics, assuring them that suffering has a purpose in God's plan and asking for their prayers to keep him at the head of the church.
Malicious-toolbar distributor pays more than $2 million in federal settlement.
A colpi di arma da fuoco, sul posto i carabinieri
Travel: Michael Palin explains what drove him to make his latest odyssey, from Estonia to Albania - across the 'new Europe'.
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles sports nutrition store has been ordered to pay more than four million dollars to a man who purchased a diet supplement containing ephedra and then suffered a debilitating stroke.
The United States is setting a deadline  of early February for a reply from North Korea on whether the  communist state will return to six-party talks on its nuclear  arms program, a Japanese newspaper said on Thursday.
Nokia on Tuesday announced it plans to start selling a new smart phone capable of handwriting recognition. The 7710 model features a touch screen, pen input, a digital camera, an Internet browser, a radio, video
He is an intensely private person who keeps his emotions well guarded under closet-key.
The actor released his autobiography, Romance With Life in New York on Saturday.
The inquiry into a 1987 sex attack on a 14-year-old boy is closed following DNA tests and the suicide of a suspect.
For the Los Angeles-Seattle based music duo, keeping your name means promoting the mail service.
Final changes are made to the Orioles' and new Washington franchise's schedule released on Friday so the teams would only share 25 home dates.
AstraZeneca today that CRESTOR\u00e2\u0084\u00a2 (rosuvastatin), its statin indicated for the treatment of dislipidaemia, has reached the significant milestone of 10 million prescriptions worldwide.
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EMI Group, the struggling British music company, has said that it has received a new takeover approach from US rival Warner Music.
ESSEN, Germany  - President George W. Bush's plan to combat climate change got a cool reception on Friday in Europe, where the European Union's environment chief dismissed it as unambitious and the \
Sri Lanka's army chief has vowed to drive out Tiger guerrillas from the island's restive east as dozens of civilians fled their shelters amid a lull in shelling.
Ecuador's opposition begins impeachment proceedings against President Lucio Gutierrez.
Il Pescara ha annunciato con una nota che rinuncer&agrave; alla \
A LAPTOP owner sent her computer for repair - and got another one back that gave instructions on how to set up a drug farm.   Stacey Knox, 27, from Newcastle, said: \
Police have raided a suspected training camp of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers&#39; Party (PKK) in the south of the Netherlands, arresting 29 people.
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cGone Baby Gone,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Ben Affleck has taken a satisfyingly tough look into conscience, to those dark places where some men also go astray.
The first trials of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay will be held this summer despite cancellation of plans to build a major courthouse complex there, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
The first criminal trial involving former Enron Corp. executives opened yesterday with prosecutors charging that the defendants conspired with Wall Street bankers to carry out a sham transaction.
Ethiopia makes preparations for a conflict with Somalia's Islamist group, the prime minister says.
The Paris prosecutor's office opened a preliminary investigation into a legal complaint brought by newly married French President Nicolas Sarkozy over a media report about his love life, a judicial official said Friday.
Inside the forced shutdown of Iran's most popular reformist paper, Shargh
North Korea said on Tuesday that it would conduct a nuclear test in the future but remained committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency said.
The World Cup will no longer be rotated among continents, a decision Monday that will open the race for the 2018 tournament.
(InfoWorld) - Texas Instruments, the world's largest maker of mobile phone chips, plans to work more closely with its Asian contract chip manufacturing partners to develop new production technologies, a company spokeswoman confirmed. The company said earlier this year it planned to stop developing its own chip production technologies and instead work more closely with contract manufacturing partners on joint development. A TI spokeswoman confirmed that the company plans to work with Asian contract chip makers, or foundries, on the new strategy. TI currently farms out chip production to four Asian chip foundries: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.\u00c2\u00a0(TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) of Taiwan; Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing; and China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., according to Tracy Zhou, head of media relations in the Asia Pacific region for TI. \
Ventana Medical Systems said that its board had rejected an unsolicited $3 billion cash tender offer from the Swiss drug maker Roche Holding.
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Pop culture, society's meeting ground, has the privilege of playing a starring role in its conflicts.
Mike Lowell drives in five runs to lead Boston's revived hitting and the Red Sox cut their magic number to clinch the AL East title to two by beating the A's.
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ALICE SPRINGS, Australia  - Aboriginal art in Australia is booming and improving the lives of poor black communities, but unscrupulous dealers are ripping off artists and fraud from China and India is undermining the industry.
Doctors following 103-children recently diagnosed with leukemia measuring antioxidant levels, antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage during the first six months of treatment.
India is targeting a larger share of the market for remote infrastructure management services, and is planning to more than double revenue from these services to $15 billion by 2013.
K\u00c3\u009cHLUNGSBORN, Germany, June 6 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 They lurked in the woods, fifty strong, wearing black hoods and bandannas, and wielding tree limbs. At a signal given by one of their number, they sprang forward and threw their debris across a road here, creating a barricade that brought traffic to a screeching halt.
Whether their workplaces are superhealthy or stocked with candy at every turn, employees who are struggling to lose weight must deal with challenges at the office.
Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
Heather Mills says her decision to compete on ABC's \
The Baltimore Orioles-Toronto Blue Jays game for Tuesday night has been canceled and rescheduled for Wednesday as part of a doubleheder.
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England striker Michael Owen could not have been a happier man after finally finding the net for Real Madrid.
Miami - Hurricane Jeanne forced the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers to move their game today to primetime. The teams and the league agreed to move the starting time from 11 am MDT to 6:30 pm MDT because
The arrest prevented her from traveling to an awards ceremony in the United States held by a nonprofit group connected to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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US regulators have yet to complete an advanced system for fully analyzing crash data to identify defects four years after the deadly Firestone tire debacle prompted an overhaul of federal auto safety oversight, a government watchdog
Wallace and Gromit, the quirky plasticine stars of British cinema, are on the comeback trail. The filmmaking partnership of Aardman Animations Ltd and Hollywood's DreamWorks Animation SKG may have ended on Tuesday but Nick Park, creator of the animated pals, is busy at the drawing board creating a Wallace and Gromit sequel.
The stock is feeling some pain these days. However, this drugmaker has enough going for it that the illness shouldn&#39;t last. Amid nervousness over the future of Pfizer&#39;s arthritis pain treatment Celebrex and
Mike Huckabee, the winner of last week's Republican Iowa caucuses, said Tuesday he's satisfied with his third-place finish in the New Hampshire primary. He pledged to forge ahead in hopes of doing better in coming contests.
President Bush, on the road to next week's Republican convention, defended his economic record in hard-hit Ohio on Saturday as abortion-rights activists marched through New York City on the front edge of a wave of anti-Bush protests.
A study has found that autism cases continued to climb even after thimerosal, which some people blame for the disorder, was removed from routine childhood shots.
An exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York will feature political paraphernalia, much of it from the collection of a New York lawyer who has amassed over one million pieces of ephemera.
Costco Wholesale Corp. , the largest U.S. warehouse club, posted a 21 percent increase in quarterly profit on Thursday.
Palestinians began registering candidates on Saturday for a presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat, while officials warned the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
Producers of US boxing TV show The Contender, featuring Sylvester Stallone, are trying to block a rival show from being broadcast next month.
There are hundreds of dollars in your wallet that you can't see.
The man in charge of a series of raids says they delivered a \
Typhoon Durian slammed into the northern  Philippines on Thursday, tearing up trees and leaving thousands  stranded, but looked set to skirt Manila as it swept to the  south of the capital of 12 million people.
Foster&#39;s Group Ltd.&#39;s second-half profit slumped by three-quarters as it sold wineries and wrote off inventory at its Beringer Blass wine unit amid a glut in California.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Three Venezuelan government  ministers said on Monday President Hugo Chavez had easily  survived a referendum on whether to recall him but their  comments conflicted with heavy opposition hints they had won.
Some firms find it a challenge to comply with new law on retaining digital records for court.
At least three people have been killed and more than 40 wounded after twin suicide car bombs blew up outside a police station near Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone.
High price of gasoline got you down? Then stay home from work once a week.
As he becomes visible as one of New York's wealthiest men, Stewart Rahr is preparing for the elimination of the system that made him rich - pharmaceutical delivery.
SEPTEMBER 08, 2004  - NEW YORK -- Hitachi Data Systems Inc. yesterday announced the general availability of a new high-end storage sub-system that it said is unprecedented in its ability to
The Bush and Kerry campaigns, along with a range of advocacy groups, are concerned with the integrity of voting technology -- particularly in the states where votes matter most. By Jacob Ogles.
Daisuke Takahashi of Japan easily won the Four Continents skating competition yesterday in Goyang, South Korea, with two-time U.S. champion Evan Lysacek finishing third.
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Hoping to annihilate its rivals in Taiwan&#39;s high-end gaming market, chipmaker Intel yesterday unveiled a new set of high-performance products targeting hardcore users craving for an optimized platform for media manipulation and realistic game-play.
The Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents, despite a veto threat from the White House
MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has raised eyebrows in Washington by forging ties with Iran, said on Sunday he will travel to the country aboard a jet on loan from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Leonardo DiCaprio knows global warming is a problem, and he wants answers.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s writers made it official, ending their bitterly fought strike at the 100-day mark by an overwhelming margin.
Leading shares ended a volatile session lower, but still above the key 6,000 level, as M&amp;A-fuelled gains in utilities and a bounce in Partygaming were offset by a weak Wall Street.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said here on Friday that his country supported India&#39;s bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat but stopped short of favoring India&#39;s veto power in the world body.
Philadelphia will be able to go  ahead with plans to set up a city-wide wireless, high-speed  Internet network, but other Pennsylvania cities might not get  that chance under a new state law.

Swiss Finance Minister Hans Rudolf Merz has hit back at European Union (EU) complaints about low Swiss corporate taxes, saying that some EU governments distorted competition by subsidising private industry.
It's the thought that counts, not the size of the gift, the Texas Ethics Commission has ruled, saying public officials don't have to tell anyone how much money they get as presents from political donors.
British drugs wholesaler and retailer  Alliance Boots Plc  said on Monday it had rejected an  approach worth 9.7 billion pounds ($18.8 billion) from private  equity firm Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts .
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Winning Colors, the 1988 Kentucky Derby winner who was the last filly to win the race, has died, Gainesway thoroughbred farm said Monday. She was 23.
The United States should be able to withdraw five combat brigades from Iraq by mid-2008 because troops have held onto security gains made this year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said Thursday that intelligence indicating a possible launch of a North Korean ballistic missile is &quot;very much alarming
Mothers reacted with confusion, irritation and some touches of defiance as a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted for a ban on cold medicines for young children.
Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  rejected on Wednesday a A$10.9 billion ($8.6 billion) buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group .
Sprint Corp.&#39;s agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc., in a $35 billion deal unveiled yesterday, will shake up the mobile phone market and create the third largest US wireless service provider.
More than 8,000 Pakistani lawyers and opposition activists held nationwide protests Thursday against tough media curbs imposed by President Pervez Musharraf amid a tense judicial crisis.
Insurgents blew up a northern oil export pipeline on Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to the national economy, even as car bombs and gun battles across the country
Islamic resistance group Hamas has scored significant successes in Palestinian municipal elections, initial results have shown. An unofficial tally gave Hamas control of seven councils against 11 for the Fatah
It is already known that drinking a little red wine and cooking with olive oil may help us to live longer. Now experts say adopting four simple lifestyle measures more than halves an elderly person&#39;s risk of dying.
Members of the dovish Israeli Labor Party were choosing a new leader Tuesday, picking between two retired soldiers &#151; one an ex-premier who fizzled fast and the other a newcomer to politics.
PCCW, the Hong Kong telecoms group, has ruled out a nationwide roll-out of its UK wireless broadband service in the near term in a move that will reduce competition in the market for fast internet access.
The United Nations Security Council has imposed arms embargo with immediate effect on Ivory Coast and threatened to freeze assets and ban travel by key government and rebel leaders unless they revive the peace process.
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Athens protests as the US decides to use the name 'Macedonia' for Greece's northern neighbour.
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N  has delayed filing its quarterly financial report with federal  regulators for the second time in a week, citing an ongoing  analysis of its accounting practices, the doughnut shop chain  said late on Wednesday.
SEATTLE _ Coming soon to a cellphone near you: advertisements.  Widespread mobile advertising will still take years to develop, but for now wireless carriers and marketers are looking at several ways to incorporate brands on the mobile phone.
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The tour is going ahead after a ban on several British journalists was lifted but the first of five one-day matches had to be called off.
Fallujah - The United States military launched two air strikes on the rebel-held city of Fallujah on Tuesday, flattening two buildings which the military described as hideouts for Iraq&#39;s most wanted insurgent, Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi.
The International Olympic Committee said Friday that negotiations between Taiwan and China on the torch relay route for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are at a dead end, and the torch will not be coming to Taiwan.
The police force in India's largest city, Mumbai, have so many two-timing officers that they have asked them to nominate which family should inherit their pension if they die in the line of duty, a report said on Sunday.
Larry Walker went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-6 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday and ending the Dodgers' five-game winning streak.

Power company Dynegy Inc. (DYN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it will restate results for 2003 and the first two quarters of this year to reflect a goodwill impairment
The leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly will today outline his vision of a \
The impact of the current surgein oil prices, though noticeable, is likely to prove less consequential to economic growth and inflation than in the 1970s, US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.
Williams, the tournament\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defending champion, lost to third-seeded Jelena Jankovic.
Despite being released to manufacturing last week, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is not being made available to all customers because Microsoft is trying to resolve an issue in which hardware devices may stop functioning after SP1 is installed.
For the past 33 years, one of Northern Virginia's largest corporate training facilities has been a bit of a secret. The campus is tucked away up a winding road, hidden by dense woods in Loudoun County. Guests stay in the center's 917 rooms, attend classes in its 250 meeting rooms and hang out at the...
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GAINESVILLE, Texas, June 19 -- The body of a 2-year-old girl was found in a tree Tuesday, nearly three miles downstream from where her family's mobile home was swept away a day earlier by flooding now blamed for six deaths.
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Wonktoberfest continues! With three days to go till the third presidential debate, those in need of a political TV fix can revisit the early days of the campaign with Diary of a Political Tourist
Our reporter Chris Ledgard visits Chateauroux in France where old planes are sent to be cut up and recycled.
Shelley McIntyre, vice president of business technology services, IT at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, answers readers' questions about developing new skills and leveraging legacy experience in today's job market.
The nomination of Bernard Kerik as secretary of homeland security shows how easily and quickly friends can do in a public official.
The Irish duo of Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington shot a 12-under 60 Thursday to share the lead with Austria&#39;s Martin Wiegele and Markus Brier after the first round of the team World Cup.
Banknorth Group's largest shareholder, Private Capital Management, said it plans to vote in favor of the merger with Canada's TD Bank Financial Group after expressing reservations several months ago. The change increases the likelihood the merger will go through. Several of Banknorth's major shareholders had reservations because of the deal's structure. TD plans to acquire a majority stake in the ...
The Home Secretary has defended plans for the UK to work with other EU countries on asylum and immigration policy. Tell us what you think.
Larry David steals a glance at his wristwatch. It's about 11:50. He needs to check out of the hotel by noon. He pleasantly explains he's only got a few more minutes.
Forty years after it was made, The Velvet Underground's first recording has become a financial hit &#151; in cyberspace.
Iraq has failed to meet all but three of 18 congressionally mandated benchmarks for political and military progress, according to a draft of a Government Accountability Office report. The document questions whether some aspects of a more positive assessment by the White House last month adequately reflected the range of views the GAO found within the administration.
JERUSALEM - Senior Israeli Cabinet ministers Tuesday approved the payment of cash advances to Jewish settlers who will be removed from their homes under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to leave the Gaza Strip - the government's first concrete step toward withdrawal.    The 9-1 vote in the Security Cabinet gave a boost to Sharon, who faces growing opposition...
Two of the medical doctors arrested in connection with the bungled car bomb attacks in Britain inquired about practicing medicine in the United States.
Republicans Mitt Romney and John McCain turned up the heat on their bitter rivalry on Monday, trading charges over the economy and abortion on the eve of a critical showdown in Michigan's presidential primary.
Hackers who struck TJX Cos.' computer system into last year exploited many security problems and violations of credit card handling rules within the Framingham retailer's data network, according to a recent court filing by a former MasterCard official.
Iran's top leader said Saturday the country's oil and gas reserves will eventually dry up and defended the drive to produce nuclear fuel, claiming it was the only way to avoid dependence on the West for energy.
Racing against the clock to stave off bankruptcy, Alitalia has clinched a deal with its ground staff, rolling back their benefits and opening the way for some 2,500 job cuts.
U.N. peacekeepers fired tear gas into a crowd at a food distribution site in northern Haiti on Thursday after people started throwing rocks at troops, a U.N. official said.
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is expected to emerge from a $750 million renovation with its party image intact but with a more upscale clientele.
The Boston Red Sox rebounded from a tough loss by hammering their arch-rival New York Yankees 10-1 behind Josh Beckett's Major League-leading 19th win of the season on Saturday.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County has reached a record settlement, at least $100 million, with 87 victims of sexual abuse.
Brian McNamee told federal authorities last summer that Roger Clemens developed an abscess on his buttocks at around the same time that McNamee said he was giving him steroid injections during the 1998 season.
Birth is a strange little movie, dutifully advancing a premise that grows more dubious with each passing minute. However, it&#39;s difficult to totally discount the film, mostly because Nicole Kidman keeps us interested.
Members of the Indiana Pacers gave the league a black eye Friday when they charged into the stands at the Palace of Auburn Hills and fought with Detroit Pistons fans, so Stern hit them with a blow that was even more fierce.
Former Houston Astro Ken Caminiti admitted violating his probation on a drug conviction two years ago, but walked out of the Harris County Jail on Tuesday a free man, determined to start a drug-free life.
The Czech parliament began a session on Tuesday which will lead to a confidence vote expected to topple Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's minority cabinet.
President Hamid Karzai angrily criticised Saturday &quot;indiscriminate and unprecise&quot; operations by NATO- and US-led forces in Afghanistan, which he said had killed 90 civilians in just over a week.
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AUBURN - Tommy Tuberville promises to meet with his team today about the Tigers&#39; gaudy No.4 ranking in the football season&#39;s first Bowl Championship Series standings.
Justine Henin survived a tough workout Friday on her way to the Australian Open fourth round as Rafael Nadal wore down an early challenge to continue his march to the title.
Break.com, one of the rising number of Web sites offering user-generated videos to rival the likes of YouTube, said on Sunday it would nearly double the amount of money it pays for video clips to $400.
Hamas and Fatah are invited to Mecca to make a power sharing deal. If the talks fail, the war will escalate
Striker Louis Saha returns to the Manchester United squad for Saturday&#39;s game at Birmingham City to give manager Alex Ferguson the choice of four front-line strikers for the first time this season.
Michael Phelps has proven he is the best swimmer ever -- in and out of the pool. Yesterday, the 6-ft. 5-in. 19-year-old from Baltimore won his sixth gold medal to add to his two bronze, making him the swimmer
One of the fiercest Hurricanes ever has passed the western edge of Cuba on its way towards the United States. Hurricane Ivan and its 260 kilometre an hour winds toppled power lines, uprooted trees and caused extensive flooding across Cuba.
In this remarkable interview legendry singer Lata Mangeshkar nostalgically talks about her early life and
Government soldiers backed by artillery and airpower seized a key rebel enclave in the east Monday, the military said, claiming the first significant territorial change since a cease-fire in the island nation's civil war four years ago.
A consortium led by Royal Dutch/Shell Group that is developing gas reserves off Russia's Sakhalin Island said Thursday it has struck a &#36;6 billion deal to supply liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to energy-hungry North America.
ATHENS was hit by an earthquake named Fani Halkia yesterday and Jana Pittman was left crying in the rubble of her shattered dreams.
Independent assessments of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib should lay to rest White House attempts to limit blame to a few bad apples on the night shift.
DENTON, Texas North Texas has shut down star running back Patrick Cobbs for the season. Mean Green coach Darrell Dickey says Cobbs will take a redshirt this season and return to the team as a fifth-year senior next season.
Dan Ortmeier tripled to start the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run on Pedro Feliz's sacrifice fly, and the San Francisco Giants snapped Arizona's six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Attorneys for a group of Chinese Muslims held for nearly five years in the U.S. military prison at  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, filed suit yesterday, asking that the men be released immediately and alleging that they have been held as part of a political deal between the United States and China.
Like a lot of frequent travelers, Kevin Pollard relies on the Internet to save money on airfares, hotel rooms and rental cars. The quest generally took him to the Web's most popular travel sites &#151; Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia &#151; until he discovered a new breed of specialty search engines that promise to dig up even better bargains.
Oracle Corp.  promised to take  the Linux software world by storm last October, but the major  expansion by one of the world's largest software companies so  far has failed to show momentum.
U.S. state governors on Friday urged congressional leaders to pass a law that would block cuts in federal Medicaid funding by the Bush administration.
Three of China's most powerful politicians, including Vice President Zeng Qinghong, have stood down, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
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The Pentagon says its millimeter-wave pain ray won't be ready until 2010. But Marines in Iraq want to use the \
President agrees to quit army and drop graft charges against exiled leaders.
SEVILLE, Spain  - Teen-ager Rafael Nadal will  shoulder Spain's Davis Cup hopes against the world's fastest  server Andy Roddick Friday after Spain went for the 18-year-old  rookie over Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Sudan could split in two and the  oil-exporting south form a new nation under a pact to be signed  on Sunday ending a north-south war in Africa's largest country.
Italy will mark the death of tenor Luciano Pavarotti with a series of concerts, film screenings, photographic retrospectives and other commemorative events at its cultural centers around the globe, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Ukraine&#39;s top court met Monday to try to resolve an election crisis that is threatening to break up the country but said it could take days to issue a ruling because the case is so complex.
A student charged in the shooting death of his school principal was a normal teenager but often bragged about getting into trouble, a neighbor said Saturday as this tiny farm town struggled to come to terms with the attack.
Nokia today announced the Nokia 9300, a new high-end smartphone with integrated full keyboard, that replaces its 9290 Communicator.
White and yellow smoke billowed into the western Colorado sky Tuesday as firefighters battled three wildfires likely sparked by lightning that have burned more than 1,800 acres and forced evacuations of 90 homes.
Some of the heaviest snowfalls in years caused severe transport disruptions in Iran on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of most flights and the closure of many roads, Iranian media said.
Quotes from the Democratic and Republican candidates on Tuesday.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Defensively dominant and offensively unstoppable, No. 12 Virginia started the season with three straight wins for the first time since 1998 with a 51-0 victory against Akron yesterday.
Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Friday that Washington had no way to force Iran to allow UN inspectors unrestricted access to suspected nuclear sites despite US doubts Tehran would come clean on its own.
No composer was more in tune with the folk music of his country than Kodaly in Hungary.
NASA is set to fly a jet at ten times the speed of sound or approximately 7,000 miles per hour today in a test over the Pacific Ocean.
Travel: Melbourne is home to a vibrant cafe culture, and it's all online, writes Benji Lanyado.
Australia have wrapped up a 2-0 win in the series by bowling out New Zealand for 250 on the fifth day of the second and final test.
Barnes & Noble, the world's largest book retailer, has decided to sell O.J. Simpson's book \
How will the thuggish regime of this piously Buddhist country deal with demonstrations by saffron-robed clerics?
The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann have hired one of Portugal&#39;s top lawyers to head up their defence team, according to press reports Friday.
Sudan's government is to sign a permanent ceasefire with southern rebels to end one of Africa's longest civil wars.
A THREE-minute silence will be held across Britain at noon on Wednesday in memory of the 123,000 killed in the Asian tsunami disaster.
s the year stumbles toward its conclusion and critics begin penning their best-and-worst compendiums, here&#39;s a holiday contender fit for the all-time Naughty List.
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LOS ANGELES  - A projectionist at a Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an unauthorized early review of \
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Troy Vincent would have preferred Bryant Gumbel kept his views to himself rather than using his TV show as a forum to harshly criticize the NFL's relationship with its players' union.
Pakistani Taliban fighters announced a ceasefire on Wednesday after months of clashes with security forces and suicide attacks across the northwest of the country.
ARDMORE, Pa., Oct 21  - Give elderly voters in  this up-for-grabs Philadelphia suburb an opportunity to air  their fears about health care, and they will. But chances are  the topic will quickly turn to Iraq instead.
There are several technologies similar to DomainKeys, including Cisco&#39;s Identified Internet Mail and Microsofts&#39;s SenderID.
Two senior Chinese officials arrived in  Taipei on Tuesday to attend the funeral of the island's top  negotiator with the mainland, Koo Chen-fu, amid signs that  tension is easing between the longtime foes.
Military records contradict a  critic's charge that U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful John  Kerry did not come under fire during the battle that resulted  in military honors for Kerry, The Washington Post reported on  Thursday.
Preventing outbreaks of diseases across tsunami-hit Asia is a race against time, but contrary to popular belief, the thousands of rotting corpses do not pose the main threat, health officials said on Thursday.
The death of elderly man in his Sydney apartment, which went undiscovered for more than a year, had Australians questioning their loss of community spirit on Thursday.
The leader of a militia group from the southern oil-rich region of Nigeria says talks between government officials and rebels continued in Abuja late into the evening on Thursday.
Record oil prices will not sink the US economy and China is moving toward a more flexible exchange rate that also helps safeguard world growth, a top US Treasury official said on Thursday.
Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is given a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame.
TROPICAL storm Jeanne brought raging floodwater to Haiti, killing at least 90 people before pushing further out into the open seas, officials said.
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A massive airdrop of paper birds intended to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand&#39;s restive south, with a spate of new attacks Monday that targeted soldiers and local officials.
told reporters on Sunday, though some officials said the last vote could be counted on Monday. waist, according to Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Poulain, spokesman for the NATO-led peacekeeping mission.
The US publisher of Harry Potter sues a distributor and online retailer for shipping copies of the final book too early.
Michael Owen, whose summer move to Real Madrid is rapidly turning into a nightmare, has been warned by national coach Sven Goran Eriksson his England place could be under threat.
Nokia's decision to recall 46m mobile phone batteries is going to cost their manufacturer, Matsushita, up to $172m, the Japanese company admitted today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PHPBuilder.com has a new article by Hillel Aftel about his method of choice for securing the data that you send over the GET string when moving things around on your site.   In this article I'm going to show you how you can use PHP to encode your data for transit. Most importantly, it will be done in a way that makes the data decodable, and therefore much more usable, by the receiving page.   His encryption method - sending everything in a single string and modifying the scheme each time - uses static pairs of values (of your choosing) to \
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.  today announced that its industry-leading programmable logic solutions designed specifically  for the aerospace and defense market will be showcased at the ninth annual MAPLD Conference, September 26-28, 2006 in Washington, D.C.
The Philippines raised its highest alert level and warned residents to move to higher ground on Wednesday as Typhoon Durian barrelled toward the north of the country, gaining strength on a path toward Manila.
You can take money from an IRA to start a health savings account.
MELBOURNE - Mining contractor Henry Walker Eltin has lined up Swiss-based commodities trader Glencore as an anchor investor to shore up the company&#39;s finances by backing aA$100 million ($107 million) issue of new shares.
 actor in car crash that killed teen
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Five people were rescued by coastguards today after spending eight days at sea in a life-raft. The survivors were picked up off the coast of Cornwall this morning and are being treated in hospital, a coastguard ...
Bob Hill says he is ready for talk that he may soon get fired as coach of the injury-depleted, last-place SuperSonics.
Today's papers discuss the adoption of a Russian girl by Germany's chancellor and Swedish taxation of alcohol
The NFL&#39;s highest-scoring offense is averaging two touchdowns every three possessions during the preseason. If Kansas City&#39;s woeful defense can get its act together, too, the Chiefs could be in for big things.
Two British teenage girls convicted for smuggling cocaine in Ghana were jailed for one year on Wednesday, but they could be freed within months because they have been in custody since last year, officials said.
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President Bush on Tuesday called  on Israel to impose a freeze on Jewish settlements in the West  Bank and Gaza, taking a harder line on settlement growth than  Washington has recently.
British scientists find global warming is melting the ice of Antarctica faster than  previously thought.
A new crew will be sent to the International Space Station next month, even though there are concerns about maintaining adequate oxygen and other supplies on the orbiting laboratory, NASA officials said Friday.
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Dow Chemical Co. DOW.N on Monday  said DuPont Co. DD.N will buy its remaining equity stake in  DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC (DDE), a 50/50 joint venture between  the two companies, for $87 million.
LONDON, August 25 (New Ratings) - Analysts at Dryden Financial upgrade the Royal Dutch/Shell Group (SHE1.ETR) from &quot;sell&quot; to &quot;hold.
Former Australian and French Open champion Mary Pierce of France has pulled out of next week&#39;s Auckland Open, officials said on Thursday.
President Bush on Wednesday said critics of the North Korea nuclear deal were \
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SIX people were feared dead after a US Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the icy Bering Sea while rescuing the crew of a Malaysian ship that broke up off the Alaska coast.
BEIJING, Nov. 27 -- The retrial of a blind legal activist kicked off in eastern Shandong province Monday, but not without some of the same courtroom tumult that characterized his first trial, which was widely denounced by human rights advocates, lawyers said.
ATHENS, Greece - The local issue of Playboy remained on newsstands Friday, after a judge rejected a request for a temporary injunction filed by Athens Games' organizers over the magazine's use of Olympic symbols in a photo spread.    Athens organizers had filed an injunction against the magazine after its latest issue - dedicated to the games - showed nude women in photographs with the five Olympic rings...
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Libya&#39;s Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the death penalty against six foreign medics convicted of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus in a case that has dragged on for eight years.
Japan's Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko met with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday as they began a week-long visit to the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Even when the spine is damaged almost to paralysis, the PEG solution prevented the cells from rupturing irrevocably. &quot;Nearly 75 percent of the dogs we treated with PEG were able to resume a normal life,&quot; said Richard Borgens of Purdue.
British rock band the Arctic Monkeys and their Las Vegas counterparts The Killers triumphed on Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the UK music industry's biggest night of the year.
WESTWOOD -- The sight of junior quarterback Vaughn Askew brought similar reactions from all of his Brockton teammates. There was some relief, and some excitement, but most importantly, it was just good to see him under center.
Sarah Silverman loves technology. Although she's not cynical when it comes to tech, her arch perspective on the world makes her the perfect pitch person for our explanations of why things don't work the way they should.
Software company SAP AG acknowledged Tuesday that one of its units made \
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Nick Van Exel hit a 29-foot desperation heave at the buzzer to give the Portland Trail Blazers an 80-77 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night.
Green Bay dropped to 8-6 SU and 5-8-1 ATS with its 28-25 loss to visiting Jacksonville last Sunday. The Packers have failed to cover in three straight and have scored the spread victory just once in their last six games.
Dogs can sniff out cancer, a study shows today, resolving several years of anecdote and speculation by doctors on the question. In the definitive study, reported in the British Medical Journal, dogs were trained
US forces have announced the capture of two Iraqi insurgent leaders linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The men, Saleh Arugayan Khalil, also known as Abu Obaida, and Bassem Mohammad Hazim, also known as Abu Khattab, were captured on Dec. 8 and Dec.
Customers including Allstate Insurance are actively pursuing green strategies, but say they want standards to help them gauge data center energy efficiency.
SYDNEY - The discovery of a skeleton of a female barely one metre tall who hunted pygmy elephants and giant rats 18000 years ago could force a reassessment of the origins of humanity, scientists in Australia said yesterday.
A U.S. navy show of force on Iran's doorstep is \
Several Taliban fighters were killed on Monday in an attack targeting a senior guerrilla leader closely linked to the Islamist movement's fugitive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement.
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TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.
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It's important to debate Canada's war &nbsp;mission in Afghanistan. It's a legitimate and necessary debate. It's a debate occurring in all the NATO countries now being asked to send more troops. Most of these countries, with the exception of Poland and Canada, have resisted further commitments. As in Canada, there is broad questioning within their populations about the core wisdom and merits of this mission. This is not, or as some are suggesting, a re-staging of the Second World War. The fate of the Western world is not hanging in the balance.
It looks like super-spy James Bond can keep his tuxedo in the closet for at least another year.
Global cellphone sales rose to record levels in the second quarter as Nokia clawed back some of its lost market share, according to figures released Thursday.
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Utilities in the Central Plains restored power to about half of the 1.2 million customers who lost power during the ice storms Sunday and Monday, the electric companies reported on Wednesday afternoon.
ROMA - Naomi Campbell e&#39; stata invitata mercoledi&#39; sera a Roma, da Fendi, ad una cena che la maison romana ha organizzato in onore del cantante americano Usher Raymond, ospite degli Mtv European Music Awards 2004.
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The Federal Reserve acknowledged at its last regular meeting that a policy response might be necessary if financial market conditions worsened, show minutes of its August 7 meeting, released on Tuesday.
Ceremonies have been taking place to mark the third anniversary of the devastating Asian Tsunami.
The heavyweight division&#39;s desperate need for a new, young superstar is underlined by Don King&#39;s world title double bill at Madison Square Garden tonight, where four fighters in their 30s compete for the belts representing versions of what was regarded as
Herm Edwards is next up trying to outcoach Bill Belichick and put an end to the Patriots&#39; 20-game winning streak. He has five more days and some long nights to figure it out.
STRIKERS Ronaldinho and Ronaldo face each other for the first time in tonight&#39;s eagerly anticipated league clash of Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.
A fire at a mental hospital in Siberia kills eight people on the day a fire at a Moscow clinic kills 45.
European countries were on the trail of militants linked to the slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh for months before the murder, but lacked evidence to break up the cell until too late, security sources say.
US President George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry will hold three televised debates before the November 2 election, their campaigns said.
One of the Valley&#39;s top venture-capital-backed companies said Friday that it is being acquired by database publishing giant Thomson Corp.
British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation.
BEIRUT, Lebanon  -- An explosion rocked a Christian suburb east of the Lebanese capital Wednesday, setting several cars ablaze, and a local television station reported that four people were killed and 20 wounded.
REDMOND, Wash. -- Their biggest clients hit hard by viruses, worms, and other attacks, Microsoft Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. said today that they plan to work together to help their corporate customers fight back.
The last time the Jacksonville Jaguars were facing a goal-to-go situation at Nashville Coliseum with time winding down, they went away disappointed.
Torii Hunter went 0 for 3 to run his career-long drought against Roger Clemens to 0 for 25 as Clemens and the Yankees prevailed at Yankee Stadium.
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A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday wounded some 30 soldiers in Israel in an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to take strong action in the Hamas-controlled territory.
British rowing coach Jurgen Grobler salutes Matthew Pinsent after the four-time Olympic champion retires.
Airbus has criticised a US move to take a fight about subsidies to the World Trade Organisation, saying it shows its rival&#39;s unwillingness to address its own subsidies.
Joe Borchard set a small crowd abuzz with the longest homer in the 14-year history of US Cellular Field. But some small ball -- a bunt and aggressive baserunning by Timo Perez -- were just
Robert Merrill, whose powerful baritone voice was featured for decades at both New York's Metropolitan Opera and Yankees baseball games, and who helped spread an appreciation of opera to a broader U.S. audience, died at home on Saturday.
If you haven't heard of this consumer goods company, get ready for some surprises.
A federal judge overturned a $50   million award handed down by a jury against Merck & Co. Inc.   earlier this month in a case of a former FBI agent who had   blamed the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx for his heart attack.
Hollywood stepped up its battle against internet pirates yesterday when the Motion Picture Association of America launched a legal battle against the filesharing networks BitTorrent and eDonkey.
Harvard University can own shares of Asian oil companies tied to war-ridden Sudan if it holds them in accounts, such as mutual funds, that the institution doesn't control directly, a governing panel said.
A former aide to Rep. Lloyd Doggett was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty Tuesday to stealing $168,000 from the congressman's campaign.
A study commissioned by Pope Benedict on the use of condoms to fight AIDS has passed its first hurdle and is now being reviewed by top theologians for possible use in a Papal document, a cardinal said on Tuesday.
Jamie asks Chas to help him avenge his sister's death. Now her opinion of the King clan has changed, she suggests tracking down the foreman - and sets out to find him.
Britain will use its presidency of the G8 industrialised nations to push for a modern day Marshall Plan delivering full debt relief, trade benefits and financial assistance for highly impoverished countries, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said.
It's Nov. 8, the day after the election. The costliest and nastiest campaign for control of the House in history is .... not yet over.
WEST PALM BEACH, United States : Swedish star Annika Sorenstam shot a six-under-par 66 in the first round at the season-ending one million dollar ADT Championship.
Three French nationals who ran a nonprofit group that helps poor children were stabbed to death Tuesday at their headquarters near Rio's Copacabana beach and authorities arrested three suspects, police said.
JERUSALEM: Israeli military authorities have launched a fierce counter-attack to calls by right-wing rabbis who have urged soldiers to disobey any orders to uproot settlers from the Gaza Strip.
Vitamin supplements do nothing to prevent gut cancers and may shorten life expectancy, research suggests. A review of 14 trials involving more than 170,000 people found antioxidant vitamins, like vitamin E, offered no protection against these cancers.
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Japan will proceed with planned talks with North Korea tomorrow on normalizing ties, after a report the communist nation may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile, Hiroyuki Hosoda, Japan&#39;s chief government spokesman, said.
Nineteen workers are killed as their bus is hit by a bomb and then attacked by militants in southern Afghanistan.
Mitt Romney has staked his political comeback in New Hampshire on the strength of his resume \u00c2\u0097 success in business, fixing a troubled Olympics, turning a budget deficit into a surplus in neighboring Massachusetts.
Security officials closed one concourse at the Indianapolis International Airport for about an hour early Wednesday because of a suspicious package that police said turned out to be inert training explosives.
NEW YORK  - Braces may straighten crooked teeth, but they're unlikely to alter your self-esteem and satisfaction with life, according to researchers.
Anaheim, CA (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals have signed free-agent first baseman Wil Cordero to a one-year contract, and also agreed to terms with outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
By Bob Lamb | Tribune Outdoors Editor, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 10--It seems like everything is on track for a special deer hunt on Goose Island County Park this weekend. Biologists and managers with the state DNR, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. airstrike targeting an alleged militant safehouse in the western city of Fallujah killed some 17 people including three children, according to doctors and witnesses, and angry crowds gathered to mourn the victims and denounce the United States...
UN atomic agency Chief Mohamed ElBardadei has reported a deadlock in talks with Iran, saying Tehran had so far failed to meet a pledge to fully suspend uranium enrichment.
The commission that regulates California's coast settled a decades-long dispute with David Geffen over public access to the beach in front of his Malibu estate.
With new polls showing the White House race tightening, President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry traded personal shots on taxes, health care and stem cell research on Monday during visits to key swing states.
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Chinese policy makers will have a tough time in 2008 battling inflation, excess liquidity and rapid investment, Vice Finance Minister Li Yong said on Sunday.
By Vaisman, Fima  Fiber cabling is best for IP security networks, but connectivity may not always be possible. Digital video surveillance is becoming a distributed IP network application.
A South Korean aid group claimed Wednesday that massive floods in North Korea last month left about 54,700 people dead or missing and some 2.5 million homeless. The figure is by far the highest toll reported from floods that hit the impoverished communist country in mid-July.
It began as a fashion statement in pink bursting from the start at the racetrack onto the streets of Del Mar. Bleary-eyed Friday morning commuters smiled at the feather boas, the cowboy hats decorated with bras and rhinestones.
Observers say the cases against Yukos and Mikhail Khodorkovsky are part of a two-pronged Kremlin drive aimed at clipping Khodorkovsky&#39;s wings after he funded opposition parties last year
Lithuania defeated the United States 94-90 in an Olympic men's basketball preliminary round game, only the fourth loss in 115 Olympic starts for the defending champions.
Web search leader Google Inc.'s   commitment to consumer privacy came under fire from  Privacy International, a British activist group that has  previously singled out Google for criticism.
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The Caesarean delivery rate for U.S. women hit a record high in 2005, spiking by nearly 50 percent in a decade, while teen births fell to a new low and births by unmarried mothers rose, according to government data released on Tuesday.
Train company Arriva installs CCTV on its services in Wales to tackle assaults on its staff.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq&#39;s radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr refused on Tuesday to meet a delegation of Iraqi political and religious leaders seeking to end a rebellion in the holy city of Najaf and other parts of the country.
The U.N.'s deputy humanitarian chief urged Israel on Friday to immediately lift the air and sea blockade on Lebanon to get aid quickly to hundreds of thousands of Lebanese who were caught up in the Israeli-Hezbollah war.
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By Bob Hood, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Mar. 4--If the inside of your tackle box looks like a can of worms, it's probably time to empty it and start over.
Rulon Gardner, who had already left a big mark in the world of Olympic wrestling, left his shoes on the mat to signify his retirement from the ancient sport.
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The anti-poverty campaign of U2 frontman Bono is promoting a $30 million effort to pressure Republican and Democratic presidential candidates to make the oft-forgotten issue a priority.
Sanctions are not the best way to   resolve international disputes, Interfax news agency quoted   Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday in a   clear reference to Iran.
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Residents of this drab, industrial town where President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rose to prominence as a labor leader remain loyal to him despite the scandals that have rocked his presidency.
New truce talks suggest that the political cost of a U.S. military victory over Sadr may have been prohibitive
On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School No 1, amid soot-covered children&#39;s sneakers and shell casings, Beslan&#39;s aggrieved citizenry debated fighting back.
In what could become a model for other states, Nevada voters on Tuesday became the first in the nation to cast ballots in a statewide election on computers that printed paper records of electronic ballots.
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the U.S. government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Two Sri Lanka Red Cross volunteers were found murdered on Sunday, police said, two days after they were abducted from the capital amid renewed civil war between the state and Tamil Tiger rebels.
Wall Street analysts  have been digging into this year's expected film releases to  gauge box office trends, and some don't like what they see.
Boston Scientific Corp. is voluntarily recalling 440 cochlear implants that have not yet been put in patients because of concerns that they may stop working.
Thanks to Brian McBride and Eddie Johnson, the United States can advance to the finals round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with a victory over Panama next week.
The chief investigator in the case of a farmer charged in the deaths of 26 women conceded Tuesday that he purposely misled the man during interrogation about what his friends and brother had told police.
Chinese companies will be welcome to exhibit at Taiwan's annual Computex IT next year, the show's organizers said Saturday. The announcement came as organizers revealed a 10 percent increase in the number of foreign visitors at this year's show compared to last year.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored Cleveland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first 6 points in the second overtime to lead the Cavaliers to a 104-99 victory at home against Milwaukee on Monday night.
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- The longtime conductor of the Crystal Cathedral Orchestra shot himself to death at the glass-and-steel church Friday after a nine-hour standoff, which started just before a Christmas pageant was to begin.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair may not fully realize the irony in his trips to Iraq and Palestine/Israel Tuesday, where British colonial adventures nearly a century ago left behind contorted national situations that remain volatile and war-ravaged today
Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note. Cage's \
People in high risk groups will have the opportunity to get influenza immunization shots next week at the St. Clair County Health Department.
Barry Bonds said Saturday it's up to Major League Baseball and the Giants to decide how much security is needed around him as he closes in on Hank Aaron's home run record.
Michael Phelps won his second and third Olympic golds for the United States on Tuesday, setting a new Games record in the 200-meters butterfly before leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger just over an hour later.
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THE dollar slipped to a fresh low against the euro yesterday after John Snow, the US Treasury Secretary, poured cold water on any suggestions of co-ordinated central-bank action to prop up the ailing greenback.
Google Inc.  said on Friday its board of directors had agreed to pay executive officers a bonus of up to $1.5 million total for 2006, but it was not clear if the plan applied to the billionaires who started the Web search leader.
Nokia Corp. said Thursday it has filed patent infringement complaints against Vitelcom of Spain over Nokia&#39;s GSM and GPRS technologies.
A $158 billion economic stimulus plan drafted by Senate Democrats that included relief for low-income seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed was blocked by a Republican filibuster last night when the Senate fell a single vote short of the 60 needed to consider the measure.
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Allen Iverson was ejected from Sunday's preseason game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors for yelling at an official from the bench.
China has developed and demonstrated its first high-performance network core router based on the next-generation Internet standard known as IPv6, which the country officially inaugurated earlier this week.
A Chinese court jailed two managers of  a state-owned coal mine on Wednesday for negligence two years  after a gas explosion killed 166 miners, Xinhua news agency  said.
Thousands of Taiwanese march through the capital demanding the resignation of  President Chen Shui-bian.
In a deal worth about $913 million, ARM Holdings plc today announced it would acquire Artisan Components Inc. to create one of the broadest suppliers of semiconductor intellectual property in the industry.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 9--Boise State lost a five-game match to Florida International 3-2 on Friday at the NAU Fiesta Bowl Volleyball Tournament in Flagstaff, Ariz.
A shipment of hi-tech roadside bombs intercepted in Afghanistan originated in Iran, the commander of NATO-led troops said on Thursday, adding it was hard to believe Tehran's military did not know about the arms.
As one of the world's most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes pumped out at least 10 million e-mails a day with the help of 16 high-speed lines, the kind of Internet capacity a 1,000-employee company would need.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a further assault on the embattled Afghan government, a suicide bomber killed six people yesterday at the funeral of a provincial governor who was assassinated by the Taliban. Four senior Cabinet ministers escaped injury.
Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is willing to help the US withdraw troops from Iraq, but on certain conditions.
LOS ANGELES  - Two documentaries, including a look at the 20-year history of influential rap group Public Enemy, will make their world premiere at the AFI Fest, set for November 1-11 in Los Angeles.
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Jets placed veteran cornerback Ray Mickens on injured reserve Wednesday and signed defensive back Terrell Buckley.
Krugle aspires to be the Google of software code search, even referring to itself as a verb. And recently, Krugle has started to become the go-to search site for open-source developers, partnering with key websites, including SourceForge.net, the leading repository for open-source software projects, to embed Krugle search. Krugle also announced a similar partnership with CollabNet, a community of 1 million developers.
After months of struggling to emerge from the lower tier of Republican presidential candidates, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback is expected to drop his bid for the presidency Friday, according to several news outlets including the Associated Press and NBC.
Trade and climate issues will top the agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins a visit to China.
The Colombian government warned Thursday it will extradite to the United States a top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) if the guerrillagroup does not release 63 hostages.
Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet, using a Boeing 747.
Car bombers struck twice in rapid succession in the capital Sunday, killing at least 11 people including an American soldier, as US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned that violence may increase before the January election.
Last year was one of the safest in more than four decades to fly, with just 136 serious accidents occurring around the world, the Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO) said on Tuesday.
Kieren Fallon's solicitor says he expects the champion jockey to be cleared of all allegations of race-fixing.
Track superstar Marion Jones sued BALCO founder Victor Conte for defamation Wednesday, claiming he lied when he told a national television audience that he supplied her with banned drugs before the 2000 Olympics and taught her to inject herself with human
In a continued effort to compete with IBM Corp. and its WebSphere offerings, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced imminent availability of Host Integration Server 2004.
Not content with eating into Microsoft&#39;s share of the browser market with Firefox, the Mozilla Foundation has released an open-source email client to rival Outlook.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - U.S. Republican presidential contenders ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew rebukes in combative back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's nominating contest.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Florida.
Jeane Kirkpatrick, a key player in former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died, the American Enterprise Institute, where she was a senior fellow, said on Friday.
Stanford hires former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh to take over its struggling football program.
Railroad company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp  posted better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, as strong pricing offset lower freight volumes, sending its shares up 4 percent.
Partnership with Dassault Systemes on free online application will allow users to build and share virtual 3D structures.
The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves play the deciding Game 5 in their opening round playoff series Monday night, with the winner taking on the St. Louis Cardinals. Jaret Wright (15-8), the Game 1 loser, starts for the Braves at Turner Field against winner Roy Oswalt (20-10), who didn't get a decision in Game 2 and will pitch on three days' rest.
La pioggia ha ritardato l'inizio degli incontri degli Us Open. I primi match erano in programma alle...
Some analysts think bebe is a wallflower.
Morocco's double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj plans to retire in 2006.
On the heels of a rant posted by Matt Mullenweg (of Wordpress), Ed Finkler has posted some of his own thoughts and rebuttals to the points Matt made.   Among these points are comments about PHP5 features that \
In its attempts to survive on the political scene in the six years of its existence, Otpor underwent several transformations, including the period of action as political party last year.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain proposed an economic stimulus plan on Thursday that would lower the corporate income tax rate and provide a host of other tax breaks for business.
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Nepal's leading party announced its support Wednesday for declaring the country a republic, moving the government a step closer to abolishing the monarchy that has ruled this Himalayan nation for centuries.
A Sicilian court sentenced a key political aide and confidant of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to nine years in jail for associating with the Mafia.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A helicopter crash and a  powerful tremor in Indonesia on Monday briefly hindered aid  operations for tsunami victims.
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Hoping to speed acceptance of its service-oriented architecture initiative, IBM at last has rolled out a new service to help corporate users shape their projects to better fit their business goals.
Come molta stampa spagnola oggi, anche El Pais vede in Ferrari un esempio per la McLaren: 'la 'famig...
Author JK Rowling has warned Harry Potter fans to watch out for Internet fraudsters claiming to sell electronic copies of her latest wizard saga -- they are trying to steal bank and credit card details.
Local analysts said the jump in world oil prices, if sustained, could push up petrol prices another 42c/l in coming months, boosting inflation and slowing down spending in the economy.
Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd may be trailing in the polls, but he says don't count him out of the race just yet.
Three gold mining companies close operations as government calls blackouts 'national emergency'
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Carlo Tavecchio, presidente della Lnd (Lega nazionale dilettanti), e Demetrio Albertini dell'Aic (As...
Kellogg Co. K.N, the world's  largest cereal maker, on Monday said quarterly earnings fell  slightly due to a higher tax rate, stepped-up promotional  spending and expenses related to restructuring measures.
NEW YORK  - A low-carbohydrate diet can  help severely obese people improve their cholesterol levels,  and it may curb markers of inflammation better than a  reduced-fat diet, preliminary research suggests.
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Beware of those contributions on Flickr and Myspace Usenix When security consultant Dan Klein was culling decades-old snapshots for his digital scrap book, he specifically omitted photos taken during his college years, when some of his behaviors weren't exactly role-model material for his offspring. Left unscanned, for instance, was the picture of him wearing a tee-shirt bearing a marijuana leaf or another one showing him brandishing a six-inch switchblade while sitting in front of the pelt of an endangered animal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BEIJING, Dec. 27 -- China Construction Bank, one of the big four State-owned commercial banks, plans to list on a stock market in the first half of next year, the Securities Daily reported, citing a government official.
The Colombian state finally wins control of the estate of the late Medellin drugs baron, Pablo Escobar.
Germany's Schwarz Pharma SRZG.DE is   in talks to be taken over by Belgian drugmaker UCB UCBBt.BR,   Schwarz Pharma said late on Sunday.
Vinny Testaverde appreciates owner Jerry Jones saying the Dallas Cowboys consider him their starting quarterback for next season, but Testaverde is not sure he wants to do it.
Insurgents fire mortars at the Somali president's residence, a few hours after his arrival in the capital.
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A United Nations official and an EU diplomat ordered out of Afghanistan on allegations of posing a national security threat left the country on Thursday, the two organisations said.
A European Union court is expected soon to deliver an eagerly awaited ruling into an appeal by US software giant Microsoft against swingeing EU anti-trust sanctions.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday as growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market dragged down shares of Bear Stearns Cos.  and Goldman Sachs Group .
Arsene Wenger agrees to sign a new three-year contract at Arsenal, BBC Sport understands.
Oil prices plunged by more than $2 a barrel yesterday on hopes that the inauguration of a new president in OPEC member Nigeria would contribute to a stable supply from the Niger Delta region.
Annika Sorenstam shot a 7-under 64 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic, an LPGA event she's dominated in recent years.
Our position is: Tough questions, sharp exchanges and opposing views on Iraq highlighted vice presidential debate. Voters again heard two distinct views of how to win the war in Iraq and confront terrorism during Tuesday night&#39;s vice presidential debate.
Three La Jolla research institutes are among 13 nationwide selected to share $73 million for studying infectious diseases - including those that might be used as weapons by terrorists \u00e2\u0080-he federal government announced yesterday.
In Silicon Valley, buying rather than building from the bottom up is seen as counter to the reinvention culture.
The Democratic nomination is now Barack Obama's to lose.
Young Belgian director Joachim Lafosse   wowed critics at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday with   \
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency faced down hostile critics Tuesday in his first committee appearance before the Democratic-led Congress, denying accusations that agency decisions last year rolled back environmental safeguards.
Playbill - Marcel Marceau, the Frenchman whose name was synonymous with the art of mime, has died, according to Reuters. He was 84.
TOKYO Japan said Thursday that it had obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire a short-range missile that could reach most of the main Japanese islands, in what would be the latest provocation from the Communist
Virgin Group Ltd. on Monday launched its online music store, pitting the retailer best known for its music &quot;megastores&quot; with tech companies such as Apple Computer Inc.
A senior executive at European aerospace  firm EADS  has resigned, exposing a tussle over the  25-billion-euro revenue powerhouse at subsidiary Airbus days  before a showdown for plane orders with Boeing.
After aggressively placing its new storage boxes in direct competition with storage giant EMC, IBM has now released new storage software to support EMC&#39;s Symmetrix DMX Series.
Saying he&#39;s &#39;tired of the censorship,&#39; the shock jock announces he&#39;s abandoning traditional broadcasting and going over to satellite.
Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.
His philosophy has underpinned China&#39;s opaque and secretive political system and, for this reason, Jiang Zemin&#39;s decision to stand down as army chief three years ahead of schedule marks the real handover of authority.
For some the Paralympics, which opens on Friday, is a sideshow after the Olympic athletes have packed their bags and left town. For 4,000 competitors from 140 nations, 15,000
The only Army officer charged with a crime as a result of the abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has been cleared of all criminal responsibility in the case after a general this week dismissed the one conviction against him and wiped away the sentence.
Iraq may already be in a civil war or just on the brink of one. But whatever it is, the focus is Baghdad, where all aspects of life are ever more disrupted by sectarian violence and its people ever more weary and afraid.
BEIJING: China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s basketball hopeful Liu Wei improved his chances of becoming the first Asian point guard to make the NBA after putting in a spirited performance with the Sacramento Kings in the defeat by the Yao Ming-led Houston Rockets.
Even though the dishes, garbage and dirty laundry were piling up, homeowners Cat and Harlan Barnard were getting no help from their two children.
Per il ministro occorrono investimenti pubblici
Following an announcement last month that it will sell specially-made desktops in select Wal-Mart locations, Dell announced Friday that it will sell notebook PCs in 500 stores of Wal-Mart subsidiary Sam's Club.
MATESEH, INDONESIA  - As Indonesia's former President Suharto lay critically ill in hospital on Saturday, the military and police rushed to prepare the Suharto family's mausoleum in central Java for his burial.
Building solid relationships, and doing some old-fashioned marketing, can be a successful business strategy.
The television business has about $60 billion a year in advertising revenue that is based on the ratings provided by Nielsen.
The MT-Soft blog has posted a (basic but full of great info) new guide on ensuring that your PHP installation is a very secure place for your application to live.   This article shows the basic steps in securing PHP, one of the most popular scripting languages used to create dynamic web pages. In order to avoid repeating information covered in the previous article, only the main differences related to the process of securing Apache will be described.   They've broken it up into a few different sections:   System they'll be using (operating system, functionality assumed, security assumptions) Preparing the software Installing PHP Chrooting the server Configuring PHP Protecting against CSS and SQL injection attacks   Check out the full tutorial to fill in the blanks of this outline.
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A new category of e-commerce called \u00c2\u0093social shopping\u00c2\u0094 tries to combine two online favorites: shopping and social networking.
Joined by the widow of paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve, Democratic challenger John Kerry on Thursday said President Bush's policy on stem cell research was akin to favoring the candle lobby over electricity.
Andrea Bargnani ha fatto il suo debutto ieri sera a Las Vegas sulla ribalta mondiale degli All Star ...
Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell phones that surf the Internet and download music and video.

A gennaio il settore ha fatto registrare un calo del 4%
Louisiana's former film commissioner pleaded guilty Friday to taking about $60,000 in bribes to help inflate tax credits meant to lure film production to the state.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee looks set to cut interest rates, analysts say.
A small Japanese study suggests that influenza viruses are becoming resistant to Tamiflu, a widely used drug that eases the flu&#39;s symptoms, and that the resistance may be more common than thought.
Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas  and jailed grassroots leader Marwan Barghouthi are  neck-and-neck in the Palestinian presidential election race to  replace Yasser Arafat, an opinion poll showed Monday.
Per avere stupefacenti, donne costrette a indossare perizoma
Joseph Glazier has seen the cost of his phone service double this year and his utility bills could do the same. He cannot ride the bus for free anymore. Subsidized prescriptions for his ailing eyes and ears have long since stopped.
Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the White House case for invading Iraq included \
Three sheriff's department employees, including two supervisors, were disciplined for their handling of last year's drunken-driving arrest of actor-director Mel Gibson, the head of a civilian oversight panel said on Friday.
Noranda Inc. said on Tuesday it is reopening the field to other bidders, or may go it alone, after failing to seal a multibillion-dollar takeover by China Minmetals during seven weeks of exclusive talks.
Proving that seven is their lucky number, the goofball punksters of Green Day have notched their first number album with their seventh studio release, American Idiot.
Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams says he misses football but would only play one more season if he returns to the NFL.
Thailand's ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra quits his role as leader of the Thai Rak Thai party.
The software maker has indicated it could abandon the hunt for PeopleSoft if it does not win support for a tender offer.
Venus Williams reaches the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in five years, beating Poland's Marta Domachowska, 6-4, 6-4, on Monday at Melbourne Park.
FOAF/LOAF  and bloom filters have a lot of interesting properties for social network and whitelist distribution.  I think we can go one level higher though and include GPG/OpenPGP key fingerpring distribution in the FOAF file for simple web-of-trust based key distribution.  What if we used FOAF and included the PGP key fingerprint(s) for identities? This could mean a lot.  You include the PGP key fingerprints within the FOAF file of your direct friends and then include a bloom filter of the PGP key fingerprints of your entire whitelist (the source FOAF file would of course need to be encrypted ).  Your whitelist would be populated from the social network as your client discovered new identit ...
OTTAWA (CP) - Ontario businesses could save millions of dollars with a streamlined tax collection system, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday as Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a new way to collect corporate levies.
The National Post in Canada recently criticized Naomi Klein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Shock Doctrine,\u00e2\u0080\u009d yet the paper bought excerpts from the book to accompany each critical essay.
BAGHDAD, 7 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Almeno 33 iracheni sono rimasti uccisi e 193 feriti nel corso di scontri con le forze statunitensi che si sono verificati a Sadr City, nei quartieri nord ovest della capitale irachena. Lo riferisce il ministero della Salute.
A ll William Kim has left of his only son is a new kind of life after death: Daniel's electronic remains. A cellphone with its address book -- the father calls each number on the list, hoping to connect to someone who knows something. An instant-messaging account. Online game rooms, filled with...
ARBA MINCH, Ethiopia  - The crocodile ranch lies almost hidden and largely forgotten behind the airport in Ethiopia's southern town of Arba Minch.
A man charged onstage at a packed rock concert in Ohio last night and shot dead four people, including the Grammy-nominated trash metal guitarist &quot;Dimebag Darrell&quot; Abbott.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany  - World champion Mario Matt of Austria beat local hero Felix Neureuther in a World Cup slalom on Sunday with two classy runs down a steep and difficult course.
Padova, 29 Set. (Adnkronos) - Ajad Anwar Wali, l&#39;imprenditore irakeno che vive e lavora in provincia di Treviso, rapito a Baghdad quasi un mese fa, e&#39; vivo e sarebbe a Falluja. Questo e&#39; quanto una delle sorelle
ATHENS : Justine Henin-Hardenne, who for most of the year wondered whether she would ever play again as she battled a debilitating virus, completed a remarkable comeback when she won the Olympic women&#39;s tennis gold medal.
Tempi piu' brevi, prezzi tagliati dell'8%, processi snelli
Target Corp.'s  sales will nearly double to $95 billion by 2010, but it may need to look beyond its traditional big-city base and possibly overseas to sustain growth, consultants Retail Forward said.
Investigators pinned hope on black boxes  on Thursday to explain why two Russian planes crashed almost  simultaneously, killing at least 89 people and raising fears of  terrorism ahead of polls in rebel Chechnya.
Exorcist: The Beginning scared its way to the top of the American box office this weekend, surprising industry observers by taking a better than expected $18.
West Nile virus appears to have claimed its first human victim this year in Fairfax County (website - news) . Health officials say an elderly man in the Mount Vernon section of the county is the first probable case of the year.
Former Tomorrow's World presenter Raymond Baxter dies in hospital aged 84.
Information technology giant IBM said it agreed to pay 65 million dollars to settle a class action lawsuit concerning overtime pay.
Pop diva, actress and budding fashion  designer Jennifer Lopez made her New York runway debut on  Friday with an eclectic collection that showed she may be able  to bring her star power to the world of haute couture.
Science & environment: In pictures:  A UN report has warned of the dangers posed by global warming.
Senator Charles E. Grassley has asked Medtronic to explain any payments made to spine surgeons since its settlement last year over accusations that the company had paid kickbacks to doctors.
Company says software giant excluded app from market, but Microsoft says Novell's mismanagement caused WordPerfect to lose favor with consumers.
Residents of about 200 Southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds scorched 500 acres
By JULIE CARR SMYTH  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The man who plays Adam in a video aired at a Bible-based creationist museum has led a different life outside the Garden of Eden, flaunting his sexual exploits online and modeling for a clothing line that promotes free love.
Afghanistan, coinvolto nel rapimento dei due agenti italiani
In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice.
The move appeared intended to stymie plans for a U.N. peacekeeping force to take over from the beleaguered African Union force in Darfur.
Dow Jones +0,81%, Nasdaq +0,55%. Euro in ribasso a 1,2690
Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Chris Brown rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns and Steve McNair threw for 206 yards and two scores to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 48-27 rout of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
LONDON  - Britain's Channel 4 on Monday said it will go ahead with the broadcast of a film showing previously unseen photographs of Princess Diana in the car crash that killed her in 1997, despite anger from her friends and criticism from politicians.
Nielsen Media Research has  estimated that more than 13 million U.S. households are  ill-prepared for the digital TV conversion next year.
HOLLYWOOD has started another season of glittering back-patting and gushing acceptance speeches with the Emmy awards rebuking the major television networks.
Laksamana.Net - Tempers flared at the terrorism trial of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Baasyir on Tuesday (21/12/04) when his supporters tried to attack a star prosecution witness, who accused the defendant of leading regional terrorism network Jemaah
Dutch driver Christijan Albers will race for Minardi in Formula One next season, the Anglo-Italian team announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old, a former German Formula 3 champion who has competed in the DTM
The government on Wednesday rushed through the first steps towards passing a bill to nationalise troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock, the bank it had to step in to save six months ago.
La scorsa notte nel Trapanese nell'abitazione dei genitori
Some bondholders of bankrupt airline  Delta Air Lines Inc.  have begun organizing an  informal group to support US Airways Group Inc.'s  $8.78  billion takeover offer, the Wall Street Journal reported on its  Web site on Wednesday.
Rice slams Huckabee criticism of Bush 'bunker mentality' foreign policy ... Romney rails against earmarks in budget deal ... Tancredo aide backs Thompson's candidacy ... Judge tosses out part of suit against Huckabee over Arkansas hard drives
Peter Krause is the all-media master of misery
Almost as many left in the pub New research from SimplySwitch reveals that while we buy 18 million handsets ever year, we're throwing 855,000 of them down the toilet and leaving 810,000 in the pub - contributing to the 4.1 million we lose or break every year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The UN Security Council approves the deployment of an African peacekeeping force to tackle unrest in Somalia.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 19 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he is pushing ahead with early elections despite factional fighting that intensified after his initial call for a poll, and he appealed for international help in restarting peace talks with Israel.
Governatore Schwarzy annuncia intesa con Congresso Stato
George J. Mitchell is negotiating with the MLB Players Association over the terms by which current players will grant interviews to his investigation into steroid use.
Senate Republicans blocked a vote of no confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday, dashing Democratic hopes of embarrassing Gonzales and his boss, President George W. Bush, with a formal demand for his ouster.
HILLA, Iraq  - Suicide bombers killed 21 people in  attacks on an Iraqi police academy and a checkpoint on  Wednesday, part of a campaign to derail Jan. 30 elections which  Iraq's prime minister vowed will go ahead.
Two top stakeholders in takeover target PeopleSoft Inc., tipped their hands on Tuesday, with one investment fund saying it will tender its shares for Oracle Corp.'s &#36;8.8 billion hostile bid while another pledged against it.
A preliminary court hearing against top executives of the failed Italian food giant Parmalat opens Tuesday with its new administrator expected to claim major damages against the accused.
IDT Telecom, Inc. and Union Telecard Alliance, LLC (collectively, \
President Bush won solid European support Wednesday for his handling of escalating nuclear crises with North Korea and Iran but was challenged over the Iraq war, the U.S. prison camp in Cuba and rising anti-American sentiment.
Confidence at Japanese companies fell to its lowest level in more than two years, a closely-watched Bank of Japan survey showed Friday, amid rising anxiety about a possible slowdown in the U.S. economy and recent market turmoil.
Oscar-winning film director Woody Allen holds a secret premiere of new film Cassandra's Dream in Spain.
Actress Lindsay Lohan, wearing an alcohol-monitoring bracelet from her last stint in rehab, was arrested for the second time in a month on Tuesday, accused of drunken driving and drug possession after a bizarre, predawn car chase, police said.
The premiere of Bride and Prejudice, the Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's tale, is held in London.
The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian multi-millionaire were far more likely suspects.
The website HealthyToys.org provides parents and gift-givers a much-needed resource to help weed out the toys that contain high levels of lead, arsenic, mercury, PVC plastic, and other chemicals.
PARIS  - Winegrowers in northeast France are puzzling over the destruction of large swaths of two vineyards in Alsace, a region along the German border known for full-bodied white wines.
Britain, the Netherlands and Spain plan restrictions on immigrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania once the two states join the European Union Jan.Comment
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is responsible for administration of the programme in Germany.
Tennis Five-time major champion Martina Hingis , who is already retired, was banned from tennis for two years when it was announced yesterday she was found guilty of testing positive for cocaine at the All England Club. A three-person, independent tribunal rejected Hingis's defense, calling it \
AS the beer-swilling head of a dysfunctional family, Homer Simpson seems an unlikely role model for the Church of England.  Yet the Archbishop of Canterbury thinks the slobbish cartoon character is just the man to attract youngsters to services.
DAVIE, Fla. -- Shoes and other equipment filled four-foot-high bins in the Miami Dolphins' locker room Monday, signaling the start of the offseason. Another sign: upheaval in the offices upstairs. The Dolphins' latest shakeup began before noon when new boss Bill Parcells fired general manager Ran...
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused his rival John McCain of adopting underhanded tactics from Richard Nixon, the GOP president who resigned in disgrace.
Debunking the falsehoods springing from this November's contest
Il Milan ha ufficializzato la cessione in prestito al Saragozza dell'attaccante brasiliano Ricardo O...
General Electric Co.'s  NBC  Universal said on Wednesday it will allow personal Web sites to  post video snippets of NBC programs such as \
LONDON -- Syria wants to renew peace talks with Israel without preconditions and no longer insists that talks should resume exactly where they left off in 2000, its ambassador to London said yesterday.
Trevor Linden, a former player who is now president of the N.H.L. Players Association, has shown in the past that he knows the value of a strategic retreat.
A House of Commons disciplinary panel on Tuesday called for the suspension of a maverick lawmaker accused of concealing his financial dealings with Saddam Hussein's government.
NEW YORK - David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. Nor would he follow the lead of European soccer and order games to be played in empty arenas.
The United States will withdraw up to 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia over the next decade in a move to meet the new threats facing the world, President George W. Bush said.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama is expected to keep his momentum in primaries in and around Washington DC.
N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell said he was willing to meet with Senator Arlen Specter to explain the destruction of tapes from the league's investigation of the New England Patriots.
Travel: We'll always have Paris - but you can do so much more in a weekend. Here are 10 big escapes that can be squeezed into two or three days
eventually \u00e2\u0080-ot established between India and Pakistan via a one-on-one meeting on the soils of the United States between President Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
(InfoWorld) - Storage systems vendor Hitachi Data Systems\u00c2\u00a0(HDS) will acquire storage management company Archivas, it plans to announce Tuesday. Hitachi has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday morning to discuss its planned acquisition of Archivas, according to a media advisory released Monday. The advisory did not disclose how much Hitachi is paying for Archivas nor other details. Archivas sells an online storage management product, Archivas Cluster (ArC), which lets customers store, protect, and manage fixed-content data, such as document, e-mail, database, image, and audio files. The product is intended to address corporate governance, legal discovery and compliance regulations, which are driving new business investment in storage technology. The venture-funded company in Waltham, Massachusetts, was founded in 2003. HDS, one of several original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners of Archivas, uses Archivas software in its Content Archive Platform. HDS, in Santa Clara, California, is a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. of Tokyo. \u00c2
Ontario has not rated the game, but it is warning parents about the video game &quot;Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.&#39;&#39;. In it, players rub elbows with drug dealers and gang members as they steal cars, beat up thugs, and solicit prostitutes.
By TAMSIN BROWN  SPORTINGBET chairman Peter Dicks was freed from jail in New York last night after his lawyer put up bail of $50,000 (Pounds 26,800).
The family of Army veteran Keith Bender has filed a lawsuit against the estate of rapper Proof, who authorities say shot Bender before being killed by another man.
A judge stops Barclays taking any more penalty charges from a customer who sued for their return.
By Wendy Victora, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 9--After receiving the Northwest Florida Water Management District's weekly report on drought conditions, at least three local utilities have urged users to restrict their water use voluntarily.
Rafael Nadal begins his Wimbledon campaign with victory over Mardy Fish.
Quindici persone denunciate, tra cui insospettabili professionisti, consulenti aziendali, imprenditori, dipendenti, studenti universitari ed oltre 50.000 dosi sequestrate di steroidi anabolizzanti ed ormoni ad effetto dopante: e&#39; il bilancio di una vasta
Vice President Dick Cheney spent about eight hours hunting Monday at a secluded Hudson Valley gun club where well-heeled enthusiasts shoot ducks and pheasants.
Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open Wednesday but a knee injury could hamper his chances of dethroning top-ranked Roger Federer.
You work and you slave, you spend billions of dollars tearing your country apart, you endure lectures from foreigners about how inept you are, then the world finally arrives on your doorstep and what do you get? You get empty arenas, a humiliating drug ...
The FIC subsidiary promises the Neo FreeRunner will include improved hardware and WiFi networking.
A woman paralysed from the neck down who wrote to Christopher Reeve as a schoolgirl with an inspirational message of support tonight paid tribute to her \u00e2\u0080\u009creal life superhero\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Tanzania's Albino Society says the government is not protecting albinos, after four killings in three months.
By Anthony Evans in Las Vegas pic by Mr Will : WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has welcomed the news that bitter rival Lennox Lewis is considering a comeback with derision.
Police in Las Vegas have cited musician Kid Rock for misdemeanor battery in connection with a weekend scuffle between him and rocker Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas.
New requirements to track down, deport and permanently bar people who overstay their visas would be added to a broad immigration bill under a GOP bid to attract more Republican support.
U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers  Holdings Inc. LEH.N on Wednesday said fourth-quarter profit  rose 22 percent on continued strength from fixed-income  businesses and record investment banking revenue.
Explosions near the main mosque in the  Iraqi town of Kufa killed and wounded many people on Thursday,  a Shi'ite cleric at the scene told Reuters.
World leaders tried to put $4 billion  in aid pledged for tsunami survivors to work on Thursday, the  urgency of their task conveyed in a chilling warning that the  death toll could double without quick action to prevent  disease.
OTTAWA (CP) - Just because he's federal health minister, doesn't mean he's healthy.
Rival army units in Democratic Republic of Congo clashed on Saturday not far from Rwanda, the United Nations said, in another sign of military and political turmoil in the east of the former Zaire.
Actor Mel Gibson says he 'feels bad' for ex-Seinfeld star Michael Richards, recently criticised for a racist tirade.
Action star Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax-fraud and conspiracy charges Friday, but was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file a tax return.
Baylor fans are in a little bit of limbo now. They&#39;re thrilled that their team continues to show that it can play with the very best in the country.
A majority of the Supreme Court appeared yesterday to find constitutional problems with the federal sentencing guidelines and grappled with whether to dramatically
How can you ensure that your references help your chances of getting the job instead of hurting them?
In a country already plagued by soaring sick leave costs, a new survey has found that 40 per cent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with ...
The Earl of Shaftesbury's son welcomes a French court's decision to jail his step-mother and her brother for murdering his father.
\u00c2\u00b7 Couple to visit Spain, Germany and Holland\u00c2\u00b7 Witness who saw man 'wracked with guilt'
Lebanon's Defense Minister Elias al-Murr said on Thursday the army's military operation against al Qaeda-inspired militants was over after the military destroyed all the militants' positions.
Allan Houston, the Knicks' veteran, hopes to play as soon as next Saturday in Charlotte, when the Knicks open a four-game road trip.
BRIGHTON Coach: James Philip (11th year, 20-68-2). Last year's record: 8-4. Playing surface: Grass. Football website: boston.k12.ma.us/brighton/athletics.asp. Returning starters (8): Kameel Lashley, QB, 6-3, 225, Sr.; Kariyn Azeez, LB-DE, 6-2, 210, Sr.; Kareem James, OL-DL, 6-2, 240, Sr.; Renel Jean, RB, 5-6, 250, Sr.; Manny Boria, WR-DB, 5-8, 170, Sr.; Alan Williams, DE-LB, 6-2, 230, Sr.; Carl Williams, RB-LB, 5-10, ...
A city councilman says he hears it over and over on the streets of New York City: young people casually addressing each other using a racial slur that has a painful history intertwined with slavery.
The captain of a Scottish Premier League soccer team died Saturday, collapsing during a game just as he was about to leave the field for a substitute.
The money transfer company said fourth-quarter earnings rose to $243.3 million on transaction fee growth and improved foreign exchange revenue.
MACAU : Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in Macau ahead of the fifth anniversary of the former Portuguese enclave&#39;s return to Chinese rule.
One chilly April morning two years ago, manager Jill Vanden Heuvel was at her desk at Algonkian Regional Park expecting a quiet Sunday when the cars started to arrive. Hundreds at first, then more than a thousand, bringing scores of Iranian families toting blankets, coolers and small grills.
A malicious PDF document that exploits bugs in Adobe Systems' Reader and Acrobat software is on the loose, Symantec said, just hours after Adobe patched the programs.
Those who helped police officers during the suspected car bomb attempt on Glasgow Airport, are to be recognised.
 on the tracks at Adult Swim
Sergio Garc\u00c3\u00ada maintained his lead in the second round of the British Open Friday as Tiger Woods got off to a shaky start and Phil Mickelson was in danger of missing the cut again at a major.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 15, 2004 - Security forces discovered three beheaded bodies Wednesday on a road north of Baghdad, and a car bomb exploded in a town south of the capital, killing two people amid a surge
Bangkok (VNA) - The Vietnamese Government has shown its determination in the fight against the illegal trade in wild animals and plants as well as its goodwill in the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) by
Three years on, September 11 torments America. Two people who lost relatives discuss the future with Oliver Burkeman. Jimmy Boyle used to be a staunch Democrat.
Senate Republicans Wednesday defeated a measure to enforce rest periods between deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan, which would have curbed Bush's ability to sustain current US forces in Iraq.
John Kerry won the endorsement of 10 Nobel Prize-winning economists on Wednesday as he attacked President Bush for policies that he said have led to the creation of only low-paying jobs.
Iran's president vowed on Wednesday not   to give up the right to nuclear technology, just as EU and   Iranian diplomats met to see if Tehran might suspend uranium   enrichment and avoid the threat of sanctions.
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 24 September: China successfully built the core network of its next generation Internet, leading the world in developing a larger, faster and safer Internet that is to dominate the future.
52 mln ettolitri (+2% sul 2005),prevista qualita' a 5 stelle
The Buffalo Sabres will lay off about 25 employees by the end of November if there is no resolution to the month-old NHL labor dispute.
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Report warns that housebuilding targets for England must be increased or a whole generation may be unable to get a foot on the property ladder.
A member of the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday the agency should investigate whether conservative commentator Armstrong Williams broke the law by failing to disclose that the Bush administration paid him &#36;240,000 to plug its education policies.
By Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Jun. 7--Topeka may have had the edge this week in an online promotion geared at finding the country's \
Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s coffin is loaded onto an aircraft for it&#39;s flight to Cairo after being carried by a French military honor guard, foreground, at Villacoublay airbase south-west of Paris, Thursday Nov. 11, 2004.
They've been described as bookends or even mirror images of each other &#151; \
\u00c2\u00b7 Staff in news and factual programming hardest hit\u00c2\u00b7 Director general's plans met with union anger
South Korea welcomed on Saturday the U.N. nuclear watchdog's decision not to refer Seoul's atomic experiments to the Security Council and said is should not affect nuclear talks with North Korea.
The Lib Dems prepare for the start of their conference with optimism over an electoral breakthrough.
Assistant coach Terry Venables claims England manager Steve McLaren has the &quot;supreme confidence&quot; to tackle any future challenges including European championship qualification, the News of the World reported.
Engineers have been trying for decades to perfect and promote the use of powerful electromagnets to suspend trains above their tracks so they can travel as fast as some airplanes.
1-800-Flowers.com is holding a \u00e2\u0080\u009cWill You Marry Me?\u00e2\u0080\u009d contest to find the season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most intriguing marriage proposal.
Giving steroids to reduce brain swelling can be deadly for patients with severe head injuries, according to the largest study ever done on the subject.
This week we conclude our three part series. Topics include XML and Web Services and E4X: ECMAScript for XML. Note that while E4X includes language syntax and APIs for working with XML namespaces, the examples don't illustrate this syntax (for simplicity). By David Flanagan. 1002
Feds step back The FBI has let Indiana University graduate student Christopher Soghoian off the hook for having posted a fake boarding pass generator on his website. Soghoian had intended to illustrate the ease with which a person on the no-fly lists could gain access to secure areas of an airport, although it is unlikely that anyone could have boarded a plane without further trickery.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Four Silicon Valley partners of Sevin Rosen Funds, a tech-focused venture capital firm, will not join their Dallas partners to raise a new investment fund, one partner from each group said on Friday.
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority plans to explore doubling the size of the garage under the Boston Common, a proposal sure to ignite a debate about cars versus mass transit.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., dogged by slipping sales and questions about its accounting practices, yesterday said it would restate earnings for 2004 and warned it may default on nearly $91 million in loans.
PHOENIX, Sept. 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park is pleased to announce the addition of Modavox as a tenant. Modavox  (BULLETIN BOARD: MDVX)  will occupy 1,200 square feet of office space in Building 9070.
Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the \
It may be great for the Arizona and Florida economies, but no one needs six weeks of stretching exercises
NBC is using technology that breaks down a dive into multiple still images and also superimposes one diver against the other as they perform the same dive.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29 -- Sunset on Christmas Day came at 5 p.m., the hour the San Francisco Zoo closed its front gates to visitors. Across the highway from the ticket booth, the sun had just slipped into the Pacific Ocean. Deeper inside the park, a manicured, shadowy glade of cedar and eucalyptus...
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. has won a long-term contract worth more than 200 million euros ($246 million) to supply car components to Siemens, the companies said on Monday.
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan  Milosevic has promised to open his trial defense on Tuesday by  fighting \
The Boston Globe and a former reporter must pay more than &#36;2 million to a doctor who said she was wrongly blamed in the paper for the death of the newspaper's health columnist, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday.
The head of the IOC's watchdog for the 2012 London Olympics says he is happy with preparations, including the budget.
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With officers intimidated by killings and threats, some have begun questioning the notion of trying to establish a system of local policing at this time.
Can PM Abdullah satisfy the aspirations of Umno delegates while imposing his stamp on the party? For the first time in well over 30 years, Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be sitting in the audience when the Umno
A nine-month old baby remains in hospital after boiling water pipes burst over her cot while she was sleeping.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill to ban tobacco products in state prisons.
The Israeli army dropped leaflets on towns and villages in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, warning residents that anyone with an arsenal of weapons in their homes would be attacked.
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A 122-mm rocket slammed into a mess tent yesterday at a military base where Fort Lewis soldiers are stationed near the northern city of Mosul, ripping through the top and

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tries to save his government after sacking its junior coalition partner.
ONE of the most dominant runs in sport ended in Norton, Massachusetts, last night when Vijay Singh replaced Tiger Woods as the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s No1 golfer after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship.
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia&#39;s highest court, in a surprise 2-1 decision Thursday, set aside the conviction and sentence of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for sodomy.
- U.S.-based digital map supplier Navteq Corp  , which agreed to be acquired by Nokia Oyj   for $8.1 billion, said its stockholders approved the merger  agreement.
Giant posters of convicted paedophiles are put up in Colombia's capital as part of a campaign against child sex abuse.
US filmmaker Steven Spielberg withdraws as an artistic adviser to the Olympics over China's role in Darfur.
Scientists say they may have found a new way to fight diseases like Aids and leukaemia.
Dow Chemical Co, in a major policy reversal, is accepting full responsibility for the 1984 Bhopal disaster in India, a company spokesman said on Friday.
BAGHDAD - Simona Pari e Simona Torretta sarebbero state decapitate in risposta &#39;&#39;all&#39;attacco sanguinoso e atroce&#39;&#39; a Nassiriya e &#39;&#39;agli atti di stupro&#39;&#39; contro musulmani e musulmane in Iraq: questa la motivazione inizia un messaggio che annuncia l
Sen. Arlen Specter, a Republican  defender of abortion rights, made progress on Tuesday in his  embattled bid to head the committee that reviews judicial  nominations, party aides said.
A prominent Indonesian Muslim cleric has been charged under a tough anti-terror law for a deadly attack on a Jakarta hotel and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Stocks cut gains on Friday after President Bush said it was not the government's job to bail out speculators in connection with losses in the home mortgage and credit market sectors.
KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel  - Two Katyusha rockets hit the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona near the border with Lebanon on Sunday, the Israeli army and police said.
Two men who carried out firebomb attacks on the homes of two police officers are jailed.
Today, we continue our look at personalized search services, focusing in depth on offerings from Yahoo and Eurekster.
Yahoo said it will pay $350 million in a cash and stock deal to acquire the makers of \u00e2\u0080\u009copen source\u00e2\u0080\u009d e-mail and collaboration software.
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The slashing of James Madison\u00c2\u0092s large athletic department in the name of Title IX adherence was startling in scale and unforeseen because it was enacted in the absence of a lawsuit or complaint.
LONDON, England -- Pakistan beat Kenya by seven wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool C match at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday.
The United States is considering  action against the European Union with the World Trade  Organization over tariffs that the EU imposes on certain  electronics products, Trade Representative Susan Schwab said on  Tuesday.
Crystal Palace boss Simon Jordan wins a \u00c2\u00a31m damages claim against the club's former manager.
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In a move which industry watchers predict will &quot;stir up&quot; the high-end computing market, IBM today introduced three servers based on its latest Power5 processor architecture: the eServer i5 595, p5 595 and p5 590.
British confectionery giant Cadbury faces prosecution under British and European laws following a salmonella food scare last June, The Guardian has reported.
Jeff Hawkins created the Palm Pilot and the Treo. Now he says he's got the ultimate invention: software that mimics the human brain. By Evan Ratliff from Wired magazine.
Militants who had kidnapped two relatives  of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan have released one of  them, Al Jazeera television reported Friday.
Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. WHR.N  on Thursday reported a 22 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit  as steel and oil costs rose, sending its shares down more than  4 percent.
While many NFL fans are salivating over Sunday's AFC divisional playoff showdown between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, the NFC game between the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles provides plenty of intrigue of its own.
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurei, described the brutal Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip as a &quot;war of annihilation.&quot;.
Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks with Matt Kenseth, left, during a break in practice at Lowe&#39;s Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 before qualifying for Saturday&#39;s UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.
Free downhill riders, typically men in their 20's to mid-30's, often spend close to $10,000 on customized bicycles designed to withstand violent landings.
According to a recent report from a research group, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer at an Asian Government Leaders Forum in Singapore claimed that Linux violates more than 228 patents.
The son of former British Prime  Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested in South Africa on  Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot  against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
DUNCANNON, Pa. - Residents of this central Pennsylvania community are marking the holidays with a 4-foot potted evergreen tree instead of the 20-foot tree that has been used for the past eight years, because of a feud between the borough council and a local business.
Mobile telecommunications operator T-Mobile has won an exclusive contract to distribute Apple&#39;s iPhone in Germany and will start selling the new touch-screen unit on November 9, both groups said here Wednesday.
The University of California system is amassing Nobel Prizes at campuses once noted more for beer bashes and odd mascots than academic excellence.
Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers.
Petr Sykora set up three goals as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight game, a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday night.
Apple touts 11 specific features it says will make Leopard secure.
Social networking site Facebook has bought internet start-up Parakey.
MOSCOW, Aug. 26. - The recorders extracted from the wreckage of two planes that crashed nearly simultaneously have not revealed reliable information on the disasters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 causes, a top Russian official was quoted as saying today.
Want to impress your Windows-using friends and colleagues? Start a QuickTime movie, play a DVD, click on the visualizer in iTunes while it plays a song. Then press F9 and watch what happens.  [Dec 15]
The death toll from the epic tsunami that rocked 11 countries rose to 40,000 people today, and food and supplies poured into the region, part of what the UN said would be the biggest relief effort the world has ever seen.
French lawmakers, mending wounds left by a national referendum that helped bury the proposed European Union constitution in 2005, voted Thursday to ratify a slimmed-down treaty meant to get the EU moving again.
French police arrest more than 30 people in raids near Paris, targeting the instigators of November's riots.
When Prime Minister Tony Blair meets President Bush later this week, British lawmakers will be looking for signs that London's support of the U.S.-led war in Iraq is finally paying off.
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Former foes Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern sat side-by-side in a courtroom Tuesday as a commissioner admitted Anna Nicole Smith's will to probate and ordered that Birkhead, father of the late model's daughter, would be guardian of the estate while Stern serves as executor of her will.
Russia began counting the cost on Saturday at the end of a siege of a school captured by Chechen gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast fresh doubts on Moscow's policy in the turbulent region.
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Apparel retailer Charming Shoppes Inc.  cut its profit forecast on Monday, citing lower sales and an increase in markdowns spring merchandise.
STAMFORD, Conn., March 1  /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Los Angeles will play host to a major volunteer effort celebrating the launch of Keep America Beautiful's 2007 Great American Cleanup(TM), the nation's largest community improvement program.
The first all-female U.N.  peacekeeping unit, made up of 103 women from India, arrived in  Liberia on Tuesday to help the West African nation recover from  14 years of on-and-off civil war.
Historians unearth the wreckage of an RAF Halifax bomber and the remains of its crew in the south of Poland.
The federal Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would strengthen its safety and review process for pharmaceuticals already on the market to learn more about their possible side effects.
Separating the salt and pepper shakers or worrying whether the cutlery is clean enough are just some of the woes that can befall obsessive-compulsive diners.
TORRE FARO, Italy -- Since the times of their grandfathers' grandfathers, the people in Torre Faro, on the tip of Sicily, have entertained mankind's desire to tame the Strait of Messina.
Ordinativi +30%, fatturato autoveicoli cresce del 15,6%
Profits got a boost despite sluggish sales from the challenging environment.
Top shares have fallen to a three-week low after an early jump on the back of positive corporate news failed to gather momentum and stronger-than-expected retail sales data
The move came two months after Dan Rather acknowledged flaws in a report on President Bush's National Guard service.
The Netherlands, Europe&#39;s third-largest gas producer, agreed to pay 2.78 billion euros ($3.55 billion) to buy the natural gas pipeline stakes of Royal/Dutch Shell Group and Exxon Mobil Corp.
(InfoWorld) - A consortium of security vendors is trying to make it easier for emergency personnel to identify themselves at the scene of a disaster. The group, called Tiers of Trust, will help groups like local police and fire departments develop smart-card identification systems based on a federal ID standard called\u00c2\u00a0FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 201. The FIPS 201 standard defines how smart card identification credentials are to be used by federal employees, and an estimated 3 million local first responders must also comply with the standard in order to qualify for federal grant money, the Tiers of Trust Consortium said. But complying with the FIPS 201 standard can be expensive, and the consortium thinks that it can help local departments cut costs by offering them a helping hand with the process. \
Sven-Goran Eriksson has refused to publicly criticise David Beckham for his reckless lunge at Ben Thatcher and subsequent booking.
Second baseman Mark Bellhorn [stats, news] issued the closing statement in the Red Sox [stats, schedule]&#39; four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers yesterday at Fenway Park.
The White House has decided to defy Congress's latest demand for information regarding the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, sources familiar with the decision said yesterday. Such an action would escalate the constitutional struggle and propel it closer to a court showdown.
Three teens suspected in the gang rape and assault of a mother and her 12-year-old son at a crime-ridden housing project were transferred Thursday from juvenile to adult detention at the Palm Beach County Jail.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat  former world number one Venus Williams 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to  reach the semi-finals of the Zurich Challenge.
BOURNEMOUTH, England &#151; Conservative Party leader Michael Howard tried to turn next year's expected national elections in Britain into a battle of trust and credibility, accusing Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday of being untruthful over the Iraq war.
Hewlett-Packard plans to buy datacenter automation software vendor Opsware\u00c2\u00a0for about $1.6 billion. It's the third-largest acquisition in HP's history after its multibillion-dollar purchases of Compaq and Mercury.
The French and German joint chiefs of troubled European planemaker EADS have criticised the way their company was run, saying the double presidency they share added to the problems.
Despite insurgents best efforts, plans to go ahead with the election in January for Iraq are still set. The interim Iraqi government remains focused and dedicated to bringing democracy to Iraq no matter what.
Jeremy Bonderman nearly matches Bobo Newsom's Tigers record of 18 starts without a loss, but makes a key throwing error that helps the Rangers beat the Tigers, 8-3.
In another quiet weekend at the North American box office, the Milla Jovovich sci-fi sequel \
Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.
The Orlando Magic released new coach Billy Donovan from his contract on Wednesday after he had expressed second thoughts about leaving the college ranks for the NBA.
Technicians began  filling shuttle Discovery's fuel tank for a launch attempt at  11:38 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, officials said.
WITH gale-force winds buffeting the fleet, Sydney to Hobart crews slipped from racing to survival mode last night with the frontrunners head-butting their way south to a possible finish today.
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which popularized wireless e-mailing with its thumb-operated BlackBerry
Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Walt Disney Co. DIS.N is  increasing investment in video games for hand-held devices and  plans to look for acquisitions of small game publishers and  developers, Disney consumer products Chairman Andy Mooney said  on Monday.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has condemned raids by government aircraft on rebel-held Ivory Coast as a &quot;major violation&quot; of the ceasefire.
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New rules should make it easier for UK net users to switch broadband suppliers.
A roadside bomb exploded beside a bus near the Algerian capital on Sunday, wounding five people, one of them seriously, residents said.
In countries worried about their own secessionist movements, the response to Kosovo's declaration of independence has been wary
LONDON : West Indies coach Gus Logie is expecting captain Brian Lara to lead the team in Saturday&#39;s ICC Champions Trophy final against England at The Oval.
Syria accused Israel of terrorism  after a bomb -- which Israeli security sources said Israel  planted -- killed a Hamas official in Damascus on Sunday. Hamas  vowed to retaliate.
Pakistan and India agreed on Friday to reopen a rail link severed nearly 40 years ago, in a further sign of warming relations between the nuclear-armed rivals.
An unfamiliar-looking Manchester United team slumped to their first defeat of this Champions League campaign as Uefa Cup-bound Fenerbahce won 3-0 in Istanbul.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSaw IV\u00e2\u0080\u009d is bloody proof that Jigsaw may be dead, but his well of corporeal abuses has yet to run dry.
Software to nanny for cagey corporate cops Geeks at GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), the UK's spook-infested listening station, are using the infamous Enron email trail to develop software that will monitor people's emails and stop them sending incriminating or confidential messages.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two Israeli policemen died preventing a female suicide bomber from entering a packed Jerusalem bus shelter yesterday, probably saving many other lives.
Ziff Davis - In an interview with eWEEK.com and in his Weblog, Red Hat's Michael Tiemann lashes out at Sun as the two companies start to compete head-on.
Celebrex, the nation&#39;s leading painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at very high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said Friday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely touted drugs.
Roma, 10 novembre 2004 - Da subito interventi sull&#39;Irap, l&#39;imposta regionale sulle attivit\u00c3\u00a0 produttive e dal 2006 sgravi fiscali anche per le famiglie, con il taglio dell&#39;Ire (ex Irpef), l&#39;imposta sul reddito delle persone.
What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
Medico legale, raccogliere dati tra familiari in Italia
Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former prime minister, Tony Blair, will join the banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Company as a part-time adviser, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday night.
Shares of Manchester United fell Monday as investors questioned the likelihood of a $1.5 billion bid from Malcolm Glazer after the US tycoon&#39;s bankers resigned.
Carlo Enrico lascia dopo fusione Unicredit-Capitalia
Students who download and exchange movies illegally over the Internet may soon face lawsuits and subpoenas similar to those faced by music filesharers.
Great Britain lose the doubles to fall 2-1 behind in their Davis Cup tie in Austria.
Brazil police have formally accused a brother of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of influence peddling after a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling, the government news agency said Tuesday.
Presidenza Rai Sat a Freccero, Del Bufalo a Rai Parlamento
VGA video at 300fps, anyone? IFA 07 Casio has developed a digital SLR camera capable of capturing 60 shots every second. That's stills - it can capture 640 x 480 video at a stunning 300fps. The company heralded the device as the 'world's fastest-shooting' snapper.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BT is looking again at price rises on wholesale broadband which have angered small net providers.
Government minister describes television phone-in deception as 'almost daylight robbery'.
Heavy blast in a coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people in left 88 missing central. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe explosion occurred on Wednesday night at the Daping mine in Xinmi in central Henan province after
Energy giant Shell announces an annual profit of \u00c2\u00a39.32bn - a record for a UK-listed company.
VIENNA, Austria AP) &#151; Iran and the European Union confirmed Saturday that crucial European-Iranian talks would be held in Vienna, billed by the international community as the last chance for Iran to avoid U.N. sanctions over its nuclear defiance.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS  Two bloggers hired recently by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were criticized Tuesday by a Catholic group for posts they had written elsewhere on the Internet.
Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of  YUKOS, despite a U.S. bankruptcy court order seeking to block  Sunday's auction for 10 days.

NEC Corp. (6701.T), a Japanese  electronic conglomerate, said on Wednesday it expected orders  for next-generation network (NGN) equipment to surge as much as  six times in three years, helped by demand for new technologies  like Internet TV and e-commerce applications.
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SRINAGAR, India  - In a sure sign that separatist violence is waning in Kashmir, Bollywood actors are once again being spotted singing, dancing and coyly flirting in the region's idyllic Himalayan countryside.
The last of the seven Project Mercury astronauts who pioneered US space exploration in the 1960s remembered one of their own as a fearless pilot with the &quot;right stuff&quot; in
A slight pullback in oil prices is giving stocks an early-session boost. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 21 points in today&#39;s early going.
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine&#39;s two presidential candidates faced off yesterday in a televised debate before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of vote-stealing while Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney hammered Saturday on radical jihadists and Iran's nuclear potential while campaigning in the Little Sioux River Valley, where residents enjoy rodeos, symphonies and county fairs.
The European Union Wednesday held out the prospect of lifting a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, possibly by next year. Washington firmly opposes
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Here's some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey's Kisses to do it, a small study suggests.
South Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Tae Young Yang has filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenging the result of the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s all-round gymnastics final.
By Charles Babington, Washington Post Staff Writer  The nation's two satellite-radio companies promised yesterday to refrain from raising prices, for a time at least, if they are allowed to merge. But some lawmakers and consumer groups appeared dubious.
Crude oil broke through the record $54 (US) a barrel level briefly before falling sharply yesterday as no new shocks threatened to disrupt global supplies and traders took profits.
Not keeping customer information secure Mobile operator Orange has breached the Data Protection Act's security requirements and home shopping giant Littlewoods has breached the Act's marketing rules, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ruled.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Hundreds of airliners were held on the ground around the country Tuesday night when a crucial air traffic control center in Southern California lost all radio contact with planes in flight.
ZAGREB * The war crimes trial of two former Croatian generals opened in Zagreb yesterday, marking an important test of the Balkan country's suitability for eventual membership of the European Union . via The Peninsula
Robert Blake, who is on trial for the murder of Bonny Lee Bakley, was given a two-week delay on his trial due to a theft of his attorney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s computer.
Rowan Williams says the introduction of the Islamic justice system for British Muslims is 'unavoidable'
The SCO Group, the software maker that sued I.B.M. for copyright infringement, filed for bankruptcy yesterday, 10 days after conceding that much of the case should be dropped.
The N.B.A. Players Association filed an appeal to Commissioner David Stern over the suspensions of the Pacers' Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal.
A top official in Egypt's authority of antiquities is arrested as part of probe into restoration project bribes.
The NI secretary announces terms of reference for inquiries into three controversial murders.
France is approaching a crossroads on the painful and devious road to economic and social reforms.
Christian de Portzamparc and his Paris-based firm have been chosen to design a new movie museum for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
It costs just over $2 a day to feed a donkey, and 20 times that to fill a gas tank. With more and more young entrepreneurs in cash-strapped Gaza doing the math, donkey carts are everywhere. They carry old tires, fresh strawberries, giggling children and the occasional missile parts for militants.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cHoneydripper,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by John Sayles, is a shambling fusion of pop mythology and social mosaic.
Comment is free: Will Hutton: At a gathering of my wife's family last weekend I was sharply reminded of the generation gap when it comes to property.
High-def Cisco TelePresence is being redesigned for consumer use, home conferencing systems expected within three years.
When Pierre Omidyar founded eBay 12 years ago, he wanted to build the world's most efficient marketplace. At the very least, he launched the most comprehensive one. Today eBay Inc. is a conglomeration of Web sites where people sell everything from car parts to carp arts. (What den couldn't use a watercolor of a fish?)
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become the first Spanish prime minister to be questioned by a parliamentary commission on Monday when he gives his version of events surrounding the Madrid train bombings.
LONDON: British police said they had arrested four men under anti-terrorism legislation as the suspects tried to buy explosives for a dirty bomb.
Let's get one thing straight! To remake a film that not only set box-office records and is referred to as a classic, but also one, that by far has the biggest recall value, is
The White House suggested two years ago that the Justice Department fire all 93 U.S. attorneys, but Attorney General Alberto Gonzales approved the idea of dismissing a smaller group after taking office last year, two major newspapers reported on Tuesday.
Saying they hoped African leaders could solve what the United Nations calls the world&#39;s worst humanitarian crisis without sanctions, the leaders of Egypt, Chad, Nigeria and Libya discussed the crisis in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region with the
GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but now faces a struggle to  keep the warring region under control and subdue a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.
US software giant Oracle posted higher profits for the past three months, boosted by new business products gained from acquisitions.
Dopo tre vittorie, la Juventus perde i primi due punti del campionato: al Delle Alpi i bianconeri vengono infatti fermati sull&#39;1-1 da un ottimo Palermo, ormai non pi\u00c3\u00b9 sorpresa ma certezza di questo campionato.
Iscrivera' in bilancio 25 mln euro di imposte su reddito
UPS (UPS) plans to hire 70,000 temporary workers to help with holiday shipping, 40% more than in 2003. UPS estimated Tuesday that it would deliver more than 340 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas, peaking on Tuesday, Dec.
Britney Spears has formalized her marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, three weeks after a hush-hush ceremony that was her second wedding of the year.
Josh Parry's brother, Neil, endured 26 operations over two years before returning to play on a prosthetic leg at San Jose State in 2003.
Fani Halkia&#39;s victory in the Olympics women&#39;s 400 meters hurdles was extraordinary but drug-related questions about the Greek&#39;s performance are unfair, Australian coach Phil King said Thursday.
A collection of works by artists including Henri Matisse sell for a total cost of $395m in New York.
One of the biggest complaints made by opposition candidates in Ukraine's presidential election campaign has been lack of access to mass media.
Animal rights campaigners fighting a proposal to shoot more than 3,000 kangaroos outside the capital claimed a partial victory Thursday when an official revealed that alternatives on dealing with the burgeoning population were also being considered.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. - Two young siblings playing in the woods near their home found a small, inactive military practice bomb. The device was found Saturday and after the children dragged it to their house, authorities identified it as an inactive military round, WCSC-TV reported.
SUNDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Currently, 26.6 million people worldwide have Alzheimer&#39;s disease and that number could grow to more than 100 million people by 2050, a new analysis shows.
Two students were sent home after posting a videotape of a teacher losing his temper on YouTube, in which the students orchestrated the incident by provoking the teacher.
Striker Bonaventure Kalou netted twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Glasgow Rangers last night.
Calabro'. 'la situazione e' delicata e complessa'
LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - Scientists reported on  Wednesday a remarkable new side effect of the Pill -- it  changes women's preference in men.
Jermain Defoe's controversial penalty earns Tottenham a narrow victory over Portsmouth.
GAZA CITY -- For years, the seaside Flower of the Cities resort was that rare place in the Gaza Strip where the dress code did not rule out bikinis. Now, with some of its cinder-block cabanas turned into prayer rooms, the beach club shows how Hamas is consolidating its hold here three months after...
GERUSALEMME - La sparatoria di ieri sera a Gaza \u00c3\u00a8 l&#39;inizio di una resa dei conti fra le fazioni che potrebbe nei prossimi giorni sfociare in scontri aperti fra le decine di gruppi armati della galassia palestinese.
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. -- Michael Jackson gave a DNA sample to authorities Saturday, returning to his Neverland Ranch a day after it was searched by sheriff&#39;s deputies, a source close to the case said Sunday.
Congress' investigative agency, responding to complaints from around the country, has begun to look into the Nov. 2 vote count, including the handling of provisional ballots and malfunctions of voting machines.
An evaluation team will arrive in Madrid on Thursday to begin a tour of cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympics.
Experts from America, Russia and China will travel to North Korea later this month to study how the country's nuclear facilities can be shut down, a US official says.
Dopo la vittoria a Sanremo, \
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ended eight years of self-exile on Thursday, returning to Karachi where hundreds of thousands of supporters thronged the streets to welcome her home.
Andruw Jones had three hits for Atlanta, while Biggio had three hits for Houston...The Astros, in their seven previous post-season trips, played a decisive game twice -- losing in the 1980 NLCS to Philadelphia and falling to Los Angeles in the Division
'Fiducioso che occasione per accordo non sara' perduta'
A prominent drug safety expert has been removed from a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting on Vioxx and other arthritis drugs because of comments he made this week suggesting
ATHENS : The United States defeated Lithuania 104-96 here to win the Olympic men&#39;s basketball bronze medal game. The US team of National Basketball Association stars had been seeking a fourth consecutive gold
President Bush pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to reduce the government's huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar.
Ticketmaster.com and Apple's iTunes Music Store will offer ticket buyers one free song for each ticket purchased.
British spy novelist John le Carre on Wednesday denounced President Bush as universally hated abroad and urged Americans to \
German drug maker Altana said that it had postponed its application for approval of its new asthma treatment Roflumilast in the United States in order to undertake additional clinical trials on the drug.
Picked last in the Mountain West Conference, Wyoming wasn&#39;t expected to do much this season, much less make a bowl appearance.
Fred Funk carded an eight-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Steve Pate and Chris Couch after the third round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic in Mississippi.
Ireland&#39;s leading expert on climate change, Dr John Sweeney, has warned that both the Government and the public urgently need to do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Crude futures prices fell slightly on Friday, capping off a 5 percent decline from a week ago, as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising oil supplies.
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it would pay $240 million for a 1.6 percent minority equity stake in Facebook in a deal that values the popular social networking Web site at $15 billion.
McDonald&#039;s Corp.  on Monday  posted preliminary second-quarter earnings that topped  analysts&#039; expectations as June sales at stores open at least 13  months rose 5.9 percent.
Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting will miss next month&#39;s first Test against India after breaking his thumb, making him a doubt for the four-match series.
Seven years after the death of Princess Diana sparked a national outpouring of grief across Britain, her memory appeared to be fading from the public consciousness.
A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, ABC television reported on Friday.
Olympic champions, club athletes and fun runners come together for the 2004 Great North Run.
About 70,000 people are thought to have died since March in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, the UN says.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - World champion Tirunesh  Dibaba broke the women's 5,000 meters indoor world record at  the Boston Indoor Games in Massachusetts on Saturday.
States would be able to regulate trash from Canada and other nations under a bill approved by the House after Michigan lawmakers complained about foreign waste in their landfills.
Apparently, zirconia is a good material for any small device that needs to transmit radio frequency signals. From Crave, CNET's gadget blog.
When Patriots players return to Gillette Stadium today after having two days off, they will likely begin addressing two areas that could use improvement from Sunday's win over the Dolphins: pass protection and run defense.
Online auction site eBay has pulled its ads off of Google's U.S. ad network, raising questions about whether relations between the two companies have hit a rough patch.
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Tyson Foods boosted its C.E.O.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pay fivefold and quadrupled the pay of its former chief as the company returned to profit after a 2006 loss.
Hewlett-Packard Co. said on Thursday it would pay California $14.5 million to settle a civil case related to board-leak investigations that led to the resignation of Chairman Patricia Dunn.
SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. and Intel Corp. are parting ways on the development of the Itanium chip for server computers, ending a more than 10-year partnership on a project that has produced far less
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The United Nations human rights chief  said Friday a U.S. decision to let Guantanamo detainees appeal  against their imprisonment was a big improvement, but warned  Washington there was still more it could do.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said its quarterly profit climbed as revenue rose 12 percent, but its shares fell as investors failed to account for the effect
(InfoWorld) - French authorities will give out 175,000 USB memory sticks loaded with open-source software to Parisian high-school students at the start of the next school year. The sticks will give the students, aged 15 and 16, the freedom to access their e-mail, browser bookmarks and other documents on computers at school, home, a friend's house or in an Internet caf\u00c3\u00a9 -- but at a much lower cost than providing notebook computers for all, a spokesman for the Greater Paris Regional Council said Friday. It's a way to reduce the digital divide, said spokesman Jean-Baptiste Roger. The sticks will probably contain the Firefox 2 Web browser, Thunderbird e-mail client, an office productivity suite such as OpenOffice.org 2, an audio and video player, and software for instant messaging, he said. The exact mix of software will be defined by the company that wins the contract to supply the sticks, but will be open source, he said. At the European arm of the foundation behind the Firefox browser, Mozilla Europe president Tristan Nitot hailed the news as \
China&#39;s All Star NBA centre Yao Ming will wed his teenage sweetheart from Shanghai in August, after an eight-year courtship, state press reported Monday.
TOKYO (AFX) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp plans to stop producing LCD (liquid crystal display) panels for television sets and personal computers and shift to smaller panels for cellular phones and industrial equipment, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported
CRAWFORD, Texas  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies  were boosting production as well as exports and would continue  to do so.
The UN urges an independent investigation into reports of human rights abuses in Ethiopia's Ogaden region.
Women who get lots of painful yeast infections can safely ward them off with a weekly pill, the largest study on the subject has found.
MOSCOW\u00e2\u0080\u0094Calling Canada &quot;a major and important partner,&quot; Russian President Vladimir Putin told Prime Minister Paul Martin yesterday he hopes the &quot;very meagre&quot; trade between the two countries - valued at about $1 billion a year \u00e2\u0080-ill increase in the
The stage version of \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Little Mermaid\u00e2\u0080\u009d presented a challenge for the choreographer. A pair of rolling shoes  offered a solution.
India said on Wednesday that a proposed &#36;4-billion gas pipeline from Iran via Pakistan could be built only if overall economic ties with Islamabad improved, but Pakistan said the project itself could boost relations.
The United States faces  a \
The BBC axes children's TV drama Grange Hill after 30 years, saying it wants more contemporary programming.
PeopleSoft Inc.'s  board  on Wednesday again unanimously rejected Oracle Corp.'s  &#36;8.8-billion hostile tender offer, leaving Oracle to appeal directly to PeopleSoft shareholders to decide on the bid for themselves.
JERUSALEM, July 16 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting here Monday that Israel would proceed with the promised release of 250 Palestinian prisoners later this week, but neither side reported tangible progress in restarting a...
By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 17--LOWELL -- What began as an attempt to tighten local zoning rules on so-called in-law apartments and help a Belvidere man appease his neighbors, grew into a measure that has drawn the wrath of Pawtucketville neighborhood activists.
Going back to school was made &quot;bearable&quot; for children in the village of Ramata in northern Latvia, when grown-ups let the youngsters cut class to watch a brown bear frolic near the town hall.
Judge Juan Guzman of the Santiago Court of Appeals on Monday declared the indictment of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for his involvement in nine kidnappings and a homicide in the Condor Operation.
News that three couples in Belgium's  northern region of Flanders canceled weddings to be overseen by  a black registrar because of the color of his skin caused a  nationwide outcry on Friday.
The Red Cross says it has serious concerns about the plight of civilians in the Iraqi city of Falluja.
Vargo wrote in today to tell us about a new forum thread going on over at SitePoint concerning the creation of at servlet engine for PHP applications.
SYDNEY : Australia will spend 591 million dollars (460 million US) boosting security at its overseas missions in the aftermath of the Jakarta embassy bombing in September, the government said.
Secretary of State Colin Powell, widely viewed as the moderate in an administration dominated by hawks, announced Monday he will step down as America's chief diplomat once a successor is in place.
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The World Health Organization launched on Monday its first intergovernmental review of the pharmaceuticals sector to try to find ways of making medicines more easily available to the world's poorest people.
Anna Nicole Smith's 5-month-old daughter and the baby's purported father have reclaimed the Bahamas mansion where they lived before the former Playboy Playmate died last week, her lawyer said.
Claudio Abbado, who was scheduled to lead the gala opening of Carnegie Hall's 117th season next month, has canceled his appearances because of health reasons.
The Italian government will not withdraw troops from Iraq after threats of attack by an armed group that kidnapped an Italian journalist, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s office said in a faxed statement.
The Christian Science Monitor - For the leading opposition party, Sunday's election here is the most important event since 1989, when Poland extracted itself from the Soviet Union while 250,000 troops were still in the country. They term it a historic battle between light and dark.
TORONTO - John Gibbons, who took over as manager of last-place Toronto in August, was given a one-year contract by the Blue Jays on Monday.    Gibbons was appointed interim manager on August 8, when Carlos Tosca was fired after the team went 47-64...
Stocks opened slightly lower on Thursday as stronger-than-expected retail sales data was offset by a report showing wholesale inflation rose more than expected.
Golden oldies struck gold at the Olympics Friday with German canoeist Birgit Fischer and Polish walker Robert Korzeniowski showing a clean pair of heels to younger rivals.
German police are investigating a Spanish theatre troupe under obscenity laws after displays of graphic sex and bestiality in a controversial play called \
King Mohammed chose Abbas el Fassi as Morocco's next prime minister on Wednesday and the veteran politician faces the twin challenges of widespread poverty and an upsurge in activity by radical Islamists.
NATO leaders pledged at the end of a summit Wednesday to stay the course in Afghanistan despite mounting casualties and some governments' refusal to send troops into combat in the most dangerous regions.
After serving up 25 years of toilet gags  to puerile British readers, Viz is still flying high as the  world's most politically incorrect comic.
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ALBANY -- A State Supreme Court justice yesterday ruled that key pieces of New York&#39;s lobbying law are unconstitutional, declawing a statute that regulates the $100-million-a-year influence industry.
After falling on the landing of his vault, Paul Hamm put on two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win Olympic gold, the first ever by a U.S. man.
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A team of Iraqi ministers flew to Najaf on Saturday to unveil plans for rebuilding the holy city after three weeks of fighting that killed hundreds, drove oil prices to record highs and sparked a political crisis.
Hoping to attract developers and customers, Sun Microsystems will announce its next-generating operating system will be offered for free. The company spent roughly $500 million and years of development time on the software.
NEW YORK - Another drop in oil prices and belated reaction to last week's employment report sent stocks higher to start the holiday-shortened week Tuesday as investors saw the news as an indicator of new economic strength.    Investors rallied around falling oil prices as a sign that the summer's run on crude oil futures was over, boosting the chances for an autumn rally in stocks...
Two Italian aid workers have been freed in Iraq after being held for three weeks by captors who threatened to kill them if the Italian government didn&#39;t give in to their demands.
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The head of Sirius Satellite Radio  Inc. told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday he was ready to make  concessions, such as capping prices, to win federal approval of  its proposed purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.
TORONTO - Death, lying politicians and a Yankee rotation without Esteban Loaiza: Those are life&#39;s three locks today, and not necessarily in that order.
STOCKHOLM - Google's acquisition of Jaiku - a small Finnish startup active in microblogging, a word most often associated with the better-known company Twitter - might not appear to be an earth-shaking event.
Gerhard Schroeder, in the first visit to Libya by a German head of government, on Friday praised leader Moammar Gadhafi&#39;s ``remarkable&#39;&#39; change in the course of a country once shunned for its support of terrorism.
China has said no date has been set for working-level talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis and gave no indication that the meeting has been canceled, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Tuesday.
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_ The burning and deforestation of Brazil&#39;s vast Amazon rain forest causes nearly 3 percent of the world&#39;s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a government report released Wednesday.
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A man infected with a drug-resistant form of TB knew he was not supposed to travel overseas but did so anyway, the CDC said today, potentially exposing others to the disease. The man who is quarantined in an Atlanta hospital, however, told a newspaper that health officials who informed him he was infected said they \
The remains of Anna Nicole Smith's 20-year-old son, who died suddenly while visiting his celebrity mother in the hospital, were to be returned to his home in California with no official word yet on what caused his death.
Giovanni Galeone, allenatore dell'Udinese, Prima della seduta pomeridiana d'allenamento, ha voluto f...
He may have converted Ireland to Christianity, immortalised the shamrock and inspired some of the world's most raucous street parades, but Saint Patrick was also an astute operator, according to a new book.
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Harsh winter weather is threatening to cut off more than 300,000 survivors of last year's killer South Asian earthquake from critical food supplies, the United Nations warned Monday as the season's first snows began to fall.
By Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Dec. 16--Shares of Tektronix Inc. fell more than 9 percent Friday after  the company reported quarterly financial results below analysts' expectations.
The estates of some of American music\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest names, including Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Sarah Vaughan, have sued Universal Music Group for more than $6 million, claiming the company cheated them out of royalties, The Associated Press reported. The lawsuit, which was also filed on behalf of some living artists, asserts that the company withheld record royalties, engaged in self-serving schemes with record clubs and suppressed payments from Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iTunes and other digital distributors. The court papers accuse Universal of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The 14 plaintiffs are Patti Page, Tony Martin, Dick Hyman, Richard Hayman, Kitty Kallen and the estates of Basie, Goodman, Vaughan, Woody Herman, Les Brown, the Mills Brothers, Jerry Murad, Frankie Laine and the gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, says Universal has been using questionable accounting practices since at least 1998. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWe believe that these claims are baseless, and we are confident that we will prevail in court,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Peter Lofrumento, a spokesman for the Universal Music Group.
A number of Maltese living in Luxembourg yesterday got together for the first time to toast Malta's 40th Independence anniversary.
Insurgents killed at least eight Iraqi National Guard members in attacks in Mosul and near the cities of Baquba and Falluja, US and Iraqi officials said.
Rod Paige, who rose from racial segregation to become the nation&#39;s first black education secretary, intends to leave his Cabinet position, an administration official told The Associated Press Friday.
Aretha Franklin sang with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, performing her hits including &quot;Respect&quot; and &quot;Chain of Fools,&quot; in advance of the opening of former President Clinton&#39;s library.
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By Richard Stewart, Houston Chronicle  Jan. 31--ANGLETON -- A 17-year-old Angleton man has been charged with cruelty to animals after he allegedly tied up a stray cat and let the pit bull he got for his birthday tear the cat apart while he videotaped the incident.
VIENNA, Sept. 17 -- The chief U.N. nuclear inspector urged Iran's harshest critics Monday to learn from the Iraq invasion and refrain from \
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Iraq's president calls for the release of an Iranian official detained by US forces in the country's Kurdish north.
Norfolk's post offices are becoming the first in the country where people can access police services over the counter.
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MANILA The action film star Fernando Poe Jr., who lost to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the election in May, remained in a coma Monday after suffering a stroke while dining and drinking with friends.
Ziff Davis - New software programs enable storage silos to connect with one another.
Three doctors are charged over a plan to make and sell a bootleg anti-wrinkle drug which left four people paralysed.
Tim Cahill says he feels Australia deserved to win last night&#39;s international match with Norway at Craven Cottage. Norway took the lead through Steffen Iversen shortly before half-time, before Tim Cahill and
President Bush is signing into law the largest overhaul of U.S. intelligence gathering in 50 years, hoping to improve the spy network that failed to prevent the Sept. 11 attacks.
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ATHENS, Greece - Despite the controversy surrounding his gold medal in the all-around, Paul Hamm has a chance to win two more golds Sunday. The American will compete in the finals of the pommel horse and the floor exercise - the latter against his twin brother, Morgan...
Carl Edwards was docked 25 points Tuesday because his race-winning car failed inspection at Dover International Raceway.
Weather models and satellite measurements of ocean heat all indicated Tuesday that Hurricane Ivan was likely to remain an extremely dangerous storm as it roared ashore.
LOS ANGELES - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp.&#39;s third-quarter earnings rose 51 percent due to strength from its mission systems, integrated systems and ships and space technology segments.
Four Central Asian nations on Saturday formally approved Russia's membership to their economic bloc, providing Moscow the opportunity to restore its influence in the strategic, energy-rich region.
A nine-month old baby remains in hospital after boiling water pipes burst over her cot while she was sleeping.
European shares rose to 29-month highs on Wednesday while the dollar came under modest pressure despite a rate hike, and reassuring words, from the Federal Reserve.
L'Italia ha battuto l'Irlanda 2-1 a Dublino nella seconda partita valida per la qualificazione degli...
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GENEVA - The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new survey that credits dropping prices.
Researchers surveyed parents of 277 children and found only a quarter of them recognised when their offspring were overweight. Where children were obese, a third of mothers and 57% of fathers thought they
A Milano nel World Tour Gattelli e Perrotta verso le semifinali. Ma devono piegare le svizzere Benoit-Kuhn, sempre vittoriose nelle precedenti sfide. MILANO, 4 settembre 2004 - Male che vada Lucilla Perrotta
When Yasser Arafat dies, the Palestinians want him to be buried in Jerusalem. But the Israelis have drawn up plans to facilitate a funeral in Gaza.
A Japanese dolphin is squealing with delight after receiving a prosthetic tail to replace one amputated due to a skin disease.
Mia Hamm realized women's soccer wasn't quite the same when celebrities began asking her for an autograph for their children.
Bruxelles, 4 nov. (Adnkronos) - Barroso \u00c3\u00a8 pronto a rifare la squadra ma aspetta che Berlusconi gli comunichi il nome del sostituto di Buttiglione. Lo ha dichiarato lo stesso presidente designato della Commissione
The US Air Force&#39;s former No. 2 weapons buyer was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after telling the court she had given Boeing Co.
Avrebbe ucciso in lite per confine di terreno nel Crotonese
Shiite militia leaders already appear to be leaving their strongholds in Baghdad in anticipation of the U.S. and Iraqi plan to increase the troop presence in the Iraqi capital, according to the top U.S. commander in the country.
ATHENS, Greece -- Sarunas Jasikevicius is not good enough to play in the NBA. He has given up on that dream, having been told that enough times.
Hong Kong elects a new legislative council in an election seen as an acid test of sentiment towards China.
Gonna burn this city Valley Justice The good times just keep rolling for blogger Josh Wolf.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The commission that proposed three presidential candidate debates says time is running out for the Bush and Kerry campaigns to agree on details so organizers can finalize their plans.
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California laws that went live on New Year's Day keep cell phones unlisted and rental cars unmonitored. The effects could be felt nationwide. By Ryan Singel.
NATO began its spring offensive against the Taliban on Tuesday, launching its biggest attacks since the 2001 war on Taliban rebels and Afghan drug lords.
It may be the mother of all strudels. Hermann Heindl, a baker from the Vienna suburb of Himberg, made a run at the Guinness World Records with a 1,239-kilogram apple strudel, Austrian media reported Friday.
Patients on average spent more time waiting for a doctor in hospital emergency rooms in 2004 than they did seven years earlier, according to federal statistics announced Friday.
First Minister Rhodri Morgan is attacked for saying more sunshine from climate change would 'hardly be unhelpful' to Wales.
The Maryland Jockey Club announces it will cut funding for race purses at every level to make up for losses\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0when racing resumes in August at Laurel Park.
Merrill Lynch & Co  plans to  announce about 1,600 layoffs after disclosing fourth-quarter  write-downs, CNBC reported on Thursday.
Microsoft has laid out plans to become a bigger force in the market for virtualization software, stepping up its assault on established leaders such as VMware.
Russia has split its oil proceeds into two funds and has cleared the way for one to invest in foreign stocks and bonds, officials said. Actual investments are not expected to begin until next fall.
Lifestyle: 28 September 2004, Tuesday. American soap opera stars are visiting Bulgaria for international film festival.
China has lost faith in the stability of the U.S. dollar and its first priority is to broaden the exchange rate for its currency from the dollar to a more flexible basket of currencies, a top Chinese economist said Wednesday at the World Economic Forum.
Cambodian police barred Hollywood actress Mia Farrow and other activists from laying flowers at a \
PSV Eindhoven defender Alex's late header sends Arsenal crashing out of the Champions League.l
BERLIN - ``Turkey`s accession to the European Union (EU) is very important. I believe when Turkey enters EU, the Union will be the most significant insurance of a world where peace has become global,`` said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Schools in England are urged to \
Disney has prospered by keeping an extra-tight leash on its animated critters. So why is it permitting YouTube videos that turn Bambi, Simba and Winnie the Pooh into rappers?
A Mercyhurst College volleyball player was charged yesterday with killing the baby she secretly gave birth to in her campus apartment bathroom.
Former Bosnian Serb officer Vidoje Blagojevic became the second person to be convicted of genocide charges by the UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia over the 1995 massacre of more than 7,000 Muslims in the eastern Bosnian enclave of Srebrenica.
ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown believes his team is finally starting to get it. In a game the Americans were waltzing through and losing for the better part of three quarters, something clicked when the fourth quarter began...
Chris Young was closing in on the San Diego Padres' first no-hitter. The crowd was cheering every pitch, and his teammates were getting ready to celebrate. Then, one swing by a Pittsburgh pinch-hitter silenced Petco Park.
The standard Medicare premium will rise to $96.40 a month next year, an increase of $2.90 a month. The 3.1 percent increase is the smallest since 1999-2000.
See exclusive photos from this year's celebration taken by Barbara Traub, whose new book documents a decade of desert depravity.
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 on Iran's nuclear progress
Presidente Senato a cerimonia a Palazzo Giustiniani
MUNICH, Germany -- Major delays to Airbus' A380 superjumbo that led to a $1.01 billion fourth-quarter loss made 2006 the worst year in European plane builder EADS NV's history, the co-chief executive officer said Friday.
Mumbai residents had a message for newlyweds Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar &#151; get off our beach. City hall agreed, demolishing a wooden deck that had been built for a party to honor the couple.
Tom Vilsack plans to make energy security a signature issue, and points to his own 'quiet charisma.'
Attacks on election centers are almost unheard-of in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf -- in sharp contrast to many other parts of Iraq. Poll officials rarely receive threats from insurgents bent on disrupting Sunday's poll, all too common elsewhere.
InfoWorld - Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine.
Ukraine&#39;s outgoing president is asking opposition demonstrators to end their four-day blockade of government buildings. Leonid Kuchma called the massive protests, which have crowded hundreds of thousands of
The private New Mexico launchpad will launch its first - unmanned - craft Sept. 25, but that's just the beginning.
McAfee presenta Personal Firewall Plus 2005, una difesa che aiuta a proteggere gli utenti home dal traffico non richiesto in ingresso e in uscita dal PC e da tentativi non autorizzati di ottenere informazioni personali.
The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate-tax package yesterday that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow-and-arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with international trade rules.
Internet engineers are unhappy with Microsoft's plans for tracing where e-mails come from.
General Vang Pao, accused of leading a plot to overthrow the Lao government, is freed on bail in the US.
By Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 20--SUFFOLK -- Two years ago, SPSA celebrated the opening of a garbage transfer station in Suffolk, a big building that resembles an airplane hangar and cost more than $4 million to develop.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned the United States, Britain and Iraq that an assault on Falluja risked further alienating the Iraqi people and undermining planned January elections.
London - Scientists published a new study on Friday which they said adds to evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is not linked to autism or other developmental problems.
Brano vincitore sara' proclamato ai Brit Awards, polemiche
An emerging technology known as broadband over power lines may soon provide a new channel for high-speed data into homes through ordinary electrical outlets.
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON  - Iran, in a renewed challenge  to U.S. and European efforts to prevent it from acquiring a  nuclear bomb, vowed on Wednesday it would never give up its  nuclear program.
Arctic Monkeys win this year's Mercury Prize for their album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
A 30-year-old man was found dead, and his girlfriend was in critical condition in a case of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. A mixed boxer dog also died.
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Serena Williams lost only seven points in the second set and cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Dally Randriantefy this morning in the second round of the Australian Open.
Manu Ginobili scores 25 points and Tim Duncan adds 20 to lift the Spurs to a 90-80 win over Sacramento on Thursday.
Lusaka - Presidents from three African countries have laid wreaths to celebrate Zambia&#39;s 40th independence anniversary. Fighter jets flew overhead in a display of military might not seen in at least a decade.
CAMBRIDGE -- Kyle Van Den Berghe could sense it. The second-year Bishop Feehan swimming coach felt his troops needed a boost in morale as the back-and-forth battle for first place with BC High waged on, so 10 minutes before his 400-yard freestyle relay team hit the pool for the final race of the day, he flip-flopped the middlemen in his ...
NASA on Friday released never-before-seen images of Saturn captured from above and below the planet's stunning rings by its Cassini spacecraft.
British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he is 'shocked' at being refused entry to the US.
Cyberkinetics Inc. of Foxborough, a pioneering company developing a medical device that could one day enable paralyzed people to control computers and even their own limbs just using thoughts, went public yesterday by merging into the shell of an unsuccessful Canadian mining company.
ITG Europe, which operates the Posit  electronic system that crosses or matches buy and sell orders  for European shares, said on Monday it planned to buy rival  E-Crossnet.
A tiny Kentucky town beats out the likes of L.A. and Denver to land a high-profile visit from presidential contender John Edwards, thanks to the social networking savvy of a 24-year-old political junkie.
Sony Europe has launched two tiny 512MB and 1GB MP3 players, the NW-E95 and NW-E99 Network Walkman. Both play MP3 (Sony has officially bit the mp3 bullet) and ATRAC3plus compressed files and have a small blue backlit LCD screen.
Andrew Symonds&#39; unbeaten 104 anchored Australia to a challenging total of 269 for six off 50 overs on Saturday in the NatWest one-day cricket international against Pakistan at Lord&#39;s.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER No storm in history has done more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than Hurricane Frances did. Officials at the Florida facility say the storm tore about a-thousand exterior panels from the Vehicle Assembly Building.
The World Health Organization or WHO warns that bird flu might be transmitted from ducks to humans, even though they show no external signs of having the disease.
No, this isn't a repost from 1999 Brazil is taking a hard line against two nearly decade-old computer games that federal officials say incite violence and harm consumer health.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ex campione del mondo e' un finto straniero
As documentary filmmakers, Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine looked up to Michael Moore.
Five days, fifty shows, hundreds of models, thousands of bottles of champagne -- but this year's London Fashion Week, which starts Monday, is likely be dominated by just one designer, Giorgio Armani.
Kelvim Escobar pitched seven strong innings, Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run double and the short-handed Los Angeles Angels beat Seattle 5-2 Thursday night to hand the Mariners their eighth straight loss.
Shares of Connetics Corp.  fell 15.5 percent before the opening bell on Wednesday after the drugmaker said the U.S. health officials concluded that its drug for treatment of seborrheic dermatitis was not effective.
It looks like only relatively minor administrative tasks stand between the two companies becoming one. By TechWeb News. The European Union has approved Oracle&#39;s takeover of PeopleSoft, bringing the deal closer to completion.
A well-struck effort from Ryan Giggs was enough for Manchester United to win at Villa Park and keep themselves in the title race. The Welshman, who has a long record of impressive performances at Villa Park
Tribunale Torino aveva concesso il regime ordinario
Despite four decades of focus on equal workplace rights, gender discrimination concerns persist.
WASHINGTON -- More than two dozen soldiers and contractors attached to a military intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq approved or took part in abuses of Iraqi detainees, a US Army investigation has found in one of the most comprehensive looks
Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher and Sela Ward are among the stars expected to attend the premiere of \
FASLANE, Scotland (CP) - The homeward voyage of Canada's crippled submarine has been delayed by bad weather in Scotland.
Understanding the way search engineers think can help you decide whether or not a new idea is worth trying. Knowing when you are taking risks, or making the decision to avoid them, can help scale your search engine marketing strategy to new heights.
England coach Steve McClaren brings  Wigan's Emile Heskey into his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Publishing group Washington Post Company buys up pioneering online magazine Slate from Microsoft.
Stocks rose on Thursday as a 2 percent gain in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and other energy companies while data showing moderate inflation lifted optimism about the economy.
With Rutgers leading Buffalo, 21-0, after the first quarter, the question for the crowd of 43,091 Thursday became which Scarlet Knights player would wow the fans more.
Reports of a takeover approach continues to surround ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster.
By GEORGE JAHN BERLIN - Audience members at Monday's Deutsche Oper production of Mozart's &quot;Idomeneo&quot; will be kindly asked to empty their pockets of all metal objects. And they should be prepared to leave - quickly - in case of a bomb alert.
PeopleSoft's chief executive on Thursday said Oracle was spreading misleading information about his stock sales and he threatened to sue for defamation on the eve of the expiration of Oracle's $8.8 billion hostile tender offer.
Russia orders a crackdown on Georgian-owned businesses and tighter visa measures in an escalating row.

Eddie Griffin scored a career-high 27 points and Latrell Sprewell returned from suspension to score 24 as Minnesota clobbered the Philadelphia 76ers 119-84 in National Basketball Association play Wednesday.
Sen. Larry Craig's lawyers are in search of a rare legal prize  -  a do-over. And getting it won't be easy
Millions of Italians stopped work yesterday in protest at the economic policies of Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s government. A nationwide half-day stoppage crippled public transport and shut factories and banks.
New York Knicks&#39; Stephon Marbury scores in the second quarter against the Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla. Monday, Dec. 27, 2004.
Rasmussen Reports - The latest Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey of Likely Democratic Primary Voters highlights the stability of a campaign that has started well before most Americans want to think about it. Once again, New York Senator Hillary Clinton (D) is on top, this week attracting 38% of the vote.
English Premier League champion Chelsea will see a heavily United team of MLS All-Stars next month. D.C. United, that is.
 leads indie film nominees
Firefighters work through the night to bring a blaze at a paper mill at Baglan, Port Talbot, under control.
The basic academic abilities of Japanese elementary and junior high school students in science have been declining over the past few years, according to an international student assessment test released Wednesday.
AS Roma and Inter Milan played to a dramatic 3-3 draw in Sunday&#39;s &quot;big match,&quot; both losing ground to Juventus, which stretched its Serie A lead by beating Udinese 1-0.
Gartner strengthened its forecast for 2004 global semiconductor sales Tuesday, saying it saw the market growing by 27 percent to $226 billion, a 25 percent increase from an earlier prediction.
BEIRUT, Dec. 4 -- The posters went up Monday morning, followed by slogans and chants. And within a day of his death in a street brawl along Beirut's increasingly tense fault lines of sect and politics, Ahmed Mahmoud became the first symbol of the mass demonstrations by Hezbollah and its allies meant...
Despite last wek's market downturn, chip-equipment makers' share prices have been rising this week. And analysts still expect user hardware spending increases through 2008.
Living together out of wedlock would be downgraded from a sex crime to fraud, and then only if the couple claims to be married, under a proposal that passed the state Senate on Friday.
&#39;Yesterday afternoon, Howard called into the Ronn Owens radio show on KGO 810 AM in San Francisco to talk to his guest, FCC Chairman Michael Powell.
It disrupted a network allegedly used to illegally share copyrighted files and is making a series of arrests against purveyors of spam.
The Daily Telegraph applied &quot;spin&quot; to its presentation of documents alleging that the ex-Labour MP George Galloway was in the pay of Saddam Hussein and its coverage went beyond mere reporting, a high court judge ruled today.
US President George W. Bush next week will visit New Orleans and parts of the Mississippi coast ravaged two years ago by Hurricane Katrina, the White House said Friday.
Around 15,000 police officers are expected to march past the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday as they protest against a pay deal they claim is unfair.
La squadra della Eastern Conference ha vinto l'All Star Game NHL (hockey ghiaccio americano) battend...
Le condoglianze di Bush, Blair e Putin. Ma da Israele continuano ad arrivare accuse di terrorismo. MILANO - La notizia della morte del presidente dell&#39;Anp, Yasser Arafat ha fatto immediatamente il giro del mondo.
Egyptian billionaire Ashraf Marwan, son-in-law of former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, was found dead in London on Wednesday, The Times reported.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - For the international space station's newest crew member, his first week aboard the orbiting outpost was anything but routine.
President Bush delivered a sophisticated weapons sale for Saudi Arabia on Monday, trying to bolster defenses against threats from U.S. adversary Iran and muster support in this oil-rich kingdom for a long-stalled Mideast peace agreement.
President Bush heightened the administration&#39;s pressure on Iran on Saturday by using his first summit meeting since he won re-election to accuse Iran of speeding
Don Cardwell was a right-handed pitcher who helped propel the Mets to their stunning 1969 World Series championship as he neared the end of a long major league career.
A toddler thrown from a pedestrian overpass onto a busy freeway died from the 30-foot fall, not the vehicle that ran over him, the city medical examiner said Friday.
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A jury in Rochester, NY, found Sun Microsystems (Quote, Chart) liable for using patented technology owned by photography company Eastman Kodak (Quote, Chart) in the Java programming language.
The head of NATO on Friday voiced frustration at a shortfall of coalition troops needed in Afghanistan, saying he would keep pushing for reinforcements.
The government had not controlled the first foot-and-mouth outbreak this summer, a study suggests.
In a reversal of 30 years of policy, the World Health Organization endorses DDT spraying for malaria control.
Australian media empire Publishing &amp; Broadcasting Ltd. reported Thursday a 75 percent jump in earnings for the fiscal year ending June 30, thanks to a strong economy and a rebound in advertising revenue.
Segnalati all'Italia da una motovedetta maltese
A disenchanted Shannon Briggs is determined to preserve a share of U.S. bragging rights in the fragmented heavyweight division when he defends his WBO title on Saturday against Russian challenger Sultan Ibragimov.
An early sampling of 10 reports obtained by The Times chide the U.N. for permitting the program's major contractors to overcharge the U.N. and understaff ports and borders.
Ubisoft has launched the official Web site for its upcoming third-person stealth title, Tom Clancy&#39;s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Elan Corp. and Biogen Idec rose in premarket trade Wednesday after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the companies&#39; multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri.
She was taken handcuffed and crying from her home. She was escorted into court disheveled, without makeup, hair askew and face red with tears.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - The mortgage-backed securities market and Wall Street are becoming a roadblock for U.S. banks trying to dig out of the subprime mess.
A second man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime for the racially motivated beatings of two Asian teens who were attacked last August.
\u00c2\u0093I will take you and the memory of you with me for the rest of my life,\u00c2\u0094 Andre Agassi told the fans at Arthur Ashe Stadium after his loss to Benjamin Becker.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Avanzano i guerriglieri di Nkunda nel nord Kivu. \u00c2\u0093Il capo ribelle vuole negoziare da una posizione di forza per ottenere un salvacondotto per i propri crimini\u00c2\u0094 dice un missionario Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- Si aggrava la situazione umanitaria nel nord Kivu, nell\u00c2\u0092est della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, dove i ribelli di Laurent Nkunda hanno costretto alla ritirata l\u00c2\u0092esercito regolare congolese e si sono impadroniti della cit...
President George W. Bush on Wednesday asked the U.S. Congress to double the U.S. financial commitment to combat AIDS globally, particularly in hard-hit Africa, to $30 billion over five years starting next year.
Un\u00e2\u0080\u0099occasione per fare qualche esperimento ma nello stesso tempo una partita da vincere, non certo da snobbare. \u00c3\u0088 cos\u00c3\u00ac che Roberto Mancini vede la gara di Coppa Italia che stasera la sua squadra disputer\u00c3\u00a0 contro il Bologna.
A clash of guards at Suns' practice results in injuries to already ailing Steve Nash and his backup Leandro Barbosa on Tuesday.
US marines probe whether a soldier shot dead an unarmed, injured insurgent at close range in Falluja.
Nostalgic as only a project steered by two former campers can be, \u00e2\u0080\u009cSummercamp!\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a riot of talent shows and campfires, canoeing and holistic clowning.
Buying digital music can be confusing. On one hand, you have an alphabet soup of acronyms, all referring to varying formats. On the other hand, you have a slew of online retailers, each furiously competing for your hard-earned music dollar. And in the middle, you have an avalanche of players, each of which offer different features and work with different formats.
Bears returned in force to emerging markets on Monday as renewed fears of a U.S. recession took equities down a further three percent and pushed debt yield spreads out four basis points over U.S. Treasuries.
London, England (Sports Network) - Charlton and Southampton played to a sluggish 0-0 draw Monday in the only Premiership match of the day.
Police search the grounds of Queen's University after reports of an alleged sexual assault.
Pop diva Shakira will donate the proceeds from a concert in her hometown to build an arts school for 1,800 children forced to flee their homes by Colombia's civil war.
Danny Grewcock's chances of making England's World Cup squad appear remote after he is banned from all rugby until 15 September.
Guadagna lo 0,75%, scambiato l'1% del capitale
Mazda's RX-8 seems to hail from an alternate universe where automobiles are powerful, whisper-smooth and safe. Netgear's Skype phone makes the connection and Oxo kitchen tools get a grip. In Gadget Lab.
CHICAGO _ The leaders of United Airlines pilots union have agreed to accept a 15 percent pay cut and not oppose the elimination of their pension plan, setting a precedent both
Cipro ha battuto San Marino 3-0 (2-0) in un incontro valido per il gruppo D delle qualificazioni agl...
Some nonbelievers may roll their eyes at the mention of Soap Lake's reputed healing powers, a gift of geology that left an embarrassment of minerals in its saline waters and underlying black mud.
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The departing Ukrainian president, Leonid Kuchma, said Monday that he favors holding new elections if that would bring the country&#39;s political crisis to a halt.
SIOUX FALLS, SD Sept. 20, 2004 - Patrick Deuel is on a diet. He&#39;s down to about 700 pounds now. He hopes to lose 400 more. When he entered the hospital in Sioux Falls, he weighed more than half a ton a disaster
Livestock far outnumber humans in \u00e2\u0080\u009cTimes and Winds,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Reha Erdem\u00e2\u0080\u0099s transporting vision of life in a mountain village in northwest Turkey.
The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid unexpectedly fell 15,000 last week to  its lowest in four months, according to government data on  Thursday that underscored a stronger labor market.
GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Thousands of party faithful greeted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday as she visited her stronghold in southern Pakistan, days after an assassination bid that killed 139 people.
TONY EASTLEY: After about seventeen months of searching the Bush administration&#39;s chief weapons inspector has concluded there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq at the time of the invasion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Buddhist monks, who are bound by faith to nonviolence, are grappling with how to rid a temple of a severe ant infestation without killing the insects.
Two suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, a priest and a prefect, were arrested Friday in France on a warrant from an international court investigating the massacres, judicial officials said.
In a report, the research firm painted a bright future for the open source operating system, claiming that shipments of servers running Linux -- and revenues from those shipments -- will rise significantly over the next five years.
FESSETT, Cameroon  - With his trumpet and loud  hailer the village crier in this Cameroon community has a  message that may save lives.
Fast track to nowhere Microsoft's PR machine is spinning a major setback into a minor victory for ratification of its proposed OOXML specification as an international standard.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stelco, Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s last domestically owned steel maker, said it was in early talks that might lead to its sale.
John Kerry campaigns here this morning. President Bush had his turn Saturday, while Kerry running mate John Edwards was in Daytona Beach.
It's been a while A wild beaver has been spotted New York City for the first time since the British were in charge.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s economic managers on Friday announced a \u00e2\u0080\u009ctremendously improved\u00e2\u0080\u009d economic outlook for the country this year owing to improved revenue collection that could trim the P197-billion
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld _ scarred by postwar violence and prison scandal in Iraq _ accepted President Bush&#39;s request that he remain for the second-term Cabinet.
Another Middle East undersea Internet cable has been damaged, adding to disruption in Indian online services caused when several lines were cut earlier this week, a cable operating firm said Saturday.
A new study published in journal Urology suggests people prone to kidney stones should limit their intake of caffeine and cut down on the amount of coffee they drink.
Perugia, l'esito dell'autopsia. Sopralluogo dei RisPrimi risultati dagli esami: la donna non ha potuto reagire                                            Uccisa incinta, nessuna impronta giallo sull'orario dell'omicidio                                                                                      dal nostro inviato MEO PONTE
An Egyptian court jails an internet blogger for four years for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak.
Conclusa la prima parte di questa intensa stagione e dimenticato il Natale, la Juventus si rituffa a testa china nel campionato. Fabio Capello che ha fatto il punto della situazione sul suo 2004, su quello
Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday planned to attack President Bush's proposal to withdraw 70,000 American troops from Europe and Asia as a threat to national security that could blunt the war on terror, campaign aides said.
It's been called the \
La Cei non mina liberta' parlamentari cattolici
Tahsine Ali Hassan, husband of kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassan, gestures during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct 21, 2004.
One series into its first preseason game, the Washington Redskins' revamped offense took a significant jolt.
At least 16 South Koreans have been abducted by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan, officials say.
The late \
No technical evidence A 29-year-old Swedish man suspected of sharing local movie Hip Hip Hora was acquitted by the Svea Court of Appeal yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La corsa agli acquisti scattera' domani Black Friday
ROMA, 21 SETTEMBRE 2004 - La formula &#39;&#39;soddisfatti o rimborsati&#39;&#39;, tipica dei &#39;&#39;contratti commerciali&#39;&#39; non si applica nei confronti di quei pazienti che subiscono interventi di chirurgia estetica che non danno i risultati voluti.
Japanese-Swedish mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson reports a tripling of its third-quarter profit, driven by sales of new camera phones.
She wants to help Malawi. But will people buy the mistress of reinvention as a philanthropist?
Eight men arrested in anti-terrorist raids two weeks ago were set to appear in a high-security court in London on charges of conspiracy to murder and plotting radioactive, chemical or explosive attacks.
Before he got a chance to finish another game, Keith Foulke closed his career. Foulke, whose toss to first base for the final out ended an 86-year World Series title drought for the Boston Red Sox, retired Friday just as he was about to begin a two-man competition with Joe Borowski to be Cleveland's closer.
Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's color barrier, is featured in a new play at the the Castillo Theater in which even a treasured icon is not sacrosanct.
Marconi is the latest big name to join the Wimax Forum, which is expected to certify its first long-range wireless broadband products next year.
The federal tax court has ruled in favor of the Internal Revenue Service in a 14-year-old evasion case involving a now-dead lawyer.
 panel's business methods
Peter Maddocks (Maddocks) and Samantha Harrison (Harrison), the previously nominated board members of Laidlaw Global Corporation (Pink Sheets:LWGB), have completed the nomination of a full Board with Robert A. ...
Lampioni spenti e buio rotto solo dalla luce delle candele
The U.S. government wasted tens of millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction aid, including scores of unaccounted-for weapons and a never-used camp for housing police trainers with an Olympic-size swimming pool
Tim Henman beats Jerome Golmard in four sets to reach the US Open third round.
Sift through a booming market to find Mexico's top opportunities.
ATHENS, Greece - Justin Gatlin of United States won the gold medal Sunday in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.85 seconds. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal won the silver medal in 9.86...
Staking Donald Trump to some badly needed cash, a judge signed off Wednesday on a $100 million loan that will keep his casinos open while his company&#39;s bankruptcy case winds through the courts.
Braving freezing  weather, Scarlett Johansson led a parade of students including  young men dressed in drag to receive Harvard University's  irreverent Hasty Pudding Theatricals award on Thursday.
Search teams Wednesday located the wreckage of a chartered tourist plane which went missing in southern Cambodia, officials said, adding that all 22 aboard were likely dead.
Studio Coldiretti, calano rispettivamente del 7% e del 3,9%
Dani Pedrosa partir&agrave; in pole position nel Gp del Giappone. Lo spagnolo della Honda ha girato ...
The Indians are just two wickets away from a victory in the fourth Test against Australia in Mumbai. Chasing a paltry 107 runs for victory, the Aussies have been reduced to 78 for eight in the final session on the third day of the match.
Two documentaries follow the slaves of ancient pharaohs and modern corporations.
Illinois and Kansas were 1-2 in The Associated Press&#39; college basketball poll for a fourth straight week Monday, and the 25 teams in the rankings were the same for the third consecutive week.
After the success of Iqbal, filmmakers Nagesh Kuknoor, Shreyas Talpade and Subhash Ghai have come together again for the making of Bombay To Bangkok.
 after suicide reports
Medco Health Solutions Inc   reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit  manager boosted its full-year profit forecast, sending its  shares higher.
The San Diego Chargers&#39; home game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday will not be shown on local TV because 9,500 general admission tickets remained unsold at Thursday&#39;s deadline.
Like many gay couples, Brian Cornell and Alberto Rulloda long ago established a legal framework for their relationship to match their commitment to each other.
A helicopter used as an air ambulance crashed into a bay early Wednesday and two bodies were recovered, authorities said. No patients were on board the Eurocopter BO-105 when
Designing a new home for NOAA -- the satellite guys -- sets off a hurricane-force fight between the geeks and the government's star architect. By Andrew Blum from Wired magazine.
E' ancora in coma farmacologico il 25enne tifoso del Napoli operato sabato scorso all'ospedale di Pe...
ELIZABETH EDWARDS, THE WIFE OF SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS, WILL UNDERGO MORE TESTS TO DETERMINE HOW FAR HER BREAST CANCER HAS ADVANCED AND THE WAYS TO BEST TREAT IT.
A Sri Lankan minister is killed in a powerful roadside bomb blast near the capital, Colombo, doctors say.
RIYADH : Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has earmarked 41 billion riyals (10.9 billion dollars) of its expected budget surplus for development projects but will spend most of it on repaying part of its public debt, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz said.
Sono stati trovati in due lettere destinate ai due direttori
Chelsea's high-priced talent wasn't enough to beat Major League Soccer's All-Stars.
A jury has returned a verdict of suicide on a 14-year-old boy who hanged himself in a privately run secure unit.
Swiss biotech firm Serono SA, which earlier Thursday agreed to sell a majority stake in the company to German drugmaker Merck KGaA for $13.31 billion, said its oral cladribine treatment for multiple sclerosis has received \
Michael Vick admitted in court papers today that he funded gambling associated with a dog fighting ring and helped kill dogs that underperformed.
A decline in the price of oil helped lift US stocks to their highest level in two-months on Tuesday. The dollar declined against its major rivals as investors took profits
The two crewmen aboard the international space station lost a few pounds during the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food, but they said Wednesday that they were no worse for wear.
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Jim Clark, the sheriff of Selma, Ala., led the charge against protesters on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the civil-rights showdown known as 'Bloody Sunday.' He passed away this week. Rep. John Lewis, who survived the blows of Clark\u00e2\u0080\u0099s men, remembers his nemesis.
In high spirits, Malaysia's former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim finalised plans on Saturday to fly to Germany for back surgery to repair damage suffered partly from a police beating in custody six years ago.
Russia's Gazprom closed in on half of Royal Dutch Shell's  $22 billion Sakhalin-2 energy project on Tuesday while Shell denied it had buckled under Kremlin pressure and warned Moscow the world was watching.
Sri Lanka&#39;s military claimed Wednesday it had captured the last Tamil Tiger rebel stronghold in the island&#39;s east following months of fighting, as peace broker Norway tried to revive a tattered truce.
Palestinian militants angry over Yasser  Arafat's death attacked a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip  on Thursday in what they said signaled the start of a new round  of clashes against Israel.
The International Red Cross is \
A German teenager who created the Sasser worm that disrupted computers around the world in May has been charged with computer sabotage, a crime carrying a maximum five-year jail term.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, with close ties to assassinated former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, took issue yesterday with French calls for an international probe into his death, saying Beirut's own judiciary is ...
Republican  presidential candidate John McCain may or may not be his  party's front-runner, but Democratic rivals treated him like  the man to beat at a debate on Monday.
Japan's Nikkei share average fell 0.4  percent to a six-week closing low on Tuesday, marking an  eight-day losing streak, after oil prices topped $50 a barrel,  fanning concern over the business outlook for Japanese  companies.
&#39;&#39;Dei dieci indizi di colpevolezza a carico di Annamaria Franzoni, apparsi ieri sulla motivazione della sentenza emessa dal Gup di Aosta Eugenio Gramola, ben otto risultano non essere indizi, e questo, non lo dico io ma lo scrive lo stesso giudice&#39;&#39;.
All British citizens and every visitor to the country should be included on the national DNA database, which is already the world's largest, a senior British judge said Wednesday.
Colpo alla cosca Gentile Besaldo, coinvolto assessore
Jamon Carver, 13, throws snowballs at a house fire during a firefighting exercise for the North View Fire Department in Pleasant View, Weber County, Saturday. Firefighters set the blaze by lighting several old Christmas trees inside the house.
An auction of more than 700 items belonging to singer and actress Cher raised over $3.5 million -- more than double pre-sale estimates -- as celebrity collectors snapped up her possessions.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
PALM HARBOR - Seldom does a golfer make it so big so late in his career without having just joined the senior tour. Of course, Vijay Singh - No.
Millions of Americans, frightened  off by news reports of long lines or discouraged by their own  failed attempts, have given up on getting flu shots this year,  U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people, especially women, are more likely to suffer complications following hip replacement surgery, Swiss researchers say.
LOS ANGELES - Jeff Zucker, who made his mark as executive producer of NBC's \
Three of the seven World Cup teams playing warmup matches Wednesday came away with wins &amp;#151; France, Iran and Paraguay.
\u00c2\u00a32.6bn budget blowout Skynet 5 and other military equipment projects are running a total of \u00c2\u00a32.6bn over budget, a report from the official spending watchdog reveals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
IZMIR, Turkey  - At least 15 people were injured on Monday evening when unknown assailants threw two grenades into a cafe in Izmir, Turkey's third largest city, hospital sources and police said.
A Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person&#39;s facial expression.
Revenue from online auctions sends Ebay's profits surging, despite a shrinking number of items up for sale.
Investors in the market for mutual funds may want to consider a promising alternative: shares of asset management companies that sell the funds.
Citigroup Inc  and Merrill Lynch & Co  were the world's top underwriters of stocks and bonds in 2007, measured by volume and reported fees, despite being at the epicenter of the global credit crisis.
A blaze engulfed the upper half of the 56-story East Tower of the Parque Central complex housing ministries and state agencies in Caracas before dawn on Sunday.
A SERIOUSLY ill pensioner abandoned at a hospital casualty department by his family before they flew back to Spain was yesterday unaware of the fuss surrounding him.
A winter storm moving south across California is making one of the busiest travel weekends of the year even tougher. Fliers and road travelers alike may be affected by the storm that started moving in to southwestern California on Saturday night.
Oh, the decisions a congressman makes. Do you take the large office with new drapes and carpeting a country mile from the Capitol, or the older suite a few strides closer?
Shortly after making his entrance, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx found model Janice Dickinson and her ample cleavage pressed tightly against him. Foxx posed for a photo-op with hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, and later traded handshakes and hugs with New York Giants linebacker LaVar Arrington.
Monty Lapica\u00e2\u0080\u0099s film about the self-destructive behavior of a 17-year-old suffers from severe dramatic droop.
Britney Spears still may not visit her children, a court commissioner ruled Monday, following a custody hearing the pop singer missed.   Kevin Federline, who testified at the session, maintains sole legal and physical custody of their two sons Presto...
Derby County are set to become the latest Premier League club to be taken over by an American-based consortium.
Former Indonesian leader Suharto strengthens a little, a day after multiple organ failure, doctors say.
As a new enrollment period gears up, employers are bracing for how much it is going to cost to cover their workers&#39; health. Although insurance premiums are expected to rise at a slower rate than
TOKYO Sony on Tuesday showed a smaller, book-size PlayStation 2 that will go on sale worldwide next month as it fights to keep the lead in the competitive video game market.
As controversy grew last spring amid a corruption investigation in former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration, many Republicans privately braced for political repercussions on Election Day.
A senior Taliban commander involved in the abduction of 23 South Korean missionaries was among dozens of insurgents killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan overnight, police said on Tuesday.
Il bahamense Donald Thomas ha vinto il titolo mondiale nel salto in alto a Osaka saltando 2,35. Alle...
Polish and Czech leaders spoke on Monday  in favor of allowing the United States to use their territory  for parts of an anti-missile defense system that has raised  Russian ire, saying it would also protect Europe.
India will wipe out polio in the next three years, the country's health minister said on Tuesday, despite a surge in cases this year that has raised concern abroad.
The life of a football manager in the English Premiership is frantic, pressured and apt to end in sometimes arbitrary dismissal.
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The Food and Drug Administration will establish a new independent Drug Safety Oversight Board to monitor FDA-approved medicines once they're on the market and update physicians and patients with emerging information on risks and benefits.
Lawyers for Joji Obara, the Japanese man charged over the death of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, has insisted on his innocence in a closing statement at the end of his long trial.
A desire to exercise stewardship over the environment is growing among evangelical Christians.
One in three adults in the UK try to lose weight at some point every month, a survey suggests.
Commerce Department Inspector General Johnnie E. Frazier retired yesterday in the face of multiple investigations and a formal report recommending that President Bush punish him for violating the whistle-blower protection law.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday that the state will set up an Internet network within the next month to help Illinois residents buy prescription drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The United States will refuse any Italian extradition request for CIA agents indicted in the alleged abduction of an Egyptian cleric in Milan, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.Comment
Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis is to star in the movie remake of TinTin, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
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Jewish groups are applauding a move by the French government to revoke the license of a controversial Hizballah-run television station, just weeks after authorizing broadcasts through it satellite network.
Police arrested two more people Monday over a weekend car bombing at Glasgow Airport, bringing to seven the number of suspects detained after three failed attacks which have put Britain on maximum alert.
Sen. Barbara Boxer on Monday made public a second Federal Communications Commission study on media ownership that she says was shelved by agency officials.
The White House expressed concern Sunday about recent indications of a heightened terrorist threat and said it points to a greater need to promote the benefits of democracy.
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Oil futures fell slightly on Tuesday even as the market braced for a possible Arctic blast in the United States that could drive up demand for home-heating fuels.
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Executives around Boston ended business meetings with a handshake and a cheer of ''Go Sox&quot; yesterday, turned office televisions from CNN to baseball, and left the office early to catch the team's first playoff game against the Anaheim Angels, which the Sox won 9-3. The weekday afternoon matchup, which started around 4 p.m., sparked workplace debates across Massachusetts, as some ...
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers defender Craig Moore is expected to be out eight weeks as he will have hernia surgery Monday.
Investor's Business Daily - March crude rose $1.30 to $90.71 a barrel -- topping $91 intraday -- on rising beliefs that the U.S. is headed for a recession. Oil prices shot up $2.42 on Thu. after House leaders and President Bush agreed on a $150 bil economic stimulus plan. Crude hit a 3-month closing low of $86.99 on Wed. OPEC is expected to discuss further output hikes at its Feb. 1 meeting.
By AUDREY McAVOY  HONOLULU - Ansil L. Saunders speaks carefully into the camera, describing the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when he stood on the deck of a ship at the entry to Pearl Harbor. \
By Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 17--For years, South Baltimore residents have thought a key piece of city property on the Inner Harbor was destined to become yet another high-rise, blocking even more of their shrinking view of the water.
LONDON : Portsmouth&#39;s Lomana LuaLua scored an injury time equaliser to earn a point against Liverpool in a 1-1 draw at Anfield which will hamper the home side&#39;s attempts to get in touch with the leading clubs during the Christmas programme.
Singer Britney Spears arrives to her album release party for her new album &quot;Britney,&quot; in this Nov. 6, 2001file photo, in New York.
With 5 million discarded tires littering the background, the United States and Mexico announced an accord Thursday to clean up the mountains of rusty cars, smashed school buses and rotting rubber that are a blight on the border.
Shares of EasyJet Plc, Europe&#39;s second- biggest low-cost carrier, had their biggest percentage gain in more than 16 months after the Guardian reported that an Icelandic airline bought a 3 percent stake in the carrier.
Israeli troops Monday shot and killed a Palestinian man near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said soldiers shot the man, as he approached the settlement of Gush Katif.
The Walt Disney Co.  is considering \
On his blog today, Mike Lively has posted about the work h's done to create a database extension for the popular unit testing software for PHP, PHPUnit.   For those that may not have read any of my previous postings on the subject the goal of this software is to extend the functionality of PHPUnit to allow using seed data to put a given database into a known state prior to executing each test. It also provides an easy mechanism to compare database contents with an expected dataset.   Mike has just completed the initial feature set for his project - more or less a port of DBUnit over to PHP. The post includes not only details about this initial release but also code that demonstrates its use. In his example, it's used to validate that a bank account has been created properly by comparng database information before and after the insert.
The government suffered a major blow to its security policy as the country's highest court of appeal ruled that the indefinite detention without trial of foreign terrorism suspects was illegal.
COPPERS IN the Netherlands have arrested two teens, from Breda, who they reckon attempted to bring down government Web sites. The teens were arrested following a raid on their houses in which their computers were confiscated.
London equities rose on Thursday, after the sharp sell off during the previous session left mining and financial stocks looking undervalued.
The alleged British mastermind of a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea has been deported there from Zimbabwe, even though he was still appealing against his extradition, court documents showed on Friday.
Edmonton signed goaltender Mathieu Garon, an unrestricted free agent, to a two-year contract. Garon was 13-10-6 with Los Angeles last season, with a 2.66 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. The Oilers were looking for a new backup to Dwayne Roloson after deciding not to re-sign Jussi Markkanen.
Britain's Prince Harry is returning home from a stay in Argentina, a day after reports in Buenos Aires that he was the target of a possible kidnap attempt.
At a 1964 Halloween concert in Liverpool, Bob Dylan turned to the audience and said, \
WORCESTER -- Lauren Hollender learned her lesson well. As a precocious freshman for Newton South last season, Hollender made it to the individual state semifinals before losing to Norwell's Susan Bitetti. One year later, the pair matched up again at Clark University with a trip to the final on the line.
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Oscar winning director Sydney Pollack has slammed film watchers saying they are   desperate for instant on-screen gratification and don't want to be challenged by complex plots.
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David Blaine has escaped &#151; again. Shackled to a spinning gyroscope and hovering forty feet above Times Square, the magician managed to free himself Thursday about 2:15 p.m., bringing an end to his latest stunt.
FOXBOROUGH - Linebacker Junior Seau is heading back to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1994, in pursuit of the championship that has eluded him over the first 17 years of his career.
THE International Monetary Fund forecast yesterday a substantial jump in economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year and next, saying the outlook for the region was better than in years.
Phil Mickelson shot a 6-under 65 Thursday to share the lead in the first round of the Scottish Open. The two-time Masters champion had an eagle and five birdies in the British Open warmup at Loch Lomond.
Republican lawmakers are hanging with their leadership for now, but social conservatives needed for the election are raising an outcry
Photoshop users who&#8217;ve been waiting for a version of the image-editing program that runs natively on Intel-based Macs are about to be rewarded for their patience. Adobe will release a beta of Photoshop CS3 on Friday, December 15, that&#8217;s available as a Universal Binary. The free beta can be downloaded at Adobe&#8217;s Web site by any user with a valid Creative Suite 2 serial number.
The United States suffered their worst  day of the Athens Olympics on Friday when a tearful Marion  Jones flopped, their basketball \
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Officials from more than a dozen Asian countries met Tuesday in Malaysia to outline health problems their populations are facing in relation to a rise in global temperatures.
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Joe DiPenta scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, fellow defenseman Ric Jackman connected during a power play, and the Anaheim Ducks beat Phoenix 2-1 Wednesday night for their 10th straight home victory over the Coyotes.
Philadelphia, December 28 - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has ordered an investigation of Comair and US Airways for problems that seriously hampered holiday travel.
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Following a similar chip announcement from AMD in mid-October, Intel this week has released a chip targeting the gamer segment. The Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading (HT) technology
(Source: SAS) SAS&reg; Enterprise BI Server includes both a suite of powerful business intelligence tools and a complete integrated BI architecture -- to provide fast, simple access to the consistent data that will move your business forward.
Sky ha acquisito i diritti tv satellitari per le partite casalinghe di Catania, Fiorentina, Palermo,...
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Atlanta - In an unprecedented move, a golf club here has been fined $90 000 (R505 813) by city authorities for refusing to provide the partners of gay members with the same rights afforded to spouses.
Computer animation pioneers Pixar and Dreamworks have set the stage for a potentially bruising box office battle after both studios changed their schedules this week
When Dan Browne runs, he thinks about more than crossing the finish line first.
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Il ministro dell&#39;economia Domenico Siniscalco e il Commissario Europeo Joaquin Almunia si sono incontrati questa mattina a Bruxelles per fare chiarezza sulle cifre che copriranno il taglio delle tasse in Italia.
L'argentino Juan Monaco ha vinto il torneo Atp di Poertschach (terra battuta, montepremi 343.450 eur...
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen in speed boats kidnapped seven oil workers including one Italian in a raid on an oil production vessel off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday, authorities said.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 20, 2004 - A militant group posted a video on the Internet purporting to show militants sawing off the heads of three Iraqi members of a Kurdish party for cooperating with US forces.
High circulating levels of a protein called mannan binding lectin (MBL), which prompts scavenger cells to remove various inflammatory agents, appear to reduce the risk of having a heart attack -- especially for people with diabetes -- Icelandic researchers report.
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(InfoWorld) - South Korea's LG Electronics plans to next year introduce a range of products that support mobile WiMax technology, a company executive said at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 conference and exhibition in Hong Kong. The first products from LG to support mobile WiMax will be a version of the company's XNote C1 Tablet PC and a PDA (personal digital assistant) based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 software, said Nam Keehyun, manager at LG Electronics' Digital Media Strategic Planning Department. Mobile WiMax offers downlink speeds up to 10.2Mbps, which is expected to increase to 40Mbps or so next year. The technology is currently commercially available in South Korea and Japan. The technology is also being tested by operators in other countries and plans are underway to roll out the technology in the U.S. and China. The XNote C1 with mobile WiMax will also include support for 3G (third generation) networks that have been upgraded with HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) technology, which allows faster downloads. The new notebook will be available worldwide during the first half of the year, Nam said. The KC1 PDA will also hit the market early next year, offering support for mobile WiMax and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 2000-1X EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized), Nam said. EV-DO is the 3G technology most widely used in South Korea and is also used by U.S. operators. Prices for the mobile WiMax-equipped XNote C1 and the KC1 have not yet been decided, Nam said. Looking ahead, LG plans to expand the number of products that support mobile WiMax. For example, the company is considering the introduction of an Ultramobile PC with mobile WiMax support, but such a device would not likely be available before 2008, Nam said. Telecom World runs through Friday.
What happened after Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini finally returned to Afghanistan
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Internal police investigators looking into the already discredited Houston police crime laboratory have found 280 boxes of lost evidence that include a fetus and body
CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new \
The US offers rights for oil and gas in an area of north-western Alaska renowned for its wildlife.
Tens of thousands of people protested Sunday in northwest Spain against a government plan to privatize part of a money-losing, state-owned shipbuilder.
photos The NowHouse project in San Francisco brings together the latest in design, construction and digital wares.
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Colin Wilson scored at 3:30 of overtime, giving Boston University a 1-0 victory over Maine last night at Agganis Arena.
If the world's interests can truly be encapsulated by the end-of-year Google Zeitgeist rankings, then perhaps it's time for the media to re-evaluate its priorities as British sports appear to outrank some American celebrities.
One NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.
Rock star Rob Zombie&#39;s reworking of  the classic slasher movie &quot;Halloween&quot; scared up record business  at the North American box office during the Labor Day holiday  weekend, while overall ticket sales for the lucrative summer  movie going period reached a new high.
Witness accounts from people who saw the huge waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian coast.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Ohio State and Oklahoma State are taking each other on in San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday. Fans of each team are putting their rivalry aside to help the San Antonio food bank.
The President of Public Citizen and former head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) talks about the merits of having black boxes in cars
AMD and IBM have developed a strained silicon transistor technology which the firms believe will dramatically increase processor performance.
LONDON  - Oil prices pushed higher, extending sharp gains seen late last week as cold weather forecasts for the United States and Europe rattled markets nervous about tight winter supplies.
A make-up artist helped make disguises for a number of men accused of carrying out a \u00c2\u00a353m raid, a jury hears.
The Bank of England on Thursday trimmed its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 5.25 percent amid concerns of slower economic growth, while keeping a close watch on inflation.
A documentary to be screened in October by Britain&#39;s Channel 4 television network, suggests that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may have suffered from Tourette&#39;s Syndrome.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Human Rights Watch said Monday it has discovered two more US detainee deaths in Afghanistan, including an apparent murder more than two years ago, and said slow-paced investigations had &quot;spawned a culture of impunity&quot; that may have
Alice Lakwena, a Ugandan warrior priestess who led an insurgency in the 1980s and claimed to have spiritual powers to protect her fighters from bullets by anointing them with oil, was laid to rest at a funeral attended by several hundred followers.
The presence of an African American and a woman at the front of the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination is shaking up the politics of identity in unpredictable ways, analysts said.
Hezbollah will take to the streets next week to try to topple the government, political sources said on Friday, in a move that would stoke tension in a country already reeling after the assassination of a minister.
The Department of Homeland Security violated a congressional funding ban when it continued to develop a computerized program that creates risk assessments of travelers entering and leaving the United States, according to lawmakers and privacy advocates.
Academic institutions and researchers are often seen as impartial actors in drug trials, but sometimes independence comes with strings attached.
GENEVA: Giving a severe blow to efforts to make cheaper medicines more widely available for the killer disease, the World Health Organisation has said that Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its anti-AIDS drugs off the United Nation&#39;s approved list.
Who could complain about the iPod? But who can cope with it? If you can listen to everything, you may end up hearing nothing.
Australia coach Frank Farina has named a 20-man squad for next week's FIFA Confederations Cup qualifiers against the Solomon Islands.
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Concerns about winter fuel supplies were heightened Wednesday after a report showed US inventories of distillate, which includes heating oil, shrank for the sixth straight week.
Allegations that US President George W. Bush snorted cocaine at Camp David while his father was in office have fuelled sales of a new, gossip-filled book about the Bush family by controversial celebrity biographer Kitty Kelley.
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US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vied for crucial support among black voters on Sunday as they both commemorated a historic civil rights march in the southern state of Alabama.
FRIDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Patients in phase 1 cancer trials may be skewing the results if they are also taking vitamins, herbal preparations, minerals and other dietary supplements, researchers report.
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury found U.S.  soldier Charles Graner guilty Friday of abusing Iraqi prisoners  at Abu Ghraib prison in a scandal that badly damaged America's  worldwide reputation following the invasion of Iraq.
TRENTON, NJ - Two drug companies announced Monday they will collaborate on developing the first all-in-one, once-a-day pill to treat HIV infection - a long-sought goal that would make it much easier for patients to stick with their medication.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Roger Federer, the world&#39;s No. 1 tennis player, pulled out of the Swiss Indoors tournament Tuesday after injuring his left thigh in warm-up.
MOSCOW, Jan 10  (IPS) - Shock waves from the tsunami hit the little Russian  town Beslan particularly hard.
Israel's military has begun scaling back arrest raids aimed at Palestinian militants in the West Bank, security officials said Monday, in another move designed to help moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Pakistani security agents have arrested a youth who said he had been trained as a suicide bomber to kill opposition leader Benazir Bhutto had other militants failed to kill her, in the first arrests in the case, a security official said.
Britain's Prince Harry apologized after a picture of him dressed up as a Nazi soldier was splashed across the front page of a mass-circulation newspaper.
MADRID, Spain: The trial of 28 people accused in the Madrid train bombings - Europe's biggest terrorist court case - wrapped up Monday with closing arguments by defense lawyers before the three-judge panel was ... via International Herald Tribune
People who reach Esther DeJesus when  they call Office Depot Inc.'s customer service center have no  idea that she's sitting at home in a room decorated with  pictures of Garfield and Betty Boop.
Mahmoud Abbas, 69, who opposes continuing violence against Israel, declared victory and dedicated it to Yasir Arafat.
Brau Holding International, a joint venture involving Dutch brewer Heineken NV, has agreed to buy German brewer Fuerstlich Fuerstenbergische Brauerei, Heineken said Tuesday.
The growing problem of accessing old file formats is a \
(Corrects to show two-day gain was most in more than a year in first paragraph.). By Margo Towie. Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks fell in Europe after the index&#39;s biggest two-day gain in almost a year and a half.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi went into crisis talks over the future of his government Wednesday after it failed to secure a parliamentary vote of support for its foreign policy.
Irish pharmaceutical company Elan  Corp. ELN.N ELN.I on Tuesday agreed to pay $15 million to  settle charges that it misled investors, the U.S. Securities  and Exchange Commission said.
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Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson saw his Premiership side crash out of the FA Cup but refused to blame a bunch of balloons which drifted across his team's penalty area as the first goal was scored.
Somalia&#39;s clan leaders gathered Sunday to choose their first president in more than a decade in an election that the international community hopes will
I.B.M. is attempting to develop a new search technology that will extract the underlying meaning from stored material no matter how it is structured.
Celebrated Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, was in &quot;very grave condition&quot; early Thursday following his operation for pancreatic cancer in July last year and hospitalisation last month, media reports said.
RALEIGH, N.C.  - The New England Patriots 24-21  victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday's Super Bowl was  watched on television in the U.S. by almost four million  viewers fewer than last year.
Men who take multiple blood pressure medications can also take Viagra without risking additional problems, according to a new study.
Pulte Homes Inc , the No. 3 U.S. home builder, posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday, on charges topping $1 billion and said orders fell 37 percent, reflecting the deteriorating U.S. housing market.
Delegates from almost 200 countries agreed late on Friday to eliminate ozone-depleting substances faster than originally planned, the United Nations said.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. and the PC industry are about to go through a major change in the way client computers are designed, built and marketed, said Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini during his introductory address Tuesday at the Fall Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
A Scotland Yard team that arrived in Pakistan on Friday to help investigate the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will fail to shed any light on the murder, her party said.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson broke his left wrist when he fell out of a golf cart during a celebrity tournament, his team said Sunday.
A 2-2 Champions League draw at Panathinaikos is further proof that Arsenal&#39;s killer instinct evaporates on leaving British airspace.
Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.
Soldiers used bulldozers Tuesday to push into a strip of Thai luxury resorts destroyed by tidal waves, and picked the bodies of European tourists from ruined gardens and suites.
Actual Expert Too Boring for TV! Lazy Scientists Discover New Cable Channel! TV-News Graphics Guy Gives Weatherman On-Air Surprise! Soon, you can have all the fake broadcast news you want from theonion.com. By Sonja Zjawinski.
Abuja - Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began yesterday a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo&#39;s economic reforms.
Think of germs as gangsters. One thug lurking on a corner you might outrun, but a dozen swaggering down the street? Yikes.
Nordic airline Norwegian Air Shuttle agrees to buy 42 of Boeing's \
Donovan McNabb had often pictured what it would be like to go to the Super Bowl. In Sunday's bitter cold, his vision came to life.
Children would be offered two hours' free sports training a week by a future Tory government.
U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del   Ponte said on Friday she was \
IBM (Quote, Chart) said it would spend a quarter of a billion dollars over the next year and a half to grow its RFID (define) business.
Thousands of government employees and security officials filled the streets of Gaza on Saturday, burning tires, blocking roads and firing in the air to protest delays and complications in receiving their long-awaited salaries.
President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move to enhance his power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security services that
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Quarterback Daunte Culpepper will play in the Miami Dolphins' exhibition opener Saturday, less than 10 months after a serious knee injury ended his 2005 season, coach Nick Saban said Thursday.
Pakistan on Wednesday postponed general elections until February 18 following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, which sparked days of unrest that left dozens of people dead.
Residents of Kenya's Mathare slum continue to abandon the area after a violent police crackdown.
In March 1996, when Dan Rather marked his 15th anniversary as anchorman of the &quot;CBS Evening News,&quot; he was asked what such a milestone signified.
By Rory Sweeney, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 14--Between the weather forecasts, the order to come to work four hours early and the ominous snow flurries, Pittston Township resident Carmen Timonte knew Tuesday's shift at work was going to be a long one.
Nebraska wasn't always the home of the triple-option quarterback.
Newly-promoted Birmingham City have signed young Dutch winger Daniel de Ridder on a free transfer from Spanish outfit Celta Vigo, the club announced on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term attempt to privatize Social Security, and forecast a \
The US says UK Chancellor Gordon Brown's plans to boost aid funding are unnecessary.
Ramadi, once an anti-American danger zone, is now a model for the tactic of courting moderate Sunni leaders, but will it catch on?
NEW YORK -- Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks were among 16 players chosen Thursday to fill out the Western Conference roster for the NHL All-Star game.
Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.
Modavox, Inc. (OTCBB:MDVX), Internet broadcasting pioneer in producing  and syndicating online audio and video, announced today that Ivan A.  Martinez has been named Director of Interactive Sales. Martinez will  assume the role beginning June 1st.
On the eve of CES 2008, vendors from Samsung to Philips to Herman Miller scurry to polish their booth product displays.
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Deutsche Boerse has reached the limit  of what it can offer Euronext shareholders in its bid to  convince them to abandon a proposed deal with rival suitor New  York Stock Exchange, a source close to the German bourse  operator&#039;s management said on Tuesday.
A ruling is expected Monday in the lengthy antitrust battle, and the outcome is still anyone's guess.
NEW YORK  - High rates of mental health disorders are being diagnosed among US military personnel soon after being released from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to investigators in San Francisco.
For forlorn travelers, volunteers at Travelers Aid stations around the country offer a friendly face and a helping hand.
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners arguing they have the right to challenge their confinement before federal judges, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism.
Research suggests marijuana constricts the blood vessels, affecting supplies to the brain.
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. - As soon as Monday, Burt Rutan could send his split-tailed space guppy past the envelope of blue sky for the second
American Airlines, the world&#39;s largest carrier, yesterday struck back at its low-cost competitors, sharply reducing fares for flights to and from Miami International Airport, from New York and elsewhere in the country.
The leader of Pakistan's main opposition party urges calm after a bomb kills 37 at a rally ahead of polls on Monday.
Fortunately I have a syndicated sports talk radio show to exorcise my demons as a Yankee fan after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series.
The president's son-in-law is now a fugitive from the law and his all-powerful relative
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BEIJING, China -- North Korea is committed to holding six-party talks aimed at resolving the crisis over its nuclear weapons program, British Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell said Tuesday, Reuters reported.
John Lennon has defeated Elvis Presley  to be voted the greatest rock 'n' roll icon of all time in a  poll conducted by Q music magazine.
President Pervez Musharraf says there is a no chance of al-Qaeda gaining Pakistan's nuclear weapons.

A U.S.-educated economist with close ties to the Bush administration agreed on Wednesday to serve as finance minister in a Palestinian unity government, despite the threat of a boycott by the United States and Israel.
Around 150 NHL staff have been laid off  hours after the league's lockout of players on Wednesday as the  impact of the labor dispute was immediately felt in job losses.
A state of emergency is declared in parts of Colombia where floods have killed at least 14 people, officials say.
Comedy Meet The Fockers remains top of the North American box office chart after taking another \u00c2\u00a323.7m.
In a Feb. 7 story about the NBA game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Nets, reported erroneously that Vince Carter became the 41st NBA player to score 10,000 career points. He was the 264th, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
A furious China has shut down over 1,600 Internet cafes and arrested people in a bid to curb the menace of content which is harmful to public morality.
Eight people die as a helicopter and light plane collide near an Austrian ski slope, Austrian media say.
Justice Antonin Scalia was the Supreme Court's most frequent traveler last year with 24 expense-paid trips that took him as far as Ireland, Italy, Turkey and Australia.
The judge due to rule on Microsoft Corp.'s appeal against the European Commission's antitrust order said Monday he hoped to publish his decision before he leaves office in September.
Future Opteron processors will have power management technology from AMD&#39;s laptop and desktop systems, the company has announced.
The threat to the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone is not so much about money as the clash of personalities between Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Sir Jackie Stewart.
Delta Air Lines Inc  and  Northwest Airlines Corp  may reach a merger agreement  within weeks after sharing details of their plans with pilot  unions, according to a report on Bloomberg.com citing people  familiar with the talks.
Israel began work on the southern section of its controversial West Bank barrier near the city of Hebron on Sunday, five days after Palestinian suicide bombers from the city killed 16 Israelis.
Imagine the simple queries that separate you from your online bank accounts forming the basis of a nightmarish game show. Let the interrogations begin! Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
Scientists yesterday mourned Maurice Wilkins, sometimes called the forgotten man of DNA, who died in hospital on Tuesday aged 88. Wilkins, a professor at King&#39;s College London, shared the 1962 Nobel prize
France and Kuwait signed two agreements on defence cooperation that President Jacques Chirac and Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah said underlined a joint ambition to encourage stability in the Middle East.
by our Internet desk, 16 November 2004. The United Nations is coming under increased pressure to impose sanctions on Sudan&#39;s government for its activities in the Darfur region.
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Danny Song bolted for cover as a tornado tore through the dormitory complex at Union University \u00c2\u0097 then the ceiling came crashing down on top of a couch that was wedged against him.
First car bomb has detonated at the entrance to the Green Zone, area of the US and British embassies and Iraqi government building.
Third-string quarterback Sage Rosenfels will make his first career start Sunday when the Miami Dolphins face Baltimore, as A.J. Feeley was ruled out because of a rib injury.
Insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's  landmark election killed 10 Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers on  Friday as the government announced the capture of two al Qaeda  lieutenants.
More than 40 percent of Americans are taking at least one prescription drug and one person in every six takes three or more, the government said Thursday.
The challenger, Donald Tusk, declared victory for his pro-business party, Civic Platform, after high voter turnout in parliamentary elections.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg left the Republican Party on Tuesday and switched to unaffiliated, a move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.
They swung Gerald Ford's golf clubs, flipped through his record collection with personal greetings from the musicians and paged through some of his books. Then they bought the stuff.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's 21-year-old son will not stand for mayor in a wealthy Paris suburb, the leader of the president's conservative UMP party said Tuesday, putting an end to speculation about the young man's ambitions.
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At the MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Timberlake is the equivalent of Jack Nicholson at the Oscars.
Mattel apologises for safety lapses which resulted in the recall of 21 million Chinese-made toys in recent months.
Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Illinois is defying the federal government with a new plan to make it safe and easy for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
The date when North Korea shuts its nuclear reactor now rests on discussions between it and five other countries that signed a disarmament deal, a U.N. nuclear watchdog official said on Saturday after talks in Pyongyang.
David Beckham scored a spectacular goal on a curling, 25-yard shot to lead England past Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday, but he wound up with a suspension and broken rib.
Halo 2 has been released in the US, with fans queuing to get their hands on the Xbox title.
Crystal Langhorne had 18 points and 18 rebounds to break Len Elmore's school rebounding record and No. 4 Maryland cruised to its ninth consecutive victory by beating Boston College, 88-61, last night on the road.
The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is considering scaling back its plan to replace underground lead water pipes, saying that a chemical added to the distribution system in recent years has significantly reduced lead contamination citywide.
An antibiotic used to treat leprosy and tuberculosis is showing promise as a therapy for Parkinson's disease.
Thousands of Bangladesh opposition activists holding banners reading &quot;Why the bombings, why the bloodshed?&quot; protested on Monday against a deadly grenade attack
Don't call it a comeback--'cause he never really went away.
A Basque proposal for virtual independence from Spain gained vital and unexpected support in the regional parliament on Thursday from Batasuna, a party banned as the political wing of armed separatists ETA.
The International Cricket Council on Friday revoked a two-Test ban on Indian captain Sourav Ganguly, enabling him to lead his country in the second and final test against South Africa starting next week, officials said.
Shaken by a string of deadly earthquakes and aftershocks, Japan is in the grips of an unlikely rescue saga. Rescue teams working in Nagaoka, one of the city&#39;s worst-hit by the initial earthquake on Saturday
Surgeons in China who said they   performed the first successful penis transplant had to remove   the donated organ because of the severe psychological problems   it caused to the recipient and his wife.
Assailants set off a powerful time bomb next to an army truck parked in a teeming outdoor market in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring
Investors grew more confident that the Fed will lower interest rates again to ward off recession, but they also wrestled with worries about the upcoming earnings season.
FIRENZE - Mario Vanni, condannato all&#39;ergastolo nell&#39;ambito dell&#39;inchiesta sul mostro di Firenze, avrebbe fatto il nome di un presunto mandante degli omicidi delle coppiette, di cui fu accusato insieme a Pietro Pacciani.
The phone, due out in October, comes with a built-in megapixel camera. Also on tap: a wireless home-monitoring system.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian Cabinet resigned yesterday in order to clear the way for a new unity government, and President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans to send a delegation to the U N to try to revive a Mideast peace plan.
PARIS A fragile truce between the government and Islamic organizations in France over the country&#39;s ban of Muslim head scarves in public schools appeared to hold Wednesday even though five female students have been expelled from schools for refusing to
LONDON, England -- A high-speed passenger train has collided with a vehicle and derailed at a crossing west of London, killing six people, the British Transport Police has said.
The Walt Disney Co. plans to release its movies and other content in the Blu-Ray format, one of the two major contenders for next-generation DVDs that will deliver high-definition images to TV sets.
San Juan's international airport was closed for more than an hour Thursday morning after bomb-sniffing dogs alerted police to a suspicious piece of luggage, authorities said.
BEIJING - China said yesterday that it would submit information about its military spending and weapons trading to the United Nations, in what appears to be an effort to calm fears about its secretive and rapidly expanding armed forces.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte (in ...
The collapse of an Antarctic ice shelf two years ago has accelerated the flow of glaciers into the nearby Weddell Sea.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dajuan Wagner left training camp Wednesday to attend to a personal matter.
TORONTO -- Raptors guard T.J. Ford said Wednesday that he plans take at least a week off before trying to resume any basektball activity, but said a scary fall the previous night in Atlanta doesn't have him worried about a career-ending injury.
GAZA CITY -- Israel launched air strikes yesterday against militants and a rocket-launching site in the Gaza Strip , injuring two Palestinians, but the number of attacks from both sides appeared to be dropping off.
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Togo's parliament passes controversial measures which would allow the son of the late president to succeed him.
Facts about American Tyler Hamilton, who has been cleared of any doping offence at the Athens Olympics. Hamilton competed on the Alpine ski team at Colorado during his sophomore year at university but then suffered a back injury.
IT chief to chief chief Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' IT boss Steve Lamey has been promoted to chief operating officer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Free Standards Group has released Linux Standard Base 2.0, a new Linux standard that has gained the backing of most major Linux suppliers.
It's obvious that Danny DeVito loves to eat. Now he has a restaurant to call his own.
Highways were hazardous for holiday travelers Sunday and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind
A senior French official says the euro needs to carry more weight internationally to rival the dollar.
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Ellison&#39;s revenge. Redux. After waging acquisition war on takeover target PeopleSoft for 16 months, software giant Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) may add insult to what some perceive as injury, again.
Jeju Island, South Korea (Sports Network) - Kate Golden fired an eight-under 64 on Saturday to join local favorite Grace Park atop the leaderboard after two rounds of the CJ Nine Bridges Classic.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president promising to restore security to the war-shattered country three years after the fall of the Taliban.
Effective December 3, IBM expects to carve out a bigger slice of the storage market, and two months prior to shipping, the initial prospects look very good for the channel.
Cambodia passes legislation to set up a tribunal to try leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime.
HONG KONG  - At least 419 people have been killed and hundreds more are injured or missing as tsunami tidal waves unleashed by a massive earthquake off Indonesia hit the region.
British scientists have created human embryos with three parents in a development they hope could lead to effective treatments for a range of serious hereditary diseases within five years.
The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced to eight years in prison, the severest punishment meted out so far in the case.
Drizzle on the olive oil, uncork a bottle of wine and hit the cobblestones. You may not only reach old age but extend it longer than most, a pair of European studies has concluded.
Millionaire executive Martha Stewart announced Wednesday that she decided to begin her prison sentence for lying about a stock trade as soon as possible.
Britain's Tim Hemnan fears the onset of an energy crisis after crashing out of the 2.425-million-euro Madrid Masters with little left in the tank in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 loss to Ivan Ljubicic.
More must be done to curb the soaring NHS spending on prescription drugs, MPs say.
Sixteen-year-old Leicester youth Bradley Whitfield was allegedly killed with broken bottle
VIENNA, Austria Aug. 30, 2004 - Some nuclear technology ordered by Libya for its former weapons program is missing, while the origin of other material is unclear, the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday, raising
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Despite its status as Pakistan's hub for commerce, violence has routinely visited Karachi's seething streets: from political and ethnic bloodletting to its emergence as a hub of Islamic militants and scene of repeated terror attacks post-9/11.
FTP, VPNs and Outlook should now be working Just as 3 launches its \u00c2\u00a310 tariff in the UK, its service in Ireland has been suffering incompatibilities, slow speeds, and complaints, forcing the company to waive a month's subs as it struggles to get the service usable.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
John Kerry started the final two weeks of his general-election campaign with a slight cash edge over President Bush, though each has less than a third of his &#36;75 million budget left.
President Bush walked somberly through a memorial where 250,000 Rwandans killed in the 1994 genocidal slaughter are buried, emerging to call it \
Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and battled Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Louisiana primary Saturday night in a bid to chip away at her slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Continued robust expansion in developing countries will help offset a slowdown in the United States this year amid concerns of a possible recession in the world's largest economy, the World Bank said Wednesday.
About 70,000 football fans were forced to evacuate Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernab\u00c3\u00a9u stadium last night when the police stopped a league game because of a bomb threat purporting to come from the Basque separatist group Eta.
Juergen Klinsmann rinuncia alla panchina degli Stati Uniti. L'annuncio &egrave; stato dato dallo ste...
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The RAF military planes that escorted the Greek Olympic Airlines Airbus until it made an emergency landing at Stansted Airport in Essex, east of London, had orders to shoot it down in the case of a bomb attack or hijack, according to British newspapers
Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the National Football League Players Association, told the league&#39;s ownership and management council Wednesday that the eight
The paramedics, dispatched by the county or city fire department, arrive in about seven minutes and assess your injuries. A helicopter is activated and the medics call a pre-assigned base hospital, who decides where you go.
A man charged over a letter bomb campaign had a bedroom like a \
Microsoft made a $1.2 billion bid on Norwegian enterprise search vendor, Fast Search and Transfer, or FAST, a company that could boost its Office product suite and compete with Google.
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Internet service provider Tiscali   on Tuesday rebuked demands by British music companies  to reveal the names of some of its customers who allegedly used  the network to share songs illegally.
Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips for mobile phones, said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 13 percent and sales reversed a yearlong decline.
Michael Owen will have one last chance to prove his fitness - and possibly determine which formation England will employ against Wales on Saturday.
A priest who financed the grooming of a child for sex loses his bid to appeal against his sentence.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Jurors tried to avoid recommending the death penalty for a man who pleaded guilty to killing the daughter of blues guitarist Elvin Bishop and four others but could not, the jury's foreman said.
Westborough's D.J. Delbuono , who was the ECAC's East Division Rookie of the Year as goaltender for Skidmore College's hockey squad last season, has continued his strong play as a sophomore.
NAGPUR, Oct 24: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday said he was not rushing his comeback to cricket and that with more than a decade&#39;s experience, he was prepared to face all kinds of challenges the game could throw at him.
The task in front of the St. Louis Cardinals is simple really, simply stated at least. They have to do everything better if they are going to beat the Boston Red Sox.
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At least 15 people are feared killed in southern Greece, on the deadliest day of wildfires this year.
E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight.
The killer of schoolboy Luke Walmsley fails to get his minimum jail term reduced.
Il ct della nazionale Roberto Donadoni ha trascorso una giornata in ritiro con gli arbitri a Coverci...
The parents of a woman killed in a freeway crash involving Brandy sued the actress-singer for $50 million Tuesday.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, ensuring the survival of his center-left government.Comment
InfoWorld - May was not a good month for geeks in Estonia. The tiny Baltic republic weathered a&#160;month-long cyberattack&#160;that shuttered Internet servers nationwide. At the height of the crisis, people who wanted to use payment cards to buy bread or gas had to wait, as the onslaught crippled Estonia&#39;s banks.
Prospective U.S. citizens must answer more probing questions about concepts such as democracy and the rights of citizens as examiners began using a new test in eight cities on Thursday, the government said.
PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo Albanian leaders appealed for calm on Sunday after two people died in clashes between police and Albanians protesting a U.N. plan they say falls short of full independence from Serbia.
Ever since the Dixie  Chicks were boycotted by radio stations for insulting President  George W. Bush in 2003, country music liberals have felt under  siege but that doesn't mean there aren't any in Nashville.
Rwanda on Monday released 8,000  prisoners accused of involvement in the country's 1994  genocide, prompting anger from survivors of the slaughter who  fear new ethnic killings.
It is about 1 am, technically Saturday morning, but in this town Friday night is just getting started. Inside The Palms Casino, the line of people waiting to get into Rain, currently
PASADENA, Calif. - The theory that Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan has oceans or seas of liquid methane and ethane faced its best test yet Tuesday.
La Juve ha presentato istanza per l'arbitrato alla Camera del Coni e il presidente Pier Luigi Ronzan...
Roger Federer, bidding for a fifth successive Wimbledon title, eased into the second round on Monday but Swiss compatriot Martina Hingis was given an almighty fright by a player ranked 233 in the world.
Shares of Taser International Inc.  TASR.O have jumped 20 percent since early last week as the  stun gun maker issued a slew of announcements painting a  positive picture of its business prospects.
QUEBEC (CP) - The Quebec government will spend a billion dollars over the next eight years to create a series of private wind-powered electrical plants, Premier Jean Charest announced Monday.
The United Nations says a secret listening device has been found in a posh meeting room of its European headquarters in Geneva.
BOSTON - The \
BALTIMORE - The mystery man was dressed for the cold rather than tradition, and some spectators were not quite as respectful as in years past.
If you just can't wait to get your hands on Windows Vista, this story is for you. We'll help you decide which upgrade path to take and walk you through multiple methods of installation.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday  threw out a human rights abuse lawsuit filed against Zimbabwe's  ruling political party because it had not been properly  notified of the case.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on  Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his authority  to stop a Tampa man from removing the feeding tube that has  kept his brain-damaged wife alive for nearly 15 years.
Fired up after his convention, President Bush raced through three states he lost in 2000, on a drive Friday to spur his backers to the polls in November.
BBC World said on Friday it was duped in  an \
Paul Casey was the talk of the US Open on Friday after he did what many though was near impossible by shooting a four-under 66 at unforgiving Oakmont.
For a cool $3,309, you can book a round-trip coach ticket from Newark to Phoenix for the big game.
European Union leaders agreed to begin membership talks with Turkey, vowing to promote Turkish economic growth and build a bridge to the wider Muslim world.
America Online, the internet division of Time Warner, will be charged with criminal securities fraud but is likely to avoid prosecution under a settlement
Forty-six nations agree to work towards a treaty banning cluster bombs, but the US rejects any ban.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt by restructuring charges and the way it accounts for online-enabled games.
\u00c3\u0088 stato presentato in questi giorni a Milano un dispositivo medico, sotto forma di spray dalla consistenza di un gel ad alta viscosit\u00c3\u00a0 e dalle molecole a ph acido che sono in grado di combattere il raffreddore imitando la funzione delle mucose nasali
Up a hill, inside the heavily guarded compound of a former Congo dictator lies a graveyard &#151; of colonial-era statuary.
Memphis sophomore forward Sean Banks will sit out of the rest of the season after being declared academically ineligible.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a \
Much of Italy has been shut down Tuesday by a general strike called by unions to protest Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s economic policy.
Bloomberg - Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton has established a clear lead over her Democratic competitors in the early U.S. primary states, while the race for the Republican presidential nomination remains open.
Seven police cars chased a go-cart at  high speed for five km (three miles) through the winding  streets of the western German town of Moenchengladbach but were  not able to keep up with the teenage speedster.
JERUSALEM -- Israel's Holocaust museum launched a website yesterday giving Internet users access to biographical information on 3 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, the most comprehensive database of its kind. The Yad Vashem museum's site, which will be formally unveiled today, digitizes the center's 50 years of work compiling information on Holocaust victims. The list, the ...
EMC Corp , the world's biggest maker of corporate storage gear, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose on the back of strong revenue growth across a broad range of products.
An attorney for five of James Brown's children questioned the late soul singer's ex-trustees during a court hearing on whether they hid one of Brown's earlier wills.
SEOUL, Dec. 18 -- Because he embodies a brand that voters here are itching to buy, Lee Myung-bak seems almost certain to be elected Wednesday as president of South Korea.
Chesley Dabbs scored 19 points and Alesha Robertson added 14 to help No. 12 Texas Tech rout Oklahoma State 76-38 on Saturday.
The Russian parliament is divided over plans backed by the Kremlin to ban the consumption of beer in public.
L'agente di Thierry Henry ha smentito la notizia dell'accordo tra l'attaccante francese e il Barcell...
The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said he had urged Iran on Friday for swifter cooperation in resolving questions about its atomic activity, which the West fears will yield atomic bombs.
Two television advertisements for Pfizer Inc.'s impotence drug Viagra should be withdrawn for claiming a return of sexual desire and omitting key information, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to the company released on Monday.
U.S. consumers turned more gloomy in  October, beset by soaring energy prices, relentless violence in  Iraq and the increasingly bitter end of the presidential  election campaign.
Thousands of people have gathered in Bam to remember some 30,000 victims of the earthquake that flattened the historic Iranian city a year ago.
University of Illinois forward Roger Powell had to look to his shoes marked with religious inscriptions for hope Wednesday night in the annual Busch Braggin&#39; Rights game at the Savvis Center in St.
Financial advisers working for High Street banks are accused by Which? magazine of giving poor mortgage advice.
Andy Murray crashes out of the Australian Open in the first round, slumping to a 7-5 6-4 0-6 7-6 (7-5) defeat by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
A U.S. soldier was sentenced to three  years in jail for the murder of a wounded Iraqi teenager in  Baghdad in August, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Da domani al 3 settembre 110 mln di veicoli sulle autostrade
It was recently made public that Best Buy's Insignia brand 10.4\
The expensive flurry of legislation passed by Congress as it left Washington this month is providing some lift to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle&#39;s fierce struggle to keep his job.
NATO and Afghan troops killed 94 Taliban rebels in a major insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan while a respected provincial governor died in a suicide blast, officials said.
As the uproar over John Kerry&#39;s record during the Vietnam War illustrates, that polarizing conflict is still being fought. It probably will remain a flash point at least for the duration of the Vietnam-era generation.
The jury in the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector is dismissed after failing to reach a verdict.
NEW YORK India and Pakistan must tackle their decadeslong dispute over Kashmir &quot;head-on&quot; and come up with new plans to finally resolve it, according to President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan.
Antioxidant vitamins taken by tens of millions of people around the world won't lead to a longer life, according to an analysis of dozens of studies that adds to evidence questioning the value of the popular supplements. The large review of separate studies on thousands of people found no long-life benefit from vitamins A, E and C and beta carotene and selenium.
US auto sales declined 12 percent to 1.43 million vehicles in August, as near-record gasoline prices hurt demand. The six largest automakers all had sales drops for the first time in almost two years.
Creating false appearances to cloak an undesirable reality is a fine tradition of Russian governance. The Russians invented the original Potemkin villages, elaborate fake settlements constructed by a Russian
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Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier during an hour-long interview taped and aired on Cuban television Friday, responding to rumors of his death with a defiant \
World record holder Asafa Powell's   remarkable season ended on a flat note when the Jamaican was   disqualified before his 100 meters race in Japan on Sunday.
A new experimental chip from Intel could house as many as 80 separate processing engines, or cores.
The high priests of  free software have congregated at Google Inc.   headquarters this week to debate the future of the movement and  face down recent patent threats by Microsoft Corp. .
Researchers showed off security, search and other upcoming technologies at this week's TechFest, the first time the event has ever been open to the public.
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Hedge fund advisers will have to  register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and  submit to examinations under a new rule approved on Tuesday in  a 3-2 vote by the market-policing agency.
LONDON -- Foreign policy specialists warned Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday that military action against Iran could worsen violence across the Middle East and urged him to persuade the United States to hold talks with Tehran.
Transplanting stem cells from a healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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As the loving documentary, \u00e2\u0080\u009cPete Seeger: The Power of Song,\u00e2\u0080\u009d makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.
The government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inability to manage a reverse exodus has left the most vulnerable in an uneasy limbo.
England look to build on their opening Six Nations win as they tackle Italy at Twickenham.
The abortion pill RU-486 is safe enough to remain on the market with strengthened warnings, the government said Tuesday despite a third death after the drug's use.
THREE Irishmen with links to the IRA were sentenced to 17 years in prison yesterday on charges of training Colombian Marxist guerrillas in explosives and terrorism techniques.
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 29 - United States troops and warplanes killed at least 25 insurgents who used car bombs and rocket-propelled grenades to try to overrun an American combat outpost in Mosul on Wednesday afternoon, the American military said.
Blu-ray announcements at this year's IFA conference in Berlin include new hardware partners such as Acer and China Huala Group.
Drug companies are becoming less innovative, with the number of new drugs being developed failing to keep pace  with the substantial increases in spending on research and development, according to congressional investigators.
Hundreds of US net radio stations face potential closure from Monday when a new royalty fee begins.
A new music service that allows  consumers to directly download an unlimited number of tracks to  their cell phones for a small weekly fee from wherever they are  will launch in Europe on Thursday.
Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that he is not aware of any plans for a strike on Iran.
CHANGCHUNLING, China -- About 1,000 farmers gathered in the village meeting hall here at 8 a.m. on Dec. 19 and proclaimed what amounted to a revolt against China's communist land-ownership system.
John Travolta, the star of hits like \
Sen. Joe Biden, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's incoming chairman, wants to get tough with Mexico, calling it an \
Japanese troops will participate in war games in Australia as part of a move towards closer military ties but the move has upset many World War II veterans, it was reported.
By the Editor. AS was being envisioned\u00e2\u0080\u0094the US Secretary of State Colin Powell\u00e2\u0080\u0094has tendered his resignation from his exalted status with the advent of the second term of President George W Bush in the White
Media group Tribune Co., which is  reviewing alternatives that could split up the company or take  it private, said on Tuesday it will decide on a course of  action before the end of March.
Twenty-year-old Miss Peru has been crowned Miss World in a southern Chinese resort town, as China looks to become the regular host of an event that would have once been deemed heretical by its Communist leaders.
Mastella loda intervento di Napolitano per rapida soluzione
President Bush said Thursday he had  been right to invade Iraq even though a new U.S. report found  Baghdad did not have the banned weapons cited as the main  reason for the war.
The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.
Seventythree year old Jean Primeaux became gravely ill from the West Nile virus. She says it came on suddenly last August. &quot;We cooked dinner on a Sunday and our family all came to eat and they left and my husband said, he was going to wash the dishes.
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
Police appeal for help to identify a young boy found in a street in Birmingham on Tuesday night.
ABC newswoman Elizabeth Vargas and her husband, singer Marc Cohn, are parents again, of another boy. Vargas and the baby, named Samuel Wyatt, are \

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Health Secretary Alan Johnson is to call for fluoride to be added to Britain's water supplies.
An Angop delegation led by its Technical Director, Daniel Miguel Jeorge is attending today in Moscow, Russia, the first international congress of National News Agencies, opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the presence of representatives of at
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FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury sentenced Spc.  Charles Graner to 10 years in prison on Saturday for his  leading role in the 2003 Abu Ghraib torture of Iraqi prisoners,  five years less than the maximum sentence possible.
WASHINGTON - The Washington Post reported Friday that the CIA has a top-secret detention facility for valuable al-Qaida captives at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
By Leandri, Susan J  BLOGS ARE A GOOD WAY TO SPREAD YOUR MESSAGE TO YOUR PUBLIC-AND TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF COMPANY POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES. DO THEM RIGHT, AND YOU'LL SEE THE BENEFITS IN GREATER UNDERSTANDING. DO THEM WRONG, AND YOU'LL RISK LOSING READERS.
Data centres should convert or take Highway To Hell Validus Systems said yesterday that it will throw a large wad of cash at developing data centre power infrastructure that uses direct current (DC) in the hope of lowering power consumption.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
DIWANIYA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi troops killed 30 militants early on Sunday in fierce fighting in the flashpoint southern Shi'ite city of Diwaniya, the U.S. military said.
Remedy for recent shortages, it's suggested AMD will ship its 65nm dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors a week on Tuesday, it has been claimed. If correct, the 5 December debut apparently marks an acceleration of AMD's anticipated 65nm roll-out schedule.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Vivi the whippet, the prize-winning show dog who vanished two years ago at Kennedy International Airport, is alive and well. At least that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what the animal psychics say.
It&#39;s hard to break old habits, and after eight years of bickering, sniping and cockeyed stares, and a celebrated divorce that put almost 3,000 miles between them
Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish.
Economists say government needs to support and train IT workers who have lost jobs to offshore outsourcing.
Embarking on his first visit to Jerusalem as president, George W. Bush pressed Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday to seize what he called an historic opportunity and make tough concessions for peace.
Three US Marines were killed in Iraq&#39;s western Anbar province on Thursday, a US military spokesperson said. The deaths were reported as US troops fought resistance fighters in the city of Fallujah, which is located in Anbar.
President Bush said Wednesday that Sen. John Kerry's views on national security are so misguided that the Democrat would be unable to defeat terrorism.
Il presidente uscente Hamid Karzai (foto) ha vinto le elezioni presidenziali in Afghanistan riconfermandosi alla guida del Paese che fu la roccaforte dei sanguinari talebani del mullah Omar e di Bin Laden.
Advisers to the U.S. government will consider on Wednesday if taking antidepressant drugs may raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some adults just as it appears to in children and teens.
ISLAMABAD, DECEMBER 26: The outcome of the first round of meetings in the composite dialogue, Jammu and Kashmir, the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus and 98 other confidence building measures, it is a full agenda up for review when the foreign
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone could be saved by a consortium headed by Nigel Mansell, the former world champion. The fate of Silverstone is in the balance after it was dropped from the 17-race Formula
Poet and novelist Maya Angelou said she agreed to host a weekly show for XM Satellite Radio's \

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Compressor and machinery maker Atlas Copco  said it had agreed to sell most of its U.S. equipment rental business for $3.8 billion to Ripplewood Holdings and Oak Hill Capital Management.
AMES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama drew a contrast with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton over the Iraq war on Sunday and said he was \
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Indian actor Saif Ali Khan is being treated in an Indian hospital after suffering from chest pains.
Average household water bills in England and Wales can rise by \u00c2\u00a346 a year by 2009, the industry regulator says.
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David Beckham grabbed the spotlight away from Wayne Rooney with a spectacular goal, a needless suspension and a trip to hospital with a broken rib as England downed Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Saturday.
Japan&#39;s Supreme Court on Monday said merger talks could proceed between troubled UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Group Inc.
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Conflicting ideologies and internal divisions came to the forefront across Israel and the Palestinian territories.
PeopleSoft Corp. fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before US antitrust regulators said they would drop their case against Oracle Corp.
In the first preseason game with Steve Nash at point guard, Phoenix Suns coach Mike D&#39;Antoni got off the bench to call a play after a defensive rebound.
Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko called for an investigation into who poisoned him with dioxin but said Sunday it should wait until after this month's presidential run-off, as he checked out ...
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Parents of children whose primary school was shut aim to help other schools threatened with closure.
Where to retire depends on more than just money.
Two experimental drugs could offer hope to leukemia patients who no longer benefit from Gleevec, says research presented Sunday at the meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego.
The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday.
Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
A suicide attack killed at least seven people, including the bomber, less than a kilometer from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, police said.
Police with riot sticks pushed several hundred protesters away from a courthouse Friday where a judge was to announce the verdict in the treason trial of popular opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.
A Darfur rebel group says it has seized two workers at an oilfield in Sudan operated by a Chinese company.
Crude oil prices jumped above $51 a barrel yesterday, setting a fresh record amid a prolonged production shut-down in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.
Climate scientist Michael Mann runs down the list of bad global warming news: The world is spewing greenhouse gases at a faster rate. Summer Arctic sea ice is at record lows. The ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica are melting quicker than expected.
Following music industry measures to clamp down on illegal song piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are launching civil suits seeking damages of up to $30,000 (\u00e2\u0082\u00ac23,200) per film.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect wing slats on all newer Boeing 737 aircraft after an initial investigation said a loose part caused a fuel leak and subsequent fire that destroyed a China Airlines 737 last week in Japan.

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The GOP is once again divided over how the nation should treat its most dangerous terror suspects, setting up a showdown in Congress just weeks away from elections when all members will try to sell themselves as tough on terror.
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Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book and TV interview in which O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired, media reports said on Friday.
The first test-tube baby created from an egg matured in the laboratory and then frozen has been born in Canada, in a breakthrough offering hope to women with cancer and others unsuited to normal IVF treatment.
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(Sports Network) - The Anaheim Angels try to move up the AL West standings this evening when they continue their three-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium.
(HealthDay News) -- Infertility -- defined by the American Academy of Family Physicians as the inability of a couple to become pregnant after one year of trying -- affects about 15 percent of the population.
ABC, CBS and NBC plan to devote exactly the same amount of prime time - three hours spread over three nights - to this week's Republican National Convention as they gave to last month's Democratic National Convention.
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Sir Richard Branson plans to start a company which will let families store stem cells from their child's umbilical cord.
Malaysia suspends the recruitment of workers from India amid growing domestic tensions.
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IBM said Wednesday that it had agreed to pay $320 million to current and former employees to settle in part a class-action lawsuit over its pension plan in a case that may affect millions of workers at many companies and nonprofit organizations.
The Chinese government refrained on Monday from saying much about the results of Sunday&#39;s elections in Hong Kong, but the country&#39;s Communist leaders had reason to be pleased.
NEW YORK -- Guitar Center Inc. , the largest U S retailer of musical instruments, agreed to be bought by Bain Capital Partners LLC for $1.9 billion.
With the insurgency still a threat to Iraq&#39;s planned elections, the US force is about to expand to its highest level of the war even higher than the initial invading force in March 2003.
US blue-chips closed at six-week highs on Friday, helped by reassuring consumer confidence data and a bounce in technology stocks, but volume was extremely thin before
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InfoWorld - In the face of growing competition from Linux, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered a four-page memo to customers on Wednesday outlining the economic and security advantages Windows has over Linux, the potential dangers of open source involving indemnification, and the intent to aggressively convince Unix shops to migrate to Windows.
Vijay Singh leads the PGA Tour&#39;s money list by an ever-widening margin. He is running away with the player of the year award. And on Sunday he moved within 18 holes of another big prize.
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Investors urge G8 governments for more clarity on climate change policies, to better manage risks.
Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.
Federal agents arrested more than 130 alleged drug traffickers from coast-to-coast Tuesday, saying they smuggled heroin from Mexico and even offered phone-up home deliveries like a pizza shop.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan -- Colin Montgomerie sank the winning putt as Europe clinched victory over the United States in the 35th Ryder Cup match at Oakland Hills, Michigan.
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Randy Johnson insists his shoddy start Thursday was a product of rust and not continued poor health. Russell Martin spoiled Johnson's return from the disabled list with a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-5.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai sidelined leaders of powerful regional factions in his new cabinet line-up announced on Thursday. Karzai won Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic
KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Constitutional Court on  Saturday overturned some changes introduced to an election law  intended to eliminate fraud which tainted last month's  presidential poll, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.
2007 could be called the year of the mobile operating system.Since Microsoft entered the scene around five years ago, the smartphone operating system industry has been fairly stable. Symbian, Linux, Research in Motion, and Windows Mobile make up the bulk of smartphone software, each to varying degrees of success in different regions.But in 2007,&#160;Apple introduced the iPhone, which runs its own brand of software, and Google announced that next year its&#160;Android mobile operating system platform&#160;will come out.The entrance of two new operating systems from well-known brands shakes up the plans of some mobile operators, creates some headaches for end-users, presents bigger challenges for application developers, and indicates some fundamental changes in the mobile industry.To put the discussion in perspective, realize that smartphones make up a relatively small portion of overall mobile phone sales. In 2006, 8 percent of phones sold were smartphones, said Chris Hazelton, an analyst with IDC. That&#39;s set to grow in 2007, but will likely hit only the low double digits, he said.Why all the interest then? The industry has high hopes that existing phone owners, who now make up a large part of the overall population in developed countries, will want to move on to the next generation of more capable smartphones.In addition, operators are gradually indicating that they&#39;re stepping aside from their role as gatekeeper and will allow more outside companies to offer phones and services to their customers, opening up new opportunities for software, hardware, and Web services companies.Verizon and AT&amp;T have recently made bold statements indicating that they&#39;re opening up their networks to more devices. While end-users might have the option to use a wider variety of devices,&#160;Verizon&#39;s announcement&#160;at least comes with a catch. &quot;It&#39;s like, &#39;OK, we&#39;ll bow to what you want, but be careful what you wish for. You can bring these phones to our network, but if you have problems, don&#39;t call us&#39;,&quot; said Hazelton. Verizon hasn&#39;t promised technical support for handsets that run on its network as part of its new open program.Still, at the very least mobile customers in general will soon be able to add the iPhone and new Android phones to the list of handsets they can choose from. That&#39;s good and bad for phone customers. &quot;End-users will probably need to do a bunch more homework,&quot; said Scott Horn, general manager of Microsoft&#39;s mobile communications business. That&#39;s because they&#39;ll need to figure out if the new software can support the features and services they want.At the same time that operators are opening up to new handsets, they&#39;re also beginning to ease restrictions on which online services customers can use. The trend started in Europe, where operators such as Vodafone have said that the bulk of their online data revenue came from services offered by third parties outside of its portal. Operators also learned how difficult it is to build a portal of desirable services. &quot;It&#39;s an incredibly resource intensive and expensive undertaking,&quot; Horn said. The shift away from the walled garden is just starting in the United States, he said.Allowing easier access to Web services is relevant to the software on the phones. Microsoft says that some handset makers and operators are interested in Windows Mobile because of its support of popular Microsoft services&#160;such as&#160;Live IM and Hotmail for mobile users. Google has a whole host of services that it targets at mobile users, from which it hopes to earn advertising dollars. And Apple has cleverly linked the use of the iPhone and its software with iTunes, where customers can buy content.All of these changes represent a major challenge for many operators. Some operators have in the last year or so said they want to support just a couple of operating systems as a way to cut costs related to support and training, Hazelton said. &quot;I think carriers are kind of backing down on the demand that there be fewer platforms,&quot; he said, as a result of the new software hitting the market.The additional operating systems might also pose a problem for application developers. &quot;It will be hard for application developers to pick,&quot; Hazelton said. Developers don&#39;t always focus on just one platform, but there will be so many operating systems in the mobile space that it will be difficult for them to choose which will be the most popular. For now in the United States, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile have the largest developer base and that should continue in the foreseeable future, he said.But the new operating systems should also serve to grow the number of developers, Horn said. Developers will continue to have to make bets about which platform will pay off. &quot;That&#39;s always been the case. Developers say, &#39;Where&#39;s the biggest market for my talents and which market has the lowest cost to enter?&#39; In many ways, it&#39;s an economically driven decision for developers,&quot; Horn said.The experts agree that the new operating systems don&#39;t pose a threat to any particular existing platform provider. &quot;The more entrants in the near term means faster growth in the category, driving us all up collectively,&quot; Horn said. &quot;There will be big players and there will be niche players, we&#39;ll see different business models.&quot;Hazelton agreed. &quot;There&#39;s more a benefit than a threat because it serves to broaden awareness of smartphones,&quot; he said.
At least 23 people die in a bus bombing in central Sri Lanka, the military says, as the ceasefire in the country ends.
When the first congressional hearing about the care of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center opens this morning in a campus auditorium, many eyes will turn to Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, who has served as the Army's top doctor since he gave up command of the hospital in 2004. The hearing will allow Kiley to explain why bureaucratic tangles and horrid conditions made life so difficult for outpatients at the Army's premier hospital, while also likely putting him in a position of defending his job....
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Iran said Monday a preliminary agreement reached between Iran and the European Union's three big powers may be finalized soon, but hard-liners criticized the deal and called on the government to ignore calls to keep suspending nuclear activities.
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Young offenders could serve their custodial sentences in children's homes, under Home Office plans.
Early projections on Friday showed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in a tight battle with his main challenger after a vote praised as smooth, despite sporadic violence and rigging accusations from both sides.
Mike Volpi, routing technology general manager at Cisco, spoke recently about important new application-aware networking technology, service providers and his 10 years at Cisco.
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Republicans mounted a vigorous assault on John Kerry's domestic and foreign policy credentials, coupled with a spirited defense of President Bush's economic stewardship.
Sanjay Dutt is not just about all muscle he has a strong memory too. It is learnt that Dutt will deliver an 8-minute long non-stop dialogue for Anubhav Sinha's film Tathastu being produced by Sanju's close friend Nitin Manmohan.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leaders decided  in the absence of President Yasser Arafat on Sunday to carry  out a plan to restore law and order in the West Bank and Gaza,  a government minister said.
Oil and aluminum group Norsk Hydro ASA said Monday fourth-quarter profit fell 68 percent as the company reported earnings a day earlier than scheduled after financial information was leaked.Comment
U.S. investment fund Perry Capital has offered to buy an additional 25 percent stake in ailing Japanese chip maker NEC Electronics Corp.  for 154 billion yen ($1.27 billion), a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
Freshly recovered from a heart operation, Prime Minister Tony Blair was scheduled to fly to Ethiopia on a personal aid mission which he hopes will also provide a restorative boost to his own place in history.
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Leading politicians have paid their respects to BBC journalist Nick Clarke, who died aged 58 after a lengthy battle against cancer.
NEW YORK  - The psychological needs of U.S. military personnel and their families are straining the current mental health services of the military, concludes an American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force charged with looking into the issue.
Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court yesterday rejected two more legal challenges to a decisive win by Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yuschenko in presidential polls.
The decision by high street electrical chain Dixons to no longer sell the machines could soon mean RIP for the VCR. But VHS (video home system) is just
A vagrant wanted for questioning in a rape overpowered a police officer who was trying to handcuff him, then shot her to death with her own weapon Monday, police said.
The draw for the semi-finals of the FA Cup takes place at 1330 GMT on Monday.
ATHENS,  -- A Greek athlete has failed a drugs test at the Athens Olympics, a team spokesman said on Friday.
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Scotland&#39;s Colin Montgomerie, left, shakes hands with Tiger Woods of the US after finished the US$200,000 Skins golf competition at the Jeju Raon Golf Club in Jeju, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004.
Publisher Simon & Schuster on Friday said it had demanded that Walt Disney Co.   return a manuscript of a forthcoming book about Michael Eisner's 20-year reign as Disney chief executive and the shareholder revolt against him.
Russia says an Iranian missile test this week raised suspicions over its true nuclear ambitions.
New Dutch laws removing the right of sperm donors to remain anonymous has led to a dramatic drop in donations.
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A defective track may have caused a highspeed train crash in northern England in which an elderly woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured, according to investigators and the train company boss.
Economic ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finally agreed to beef up their commitment to push ahead the program of
India will stage celebrations to mark the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal but archeological concerns have forced organisers to shift the event away from the monument.
TechWeb - Risk management company Palamida's list includes direct links to patches that will fix all five flaws, including ones identified in Geronimo 2.0 and JBoss.
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Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans as the city tries to recover from Hurricane Katrina nearly a year after the storm hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday.
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Eleven auto safety groups asked the government Thursday to revise a new rule that requires safer power windows in vehicles, saying it does not adequately protect children.
Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups had 19 to help the Detroit Pistons snap a rare three-game losing streak and beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 86-78, on Wednesday night.
Entertainment giant Sony has apologised to the Church of England for featuring a prominent British cathedral in a violent video game, a spokesman for the church said Friday.
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s writers made it official, ending their bitterly fought strike at the 100-day mark by an overwhelming margin.
China is &quot;strongly dissatisfied&quot; with Japan for its allowing Lee Teng-hui&#39;s entry into the country,and the Foreign Ministry has lodged strong protest to the Japanesegovernment
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Tropical Storm Matthew sloshed ashore in a flood-prone area of Louisiana on Sunday, hitting the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and a strong sea surge.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Soccer star David Beckham broke his rib just before scoring a highlight-reel goal in England&#39;s 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualification match on Saturday.
NEWCASTLE : Newcastle United have sacked their manager, Sir Bobby Robson, effectively ending the career of one of the most respected and best-loved figures in English football.
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs  on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start  selling songs online without copy protection software known as  digital rights management (DRM).
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR denies that top officials for the sanctioning body promised a job to a former racing team member who was the victim of a 1999 racial prank.
JODHPUR, India  - White horses, elephants and priests blowing conch horns will star in the Hindu nuptials of actress Elizabeth Hurley, who wraps up a week of lavish wedding celebrations in India on Friday.
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Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son Mark will face questioning in a South African court in two weeks time over accusations he helped to finance a coup plot against an oil-rich west African country.
NEW YORK  - Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. the world&#39;s biggest insurance broker, announced a radical overhaul of its business practices after learning it would not face criminal charges for allegedly deceiving its customers.
Dennis Rommedahl grabbed an injury-time winner for Charlton against a Crystal Palace side who will be very upset at a missed penalty.
Its decision raises questions over the willingness of local authorities to tap into their estimated 110bn of commercial property - a fifth of Britain's total - as a source of finance.
After 15 years of bitter arguments, Britain agreed Thursday to open a public inquiry into the assassination of Belfast attorney Patrick Finucane, who specialized in defending Irish Republican Army suspects.
A family GP will appear in court on Thursday charged with murdering a 74-year-old cancer patient in January.
Sri Lanka's government said on Wednesday it suspects some state security service personnel have been involved in abductions and murders that have mushroomed amid renewed civil war.
A U.S. court on Thursday dismissed the  convictions of two Arab men, the first to be prosecuted and  tried on terror-related charges following the Sept. 11 attacks,  after the government conceded errors in handling the case.
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Oil prices slipped on Thursday after a  bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories soothed  worries of a winter squeeze.
As it cools its heels waiting for a response from BEA Systems, Oracle announces plan to buy the operational planning software maker.
By Jeremy W. Peters  With a U.S. federal inquiry into his company growing wider, Michael Dell is acknowledging that he deserves a share of the blame for recent problems at Dell Inc. and reaffirmed his support for his CEO, Kevin Rollins.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho in Tokyo on Thursday in an apparent bid to persuade the Japanese carmaker to produce hybrid cars in his state.
Target Corp.  reported higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating estimates on strong holiday season sales and results from its credit card business.
An American civil rights group filed a criminal complaint in Germany on Tuesday alleging that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other U.S. officials condoned torture and human rights violations at Abu ...
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Andy Roddick broke his own fastest serve record as he helped the United States take a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup semi-final at Charleston of South Carolina on Friday.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 22 percent on resilient fixed-income revenue, record
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A new study has revealed that a low-glycemic-index (low-GI) diet, in which carbohydrates are low in sugar or release sugar slowly, can lead to weight loss, reduced body fat, and reduction in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The Blackstone Group agreed to buy GSO Capital Partners as it seeks to build its credit operations amid tough market conditions.
Highland Hospitality Corp. a lodging real estate investment trust, said Friday that it bought four hotels from Wyndham International Inc. for $227 million, plus closing adjustments.
Nikolay Davydenko beat Greg Rusedski of Britain, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, in a tightly contested Kremlin Cup final Sunday to win his first Moscow title.
Chase Utley's home run with two outs in the 10th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.
IBM, the company that invented the PC, has put its PC business up for sale, according to the New York Times, and is in discussions with China&#39;s largest maker of personal computers, Lenovo Group (formerly Legend Group), and at least one other potential
VIENNA, Austria Sept. 14, 2004 - Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were divided Tuesday on whether output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause prices to drop.
NEW YORK  - People who spend more pre-bedtime hours using the Internet or watching television are more likely to report that they don't get enough sleep, even though they sleep almost as long as people who spend fewer pre-bedtime hours in front of a computer or television screen, survey findings show.
Hundreds gather at a village in Pakistan's Punjab province for the funeral of key al-Qaeda suspect Amjad Farooqi.
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THIS was a famous win by India but it was achieved on an infamous pitch. Another 20 wickets fell yesterday, after 18 the day before, in a Test match that provided barely 15 hours of actual playing time.
Vancouver Canucks player Todd Bertuzzi was barred from playing in Europe by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday because of his violent conduct on the rink.
A Hispanic teen who survived a 2006 attack with a plastic pipe by two other teens described as skinheads jumped to his death from a cruise ship bound for Mexico, the Houston Chronicle reported on its Web site on Monday.
The Nikkei average ended nearly flat on   Tuesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen, but gains were   capped as Lehman Brothers lowered its rating on Takeda   Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 4502.T and the drug sector.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the &quot;pain and ugliness&quot; of the conflict.
The outgoing commander of all Marine forces in Iraq said an Iraqi victory ---- not an American one ---- is essential to ensure the legitimacy of the new Iraqi government and to speed the eventual withdrawal of US forces.
Britain looked set to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents warned could see the country's soldiers dragged further into the conflict, with the risk of casualties multiplying.
By Rich Hewitt, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Mar. 5--SEDGWICK -- A proposed contract for three peninsula towns to continue to haul trash to the Blue Hill-Surry transfer station could face tough sledding if the discussion at the annual town meeting in Sedgwick is any indication.
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Details of UK and US troops' handover of security to Iraqi forces could be unveiled soon, says Tony Blair.
A former US Marine has claimed that he saw American troops in Iraq routinely kill unarmed civilians, including women and children.
With nods to Metropolis, Star Wars, Dick Tracy, The Iron Giant and even Looney Tunes, Kerry Conran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debut, Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow, arrives in theatres after being in the works for almost as long as some of the aforementioned movies have
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The computer, dubbed Balance, comes loaded with the Linspire operating system and the OpenOffice.org office suite, the companies said.
Yemeni forces killed on Friday anti-U.S. rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi and tens of his supporters, ending over two months of clashes that have left over 200 rebels and troops dead, a government official said.
You can see it from the east side of Tiananmen Square, not far from the site where the student protestor stood resolutely in front of the advancing tank in the infamous photograph from 1989
Democratic presidential contender John Edwards argued on Thursday that President Bush has made the nation less safe and the Republican candidates are trying to become \
Images of the latest eruption on the island of Stromboli, north of Sicily, in Italy.
Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape&#39;s pioneering browser.
In Nepal, fresh violence has erupted in the capital, Kathmandu, on the fourth day of a blockade imposed by Maoist rebels. The rebels are not backing down, even though the government has agreed to one of their key demands.
Archaeologists believe a settlement is linked by a road and perhaps by belief to the mysterious megalithic monument
Kenyans waited for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.
U.S. regulators on Thursday said warnings about the risk of sudden hearing loss linked to popular drugs for impotence, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, would be added to the drugs' labels.
SEATTLE Aug. 28, 2004 - John Kerry doesn&#39;t talk much about Social Security on the campaign trail, but he laid out some thoughts for a voter in Everett, Wash.
A north Wales holiday chalet goes on the market for \u00c2\u00a3500,000 - and already has a waiting list, say the vendors.
Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group, has approached arch-rival Toshiba in an attempt to prevent a damaging format war over their next-generation DVDs.
Fil rouge edizione 2008 sara'un omaggio al genio di Leonardo
Azeri, Horse of the Year in 2002 and a near certainty for the Distaff Race in the Breeders&#39; Cup at Lone Star Park Saturday, is to run instead in the tougher but much more prestigious $4 million Classic.
ANAHEIM - Curt Schilling is Shane and he is shaman \u00e2\u0080-art hired gun, part exorcist. He has come to bring deliverance and to battle demons, to lift the curse that confounds New England.
Relax -- it's Thanksgiving. We'll be publishing on a reduced schedule through the holiday weekend.
Germany's biggest far-Right political parties have agreed to merge in an attempt to win Bundestag seats.
Bengals middle linebacker Nate Webster will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Webster had surgery Monday to repair the patella tendon in his right knee, torn during the closing minutes of a 23-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
After a photograph shows the mayor reaching for a bag of Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers, the mayor -- known for his public health and nutrition measures -- is taken to task.
Weeks after President George W. Bush's reelection, the battle over US abortion rights has been reignited, after Congress approved a  measure freeing hospitals from statewide provisions to offer abortion services.
Dow Jones a -18 punti base, -2,5 Nasdaq-100, -2,1 SP500
Christmas trees with glistening decorations are seen everywhere in downtown Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
United Airlines formally raised the  possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a  bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an  upcoming court hearing.
As with everything, the novelty of the iPhone fades. Its calendar can track how soon.
Shares in music firms drop after a report that the industry is the latest target of probing by New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer.
A bomb blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut destroyed the car of former Economy Minister Marwan Hamadeh, wounding him and killing at least one person, a Reuters witness said.
Favored Pleasantly Perfect took charge down the stretch to win by a length in the 14th running of the $1 million Pacific Classic yesterday at Del Mar. Pleasantly
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MIAMI (Sports Network) - Nick Saban was introduced Tuesday  as the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
HIV infection is rising in every region of the world and most worryingly in countries like Uganda and Thailand, which had been heralded as success stories in the fight against AIDS, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The Shanghai Composite index closed above 3,000 on Monday. Now it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s below 2,800.
When Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson heard he was going to a country-style restaurant in South Carolina, he said his eyes lit up, knowing a good Southern breakfast awaited.
The final countdown: a bumper final edition of Cozzacam.
James Joseph Dresnok was a hulking  21-year old U.S. army private stationed in South Korea in 1962  when he bolted across the demilitarized zone, through a  minefield, and into enemy territory in the communist North.
Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives
Il caro-colazione colpisce la Toscana, il pane lievita non solo a Roma. In arrivo la task force sui rincari e contro il carovita arriva anche Mr. Prezzi
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick acknowledged Wednesday he had more contact with a convicted rapist than he had previously told reporters, after a report showed he corresponded with the man in the 1990s and wrote at least two letters to the parole board on his behalf.
A vaccine to prevent a dangerous infection that often strikes cystic fibrosis patients is feasible, but needs more development, German researchers report.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Brazil is mourning the tragic loss of Sao Caetano soccer player Serginho who died in hospital Wednesday after collapsing on the field.
Pregnant teenagers smoke to try to reduce the size of their babies, and make delivery less painful, a minister claims.
The Iraqi government yesterday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish-run areas in the north as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on rebels in Fallujah.
TAIPEI/HONG KONG  - HSBC  will receive T$47.5 billion (US$1.5 billion) in Taiwan government funds and make a major cash infusion to rescue the failed Chinese Bank, in the latest Taiwan acquisition by a major foreign bank.
SEEKING to head off a challenge from video-game rival Sony Corp, Nintendo said on Tuesday that its dual-screen (DS) Game Boy player will hit stores in the United States just in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.
Two Maryland agencies are investigating a two-acre pile of debris that has been dumped by a landscaping firm for the past eight years on a secluded site near the Patuxent River, a source of drinking water for the region.
Republicans blocked the U.S. Senate on Saturday from considering a rebuke to President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup, but lawmakers vowed to continue waging a bitter struggle over war policy.
Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling U.S. dollar.
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CEO Paul Otellini shows off a prototype processor with 80 cores that can perform a trillion floating point operations per second.
Now that he has decided to stay with the New Jersey Nets, Rod Thorn must make a decision on whether All-Star point guard Jason Kidd should go.
Rapper Lil Wayne was arrested for felony drug possession early on Wednesday when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint, authorities said.
Crisis talks between Ukraine&#39;s feuding president and prime minister started Saturday, Laryssa Mudrak, a spokeswoman for the presidency told journalists.
You have to give Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) credit for trying. The company has not sat idly by while a changing competitive landscape slowly chips away at its core movie rental business.
Calls for a revamp of the NHS in London has sparked concerns over wider changes to the health service.
Sen. John McCain said on Wednesday that he will be a candidate for president in 2008 and plans a formal announcement in April.
Nations on the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to Sri Lanka searched amongst the wreckage of a devastating Tsunami for bodies to bury today as fears grew the toll would exceed the 29,000 now reported killed.
Some of the nation\u00c2\u0092s more than 8,000 mutual funds are shutting their doors, as their manag- ers confront a lackluster stock market, great- er regulatory scrutiny and higher costs.
The United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its European missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
The Irishman who was arrested after obstructing Brazilian athlete Vanderlei de Lima in the men&#39;s Olympic marathon will be brought to the general district attorney&#39;s office in Athens today.
Travel: Paul Torpey on the hotel where things really do go bump in the night.
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Newborn babies prefer to look at attractive faces, says a UK researcher, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned.
17:25 - &quot;Se i morti accertati sono 14, sappiamo che sono di pi\u00c3\u00b9. Altrimenti non vi avrei detto che siamo fortemente preoccupati per gli altri di cui non ci sono notizie&quot;, ha detto il ministro degli esteri
A California law barring gay marriage violates the state&#39;s constitution because it inhibits freedom of expression and undermines privacy, lawyers for the city of San Francisco argued in court on Wednesday.
Justin Knox bit down on the bitter-tasting patch, instantly releasing three days&#039; worth of a drug more powerful than morphine. He was dead before he even got to the hospital.
For all the talk of the Russian Revolution at Stamford Bridge, it was two players already resident before Roman Abramovich&#39;s takeover who dispensed with his compatriots here last night.
Serviranno per i malati africani e le energie alternative
KABUL : The deadline set by a Taliban splinter group to execute three foreign UN election workers it claims to be holding captive passed overnight with no word on their fate.
A Nobel Prize-winning economist said on Saturday that it is wrong to force China to appreciate theyuan, also known as the renminbi, and it is understandable that the renminbi remains unconvertible at the ...
Household-scale renewable energy schemes could provide power for many British familes, conservationists say.
Si annunciano problemi di ordine pubblico in vista della partita Genoa-Napoli di domenica, una sorta...
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Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during a match.
A multinational force of aid workers,  military aircraft and ships descended on Asia as global tsunami  relief pledges topped $1.36 billion, but the hundreds of tons  of aid created a logistical nightmare.
The new BlackBerry device can support VoIP over an 802.11b-based wireless network.
In their biggest spending splurge since they brought Ken Griffey Jr. home, the Cincinnati Reds have locked up their top two starting pitchers for the next four years.
Pressure is rising to establish an Iraqi military capable of securing the country by January elections.
LONDON - An unexplained phenomenon akin to a space-borne car wash has boosted the performance of one of the two US rovers probing the surface of Mars, New Scientist magazine said on Tuesday.
World number one Roger Federer blasted past Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-4 to reach the Japan Open final on Saturday.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed former Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary-general on Monday.
California's top security prison  declared a state of emergency and will isolate its prisoners  for up to six weeks after discovering an inmate plot to murder  three guards, officials said on Friday.
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Chien-Ming Wang has become the New York Yankees' skid stopper. Wang smothered Seattle to get his 17th win, and Jorge Posada homered twice as the Yankees' slumbering offense woke up in a 12-3 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday night.
History the New England Patriots were finally able to acknowledge, despite the fact they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t look perhaps as crisp offensively as they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been, in a 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.
The Bush Era began with a W. Rookie Reggie Bush didn't dazzle but certainly didn't disappoint in his NFL debut. He and Drew Brees led the rebuilt New Orleans Saints to a season-opening 19-14 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Atlanta Falcons' Michael Vick is set to become the highest-paid NFL player with a 10-year deal worth over $100m.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Sports Network) - Quarterback Josh Haldi rushed for two touchdowns, as the Northern Illinois Huskies rallied from a 14-point deficit to post a 34-21 victory over the Troy Trojans at the Silicon Valley Bowl in San Jose.
Israel indicated yesterday it would scale back groundforces in some of the most densely populated areas of northern Gaza as the US Administration publicly called on it to end
Sarebbe primo caso nella storia dell'amministrazione statale
Prosecutors have requested the indictment of a U.S. soldier over the shooting of an Italian intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Iraq last year, a prosecutor said Monday.
InfoWorld - In an unexpected development, chip giant Intel has joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. The nonprofit project aims to equip children in developing countries with specially designed low-cost notebooks powered by chips from Intel rival&#160;AMD.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Siena di Beretta in vista della gara di sabato pomeriggio con la capolista...
Two car bombs exploded north of Baghdad Saturday, killing eight people and wounding at least 20, police at the scene said.
One of the alleged 21 July plotters joked he would convert a man to Islam before the man converted him to Christianity, a court hears.
A Canadian submarine sent a distress signal Tuesday from the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland, the British navy said, adding that a military rescue operation was under way.
Financial institutions charged with sharing data concerning possibly suspicious transactions are swamping investigators' abilities to effectively parse the information.
Undefeated Kansas never stood a chance once Allen Ray, Curtis Sumpter and the rest of the spirited Villanova Wildcats got rolling. Sumpter sank five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Ray made four 3s and scored 27 and Villanova led by as many as 32 points in a stunning 83-62 victory over No. 2 Kansas on Saturday.
Austrians disgusted by a summer of scandal involving child pornography at a seminary and a prominent priest accused of sexual abuse are leaving the Roman Catholic church in significant numbers, church leaders said Friday.
Former US President Bill Clinton on Thursday offered condolences to Palestinians after the death of Yasser Arafat but said their leader had missed the opportunity to create lasting Middle East peace in 2000.
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There are no half-measures for heavy smokers wanting to minimise their health risks, research suggests.
Sudan is expected to agree to an   extended African Union peacekeeping mandate in Darfur when   African leaders meet in New York this week, a presidential   adviser was quoted as saying Monday.
Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb as a US convoy passed in Baghdad and gunmen tried to storm the main police station in Samarra on Wednesday as Britain&#39;s defense minister
The US economy loses $20bn a year through the illegal copying and sale of films, an American institute says.
The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn.
Telephone bills show a woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones made death threats to a hotel where the actress was staying, a detective testified.
A former stripper and her lover were acquitted Tuesday of murdering casino heir Ted Binion, who prosecutors say was drugged and suffocated in a plot to steal his fortune of buried silver.
Cuba severs ties with Panama after it pardons four Cuban exiles accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro.
Convocazione resa vana da annullamento Tar su revoca Petroni
The European Union must embrace economic reform, trade commissioner-designate Peter Mandelson warns at the CBI's annual conference.
he Kobe Bryant rape case was dismissed yesterday in Eagle, Colo., after the prosecution said the woman who had accused Mr. Bryant of sexual assault would no longer cooperate, leaving the state no option but to drop the charges.
A federal judge denied a request by two groups protesting the Republican National Convention to force New York City officials to allow a rally of as many as 75,000 people on the Great Lawn of New York&#39;s Central Park Saturday.
Gas prices around $3 a gallon have pushed people away from the truck-based sport utility vehicle category and instead are buying cars
Spanish authorities rescued more than 200 would-be migrants on Saturday from a decrepit fishing boat found drifting off the Canary Islands, officials said.
Blog: When the iPhone freezes it's not the blue screen of death, but instead the black screen of death
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO this week separately assailed a new White House-backed crackdown on illegal immigration, warning of massive disruptions to the economy and headaches for U.S. citizens if the proposal goes ahead as planned in the coming days.
Israel pressed ahead with an air offensive in Gaza on Saturday, killing five Hamas militants, and arrested another Palestinian cabinet minister in the West Bank as Gaza militants fired more rockets into Israel.
President George W. Bush sought to calm Americans' fears about the economy on Monday while charting a course he hopes will keep him relevant in his final year in office.
HOUSTON -- Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday after being ejected in a game against Colorado.
Russian mining company OAO Norilsk Nickel on Wednesday raised its bid offer for Canadian gold and nickel producer LionOre to $6.27 billion.
An investigation has begun into whether Wall Street bank employees are leaking information about big trades to favored clients.
WASHINGTON Sept. 4, 2004 - Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
Actor Derek Waring, whose roles included Detective Inspector Goss in BBC drama Z-Cars, dies aged 79.
Microsoft Corp. rolled out  Windows Vista at retailers in 70 countries on Tuesday,  delivering a PC operating system that aims to better manage the  explosion of digital media and protect users from the dangers  of the Internet.
President Bush met Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan on Thursday to seek ways to stem sectarian carnage threatening to split Iraq.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's Supreme  Court ruled for the first time on Thursday that someone who  fled the country fearing political persecution during the 1970s  \
Designate le terne arbitrali per le partite della terza giornata di ritorno del campionato di calcio...
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Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.
Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. is shifting its Asia Pacific headquarters from Tokyo to Beijing.
Chinese authorities have told senior  religious leaders in a Tibetan area to urge the faithful to  show more support for a top monk anointed by Beijing and on  whom the future of the restive region may ride.
Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view.
The U.S. Congress approved the  biggest overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies in over 50 years  on Wednesday, sending the bill that creates a new director of  national intelligence demanded after Sept. 11 to President  Bush.
His speech to the General Assembly Tuesday zeroed in on violations by some UN member nations.
Cuba&#39;s communist government rejected  calls from the European Union for negotiations to improve  relations on Friday and said talks can only happen when the EU  scraps sanctions imposed on the island in 2003.
Australian shopping center giant Westfield is teaming up with property group Multiplex and Aldersgate Investments to make a cash offer for Duelguide, the company which owns British developer Chelsfield.
A man and a child are killed and a woman is injured in a light aircraft crash near the M25 in Essex.
By singing from the perspective of an assertive, self-guided woman, Alicia Keys leads the charge in defying the latest wave of pop and hip-hop sexism.
While many players complain that they have to compete in too many tournaments, Justine Henin stays at the top by playing less.
Brian Westbrook rushes for 117 yards and two touchdowns, also catching a scoring pass from Donovan McNabb in the Eagles' 38-24 victory over the 49ers.
Outraged cancer specialists say that Pharmac&#39;s provisional agreement to widen access to a new breast cancer drug does not go far enough.
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says there may be good reasons why we don\u00c2\u0092t want to know about global warming. But time is running short.
Ricky Ponting's 21st Test century steers his side to 340-4 at the close in reply to Pakistan's 304.
How Michael Showalter segued from sketches and films to a slightly askew kind of stand-up.
Oil prices rebounded Friday but remained below $50 US a barrel after declining four per cent over the past week due to rising US supplies of crude and natural gas.
Oil rose on Monday, nearing $91 a barrel, with prices supported by the closure of Mexico's oil export terminals due to bad weather, as well as OPEC's dismissal of calls to raise output.
The stars are getting ready to walk down the red carpet that leads to the 79th Academy Awards. Depending on who gets a golden statue, this year's award ceremony could make history in a number of ways.
Some people are looking forward to 2010. Here's why.
[Wilmington, Delaware | Reuters News Service, 11 October 2004] - Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison said on Friday that Oracle has talked about revising its $21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft, but he dented Wall Street expectations by saying
Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N  on Tuesday warned that full-year profit and revenue would fall  short of Wall Street expectations because of slowing pharmacy  sales as companies try to curb health-care costs.
[Johannesburg, 30 November 2004] - A variant of the Skulls Trojan horse has surfaced and now carries the Cabir.B cellphone worm. Once a user is infected with the Skulls.
Australia will be intent on recording a comprehensive win over the United States when the teams meet tomorrow night in the ICC Champions Trophy after its main group rival in pool A, New
Tariq Aziz, a jailed former senior aide to Saddam Hussein, wants to write a book about Saddam but rejected reports that he will testify
Hobbled by rising expenses and lower US earnings, the Royal Bank of Canada reported that third-quarter profit fell 5 per cent. For the quarter ended July 31, net income for the biggest bank in Canada dropped
The freeway that collapsed after a fiery tanker crash has reopened just 25 days after the accident, though one expert questioned the safety of the new structure.
 leads box office past $4 billion
A best-selling novelist who pretended  she was a 19-year-old male prostitute sought to defend herself  in court on Wednesday against claims she defrauded a film  company that bought the rights to her book.
EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that a Swiss rejection of a 1.0 billion Swiss franc (638 million euros) fund to support new eastern and southern members of the European Union would be a bad sign for Europe.
The Aviator actress Kate Beckinsale says she would consider a return to university to finish studying.
Not bad take for three days work A former computer consultant has admitted to breaking in to more than 60 business kiosks at hotels and stealing credit card information during a three-day crime spree earlier this year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The White House praised the Israeli parliament&#39;s approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.
A top Iranian official said Sunday that Iran would withdraw from the negotiations with the European Union (EU) if the upcoming talks in Brussels turned into a dead-end, the official IRNA news agency reported.
SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run Friday night, toppling another milestone and edging closer to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in his quest to become the greatest slugger in baseball history.    Bonds rewarded his fans in the opener of the San Francisco Giants' nine-game homestand with a 392-foot opposite-field homer to left center leading off the third inning...
A wounded man receives medical treatment at the Yarmuk Hospital in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, Dec. 13, 2004. A suicide car bomb blast occurred at an entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad
RIMINI La riminese Simona Pari e la romana Simona Torretta sono vive, sono in buone condizioni e vengono trattate bene dai loro sequestratori. La notizia \u00c3\u00a8 arrivata dal giornale kuwaitiano Al-Rai Al-Amm, che
Georgians vote in a snap presidential election, seen as a democracy test for the former Soviet republic.
Iraq&#39;s interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday ahead of January elections amid spiraling insurgent attacks that have killed 60 Iraqis in two days.
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Avoiding shelf-ware In a study last year Quocirca looked at the degree to which organisations were wasting time and effort on badly planned, procured and implemented on-premise (as opposed to on-demand) business applications. One particular area looked into was the prevalence of shelf-ware; that is software that is purchased but never used.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Juande Ramos says his aim is to take Spurs to \
'Dude what if your wife finds this' Miscreants behind the Storm Worm have begun attacking Blogger, littering hundreds of pages with titillating messages designed to trick visitors into clicking on poisonous links.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La nazionale italiana &egrave; atterrata sulla pista dell'aeroporto di Kaunas accolta da un clima qu...
WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has called for a federal probe into allegations that US Food and Drug Administration officials used anonymous calls in an attempt to discredit an agency whistle-blower.
Jackie Chan has a message for aspiring action stars: Don't bow to me.
Kelly Reichardt\u00c2\u0092s film is a triumph of modesty and of seriousness that also happens to be one of the finest American films of the year.
Several tons of freshly poured concrete collapsed from the roof of a high-rise construction site on Friday, injuring 16 workers on the floor below, some seriously, authorities said.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  called on Tuesday for a new chapter in relations with Europe  after a rift over the Iraq war and began repairing ties with  France, one of the biggest critics of the conflict.
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Gordon Brown has struck a deal to derail Brussels plans for a rapid expansion in the EU&#39;s budget, wresting back control for the finance ministers of member states.
Toyota Motor Corp. &lt;7203.T&gt; will double the number of Prius hybrid gas-electric cars that it sends to the US market to 100,000 units annually next year, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.
A New York painter, Steve Mumford, has been embedded with military units in Iraq on and off since April 2003.
Antti Miettinen scored twice to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday, ending their four-game losing streak.
Mark Bellhorn hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-9, in the highest-scoring opener in World Series history.
'Non ci sono cambiamenti materiali nelle nostre aspettative'
New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.
Mr. Alvin created memorable images for movie posters, billboards and advertisements, including the two fingers touching above the Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surface for \u00e2\u0080\u009cE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Tra scialle, pieghe e drappeggi una femminilita' sensuale
Lazio e Torino, le societ&agrave; pi\u00c3\u00b9 interessate a riportare in Italia Rolando Bianchi, hanno una c...
Turkish EU candidacy divided Finnish foreign policy leadership in 1999 The issue of possible Turkish membership of an expanded European Union caused deep divisions within Finland's foreign policy leadership in ...
A Russian commission has backed a plea for pardon by an army colonel jailed for 10 years for the murder of a Chechen girl, prompting anger in the restive province, Interfax news agency reported Friday.
Ministers are to reintroduce a ban on strikes by prison officers, after they pulled out of a voluntary agreement.
Juan Carlos Ferrero became the second  major casualty of the China Open on Thursday, the number two  seed losing 6-4, 6-4 to American Kevin Kim in the second round.
Russian soldiers fought Chechen separatists to end a two-day school siege Friday as naked and screaming children ran for safety amid explosions and machinegun fire.
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Police are looking for two women they say sexually assaulted a man with a pair of cooking tongs in a drug-related attack.  Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan police say the victim, a 25-year-old man, awoke Saturday morning with a metal object protruding from his body.
Something about the St. Louis Rams always seems to bring out the best in the New Orleans Saints. It proved true again Sunday as John Carney kicked the last of his 5 field goals in overtime to defeat the Rams 28-25.
the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams started 6-0 in 1973 \u00e2\u0080-ut that doesn&#39;t mean New York Jets coach Herman
Nessuna squalifica per Adrian Mutu. Il giudice sportivo ha deciso di non prendere provvedimenti nei ...
The European Union's plans to regulate new media will threaten emerging services such as mobile phone clips and web-broadcasting, UK media watchdog Ofcom has warned.  The proposed Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) directive is an extension of the regulations applied to TV.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- With more than a little help from the Olympics and the elections, advertising spending grew at a healthy 10 percent-plus pace in the first nine months of the year, one leading industry tracker reported Monday.
The Arctic is warming rapidly, which in turn is affecting global climate, according to an ACIA assessment to be released next week.
OK, I&#39;ll be the first to admit I&#39;m probably out of my league writing about the latest Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) tool being offered for beta testing.
The inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed will be postponed until October, more than a decade after the couple died in a Paris car crash, a British coroner said Tuesday.
What a load of rubbish If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re not a fan of creepy crawlies, then you may want to turn your Wii off. Because the latest theory crawling through the gaming circuit is that the console actively attracts cockroaches.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
UN mission officials in Sudan said Friday they hope an expanded African force will be on the ground in Darfur by the end of October, after Sudan&#39;s foreign minister agreed to allow in 3,500 outside troops.
The Masters is no longer commercial-free, signing up three television sponsors Friday for the first time since Martha Burk led a corporate campaign against Augusta National and its all-male membership.
Members of the glam rock music band The Darkness announce they are to reform but without their lead singer.
The pound held firm against the dollar and euro on Friday after a robust wages survey indicated that the Bank of England will continue to trim interest rates as it tries to keep a grip on inflationary pressures in the British economy.
A senior Iranian envoy suggested Wednesday that Tehran's partial yearlong freeze on uranium enrichment is about to end, shrugging off U.S. and European pressure to renounce the process and end fears that his country wants to make nuclear arms.
Relatively few people appear to be taking advantage of a new state law that allows them to purchase up to 20 hypodermic syringes without a prescription
The surgeon who treated a young Jakarta blast victim fears the five-year-old may have paralysis, reports Connie Levett from Singapore.
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund yesterday called on China to drop the yuan currency&#39;s tight peg to the dollar to help keep domestic inflation under control and bring more balance to the global economy.
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Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters have staged a big protest in Jerusalem over plans to force them to leave Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
By Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Mar. 7--During last week's blizzard in Duluth, colleges and universities used many methods to alert students to campus closings.   The College of St. Scholastica sent a mass e-mail to students and staff.
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Albatros Plant Nutrition, which was part of the McDonogh group, has been sold to Timac Agri business, a subsidiary of the French fertilizer company Roullier.
Few campaigns in post-war American history have appeared to be as divisive as the one drawing to its still uncertain conclusion on Tuesday.
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John Edwards said it would be fine if his health care proposal evolved into a federalized system.
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Roger Clemens left the Red Sox more than a decade ago. On Wednesday night, he left them scratching their heads.
Il Werder Brema, prossimo avversario della Lazio in Champions League, ha battuto l'Eintracht Francof...
GlaxoSmithKline Plc , Europe's  biggest drugmaker, nudged up its 2006 earnings forecast on  Wednesday, but said there were several reasons to be \
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In this corner of cyberspace, we&#39;re working up some genuine empathy for Astros manager Phil Garner. He led Houston to an improbable 36-10 finish, which allowed them to steal the wild-card berth from the Chicago Cubs.
Embattled British bank Northern Rock  is preparing for a sell-off that could see its 100 billion pound ($202 billion) mortgage portfolio divided between the country's other major banks, the Sunday Telegraph said.
Mono choice Windows developers can now port Visual Basic applications to Linux without modifying their code, using an open source project backed by Novell.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush on Monday tapped the manager of his reelection campaign, Ken Mehlman, to head the Republican Party. Mehlman, a protege of chief White House strategist Karl Rove, is Bush&#39;s pick
Retail sales are expected to rise at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about a slumping housing market and slower job growth, according to the world's largest retail trade organization.
Maniacally focused on showy parts in prestige movies, DiCaprio doesn't want your love, just your admiration
Hundreds of troops and police appear on streets of Rangoon, suggesting junta fears new protests.
Cuban art students and cartoonists painted an American eagle cartoon Wednesday on the asphalt of Havana's coastal highway so cars can drive over it as they pass the U.S. diplomatic mission, the latest salvo in a spat over pro-dissident Christmas decorations hung by the Americans.
Palestinian medical sources and witnesses say Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians during raids in two West Bank cities Wednesday.
While the major presidential candidates agree global warming is real, the Republicans are sharply divided over what to do about it \u00c2\u0097 even as they chase votes in Florida, where the predicted risk of rising sea waters and more severe storms is anything but a passing concern.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded suspected Shiite militant positions in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 40...
At least two people are dead after a charter plane crash Sunday near the ski resort town of Telluride that was bound for South Bend.
This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view. Each is a proven debater who knows, only too well, what personal pitfalls to avoid: Bush must stifle the smirk, for instance, and Kerry must cut short his rhetorical rambling.
Make your clicks count The more politically aware among El Reg's readership might already know that the Prime Minister's office is beta testing an online petition system.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stefan LeFors throws three touchdown passes and No. 12 Louisville waltzes to a 55-28 victory over TCU on Wednesday night.
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LOS ANGELES: Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who charged with marijuana possession last week, said Thursday at a pre-season National Basketball Association game that the drugs were not his.
A man who claimed his alter ego, an elf, stole lingerie from a shop, is found guilty by a jury at Belfast Crown Court.
Looking solely at the arguments and debating skills, most commentators will argue that the third presidential debate came out evenly with the winner determined by the individual\u00e2\u0080\u0099s determination about the facts.
A police officer who runs road safety campaigns is banned from getting behind the wheel after he admits drink-driving.
As it assembles at the Boston Hilton today to consider selling Dow Jones &amp; Co. and its main prize, The Wall Street Journal, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , the controlling Bancroft clan faces some stark choices.
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Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning - in a black box on the label - that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.    It's a rare risk, and therefore families need detailed information on how to balance that concern with the need to treat depression, which itself can lead to suicide, cautioned advisers to the Food and Drug Administration...
Antonio Cassano, attaccante del Real Madrid, ringrazia il tecnico dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, per l...
Brian Butch banked in a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left, the last of Wisconsin's 11 3s, and the 15th-ranked Badgers held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 13 Indiana on Wednesday night.
(InfoWorld) - A critical flaw in the way that the AOL's instant messaging client, AIM,\u00c2\u00a0displays Web-based graphics could be exploited by criminals to create a self-copying worm attack, security researchers are warning. The flaw was discovered by researchers at Core Security Technologies, which has been working with AOL over the past few weeks to patch the problem. AOL's servers are now filtering instant messaging traffic to intercept any attacks, but the company has yet to patch the underlying problem in its client software, security researchers said Tuesday. The flaw has to do with the way the AIM software uses Internet Explorer's software to render HTML messages. By sending a maliciously encoded HTML message to an AIM user, an attacker could run unauthorized software on a victim's computer or force the IE browser to visit a maliciously encoded Web page, said Core CTO Iv\u00c3\u00a1n Arce. This type of flaw could be exploited to create a self-replicating worm attack, according to both Core's Arce and Aviv Raff, a security researcher who on Tuesday reported that he'd discovered a related flaw in AIM. \
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 27 -- As confidence in Gen. Pervez Musharraf falls at home and abroad amid allegations he is moving away from democracy and becoming increasingly autocratic, the Pakistani president has had at least one unwavering ally: the United States.
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I romeni hanno iniziato a votare per scegliere il loro futuro presidente. Il ballottaggio, secondo turno delle elezioni presidenziali dello scorso 28 novembre, vede contrapposti il premier Adrian Nastase ed
A man was swept away by rising water during a storm that drenched parts of Texas and left the region under a flash flood warning on Friday, authorities said.
Making the slow walk to the dugout after being pulled in the fifth inning Friday night, he hung his head as fans peppered him with boos and catcalls at the SkyDome.
Iran is likely to be given an ultimatum to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, top UK officials say.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today demanded dismissal of the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led-government, blaming it for the attack on his son and NC President Omar Abdullah near Anantnag this morning.
Relatives of elderly people killed by heat waves could one day launch legal action against greenhouse gas polluters in the light of new research published today.
Police investigate reports of an armed gang attacking a security gang near Cardiff city centre.
British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings said Monday it has agreed to buy US technology firm Artisan Components for $913 million in cash and stock to boost its product range and reach more customers.
Tony Bibbs points out the latest release of the Geeklog_Generator PEAR package today, version 1.0.0.    What is Geeklog_Generator? It's a package that compliments the great ORM implementation, Propel. What's missing from Propel, you ask? First and foremost, it's always annoyed me that Propel (more concisely, the Propel Generator) doesn't generate pure PHP model objects...objects that don't need to include a bunch of persistence level code.   Geeklog_Generator gets around this by building minimal, pure PHP models (called Data Transfer Objects or DTO for short) that can not only be passed around easily via web services but it also but they can be quickly turned into the persistable Propel objects.    Changes made for this release include \
Georgia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s American-educated and pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was leading in polls ahead of an election Saturday cast as a bid to restore his mandate.
British entrepreneur Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.
A consortium of companies is pushing a new proposal to the IEEE for 802.11n. 135 Mbps in standard mode, 540 Mbps maximum throughput. Fast enough? ...
Per il mercato di gennaio il Perugia non cerca un difensore (Coly rimane nonostante i propositi di p...
Spain coach Luis Aragones has risked further uproar with an attempt to repair the damage caused by his racist comments about Thierry Henry.
Intel has 16 new processors to show off in the desert, while AMD plans to trickle out a few details about its upcoming notebook processor technology next week at CES.
The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, opening the door to bringing meat and milk from clone offspring into the food supply.
England international defender Jonathan Woodgate, who had been expecting to make his Real Madrid debut in 10 days' time, pulled up in training with pain in his left thigh, the club said.
(09/03/04) The Lions closed out their exhibition season with a 20-17 win over Buffalo Thursday at Ford Field. The victory came at a price.
A suicide bomber killed three British troops and wounded eight others at a British checkpoint in central Iraq, Britain&#39;s armed forces minister Adam Ingram told reporters on Thursday.
NEW YORK - Bam Margera has done some crazy stunts in MTV's &quot;Jackass&quot; and its movie spin-offs. His newest: turning the planning of his wedding into a reality show.
Does Heather Locklear ever age? Or get less-than-stellar ratings? Can the old formula still work in \
Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM.
Earlier this year, it appeared that the West was about to embark on one of its periodic bouts of inflation. Commodity prices were rising swiftly.
States that block direct shipments of wine to consumers from out-of-state wineries faced skeptical comments from Supreme Court justices on Tuesday.
Blog: There's no small irony in Terry Semel's suggestion last week that Jerry Yang \
A radical Pakistani mosque Saturday threatened forceful retaliation if the government launches an operation against it after President Pervez Musharraf said it housed suicide bombers.
The International Association of Fire Fighters is set to endorse Democrat Chris Dodd for president, turning down better-known contenders in favor of a long-standing Senate ally whose campaign has struggled to gain traction.
A bomb planted by the brutal Abu Sayyaf group caused a ferry fire in February that killed over 100 people in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, an investigation concluded Monday.
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Vijay Singh won the PGA Tour player of the year award yesterday for the first time, ending Tiger Woods&#39; five-year hold on the honor with a season that left no debate about who was No.
A patient suffering severe chest pains claims he had to stand for hours in a hospital because of a lack of beds.
Blog: Google has acquired a company that specializes in aerial photography, including its own digital camera system and aircraft to house it.
Hurricane Ivan has strengthened to a Category 5 storm after battering the island of Jamaica with heavy rain and strong winds, killing 11 people.
White House rivals Monday spent the dying hours of the year trading harsh new insults and trekked across snow blasted Iowa, three days before the state kicks off the 2008 election race.
GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Stricken countries on the  Indian Ocean worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of  bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as  the 68,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday's  tsunami.
The resolution was approved 246 to 182. The Senate is expected to consider Saturday whether to move ahead toward a vote on an Iraq resolution.
Four years after its splashy launch, chip maker is still struggling.
VIENNA, May 31 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the United States would not alter its demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment before she would join talks on its nuclear program, exactly one year after she first made the offer in a dramatic gambit to halt Tehran's push to o...
Now that the US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that Asian soybean rust has been found in Louisiana, the first known incidence of the fungus in North America, the next step is forming a response to its arrival.
QARA KELISA, Iran  - The last priest left the Black Church more than half a century ago and now the picture on the wall of a former monk's cell is of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, not Jesus.
Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings surged 23 percent helped by a rebound of its
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A military judge hearing evidence into alleged abuses at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad is demanding that prosecutors speed up their investigation.
Marks &amp; Spencer has bought the per una clothing brand for \u00c2\u00a3125 million as part of a move to restore the group&#39;s flagging fortunes.
Three people have now been confirmed killed in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 food poisoning in spinach that originated in California, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
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A high court on Friday ruled in favor of a Cuban dissident who was recently deported from Bolivia for criticizing President Evo Morales, saying a law prohibiting foreigners from involvement in the Andean country's politics is unconstitutional.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is remarkably calm and confident heading into the World Cup. So much so, he dared utter the phrase: &quot;I think we will win it.&quot;
Small shops do not always have the budget for the necessary tools required to monitor the services running on a Windows based server, yet it is imperative that these services be monitored. MAK examines alternative methods for checking all SQL Server services from one location and how to check the heart beat of SQL Server instances every few minutes.
US mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) met affordable housing goals in
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A Saudi wing of al Qaeda called for attacks on U.S. oil sources around the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as U.S. oil suppliers.
The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.
NEW DELHI -- A powerful bomb killed at least 16 people, many of them schoolchildren, and wounded about 40 others as they assembled for an Independence Day parade yesterday in the northeastern state of Assam, authorities said.
NASA engineers have drawn up a plan to stow a kinked radiator hose aboard the shuttle Atlantis as the agency gears up for a Thursday launch toward the International Space Station (ISS).
With nary a twitch or nervous smile, a new NBC anchor smoothly took over from Tom Brokaw last night, ushering in a new evening news program, &quot;NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams.
The United States is still the country where the most number of spams originate, almost 42 per cent, says a report by security solutions company Sophos.
The Peruvian prime minister survives a censure vote in parliament over his handling of a failed uprising.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - A man with several guns in his  possession opened fire at a Tennessee Department of  Transportation garage on Tuesday and killed three people,  including his wife, and wounded two others, officials said.
Respondents were asked why Ukrainians participated in protest actions in support of Viktor Yushchenko.
Their victory on Friday represented a step forward for the Mets after Thursday's news that Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez is done for the season with a torn tendon in his left calf.
Online auctioneer eBay plans to change its feedback system and ban sellers from leaving negative comments.
Mount St. Helens in Washington State is still venting ash and steam, possibly portending an eruption, but its bulging lava dome is intriguing scientists.
By Scott Miller, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  May 26--BLOOMINGTON -- Opponents of a proposed crude-oil pipeline in Central Illinois face a costly uphill battle.   Mark McCormick of Woodstock knows.
Chris Cornell, frontman of rock band Audioslave, will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, \
Sen. Barack Obama will take a public HIV test at a remote Kenyan clinic this weekend to promote HIV/AIDS prevention in a country where an average of 700 people die each day from the disease.
The US dollar slips to new record lows against the euro as investors bet interest rates will be cut next week.
Three Russian policemen were charged on Wednesday with criminal negligence for failure to prevent the deaths of more than 350 hostages seized at a school in Beslan.
FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- While some people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease can drive safely, regular assessments of their driving and memory are the best way to tell when it's time to take away the keys.
Fannie Mae's FNM.N regulator is  investigating the severance payments and bonuses of two top  executives who stepped down earlier this week, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.
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New from the PEAR blog today is an announcement about the official released of the latest version of the PEAR installer - 1.6.0.    This release fixes a number of major regressions introduced in PEAR 1.5.2 that were not fixed in PEAR 1.5.3 or PEAR 1.5.4, and is recommended for immediate upgrade.   The march to Pyrus, the next generation installer for PEAR, and the repository of packages designed for Pyrus (PEAR2) continues.  Maintenance on 1.x will continue to contain bug fixes and security fixes, but the pace of new features is going to slow considerably.    PEAR users can either download the latest package from the main PEAR site or just issue a \
Want to get to your Dock preferences &#151; to make it smaller or larger, say, or to move it from the bottom to the left side of your screen &#151; in a jiffy? Of course, you can always click on the Apple menu and select Dock Preferences. But there&#146;s an even faster way. This week&#146;s tip shows you. [Jan 14, 2005]
Wayne Rooney arrived at Old Trafford on Wednesday with no shortage of expectations after being transferred to Manchester United. Manager Alex Ferguson has called him the country&#39;s
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan&#39;s capital during the lunch rush today, shaking tall buildings for about a minute.
Merck officials had evidence far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.
Michael B. Nifong's announcement came after admitting that he had \u00e2\u0080\u009ccrossed the line\u00e2\u0080\u009d of ethical standards in some of the public statements he made.
The White House said Wednesday that it was \
Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference.
Consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2% last month, a government report showed Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher  market open on Monday, bouncing back from fresh 2005 lows hit  on Friday, as investors buy up beaten down shares and expect  strong earnings American Express Co. AXP.N.
The impact of the Green Card has been noted by the European Commission, which hopes to capitalize on its success
From IBM selling its PC unit to users going gaga over Google, here's what made headlines this year.
Its Workplace package is catching on with clients, and more software makers are signing on. Still, it&#39;s no Windows smasher. IBM launched a bold foray into desktop computing last spring, when it took on Microsoft&#39;s
(InfoWorld) - Within weeks, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to set conditions for the auction of the most valuable wireless spectrum still available in the United States. The spectrum, in the 700MHz band, is highly coveted by a range of broadband providers, tech vendors, and wireless voice providers for the ability of signals to broadcast long distances and penetrate buildings and other obstacles. With no other auctions of large spectrum blocks on the horizon, many organizations have pitched a range of conflicting ideas and auction conditions to the FCC. \
U.S. Treasury Under Secretary John  Taylor on Friday dealt a blow to plans which could lift Africa  out of poverty, saying the United States opposed a British debt  relief scheme and a new financing facility.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi escaped a potentially devastating jail sentence when a Milan court cleared him of corruption charges after a four-year trial, a verdict which he hailed as \
Federal investigators probing the smuggling of flu vaccine into the country have searched a home in Somers Point, and the head of nearby Shore Memorial Hospital said yesterday his hospital was offered the black market inoculations.
PARIS - Conflicting reports emerged Tuesday about the seriousness of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat&#39;s illness, as a fifth day of medical tests began at a French military hospital that specializes in blood disorders.
The final-salary pension schemes of the UK's 100 largest companies will show an aggregate surplus of 15 billion pounds ($29.74 billion) at the end of 2007, Deloitte said on Wednesday.
MOBILE, Alabama  - An Alabama father was charged with four counts of murder on Wednesday after he confessed to throwing four young children into the water from a high-rise bridge after an argument with his wife, police said.
Gerald Wallace has 36 points and 14 rebounds, Jason Richardson, right, hits a three-pointer and four free throws in the final minute, as Charlotte rallies to stun Stan van Gundy, left, and Orlando, 99-93.
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Roberto Mancini, tecnico dell'Inter, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di domani sera contro il ...
Polish prosecutors study claims that Deputy PM Andrzej Lepper demanded sex from a woman employee.
When Apple first launched its G5 computers, some disputed its claim to be the fastest personal computer in world. Faster computers may well be on the market now, but few wield their power
Red Sox ace Curt Schilling said his right ankle isn't recovering from surgery as quickly as he expected and he doesn't think he'll be ready to pitch by Opening Day.
The status-seekers in men\u00c2\u0092s college basketball juggle national exposure, money and the disadvantage of playing top-ranked opponents on the road in the hope of scoring an upset and getting a boost in March.
Nia Abdallah&#39;s lack of international experience turned out to be her biggest asset in the Olympic taekwondo tournament. &quot;I don&#39;t think anybody expected me to do anything here,&quot; she said.
And his opponent? It's official: embearded death machine Chuck Norris - legendarily described as \
Thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of central London for the annual Gay Pride festival.
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The captors of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit release a message said to be from him in which he says he needs medical help.

PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles  locked up their most successful head coach in franchise history  Wednesday, signing Andy Reid to a four-year contract extension.
Imagine attending the world's film festivals and hobnobbing with fellow cinephiles without moving from your armchair, and you've got the idea behind a Web site called Jaman.com.
Industry given more proactive role Improved management of Europe's airwaves could boost electronic communications industry revenues by billions of euros per year, according to Brussels.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A power-sharing pact between Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has almost been finalized, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday.
It was a bad week for the stock market until Friday, and then it got much worse.
SAN FRANCISCO: Baseballer Barry Bonds hit his 700th career home run today when drilling a pitch from Jake Peavy into the left field seats in the third inning against the San Diego Padres.
Where would the Yankees be this season without Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez? Second place, of course.
Microsoft confirmed that its soon-to-be-released Vista operation system was designed to cripple pirated copies.
Microsoft describes unpatched flaw that could corrupt PC memory and allow intruders.
The Judiciary Committee of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its own version of an anti-spyware bill, setting the stage for a showdown between it and a similar bill that went through another committee.
Italian politician Rocco Buttiglione - stung by his EU Commission debacle - launches a campaign for Christian values.
Serbia's pro-reform Democratic Party candidate won the powerful post of Belgrade mayor in the runoff vote on Sunday, beating an ultra-nationalist rival, according to a preliminary result by independent ...
Gainesville, FL (U-WIRE) -- On a plane traveling from North Carolina to Gainesville, UF President Bernie Machen had made up his mind.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday said no one in his party wanted to challenge for the leadership despite low opinion polls heading into an election later this year.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry&#39;s annex in Tokyo Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004.
Four senior executives of German chipmaker Infineon agreed to jail time and steep fines for their role in a scheme to fix prices in the memory chip market, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.
German consumer confidence has risen unexpectedly before Christmas, figures from researchers GfK show.
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Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  will retain and operate four plants under a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, according to a document posted on a Web site run by union members.
Lebanon's parliament is going ahead with  a vote to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile  Lahoud Friday despite a U.N. Security Council resolution  warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.
The 11th Star Trek movie will be released on Christmas Day 2008, Paramount Pictures announces.
The U.N. humanitarian chief said a \
By Jim Sparks, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Jan. 31--North Carolina's land trusts will use a $150,000 grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation to put a strategy in place for expanding conservation and water-protection efforts in the state over the next two years.
Children living in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.
Marvel Enterprises, IP guardian of The Hulk and untold other fictional freaks, is suing the creators of the hot online game \
Merck (MRK) said Thursday that it is withdrawing its arthritis drug Vioxx globally following indications that the drug raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
PORTOROZ, Slovenia  - NATO states will probably   offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in   Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but   holes will remain, a U.S. government official said on   Wednesday.
At an elegant faux French villa that is the latest hot spot for this city&#39;s young and beautiful, the bewitching hour has passed but the night rages on.
Jill McGill fired an eight-under 64 Friday for a tournament record 14-under 130 and a four-shot lead midway through the Wachovia LPGA Classic.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Duke University has reached a financial settlement with Mike Pressler, the former men's lacrosse coach who lost his job in the wake of since-debunked rape allegations involving his team.
Top mobile telecoms equipment makers  are betting on growth in the $71 billion services market as  cut-throat competition in hardware has hit profits and stalled  the sector.
A company that devised a way to make embryonic stem cells using a technique it said does not harm human embryos reported on Thursday it has grown five batches of cells using this method and urged President George W. Bush to endorse it.
Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in August while construction spending dropped sharply in July, indicating turmoil in the housing and financial markets could be spilling over to the broader economy.
Sulle pagine del 'Messaggero', Francesco Totti chiarisce il suo futuro in Nazionale dopo l'anno di p...
Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise farewell visit to American troops in Iraq and told them U.S. forces must stay until the enemy is defeated.
An assassination attempt was made Sunday on the man who may replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian chief. By Dan Murphy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Fashion Wire Daily - She&#39;s not on television as Sidney Bristow in &quot;Alias&quot; any more and she&#39;s given birth to a baby girl, but that doesn&#39;t mean that actress Jennifer Garner has forgotten how to kick butt.
LONDRA, 2 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il radiotelescopio di Arecibo in Portorico ha captato un misterioso segnale che potrebbe essere stato inviato da una civilta&#39; aliena. La notizia e&#39; stata pubblicata nel numero in edicola questa settimana di New Scientist.
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US stocks fell sharply as record oil prices and disappointing sales forecasts from Microsoft Corp. spurred losses in technology shares.
Late The Who drummer Keith Moon enjoyed a bizarre pastime of dressing up as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II - and greeting fans from a specially adapted vehicle.Comment
Candles burned in many windows across Sweden on Sunday in memory of the victims of Asia's deadly tsunami, as the government offered its distraught population hope by cutting the number of missing by one-fifth. ...
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Pittsburgh Steelers running back Duce Staley missed his fourth straight game Sunday with a bruised hamstring, but Jerome &quot;The Bus&quot; Bettis ran for 100 yards and a score in Pittsburgh&#39;s 16-7 victory over Washington.
A leading UN climate official welcomes US President George Bush's new climate change imitative.
Sony Vaio NR laptop will be released next month.
America Online (website - news - quote) reportedly is preparing to fire more than 700 employees in early December - mostly at the company&#39;s Northern Virginia headquarters.
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Carolina Panthers punter Todd Sauerbrun was arrested Wednesday night and charged with driving while impaired.
Morgan Stanley  said on Monday it has acquired China's Nan Tung Bank, a deal that would give the U.S. investment bank a coveted onshore commercial banking license in China ahead of its international rivals.
Dutch authorities have confirmed that 13 young Muslims arrested on terrorism charges in the Netherlands after the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh are members of a radical Islamic group with international links and a Syrian-born spiritual leader.
Intelligence indicating Saddam Hussein had stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons was \
In pictures: German rescue workers catch baby thrown by parents during fire which killed nine people
Blog: How easy is it to get a missile-zapping aircraft off the ground? It depends on how much Congress is willing to pay.
By the time Dan Wheldon took the checkered flag Sunday at the Firestone Indy 225, thousands in the crowd had already begun marching toward the exits.
A person with knowledge of Sunday\u00c2\u0092s HP board meeting said there is a strong chance that Patricia C. Dunn will be forced to resign.
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The United Nations last week became the latest organization to warn computer users about the dangers of relying on just passwords to protect online bank accounts and e-commerce shopping carts, according to Reuters
 to defend itself if attacked
The racist abuse targeting England&#39;s black players has brought about an official apology from the Spanish football federation, its English counterpart the FA said on Friday.
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BOURNEMOUTH, England, Sept. 24 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivered an hour-long nationally televised speech Monday on issues ranging from maternity leave to Darfur, but his policy proposals were largely overshadowed by speculation about whether he will call a snap general election in the com...
Bobby Bowden's career can be summed up in art. A 9-foot bronze statue outside Florida State's football stadium honors the winningest coach in Division I football.
Former Philippines leader Joseph Estrada, who was granted a presidential pardon after being jailed for life for massive corruption, on Friday prepared to walk free, ending a six-year national saga.
A south Belfast DUP assembly member has filed travel expenses of more than \u00c2\u00a318,000, it has been revealed.
As older baby boomers leave the work force and younger workers move into senior management, the workday is becoming much less rigidly defined.
ATLANTA - The Killer B's, Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell, will try to show they can come through when it matters most when their Houston Astros face the Atlanta Braves in the NL division series opener Wednesday.    Just hours before the game, Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was cleared to play in the postseason despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge...
Jim Zorn might be the most out-of-the-box Redskins head coaching hire since Joe Gibbs, but it doesn't change how fouled-up much of the entire search appeared.
Long renown as a place for fun, Hawaii hopes to become a place for serious investment in space exploration with an agreement signed this week with the California-based NASA Ames Research Center.
Nicole Richie served 82 minutes of a four-day sentence for DUI on Thursday due to jail overcrowding, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Accompanied by her lawyer and boyfriend Joel Madden, the five-months pregnant R...
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Risultati della terza e ultima giornata del 45/o trofeo Sette Colli di nuoto abbinato alla finale de...
Given all that's at stake in the 2008 presidential race, it's a bit terrifying to realize that by one measure, a major role is being played by an aspiring model/actress/fashion designer/former beauty pageant contestant named Amber.
i-Spy Surveillance cameras outfitted with internet technology are open to tampering and interception, security experts warn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three of Wales's university campuses, Swansea, Bangor and Aberystwyth, become independent institutions.
It was a record-breaking Sunday for the Eagles, who rode the efforts of quarterback Donovan McNabb, wide receiver Terrell Owens, and running back Brian Westbrook to a resounding 47-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
The Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), a nonprofit organization focused on supporting field-based wildlife conservationists, today announced a $1 million gift from the Sidney Byers Charitable Trust to endow a scholarship program for host country nationals.
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Marco Tosi ha lasciato la guida del Potenza (C1/B). Al suo posto il club lucano ha chiamato Marco To...
Mohamed Al Fayed wins the right to a jury inquest into the 1997 accident that took the lives of his son and the princess
Nick Faldo joined CBS Sports as its lead golf analyst on Tuesday, giving him more air time than any other golf broadcaster but a job that will keep him from playing in the Masters.
The UK turned down a US offer to free British residents from Guantanamo Bay, Lord Falconer says.
The Polish government last night rejected a demand by MPs that it should seek compensation from Germany for its actions during the Second World War.
An investment group is expected to  announce Monday that it has struck a deal to buy British water  utility AWG PLC  for about $4.12 billion (2.2 billion  pounds, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on  Sunday.
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U.S. stocks gained on Monday after  early reports of victory for the Venezuelan president in a  referendum on his rule eased fears about the country's oil  exports even as crude prices remain over $46 a barrel.
(CP) - More than 170,000 Canadians, many of them survivors, ran, walked, cheered or volunteered Sunday as part of the largest single-day fundraising event for breast cancer in Canada.
Wireless chip supplier Qualcomm Inc   said on Wednesday it would be hurt in the short term  by a court injunction on the sale of chips infringing rival  Broadcom Corp's  patents, but it promised to have  alternative products in phones before the end of the quarter.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - Hundreds of Swedes paused outside a department store Saturday to remember their former foreign minister, a popular politician who was stabbed to death by a mentally ill man while shopping one year ago.
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut. Written by Lewis Colick; directed by Jay Russell.
Inexperience has lowered expectations for Virginia Tech and playing against top-ranked will do nothing if not accelerate the learning process for the freshmen.
La russa Svetlana Kuznetsova, testa di serie numero 4, si &egrave; qualificata per le semifinali del...
Shares of Google Inc. rose as much as 20 percent on Friday, to trade at more than twice the level of it cut-price IPO, after the Web search
Shares in crisis-hit German business finance specialist IKB plunged in late trading on Monday on news it would make a capital increase of 1.48 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars).
In the effort to provide health services to this devastated town, the Germans got here first.
London - Mateja Kezman scored his first goal for Chelsea on Wednesday to lead his team to a 1-0 win over West Ham in a League Cup match marred by crowd violence.
Ships from  Japan, the United States, Australia and France on Tuesday began  Asia's first naval exercise to clamp down on weapons of mass  destruction, a drill that communist North Korea has called  hostile and provocative.
Chile's President Lagos is presented with a major report on torture during Gen Augusto Pinochet's military regime.
Actor Owen Wilson who was hospitalised after a suicide attempt in August was spotted drinking heavily at Santa Monica's Viceroy hotel recently.
Roger Federer has scoffed at suggestions he is destined never to win the French Open despite having fallen at the last hurdle in the past two years.
Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won for a discovery about how genes are controlled within living cells.
Jamaal Tinsley scored 28 points, including six during a key 10-0 run in the fourth quarter, and Jermaine O'Neal added 27 as the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets 87-74 Tuesday night.
A VIDEO posted on an Islamist website today shows Jack Hensley, the second US hostage to be slaughtered by an al-Qaeda linked group in Iraq, being decapitated.
A Steffen Iversen penalty is sufficient to secure the points for Norway at Hampden on Saturday.
Thesmokinggun.com recently posted a copy of a five-year contract between Beyonc\u00c3\u00a9 and L&#39;Oreal. Those big bucks are for 10 days of work a year, as long as the singer-actress maintains &quot;the same physical appearance
Specifically, the companies confirmed that Cell is a multicore chip comprising a 64-bit Power processor core and multiple synergistic processor cores capable of massive floating point processing.
AUSTRALIAN Andre Stolz was celebrating his sudden elevation from pauper to prince in world golf yesterday and, appropriately, his wife was whooping it up with just as much gusto.
Blog: Several people offer to sell their spots in line for several thousand dollars; another, determined to stay, brings a portable generator to power his laptop.
Two men who killed a British tourist in Thailand have their death sentences commuted to life in jail.
He isn't big on names when it comes to breaking down Bay State Carey champion Weymouth, his opponent tonight in an MIAA Division 1A semifinal at Veterans Stadium in Quincy. He admits he doesn't know a lot about the Wildcats either, given that he hasn't faced them in 12 years.
President Bush will head to Florida tomorrow to survey hurricane damage, and he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s urging Congress to approve two billion dollars for &quot;urgent needs&quot; stemming from hurricanes Charley and Frances.
General Motors Corp. recalled more than 700,000 minivans because passengers could injure their wrists or arms on their powered sliding doors, the automaker and the federal government said Thursday.
Japan industrialists are gloomier about the economic outlook for the first time since March 2003,  the central bank's quarterly Tankan survey finds.
The cordon lifts on the Cornish village devastated by flash floods, and Boscastle is returned to its residents.
The Pixar studio is teaming up again with the creator of Monsters Inc for its next big animation project.
Eleven energy ministers warned of rising political and commercial risks to Europe's energy markets as President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to &quot;unconscientious&quot; investors.
Learn the basic concept that helped launch Berkshire Hathaway.
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Agriculture Department violated the law by failing to adequately assess possible environmental impacts before approving genetically-engineered alfalfa from Monsanto , the New York Times said on Wednesday.
A state-owned company's sales of vibrating prophylactics has some Indian politicians accusing the national government of immorality
Tears ran down the wrinkled cheeks of 81-year-old Wayne Pease on Tuesday as he recalled the destruction he witnessed on Dec. 7, 1941.
InfoWorld - Hackers are trying to play on business&#39; fear of legal action from customers to trick them into downloading a harmful program distributed through e-mail.
German research firm Heise Security has issued an advisory for a pair of security flaws in Microsoft&#39;s (Quote, Chart) recently shipped Windows XP Service Pack 2 with a warning that attackers could launch malicious files from an untrusted zone.
Many Asian Americans faced discrimination during US mid-term elections in 2006, a civil rights group says.
French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair sought to downplay strains in their relationship over the war in Iraq and pledged Thursday to make every effort to revitalize the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
The fine print of Kenyan election law could result in an inconclusive end to the closely contested presidential race.
As Pedro Martinez left the mound for the final time Tuesday night, he looked and pointed skyward. He had done in his first World Series start what Babe Ruth did in his back in 1916
At least 82 youths have died from the so-called \
Alessio Di Mauro &egrave; stato eliminato al primo turno del torneo Atp di Acapulco (terra battuta, ...
Not a whole latte love for the java giant.
Ad accoglierlo il presidente del consiglio Romano Prodi
LUXEMBOURG Oct 31, 2004 - Alicia Molik of Australia won her second straight title Sunday, defeating Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3, 6-4 in the SEAT Open final.
Flights out of London began returning to  normal on Monday as British Airways  said 80 percent of  its flights would take off from Heathrow and Britain scaled  back a security alert imposed last week after police said they  foiled a plot to bomb planes.
Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the endorsement Tuesday of the United Transportation Union.
Federal commodities regulators have recommended civil action against the oil company BP for allegedly manipulating unleaded gasoline futures prices on Halloween in 2002, the company disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing yesterday.
FRIDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- The release last week of statistics on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in American children -- one case in every 150 8-year-olds -- confirmed that the condition is more common now than it was just a decade ago, when estimates ranged anywhere from one in 500 youngsters to one in 166.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Internet posting claimed Saturday that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley. The claim could not immediately be confirmed, and Britain's Foreign Office described the site where it appeared as \
ATLANTA - Shirley Mansour looks dubious as she examines the plastic needles on the 9-foot Sedona pine. &quot;I&#39;m not sure I really want to do this,&quot; she says, circling the $337.50 artificial tree at the Seasonal Concepts store in Roswell, Ga.
The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.
Through all the recent warnings about antidepressants and children, one of the drugs seemed somehow above the fray: Prozac. But is it really that different?
England fans trudged home from Paris on Sunday after their team's defeat in the rugby World Cup final, bitterly disappointed but with heads held high after a widely-praised England display.
An unmanned solar-powered aircraft that soared for 54 hours more than 50,000 feet above New Mexico may hold the record for unmanned flight, defense research company QinetiQ announced Monday.
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Chiude stabilimento Nord Carolina che conta 2.500 dipendenti
Today is a great day to quit smoking because you can get the help you need to kick the habit for good. Thursday marks the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society.
The Tories criticise Jack Straw for asking Muslim women at his constituency surgeries to remove veils.
Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election on Sunday to become the country's first elected woman leader.
Plextor has come out with its Mini Digital HDTV Receiver, which connects to a laptop\u00e2\u0080\u0099s USB port.
Boeing Co.  said on Thursday it  was on track to deliver its new 787 Dreamliner planes in the  latter part of 2008, and expected a good year for new orders.
Using a patient\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own stem cells to rebuild feeble bladder-control muscles may provide lasting relief from the embarrassing and inconvenient symptoms of urinary incontinence, a new study reveals.
Leaders of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia said Monday they would hold a referendum on independence in November &#151; a move likely to infuriate the government in Tbilisi and stoke already spiraling tensions.
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The United States has asked Britain for their thoughts on sending troops on a &quot;particular operation&quot;, but this is a fairly frequent occurence, a British military spokesman said.
Roma. Il governo riferira&#39; probabilmente nel pomeriggio di venerdi&#39; prossimo, 27 agosto, sulla situazione in Iraq alle commissioni riunite Esteri e Difesa della Camera. L&#39;audizione, a quanto si apprende, verra&#39; definita nella riunione dell&#39;ufficio di ...
JERUSALEM - The first, potentially explosive row of the post-Yasser Arafat era has erupted, even as the Palestinian leader clings to life - apparently thanks to life support machines.
Your mother was right about the hat. But bundling up is not advised.
The U.S. decision to end an economic and political embargo on the Palestinians increased pressure for a reciprocal move from Israel as the Bush administration hoped to improve the chances for peace.
Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Mazin, has escaped a failed assassination attempt on Sunday evening after three gunmen broke into the tent where condolences are offered for the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in Gaza and chanted slogans deploring Abbas and
Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million.
Thieves masquerading as NATO soldiers have stolen a million euros ($US1.3 million) from a Bosnian security van on the last day of the alliance&#39;s peace mission in the country.
Now that Notre Dame has fired Tyrone Willingham, that&#39;s how many black head coaches there are at America&#39;s 117 Division IA universities.
Mental health nurse Cerie Bullivant is found not guilty of breaching the terms of a control order.
A 57-year-old man is jailed for life after killing a young mother and dismembering her body.
Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs Monday near the symbol of U.S. authority in Iraq - the Green Zone, where the U.S...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.- The Turner Prize 2004 has been awarded to Jeremy Deller, it was announced at Tate Britain this evening. The \u00c2\u00a325,000 prize, sponsored for the first time in a three-year partnership
Asian and European leaders meeting in Helsinki were set to deliver a strong message to the world on what to do about global warming after the Kyoto Protocol on climate change runs out in 2012.
Officials said that the Democratic candidate, Christine O. Gregoire, was now leading her Republican opponent by 10 votes.
An influential Republican senator calls for some 5,000 US troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by the year's end.
These promising companies were chosen by investors who've picked stocks with huge gains.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert convened a surprise news conference for noon (1000 GMT) on Monday and a political source said it would address Olmert's health.
BUDAPEST-Prime Minister Paul Martin has won international support in his push to convince other nations to respond faster to avert humanitarian crises.
The world's largest Internet service provider believes spammers are starting to give up &#151; at least when it comes to sending junk to its subscribers.
Millions of workers are unaware of new laws against ageism coming in on 1 October, a survey suggests.
Biobank:da 69 nel 1996 a 658 nel 2006, aumenteranno nel 2007
Bayern Monaco del sorteggio. ''Il Milan &egrave; forte, ma poteva andarci anche peggio'', ha detto i...
International Business Machines Corp.  IBM.N has settled for an undisclosed sum part of a  potentially multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over its pension plan,  a Wednesday court filing shows.
Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, demanded an inquiry into why the United States labelled him a security risk and deported him.
The Justice Department is reviewing  the actions of three top administration officials over a $23.5  billion Air Force plan to acquire 100 Boeing Co. tankers,  documents obtained by Reuters on Tuesday show.
A day after naming his new cabinet, Afghanistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai said he had asked his main rival to form a national political party ahead of parliamentary elections due in April.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- With the Ethiopian government saying it is technically at war with Somalia's Islamic Courts movement, and the movement having declared holy war against Ethiopia, there is fear that an all-out conflict in the Horn of Africa may be unavoidable.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (Ticker) -- Janel McCarville had 16 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 16 Minnesota to a 60-51 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay.
The number of new claims filed for U.S. jobless benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week, dropping 8,000 to the lowest level in two months, the government said on Thursday.
LONDON, Aug 20  - Jamaica striker Ricardo Fuller has joined Portsmouth from Preston North End on a two-year contract, the Premier League club said on Friday.
Fourteen Islamist extremists were arrested Friday on suspicion of planning to use explosives to free an Al Qaeda sympathizer from prison, the officials said.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - Sixteen Afghan civilians were killed after a \
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The New York Road Runners women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mile was not decided until the home stretch when Kara Goucher found an extra gear and kicked her way to victory in 4 minutes 36.03 seconds.
Il finlandese Kalle Palander &egrave; al comando del gigante di coppa del mondo in Alta Badia. Palan...
Debutto felice per Carlo Conti alla guida de L'eredita'
The price of crude oil climbed in European trading Monday, edging back over $43 per barrel on fears that the producer cartel OPEC may cut production to stem a recent price drop.
Parliament votes for Somalia's cabinet to relocate to the capital, as AU troops take control of the airport.
Online music retailer Napster Inc. said Wednesday its loss narrowed in its fiscal third quarter on lower operating expenses and a 15 percent jump in revenue from its slate of subscription offerings.
EarthLink will begin providing Internet connections over Consolidated Edison&#39;s power lines in Manhattan in the next several months, following an FCC vote last week to establish new ground rules for commercial deployment of the service.
Reformed boy band Take That celebrate the 10th chart-topping single of their career with Shine.
Infosys Technologies Ltd., India's  second-largest software services company, posted its biggest  quarterly profit jump in three years on increased outsourcing  by telecoms and financial companies.
The Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday released defensive end Tony Brackens, the team's all-time sack leader.
Google says 'there's no black and white answer' The European Union moved closer to labelling Internet Protocol addresses as personal information yesterday at a public hearing of the Civil Liberties Committee.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La cinese Cheng Fei ha vinto l'oro nel volteggio ai mondiali di ginnastica. Con il punteggio di 15,9...
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European regulators gave their approval to IBM's $5 billion acquisition of the business intelligence software vendor.
Privacy in the hereafter Hoping to appease privacy advocates who've come down hard on its data retention policies, Google has made a practically meaningless change to its cookie policy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Florida State says it has placed its sports teams on probation for two years because of an academic cheating scandal.
NEW YORK  - Trainee doctors have double the  risk of having a car crash when they work more than 24  consecutive hours, according to a new report.
The bright young group performed Elliott Carter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quartets with an air of confirmed mastery at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on Wednesday.
Sheryl Swoopes produced a late run to  lead the United States to a 66-62 women's basketball victory  over Russia Friday and into their third consecutive Olympic  gold medal game.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian energy company Alinta Ltd. (ALN.AU) said Monday that Australia&#39;s competition regulator won&#39;t oppose its joint bid for the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline in Western Australia state.
The AU chairman calls a summit on the crisis in Ivory Coast as foreigners continue to flee the West African country.
Scotland's government has agreed to ban smoking in enclosed public places under legislation to be presented before the end of the year.
Costco Wholesale Corp. COST.O on   Wednesday warned of lower-than-expected quarterly profit   because of disappointing gross margins and a tax reserve,   sending its shares down 5 percent in premarket trading.
In an Aug. 31 story on Bayer AG's quarterly earnings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the German drug and chemical company acquired U.S. group Lyondell Chemical.
Isae: deficit-pil +2,5% nel 2007 in rialzo rispetto a stime
Civil rights advocates angry over the death of a student hit by a pepper-spray pellet are seeking at least a temporary ban on the Boston Police Department's use of so-called \
The Rock and Roll Hall of fame has found what it's looking   for...and then some.
Lo SP Mib segna -0,97%, l'All Stars perse lo 0,42%
Baseball never addresses any problem until the sport is cornered by a screaming mob and can&#39;t find a way to escape doing the obvious.
Officials at San Jose, Calif.-based eBay (Quote, Chart) expressed outrage after the head of its Indian operations was arrested over the weekend for a pornographic video file listed on its site.
Russia's top industrial safety official on Wednesday blamed interference with a safety system for a methane explosion that killed 39 coal miners, saying gas gauges had been blocked &#151; possibly with rags &#151; in an apparent effort to keep work going and increase profits, a Russian news agency reported.
On an afternoon when the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defense had six sacks, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions and five passes knocked down, Osi Umenyiora finished with the lion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s share.
Bird-on-bird magazines ruffle feathers The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has slapped Amazon.com with a lawsuit aimed at preventing the online retailer punting cockfighting magazines and dogfighting videos, Computerworld reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GRAND Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani returned to the Iraqi city of Najaf on Thursday as a clerical conqueror at the head of an army of followers.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - India and China objected on Saturday to a draft deal at U.N. talks in Bali meant to launch negotiations on a global pact by 2009 to fight climate change, saying rich nations should do more to lead the way.
Three people are charged with murdering a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in Birmingham.
The apparent winner of Ukraine&#39;s presidential run-off election, Viktor Yushchenko, said Tuesday the struggle to bring democracy to the country is not over and urged his supporters to renew
The US presidential candidates were set to go head to head in a bruising, high-stakes televised debate, with Republican incumbent George W. Bush aiming to lock in his lead in the race and Democratic challenger John Kerry banking on a comeback.
Oil prices at record highs sent  quarterly profits up at ConocoPhillips COP.N and two other  top U.S. producers on Wednesday.
Marted\u00c3\u00ac l'ultimatum di Prodi: nessun membro del governo ai corteiMa il sottosegretario all'Economia Paolo Cento dice: \
  film delves behind war propaganda
High-pitched whine of Mosquito alarm, used to deter teenagers from loitering in groups, 'infringes their human rights'
A senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip on Saturday accused rival Fatah of plotting to assassinate Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as he prayed and said the would-be suicide bomber had been arrested and had confessed.
Greg Oden had 15 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 2 Ohio State hold off Penn State, 64-62 on Wednesday night for its 10th straight win.
&#39;Snakes are like people,&quot; says the seductive villainess, caressing an especially slithery example. &quot;You can love them, nurture them ... but they will turn on you in an instant. Don&#39;t trust anyone.&quot;.
Bernice Mosby scored 16 points as No. 15 Baylor defeated Central Florida 78-48 in the fourth annual Junkanoo Jam.
With overnight rain causing a 2\u00c2\u00bd-hour delay to the start of play in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship at Wentworth, Retief Goosen did his bit to help to make up ground.
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Ernesto   dumped heavy rain on North and South Carolina as it closed in   on the U.S. East Coast near hurricane strength on Thursday, and   forecasters warned it could trigger life-threatening floods and   tornadoes.
HARTFORD, Connecticut  - A teen-age Connecticut girl missing for nearly a year was found by police on Wednesday locked in a hidden room under the staircase of a home owned by a 41-year-old male known by her parents.
VATICANO - Cinquantesimo anniversario di ordinazione sacerdotale per il Card. Martino Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Un lungo tratto di ministero, arricchito di lodevoli opere\u00c2\u0094: cos\u00c3\u00ac Papa Benedetto XVI qualifica i 50 anni di sacerdozio del Cardinale Renato Raffaele Martino che nel pomeriggio del 20 giugno, attorniato da parenti...
NATO reacted cautiously on Friday to a Russian offer for the United States to use a Russian-controlled radar in Azerbaijan for a missile defense shield, questioning whether its location was ideal.
The satellite radio company settles with Sony BMG while it waits for Sirius.
Fashion Wire Daily - This year&#39;s Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) nominees were announced Monday night high atop the rooftop garden at Rockefeller Center. Mingling among the mortal design assistants and fashion editors were the immortal stylings of Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Nicole Miller, Vera Wang and Diane von Furstenberg, CFDA president.
Oil prices rose on Friday as tight  supplies of distillate fuel, including heating oil, ahead of  the northern hemisphere winter spurred buying.
By Christopher Hope, Business Correspondent (Filed: 26/10/2004). Lakshmi Mittal, Britain&#39;s fifth-richest man and a prominent Labour donor, is now the boss of the world&#39;s biggest steel company, after a $21billion
NANTUCKET, Mass. - John Kerry reached his island retreat at 2 am local time yesterday, after taking a red-eye flight from Seattle on his campaign jet, for a week of ceding the political spotlight to President Bush.
Questo il commento del presidente della Reggina, Lillo Foti, ai tragici fatti di Catania: ''Non ci s...
Collection sold at Christie's sparks bidding in person, by phone and via internet.
Pakistan on Tuesday morning carried out another successful test of Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf V (Ghauri) as part of a series of tests planned for the Ghauri
Three out of the seven specimens taken from patients of the Hong Kong Caritas Medical Center outbreak have tested positive for parainfluenza, the Center for Health Protection
This one's for well-moneyed executives who loved their race car-shaped beds when they were kids. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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A Bollywood film meant to be a tribute to  the  iconic Hindi movie Sholay (Flames) flops at the box office.
The main points so far as senior MPs on the Commons liaison committee grill Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
The BBC has been tricked into broadcasting a false report that the US company Dow Chemical admitted blame for the Bhopal disaster and set up a massive compensation fund.
He likes doing his stunts on his own, body doubles are not his thing.
South Korea's foreign minister sounded a note of caution ahead of six-nation talks on freezing the North's nuclear program, saying Wednesday there is far to go before a final agreement is reached. The negotiations &#151; which involve the United States, the two Koreas, China, Russia and Japan &#151; are set to resume Feb. 8 in Beijing.
Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis has accused Ferencvaros fans of missile-throwing and racist abuse after two of the London club&#39;s supporters were hospitalised after their UEFA Cup tie on Thursday.
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas said on  Tuesday his second stint at the helm of a movie, a  coming-of-age piece set in his native Malaga, had sharpened his  appetite to spend more time directing.
MUNICH, Germany  - World powers vowed on Thursday  to increase efforts to combat sexual exploitation of children  by Internet pornographers but said governments alone could not  stamp out the Web crime.
A router and clients for both notebooks and desktops can provide Wi-Fi connectivity over either of two unlicensed radio bands.
BEIJING -- Six workers have died building venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics over the last five years, an acknowledgment Monday that came after a series of clarifications by a Chinese official.
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Russia's parliament could ratify the  Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister  Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday.
A court's order is the first time since antitrust challenges to Microsoft began that the company will be forced to alter its strategy of bundling software.
Darfur rebels view Sudan's acceptance of a joint African Union-U.N. peacekeeping force with suspicion, and insist the United Nations should have overall command and control, an unresolved part of the deal.
Some 350,000 homes in Gloucestershire will soon be without water because of flooding at a treatment works.
The confusion yesterday over whether two &quot;high-value&quot; women prisoners being held in Iraq would be released has underlined the limits of the interim government&#39;s authority.
The Spice Girls are widely expected to announce they are reforming at a press conference in London.
Gunmen killed two members of Mexico's former ruling party Saturday in a mountain city in southern Mexico, local media reported.
Stocks edged up on Thursday, extending a steep late-day rally in the previous session that was sparked by optimism about government and central bank plans to boost the economy.
Those arrested included a Chechen crime boss and career officers from Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s police and intelligence services.
Raymond V. Gilmartin, the top executive at troubled pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. , could testify as soon as March in some of the dozens of lawsuits filed in New Jersey over Merck's withdrawal of its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx.
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The Yankees did finish first in something last year \u00c2\u0097 spending. While their streak of AL East titles ended at nine, the Yankees wound up with a record payroll of $218.3 million.
Two teams of three climbers hit by avalanche on south-west flank of Jungfrau peak, reports say.
The net wealth of U.S. households  rose to $55.63 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2006, and  domestic debt grew at a faster rate than in the third quarter,  a Federal Reserve report showed on Thursday.
The threat of a lock-out by Norwegian shipowners which would halt production at the world&#39;s third-biggest crude producer has sent oil prices to record highs.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday told a senior Chinese economic minister that the United States is \
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
Though the federal estate tax is fading, many people with even modest wealth are discovering that estate planning is far from obsolete.
Olympic swimming champion, Michael Phelps, withdrew from the &quot; World Short Course Championships&quot; in Indianapolis last night because of tightness in his back.
Blog: Rodney Smith, the chipmaker's former chairman, dies at age 67 after a bicycle accident.
Making good on an earlier promise, Novell has posted an Open XML translator for the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, adding Microsoft Office 2007 file format capability to the open-source application bundle.
Home builder D.R. Horton Inc.   said on Tuesday declining home values would lead to its first  quarterly loss since it listed on the New York Stock Exchange  in 1995, sending its shares to a three-year low.
NEW YORK  - Children born to mothers with  epilepsy who took the anti-seizure medication valproate during  pregnancy have an increased risk of developmental delay and  cognitive impairment, according to results of a new study.
The cream of European football look to re-assert their dominance
Independent assessments of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib should lay to rest White House attempts to limit blame to a few bad apples on the night shift.
Politics: 31 December 2004, Friday. A total of BGN 1,121 904 have been collected so far within the annual charity initiative Bulgarian Christmas, which is under the aegis of Bulgaria's President Georgi ...
[India News]: Car Necobar Islands, Dec 28 : Rescuers today began reaching the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands, two days after passage of a devastating Tsunami.
Long-serving Conservative MP Sir Patrick Cormack has failed to be readopted as a parliamentary candidate.
Smartphone users will be able to watch broadband TV and snap high-resolution photos on their handsets in 2007, thanks to new processor and memory chips.
Arsene Wenger is confident Arsenal can avert the current \u00e2\u0080\u009ccrisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d surrounding the Gunners\u00e2\u0080\u0099 of late. Speaking to reporters on Friday Wenger said, \u00e2\u0080\u009cdon\u00e2\u0080\u0099t feel we are in a crisis because the spirit
Representatives from feuding Sunni and Shiite groups met Friday at a secret location in Finland to discuss ways of ending the bloodshed in Iraq, officials said.
Shoppers have backed traffic light coding for food so they can tell what is healthy and what is not, a study says.
Children conceived through open-identity sperm donation are interested in contacting the donor but do not want to intrude in his life, researchers said on Thursday.
Atlanta-based Cingular Wireless, on the cusp of closing its acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless, reported third-quarter results yesterday that showed higher sales and a slight decrease in operating income.
Liverpool supporters launch an ambitious plan to buy the football club from its current American owners.
A Manchester United player was released on bail Wednesday after being arrested following a rape allegation at the football team's Christmas party, reports said.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today headed to Kashmir for the start of a partial troop withdrawal hailed by rival Pakistan as an important step towards easing tensions over the Himalayan region.
The Internet search giant Google Inc. on late Wednesday unveiled Google Scholar, its next service aimed at listing scholarly literature such as theses, books and technical reports that appears to be most relevant to a search request.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday urged the United States to make greater efforts to resolve the Palestine issue. The resolution of the long standing disputes
Scores of times each year, people intentionally stand, jump and drive in front of trains, figuring it's a sure way to end their lives.
The U.S. budget gap expanded to  $412.55 billion in fiscal 2004, marking the Bush  administration's second-straight record deficit, the Treasury  Department said on Thursday.
A BBC radio presenter from Liverpool has a gun pointed at her while filming a TV documentary in Croxteth.
World oil prices shot higher on Monday  as companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico braced for output  disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Dec. 15--A public right-to-know law that Americans have used since 1984 to track neighborhood pollutants has overwhelming support from the public at large, yet the Bush Administration wants to weaken it, a national watchdog group said yesterday.
The world economy is sound, although  financial markets may remain ragged for some time, and China  must let its currency rise faster to rebalance global growth,  finance officials from rich nations said on Friday.
HOT SPRINGS, S.D., July 8 -- One of dozens of fires across the West killed one person and destroyed 27 homes after racing out of a canyon in South Dakota's Black Hills on Sunday, authorities said.
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will brave a confidence vote in the Senate on Thursday despite expectations that he will lose and be forced to resign.
Description: Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant will exchange baskets instead of presents on Christmas Day when their teams, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, respectively, meet on the court.
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DENVER, Sept. 7 -- A year ago Thursday night, Ryan Zimmerman started the first major league game of his career. He had one hit in four at-bats, a double off Florida's Dontrelle Willis. He made two errors -- as the shortstop. He looked, acted and sounded like a 20-year-old kid, which he was.
After waiting all night with his presidency and place in the history books hanging in the balance, President Bush gave up plans for a victory speech early Wednesday.
A conservative U.S. lawyer's attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.
Columbians might be forced to suffer through the flu season armed with only hand sanitizer and chicken soup this year. Due to a national shortage of the vaccine, Health Services cannot promise flu shots to any students, faculty, or staff.
The Archbishop of York says anti-terror measures are moving the UK towards becoming a police state.
World number one men&#39;s tennis player Roger Federer has reached the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tournament in Bangkok, but defending champion Taylor Dent is out of the event.
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Gary Sheffield hit an RBI single, and the New York Yankees took a 1-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- President Megawati Sukarnoputri marched along the red carpet under a threatening sky, dressed in a brown Indonesian Girl Scout outfit. Then, stepping forward to face nearly a thousand uniformed boys and girls arrayed ...
Sybase said on Tuesday that it will partner with IBM to sell its Linux database software, potentially dealing a blow to Sun, another long-standing partner.
Carolina kickoff returner Rod Smart, aka \
Bank of America Corp  on Friday won approval from the U.S. Federal Reserve for its $21 billion acquisition of LaSalle Bank Corp from Dutch bank ABN AMRO Holding NV .
Soft Cell singer Marc Almond is in hospital with serious head injuries after a motorcycle crash. The pop star is understood to have been riding pillion when the bike was in collision with a car yesterday.
A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli, close to the north coast of Sicily, begins spewing lava.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.
Nasa does a U-turn and sends  Atlantis back to its pad to ride out Tropical Storm Ernesto.
Egypt&#39;s Suez Canal is expected to reopen for shipping traffic, three days after it closed because of a broken-down oil tanker.
DEFENDING champion Inge de Bruijn of Holland won the women&#39;s 50m swim final in 24.58 seconds last night. It was the 30-year-old&#39;s first gold in Athens and the fourth of her career.
Spain international Xabi Alonso is a player that epitomises the type of footballer Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez wants to have at Anfield.
Radical muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been charged by police with 16 offences including encouraging the murder of non-believers, meaning a US extradition attempt has been put on hold.
On Tuesday, Novell Inc. announced that it will use its patent portfolio to protect its open-source software offerings. In a policy statement, Novell said it will utilize its patent portfolio to defend against
The more than 1,000 US troops that advanced into Mosul to flush out Iraqi insurgents and retake police stations met little resistance, officials said.
'Today, the great and handsome government...' Despite scant internet access outside major metropolitan centres, blogging in China is enjoying a boom to match its manufacturing industry.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italian police on Thursday arrested about 10 people accused of supporting an Algerian Islamic extremist group, ANSA news agency reported.
Photos of French presidential contender Segolene Royal in a bikini are seen as trivialising politics.
Il presidente del Siena, Paolo De Luca, &egrave; disposto a vendere la societ&agrave;. ''Stiamo cerc...
The top US commander in Iraq considers cutting troop numbers by about 4,000, media reports say.
Tra Empoli e Juventus, l'affare per Almiron in biianconero &egrave; praticamente fatto.  Addirittura...
More than 200 staff at the Department of Work and Pensions have been disciplined for downloading porn at work.
The Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s evidence of Iranian meddling in Iraq has received a healthy dose of skepticism.
A Pay-Go or Pay-as-you-Go means the government will spend only what it gets. This has been widely spoken about by US Presidential candidate John Kerry, in his campaigns.
By Douglass K. Daniel  The Commerce Department has lost 1,137 laptop computers since 2001, most of them assigned to the Census Bureau, officials said Thursday night.  The Census Bureau, the main collector of information about Americans, lost 672 computers.
At least 25 people are killed in two separate attacks north of Baghdad targeting the Iraqi police force.
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Il centrocampista brasiliano Gilberto crede nel riscatto in Champions dell'Arsenal dopo il pesante k...
Matthew Emmons is a trained accountant but he got his numbers terribly wrong on Sunday. The American sharpshooter was just one shot away from a second Olympic gold medal when he fired at the wrong target in the final round.
The team have used Bridgestone&#39;s tyres for the past six years but will begin their association with Michelin when testing begins again at the end of November.
 at Russia treaty pullout
The number of people in the UK dying from alcohol-related problems is continuing to rise, latest figures show.
The World Trade Organization said Monday global trade is likely to grow by 8.5 percent this year compared with 2003. But the Geneva-based WTO warned that growth for 2005 may be hampered by higher oil prices.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO forces killed more than 60 suspected insurgents in the last several days in an increasingly volatile southern Afghan province while suffering no casualties, the military alliance said yesterday .
There won't be an NHL entry draft before a collective bargaining agreement is reached with the players' association, the director of the league's scouting department said.
In the best of circumstances silence during a good performance becomes something palpable, not just an absence of noise. Involved audiences can shout approval without making a sound.
Researchers are working on the nose-mouse, and other unorthodox ways of moving a cursor.
Patrons are being lured into Riga, Latvia, strip clubs with the promise of free booze, then forced to pay large sums of money, the British Embassy warns.Comment
L'Italia ha battuto la Croazia 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18) nella seconda gara del gruppo D degl...
The judge who sued his dry cleaning shop for $54 million over a lost pair of trousers said as the trial wrapped up on Wednesday that he would use any winnings he might get to encourage others to follow suit.
The first of three spacewalks in nine days by International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST. The three spacewalks, from the Quest airlock in U.S.
Nine Turks who died in a fire in Germany were buried in Turkey on Monday and officials of both countries called for restraint after speculation that the blaze was a racially motivated attack.
WASHINGTON - The White House unveiled plans Wednesday to give a new national intelligence director strong budgetary authority over much of the nation's intelligence community, a key provision in the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations...
U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.
The American private rocket SpaceShipOne completed another successful space flight to clinch a \u00c2\u00a35.6 million prize for the first commercial, manned craft to reach sub-orbital space twice in two weeks.
Last Sunday, thousands of cheering spectators were present for the grand opening of the longest new suspension bridge in the U.S. since Verrazano-Narrows opened in 1964. The days festivities included a 5K run/walk which drew over 10,000 participants.  The bridge was designed Parson's Transportation Group
NEW YORK  - If people are believed to be  incompetent to bring up children, is it ethical to turn them  down for fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization?
The impossible was merely delayed. An opener from Rivaldo left Liverpool requiring to win by two goals to reach the next phase of the Champions League.
Sprint Corp. FON.N on Friday said it  plans to cut up to 700 jobs as it realigns its business to  focus on wireless and Internet services and takes a non-cash  network impairment charge.
Scores of supporters of Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition leader gathered outside the high court on Friday to hear the verdict in his treason trial, which could see him sentenced to death.
Scientists are developing a device which could improve the lives of kidney dialysis patients.
A full-fledged Windows XP  computer that's a fraction of the size of a laptop seems like  the answer to the digerati's prayers, but the praise greeting  the OQO Model 01 has been decidedly muted.
US Airways and its pilots union said  on Saturday that they were willing to resume talks over a $295  million package of concessions, as time ran short for the  company to strike giveback deals with its labor groups and  avert another trip into bankruptcy.
NEWSMAKER While a majority of European nations back a voluntary code of ethics that declares computer software as unworthy of patents, some still grant patents to software companies. Follow BetaNews' Scott Fulton as he untangles the European patent debate, with its lively characters and its strange twist on politics in which left-wing opponents are adopting right-wing tactics.
Japan's top cellphone operator NTT DoCoMo said it will stop offering second-generation service by 2012 as third generation (3G) technology featuring Internet and real-time video goes mainstream.
It wasn&#39;t very exciting, and the result was another loss. The bright side of Olindo Mare&#39;s last-second field goal to beat the Browns 10-7 was that the loss likely took the Browns up to the #2 spot in the draft.
The European Union and Turkey struck  an historic deal on Friday to start talks next year on  admitting the vast Muslim nation to the bloc after last-minute  haggling over Ankara's relationship with EU member Cyprus.
The European Union's top trade official said India has a vital role to play in ensuring success of the Doha round of world trade liberalisation talks, calling progress so far \
ELISTA, Russia  - The Dalai Lama arrived in Russia&#39;s Buddhist region of Kalmykia for a long-awaited visit after Moscow relented and issued him a visa in a move protested by China.
By ERIC FEBER  by eric feber the virginian-pilot  If the weather holds in Florida and NASA's space shuttle Discovery launches at 9:35 tonight from Cape Canaveral, Hampton Roads residents should be able to track it with their naked eyes.
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ZURICH, Switzerland - Some people will do anything to appear in the papers. But few have the audacity of a man in Switzerland, who conned one of the country's biggest media companies into publishing a two-page ad he created of himself posing semi-naked beside a bottle of Gucci perfume.
By Saul Hansell  There is a lot about the way Microsoft has run its Internet business that Steve Berkowitz wants to change. But he is finding it more difficult than he expected.
In an exclusive TIME interview, the Afghan president concedes, \
TOP Palestinian leaders are gathering at Yasser Arafat&#39;s battered headquarters in Ramallah amid reports that the longtime Palestinian leader&#39;s health is rapidly deteriorating.
The ruling was a setback for regulators seeking to strip the compensation of a former Freddie Mac chief executive for his alleged role in the company's accounting scandal.
Chelsea confirm that Avram Grant has replaced Jose Mourinho as the new manager at Stamford Bridge.
L'INTERVISTA. Il manager delle star: ho comprato molte foto per non farle uscire, alcune anche da Corona                                          Lele Mora: non vendo le mie ragazze sono amico di Silvio e farei politica con lui                                                                                   di PAOLO BERIZZI
Night of the long juicer Orange has started summarily deleting email accounts tied to old Freeserve and Wanadoo pay-as-you-go dial-up accounts with no warning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The women&#39;s gold medallist in shot put, Irina Korzhanenko, has been disqualified from the Olympics and stripped of her medal after testing positive for doping.
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The memory of getting blown out at Virginia Tech simmered for Georgia Tech all year.
More than half of digital video recorder users fast-forwarded through commercials while watching prime-time network fare, according to the first study of DVR users watching ads.
The House majority leader delivered on a promise yesterday.
Detroit rookie Justin Verlander leads the Tigers to\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0a much-needed 7-2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0win on Thursday in the hotly contested AL Central.
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Sergei Shalivsky staffs one of the book tables in the heart of Kiev, but with one difference: Nearly all of the books on Shalivsky s table are dedicated to Ukrainian nationalism and anti-Semitism. In a recent ...
Earthlink Inc. , the Internet  service provider, said on Friday it has won approval from the  New Orleans City Council to build a wireless high-speed  Internet network in the city.
Crude oil futures slipped Monday as Norwegian officials ordered striking oil workers back on the job Monday night, preventing any more cuts in production from the third-largest global exporter of crude.
An initial share sale by the Indian unit of British oil firm Cairn Energy was oversubscribed 1.3 times near the lower end of its offer range, a banker and the Mumbai stock exchange has said.
An Egyptian blogger was  convicted for insulting Islam and Egyptian President Hosni  Mubarak on Thursday and sentenced to four years in jail over  his writings on the Internet.
Ofcom has challenged BT to come up with proposals for opening up its networks to competitors to help speed the growth of telecoms services including broadband - or face a possible Competition Commission investigation.
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Oates, who led the Texas Rangers to their first three postseason appearances, was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor three years ago.
The risk of being jolted by 1,500 volts of electricity hasn't scared them off. Neither have fears of falling off the speeding electric trains.
A suicide car bomb detonated Sunday evening near a market in Balad, killing at least 25 people and wounding 40 others, an Interior Ministry official said.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, already fighting state criminal charges in northern Nigeria, also faces a string of criminal counts and $7 billion in civil claims brought by federal Nigerian authorities in the capital of Abuja, newly obtained documents show.
The PGA Tour has always had an impeccable sense of timing when it comes to negotiating television contracts.
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, where does that leave NHL officials and members of the NHL Players&#39; Association?
A ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the United States ends on Monday having been fatally wounded in the crossfire of the US presidential election.
Description: Senior news analyst NPR&#39;s Daniel Schorr says the prospect of Middle East peace is much improved if young Palestinian leaders replace the aging Yasser Arafat &quot;old guard.
NEW DELHI: Two Ordinances, one to repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota), 2002, and the other to transfer some of its major provisions to other existing laws, were understood to have been approved by President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday.
The cholesterol drug Vytorin became known for its commercials showing people who look oddly similar to foods like tacos and banana cream pie. But now Vytorin is getting attention that is anything but funny.
NASA -- An unpiloted Russian cargo ship linked up the International Space Station this morning to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, oxygen, water and supplies to the residents onboard.     The ISS Progress 15 craft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 12:01 a.m...
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he could not imagine how Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 could be held under current conditions.
of two French journalists has outraged Arab and Muslim intellectuals, journalists and religious leaders as well as many ordinary citizens.
Real Madrid striker Robinho scores a hat-trick as Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in the Copa America.
Filipinos have been masters of using text messages to rally political protesters. So what happened during last month's failed coup d'etat?Photos: Philippines as texting central
The Toronto International Film Festival offered a snapshot of the variety of styles and sensibilities that characterize world cinema today.
Rough going for the Itanic in Q3 The curse of the Itanic continued to haunt HP in the third quarter. The server maker suffered through the period as the only Tier 1 unable to post a significant uptick in sales. Most of HP's woes appear to have resulted from flagging high-end server sales, as some customers side with Itanium, while others move to IBM and Sun Microsystems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
3Com Corp. , a maker of switches for corporate data networks, and PC-Tel Inc. agreed to end patent-infringement lawsuits. Each agreed to license the other's modem-related patents that were part of the litigation, which began in March 2003. PC-Tel also will supply wireless software and antennas to 3Com. PC-Tel will record as revenue during this quarter $3.2 million it had ...
Sen. Barack Obama vowed Thursday to restore environmental protections the Bush administration has rolled back through executive orders, especially at the Environmental Protection Agency.
A suicide attacker detonated a bomb inside a mosque as people celebrated a major holiday with a former interior minister.
Four U.S. soldiers were killed late Tuesday and early Wednesday by separate roadside bombs detonated near their convoys, the military announced.
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Won't leap until SP1 arrives If it's not good enough for Intel, is it good enough for you? We're talking Microsoft's Windows Vista, which the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, this week indicated has not won the backing of his technology experts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A man left paralysed in a road accident wins damages after the Ministry of Defence admits liability.
Europe's grip on the Ryder Cup tightened as Ian Woosnam's team grabbed the initiative on the second day of action at the K Club.
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Boston College High School football coach Jim Cotter has decided to retire at the end of this season after 41 years at the helm.
North and South Korea said on Wednesday they had agreed to resume ministerial talks, a day after a breakthrough energy-for-arms deal at six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs in Beijing.
Rebel groups and Sudan's government are to hold talks to try to end the conflict in the Darfur region.
Police at Paris' top airport lost track of a passenger's bag in which plastic explosives were placed to train bomb-sniffing dogs, police said Saturday. Warned that the bag may have gotten on any of nearly 90 flights from Charles de Gaulle, authorities searched planes upon arrival in Los Angeles and New York.
Porto FC of Portugal won the European/South American Cup, beating Once Caldas, from Colombia, 8-7 on penalty kicks after the game, including the additional time, ended in a 0-0 draw.
If he ends up starting by default for the New Orleans Saints, linebacker Alfred Fincher won't mind.
Lindsey Pluimer scored 22 points and Noelle Quinn poured in 20 to lead No. 25 UCLA past Pepperdine 74-61 on Thursday.
Richard Thompson, who began powering his home with solar power in 2001, has found that power is the easy part. Generating interest takes work.
Thousands of Palestinian civil servants strike over the failure of the Hamas-led government to pay wages.
ATHENS - The Australian women and American men ended the swimming competition at the Athens 2004 Olympics Games in style Saturday, both breaking world records in the 4x100 meter medley relays.
French President Jacques Chirac arrived in London on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at marking the 100 anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a 1904 pact that ended centuries
A man is extradited from Hong Kong over the murder of a woman who was strangled in Belfast in 1998.
Sam Perlozzo is hoping his newfound experience -- along with a fortified bullpen and a modified lineup -- can help the Orioles end a club-record run of nine straight losing seasons.
The Telluride Film Festival, a small but highly regarded event for movie fans, unveiled this year's lineup on Thursday with more feature films than ever from the United States and around the world.
The Traveling Wilburys return to the charts as they score a No 1 with a greatest hits collection.
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Chief Executive William Weldon&#39;s Johnson &amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) on Friday said it&#39;s warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of the blood cancer lymphoma.
The Bush administration struggled Tuesday to explain what it knows about alleged Iranian interference in Iraq after the Pentagon's top general appeared to contradict a recently released military dossier on the subject.
Industrial orders have jumped to a six-year high this month, a survey showed yesterday as a sharp fall in mortgage approvals pointed to a slowdown in the housing market.
A part of the brain involved in both drug craving and judgment appears to be smaller in cocaine addicts than in healthy people, researchers have found.
Shaquille O&#39;Neal helped Miami improved to 4-0 for the first time in team history, but he was concerned about the Heat&#39;s defensive effort in Tuesday night&#39;s 103-93 win over the Washington Wizards in Miami.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi blames the UN for playing a damaging role in the Somali crisis.
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A SOLOMON Islands man was charged last night with the murder of Australian peacekeeper Adam Dunning. Officer Dunning, 26, died after being shot in the back while on a routine vehicle patrol on the outskirts
Top Gear's Richard Hammond is involved in another car accident, less than a year after nearly dying in a stunt.
Atlanta Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney sprained his right knee in practice on Sunday when a lineman rolled on his leg.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- San Diego Chargers rookie Anthony Waters was charged with hitting a man who threw a rock at his car on a highway.
A film about the 1993 Mumbai bombings, Black Friday, is to be screened in India this week after legal delays.
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Most employees have precious little ammunition going into a meeting to talk about their pay, but a few Web sites are trying to level the playing field.
At the very least, Rick Ankiel is laying the groundwork for a run at the St. Louis Cardinals' rotation next season.
Not long ago, her appearance in a stadium would have set flashbulbs crackling, her every step captured for posterity, the whole place lighting up like it was the first pitch of a World Series game.
Germany may cancel orders placed with European aerospace firm EADS if the company shifts production at its Airbus unit out of the country, German Economy Minister Michael Glos was quoted as saying on Sunday.Comment
Durata e modalita' saranno comunicate dopo decisioni governo
More couples are selecting the sex of their children, using techniques developed to help couples who are infertile or at risk for having babies with genetic diseases.
DETROIT - President Bush&#39;s choice of Kellogg chief executive Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary leaves the cereal and snack giant without the dynamic leader who has guided its remarkable turnaround.
Nicklas Backstrom and 26 other prospects will begin competing Saturday for a spot in the Capitals' training camp, which begins Sept. 14.
Most people searching for the must-have device on the Web either want it, want it for free or want help fixing problems
Inchiesta sollecitata da donne consigliere, togate e laiche
Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi will not run in the Palestinian presidential election, following pressure from the ruling Fatah faction to support Mahmoud Abbas.
On the Zend Developer Zone, Matthew O'Phinney has posted an announcement about the latest development on the Zend Framework front - the ViewRenderer module.    Yesterday, I committed a change to core in preparation for the 1.0.0RC1 release that, while breaking backwards compatibility slightly, will also greatly simplify the integration between the controller and view components.   One developer, Ralph Schindler, felt it didn't go far enough, and posted an issue in the framework issue tracker detailing an idea he had for adding more integrated View dependency injection to Zend_Controller_Action. After some thought and discussion with him, I countered with a new action helper, the ViewRenderer.    This new bit of functionality allows you to get rid of those pesky view objects in Controllers, set default rendering options for the controllers, let you autorender view scripts based on the current action and much more.   Check out the post for some example code.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, a  leading candidate in Ukraine's presidential election, was taken  to hospital on Friday after a protester threw an egg at him in  nationalist western Ukraine, reporters said.
Seldom has there been as striking a case of too much of a good thing in politics as the Democratic primary in New Hampshire\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 1st District, in which the convergence of party establishment support behind state lawmaker Jim Craig spurred a backlash that boosted liberal activist Carol Shea-Porter to a relatively comfortable victory.
In uno dei due posticipi della 20/a giornata del campionato di serie B il Bari ha battuto in casa il...
Does doubling up your DSL really work? Sex, money and chocolate are supposed to be the three things you can't have too much of. There is a fourth: Bandwidth. One way to have twice as much bandwidth is to have two lines, but getting them to work together isn't simple. Sharedband, a spin-off from BT Martlesham, is poised to launch a UK service to do just this.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Some New Yorkers doubted official assurances on Thursday that the air surrounding a deadly steam pipe explosion in midtown Manhattan was safe to breathe despite the discovery of asbestos-tainted debris.
Singapore&#39;s economy has slowed in the third quarter but still recorded growth of 7.7 per cent. Singapore&#39;s trade ministry says after posting its fastest quarterly expansion in 10 years to June, a slowdown
A South Pacific 'cargo cult' petitions its deity for bags of rice and a Land Rover.
Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per tre giornate il giocatore dell'Inter, Maicon. Il difensore &...
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--In a further step to consolidate its listed assets in Hong Kong, China and the US, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.
Lavori per tre anni, navette sostitutive dopo chiusura
S Airways plans to ask a federal bankruptcy judge on Oct. 7 to impose temporary pay cuts on its workers unless it can reach agreement with its unions before then, people who have been briefed on the company&#39;s strategy said yesterday.
Visitors to the British Library can now take advantage of broadband wireless internet access.
Il 3 ottobre prevista anche una manifestazione a Milano
After courting the likes of British Airways, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa and even Singapore Airlines on the other side of the world, Swiss International Air Lines is finding marriage hard to come by.
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ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison has increased his company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s offer for rival software company PeopleSoft, and set a deadline for the first time since the hostile takeover bid began in June 2003.
Generale Boonyaratglin, elezioni forse fra un anno
Tre debutti in una volta sola per Giovanna Mezzogiorno: il primo film francese, la prima volta in una commedia, il primo ruolo sexy della carriera. Tutto questo \u00c3\u00a8 &#39;Il club delle promesse&#39;, opera prima diretta
Viaggi: cemento e mare sporco per le coste abruzzesi. In alcuni punti i valori rilevati superano di 40 volte i limiti di legge. Meglio il Molise. Il responso di Goletta Verde
 - Chavez tells Naomi Campbell
Core 2 die-shrink to introduce SSE 4 Intel has begun punching out engineering samples of next year's 45nm Core 2 die-shrink, the chip giant has claimed. The processor is codenamed 'Penryn'.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
While Israeli-Americans turned out in force to vote in the US presidential election, Palestinian-Americans remained indifferent because of the &quot;anti-Palestinian agenda&quot; of the two contenders.
Platinum hit another record high on  Monday on the back of lingering supply concerns in South  Africa, which produces four-fifths of the world's metal.
The newly created Big Ten Network, which the conference vows will satiate its universities\u00e2\u0080\u0099 fans and alumni, is the source of a dispute between the conference and Comcast.
The Truck indie music festival in Oxfordshire is postponed after heavy rain cause the site to flood.
Attempts to integrate minority faiths have left the UK \
Heat center Shaquille O'Neal was held out of Tuesday night's game against the Boston Celtics because of a calf injury.
The update fixes flash card communications and a problem with colors and vertical lines, according to the company.
The promiscuous habits of female cheetahs are uncovered by scientists studying the species.
Blockbuster Inc. is in talks to buy movie download service Movielink for under $50 million in cash and stock, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
Brazil's leftist president was falling just short of the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff and win re-election Sunday after his party was slammed in the final days of the campaign with charges of corruption and dirty tricks.
Pakistan security forces searched for two Chinese engineers and their Pakistani guard who were kidnapped Saturday in a tribal area near Afghanistan.
Diversified manufacturer 3M Co.   said on Friday it expects its second-quarter and full-year  results to be at or below Wall Street expectations, citing high  start-up costs and weak demand for its optical film, sending  its shares down more than 7 percent.
Shares in Ryanair Holdings PLC plummeted Monday after Europe's top no-frills airline reported flat third-quarter profits and warned of tough times ahead because of high fuel costs and fears of a recession.
Dai Beatles a Madonna, inestimabile repertorio due colossi
As the sun sets, the sky slowly turns a deep orange rose over Dubai. Crates of merchandise \u00c2\u0097 food, clothes, General Electric appliances, Hewlett-Packard computers \u00c2\u0097 are loaded onto dhows, the traditional wooden vessels that still ply the ancient routes to Iran about 60 miles to the north.
Coca-Cola&#39;s chief executive yesterday said the world&#39;s largest beverage maker needs to work harder, better execute its strategy, and improve its culture
Let's gets pixelated Intel R&amp;D Day Your digital camera is more powerful than you think. Using the basic concepts of digital photography, Intel researchers are reinventing the art of silicon lithography \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the technique used to etch circuit patterns onto PC microprocessors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Three Afghan prison guards and two  prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda  inmates on Friday and a shoot-out was going on with another  two, the chief of Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison told Reuters.
For more than three years now, the law firm of Parker & Waichman has been fighting in court with the firm Napoli Bern over settlements for the diet drug fen-phen.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former campaign finance director pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges he deliberately underreported the amount raised at a Hollywood gala for the senator in 2000.
Then cuts him up into tiny bite-sized files BitTorrent has added 20th Century Fox, Paramount, MTV and others to its roster of legit partners ahead of its launch as a content hub.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GOOGLE, the world&#39;s number one search engine, has lost its edge. That&#39;s the considered view of software engineers who have been testing an early version of Microsoft&#39;s MSN Search service, released last week.
The United Nations Children&#39;s Fund released its annual report that showed that at least one billion children, half of the world&#39;s population of children, suffer from poverty, violent conflict and the scourge of AIDS.
The New England Patriots could face  severe sanctions if an NFL investigation rules that coach Bill  Belichick violated league rules by videotaping the New York  Jets defensive signals during their regular season opener.
The stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in east Belfast is being treated by police as attempted murder.
The former chief executive of Finnish telecoms carrier Sonera is to be charged with illegally monitoring the phone calls of hundreds of people, the Agence-France Presse news agency reports from Helsinki.
After IAEA meeting in Vienna, Tehran told to comply with UN inspectors and halt uranium enrichment activities by the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next meeting scheduled for November 25.
A STUBBORN fire raged for more than five hours hours on the 29th floor of a historic downtown Chicago skyscraper, shooting flames from windows and sending at least 37 people
Federal employees would receive a 3.5 percent pay raise next year under a bill approved by a key House Appropriations subcommittee yesterday.
MOSCOW, Jan. 25 -- For two years, Oleg Kozlovsky has been a fixture at anti-Kremlin street demonstrations, confronting riot police and just as often getting arrested. One of the leaders of a youth movement called Oborona (Defense), Kozlovsky, a 23-year-old graduate student at Moscow's Higher School...
Pugnalato da uomo mascherato, non escluso dramma familiare
Countrywide Financial Corp. CFC.N on  Wednesday posted a 47 percent drop in quarterly earnings and  cut its outlook as mortgage refinancings fell and interest  rates climbed, sparking a broad sell-off in mortgage-company  stocks.
La proposta del governoCalano i consiglieri degli enti locali                                            Costi della politica, arrivano i tagli meno telefonini per i burocrati                                                                                      di CARMELO LOPAPA
The Millennium Stadium is trying to stage a 'Live Aid' style concert to raise more than \u00c2\u00a31m for the Tsunami disaster appeal.
Deep in the dusty, unlit corridors of Kenya's national museum, locked away in a plain-looking cabinet, is one of mankind's oldest relics: Turkana Boy, as he is known, the most complete skeleton of a prehistoric human ever found.
Mehmet Okur scored 19 points, hitting three free throws in the final 9 seconds and the Utah Jazz held off the Los Angeles Clippers 93-91 Tuesday night.
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira, already ruled out of Wednesday&#39;s Champions League match against Panathinaikos, is a major doubt for Sunday&#39;s Premier League clash with Manchester United.
The kidnappers of three U.N. workers in  Afghanistan said the government agreed terms for their release  on Wednesday, but there was no confirmation and a top U.S.  official said a deal would encourage hostage taking.
The alleged plotters of a coup in Equatorial Guinea are \
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Nokia is adding BlackBerry connectivity to its Series 80 mobile devices, including the Nokia 9500 Communicator, and has unveiled a new business smartphone, the Edge-compatible Nokia 9300.
Rubens Barrichello topped a record-breaking qualifying session at Monza with the fastest ever lap in Formula One to grab pole position for today&#39;s Italian Grand Prix.
MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 17: Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility on Friday for the Beslan siege in which more than 320 people died and threatened more attacks.
Historians criticized Arnold Schwarzenegger for telling the Republican National Convention that he left a \
Free Press correspondent Hannah Allam and a handful of journalists were trapped inside the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf on Monday. Allam walked into the shrine unchallenged as sporadic gunfire
As Islamist gunmen mopped up his routed forces in Gaza, Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Palestinian government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency after six days of bloody faction fighting.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says security in Sudan's Darfur region is rapidly deteriorating, and violence could intensify.
Tracy McGrady scored 20 his 45 points in the fourth quarter and had 12 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets pull away for a 116-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
Jonny Wilkinson makes a fairytale return as England returned to winning ways in the opening Six Nations match against Scotland.
Russia is working on new nuclear missile  systems that other powers do not have in order to protect  itself against future security threats, President Vladimir  Putin said on Wednesday.
A ban on a racial epithet after the Michael Richards affair leads to a soul-searching debate.
One in six calls to a 24-hour helpline last year concerning mental health came from girls contemplating suicide.
Il gruppo ha chiuso il 2006 con fatturato di 58 mln (+4,5)
Students at North Carolina State University are learning to build business applications in the Web 2.0 mold using an IBM incubator project called Project Zero.
Scientists have tested in mice an experimental vaccine for malaria that does not provide immunity but aims to stamp it out in whole regions by eradicating the disease-causing parasite from mosquitoes that spread it.
Using a piece of software he originally created to access computers remotely, Brad Willman went on the offensive against child pornographers.
Inside the mobile matrix, part 1 If you're a developer working with mobile devices few decisions will be more critical than the platform you choose to focus on. With the correct choice, your skills and creativity may pay off both financially and personally when thousands of users enjoy something that you brought into the world.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GRAND FORKS, ND -- Anthony Stewart felt the weight of the world junior hockey championship lifted off his shoulders last night. Stewart, relegated to the role of 13th forward the previous night against Sweden
By SETH BORENSTEIN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis, fresh from a fiery and nearly flawless launch, was in hot pursuit of the international space station on Saturday, but won't catch up until Sunday.
BEIJING -- China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death today for taking bribes to approve untested medicines, as the country's main quality control agency announced its first recall system targeting unsafe food products.
If your computer is slowing down or crashing, you may have a virus. Scan now to find out!  Detects viruses, spyware and worms. Includes free spam and popup blockers.
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CASABLANCA, Morocco  - Moroccan officials on Monday questioned a man caught carrying explosives who tried to flee a Casablanca Internet cafe after a suspected suicide bomber was blown up in the cafe during a tussle with its owner.
Only hours after deciding to withhold some payments to Halliburton Co. because of questions about billing for its work in Iraq, the Army reversed itself yesterday and said it would give the giant contractor more time to justify its ...
Fashion Wire Daily - Though it might seem odd to rural residents that a farm fresh egg could be a thing of luxury, for urban dwellers, if comes from a pasture-fed hen, it's the ultimate symbol of the current craze for \
ARAK, Iran  - Iran's president launched a new   phase in the Arak heavy-water reactor project on Saturday,   saying Tehran would not give up its right to nuclear technology   despite Western fears it aims to make atomic bombs.
Former members and staffers of the 9/11 Commission have concluded that the CIA withheld videotapes of harsh interrogation sessions even after specific and \
Olympiacos Pireo-Lazio 1-1 in una incontro valido per la prima giornata del girone C di Champions Le...
Defensive lineman Bobby Fallon intercepted a tipped pass and ran 17 yards for a touchdown to start Penn on its way to a 20-14 win over Cornell yesterday in Ithaca, N.Y.
Ancora morti sulle strade della Dakar. Secondo quanto scrive la stampa belga, due accompagnatori bel...
Snowbound villagers fought off starving wolves and the River Danube iced over as a Siberian frost gripped much of the Balkans for the second straight week, killing at least a dozen people.
Tehran has ignored deadlines and ultimatums, but as long as it offers a diplomatic way out of the standoff, there'll be little support for sanctions
Thai body of Aaron Toland, the Londonderry man who died in the Phuket plane crash, will arrive home later.
The Detroit Tigers have acquired all-star shortstop Edgar Renteria from the Atlanta Braves, the team announced on Monday.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
Sixty years after the Battle of the Bulge reduced it to rubble, the 'pearl of the Ardennes' is shining again..Squeezed between its hilltop medieval fortress and the serpentine River Ourthe, the little town has ...
MADRID -- Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has been summoned before a parliamentary commission investigating the Madrid train bombings to give his version of the most devastating attack in modern Spanish history.
ROME (CBS) The Arab television network Al-Jazeera announced that two Italian hostages were released Tuesday in Iraq. Italian news reports said Premier Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed the release.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - An American and a Norwegian won the 2004 Nobel prize in economics Monday for their work in determining the driving force behind business cycles worldwide.
WASHINGTON  When Republicans gather in New York City in 10 days for their national convention  just a few subway stops from where the World Trade Center once stood  there is little doubt they will stage a tribute to the thousands ...
Governo intende riunire altri 3 tavoli con parti sociali
Il bollettino di via Nazionale \u00c3\u00a8 molto ottimista sui conti pubbliciIndebitamento netto e debito nel 2007 al di sotto delle stime del governo                                          Bankitalia, Pil in frenata nel 2008-2009 crescer\u00c3\u00a0 dell'1%                                                                                  L'inflazione quest'anno dovrebbe attestarsi a una media superiore al 2,5%Consumi fermi all'1%, anche per via delle difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 delle famiglie per i mutui
Womack extended his hitting streak to 13 games...St. Louis has 47 road wins, which is greater than all other NL team&#39;s home wins...The Cardinals have won 31-of-43...This season series is tied at 5-5. Milwaukee
Roma, 25 novembre 2004 - A una settimana dalla serata finale, Antonio e Annalisa sono stati esclusi dal Grande Fratello 5. I ragazzi erano stati protagonisti di un veloce flirt all&#39;interno della casa. Restano
Palestinian militants hit an Israeli city with a rocket from Gaza for the first time on Tuesday, causing no casualties but drawing a pledge of harsh retaliation from Israel while it was already in the midst of a military offensive.
Prices paid to US producers rose 1.7 percent last month, the biggest jump in 14 years, as higher energy and food costs suggested that inflation is picking up.
The Government is considering tough new anti-terrorism laws amid fears of an al-Qaida attack on Britain. Home Secretary David Blunkett will unveil the new proposals in an interview to be aired today on ITV1&#39;s Jonathan Dimbleby programme.
Boisterous supporters of President-elect Viktor Yushchenko blockaded the government headquarters today, preventing the prime minister from convening a Cabinet session.
A forest fire near the Mediterranean coastline in northeastern Spain forced the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said Wednesday.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., Dec. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- John Mullen, CEO and founder of Apple Vacations, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at Thursday's Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards ceremony held at The Pierre Hotel in New York.
Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers.
Wall Street stocks edged higher on Wednesday after DuPont's earnings outlook cheered investors but as Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) forecast the US economy would fall into recession this year and MBIA (NYSE:MBI), a bond insurer, slashed its dividend.
Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Phil Neville is determined to tough it out at Old Trafford and win back a regular place in the team. The 27-year-old made only his fifth start of the season when he captained the side
The struggle over human rights in Sudan's Darfur region is coming to New York, with speeches Thursday from Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel and actor George Clooney and a weekend demonstration at Central Park.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC.N on  Wednesday lowered its fiscal-year earnings forecast because of  lower-than-expected drug price increases, fewer product deals  from drug companies and fewer alternative sources of supply in  the December quarter.
Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved  the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon called a goodwill gesture to bolster new  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and build mutual trust.
Chrysler Group apologized on Thursday  for an advertisement that showed a dog being electrocuted  beside its new Dodge Nitro sports utility vehicle.
Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine criticises Tony Blair for taking Britain to war with Iraq.
The Nepal authorities tighten security amid Maoist threats to disrupt business life in the capital.
French president Jacque Chirac formally inaugurated the world&#39;s tallest bridge in Millau, southern France, on Tuesday, report agencies.
Arsenal's Jose Antonio Reyes falls victim to a radio prank and admits he would like to move to Real Madrid.
Some bad news for striking Hollywood writers: Election 2008 is a breakaway hit.
The corporate scandal is fast becoming a full-fledged criminal case, with former chairwoman Patricia Dunn facing felony charges in California
We're just not meant for each other Verizon Wireless was the first company offered exclusive access to the iPhone, but turned Apple away because of problems with the proposed business model. Cingular had no such reservations, and will be selling Steve Jobs' \
US west coast gangsta rapper &quot;The Game&quot; pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Los Angeles court to felony charges that he threatened a man with a gun at a pickup basketball game.
U.N. investigators have found a mass grave in an army camp in Congo's eastern Ituri district holding around 30 victims, including women and children, who appeared to have been executed, a spokesman said on Friday.
U.S. factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region grew slower than expected in July after a surprise surge in June, and initial claims last week for U.S. jobless benefits fell to a two-month low, a survey and a report showed on Thursday.
Al via dal 23 luglio per disciplinare quotazione Expandi
The educational toy specialist has some new key hires to turn it around.
TechWeb - Nearly three quarters of U.S. adults subscribe to a mobile phone services, more than those who say they subscribe to a landline service.
The US president is expected to announce plans for a major reorganisation of forces stationed abroad.
BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc ,  the world&#39;s biggest mining group, has revived plans for a $40  billion takeover of aluminium producer Alcoa Inc., the  Times newspaper said in an unsourced report on Monday.
U.S. health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's Duragesic pain-killing skin patch or generic versions.
A mother who discovered she had a tumour while pregnant is saved by her unborn twins' kicking.
In corso altri controlli per confermare la causa del decesso
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva's commanding lead over his nearest rival in Brazil's   presidential race narrowed by 4 percentage points in the past   five days, a poll showed on Friday.
A graphic study of sex and drug addiction, \u00e2\u0080\u009cRock Bottom\u00e2\u0080\u009d goes beyond the pieties of the recovery movements to confront deeper questions about the pursuit of sensation.
US President George W. Bush crisscrosses battleground states this week seeking to close a gap in preference polls between him and his Democratic rival, John Kerry.
Arms manufacturer BAE Systems is designing &quot;environmentally friendly&quot; weapons, including &quot;reduced lead&quot; bullets, &quot;reduced smoke&quot; grenades and rockets with fewer toxins.
Technology challenges us to question our assumptions about love, fidelity and who we can have sex with. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
A group of Digg users organized a temporary boycott of the site because they felt the new algorithm would leave submissions from some \u00e2\u0080\u009cpower users\u00e2\u0080\u009d stuck in the queue.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will not apologize for comments made last week against Proposition 70, which some Native Americans have dubbed racist and bigoted.
US theatres go dark to mark the passing of Arthur Miller, the playwright who gave the world Death of a Salesman.
Six months after it stopped performing heart transplants, Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., announced that it would restart the program in February.
XM Satellite Radio said Wednesday that it has reached a $650 million deal with Major League Baseball to broadcast games for 11 years.
Attorney General ends complaint Social networking site Facebook has reached agreement with the New York Attorney General to strengthen the way it polices its site to make it easier to remove obscene or offensive content.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US retail sales and industrial output slow as the economy is hit by the housing slump and credit squeeze.
Valerie Plame Wilson emerges as an ambitious, gung-ho professional, dedicated to her work yet colorful in ways no Hollywood storyteller would dare to make up.
Bulgaria in Brief: 11 September 2004, Saturday. A Bulgarian man aged 64 emerged as the veteran among those who swam across the Danube River Saturday.
Cisco Systems announced it is acquiring NetSolve, which provides real-time monitoring of the performance of corporate data networks.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke to the family of Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley this afternoon, Downing Street said. Mr Blair spoke to the family at 2pm, after they issued a statement appealing for the
No need to your eyes off the road Safe, simple and intuitive is the umbrella promise of a new form of satnav, which replaces the traditional PDA-sized display and matron-like voiceover with a full-size heads-up display on your windscreen.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It's back to rehab for former \
Dirk Nowitzki set a franchise record with 53 points to inspire the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-106 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets Thursday.
DreamWorks, Pixar and Disney have each rescheduled high-profile films in ways that could dramatically affect their earnings flow and status in
WASHINGTON - Senators examining the Abu Ghraib prison scandal criticized the CIA on Thursday for failing to provide Army investigators with documents on unregistered \
Wall Street stocks rose on Monday after Merrill Lynch announced a capital injection of up to $6.2bn, spurring a rally in financial stocks at the start of an abbreviated Christmas-Eve trading session.
Antonio Cassano si &egrave; disperato dopo l'ammonizione ricevuta in Samp-Fiorentina. Un giallo che ...
The founder of Argonaut games went into administration a week ago has bought back most of the group.
A junior coalition partner is to stay in Poland's conservative government, making a snap election less likely.
Continental Airlines, the fifth-largest US carrier, yesterday said it will skip contributions to employee pension plans this year, taking advantage of a law enacted in April to conserve cash.
Bruce McDonald, a little-known Zimbabwean, took the first-round lead on 66 in the European Tour&#39;s Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club.
A break in the weather in the North Atlantic has allowed a British tug to attach a line to the fire stricken Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland.
Il russo della Caisse d'Epargne Vladimir Efimkim ha vinto la quarta tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, da...
The Dew Tour's Playstation Pro event will host a wakeboard rail jam, the first of its kind on the tour this season, in a temporarily constructed pool.
Now that Cesar Izturis has been reunited with his former manager, Jim Tracy, the Pirates are expected to shop Jack Wilson before the July 31 deadline.
World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Shalrie Joseph was nearly in position to prevent Kansas City's first goal in its 4-3 win over the Revolution Saturday night. But Joseph clearly was struggling to retreat as Davy Arnaud chested down the ball and converted to cut the Wizards' deficit to 2-1 in the 25th minute.
Gianluigi Buffon, nell'immediata vigilia di Juve-Cesena in programma stasera a Torino, confida ai mi...
Goldman Sachs reported a 23 percent increase in earnings for the fourth quarter, driven by robust gains in investment banking, asset management and trading.
Roadside bombs have killed two United States soldiers and wounded five in two separate blasts in Iraq, the US military has said. An attack on a US military patrol in Samarra, about 100 kilometres north of
Two members of the Iraqi prime minister\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family have been abducted from their Baghdad home, his spokesman confirmed today. Kidnappers claimed to be holding three relatives.
Shane Mosley eased to a comfortable points victory over Luis Collazo to lift the interim World Boxing Council welterweight title on Saturday.
The US Supreme Court threw out an order for tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay 79.5 million dollars to the widow of a US smoker, in a victory for businesses hoping to limit massive monetary awards.
Russia and China are spying on the US at levels close to those of the Cold War, the US Intelligence chief warns.
Jennifer Aniston and a photographer have settled a lawsuit regarding topless photos shot of the actress late last year. \
Via libera del Cipe,riassegnati a Universita' 268,7 mln
BAGHDAD: The standoff between the interim Iraqi government and insurgents in the rebel city of Fallujah has entered its &quot;final phase,&quot; Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday, warning of imminent military action.
Italy's struggling flagship airline Alitalia wants to remain allied with Air France but would like to renegotiate the terms of the tie-up, company chairman Giancarlo Cimoli said.
Motorola Inc  said on Wednesday  it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as  recovery in its cell phone business is taking longer than  expected, dashing Wall Street expectations for a profit and  sending its shares down as much as 14 percent.
Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, on Friday said its quarterly net profit rose by 76 percent, boosted by digital video, high-speed Internet and higher advertising sales at its cable networks.
Merck &amp; Co. said US securities regulators and the Justice Department opened inquiries concerning the painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn Sept.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - The chief executive of US Airways Group Inc. was arrested on January 31 on suspicion of drunk driving and had a blood alcohol level above legal limits in Arizona, a spokesman for the Scottsdale Police Department said on Friday.
Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, lifted by banks and financials after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of billion-dollar writedowns.
Police believe dissident republicans planted a pipe bomb which exploded at Strabane police station
Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore told a pensions conference on Wednesday that trustees must include the \
Transplanting pig organs into humans may be much safer than previously thought, a study suggests.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Washington for talks with President George W. Bush dominated by a quest for Middle East peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.
While most of the attention will be placed on Tiger Woods and other powerhouse stars at the Ryder Cup, it could be the performances of four rookies that determine the success of the United States.
Well, when you&#39;re running a space program with mostly volunteers, you have to expect some hiccups. The da Vinci Project, a Canadian effort to launch a civilian space flight, has pushed back test flights because of the looming holiday season.
Bringing in Reche Caldwell, even as a No. 2 receiver to Deion Branch, looked like an iffy proposition.
Air Hostess Wars demeans their profession and should be pulled from schedules, female attendants say
A mathematical genius who struggled to pass his school exams has outwitted computers by setting a world record for mentally calculating the 13th root of a hundred-digit number.
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Voters weary of campaign advertising will get a reprieve Monday in the political equivalent of a moment of silence.
With iTunes movie rentals now available, Don Reisinger thinks Steve Jobs pulled a fast one on the online rental industry. Is he right?
Thousands of Filipinos have returned to washed-out homes after four deadly storms in two weeks left more than 1,000 people dead or missing.
Leaders of Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry&#39;s national campaign have decided to spend an additional $50,000 in Virginia, signaling that they have not given up all hope of winning the state.
An experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a US advisory panel on Friday.
The former head of the British Army says he believes innocent people were shot on Bloody Sunday in 1972.
Text of report by Armenian news agency Arminfo  Yerevan, 9 February: The opposition Heritage Party has strongly condemned yesterday's arson to a vehicle of Ara Saghatelyan, owner of Yerevan's Panorama.am Internet publication and Im Iravunku newspaper.
One young Palestinian woman was killed in Gaza by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank on Friday evening.
The Indiana Pacers expected to struggle a bit after losing five players to suspensions in November.
At first glance, it appeared that Tony Blair deliberately timed his announcement that he intended to serve another four or five years to limit the damage that would be caused
ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps had a front-row seat at the pool, and made Olympic history without ever getting wet. Decked out in a white shirt, khaki shorts and flip-flops, Phelps led cheers and waved an American flag while his teammates did all the work in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday night...
At an age when most catchers have retired to the couch, switched positions or stopped being productive, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is still a formidable threat.
L'organizzazione conferma la discesa libera di Coppa dal mondo in programma a Bormio il 29 dicembre....
LONDON  - Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf would welcome British involvement in negotiations with India over Kashmir, and would raise the matter with British Prime Minister Tony Blair during talks in London, he told The Times in an interview.
Il giudice sportivo della serie C ha inflitto un provvedimento di due gare a porte chiuse all'Avelli...
ABUJA, NIGERIA - The government of Sudan claimed Friday that US support for rebel groups has made it impossible to reach a compromise in peace talks.
Sales of new U.S. homes tumbled at  the sharpest rate in more than a decade in November, the  government said on Thursday, but a separate report showed  consumers' mood still buoyant near the end of 2004.
The search continues for the body of a British man who was beheaded after an escape bid. BAGHDAD -- Shiite militia loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed yesterday to begin handing in weapons
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The Indiana Pacers have told law enforcement officials in Michigan that players will not submit to interviews as part of the investigation into the Nov. 19 brawl.
Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdish area of Iraq, says Kurds will defend themselves in the event of a Turkish raid.
EILAT, Israel Oct. 7, 2004 - An explosion tore through a resort hotel in Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula, where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday Thursday night, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 160, officials said.
Rising incomes and huge servings of bad food -- from deep-fried samosas to pizza and burgers -- have sparked a surge in diabetes cases in India that threatens the health care system, experts say.
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A one-time key aide to deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday quit his post at the head of the military government's new economics team, less than a week after he was appointed.
Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che ha affrontato il Domzale, squadra in testa nel massimo camp...
Pfizer&#39;s schizophrenia drug Geodon (ziprasidone HCI) has won new US Food and Drug Administration approval to treat bipolar mania, a condition characterized by unnatural highs that can lead to impulsive and dangerous behaviors.
'Interrogarsi su sconfitta elettorale, problema e' di linea'
A hug today commemorated the first meeting of a female commander of the space shuttle and the International Space Station.
TWO armed hijackers have released the six remaining hostages being held on a bus near Athens. The gunmen - thought to be Albanians - left the bus after throwing out their rifle, pistol and a sack of grenades, the Greek Net television station reported.

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FALLUJAH - United States forces battled rebels in Iraq&#39;s militant stronghold of Fallujah last night as American tanks, armoured personnel carriers and Humvee vehicles gathered on a highway on its outskirts.
The New Zealand High Court has declined an appeal by Air New Zealand and Qantas against the Commerce Commission&#39;s original decision to disallow the two airlines&#39; application to form a strategic alliance.
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Rival Palestinian factions signed a power-sharing accord aimed at ending months of bloodshed Thursday, agreeing that the Islamic militant group Hamas would head a new coalition government that would \
Brazil's Senate has rejected a proposal to expel its leader, an ally of President Lula, following a corruption scandal.
An expressway overpass collapsed in a Montreal suburb on Saturday, injuring six people, three of them critically, and possibly trapping others beneath a tangle of concrete debris, emergency officials said.
U.S. News & World Report - In a sign of things to come, a dose of negativity has entered the Democratic presidential campaign.
Increased demand in India and China is affecting oil prices, but &quot;non-fundamental&quot; factors make it hard to forecast which side of the $45 per barrel mark they will head, OPEC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s President said on Tuesday.
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Will Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone enact the love interest of Saif Ali Khan in Saif's home-production   AGENT VINOD, the desi Bond flick?
DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler announced 13,000 job cuts at Chrysler on Wednesday and may part ways with its loss-making North-American arm, which would unwind a 1998 mega merger creating the world's fifth-biggest car maker.
Kenyan police expressed scepticism about a Conservative MP's account of a weekend mugging in Nairobi in which he said he was set upon by thieves who robbed him of some 1,500 dollars (800 pounds) in cash.
THE French Prime Minister today expressed scepticism over the alleged new demands of militants holding two French journalists hostage in Iraq.
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Wanted: a former altar boy from the Southwest who speaks Spanish, married into a rich Republican family from Ohio and revolutionized the Internet after working as a volunteer firefighter in Florida. Position: president of the United States.
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BOSTON - John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group \
The San Diego Padres pulled off a vital 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday when Brian Giles hit a three-run home run with two out in the ninth inning.
By BRIAN SKOLOFF WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of an unprecedented drought by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline.
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has nominated Kellogg chairman Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary, picking a Cuban refugee who rose to the top of the biggest US cereal maker as the chief advocate for American business.
When public health officials and vaccine manufacturers convene in Geneva Thursday, they&#39;ll keep an eye on the past as they try to anticipate the future.
Millions of people across the globe are set to die early due to extreme weather events such as floods and heat waves caused by climate change, a British scientist said Tuesday.
The Bush administration has made its position clear in legal filings and now gets a chance to say it to a judge in open court
Focus on the Family founder James C. Dobson and other conservative Christian leaders are calling for the National Association of Evangelicals to silence or fire an official who has urged evangelicals to take global warming seriously.
The family of Ken Bigley, the Briton kidnapped in Iraq, have released a statement through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office appealing for his safe release.
United Airlines said on Wednesday it  would cut its U.S. flights and increase capacity on more  lucrative international routes as it tries to emerge from  bankruptcy.
Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee, a frequent foe of President George W. Bush's policies,   beat a conservative primary challenger on Tuesday in a race   crucial to Republican hopes of retaining Senate control in   November's election.
President of France Jacques Chirac is this week the Queen - s guest at Windsor Castle.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways Group Inc. sought  bankruptcy on Sunday for the second time in two years, squeezed  by low-cost rivals, soaring fuel prices and a failure to win  new labor concessions.
Start queuing now. The latest volume in the saga of the best-known pupil at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft will go on sale next July.
Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, making the timing of his return to the Diamondbacks' rotation unclear.
Supporters of Gordon Brown reject \
Add patients living in small towns and rural areas to the list of people who stand a lower chance of getting an organ transplant if they need one.
Denmark's Novo Nordisk said on Thursday the European Commission had approved its rapid-acting insulin NovoRapid for treatment of diabetes in the elderly and in people with kidney or liver impairment.
Commissione europea, operazione non ostacola concorrenza
President Bush participates in an Iftaar dinner with Ambassadors and Muslim Leaders in observance of Ramadan in the State Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004, in Washington.
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It wasn&#39;t pretty for the Atlanta Falcons in Kansas City today. The Chiefs posted a record eight rushing touchdowns to embarrass the Falcons 56-to-10.
New owners and a TV deal help top English football clubs spend more than \u00c2\u00a3150m on players during January.
The Sri Lankan military opens an investigation into how a Tamil Tiger suicide squad infiltrated an air force base.
More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past.
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The Bekaa valley was once better known for bomb-making than wine-making, but Lebanon's vintners are changing that
The CEO of a company that owns several US bowling alleys, including a popular one in Manhattan, said yesterday it was severing ties with a group linked to the late PA chairman
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COLLEGE STATION -- Texas A&amp;M University is chipping in to help Florida forecasters track monstrous Hurricane Frances as it approaches the coast.
On May 22, 2006,  President Bush spoke in Chicago and gave a characteristically upbeat forecast: \
The prosecution will tell jurors Scott Peterson is a manipulative, selfish, callous man who murdered his wife and their unborn child and destroyed the lives of so many others.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)&#160;said it will investigate whether Qualcomm is complying with a ban that prohibits it from importing certain chips into the U.S.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is hard to miss. Its pink promotions are so pervasive during October that Halloween&#39;s orange-and-black motifs sometimes pale.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government Friday cautiously welcomed the possibility of an agreement with rebellious Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr to disband the cleric&#39;s militia.
NAGPUR, India - Damien Martyn struck a dazzling 114 but injury-hit India clung on in the final session as Australia finished the opening day of the third Test on 362 for seven on Tuesday.
Description: Iran says it will continue tests that could eventually provide it with enriched uranium, the key element in a nuclear weapon.
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Michael Jackson's accuser told a grand jury that the pop star closed his eyes tightly while molesting him on a bed, according to an ABC News report that quotes from transcripts of the testimony.
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Bodies of Miskito Indians killed by Hurricane Felix floated in the Caribbean off Central America and washed up on beaches on Thursday as the death toll from the storm rose to over 60.
France's President Sarkozy marries his girlfriend, ex-model Carla Bruni, the mayor who married them says.
Il presidente ha ottenuto un secondo mandato di sette anni. Scarso successodell'invito al boicottaggio dell'opposizione: i no sono stati 19.653 e le schede bianche 253mila                                            Siria, conferma per Bashar Assad Al referendum ottiene il 97% dei s\u00c3\u00ac
NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets forward  Jamal Mashburn will sit out the 2004-05 season due to a patella  femoral irritation of his right knee.
At least 17 people die in an air raid on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, officials and locals say.
U.S. President George W. Bush met Italy&#39;s  president on Saturday, and was due to see Pope Benedict for the  first time for talks expected to centre on their differences on  Iraq and their common stand against abortion.
The public will be asked whether television cameras should be permanently allowed into English and Welsh courts for the first time today.
Advocates for the mentally ill are questioning Houston police officers' use of stun guns on suspects with mental problems, many of whom were unarmed and then never charged with a crime.
A footballer from Cameroon who married a Londonderry woman loses a legal action over alleged racial abuse.
PENSACOLA, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney sharply criticized John McCain on Friday, accusing the self-styled straight-talking Arizona senator of arrogantly exaggerating his knowledge of the U.S. economy.
NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. tanks and troops rolled back into the center of Najaf and battled with Shiite militants Sunday, reigniting violence in the holy city just as delegates in Baghdad opened a conference meant to be a landmark in the country's movement toward democracy...
Iraq announced the capture of a senior  aide to leading militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Monday, hours  after Zarqawi claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing  near the offices of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
Finland takes on Canada in the finals of the World Cup of Ice Hockey Tuesday in Toronto, Canada, and it might be the only ice hockey fans see for several months.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily Black History Month feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23: CATHY HUGHES  Profile America for the 23rd day of Black History Month.
Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser, returned home on Saturday after a one-night hospital stay for treatment of noncancerous growths in her uterus.
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Harvard University said Tuesday its endowment rose by 16.7 percent to $29.2 billion in its latest fiscal year, extending its longtime growth despite recent changes in management.
While not directly calling the crisis in Darfur a genocide, the US State Department has said that interviews with Sudanese refugees indicated attacks against the regions&#39; black Africans appeared to be racially motivated.
A judge said Wednesday that he was leaning toward allowing Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit over his being fired by CBS to proceed.
U.S.-led troops killed one suspected militant and detained six others, including one with alleged links to fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar, in a string of raids in eastern Afghanistan, the American military said Friday.
West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo struck twice shortly before lunch to leave South Africa in danger of failing to avoid the follow-on on the third day of the first Test at St George's Park.
Condoleezza Rice gave little ground  to senators lambasting U.S. policies in Iraq on the first day  of her confirmation hearing to be secretary of state and will  return on Wednesday for a second round of questioning.
ATHENS, Aug 27: Australia won the Olympic men&#39;s hockey tournament for the first time in history on Friday, beating the Netherlands 2-1 with a golden goal.
Alexander Litvinenko's widow rejects claims UK security services were involved in poisoning her husband.
Russian prosecutors have detained 10 people in connection with the killing of crusading reporter Anna Politkovskaya and will soon charge them, the country's chief prosecutor said on Monday.
What if you could burn fat while shaking a martini? Actually, it's your body that shakes like a martini on a new type of fitness machine that's generating lots of buzz and celebrity use. Even NASA has tested the concept.
The 2004 champions Tunisia and Angola sealed the last two quarter-final places at the African Nations Cup on Thursday.
A new body to champion the rights of soldiers, sailors and aircrews is on the verge of launching.
President Bush meets Mexico's President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday looking for a fresh start in relations as he reassures Mexicans he has not given up on overhauling U.S. immigration policy they deeply resent.
Ukraine&#39;s political rivals agreed early today on legislation to ensure a fair vote during the rerun later this month of the fraud-ridden presidential runoff but remained divided
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A truck bomb killed at least 95 people and wounded 200 in a busy market in central Baghdad on Saturday, police sources said.
Ford Motor Co.  on Tuesday said earnings will fall this year due to a drop in profit from its finance unit, which it expects to be hit by rising interest rates.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Militia fighters loyal to a Shiite cleric vowed Saturday to lay down their heavy weapons in a Baghdad neighborhood, a possible win for Iraqi officials eager to impose stability ahead of national elections.
A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a  request from Sanofi-Aventis  and Bristol-Myers Squibb  Co.  to block the sale of a generic form of their  top-selling Plavix blood thinner.
Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday. He was 77.
It was only a matter of time before Monterey County health officials found birds with the West Nile virus, health officials announced Wednesday.
A four-wheel-drive vehicle crashed into the main terminal at Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded in flames, a day after police foiled a possible al Qaeda plot to detonate two car bombs in central London.
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Incontro con Putin a Kennebunkport, oggi i temi cruciali
LISBON, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Portugal captain Luis Figo said here on Wednesday he was taking a break from international soccer, although he would not confirm if the decision was final.
Bye-bye, PMI. So long, souped-up interest. Time to streamline your mortgage budget.
By CRAIG BROWN  AIR and sea rescuers were searching for a missing teenage canoeist last night after his craft was found washed up on a beach on the Isle of Lewis.
A school caretaker accused of sending letter bombs did so in protest at state control, a court hears.
China has blocked an octogenarian  doctor instrumental in exposing China's HIV/AIDS crisis from  collecting an award from a U.S.-based advocacy group, a fellow  AIDS activist said on Monday.
Mike Gilson, editor of The News in Portsmouth, has been named as the new editor of The Scotsman.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush on Saturday  reached into a throng of squabbling bodyguards and pulled a  Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officers after  they stopped the U.S. agent from accompanying the president at  a dinner.
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(InfoWorld) - European Commissioner for competition Neelie Kroes Tuesday denied she is conducting a personal vendetta against Microsoft. Her comments came in response to what she called \u00e2\u0080\u009ca coordinated campaign\u00e2\u0080\u009d by Microsoft against Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top antitrust regulator. \u00e2\u0080\u009cFar from pursuing a vendetta against Microsoft, the Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s actions are guided by the desire to create the most innovation-friendly business climate in Europe to the ultimate benefit of European consumers,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kroes wrote in a letter in Tuesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Financial Times. Earlier this month Microsoft warned that ongoing antitrust problems in Europe may\u00c2\u00a0delay the European launch of Windows Vista, the new version of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flagship operating system. It accused the Commission of not giving it sufficiently clear guidance on whether Vista would pass muster under European antitrust law. It also presented research it had commissioned that showed that hundreds of thousands of\u00c2\u00a0jobs in the European IT industry were at stake\u00c2\u00a0if Vista\u00e2\u0080\u0099s launch in the region was delayed. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThere appears to be a co-ordinated campaign to portray the Commission in a negative light,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kroes wrote. \u00e2\u0080\u009cFor example, I have seen it suggested that the Commission may seek to\u00c2\u00a0prevent Microsoft from improving the security\u00c2\u00a0of its operating system. This is categorically not the case,\u00e2\u0080\u009d she wrote. The Commission has been giving feedback to Microsoft since the spring about how to avoid similar antitrust problems with Vista that it experienced with its predecessor, Windows XP. The Commission warned Microsoft that its plan to equip Vista with its own security software may amount to bundling and it urged the software company not to shut out rivals in the security software market. In 2004 the Commission found Microsoft guilty of shutting out rivals in the media player software market by bundling its Media Player with Windows. The company was also guilty of abusing its position in the workgroup server OS market. Microsoft was fined almost \u00e2\u0082\u00ac500 million ($633 million) and was required to release a version of Windows without Media Player. In addition, Microsoft needed to make its server products better interoperate with competitors' offerings. Earlier this year it was\u00c2\u00a0fined an additional \u00e2\u0082\u00ac280.5 million\u00c2\u00a0for failing to reveal details about the workings of Windows, as it was ordered to in the 2004 ruling. Microsoft has now submitted the information, which the Commission believes is necessary for restoring competition in the market for server operating systems. The Commission will decide in the coming months whether the information is sufficient. Meanwhile, the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg is considering an appeal of the 2004 antitrust ruling lodged by Microsoft. The Court follows no strict timeframe. Most observers expect a ruling by next summer.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
Bush tucker plan to protect indigenous wildlife An Australian kids' book writer and illustrator has come up with a tasty plan to protect the Lucky Country's indigenous wildlife from the feral cat menace - eat the blighters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
More Americans without insurance and higher costs have thrust the health care issue into the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign but candidates this time are far less ambitious with their plans than in the past.
The Venezuelan population in the U.S. has grown more than 94 percent since President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez took office.
12/10/04- The best thing for kids before they head into surgery may be a little time with the Game Boy. In a new study, doctors reported allowing children a few minutes to play video games reduced their anxiety until the anesthesia took effect.
Teeming with film buffs during the annual festival and crowded with holiday-makers in summer, Locarno railway station is a quiet backwater out of season.
A defence lawyer told an Australian court that the man accused of killing British backpacker Caroline Stuttle confessed to the killing to gain attention while in jail.
The hundreds of Phish fans who were turned away from the band's farewell concerts earlier this month have been given an apology and the promise of a free gift.
Galileo Avionica si aggiudica fornitura da 20mln euro
The commercial paper market shrank for a fifth straight week but the rate of decline ebbed, a possible sign of life in withered credit markets.
An Italian contact of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, killed by radioactive poisoning in London, alleged that the Kremlin had ordered his death because he knew too much.
X Factor winner Leon Jackson storms towards this year's Christmas number one title in the singles chart.
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Per la sinistra essere pedofili e' meglio di cristiani
In storm-battered Florida, Rev. Russell Levenson of Christ Episcopal Church gave his congregation &quot;permission slips&quot; Sunday to grieve for their lost possessions.
Il Capo dello Stato su caso Visco e annuncio Berlusconi
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Ukrainian prime minister Viktor Yanukovich held a slim lead in Ukraine \u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential race as of 10:00 Monday morning, with 41 percent compared to Viktor Yuschenko\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 38 percent, according to partial results.
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When 12-year-old Faten Ben Debaieb returned to school after summer vacation, she faced a painful choice: take off her head scarf or be expelled.
European banking giant Lloyds TSB has tapped IBM to assemble a voice and high-speed Internet network connecting branch branches, call centers and cash machines, the two companies said Monday.
The Bank of Cyprus wins a license to start limited operations in Russia, a market it has called dynamic.
Shock jock Howard Stern's decision to jump ship from traditional radio gives a boost to the emerging technology of blasting tunes, news and other staples of AM and FM radio via satellite.   -washingtonpost.com
LONDON, England -- Wales coach Mark Hughes has admitted he is interested in taking over as manager of Blackburn, who have lost Graeme Souness to Newcastle.
Mario and Nina Mrakuzic made the decision to uproot their lives and change their fortunes while sitting on a park bench in war-torn Croatia.
Health-care initiatives will be a big part of the company's future.
Told to clean up their act The Information Commissioner has told 11 UK banks to stop dumping customers' statements in bins on the pavement outside branches.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The company said it is selling the unit to Standard Chartered for nearly $1.1 billion so it can focus on its core credit card business.
Viagra, the blockbuster impotence drug, will be paid for under Medicare's new prescription drug coverage, officials said on Tuesday.
Regulators could still launch an investigation into the two titans' acquisition of ContentGuard, a digital rights company.
A European banking consortium, led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, said on Friday that it would reveal next Tuesday whether it would launch a formal takeover bid for Dutch giant ABN Amro.
Boston Redevelopment Authority director Mark Maloney will step down in January after serving almost seven years, opening a powerful City Hall post at a time when the city landscape is undergoing tremendous change.
Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga said police shot dead seven protesters in Nairobi on Thursday during the second day of demonstrations against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.
Iraq's government worked to come up with new security measures on Sunday as it prepared to lift a curfew imposed after car bombs killed more than 200 people on Thursday, sparking fears of outright civil war.
The Security Council passed a resolution on Sudan today holding out the threat of sanctions on the country&#39;s leaders and its oil industry if the government fails
Meryl Streep won't be stealing any scenes in her next gig. The Oscar-winning actress narrates \
The number of home owners is rising faster in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, a study finds.
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Urban Meyer&#39;s next destination is being widely speculated, but the current Utah head coach is reportedly heading to the University of Florida.
Science & environment: Profile: From Antarctica to south Kensington - the Science Museum's new director.
In an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship.
The Lord Black jury restarts its deliberations a day after it said its 12 members were failing to reach a verdict.
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The hyperactive sequel \u00e2\u0080\u009cNational Treasure: Book of Secrets\u00e2\u0080\u009d sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of Wikipedia surfing.
Pop star Robbie Williams has revealed that tinsel town has no appeal for him, although he enjoyed doing a cameo in De-Lovely, the Cole Porter biopic.
The British poultry company hit by a bird flu outbreak denied on Friday it had broken rules by importing meat from parts of Hungary that were off limits because of an outbreak there.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws meant to reconcile warring Iraqis, saying progress was remarkable even though more was needed.
Pre-election tension mounted Thursday in Florida amid claims of voter intimidation, promises absentee ballots will reach the Broward County citizens who are missing them and concerns Republicans will question the authenticity of thousands of
A man who used an Internet chat room to try to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day had been trying to persuade women for at least five years to engage in sex acts with him and then kill themselves, a sheriff said Sunday.
Since 2000, David Zinczenko has been editor in chief of Men's Health, an award-winning magazine that encompasses a wide range of health topics including fitness, nutrition, sex and weight loss. With a paid circulation of 1.8 million, the magazine ranks 41st among the 100 top-selling magazines, si...
Coaches say that winning a game is sweet. Winning 200 might be more like savoring pure Jamaican sugar cane.
Weeks before the Lakers&#39; latest soap opera episode, the fourth member of what had been the team&#39;s famed and fatalistic Fab Four sounded off about the quartet&#39;s remaining member in Los Angeles.
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Terrell Owens really likes being part of the Dallas Cowboys except for one thing: \
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; The pharmaceutical industry on Wednesday named as its top lobbyist a longtime congressman who had been among those overseeing it. The new job is said to come with a &#36;1-million-plus salary.
Another one of Dallas' big leads turned this one into a snoozer early. Only coach Avery Johnson didn't expect his team to be the one that went to sleep. Once Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry snapped the Mavs out of their 10-minute funk, they had the easy win they were coasting toward against the woeful 76ers..
Amelie Mauresmo of France overcame a slow start to win her first match at No. 1 in the rankings, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix on Thursday.
BELFAST  - The Australian owners of a Northern Ireland bank that was robbed of a staggering 20 million pounds (28.9 million euros, 38.6 million dollars) said it would bear the burden of the loss.
A top Italian labor leader says his union could consider job cuts at Alitalia to prevent the airline&#39;s collapse, as workers at the flag carrier clamored for details of its cost-cutting rescue plan.
Rowdy, a 4-year-old horse, got sick after splashing through the Santa Ana River on a training ride. He ran a high fever, moved feebly in his stall and just wanted to sleep &#151; all symptoms of West Nile virus.
WEST ORANGE, NJ-October 12, 2004 - If you&#39;re looking to do some home improvements, officials want you to see how you can save money too.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto put a sloppy wet damper on the last big tourism weekend of the summer for many people, making a mess of some oceanfront hotels and leaving beaches and boardwalks less crowded than usual.
SHREVEPORT, La. - A man who used a cardboard gun to rob a bank apparently wasn't paying much attention when he cased the building earlier and failed to notice it was across the street from an office used by Caddo Parish sheriff's detectives.
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Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t eat them.
By TONY SPILDE  By TONY SPILDE  Sen. Byron Dorgan plans to use a newfound position of power to change the way the government handles drought emergencies on the Missouri River system.
Ultimately, this technology could replace the electronic pacemakers currently used to treat humans with irregular heartbeats, scientists hope.
Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s visit can be a lot more productive.
The State Government is set to spend more than $3 million on new sterilisation equipment at seven public hospitals to prevent a repeat of this week&#39;s Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease contamination scare.
Drug company MedImmune Inc. said Thursday that fourth quarter earnings fell by a third as higher sales of a childhood respiratory drug were dampened by swelling research and development expenses.
Command Information Inc., backed by venture capitalists to cash in on the expansion of the second-generation Internet, opened a training center in Herndon yesterday to help government agencies and businesses begin installing new technology.
Officials have announced the shortlist for Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Man Booker Prize.
virginia beach  House candidate won't take law job  Bobby Mathieson, a Democrat running for the state House of Delegates, has decided against taking a controversial job with the city's revenue commissioner.
The scandal at Marsh & McLennan Cos.  MMC.N may have floored Wall Street, but some executives who  had defected to a rival insurance broker said the legal storm  was long overdue.
Seizing on a rhetorical opening in their nip-and-tuck campaign, Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] yesterday lampooned President Bush [related, bio] for saying the nation&#39;s safety from terror is ``up in the air.
Insurgents battling U.S. and Iraqi forces in the northern city of Mosul have been trying to drag the Kurdish minority into their fight and set off a sectarian war, Kurdish and Arab officials say.
In a new blog entry, Michael Kimsal points out a driver that Microsoft has released (during the end of last year) that allows PHP5 applications to connect directly to a SQL Server database.   This isn't replacing freetds any time soon.  I guess I'm still wondering what the market for \
Tocca anche a Roberto Mancini commentare quanto successo in questa settimana: ''Sono sempre i soliti...
India and Pakistan are expected to announce several moves, including visa relaxation and release of jailed fishermen, as the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries begin talks tomorrow, official sources said.
Atlanta - The world&#39;s top three golfers were all within striking distance of the leaders after the first round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Friday.
WASHINGTON -- Childhood obesity has reached such epidemic proportions that it can be reversed only by a coordinated effort touching everything from new zoning laws that promote parks and sidewalks to tougher regulation of ads aimed at kids to more
The European Commission plans to  announce a formal proposal settling the long-running Coca-Cola  antitrust case later on Tuesday, a source close to the  situation said.
By Charles Rabin and Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald  Sep. 11--Picture it: shimmering European handcrafted yachts, hundreds of feet long, docked on Biscayne Bay. The wealthy being served drinks with little umbrellas. Children playing on oversized decks.
Reports on the 2003 and 2004 inspections were included in a batch of documents made public by a Congressional committee. Acting FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford said the 2003 contamination
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Activists and police are preparing for  a tense standoff and possible violence on New York streets when  hundreds of thousands gather to decry the Iraq war and Bush  administration polices during the Republican convention.
EU leaders are set to offer Croatia a start date for entry talks - but Zagreb is required to hand over war crimes suspects.
Sudanese police raided a camp in Darfur on Wednesday during which they destroyed makeshift homes, fired into the air and shouted at terrified villagers, the United Nations said.
Business confidence in the UK economy has been knocked by the recent market turmoil, a survey says.
Tokyo stocks fell Friday for a sixth straight session because of concerns about rising oil prices and Wall Street&#39;s overnight weakness.
Australia mounted a fightback against arch rivals the US by claiming three golds and a relay world record at the world short course championships on Saturday.
French President Jacques Chirac lead a delegation of business leaders on a trip to oil-rich Libya Wednesday hoping to expand trade ties.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on   Monday he had put his plan for an Israeli pullback from parts   of the occupied West Bank on hold amid fears of rocket attacks   by Arab militants on the Jewish state.
The winner of Romania's presidential election has warned he may call a new parliamentary election if the alliance he leads fails to form a government.
Takafumi Horie, the brash Internet entrepreneur, pleaded not guilty to charges of violating securities law on Monday.
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. said Monday that it is cutting about 200 jobs as part of a plan to save $18 million per year by restructuring its optoelectronics business.
Amazon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s S3 online storage service was down for several hours, taking startups and other customers out with it.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst lascia il Barcellona e torna in patria. Il 32enne esterno olandese ritorna ...
The renowned physicist has always had a hankering for space travel. He'll start with a brief zero-gravity flight in April. By the Associated Press.
Syracuse forward Terrence Roberts, who left Thursday&#39;s opener with a sprained his left knee, had eight points and six boards...Wallace blocked three shots...The Orange now lead the all-time series, 24-9, with Princeton&#39;s last win in 1964 at MSG behind
Dikembe Mutombo, 38, has agreed to a sign-and-trade deal that will send him from the Chicago Bulls to Houston in exchange for Eric Piatkowski, Adrian Griffin and Mike Wilks, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a navigation system for motorcycles, the BlackBerry 8800 and the new version of Roxio Toast.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen in speed boats kidnapped seven foreign oil workers in a raid on an Italian oil production vessel off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday, authorities said.
Twin suicide car bombs have blown up outside a police station near Baghdad&#39;s Green Zone, killing at least three people and wounding more than 40.
Giampaolo Pazzini, attaccante della Fiorentina, pensa gi&agrave; al prossimo avversario dei viola, o...
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took top honors on Thursday night at the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the video game industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s equivalent of the Oscars.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.
Rock 'n' roll fans with deep pockets can buy a Beatles guitar or a mugshot of the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens at what Christie's said on Wednesday was its biggest auction of show business memorabilia.
Molotov contro le volanti, bus incendiati, lacrimogeni. Rotto l'assedio intorno a QuartoContusi otto manifestanti. La Procura apre un'indagine. La Ue: \
Deutsche Telekom has clinched an exclusive deal with Apple Inc to sell the coveted iPhone in Germany, an industry source told Reuters.
Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study suggests.
Canada is to deport a suspected Russian spy after the man admitted he was not Canadian and had been there illegally.
Bill Clinton and his family joined hundreds of mourners Saturday for the funeral of his stepfather, the man who the former president said brought his mother the \
Taking matters into their own hands Australian TV viewers are waiting longer than ever to view their favourite overseas produced televisions shows, driving them to use BitTorrent and other internet-based peer-to-peer programs to download programmes from overseas, prior to their local broadcast.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An air-sea rescue was under way in the North Atlantic last night after a fire on a former British submarine sold to Canada in a controversial deal left the vessel drifting at sea.
Sea comunica ai passeggeri del Gruppo Volare e ai tour operator che l\u00e2\u0080\u0099azienda non ha avanzato alcuna richiesta alla Magistratura per sequestrare gli aeromobili della compagnia. Quindi il volo diretto ieri
The first man arrested during the \
WHITE MARSH, Md. - Dozens of vehicles crashed Saturday in separate accidents on Interstate 95 as a storm blew through a Baltimore suburb, injuring at least 49 people and forcing authorities to shut down the highway...
By Adam Knapp, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 6--There are no more obstacles to keep the Wranglers from leaving for Springdale, Ark.
Israeli police have arrested a Palestinian presidential candidate as he campaigned in Jerusalem , witnesses said, in the latest incident to mar the run-up to elections for a successor to Yasir Arafat.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has stayed the return of a Scottish girl to her mother in Britain in the latest development in the drawn-out international custody fight.
In the 2000 election, 7.7 million more women than men voted. Having fought for the right to vote - when many courageous suffragettes were beaten, jailed and tortured - women have become conscientious citizens.
Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s President Viktor Yushchenko ordered extra troops into the capital as he haggled with his main rival over a date for parliamentary elections.
Concern over the fate of former Computer Associates International chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar accompanied the collective sigh of relief felt by CA partners last week when federal prosecutors settled a two-year-old accounting fraud investigation with the
The graphics chip company recaptures the high-end segment and quadruples profits.
UAL Corp., the bankrupt parent of United Airlines, said Wednesday it will reduce US flights and increase capacity on more lucrative international routes, in keeping with its aggressive cost-cutting efforts.
China's leading web search engine is cleared of copyright infringement by a Beijing court.
L'Italia ha battuto la Slovenia 10-8 nel torneo di qualificazione olimpica. Per gli azzurri doppiett...
Australia's Labor government plans new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.
Hundreds gather at a Liverpool church for a candlelight vigil to pray for hostage Kenneth Bigley.

Israeli Knesset (parliament)approved Wednesday a law prohibiting funding for families ofterrorists, Israeli newspaper Ha&#39;aretz reported.
Europe\u00c2\u0092s biggest drug maker, said that it would pay $3.1 billion to settle a tax dispute with the United States government.
British scientists will examine the corpse of a former Russian spy on Friday to try to discover when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.
ACA Capital Holdings Inc. has received an additional month to unwind an estimated $69 billion of credit exposure stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis.
Troy Brown, who held the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 single-season reception record that was surpassed this season by Wes Welker, ran routes for the scout team to help prepare the Patriots\u00e2\u0080\u0099 defense for the Super Bowl.
Police detained five men Friday in connection with the killing of a German aid worker in northern Afghanistan, officials said. The five were detained in the province of Sari Pul, where Dieter Ruebling, 65, worked for aid group German Agro Action, said police spokesman Zemrai Bashary.
KABUL, June 23 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai chastised U.S. and NATO-led troops Saturday for their \
As if porn sites and pedophiles in chat rooms weren&#039;t frustrating enough for parents whose children use the Internet, now online postings of amateur video featuring skin and violence are raising concerns. The explosion in online video-sharing sites, where clips of any nature can be easily uploaded for the world to see, has become the latest challenge for parents trying to protect their children and for Web sites coping with obscene submittals.
Several mortar bombs were heard landing in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday after Shi'ite rebels came under fierce U.S. bombardment overnight.
Iraq rebels are patrolling parts of the northern city of Mosul following three days of violence there, residents say.
The jury in the Suffolk murder trial are to visit some of the areas connected with the case.
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HSBC, the UK's largest bank, is funding a new $100m initiative to tackle global climate change.
Western investors must be wondering: Is Pakistan a ticking bomb or does it just have a p.r. problem?
President Bush continued to lay the groundwork for a strong effort by the White House to overhaul Social Security.
A hot summer and new products helps AG Barr profits climb 8.2% in the six months to the end of July.
InfoWorld - In November, Microsoft representatives began to comment that the enterprise search market had reached \
Visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder delivers a speech at the foundation ceremony of the new joint-venture factory of Sino-German Benz-Daimlerchrysler automobile manufacturer in the Economic Development Zone of Beijing in China&#39;s capital on Dec.
England's batsmen were battling hard to save the Ashes at tea on the fourth day of the third Test against Australia at the WACA Ground here.
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U.S. consumer confidence retreated in  August while Chicago-area business activity slowed, according  to reports on Tuesday that added to worries the economy's patch  of slow growth may last beyond the summer.
Unemployment in Britain declined to 3.2 percent in November, the lowest level since 1975, as the strength of the economy encouraged companies to take on more workers.
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Europe's fossil fuel use is rising, but it's not making citizens any happier, an economic report concludes.
Nearly 30,000 detainees crowd two American-run detention facilities, and one US officer wants to set many free.
The UK Independence Party says a legal bid to force it to return \u00c2\u00a3367,697 of donations could leave it \
A bad movie with a good heart, \u00e2\u0080\u009cMusic Within\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a biography of Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston), an activist for the handicapped.
By DECLAN FERRY  COUNCIL bosses admitted yesterday they will not meet next Friday's deadline for restoring a city's clean water supply.   Director of Services Ciaran Hayes said Galway's supply from the Luimnagh treatment plant will not be flowing for another three weeks.
WASHINGTON -- Moving against Internet crime, the Justice Department has launched a new crackdown on people who trade copyrighted programs over the Internet.
Charlie Sifford can laugh at everything now: The ugly names. The telephoned threats. The &quot;whites only&quot; clause that remained in the pro tour&#39;s bylaws until 1961.
Thousands of Sri Lankans panicked and fled miles inland on Thursday after hearing reports a new tsunami was on its way.
In quattromila a piedi hanno sfidato aranceri sui carri
Paul Pinegar had five touchdown passes, including the game-winning 25-yarder to Stephen Spach in overtime Monday, as Fresno State beat No.
George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
It is believed the England striker is on the brink of a \u00c2\u00a325million move from Everton. The Goodison Park club have yet to officially respond to United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest bid for the 18-year-old.
NASA has abandoned plans to resume flying the space shuttle next March because of the impact of four hurricanes on space agency centers and work schedules, officials said Friday.
AFRICA/CIAD - \u00c2\u0093Ora tacciano le armi e si dia spazio al negoziato\u00c2\u0094 N\u00c2\u0092Djamena (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Ora devono tacere le armi e deve prevalere il negoziato\u00c2\u0094 dicono fonti dell\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides dal Ciad commentando la decisione dei ribelli che assediavano la capitale, N\u00c2\u0092Djamena, di accettare, in linea di principio, il cessate...
North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, the State Department said on Saturday.
A slow-moving, powerful storm battered the West for a third straight day Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people out of a scenic region of Arizona and blacking out thousands of homes in Southern California.
Howard Stern, one of the most popular U.S. radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. beginning in 2006, after being dropped earlier this year from several stations that objected to his often off-color humor.
 in Iraq hostages' release bid
Defiant Palestinian militants fired  rockets into an Israeli border town on Monday despite an  Israeli military offensive, the bloodiest in the Gaza Strip in  four years of conflict, intended to stop such attacks.
A storm that dumped as much as 2 feet of snow on some parts of Washington state turned freeways and city streets into icy gridlock and left thousands of people without power.
DALLAS - A judge welcomed a former fugitive back to her courtroom with balloons, streamers and a cake before sentencing him to life in prison.
Gianluigi Buffon difender&agrave; la porta della Juventus almeno fino al 30 giugno 2012.  Il portier...
Afghanistan's government said on Saturday it was checking reports of heavy civilian casualties caused by NATO and U.S. air strikes in two areas of the country.
A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Friday a sale of BEA Systems Inc  to a strategic acquirer would maximize the value of its shares and that he might seek to nominate directors to the software maker's board.
Iraq's interim Interior Minister Falah  al-Naqib said Monday he believed Iraq could establish full  control of its internal security and borders within 18 months.
The recent decision by conglomerate  Loews  to spin off its Lorillard tobacco unit could  boost its stock by shrinking its total shares outstanding by 20  percent and eliminate much of the remaining tobacco-liability  risk, Barron's said on Sunday.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.
Connecticut lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require MySpace.com and other social-networking sites to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can post profiles.
A leading militant group in the Pakistani region of South Waziristan announces a truce, officials say.
Doppio allenamento per la Fiorentina. Prandelli sembra aver sciolto gli ultimi dubbi. Jorgensen, che...
Demonstrators seized control of a natural gas facility in Bolivia on Friday in protest over the government's nationalization of the energy industry, which they say has not gone far enough, local radio reported.
Peter Drogomiretskiy had planned to open presents with his family Christmas morning.
OnAir said Wednesday that it had signed up its first customer to provide in-flight mobile phone use in Europe. RyanAir, a budget airline, would retrofit its entire fleet of Boeing 737's with the company's mobile solution.
&#39;&#39;Chi ha spettacolarizzato la politica e la morte, e&#39; ovvio che senta il bisogno quest&#39;anno di fare una commedia&#39;&#39;. La critica di Gad Lerner a Bruno Vespa trova l&#39;immediata risposta del conduttore di &#39;Porta
In-form Svetlana Kuznetsova won the battle of Russia&#39;s grand slam champions to book her place in the final of the China Open on Saturday.
Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce on Tuesday slammed Manchester City over the cash dispute which is delaying the 5.5 million pound transfer of midfielder Joey Barton.
By Christian Hill, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Mar. 3--As the water level rose in Hicks Lake during torrential rains this winter, so did nearby homeowners' fears of flooding.
The New Jersey-based Accoona Corporation, an industry pioneer in artificial intelligence search technology, announced on Monday the launch of Accoona.
Two Pakistani nuclear experts have been abducted in the country's restive north-west, police say.
Fluffy, a 24-foot python billed as the largest snake in captivity, is staying put to lure visitors into the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
Executives at Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will have some of their stock benefits subject to performance-based requirements as part of changes to its long-term
Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters swamped Beirut on Sunday in a Hezbollah-led rally that marked a leap forward in the opposition's drive to unseat Lebanon's Western-backed government.
Captain Stephen Fleming forged on to an undefeated 185 out of New Zealand&#39;s 418 for four at lunch on the second day of the second test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Japan&#39;s Cabinet authorized a national spending plan for next fiscal year to cut the budget deficit by 6 percent to curb expansion of the world&#39;s largest public debt.
Yemen said seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis were killed in a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomb attack on their convoy in the province of Marib on Monday.
Australian Formula One world champion Alan Jones says the sport&#39;s administration is making a terrible mistake if it goes ahead with plans to axe the British Grand Prix from next year&#39;s schedule.
The National Hockey League and its players&#39; association agreed yesterday that talks concerning a new collective agreement must be more frequent in the remaining four weeks.
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More than 48,000 homes have power restored in one of the worst-hit areas as floods recede.
MPs narrowly decide to go back to late night sittings on Tuesdays despite a plea by Commons Leader Peter Hain.
Battered and beaten, Ron Zook jogged away from another disappointment Saturday evening. Once again, the ache was chiseled into the lines across his face, from the tightness
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Danny Glover has been convicted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for trespassing in a hotel during a union rally in 2006.
Most Division I schools that hired new football coaches this year received passing marks on the first Black Coaches Association report card.
Two Boston doctors are cautioning physicians to prescribe pain relievers called cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex only as a last resort in patients at risk for heart attacks.
Kevin Costner starred in a romantic remake of Waterworld&quot; over the weekend, marrying his stunning German girlfriend then taking her out in his canoe on a tranquil Rocky Mountain lake.
LAS VEGAS - UNLV football head coach John Robinson announced Sunday that he will retire at the end of the 2004 season. Robinson, 69, had another year remaining on his contract but family health issues along
NEW YORK  - Results of a new study provide  more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of  developing diabetes.
STROMBOLI, Italy - Spectacular eruptions from the volcano on the southern Italian island of Stromboli may cause tidal waves, and all locals and tourists should stay away from the coast, ...Comment
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations said  it feared restrictions on aid workers in Aceh could hinder  international relief operations in the Indonesian province  devastated by last month's tsunami.
PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have  fired Wally Backman, just four days after hiring him to manage  the club. The Diamondbacks, at a Friday news conference, named  former Seattle skipper Bob Melvin as their new manager.
Long on talk and short on substance, the only forum exclusively dedicated to dialogue between Asian and European leaders is still trying to prove its global relevance after its latest summit here.
Four men are beaten by a gang armed with baseball bats in a paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and wounded another 20 in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, police and hospital officials said.
Clips of bombings, sniper attacks and kidnap victims show up regularly on YouTube -- some of them staged for the camera in order to post for a world audience. By the Associated Press.
Though military personnel lean conservative, some vocally support Kerry - or at least a strategy for swift withdrawal. WASHINGTON - Inside dusty, barricaded camps around Iraq, groups of American troops in
Myanmar&#39;s new prime minister was involved in a decision to attack an opposition rally last May led by Aung San Suu Kyi, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said, citing reports received by the US at the time.
(OfficialWire) -- 10/20/04 -- It was only a couple days ago, but as Shareholders United supporters were literally dancing in the streets celebrating their short-lived
By ANNE RAVANA; OF THE NEWS STAFF  BANGOR - The U.S. military's ability to handpick members of the media to report on foreign interventions influences the media's characterization of the interventions and in turn, influences public opinion, a University of Maine professor said Monday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon assailed  as anti-Semites Wednesday critics of Israel who liken its  crackdowns on a Palestinian revolt to Nazi-style acts of  aggression.
OPEN SOURCE champion Microsoft is expanding its programme to give government organisations some of its source code. In a communique from the lair of the Vole, in Redmond, spinsters have said that Microsoft
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Blog: At the Paris Air Show, Boeing announces huge sale of its new 787 Dreamliner plane.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Iraq's leaders on Saturday to use any lull in violence to push ahead with national reconciliation, adding that U.S. patience would not last forever.
Ferenc Gyurcsany will replace Peter Medgyessy, who resigned on Wednesday, and is expected to be approved by parliament in early September.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato a Ravenna: il tecnico Mutti ha f...
A disruption of BlackBerry cellphones in North America for several hours Monday was caused by the failure of one of its recently upgraded systems, Research in Motion said Tuesday.
Alfonso Soriano hurts his former team again with two runs scored, and the Cubs continue their dominance over the Nationals with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night.
Il disegno di legge Finanziaria passa alla Camera. Con 286 voti favorevoli e 196 contrari, l\u00e2\u0080\u0099Aula, in un clima di forte tensione, ha approvato la manovra economica per il 2005. Il consiglio dei Ministri
La competizione politica si \u00c3\u00a8 trasformata in un eccidio. Insanguinata la Rift ValleyKofi Annan tenta una difficile mediazione tra i sostenitori del presidente e l'oppositore                                           Kenya, ormai \u00c3\u00a8 guerra etnica Cento morti in quattro giorni
Italian scholar Giuseppe Pallanti claims in a new book to have identified Mona Lisa, the woman whose mysterious smile has intrigued art lovers ever since Leonardo da Vinci painted her portrait 500 years ago.
Dell's pungent Sun Microsystems used 2006 as a throwback session by pushing its sales way higher while rivals were happy to exit the year with any kind of growth.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
VATICANO - Il Card. Dias nominato dal Santo Padre Membro del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha nominato il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, Membro del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali. Gli altri membri nominati d...
BT Group PLC, Britain&#39;s largest phone company, reported a 14 percent increase in second quarter net profit on Thursday, as growth in mobile telecommunications, broadband and IT services outweighed more declines in its traditional residential telecoms
Taiwan voted on Saturday in legislative elections in which pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian hopes to wrest control of parliament from an opposition that is more conciliatory toward China.
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US Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., echoed President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s condemnation of independent political advertisements during a stop at the Bush-Cheney \u00e2\u0080\u009904 campaign office on Monday.
International Management Group, a sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented Tiger Woods, Joe Montana and Derek Jeter, is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million.
London equities fell sharply on Thursday with banks in the vanguard of the sell off after HBOS and Northern Rock revealed the extent of their credit market writedowns.
Juries in child sex abuse and theft cases could soon be entitled to know if defendants have similar past convictions. Do you agree with the changes?
Keely Cope, the Woodstock High School exchange teacher in Estonia, met many Europeans this fall who were fascinated by American politics.
MOSCOW -- Russia's transport minister, citing a &quot;black box&quot; recording from one of two planes that crashed minutes apart last week, said yesterday there was no evidence of a hijacking attempt or any other disturbance before explosions aboard the jetliners.
John Edwards has a theory about what was hidden underneath an unusual wrinkle that appeared on the back of President Bush's suit jacket during his first debate with John Kerry.
The starlet will perform in Mumbai's Tulip Star.
Japan&#39;s Suzuki Motor Corp. &lt;7269.T&gt; said on Monday it would spend about 10 billion yen ($91.44 million) to build a diesel engine plant in India with output to start in 2006.
Michael Phelps refuses to be disappointed despite finishing only third in the men's 200m freestyle final.
Ohio, Georgia and five other states approved constitutional amendments to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman, banning legal sanction of unions between same-sex couples, the Associated Press reported.
Russian authorities charge a man with spying for Britain - the latest step in an espionage row between the two countries.
The US Air Force has awarded a multiyear contract that calls for Microsoft to consolidate 38 various software license agreements and tighten security features.
BEIJING - China's Communist Party elite approved a list of candidates for top positions yesterday, setting the stage for final negotiations that will be a key indicator of President Hu Jintao's political strength.
Cleveland, OH -- LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and became the youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers pasted the Chicago Bulls, 96-74, at Gund Arena.
Seeking to inject last-minute excitement into a lackluster campaign, a leading Afghan presidential candidate said Monday he is trying to team up with other contenders to topple heavily favored interim President Hamid Karzai.
Fancy a trip on the vomit comet? NASA is calling for US undergraduates to design and then take part in a series of lunar and zero gravity experiments. It wants submissions by 30 October.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Frenchman Olivier Panis has announced his retirement from racing in Formula One, although he will continue as a test driver with Toyota.
Any rebate included in an economic stimulus plan should include people who pay Social Security taxes, not just those who pay income taxes, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday.
Athens - It was the ultimate irony - two Greek sprinters withdrew from their nation&#39;s own Olympics on the day the Games returned to their spiritual home at Olympia.
Yahoo has snapped up privately-held e-mail software company Stata Labs, which develops technology that allows users to quickly search through mail and attachments.
Police searching for a missing make-up artist get more time to question an arrested 51-year-old man.
They're just four little words, but they can cause strife after a pleasant meal out with co-workers, friends or family.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian Authority  on Friday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new  and seemingly softer terms for restarting peace talks, saying  he should drop all conditions for dialogue.
By Gary Libow, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Mar. 9--Ralph Carpenter has won legislative confirmation as state  Department of Transportation commissioner, although the ride was a bit bumpy.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
The trial of the man accused of murdering a Leeds policeman on Boxing Day 2003 starts in Newcastle.
Rhode Island should recognize state employees' gay marriages that are performed in neighboring Massachusetts and extend benefits to their partners, the state's attorney general said in an opinion released Wednesday.
Hitachi says it is pulling out of the sale of personal computers in order to focus on larger network systems.
The NFL Coach of the Year named by the Associated Press, as selected by a nationwide media panel:
The most established names in telecoms, Internet and media gathered in Barcelona Monday for the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's biggest events for the mobile phone industry.
They're small, smart and vigilant, the sort of miniature technology that science fiction writers once dreamed of. But the battery-powered, wireless sensors sometimes known as \
Charlie Sifford only wanted a chance to play. Despite a warning from Jackie Robinson that he would face taunts and threats, Sifford fought the PGA Tour over its Caucasian-only clause until he became its first black member in 1960. Full privileges didn't come for another five years. He couldn't stay in hotels at some of the tournaments he played.
The US Department of Health and Human Services calls the loss of the flu vaccine made by Chiron Corp. a &quot;serious challenge&quot; to the nation&#39;s vaccine supply.
With Hollywood bracing for a season  of possible labor strife, screenwriters sat down on Monday with  studio executives for contract talks expected to hinge in part  on how the Internet has altered show business.
A Howard County angler caught Maryland's biggest largemouth bass last weekend in the Spoils area of the Potomac just above Wilson Bridge in Prince George's County.
Two manufacturers tout the benefits of high-performance computing as Congress looks to increase funding for HPC research in a move to keep the U.S. competitive in world markets.
(AGI) - Rome, 15 Dec - The special commissioner for Parmalat Enrico Bondi is ready &quot;to present over the next few days legal action seeking to recover over a billion dollars from dozens of Italian banks which aided the company&#39;s finances before its
Barring any last-minute plea bargain, an Army reservist pictured in some of the notorious photographs of Iraqi inmates being sexually humiliated at the Abu Ghraib prison will on Friday become the first soldier tried in the scandal.
A shoulder injury could rule Aston Villa striker Luke Moore out of the remainder of the season.
Archaeologists in South Carolina announced radiocarbon dates suggesting that people made tools near the Savannah River about 50,000 years ago.
The United States partly lifted on   Monday its ban on liquids in carry-on bags on airline flights,   a policy imposed last month after authorities in London said   they foiled a plot to bomb U.S.-bound flights.
Benfica and Real Madrid set the standard for soccer success in Europe in the late 1950s and early &#39;60s. The clubs have evolved much differently, but both have struggled
North Korea on Monday blamed the United States for the stalemate in talks on its nuclear weapons programs, and warned it would use a &quot;war deterrent force&quot; if Washington brought the nuclear dispute before the UN Security Council.
The Department of Local Government and the Environment said last week it would not ask Tynwald to endorse its plan to create area authorities for the north, south, east and west to run alongside Douglas.
With three major airlines now in a fiscal tailspin, concern is growing not only that this industry may be facing a large-scale pension funding crisis, but also that all defined benefit plan sponsors could wind up paying for these companies&#39; failures.
The jury in the 21/7 terror trial is discharged after failing to reach verdicts on the last two defendants.
Large organizations are no longer willing to gamble with lost or stolen laptops; soon laptops will come with encrypting hard drives as standard.
The Entertainment Software Association is starting a political action committee.  And as Don Reisinger explains, this is great news for all parties involved.
A dam at bursting point in South Yorkshire is stabilised but the situation remains critical, engineers say.
CITY & Northern, developers of Darlington's Mor
An association of Auschwitz deportees and an anti-racist organization sought a symbolic one euro in damages in a Paris Court of Appeal from the former boss of Internet site Yahoo over sale of Nazi memorabilia on the Internet.
Australia sent a special hostage rescue team to Iraq as it tried to unravel the mystery surrounding claims that Islamic militants had kidnapped two Australian security guards, officials said.
As the uproar over John Kerry&#39;s record during the Vietnam War illustrates, that polarizing conflict is still being fought. It probably will remain a flash point at least for the duration of the Vietnam-era generation.
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Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.
Peyton Manning equaled a career high with six touchdown passes Thursday in carrying Indianapolis to a 41-9 blasting of Detroit. It was the fifth straight game in which Manning
The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he would soon give up his job after being unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.
U.S. network television will present a stronger feminine side next season, with a parade of new prime time heroines, including a bionic woman, a cyborg-fighting mom and a group of high-heeled sleuths.
Nicole Kidman overpaid? That's what the numbers show. And she's not alone.
Islandia, New York-based CA said earlier this year it would invest $5 million to $10 million on a new, industry-standard ERP and accounting package. The move comes in the wake of an accounting scandal that wiped out CA's top management ranks and led to reparations including a $225 million payout to compensate victims of the fraud.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police investigating whether political parties awarded state honors in return for loans, his spokesman said on Thursday.
A rare reef fish called the humphead wrasse should be guarded from overfishing, experts have claimed. The WWF and the IUCN-World Conservation Union are set to ask an international trade watchdog to include the fish on its list of protected species.
Swatch Group AG said Tuesday that its first-half net profit rose 17 percent as a result of strong demand for the company's luxury products.
Renewed confusion surrounding the source of an E.coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell will make it harder for the Mexican-style restaurant chain to reassure customers that its food is safe and could prolong a damaging sales slowdown.
Somalia's embattled Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi is in Ethiopia's capital for talks as he fights to retain his post.
Fifteen people charged with committing electoral fraud in municipal elections in Paris in 1989 and 1995 went on trial Monday, including a close ally of President Jacques Chirac.
No. 1 U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  said it lowered prices for its online movie subscription plans.
President Bush, resuming his campaign here Saturday, extolled his second debate performance and declared that Democrat John Kerry &quot;can run, but he cannot hide&quot; from his record in office.
My friend Sylvia Stultz, who died of cancer in June, was a clinical psychologist whose passion was teaching social skills to autistic children. Until she became sick with a rare sarcoma, about two years ago, Sylvia ran therapeutic groups for such kids, helping them learn how to make friends, notice interpersonal cues and carry on ordinary conversations....

A man flew all the way from Canada to Britain for a friend&#39;s wedding -- then realised he was a year too early, the self-confessed &quot;berk&quot; told BBC radio Tuesday.
The Oakland Raiders have traded Jerry Rice to the Seattle Seahawks in a move expected to grant the most prolific receiver in National Football League history his wish to get more playing time.
U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst tumble since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
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DRM-free MP3s from Warner to be sold on Amazon.com Warner Music Group is making its music available for download from Amazon in MP3 format without Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy protection, enabling the free sharing of music.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
At least eight soldiers were killed Saturday when a suicide attacker struck a military convoy with his explosive-laden vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, the army spokesman said.
You still need to be a contrarian to reliably wind up on top.
Alla vigilia della trasferta di Parma, in casa Milan tiene banco gi\u00c3\u00a0 la super sfida del 18 contro la Juventus. &quot;Siamo pronti alla sfida con i bianconeri&quot; dice Carlo Ancelotti in conferenza stampa. &quot;Siamo
The catch of the day brings up a squirming pandemonium of creatures from the deep: sea bream and red snapper, miniature lobsters, an electric ray packing 150 volts, a baby octopus watching with one unblinking eye.
Brown-Forman Corp., which sells products ranging from Jack Daniel&#39;s whiskey to Lenox china, posted a better-than-expected 67 percent jump in earnings Thursday as aggressive marketing boosted sales of premium spirits and new wines.
Critics and supporters of U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha held competing rallies this weekend with reproach and praise for the leading voice in Washington for pulling troops out of Iraq.
GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy U.S. presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.
Hurricane Ivan, responsible for at least 60 deaths in the Caribbean, was expected to move westward later today, lessening the threat to Cuba and prompting a warning for Mexico&#39;s Yucatan Peninsula.
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ST. LOUIS - In a game in which five balls accounting for nine runs traveled more than one-third of a mile, a grounder that traveled about 60 feet drove in the winning run.
Looks like Seal&#039;s going to have to dip into that diaper fund.
Even as the RIAA continues to sue downloaders of illegal music over file-sharing networks, some music companies are finally finding ways to use P2P to their advantage.
InfoWorld - Mixed economic news and forecasts of weak IT spending for at least the beginning of next year caused IT investor confidence to waver this week, though upbeat analyst presentations from Cisco and AT&T and online e-commerce figures brought some cheer to the holiday season.
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Estonia, Finland and Sweden paid tribute on Tuesday to the 852 people killed a decade ago when their ferry sank in a storm on the Baltic Sea, the worst peacetime maritime disaster in modern European history.
Scientists who discovered how people grey as they age believe the findings could help prevent deadly skin cancers.
ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires sweeping Greece have killed 41 people in two days and more are feared dead with some villages still trapped by flames on Saturday in what the government has called a national tragedy.
For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers' strike by appearing on each other's show.
Oliver Stone&#39;s three-hour epic, Alexander, has had US critics tripping over themselves to heap derision on what most agree is a costly camp disaster from the director of JFK and Platoon.
KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed Tuesday, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.
Blog: Yahoo Photos members now can start moving their photo archives to some alternative sites.
Hungary's government sees a good  chance that an upcoming meeting of European Union environment  ministers will allow it to maintain its ban on genetically  modified crops, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.
A check for &#36;25,000 from Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson spurred Mohini Bhardwaj to capture an Olympic silver medal with the American women's gymnastics team at the Athens Games Tuesday.
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Conservative columnist/author Ann Coulter has joked a number of times about the deaths of certain alleged liberals, such as New York Times reporters. Now, liberal cartoonist/columnist Ted Rall has joked about Coulter's death.
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WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon&#39;s &quot;don&#39;t ask, don&#39;t tell&quot; policy is being challenged by 12 gays who have been separated from the military because of their homosexuality.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making his sixth trip to Iraq this week.
The Senate overwhelmingly approved the intelligence restructuring bill yesterday and sent it to the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it into law next week, setting in
Mel Gibson, producer and director of \
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall destroyed by militants, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.
The White Stripes rip through the raucous new \
A Catholic priest was hospitalized Sunday after being stabbed, the Italian Embassy in Ankara said, in the latest in a string of attacks on Christians in Turkey. Police said they had detained the suspected attacker.
A Spanish court orders the capture of two US boats if they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over shipwreck treasure.
Paul Gascoigne&#39;s playing career appears to be over. The former England midfielder announced Wednesday he will now concentrate on coaching.
Former Alabama lead singer Randy  Owen is set to release his solo debut single, \
Salman Khan was around to launch the music of the Jai Santoshi Maa remake.
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As battles go, Fallujah has been a big disappointment to the US military, which had wanted to draw the Iraqi insurgents into a cataclysmic mistake: a \u00e2\u0080\u009cfair\u00e2\u0080\u009d fight.
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Walter Novellino, tecnico della Sampdoria, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la trasferta di Tim Cup in ...
AUSTIN, Texas  - In a funeral at a church overlooking her beloved Texas hills, Lady Bird Johnson was remembered on Saturday as the devoted wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and a courageous advocate for social causes.
[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 26 : Looking forward to progress on all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has said the two sides should demonstrate flexibility to get &quot;positive results.
The tomb of China's first emperor, guarded for more than 2,000 years by 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses, has yielded up another archaeological secret.

HAMISH ROBERTSON: Staying with computers, that world was opened up to many people, especially those with disabilities, by the invention of voice recognition technology.
Singer Russell Watson, who had brain surgery this year, will return to TV to defend his title on Just the Two of Us.
Il sito internet del quotidiano 'ProSport', scrive che cinque tifosi della Lazio si trovano attualme...
Bode Miller narrowly avoided a high-speed collision with a course worker Friday to capture his first World Cup downhill victory in two years. Miller, who had the fastest time in the downhill leg of a super-combi the day before, charged down the Birds of Prey course in 1 minute, 46.15 seconds.
BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany  - Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business -- but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come.
Radford will be helming the pic from a script penned by Krishna Shan, reports Variety.
THE man who won&#39;t take no for an answer was back knocking on Manchester United&#39;s door again today. The Old Trafford outfit were plunged into an offer period for the third time in 10 months by the Stock Exchange
The subsidiary formerly known as GECIS will instantly become a major player in the business process outsourcing industry. By Paul McDougall.
Actor Tim Robbins criticises the US media for their compliance with US government policy in Iraq.
Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the ATP Masters Cup final on Sunday with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Andy Roddick, taking the last 20 points in a row to devastate the second-ranked American.
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Japan plans to postpone buying  next-generation fighter aircraft to replace part of its ageing  air force fleet because the United States is unwilling to  export its state-of-the-art F-22 stealth fighter, a newspaper  said on Monday.
India expects its slowest growth in three years as agriculture lags faster growth in other sectors.
The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.
RIYADH, Dec 16: Security forces on Thursday foiled attempts by some people to stage anti-government demonstrations in two Saudi cities by making large deployments in Riyadh and arresting a number of people in Jeddah.
US-led troops are continuing house-to-house searches in Al-Fallujah as unrest spreads to other parts of the Sunni Muslim region, including Iraq&#39;s third-largest city, Mosul.
Talk about an anticlimax. After months of build-up, with the premiers publicly pressing for a national pharmacare program -- one of those instant, dire necessities only politicians can conjure up -- and Paul
Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.
Egypt has brokered terms of an Israel-Palestinian truce and principles of a peace accord, the official Egyptian news agency has reported.
Yahoo has hired former ABC television executive Lloyd Braun to head its media and entertainment division, the Web portal said Tuesday.
SEATTLE - A woman who was treated in Seattle for a brain-wasting condition believed to be related to mad cow disease has died.
CHICAGO: US television talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been picked to serve on a jury in a murder trial, court officials say.
The Green Bay Packers finally have the St. Louis Rams right where they want them: at Lambeau Field, on grass, in freezing weather. Forgive Brett Favre if he's not jumping for joy.
Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and payments rise. Tuesday, several banks are expected to offer assistance to ease the burden.
WUHAN, China  - With an impeccable Communist pedigree, Yu Zhengsheng was a rising star in the mid-1980s until his brother, a senior Chinese intelligence official, defected to the United States.
Exit polls suggest Georgia's President Saakashvili is on track for re-election, in a vote seen as a test for democracy.
African Union peacekeepers will remain in Somalia another six months, the organisation decided at a meeting Wednesday, just hours before the force&#39;s mandate expired.
JK Rowling reads her latest work - a series of fairy tales that will never be published - at an event in London.
By TOM BREEN  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Although most take it for granted, West Virginia has one distinct advantage in the growing race for alternate sources of energy: water.   Without an abundant supply, coal-to-liquids power plants are hard to run.
The New England Patriots Friday released veteran safety Je'Rod Cherry.
European nations welcome a US offer of conditional talks with Iran to try to resolve the nuclear stand-off.
A small Norwegian maker of Web  browsers, backed by an industry coalition, has filed the first  complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission since  the software giant lost a landmark antitrust case earlier this  year.
The biggest rogue trader scandal in history hit Societe Generale on Thursday as the French bank accused a junior employee of a fraud costing $7 billion.
VIENNA, Austria - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N...
Northern Ireland's parties are making big efforts to achieve a breakthrough, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.
Shares of both Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis traded heavily on speculation that the companies might merge to form one of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest drug companies.
A popular Internet video accusing Australians of opposing Japanese whaling because of racism while brutally killing animals such as kangaroos and dingoes drew sharp government criticism Monday.
Wake Forest will put the No. 1 men&#39;s basketball ranking on the line against an Arizona team anxious to atone for an early misstep when they meet Friday night in the Preseason National
ROME, SEPTEMBER 16: Referee Anders Frisk was relieved to say arrivederci after Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s abandoned Champions League match between AS Roma and Dynamo Kiev in which he was injured by an object thrown from the Stadium stands.
Many don&#39;t realize they are eligible; others feel application forms are too complicated to fill out. By Justin Pope / Associated Press.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Jose Lima got the Los Angeles Dodgers back into their National League Divisional Series in a big way - with a complete game, five-hit shutout.
The Senate's top Democrat says Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson should resign, calling his leadership a threat to national security after the VA lost another computer containing veterans' personal data.
Traditionally drug use, alcohol, smoking and obesity have been credited with lowering male sperm counts and increasing the risk of infertility.
Former police officer Drew Peterson acknowledged that a gun did go off in his home a few months before his wife disappeared but says it was his wife who pulled the trigger.
Scientists analysing 25 years of data find some 80% of animals have extended the northern edge of their ranges.
A photograph of Soviet film pioneer Sergei Eisenstein and a poster from an early Bette Davis movie commanded huge prices at the opening day of an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
This week and next, CQPolitics.com will publish updates of the 33 Senate races on ballots in 2008, when Democrats will be defending the 51-49 operational majority that they achieved in last November\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s elections.
Darfur was about 10,000, blaming malnutrition and disease. He said the figure of 70,000 did not take into account deaths from violence.
Hundreds of people file past the casket of Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary, ahead of his state funeral.
A software company that Microsoft acquired this week to help beef up computer security may come with a bug of its own--a company claiming ownership of the programs.
Il presidente del Brescia, Gino Corioni, conferma che la trattativa per il trasferimento di Gilberto...
A definite... maybe. Lockheed Martin (nyse: LMT - news - people ) Chief Executive Robert Stevens says the firm hasn&#39;t ruled out bidding on a contract to supply air tankers to the Air Force.
A mother whose dead baby's identity was used by suspected drug smugglers says she is heartbroken.
In the elegant murk of &quot;Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,&quot; Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow slip into comic book archetypes of the dashing aviator and the intrepid girl reporter with supreme confidence.
Midway through a sentence, Jared Leto asked, &quot;How long is the movie now? Five or six hours?&quot;. Not quite. Oliver Stone&#39;s &quot;Alexander&quot; actually ended up clocking in at a meaty 173 minutes, but that&#39;s
KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan gave Iran his full embrace yesterday, saying it has been his country's \
A recent research report points out non-financial companies that may be a risk because of the credit crunch.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  reached a deal with Shimon Peres on Thursday to name the  opposition leader his senior deputy, clearing a key obstacle to  a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.
NEW DELHI: The second round of Pakistan, India foreign ministers level talks will begin today. In the first round of talks in New Delhi an eight-point agenda including Kashmir and Siachean was discussed with an understanding to continue the talks.
WASHINGTON - Oil prices rose Thursday despite reports that refineries along the Gulf Coast, as well as production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, that had been shut down were slowly being restaffed, as Hurricane Ivan proved to be less disruptive than feared.   \
Pervez Musharraf says he still gets the question a lot: When will Osama bin Laden and his top deputy be caught? The Pakistani president insists it's more important for his 100,000 troops on the Afghan border to root out the Taliban than search for al-Qaida leaders.
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In the wrap-up TV news shows following Wednesday night&#39;s debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and North Carolina senator John Edwards, the pundits debated who &quot;won&quot; or who laid out the best plans to clean up the conflict in Iraq or whether the
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nevada  - Erika stood in torn fishnet stockings, shorts leaving little to the imagination, examining an exhibit on electric cars set up in the middle of the Nevada desert at the countercultural Burning Man festival.
OK, maybe the merger of Kmart and Sears doesn&#39;t exactly put them in the realm of Wally World, but the $11 billion deal is nonetheless impressive.
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Diamonds -- online -- can be an investor's best friend.
Walker hit a 7-iron to 12 feet below the flag on the par-5 ninth to finish with an eagle for a 5-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead at the Sony Open.
Being smart about how you run on race day can be as important as all the effort you put in before you reach the starting line.
A former senator is expected Thursday to muddle the careers and legacies of dozens of current and former pro baseball players with a long-awaited report on steroid use in America's pastime.
Colombian soldiers killed 5 rebels in a gun battle as the army broke up an extortion scheme in which the guerrillas demanded protection money from a cousin of former President Cesar Gaviria, authorities said on Friday.
KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra held his nerve in fading light to beat American Steve Stricker in a playoff for the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.
Real Madrid&#39;s Bernabeu stadium was evacuated in the 88th minute against Real Sociedad last night after a &quot;credible&quot; bomb scare.
China's worst winter storms in five decades have highlighted the vulnerabilities of the country's booming economy, bringing transportation and much industry to a halt and prompting the government to deploy 500,000 army troops to assist troubled areas
Houses and condominiums with price tags of $1 million or more are still changing hands robustly in some of the most exclusive areas.
The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible \
Union workers at Alcatel-Lucent  called on Wednesday for a strike in France on February 15 to protest against the restructuring at the telecoms equipment provider as they expect more job cuts than announced.
Even if Evander Holyfield is not ready to leave boxing, most of his skills have already departed. Losing for the fifth time in his last eight bouts, Holyfield was beaten by Larry Donald in a unanimous 12-round decision last night at Madison Square Garden.
According to a new study by Israeli researchers, most doctors prescribe placebos to their patients, and in most of these cases, the patients are told they are receiving real medication.
Emendamento approvato al Senato, ma gli esercenti protestano
Accordo con Conoco-Phillips al vaglio della commissione Ue
As the ripple effect of the U.S. subprime-mortgage collapse spreads around world, boom times end.
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown urges rich nations to act on poverty, as he offers foreign debt relief to Tanzania.
Il corteo sostera' davanti allo stabilimento torinese
The city is staged for a sustainable recovery from Hurricane Katrina's floods but a lack of affordable housing and other challenges could impede its progress, a demographer said in a new report.
De Villepin: risposta Teheran a offerte e' insoddisfacente
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Russia and Nato put aside divisions to issue a joint call for the re-run of Ukraine's election to be free and fair.
England's 2003 World Cup winning flanker Lawrence Dallaglio admitted on Sunday that just because he had been a great player did not mean he would automatically become a great coach.
Sweden's Christian Olsson wins the men's Olympic triple jump competition.
French mail service La Poste is celebrating Harry Potter and friends with a set of stamps and stationery.
Georgia Tech waited until its third home game to unveil a banner commemorating last season&#39;s trip to the Final Four. The fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets finally played like a team that could win
David Beckham said on Tuesday he was \
A missing unencrypted tape containing 650,000 retail credit-card accounts has gone missing, affecting 230 US retailers.
Al Qaeda\u00c2\u0092s increased reliance on various forms of media have made Web-savvy sympathizers like Abu Omar ever more important.
Gunmen snatched two Americans and a Briton from a house in central Baghdad on Thursday, the latest in a wave of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
New York-based parent company Citigroup announced Tuesday that it is buying Bryan-based First American Bank, which has 102 full-service branches throughout Texas.
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Neha Dhupia chats with fans on kissing, the casting couch and Shah Rukh Khan.
Plans to turn a former  RAF station on Shetland into a holiday resort and whisky distillery are outlined.
The United States faces an increased threat of attack from al Qaeda, which will likely try to use battle-hardened associates in Iraq to strike inside the United States, an intelligence report warned on Tuesday.
Judges and lawyers in Uganda are striking to protest at the recent raid on the High Court by armed forces.
A man is sentenced to 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Nottinghamshire Pc.
U.S. prosecutors said a suitcase filled with nearly $800,000 was brought into Argentina from Venezuela as a campaign contribution allegedly intended for Argentina's newly elected president.
Fair's fair When Bill Gates says an offer is fair, he means it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Incumbent Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of last month&#39;s Afghan presidential election Wednesday and now faces the task of forming a government minus the warlords and drug runners who tainted his last cabinet.
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UNCASVILLE, CONN. - The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals.
Leslie Grantham, who plays \
PGA TOUR Event: Deutsche Bank Championship. Site: Norton, Mass. Schedule: Tomorrow-Monday. Course: TPC Boston (7,415 yards, par 71). Purse: $5.5 million. Winner's share: $990,000. Television: USA (tomorrow, 5-7 p.m.; Saturday, 3-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sunday, 5-7 p.m.; Monday, 3-6 p.m.). Last year: Olin Browne won for the first time since 1999, closing with a 4-under 67 for a one-stroke victory ...
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NEW YORK  - The class of painkillers known  as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can relieve  the pain of osteoarthritis, but they may cause stomach  problems. The solution might be to avoid the stomach all  together.
The Vista 'experiment' It's upgrade time for VMware's Lab Manager package.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New York - Investors may pack up and leave this week as the Republican national convention comes to New York and many on Wall Street take vacation, leaving stocks with little direction.
Philips   has quietly  dropped its advanced, blinking fluorescent backlights for flat  televisions, and will instead focus on LED backlights which are  smaller, the Dutch electronics group said on Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24  /PRNewswire/ -- Trulia.com, America's residential real estate search engine, announced today that it has secured a $10 million Series C round of funding led by Sequoia Capital, which also includes previous venture investors Accel Partners and Fayez Sarofim & Co.
ABC and NBC will each be rolling out a multi-night competition show this week.
While Arafat was seen as the champion of Palestinian nationalism, he also came to represent corruption.
Latvian Prime Minister Indulis Emsis&#39;s seven-month-old government collapsed after one member of the three-party minority coalition voted against the draft 2005 budget in parliament on concern the planned deficit was too big.
It is ironic that the weather for the build up to the first games in the ICC Champions Trophy was out of this world and then as soon as cricket clothes are put on by the players then the rain comes.
Atlanta Thrashers hockey star Dany  Heatley received three years probation on Friday after pleading  guilty to a misdemeanor charge of second-degree vehicular  homicide in connection with a 2003 car crash that killed  teammate and friend Dan Snyder.
La Sampdoria ha ingaggiato l'attaccante Claudio Bellucci che si &egrave; svincolato dal Bologna. Il ...
The slashing riffs of Metallica, the solos of Deep Purple, the rage of the Sex Pistols: an increasing crop of video games are inviting players to live out their dreams of being a rock star.
The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the  International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month  grounding to repair the ship&#39;s hail-battered fuel tank.
On Oct. 14, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer unveiled a major investigation of routine insurance industry practices and declared them to be nothing short of illegal payoffs and bid-rigging schemes.
Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross held talks in Prague today, and both were in agreement that bilateral relations were on solid ground and that cooperation ...
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Jon Luther , chief executive, Dunkin' Donuts Jon Luther got his first job at Henry's Hamburgers in Buffalo when he was 15 years old. Today, the 63-year-old is still in the food business, as chief executive of New England's beloved coffee chain Dunkin' Donuts, which is expanding across the country and around the world. Luther spoke to Globe reporter Jenn ...
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney can campaign in New Hampshire and still sleep at night in his own bed in Massachusetts. Yet, the neighbor's edge has been less than a home-court advantage in the nation's first 2008 presidential primary state.
Approximately one-fourth of Eden Medical Center&#39;s 1,200 employees will vote today on whether to authorize a one-day strike over stalled contract talks.
Life & style: Andrew Keen says the internet is populated by second-rate amateurs - and that it is swiftly destroying our culture. Tim Dowling meets him.
Charles E. Williams, the controversial chief of the State Department's embassy-building program, announced his retirement yesterday, effective at the end of the month.
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
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Intel and graphics processing vendor nVidia said today that they have signed a wide-ranging technology sharing pact that will let nVidia use Intel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s front-side bus (FSB) technology.
During his Macworld 2008 keynote Tuesday, Steve Jobs announced what everyone knew was coming: iTunes movie rentals. An update to Apple TV was also unveiled.
The hits and runs kept coming, spinning by on the scoreboard as fast as symbols on a slot machine. It wasn't just a rout, it was an epic defeat, the most one-sided in the 101-year history of the New York Yankees. Cleveland's 22-0 victory Tuesday night matched the biggest post-1900 shutout margin in the major leagues, Pittsburgh's win at the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975.
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Somalia's powerful Islamist movement said on Thursday that U.N. endorsement of an African peacekeeping force will \
What a great day to play pitch and catch, NFL style. Peyton Manning and Brett Favre looked like a pair of schoolyard slingers Sunday in Indianapolis' 45-31 victory over Green Bay. Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, Aaron Brooks and Marc Bulger all threw for more than 300 yards.
Drug makers Biogen Idec and Elan Corp. on Monday reported that its multiple sclerosis treatment reduced relapses by 66 percent in a late-stage trial.
France's president offered Saudi Arabia help in exploring a possible civilian nuclear energy program as the French leader began a visit to the oil-rich kingdom on Sunday.
A local school district canceled classes Friday to avoid traffic tie-ups during a campaign stop by first lady Laura Bush, who has made education one of her top priorities.
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Il kenyano Nephat Kinyanjui ha vinto la maratona di Pechino. Con il tempo di 2h08'08\
Oracle, the world's second largest software producer, saw profits jump 16% to $509m (\u00c2\u00a3283m) in the first half of the year on strong sales of its core database products.
The avalanche of bad publicity that buried David Blunkett&#39;s career was triggered more than four months ago, with the Sunday newspaper revelation that the home secretary was having an affair.

Assailants robbed and severely beat two reporters for Haiti's largest newspaper while the journalists were covering a cleanup effort by U.N. peacekeepers in a slum, their newspaper reported Saturday.
A new audiotape said to be from al-Qaida&#39;s second-in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls on young Muslims to organize and attack the United States and its allies.
US Farms, Inc. (OTCBB: USFI) today announced it will supply Produce and Nursery products through the Agency Exchange distribution channel including the United States Government and many large institutional clients. Agency Exchange is a Veteran-owned Company located in Southern California.
Scientists are examining using the ancient Indian   ayurvedic medicine for use in drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.
In the last tip you learned how to instantly clean up your desktop using Expos&#233;. Did you know that you can use this nifty feature of Mac OS X to clean up the windows within an application? This week&#146;s tip shows you how. [Dec 01]
The new chief judge in Saddam Hussein's   genocide trial ejected the ousted Iraqi leader from the   courtroom for refusing to sit down moments after hearings began   on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, June 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of 101 Members of Congress -- led by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep.
Prozac, the only antidepressant certified as safe for children, may make kids more suicidal, according to evidence out Monday. A large new study added to previous
Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka expressed surprise Wednesday that they found no evidence of large-scale animal deaths from the weekend&#39;s massive tsunami
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The world's airline industry is set to see losses of $5bn by the end of 2004 as a result of surging oil prices,  global airline body IATA predicts.
The pop star swears by a free iTunes plug-in that can help create playlists centered on any song, but results are mixed. In Listening Post.
A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and a series of aftershocks hit Japan's capital Tokyo and its surrounding areas, the Meteorological Agency said.
Aids is spreading in quite different ways in different parts of the world - making it harder to treat and prevent infection - according to the annual UN report on the disease published yesterday.
A budget row dominates the final day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species forum.
A Roman Catholic archbishop has begun an all-out assault on the president of Zimbabwe, who has dismissed him as \
Reactions Tuesday to the resignations of Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans:
A series of explosions devastated homes   in Baghdad just before nightfall on Thursday, killing 50 people   and wounding five times as many, some of them in an apartment   block that collapsed, government officials said.
The stars of the video game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the Hollywood playbook
Admirers of late president Slobodan Milosevic marked the first anniversary of his death with wreaths and speeches on Saturday, even as Serbia continues to grapple with consequences of his ruinous rule.Comment
EUROPEAN aircraft maker Airbus hopes to win up to 50 orders for its new wide-body A350 by next June. The 4 billion ($A7 billion) A350 -- a spin-off of the earlier A330 -- is Airbus&#39;s response to Boeing&#39;s first
Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold  medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four  individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter  butterfly final Friday.
More than 50,000 riot police have been mobilised across South Korea to enforce a ban on mass protests against a proposed US free trade deal, after the government last week vowed zero tolerance for violent rallies.
William Shatner - Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek - says he \
General Motors Corp., the world's largest auto maker, said on Monday that China's WTO entry has benefited both foreign and domestic auto makers, but that China should fully embrace the organization's spirit of free trade.
Britain is monitoring a Russian plane and three British aircraft in an ever widening probe into the death from radiation poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow.
Russian gas giant Gazprom asks the government to cancel an agreement to pipe large quantities of gas to China.
In some of the most basic ways imaginable &#151; how fast people can run, how high they can jump, how far they can throw &#151; the march of progress has stopped.
A car bomb that hit the office of a leading Iraqi Shiite official on Monday killed at least 10 people and wounded some 15 others, witnesses told Xinhua.
By Christina Nuckols and Warren Fiske, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 16--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's proposals for spending a $1 billion budget surplus received a lukewarm reaction Friday from top Republicans, who are girding for an election-year battle.
The first Bush-Kerry debate marked the moment that the savvy Bush-Cheney machine lost its once-invincible grip on the all-important TV game.
A review of Seymour Hersh's \
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NYPD investigators on Thursday questioned a man in Pennsylvania in the slaying of a psychologist hacked to death in her office with a meat cleaver, law enforcement officials said
A technical committee in India has initially rejected the Open XML standard ahead of an ISO vote on making it an international standard.
India fans will be able to watch the Test series against Australia after a domestic television deal is reached.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Michelle Wie was uncertain whether she would complete the LPGA Championship after struggling to an 11-over-par 83 in Saturday's third round.
Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, is to start making handsets in India.
At the risk of overstating the obvious, does anyone think the Celtics are in for another 45-point rout of the Knicks this afternoon at Madison Square Garden? Didn't think so.
VATICANO - Il Papa all\u00c2\u0092Angelus rende grazie per il suo viaggio in Turchia, \u00c2\u0093indimenticabile esperienza spirituale e pastorale\u00c2\u0094, e invita a vivere \u00c2\u0093nel modo pi\u00c3\u00b9 autentico e fruttuoso questo periodo di Avvento\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Desidero ringraziare ancora una volta, insieme a voi, il Signore per il Viaggio apostolico che nei giorni scorsi ho compiuto in Turchia: in esso mi sono sentito accompagnato e sostenuto dalla preghiera dell\u00c2\u0092inter...
Google is allowing users to download Gmail messages through other email programs onto their desktops as well as mobile devices that support POP.
Almost 40 years after disappearing one snowy night into the mists of North Korea, Charles Robert Jenkins, his face creased and his hair thinned, presented himself
More than a decade ago, trial lawyer John Edwards won a $25 million settlement for the family of a 5-year-old girl involved in a horrific accident in a swimming pool.
The Ford Motor Company&#39;s decision to quit Formula 1 and sell its F1-related operations is a setback for the whole sport. It paints F1 in a negative light: Formula 1, Richard Parry-Jones said, was too expensive and was too slow to change.
China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), said on Wednesday it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for &#36;1.25 billion, capping the U.S. tech giant's gradual withdrawal from the business it helped pioneer in 1981.
Daniel Mckoy was in his eighth grade mathematics class when he was called into the hallway.
TOMORROW AUTO RACING 11:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Dover 200 qualifying, Speed Channel 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Dover 200, TNT
RAMALLAH, West Bank\u00e2\u0080\u0094A Tunisian medical team examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank yesterday, but aides dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian president&#39;s health had deteriorated and said he had flu.
John Lennon&#39;s killer, Mark David Chapman, will remain behind bars for at least the next two years after a panel on Tuesday denied him parole.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, center, his wife Janette, right, and opposition lawmaker Bob McMullan in Canberra, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, laying wreaths in memory of victims of the Bali bombings..Commemorations
One of the world&#39;s most famous monuments, India&#39;s Taj Mahal, celebrates its 350th birthday on Monday with a cultural extravaganza that hopes to pay a fitting tribute to the historic symbol of love.
Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid  as a \
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German luxury carmaker BMW unveiled the  world's fastest hydrogen-powered car at the Paris auto show on  Wednesday, dubbed the H2R, capable of exceeding 300 kilometers  (185 miles) per hour.
Zimbabwe's President Mugabe sets the general election for 31 March as the opposition nears a decision on a boycott.
Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.
At the time of writing, Russian special forces have stormed the school where Chechen terrorists took hundreds of children hostage, and the situation is in chaos.
Tek-Tools Software, Inc., the leading developer of proven resource  management software solutions, announced today that it has signed a  premier reseller agreement with Cambridge Computer, a national  integrator specializing in data storage and data protection solutions.

Gli azzurrini di Gentile chiudono con la nona vittoria di fila il 2004, una annata che ha regalato un Europeo e il bronzo ai Giochi di Atene. Gol di Pepe nel recupero del primo tempo e di Bianchi all&#39;81&#39;.
MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says.
Hordes of video game fans queued outside more than 6500 stores across the United States overnight on Tuesday to get a copy of the new Halo 2 game whose first day takings are expected to rival a Hollywood blockbuster.
Indonesia will resume sharing bird flu  samples with the World Health Organization (WHO), but under a  new mechanism aimed at ensuring developing nations get access  to vaccines, the health minister and the WHO said on Friday.
Turkey has offered to open a port and  an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a dramatic last-minute bid  to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership  talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.
TOKYO Nissan Motor said on Thursday that a shortage of steel would force it to halt production temporarily at three of its four auto factories in Japan, a highly unusual step the company said was made necessary in part by a surge in demand for steel from
The relationships we all have with those little pieces of matter, our pills, are becoming ridiculously tangled.
On the face of it, the facts of British politics are obvious enough. Tony Blair&#39;s government is unpopular; Britain is mired in what is widely perceived to be an illegitimate war in Iraq; and
Four bombs that went off simultaneously in separate Turkish cities targeting British and US interests caused material damage and left one man slightly injured, Anatolia news agency reported.
Hurricane Katrina and its consequences are at the heart of Dr. Persharon M. Dixon\u00c2\u0092s distinctive medical practice.
Three pairs of jets came close enough to set off cockpit alarms after air traffic communications shut down because of the failure to do routine maintenance on a radio system, officials said Wednesday.
A bomb blast kills two in a garden cafe in south-east Turkey, police say, in the latest in a string of attacks.
More dodgy upgrade madness A faulty signature update from GRISoft published this week meant that its popular AVG anti-virus package falsely warned versions of Adobe Reader were infected with a Trojan.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La Juventus ha firmato un accordo con l'azienda Dsquared2, appartenente ai gemelli canadesi Dean e D...
CIOs participating in a panel discussion at Cisco's C-Scape conference frankly shared their concerns about deploying Web 2.0 tools and other technologies.
The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., (Sports Network) - The Minnesota  Vikings on Thursday named Steve Loney offensive coordinator.  Loney is also the team's offensive line coach, having held the  post since 2002.
Consolidati in bilancio risultati Aalborg e Unicon
Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have called on president Jacques Chirac to save their lives by giving in to the demands of their kidnappers.
Delphi Corp., the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest maker of auto parts, said Friday it plans to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide next year, when it expects to lose $350 million because
Segretario di Stato ricorda 'grave attentato anticristiano'
Peter Crouch scored twice, the second a stunning volley, as Liverpool held off an extraordinary second-half fightback to beat Galatasaray 3-2 in their Champions League Group C clash.
By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. The hurricane some have called &quot;Ivan the Terrible&quot; could have been a lot more terrible.
Health secretary John Reid will today face universal condemnation from doctors and health professionals for failing to adopt the one public health measure in his white paper they say would save more lives than any other - a total smoking ban in enclosed
Former Clearwater Central Catholic star quarterback Jay Davis hasn&#39;t had the smoothest of transitions taking over for Philip Rivers at North Carolina State.
TAIPEI Voter approval of President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan has fallen to a record low of 34 percent after the defeat of his pro-independence alliance in legislative elections this weekend, according to a survey released Monday.
TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 25  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 The US Airways Group said Thursday it swung to a profit in the third quarter as its revenue rose and it reduced the number of flights flown.
Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending a ceremony.
SHANGHAI -- \
A tiny ivory pomegranate once  believed to be the only relic of King Solomon's biblical era  Jewish Temple turns out not to be an artifact from the holy  shrine, the Israel Museum said on Friday.
Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the government said in its first national estimate. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. But about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Less than two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration warned parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines were too dangerous for children younger than 2.
A Brazilian doctor charged with manslaughter in an immigrant's liposuction death tried to plead guilty Wednesday, but the judge instead set the case for trial after the doctor contradicted prosecutors.
SEOUL - US President George W. Bush and his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-Hyun have agreed to step up efforts to resume multilateral talks aimed to end North Korea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear weapons programme, officials said on Saturday.
Di stanza a Motta di Livenza, il ferito ha chiamato casa
LONDON -- British officials still believe Margaret Hassan is dead, despite dental records proving a body found in Iraq isn&#39;t hers.
GREENSBORO - Brent Geiberger was handed a cell phone late Sunday night and pressed it against his ear. A familiar voice came out the other end.
At TechEd 2007 this morning, Microsoft's senior vice president Bob Muglia generated the biggest applause of the day (not related to the Christopher Lloyd cameo) by announcing the new Server Core installation option in the forthcoming Windows Server 2008 will have as one of its ready-made \
Violence flared in Gaza as Israeli troops pulled back from a two-day raid on a Palestinian refugee camp that killed 11 people. Palestinian.
A man is charged with murdering two of his flatmates in an alleged machete attack.
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Munching on an orange after the game, Oklahoma tailback Adrian Peterson had a pretty good idea of where the Sooners are heading next.
TORONTO - Pediatricians need to watch for signs of maternal depression to prevent &quot;serious and lasting&quot; consequences for the baby and should reassure mothers that antidepressant use will not harm their child, the Canadian Paediatric Society advised
FIVE million people were last night without food, shelter or fresh water in the wake of the devastating tsunami as an international coalition was formed to carry out the world&#39;s biggest ever relief effort.
The captors of BBC reporter Alan Johnston insisted on Tuesday they were not prepared to negotiate and again demanded Britain and Jordan free Muslim prisoners in exchange for the correspondent.
Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon talks with a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. David Kessler, about the FDA&#39;s complications with the arthritis drug Vioxx and other drugs, and the process by which drugs are approved.
A top-level hockey agent who has been around the game since the days of the World Hockey Association said over the weekend he was sure the NHL would reject the players&#39; offer.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard gave his last nationally televised campaign speech today as he bids for a fourth three-year term.
Jennifer Capriati believes she has what it takes to finally get that first US Open title. She believes getting past Serena Williams in the quarterfinals could be the push she needs to make her Grand Slam dream come true.
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Consumer sentiment fell further than expected in late October to its lowest in more than a year as concerns about the housing slump darkened the economic outlook, a survey released on Friday showed.
A 14-year-old boy is taken to hospital with serious burns after an incident at his home in Poleglass.
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Emergency services try to rescue two teenagers trapped in a north Wales slate quarry.
Taiwan&#39;s largest memory maker, Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., said it is ready to seek approval from the Taiwanese government to build an 8-inch wafer fab in China.
Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed irritation at the suggestion the United States&#39; response to the South Asia catastrophe has been &quot;stingy.
Fears of disease gripped Indonesia's flood-hit capital on Friday with thousands of people living in cramped emergency shelters and some streets still inundated a week after the city's worst floods in five years.
Jerry Rice, the most productive receiver in N.F.L. history, got his wish Monday night when the Oakland Raiders traded him to the Seattle Seahawks.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 17, including an American soldier, U.S. and Iraqi officials said...
MIAMI -- The weather was lousy and the Miami Dolphins' offense worse, while the Pittsburgh Steelers' defense was terrific.
In this photo released by the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (PPY) a Bromeliad is seen atached to a branch inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Feb. 2004.
David Blaine's latest stunt ended with a crash on Thursday when the performer escaped from shackles in a gyroscope 50 feet above New York's Times Square, leapt and fell through a plywood stage below.
Marchionne, chiudere presto trattative per rinnovo contratto
Orioles reliever Danys Baez will undergo elbow ligament replacement surgery and probably will miss the 2008 season.
FederazioneModaItalia, incremento dal 5 al 15%
The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka&#39;s coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.
Oil prices rallied to a record high  above $55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel  supply crunch and robust economic growth in China, the world's  number two user.
A TV company announces controversial plans to air a documentary attacking John Kerry days before the US election.
Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday that The Washington Post Co  will replace Temple-Inland Inc  in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, December 28.
VIENNA, Austria - Austrian authorities said Wednesday they busted a group of older men dubbed the \
InfoWorld - The number of Internet users in China soared past 200 million in 2007, a new report from the country's quasi-government Internet overseer said Thursday.
If an alien visited London, he could be forgiven for thinking the sign \
Charles Dance is named best actor in the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for his performance in Shadowlands.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was time for Iran to change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran remained defiant hours ahead of talks on the issue with the European Union.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the Litvinenko affair was damaging ties with Britain, which sent detectives to Moscow as part of their investigation into the ex-KGB spy's death by poisoning.
Federal regulators approved use of an artificial heart yesterday, marking the first time a mechanical device has been made widely available to replace a failing human organ.
Di 14.500 euro al mese molti spesi in alloggio e assistenti
St. John&#39;s will be without starting forward Rodney Epperson for tonight&#39;s game against Canisius in the Holiday Festival in the Garden after the university suspended the junior college transfer indefinitely.
Rather Dented Users of the popular Trillian instant messaging client need to update their software following the discovery of a serious security bug.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Any hope of saving the NHL season hinges on whether the next proposal by the Players Association stirs serious negotiating.
Ministers have failed to do enough to protect women from being treated like 'second class' citizens, equality campaigners said today.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. A pretrial hearing in the Michael Jackson child molestation case resumes in a Santa Maria courtroom this morning.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi promised on Thursday to implement a moderate Islamic administration, undercutting the fundamentalist opposition, and took a swipe at his one-time rival, former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim.
Consumers could browse through Netflix&#39; huge catalog of movies, then download everything but the popcorn into their TiVo digital recording device for immediate viewing.
update Craig Conway has been fired as president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft and will be replaced by founder Dave Duffield, the company said Friday.
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Police investigate two shootings, one involving a 14-year-old boy, on day two of the carnival.
The NHL's general managers, some of the sport's greatest minds, gathered here yesterday prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals to discuss a variety of issues, including what the league should do, if anything, regarding hits to the head.
The European Union could be thrown into turmoil unless last-minute lobbying by incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso secures enough votes for approval of his embattled 24-member executive.
SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO  - Next week's European antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp  is a legacy of its past behavior, but competitors say the company's current strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.
Nokia's decision to recall 46m mobile phone batteries is going to cost their manufacturer, Matsushita, up to $172m, the Japanese company admitted today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La pioggia continua a colpire buona parte del Paese. Prima neve nel bergamasco e sulle Alpi Liguri. Morta una donna travolta da una mareggiata nelle Cinque Terre. Ma nel fine settimana ultimo scampolo d'estate
Britain was set to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of princess Diana -- dubbed the &quot;people&#39;s princess&quot; -- with a series of tributes and a royal memorial service in London on Friday.
On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission announced that it is opening three separate inquiries into whether the data management practices of broadband Internet service providers and mobile phone carriers unfairly favor some customers over others.
Bill Clinton, campaigning to save an old friend from defeat, appealed to Connecticut Democrats Monday to put aside their opposition to the war in Iraq and send embattled Sen. Joseph Lieberman on his way to a new term in office.
British music group EMI said it has received an informal takeover approach but did not name the suitor.
EVANSVILLE, Ind., Sept. 21 -- Ask Karen Hammonds the name of Rep. John Hostettler's campaign manager and she answers simply, \
Former Liverpool and Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has had an interview with the Scottish Football Association to discuss their vacant manager's position.
China's broadcast watchdog has slammed a provincial station for ignoring an order to remove sexually explicit television programmes from the air, and demanded better \
Consumers spent briskly in October and the nation&#39;s manufacturers saw robust activity in November, encouraging signs that the last quarter of this year is shaping up nicely.
The United States is close to reaching an agreement with Libya for cooperation on a nuclear medicine center but for now has no plans for the kind of broad nuclear energy development Tripoli has suggested, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Malaysia Correspondent Melissa Goh. KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has urged his East Asian neighbours to step up efforts to safeguard regional security and create
One of Carmelo Anthony&#39;s friends flew to Denver Thursday to claim responsibility for the marijuana found last week in the Nuggets star&#39;s carry-on bag and to attempt to clear Anthony&#39;s name.
In 1973, Catholic guerrilla Gerry Kelly was part of a Northern Irish republican bombing team who attacked London&#39;s Old Bailey courthouse.
Martha Stewart agreed to limit her  role at her lifestyle media empire Martha Stewart Living  Omnimedia Inc.  for five years under a settlement  resolving civil insider trading charges, the U.S. Securities  and Exchange Commission said on Monday.
The cricket bat with which Bollywood star Aamir Khan hit a winning six in his Oscar-nominated movie 'Lagaan' has fetched Rs 6 million at an auction in Lahore held to mobilise funds for former Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan's cancer hospital.
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Custody of the body of former centerfold Anna Nicole Smith was awarded Thursday to the guardian for her 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. In a brief show of unity, all the parties who had fought for the body said Smith would now be buried in the Bahamas. Less than an hour later, an attorney told CNN that Smith's mom was appealing the decision.
Like Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson before him, John Edwards nearly always runs late while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Apparent retaliatory attacks in the aftermath of the bombing of the Al-Askariya Mosque -- a major Shiite shrine in Samarra -- have left six Sunni mosques badly damaged, police said Thursday.
Debate about the safety of a group of anemia drugs widely used in cancer patients should focus on a minority of patients who got the drugs for unapproved uses, doctors said on Sunday.
Jeanne had amassed a staggering toll before striking Florida. The storm killed more than 1,600 in Haiti, wandered aimlessly east of the Bahamas for a few days, and then took aim at Florida.
Fog continued to disrupt the $4.5  million Buick Invitational on Saturday, forcing the suspension  of third round play after just a few holes.
Closely watched start-up Nanosolar ships its first thin-film solar panels on schedule with printing manufacturing process.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that ten universities spanning multiple geographies have been chosen as winners of the latest IBM Shared University Research (SUR) awards.
Louis Farrakhan, leader of US Muslim group Nation of Islam, attacks US foreign policy in his final major public speech.
It's not unusual for the students traveling cross-country aboard an old school bus to get a craving for fried chicken. Or popcorn. Or french fries. That's because their vehicle is powered by vegetable oil, and the used oil they put in their tank can carry the telltale odors of the restaurant it came from.
com. Barry Bonds failed to hit No. 700 Tuesday, but the Giants star still flashed his brilliance in a 3-2 victory over the Brewers.
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Vienna - More than 40 countries with peaceful nuclear programmes could retool them to make weapons, the head of the UN atomic watchdog agency said on Monday amid new USand European demands that Iran give up technology capable of producing such arms.
Online DVD rental company Netflix  Inc on Sunday announced that it would pay $1 million to the  first person to develop software to improve the accuracy of  Netflix's movie recommendation system by 10 percent.
NEW YORK  - Alternative medicines and therapies such as herbs, chiropractic care, and acupuncture, are widely used by couples seeking treatment for infertility, often in conjunction with prescription medicine, a study shows -- and the fertility specialist is often unaware of it.
The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time in nine days to ward off a recession.
Throughout most of his career, Curtis Martin has often been viewed as the running back lacking attributes that so may others possess.
E' stata inaugurata a Bologna, in occasione della Final Eight di Coppa Italia, la Hall of Fame del b...
Nepal's government is due to hold talks with former Maoist rebels, after they said they were leaving the cabinet.
The president of the World Bank pushed Tuesday for Palestinian economic reforms and the lifting of Israeli travel restrictions in the West Bank in exchange for an additional $500 million in desperately needed aid to the Palestinians.
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Brad Delp, the lead singer of the 1970s and '80s rock band Boston was found dead at his home in southern New Hampshire on Friday, local police said.
An explosion leveled a house, sparking a fire that gutted a neighboring home and damaging 20 more Monday afternoon, authorities said. Four people were injured.
At the University of Tennessee, one losing season is enough to send the faithful into a frenzy, questioning the coach's competence and wondering if it's time for a change.
Shareholders in European stock market operator Euronext have approved an alliance with the New York Stock Exchange that would create the world's first intercontinental stock exchange.
The Office of Fair Trading calls for an inquiry into the supply of airport services by BAA.
COMPTON, Calif. -- An alleged gang member accused of killing the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams was in a &quot;shoot now and ask no questions mood,&quot; a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the man&#39;s murder trail.
DETROIT -- Posters outside theaters across the country list Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, and Megan Fox as the stars of the summer action flick \
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Pedro Emanuel scored the winning goal Sunday as Portugal&#39;s FC Porto defeated Colombian side Once Caldas 8-7 in a penalty shootout to win the final Toyota Cup.
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An advanced system of video surveillance will alert Chicago police whenever anyone viewed by the cameras acts suspiciously.
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Syria blames Israel for a car bomb which exploded in Damascus, wounding three people.
Martha Holmes, a photographer for Life magazine for 40 years, who was known for her intimate portraits but also for covering sports at a time when that was male turf.
U.S. Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama slipped away for a private meeting with  former rival John Edwards on Sunday to seek his endorsement as  the Illinois senator and Hillary Clinton battle for Wisconsin.
Michael Nylander, Tom Poti and Viktor Kozlov give the Capitals reason to believe their power play unit will be much improved this season.
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President Bush's election victory means job security for someone else: CIA Director Porter Goss. A loyal Republican congressman from Florida, Goss was Bush's last major nomination before the election. Goss, 65, took over the Central Intelligence Agency in late September, with the knowledge that he could be out of work if Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won.
Cable operator NTL is buying out Virgin Net, the UK's fifth largest internet service provider, for an undisclosed sum.
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Negotiations between US Airways  UAIR.O and its pilots union over a new round of steep  concessions collapsed on Monday, heightening pressure on the  carrier as it tries to avert insolvency.
The real wild card for Fox on Sunday night wasn't the NFL playoffs but the return of its signature drama \
The companies that win the desktop search game will be those that garner and retain users&#39; trust, says Forrester Research&#39;s Charlene Li.
British police investigating an alleged plot to blow up US-bound airliners are optimistic they will be able to soon charge many of the 23 suspects in custody here, reports say.
PHILADELPHIA - Their roster already riddled with injuries, the Bruins were down two more bodies by the end of the first period yesterday afternoon against the Flyers.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Barack Obama surged to a four-point lead over John Edwards in Iowa, with Hillary Clinton fading to third just hours before the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Eurostat: per Italia aumento dello 0,7%, il primo da giugno
BAGHDAD - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their &quot;final phase&quot; and said he will not hesitate to launch &quot;a military solution&quot; to end Sunni insurgents&#39; hold over the city
Film producers in Finland take strike action over claims the government has failed to deliver on subsidies.
The News Corp.-owned social network says its young membership is more politically active and less adherent to party affiliations than the general population.
Pro-hunt demonstrators barricaded a government minister's home in a bid to prevent him from travelling to the Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
Gary Sheffield's bat and Justin Verlander's right arm were more than enough for the Detroit Tigers to beat the plummeting Texas Rangers. Sheffield homered twice and drove in five runs, leading Verlander and the Tigers to a 10-0 rout of Texas on Wednesday night.
BUENOS AIRES -- The twisted mystery of an $800,000 suitcase confiscated in Argentina has kicked up so much dirt that almost everyone who gets near it -- even if clean -- is accused of being filthy.
The Dutch refused crucial air support to their own troops defending Srebrenica under a U.N. mandate in 1995, allowing Bosnian Serb forces to take away and massacre 8,000-10,000 Muslims, lawyers said on Monday.
TORONTO -- There is no mystique to it anymore, because after all, the Russians have become commoners in today's National Hockey League, and Finns, Czechs, Slovaks, and Swedes also have been entrenched in the Original 30 long enough to turn the ongoing World Cup of Hockey into a protracted trailer for the NHL season.
A chip the size of a fingernail and capable of more than a trillion calculations per second is unveiled by Intel.
She's just a rookie, and already Jordin Sparks is going further in the NFL than her father. Only 2 1/2 months after the youngest \
Jaxtr, a Silicon Valley-based  service that enables cell phone users to place free  international calls via the Web, said its membership has  doubled to 500,000 users in the past month.
As gasoline prices broke through the $3-a-gallon level 16 months ago, a bipartisan chorus of congressional leaders and President Bush demanded that the Federal Trade Commission investigate whether the big oil companies were engaged in price gouging.
The US Democratic Party elects former presidential contender Howard Dean as its new chairman.
For big Western companies, the prevalence of former Federal Security Service agents in Russian business is raising questions of ethics and due diligence.
Facing strong protests, China broke a week-long silence Tuesday and offered Japan its first explanation about a Chinese submarine that Tokyo said intruded into Japanese territorial waters and refused to signal its identity.
He is a watchdog of black American  culture who might have directed any movie he wanted, but when  it came to his first film, Nelson George tapped into subjects  that hit close to home -- drugs, AIDS and his sister.
Sony Ericsson today announced a new quad-band PC Card, the GC89, which combines support for GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz with CSD, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi 802.
\u00c2\u0093Chapel/Chapter,\u00c2\u0094 shown on Tuesday at the Gatehouse, is the least overtly political dance from the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in some time. It is also the most affecting.
The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with outfielder Timo Perez on a $1 million, one-year deal Friday, avoiding arbitration. Perez hit .246 with five homers and 40 RBIs last season, his first
Short-range, energy-efficient wireless technology called Wibree is unveiled by Nokia.
Hasin Hayder has started up a new project that he's documented in a new blog entry - the creation of a new jobs website in PHP.   I was involved in making a job site few days ago. During the development, I have studied how easily anyone can develop a job site using PHP (language independent in true sense) . So I decide to write a blog post about my experience and here it goes. But note that this article is not about scaling or balancing the load on your site during heavy traffic, heh heh.   He comments on the startup process surrounding this type of site and makes suggestions about something to consider for your careers site - pulling job content from other sites in two ways - screen scraping and using the job search APIs out there.
Taking high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer, a study suggested today. The research, lasting 40 years and
The second big winter storm to hit the central United States in less than a week slammed parts of Nebraska and Iowa with near-blizzard conditions on Thursday and spun off tornadoes that killed a child in Missouri.
Bots operators face jailtime too Denial of service attacks (DDOS), where targets are deluged with requests for information, will be made a criminal offence in Sweden from 1 June.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City have found that 2006 was the fifth warmest year in the past century.
BAGHDAD - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is on his first visit to Iraq since its interim government was installed in June. Speaking to 1,500 Marines at an air base he said the insurgent violence is likely
Tony Blair tells Labour party members that Tory policies would cause economic failure.
The nationalization of Northern Rock, the ailing mortgage lender, was the first such action in more than a decade and a huge blow for Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on  Sunday said anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world had  increased and the insurgency in Iraq was worsening, but the  United States was taking action to improve security ahead of  elections.
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The German political elite has wasted no time in dissociating itself from Klaus Zumwinkel, who is suspected of using a foundation in Liechtenstein to evade taxes.
The Charlotte Bobcats overcame Jason Kidd's third consecutive triple-double to beat New Jersey 115-99 on Tuesday, ending the Nets' five-game winning streak.
With her dyed-brown long hair and tight designer jeans, Shoko Tendo looks like any other stylish young Japanese woman -- until she removes her shirt to reveal the vivid tattoos covering her back and most of her body.
Il Cesena ha battuto 1-0 lo Spezia nell'anticipo della 22/a giornata di serie B. Gol partita di Salv...
If you fled Wall Street eight years ago \u00e2\u0080\u0094 remember Y2K? \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and came back today, you might conclude that nothing much happened while you were gone. The Standard & Poor's index of 500 stocks ended the last decade at 1469.25. Now, points out Howard Silverblatt of S.&P., it is at 1468.36. A decline [...].
NATO has postponed a meeting due on Thursday between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart but will seek early talks with a foreign minister of a \
Samsung unveiled its newest flagship handset and member of its \
Vice Premier Shimon Peres announced his candidacy Wednesday for president of Israel
Troy Dumais kept alive his hopes of winning the United States&#39; first diving medal of the Athens Games, qualifying for the 3-meter springboard final Tuesday.
Il portafoglio ordini segna una crescita del 18,6%
NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony and nine other players were ejected after an ugly incident marred the end of the Denver Nuggets' 123-100 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Liberty Media  reached an  agreement to swap a third of its stake in Time Warner Inc.   for the Atlanta Braves baseball team, $1 billion in  cash and a magazine unit, a source familiar with the matter  said.
A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 30 others near a market in Baghdad's Shi'ite district of Sadr City on Saturday, Iraqi police said.
If put into practice, a ban could transform pharmacy shelves and change the way parents cope with the most common illness in young children.
Dave Brubeck produces his defining artistic statement and The Maria Schneider Orchestra proves that big-band jazz is still relevant.
A court has thrown out a defamation lawsuit against Brigitte Bardot, ruling that the former film star had been provoked into calling the host of Radio Courtesy \
U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as a report showing a surprisingly robust services sector boosted hopes that profit growth would weather fallout from a slowing housing market.
Sales at French fashion group Christian Dior rise in 2004.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--LionOre Mining International Ltd. (LIM.T) said Monday it made an agreed A$285 million takeover bid for Australia&#39;s MPI Mines Ltd.
As much as the Red Sox try to control the flow of information these days -- Theo Epstein's contract status is a private matter, discussing a player's injury status is a violation of federal law, trade talks are off-limits, and No. 1 draft choices come to terms when the team says they've come to terms -- there's nothing the Sox ...
The Bush administration renewed a pledge to finance projects intended to accelerate the adoption of computerized health records.
One of the country's best-read columnists has died after suffering from a brain tumour, the Daily Mail says.
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Arsene Wenger backed Chelsea&#39;s decision to target-test Adrian Mutu for drugs as he reiterated his support for widespread testing of players.
Authorities cut off broadcasts from Azerbaijan's first independent TV station on Friday and ordered the eviction of opposition newspapers and organizations from their offices in the capital, moves government opponents called part of a campaign to silence dissent.
Kemira Oyj will acquire all shares in Finnish Chemicals Oy from Erikem Luxembourg S.A., the acquisition vehicle for private investors led by PPM Ventures together with Montagu Private Equity and MB Funds.
Marquis Grissom hit a grand slam homer and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a six run deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 in National League play on Saturday.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian diagnostics and pathology provider Gribbles Group Ltd. (GGL.AU) said Monday that it has received expressions of interest regarding ownership of the company.
LLEYTON HEWITT continued his red-hot run to reach his fifth straight US Open quarter-final at Flushing Meadows today. Australia&#39;s 2001 champion obliterated unseeded Slovak Karol Beck 6-4 6-2 6-2 in 1hr 40min
The country dining chain is weathering cost increases better than its rivals.
TABA, Egypt Oct. 8, 2004 - Rescuers Friday dug through the debris of a luxury hotel for victims of a series of bombs at resorts in Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula that are popular with Israelis.
He was out of touch with voters. And he's not alone. His defeat foreshadows an upheaval to come in November
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Israel's government and military are expected to face a new round of criticism today when a long-delayed report into their handling of the war in Lebanon is published
Dell Inc. , the world's  largest PC maker, said on Monday it has left the low-end  consumer PC market in China and cut its overall growth target  for the country this year due to stiff competition in the  segment.
The trial of a former policeman accused of killing two British tourists in Thailand is expected to start within a month after charges were laid at a court, a prosecutor said.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday praised French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s visit to Libya, which he said boosted relations between their countries.
In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study finds.
The former number two buyer for the US Air Force is sentenced to nine months in jail for corruption.
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Schaeffer, da New York risposte solo parziali a richieste
These guys are doing what they can, but it just isn't enough.
The leader of Britain's opposition  Conservatives will reject right-wing policies on Sunday as he  seeks to build on a rise in the party's popularity to oust Tony  Blair's Labour Party from power.
An alliance of Pakistani opposition parties said on Sunday they would resign from national and provincial assemblies if President Pervez Musharraf tried to seek re-election from the sitting parliament.
US President George W. Bush and his Democrat rival John Kerry clashed over the war in Iraq on Thursday in their first face-to-face debate, which has the potential to tip the race for the White House.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Ohio State made up for a shoddy day offensively by forcing five turnovers, and Mike Nugent tied a school record with five field goals to give the ninth-ranked Buckeyes a 22-14 victory over North Carolina State yesterday. The Buckeyes (3-0) managed only 137 yards of offense -- 35 coming on their first drive -- and converted only ...
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Shares in BiogenIdec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan (ELN:NYSE - news - research)rose early Monday after the companies released what they described as &quot;compelling&quot; phase III test results for their multiple sclerosis drug Antegren.
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A Yemeni  accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed  to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a  U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation  problems.
Actor did not commit suicide but was killed by his abuse of prescription medications, says official report from New York City medical examiner
Los Angeles outfielder Milton Bradley won&#39;t be discplined by the Dodgers for a clubhouse confrontation with a reporter he called an &quot;Uncle Tom.
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The United States is focusing on the Arab world for help in pressing Sudan to accept U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur to stop the violence and provide humanitarian relief. But Arab countries are more likely to support Sudan's rejection of such a deployment, analysts say.
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President Bush dispatched two Cabinet secretaries and more federal money to this hard-hit state on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people flooded disaster relief hotlines.
TechWeb - Vallent specializes in developing software that operators of wireless telecommunications networks can use to monitor network traffic, identify bottlenecks, and guard against service interruptions.
George W. Bush began flying a two-seat jet especially designed for training purposes more frequently in the weeks just before he quit flying for the Texas Air National Guard
The risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are &quot;resistant&quot; to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry would appoint Supreme Court justices who would safeguard a half-century of civil rights gains, his wife said Friday.
At least three people including a suicide bomber were killed when a powerful bomb ripped through a Shiite Muslim mosque in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore today.
The United Nations is marking the first anniversary of the bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad that killed 22 people, including the world body&#39;s top envoy to Iraq Sergio Vieira de Mello.
Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, is not selling comedian George Carlin's best-selling new book, \
The Bush administration urged the Myanmar government on Thursday to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest, saying a failure to do so would represent \
Antoine Hood scores a season-high 23 points and Air Force plays its usual stifling defense en route to a 69-46 win over Navy on Monday.
Shaun Pollock ensured South Africa would go to the World Cup high on confidence after a masterly bowling performance routed Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers stadium.
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All schoolgirls should be routinely vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, the Lancet says.
Bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. advised workers to fish in the trash for things they like or take their dates for a walk in the woods in a move to help workers facing the ax to save money.
Germany&#39;s far-right parties have recorded their best electoral results in six years as they and the ex-communists profited from discontent over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s reforms, TV exit polls say.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Krispy Kreme is offering to reward students with a doughnut for every A on their report card, but the plan seems a little flaky to some officials trying to fight childhood obesity...
The Left&#39;s displeasure notwithstanding, the Centre plans to go ahead with its plans of allowing more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in key sectors, including aviation.
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Site owners and SEOs have the opportunity to work with the search engines to identify crawl issues, check backlinks, and get access to even more useful information.
Snow was forecast Monday from Montana across the Northern Plains and into the Midwest, while lake-effect snow was to again batter portions of western New York and the eastern Ohio Valley.
A biographer once noted that soccer is his greatest passion - one that drove him to become sports correspondent for Brazil's largest national newspaper during the 1998 World Cup.
If you hadn&#39;t been following the NFL lately and tuned into yesterday&#39;s Monday night game, you may have thought you had stepped into a time warp.
Secondo una ricostruzione dell&#39;accaduto &quot;due vetture si sono fermate nella via Haifa, davanti all&#39;ufficio elettorale di Karkh (riva ovest di Baghdad); alcuni uomini armati sono scesi e hanno aperto il fuoco, uccidendo i tre impiegati&quot;.
[Hollywood News] Los Angeles, Sep 27 : The supernatural thriller &quot;The Forgotten&quot; notched the biggest bucks at the North American box office over the weekend, reports Xinhua.
The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science attracts more than 8,000 scientists for discussions and presentations of all types. Wired Science provides full coverage from Friday through Monday.
Nick Swisher bounced from players, to coaches, to front office personnel, making sure every member of the Oakland Athletics' organization was soaked in champagne.
HBOS asks the European Commission to look at Spanish bank BSCH's relationship with the Royal Bank of Scotland.
In today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s perpetual workplace, where you can carry your office in your pocket, how does one measure overtime?
Researchers may have found a side effect associated with stress which could lead to premature aging. Although the findings by researchers from the University of California at San Francisco are somewhat technically
Guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as common practice, a Marine sergeant said in a sworn statement obtained by The Associated Press.
Evans Rutto won the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chicago Marathon race for a second straight year on Sunday, finishing in 2:06:16, the second-fastest time in the world this year.
European shares closed lower on Thursday as oil and gas companies weighed down indexes already under pressure from transport stocks such as Air France-KLM.
Afghan police lifted a brief siege of the house of former ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum in Kabul on Sunday after he and a group of around 50 armed men beat up a former ally, a police chief said.
The British government faced questions Monday over its economic competence after nationalising Northern Rock, the beleaguered mortgage lender that fell victim to the global credit crunch six months ago.
North Korea warned Japan on Wednesday  that it would treat economic sanctions as a \
Nascar will allow liquor companies as sponsors for its Nextel Cup and other stock-car racing next season, ending a 30-year ban and creating a new funding source for racing teams.
Merck & Co. Inc. has adopted a severance benefits plan aimed at protecting key managers in the event the company is taken over -- a growing possibility since the withdrawal of arthritis drug Vioxx sent shares tumbling.
Google stock jumped 18 percent in its long-awaited but rocky debut Thursday.
By PAUL FOY     DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah  -- Scientists with tweezers picked through the twisted wreckage of a space capsule that crash-landed on Earth, hoping that microscopic clues to the evolution of the solar system weren't completely lost in Utah's salt flats.    NASA engineers were stunned Wednesday when neither parachute deployed aboard the Genesis capsule and the craft plummeted to the ground at 193 mph, breaking open like a clamshell and exposing its collection of solar atoms to contamination...
The rate at which personal computers are being hijacked by hackers rocketed in the first half of 2004, reveals a new report. An average of 30,000 computers per day were turned into enslaved \u00e2\u0080\u009czombies\u00e2\u0080\u009d, compared with just 2000 per day in 2003.
The Bakery has posted five new articles/tutorials for topics like customizing the view and sending emails a little differently:   $anything_for_layout: Making HTML from the View available to the layout - Did you ever have a side navigation that you wanted to change based upon changes in the view? Using this helper, you can write HTML and other output for display in the layout css list-menu helper - A helper (method) to create a css formatable list-menu. ViewInFile component - Sometimes in needed to output a view in a file. Most of the time for debugging, but also for some web service (xml) where you might need to send (by mail as a copy) an xml file reflecting the answer of the webservice. ActAs Image column behavior - This behavior add new column to your model and allow to store images in file system. It can resize images, create several versions, and thubnails. After find model you got link to file for each record in model. Email Validation - email validation replacement for /cake/libs/validation.php   Check out The Bakery for even more great CakePHP-related content.
Ford duo Francois Duval and Markko Martin crept ahead of world championship leader Sebastien Loeb after day one of the Rally of Corsica.
OSLO Ford Motor on Thursday backed down from its plans to destroy some 300 electric cars in the United States and Europe following protests from the Norwegian government and Greenpeace.
LONDON -- Throughout Europe, people bowed their heads for a three-minute silence yesterday at noon in remembrance of the more than 150,000 victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. Hundreds of Europeans are known to have died in the devastating tsunami, and thousands remain missing.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  on Monday said it plans to launch a new version of its hit \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cHurricane Katrina broke through the levees,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the president said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt broke a lot of hearts. It destroyed buildings. But it didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t affect the spirit of a lot of citizens in this community.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Hamas published newspaper ads Tuesday calling on its followers to vote in upcoming Palestinian elections, the first sign that the Islamic terrorist group is making the historic vote a high priority.
Early results from Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election show a former general unseating incumbent President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
Joe Jaramillo climbed the staircase with smoke searing his eyes and the cries of trapped children ringing in his ears. But he couldn&#39;t get any closer.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A strong typhoon lashed northern Taiwan on Tuesday, dumping heavy rain, grounding some flights and closing financial markets, schools and businesses across parts of the island.
If you didn&#39;t do much holiday shopping last month, it looks like you have plenty of company. Analysts say November chain store sales numbers coming in today are generally disappointing.
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, holding Monday&#39;s losses as forecasts for a swift end to this week&#39;s US cold snap eased worries over thin fuel stocks in the world&#39;s biggest energy consumer.
A -0,83%. Il Nikkei e' sceso a 11.358,22 punti
(WebMD) Despite concerns about popular cholesterol-lowering &quot;statin&quot; drugs, a new study shows that most of these drugs have a low risk of a serious muscle disorder.
SEATTLE -- Washington state&#39;s Medicaid system cannot account for 1.4 million pills, thousands of people who are dead or lack Social Security numbers are receiving benefits and abuse of mental patients may be unreported, auditors believe.
A white paper published this morning by hardware analysis firm iSuppli, based on its studies of Microsoft Windows Vista running on multiple grades of computer hardware, has concluded that the software publisher's stated minimum requirements for the system - which include an 800 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and a 35 GB hard drive - may not be nearly enough.
Michael Ballack scored a goal and sent tempers flaring Saturday by breaking an opponent&#39;s nose as Bayern beat Werder Bremen 2-1 in the seventh round of the German Bundesliga.
The Santa Clara, Calif. semiconductor giant yesterday said it was investing an undisclosed amount in Clearwire, the Kirkland wireless Internet startup that McCaw introduced earlier this year.
That's two days of iPhone sales eBay today reported a 50 per cent increase in net profit, with its Marketplace, PayPal, and Skype businesses all showing growth.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iraq&#39;s northern oil exports were halted Wednesday following a series of massive attacks on Iraq&#39;s pipeline network linking northern oil fields in Kirkuk to Turkey.
The bulls of Wall Street converged on Washington yesterday, clogging narrow Georgetown streets with black-windowed Town Cars as they met to discuss the worrisome state of the U.S. markets.
Will improve efficiency of 'open pod bay' door program Storage unstartup Pillar Data Systems is hawking a new application-aware storage feature for its Axiom arrays as \
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The smoking rate among New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s teenagers is now far lower than among teenagers nationwide, due mainly to high taxes and curbs on public smoking, officials said.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will not appeal a ruling by a California judge that would allow Oracle Corp.'s proposed hostile takeover of competing software vendor PeopleSoft Inc.
General Electric Co. , the world's biggest maker of medical-imaging machines, and Abbott Laboratories broke off an agreement for GE to buy some of Abbott's diagnostics units for $8.13 billion.
The number of violent crimes increased by a larger amount than expected last year, extending the first significant rise in murders and robberies in 15 years, according to an FBI report released today.
Mohamed Al Fayed, the father of Dodi Fayed, the boyfriend of Diana, Princess of Wales, will hold a two-minute silence in his Harrods emporium Friday on the 10th anniversary of their death.
Seven Asia Pacific mobile operators have signed an agreement to form a regional mobile alliance, Bridge Mobile Alliance, which will operate through a Singapore-incorporated company, Bridge Mobile Pte Ltd (\u00e2\u0080\u0098Bridge Mobile\u00e2\u0080\u0099).
Just as film lore says  Lana Turner was discovered at Schwab's Drugstore on Sunset  Boulevard, Internet lore has it that recording artist Lily  Allen was found in cyberspace.
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A family of four are rescued from a chip pan fire at their home in Ballymoney, County Antrim.
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NBC hasn't received any calls about the F-word that Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil dropped during the live New Year's Eve broadcast of \
The widow of former Russian secret agent Alexander Litvinenko has accused Moscow of involvement in his murder, as the probe into who administered the fatal dose of radioactivity widened.
Italy has summoned Libya&#39;s ambassador for talks on efforts to tackle illegal immigration after hundreds of arrivals on Italian shores at the weekend.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus came under fire on Tuesday from Republicans skeptical about war strategy as well as Democrats who have demanded a swifter withdrawal of American troops
Romanian President Ion Iliescu will offer on Tuesday evening, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, an official reception on the occasion of Romania's National Day, to be celebrated on December 1. On November ...
Australian Prime Minister John Howard Wednesday pledged &#36;765 million over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development.
The Supreme Court will have another pass at this week's ruling upholding the Bush denial of habeas corpus rights. Reynolds Holding suspects they won't like what they see
BANGALORE, OCTOBER 5: There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s only one man who can steal the thunder the day before an India-Australia series. And so much of the buzz at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here today revolved round Sunil Gavaskar
NEW YORK, October 27  - Analyst Jay H Gelb of Prudential Financial maintains his &quot;underweight&quot; rating on Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies (MMC.
International aid starts to arrive in flooded Bolivia, which the UN says is suffering its worst ever disaster.
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Loan cutbacks put dent in Numonyx Intel and STMicroelectronics NV have been forced to delay the merger of their cash-starved flash memory units because of \
The German government, which wants to make hedge funds a key issue during its upcoming presidency of the Group of Eight (G8) countries next year, has secured the support of key allies, the US and Britain, according to reports.
Rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will  remain a free man after he agreed a peace deal to end an  uprising in the holy city of Najaf, Minister of State Kasim  Daoud told a news conference early Friday.
European Union officials Monday rejected a French proposal to cut funding to poor nations in Eastern Europe with low tax rates that tempt investment away from their richer western neighbors.
Johnson &amp; Johnson announced a $25.4bn (\u00c2\u00a313.1bn) deal yesterday to buy Guidant Corporation, giving the healthcare company a stake in the fast-growing market for devices that regulate heartbeats.
By Rodney Manley, The Macon Telegraph, Ga.  Jun. 23--Middle Georgia listeners who have tuned in to WJTG in Fort Valley lately might have noticed some changes.   The station (91.3 FM) has been purchased by Family Life Radio and began broadcasting changes late last month.
When it comes to sexually transmitted diseases, Newark is the runner-up to Detroit as the nation&#39;s capital, Men&#39;s Health reports in its latest issue.
Dancing, drinking revelers crowded the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday as colorful parades rolled through the damaged city on the final day of a Mardi Gras that locals touted as another step in the long recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
An old feud between the wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and his senior advisers erupted into an extraordinary public brawl Monday after  Suha Arafat accused the aides of plotting against  her husband and they accused her of blocking access to the ailing leader and withholding information about his health.
Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level.
Ten soldiers have been killed in Nepal, at the end of one of the bloodiest weeks in the mountain kingdom since the Maoist insurgency resumed in the country.
Wholesale retesting of millions of Chinese-made toys after toxic scare may lead to shipping delays.
Si intensifica lotta alla pedofilia dopo lo Tsunami
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won backing from 58 percent of voters, with 94 percent of electoral rolls counted, in a referendum on whether to recall him.
Isn't it logical and more efficient to allow people carrying U.S. government security clearances to bypass airport screening? You might think so, but you'd be wrong. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
When 2012 hits, stores will no longer be able to sell the cheap but inefficient incandescent light bulbs that are fixtures in most homes.
: The lead attorney defending an accused helper of the Sept. 11 suicide pilots at his Hamburg retrial was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, his office said today, throwing into question how the trial will proceed.
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to take immediate action to restore democracy and the rule of law in military-ruled Myanmar.
Famed Parisian burlesque club Crazy Horse has combined brains with bare flesh for a show starring the glamorous wife of a leading French intellectual.
The company cited strong sales across all regions and improved cost controls.
A new intelligence czar is no  panacea for the disjointed U.S. spy community and will be a  paper tiger unless he gets real authority over budgets and  operations, analysts and former officials said on Wednesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A gun battle and air strikes killed two dozen Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, while more than 20 suspected militants drowned when Afghan forces sank their boat as they crossed a river trying to elude an attack, officials said yesterday.
Macromedia on Monday is announcing Captivate, formerly known as RoboDemo, for recording onscreen activity and building software demonstrations and interactive simulations.
JOHN HARTSON admitted Celtic had gone out to frustrate Barcelona in last night&#39;s Champions League clash at the Nou Camp. The Parkhead side earned a 1-1 draw with a backs-to-the-wall performance which keeps
&quot;The problem is that we&#39;re getting into another round of format wars and until it shakes out, consumers are not likely to buy much of anything,&quot; Michael Gartenberg, research director at Jupiter Media, told TechNewsWorld.
Results from Botswana&#39;s parliamentary election on Saturday will emerge later than expected, officials said on Sunday, but the poll is still expected to return President Festus Mogae&#39;s party to power.
A leading forecaster of advertising spending has again reduced his estimate for growth in the United States this year, joining other experts who have also trimmed their predictions.
Travelers want to go green and  stay clean in the next year -- and they don't want cell phones  disturbing their peace, according to an annual survey of travel  trends.
AKRON, OHIO - Stewart Cink led all the way in winning the NEC Invitational by four shots. He&#39;s the first player on the PGA Tour to win wire to wire this year.
VIENNA  - Iran and Europe are close to agreement on a freeze on Iranian fuel cycle work that could be used to make nuclear weapons, in a move that could clear the way to a deal with the UN atomic agency that is investigating Tehran, an agency
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Buoyed by big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday counting on momentum to propel them toward the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.
PRAGUE, Nov 24 (IPS) - Millions in Eastern Europe remain convinced that  life was better for them before communism collapsed 15 years ago.
Dissatisfied with\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0quarterbacks Christian Olsen and Kevin McCabe,\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Coach Al Groh\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0is practicing with redshirt\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0freshman Jameel Sewell as the starter for Thursday's game at Georgia Tech.
After a successful and pain-free practice Friday afternoon, Vince Carter was asked if he had a Christmas wish. He smiled and quickly replied that he had already received his gift: he is playing for the Nets.
If there&#039;s hope to be found in the war in Iraq, &quot;Baghdad ER&quot; is a good place to look.
A man who shot at people in a car and standing nearby, killing a woman and wounding others early Saturday morning, died moments later as police fired at him, authorities said.
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- There's no sign outside the office of Internet video sensation YouTube Inc., located in a second-story loft along the main retail strip of this small Silicon Valley town. Two glass doors, sandwiched between a pizza place and a Japanese restaurant, lead to a clunky elevator,...
Relatives of the Virginia Tech shooting victims are demanding representation on a gubernatorial panel studying the killings, saying in a letter Monday they feel \
The government insists that it will do what it can to support areas of England devastated by flooding.
The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded  at its policy-setting session last month that risks of  inflation remained balanced for now, but they were clearly  concerned about the potential for higher prices, minutes of the  meeting issued on Tuesday showed.
European equities rose on Thursday, helped by encouraging corporate results and strength in the financial sector. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gained 1.3 per cent to 1,486.10.
Acronis Recovery lets IT managers back up and recover SQL Server, Oracle, and Microsoft Exchange databases.
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Nepal&#39;s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Wednesday invited Maoist rebels to resume negotiations that broke down over a year ago but said he would only offer a key concession if the guerrillas agreed to talk.

An anti-corruption unit at the World Bank heavily promoted by ousted president Paul D. Wolfowitz needs to be overhauled to mend tense relations with the rest of the bank's staff, according to a report released yesterday by a high-level outside review panel.
State budget pressures threaten to undo gains in health insurance coverage for children and the poor, according to two surveys released Monday.
New York - By all accounts, George Steinbrenner is a demanding fellow who can have a boorish streak. But even if Steinbrenner were patient and sympathetic, would anybody blame him if, for the $184 million
A dispute between Guatemala's new government and its independent adoption agency is threatening to delay the adoption of more than 2,500 Guatemalan children, mostly by foreign parents from the United States.
Bloomberg - Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton&#39;s new plan to provide health care for all Americans differs more from her 1993 proposal known as ``Hillarycare&#39;&#39; than it does from ideas offered by her chief Democratic rivals in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Three Palestinian fighters have been killed by the Israel army after they entered a Jewish town in southern Gaza. Israeli tanks also shelled the north Gaza town of Beit Lahiya early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and injuring ten children.
NEW YORK -- British business mogul Richard Branson yesterday pledged to invest about $3 billion over the next decade to combat global warming and promote alternative energy, saying it is critical to protect the environment for future generations.
Nel 2004 la cerimonia davanti all'allora premierLa procura: inaugurata malgrado il rischio incidenti                                                  Palermo-Messina, otto indagati per l'autostrada aperta da Berlusconi                                                                                                  dal nostro inviato EMANUELE LAURIA
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in South Carolina
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Dell has received seven reports of overheating involving power adapters it distributed. No injuries have been reported. The recalled adapters have the words &quot;DELL&quot; and &quot;P/N 9364U,&quot; P/N 7832D&quot; or &quot;P/N 4983D&quot; printed on the back of the unit.
As part of the BBC's coverage of World Aids Day, BBCRussian.com spoke to four Russians living with HIV.
On the darkest day in NHL history,  Wayne Gretzky painted an even bleaker picture of the sport's  future with one season canceled because of a bitter labor  dispute and the next already in jeopardy.
The Philippines' promotion of Southeast Asia as a compassionate community and itself as a reinvigorated developing economy could prove to be a hard sell when it hosts the region's annual summit this month.
The corporate pair that launched the iPhone shares much in common. They also have plenty of conflicts as they push competing digital music businesses.
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Republican  presidential hopefuls leapt on Thursday to show their  willingness to challenge Iran after an incident between the two  countries in a critical Gulf waterway for crude oil.
Vernon Wells hit three homers for the first time in his career and Troy Glaus homered twice to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The recent collapse of Globtour left tourists stranded in far away holiday destinations and clients out of pocket who paid for vacations they will never take.
Nedo Sonetti si aspetta una reazione da parte del Cagliari nella trasferta di Firenze: \
Christiana Lackner scored 12 points to spark Harvard to a 66-51 win over Princeton last night at Jadwin Gym, clinching at least a share of the Ivy League title for the Crimson.
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A French couple are prosecuted for failing to stop a drunk friend driving home and killing a family in a crash.
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Chief Executive Kevin Rollins from Dell said that the company was considering using AMD&#39;s chips for some future server products, maybe in the first half of 2005.
GUANTANAMO: Only a sanitised glimpse of Australian David Hicks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 life as a Taliban fighter or what it was like for Salim Hamdan to be Osama Bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s personal driver and bodyguard will be given when their military trials open on Tuesday.
Internet content delivery company  Limelight Networks Inc said on Tuesday that the Hollywood  writers' strike will cost the company $1 million this quarter,  and a few million in the remainder of the year.
US-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said Saturday.
While the 2008 presidential candidates are taking potshots at each other, some young Americans are taking shots at the entire two-party system.
Archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed 22 graves in northern Peru containing a trove of pre-Inca artifacts, including the first \
President Bush won Iowa on Friday, claiming the last three states of the 2004 presidential election. Although Democratic Sen. John Kerry had already conceded the race for the White House on Wednesday, the
When Sister Kathleen Treanor's soul ascends to heaven, her brain will go to a less ethereal realm: a medical lab in Kentucky. Two decades ago, Sister Treanor and 677 other members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame granted a young researcher's request to test them each year in order to track the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other age-related brain disorders.
Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, wear his orange campaign color as they parade outside the Ukrainian parliament, in Kiev, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004.
He hated the eight months of exhausting rehabilitation, and the team that made him go through it. Carson Palmer didn't play the way he wanted against the team he dislikes the most, but the result couldn't have been more satisfying.
An ex-Gurkha who won the Victoria Cross tells of his joy at being given UK citizenship rights.
He plucked the errant pass out of the air and took it to a place he had never gone before. He was so overcome with emotion that he taunted an opponent just before the goal
Jordanian monarch warns elections in violence-ravaged Iraq are impossible in current state of insecurity. By Hugh Schofield - PARIS.
Biomimicry, interaction and do-it-yourself initiative ride the forefront of U.S. design, says a new exhibit. Michael Myser gets a sneak peek at the Design Life Now triennial at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt in New York City.
President Bush's former chief of staff Andrew Card was loudly booed by hundreds of students and faculty members as he rose to accept an honorary degree at the University of Massachusetts on Friday.
Tokyo's Nikkei average ended higher for  the third straight session on Tuesday amid a growing consensus  that Japanese shares would catch up with gains in overseas  stock markets despite recent poor news on the economy.
Intuit today fixed a flaw in an automatic QuickBooks Pro for Mac update that that could erase most data stored on a desktop system.
After getting edged for its first Rose Bowl berth in 46 years, fourth-ranked California had hoped to end its season on a high note but instead played poorly in a 45-31 loss to No.
Children and their families, shattered by war, find care for devastating wounds in Jordan.
A joint statement issued by the World Food Program and the UN Children&#39;s Fund says that without intervention, 1 million children face malnourishment within eight weeks.
As the weak dollar woos international visitors, individual cities and states are stepping up their global promotional efforts.
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More than a quarter of Iraq&#39;s foreign debt burden could be forgiven after a framework agreement was reached by two of the country&#39;s main creditors.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq's prime minister warned residents of insurgent bastion Fallujah on Wednesday to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action.    Al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group has claimed responsibility for beheading several foreign hostages and for car bombings throughout the country, and a videotape posted Wednesday on an Islamic Web site showed militants linked to al-Zarqawi beheading two Iraqis they accused of being intelligence officers...
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Syria has blamed Israel for a car bomb which exploded in its capital Damascus, wounding three people. The bomb went off soon after a Palestinian man got out of the car with his wife and daughter.
WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up by the largest amount since early February, a far bigger increase than had been expected.
Legislation that would allow the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek civil penalties against businesses that obtain personal data under false pretenses may soon get a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Iraqi authorities imposed the first nighttime curfew in more than a year on Baghdad and surrounding areas Tuesday in the latest use of new emergency powers, the prime minister's office said.
Andre Agassi's glittering career came   to an end on Sunday when he was beaten in four sets by German   qualifier Benjamin Becker in the third round of the U.S. Open.
New polling says US President George W Bush is barely ahead in the overall race for the White House while Democrat challenger John Kerry is gaining support in some key states with just over two weeks before the November 2 ballot.
Eastman Kodak Co.  is  introducing a line of desktop printers and low cost replacement  inks on Tuesday, as the photography company takes on a market  dominated by Hewlett-Packard .
SAMARRA, Iraq - Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where the American military said 125 rebels were killed and 88 captured in two days of fierce fighting...
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
For 23 years, Cindy Harris had a piece of U2&#39;s history wrapped in plastic in her Tacoma-area garage. Now, a briefcase taken from the band in 1981 is back in the hands of lead singer
Roger Federer beats James Blake in four sets to reach the US Open semi-finals.
JAKARTA The Indonesian authorities ordered a nationwide security crackdown Thursday after several foreign governments warned that terrorists were preparing to attack Western targets before Christmas.
Life & style: Michael Pollan gives his recipe for reclaiming control over our disastrous diets
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - For the first time since 2002, Japan&#39;s Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.
This year's \
Yet another family gagfest emerges a big winner.
The house at the end of Abed Rabbo Street has become a deadly place to be. It sits on the east side of the Jabaliya refugee camp - the side that the Israeli army punched into just over a week ago.
Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski shook up his Cabinet on Friday, dumping his coalition partner and bringing back his pro-market finance chief in a move that could lead to new elections.Comment
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InfoWorld - IBM released Atlas, a software toolset that provides advanced search and analysis functions for its enterprise social networking product, Lotus Connections, on Tuesday.
Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas  doesn't have to memorize too many lines for his latest role --  a recorded voice-over introducing the \
Blog: RedFlag Chinese 2000 Software will employ about 50 new employees to work on Chinese-specific improvements to the open-source OpenOffice.org software, and Sun will help train them.
The BBC understands that no-one is to face charges after the 16-month cash-for-honours investigation.
Blog: IBM's Venture Capital Group is placing its own bets in clean tech in energy efficiency and water conservation.
Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Patrick Vieira&#39;s dipping long-range blast just before halftime propelled Arsenal to a 1-0 win over Newcastle at St.
Revamped website signals desire for broader customer base
Islamic Jihad says two of its militants, including a top commander, died in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City.
VIENNA (Reuters Life!) - Soccer legends kicked up their heels at Vienna's Opera Ball into the wee hours on Friday in a high-society foretaste of this summer's Euro 2008 to be co-hosted by Austria.
Microsoft launched the second beta release of MSN Search with little fanfare. There is no doubt it is good, but few consider it as a threat to Google for sometime to come.
What are those offsets worth? Canadian outfit Carbon Networks develops service for measuring financial impact of carbon reduction programs.
Leicester hold off a Wasps fightback to win a pulsating Heineken Cup Pool One match.
I bianconeri sconfiggono 2-1 il Messina. Prima vittoria di Delneri, Livorno superato da Totti e Montella. Dopo la vittoria della Roma per 2-0 sul Livorno sotto il diluvio, arriva anche quella della Juventus
SAN DIEGO  --  A novel medical technique that smuggles an electrical charge into the brain through the vagus nerve is proving at least as effective as medication in controlling severe depression, psychiatrists say.
A Treasury-backed plan to stabilize a vital segment of the credit markets has been shelved, the banks involved said yesterday.
A rocket attack from the Gaza Strip killed two Israeli children at a southern town on Wednesday, the first such deadly Palestinian missile strike for three months, medics said.
A balaclava-wearing robber who held up a bank in northern Greece gave arresting officers a surprise on Friday when it turned out he was an off-duty cop.
Hundreds of people marked the 100 days in captivity of two French reporters in Iraq with a silent march through a western French town, while the family of one of the kidnapped men appealed for their release before Christmas.
The Nikkei average closed up 0.63 percent  on Friday, led by gains in Nippon Steel Corp. and its rivals  after data showing only a minor slowdown in China's robust  economic growth eased concerns about a sudden downturn in one  of Japan's biggest export markets.
Internet giant Yahoo on Wednesday announced partnership agreements with six leading Asian mobile phone operators with a combined subscriber base of nearly 100 million.
THOSE who have known him longest say it takes quite a deal to rile Ernie Els. But when the large, laconic South African golfing genius does get annoyed - watch out.
Patients and parents need more information on cancer risk from topical creams used to treat the skin condition eczema, a U.S. panel of medical experts said on Tuesday.
A newly uncovered first edition folio of Shakespeare's plays sells at auction for \u00c2\u00a3160,000.
I coloni israeliani di Gaza minacciano di produrre in proprio mortai e proiettili con cui sono determinati a colpire gli insediamenti palestinesi vicini. Lo ha riferito alla radio dei coloni il rabbino della zona di Gush Katif, Yossef Elnekaveh.
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Questions about the effectiveness and long-term safety of a testosterone patch designed to boost a woman's sex drive has federal regulators wondering whether to approve the product at all.
Mark Thatcher, the son of the former UK prime minister, denies any involvement in an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea.
ATLANTA   - Richard Jewell, the former security guard who was erroneously linked to the 1996 Olympic bombing, died Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
With the season hanging in the balance, Everett did what Everett does. Coach John DiBiaso put the ball in Matt Nuzzo's hands, and the senior quarterback ran for 161 yards and two touchdowns as the Crimson Tide pulled away from Cambridge, 31-12, to win the Greater Boston League title yesterday at Tufts University.
Extends budget CPU line Intel has added a 3.46GHz processor to its Celeron D chip line up. The 65nm LGA775 part contains 512KB of L2 cache and operates across a 533MHz frontside bus. It supports 64-bit addressing and the execute-disable bit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Samsung today officially launched their new Korean market 5 megapixel cameraphone, the SCH-S250. Of course we told you about the 5MP camera part already, but there is another surprise in there, too.
British billionaire Richard Branson of Virgin Group is touted to be taking a stake in Malaysia&#39;s new AirAsia long-haul budget airline, the Star newspaper reported.
SHAOGUAN, China  - Work crews battled on Saturday to restore power to parts of southern China blacked out for over a week by the fiercest snow storms in 50 years as the government warned that worse was to come.
Microsoft attorney Brad Smith, said: &quot;We will certainly be prepared to comply with the court&#39;s order whatever it may be. We have invested a tremendous amount of time and energy and spent millions
It's awards season in Hollywood, with all red carpets leading to the Oscars. But winning that prestigious award can sometimes lead to nothing more than bad roles and even oblivion.
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Archive your Zune-friendly movie downloads Microsoft has begun seeking manufacturing partners to make an internal HD DVD drive for a redesigned Xbox 360 console, whistle-blowers from among Taiwan's optical disk drive production community have claimed. And the software giant may be looking at incorporating disc-burning technology in the console.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With the biggest America East game of the season on tap at rival Vermont Sunday, Boston University ran the risk of overlooking the University of Maryland-Baltimore County last night.
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Real Madrid will discuss the appointment of former Italy boss Arrigo Sacchi as general manager at a board meeting on Tuesday. A statement on the club&#39;s website said the 58-year-old &quot;had emerged as the first option&quot;.

Libby Pelican cannot remember life without skiing, beginning at the age of 2 with her mother supporting her between her legs.
Iran&#39;s powerful former president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, vowed Wednesday the Islamic republic would resist international efforts to prevent it from mastering advanced nuclear technology.
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Read the policy: a private company can fire you for any show of partisanship.
TEMPE, Ariz. Arizona coach Dennis Green says running back Emmitt Smith will be out two to three weeks with a sprained big left toe.
Paul Casey routs Shaun Micheel, 10-and-8, to win the World Match Play Championship\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0by\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0the largest margin in the event's 43-year history.
In a move likely to have major ramifications for the library world, Google announced December 14 that it would embark on an ambitious project to digitally scan books from the collections of five major research libraries and make them searchable online.
Marcello Cardona, Procuratore Arbitrale Nazionale, ha archiviato il caso Napoli-Livorno. Lo rende no...
Firefighters were battling a massive fire following an explosion Wednesday morning.
Chile&#39;s Supreme Court on Thursday morning stripped former leader August Pinochet of immunity from prosecution for the deaths of political opponents during his 1973-1990 rule.
OPINION was divided about the merit of this game as preparation for Wednesday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour tie against AC Milan in the Italian capital of fashion, but in many respects Celtic could not have asked for better.
Disguise. Disrupt. Destroy Could that be the defensive strategy Bill Belichick and Romeo Crennel are concocting in the bowels of Gillette Stadium this week? That seems to be the sentiment of many coaches in the league and Patriots personnel in particular on how to throw the Colts' Peyton Manning off his game just enough to emerge victorious Sunday.
It hasn't yet reached biblical proportions, but the plague of locusts currently infesting the resort town of Canc&#250;n has some residents looking to the heavens for help.
U.S. nuclear power reactors will be  able to obtain more supplies of Russian enriched uranium for  fuel, under a trade deal signed by the two countries late on  Friday.
An innovative malware honeypot project backed by a leading consortium of IT security experts is preparing to re-launch its global sensor network after Jan. 1 in an effort to dupe more cyber-criminals into handing over information about their latest attack methods.The Web Application Security Consortium's Distributed Open Proxy Honeypot Project, which was initially turned on in Jan. 2007, will relight its set of attack monitoring sensors on or about the first of the year after significantly scaling back its operations during the month of December.After its initial 11 months of data collection, the project undertook the month-long hiatus to give project researchers more time to examine results and plan for the year ahead.In addition to tweaking their tactics for tracking and luring malware distributors in 2008, WASC project leaders said they are also planning to add new honeypots to their existing network, which already spans locations in Europe, Russia, South America, and the United States.Unlike more traditional OS-level or SMTP-based honeypot applications -- systems designed to collect individual malware samples for subsequent examination by anti-virus researchers -- the WASC project utilizes a network of 14 specially-configured open proxy servers (or proxypots) to monitor traffic for nefarious activities carried out by everyone from botnet herders to adware purveyors.Traditional honeypots have proven useful for tracking widespread computer viruses and allowing AV companies to produce the signature files needed to protect machines against infection, but those targets are ill-suited to provide the level of real-time intelligence needed to protect against today's fast-moving customized threats, said Ryan Barnett, the WASC project's leader.By serving up an unprotected open proxy server to the larger Internet, and thereby advertising itself as exactly the type of anonymous conduit that attackers seek out to distribute their work -- rather than merely an undefended computer, the effort is already garnering new insight into cyber-criminals' methods, he said.Barnett, who is also director of application security training at Breach Security and an instructor for the SANS Institute, said that despite being pleased with the project's initial ability to identify attacks and test ways to thwart malware campaigns further upstream, he is hoping that 2008 will provide even greater rewards.Among the improvements the group is aiming to make to its system -- built around the ModSecurity open-source Web application firewall, for which Barnett also serves as development community manager -- are more effective ways for categorizing attacks, correlating anomalies, and applying forensics to trends that it charts over time.The security expert is hoping that the same open-source movement that has allowed ModSecurity to mature, with the firewall recently adding a range of new features in its late-December version 2.5 release, will also take hold with the honeypot effort and encourage more people to launch sensors or help research its data findings.\
CHENARI, Afghanistan  - NATO-led troops struggled  on Sunday to reach the icy mountain peak where an Afghan  passenger plane crashed three days ago with 104 people on  board, an official said.
Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa is planning to list its Italian 3G mobile phone business on the Milan stock exchange.
Repurposed not to work any more Vodafone UK has launched a mobile optimising technology which reformats web pages to fit onto a mobile phone screen.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bill Belichick's missteps in Cleveland set him on a path to where he's now recognized as the NFL's best coach.
President Bush on Tuesday chose federal appeals court judge Michael Chertoff to be his new Homeland Security chief, turning to a former federal prosecutor who helped craft the early war on terror strategy.
VIENNA -- UN nuclear inspectors are negotiating with Iran for access to as many as four military sites that have programs or equipment that could be diverted to development of nuclear weapons, diplomats at the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday.
PITTSBURGH 27, PHILADELPHIA 3 -- PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated the 25th anniversary of their Super Bowl XIV title team.
A House committee yesterday approved patent-reform legislation the technology sector has sought for years as a way to reduce the number of costly patent-infringement lawsuits.
BEIJING   China appealed to North Korea on Tuesday to join working meetings before a new round of six-party talks on dismantling its nuclear program, despite the North&#39;s declaration that it saw no point in attending.
The privately held company today released free desktop search software in a move some see as a test of the product's market viability in what is becoming a crowded field.
The state Game and Fish Department is in the first year of a five-year radio collar study to learn more about pronghorns.
The House voted Tuesday to further choke off the flow of U.S. aid to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Authority, drawing the displeasure of the Bush administration and dividing the pro-Israel lobbying community.
The remnants of tropical storm Ivan brought little more than rain to Texas and Louisiana on Friday. Ivan came ashore as a tropical storm about 7 pm Thursday near Cameron, La.
TAYLOR, Tex. -- The day Mustafa Elmi turned 3 years old he had to report to his cell three times for headcount. To be able to get one hour of recreation inside a concrete compound sealed off by metal gates and razor wire he had to pin his picture ID to his uniform.
Goldman Sachs analyst Sarah Friar was upbeat on a potential combination of the two companies, although some other analysts took a more guarded stance on the potential merger.
Forces leave southern Gaza town and redeploy in open areas on the outskirts of Gush Katif. Palestinians report 17 dead, 65 injured.
No more writers on picket lines. No more network TV bosses scrambling for replacement shows.
The main shareholder of Russia&#39;s giant oil firm Yukos is reported to have filed suit for compensation from the upcoming forced sale of the company&#39;s top production unit.
MUNICH -- Good news for chocolate lovers. Scientists have found eating dark chocolate appears to improve the function of important cells lining the wall of blood vessels for at least three hours.
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An Australian police officer accused of causing the death of an Aboriginal man will not be charged, prosecutors say.
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Space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein, who was at the center of a love triangle involving a female astronaut facing an attempted kidnapping charge, has been discharged from NASA's astronaut corps and will return to active duty in the Navy, officials said Friday.
Royal Society hopes ICT will save doctors' time The Royal Society has said everyday technologies such as mobile phones and personal computers should be used more in healthcare.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Werner Eschauer of Austria and the qualifier Steve Darcis of Belgium advanced to the final of the Dutch Open yesterday in Amersfoort, Netherlands. Neither one has played for an ATP title before. Darcis, ranked 297th, upset the second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5, and Eschauer defeated Robin Haase, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.At the clay-court Palermo Open in Italy, the 18-year-old Agnes Szavay reached her first career final by beating Sara Errani, 7-6 (0), 6-1, in the semifinals. Szavay, seeded eighth, will face the second-seeded Martina M\u00c3\u00bcller in the final today. M\u00c3\u00bcller defeated Karin Knapp, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.At the Western & Southern Financial Group Women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Open in Mason, Ohio, Akiko Morigami earned her second berth in a final in three years by outlasting the qualifier Akgul Amanmuradova, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-3. She will play the top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze in the final today. Chakvetadze advanced with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win over the third-seeded Sania Mirza.
Valencia have 32 points from their 17 games and move up to second, one point and one place ahead of Sevilla and 10 behind leaders Barcelona.
Soldiers from NATO aspirant Georgia switched their Soviet-era Kalashnikov rifles on Friday for U.S.-designed M4 carbines in part of a drive to distance themselves from their Russian-dominated past.
InfoWorld - Macromedia on Monday is announcing Captivate, formerly known as RoboDemo, for recording onscreen activity and building software demonstrations and interactive simulations.
Kellogg Co. plans to make popular brands like Pop Tarts, Froot Loops, and Apple Jacks healthier. But if the company's test kitchens can't match the taste, Kellogg said it will leave the recipes alone and simply stop marketing such products to children under 12.
TOKYO - Japan sought international help Wednesday to secure the release of a Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq and pledged to do its utmost to gain his freedom after refusing to bow to the kidnappers&#39; threat to behead him unless Japan withdraws its
Israel dismisses reports from Egypt that a peace plan has been agreed with the Palestinians as premature.
TEHRAN -- Dozens of Iranian students burned pictures of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and threw firecrackers in an effort to disrupt his speech at a university yesterday, a presidential office spokesman said.
AmerisourceBergen Corp. ABC.N on  Wednesday lowered its fiscal-year earnings forecast because of  lower-than-expected drug price increases, fewer product deals  from drug companies and fewer alternative sources of supply in  the December quarter.
UNAIDS and the Global Coalition for Women and AIDS recently concluded their &quot;16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence&quot; campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the &quot;links between gender-based violence and the spread of HIV infection&quot;.
A classic tweaking tool that began life as the freeware 98 Lite gets updated to work with XP SP2. In tests, it helped slim down a Windows XP installation by more than 50%.
The US Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a case brought against the US government by two California women who use medical marijuana.
The threat posed by the Taleban in Afghanistan was underestimated, the defence secretary is set to admit.
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Who are you -- your Wikipedia entry, your last blog post or that half-clothed avatar? Our ID is mutating out of our control. Plus: Douglas Coupland's advice on html songwriters' American Idol and more from SXSW in Listening Post.
Although Linux may be shipping on a growing number of PCs sold in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, about 80 percent of PCs shipped with the open source operating system this year will eventually run pirated versions of Windows, industry research firm Gartner estimated in a report issued September 21.
Grey-green eyes, fair skinned and a lithe gait. Move over Dia Mirza, an Ash photocopy is right here.
The head of the main Israeli settler organisation called on supporters to lay siege to parliament in a bid to block the planned Gaza pullout, taking their cue from the mass protests in Ukraine.
Lots of Russians - not just spies - are calling London home.
Police have said they are investigating the death of a baby boy who stopped breathing and had a heart attack minutes after being circumcised at a synagogue.
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SOME of the earliest copies of Shakespeare\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plays are set to be put on the internet. The British Library is putting 93 high-resolution digitised copies of 21 of Shakespeare&#39;s plays online.
Italy is likely to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change at the end of the treaty's initial period in 2012, Italy's environment minister was reported as saying by Italian newspapers on Wednesday.
The UK economy lost momentum in the third quarter but is picking up in the fourth, says Bank of England governor Mervyn King.
U.S. soldiers serving repeated Iraq deployments are 50 percent more likely than those with one tour to suffer from acute combat stress, raising their risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Army's first survey exploring how today's multiple war-zone rotations affect soldiers' mental...
Lawyers for an Indian doctor held in connection with the failed terrorist plots in Britain on Sunday accused police of leaking damaging allegations to make his client look guilty.
Long associated with seedy red light districts, sleaze and sex, Japan&#39;s love hotels are growing up to be socially acceptable and even classy, says the author of a new book on the subject.
A central bank adviser quoted as saying the government had cut its holdings of US Treasurys backtracked Friday after the speculation helped push the euro to a new all-time peak.
com December 27, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. For a few years now, search engine darling Google has worn the tiara as the tech world&#39;s &quot;it&quot; company.
Italy's president holds crisis talks with political leaders on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned as prime minister after nine months in power, can still head a government or must be replaced.
Not only red wine but also white wine, beer and hard liquor appear to protect against mental decline in older women, two new studies have found.
Microprocessor designer Arm Holdings buys US tech firm Artisan for about $913m.
The big rematch with Kobe Bryant turned out to be too big for Gilbert Arenas, who psyched himself out before the game even started.
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers lost a wide receiver Tuesday, the same day they acquired Keenan McCardell from the Buccaneers. While they were finalizing the deal for McCardell just before the NFL trading
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&quot;Under a Kerry administration we\u00e2\u0080\u0099d likely have a much more interventionist SPR policy. And when you look out a bit further, Bush is more likely to be aggressive in the Middle East, particularly in Iran,&quot; said
Sony Corp. is banking on the &#36;3 billion deal to acquire Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. to boost lagging profits by exploiting potential link ups between its electronics and entertainment businesses.
French President Jacques Chirac is welcomed by Romanian President Traian Basescu at the Cotroceni Palace, the Romanian Presidency headquarters, in Bucharest.Comment
Mobile television is taking center stage at Europe's annual wireless industry show after years of largely unfulfilled hype, though differing technology standards still blur the picture.
ESPN, which managed to offend the NFL with an edgy football drama, is back in the game with a project set in the world of high-stakes poker.
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Campaign stories in newspapers, on television, online and on the radio focused on Democrats 61 percent of the time and on Republicans 24 percent, said the Project for Excellence in Journalism, which regularly monitors 48 different outlets to gauge coverage trends.
Joe Cole's second-half goal gives Chelsea a narrow win over Liverpool to keep them in touch with leaders Arsenal.
Blog: The question of whether upcoming documentary was helped or hurt by bootleg copies that cropped up online may soon be answered.
By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER  STOCKTON, Kan. - When Robin Bailey wanted to escape the Denver suburbs, she bought a 160-acre alfalfa farm in northwest Kansas and fell in love with a pair of creeks that raced through the property. Two ponds she added later were just another bonus.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Stewart Cink birdied No. 18 for a four-shot victory at the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. Cink finished even-par 70 on Sunday and 11-under-par 269 overall to become the first PGA golfer to lead wire-to-wire this season.
group of leading medical journals yesterday released a plan to stop publishing the results of clinical trials unless a test is registered at its outset in a public database.
England are clear favourites to beat Zimbabwe but rain delays the start at Edgbaston.
Open source developers are working to port Xbox Media Center (XBMC) to Mac OS X.
TechWeb - IBM is working with Los Alamos to install the first phase of the latest supercomputer, dubbed Roadrunner, by next month. The hybrid machine will get a speed boost enabling it to break the petaflop barrier when the Cell processors are added to AMD's Opteron technology.
Martha Stewart said yesterday she wants to begin her prison term as soon as possible. Speaking at a packed news conference held at the offices of her Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
DC United has captured its fourth Major League Soccer championship, with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Wizards. United allowed the Wizards an early goal, before scoring three times in
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Levance Fields made a 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in overtime to top off 45 minutes of nail-biting basketball at Madison Square Garden.
The European Commission is set to give the green light later today to accession talks with Turkey. EU leaders will take a final decision in December.
The judge in the Omagh bomb trial rejects an application to dismiss some of the charges facing Sean Hoey.
The 31st annual Toronto film festival   opened on Thursday amid warnings from critics that happy movies   are going to be few and far between, as themes from many of the   350-plus entrants reflect the grim state of the world.
&quot;Il grande capo \u00c3\u00a8 lei?&quot; E il presidente giallobl\u00c3\u00b9 ha un mancamento. Interrogatorio sospeso per un quarto d&#39;ora. E Marasco inguaia Bettarini. MODENA (19 ago. 2004) - Sospeso per 15 minuti il processo sul calcio
Prosecutors charged former child star Macaulay Culkin with two misdemeanor drug counts Monday in connection with a traffic stop where police found marijuana and prescription drugs.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 28, 2004 - An Israeli Arab who works as a producer for the TV network CNN was released Tuesday, a day after he was kidnapped at gunpoint, relatives and Palestinian police said.
Soflan Siukayev has already lived through one war in South Ossetia. Now his family has been caught up in a second. In his house in the centre of Tskhinvali, Soflan points out a blackened hole above the sofa the size of a man&#39;s hand.
CHICAGO - A federal bankruptcy judge approved United Airlines' amended financing plan Friday, rejecting union arguments that United didn't try hard enough to come up with an alternative that would continue company contributions to employee pension funds.    The hearing came a day after the release of court papers in which United warned it likely will have to terminate those pension funds in order to secure the loans it needs to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
About 170 old master paintings returned to the heirs of Jacques Goudstikker, a prominent Dutch dealer who fled Amsterdam in 1940, are to be offered at Christie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
Coach Tom O'Brien indicated yesterday that if Ryan Glasper continued to show improvement, the senior strong safety would likely be available to see his first action of the season in tomorrow's nonconference home game against the University of Maine.
A reporter once asked Yasser Arafat: ``Sir, you have survived many close brushes with death. What&#39;s your secret?&#39;&#39; The Palestinian leader answered there was no secret, except for his uncanny instinct for sensing imminent danger.
The Washington Mystics tap a veteran of another fledgling professional sports team, Greg Bibb, to lead yet another attempted turnaround of the ailing franchise.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is filling in the blanks in his proposal to eliminate taxes on interest and dividends for families earning less than $200,000 a year.
Kamikaze in azione a Bagdad, almeno venti le vittimeA Suwairah scoperti i cadaveri carbonizzati di venti autisti                                                  Iraq, strage di camionisti Frontiere chiuse per sei giorni                                                                                                  Il provvedimento in occasione della festa sciita della Ashura
Washington -- Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta, named Thursday to serve in President Bush&#39;s second-term Cabinet, vowed to press a controversial plan to overhaul Amtrak financing in order to end &quot;a drain on the budget.
Pressing further for a change to the Social Security system, President Bush promised Thursday that seniors would not lose benefits under his plan to allow younger workers to divert
My column is dedicated to training and education issues for IT professionals but how much do we think about training for end users, particularly educating users to be security-aware?
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By local and wire dispatches. The economy could be a little brighter in the new year if two indexes geared toward forecasting activity in coming months prove to be on the money.
Tommy Hilfiger has agreed to buy the Karl Lagerfeld trademarks in a move that will allow the fashion designer and retailer to expand its brands and gain a presence in the upmarket clothing business.
The woman who made Dr. Phil a household name, launched her own magazine and drove countless books onto the best-seller list is lending her golden touch to a new Pontiac midsized sedan made in Michigan.
KARLSRUHE, Germany  - German federal prosecutor Kay Nehm confirmed that three Iraqis arrested were suspected of plotting an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
A new memoir gives us the hilarious, excruciating life story of the man who wrote The Corrections
 announcement Monday
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Robust demand from emerging markets in  Asia and Africa lifted third-quarter sales of all major handset  vendors from the previous quarter, with companies expecting  another sales boost from holiday shopping ahead.
Are cheap Fibre Channel bundles just in time - or too little, too late? As iSCSI gains traction in the market, cheaper Fibre Channel is back on the agenda this week, with both EMC and Fujitsu-Siemens picking up 4Gig SAN-in-a-box packages assembled by Emulex and Brocade. Could this be the long-awaited low-end breakthrough for Fibre Channel?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As orchestra pits grow smaller to accommodate seating, musicians have been deployed to perform in remote rooms.
words of conviction made all the more hypnotic because his eyes never strayed once the question was asked until he had completed his answer.
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The plane carrying Vice President Dick Cheney from Australia to the United States was diverted to Singapore on Sunday because of unspecified problems, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said.
In the highest-scoring regulation game in Division IA history, Brian Nunez returned an interception 28 yards with 2:18 left for the last of 19 touchdowns and San Jose State beat Rice 70-63 on Saturday night.
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If consumers buy in to private wireless phone networks, the industry could save money.
ST. LOUIS - Scott Rolen hit two home runs, combining with Albert Pujols for back-to-back shots in the eighth inning that sent the St...
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Supreme Court touched off fresh controversy over gay rights yesterday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages of couples who wed abroad. The ruling by a seven-judge panel, though limited in scope, reignited a debate over the rights of homosexuals in Israel. The 6-to-1 decision was hailed by rights advocates as a political advance ...
She is watched round the clock by photographers, chased at high speed and friends fear for her mental stability.
Federal regulators raised the possibility of a management shake-up at Fannie Mae to clean up its culture and finances.
Seven people were killed when bombs or grenades exploded as former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed ended her address to a public meeting outside her headquarters on Saturday, police and witnesses said.
Stacks of hard-to-find books are being scanned into Google Inc.'s widely used Internet search engine in its attempt to establish a massive online reading room for five major libraries.
OTTAWA (CP) - The jobless rate was 7.0 per cent in January, unchanged from December, Statistics Canada said Friday.
The testimony of more than two dozen witnesses and reams of documents shown to jurors at Conrad Black's fraud trial has not produced the telling piece of evidence that resoundingly implicates the one-time media mogul, attorneys observing the 11-week trial said.
If it weren&#39;t for the patience of the Cleveland Browns front office, Terry Robiskie might become the first interim head coach in NFL history to get the boot.
The final cost of tracking down two murder suspects may exceed \u00c2\u00a31.5m.
Opera is no stranger to sensitive singers and demanding divas.
Sweden will shut down one of its 11 nuclear power plant reactors next year, as part of a program to lessen its dependency on nuclear power, government officials said Monday.
The U.S. men's basketball team can console itself with two things: third place and the highest point total of the Olympic tournament.
Hong Kong&#39;s top share index hit a seven-month high on Monday, with both blue chips and China stocks gaining ground as markets rallied throughout the region.
Nepal's King Gyanendra launches a powerful panel to probe corruption and initiate action against the guilty.
A little-known leftist rebel group in Mexico says it has carried out recent attacks on oil installations.
From within their pint glass houses Boozy students hurl so much vomit about at Cambridge University that cleaners are now being immunised against Hepatitis, it has been revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Texas and Minnesota may become the second and third U.S. states to adopt ODF (Open Document Format for XML) as the standard file format for government documents instead of the file format that Microsoft uses in its Office 2007 software suite. Two separate bills up for legislative consideration in each state propose to mandate the use of an open, XML-based file format that is \
Fountains of Wayne, a New York-based band, reached a new audience when its song \u00c2\u0093All Kinds of Time\u00c2\u0094 was used as a soundtrack for a commercial touting the NFL Network.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Cisco Systems is adding to its arsenal of security devices by acquiring Protego Networks in a deal worth $65 million in cash.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida gave the go-ahead on Friday for the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith to be embalmed, but a decision about releasing her for burial could be days away.
PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas has voiced optimism that armed Palestinian groups will respond to his call to lay down weapons. &quot;There has been progress in the negotiations with Palestinian factions about ending
Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego pitcher Chris Young are suspended for five games each Monday following a bench-clearing brawl last weekend.
Researchers develop cameras that size you up. Instead of being used after the fact for ID, this new breed of security cam detects suspicious behavior to help prevent crime. By the Associated Press.
Jennifer Garner may be the toast of Broadway for her Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, and she may be the national critics' darling for her role as the wannabe mom in the new movie Juno, but to the folks at home, she's no slouch, either.  In fact, on Sun...
London's burning London is the UK capital of credit card fraud, according to a study by online fraud prevention firm Early Warning.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
China has rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s call for dialogue and peace talks. President Chen made the overture during a much-publicized National Day speech in Taipei on Sunday.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist&#39;s recent treatment for thyroid cancer is a stark reminder of a campaign issue that has generally taken a back burner to other matters this year.

Andy Pettitte is headed back to the New York Yankees. Pettitte and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $16 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.
We&#39;ve marveled at his ability to be automatic, been blinded by his bread-and-cutter fastball, and appreciated how pitcher Mariano Rivera can close up shop better than any night watchman.
About 1,000 soldiers at this sprawling western Baghdad base took a break Tuesday from the war's day-to-day grind to be entertained by comedian Robin Williams, former NFL quarterback John Elway, and sportscaster and model Leeann Tweeden.
Apple Inc.  said on  Wednesday that Google Inc.'s  YouTube Internet video  site will soon be available on its Apple TV set-top box.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday proposed that stock markets disclose more information about their operations, including executive pay and regulatory programs.
Dovranno rispondere meglio alle esigenze dei consumatori
OZZY Osbourne declared Los Angeles safer than rural Buckinghamshire in southern England yesterday as he announced a pound stg. 100,000 ($237,700) reward for his wife&#39;s stolen jewellery.
Oxfam could withdraw from Darfur if security worsens, its country director said on Monday, amid reports of 10 attacks in the past four days in Sudan's violent and remote west.
Following recent reports indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a missile intelligence agencies worldwide are keeping tabs on the latest information.
British oil giant BP said it had signed an agreement with the Iraqi government to study an oil field in the south of the country.
na settlement that the New York State attorney general said would transform the drug industry, GlaxoSmithKline agreed today to post on its Web site the results of all clinical trials involving its drugs.
A celebrated red-tailed hawk evicted  last week from his upscale New York digs can move back to the  ritzy apartment building where his nest was perched following  an agreement on safety arrangements, building management said  on Tuesday night.
Comcast and Time Warner yesterday announced they will make a joint bid for Adelphia Communications, jumping to the front of the pack in the widely watched auction for the No.
The Russian president suggested that instead of building radar defenses in the Czech Republic, the U.S. should use an existing system in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
Even though he has fled the perceived hostile atmosphere of Athens and the Olympic village for more friendly terrain in the United States, there is still time for Paul Hamm to do what&#39;s right.
Macedonia has found a jeep it suspects was stolen from David Beckham in Madrid and may sell the car if the former England captain does not claim it.
The Pentagon Monday criticized a published article that said it is mounting reconnaissance missions inside Iran to identify potential nuclear and other targets.
U.S. communications regulators on  Tuesday exempted Internet telephone services from certain state  oversight, a boon for Vonage Holdings Corp. and other providers  aggressively pushing the new service.
An unlikely meeting of minds on an issue of global concern.
About $125,000 has been raised to aid needy, retired National Football League players.
The life insurance companies MetLife and Prudential Financial said on Wednesday that profits fell in the fourth quarter, hurt by investment losses and, in MetLife\u00e2\u0080\u0099s case, comparison with a large investment gain a year ago.
When you&#39;re making an R-rated puppet movie with controversial marionette-on-marionette sex scenes, you&#39;d think you&#39;d have all the controversy they can stomach.
Almost a year after it was initially announced, Axiotron has shipped the first pen tablet-based Mac.
Authorities in eastern India battling the country's worst ever outbreak of bird flu said Monday they needed to step up the slaughter of chickens and ducks to beat a spread in the virus.
A U.S.-based press freedom group said Wednesday that President Hugo Chavez is using the courts and legal reforms to weaken journalists critical of his leftist government.
Baviera, deflagrazione in un panificio distrugge palazzina
The US president is to announce troop reductions in Iraq in a speech later this week, the White House says.
Lazard Ltd  Chairman and Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein received restricted stock worth $96.3 million as part of new five-year employment agreement, the merger advisory firm said on Wednesday.
Intel&#39;s revenue increase for the fourth quarter fell short of analysts&#39; estimates in part because of weak prices for memory chips.The company recorded revenue of $10.7 billion, up 10.5 percent year over year, missing the $10.8 billion estimated by analysts polled by Thomson Financial.Though revenue from computing-related products was as expected, NAND memory revenue was lower than expected, Intel said in a news release.The company reported net income of $2.27 billion, below analysts&#39; estimates of $2.38 billion. Earnings per share were $0.38.Intel in November rolled out its next-generation Penryn processors,&#160;which the company claims provide better power efficiency and graphics performance than its earlier chips. Manufactured using the 45-nanometer process, the company first launched Penryn chips for workstations and in early January rolled out 45-nm chips for servers, laptops, and desktops.Intel is expected to launch processors for its Montevina platform, an upgrade to its mobile Centrino platform, later this year. It will also roll out Menlow, a platform for ultramobile computers, later this year. Intel is also working on a new chip architecture code-named Nehalem, which will appear in late 2008.
Hamas fighters hunted down key loyalists of the Western-backed Palestinian president in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after the Islamists seized most of the final strongholds of the secular Fatah movement in the enclave.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 -- Two US soldiers have been charged with murdering an Iraqi civilian, raising to four the number of American soldiers from the same unit charged in the past week with killing Iraqis.
Liberty Media (L:NYSE - news - research) said Tuesday its intentions toward Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation (NWSWI:NYSE - news - research) were not hostile.
Five members of the Indiana Pacers and seven fans of the Detroit Pistons have been brought up on formal charges related to an ugly fight in Detroit last month.
PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Russia suffered a  humiliating early exit from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday as a  leg-weary Marat Safin was beaten for the second time in three  days in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina.
The Sugababes, Asher D and Big Brovaz join a line-up of rap and hip hop stars filming an anti-gun music video.
Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said that British Airways had sold its 18.25 percent shareholding to a range of investors, as its shares surged on the news.
JERSEY CITY: Coalition of Pakistani Americans is holding a press conference on Oct 14 (Thursday) to support John Kerry in the presidential election.
A former Macedonian minister is arrested in Croatia accused of ordering the murder of seven Asians.
Amnesty International has urged the Thai government to impartially investigate the deaths of at least 84 protesters in the south of the country.
Princess told a close friend she needed marriage to Dodi Fayed 'like a rash on my face', inquest hears
Split decision possible The European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg will rule on Monday whether the guilty verdict against Microsoft should be overturned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OSLO, Norway -- Police are checking leads in the hunt for armed thieves who stole Edvard Munch&#39;s &quot;The Scream,&quot; as new details show the robbers were more professional than first thought.
A panel of international experts counseled the Spanish Socialists on key electoral issues. Will the prime pinister pay attention?
President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry narrowed to one point in a Zogby poll of likely voters released on Monday, compared with a three-point lead in the poll conducted two weeks ago.
Already No. 1 in the world, Vijay Singh felt like Public Enemy No. 1 in Canada.
Police in Londonderry are optimistic a loyal order parade in the city will pass off without any major problems.
The magazine Business 2.0 offers a rundown of invention ideas from venture capitalists and the amounts they are offering for people willing to carry out their ideas.
Major medical problems Pope John Paul II has faced during papacy:
Eight French soldiers were killed when  Ivory Coast government warplanes bombed French positions in the  rebel-held town of Bouake on Saturday, a United Nations  official said.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has hinted at his plans for life after politics, reportedly saying that he would &quot;retain a huge interest&quot; in the Middle East peace process.
SOUTH Korea&#39;s Grace Park finished with a birdie today to join Americans Laura Diaz, Juli Inkster and Christina Kim in the first round Tournament of Champions lead.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on Oct 6., despite legal challenges in the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, officials announced on Thursday.
Novelist and gay rights activist  Joseph Hansen, whose highly successful mystery series featured  one of the genre's first openly homosexual investigators, Dave  Brandstetter, has died at age 81 after a long illness, friends  said on Monday.
Four more U.S. soldiers have been charged with rape and murder and a fifth with dereliction of duty in the alleged rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman and the killings of her relatives in Mahmoudiya, the military said Sunday.
Seattle - Software giant Microsoft is hoping to repel a challenge from Internet rivals Google and Yahoo by launching its own search engine on Thursday, according to reports on Wednesday in the American technology press.
Il premier: piu' cittadini, piu' parlamentari
For the most part, AOL's future plans are the same old story.
Landon Donovan scored his third goal in two games to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Tuesday night. The Galaxy (4-10-3) won its first home game of the season and broke a nine-game winless streak against the Red Bulls (2-5-8) dating from 2002.
President Bush and Senator John Kerry hit the trail today after a debate that did not appear to give either an clear edge.
Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man&#39;s best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.
Officials at some consulting and IT services firms said requests for help on daylight-saving time conversion projects are flooding in from corporate clients.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada&#39;s premiers are set to present a counter-proposal that asks Prime Minister Paul Martin to shell out over $5 billion a year in new health-care money.
Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet another downside of too much television.
Spanish police have arrested eight suspected Islamic militants. Authorities say they were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the center of the capital.
CANBERRA: The Labor opposition&#39;s lead over Australia&#39;s conservative government weakened in a poll trend released yesterday but Labor leader Mark Latham took heart from his clear win in the only debate set before the October 9 election.
RAMADI, Iraq : Eight Iraqis were killed and 13 people wounded, including three US marines, in clashes and explosions between rebels and US troops in the flashpoint Iraqi city of Ramadi, medical sources said.
Four people who ate at an Aberdeen restaurant are suffering from the deadly E.coli 0157 infection.
Every e-mail, IM, VoIP call and download to a mobile device exposes your company to message-borne viruses, spam and other attacks.  Join IDC and Postini as they discuss how an integrated message management approach can help protect your company in the message borne threat environment that we live in.
This afternoon, Microsoft confirmed to BetaNews it has added three sets of APIs and protocols to its intellectual property portfolio, for availability to corporate developers and other partners between now and next June.  It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s generally not a free license, but the intention is to give partners who do have the intention to build on these protocols a way to do so, without Microsoft giving away secrets to its competitors.
A chorus of boos is rising in San Francisco against the city's opera company, which is accused of lavishing money on its musical director while pleading poverty during contract talks with its musicians.
The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has suggested he would recommend a cut in U.S. troop numbers around March when he delivers long-awaited testimony to Congress next week.
Soccer and spice are not very nice when it comes to portraying the birth of Christ, the Vatican complained yesterday.
UNLV coach John Robinson will retire at the end of the season because of family issues, leaving the struggling program with one year left on his contract.
In the latest coup for the  fledgling satellite radio industry, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  SIRI.O on Thursday named former Viacom Inc. President Mel  Karmazin as its chief executive officer.
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Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), an informal dialogue between the two continents, Thursday embraced 13 new members. Among the new members are three ASEAN countries -- Laos, Cambodia and
E' Yuriko Koike, succede al dimissionario Fumio Kyuma
British police have questioned British  Prime Minister Tony Blair for a second time in an investigation  into political party funding that has cast a shadow over his  final months in office.
The Indianapolis Colts will hold onto the football with which Peyton Manning threw his record-breaking 49th touchdown pass unless he tosses another one against Denver.
A talk by Steven W. Running, a Nobel laureate and climate researcher, was canceled in Choteau, Mont., a small farming and ranching town.
A type of carbon fibre could be woven into super-strong body armour for the army and police.
The federal government will not fund the Metro extension to Dulles International Airport without drastic changes, officials said yesterday, effectively scuttling a $5 billion project planned for more than 40 years and widely considered crucial to the region's economic future.
A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says the outlook for the economy in 2008 has worsened.
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France launched an Ariane rocket on December 18, lifting into orbit the new-generation military satellite Helios II A and six microsatellites for different scientific purposes, said reports reaching Kourou, French Guiana.
Firenze, l'inchiesta sugli organi infetti: dopo quello della biologa, altro errore a PisaLa preoccupazione degli addetti ai lavoro: \
By Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press  Mar. 11--To keep ducks and people happy, nature needs help these days.   Dedicated to giving that help, and drumming up more from others, is Jimmy Flynn, 38, of Troy.
In an effort to pressure Iran into suspending uranium enrichment, six key U.N. ambassadors began a week of negotiations on possible new sanctions but agreement was still elusive.
A four-letter term that came to symbolize the difference between old and new media during this year&#39;s presidential campaign tops US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster&#39;s list of the 10 words of the year.
OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Il Card. Bagnasco, Presidente Cei, preoccupato per la situazione dell'Italia Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il Cardinale Angelo Bagnasco al Consiglio permanente della Conferenza Episcopale italiana: preoccupazione per la situazione dell'Italia, fiducia nel buon senso degli italiani....
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House Republicans are considering a change in party rules so that Tom DeLay would not have to step down as majority leader should he be indicted in a Texas investigation.
UNITED IN SHOCK: United Nations delegates agree to work together to better guard their people against natural disasters in wake of Asia's devastating tsunami.
My first message is one of respect, trust and friendship. These feelings have linked our two peoples for centuries.
Britons want speedier reforms of public sector services, according to a report  by the CBI business group.
The U.N. Security Council  endorsed 40 pages of plans on Friday for a Darfur peacekeeping  force of more than 23,000 troops and police to protect  civilians and use force to deter violence.
The dollar hovered above a six-month low  against the yen on Friday as the market considered the meaning  of a rate rise in China and worried about the strength of the  U.S. economy.
The reforms, part of Ankara\u00e2\u0080\u0099s efforts to bring Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s laws and regulations into line with those of the European Union in order to boost its chances of being given a date to open accession talks with the bloc, are the largest overhaul of the Penal
SRINAGAR - A leading Kashmiri separatist Sunday welcomed comments by India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home minister that New Delhi would allow separatists to visit Pakistan, saying it would \u00e2\u0080\u009cpush the peace process forward\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Federal scientists want permission to kill Galapagos sharks in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in an effort to save the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
Convocate le categorie per analizzare le cause dei rincari
California&#39;s insurance commissioner said Tuesday he would approve the proposed merger between health insurance giants WellPoint Health Networks and Anthem.
The plan to overhaul the nation's immigration system survived its most serious challenges yesterday, when the Senate defeated amendments to disqualify hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants from legalization and to extend visas to hundreds of thousands more relatives of U.S. citizens and...
Democrat John Kerry is putting the pressure on President Bush on his strongest issue, national defense, but the incumbent retains an advantage there, an Associated Press poll found.
Workers at a Plymouth Hospital hand in a petition to Downing Street in protest at health service cutbacks.
As Americans get older and heavier, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush on Saturday  touted his plan to boost aid for high school students amid  criticism from his Democratic opponent that the president has  undercut his own efforts to fix schools.
In a move to take greater control over Iraq policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dispatched a team of top advisers to Iraq last week on a secret mission to review the U.S. role at this strategic political juncture in the country's transition, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials.
The government is set to act against profiteering from blood that is donated by the public for free. Humphrey Zokufa, a chief director in the national department of health, said the government intended to
Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the embattled Archbishop of Canterbury as a man of \
Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has broken an official silence over Syria's accusations that Israel bombed its territory, hinting the reported mission was of strategic significance and a success.
Bolton Wanderers midfielder Khalilou Fadiga will visit a heart specialist in Belgium after fainting before a League Cup match on Wednesday.
Slovakia's opposition lawmakers withdraw their threat to block ratification of the EU reform treaty.
A meeting between the monarchy and multicultural Britain has ended in a mess.
A British Airways plane en route from Berlin to London made an emergency landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after a bomb threat was received, a BA spokesman said in the Netherlands.
John Hopkins University School of Medicine launched a study of the cause of autism and had made a step forward. A recent study of brain tissue taken from affected patients has
Quiet launch Nvidia has quietly rolled out the GeForce 7100 graphics chip family at the bottom end of its GeForce 7 series of GPUs. For now, though, there's only one member - the 7100 GS - but at least three card companies have announced boards based on the part.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&quot;Our data suggest the possibility that exercise can make dopamine neurons resistant to neurotoxins and may therefore be a useful therapy for Parkinson&#39;s disease,&quot; said chief researcher Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh.
The crowd packed every pew, every doorway and nearly every foot of floor space inside the little chapel to hear from John Edwards, and it seemed like the perfect place for the former senator and one-time presidential candidate to address his faithful.
Universal Music, home to artists such as U2, The Killers and Audioslave, will make its catalog of recordings and music videos available for free on an ad-supported Web site launching later this year, the site's operator said Tuesday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Pirates Who Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.
Plans to restore the ancient tradition of living and working in woodland areas are being submitted in the Highlands.
Apple added two new products to its line both at $499. This sets the stage for the price cuts later this year.
Online dating renews women's hope in  love and sex, but can be just as disappointing as the real-life  dating scene, according to new Canadian research.
Armed men and women seize a secondary school in southern Russia, taking up to 200 pupils hostage.
The social worker sacked after Victoria Climbie's murder loses her appeal against her dismissal.
Two Indian army soldiers, a Muslim girl and four Islamic militants were killed in a fresh bout of separatist violence in Indian Kashmir, police said.
OSNABRUECK, Germany  - Lawyers for British  soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi detainees said Monday the  camp had been in disarray with unsupervised troops chasing  looters and prodding them with sticks to drive them into camp.
Chelsea are poised to reach the Champions League knockout phase after beating CSKA Moscow.
A team of card counters imitates Ben Mezrich\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best seller, \u00e2\u0080\u009cBringing Down the House.\u00e2\u0080\u009d

Police in southwestern France are searching for a big cat, possibly a young tiger, that has been spotted prowling in a village near the city of Bordeaux, the village&#39;s mayor said on Thursday.
Mississippi State&#39;s Shane Power (21) drives past New Orleans guard Todd Bostic (11) in the first half of their game in New Orleans Monday night, Dec. 13, 2004.
Europe : Almost 2.8 millions Italians changed their mobile operator since the introduction of the Number Portability.
Claire Danes doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t make much of an impression in David Grindley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s misfired revival of \u00e2\u0080\u009cPygmalion.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
For young people diagnosed with serious mental disorders, the transition from high school to college can be particularly fraught.
Wayne Rooney was tonight charged with violent conduct after an incident with Bolton defender Tal Ben Haim. The teenager has shone for England and Manchester United in recent months but has also shown signs of frustration when games do not go his way.
The RBS-led group seeking to buy the Dutch bank ABN Amro is given until 23 July to make a formal offer.
Royal bad boy-turned-soldier Prince Harry has arrived at a military base in Canada, where he is on shooting training for a possible deployment to Afghanistan, local media reported.
At 53, Greg Norman, looked shockingly fit, but the reality of trying to compete with just a couple weeks of practice hit home.

Scott Linehan agreed Wednesday to a three-year contract with the Miami Dolphins to be their offensive coordinator, leaving the Minnesota Vikings without one.
An advisory panel said that the first drug to enhance the sex drive of women should not be approved because of a lack of information about its long-term safety.
Republican gains in the Senate from last month's elections have pumped new life into the administration-backed move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, prompting environmentalists to mount what one of them called \
LSI Logic, maker of chips for a wide array of storage and consumer electronics gear, announced plans today to purchase rival chipmaker Agere Systems in an all-stock deal valued at roughly $4 billion.
NASA kept its fingers crossed as it worked out a technical glitch with a fuel cell that has stranded the shuttle Atlantis for at least 48 hours, until the next launch attempt Friday.
ASIA/FILIPPINE - Allarme per la vita di un sacerdote impegnato nella difesa dei diritti umani, dopo intimidazioni e minacce degli \u00c2\u0093squadroni della morte\u00c2\u0094 Manila (Agenzia Fides) - P. Feliciano Nalzaro, prete impegnato in prima linea per la difesa dei diritti umani nelle Filippine, \u00c3\u00a8 in pericolo di vita: il sacerdote \u00c3\u00a8 sulla \u00c2\u0093lista nera\u00c2\u0094 di un gruppo paramilitare illegale, uno fra gli \u00c2\u0093squadroni della m...
A Carnival float with a pile of model dead bodies commemorating the Holocaust is causing unease before the lavish parades in Rio de Janeiro this weekend.
John Maine, the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most consistent pitcher this season, put the first three runners on base and then allowed a grand slam as the Mets fell behind early and lost to the Reds.
Pavol Liska's pared-down adaptation of Anton Chekhov's \
The $500 billion drug industry is stumbling badly in its core business of finding new medicines, while aggressively marketing existing drugs.
(InfoWorld) - A U.S. House of Representatives Committee has approved a controversial bill that would broaden the U.S. government's ability to conduct electronic surveillance on U.S. residents by making it easier for federal law enforcement officials to get court-issued warrants. The Electronic Modernization Surveillance Act,\u00c2\u00a0opposed by several privacy groups, would also allow federal law enforcement officials to spy on U.S. residents for up to 90 days without a court order in the period after a terrorist attack. The House Judiciary Committee approved the legislation Wednesday by a 20-16 vote, with all committee Democrats present voting against the bill. The bill, sponsored by Representative Heather Wilson, a New Mexico Republican, would reduce the amount of information required from federal agents applying for a wiretapping warrant from the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The bill would clarify that the U.S. government can seek wiretaps on any type of electronic communication, not just telephone- or radio-spectrum-based communication. Republicans praised the bill, saying it will help the U.S. government fight terrorism. The bill will provide the U.S. intelligence agencies \
Mexican-born director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde's feature film debut, the unheralded Bella, took the top audience prize at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. International critics gave an award to the controversial British TV movie Death of a President, which centres on a fictionalised assassination of        President Bush.
Per il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, la squalifica comminata per i fatti di calciopoli &eg...
Early next year will see the start of the inquests investigating the 1997 car crash deaths of Princess Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed. Almost a decade later, the investigation prompts interesting questions, one being \
NBC News is dropping Dateline NBC anchor Stone Phillips in a cost-cutting move when his contract expires at the end of June
Have adware and spyware commandeered your computer? An extreme solution: erasing your hard drive and starting over.
The United States and Iran appear headed for a showdown over the Islamic republic&#39;s nuclear program. Washington is reported to be pushing for the United Nations nuclear agency to adopt a resolution that would
In the world of bug-eating,  bungee-jumping reality television, here's a twist: Christian  missionaries living a travelogue life while viewers watch their  aches, pains and trials trying to spread the Gospel.
Three teams in Europe and the United States are courting China&#39;s former NBA centre Wang Zhizhi, who has made a comeback in the Chinese leagues, state media reported Wednesday.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- At a secret location somewhere in Nicaragua, shoulder-fired missiles capable of taking down a jetliner lie behind heavy fencing and locked double doors.
Spain has moved a big step closer to permitting gay marriage after the Cabinet approved a bill authorizing homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
Irish deputies handed Prime Minister Bertie Ahern a third successive term on Thursday, putting him at the head of a government that will include the Green Party for the first time.
Financial services regulator NASD said  on Monday it has charged H&R Block Financial Advisors Inc.  HRB.N with fraud related to the sale of Enron Corp.  ENRNQ.PK bonds immediately preceding Enron's bankruptcy in  2001.
Maria Sharapova is delighted after beating Justine Henin-Hardenne to win the US Open title.
Bowie to godfather new offspring When content services find themselves unable, or unwilling, to sign deals with the big labels then they traditionally label themselves \
A leading doctor is questioning the government's approach over offering routine flu jabs for children under two.
What the studio executives couldn't see, 13-year-old Stephen Colbert saw all too clearly.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The ailing mother of a man accused of escaping from a prison van and trekking hundreds of miles in a failed attempt to see her died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.  Christopher Daniel Gay, 33, escaped from a prisoner transport van Jan.
Il Milan sulle tracce dell'esterno brasiliano Belletti. Ad affermarlo &egrave; Sandro Belletti, frat...
Analysis: Why something like optimism hovers over the talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - A nervous Red Sox Nation, desperate for a World Series title, will be keenly focused on pitcher Pedro Martinez on Wednesday.
RALEIGH, NC -- A lawyer says two of North Carolina&#39;s largest hospitals are gouging patients who make too much money to get charity care but can&#39;t afford their own health insurance.
The Boston College men's basketball team will make its second of four ESPN appearances this month after school officials announced yesterday that Saturday's home game against Syracuse, originally scheduled to be a 7:30 p.m. regional telecast on Channel 56, will be carried by ESPN at 6 p.m.
Workers pumped fuel from a 600-foot freighter on Saturday in an attempt to refloat the vessel after it ran aground near a South Florida port.
Voters in Idaho head to the polls Tuesday for a primary that includes a congressional bid by a commissioner who once sought to have his county declared a disaster area because of an influx of illegal immigrants.
UROPEAN Union Competition Commissioner Mario Monti has signalled that Brussels is ready to give the green light to Santander&#39;s \u00c2\u00a38.
 on short list for business book prize
Cisco Systems&#39; $2 billion push into the SMB space is forcing it to re-evaluate the role it has assigned its upstart Linksys division.
Major League Baseball officials and the Players Association on Thursday will announce agreement on a new steroids testing program.
The dollar weakened broadly on Tuesday  as markets questioned whether the Federal Reserve will keep  raising U.S. interest rates at a 'measured' pace following an  anticipated rate hike later in the day.
Israel's Labour opposition calls for new elections, after Prime Minister Sharon was rebuffed by his own Likud party.
However, there&#39;s a local company helping you keep your phone safe, NBC11&#39;s Scott Budman reported. High-tech virus fighters say they&#39;re seeing viruses targeted at so-called &quot;smart phones&quot; -- the ones with Microsoft and Symbian software on them.
The new drama starring Patricia Arquette as a psychic who helps police solve crimes got off to a stellar start Monday, nearly catching an original episode of CBS' \
The BBC is reporting, as is the Register, about the new Wide-Field Camera (WFCAM) on the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) in Hawaii. WFCAM is the world&#39;s most powerful astronomical infrared camera.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
A sixth suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease is being investigated on a farm in Surrey.
Risultati delle partite della terza settimana della regular season NFL.
Bob Dole and Al Gore, both former presidential candidates themselves, offered their thoughts Tuesday on the upcoming debate.
Avrebbero potuto dirlo prima al buon Ignacio Lafuente, ventottenne portiere dell&#39;Athletic Bilbao: i guantoni, lasciali pure a casa. Dai piedi del Parma infatti non \u00c3\u00a8 uscito un tiro che fosse diretto fra i pali della sua casa.
The federal government today launched a program that provides increased Medicaid payments to doctors that use electronic health records.
Federal Reserve officials agreed at a meeting in September that they probably would keep raising their benchmark interest rate in coming quarters because of the likelihood of continued solid economic growth.
Tiger Woods advances to the next round of the World Match Play Championship as Justin Rose eliminates Phil Mickelson in an upset.
U.S. warplanes struck a suspected  insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S.  tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad,  stepping up military operations against guerrillas.
Activision posts surprisingly strong holiday quarter, despite stiff competition in the electronic game marketplace.
Western states grapple with how to address an increasing threat to livestock from wolves and big cats.
When managers at Shenzhen Telecom, a fixed-line provider and the local arm of China Telecom, realised in 2005 that their customer satisfaction rates had slipped behind those of sister company, Shenzhen Mobile, they looked immediately at the 2m monthly bills they were sending to customers.
Shares of Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) stumbled out of the gate this morning, as the consumer products giant warned that rising costs of raw materials, coupled with increased
BEIJING -- Step back, Confucius. Move over, Mao. Dr. Freud is making the rounds. Once vilified by the communists as a remnant of bourgeois imperialism, the practice of psychology -- and especially the Western ritual of going to a therapist -- is gaining popularity in this country of budding capitalists.
A revamp of Austin Reed's stores helps the clothing retailer move back into profit.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - The killing in Afghanistan spirals onward, undermining U.S. claims of success in pacifying the country with less than a week to go before an historic experiment with democracy - direct presidential elections...
Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have won the Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album. The Glasgow band saw of competition from bands including The Streets, Jamelia and The Zutons to claim the award for best album of the year.
Nortel Networks will lay off about 1,400 employees in the US and about 950 in Canada, with those employees to be notified by the end of June 2005.
French police had a second trader in custody Friday in their probe of trades that led to massive losses at bank Soci&#201;t&#201; G&#201;n&#201;rale, the newspaper Le Monde reported
The Symbian OS Series 80 platform is the latest system to get support for the BlackBerry Connect push server from Research In Motion (RIM).
Northern Illinois University is a beacon among the cornfields to young people from surrounding communities that stretch into the outskirts of Chicago, about 60 miles east.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said in Damascus on Wednesday that he and Syrian President Bashar Assad shared a \
Minnesotans and residents of the other Upper Great Plains states have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country.
The next effort to launch the space shuttle Atlantis could come as early as Jan. 24, but will probably slip into February as engineers test and repair a suspect fuel sensor connector, a NASA official said.
KANSAS CITY -- A precautionary CAT scan taken on Ichiro Suzuki on Thursday afternoon was &quot;completely normal&quot; and the right fielder could continue his pursuit of another 50-hit month Friday night in Detroit.
Gold steadied in quiet trade on Thursday and looked at the dollar and oil for direction, but platinum gained after tumbling this week from record highs.
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GEE'S BEND, Alabama  - Their story is a heartwarming tale gone sour. In an obscure village in rural Alabama a group of women toiled for decades to make a living.
London crude oil prices rebounded to   around $68 a barrel on Tuesday after slumping to a more than   10-week low the day before, with many dealers moving to the   sidelines to await the next step in Iran's atomic stand-off.
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NEW YORK - Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season, if the labor market contracts further and chokes off spending, economic data showed yesterday.
An Italian prosecutor requested the indictment of 26 Americans and five Italian secret service officials on a charge of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003 &#151; a case that continues to be an irritant to U.S.-Italian relations.
BANGALORE, INDIA --India is likely to lose market share in offshore business process outsourcing (BPO), from its current 80 percent to about 55 percent by 2007, according to research firm Gartner Inc.
Nintendo hopes to hold its advantage over Sony in the handheld game console market, by selling its DS model for half the price of the new PlayStation Portable.
UNHERALDED Gilles Muller spoiled a star-studded finals scenario at the Washington Open today, muscling aside Andre Agassi 6-4, 7-5 to move into a match-up with Lleyton Hewitt.
Staples Inc. SPLS.O, the top U.S.  office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 39 percent jump  in quarterly profit, raised its full-year forecast and said it  plans to enter the fast-growing Chinese market.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei said that the UN atomic agency had good access to all nuclear sites in Iran.
THURSDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Living next to heavy industry may boost lung cancer risk, suggests new research.
A defective track may have caused a highspeed train crash in northern England in which an elderly woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured, according to investigators and the train company boss.
La BBC informa stamane che Arsene Wenger, tecnico francese il cui contratto sarebbe scaduto il pross...
The bombers have not yet been identified, but an investigator said that the men were Pakistani.
In the days after being fired by Michael Jackson, former associate F. Marc Schaffel rushed to issue 18 backdated checks totaling &#36;784,000, the pop star&#039;s attorney showed Monday.
A U.S.-Russian crew prepared Saturday to bid goodbye to the International Space Station and hurtle back to Earth inside a Russian Soyuz space capsule, ending a six-month mission in space.
OTTAWA (CP) - A former federal bureaucrat says he did what he was told on sponsorship projects because he feared the consequences of challenging Chuck Guite, the man who ran the program.
Despite his matinee-idol looks, David Beckham&#39;s acting skills have hitherto lain deeply buried. Now, however, it has been revealed that the footballing star is to appear on the silver screen in the $100m football trilogy Goal!
A US Army investigation has found that 27 members of a US military intelligence unit at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad were directly involved in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
The European Union said Wednesday it would consider appealing a World Trade Organization ruling that found its subsidies to European sugar producers violate global trade rules.
Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted Thursday there was &quot;no planning&quot; under way for an attack on Iran, while defending his record on Iraq.
European shares opened firmer on Thursday led by ABN AMRO as investors applauded the savings the Dutch broker will make from cutting jobs.
BALTIMORE - The wife of an Army reservist sentenced to prison for abusing prisoners in Iraq said she knows her husband was wrong, but she also blames higher-ranking officials who &quot;sit behind the curtains&quot; for the abuse.
The blue-chip Dow Jones average closed below 10,000 for the first time in about six weeks on Monday as a spike in oil prices to nearly &#36;50 a barrel renewed concerns about corporate profits while analysts cutting recommendations hurt tech stocks.
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Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O Chief Financial   Officer Sue Decker said on Tuesday the company expects to   deliver third-quarter results \
Mock tattoos are becoming a pop culture staple, cropping up in films and on the playing field, in advertising campaigns and on the pages of fashion magazines.
Pitcher Kris Benson hopes the Orioles show a long-term commitment to him so that he can feel better about committing to\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0Baltimore for the 2007 season.
In a commencement speech at Harvard, the world's richest dropout urge efforts to end the world's inequities.
Jim Rygiel, who won three visual effects Oscars for his work on the \
Jason Giambi made his first start since July 23, Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings, and the New York Yankees beat the host Kansas City Royals, 4-0, to increase their AL East lead to four games over the Boston Red Sox.
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A radar image of the surface of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan, taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, by the spacecraft Cassini, is seen in this photo courtesy of NASA.
Environmental groups are still angry over an assertion made before the Supreme Court a month ago during arguments in a far-reaching clean air lawsuit.
SINGAPORE - SingTel will begin selling high-speech third generation mobile phones, or 3G phones, from Thursday, making it the first company in the region to sell the new technology.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan on Wednesday in the same region where the country's deadliest quake in a decade killed at least 31 people and injured more than 3,400 five days ago.
A new Web site is seeking to tug more forcefully on the heart strings of people who might adopt abandoned dogs by publicizing how much time is left before an animal is killed if a home has not been found.
After just a day of deliberations, jurors in the trial of polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs told the judge Monday that they were deadlocked on one of the two counts but now may be close to a verdict.
Britain has welcomed the offer by Iran to suspend its disputed nuclear programme to prove that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful, despite worries that Teheran is merely stalling for time.
About 110,000 magnetic game pieces that accompanied \
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While state after state in the United States closes its doors to the prospect of same-sex marriage, lesbian and gay relationships have been gaining acceptance in the rest of the world.Comment
Pop star George Michael has been arrested and cautioned after being found once again slumped over the wheel of his car in London and in possession of cannabis, media said on Monday.
Pakistani troops in armoured vehicles enforced a shoot-on-sight curfew around a pro-Taliban mosque in Islamabad on Wednesday after clashes with radical students left at least 16 people dead.
South Africa has become the first country on the continent to authorise marriage for gay and lesbian couples after the controversial civil union bill received the final seal of approval.
Toyota Motor Corp  expects its global production in 2008 to expand to about 9.9 million vehicles, about 500,000 units more than the projection for this year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.
If the deal goes through, Paris Hilton will be doing it their way.
A hunger strike by more than 14,000 Argentine prisoners demanding swifter trials ends after two weeks.
A Cypriot tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, Coast Guard officials said Saturday.
LONDON -- The brother of Kenneth Bigley, a Briton held hostage in Iraq, said yesterday he had been told the captive was still alive, a contention echoed by the leader of a London-based Islamic centre.
Fidelity Investments is welcoming new shareholders into its venerable Magellan fund after shutting them out for a decade. But, should you accept the invitation?
They may not be the most anticipated releaeses of fall, but don't overlook offerings from R.E.M., Matthew Sweet,  Fatboy Slim, Black Eyed Peas, Duran Duran, Sum 41, Ashanti, Babyface, Fabolous and Mos Def's return to rap.
American Floyd Landis took the race leader&#039;s yellow jersey on Thursday on the Tour de France&#039;s hardest stage in the Pyrenees, which was won by Russian Denis Menchov.
LONDON -- Britain's decision to pull 1,600 troops out of Iraq by spring, touted by US and British leaders as a turning point in Iraqi sovereignty, was widely seen yesterday as a telling admission that the British military can no longer sustain simultaneous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Online movie service CinemaNow on  Tuesday said it will offer a version of Universal Picture's  \
US President George W. Bush arrived in Italy on Friday, hours after a trial opened in Milan over the kidnapping of a terror suspect in Washington&#39;s heavily criticised &quot;extraordinary rendition&quot; programme.
President Vladimir Putin's moves to tighten control over legislators and regional leaders has jeopardized the Kremlin's grip on the nation, analysts said, pointing to widespread protests over legislation replacing benefits for millions of Russians with cash stipends.
Amid new questions about the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney attacked rival John Kerry's record on national security Monday as misguided and misleading.
One year ago, I stuck my resume up on Dice and Monster expecting to find a nice job as a system administrator. I wrote a decent resume, outlined my abilities and accomplishments and waited to see my cell phone light up with calls. Nothing happened. I went to both job boards and saw that I had a few hits. I seem to remember about four hits on each board for a total of eight hits. read more
By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 19--MANATEE -- A 47-year-old Riverview man was killed early Monday when his motorcycle struck a wild hog in north Manatee County.
Tony Blair steps down as prime minister and MP to take up new job as special Middle East envoy.
An Israeli company is working on a new device to monitor oxygen levels in the brain.
(Fluke Networks)  When a business expands an existing facility, adds a new location, incorporates an influx of new users, or upgrades an existing infrastructure - it's vital to ensure network readiness and validate infrastructure changes to optimize network performance, minimize user downtime and reduce problems after implementation. This white paper describes a methodology to manage network changes that meets the need for speed of implementation without sacrificing accuracy.
Where do you go if you want to  watch rare archive films such as a 1916 document about life on  a German submarine or John Ford's 53-minute Western \
Damage to the genitalia of \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrank the Baggage Handler,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a whimsical nude statue, will cost the City of Penticton in British Columbia $14,000, CBC News reported.
Three opinion polls found deep pessimism among American workers, with most saying that their wages were not keeping pace with inflation.
Mads Laudrup, figlio 17enne di Michael Laudrup, &egrave; in prova all'Ajax. Il piccolo Laudrup, tess...
Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.
The armed Basque separatist group ETA said Tuesday it was ending the &quot;permanent&quot; ceasefire declared in March last year, accusing the Spanish government of persecuting the group rather than negotiate.
Former Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander apologises for his role in the Scottish elections fiasco.
Sudan&#39;s government and Darfur rebels are likely to restart talks Thursday as the African Union said it would increase its forces in the restive region.
Federal health officials could import up to 5.2 million additional flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany to help mitigate an unexpected national flu vaccine supply shortage if manufacturing facilities in those countries pass FDA inspections, HHS
Supporters of Ecuador President  Rafael Correa storm Congress, suspending debate on constitutional reform.
The offer to invest up to $3.4 billion hinges on Delphi reaching a new labor agreement with its unions, led by the United Auto Workers, by Jan. 31.
Coke is close, but still hasn't regained its status as a consistent grower.
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Kinder Morgan isn't your grandpappy's pipeline company.
Business & money: December sales fall 0.4% despite discounting, as housing demand also points to deepening slump
Antidepressants must carry a \
Nel quatro trimestre le vendite sono aumentate del 5,5%
The war of coded words about race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has the potential to cause the internal crack-up the party always fears
Wall Street is seen opening little  changed on Monday as crude prices remain high, but insurers may  dip on worries about their potential liabilities after a  hurricane struck Florida on Friday.
NBC Universal has created a new company, NBBC, that will distribute video programming to various Internet sites.
Almost four in 10 businesses do not employ a woman in a senior management position, a survey suggests.
Sara Jane Moore, one of two women who tried to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford in a three-week span in 1975, was freed on parole on Monday after almost 32 years in prison, a U.S. government spokesman said.
Hospitals could be putting patients' lives at risk by sending consultants' letters which need transcribing to India, a group warns.
The Dubai government&#39;s private equity arm, Istithmar, said on Saturday it was buying luxury speciality retailer Barneys New York for 825 million dollars from Jones Apparel Group.
Air Force guard Dan Nwaelele will play Saturday against No. 3 Georgia Tech after being cleared of allegations that he cheated academically.
Police investigate how a mother died on the same stretch of rail track where her daughter was found dead five weeks earlier.
Il maltempo continua a flagellare l&#39;Italia, soprattutto al Centro-Sud e senza risparmiare le isole. E&#39; salito a tre il conto dei morti a causa delle inondazioni in Sardegna. Salvatore Campus, 44enne pastore
CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday welcomed news from federal regulators that they have located doses of flu vaccine from Germany, and said he is still trying to get approval for additional doses Illinois has secured from Europe.
Poor communication amid terror raids damages the police's need for community support, a report says.
EU and US negotiators make a new effort to resolve a dispute over the transfer of data about air passengers.
Thomas Kinkade, a baseball fan who can appreciate a good stroke from either side of the palate, piled up the innings at Fenway Park yesterday, opening up his equipment bag full of easel, paints, and sketch pads inside baseball's emerald bandbox at roughly 9 a.m.
Twenty-five people were confirmed dead and 43 missing as of 5 am after typhoon Tokage passed through Japan, NHK television said on its Web site.
The paper\u00c2\u0092s first African-American managing editor resigned after a reporter was exposed as a fabricator.
A multiyear study involving more than 100,000 participants provides added support that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for the heart.
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Carlos Guillen can thank teammate Dmitri Young for half of his special game.
Oracle Corp  posted a 35 percent rise in quarterly profit on strong new software sales, beating expectations at a time when investors are wary that growth in technology spending may be slowing.
Gold Fields announced on Friday that it had filed a complaint in a New York district court against Harmony Gold Mining in connection with Harmony&#39;s &quot;coercive&quot; two-step offer for the shares of Gold Fields.
Israeli lawmakers approve first dismantling of Jewish settlements, but plan continues to face fierce resistance. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
The Yankees have insisted for months that their deadline to re-sign Alex Rodriguez is his opt-out date, 10 days after the end of the World Series, but agent Scott Boras does not seem to believe that.
Office, Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) collection of programs for business documents and tasks, is fast becoming a software platform unto itself.
The head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, says fighting the insurgency could take decades.
With only one new release attempting to challenge its reign, &quot;National Treasure&quot; kept a firm hold on the box-office loot for the third week in a row.
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Jamaal Tinsley scored a season-high 29 points and the Indiana Pacers snapped a seven-game losing streak Tuesday night, beating the Atlanta Hawks 108-97 in overtime.
The Toronto Raptors dealt four-times NBA All-Star Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets Friday for three players, including Alonzo Mourning, and two first-round draft picks.
Cell-phone users may soon be able to watch TV on their phones. Also: Companies organize a safe way to dispose of e-trash....  Feds investigate stun-gun maker Taser.... and more.
ATHENS What looked suspiciously like an Olympic dual meet between Australia and the United States on opening night took a flip turn for the international on Sunday, as swimmers from Japan and, much more surprisingly, France and South Africa ended the ...
This summer mobile phone operators in Europe were warned that within a year the heavy reliance on Java-powered cell phones and handhelds would make the devices a likely target for attackers.
Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday will invest US prestige in a new Middle East peace drive, pressing Israeli and Palestinian leaders alike for steps to help Palestinians elect a new president.
Discount carrier JetBlue Airways Corp.  named a new chief operating officer on Wednesday, shoring up its management team just weeks after suffering a major service meltdown.
U.K. regulators have extended the suspension of Chiron Corp.'s influenza vaccine production in Liverpool, England for another three months from Jan. 4, the company said on Tuesday.
A California judge has cleared the way for next month&#39;s scheduled start of Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation trial. A defense request for charges against Jackson to be dropped has been denied.
Residents of a Baghdad district cowered inside their homes on Friday, too afraid to go into the streets where al Qaeda militants and rival Sunni Arab insurgents have fought fierce battles in the past two days.
 for Iran sanctions deal
Steamy text messages sent to his paramour turn up the heat on embattled Mayor Kilpatrick.
Investigatori vagliano anche ammissioni del figlio
L'assessore all'Urbanistica del Comune di Livorno, Bruno Picchi, dopo il sopralluogo effettuato stam...
The dollar fell to a record against the euro and dropped against the yen yesterday as Treasury Secretary John W. Snow signaled that he would not back any agreement to stem the currency&#39;s slide.
Afghan authorities say a US translator has died after a suicide bombing in Kabul, bringing the number killed to three.
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Turkey orders an investigation into claims that the jailed Kurdish separatist leader was poisoned.
The UK's biggest insurer Aviva announces plans to cut 4,000 UK jobs by 2008.
Organisers of a tsunami relief collection for Sri Lanka appeal for help with transport  after overwhelming donations arrive.
Howard Keel, the Hollywood hunk who went from singing and dancing in a such classic movie musicals as Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in his youth to going toe
European equities moved higher on Friday, with financial stocks leading the advance as buyers returned after losses of more than 2 per cent over the last three session's.
So much for the cool and collected, all the pre-race claims that Saturday&#39;s Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was just another NASCAR Nextel Cup race, even with its crucial championship implications.
The number of abortions carried out in England and Wales rose by 3.9% to 193,700 in 2006.
Unions vowed to extend a general strike over fuel prices in Nigeria to a second day on Tuesday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs even though shipments from Africa&#39;s top producer were unaffected.
A number of bidders approach US exchange Nasdaq to buy its stake in the London Stock Exchange, say reports.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - The bodies of 49 soldiers of  Iraq's new army have been found shot dead northeast of Baghdad,  police and Iraqi National Guard officers said on Sunday.
The Prince of Wales says saving the world's remaining rainforests is now vital to stop climate change.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians streamed into  the streets of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday in an  outpouring of grief over the death of Yasser Arafat, the  enduring symbol of their nationalist cause.
SBC Communications has agreed to pay more than &#36;1 million for the naming rights to the Ohio State-Michigan game for the next two years.
The sincerity of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's desire to bring the 2012 Olympics to New York has passed its most important test.
After 899 wins, Bob Knight is as feisty as ever.
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Feb. 19-25. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
Yahoo's announcement Thursday that it had created a new position called \
The government&#39;s most senior legal adviser said Wednesday that he is at a loss to explain why US authorities are investigating BAE Systems after an anti-corruption probe here was shelved.
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CLEVELAND -- Browns starting quarterback Charlie Frye, benched before halftime in the season opener, was traded to Seattle for an undisclosed draft pick on Tuesday, a stunningly swift move as Cleveland clears the way for rookie Brady Quinn.
Second seed Tommy Robredo is knocked out of the Sydney International in the first round by Radek Stepanek.
Citigroup Inc., the financial services giant, said yesterday that it was removing three senior executives in the wake of a banking scandal in Japan.
That England were able to declare their innings closed with 45 minutes still remaining on the fourth day adds another twist to what has become an extraordinary Test match.
This month, World AIDS Day was observed to remember those who have died from the disease and those who are living with the HIV virus that causes it.
VALVE, the makers of Half-Life, have won a court battle against their distributors Sierra Studios over the rights for pay as you play games.
RSE.N jumped before the bell after General Growth  Properties Inc. GGP.N, the No. 2 U.S. shopping mall owner, on  Friday said it would buy Rouse for $7.2 billion.
Teachers voted Wednesday to end their more than two-week strike and pave the way for Detroit's 130,000 students to return to their classrooms on Thursday, seven school days late.
Freelance Journalists Wanted ....read. Politics: 10 February 2005, Thursday. Bulgarians from the small city of Novi Han and representatives of the Greenpeace organization discussed the consequences of the ...
Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
A Russian Soyuz craft has landed in Kazakhstan bringing an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts back from the International Space Station or ISS.
Seguono i festeggiamenti di Viareggio, Ivrea e Cento
The top House Republican, under fire for his handling of a Capitol Hill sex scandal, gained support on Wednesday but new questions arose about when he was told of a former congressman's troubling behavior toward teenage boys.
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The federal government said that two casinos planned for the Catskill Mountains were too far from the reservations of the two tribes that submitted the plans.
Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $8.46 billion in the latest week to $952.48 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.
Industry organizations see opposition to patent reform legislation and step up the debate.
NEW YORK  - A new study provides strong evidence that being bullied can cause children to develop depression and anxiety.

A mother whose nephew caused her son's death in a car crash is to be awarded damages.
Al Qaeda warned in a video aired on the   fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks that U.S. allies   Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be its next target in a   campaign that would seal the West's \
Tallahassee, Fla. -- A federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touch-screen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary.

Opposition parties heaped pressure on Japan's health minister on Sunday, demanding that he resign for calling women \
IRAQ was on the brink of an all-out assault on rebel-held Fallujah today as deadly clashes erupted between US troops and insurgents in the neighbouring city of Ramadi.
An advocacy group that registered more than a million voters two years ago is wrestling with new allegations of voter fraud and sloppy work just weeks before crucial midterm elections.
A huge rock slide Thursday in western Colorado Thursday forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 70, forcing motorists to detour more than 200 miles.
Costco Wholesale Corp.  posted a 10 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, but said it would take a $70 million charge in the second quarter related to company stock options.
Denver, CO -- The Denver Nuggets signed guard DerMarr Johnson on Monday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. Johnson, 6&#39;9&quot;, appeared in 21 games for the Knicks last season, averaging 5.4 points and 1.9 rebounds.
The win cut Anaheim\u00e2\u0080\u0099s series lead to 2-1 and give the current Senators franchise its first victory in the finals.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed Saturday by retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who sought the party's nomination in 2004 and whose sterling military credentials could bolster her bid to be the first female commander in chief.
The majority of Scottish people find using call centres an annoyance, according to a report.
Former New York mayor and presidential hopeful Rudolph W. Giuliani has begun a 12-step program.
What would Buffett do if he had a portfolio the size of yours?
This quirky comedy from Argentina is a small movie about a small world, but its modesty is part of what makes it durable and satisfying.
Oracle Corp. has again extended its $7.7 billion cash offer for PeopleSoft Inc. by two weeks. Shareholders now have until Oct. 22 to tender their shares, Oracle said Thursday.
Airline tycoon Richard Branson announced on Friday a $25 million prize for the first person to come up with a way of scrubbing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere in the battle to beat global warming.
The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its three-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout.  By asking writers to vote separ...
Dow Chemical Co. DOW.N on Monday  said DuPont Co. DD.N will buy its remaining equity stake in  DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between the  two companies, for $87 million.
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears offered on Monday to testify at a custody hearing about nudity and drug use at her home and his fears for the safety of her two young sons.
(HealthDay News) - A tremor is an uncontrolled, involuntary, rapid movement of a muscle, and can be caused by a medication or certain conditions such as Parkinson&#39;s disease.
The infestation of tree-killing bugs sweeping through millions of acres of forests in the West might help prevent wildfires rather than fuel them as feared, according to a new study.
Peyton Manning passed Dan Marino\u00e2\u0080\u0099s All-Time Single Season touchdown record in dramatic fashion with a 31-34 win over San Diego in overtime.
Almost 100 injured as section of suspension bridge buckles during construction work.
BRUSSELS, Sep 16 (IPS) - The European Union and some of its largest member  states have reaffirmed their support for Iraq this week under the  gaze of Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawar and amid  rising tensions in the country.
Israeli troops and armor crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing five militants from the Islamist Hamas group, which controls the coastal Palestinian territory.
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Comic David Walliams will join rower James Cracknell as part of a swimming challenge for Sport Relief.
Dow Jones sale di 54 punti base,quello sul Nasdaq di 12,25
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - U.N. talks on climate  change ended Saturday with few steps forward as the United  States, oil producers and developing giants slammed the brakes  on the European Union's drive for deeper emissions cuts to stop  global warming.
The future of ailing British bank Northern Rock -- including possible nationalisation -- is to be decided in the next six weeks, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview out Saturday.
Former President Jimmy Carter urged the United States and other international lenders Friday to forgive part of Grenada's debt, saying the Caribbean country needs the money to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ivan.
India&#39;s two-Test series in Bangladesh will go ahead after concerns over security issues were allayed. A militant group had vowed to kill the Indian players if they came to Dhaka but that threat has now been dismissed as a hoax.
The Steelers afforded themselves this delicious option with a 20-7 victory Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens at Heinz Field. Already champions of the North Division, Pittsburgh clinched a first-round bye
Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer, Moises Alou also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-6 on Sunday in the testy conclusion of a three-game series between the NL Central rivals.
Labour's election coordinator dismisses reports the party is about to call a snap general election.
Minnesotans and residents of the other Upper Great Plains states have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country.
Ivan, the third and most dreaded hurricane to taunt Florida in a month, shifted west on Saturday, giving hope to the battered Gulf Coast
Professor Garret A FitzGerald, an eminent cardiologists, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, says doctors should be cautious about using Vioxx type medicines, especially if the patient is at risk of heart disease.
Elvis Presley looks set to be crowned  Britain's 1,000th number one in the music charts this weekend,  but the king of rock'n'roll would be crying in the chapel over  the recent slump in record sales.
It&#39;s now possible to enjoy all the benefits of a full featured QWERTY keyboard in a small wireless device, thanks to Research In Motion&#39;s (RIM) new patent-pending SureType keyboard.
The International Energy Agency on Friday raised its forecast for world oil demand for next year by 115,000 barrels per day because of demand from emerging economies.
Nokia&#39;s latest smartphone, the 7710, takes a widescreen approach to helping users be productive on the move. The device was launched at the mobile phone maker&#39;s Mobility Conference in Monaco in Tuesday.
Yahoo Inc.  and AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale back their partnership, a person familiar with the matter said, according to the Wall Street Journal.
BEAUMONT, Texas Four-term Democratic Representative Nick Lampson refused to give up without a fight after Republicans redrew his congressional district.
The trial for boxer Paul Spadafora on charges he shot his girlfriend after a traffic mishap was delayed until next month. Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey A. Manning granted the delay after Spadafora&#39;s lawyer
SINGAPORE Singapore is facing an &quot;alarming AIDS epidemic,&quot; with gay men&#39;s unsafe sexual practices the biggest cause of concern, the government has warned.
A ray of second-quarter sunshine is overshadowed by clouds on the horizon, according to Gartner.
A Russian court on Tuesday was to consider the beleaguered Yukos oil company&#39;s appeal to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion in back taxes - a massive bill that has put Russia&#39;s largest oil producer on the verge of ruin.
The theft follows a simple pattern. A  little girl asks a customer in a shop for help reaching  something on a shelf, and while he or she is distracted another  child steals a wallet or cash from their pocket or bag.
They called him Iron Man, a hulking teenage football player with a baby face and winsome smile who lived with his parents in a small ranch house in the Buttonwoods section of town.
Raiders wide receiver Jerry Porter is unlikely to forget being tackled by San Diego linebacker Randall Godfrey at the Coliseum on Sunday.
Nairobi - The Kenyan press on Saturday unanimously hailed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to environmentalist Wangari Maathai and called for a fresh look at ideals she had stood and made so much sacrifices for.
La pi\u00c3\u00b9 grande lucertola al mondo di solito non attacca l'uomoHa azzannato il piccolo che si era allontanato dal villaggio                                            Indonesia, un varano di Komodo sbrana un bimbo di otto anni                                                                                      L'animale \u00c3\u00a8 a rischio di estinzione: 6mila esemplari nella zona
TALLAHASSEE \u00c2\u00b7 A judge Monday temporarily halted a new Florida constitutional amendment that would yank the license of doctors who commit three acts of malpractice.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was guest of honour at India's Republic Day parade as New Delhi showcased its latest military hardware including nuclear-capable missiles.
US warplanes, artillery and mortars attacked areas of Falluja on Monday as diehard insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle and heavy clashes broke out in the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Baquba.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s governing Liberal Party took a slight lead in nationwide elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that one of President Bush&#39;s most ardent allies in the Iraq war may
The Buenos Aires Zoo has been swamped with thousands of suggested names for three rare white tiger cubs that made their public debut this week.
One man is stabbed and several people are crushed as thousands of customers flock to the opening of a new Ikea store in London.
Blog: Everex announces Wal-Mart will carry its Windows-based, back-to-school $298 desktop, which features open-source productivity software.
A new system of sign language developed by deaf children in Nicaragua may hold clues about the evolution of languages.
Bertinotti concede contingentamento dibattito e votazioni
JERUSALEM - Israel has charged an army captain who was accused of riddling a Palestinian girl&#39;s body with bullets after she was already dead.
A Silver Spring company announced plans yesterday to build a $400 million natural gas-fired power plant in Charles County, which would become the first new power plant in the region in decades and deliver electricity to the overburdened mid-Atlantic grid.
Reflecting how airlines continue to fly fewer, smaller, fuller planes, Logan International Airport officials moved yesterday -- for the second time in six months -- to increase landing fees assessed on airlines by 8 percent starting Oct. 1.
Hollywood glamour brought the curtain  down on London Fashion Week on Friday as Sofia Coppola and  Selma Blair jetted in to town for a one-off show by  designer-to-starlets Marc Jacobs.
Scientists said on Thursday they have  for the first time collared a pair of Iran's rare cheetahs with  tracking systems which they hope will provide invaluable  insights into the movements and range of the highly endangered  animals.
NASA scientists conceded on Tuesday  that the 10-year-old Mars Global Surveyor is probably lost in  space after the U.S. agency tried unsuccessfully for two weeks  to contact the probe.
A White House management official said Thursday there is \
Russia's foreign ministry on Friday said Britain was to blame for a diplomatic crisis over the closure of two British cultural centres and had tried to \
Less is more scary The number of software vulnerabilities discovered last year dropped last year after several years of growth.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stern and unsmiling, the professorial portraits lining the hallways of the University of Missouri-Rolla's chemical engineering department project a singular message: science is serious stuff. The graybeards in those photos would likely be aghast at the scene unfolding inside a nearby Schenk Hall classroom.
RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Polish officials said on Wednesday they feared the worst as rescuers battled to reach 15 miners trapped in a deep coal mine after an explosion that killed at least eight others.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - The chief negotiator for Falluja  said after his release by U.S. forces on Monday that the  rebel-held city was thirsty for peace despite the suspension of  talks with Iraq's interim government.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A piece of space debris punched a small hole in one of space shuttle Atlantis' radiator panels during its recent 12-day spaceflight, NASA said on Thursday.
With far more Republicans than Democrats facing reelection in 2008, Democrats hope to widen their independent-bolstered 51-to-49 majority, perhaps by three or four seats. But it takes serious political talent to knock off a Senate incumbent, and it's mostly red-leaning states that are in play....
UK retailers recall tubes of Savlon after animal rights extremists claim they have contaminated the antiseptic cream.
Taliban fighters downed a NATO military helicopter which crashed in Afghanistan, the militant group said in a statement on the Internet on Thursday.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Chrysler plans to idle several assembly plants to decrease inventories and allow factories to prepare for the production of new models.
Bee Staff Writer. They knew, when the 2004 NFL schedule came out, there would be a revenge angle of sorts attached to the teams&#39; first meeting since the Buccaneers&#39; Super Bowl rout of Oakland two years ago.
Divers found a six-foot gash on the tanker that leaked 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River, creating a 20-mile-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, officials said Sunday.
With the launch of Sony&#39;s PSP (PlayStation Portable) on Sunday, we finally have a chance to put the device through its paces. While it will be some time before all of its features are given a thorough testing
Google's market flotation draws a step closer as the firm asks regulators to approve the paperwork.
MONTREAL - Paul Tellier stepped down as as president and chief executive of Bombardier Inc., sending the train and plane maker&#39;s shares down as much as 26 percent to a 10-year low on Monday.
TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Using a plate and cereal bowl that indicate proper portion sizes helped obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, says a Canadian study.
China's Small Industries Struggle to be Green (3) Meanwhile, for small industries, even if the entrepreneurs want to make their plants energy friendly by upgrading the technologies, getting loans from the bank is not easy.
NEWARK -- With one phone call, Lourette Pediford did what no Massachusetts driver can do: shop around for a better deal on auto insurance.
China&#39;s leaders pledged at a key policy meeting to keep the economy on track next year while raising farm incomes, promoting energy conservation and holding down investment in overheated industries, state media said Monday.
Florida coach Billy Donovan spent the better part of the preseason telling his players how every opponent would give its best effort against the defending national champions.
Major League Baseball selected  Washington, D.C., as the new home for the Montreal Expos on  Wednesday, bringing the iconic American sport back to the U.S.  capital after a 33-year absence.
Company says it might consider busting into pieces to revive its ailing cell phone business. But is it the right move?
Home Office Minister Tony McNulty says the government made mistakes in its reaction to the 7 July bombings.
The bill approved today by the House and Senate would sharply cut subsidies to lenders and increase grants to needy students.
George Karl blasted Knicks coach Isiah Thomas for his role in the brawl between New York and the Nuggets, calling him a \
US president says agreement must be reached to establish homeland for Palestinian people
SYDNEY: The top two executives of James Hardie Industries NV stepped down today, a week after a government inquiry found the company broke the law and lied to thousands of asbestos victims and financial markets.
Juicy results Research in Motion - the company behind the BlackBerry emailer - turned over $1.08bn in the first quarter ended 2 June 2007, an increase of 76.5 per cent on the same quarter of last year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a harrowing feat high over the Utah desert, two helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a floating space capsule that holds &quot;a piece of the sun&quot; and bring it safely down.
President George W. Bush indicates that democracy is just around the corner in Iraq yet daily reports say the more likely event there is a spiral downward toward civil war.
Damascus has accused the United States  of interfering in the affairs of Lebanon and Syria, saying  Washington had brought undue pressure to force a U.N.  resolution last week on foreign influence in Lebanon.
Lario: 'Siamo come Duomo Milano', lavori non finiscono mai
In its campaign to discredit Linux, the main rival to its Windows operating system, Microsoft (MSFT ) once published a witty print advertisement in Germany that showed four penguins standing in a row.
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Thailand's Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, has died after six months in hospital battling cancer, the palace said on Wednesday.
U.S. inflation appears to have   decelerated since the last Federal Reserve meeting, convincing   investors the central bank will opt to keep rates steady again   on Wednesday.
A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.
Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Paddington rail crash are to attend a memorial on Tuesday.
Game Four of the World Series on Sunday will be as much about perseverance as runs and hits with starting pitchers for both the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies coming back from life-threatening illness.
A portrait of Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici by Raphael sells for more than \u00c2\u00a318m at auction in London.
BEIJING -- Every few days, Houston businessman Richard Weissenborn receives injections of a radical new cancer drug at a hospital here.
A bomb in the Sadr City neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital kills at least 11 people and injures at least 19.
China went on the global warming offensive on Monday, unveiling a climate change action plan while stressing it will not sacrifice economic ambitions to international demands to cut greenhouse gas pollution.
Boxing is catching on among young women - both for its physical benefits and for the discipline it instills.
''Tavano merita la Nazionale''. Aldo Spinelli si coccola il suo bomber, rinato dopo l'esperienza neg...
Deployments are up nearly fivefold since 2001, but they operate like a cold-war force.
Russian space officials said Tuesday technical glitches would further delay the launch of a spacecraft to carry a replacement crew to the international space station.
By Aliana Ramos, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Dec. 8--GEORGETOWN -- The Zoning Board of Appeals has decided, for now, not to consider the petition against the construction of a 92,880-square-foot, dry-stack boat storage facility in Murrells Inlet.
Britain's Andy Murray suffers a disappointing 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5 defeat to Hyung-Taik Lee in the third round of the US Open.
The holiday season hasn't exactly brought good cheer to air travelers already besieged by near-record-setting flight delays this year.
TiVo posted a small quarterly profit reversing a year-ago loss on higher revenue from subscribers to its digital video recording service.
Photos of the construction of New York's imposing Statue of Liberty, presented as a symbol of French-US friendship in 1886, went on public display for the first time.
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Influential US news presenter Dan Rather is to stand down as the face of CBS news next year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Benedict XVI met Tuesday for the highest-level Kremlin-Vatican talks in more than three years, focusing on easing tension between Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians and finding common ground in denouncing intolerance and extremism.
Fort Bend County Health and Human Services will begin testing Austin High School students and faculty for exposure to tuberculosis next week after learning a student has been diagnosed with the disease.
Minda is a masseuse with a difference. Her caress is used to abort fetuses.
Coral Eugene Watts, who confessed to the vicious, random slayings of 13 women, could be out of prison and back on the streets in a year and a half &#151; unless the state of Michigan can put him away for good in a murder trial set to begin on Monday. An appeals court ruling in Texas took decades off his sentence.
An 82-year-old woman dies in a house fire in Merseyside.
Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy this weekend, giving the star-studded \
Of all the foreign policy challenges facing President Bush in his second term, none - apart from Iraq \u00e2\u0080-ooms larger than Iran. By Vahid Salemi, AP.
Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) said it broke even for the fiscal first quarter, topping analysts&#39; estimates.
Stealth tech spied at Geneva airport A certain Harry Lime once famously explained that \
RALEIGH, North Carolina  - There will be no  National Hockey League season unless a deal to resolve a labor  dispute with the players' union is in the offing by this  weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday.
LIMA, Peru - On a red-carpeted catwalk, an international line of elegantly dressed beauty contestants - all doing time for drug running - strutted into the night before an audience of Peruvian dignitaries.    Lee Hefegtz, a 20-year-old blonde Israeli awaiting sentence on drug trafficking charges, was the winner of this year's 10th annual beauty contest Tuesday night at Santa Monica Women's Prison in Lima's Chorrillos district...
Photos allegedly showing UK troops abusing Iraqi civilians are shocking and appalling, Tony Blair says.
Srinagar Oct 24 : Former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and his son, National Conference president Omar Abdullah, had a narrow escape Sunday when guerrillas triggered a powerful mine, injuring seven people.
Ukraine's government decided not to meet  at its headquarters Wednesday after demonstrators massed  outside to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich from  entering.
I recently received an e-mail from a reader who reminded me to remind you of why it's rarely -- if ever -- a good idea to include your children's names on the ownership title to your house.
A new study published in The British Medical journal suggests that a genetic defect which slows the liver&#39;s capacity to clear nicotine from the body, boosts the chances of becoming addicted to tobacco, in new, young smokers.
Sudan&#39;s government has defended the forcible relocation of refugees from camps in the western Darfur region. Humanitarian Affairs Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid said it was the act of a responsible government to move them to a better location.
First lady Laura Bush said on Sunday that campaign advertisements accusing Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record were fair.
A suicide car bomb exploded on Tuesday at a police post near an entrance to the fortified Green Zone complex in Baghdad, killing at least four people, a policeman at the scene said.
John Terry has admitted a determination to prove Sven-Goran Eriksson wrong fired his outstanding form for Chelsea. Terry was dropped by Eriksson when Manchester United&#39;s Rio Ferdinand returned to England duty after suspension for missing a drugs test.
The R24 has undergone several revisions ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. Technical Director Bob Bell explains what's new.
The Florida Supreme Court struck down a hastily enacted law on Thursday that let the governor keep a severely brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes of her husband and legal guardian.
Toys R Us will launch its first store  on the Chinese mainland in November, drawing on an increasing  demand for educational toys from middle-income consumers, its  top Asia executive said on Monday.
Global warming threatens one of the world's major religions, Hinduism, with its potential to affect one of its sacred resources, the Ganges River in India. Up to 70 percent of the Ganges' water during summer comes from run-off from Himalayan glaciers.
Online gaming could be about to explode say experts as Xbox live traffic quadruples on the day Halo 2 launches.
Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit  back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St  Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game  Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.
Alberto Marvelli \u00c3\u00a8 finalmente salito agli onori degli altari ieri mattina alle undici, e per tutta la Chiesa \u00c3\u00a8 beato. Lo ha proclamato beato papa Giovanni Paolo II, che ha anche indicato il 5 ottobre, la
Maurice Greene took the baton and accelerated toward the finish. He quickly shook a Nigerian and started reeling in Britain&#39;s Mark Lewis-Francis.
Carl Lewis, who won the Olympic 100 meters in 1988 after Ben Johnson was thrown out for using steroids, said Justin Gatlin and Yuliya Nesterenko&#39;s sprint victories weren&#39;t dimmed by doping scandals that dwindled the fields.
The deaths of two patients prescribed a powerful painkiller as a headache treatment were among four fatalities linked to the recently approved drug, its manufacturer reported Thursday.
Researchers said home exposure to solvents, paints, cleaning products and room fresheners may increase the risk of childhood asthma.
WASHINGTON -- American technology companies will lose highly skilled foreign workers to Indian and Chinese rivals if the country's work-visa program is not fixed, a Google executive warned Congress on Wednesday.
By Carl Mortished, International Business Editor, and Suzy Jagger. GAZPROM, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest gas group which is part-owned by the Russian State, last night transformed itself into a global oil giant when
Insurance industry analyst Michael Dion of investment bank Sandler O&#39;Neill &amp; Partners LLP was a very busy man this week, feverishly tracking Hurricane Ivan as it rumbled
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov is to visit Helsinki next Tuesday and Wednesday, scheduled to meet Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (centre) and President Tarja Halonen (soc dem), the Finnish government ...
New York state's economic development agency needs a top-to-bottom overhaul starting with a name change, to refocus it on creating higher-paying jobs instead of fighting poverty, a role better handled by social service agencies, a new study said on Tuesday.
FASHION designer Tommy Hilfiger has become the latest business tycoon to cash in on the reality TV phenomenon. Hilfiger will star in a contest series based on property mogul Donald Trump&#39;s reality TV hit, The Apprentice.
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A inaugurare la kermesse sara' la collezione di Scervino
In gol Makaay al 62', nerazzurri chiudono girone a 2/o posto
The second round of DR Congo's landmark elections is thrown into confusion after a Supreme Court ruling.
Le polemiche sulle telefonate tra D'Alema e Consorte. Paura all'Heineken Festival, una tromba d'aria causa una trentina di feriti. Manifestazione annullata. Notizie, eventi e personaggi degli ultimi sette giorni
MCI Inc. plans to write down the value of its assets by $3.5 billion to reflect the decreased worth of the company&#39;s telephone network as its consumer business shrinks.
Talks on an international treaty updating broadcast rights to accommodate the Internet failed Friday because countries were unable to agree how much legal and technological protection to afford broadcasters, a U.S. official said.
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print and SBC Communications have reached an agreement to give their customers access to each others&#39; wireless data networks, the telecommunications providers plan to announce today.
Burt Bacharach, Doris Day and Earl Scruggs will receive 2008 Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement.
India will soon conduct its first test of a submarine-based ballistic missile which can be tipped with a nuclear warhead, an official announced on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives here this week for a landmark visit which Ankara hopes will help improve political ties in line with spectacular progress in economic relations between the two countries.
Under heavy police security, Croatia  removed two plaques commemorating Nazi-era officials on Friday  in the first such action since independence in 1991.
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The former senator plans to officially kick off his presidential bid Thursday.
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Critics charge conflict of interest in a system where pharmaceutical giants fund the regulatory process. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
One of the primary goals of modern society is to enhance a worldwide commitment to democracy. With so many national differences concerning preferred electoral processes, it helps to have a general definition of a democratic government.
A former chief operating officer at a Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. unit has sued the world's largest insurance broker by market value, alleging he was not properly compensated after being fired in the aftermath of a 2004 bid-rigging scandal.
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Pressure is mounting on embattled Deutsche Telekom chief executive Kai-Uwe Ricke to agree to terminating his contract in late 2007 because of his company's problems, press reports said.
On Wall Street, where they&#39;re eagerly awaiting some near-record bonuses this year, the workers were a bit worried about joblessness yesterday - other people&#39;s, not their own.
Britain is confronting Europe's biggest outbreak of bird flu with a massive slaughter of turkeys _ and worried consumers are asking whether the disease will hit humans next.Comment
Udi Adam, an Israeli general who had a key commanding role during the conflict in Lebanon, resigns.
NBA most valuable player Kevin Garnett punched a former University of Minnesota player during a pickup game last week at Target Center, cutting the man's face and chipping his tooth.
From a plug-in hybrid car to the sexy electric Tesla Roadster, celebrities wanting to make a green statement on the way to the red carpet of the Oscars will have plenty of environment-friendly rides this Sunday.
President Bush has a 5-point lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry with two weeks to go before the election, according to the latest ABC tracking poll released on Tuesday.
'L'uccisione del giudice al Fara verra' punito'
OTTAWA -- The man who ran the scandal-plagued federal sponsorship program begins testifying Wednesday at the inquiry looking into the affair.
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Regardless of what happens in Minnesota against the Vikings, Joe Gibbs should return to the Redskins next season and finish the job he started.
Wildfires raged across the western United States on Sunday as firefighters scrambled to prevent flames from spreading across rugged terrain thick with tinder turned bone-dry by scorching weather.
Il cileno Fernando Gonzalez e il belga Olivier Rochus sono i finalisti del torneo Atp di Auckland (c...
BOSTON Boston has scored twice in the seventh inning to take an 9-to-7 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series opener at Fenway Park.
Specialist Graner said in response to a question from the judge that he had voluntarily given up his right to testify.
US health regulators are warning of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen. The drug is sold as a generic and under several brand names, including
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British DIY superstore B and Q has apologised after staff blasted out the filthy song &quot;Christmas Time in Hell&quot; by Satan and the Damned on the soundsystem, shocking customers.
Cingular Wireless completed its purchase of AT&amp;T Wireless yesterday after the Federal Communications Commission signed off on the $41 billion deal that creates the country&#39;s largest mobile phone provider.
BARTOW, Fla. - A convenience store owner convicted of selling donated water intended for hurricane victims committed no crime and should be released from probation, an appeals court ruled.
After a 12-day lineup of weighty films, the Cannes Film Festival came to a close Sunday with a movie called \
The fizzling of Tropical Storm Ernesto was a perfect example of what forecasters constantly tell residents of hurricane-prone states: Scientists are far better at predicting where a storm will go than determining how powerful it will be.
A former officer sues the CIA for allegedly retaliating against him after he refused to falsify WMD intelligence.
President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Monday and the White House said they agreed to keep talking about the U.N.-run Serbian province of Kosovo.
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday he is nominating James Caswell, a public land official in Idaho, to head the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management.  The appointment requires Senate approval.
A 3 1/2-year-old boy at the center of a three-way custody battle was handed over to his biological mother, leaving the couple who had been raising him since his birth in tears.
Blair states Britain's nuclear capability could be used against rogue states Labour party may need Tory support to back Trident overhaul spending Concession to cut the number of nuclear warheads by a fifth to ...Comment
Rebel groups in eastern DR Congo agree to disarm, a move which could bring peace nearer in the troubled region.
Reports on factory orders and the labor market  portrayed an economy that is skirting recession as attention shifts to government figures on employment to be released Friday.
Model-turned-actor Milind Soman has recently completed shooting for a Japanese film.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 20 -- Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday reinstated ousted Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, dealing a political blow to President Pervez Musharraf even as he confronts a developing military challenge from Islamist radicals.
PHOENIX, Feb. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- First Choice Professionals, LLC., today announced the addition of Bob Elrod to its expanding integration and technology force as the Director of Technology.  Bob brings two decades of experience as a technologist and Healthcare IT thought leader to FCP.
IN many markets, investor response to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group&#39;s 1-for-1 merger offer to UFJ Holdings would have been predictable and nearly instantaneous.
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WE&#39;VE ABANDONED the notion that professional basketball games can provide a model of good sportsmanship. We&#39;d settle for NBA games that didn&#39;t celebrate thuggishness.
Mimmo Di Carlo chiede al Parma grinta e velocit&agrave; per la gara con il Milan: \
U.S. retailers kicked off the annual  post-Christmas selling frenzy on Sunday, hoping that shoppers  would flood stores to search for bargains or redeem gift cards  and give profits a shot in the arm.
Melvin just completed his second season at the helm of the  Mariners. Seattle finished last in the AL West this year with a  63-99 record after posting a 93-69 mark in 2003.
President Bush is in Chile Saturday, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and meet with several other world leaders.
A top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite  leader Muqtada al-Sadr Monday called on the Mehdi Army militia  to cease fire across Iraq and said Sadr was preparing to  announce plans for a major political program.
KABUL, Afghanistan - A defense lawyer for one of three Americans accused of torturing a dozen Afghan prisoners in a private jail showed a video in court Monday of Afghanistan's former education minister congratulating the group and offering his help in arresting terrorists.    In the footage, former minister Yunus Qanooni, an influential figure in the Northern Alliance that helped the United States oust the hardline Taliban regime in late 2001, is shown meeting with Jonathan Idema, leader of the counterterrorism group, and promising help...
Whirlpool's stock is down today, but its future could be attractive.
Chelsea and Arsenal have got off to victorious starts in the Premier League&#39;s busy holiday programme with home wins over Aston Villa and Fulham respectively.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militiamen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr agreed Saturday to begin handing in weapons, a significant step toward restoring order in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City slum as the interim government struggles to curb Iraq's more widespread Sunni insurgency.    In a sign of persistent Sunni unrest, clashes flared in several cities as the search continued for the body of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who was decapitated by his abductors - reportedly after a failed escape attempt...
The Rangers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 sputtering offense had come up empty through 65 minutes of regulation and overtime, matched by an equally futile effort by Boston until a shootout ended the stalemate.

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A Jordanian doctor has been charged in connection with foiled car bomb plots in London and Glasgow, police said Thursday.
Bolivian farmers march on La Paz, calling for ex-President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada to be put on trial.
The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback will step down as chief executive of The Staubach Company.
Il Milan ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della sfida con l'Atalanta. Nesta e Serginho hanno svol...
Comedian George Carlin announced he is going into rehab due to an alcohol problem and an addiction to the prescription pain medication Vicodin.
They are no-names on the rosters of Super Bowl combatants New England and New York, yet one crunching sack or twisted ankle could thrust Matt Cassel or Anthony Wright into the brightest spotlight of U.S. sports.
Former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, whose career stretched from Japan's defeat in World War Two through the 1990s \
The IOC has pulled the plug on BBC plans for a televised debate between the five cities bidding for the 2012 Olympics, sources confirmed to AFP.
The public needed to hear claims George Galloway took money from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph tells a libel trial.
Whether your brothers or sisters had early heart disease is the best predictor of your own heart health, US research suggests. Sibling history predicted heart disease risk better than parental history or traditional
ST. PETERSBURG, March 3 -- Police clubbed protesters and dragged them into waiting buses Saturday in response to a defiant demonstration against the Kremlin in the heart of President Vladimir Putin's home town.
President Vladimir V. Putin flew to Chechnya for a rare visit today after a night of fierce rebel attacks in the republic that, according to official Russian accounts
A judge refused to reduce the sentence of a former youth baseball coach convicted of offering a player money to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate.
Beijing, Sep 23 - Top seed Serena Williams is through to the quarterfinals of the China Open following a 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina of Russia.
Belgium's caretaker prime minister reached agreement on Wednesday on forming an interim coalition government, providing a temporary solution to a political crisis after an election six months ago.
George W. Bush walks into tonight&#39;s presidential debate on the economy desperate to redeem his prior performance against John Kerry.
The search for six crew members lost in the Bering Sea continued in the dark Thursday, a day after the rescue helicopter attempting to lift them to safety crashed and
A long-awaited report into Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash will confirm a French probe that it was an accident and refute theories of a plot by British intelligence, news leaks said Sunday.
Peace on Earth? Not between these two retailers.
MONTREAL -- NASCAR will hold a Busch Series event in Montreal next summer _ another step in covering the entire North American market.
Dopo i successi come cantante e attrice in Europa, America, Giappone, la bellissima di origine portoricana si cimenta con la moda. Disegnando una collezione di lingerie made in Italy
Security company Symantec Corp. on Tuesday announced the availability of new versions of its LiveState data recovery software.
Ilgauskas had 10 of his 16 points in the final eight minutes and LeBron James added 33 as the Cavaliers ran their winning streak to four games with a 99-88 triumph over the hapless Golden State Warriors.
Architecture for Humanity wants to mprove the lives of billions people worldwide, one sustainable building at a time. The mission is ambitious, but AFH has helped build earthquake-resistant shelters in Turkey, refugee housing in Afghanistan and school buildings in Calcutta.
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BOSTON - Mark Bellhorn singled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Tokyo, Feb. 13 (Jiji Press)--Japan Post said Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Livedoor Co., demanding some 1.04 billion yen in damages for losses it incurred from its investment in the scandal- tainted Internet firm.  As of Jan.
BAGHDAD, Dec 16  - An Italian hostage was reported killed in Iraq, adding to the violence around Thursday&#39;s start of campaigning for the first post-Saddam Hussein elections, while for the first time since his capture a year ago the ousted president
ROME, October 29 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Leaders of the European Union (EU) signed Friday, October 29, a historic constitution for the expanding bloc in a fanfare ceremony on the spot where the EU was born half a century ago, but doubts remain
For years, Nilder Santos and his family had been hoping to win the most prized lottery in Cuba. But each time it was held, the 25-year-old dancer and his parents were heartbroken when their names didn't appear on the list of the lucky ones allowed to leave the poverty of their communist nation to chase the American dream.
The US cattle industry anxiously awaited federal test results, expected as early as Monday, that will determine if the United States has a second case of the deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.
Florida prosecutors acted legally when they seized Rush Limbaugh&#39;s medical records during an investigation into whether the conservative radio host misused prescription painkillers, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner, who survived a takeover bid and a shareholder rebellion aimed at his ouster earlier this year, announced plans yesterday to retire in 2006
After crashing some 15 miles from the finish, Robbie McEwen clawed his way back through the front riders to win the stage by better than two bike lengths.
Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her \
Armed men kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston after forcing him from his car in the volatile Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian security sources said.
Release date 15 May 2010? We're obliged to Michael Moran over at the Times for alerting us to a good piece of work by Ain\u00e2\u0080\u0099t It Cool who spotted this provocative movie poster in the background of Will Smith vehicle I am Legend:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
London equities tumbled on Wednesday after sharp losses on Wall Street and in Asia kept the focus firmly on the economy and the outlook for corporate earnings.
Leesburg native Billy Hurley III will stop his professional golf career as he completes the final two years of his five-year military commitment.
U.S. stocks should rally at the  market's open on Tuesday, bolstered by a positive outlook from  Motorola Inc. MOT.N and easing crude prices.
The New York Yankees won the bidding for Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa when the Hanshin Tigers accepted their offer of about $25 million Tuesday.
Country star Alan Jackson is nominated for seven awards by the Country Music Association (CMA).
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The defense setup the offense all day, but a 41-yard touchdown run by Anthony Thomas in the fourth quarter helped seal the upset victory over the Giants.
Sport: New figures reveal Arsenal's status as Britain's richest football club.
Russian steel maker Severstal  is in negotiations to buy Weirton Steel Corp. of the United States from Mittal Steel  , Russian paper Kommersant reported on Friday, without naming its source.
Lebanon's pro-Syrian president said Tuesday that his rival, the prime minister, violated the constitution by sending to the United Nations an approval of an international tribunal to prosecute the suspected killers of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
Some pledges were huge, such as a commitment from the Florida Power &amp; Light Co. to build a solar power plant as part of a $2.4 billion clean energy program.
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday rolled out a program that will allow Kansans to buy prescription drugs from other countries over the Internet.
It bought Stata Labs and apparently plans to incorporate Stata technology in an e-mail client that could compete with Google&#39;s Gmail.
A Chinese company chairman is sentenced to death for running a scam involving giant ants.
Priced out of the big game, internet startups meebo, Meez, Multiply,  Plaxo, RockYou.com and Technorati opted this year for a more frugal  approach.
Popular actor Vivek Oberoi offers money - and a helping hand - in tsunami-stricken southern India.
The troubled British singer entered a rehabilitation clinic in the wake of a recently surfaced video that appears to depict her smoking crack.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. will make an investment in SCi  Entertainment Group plc, ('SCi'  Epic code: SEG) the parent company of publishing label Eidos Interactive  Ltd, representing 10.3 percent of the company's  enlarged share capital. Additionally, Warner Bros.
A few years ago, a classified ad for Andrew Davis's 2001 Mitsubishi Montero SUV might have been limited to two lines of descriptive shorthand: A/C, pwr pkg, 6cyl AT, 2wd, $9k firm.
Internet-based alternatives to traditional polls are trying to make inroads, offering greater accuracy for far less money.
In an effort to create a global wireless alternative to cable and telephone Internet service, Intel said on Monday that it would collaborate with Clearwire, a wireless
The reunited Spice Girls get set for their first UK concert in nine years - with Emma Bunton on crutches.
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God's army will begin battling the Antichrist and his minions in a video game version of post-apocalyptic New York City to be released on Friday.
Being fit but fat isn&#39;t good enough. Excess weight, all by itself, can take years off your life, even if you get plenty of exercise, a study found.
Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida resigned from the U.S. Congress on Friday following reports he sent sexually inappropriate e-mails to underage male congressional interns.
NEW YORK -- Making wholesale substitutions as the Yankees piled on the runs yesterday, Red Sox manager Terry Francona removed Jason Varitek. The catcher and de facto team captain promptly removed his equipment from the dugout and went to the clubhouse. He did not need to witness New York put the finishing touches on a 14-4 victory. He had seen ...
A Philippine court convicted deposed President Joseph Estrada of plunder and sentenced him to life in prison Wednesday, following a six-year trial in which the constitutionality of the law was challenged.
The European Commission has no objection to Oracle&#39;s takeover bid for PeopleSoft. That decision, coming after Oracle&#39;s antitrust victory in the US, means that Oracle faces no more regulatory impediments to its proposed takeover.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.
China has condemned as war provoking Taiwan&#39;s prime minister&#39;s threat to retaliate if Beijing launched missile attacks against the island.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas are to sound out militant groups on extending a ceasefire with Israel from Gaza to the West Bank, officials said on Wednesday.
In una nota diffusa dalla Figc il commissario straordinario Guido Rossi commenta la decisione della ...
Guantanamo prisoners and other foreigners got a step closer to regaining the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts in a bill approved in a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday.
In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream Blogging is a risky business which could interfere with your greasy climb up the company ladder, according to a not-so-revelatory study.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Patients in Duke University's health system can now go to one Web site to pay medical bills, schedule doctor appointments and eventually view their personal medical histories.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - He\u00c2\u00b4s hinted toward this for nearly two years. That\u00c2\u00b4s because he knew that long ago. When the PGA of America asked Hal Sutton to be the 2004 Ryder Cup captain in October of
After joining the Army in the movie Stripes, the legendary John Candy vowed to emerge a &quot;lean, mean, fighting machine.&quot; After glancing at Bank of America&#39;s (NYSE: BAC) third
On a Lark Dell 2.0 has acquired former Sun Microsystems corporate communications chief Andy Lark as its new VP of marketing and communications.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel on Monday to the area devastated by the Asian tsunami disaster, a White House spokesman said today.
DALLASTOWN, Pa. - Bree Thornton made quite a find on a Florida beach as she was picking up trash. The 15-year-old came across a 20-pound brick of pot, about the size of a shoebox.
Il contratto che Giovanni Trapattoni ha firmato con nuovo ct dell'Irlanda sar&agrave; oggetto di un'...
Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, in a  statement issued on Friday, claimed responsibility for the  Beslan school siege in which more than 320 hostages were  killed, half of them children, according to a Chechen rebel Web  site.
Environmental degradation is affecting health, nutrition and the natural world, says a flagship UN report.
Khmer Rouge &quot;Brother Number Two&quot;  Nuon Chea, Pol Pot&#39;s top surviving henchman, was charged with  war crimes and crimes against humanity on Wednesday by the  U.N.-backed &quot;Killing Fields&quot; tribunal.
Loyalist Michael Stone is due to appear in court in Belfast following a major security incident at Stormont.
Stickam, a Web site that allows its users, ages 14 and older, to participate in unfiltered video chats, has close ties to an online pornography business, according to a former company vice president.
An international financial dispute between a group of Ohio investors and Venezuela\u00e2\u0080\u0099s solicitor general is playing out in federal court.
Journalists, I know, are often accused of being all too eager to spot trends, but trust me. I really think I&#39;m on to something.
The news flash from New York Fashion Week may be the more things change, the more they stay the same.
GEORGE BUSH declared war yesterday on rebellious Republicans in Congress who ambushed an ambitious intelligence reform Bill that was supposed to make America safer.
Democrat John Kerry turned up his criticism of President Bush's leadership in Iraq on Monday, accusing him of \
U.S. factory production shrank in December for the first time in nearly a year, sparking fears the economy may be headed for recession and sending stocks sharply lower.
Robert C. Lieber, the president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, will be the deputy mayor for economic development. Edward Skyler, the deputy mayor for administration, will now also serve as deputy mayor for operations.
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U-Md. must find long-term solutions for coping without D.J. Strawberry's defensive presence and overall intensity for the rest of the season.
China has its first defeat at the World Trade Organization in a case centred on its limits on foreign-made car parts.
ASHLAND Coach: Dave DiGirolamo (2d year). Last year's record: 4-7. Playing surface: Grass. Football website: maxpreps.com. Returning starters (11): Mike Capobianco, WR/DB, 5-7, 140, Sr.; Matt Kelleher, RB/DB, 5-7, 150, Sr.; Andrew Babb, QB/DB, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Jeff Borghesi, WR/DB, 5-8, 146, Sr.; Mark Henry, OT/DT, 5-11, 212, Sr.; Ryan Wilkinson, C/DE, 5-10, 170, Sr.; Dave Britton, DE, 6-1, 185, ...
Brutte notizie per il rugby inglese: i britannici non potranno schierare sul capitano Phil Vickery n...
Congress' intelligence overhaul provides the largest buildup in border guards in the nation's history, but many House Republicans won't be satisfied until states are forbidden from giving illegal immigrants driver's licenses that the lawmakers say enable terrorists to operate in the United States.
There is little President George W. Bush or John Kerry can do to halt the oil price boom without achieving the so-far unachievable: peace in Iraq, analysts say.
NEW YORK  - A small study of female-to-male  transsexuals shows that testosterone therapy at \
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least 48 people and left 33 missing and rescuers are racing against time to search for survivors. Wednesday. Others died in flooding or were swept away by massive waves as Tokage, which means lizard in.
TOKYO: Fujitsu Ltd and Cisco Systems Inc have agreed to form a strategic alliance, focusing on routers and switches that will enable businesses to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
A survey of Oracle Users Group attendees finds two-thirds have never applied one of Oracle's quarterly Critical Patch Updates. Oracle, meanwhile, prepares to release its next quarterly CPU on Tuesday.
The NYT has an optimistic overview on broadband over power lines, calling it \
At least 38 Cuban doctors who defected from a mission in Venezuela have been stranded for months in Colombia, where they have been refused refugee status as they await word on possible asylum in the United States, according to a relief organization.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications named Hideki Komiyama as its new top executive Tuesday as it announced that Miles Flint will step down for personal reasons.
The space shuttle pilot at the center of a bizarre love triangle that included a former astronaut who now faces attempted kidnapping charges is leaving the space agency, NASA said Friday.
Flu viruses must be able to pick a very specific type of lock before entering human respiratory cells, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, offering a new understanding of how flu viruses work.
The international medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday it is pulling out of Iraq because of the escalating violence and targeting of aid workers.
Scientists are using the pine-forested slopes of a Mexican volcano as a test bed to see if trees could grow on a heated-up Mars, part of a vision of making the chilly and barren red planet habitable for humans one day.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday filed a civil action against Marsh &amp; McLennan, saying generally the overall industry was involved in bid rigging and steering the clients to other companies in return for illegal payments.
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Comment is free: Ban Ki-moon: The negative aspects of the era of mobility too often overshadow its potential power: to bring millions out of poverty.
PARIS, Feb. 9 -- The executive arm of the European Union proposed legislation Friday that would make companies and individuals subject to criminal penalties for environmental disasters anywhere within the 27-nation bloc. If enacted, the proposal would create some of the most comprehensive...
Advocates for the mentally ill are trying to secure voting rights while concern mounts about the risks of voting by people with conditions like dementia.
Measuring the well-being of a nation isn&#39;t as simple as figuring out a country&#39;s gross domestic product. But a team of economists and psychologists has developed a new method
By Anonymous  MORGANTOWN - Learning about business also means learning to be a good community member. That's why West Virginia University students at the College of Business and Economics handed out $20,000 to local charities April 26.
The Alliance & Leicester bank has apologised for a letter sent  to customers reclaiming overdraft charges.
LOOKING SHIPSHAPE: NASA has reported no serious problems with Atlantis' critical heat shield. Astronauts spent much of Sunday using the shuttle's robotic arm to take pictures of the wing and underbelly.
Concern about national security is dominating public attention in the final months of the presidential campaign because of continuing fears of terrorism and unhappiness about the war in Iraq, according to a poll released Wednesday.
More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.
Broadband speed and price varies greatly across some of the world's most developed nations, says a report.
Race to bring to market the most important new drug to treat lupus in 40 years hardly seems an even match. -The Washington Post
A gripping game between Arsenal and Chelsea ends with the honours finishing even at Highbury.
Attorneys representing families of some of the 100 people killed in the West Warwick nightclub fire as well a number who were injured have agreed to drop CBS Broadcasting Inc., as a defendant in one of the lawsuits filed in the aftermath.
The witty and colourful film was a big favourite at Toronto.
What's new in search? Found in the forums: Content on an E-commerce Site; Implications of CSS Layouts on SEO; First Year at SES NY; and more.
A new species of beetle that appears as if wearing a tuxedo has been named in honor of the late rock 'n' roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.
Much-maligned video site that offers TV shows in their entirety provides high-quality viewing experience.
British troops took control of the offices of Muqtada al-Sadr in the southern city of Basra on Friday after clashing with militants loyal to the rebel cleric, witnesses said.
Blog: N.Y. court complaint claims that one of the four suspects recommended that they use Google Earth as a source for aerial photographs.
The 30-year-old right fielder, who has 257 hits, has tonight and two games remaining to break the record. George Sisler&#39;s mark of 257 hits was set in 1920.
update A federal court has struck down a Pennsylvania law that blocks access to Web sites labeled as child pornography, claiming that the rule violated the First Amendment.
Hungary will withdraw its 300 non-combat troops from Iraq by March 31, the country&#39;s new prime minister said Wednesday, because staying longer would be an &quot;impossibility.
The newly created Big Ten Network, which the conference vows will satiate its universities\u00e2\u0080\u0099 fans and alumni, is the source of a dispute between the conference and Comcast.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who remarried one month after his 1980 divorce, said Friday that the personal lives of White House hopefuls shouldn't become an issue in the 2008 campaign.
Chinese leaders closed a key economic  meeting on Sunday with pledges to maintain stable fiscal and  monetary policies in 2005 and keep a tight lid on fixed-asset  investment, state radio said.
Red Hat Inc. is adding Netscape Directory Server and Netscape Certificate Management System to its software arsenal through a $25 million deal with America Online Inc.
Trail Blazers forward Darius Miles was suspended by the team for two games Friday after a verbal clash with coach Maurice Cheeks during a film session.
The world premiere of The Simpsons Movie takes place on Saturday in the US town of Springfield, Vermont.
Shaq versus Kobe drew the highest rating south of the border in six years for a regular-season NBA game. The overnight rating for the Miami Heat&#39;s 104-102 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on ABC on Christmas Day was 8.0.
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Palestinian Authority officials said on Monday they were deeply disappointed by Israel&#39;s decision to release only 170 security prisoners.
PARIS &amp; PITTSBURGH --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 8, 2004 -- Bull today announce that its range of NovaScale servers will run the latest Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors, with a L3 cache up to 9 MB, and the new
Some 850 of Britain&#39;s Black Watch troops set out from the southern Iraqi city of Basra Wednesday to replace US troops south of Baghdad.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50278)  has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Computer  Hardware in Canada to their offering.
Did you know that about a hundred tons of space debris, including comet particles, falls to Earth each day? Read more facts on comet science and history.
Office products retailer Office Depot Inc. on Wednesday reported a decline in third-quarter profit due to softening in its European business, disruptions associated with the hurricanes in the southeastern United States, and lower-than-expected back-to-school sales.
Blue Peter presenters will apologise to viewers about the rigging of an online poll to name the show's cat Socks.
More evidence of how painkillers  called COX-2 inhibitors can raise the risk of heart disease was  published Monday, showing Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra can triple the  risk of heart attack and stroke in certain patients.
How do the current music stars taking part in the new Band Aid single match up to the class of 1984?
Jonny Wilkinson is refusing to get carried away by his and England's dream display in beating Scotland 42-20 in Saturday's Six Nations opener.
A strong typhoon lashed southern Japan with high winds and heavy rain on Saturday, injuring dozens and prompting calls for thousands of homes to be evacuated.
Five people were shot to death within six hours early Sunday, including three who were killed after an argument in a neighborhood bar, police said.
Taquan Dean scored 22 points, Francisco Garcia added 19 and No. 13 Louisville withstood a late rally to beat Florida 74-70 Saturday.
Italy is prepared to pull its troops out of Iraq if the interim government in Baghdad requests it, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on the Al-Jazeera television news channel.
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Children born in May have an increased risk of going on to develop multiple sclerosis, research has suggested.
Moviegoers gave their blessing to the &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; over the weekend, spending an estimated &#36;77 million to see the Tom Hanks religious thriller.
A police official called the arrest of the second suspect \u00e2\u0080\u009csignificant.\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Neither man was immediately charged with the crimes.
Chancellor Gordon Brown denies Scotland will lose out through his drive to appeal to Middle England.
Stop di due settimane per Rafael Van der Vart. Il centrocampista olandese si &egrave; infortunato al...
Yahoo Inc. will enter the desktop-search field in early January. According to the company&#39;s top search executive, Yahoo expects to quickly integrate its various online services into the product.
Republican John McCain plans to run a general election campaign as steadfast protector of the United States in the face of terrorism as well as a crusader against big government. The Democrats, he says, offer neither.
Olaf accused of irregularities and conflicts of interest The EU's anti-fraud chief is to be brought before the European Parliament over allegations of conflicts of interest and operational irregularities at Olaf.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OAKLAND, Calif. - Pedro Martinez hardly had to outpitch Tim Hudson - Oakland's All-Star right-hander staked Boston to a huge lead himself...
Days after India&#39;s stock market hit an all-time high, hundreds of executives and policymakers from around the world gathered Sunday to explore business opportunities in one of the world&#39;s fastest-growing economies.
Thousands of Antarctic penguin chicks could starve after being cut off by a giant iceberg, officials say.
ROMA - Il nuovo giro di vite sulle auto-blu \u00c3\u00a8 arrivato a braccetto con la legge Finanziaria. La commissione Bilancio della Camera ha infatti approvato l&#39;emendamento presentato dal relatore di maggioranza
Irish accents are the flavor of the  month on Broadway with three out of five of this year&#039;s Tony  Award nominees for best actor starring in plays set on the  Emerald Isle.
The home secretary will announce plans to  build two new jails to provide an extra 1,300 prison places.
Announcement ends formal reign of a man who outlasted nine U.S. presidents as well as his communist patrons in the former Soviet Union.
South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon was virtually assured on Monday of succeeding Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, emerging as the only candidate without a veto in a final informal Security Council poll.
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COLIN MONTGOMERIE openly admits he is losing sleep. But there are more serious things than the Ryder Cup on his mind. As he continues his bid to be part of Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s team next month, Montgomerie is still
This city known for gray skies and frequent drizzle is close to breaking its own wet record.
STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Sports Network) - Jason White threw three first-half touchdown passes to Mark Bradley and Adrian Peterson ran for a career-high 249 yards with a score, as second-ranked Oklahoma held on for a 38-35 victory over 20th- ranked Oklahoma

TWO Welsh athletic legends have backed the London bid to stage the 2012 Olympics, saying it would bring money to Wales and boost sport here.
The interim outcome of the Ukrainian presidential elections, just like the interim in the votes in Abkhazia (a self-proclaimed republic in Georgia), have cast doubts over Russia s influence on the election ...
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that financial turmoil had \
The Defence Minister announces an independent review into the Deepcut army base abuse claims.
FRIDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDay News) -- There were important advances in the detection and treatment of cancer this year -- more people than ever are now surviving the disease -- but cuts in government cancer research dollars could slow progress in the fight.
Noah Wyle, the last remaining member of the original cast of NBC's hit drama, \
Associazioni inviano lettera al ministro Padoa Schioppa
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and nearly 100 wounded, officials said.
Toll Brothers Inc., the largest U.S. builder of luxury homes, on Thursday said its quarterly net earnings fell sharply, after a goodwill impairment charge and a writedown for the lower value of land and as the housing market continued to flounder.
The Central Election Commission on Thursday rejected Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych's appeal of the presidential revote, saying he had not proved there were any mass violations, a commission member said.
La procura federale e l'ufficio indagini della Figc hanno avviato una indagine sulle accuse di compo...
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Stanley Works  announced today that its Board of Directors approved a regular first quarter cash dividend of $.30 per common share. The dividend is payable on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 to shareowners of record on Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
An Israeli attack on Hamas activists training near Gaza City killed at least 13 people early today. The raid came a week after Hamas murdered 16 Israelis in twin suicide bombings on buses in Be&#39;er Sheva.
These winners are bigger than you ever dreamed.
The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat a month ago appears to have created a new atmosphere for possible renewal of peace efforts in the Middle East.
SAN FRANCISCO - Logitech Inc. was set Wednesday to introduce a new mouse that uses a laser beam to track the movements of the device. The mouse, which Logitech claims will be the first such laser-tracking device, provides end users with better click-and-point capabilities than traditional LED- (light-emitting diode) based optical mice, according to company officials.
Scoperta nel nord dell&#39;Iraq, vicino alla citt\u00c3\u00a0 di Sulaimaniya, un&#39;altra fossa comune. Lo ha reso noto il premier Iyad Allawi, parlando dinanzi al Consiglio Nazionale iracheno. Il premier ha detto che la fossa
He points, he pivots, he barks out more orders than a coffee shop waiter at lunchtime. When Peyton Manning is running the show for the Indianapolis Colts, it's difficult to decipher if he is performing magic or just blowing smoke.
A battle over next-generation disc standards could create a rift in console game storage. Which side are you on? There are few who contest the fact that the acceptance of CD-ROM and then DVD-ROM standards
PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) - Vera Zvonareva and Jennifer Capriati both needed to win their quarterfinal match at the $585,000 Advanta Championships to keep alive hopes of a berth for the WTA Tour Championships.
ATLANTA (Sports Network) - Brock Berlin threw a career-high  three touchdown passes to lead No. 4 Miami-Florida to an easy  27-3 win over Georgia Tech in ACC action at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 20 -- Attacks against U.S. troops have increased in the two weeks since al-Qaeda in Iraq's new leader urged insurgents to target American forces, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
Blog: An ANSI committee created to formulate the United States position on ISO standardization does not recommend Open XML.
November 17, 2004 (Bangkok, Thailand) - The world&#39;s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, according to the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and a companion study of the data, the Global Species Assessment (GSA).
A rebel group in Sudan&#39;s western Darfur region says the government is responsible for an upsurge in fighting there in violation of a ceasefire.
No longer content to leave the actual moviemaking to the studios, the newly minted chairman of Marvel Studios is able to green-light movies of his choosing.
Daniela Sofronie displayed all her  athleticism to edge Romania ahead of the United States in the  Olympic women's gymnastics team qualifying Sunday.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - U.S. forces fought with an Iraqi  police unit in the center of the northern city of Kirkuk  Saturday, police said, putting the clash down to a \
While all the buzz at the rainy US Open is about the need for instant replay, don&#39;t hold your breath. Replay won&#39;t be coming to an umpire chair near you anytime soon.
Colosso Usa si espande in settore europeo videogiochi auto
Kosovo votes in the second assembly elections since the province came under UN control in 1999.
Non porta pi\u00c3\u00b9 gli occhialetti tondi alla John Lennon, ma \u00c3\u00a8 apparso anche domenica, per annunciare la sua vittoria, con la solita sciarpetta di seta sopra la cravatta. Ibrahim Rugova, protagonista da quindici
Pazienti in abbandono e sedati accusano medici e infermieri
Elton John has filed a lawsuit against the Fulton County, Georgia, tax   assessor&#039;s office, alleging that the county thinks too much of his   12,000 square-foot Peachtree Street condo.
The U.S. military confirmed on Saturday that American forces at Camp Anaconda, the huge air base north of Baghdad, shot and killed a civilian contract truck driver.
Drug-coated stents were linked to a higher death rate when given to people with a certain type of heart attack, a finding that may limit doctors' use of the mesh tubes to prop open arteries.
Gruppo in calo sui mercati dopo trimestrale sotto attese
In a country that loves low-rising jeans, one high school has launched a minor uprising.
Russia's armed forces chief said on  Saturday Moscow could use nuclear arms pre-emptively if under  serious threat, his comments marking no change in defense  policy but underlining a renewed military confidence.
Nigeria's newly sworn-in president says the troubled Niger Delta will receive his \
Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish \u00c2\u0097 a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp.
The third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks come in the shadow of the presidential election and fears that al Qaeda is determined to disrupt the U.S. political process.
Hot stove? It's a scalding griddle for young Theo Epstein. He could get burned. This past week was yet another demonstration of why ours is the best baseball town in America. Certainly there are places where fans love their team unconditionally (remember St. Louis, Edgar Renteria?), which makes for a cushy environment for players -- but there is no baseball ...
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Martin Jol's Tottenham tenure looks almost certain to be coming to an end following his team's 3-1 loss at Newcastle on Monday night.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- President Bush told supporters today in the conservative heart of Colorado that John Kerry cannot pay for the domestic programs he is proposing unless taxes are raised on the middle class.
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More than 3,000 people have been displaced since the end of August by violence in an area of Sudan&#39;s North Darfur state, a United Nations report says.
Nokia, a global leader in mobile devices has joined forces with mobile media publisher Starcut, to deliver premium content for mobile device consumers.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he was shocked and his Spanish football friends upset at the racist taunts that black England players suffered during their friendly against Spain in Madrid.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.
NASA&#39;s Deep Impact spacecraft has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for a launch on Dec. 30, 2004. The spacecraft was shipped from Ball Aerospace &amp; Technologies in Boulder, Colo.
The Juventus doping trial came to an end today, Friday 26th of November 2004, as Riccardo Agricola, chief-doctor of the Turin giants, has been given a 22-month prison sentence for being found guilty of sporting fraud.
U.S. food safety authorities extended a recall of peanut butter linked to a salmonella outbreak to include products bought as early as October 2004.
By Kathryn Thier, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Virginia developers are at work on an unusual new residential community at Lake Norman's headwaters in unincorporated west Iredell County, across the Catawba River from a planned development in the town of Catawba.
Aided by cooler weather, firefighters in Southern California were gaining ground on two wildfires that raged through brush left dry by high summer temperatures.
Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu today after the government lifted a curfew imposed after deadly anti-Muslim riots erupted last week in Nepal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital.
The 2-day-old nationwide strike against General Motors Corp by the United Auto Workers union was already being felt across borders on Tuesday, threatening production in Mexico and shutting down Canadian plants, as both sides resumed bargaining.
Eastman Kodak Co. EK.N on Wednesday  backed its near and long-term profit forecasts, saying sales of  digital products are growing faster than expected and helping  to offset rapidly declining sales of its traditional film  business.
The White House on Thursday pushed back against congressional investigations of administration activities, saying lawmakers should spend more time passing laws to solve domestic problems.
A massive car bomb demolished a streetside market near a police recruiting station in the Iraqi capital yesterday, killing 47 persons and wounding at least 88 \u00e2\u0080-ost of them aspiring officers.
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce believes Adrian Mutu has the ability to bounce back at the top level. The Chelsea striker has been banned for seven months after failing a drugs test.
Democratic  presidential hopeful John Edwards burst into a hall on  Wednesday in an often neglected corner of the United States to  say he hadn't forgotten the people who lived there.
(09/27/04)-- Crude oil prices are on the rise again, this time because of supply fears. In early trading Monday, a price spike nudged a barrel to within four cents of the all-time high of $49.
Kevin Keegan has made a dramatic return to Newcastle after being appointed as the Premier League club's new manager on Wednesday.
East Rutherford, NJ - Several rows up from where Shaquille O&#39;Neal was making his Miami Heat debut, two fans stood out in New Jersey Nets hats and No.
Despite the frequently heard claim that, post-Arafat, a moderate Palestinian trend offers an opportunity for advancing peace, the Palestinian reality is one of division and radical veto power.
Merck KGaA, the German drug and chemical company whose products include the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif and cancer treatment Erbitux, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit soared to nearly $5 billion as it reaped the benefits of its acquisition of Serono and the divestiture of its generic drug unit.
Just more than one in four babies born in the United States in 2003 were delivered by cesarean section, the highest rate on record, according to a federal government report released Tuesday.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc. , should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.
Gov. Robert Ehrlich proposed that Maryland scrap new electronic machines that check voter registrations at the polls in November, instead returning to a paper system.
Zimbabwe denied entry to a   delegation of black U.S. trade unionists on Friday, the latest   group of labor activists barred by President Robert Mugabe's   government.
Chicago is the future casa of Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Mexico's counter to David Beckham. The city's massive Mexican population is the reason the Chicago Fire have signed Blanco for the remainder of the MLS season and also the target audience of the Gold Cup this week.
Hollywood is in a bleak mood this year, and the Oscar nominees announced Tuesday reflected that state of mind.
A growing number of gentiles have lately signed on to JDate, which was established in 1997 as a service for bringing Jews together.
Singer Alicia Keys confesses that the death of a close friend transformed her and she   stopped acting like a diva.
HAMBURG - German Jewish leader Paul Spiegel said he was &quot;dismayed and outraged&quot; over UEFA&#39;s decision to play a Champions League match in Tel Aviv as Jewish New Year festivities begin.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States is investigating a high-ranking official in the Defence Department who is suspected of spying for the Israeli government.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida linked group has threatened in a videotape to behead two Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents have carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 20 Iraqis and two American soldiers.
Josh Groban set a new record on the  U.S. pop albums chart Wednesday as \
The inaugural Shanghai Grand Prix kicked off in magnificent style. On a Hermann Tilke masterpiece of a track, already nicknamed to rhyme with Malaysia&#39;s fine Sepang, The Shang gave Formula One aficionados
A Microsoft executive says that--six months after shipping Windows Vista--it has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP.
Some have explained the flu vaccine shortage by saying that the vaccines business holds little allure, but vaccines, it turns out, can make for good business.
An audit of Venezuela&#39;s recall referendum has confirmed that President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez won fairly and found no evidence to support fraud charges, observers and electoral council officials said Saturday.
The Washington Nationals reportedly spoke with both Joe Girardi and Lou Piniella about their open managerial position late last week, though there was still evidence yesterday that the process is ongoing.
Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di domenica a Rimini. La squadra ha lavor...
Wal-Mart's lawyers have an early holiday message for Web sites that post \
As mobiles move higher up fraudsters' hit list A British company, due to float on the Alternative Investment Market tomorrow, reckons it has the secret to secure mobile transactions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Oil ministers agreed today to cut production by one million barrels a day to stem a 24 percent price slide in the past six weeks.
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1: The government majority had the last word in the Senate on Monday as it passed the controversial bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to remain army chief beyond Dec 31
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GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- They arrived in December 2002 to do what had never been done : bring remote, unruly Paktia province under the control of a central Afghan government.
Victoria Beckham, the pop star wife of former England football captain David Beckham, said Thursday she thought the US media would soon realize she&#39;s actually rather dull, as the couple prepared to begin a new life in Los Angeles.
A 22-year-old man is due to appear in court in Belfast charged with the murder of a man in the south of the city.
Compliance hold up The US Department of Justice told a federal judge it is unhappy with Microsoft's plans to extend a deadline for supplying technical information to licensees documenting how Windows communicates with operating systems and middleware made by other companies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Hamas rocket attack from Gaza killed a man in Israel on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged unlimited military action against the militant group, saying \
Veteran astronaut Koichi Wakata has been named as the first Japanese to stay long-term in space, and said he hoped to bring ramen noodles to the International Space Station.
The German government bans makers of Tom Cruise's latest movie from filming because the star is a Scientologist.
The tricky business of thwarting online fraud Logistic and technical issues have hampered the rollout of a system designed to thwart phishing scams by UK bank Barclays.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Financial news and information  provider Reuters Group Plc said on Thursday it plans to make  Bangalore its biggest information-gathering hub, employing up  to 1,500 people, or 10 percent of its total workforce.
Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
Years after graduation, there's still an annual longing for a clean slate.
US intelligence officials have concluded an audiotape on which Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to boycott January&#39;s elections is likely genuine, an official said on Monday.
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Animals from all parts of the UK can be exported live to EU countries, after the last foot-and-mouth controls ended.
Retata della polizia francese contro militanti dell&#39;Eta. Venti persone sono finite in manette tra cui il leader del gruppo separatista, Mikel Albisu Iriarte &quot;Antza&quot;, e la sua fidanzata Soledad Iparraguire
LONDON, England -- The English FA will not take any action against Arsenal&#39;s young striker Robin van Persie for aiming an elbow at Manchester United&#39;s Kieren Richardson during Wednesday&#39;s League Cup quarterfinal at Old Trafford.
Israeli armored vehicles pushed into the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants injured at least 35 Israeli soldiers at an army base, Gaza residents said.
Comments by Ukrainians and Russians Thursday on developments in Ukraine's disputed presidential election:
Nigeria's government denied responsibility for a delay in pulling its forces out of the disputed Bakassi peninsula as a deadline set by the United Nations expired and a new timetable was awaited.
Steve Webb tells the BBC he will not run for the Lib Dem leadership - backing home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.
THE HAGUE -- The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, led by the United Nations, told Dutch authorities yesterday to feed a hunger-striking Serb nationalist leader intravenously if it becomes necessary to save his life.
Nukes and gases may be on Bin Laden's wish list, but explosives that can be easily smuggled on board airliners are accessible and potentially devastating
Those who have watched the live telecast of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s speech in the Knesset detailing his proposal for unilateral Gaza evacuation of illegal Israeli settlements
Despite missing 23 scholarship players due to suspension and injury, Florida State played with verve and passion behind a feisty Coach Bobby Bowden but came up short Monday.
Less than a week after  announcing its newest initiative with Apple Computer, the Walt  Disney Co. has sold more than 125,000 feature film downloads  via iTunes.
IN an embarrassing blow for George W. Bush, the tough former New York police chief he chose to take charge of homeland security was forced to withdraw his nomination at the weekend after admitting he failed to pay taxes for a nanny who appears to have
For 21-year-old Kelsy Martin, two words &#151; \
The Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group made a profit of $269 million in the third quarter, even though worldwide sales and revenues declined, contributing to a $1.
The exit from the world stage of Palestinian leader and icon Yasser Arafat will mark the end of a turbulent era, and the beginning of a period of uncertainty and possible instability in the volatile cauldron of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The $7.2 billion sale of The Rouse Co. marks the end of a fiercely independent real estate and shopping mall company that oversaw America&#39;s 20th Century migration from
BRUXELLES, il 5 novembre 2004 - Il governo iracheno non ha ancora stabilito una data precisa per le elezioni el&#39;unico dato certo e&#39; che le consultazioni elettorali si svolgeranno, come previsto, nel mese di gennaio.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday made his strongest endorsement yet for his friend US President George W. Bush, saying &quot;international terrorism&quot; will claim victory over the international antiterrorism coalition if Bush loses.
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The Bush administration said Thursday it is confident new restrictions set by lawmakers on $50 million in military aid to Pakistan will not prevent it from providing the money.
Hopes for a September round of of six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis were evaporating on Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was
After Hurricane Katrina inundated his city, as Mayor Ray Nagin surveyed what was already being called the nation's worst natural disaster, press secretary Sally Forman asked if he was OK, she writes in a new book on the man and the post-storm chaos.
Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage for   him to be chosen as prime minister next week.
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, whose admission that he lied to the country about Hungary's economy led to huge street protests, won a vote of confidence in parliament Friday.Comment
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Scientists gather to discuss their preferred targets for the next \
Medical-products company's earnings remain dependably steady.
Medical researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered potential stem cells in the pancreas, a finding that could lead to new treatments for diabetes.
Three-time winner Paula Radcliffe will run in April's London Marathon as part of her build-up to the Beijing Olympics.
Britain's business leaders gather for their annual conference in Birmingham this week, with the thorny issues of European bureaucracy and jobs outsourcing set to dominate debate.
Chelsea manager Avram Grant is counting on a much-improved performance from his players when they go out to protect their long unbeaten record at home against Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Palestinians retrieved belongings from the rubble of dozens of homes and work crews patched up roads and water pipes Saturday &#151; the aftermath of Israel's 17-day military offensive, the deadliest in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting.
The trial of suspected mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea resumed with a defence lawyer saying the only defendant to have admitted to a minor role in the alleged putsch would spectacularly change his testimony.
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Coping with another inept offensive showing, the Chicago Bears were ready to change quarterbacks again Friday, while trying to patch up an injury-depleted line.
IN THE land of the football derby, only the result counts. The past five years and the attendant misery have reminded Everton fans of that point, and they turned up at Goodison Park yesterday seeking nothing except the right result.
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Did the Democrats play into President Bush\u00c2\u0092s hands when Senator Edward M. Kennedy said Monday night that the president should have been ashamed of his speech?
The Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell today sought to draw a line under its reserves scandal by announcing plans to spend $15bn (\u00c2\u00a38.4bn) a year to replenish reserves and develop production in its oil and gas business.
BLOOMINGTON -- The local Salvation Army will benefit from a nationwide program announced Friday by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wal-Mart pledged to match, up to $1 million, red kettle donations given at Wal-Mart and Sam&#39;s Clubs through Christmas Eve.
Barrel racer Kelly Maben of Spur, Texas, won her second straight round in the National Finals Rodeo on Sunday night, topping the competition with a 13.92-second run - the first sub 14-second mark in three rounds.
China will maintain a stable monetary and yuan policy as it tries to keep inflation in check, state media cited a central banker as saying, amid resurgent speculation Beijing may tinker with the rigidly held currency.
Six foreign medics are sentenced to death in Libya for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with HIV.
Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden said Sunday that the open date comes at a good time for his team, especially after four tough ball games to open the season.
What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favor in the new year.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday he is open to temporarily expanding Fannie Mae's  and Freddie Mac's  investments into 'jumbo' mortgages to ease housing stress, but only with stronger oversight.
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Influential rock bands The Doors  and the Grateful Dead will receive lifetime achievement Grammy  Awards next year, along with jazz saxophone player Ornette  Coleman and the late opera singer Maria Callas, organizers said  on Tuesday.
Veritas gets KVS&#39;s Enterprise Vault, an app that archives business-critical data held within Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Office, and file systems.
The spectacular sell-off in the US bond market this week is a macroeconomic event not just a financial market event, with consequences for the rate and composition of US growth and the conduct of monetary policy.
New federal guidelines will leave sensitive wetlands unprotected, according to environmental advocates.
Roger Clemens has hired a powerhouse Washington lawyer, Lanny A. Breuer, who represented former President Clinton during his impeachment hearings.
European Commission is looking into claims that Intel has been pressuring Europe's largest computer chain.
PORTSMOUTH - Five former or current city residents are among the individuals the Internal Revenue Service is looking for because their income tax refund checks could not be delivered.
UEFA have approved plans for artificial pitches to be used at national and club level from the 2005/06 season, European soccer&#39;s governing body said on Wednesday.
Rock star Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, are ordered to pay their former chef compensation.
Airline passengers bore the brunt of unusually heavy snow in England and Wales Thursday, which forced the temporary closure of runways at several airports and caused disruption on roads and rails.
Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales despite High Street gloom, reports suggest.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Yasser Arafat made a rare admission of mistakes on Wednesday and urged reforms to end corruption after an unprecedented wave of turmoil.
JOHANNESBURG -- Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai, who launched a powerful grass-roots environmental movement nearly 30 years ago by planting trees in her backyard, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for work that also involved empowering women and fighting government corruption.
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By Richard Read, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 4--Sixteen executives of a company you've never heard of flew 6,500  miles recently to Portland, eager to sell you a television.   The top managers of China's TCL Corp.
After three stinging reversals for lower courts, the Supreme Court seems poised to deliver another rebuke on Monday.
Biter bit Comment Qualcomm had yet another setback in the courtroom this week, as Broadcom was awarded $19.64m in damages for incorporating Broadcom technology in its baseband chips and software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For Tony Blair, sorry seems to be the hardest word. A day after the prime minister expressed regret about bad intelligence on Iraq, delegates at the Labour Party&#39;s annual
Ministro a Les Echos: prolungare vita lavorativa in Italia
Internet service provider Wanadoo has launched the latest salvo in the broadband price wars in the UK.
These Baltimore Orioles have suddenly turned into heart-stoppers. After four breathtaking games against playoff contender Boston this week, the Orioles appeared
The European Commission officially launches an investigation into whether Italian airline Alitalia is receiving illegal state aid.

The dancers never stop at the Bada Bing, but they took an hour off at its real-world counterpart to watch the final episode of \
The Denver Broncos fired David Gibbs as defensive backs coach Wednesday and replaced him with assistant Jimmy Spencer, a former Broncos safety.
Mark Hughes took over as manager of Blackburn Rovers on Friday but will still lead Wales in its next two World Cup qualifying games.
Gary Megson was dismissed as West Bromwich Albion manager on Tuesday, just hours after saying he would quit at the end of the season, Britain&#39;s Press Association reported.
BERKELEY, Calif.  - The United States has nothing  to fear from rapidly growing technology markets in China and  India, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Friday.
France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday.
Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner, who survived a takeover bid and a shareholder rebellion aimed at his ouster earlier this year, announced plans yesterday to retire in 2006
The White House said Monday it does not believe Italy paid a ransom to gain the release of two aide workers kidnapped in Iraq.
Gil Meche pitches a five-hitter for his second career shutout and Raul Ibanez hits a two-run shot to lead Seattle over Boston 2-0 Sunday.
Just four days before Halloween, the full moon will disappear from the sky tonight, likely leaving a bloody facsimile behind. Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be alarmed; it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just another lunar eclipse, the third visible in North America in the past two years.
Partnership with Dassault Systemes on free online application will enable people to build and share virtual 3D structures.
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FedEx (FDX ) raised raised its 2005 profit forecast for a second time. The package-delivery giant sees $4.40 to $4.60 earnings per share, vs.
MONTREAL (CP) - An act of mass murder at a Montreal university 15 years ago continues to have a profound impact across Canada, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Sunday, as Vancouver residents built a peace symbol to remember the women killed by a gunman.
Cool concept cars from Toyota and Honda compete with slick new designs from Lotus and Aston Martin. Bruce Gain reports from Geneva.
Albany-- Just days after an Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld addressed a complaint about he lack of armor for military Humvees, Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss is speaking out about the issue.
Chinese bloggers may soon have to reveal their real names when registering their blog accounts.
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rPath linux has issued an update to their packages for PHP, PHP-MySQL and PHP-PGSql to correct issues that could make it possible for a remote user to gain unauthorized access.   his fixes some vulnerabilities, where some have unknown impacts and others can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions or by malicious people to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.   References and links to the update information can be found in their original advisory.
No compromise on functionality? Review Ultra-slim phones are a gimmick, right? Yes, they're mere millimetres from front to back, but in shaving off around half the thickness of a standard candybar, the phone makers must have compromised on the skinny handset's feature set, surely? Sony Ericsson's Walkman-branded W880 is now readily available - we look at how well it measures up.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The deal, if consummated, would give Cendant the technology it needs to shed its dependence on an aging system and business model that it&#39;s relied upon to distribute airfares and hotel reservations.
Barry Bonds hit his 726th home run Tuesday night, pulling within 29 of Hank Aaron's career record.
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Dr. Robert Jarvik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate.
What New England lacks in sunshine, it makes up for in wind. So after you roll up your cellphone's solar panel for the winter, wouldn't it be great to plug in a turbine that does the job just as effectively?
Investintech&#39;s Able2Extract sofware lets users view and convert PDF data into formatted Excel spreadsheets.  Great for data and trend analysis - a real time saver! Try it free.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf prepared for talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy after urging Europe to stand by his crisis-ridden country and promising free and fair elections.
The Los Angeles Opera's upcoming season will feature several productions directed by famed filmmakers including Woody Allen, David Cronenberg and William Friedkin.
On one level, horse racing in Britain appears to be on a roll: it is a multi-million pound industry employing 100,000 people. More horses are competing for more prize money at more fixtures and watched by more punters than ever before.
By The Associated Press  HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Sierra Club asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday to ban industrial and household detergents containing a class of toxic chemical compounds that can cause male fish to develop certain female characteristics.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to step into a dispute over the Bush administration's promotion of federal financing for faith-based charities.
The German government said on Monday a law penalizing people for displaying Nazi symbols might need to be changed after a court fined a man for selling anti-Nazi T-shirts and badges bearing swastikas.
South Africa investigates reports that 137 delegates to an Aids forum in Canada are seeking asylum.
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WEST PALM BEACH, United States : Annika Sorenstam shot an even-par 72 to maintain a slight lead heading into the final round of the one million dollar ADT Championship.
Your data center gets the job done today, but how will it handle increasing demands of the future, especially fundamentals such as power and cooling?
The Miami Dolphins have filed a lawsuit in federal court against running back Ricky Williams, who an arbitrator ruled owes the team more than $8.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida  - Florida halted executions on Friday after a medical examiner found that it took a condemned killer 34 minutes to die from a lethal injection because the needles were inserted improperly.
A US judge has rejected a request to dismiss charges against the main defendants in the Balco steroid case. Victor Conte, head of the Balco lab south of San Francisco, had asked the court to dismiss charges against him.
A work ofart Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (aka TomKat) have kept 19-week-old daughter Suri well out of the public eye, but the world was given an unusual preview of the much-speculated over sprog with a bronze cast commemorating her first poop popping up on eBay.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US military is investigating allegations a Marine shot and killed an unarmed, wounded Iraqi insurgent in the battle for Fallujah.
BAGHDAD - British troops and armor rolled north from Basra yesterday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up US troops for a widely expected attack on the Iraqi rebel-held city of Fallujah.
SAMARRA (Iraq): With renewe d wave of skirmishes between the Iraqi insurgents and the US-led coalition marines, several people including top police officers were put to death on Saturday.
Manchester City is investigating an incident at the club&#39;s Christmas party Sunday when midfielder Joey Barton is alleged to have injured a youth team player&#39;s eye with a cigar.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is planning his first campaign trip to Iowa next month, a sign that he is considering competing in the early voting state where social conservatives dominate the GOP caucuses.
AT&T Inc  said on Tuesday it saw  softness in its consumer business, spooking investors who  thought telecoms would be sheltered from the U.S. economic  slowdown and helping drive the Standard & Poor's 500 stocks  index to its worst five-day start to a year ever.
Duke University on Monday named a Harvard researcher as the first woman to lead its medical school, which also makes her the only female at the helm of one of the nation's Top 10 medical schools.
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So long to WiMax ISP Kent-based wireless ISP Telabria Ltd has called in the liquidators and has begun selling off its network assets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Senate narrowly rejected legislation on Wednesday that would have given military detainees the right to protest their detention in federal court
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The rear wheels of a chartered Amtrak train carrying the Washington Nationals\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0went off the track\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0early Tuesday, but no one was injured.
Jermain Defoe claims he is still on cloud nine after his first senior England goal on his full debut for his country in Poland on Wednesday.
The food industry hits back at government plans to tackle obesity by introducing new food  labels and advert bans.
Brussels masterminds a Smurf invasion of Germany and France even as the blue-skinned creatures turn 50 and contemplate revealing intimate secrets
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who made the Pro Bowl a year ago, could miss the remainder of the season with a severe hamstring injury.
A spokesperson for NTL has declined to comment on reports that it is to sell its Irish division.
A 17-year-old boy shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend at a central Michigan high school on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself in the head, police said.
Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday posted a 78 percent jump in quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts as stronger demand for its military
A swarm of investigations has raised questions about the integrity and leadership of Israel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s prime minister, Ehud Olmert.
Oil giant BP searched for skilled workers and steel pipe Tuesday to replace badly corroded transit lines that this week forced the shutdown of operations at the largest oil field in the U.S.
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NEW YORK - Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and oil prices topping $48 per barrel sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday as investors moved to protect their recent gains. The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 115 points...
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Three decades after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter experimented with solar panels on the White House roof, grim U.N. warnings about climate change may kick-start wider global use of renewable energy.
Baltimore\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mayor and City Council contend that Wells Fargo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lending practices discriminated against black borrowers and led to a wave of foreclosures.
German semi-conductors giant Infineon's earnings rose sharply in the first three months of its current business year, but solely as a result of one-off factors and said the outlook for the second quarter was ...
LONDON: The Vijay Singh show, a long-running golf blockbuster in 2004, could earn one more rave review by the end of this week. Fijian Singh, firmly established as the game&#39;s most dominant player, has a golden
Ancora un premio per Kak&agrave;. Il brasiliano del Milan &egrave; stato eletto migliore calciatore ...
A European Union court is expected to rule Wednesday on whether it will temporarily suspend a sanction requiring Microsoft to alter its flagship product.
Damien Duff grabs the winner as Chelsea beat Man Utd in their Carling Cup semi-final.
The U.S.-Iraqi offensive in the city about 65 miles north of Baghdad largely overwhelms rebel forces during a night and day of occasionally intense fighting.
President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
The interactive marketing specialist is snapping up Smarter.com's parent.
A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb yesterday next to a US military convoy west of Baghdad, killing eight Marines and wounding nine.
European stock markets mostly fell in afternoon trading, with only London holding on to gains won earlier in the day, as dealers sat tight ahead of a long holiday weekend in Britain.
MISSOULA, Mont. -- The memory is two years old, and on Friday night it was 2,000 miles away in Amherst, Mass. But Don Brown could only shake his head and laugh at the trip he had taken in his head coaching career at the University of Massachusetts.
Trend-setting U.S. architect Philip  Johnson, whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban  landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on  Wednesday.
BANGKOK, Dec. 24 -- The Thai political party allied with deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Monday that it has recruited enough other parties to form a coalition government following its success in the country's first election since a 2006 coup.
Aaron Harang pitched his second career shutout and Ryan Freel had a career-high five hits to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.
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Quietly last year, after a round of harsh criticism, a Bush  administration proposal to sell national forest land appeared to die.  The sales would have generated funds to extend for five years a program that directed money to rural localities with forest land within their boundaries.
Thai-Muslim citizens check for names their relatives who died after the Monday&#39;s riot erected outside a military camp in Pattani province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.
Indicato dal ministero dell'Economia per sostituire Petroni
It is hard not to imagine trying to customize someone else\u00c2\u0092s holiday dinner so it works a little better with what is in your head.
Six medics jailed in Libya for infecting children with HIV arrive in Bulgaria and are pardoned by the president.
Haiti announces polls to fill the power vacuum left after President Aristide was controversially ousted.
Wipro Technologies, the global services arm of Indian outsourcing company Wipro Ltd., plans to open a software development center in Atlanta, the company said.
Until recently, the struggle over Iraq&#39;s election date has divided along sectarian lines. Sunnis, whose religious authorities
The Anglican Church in Uganda is to stay away from the Lambeth Conference, a meeting of the world's Anglican bishops.
Nextel Communications Inc. and Sprint Corp. are negotiating a possible merger, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
Hackers, spammers and spies go into overdrive in December and January, when unsuspecting neophytes unwrap new computers, connect to the Internet, and, too often, get hit with viruses, spyware and other nefarious programs.
Oil prices surged briefly to a record high of 50 US dollars per barrel on Monday as the petroleum production in the Gulf of Mexico will not return to normal quickly after
Michael K. Powell, the Federal Communications Commission chairman known for cracking down on raunchy media but insisting on a light touch regulating new technologies and big corporate mergers, said yesterday he would resign in March.
After Andy Roddick&#39;s first-round thrashing of wild-card Scoville Jenkins -- he lost only four games, his best effort ever here in 20 matches at the Open -- Roddick was asked about
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned Russia could re-deploy weapons if Moscow's concerns were not heeded.
Obese people have double the risk of losing their sight, a report has warned.
NEW YORK  Wall Street stocks plunged at the open, extending a global rout as panic reached new heights despite the Federal Reserve's biggest emergency interest rate cut in more than two decades.
PORTLAND, Ore., (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail  Blazers have suspended forward Darius Miles for two games for  conduct detrimental to the team and insubordination.
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG   missed forecasts with a 42 percent drop in  fourth-quarter net profit, hit by generic competition and a  one-off restructuring charge, sending its shares lower.
Iran reiterated its legal right today to produce fissile uranium for nuclear energy, seizing on a rift between nuclear weapons states that want to slow the spread of such
Loves the jobs you hate? If you've ever been confronted with a spill of beryllium particles (and let's face it, who hasn't, from time to time) you'll know that sweeping the little blighters up is tricky work.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ATHENS, Greece - LeBron James eyed Shawn Marion's pass coming toward him and made a split-second decision to redirect the ball. One nifty touch pass later, Dwyane Wade converted it into a layup...
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville is among those sued by an actor who claims he was not paid for performing a stunt.
COVENTRY, Vt. - Tens of thousands of fans screamed and danced Saturday in a fantasyscape of upside-down trees and silver sculptures for the first in a series of farewell concerts by the jam band Phish...
An investigation is held into allegations of civilian casualties from British troop gunfire in Afghanistan.
Damien Martyn blasted an unbeaten 80 as Australia powered to 245-4 at tea in the first day of the third Test in Nagpur. He was ably supported by Darren Lehman, who made a quickfire 70 before being dismissed
Relief efforts in the Philippines faced delays Sunday for survivors of Typhoon Durian, as fears grew of a rising death toll in the archipelago nation from last week's storm.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez vowed to thwart what he says is an opposition plot to stage a coup and \
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan wanted to know the challenges of our time and whether reform within the UN is necessary to meet the challenges of new threats.
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher believes Andrew Flintoff \
Israel will likely begin a crackdown on Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank when U.S. President George W. Bush visits the region next week, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's deputy said on Friday.
As the tournament prepares to begin on Monday, Serena Williams finds herself in a peculiar position: playing the role of favorite, with little pressure to win.
The Philadelphia 76ers extended their  home-court domination of the Miami Heat with a 96-85 victory on  Wednesday. Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 28 points as  Philadelphia scored their 13th home win in 15 tries against  Miami.
Parcheggiare senza muovere un dito, freno automatico per chi non si accorge del pericolo. Ecco le ultime tecnologie
Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s &quot;Baseball talent&quot; Suzuki Ichiro (31,\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Seattle Mariners) has leapfrogged 84 years of outdated records of \u00e2\u0080\u009cmost hits in a season\u00e2\u0080\u009d and stepped into the 260-hit peak.
The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court will present evidence next week of alleged war crimes committed in the Darfur region of Sudan, the court announced Thursday.
Congressional action on legislation  to pressure China into raising the value of its currency could  be delayed until October because of other pending issues,  congressional aides said on Tuesday.
Il primo febbraio a Roma con abito simbolo collezione
The biotechnology revolution is shaking up the pet world. First came a cloned cat. Then came the fish genetically engineered to glow. Now, a Los Angeles company is exploiting the latest in biotechnology to create cats genetically engineered to be nearly free from the allergy-causing proteins that plague millions of people.
Bartolo Colon turned around his first season with the Anaheim Angels when Jose Molina was behind the plate.
WASHINGTON A US Food and Drug Administration official on Friday &quot;categorically&quot; rejected accusations that the agency had failed to protect the public against dangerous drugs, especially Merck&#39;s Vioxx painkiller.
Science & environment: The most successful revival of a British bird species notches up another two records.
It took courage for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to take questions from troops during a pep talk in Kuwait Wednesday. It also took courage for the troops to ask tough questions of a high-ranking official.
Consueto commento al campionato sul sito di Alessandro Del Piero. \
A rare 11th century rock crystal ewer, misidentified as a 19th Century French claret jug, has sold for 220,000 pounds ($428,800) at auction, more than one thousand times its pre-sale estimate, the Art Newspaper said on Monday.
By Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 27--WASILLA -- As state officials draft rules for the new Knik River Public Use Area, they're calling on the public to help.
NEW YORK - Jermaine O&#39;Neal can play in the Indiana Pacers&#39; game on Saturday against the Pistons and two more games, but then he&#39;ll be in limbo when his case to shorten his 25-game suspension to 15 goes back to court Thursday.
The father of a baby girl snatched from  the womb of her strangled mother greeted the infant as a  miracle as the two were united after a grisly murder that  gripped the United States, a Kansas hospital said on Saturday.
Pounding his hands into the turf, Bobby Martin propelled his 3-foot body across the field the way he once chased high school quarterbacks.
Four people were today arrested following an apparent attempt to drive a burning car into Glasgow airport.
Starbucks Corp. said on Monday it has formed its own record label that will develop music offerings to be sold both in the chain's coffee shops and through traditional music retailers.
Original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is to reunite with the rock band for a North American summer tour.
(Source: AT&T)  Having migrated to IP, companies must now bring out the value of their IT assets through application integration.
A roadside bomb targets a bus in Algeria, killing one man and injuring at least nine others, all staff of a US firm.
Chelsea needed late goals from Dutchman Arjen Robben and England&#39;s Joe Cole to earn a 2-0 win at Portsmouth and extend their lead in the Premier League to eight points on Tuesday.
A South Korean embassy official who met with John Kerry fund-raisers to talk about creating a political group for Korean-Americans was in fact a spy for his country, raising concerns among U.S. officials that he or Seoul may have tried to influence the fall presidential election.
For the average person, gaining entry to a Manhattan nightclub can be an exquisite form of cruelty. PartyBuddys whisks clients past the velvet ropes.
The debate over violence in Islamic cultures is swelling, with suggestions that the problem lies in the way Islam is being interpreted.
A strong performance from  Mercedes-Benz helps Daimler to report a net profit of 4bn euros for 2007.
WASHINGTON Fannie Mae promised Monday to take sweeping action after its regulator found accounting problems, vowing to increase the mortgage giant&#39;s capital, recalculate key transactions back to 2001 and tighten internal controls.
Comedian and actor Bill Cosby pledged at least &#36;1 million for a planned U.S. National Slavery Museum.
The film version of 1980s TV hit Dallas could be turned into a comedy after talks with a new director.
Stamani proseguono gli accertamenti clinici
Police investigating the Berkshire rail disaster believe the motorist involved may have driven on to the track to commit suicide. Police sources said the man&#39;s car looked as if it had been deliberately parked
An Indian soldier kills his senior in Rajouri district Indian-administered Kashmir, the police say.
Stocks declined sharply today as mixed post-Thanksgiving results from retailers fed into concerns about the slowing economy.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under heavy attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.
Nine athletes and a coach at Iona College contracted an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, which has spread through schools nationwide, health officials said Friday.
Lawmakers voted Friday to keep the German military committed to the U.S.-led war on terrorism for another year, renewing a mandate under which Germans are involved in maritime patrols in the Mediterranean and ...
Matt Hasselbeck returned from injury to toss three touchdown passes and lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-24 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on a snowy evening in the Pacific Northwest on Monday.
The anniversary of Saddam Hussein&#39;s capture was marked with a day of violence when a suicide car bomber struck in Baghdad yesterday killing at least 13 people.
LISBON, Dec 3  The chairman of European champions Porto was detained for questioning today as part of an investigation into alleged attempts to influence referees.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's most revered Shi'ite leader  persuaded a rebel cleric Thursday to accept a deal ending a  three-week uprising in Najaf, after returning to the holy city  amid bloody clashes that killed at least 74 people.
Sony Corporation and Samsung Electronics have agreed to share patents on technology used in the development of new products. The agreement will involve a wide range of commercial licenses but will not include
Online malls operated by airlines and hotel companies offer shoppers frequent flier miles or bonus points for purchases made through the sites.
Prominent British Muslims arrived in Kuwait on Saturday en route to Baghdad to plead for the release of 62-year-old engineer Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamist militants nine days ago.
Vudu launches the movie box that an army of blogger pundits have already declared a failure. But the device may feed into frustrations with the cable co's set top box.
Combinazione: 8, 22, 36, 43, 76, 77 Jolly 23 Superstar 88
A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt &#151; more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old.
Plugged into the tubes and puffing ventilators of a life-support machine far from home, his vitality draining away, this was not the end that Yasser Arafat saw for himself.
Europeans visiting the U.S. may be required to fill out an online questionnaire two days before entering the country.
Eleven years after the Church of England began ordaining women as priests, its general synod met Wednesday to discuss whether to allow females to become bishops.
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Gays across France celebrated the launch  of the country's first television channel for homosexuals on  Monday, anticipating a pink mixture of fashion, travel, talk,  cult movies, music and soap operas.
Bibles should be put in hotel rooms during the 2008 Beijing Olympics to clear up foreigners' misconceptions about religion in China, Chinese media quoted a political adviser as saying.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched the first Mideast peace initiative since the death of Yasser Arafat, arriving for meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about a London conference.
New Orleans' St. Charles streetcar  rumbled and clanked through the Big Easy on Tuesday for the  first time since Hurricane Katrina shut down the world's oldest  continuously running line 16 months ago.
US interest rates should rise to forestall future price pressures, Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto said on Friday, while conceding that inflation did not pose a major threat now.
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins claims bronze to become the first Briton to win three medals in one Olympics since 1964.
Whether big or small, high in the sky or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb, someone in the Austrian capital will find out.
President of the self-proclaimed republic of Transdniestria Igor Smirnov has issued a warning about the possibility of relations between Chisinau and Tiraspol being severed.
As the world mobilizes to provide aid for nations devastated by an earthquake, Mississippi charities and religious organizations are working to help the disaster victims.
iraffes evolved long necks to browse in trees high above the competition. That is as plain as the explanation the wolf in granny clothing gave Little Red Riding Hood for his big teeth: &quot;The better to eat you with, my dear.
South Africa urged the United States on Saturday to abide by an agreement of the Group of 20 economic powers for an open and transparent appointment of the new head of the World Bank.
Many voters may not be aware that New York City has an election this year.
The US Navy is investigating photos posted on the Internet that appear to depict abuse of Iraqi detainees during their capture in May 2003 by Navy special forces, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
Steven Gerrard&#39;s glorious strike against Olympiakos on Wednesday night was so good that Sven-Goran Eriksson watched countless reruns of it in his Soho Square office yesterday.
Apple Computer Inc.'s blow-out  quarterly results had investors cheering on Thursday, but  Apple's profitability could weaken as the Mac and iPod maker  goes after lower-priced consumer markets that it has shunned in  its nearly 30 years of existence, analysts said.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops and aircraft hit hard at Palestinian militants this weekend, killing at least 12 in a massive Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip's largest refugee camp, as masked Hamas gunmen vowed more rocket attacks on Israeli towns.    About 2,000 soldiers have taken control of a 5-mile-deep chunk of northern Gaza to counter militants firing homemade rockets into Israel...
Osama bin Laden has resurfaced with a new message urging insurgent groups in Iraq to avoid divisions and unite to defeat the US-led coalition.
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BT grows global presence but shares fall as investors doubt former monopoly can play in US market. LONDON  - BT Group PLC will buy Infonet Services Corp.
E a 155,82 yen nei primi scambi della mattinata
At least 15 people died in a series of seven earthquakes that struck northwest Japan yesterday, collapsing homes and highways, cutting power and derailing a high- speed ``bullet&#39;&#39; train.
British songstress Lily Allen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Fashion Line for England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s New Look clothing chain debuts today. The collection, inspired by Allen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own wardrobe, features pieces ranging from $10-$100 in sizes 6-18. (respond)  Think you'll check it out?
Carlisle is said to have been completely cut off after severe flooding forces the closure of all routes into the city.
Michael Jackson is spending his first night in hospital suffering from \
Blog: Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield offers a tip on how to get around Chinese blocking of Yahoo's photo-sharing site.
When the government charged  Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry with  misconduct and suspended him, it seriously underestimated his  refusal to be cowed.
Far from instantly healing transatlantic tensions, a John Kerry presidency could present Europeans with an agonizing new dilemma on Iraq, the head of a leading think-tank said Monday.
A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said its third-quarter earnings rose 45 percent as growing demand for rooms helped drive revenue up 9 percent.
FDA has launched a review of its records of the August 2001 withdrawal from the market of Bayer&#39;s statin Baycol in light of allegations made last week that the pharmaceutical company was aware of the risks associated with the drug but failed to inform FDA
Marwan Barghouti, a popular Palestinian figure who was jailed, has dropped out of the race to succeed Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat.
The principle of states&#39; rights faced a stiff challenge at the US Supreme Court yesterday, as the justices tried to decide whether federal drug laws should trump a California
QUARTZSITE, Arizona  - When the first icy blasts of winter lash the northern United States, the desert floor around this small Arizona town starts to fill from horizon to horizon.
Invasive species appear to be killing off crucial segments of the Great Lakes food web, from large predator fish to tiny freshwater shrimp, an environmental group said Thursday.
Troubled Serbia-Montenegro champion Red Star Belgrade on Saturday named Ratko Dostanic its new coach, signing him on for a three-year contract, the club said.
Viacom Inc.'s Infinity radio unit  expects ribald morning talk show host Howard Stern to remain  with the company through the end of his contract, which expires  at the end of next year, a top executive said on Tuesday.
Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister, are expected to concede in Belfast today that another Northern Ireland peace process initiative has ended in frustrating failure.
One of the alleged ringleaders of the March 11 train bombings in Madrid was one of seven suspects who blew themselves up during a police raid on their apartment, Spain's interior ministry said Friday.
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Il Casale ha battuto la Sibilla Cuma 4-3 ai rigori (0-0 al 90') nella finale dei play off del campio...
Gian Michele Gentile, avvocato di fiducia della Lazio, &egrave; intervenuto a Tele Radio Stereo rass...
Ex-ambassador defiant in libel row Former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray has vowed to carry on making allegations against billionaire Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov, despite attempts to silence him and his supporters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two former executives of Computer Associates International, who have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, have agreed to pay a total $387,470 to settle related civil charges in a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the big
Derrick Blaylock made a promising bid to win the New York Jets' starting running back job, while Chad Pennington probably remains the favorite at quarterback &#151; even though he didn't play.
The first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress, Rep. John Murtha took pride in politicking quietly, behind the scenes, with Republicans and fellow Democrats alike. Washington has become more deeply partisan since Murtha was swept into office more than 30 years ago, and so has Murtha &amp;#151; in a very public way.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he is recovering well and that the worst of his health crisis is behind him.
Trading deadlines in the NFL usually come and go without any deals. But it has been the year of the trade in the league and that continued Tuesday, when three significant deals were made to beat the 4 pm deadline.
+3,9% traffico Fiumicino, vola Ciampino con low cost
Italy's government tried to reassure an  anguished nation Thursday that two women hostages in Iraq were  most likely still alive, saying an Islamist group's claim to  have killed them was \
Cemusa has started installing 330 newsstands under its new citywide street-furniture franchise.
Yahoo Inc has agreed a deal to provide  targeted display advertising on T-Mobile's Internet service Web  'n' walk in Britain, the two groups said on Thursday.
After four rounds of the auction, only one bid has emerged for the block of frequencies meant to combine national wireless voice and data service with communications for public safety agencies.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced threats on Thursday from inside and outside his already shaky coalition that could bring down the Israeli government, force early elections and delay his Gaza withdrawal plan.
Physicians are among the most trusted professionals in America, but a new survey shows that when it comes to dealing with colleagues' mistakes or incompetence, many doctors abandon the high standards they espouse.
Analysis: Is a government move to cut off broadband for illegal downloaders enforcable?
Black pepper could lead to better treatments for a disfiguring skin condition that affects about 1 percent of the world's population, British researchers said on Thursday.
Following the lead of Jay Leno and Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien, the late-night cable comedy duo will return in early January.
Exiled former premier Benazir Bhutto met with party colleagues Friday in London to decide whether to quit negotiating with President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on a power-sharing deal that would end military rule in Pakistan.
ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - Accoglienza natalizia nelle strutture dei Missionari Oblati: un pasto caldo e un tetto, calore umano, affetto e accompagnamento negli studi e nella formazione professionale per adolescenti e ragazzi di strada Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Sono centinaia i ragazzi e i giovani che beneficiano dell\u00c2\u0092impegno sociale dei Missionari Oblati di maria Immacolata (OMI) in Corea del Sud. In vista del Natale, i religiosi hanno potenziato il loro programma di accoglienza e ac...
China's military buildup is tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait, CIA Director Porter Goss said on Wednesday in an ominous new assessment of the Asian giant's rising power.
not from books, movies or a TV miniseries, but because he was there. He remembers Dec. 16, 1944, when the field phone rang in the command
The structure of a joint UN-AU force for Darfur is agreed which is hoped will address Sudan's concerns.
By Michael Howie home affairs correspondent  A SCOTS couple is facing extradition to the US following an international police operation into the supply of chemicals used to make crystal meth in secret drug factories.
In the dim confines of the time-worn Wing Woo grocery, a short hop from Hong Kong's gleaming financial towers, Kwan Moon-chiu, 73, quietly arranges supplies of salted-fish and eggs, knowing his store's days are numbered.
Microsoft Corp. unveiled on Sunday a  new brand name for its Internet-based television platform, a  service deployed by 10 companies including AT&T Inc.
Crude oil futures slid further Thursday, as concerns over supplies ahead of a cold Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US inventories.
The events of the days leading up to Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s flight of SpaceShipOne had generated considerable momentum for space tourism and commercial space development in general.
Inform, educate and rip off The BBC has suspended all phone-in competitions across its television, radio, internet and interactive services following a damning internal inquiry into editorial failures.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
VANCOUVER (CP) - Operators of the controversial Vernon, B.C. halfway house whose residents were linked to three killings were stampeded into closing it even though there's no evidence of negligence, The Canadian Press has learned.
The FTSE 100 closed firmer Friday, but off session peaks which saw the index hit a new 7-year intra day high, with financials putting in a strong performance amid hopes the long-running ABN Amro saga could be closer to a resolution.
A renegade general in DR Congo says he will integrate 500 of his fighters into the army as a gesture of goodwill.
Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.
UK technology agency Becta lodges an official complaint over Microsoft's school licensing agreements.
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), the world&#39;s largest retailer, reported a 12.7% rise in third-quarter earnings Tuesday, meeting Wall Street expectations.
The chief rival of interim President Hamid Karzai said he has evidence of organized fraud in Afghanistan&#39;s election and accused the UN-Afghan electoral commission on Monday of ignoring his complaints.
DUBAI: Snow blanketed mountains in the UAE, a rare occurrence in the normally warm, desert nation, meteorologists said yesterday. Heavy snow fell on the Hajar mountains, shocking residents in Ras Al Khaimah
Declaring himself &quot;here on business,&quot; hometown favorite Yao Ming joined Tracy McGrady and the rest of the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as they prepared for a pair of exhibition
Cyclone Gonu pummeled Oman on Wednesday, halting oil and gas exports for a second day and forcing thousands to flee the coast, but weakened as it moved through the Arabian Sea, a major route for Gulf oil shipments.
NEW YORK -- Alicia Rivera has no good supermarket within walking distance of her Brooklyn home. A leg injury keeps her from taking the bus, so every three weeks a friend picks her up and drives her to a different neighborhood to stock up on green peppers, milk, chicken wings, ground beef -- as mu...
Lewis Hamilton topped the times in the first practice ahead of Sunday&#39;s European Grand Prix.
Military lawyers concluded a pretrial hearing yesterday in the case of Pfc. Lynndie R. England, who became one of the most visible figures in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal
Buyout rumors bump appliance maker up 4.5%.
For the third straight year, the composite ACT college-entrance exam scores in Ohio remained unchanged.
New Real Madrid boss Marino Garcia Remon has very little time to turn things around if his out-of-sorts side are to halt their slide when they entertain Osasuna on Tuesday.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDeathbed\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a coolly thoughtful and taut meditation by the stylish playwright Mark Schultz.
Despite warnings, a considerable number of young Michigan children catch Salmonella from pet reptiles, a new study shows.
When Kiyoshi Baba stopped a top police officer for running a red light in Nepal, he was not only pushing a safety message far from his native Japan, he was also projecting Japanese influence abroad.
The European Union's chief negotiator in free trade talks with South Korea said Friday that the current round of negotiations has yielded significant advances but added that contentious issues such as automobiles were not discussed.
Citigroup Inc. shares on Monday suffered their biggest one-day percentage decline in 18 months after a prominent Wall Street analyst downgraded the world&#39;s largest
Il Gip di Catania ha convalidato gli arresti di otto dei nove minorenni fermati dopo gli incidenti d...
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - The Nigerian kidnappers of a three-year-old British girl have demanded money and negotiations to secure her release are about to start, the girl's mother told Reuters on Friday.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Democratic icon and a leading liberal voice, endorsed Barack Obama on Monday for the party's presidential nomination and called the young lawmaker an inspirational uniter.
The consumer products giant has created \u00e2\u0080\u009cCrescent Heights,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a new online soap opera that aims to reach young viewers where they watch most \u00e2\u0080\u0094 their PCs and cellphones.
Nvidia is buying graphics vendor Ageia Technologies, developer of the PhysX gaming engine.
Europe&#39;s golfers made it look easy to win on American soil when they carried home the Ryder Cup last month. Our racehorses may find the going rather more difficult on the dirt and turf of Lone Star Park in
Turkey&#39;s prime minister expressed confidence that the European Union&#39;s executive will recommend opening talks for his Muslim-majority country&#39;s membership this week, saying Sunday that admitting Turkey to the union would contribute to &quot;reconciliation
Mobile communications operators and banks joined forces to make it easier and cheaper for hundreds of millions of immigrants and migrant workers to send money home by using their mobile phones.
A British cultural organization accused Russian authorities on Wednesday of harassing its staff and said it had temporarily closed its offices in St. Petersburg.
BAGHDAD -- Gunmen yesterday kidnapped the head of the CARE humanitarian group in Iraq, a woman in her 60s who has been critical of the US-led invasion of Iraq and worked for three decades to improve living conditions here.
Prolonged deadlock over the  future of Serbia's Kosovo province could create instability in  the region, put U.N. achievements at risk and threaten U.N.  staff, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a new report.
Blog: The White House political spinmaster says high tech's spread will ultimately put more votes on the Republican side of the political ledger.
The downside of being on the road all the time is that I never get to read the same newspaper   every day.
As she walks into the ballroom of an airport hotel, 20 women offer a collective swoon.
The last time Johnny Damon was at the Network Associates Coliseum before Monday, he doesn&#39;t remember leaving. The date was Oct. 6, 2003.
Microsoft release today of two free security tools aimed at helping users remove spyware and other malicious code puts the company one step closer to directly competing with the industry's major security vendors.
By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. The airing of a tape of Osama bin Laden capped a week of bad news for President Bush that threatened to derail his candidacy in the final days of the presidential election
Lazio and Newcastle United will look to put a week of setbacks behind them when the two trophy contenders start the UEFA Cup group stage on Thursday.
Clima incandescente al Senato durante l&#39;ultima dichiarazione di voto sulla delega ambientale, quella del presidente della commissione Ambiente, Emiddio Novi. L&#39;opposizione ha protestato duramente e in maniera
Australia's prime minister and the United  Nations chief on Friday pledged continued support for East  Timor to ensure peace and stability in the tiny nation.
The government is expected to announce a 2% pay rise for England and Wales teachers, raising the threat of a strike.
By CHARLES BABINGTON WASHINGTON - E-mail records are missing for 51 of the 88 White House officials who had electronic message accounts with the Republican National Committee, the House Oversight Committee said Monday.
Floods that have killed 29 people in Mozambique have worsened and the government may call for international help to rescue more than 500,000 people threatened by the rising water, Prime Minister Luisa Diogo said on Friday.
Israeli scientists predict coral reefs could begin to collapse in as little as 30 years from now.
Police search for two men in connection with the murders of three people shot dead at a house in Hertfordshire.
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is named the winner of the Orange Prize for fiction.
As Spirit and Opportunity continue their treks through the Martian winter -- still on duty nearly a year after their arrivals, back down on Earth, NASA is already planning the robot rover that will follow them.
BAL HARBOUR, Fla. - Calling President Bush \
Ex-Nigerian military ruler Ibrahim Babangida will not be the ruling party's candidate in next year's polls.
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AVEZZANO (L&#39; AQUILA) - Una neonata venduta alla nascita per mille euro: i carabinieri di Avezzano hanno arrestato cinque persone, tra cui la madre ei genitori adottivi della piccola. Gli ordini di custodia
Ukrainian former Prime Minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, with his face disfigured by illness, speaks to the media during a news conference in Kiev, in this Friday, Nov.
Prosecutors want to bring Stanley S. Tollman to trial on charges relating to a $100 million bank fraud and tax evasion scheme.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast, the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, has added six new cable networks to its channel line-up in Albuquerque and will be adding one more in the next week.  Si TV, The mtn.
Media company Belo Corp. said yesterday that it will cut 250 jobs, mostly at its Dallas newspaper and TV station. A company spokesman said cuts will be made across Belo&#39;s operations,, though
When he was indicted in May, former Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman called fraud charges against him \
ST. JOHN&#39;S, NFLD. -- An environmental assessment panel predicted seven years ago how hard it would be to clean up oil spills from a project off Newfoundland that spilled 170,000 litres into the Atlantic last week.
The Nokia 9500 Communicator has been granted the IEEE 802-11b and WPA (Wireless Protected Access) certifications by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Il Parma che domenica sera scender&agrave; in campo contro l'Inter a San Siro &egrave; in piena emer...
Andy Pettitte was at home in Texas, packing all his clothes to be shipped to spring training.
India boosted their chances of qualifying for the Asia Cup field hockey semi-finals with a thrilling 3-2 victory over South Korea here.
The impact of rising interest rates and bad weather on stores will be seen as Marks & Spencer outlines recent trading.
A rocket fired from Gaza on Monday morning landed in an empty courtyard between a day care center and an elementary school in the Israeli border town of Sderot, said police officials there.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. - Stanford University Hospital says it will add beds and new staff to handle additional trauma patients after the region&#39;s busiest trauma center closes next month.
International Business Machines Corp IBM.N on Sunday announced a new computer server using its Power5 microprocessor tuned for the popular Linux operating system, as the No.
To describe Malden's Marcello Silva as a prolific goal scorer underplays the impact the senior striker is having this season. Through 10 games, Silva has been bagging goals at a remarkable rate (19 goals, 8 assists). Partnered with fellow senior Marcus Pizzetti (9 goals, 12 assists), coach Jeremiah Smith's team finds itself standing atop the GBL standings at 9-1, its ...
The Minnesota Timberwolves released guard Anthony Goldwire and forward Kasib Powell on Thursday, trimming their roster to 14 players.
BANDA ACEH (Indonesia): Sorties by relief planes from diverse vicinities of the world with US, UK and Pakistan atop got intensified in the Tsunamis-hit realms of Asia Wednesday as the men in the field came-out with an update awful figure of deaths to the
NATO on Wednesday urged Canada not to pull its troops from Afghanistan's dangerous Kandahar region and pledged to help find the 1,000 additional allied troops Ottawa is demanding.
From MIT's hallowed halls to tiny digital art academies in San Francisco, innovative new programs are changing the way game designers learn their craft. By Chris Kohler.
A state-owned Chinese company is at the center of a scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed by contaminated drugs.
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Kigali - Rwanda may have already launched a planned attack on rebels based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said on Tuesday, without making clear whether his army had yet entered the giant neighbouring country.
And cripples other traffic Tiscali has been forced to reverse a software installation on its bandwidth-throttling hardware, after it triggered complaints from customers who saw iTunes blocked during peak hours and other traffic slowed to a crawl.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British scientists have supported the  use of primates in medical research to improve human health and  reduce deaths from disease but only if no alternatives were  available.
Security forces released the head of Nigeria&#39;s main labor organization on Sunday after a brief detention, but a nationwide strike will go ahead as planned, a spokesman for the labor group said.
After an amendment offered by Sen. John Sununu (R - N.H.) made it feasible to extend a four-year extension on the existing ban on Internet-related taxes to seven years, the US Senate yesterday passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007, reportedly by another overwhelmingly positive vote.
As American scientists again won a majority of the Nobel Prizes this year, European officials said they're trying hard to close the trans-Atlantic gap in scientific research.
Stocks to watch on Wednesday: FOREST LABORATORIES INC.
Il presidente Lazzaro: dal non agire danni incalcolabili
Even after more than a decade embroiled in clashes with government antitrust regulators, Microsoft had managed to keep its engineering hands free to design products the way it chose.
Under the watch of dozens of press and TV cameras, four Chinese HIV carriers staged a short play Tuesday in Beijing&#39;s Guoan Theater in Beijing&#39;s western suburbs.
President George W. Bush nominated Samuel W. Bodman, currently deputy secretary of the Treasury Department, to be the new US energy secretary.
Experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a Suffolk turkey farm is the Asian strain.
OISKHARA, Russia - A man tried to bring a suspicious package into a polling station in Chechnya on Sunday, then died in an explosion as he ran away, the head of the Chechen election commission said on Russian television.
An upbeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton strode onstage Friday, leading the applause for herself and her supporters. She mocked her inability to sing and recalled her misjudgments on health care in her husband's first term.
New handset could be the iPhone spoiler Today in London, HTC showed off its latest mobile phone handset, simply known to as the Touch - referring to its main feature, the fact that functions are accessed and operated through a touch screen...rather like that much-hyped other touch screen mobile phone soon to hit the shores of the US - Apple's iPhone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
International Business Machines Corp. has reportedly put its personal computer business up for sale in a deal that could fetch as much as $2 billion and close an era for an industry pioneer which long ago shifted its focus to more lucrative segments of the computer business.
Once an evening of backslapping and merrymaking within the narrow confines of Hollywood, the Academy Awards this time look like a United Nations exercise in diversity.
Google&#39;s long-awaited flotation hit another snag last night as the US financial watchdog made the internet search firm wait for its approval.
By Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 12--The listed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film producer  Polyplex (Thailand) Plc expects its revenue to rise 15 percent this year as  its thin PET film plant in Turkey is operating at full capacity.
Sebastian from Germany is looking for a  high definition (HD) television set, IT engineer Armin is after  a media-centre computer, software developer Jens wants a  digital photoframe, and Italian civil servant Anna a new phone.
The former head of Lloyd's insurance market, Ron Sandler, said Saturday he has been appointed to lead troubled British bank Northern Rock should it be nationalised.
Stem cells taken from the eye could help restore normal vision in people with sight problems, researchers say.
Congress guaranteed the flow of Internet aid to schools and libraries and provided federal funds to upgrade emergency 911 services for calls from mobile phones in a communications bill approved Wednesday and sent to the president for his signature.
St. Cloud Regional Airport no longer will have regular police presence during its departures and arrivals, airport and police officials said.
NEW YORK - Billions in mortgage losses reported during the third quarter could be a prelude to even bigger losses in the fourth quarter, and two more financial institutions yesterday warned of substantial write-downs.
Shuttle Atlantis astronauts said on   Saturday that, despite a few glitches, they had gotten NASA off   to a good start in its push to complete construction of the   half-finished International Space Station by 2010.
John Malkovich has virtually cornered the market on portraying aesthetes in the thrall of demonic visions. \u00e2\u0080\u009cKlimt\u00e2\u0080\u009d adds to his gallery of elegant monsters.
CAIRNS, Australia  - A deal to free up world trade could be delayed several years if no progress is made by the end of 2007, the United States said on Thursday, as it stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks.
It could be that pass-rushing defensive ends come in pairs, at least for the Bears. Eleven days after signing Adewale Ogunleye to a $33.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s government, risking criticism from lawmakers in the ruling Labour Party, said it will redeploy 850 troops now in southern Iraq to a region controlled by US forces.
General Motors Corp  in its contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union has proposed one option that excludes establishing a union-run healthcare trust but calls for deeper cuts in several areas, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition.
Lebanese mourned their slain ex-premier Tuesday with noisy street processions, while the country's interior minister suggested a suicide bomber aided by \
Back after a good showing in the ICC Champions Trophy, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh sent out a warning to Australia, saying he is looking to recreate the magic of 2001, that grounded the World champions in India, in the upcoming four-Test series.
OQO, a tiny 14-ounce Windows XP computer, may just be the most elegant and versatile miniature PC possible with current technology.
Buried inside a mountain beneath 2,000 feet (600 metres) of rock, a top-secret watch post scans the skies around the clock
Toxic chlorine pollutants were found at unsafe levels in 40 percent of D.C. tap water samples tested this spring during the water utility's annual chlorine surge, according to a national environmental group's report to be released today.
A Texas teenager shown bare-breasted on  \
The company behind the giant Three Gorges Dam project is reported to be refusing to obey an official order to halt work on environmental grounds.
The question du jour is this: IsBritney Spears&#39; white-trash marriage legal or will the pop tart have to do it One More Time? Us Weekly rang in with a story yesterday claiming
New software can identify individual whale sharks by analyzing individual patterns of spots and stripes on the fish\u00e2\u0080\u0099s skin.
The Dutch government is taking control of its country&#39;s gas transport network in a deal that analysts said will boost competition in the Netherlands and ease the way for the creation of a single European gas market.
The search engine company gets ready to unveil a program to do just that. Also: Make CDs while you order at Starbucks & hellip;. Nokia takes a Wall Street hit & hellip;. and more.
Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell ended his holdout by signing the richest rookie deal in NFL history on Wednesday then immediately joined his team mates on the practice field.
ATA Holdings Corp.&#39;s stock price surged 22 percent this morning then settled to an eight-percent gain on renewed speculation the troubled Indianapolis airline is discussing a merger with America West Airlines.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Seagate Technology LLC, the world's largest hard drive maker, announced Monday the first manufacturer to sell laptop PCs with its new built-in encryption technology.
BALTIMORE -- Chad Bradford was anxious for a quick agreement, and the Baltimore Orioles complied.
Internet retailer Amazon dismisses a report that it is failing to get orders delivered to its customers in time for Christmas.
Indiana scores the final 14 points Tuesday night to rally past Milwaukee, 93-88, for the Pacers' second come-from-behind win over the Bucks in four days.
INX Inc., (NASDAQ:INXI)  announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide $2.2  million in Cisco Systems LAN, WAN and network infrastructure products in  its ongoing network expansion for the US Army in the Middle East.
It was vintage Bill Clinton, a lip-biting, thumb-wagging, center-of-attention performance. Seven weeks after quadruple bypass heart surgery, looking pale and unusually thin, the former president came back to give John Kerry a sendoff for the final week of the campaign &#151; promoting his own presidency as well &#151; and bluntly framed the campaign between Kerry and President Bush.
DirecTV Group said an informal U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into several financial transaction in 2004 is over.
TIKRIT, Iraq  - The body of an Asian man found in Iraq does not resemble a Japanese hostage and was shot dead two days ago, well before a deadline to execute the young traveller expired, forensic experts said.
VATICANO - \u00c2\u0093La storia del Cristianesimo avrebbe avuto uno sviluppo ben diverso se non ci fosse stato il generoso apporto di molte donne\u00c2\u0094: la catechesi di Papa Benedetto XVI all\u00c2\u0092udienza generale Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Dopo aver incontrato, mercoled\u00c3\u00ac 14 febbraio, la Conferenza Episcopale ed i fedeli delle Marche nella Basilica Vaticana, Papa Benedetto XVI si \u00c3\u00a8 recato nell\u00c2\u0092Aula Paolo VI, dove lo attendevano gruppi di pellegrini e...
Prominent venture capitalist at Silicon Valley's New Enterprise Associates wants to \
US soldiers discovered a house in southern Fallujah yesterday believed by US military officials to be a main headquarters for the network of Jordanian guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose group has claimed responsibility for numerous bombings
Sun Microsystems today took aim at two core pieces of its server strategy, announcing a new generation of UltraSPARC processors and a key software win for Solaris x86.
Spain boss Luis Aragones lands in trouble  after alleged racist remarks about Thierry Henry.
Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert dueled with Conrad Black, the ousted CEO of the paper's parent company, in a series of sharply worded letters published Wednesday in the newspaper's commentary section.
PLANO, Texas - All Jeff Goulston wanted was a little job security. Having watched thousands of jobs get shipped overseas, the technology consultant saw his long-term prospects drying up.
Barry Bonds said the man who bought his 756th home run ball and announced plans to let the public decide its fate is an \
Playbill - Atlantic Theater Company's double bill of works by absurdist playwright Eugene Ionesco, in new translations by Tina Howe, begins Sept. 1 with a company that includes Steven Skybell, Jan Maxwell, Seana Kofoed, Michael Countryman and more.
A widely watched barometer of future economic activity edged lower in September for the fourth month in a row, suggesting a slowing in economic growth, a private research group said Thursday.
American Steve Flesch, with one eye firmly fixed on next year's Masters, made a strong start in the opening round of the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Port St. Lucie on Thursday.
La svizzera Martina Hingis, testa di serie numero 9, &egrave; stata eliminata al terzo turno del tor...
Auction monitoring pays off Two eBay traders agreed this week to pay a total of $100,000 in damages after they were caught selling illegal copies of Norton security software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The parents of a seriously-ill premature baby have been permitted to have their High Court fight for her right to treatment heard in public.
Novel ideas that exploit the pin-point accuracy of Europe's soon-to-launch Galileo system are being sought.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. A former Roman Catholic bishop has been indicted on child rape charges in Massachusetts. Prosectutors are accusing Thomas Dupre (doo-PRAY&#39;) of molesting two boys in the 1970s while he was a parish priest.
: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday nudged US interest rates up a quarter percentage point for the fourth time this year, citing healthier job markets and indicating it will press on with a rate-rise campaign.
Detectives were still trying to sort out what happened when a transit worker walking home ran into a homeless man and three muggers armed with a curved knife.
Twinkie maker Interstate Bakeries (IBC:NYSE - news - research) on Monday delayed filing its annual report for the second time, citing problems with its books that the company said could end up pushing it toward bankruptcy.
WASHINGTON, June 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement by Jeffrey Sandman, spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, on how the European Union's request for compensation from the U.S. for banning non-U.S.
Demonstrators staged noisy protests Monday as Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf held talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, amid criticism over human rights and concern over elections.
Republican Mitt Romney's choice of a museum honoring auto pioneer Henry Ford as the site of his presidential announcement was strongly criticized Monday by Jewish Democrats, who noted Ford's history of anti-Semitism.
Universal Pictures is accused of sacking an employee because of his race, reports Peter Bowes.
Serena Williams' new tennis season will start like several of her past \u00c2\u0097 with an injury affecting her preparation for the first Grand Slam event.
The Great One hit TO yesterday and made it feel a bit more like winter. Wayne Gretzky was a pretty fair player in his day, and his time as an executive has been equally well spent.
The chip maker reported a net loss of $396 million, larger than Wall Street expected, but sales were up 23 percent on strong personal-computer demand.
Indonesians are preparing to vote in the second and final round of their country&#39;s presidential elections. Current President Megawati Sukarnoputri is facing a stiff challenge from former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
ATHENS, Greece - Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at one Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books on Saturday.
Wall Street was poised to open little changed on Friday before a key employment report that could shed light on the economy and the profit outlook.
Ten former mailroom employees at the Internal Revenue Service who lost their jobs because of outsourcing will receive about $4,000 each in back pay as part of a legal settlement, the National Treasury Employees Union has announced.
At nearly every turn, Ken Richey's attempts to win his release from two decades on death row have been blocked.
U.S. forces hunted for the body of an F-16 pilot who was killed on Monday when his warplane came down in a Sunni insurgent stronghold northwest of Baghdad.
Four teenagers have died after their car crashed into a field following a road accident in Fife.
BRUSSELS -- The European Union moved to lift hundreds of millions of dollars in trade sanctions against US exporters, responding to sweeping new US corporate-tax legislation that closes tax breaks ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.
Brides in Stockholm who want their fathers to walk them down the aisle are likely to be told it can&#39;t be done, as some pastors are refusing to allow the practice they say is sexist, a pastor said on Friday.
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Mebrahtom Keflezighi was in Athens once before. His father had sneaked out of their native Eritrea in the northeast corner of Africa five years earlier, working three jobs
Witnesses have reported seeing an object with a tail of fire hurtling toward earth near Indonesia&#39;s capital, before a loud explosion was heard in several districts of Jakarta.
They died 31 years apart, but Ray Charles and Bobby Darin got to jam together at the Toronto International Film Festival thanks to Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey.
The CIA used a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding on three suspects captured after the September 11 attacks, CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress on Tuesday.
Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co. (GT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US tiremaker, on Friday said it would report a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-earlier loss
Mel Gibson's arraignment on misdemeanor drunken driving charges was advanced to Thursday, the district attorney's office said.
The two main militia groups in Congo's most troubled province agreed to disarm in exchange for amnesty and positions in the army, a breakthrough that could end fighting in the northeast and ensure a peaceful presidential vote Sunday.
Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on Wednesday called for an end to the lawlessness following a spate of violence in the aftermath of filmmaker Theo van Gogh&#39;s death last week.
Thousands of people gather outside the Hungarian parliament in a third night of anti-government protests.
More deductions and tax-related strategies are available for rental properties than for just about any other type of investment.
L'attaccante francese dell'Arsenal, Thierry Henry, ha subito un infortunio ai muscoli dell'inguine d...
Actors and directors gather for a gala at the Berlin Film Festival, where the prize for best picture is to be awarded.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 26, 2004 -- Borland Together Products to Support &quot;Software Factories,&quot; an Emerging Industry Approach to Making Software Development More Efficient and Predictable.
The Nintendo Wii may be the least powerful of the new generation of video game systems, but for many it will be the most fun, and that\u00c2\u0092s what really matters.
Orders placed with U.S. factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said Monday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized NATO allies on Monday for failing to send enough troops and equipment to Afghanistan, setting the stage for tense discussions in the alliance later this week.
Barbra Streisand cancels her Rome gig next month, but denies protests over high ticket prices had any bearing.
U.S. airlines are pulling out of  their financial tailspin but most are not paying close enough  attention to customer service, especially when it comes to  providing useful information on delays and cancellations, a  government watchdog reported on Wednesday.
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - OK, new safety tip: Don't start the engine without checking under the hood first for rats.
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The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
The Arizona Diamondbacks kept busy Friday, signing free-agent pitcher Russ Ortiz to a four-year deal a day after agreeing to terms with third baseman Troy Glaus.
Phone sensor could warn of chemical attack US mobile wireless sensor developer Gentag has been awarded a patent which covers the use of sensors in a phone, PDA, watch, or pager to detect noxious fumes and warn the user.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
When Roy Williams grabbed Donovan McNabb by the rear collar of his jersey and jerked him down this past Sunday, Terrell Owens cringed.
WASHINGTON A bipartisan call is going out to the Bush administration to face reality in Iraq and change its occupation policies. Senators from both parties say &quot;incompetence&quot; has kept the administration from
Nocerino &egrave; sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 vicino allaFiorentina e Aurelio De Laurentiis ne prende atto: ''Buon pe...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday that the kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have made a new video of the abducted journalist wearing what appeared to be explosives around his waist.
DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs at its Chrysler operation in North America and indicated it could sell or spin off the money-losing unit, which would unwind a troubled 9-year-old merger between Chrysler and Mercedes.
A Chicago developer of regional shopping malls said today it will buy Maryland's The Rouse Co. for about $7.2 billion.
A US-European rift surfaced Tuesday over how harshly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program, with the Europeans ignoring American suggestions and circulating their own recommendations to other delegates at a key meeting of the UN atomic agency.
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IBM is aggressively expanding its security portfolio in hopes of becoming the de facto source of advice and technology for businesses looking to adopt high-level IT governance and risk management strategies -- a transformation among customers that officials at Big Blue cite as both ongoing and inevitable.
Seventeen people have died in New York City in the past three months after overdosing on illegal drugs laced with the prescription painkiller fentanyl, authorities said Tuesday.
A stricken Japanese whaling ship on  fire off the Antarctic coast was lashed between two other ships  on Friday to avoid drifting into ice as its crew worked to  contain a blaze below deck.
You have to wonder just how effective these Rock The Vote-type campaigns are. Celebrities generally get a bigger soapbox to climb up on so that they can spew whatever happens to be on their mind, but how many of us would have deep political discussions if ...
The Christian Science Monitor - Like a game of high-stakes chicken set on the global stage, Turkey and the European Union have been locked in a tense standoff ahead of this week's deadline for Turkey to open its ports to Cypriot vessels or face consequences.
Former rap start MC Hammer aims to rival YouTube as he prepares to launch a dance video-sharing website.
&quot;Blog&quot;, &quot;netiquette&quot;, &quot;cookie&quot; and &quot;wiki&quot; have been voted among the most irritating words spawned by the Internet, according to the results of a poll published Thursday.
Worried by Iran's deepening involvement in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia has been working quietly to curtail the Shiite nation's influence and prevent the marginalization of Sunni Muslims in the region's hotspots.
Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet.
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko,  poisoned in London three weeks ago, died on Thursday, the  hospital treating him said.
Shuttle astronauts would do a better job of upgrading NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s aging Hubble Space Telescope (news - web sites) than space-faring robots -- with
Scientists at a California company reported yesterday that they had created the first mature cloned human embryos from single skin cells taken from adults, a significant advance toward the goal of growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases.
Stock index futures were little  changed to higher on Monday, suggesting the market will snap  back from last week&#39;s sharp declines as optimism about economic  growth replaces interest-rate worries.
O.J. Simpson, the former American football star acquitted of double murder in 1995, was charged on Tuesday with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
India and Pakistan held the first of two days of talks on Tuesday on starting a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir, a proposal which could give their peace process a major shot in the arm, officials said.
The 300 men filling out forms in the offices of an Iranian aid group were offered three choices: Train for suicide attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq, for suicide attacks against Israelis or to assassinate British author Salman Rushdie.
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Sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, who carried the hopes of their native Greece upon them, have withdrawn from the Summer Games amid a torrent of speculation and potential scandal.
(Article Central) Microsoft will release Virtual Server 2005 next week, a product aimed to help companies effectively gather computing resources.
Plaid Cymru has stepped up its campaign to impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair over the war in Iraq.
Sen. Craig Thomas, a Wyoming Republican who has been battling leukemia, is listed in serious condition at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center.
OAKLAND, California  - The Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 8-3 on Friday to sweep their three-game division series and book a place in the American League Championship Series.
With revised numbers downsizing the pandemic -- along with an admission that AIDS peaked in the late 1990s -- some AIDS experts wonder if it might be wise to shift some of the billions of dollars of AIDS money to basic health problems like clean water, family planning or diarrhea.
Russia&#39;s restive republic of Chechnya will elect a president to replace Akhmad Kadyrov, the pro-Moscow leader killed last May, the BBC reported Sunday.
Axa and Allianz both announce rising profits, boosted by fewer natural disasters and rising stock markets.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start shooting her latest film as planned.
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Shedding his power envy, Barry Bonds has whacked 399 home runs in the decade since the 1997 All-Star break, when Mark McGwire had 31 home runs and Ken Griffey Jr. had 30.
Lahore - Two second-half goals from Florian Keller helped Germany beat New Zealand 2-1 on Sunday at Pakistan&#39;s National Stadium in the city of Lahore, guaranteeing its place in the men&#39;s field-hockey Champions Trophy next year.
Blog: Revenue from Windows Vista and Office 2007 releases propels the software giant over $50 million for fiscal year.
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 dies after cobra bite
Selected groups of patients are this week being notified about the results of a risk assessment exercise for blood plasma products.
The Giants expanded their offensive brain trust this week to whip up a game plan for the Steelers. The new member of the trust is Eli Manning.
U.S. President George Bush called on Congress Monday night to broaden&#160;protection for telecommunications carriers&#160;that helped the government monitor phone calls and e-mail.The Protect America Act, which allows the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists without first obtaining a court warrant, is due to expire Friday and Bush called for its extension as part of his final State of the Union address.&quot;To protect America, we need to know who the terrorists are talking to, what they are saying, and what they are planning,&quot; he said in the televised address. &quot;Last year, Congress passed legislation to help us do that. Unfortunately, Congress set the legislation to expire on Feb.1. This means that if you do not act by Friday, our ability to track terrorist threats would be weakened and our citizens will be in greater danger. Congress must ensure the flow of vital intelligence is not disrupted.&quot;Failure to extend the legislation won&#39;t just hit the NSA. The telecommunications carriers that worked with the agency despite the lack of court warrants also face privacy lawsuits and an extension to the legislation would provide them legal protection. Bush touched on that point as well.&quot;Congress must pass liability protection for companies believed to have assisted in the efforts to defend America. We&#39;ve had ample time for debate. The time to act is now,&quot; said Bush to applause from mostly Republican members of the audience. Vice President Dick Cheney, seated behind Bush, also applauded the call.Cheney and the White House last week pushed Congress to extend the act and provide protection for telecom carriers. AT&amp;T and other carriers are facing lawsuits in San Francisco by civil liberties groups and individuals who allege that the surveillance program is illegal.Earlier Monday, efforts by Republicans to curtail debate in the U.S. Senate and force a vote on an extension to the act failed, and debate is due to resume Tuesday.&#160;
Champions Arsenal extended their record unbeaten Premier League run to 45 games with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday but title rivals Chelsea were held 0-0 at
Sept. 27 issue - It&#39;s not the kind of thing people typically like to rush, but then again, Martha Stewart has been full of surprises lately.
The ATM maker said earnings fell to $79 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting the spinoff of its Teradata software unit.
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In a country that is mostly desert, Libya wants to preserve a rare verdant region with archaeological treasures from the ravages of looting and encroaching urbanisation.
HOUSTON -- Sammy Sosa could have had one of his best offensive days in a while Sunday if not for a disputed scoring decision that riled Cubs hitting coach Gary Matthews.
European stock markets rose in early trade after a late chip-inspired rally on Wall Street nudged investors towards a positive frame of mind.
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Yaser E. Hamdi, a U.S. citizen captured in Afghanistan, will be allowed to return to Saudi Arabia in the next few days.
Talks aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland will resume today at Stormont with parties waiting to see fresh DUP proposals on power sharing.
Instead of presents, Mary Naden gives her teenaged children skateboard lessons or takes them on outings -- an effort, she says, to avoid buying goods made in China.
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The appellate judges said the Atlantic Yards project could move forward because it would provide benefits to the public, including the creation of park space, new housing units and improvements in the mass transit system. The plaintiffs intend to appeal.
World number three Novak Djokovic destroys fifth seed David Ferrer to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Researchers say they have found a way to reverse resistance to one of the most effective anti-cancer drugs.
Lloyd Braun, ousted last year as the chairman of ABC Entertainment, will become head of entertainment and media content for Yahoo, the company announced yesterday.
Steve Harmison's planned return from injury has been put back, increasing England's concerns over the fitness of their leading pace bowler ahead of the Ashes series in Australia later this year.
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California&#39;s insurance commissioner on Tuesday ended his opposition to Anthem Inc.&#39;s (ATH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) proposed $16.
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South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun called newly re-elected President Bush and won his agreement that ending the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist North should be a goal of his second term in office.
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Friday the Jewish state should not agree to a truce with Hamas unless the Islamist group first stops firing rockets from the Gaza Strip.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Monday the United States appears set to weather the bursting of a housing bubble without falling into recession.
The Peruvian president denies responsibility for the deaths of over 100 inmates during a 1986 jail riot.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s political crisis should end tomorrow with a final vote of approval for the new, improved, team of Commissioners in Brussels.
It's not how a team starts, but how it finishes that matters. And after his team went down, 14-0, at halftime, BC High coach Ron St. George gave his players advice concerning beyond formations to will the Eagles to a 22-14 victory over host Bridgewater-Raynham yesterday.
Dean Foods Co., the nation&#39;s largest  processor and distributor of milk and dairy products, cut its  profit forecast on Tuesday due to soaring costs for raw milk,  sending its shares down as much as 5.5 percent.
MIAMI - A shared quest for external beauty took a macabre twist when a financially squeezed doctor who lost his medical license injected himself, his girlfriend and another couple with the paralyzing botulism toxin instead of the low-dose derivative Botox
WASHINGTON -- The number of US soldiers wounded in Iraq in one month surged to its highest level in nearly two years as Americans fight block-by-block in Baghdad to try to check a spiral of sectarian violence that US commanders warn could lead to civil war.
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Sports minister Richard Caborn today called for a zero-tolerance approach to racism in football. Caborn believes yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s alleged racist abuse by two Blackburn
Having several ultrasounds during  pregnancy does not harm the unborn baby or restrict the child's  growth or development early in life, Australian scientists said  Friday.
Iran criticises Russia for holding up shipping nuclear fuel, delaying completion of its first nuclear power station.
UK researchers have discovered seven genes associated with prostate cancer, which could be used to spot future sufferers.
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For many able-bodied people, facing life after losing one or more limbs is hard to imagine. Facing ski slopes can be unimaginable. Yet Jessica Harney knows from experience how liberating and therapeutic the passion and freedom found in skiing can be for humans of all abilities.
The Israeli Defence Forces acknowledged today that it has no high-tech answers to the latest crude method of warfare used by Palestinian militants - explosives-packed tunnels dug under heavily fortified army outposts.
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Under the rescue plan WestLB\u00e2\u0080\u0099s owners agreed to guarantee a new off-balance-sheet unit that would house about 23 billion euros ($33 billion) of the risky securities.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 -- London -- The ultimate high-end incentive trip took another step closer to reality yesterday when Richard Branson, head of the Virgin Group, announced plans to launch commercial space flights by 2007.
Patients are led out of the Royal Marsden Hospital as a fire breaks out on the top floor.
UNITED NATIONS  - The international community is &quot;getting nowhere&quot; with the crisis in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region, the US ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said.
Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Though Europeans are steaming about the International Olympic Committee's decision to switch the swimming and most gymnastics finals to morning for the 2008 Beijing Games, it shouldn't have come as a surprise to anybody who's familiar with rights fees and ratings. NBC, which asked the Lords of the Rings to make the change, is paying them $3.5 billion for the ...
Australia second largest retailer Coles Myer has rejected what it termed a &quot;highly conditional&quot; takeover bid from a buy-out consortium, saying it substantially undervalued the company.
Job opportunities in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky are expected to be among the best in the country during the last three months of 2004, according to a national survey of businesses and other employers by Manpower Inc.
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Why are a growing number of young women in this relatively safe corner of Iraq showing up in local hospitals, dying of suspicious burns?
A group of Greek lawyers will have a sneak preview of Oliver Stone&#39;s movie about Alexander the Great Thursday to decide whether to take legal action over scenes suggesting Greece&#39;s ancient ruler was bisexual.
President Bush has selected retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as his new attorney general, sources said yesterday, moving to install a law-and-order conservative at the Justice Department while hoping to avoid a confirmation fight with Senate Democrats.
Researchers in Spain set about creating a man-made version of the part of the brain that controls movement.
Teck Cominco  and the union representing workers at its Highland Valley copper mine in British Columbia have reached a tentative labor contract, the union said on Sunday.
Kyle Orton ended the 30-year drought by throwing for 385 yards and four touchdowns, leading the 15th-ranked Boilermakers over the Irish 41-to-16.
Blog: Glaskowsky passes along an interesting proposal from Peter Wayner and some timely news from the New York Times.
AC Milan are are given permission to host Celtic at the San Siro in the Champions League.
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Western election observers said on Sunday Georgia's presidential election was broadly fair and Washington urged the opposition, gathering in the capital to protest the result, to show restraint.
The merger between Sprint and Nextel is not only a boon for the two cell phone companies but also for San Diego wireless giant Qualcomm.
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Leaders of an Afghan militant group holding three U.N. workers hostage met on Friday to decide whether to kill them or extend a deadline for authorities to meet their demands, a member of the leadership council said.
Efforts to strengthen the UN force in Lebanon gather pace, as EU officials meet to discuss troop contributions.
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LA JOLLA, Calif., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PICO Holdings, Inc.  announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell 2,823,000 shares of newly-issued common stock to institutional investors at a price of $37 per share.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Sept 11  - A car blew up in front of a bank in the Saudi commercial capital of Jeddah Saturday, highlighting a wave of unrest in the kingdom as the world marked the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United
Germany, stripped of two equestrian gold  medals in Athens, will almost certainly lose a third Olympic  title after one of its show jumping horses failed a dope test.

A major UK study of genetically modified plants finds no evidence that they harm the environment.
ATLANTA A Mirant Corporation subsidiary has agreed to pay 12-and-a-half (M) million dollars to settle government claims. The federal government accused the bankrupt Atlanta-based energy supplier of trying
Another unknown has accepted the task of protecting truth, justice and the American way. Brandon Routh, 25, will wear the Man of Steel&#39;s cape and tights for Superman Returns.
American Gary Hall has defended his Olympic 50m freestyle title in a hotly-contested race in Athens.
Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of   Internet firm Livedoor Co. who came to symbolize a freewheeling   capitalism that clashed with Japan's cozy corporate norms,   pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of breaking securities   law.
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Ilkka Karppala remembers the stormy day before a night 10 years ago when the Estonia sank, killing 852 people in one of the worst maritime disasters in history.
Ukraine's outgoing leader made key concessions on Tuesday to opponents who have staged mass protests against a rigged presidential poll, but failed to agree exactly how to end the ex-Soviet state's political turmoil.
Britain defended on Wednesday its  decision to award a knighthood to British author Salman Rushdie  after Muslims worldwide complained that honoring the author of  &quot;The Satanic Verses&quot; was offensive to Islam.
BOSTON, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Data to be presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) demonstrated that treatment with the Bristol-Myers Squibb
The Iraqi government will begin war crimes trials of a dozen former regime officials next week, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired one of Major League Baseball's top lead-off hitters on Wednesday, signing centre fielder Juan Pierre to a five-year deal worth a reported $44 million.
A spokeswoman for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Leila Shahid, denied that he was brain dead, but said that the 75-year-old was &quot;between life and death&quot; and in a reversible coma in his hospital near Paris.
Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a power base after he steps down next year.
About 700 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 16 people were killed in clashes.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has called on third countries to get off the fence and get involved in stabilising Iraq. Speaking after discussions with Italy&#39;s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during a visit
Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians, including a top militant commander, in raids in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday while a 57-year-old mother of nine tried to blow herself up near soldiers.
The court building at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba where a hearing for Australian terror suspect, David Hicks, will be held in two days&#39; time has already been locked down behind a security perimeter.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
The White House unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and to cut tariff barriers to sharing environmental technology.
Indonesia&#39;s gay film festival faced  violent opposition in its early years.
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Research In Motion is launching a new wireless BlackBerry in conjunction with its BlackBerry Enterprise Server software in an appeal to enterprise customers and developers of mobile-workforce applications.
CASHIERS, N.C. - The violent remains of Hurricane Ivan pounded a large swath of the eastern United States on Friday, drenching an area from Georgia to Ohio, washing out dozens of homes, sweeping cars down roadways and trapping more than 100 students at an elementary school...
The director of a new documentary  on September 11 fears that two upcoming Hollywood  dramatizations of the World Trade Center attacks may eclipse  her project.
The NFL PG-13, which has shown almost as many shots of jiggling cheerleaders as it has of jiggling offensive linemen, is aghast at ABC&#39;s trashy intro to &quot;Monday Night Football,&quot; which involved Nicolette Sheridan, a dropped towel, Terrell Owens and a
Russian newspapers question the government's ability to tackle terrorism, while in France, there is hope two kidnapped journalists could soon be freed.
&quot;NVIDIA&#39;s SLI tech is about as cool as it gets, and I wanted to see what happens when you pair up a couple of GeForce 6800 Ultra cards for a PC graphics solution
Police stopped villagers from slaughtering and eating a giraffe that strayed into the outskirts of the capital amid chronic food shortages caused by an economic crisis, the official media reported Saturday.
Lleyton Hewitt was flattened into the Parisian clay by Rafael Nadal on Monday as the Spaniard's headlong charge towards a hat-trick of French Open titles showed no sign of running out of steam.
The number of under-18s admitted to hospital in England with alcohol-related illness jumps by 20%.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit Israel next week for talks with his counterpart Ariel Sharon.
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The creator of the infamous butterfly ballot that contributed to the turmoil of the 2000 presidential recount said she was surprised to be \
The unclassified report identified problems with nearly every organization that had a role in planning the war, including the White House and the Defense Department.
Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.
Fiji's powerful tribal chiefs indicated Friday they would meet the armed forces leader who ousted the prime minister in a coup this week, boosting his hopes of gaining credibility and solidifying his power.
Kiev, Jan. 23 : Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine's President today, crowning a peaceful revolt by ordinary people that overcame a rigged election, thwarted Russia's bid to influence the vote and ...
Keane and Cardiff girl Charlotte Church sign up for a Millennium Stadium gig to help tsunami victims.
By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 11--State health officials are considering a proposal that would have Rancho Cordova residents relying for the first time on treatment technologies to remove rocket fuel chemicals from their drinking water.
Feared Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev, who claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage taking in southern Russia that killed more than 330 people, must be caught and brought to justice, not killed, Russia's deputy prosecutor said.
A Canadian crewman has died from injuries he suffered in a fire on board a submarine off the coast of County Donegal.
By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 3--Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. and a New York cable operator agreed on a price yesterday to carry Sinclair's local broadcast stations.
The Kansas City Chiefs were a confident bunch even sporting an 0-3 mark coming into Baltimore. But by outmuscling the Ravens, the Chiefs have new life.
Nvidia Corp  is rolling  out a graphics microchip that will be embedded in the main  collection of components that make up a personal computer, as  the company goes toe to toe with Intel Corp  in the  integrated graphics chip market.
Medecins Sans Frontieres accuses Ethiopia of denying it access to the conflict-torn region of Ogaden.
Kansas officials said on  Monday they were trying to contain damage from a significant  oil refinery spill that occurred over the weekend as raging  floodwaters wreaked havoc through the southeast part of the  state.
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.
At a hearing Monday, a top European regulator said that Internet Protocol addresses should be treated as personal information, something Google and other sites have resisted.
The two strong earthquakes that hit western Japan on Sunday night left 42 people injured in 10 prefectures and apparent tsunami flipped 14 moored fishing boats in Mie Prefecture, according to the National Police Agency.
The security vendor is delaying release of its software for Windows Mobile smart phones.
SBC Communications today became the second major local phone carrier to unveil plans to offer cable-like television services. Earlier, the company said it agreed to use new technology by Microsoft for delivering
Serena Software Inc. today unveiled Dimension 10, a tool designed to tie together and govern changes made during application development to ensure that new apps meet original requirements.
Healthy pregnant women who take iron supplements may increase blood pressure risks, a study claims.
Undicesimo posto per Ilaria Bianco nella prova di Coppa del Mondo di sciabola femminile di Hanoi.
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, lost a child to cancer 53 years ago, but they&#039;re still fighting for cancer research and prevention.
Commissario Ue, serve stabilita' per gestire crisi economia
South Africa produced a commanding second half performance to hammer England 55-22 in the second Test here on Saturday.
By The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 18--Conversations about race between blacks, between whites, and between blacks and whites have been generated by the candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic Party's nomination for president.
Because the general public can&#39;t be trusted to choose a Hollywood babe over which to drool, People magazine issues its annual &quot;Sexiest Man Alive&quot; issue/edict.
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SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - The elite of women's golf is lining up to dethrone Annika Sorenstam, no longer the sport's dominant figure, at the U.S. Open starting on Thursday at Pine Needles.
ATHENS, Greece - Everyone knew the marathon was going to be tough, but having to dodge a would-be tackler in a kilt, green beret and matching knee-high socks wasn't an expected obstacle. It was definitely a bizarre way to end the Olympics...
Madonna launched her first world  tour in two years on Sunday, delighting an enthusiastic Los  Angeles crowd by hanging herself from a cross, insulting  President George W. Bush, and dusting off some of the sexy  moves that have sustained her career for more than 20 years.
A rebel leader who had threatened to attack multinational oil interests in Nigeria says he and President Olusegun Obasanjo have agreed that rebel and government troops will stop firing on each other immediately.
Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's \
A prominent lineup of advertising talent is working to produce an online campaign aimed at cultivating a cooler image for the Mercury car brand.
The military judge who already has heard from 21 prosecution witnesses on whether Pfc. Lynndie England should be court-martialed on charges of abusing Iraqi prisoners has been mulling a long list of proposed defense witnesses.
Last year, 27 cases of the disease were linked to the baths, and three people died as a result. Dr Susanne Surman-Lee, who led a study for the Health Protection Agency, said that out of 88 spa pools examined
MINNEAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings wide  receiver Randy Moss will be a game-time decision for Sunday's  game against Tennessee because of a hamstring injury.
When Congress targeted Nevada as the nation's nuclear waste dumping ground, the state didn't have the political power to say no. Twenty years later, the most ardent foe of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump is about to become Senate majority leader. Nevada Democratic Sen. Harry Reid's new job, which gives him control over what legislation reaches the Senate floor, could deal a crippling blow to the already stumbling project.
China's state sports system certainly has its critics but many of those who have benefited from it are convinced it remains the secret of their country's sporting success.
JERUSALEM - The Israeli army gave a rare accounting on Wednesday of Palestinian non-combatants it had killed, drawing charges from a leading rights group that it had obscured the figures amid a heated debate on military ethics.
Foreign governments question Russia's stance on Sakhalin's key oil project as officials say they will review the scheme.
As blood levels of vitamin D increase, the risk of diabetes decreases in non-Hispanic whites and Mexican Americans -- but not in blacks -- researchers have found.
Worried about fitting into your bathing suit, shorts and other revealing summer clothes without feeling chronically hungry and deprived?
Foundation offers $500 grants to all newborns \u00e2\u0080\u0093 provided their parents open a college-savings account.
Microsoft adds more cooling for the Xenos GPU in beleaguered Xboxes to restore consoles.
Automattic, the commercial arm of the WordPress blog platform, has received $29.5 million in financing from four companies, including The New York Times Company.
Alcoa Inc.'s  shares jumped nearly 3 percent to a six-year-high on Monday on renewed speculation that mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of the U.S. aluminum company.
South Africa team manager Arthob Petersen has insisted there was no external pressure to pick Breyton Paulse for Saturday's Twickenham Test against world champions England after coach Jake White admitted he was thinking of dropping the experienced wing.
One of four dissidents freed by Havana has spoken out about the deplorable conditions in Cuban prisons.
By Anonymous  DVD  Hurricane Katrina: Battle at the Beachfront  Gulf port Beach, Mississippi-Aug. 29, 2005; Miami Beach, Florida- Aug.
One of America&#39;s leading heart specialists is calling for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising of the arthritis pain drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors, in light of recent reports linking them to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
Is there hope in the Middle East in the aftermath of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, or will the optimistic noises now being made fizzle out into the usual confrontation?
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Generation Y puts iPhones top among mobile electronics choices, researchers report.
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Israel&#39;s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, which won parliamentary approval Tuesday, will prove to be a victory for the Palestinian resistance against occupation, the militant Hamas movement said on Wednesday.
Rulon Gardner knew this moment was coming, win or lose, but he could not prepare for it. When he sat down on the wrestling mat at Ano Liossia Hall on Wednesday night, he could
With the brand-sharing alliance between Yahoo and AT&T due to expire in just over a year, the Wall Street Journal reports, AT&T may be reconsidering whether, as it expands its broadband services nationwide this year, it needs or even wants the Yahoo name tagging along for the ride.
Sky-high interest rates on credit cards can make a mountain of debt seem insurmountable. Eventually for some, it is.
If successful, the $10.8 billion takeover would be the largest of a Japanese brokerage firm by a foreign company.
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday it saw record sales on its Web site the day after it announced it was cutting its most expensive fares by up to half, but the struggling carrier did not reveal the effect of the move on overall revenues and earnings.
LONDON, Aug. 31 -- Prince William and Prince Harry led a somber memorial service Friday marking the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana, whose status as a beloved global icon remains a source of both pride and bewilderment for the British.
The beasts in 'Walking With Dinosaurs\u00e2\u0080\u0094The Live Experience' aren't really alive. They just act like they are.
Vijay Singh proved himself as a golfing force to reckon with as he won against Stewart Cink at the 84 Lumber Classic by one shot on Sunday.
Progress is possible in the Northern Ireland process but the IRA must stop all violence, Tony Blair has said.
The singer believes the US president tried to divert public attention from the war in Iraq.
Pakistan's president rejects claims that his intelligence service has indirectly helped the Taleban and al-Qaeda.
States should develop creative approaches to climate change, just as they have with challenges such as health care, despite their different economic interests, governors said Saturday.
MADRID, Spain - Spanish media are reporting that at least one explosion -- and possibly as many as four blasts -- have gone off in Madrid following a warning from a Basque (search) group.
Blog: Tobak's take on Steve Jobs' role in the stock options backdating scandal at Apple
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MOSCOW, Dec. 9 -- German police said Saturday that they had found traces of radiation in two apartments in the Hamburg area connected to a Russian businessman who met with Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence officer who died after being exposed to a deadly radioactive isotope.
The Kooks confirm bassist Max Rafferty has left the band.
The chairman of Spain's largest banking group, Santander Central Hispano, is to stand trial on charges of tax fraud.
The PHP-GTK Community website as three new posts today all describing applications built with simplicity in mind and created using the PHP-GTK libraries:   the \
As the British Open champion, Padraig Harrington convinced everyone in golf, including himself, that he was good enough to win.
Russian state oil firm Rosneft has bought YUKOS&#39;s core unit, effectively nationalizing 11 percent of the country&#39;s crude output and dealing a heavy blow
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The war of words between Microsoft and the EU continued Tuesday, with the European Commission warning that Windows Vista's built-in security features should not shut third party vendors out of the market.
LOS ANGELES Members of LA County&#39;s Board of Supervisors are scheduled to vote tomorrow on the fate of the trauma center at Martin Luther King Junior/Drew Medical Center.
For weeks people have been coming into the Heritage Book Shop in Los Angeles in tears, saddened by the seemingly sudden decision of Louis and Benjamin Weinstein to close their antiquarian book business.
The Iraqi government has failed to take the political and military steps needed to cut sectarian violence, a U.S. congressional report said on Tuesday and a U.S. general said the next months were critical for creating security in the country.
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is to make a film about the life of George Harrison, according to reports.
Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.
HAMBURG, Germany - They came to dine at an expensive restaurant along the normally calm harbor in Hamburg. Instead, they got soaked...
Countrywide Financial Corp , the battered mortgage lender being acquired by Bank of America Corp , posted a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on Tuesday, as a sinking housing market caused more borrowers to fall behind on payments.
An algae bloom stretched 6 miles in the Potomac River yesterday just three days after a government agency said conditions were favorable for the outbreaks.  The mahogany-colored water containing scattered dead fish covered a portion of the river from the U.S.
The top U.S. missile defense official is  in Europe this week to try to convince skeptics like Germany  that the plan will not provoke a new arms race between the West  and Russia, U.S. and European officials said.
Sinclair Broadcast's program featuring material from a documentary critical of John Kerry aired Friday night, devoting as much coverage to the controversy as the film that sparked the uproar.
The Metropolitan Opera is getting back into the DVD business.
MORE than 300 people died and at least 150 remained missing after flash floods and landslides devastated three coastal towns and left swathes of the northern Philippines under water yesterday.
The application deadline is Monday for women interested in a new scholarship and mentoring program offered by the Business and Professional Women of Greater Nashua. For the successful candidate, the trade association will pay the monthly meeting fee of $16 and annual local and national dues of $90; it will also provide mentoring services with a value of $1,000, according ...
French President Jacques Chirac&#39;s views on the EU arms embargo against China have been a focus of a visit there as he cultivates new business opportunities.
Pakistan says it has tested a Haft-II Abdali short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Ukraine&#39;s top court met Monday to try to resolve an election crisis that is threatening to break up the country but said it could take days to issue a ruling because the case is so complex.
US chip manufacturing giant Intel and European rival STMicro are merging their flash memory businesses.
Blog: Motorola has issued another profit warning. Could this mean that CEO Ed Zander is on his way out?
The president of the largest labor union in Nigeria was arrested at gunpoint Saturday just two days before a general strike is due to take place.
A newly discovered Triassic reptile that has a neck much longer than its body is reopening a question long thought settled: what good is a long neck?
Jerry Yang faces pressure as he decides whether to try to rescue the company from Microsoft, or accept its bid to purchase Yahoo.
Wally Szczerbiak sat back after another day at the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp, with ice packs on his knees and recovery drink in hand, and smiled.
A Frenchman has been shot dead in the Saudi city of Jeddah, in a killing which mirrored recent attacks by al Qaeda militants trying to destabilise the world&#39;s largest oil exporter.
Blog: Catherine Cook, the 17-year-old cofounder of myYearbook.com, spoke Wednesday at the iMeme tech conference about her vision for online media.
An hour before he takes the stage, Ken Burns gathers himself behind the stage at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The filmmaker is arguably the best-known documentarian of his time, having scored two Emmys for The Civil War and one for Baseball . But he's not here to raise money for public television's annual fund drive. Burns ...
Union leaders for striking Hollywood writers said they have reached a tentative contract deal with studios and urged members on Saturday to support it, calling for an end to a three-month walkout that has crippled TV production and overshadowed Oscar season.
WASHINGTON -- Six-nation talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program will begin Dec. 16 in Beijing, two months after Pyongyang defied international pressure and conducted its first nuclear test. The talks have been stalled for more than a year. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the chief US negotiator, said China will make a formal announcement this weekend.
Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, &egrave; soddisfatto della sessione invernale di calc...
College researchers are studying whether electric light changes hormone levels in women and makes breast cancer more prevalent in developed countries.
Officials in South Korea continued Friday to try to assure the world that the nation had no nuclear arms program, with its top nuclear researcher saying government scientists
U.S. Food and Drug Administration  staff reviewers on Tuesday questioned clinical data for  non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Marqibo, made by Inex  Pharmaceuticals Corp. and Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc..
The chief U.S. negotiator on North Korea's nuclear program will meet his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday to try, once again, to resolve the issue of North Korean funds languishing in a Macau bank account.
WANA/PESHAWAR: The military stepped up operations in South Waziristan on Saturday as helicopter gunships and bombers were called out to flush militants from hideouts near the Shakai valley.
Children under 2 years old should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health authorities advised on Thursday.
One of the under-appreciated events at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona was the demonstration by graphics component manufacturer nVidia of a theoretical user interface programmed using a 3D library evolved from OpenGL. The Khronos Group industry consortium - of which nVidia is a member - used the company's demonstration to highlight the public release of version 1.0 of the OpenKODE specification for embedded systems.
The San Diego Chargers didn't expect to be leading the AFC West at this point in the season. And the Denver Broncos probably didn't expect to be trailing the Chargers in the standings.
The Queen City will be the site of a Monday night game for the first time in 15 years this week, when Cincinnati plays host to Denver at Paul Brown Stadium.
Britain's world record holder Paula  Radcliffe won the women's New York marathon Sunday in an  unofficial two hours 23 minutes seven seconds.
BAGHDAD, March 4 -- More than 1,100 U.S. and Iraqi troops pushed into the Shiite militia haven of Sadr City on Sunday, the largest operation in nearly three years in the sprawling, turbulent slum. Control of the area is viewed as pivotal to stabilizing the capital and preventing Iraq's slide toward...
Channel partners say the release of enterprise and SMB versions of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 this week will boost Windows management but they&#39;re not sure whether it will boost sales.
Syria&#39;s President Bashar al-Assad and his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday held talks in Sharem al Sheikh. Before the summit, there were erports that during the meeting, Mubarak will offer Assad
Regardless of how fat or poor you are, four key changes could add 14 years to your life, a major study finds.
New Jersey's first in-the-nation tests for steroid abuse by high school athletes found no positive results, according to the group that administered the tests.
Abitudini culinarie e ricordi d'infanzia, il caldo d'ottobre e un nuovo tipo di fotografia. Le vostre storie
The billions that drug companies  spend on personal visits to promote new drugs and hand out free  samples to doctors have little effect on how doctors prescribe  drugs, according to a study published on Wednesday.
France and Germany's market watchdogs say they are looking into Citigroup bond trades already under scrutiny in the UK.
While troop numbers are surging, the media that cover them are leaking away, worn out by the danger and expense of covering a war that refuses to end.
BRUSSELS - An international medical aid group that once won the Nobel Peace Prize is pulling out of Iraq, citing the recent targeting of aid workers by militant groups.
An air and ground police search is under way for a seven-year-old  schoolboy reported missing in Glasgow.
The dollar slipped to another record low Thursday against the euro in thin, volatile holiday trading. The euro hit $1.3667 in afternoon trading in New York, above Wednesday&#39;s late rate of $1.3598 and the previous record set Wednesday of $1.3646.
Oil rose near $61 on Tuesday, adding to sharp gains the previous session, on expectations that a cold spell in the U.S. Northeast this weekend would boost demand in the world's biggest heating oil market.
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Dico non sono una priorita', tocca al Parlamento
Shares on India's main stock exchange shoot to a record high on signs that a dispute at leading India firm Reliance is coming to an end.
Iraqi National Guard members arrests petrol black marketeers in Baghdad Monday Nov. 29, 2004. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed). BAGHDAD, Iraq Nov 30, 2004 - A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major consumer group said Wednesday that it feared Google Inc.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s takeover of DoubleClick Inc. would damage European Union privacy rights and limit consumers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 choice of Web content.
From Churchgate and Borivali to Bandra, the city witnessed great uproar as the inter-collegiate Bhagam Bhag Treasure Hunt commenced on 17th December, Sunday.
Steve Jobs, Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive, said the iPhone would become available to British consumers in November in an exclusive arrangement with O2.
Incoming European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson said on Monday he was confident the EU would have a strong counter-case if the United States brought a claim to the World Trade Organization over aircraft subsidies.
Some maulings and other incidents involving captive animals in the United States:
Ringnuts, those obsessive fans of Wagner\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cRing\u00e2\u0080\u009d cycle, are dusting off their Viking hats for the Kirov Opera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s show.
The family of a Japanese boy who died after taking the antiviral drug Tamiflu are to launch an unprecedented lawsuit against a health ministry body after it said the controversial drug was not responsible for his death.
Members of the new Ohio State basketball staff have worked on fixing their current team for nearly six months. From the outside, it hasn&#39;t seemed that long, but it probably felt like a year or more to the
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is entitled to nearly $85,000 to pay his legal costs in a defamation lawsuit brought by a friend of actress Lindsay Lohan, a judge ruled Wednesday.
New evidence tying birth order to I.Q. has intensified the debate over what family dynamics enhance intelligence.
PITTSBURGH The board of directors of the United States&#39; largest flight attendants union today unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a nationwide strike.
I dati del ministero per il prossimo anno: travaso di 42mila alunnitra le due parti del Paese. In 10 anni il meridione ha perso 278mila studenti                                          Scuola, il Mezzogiorno si spopola e al Nord classi sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 piene                                                                                  di SALVO INTRAVAIA
Gil Hodges and Ron Santo top the players' ballot and Doug Harvey and Marvin Miller head the officials' hopefuls in the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee vote to be announced Tuesday.
EVERETT - Family and friends say goodbye Saturday to a local woman killed by a medical mistake. 69-year-old Mary McClinton of Everett will be forever remembered for her big smiles, warm heart and hard work in her community and church.
Animoto has turned this lazy late adopter into a video-creation evangelist.
JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Wednesday quarterly profit fell a worse-than-expected 24 percent as the No. 3 U.S. bank lost $1.3 billion on risky mortgages and set aside more money for rising losses on home-equity loans.
RALEIGH, NC \u00c2\u00b7 The North Carolina state fair was taking place less than a half-mile from Carter-Finley Stadium, but it was the Miami Hurricanes who provided most of the fireworks Saturday night.
Life & style: Gordon Ramsay's eponymous restaurant fails to win two of the three top awards it usually collects.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr declared yesterday he is prepared to withdraw his fighters occupying the revered Imam Ali shrine, a step that could end the two-week-old battle in Najaf. But al-Sadr&#39;s aides said talks ...
Sono della controllata Fisher Price e accessori di Barbie
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 13-19. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court Monday refused to consider a significant antitrust case involving Northwest Airlines and a low-cost competitor that could have set some rules for competition between large airlines and smaller, no-frills rivals.
An oil tanker is sent to the aid of a British yachtsman who was badly injured during an Atlantic crossing
Yasuo Fukuda, a seasoned moderate lawmaker, was chosen Japan's prime minister on Tuesday, then tapped veteran ministers from his predecessor's cabinet to confront a resurgent opposition keen to force an election.
Il Giudice sportivo ha squalificato per due giornate il campo del Catania, con obbligo di giocare a...
Reviews of releases by Alan Jackson, Riskay, Natasja Saad, 8Ball & Devius and Laura Marling.
HSBC Holdings , Europe's biggest bank, is acquiring The Chinese Bank Co. in Taiwan and will provide it with additional capital of between $300 million and $400 million, it said on Friday.
A fire engulfed a home for the elderly in western Austria on Friday, killing at least 11 people, a local government spokesman said.
The proposed separation of European energy producers and distribution networks would harm the EU's strategic interests, French Industry Minister Francois Loos said in an interview.
The New York Mets are set to complete a deal for Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez, grabbing the prize off-season signing from crosstown rivals the Yankees.
Great deals? The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has negotiated price cuts of 45 per cent on computer hardware supplied through its Catalist framework agreements, it said yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
THE Internet has changed the way political campaigns are run.   In 2004, Howard Dean showed that the Internet can be a great way to connect directly with voters and target grass-roots fundraising.
PARIS In a move that could change the face of French politics, Nicolas Sarkozy, the popular finance minister whose personal and ideological differences with President Jacques Chirac are well known, took over the helm of the governing center-right party on
AMD and IBM said Monday that they had developed a new strained-silicon process that offers more performance at the same power levels, a technology that will enter production in mid-2005.
Florida has flown into fifth place in a British holidaymakers - top winter destination table dominated by Spain - s Canary Islands.
A decade after Princess Diana's sudden death, Britain's royal family gathers on Friday to remember a woman mourned by millions worldwide.
Never mind the caffeine. Brazil wants to convince health-conscious Americans in its biggest market that coffee can be good for you.
For anyone who questioned why the Saints would go back to a flood-ravaged city, or wondered if a football game could really make a difference in the lives of people mired in misery, you have your answer.
La Lube Banca Macerata si &egrave; qualificata per i play off a sei della Champions League maschile ...
Air Force F-16 fighters forced a small plane experiencing engine trouble to land after it turned around in Mexican airspace and began heading north as the pilot did not respond to radio calls.
Two British animal rights campaigners  clad in nothing more than bikinis made of lettuce leaves braved  freezing temperatures on Tuesday to urge the people of  Kazakhstan to stop eating horses and go vegetarian.
Condi Rice goes into damage control mode after a shooting incident involving the controversial U.S. security firm provokes Iraqi anger
Thousands of rechargeable batteries for use in Apple&#39;s Powerbook G4 laptop are being recalled. The batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard. However, no injuries have been reported.
For weeks the rhetoric mounted as diplomats shuttled between Tehran and Vienna, seeking a solution to the impasse over Iran&#39;s nuclear program.
Some 30,000 Sudanese refugees might cross into Chad to escape persecution by Arab militia, the UN warns.
The US State Department says Secretary Colin Powell has canceled a trip to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony because of urgent business in Washington.
Gruppo esercita equity swap con Ubs e Mediobanca
The dollar slumped across the board on  Friday, as dealers shrugged off positive U.S. economic data  amid concerns about the currency's shaky fundamentals.
I was looking at what my friend Stephen Lewis wrote in HakPakSak a few days ago &#151; specifically newspapers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 roles as public trusts and cornerstones of our informational infrastructure &#151; i.e. sources of solid information and independent commentary essential to informed citizenry, democratic government, effective public policy, and well-functioning economies. What this brought up for me is the notion that human beings are themselves infrastructural;  especially when they are constuctive contributors to the structure we call civilization.
The director plans to adapt H G Wells' classic The War Of The Worlds onscreen.
Centosette euro di aumento e norme migliori per la sicurezza
This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in the Vulnerability details section of this bulletin.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel's pull-out from Gaza will be coordinated with the Palestinians.
BEIJING The NBA has reached booming, basketball-crazy China _ but the league doesn&#39;t expect to make any money soon. The NBA flew more than 100 people halfway around the world for its first games in China, featuring
OCEANIA/ISOLE SALOMONE - I giovani riflettono sul tema della GMG: \u00c2\u0093Avrete forza dallo Spirito Santo\u00c2\u0094 Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Un cammino di preparazione strutturato a tappe, che culminer\u00c3\u00a0 con la GMG di Sydney: \u00c3\u00a8 quanto la Chiesa delle Isole Salomone sta proponendo ai giovani di parrocchie, associazioni, scuole, movimenti, per sensibilizzarli e cond...
Teenage soul singer Joss Stone's latest album - Mind, Body & Soul - goes straight in at number one.
GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.
Speaking at a news conference in Belfast on Friday afternoon, Mr Adams said he had not yet studied the governments' response.
Variety - NEW YORK -- George Bush and John Kerry aren't the only ones with their eyes on the White House -- local TV newscasts in cities including L.A. and Gotham are devoting little political attention to anything other than the presidential race, according to a study released Thursday.
New research suggests that top-selling pain reliever Celebrex does not carry the same heart attack risk as Vioxx, a similar drug pulled from the market in September because of safety concerns.
TORONTO (CP) - Celestica Inc. has inked a deal to sell its power systems business to C&amp;D Technologies of Pennsylvania for an undisclosed amount.
Schools grapple with degree to which they're responsible for social, as well as academic, skills.
No a societa' di lusso perche' gestiscono troppi marchi
Christian Estripeau, a Spokesman for the French hospital where PA Chairman Yasser Arafat is being treated said Saturday afternoon that there &quot;has been no change - for better or for worse - in his condition.
Stronger cooperation, and an increased budget, were decided upon at a meeting of senior tourism officials of the Visegrad Four (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), held in the Czech tourism ...
I don&#39;t suppose I was expecting much from this movie &#39;Exorcist: The Beginning&#39;, considering how unexceptional the other two &#39;Exorcist&#39; sequels were, but I didn&#39;t expect that it would make them suddenly seem like classics by comparison.
Now you can check traffic conditions across the Washington region from your cell phone -- not by calling a friend already stuck in traffic, but by subscribing to a new video service that sends updates to any Internet-enabled phone.
The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been sending back &quot;beautiful new images&quot; after swooping over the surface of Mars overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday.
The struggling Houston Astros fired manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura on Monday, less than two years after the pair had guided the Major League Baseball team to their first World Series.
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- After a powerful earthquake struck Pakistan and India a year ago, one of the biggest fears was for the more than 3 million newly homeless facing the onset of the Himalayan winter.
U.S. blue chips were higher on  Tuesday, led by shares of major oil producers benefiting from  higher crude oil prices, which broke through the $50 a barrel  mark.
Direttore 'Repubblica', 'da Kabul notizie false su di lui'
Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United States\u00e2\u0080\u0099 ability to control its own destiny.
President George W. Bush, hosting Vietnam's president in a historic visit, will welcome robust trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy but also will voice concerns on Hanoi's human rights record.
A full-strength Chelsea squad will tour China next year as part of its long-term plans to forge links with the world's most populous nation.
The new leader of Canada's Liberal Party pledged Sunday to honor the country's commitment to the Kyoto protocol if he unseats Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election expected next year.
HP's Imaging and Printing Group today announced the successful completion of its Middle East corporate and enterprise Roadshow.
On a day when there would be 40 birdies made at the par-5 closing hole at TPC Boston, perhaps the most important one belonged to Bill Haas .
Christopher Reeve's widow, Dana Reeve, is going to President Bush's State of the Union address in hopes of hearing him propose additional support for medical research.
Russia will forge ahead with an auction on Sunday to sell the key asset of stricken oil company YUKOS despite an order from a US bankruptcy court blocking the sale for 10 days, an official said on Friday.
The US massive offensive on the Fallujah has resulted in an increasingly severe humanitarian disaster in the city, as the Red Crescent
Rugby fans across the Tasman will have to enter a ballot to obtain tickets for next year&#39;s Lions tour. Fifteen thousand visitors are also expected to follow their team from Britain.
Plans to turn a former  RAF station on Shetland into a holiday resort and whisky distillery are outlined.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has turned down two approaches from England manager Steve McClaren to come out of international retirement.
Still not clear on the convergence advantage though Small companies are keen to embrace VoIP, but still aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t seeing the real advantages of convergence.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MOSCA - Il commando terrorista che ha sequestrato la scuola di Beslan, nella regione russa dell&#39;Ossezia del Nord, ha minacciato di uccidere 50 bambini per ogni guerrigliero che venisse ucciso dalle forze speciali che circondano l&#39;istituto, e 20 bambini
Deadly Hurricane Jeanne strengthened as  it crossed the northern Bahamas on Saturday on its way to  deliver a record fourth hurricane strike in one season on  densely populated Florida.
Sassi, solo il 7-8% deriva dalla moda maschile
Autonomy Corp.\u00c2\u00a0is acquiring Zantaz, a provider of e-discovery and content archiving software, for $375 million in cash, the companies announced Tuesday.
The Venezuelan president causes a stir with his U.N. attack on Bush - and that's just the way the leftist leader likes it
HAL Sutton was hardly rationing compliments yesterday when he identified Tiger Woods as one of the greatest putters who ever lived.
ROMA - Totti riacciuffa la Samp ed eguaglia Pruzzo, ma non basta. La Roma non riesce a battere la squadra di Novellino e alla fine deve accontentarsi di un punto che, a tempo scaduto, stava addirittura per sfuggire.
Russia offered a $10 million reward on  Wednesday for information to help it hunt down Chechen rebel  leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, whom it accuses of  being behind last week's deadly school siege.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interline Brands, Inc.  (\
Pope Benedict said on Wednesday that Christians faced persecution, torture and death in some parts of the world and continued to be made martyrs for their faith.
The first British soldier to be accused of murdering a civilian in Iraq has appeared in court, just hours after he was charged. Kevin Williams, 21, a trooper with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
Five times the upload speed of HSDPA Data-over-cellular specialist Novatel Wireless last week unveiled what it claims is the \
Blog: Adobe Systems issues three critical security updates designed to address vulnerabilities in its Flash Player.
Swedish vendor Ericsson announced today that it has been selected by Hungarian operator Pannon GSM as supplier to build the first phase of the operator's UMTS network.
Israeli warplanes are still flying over southern Lebanon despite appeals for them to halt the missions, the outgoing commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.
Adobe Systems invites outsiders to sample color combinations supplied by users of the company's Kuler service.
U.S. meat plants are allowing brains  and spinal cord from older cattle to enter the food supply,  violating strict government regulations aimed at preventing the  spread of mad cow disease, a federal meat inspectors union said  on Monday.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is downplaying its role in subprime lending even as spectacular flameouts in that sector have turned the Wall Street bank into one of the biggest originators of risky mortgages.
A private equity consortium plans to make a $5.5 billion bid for the world\u00c2\u0092s biggest microchip packaging firm, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering.
The films and actors shortlisted for the 80th Academy Awards will be named in Los Angeles later.
Reports said that the SEC felt that Global Crossing founder Gary Winnick&#39;s role as non-executive chairman, which is often a position that has limited knowledge of day-to-day operations of a
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said  on Sunday he assured members of the Group of 20 nations that  Washington will slash deficits they blame for a falling dollar  and repeated his call for stronger European growth.
Producer price inflation in Germany, which has been surging recently as a result of runaway energy and steel prices, slowed somewhat last month as oil prices came off the boil, according to the federal statistics office Destatis.
Worries are growing in southern Kentucky about the mile-long Wolf Creek Dam, which is leaking and showing signs of age.
Two schoolboys are found guilty of murdering a partially-sighted man who was kicked in the head as he lay on the floor.
Oil giant Yukos is halting two-thirds of its exports to China because of its financial troubles, a move which could raise oil prices.
Google Inc. (GOOG)'s long-awaited expansion of its search tools from the Internet to individual computers takes advantage of the company's core technology as well as a weakness in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows operating system.
One of their legislators was suspended for fraud. Another outraged women by saying only brainless businessmen would hire \
VALPARAISO | Porter County Health Department officials announced they have 250 doses of flu vaccine for clinics today in Valparaiso and Monday in Portage.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is happy her good friend Kate Moss has dumped the   troubled rocker Pete Doherty who mistreated her.
China and Argentina signed accords on Tuesday that could bring nearly $20 billion in investment from the Asian giant over the next 10 years for the capital-starved Latin American economy.
Tony Blair and General Pervez Musharraf agree action must be taken to tackle the causes of international terror.
Fong became a US senator in 1959 when Hawaii was admitted as a state. The Republican served from 1959 until 1977.
Uomo con precedenti penali ha ucciso per futili motivi
Napoli, il 34enne era caduto da un'impalcatura
Tiger Woods is a daddy. Less than 24 hours after Woods finished second at the U.S. Open on Father's Day, his wife gave birth to a daughter. Woods announced on his Web site &#151; http://www.tigerwoods.com &#151; that Sam Alexis Woods was born early Monday morning.
Mega-star has been spotted filming her first commercial in downtown Manhattan under a new deal to represent Samsung. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
The X PRIZE Foundation announced today a new education competition designed to cultivate interest and excitement in the fields of space, science and technology.
The chief prosecutor of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Monday branded Kosovo's former prime minister as a warlord and a mobster in uniform and said he helped commit 'ugly, cruel and violent crimes.' ...Comment
Kuwait would back a hike of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in Opec&#39;s oil output ceiling if crude prices remained at record levels, it said yesterday in a move
Doppia seduta d'allenamento per il Catania in vista della gara di domenica con l'Atalanta.  Al matti...
Former NL Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti admitted in court Tuesday that he violated his probation by testing positive for cocaine last month, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.
The steelmaker faces serious headwinds, but it has the resources to batten down the hatches.
The negotiator for the militant Shiite stronghold of Fallujah was freed from US custody today but refused to resume peace talks. Sheik Khaled al-Jumeili said they will remain suspended as a protest against
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green is expected to start in Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders despite suffering from bruises to his ribs and hip.
The numbers behind an international child pornography bust Wednesday were themselves disturbing: Nearly 2,400 suspects from 77 countries allegedly paid to view videos depicting sexual abuse online. But the nature of Internet traffic makes it sadly unsurprising that people would figure they could hide so much hideous material.
Tony Blair is, in a way, as polarizing a figure in the United Kingdom as President George W. Bush is in the United States -- with one crucial difference.
Businesses fail to plan for HIV/Aids until it affects 20% of people in their country, says a World Economic Forum report.
The man who killed John  Lennon in 1980, Mark Chapman, fails in his third attempt for release on parole.
A study that spurred concern about high concentrations of platinum in women with silicone breast implants seems to contain flaws and should be viewed \
LOUISVILLE, March 2 -- President Bush headlined a fundraiser Friday for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and the National Republican Senatorial Committee that netted $2.1 million. Organizers called it the largest fundraiser in state history.
Former President Bill Clinton was moved Wednesday from intensive care to a hospital room following his heart surgery, his office said.
OTTAWA (CP) - The military doesn't have the resources to deal with thousands of extra recruits due to join its ranks, says the second-in-command of Canada's armed forces.
A Russian supermarket worker branded \
Gen. George Casey, nominated for the post of Army chief of staff, faced severe questions Thursday from senators about the strategies he implemented when he was the commander of U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq.
The European Union approved on Wednesday the first genetically modified (GMO) seeds for planting that may be sold across the 25-nation bloc.
The dollar edged slightly downward Tuesday as markets awaited a Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.
The Dutch woman nominated to the powerful post of European Union antitrust commissioner insisted during her confirmation hearing Tuesday that her extensive background in the corporate world did not mean she would be soft on big business.
The Florida Panthers re-signed defenseman Bryan Allen to a five-year contract Wednesday. The deal is reportedly worth nearly $15 million.
Alex McLeish believes Scotland's  bid to upset France again could be helped by a French desire for vengeance.
But censorware research is illegal, again The US copyright office will permit mobile phone subscribers to unlock their phones, allowing them to be used by rival network providers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday released a plan that would provide all children and adults access to health coverage, but stops short of mandating universal coverage.
Another two people are arrested as part of an international investigation into pictures of child abuse.
Insurgents have detonated two bombs near a convoy of US military vehicles in southern Baghdad, killing at least 16 people, Iraqi police say.
The Belkin booth was my favorite at the show. They emerged as a design and innovation powerhouse.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc is  to acquire the media and licensed properties of TV chef Emeril  Lagasse for around $50 million in cash and stock, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Tony Freixas has posted a new article covering his thoughts on high-performance debugging with PHP5:   In this article, I will show you how to use PHP 5 input filters to support debug, trace and assert statements so that a one-line change disables these statements and restores your script to full production performance.   He makes a custom solution, a simple method for just outputting simple debug statements via his own custom debugging classes - thDebug, theTrace and thAssert. He wraps all of these in a thDebugManager class to make them all play nice together.   With these in place, he moves on to the real key to the debugger, using the input filter extension that comes with PHP5. He makes a thAbstractStreamFilter abstract class to base the filtering on and, using this interface, makes his thDebugFilter class to handle the various debugging outputs. He uses the __autoload functionality to load it correctly into each page that needs it.
Twenty-four states hold some voting contest on Feb. 5, with 1,678 Democratic delegates and 1,038 Republican delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions up for grabs. A candidate needs 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, and 1,191 to win the Republican nomination. Here is a list of the contests and the number of pledged delegates at stake in each:
The Army of Heaven moved in more than a decade ago and gained strength after Saddam
A new government is named for Somalia but it remains too dangerous for them to be based in the capital.
A Dutch reality show in which a supposedly dying woman had to pick one of three contestants to receive her kidneys was revealed as a hoax on Friday.
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Sports Network) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.  captured the Checker Auto Parts 500 Nextel Cup race at the  Phoenix International Raceway for the second consecutive year.  The No.8 Budweiser Chevrolet crossed the finish line 1.431  seconds ahead of runner-up Ryan Newman.
Participants can sue under a pension protection law to recover their losses, justices said in a unanimous ruling.
Oil prices surged to a new high above $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand.
NEW YORK -- Henrik Zetterberg capped Detroit's three-goal third period with a power-play score, and the Red Wings overcame Dominik Hasek's shaky start to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 Monday night.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a wide area of Japan&#39;s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Al centro della vicenda giudiziaria la nomina di Meocci
Il presidente del Rende, Franco Ippolito Chiappetta, al termine dell'incontro valido per il campiona...
Actress Brooke Shields almost brought her house down on top of her when   she drove into an outdoor beam.
While it has rejected each of Oracle Corp.'s takeover offers today, PeopleSoft's board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of the company's board said today.
A month after the first attempt failed, the old, gray ship was pulled from its berth on the West Side of Manhattan.
The recent Dutch raid against a suspected military training camp used by Turkish Kurdish rebels is the largest crackdown against the group in Europe, which has become a base for autonomy-seeking militants to ...
OFFENSE Big plays were the order of the night, and QB Mark Brunell and WR Rod Gardner provided plenty of them. Gardner had a career night with 10 receptions and, had time permitted, his last reception would have set up a game-tying field goal.
Dontrelle Willis is one of the few Florida Marlins players to have felt the pressure of playing in the postseason.
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Although Yankees principal owner, George Steinbrenner, will pick the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next manager, he still needs General Manager Brian Cashman, perhaps more than ever.
They swept into the Industria studio in Lower Manhattan last night, beaming like sweethearts on honeymoon: Karl Lagerfeld wearing his signature shades, Tommy Hilfiger in a pinstriped suit.
As tensions continue to mount between France and Ivory Coast, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie says Paris has no intention of withdrawing its troops from the West African country.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - U.S. country singer Porter Wagoner, lanky Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy Nudie rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with rising new performer Dolly Parton in the 60s, died on Sunday from lung cancer, said his publicity agent, Darlene Bieber. He was 80.
MONTGOMERY -- State regulators could decide Dec. 14 how much more Alabama Power Co. customers will pay for electricity in 2005, according to an order from the Public Service Commission.
TV watchdog Ofcom upholds 55 complaints against a live broadcast of a fight on Channel 4 show Big Brother.
OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s biggest oil exporter, will lower crude-oil deliveries to China National Petroleum Corp. this month and supply no oil in October because the Russian company
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A panel of experts has recommended that the Security Council impose sanctions on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other top government officials, Qatar's U.N. ambassador said Friday.
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Serena Williams still loves playing tennis, although her passion for fashion is undeniable.
British police have arrested the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP) Tuesday, accusing him of inciting racial hatred.
The Patriots and Jets still are spotless, although neither looked invincible in improving to 5-0. The Eagles, however, have an unbeatable look about them.
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Chiron Corp, one of only two flu jab suppliers to the USA, says that next year&#39;s supply may be in doubt. Health experts and business analysts have been asking for some time that the US authorities add other suppliers to their approvals list.
An inmate who said he had chest pains overpowered two guards at a Maryland hospital on Wednesday, shot a man outside the hospital and commandeered his vehicle as a getaway car, state police said.
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LaBranche & Co. Inc. , which runs one of the largest equity specialist traders on the New York Stock Exchange floor, may consider selling all or part of itself to salvage its floor-trading business, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Arab militias responsible for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region now guard camps for the displaced, refugees say.
Venezuela e Canada hanno pareggiato 2-2 in un'amichevole giocata a Maracaibo. In gol per il Venezuel...
World number two Andy Roddick says the United States will probably be the underdogs in the Davis Cup final against hosts Spain in December.
By JOHN THORNE RABAT, Morocco - Internet users in Morocco unable to access the video-sharing Web site YouTube since last week expressed fears Tuesday that the government has stepped up its campaign to restrict independent media.
The dollar hit a fresh three-month low  against the yen on Thursday as a rebound in oil prices  aggravated worries about the outlook for the U.S. economy and  its yawning current account deficit.
Florida and Miami have played four times in the last five years, and they're already talking about another matchup &#151; in next season's Rose Bowl.
An IMF team is in Zimbabwe as it tries to decide what to do about Harare's outstanding debt to the fund.
President Bush has signed a new law authorizing him to freeze Sudanese government assets to protest the violence in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
U.S. News & World Report - BERLIN--Told that she couldn't sit in on religion classes for the Muslim students at Rixdorfer Elementary School, Marion Berning went into the classroom anyway on the pretext of fixing a window. What she found stunned and angered her. The teacher was saying that \
The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro discusses his recent reviews and answers your questions about personal tech and Macworld.
Oil prices raced to new highs above $50  on Tuesday as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities  threatened to inflict further strain on global supplies.
E' bastato il netto 3-1 con il quale l'Udinese ha superato il Cagliari a far tornare il sorriso all'...
Iran said on Saturday it would reject any proposal to halt uranium enrichment, a step European Union diplomats are proposing to end a row over whether Iran is seeking atomic weapons.
Dell Inc.  comfortably  beat analysts' estimates for quarterly earnings on Tuesday as  it sold more laptops and increased sales in China and Europe,  sending its shares nearly 10 percent higher.
Under a federal law that will take effect Thursday, the grace period between the time the check is written and when the money is debited from the account.
BERLIN, Nov 22  - The dollar&#39;s slide was on everyone&#39;s lips at the Group of 20 meeting here but officially off the agenda, leaving the US currency at the mercy of market forces that appear bent on pushing it lower.
Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ha smentito l'esistenza di trattative per la cessione di...
Get ready! The complete and fully ordered setlist for the popular game Guitar Hero III has been leaked online (still unconfirmed, though).
Rick Wills, CEO of Beaverton-based Tektronix Inc., has resigned from embattled biotechnology company Chiron Corp.&#39;s board of directors after serving on it only one month.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Troubled mortgage giant Fannie Mae said in a securities filing late Monday that the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight will review termination compensation for its outgoing executives, Chairman and Chief Executive
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The proposed merger of French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France faced a delay of at least several months after an appeals court ruling in favour of trade unions.
TORONTO -- Health Minister George Smitherman says the province will move ahead with its latest proposal to Ontario&#39;s doctors, even though it doesn&#39;t have their approval.
The focus of the initial quake was in the Niigata prefecture, some 150 miles north of Tokyo. The jolts, including aftershocks of magnitude up to 6.3 on the Richter scale, were also felt strongly in the capital.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy showed flashes of temper and abruptly terminated a television interview aimed at introducing him to U.S. audiences.
A husband-and-wife anthropologist team who have spent decades studying early humans' skill in crafting stone tools have parlayed their expertise into an Indiana University institute devoted to prehistoric human culture.
La vittima, di 28 anni, sarebbe incensurata
HUNDREDS of patients of Addenbrooke&#39;s Hospital have been warned they may have come into contact with the human form of &quot;mad cow disease&quot;.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A man who unsuccessfully tried to barter with marijuana was arrested for stealing two auto tires after the deal was rejected, Roseville police said.
Papers in Russia and across Europe continue to debate the reasons for the bloody outcome of the school siege in North Ossetia, and the lessons to be learned.
The attorney for Kevin Federline says he wants to depose Britney Spears soon, the latest step in the former couple's ongoing child-custody battle.
The first Vineland Festival, to have been held southeast of Philadelphia in Vineland, N.J., has been postponed because of competition from the newly announced All Points West at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. \u00e2\u0080\u009cDue to the overall festival traffic in the Northeast and big bands touring through this area at the same time, co-producers Festival Republic and C3 Presents have decided to step back and launch Vineland in 2009,\u00e2\u0080\u009d organizers said in a statement. Vineland had been scheduled for Aug. 8-10, the same dates as All Points West, which is being organized by the promoters behind the Coachella Music Festival in Southern California.
Tony Blair yesterday offered a crowded House of Commons his most direct apology yet for deficiencies in the intelligence dossiers he presented to MPs to help justify the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
Toronto-Dominion Bank , Canada's second-largest lender, plans to make ''major acquisitions&quot; in the United States over the next few years after completing its proposed $3.1 billion purchase of a majority stake in Banknorth Group Inc. , chief executive Edmund Clark said.
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  XMSR.O shares rose nearly 6 percent before the bell on  Wednesday ahead of a news conference the company is holding in  conjunction with Major League Baseball.
A serving policeman is bailed after admitting downloading an indecent image of a child from the internet.
Run for the hills Western nations have less than 20 years to prepare for the next generation of terror threats, according to Dr Yair Sharan, director of Tel Aviv University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Technology Analysis and Forecasting.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NORTH Korea yesterday agreed to let a British diplomat visit the site of a massive explosion which Pyongyang said was caused by the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project.
Stacy Prammanasudh shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to hold off Jee Young Lee by a stroke and complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Fields Open.
Concern over power costs (73%) was the most common reason organizations gave for wanting to improve the energy efficiency of their storage. Concern for the environment came second, highlighted by 57%, followed by power capacity worries (35%).
The Dec. 31 issues of The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post will be the last for both newspapers, which are part of a dying breed of afternoon dailies.
Topps Co., maker of baseball trading  cards and Bazooka gum, said on Tuesday it would be acquired by  an investment firm run by former Walt Disney Co. chief Michael  Eisner and private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for  $385 million.
Asif Ali Zardari, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto&#39;s husband, was granted bail in a corruption case by the Supreme Court on Monday, paving way for his release after some eight years in jail, lawyers said.
For a third straight debate, Democrat John Kerry stood his ground against George W. Bush, slugging it out with a president bent on painting him as a dangeous left-winger on social issues.
At least 101 Iraqis died in the country's unending sectarian slaughter Wednesday, and the U.N. reported that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll of the war and one that is sure to be eclipsed when November's dead are counted.
Australian PM John Howard expresses doubts about proposals for a debt freeze for tsunami-hit countries.
Pope Benedict XVI rebuffed calls to let divorced Catholics who remarry receive Communion in a new document Tuesday and told Catholic politicians they are expected to wage the church's fight against abortion and gay marriage.
Soaked, freezing and beaming like schoolgirls, sisters Carmencita Bell and Valerie Young watched the celebration erupting around them at FedEx Field yesterday and credited the supernatural.
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The militant Shiite group Hezbollah committed war crimes in its deliberate targeting of civilians in the recent conflict with Israel, Amnesty International said in a report.
Red Cross officials in Manila reported at least 388 people were killed when Typhoon Durian slammed into the Philippines Friday, triggering volcanic mudslides and flooding.
Hackers who unlock Apple Inc.&#39;s iPhone from the AT&amp;T Inc. network and share the method with 10 million of their closest Internet friends are inviting a lawsuit from the two companies, several intellectual property lawyers said Monday.
Golf, rugby and squash are on a shortlist of five sports to be assessed for possible inclusion in the 2012 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee is reviewing
David Beckham said on Tuesday he was \
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 26 -- Krispy Kreme, the company known for its glazed doughnuts, its chocolate iced glazed doughnuts and its glazed \
Pensa solo alla salvezza del Torino e non a prendersi rivincite, Gianni De Biasi, richiamato alla gu...
Turkish police on Friday appealed for restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's image.
The American Medical Association is working with a startup company that encourages doctors to swap ideas online and charges investment firms to view postings that could serve as tip-offs to drug side effects and other market-moving medical trends.
Hospital waiting lists are at their lowest level since the 1980s, the NHS chief executive is expected to announce. What is your experience?
Opening a meeting of the British sponsored Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, told delegates that it was &quot;time to turn international attention into international action&quot;.
An earthquake shook central Chile on Thursday, reportedly knocking out phone service to a few towns but causing no injuries or serious damages, officials and news reports said.
&quot;I just had no desire to be intimate with my husband,&quot; said Ros Washington, a female sex patch patient. &quot;It&#39;s not that I didn&#39;t love him.
NEW YORK  - Fact-based fiction ruled this year's National Board of Review selections as Clint Eastwood's Japan-centric World War II drama \
THE Australian Government may try to bring those behind the Bali bombings to Australia for trial if they avoid jail time in Indonesia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov tells the US that Russia's internal politics are its own business.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ | Eli Manning jumped into an NFL starting role and took a stumble. With the Giants trailing by four points and getting the ball back with 1:52 left in the game, Manning
The city's Taxi and Limousine Commission said it would not pursue a disorderly conduct charge against 86-year-old CBS newsman Mike Wallace, who was arrested earlier this month during a confrontation with inspectors outside a Manhattan restaurant.
Ivaldi \u00c3\u00a8 il pi\u00c3\u00b9 famoso, per loro 800 euro a gara:qualche domanda sugli uomini con la bandierina                                              Falli, fuorigioco e proteste il mestiere del guardalinee                                                                                        di FULVIO BIANCHI
Valentino Rossi pensa gi&agrave; alla prossima stagione. ''Non posso fare tutto io - ha detto dopo i...

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A feud between the brothers who run India's largest private firm, Reliance, eases as one brother off-loads stock.
World Health Organization official David Nabarro says health officials expect the first wave of sickness to be cholera and diahhreal disease, which he says will strike in about one week.
SRINAGAR -- A roadside bomb killed 10 Indian soldiers and their civilian driver yesterday in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the most devastating attack by separatist guerrillas since India's government began withdrawing troops from the disputed region last month. Witnesses said the blast ripped the sport utility vehicle apart, killing everyone, including an Indian Army major. The explosion left a crater several ...
Do germs communicate? Many scientists think so and are betting the chatter may hold the key to developing the next generation of drugs to fight killer superbugs.
Pakistan denies accusations that it is not doing enough to stop militants crossing the border into Afghanistan.
An official of the Palestinians&#039; Hamas-led government who returned from a seven-nation trip with &#36;20 million in his luggage said Saturday that he will continue to funnel money across the Egyptian border despite European objections.
Willie Mays stepped out of the pink convertible in a narrow alley behind the left-field line, and one of baseball's greatest living players exhaled with a smile.
La Lazio ha dato adesione all'Uefa per un'eventuale partecipazione alla prossima coppa Intertoto. Lo...
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFour Lane Highway\u00e2\u0080\u009d stars Frederick Weller as Sean, a famous (dead) writer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s son who became a writer himself but has been blocked for some time.
Or an investigative technique - oh, wait HP has entered the denial phase in its legal battle with former executive Karl Kamb. The company this week denied claims made by Kamb that it used pre-texting techniques during an internal investigation into the executive's side business selling flat panel TVs. Moreover, HP whacked back at Kamb, saying pre-texting was not a way of life at the company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
TechWeb - The Free Software Foundation is reviewing Novell's right to sell new versions of Linux operating system software after the open-source community criticized Novell for teaming up with Microsoft.
Key events in the hostage standoff at a school in Beslan in southern Russia. All times are local; some are approximate.
Supermarkets can't keep pomegranate juices in stock. Farmers can't grow the fruits fast enough. They are everywhere -- in shampoo, on lobster dinners, in beer, even on Christmas wreathes.
Queste le terne arbitrali, (pi\u00c3\u00b9 il quarto uomo) che dirigeranno le gare della 2/a giornata del campi...
Meanwhile, down in The Apple . . . An organization is exposed.
All the sheep on a farm in southern England will be slaughtered after blood tests suggested they had contracted foot and mouth disease, the British agriculture ministry said on Monday.
A Wi-Fi hot-spot builder develops a decked-out trailer capable of delivering broadband access even in the middle of nowhere. The WanderPod gets its first test run at the launch of SpaceShipOne in the Mojave Desert. By Dan Brekke.
Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: TrueLocal Launches Canadian Local Search Engine - The Video Void: Where Are All The AdSense Video Ads? - Here Comes Social Media Optimization? - Google Apps for Your Domain, and more.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Osama bin Laden\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sudden reappearance on videotape and the deaths of eight Marines in Iraq on Saturday sent President Bush and Democrat John Kerry into a sharp final round of argument over which one can defeat terrorism, the
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Troy Vincent would have preferred Bryant Gumbel kept his views to himself rather than using his TV show as a forum to harshly criticize the NFL's relationship with its players' union.
Two separate car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy, as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq&#39;s beleaguered security forces.
And it's mobile friendly Mobile World Congress It's based on blue-laser technology, but that's where the similarity between the V Media disc and both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc ends. V Media holds just 1GB of data on a disc with a diameter of about an inch and a half and a casing reminiscent of Iomega's ill-fated Clik.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chad Pennington puts together three touchdown drives of 70 yards or more and the Jets cruise to a 38-10 victory over the Packers.
Carraway Methodist Medical Center and UAB Health System are teaming up to expand Carraway&#39;s women&#39;s services, a move both sides say will improve their teaching programs.
Google Inc. has extended a  multi-year deal with RealNetworks Inc. to promote Google  software across Real's entertainment and multimedia products,  the companies said on Wednesday.
Militants kill at least 30 in assault on Baghdad; US forces say 22 insurgents killed in Mosul. A Iraqi man mourns the death of his brother.
Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
A North African man and his wife went on trial Wednesday on charges they ran Web sites that supported al-Qaida-linked groups with videos of people killed by terrorists and information on how to make bombs.
SAN FRANCISCO - A military judge on Wednesday dropped an espionage charge against a Muslim interpreter accused of spying at the camp for terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, all but resolving a case that once carried the potential for the death penalty.    The judge's acceptance of the plea deal in the case of Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi marks the third Guantanamo spy case to fall apart this year, despite vows by Attorney General John Ashcroft and military officials to prosecute the men for jeopardizing the nation's security...
Florida prosecutors charged an astronaut Friday with trying to kidnap a woman she saw as a rival for a space shuttle pilot's affections, but they declined to file an attempted murder charge that had been recommended by police.
Someone severely disfigured by burns or disease could receive the first human face transplant using skin and underlying fat from an organ donor.
The U.S. Air Force likely would seek to buy refueling planes from both Boeing Co.  and a rival transatlantic team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. , the top Air Force general said Wednesday.
The NFL refused yesterday to retract wording in a letter to Broncos safety John Lynch that warned he could be ejected for making another illegal hit like the one that knocked the Colts' Dallas Clark out of last Sunday's game.
Saves planet one lightbulb at a time For the second week in a row the Guardian has turned the power of the Internet onto the problems of the planet - at this rate, it surely can't be long before we're all saved. Last week editor Alan Rusbridger unleashed 15 million readers on Africa, this week environment writer Leo Hickman is trying to shut down coal-fired power stations.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty Monday to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop last year as he was leaving a nightclub.
Japan today summoned a Chinese diplomat after identifying a submarine that intruded its waters as Chinese. &quot;We have judged the submarine to belong to the Chinese navy and it&#39;s likely the submarine was a nuclear
A Saudi Arabian billionaire is in talks to open a Disney theme park in Bahrain, a report says.
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN  - A bomb exploded in a crowded Shi'ite Muslim prayer hall in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing four people and wounding several, a government spokesman said.
Lavoro pomeridiano per il Cagliari in vista del posticipo di domenica sera contro ol Parma. Presenti...
Israel and the Palestinians ended a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts on  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.
News Corporation has awarded its executive chairman Rupert Murdoch a staggering $US12.5 million ($18 million) performance bonus for the latest financial year - believed to be the biggest in Australian corporate history.
A little over two weeks after the launch of its iPhone, a number of minor issues have begun to crop up among early adopters. However, the most prevalent problem appears to be the device not fully charging when plugged in. According to Apple, this is merely an interface glitch that will be resolved shortly.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Eagles made several roster moves on Tuesday, including bringing back Dorsey Levens and placing Shawn Andrews on injured reserve.
Dell (DELL) will set out Thursday to conquer markets dominated by Apple (APPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and others with products that include its first small digital music player, photo printer and plasma TV.

Volkswagen AG workers demonstrated outside three factories during the latest round of talks between Europe&#39;s biggest carmaker and the union representing the company&#39;s German employees.
Survivors of a fatal fire on a Canadian submarine that was left drifting in the north Atlantic described yesterday how they thought they would suffocate in the choking fumes.
Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has collapsed briefly while making a political speech in Tuscany and has recovered.
Infection with simian virus 40 (SV40) plays little or no role in the development of mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs that has been linked to asbestos exposure, according to a report in The Lancet.
Supporters of Ivory Coast&#39;s President Laurent Gbagbo criticised on Tuesday a United Nations decision to impose an arms embargo on the world&#39;s top cocoa grower but rebel leaders welcomed the move.
Israel has mounted a political campaign based on lies against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), alleging that it has aided Palestinian terrorists.
The pound rose against the dollar and was steady despite further evidence of slowing consumer credit and mortgage lending emerging in Britain, adding to the argument that interest rates have hit a peak.
Humana Inc. reported sharply higher third-quarter earnings Monday on the strength of broad gains in the health benefit company&#39;s commercial and government business.
How wonderful celeb news is when Elton John's in the world. The ever-opinionated popster weighs in on a variety of subjects in a two-part \
Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks will make his first appearance before a U.S. military commission on March 20 &#151; more than five years after he was imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday.
The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (\u00c2\u00a3182m), for fraud and environmental violations.
Con De Magistris fece riferimento a numerosi politici
BAGHDAD, March 7 -- A small Shiite political party on Wednesday pulled out of the governing Shiite parliamentary bloc that put Iraq's prime minister in power.
The public is called upon to help hunt for a rare grass-like plant recently found growing in the UK.
With the race for the 2012 Olympics getting nasty, IOC president Jacques Rogge is telling the five bid cities to stop sniping at each other and concentrate on their own campaigns.
A eight-year-old girl who died last year has been confirmed as Indonesia's latest bird flu case, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will make her closing argument to Iowa voters Wednesday evening during a televised message in which she tells them to \
British Airways PLC said Sunday it would introduce a company-wide sick leave policy giving managers greater powers to monitor employees&#39; absence under a deal hammered out with unions to avert a 24-hour strike.
East Timor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after rebel attacks on the country's top leaders left the president in \
A pharmacology professor testifying  in the U.S. government's $280 billion suit against the  cigarette industry said on Monday he quit working as an expert  witness for a tobacco trade group after it pressured him to be  more of an advocate.
France is intensifying efforts to integrate its large Muslim minority by trying to create a generation of French-speaking imams equipped with some knowledge of law and diplomas from Parisian universities, ...
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James Gist is emerging as an on-court leader for the surging Terrapins, who resume ACC play on Saturday at Virginia Tech.
A leading human rights group   accused the Sudanese military on Wednesday of indiscriminately   bombing villages in rebel-held regions of Darfur without regard   for civilian lives.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said in London yesterday that the future of digital technology in the home will be with Microsoft, not Apple.
A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.
Martin Scorsese is honoured by the Directors Guild of America for his mob thriller The Departed.
TUESDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Combining periodic infusions of antibodies with a widely used cancer vaccine appears to be more effective and less harsh with melanoma and advanced ovarian cancer patients than using either treatment on its own, a new study shows.
Crime and punishment The leader of one of the world's most prolific ID theft gangs was sentenced to six years imprisonment at a hearing in London's Harrow Crown Court on Wednesday. Two other members of the same gang have been jailed for five years and eighteen months respectively.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Paris Club of creditor nations, except for Russia, has agreed in principle to slash debts Iraq owes to the group by up to 80 percent, an official said Sunday.
Benedetto XVI ha visitato anche Santa Sofia
More than 60 percent of the United States now has abnormally dry or drought conditions, stretching from Georgia to Arizona and across the north through the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana and Wisconsin, said Mark Svoboda, a climatologist for the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Police in Manchester launch a hunt for a man who was released from prison by mistake.
Patricia Arquette will soon be taking orders from her little brother. David Arquette, who's married to \
Far from pampered, during his 22-year career, Rich \u00e2\u0080\u009cGoose\u00e2\u0080\u009d Gossage was the type of relief pitcher that has now become extinct.
WASHINGTON : US authorities on Monday indicted a Briton accused of aiding &quot;shoe-bomber&quot; Richard Reid&#39;s attempt to blow up a Paris-Miami flight with explosives hidden in the soles of his shoes, officials said.
Novita' della Finanziaria riguardano la dichiarazione 2008
Al Groh had said during the week that Miami&#39;s punt-return capabilities scared him, and that &quot;it didn\u00c2\u00b9t matter who was back there.
Hollywood's month of self-congratulation is here, with a field of Oscar contenders strong enough that no clear favorite for best picture has emerged. Not that it will matter, if the writers strike bleeds into the Feb. 24 telecast.
Paulo Roberto Falcao &egrave; sicuro che quest'anno la Roma sar&agrave; competitiva sia d'Italia sia...
EU transport and energy commissioner Loyola de Palacio on Sunday hailed the accord reached between Alitalia management and staff on a major restructuring plan aimed at keeping the struggling airline in the air.
Gay rights leaders are debating if they should moderate their goals after 11 states approved constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriages.
Missione di Stato e settimana fitta di impegni
Anaheim defenseman Chris Pronger received a one-game suspension Sunday for his hit to the head of Ottawa forward Dean McAmmond in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
\u00c2\u00b7 Hustler boss tries again to bring down big names  \u00c2\u00b7 Washington Post readers asked for revelations
A tropical storm watch is likely for the Mexican coast Wednesday as a tropical depression gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center reported.
The London Stock Exchange expects shareholders to approve its planned purchase of Borsa Italiana, LSE chief executive Clara Furse said here Monday.
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has asked the Justice Department to cast a wide net in its investigation of lewd e-mails sent by a Republican legislator to young pages, even looking into whether other lawmakers learned of them and failed to notify authorities. But legal experts said yesterday that...
NEW YORK  - A person's race may influence  his or her level of physical fitness, according to the findings  of a study of black and white adults who underwent treadmill  stress tests.
Base-X portable operations center by includes everything but the kitchen sink.
For many of Ukraine&#39;s 100,000 Jews, Sunday&#39;s presidential revote poses a difficult choice: a Western-leaning opposition leader with past links to people with anti-Semitic views or a prime minister who favours heavy-handed Soviet-style
Massimo Moratti, presidente dell'Inter, e il procuratore di Chivu, Giovanni Becali, avrebbero gi&agr...
La Copra Piacenza ha annunciato il silenzio stampa. \
It is unsettling evidence of one\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own age and station in life to find that electronic music \u00e2\u0080\u0094 once virgin territory for the young explorer \u00e2\u0080\u0094 now includes within its ranks a small army of grand old men.
She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian farmer has won custody over a 3-year-old cow after DNA tests ended months of dispute with another farmer over its ownership, a news report said Thursday.
Mammograms are an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Now new research looks at how accurate those mammogram readings really are.
Knife amnesties have no real impact on reducing knife crime, a Met Police report obtained by the BBC says.
Kenny Richey, who has spent the past 20 years on death row in the US, expected back in UK by end of week
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday defended the sale of a key unit of the Yukos oil firm to a little known company, calling it legal, and said he could live with a Ukraine presidency of Viktor Yushchenko.
Lebanon's presidential election has been postponed until the end of next week, a senior political source said on Friday, announcing the 11th delay to a vote first due to have been held more than three months ago.
The Paris Club of rich lending nations is to discuss a proposed debt freeze for tsunami-affected countries.
Asian shares rose on Thursday, led by  exporters such as Honda and Samsung and resource stocks, after  upbeat U.S. growth data eased worries about the health of the  economy in Asia's biggest export market.
In a big management shakeup aimed at halting a brutal assault from rival Fox News, CNN has pushed aside the head of its US network.
Millions of people who have already booked flights and holidays for next year may have to pay more tax.
A controversial Italian politician, whose nomination to a European Union post threatened to halt other EU nominations, withdrew Saturday from consideration.
Mel Brooks will shoot his remake of &quot;The Producers&quot; in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, not far from the Williamsburg neighborhood where he grew up as Melvin Kaminsky.
InfoWorld - Google said it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages.
NEW YORK  - People with temporal lobe epilepsy experience stable or improved quality of life after successful surgery to control their seizures, even if they develop some degree of memory decline, a new study shows.
Counting of votes cast in the Northern Ireland Assembly election is to get under way at 0900 GMT.
Sajma Alic took up knitting in  1995 to keep her mind off the fate of her husband, who stayed  in besieged Srebrenica while she fled with their baby, two of  hundreds of thousands made refugees by Bosnia's 1992-95 war.
With Pakistan's critical parliamentary election fast approaching, Bush administration officials began scrambling late last month to find a U.S. monitoring group willing to travel to Pakistan and observe the Feb. 18 vote.
Motorola Inc.  is planning to  sell $1.0 billion debt in a three-part offering as early as  Monday, said a market source familiar with the sale.
(InfoWorld) - A U.K. governance organization will review The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) as it tries to increase transparency after\u00c2\u00a0criticism of its close U.S. government ties. The report from One World Trust will be made public when it's completed next year, said Paul Levins, ICANN's executive officer and vice president of corporate affairs. ICANN, a private, nonprofit organization that controls the administration of the DNS (domain name system), is reworking its accountability practices, Levins said. \
NEW YORK  - The epilepsy drug vigabatrin  appears to be safe for the treatment of cocaine or  methamphetamine dependence, new study results suggest.
Delegates of Nigeria's ruling party gather in Abuja to pick a candidate to stand in next year's presidential poll.
 to judge cbank plan, Citi
Florida elections chief Dawn Roberts has warned the state&#39;s 67 election supervisors to be on the alert for observers at polling places who might use strong-arm tactics or otherwise harass or improperly assist potential voters in the Nov.
President Bush on Monday will promote free trade in Central America and the need for greater security against an upsurge in political and drug violence in a visit to Guatemala.
Donald J. Trump's casino empire has filed for bankruptcy protection after months of negotiations with bondholders over restructuring a crushing debt.
Swiss bank UBS  agreed to pay Enron Corp. creditors $115 million in cash to settle a lawsuit related to equity transactions, the successor to the bankrupt energy trader said on  Wednesday.
Illegal immigrants to the United  States cost the federal government over $10 billion a year, but  that figure would increase almost threefold if they were  granted legal status, according to a study released on  Wednesday.
Adam Vinatieri kicks five field goals, Corey Dillon rushes for 151 yards and the Patriots intercept four passes Drew Bledsoe passes to dump the Bills, 29-6.
A leading diabetes doctor sent the Food and Drug Administration a letter seven years ago that warned of the heart risks of the drug Avandia.
Australia's new government has warned NATO and its allies they will lose the war against hardline Taliban forces in Afghanistan unless they change tactics urgently, a report said Monday.
com September 21, 2004, 5:30 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
A sharp decline in new breast cancer cases in 2003 in the United States have come because millions of older women ceased hormone replacement therapy the previous year, researchers said on Thursday.
Also: UN warning on e-waste 'mountain.' Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
Countrywide Financial Corp. , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Tuesday said it made 15 percent more home loans in May as the pace of refinancings increased, though the foreclosure rate doubled.
The CD will stay the most popular music format until at least the end of the decade when digital music will begin to challenge its crown, says a new survey.
The epicenter may have been in Redwood City, but the aftershocks of Scott Peterson&#39;s death sentence still shook the town where the double murders took place.
A new version of GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) desktop interfaces is now available for download.
It was never intended to be. Oh, no, not in its purest form. Check the Rules of Golf. Reading the Constitution probably is easier, but somewhere in the Rules of Golf, you can find just about anything you want.
With elections and economic woes, congressional approval of foreign trade accords will be an uphill battle.
The United States, taking a step Pyongyang has long desired, will begin normalization talks with North Korea in New York next week but the State Department on Wednesday played down expectations.
Sven Kramer broke his own 10,000-meter world record Sunday and made it a Dutch double at the World Allround Speedskating Championships, winning the men's overall title.
NATO and Afghan forces using airstrikes, artillery and mortars killed at least 30 Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the alliance said.

In a tradition that has become as venerable as the 103-year-old Nobel Prizes themselves, the guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards next week has entered full swing.
(InfoWorld) - Hearst-Argyle Television and YouTube announced a joint effort Monday to add news, weather, and entertainment videos and original Hearst television programming in five local markets to YouTube. Beginning Monday, Hearst TV stations in Boston, Sacramento, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Manchester, N.H., will begin posting local video to dedicated YouTube channels. The deal marks the first distribution agreement between Google subsidiary YouTube and an independent television broadcaster, according to YouTube and Hearst. YouTube announced a deal with EMI Group last week to begin showing music videos and performances on the site. \
After seven consecutive years of extraordinary gains, real estate investment trusts are posting negative returns, but some analysts think that the decline has been too severe.
A Georgian tycoon who claimed he was the target of assassination plot after helping lead anti-government protests in his homeland was found dead in his mansion near London, and police said Wednesday they were treating the death as suspicious.
A former Special Forces soldier has created a loyal following on the Web with his accounts of frontline  soldiers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 daily work in Iraq.
Scientists are tracking the ocean\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest whales to figure out how exactly they get enough food to build their giant bodies.
Chelsea midfielder Claude Makelele said in an interview published Saturday that he is retiring from the French national team to focus on his club career.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said the Middle East peace process was the &quot;highest priority&quot; for the international community as he expressed his condolences over the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
The millennial computer glitch is belatedly pushing companies to dump outdated gear for new VoIP systems.
George Osborne commits the Tories to matching Labour's public spending for the next three years.
Business & money: \u00c2\u00b7 Bright and two other directors found guilty \u00c2\u00b7 Cover-up ranked with Maxwell affair
A Belgian court has ordered US Internet search giant Google to stop reproducing articles, photos and graphics from French- and German-language Belgian newspapers on its news site.
INDIANAPOLIS  &#151; Think Indianapolis goes crazy in May? Try September. Tens of thousands of blue-clad fans poured onto the downtown Monument Circle on Thursday, where they stood shoulder to shoulder to cheer for their beloved Indianapolis Colts &#151; and get a little groove on while they were at it.
Facing a 7-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter after one of his familiar, costly mistakes, Brett Favre brought Green Bay back again.
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board vice chairman Preston Martin died on Wednesday at his home in San Francisco after a brief illness, his family said in a statement. He was 83.
After rocky road to public offering, search engine proceeds--but what will it do with its windfall?
Hewlett-Packard next year will take a fresh approach to its utility computing initiative with a product designed to reduce the cost of running corporate computing systems.
What Yahoo! can do for Microsoft--and what it can't.
NEW YORK -- Search terms related to music and technology are most likely to return sites with spyware and other malicious code, a new study finds.
The end of the Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history as and the Knicks roll to an 89-65 victory over weary Detroit on Sunday night.
Try 24 issues - 6 days a week for 4 weeks - at no cost and with no obligation to continue. The Financial Times delivers global insights that give you a competitive advantage in business.
Police hunting a serial killer who is  killing women at a rate unprecedented in British history  pleaded on Wednesday with prostitutes to stay off the streets.
A millionaire couple were yesterday found guilty of subjecting their two housekeepers to a modern form of slavery that included physical punishment amounting to torture and forcing them to work for 18 hours a day, seven days a week
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will   stay in power for another year, a close ally said on Tuesday,   while a leaked memo detailed plans for a \
The attacks on Fox News represent a new twist on the Democrats\u00c2\u0092 complicated dance with the cable news channel.
Billie Jean King cut her final tie with the US Fed Cup team Tuesday when she retired as coach. King led the US to seven Fed Cup titles as a player and four as captain.
ATHENS, Greece - The kid couldn't catch the Thorpedo - and he won't be catching Mark Spitz, either. Michael Phelps' quest for seven gold medals ended after just three events, doomed by another bronze Monday night in the most anticipated race at the Olympic pool - the head-to-head showdown with Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200-meter freestyle...
Citigroup Inc. C.N and an advocacy  group long critical of many banks' lending practices on Monday  announced a partnership that they said will help promote home  ownership in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, especially  for immigrants.
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All 24 people on board a helicopter   chartered by conservation group WWF in Nepal were killed after   the aircraft crashed in bad weather two days ago, officials   said on Monday.
Documentary filmmakers  Douglas Gordon and Phlippe Parreno saw it coming.
Paul Reinheimer, one of two behind the funcaday website (providing details on one PHP function each day and special content on the weekends) has posted a supplement to this weekend's posting covering escaping.   The disadvantage with the escape for now, not for later approach is simple. If you save a user's post to the database, then that user's post is displayed 2,000 times there will be some serious differences. [...] You will need to balance your security concerns with performance needs.   The comments on his post back up his suggestions (and include other tips like a recommendation to cache on an even higher level - page blocks).
There's something about Texas that brings the big plays out of Oklahoma's defense.
Bloomberg - Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The early Republican presidential race is a tale of voters' divisions over religion, with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee riding support from evangelical Christians to a dominant Iowa lead, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney well ahead in more secular New Hampshire.
Paul Byrd mesmerized the Expos on Friday night, as he and the Braves opened a three-game series at Olympic Stadium with a 7-1 win.
Steelers rookie Ben Roethlisberger has never lost an N.F.L. start, and the Patriots' Tom Brady has never lost an N.F.L. playoff game. Something has to give Sunday.
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The White House, facing a Senate   Republican revolt over CIA treatment of terrorist suspects,   said on Sunday that a compromise can be reached over   legislation needed to continue the interrogation program.
Major indexes rose with light volume. After Tuesday's sell-off investors are looking for value.
Farnesina, tutti i canali sono aperti ma nessuna certezza
A Kremlin-backed candidate appeared victorious Sunday in Chechnya&#39;s presidential election, which was marred by a blast at a polling station and mounting evidence that the recent crashes
CARE today suspended its humanitarian relief efforts in Iraq one day after gunman kidnapped the British-born woman who for decades has led the group&#39;s drive to improve living conditions here.
Shooting a 70 in the final round, Phil Mickelson beat Jeff Quinney, who shot 71, finishing at 12-under-par 272 and joining the pantheon of great shotmakers who have won at Riviera.
A drug that helps the immune system attack lung cancer cells may improve survival time.
A firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker offers software to make sharing music and films easier.
NAPERVILLE - Tellabs Inc. plans to lower its price for Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. to $1.5 billion from the $1.9 billion announced May 20.
Guerrillas detonated a roadside bomb in  Baghdad on Tuesday as the convoy of the Baghdad governor was  passing, killing one bystander, witnesses and police at the  scene said.
Il Nikkei e' salito dell'1,22% a quota 15.942,39 punti
Malaysia's highest court has refused to hear a new appeal by former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim against his corruption conviction, dashing his hopes for an immediate return to politics.
This is the question I asked myself as, one by one, the pictures of the latest Presidential Medal of Freedom awardees flashed by on my computer screen.
Sospetti su finanziamenti attraverso canali macellerie
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to at least double the capacity of its 1-inch Microdrive hard disk drive this year.
The Philippine army battles Muslim rebels it says are making a \
Joost, the new Web video venture of Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, has struck the mother lode of television programming through its deal with Viacom.
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The South by Southwest Film Festival, in the heart of Texas, will celebrate some of the state's native sons with its opening-night premiere of \
Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay was knocked out of yesterday's game against the Angels in the first inning when Garret Anderson lined a single off his pitching elbow.
Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah said they had agreed to a ceasefire on Sunday after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his Fatah forces seized two ministries.
Quantum of Solace? Pah The recent announcement that Bond 22 will be known as Quantum of Solace raised a few eyebrows among 007 movie buffs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kosovans anxiously await the publication of key proposals that will reportedly set them on the road to statehood.
No ad aumento quota, raider in consiglio senza consenso
Newmont Mining Corp. said on Wednesday its gold operations in Indonesia released mercury, but the toxic emissions were not at levels harmful to people or the environment.
The FIA&#39;s Contract Recognition Board (CRB) finally got around to deciding whether or not Jenson Button is contractually allowed to go drive for Williams next season.
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer says his players are deeply hurt by their 491-run loss in last week&#39;s first Test against Australia and could still bounce back in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Incidenza nel 2007 piu' bassa che negli altri anni
The first new leukemia treatment in more than a decade approved specifically for use in children has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
Ministro Giustizia incontrera' autorita' tunisine
Mike Blot and Rudy Lilly were fed up. They wanted decent haircuts but hated the available options.
Having an older sibling, particularly a brother, can stunt growth, work suggests.
JOSE Mourinho led Porto to Champions League glory but there was no love lost when his new side Chelsea crushed them at Stamford Bridge.
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter joins the criticism of David Beckham's deliberate booking.
A former high school football star who helped abduct a man from the parking lot of a gay nightclub, then robbed and killed him, was executed on Tuesday in the 21st lethal injection in Texas this year.
Russia's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday was in response to U.S. steps that have sparked an arms race and undermined world security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
When Tim Howes and a group of colleagues created the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol almost 15 years ago, he had no idea this quiet little front end to the more robust X.500 directory
EU scientists on Monday called on the elderly to improve their diet as the European Union's population grows older in an attempt to contain such debilitating problems like Alzheimer's, osteoporosis and colon cancer.
A survey of people in 21 nations finds most believe the world is less safe with the re-election of US President Bush.
Appello Fiorentina ma viola non rispettano minuto silenzio
Silvio Berlusconi ammonterebbe a 760.154 euro annui?&quot;. E&#39; quanto ha dichiarato Mario Landolfi, protavoce di An, commentando il calcolo effettuato da &quot;L&#39;Espresso&quot; sui vantaggi che i leader politici avrebbero
Gov. Mitt Romney called on Massachusetts Turnpike Authority Chairman Matthew Amorello to resign on Friday, citing ongoing management troubles
Andy Murray beats Mario Ancic 6-3 6-4 in the Open 13 final to win his second ATP title of 2008 and fifth overall.
Bee Staff Writer. OAKLAND - Over the weekend, A&#39;s rookie shortstop Bobby Crosby played in a pivotal three-game series against the Anaheim Angels near his Orange County home.
Carlo Ancelotti tramite il sito ufficiale rossonero ha deciso di \
BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- In a landmark international accord, North Korea promised Tuesday to close down and seal its lone nuclear reactor within 60 days in return for 50,000 tons of fuel oil as a first step in abandoning all nuclear weapons and research programs.
Amid a highly anticipated season for both Ahmad Brooks and U-Va., the question remains: Will this be Brooks's final season as a collegian?
Paolo Maldini e Alberto Gilardino sono stati operati ad Anversa dal celebre professor Martens. Lo ha...
Catches of cod and other fish stocks must be drastically reduced or even stopped in the North Sea to help populations recover from years of overfishing, an independent expert panel said Monday.
A female suicide bomb kills eight people in a mainly-Shia Muslim town in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.
It&#39;s one thing to watch a special-effects-laden disaster movie about a tsunami or other outrageous act of nature; it&#39;s quite another to watch the TV news and see the devastation wrought by a real-life magnitude 9 earthquake that struck under the Indian
MONTROSE, COLO. -- The body of the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol was believed recovered yesterday after a fiery jet crash that killed two crew members and left the injured executive and another of his sons begging bystanders for help.
SINGAPORE : The five-year-old girl, who was critically injured in the Jakarta bombing, was taken off sedatives on Monday morning. Elisabeth Musu was awake for about three
One week after U.S. researchers announced that pushing down blood sugar levels as close as possible to normal might be dangerous for high-risk diabetes patients, a preliminary analysis of a similar international study has found no such risk.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will restart efforts to widen his coalition after parliament voted late yesterday against approving a speech supporting his Gaza Strip withdrawal plan, the government said.
Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online.
A luglio, in 7 mesi il disavanzo ha raggiunto i 16,27mld
The computer maker's earnings hit estimates but investors hoped for more.
U.S. military doctors working in Iraq  collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of prisoners at  Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, an article in the British  medical journal The Lancet said on Friday.
Initial offerings of commercially successful companies regularly beat benchmarks of similar stocks over the long term, according to a new study.
Eugenio Corini esamina il campionato del suo Palermo ai microfoni di Radio Italia: \
CHICAGO : Controversial new Northwest Airlines fees for tickets booked by telephone or in person at airport counters went into force.
: A Shia militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr agreed today to disarm under a deal that could pacify a Baghdad flashpoint and remove one obstacle to Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan to hold nationwide elections in January.
Cyclist Tyler Hamilton, a hill climber extraordinaire, may have conquered his toughest summit yesterday when the International Olympic Committee ruled the Marblehead native and winner of
Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. said today that a group of private capital companies has agreed to invest up to $3.4 billion to help the company pull out of bankruptcy, potentially helping avert a showdown with organized labor that could have further stressed the ailing U.S. auto industry.
But the words of the Miami Dolphins&#39; wide receiver following Monday night&#39;s humiliating 41-14 loss to the New York Jets had a bullhorn&#39;s effect on the cascading level of frustration a 1-7 season
A former military prosecutor in the Democratic of Congo is sentenced to death by a military court for murder.
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore&#39;s state-owned investment company Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd. Friday said it sold a 2% stake in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
With her 20-point lead in New Hampshire gone and her lead deteriorating nationally, Sen. Hillary Clinton now faces a wide-open race as she enters the last debate before the Iowa caucuses Thursday.
China is now building two power plants every week, says the UK's top climate change envoy.
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited today announced a change to larger aircraft type and two special flights to facilitate passengers and the injured affected by the natural disaster, transporting them from Phuket to Bangkok.
Napster launched a portable version of its digital music service in the U.S. and the U.K. on Thursday, hoping to tempt users with an \
The U.S. economy grew faster in the  second quarter than previously thought as business inventories  rose at the strongest rate in four years, the government said  on Wednesday, a sign the soft patch was not as soft as feared.
ATHENS -- There's an unwritten rule in team travel in basketball. On the bus, the coach sits in the first seat up front, well away from the players. On the US women's team bus, the coach, Van Chancellor, sits in the back. He plays cards with his players. They say he cheats. He says they lie.
A brown bear in Romania killed one person and severely wounded nine others picnicking on a mountain pasture in Transylvania, a TV station said on Saturday.
German drug maker Bayer AG said on Monday  that its drug Nexavar had been approved in Japan for the  treatment of kidney cancer.
A Ukrainian court rules that key changes to election law are unconstitutional, raising concern about Sunday's vote.
BAQUBA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. soldiers on the offensive north of Baghdad are facing fierce resistance from hundreds of al Qaeda militants who are ready to fight to the death, an American general said on Friday.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela will watch Wednesday as a statue of him is unveiled outside the Houses of Parliament before dignitaries including Prime Minister Gordon Brown. via New Straits Times
On your marks. Get set. Sell Gaming megapublisher Electronic Arts officially predicts that Nintendo's Wii will be the highest selling gaming console in North America and Europe.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blaz Sliskovic si &egrave; dimesso dall'incarico di ct della Bosnia-Herzegovina dopo la sconfitta pe...
When Apple first launched its G5 computers, some disputed its claim to be the fastest personal computer in world. Faster computers may well be on the market now, but few wield their power
Agreement will give Boingo customers access to FON hot spots in residential areas for no extra cost.
England need 416 to avoid an innings defeat against Sri Lanka in Galle after collapsing to 81 all out on day three.
Un diciannovenne deve rispondere di tentativo di omicidio
If doctors hope to improve asthma  symptoms in the 6 million U.S. children with the disease, they  may first want to have a chat with their parents, U.S.  researchers said on Tuesday.
Amantino Mancini spera di segnare al Lione il suo primo gol in Champions League: ''Quella contro il ...
Even before the killing of a key Christian politician, Beirut was primed for trouble. Now, it may be hard to avoid confrontation
Ricky Martin, Brooks &amp; Dunn, Tim Robbins, Cate Blanchett, Angela Bassett, Howie Mandel and the late George Harrison are among the celebrities who will be honored next year with Hollywood Walk of Fame stars.
Strong exports lifted Japan's May trade surplus, as sales to the EU offset lower US demand, figures show.
At some stage in everyone's career comes a desire to throw down tools and walk away, and plenty of motivational books say you should resist that temptation. Now, a new book says quitting can be a good strategy.
One of the challenges Microsoft and computer makers face in marketing Media Center PCs is persuading consumers that it&#39;s worth putting them in their living room, supplanting the normal setup of TV, VCR, DVD player and/or personal video recorder.
 wins box office bloodbath
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Toughening its stance against right-wing warlords once unofficially allied with the government, Colombia on Friday transferred to prison 59 militia leaders said to have planned a mass escape from a work farm.
The San Jose Sharks finally got the better of Anaheim in a shootout, spoiling the return of Scott Niedermayer to the Ducks.

Gli italiani ne hanno consumato 29 litri pro-capite
The United States on Tuesday dismissed  a U.S. newspaper report that Washington was insisting war  crimes cases linked to the Balkan conflicts should go before  domestic courts instead of the U.N. tribunal in The Hague.
The family of a young man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in two Colorado religious centers before killing himself said Wednesday that they are \
Wool gizmos that show you around the city and sidewalks with sensors were among the 100 projects on display at N.Y.U.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Interactive Telecommunications Program.
A small explosion outside the British Embassy in Santiago, Chile caused minor damage but no casualties, the Foreign Office said Monday.
Although technology companies like to say they can revolutionize any business, many blue-chip vendors have concentrated on selling only to certain businesses: the biggest ones.
Ebay sellers are being warned to check if they need to register as a business with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and pay tax.
The New York Giants, with Arctic-like temperatures and a Super Bowl berth on the line, are guaranteed a cold reception when they step on to Lambeau Field on Sunday to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game.
Turkey's foreign minister arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraq's government, with Ankara vowing military action in northern Iraq unless Iraqi and U.S. forces crack down on separatist Kurdish guerrillas.
David Greig's new play is more pedantic than discomfiting, despite the ugly immediacy of the events it portrays.
The Australian horseracing fraternity voiced shock Friday after champion jockey Chris Munce was handed 30 months in jail over a Hong Kong betting scandal.
With the governor of a key battleground state in tow, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton raced through the final weekend before Iowa's high-stakes leadoff precinct caucuses urging activists to look past the primaries and back her because she can win in November.
New Delhi, Nov. 26: An agreement on peace, progress and shared prosperity will be the highlight of the third India-Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Laos next week.
They lived in the same apartment in Chechnya, worked in the same market and may have died within moments of each other on separate airliners that crashed in Russia last week.
Microsoft has been rapped over the knuckles over an anti-Lunix advertising campaign. The Advertising Standards Association in the UK has ruled that the ad makes &quot;misleading&quot; claims, and has told the company change the copy on the advertisement forthwith.
A new \u00c2\u00a31m competition will enable 10 finalists to develop their ideas for tackling climate change.
New version of Danger's mobile device is 25 percent thinner than its predecessor.
South Africa&#39;s Schalk Burger has been honoured as international rugby&#39;s player of the year in 2004. The Springboks, the reigning Tri Nations champions, also scooped the awards for Team of the Year and Coach
NASA's redesigned space shuttle fuel tanks should no longer shed dangerous pieces of foam when launches resume next spring, officials said Thursday.
Lewis Hamilton renews his battle for the world title from second on the grid behind McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso at Monza.
A suspected suicide attacker detonated a bomb at a Shiite mosque in  the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar late Thursday
No evidence heroin victim's boyfriend was involved, jury told.
Former Washington Redskins team mates Art Monk and Darrell Green were among six players to win election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is confident his country is winning the war on terrorism. He spoke after meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London to discuss the war on terrorism and other issues.
A major Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  shareholder and former executive said on Friday he is  disappointed by the Bancroft family&#39;s decision to consider  selling the company to News Corp., and urged the company to  find a &quot;more trustworthy&quot; buyer.
Si schianta elicottero, Usa sospendono operazioni aiuti
College football fans left earlier than usual to get to Knoxville while visitors fled the area midweek to avoid the remnants of Hurricane Ivan.
A four-year fight over bubbles between mobile phone operators 3 and O2 looks set to boost comparison advertising, following a European Union court opinion allowing companies to use rivals' logos.
Eurostar describes talks with the RMT union aimed at averting strike action as \
Nell'incontro che ha aperto la sesta giornata della premier league inglese, il Liverpool ha battuto ...
Long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe is tipped to add to Britain&#39;s Olympic gold medal tally when she competes in the women&#39;s marathon today.
Corruption is rampant in sixty countries of the world and the public sector continues to be plagued by bribery, says a report by a respected global corruption watchdog.
Communist North Korea is believed to have trained up to 600 computer hackers to launch cyberattacks against countries such as the United States and South Korea, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry.
Four years ago, I bought a book entitled, \
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Pakistani police re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Tuesday, less than a month after his release from jail raised hopes for reconciliation with military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
The United Nations&#39; Undersecretary for political affairs, Kiernan Prendergast, said that within the last month, operations by the Israeli army and attacks by Palestinians resulted in the deaths of 219 people.
Alessio Carola, 30 anni, giocatore di pallavolo della formazione romana della Sipael Casalbertone (B...
A sparare un uomo con il volto coperto a bordo di un'auto
How can one investor help another investor beat the market? David Gardner explains.
La regolarizzazione sara' fatta entro il 2007
MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin, in one of his harshest attacks on the United States in seven years in power, accused Washington on Saturday of attempting to force its will on the world.
BAGHDAD: A militant group headed by Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab Al Zarqawi warned early this morning it would kill a British hostage unless women prisoners in Iraq were freed.
Leading web search engine Google launched a new site for book lovers at the world&#39;s largest publishing show on Thursday that will provide a new avenue for sales.
Gearing up for the holidays, Apple is coming up with new versions of its leading musical products. Its iTunes site with its online charging for downloaded music will become available in 10 new countries, including Canada and Belgium.
Shoe company Crocs Inc.  said on Monday it will launch a line of clothing for men and children using a form of the resin material it uses in its brightly colored clogs.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. NWS.N on  Monday said it would take full control of its Fox Entertainment  Group Inc. FOX.N  unit in a stock swap worth about $6  billion, which it said would simplify the media conglomerate's  structure.
An Air Canada flight is diverted to Ireland after a pilot apparently suffers a mental breakdown.
Business & money: US motor industry's rush to go green has captured even the environmental lobby's most despised car
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A proposal to test a radical change in the U.S. student loan industry by putting it on the auction block is set to pit Democratic lawmakers against the Bush administration and the banking industry.
North Korea cannot afford to stall on or repudiate the six-party nuclear pact, as it has in the past with international agreements, the head of South Korea's official unification think tank said on Wednesday.
Compared with other PC manufacturers, Apple Inc. may not have the  highest market share, but AMI believes this may be changing. The company  is currently slated to launch an update of its powerful operating system  this fall.
The war in Iraq has become a \
Sylvia Plath's daughter pleaded from the  heart -- enough is enough.
Maverick radio host Howard Stern, who  once publicly vowed never to marry again, has announced his  engagement to his longtime girlfriend, model Beth Ostrosky.
Conditions for 1.2 million Sudanese displaced in Darfur continue to worsen amid violent attacks, spreading disease, and heavy rains which wreak havoc with aid convoys, United Nations agencies said on Tuesday.
Sentiment is growing in the Bush Administration to end the legal protections that contractors like Blackwater have in Iraq
Daniel Briere scores twice and Kimmo Timonen has a goal and two assists as Philadelphia holds off Florida, 5-3, on Wednesday night.
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The biologist had ignited an uproar with comments about the intelligence of people of African descent.
LOS ANGELES - Counting to 100 used to be so much easier for TV producers. The Hollywood Reporter is dedicating a 108-page issue Thursday to explore TV programs that have reached that benchmark, which determines whether the show will live on in syndication heaven after its network run...
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SEAFORD, Del., Feb. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nano Chemical Systems Holdings, Inc.
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Rebels and the DR Congo government sign a peace agreement aimed at ending years of conflict in the east.
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Sybase has announced that its Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) for Linux, the enterprise-class, relational database management system (RDBMS), will run on IBM&#39;s eServer OpenPower systems, IBM&#39;s POWER5 microprocessor- based servers tuned specifically for
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize  Friday for leading a campaign to plant tens of millions of  trees across Africa to slow deforestation.
The presidential race isn't the only important election this year. At least 470 congressional seats will be up for grabs in November, with Democrats hoping to expand their narrow majorities and crack some of the impasses that have stymied action on many issues.
On Technorati , which offers a real-time glimpse of the blogosphere, the most frequently searched term this week was \
Junior Jose Juan Barea scored a season-high 36 points, 25 in the second half including his team's final 11, as Northeastern rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final 10 minutes for a 73-67 victory over New Hampshire last night at Lundholm Gym in Durham, N.H.
Leather-bound for executive class It's been 15 years since IBM first unveiled the ThinkPad laptop and about two years since Lenovo acquired it as part of a $1.25bn spending spree. So, in an attempt to capitalise on its purchase, Lenovo has unveiled a leather-bound, 5000-unit limited edition ThinkPad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SINGAPORE - China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp., the company that supplies most of China&#39;s jet fuel, was granted a six-week extension Friday for a restructuring plan following massive trading losses, a company lawyer said.
NEW YORK  - Testing exhaled breath with a small sensor array can detect lung cancer with moderate accuracy, researchers report.
Titleholder Ernie Els moved within sight of a record sixth World Match Play title on Saturday by solving a putting problem to overcome injured Irishman Padraig Harrington 5 and 4.
A U.N. agency will begin counting North Korea's population in October in its first census in the reclusive country in 15 years, a South Korean official said Monday.
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Discussing his new job as Miami Dolphins coach, Tony Sparano sounded like Tony Soprano. \
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - The son of Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister, was arrested Wednesday by South African police and charged with illegally helping to finance a failed coup in March against Equatorial Guinea&#39;s authoritarian
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An inquiry has been opened into the charitable status of a think-tank following complaints from the Tories.
In a unanimous decision the Oregon Supreme Court voted September 22 to require a lower court to remove Ralph Nader from the Oregon ballot.
Gruppo in calo sui mercati dopo trimestrale sotto attese
PC Magazine - Commentary: Loyd Case tries to put parameters around the old Mac versus PC argument, the Windows versus Linux argument, and the Gameplay versus Story argument, all in two neat charts.
An activist of radical Palestinian movement Hamas was killed and another wounded late on Wednesday night in an Israeli air raid in the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical and security sources said.
Long player Now that Apple's got its new, video-playing iPod Nano launched here comes SanDisk with an alternative it hopes will win over buyers with its sleeker lines and higher storage capacity.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a warning by phone company AT&T of soft consumer spending sparked a new round of recession fears, helping drive the S&P to its worst-ever five-day start to a year.
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Candidates for universities have been caught red-handed copying their applications from the Internet after hundreds mentioned \
Choi Dong Hoon directs a terrific film about the sensual energy and reckless optimism of youth.
Krill, the heart of the rich Antarctic food chain that nourishes whales, seals and penguins, have declined by more than 80 percent in the past 25 years in key ocean regions, according to a new study that links the loss to warming temperatures.
Konstantin Grigorishin, owner of Energetichesky Standart, the Ukrainian partner of Russia's Unified Energy Systems, is seeking to regain control over his Ukraine-based assets from allies of outgoing President ...
Never show Jesus Christ or Queen  Victoria. Do not blaspheme or mention homosexuality.
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Automated bliss in the home Logitech's latest addition to the Harmony family of remote controls will be available later this autumn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Army Spec. Thomas K. Doerflinger of Silver Spring had been in Iraq less than a month when his unit was hit by small-arms fire. He died Thursday in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, according to the Department of Defense.
Michael Jackson's lawyers want the singer's child molestation case dismissed, arguing that prosecutors have overstepped their bounds by abusing search warrants and unnecessarily raiding Jackson's Neverland Ranch this month.
At least 10 people die in a possible suicide bombing outside an underground railway station in Moscow.
Delta Air Lines&#39; losses deepened in the third quarter as soaring fuel costs, sinking fares and a succession of hurricanes combined to push the company closer to bankruptcy.
Eddie Jones scored 27 points and Shaquille O&#39;Neal had 26 Wednesday night in carrying Miami past Milwaukee, 113-106. Miami used a 21-7 run during the third period to break open the game, during which Jones scored nine points.
Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip Iraq into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual scaling-down of forces.
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. _ The surge-damaged home of Robert Wiygul and Julia Weaver will be dismantled in January and many of its parts distributed to Gulf Coast people who need building materials.  It could start a trend.
The games industry should get involved in the debate about children and videogames, says a government minister.
Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan set Tuesday as a target for Kenya's government and opposition to name negotiators to try to end tribal violence in which more than 800 people have been killed.
Sweden's IKEA will charge U.S. customers five cents for disposable plastic shopping bags in what the international furniture giant said on Wednesday was a first step to ending their use altogether.
HAMISH ROBERTSON: In an historic decision, the leaders of the European Union have agreed to open membership talks with Turkey, after the Turkish Prime Minister pledged to recognise the Greek-Cypriot Government next year.
The United States on Monday accused  Myanmar's military rulers of planning a sham referendum in a  \
Cardinals head coach Dennis Green returns the starting quarterback job to his first choice, Josh McCown, for Sunday's game against San Francisco.
World number one Roger Federer faces a tough task in his bid to win the French Open for the first time.
Like a harp seal on moulting day Canada's controversial \
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\u00c2\u00b7 Paratrooper lost both legs and suffered 37 injuries \u00c2\u00b7 Brown rejects criticism of twin-track military policy
The Iraqi government declared a 60-day state of emergency Sunday in response to the escalation of violence by militants. The emergency declaration covers the entire nation, with
By Bob Curtright, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 5--Hollywood wants to keep you from recording its movies at home and playing them on a laptop or iPod.
LONDON: New Zealand crushed a plucky United States team by 210 runs as the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament got off to an explosive and predictably wet start on Friday.
Citigroup is to revamp its Japanese private banking unit, creating a local committee to oversee operations, the Wall Street Journal reported.
European travel companies were searching for missing customers and cancelling departures to areas devastated by the Asian tsunami on Wednesday as some experts predicted
Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. agreed to a deal Monday giving Comcast an option to cut its stake in Time Warner&#39;s cable unit, opening the door for Comcast to unwind the entire partnership.
India&#39;s famed top order batsmen put up a spineless display to allow a disciplined Australia to take a tight grip on the second day of the crucial third cricket test in Nagpur today.
Protesters claimed victory Friday after three days of blocking roads to the Group of Eight summit, defiantly demonstrating at the fence protecting the meeting &#151; and even leading police on a spectacular high-seas boat chase.
Dental records have proved that the body of a Western woman found in Iraq is not that of hostage Margaret Hassan but London still thinks she is probably dead, the Foreign Office says.
NEW YORK The euro touched a new high against the dollar on Wednesday while the yen saw its largest drop versus the US currency in three weeks on speculation Japan will sell the yen during the New Year holiday.
Almost half of Rotterdam&#39;s coffee shops will be forced to stop selling cannabis because they are too close to secondary schools, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Thursday.
The U.S. FTC has settled a complaint filed last year against a company accused of illegally selling telephone records.
The death penalty continues to be a bone of contention, especially between the United States and Europe. While it has been abolished in most of the world&#146;s advanced democracies, the United States is near the top of the list in terms of executions worldwide. How many executions were carried out in the United States in 2006?
Russia opened a new military base in Tajikistan Sunday, the second in Central Asia since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the ITAR-TASS news agency reported.
The share of homes owned but empty  edged back up in the third quarter toward a record set earlier  this year, the Census Bureau said on Friday, another sign of  weakness in the housing sector.
Shares in Nokia surged on Thursday after the world's largest handset maker reported a surge in profits and expanding market share.
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The shadow of an FBI investigation spread across the subprime mortgage crisis on Tuesday, while the U.S. Congress moved closer to emergency relief for millions of distressed homeowners.
&quot;It seemed to go on forever,&quot; Larry Brown said yesterday morning. &quot;It seemed like it was some terrible part of a movie you were being forced to watch, frame by frame by frame.
InfoWorld - Toshiba will unveil in Taipei on Tuesday a slim HD DVD rewriter suitable for use in laptop computers.
UEFA is contemplating dragging its European competitions down to the level of the average local five-a-side league by paving the way for the return of plastic pitches.
Rudy Giuliani expects a plum endorsement this week from one of California's leading Republicans, former Gov. Pete Wilson.
Three U.S. soldiers slaughtered in a grisly kidnapping-murder plot south of Baghdad last June had been left alone for up to 36 hours in a poorly planned mission, a military investigation concluded
In the wake of the expansion of the European Union with 10 additional states, attention has been fixed on the development of the pharmaceutical industry in these and other Eastern European states.
By land and by water, the idols of Red Sox Nation took their World Series championship bows in front of millions of their subjects during Saturday&#39;s historic victory parade.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, dropped his longshot 2008 White House bid on Friday because he could not keep pace with his big-name rivals in raising funds.
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - The relationship between General Motors Corp. (GM) and the software industry is set for some major changes over the next few years as software becomes a more important component of the automobile, said Anthony Scott, the chief technology officer of GM's Information Systems and Services organization, at a conference of software industry executives Tuesday in Santa Clara, California.
Thousands of modern-day druids, pagans and partygoers converged on Stonehenge early Thursday as people across the northern hemisphere prepared to welcome the summer solstice &#151; the longest day of the year.
A new National Rugby Academy, part-funded by the federal government, will be established in Brisbane, the Australian Rugby Union said Saturday.
Profiles on social media sites can be used for reputation management, or the sites themselves can be used for general link-baiting.
Among the Bond dinner jackets, Mel Gibson kilts and outfits from Evita that are auctioned off is the moth-eaten cloak worn by Alec Guinness in his portrayal Obi-Wan Kenobi. It fetches $104,000. Not bad. By the Associated Press.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The European Union threatened on Thursday to boycott U.S. talks among top greenhouse gas emitting nations, accusing Washington of blocking goals for fighting climate change at U.N. talks in Bali.
Don't mess around when it comes to your wealth.
Top U.S. satellite radio service XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc on Wednesday said it has signed a deal to air games from Major League Baseball for the next 11 years in a deal worth &#36;650 million.
Jennifer Rosales of the Philippines stumbled out of the top five of the Safeway Classic Sunday after registering a five-over 77 at the end of the second round of the Portland tournament.
TEL AVIV - Israel will not allow Arafat to be buried in Jerusalem in the event of his death, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was on Monday quoted as saying by the newspaper Yedioth Aharonoth.
New Delhi, Oct 24 : Myanmar&#39;s military strongman Than Shwe arrived here Sunday on a six-day visit to India, a country that sees &quot;strategic compulsions&quot; in warming up to its eastern neighbour after years of alienation.
A Kosovar woman among three U.N. workers kidnapped in Afghanistan has called home to say she is well and expects to be freed soon, a businessman seeking her release said Tuesday.
A convicted Al-Qaeda plotter serving life is treated in hospital after he is assaulted by fellow prisoners.
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What products took the stage at this year's Stevenote?
PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Former Miami Dolphins head  coach Dave Wannstedt has been named the new head coach at the  University of Pittsburgh.
President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.
Afghanistan has ordered a top European Union official and a United Nations staffer to leave the country for threatening national security, government and diplomatic officials said Tuesday.
MOSCOW -- When a hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia erupted in explosions last month, viewers who rushed to turn on state-run Channel 1 were treated to a film, ''Lady with a Parrot.&quot; They wouldn't have fared much better on Channel 2, which stuck to a travelogue.
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The multi-billion dollar Anglo-American Joint Strike Fighter successfully completes its maiden test flight.
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A documentary about a branch of  Kabbalah, the mystical form of Judaism that counts pop idol  Madonna among its devotees, will show a senior figure saying  Jews died in the Holocaust because they did not follow the  sect.
Rapporto: Tsa, pochi ispettori e regole poco efficaci
Ukraine will contest the disputed privatization of some 3,000 former state enterprises that were turned over \
Investor's Business Daily - IBM exceeded analysts&#39; second-quarter earnings forecasts Wednesday on strong software sales, driving up its stock price 3% in after-hours trading.
BEIJING, July 18 -- Buoyed by their first success, diplomats from six nations resumed talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament Wednesday, warning that a difficult road still lies ahead despite North Korea's closure of its main nuclear reactor.
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Baseball players and owners will high-five themselves and think they're quieting critics by agreeing to a slightly tougher steroid-testing program.
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A federal judge has awarded a small Midwestern Internet service provider (ISP) more than $1 billion in what may amount to be the largest single decision ever handed down against spammers.
La Corte di giustizia federale ha annullato le due giornate di squalifica inflitte dal giudice sport...
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Fire broke out at a crowded Turkish cinema tonight, injuring dozens of people, reports said. The fire erupted at an opening gala in Istanbul to mark the release of a new Turkish film.
Greece's ruling conservatives appeared headed for a slim majority in Sunday's parliamentary election, exit polls showed, after a campaign marred by forest fires.
RIM&#39;s new BlackBerry 7100t phone represents a radical departure from the company&#39;s text-centric roots. Research in Motion&#39;s BlackBerry e-mail devices have gathered a loyal (if relatively small) following, and
THE career of Evander Holyfield seems to be over, but against the wishes of the four-time world heavyweight champion. Holyfield, 42, has been given an indefinite suspension by the New York State
Striker Nikki Hudson set up Australia's second win in the women's World Cup field hockey tournament here on Thursday with a 3-1 victory over the United States.
Nevada authorities are scaling down the search for U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett after an intensive two-week effort, officials said on Monday.
Oil giant BP Plc saw its third-quarter profits reduced by energy trading losses after its dealers got on the wrong side of volatile markets.
A tanker carrying fuel oil docked at a  North Korean port on Saturday under a deal by six countries on  shutting down the communist state&#39;s nuclear reactor, South  Korea&#39;s Unification Ministry said.

At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.
A site for cut-rate Apple products has amassed a loyal following by taking the unusual approach of relying on readers for bargain-hunting tips. By Leander Kahney.
Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank receive the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.
NEW YORK - New York City&#39;s Olympic boosters revealed their last and best plan Wednesday before making their final efforts to convince the International Olympic Committee that the city should hold the 2012 Summer Games.
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Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won  Indonesia's presidential election run-off in a landslide,  capping a rapid rise to power for the former general who has  vowed to create jobs, stamp out graft and fight terrorism.
Actress Cameron Diaz accuses a photographer of assault for allegedly driving a car at her, police say.
The Security Police has raised the level of terror threat in Norway from low to moderate, following a speech on Friday by Ayman al-Zawahri, said to be the depyty leader of the terrorist network al-Qaida.
Fewer than a third of those receiving incapacity benefit are legitimate claimants, a government adviser says.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will together pay about $203 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of illegally fixed the price of fuel surcharges on long-haul trips.
PARKFIELD, Calif. - A strong earthquake struck Central California on Tuesday that was felt from San Francisco to the Los Angeles area...
MONTERREY, Mexico  - Dozens of people died when a trailer-truck loaded with highly flammable chemicals exploded in a road accident in northern Mexico, Mexican media reported on Monday.
Twelve Palestinians and three Israelis  were killed Thursday as tanks thrust deep into the Gaza Strip's  largest refugee camp for the first time after a rocket attack  killed two Israeli children in a border town.
After a series of tough statements about Iran from the Bush administration, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that a U.S. attack was simply not on the agenda for now in the showdown over Tehran's ...
Readers sound off on last week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s congressional hearing concerning steroids in baseball.
The Anglican Church will announce today if it is to sanction liberals in North America who ordained an openly gay bishop and approved same-sex marriages.
My struggle with Plusnet First Person For two years PlusNet resisted the broadband industry's voluntary code of practice designed to protect consumers from unscrupulous service providers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EMC Corp. EMC.N  on Tuesday said it  has agreed to acquire Smarts Inc., a privately held maker of  event automation and real-time network systems management  software, for about $260 million in cash.
Kenya's election commission checks dozens of disputed results, amid unrest at claims of vote rigging.
Earthquakes struck Rwanda and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and seriously injuring 350 more, officials said.
Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed.
'Tis the season for youngsters to get some quality face time with Father Christmas. If they can still find him, that is.
Ministro Interno: 'nuovi 007 per 'controingerenza'
The military health-care system can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t keep pace with the flood of battlefield casualties. Max Cleland--Vietnam vet, triple amputee, and former U.S. senator--on the roots of the crisis, and what needs to be done.
B.J. Elder scored 19 points, Jarrett Jack added 18 and No. 4 Georgia Tech romped to another easy victory, this time beating Georgia 87-49 on Sunday night.
By studying the genetic make-up of syphilis, scientists say Christopher Columbus most likely brought the disease to Europe.
NEW YORK  - Claims for the cancer-preventing potential of tomatoes and lycopene should be sharply limited, the US Food and Drug Administration has concluded.
Apple Inc. plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to a JP Morgan report.
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So long, annoying people Sprint-Nextel has terminated the accounts of its 1,000 most-annoying customers. After a recent internal review, the U.S. wireless carrier gave at least 1,000 people the boot because they've been making far too many calls to the company's customer care centers. Of course, the real shocker is that the company has agreed to waIve their termination fees.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Reflecting on how he delivered President Bush his second term, White House political adviser Karl Rove admitted Sunday that John Kerry's vote for, then against, funding in Iraq and Afghanistan was the \
Using lavender and tea tree oils can cause young boys to develop enlarged breast tissue, a study suggests.
New Zealand&#39;s High Court on Monday rejected as uncompetitive a proposed alliance between the country&#39;s flag carrier and Australian rival Qantas in a deal that Air New Zealand had claimed was critical to its long-term survival.
US planes bring fresh military supplies to Lebanon, as a stand-off between the army and militants continues.
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Cuban librarians on Friday criticized attempts by the Miami-Dade County school board to ban a children's book that presents a positive depiction of life on the communist-run island.
The federal judge who will sentence former Olympic champion Marion Jones is considering punishing her twice \u00c2\u0097 once for lying about her steroid use and once for lying about her role in a check-fraud scheme.
North Korea's chief nuclear envoy looked set on Tuesday to make a rare trip to the United States while South Korea sent a top official to Pyongyang to persuade the North to quickly start scrapping its nuclear arms program.
The State Department is looking into an incident in which one of its security contractors killed a dog at The New York Times's offices in Baghdad during a precautionary sweep of the compound for explosives.
Somalia's government is not in control of most of this war-ravaged country, and a radical Islamic group that was driven out last year is regrouping, a Somali official said Thursday.
The Yankees finally played ball last night, taking advantage of an opponent that looked as if it had spent the whole day sitting in ballparks, on buses and in an airplane.
Sources say the Redskins will interview Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for their vacant head coaching position Tuesday.
Q. Our son, who is a good skier and will be 18 in November, wants to do an intensive residential ski-instructor course either in Europe, Canada or the US this winter during his gap year.
PHOENIX -- For decades, aviation authorities played the role of homicide detectives. When an airliner went down, they scoured the crash site and flight recorders for clues that often showed how to avert future accidents.
The home run drought is over. For Manny Ramirez, not Barry Bonds. Ramirez ended a 50 at-bat homerless streak and Daisuke Matsuzaka had his best performance yet on Saturday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 1-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants.
THE RACE: Support for Republican, Democratic candidates in the presidential races in New Hampshire
Governo non fatto tutto ma comunque meglio di Berlusconi
John Rizzo wants to be the CIA's top lawyer. But he'll have to get past a posse of angry senators first.
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett held talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Monday amid concerns about the spiralling Taliban insurgency in neighbouring Afghanistan.
A group of 44 North Korean asylum seekers used makeshift ladders to scale the fence and leap into the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, officials said.
Custodians of Michelangelo's David are thinking of blasting air at dusty, sweaty tourists to stop them sullying the Renaissance sex symbol.
BORMIO, Italy  - Hermann Maier bounced back to  take gold in the giant slalom at the world championships on  Thursday with his compatriot Benjamin Raich's silver medal  completing a return to form for the Austrian team.
By opening the door to a high-level dialogue with Iran and Syria, the United States appears to be embracing a diplomatic strategy that its critics have long said was essential to stabilize Iraq.
A dentist recently charged with killing his college girlfriend in 1990 was indicted for the similar shooting death of his estranged wife, whose family's refusal to believe she committed suicide prompted a new look at the earlier death.
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STORMS FOLLOW SNOW SHOWERS A THUNDERSTORM and heavy hail in the early hours of Boxing Day followed the snow which fell on Christmas Day.
Government health officials gave an upbeat flu report yesterday, telling Congress that early signs point to a light flu season and that 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine may soon be available.
IBM says it is developing new  circuitry that could triple the data stored on a typical  microprocessor, and thereby double the performance of  computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Iconoclasts at heart, the best scientists are faced with an occupational hazard: having left their mark on one small patch of ground, they are tempted to stir up trouble elsewhere.
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
Wangari Maathai (wan-GAH&#39;-ree mah-DY&#39;) of Kenya serves on the board of trustees for World Learning, the parent organization of the School for International Training in Brattleboro.
A day after the Zulu parade rolled down his street \u00c2\u0097 and more than two years after Hurricane Katrina flooded it \u00c2\u0097 Eddie Handy was beginning to feel at home again.
Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Apple's industry-dominating iTunes online store.
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a new larger-capacity iPod with a color display as well as a first-of-its-kind digital compendium of the rock band U2's songs.
Stock drops and financial losses prompt worries that game publisher SCi will go out of business.
By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After a two-day journey, space shuttle Discovery reached the International Space Station on Monday for a weeklong stay to continue construction on the orbiting lab and rotate out a crew member.
Carlos Silva pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning Wednesday night before leaving with a bruised right ankle, and the Minnesota Twins won their eighth in a row with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
A lightweight solar-powered UK plane smashes the official world record for the longest duration unmanned flight.
North Korea has taken a calculated  bargaining risk by announcing for the first time it has nuclear  weapons, a South Korean official said Saturday, after the  United States rejected North Korean calls for one-on-one talks.
Ten candidates, including seven independents, have been nominated to run for the post of Palestinian Authority president, the central elections commission announced Thursday.
By Rebecca Sulock, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Sep. 21--An emergency infusion of cash from York County -- and money likely to come from the state -- will start work again at Blackmon Road after stubborn rock boulders cost more money to blast through than initially expected.
What did happen to that Bloor Report? Database myths and legends (Part 9) In this series we're looking at the myths and legends of the database world - some are true, some false. The myth under the spotlight today is: Bloor Research once produced a report that slammed SQL Server so much that Microsoft had it suppressed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya's envoy in response to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.
Under pressure from federal regulators, mortgage giant Fannie Mae has agreed to boost its reserve cushion against risk by several billion dollars and take other sweeping actions to correct what were cited as serious accounting problems, including recalculating key transactions and tightening internal controls.
Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky on Monday called the Kremlin and Russia&#39;s chief prosecutor &quot;seriously sick&quot; for blaming the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya on foreign elements.
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin called an emergency ministerial meeting Sunday to discuss the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq, local media reported.
Politicians, industry leaders and environment groups across the world welcomed the news last night that Russia had rejuvenated international efforts to combat climate change by ratifying the Kyoto protocol.
The Philippine presidential palace vowed Tuesday there would be no default on debt payments although President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo admitted the country was in the midst of a &quot;fiscal crisis.
Brad Friedel ensured Blackburn live to fight another day in the FA Cup as Arsenal were held to a 0-0 draw in the fifth round.
England captain David Beckham will not  face disciplinary action after telling a newspaper he  deliberately got himself booked in a World Cup qualifier  against Wales, the Football Association (FA) said on Thursday.
Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson made a guest appearance Wednesday at an awards ceremony promoting women's achievements and paid tribute to her own female inspirations.
Chauncey Billups hit two free throws with a tenth of a second left to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 87-85 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
Russian prosecutors are to file new charges against jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, his lawyers say.
Health experts say combining TB and HIV testing and treatment could save the lives of 500,000 HIV positive Africans a year.
Flush with cash, the Senate Democratic campaign organization has reserved more than $25 million worth of television advertising time for the fall, the bulk of it aimed at toppling Republican incumbents in Ohio, Missouri and Pennsylvania.
Three Israeli soldiers, including an officer, were shot dead by Palestinians who slipped unnoticed into their outpost at a settlement in the Gaza Strip yesterday.
These sites employ many different tactics in their efforts to take some of Google's pie. Here's how they stack up.
Fran Townsend, White House top adviser on homeland security, is the kind of take-charge woman Bush likes
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Two Picasso paintings worth 50 million euros are stolen from the home of the artist's granddaughter in Paris.
Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence that has also killed hundreds.
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SEATTLE Oct. 2, 2004 - No. 258 for Ichiro Suzuki was like so many others, a little ground ball up the middle. Only this one made history, a hit cheered &#39;round the world.
The only difference between the hottest teams in Major League Soccer is a redirected first-half shot that gives Houston a 1-0 win over D.C. United.
Residents of Harberton react to the death of a 13-year-old boy, shot during a hunting expedition.
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Viacom Inc.   said on Wednesday it will sell its Famous Music publishing unit to Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
E&#39; di almeno 50 morti e 150 dispersi il primo bilancio della tempesta tropicale Jeanne sull&#39;isola di Hispaniola, divisa tra gli stati di Haiti e Repubblica Dominicana. Lo ha dichiarato Toussaint Kongo-Doudou
JAKARTA - Indonesian police investigating the bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta last week have made their first arrests.
The U.N.'s International Criminal  Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Wednesday acquitted former  Rwandan education minister Andre Rwamakuba of murder and  incitement charges related to the country's 1994 genocide.
Top seed Vince Spadea and third seed Mario Ancic are through to the semi-finals of the $US380,000 ATP hard court tennis tournament in Delray Beach, Florida.
Sure Auburn had beaten LSU and earned easy wins over some weaker opponents, but there were plenty of skeptics when the Top Ten Tigers traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., last month. There weren't quite as many by the time Auburn left with a 34-10 win over No. 15 Tennessee that included a near-perfect first half.
Chalone Wine Group Ltd. said Monday that it terminated the company&#39;s merger agreement with Domaines Barons de Rothschild, and agreed to be acquired by British beverage company Diageo PLC for $14.25 per share in cash.
With the two favorites jostling  for the lead in France's presidential election, could latex  puppets of them, depicting one as an aggressive dwarf and the  other as a slow-speaking bimbo, determine the winner?
One of five prostitutes feared killed by a possible serial murderer in Ipswich had voiced deep concerns for her safety in a TV interview given just days before she vanished, it has emerged.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - The fragmented  software  business is growing up.
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A court employee who is married to the main judge in the Madrid bombings trial was fired Wednesday for writing a tell-all book that divulged confidential information about the case.
British Airways workers plan to strike for 24 hours during the August Bank Holiday weekend unless a pay row is settled, the GMB union said.
Negotiations on Russia&#039;s admission to the World Trade Organization broke off with no agreement being reached, U.S. and Russian officials said Saturday.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.  reported a sharply higher quarterly profit on Thursday that reflected a large gain on the sale of its Bobcat machinery division.
The latest proposals on restoring NI devolution are to be discussed  when Tony Blair meet David Trimble.
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WASHINGTON -- Oil prices fell sharply yesterday after the US government reported US inventories of crude rose 3.4 million barrels last week, surprising many traders and analysts who had expected to see supplies shrink due to lingering output problems in
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has accused rival Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), China's largest chip maker, of breaking the terms of a 2005 settlement agreement that ended a patent-infringement lawsuit between the two companies.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
Casio generally emphasizes style for its point-and-shoot cameras, but its EX-F1, which the company says can shoot 60 6-megapixel shots in one second, is a radical high-end departure.
A snowstorm hit the Texas Panhandle early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead and causing a 40-vehicle pileup that shut down an interstate for several hours, officials said.
On the biggest night of his breakout season, Beltre hit a tying home run off closer John Smoltz in the ninth inning on Friday and a game-winning shot in the 11th to give Los Angeles a 3-2 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves.
Newcastle hat-trick hero Alan Shearer tonight stressed his determination to bring a trophy to St James\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Park. The former England striker netted three times in Newcastle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 5-1 defeat of Bnei Sakhnin tonight, sealing a 7-1 aggregate success.
If you are concerned about the youth of America, about what our little darlings are doing in the halls of academe, you will find little solace in Tom Wolfe&#39;s third novel, &quot;I Am Charlotte Simmons.
: A powerful bomb exploded at a busy morning market in Thailand&#39;s troubled Muslim South today, killing one person and wounding at least 25 others, including soldiers, police and schoolchildren
By Ben Berkowitz LAS VEGAS  - As goes pornography, so goestechnology. The concept may seem odd, but history has proventhe adult entertainment industry to be one of the key driversof any new technology in home entertainment. Pornographycustomers have been some of the first to buy home videomachines, DVD players and subscribe to high-speed Internet.
Mr. Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is scheduled to testify before the House Budget Committee on Wednesday on two sensitive topics: the economy and the federal budget deficit.
After six months of firing long-distance spitballs at one another across battleground state lines, President George W. Bush and Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts finally go at it face to face this week.
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A federal judge has frozen $3 million belonging to an Eastern European cyber-ring in an online stock manipulation case involving seven major brokerages, the largest asset freeze to date in such cases.
WASHINGTON Senator John Kerry says his doctors have told him he&#39;s cured after a bout with prostate cancer almost two years ago.
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Three American civilians were killed in a brazen attack that punctured any illusions of a safe haven in the capital.
Fresh allegations of serious abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Guantanamo emerge in newly released US documents.
Reality TV star Nicole Richie on Tuesday won a more than two-week postponement of her trial on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but the judge in the case said he would grant no further delays.
Despite online reports suggesting otherwise, SCEA says a $299 PS3 is just wishful thinking.
White House budget director Rob Portman announced on Tuesday he is stepping down after a year in the position, the latest in a string of departures by senior aides to President George W. Bush.
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Trevon Hughes scored 16 points, Marcus Landry had 14 points and 11 rebounds and No. 13 Wisconsin held on to beat No. 11 Indiana 62-49 on Thursday night after the Hoosiers rallied behind D.J. White and freshman Eric Gordon.
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CBS News last night aired a second defense of Thursday&#39;s &quot;60 Minutes II&quot; report that relied on documentation of President George W. Bush&#39;s record in the National Guard, which numerous critics later charged had been forged.
In response to requests made by artists, lawyers, copyright owners, and music and movie associations, the Supreme Court agreed Friday to review a lower court ruling in August that found that file sharing services like Grokster and StreamCast Networks Inc.
Iran will voluntarily &quot;continue and extend its suspension to include all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities,&quot; according to its 14 November agreement with the European Union&#39;s &quot;Big Three&quot; -- France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Trinity Southern University, an online school based in Texas, has been sued by the state of Pennsylvania for allegedly using state and private Internet addresses to hawk fake graduate degrees and prescription drugs.
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A massive 8.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island on Wednesday, toppling buildings  and triggering a tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean region.
President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John Kerry scouted votes in key battleground states but were already looking ahead to their crucial televised debates starting in a week.
Thomson announced its decision, on Thursday, to introduce HD DVD players, HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs in the market sometime next year.
Chronic stress may take a bigger toll on a woman's immune system than divorce or job loss, a new study suggests.
As congressional conservatives press for tough-medicine steps to halt illegal immigration, another Republican spent this week hugging newly naturalized immigrants and enthusiastically hosting Mexican President Vicente Fox.
Coca-Cola Co., said its second-half earnings will decline because of sluggish sales in North America and Europe. Its shares are traded at the lowest level since May 2003.
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn says she struggled through decades of abuse and hopes her story will inspire other women. Burstyn, who has written a memoir, \
Sprint and SBC Communications Friday announced a two-way roaming deal that will enable the customers of each vendor to access the hotspots run by the other.
Mullah Rafsanjani said here Friday that Tehran expects it would become a member of the club of countries possessing nuclear technology.
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Poised to launch towards the International Space Station (ISS) this week are three Discovery shuttle astronauts trained in the art of orbital construction.
Chad's violence could turn into another genocide, the UN warns, as the country signs a peace pact with its neighbours.
Most of the fans who gathered around the tunnel to the Cleveland Cavaliers' locker room didn't realize they had just witnessed LeBron James' second triple-double in three games, since the feat wasn't announced in the arena.
As electoral votes line up, Bush, Kerry fight over how to win in a changing West.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that topped its own diminished expectations as the computer and printer maker said it had
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's standing as a man of the people may not be enough to carry him to victory when Brazilians vote in a presidential election on Sunday.
The attorney for a former White House aide told Congress on Saturday he expects the Bush administration to try to block the aide from testifying on last year's firings of U.S. prosecutors, as the White House and Congress appeared headed for a court battle.
Boston Scientific Corp. BSX.N on  Tuesday said its quarterly net earnings rose as sales of its  new cardiovascular device bolstered results despite a costly  recall.
A police officer who runs road safety campaigns is banned from getting behind the wheel after he admits drink-driving.
An experimental drug developed by Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Pfizer Inc. for preserving vision in the elderly received a generally positive review from a US advisory panel on Friday.
General Motors Corp., the world&#39;s biggest carmaker, will save 500 million euros ($664 million) annually at its unprofitable European unit after reaching an agreement with unions to cut 11,500 jobs and reorganize.
The industrial New Jersey town has become a prime location for many films, including Steven Spielberg's latest, \
Democratic presidential  candidate Hillary Clinton accused rival Barack Obama of lacking  substance and experience on Thursday as she fought for  political traction after a string of losses.
The Board of Directors of YUKOS Oil Company will call an emergency shareholders meeting to consider whether the company should file for bankruptcy or be liquidated, YUKOS Chief Executive Officer Stephen Theede told reporters on Wednesday.
More than 100 US death row inmates have been exonerated since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, and many of the prisoners were freed thanks to the emergence DNA technology, according to a report.
With North Korea&#39;s nuclear threat flaring up this week, Senator John Kerry vowed in Philadelphia on Friday to get the talks about the country&#39;s weapons program &quot;back on track&quot; if elected president.
Passengers flying toward their Thanksgiving feasts can expect to find crowded airports and packed flights on the way. By JEAN HELLER, Times Staff Writer.
JERUSALEM - In its harshest condemnation of Israel since last summer's war, Human Rights Watch charged that most of the Lebanese civilian casualties came from \
Kenyan Muslims marched on police headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday in protest against what they called the illegal detention and torture of fellow Muslims in an anti-terrorist drive urged on by the United States.
The situation in Iraq is deteriorating  and unlikely to improve any time soon, according to a  classified cable and briefings from the CIA, The New York Times  reported on Tuesday.
T-Mobile USA today released a new secure encrypted Connection Manager that will enable users to login to any of the 4700 nationwide HotSpot wireless networks.
Watching Tony Blair is always instructive for Americans, and even the source of a bit of envy. Facing the same political conundrum as President George W. Bush - a war gone wrong in a charged political season
Saddam Hussein provided no material   support for al Qaeda and had no relationship with al Qaeda in   Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi, despite claims by   administration officials including President George W. Bush,   said a Senate report released on Friday.
SANTIAGO, Chile -- The country's Supreme Court yesterday upheld the indictment and house arrest of former dictator General Augusto Pinochet for nine kidnappings and one homicide allegedly committed during a long regime marked by human rights abuses.
It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash down all the pills &#151; morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra for sexual dysfunction. Valium for his nerves.
Criminals are not paying into a victims' fund because a computer is unable to recognise their details.
UEFA is pleased to be giving its backing to the World Heart Foundation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Heart day this weekend. Physical inactivity doubles your chance of developing heart disease and stroke, warns the World Heart
Almost a third of all primates face extinction because of damage to their habitats, a report warns.
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Since 1993, Siebel dominated the market for customer service software. In recent years, however, it has stumbled. Can it regain its former glory?
The first military commissions since the end of World War II are set to open next week for four terror suspects held at the US Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said yesterday.
Police detained 20 suspects after finding a series of arms caches believed to belong to the Basque guerrilla group ETA in southwest France, officials said Sunday.
Federal officials Wednesday backed away from the findings of two major studies on birth control pills, saying the research was flawed and that a new analysis shows there is no evidence that oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease.
The music rights of Mukta Arts' 'Aitraaz' has been acquired by Sony Music.
InfoWorld - San Diego -- An anti-botnet appliance, PC-sharing, and codeless application development were featured technologies at the Demofall 2006 conference Wednesday, with a multitude of hopefuls vying to provide the next industry-changing innovations.
A US Marine corporal has been accused of staging his own kidnapping in Iraq in a videotape that was broadcast on the al-Jazeera satellite channel.
The search company debuts AskCity, a local search and mapping tool that lets users find neighborhood hangouts and generate custom maps, then use other web services to make reservations, buy tickets or invite friends to mingle. In Monkey Bites.
U.S. military planners have begun work on a fallback strategy in case the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq fails, including a gradual pullout of U.S. forces and more emphasis on training and advising Iraqi forces, the Los Angeles Times reported in Monday's editions.
MGM's iconic Pink  Panther character and fellow studio heavyweight Rocky are  spearheading a major marketing and merchandising push by the  studio in Latin America -- with Argentina and Chile as the  initial main markets.
The announcement comes after Sprint last week reported deeper-than-expected customer losses for the fourth quarter and said it would cut about 4,000 jobs in a bid to reduce costs.
BBC Radio 4 presenter Nigel Wrench is cleared of raping a man he met at a New Year's Eve party.
As traces of radiation are found at a dozen sites, FBI experts in weapons of mass destruction will assist with the scientific analysis
NHL owners and players took turns rejecting each other&#39;s proposals for a new collective bargaining agreement during a 3 1/2-hour meeting at league offices in Toronto yesterday, moving the league closer toward canceling the entire 2004-05 season.
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., the nation's largest owner of TV stations, said on Tuesday it would only air part of a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam war record, as critics demanded it cancel the broadcast altogether or face legal action.
Hidden Gems recommendation Rofin-Sinar turns in a blowout quarter.
Ford\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fortunes may be less than glittering elsewhere, but in Russia \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest-growing car market \u00e2\u0080\u0094 there is reason to celebrate.
The Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday it has agreed with 12 US airlines on steps to improve aircraft water quality after the agency&#39;s tests discovered coliform bacteria generally found in feces in water on 12 percent of airplanes.
DECEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Microsoft Corp. is again using the courts to pursue individuals allegedly responsible for spam e-mail campaigns, this time going after those who send out unsolicited and sexually explicit e-mail.
Sundance--America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most popular, independent film festival-- has created two new categories for international films. This will enable them to compete alongside US films for the first time.
The Country Music Association awards  are a three-way showdown between Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and  Kenny Chesney, while the Dixie Chicks were snubbed again with  not a single nomination on Wednesday.
The Buffalo Bills had a seven-point lead late in the first half. They ran a kickoff back for a touchdown. The offensive line had given quarterback Drew Bledsoe all the time he needed in the
ABN Amro NV, the Netherlands' largest retail bank, said fourth-quarter net profit rose 33 percent due to asset sales, fewer bad loans and lower taxes.
The Mac may be the cooler computer, but aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t there more PC users in the world?
A survey of people in 21 nations finds most believe the world is less safe with the re-election of US President Bush.
A former Russian spy may have been poisoned with radioactive thallium, the toxicologist treating him has said, after British counter-terrorism police took over the probe into what happened to him.
SCOTLAND'S best- loved footballers and managers have been nominated for places in a new hall of fame.
The US deports a former Bangladeshi officer convicted for his role in killing President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Three men with links to al-Qaeda admit inciting terrorist attacks on websites and in e-mails.
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U.S. health officials evaluated the wrong factory when assessing the safety of a Chinese-made drug ingredient that may be a source of problems with a blood thinner, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
EIGHT days after the \u00e2\u0080\u009cGame of the Decade\u00e2\u0080\u009d gave way to the \u00e2\u0080\u009cBattle of the Buffet\u00e2\u0080\u009d before turning into a war of words between Arsenal and Manchester United
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La polizia postale \u00c3\u00a8 riuscita a sventare nella notte una maxi-truffa ai danni delle Poste Italiane, per 20 milioni di euro. Undici persone sono state arrestate in Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Campania e Calabria.
Scottish football was plunged into mourning after Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during his side's 5-3 win at home to Dundee United.
 Spielberg's Darfur decision
The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Thursday it \
The death toll from Sunday&#39;s quake-tsunami devastation rocketed to more than 120,000 on Thursday as workers uncovered more bodies from Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island.
TOKYO/SHANGHAI  - Troubled Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. said on Friday it would shoulder with China's Lenovo Group the cost of recalling 205,000 Sanyo-made laptop battery packs that can overheat.
MATEJA KEZMAN finally scored his first goal for Chelsea but his thirteenth game for the club still proved unlucky as he was cut above the left eye by a missile apparently thrown from the West Ham United supporters\u00e2\u0080\u0099 enclosure.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  invited the opposition Labor Party on Friday to form a national  unity government, seeking to avoid early elections and ensure a  planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year.
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Private equity groups CVC Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Blackstone have said they were mulling a takeover of J Sainsbury, the third-biggest biggest supermarket chain in the UK.
For parents worried about how to treat children's colds now that some medicines have been called into question, the answer may be a dose of salt water.
AIDS sufferers and transplant patients are at a much higher risk than the general population of developing a range of cancers, Australian research released Friday has found.
Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Wednesday a Palestinian unity government would be a facade aimed at easing Western economic sanctions rather than a new framework for seeking peace with Israel.
At some point during yesterday's practice, one of Doc Rivers's six assistants -- he couldn't remember which one -- came over during a break with the following observation: &quot;Oh my gosh, we need a game. Bad.&quot; No kidding.
The American-Russian crew manning the international space station will redock a spaceship later this month in preparation for spacewalks planned for next year, Russian Mission Control said Friday.
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&quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At  World&#39;s End&quot; led the North American box office for a second  weekend, while the pregnancy comedy &quot;Knocked Up&quot; opened at a  distant No. 2 with better-than-expected sales.
The Nigerian government agreed to reduce  gasoline pump prices by 8 percent on Monday in the face of  union threats to launch an indefinite general strike over fuel  prices on Tuesday, a leading lawmaker said.
JERUSALEM - Israel was responsible for a car bomb that killed a top Hamas leader in Syria yesterday, Israeli security sources acknowledged, in an escalation in Israel&#39;s battle against the Islamic militant group.
Red Sox ace Curt Schilling said his right ankle isn&#39;t recovering from surgery as quickly as he expected, and he doesn&#39;t think he&#39;ll be ready to pitch by opening day.
Iraq's deputy prime minister visited Tehran on Sunday in what appeared to be an attempt at fence-mending between the former enemies whose relations have been bruised by growing Iraqi allegations that Iran is supporting the insurgency in Iraq.
The fossilised remains of a giant bird-like dinosaur have been uncovered in the region of Inner Mongolia, China.
After little-known Pyeongchang nearly upended Vancouver in the last Winter Games vote, nobody's betting the palace on how the International Olympic Committee will vote tomorrow when it chooses its 2014 site in Guatemala. \
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Retailer Laura Ashley announces that its chief executive Ainum Mohd-Saaid has resigned for personal reasons.
Police probing the alleged theft of source code at Jolly Technologies' development center in Mumbai are questioning aspects of the security incursion and said the company's president hasn't cooperated with their investigation.
A new study challenges the notion that terminally ill patients can somehow hold on until after a holiday such as Christmas, their birthday or another major event in their lives.
Tokyo stocks moved higher Thursday morning as investors welcomed the U.S. dollar's jump against the Japanese yen.
A federal appeals court has rejected running back Maurice Clarett's longshot bid to get the court to reconsider his lawsuit challenging the NFL's eligibility rule for the draft.
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Fewer workers signed up for unemployment aid last week, underscoring stability in the labor market, and inventories at U.S. wholesalers picked up in April in a sign businesses are preparing for more demand later this year.
British police charged eight terrorist suspects Tuesday of conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause \
Here are some Cambridge players in the video space: Akamai Technologies Inc. With its vast network of servers delivering Internet content, Akamai has stepped up its video-streaming business. The company, which has been transmitting video since 2000, rebranded its service as Akamai Media Delivery and purchased Nine Systems, a steaming media tools maker, last year for $160 million.
Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her first grand slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3 7-5 in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
SUN CITY, South Africa (PA) -- Ernie Els has won the Nedbank Golf Challenge three times, and is back gunning for a fourth title in the 12-man big-money tournament that kicks off Thursday.
A tape said to have been recorded by Osama Bin Laden praises an attack last week in Saudi Arabia.
Three children and a teenager were killed in a late-night fire at a pastor's home while the pastor and his wife attended a church service, fire officials said Saturday.
Consumers buy Dell products directly from the company rather than through retail stores. That has allowed Dell to gobble market share for PCs, laptops and servers and become the No.
You think the GOP is sure to lose big in November? They aren't. Here's why things don't look so bad to them
Washington -- Sen. John Kerry accused the Bush White House on Sunday of letting a nuclear nightmare develop by refusing to deal with North Korea when the administration first came to office.
US Senator John McCain, a leading member of the Republican Party, said he prefers not to be a part of President George W. Bush's new administration, though he helped Bush campaign for re-election.
ROME: Italy&#39;s loss-making Alitalia has reached a deal with eight of nine unions to split the state-controlled airline in two to try to save it from collapse, three union sources said yesterday.
The International Criminal Court's  chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of  committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and  human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.
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Microsoft Corp. goes into round two Friday of its battle to get the European Union&#39;s sweeping antitrust ruling lifted having told a judge that it had been prepared during settlement talks to share more software
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said on Tuesday he was sending envoys to neighboring countries to seek help in improving security in Iraq and would call for a conference of regional states on the issue.
TOKYO - An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted extensive areas in the Tokai region in central Japan and the Kinki area in western Japan at 8:29 on Tuesday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
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Israel&#39;s UN ambassador demanded Sunday that the world body investigate the actions of its top official in Gaza after Israeli accusations that Gaza militants used a UN vehicle to transport a homemade rocket.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, calls for tighter controls on immigration.
NEW YORK -- Wall Street fluctuated Wednesday as investors tried to gauge Americans' buying power going into the holiday shopping season. Economic reports showed consumer sentiment falling and jobless claims rising, while oil prices resumed their decline.
She is a pretty woman with short dark hair, in her early 60s. After 35 years of marriage, she and her husband broke up. Why now, after so many years together?
Once or twice a week, a tanker unloads millions of gallons of frosty liquid at a terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, bringing to the United States a fuel that many economists believe will help temper energy prices in the coming decades.
Ai Mondiali di ginnastica artistica in corso di svolgimento a Stoccarda, la Nazionale maschile ha co...
Weather permitting, Southwestern Ontario residents will be treated to an enchanting celestial show tonight. Along with most of the rest of North America, the London region will be front-row centre for the
Italia's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi opened a gas pipeline between their countries in a new era of \
A number of French women living in Ivory Coast were raped during anti-French violence in France&#39;s former West African colony over the past week, Foreign Ministry spokesman Herve Ladsous said in Paris.
She is already considered the Royal Rebel, with a pierced navel and colorful past. Now Zara Phillips &#151; granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and world-champion equestrian &#151; is raising eyebrows by appearing in an advertisement.
A group of families of September 11 victims yesterday told Congress to scrap the entire intelligence overhaul effort this year and start over next year rather than pass the
IBM is expanding its resources to help application software companies generate leads and close sales.
Il Chelsea ha nel mirino Rafael Van der Vaart. Secondo il tabloid inglese 'The Sun', il centrocampis...
A British terror suspect held captive in Guantanamo Bay for 33 months plans to sue the government, it is reported.
Garmin Ltd., the nation's leading maker of satellite-powered navigational devices, is getting into the wireless phone business with a handset that incorporates GPS.
World News, BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Militants who beheaded an American hostage in Iraq threatened to kill another US captive and a Briton on Tuesday, as relatives and diplomats pleaded for their release.
A bus, truck and taxi collided in a mountainous region of western Morocco Saturday, killing 24 people and injuring about 20 others, the official MAP news agency reported.
Delayed A380 blamed Airbus has posted the first loss in its corporate history, blaming delays to the A380 superjumbo.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. and British forces battled Mehdi Army fighters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra after their leader, Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, made a rare public appearance and called on U.S. troops to get out of Iraq.
Russia is working on new nuclear missile systems that other powers do not have in order to protect itself against future security challenges, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Angelina Jolie visited Iraq on Tuesday to meet with refugees and U.S. troops in the country.
It&#39;s a complaint you can&#39;t get away from this time of year. It&#39;s as common and pointless as someone whining about the weather, traffic or reality television.
Thud! The final fallout from a disastrous opening weekend for Michigan came Tuesday, when the Wolverines dropped all the way out of The Associated Press Top 25, an unprecedented fall from No. 5 to unranked. Since the AP poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989, no team has taken a bigger tumble in one week.
When Amy Lovell dropped off her son at school, she had to make sure the fifth-grader didn't dash off without his French horn. It was strapped to the back of her bicycle with a pair of bungee cords and rope.
ATHENS was hit by an earthquake named Fani Halkia yesterday morning and Jana Pittman was left crying in the rubble of her shattered dreams.
Homemaking icon Martha Stewart will  serve her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious  stock sale at a minimum security prison in West Virginia, a  source close to the case said on Wednesday.
Two judges known for supporting same-sex unions were nominated Tuesday to fill vacancies on Canada's Supreme Court, and they will be assessed in the country's first-ever public screening of such appointments.
UN nuclear inspectors will visit North Korea next week to discuss shutting down its Yongbyon reactor.
Five former managers from a major crate and pallet manufacturer that employed illegal immigrants pleaded guilty Tuesday, 10 months after federal agents staged sweeping raids at company sites in 26 states.
The primary purpose of media day is to allow the news media to interview the players and coaches of the Super Bowl teams. But it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a spectacle all its own.
U.S. planes bombed targets in Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja, killing two people, and the U.S. military said it had captured a lieutenant of its deadliest Islamist enemy in Iraq in a raid early on Saturday.
TORONTO (Billboard) - In a strong year for Canadian talent, acts ranging from alt-rock band Arcade Fire to polka king Walter Ostanek have tallied up no fewer than 20 Grammy Award nominations among them.
A British-Iraqi woman kidnapped in Iraq  has probably been killed by her captors, her family and  diplomats said on Tuesday after a video tape surfaced  apparently showing a hooded gunman shooting her in the head.
Guillermo Canas ends Roger Federer's 41-match winning streak at the Indian Wells Masters Series.
Paul Broadhurst shot a 3-under 68 Saturday for a share of the lead after the third round of the Open de Madrid. Broadhurst finished 54 holes at 13-under-par 200 for a tie with Darren Fichardt, who shot a 67.
PARIS Sept. 28, 2004 - Extremists will have the upper hand in Iraqi elections if voting is held amid the current violence, Jordan&#39;s King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday, voicing profound
World stocks tumbled on Monday as fears gripped investors that a sliding U.S. economy would drag others down with it.
Rifinitura mattutina e partenza nel pomeriggio alla volta di Bergamo per l'Empoli. Il tecnico Cagni ...
American forces raided Shiite militia strongholds in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday after the brazen daylight kidnapping of five British contractors from a finance ministry building.
In a city famous for showing that life's little problems can be resolved in a 30-minute sitcom, celebrity justice is sometimes just as swift.
U.S. investigators have found that children who ate oranges and bananas or drank orange juice most days of the week before age 2 were significantly less likely than other children to be diagnosed with leukemia before age 14.
Azer Tag, Azerbaijan State Info Agency Aug 28 2004 AZERBAIJANI-GERMAN RELATIONS IN GOOD PROGRESS As reports from press service President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in connection with official visit ...
Politics: 19 January 2005, Wednesday. Policemen in Bulgaria's capital caught a man with a record amount of plastic explosive, and say they have foiled a bombing attempt.
VANCOUVER, Canada  - National Hockey League star Todd Bertuzzi admitted assault here in a plea bargain deal that kept him out of jail over a notorious on-ice clash that left an opponent with a fractured neck.
European stock markets are mixed in midday trading when US and Japanese markets were closed, and dealers noted a broker downgrading of British water group Kelda.
Cats can suffer from a feline form of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research by scientists.
Ringback technology company Ring Plus sued U.S. wireless carrier Cingular in federal court Tuesday, although it wasn't immediately clear what patents the carrier was accused of infringing.
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (NASDAQ:AMCC), a global leader in embedded  Power Architecture&#8482; processing, optical  transport and storage solutions, and Senao Networks, Inc.
NEW YORK -- Seventh games are postseason baseball&#39;s mother lode. When you hit on one of those babies, you&#39;ve hit on something big.
Swiss-based banking giant UBS AG has agreed to buy Charles Schwab Corp.'s capital markets unit for &#36;265 million in cash, the companies said on Tuesday.
Boston - Three key Nuggets redeemed themselves Wednesday at the FleetCenter in the time it takes to microwave popcorn. That allowed Denver to atone for its mistake-laden loss at Philadelphia the previous night
The Bhopal disaster in India in 1984 was the world&#39;s worst chemical disaster. Toxic gas leaked from the poorly maintained and understaffed plant owned by Union Carbide, killing up to 20,000 people and leaving 120,000 chronically ill.
The secret may be more obvious than you think.
Two boys accused of murdering a partially-sighted man were seen kicking him in the head, a court hears.
WASHINGTON -- Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani personally apologized to President George W. Bush for the abortive nomination of Giuliani&#39;s close associate, Bernard Kerik, as homeland security secretary.
federal court struck down a Pennsylvania law yesterday, ruling that the state could no longer force Internet service providers to block customers&#39; access to Web sites thought to be distributing child pornography.
Il tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara in programma domani con...
Andy Roddick parteciper&agrave; all'Atp Masters Cup in programma dall'11 novembre a Shanghai. Lo sta...
Stocks slumped Monday, with the Dow industrials posting its biggest one-day percentage drop since July, as investors eyed higher oil prices, a weaker dollar and a cautious outlook from Wal-Mart and decided to head for the exits.
CEO Mike Zafirovski is confident that the \
Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy is often characterized as the individual on the NFL's Competition Committee most responsible for getting the 5-yard chuck rule enforced this season. But in a conference call with Patriots media yesterday, Dungy said that wasn't the case.
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 -- Former president Jimmy Carter suggested Thursday that critics of his book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should visit the occupied territories to see for themselves whether his account is on target.
Three Georgian peacekeepers were killed in overnight shooting in South Ossetia, officials said Wednesday, while Russia scoffed at Georgia's appeal for foreign mediation in the breakaway region where daily exchanges of gunfire have stoked fears of war.
Bacterial contamination was first reported more than a month ago at a British flu vaccine factory.
An inquest hears that a man blamed for a fire which killed his father, brother and himself was suffering from 'paranoia.'
A Honda Civic Hybrid cost $3,000 less to operate for 3.5 years than a Mazda6 when considering trade-in value and the cost of gasoline.  In Autopia.
Some people might resent being mocked on national television by Bob Eubanks. But Mark Fordham is philosophical about it.
Indiscrezioni parlavano di disaccordi con Sarkozy
Part 1: The cycling legend and showwoman was so much a teller of tall tales that she became one herself.
A gang of men beat an 18-year-old with baseball bats after dragging him out of a house in County Down.
The Person County Health Department plans to move forward with its scheduled flu vaccine clinics later this month, but Person Health Director Marc Kolman said that
Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
Hamas Islamist fighters gained ground on Wednesday against forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in battles for control of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian supremacy struggle he termed \
NEW YORK, Sept 28: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri said on Monday that &quot;prospects of peace (between Pakistan and India) have never been more promising than they are now&quot; and declared
Although Microsoft is expected to release a beta version of antispyware technology it purchased last month soon, it is delaying antispam and antivirus improvements promised for its Exchange e-mail server.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova dopo il ko di Bologna. Il tecnico Tesser ha fatto svolgere ...
Yasser Arafat, suffering from a mystery illness, was flown to France on Friday and was rushed to a military hospital where doctors, including specialists in blood disorders, immediately began examining the Palestinian leader.
The Burberry factory in the south Wales valleys is to shut with the loss of 300 jobs.
Iran still has room for diplomatic maneuvering and will certainly wait until after the November 2 US elections to respond to a European offer to avoid possible UN sanctions and receive nuclear technology by indefinitely suspending uranium enrichment, analysts predicted.
SALT LAKE CITY - Police found Lori Hacking's body in a landfill Friday after picking through the trash for weeks in a search for the young Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.    The state medical examiner's office used dental records to identify the remains about six hours after they were discovered...
Legislation aimed at protecting people from anti-social behaviour in Northern Ireland comes into force.
Although Mel Gibson&#39;s &quot;Passion of the Christ&quot; and Michael Moore&#39;s Fahrenheit 9/11 were the most-discussed films of 2004, and earned their fair share of applauses as well as criticisms, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HPCA) doesn&#39;t feel the two to
Japan extended its naval mission to provide logistical support to the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan by six months on Tuesday and approved a plan to supply fuel for the coalition's helicopters.
Rebel soldiers holed up in hills around East Timor&#039;s capital are on the verge of disarming, a development that could help end months of violence, the lead peacekeeper and a rebel leader said Thursday.
In the final game of the 1985 season, Montreal Expos manager Buck Rodgers asked his 26-year-old first baseman/outfielder to start in a new position.
The United States expressed concern Thursday that the international community could abandon Afghanistan, cautioning that success in the insurgency-wracked nation was \
A French anti-nuclear protester was killed Sunday in eastern France when his leg was severed by a train carrying radioactive waste to Germany, officials said.
Police have charged a man in connection with the shooting death of an Australian Federal Police  Protective Services officer in Solomon Islands.
Dodici morti, quasi cento feriti. Il duplice attentato kamikaze che stamani ha colpito due autobus di Beersheba, cittadina del sud di Israele fino a ieri considerata un&#39;oasi di pace, giunge paradossalmente
Reserve Kalin Lucas scored 16 points and Travis Walton had his only four points in the final 22 seconds to help No. 6 Michigan State survive a scare from Purdue with a 78-75 victory Tuesday night.
Sudanese government troops attacking a town in the country's volatile Darfur region shot dead an aid worker in front of a warehouse used by the international medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres, the organization charged Wednesday.
Egypt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s President Hosni Mubarak in talks last week with his Sudanese counterpart, Omar Bashir, on the Darfur issue. The chief AU mediator in the peace talks has said that Khartoum agreed to \u00e2\u0080\u009cstop its current military attack\u00e2\u0080\u009d in the province.
SOUTHAMPTON, England - The US cricket team is heading home after two humbling defeats in the Champions Trophy that set records for futility.
This just in. In addition to that whole Milton Bradley thing, the Dodgers are now also demanding that Fox erase all tapes of this division series against the Cardinals.
A senior US official warns Iran against helping Iraqi insurgents with more powerful weapons technology.
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says Japan will not issue another apology for its World War II military brothels.
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was jointly issued by the CNA and Health Care Workers Union SEIU 250: This Friday, Nov. 19, registered nurses and hospital workers will announce
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India have agreed in principle to open the railway link between the two border towns of Monabao in India&#39;s Rajasthan and Khokrapar in Pakistan&#39;s Sindh Province, a Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
A trip to Spain for the Davis Cup final assured, the United States padded its margin in the semifinals against Belarus on Sunday, with Andy Roddick beating Alexander Skrypko 6-4, 6-2 to give the hosts a 4-0 lead.
\u00c2\u00b7 Women had accused Putin of complicity in deaths \u00c2\u00b7 Kremlin 'using extremism law to silence critics'
 farewell for Croc Hunter Irwin
The US economy added 112,000 payroll jobs last month, far fewer than the month before and not enough to keep up with average increases in the adult population, the US Labor Department reported on Friday.
Bookies take bets on an unconfirmed new version of Band Aid being Christmas number one.
The first US cases of the fungus soybean rust, which hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.
High court may rule on the legality of President Bush&#39;s use of the controversial tactic to fill judicial vacancies. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
Chelsea and Aston Villa appeal against the red cards shown to Ashley Cole and Zat Knight during the 4-4 draw on Boxing Day.
Exploring the implications of alternative assumptions is likely to lead to better policy than making a single blanket recommendation.
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne pulls out of the Royal Variety Performance because he needs a shoulder operation.
Bloomberg - Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton said during an online forum of Democratic presidential candidates that she would curb the power of insurers as part of a universal health- care coverage plan that she plans to release Sept. 17.
In his first job as a White House lawyer, Fred Fielding, barely in his 30s, broke the news to President Nixon about the Watergate break-in.
COLUMBUS - John Kerry&#39;s campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday&#39;s Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.
Agra/New Delhi, Sept. 27 (NNN): The celebrations for the 350th anniversary of the historic Taj Mahal ran into a snag on Monday with the Supreme Court declining to give permission to hold any such event near the 17th century monument during the night.
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - A manager for a company that provides security for the space shuttle sexually harassed male employees over a period of two years, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
President Bush arrives at his press conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004 in Washington.
Recklessly or repeatedly mishandling personal information should become a criminal offence, a committee of MPs urges today in the wake of the child benefit fiasco
Israel  arrests 13 UN employees on suspicion of \
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The Tour de France has been wounded by doping scandals and must now work to restore its image, according to race director Christian Prudhomme.
Anche al pioniere del rock'n'roll Jerry Lee Lewis
Nearly 1,100 diplomats would be added as part of a plan to double the corps' size to 22,000 by 2018.
Alan Schwartz, president of the US Tennis Federation (USTA), said on Thursday after the 2005 Davis Cup draw that he does not expect Andre Agassi to play for the United States
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft launched new air  strikes in the rebel-held city of Falluja on Saturday aimed at  killing supporters of a Jordanian militant who has led a  campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings in Iraq.
With Lindsay Davenport and Jennifer Capriati tumbling out the door on the heels of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick, the final weekend of the US Open will be closed to home-grown players, something
A swarm of colliding comets is weaving  a dusty death shroud for a distant stellar corpse and providing astronomers  with rare proof that certain solar system objects can outlive their suns.
Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with  France on Friday in protest at a French judge's call for  President Paul Kagame to stand trial over the killing of a  former leader, the event which unleashed the country's  genocide.
NEW YORK  - Even with new, more objective  criteria, women are still less likely than men to have their  heart condition accurately diagnosed as a heart attack,  researchers report.
Two British soldiers injured by a suicide bomb in Iraq have been flown to Germany for treatment, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.
DuPont Co., the second largest U.S.  chemicals maker, said its strong double-digit revenue growth in  China would accelerate while it increased investment and  manpower in its fastest growing market.
IKB Deutsche Industriebank, the bank that is being bailed out after investing in subprime loans, will post a loss of up to 700 million euros, or $954 million, for the fiscal year. The chief executive, G\u00c3\u00bcnther Br\u00c3\u00a4unig, said during a conference call that the bank would curtail investments in international securities financed by commercial paper, a type of short-term business loan, and that it expected future earnings to be \u00e2\u0080\u009csignificantly lower.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The bank had a profit of 179.6 million euros in the year that ended March 31. The government-owned KfW development bank and the German banking associations agreed to cover some losses at IKB after rising defaults on home loans hurt the value of mortgage-backed securities.
18 August 2004 -- Police and hospital officials said at least five Iraqis were killed and some 20 others injured when a mortar hit a busy market in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul today.
Alla fine del terzo trimestre e' a 60 milioni di dollari
Al processo \u00c3\u00a8 il giorno delle parti civili. L&#39;avvocato dello Stato Salvemini: &quot;Il passaggio di soldi dimostra la corruzione&quot;. La presidenza del Consiglio chiede la condanna di Silvio Berlusconi e danni per un miliardo di euro.
Australian authorities have urged fans  of Steve Irwin not to attack stingrays after several rays were  found dead since the TV naturalist was killed in a rare fatal  attack by one of the normally placid animals.
Dutch doctors called on Sunday for greater use of oral anticoagulants to prevent strokes in people with a common heart arrhythmia.
Food, fake fights, and finance will color in the week that lies ahead.
Junichiro Koizumi indulged his love for classical music, joked with fellow leaders and was snubbed by angry neighbors during his last overseas tour as prime minister.
A major new study out Monday found that a cholesterol-lowering drug pulled from the US market in 2001 had a substantially higher risk of a serious side effect than three top-selling competitors.
A former game and fisheries director and two former game wardens are accused in indictments of misusing state funds &#151; allegations also raised in an audit that questioned the purchase of hunting gear for an African safari and use of state-owned watercraft.
Where the shoppers are and what they're finding.
The film's best idea may be its setting: Almeria, that region in southeastern Spain that served as a background to many of the Italian-produced Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960's and 70's. It's a landscape that ...
The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said.
Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N on Wednesday  reported a fourth-quarter net loss on charges for restructuring  and taxes related to the return of overseas profits, as sales  of prescription drugs rose only slightly.
Un gruppo di una ventina di hooligans ha completamente distrutto ad Atene la sede dell'Ilisiakos (se...
California wildfires that have destroyed 1,300 homes and forced the evacuation of 500,000 people raged into a fifth day on Thursday, but firefighters seized on a break in the weather to largely halt the march of destruction.
India's main stock index, the Sensex, hits another record high and breaks the  14,000 points barrier.
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One of the most influential baseball minds of the last 40 years contends that measures used to demonstrate the baseball wide effects of performance-enhancing drugs are the wrong place to look.
NEW YORK  - Early signs of heart disease in young adult smokers may quickly dissipate soon after they kick the habit, a new study from Japan shows.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  announced on Thursday that he would run again in Israel's next  parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2006, despite strife  within his right-wing Likud party over his Gaza pullout plan.
President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry give voters their first chance to size up the two White House candidates side by side when they square off in debate on Thursday.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday played down a report al Qaeda was planning a big attack on the United States, saying there was no credible information about an imminent threat.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cAmazing Grace,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a prettified take on the life and times of the 18th-century reformer William Wilberforce, carries a strong whiff of piety.
Annika Sorenstam competed against the men last year at Colonial. Now she is being compared with them.
By Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 3--Thomas Wood, owner of a now-defunct Chugiak auto repair shop, thought he would get rid of his waste oil and chemicals on the cheap by paying a couple of young men who apparently wanted the stuff to set fires at Jim Creek.
Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife Cecilia on Friday lost a court bid to block the release of a book in which she is quoted as describing the French president as a womaniser and uncaring father.
Daniel Cabrera of the Baltimore Orioles had not allowed a hit through six innings against the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
The director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a critical government agency that issues hurricane and tropical storm forecasts, was ousted on Monday after a staff mutiny.
The Olympic games engages virtually everyone on the planet. The past two weeks have shown they are thrilling, intoxicating and enriching - and, of course, unpredictable.
L&#39;analista economico: \u00c2\u00abSi tratta di una societ\u00c3\u00a0 di copertura, dello Stato o di un grande gruppo petroliferi\u00c2\u00bb. Smentito. MOSCA - La principale unit\u00c3\u00a0 produttiva della Yukos, la Yuganskneftegaz (il 76,79% della
OXFORD, England Rich countries are ardent advocates for democracy all around the world. But when it comes to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, government of the many by the few is the preferred option.
England&#39;s long wait for a major one-day international tournament continues after a thrilling fightback by the West Indies at the Oval yesterday to win the final of the ICC Champions Trophy by two wickets.
British actress Elizabeth Hurley and her Indian husband Arun Nayar held a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony Friday as police clashed with crowds of paparrazi trying to snap the gala event.
Federal regulators tentatively agreed to ease an accounting requirement for foreign companies that trade on U.S. exchanges.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.  -- Racetrack officials have picked a new synthetic racing surface for Arlington Park, where at least 21 thoroughbred horses were euthanized after leg injuries during the 2006 racing season.
By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 15--LM Glasfiber has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China's leading wind turbine manufacturer, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co.
Fidelity Investments plans to allow new investors to put money into Magellan, once the largest mutual fund in the U.S., for the first time in more than a decade.
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the San Antonio Spurs 105-92 in an early season showdown of two NBA heavyweights on Thursday. But despite the big Western Conference victory, the Mavericks were not reading too much into the win.
Gays, lesbians and their supporters from all over Europe were set to gather in their hundreds of thousands here Saturday in a massive parade, as London and Paris also held their annual Gay Pride marches.
A number of controlled explosions are carried out on a suspect car in north Belfast.
Yassir Arafat has been rushed to intensive care in a Paris military hospital after his condition seriously deteriorated, Palestinian officials said today.
French vintners staged protests in key wine-making regions Wednesday to press the government to help an industry they Growers and wine makers demonstrated in Bordeaux, Avignon, Angers, Macon, Nantes and several ...
Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer Inc., was the highest-paid executive in the San Francisco Bay area in 2003, according to a new study.
The astonishing turnaround in the life of the modest Jamaican boxer Glen Johnson was completed at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, as he upset the odds to win a split points decision against the American Antonio Tarver to be hailed as the world&#39;s No1 light
Glitches are nothing new to Microsoft, but could delays and confusion surrounding Longhorn be detrimental to the software giant?
Brad Gilbert and Jimmy Connors have brought attention back to the teaching tradition and have started a debate over its usefulness in an individual sport.
JEDDAH, 23 December 2004 - Saudi-Libyan relations took a sharp turn yesterday with the Kingdom recalling its ambassador to Libya and asking Tripoli to follow suit.
Marques Hagans had 283 total yards with two touchdown runs and a TD pass to lead No. 12 Virginia to a 31-10 victory over Syracuse on Saturday.
27 October 2004 -- Iraqi authorities say an investigation has been launched into the massacre of 49 newly trained Iraqi Army recruits.
Two weeks after the fact, lawyers for the NBA and the players' union had their own little brawl. Attorneys for the two sides fought before an arbitrator and in federal court Friday, arguing over what avenues of appeal should be employed for the four players suspended by commissioner David Stern for fighting with fans during a Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons game.
&quot;Two US marines were killed in action and four US marines were wounded in action today,&quot; said a US military spokesman in a statement.
The Bush administration foresees a sharp rise in the capture of al-Qaida-linked terrorists in the coming year and is asking for more money to pay for tips leading to captures

Madonna, Chris Rock and dozens of other celebrities raised $3.7 million at a star-studded benefit at the United Nations to help poor and sick children around the world.

Cristian Obodo, centrocampista dell'Udinese, avvisa i compagni in vista della gara contro il Chievo:...
The justices appeared unmoved by arguments in defense of laws that prohibit the direct shipment of wine from other states.
With a rash of muni Wi-Fi projects collapsing, companies and cities realize their initial approaches to providing ubiquitous, free network connectivity aren't working. The problem is Wi-Fi is too expensive to deploy, and there's not enough user demand.
Tony Blair is expected to outline his plans for leaving as he faces a number of resignations from the government.
Lexmark International Inc. recalled 39,431 printers from the market on Tuesday, according to a statement by Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Ostacolerebbe concorrenza di Trenitalia nel trasporto merci
Manchester United defeated archrival Arsenal 1-0 to advance to a semifinal with Chelsea in English soccer&#39;s League Cup. Liverpool beat Tottenham in a shootout and will play Watford for a final berth.
Uzbekistan on Monday blocked a U.N. resolution backed by the United States and Western nations criticizing its human rights violations, including the harassment, beatings and arrests of journalists and civil activists.
Difficulty in school isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t always a sign of a learning disorder, it may just be a sign that a child\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eyes aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t working properly.
Infected graphical images that can implant a backdoor into a Windows computer if they are viewed have been spotted on Usenet. EasyNews, a provider of Usenet newsgroups, said it has identified two JPEG images
Alone in his tent in the African desert, Robby Gordon realized he had a lot of growing up to do.
Poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, the source of most of the opium and heroin on Europe&#39;s streets, was up sharply this year, reaching the highest levels in the
Chris Pirillo leaned away from his webcam and pointed to his printer/scanner/fax machine, which stopped scanning and faxing after he installed Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.
Some of the world's most famous meteorites are up for sale in a New York auction called the first of its kind.
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - As lucrative as the global mobile music business is today -- projected to be worth $9 billion by the end of the year -- times are tough for the companies that started it all.
A British woman who married a son of the world&#39;s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, is to divorce because of fears she and her husband will be killed, a report said Wednesday.
A government office building that caught fire in the White House complex was evacuated safely and no injuries were reported, a White House spokesman said.
Sperano che domani possa leggere passi dell'Angelus
Free Nokia Maps software has an updated interface, refined search, and other improvements.
The New York City marathon is one of the most prestigious races in the world of long-distance running. The marathon brings together professional athletes and amateur runners on a 42-kilometer
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About 1,000 of those positions will be shifted to lower-cost operations in Mexico, China and India.
Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 28, Shaquille O'Neal added 27 and Miami held off San Antonio, 96-92, in a battle of conference heavyweights at AmericanAirlines Arena.
After the superb audio track of Unnale Unnale, Harris Jayaraj has come out with another spell-binding musical fare in Patchai kili Muthucharam.
Operazione Guardia di Finanza su coste sud della Sardegna
SANAA - A court here has sentenced two Yemeni Al-Qaeda militants to death and jailed four others for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 sailors.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has had a successful operation for recurrent heart palpitations and is &quot;doing well,&quot; Sky TV reported Friday.
On Tuesday, TiVo pulled another card out of its deck with a service that lets customers download digital movies and TV shows from Amazon.com directly from their TV -- without a PC.
L'olandese Thomas Dekker, 22 anni, ha rinnovato il contratto con la Rabobank fino al 2009. (Nic. ...
A man found guilty of causing the death of an 18-year-old by dangerous driving after drinking is jailed.
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved new legislation drafted after the mid-April shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University that tightens background checks for potential gun owners.
Italy has announced the date for a snap general election following the dissolution of parliament
Like other OpenOffice.org applications, Calc has several dozen options in how it is formatted and operates. These options are available from Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org Calc. Thanks to OpenOffice.org's habit of sharing code between applications, some of the tabs for these options resemble those found in other OpenOffice.org applications. Others are unique to Calc and the business of spreadsheets. Either way, the more you know about Calc's options, the more you can take control of your work.
Many low-income students are unaware that they are eligible for grants, says a university watchdog.
Fuelled by strong sales of Windows and Linux systems, the worldwide server market grew to $11.5 billion during the second quarter of 2004, according to numbers released Friday by industry research company IDC.
British Airways flight from Beijing comes down short of runway as landing gear apparently collapses
UBS is reportedly facing shareholder opposition to a huge injection of funds from Singapore and the Middle East to help the Swiss banking giant overcome the US subprime mortgage meltdown.
Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has put his centre-right government on an election footing by announcing a cut in income tax in a bid to win back voters' confidence, with polls still 18 months away.
Troubled German retail giant KarstadtQuelle said it had agreed to sell parts of its logistics operations to the semi-privatised German postal service Deutsche Post for 200 million euros (260 million dollars).
The first case of soybean rust has  been found on the mainland United States and could affect U.S.  crops for the near future, costing farmers millions of dollars,  the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
&quot;We have achieved a lot,&quot; said a senior Ministry of Finance (MOF) official on Monday while presenting the heavily debt-ridden central government budget for fiscal 2005.
In province di Macerata e Ascoli Piceno e a Norcia
ATHENS -- The US women's trio of 100-meter sprinters, including five-time Olympian Gail Devers , all raced into the semifinals with strong, controlled performances yesterday in the debut of the track and field competition at the Olympic Stadium.
Domain name registrar will take over administration of the more than 850,000 domain names from RegisterFly.
Parents admit search for Madeleine is taking its toll as her father considers returning to the UK.
CHERBOURG, France  - A heavily guarded ship  carrying 308 lbs. of U.S. weapons-grade plutonium docked in the  French port of Cherbourg on Wednesday, defying protesters who  say the shipment is vulnerable to terrorist attack.
Are you a blue state American who has the blues? Think Bush is Hitler, and want to burn your American passport ASAP to escape the New American Police State? You sense a disturbance in your aura while sitting in the lotus position meditating upon your healing crystals? Here's a few countries for you to think about: Panama, Costa Rica, and Canada.
For dozens of illegal immigrant families, a gymnasium outside Paris has become a temporary home. They sleep shoulder-to-shoulder, their dingy mattresses piled high with necessities and small treasures: cooking pans, diapers, stuffed animals.
Police launched a Web site on Tuesday to  warn children as young as eight about the dangers of putting  their personal details on social networking sites such as  MySpace and Bebo.
A Catholic bishop praises parishioners for their response to a priest at the centre of a sex abuse allegation.
Scientists say they have found a small, earlier cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex that had at least a partial coat of feathers. Includes image gallery.
The nation's leaders need to put aside partisan labels to help Florida recover from the devastation of three major hurricanes during the past month, Democratic Senate candidate Betty Castor said Saturday.
Publishing more about MPs' expenses could people off standing for Parliament, Commons authorities say.
By some measures, Meena Mangtani was a model of emancipated Indian womanhood, with a college degree in business, a working knowledge of computers and English and a desire to land a job in a bank. She even harbored the notion, as she put it recently, \
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus will go to Kyiv mediate the conflict between the Ukrainian authorities and the opposition.
Israel will begin building another 533 housing units in the West Bank next year, an official said today, the latest indication that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is working to strengthen West Bank settlements while pushing ahead with a Gaza pullout plan.
The debate over homeland security in a state where targets are prodigious and individuality more deeply ingrained.
Dale Jarrett was shocked when NASCAR announced its new format for deciding its championship. But he wasn't too concerned since he didn't figure to contend this season after a miserable 2003 campaign.
Finland's consumer watchdog said on  Monday it had reprimanded broadcasters for causing children to  run up huge mobile phone bills with interactive television game  and chat programs.
Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot whose country currently presides the European Union will discuss the disarmament of Arab militias in Darfur with the Sudanese government during a trip to the country September 9, his ministry announced.
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius announced on Tuesday that Kansas will be the fourth state to join the I-SaveRx prescription drug importation program.
A US Marine commander in Fallujah is warning it may be some time before it is safe for residents to return to the Iraqi city, after nearly two weeks of fighting there to flush out insurgents.
The dollar hit session lows against the euro and the Swiss franc  on Wednesday, after a report of a large blast heard near the city of Dailam in Iran, thought to be fired from an unknown aircraft, according to Iran State TV.
Because Josh Fogg didn&#39;t resemble Oliver Perez, the Houston Astros again look a team that&#39;s going to be hard to stop in September.
Blog: The Finnish cell phone manufacturer announces that it has bought the Redmond, Wash.-based start-up, which specializes in multimedia sharing.
Todd Walker homered, had three hits  and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win  over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley  Field on Monday.
Warning over 'gazzumping' ruse Domain name scammers are once again targeting UK firms.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
FL Group , one of the largest shareholders in AMR Corp , has urged the board of the American Airlines parent to consider strategic alternatives, including spinning off its frequent-flyer program, to boost its flagging share price.
Lo stilista aveva previsto spose tra cumuli di sacchetti
Justin Gray scored 21 points for the second straight game and No. 1 Wake Forest beat No. 18 Arizona 63-60 on Friday night in the championship game of the Preseason NIT.
The government's spending watchdog is to investigate pay deals given to top BBC entertainers.
Dentro c'era un 'tesoro di carta', assessore lancia appello

Suspected al Qaeda militants have stepped up attacks in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as a spate of bombings in the north of the country killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
American Bryan Clay took the lead through the first three events of the Olympic decathlon Monday. Allyson Felix of the United States also posted the fastest time in the opening round of the 200-meter dash, a 22.
ID Software et Activision ont annonc\u00c3\u00a9 hier le d\u00c3\u00a9veloppement d&#39;une extension pour leur hit Doom 3. Baptis\u00c3\u00a9e &quot;DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil &quot;, cette extension proposera de nouveaux environnement de jeu, de nouveaux personnages et de nouvelles armes, avec
Oracle Corp.  said on Friday Chief Executive Larry Ellison adopted a plan to sell up to 100 million of the company's shares over the next nine months while gifting almost 2 million shares to the Ellison Medical Foundation.
Fearing that a flu vaccine shortage  may turn into a glut, the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention said on Wednesday more people should get shots so  the vaccines don't go to waste.
Slow iPhones are just fine with Apple.
A TEENAGE boy killed four pupils and injured at least five others yesterday in a shooting spree at an Argentine school. Witnesses said the 15-year-old walked into a classroom, pulled out a handgun and began shooting.
The U.S. envoy to stalled North Korea nuclear talks says the United States will not tolerate a nuclear North Korea and has warned Pyongyang not to test a nuclear weapon.
The money manager of New England's wealthy Ayer family has accused a prominent Boston accounting firm of malpractice and other violations for failing to catch a former family employee who allegedly looted more than $57 million from its trust funds.
Paul Harris scored 22 points and freshman Donte Greene added 18 to lead Syracuse to a 77-70 victory over No. 8 Georgetown on Saturday, a huge win in terms of keeping the Orange's postseason hopes alive.
A fire raced through a home for the elderly and disabled in western Latvia on Friday, killing 26 people, rescue officials said.Comment
No company benefits more than WellPoint from the current health care mess. New chief executive Angela Braly is trying to put a kind face on this controversial business.
While 300 secures best movie title Lindsay Lohan has been crowned 2007's worst actress for her chilling performance in I Know Who Killed Me by a discerning audience of almost four million AOL Moviefone pollees.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was plunged into fresh controversy after he disclosed that he had met a US gambling tycoon bidding to set up a super casino in London on seven separate occasions.
While it's hard to think of positives to come out a severe brain injury, here's one: it just helped ABC News' Bob Woodruff score a scoop.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- At least 10 people are dead after a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb outside a police academy in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Shinzo Abe, a conservative advocate of a   more muscular Japanese foreign policy, was overwhelmingly   elected ruling party leader on Wednesday, setting the stage for   him to be chosen as prime minister next week.
Unix and Unix-like systems often come with compilers and make utilities. Windows systems rarely do. Installing Perl modules on Windows can be somewhat difficult by hand. Fortunately, ActiveState's PPM utility takes away much of the pain, and it's highly customizable too. Josh Stroschein demonstrates how to install Perl modules with PPM and how to create your own repositories.
Space debris is nothing new, and the stuff trailing Atlantis is ruled harmless, as the craft is cleared for a Thursday landing
McDonald's Corp. is testing hamburgers made with Angus beef at six Los Angeles-area restaurants, trying out products that would go head-to-head with Burger King's line of higher-end burgers.
Cairn Energy Plc, which plans to produce 80,000-1,00,000 barrel of crude oil per day from its Mangala and Aishwariya fields in Rajasthan, is disputing a tax that has been imposed on production.
A debate over media ethics fueled by the media releasing to the public the photographs of Bollywood stars Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur in an intimate posture finally reached the Supreme Court on Friday when two judges, hearing a case relating to media rights, observed that it was 'not in good taste'.
An unemployed mason famously told to \
Portavoce, improbabile che voti alla Camera su Finanziaria
Israel and the Palestinians lifted a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.
Sulla vicenda indaga la procura dei minori di Ancona
Avrebbe contribuito a ridurre numero contendenti
Consider the circumstances: The Boston Red Sox defeated the vaunted Yankees in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, and did so in the House That Ruth Built.
MANILA, Philippines Oct. 11, 2004 - A bomb planted by the brutal Abu Sayyaf group caused a ferry fire in February that killed over 100 people in the Philippines&#39; worst terrorist attack, an investigation concluded Monday.
I giovani, di 18, 19 e 29 anni sono incensurati
Nine people have died after strong tremors struck Indonesia's West Sumatra area on Tuesday, El Shinta radio reported.
Standard &amp; Poor's raised its outlook on Boston Scientific Corp. to positive from stable, citing its recovery of market share for its drug-coated Taxus cardiac stent after recalls that began in July. The debt rating agency said the upgrade reflects the Natick company's &quot;surprisingly rapid recovery&quot; of market share for Taxus, and its diverse product line. Last week, Boston Scientific ...
Non vengono segnalati danni a persone o cose
Decine di arresti e perquisizioni nel capoluogo calabreseLe indagini scoprono estorsioni, violenze e intimidazioni                                          'Ndrangheta, blitz a Reggio Calabria Manette per la cosca dei Labate
Altro picco a 96,75 dollari al barile sul mercato di Londra
Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a near-20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday on brisk sales in North America and Europe, but kept its full-year forecasts unchanged -- though still on course for an eighth straight year of record earnings.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 25, 2004 - A posting on an Islamic Internet site Saturday claimed that an al-Qaida-linked group has killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley.
A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a U.S. military convoy in central Baghdad, causing some casualties, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to outlaw harsh interrogation methods, such as simulated drowning, that the CIA has used against suspected terrorists.
A new report calls for the creation of new anti-piracy offices across the US, Europe and Asia.
Scottish football was plunged into mourning after Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during his side's 5-3 win at home to Dundee United.
Mozilla shows the way to build a successful open-source project, with great results.
An Egyptian cleric based in Qatar and  often described as a moderate has ruled that it is a religious  duty for Muslims to fight Americans in Iraq, including U.S.  civilians, his office director said Thursday.
Somalia's prime minister names a new cabinet, facing pressure to return home from their exiled base in Kenya.
Rispetto a settembre 2006 la progressione e' del 5,9%
Bozza prevista da proposta riguarda oltre 30 mila prodotti
How to talk to your kids about Santa . . . and everything else.
Microsoft Corp  said on  Monday it is launching a reworked low-end version of its Xbox  360 in a bid to widen the game console's appeal to a broader  audience that has flocked to rival Nintendo Co Ltd's   Wii.
The fireworks shot out from the top of the Olympic Stadium, the grand finale of the Opening Ceremonies lighting up the Athens sky.
DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is paying a tax penalty &#151; not the kind you get from the IRS.
A filmmaker who was the great-grandnephew of the painter Vincent van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street yesterday after receiving death threats over a
Robby Gordon is not in a position to become a timid racer even though wrecking another championship contender probably would enhance his standing as NASCAR&#39;s villain of the moment.
President Nicholas Sarkozy might have just got re-married, but his love affair with the French electorate appears well and truly over.
The Environment Agency says people should know more about the environmental risks of low-energy light bulbs.
Fashion Wire Daily - After starring in a string of raunchy teen comedies - \
Pocket DJ 5 undercuts price of Apple's music player. Consumer push also includes plasma-screen TVs.
I have good news and bad news. The good news is that Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new Desktop Search program works great on a hard disk full of old e-mails and downloaded Web pages.
The next-generation  DVD format Blu-ray is winning more supporters than its rival, according to its backers.
A police officer who had surgery  to become a woman in 2002 has filed a lawsuit charging the  Oklahoma City Police Department with sexual harassment, her  lawyers said on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Sharon Stone may be an international movie star and sex goddess, but she's also \
Campaigning was a family affair for the Obamas on Tuesday \u00c2\u0097 and the Clintons, Edwardses and Romneys, too.
An embezzlement scandal is barely standing out in China, where cases of bank corruption involving hundreds of millions of dollars seem to pop up regularly.
SPRING, Texas - Larry Nelson rallied from far off the lead and made a 5-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Hale Irwin and win the Administaff Small Business Classic on Sunday.
Viewpoint: The return of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatens the Maliki government but does not promise any more stability
Secretary of State Colin Powell is to  seek South Korean support Tuesday for a U.S. hard line on North  Korea after China said Washington must be more flexible to  entice the reclusive state back to nuclear arms talks.
Microsoft is expected to announce another partner on the eve of the Mobile World Congress.
Circumcising men cuts their risk of being infected with the AIDS virus in half, and could prevent hundreds of thousands or even millions of new infections, researchers said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - National security issues such as the war in Iraq and terrorism are dominating voters' attention in the final weeks before Election Day, Associated Press polling found.    Along with security issues like war and terrorism, the economy and health care were near the top of the list of the nation's most important problems in an AP-Ipsos poll...
Hip-hop group Waayaha Cusub, or 'New Era,' is gaining the ear of Somalis from as far away as the US and Europe, but their controversial message challenges traditional norms and is attracting threats of violence.
Contemplating a New Year tattoo in  that fashionable area above the buttocks? To help you along,  Australians have given them a not-so-fashionable name: \
Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises Inc. and Atlanta-based Cox Communications (NYSE: COX) have reached an agreement for Cox Enterprises to acquire the outstanding publicly held minority shares of Cox Communications for $34.
IBM&#39;S Blue Gene supercomputer, which is still being installed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has set an unofficial performance record.
A man convicted of murdering eight children in a frenzied knife attack at a primary school three years ago was hanged in Osaka yesterday, in Japan&#39;s first execution for a year.
TOKYO--Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed on Thursday that the company&#39;s dual-screen DS handheld gaming console can download game data wirelessly, then play it back.
WASHINGTON Two Chinese herbal supplements are being recalled because they contain a carcinogen linked to kidney disease. Kingsway Trading Company of Brooklyn, New York, is recalling its dietary pills Double
An investigation is held into allegations of civilian casualties from British troop gunfire in Afghanistan.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - The Canadian government has  quarantined a farm in Alberta in its search for cattle  connected to the country's second case of mad cow disease, the  Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Monday.
More than 200 Brigitte Bardot fans descend on a memorabilia sale on the star's 70th birthday.
The Harvard women's hockey team is peaking at just the right time. As February melts into March, and the ECAC playoffs and NCAA Tournament loom, the Crimson are filling opponents' nets with pucks at breakneck speed. After last night's 6-1 victory over Boston College in the Beanpot championship game at Matthews Arena, Harvard has now outscored opponents, 48-7, in its ...
Blog: In an article about African American leaders' reactions to the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, an MSNBC reporter quotes a satirical blog by mistake.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a parliamentary vote on Oct. 25, despite persistent violence in the coastal strip
India's main opposition leader Lal Krishna Advani is held during a protest against the arrest of a colleague.
WASHINGTON: The Federal Open Market Committee, the rate-setting panel for the US Federal Reserve, began its deliberations Wednesday with a rate hike widely expected.
In his first overseas policy speech since been reelected US president George W. Bush, addressing the CEO APEC summit in Santiago de Chile on Saturday promised to keep strengthening freedom and democracy in the world and asked for a greater commitment in
The US dollar is dragged down further to a new low against the euro after US economic data.
As Wal-Mart rolls out its own brand of organic milk, critics worry that consumers will be getting just a diluted form of organic milk.
The dollar softened on Thursday after  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded more cautious  on the U.S. economic recovery than many investors had expected.
The leaders of India and Pakistan met Friday and promised measures to gradually ease tensions between their nations and explore a peaceful settlement for the disputed Kashmir region.
WASHINGTON - Republicans whisked a $388 billion spending bill through Congress on Saturday, a mammoth measure that underscores the dominance of deficit politics by curbing dollars for everything from education to environmental cleanups.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
Playboy magazine on Tuesday posted to its Web site an unpublished portion from its interview with Google's founders, which raised regulatory eyebrows not for what it revealed, but for its timing -- just before the Internet search engine's much-anticipated initial public offering.
A woman is remanded in custody on a murder charge after a man's body is found at an NI caravan park.
Iraq&#39;s most influential Shi&#39;ite cleric headed for the battered city of Najaf on Thursday to try to persuade rebels holed up inside a sacred shrine to leave and end a three-week uprising that has killed hundreds.
Congress plans to scrutinize Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick Inc. to gauge the potential impacts on consumer privacy and competition in the online advertising business.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 -- The first 25-ton steel column for the new Freedom Tower was installed Tuesday at Ground Zero, another milestone in prolonged efforts to build a new office tower to replace the World Trade Center.
Lotto, viaggio nell&apos;Italia che si gioca tutto &quot;Ho visto puntare  anche 150mila euro&quot;                                          Quelle vite distrutte  aspettando il 53                                                                                  Neanche ieri \u00c3\u00a8 uscito il ritardatario di Venezia di JENNER MELETTI
French tour operator Club Mediterranee SA said Tuesday that it narrowed its losses in fiscal year 2004 behind improved sales in the Americas and an initial rebound in business in Asia.
QUEEN OF THE SEA: Sri Lanka officials say 1,000 tickets were sold for an excursion Sunday from the capital, Colombo, to beach resorts on the train known as &quot;Samudradevi,&quot; or &quot;Queen of the Sea.
This week comes a PBS series that turns \u00c2\u0093Curious George\
U.S. consumers have grown more  cheerful so far this month as the hotly contested presidential  election drew to a close and job prospects seemed to improve,  according to a survey released on Friday.
If too much risk makes you queasy, these drug companies are for you.
The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
Nel siracusano, in manette operaio di 47 anni
A little cash today can prevent a major financial headache later.
Votes are now being counted in Australia, with early results predicting a victory for John Howard.
The top World Health Organization (WHO) influenza expert said on Friday drug companies and governments had to speed up production of bird flu vaccines or risk a pandemic which could kill thousands of people.
Vanessa Hudgens, the star of the wholesome, made-for-kids TV movie hit \
The new secretary general of the Organization of American States resigned yesterday because of accusations that he took a bribe in 2001 while president of Costa Rica.
Charities that raise money through vehicle-donation programs are seeing a small but steady increase in donations ahead of a Jan. 1 change in tax laws that will limit the deductions taxpayers can take for such gifts.
The promoters of the annual  Coachella music festival in southern California are planning a  New York-area version this summer, sources say.
WASHINGTON - President Bush and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue - whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program...
Movie director Kim Ki-duk won the Silver Lion for best director at the end of the 11-day Venice Film Festival on Saturday for his film ``Bin Jip (Empty House).
Two French hostages in Iraq urge France to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools to save their lives.
E' il risultato dell'asta di 2,5 mld di titoli
but surely that term no longer exists if we are the opposition. After dismal displays against Slovenia and Norway at Hampden, we simply must win or face World Cup heartache.

On Thursday, January 6th, the two camps fighting over which side will control the high-definition DVD standard will host dueling press conferences.
Ike Turner will have the stage, but not the day, when he performs in St. Louis in September.
By Kira Millage, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Mar. 2--BELLINGHAM -- Time to start yard work. The Clean Green Transfer Facility opens Saturday.
Strong sales for Impressionist and modern works were evident this week at New York&#39;s premier auction houses, with Paul Gauguin&#39;s &quot;Maternite (II)&quot; bringing in $39.
Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Thursday expressed his confidence that Italy would become more competitive and revitalize its current sluggish economy.
Swiss voters go to the polls to vote on the proposals to relax the country's strict  naturalisation laws.
US blue chip stocks rose on Wednesday, helped by drugmaker Merck &amp; Co. Inc. (MRK), but technology stocks fell as results from technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc.
AT least 28 people were killed in Baghdad overnight when insurgents detonated three-quarters of a tonne of explosives in a house that police were raiding, flattening neighbouring homes.
In Daghestan, vicino confine con la Cecenia, 8 i feriti
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings  Inc. CME.N on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 89 percent  on strong derivatives volumes, especially for electronic  trading, and increased third-party processing revenues.
Baseball is coming down the pike. That\u00e2\u0080\u0099s the consolation for the cold wave that has hit the Northeast as we hunker down for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Super Bowl.
NEW YORK  - Compared with a first vaccination, yearly re-vaccination against influenza is associated with a reduction in the annual risk of dying from any cause among individuals 70 years of age or older, Dutch investigators report.
The U.S. military has begun an  investigation into allegations by FBI agents of torture at the  Guantanamo prison, officials said on Wednesday, and newly  released documents showed 26 agents saw detainees abused.
Lucknow, September 27: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said there was no hitch in the inauguration of the Taj Mahotsav in Agra to mark the 350 years of Mughal monument, as it has already obtained the proper permission of the Archaeological Survey
Ditch the spray-on hipsters, even Versace has softened up for spring.
The battleground now shifts to states where each of the leaders believes he holds advantages.
The scheduled late-morning liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis on Friday is likely to be delayed by 24 hours, NASA program manager Wayne Hale told CNN.
WASHINGTON - E&#39; iniziato oggi l&#39;esame della richiesta di liberta&#39; vigilata inoltrata per la terza volta dall&#39;assassino di John Lennon, Mark Chapman. I legali di Chapman, che compira&#39; 50 anni l&#39;anno prossimo
SALVO, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin has been banned for four years for a 2006 positive test for testosterone, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday.
What can be said about the presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine and the orange revolution that has not already been written, read or heard on the news? As the world news focuses on the tsunami and daily ...
Australian conman Peter Foster has appeared in court on money laundering charges just one day after being deported from Vanuatu, where he spent three weeks in jail.
Sono 6 milioni gli innamorati che scelgono di regalarli
A woman sentenced to death for killing a police official who tried to rape her has been pardoned by the victim's family, a judiciary official said Wednesday, a welcome resolution to a 7-year-old case that had garnered intense interest at home and abroad.
Jimmy Wales-founded organization is appealing to its readers for donations to help expand its language reach (among other things).
SPACE.com / Paleontologists from Montana and Mongolia, who want to flesh out the developmental biology of dinosaurs, recently found 67 dinosaur skeletons in the Gobi Desert in just one week.
The U.S. military presence in Iraq will grow to 150,000 troops by next month, the highest level since the invasion last year.
Oscar-winning US actor George Clooney and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel pleaded with the UN Security Council to act to end the &quot;genocide&quot; in Sudan's Darfur region amid fears African Union (AU) peacekeepers may pull out.
This win meant a little more than most to Marian Hossa and the Atlanta Thrashers. They were tired of getting trounced by Toronto. Hossa had three goals and an assist to take over the NHL scoring lead and Kari Lehtonen stopped 36 shots, sending Atlanta to a 5-0 victory Thursday night for its first win over the Maple Leafs in more than three years.
The Liberian capital Monrovia was under curfew after citywide riots killed at least five people two days before the end of a UN disarmament effort, provoking fears of a return to conflict in the west African state.
Three Greek islands, Samos, Lesbos and Chios, have become new fault lines for immigration into the European Union.
Google's universal search results will provide savvy Web site owners and marketers additional opportunities to gain valuable placement within search results.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  lodged complaints with the election commission and the  country's top court detailing violations during a re-run of a  presidential poll, officials said Wednesday.
The New York Rangers ended a four-game losing skid by blanking the New Jersey Devils 2-0 on Thursday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the  world's largest retailer, said on Saturday that it still  expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at  its U.S. stores open at least one year.
A beautiful chemical reaction is still a mystery to scientists more than 35 years after its first demonstration.
US pop group Scissor Sisters achieve a UK double, topping the album and singles charts.
The third installment of the \
Maverick British politician George Galloway has said it would be &quot;morally justified&quot; for an assassin to target Prime Minister Tony Blair, but he said he was not advocating an attempt, according to a magazine interview.
As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) campaigned across Iowa this weekend, she was asked about the war in Iraq, illegal immigration and even whether her husband, former president Bill Clinton, might serve as secretary of state if she makes it to the White House.
The EU said it will hold London to its plan, unveiled last April, to emit no more than 736.3 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Two whales lost in the Sacramento River were spotted Tuesday morning just beyond a bridge where they had stopped a day earlier, a delay that worried scientists hoping to get them back to the ocean.
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Indianapolis is locked into being the third-seeded team in the AFC and Peyton Manning has the record for touchdown passes in a season, having thrown his 49th in most dramatic fashion in the Colts&#39; win over San Diego last week.
Carl Edwards' hard push to the finish line was slowed only by the caution flag. Edwards had the car to beat under green &#151; even if it was only a few laps at a time &#151; and that was enough to win the wreck-filled Busch Series race at Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
In hindsight, it would be easy to think of the Red Sox' second World Series title in four years this way: Dominant regular season, dominant postseason, now let's talk about how wicked awesome the Celtics aah. But that would be giving short shrift to the crucial role Beckett played in ensuring that...
The Cassini spacecraft has detected two and possibly three new additions to the already full environment of Saturn, and scientists are puzzled over what they&#39;ve seen.
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A copy of J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel sold at auction Thursday for almost $41,000.  The copy of the hardback first edition of \
When the Nets re-signed Vince Carter, their best offensive player, to a four-year, $61.8 million deal, they celebrated as if Michael Jordan had just landed in East Rutherford.
MANFREDONIA (FOGGIA) - La svolta e&#39; arrivata dopo 41 giorni di indagini ostacolate da paura e omerta&#39;, come hanno sottolineato spesso polizia e carabinieri. Ha un nome e un volto il presunto assassino di Giusy
BOSTON/NEW YORK  - Members of the Bancroft family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , met in Boston on Monday to consider a $5 billion offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp   for the publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Setting aside any doubt about his presidential aspirations, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona announced Wednesday that he would seek the GOP presidential nomination.
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BridgePort Networks, the leader in MobileVoIP convergence, announced  gathering momentum in its Device Developers'  Program.
The ruling party in Zimbabwe expelled one of its co-founders for insulting President Robert Mugabe in a recently published autobiography, a government newspaper reported.
THE history of Apple Computer can be told through its advertisements as well as its products. There was, of course, the commercial that introduced the Macintosh.
A judge Wednesday refused to save a Roman Catholic church where parishioners have staged a sit-in for the past two weeks to protest its closing by the archdiocese.
Viacom will pay a record &#36;3.5 million to settle dozens of federal investigations into alleged indecency on TV and the radio, and introduce delays in more live programming to help catch troublesome material before it gets on the air.
Seagull poo on solar cells is primary tech snag In the Irish Sea off Wales this week, a new kind of robot is taking to the waves. For once, this is not a military kill-droid, nor a securo-pork powered surveillance machine. Instead, we are seeing the debut of the fully-autonomous sailboat, which uses its own software to navigate out at sea. For now the uninhabited windjammers will stay relatively close to home but, next year, their successors will race across the Atlantic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WellPoint Inc. WLP.N and Humana Inc.  HUM.N on Monday posted lower quarterly profit as the health  insurers grappled with soaring medical costs, sending their  shares down.
LIBERTY MEDIA, the second-biggest shareholder in The News Corporation, yesterday denied that it had any \u00e2\u0080\u009chostile intentions\u00e2\u0080\u009d towards the media group - a week after it raised its voting
Israeli warplanes Friday destroyed the building housing the headquarters of Hezbollah guerrillas in southern Beirut, the group&#039;s TV station reported.
Blog: A Zune fan site is reporting on a Microsoft patent filing that describes a system for paying Zune users commissions for sharing a song that the recipient ends up buying.
A handful of giggling Japanese women wearing devil's horns and cat costumes gather under a giant neon-orange pumpkin outside a Tokyo shopping mall.
Israel has sent secret messages to Syria about renewing peace talks, Israel's deputy PM confirms.
A convoy of supporters of Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday moved deeper into the eastern stronghold of his opponent despite fears of violence, activists said.
Several hundred supporters of Ukraine's apparent president-elect, Viktor Yushchenko, successfully blockaded the building where his opponent in Sunday's runoff, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, had called a meeting of his cabinet for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Plantini critica Totti per il no alla nazionale, Falcao difende il capitano della Rpma: ''Deve esser...
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is understood to have escaped unhurt after a one-vehicle accident.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a second straight day Wednesday, raising plumes of smoke but leaving no extensive damage or signs of weakening the Sunni militants who have steadily expanded their control of this city about 30 miles west of Baghdad...
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Sept. 21  /PRNewswire/ -- ICANN today welcomed strong statements made by Mr. John Kneuer, Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, United States Department of Commerce indicating support for private sector leadership of the DNS.
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Not all Americans are unpopular at this week's U.N. conference on climate change.
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The real estate industry, racing to beat strict new limits on campaign contributions, has been flooding New York City candidates with donations for the 2009 campaign.
Hamas welcomes unity but seems to reject prime minister&#39;s call for a cease-fire. Hamas welcomes unity but seems to reject prime minister&#39;s call for a cease-fire.
When all else fails in Hollywood, blame it on \
Gordon Brown is expected to urge the US to strengthen the dollar when he begins a visit to America on Friday.
Ivory Coast secured a major victory against fellow favourites Nigeria in the first match to be held in Sekondi.
(sh) - The Bush administration strategy for an exit from Iraq depends heavily, perhaps even solely, on training enough Iraqi soldiers and police to secure the country for a handover to an elected Iraqi government.
Parents of autistic children in Canada suffered a big setback on Friday when the Supreme Court ruled that provincial governments did not have to pay for a promising yet expensive treatment.
''Spero di essere perdonato dalla signora Giovanna e dai suoi figli. E porgo le condoglianze pi\u00c3\u00b9 sen...
China revised its 2006 economic growth data to a 12-year high of 11.1 percent, from 10.7 percent.
Junior doctors across the UK are being warned they face the toughest competition ever for training posts.
Athens - Olympic Games medal dreams were gunned down, rescued and put on hold in Athens after a series of protests. Nowhere was the sound and fury greatest than out on the athletics track and in the gymnastics arena.
David Alan Grier is the father of a new baby girl, according to published reports. The actor and comedian's wife Christine Y. Kim gave birth to the girl Thursday afternoon, People magazine reported. The baby was delivered at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Usmagazine.com.
 to Mafia squeeze on business
First-day sales of Microsoft  Corp.'s MSFT.O new video game \
By Jennifer Garza, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 16--It's Saturday morning, and the men's church group is standing around shooting pool. One of the guys drops some quarters in the jukebox and the Rolling Stones' \
Prime Minister Tony Blair is trying to involve the United States in a new international treaty on global warming, according to a report.
Japan's top mobile carrier has begun marketing a cell phone that can make Internet calls over Wi-Fi wireless networks in addition to regular ones.
Three Internet providers in Britain have teamed up with a company called Phorm, whose technology tracks Web users and sends them ads related to their interests.
Oliver Stone, America&#39;s most controversial, Oscar-winning filmmaker, is waging war on the box office this weekend with ``Alexander,&#39;&#39; a violent, sexually combustible, nearly three-hour epic.
The health of Indonesia's ex-dictator Suharto improved Saturday, a day after he suffered multiple organ failure, as the government said a major graft case against him would be settled out of court.
In what appears to be a first, players of the Internet game Eve Online will elect independent auditors.
U.S. Air Force Major Jill Metzger,   stationed at an airbase in Kyrgyzstan, went missing while   shopping this week, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday.
Fijian troops will quickly suppress any uprising, the military chief warned on Wednesday as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests after the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
EUROPA/FRANCIA - Nuovo farmaco contro la malaria: facile da usare, pi\u00c3\u00b9 economico e libero da brevetti Parigi (Agenzia Fides) - E\u00c2\u0092 stato appena annunciato a Parigi il lancio di un nuovo farmaco \u00c2\u0093rivoluzionario\u00c2\u0094 contro la malaria. Sar\u00c3\u00a0 pi\u00c3\u00b9 facile da usare rispetto alle terapie oggi esistenti ed \u00c3\u00a8 anche il pi\u00c3\u00b9 economico disponibile sul mercato e non sar...
A U.S. judge in New Orleans threw out a Vioxx victory for Merck, citing misrepresentation by a key company witness and clearing the way for a third trial in the case of a widow who charges that the painkiller caused her husband's fatal heart attack.
Older women with breast cancer may forgo the rigors of radiation after breast-conserving surgery, but radiation therapy may help younger women with early stages of the disease, new research says.
At least six people are killed in an explosion in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.
Republican John McCain holds a 6-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina three days before the state's crucial presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Doctors treating former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar, who fell ill in Ireland last week, believe he was poisoned, an aide said Thursday.
The Prince of Wales takes a swipe at fast-food culture as part of his bid to revive mutton as a favourite food in the UK.
BERLIN Nearly 15 years since masses of demonstrators swelled the streets of East Germany, toppling the Berlin Wall and uniting Germany, a new wave of protests is rolling through eastern towns and cities from ...
Ahead of his appearance this week at the United Nations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview broadcast last night that Tehran has no need for a nuclear weapon and challenged claims that his country is arming Iraqi militants targeting U.S. troops.
The Michigan Republican Party mistakenly sent out a news release Tuesday night congratulating John McCain for winning the state's GOP primary.
The United States and Canada signed a declaration on Friday that outlines a plan to clean up the Great Lakes and the major waterways that feed them.
A ban on smoking in virtually all enclosed public places has come into force throughout England.
Leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement of   116 developing nations will meet in Cuba this week for a summit   that will gather some of the United States' fiercest critics   just 90 miles offshore.
Hamas said on Wednesday its agreement to   form a Palestinian unity government should not be seen as a   softening in the Islamic group's position toward Israel.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's online and cable broadcast Monday night is a landmark event in a year of experiments with Web 2.0 amid the most exciting presidential race in decades.
Singer Gareth Gates will join tennis star Greg Rusedski and pop star Samantha Mumba in ITV1's Dancing on Ice.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The stepfather of the boy  who accused Michael Jackson of sex abuse testified on Thursday  that Jackson's associates offered the family a house and  college funds to help fix the singer's damaged reputation.
Washington, DC - A cow suspected of being the nation&#39;s second case of mad cow disease has tested negative for the brain-wasting disease, a relief to the US beef industry.
PALESTINIAN militants found a way around the heavy fortifications at the Israeli army post between Egypt and Gaza -- tunnelling under the base and blowing it up.
Dr. Dale Sandler said women who share the same genes, have similar experiences and have twice the risk of developing breast cancer offer a better chance of learning what causes it.
HDMI port and 120GB HDD too, allegedly Is Microsoft preparing a spoiler for Sony's PAL-region PlayStation 3 launch on 23 March? According to one report, Australian store chain Myer has been told to expect a black Xbox 360 complete with HDMI port an 120GB hard drive round about that time.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Oltre 50 arresti per traffico rifiuti, rapine, furti e droga
Flooding in Haiti kills at least 50 in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne, with others missing.
Just hours after winning the Super Bowl and being named its MVP, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning said he was ready for a repeat performance.
I giocatori del Manchester City hanno regalato al loro tecnico Sven Goran Eriksson una nuova agendin...
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The temptation is overwhelming. Go ahead, admit it. You&#39;re fighting it as you read this. You are thinking this series is over.
Officials with the striking writers guild held informal talks Tuesday with Hollywood studios that could lead to the resumption of negotiations, a person familiar with the bargaining strategy said.
The lifespan of a poorly protected PC connected to the Internet is a mere four minutes, research released Tuesday claimed. After that, it&#39;s owned by a hacker.
Turkish leaders welcome an EU decision on entry talks, but say Ankara deserves equal and fair treatment.
Nokia Corp. plans to fold all its mobile phone development efforts into a single new business unit, reflecting the growing importance to its business of multimedia and Internet-enabled devices.
Il leader palestinese Yasser Arafat, sottoposto ad accertamenti medici all&#39;ospedale militare di Percy, non \u00c3\u00a8 in pericolo di vita e la sua malattia pu\u00c3\u00b2 essere curata, ha dichiarato Nabil Abu Rudeina, uno dei principali collaboratori del leader dell&#39;Anp.
Six Pitcairn islanders were today found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting girls as young as 12 after a trial on the South Pacific island.
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has berated his ruling coalition for leaving him isolated in a growing crisis that threatens to destabilize a country on the front line of a global anti-terrorism campaign.
A Canadian version of the US no-fly list that infamously had folksinger Cat Stevens deported and Ted Kennedy hassled at airports is running into legal turbulence.
Traditional drugs have done little to help 39-year-old Angel Raich. Beset by ailments that include tumors in her brain, seizures, spasms and nausea, she has been able to find comfort only in the marijuana that is recommended by her doctor.
Staffers at the Wall Street Journal face the uncertainty of a new owner and a suddenly harsh advertising climate.
SYDNEY, Australia\u00e2\u0080\u0094Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative alliance handily won a fourth term in Australia&#39;s parliamentary elections yesterday, overcoming widespread anger at his decision to send troops to Iraq last year and his pledge to keep them
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Environmental and development groups joined forces in warning here that global warming threatens to hit the world's poorest people hardest and magnify existing injustices.
August 26, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Research and analysis firm Gartner  said on Wednesday that global sales of servers surpassed $11.
Losing execs and share price Authorities in Louisiana are warning executives working for online gaming companies to stay away from the state or risk arrest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Frank Francisco, a Texas Rangers relief pitcher, needed just one dangerous throw to overshadow an exciting back-and-forth game with a playoff atmosphere.
David Beckham has all but ruled himself out of England's friendly international with Spain in Madrid next week.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The mother of one of three  American contractors abducted by guerrillas in Colombia 18  months ago on Tuesday called on President Alvaro Uribe to  negotiate his release and that of other kidnapping victims  throughout the country.
Following the lead of Google and Yahoo!, Microsoft has announced a &#39;beta&#39; version of a desktop search tool, the &#39;Toolbar Suite&#39;.
President Bush said Thursday that when the new Congress convenes next month he will renominate 12 candidates to the federal appeals courts who had been denied confirmation in his first term.
Authorities found the body of a 38-year-old skydiver and a parachute draped over the tail of a light plane that crashed in central Illinois Sunday afternoon.
A powerful bomb exploded near an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20, officials said.
A suicide bomber kills more than 30 people in an attack on a cafe in a town north-east of Baghdad, police say.
November 20 2004 1645CET- Teresa Borcz Khalifa , the 54-year-old Polish woman kidnapped in Iraq was freed and flown back to Warsaw.
The subpoenas seek information on nontraditional insurance and transactions that some companies have used to improve the appearance of their financial statements.
Mr. Bush told reporters Friday after meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he sees a \u00e2\u0080\u009cgreat chance\u00e2\u0080\u009d for creating a Palestinian state in the aftermath of the death of longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
DUBAI - An Italian hostage identified as Salvatore Santoro has been killed by an Islamist group in Iraq, Al Jazeera television reported yesterday, quoting a statement from the group and showing footage of the man.
Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.
An explosion in a chemical works on an industrial estate sends a fireball 40ft into the air.
The Saints' triumphant return to New Orleans now includes the franchise's first playoff berth since 2000 &#151; not that they're in any mood to celebrate. New Orleans made the playoffs by default Sunday, losing 16-10 to the Washington Redskins while the Saints' only remaining pursuer in the NFC South, Carolina, was eliminated from the division race by a loss to Pittsburgh.
HOUSTON - The first inspections of NASA's shuttle Discovery two days after a successful night launch reveal no significant problems for its seven-astronaut crew bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 \u00c2\u0097 DaimlerChrysler and Kirk Kerkorian resumed their legal battle on Tuesday, this time in an appeal by Mr. Kerkorian, the billionaire investor who contends he was shortchanged in the 1998 \u00c2\u0093merger of equals\u00c2\u0094 between Chrysler and Daimler-Benz.
From where they sit, amid 70-degree warmth and gentle Pacific breezes, there is no fear of growing cold. Instead, the Chargers have sounded reveille in advance of their 3,000-mile, coast-to-coast trip to take on the Patriots in Sunday's AFC Championship game.
The ruling party in Ivory Coast calls for the 4,000 French peacekeepers in the country to leave.
Yesterday&#39;s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to remove barriers to the delivery of broadband services over power lines may give consumers a third broadband option.
A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi police said.
The recipe for a mobile Linux-based application ecosystem Comment Why should an operating system be important for a mobile phone? It shouldn't, but of course mobile phones are no longer simple voice communicators, they are smart devices capable of many methods of communication and other sophisticated applications. Capable and complex, with a high degree of variety required to meet different market and user needs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President George W. Bush was the first US president to call for an independent Palestinian state and has pledged that his administration, unlike its predecessors, won&#39;t shore up Arab dictators.
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Fifa fines the Spanish football federation \u00c2\u00a344,750 over the racist abuse by fans towards England players.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he remained committed to democracy, the market economy and press freedom. But Mr Putin said journalists must also play their part in combating terrorism
Back to school for many kids means \
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that low-level exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical used to make Teflon, could pose \
A group of entrepreneurs backed by the likes of Bill Gates and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are building tiny jets that cost a small fraction of what corporate executives and celebrities pay for luxury Learjets and Gulfstreams.
Curtis Martin ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, and added another score on a three-yard touchdown reception, ruining Carson Palmer's N.F.L. debut.
ASIA/IRAQ - Sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 difficile la vita dei credenti in Cristo in terra irachena Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c3\u0088 sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 difficile la vita dei cristiani in Iraq, travagliato dalla guerra e da una recente escalation di violenza confessionale culminata con l\u00c2\u0092uccisione del sacerdote cattolico Caldeo p. Raghid Al-Ghani e di tre diacon...
Google Inc. GOOG.O CEO Eric   Schmidt is joining Apple Computer Inc.'s AAPL.O board of   directors, the computer maker said on Tuesday, creating a close   tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies.
A partial list of the countries and organizations pledging aid for tsunami victims, based on U.N. data and official announcements by the nations. The United Nations said Saturday that about &#36;2 billion has been promised so far.
The Great Copyright Debate Interview Convincing internet users who are used to gorging themselves on free movies and music that they shouldn't do it may be like telling Pope Urban VIII the Earth goes round the Sun, but the government claims it's possible - by rejigging the copyright laws.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
There were six major wireless carriers in the US at the beginning of 2004. As the year comes to a close, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s clear there will be only four.
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Playing as if this were the first round in Marseille instead of the biggest match of his life in Melbourne, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga coolly, beautifully kept the pressure on Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the Australian Open.
SINGAPORE : The tsunamis that destroyed homes and beaches around Asia also wrecked countless holidays and disrupted travel plans. And for those caught in the thick of the action, it would be one trip they are not likely to forget.
Its scope was ruthlessly ambitious, causing destruction officials say would have been \
Iraq's PM hits back at US senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin, who have called for him to be removed.
MEXICO CITY - A victims' group said yesterday that newly released documents support its claim that Mexico's most prominent cardinal knew a Mexican priest was suspected of molesting children but transferred him to the United States anyway.
Microsoft has filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies allegedly involved sending out spam, including one suit against a Web hosting company that claimed it was \
The hacking and identity theft tools now  earning big money for mainly eastern European organized crime  could be used by terrorists to attack the United States, an FBI  official said on Wednesday.
The firm gets 90% of the take from Knowledge Learning's buyout of KinderCare.
LONDON : Arsenal&#39;s Brazilian international midfielder Edu broke the toe on his right foot in Tuesday&#39;s 3-1 League Cup win over Everton at Highbury.
Coronation Street is cleared by TV watchdog Ofcom after 31 viewers complained about a violent storyline.
The son of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was charged in a South African court of bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea that led to the arrest of dozens of suspected mercenaries five months ago.
The U.S. citizen who was held by the military as an \
Hamas Islamists seemed in command of much of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after battering forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
NEW YORK  - Drinking alcoholic beverages is known to lower blood sugar levels in diabetics and now new findings from an animal study shed light on the mechanisms involved, according to a report in the journal Endocrinology.
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An Iranian-American academic has been released from detention in Tehran's Evin prison after being held since May, the Open Society Institute said on Wednesday.
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- An eight-member group from Iraq&#39;s National Conference arrived in Najaf, south of the capital, to talk with Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and try to persuade his followers to end an insurgency in the country&#39;s south, according to a ...
CHENNAI, India  - An Indian Navy ship equipped with a radiation-monitoring laboratory will keep watch on the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz when it comes calling at the southern port of Chennai on Monday.
Colin Montgomerie and Tiger Woods both shot 66s to hold a two-stroke lead over the rest of an elite field at the Target World Challenge in California.
TiVo continues to lose money... a lot of it. Do the losses point to its eventual demise? Take an in-depth look at the company's latest conference call to see what developments are underway that may improve the company's long-term picture.
Magdaleno Olmos, assistant accountant for Fremantle Media, the company that produces American Idol, is suing Mario Vazquez for alleged 'sexual harassment' and American Idol for wrongful termination.  According to the lawsuit, Vazquez alle...
Somalia's government orders a night-time curfew in the capital as it struggles to end a wave of violence.
An Internet audio tape attributed to Osama bin Laden said Tuesday that Zacarias Moussaoui &amp;#151; the only person convicted in the U.S. for the Sept. 11 attacks &amp;#151; had nothing to do with the operation.
Richard Hatch, convicted of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million he won on the debut season of \
Homemaking icon Martha Stewart on  Wednesday said she wants to start serving her jail sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her \
Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.
Actress Amy Adams has agreed to sing at the Oscars and is now afraid she said yes too soon.
JAKARTA: Indonesia&#39;s president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono condemned as &quot;an act of violence&quot; a bombing outside his country&#39;s embassy in Paris.
Even though the Yankees are trying to develop a case against Jason Giambi, they are skeptical about ever getting his contract voided.
Blog: BMC Software announces Thursday that it has acquired RealOps, which makes IT process automation software.
I.B.M. plans to begin releasing a monthly report of threats to computer networks in an effort to establish an indicator similar to the federal government\u00c2\u0092s Homeland Security Advisory System.
Cellphone services are gearing up for a fight with handset makers -- and it's all about Wi-Fi
(InfoWorld) - Having previously made major product announcements around data and information management, IBM focused on the third leg of that strategy, content management, on Tuesday, including the vendor's first major release of its acquired FileNet technology. A year ago,\u00c2\u00a0IBM announced it would invest an additional $1 billion in data management to focus on software and services to help customers better manage and gain insight from their data. The vendor followed that up with the launch of its Information Server software in October based on technology it gained through the\u00c2\u00a0$1.1 billion purchase of Ascential in 2005. Now, it's content management's turn. FileNet P8 4.0 released Tuesday is the first major version of the ECM (enterprise content management) software since\u00c2\u00a0IBM bought FileNet in October for $1.6 billion. The software allows users to capture, manage, access, and bring together content from across their operations, automating records management and making it easier for companies to meet compliance requirements. New in the release is a J2EE-based content engine and content federation services for third-party repositories so that a company can carry out functions including search, classification, storage, updating, and deletion of content held in data stores from a variety of different software vendors. Federation is vital because it's \

Chicago White Sox: The White Sox have placed yet another veteran on the disabled list. Prior to their game against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, the White Sox placed catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday, with a pulled left ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - From where he stood in the coliseum . . . er, 16th tee box . . . Nathan Gladiator . . . make that Green . . . could sense the spectators with their thumbs poised to go down or up, based on his shot. The roars of some 20,000 people shook the ground, which made it ...
Help! Flaws in an ActiveX component incorporated in many technical support support packages create a risk of hacking attacks, security watchers warn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&quot;Sulla giustizia constato che la normalizzazione non c&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 stata. Questa legislatura purtroppo non \u00c3\u00a8 ancora quella della normalizzazione tra potere giudiziario e potere politico. E di questo mi rammarico&quot;.
Increased FDA and consumer worries about cardiac safety should continue to fuel growth.
BOGOTA, Colombia, June 5 -- President \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0081lvaro Uribe has begun releasing dozens of Marxist rebels from jail in a bid to encourage the country's largest guerrilla group to liberate civilian hostages held in jungle camps, a risky move that has the support of Colombia's European allies.
At least three people are killed and several injured as two trains collide on the Italian island of Sardinia, police say.
Oil futures prices bolted 5 percent higher yesterday, climbing above $44 a barrel after US government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as colder weather in the Northeast drove up fuel demand.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry blamed President Bush on Thursday for failing to take action that would bring down health-care costs for Americans and help the 5
NEW YORK  - Children burn more body fat day-to-day than adults do, underscoring their need for a little extra fat in their diets, according to researchers.
VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els trailed Argentina's Angel Cabrera by one hole at the  halfway point of their quarter-final match in the World Match  Play Championship at Wentworth Friday.
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They were two young journalists who had what everyone thought was an impossible dream -- travel through old communist Soviet Union and tell Western readers about life behind the Iron Curtain.
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British forces have launched one of their biggest operations in Basra in three years as Prime Minister Tony Blair met US officials to seek a new strategy to end the &quot;hugely challenging&quot; crisis in Iraq.
Kenny G, regent of the smoothiverse, tries to conquer another realm at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
When the Tennessee Titans were forced to start the season 24 hours early because of Hurricane Ivan, their defense was ready. Unfazed by the scrambled schedule, Tennessee made three interceptions Saturday, including one in their own end zone and another returned 37 yards for a touchdown by Lamont Thompson, and beat the Miami Dolphins 17-7.
Presidente Senato, 'volonta' di cambiare legge voto'
KHARTOUM - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has approved a Cabinet reshuffle, one demand of former southern rebels who withdrew from a coalition government last week triggering the country's worst political crisis in years.
Il netto e' a 9,3 mln euro, l'operativo a 48,8 (+24,2%)
By Bonnie Henry, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 12--From Adventist to Wesleyan, he's shot them all. Well, almost all.   For the last four years, Jack Beal, 88, has been taking photographs of Tucson churches, 300 in all.   He figures he's got another 100 or so to do.
Russian emergency workers searched heaps of twisted metal and tall grass Wednesday for clues to what caused two airliners to plunge to Earth almost simultaneously, killing all 89 people aboard. Officials said one jet sent a hijack distress signal, raising fears terrorists had struck.
Bloomberg - Sept. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton is dominating the Democratic presidential field among lower-income and older voters in early primary states, while Republican Fred Thompson is making inroads among religious voters, particularly in the South and at the expense of rival Mitt Romney.
The crews of the space shuttle and station say a teary farewell after more than a week of working tirelessly together to build a bigger and better scientific outpost in orbit. Atlantis is scheduled to undock early Monday, its load considerably lighter than when it arrived Feb. 9 with Europe's premiere space laboratory, Columbus.
NEW YORK, December 14  - Automakers General Motors Corp (XGM.NYS) and DaimlerChrysler announced their decision yesterday to jointly develop fuel-saving hybrid engines, with the aim of capitalizing on the growing global market for cars
The European Union (EU) must admit Turkey in order to show that it is not opposed to Islam and it is not a Christian Club, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.
Lawyers defending Michael Jackson in a child abuse case request that pretrial hearings are held in a closed court.
The U.N. and African Union envoys trying to promote a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur are inviting key regional and international parties to a mid-July meeting to discuss ways to get new peace talks started.
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Il finlandese Mika Kallio (Ktm) ha vinto il Gp del Giappone classe 125  precedendo in volata lo spag...
They&#039;ve endured hurricanes and blizzards, labor strikes and a parking garage collapse. If there&#039;s one sure thing in a city of uncertain ones, it was always this: Casinos find a way to keep the dice rolling.
Portugal's prime minister said he will enact more liberal abortion laws in the conservative Roman Catholic country even though his proposal to relax restrictions failed to win complete endorsement in a referendum.
(Source: Qualys)  Security provisions of GLBA are complex and process intensive. This guide explains how on-demand security audits make GLBA compliance easier to achieve.
Nigerian authorities on Friday stepped up efforts to secure the release of a three-year-old British girl after her kidnappers threatened to kill her unless her father takes her place.
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Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  Bishkek, 7 September: An era of totalitarianism and dictatorship in the field of mass media is coming in to Kyrgyzstan, said MP Melis Eshimkanov, member of For Reforms movement, at a news conference [in Bishkek] today.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Sports Network) - Seattle Mariners  starting rightfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who leads the majors in  hits and batting average, left Wednesday's 3-2 loss against the  Royals after being hit in the head by a pitch.
Across the New York region, screaming fans jammed bars and after the Giants won the Super Bowl and boisterous throngs filled the streets.
Roundup: Wildfires char large areas of land in western U.S.    LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Wildfires flared in western United States on Friday, burning more than one million acres of land.
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Controversial amendments to Australia's terror laws could speed the release of the country's only Guantanamo Bay detainee, his father said, following reports his son's mental health was worsening.
A powerful blast in the vicinity of the  Jordanian embassy in Baghdad killed at least two people and  injured 13 on Friday, witnesses and hospital officials said.
Jose Padilla, a Chicago gang member once accused by the Bush administration of plotting a radioactive bomb attack, was sentenced by a U.S. court on Tuesday to 17 years and four months in prison for supporting terrorism.
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MARKHAM (CP) - Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies Inc. says its fourth-quarter profit almost tripled to $61.2 million US as revenue soared 50 per cent.
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The International Olympic Committee must adapt to changing attitudes of young people if it wants to stay relevant and battle falling interest among youths for the Olympic Games, its president said on Tuesday.
SAVANNAH, Ga. A team of 20 scientists is joining the search for a missing H-bomb off the coast of Georgia. The government believes a report of some unusual radiation readings might be coming from a hydrogen bomb that was lost near Tybee Island in 1958.
Mr. Gracq was a French writer known for Surrealism and solitude and for having turned down France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top literary prize.
Fedeli commossi al Gemelli, 'Ho sentito i bambini vicini'
The U.N. Security Council on   Thursday voted to create a United Nations peacekeeping force in   Sudan's Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government's strong   opposition.
Successful democratic elections are an encouraging indicator of lasting peace in the formerly restive Indonesian province. But a strong showing by former rebels means Jakarta may still have some bridges to mend
Singer/songwriter Stephen Stills, best  known for his work with folk-rock trio Crosby, Stills and Nash,  has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to bandmate  Graham Nash.
The World Food Programme in Nepal condemns an attack on one of its food aid trucks on a road in the west of the country.
Canadian police name the gunman who killed a young woman in a killing spree at a Montreal college.
CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury at Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey walked into the courthouse Monday through an alternate entrance to avoid crowds...
Pakistan&#39;s military said Saturday it had destroyed several militant bases in the Afghan border region, the BBC reported. Major General Niaz Khattak said government forces
A jealous man who blasted his girlfriend in what was described as an execution-style attack is facing life imprisonment.
A Taliban spokesman said the three remaining South Korean hostages would be released within hours.
Media & professional: MySpace is to take on YouTube by renaming and relaunching its service as MySpaceTV.
At least 15 people are hurt in clashes between police and left-wing radicals in Hamburg, German police say.
Gunshots were heard at the site of an  anti-terror operation in a residential area of The Hague on  Wednesday where police had cordoned off a building believed to  contain an unknown number of suspects.
The last time the Angels played the Texas Rangers, they dropped two consecutive shutouts at home in their most agonizing lost weekend of the season.
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New orders for U.S.-made durable goods fell by a much sharper-than-expected 7.8 percent in January as nondefense goods orders saw their biggest monthly decline ever, a government report showed on Tuesday.
The rising cost of privatised healthcare in Asia is behind a spike in child deaths in Cambodia and caused more than half the region to fall behind global goals to lower child mortality, a United Nations report warned.
The pressure to win made Ernie Els feel like he was in a major. Given all he has been through this year, his victory in the American Express Championship sure felt like one.
A FORMER Clarence House secretary, who claims she was sexually harassed by a senior member of Prince Charles\u00e2\u0080\u0099 staff, knew he was gay, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.
Not evidence for evolution, just interesting creatures Kenyan evangelical Christians have hopped on the anti-evolution bandwagon, and are demanding that all reference to the theory be dropped from an exhibition of hominid fossils in Nairobi's National Museum.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mortgage interest rates remained at low enough levels, it seemed, to continue enticing buyers worried about future rate hikes.
Seven U.S. service members -- five soldiers and two Marines -- died while serving in Iraq, the U.S. military announced Saturday.
SAN MANUEL INDIAN RESERVATION, Calif. -- Once steeped in poverty, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has become one of the nation's wealthiest tribes, thanks to casino gambling.
A German court on Monday found two army  officers guilty of mistreating recruits with beatings and water  torture, a case that sparked public outrage in a nation  sensitive to military abuses because of its Nazi past.
He was Pitt's first choice all along, so the Panthers were more than willing to give Dave Wannstedt a second chance.
It is time for Syria to quit Lebanon, a senior State Department official said after talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Saturday.
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Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
LeBron James palmed a basketball in each hand and spread his arms out for the photographer. Smile. Picture. At the next photo station, he balanced a ball on his left shoulder. Smile. Picture.
 explores loss of innocence
Judith Miller jousted for nearly two hours with a lawyer for I. Lewis Libby Jr. over her credibility and memory.
Seven doctors are to face misconduct charges following the inquiry into the activities of killer GP, Harold Shipman.
Latest: Jessica Simpson has won her dream movie role - as sexy Daisy Duke in a movie adaptation of television classic The Dukes Of Hazzard.
The ruling Hamas militant group said on   Thursday a statement by the Quartet of Middle East peace   mediators was a sign of progress that could lead to the easing   of a Western aid embargo.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - This can be said with absolute certainty: The Golden State Warriors were excited to see the Bulls show up at The Arena in Oakland.
A computer simulation shows fast-moving fireball amplifies the damage done by a smaller asteroid impact, Sandia National Laboratories researchers conclude.
Relatives of 'disappeared' fighters hope the International Criminal Court will investigate.
A Seoul-based company says it has received the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first commercial order to clone a pet dog, from a California woman who wants to recreate her dead pit bull terrier.
Brian Roberts scored 31 points Saturday night and Dayton upset No. 6 Pittsburgh, 80-55, extending the Flyers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 winning streak to 10 and handing the visiting Panthers their first loss of the season.
Veterinarians who care for the animals that provide the United States with food are in increasingly short supply.
REAL Madrid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League hang in the balance, but they might have been close to elimination had they not produced another fine comeback.
Former prime minister Tony Blair&#39;s press chief lifted the lid Sunday on his boss&#39;s plan to quit before the Iraq war, hours ahead of publication of his hotly anticipated diaries.
Texas Instruments will develop chips for low-power devices based on a new short-range wireless Bluetooth.
The man charged with threatening the life of Vice President Dick Cheney ahead of a campaign rally appeared in a federal court Sunday and was remanded to custody in a western Michigan jail.
In its latest effort to throttle the tenacious insurgency plaguing Baghdad, the US Army has set up a telephone hot line where Iraqis can phone in anonymous tips.
TORONTO (CP) - Donyell Marshall scored 22 points and Rafer Alston had 14 assists to tie his career high as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Utah Jazz 98-86 on Wednesday night.
President Bush, straddling the worlds of diplomacy and re-election politics, is getting in another meeting with a foreign leader before hitting the road to Pennsylvania, a state at the top of his campaign wish list.
DIY We've had a great summer of backyard bird-watching. Hummers and yellow warblers have circled our flowerbeds and our neighbor's window feeder throughout August.
California's major urban areas and farmers should brace for cuts in water supplies following a federal judge's ruling that limits how much water may be pumped from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, water officials from around the state said on Wednesday.
Oil climbed to a two-month high near $63  on Thursday, building on the previous session's gains after an  unexpected drop in U.S. winter fuel stocks and signs of solid  economic growth in the world's top consumer.
Scientists published a new study on  Friday which they said adds to evidence that the triple  measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination is not linked to  autism or other developmental problems.
The most popular item on eBay today is not a rare signed copy of Bob Dylan&#39;s &#39;Like a Rolling Stone.&#39; Nope. It&#39;s a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich with a running price of over $16,000.
by our Internet desk, 5 November 2004. Several arrests have been made in the wake of the gruesome murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh, an outspoken critic of Islam.
Martin Frankel,  who defrauded insurance companies out of more than $200m is sentenced to more than 16 years in jail.
As rain delayed the start of what would be Venus Williams's first victory in a Grand Slam match in 11 months, video screens atop Court Philippe Chatrier showed footage from her 2002 French Open final against younger sister Serena.
ATHENS, Greece -- There were 17 seconds left, and it was finally time for the change. The US women&#39;s basketball team had clinched the Olympic gold medal Saturday for the third time in a row.
TechWeb - Harvard professor and security researcher Ben Edelman questions C-NetMedia's business and marketing practices as well as the effectiveness of its security software.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric returned home from Britain on Wednesday to help broker an end to nearly three weeks of fighting in Najaf and is calling on his followers to join him in a march to reclaim the holy city, his spokesmen and witnesses said.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani return came as heavy fighting persisted in Najaf's Old City...
Ariel Sharon, Israel&#39;s prime minister, pledged on Thursday to forge a new national unity government with opposition parties after parliament&#39;s overwhelming rejection of his budget shattered the existing coalition.
She made her directorial debut with DIL AASHNA HAI more than a decade ago.
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President Bush this week nominated his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession while boarding the team plane last week, though the Denver Nuggets star says the bag was left in his backpack by a friend.
Russia&#39;s internal security agency has opened an espionage investigation on the basis of statements by Andrei Lugovoi, the man accused by Britain of killing ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko, news agencies said Friday.
Women are embracing consumer electronics just as the technologies are reaching out to embrace them.
NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia , Dec 13 (IPS) - Green groups hoping that the social and  environmental cost of biofuels would get an airing at the United  Nations climate change conference here are a disappointed lot.
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PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba  - Powerful Hurricane Ivan  churned into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday on a track for the  U.S. coast after ripping off roofs and downing trees and power  lines as it grazed western Cuba.
LONDON, Oct 11  - Climate experts cautioned Monday that a reported consecutive annual jump in the quantity of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere might be an anomaly, without ruling out it was a sign of rapid global warming.
: Sony technology focuses on smiles
Homegrown sex symbol Monica Bellucci opened the Rome film festival on Thursday as the gang moll in \
The Internet media company's quarterly profit was boosted by stronger online advertising and its acquisition of Overture Services.
Hopes of saving the National Hockey League season all but vanished Tuesday when players and team owners rejected proposals to end the labor dispute.
E.On becomes the latest of the big energy firms to increase prices of gas and electricity.
Last year, Florida ran through the NCAA tournament. This season, the Gators are dominating the Southeastern Conference. Top-ranked Florida (23-2, 16-0) won its 16th straight overall, 64-61 on Saturday night, and fifth in a row against No. 20 Kentucky &#151; the program that has been the league standard bearer.
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SPACE.com / There's nothing quite like being able to reach out and touch a piece of the Moon. Knowing that an astronaut (one of only twelve people on the whole planet Earth) had traveled a quarter million miles across the void of cislunar space, landed on a barren and dusty surface, stepped out of his cocoon of the lunar module, picked up that rock, then brought it home again, is a pretty amazing and daunting thought.
It looked like something out of a macabre heavy-metal video: The lights dimmed in the smoke-filled nightclub, the rock band Damageplan launched into its first thunderous riffs, and then a man in a hooded sweatshirt ran the length of the stage and opened
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles pork processing company has been bought by Hormel Foods Corporation for 186 (m) million dollars. Clougherty Parking Company distributes frest-cut pork, bacon, sausages and cooked ham under the Farmer John brand name.
Manchester United striker Louis Saha has undergone knee surgery in the United States to repair an injury that kept him sidelined for much of last season.
In the latest hostage crisis, British-Iraqi aid director Margaret Hassan made a desperate plea to the British government to save her life by pulling its troops out of Iraq ( news - web sites ) after she was ...
HarperCollins is rushing into print a manuscript it recently received from slain former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the New York Post reported on Friday.
Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing says the 9/11 attacks were 'not that terrible' compared with IRA attacks.
The European Commission said Wednesday it was considering tightening food advertising and nutrition labelling rules if companies failed to improve consumer awareness about unhealthy foods.
An American study found women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
Add America Online Inc. to the growing list of companies and organizations shunning a spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp...
The NFL rejected an appeal by the players' union Thursday on behalf of suspended Titans cornerback Adam \
U.S. President George W. Bush met Pope Benedict on Saturday and told the pontiff he believed the G8 summit in Germany had been a success.
Former President Bill Clinton said he feels &quot;a little scared, but not much&quot; as he waits to undergo heart bypass surgery scheduled for early next week.
With his medal hopes all but gone after he hit the judges' table on his vault landing, Paul Hamm performed two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win the men's all-around gymnastics title by the closest Olympics margin ever.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to propose a complete ban on sledging at a meeting with the game's rule-makers.
Talks are to be held in an attempt to avert a strike by workers at the UK's busiest airports.
(InfoWorld) - Several lawmakers protested a spectrum auction proposal from the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), saying his plan could limit the number of bidders and raise costs to consumers. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin's plan would require winners of part of the\u00c2\u00a0700MHz band of spectrum, to be auctioned by early next year, to accept any wireless devices, including phone handsets, allowing customers to transfer devices between mobile providers. Martin's plan would also include net neutrality-like rules, prohibiting auction winners from blocking or slowing Web content from other providers. But several members of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, many of them Republicans, questioned Martin's proposed rules, which have support of the majority of the FCC. Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, said he was \
A cosmetics factory which employs 600 says it is facing a fight for survival after laying off 250 workers.
By SUE BAILEY  OTTAWA (CP) - News of a Canadian link to a major international child-pornography ring is the latest in a growing number of horrific homegrown cases, says a top investigator. \
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. SIRI.O  said on Wednesday it plans to sell a video service beginning in  the second half of 2006 and will use software from Microsoft  Corp. MSFT.O for the service.
People don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t pay enough attention to how repugnance affects decisions about what can be bought and sold, asserts an economist at Harvard University.
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Online search engine upstart Vivisimo is setting out to convince the masses that Google&#39;s vaunted technology isn&#39;t the most efficient way to find things on the Internet.
A journalist who won national  attention with a series of later-discredited articles linking  the CIA with the spread of crack cocaine in Los Angeles has  died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Los  Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
Chief executives who become   celebrities may earn more than the performance of the companies   they run merit, according to a new study.
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Coach Inc. Tuesday said its net income leaped 60 percent in the latest quarter, as sales and operating margin both improved at the luxury handbag and accessories retailer.
Convenience and bargain-hunting tend to drive younger Americans to online shopping, while all adults share concerns about security and other drawbacks, a new study finds.
Was the campaign of Argentina's new president illegally funded by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez? The allegations have rocked her first days in office
While the world's top scientists recently warned governments to take urgent action on global warming, a small group of Brooklyn students have designed their own plan for living with climate change.
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Goldman Sachs and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts agreed to end their $8 billion buyout of Harman International, which makes speakers, and instead buy $400 million of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bonds.
She can get out of jail, but Paris Hilton is having a harder time getting to Rwanda.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Holding  Corp. on Wednesday said they would merge in an $11 billion deal  to form the third-largest U.S. retailer.
British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings Plc (ARM.L: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy US chip components firm Artisan (ARTI.
Large quantities of arms and ammunition  have poured into Darfur in the last two weeks and the  government appears to be preparing for a major military  offensive, the African Union (AU) said on Friday.
More than 12 million Britons are not saving enough for their retirement, a major report into pensions concludes.
European stock markets climbed in early trading, shaking off a mixed showing on Wall Street overnight in the wake of surging oil prices.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has rejected a request by the operator of the .travel top-level domain name to redirect all mis-typed and non-existent Web addresses to a search service, much like VeriSign's controversial \
By Ed Fletcher, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 13--Sacramento County supervisors voted Tuesday to move forward with a plan to protect habitat for endangered and threatened species in a huge swath of the county south of the American River.
There is heavy security in the Indian city of Mumbai ahead of a rally by thousands of low-caste Hindus, or Dalits.
Britain is happy with Germany&#39;s new proposal for a treaty to reform the EU and is &quot;fairly confident&quot; that Poland will accept it, Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s spokesman said at an EU summit late Friday.
A bevy of after-shaves and night treatments that promise to slow the appearance of stubble have hit the market.
Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Reyes has experienced a ragged past two months complete with struggles at the plate, base-running blunders and a potential gap in maturity.
SRK talks about Sonia Gandhi and the issue of smoking in films.
HOUSTON, Dec. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- On March 20-22, 2007, Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) will host its 22nd Annual World Petrochemical Conference and Workshops in Houston, Texas.
Rudy Giuliani's star has hardly dimmed in the five years since terrorists attacked his city on Sept. 11, 2001, and he became a national hero _ the face of U.S. resolve at a time of tragedy.
Call it the ultimate power walk. Researchers have developed a device that generates electrical power from the swing of a walking person's knee. With each stride the leg accelerates and then decelerates, using energy both for moving and braking.
By Doug Kreutz, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 17--You know Tucson like the back of your hand.   Of course you do.   Here's your chance to prove it -- and possibly win a prize in the bargain.
Cambodia renewed its call Friday for the United Nations to find money for a genocide tribunal as the country marked the 26th anniversary of the end of the Khmer Rouge's brutal rule.
The All-Star break wasn&#039;t much of a break for the Boston Red Sox. After finishing the first half of the season with an epic 19-inning loss to Chicago, Boston went 11 innings on Thursday night in its first game back, losing 5-4 to the Oakland Athletics.
National Hockey League owners authorized a lockout of players after the sides failed to agree on a new labor contract, resulting in the league&#39;s first work stoppage in 10 years.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD.AS) (SHEL.L) said it would jointly operate 180 gas stations in China by the end of 2004, the second foreign oil major after BP to enter the country's huge but tightly controlled retail market.
The UK was being warned to brace itself for icy weather with gales and rain also predicted to sweep the country.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) sought on Friday to rekindle hopes of a global trade deal after talks between four major powers collapsed.
President Bush plans to urge allies  at an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile this weekend to press North  Korea to return to stalled talks over its nuclear weapons  program, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly tornado ripped through New Orleans.
Stocks rose on Monday as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector and benchmark bond yields trimmed gains, tempering investors' concern about possible increases in global interest rates.
Senior Congolese officials charged Tuesday that Rwandan President Paul Kagame had made good on his threat to invade, claiming Rwandan troops had crossed into eastern Congo and were clashing with militias there.
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An earthquake rattled northern Italy on Wednesday, sending panicked residents into the streets and damaging buildings, news reports said. No injuries were reported.
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The European arm of the HD DVD Promotion Group announced Thursday that it has 74 percent of the high-definition market for standalone players in  Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland, outselling rival Blu-ray players by a 3-to-1 margin. But the figures do not include Sony PS3 sales.
Iranian President Mahmoud   Ahmadinejad on Wednesday signaled a willingness to negotiate as   major powers said Tehran had until early October to agree to   suspend its nuclear program.
US Army deserter Charles Jenkins, settling in northern Japan after his release from a military prison and four decades in North Korea, has expressed hopes of becoming a Japanese citizen, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarizes public opinion in his native Chile in death as he did in life, will be cremated on Tuesday following a military funeral.
The people of Winterset, Iowa, held festivities Saturday for the US town&#39;s most famous son, the &quot;True Grit&quot; cowboy actor John Wayne, who was born there 100 years ago, organizers and local media reported.
Iraq and the election, Israel and Hezbollah, George Allen and George W. Bush, Mel Gibson and Michael Richards: The people, issues, images and absurdities of 2006 were inescapable, playing over and over before our eyes. It was all on YouTube &#151; all in that index-card sized, pixellated box.
Hundreds of people gather in Modena's main square in Italy to pay their respects to the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
Secondo il leader della Uil 'ha portato risultati positivi'
Chris Rock is set to host the 77th Annual Academy Awards, which will take place Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood &amp; Highland.
Heather Mills McCartney visited a police station near her home in Hove on Wednesday to discuss unspecified issues, Sussex Police said.
Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo reported higher third-quarter earnings and revenue Friday and raised its forecast for truck sales for the full year in Europe and North America.
E&#39; gia&#39; arrivata a Venezia Nicole Kidman, una delle star piu&#39; attese della Mostra del cinema. Accompagnata dalla sua press-agent, alloggera&#39; al Cipriani in attesa di presentare mercoledi&#39; sera &#39;Birth&#39;, il film di Jonathan in concorso.
Mozilla, after taking on the Internet browser market which is &quot;owned&quot; by microsoft now decided to take on the Email Client Market, which is also controlled by microsoft.
World No. 1 Justine Henin overwhelms two-time U.S. Open champion Serena Williams, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1, the third consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal she has beaten Williams.
Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition on Thursday after brain surgery, the U.S. Capitol physician said, an illness that could deprive Democrats of their precarious hold on the incoming Senate.
In the latest battle between the music industry and computer users, Lawyers from the Australian\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recording industry were launching a trial Monday against the popular P2P software network Kazaa.
Vodafone is interested in more deals in emerging markets, the UK mobile phone group said on Tuesday as it reported a 4 per cent increase in operating profit in 2006-07.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Mets have  reportedly told Art Howe he will be fired, but he has agreed to  remain as the team's manager until the end of this season.
An Iranian-Iraqi film set in the run-up  to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and starring an amateur cast  of war-scarred children won the top \
million for new Cingular and 40.4 million for Verizon Wireless. ADDS new final graf with stock prices. By CURT ANDERSON. WASHINGTON-- Justice Department antitrust regulators cleared the way Monday for Cingular
Some Polish workers in the UK are claiming child benefit in both countries,  BBC 5live Report has found.
Profits at Spanish airline Iberia fall by more than fifth because of higher fuel and operating costs.
The Federal Reserve yesterday dismissed lingering concerns about the drag on the economy from high oil prices and approved its third and final quarter-point rate increase before the elections.
Five years after her son was snatched by Colombian guerrillas, Lynne Stansell hopes this could be the last anniversary she will have to spend waiting for news he has finally been freed by his rebel captors.
While an auction is underway for a large chunk of wireless spectrum in the 700MHz range, the FCC approved a separate deal enabling AT&T to acquire similar wireless spectrum from another owner.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is to take legal action against people who download music illegally from the internet. The organisation has said it will target individuals who make music available
MASOODA Jalal has been clocking up some high mileage on the campaign trail for Afghanistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential election. The only woman candidate to stand in the October 9 vote, Jalal
Never mind who was ahead in Tuesday's primary elections -- what about those sweet gadgets all the network TV anchors were using? We spotted Jeff Han's multitouch screen on CNN, a 3-D display on ABC and a touch-sensitive screen on Katie Couric's desk on CBS.
In this picture released by the Palestinian authority Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat holds hands with unidentified Tunisian, Jordaninan and Egyptian doctors at his compound In Ramallah in the West BankThursday Oct. 28, 2004.
President George W. Bush led John Kerry by 5 percentage points among likely voters in a Washington Post daily tracking poll. A Reuters/Zogby International poll taken during the same period showed the candidates about even.
The Merce Cunningham Dance Company is gearing up to present a live performance inside the Andy Warhol gallery at Dia: Beacon that few will forget.
U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would be a \
It&#39;s better late than never for Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers - who finally reached terms Monday night on a six-year contract believed to be worth $50.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores helped send stocks mostly lower on Monday as investors still worried that oil prices, which dropped some from last week&#39;s highs, would
Trimestrale, tagli al personale e chiusura di stabilimenti
The Belgian-based International Polar Foundation on Wednesday unveiled what it claimed to be the world's first zero-emissions polar science station in Antarctica to conduct research on climate change.
Paul Hamm didn&#39;t fling his Olympic gold medal off the top of the Empire State Building on Thursday, nor did he drop it in the middle of rush-hour traffic in Times Square just for the fun of it.
BAGHDAD, June 7 -- Suicide attackers and car bombs struck targets in central, western and northern Iraq on Thursday, leaving at least 24 people dead and 42 wounded, Iraqi security officials said.
Astronomers believe they've glimpsed light from some of the universe's first stars through the world's largest telescope on the Big Island.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The first of some 750  prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the  Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a  trial that could send one of the world's best-known  entertainers to prison for years.
The family of a man who fell to his death at a party attended by troubled singer Pete Doherty have called for a full police investigation into the incident. Actor Matt Blanco, 30, was found injured outside an east London apartment building where he had attended a party on Dec. 3 and died later in hospital.
Daniel Craig was honored but Helen Mirren was denied Sunday at the 34th annual Evening Standard British Film Awards.Comment
A US envoy who will co-ordinate the fight against the PKK Kurdish rebels holds talks in Turkey.
The dollar rebounded for a second session on Thursday as traders and investors took profits on bets against the US currency before the year draws to a close.
Give or take Water-ice on Mars swaps poles over a cycle that spans 51,000 years or so, in step with the way the planet precesses, or wobbles around on its axis.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Arkansas relied on a swarming defense and the rushing tandem of Darren McFadden and Felix Jones to beat No. 2 Auburn 27-10 Saturday, severely damaging the Tigers' national title hopes.
BRUSSELS -- EU regulators blocked a hostile takeover bid by low-fare carrier Ryanair for Ireland's Aer Lingus yesterday, saying it would limit consumer choice and likely boost ticket prices.
A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to pay lawyers involved in its $1.1 billion class action settlement $100 million in legal fees, less than
CBS' critically praised new drama \
In negotiating to buy Guidant, Johnson & Johnson is looking for an acquisition to increase its presence in the lucrative, fast-growing market for medical devices.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani failed Thursday to break the deadlock over Tehran&#39;s nuclear programme but agreed to meet again in a fortnight.
Ernie Els beat Lee Westwood 2&amp;1 in a gripping final at Wentworth on Sunday to win a record sixth World Match Play Championship and claim the biggest first Prize in golf.
Presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, France's most unabashedly pro-American politician, sets off Saturday on a four-day visit to the United States _ something of a political gamble at home, where pockets of ...
Michael Vick and three co-defendants are indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on state charges related to the dogfighting ring he operated on his Virginia property.
AL ASAD, Iraq -- Army Spec. Jesse Espinosa figured he was down to just six more missions off this base west of Baghdad. Six more missions in the turret of his armored vehicle, fingertip at the trigger, performing duty so dangerous soldiers here liken it to Russian roulette: providing convoy security...
The legal battle over the future of Yukos, the troubled Russian oil giant, intensified yesterday as first Deutsche Bank filed to dismiss Yukos&#39; claim of bankruptcy protection in the US and then
The U.S. envoy to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms programme said on Sunday it was time to wrap things up and reach a resolution but South Korean and Japanese delegates held out little hope.
Al Gore is heading to the epicenter of the 2000 recount battle that lost him the presidency, looking to fuel anger over that election into Democratic votes in this election.
Russell Blaze became the most successful jockey in horse racing history when he broke the all-time win record of Laffit Pincay Jr. with a victory at Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California on Friday.
These dour CAPS investors actually see a silver lining here.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and  on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also  vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.
In un tratto fuoripista, impegnate squadre Soccorso Alpino
La Milram ha annunciato che rispetter&agrave; il contratto con Erik Zabel, in scadenza alla fine del...
Netflix, PalmSource, Research In Motion, TiVo and Vonage have great products and were first to market, but can they hold their leads?
Federal agencies supporting the Iraq war and reconstruction should order their civilian employees to fill key jobs in the combat zone if not enough volunteers step forward, a high-level commission said in a report presented to the president and Congress yesterday.
TO THE British, it was a war cemetery. To the villagers of Stahnsdorf in the former East Germany, its annual Remembrance Day service was their window to freedom.
Nearly three years have passed since Microsoft Corp. released the last full version of Windows, the Redmond company&#39;s most important and profitable product.
Most of American journalism pays at least lip service to the idea that news reporting should be impartial. But New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tabloids do not always feel bound by that rule. That may be partly a result of both papers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 having had a number of editors from Brit
Rock stars -- notorious for their \
Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick on Friday admitted guilt in a dog-fighting case that threatens the career of one of the brightest stars in U.S. football.
Drug makers are worried that calls  for greater disclosure of early-stage clinical trials might  lead to the release of scientific information that could help  competitors, an industry lobbyist said on Monday.
E' la terza ordinazione illecita fatta quest'anno
US Supreme Court justices questioned on Tuesday whether states discriminate in favor of local wine suppliers by banning direct sales to consumers from out-of-state wineries
Jakarta (VNA) - The 36th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting closed in Jakarta on Sunday after three days, approving a draft framework agreement on strengthening the economic cooperation among ASEAN member countries.
Tot\u00c3\u00b2 Di Natale ha rinnovato il contratto con l'Udinese fino al 2012. E' stato lo stesso attaccante a...
The government on Thursday bowed to pressure to improve conditions for Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who have served in the British armed forces for two centuries, granting them full pensions and other rights.
Security researchers inspecting a new update to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP found two software flaws that could allow virus writers and malicious hackers to sidestep new security features in the operating system.
A police pursuit of suspected car thieves through the streets of an Israeli city ended with officers reporting another stolen vehicle -- their own.
Internet search engine Google thanks strong advertising sales for a target-beating rise in both turnover and profits.
'Ma non lasceremo a qualcuno il diritto di veto'
TARANTO - Indagati per disastro colposo ferroviario i due macchinisti del treno merci che, il 2 dicembre scorso, e&#39; rimasto coinvolto nello scontro con un convoglio passeggeri tra Palagianello e Castellaneta, in provincia di Taranto.
Police charged 19 people with a variety of drugs and money-laundering offences Thursday after a huge set of dawn raids a day earlier broke up a suspected 100-million-pound (200-million-dollar, 135-million-euro) cocaine network.
BEIRUT, Dec. 5 -- Hezbollah has entered territory uncharted in its 24-year history as armed militia, social welfare group and nascent political party, effectively seeking an unprecedented, decisive say in Lebanese politics to protect what it sees as its interests from foes at home and abroad.
The trial resulting from United Rentals Inc's  lawsuit to force buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management  to complete its $4 billion purchase of the company has been delayed by a day so the two parties can discuss a settlement, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Florida State's Chris Rix and West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during a recent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago as freshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual respect.
Atlanta's Chipper Jones will likely need several more weeks to recover from two injured wrists.
Scott Peterson smothered or strangled his pregnant wife, wrapped her in a tarp and dumped her in San Francisco Bay so he could pursue his fantasy of becoming a jet-setting
By MARTHA McKAY, STAFF WRITER  Ever worry about being so sick that you need a doctor's care while stuck in a strange city, far from your family physician and your medical records?  Now imagine handing the new doctor a tiny data storage device which she then plugs into a PC.
The nation is emerging from the 2004 presidential election with two very different portraits of itself sketched by two very different halves of its population.
The Bush administration has  overstated U.S.-funded job figures in Iraq due to what the  government said was an accounting error, but critics say may be  a bid to paint a rosier picture on the ground.
The US influenza season is starting slowly, but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage, the
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Hassan Rowhani told the Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende on Monday that Iran has lived up to all its ...
Radical new plans outlining the future of the BBC will be announced, including including thousands of job cuts. Do you agree with the plans?
Javier Solana travels to Africa for talks on Darfur amid hints that the EU will give $126m for a peacekeeping mission.
Italy is awaiting the verdict in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. In this guide we examine what is at stake.
President George W. Bush, who sometimes treats his dog Barney like the son he never had, was thrilled about his daughter's engagement because now he will get a son for real, first lady Laura Bush said on Wednesday.
Seconda autopsia sul corpo non rivela ancora causa decesso
JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--Consolidation in the gold mining sector was shaken awake Monday as Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HMY), the world&#39;s sixth-biggest producer by output, launched
There is not always agreement between the piano and the voice in Schubert\u00e2\u0080\u0099s song cycle \u00e2\u0080\u009cDie Sch\u00c3\u00b6ne M\u00c3\u00bcllerin.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
You may be confused now, but you won't be when you finish reading.
PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.'s &#36;7.7-billion hostile takeover bid could succeed, PeopleSoft's chief executive said on Tuesday.
La Lube Banca Marche Macerata ha vinto per 3-0 l'amichevole contro il Pineto (A2). I parziali per i ...
With a son-in-law in Iraq and a son who served in Afghanistan, Kathy Johnston says she wants to make sure her five grandchildren know that it's important to support U.S. troops, no matter how they feel about the war.
EBay sellers are calling for a strike in the wake of changes made to the fee structure and feedback system. Skeptics say it will have little impact.
NEW YORK  - Although both ibuprofen and acetaminophen reduce menstrual pain, ibuprofen appears to have more potent effects, according to investigators from the West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown.
Cingular is making over AT&amp;T Wireless Stores with new signage, but the changes are more than just window dressing. Thanks to spectrum gained in the $41 billion acquisition, Cingular said it will build a third
NEW YORK -- At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer Inc. ( PFE) agreed to limit its promotion of Celebrex, in the wake of a clinical trial that tied the painkiller to an increased rate of

A new insurance field shows signs of growing along with familial  feelings for animals.
The suspected ringleader of abuse in  Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is among two U.S. Army soldiers  scheduled for court-martial this week over wartime actions.
com October 5, 2004, 2:09 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
U.S.-led forces, using Iraq's ancient  city of Babylon as a military base, have caused \
Ukraine's parliament approved on Wednesday  a series of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving  the post-election crisis which has pushed the ex-Soviet state  into turmoil.
At all corners of cold and ancient Fenway Park Friday afternoon, there was a bustling of activity as preparations were being made to stage the World Series.
An unprecedented treasure trove of marine reptile fossils is found in the Arctic by Norwegian scientists.
LEXINGTON, N.C. - A 65-pound pot-bellied pig will be called into forecasting duty when Lexington celebrates \
The game of chance can help us become better investors.
DaimlerChrysler AG's commercial vehicles division sold nearly 30 percent more trucks and buses through November 2004 than in all of last year, the German-American automaker said Thursday.
Schools will be urged - but not forced - to seek parents' permission before taking children's fingerprints.
New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.
New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.
On the eve of a crucial election in Northern Ireland a key broker in the peace process said Tuesday that a power-sharing executive of Protestants and Catholics was inevitable.
BBC Chairman Michael Grade will leave to become executive chairman of commercial TV rival ITV  in a dramatic defection described by analysts as a boost for ITV, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
THE announcement that most Wales players expected, and several apparently dreaded, was finally made yesterday as John Toshack was named manager for the second time.
Il Chelsea ha ingaggiato dal Bolton l'attaccante francese Nicolas Anelka. Lo ha annunciato l'emitten...
A US firm gets the go-ahead to sue the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund for \u00c2\u00a316m in a row over souvenirs.
Time may be running out for a woman on death row in Texas. Frances Newton is scheduled to receive a lethal injection tomorrow evening for the 1987 shooting deaths of her husband and two small children.
With time running out in the 108th session of Congress, lawmakers have been gathering at ground zero this week with a handful of relatives of Sept.
Casio generally emphasizes style for its point-and-shoot cameras, but its EX-F1, which the company says can shoot 60 6-megapixel shots in one second, is a radical high-end departure.
Spain's top fashion show kicked off on   Monday after causing a storm with its ban on skinny models and   one well-known designer said he had to replace all the girls in   his catwalk line-up.
Scores of illegal immigrants, including a man wanted for murder and a convicted child molester, were arrested in Southern California raids this week, U.S. authorities said on Friday.
British Treasury chief Gordon Brown on Monday called on wealthy nations and international institutions to write off Africa's debt, saying debts incurred by past generations are keeping the continent poor.
So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. Only this stuff floated away in space.
The court in Santa Maria, California, where pop icon Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation case is being heard was in for a shock when prosecutors played a tape of a terrified child&#39;s voice.
Sky News and Reuters are both reporting at this hour that Japanese AQ hostage 24-year-old Shosei Koda, has been decapitated by the terrorists who held him in Iraq.
(InfoWorld) - IBM Corp. and Lenovo Group Ltd. recalled 526,000 Sony Corp. batteries for ThinkPad notebooks on Thursday, becoming the latest notebook vendors to act on\u00c2\u00a0fire-prone power sources. The companies advised owners of the batteries, which were sold worldwide with ThinkPads and as replacement units between February 2005 and September 2006, to return them to Lenovo for a free replacement. Lenovo took over IBM's PC division in May 2005. The voluntary recall was announced in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission after reports this month of a ThinkPad smoking and catching fire as a user was boarding an airliner at Los Angeles International Airport, the companies said in a statement. Apple Computer Inc., Dell Inc. and Toshiba Corp. have also recalled Sony notebook batteries this year. The batteries recalled Thursday were sold worldwide with T Series (T43, T43p and T60), R Series (R51e, R52, R60 and R60e) and X Series (X60 and X60s) ThinkPads or as replacement batteries for those units.\u00c2\u00a0More information is available at here. Owners in the U.S. can call a Lenovo recall hotline at +1-800-426-7378; numbers for customers in other countries can be found\u00c2\u00a0here.
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Pedro Martinez visited the enemy Tuesday, meeting with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner at New York's spring training complex in Tampa, Fla.
Il premier israeliano ha accettato l'invito a recarsi in Egittodopo \
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In response to customer concerns, company decides it won't charge DSL customers a \
Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Friday that  losses at its games division in the July-September quarter may  be bigger than its losses for the quarter ended in June due to  a possible increase in valuation losses on PlayStation 3  microchips.
In seguito a decisione comunitaria del marzo 2004
Un Cessna si e' schiantato ieri nella capitale Windhoek
The prime minister pledged Sunday that thousands of acres of forests destroyed by wildfires across Greece in recent days would be replanted, including sections in a national park.
Sarebbe avvenuto all'estero, secondo la Bbc
By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Feb. 16--American Lutheran Church in Webster is hosting \
Decorum dominated the final Democratic presidential debate in Iowa before the January 3 caucuses there, but contenders sought to distinguish themselves on questions of trade and economic growth. But there was a a light moment, too, when a candidate joked about getting advice from Sen. Hillary Clinton.
The commander of Britain's military forces in Gibraltar, Commodore David White, was found dead in his swimming pool on Saturday afternoon, officials say.
Police in Saudi Arabia have killed seven militants believed to be involved in two earlier suicide car bombings in Riyadh Wednesday.
Helsinki is currently enjoying Finland's thickest snow cover, as the capital city received forty centimetres of snow during a six-hour period on Saturday.
The Senate on Wednesday passed a $464 billion spending bill that closes out last year's unfinished budget business while providing clues about how the new Democratic Congress and President Bush will do business.
The first U.S. military unit to reach the Al-Qaqaa military installation after the invasion of Iraq did not have orders to search for the nearly 400 tons of explosives that Iraqi officials say were stolen from the site sometime following the fall of Baghdad, the unit spokesman said Tuesday.
The automaker is closing all or part of four North American plants after a loss of nearly $1.5 billion in 2006.
President Bush acknowledged for the  first time on Thursday that he had miscalculated post-war  conditions in Iraq, the New York Times reported.
a movie acted by marionettes in the tradition of the 1960s cult sci-fi favorite &quot;Thunderbirds - hit theaters Friday to predominately rave reviews.
Starting Washington Redskins defensive end Phillip Daniels could not play Monday in Philadelphia, but he was not without an assignment. Daniels was instructed to study teammate Demetric Evans on every play against the Eagles, offering as robust a critique as possible to the reserve who was fillin...
In attesa della riapertura di Wall Street, i mercati finanziari mondiali scommettono su un Bush vincente, indipendentemente dal risultato dell&#39;Ohio. Tutte le borse sono in rialzo, tranne Tokyo che \u00c3\u00a8 chiusa
Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so.
Florida&#39;s nerve endings, like an inconstant radio dial, are tuned to two overlapping frequencies right now - the easy listening music of everyday life and the emergency broadcast system.
Australian number two seed Alicia Molik won her second title in succession by beating Russian Dinara Safina 6-3 6-4 to win the Luxembourg Open on Sunday.
Long-haired militants with assault rifles and walkie-talkies guard the approach to the stronghold of Maulana Fazlullah, the radical cleric whose mission to spread fundamentalist Islam has provoked a bloody showdown with Pakistan's government.
The Moment's fragrance expert reviews a five-star masterpiece.
The United States and Iran broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze Monday with a four-hour meeting about Iraqi security. The American envoy said there was broad policy agreement, but that Iran must stop arming and financing militants who are attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces.
In the past two decades in China, female births have declined markedly compared with male births.
A team of entrepreneurs will try to blast a rocket plane into space Wednesday in the first of two flights required to win the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million award aiming to boost commercial space travel.
The current presidential campaign, certain to be the nastiest ever - until the next one, in 2008 \u00e2\u0080-as been all about the wrong issues.
Officials investigate why  seemingly harmless chemicals were mistaken for bio-warfare agents at a UN building.
CALABASAS, Calif. - The stock of Countrywide Financial Corp. fell sharply Wednesday after the residential mortgage lender said a slowdown in refinancings led to a 47 percent plunge in profit for the third quarter.
United Nations troops have deployed amid lush hills in eastern Congo to create a buffer zone meant to stop fighting between army factions which has uprooted thousands and raised tension with Rwanda.
Reo confesso, uccise a Caraffa di Catanzaro zii e 2 cugini
Opioid medications are increasingly being given in emergency rooms \u00e2\u0080\u0094 but white patients are more likely to get them than minorities, a new study finds.
There are enough things to admire about \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Great Debaters,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.
Firefighters battling a wildfire that has blackened nearly 290 square miles and burned 26 homes faced a new challenge, authorities said Wednesday: bees.
Vice President Dick Cheney predicted Thursday that the next president would be a Republican but steered clear of commenting on John McCain's front-runner status or efforts by some conservative activists to deny him the GOP nomination.
FEDERAL authorities have indicted 19 people in the United States and abroad on charges related to a website investigators claimed was one of the largest online centers for trafficking in stolen identity information and credit cards.
Apple Inc  and China Mobile  have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones  in China, dashing investor speculation that the device will hit  store shelves soon and sending China Mobile shares down.
The United Nations&#39; top envoy for Sudan called Saturday for a large and swift deployment of African Union peacekeepers with a mandate to protect civilians and monitor
Only one of the 31 Floridians killed by Hurricane Charley last month was a victim of drowning, the US government reports in new findings that run counter to data showing drownings were responsible for more than 80 percent of US hurricane deaths over the
Three Afghan prison guards and two  prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda  inmates Friday and a shoot-out was going on between police and  another two, the chief of Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison told  Reuters.
Millions of girls are fueling the growth of interactive sites which offer virtual versions of traditional play activities.
European equity markets looked set for a positive start on Thursday as results from the likes of Total and Credit Suisse appeared likely to please investors, already relieved that the Federal Reserve's stance on US interest rates remained little changed.
AMSTERDAM  - Global food retailer Royal Ahold NV said Thursday it will sell two of its U.S. grocery chains, BI-LO and Bruno's, to Dallas-based Lone Star Funds for &#36;560 million US in cash.
It was a sight the Greeks had never seen: Beneath the ancient temples of the Acropolis, dozens of international visitors maneuvered
The upholstery, floor mats and even the steering wheel have been dermatologically tested, and it has a pollen filter to boot. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Labor issues are at the fore in Los Angeles because the master contract between film and television producers and two powerful writers unions is scheduled to expire in just two months.
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS  - The surprise resignation of the International Monetary Fund's head prompted calls for the search for his replacement to reach beyond Europe, but European finance officials quickly laid claim to the succession.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- Mazu Networks, the leading(1) provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems, today announced the final white paper in the company's series on the network operations benefits of NBA.
and predicted the victory would be more impressive than Italy&#39;s. The German knows he could be sacked if Scotland
The Iraq war funding bill cleared by Congress represents a triumph of divided government, beloved by none, crafted to avoid a protracted veto struggle that neither President Bush nor Democrats wanted.
Ekta Kapoor spills all on her likes, dislikes and why she adores Sonam Kapoor.
I Mondiali di calcio del 2014 in Brasile. Sar&agrave; il mitico Pel&egrave; a parlarne la prossima s...
Public health officials are predicting that for the first time in four years there will be abundant supplies of vaccine this season.
Facebook.com reveals even more than its online exhibitionists want.
Japan's Hitachi Ltd. (6501.T) said on Tuesday it would launch notebook computers with no hard disk drives, offering corporate clients a way to protect key business information from potential leaks.
BAR dashed Briton Anthony Davidson&#39;s hopes of racing for Formula One rivals Williams on Wednesday. A month after they fended off the BMW-powered team&#39;s bid for highly-rated
Bassa percentuale romani pero' ritiene efficace lavoro Ps
UEFA, football\u00e2\u0080\u0099s European governing body, can work in mysterious ways, but there was no mistaking the speed and clarity of its decision-making on Tuesday.
Overnight in London a High Court judge ruled in favor of three shareholder banks who sought to gain control of a business they majority own, but is presently stacked with director\u00e2\u0080\u0099s friendly to Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, that ensures he retains
Few cities have created wealth faster than Shenzhen, China, but the costs of its phenomenal success stare out from every corner.
The Chicago Bears acquired Pro Bowl defensive end Adewale Ogunleye from the Miami Dolphins on Saturday for receiver Marty Booker and a third-round draft choice in 2005.
Although Windows XP Service Pack 2 has been released to manufacturing, some of the world's leading antivirus vendors including Symantec and McAfee are still in the process of assuring compatibility. As these ISVs continue to perfect their code, a little known vendor called Eset has already beaten them to the punch.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) reported today that she and her husband have between $10 million and $50 million in the bank, thanks in large part to former president Bill Clinton's lucrative speech-making career since he left office.
Panasonic plans to spend $860 million to expand a Japanese site for manufacturing image sensors, with a new facility opening in 2009.
A pair of small earthquakes shook desert communities near the U.S.-Mexico border, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Storms and torrential rain have killed more than 200 people in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, a provincial minister said on Sunday, and left angry residents without power.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there is little hope of a deal  on the EU constitution ahead of next week's summit.
A Muslim teaching assistant suspended for wearing a veil in class is dismissed by her local authority.
The Serbian Prime Minister, Vojislav Kostunica, has said future Serbian war crimes cases should be tried before Serbian courts.
Four American hostages taken from Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region were released on Wednesday after three weeks in captivity, authorities said.
A campaign to get school children and teenagers out of school to do more sport is announced by Gordon Brown.
Angelina Jolie's humanitarian work in Cambodia has earned her the country's honorary citizenship by it's Prime Minister.
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Prosegue la preparazione del Catania in vista del match con l'Empoli. Il tecnico Marino ha sottopost...
Senior Kris Olsen, like many other students, has already made plans to travel home to New York for Thanksgiving break. But he wonders if his flight will even get off the ground because he&#39;s flying with ATA.
Banks can destroy checks: The new law, known as Check 21, allows banks to destroy original paper checks and to convert them into digitized equivalents.
Israeli troops on Saturday arrested a senior Hamas activist in the West Bank, the Islamic militant group said.
Getting no traction at the federal level, VeriSign (Quote, Chart) lawyers took their case against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to the state.
Insurgents detonated at least two bombs  near a U.S. military convoy in southern Baghdad on Thursday,  killing at least 33 people, while a suicide bomber killed two  Iraqi police and a U.S. soldier west of the capital.
While clearly a blow, retailers are divided on whether the move actually amounts to a death knell to the format, which is battling Blu-ray.
Recupero tasse costa piu' di quanto arriva all'erario
OPEC oil producers were poised on Friday  to stamp out excess supply that has lowered world prices from  record highs.
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The Rev. Billy Graham spoke at the 92,000-seat Rose Bowl, the beginning of a four-day crusade that organizers say is his 416th worldwide and his next-to-last.
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Labor leader Mark Latham&#39;s plans for older Australians has received a mixed reaction from interest groups. At Labor&#39;s campaign launch yesterday, he promised to pay for the hospital costs of all Australians
One thing has become clear in Miami this season: Stopping Shaquille O&#39;Neal does not necessarily mean stopping the Heat. Of course, O&#39;Neal is expected to become the team&#39;s focal point as
CA Inc. reported Thursday that quarterly profit ballooned as it cut expenses and the weak dollar helped bolster revenue from overseas operations.
The people of Taiwan Province were called on Monday to join with their mainland compatriots in the fight to safeguard national unity and counter Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian&#39;s splittist moves.
A rocket slammed into a busy market in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, killing at least five civilians, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
Funk rock veteran Prince will perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February.
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Emilio Botin, chairman of Santander Central Hispano SA, Spain s largest bank, was ordered to stand trial for allegedly helping clients evade taxes in the late 1980s.
The world&#39;s biggest software company, Microsoft Corporation, said last night that its first quarter profits swelled to $2.9 billion as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.
NEW DELHI, India  - Under fire from troops who  complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate  gear, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised on Thursday  that more would be done to protect forces.
The Bush administration said Thursday it hopes that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat gets the medical care he needs.
DAVIE \u00c2\u00b7 The preseason debate over quarterbacks has seemingly boiled down to whether Jay Fiedler is able to withstand the pain of a cracked rib or AJ Feeley can stand under center with a clear head.
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PARIS A resounding vote in favor of the European Union constitution by France&#39;s opposition Socialist Party was welcomed Thursday across a Continent that faces a string of national referendums on the treaty next year.
The Confederation of African Football confirmed Sunday it was taking seriously claims of attempted match-fixing at the African Nations Cup.
The marathon mouse has been unveiled by scientists: a rodent which, with a little genetic tinkering, can run twice as far as a normal mouse.
A man is found alive weeks after getting lost inside a labyrinthine cave network in south-west France.
Game fans stood in lines through a chilly  Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their  hands on Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable, the consumer  electronics firm's first handheld game machine.
Shares in insurance and travel companies continued to fall yesterday as the scale of the disaster in the Indian Ocean hit home. Swiss International Air Lines&#39; share price fell 5.2% after the company said it
MONTREAL (CP) - Quebec hospitals will receive funding to hire nurses dedicated to preventing infections as part of the province&#39;s battle against the C. difficile bacteria, Health Minister Philippe Couillard said Tuesday.
TIME is running out for organisers of the British Grand Prix to save the race for the 2005 season, according to Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone.
Finding reliable statistics on the web isn't always easy, but a massive central data source called Nationmaster.com offers a handy way to search multiple stats repositories.
US space shuttle Atlantis touches down in California, after bad weather prevents a Florida landing.
There was a lot of damage to be repaired, but Darren Clarke did as good a job as he could reasonably have been expected to when he resumed the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.
A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Vioxx, and more are expected to follow. Olga Sanchez of Pharr is claiming that a July 2001 heart attack resulted from her using Vioxx
Whirlpool unveils fridge with attachable modules for a laptop and other electronic devices.
NEW YORK  - Early behavioral intervention   prevents a significant amount of the weight gain associated   with antipsychotic drug therapy, Spanish researchers report.
Devastated coastal areas across South Asia struggled Monday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing.
Partial results put opposition candidate Traian Basescu narrowly ahead in the race to be Romanian president.
Fabio Capello will be appointed as the next England manager later on Thursday, BBC Sport understands.
Shares of Lowe's Cos  fell more than 5 percent on Tuesday after the home improvement retailer cut its profit forecast for this year amid the slumping U.S. housing market.
NEW YORK/WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey  - Merck & Co.  expects to seek U.S. approval in 2007 for drugs to treat HIV, cholesterol and insomnia, and it aims to have another four products in late-stage trials by mid-year, the company said on Tuesday.
The area planted with genetically modified crops in Europe has grown by 77% since last year, figures show.
At least that&#39;s the way it looks five years down the road, as NBC&#39;s Conan O&#39;Brien has officially been picked to occupy the &quot;Tonight Show&quot; seat that held Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and, most recently, Jay Leno.
Man Utd extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to six points thanks to a Darren Fletcher header at Middlesbrough.
Some 160 Jewish leaders, rabbis and cantors plan to meet with Pope John Paul II on Tuesday to thank him for his efforts to improve relations between Roman Catholics and Jews.
Britain is ready to listen to kidnappers  holding a British hostage in Iraq but is not prepared to  negotiate with them or pay them a ransom, Foreign Secretary  Jack Straw said on Thursday.
Together with a fine and quirky singer, Nancy King, Kurt Elling performed under the auspices of Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of a Valentine-weekend charm offensive.
A telephone card was found linked to the death threats phoned in to Amsterdam hotel against movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones, a detective testified at the hearing on Friday.
The Pentagon on Friday released more records on President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard service but they provided no new substantive information.
Social games from white-label gaming company Oberon Media will be available for users of the News Corp.-owned site early next year.
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Peering over piles of sandbags in this ravaged city, U.S. Marines sometimes see more gunmen on the streets than municipal employees going to work.
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Four black homeowners sued Countrywide Financial Corp.  on Thursday, accusing the largest U.S. mortgage lender of racial discrimination in its lending practices.
New York: Yasser Arafat personally controlled billions of dollars with which he ran the Palestinian Authority but no one knows their whereabouts, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-wife loses a court bid to block publication of a book about her.
The naked body of a baby is found on the hard shoulder of the M25 by a lorry driver whose vehicle broke down.
Disengagement Administration head Yonatan Bassi confirmed on Sunday media reports that the residents of Pe&#39;at Sadeh - a settlement of 20 secular families in the southern Gaza Strip \u00e2\u0080-ave finalized a deal to move en masse to Mavki&#39;im, a moshav south
MATT DAWSON rattled out a reminder to England head coach Andy Robinson that he is a talent his country can ill afford to ignore.
com. Alex Rodriguez had yet to prove to Yankees fans that he was worth his hefty price tag before this American League Division Series against the Twins.
French investigators have confirmed Princess Diana's driver Henri Paul was drunk when he crashed in Paris in 1997, a BBC TV documentary says.
A man going to church, driving about  town and swearing an oath, all peppered with patriotic speeches  and songs dominated nonstop live coverage of a tightly  choreographed event beamed by U.S. news channels television on  Thursday.
The city of Paris intends to reduce its dependence on software suppliers with &quot;de facto monopolies&quot;, but considers an immediate switch of its 17,000 desktops to open-source software too costly.
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MOJAVE, Calif.  - SpaceShipOne, the world's first  privately funded manned spacecraft, on Monday reached space for  the second time in less than a week to win a $10 million prize  designed to spur commercial space travel.
Coral Gables, Fla. -- President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed repeatedly Thursday in a lively debate that highlighted their sharply contrasting views of the past and future of America&#39;s war in Iraq.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing a tax increase to raise $900 million a year to help pay for a five-year rebuilding program.
KUT, Iraq  - U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, at an Iraqi checkpoint on the Iranian border on Friday, Iraqi officials said.
Despite a tepid embrace from the White House, the Iraq Study Group's recommendations will help shape President George W. Bush's new policy if only because of their popular support, analysts said on Wednesday.
In the past three decades, Bart&#39;s Rule has held sway, at least for Australian and New Zealand stayers. Bart&#39;s Rule is the dictum of legendary trainer Bart Cummings that horses should have
The Republican-led U.S. House of  Representatives rejected a Democratic bid on Friday to further  investigate rebuked Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Sri Lanka's worst tsunami in living memory has killed 2,498 people and affected over one million more, or around 5 percent of the Indian Ocean island's population, the government said on Sunday.
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Deborah Kerr, star of The King And I and From Here To Eternity, dies at the age of 86.
CAIRO -- The attackers in three explosions on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week all fled minutes before their vehicles blew up, Egypt's biggest newspaper reported today, contradicting reports that suicide bombers carried out the attacks
At least 100 Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots are expected to retire effective Wednesday, the start date for a 32.5-percent pay cut agreed upon in a $1 billion
Arsonists destroyed a Jewish community center in eastern Paris before dawn on Sunday, leaving behind red graffiti with menacing anti-Semitic messages such as ''Jews get out.'' Flames gnawed away the wooden ...
BAGHDAD - US forces captured two senior figures in al-Qaida&#39;s branch in Iraq, the US military said Saturday. Marines said they captured two men who led cells in Anbar province for Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s Al-Qaida in Iraq network.
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Years of ignoring or downplaying steroid use among athletes have come back to haunt baseball and Olympics officials. By STEVE WILSTEIN.
Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) have taken a much-needed step that should make patients&#39; lives easier even as it improves the companies&#39; results.
The body of a University of Arkansas fraternity member has been handed over to the Washington County coroner's office to investigate what police suspect was an alcohol-related death.
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The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new  term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal  sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the  medical use of marijuana.
The online DVD rental price wars have been heating up quite a bit over the last year. NetFlix had a corner on the market that they practically created, but Wal-Mart and Blockbuster jumped into the fray, intent
MIAMI (Ticker) - The winless Miami Dolphins signed kicker Matt Bryant on Wednesday and announced sidelined running back Lamar Gordon had successful surgery on his shoulder.
With regional elections Sunday from St. Petersburg to Siberia, Russians are entering what promises to be a year of ballots choreographed to ensure a smooth succession and enable President Vladimir Putin to keep a hand on the steering wheel even after he steps down.
Multinational companies began talks Monday with Nigerian villagers occupying three oil platforms in a dispute over jobs which shut 90,000 barrels per day of oil production.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been  cited for driving under the influence after losing control of  her Mercedes convertible early on Saturday, the Beverly Hills  Police Department said.
For the first time, AT&T pitches Apple's popular phone directly to businesses.
Dangerous levels of lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in some herbal remedies from India that are sold in the United States, researchers are warning.
LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities arrested a  former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern  Andean town and will storm the police station where some of his  200 supporters remain unless they surrender soon, Prime  Minister Carlos Ferrero said on Tuesday.
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French President Jacques Chirac strongly recommended Monday French small and medium-sized businesses to settle in China, hoping to double their quantity in three years.
Last week's international soccer schedule produced the usual club-vs.-country conflicts, inconvenience, and some surprising but deceptive results. Three of the great star players of the 1980s and '90s made their coaching debuts: Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany) won, and Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) and Marco van Basten (the Netherlands) tied. Marcello Lippi lost in his first game as Italy's coach, a 2-0 decision ...
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The list of candidates representing Iraq's majority Shiite Muslims won the most votes in the nation's Jan. 30 election, followed by the Kurds and then Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's list, Iraqi election officials said Sunday.
The love in his eyes is almost tangible as kidney donor Jeffrey Molaolwa relaxes in his 10-year-old daughter Patience&#39;s ward in Red Cross Children&#39;s Hospital.
(Rochester, NY) 12/23/04 - A major merger between Rochester&#39;s most well-known mall owner and one of the country&#39;s biggest mall giants could mean changes for Rochester shoppers.
Israel killed six Palestinians in a series of air strikes in Gaza on Saturday, including three senior Islamic Jihad militants and a rocket manufacturer for a wing of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group.
Shares of Crane Co. CR.N rose nearly 6  percent in early trade on Friday, as the market breathed a sigh  of relief after the diversified manufacturer said it took a  charge to resolve all current and future asbestos claims  against the company.
Brett Tomko pitched six solid innings and the San Diego Padres won their season-high seventh in a row yesterday, defeating the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, and pulling to half a game behind first-place Arizona in the National League West.
Rupert Murdoch&#39;s global media conglomerate News Corp. took another step away from its Australian roots Tuesday when shareholders approved a measure to shift its main share listing to the New York Stock Exchange
A fashion-forward Apple store in New York is a mob scene, of course--but that was because of tourists, not Apple fans anticipating the operating-system launch.
A 20th century witch, a black murder victim, a punk icon and Queen Victoria have all found their place in a major publication chronicling the lives of people who have left their mark on British society.
The Euro today set a new record high, breaking through key 1.41 levels in the early part of the European trading session. The Dollar touched another record low against the Euro as investors continued to dump the U.S. currency after the aggressive rate cut by the Federal Reserve earlier this week. The Dollar's slump comes on the back of increasing worries over the U.S. economy in the wake of its mortgage crisis.
LONDON -- Political opponents of Prime Minister Tony Blair launched a renewed attack on his handling of the Iraq conflict yesterday, as British soldiers prepared to move deeper into the country to support US troops.
After spending the week facing questions on how they would rebound from their disappointing loss to New England, the Jets turned in a commanding 41-14 victory over Miami on Monday night, their most complete game of the season.
Police arrested a reputed Israeli underworld figure Monday on an international warrant for smuggling drugs from the European Union to the United States, authorities said.
A strange thing happened in Florida this week. A primary election took place, and observers found few reasons to complain or question the results. But some say November's national election may be a different story. By Jacob Ogles.
LONDON  - The British news media on Friday praised Prince Charles' decision to marry his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles. But it also welcomed the fact that this ceremony will be far smaller than the wedding extravaganza of Charles and Diana in 1981.
Levey, who is the lead author of the study, added that the finding is particularly noteworthy because it demonstrates that tool use can substantially benefit a wild animal.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Rescuers raced against  time to get food and water to millions of tsunami survivors on  Tuesday, struggling to clear runways and fly aid into areas  where huge waves washed away roads as well as people.
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Steps to improve early years education made by the government are making no impact, research suggests.
RAMADI, Iraq, Oct 6  - A suicide car bomb ripped through a queue of young national guard recruits in western Iraq Wednesday, killing 10 of them as Iraqi and US forces pursued their crackdown on the country&#39;s insurgency.
Ireland is to block direct dialling to 13 countries, mostly in the South Pacific, to combat the growing menace of rogue autdiallers.
CHICAGO: Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant were never going to stay together, despite winning three NBA championships. At some point, that mattered less than who got the credit.
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was taken to a government guesthouse where she is believed to have met a senior junta official, witnesses said.
Evidence is mounting that 2007 was the worst year for the housing industry in nearly half a century.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will be delaying the next release of its CRM suite -- version 2.0 -- in order to incorporate changes suggested by customer and partner feedback, according to Brad Wilson, general manager for Microsoft Business Solutions CRM.

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Russia accuses UK of seeking confrontation over Litvinenko case, but stops short of immediate tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats.
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Heavy rains and winds that have already killed some 350 people in South Asia cause further chaos.
Pakistan say they will tour India in February 2005 to play three Tests and five one-day internationals.
Patriots receivers Troy Brown and Deion Branch were inactive for Sunday&#39;s game against the New York Jets because of injuries. Brown, listed as questionable throughout the week, missed his third straight game with a shoulder injury.
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Dogs with paralysed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
LANDOVER, Md. - Three straight late-season stumbles have taken the luster off Virginia Tech...
Thinking of the children The Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning (YHGfL) has rolled out open source web filtering to 700 schools in the region. Financial details have not been released.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The federal Labor Party has questioned the Prime Minister&#39;s pre-emptive strike policy, asking why he has not launched a military attack against terrorists in the region.
James Blake was controversially given a place in the Las Vegas Open quarter-finals on Thursday after the ATP reversed a quirk in the rules of its new round-robin format that had seen him ousted in bizarre fashion.
Olympic ski champion Bill Johnson was charged with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest after punching a sheriff's deputy in the face during a traffic stop, police said.
Top Gear's Richard Hammond is involved in another car accident, less than a year after nearly dying in a stunt.
IBM's US$5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software vendor Cognos took a step forward on Thursday as European regulators gave their approval to the deal.
WASHINGTON, Oct 11  - National polls were split Monday over who was leading the US presidential race, but Democrat John Kerry showed signs of making headway against President George W. Bush in the decisive state-by-state battle.
WASHINGTON - Following months of campaigning, Americans are set to cast their ballots to decide who will be the next president of the United States, a race polls suggest is too close to call.
A suspicious package addressed to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards forced the evacuation of his campaign headquarters Thursday, the third time authorities have responded to letters addressed to the office.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Afghan forces searched on Sunday for a U.S. aid worker kidnapped by gunmen from the southern city of Kandahar.
For thousands of workers in Georgia, Texas and California, the question of what aircraft Japan chooses to replace its aging fighter jet fleet could mean their jobs.
MANNHEIM, Germany  - A U.S. soldier at the center  of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal asked at a hearing on  Monday that his pending court martial be moved away from  Baghdad, saying he had no chance of a fair trial there.
A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years - a bratwurst sandwich \u00e2\u0080-fter surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it to his mouth in what experts call an \u00e2\u0080\u009cambitious
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AMSTERDAM - Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who had received threats over a controversial film he made about Islam, was shot and stabbed to death while cycling on an Amsterdam street, officials said Tuesday.
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The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004.
New Hampshire is John McCain's last stand, his best opportunity to revive a presidential campaign that was near death last summer.
Sandra Bullock is fighting a case against a real estate developer who has sued her not paying his fees for building her a posh lakefront home.
By Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 14--The headstones go up this weekend:   UPN. Born: Jan. 16, 1995. Died: Sept. 15, 2006.   The WB. Born: Jan. 11, 1995. Died: Sept. 17, 2006.
The old typewriter on which Christy Brown tapped out his autobiography 'My Left Foot' is to be auctioned in Dublin.
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin is under pressure to protect incumbent Liberal MPs from divisive nomination challenges in future, bypassing the party's grassroots democratic process in the interests of propping up his precarious minority government.
The drama surrounding Monday Night Football&#39;s controversial opening segment continues. Many viewers were upset when ABC aired a steamy spot promoting its new show &quot;Desperate Housewives.
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SIALKOT, Pakistan : Thousands of Shiite youths rioted in Pakistan Saturday as mourning relatives buried the dead from a suspected suicide bombing which killed at least 30 people at a mosque in eastern Sialkot city.
The year is 1992, and life stinks for Carl Johnson. His mom&#39;s been murdered, his family is in disarray, his childhood friends have turned against him, and corrupt cops are framing him for a murder somebody else committed.
Wired.com's Jose Fermoso takes a look at Panasonic's record-setting 150-inch plasma TV set, in this short video from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
IBM is set to begin offering a range of new services designed to bring the benefits of radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems to industrial firms and mid-size businesses.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans according to Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg National Poll
BP today announced record third-quarter profits of \u00c2\u00a32.14 billion on the back of soaring oil prices. The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second biggest oil firm said pro forma net earnings included a charge for exceptional items of \u00c2\u00a3218 million.
Jennifer Capriati outlasted Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, in a U.S. Open match that took their rivalry to a new level.
Stock prices are lower in some early-session profit-taking. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 13 points in today&#39;s early going.
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BEIJING, May 31 -- China on Thursday strongly contested complaints it is exporting tainted food and other products to the United States, saying controls here are improving and U.S. inspectors have approved 99 percent of its shipments during the past three years.
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The commander of US forces in Iraq says violence has decreased, but the country still faces many problems.
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The device designed for use in bile ducts is often placed in arteries and veins, even though it has undergone scant testing for such uses.
Thailand&#39;s ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, facing corruption charges at home, won acceptance on Thursday for an 81.6-million-pound bid for English Premiership football club Manchester City.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war.
A series of bomb blasts in a   Muslim-majority town in western India killed at least 32 people   and wounded more than 70, mostly worshippers at Friday prayers,   police said.
Vail Resorts said today that a drop in real estate revenue contributed to a wider net loss in the first quarter of the fiscal year, one of the company&#39;s slowest times.
The United States  begins its next step in human space flight with the  announcement by NASA on Thursday of a contractor to design and  build spaceships to fly to the moon.
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As pressure mounts for a change of course in Iraq, the Bush administration is groping for a viable new strategy for the president to unveil by Christmas, with deliberations now focused on three main options to redefine the U.S. military and political engagement, according to officials familiar with...
President Bush is moving quickly to create a new, tighter and more disciplined domestic policy team to pursue transforming the way Americans save for retirement, pay taxes and seek legal damages.
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A high failure rate among migrants sitting a citizenship exam introduced by Australia's former conservative government has prompted a re-think of the controversial test, criticized by some as racist.
Baseball star Barry Bonds took an undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 season, his weight trainer said on a secretly recorded tape, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.
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The United States congratulated Cambodia's new king, Norodom Sihamoni, following his coronation but said it was unsure he could restore political stability in the Southeast Asian nation.
Producer Nitin Manmohan seems highly impressed with Anubhav Sinha's directorial abilities.
A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust complaint against an Internet oversight group brought by a company that controls directories for Internet users worldwide.
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LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant won the scoring battle, but Shaquille O&#39;Neal won the game - even if he was sitting on the bench. The Miami Heat came into Los Angeles and beat the Lakers, 104-102 in overtime.
The African Union (AU)-sponsored talks to restore peace in war-ravaged Darfur region, western Sudanreached a deadlock again on Monday when negotiators of the Sudanese government
Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy pleads guilty to an FA charge of serious foul play.
IRVING, Texas  - More top U.S. chief executive officers believe the economy is going to deteriorate over the next six months than expect improvement, according to a study of 70 top CEOs released on Thursday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on   Thursday to try to launch space shuttle Atlantis next Wednesday   to resume construction of the International Space Station,   after a delay caused by a lighting strike and threat of bad   weather.
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Ukraine's new president, visiting Moscow on his first foreign trip, pledged an eternal alliance with Russia in talks with President Vladimir Putin on Monday, but said his country had its sights set firmly Westwards.
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After overnight riots, hundreds of Lebanese staged a protest in this border town Tuesday over the death in custody of a suspected Al-Qaeda leader arrested over bomb plots against Western embassies.
Anglo-Dutch consumer products giant Unilever is eyeing a stake in Chinese personal hygiene firm Shanghai White Cat, which was recently at the centre of a safety scandal, state media said Friday.
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The contraceptive pill has prevented at least 100,000 UK deaths from ovarian cancer, researchers say.
A huge toll was feared after mortar rounds hit an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad. Officials said more than 100 Iraqis were killed and wounded, but there was no breakdown giving the number of fatalaities.
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A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a US security firm's office in southern Afghanistan, killing three foreigners and five Afghans, the interior ministry said.
Britney Spears appeared in a tattoo parlor in the San Fernando Valley with her head shaved completely bald.
The number of southern U.S. evangelical Christians is not growing as fast as the wider population, leading to a renewed effort to win converts on the domestic front from key groups like the Hispanic community.
A search is continuing for a rapist who escaped from a London hospital for the second time in three years.
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves played Game 2 of their NL playoff series against Houston under protest. The protest was announced following a long delay in the seventh inning Thursday, with Houston starter Roy
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Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President General Pervez Musharraf, was sworn in as prime minister today, a day after parliament elected him as premier despite an opposition boycott of the vote.
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GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Yawn. That sums up the reaction here to news that the U.S. Congress, acting through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is recommending that all new cars and trucks sold in America be fitted with electronic stability-control systems.
I believe you have my stapler Sun Microsystems has gone very granola by buying desktop virtualization software player innotek. (The small 'i' stands for big innovation or something like that.)\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An essential class of workers, garbage collectors in India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital are among the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s poorest and most marginalized groups.
Fuzzy takes swing at wikiality Pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing to track down the Wikipedia user responsible for posting claims he abused alcohol and drugs and treated his family harshly, and an education consulting firm in South Florida has found itself caught in the cross fire.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Actor-turned-director Pooja Bhatt, who's currently having a face-off with Muzamil Ibrahim starring in her upcoming film \
Venus Williams lost to Alicia Molik of Australia 7-5, 7-6 (3) Monday in the fourth round of the Australian Open, keeping her from joining sister Serena in the quarterfinals.
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A back problem has forced Dolly Parton to postpone a concert tour she planned in support of her new CD. Parton was scheduled to kick off a 13-show tour Feb. 28 in Minneapolis, two days after the release of \
Google has blocked a new type of Internet worm that was targeting the company's search engine in order to find vulnerable computers on the Internet.
US Open champion Retief Goosen was the only winner on a rain-marred first day of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth on Thursday, crushing Jeff Maggert by a record 12 and 11.
Time Warner finally pulled the plug on CNNfn. After nine years of struggling to gain an audience, the financial network will go off the air in mid-December, CNN president Jim Walton announced yesterday.
The campaign of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Democratic rival acknowledged Tuesday that it downloaded &#151; and leaked to the media &#151; a recording of a private meeting in which the governor described a Hispanic legislator as having a \
Once Wall Street stalwarts, the future of Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley are now being questioned - a sign of the broad changes in the financial landscape in recent years.
Government-controlled minmetals. Exclusive talks to buy Canadian mining giant that has a market value of $6.7 billion. Noranda CEO Derek Pannell said he is encouraged by discussions with Minmetals, although
There have been reports around the Internet today about Yahoo Search Marketing canceling the Overture Keyword Selector Tool, which has been a staple of Keyword planning and search marketing for almost a decade. Feeling that part of the search marketing world, and the tools dependent upon it, had been buried; I addressed concerns with the Yahoo [...]
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday's vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge Washington's influence in Latin America.
Russia praised a European draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran's nuclear materials but objected to a travel ban and wanted to ease a freeze on financial assets on Tehran officials.
Islamist faction's fighters launch new attacks.
The first murder  trial on Norfolk Island in 150 years ended on Friday with a  jury finding a New Zealand chef guilty of killing a woman he  had run over and then stabbed repeatedly.
Allen Iverson got exactly what he wanted last night, and it wasn't a third straight 50-point game. Iverson scored 40 points, ending his streak of 50-point games at two. More importantly, he led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 102-90 win over the Pacers at Indianapolis.
&quot;Bridget Jones&#39;s Diary&quot; merited a sequel for two pretty solid reasons. The author of the source material, Helen Fielding, wrote one, and even if she hadn&#39;t, you could never be sure our sassy London lass would live happily ever after.
Web search leader Google Inc. said on Wednesday it will soon make it possible for users of its free Gmail service to check their e-mail via Microsoft Outlook or on certain handheld devices such as mobile phones.
IL COMMENTO                                          Una Chiesa che scambia  il sacro col profano                                                                                   di EUGENIO SCALFARI
Across the country, doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that popular drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose potentially serious heart risks.
Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, snapping the Tigers&#039; six-game winning streak.
Russian President Vladimir Putin injected himself directly into the election crisis in this former Soviet republic Thursday, strongly attacking the opposition&#39;s central demand for a new presidential runoff and cautioning the West against getting too
Oltre 300 carabinieri in 6 regioni d&#39;Italia sono impegnati da questa mattina nell&#39;esecuzione di 22 ordinanze di custodia cautelare e una cinquantina di perquisizioni nell&#39;ambito di una operazione denominata &quot;Cavallo di Troia&quot;, cominciata nello scorso
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera flew home to Panama on Monday after two family members were electrocuted in his swimming pool.
The U.S. military said on Saturday it had charged two U.S. army soldiers with the \
Unwto: incremento del 6%, bene Asia e Pacifico
In the first big shows since it tried to address the problem of stick-thin models, the U.S. fashion industry seems to have cast the issue off like last season's styles and the models still looked emaciated.
President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices which threaten the U.S. economy, saying exporters should help get more crude into the market.
Creative has declared war on Apple, aiming to capture a 40 per cent share of the MP3 music player market. Part of this campaign includes spending $100 million to market its digital music players.
Hundreds of tons of explosives are  missing from a site near Baghdad that was part of Saddam  Hussein's dismantled nuclear arms program but never secured by  the U.S. military, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
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A government review is ordered into whether floods in parts of England could have been prevented.
Police were searching for the culprits behind the beheading and skinning of a rare Siberian tiger at a zoo in central China, state media reported Sunday.
The South Beach diet is no fad, its creator says, rejecting the notion that his eating plan would fizzle out with the rest of the low-carb craze.
Conglomerate Loews Corp  said  on Friday it expects to record a loss of about $98 million  related to an arbitration settlement by its insurance business,  CNA Financial .
You couldn't make it up - maybe they can The feds at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have this week called in some self-described \
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel said yesterday that his government would throw all its might against those resisting the dismantling of Jewish settlements, his sternest warning yet to opponents of his plan to pull out of Gaza and part of the West Bank this summer.
Tokyo's Nikkei average reversed opening  gains to fall 0.69 percent by midsession on Wednesday as early  buying on exporters, inspired by gains on Wall Street after an  increase in U.S. interest rates, ran out of steam.

New Zealand is glad three of its athletes have been crowned Olympic champions, but if they bring home their olive wreaths from Athens, the wreaths risk going up in smoke.
Russia's fragmented opposition marshalled its thin ranks against President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, but a modest turnout at a Moscow rally -- dwarfed by the police presence -- only underscored his grip on power.
Investors were scrambling to buy Google stock again after the company&#39;s earnings report. Google shares rocketed higher by 13 percent, or more than $20, in trading this morning to $169.
LONDON, Oct 2  - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that he felt in &quot;excellent&quot; health as he set off for his official country residence to rest after a successful minor heart operation.
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La BBC d&agrave; notizia che in giornata &egrave; in programma una conferenza stampa della Federcalc...
Fashion Wire Daily - The most original collection for fall 2008 staged in New York this past week has to have been that by Marc Jacobs, a series of experiments with volume, palette and knobby eccentricity.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced an agreement with neighboring Belarus on gas supplies, ending a dispute over the issue.
Sen. Richard Lugar and former Sen. Sam Nunn are in Russia this week to celebrate the United States' 15-year effort to help Russia destroy or lock up its vast arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. But along with the program's successes, there have been notable setbacks.
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Emittente pugliese supera lo share delle reti nazionali
Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year.
(AGI) - Roma, 19 nov. - &quot;Il diritto alla salute e&#39; una delle forme fondamentali in cui si esprime il diritto all&#39;eguaglianza&quot;. Il Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, intervenendo al Quirinale
Kmart looks like a true retail oddity: simultaneously losing ground with the American shopper and generating cash like a slot machine.
Investigators are due to release their initial report on the possible cause of the fatal Cumbria train crash.
Tony Blair is seeking a broader role as Middle East envoy that would give him more direct involvement in peacemaking, expanding the limited mandate world powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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La moviola in campo sbarca nella premier league inglese. Il massimo campionato britannico effettuer&...
Warner Music Group has signed a deal to allow its entire catalog to be played over the fast-growing social networking music service Last.fm, the innovative site that links music fans to new and old hits.
Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is arrested for drunk driving.
Mike Piazza&#39;s eighth-inning single off reliever Luis Ayala helped the Mets edge the Expos, 3-2, in front of 3,664 at Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night.
President George W. Bush gave his wife Laura a Scottish terrier puppy for her 58th birthday, the White House said on Thursday. The pup named &quot;Miss Beazley&quot;, born October 28, will arrive at the White House
SHANGHAI -- Sheng Huizhen's life story is typical of immigrants who succeeded in America. After getting her PhD in biochemistry, she landed a job as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health. She got a green card, bought a house in Maryland and worked her way up to visiting a...
They are defined as waitresses or accountants, software publishers or garbage collectors. Some pull in top dollar, some the minimum wage.
In Israel&#39;s worst terrorist attack in six months, two buses were hit by suicide bombers Monday. By Josh Mitnick | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
NASA named a consortium led by US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin Corp. to design and build a new spacecraft that will take astronauts back to the moon.
Sfida cruciale questa sera all'Olimpico. Due gli assenti illustri: Totti e Shevchenko. Gli uomini Donadoni sono reduci dal pareggio con la Lituania e dalla sconfitta con la Francia. Segui la diretta.
Some of the biggest names in European aviation team up with the EU to develop cleaner aircraft.
Defending Bernard Ebbers, the former chief of WorldCom who is accused of conspiracy, may be Reid Weingarten's biggest challenge ever.
MOSUL, Iraq  - Gunmen attacked a car in the  northern Iraq city of Mosul on Friday, killing three foreigners  and their Iraqi driver before cutting off the head of one of  the victims in a bloody daylight massacre.
A new user of the same online forum where one user last December reported having retrieved the title key for a specific HD DVD movie reports that he has been able to fish for the AACS device key- - the unique cryptographic element licensed to each player hardware or software component by AACS LA -- using a memory dump during the execution of the Windows-based player WinDVD 8.
A World Series that has already produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals is played out under a lunar eclipse.
Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  said on Wednesday it was awarded a $285.4 million contract to continue producing weapons guidance systems for the U.S. Army and to start providing the systems for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Ghanaian President John Kufuor greeted President George W. Bush on Wednesday in a former slave fort overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, which millions of Africans crossed in chains on their way to the Americas.
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of Iraqi civilians killed, new figures showed, a fact underlined by boisterous New Year celebrations in some parts of Baghdad that saw fireworks lighting up the night sky.
By Patricia ?tsh? Hancock, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 17--GULFPORT -- \
This much we know: France's president is smitten with a former model, and a wedding appears in the works. Now that Nicolas Sarkozy has hinted at plans to marry Carla Bruni, France's tabloids are scrambling to fill in the blanks.
President Bush gave up part of his Saturday to meet with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and offer a public show of confidence.
Toby Keith, his mother and his siblings have been awarded $2.8 million in damages in the 2001 collision that killed the country music star's father.
Two tropical cyclones on a converging path in the South Pacific batter several island states.
BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed seven  people, five of them Iraqi National Guards, near the northern  town of Baiji Friday, as the insurgent campaign to wreck the  Jan. 30 election gave no sign of a New Year lull.
Sanyo Electric Co. said Monday it will sell its troubled mobile phone operations to Kyocera Corp.
Britons wonder whether new Tory leader David Cameron can rewrite his party\u00c2\u0092s narrative into a new script for electoral success.
Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.
Two US and one Afghan soldier die in fight with \
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a  Palestinian as he approached a security fence between Israel  and the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said on Saturday.
Tad Walch reported that the \
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The European Union (EU) renewed a threat to slap sanctions on the Sudanese government if it does not do more to rein in militias in the western Darfur region.
As the Yankees move forward by picking Joe Girardi as their next manager, the team has options to replace Alex Rodriguez, who has almost certainly played his final game in pinstripes.
WASECA, Minn. - The search is on for a stolen ice house, and it's a really nice one as these things go. Authorities in Waseca County are on the lookout for the $4,000 house built for ice fishing that went missing from Clear Lake on Wednesday.
Swiss virtuoso Roger Federer captured his fourth successive U.S. Open title with cold-blooded efficiency on Sunday, proving to young Serb Novak Djokovic that he is not yet ready for a changing of the guard.
Iraqis slowly began returning to the streets of Baghdad when a curfew was lifted on Sunday, four days after the bombing of a revered Shi'ite Muslim mosque to the north sparked fears of reprisal sectarian attacks.
Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay is been banned from driving for six months for driving at more than 100mph on a Scottish road.
Two huge car bombs exploded after militants tried to storm Saudi Arabia&#39;s Interior Ministry and a security unit on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest brazen
A woman ran over two teenage brothers after they accidentally hit her sport utility vehicle with a golf ball they were bouncing in a parking lot, officials said. One of the boys suffered life-threatening injuries.
Director Harald Zwart,  whose credits include &quot;Agent Cody Banks&quot; and &quot;One Night at  McCool&#39;s,&quot; will shoot &quot;The Pink Panther 2.&quot;
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A 74-year-old British man has been charged with sexually abusing a Thai boy in the resort of Pattaya after he was found with more than 100 albums of pictures of nude children, police said Wednesday.
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A new survey has revealed that 25 percent of women in the UK drink alcohol and a fifth smoke during pregnancy, ignoring the possibility that these two vices can lead to health hazards like mental retardation and birth defects in their babies.
FBI agents are helping investigate an  explosion at a Boston-area laboratory specializing in stem-cell  research, and a newspaper said on Friday the blast was caused  by a pipe bomb.
Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on Friday  said it would buy Gillette Co. G.N in a deal worth about  $55.8 billion, uniting two of the world's largest makers of  household goods ranging from Pampers diapers to Duracell  batteries.
ATHENS -- Trojan hurdler Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic won the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdle today (Aug. 26) at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - Unless golf history is  made, Europe will comfortably retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday  against a U.S. team which has been in disarray for the first  two days.
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton   pushed on Wednesday for a quick resolution to the race to   succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, a move that could   favor the South Korean front-runner.
Iraq loomed menacingly over the annual conference of Britain's governing Labour Party, spoiling the efforts of Prime Minister Tony Blair to focus minds on domestic issues ahead of an expected general election next year.
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Quocirca's changing channels With the launch of its Forefront security product range this week, Microsoft has deployed its tanks on the lawns of Symantec, McAfee and many other IT security vendors. So is it time for resellers to entrust Microsoft with all their customers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 IT security needs and kiss goodbye to their current security partners?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Spain's economy expanded by 3.8 percent last year, after growing 3.9 percent in 2006, according to an estimate by the country's central bank published Wednesday in its monthly bulletin.
A Florida company recalled 8,200 pounds of frozen ground beef because the meat may be contaminated with the debilitating E.coli bacteria, the government's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Thursday.
U.S. crude price could top $90 a barrel this autumn and hit $95 by the end of the year if OPEC keeps oil production capped at current levels, Goldman Sachs said in a report issued on Monday.
A Muslim school is removing from textbooks passages which allegedly brand other faiths as \
The seven women pooled money to rent a donkey and cart, then ventured out of the refugee camp to gather firewood, hoping to sell it for cash to feed their families. Instead, they say, in a wooded area just a few hours walk away, they were gang-raped, beaten and robbed.
A deal between US mobile firm Verizon and social networking site YouTube will extend the service to handsets.
THERE comes a point in the career of a contemporary Prime Minister when he has to face up to the ultimate challenge - an interview with John Humphrys.
The FTSE 100 was trading lower on Monday despite sharp gains for Vodafone after the UK's largest mobile phone company sealed the $18.8bn battle for control of Hutchison Essar.
La morte del re dei documentari, Nuti, Pessotto, la candidata italiana per Miss Mondo tra i protagonisti di oggi
Russ Meyer, the notorious maverick director of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Mondo Topless, Motor Psycho and Beneath The Valley Of The Ultravixens, has died at age 82 in his home in the Hollywood Hills.
Sir Richard Branson may want to send people into space, but first he&#39;ll have to grasp how to get his Virgin trains to arrive and leave anywhere on time.
President George W. Bush arrived in Albania on Sunday, the first visit by a U.S. leader to the Balkan state which has prepared the kind of welcome he could only dream of in many countries.
Kyle Korver was the perfect host. After impressing Philly's home crowd with his near-flawless 3-point shooting, he went out and thanked everyone for coming.
Police arrest four Italian travel agents in a crackdown on sex tourism in Brazil.
The computer giant hands off its personal-computer business business to a Chinese firm
The European Union's top trade official proposed an overhaul of trade discounts to developing countries Wednesday, a move likely to anger China and India, both of which might no longer qualify for EU trade preferences for such products as clothing and textiles.
Applied Materials (AMAT:Nasdaq - news - research) posted sharply higher net income in its fiscal fourth quarter but said it had seen demand decelerate recently.
A ban on the world's biggest cola companies in the southern Indian state of Kerala is overturned.
Da Vestone a Milano, 185 km che chiudono la novantesima edizione della corsa rosa. Di Luca sposta a sud la geografia del vincitori
A lot of so-called college football experts predicted a second straight losing season for embattled head coach Tyrone Willingham and the Notre Dame football team this fall.
A consortium of foreign companies has resolved a dispute over Kazakhstan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s giant Kashagan oil field.
Accused US Army deserter Charles Jenkins, left, accompanied by his daughters, Mika, center, and Belinda, leaves Tokyo Women&#39;s Medical University Hospital in Tokyo Saturday, Sept.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen disguised as soldiers killed a Colombian oil worker and abducted two other foreigners in Nigeria on Thursday in a raid on the construction yard of oil services company Saipem, authorities said.
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson will not be cited for his tackle on Wales flanker Jonathan Thomas in Saturday's Six Nations opener.
Kieran Fallon and two other jockeys are to go on trial next year over allegations of race-fixing.
The head of the International Atomic  Energy Agency said on Sunday that an explosion detected early  this month over North Korea was probably not a nuclear blast  but it could not be ruled out.
Fighters loyal to the radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr clash with US troops in a district of Baghdad.
Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where the American military said 125 rebels were killed and 88 captured in two days of fierce fighting. The American commander declared the operation a successful first step in a major push to wrest key areas from insurgent control before January elections.
 but no talk of price cuts
A Lebanese man is shot dead and another wounded in south Lebanon by Israel forces, Lebanese sources say.
Local police are promoting a new software program designed to help parents track what their children see and who they talk to over the Internet.
Eastman Kodak Co., the world&#39;s largest maker of photographic film, said Wednesday it expects sales of digital products and services to grow at an annual rate of 36 percent between 2003 and 2007, above prior growth rate estimates of 26 percent between 2002
Fashion Wire Daily - Outside Cipriani on East 42nd Street on Saturday, September 9th, the red carpet was laid out, the crowd pulsated with people trying to get in, and the door policy was as strict as ever.
Maroni: Cdl diserti consultazioni, rito da prima repubblica
With many health care facilities struggling to find flu vaccine, some small suppliers have capitalized on the acute shortage by demanding as much as 10 times the usual price.
''Indipendenza imminente e concordata'', dice il premier
From Canada to Mexico, from London and Paris to Jakarta and Beijing, President Bush is widely unpopular as a candidate for re-election, according to surveys and interviews conducted in 20 countries.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-Sri Lanka win toss, bat in one-dayer v Pakistan October 6, 2004 04:43:45 KARACHI, Oct 6  - Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan on Wednesday in the latest match in the triangular one-day tournament.
A bomb is found by staff at the Royal Mail's sorting office in Mallusk, County Antrim, according to police.
Sydney commuters get a day's free travel after an unprecedented protest against the city's rail network.
Oil prices rose $2 on Tuesday on worries over tight inventories in the United States, the world's biggest energy consumer, and a threat of violence in Nigeria's oil region.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe picked veteran lawmakers for key posts in a reshuffled cabinet on Monday, but analysts questioned how much the changes would restore his popularity after last month's huge election defeat.
New York Mets infielder Joe McEwing is likely done for the season after breaking a bone in his left leg.
The sting of Republican electoral defeats still fresh, the GOP chairman suggested Thursday the party has strayed and challenged it to refocus on core principles and reform.
When Rod Stewart and Clive Davis decided to inaugurate the singer's J Records deal with a collection of gems from the Great American Songbook, did you ever imagine that repertoire would become a franchise for the British rocker? Now Stewart's third such album in three years is on the verge of being his first No. 1 album in 25 years.
Despite the persistent trade speculation, Allen Iverson said Friday he wants to stay with the Philadelphia 76ers &amp;#151; but only if they want him.
BAGHDAD, 21 December 2004 - Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi warned yesterday that insurgents were trying to foment a sectarian war in the country, as thousands of mourners attended funerals in the Shiite cities of Najaf and Kerbala a day
Stocks tumbled on Friday, driving major indexes down nearly 2 percent, as data showing the first monthly drop in payrolls in four years stoked fears on Wall Street that the economy was headed into recession.
By Michael Hiestand  Digesting TV ratings is like doing taxes: You can spin the numbers.
Italy told the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles on Thursday it must return all disputed art works in its collection and said the era when respected museums could get away with displaying looted antiquities was over.
Cable &amp; Wireless yesterday sold its Japanese business to Softbank Corp for \u00c2\u00a372.4m. The move is the last big part of the company&#39;s retrenchment and leaves it focused on Britain and a handful of former British colonies.
NEW YORK  - Movie producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein are turning themselves into fashionistas.
Boston Scientific Corp. BSX.N on   Thursday issued preliminary sales and earnings results for the   third quarter below Wall Street expectations and its shares   fell more than 3 percent in after-hours trading.
A breakaway faction of the Taliban movement on Saturday provided the first direct proof that it was holding three UN workers who were abducted last Thursday at gunpoint.
China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, is on Wednesday expected to lend its support to LTE, the wireless broadband standard that looks set to become the flagship 4G technology.
European countries are joining international rescue and relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunamis.
TUESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Switching to newer breast cancer drugs, called aromatase inhibitors, after two to three years of treatment with tamoxifen may extend disease-free survival and slightly reduce the risk of death in women who've been treated for early stage disease, an international study finds.
Rasmussen Reports - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) continues to hold a solid, double-digit, lead in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Giuliani attracts support from 32% of Likely Primary Voters, fourteen points more than the number two man in the race, Arizona Senator John McCain. This is the largest lead yet measured for Giuliani. A week ago, he was ahead 27% to 19%.
Iraqi troops are taking the lead in securing parts of their country, but much work remains to improve the number and quality of those forces, the nation's newly installed spy chief, Mike McConnell, said Tuesday.
The uphill US climb for the Davis Cup begins today in Seville when Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish take to the foreign red clay against former French Open champion Carlos Moya and 18-year-old Spanish prodigy Rafael Nadal.
The United Nations refugee agency chastised Italy on Friday for denying a group of Turkish Kurds the right to an asylum hearing and forcing them back onto a Mediterranean freighter, where they've been stuck for two weeks.
The recycling process, which went into pilot in 2005, will go into full manufacturing now, with the goal of doubling the number of recycled inkjet cartridges.
Tens of thousands of civil servants demonstrated around France on Thursday to protest job cuts and press for higher salaries in what the government dismissed as a \
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One passenger being treated in hospital for lacerations to his arm and back after the rail crash tells his story.
At least 146 people die in the Philippines after rains from Typhoon Durian trigger mudslides.
The death toll from a suicide bombing attack in the restive Iraqi province of Diyala north of Baghdad on Thursday rose to 12 people, police said.
BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro - A group of Serbian actors filming a bank robbery scene played their parts so well that police mistook them for the real thing and hauled them off to a police station, a newspaper reported Wednesday.    The crew was filming the robbery scene Tuesday on a street in Novi Sad, 30 miles north of Belgrade, as part of a project to be shown in a multimedia performance at the nearby Serbian National Theater...
The United Arab Emirates is the first country in the Middle East to participate in a US program intended to safeguard sea cargo from terrorists, US customs officials said Sunday.
Fashion designer Tom Ford has bought mineral rights beneath his Galisteo ranch southeast of Santa Fe in an attempt to protect his land from possible oil exploration in the region.
The Best Buy Company, the consumer electronics chain, and the online video rental company Netlfix both announced their commitment to stock Blu-ray DVDs.
The pressure on David Beckham&#39;s position as England captain increased today after he was criticised by the referee he controversially conned into showing him a yellow card against Wales last Saturday.
PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway, who has spent 15 months fighting off Oracle's hostile takeover attempt, said his company is digging in for a battle it expects to last many more months.
A former stripper and her secret lover were \
Pope John Paul II has celebrated midnight mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome before a packed congregation.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  invited the opposition Labor Party on Friday to form a national  unity government, seeking to avoid early elections and ensure a  planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip next year.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova suffered a major defeat by newly US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova in the &quot;Russian Derby&quot; semi-final of the 585,000 US dollars China Open WTA tour here on Saturday.
Jewish, Muslim and other schools in Australia at risk of race-hate attacks will receive millions of dollars in special funding to improve their security, the government said Friday.
Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with liver failure today and his condition was not improving, a Palestinian official said, as Israel finalised plans to bury the Palestinian president in the Gaza Strip.
By SCOTT SONNER  RENO, Nev. - Sen. Barack Obama vowed Thursday to restore environmental protections the Bush administration has rolled back through executive orders, especially at the Environmental Protection Agency.
ROMA - Sono informazioni da verificare, messaggi di seconda mano, notizie frammentarie o solo l&#39;incoraggiamento di chi aspetta, e spera che questa storia finisca bene e presto. Di Enzo Baldoni non si hanno
The UK's oil trade balance sank into the red for the first time in 13 years in September, official figures show.
American journalist Paul Salopek said he believes his arrest in Sudan was intended to be a message from that nation's government to foreign journalists to tone down their criticism of conditions in the African nation.
A Turkish man taken hostage in Iraq has been freed, according to a videotape obtained by Associated Press Television News on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia, the world&#39;s largest oil exporter, may expand production capacity by 30 percent within two years to prevent shortages, the country&#39;s oil minister said.
French government negotiators were in talks late Sunday with the two main private shareholders of EADS seeking to complete a deal on simplifying the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s management structure.
The bleak outlook of a major new report on climate change shifted the onus onto governments, even mankind, to take action, with dire warnings Friday from around the world that drastic, rapid change is needed &#151; not least from the United States.
The head football coach of Notre Dame, Tyrone Willingham has been fired after three lackluster seasons. One name being mentioned for the opening is Utah head football coach Urban Meyer.
DALLAS Clifford Robinson scored a season-high 25 points and Golden State led by as many as 17 in the second half of a 111-to-107 win at Dallas.
Could that ancient practice of bleeding patients really have done some good? A scientist says new research on how germs thrive in the body suggests it just may have &#151; for some people.
Hey Huskies, are you jealous? Central Connecticut, which has played for years in the shadow of the mighty Connecticut Huskies, beat Sacred Heart, 74-70, last night in New Britain, Conn., to win the Northeast Conference tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
HARIPUR, Pakistan  - Thousands turned out to greet Pakistan's suspended chief justice as he traveled to a northwestern town on Saturday to muster support for his legal battle against President Pervez Musharraf's attempt to sack him.
EL FASHER, Sudan  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Darfur region of western Sudan on Wednesday, promising to step up pressure for a political solution to the conflict.
Israeli continues retaliatory offensive, killing five more Palestinians in the Jebaliya refugee camp in Gaza in the bloodiest fighting in 30 months the region.
A profit warning from consumer products giant Unilever and concern that oil prices, now topping $46 a barrel, will hurt company earnings kept European shares in negative ground Monday.
Microsoft is launching an online video-sharing service to compete with YouTube.
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France said on Sunday that EU foreign   policy chief Javier Solana and Iran had weeks rather than   months to agree an agenda for talks on Tehran's nuclear program   before world powers unite against Iran.
(Madrid) The cabinet of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Friday approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing gay couples to adopt.
Thousands of defence workers overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action over job losses, threatening supplies to the country's troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Asia-Pacific leaders were set to sign a declaration on climate change on Saturday that aims to eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gas emissions, but sets no binding targets for that goal.
As expected, it was another great quarter for Apple, with Mac shipments leading the way as the company sold more than a million iPhones.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. announced delivery of its quad core processor, Barcelona.  It also said 15,000 Barcelona processors will be used in one of the world's largest supercomputers now being built at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life - not another movie role - that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again...
Prosecutors in Michael Jackson's child molestation case want to introduce evidence that the singer has committed other sex crimes over the years that went uncharged.
When Senate Democrats move next month to narrow President Bush's authority to wage war in Iraq, at least one of their own won't be there to help. The same goes for trying to pass a spending bill for the war or a budget for the government.
The Queen urged Germany and Britain to &quot;learn from history, not be obsessed by it&quot; in a speech in Berlin yesterday stressing that both countries should &quot;look beyond simplistic stereotypes&quot;.
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , whose Taxus heart device has been involved in a major recall, said on Wednesday preliminary August sales of the device slowed
On Dec. 16, 1944, Harold Kist was with two fellow soldiers hunkered down in a roadside ditch in Belgium searching for a German patrol that had accidentally stumbled into their camp.
Looking to end the crisis in Darfur, France won agreement on Thursday from three involved African nations that they would not support armed rebel movements on each other's territories.Comment
It seems that this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential race is not a debate about the future of our country, but a debate about each candidate\u00e2\u0080\u0099s past.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday that a Scotland Yard team from Britain would come \
The planes from nearby LaGuardia have been flying unusually low over the National Tennis Center this week, but nothing has been cruising beneath the radar screen quite like Lleyton Hewitt.
U.S. food and health regulators should set up a joint task force to study recent outbreaks of food poisoning and decide if better coordination is needed, several Democratic senators said on Tuesday.
The online movie rental company follows four major movie studios in selecting the Sony technology over one pushed by Toshiba.
A day before the Clinton presidential library opens, officials were on the defensive on Wednesday about an impeachment exhibit that some have described as tilted in favor of the former president.
Unless Kerry surges, Democrats may see hope of controlling House or Senate slip away.
A lesson of history hangs over debate on President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq: Once a U.S. presence is established overseas, it often lasts a very long time. Look at South Korea, Germany and Japan: U.S. troops are still there more than a half century later.
HARARE : A court in Zimbabwe found Briton Simon Mann guilty of attempting to illegally buy arms to stage a putsch in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea but acquitted 66 other defendants of involvement in the alleged coup.
Two Atlantic City resorts and a  Nevada marketing firm agreed to pay a record telemarketing  penalty after calling hundreds of thousands of people who did  not want to hear from them, U.S. regulators said on Wednesday.
Defense attorney Mark Geragos wrapped up his cross-examination of Amber Frey Tuesday by getting her to acknowledge that Peterson never told her he loved her.
After an updated kind of Lasik, she could still see imperfection.
Russia brushed aside an American court&#39;s attempt to halt the auction of the oil giant Yukos&#39; biggest production unit, but a consortium of international banks withdrew
Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.
Il primo ministro iracheno Yiad Allawi ha decretato lo stato di emergenza su tutto il territorio iracheno, con l\u00e2\u0080\u0099eccezione del Kurdistan iracheno (nord), per un periodo di 60 giorni. D&#39;ora in avanti sar\u00c3
Carphone Warehouse drops its \u00c2\u00a33m sponsorship deal with Channel 4 show Big Brother.
Tiger Woods was outraged Wednesday at an Irish magazine and a tabloid that linked photos of his wife to various pornography sites, and his agent was studying the merits of a lawsuit.
Gordon Brown is due to meet Nelson Mandela on the last leg of his African tour to promote debt relief.
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Baltimore City Health Commission, Dr. Peter Beilenson announced receipt of a $994,100 grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Substance
Two key meetings take place as efforts intensify to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
DRINKING tea can help to improve the memory and even ward off Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, according to research. Black and green tea were shown in laboratory tests to inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain.
Veteran bowler Darren Gough accepts his England career has probably come to an end.
Vendite cresciute del 32% a oltre 2,2 miliardi
President Bush, trying to mend relations with Latin America, pledged Sunday to make a fresh push for stalled immigration reforms and defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying that \
Treasury debt prices trimmed early gains on Friday after U.S. economic data proved to be not quite as weak as some bulls had been betting.
A Milano e a Roma,anche a Snam e Italgas per presunta truffa
Linux vendors from Europe, Asia, and North and South America have teamed up to create a common core implementation of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0.
Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina must remain in prison and said she would be prosecuted under special emergency laws for extorting more than $1 million.
Given the radical image changes that  Panic at the Disco has undergone in the past year, it's hard  not to read the lyrics to its new album's opening song as a  pre-emptive strike against critics.
High Street and catalogue retailer Next reports a better-than-expected rise in sales and profits for the first half of 2004.
A court rejects a terminally ill man's request to die in a landmark case which has sparked fierce debate in Italy.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 14--TOKYO -- Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it plans to end its  silicone business by the end of the year by selling its stakes in joint  venture companies with General Electric Co. of the United States.
Ford Motor Co.  said on Thursday its China retail vehicle sales rose 25 percent year-on-year in the first half to 93,206 units.
England's World Cup winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson made a winning, 15-point return to Premiership action as Newcastle won 30-9 at promoted Worcester.
Voters in two states in Germany's ex-communist east go to the polls on Sunday, expected to hand bitter losses to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats and strong gains to far-right parties.
Rescuers, family and friends searched Friday for a missing 24-year-old hiker in northern Georgia as authorities said they were looking for a \
Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on Tuesday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards declared if his running mate Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA) is elected president, then they &quot;will
SAN'A, Yemen - A Yemeni judge sentenced two men to death and four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years Wednesday for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole, an attack blamed on Osama bin Laden's terror network.    Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is in U.S...
DVB-H to dominate Mobile TV is expected to reach almost 120 million users by 2012 - a significant increase from the current 12 million.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Burmese soldiers guard key points in Rangoon, one month on from a crackdown on anti-government protests.
Grazie ad una rete di Olivera, al primo minuto della ripresa, la Juventus ha conquistato la quattordicesima edizione del trofeo Luigi Berlusconi. Sotto gli occhi attenti del Premier e del neo Ct della Nazionale
Third-seeded James Blake breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 victory Wednesday over wild-card Marin Cilic to advance to the second round of the Thailand Open.
A U.S. House of Representatives   panel on Wednesday extended its probe into Hewlett-Packard   Co.'s HPQ.N use of private telephone records by subpoenaing   five private investigators to testify at a Thursday hearing.
You've waited patiently in line to vote, only to be told your name can't be found on registration rolls. Worse, they've run out of ballots at your polling station.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed a leaked US intelligence report that found the US-led Iraq war increased the global threat of terrorism, rather than diminishing it.
Pop star Michael Jackson waves as he greets several hundred children that were invited guests at his Neverland Ranch home, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, in Santa Ynez, Calif.
Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela  apologized for spitting at Lleyton Hewitt in a spiteful end to  the third round at the Australian Open on Saturday.
Tom Petty was not an obvious choice for halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLII, but his brawny, ringing riffs of his songs were aided by his frayed but stubborn voice.
You've got the college degree, and now you're stressed about what do to with the debt.
In a move to strengthen its portfolio of analytic applications, SAP has agreed to acquire privately held Pilot Software, a maker of strategy management software based in Mountain View, California.
A [major spam outbreak] hit the Internet Wednesday causing the stock it was pumping to jump significantly in trading volume, according to communications security company IronPort.
President Bush said on Friday he hoped the crisis over the Ukrainian elections will be resolved and said the international community was watching closely.
A British soldier has died and three others are wounded in incidents around Basra, a military spokesman says.
With US politicians to debate Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts expect any deal to get regulatory backing.
A study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that user-generated news sites cover markedly different topics from mainstream news sites.
UK police have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing source code from networking giant Cisco. The 20 year-old was arrested following Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit raids in Manchester and Derbyshire on 3 September.
FALLUJA: After the latest US air strike on Falluja, enraged residents clasped wounded children and challenged Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Saturday to visit the town and see how bombs were hitting civilians and not \u00e2\u0080\u009cterrorists\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Trinidad and Tobago needed a lot to go its way to make the second round of the World Cup. The Soca Warriors were unable to pull off the most important &amp;#151; getting their first World Cup win.
Several important new tax laws that have passed Congress during this fall&#39;s pre-election period. Two major tax laws have been approved: the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 and the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 .
Russian oil group YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to stop the Russian government from auctioning off its main production unit on Dec.
REVIEW RESULTS: Coca-Cola Co. lowered its targets for earnings and sales volume growth amid continuing weakness in key markets including North America.
Asif Ali Zardari, husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was granted bail in a corruption case by the Supreme Court on Monday, paving the way for his release after eight years in jail, lawyers said.
The Sudanese government and its  southern rebel opponents have agreed to sign a pledge in the  Kenyan capital on Friday to formally end a brutal 21-year-old  civil war, with U.N. Security Council ambassadors as witnesses.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from prison on Thursday for medical reasons after serving just over three days of a 23-day sentence but she will be confined to her home for 40 days, officials said.
The whispered item about former President Clinton was a screaming headline on the Drudge Report.
U.S. stocks opened lower  on Thursday,  weighed by weaker-than-expected earnings from online retailer  Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O and a government report showing U.S.  productivity growth slowed in the fourth quarter.
Thousands of delegates attend an economic forum in St Petersburg, as opposition groups also head for the city.
The chief of Advanced Micro  Devices Inc  said on Monday a new chip with four  processing brains would help the underdog company win back  market share from rival Intel Corp  and does not see  any sign consumers are holding back on new computers -- yet.
Swedish prosecutors have filed charges of copyright infringement against the world's most notorious piracy website
The hunger strike by thousands of security prisoners (called &quot;prisoners of war&quot; by the Palestinians) could become a difficult, complex affair.
By AP  MAZAMA   Fires were burning across more than 270,000 acres Monday in Washington state, with the most significant holding fires steady.
The credit crisis appears to be knocking on the doors of commercial educators.
The UN condemns slow progress on reform in Burma, after the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul is raking in millions of dollars even as he remains one of candidates with the least face time in mainstream media. His campaign said it raised $6 million-plus in 24 hours earlier this week, but he remains low in the polls.
An anguished nation clung to hope Thursday that two Italian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq were still alive, as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government urged caution in assessing two separate Internet statements claiming that the women had been killed.
BP Plc hopes to take advantage of China's growing clout in the global energy market by jointly tapping oil and gas reserves with Chinese companies in foreign countries, state media said.
Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government has revoked the license of Blackwater USA after shots fired from a convoy killed eight Iraqis.
From Irish folk dancing to red-dyed  goatees, Boston Red Sox fans are rallying behind their team's  quest for a second World Series title in four years.
Striking Hollywood writers have opened preliminary contract talks with small, independent producers willing to break from major studios with whom the writers are deadlocked, their union leaders said on Wednesday.
Science & environment: 405-year-old discovered off coast of Iceland hailed as longest-lived animal ever discovered.
Britain appointed its first black High Court judge yesterday and she predicted she would be ''the first of many.&quot; The Department for Constitutional Affairs confirmed the appointment of Linda Dobbs, 53, the first black lawyer promoted beyond the ranks of circuit judges, who hear lesser cases. Joining the High Court will give her access to some of the country's most ...
Microsoft (Quote, Chart) fired another shot in its war on spam with a lawsuit against a Web hosting company that claimed to help spammers avoid being shut down.
The atmosphere at Harbour Station Sunday was electric pink as nearly 4,000 people gathered for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure.
Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand converge today at the opening of
JAKARTA  - A hand grenade was found in the grounds of the Hilton hotel in Jakarta, after warnings from Australia that extremists were planning to attack the chain&#39;s Indonesian hotels.
The retailer increases sales and comps, but its stock price slips.
Tommaso Ghirardi, presidente del Parma, &egrave; stato eletto sesto consigliere di Lega per la serie...
IT WAS the message dozens of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading space scientists had waited years to hear. Huygens - a spacecraft the size of a family car - had successfully detached from the mother ship and begun its mission to unlock the secrets of life on earth.
Private 401(k) retirement-savings plans have underperformed traditional company pension plans by one percentage point a year, according to a Boston College report released yesterday that found individual retirement accounts fared even worse.
Press start to enjoy Funyuns\u00c2\u00ae brand Onion Flavored Rings Sony Computer Entertainment America has inked a deal with media head counter Nielsen Company to track gamer behavior for advertising revenue.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Children should not be left alone to play with dogs, doctors say - and one calls for  classes for all dog owners.
A trial study in Zambia involving HIV infected children and the drug co-trimoxazole was stopped early because it was so successful.
At the IFA show, Philips Research is showing off a jacket with a textile that lets fabrics display changing colors, graphics.
The BBC reports new government attacks on rebel territory in Ivory Coast. The United Nations condemned a series of air strikes on towns held by the rebels.

XM Satellite Radio XMSR.O on  Wednesday said it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major  League Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves  to sign up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to  the new medium.
Colonie Grosseto e Telemarket Rimini sono le squadre che si contenderanno il titolo italiano di base...
A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is poised to become a doctor for children.
Internet users praying for salvation from junk mail face a new torment -- \
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is trying to involve the United States in an new international treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday.
The BBC News website explains what the Schengen Agreement consists of and how it came about.
Hurricane Katrina has many legacies for the Bush White House, none pleasant. One is the guarantee that as soon as disaster strikes in the United States, President Bush's every move is closely scrutinized to gauge the speed and tone of his response to the suffering.
Andrew Golota claims he will retire if he fails to clinch a version of the world heavyweight title in New York tomorrow night. The controversial Pole gets another chance when he meets John Ruiz for the WBA belt at Madison Square Garden.
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki announced that he was sending more troops to Mosul to drive the Sunni insurgent group Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia from what he described as its last major stronghold in Iraq.
(HealthDay News) -- Some people should be very cautious about taking any medications, even those sold over the counter. The American Academy of Family Physicians says the following groups of people should check with their doctor before taking any drug or supplement:  Pregnant women, and women who are trying to get pregnant. Women who are breast-feeding. Children. Older adults. People with health conditions. People taking any other medication, whether prescription or over the counter.
Calisto Tanzi, the founder of Italian company Parmalat, apologises to investors who lost money as a result of its collapse.
An essay that won a 6-year-old girl four tickets to a Hannah Montana concert began with the powerful line: \
Luciano Emilio scores for the fifth straight game and D.C. United takes over first place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Wizards.
Egyptian authorities reopened the Suez Canal today after the one of the world&#39;s major waterways was forced to shut for the first time in 30 years because of a stricken oil tanker.
Con manifestazione nazionale a Roma di fronte al Senato
There are authors willing to tell you how to date, break up, eat, diet and get rich. But how many of them have anything genuinely helpful to say?
CALGARY (CP) - Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh discounted suggestions from some provincial premiers that the recent 10-year deal on health care won&#39;t be enough.
WASHINGTON With public pledges and in private conversations, Britain managed to smoke out the United States and win its commitment to the full forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries during the annual meetings of the World Bank and the
Il presidente uscente della Commissione Europea, Romano Prodi, traccia un bilancio degli anni trascorsi e rivendica il merito di aver riportato la Commissione al centro del dibattito politico continentale.
The Unites States handed over thousands of weapons and hundreds of vehicles to Afghanistan's fledgling national army on Thursday as part of its strategy to boost local security forces in the fight against the Taliban.
Prosecutors are portraying the former White House procurement chief as engaging in a pattern of deception to hide his assistance to lobbyist Jack Abramoff for the historic Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue and a second piece of federally controlled property.
Spain's Ferrovial, the fast changing construction company that bought British airports operator BAA last year, said Monday its nine months earnings got a significant boost from the acquisition.
Pro-family conservatives blasted Pennsylvania Arlen Specter for issuing what was taken as warnings to President Bush that nominations of pro-life justices to the Supreme Court would not make it pass him and the new Senate.
Jay Cutler's been the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback all of one practice and he's already a rattled rookie.
British troops still have \
Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co. on Thursday said comparable domestic store revenue rose 2.8 percent in November, surpassing analysts&#39; expectations for a decline of 0.3 percent.
Report exposes catalogue of racist behaviour inside Britain's immigration detention centres

The passions surrounding high school football are aptly displayed in &quot;Friday Night Lights,&quot; a fabulous true-life portrait of the sport as it&#39;s practiced in the state of Texas -- and many other places.
If you didn&#39;t get a chance to see it Wednesday night, you&#39;ll have to wait another four years. People all over world had a chance to see a lunar eclipse Wednesday night.
Malaysia&#39;s highest court says it will rule September 15 on former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim&#39;s appeal of his corruption conviction.
JODHPUR, India  - White horses, elephants and priests blowing conch horns will star in the Hindu nuptials of actress Elizabeth Hurley, who wraps up a week of lavish wedding celebrations in India on Friday.
The True North not so free In announcing its unlimited mobile data plan, mega Canadian telco Rogers Communications has redefined the word unlimited.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The automaker is free from a relationship that probably never should have happened.
WASHINGTON - In an election where most voters have already chosen sides, the presidency could be decided by a small slice of America in the mushy middle - wavering voters who are more likely than others to question President Bush's honesty and think the war in Iraq was a mistake.    An Associated Press study of 1,329 \
Ukraine's parliament holds an emergency session to discuss the turmoil caused by the disputed presidential poll.
All good actors know that when you&#39;re on a roll and you&#39;ve got the audience in the palm of your hand ... shut up and stick to the script.
A medical team in Saudi Arabia on Monday  successfully separated a pair of Polish conjoined infant girls  who shared a spine and intestines.
Online travel agency, which had one of the hottest IPO&#39;s of 2003, meets 12 cents per share target. CHICAGO  - Orbitz Inc.
Sony's upgrade video-game console PlayStation 3 will be delayed until March in Europe, but will go on sale in November as planned in the U.S. and Japan, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH (Sports Network) - Carl Krauser scored a  career-high 31 points with six rebounds and five assists, and  No. 10 Pittsburgh remained unbeaten with a 69-60 victory over  Richmond at Petersen Events Center.
Il difensore romanista Philippe Mexes ha rilasciato un'intervista all'Equipe, dichiarando il suo des...
Surprised U.S. Border Patrol agents found a four-foot long alligator stuffed into a suitcase during a routine traffic stop in southwest Arizona last week.
Bank&#39;s 3Q profit dips, but it says &#39;04 will be better than &#39;03; wealth management stays strong. ZURICH  - Banking heavyweight UBS remained cautious about prospects for the rest of the year after a
The scandal involving Volkswagen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former chief executive involves charges of bribery and illicit sex.
ISLAMABAD, Nov 10: Law-enforcement agencies of the country in their war on terror have busted 20 gangs of terrorists and arrested 200 terrorists who were operating countrywide, said Federal Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao.
NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that participation in the Chinese martial art Tai Chi Chuan may help boost immune function and improve blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes.
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle  has announced that its portfolio of software products is now even broader for HP Integrity servers running the HP-UX 11i operating system.
Radical Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev has apparently taken responsibility for a recent series of terrorist attacks in Russia.
New York Rep. Michael McNulty will soon announce he is retiring from Congress after 10 terms in office, fellow Democrats said.
Despite the Mitchell report, which some say deals a blow to baseball\u00e2\u0080\u0099s integrity, fans don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t appear to be boycotting the sport. In fact, quite the opposite.
The US government on Friday tamped down an unprecedented public insurrection on North Korea policy, repudiating a US envoy's criticisms of China and South Korea and reaffirming its six-country diplomatic strategy.
World number one Roger Federer produces a phenomenal display to see off a fired-up Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 6-2 in the US Open quarter-finals.
Text of report by Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) website  The defence lawyers representing Mansur Osanlu, the head of the bus drivers union, have criticized the authorities' refusal to release their client.
Abu Abbas, a car dealer from south   Lebanon, has ready answers to the litmus-test question which   has traditionally split his country down the middle -- whether   it should opt out of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of a blood clot for some women, research suggests.
Dumplings stuffed with cardboard and bogus rabies vaccines are the focus of the latest health scares in China, where the government has banned an industrial solvent used in toothpaste after a spate of global recalls.
Census sensors Sun is taking advantage of a NetBeans feature that phones home twice each month to record numbers of active users.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Nasdaq stock market has granted a request from Dell to\u00c2\u00a0extend a deadline for filing late reports\u00c2\u00a0with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company announced.
Democrat John Edwards blamed Bill Clinton's administration Saturday for trade agreements unpopular with labor unions and warned against electing \
Michelle Obama has a few gripes about her husband, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and she's not shy about sharing them with thousands of people she doesn't know.
There are no US players left in either singles draw, with Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport being bundled out in the women&#39;s semifinals.
Un civile israeliano e un militante palestinese
Palestinian militant groups offered Israel to stop firing rockets into the Jewish state in exchange for a cessation of all attacks on the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, an official said on Thursday.
For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The recipe: Take 660 pounds of flour, half a pound of dry yeast, 53 pounds of malt and 12 1/2 pounds of salt...
Oil prices retreated sharply after  setting record highs above $55 a barrel on Monday as dealers  took profits on signs that energy costs are hurting economic  growth.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- The Pakistan Army said yesterday it will withdraw hundreds of troops from a tense tribal region near Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden and his top deputy were believed to be hiding.
La Germania si &egrave; qualificata per la finale dei mondiali di calcio femminile battendo la Norve...
It&#39;s a real pity that the classic American sitcom Diff&#39;rent Strokes never got broadcast in Luxembourg. If it had, I could almost see the judges at Microsoft&#39;s antitrust hearing
Lindsay Lohan has checked out of a Malibu rehab center after a stay of more than six weeks and will wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet.
Briton Lee Westwood closed in on his first title of 2004 when he claimed the third-round lead in the Sun City Golf Challenge on Saturday.
Wants to rein in war on terror The European Parliament is demanding a say on the computerized front of the US anti-terror war and pressing for a global agreement on inter-government data sharing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BAGHDAD, Iraq The husband of the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq has made a public plea for her release. Tahseen Ali Hassan says his wife, Margaret, has spent her entire life helping Iraqis.
The Attorney General on Thursday called for an independent probe into Kenya's election after a day of battles in Nairobi between police and demonstrators disputing the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
Research In Motion (RIM), the manufacturer of the popular Blackberry mobile, has been left with a curate&#39;s egg to mull over for Christmas.
Stanford University senior Will Oremus puts in a full day as a student and editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. He doesn&#39;t get around to studying until
Veteran Todd Helton is enjoying the Colorado Rockies' long layoff before returning to the diamond next Wednesday to begin the World Series against the American League champions.
GAZA CITY: Two Palestinian boys, ages seven and eight, were killed in an explosion in the Gaza Strip yesterday. The Israeli military said the boys were killed by a stray mortar round fired by Palestinians.

The ambitious immigration overhaul package that Congress is studying has drawn criticism from conservatives who say it offers amnesty to lawbreakers, and from immigration advocates who say it will not do enough to bring millions of people out of the shadows.
(InfoWorld) - Wikimedia Foundation popular Wikipedia online encyclopedia cracked the top ten list of most popular Web sites in the U.S. for the first time in January, according to comScore Networks. Wikipedia sites ranked ninth with 42.9 million unique visitors last month, ahead of the sites from The New York Times (No.10), Apple\u00c2\u00a0(No.11) and Viacom International (No.12), comScore reported Thursday. Wikipedia, which already ranked in the top 10 list of most popular Web sites globally, has been quickly gaining popularity in the U.S., where its parent company, the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, is based. In January of last year, Wikipedia sites ranked in the 33rd spot with 18.3 million unique visitors. By July, it had climbed to the 18th spot on the list with 28.1 million unique visitors, and in November it ranked 12th with 39.1 million unique visitors, according to comScore. In doing its tally for Wikipedia, comScore also counts visits to other Wikimedia sites, such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikibooks and Wikinews, but most of the traffic comes from the Wikipedia encyclopedias, a comScore spokesman said. Wikipedia started in January 2001 with its English-language site, which currently has more than 1.6 million articles. The Wikipedia project has since grown significantly and has more than 5 million articles in more than 200 languages, according to WikiMedia. Access to Wikipedia is free. Volunteers contribute the encyclopedia's content, which can be edited by anyone accessing the sites. Globally, Wikipedia sites ranked sixth in December with almost 165 million unique visitors, according to comScore.
Canon can't produce the panels in time? Toshiba has put back the debut of SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display) TVs. Most recently earmarked for a Q4 introduction, when the TVs will now appear is anyone's guess - Toshiba certainly isn't saying.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- France was flying in hundreds of extra soldiers to Ivory Coast and the West African nation said it was pulling back its troops following the worst violence seen between France and its former colony in decades.
How the former Democratic candidates are reinventing themselves
A Brazilian music producer who was  a leading nominee at the Latin Grammy awards was killed in a  motorcycle crash in Los Angeles early on Thursday, hours after  leaving the show, police and his record label said.
President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it the West would act.
One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
Childhood obesity in the United States appears to be causing girls to reach puberty at an earlier age, for reasons that are not clear, a study said on Monday.
Wall Street was set for a steady start  on Thursday, bolstered by fresh falls in crude oil prices to  their lowest level in over three weeks to ease investor  concerns about prospects for economic growth and corporate  profits.
Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris &quot;imminently&quot; for hospital treatment, a French presidential spokesman said.
Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello of Ferrari talks to the public after unveiling the new Ferrari 612 Scaglietti at the 23rd International Auto Show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Alcohol-related deaths on U.S. roads rose to their highest level in 14 years in 2006, while the overall number of people killed in traffic crashes declined slightly but still topped 43,000, according to preliminary government estimates on Friday.
French prosecutors want Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet tried   over the disappearance of four people.
The United States and Canada have joined the European Union in asking the World Trade Organization (WTO) to rule in a dispute with China over import tariffs on auto parts, US Trade Representative Susan Schwab has revealed.
Catcher Javy Lopez, three times an All-Star during his prime with the Atlanta Braves, was released on Monday by the Colorado Rockies.
A tiny frog with a huge shriek has invaded the Big Island and won't shut up. Big Island Mayor Harry Kim is looking for &#36;2 million to begin controlling the spread of the nocturnal coqui frog, a beloved native in Puerto Rico but considered an annoying pest in Hawaii since hitching a ride over in shipments of tropical plants around 1990.
France&#39;s pro-European Socialists are jubilant after a party referendum on the EU constitution produced a solid majority for the treaty, boosting its chances to win approval in a national plebiscite next year.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The Lebanese army has started evacuating families of the Islamist militants who have been fighting troops at a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said on Friday.
NAPOLI, 18 AGOSTO 2004 - E&#39; intervenuto per fare da paciere in una lite per motivi di viabilita&#39;, ma tra i due contendenti e&#39; rimasto vittima di un gesto di violenza che gli e&#39; costato la vita: una coltellata al petto che non gli ha lasciato scampo. E&#39; ...
Legendary rock group Led Zeppelin's concert promoter Harvey Goldmith sparked rumours saying that the group might reunite for the first time in 27 years.
An anonymous reader writes &quot;CNN is carrying a story about how Sanjay Kumar, ex-CEO of Computer Associates, was indicted on fraud charges.
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Microsoft is set to unveil the latest version of its media playback software on Thursday, giving its partners powerful new tools for selling digital entertainment services even as it launches its own music download store.
A bus carrying Chicago-area tourists to a Mississippi casino crashed and overturned early Saturday, killing at least 15 people, state police said.
Business & money: Ballot called in dispute over airline's plans to launch a subsidiary business
Lawmakers in Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region approved a measure that would allow courts to accuse journalists of \
Greece, the brashest team at the European Basketball Championship who usually fears no one, looks as if it needs a pep talk.
The seventh and final Harry Potter book, Deathly Hallows, is rated the best one of the series by fans.
A 23-year-old single mother-of-two from Swansea is found dead with her baby of 10 months in her arms.
Usher accepts the award for favorite album-soul/rhythm &amp; blues for his &quot;Confessions,&quot; at the 32nd annual American Music Awards, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - Central banks should focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Saturday.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of GenVec Inc. lost nearly half their value Thursday after the Food and Drug Administration put the company&#39;s TNFerade cancer drug trials on hold.
Also: Radio tags could make jewelry more secure. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
US President Bush welcomes congressional approval of a law allowing US exports of civilian nuclear fuel to India.
Perennial teenager Dick Clark may miss his New Year&#39;s Eve ABC extravanganza for the first time in its 33 years. Clark, reported to be 75, suffered a minor stroke Monday and was hospitalized at an undiclosed location in Los Angeles.
House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers exhorted President Bush Monday to allow top aides to explain to Congress why Bush commuted I. Lewis \
A 1996 trade deal has given economic clout to Jordanian women; Egypt signed a similar deal Tuesday.
Two months after the heavily hyped release of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), the company has exceeded its delivery projections for individual users and small businesses.
A bold Brazilian melodrama that moves to the rhythm of the streets, \u00e2\u0080\u009cAntonia\u00e2\u0080\u009d traces a year in the lives of four young women who form a rap group and fend off tragedy.
India wants to explore possible free trade agreements with Japan, China and the United States, as negotiations on such deals with Southeast Asian countries progress, the commerce minister says.
ATLANTA - Tiger Woods fired a 6-under-par 64 Friday to surge into contention at the $6 million Tour Championship. Despite a cool breeze at East Lake Golf Club, Woods carded six birdies and no bogeys.
Rebounding from sales shortfalls last quarter, business applications vendors PeopleSoft Inc. and Siebel Systems Inc. each released preliminary third-quarter results on Monday showing higher revenue than they had previously forecast.
Teemu Selanne sensed a lack of urgency in his Anaheim Ducks teammates. Then they got frustrated. And then they rallied.
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The Saudi embassy in Kuwait City was briefly evacuated Saturday after officials received information a parcel containing explosives was inside the seaside compound, a security source said.
Research In Motion and Facebook said Wednesday that they have integrated Facebook into the Blackberry smartphones.
La Scozia ha vinto 2-1 in Lituania in un incontro valido per il girone B (lo stesso dell'Italia) del...
Playbill - Robert Evans continues to get mileage out of his storied and sordid movie career. The onetime film mogul, who has parlayed his career into a best selling autobiography and a documentary, will in spring star in a show on Broadway.
The casino company Wednesday announced ambitious plans to create a 66-acre city-within-a-city on the Las Vegas Strip between the Bellagio, which MGM Mirage owns, and the Monte Carlo, in which it holds a 50% stake.
Daniel J. Solove, associate law professor at George Washington University and author of \
Japan has turned down an offer from Greenpeace to tow a whaling ship that caught fire off the Antarctic coast, recalling that activists of the conservation group had boarded the same vessel almost a decade ago.
A special operation to try to halt the rise in teenage murders is announced by the Head of the Metropolitan Police.
Nepal's unpopular King Gyanendra marks his 60th birthday but many seem set to snub his celebrations.
A federal jury ruled Thursday that the White Stripes don&#039;t have to share royalties with a producer who worked on the rock band&#039;s first two albums and claimed he played a pivotal role in creating its signature sound.
Top U.S. life insurer MetLife Inc.  said on Friday it had received several subpoenas from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, in a sign that a probe into alleged rigging of bids in exchange for fat fees in the insurance industry is widening.
If Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board resists the offer, Microsoft would have to pursue a proxy contest.
European leaders are considering their own economic sanctions against Iran over its refusal to forgo parts of its nuclear program, France's foreign minister said Sunday, indicating that U.N.-imposed penalties have not been effective.
Kashmiris on both sides of a ceasefire line were ecstatic on Wednesday after arch-rivals Pakistan and India finally agreed to start a bus service between the divided Himalayan territory.
MADISON, Wis. - A fire alarm set off by smoke in the state Capitol caused an evacuation before firefighters located the source of the problem - a toaster and a singed muffin. \
Heavy fighting between Sudan's army and former rebels in the south has forced the United Nations to evacuate staff.
Josh Fogg pitched seven strong innings and the Colorado Rockies scored three runs in the sixth without a hit Friday to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 and deny Carlos Zambrano's bid for an NL-leading 17th win.
Liverpool Street station in London fails to open and  passengers forced on to buses, as ticket prices shoot up
Good diversification will keep this company sailing smoothly.
Infortunio per Jenson Button. Il pilota britannico della Honda si &egrave; incrinato due costole nel...
A building damaged in last year's earthquake in Pakistan collapses, trapping people in its rubble.
Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has appealed to European leaders to bury past divisions and to come to his country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s aid.
Malaysia&#39;s opposition criticised the government today after a global corruption index showed the country&#39;s ranking slipped despite the new prime minister&#39;s anti-graft drive.
Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas was surprised when he discovered that several major league players had declined to meet with George J. Mitchell for his investigation into the use of performance-enhancing substances in baseball. So Thomas made sure that Mitchell would not pitch a shutout.
The Indian-born doctor charged in connection with the failed terror attacks in London and Glasgow last month appeared in a packed Brisbane court Saturday to hear the charges brought against him, according to CNN-IBN senior correspondent Aditya Mehta.
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing voiced optimism its row with European reval Airbus over government subsidies would be resolved through US-European Union negotiations.
Citigroup told employees on Tuesday that it regretted executing a $13.5 billion bond trade that has raised the ire of rival traders in Europe and led to an investigation by regulators in Britain.
Infosys Technologies, India's second-largest software company, Friday posted a better-than-expected third quarter profit after expanding its client base in a \
The hugely popular show, characterised by Bachchan's baritone and personality, was in its second season when it had to be cut short due to the star's sudden illness.
Despite seeing their 13-game winning streak end, the Portland Trail Blazers had a December to remember.
The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States rose about 6 cents over the past three weeks on higher global oil prices and capacity reductions at two refineries in the Midwest, an industry analyst said on Sunday.
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines has increased most domestic US and US to Canada fares $5 one way and $10 round trip, effective Dec. 9, to help offset the continuing high cost of jet fuel, the airline explained in a news release.
PARIS - France said Wednesday it plans to sell about one-third of Areva SA in a partial privatization of the state-owned nuclear group.
The UN sounded the alarm of bad things to come as it prepared to sponsor events around the world on Dec. 1 to raise awareness about the unrelenting spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS.
When the Marquis de Lafayette, a French aristocrat and Revolutionary War hero, visited George Washington, he presented the father of our country with, among other things, two golden pheasants, two hounds and some mules.
The discovery suggested problems for the orbiting space station that could affect ambitious plans to add two power-hungry laboratories.
On the heels of the Romney announcement of support, the Republican front-runner is set to receive the embrace of the elder Bush.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Parma. Hanno svolto un lavoro differenziato: Bucci,
Da oggi l&#39;alimentazione degli italiani ha qualche segreto in meno. E&#39; stata infatti resa nota la ricerca realizzata dall&#39;Eurisko sul rapporto dei consumatori del Belpaese con il cibo. Lo studio, commissionato
Lenny Kravitz was taken to the hospital Tuesday and will postpone his upcoming European tour due to a bout of bronchitis. Kravitz was set to begin the tour this week. It was to run through the end of March, accompanying the release of his new album, \
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece It will all stick with me. How could it not? It had been more than 1,600 years since the Olympics were staged here, among the hills, pines and cypresses of the Peloponnese, and then shortly after sunrise on Wednesday, the gates to ...
Tracce della sostanza nell'ex consulente della commissione Mitrokhin che aveva incontrato Litvinenko. Le ultime
Throughout Europe a tradition of holding Sunday daytime classical recitals has developed.
Dow Jones -0,27%, Nasdaq - 0,67%, SP 500 -0,26%
Gordon Brown announces the cancellation of the \u00c2\u00a380m debt owed to Britain by Mozambique.
New top-of-the-line smart phone has a sharper screen, a faster chip and a removable battery.
&#39;Reaching a preliminary pilot agreement is the single most important hurdle they have to clear, but certainly not the only one.
The retrial of the founder of Peru's Shining Path movement is suspended when two judges refuse to take part.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.  is being investigated by fair trade watchdogs in South Korea, Japan and the United States, the second Korean flat screen maker named in a probe into possible price-fixing, a news agency report said on Tuesday.
ARSENAL\u00e2\u0080\u0099S Thierry Henry is one of three finalists for FIFA&#39;s 2004 World Player of Year award. Barcelona&#39;s brilliant Brazilian Ronaldinho and Ukrainian hitman Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan make up the shortlist for coveted the gong.
A second body is to be exhumed by police investigating suspicious deaths at a care home.
Nella seconda giornata della fase a gironi della Coppa d'Africa in corso in GhanaIl Camerun il Camer...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) are to meet Wednesday to discuss the \
The mortgage brokers, traders and bankers who took in big bucks steering customers into subprime loans should not be allowed to slink offstage without recognition.
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones is suing a US topless club which she says displayed her picture on its website.
Paul Collingwood is expected to be named captain when England reveal their new-look one-day squad at 1130 BST on Friday.
PARIS, Feb 11 (IPS) - The French government's new plan for  reconstruction of the poorest neighbourhoods has sparked  criticism, both within the government and among the opposition.
A Ukrainian businessman is found guilty of making millions of pounds supplying illegal immigrants as cheap labour.
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Berlusconi in piazza afferma la sua leadership nel giorno in cui la Casa delle Libert\u00c3\u00a0 perde i centristi, assenti a San Giovanni                                          Silvio celebra il divorzio dall'Udc un plebiscito per il Cavaliere                                                                                   di CURZIO MALTESE
Doctors have criticised the appointment of a top PR firm to sell the overhaul of the NHS IT system.
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday threw out the state's 1994 death penalty law, ruling that it was unfair because it gave prosecutors an advantage when jurors were asked to balance aggravating and mitigating circumstances at sentencing.
Genova, 30 ottobre 2004 - Un gol per il piccolo Jordan, una rete da tre punti. Il neo-papa&#39; Andriy Shevchenko (ieri sera e&#39; nato il suo primogenito) vola verso il &quot;Pallone d&#39;Oro&quot; decidendo la sfida contro
Oil extended its retreat on Thursday, taking two-day losses to 6 percent after an unexpectedly large rise in US crude inventories spurred speculative funds to take profits out of record high prices.
England have completed a historic whitewash of the West Indies, winning the fourth and final npower test within three days and by a resounding 10 wickets.
Actor George Clooney warned the United Nation's most powerful body Thursday that if it did not send peacekeepers to Sudan's Darfur region millions would die in the first genocide of the 21st century.
Sammy Sosa was too focused on his comeback to get nostalgic about facing the Chicago Cubs. Plus, the way he's hitting, the former slugger figures to see his old team again in June, when the Cubs visit the Texas Rangers for the first time.
Australian police have been ordered to hunt and destroy a great white shark which killed a teenage surfer. The 18-year-old was attacked on Thursday near West Beach in Adelaide.
The parents of a pilot killed in an air crash in Wester Ross say their son was \
Wildlife activists in Kenya heaved a sigh of relief as experts said this week's coup d'etat in Thailand had dealt the final blow to a controversial plan to export animals to a Thai zoo.
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Though late in his tenure, the president seems to be taking some green action.
Couched in a familiar language of hope and redemption, \u00e2\u0080\u009cTyler Perry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Why Did I Get Married?\u00e2\u0080\u009d benefits from one of the strongest casts of Tyler Perry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career.
Torrential rain and gale force winds hit road and rail travel and create the risk of more floods.
Potrebbe essere una Roma rimaneggiata quella che affonter&agrave; la Samp in coppa Italia. Non ci sa...
Drug maker AstraZeneca PLC reported Monday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its heartburn medication Nexium for the treatment of gastric ulcers associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs.
Three British soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment killed in apparent friendly fire incident involving US aircraft.
Relatives wait desperately for news as the Russia school siege toll passes 320 and workers sift the rubble.
Surging waves triggered by a huge earthquake strike several Asian  countries, killing more than 500 people.
Appalti pubblici condizionati, sequestrati beni per 50 mln
(InfoWorld) - Intuit Inc. will integrate into QuickBooks 2007 various search and marketing services from Google Inc., a move intended to help small business users of the Intuit accounting software promote themselves online. QuickBooks 2007, due in the fourth quarter, will contain shortcuts and links to Google's AdWords advertising program, Maps Web site and Base product listing service, the companies announced Wednesday. QuickBooks 2007 customers will get US$50 in credits for AdWords, Google's massive search-based, pay-per-click advertising program, the driver of most of Google's revenue. Meanwhile, QuickBooks 2007 will link to Google Maps, where users can create a business listing that will be mapped on the Web site. With technology from StepUp Commerce Inc., which Intuit acquired, QuickBooks 2007 will automate the process of feeding product-listing information to Google Base. QuickBooks 2007 will also come with the Google Desktop application for indexing and searching PC hard drives.The Google products and services will be featured in a variety of QuickBooks 2007 versions. The chief executive officers of the companies will hold a conference call Wednesday afternoon local time to discuss the partnership's details. The move is Google's latest to bundle and integrate its products and services into third-party applications and hardware devices. This partnership with Intuit also opens up another front in the wide-ranging and rabid battle between Google and Microsoft Corp., as each vendor moves aggressively into the other's core markets. Google, a leader in Web search, has been moving into office productivity software and Web portal services, Microsoft's core markets. Meanwhile, Microsoft is trying to encroach on Google's Web search turf. Microsoft is also an Intuit enemy in the market for small business accounting software.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.

Motorola Inc , the world's  third biggest mobile phone maker, on Sunday unveiled two new  phones and a plan to buy Asian digital music service Soundbuzz  as it looks to stem recent market share losses.

On the football field, Reggie White was a fearsome defensive force, terrorizing quarterbacks by making an art of brutally dumping them to the ground.
The United States, which is at  loggerheads with Tehran over Iranian nuclear plans, issued a  visa on Tuesday to Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami to  visit the United States next week, the State Department said.
British police said Friday that they were investigating the case of another missing woman in the area of Ipswich, where a serial killer has taken the lives of five prostitutes, according to British media.The ...Comment
IRAKLION, Greece - The Iraqi soccer team is one victory away from an improbable trip to the podium. Emad Mohammed's 12-yard bicycle kick in the 64th minute gave Iraq a 1-0 victory over Australia in the quarterfinals Saturday, putting the invaded, war-torn country in position to compete for only its second Olympic medal in the nation's history...
Summary - (Oct 29, 2004) This image of Titan was taken when Cassini reached the closest point of its flyby on October 26. At this point, it was only 1,600 km (994 miles) above the surface of Titan.
Comedian Paul Rodriguez has sued his former manager for &#36;1 million, alleging that he forged a signature to gain ownership of the film \
European shares in the last full trading session before Christmas on Friday as a seasonal rally took hold with industrial metals and construction groups regaining lost ground.
&#39;&#39;Sono arrivata adesso, ho sentito la Farnesina, ho sentito Simona qualche giorno fa e mi aveva tranquillizzato dopo il missile vicino alla loro sede. Sarebbe dovuta rientrare a fine mese per dare un esame.
Apple, Amazon.com, and Vizio take a plunge into the consumer electronics world.
MARIETTA, Ga. Sept. 22, 2004 - The family of hostage Jack Hensley received confirmation of his death Wednesday, on what would have been his 49th birthday, a family spokesman said.
SEATTLE -- Microsoft released a patch for its latest &quot;critical&quot; rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs, the company said Tuesday.
Bobby Mauch played the pauper (or was it the prince?) in the rambunctious 1937 film of Mark Twain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cPrince and the Pauper\u00e2\u0080\u009d opposite his spitting-image twin brother, Billy, who portrayed the prince (or was it the other way around?)
Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bought beaten-down shares of technology heavyweights such as IBM  and Microsoft Corp  on hopes that the tech sector would weather the impact of the credit crisis.
Japan's cabinet approved new financial   sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday, cranking up pressure   on the reclusive communist state to return to six-country talks   on ending its nuclear program.
Il tecnico della Juventus, Didier Deschamps, torna sulle dichiarazioni di alcuni campioni bianconeri...
DALLAS -- Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of \
Nel 2007, 728.000 famiglie di super ricchi con 870 miliardi
Two men who had been hospitalized with severe burns have died, raising to 15 the death toll from a blaze in a sugarcane field that engulfed a group waiting to pounce on rabbits fleeing the flames.
An out-of-control wildfire roared through an old mining town in the Northern California mountains Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 300 residents to flee, officials said.
Jordanian militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi has threatened to attack foreign trucks carrying imports of refined oil products into Iraq, an Iraqi Oil Ministry official said on Saturday.
Three U.S. soldiers died on Thursday of wounds sustained in combat in the western Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Friday.
About 10 people were killed and a number of others were injured when a passenger train collided with a goods train in thick fog near the Italian city of Bologna.
Sophomore Graham Zusi scores early and freshman Jason Herrick strikes just before the half in No. 5 Maryland's 2-0 victory over Penn State.
Astronauts on the shuttle Atlantis   packed up on Tuesday as they prepared to return from their   11-day mission to expand the International Space Station.
Alex Rodriguez\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 85-game performance has jolted the Yankees into a change of thinking after previously saying they would not negotiate a contract extension during the season.
Further advances in technology, combined with football\u00e2\u0080\u0099s winking culture toward espionage, promise to confuse matters in what may already be the biggest cheating scandal in N.F.L. history.
If you are giving or receiving roses this Valentine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Day, chances are that they came from the same countries that produced your coffee.
Rebels and opposition politicians in Ivory Coast have pleaded for international help as attacks against them by the military and supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo continued for a second day Friday.
A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a &#36;10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.
A French lawyer representing Saddam Hussein asked Monday for the International Red Cross to look into reports that the jailed former Iraqi leader has begun a hunger strike.
After everything the Redskins have been through this year, the team is blessedly distracted by the chance that they may make the playoffs.
Summer solstice at Stonehenge, a graduation hug for the President, Mount Merapi gushes, and the World Cup floats
Vice President Dick Cheney accused John Kerry on Wednesday night of a &quot;habit of indecision,&quot; saying he does not understand the world and cannot be trusted to protect the nation.
(InfoWorld) - IBM\u00c2\u00a0is revamping part of its sales organization to better target the small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) market. IBM is realigning its Systems and Technology Group (STG), creating one sales group to sell to large enterprise customers and another to sell to SMBs, business customers with no more than 1,000 employees. It will also better integrate STG with IBM's Global Technology Service (GTS) group and with companies in its Global Business Partners Organization, and design products specifically for the needs of SMBs. The changes were outlined in a memo released Thursday by William Zeitler, IBM's senior vice president and group executive of STG. A new level of sales management will be created within each of 220 geographic sales territories IBM operates globally. The new SMB Systems Sales Manager in each territory will focus solely on SMB sales efforts. IBM named Ross Mauri to head a new Power Systems unit within STG selling high-end System p and System i products to enterprises, and named Marc Dupaquier to run the new Business Systems unit selling low-end System i and p products to SMBs. IBM is making the changes to boost its market share in the $32 billion market, based on 2006 sales, for IT systems for SMBs, said Alex Gogh vice president of channels marketing for STG. IBM's share of the SMB system market was just 15 percent, half of what it is for the overall systems market. \
Italy called on Group of Eight rich nations on Thursday to discuss a joint response to the Indian Ocean tsunami catastrophe as moves to grant debt
Political leaders at the European Parliament declared victory today and said they would give their backing to the new executive under Jose Manuel Barroso after the incoming EC chief presented his reshuffled team.
Florent Malouda teme l'Italia ma non per questioni tecniche. ''Cercheranno sicuramente di imporci un...
Some experts believe that Central Intelligence Agency Director Porter Goss won&#39;t be named to the job of director of national intelligence, even though his name is on the list of those being considered by President Bush.
WASHINGTON -- Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods posted a moderate increase in April, helped by a continued rebound in business investment.
Per gelosia uccide il cognato  di fronte a due bambini                                                                                   Delitto passionale a Trinitapoli, arrestato l'assassinoche aveva anche ferito la moglie e la cognata
An Italian cement firm says it is pulling out of Sicily as a sign of its refusal to submit to Mafia extortion.
Representatives of the Bancroft  family, which controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , plan to  meet with News Corp. (NWSa.N) chief Rupert Murdoch on Monday to  discuss his $5 billion bid for the company, The Wall Street  Journal reported on its Web site Friday, citing sources  familiar with the matter.
The number of new jobs climbed by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May on a surge of hiring in service businesses while hiring in the factory sector continued to decline, Labor Department data showed on Friday.
The Sundance Film Festival moved into its debut weekend on Saturday with long lines for movies like \
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel on   Thursday said a government report that found no evidence of   health problems from silver, mercury-based dental fillings was   incomplete and urged more study.
Il Milan dovr&agrave; fare a meno di Kak&agrave; nella trasferta di domani a Cagliari. Il brasiliano...
U.S. agents next week will start scanning trucks crossing the Mexico border with a device that shoots neutrons to detect what exactly is hidden in the cargo. By Ryan Singel.
Giants team on giant white paper Microsoft and Cisco Systems have detailed plans for interoperability between systems designed to enforce security policies on Windows PCs and servers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad and his teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo will not face charges for a slaying in Washington state months before they went on their rampage in and around the nation's capital, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Specially-adapted scanners can be used to help physicians during brain surgery, a study shows.
Marks and Spencer is planning to sell up to half its poorly performing Simply Food stores, the Mail on Sunday reports.
Europe and America square up in the 35th Ryder Cup which gets under way on Friday.
DALLAS Southwest Airlines says it&#39;s bidding at least 100 (M) million dollars for gates at Chicago&#39;s Midway Airport and other assets of ATA Airlines.
Giving an upbeat assessment of ties with India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the bilateral relations have seen &quot;great improvement&quot; even as he stressed on the centrality
The Attorney General introduces new questions, and shows shrinking powers of recall, in discussing his visit to Ashcroft
This could be the year in which  Alexander the Great conquers Catwoman and President Bush wins a  prize as worst actor.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader crashed the Republicans' party Tuesday, dropping into Madison Square Garden just hours before the convention's evening session was to begin.
At least four people have died during a frenzied attack by a gunman at a gig by metal band Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio. Among the dead is thought to be Damageplan and ex-Pantera guitarist \u00e2\u0080\u0098Dimebag\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Darrell Abbot.
Orbach, 69, died Tuesday of prostate cancer. He was known to millions of television fans as been-there/done-that detective Lennie Briscoe on NBC&#39;s popular ``Law &amp; Order&#39;&#39; series.
Britain's leading Muslim organisation dispatched two envoys to Iraq, hoping to help secure the release of a British engineer taken hostage by Muslim extremists eight days ago.
The latest versions consume 45 watts, compared to 62 watts for the previous generation.
Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
MADRID : Barcelona may have lost in the league for the first time this season when they went down 2-1 at Real Betis on Sunday, which ended their 10-game unbeaten streak, but the Spanish leaders remain unbowed.
The Bush administration Wednesday was skeptical of reports that cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had accepted a peace plan. &#39;&#39;I don&#39;t think we can trust al-Sadr,&#39;&#39; said national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. Here&#39;s why al-Sadr is ...
Workers rescued a 15-year-old boy early Tuesday who was alive 36 hours after the collapse of an apartment building that left five people dead in southeastern Turkey, the governor's office announced.
A British woman wins the initial stages of a landmark legal case which could give new rights to millions of carers.
A major government commission will report on the current state of Britain's pensions system.  Are you worried about the pensions crisis? Send us your views.
Prince George's County officials Tuesday renewed their push to persuade retailers to locate in the county by releasing a 70-page report that said it is home to more high-income households than Anne Arundel, Howard counties.
With Britain's red-hot housing market showing signs of cooling and consumer spending slowing, the Bank of England looks certain to leave interest rates at 4.75 percent on Thursday, analysts said.
China is not yet over the worst of a  winter weather crisis that has killed 60 and doomed millions to  a cold dark Lunar New Year holiday next week.
Bruan Ashton, ct della nazionale inglese di ruigby, teme la rabbia dell'Italia in vista della sfida ...
Bollywood bad boy Sanjay Dutt was back behind bars on Monday for possessing illegal weapons linked to the 1993 Mumbai bombings after a short reprieve from jail, the chief prosecutor said.
UK police keep tabs on thousands of people who may be involved in terrorism, a senior officer says.
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - American Bode Miller can now claim membership in a very exclusive club. Miller won the first World Cup super-giant slalom race of his career Sunday, giving him his third consecutive victory of the season.
The EU's top court upholds the right of Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar to vote in European elections.
HEWLETT-PACKARD unveiled its own version of the iPod portable music player, showing the fruits of a groundbreaking partnership it had previously announced with Apple Computer.
Two new DVD sets are a must-have for the serious movie collector.
Park Ji-Sung kept Manchester United on course for the Premiership title as his goal set up the leaders' 2-0 win against Charlton.

By John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 10--FactoryTalk software is hot. Tens of thousands of business users in 70 nations rely on versions of it. Programmers in Silicon Valley, China, India and Germany update it continuously.
A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan with heavy rains today, disrupting air traffic, prompting the evacuation of thousands of households and leaving thousands more without electricity.
Nov. 1, 2004 -- Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatment for thyroid cancer, according to news reports -- a sign that his cancer may be advanced.
Pixar and DreamWorks worked outside the rulebook for animated films. In the process, they wrote new rules. But will Hollywood take the wrong lesson?
In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPod Touch.
Frances Newton would be the third Texas woman in modern times and just the fourth in 141 years to be executed in Texas if she&#39;s put to death
United Film Organizers (UFO Moviez), the world\u00c2\u0092s largest digital cinema network, announced their tie in
FRANKFURT : Business leaders in Germany appeared wary about the outlook for the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy, as the German government insisted that the current recovery would continue, even if surging oil prices would brake growth slightly.
Pressure mounted on TJX Cos. yesterday after an Alabama bank filed a class action lawsuit against the Framingham discounter for negligence and breach of contract as Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how the company lost control of potentially millions of customers' credit- and debit-card data.
An experimental cancer drug made by Abbott Laboratories Inc. passed its first round of human testing about six months faster than usual, thanks to a new program that aims to speed drug development.
ATHENS -- Hardened by grueling hill work in the Swiss mountains and undeterred by the punishing Athens heat, Mizuki Noguchi seized a second straight gold medal for Japan in the women's Olympic marathon yesterday.
The European Space Agency (ESA) will take a 15-percent stake in the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the successor to the highly successful Hubble orbiting telescope, under an agreement signed here on Monday.
Several Nordic countries shorten their lists of missing, but tsunami death tolls are expected to rise.
Crude oil futures prices plummeted today, falling by nearly $3 a barrel, as traders shelved concerns about tight winter-fuel supplies.
The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States cost 2.03 cents less last week than two weeks before, but prices are set to move up as crude oil prices rise, an industry analyst said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka suspended sales of telephones and mobile phone cards in the embattled north and east of the country as troops stepped up attacks against Tiger rebels, an official said Thursday.
Roberto Donadoni confida nella spinta di Napoli per battere domani sera la Lituania e iniziare nel m...
Dirt-track owners are feeling the cumulative effects of a sagging economy, rising fuel prices and increased competition for the attention of racing fans.
Propelled by Google envy, new players and Internet industry giants are rushing into the online search market, setting off a burst of activity that contrasts sharply with the lull after the dot-com collapse.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson has gone from the King of Pop to the King of Pay Up. The scandal-scarred singer has been sued for the second time in a week by someone claiming he failed to fork over money he owes.
Now that the College World Series is underway in Omaha, Neb., AP writers will be filing periodic, behind-the-scenes reports during college baseball&#039;s main event:
Nascar race teams came together for the first time since the crash of the Hendrick Motorsports plane that killed 10 people last Sunday.
BERLIN  - Rachel Weisz, a veteran of the first two \
Tre tifosi del Catania sono stati feriti questa mattina nei pressi dello stadio Olimpico a poche ore...
OSLO, Norway - Hoping to boost morale among his fellow inmates, a Norwegian prisoner secretly hired an exotic dancer to spice up the prison's monthly culture night.
Iraq welcomes Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr's freeze on the activities of his Mehdi Army militia for six months.
German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG   BERT.UL said on Wednesday it had settled litigation related   to file-sharing service Napster.
Fans and critics are watching to see how Jets Coach Eric Mangini\u00e2\u0080\u0099s approach plays out in what is expected to be a busy off-season
Maybe it&#39;s the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed &quot;He&#39;s grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his
U.S. stocks surged for a second day today after tame inflation data encouraged investors already buoyed by the Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut the day before.
California's battle for jobs gets down and dirty
Wayne Rooney was finally set to become a Manchester United player after his current club Everton confirmed he was undergoing a medical at United's Carrington training ground.
Andrew Grant may not have known it was his birthday yesterday, but the autistic Millis teenager who had been missing for five days in the woods gave his family plenty to celebrate.
BAGHDAD, July 12 -- Iraqi politicians on Thursday struck a more pessimistic tone about Iraq than did the White House assessment, and said the deadlock between warring Sunni and Shiite factions makes major political progress unlikely in coming months.
By THERESE POLETTI  Responding to the drubbing it has received from rival Hewlett- Packard in the consumer personal computer market, Dell announced a major shift in its strategy with plans to begin selling desktop PCs in Wal-Mart stores.
A first goal for Charlton from Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri saw them preserve their unbeaten Premiership home record as they beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0.
By Jeremy Manier, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 15--Lucy Lawless, take heart.   Astronomers may have given a snub to the TV actress who starred in \
A suicide bomber kills 11 people and injures many more in a village in the Iraqi province of Diyala, police say.
The dollar rebounded for a second session  against the yen and the euro on Thursday as traders and  investors took profits on bets against the U.S. currency before  the year draws to a close.
One of the state's biggest broadcasters has given 13 Republican county committees &#36;325,000 worth of free air time to promote candidates on its radio and television stations throughout California.
November 22, 2004 -- Iraq&#39;s interim government yesterday set Jan. 30 for the nation&#39;s first democratic election in decades - even as Sunni Muslims vowed to continue challenging the voting process.
NEW YORK -- Dell took the wraps off its holiday lineup this week, showing new printers, plasma televisions, and music players that will soon be available through its Web site.
Homeowners who lose their house to foreclosure would no longer face a federal tax bill for their unpaid mortgage debt under a bill being drafted in U.S. House of Representatives, a congressional aide said on Friday.
In the breezy, amoral heist comedy \u00e2\u0080\u009cMad Money,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cFun With Dick and Jane\u00e2\u0080\u009d meets \u00e2\u0080\u009c9 to 5\u00e2\u0080\u009d on the way to recession.
Next season's influenza vaccine will be changed to protect against a new strain of the virus that was first identified in California.
Pointing toward midterm elections, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi promised on Thursday to raise the minimum wage while cutting taxes to spur economic growth and help the middle class.
The Ukrainian opposition on Tuesday complained of foot-dragging by officials and a vote-count cover-up in the race for president, claiming that Viktor Yushchenko had taken the lead.
The premiere of Bride and Prejudice, the Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's tale, is held in London.
The reeling Miami Heat won't get Shaquille O'Neal back for at least a week while he receives treatment for a hip injury that has sidelined him for six games.
Sport: Stunning Keigan Parker strike confirms Blackpool's ascent to the Championship.
Republican Mitt Romney denounced a Web site that was bitingly critical of GOP rival Fred Thompson's personal life and political career, calling it \
The contest to succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan&#39;s next prime minister was thrown wide open Friday as dovish ruling party veteran Yasuo Fukuda announced he would run in what has turned into a two-way race.
Hyundai Motor Co. said yesterday that it has signed an agreement with a Chinese company, Jianghuai Automobile Corp., to build a commercial vehicle and engine plant in China&#39;s Anhui province.
At first glance, it might seem as if Computer Associates International Inc. has cleaned up its act. Its former CEO and another top executive were indicted Wednesday for securities fraud and
An Iraq war tale has taken top honors at a Spanish film festival. The film, titled \
Drinking non-alcoholic beer may ward off cancer, research on lab mice shows.
Major League Baseball had this message for Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras: Shame on you.
Before the on-court schooling begins,  the NBA&#39;s rookie class of 2007 are being taught lessons in life  beyond the hardcourt.
Germany's Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said Monday that the overall insured damage caused by Hurricane Frances so far is between $5 billion and $15 billion.
Aimed at the education sector, the laptop will feature, among other things, a flash-based hard drive and a \
Sixteenth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy recorded the first victory at the US Open on Monday, beating Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 as the final Grand Slam began under gray, cloudy skies.
Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry ripped into President Bush on Sunday for saying he had no regrets over his \
Fisheries scientists urge zero catches for cod in 2005 in the North Sea, the Irish Sea and west of Scotland.
 as toll hits 300
Undici edizioni per il concorso omosex a Piacenza. A Trieste, primo caso nazionale di congedo matrimoniale per coppia di due uomini
Rocker Courtney Love, making her second court appearance this week, pleaded innocent on Friday to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and said afterward she found her predicament \
As rains dilute the salt water and create stagnant pools that could serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes, fears have arisen about a surge in viral and parasitic diseases.
BOQUETE, Panama -- Golf course manager John Sutton had enough of lawyers, telemarketers, and the US government. So the San Diegan and his wife took early retirement, sold everything they owned, and moved to Panama.
International aid for victims of the South Asian tsunami that killed an estimated 150,000 people increased with Germany planning to raise its contribution, as the United Nations said relief work in Sumatra ...
The head of Peru's Congress on Wednesday urged the region's top rights court not to order the freedom of a New Yorker jailed for collaboration with leftist rebels, saying it had to realize \
Mother urges parents to monitor computer use as seven young people found dead in last 12 months
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The British soldier who became the 150th member of the UK armed forces to die in Iraq is named as Cpl Rodney Wilson.
Ah, the pressures of a 56-game hitting streak. \
Roger Clemens hopped off the mound, pumped his right fist and muttered to himself all the way to the dugout. His work was done and the Houston Astros were exactly where they wanted to be &#151; right back in the NL championship series. Pitching to save the Astros' season, Clemens came through. He slowed down St. Louis for seven innings, closer Brad Lidge finished off the Cardinals and Houston went on to win 5-2 Saturday, cutting its deficit to 2-1.
The pound was on the backfoot against the dollar following the release of a survey by property website Hometrack, which showed yet more evidence of a cooling in the housing market.
Ahmadinejad, Teheran 'rifugge da qualsiasi conflitto'
Esercizio chiuso con un utile netto di 526 mln
Israel's cabinet decided on Sunday to press ahead with archaeological digging outside Jerusalem's most contentious religious site despite Arab protests, a government official said.
A jury ruled in favor of two former Detroit police officers Tuesday, awarding them $6.5 million in a whistleblower lawsuit that churned out allegations of misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself.
The toolmaker's great fourth quarter adds to an impressive run of EPS growth.
A major clash is expected between the government and a civil servants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 union Monday when the union pledges to launch a general strike as scheduled, despite government crackdowns on its move to demand full labor rights.
TELAVI, Georgia -- Before his helicopter touches down, Mikheil Saakashvili already has his hand on the door handle. A bodyguard leans forward but can't restrain him long; within seconds, Misha, as Georgia's former president and now campaigning candidate is informally known, has jumped out, ducked...
The aluminum sheeting from the Atomium, Belgium's most famous landmark, is being sold as scrap metal to raise funds for a much-needed renovation, officials said Wednesday.
With TiVo (TIVO ) and NetFlix (NFLX ) finally announcing a long-rumored partnership to launch a video-on-demand service sometime next year, investors smiled on the deal that will keep the two popular, but under-fire, innovators ahead of competitors.
I had the Midwest work ethic at a very early age . . . I learned that I could do really well if I worked really hard.
Luca Toni probabilmente non giocher&agrave; la gara con la Francia.  Lo ha fatto capire il ct Donado...
LOS ANGELES  - Kevin Spacey, Samuel L.  Jackson, Liam Neeson and Laura Linney will be honored at the  16th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in  January.
A Sudanese official said Tuesday that disturbingly high U.N. estimates of death among Darfur's displaced were mistaken and claimed the health situation was \
President Bush yesterday seized on Sen. John Kerry&#39;s remark that terrorism should be reduced to a &quot;nuisance&quot; like prostitution that doesn&#39;t define Americans&#39; lives, saying it showed
SANGIAGO : Asia-Pacific powers appeared split on a radical proposal for the creation of a region-wide free trade pact. Business chiefs have called for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum leaders
For older domestic manufacturers like General Motors, health care represents a severe financial burden.
Erin Thorn and Cathrine Kraayeveld score 13 points apiece, leading the New York Liberty to a 71-61 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs.
After winning an excellence award at the New York International Fringe Festival, Bert V. Royal's parody of the Peanuts gang has made a rapid transfer to the SoHo Playhouse.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Saturday after al Qaeda-inspired fighters shot dead a soldier and wounded three others.
By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 27--TRIAD -- The debate over the area known as the Heart of the Triad could have major implications for the future development of northern High Point.
Don't blame El Nino for the deadly storms that have scourged the U.S. West Coast since New Year's Day. The real cause could be an Asian-born weather pattern called the Madden-Julian Oscillation.
Despite his matinee-idol looks, David Beckham&#39;s acting skills have hitherto lain deeply buried. Now, however, it has been revealed that the footballing star is to appear on the silver screen in the $100m football trilogy Goal!
US Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday met Australian Prime Minister John Howard, one of Washington's staunchest allies, for talks likely to focus on troop deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
From Yahoo!'s perspective, the deal needs to be done, but Microsoft could have done better.
Il consiglio di amministrazione di Telecom &#39;&#39;ha approvato il matrimonio con Tim&#39;&#39;. E&#39; quanto ha affermato Paolo Baratta, consigliere indipendente del cda di Telecom, avvicinato all&#39;uscita al termine della riunione.
The Justice Department has started an investigation of the Chiron Corporation, whose British factory where flu vaccine was being manufactured was shut down last week, depriving the United
AMERICA/PER\u00c3\u009a - \u00c2\u0093Per la Croce alla Luce\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 il tema della Giornata Nazionale del Malato Missionario 2007 che si celebrer\u00c3\u00a0 in Per\u00c3\u00b9 domenica 8 luglio Lima (Agenzia Fides) - La prossima domenica, 8 luglio, si celebrer\u00c3\u00a0 in Per\u00c3\u00b9 la Giornata Nazionale del Malato Missionario con il tema \u00c2\u0093Per la Croce alla Luce\u00c2\u0094, organizzata dalle Pontificie Opere Missionarie del Per\u00c3\u00b9 attraverso l\u00c2\u0092Unione Malati ed Anzia...
The White House asked Congress on Monday to approve &#36;2 billion in emergency funding for hurricane-battered Florida and said President Bush would visit the election battleground state on Wednesday.
A group of gunmen wearing security force uniforms invaded a compound in restive southern Nigeria and kidnapped four foreign oil workers without firing a shot, police said Saturday.
Thai Coup D&#8217;etat Blog Coverage Today marked the first Thai coup d&#8217;etat in almost 20 years as the Thai military, with the permission of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, took over the government and will set up interim leadership until a new Prime Minister can be elected. While Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was in New York attending [...]
'Lega e Udc in una fed per non lasciare spazio a Veltroni'
ANIL KUMBLE claimed his 400th Test victim yesterday - but could not stop Australia gaining the upper hand in Bangalore. The wrist spinner bowled Simon Katich for 81 in the 79th over to reach the milestone
SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Eighteen-year-old Brazilian Angela Park held on to her overnight lead but defending champion Annika Sorenstam made her presence felt with a 70 as the storm-hit first round of the U.S. Women's Open finally ended on Friday.
Eleven fans were arrested after clashing with police during Chelsea&#39;s 1-0 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
The Swiss voted in a general election on Friday after an unusually tense campaign marked by a riot and charges of racism levelled against the country's biggest party.
Blog: An exhaustive test of the iPhone has produced several bugs that will require fixes, but few that will cause problems with common tasks.
Motorola, Inc. has announced interoperability between its MotoSync technology-enabled mobile phones and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Bruciati ettari di bosco, nella zona riserva biogenetica
Kenya's government and opposition crossed swords in parliament on Tuesday, arguing and shouting over the vote for a new speaker in the first session since the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
WASHINGTON -- Women with an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer that other treatments have failed to stop gained a new option Tuesday with the approval of a novel drug _ but how much benefit it offers is unclear.
In the socialite\u00e2\u0080\u0099s case, the national obsession with celebrity collided with the issue of the equal application of justice.
Three foreign U.N. workers held hostage  in Afghanistan were freed unharmed Tuesday, almost four weeks  after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the  capital Kabul, the United Nations said.
Chelsea are held to a 2-2 draw by Bolton after a late equaliser from Radhi Jaidi.
There was no escaping the sense of deja vu. For the second year in a row, Boston College suffered its first loss of the season against the same Atlantic Coast Conference opponent in almost the same way: on a long touchdown pass in the waning moments.
For hundreds of thousands of Americans facing spiraling mortgage costs, the last hope of keeping their home may lie in a classroom in a back office of a local nonprofit group.
Israeli authorities install cameras to film excavation work being carried out near the holiest site in Jerusalem.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 10 months, will appear on Cuban television on Tuesday in his first interview since undergoing emergency surgery last year, a TV announcer said on Monday.
Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese Sells on eBay for $28,000  Remember the Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich that was put up on eBay and hit bids up to $16,000 last week. Well, the bidding in finally done on the miracle hot lunch and the final bid on the blessed sandwich came in ...
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. - An airline pilot from Maplewood won a $25,000 lottery jackpot - two days in a row. Raymond Snouffer Jr. matched the winning numbers 11-14-23-26-31 to win Saturday's Northstar Cash drawing with odds of about 170,000 to 1, Minnesota Lottery officials said.
A federal jury said yesterday that the destruction of the World Trade Center constituted two separate attacks, entitling the developer Larry A. Silverstein to collect up to $2.2 billion
Haitian-American Edwidge Danticat became the first winner of The Story Prize, a new annual book award honoring short story collections.
Sabre Holdings Corp. , owner of  the Travelocity Web site, is expected to announce on Tuesday  that it has agreed to a takeover offer of $32.75 per share, or  about $4.3 billion, from private equity firms Texas Pacific  Group  and Silver Lake Partners, according to a source  familiar with the situation.
By BROUN, Britton  FIREFIGHTERS and helicopters spent a day battling a fire that blazed over 150 hectares of farmland near Bulls, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
Can a state commit genocide? Should an entire nation &#151; not just its presidents, generals, and soldiers &#151; be held responsible for humanity's worst crime?
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Buffalo Bills running  back Travis Henry could be sidelined for the remainder of the  season with a lower right leg injury.
Sono stati fatti sceneggiati su figure piu' banali
Russian troops stormed a school in the country&#39;s south, after hostages started fleeing the building where armed terrorists had been holding as many as 1,500 people captive for two days in Beslan, North Ossetia.
The US military launched an offensive on Thursday to drive insurgents out of the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, and doctors said 17 people were killed and 51 wounded in heavy fighting.
Los Angeles - Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won her opening match at the $3m WTA Tour Championships on Thursday, downing fellow Russian and US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-4.
The company, battered by the subprime crisis, said it would sell a $5 billion stake to a Chinese investment.
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NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094All of baseball will be buzzing today about the catch Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay saw his centre fielder make behind him in last night&#39;s first inning.
ATHENS, GREECE - The United States had a special night at the Olympic Aquatic Center pool again Thursday, as two individuals complemented Aaron Peirsol&#39;s win in the 200-meter backstroke by claiming gold medals.
The big guys need a plucky small fry to kindle the fires of innovation.
President Bush complained Thursday about thousands of pet projects Congress sent to him in a just-passed spending bill and asked his budget director for ideas for what to do with them.
Un operaio e la figlia di quest&#39;ultimo sono stati aggrediti da un pitbull che li ha feriti gravemente. L&#39;operaio stava lavorando sul tetto di un&#39;abitazione, quando e&#39; scivolato a terra ed e&#39; stato azzannato dal pitbull.
Tens of thousands of stunned, giddy Red  Sox fans stumbled through the streets of New England on  Thursday morning to celebrate something many thought  impossible: a World Series victory for baseball's perennial  also-rans that put an end to an 86-year-old curse.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. Monday unveiled a digital rights management platform designed to protect a wide range of mobile content. Microsoft PlayReady, introduced at\u00c2\u00a0the 3GSM conference in Barcelona, can protect standard audio and video files, ringtones, pictures, games, wallpaper and other content that operators sell to mobile users. The technology aims to support operators that are working to meet the growing demand from end users for mobile content, Microsoft said. A number of service providers including Telefonica SA, Verizon Wireless Inc., Bouygues Telecom SA and AT&T Inc. have said they plan to use the technology, Microsoft said. PlayReady supports a variety of models used by operators to sell content including subscription, rental and pay-per-view. It is compatible with Windows Media Audio, AAC, Windows Media Video and H.264 media formats. Mobile users who buy content with the protection will be able to move content between their devices. In addition, PlayReady is backward compatible with Windows Media DRM 10, so devices that support PlayReady can access content that carries Windows Media DRM. PlayReady will become available for implementation in the first half of 2007.
Sony Corp was aware of faults in its personal computer batteries in December last year but failed to fully study the trouble, a newspaper has said.
BRITISH military jets today escorted an Olympic Airlines aircraft en route from Athens to New York to Stansted airport near London after a bomb alert, defence ministry and airline officials said.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Paul Hamm produced an amazing comeback Wednesday night to become the first American male to win the Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal.
L'apparecchio rileva variazioni di densita' del suolo
Alexander Popov, twice a double-sprint freestyle Olympic gold medalist, said Thursday it was unlikely that he would compete again.
MOSCOW  - An explosion went off Friday night near a police building in the restive Dagestan region adjacent to Chechnya, and initial reports indicated two people were killed, the Interfax news agency said.
Two veteran Republican strategists are abandoning John McCain's campaign in Iowa, dealing another blow to his struggling presidential bid.
E' il livello piu' alto raggiunto negli ultimi 9 anni
Vijay Singh of Fiji, right, smiles at Tiger Woods on the 18th green after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on Monday in Norton, Mass.
S. Prestley Blake, 92, suddenly has time on his side. Blake, the founder of Friendly Ice Cream Corp. , has been bashing current management about how it runs the business for a long while now, chastising them at the company's annual meeting to no effect and in court with a lawsuit that is packing a punch but moving slowly.
SOFIA (Reuters Life!) - Lovers can officially ignore Valentine's Day in Bulgaria because the day is given over to the celebration of wine and St. Trifon The Pruner.
Hoping to bridge the gap between software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and on-premise application software, Informatica on Thursday released an on-demand service designed to swap data between Salesforce.com and two in-house database apps.
Pilots at British Airways have voted to accept a contract which will raise pay by an estimated 8.6 percent over three years, their union said Friday.
A community college instructor who was suspended for showing \
Worries about how well SP2 will work with existing software, combined with concerns about possible security vulnerabilities, have led many corporates to hold back from installing the security update.
The campus was locked down today after two students were shot by an unknown gunman early in the day.
Blade Trinity begins as the best Blade movie ever. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s totally got the hardcore badass tone with gory deaths and cool fight scenes with no one liners.
Alicia De Bielefeld has lived quietly and anonymously in Fairfax for more than two decades.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian police charged two U.S. pilots on Friday with endangering air safety in the crash of a Brazilian airliner over the Amazon rain forest that killed all 154 people on board.
Most members of the online payment service Paypal should be able to log on to the Web site after five days of intermittent service outages and furious repair efforts, the company said.
A Florida clinic offering low-cost Botox injections to remove wrinkles has been sealed off by US Federal agents from the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s Office of Criminal Investigations after four people were left paralyzed by botulism.
Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin recently made sweeping political changes to consolidate his power in the name of a more effective anti-terrorism strategy.
India accuses Pakistan of trying to derail its plan to begin talks with Kashmiri separatists.
Cristie Kerr's round began ominously, when she had to make a 10-foot putt just to save par.
Sport: Rugby union: Leicester prop puts family and farm before tournament.
PC Magazine - IBM launches a new SOA effort to fill gaps in the company's portfolio of SOA tools so that IBM can serve as a one-stop shop for SOA customers.
More than 3,000 people have been displaced since the end of August by violence in an area of North Darfur state in the troubled western region of Sudan, a United Nations report said on Sunday.
An early tumble gave way to a rally on Wall Street on Monday, as investors shrugged off heavy losses in the Asian markets.
The top cosmonaut of Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s space defense troops lieutenant colonel Yuri Shargin has proposed sending politicians to space to discipline them.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday to urge Iraqi leaders to speed up national reconciliation to secure recent military gains that have sharply curbed violence.
Afghanistan's Taliban movement said on Saturday it had killed the second German hostage after the group's demands were ignored, a spokesman for the militant group said.
The 10-year US Treasury note may fall for the third day on expectations government reports on durable goods orders and consumer spending this week will show the economy is expanding.
Internet auction giant eBay is toughening its offensive-material policy by eliminating offensive words used as search criteria or in descriptions of items.
Here's Mickey. Again... Letters Poor old Apple. The Guardian newspaper suggests that after yesterdays' movie service launch, Steve Jobs needs \
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.T) is working  on developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle and is open to joining  with other automakers in battery development, the president of  its North American operations said on Friday.
London Fashion Week opened for the first full day of shows on Monday but attention remained more on the body shape of the models than the clothes they were wearing.
Audiences were in the mood for love as the romantic comedy \
Curtis Granderson homered, tripled, and drove in three runs in a 10-run first inning last night to help the visiting Detroit Tigers rout Kansas City, 15-4, reducing their magic number to one for clinching their first playoff berth since 1987.
Samuel Eto&#39;o scored two goals against his former club Sunday as FC Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-1 in the Spanish league to remain at the top of the standings alongside defending champion Valencia.
Three students were suspended from school in Kosovo this week for wearing Muslim headscarves, reflecting a debate that is echoing across Europe and complicating the province's quest for independence.
GONAIVES, HAITI - The lines grew longer and the people more desperate as flood victims in this city begged for food and clean water in order to survive another day.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Federal officials ignored their own bidding rules in choosing companies to do advertising and sponsorship work for the government, a public inquiry has been told.
UK gov survey debunks media hysteria The UK National Centre for Social Research today released the long awaited results of the UK Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 and, contrary to hysterical media speculation, there has been no significant change in UK gambling habits since the last survey in 1999.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Pictures of former Beatle George Harrison were taken from his sister's car while she was donating memorabilia to the Clinton Presidential Library, she said Monday.
George Clooney plays a burned out  &quot;fixer&quot; for a New York law firm in his latest movie, which  tackles corporate corruption, personal greed and the moral  dilemmas people face at the workplace every day.
Seven bombs exploded in Spain Monday after the Basque separatist group ETA issued warnings to a newspaper, The Guardian reported. At least three people were injured by the explosions
The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia said Tuesday they have smoothed over a diplomatic dispute that erupted when a Colombian rebel was seized on the streets of Caracas, agreeing to reinstate trade agreements and improve security along their common border.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto  Pinochet was placed under house arrest on Wednesday after  Chile's top court ruled that murder and kidnapping charges  against him can go forward.
Mizuho Financial Group, Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest bank, reported an 8.4 percent fall in first-half profit on Monday but raised its full-year outlook by 33 percent due to smaller charges than expected for writing off bad loans.
Out-of-control binge eating is the biggest eating disorder in the United States, more common than anorexia and bulimia combined and contributing to a rise in obesity, researchers said on Thursday.
The government and India&#39;s main truckers group were unable to reach agreement in talks Friday to halt a weeklong strike that has caused shortages and higher prices for vegetables, fruits, milk and other commodities.
The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, ...
A fellow IRL driver says Danica Patrick has what it takes to succeed if she switches to the paint-swapping world of NASCAR and she&#039;s plenty aggressive in open-wheel racing when it&#039;s &quot;the right time of the month.&quot;
Following disclosure of an eavesdropping vulnerability, the Jericho Forum says VoIP tech is not ready for business deployment.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Ticker) - Apparently, Urban Meyer has chosen old friend Bernie Machen over his former friends at Notre Dame.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan  - Chrysler Group, the struggling U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler AG, on Wednesday said it would cut 13,000 jobs or 16 percent of its work force in a bid to return to profitability by 2008.
The athletic prowess of St. John's Preparatory School needs no introduction. The all-boys institution spreads its talent throughout its athletic programs, collecting All-Scholastic awards and state championships annually.
Republican John McCain is trying to ease long-standing distrust among the party's powerful conservatives, not only for the presidential primary against Mitt Romney but for the likely general election race against a Democrat.
WASHINGTON : Congress approved a 146-billion-dollar tax cut endorsed by both President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry but criticized as a budget buster by some economists.
O.J. Simpson, the former American football star acquitted of double murder in 1995, was charged on Tuesday with kidnapping, armed robbery and assault in a dispute over sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams said there was a \
Up to 15 inches of rain fell across parts of southeast Texas, flooding buildings, closing portions of a highway and forcing hundreds of people from their homes in boats and large trucks.
Rescuers called off their active air search for Steve Fossett on Wednesday, but insisted they had not given up hope and would keep crews on standby to fly to sites where the U.S. adventurer's airplane may have crashed.
With a little help from good weather, air in the Los Angeles was the cleanest on record this year, regulators said Thursday.
Top-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova and  Switzerland's second seed Patty Schnyder both advanced  Wednesday to the third round of the Australian women's  hard-court championships at the Gold Coast.
WASHINGTON - Viagra, the blockbuster impotence pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced on Monday.
U.S. consumers, who flocked to malls at the start of the holiday shopping season, have since backed off, kept out of stores by a Midwest ice storm and the ease of shopping online, data released on Sunday by SpendingPulse showed.
A French high speed train hit a truck on Wednesday, killing the vehicle's driver and injuring 25 passengers, officials said.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala as 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite on Saturday, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.
The family of a keen hillwalker pay tribute to her following her death in icy conditions.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - A clinic in Ohio says it is about to start screening patients for what could be the world&#39;s first face transplant.
Elvis Presley's single One Night makes history by becoming the 1,000th  number one - his 20th UK chart topper.
United Nations Mideast peace envoy Terje Roed-Larsen Friday urged Israeli prison authorities to ensure the well-being of Palestinian hunger strikers.
Sport: Six Nations: Scotland are well beaten by an impressive new-look French side
Nel secondo posticipo della 19/a giornata di serie A, Reggina e Inter hanno pareggiato 0-0. (15/0...
Washington Wizards All-Star forward Caron Butler remained sidelined Monday with lower back spasms, while Antawn Jamison returned to practice for the first time since injuring his knee last month.
Blog: An interview with the CEO of Red Hat and a ruling from Europe on ISPs and digital music.
After an illustrious playing career both in Europe and MLS, Nowak has taken United back to the MLS Cup Final in his first year as a head coach.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) reveals it is discussing a possible merger with its Italian counterpart.
Spanish cyclist Eladio Jimenez has won the 10th stage of the Tour of Spain, while American Floyd Landis retained the leader&#39;s yellow jersey for a third day in a row.
Film and television show distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. said Tuesday that third-quarter losses narrowed as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose to &#36;397,000 from a loss of &#36;9.9 million a year ago.
A new federal law that went into effect yesterday will eventually eliminate the days of check \u00e2\u0080\u009cfloating.\u00e2\u0080\u009d. However, some Sumner County bankers say it depends on where you bank and
President George W. Bush told lawmakers on Thursday he wants tax rebates for families and breaks for businesses in a rescue plan for the struggling U.S. economy that could total up to $150 billion.
The US men&#39;s national soccer team won&#39;t play a World Cup qualifier in El Salvador for another five weeks, but today the Americans could get a raucous preview of that October showdown at San Salvador&#39;s Estadio Cuscatlan.
A mother will be tried on charges of helping her 14-year-old son build up a stash of weapons that authorities say he intended to use in a school attack.
Guerrillas bombed a Baghdad shopping street full of police recruits and fired on a police van north of the capital Tuesday in attacks that killed at least 59 people and struck at the heart of the US strategy for fighting Iraq&#39;s escalating
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Jason Walters was the consummate outsider, his neighbors recalled, the loner who never quite fit in, the one the other kids liked to bully at school.
Le voci erano oramai troppo insistenti e le recenti dichiarazioni di Carmignani, nuovo allenatore del Parma (di cui Sacchi era consulente tecnico), non lasciavano dubbi. Ora arriva anche la conferma ufficiale
WINFIELD, Kan. - Two students are accused of putting staples in ketchup at the Winfield high school and middle schools - an incident that has school officials reviewing their kitchen-access policy.
Deal masks interest in controversial digital distribution patents?
Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the government said in its first national estimate. About two-thirds of the cases were children who took the medicines unsupervised. But about one-quarter involved cases in which parents gave the proper dosage and an allergic reaction or some other problem developed, the study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. Less than two weeks ago, the Food and Drug Administration warned parents that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines were too dangerous for children younger than 2.
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Venezuelan investor Gustavo Cisneros  on Friday bowed out of an investor group led by Mexico&#039;s  Televisa to bid for U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision  Communications Inc. .
Remarkable filmwork of pandas in the wild shows how these rare bears engage in some gymnastics to mark their territory.
Sean Kanan, who appeared in the daytime soap operas \
The head of the Salahaddin provincial council and three other officials have been kidnapped near the town of Latifiyah as they traveled north from the central city of Najaf, the US military and Iraqi officials ...
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda played a friendly game of catch on his visit to China on Saturday, a symbol of warming ties between the North Asian rivals despite an intractable row over gas resources in disputed waters.
British security services believe they have thwarted Sept. 11-style attacks on targets including London's Heathrow Airport and financial center Canary Wharf, Britain's independent ITV News network reported on ...
Lord Stevens seeks an apology for criticisms of his inquiry into the death of Princess Diana at her inquest.
Oil prices jumped anew Monday as Hurricane Ivan continued to ravage the Caribbean and forced the evacuation of some oil workers in the Gulf of Mexico.
'Operazione blocca l'opa di E.on' scrivono gli analisti
Chipmaker STMicroelectronics  said on Monday it had agreed with its partners in flash memory joint venture Numonyx to extend the deadline for closing the transaction to March 28.
The United States is pressing for wider  global adoption of new shipping rules it enforced after the  Sept. 11 attacks and which it believes have deterred potential  terrorists, a senior official said Tuesday.
PGA Tour rookie Jeff Quinney will carry a three shot lead into the third round of the Phoenix Open after second round play was completed on Saturday.
That's so last year Domain name provider 123-Reg has denied it has any customer service problems, despite several complaints from Register readers, an increase in moaning bloggers, and new websites set up to collect complaints about the company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs is likely to be questioned by Indian police over a 2000 match-fixing scandal during the Champion's Trophy which starts Saturday, officials said.
From special forces commander to soldier of fortune, Simon Mann's colorful career reads like a thriller. Born to a world of wealth and privilege, the British mercenary made a fortune in some of Africa's bloodiest wars &#151; and even enjoyed a stint in the movies.
Residents of some Jewish settlements in the northern Gaza Strip have proposed that their entire communities be moved to locations inside Israel under Prime Minister Ariel
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More than a million fishermen in Sri Lanka's north-east may have lost their livelihoods in the  tsunami, experts say.
85 per cent of all revenue If there was any doubt that Google has the power to pull the plug on Firefox, it's been laid to rest.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
David Garrard throws for 229 yards and two scores to help Jacksonville beat Miami, 24-10, and snap the Dolphins four-game winning streak.
Thousands of Indians around Bhopal are still at risk of poisoning 20 years after a gas disaster, a BBC probe reveals.
Allenamento giornalieri dell'Udinese in vista della gara di Cagliari. Tutti a disposizione ed ipotiz...
Saranno oltre 600 gli agenti delle forze dell'ordine impegnati domenica per la sicurezza in occasion...
England champions Arsenal&#39;s winning streak was stopped Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Bolton Wanderers at Highbury on Saturday.
The summer is short but the days are endless, in winter conditions are extreme, the landscape is austere and so is much of urban design: for all these reasons, Scandinavian countries are becoming attractive ...
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Ten Democratic military veterans  running uphill races for the U.S. Congress said on Wednesday  the United States should pull its combat troops out of Iraq by  2008.
By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 11--GULFPORT -- After well more than $500,000 in donations to the city and its employees, the residents of San Bernardino County, Calif., have decided to give something that will have a long-term impact on the city's future.
Two people are killed in southern Beirut as a demonstration against power cuts descends into violence.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (Sports Network) - The Tennessee Titans,  who lost kicker Joe Nedney for the season due to a hamstring  injury, have announced that they will bring Gary Anderson out  of retirement for the second time.
Portrait and fashion photographer  Richard Avedon died on Friday morning at age 81, a spokeswoman  for the family said.
The funeral of a 'promising' officer who was the 100th servicemen to die in action in Iraq will be held in Hove.
Drugs giant Merck & Co. which pulled  its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is  about to become the target of hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers,  the New York Times reported on Friday.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Monday announced that the economic team in her new Cabinet would stay for another term as the country is striving to solve its fiscal crisis.
Life & style: Diana Athill, 90, reflects on the affair that carried her into old age
The Greek Orthodox church was in mourning last night after a senior patriarch and three leading bishops were killed in a helicopter crash in the Aegean Sea.
Many Afghans say they are more worried about a different source of abuse and intimidation during the presidential elections: pressure from local militia commanders to vote for certain candidates.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The day belonged to Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons. The New York Giants have every right to believe the future belongs to Eli Manning.
Andre Agassi&#39;s chances of qualifying for the season-ending Masters Cup suffered a setback after losing 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Thomas Johansson in the final yesterday.
One British soldier was killed and another wounded in clashes Tuesday with Taliban guerrillas in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
SUNDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Geriatrics experts are offering a new easy-to-understand information sheet designed to help prevent burnout in people caring for elderly parents or other older loved ones.
Believing that Colombia's violence had ebbed, Giovanni Colmenares and his family moved from the United States back to Colombia last year, opened a bar in Bogota and were looking to buy an apartment. But then one day assailants hustled him into a car and put a gun to his head.
Two members of the US forces in Iraq were killed in separate incidents, the military said in statements e-mailed from Baghdad. A soldier from Task Force Baghdad died of injuries sustained
A man accused of killing dozens of people and keeping count of them on a chessboard lured most of his victims by offering them vodka to mourn the death of a nonexistent dog, prosecutors said at his murder trial Friday.
Under a scorching Bali sun with police helicopters providing security, hundreds gathered Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the blasts that rocked the paradise isle and killed 202 people.
Anja Paerson, skiing like a dream since the start of the Alpine ski world championships, will chase a place in the record books in Sunday's showcase downhill.
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Lewis Hamilton insists he can shake off last season's disappointment and \
A California appeals court upheld the state's ban on same-sex marriage on Thursday, reversing a lower court's judgment against a voter-approved law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
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Ross Brawn, ex direttore tecnico della Ferrari nell'era Schumacher, parla del nuovo corso e fa i com...
Century-maker Jacob Oram respected, frustrated and then bludgeoned an all-conquering bowling attack before his own &quot;popgun&quot; bowling sent tremors through Australia&#39;s top order in the first cricket test today.

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Ministers and officials from the 21 Asia and Pacific Rim economies continue their work in Santiago, Chile, in preparation for the two-day summit of leaders from APEC - the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
NASA has kept alive its hopes of launching space shuttle Atlantis by September 7 in dramatic fashion by abruptly sending the orbiter back to its launch pad to ride out a tropical storm.
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Attorney General John D. Ashcroft said yesterday that federal courts have endangered national security by ruling against the Bush administration on issues related to the war on terrorism.
A Kosovska, esplosione vicino edifici Ue e Onu
An experimental interceptor missile failed to get off the ground in a test of the US national missile defense system early Wednesday, raising new doubts about prospects for the imminent activation of the system.
Australian police on Saturday charged an Indian doctor with supporting terrorism almost two weeks after arresting him over attempted car bombings in London and Glasgow.
A team of UK scientists is set to test a new vaccine that could represent a cure for type I diabetes, the most serious form of the condition which usually affects the under 40&#39;s.
LONDON  - Thousands of British Airways passengers have been stranded by cancelled flights and lengthy delays at Heathrow Airport because of staff shortages and technical problems at the airline.
Pete Rose owes almost &#36;1 million in back federal taxes, but he is making monthly payments on the debt, his representative said Friday.
Dichiarazioni dell'allenatore blucerchiato Walter Novellino ai microfoni di Sky Sport sul difficile ...
BBC Click looks at how remote access is set to transform our lives, ensuring we are never away from any data.
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President Bush&#39;s approval rating stands at 56 percent. Job losses since he took office reach 2.2 million. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
The election of Lebanon's president must go ahead on Saturday as scheduled, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a phone call, Sarkozy's spokesman said on Friday.
The World Health Organisation, which has been championing an international campaign against tobacco use, called on Tuesday for a global ban on smoking at work and in enclosed public places.
Suicide bombers attacked foreign troops in central and southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing five child bystanders and wounding at least two soldiers, local police and a provincial government official said.
The dreams of US petro-billionaires to gain control of a large part of Russia&#39;s oil and gas production went up in smoke on Dec. 19.
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
I've known Bruce Steinberg since we met online, so long ago I don't remember. I'm guessing it might have been back when SCO was still a leading Unix company and Bruce was its VP of Marketing Communications. Or it might have been through Usenet, or some other pre-Web online service. read more
Hometown hero Mike Weir surged into the lead after an incomplete second round at the 100th Canadian Open Friday, hotly pursued by new world number one Vijay Singh.
When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.
Secretary of State Ken Blackwell said he will do what he can to keep ballots from the contentious 2004 presidential election beyond their scheduled destruction date in response to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
If Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds never play baeball again, they could be on the Hall of Fame ballot in 2013 and would learn together how much their off-the-field issues affected their legacies.
Comment is free: Paul Davies We will never explain the cosmos by taking on faith either divinity or physical laws. True meaning is to be found within nature.
Istat, risultato migliore degli ultimi cinque anni
30 September 2004 - An international police presence is needed in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region to accompany and monitor local police officers so that the vast population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) there are protected, two senior United
Rapper Kayne West collected a leading &#39;perfect score&#39; of 10 Grammy nominations for his debut album, The College Dropout. The disc has received rave reviews from critics because it&#39;s stayed away from what have
A jet from Indonesia's state carrier Garuda crashed and burst into flames on landing at Yogyakarta airport on Wednesday morning with 140 passengers and crew on board, according to Garuda officials.
Black Caps coach John Bracewell was forced to make some tough decisions in naming his side for the first Test against Australia in Brisbane on Thursday.
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The University of Colorado has barred freshmen from joining fraternities and sororities during their first semester after the death of an 18-year-old student who had apparently been drinking heavily with his new frat brothers.
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Another brutish blow, another opponent left dazed on the ice, another remorseful Flyer.
Paris - Yasser Arafat&#39;s wife on Sunday despatched a key Palestinian official to the West Bank with a mysterious message for the leadership concerning the health of her husband and its political consequences.
Well, that&#39;s settled then, isn&#39;t it? Paul Martin, the magpie of a Prime Minister, has declared the issue of wait times for medical treatments to be his government&#39;s priority. And the Canadian Medical Association this week threw its ...
NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan opened high-level talks yesterday aimed at solving their decades-old dispute over Kashmir, the first contact between the foreign ministers of the two countries since 2002.
Britain's Barclays will press ahead with its recommended 63bn euro offer for ABN Amro despite pressure from dissenting investors.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton smothered Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain with kindness on Friday, then declared her rivals wrong on the issues and vowed to beat both in her quest for the presidency.
Mitt Romney turns 60 on Monday, a personal milestone but also a line of demarcation in the unfolding race for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
By Danny Hooley, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 17--Network television has tried just about everything under the sun to hang on to the mass audience it enjoyed in the pre-cable glory days. Franchising its hits to death. An overdose of reality shows. Voodoo.
American ace Fred Funk shot a six-under 66 to edge out Ryan Palmer by one shot and claim victory in the Southern Farm Classic. Funk, who took a one shot lead into the final round, had seven birdies, including
Alcatel SA   completed  its acquisition of Lucent Technologies Inc.  on Thursday,  creating one of the world's biggest suppliers of network  equipment for mobile phones and high-speed Internet.
A row over the bugging of a MP has reignited debate about how far the country has gone towards becoming a \
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All reasonable offers considered Consolidation in the broadband sector looks set to continue apace, as Carphone Warehouse and BSkyB fight it out for control of AOL's UK broadband business, according to reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(AGI) - Roma, 25 nov. - &quot;Auspico che finalmente venga fatta, una volta per tutte, chiarezza su questa questione dell&#39;attribuzione del potere di grazia che e&#39; questione di non poco conto e riguarda le prerogative
Oil prices held overnight at slightly higher levels after a mixed report yesterday on US inventory levels. Crude for December delivery spiked to USD47 a barrel in New York last night after the figures, but
By Michael Sluss   mike.sluss@roanoke.com  (804) 697-1585  Gov.
The Web is a window on personal lives, and employers can peer in.
The Utah Utes did not need any more yards in their season-opener against Texas A&amp;M at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday night. This time, they had all they needed.
Even though he was inactive for his first game back in Minnesota since being traded him to Boston, Kevin Garnett receives a huge ovation.
Iran is spending the last few days before it must stop all work related to uranium enrichment converting tons of ore into a dual-use gas that could then be processed to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Friday.
Two people die as Hurricane Ivan wreaks havoc across Jamaica and heads for the Cayman Islands and Cuba.
SEOUL/LONDON  - HSBC  has agreed to buy a 51 percent stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB)  from U.S. private equity firm Lone Star for about $6.3 billion in cash to boost its profile in Asia's third-largest banking market.
HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - The mother of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith said on Friday that drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.
Test results today showed foot and mouth disease was present in livestock when the UK was declared disease free earlier this month.
Washington's Sudan envoy Andrew Natsios was expected to arrive in Sudan on Friday for a fresh round of diplomacy aimed at curbing the violence in Darfur, the official SUNA news agency reported.
Over a thousand Mac fans have camped overnight outside computer giant Apple&#39;s first dedicated store in Europe. They braved the cold to be the first inside the shop in London to try and take advantage of the opening day offers.
Peter Boyle, one of the most successful character actors of his time, ended his career with a long stint on \u00e2\u0080\u009cEverybody Loves Raymond.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
President Bush overlooked a flip-flop of his own when he boasted Wednesday about launching the Homeland Security Department: He was against it before he was for it. John Kerry told Americans he has a health care plan that covers all of them, when he doesn't.
President George W. Bush will on Monday announce the withdrawal of up to 100,000 US troops from Europe and Asia as part of a major defense reorganization, officials said.
Chinese star center Yao Ming is excited about making a homecoming with his NBA teammates next week when he and the Houston Rockets play two exhibitions against Sacramento, reported Shenzhen Daily.
A US soldier who pleaded guilty to deserting to North Korea nearly four decades ago was sentenced to 30-days confinement and a dishonorable discharge on Wednesday, ending one of the Cold War&#39;s strangest dramas.
Hong Kong scientists have been researching a vaccine for the avian flu epidemic, commonly known as bird flu. Doctor John Nichols, a pathologist at Hong Kong University, says
Victims of the Madrid train bombings  issued a stinging rebuke to politicians for seeking to gain  from the tragedy that killed 191 people, injecting humility  into a previously raucous parliamentary investigation.
A UN human rights expert on Wednesday appealed for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped by Palestinian extremists in the Gaza Strip in March.
President Vladimir Putin said as meeting Russian cabinet members today that the Russian-German high-level discussions were beginning in Germany today.
Flash floods triggered by Typhoon Muifa have killed at least 11 people in central Vietnam, officials said on Saturday.
Research In Motion is targeting European and Asian markets with a phone-and-messaging device that uses the company&#39;s new SureType keyboard design.
Two years ago, the strategists of President Bush&#39;s re-election campaign had a theory that the 2004 race would not be determined by such familiar polling measures as what percent
Researchers came a step closer to finding a safe way to use stem cells in clinical treatment Thursday when a team of Japanese scientists announced they found a way to induce stem cells without triggering tumors.
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A judge driving with his boss was charged with drunken driving after a wreck that sent another motorist to the hospital, and the other judge was seen by an officer pouring out a can of beer, police said.
The Bush administration on Friday urged quick U.N. action on a global treaty to ban all cloning of human embryos, including for medical research, but diplomats said the measure would go nowhere before the Nov. 2 U.S. elections.
Two boys will be detained for killing an artist who was punched on his way home from a shopping trip.

The Pitcairn public prosecutor says the sex abuse trials in which five men have been found guilty of rape and indecent assault were only the tip of the iceberg.
Despite financial market volatility, U.S. technology companies had a strong 2007. The rising cost of energy, fears of recession, and forecasts of a slowdown in IT spending, however, point to a rocky 2008.Despite losses at the beginning of the week, the Nasdaq Composite Index, heavily weighted with technology stocks, closed Monday with a 9.8 percent gain for the year -- its biggest increase since 2003. The jump came despite fears that falling housing prices would drag down the economy and that tech companies would not be immune to cautious business and consumer spending.The housing panic caused a slump in the Nasdaq in the third quarter. But IT investors looked to the bottom line: Tech earnings stayed strong throughout the year, buoying trader confidence. In a range of technology sectors, IT bellwethers such as IBM, Google, Apple, and Oracle announced record quarters.But tumult in markets this week could be a harbinger of things to come. Tech shares on the Nasdaq slipped before and after the Jan. 1 holiday. Traders are nervous because the dust has not settled from the housing crisis, which affects consumer spending as well as the financial sector. Rising energy costs also affect both consumers and businesses, and this week the price of oil hit the $100-per-barrel mark, sparking inflation concerns.A U.S. Labor Department report on Friday said that nonfarm industry jobs rose 18,000 last month, the smallest increase in more than four years, while the unemployment rate rose to 5 percent. The Nasdaq responded, dipping by about 2.6 percent by early afternoon. Even industry stalwarts slumped, with Google trading at $668, down 16 percent from its opening, and IBM shares going for $101.76, down by 2.9 percent.Most IT analysts are predicting slower growth for technology. U.S. IT investment, for example, will increase by 4.8 percent in 2008, compared to 5.3 percent in 2007, according to Forrester Research.Coming off a strong earnings year in which hardware sales fared better than expected and consumers continued to flock to the Internet, there are bright spots, however. For example, comScore reported this week that during the Nov. 1 to Dec. 27 holiday season,&#160;U.S. consumers spent about $28 billion online, a 19 percent increase compared with the year-earlier period.Citigroup Global Markets this week said that Amazon, with good margins and attractive digital media offerings, is in a good position. It upgraded its advice on the company from &quot;hold&quot; to &quot;buy&quot; Wednesday, and shares jumped by $3.61 to close at $96.25.Similarly, on the same day, Yahoo shares rose $0.46 to close at $23.72 after ThinkEquity upgraded it to &quot;buy&quot; from &quot;accumulate.&quot;Nevertheless, fears of a downturn are casting shadows over even generally strong sectors such as Internet retail.&quot;The recession risk is one reason why we believe the outlook for U.S. Internet stocks is not as strong going into &#39;08 as it was going into &#39;07,&quot; said Citigroup in a research note.Semiconductor stocks, including Intel and AMD, also declined midweek, after Bank of America issued a report saying that large inventories combined with probable slower growth paints an unfavorable picture for the sector.With the macroeconomic scene in flux, tech investors will anxiously await the first earnings reports of the year, due later this month.
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Seoul - Lawmakers said on Saturday that South Korea and Thailand in May stopped a shipment to North Korea of sodium cyanide, a chemical that could be used to produce deadly sarin gas.
The Congressional Research Service details the workings of the secret court that oversees spying on spies and where the Supreme Court fits into the picture. Plus: Gonzales will release wiretap orders to Senators. In 27B Stroke 6.
SHANGHAI/SEATTLE  - In his first official visit to the United States in 2006, China President Hu Jintao arrived for dinner at Microsoft Corp.  Chairman Bill Gates' house with a gift for the host.
A bomb explodes near a police station in the Algerian city of Naciria, with a number of casualties reported.
The flight over Israel of an unmanned Hezbollah spy plane has deeply embarrassed the Jewish Air Force, which has prided itself for decades on having total control of the region&#39;s skies.
KIEV/MOSCOW  - Scores of people sought medical help on Wednesday after a poisonous chemical spill in Ukraine, Greenpeace said, and warned of the dangers to health and the environment from the toxic fumes.
And sets alarm bells ringing in open source community Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that every user of the open source Linux system could owe his company money for using its intellectual property. The statement will confirm the worst fears of the open source community.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Starbucks Entertainment  has teamed with NBC Universal Television Distribution for the  first time on &quot;Saturday Night Live: The Best of &#39;06/&#39;07,&quot; a DVD  set to be sold exclusively in Starbucks Co.-operated locations  in the U.S. beginning August 28.
A Polish woman who for 60 years had been holding onto the diary of a young Jewish girl killed by the Nazis in 1943, presented the journal to Israel's Holocaust memorial on Monday.
Nobody could call Southern California lucky after this game. Dominant would be a better description. A week after getting past California despite being badly beaten statistically, No. 1 Southern Cal took command early against Arizona State and routed the 15th-ranked Sun Devils 45-7 Saturday.
Real Madrid beat Roma 3-0 in an empty stadium to advance from the first round of European soccer&#39;s Champions League for the eighth straight season, while Liverpool claimed one of the
Swiss food group Nestle reported first-half net profit rose by 2.1 percent to 2.838 billion Swiss francs (1.85 billion euros, 2.28 billion dollars) from a year ago, below market expectations, but predicted improvement in the second half.
NEW YORK  - Athletes with a history of concussion are at risk of suffering lasting symptoms the next time they take a blow to the head, according to a study published Monday.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that its losses grew in the first half of the fiscal year as the Japanese automaker struggled to recover from an auto-defect scandal that has sent sales plunging.
Venezuela salsa singer Oscar D'Leon, who was arrested and forced to spend a night in jail in Colombia after failing to perform at a concert, was released Tuesday and given permission to return home, officials said.
LONDON  - International broadcasters, environmental activists and some of the biggest names in pop music are in the starting blocks for one of the most ambitious global media events of all time.
Scotland Today understands that Scotland&#39;s failure to beat Moldova last night has cost Berti Vogts his job. A source close to the SFA has told us that the German coach is expected to be relieved of his position next week.
Basketball Vince Carter opted out of the final year of a contract with the New Jersey Nets that would have paid the All-Star guard $16.3 million this season, preferring to test the free agent market. Nets president Rod Thorn remains optimistic the 30-year-old swingman will return. \
Democrat John Kerry sounded a warning to Americans on Social Security as he headed to Florida on Sunday, a critical battleground state where early voting was
Olympic time trial champion Tyler  Hamilton has been suspended by his Phonak team after they were  informed he had failed dope tests.
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A think-tank calls for more water metering after reporting that efforts to conserve water are not having much impact.
DaimlerChrysler enjoys growth in worldwide sales but its luxury car division Mercedes-Benz suffers a slump in profits.
Consumer inflation dipped unexpectedly last month thanks to falling gasoline prices while new home construction hit a 12-year low as the housing slump continued to dim the outlook for growth.
Photos of more than 1,000 U.S.  soldiers who died in Afghanistan and Iraq were laid out in  Union Square Park in New York on Friday in a display intended  to put faces of the fallen before the public.
Actor Robert De Niro and the growing   Tribeca Film Festival he founded gave support on Thursday to   Rome's new international film competition ahead of its debut in   mid-October.
WASHINGTON -- A $120 million fine levied on Royal Dutch/Shell Group by the Securities and Exchange Commission resolves the company's part in the SEC inquiry into the overstatement of oil and gas reserves, but the role of individuals is still under investigation, regulators said yesterday..
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'Do not follow sat nav. Very narrow lane' Hampshire County Council has been forced to erect signs warning HGV drivers to stay out of a narrow lane - despite their satnavs' insistence it's a full-fat link road.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As other high-tech companies cut back on their research labs, Microsoft continues to increase its ranks of free-rein thinkers.
by pat c Monday, Nov 8 2004, 11:25am. A bomb explosion has hit an Islamic school in the Netherlands, as tensions run high after the murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh.
GERUSALEMME - Il premier palestinese Abu Ala (Ahmed Qrea) ha rinviato una visita che avrebbe dovuto fare oggi nella striscia di Gaza per incontrare i rappresentanti di 13 organizzazioni palestinesi, tra le quali anche quelle islamiche.
The US ambassador to Germany said he would &quot;seriously consider&quot; replacing Donald Rumsfeld as US defense secretary if President George W. Bush won re-election next week and asked him to fill the post.
Newcastle recorded their first win over French opposition in UEFA competition with a convincing 4-0 victory over Sochaux to progress to the Cup knock-out phase.
Concerns over AMD's succession plans come at a difficult time for the company, and revive that old tug-of-war between marketing and engineering.
Foxboro, Mass. - Every week the New England Patriots seem to offer their fatalistic following some reason to despair - &quot;We don&#39;t have any wide receivers!
The US eyes the right-leaning Mexican president as a bulwark against Latin America's leftist tide.
An Indian doctor was detained in  Australia for questioning in connection with a suspected al  Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland as he  tried to leave the country, officials said on Tuesday.
After a period of experimentation with sleeker fashion and upscale merchandise Wal-Mart, in 2007, returned with a vengeance to the strategy that built it into the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retailer: low prices.
Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - No matter what you did on Thursday, I&#39;ve got you topped. I attended the Opening Ceremonies for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches and what a show this was, but a different one from years past.
When it comes to calculating the odds of rate cuts next year, the math no longer seems simple.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Walter Wendler may see some tough competition if he interviews for the chancellor position at Louisiana State University.
John Reid unveils a crackdown targeting \
LOS ANGELES - Courtney Love pleaded innocent Friday to a felony assault charge for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend's home in April.    The mercurial rocker, wearing a long black dress, was composed in court, responding to Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Dennis Mulcahy's questions with \
Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Anastasia Myskina successfully defended her Kremlin Cup title defeating Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-0 on Sunday. This year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s event saw the first all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup.
Thousands of U.S. Marines and Iraqi  troops backed by tanks stormed into Falluja as night fell on  Monday, the start of a fierce ground assault to retake the  rebel stronghold.
President Bush's nominee to head the CIA promised Tuesday to shed his political past and provide precise, objective and independent intelligence to the president and Congress. But after a 4 1/2-hour confirmation hearing, some Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee were not convinced.
The latest tiny flying robot that could help in search and rescue or surveillance has been unveiled in Japan.
Eli Lilly and Co.  said on Monday it has increased its offer for biotechnology company Icos Corp.  to $2.3 billion from $2.1 billion after at least one Icos shareholder called the earlier bid too low.
Minutes from the Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s meeting last month also indicate that members were confident that the economy would survive the housing slump.
Michael Clarke takes three wickets in the penultimate over as Australia beat India in Sydney for their 16th consecutive Test win.
LCOS technology sandwiches a layer of liquid crystal between a cover glass and a highly reflective, mirror-like surface patterned with pixels that sits on top of a silicon chip. These layers form a microdisplay that can be used in projection displays such ...
The economy expanded at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an exploding trade deficit, soaring oil prices and
Nov. 21: A family meeting of the Ambanis is likely to take place tomorrow within hours of Mukesh Ambani\u00e2\u0080\u0099s return from the US. In a TV interview aired a few days ago, Mukesh had said there were \u00e2\u0080\u009cownership issues\u00e2\u0080\u009d within the family.
LITTLE ROCK, AR - A national review has placed Arkansas in the lower half of states when it comes to bioterrorism preparedness. But the state Health Department says major improvements in recent months were not considered in the review.
Crude oil futures fell as Iraqi exports rose and Russia said it would increase production this year, extending a decline that has cut almost $8 from the price in eight sessions.
IBM hopes to give a boost to large-scale public grid computing projects with the launch of the new &quot;World Community Grid.&quot;.
NBC News said Tuesday it has reprimanded the employee responsible for mistakenly flashing a picture of Osama bin Laden on MSNBC as Chris Matthews talked about Barack Obama.
Examiners raise concerns over the \
Some big airlines are planning to reduce domestic capacity in 2008 with the hope of driving fares higher to offset rising fuel costs.
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Mexican President Vicente Fox is expected in Salt Lake City this afternoon to begin a three-day visit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed  in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard  Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in  Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement.
Five or six years ago, Seattle fullback Mack Strong would have felt validated by a Pro Bowl appearance.
The London Stock Exchange  has  been left with few options to defend itself from Nasdaq Stock  Markets Inc.'s  unwanted attentions after British  financial markets broker ICAP's  decision not to pursue  fresh merger talks, analysts said on Tuesday.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Sunday he does not believe North Korea set off a nuclear blast earlier this month, but is not \
Manitoba&#39;s Premier says if internet pharmacies are shut down, buyers will simply order online from pharmacies based in other countries.
Imposing sanctions on the government of Sudan in a bid to resolve the crisis in the Darfur region of the country could prove counter productive, a Foreign Office minister warned today.
Pope John Paul, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, put five Catholics on the road to sainthood Sunday, including the 19th century German mystic nun who inspired Mel Gibson&#39;s film on Christ&#39;s passion.
The Academy Awards usually are like one of those high school popularity contests where all the other contenders show up, but there's that one girl everybody just knows is going to be crowned prom queen.
Interim President Hamid Karzai held a strong lead in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential poll as the number of ballots counted passed the one million mark Monday.
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In the tradition of great, and not so great, boxing movies, Clint Eastwood's \
World number two Andy Roddick is set to  hook up with his U.S. Davis Cup assistant coach after firing  Brad Gilbert at the weekend.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways plans to slash costs  under its second bankruptcy of the decade, in a bid to become  more like the discount airlines that threaten its survival.
Secret talks between the UDA and Provisional IRA 30 years ago are revealed in Cabinet papers.
Media conglomerate News Corp. said on  Wednesday its quarterly sales rose helped by higher \
As BMW Z4 roadsters zip along Germany s fast-paced Autobahn, a piece of South Carolina s economy rides with them.
Description: The US government will release Yaser Hamdi, an American born Saudi who was designated an combatant, into the custody of Saudi Arabia.
Brian Hill was fired as coach of the Orlando Magic, the National Basketball Association team announced, saying the dumped mentor could return to the organization in another capacity.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday welcomed Chinese investment, saying he wanted Britain to be the top destination for money from the Asian giant.
The last time Sen. Joe Biden ran for president, he was in a crowded field with Al Gore, Jessie Jackson, Michael Dukakis and others seeking the 1988 Democratic nomination. Ronald Reagan was president, Vice President George H.W. Bush was bidding to succeed him, the Unabomber was waging a war of terror and \
Top-ranked Argentina booked their berth  in the women's hockey semi-finals at the Athens Olympics on  Friday but defending champions Australia now face an obstacle  course to qualify for the medal matches.
A European spacecraft has started a journey into the unknown as scientists prepare to land on Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan. The Huygens probe was expected to separate from its mothership, Cassini, at about
The drugmaker Novartis AG said Monday that the European Commission had approved its Exelon skin patch to treat Alzheimer's disease.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are unbeaten and off to their best start since 1998. Adding to coach Jack Del Rio&#39;s excitement level is his belief the offense is going to only get better.
Chimpanzees have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Thursday delayed for a day the landing of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis because of bad weather in Florida.
Lawyers for Michael Jackson have asked a judge to dismiss the child molestation charges against him, claiming that prosecutors were improperly trying to &#39;shock and intimidate&#39; the pop star when they raided his Neverland Valley Ranch two weeks ago.
For the first time, the federal government has proposed placing responsibility for preventing food-borne illness on farmers rather than on consumers.
McCain tells South Carolina voters federal spending is out of control ... Romney to appear on NBC's \
Although Florida election officials are chastized for being lax in monitoring the company that built a lousy database for tracking felons and dead voters, an internal audit concludes that there was no intent to disenfranchise anyone.
DaimlerChrysler could face a &#36;640  million fine as a result of a bribery probe by the U.S. justice  department and the U.S. stock market regulator, German weekly  Der Spiegel said on Saturday.
A row over leadership at Franco-German company EADS culminates in co-boss Rainer Hertrich not renew his contract in 2005.
The little town of Nowra in New South Wales will be keeping a night-time vigil as their favourite footballing son stands between Manchester United and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
An American Airlines flight from Orlando, Fla., to Dallas-Fort Worth was diverted to Houston on Saturday night after a passenger tried to open an emergency door.
DALLAS, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- As fans across the country, we have all witnessed the voyage this gifted athlete has taken to the NFL Hall of Fame, but as Michael Irvin's pastor, I have been along for the ride and have seen first-hand how this special man discovered there's no place like home.
General Electric said its fourth-quarter profit rose 4 percent as surging overseas sales more than offset the fallout from domestic woes.
BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on former members of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to join Iraq's new security forces in an effort to restore peace to the war-racked country.
Struggling West Ham on Friday vowed to fight charges that they breached Premiership rules by signing Argentina stars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano last year.
Japan's Princess Kiko will have a baby who could be the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years -- and slam the brakes on moves to let a woman sit on the throne.
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Troops are on the streets of the Philippine capital ahead of a rally set to demand President Arroyo's resignation.
With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason&#39;s career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Darren Bragg's single drove in the  winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the host  Cincinnati Reds to an upset 4-3 triumph over the St Louis  Cardinals in the National League Tuesday.
McDonald's Corp.  on Tuesday raised its annual dividend 38 percent, a move the world's largest restaurant chain said is another sign of its revitalization.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday most Palestinian militant groups would halt their rocket fire against Israel if the Jewish state stopped its attacks against the Palestinians.
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- The Northern Virginia Technology Council will host Sen. John McCain at its first Titans Breakfast of the fall season, which is expected to draw between 500 and 600 executives of technology companies in the Greater Washington region.  Sen.
Fiat SpA announced Wednesday it will buy the Maserati sportscar brand from Ferrari &#151; a company in which it already has a majority stake &#151; just three days after winning independence from General Motors Corp.
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Confectionery firms are to stop making some of their king-size chocolate bars as part of a drive to combat obesity. Reducing portion sizes is one of the seven key pledges set out in the first Manifesto for
Tokyo stocks opened down 0.4 percent on Monday after government data showed Japanese companies reduced spending on plant and equipment by 4.9 percent in April-June, although economists had expected a rise.
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Fifteen months ago, Genzyme Corp. and Transkaryotic Therapies Inc. of Cambridge decided to kiss and make up. It didn't last.
The British Medical Association conference will consider a call for quicker and easier access to abortion.
ALEXANDRIA, Ky  - Police Chief Keith Hill respects Americans who have left civilian jobs to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But the fact that so many of them are police officers means he's been short-staffed for years.
Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) called on leader of the Dniester region Igor Smirnov to keep his promise and open all schools where the Moldovan language is taught on the Latin ...
A traveling exhibit of the bombed-out remains of a Jerusalem bus is sparking opposition from critics who call it a politically charged and one-sided statement.
Energy regulator Ofgem blames high oil prices and problems with the UK's supply of gas for a steep rise in wholesale gas prices.
Johan Santana pitches a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly two years, and the Twins take advantage of four early errors in a 9-0 rout of the Mets.
By reducing dancers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 movements to a crawl, a video installation sheds light on the little things.
Juergen Schrempp, the former head of DaimlerChrysler who masterminded the tie-up of the German and US auto makers nine years ago, stands to pocket up to 100 million euros (134 million dollars) from the break-up of the group, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens, who denies claims he used steroids, was asked on Friday to testify before a U.S. congressional panel investigating use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Some analysts called the spike a troubling development that translates into at least 4.6 million sexually active women at risk of conceiving a child they had not planned on.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is refusing to halt the military operation in the northern Gaza Strip, despite the Israeli Army&#39;s recommendation to do so, Haaretz reported on Monday.
The Texas Longhorns might want to forget about the Bowl Championship Series. It looks like the BCS has all but forgotten them.
Art-rockers Franz Ferdinand from the Scottish city of Glasgow have won Britain's prestigious Mercury Music Prize with their eponymous debut album.
Chelsea have hit back at comments by Professional Footballers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Association chief executive Gordon Taylor over their decision to sack disgraced striker Adrian Mutu.
Five French ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees are convicted of links to terrorism by a court in Paris.
By Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 15--It's been a long moving process, but a local manufacturing company is in the final leg of relocating from the Bellingham waterfront to the Ferndale area.   And it's getting some help.
India will begin withdrawing troops from Kashmir to coincide with a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, aimed at winning &quot;hearts and minds&quot; in the insurgency-racked state.
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.
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(Sep 23, 2004) -- OGDEN, Utah  -- Interstate Bakeries Corp., which has 300 employees at bakeries in Ogden and Salt Lake City, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Diabetes killed an increasing number of New York City residents last year, ranking for the first time among the five leading causes of death in an annual summary of vital statistics released yesterday by the health department.
The Justice Department yesterday said it will send out 1,090 federal poll watchers to monitor elections in 25 states, three times as many as in 2000, as Democrats and
Celtic stretched their lead in the Scottish Premier League to four points after Chris Sutton&#39;s goal gave them a 1-0 home win over Dundee United on Saturday.
Singh had starred opposite Sonali Bendra in Dil Hi Dil Main.
Caesars Entertainment Inc.(CZR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is expected on Thursday to unveil a deal with a California Indian tribe to develop and manage a $250 million casino complex near Fresno in the central part of the state.
Glenn McGrath finished with four wickets as Australia quashed Indian hopes of a fightback by establishing a big first-innings lead in the first test on Friday.
Japan's Nikkei share average rose half a  percent to its highest close in five months on Tuesday after  the release of economic data that supported views that Japan's  economic slowdown would be temporary.
The makers of some antidepressants never published the results of about a third of the drug trials that they conducted to win government approval, a new study suggests.
A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- With 7:12 left in the game, Arizona State was beaten and left for dead. The Sun Devils trailed UCLA by 11 points. Safeties Riccardo Stewart and Josh Barrett were on the sideline with injuries.
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One of two rebel movements engaged in peace talks with Sudan's government mediated by the African Union (AU) said the negotiations had collapsed and could be suspended for weeks.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia overpowered American Mashona Washington 6-0, 6-1 Saturday to win her second straight Japan Open on a day when rain from an approaching typhoon leaked through the arena&#39;s retractable roof and
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry traded attacks in New Mexico on Monday, with Bush saying Kerry fundamentally misunderstands
Qualcomm Chief Executive Paul Jacobs said on Thursday that talks with Nokia  on renewing a technology license may be helped by AT&T Inc.'s  decision to use Qualcomm's mobile television technology.
A pair of Asian teenagers are injured in a racist attack by a gang of nine white youths in Glasgow, police confirm.
A book, Mr and Mrs Dutt, Memories of our Parents, chronicling the lives of the Dutts, is scheduled to be released by Roli Books later this month.
Botox and a similar injection should come with stronger warnings following reports of 16 deaths after the botulinum toxin spread inside the body, a U.S. consumer group said on Thursday.
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Blues Traveler singer and harmonica player John Popper was arrested after the vehicle he was riding in was clocked going 111 mph, the Washington State Patrol said Wednesday.
At its user conference on Wednesday, Oracle (Profile, Products, Articles) continued sending mixed messages to PeopleSoft (Profile, Products, Articles) customers concerned
Children with cancer often get the wrong dose of chemotherapy or are given the drug at the wrong time, and many require treatment because of the errors, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
With his Republican rivals jockeying for victory in New Hampshire, presidential hopeful Fred Thompson sought Tuesday to boost his support in this early voting state considered critical to his campaign.
Asante Samuel's recovery skills are just as good off the field as they are on it.
The government says it will free an Algerian terror suspect held for more than two and half years under tough laws brought in following the September 11 attacks, after saying it can no longer justify holding the man.
Stocks opened little changed on Wednesday on caution before the results of the Federal Reserve's $20 billion money-market stabilization effort. The results of the Fed's auction on Monday will be announced shortly.
Ukraine's prime minister was on the verge  of victory in a presidential election on Monday but his  West-leaning rival accused the authorities of mass fraud and  told thousands of supporters to stay on the streets in protest.
The Iraqi parliament renewed the emergency powers of the national unity government for a further 30 days on Monday, after only a brief debate.
Greg Oden's first collegiate start was almost perfect.
A row over intellectual property claims from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) has dealt a fatal blow to an ambitious effort by Internet engineers to create a technical standard for curbing junk e-mail.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck &amp; Co. chose to go on the offensive and voluntarily withdraw its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market Thursday.
Sun Microsystems Inc. on Tuesday was set to announce its UltraSparc IV+ microprocessor, the last significant upgrade to the company&#39;s processor line before it begins shipping the redesigned chips it calls
Bridgestone Corp. will enter the display  device market with ultra-thin electronic price tags, aiming for  annual sales of 1 billion yen ($9.23 million) in around two to  three years, Japan's top tire maker said on Wednesday.
The Minnesota Timberwolves didn't even need Kevin Garnett in the fourth quarter.
The New York Yankees will wear black armbands on their uniforms this season in memory of pitcher Cory Lidle, who died last October when a plane he was flying in crashed into a Manhattan high-rise building.
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Canada has withdrawn its support for a U.N. anti-racism conference scheduled to take place in South Africa next year after deeming it to be anti-Israel, a government official said Wednesday.
Alexander Payne&#39;s Sideways notched up more Oscar hype yesterday when it was named best picture of 2004 by the influential New York film critics circle.
BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Russian oil company Yukos has halted some oil shipment to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it can&#39;t afford the transportation costs, according to a published report.
VILNIUS/KABUL  - NATO's top official rejected on Thursday U.S. concern that some member countries were not pulling their weight in the fighting in Afghanistan.
Up to five years in prison A Washington-state man pleaded guilty to one felony count of computer fraud relating to charges he spread malware to users of an internet relay chat (IRC) channel. He faces up five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced in early May.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Illinois residents will soon gain  access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United  Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections  to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.
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Top Ugandan rebel warns there will be no peace deal unless international indictments are dropped.
A judge threw out all charges Monday against three men accused of blackmailing teenage soccer star Wayne Rooney&#39;s agent. John Highland, Christopher Bacon and Anthony Bacon had been
The government is to announce measures aimed at improving safety on school buses in Northern Ireland.
The Bank of England on Thursday injected 4.4 billion pounds into the financial system amid ongoing turmoil in credit markets.
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CHANNAI, India  - Yoga induces a feeling of well-being in healthy people, and can reverse the clinical and biochemical changes associated with metabolic syndrome, according to results of studies from Sweden and India. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity and high blood sugar.
He was dying to hit. Dying to get a big hit to help himself. It's been building up for two years. Josh Beckett loves to hit, and one of the things he doesn't like about the American League is that he can't swing the bat.
A suspected al-Qaeda leader arrested in Lebanon last week has died of a heart attack, officials say.
A patient's own stem cells could soon be used to cure chronic back pain, say researchers.
The inquiry in alleged bribes paid for Saudi contracts stands to cost the UK billions in lost deals, manufacturers warn the government.
Europe's latest shot across Microsoft's bow shouldn't faze investors.
BANGKOK The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is likely to be the cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world&#39;s people, a top international expert said on Thursday.
Water striders do what few other animals can: They walk on water. How the freshwater insects pull it off has baffled scientists&#151;until now.
Three boys ages 7, 10 and 11 sat wide-eyed and looked scared during their initial court hearing on charges of starting a fire that destroyed several homes.
Shares in E.ON, Germany's largest power producer, shot up more than three percent on the announcement that Spanish rival Gas Natural was dropping out of the race to buy Spanish electricity company Endesa.
WASHINGTON - Information on passengers who took a commercial flight within the United States in June will be turned over to the government so it can test a new system for identifying potential terrorists.    People will have a chance to tell the government what they think about the plan during a 30-day comment period, federal officials said on Tuesday...
Arabic television says a wall at a construction site in Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates has collapsed, killing at least eight workers.
Subjecting children to drug testing is usually a bad idea for a host of reasons, including often inaccurate results and loss of the child's trust, a leading pediatricians' group said on Monday.
British rock guitarist Peter Frampton, whose 1976 album \
RIYADH, 31 December 2004 - Two terrorists in Saudi Arabia appearing on the 26 most wanted list were killed in Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s raid on a terrorist hide-out shortly after two car bombs exploded in Riyadh, a statement from the Ministry of Interior said
Officials in Paris reiterated Wednesday its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.
Previous patches have been exploited forcing Mozilla to issue another, hopefully, final patch.
No baby as tiny as 8.6 ounces had ever survived before Rumaisa Rahman was born Sept. 19. Although no bigger than a cell phone, Rumaisa still had some things in her favor, doctors at Loyola University Medical
Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.
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A militant group run by a Jordanian-born insurgent released a videotape showing its members killing three men identified as Turkish hostages, according to al-Jazeera television.
The nationally renowned Wesley Bell Ringers will host their fund- raiser rummage sale on Friday, Sept. 29, from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. and also on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E 3300 South.
Need a calcium boost? Click here US scientists have created a genetically-modified carrot which delivers a much higher dose of calcium than the bog-standard carrot and may help \
Police will Thursday publish a long-awaited report into Princess Diana's death in a Paris car crash in 1997, expected to confirm it was a simple accident and not an elaborate conspiracy.
The European Commission has given a qualified go-ahead to starting EU membership talks with Turkey, warning that negotiations could be frozen if the country backtracks on reforms.
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Bobby Abreu homered and drove in a season-high five runs, helping Chien-Ming Wang overcome a shaky first inning to win his seventh straight decision with a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday night.
In an April episode of ABC's \
The dress is the star of next summer's wardrobe, and Paris designers on Saturday offered a dizzying array of options ranging from tunics to baby dolls and sweeping floor-length gowns.
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PARACATU, Brazil  - Moacir de Mello's small farm is squeezed on one side by bulldozers belonging to a Canadian mining firm and on the other by a rancher trying to make him leave. \
Who expected Bill Gates to make us proud to be in high-tech? The geek-turned-philanthropist has surprised us all.
An external review of how CBS News came to use disputed documents in a report on President Bush's military record will probably not be concluded until after the November election so as not to interfere with the presidential race, a top executive said on Tuesday.
Description: NPR&#39;s Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the week ahead in money and business. She reviews housing starts, inflation and the value of the dollar.
Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of Pakistan&#39;s exiled former opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, was rearrested yesterday a month after being freed on bail.
Caron Butler scores a career-high 40 points and the Wizards make up a late 11-point deficit to force overtime Sunday, but come up short in a 105-102 loss to the Bucks.
Hall of Fame jockey Russell Baze extends his dominance as North America's winningest jockey, surviving a photo finish in a three-horse duel yesterday for his 10,000th victory.
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Indian state investigates claims that boy, 15, performed surgery to get into record books.
Matthew McConaughey is taking Owen Wilson's role in the comedy film \
SAN FRANCISCO\u00e2\u0080\u0094Sun Microsystems Inc. next week will roll out two new servers featuring its UltraSPARC IV processors, a Sun executive said Friday.
With the new edition of O.J. Simpson's \
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The first Kuwaiti released from Guantanamo Bay was taken into government custody after he arrived home Sunday, according to a Kuwaiti lobbying for the release of detainees from this Gulf state.
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A licensing board's decision to put minimum prices on drinks sold in pubs in Aberdeen is ruled unlawful by a judge.
Digital camera prices are dropping, an analyst firm concludes, and buyers are moving toward one camera per person rather than one per family.
House prices dropped by 1.1% in October as the property market continues to weaken, according to the Halifax monthly house price index report.
LONDON, November 30  - Kellogg Company (K.NYS) named James Jenness yesterday to take over as the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chairman and Chief Executive, if Carlos Gutierrez is appointed by the US administration as the next Commerce Secretary.
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Shed of their black robes, Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer engaged in a lively and, at times, amusing debate Thursday over whether foreign court rulings should be used in U.S. decisions.
InfoWorld - Everyone knows Salesforce.com as the company that pioneered SaaS (software as a service) and survived the dot-com bust when many other ASPs didn&#39;t. Now, Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff says the company is ready to take on Microsoft&#160;as a leading development platform provider, a strategy he unveiled as &quot;Salesforce.com 2.0&quot; in New York on Tuesday.
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India and Pakistan were unable to agree on starting a bus service between the capitals of divided Kashmir in two days of talks which ended in New Delhi on Wednesday and said they would need more discussions.
IN A major strategic reversal, Sony plans to add support for MP3 music files to some of its portable music players. The shift to support the widely used MP3 music format would end Sony&#39;s long-standing insistence on its proprietary Atrac format.
As the holiday season gears up, consumer advocates are again warning parents to do their homework and be vigilant about keeping dangerous toys out of the hands -- and mouths -- of kids.
DURHAM, N.C. - Newly arrived Duke University freshmen got something considerably snazzier than the usual Blue Devils T-shirts and ball caps: Their goodie bags included a free iPod digital music player engraved with the school's crest and the words \
Top seed Roger Federer remains on course to win his third Grand Slam of the year after advancing to the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows thanks to a walkover.
The United Nations is useless to blacks in Darfur. China will veto any meaningful action. his land stinks of fear and death. \u00e2\u0080\u0094Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, from Darfur, October 20.
COCA-Cola\u00e2\u0080\u0099s agreement with the European Union is the first sign that new chief executive Neville Isdell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s painfully slow reform of the company may at last be getting under way.
Warren Buffett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new firm, Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, takes its first steps into the bond insurance market.
StorageTek (Quote, Chart) took another step in filling out its information lifecycle management portfolio this week, acquiring software maker Storability.
A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his colleagues blamed on Damascus.
ADELAIDE, Nov 30: Australia crushed New Zealand by 213 runs on the final day of the second Test to complete a series clean sweep at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
NBC Universal has decided not to renew  its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the  second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's   dominance in digital entertainment.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Leftist guerrillas shot andkilled a Catholic parish priest in a jungle area of northwestColombia, church officials said on Friday.
U.N. Security Council members intend to press Sudan to arrest two suspects accused of war crimes in Darfur by the International Criminal Court, Belgium's U.N. ambassador said on Thursday..
The heat's been turned off on the Hugh Grant legume litigation.
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Ukraine&#39;s parliament has voted to ask President Leonid Kuchma to dismiss the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to help end a political crisis triggered by a contested presidential election.
CALGARY -- Kananaskis Country will take on a Tour de France feel tomorrow as its perennial champion Lance Armstrong leads a swarm of cyclists through the Rockies.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Sunday his plan for universal health care would require higher taxes and cost up to $120 billion year.
JACK Straw, the Foreign Secretary, visited the grave of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat yesterday at the end of a two-day trip to Israel and the West Bank to help revive the Middle East peace process.
Celtics longtime play-by-play television broadcaster Mike Gorman was taken to the hospital Monday night at halftime of Boston's game against Golden State with complaints of stomach cramps.
Thailand&#39;s Thongchai Jaidee aced the 165-yard 11th hole in the WGC-American Express Championship second round on Friday. The 34-year-old former paratrooper used an eight
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been charged by the English Football Association for an incident during Sunday&#39;s 2-0 win over Arsenal.
Cigarette makers lied about the  dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on  Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to  trial.
When reached yesterday in Nairobi, Theo Ratliff said he feels \
Jack Nicklaus had a golf club in his hand and a gallery around him, just like old times.
The UN secretary general Kofi Annan considered yesterday in an interview broadcast by the BBC ( world section) that the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 &quot;was illegitimate.
Bertelsmann, the world's  fourth-largest media group, almost tripled operating earnings  in the six months to June, helped by cost cuts and higher sales  mainly at its music and television units.
Five soldiers from a unit that recently returned from Afghanistan were killed Thursday when their vehicle was struck by a train at a rail crossing in the eastern Czech Republic, officials said.
Amadou Diouf, an immigrant from Senegal, says U.S. agents injected him with drugs against his will as he was about to be deported in February 2007.
United States shareholders are stirring and promise to make next year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proxy season mighty lively.
Olie Kolzig makes 48 saves and Alexander Semin has a goal and an assist in his return from a shoulder injury to help the Capitals beat the Lightning, 5-2.
The flaws disclosed last week in Adobe System&#39;s Reader and Acrobat programs have been used to exploit computers since at least January via malicious banner advertisements, security analysts are reporting.Adobe issued patches&#160;last Wednesday for Reader and Acrobat, but the company did not detail the flaws.Problems with Adobe&#39;s software can potentially affect millions of PC users, since the company&#39;s software is widely used to read PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Most people regard PDFs as harmless.&quot;From our standpoint, it appears that this PDF-based attack has been quite successful, affecting many thousands of users throughout the world,&quot; wrote Hon Lau on Symantec&#39;s Security Response Weblog.Greg McManus of iDefense Labs, the security arm of VeriSign, reported one of the vulnerabilities to Adobe in October, according to a post by the SANS Institute, a computer security organization.Since hackers have been apparently using the Adobe flaws since January, it raises the question how they discovered the flaw.Lau wrote that the &quot;swiftness of the exploit appearing in the wild suggests that leaks had occurred.&quot;However, it appears that the vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat were disclosed in a responsible way, Lau wrote.The flaws in the programs allow a hacker to create a malicious PDF document. If opened by a victim, that document downloads a malicious Trojan that Symantec calls &quot;Zonebac.&quot;Zonebac was first detected in 2006. It shuts off a user&#39;s security software as well as downloads other bad software. The latest version also appears to taint search engine results, Lau wrote.In January, iDefense noticed that the malicious PDF document was being delivered through malicious banner advertisements. Symantec&#39;s Lau wrote that it&#39;s not immediately clear how the PDF file is delivered, but that the banner ads could be redirecting people to other harmful Web sites with the file. Also, spam messages may be carrying the bad file as an attachment.Malicious banner ads can be particularly dangerous since the ads can show up on legitimate Web sites. Online advertising companies have struggled to keep these ads off their networks. Sometimes, hackers will approach the networks with what is a legitimate ad and then substitute it for a malicious one. Many of those bad ads have exploited vulnerabilities in Adobe&#39;s Flash multimedia technology.Adobe&#39;s Reader and Acrobat are designed to regularly look for updates, but users are advised to upgrade to the patched version, 8.1.2.&#160;
The OpenDocument Foundation, which was set up to promote its namesake file format as a universal choice for storing documents, is switching  its allegiance to the Compound Document Formats created by the World Wide Web Consortium.
But the downside to Senator John Kerry's deliberative style is that his campaign has often moved slowly.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A flare thrown from the  audience ignited a packed Buenos Aires rock club where locked  exit doors trapped young New Year's revelers in smoke and  flames, killing 175 people, officials said on Friday.
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The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers disagreed over who&#39;s to blame for an altercation in the stands that led to the arrest of Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco after Francisco threw a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose.
'Grossly offensive' ditty hits YouTube Convicted paedophile Jonathan King - who served half of a seven-year sentence for abusing underage boys - has resurfaced with a provocative song about mass murderer Harold Shipman, the BBC reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct. 24 -- The United States' exit from Iraq and Afghanistan depends on stepping up U.S. advising of those nations' security forces, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday as he visited military training teams preparing to deploy.
Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening, a study released Monday suggests.
By Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 15--RICHMOND -- State lawmakers are getting ready to try to negotiate an agreement on a pair of bills aimed at guiding the future of Fort Monroe after the Army leaves in 2011.   Sen. Marty Williams, R-Newport News, and Del.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Nine Turkish soldiers were killed overnight in a clash with Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border, military sources said on Sunday, in an attack that will increase pressure on Turkey to send troops into Iraq.
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a two-year prison term for one of Algeria's best known journalists in a case seen by many as a pretext to crush press freedom in this North African country.
Candidates in Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential election kicked off the final day of campaigning Wednesday, with interim leader Hamid Karzai and one of his chief
In cambio chiedono alt attacchi su Gaza e Cisgiordania
InfoWorld and Open Source Technology Group (OSTG), the parent company of such popular sites as Slashdot and SourceForge, are pleased to announce the public beta of a new resource for IT buyers.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Mechel Steel priced its American depositary shares at $21 each Friday, in the first initial public offering from Russia in 2 1/2 years.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections made her first court appearance in Florida on Tuesday.
DETROIT, Oct. 27 -- Members of the United Auto Workers approved a four-year contract with Chrysler on Saturday despite significant opposition, the union said.
Pop-rocker Avril Lavigne is speaking out against fake pop-stars that rule the entertainment business. In light of the Ashlee Simpson lip-synching incident, Lavigne feels it's \
Kerr claimed her third LPGA Tour tournament of the year yesterday, overcoming final-round difficulties and a strong challenge from Kim to win the State Farm Classic.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, who is paying an official visit to Latvia, met on Friday his Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks in the capital city of Riga.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N  said on Monday that its chief operating officer has left the  company for another job.
China&#39;s unheralded Xing Huina caused a major shock as she turned the tables on the Ethiopians to storm to gold in the women&#39;s Olympic 10,000 metres on Friday.
'But you should upgrade now' A less-annoying version of Windows Vista is still several months away.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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An exhibition of Kylie Minogue's stage costumes, awards and accessories opens at London's V&A museum.
Though profitable for the last nine years, Universal has been noticeably short on blockbusters to call its own. And that is largely by design
A 21-year-old British soldier has been arrested over the murder of a civilian in Iraq. The suspect was being quizzed at a London police station.
Frank P. Quattrone, the banker whose deal making helped fuel the 1990\u00c2\u0092s technology boom, is expected to receive a sentence of 16 months.
The UK's first stand-alone Islamic High Street bank,  aimed at the UK's 1.8 million Muslims opens in London on Wednesday.
Making stem cells with destroying human embryos could revolutionize medical research in the U.S.--and help unlock the very secrets of life.
Muslims in Norway were organizing a torchlit parade through downtown Oslo this weekend, to decry violence and terrorism and distance themselves from Islamic fundamentalism.
Break up the Red Sox. A similar cry could be heard from beaten rivals when the Yankees dominated the World Series half a century ago. Now that the Olde Towne Team has won its second October Classic in four years, how many of last night's champagne-spattered champions will be back next spring?
It's not the size of your offshore rigs, it's how you use them.
English legendary soccer coach Brian Clough, 69, has died after a battle against stomach cancer. The double European Cup winning manager had members of his family at his bedside.
A charismatic communicator with an actor's good looks, a glowing resume and socially conservative politics, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney could be a dream candidate for Republicans in the 2008 White House race.
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- An extra six months of supervised outpatient rehabilitation helps elderly hip fracture patients achieve a better recovery, says a Washington University School of Medicine study that challenges the current standard ...
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Asian shares rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's biggest interest rate cut in over two decades, but nagging fears of a U.S. recession prompted many indexes to give up some of their early gains.
Sex, death and religion, art\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old stand-bys, its holy trinity, are alive, weird and living, at  \u00e2\u0080\u009cKeith Edmier 1991-2007\u00e2\u0080\u009d at Hessel Museum in Bard College.
A policeman who falsely claimed to be off work sick while fitting new bathrooms has been spared jail.
Some worry that not enough support exists to help US troops bear the psychological toll of having killed.
'Anchoring and meditative' colour of the year In case you thought common-sense outfits like Pantone - the \
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Inventerprise(R) LLC announced today the granting of a United States patent on a new way to tell time.  The newly patented system breaks from centuries-old tradition, dispensing altogether with the use of any hour hand or hour digit.
Japanese whalers detained two activists accused of throwing acid at and illegally boarding their vessel in Antarctica on Tuesday. An official denied claims the men were assaulted and tied to the mast.
Actress Tori Spelling gave birth on Tuesday to a son in Los Angeles, People magazine reported.
French food giant Groupe Danone has said that 2006 operating profits rose 10.1 percent to 1.914 billion euros (2.50 billion dollars), on sales that rose 8.1 percent to 14.073 billion euros.
A tour bus carrying members of an extended Alabama family home from a reunion veered off a southern Kentucky highway early Monday and slammed into an overpass, killing one person and injuring 66 others.
In a development that could heighten tensions between Israel and Iran, guerrillas of the Lebanon-based Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah succeeded, apparently for the first
A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.
GM Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM Daewoo) said it had been selected by General Motors (GM) as the primary source for Chevrolet vehicles to be sold in Europe.
Senators expressed deep skepticism  on Thursday at President Bush&#39;s nomination of a &quot;war czar&quot; for  Iraq and Afghanistan, saying it muddled the White House chain  of command but likely signaled no strategy change.
Connecticut will dole out $20 million to 21 stem-cell research projects and has allocated $100 million over the next decade.
In the beginning, there was BlackBerry. A delicious fruit, yes, but also a clever way to get your e-mail on a pager-like device. Then there was BlackBerry: a clever way to get your
European stocks were headed for a weaker start on Friday, with profit taking likely to be the focus after a lacklustre session on Wall Street and few corporate earnings to drive the market.
What with the asthma, trauma, depression and 13 medications a day, life has all but stopped for Marvin Bethea, a paramedic who was buried in the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
A top film industry agent asked his  colleagues on Monday to boycott working with Mel Gibson as  Hollywood debated whether the superstar's career will suffer  because he made rabidly anti-Semitic remarks during an arrest  for suspected drunk driving.
Keith Richards replies to Swedish critics, Paternal penguins pique parents, Botero gives Abu Ghraib art to Berkeley and more culture news.
Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled on stronger demand for computers, cellphones and other electronic products.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies made a move to bolster their starting rotation by signing free agent righthander Jon Lieber to a three-year, $21 million contract on Wednesday.
Bolivian officials say 48 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after weeks of flooding.
UNITED NATIONS -- When former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri was assassinated nearly three years ago, the United States and France prodded the U.N. Security Council into ordering a U.N. inquiry into the killing within 24 hours.
Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost $4m (\u00c2\u00a32.2) after a three-day auction in New York.
Steelmaker reports big profits, disturbing trends.
Bear Stearns Cos Inc  said on Tuesday it snared three executives from rival companies to expand services to hedge fund clients.
Rising property prices are making the gap between rich and poor far worse, housing charity Shelter say.
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While nosing around the Quaternary mammal collection at the Provincial Museum of Alberta two years ago, Paul Matheus, a paleontologist with the Alaska Quaternary Center, came across a brown bear fossil that seemed out of place.
Major League Baseball is poised to cancel the move of the Montreal Expos to Washington after the District of Columbia Council Tuesday night amended the agreement for a riverfront stadium by requiring 50 percent private financing.
Arts & entertainment: An opera based on a Rushdie novel that combines improvised rock music and visual installations by Mike Figgis? What could go wrong?
Blog: Adobe doesn't think that JPEG XR--a potential higher-end sequel to ordinary JPEG--will bump into its own DNG format.
Securities regulators are opening up yet another front in their long-running investigation of the mutual fund industry, examining brokerage firms that allegedly gave mutual fund employees lavish gifts in exchange for business, officials said yesterday.
Anecdotal evidence of public criticism of  North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's rule may point to less  control over society after market reforms began but does not  mean Kim is losing his grip, North Korea experts said Tuesday.
Stocks are lower as investors hold their breath ahead of weekly data on oil inventories due out later in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points in today&#39;s early going.
Fannie Mae's struggle to weather the storm amid the wreckage of Franklin Raines's tenure will be played out in Congress as well as in corporate boardrooms.
Prime Minister Tony Blair insisted that it was no surprise that police interviewed him over the &quot;cash-for-honours&quot; allegations clouding his Labour Party government.
Police in Kashmir fired tear gas and used batons Wednesday to disperse thousands of people protesting the alleged rape of a woman and her daughter by soldiers.
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European stock markets scaled near-2-1/2 year highs on Friday as oil prices held below &#36;48 a barrel, and the euro held off from mounting another assault on &#36;1.30 but hovered near record highs against the dollar.
Paris Hilton knows a fetching outfit when she sees one &#151; even if it's something more likely to be found on Bavarian women heading toward church on a crisp Sunday morning in the Alps.
Procedures for voting in the assembly election are outlined, with less than 24 hours to polling day.
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As she climbed the final obstacle to her first-ever marathon victory, Constantina Tomescu-Dita couldn&#39;t help looking back - back to her past, back to the ghosts that have plagued her time and time again.
Eight of Virginia's 195 Episcopal congregations announced Sunday that their members had voted to cut ties with the Episcopal Church.
Where to put Wily Mo Pe&#xF1;a ? Right field? Center field? DH? First base? Tight end? Power forward? Bench?
England captain Andrew Strauss defends his decision to omit spinner Michael Yardy after defeat to Pakistan.
On Thursday, new regulations designed to speed up the check-processing system took effect. The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act lets financial institutions exchange electronic images of consumers&#39; checks
Police investigating a spate of letter bombings have arrested a 48-year-old man who tried to claim responsibility for one of the attacks by telephoning a radio station.
General Laurent Nkunda has renewed his threat of war in eastern Congo. The dissident army officer has said that last week&#39;s killing of 160 Congolese Tutsis in Burundi is proof that his people are not safe, and he would not hesitate to defend them ...
Though he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s already a millionaire in his late-20s, has finished in the top ten of the US Masters, been rated a better player than Tiger Woods while at US College and helped Europe win a Ryder
A controversial minority contracting program run by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission died over the summer after the Maryland General Assembly failed to renew it, potentially depriving minority- and women-owned businesses of more than $37 million worth of contracts.
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Sport: Knee injury forces midfielder out of England's upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers.
Sen. Arlen Specter on Thursday won the support of the Senate Judiciary Committee&#39;s Republicans to be their chairman next year, surviving complaints from abortion opponents
Despite spotting Texas a 16-point lead and giving up 32 points to super freshman Kevin Durant, No. 3 Kansas manages to rally and secure a 90-86 win over the 15th-ranked Longhorns.
(CP) - After the pressure of the Olympic Games, training for the world short course swim championships was a challenge for Victoria&#39;s Rick Say.
It was a devilish draw for last season&#39;s near-finalists. Chelsea&#39;s first meeting with Portuguese opposition in European competition would not normally be thunderclap news, but it comes three
NEW YORK - Bargain hunters kept Wall Street mixed Friday, allowing blue chips to rise despite a new record high for oil prices. But fresh warnings from semiconductor firms sent the tech sector falling, and the three major indexes ended the week substantially lower...
Shares of Sharper Image Corp. (SHRP) fell 14.7 percent before the bell on Monday after specialty retailer lowered its earnings estimates after reporting weaker-than-expected holiday sales.
A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.
Many Americans spent Monday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by recalling the civil rights icon's legacy nearly 40 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Lou Reed will serve as the keynote speaker for the annual South by Southwest Music Conference, which kicks off in Austin, Texas, on March 13.
It is time for Syria to quit Lebanon,  a senior State Department official said after talks with Syrian  President Bashar al-Assad Saturday.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Eleven Iraqi suspects have been arrested for involvement in the killing of a Sunni Arab tribal leader who helped push al Qaeda fighters from much of Anbar province, his brother said.
The mother and father of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday in Portugal, have both been named as formal suspects by police, their lawyer said Saturday.
The clean-up operation continues on the M6 motorway after a tanker spilt its chemical load in the fatal accident.
To envision big gains, investors need to think small.
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The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from Vietnam three decades ago.
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By AMY WOLD  Recreational fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico could keep two red snappers per day from federal waters - down from the current four- fish bag limit - under a  proposed rule announced Thursday.
Owen Hargreaves is out of  Manchester United's opening Champions League game away to Sporting Lisbon.
Shinzo Abe, an advocate of tighter ties   with Washington and a bigger say for Japan in world affairs,   was elected Japan's prime minister by parliament on Tuesday,   becoming at 52 the youngest Japanese leader since World War   Two.
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The Swiss parliament's biggest party pushes for a national ban on minarets.
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REAL, Philippines  - Philippine rescuers were frantically digging for more survivors after four people, including a toddler, were pulled alive from a building crushed by a landslide 11 days ago.
The United States used waterboarding in terrorism interrogations but no longer does, a former U.S. spy chief said in the Bush administration's most explicit confirmation of the technique's use.
MONZA, Italy  - BMW Sauber's teenage test driver   Sebastian Vettel upstaged Michael Schumacher on Friday in free   practice for what could be the Ferrari great's final Italian   Grand Prix.
Top seed Marat Safin suffered a quarter-final defeat on home soil when the Russian lost to MichaelLlodra 6-4, 6-1 at the one million US dollars St Petersburg Openon Friday.
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Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said its first quarter profit climbed as personal computer sales and business demand fueled higher sales.
Your hunch is correct. Your cat decided to live with you, not the other way around. The sad truth is, it may not be a final decision.
The FBI planted spyware on a 15-year-old boy's computer in Washington state to help finger him as the person responsible for a number of bomb threats e-mailed to his high school earlier this year.
Redback Networks Inc., which makes routers used to direct data over broadband networks, said late Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired by Swedish mobile phone equipment maker LM Ericsson for $2.1 billion in cash.
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group   is expected to buy Libya's European oil company  Tamoil, Britain's The Business newspaper reported on Sunday,  citing a source close to the deal.
Dutch Muslims and Christians urged an end to a cycle of retaliatory vandalism of mosques and churches Tuesday as slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh was cremated, a week after his murder by a suspected Islamic radical.
Just a month before the elections, a former Republican fundraising star is set to go on trial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from a state investment in rare coins.
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Turkey has agreed to a deal which will allow talks on EU membership to commence after agreeing to formally acknowledge Cyprus. The main sticking point had been over Turkey&#39;s failure to formally recognise Cyprus.
The U.S. military has been holding an   Iraqi photographer working for The Associated Press since   April, and the agency asked on Sunday that he either be charged   or released.
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Amare Stoudemire scored 50 points to lead Phoenix to a 117-98 win over Portland on Sunday night.
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Tired of having to choose between Rihanna and Young Jeezy for your phone? It's easy to create a ringtone that is a little more you and a lot less them.
Greece looks set to lose the first medal it won at the Athens Olympics after bronze-winning weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis failed a drugs test.
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A computer systems administrator was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Tuesday for trying to sabotage his company's servers out of fear he was about to lose his job, prosecutors said.
Blog: A financial analyst out of Taiwan is predicting that Apple will have a cheaper iPhone based on the iPod Nano design released by the end of the year.
The actress takes a year off to spend more time 'drinking coffee with friends.'
Ridley Scott&#039;s sci-fi  classic &quot;Blade Runner,&quot; one of the first movies to appear on  DVD in 1997, is being restored and remastered for a brief  reissue in September.
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Inflated prices or calorie counts? Deflated retailers or air-pumped sneakers?
England World Cup-winner Richard Hill will retire from senior rugby union at the end of the current northern hemisphere season, the flanker announced Thursday.
The owners of racetracks with video slot machines say smoking bans have not cut into their popularity or profitability.
EMI and Sony BMG have reached a deal to get more music and other products distributed using the Internet in the US and Canada. The cooperation deal covers new DualDisc products, ring tones
Duke University has reached an undisclosed financial settlement with three former lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, while a judge said late Monday he would order the disbarred prosecutor to leave office immediately.
Real Madrid look to bounce back from their midweek Champions League humiliation at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen with three vital La Liga points at Espanyol on Saturday.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri  resigned Wednesday and said he would not form a new government,  following a widely opposed constitutional change to keep the  Syrian-backed president in office.
By STEVE HAWKES  A RYANAIR boss had to be saved by police after a publicity stunt in Spain almost sparked a riot.   Sinead Finn, head of marketing, offered free tickets to anyone turning up in Barcelona's main square on Monday with placards criticising Iberia or supporting Ryanair.
The government on Friday proposed a new copyright law to make it illegal for Norwegians to copy songs from their own CDs onto MP3 players, but legal to do so for making a CD duplicate.
The family of a college student killed by a police officer outside Fenway Park will await the results of an internal police investigation before deciding whether to sue the department, the family&#39;s lawyer said Monday.
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Front-runner Shinzo Abe has opened his bid to become Japan's next prime minister with calls for a more assertive nation but also better relations with Asian neighbors.
The Yankees had known for months they would be the hosts of the 2008 All-Star Game during their final season at Yankee Stadium, but Commissioner Bud Selig made it official on Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.
The Japanese Cabinet approves a new set of financial sanctions against North Korea.
FRANKFURT Choosing this German city to be the home of the European Central Bank and its new currency, the euro, was a diplomatic challenge worthy of Talleyrand.
U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday, as  the market tries to climb back from a modest sell off in the  previous session, with a slide in oil prices easing some of the  pressure.
Michael Vaughan and Simon Jones given new central contracts despite missing the Ashes series.
TEMECULA, Calif. - A robber nicknamed the \
The annual summer barbecues that Ralph Friedgen and Frank Beamer co-host at their lake homes in Georgia may be a little less cordial after the way Beamer&#39;s Virginia Tech Hokies waxed Friedgen&#39;s Maryland Terrapins 55-6 last night.
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis will find out at 5 a.m. EDT Saturday whether his backup \
British company Linx Printing Technologies Plc (LPT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) dropped its backing for an earlier takeover offer on Wednesday after US firm Danaher Corp (DHR.
A Russian who heads a club aimed at promoting Russian-Ukrainian ties was attacked in Kiev in what police described as an assassination attempt, news reports said Sunday.
AUSTRALIA will begin talks with South East Asian nations on a free trade pact after Prime Minister John Howard headed off a row over his refusal to sign up to a non-aggression pact with the region.
TechWeb - Eight companies hope to cut costs and improve quality by sharing software code.
United Nations troops have quashed a violent protest by backers of Jean-Pierre Bemba, the losing candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo's landmark presidential election.
Latvia said on Friday Moscow's release of documents stating the United States and Britain gave tacit approval to Soviet occupation of the Baltics was an attempt to sour NATO relations ahead of next week's summit.
Sen. John McCain said yesterday that he has \
London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.
Argosy Gaming Co., the oldest riverboat-casino operator in the St. Louis market, said Wednesday that it will be bought out for $1.
WALES stayed in a themed hotel close to the Granada Television studios ahead of their clash with England on Saturday. And Mark Hughes was given the Sherlock Holmes suite.
Restricted train services are operating as inquiries go on into how two miles of overhead cables came down.
Around noon yesterday, David Ortiz sauntered into the interview room at Fenway Park, flashing his signature smile and signature style: He sported dark sunglasses, an enormous sparkling bracelet on his wrist, a diamond ring on his pinky finger, and a little bit of eagerness.
By Daily Mail, London  Dec. 7--Former Financial Times editor Andrew Gowers put plans for tougher  policing of internet piracy ahead of calls from music labels to extend  copyright controls.
When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let&#39;s put it this way: We don&#39;t call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.
Eagles play-by-play man Merrill Reese may not be a household name among Patriots fans, but you get an idea of his status if you call him \
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a fresh Middle East peace push, was due here Sunday for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders ahead of January&#39;s election of a successor to Yasser Arafat.
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NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has reportedly offered to buy a three-story penthouse for $44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan by about $1.75 million if the deal goes through.
The 2007 North American concert  business is below last year&#39;s record pace, but business is  strong, according to first-half numbers reported to Billboard  Boxscore.
Hers was the game that launched a thousand kicks, then tens of thousands, then millions, a rare blend of brains, beauty and hard-nosed grace that redefined what it meant to play like a girl.
BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- General Motors and DaimlerChrysler will jointly develop a gasoline-electric powered car to match Toyota and Honda in so-called hybrid vehicles that save fuel and cut emissions.
Il commissioner della NHL, Gary Bettman, ha annunciato ufficialmente che la stagione non prender\u00c3\u00a0 il...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The trial of an Alaska politician accused of taking bribes from the oil industry has offered a glimpse into more widespread corruption in the state's government.
Stocks ended mixed yesterday after yields on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly reached 5 percent and investors grew skittish a day ahead of the Federal Reserve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first interest rate meeting of the year.
U.S. stocks were little changed on   Monday, giving back opening gains, as falling energy company   shares countered optimism from a smaller-than-expected decline   in August existing home sales.
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Israel plans to build a trench on the Gaza-Egypt border which may mean the demolition of many homes.
Australia, led by pace bowler Glenn McGrath and opener Justin Langer, handed Pakistan its worst Test loss in runs, winning by 491 on the fourth day of the series opener in Perth.
African Union mediators called on the Sudanese government to halt a military offensive in Darfur to allow the immediate resumption of stalled peace talks with rebels, delegates said on Wednesday.
United Airlines is holding preliminary talks to merge with Continental Airlines.
Actress Farrah Fawcett finishes chemotherapy treatment following her cancer diagnoses.
Rookie running back Laurence Maroney , who was knocked out of the Patriots' win over the Lions Dec. 3 and missed last week's loss to the Dolphins, has been sidelined because of torn rib cartilage, according to a league source.
Rafael Benitez could continue the flurry of activity at Anfield before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
InfoWorld - Dell has scaled back the range of consumer PCs with processors from AMD that it sells on its Web site, focussing almost exclusively on systems with Intel processors.
The 15-member United Nations Security Council heads to Africa this week to push for an end to 21 years of civil war in southern Sudan.
NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly mixed in light trading Tuesday as disappointing consumer confidence figures overshadowed another slide in oil prices.    The plunge in the Conference Board's consumer confidence index, which fell to 98.2 in August from 105.7 in July, raised concerns on Wall Street that oil prices, while now falling, have already damaged the economic recovery...
A ONE-month premature infant girl cut from the womb of her murdered mother was recovering from her ordeal in the neo-natal intensive care unit of a US hospital, watched over by her father, officials said today.
Sony Corp.  said it expects at  least 380 new PlayStation 3 software titles to become available  in the current business year, on top of more than 100 titles  currently on the market, driving demand for its latest console  that saw a slow start.
The state of California has itemized greenhouse gas emissions into specific categories from pig emissions to household kerosene use to jet fuel burned. Wired Science shows you what the data means.
Boston Red Sox and told his agent Monday to work out a deal with New York. Press from a baseball official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A severe earthquake shook Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, destroying buildings and killing at least two people in a toll experts said was sure to rise.
Auto-industry inventory numbers do not look terrible, but what if there is a storm coming?
Blog: MySpace has quietly licensed a new series of original programming from Hollywood duo Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, according to a source.
The new Band Aid single, which was released yesterday, has become the fastest selling single of the year in the UK. The single sold 72,000 copies yesterday.
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini flew to the Mideast on Monday in a bid to free two female aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
It's not often that you get to meet the First Lady. But if you're Joss Stone, a brush with American royalty at Fashion Week pales in comparison to running into \u00c2\u0097 Ana Ortiz?
China will do more to save energy and cut pollution in 2007 while striving to keep its economy humming following four straight years of double-digit growth, Premier Wen Jiabao will say on Monday.
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks' charter plane made an unscheduled stop late Sunday night to get medical care for Ray Rhodes, a special defensive assistant and former NFL head coach.
Rumaisa Rahman weighed just 8.6 ounces when she was born on September 19th. Now, the young girl and her twin sister are going home soon, making Rumaisa the smallest baby on record to survive.
Marks and Spencer is set to report a growth in Christmas sales despite High Street gloom, reports suggest.
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Marine staff officers are following the battle for Fallujah from a crumbling housing complex where $700,000 in US reconstruction funds weren&#39;t enough to win over insurgents.
A gunman crashed a stolen vehicle   into a police car outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday and then   raced through the heavily fortified building before being   arrested by a swarm of law enforcement officers.
Up to 14 Pakistanis, including 11 soldiers, were killed in an ambush on a convoy on Sunday, taking the death toll to 38 in attacks in the northwest of the country in the past 24 hours, officials said.
Belgian is dispatching a special envoy to central Africa in an attempt to calm rising tension in the region following the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in Burundi.
Altria Group Inc. MO.N, on Tuesday  posted higher quarterly profit, as higher income from its stake  in brewer SABMiller Plc SAB.L, a lower tax rate  and the weak  dollar offset weakness in domestic tobacco and its Kraft food  business.
WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to allow broader application of a breast cancer drug. The drug (letrozole) is currently used against advanced breast cancer and the FDA will now allow
UK businesses lost more than \u00c2\u00a340bn last year, about \u00c2\u00a3100m a day, as a result of economic crime, a report finds.
The oil-rich state of Brunei celebrates as the Sultan's daughter gets married in a sumptuous ceremony.
Slobodan Milosevic can once again lead his own defense at the UN war crimes tribunal but must accept a standby lawyer in case he becomes too ill to continue, appeals judges ruled Monday.
The British intelligence agency is planning a major overhaul since the Cold War after producing unreliable intelligence about Iraq, according to John Scarlett, the chief of MI6; Britain&#39;s External Intelligence Agency.
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Hamid Karzai warns of the dangers of extremism and drugs as he is sworn in as Afghanistan's elected leader.
Thierry Henry's management group responds with fury to a report in France Football magazine suggesting a deal is in place for him to sign for Barcelona.
The latest issue of FHM, a men's magazine, features super-hot Kareena Kapoor as the cover girl.
This month's Golden Globe Awards are in jeopardy after actors joined striking writers in boycotting the ceremony.
As overall healthcare costs continue to rise sharply, prescription drugs have emerged as a surprising exception.
Being on the board of Riggs Bank or its holding company, Riggs National Corp., was a diverting sideline for some of Washington's old-line business figures. According to accounts of past directors and various executives with knowledge of the meetings during the 1990s, board meetings were undemanding and often amusing affairs, frequently over lunch.
South African police moved suddenly this week to arrest the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher because they were worried he was about to abscond.
At least six people are killed in an explosion in the south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.
A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.
Colombia's Congress gave final approval to a bill to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for re-election, a move aimed at giving the hard-line leader more time to fight a leftist insurgency and drug trafficking.
Eminem goes back to the top of the US album chart a month after Encore first took the number one spot.
Russia's top oil exporter, YUKOS, slid  closer to collapse after it lost its main production unit to a  mystery buyer in a forced auction and its crude shipments  started to slow.
Two people are killed in an Israeli missile strike in northern Gaza, Palestinian security officials say.
The Texas House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow local courthouse clerks  to disclose \
Up to fifty people have been killed and 150 injured after a collision between two passenger trains in the northern indian state of Punjab.
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The wife of guitarist Eric Clapton gives birth to the couple's third child.
The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted Thursday to protect the words \
Singer Madonna breaks the  record for being the highest paid female singer in the world.
Jerry Rice spent some of his favorite days on the green practice fields next to the railroad tracks that run behind the San Francisco 49ers' training complex.
Children should not be allowed to sleep with the light on because it inhibits the production of a hormone that protects them from cancer, a scientist said yesterday.
The let&#39;s-be-honest obligation before the Republican Party this week is to reveal its real stripes, not just the stripes of red, white, and blue.
The Bush administration announced the winner of a competition to design the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first new nuclear weapon in nearly two decades.
A powerful winter storm spread more than a half-foot of snow across parts of the Northeast on Wednesday, closing hundreds of schools and switching off the lights for thousands of homes and businesses.
LOS ANGELES -- Hawthorne, Calif.&#39;s Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center plans to close by Dec. 31 because of financial problems, officials with the hospital said Thursday.
Led by police, Jorge Posada and the Yankees calmly walked through a throng of Red Sox fans, taunted with one angry chant after another while heading from the clubhouse to their buses outside Fenway Park.
Typhoon Wipha lost strength after crossing the eastern coast of China on Wednesday but downpours have still taken a heavy toll in two provinces.
Sprint Nextel Corp  on Tuesday  named the head of Embarq Corp , its fixed-line spin-off,  as its chief executive, hoping the telecom industry veteran can  turn around the struggling No. 3 U.S. mobile service.
Santander Central Hispano SA said Wednesday that net profit for the third quarter nearly doubled to euro1.17 billion ($1.49 billion), with much of the gain coming from the sale of its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland.
House prices rose slightly across the UK last month, according to the latest survey from the Halifax bank.
The new leader of Poland's ruling left said on Wednesday he was ready to resign as parliamentary speaker following an unfavorable ruling by a vetting court.
The Washington Nationals set up a news conference before Saturday's home game, and they were expected to announce Frank Robinson will not return as manager in 2007.
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 24--MERRILLAN, Wis. -- A 4-year-old child died early Saturday when fire destroyed a camper at 803 N. Jackson St. in Merrillan.
As marines aboard patrol boats roared up the Euphrates on a dawn raid on Sunday, images pressed in of another American war.
A high school teacher allowed a group whose declared mission is to \
The Mozilla Foundation today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 e-mail client. Thunderbird follows last month&#39;s highly successful release of the open-source browser, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.
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It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to b...
Thousands of protesters will face thousands of security officials at the Republican National Convention even before the event begins Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Targretin (bexarotene), a drug that is used to treat lymphoma of the skin, also appears useful against the scaly skin condition psoriasis, Dutch researchers report.
If retirement fears were  color-coded, they would be somewhere between orange and red  right now.
VIENTIANE : Myanmar Prime Minister Soe Win could not confirm reports that his government had extended democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s period of house arrest by a year, Thailand&#39;s prime minister said.
Those who dread hypodermic needles may someday be able to apply their medicine on their skin instead, a couple of researchers believe.
Richard Gere and Charlize Theron added their voices to a chorus of stars taking swipes at the Bush administration at the Venice Film Festival.
A new report by scientific advisers to the U.S. government emphasizes the importance of teaching evolution in schools, while taking a swipe at the \
Romania demanded the return to the country of a US Marine for questioning in the investigation of a suspected drunk driving accident that cost the life of a prominent Romanian rock musician.
Gunmen ambushed and killed two German journalists traveling in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, Afghan officials said.
The metropolitan Washington region is reaping the rewards of Uncle Sam's procurement spending, with last year marking the highest growth rate of federal contract dollars in the area since the Beltway Bandit days of the 1980s. -washingtonpost.com
Oil prices made fresh gains above $55 a barrel on Monday led by record-breaking heating oil prices on fears of a winter supply crunch.
AN extra time &quot;golden goal&quot; ended decades of heartbreak for the Kookaburras and ensured Australia&#39;s Athens Olympians go down as the nation&#39;s most successful ever.
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Alcatel-Lucent  gave a weak  outlook for 2008 and scrapped its dividend after posting a net  loss of 3.5 billion euros ($5.12 billion) for its first year as  a merged entity.
(InfoWorld) - Innovation may be tough to define, but the best way to encourage it is to get rid of industry regulations and trade barriers, a group of IT-focused analysts said Wednesday. The U.S. must do a better job of encouraging innovation, said panelists at an ACT (Association for Competitive Technology) forum. But the speakers didn't all agree on how to accomplish that goal. Despite many U.S. lawmakers recently trumpeting their innovation agendas, the problem is that no one has a good way to define and copy innovation, said Veronique de Rugy, a fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. \
French state-controlled electricity group EDF reported on Wednesday a 73.5-percent rise in net profit last year to a record of 5.6 billion euros (7.4 billion dollars), and said it intended to benefit from renewed interest in nuclear energy.
A NASA spacecraft has begun the first-ever daily tracking of how air pollution moves across the globe, a scientist at NASA&#39;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Wednesday.
Walt Disney Internet Group requests that their press release BW6058,  titled \
Michael Leavitt, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, was nominated by President George W. Bush to head the US Department of Health and Human Services in the president&#39;s second term.
The chemical compound in the abortion pill RU-486 blocked formation in mice of breast tumors caused by a mutant gene blamed in many women's breast and ovarian cancers, researchers found.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's top lawyer said
FORD predicted a bright future for the Jaguar Formula One team after completing the sale of the racing outfit to energy drinks company Red Bull.
By BILL TROTTER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  BAR HARBOR - Having decided in recent years not to fully engage in the Maine Healthy Beaches program, the local town council voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of participating in the organization's pollution monitoring and notification system.
Pupils in Glasgow and West Dunbartonshire are the first in Scotland to take part in a free school meal pilot.
The U.S. Congress on Wednesday gave  final approval to the biggest overhaul of U.S. spy agencies in  more than 50 years, sending the bill to President Bush for his  signature.
Conor MedSystems Inc., a maker of drug-coated coronary stents, on Wednesday filed to sell $70 million worth of common shares in its initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission statement.
English skipper David Beckham has denied he plans to retire from international football after the World Cup in 2006. The Daily Star had reported over the weekend that the Real Madrid star would no longer play
Yasser Arafat is in a stable condition and not in a coma, an aide said on Sunday, while militants pressed for decision-making powers in a unified Palestinian leadership if the president dies.
Air India and Indian Airlines, India's two main state-owned airlines, are to merge to compete with private rivals.
Notre Dame received permission from the Buffalo Bills yesterday to speak to offensive coordinator Tom Clements about the Irish football coaching vacancy, a source close to the situation told the Chicago Tribune.
By By J. Miles, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 15--There was vibrant energy in the air as the Mountaineers rolled over rival Maryland, 45-24, on Thursday.  \
MOSCOW, June 29 -- Venezuelan President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a1vez called on Russian business leaders Friday to boost their investment in his country, criticizing U.S. companies as \
NAJAF, Iraq - Thousands of pilgrims streamed into the Imam Ali Shrine on Friday and militants left, handing the keys to Shiite religious authorities after Iraq's top Shiite cleric brokered a peace deal to end three weeks of fighting in this holy city.    Dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen deployed around the compound of the walled, golden-domed shrine in the Old City Friday afternoon - but did not enter...
A woman who claims she was abused in a Catholic children's home loses a bid to sue the religious order which ran it.
New update for the Firefox browser could be pushed out soon.
US President George W. Bush will prepare at his beloved Texas ranch for his first televised debate with Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry, his spokesman said.
Cristian Ledesma ha vissuto un derby da protagonista: ''Segnare un gol del genere - ha detto il cent...
Giocati due recuperi del campionato inglese. Per la 25/a giornata, Everton-Tottenham 1-2 (Arteta; Be...
The notorious show from London uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
Airline pilots would be allowed to fly until they turn 65 instead of the current mandatory retirement age of 60 under new rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration.
At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic games last night Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, issued the traditional invitation to &quot;the youth of the world&quot; to reassemble in four years&#39; time.
INTER Milan coach Roberto Mancini saw his decision to leave out superstar striker Christian Vieri pay dividends this morning when his side eased past Anderlecht 3-1.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren believes his side last night put themselves on the European map with a \u00e2\u0080\u009cperfect\u00e2\u0080\u009d performance which even caught him by surprise.
(World News) New York, Aug 24 : As the countdown for next week&#39;s four-day Republican Party National Convention begins, the New York City police prepare to tackle tens of thousands of anti-Bush protestors who plan to swamp the city at the time.
The US Congress on Wednesday passed its first 2008 legislation by condemning the murder of Pakistan's ex-premier Benazir Bhutto amid a call for a shift in US policy towards Islamabad.
US News, LOS ANGELES - Carlos Gutierrez, named as US secretary of commerce on Monday, left Cuba as a child when communists seized power and rose through the ranks of Kellogg Co.
BAGHDAD (Iraq): A gas truck explosion late on Friday night killed at least nine people and demolished several houses near the Libyan and Moroccan embassies in the Mansour district of Iraq.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich ran out of options as he desperately tried to contest his opposition rival's victory in weekend presidential elections.
Target Corp. , the No. 2 US discount retailer, on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit on stronger sales and gains from selling its Mervyn&#39;s department store chain, and forecast 2004 would end well.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning threw four  touchdown passes and Mike Vanderjagt kicked a 35-yard field  goal with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give  the Indianapolis Colts a 31-28 victory over the Minnesota  Vikings at the RCA Dome.
Una giornata particolare, seguendo il sensazionale train de vie di Cesare Previti, l'unico uomo al mondo contemporaneamente agli arresti e al mare. Sull'Espresso in edicola
Via le clausole anticoncorrenziali su contratti di fornitura
Uzbekistan doubles the price of natural gas its sells to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan, officials say.
Justine Henin-Hardenne rallied from a set down Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Gaz de France tournament by beating Emilie Loit of France 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Real Madrid paid the price for resting key players as a goalless draw at Villarreal saw them fall nine points behind league leaders Barcelona on Sunday.
DARMSTADT, Germany  - The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe swooped around the back of Mars early on Sunday, completing a key maneuver in its 10-year mission to meet a distant comet.
A U.S. court has ruled that the heirs of Kazimir Malevich, a noted Russian painter of geometric abstract art, can sue the city of Amsterdam to recover 14 artworks worth tens of million of dollars, a lawyer for the family said on Friday.
Woman who take estrogen and progestin, a combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT), have double the risk of developing blood clots.
speaks with his US counterpart Paul E. Snyder (L) during a press conference at the border village of Panmunjom, north of Seoul, November 1. US troops withdrew November 1 from the world&#39;s last Cold War
Two of nature's most powerful forces &#151; a monster earthquake and a massive tsunami &#151; teamed up in southern Asia to cause death, human misery and destruction on a scale rarely seen before.
By Christina Killion Valdez, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Sep. 14--Ending on a high note has been tradition for Down by the Riverside since the free concert series began 15 summers ago. This year's lineup of back-to-back big names is no different.
Ronnie Screwvala, executive producer of The Namesake, thinks director Mira Nair has bettered the Jhumpa Lahiri novel.
DENVER -- Richard Notebaert, who took over as head of Qwest Communications as the telecommunications company coped with an accounting scandal, said Monday he will retire as chairman and chief executive officer.
South Korea&#39;s LG Electronics said Tuesday it has signed an agrement with YouTube, the world&#39;s biggest video-sharing website, to develop a mobile phone which can operate the service.
Hundreds of people protested on Saturday in front of the US embassy in Khartoum against recently announced US economic sanctions and calling for immediate severance of economic ties with Washington.
Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her  23rd birthday with a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Russian  Svetlana Kuznetsova in the China Open final on Sunday.
America's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow early on Saturday and declared that winter will last another six weeks.
U.S. shares looked set to open higher on Friday while concerns about global inflation and borrowing costs prevailed and with only second-tier economic data expected.
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Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International&#39;s operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.
Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and said it could respond to the Jewish state's \
Ted Lilly struck out a career-high 13 in a three-hit shutout, stopping Boston's six-game winning streak and pitching the Toronto Blue Jays past Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 3-0 Monday night.
A record number people are working in the global economy but half of them make $2 a day or less, according to a report published yesterday.
Risultati della prima giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5.
A jury found a former lab assistant guilty Thursday of murdering his boss's estranged husband by stuffing the man's body in a barrel of acid.
Television adverts for unhealthy foods would not be shown until after 9pm, under a plan before the government.
With Yasser Arafat near death,  President Bush said on Wednesday he saw an opening for  negotiating peace with a new Palestinian leadership, declaring:  \
Wetpaint will let customers use the free Google Analytics tools to track changes and usage.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers led dozens of pop stars performing at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.
North Korea appears committed to a nuclear disarmament deal but remains unwilling to complete two big steps until complaints over aid and U.S. concessions are solved, U.S. experts just back from North Korea said on Saturday.
Tesco says business is \
European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday on a partial freeze of Turkey's EU membership  talks to penalize Ankara for failing to normalize trade with  Cyprus.
A group of Palestinians unleashed bursts of gunfire yesterday as Mahmoud Abbas, a possible successor to Yasser Arafat as president, arrived at a mourning service for Arafat in Gaza City.
The Walt Disney Co.  on  Friday set a record date of June 6 and a closing date of June  12 for its previously announced spin-off and merger of ABC  Radio stations and programming operation with Citadel  Broadcasting Corp .
U.S. stocks rose on Friday as  investors got a dose of strong quarterly earnings reports from  companies, including Dow component General Electric Co. GE.N,  which posted better-than-expected profits.
US warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding
The internet security company heralded the plug-in toolbar, which displays information about the websites a surfer is visiting, as a strong weapon against phishing attacks.
NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA: Oracle Corp yesterday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc by 14 per cent to $US8.
After 10 quarters of going-nowhere football, the New York Giants finally rediscovered the secret to winning in the NFL: Play defense, take control of third down, make sure Plaxico Burress catches the ball, and make an inspiring goal line stand at the end of the game.
On the night her world changed forever, Rashida Bee was 28 years old and had already been married for more than half her life. Her parents, traditional Muslims, had selected her husband for her when she was 13.
Police are investigating the possibility that the van used in the Northern Bank raid may have been stolen in Wales.
Hurricane Ivan spared the critical Gulf Coast refining belt, but oil prices rose anyway Thursday on fears a new storm brewing in the Caribbean will delay tankers carrying imported crude to US ports.
By Joe Ruff, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Sep. 20--An Apple Computer Inc. store will open Saturday at Village Pointe, the only retail site for the company in Nebraska.  \
Ukrainian MPs will make a new attempt on Wednesday to agree reforms ahead of the election re-run.
Wall Street closed its third consecutive winning week with another rally yesterday, advancing as a new retail sales report and a consumer confidence reading showed that Americans are growing more confident about the economy.
Both Brazil and Argentina got easy wins Saturday in South American World Cup qualifying, staying well ahead of third-place Paraguay in the 10-team qualifying group.
Shares in Gabriel Resources Ltd. (GBU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) leapt as much as 54 percent on Monday on news that the world&#39;s biggest
Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday it has lined up $12 billion of financing to help weather a housing slowdown that has reduced loan demand and will lead to widespread layoffs.
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has spun off the CandyFab -- a 3-D printer that outputs edible granulated-sugar goodies. The newly independent project is looking for volunteers.
Police in the city of Potenza, in Italy's deep south, yesterday announced that they had smashed a gang of thieves they dubbed the \
I feel that I&#39;ve lost track of my 401(k) savings. I am 43 years old, earn $115,000 annually, and usually receive a pay increase of about 4 percent annually
LOS ANGELES - United States intelligence officials have identified the man seen on videotape claiming to be an American member of al Qaeda and threatening new attacks on the US They say he is from Southern California.
Losing Australian Open singles finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will make his Davis Cup debut for France in a first round clash against Romania next month.
KABUL, Sept. 19 -- NATO and Afghan forces launched what officials called a \
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27 August 2004 -- A deal has been reached to end three weeks of unrest in the Iraqi holy city of Al-Najaf when Iraq&#39;s top Shi&#39;ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reached an agreement with radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Abdullah Gul&#39;s first task as Turkish  president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled  reforms needed to join the EU.
In his remarkable new memoir, the composer Allen Shawn unsparingly dissects his own phobias and examines research into the psychology of his affliction.
CHICAGO   Soybean futures jumped higher Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Grain futures declined.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls on the Premier League to heed fans' views over plans to introduce overseas games.
Malcolm Arnold, the British composer who  won an Oscar for the musical score to the film \
Un&#39;ipotesi di pedaggio per le strade statali. E&#39; quanto si legge nella relazione alla Finanziaria, in cui si rende noto che &#39;&#39;l&#39;ipotesi di pedaggio potrebbe riguardare in prospettiva circa 1.500 chilometri
Mike Mussina pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Friday night for their first win in a week. Alex Rodriguez had three hits as the Yankees opened a big 10-game homestand after a disastrous 1-7 road trip. New York has won nine of its last 10 games at Yankee Stadium.
With a little help from his friends, ex-Beatle Ringo Starr returned home Friday to kickstart Liverpool's year in the spotlight as a European Capital of Culture.
Meteorologically and professionally, the past few weeks have not been the best for Michael Schumacher. Tokyo was hit by a minor earthquake on Wednesday, disturbing Schumacher as he lay in his hotel bed.
A consumer group and 35 doctors and scientists asked the federal government Thursday to convene an independent review of the science that led to new guidelines urging wider use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs.
One Israeli soldier was killed and two were wounded on Thursday in a clash with Palestinian militants in Hamas-controlled Gaza, the first Israeli death in the coastal strip in nine months, an army spokesman said.
Slammed by all sides, from high-ranking Republicans to rival networks, CBS News vowed on Wednesday to answer questions about the authenticity of documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's military service during the Vietnam War.
John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton tussled over accepting campaign contributions from powerful health care groups Monday at a forum on cancer that attracted four Democratic hopefuls.
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LIBRI / Gli scritti giovanili del maestro argentino ripudiati in vitaIl tormento di uno gnostico di fronte allo sgretolarsi dell'anima russa                                          Borges, Pessoa, Soloviev tre passi dentro l'infinito                                                                                  La vite molteplici del genio portoghese raccolte in aforismi per una biografia impossibiledi DARIO OLIVERO
Milano, derubati di Rolex e gioielli magnate russo e moglie
Stocks in the largest U.S. chicken companies were lower on Monday after the deadly bird flu hit a turkey farm in England, but U.S. experts said there was no danger to the $38.5 billion U.S. chicken industry.
An Indian court&#39;s refusal to allow a terminally-ill patient to donate his organs has triggered a legal debate. Venkatesh, 25, has a genetic neurological disorder and wants his life support system turned off before his organs suffer irreparable damage.
Alexis Giraldo was born as a man and takes hormones to feminize her appearance, a fact she says prison officials didn't care about even as her male cellmate repeatedly raped and beat her.
Sheriff's investigators conducted a search of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch on Friday, a department spokesman said.
Un maxiemendamento prevede uno stanziamento di 380 milioni
This winter, rising oil prices will translate into higher heating bills for households.
If legend is to be believed, the end of a victorious war was behind Pheidippides&#39; trek from Marathon to Athens 2,500 years ago.
Gobbo su 'La Padania' avverte Galan, no ai servi di Roma
London-based mobile satellite communications company Inmarsat has begun marketing its new IsatPhone as the world's cheapest satellite phone.
President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China&#39;s newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start Sunday on long-suspended talks
Cannabis-based treatments may have longer-term benefits for multiple sclerosis patients, scientists said on Friday.
A Milano manifestazione dei sindaci del Carroccio
The boss of the UK's biggest electrical retailer wants the stand-by function phased out on goods such as TVs.
A film about former French President Francois Mitterrand and another about a German resistance fighter executed by the Nazis highlight a trend for filmmakers to use biographies to tell larger stories.
A 15-year-old boy drowns in a pond in St Helens while playing with friends on a raft late at night.
The makers of the best-selling Grand Theft Auto games are &quot;aggressively pursuing&quot; the pirates who leaked a copy of the latest version of the game.
Glide Mobile's online service now enables iPhone users to view, edit and share Word documents.
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President Bush and Senator John F. Kerry will step into an auditorium on the campus of the University of Miami tonight
By Kelly, Lisa  ABSTRACT  Huggins Island, a Significant Natural Heritage Area in Onslow County, North Carolina, was incorporated into Hammocks Beach State Park in 1999.
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When people are asked to name a music producer, the name that usually comes to a person\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lips is Phil Spector. When Spector was accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson last February his name cropped up a lot more often.
Nessun accordo globale stile Gm, nessuna cessione Iveco
This time it wasn't his stomach that left Daisuke Matsuzaka feeling queasy. It was the Cleveland Indians' offense. During his last start in Texas, the Japanese sensation was seen dry-heaving in the dugout runway. No need for the Pepto-Bismol this time, just better command.
Holiday shopping got off to a flying start in the United States this weekend.
Immigrant guidelines ruffle Muslim feathers The town of Herouxville in Quebec, which boasts one immigrant family among its 1,300 inhabitants, is at the centre of a race-relations rumpus after issuing a town council declaration on culture which reminds newcomers that \
Voters in Moldova's breakaway Trans-Dniester region go to the polls to elect a president.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. ,  the largest U.S. ethanol producer, is considering a purchase of  Brazil&#39;s Cosan SA as ADM prepares to enter Brazil&#39;s sugarcane  ethanol business, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web  site on Friday.
Yasser Arafat, the leader for decades of a fight for Palestinian independence from Israel, has died at a military hospital in Paris, according to news reports.
San Diego Gas &amp; Electric Co. customers won a reprieve yesterday when the state utilities commission delayed a decision that could shift $1 billion in crisis-related power costs to local consumers and cause a major rate increase.
A China Eastern Airlines Bombardier CRJ-200 with 53 people on board crashed into a shallow ice-covered lake seconds after takeoff yesterday morning in the inner Mongolian region of China, killing all on board.
Actress Kate Winslet will be competing with herself at Britain's prestigious film awards next month, winning two nominations for best actress for \
Turkey confirmed Monday that eight soldiers were missing after clashes with Kurdish separatists, ramping up public pressure on the government to strike rebel bases in northern Iraq despite US opposition.
Prime Minister Tony Blair shrugged off criticism of his close alliance with US President George W. Bush ahead of a visit to Washington, calling such links &quot;part of the job&quot;.
Reggio Calabria, l'uomo \u00c3\u00a8 accusato di associazione a delinquerefinalizzata all'usura. La sua azienda \u00c3\u00a8 anche sponsor della Juve                                          Arrestato Antonio Mauro magnate calabrese del caff\u00c3\u00a9                                                                                  Arresti domiciliari per altri tre dipendenti e per il figliodel titolare, Demetrio, che al momento risulta irreperibile
A generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s  PFE.N $3 billion epilepsy treatment Neurontin is set to hit  the U.S. market after Alpharma Inc. ALO.N said on Friday it  will sell the cheaper version.
A NEW bio-diversity officer has been appointed by Stafford Borough Council to boost its commitment to protecting and enhancing local wildlife and habitats.
Players offered arbitration have until Dec. 19 to either accept or reject. Players who reject arbitration may sign with former club until Jan. 8 (or after May 1).
Marrazzo 'giusta precauzione', Berlusconi 'mi vergogno'
Michael Owen has revealed that the operation on his knee will not bring an end to his career.
Detectives launch three separate murder probes after a night of violence in the west of Scotland.
Europe's solution to the SWIFT problem The European Parliament has recommended that the only logical way to stop US anti-terrorist investigators from illegally snooping on European financial transactions is to get the firm handling them to remove its data from US shores.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MILFORD, N.H. - A teddy bear has been implicated in 2,500 deaths. Of trout, that is. State officials say a teddy bear dropped into a pool at a Fish and Game Department hatchery earlier this month clogged a drain. The clog blocked the flow of oxygen to the pool and suffocated the fish.
Russia's top election authority on  Wednesday threw out a call for a people's poll that would clear  the way for President Vladimir Putin to stay on in power,  making it more likely he will step down as he plans in 2008.
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko -- poisoned in London three weeks ago -- is critically ill in intensive care after his condition sharply deteriorated, the hospital treating him said on Thursday.
The rate of Amazon deforestation rose sharply during the last five months of 2007 as land was cleared for soy and cattle, prompting a top-level emergency meeting Thursday by Brazilian officials to deal with the problem.
The US-led attack on insurgents in Fallujah, now in its second week, has ``broken the back of the insurgency,&#39;&#39; according to documents uncovered in house-to-house raids in the city, said Lt.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - Four blasts killed 23 people in   Iraq's ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk on Sunday, including a   huge suicide truck bomb, a day after Prime Minister Nuri   al-Maliki urged divided Iraqis to embrace reconciliation.
Armed gangs in Haiti have looted aid trucks and attacked food distribution centers in the chaos following tropical storm Jeanne. UN troops struggled to maintain order as gangs in the northwest city of Gonaives mobbed relief workers.
On Monday morning, when Chris Bourque glanced at his cellphone to see his coach was calling, he had a good idea of what Jack Parker was going to tell him. That day, USA Hockey was informing 10 players that they had been selected to represent their country at the 10-team World Junior Championship later this month in Grand Forks, N.D.
By CLARKE CANFIELD PORTLAND, Maine - A beer distributor says Maine is being a Scrooge by barring it from selling a beer with a label depicting Santa Claus enjoying a pint of brew.
An NHS trust asked a High Court judge yesterday to grant doctors the right to let a severely ill baby girl die in defiance of her parents&#39; wishes.
McGreevey's resignation comes against a backdrop of recurring state scandal.
Economists say China may need to raise interest rates again in the coming months as it struggles to cool its economy and move toward free-market banking reforms.
The search giant is rumored to be planning a social-networking announcement the week of November 5 related to Orkut, TechCrunch says.
Capital One Financial Corp , the largest independent U.S. credit card issuer, on Thursday lowered its full-year profit forecast by more than 20 percent, citing mounting consumer loan losses and higher legal reserves.
A Caesarean delivery more than   triples a woman's risk of dying in childbirth compared to a   vaginal birth, according to a new study from France.
China's tiny population of park-bred pandas will all be discreetly tattooed before being released into bamboo forests to integrate with the larger wild panda community, an official said Monday.
As the first star-driven film to cross completely over to the digital domain, \
OAKVILLE, Ontario  - Hometown hero Mike Weir  surged into the lead after an incomplete second round at the  100th Canadian Open Friday, hotly pursued by new world number  one Vijay Singh.
But questions remain about how successful the bank was and whether it had merely delayed the inevitable.
Local hero Sibusiso Zuma scored a late winner as South Africa edged Botswana 2-1 on Wednesday in a warm-up for the African Nations Cup in Ghana which begins on Sunday.
A previously unknown painting by the early 20th century Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani will be displayed in November in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, experts said on Tuesday.
SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's Marlies Schild took the slalom World Cup on Sunday with her sixth race win of the season.
Bill Hader has built a r\u00c3\u00a9sum\u00c3\u00a9 founded as much on his geeky, rarefied pop-cultural tastes as on his ability to portray peculiar characters.
The best stocks aren't always the most exciting businesses.
Two airlifted from polar station Two men were airlifted from the US-run Amundsen-Scott South Pole station after what is described as a \
A car bomb exploded on Tuesday outside the Education Ministry in central Baghdad, killing at least five people, including two women.
A closely divided Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that race cannot be used to decide where students go to school, one of the most important civil rights rulings in years that could affect millions of students nationwide.
Democratic U.S. senators from the electoral battleground states of West Virginia and Arkansas slammed the Republican National Committee on Thursday for a pamphlet that suggested liberals would ban the Bible.
Final preparations are under way for Tsunami Relief Cardiff, the UK's biggest charity gig since Live Aid.
ROMA - Per motivi strategici scenderanno in campo mercoledi&#39;, e non nell&#39;abituale fine settimana, il trio di comici Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo con il loro nuovo atteso film &#39;Tu la conosci Claudia&#39; che verra&#39; distribuito da Medusa in 550 copie.
Iran vowed on Thursday not to bow to   Western pressure, hours before a U.N. watchdog was expected to   report Tehran had defied a deadline to halt work which the West   fears could help it build nuclear bombs.
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In aumento l'insicurezza, insoddisfatti da forze dell'ordine
The step could avert a trade war with the U.S. and the European Union over a new influx of low-cost Chinese garments.
Utile 4/o trimestre cala del 12% a 886 milioni di dollari
The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new U.N. survey, which credits dropping prices for the robot boom.
It's not much more than a few stools and a counter plunked near the end of fabled Route 66. But like the highway whose time has come and gone, Irv's Burgers may soon be razed to make room for a coffee bar. Fans of the little 54-year-old hamburger stand are rallying to save it.
Coaches say they are stressing tackling, technique, positioning and competition, the fundamental areas where the Redskins looked the most deficient in preseason.
Heightened scrutiny of banking transactions by the United States since the September 11 attacks has led European and Canadian banks to curtail dealings with Cuba, bankers and businesses say.
It cost Sun Microsystems $5 billion to develop Solaris, a powerful computer operating system used by governments and giant corporations worldwide. But in a concession to the radical new economics of computer software, Sun will distribute the latest version of Solaris free of charge, to anyone who wants a copy.
A new heatwave hits crops and water supplies in Romania, with temperatures set to soar to 40C.
Blog: Sorry or not, though, the company says it has no plans to withdraw the game from the market.
Some of America's staunchest allies &#151; the former communist countries of \
GUWAHATI, India  - Suspected separatist rebels set  off a string of fresh bomb blasts in northeastern India on  Sunday, bringing the death toll in a weekend of violence to 56.
In cinque regioni, 135 indagati e 70 aziende coinvolte
Nessun esonero e neanche ultimatum. Massimo Cellino ha la massima fiducia in Colomba e smentisce le ...
Republicans act quickly, showing a postelection confidence, while Democrats struggle to regroup.
Nell'intenso panorama calcistico televisivo, spiccano Arsenal-Tottenham e l'altrettanto attesa gara tra Bilbao e la squadra di Capello
Blog: Getting that new iPhone up and running will require an account with the iTunes Store, perhaps to reinforce the notion that Apple's the primary source of legal digital content.
On the Seeking Alpha blog, Paul Carton (ChangeWave Alliance) waxes bullish about the forthcoming iPhone. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not often that we say \u00e2\u0080\u0098it rocks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 when analyzing a consumer device trend. But the findings of our latest ChangeWave cell phone survey invite extremes to describe the startling impact the Apple iPhone is having on the cellular industry.\u00e2\u0080\u009d One reason for the excitement: in a recent member survey, \u00e2\u0080\u009cnearly one-in-10 respondents (9%) say they are likely to buy the new iPhone once it becomes available in June.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Two US Marines were killed Monday around the Iraqi capital, the US. military said in a statement on Tuesday. The two Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died within

Three people are taken to hospital and part of the M4 is closed after a crash involving pedestrians.
Brandon Bochenski , acquired in trade with the Blackhawks over the weekend, knew the Hawks were trying to deal him.
A team of researchers briefly removed King Tut's mummy from its tomb Wednesday and laid bare his bones for a CT scan that could solve an enduring mystery: Was it murder or natural causes that killed Egypt's boy pharaoh 3,000 years ago?
German drugs maker Schering warned consumers on Thursday not to use hemorrhoid cream on their faces.
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US Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday warned that the United States and ally Australia &quot;simply cannot indulge&quot; thoughts of an early withdrawal from Iraq as it would spawn a new wave of global terror.
Austrian police and motorists had to deal with 550 wrong-way drivers in 2004, authorities said Tuesday, calling it the worst tally since the country began keeping such records a decade ago.
To Mauritania\u00e2\u0080\u0099s men, fat is sexy, so women resort to force-feeding and steroid use in pursuit of obesity.
A 12 anni metteva disegni abiti nella posta di Garavani
STROMBOLI, Italy  - Spectacular eruptions from the volcano on the southern Italian island of Stromboli may cause tidal waves, and all locals and tourists should stay away from the coast, emergency services said on Wednesday.
New York City banned most artificial trans fats from restaurants on Tuesday, forcing national fast-food chains and mom-and-pop diners alike to phase out artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
The space shuttle Atlantis  rumbled into space on Thursday afternoon, carrying the European scientific laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.
The Hungarian parliament approved tax rises at the core of an austerity plan aimed at reducing a swollen public deficit that threatens economic stability and blocks adoption of the euro.
ROMA - Il Capo dello Stato, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, ha concesso la grazia parziale a Franco Viezzoli e Giovanni Battista Zorzoli, i due ex vertici dell&#39;Enel condannati per corruzione nel processo di Milano per le tangenti pagate all&#39;azienda elettrica tra il
US officials say two people who work at the American embassy in Israel were slightly injured in yesterday&#39;s bombings in Egypt.
Russian officials on Saturday restarted a nuclear reactor that sparked widespread panic in southern Russia when it automatically shut down earlier this week.
John Tavener remains devotedly Christian. But his mind and ears have opened out.
Her eyes puffy from hours of crying, Sombat Bigley wept as she appeared in front of cameras yesterday to plead for the life of her husband.
Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.
ROMA, 6 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Alle 19,30 esatte dalla piazza del Campidoglio e&#39; partita la fiaccolata in ricordo delle vittime in Ossezia. Il sindaco di Roma Walter Veltroni, con la fascia tricolore apre il corteo
Senator Judd Gregg (USA) does not like the idea of a new independent bureau responsible for drug safety. He says all it would achieve would be more layers of FDA bureaucracy.
One GOP candidate seems to be generating more than the usual personal antipathy from his rivals and their staffs. Why?
Washington's biggest enemies, from   communist Cuba to North Korea, called on developing nations on   Saturday to challenge U.S. dominance and revive a Non-Aligned   Movement labeled a Cold War relic by critics.
North Korea is still committed to six-party talks on its nuclear programme, says a British minister.
The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.
Open since 2004, the ISX is about to give up its hand-written exchange for a computerized system. Too bad the Iraqi economy isn't quite state-of-the-art
New York (Dow Jones) -- American Express Co. said Friday it will cut 2,000 jobs, or 2.5 percent of its work force, in a restructuring designed to save more than $75 million a year before taxes.
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Nigerian kidnappers have demanded 10 million naira ($78,600) for a 3-year-old boy they snatched on his way to school in the lawless Niger Delta, relatives of the toddler said on Friday.
The assembly government hires corporate investigators to see if Wales' NHS was overcharged for drugs.
China warns its newly rich citizens that they are vulnerable to being kidnapped for ransom.
Scientists have long believed that the planet is surrounded by a radiation belt. Now it's a confirmed fact. Compiled by Tony Long.
Microsoft has begun sending Windows XP Service Pack 2 to home users via of its automatic update system. Despite a few flaws that already have been found in the massive patch, the update will strengthen system security for most Windows XP ...
Microsoft Corp., the world&#39;s largest software maker, will hire ``several hundred&#39;&#39; people in the next year at its development center in India, expanding its workforce of 800, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said.
Syria's secret service has reportedly threatened Spanish soldiers in Lebanon in a bid to block the extradition of suspected arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar to the United States.
London 2012, organizers of the UK capital&#39;s 3.875 billion-pound ($7.2 billion) bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, said it would bring more venues closer to the Olympic Park, improve
A former NASA inspector has been accused of lying about inspecting crucial parts on the space shuttle Discovery before and after the Columbia disaster that killed seven astronauts and grounded the entire orbiter fleet.
DUBLIN/LONDON  - Ryanair , Europe's biggest budget airline, launched a surprise bid for Aer Lingus  on Thursday, valuing the former Irish state airline at 1.48 billion euros ($1.9 billion) but met an immediate refusal by the Irish government to sell its remaining stake.
A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish such as salmon and sardines and in fish-oil capsules, can help keep Alzheimer&#39;s disease at bay, a new Canadian study suggests.
Entrambi vittime di esplosioni contro i loro veicoli
Beauty and perfection don't come cheap during fashion week.
The NFL is ready to forge ahead after an off-season riddled with bad publicity, most notably surrounding former quarterback Michael Vick.
The coroner who demanded the release of a video of a soldier's death in Iraq will not have his contract renewed.
NEW YORK  - Middle-aged and older adults who exercise may not be reducing their risk of knee arthritis, but they aren't increasing the risk either, research published Wednesday suggests.
Bolivia's sex-workers refuse to report for disease detection, demanding protection from harassment
The second round of the Canadian Open golf tournament continues Saturday Glenn Abbey Golf Club in Oakville, Ontario, after play was suspended late Friday due to darkness.
PARIS -- French judges searched the house of former prime minister Dominique de Villepin yesterday as part of an investigation into allegations of a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, a judicial source said.
New Yorkers are worried that when a citywide ban on artificial trans fats goes into effect on Sunday, French fries will lose their crunch.
Social networks Bebo and MySpace are the two most searched for terms of 2006 on Google.
The coup in Fiji brings international condemnation and the threat of suspension from the Commonwealth.
An Israeli civilian is killed and three soldiers are wounded in an attack on a Jewish settlement in Gaza.
Gip chiede custodia per rischio di reiterazione del reato
Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.  TIF.N  on Thursday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and  slashed its profit forecast, hurt by lackluster sales in Japan  and higher costs for precious metals and diamonds.
North Korea's chief delegate to  the United Nations General Assembly said on Monday the danger  of war on the Korean peninsula is \
U.S. health regulators recommended  on Thursday that doctors limit prescribing painkillers like  Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex and Bextra, in light of recent evidence  that they may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Japan won&#39;t yield to terrorism or withdraw its troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said, in response to reports an Iraqi group kidnapped a Japanese man.
MITROVICA, Serbia  - Protesting Serbs in Kosovo warned the European Union on Tuesday they would reject its planned supervisory mission if the Albanian majority declares independence from Serbia early next year.
You can&#39;t say that Burt Rutan and the space pioneers at Mojave, Calif.-based Scaled Composites don&#39;t know how to put on a good show.

Citigroup Inc  is likely to announce on Tuesday a significant dividend cut, at least $10 billion of new capital and a writedown of as much of $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Britain&#39;s Carphone Warehouse has  started sales of a black fashion phone model from the world&#39;s  top cellphone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) which has not yet been  unveiled by the Finnish company.
By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 13--DURHAM -- A plan to bring 71 upscale homes to a 44-acre piece of southeastern Durham failed Monday night when county commissioners deadlocked on it.
South Africa&#39;s 20-year-old Charl Schwartzel captured the Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday for his first European Tour title, recovering from a poor finish in regulation to win the first playoff hole against England&#39;s
Former Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Parcells is on the verge of accepting a job with the Atlanta Falcons, according to the New York Daily News.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court ruled  on Tuesday that executing drug smugglers did not breach the  constitution, rejecting a bid by three Australians and two  Indonesians who are on death row to challenge the law.
President Hugo Chavez's allies in Congress appointed 17 new justices to the supreme court Monday as opposition parties accused the leader of stacking the nation's highest court with government-friendly magistrates.
Jake Halpern has had a taste of fame. He found it fascinating -- and a little scary.
Watchdog development groups accused the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday of doing too little to help the global battle against HIV/AIDS, but the two institutions responded that they are at the forefront of the struggle.
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Actress Kate Winslet brought some British glamour to the Venice Film Festival at the premiere of her new movie Finding Neverland. The Titanic star arrived with co-star Johnny Depp, who plays the lead role in the biopic of Peter Pan author JM Barrie.
A militant group said on its website on Thursday that it had killed 11 Iraqi National Guards abducted south of Baghdad. The Army of Ansar al-Sunna had executed 11 Iraqi soldiers, said a statement posted on the site.
It had been a struggle all season, even as the Yankees notched 100 victories while compiling the best record in the American League.
Andrea Yates, the Houston mother  serving a life sentence for drowning her five children in 2001,  had her murder convictions overturned by a Texas state appeals  court on Thursday because of flawed testimony by an expert  witness.
As a walk-on player with the 2001-02 University of West Virginia basketball team, Aubrey Guastalli wore uniform No. 13.
Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg will leave intensive care \
L'Udinese ha ripreso la preparazione con un allenamento pomeridiano diviso tra atletica e tattica. A...
Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as 10-man Man Utd win at Arsenal.
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An arbitrator's decision yesterday has taken the recent NBA suspensions to a different venue -- the courtroom. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan ruled he does have the authority to decide if appeals on behalf of the four suspended Indiana Pacers can be heard by someone other than NBA commissioner David Stern .
BRUSSELS  - European Union regulators on Friday cleared the acquisition by Singapore's Flextronics International Ltd. of manufacturing actives from Nortel Networks Corp., Canada's largest technology company.
Nearly 150 people, including many children, are feared dead after a Russian airliner crashes on landing.
There is plenty to find out about this year's Terrapins when practice opens late Friday night with the annual Midnight Madness at Comcast Center.
For coach Dennis Wolff's Boston University Terriers, the postseason is already under way. Oh, not officially. That won't be the case until next weekend's America East tournament at Agganis Arena.
By Todd Jones, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 16--The big teenager wouldn't get out of the car, even as his date pleaded with him.   His classmates at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis were like peasants awaiting the arrival of royalty.
In a move that the White House says will save roughly 20 tons of paper, or about 480 trees, the Bush administration will release the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first-ever paperless budget on Feb. 4.
A look at the winners and the losers behind the most notable mergers and acquisitions of the year.
LOS ANGELES - Oscar and the Olympics were headed for a scheduling clash, and Oscar blinked first. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Thursday said the 2006 edition of Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest honors
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While people out here debate the importance of Saturday&#39;s Cal-USC game -- Biggest West Coast game in a decade? Biggest Cal game in school history?
The U.S. has paid out millions to help Iraqis rebuild their war-damaged homes. But cash is limited and the process can be slow
U.S. producer prices shrank a slightly bigger-than-forecast 0.6 percent in January, government data showed on Friday, as energy prices declined sharply while core producer prices inched up as expected.
VIENNA, Austria European negotiators are making a last attempt to get Iran to stop enriching uranium so that it can avoid UN sanctions.
Jacqueline Batteast scored 21 points to lead No. 6 Notre Dame to a 73-49 win over Northern Illinois on Thursday night.
The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, says he believes the current surge in global oil prices will not have the same impact on economic growth and inflation as the energy crisis of the 1970s.
The governor of Helmand province in Afghanistan says up to 700 insurgents have crossed over from Pakistan.
Wall Street closed its third straight winning week with another rally Friday, advancing as a new retail sales report and a consumer sentiment reading showed that Americans are growing more confident about the economy.
A new battle in the multibillion-dollar online search war begins today as software giant Microsoft unveils a test version of its new search engine, looking remarkably like one of its chief rivals, Google.
Terrorism has become the biggest threat to the US economy, overtaking weak job growth and the budget deficit, says a new survey.
Seven Islamic militants were charged here on Friday with terrorist-related activities in connection with the killing of the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, Amsterdam&#39;s public prosecutor said.
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Former President Bill Clinton, right, and President George Bush pass on the stage during dedication ceremonies for the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in Little Rock, Ark.
NEW YORK  - There has been a significant increase in the number of young adults hospitalized with diabetes-related conditions in the United States over the last decade or so, according to a new study.
My TV Guide allows viewers to enter their favorite shows, channels and celebrities on their on-screen cable program guide.
Blue-chip stocks were flat on Friday  after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S.  economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace, but another report  showed a rise in Midwest business in October.
Organisers of the Tour of Britain say they will learn from criticism of their handling of this year's race.
Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it is accelerating its $4 generic prescription program statewide in Florida nearly four months earlier than expected.
Iran has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to send a team to agree how to resolve long-standing IAEA questions about Tehran's nuclear program, the U.N. watchdog said on Monday.
Indice Ifo a quota 103,4, oltre le previsioni degli analisti
The Knicks absorbed their third straight defeat and Allan Houston watched the latest loss from the bench, dressed in a suit and tie.
Blog: Years in the making, Boeing's newest jumbo jet will be unveiled this weekend.
Palestinian security forces were poised to  deploy on Friday across the northern Gaza Strip to prevent  attacks on Israelis, paving the way for a resumption of talks  between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
Armed guards may become a presence on one of the world's most famous tourist attractions.
The current Bowl Championship Series is a plague on college sports in general -- on college football specifically -- and shows a shortage of sense and a lack of imagination.
ROMA - Adesione superiore all&#39;85% a Palermo, un documento congiunto dell&#39;Anm e dell&#39;Unione delle Camere penali firmato a Pesaro, Grosseto e Vicenza: sono questi i primi due segnali significativi della giornata di sciopero proclamata dall&#39;Associazione
Tony Blair is hosting a gun crime summit on Thursday, following a recent spate of fatal shootings in London.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CP) - With final calls for boarding, France on Monday was shutting down one of the largest evacuations in post-independence Africa, an airlift that flew 5,000-plus westerners and others from violence pitting France against its former
Gia' respinta nelle scorse settimane richiesta procura Roma
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Thursday against two flu shot distributors, accusing them of offering the vaccine to hospitals in Houston, Dallas and Sherman at prices inflated up to 1,000 percent.
L'incendio \u00c3\u00a8 divampato nella notte e non ha fatto vittimenonostante il noto quartiere sia un centro di ritrovo notturno                                          Londra, evacuati pub e abitazioni brucia il mercato di Camden
BOSTON - The Yankees kept circling the bases, battering Boston's beleaguered pitching staff. By the time the long, long night ended with a devastating 19-8 rout over the Red Sox, the dreaded New Yorkers were just one game away from a shocking sweep...
Seeking to be more competitive with Microsoft Corp., Linux backers have agreed on a standard version of the operating system so that programs written for one Linux distribution will work with others.
A Wisconsin teenager is the first human ever to survive rabies without vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday, after she received a desperate and novel type of therapy.
By Eric Berger, Houston Chronicle  Sep. 19--Vicki Colvin very nearly realized one of her greatest fears earlier this year when six Germans were hospitalized with breathing problems.   All had used a household product called Magic Nano.
Azeri president leaves for France, expected to meet Chirac later today Turan news agency 7 Sep 04 Baku, 7 September: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has left on an working visit to France.
A tornado that devastated central Florida will be the first categorized under a scale that went into effect Thursday, weather officials said.
The Bakery has lots of new things they've posted recently - information on new components, tutorials, and details on new releases of the framework. Here's a sampling of some of the latest:   New Year, New Beta Getting started quickly with Scriptaculous effects Getting Tidy Acts As Emailable Introducing the cakephp-instaweb webserver Overriding specific HTML tags before using helper methods Smarty View for 1.2 Cake Meet Pie CakePHP on IIS Crypter Component   Be sure to keep checking back on The Bakery for the new content added all the time.
L'ereditiera bionda langue in una cella del carcere di Los Angeles, ma prima di lei molti altri hanno sofferto. Breve storia per immagini di celebrit&agrave; e prigioni
Wal-Mart executives announced on Friday that they would reduce the number of new supercenters to be opened this year by 35 percent to hold down the chain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mounting expenses.
Cosi' il vice-ministro degli Esteri, secondo diplomatico
Risultati delle semifinali del torneo Wta di New Haven (cemento, montepremi 600.000
A key environmental panel said on Wednesday backers of a huge energy project off Russia's Sakhalin island should consider suspending operations while studies continue on survival of a rare whale species.
Blog: This security update for the Apple TV device follows one last month for desktop and laptop users.
By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 19--The Owensboro-Daviess County Humane Society is partnering with Humane Society chapters in Evansville and Louisville to provide additional pet spaying and neutering services in the Daviess County area.
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav  Kostunica warned the United States and Kosovo Albanians on  Saturday that they would be responsible for devastating  violence if they &quot;snatch&quot; Kosovo and declare it independent.
Joi Freemont, a dentist in suburban Atlanta, doesn't have to look further than her appointment book to tell that people are worried about money.
The CIA dismisses a European report alleging that it ran secret jails for terror suspects in Europe after 9/11.
Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the Canadian government said, in what was the deadliest attack on NATO forces this month in the country.
U.S. blue-chip stocks edged higher on Monday, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Monday as about $77 billion in takeover deals made investors optimistic, but a drop in oil prices hurt energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp.
A cholera outbreak in Somalia has killed more than 115 people and hospitalized 724 in towns where people were forced to use contaminated water from a flooded river, doctors said Wednesday. More violence hit the capital, a day after the president ruled out talks with a moderate leader of Somalia's ousted Islamic movement, a setback for efforts to hold broad reconciliation talks in the war-torn country.
Billy Joel will make \
Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt of rival PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , on Monday raised its offer
Two people die in a two car collision on the outskirts of Enniskillen, the Ambulance Service says.
Sport: Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash said he would like 'to be involved' with Tottenham after he retires.
H&M, the 57-year-old cheap-and-trendy clothing giant, has been moving into new areas of Europe, while it is still striving to meet its financial goals in the U.S.
Iraq remains the top issue for US voters ahead of next month's crucial midterm elections according to a national poll, which also found Americans surprisingly unmoved by the congressional sex scandal currently dominating Washington.
The head of the chip division of electronics group Philips unexpectedly stepped down on Wednesday, raising worries that the key division is performing below expectations.
Three innings after making an amazing, game-saving catch, Carlos Beltr\u00c3\u00a1n helped the Mets emerge with a winning record on their 11-game, 10-day trip.
Syracuse&#39;s Hakim Warrick dunks against Northern Colorado during the first half in Syracuse, NY, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli).
A Turner painting which sold for a record \u00c2\u00a35.8m at auction earlier this year is barred from going abroad.
With prosecutors wrapping up a probe into a doping scandal that disgraced Greece&#39;s two top sprinters, former Olympic champion Costas Kenteris insisted he never tried to evade drug testers and would welcome a chance to clear his name
Il Treviso ha comunicato di aver acquisito al titolo definitivo Dario Baccin, proveniente dal Rimini...
Critics say that instant scratch-off games are more likely to contribute to problem gambling.
Premier, ripensare a nucleare ma non basta una legislazione
Galapagos Art Space moves from Williamsburg to Dumbo, doubling in size for half the rent.
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on  Wednesday ruled out sending German troops to Iraq after his  defense minister said a deployment could be possible in the  future.
Stricter legislation Flickr's introduction of content filters in Germany last week has provoked protests in blogs and web forums globally.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
, Cheney says
Il presidente del West Ham Eggert Magnusson si &egrave; dimesso ed ha venduto le sue azioni del club...
Saldo negativo di 1,9 miliardi coi paesi extra-Ue ad agosto
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Saturday to move within one victory of winning the World Series.
Bulgaria and Romania received an almost grudging green light to join next January.
Thousand Parsec (http://www.thousandparsec.net) is working toward a framework for creating online turn-based space strategy games.    Thousand Parsec has released a new version of libtprl, a C++ ReadLine library. libtprl is used by the C++ server, tpserver-cpp.  There are changes to the actual library this time. New methods added and some small cleanup. Added were methods for getting the current commandset, setting whether readline catches signals, redisplaying the line and force redisplaying the line, and setting the finish of completions (disabling the filename completion). All 0.1.x releases will be interface compatible.   See: https://sourceforge.net/projects/thousandparsec
The Russian Olympic Committee is to appeal against several results in the  gymnastics compeititons.
King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government on Tuesday and declared a state of emergency, taking control of the Himalayan kingdom for the second time in three years.
Tim Wakefield allowed three hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox won their sixth straight game with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers yesterday.
An Iraqi insurgency group says it has released two French journalists held hostage since August, delivering them to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language television network Al-Jazeera reported.
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a state can execute someone convicted of raping a child, one of the few remaining crimes that does not require the death of the victim to result in capital punishment.
Researchers discover spectacular fish and coral in a hugely biodiverse region of the Indonesian archipelago.
Blog: The gigantic new Airbus A380 could carry up to 1,000 souls.
AT least 14 people were reported dead today after fierce storms swept across Denmark, Sweden and the UK, flooding homes, cutting power, disrupting road and rail traffic and causing heavy damage.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- In a laid-back kind of way, the Flamingo Resort Hotel and Spa, where I am staying, is centrally located. Drive in one direction and you're less than a mile from downtown. Drive in another and you're at a casual shopping center. Drive in still another and you're on your way to Glen Ellen and wine country.
THE euro charged to a record high yesterday, breaching the $1.35 mark as markets seized on a plunge in sales of new homes in America as an excuse to renew their assault on the US currency.
After nearly three years of jockeying by legions of business groups, the Senate passed a $137 billion corporate tax bill on Monday that gave something to almost everyone.
President Bush said on Thursday he  would renominate a group of controversial judicial nominees who  were blocked by Senate Democrats, signaling the start of a  second-term battle over the make-up of the nation's top courts.
Il farmaco puo' causare rischiose aritmie cardiache
Tech types, send your folks to MAKEzine to find something you can improve on this Christmas. From cool toys with a high hackability quotient to endless electronic projects, this gift list for the nerds in the family is a winner. In Gear Factor.
OMX&#39;s  founder said a merger  with Nasdaq  would strengthen the market for Nordic  shares, though a rival offer from Borse Dubai offer also needed  to be seriously considered.
Halliburton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive said it is gearing up to handle more oil field service work in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, but pricing declines in North America are still a concern.
com. Vladimir Guerrero pulled ahead of a crowded field to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award. The free-swinging right fielder outclassed the others in balloting by the Baseball
A car bomb explodes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding more than 20.
The Rolling Stones are giving music lovers even a bigger bang for   their buck and a bigger phone bill..
New acquisitions and products should increase sales.
The margin of error is so tiny that Josh Beckett was actually chiding himself for throwing a fastball high and away to Eric Chavez in the fourth inning that resulted in the A's first run.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOne Tree Hill\u00e2\u0080\u009d returned a few weeks ago not as a more progressive enterprise, but as a more dramatically palatable one, trashier, less earnest and refreshingly, horribly unlike anything else in its genre.
Twenty five years after it was  published, &quot;In Search of Excellence&quot; is one of the most widely  read business books ever, but its value and the value of its  successors may lie purely in its anecdotes.
QTrax announces deals with all the major music labels and publishers to offer the first free and legal ad-supported P2P service to include major label music.
Attrice porta in scena il monologo 'Quale droga da per me?'
A threat of flooding forced residents to evacuate part of one southeastern Arizona community Sunday following the latest in a series of winter storms that have pushed streams out of their banks in the midst of a drought.
SUDANESE troops launched air strikes against a Darfur village, contrary to reports Khartoum was withdrawing its forces from the region to meet an African Union ceasefire deadline, an AU spokesman said today.
Americans are caught between worries  over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not  be able to get it when they need it, a health official told  Congress on Tuesday.
Mattel says most toys recalled in safety scares had \
IBM, maker of the popular Thinkpad notebook computers, released a statement announcing the recall of 553,000 notebook computer power adapters.
ATSUGI, Japan  - The head of Nissan Motor Co. said on Tuesday he was in no rush to add production capacity in North America given lacklustre demand in the U.S. market.
THE government agency that owns the World Trade Center site has joined a US$7 billion (S$11.9 billion) suit against Saudi Arabia and Al-Qaeda for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
For a company that is nearly 200 years old, Wiley looks like an innovative start-up.
LONDON/MILAN  - The London Stock Exchange  is to buy its Italian counterpart for 1.6 billion euros ($2.15 billion), a statement from the two confirmed on Saturday, the latest step in a global consolidation of exchanges.
A U.S. civil rights group has sued a tiny, rural Florida county for erecting a granite monument bearing the Ten Commandments outside the local courthouse, on the grounds it violates the U.S. Constitution.
The sharp increase of beef recalls involving E. coli raises questions about whether the Agriculture Department has given the meat industry too much leeway to police itself.
Trent Strickland scored all nine of his points in the final 9 minutes and No. 6 Wake Forest went 5-for-6 from the free throw line over the final 2 minutes to hold off Temple 67-64 on Monday night.
Lithuanian border guards have unearthed a three-kilometer (2-mile) pipeline for smuggling in moonshine liquor from neighboring Belarus, the guards said on Friday.
Finmeccanica si aggiudica una gara internazionale e \
ARE, Sweden  - When Ted Ligety skidded out of the slalom in the super-combined on Thursday, he rounded off a disappointing day for the Americans at the Alpine skiing world championships.
A South African court has postponed the trial of Mark Thatcher on charges he helped finance a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea until next April.
Check out a new free market data service.
The festive awards dinner will be replaced this Sunday night by a news conference to announce the prize winners.
\u00c3\u0088 il processo alla &quot;nuova mafia&quot;, quella che non uccide ma che cerca di infiltrarsi non solo tra i colletti bianchi ma anche tra i vertici delle istituzioni e perfino tra gli investigatori che dovrebbero combatterla.
U.S. Sen. John McCain on Tuesday canceled an appearance for a Republican congressional candidate who has attacked his opponent for supporting McCain&#039;s immigration bill.
Verizon (VZ:NYSE - news - research) Thursday posted a solid quarter as its wireless operation continues to pick up steam. For its third quarter ended Sept.
(AGI) - New York, 19 nov. - Per la prima volta negli oltre cinquant&#39;anni di esistenza delle Nazioni Unite, il personale della piu&#39; importante organizzazione internazionale esistente si prepara a sfiduciare
The United States is pressing NATO to take over the U.S.-led military mission in Afghanistan, possibly as early as 2005, the U.S. ambassador to the alliance said Tuesday.
Two US soldiers were killed and four wounded when their patrol came under attack in the northwestern city of Mosul, the military said Sunday.
LONDON Ever since two successful flights into space were made from the Mojave Desert, thousands of people are signing up to take the same trip.
The British government has rejected pleas to block the extradition to the United States of three former NatWest bankers over Enron-related fraud charges.
Mike Holmgren says Tuesday he will coach the Seattle Seahawks for the final year of his contract  in 2008 before retiring after a 16-year head coaching career.
By James Fuller  jfuller@@dailyherald.com  Store it. Transform it. Sell it.  Those are the three choices Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 school board members will weigh in regards to the current Hubble Middle School site.
A row over whether the last visible vestiges of the regime of former military dictator General Francisco Franco should be removed continues to rumble on in Spain after the conservative Madrid government rejected left-wing proposals to remove them from the capital.
Fiona Apple fans wondering when the artist's third CD would see the light of day might want to keep an eye on one enthusiast's online petition.
Con una doppietta di Rafael van der Vaart, l'Olanda ha battuto la Corea del Sud 2-0 (1-0) in un'amic...
Aiuta ad affrontare i momenti di maggiore stress
The woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones has pleaded not guilty at her arraignment in Los Angeles. Two weeks after being found mentally competent to stand trial, 33 year-old Dawnette Knight entered
Hamas - regarded as a terror group by Israel and the West \u00e2\u0080-ade a strong showing in West Bank local elections \u00e2\u0080\u0093 - first time the Islamic militant group competed at the polls.
Amnesty International calls for a body to prosecute human rights violations by Israelis and Palestinians.
Sorpresi da pioggia, si erano riparati sotto alberi
French President Jacques Chirac said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday that Britain has gained nothing from its support for the United States-led invasion of Iraq.
Spain, Germany and South Korea all booked their berths in the semi-finals of the men's field hockey World Cup Championship.
Ministro visita scuola elementare, piano sicurezza efficace
Dozens of flu shot clinics sponsored by local health departments and businesses have been scrapped in recent days in the wake of the news that nearly half the nation&#39;s vaccine supply was lost.
If the Goldman family has its way, it may soon own the sports memorabilia O.J. Simpson is accused of committing armed robbery to recover for himself. One man charged along with the former football star said Tuesday that the Las Vegas hotel room dispute seemed like a setup.
Inchiesta Roma, presidente compagnia sentito come testimone
Uno stop al mondo del calcio per cinque anni e devolvere tutti i relativi soldi al mondo della scuol...
Iran insists it will continue its controversial nuclear programme, ahead of UN talks on possible new sanctions.
ROMA - La sinistra smetta di litigare su questioni secondarie e metta in campo le sue proposte per affrontare la drammatica crisi industriale e occupazionale. \u00c3\u0088 la strigliata di Guglielmo Epifani, segretario
The breakthrough was made accidentally by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys at the city&#39;s university on 10 September 1984. Since then, the technique has been used to trap criminals, identify victims of war, settle
Operazione procura di Catania, indagini anche in nord Europa
Tiger Woods wants to be a playing vice-captain in the next US Ryder Cup team.
Explosions rocked the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah early Wednesday, killing two people, hospital officials and witnesses said.
Ian Poulter captured the Volvo Masters at Valderrama with a play-off victory against local favourite Sergio Garcia. Alistair Forsyth, three strokes ahead overnight, bogeyed the first two and was caught by an early Poulter birdie.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A Pennsylvania education agency strongly rejected a purchase proposal on Monday from student lender Sallie Mae, saying that it is &quot;not now and never will be for sale.
LaDainian Tomlinson was one of 40 members of the San Diego Chargers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County.
The EPA refuses to provide lawmakers with a full explanation of why it rejected California's greenhouse gas regulations, saying that many of the requested documents contain internal deliberations or attorney-client communications it will not share with Congress.
Bloomberg - July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, whose constituency as a New York senator includes Wall Street, is backing efforts to boost taxes for managers of private-equity firms and hedge funds.
Cingular Wireless LLC&#39;s $41 billion buyout of rival AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc., approved Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission, is expected to give customers
Dr Joseph Hartvigsen (L) of Ceramatex, Inc, holds a fuel cell during a news conference Nov. 29 at Ceramatex Advanced Materials &amp; Electrochemical Technologies in Salt Lake City.
German author and Nobel literature laureate Guenter Grass has urged this year's prize winner, reclusive Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek, to travel to Sweden to pick up her award.
NEW YORK -- Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
Diane Swonk was in the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. &quot;At first, we thought it was an explosion,&quot; said Swonk, an Evanston resident who was at Ground Zero on Sept.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Kenya's political leaders to \
Q: You mentioned several times about chemistry being so important. Whenever you get a group of demanding people together, it is extremely important.
Ukraine approves a giant steel cover over the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl.
WASHINGTON - The US job market brightened in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department (search) reported on Friday.
Calamita' naturali e tragedie hanno funestato anno trascorso
Ziff Davis - A news conference invite has sparked rumors about rewriting the Linux kernel, but sources say the much-hyped announcement is nothing more than a modest job-development initiative.
Apple Inc.  is expected  to show a 35 percent surge in quarterly profit this week, but  the focus will be on just two days: the last 48 hours of June  when its highly anticipated iPhone went on sale.
Physicians tend to do more of the talking during examinations when their patients are black, suggesting race plays a role in the way doctors and patients communicate, according to a new study
A 70 mln nel primo semestre, in aumento del 17%
Search has become a crucial tool, moving beyond the web to the desktop in 2004.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has developed software interfaces that will make it easier for assistive technologies to provide those with disabilities access to advanced features in software programs -- such as editing functions, hyperlinks, charts and menus.
The computer maker will pay affiliates that help sell downloads.
Intel is preparing a marketing strategy that will brand desktop PCs with a similar label that made its Centrino notebook technology a household name, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Also: Virtual golf takes over cubicle life. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Oct. 07, 2004. Unisys plans to cut 1,400 jobs, or nearly 4 percent of its workforce, and consolidate some facility space, moves that will help yield annualized savings of about $70 million a year by 2005.
The first U.S. surgeon general appointed by President George W. Bush accused the administration on Tuesday of political interference and muzzling him on key issues like embryonic stem cell research.
WASHINGTON - A day after Fannie Mae agreed to regulators&#39; demands to boost its capital cushion against risk and revamp its accounting, officials said Tuesday that the possibility of the beleaguered mortgage giant having to restate its earnings had been
The first Halo game sold quite a few Xboxes (we know a few Xbox owners who don&#39;t appear to play any other titles on their consoles), and Halo 2 has already clocked $125 million in sales -- on its first day in stores.
The EU has hit back after Washington filed a case at the World Trade Organisation over state aid for aircraft maker Airbus EAD.PA , filing its own case over what it called &quot;massive illegal&quot; aid for Boeing BA.
Robert Novak, who triggered an FBI investigation in 2003 by revealing the identity of a CIA operative in his syndicated column, was set to testify Monday in the \
France signed more than two billion euros (2.8 billion dollars) of civilian and military contracts with Morocco on Monday during a state visit by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Thousands rally in Ankara to protest against a plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities.
Kobe Bryant's attorneys abruptly dropped a bid to seal evidence in the NBA star's rape case Monday, saying the details would be leaked anyway and that releasing all the documents will reveal how unprofessional the prosecution was.
Daniel Too had just finished a five-kilometer road race in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., yesterday when he slipped into a car and rolled four hours down Interstate 95 and around the Beltway to Rockville.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso won the Monaco Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday, with team mate Lewis Hamilton completing a dominant McLaren one-two.
City Council members tentatively approved a deal Tuesday night with the Dallas Cowboys to build a $650 million football stadium in Arlington and to place the project in voters&#39; hands.
LeBron James scores 33 points and shuts out Kobe Bryant when the two superstars guarded each other in the final 2:23, leading Cleveland to a 94-90 victory over Los Angeles on Thursday night.
Getting children to switch off the television does not guarantee they will exercise more, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Sciopero e protesta dopo mobilita' dovuta a crisi compagnia
The four Hendrick family members killed in a plane crash were remembered Thursday as kind, generous people who were as passionate about giving as they were about racing.
The bullet-riddled body of a kidnapped Turkish engineer was found Wednesday in eastern Afghanistan, a day after he was snatched with his driver and interpreter by a band of armed men, officials said.

A Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic has escaped from custody in the Pakistani capital, a senior official said on Sunday.
Masked gunmen shot dead a supporter of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday, as violence triggered by her assassination entered a third day and al Qaeda-linked militants denied killing her.
Mark Thatcher, the son of the former United Kingdom prime minister, was arraigned in court yesterday following his arrest over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla arrived at the hospital where former president Suharto is being treated on Friday, in order to be an official witness for his death, a source in the vice president's office told Reuters.
Rangers striker Nacho Novo insists he will not let his impending showdown with the Scottish Football Association distract him from the task of keeping the club at the top of the Bank of Scotland Premier League.
It is hard to picture Hollywood's favorite Latin hunk as the director behind \
Serious concerns were raised in Davos last week about the ability of the Chinese government to spy on the country's 500 million mobile phone users.
Biotechnology company Rigel  Pharmaceuticals Inc. RIGL.O has entered into a collaboration  pact with drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N to find treatments  for cancer and potentially other diseases, Rigel said on  Monday.
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The proposal, which defense officials are asking be made retroactive to October 2001, would double, to $500,000, the cash that survivors can receive.
Togo's Faure Gnassingbe was formally sworn  in as president on Monday after his father's sudden death,  despite strong condemnation from former colonial power France  and African leaders who branded the succession  unconstitutional.
The doping case involving Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou and their former coach, Christos Tzekos, finally moved forward yesterday when they were suspended by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
BAGHDAD, Oct 13  - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened Wednesday a military assault on Fallujah if the rebel bastion does not surrender Iraq&#39;s most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, while the war-ravaged nation pleaded for aid at an international
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Italian politician Rocco Buttiglione - stung by his EU Commission debacle - launches a campaign for Christian values.
Iraqis took to the streets of Shi'ite towns and cities on Saturday to protest over the detention by U.S. troops of the eldest son of Abdul-Aziz al- Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders.
U.S. News & World Report - President Bush and his strategists say they are concerned that partisan differences are pulling Americans apart over Iraq, partly because of the harsh political campaigns that ended in the Democratic takeover of Congress in the November 7 election.
Shares of EMI Group Plc, the world&#39;s third-largest record company, had their biggest jump in 1 1/2 years after the company said music sales rose in the past two months with releases
New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, died in hospital on Friday.
Most people are accustomed to automatic tellers at the mall that spit out cash and stamps. Eduardo Alvarez wants to persuade you to use an automatic teller at the grocery
Several buildings and cars are damaged when a tornado sweeps through west London.
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Sono state ufficializzate oggi le 32 teste di serie del singolare femminile del torneo di Wimbledon....
(PROVIDENCE, RI) - A conviction for criminal contempt could land a Rhode Island TV reporter in jail for six months. The reporter refuses to name a source who gave him an FBI videotape showing a Providence city official taking a bribe.
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Back in February, Ralph Green asked me to speak at the North Texas Linux Users' Group. I discussed Linux administration and then took questions. Some one in the audience asked me about Mono. I gave a cavalier answer having a bias against it. Then someone else in the audience said that I needed to get my facts straight. read more
Juliana Baltrusch, 25 anni, brasiliana, ha raccontato al tabloid domenicale inglese 'News of the Wor...
The operation to end the school hostage crisis in Russia is over but more than 200 people have died after troops stormed the building.
GENEVA The top court of the World Trade Organization on Monday dismissed a US appeal of an April decision that Canada&#39;s Wheat Board met international rules, undermining the Bush administration&#39;s efforts to dismantle the Canadian agency.
MARIA Sharapova defeated an aching Serena Williams 4-6 6-2 6-4 yesterday to win the season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Los Angeles.
NATO says a roadside bomb killed six of its soldiers and an Afghan interpreter in southern Afghanistan.
Moneta quasi invariata nei primi scambi della mattinata
Nokia's replacement of potentially faulty mobile phone batteries made by the Japanese electronics maker will be pricey.
A judge on Thursday ordered two police officers and 27 other people to stand trial in the fiery mob killings of two federal agents and the savage beating of a third.
By ALEX CUKAN  Residents of Lower Manhattan caught in the toxic dust cloud after the World Trade Center collapse on Sept. 11, 2001, were told by city officials to clean their homes with a wet rag.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has failed to influence United States President George W Bush's foreign policy, a top foreign affairs think-tank said.
Australia&#39;s John Senden was tied for third as American Dean Wilson seized the halfway lead in the Texas Open in San Antonio this morning.
On a Friday afternoon in August, a few donors trickle in to the Baltimore Red Cross donation room, filling only a small fraction of the dozen or so steel-blue beds.
The Baltimore Ravens have put themselves in this precarious position, with their playoff chances hanging by the slimmest of threads.
Halifax customer bites back The Halifax bank is enrolling unsuspecting customers in trials of a new generation of RFID-enabled bank cards, and trying to keep them in the program even if they have mis-givings about the wave and pay technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
McLEAN, Va. - Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo will admit guilt to a second of 10 killings in October 2002, and drop all appeals of his first conviction, his lawyer said...
Stock futures were little changed on  Thursday, with investors showing caution a day after the  Standard & Poor&#39;s 500&#39;s biggest drop in two weeks and as  European shares slid on credit market concerns.
NEW YORK  - Monday's CNN-YouTube debate brought in pretty good numbers, delivering the highest viewership for a debate among adults 18-34 in cable news history.
A medical examiner found &quot;some scratches&quot; on one of the two Greek Olympic sprinters who said they had a motorcycle crash on the night they missed a drugs test last week, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Kirkland & Ellis, an international law firm that has its largest office in Chicago, is moving into a new data center. Here's how everyone, from the builder to the landlord and the IT department, is approaching the design of its new facility.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi prime minister insisted Sunday that the raging insurgency - which has claimed 300 lives in the last week alone and resulted in a wave of kidnappings - will not delay January elections, promising the vote will strike a \
U.S. warplanes struck a suspected insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S. tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad, stepping up military operations against guerrillas.
England full-back Gary Neville has called on football\u00c2\u00b4s governing bodies to come down hard on the Spanish Football Federation in the wake of the racist chants during the midweek internationals.
Animated autos retained the pole position as &quot;Cars&quot; came in No. 1 at the box office for a second weekend with &#36;31.2 million, holding off the wrestling comedy &quot;Nacho Libre&quot; and another car tale, &quot;The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift.&quot;
Dow Jones +0,02%, SP 500 +0,03%, Nasdaq +0,12%
Honda&#39;s all-new four-door midsize pickup truck will be called the Ridgeline when it goes on sale next year as a 2006 model, the company announced at an auto-parts exhibition Tuesday.
NEW YORK  - Many people with alcohol  dependence are able to recover completely, sometimes without  formal treatment. Some may even be able to drink occasionally  without relapsing, new study findings show.
After being released from his Sony  Music deal earlier this year, rapper DMX has signed a deal with  the music division of Canadian online gaming company Bodog  Entertainment.
A bomb ripped through a U.S. patrol in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two American soldiers and wounding another, a reminder of the country's insecurity after a newly resolved hostage drama.
Union and hotel officials met yesterday for the first full day of negotiations in two weeks. But they said they did not come closer to a deal on a contract for 3,800 hotel workers at 14 hotels
BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- US heavy-lift rockets, the Boeing Delta 4 Heavy, failed during a test flight to put a dummy satellite into its intended orbit, which only signifies a partial success.
By JIM SUTTON  The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration has temporarily suspended a rule that requires anglers in Atlantic billfish tournaments to use non-offset circle hooks.  Circle hooks have been used for years, mainly in live-release- type events.
By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 3--About 200 people gathered Friday in the Evergreen State College Longhouse to help give birth to a new approach to environmental education in South Sound.
German electronics giant Siemens said that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.
Nearly every British newspaper on Friday carried photos of the assassination of President Bush - or at least the eerily realistic depiction of it from a new documentary-style television film that is causing an ...
The head of Smart cars has denied speculation that parent company DaimlerChrysler may sell or even close the loss-making subsidiary.
LONDON - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens says he isn&#39;t sure why he was barred from entering the United States and hopes it was all a &quot;big mistake.
In operazione in provincia di Perugia, e' estraneo a fatti
(InfoWorld) - Intel and Advanced Micro Devices will square off next week at the annual Computex exhibition in Taipei, where many of the world's largest hardware makers will be showing off products slated for release later this year. Computex 2007, which begins on Tuesday, will see Intel launch its P35 Bear Lake chip set and the debut of motherboards featuring the chips from many of Taiwan's top motherboard makers. The chip set handles interaction between the processor and the rest of the computer and Bear Lake promises speedier data paths for performance improvements. Laptop computers based on Santa Rosa, the recently launched version of Intel's Centrino package of chips, should also be prominent. AMD will be talking up its\u00c2\u00a0new Phenom quad-core processor, which was unveiled in mid-May, and the show should see some demonstrations from Taiwanese companies of Phenom-based desktop PCs. Taiwan is home to the world's largest and most important computer hardware makers -- the companies who manufacture the guts of products that typically appear under more famous brand-names -- and Computex is where they show off their newest and most advanced products. The show is an important barometer of hardware trends because Taiwanese companies like Asustek Computer and Hon Hai Precision Industry, which uses the Foxconn brand, supply many of the components and finished computers sold by Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and others. Thus the support of Taiwanese companies -- or lack of it -- can make or break a new technology. This year wireless networking will be one such technology in the spotlight. The emerging 802.11n standard is expected to be seen in many laptop designs, but how fast it might penetrate markets beyond computing, such as wireless multimedia players, will become evident at the show. Computex is also the home turf of Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker. The company doesn't plan any major announcements at the show but its aggressive expansion guarantees that the products on display at its booth will be closely watched. Local newspapers and hardware technology blogs are already full of reports -- confirmed and otherwise -- about what else might be on show in Taipei. The reports say Acer will show mini-PCs based on Intel CPUs and Asustek will show a laptop PC with a \
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U.S. private employers likely added  125,000 new jobs in September, holding the unemployment rate  steady at 4.7 percent and bolstering views that the economy has  slowed enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to hold interest  rates steady, according to a Reuters poll.
The pianist has become famous for high invention at low volume, which was difficult to showcase against a drummer from a much busier and louder aesthetic universe.
South Korea's top economic official says the government would not sit idle in case of a speculative attack on the country's currency.
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As a member of the Democratic Unionist Party and a member of the Church of Ireland, I have noticed over the last few weeks that there has been considerable media coverage regarding the restoration of power sharing in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
By Connie Guglielmo  Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest maker of personal computers, fell Wednesday after holiday price cuts on PCs weighed on profit margins and the company's growth forecast disappointed some investors.
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The market research provider this week updated its qSearch 2.0 measurement service to dramatically expand the number and kinds of properties being measured.
The United Nations plans to send 7,000 peacekeepers to southern Sudan to help enforce a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and rebel forces.
Lots of buzz in the air with so many of boxing&#39;s major players on the scene. Here&#39;s what we&#39;re hearing: Kali Meehan: &quot;When I say the name Rock Rahman to people, they look at me, Oh, Rock&#39;s tough.
An autopsy will be conducted Friday to help determine why Anna Nicole Smith died, officials said. Late Thursday, police carried bags of evidence out of the hotel where she was found unconscious. Also, one of the men involved in a paternity dispute over Smith's baby daughter is seeking a DNA sample, and a hearing is set for Friday morning.
Congressional leaders and the White House reached a tentative deal on a package that would pay stipends of $300 to $1,200 per family and provide tax incentives for businesses.
Russian First Deputy Prime  Minister and presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev on Friday  said freedom, private property and an independent judiciary  would be the central platforms of his administration.
HP, THE SELLER OF tin and fag-free utopian ideals is flogging commodity, standards-based hardware and software, including Carrier Grade Linux, to telephone company Motorola.
JAKARTA - An urbane former general who promises to fight terror and clean up government headed for an overwhelming victory against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election on Monday.
NEW YORK  - Breast cancer tends to be more aggressive when it occurs in younger women, and doctors often advise radical surgery. Now, however, a study shows that breast-conserving treatment, commonly known as lumpectomy, is safe for women younger than 40.
Crude futures prices surged above $48 per barrel Wednesday as oil production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan caused domestic supplies to shrink more than expected.
ANDY ROBINSON was handed a four-year contract today as coach of England&#39;s rugby union team. Robinson, 40, had been appointed acting head coach last month following the resignation of Clive Woodward.
Converged communications watchdog Ofcom is proposing BT more than halve its prices for making its last-mile copper telephone network available to competing broadband providers.
Officials debate the future of Italian football as thousands of people join the funeral of a policeman killed in a riot.
Oil prices surge over $76 barrel amid growing concern that unrest in Nigeria will damage exports.
Oil rose $1 on Monday as the dollar slipped and tensions between the United States and Iran stoked supply concerns.
The Philadelphia 76ers activated Kevin Ollie before Friday night's game against the New York Knicks and placed forward Josh Davis on the injured list.
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WASHINGTON - The Senate, after a weekend of behind-the-scenes negotiations, struck a deal to allow passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and spending measures for disaster relief and homeland security.    The agreement clears the way for the Senate to adjourn on Monday and hit the campaign trail following the lead of the House, which left town on Saturday until after the Nov...

Rob Allen has a quick note on his blog about his tutorial for the Zend Framework:   A few people have asked about updating my Getting Started tutorial for version 0.8 of the Zend Framework. I finally had a chance to check the code and it worked fine with no changes (as expected!)   The tutorial covers all of the \
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The latest round of German labor protests drew about 70,000 demonstrators Monday, fewer than expected and fewer than the week before.
First the good: The rather extraordinary bump President Bush received after the Republican convention appears to have been just that, a bump.
Such stars as Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett are taking a post-Olympic break, but a new set of Australian swimmers are making their first splashes toward the 2008 Beijing Games.
The web portal is reportedly in talks with major record labels to begin selling or even giving away unprotected music files.
Paul Newman is donating $10 million to Kenyon College to help start a scholarship fund, the private liberal arts school said.
Another film gets a red signal from the Censor Board. The Censor committee has objections on some strong abusive language used in Mahesh Manjrekar's one-man-show movie titled Struggler.
Japan will not tighten its monetary policy as the consumer prices became positive, said Bank of Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s governor Toshihiko Fukui on Tuesday.
For the first time, all of the militia fighters in an Afghan region have been disarmed as fighters loyal to two northern commanders gave up their guns under a U.N.-run drive to demilitarize the country.
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Fannie Mae used improper accounting  to manipulate its quarterly earnings reports, regulators said,  touching off the mortgage finance industry's second such  controversy in less than 18 months.
Clearly the hottest up-and-coming alternative to the Internet Explorer is Mozilla&#39;s Firefox Web browser. Firefox, a free download, has tricks up its sleeve that Internet Explorer has not yet caught on to.
BEACH REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Palestinian painter Fayez al-Hasni is in a situation most artists would envy. At 52, he has launched a genre that has brought him fame and fortune.
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Colin Montgomerie insists the difference is clear between the European and U.S. Ryder Cup teams: The Europeans worked better as a team.
Pop icon Paul McCartney and ex-model Heather Mills failed to agree on a divorce settlement on Monday after six days in court, leaving the judge to decide how much of the former Beatle's fortune Mills should receive.
A project to build a cultural complex in Hong Kong has become the center of a bitter local and international debate in the last few weeks.
La procura federale e l'ufficio indagini della Figc hanno avviato una indagine sulle accuse di compo...
First baseman Tony Clark and his hometown San Diego Padres finalized a $900,000, one-year contract on Thursday.
The Basque separatist group ETA struck today for the second time in four days, exploding seven low-intensity bombs in seven cities across Spain, the Interior Ministry said.
Technicians of the Health Ministry have started this month to collect blood samples from pregnant women, for a study on the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis &quot;B&quot; and Syphilis, throughout the country, reads a press note released by the World Health
Sir Alex Ferguson has attempted to quell his strikers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 recent profligacy in front of goal by offering advice he received as a striker during his playing days: just hit the target.
Iraq's PM hits back at US senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin, who have called for him to be removed.
BRUSSELS The European Union&#39;s 25 countries will agree by Friday to begin membership negotiations with Turkey, but the Netherlands, which holds the EU presidency, is seeking to give individual countries long-term powers to prevent Turkish immigrants from
Istat, l'incremento nel IV trimestre e' stato del 2,5%
Chelsea's Ukrainian striker Andrei Shevchenko has given a strong hint he may leave the English champions, saying his style of play does not suit manager Jose Mourinho.
The most enjoyable part of Rich Rodriguez&#39;s message to his West Virginia football team yesterday was short and sweet. The Mountaineers will play in the Gator Bowl -- probably
Democratic frontrunners call truce in bitter battle over race and the legacy of Martin Luther King
By Alan Baldwin SAO PAULO  - Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello fired uphis passionate home crowd on Friday with the fastest lap inpractice for Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.
Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility studies on planting spies in news bureaus for two major publications as part of its investigation of news leaks.
First her kidnappers tried to  strangle her with a rope. When that failed, they held her head  beneath the waters of a sewage canal on the outskirts of Mexico  City until she finally stopped breathing.
Joe Gibbs began the offseason overhaul of the Washington Redskins' offense Friday, hiring West Coast offense veteran Bill Musgrave as quarterbacks coach.
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David Beckham's chance of starting for England improved when teammate Aaron Lennon withdrew Sunday from games against Brazil and Estonia because of a knee injury.
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WASHINGTON -- Cytyc Corp., of Marlborough, a maker of tests for cervical cancer, has agreed to pay $450 million for Adeza Biomedical Corp., gaining equipment used to identify women at risk of having premature babies.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 6 -- As thousands of protesters clashed with police nearby, President Bush and leaders of other industrial nations traded markedly opposing views here Wednesday on how to combat global warming.
A methane blast rocks a Russian coal mine, killing 28 workers and sparking fears for 11 still trapped underground.
Progress can be seen in security enhancements being made to Windows Server 2003, says Microsoft&#39;s CEO. By Associated Press. Microsoft Corp.
Il Borussia Moenchengladbach ha annunciato l'acquisto del portiere statunitense Kasey Keller. L'estr...
PARIS In an effort to stop Iran from producing a nuclear bomb, the 25 leaders of the European Union on Friday offered the country possible economic and political incentives if it suspends its production of enriched uranium.
At least eight Maoist rebels and two civilians have been killed in three separate incidents in the ongoing bloody civil war in Nepal, police said.
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Readers defend the profit motive, are skeptical of a government subsidized media and remind us that magnets break down.
Saudi Arabia's less-than-full cooperation has hindered U.S. efforts to choke off terrorist financing, a lawmaker said Wednesday, and a Bush administration official indicated the Saudis were being prodded.
For those customers who would like to have only one phone at home and away, T-Mobile USA is launching a new service called HotSpot@Home. Those who sign up can use their mobile phone at home over Wi-Fi, and, when outside, can automatically transfer between Wi-Fi at T-Mobile hotspot locations and T-Mobile&#39;s cellular network.
Fed chief Alan Greenspan says energy prices are not yet a major economic threat, as oil touches $55 a barrel in New York.
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At least 13 people have been killed in a series of explosions in Gaza City, Palestinian sources say.
The Clerks\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Group, a British vocal ensemble specializing in early music, offered an updated version of \
A federal judge has dismissed a New York Times lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, saying classified documents the newspaper was seeking under the Freedom of Information Act were properly withheld.

Adrian Mutu, fired by Chelsea last week after failing a doping test for cocaine, was banned for seven months and fined 20,000 pounds ($36,800) by England&#39;s Football Association.
U.S. stock futures nudged higher on   Wednesday with the Dow Jones industrial average within 100   points of a record high after marking its second-highest close   ever in the last session.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a chewable non-calcium drug that can help kidney patients on dialysis manage their phosphorus levels.

Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.
In honor of Halloween 2007, Kate Davey, an expert on haunted New York, is taking questions from readers during the next week.
I carry a gene for a serious disorder, but my husband, who hopes for children, married me anyway.
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez can hardly wait to see what sophomores Pat White and Steve Slaton can accomplish during a full season.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem on  Wednesday, killing two Israeli border policemen and wounding 17  people in the first such attack in the city in seven months.
Coach Mike Mularkey knows the word, and has heard it raised around town during the Buffalo Bills&#39; solid stretch run. Yet he refuses to even whisper it.
No intelligence pointing to fraud - no intelligence at all The chancellor Alistair Darling today batted away MPs questions on how his department handled the loss of 25 million child benefit records by repeatedly deferring to a report not due for several months.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Outside Continental Arena, the few Nets fans this preseason were greeted by excited radio play-by-play highlights of Jason Kidd&#39;s spectacular feats from last year.
Due operazioni di mercato per il Vicenza. Dall'Udinese arriva il centrocampista Piermario Morosini, ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The emergency relief  phase is nearly over in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged Aceh  province and foreign militaries should scale back operations,  the government said Sunday as it raised its death toll by  7,000.
A BBC One documentary will be broadcast in both English and Hindi for the first time.
Stocks on Friday scored their biggest   third-quarter advance in nine years as a recent drop in crude   oil prices boosted optimism that the economy could withstand   fallout from a housing slowdown and underpin profit growth.
With California leading the  stampede, states are rushing to get more clout in the 2008  White House race by moving their primaries to early February --  a shift that could aid front-runners with big names and big  bank accounts.
NEW YORK  - Last season, Roger Federer leftHouston not even the top-ranked player of the year.
Two men who killed three elderly women as they raced each other in their sports cars are jailed.
Maybe Julian Tavarez isn't so bad after all. The embattled reliever, who has been the target of boos this season, set the tone for the Red Sox' series with the Chicago White Sox by shutting down the world champions Monday night, holding them to two runs over 6 1/3 innings. Kason Gabbard followed with seven shutout innings Tuesday night. Then ...
Ionics Inc., a Watertown water treatment company with global operations, agreed to be purchased yesterday by General Electric Co. for $1.1 billion in cash.
Not enough of Scotland's health service budget is being spent on computer systems which could improve patient care, according to a spending watchdog.
The United Nations warns of a massive 59% increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan this year.
From the Vatican to the Palestinian refugee camps of Jordan, tributes poured in today for Yasir Arafat, a man regarded as an international leader by many and a terrorist by others.
Robbie Hunter takes the 11th stage of the Tour de France in Montpellier.
com December 27, 2004, 6:59 AM PT. Novell has begun a widely available trial of its Open Enterprise Server, software that combines tools from company&#39;s proprietary NetWare with the open-source SuSE Linux operating system.
Citigroup is to revamp its Japanese private banking unit, creating a local committee to oversee operations, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Japan&#39;s No. 1 automaker is no longer content to take a back seat to foreign rivals in China. On Monday, Toyota Motor Corp. announced the launch of Guangzhou Toyota Motor Co.
Secondo confederazione 'cerca avventura politica'
Film fans by the hundreds waited under cold, dreary skies for glimpses of stars about to cross the red carpet for the 79th annual Oscars on Sunday, carefully watched by a phalanx of policemen.
A nine-day mission that began Monday in the world's only permanent working undersea laboratory is like living in a fishbowl in more ways than one: Anyone with an Internet connection can watch the researchers work and hang out 60 feet below the surface.
THE 60th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) on August 29 provides an opportunity to look closely at how Slovakia views the anti-fascist movement.
Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon, the unmanned exploratory probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in lunar orbit after a voyage of more than 13 months, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
Balfour Beatty staff are this month to begin work on the world&#39;s biggest shopping centre in Dubai after forming part of a team which has won the \u00c2\u00a3400 million contract to construct the building.
A man suspected of involvement in the botched attempt by &quot;shoe bomber&quot; Richard Reid to blow up an airliner in December 2001 has been indicted by a grand jury in Boston, the Justice Department announced Monday.
HOLLYWOOD - Trey Parker and Matt Stone admitted Monday night at the premiere of their new movie, &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; that they weren&#39;t expecting a ton of A-list celebrities to be there.
The national minimum wage is to rise by 17p - about 3% - from \u00c2\u00a35.35 to \u00c2\u00a35.52 an hour from October 2007.
Tate, who will also become executive vice president of the Corte Madera-based home furnishings chain, was most recently the operating chief at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
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British police said on Wednesday they  were now treating the death of poisoned former Russian spy  Alexander Litvinenko as murder, raising the stakes in an  investigation that has extended from London to Moscow.
The bodies of 14 Bangladeshi fishermen are found locked in the ice hold of their trawler in a suspected pirate attack.
The films of Richard Fleischer are those of an unself-conscious American realist.
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Bird flu has claimed its first human victim in Africa's most-populous nation, killing a young Nigerian woman due to graduate from a university and be married this year, officials and the victim's fiance said yesterday.
Drugs giant Merck &amp; Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of plaintiffs&#39; lawyers, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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Andy Murray must finish his  fourth-round match against Nikolay Davydenko on Wednesday after rain hit the US Open.
Annika Sorenstam calmly sank a short birdie putt on the ninth hole, earning a hug from Tiger Woods. More importantly, it kept $250,000 in play in the Skins Game in La Quinta, Calif.
Internet telephony provider Skype Technologies has released a final version of its peer-to-peer (define) VoIP (define) software for Wi-Fi-enabled Pocket PC devices.
The federal government has diverted 300,000 doses of the flu vaccine originally meant for federal employees and the military to high-risk civilian groups, such as people older than 65 and
A former boss of Russia's disbanded oil firm Yukos, Vasily Aleksanyan, goes on trial accused of fraud.
Former vice presidential aide Lewis \
The Palestinian Authority&#39;s National Security Council on Sunday endorsed a security plan designed to restore law and order in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but stopped short of calling for an end to attacks on Israel.
This brilliant, sinister French thriller is a twisty road movie in which every sign points toward catastrophe.
Roma used two goals apiece from Francesco Totti and Antonio Cassano and a strike from Vincenzo Montella to post a 5-1 win over Parma in Serie A action.
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya hit an epic double hundred yesterday to put Sri Lanka in command after four days of the first Test against Pakistan at the Iqbal Stadium.
It tastes better than cough medicine, and now researchers think it may be better at relieving coughs, too. Dark chocolate may have health benefits to weigh against fears of tooth decay or putting on weight.
Braving near freezing temperatures, thousands of residents of northern Japan camped outside tonight, unnerved by aftershocks from the nation&#39;s deadliest earthquake in a decade
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Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden was handcuffed by police and then released without charges after being involved in a \
In a sharp statement of dismay over abuses and official interference before Sunday's presidential election, U.S. officials say Ukraine could face punitive measures if the vote is not free and fair.
Six foreign medics are sentenced to death in Libya for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with HIV.
Un attentato uccide Benazir Bhutto, nasce Louis Thomas Buffon, figlio del portiere della Nazionale e Alena Seredova e prosegue la love story tra Carla Bruni e Sarzoky. I fatti e i personaggi della settimana
Oil prices rise to hover around $61 a barrel, following a severe snow storm in the US and increasing tensions with Iran.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A car bomb exploded outside a  Baghdad church late on Friday, shattering stained glass windows  but harming no one, the church priest said.
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) must have its disarmament photographed for publication, Nor-thern Ireland&#39;s hard-line Protes-tant leader declared after another negotiating session with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Three leaders from neighboring countries have confirmed their attendance during the swearing in ceremony of Indonesian president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Wednesday, bringing
Il Bologna ha ceduto in prestito alla Reggina il difensore Andrea Costa, 21 anni. Difensore di fasci...
August cinema debut for The Clone Wars US aficionados of Star Wars can on 15 August enjoy a cinematic launch of forthcoming animated TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Variety reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Animal welfare and farming groups criticise Tesco for cutting the cost of intensively-reared chickens to \u00c2\u00a31.99.
I knew my baby could inherit my genetic disease. It forced me to make some tough choices--and broaden my horizons.
Tribune Co. Chief Executive Dennis  FitzSimons on Monday told Los Angeles civic leaders that the  company will continue to support the Los Angeles Times, but did  not respond to a suggestion that it sell the paper into local  hands.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is angered by Mike Riley's refereeing in Sunday's 2-0 loss to Man Utd.
You will comply The European Commission has warned Microsoft it could face further penalties over what it calls \
Actor Jim Belushi says his next-door neighbor, actress Julie Newmar, is spying on him, destroying his property and calling him names behind his back.
NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks mostly lower Thursday after Merck & Co. said it would be forced to remove one of its best-selling arthritis drugs from the market due to serious health risks...
A powerful car bomb exploded outside  the Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least  nine people and wounding 182 in an attack Indonesian police  blamed on Islamic militants linked to al Qaeda.
North Korea must understand that six- nation talks are the only way to resolve concerns over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
BRISBANE, Australia - A scare triggered by a vibrating sex toy shut down a major Australian regional airport for almost an hour Monday, police said.    The vibrating object was discovered Monday morning inside a garbage can at the terminal cafeteria at Mackay Airport in Queensland state, a police spokeswoman said...
The US shuttle Discovery docked on Thursday with the International Space Station at 1240 GMT as part of its two-week mission, NASA said.
A $13,000 handbag and other items were snatched from \
Britney Spears reportedly married Kevin Federline in a small, secret ceremony in California, a month before well-publicized nuptials were set to occur.
In their new role as the House majority, the Democrats so far this year have shown overwhelming unity on legislative votes. There are some exceptions, though \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 and they mostly come from members of the big and decisive House Class of 2006 who prevailed last year in politically competitive districts and could face difficult re-election contests in 2008.
Three men with links to al-Qaeda admit inciting terrorist attacks on websites and in e-mails.
Michael Owen is expected to be fit for Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier game against Wales. Owen, who has been suffering from a hamstring injury, managed to train successfully on Wednesday.
Coming soon to a jungle near you --  mosquitoes genetically engineered so they cannot give people  malaria. But this time scientists want to do it right.
Paper thin CES on Video Up close with Samsung's size-zero 52in LCD TV prototype...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Yankee Chuck Knoblauch is being subpoenaed by a congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball after he failed to respond to an invitation to give a deposition.
A nationalist party rode an anti-immigrant wave Sunday to the best showing of any party in parliamentary elections since World War I, while the Greens made gains by appealing to environmental concerns, according to partial results and projections.
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HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - Nokia NOK1V.HE said on   Thursday it and other mobile industry players have agreed on   measures to reduce pollution from the manufacture and disposal   of mobile phones.
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Brazil&#39;s champions are being flown from Europe to compete at high altitude in Ecuador without acclimatization. Iraq is competing against the Palestinian team.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Officials with the California Nurses Association said Friday they plan a one-day strike at several Sutter Health hospitals in Northern California to protest staffing levels.
Alleged abuse victims from a number of Manchester children's homes are awarded \u00c2\u00a32m in compensation.
London Brent crude fell briefly through  $40 on Thursday for the first time in three weeks, extending  heavy losses to a fifth session as renewed exports from Iraq  and higher-than-expected U.S. gasoline inventories encouraged  big-money funds to take profits.
Viewpoint: Congressional opponents of the surge are supporting our troops in the best possible way, says Michael Kinsley: trying to get them home to safety
Sox radio broadcaster Joe Castiglione always had a stock answer in the past when people would ask: &quot;What was your most thrilling call?&quot;
Mervyn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announced Thursday it is lifting its ban on Salvation Army bell ringers and is making an exception to its no solicitation policy for the Army\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual Christmas Kettle Drive.
Would any black resident please stand up? NSFW Column Roleplay in Second Life begins with the creation of one's avatar, or one's primary character. For many residents, the avatar, while certainly a character, also reflects something of the owner's real-life self. Sometimes this will involve a desire or a curiosity for which real life offers no route to satisfaction or exploration.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Top US health officials asked families on Monday to use their Thanksgiving gatherings to discuss and record the medical histories of their parents, grandparents and other kin.
At the White House's request, confirmation hearings for Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state will not begin until Congress reconvenes in January, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Sunday.
Besides President Bush, few U.S. politicians have as much at stake in the next steps in Iraq as the ever growing list of potential 2008 presidential candidates.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri All of the wounds in this city, colored a fresh shade of cardinal red, healed with just one touch. The winning pitcher was the one who had the fractured hand.
Carson City authorities have found a couple that left behind a bloody motel room, and both were alive and well.
Iran said it would meet the European Union's Monday deadline for suspending uranium enrichment and allay fears it was trying to make a nuclear bomb -- the freeze could spare it from U.N. sanctions.
A 15-year-old boy is charged with murder following the death of schoolboy Martin Dinnegan in north London.
Thirty years ago, Rep. Jim Oberstar testified in favor of his legislation to install solar panels at federal buildings. Now, as chairman of the House Transportation Committee, he's got the juice to make it happen &#151; at least on a small scale.
NEW YORK  - Inserting an artificial sphincter around the outlet of the bladder can improve the urine leakage that many elderly men experience following removal of the prostate gland for cancer and other diseases, according to a report in the journal Urology. The results suggest that age in itself is not a barrier to this treatment.
British telecoms operator BT Group delivered better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter profits after strong demand for its \
As many as eight conservative Episcopal churches in Virginia are expected to announce that their parishioners have voted to cut their ties with the Episcopal Church.
The United States gave China more  time last year to reduce widespread piracy and counterfeiting  of U.S. goods, but is again considering whether to take legal  action at the World Trade Organization, a top U.S. trade  official said on Thursday.
By our count there are a record 946 billionaires this year, including 178 newcomers.
FOXBOROUGH - All week long, the Patriots were asked about the Jacksonville Jaguars and whether the AFC's fifth-seeded team posed, perhaps, the toughest draw in last night's divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium.
Democratic presidential candidate  John Edwards on Tuesday said the United States should join the  Group of Eight in a call to cut global warming gas emissions in  half by 2050.
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A reduction in the time people spend asleep could partly account for soaring obesity rates, a study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that hormonal changes caused by lack of sleep could lead to increased appetite.
An update to Apple Inc.'s iTunes music software still hasn't resolved some of the compatibility problems with Microsoft Corp.'s new operating system.
Forty-one year quest of Turkey to join the twenty-four-and-a-half European Union (EU) was crowned with success on 17 December in Brussels, capital of the EU.
No purchase required to participate in program, which includes free home pickup of any Dell PC or peripheral.
NBC Universal Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol was injured in a plane crash near the Montrose Regional Airport in Colorado this morning in which two died, law- enforcement authorities said.
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Greece&#39;s defense minister says his country&#39;s security preparations for the Athens Olympics have been so successful that it is now in a position to advise China, the host of the 2008 Summer Games, on how to avoid terrorist attacks. But the minister says ...
An earthquake strikes Costa Rica during an Ibero-American summit killing at least four people.
Italian scriptwriter Ugo Pirro, who co-wrote two Oscar-winning films, dies at the age of 87 in Rome.
Ministro illustra la politica estera del governo
A storm gave Colorado a taste of winter on the last day of summer Tuesday, dumping nearly 17 inches of snow in some parts of the high country.
A bookshop manager is jailed after pornographic pictures of babies being abused were found on his computer.
Gov. James E. McGreevey's approval rating has not suffered since he announced that he had an affair with a man and will resign in November, a new poll showed Sunday.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
La Fifa si appresta a mettere in discussione il principio della rotazione dell'assegnazione della Co...
The US economy experienced another month of disappointing job growth in September, adding to the trend of lackluster hiring that has made this one of the weakest labor market recoveries in modern history.
La Romania ha battuto l'Albania 2-0 (0-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europeo d...
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Regulations cover what you pack and where you pack it Travelling to the US? Make sure you've packed your gadgets' rechargeable batteries properly, as new rules governing what power cells you can take with you are now in force.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not a happy summer in the skies, to put it mildly. Still, passengers have been remarkably composed.
The island&#39;s mayor Steve Christian, the most powerful man on Pitcairn Island, has been found guilty of five counts of rape against island girls as young as 12.
An English comprehensive is taking in pupils from overseas for its International Baccalaureate course.
Rwanda has recalled its ambassador to Paris after a French judge issued international arrest warrants for nine ranking Rwandans suspected of plotting the 1994 killing of the African nation's president, the embassy said Friday.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse for private talks on the political situation in Sri Lanka, a spokeswoman for Blair has said.
Ethiopia's government reverses its opposition to an international ruling on its border with Eritrea.
For hip-hop stars, there is nothing glamorous about being out of control. The late rapper burned hot in a world where stars are supposed to stay cool.
The US steps up security in Baghdad after bombs kill 10 people inside the city's heavily-fortified Green Zone.
Jason Blake epitomized hard work during his five-plus years with the New York Islanders.
Forty-three men, women and children using ladders clambered over a spiked fence around the Canadian Embassy on Wednesday in what appeared to be the biggest recent bid for asylum by North Koreans. One other man was stopped by police.
Calpers, the biggest U.S. pension  fund, said on Thursday that it had tendered its 1.5 million  shares of PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O to Oracle Corp. ORCL.O,  accepting its $8.8 billion hostile takeover bid.
Candidates in two close Senate races that will help determine which party wins a majority in November began their final month of campaigning neck-and-neck in cash, campaign finance reports filed Friday show.
The way Bret Boone sees it, winning a Gold Glove after a tough offensive season is a validation of the award itself. &quot;There&#39;s a lot of debate about the Gold Glove,&quot; the Mariners second baseman said.
The British arms firm BAE has been given approval by US regulators to go ahead with a \u00c2\u00a32bn takeover of an American military company.
COPENHAGEN -- Offering relief from managing complex, distributed systems, Microsoft Corp. Chief Software Architect Bill Gates took the stage of the IT Forum in Copenhagen Tuesday to introduce a handful of tools and a hatful of promises.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian security official said on Saturday his government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.
(InfoWorld) - The Nasdaq stock market has granted a request from Dell to\u00c2\u00a0extend a deadline for filing late reports\u00c2\u00a0with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company announced. Dell now has until July 16 to file its past three quarterly earnings reports, called Form 10-Qs, and its annual report, Form 10-K, but the company will ask for more time as it continues an investigation into past accounting practices, said David Frink, a company spokesman. Nasdaq has warned that the company could face delisting for the delinquent reports. Asked what could happen if Nasdaq does not extend the deadline again, Frink said, \
At least 31 people have died in two earthquakes that hit West Sumatra on Tuesday, the mayor of the provincial capital Padang said, citing reports from some heads of regencies.
Ecsta DX tires are imbued with scented oils that make the rubber smell like lavender for a year.
Description: Pfizer will stop advertising the painkiller Celebrex after discussions with the Food and Drug Administration. A study linked Celebrex to an increased risk of heart problems, but the company plans to keep it on the market.
ODL, Inc. of Zeeland, a manufacturer of doorglass units and other products, has acquired the British firm Viewlite International Ltd.
Nielsen//NetRatings, the media  research firm, will overhaul the way it measures the popularity  of Web sites, moving to add two new yardsticks to its service,  it said on Tuesday.

Kanchipuram: A local court today rejected the prosecution plea seeking extension of the police custody of Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi till 2 pm Tuesday.
InfoWorld - Power consumption, parallelism, and the rapidly-expanding world of mobile communications are among the leading areas of research and development currently being investigated within some of the IT world&#39;s largest companies.
Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions as a U.N.   deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West fears   could lead to atomic bombs.
Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal.
Pakistani security forces killed 23 Taliban fighters and lost seven of their own men during clashes on Monday, according to an army officer, while a Taliban spokesman said 17 troopers were captured.
An Oregon man accused of using the Internet to try to organize a mass suicide for Valentine's Day was indicted Monday while deputies kept watch over his house to make sure no one arrived to kill themselves.
Halliburton, beset by controversy over its work in Iraq, said Thursday that it would sell its KBR engineering and construction unit if the oilfield services company&#39;s share performance did not measure up to sector rivals.
The Washington Redskins will sign veteran kicker Shaun Suisham as soon as this afternoon and evaluate him in practice this week, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
The famously private Bob Dylan, whose  background and music are the stuff of legend, will shed light  on his life and four-decade career as a singer-songwriter in a  memoir to be published this autumn, his publisher said on  Tuesday.
Thousands of staff at Tesco will share a \u00c2\u00a3175m ($344m) payout from the company's save as you earn scheme.
The links between Apple and U2 grow stronger, with Apple&#39;s announcement that it will hold a special music event next week on October 26.
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A tropical depression was expected to bring flooding, strong winds and high waves when it churns past Hawaii's Big Island late Friday, weather officials said.
Fiji's military chief is likely to carry out his threat to overthrow the government early Monday, a report quoted government and military sources as saying.
Although set to remain a niche market, mobile gaming will continue its rise as a generator of wireless data usage and revenue, new research has claimed.
Yahoo Inc  on Monday rejected  as too low Microsoft Corp's  unsolicited takeover  offer, currently valued at $42 billion, putting the ball back  in the software giant's court to pursue a deal.
Washington is pressing neighboring countries to persuade Sunnis in Iraq to vote in next month's elections, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday, the same day the top party from the minority group withdrew from the ballot.
Oil prices breach $90 a barrel in New York amid ongoing supply concerns and after the dollar hits a new low.
Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending a ceremony.
By iel Earwood. Watching the new film Alfie, those are the words that most easily come to mind. But &quot;Alfie&quot; (Jude Law), a womanizing Brit, manages to somehow remain endearing through it all.
The Cathedral of Commerce once again is living up to its nickname.
Two men are being questioned after a teenager is killed and two others are injured in a knife attack in London.
The mother of Brazilian soccer player Santos Robinho, Marina Lima was freed Friday morning in SaoPaulo, 41 days after she was kidnapped.
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One of my favorite philosophers, Yogi Berra, once said you can observe a lot by just watching. Between now and Election Day there is some important polling information to watch for to track how the race between
Is sex with robots legal if they aren't turned on? Robots, robots everywhere. That's the way of the future, according to US legislators. And American robotics-policy issues need a damn good probing.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pace fatta tra Mourinho e Abramovich. Il manager ed il patron del Chelsea si sono confrontati ed han...
Former NASCAR Cup Champion Rusty Wallace has been fined $10,000 dollars for deliberately ramming his Penske Racing teammate Ryan Newman at the conclusion of the Subway 500 at the Martinsville Speedway two weeks ago.
GAINESVILLE \u00c2\u00b7 Florida senior guard Mo Mitchell collapsed to his knees near midfield as time expired late Saturday night at Florida Field.
ChevronTexaco, ordered to pay more than $41 million to more than 75 Sunburst residents who filed a pollution-liability suit, will file a motion for a new trial in the next month, a company spokesman said.
A British cultural organization at the center of a dispute between the Kremlin and Britain closed its office in St. Petersburg under pressure from Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s intelligence service.
Washington, Oct 2 (PTI) The United States and Europe are locked up in a battle over subsidies to aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, with America threatening to take up the matter with the WTO if Europeans do not stop subsidising Airbus.
The man widely believed to be leading the new Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip said Wednesday that his group wants to maintain calm in the area, but will not be the \
As a member of the Democratic minority, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) fought a Bush administration policy that increasingly opened up federal jobs to private contracting.
A classified cable sent by the Central Intelligence Agency&#39;s station chief in Baghdad has warned that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating and may not rebound any time soon, according to government officials.
Israel's decision to end its air and   naval blockade did little to lift the gloom from Beirut's   streets on Thursday, with many Lebanese saying uncertainty over   the future overshadowed their relief that the embargo is over.
Three people die in Israel's first suicide bombing since January 2007, in the Negev town of Dimona.
What with all of the bold and brave speechifying in New York City this week to re-nominate President George W. Bush, it's not surprising that the real news of the day -- at least for Ye Olde Europeans -- has ...
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told worshippers during prayers Friday, Iran could resume enriching uranium within six months.
Time magazine will fight an Indonesian Supreme Court libel ruling in favor of former President Suharto which ordered the U.S. weekly to pay more than $100 million in damages and print apologies, Time's lawyer said on Tuesday.
Wednesday. He had been abducted by a militant gang on Tuesday on the road between the city of Jalalabad and Kunar province. Khan, told Reuters.
Life on Mars, Spooks and other BBC shows are made available to download from digital store iTunes.
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Amare Stoudemire helped Phoenix stay on its hot streak Thursday night by scoring 30 points as the Suns downed Memphis, 109-102. The Suns won their 10th straight game and improved
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The United States and major European powers on Monday led an international rush to support Kosovo's declaration of independence but Serbia also gathered international backing for its opposition.
AKRON, Ohio - Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber Co. has announced the elimination of 340 jobs in its engineered products and chemical businesses a month after posting its first profitable quarter since 2002.
As the election season reaches its peak, Silicon Valley is trying to change politics by harnessing the Internet's ability to take advantage of and grow social networks from the bottom up. -The Washington Post
Germany's biggest banks is to cut 1,920 positions over the next two years as part of an ongoing reorganisation.
A charity is warning obesity could be the cause of 12,000 cases of cancer a year in the UK by 2010.
The jailed Iraqi germ warfare scientist  dubbed \
In a decision of sweeping importance, the Supreme Court today sharply limited the ability of school districts to manage the racial makeup of the student bodies in their schools.
Access to affordable health care is the top domestic concern among Americans and a majority say the U.S. government should guarantee health insurance to every American, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released on Thursday.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- A Sun Microsystems official at the BorCon conference here on Tuesday touted the Java Community Process (JCP) for amending the Java programming language, but did not have any revelations pertaining to industry calls for making Java available under an open source format.
Exclusive: A warlord tied to some of Baghdad's worst atrocities talks to TIME about the roots of Iraq's hate
Many doctors who were sanctioned by a medical board were later paid for research by drug makers.
Lawyers for Michael Jackson say the singer's child molestation case should be dropped.
WHITE HOUSE Without fanfare, President Bush has signed a package of changes in corporate tax law -- giving 136 (b) billion dollars in new tax breaks to businesses, farmers and others.
(InfoWorld) - Hynix Semiconductor and STMicroelectronics\u00c2\u00a0plan to start making memory chips on advanced production lines at a $2 billion chip plant in China next week. The project, which was inaugurated in November of 2004, will be one of the most advanced chip facilities in China, producing DRAM (dynamic RAM) as well as NAND flash memory chips on 300-millimeter silicon wafers. Hynix ST Semiconductor, which is the name of the joint venture, was built in Wuxi City, a few hours from Shanghai. The company is just the second in China to start producing chips on 300mm silicon wafers, from which thousands of chips can be made. The 300mm technology isn't easy to import into China due to U.S. export restrictions on machinery with the potential to produce items used by China's military, such as advanced chips used in missile guidance systems. The joint venture company is 67 percent owned by Hynix and 33 percent by STMicro. The companies expect the new plant to feed memory chips to the burgeoning contract PC and consumer electronics makers in China.
While the old maxim that every little bit helps rings true -- especially when it comes to weight loss -- a scientific review of commercial diet plans shows that the results are indeed just a little bit positive.
Il Lilla, avversario del Milan domani in Champions League, dovr&agrave; fare a meno del suo portiere...
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBeaufort\u00e2\u0080\u009d may be, strictly speaking, a war movie, but for long stretches it feels more like science fiction.
One of the most admired  directors in Hollywood returns to gangster turf at the weekend  box office, while one of the screen's most enduring monsters  will treat moviegoers to his back story.
Off the floor, lawmakers weigh a compromise on the politically charged bill vetoed by President Bush.
Oracle Corp. intends to acquire another 20 percent of the equity of Indian financial software company I-Flex Solutions Ltd.
NATO&#39;s top diplomat urged allied foreign ministers Thursday to boost their commitment to Afghanistan and Iraq, where the 26 allies are struggling to muster hundreds of troops
Take a tour of the highlands   08.00: You will need to spend some time on dry land before you fly home, so make the most of being in Sulawesi and take a day tour, about $60 ([pound]31) into the Minahassa highlands.
Technological advances that help drug companies churn out highly profitable prescription medications must also be applied to improving public health care around the globe, a World Health Organization report released Wednesday says.
Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon is expected to miss at least a few days of spring training for personal reasons.
Most U.S. states have made little progress toward improving women's health and many have fallen behind as rates of obesity and diabetes continue to climb, a new 50-state report released on Wednesday showed.
New UK tax rules intended to eradicate a multi-billion pound fraud come into effect today.
By Lynn Elber  The show was smart and intriguingly spiked with supernatural and sci-fi twists. It featured hot new stars who graced glossy magazine covers  --  until the ratings tumbled.
A man handcuffed after a car chase with police early Friday tried to save a sheriff's deputy who had suffered a fatal heart attack moments after arresting him, authorities said.
Bank of America Corp. will make further cuts to its work force, eliminating another 4,500 positions\u00e2\u0080\u0094or 2.5 percent of its employee base\u00e2\u0080\u0094during the next six months.
This is going to be a year of lip locks...and no one seems to be
Crude oil barrel price registered a new record in New York yesterday of $ 53.25 over fears of Nigeria&#39;s exports halt and the production decrease of the American oil in the Mexican Gulf related to the bad weather conditions it experienced recently.
Under the microscope A campaign group is seeking volunteers to scrutinse e-voting trials during May's local elections in the UK.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PARIS - Yasser Arafat&#39;s medical records show no sign that he was poisoned but are inconclusive, his nephew said Monday. At a news conference in Paris, Nasser al-Kidwa pinned some of the blame for the death
Between the time Roman Catholic Church officials first learned in 1997 of allegations that the Rev. Joseph Byrns had molested two altar boys 30 years ago and finally removed him in June, the cleric allegedly abused another altar boy, law ...
The war drums are getting louder in Turkey, and they can be heard next door in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, and across the globe in Washington as well.
Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled on stronger demand for computers, cellphones and other electronic products.
Jennifer Lopez's first husband, Ojani Noa, told a judge Friday that he plans to fight her efforts to quash a tell-all memoir.
A top American general said Sunday that attacks along the Afghan-Pakistan border have dropped more than 40 percent since July and the U.S. and its allies are making progress in the fight against the Taliban.
From sexy monitors to sleek laptops, from new tech for cars to new ways to watch your HDTV, the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has it all.
Mexican President-elect Felipe   Calderon said on Thursday the flow of illegal workers to the   United States would not stop, saying the two countries needed   to work together to solve the problem.
More money and modern technology is needed to help police, fire and other first responders better communicate when responding to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, two former U.S. government officials said on Thursday.
The dollar rallied broadly on Monday  after a statement by the Group of Seven richest nations late  Friday brought no surprises, allowing some optimism about U.S.  economic prospects to bolster the currency.
A man convicted of killing a woman during a bar robbery in Texas in 1994 was executed late Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal.
Islamic militants under investigation for allegedly planning an attack on the Russian Embassy in Paris had other targets on their list, including the Eiffel Tower, police and judicial officials said Wednesday.
If you&#39;re under 40 and smoke, your risk of having a heart attack is significantly greater than someone your age who doesn&#39;t, a new study finds.
Seduta mista dell'Udinese in vista della trasferta di Genova, con il tecnico Marino che ha dato spaz...
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S.-led troops battled through  \
President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry traded sharp accusations on national security, taxes and jobs on
Ha confessato A.S., il ragazzo di 17 anni che era indagato per l'omicidio dell'ispettore capo Filipp...
Sebastien Loeb (Citroen Xsara) ha vinto il rally del Giappone. Il pilota francese ha conquistato la ...
Iraq will put some of Saddam Hussein's  top lieutenants on trial next week, a month before a national  election many hope will lay the ghosts of his rule, interim  Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday.
Cincinnati is one of five metropolitan areas nationwide pairing with the federal government to provide asthmatics with air quality data -- via cell phone, pager or e-mail -- that they may need to plan their day and protect their health.
A car bomb killed three Iraqi National  Guards in Mosul and rebels mortared a police academy in Baghdad  Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin  Powell that Iraq's insurgency was worsening.
Group net profit at Nintendo totaled $2.43 billion for the nine months ended Dec. 31, up 96.3 percent from the same period in fiscal 2006.
In un'intervista a Sky Sport Pippo Inzaghi ha detto che domani, nella finale del Mondiale per Club c...
Mel Stottlemyre has not officially told the Yankees whether he plans to return for a 10th season as the team&#39;s pitching coach, but one published report on Wednesday indicated
Four Israelis are accused of forging antiques, including an ivory pomegranate previously thought to be a biblical relic.
Brasiliano prima salvato e poi arrestato Fiumicino
US and North Korean officials meet face-to-face to discuss financial sanctions, on the sidelines of nuclear talks.
A Paris appeals court on Friday rejected a request by former Vivendi Universal chief Jean-Marie Messier to lower his bail in a case of suspected financial wrongdoing.
'It always has been and it always will be,' says actor Liam Neeson.
Israel's defense minister decided Thursday to launch a large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli border towns, an Israeli radio station reported.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Kenny Chesney won the Country  Music Association's top \
The Band Aid hit Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas? is set to be re-recorded by Coldplay, Travis and The Darkness. This comes at the song&#39;s 20th anniversary.
L'incremento medio sara' quest'anno del 33%
A veteran of the Soviet war in Afghanistan told a Tambov meeting on Nov. 26 that Russian losses in Chechnya had exceeded the country's losses in Afghanistan.
President Bush said he and the Iraqi leader had agreed today to speed the turnover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces and dismissed a call for a gradual withdrawal of troops.
Officials say they will need a further increase in combat forces to put down remaining areas of resistance.
Hefty Updated A Mexican woman has given birth to an unusually large baby. Dubbed \
Tony Blair arrives in Baghdad to hold talks with Iraqi government ministers as part of his tour of the Middle East.
Google Wants to Improve Web Browsers  Google yesterday responded to the buzz over Gbrowser.com, the mythical Google powered web browser that bloggers and forums have been buzzing over. In a statement to the Indian press, Google said that it was engaged in developing technology that was aimed at bringing about improvements ...
Nine sailors became the first official members of Britain's Olympic team for the Beijing Games following an announcment from the country's Olympic Association (BOA) on Tuesday.
IBM, which pioneered the personal computer business in the 1980s, is said to be negotiating the sale of its PC unit in a move that could reshape the industry.
Shares of Genta Inc. (GNTA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) soared nearly 50 percent on Monday after the biotechnology company presented promising data on an experimental treatment for blood cancers.
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush signed into law today legislation that will enact some of the most far-reaching changes to the US intelligence community in decades (see GSN, Dec. 9).
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Jun. 8--TOKYO -- Fuji Television Network Inc. and Recruit Co. said Friday  they have reached a tie-up agreement, including the TV broadcaster's  acquisition of a 0.5 percent stake in the job information provider, to  reinforce their alliance.
Alinghi won a thrilling photo finish over Team New Zealand and clinched the America's Cup on Tuesday, becoming only the third yacht to retain the 156-year-old trophy.
An Air National Guard fighter jet on a training mission fired eight high-powered cannon rounds through the roof of an Ocean County elementary school Wednesday night.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Prosecutors can call a  child abuse expert to testify at Michael Jackson's molestation  trial, a judge ruled on Friday, even as the defense claimed  that the pop star's young accuser was a liar.
The corporate lie detector It gives a whole new meaning to the word \
PITTSBURGH _ To the daunting challenges facing Republicans in the 2006 midterm elections, add another: angry \
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BERN, Switzerland -- Swisscom posted a 0.7% increase in revenue to CHF 7.53 billion for the first three quarters of 2004. Operating income before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) decreased year-on-year by 3.5% to CHF 3.4 billion.
German finance professionals&#39; growth expectations have dropped this month amid fears that soaring oil prices could slow the recovery of Europe&#39;s biggest economy, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Australia are 15 for one chasing a target of 126 for victory in the second Test against Pakistan in Melbourne. The tourists began the day at the crease on just 85 for five in their second innings and were wiped out before lunch on day four.
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, rebounding from last week's steep sell-off as optimism that Apple  would deliver strong earnings drove the Nasdaq to a gain of 1 percent.
USA TODAY reporter Mary Beth Marklein examines how and why security breaches have occurred on campus, some of the ways colleges are trying to protect data and how students can protect themselves.
They&#39;ve got a puck ready for him to drop at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday. An airplane bearing his wife and two daughters was to pull up at Pearson International last night.
Shares in AstraZeneca tumbled today after a key drug it has developed in the fight against strokes was provisionally rejected by US regulators.
CINCINNATI - (KRT) - Sen. John Kerry attempted on Wednesday to win the hearts and minds of the nation&#39;s veterans, a group that has traditionally tilted Republican, by appealing to their sense of patriotism as well as more ...
There really can be no surprises anymore, not after the mesmerizing 2004 regular season Peyton Manning concocted, and certainly not after the 49-24 wild-card walloping of the Broncos Sunday.
Two American scientists who solved the enigma of how people can smell 10,000 different odors and recall them later were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Cal&#39;s shortfall was the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl&#39;s windfall, as the Bears were aced out of the Rose Bowl yesterday and instead sent south to San Diego.
Amitabh and Abhishek watch Fedex -- also known as the Greatest Tennis Player currently on the planet -- defeat Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the quarter-final and enter the semi-final of the Grand Slam event.
Lamar Hunt announced on Thursday that he will sell the Kansas City Wizards, opening up the possibility that the club will leave the area for any number of opportunities throughout the United States or even Canada.
Oil cartel expected to call for tighter compliance with official quota levels at Cairo meeting. CAIRO  - The OPEC oil cartel is unlikely to lower its official production ceiling when ministers meet
North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state some $300 million worth of aid.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cMusic and Lyrics\u00e2\u0080\u009d aspires to nothing more than the competent dispensing of mild amusement and easy emotion.
Starting/Playing Streaks: G Will Shields started his 190th consecutive game and played in his 191st consecutive game, extending his team record in both areas.
NFL Donovan McNabb took a major step forward in his return from knee surgery, practicing with the Philadelphia Eagles yesterday several weeks ahead of schedule. The five-time Pro Bowl quarterback participated in non-contact drills in his first action on the field since he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last Nov. 19. McNabb hadn't been expected to ...
Riguarderebbero la sola posizione del ministro, non di Prodi
Austria's Hermann Maier wins giant slalom gold at the world championships in Bormio.
The Christian Science Monitor - Just a year or two ago, Sudanese militant leaders Al-Hadi Adam Agabeldour and Sadiq Ali Shaibo would have considered each other enemies. They belonged to different militias, and their ethnic groups &#8211; Arab and Zaghawa, respectively &#8211; were fighting on opposite sides of the war in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region.
In recent years, buffer overflows topped the list as the most popular vulnerability used by hackers to compromise websites. However, the latest report from Mitre Corp., a U.S.
The architecture biennale filling two vast exhibition spaces in Venice looks for a new era, but shies from debating the broader responsibilities of architects.
Cuba predicted a smaller sugar harvest this year because of drought, one year after the island's harvest was down by a third.
It took more than two decades for Vanderbilt to finally beat Steve Spurrier. But boy, this one was worth the wait for the Commodores.
Massima attenzione in tema doping nei confronti dei cinque favoriti alla vittoria del Tour de France...
An organic climate change lobby group has issued green ratings for hardware and software-based IT suppliers as well as other businesses. IBM leads the IT pack while Apple, Amazon and eBay are bottom with zero green credentials.
Vienna, 18 ottobre 2004 - Nuovo attacco del presidente dell&#39;europarlamento Josep Borrell a Rocco Buttiglione. \u00c2\u00abIn un dibattito democratico non si risponde a un voto con un insulto\u00c2\u00bb, ha detto l&#39;esponente
Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean operator of assisted-living facilities, said yesterday that it has hired a new chief financial officer to help clear up accounting problems and that it agreed to add a major shareholder's representative to its board to settle a lawsuit.
U.S. health officials on Tuesday  approved the importation of up to 4 million doses of influenza  vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, bringing the U.S. total to 65  million vaccines for this flu season.
The United States accuses Iran of using a domestic nuclear energy program as a cover for developing nuclear arms and wants the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency to send the matter to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.
Doctors believe confidence in the MMR vaccine is returning after the second yearly rise in uptake of the jab.
(InfoWorld) - Yahoo apologized on Thursday after recipes from the blog of an Indian housewife were used without permission on Yahoo India's new Malayalam-language Web portal. The reproduction of the recipes, which were taken from a blog in Malayalam run by a housewife in Kerala, in Southern India, sparked an online protest among bloggers. A Yahoo spokeswoman said the reproduction of the content was inadvertent and blamed the incident on a company it hired to develop content for its Web site, Webdunia.com (India). Yahoo asked the content provider to remove the recipes when it learned of the incident and Webdunia has been in contact with the woman to apologize, the spokeswoman said. Bloggers, however, were also demanding an apology from Yahoo. The company planned to post a statement on its Malayalam Web site later Thursday, the spokeswoman said, which reads, in part: \
A website set up to catch the Japanese man suspected of murdering a Warwickshire teacher receives 7,000 hits.
Life was paralysed in eastern and central Nepal Friday due to an indefinite blockade of highways by Maoists to protest the killing and detention of their cadres by government forces, leading to sharp increase in commodity prices and stockpiling of
Europe's main human rights watchdog voiced shock on Friday at the murder of an independent reporter who was shot dead this week in Kyrgyzstan.
In my last installment of this series I introduced a variety of GUI-based tools that can help you discover more about your system to help identify potentially troublesome components. This week we'll look at some of the command-line utilities that do similar work. In fact, some of these utilities are the engines underneath the more attractive GUI tools, and there may be good reasons to employ the engines directly instead of relying upon their graphic incarnations.
Representatives from the NHL and the players' association met with federal mediators in Washington on Sunday, just hours before a weekend deadline to save the season, The Associated Press has learned.
Aie, aumento domanda compensato da incremento offerta
A huge explosion tore through a crowded market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the capital in six months.
Nielsen Media Research's vice president of technology discusses key issues storage managers are facing: the lack of robust storage resource management tools, and the lack of in-depth interoperability created by SMI-S.
A group led by Jordanian Islamist extremist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has pledged allegiance to Osama bin Laden&#39;s terror network al-Qaida in a statement posted on the Internet on Sunday.
It should not be surprising that a classified National Intelligence Estimate completed late last month projects three scenarios for Iraq over the next year and a half that range from dicey to disastrous -- from fragile stability to civil war among Sunni
Do you love gazing at a starry night sky?  Nothing you've ever seen on Earth could prepare you for the fantastic skies of some &quot;orphan stars&quot; just discovered by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Hexion Specialty Chemicals today announced it plans to debottleneck its VERSATIC(TM) Acid plant in Pernis, The Netherlands to increase plant capacity by more than 10 percent.
The possible Presidential candidate got a warm reception in the key state. But once voters get to know him better, will Obama's inexperience be an asset or a liability?
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte.
JERUSALEM  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon moved swiftly to forge a national unity government after winning approval to reshape his coalition and crushing internal opposition to his Gaza pullout plan.
TODAY&#39;S Newspoll was no guarantee of victory for the Coalition and the election result would be close, Prime Minister John Howard said.
Islamabad, Aug 22 (DPA) Pakistan&#39;s Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat said today that the security agencies have arrested at least ten suspected al-Qaeda operatives who were planning to attack important government and US targets in Islamabad last week.
CBS braces for a report from investigators that could be sharply critical of the outgoing anchor. By Scott Collins and Sallie Hofmeister / Los Angeles Times.
To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade \
The Houston Astros still want to re-sign Roger Clemens, though his agent and the team said Tuesday that there is no deal.
The Best Buy Company, the consumer electronics chain, and the online video rental company Netlfix both announced their commitment to stock Blu-ray DVDs.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick admitted on Friday he participated in an illegal dogfighting operation and was suspended indefinitely by the National Football League.
An investigation team from the US Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker has been sent to the scene of a fatal helicopter crash in Central Texas.
A new park that features fly-fishing, scenic trails and a huge bronze eagle was dedicated Saturday to the late \
There was a bizarre feeling to events yesterday, hearing two Wales coaches talking about New Zealand looking for a victory, but then, it is an unprecedented situation.
In the immediate aftermath of the country's deadliest disaster, a widespread response of generosity and warmth.
Don't say Mitt Romney won't go the extra mile for a vote.
Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it will match rival General Motors Corp.&#39;s offer of interest-free car loans for up to six years on 2004 model-year vehicles.
The UK must ensure its plutonium stockpile - enough for 17,000 bombs - stays in safe hands, a report warns.
President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.
The fast-food retailer benefits from international sales.
NATO said on Tuesday its major offensive   to crush a revitalized Taliban in southern Afghanistan is   pushing the guerrillas into a corner as heavy fighting   continues.
Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N reported  lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as higher  raw material prices and retirement benefits hurt profits,  sending its shares down more than 4 percent.
Actor Tom Cruise spends two-and-a-half hours meeting fans at the UK premiere of his new film Collateral.
Lagerfeld propone scarpe basse e stile fresco
NEW YORK  - People who stay just as active after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings suggest.
Businesswomen perform strongly in a list of the world's 100 most powerful women compiled by Forbes magazine.
I wonder whether doctors might routinely explore a physical basis for the sudden, unexplained onset of emotional pain.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook northern Japan on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of miles away.
The party for the release of the film \u00e2\u0080\u009cCaptivity\u00e2\u0080\u009d may set a new standard for the politically incorrect.
Ministro, sindacati e Federmeccanica al tavolo per chiudere
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice says his star receiver is looking better this week after being limited last week by a strained hamstring.
The Nobel laureate draws fire for his secret Nazi past. But his lies may have helped postwar Germany face some bitter truths
Gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania on Friday, wounding three bystanders including a French woman, days after anti-Israeli protests calling for the government to sever diplomatic ties.
Sudan said on Saturday the United  States was wrong to try to label the conflict in Darfur as  genocide and that recent hardline U.S. statements on Sudan were  aimed at domestic constituencies and the U.S. elections.
Some key provisions include: \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00b7 Using 36 billion gallons of biofuels yearly by 2022
Hewlett-Packard is getting out of the chip-making business. The Palo Alto, California, company on Thursday announced that it reached an agreement with Intel that would see HP&#39;s Itanium processor design team move to Intel in January.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPersepolis,\u00e2\u0080\u009d austere as it may look, is full of warmth and surprise, alive with humor and a fierce independence of spirit.
MIT Media Lab officials are engaged in sensitive talks with the Irish government this week over the future of the 4-year-old Media Lab Europe in Dublin, which is facing a funding crunch.
Crude oil prices rose slightly Wednesday after falling for two straight days, as the market braced for a crucial US oil report that could presage a renewed upward move in prices.
A typhoon that killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday, as it brushed by Tokyo and headed for the Pacific Ocean bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.
US President George W Bush submits a $2.9 trillion budget request, including billions of dollars for operations in Iraq.
By Idaho Statesman, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Dec. 19--The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will propose delisting Rocky Mountain wolves as endangered in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming by the end of January.
US Airways asked a bankruptcy court yesterday to throw out contracts covering passenger service agents, flight attendants, mechanics and other workers and replace them with less-expensive ones.
Offerta sul 30,83% del capitale per 1,7 mld di euro
Like Britney Spears before her, the spectacle of Lindsay Lohan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s self-destruction seemed to demand expressions of sympathy along with the requisite scorn.
Israel will permit Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to leave the West Bank city of Ramallah to receive medical treatment, Israel TV said, without indicating whether he would allowed back.
NEW YORK - Now that the women of \
U.S. policymakers must keep pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to hold fair elections in Pakistan next month or risk deeper chaos in the nuclear-armed country, an important ally in Washington's anti-terror campaign, experts told Congress on Wednesday.
U.S. scientists have developed a way to breed corn that can boost the vitamin A it gives people who eat it -- a potentially important advance for regions of the world burdened by vitamin A deficiencies.
Lebanon's deadlocked parliament failed to elect a new head of state on Tuesday, but the anti-Syrian majority and the opposition renewed a dialogue to seek agreement before the house meets again on October 23.
The FDA is investigating Teva's generic version of Wellbutrin XL.
The UN evacuates all non-essential staff from El Fasher in North Darfur due to the risk of armed clashes in the town.
InfoWorld - Microsoft with the next major version of the Office applications suite will feature built-in workflow capabilities, company Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said on Friday.
Nine are shot dead in a Rio de Janeiro shantytown, as police battle drugs gangs and militia groups.
Experts suggests Ayr and Monklands accident and emergency departments should stay open.
All 12 regional Federal Reserve banks asked the central bank's board to hold the cost of emergency Fed loans steady in April and May, with most bank directors expecting the U.S. economy to resume a moderate expansion over the rest of the year.
Colpito con una gomitata alla tempia da Christian Vieri, il giocatore del Parma Guilio Falcone ha ri...
Hong Kong is celebrating better than expected economic figures while China has started its first financial bailout of a private company.
The TUC has warned of more industrial action unless the government acts to ease the growing pension crisis. What do you think?

Two Albanian gunmen who hijacked a  packed Greek bus and threatened to blow it up turned out to be  bluffing because they did not have any explosives, Greek police  chief George Angelakos said on Thursday.
New evidence of damage wrought by the U.S. mortgage sector surfaced in the United States and Europe on Wednesday while banks demanded a record amount of cash at a euro zone money market auction.
With security staffing levels raised 50 percent following Friday's melee between spectators and players, National Basketball Association champion Detroit beat Charlotte 117-116 here.
Severely brain damaged, Terri Schiavo lies in a Clearwater nursing home unaware of the legal tug of war over her life. And on Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court wrote another chapter in this long-running right-to-die case.
The Government Accountability Office, the investigating arm of the US Congress, will probe allegations of irregularities in the November 2 US presidential vote, lawmakers said.
Two American soldiers have been charged with premeditated murder for allegedly killing three Iraqis and then planting weapons on their bodies to portray them as combatants, the U.S. military said Saturday.
Flood of applications, financial aid changes have roiled admissions process for students and colleges.
Bruised rib cartilage will likely sideline Steelers rookie phenom Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday as Pittsburgh faces Buffalo.
North Korea on Tuesday invited in International Atomic Energy Agency monitors to verify a promised shutdown of its atomic bomb program and they will travel to the country within the next few days, the IAEA said.
The U.N. nuclear agency said Thursday that Iran was producing less nuclear fuel than expected and praised Tehran for \
Crusading New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will announce on Tuesday that he will run for governor in 2006, his spokeswoman Cindy Darrison said.
Lo sviluppo dell&#39;economia richiede l&#39;impegno di tutti, &#39;ciascuno per la propria parte, in spirito di coesione&#39;. Lo ha detto Fazio.Lo spirito deve essere anche quello della &#39;compensazione con gli interessi
Angelo Que of the Philippines carded a final-round 70 on Sunday to capture a two-stroke win in the inaugural Vietnam Masters golf tournament.
AMERICAN Fred Funk shot a six-under 66 to beat Ryan Palmer by one shot and claim his first PGA title in six years today. Funk, 48, captured the Southern Fram Bureau Classic with a birdie on the par-five final hole.
Ofcom legalises the use of FM transmitters which allow iPods and other MP3 players to play through car radios.
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks &amp; Caicos Islands -- Hurricane Ivan dealt a mercifully glancing blow to Jamaica yesterday but immediately rebounded to a potent Category 5 storm and raged through open waters toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba. The death toll rose to 56.
Vera Drake, a middle-aged housecleaner in 1950s London, likes to hum a happy tune while she works. Unfailingly chipper in her frumpy dress and well-worn apron, she tackles each day&#39;s tasks with
U.S. environmental regulators issued new standards on Friday to reduce the amount of cancer-causing emissions from gasoline, vehicles operating in cold weather and portable gas cans.
Pfizer Inc , the world's biggest drug maker, on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations, sending its shares higher in premarket trading.
EAGLE, Colo. - Attorneys for NBA star Kobe Bryant asked the judge to dismiss the sexual assault charge against him, saying prosecutors have refused to turn over details that could suggest he is innocent...
President Bush said Wednesday that pressure is building in Congress to allow lower-priced drugs to be imported from Canada and elsewhere but that it's still unclear whether it would be safe.
Verizon Communications, the nation&#39;s largest regional phone company, announced plans yesterday to start introducing fiber-optic connections for residential phone and data services in six Eastern states.
The worldwide demand for storage capacity continues to accelerate rapidly, with the latest research from analyst IDC showing a 41.
A TV mini-series about 9/11 was misrepresentative despite edits, the Clinton Foundation says.
American cyclist Tyler Hamilton can keep his Olympic gold medal, but his reputation and the balance of his career are in serious jeopardy.
A taxi driver suffers mild burns to his head and face after being set on fire by two would-be thieves.
PONDICHERRY/MADRAS, India  - Thousands of  villagers huddled inside emergency shelters on India's  southeast coast, too scared to sleep in case a tsunami that  killed up to 3,300 people strikes again.
 German man tries to jump on Pope's jeep
SHANE who? One champion has flown home but two more kept their hands firmly encircled around India&#39;s throat yesterday. Glenn McGrath and Jason Gillespie took a wicket each in their first two overs of the fourth
Assemblea dei 500: aumento salariale medio di 117 euro
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The LSU coach, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, mulled over the deal for three days before announcing his decision shortly after the Tigers arrived in Orlando for their New Year&#39;s Day bowl game with Iowa.
France has called for an EU-wide debate after a Lebanese television station accused of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda for the Muslim militant group Hezbollah was pulled from a French satellite television network following a French ruling banning it.
Online gaming firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress unexpectedly passed legislation to ban online gaming there, threatening jobs and hitting stocks by as much as 70 percent.
Business travelers will be able to  surf the Web securely on long-distance flights by combining  services from Boeing Co. BA.N and iPass Inc. IPAS.O, the  companies plan to announce on Monday.
Oracle Corp.  on Monday said rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.'s  board has accepted a sweetened purchase offer of about &#36;10.3 billion, ending a long and bitter hostile takeover battle.
Jason Lezak, fastest man in the world  this year, and Ian Crocker were eliminated from the heats of  the 100 meters freestyle on Tuesday, leaving the United States  without an Olympic finalist in the event.
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Esperti di tutto il mondo riuniti a Kobe dopo sisma 26/12
A youthful Pakistan cricket squad arrived in Perth Monday night bristling with confidence at the daunting task which confronts them in the upcoming Test series against Australia.
The publisher of a conservative Catholic journal and leader of GOP efforts to reach out to Catholics says he's resigning as a Bush campaign adviser because of what he called \
Plans to have Ukraine's famine declared an act of genocide anger pro-Russian politicians, Helen Fawkes reports.
Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho and Andrei Shevchenko have been named as the three contenders for Fifa&#39;s World Player of the Year award.
Finisce lo scontro giudiziario per lo sfruttamento del marchioin ambito musicale con la casa discografica dei \
X-rays on the ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko reveal unusual objects he apparently swallowed.
Disposto l'obbligo di firma per uno solo dei fermati
 Somali Islamist threat
Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, visiting troops in Iraq, says he sees no reason to delay next month&#39;s election as preparations are on track.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - My favorite expression growing up was this: We smucked them. Usually I came in for dinner declaring this after a particularly lopsided game of street hockey or kickball. Occasionally, it was after a touch football game when Michael Ricci, who had a bullet arm and the quickness to scramble away from anyone else in the neighborhood, ...
r. David Graham, a Food and Drug Administration drug safety reviewer, told a Senate committee last week that the agency had left the nation &quot;virtually defenseless&quot; against dangerous medications
Scotland rode their luck before emerging 2-0 winners against the Faroe Islands in a true Euro 2008 qualifier of two halves here on Wednesday.
Turkey&#39;s foreign minister confirmed Tuesday that 10 Turkish hostages had been freed by kidnappers in Iraq. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said 10 employees of the Turkish construction
DALE EARNHARDT JR. got it more right than he thought: His recent &quot;slip of the tongue,&quot; as many have taken to calling it, &quot;don&#39;t mean [expletive deleted]&quot; in the grand scheme.
Find help for problem devices that have been abandoned by the companies that make them.
By Rusty Marks  rustymarks@wvgazette.com  It was kudos, not catcalls, for the Kanawha County Commission on Thursday as commissioners were congratulated for their part in landing a new county water project and passage of a new emergency services pension plan.   Even Gov.
Twenty-six people are thought to have been injured when a coach and a lorry crashed in North Lincolnshire.
The Americans are ahead again Poll Results The Americans are ahead again. This time it's in their negative attitudes towards the \
Some of the biggest stars in the music world are uniting to record a charity single for tsunami victims.
The clever chants started before the Eagles played the Green Bay Packers on Monday night and the derogatory signs came out by the fourth quarter. Philadelphia sure is ready for Terrell Owens and the Dallas Cowboys.
Blog: What would the Second Life experience be like if it was in the first life. The makers of a video have the answer.
Paula Abdul, who has a new song with fellow \
Il Modena con un comunicato smentisce l'entrata di Antonio Caliendo nella gestione della societ&agra...
Releases from Rich Boy, the Naked Brothers Band, Sugababes,Tego Calder\u00c3\u00b3n and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba.
Monitoring and managing your online reputation is quickly becoming a common business practice for all businesses. Here's a quick set of tips to get you up to speed.
Canada has confirmed its ninth case of mad cow disease since 2003, in an Alberta bull that died on a farm last week.
James Earl Jones gazed silently over  empty seats at the Kennedy Center, where in just a few hours he  would end a lengthy hiatus from the theater.
Until a few weeks ago, Patrick Murray was just another ambitious Capitol Hill staffer. As a top aide to Rep. Porter Goss, the Republican chairman of the
&quot;Deadwood&quot; veteran Brent  Sexton has been added to the cast of NBC&#39;s upcoming drama  &quot;Life.&quot;
Franklin Raines, who was forced out as Fannie Mae's chief executive after five years, is slated to receive a monthly pension of more than &#36;114,000 for life, according to documents the mortgage lending giant filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
update Craig Conway has been fired as president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft and will be replaced by founder Dave Duffield, the company said Friday.
Al vaglio Stato-Regioni, forse in vigore da primavera
Europe's first centre dedicated to fighting human trafficking is due to be opened in Sheffield.
An international music industry group said Thursday hundreds of lawsuits were being filed across Europe accusing people of piracy for illegally sharing music on the Internet.
The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech.
Ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva to clinch the US Open women&#39;s tennis title. She won the match in straight sets 6-3 7-5, hammering 34 winners and four aces in all.
A Scottish rider is killed and a spectator injured at the Ulster Grand Prix meeting in County Antrim.
A new vehicle capable of hovering 10ft off the ground and carrying passengers may go on sale in California later this year.
Rain in Cardiff means there is no result with Pakistan on top against England in the first one-day international.
An outcast star is zooming out of the Milky Way, the first ever seen escaping the galaxy, astronomers reported on Tuesday.
France kicked off an international donors conference to boost the Palestinian economy on Monday, with delegations expected to offer some $5.6 billion and give political impetus to the renewed Middle East peace talks.
I tifosi pugliesi dopo appena due gare di campionato si ritrovano una squadra con 4 punti in classifica e ben 6 gol all\u00e2\u0080\u0099attivo. Per il Brescia una sconfitta pesante e preoccupante (ancora a quota zero in classifica con ben 7 reti al passivo).
By Andrew Yeh and Francesco Guerrera in Hong Kong and Mure Dickie in Beijing. He has been in China on &quot;family matters&quot; since late November but plans to return soon to answer investigators&#39; inquiries, the Singapore
Police are considering criminal charges against the Dave Matthews Band and its bus driver for allegedly dumping gallons of human sewage onto tour boat passengers June 8. At separate news
People who refuse to sell their houses for less than they paid for them are violating a cardinal rule of the market: stuff is worth what it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worth.
Gunmen fired mortar bombs at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's office in Gaza on Sunday after Abbas forces took over two ministries run by the ruling Hamas movement, which has dismissed his call for new elections.
Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.
EU and US negotiators strike a deal on sharing information on passengers wishing to fly to the US.
WHILE the US presidential candidates spent much of the week making the usual promises to brighten Americans&#39; future, policymakers who will probably play a bigger role in determining the quality of most lives were quietly going about their usual business.
With Alexander mortally wounded in the first round, and Christmas With The Kranks not tickling enough funny bones, last week&#39;s champ National Treasure held on to its position with an impressive $32 million over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Police in Arizona arrested a former U.S. Navy sailor on charges of spying and providing material support to terrorists, authorities said on Wednesday.
Shares of Apple Inc. rose more than 3  percent on Thursday as investors bet on strong demand for its  media-playing iPhone, almost a week after its U.S. launch, and  speculation mounted over plans to sell the device in Europe.
By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times  Jun. 14--Five years after Springer's rescue, the orphaned orca's relocation to her pod in the wild appears to be an unqualified success.
SRINAGAR, India - Kashmiri leaders from both the Indian and Pakistani zones have been invited by US-based think-tank Pugwash to meet in Nepal to discuss the disputed region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future, Indian Kashmiri separatist leaders said on Saturday.
Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announces as part of its attempts to extend its influence.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair opened a press conference in Jerusalem Wednesday dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by sending condolences to the families of US soldiers killed in the attack on the US mess tent near Mosul.
 tactic poses test for Algeria security
Prime Minister Paul Martin said he &quot;put the cards on the table&quot; during his hour-and-a-half long talk with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli Sunday.
Pakistan bears responsibility for worsening security in South Asia, and its powerful military is the core of the problem, according to study released on Tuesday by a U.S. think tank.
Il Mezzogiorno \u00c3\u00a8, per sindacati e imprese, la frontiera dello sviluppo del Paese. Ed \u00c3\u00a8 su questa convinzione, condivisa, che oggi le parti sociali proveranno a stringere un&#39;intesa. E richiamare l&#39;attenzione
John Daly's 4 1/2 hours here yesterday were remarkably unremarkable. Now 38 with a track record that includes four wives, multiple visits to rehab centers, and untold millions of cases of Diet Coke and cartons of cigarettes (totals of the latter two increased yesterday), he has spent most of 2004 fulfilling that oversized bagful of promise that he ...
There comes the moment in the career of many directors when they are compelled to tell the story of a great man in whose life they seem to see a glimmer of their own image.
Two ex-care workers are jailed for a total of 29 years for abusing children at a Barnardo's home.
The union\u00c2\u0092s president, Ron Gettelfinger, warned against the kind of cuts accepted by unions at G.M. and Ford last year.
\u00c2\u00a3450 well spent? Tech Digest Is that the wind of changed opinions blowing? Since last week's Games Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, the buzz about Sony's PlayStation 3 has taken a turn for the better.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors after hurting his left thigh in a practice session Tuesday, while Taylor Dent and Paradorn Srichaphan exited with upset losses.
Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Manchester United extended their winning run with a 3-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Stamattina il Messina ha ufficializzato l'acquisto in prestito dell'attaccante Salvatore Foti. La gi...
NATO said it was winning the battle to set Afghanistan on the road to peace and democracy and pledged more troops, with a more flexible mandate, to confront the increasingly powerful Taliban-led insurgency.
&quot;America&#39;s justice community is dedicated to stopping economic crimes before they spread through the online community,&quot; Attorney General John Ashcroft said as he announced the results of &quot;Operation Web Snare&quot; at a Washington news conference.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 13 -- More than 60 people died in violence in Pakistan on Thursday, including at least 15 soldiers who were killed by an explosion in a heavily secured dining hall for army commandos.
RANGERS reduced the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League with this emphatic win at home. Goals from Stephen Thompson, Peter Lovenkrands, Fernando Rickson and a Nacho Novo double gave Alex McLeish&#39;s
A scientific report released today suggests that older men with high lead concentrations in their bodies have a much higher risk of developing cataracts, the leading cause of blindness.
Mexico's mine union said almost all of the country's mines and metals plants were shut on Monday as workers took part in a one-day national strike in memory of 65 men killed by a coal shaft explosion a year ago.
EarthLink Inc. will refocus on its core business of supplying Internet access to consumers and businesses, its new chief executive said a day after announcing the company was slashing nearly half its work force.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fighters loyal to Iraqi cleric  Moqtada al-Sadr clashed sporadically with U.S. troops in Najaf  Saturday after talks with religious authorities to end a siege  at the city's holiest shrine ran into difficulties.
Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine&#39;s key opposition leader and a presidential candidate. &quot;Today we are witnessing a soft coup d&#39; etat.
Storm Worm spam switches from featuring Christmas strippers to New Year messages.
Howard's 0-2 start and the threat of rain from Hurricane Ivan have slowed ticket sales for Saturday's Prince George's Classic at FedEx Field, organizers said Tuesday.
Barclays Capital said its co-president, Grant Kvalheim, had resigned and would leave at the end of the first quarter.
(InfoWorld) - Dell will neutralize its carbon emissions and become carbon neutral by the end of 2008, chairman and CEO Michael Dell announced Wednesday. Dell is the first major computer manufacturer to announce its intention to balance its carbon emissions with activities that reduce carbon in the atmosphere. Companies have a responsibility to improve the environment, Dell said during a speech in Washington, D.C. \
SAN ANTONIO -- With big, bad Ben Wallace back in the lineup, the Detroit Pistons almost rallied from a big deficit for a big win. A bigger night from their big man might&#39;ve helped.
The jury in Phil Spector's trial deliberated another full day without reaching a verdict, but left an intriguing clue about what's happening behind closed doors when they asked for a VCR.
By The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 12--The damage done to trees by the October Surprise storm was heart-wrenching, and it was clear from the beginning that many resources would have to be pooled to help the urban forest recover.
Tony Blair yesterday put himself at the centre of international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process after winning Israeli and Palestinian support for a conference in London next year.
Shawn Crawford denied fellow American  Justin Gatlin a sprint double Thursday as he set up a United  States clean sweep in a controversial Olympic men's 200 meters  final.
The main postal union is writing to Royal Mail to call for fresh talks to avoid the first national strike since 1996.
KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 7, 2004 - The Afghan government on Thursday blamed drug smugglers not Taliban or al-Qaida fighters for a bomb attack on interim leader Hamid Karzai&#39;s vice presidential running mate
German security officials are searching for 10 men they believe provided support for a foiled plot to attack U.S. installations in the country, a senior government official said.
Russian public opinion is split over the hostage drama in the southern Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia. Most Russians still view their civic position and political opinion as radicalism and irreconcilability.
NAPOLI - La faida di camorra a Napoli non si ferma e il bilancio con il passare delle ore si fa sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 grave. La notte scorsa sono morti in ospedale i due uomini feriti gravemente in due distinti agguati
Giving voice to his nation&#039;s anguish, the father of a kidnapped Israeli soldier begged Tuesday for a sign his son is alive.
Capo Stato a inaugurazione Istituto per la salute di Roma
SEOUL, South Korea  - North Korea said Saturday it  would link South Korea's disclosure of unauthorized nuclear  experiments by government scientists to efforts to restart  multiparty talks on the North's nuclear arms ambitions.
Despite considerable vocal talent, the opera felt like a lush garden going to seed.
Ci vorranno ancora 48 ore per mettere a punto il testo della riforma fiscale, per attuare il calo delle tasse. Il vertice della Casa delle libert\u00c3\u00a0, riunito ieri sera a Palazzo Chigi, &quot;ha individuato le linee
Fall developers' conference describes faster CPUs for demanding tasks.
Zhengzhou (China), Oct 22 : The death toll in a coal mine blast in central China Friday rose to 64 following the discovery of two more bodies, reports Xinhua.
A big flood, new taxes, and ugly dolls. What could be worse for a downtown?
Ci presenteremo autonomamente con la 'Rosa bianca'
OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham today unveiled a $1.6 billion childcare policy which he said would ensure all Australian children had a head start in life.
Microsoft is testing a new subscription hotmail service that includes 2Gbytes of e-mail storage and a copy of Outlook 2003 to access the service from the desktop.
Suicide bombers killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, after a meeting of officials of world powers, Iraq and neighboring states agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading across the region.
HENRIK LARSSON is out for the season because of a shattered left knee but Barcelona&#39;s manager Frank Rijkaard, while sympathetic to the Swede&#39;s plight, won&#39;t lose any sleep ahead of tomorrow night&#39;s Champions League match against Celtic.
Raymond Domenech, ct della Francia, &egrave; stato premiato per il fair play dopo aver invitato i ti...
THE government is to target deprived areas - including Manchester - where poor families suffer more ill health. Health Secretary John Reid spotlighted the city when he unveiled his health White Paper in the Commons yesterday.
POLOKWANE, South Africa Dec. 18 -- Jacob Zuma, who was fired as South Africa's deputy president less than three years ago, was elected leader of the ruling African National Congress on Tuesday, a victory that cements his position as favorite to become president of South Africa in 2009.
An aid worker in Chad says the new peacekeeping force may contain too many French troops to be seen as neutral.
Iraqi authroties say they have arrested the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
Google Inc. today opened the doors to its Gmail e-mail service, allowing anyone who wants one of the accounts -- which had been invitation only -- to get one.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated on Sunday his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
Si comincia a stringere il cerchio attorno al nome del futuro allenatore della Fiorentina. In pole position pare esserci adesso Hector Cuper, ex tecnico dell&#39;Inter che marted\u00c3\u00ac ha rescisso il contratto che
IBM's decision to sell its personal computer business to China-based Lenovo gives the world's third-largest nation the distinction of housing what will soon be the world's third-largest PC maker. On a deeper level, the deal also marks a changing of the guard in the PC business and rearranges the game board for rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard.
Stock markets took another hit on Wednesday as European equities moved lower, after indices plunged across Asia and in the US.
Gabonese President Omar Bongo opened the first summit of heads of state of the African Union's Peace and Security Council in Libreville, which is due to address some of the continent's most intractable conflicts.
U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study released on Monday.
A smoking ban in enclosed public places is to come into force in England on 1 July next year.
BAA, the company that owns most of London's busy airports, is delivering expensive but poor quality service to passengers and its dominant position should be investigated, officials have said.
Jeb Bush, who hasn't publicly picked a favorite in the Republican presidential race, privately is talking up the candidacy of Mitt Romney and steering some of his closest advisers to the campaign.
European stock markets rebounded Monday on takeover speculation after sharp losses the previous week that were sparked by concerns over higher global interest rates, dealers said.
Risultati delle gare disputate nella notte valide per la regular season della Major League Baseball....
The National Football League said on   Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the   Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.
NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.
Labour and the Tories are both promising to tackle the petty disruption hampering some of England's schools.
Evolt.org has an interesting new article posted today about combining CSS and PHP to display fractions correctly on your pages.   Most of us are uncomfortable with using fractions when writing programs. If we encounter a fraction, we will first convert it into a floating point number (with decimals) and proceed from there. Most programming languages would prefer to use 0.5 as opposed to 1/2 because the later might conflict with the syntax of the languages. In this article, I will discuss my attempt to work with fractions in one of the PHP projects that I have done.   They start with the CSS to handle the output before moving into the PHP code. The code given will take in a decimal number and do its best to match it up with a fraction string value out of an array. The result is the echoed out with sup and sub tags to create the correct effect.
Blog Declared Word of the Year  US Dictionary Merriam-Webster&rsquo;s has announced that the word &#8220;blog&#8221; is their word of the year in their annual pronouncement of the Top 10 words of 2004, which also bizarrely included the words cicada and defenestration. Webster&rsquo;s defines a blog as &#8220;a Web site that contains ...

Haarlem (pts) - The Internet portal Lycos http://www.lycos-europe.com has developed a screensaver that endlessly requests data from sites that sell the goods and services mentioned in spam e-mail.
Making the College Football Hall of Fame was never a goal Emmitt Smith set. \
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held the hard U.S. line against concessions to Iran over its nuclear program Thursday and renewed a conditional offer to talk to the clerical regime on any subject.
Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan : Reigning champion Detroit spoiled National Basketball Association scoring leader Tracy McGrady&#39;s debut alongside star center Yao Ming with Houston, downing the Rockets 87-79 here.
The number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak traced to tainted spinach rose to 109 on Sunday, as federal officials announced more brands recalling their products.
OWINGS MILLS, Md., (Sports Network) - Cornerback Deion Sanders signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens after passing a physical Tuesday night, as the future Hall-of-Famer officially returned to the NFL and bolstered one of the league&#39;s most
ANDR HUE entered the Second World War while having a shower aboard the French liner Champlain, which struck a mine off La Rochelle on June 18, 1940.
By Erin Smith, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 24--CENTER -- Two Center men were arrested Thursday in conjunction with a drug sting here last summer and more arrests are expected.
In a scathing attack, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused Republicans of hiding President Bush's \
David Dellucci hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, Francisco Cordero earned his 43rd save to match a Rangers record and Texas beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 Saturday night.
Ever since the unmanned spacecraft Mars Express reported the presence of methane in the Martian atmosphere, scientists have been watching the red planet with interest bordering on obsession.
Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit soared nearly 90 percent, helped by new products, increased marketing and improvement in its international business.
 Mickey Mouse lookalike
A magnetic levitation train crashes at high speed in northern Germany, killing several people.
Months of tension in Myanmar's junta  appeared to break into the open on Tuesday amid rumors Prime  Minister Khin Nyunt may have been arrested, Thai officials and  diplomats said.
MADRID, Dec. 5. - Samuel Eto\u00e2\u0080\u0099o scored twice to help FC Barcelona beat Malaga 4-0 and extend its lead in the Spanish league to 10 points.
A pitched battle for the No. 2 U.S. futures mart rages on, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  on Thursday beefing up terms of its offer for CBOT Holdings Inc.  for the second time in a month.
The departure of television veteran Lloyd Braun from Yahoo Inc. underscores a shift, or at least a major hiccup, by Internet companies away from creating costly original content.
Human Genome Sciences' stock price plunged more than 40 percent yesterday, after the company announced it would abandon higher-dose tests of its hepatitis C drug because an independent monitoring group expressed concerns about lung-related side effects.
Jennifer Garner, who was originally thought to be ill due to a viral infection, has been found to be suffering nerve damage to her back. Doctors believe she attained the damage while performing her own stunt work on the series \
Optimism about corporate earnings and  continued global economic strength drove European and Japanese  stocks higher on Monday, although oil prices near $50 a barrel  kept investors edgy.
Pros Gallo takes low road Kyle Gallo equaled the lowest 54-hole score in North American Pro Golf Tour history, 19-under-par 197, on his way to a two-shot victory at the Blackstone Open in Sutton. Having told himself before the tournament that 20 under was possible, Gallo shot 65-67-65 at Blackstone National GC and held off Michael Welch (64-69-66) by two ...
Alexander Ovechkin signed one of the richest deals in NHL history on Thursday when the All-Star winger inked a 13-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals worth a reported $124 million.
Unwilling to concede any corner of the commercial-airplane market to Boeing, Airbus yesterday formalized plans for a new jet that will compete head-to-head with the 7E7.
Near-record crowds turned out for the holiday shopping season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Thanksgiving weekend kickoff, bringing with them unexpectedly robust sales gains to many malls and retail chains across the country.
The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association finds itself in an awkward position, forced to deliver an early verdict on Roger Clemens, who is scheduled to speak at their convention.
Google generated most of its revenue -- $411.7 million -- through text-based ads displayed on company-owned sites. That&#39;s an important factor, because Google doesn&#39;t have to share the money with other advertising partners.
A routine check on the faulty points which led to a fatal rail crash failed to take place, a report reveals.
Arthritis sufferers across South Africa have been inundating call centres and pharmacists in the wake of the shock withdrawal of their medication by the manufacturers of the most widely used drug treating the disease.
The notion that doctors may one day be able to detect cancer as they do cholesterol, in mere drops of blood, is no longer a pipe dream.
ILL HEALTH -- Under a portrait of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia talks to journalists after an emergency Fatah Central Committee meeting at Arafat&#39;s headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON  - Osama bin Laden said in a new video marking the sixth anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11 attacks the United States was vulnerable despite its military and economic power, but he made no specific threats.
Bjorn Borg, winner of five straight Wimbledon tennis titles around a quarter century ago, has given up a long struggle against the tax authorities in his native Sweden, a court official said.
While the Red Sox scored Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell in the Marlin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dispersal draft, the Yankees lifted damaged goods with their signing of Carl Pavano.
Economists do not think the Fed cut will spread to the eurozone.
Romano Prodi expected to resign tonight after a confidence vote in parliament
Like the brilliant cinema he created, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's funeral in Mumbai was minimal and fuss-free.
The new Prime Minister of DR Congo, Antoine Gizenga, names supporters of the president to his cabinet.
NEW YORK and SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- It is all about the fans at the \
The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed to suspend work on the construction of nuclear reactors in North Korea for a second year but stopped short of scrapping the project, a Japanese newspaper said on Monday.
Il presidente della Uefa, Michel Platini, in una conferenza stampa a Tbilisi, in Georgia, ha detto l...
InfoWorld - A group of technology vendors has submitted new test results for a wireless device intended to operate in unused portions of the television spectrum after&#160;an identical device malfunctioned in U.S. Federal Communications Commission tests earlier this year.
You probably have never heard of this factory town in coastal China, and there is no reason why you should have. But it fills your sock drawer.
Investigators conducted a search of Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland ranch in Los Olivos, California on Friday. Jackson has already been charged with child molestation, and his Neverland ranch was searched previously in the case.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal pummeled fellow-Spaniard Carlos Moya into submission at the French Open on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals with a crushing 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory.
JERUSALEM Seven Palestinians were killed in scattered violence on Monday that included an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip and an incursion by soldiers into a West Bank refugee camp.
For a culture of star gazers, the only thing more intriguing than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is the star couple \
A clearly recovering Cuban President   Fidel Castro was shown on television on Friday meeting with   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and brother Raul Castro, to   whom he temporarily ceded power a month ago to have abdominal   surgery.
Legendary Russian swimmer Alexander Popov has retired from swimming, according to French newspaper L&#39;Equipe. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has not confirmed his retirement but has admitted he is unlikely to ever race again.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon called on Sunday for an end to fighting in Chad, where  rebels have besieged the presidential palace, and the Security  Council met to address the situation.
A former Laotian military general and a former California National Guard officer were charged Monday in federal court with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos' communist government.
Singer Mary Travers, 68, of Peter,  Paul & Mary fame, is undergoing chemotherapy for a form of  leukemia, but she is expected to be in full remission within a  few months, her publicist said on Tuesday.
When one of NASA's rovers drills a hole in a rock on Mars 200 million miles away, the commands come from Lower Manhattan.
After 18 months in which the Bush administration has touted the virtues of collective action against Iran, the new sanctions mark a major turn toward unilateralism.
The US attorney general refuses to tell Congress about a probe into the wiping of CIA tapes.
There's plenty of money to be made when the market turns volatile.
Climate change, energy, closer trade ties and North Korea's nuclear weapon's program will be high on the agenda at talks starting Monday among European Union and Asian foreign ministers.
For those who doubt the change our daily lives have undergone thanks to increased connectivity, Domino's Pizza presents to you....Pizza Tracking.
Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi said on November 25 that the country has entered a crucial time for AIDS prevention and urged everyone to work to stop the spread of the disease.
As the first US military cargo plane arrived with supplies for devastated Banda Aceh, Indonesian\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health minister warned that the death toll could reach 100,000 and that water-borne disease could become a threat.
A ruling that allows Oracle to proceed with its bid for PeopleSoft appears to have done nothing to soften PeopleSoft's resolve to remain independent.
Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease.
PARIS -- Gael Monfils of France reached the quarterfinals in his first ATP tournament three weeks ago. Lleyton Hewitt made sure he did not duplicate the feat at the Paris Masters.
Il 'London Evening Standard' riporta la dichiarazione di amore eterno per il Chelsea di Frank Lampar...
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Contacts began on Friday to try to win the release of a British toddler seized by kidnappers who have threatened to kill her unless they are paid ransom.
Anger over the war and the country's direction could give Republicans trouble in the midterm elections
The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic crashed his race car during a test ride on Saturday but was not injured, his spokesman said.
Jelena Jankovic stopped the French Open run of Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova by beating her 6-3 7-5 to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Britain's carbon emissions fell by  0.1% last year, according to government figures.
Dutch grocery giant Royal Ahold NV yesterday settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its Columbia food distribution unit, U.S. Foodservice, and other subsidiaries fraudulently inflated earnings by nearly $830 million between 2000 and 2002.
Now that Frances has moved through the state of Florida - and another storm is not scheduled to hit the United States until next week - anticipation is building for the Florida State-Miami game.
And they're pee'd of with the Wii Retailers think the Xbox 360 is most likely to win the next generation console war, but they're still pi**ed with the ongoing Wii shortage, according to a survey.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mr. Morse was famous for his portrayal of the cold-hearted detective who relentlessly pursues the wrongly convicted Richard Kimble in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Fugitive,\u00e2\u0080\u009d one of the biggest TV hits of the 1960s.
The Cleveland Indians called up right-hander Kyle Denney to start Tuesday night against Detroit.
As expected, Apple last week launched iPOD Photo, a new version of its portable digital music player that has been optimized to handle photos as well.
Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks said Friday it will buy Harmonix Music Systems Inc., a developer of music-themed video games, for $175 million in cash.
Il Newcastle sarebbe pronto a fare un'offerta al Real Madrid per Michael Owen. Secondo il tabloid in...
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A former military policewoman  involved in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal testified on  Thursday that an intelligence officer asked her to watch a male  detainee shower and point at his genitals, supporting defense  contentions that soldiers were following orders.
MOSCOW. Oct 27 (Interfax) - The Federation Council on Wednesday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in a 139 to one vote with one abstention.
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holding off inflation worries for another month - though economists warned higher prices may be on the way. Prices paid by businesses fell
Tiffany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s holiday slowdown was unexpected and sent jitters through the luxury-goods industry, which had seemed invulnerable, even as the housing market began to sputter.
The fourth round of the African Union sponsored peace talks on Darfur to find a solution to the 22-months old crisis resumed in Abuja yesterday amidst continued violence in the Sudanese region.
Andre Agassi's glittering career came   to an end on Sunday when he was beaten in four sets by German   qualifier Benjamin Becker in the third round of the U.S. Open.
An 83-year-old steam pipe exploded underground in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, shaking buildings, creating a towering geyser of debris and sending people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the September 11 attacks.
PARIS, Aug 17  (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power  plant Mihama last week has raised  fears about French nuclear  facilities -- and also the desire to have more.
Crude oil futures hovered near $50 a barrel Tuesday ahead of key weekly US petroleum inventory data, which traders expect to show a rise in distillate stocks for a second straight week.
Hundreds of tonnes of explosives are missing from a site near Baghdad that was part of Saddam Hussein&#39;s dismantled nuclear arms program but never secured by the US military, the UN nuclear watchdog has said.
Sit back on the sofa and get ready for packetized, on-demand, digital broadcasts. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.
Marlins right-hander Josh Beckett agrees to a $2.4 million, one-year contract Tuesday, leaving the team with no players in arbitration.
Roger Federer's dominant win over Lleyton Hewitt was the lowest-rated U.S. Open men's final ever.
JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the pullback at the urging of Israeli military commanders, who argued the two-week offensive had played itself out, and after calls from the United States to wrap up the operation...
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A school in eastern India built with money raised in the auction of Audrey Hepburn's iconic black dress was inaugurated Wednesday by French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre.
The Army Corps of Engineers&#39; top contracting official has demanded an investigation into contracts given to Halliburton, citing &quot;improper action&quot; that favored Vice President Dick Cheney&#39;s old company.
The Internet doesn't have time zones, and while my colleagues in the blogosphere who happen to be located in the Eastern or Central time zones were watching the debate live on TV, we in the western states were left to either wait three hours, or DIY a Ustream webcast of the debate, which we did. About half way through we figured out how to make the local New Hampshire ABC affiliate webcast work on a Mac, and it was a little easier to understand what was going on. In 2008, sixteen years into the web, there's no excuse for not broadcasting a political event live to the world. If ABC News hasn't got the ability to do it, then ABC News shouldn't be running it. That Facebook lent its name and reputation to this fiasco is amazing. Why didn't they speak up?  BTW, otoh, Charles Gibson was a great moderator and the format was, in every way, fantastic. What a shame we all couldn't experience at the same time.
Henry Bliss alights from a streetcar on the Upper West Side and steps into automotive history when he's hit and killed -- by a cab, of course -- making him the first person in North America to die this way.
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- A man claiming to be the top spokesman for Iraq's former ruling party said the group will not stop aiding the insurgency or engage in national reconciliation efforts unless the US-backed government in Baghdad accepts conditions that would lead to its end.
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President Chen Shui-bian (\u00e9\u0099\u00b3\u00e6\u00b0\u00b4\u00e6\u0089\u0081) stated Thursday that &quot;Taiwan&quot; is the most precise abbreviated designation for the this island country during a one-day state visit to the Central American nation of Belize.
A large majority of men who have surgery or external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer are impotent five years after either procedure, a new study finds.
Amid questions about whether the arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off the market soon enough, a key senator suggested Friday that an independent board of drug safety might
When Guan Yizhen got married in 1954 in Beijing, there was no fancy ceremony, no noisy parties, no confetti-throwing.
Texas freshman running back James Henry has been charged with two felony counts of obstruction and tampering with evidence, making him the sixth Longhorns player arrested since June.
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A top power official apologized for radioactive leaks and several other malfunctions that occurred at a Japanese nuclear plant after a deadly earthquake, but said the company's basic safety measures still worked.
Ken Andre, CIO at packaging company Greif Inc. and an IBM customer, says he&#39;s not worried about IBM&#39;s sale of its PC business to China&#39;s Lenovo Group Ltd.
Delta Two, a Qatar-backed investment fund, said it submitted an offer to the board of J Sainsbury that valued the company, one of Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retailers, at about \u00c2\u00a310.6 billion ($21.7 billion), or 600 pence a share. It was the second cash offer this year for Sainsbury; Delta owns 25 percent of the company. The fund proposed spending \u00c2\u00a33.5 billion to build and renovate Sainsbury stores and expand its range of nonfood goods.
La penultima tappa, da Bardolino a Verona, decide il podioprima della passerella di domani a Milano. Vince il bergamasco                                            Danilo Di Luca, il Giro d'Italia \u00c3\u00a8 suo la cronometro fa felice Savoldelli                                                                                      La maglia rosa conserva quasi 2' di vantaggio su Schleckdi LUIGI PANELLA
By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - Space shuttle Discovery looks to be in good health so far, NASA managers said Sunday, although it will be at least two days before engineers can rule out any possible damage from the program's first night launch in four years.
A U.S. judge in El Paso on Wednesday dismissed demands that U.S. immigration authorities release an anti-Fidel Castro militant accused of bombing a Cuban airliner in 1976.
MacMall (www.macmall.com,  1-800-MACMALL), a brand of a wholly owned subsidiary of PC Mall, Inc.  (NASDAQ:MALL),  announced today that it is featuring daily holiday specials on its  MacMall.com web site.
Members of Saudi Arabia's feared religious police are to stand trial over the deaths in their custody of two men.
The surest way to get teenagers to do something is to tell them not to.
In hindsight, a 4-2 trip is just what the desperate Bruins needed.
SACRAMENTO, June 4 -- A former Laotian  general and a former California National Guard officer were among nine people charged Monday with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos's communist government.
England are facing an injury scare over flanker Richard Hill.
New Yorkers: They're smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So what's the rest of the nation to do now that three of 'em are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue?
China Southern Airlines, one of the nation&#39;s top carriers, signed an agreement on membership of the SkyTeam alliance at the weekend.
Tracking a controversial debate over electronic surveillance; why text messages are the rage in the Philippines; and Saudi Arabia loves YouTube.
NTT DoCoMo, top mobile phone carrier in Japan, and Motorola Inc., world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s number two cell-phone maker, plans to develop third-generation cell phones that allow subscribers in Japan to use services in other parts of Asia and Europe.
Storage hardware vendor Iomega has signed a deal to buy sister hardware vendors indirectly owned by the Chinese government in an effort to expand the company&#39;s product line.Iomega will purchase ExcelStor Great Wall Technology, a Cayman Islands company, and Shenzhen ExcelStor Technology, a Chinese company, in a stock deal expected to close in mid-2008, said Thomas Kampfer, Iomega president and chief operating officer. The deal would nearly quadruple the size of Iomega with its revenue going from $300 million a year to about $1.1 billion a year, and the number of employees growing from less than 300 to about 3,000, Kampfer said.ExcelStor has built Iomega&#39;s Rev removable hard drive products since 2004, and more recently, it has built Iomega-branded USB hard drives, Kampfer said. The acquisition will help Iomega branch out into new products, he said, although the company isn&#39;t yet announcing what new products it&#39;s looking at.&quot;For quite some time ... we&#39;ve felt that we have a really great brand,&quot; Kampfer said. &quot;We&#39;ve been searching for ways to expand our product line and gain access to more products, to move ourselves beyond external storage. We haven&#39;t had the resources -- we haven&#39;t had the development resources, we haven&#39;t had the marketing resources. We just aren&#39;t big enough.&quot;In the deal, Iomega will issue about 84 million shares of its stock, worth about $139 million, in exchange for all outstanding ExcelStor shares. The deal would be one of the first times a U.S. company has acquired a company owned by the Chinese government, according to Iomega.The boards of directors at both Iomega and ExcelStor have approved the deal. The purchase must be approved by the Chinese government and shareholders.ExcelStor, which produces more than 20 million devices a year, designs and manufactures digital storage hardware, including hard drives and security storage products. The company sells its products under its own brand and also to original equipment manufacturers.In 2006, ExcelStor had revenue of $707.1 million, according to Iomega.ExcelStor is a subsidiary of Great Wall Technology Co. (GWT), a publicly traded company that manufactures computers and creates software and related products. GWT is an indirect subsidiary of China Electronics Corp., which is owned by the Chinese government.After the deal is completed, GWT and its affiliates will own about 43 percent of Iomega&#39;s stock, making GWT its largest shareholder. China Electronics indirectly owns 62 percent of GWT.Jonathan Huberman will continue as CEO of Iomega, and Kampfer will remain as president and COO, the company said. Eddie Lui, currently CEO of ExcelStor, will become executive chairman of Iomega.&#160;
US Airways Group Inc. on Thursday said it reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its flight attendants for a work contract that would save the airline about $94 million.
The Consumer Electronics Association predicts solid growth in gadget sales this year.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.
Total HD release slides? Warner Home Video may not release dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc media - launched in January this year under the Total HD brand - until 2008 and not late 2007 as originally planned.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: GSN game features an animated Hilton in stiletto heels, designer sunglasses and an orange jumpsuit.
Under pressure from no fewer than six EU governments, Turkey began to back down yesterday on its move to criminalise adultery, indicating strongly that the plan would be shelved.
England&#39;s soccer team refused to face the media after their 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory in Poland on Wednesday in protest at negative publicity they received after Saturday&#39;s 2-2 tie with Austria.
Police claim to have disrupted one of the biggest gangs smuggling illigal immigrants
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The NFL's feel-good story of a year ago has fallen on hard times as the Saints, the chic Super Bowl pick for many, have started out of the gate 0-3.
&quot;There&#39;s a whole lot of factors that impact statements on speed, and the companies never include them. How far was it transmitted?
U.S. chain store sales fell in the  first week of October as increased customer traffic in malls  failed to translate into bigger purchases, a report said on  Tuesday.
The spooky thriller 'White Noise' is too static to offer real thrills.
Successi per Fiorentina e Udinese, tris Samp al Palermo
The Australian government Monday rejected Aboriginal demands for hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for the \
Bahamas Immigration Minister Shane  Gibson has resigned amid fallout over his involvement with Anna  Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate and billionaire's  widow who died earlier this month.
Libya wants full diplomatic ties restored with the EU in exchange for freeing six jailed medics, diplomats say.
WASHINGTON - After the Pentagon&#39;s national missile defense system failed a key test this week, the Bush administration has dropped its plans to activate the system by the end of the year.
But first, two of the hottest teams in the majors get a chance to feel each other out for three games at Network Associates Coliseum.
Paolo Vanoli has severed his links with Rangers after returning to his homeland to join Serie B side Vicenza.
The UN Human Rights Council is to hold an emergency session on the conflict in Sudan's region of Darfur.
Two car bombs tore through a packed shopping area of a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 60 people in the worst attack since U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a crackdown in the city five days ago.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British retailer Gus (UK:GUS) , which owns catalogue retailer Argos, credit agency Experian and luxury goods group Burberry (UK:BRBY) , said Thursday first half profit before amortization of goodwill, exceptional items and taxation rose
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.
Sources close to the vendor say an intense, high-level debate continues about Sun&#39;s open-source Solaris plans, which were first announced in June.
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The famed Hope Diamond glows a mysterious red when exposed to ultraviolet light, a finding that scientists say can help them \
A New York man accused of trying to help terrorists in Afghanistan has donated some $15,000 to the House Republicans' campaign committee over three years.
Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard has reminded new owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks that he considers manager Rafael Benitez a fantastic boss in a hint not to make any changes in that regard.
The Food and Drug Administration said last night it would convene a public panel to examine the risk of blood clots in patients with drug-coated stents, among the world's most frequently implanted medical devices.
Thousands of refugees were caught in the crossfire Wednesday as Darfur rebels battled a large Sudanese government offensive near Sudan's border with Chad, rebels and humanitarian workers said.
The drinks industry reacts angrily to a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music.
Of the more than 8,000 funds available to investors, some are downright stinkers. Fortunately, it's usually easy to identify the worst of them.
Microsoft has decided to sell the Core Xbox 360 System in Japan at a price lower than it's US counterpart, but also with two games included. Does Redmond's move signal a better deal soon for American consumers?
At least five Palestinian fugitives were killed today in the West Bank city of Nablus during a fierce gun battle with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian security officials and witnesses said.
&quot;HP technology helps us to differentiate ourselves from other retailers in the way we run our stores, select and distribute products, work with suppliers, serve customers and communicate
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Retail billionaire Philip Green is to set up a \u00c2\u00a310m retail academy to help find the entrepreneurs of the future.
Lawmakers charged with enforcing ethics in the U.S. House of Representatives met on Thursday to begin an investigation of a sex scandal that has ensnared top Republicans and could harm their chances of keeping control of Congress in the November 7 elections.
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Asian stocks edged lower on Tuesday and the dollar hovered above a record low against a basket of major currencies as investors held their fire ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting that is expected to cut interest rates.
Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Inc. (DJTC.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , trying to restructure $1.8 billion in debt, said late Wednesday that it and DLJ Merchant
Effective search engine advertising goes far beyond simply bidding on keywords.  With both ads and landing pages, you have scant seconds to capture the imagination and clicks of a searcher.
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought accounting fraud charges yesterday against three former Kmart executives and five representatives of companies that supplied Kmart with brand-name products.
If you don't own any Web development programs yet and are looking to start hand-coding Web sites, Coda is a good first step.
IBM has successfully demonstrated a new technique for improving transistor performance that will help the company build smaller, more powerful chips in the next decade, company researchers said Monday.
Teenage girls in Britain are binge drinking more than boys, turning the tables on a traditionally male practice, a study has shown.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 12,000 people huddled in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine elderly people, injuring around 1,000 and triggering a leak of contaminated water from a nuclear plant.
Consumer confidence in the United States declined unexpectedly in September as more Americans worried about jobs. Tuesday&#39;s report from a private research group, the Conference Board, says an index of consumer
From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with classmates online.
Former U.S. national coach Bruce Arena resigned as New York Red Bulls coach and sporting director Monday, two days after the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers had surgery Wednesday to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. David Chao of the team's medical staff. Rivers will rehab for up to six months.
A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said.
A Massachusetts state agency has ruled that a complaint by four Arab-American men that they were harassed by managers at FedEx Corp. -- who called at least two of them \
This weekend at the boxoffice Evan Almighty came out on top with sales of $32.1 million, even though the sales were less than half of the $68 million grossed by its predecessor, Bruce Almighty, in its first week. 1408 was number 2 ...
POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Monday overcame two days of wrangling to clear the way for a leadership election on Tuesday between President Thabo Mbeki and his bitter rival Jacob Zuma.
Prankster known as Filipino Monkey suspected of sparking confrontation between US and Iranian ships
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New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees dislocated his left elbow in the first quarter of the Pro Bowl on Saturday. Brees, who throws right-handed, didn't break any bones.
Intelligence officials confirm the US has stopped searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
The United States is to help Libya to build a first nuclear power plant under an accord to be signed soon, in another sign of warming ties, the official JANA news agency reported on Monday.
Newly-crowned Sports Personality of the Year Kelly Holmes promises to keep on running next year.
The National Institutes of Health will try to predict the influenza virus&#39;s next moves by sequencing genomes for thousands of known human and bird flu viruses -- a project
An all-out Republican push to get out the vote in presidential battleground states could end up hurting the party's candidates &#151; like Paul Goetzke &#151; who are running for local offices in Democratic states.
Pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez  swaps her \
Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
FRIDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A research project designed to increase access of Native Americans in South Dakota to cancer clinical trials and new cancer treatments has received a five-year, &#36;5.4 million grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called long-anticipated national elections for October 9. As in Spain earlier this year, he faces an opposition that has vowed to withdraw its troops from the American-led coalition in Iraq.
As a family, our TV viewing is fractured, sporadic and free of network scheduling. We are Generation TiVo, a subspecies that doesn't sit through commercials.
United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Friday avoided any pronouncement on the future sovereignty of Kosovo, but handed Serbia a plan that sets its breakaway province firmly on a path to independence.
A glut of DRAM chips has lead some Taiwanese DRAM makers to cut back on their capital spending plans this year.
Mike Bibby scored 31 points, including a clinching jumper with 11.7 seconds remaining, and the Sacramento Kings handed Atlanta its sixth straight loss, 100-97 Friday night.
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The set-top box, which allows shows downloaded to a Mac to be played on a TV, will arrive later than planned, Apple confirms.
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has yet to make a mistake in a grand prix race, crashed a go-kart that had been sold at a charity auction for 42,100 pounds on Thursday.
Three decades after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter experimented with solar panels on the White House roof, grim U.N. warnings about climate change may kick-start wider global use of renewable energy.
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(InfoWorld) - Business Objects released new software Wednesday\u00c2\u00a0that combines EPM (enterprise performance management), BI, and data integration into a comprehensive suite aimed at CFOs and business finance managers. The suite, called BusinessObjects EPM XI, integrates products from several acquisitions the company has made over the last two years, including\u00c2\u00a0performance management software from Cartesis,\u00c2\u00a0ALG, and\u00c2\u00a0SRC Software. Those products, combined with Business Object's BI and analytics software, are now integrated on top of the company's XI data-integration and visualization platform. All told, the new product allows CFOs to see and share data from various business analysis and EPM applications -- such as enterprise reporting, scorecarding, sales and budgeting information -- in one software suite, said Marge Breya, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Business Objects on a conference call Wednesday. Business Objects, which has headquarters in Paris and San Jose, California, remains one of the only BI pure plays still standing, and the company shows little sign of slowing down amid heightened competition. The company moved into the fast-growing EPM space a couple of years ago to keep up with some of its big-name competitors, which include not only traditional BI vendors like Cognos, but also more diversified applications vendors, such as Oracle and SAP. Even Microsoft plans to get deeper into the fray next month when it will expand its BI repertoire with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. However, Business Objects does not, like Oracle, SAP and Microsoft, sell CRM or ERP software, and differentiates itself by positioning its software as independent and able to run on any set of enterprise applications. EPM XI is the first EPM suite to include profitability analytics, and its ability to make so much analysis and performance information available to financial decision-makers in every part of the enterprise differentiates it from competitors, said Trevor Walker, vice president of product marketing. The suite also includes new software to automate and speed up the process of closing out financial transactions, which is called \
If you&#39;re thinking of replacing your old inkjet or personal laser printer with a new model that can also make copies--and perhaps scan in color and send faxes as well--Canon wants to be at the top of your shopping list.
Sudanese troops should immediately withdraw from areas they seized in western Dafur during the last peace talks, a commission said Wednesday, adding that the move was needed to create favorable conditions for a renewal of negotiations.
Iran and European negotiators have apparently salvaged a deal committing Tehran to freezing all parts of a program that can make nuclear-weapons grade uranium, diplomats said Friday.
The Hungarian parliament voted to withdraw the country's 300 troops from Iraq by the end of the year, rejecting a government initiative that would have prolonged the deployment until March 2005.
As the hometown of the current Afghan president, Kandahar should be wrapped up for Hamid Karzai. But look around, and
A judge ruled Thursday that Genesco Inc. executives did not commit fraud during negotiations over a $1.5 billion acquisition and that fellow mall retailer The Finish Line Inc. must complete the purchase.
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World leaders, including President Bush, promised long-range help to Asian countries on Wednesday as impatience with the pace of relief efforts rose
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The power of Afghan armed factions means elections there will go ahead in an environment of fear and repression, US-based Human Rights Watch says.
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Long-held silence over the taboo subject of toilets is taking its toll on global health and holding back developing countries, hygiene experts warned at a world toilet summit here.
Intensive efforts are under way to free 23 South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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President Hamid Karzai&#39;s main challenger Monday backed off a boycott of Afghanistan&#39;s landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.
by dip in oil prices. BY TOM VAN RIPER. A plunge in oil prices propelled stocks to big gains yesterday, with the Dow closing above 10,000 for the first time in two weeks.
Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings may be without guard Bobby Jackson for at least three months because of the left wrist injury he suffered Tuesday night against Washington.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at U.S. policies in Iraq and Lebanon on Tuesday, and accused Washington of abusing its power in the U.N. Security Council to punish others while protecting its own interests and allies.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS)  expects prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to fall  about 10 percent in the second quarter from the previous  quarter, a company source said on Tuesday.
A few diabetics have been able to give up their daily insulin shots after getting transplants of pancreas cells, according to the broadest study of this experimental treatment. But for most patients, the results fell short of the cure researchers have been seeking.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The International Whaling Commission renewed a five-year whaling quota for indigenous people in the United States and Russia on Tuesday, allowing Alaska Natives to continue hunting bowhead whales for subsistence purposes.
A convicted rapist claims his human rights have been breached because he has not been granted early release.
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Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was back in action Thursday despite being one of 16 people arrested on Wednesday over allegations of race-fixing.
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The company that makes nearly half  the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it  will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because  of problems at its plant in Britain.
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MCI, the troubled telecommunications company, has quietly begun shopping itself to potential buyers, executives involved in the sale process said.
Cap Gemini, the Paris-based technology consulting and outsourcing giant, is considering a sale of its struggling business in North America.
Newborns exposed to chemicals used to produce nonstick cookware, firefighting foam, paper products and other items weigh slightly less and have slightly smaller skulls, according to preliminary research conducted at Johns Hopkins University.
Liu Xiang of China won the Olympic men&#39;s 110 meters hurdles gold medal, equaling the world record time of 12.91 seconds and becoming the first Chinese man to win an Olympic track and field title.
In January, Spain's government holding, Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), plans to officially create 'New Izar,' a military arm of Izar Construcciones Navales, as part of an overall ...
Berlin- The leader of Germany's Jewish community was on Wednesday holding a hastily-arranged meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel after accusing a cabinet minister of anti-Semitism. Charlotte Knobloch, ...
Pianist, singer and composer Billy Joel is awarded a star on Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame.
Major regional indexes close in the red on early hike in crude prices and Coca-Cola profit warning. PARIS  - European shares fell on Wednesday as an early session rise in oil prices stoked concern
Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. RHAT.O  said on Thursday that it had bought Netscape's computer user  identification and management technology from America Online  Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc. TWX.N
New standard uses Web-based protocols to let televisions control other devices in a home.
A film portrayal of the complex story of Palestinian suicide bombers airs at the Berlin Film Festival.
Italian troops landed in south Lebanon in the first major reinforcement of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
American author Bill Bryson, whose wry travel writing includes an affectionate look at Britain, received an honorary Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from the government Wednesday.
Treasury prices sank on Friday as reports the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from computers is to be the aim of a new government taskforce.
Dominik Hrbaty has pulled out of the Australian Open after announcing Friday he will be forced to undergo a new operation on his right elbow.
After the Mitchell report, how was I supposed to view the Yankees in this new context? I needed guidance, clarity. I was searching for answers. So I turned up the volume on the radio.
The Toronto Blue Jays eked out a 3-2 home victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Tuesday, a defeat that kept the visitors stuck in a tie for last place in the American League East.
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Microprocessor maker Advanced  Micro Devices Inc , coming off the heels of its biggest  chip launch in years last week, said on Monday it will sell a  chip with three electronic brains at the beginning of 2008.
The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in India's Orissa state rises to 115, officials say.
Troubled pop icon Britney Spears was rushed to hospital early Thursday for the second time this month following renewed fears over the singer's mental health, reported said.
America Online Inc., seeking to boost traffic to its free Web site as its paid subscriber base declines, said Thursday it is enhancing its search functions.
How spyware, a program that creeps onto a computer\u00c2\u0092s hard drive unannounced, is wrecking the Internet.
Mumbai, Nov. 24: The number of women infected with HIV has gone up alarmingly in all parts of the world over the past two years, with the steepest increase in east Asia, followed by eastern Europe and central
China announces new investment worth $800m in Zambia, the latest stop on President Hu's African tour.
President George W. Bush on Tuesday recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia and said it would bring peace to the Balkans.
The wife of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who is being held hostage in Iraq, has made an emotional appeal today for the safe release of her husband.
Germany's economy minister gives an upbeat assessment of the economy, forecasting growth of up 2.5%.
Holding his dog Barney, President Bush boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. The Bush&#39;s will spend the New Year&#39;s holiday at their Crawford, Texas ranch.
There once was a boy who for no apparent reason went around knifing his classmates. This boy's parents took him to nearly every mental health professional with no success... until one day a famous hypnotist came to town. There was a long line to speak to him, and as they waited medical doctors hovered around them trying to convince them it was all quackery.  But the parents, figuring they had nothing to lose, continued standing in line with their disturbed son.  At long last they told the doctor about their son's twisted history, and after a long pause the doctor looked the boy square in the eye and said,  \
Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns and the Eagles' defense made life miserable for Eli Manning and frustrating for Barrett Green.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it is no longer automatically unlawful for manufacturers and distributors to agree on setting minimum retail prices.
Blog: Attacks on cash register data are still possible fifteen years after flaws in the systems were cited.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.
Indian cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar looks set to move even closer to super-human status next month when the curtain goes up on a Hindi musical based on his colossal achievements.
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 15--Recent rains moved South Florida residents closer to eased water restrictions on Thursday. But the continued drop of Lake Okeechobee has state officials considering \
U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Monday, taking a breather after Friday's big gains, as  investors gauge whether the day's thin slate of earnings can  keep the market's two-week-old rally alive.
Coalition personnel mounted two operations last month to rescue members of a group of three hostages held by Iraq, but they didn&#39;t find them, a US government official said Tuesday.
After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says \
Thieves broke into Sao Paulo's leading art museum before dawn on Thursday and stole two oil paintings, including one by Pablo Picasso that could be worth some $50 million.
Merseyside police urge the community of Croxteth to be brave and help catch the killer of Rhys Jones.
U.S. commanders say they've learned from past mistakes and are trying to lay the foundation for stability as they clear insurgents from this battleground city. But it's a slow process at a time when Congress and the U.S. public are demanding speedy results.
The Tisch family's move into natural gas production looks to be another wise investment.
By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 20--YouTube has created local versions of its video-sharing site in nine countries, including France and the United Kingdom, the company said Tuesday.
The vast majority of Basra residents think British troops have had a negative effect on the Iraqi region, a BBC poll suggests.
Following are the top 20 prime-time  programs on broadcast TV for the week ended January 6, as  measured in average total audience, according to Nielsen Media  Research.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said illegal immigration is not a crime, prompting rival Mitt Romney to accuse him of not taking the problem seriously. The two have clashed for weeks over illegal immigration, an issue that inflames GOP conservatives who influence primary elections. The irony is that both candidates have in the past taken more liberal stands on the issue.
Cliches and elbows were out in force yesterday. &quot;I honestly didn&#39;t see it,&quot; said Celtic manager Martin O&#39;Neill, but Caley coach John Robertson did.
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Prince, the reclusive pop icon, turned his back to the audience of a few hundred reporters at a news conference Thursday and burst into a hard-driving guitar riff in a preview of his Super Bowl XLI halftime show.
NORTON - No doubt, the bogey-bogey finish hurt his spirits. But it was the pain in his back that forced K.J. Choi to withdraw after yesterday's first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.
A formal request is made to Moscow for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, the Foreign Office confirms.
Todd Haynes&#39; highly  impressionistic docudrama &quot;I&#39;m Not There&quot; is &quot;inspired by the  life and work of Bob Dylan,&quot; though pop&#39;s leading troubadour is  not mentioned, barely seen and not heard very much in the  production.
Europeans gave a revised draft resolution aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions to Russia and China and intend to circulate it to the full U.N. Security Council on Friday in hopes of a vote next week, two diplomats said.
A major milestone approaches on Microsoft's document standards gambit but participants say that a final resolution won't happen any time soon.
Lech Walesa quits the Solidarity movement he led during its struggle against communism.
Opec's president says oil supply is adequate as the price of US light, crude comes within 4 cents of its all-time record.
The euro hit a new record high of 1.3063 dollars, beating its previous record of 1.3047 set a day earlier.
Federal investigators have asked the House of Representatives to keep computer records and papers from former Rep. Mark Foley, a senior Justice Department official said Wednesday. The move is a sign that a criminal investigation into the congressman's correspondences with teen pages is imminent, Justice Department officials said.
Chancellor Gordon Brown joins a three-minute silence in Wales to remember the tsunami victims.
A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through mid-February, saying the airline&#39;s situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken.
The all-encompassing internet retailer joins the increasingly crowded field of competitors for this market, and backs it up with an impressive lineup of participating studios and networks. But a few big ones remain aloof, and Apple is about ready to take the plunge, too. \u00c2
Texas Instruments, a company well-known for its calculators, says it has developed a computer chip that will let television fans watch their favorite shows on cellular phones.
The White House said Tuesday that North Korea's Kim Jong Il is engaging in \
Hillary Rodham Clinton's daily schedules as first lady will be forwarded to former President Clinton by Friday for review, the first of two steps without a fixed time limit before any are released to the public, the National Archives said Wednesday.
Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped at least three Western lecturers in Baghdad on Tuesday, a witness told Reuters, as eight more U.S. soldiers were reported killed in the deadliest month this year.
Wells Fargo &amp; Co. , the No. 5  U.S. bank, on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose 9  percent, helped by revenue gains across several business units.
Blog: A report has surfaced that iPhones are apparently knocking out Duke University's Wi-Fi network with an abnormally high number of requests to connect.
Week Four threw up some surprising results over the weekend as current high-flyers had their wings clipped and new faces staked their claims in a title race that, although barely a month old, is already wide open.
Israeli soldiers shot and critically wounded two Hamas gunmen on Monday in a fresh round of violence triggered by the firing of mortars at Israel from the Gaza Strip, Hamas officials and medics said.
Brazil coach Dunga fears Wembley&#39;s sub-standard pitch could spoil his side&#39;s historic clash with England on Friday.
Martin Scorsese's latest gangster flick brings florid dialogue and moral ambiguity to the mean streets of Boston.
Eight resolutions your skin will appreciate in the New Year.
IT took thieves 2 1/2 hours to haul the sackloads of banknotes from the vault to a semi-trailer parked behind the Northern Bank&#39;s Belfast headquarters.
EU leaders approved a new treaty early Friday to replace the aborted constitution, after overcoming last-ditch obstacles, the bloc's Portuguese presidency said.
The FTSE 100 closed in the red, hurt by a mixed performance on Wall Street and a decline in heavyweight energy stocks, though a rally in telcos and beverages did offset some weakness, dealers said.

A roadside bomb destroyed a second heavily armored Bradley Fighting Vehicle in less than a week Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers, wounding four others and indicating that insurgents have increased the power of the explosives they are using against American troops.
A termine di una partita rocambolesca e spettacolare il Genoa ha battuto in rimonta l'Atalanta a Mar...
PC Magazine - The company completes its work on the open-source Word add-on, which translates files from the Open Document Format, and is set to start work on translators for Excel and PowerPoint.
CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson&#39;s breast-baring &quot;wardrobe malfunction&quot; during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.
Romanian environmental officials on Sunday investigated a spill of toxic heavy metals into a river in the north of the country that has reportedly caused neighboring Ukraine to cut water supplies to five towns.
Breast cancer patients need less anaesthetic if relaxed by hypnosis before an operation, US research suggests.
Two men were indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on charges of helping raise money for terrorism and recruiting fighters to send to Afghanistan, Chechnya, Somalia and Kosovo.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, tireless liberal activist and confidant to President John Kennedy, died of a heart attack in New York on Wednesday night. He was 89.
U.S. home goods retailer Bed Bath &  Beyond Inc posted a slightly higher quarterly profit on  Wednesday, helped by increased sales and a one-time tax  benefit.
WR Terrell Owens found himself in the middle of yet another controversy this week. Owens agreed to a request by ABC to take part in a two-minute intro to the Eagles&#39; Monday Night Football appearance against the Dallas Cowboys.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. ,  expected to report billions of dollars on mortgage losses, said  on Monday it plans to sell most of its Chicago-based capital  lending business to General Electric Co's  commercial  finance arm.
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La Corea del Sud ha battuto Hong Kong 23-5 nella seconda gara del torneo finale delle qualificazioni...
A Kyoto-Protocol project is providing the garbage-strewn areas of the so-called island paradise with clean energy. But Indonesia needs more projects like this
LONDON, England -- The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley has said he believes the captive is now in the hands of a more moderate group in Iraq.
Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, interviene nella polemica per la direzione di gara di...
A week after thousands of European holidaymakers went missing in Asian killer waves, hope was fading that they will ever be found but European countries were giving generously to alleviate what British Prime Minister Tony Blair called a \
[Hollywood News]: Los Angeles, Oct 26 : A strip joint sued by Catherine Zeta-Jones for using her images in advertising has reportedly defended itself saying she should be flattered.
Under the deal, Google will provide Internet searches and other services on NTT DoCoMo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s handsets.
ROME : AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti believes there is much more to Andriy Shevchenko than just finding the net after the Ukrainian striker scored his 100th Serie A goal.
Vodafone Group Plc has selected the former UK incumbent, BT Group Plc, as its fixed-line partner as the world's largest mobile operator catches up with its rivals and starts to offer its UK consumer base a broadband offering.
France, the United Nations and foreign embassies are starting to evacuate foreigners from Ivory Coast where five days of mob violence and protests have gutted the commercial capital, Abidjan.
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While young people embrace the Web with real or virtual friends and their mobile phone is never far away, relatively few like technology and those that do tend to be in Brazil, India and China, according to a survey.
Vodafone, the UK-based telecom company that co-owns Verizon Wireless, denies that it is involved in a bid to take over US telco Sprint.
Sony's European boss admits that the PSP has suffered from a shortage of games.
Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell phones that surf the Internet and download music and video.
Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages in the United States averaged 5.72 percent this week, down slightly from 5.74 percent last week, Freddie Mac reported Wednesday.
China maintained a stony silence  Saturday in the face of Japan's charges that one of its  nuclear-powered submarines intruded into Japanese waters this  week.
American Paul Hamm and South Korea&#39;s Yang Tae-young have testified before the sports world&#39;s highest court in a hearing to determine who should win the Olympic men&#39;s all-around gymnastics gold medal.
After plugging woodpecker holes in the tail and a little touch-up paint, original space shuttle Enterprise and hundreds of other spacecraft and artifacts from human efforts
Il presidente del Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, non ha preso bene l'eliminazione dalla coppa Italia...
Il Masters Atp si svolger&agrave; dal 2009 a Londra. Lo ha reso noto l'Atp, annunciando il trasferim...
In January, Culture Minister Helena Demakova (People's Party, TP) was the most popular among Cabinet ministers with 32.1 percent points, while Minister of Defense Einars Repse (New Era, JL) had the lowest ...
Cadbury Schweppes, the world's largest confectionery group, on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of selling unsafe chocolate in Britain and Ireland during 2006 brought by an English local council.
A Muslim cleric wanted by the United States is to be tried in Britain first, the BBC reports. British prosecution of Abu Hamza al-Masri blocks US efforts to extradite him to face terrorism charges.
Rallying in the shadow of two losses to her rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told Virginia Democrats on Saturday she's ready to take the fight to probable Republican presidential nominee John McCain, branding him more of the same from President Bush's party.
There's plenty of activity in the historical section of the sports world these days. During Wednesday night's postgame coverage, NESN studio host Tom Caron advised, &quot;It's time for the Red Sox to retire another number.&quot; The number in question: 1918.
Sony has agreed to pay Immersion, the company that created \
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It&#39;s a mad dash for the border as Canada offers weekend flu shot clinics just for Americans who can&#39;t get the vaccine at home.
Intel is testing a new chip, dubbed &quot;Rosedale,&quot; designed for long-distance, high-speed, wireless Internet access (WiMax).
Tough new regulations put a curfew on the misuse of fireworks across Scotland.
Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter, but how does honey fare?
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President Bush appealed to NATO allies on Tuesday to provide more troops with fewer national restrictions for the alliance's most dangerous mission in Afghanistan, hours before a summit of allied leaders.
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L'italiana Denise Karbon ha vinto il gigante di Lienz, in Austria, valido per la Coppa del Mondo fem...
By John O'Connor, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 12--A Swansea woman charged with finding a teenage sex partner for her 68-year-old boyfriend said she was not guilty at her first court appearance Sunday morning.
Even its staunchest defenders in the Legislature knew that the hastily-approved, one-page bill passed last fall faced an uphill fight in court - even on a court with two justices appointed by Gov.
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Ukraine's pro-West opposition was locked in a fresh standoff with the ruling regime after a stunning court victory handed it a rerun later this month of a contested presidential vote.
The killings of four prostitutes tell of a lost struggle to survive in the underground economy that flourishes alongside the shimmering casinos.
President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s refusal to pardon prisoners on Bastille Day stirred debate, with the justice minister on Monday calling it a &quot;true political break&quot; with past practice by French leaders.
The Department of Transportation yesterday launched a formal investigation into the weekend&#39;s travel disruptions involving US Airways and Comair that left thousands of passengers stranded or separated from their baggage.
In an interview with BetaNews, Microsoft product manager for Windows Mobile and embedded devices John Starkweather said that a key feature of the system developers' kit for Windows Mobile 6 will be a set of tools that expose the functionality of a new graphical desktop synchronization tool for Windows Vista called Windows Mobile Device Center.
U.S. jobs growth skidded to a near-halt in December and the unemployment rate hit a two-year high, according to a government report on Friday that raised recession fears and chances of more interest-rate cuts.
Berlin's city government will sell a 81% stake in the public sector banking group LBB to meet an EU deadline.
Australian hardman defender Kevin Muscat was at the centre of an alleged head-butting controversy after being red-carded in a Championship league match.
A Canadian health official said Monday that Canada can provide 2 million doses of flu vaccine to remedy US&#39;s vaccine shortage.
The leader of Senegal's richest and most powerful Islamic brotherhood dies in the city of Toube, aged 92.
Iconic sports-car maker Aston Martin returned to British soil on Monday as US motor giant Ford sold the firm to a consortium here keen to develop the brand made famous by fictional superspy James Bond.
New Delhi: India and Pakistan have agreed to discuss &quot;disengagement and redeployment&quot; of forces on Siachen besides the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service and Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
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New Orleans got ready on Friday for the bead-throwing and bacchanalia of the final, climactic weekend of Mardi Gras amid ugly reminders of the violence gripping the storm-shattered city.
At various points during this season, Boston University coach Jack Parker has been confounded by his team. The issues have ranged from lack of effort, spotty scoring, inconsistent performance, an inability to play well at home, to less-than-stellar goaltending. The Terriers have won back-to-back games just once this season - back on Nov. 1 and 3.
NEW YORK, Dec 30  - New York&#39;s main oil contract soared 33.6 percent in 2004 despite slipping on the final day&#39;s trade as the shock of Saudi car bomb attacks wore off.
Some states are mismanaging their Medicaid programs and have cheated taxpayers out of as much as &#36;40 billion over the past decade, President Bush's new health secretary says, setting the stage for a fierce fight over how to pay for the increasingly costly health program for the poor.
Mattel has only itself to blame for a huge toy recall that has stoked global alarm about Chinese-made goods, state media said on Thursday, charging that a slew of foreign safety scares had exposed a protectionist agenda.
BRUSSELS, 11/04 - The aim of the European Union (EU) to become the world`s most competitive economy by 2010 amounts to a series of &quot;missed objectives&quot;, according to a high level report released on Wednesday.
Democratic challenger John Kerry has a commanding lead over President Bush in California of 54 percent to 38 percent among likely voters, a poll released on Tuesday found.
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BAGHDAD: US-led forces launched operations in three Iraqi rebel strongholds yesterday, killing nearly 57 people in a town near the Syrian border and bombing targets in Fallujah for the third straight day.
U.S. stocks were slightly lower on  Monday as investors wary of security concerns were reluctant to  put new money into the market as the Republican Convention  opens in New York City and many took vacation ahead of the  Labor Day holiday.
So, a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. And the throwing away - done during a recent spacewalk \u00e2\u0080-as done cautiously so
In Rete le immagini dell'affettuoso incontro tra l'ex presidente degli Stati Uniti George Bush e Teri Hatcher, la Susan di 'Casalinghe disperate'. Ma Barbara lo sa?
Ricky Ponting may have ruffled Kiwi feathers this week when he bluntly dismissed as myth the theory that New Zealand was a constant menace for its trans-Tasman rivals.
The Vardia RD-A301 can record HD video to regular DVDs and transcode MPEG2 to MPEG4 on the fly.
By LUBNA TAKRURI WASHINGTON - A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants. The owners of Custom Cleaners did not violate the city's consumer protection law by failing to live up to Roy L.
Representatives of IBM Corp. and two other vendors offered to pay commissions to an educators group for any business that its members sent to them under a national program
Surging exports helped push China's trade surplus to a six-year high of &#36;31.98 billion in 2004, the government reported Tuesday.
Do-it-all convergence devices, plus a MiniDisc player, both tiny and high-end cameras, and big LCD TV debut this fall.
Turkish President Ahmed Necdet Sezer signed here on Monday a joint declaration with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin, which aimed at upgrading bilateral relations to
With the US presidential elections approaching, world oil prices appear to be going down. New York&#39;s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, fell 26 cents to 49.
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Loyola University Medical Center on Monday announced plans to start testing all incoming patients for a drug-resistant staph germ and isolating those who carry the dangerous bacteria.
A blaze engulfed the upper half of the 56-story East Tower of the Parque Central complex housing ministries and state agencies in Caracas before dawn on Sunday.
If plans by officials at the Navy and EDS work out, the Navy Marine Corps Intranet could soon become one of the largest systems using voice-over-IP technology in the world.
The outgoing chief executive of Australian telecommunications giant Telstra said his departure was sparked by differences between him and the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board of directors.
The new science minister meets the head of Nasa to discuss possible UK involvement in future moon landings.
Truck drivers &#151; the people who deliver our food, cars and clothing &#151; have one of the most dangerous jobs in America &#151; accounting for nearly 15 percent of U.S. work-related deaths. And that's only counting the accidents.
College parties met business e-mail on Wednesday as Facebook said it is adding its social-networking platform to Research In Motion Ltd.&#39;s BlackBerry devices.T-Mobile will be the first carrier to build a Facebook application into the BlackBerries it sells, but BlackBerry users on any network will be able to download the application starting later Wednesday, Facebook Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering Dustin Moskovitz said in a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless IT&#160;and Entertainment show in San Francisco.In the keynote, Moskovitz demonstrated taking a photo with a BlackBerry Curve device, adding tags to it and posting it to Facebook without even starting up the Facebook application. Other features include the ability to set special ringtones for Facebook events and invite friends to join Facebook through BlackBerry e-mail. But it&#39;s the open nature of Facebook&#39;s platform, which allows third parties to add new applications, that sets the company apart, Moskovitz said.The tie-up brings together the highest profile social-networking player, with almost 50 million active users, and an enterprise mobile pioneer vying for market share against Microsoft, Palm, Symbian, Apple, and other device and OS vendors. Executives of the two companies met at the CTIA Wireless Show in March in Orlando and agreed to work together, Moskovitz said. Openness is the key factor they had in common, he said.Starting from a base of thousands of colleges and high schools, Facebook last year opened its network to anyone, and members over 35 years old are the fastest-growing segment, Moskovitz said. RIM has its roots in corporate e-mail tied to specialized enterprise servers so the partnership could help Facebook grow right where it&#39;s catching up.The announcement came amid reports on Wednesday that&#160;Google and Microsoft are wooing Facebook.Facebook also announced a few other advances in the mobile arena, where it expects to have 4 million active users by the end of this month. There are Facebook services available on most major U.S. and Canadian carriers, and Moskovitz announced its first carrier deal outside North America, with O2 (U.K.) Ltd.One extension announced Wednesday lets users add information from third-party Facebook applications as a box in their mobile profiles. As an example, Moskovitz showed a user&#39;s profile that listed two causes he supports. Another extension lets organizations text-message Facebook members to send a text message in support of a cause. The member&#39;s support is immediately reflected on Facebook on the Web, he said.
English stalwart Ouija Board lived up to high expectations with an easy victory in the Breeders&#39; Cup Filly &amp; Mare Turf on Saturday.
After riding Jeremy Bonderman&#39;s four-hitter to an 8-0 victory over Tampa Bay in Thursday&#39;s first game, the Tigers watched their worn-out bullpen come unglued -- again -- when
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The Angels considered themselves a playoff team all along, even while they spent the summer playing catch up. Now they're one win away.
Clothing retailers Primark and Mothercare have launched probes following allegations of mistreatment of Indian workers who make clothes for them, a report said Monday.
An explosion and massive fire in an industrial complex near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, forced some evacuations and closed nearby roads, local media reports said.
The U.S. and the Iraqi government struggle to contain the truculent cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
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A man is arrested after two suspected robbers are shot dead in an alleged armed raid at a bank.
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JERUSALEM -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian government yesterday and declared a state of emergency after rival Hamas forces took complete control of the Gaza Strip in what the Islamic movement called the territory's \
Dutch police arrested seven suspected Islamic militants in raids across the country yesterday, heightening concerns that global terrorism is spreading to this normally peaceful corner of Europe.
JERUSALEM, Oct 1  - Palestinian militants fired two makeshift rockets on Sderot in southern Israel Friday without causing any casualties, an army spokeswoman told AFP.
The fight for gay marriage appeared to be gaining ground a year ago. Although dozens of states had passed laws defining marriage as a heterosexual institution, advocates took heart in state-sanctioned civil unions in Vermont, expanded domestic partnership benefits in California, and a Supreme Court decision striking down the Texas sodomy ban.
The order to destroy a disabled satellite before it falls from orbit carries opportunity, but also potential embarrassment, for the advocates of a missile defense program.
The average Internet user in the U.S. spends three hours a day online, with much of that time devoted to work and more than half of it to communications.
INDIANAPOLIS Dec 3, 2004 - Dogs with paralyzed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.
Environmentalists today said US mining giant Newmont must stand trial despite a court ruling that declared a police investigation into alleged pollution by the firm illegal.
Germany is starting to get that championship look. It took Juergen Klinsmann&#039;s team a mere 12 minutes to break down Sweden 2-0 Saturday, becoming the first team to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. It was a one-sided win over what was billed as one of the top European teams heading into the tournament.
Former Vice President Al Gore isn't sure he has the 'aptitude for politics' it would take to be elected president, but he has not ruled out running in 2008, he told the Tennessean newspaper.
UK-based envoy Akhmed Zakayev warns of more bloodshed in Chechnya unless peace talks are held.
The seven men are physicians, while the lone woman is a laboratory technician. Until last year, it was possible for doctors to move to the U.K. and practice without a work permit.
After 9,000 autoworkers vote today in the Detroit area, almost 90 percent of the votes will be in.
TiVo Inc. wants to declutter living rooms and simplify changing channels with its television recorders as it announced plans Thursday to launch models that integrate the converter boxes required by many cable TV companies.
com November 16, 2004, 4:00 AM PT. After years of bitter battles between copyright holders and file-swapping services, the outlines of a partial truce are emerging that may soon see
Chelsea dropped its first points of the season when it was held to a goalless draw by a combative Aston Villa side at Villa Park yesterday.
Microsoft will come out with a special version of Windows next year for clusters, but it won&#39;t run on Intel&#39;s most powerful server chip, at least for now.
Ford Motor Co. will offer three  buyout programs to U.S. salaried workers in an effort to cut  10,000 white-collar jobs by end of first quarter 2007, a  spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
LONDON The dollar went for a see-saw ride Friday, plunging after a comment from a Chinese policy maker appeared to undermine already fragile market sentiment toward the US currency, but rebounding after the official retracted the remark.
Some experts contend that high borrowing rates and low supply signal ongoing decline.
An Olympic doping laboratory was charged Monday with destroying a sample that belonged to gold medalist cyclist Tyler Hamilton.
In limbo since the State Department invoked an anti-terrorism law to keep him out of the country, Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan resigned his faculty appointment at the University of Notre Dame this week.
Anastacia and Usher were voted the top male and female artists at the first Nordic Music Awards.
British advertising company WPP  on Sunday said it has won an auction for U.S. rival Gray Global , with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about 750 million pounds (&#36;1.34 billion).
BANGKOK, Oct. 24 -- While activists focus on increasing pressure on Burma's military leaders to open a dialogue with the country's pro-democracy activists, diplomatic consensus is eroding on what steps to take next.
Yesterday I heard rumors that there might not be enough bids to fully subscribe the Google auction at $108. For Google and the market&#39;s sake, I hope that&#39;s not true. I would like to see an auction market develop for IPOs.
Enbridge Inc. (ENB) will buy Shell&#39;s Gulf of Mexico natural gas pipelines for $613 million in a move that will make it a major transporter in the huge gas-producing area, Canada&#39;s No.
Britain will announce plans on Tuesday for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
A multi-billion pound auction of  airwaves for a new wave of digital services is announced by Ofcom.
Hurricane Ivan killed at least 20 people  as it laid waste to the tiny spice island of Grenada, officials  said on Wednesday as the storm swept through the Caribbean  heading west.
Like it or not, ads are coming to RSS. Sending information only to those who want it might be a way to keep subscribers from rioting. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
Nissan, Japan's third-largest carmaker, sees profits fall 23%, hit by lower sales and higher raw material costs.
CALGARY, Alberta  - Canada may have found a new  case of mad cow disease, officials said on Thursday, rekindling  tensions in its hard-hit beef industry just one day after the  United States announced plans to reopen the border to live  Canadian cattle.
For most of their first 13 years, the Screen Actors Guild Awards played little more than the role of a seat-filler. This year they might be the biggest star in town.
Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson said the club were \
Spanish motor rally legend Carlos Sainz took a gentle swipe at the state of the world championship on Thursday after his glorious career ended with a whimper.
Gianfranco Fini \u00c3\u00a8 il nuovo ministro degli Esteri e mantiene l&#39;incarico di vice-presidente del Consiglio. Marco Follini non entra nel governo, almeno per ora. Se ne riparler\u00c3\u00a0 la prossima settimana. Sul taglio
Lucent Technologies has been notified by the S.E.C. that it may be sued over a previously disclosed investigation of its operations in China.
U.S. presidents past and present  appealed to Americans on Monday to help victims of the Asian  tsunami as one of the biggest aid efforts in history struggled  to bring food and water to millions of desperate survivors.
The trial of Slobodan Milosevic on war crimes charges has resumed in The Hague with the former Yugoslav president launching a spirited defense.
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Comedian Russell Brand accepts damages over claims a girl was drugged and raped during a party.
Most cars do a poor or marginal job protecting passengers from whiplash injuries in a rear-end crash, according to crash tests of several models.
The terrorists, whose unspeakably malevolent takeover of a Russian schoolhouse resulted in the deaths of 330 children, teachers and parents, have succeeded in at least one respect.
The first freely elected president in Afghanistan&#39;s 5,000-year history took the oath of office here today. &quot;Nothing makes me more hopeful to the future
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University...
RAMALLAH (CISGIORDANIA) - Hamas e&#39; pronto ad una hudna (tregua) con Israele, purche&#39; si fermino gli attacchi contro i palestinesi. E&#39; moderato il tono dello sceicco Hassan Yusef, portavoce del movimento islamico
E' successo ieri sera a fermata di bus nel centro di Bologna
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States if Exxon Mobil Corp. wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.
Police have found themselves with the gruesome mystery of why three human feet have washed ashore on islands in the Strait of Georgia on Canada's Pacific coast over the past six months.
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank  President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has  shifted to a lower growth track given restraints led by weak  housing prices and falling equities prices.
After eight years at the company, Kevin Rollins was appointed president and CEO of the $41.4 billion computer juggernaut Dell Computer last July. Many still think of Dell as a desktop supplier, but the company has become a powerhouse in server and notebooks as well and is making strong moves in the printer and storage markets.
Karl Rove is a smooth, jovial political operative with a Texas-honed reputation as a ruthless competitor and three George W. Bush victories under his belt. Mary Beth Cahill is a daughter of Boston's rough-and-tumble ward battles who just last year brought her no-nonsense organizational skills to Democratic opponent John Kerry's camp.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned in California's farm belt on Monday, where she talked up her proposals to pass immigration reform and to boost the agricultural economy.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday there were prospects for resolving all disputes with India, including over Kashmir, through peace talks now under way.
Dini, non votero' riforma se aumenta la spesa
(InfoWorld) - Sharp has developed a widescreen Windows Mobile-based PDA (personal digital assistant) for a new Japanese cellular carrier that will begin service next month. The EM-One is compatible with EMobile Co.'s high-speed 3G (third-generation) data service that will launch on March 31 and offer download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps. Also packed into the device is 802.11b/g Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and a tuner for Japan's mobile digital television broadcasts. A full QWERTY keyboard slides out from behind the display for typing and the device also sports a camera, although its 1.3-megapixel quality is a little low compared to cell phones. Running Windows Mobile 5.0, it has a 4.1-inch widescreen with WVGA (800 pixels by 480 pixels) resolution. Pre-installed software includes Internet Explorer Mobile, Opera Mobile, versions of World, Excel and Powerpoint, Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, a PDF viewer, image and video player software, a bar code reader and dictionary software. It will cost between \u00c2\u00a539,800 and \u00c2\u00a595,000 ($331 and $795), respectively, depending on the service plan and won't be available through other carriers or in other countries. It measures 140 millimeters by 70 millimeters and is 18.9 millimeters thick. It weighs 250 grams including the battery pack. EMobile is one of two new cellular carriers planning to launch service this year in Japan. The company has built a WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access) network for data services that will offer HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) from launch. EMobile is owned by Japanese broadband provider EAccess Co. and hopes to tap in to the market for wireless data services. Cellular data services are popular in Japan, but mainly for downloading content to cell phones or looking at mobile Internet sites. As a result data charges are tailored so carriers can make money from services that typically involve shifting a small amount of data. That means surfing the wider Internet from a PC is often an expensive proposition because of the much greater amount of data involved. EMobile will offer flat-rate services for PC owners in addition to users of the EM-One, it said Tuesday.
The precious balance between individual freedoms and national security has never been defined in absolutes. In times of war, when our security is threatened, people are asked to make concessions with their freedoms.
The governing board of the UN atomic watchdog agency yesterday told Iran it had two months to freeze all work on uranium enrichment - the technology that can be used for nuclear weapons.
A section of a 4.5km-long hotel complex built by the Nazis as a holiday camp is sold at auction.
Dell has announced a dense blade server designed for enterprises with space-tight, hard-to-cool data centres. The PowerEdge 1855 can pack as many as 10 blade servers in a 7U-sized
16.14: Sempre meno ostacoli burocratici in Ucraina per il nuovo ballottaggio, il 26 dicembre, tra Yushenko e Yanukovic per la poltrona di capo dello Stato. Il parlamento ucraino ha approvato oggi pomeriggio
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0has released the beta of a tool that will test business PCs to see if they are compatible with Windows Vista. Users can download the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment 2.0 Public Beta online now. The application helps business users see how much effort it will take to migrate desktops in a company to Vista by testing the hardware and device-driver capability of PCs against the OS and issuing reports about those results, according to Microsoft's internal Windows Vista blog. In addition to testing hardware for Vista, the software also will check to see if a PC is compatible with the Office 2007 suite, according to Microsoft. To download the beta, users need a Windows Live or Passport log-on so they can first register for the beta program. Since making Windows Vista available to business customers last November, Microsoft has offered a host of tools to help customers with the deployment of the new OS with two more coming earlier this week at its TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando. Released at the show, the Data Encryption Toolkit for Mobile PCs helps IT administrators set encryption policies for laptops in an enterprise using the encrypting file system and new BitLocker features of Windows Vista, while the Virtual Hard Drive Test Drive allows enterprises to run a virtual version of Vista on PCs to see how it will interact with existing applications.
Accordo raggiunto tra l'ad Conti e il premier Robert Fico
Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest  long distance runners of all time, bids to make Olympic history  on Friday as the athletics program opens in Athens.
Latest figures show that some patients are waiting an average of two years to have a hearing aid fitted.
When Raymond Gilmartin became chairman of the drug maker Merck, it was close to introducing several new medicines. Now, the company is in crisis.
The auction house Sotheby&#39;s said that it would sell contents from the Kennedy house in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, and from other family homes in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia.
Bloomberg - Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has taken the lead over Senator Hillary Clinton among Florida voters in a head-to-head match-up of the 2008 presidential candidates, a Quinnipiac University poll found.
Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wild-card playoff game against Tampa Bay will be the third time in the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 last four postseason appearances that Jeff Garcia will be the opposing quarterback.
SEATTLE -- Nearly a decade ago, historian Patricia Nelson Limerick set the modern American West to verse:
Belga brucia tutti in volata, Rasmussen ancora in giallo
Troubled carrier US Airways has asked a US bankruptcy court to impose big wage and cost cuts, warning that otherwise it might fail to survive.
ROCHESTER, NY\u00e2\u0080\u0094Eastman Kodak will acquire the imaging business of National Semiconductor Corp., which develops and manufactures metal oxide semiconductor image sensor devices.
It is the one team that has failed to get on board. It is the team with no fear of the Patriots' Super Bowl mystique. It is Kraft Kryptonite, the only NFL franchise that refuses to fold at the sight of Bill Belichick in a hoodie and Tom Brady in a huddle.
JEDDAH: Oil-rich Gulf Arab states need to tackle the growing challenge of unemployment and step up efforts towards their goal of a monetary union, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday.
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Tony Sparano, who was a member of Bill Parcells\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Dallas Cowboys coaching staff in 2006-7, was named coach of the Dolphins on Wednesday.
The US economy expanded at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter, below expectations but still bolstered by healthy consumer spending that was accompanied
Playbill - Cyndi Lauper, Stockard Channing, Judith Light and Joshua Jackson took part in a starry Dec. 1 benefit reading of The Laramie Project on what would have been the 30th birthday of Matthew Shepard.
Jeff Maggert and the PGA Tour rookie Brendon de Jonge of Zimbabwe shot rounds of seven-under-par 63 yesterday and share the lead after the first round of the Milwaukee Championship. Maggert eagled the par-5 15th hole and made three birdies on the back nine. De Jonge, who started on the 10th hole, eagled the par-4 second hole and also added three birdies. Garrett Willis was a stroke behind the co-leaders.
The owner of British grand prix track Silverstone has forty eight hours to save the historic race, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone declared Monday.
Possible evidence that the Republican National Convention won&#39;t be anything like the Democratic version: This time, officials insist, the balloons will fall on schedule.
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Oggi giornata decisiva, Prodi presenta proposta
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France has sent a senior foreign ministry official to the Jordanian capital Amman as part of efforts to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq ( news - web sites ), the ministry announced.
News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.
COLUMBUS, Ohio --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 15, 2004 -- please replace the release dated October 14, 2004 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
YouTube founder Steve Chen said Thursday the Internet giant is testing video-fingerprinting technology to guard copyrights of material posted at its globally popular website.
Glenn Farello, who guided Eleanor Roosevelt to a Maryland 4A boys' basketball title has been hired as the boys' coach at Paul VI Catholic.
European Space Agency -- Hurricanes are one of those forces of nature that can only fully be captured by satellite imagery. For Hurricane Frances, currently thundering towards the United States coast, ESA's Envisat is going one better, peering through the hurricane from top to bottom, even helping to 'see' under the waves to map hidden forces powering the storm...
Il Milan vuole partire con una vittoria: ''Sar&agrave; una partita delicata - dice Carlo Ancelotti p...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials said 25 civilians, including three infants and nine women, were killed in NATO airstrikes yesterday in southern Afghanistan. NATO said today that about 20 insurgents were killed in the battle and 60 more died along the border with Pakistan.
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP. blames human error for the explosion that killed five workers and seriously injured three others at its Illiopolis plant on April 23, 2004. In the narrowest possible analysis of the accident, the company is correct.
The Sudanese government raided two refugee camps in war-torn Darfur yesterday, raising fears that the ceasefire between the government and rebel groups had ended.
Rep. Tom Lantos, who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and is the only Holocaust survivor elected to the Congress, on Wednesday said he has been diagnosed with cancer and will not seek re-election in November.
Twins who were separated at birth and  raised by different families met later and married but were  forced to break up when they discovered their true identities,  a British legislator said on Friday.
Former champion Lennox Lewis hailed Danny Williams\u00e2\u0080\u0099 bravery after the Londoner\u00e2\u0080\u0099s defeat to Vitali Klitschko in Las Vegas. Williams was knocked down four times and took tremendous punishment
L'operazione e' valutata complessivamente 2,3 mld dollari
A US human rights group urged German prosecutors Tuesday to investigate accusations that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and senior US officers are guilty of war crimes over the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
Two movies that offer searing explorations of the effect of Iraq on the minds of American servicemen shine in Venice
State of the surveillance nation Britain may have more CCTV cameras per head than anywhere else in the world but when it comes to electronic surveillance the country is way behind Italy, the Netherlands and even Sweden.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A formula added to food could have the potential to extend the lives of obese people by 20%, scientists believe.
Scorching heat that has gripped Southern California for more than a week is responsible for at least 14 deaths, authorities said Tuesday.
Storms knocked out power to thousands in the Great Lakes on Sunday as parts of the country braced to bake again this week in a new round of hot weather.
President Jacques Chirac awarded the Legion d'Honneur order to actor and director Clint Eastwood on Saturday, calling his latest films lessons in humanity.
The four key players in the World Trade Organisation -- the United States, the European Union, Brazil and India -- met on Tuesday for critical talks to break deadlock over a global trade deal.
BAGHDAD -- He wore a pale yellow dress shirt and black-rimmed glasses that lost their tint when he entered the dark lobby of a Baghdad hotel. He drank orange soda and refused a cigarette. His face was tense, but he spoke in a calm, open way about the satisfaction of killing Shiites with his own...
Roger Clemens spent Thursday going door-to-door on Capitol Hill, lobbying congressmen investigating whether he used drugs. His accuser, Brian McNamee, gave a seven-hour deposition behind closed doors, and the trainer's lawyers presented photographs of evidence they said prove the star pitcher was injected with steroids.
King-size candy bars which have helped fuel Britain&#39;s expanding appetite and waistline will be phased out by some food companies in compliance with an official campaign against obesity, according to reports.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to field in the day-night third one-day international against England at the Rose Bowl here.
LONDON  - Oil prices rose over worries about a possible supply shortage of US heating oil stocks during the northern hemisphere winter.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has vowed to fight anyone who sought to grab the country&#039;s land or sell it, in a renewed attack on the international community and former colonial master Britain.
In impressive fashion, the first-place Cavaliers finished what they started Tuesday in a 107-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in front of 19,094 fans at Gund Arena.
SEATTLE - Government seismologists raised the alert level for Mount St. Helens on Saturday after its second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor...
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Defending champion France surged into the Fed Cup final, completing a 5-0 sweep of Spain on Thursday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.
One day after President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resounding victory, a disloyal Senator Arlen Specter issued a warning to the President that pro-life judicial nominees would be rejected, and Roe v. Wade should not be overturned.
The New York Times's coverage of the annual bacchanalia of consumer electronics lust begins today in Las Vegas.
Wall Street's quarterly earnings  frenzy is starting to taper off, but U.S. stock investors will  still have plenty of numbers to watch next week. Several media  giants as well as beverage and snack foods company PepsiCo Inc.   and forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co.  are  among those planning to announce results in the week ahead.
It is well known that albatrosses take an 18-month break between mating seasons.
Michael Ovitz, who had a brief but extremely lucrative career as president of Walt Disney Co. in the mid 1990s, might emerge as the latest embodiment of corporate spending run amok.
Intel Corp. trimmed the prices of its mobile processor lines on Sunday, lowering the prices of both its Pentium M microprocessors and members of its Centrino platform.
This year there seem to be more movies than usual that, whether or not they intend to provoke fear, take fear as their subject.
Iraq News, FIGHTING continued in Fallujah for an eighth day yesterday as United States warplanes bombarded hard core rebel areas in the devastated Iraqi city.

Overfishing on the Mediterranean is threatening artisanal fishermen and endangering more than 100 marine species.
British forces in Basra were today preparing to move from southern Iraq to a more turbulent region near Baghdad, by parading and praying ahead of the troop transfer which has caused outrage back home.
One in five global consumers said they would consider having cosmetic surgery and Russians are most receptive to the idea, a survey by market researcher ACNielsen shows.
This is not original reporting. All facts have been gathered from ESPN, the Associated Press, Fox Sports Net, The Indianapolis Star, and The Washington Post.
Equal treatment for all our big brothers EU privacy worrywarts will expand their investigation into Google to other search engines' data retention policies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A woman who lost both legs and an arm as a child is poised to become a doctor for children.
Yankees are livid after deal for Randy Johnson falls through again. DePodesta defends his decision that also affects the Diamondbacks.
John Edwards is making the rounds this week, appearing on three of this Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s talk shows. Mitt Romney is on Meet the Press.
Scenes of school violence in a TV series based on The Terminator will be revised following the Virginia Tech massacre.
Venezuela&#39;s ambassador to Panama, Flavio Granados, said late on Friday his country had asked him to leave Panama after statements made by its leader in the midst of a diplomatic scandal involving Cuba.
28-year-old Eddy Koaz, the president of the Israel Judo Federation, has demanded that the International Judo Federation (IOC) disqualify Iranian judoka, Arash Miresmaeili, from the Olympics. The Iranian judoka was declared overweight at the weigh-in on ...
Italy's centre-left government struggled to stay afloat on Wednesday and even the president appeared to doubt that Prime Minister Romano Prodi, weakened by defections, could survive a confidence vote in the Senate.
The ghosts of the famed Anfield &quot;boot room&quot; must be wondering what on earth has happened to their once proud club after yet another anemic performance.
Regression reawakens 'moderate risk' flaw
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's departure -- and President Bush's intention to name Condoleezza Rice as Powell's replacement -- would mark the triumph of a hard-edged approach to diplomacy.
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Princess Diana would still be alive if she had had police protection at her time of death, her inquest hears.
Young people should be informed about sexual health services and have access to them, ministers say.
Lifestyle: 22 September 2004, Wednesday. American rock band W.A.S.P. will put an end to the winter edition of the Bulgarian Arena Music Festival.
Prescription drugs were found in Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room, but there were no pills in her stomach, and investigators said Friday they are awaiting tests that could tell whether the former centerfold died of an overdose, as some close to her suspect.
Top seed Serena Williams celebrated her  23rd birthday with a gritty 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Russian  Svetlana Kuznetsova in the China Open final on Sunday.
As this year comes to a close, AMD executives won&#39;t be sorry to put 2007 behind them. Battered by rising debt, shrinking market share and mounting financial losses, AMD is counting on a comeback in 2008. But can the struggling chip maker make good on its promises to customers and investors that better times lie ahead?Many of AMD&#39;s current troubles are tied to Barcelona, the first version of its Quad-Core Opteron processor.&#160;Repeated delays of this chip weakened AMD&#39;s finances and undermined confidence in the company&#39;s ability to deliver new products as promised. Rebuilding that lost confidence among corporate users and the financial community won&#39;t be easy and the company can ill afford further missteps.Over the next six months, there are several milestones that AMD must hit in order to get back on track. The first, and arguably most important, involves volume shipments of Barcelona, scheduled to happen during the first quarter. AMD desperately needs this chip to shore up flagging revenue from its commercial business and to take back ground lost recently to Intel in the server market.With a bug that was recently discovered in Barcelona fixed, AMD expects the latest version of the chip to start coming out of its manufacturing plants in January. Barcelona shipments are expected to rise throughout the first quarter, reaching &quot;full volumes&quot; and widespread availability of servers based on the chip during the second quarter, according to Phil Hughes, an AMD spokesman.Another early milestone to look out for involves Shanghai, the second version of the Quad-Core Opteron chip that&#39;s set for volume production during the second half of 2008. AMD will produce Shanghai with a 45-nanometer manufacturing process that is one generation ahead of the 65-nanometer process used to make Barcelona.The numbers used to describe chip manufacturing processes refer to the average size of the smallest features that can be created on a chip. The smaller these features can be made, the better. Making these features smaller gives chip makers the ability to shrink the overall size of a chip, thereby reducing unit manufacturing costs, or to add new features. Chips made using a more advanced process may also consume less power and run faster than other versions. But semiconductor production is as much art as it is science, and moving to a more advanced process is fraught with risks.In the case of Shanghai, AMD will take advantage of the 45-nanometer process to triple the size of the Level 3 (L3) cache, from 2M bytes in Barcelona to 6M bytes. The L3 cache is a shared pool of memory that can be accessed by all four cores on the chip. Each core has 512K bytes of Level 2 (L2) cache. When data is moved out of the L2 cache, it moves into the L3 cache instead of main memory, meaning that the core can access this information more quickly than would otherwise be possible.Like AMD&#39;s existing server lineup, Barcelona and Shanghai also include an on-chip memory controller that further helps to increase performance.The memory structure used in the Quad-Core Opteron is different from Intel&#39;s server chips, which do not use an L3 cache and do not have an on-chip memory controller. Instead, Intel&#39;s quad-core Xeon 7300 server chips have 8M bytes of shared L2 cache. Since Intel processors actually pack two dual-core chips inside a single package, the L2 cache is divided into two parts, with 4M bytes on each silicon chip. Intel&#39;s processors do not use an on-chip memory controller.Boosting the Quad-Core Opteron&#39;s L3 cache with Shanghai should give AMD&#39;s quad-core chips the opportunity to stretch their legs, but the company has to make them first. The first working samples of Shanghai are due out of AMD&#39;s factory in Dresden, Germany, in January, according to recent remarks by Mario Rivas, executive vice president of AMD&#39;s Computing Products Group. If these samples arrive late or suffer from unexpected technical problems, this could delay volume production of Shanghai to late 2008 or even early 2009. Conversely, working samples that arrive on schedule and meet or exceed expectations would give AMD an added boost.Besides the server segment, there are a couple of key product milestones on AMD&#39;s roadmap for desktop and mobile processors that bear watching as well.For example, the company plans a first-quarter rollout of Perseus, a package of chips aimed at PCs for the corporate market and centered on a quad-core or triple-core processor and an RS780 or SB700 chipset. A dual-core version will also be rolled out. During the second quarter, AMD plans to roll out Puma, a chip package designed for notebooks. Puma is based on a new processor, called Griffin, expected to offer better performance and power efficiency than AMD&#39;s existing line of mobile processors.AMD plans to offer additional details of its plans and upcoming products at the Consumer Electronics Show to be held in Las Vegas during January, Hughes said.
Russia hopes the next meeting of the  Quartet to move the Middle East peace process forward will be  on July 16, Itar-Tass quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as  saying on Friday.
The New York Times Company has nominated Daniel H. Cohen to its board after Cathy J. Sulzberger chose not to stand for re-election.
These companies are buying back their shares. Should you join them?
Former National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti, who in 2002 admitted he used steroids, died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, Major League Baseball reported on its Web Site.
L&#39;allenatore avrebbe gi\u00c3\u00a0 formalizzato le dimissioni per gravi motivi familiari. La societ\u00c3\u00a0 giallorossa sta tentando tutte le strade per convincerlo a restare. Per il suo sostituto si fanno i nomi di Del Neri o Cosmi &gt; I gironi di Champions.
God knows if they&#39;re telling the truth, I wouldn&#39;t say their credibility is any too high. But I really don&#39;t think they&#39;d lie about this given the stakes: North Korea says it has turned the plutonium from
Sarebbe un grave errore se qualche giocatore della Juve scendesse in campo domani a Bologna pensando incosciamente al big match col Milan del 18 dicembre e quindi risparmiandosi. E&#39; il messaggio che Fabio
Two Salem Township horses tested positive for West Nile virus earlier this month and another dead bird was confirmed to have had the virus Monday, according to Washtenaw County public health officials.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - Artist and photographer Ivan Ushkov takes dark pictures that set out to puncture the glossy image of Russia that the country's leaders try to project.
German traffic police were shocked to  see a California Highway Patrol car cruising along the  motorway, driven by a man dressed as an authentic American cop,  authorities said Thursday.
New Mac docking station and dual USB adapter debut at Macworld  Expo.
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Google Inc. and NASA A
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The way federal agents search digital devices, such as laptops and BlackBerries, has come under scrutiny in a new lawsuit. \
(InfoWorld) - The European Commission is turning to video-sharing Web site YouTube.com to disseminate information about the workings of the European Union to its citizens, through a new channel on the site called EUtube, it announced Friday. The EUtube channel bears the tagline \
President Bush said Monday that he had decided to nominate Michael O. Leavitt, a former three-term governor of Utah, to be secretary of health and human services, replacing Tommy G. Thompson.
KIGALI, Rwanda, July 16 -- An Ethiopian judge handed life sentences  instead of the death penalty to 30 of the country's top political opposition leaders Monday in a trial  the prisoners have called a sham.
Dutch police have made a fresh arrest in the investigation into the murder of a filmmaker who was critical of Islam, while two other suspects were released, the Amsterdam prosecutor said on Saturday.
The leader of Poland's governing party, Josef Oleksy, is found guilty of lying about his past as a communist agent.
Dr. Amy FT Arnsten of Yale Medical School says stressful situations activate an enzyme in the brain called protein kinase C, which impairs the short-term memory and other functions in the prefrontal cortex, the executive-decision part of the brain.
WORLD No.3 Ernie Els was upstaged on his home patch yesterday by a 23-year-old rookie playing in his first event on the European Tour.
Former England coach David Lloyd believes Andrew Flintoff will overcome his latest ankle injury setback and return as a fully-fledged all-rounder later this summer.
Ivory Coast rebels patrolled the empty  streets of their stronghold Bouake on Friday with machineguns  and rocket launchers, bracing for more attacks a day after  government warplanes bombed the northern town.
The folk at eBay were unbelievers in the cheesy miracle: one half of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich, the owner of which claimed it bore the image of the Virgin Mary.
Sam Allardyce and Rafa Benitez could be forgiven for cursing the FA Cup as two of the Premier League's big guns prepare to put their reputations on the line this weekend.
The Federal Reserve appears poised to continue raising interest rates for most if not all of this year.
By Aimee Dolloff, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec. 15--OLD TOWN -- The University of Maine is hoping to eliminate some of the trash it creates by composting its food waste.
The Phoenix Suns and D.J. Strawberry, their second-round draft pick, agree to a two-year deal that guarantees him a roster spot this year.
Mexico is poised overtake Canada in annual passenger vehicle sales by 2010, a situation one economist says could make it more difficult for Canada to lure future investments from automakers, including the construction of new assembly plants and
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Jay-Z is to move to the boardroom after being put in charge of one of hip-hop's most influential labels, Def Jam.
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SIRTE, Libya  - British leader Tony Blair held talks with Muammar Gaddafi in a tent in the Libyan desert on Tuesday as BP sealed a big energy deal with Tripoli in a boost to the West's ties with the once-isolated African state.
You're responsible for protecting your nation from a nuclear-missile strike. The alarm bells go off and your monitor says you're under attack. You should counterattack, and quickly. But, well, you have this feeling that something isn't right. What do you do?
NEW YORK - Third seed Serena Williams served up her best performance of the US Open to date as she beat Switzerland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarterfinals.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills faced off in one of the biggest and most bitter divorce battles in showbusines history on Monday -- with a slice of his massive Beatles fortune at stake.
Scattered violence broke out on Thursday  after thousands of Boston Red Sox fans converged on Fenway Park  to celebrate their baseball club's historic win over the New  York Yankees that puts them in the World Series.
Researchers think they have found the modern whale\u00e2\u0080\u0099s closest evolutionary ancestor.
Fans of acclaimed British soul and jazz  singer Amy Winehouse urged her to seek help on Tuesday after a  newspaper printed images of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine  last week.
I&#39;m not the first person to suggest Mozart suffered from Tourette&#39;s syndrome. The idea was mooted by a Scandinavian scientist who based his theory on the scatological tone of Mozart&#39;s letters.
Kmart Holding Corp and Sears, Roebuck and Co said Wednesday that they are merging to form a new retail company called Sears Holdings Corp that will be the US&#39; third-largest retailer with about US$55 billion in annual revenues.
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England midfielder Owen Hargreaves and Frank Lampard have pulled out of Wednesday&#39;s Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia at Wembley because of injury.
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A new company thinks it has the answer to the complaints of scientists and engineers looking for high-performance computing (HPC) on the desktop.
Propelled in Iowa by evangelicals' support, Mike Huckabee is trying for a repeat victory in South Carolina, where religion is woven even more tightly into the fabric of life.
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Indonesia sentences seven foreigners to death for setting up an illegal factory producing ecstasy.
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Hurricane Ivan grew into the deadliest of storms today, packing winds of 160mph as it headed straight for Jamaica and left a devastated Grenada and 20 dead.
WASHINGTON - A month before the US presidential election, George Bush suddenly faces a resurgent John Kerry and a fight for his political life.
The Rev Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionists will meet Tony Blair at Downing Street as efforts continue to resolve the impasse over IRA disarmament.
Lowe's reported a 17.9 percent increase in net income during its second quarter, but results missed Wall Street expectations.
Democratic presidential hopefuls on Thursday vowed to fight the scourges of AIDS, poverty and discrimination afflicting African Americans, and to get tough with Sudan over Darfur in their third live televised presidential debate.
Liberia's former President Charles Taylor boycotted the opening of his trial in The Hague for war crimes in Sierra Leone on Monday, saying he had lost faith in the U.N.-backed court.
According to a U.N. report, 3,709 Iraqis were killed in October, up slightly from the previous high in July.
Police in Kenya disperse Maasai protesters in the capital who are seeking the return of leased colonial land.
You play in Montreal, you're inclined to go to extremes to get some attention, which may explain why Orlando Cabrera had hair that made Johnny Damon's look tame by comparison. Or perhaps you missed the time he showed up with a braided 'do in alternating blue and red, the colors of the Expos, or went 13 months between haircuts.
With the euro hovering above $1.30 against the US dollar and the market consensus calling for even higher levels in the next 12 months or so, the likelihood of an economic slowdown in the eurozone next year ...
It may be hard for Michigan residents not to trip over a presidential candidate, campaign workers or a presidential friend or family member this weekend.
Team Astana missed last year's Tour de France over a doping probe. Now, its star riders have another problem: crashes on the course. Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Kloeden, the Swiss squad's top two title contenders, were injured in separate nasty spills Thursday in a bumpy fifth stage through the Burgundy winemaking region.
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies  have picked up the option for next season on closer Billy  Wagner. Under the terms of the contract, Wagner will make $9  million in 2005. If the club not exercised the option, Wagner  would have been owed a $3 million buyout and would have been  eligible to file for free agency.
World oil prices ticked up from a  three-month low on Monday as traders looked for OPEC to take  action to stem a slide which knocked 14 percent off crude  prices last week.
Jack Straw insists it was not a mistake to offer to send a team of Gurkhas to help relief efforts in Indonesia.
Monster - a company best known for its high-end A/V cables and its lavish Consumer Electronics Show parties - has started selling iFreePlay, a set of foldable earphones with an integrated dock for Apple's second-generation iPod Shuffle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Qwest Communications on Wednesday announced a continued expansion of its VoIP service portfolio with IP Centrex Prime, an IP-enabled interface that helps enterprise business customers with multiple locations and mobile workforces migrate from traditional PBX connections to VoIP.
Now that Thanksgiving is just an indigestible memory, my bet is you probably dined on many fine foods. What you likely did not dine on was grilled cheese.
Yao Ming scored 25 points, Shane Battier hit a pair of key 3-pointers and added 17, and the Houston Rockets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 82-75 on Tuesday night.
New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.
Sharon Stone Attends the 2004 Princess Grace Awards Gala, October 27, 2004 in a New Yorkfile photo. Stone claims a Beverly Hills doctor slandered and libeled her by allegedly telling magazines that he performed cosmetic surgery on her famous face.
The UN nuclear watchdog says it will travel to North Korea next week to discuss shutting the Yongbyon reactor.
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has a loftier goal than dominating the online retail market -- he wants to help colonize space.
Viruses, X-rays and compounds found in grilled meats joined the official list of known or suspected cancer-causing agents released on Monday.
A woman casts her vote at Rodrigo Elementary School's polling station in Covilha, central Portugal.Comment
News that PeopleSoft had abruptly changed leadership, coupled with an announcement that the US Department of Justice would not appeal a federal court decsion that would allow Oracle to pursue a hostile takeover bid, drove prices of PeopleSoft shares up 15
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has threatened to take legal action against politicians in eastern Ukraine who are calling for the Russian-speaking part of the country to secede.
How this once-tiny company hinted it was ready for a turnaround.
KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a crowd of people waiting to apply for jobs with the Iraqi National Guard in the northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 16, officials said.    Also Saturday, the pan-Arab television station Al-Jazeera aired video footage of what it said were two Americans and a Briton kidnapped two days ago from their house in central Baghdad...
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Director of the World Health Organization&#39;s Regional Office for Western Pacific Shigeru Omi says he is more concerned about the menace of bird flu to human beings than SARS.
More frequent screening for prostate cancer, as expected, found more tumors, but failed to cut the number of aggressive tumors detected in between scheduled screenings, European researchers said on Tuesday.
Adolor Corp. said on Thursday its experimental treatment for post-operative bowel obstruction did not confer a significant benefit in a late-stage clinical trial in Europe, sending its stock skidding.
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There are plenty of pitiful teams in the Eastern Conference that the Wizards should be capable of slamming.
Two Filipino oil workers captured last week in restive southern Nigeria, have been released by their captors, a local government spokesman in the area told AFP.
Wants to mine web with Fast buy Microsoft is to acquire Norwegian business search engine company Fast Search and Transfer for 6.6bn kroner ($1.23bn).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The small street protests over the last two weeks are the most sustained defiance of the junta in a decade.
Computer giant IBM has asked  Switzerland's high court to block a Gypsy rights group's  attempts to sue it for allegedly helping Nazi slaughter in  World War II, lawyers said on Monday.
MUMBAI: The US consulate and the American Centre in Mumbai, which had downed shutters on Tuesday morning, resumed operations on Wednesday.
Officials of the RMT union are due to meet ferry giant P&O in view of a massive redundancy announcement.
Tycho:  I'm aware of Spore, but it's not a game I look around for in an active mode.  Here is a preview of the game, for example, but I haven't read it so I don't know if it's good or not.  I'm especially disinclined to read previews in particular, because I think it's a game that is likely to preview well.  You aren't likely get past the novelty stage in am Official Press context - it's going to be pure discovery from beginning to end, wall to wall tendrils and eye stalks, ginning up hobbling quintapeds whose journey to the mailbox is difficult, if not impossible.  The incredible outpourings of support for the game are themselves incredible to me, but what they've done is try to create a product whose potential is as raw as possible.  We seem to value that ethereal quantity differently than most.
The Delacour's langur monkey, which lives exclusively in Vietnam, is fighting for its existence, conservationists warn.
An eatery in Sheffield, central England, called the 'Polonium Restaurant' is getting more business from local customers in the aftermath of the poisoning of a former Russian spy, a tabloid reported.
Diplomatic efforts intensified on  Tuesday to end a massive Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip  that has killed 68 Palestinians, as the Jewish state faced  calls for restraint from its U.S. ally.
The issue is important, but Benedict has presented neither the evidence or insight to make his point stick
European shares were flat in light trade in the truncated session before Christmas, but exporters in the automotive sector weakened after the euro hit a new all-time high above $1.35.
Headlined by a 24 percent slash in all existing salaries, the National Hockey League Players&#39; Association upped the pressure on the league with a massive collective-bargaining proposal and
Polaris Industries Inc. said Thursday it will immediately stop manufacturing boats and other marine product lines after the division drowned in a hefty operating loss in 2003.
120GB per 1.8in platter Toshiba has taken the wraps off a new hard drive recording technology it claims will dramatically increase the capacity of the 1.8in drives used in portable media players like Apple's newly announced iPod Classic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
27 October 2004 -- Iraqi authorities say an investigation has been launched into the massacre of 49 newly trained Iraqi Army recruits.
Republican  presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday predicted he will  do well in the Florida contest late this month after winning  South Carolina and took a swipe at rival Rudy Giuliani.
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree a ceasefire, officials say, but fighting rages on in Gaza.
Japanese stocks fell, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average and Topix index to their biggest losses in a month. Exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp.
Florida is already teeming with lawsuits charging the state and its county elections supervisors with voter disenfranchisement.
Latest report from the UK, although indicative of serious change, tells us again what we already know. On Thursday, October 28, the press was abuzz with news of the United Kingdom&#39;s formal publication of its
HONG KONG -- Before Hong Kong Disneyland opened last year, planners were careful to design the park according to the principles of feng shui, placing objects in harmony with their environment. They made sure to offer Chinese food. And they built a garden of costumed characters to satisfy the Chinese...
Adam Pultz places a turkey and a box containing food and other items in the back of Joan Findley's truck Monday. The Salt Lake Mission is giving food and clothes to those in need during the holiday season.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
Fear of what the symptoms of prostate cancer may mean stops men seeking medical help, a study suggests.
Billionaire Donald Trump told Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner on Tuesday she would be given a second chance after reported misbehavior.
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Clashes between state-employed and independent miners leave 12 dead at Bolivia's largest tin mine.
EU governments openly voiced doubts on Tuesday that a US stimulus plan would avert recession in the world's biggest economy as stock markets suffered a second day of heavy losses.
A Taliban commander killed in southern Afghanistan last week had rejoined the hardline militia after his release from Guantanamo Bay earlier this year, according to an Afghan provincial governor.
Critics charge conflict of interest in a system where pharmaceutical giants fund the regulatory process.
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford has a new director. She is Susan Lubowsky Talbott, the director of Smithsonian Arts at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Pete Campbell made eight 3-pointers &#151; six in the first half &#151; and finished with 28 points, and No. 10 Butler showed off its outside touch by making a school record 20 3s in a 92-50 blowout of Cleveland State on Thursday night.
Gov. Ed Rendell rescinded a policy Friday that had kept the state's list of polling places hidden from the public because of terrorism fears.
Neal Huntington, a former Cleveland Indians assistant general manager who was moved to a mostly scouting role two years ago, was hired Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates' general manager.
A scientific model of the North Sea's ecosystem suggests the total stock of fish has dropped from 26 million tonnes to 10 million t in just over a century.
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has sued a Nevada strip club for using a picture of her face to promote itself on the Web as \
Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg,  famed for the soaring vocals and elegant instrumentation of  tunes such as \
Opposition protests in Kenya faltered on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a court-ordered re-run of an election whose disputed result unleashed a wave of violence.
Corporate America is starting to sound like the robot in the old TV show Lost in Space that was known for its repeated &quot;Danger!
Japanese researchers say they have turned cells from the mouth into eye cells that have successfully been implanted in four patients to repair damage to the delicate outer layer of the cornea.
Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein sold his 14.58 percent stake in the Premier League club to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov for 75 million pounds on Thursday.
In a response to this previous posting over on PHPEverywhere, Wintermute comes back with some of his opinions on the topics the previous posting mentioned.
CHARLOTTE (Ticker) -- Boston College quarterback Paul Peterson cheered the play of the game while lying on a stretcher. Kicker Ryan Ohliger ran for a 21-yard touchdown on a fake field goal - one play after
Turkmenistan's voters are choosing a successor to the late autocratic president amid hopes of a political thaw.
There's no Senate bid or third-party race in his future, Huckabee says at Monitor Breakfast.
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If you get speeding tickets, watch out: The chances are good that you will also engage in possibly dangerous investing behavior, too, according to a new study.
The International Space Station will be effectively condemned if crew members cannot repair its faulty oxygen generator by the end of next month, a British space scientist has warned.
Pope John Paul II cancels all appointments over the coming days to recover from a bout of influenza.
A tiny generator that harnesses vibrations to produce power has been created by British scientists.
The Bush administration will seek to slash government spending next year, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Sunday, but he was less specific than the president
Fourteen workers at a juvenile detention center were convicted and sentenced to up to 87 years in prison for beating inmates with iron bars and wood to find out who organized an escape attempt, court officials said Wednesday.
President Bush's special envoy to Sudan, Andrew S. Natsios, resigned yesterday amid continuing frustration in Congress, the administration and the human rights community over the slow pace of deployment of international peacekeepers to war-ravaged Darfur.
Longshot Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Thursday gave front-runner Rudy Giuliani a list of foreign-policy books to back up his contention that attacks by Islamic militants are fueled by the U.S. presence in the Middle East.
Nigeria should urgently overhaul its  legal system to curb widespread sexual violence against women,  including rape by security forces and police, Amnesty  International said on Tuesday.
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Exelixis' partner requests an early review of its No. 2 drug.
Description: Israel announces it will free 170 Palestinian prisoners in the coming week. Officials said Israel had promised the release to Egypt&#39;s President Hosni Mubarak in exchange for the release by Egypt two weeks ago of an Israeli-Arab businessman.
Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as \
Diet and lifestyle play a far smaller  role than genetic factors in determining whether a child  becomes overweight, according to a British study of twins  published on Thursday.
There's a whiff of crisis in the air at the Dutch Health Ministry: It's sitting on a pile of pot that it just can't sell.
More consumers are planning to spend less this holiday season than a year ago, according to a survey released on Tuesday that adds a fresh note of caution to what is shaping up to be a ho-hum holiday shopping season.
Jochen Hecht\u00e2\u0080\u0099s goal broke a tie late in the third period and Ryan Miller made 20 saves Friday in the Buffalo Sabres\u00e2\u0080\u0099 3-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
A protest is staged at Gatwick Airport over the deportation of three Zimbabwean asylum seekers
Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy launches an attack on Tony Blair, as his party's conference gets underway in Bournemouth.
Despite advances in DNA analysis, the nature of the Indian Ocean disaster may prevent investigators from reuniting thousands of victims with their identities. By Randy Dotinga.
It can&#39;t be easy for former No. 1 Serena Williams, struggling to get back into tennis shape, and seeing countrywoman Lindsay Davenport battering 0-and-1 an opponent that the younger Williams sister barely edges 7-6(3), 7-5.
Big Lots Inc., the largest closeout retailer in the United States, said Wednesday that total sales for the five weeks ended Oct. 2 rose 2.9 percent to $357.
They waited for almost eight hours to finally start playing and then they rushed to finish with more sprinkles falling, but Carlos Moya wasn&#39;t complaining in the end.
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ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded some 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.
The Sri Lankan government said on   Wednesday it was committed to holding peace talks with Tamil   Tiger rebels, provided the rebels agreed to \
British celebrity journalist Tina Brown is writing a book about Bill and Hillary Clinton, aiming to repeat the success of her best-selling biography of Princess Diana, her publisher Doubleday said.
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The confidence Dale Earnhardt Jr. conveyed last month in Pocono, Pa., about his chances of making the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship went up in a white plume of engine smoke here in Saturday night's Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400. It was replaced by shock, anger, frustration, and, in the end, acceptance of his fate as ...
Danish political party uses drawing of prophet, in move described by Muslim group as 'provocation'.
Just days ahead of the Republican National Convention, President George W. Bush appears to have gained the upper hand over Democratic rival John Kerry, who has been forced onto the defensive over his Vietnam War record.
An announcement could come as early as today that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and the Dow Jones board of directors have agreed on editorial protections for the Wall Street Journal, allowing the two sides to start discussing Murdoch's bid for the company and its high-profile newspaper.
Keeping a hectic pace because of the birth of his son didn't keep Philadelphia's Jon Lieber from pitching the best game the Kansas City Royals have seen all year.
NEW YORK  - Transplantation of  pigment-producing cells called melanocytes appears to be a safe  and effective treatment for vitiligo, in which patches of skin  lose their coloration, appearing whitish, according to two  reports in the Archives of Dermatology.
NEW YORK  - Teenagers who sit down to meals with their families may have healthier diets as adults, according to a new study.
A whale which hit the headlines around the world when it was stranded in the River Thames in London earlier this year was suffering from a painful form of arthritis, scientists have said.
 in 1st-qtr job outlook: Manpower
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. - Prison inmate Ricky Clauff just wanted a little justice. When Clauff was in Hall County jail in April, early one week he ordered a milkshake from the jail commissary and paid $11.25 for the regular Friday delivery.
Judge Michael B. Mukasey clearly believed that the defendant did not have a case. He dismissed her assertion that the New York City Police Department fired her because she had accused a more senior officer of rape, without allowing a jury to hear the case. But a higher court disagreed and told the...
Sirius Satellite Radio said Wednesday it re-signed legendary classic rock DJ Bruce Morrow, known on-air as \
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Organizers lit up a 8.1-mile string of explosives in a southern Taiwanese county Sunday, hoping to create the world's longest firecracker in a record-setting attempt expected to last two hours.
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In a June 12 story about the rising influence of pro-Taliban militants in the city of Tank in northwestern Pakistan, The Associated Press erroneously referred to Islamic fundamentalist courts. The courts have been set up in neighboring tribal regions, not in Tank.
A campaigner dressed as Batman, from the fathers&#39; rights group that pelted Prime Minister Tony Blair with flour-filled condoms, staged a dramatic protest on a Buckingham Palace balcony Monday.
Islamic hardliners planned protests across Pakistan against Britain&#39;s award of a knighthood to novelist Salman Rushdie.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka  Machimura said on Thursday economic sanctions against North  Korea were \
The nearby Baltimore Ravens were the latest team to spoil the return of head coach Joe Gibbs. Things looked good for a while for the burgundy and gold, with Mark Brunell throwing a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the Skins a 10-0 lead.
MONDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDayNews) -- For years, scientists have thought that olive oil might help prevent breast cancer.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan drilled the Gulf Coast on Thursday with 130-mph winds that inflicted far less damage than feared everywhere except Florida's Panhandle, where residents were left with surge-ravaged beachfronts, flooded streets and homes ripped apart by deadly tornadoes...
Intel said today it has cancelled plans to provide wireless access with an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) module built by Nokia.
Richard Scudamore, direttore generale della  della Premier league, non ha rinunciato all'idea di far...
For a limited-field event in December, the Target World Challenge that began Thursday at Sherwood Country Club had a decidedly regular-season feel.
SAN FRANCISCO Workers at four leading San Francisco hotels have started a two-week strike. Their union says ten other big hotels in the city might soon lock out their workers.
Werder Brema-Lazio, gara valida per la Champions League, &egrave; in programma il 24 ottobre, ma il ...
The Internal Revenue Service, in the midst of a crackdown on aggressive tax shelters, is auditing significantly more wealthy individuals and large companies.
The Malawi welfare official overseeing Madonna's efforts to adopt an African toddler says he will make a long-awaited trip to the singer's London home next week to assess her suitability as an adoptive parent.
Lisa Watson has a husband and five kids at home, plus a full-time job. But her schedule gets really crazy in the summer and fall, when she becomes \
Now your mutual fund can have religious principles, too.
Fabrizio Guidi (Phgonax) ha vinto la terza tappa del Giro di Polonia, la Gdansk-Torun di 225.5 km. L...
Details of a new television ad from President Bush to begin airing Tuesday:
TAKBAI, Thailand At least 84 people died after a riot in southern Thailand, many of them crushed and suffocated after they were arrested and packed tightly into trucks, officials said Tuesday.
International credit rating agency Standard and Poor's said it had cut its rating on the debt of French information technology services group Capgemini to junk status.
Haitian police and UN troops moved into a slum that has become a flashpoint for unrest, using bulldozers to remove a barricade of torched cars that had blocked traffic in the capital.
Chelsea end a long-running saga by signing Ashley Cole from Arsenal, with William Gallas heading the other way.
Russia is sending a special envoy to the Middle East to defuse tensions and revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, its foreign ministry said Friday.
Renegade soldiers have gained ground in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking control of two more villages during clashes with government troops, United Nations officials said on Monday.
Pink spotlights will shine on Legislative Hall and other buildings in Delaware this month to promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A new investor lawsuit against Dell  Inc. accuses the computer maker of improperly accounting for  hundreds of millions of dollars in payments from long-time  partner Intel Corp., a plaintiffs' attorney said on Friday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   on Monday said it expected sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year to be in the middle of a previously forecast rise of between 1 and 3 percent in December, the key shopping month.
Secretary of State Colin Powell sees the situation in Iraq \
A former Irish priest pushed Brazil&#39;s Vanderlei de Lima off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday. The man was arrested and taken to a police station.
SYDNEY -- The mayor and five other men on the small Pacific island of Pitcairn were sentenced to up to six years in prison for a string of rapes and sex attacks dating back 40 years on the remote and isolated home of the HMS Bounty mutineers, British authorities in New Zealand said today.
LITITZ, Pa.  - President Bush said on Wednesday  380 tons of missing explosives in Iraq might have vanished  prior to the arrival of U.S. forces and he blasted Democrat  John Kerry for making a campaign issue out of it.
U.S. personal incomes rose 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2004, the fastest pace of growth in more than three years as income gains sped up in 33 states, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
Ezel Dein al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the radical movement Hamas, has executed a Palestinian accused of collaborating with Israel.
A 69-year-old woman who was accidentally injected with a toxic cleaning fluid as she was prepared for surgery at a Seattle area medical center has died as a result, hospital officials said on Wednesday.
A DAY after their landmark trade deal with China, South-East Asian leaders took their goal of regional integration a few steps further today, preparing for pledges to boost trade and political links with India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand
NEW YORK - A sluggish gross domestic product reading was nonetheless better than expected, prompting investors to send stocks slightly higher Friday on hopes that the economic slowdown would not be as bad as first thought.    The 2.8 percent GDP growth in the second quarter, a revision from the 3 percent preliminary figure reported in July, is a far cry from the 4.5 percent growth in the first quarter...
GENEVA: Giving a severe blow to efforts to make cheaper medicines more widely available for the killer disease, the World Health Organisation has said that Indian firm Ranbaxy took all its anti-AIDS drugs off the United Nation&#39;s approved list.
ASHLEE Simpson was a lip-syncing laughing-stock on Sunday after she was caught using pre-recorded vocals on live TV. In a humiliating appearance on Saturday Night Live, Simpson held a microphone at her hip
The new search-engine technology is meant to rival Google. Also: Reebok unveils a new version of the Pump & hellip;.  PeopleSoft still won't settle for Oracle's bid & hellip;. and more.
Democrat John Kerry sought to link the Iraq war to U.S. economic woes on Wednesday, calling President Bush's move against Baghdad a \
BEIJING, Aug.18(Xinhuanet) -- NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft has spied two new moons around the satellite-rich Saturn.
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's anti-corruption purge of the Supreme Court concluded on Wednesday as a justice in impeachment proceedings quit.
New Delhi - Two passenger trains collided in northern India on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring at least 60 others, television reports said.
(InfoWorld) - Dell\u00c2\u00a0inaugurated Thursday a new research and development (R&D) facility in Bangalore, India, that can house up to 1,000 staff. The new facility is in line with Dell's plans to\u00c2\u00a0make India a hub\u00c2\u00a0for the development of enterprise products such as servers, storage, and software. Dell already has 600 engineers working in Bangalore on systems software, hardware design, and validation and testing for its enterprise products. The Bangalore facility is the company's largest R&D center outside the U.S. for enterprise products, Brad Anderson, senior vice president of Dell's business product group, said Thursday. Other Dell R&D centers in Asia are in Shanghai, Taipei, and Singapore. While the Shanghai center focuses on desktop design, the Taipei center does notebook design, and the center in Singapore works on Dell's printing and imaging products. Starting with software development in 2001, Dell has set up groups in Bangalore specialized in systems software, hardware design, and testing. The aim is to do end-to-end product development in India, said Vivek Mansingh, country manager and head of the R&D center. A dual-socket server is currently being designed entirely from India. Dell did not however disclose when the 1,000 staff would arrive at its new 200,000 square feet facility. The company has so far invested $150 million in setting up its R&D operations in India. Besides its R&D operations, Dell also runs call centers from various locations in India to support its customers worldwide. Its manufacturing plant in Chennai in south India is scheduled to start production in July.
Wireless companies are upping their technology bets.
The U.S.-backed coalition of Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties aims to isolate extremists, officials say.
Investor's Business Daily - Nokia on Wednesday not only upped the ante against its cell phone rivals, but also took dead aim at some online services, including Apple&#39;s iTunes music store.
Campaigns to save local A&E departments from closure could cause many unnecessary deaths each year, a report has warned.
Five key states in the U.S.  presidential election lost 37,800 jobs in September, offsetting  the gains posted by other states considered critical in the  election now 11 days away.
U.S. and North Korean negotiators will start talks on Monday aimed at normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a complex agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.
Antonio Alfonseca&#39;s return to the Marlins&#39; bullpen has been put on hold because of a physical that found problems in the right-handed reliever&#39;s back.
Paul Lo Duca will make his first appearance as a National on Saturday and address allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
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The first TB vaccine to be developed in more than eighty years has passed safety trials in the UK.
Israeli Ambassador Daniel Ayalon criticized the Council on Foreign Relations on Friday for providing a forum for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and what he called abhorrent views.
 to Turkey may seem Islamophobic
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Opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti will not  attend a concert on Wednesday that would have marked his first  appearance since a cancer operation four months ago, prompting  Italian media to speculate about his health.
The leader of Zimbabwe&#39;s largest opposition party was acquitted of treason charges Friday by a High Court in Harare. The judge said their was not enough credible evidence to convict the politician, Morgan Tsvangirai.
Consumer prices rose the most in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
Climate experts cautioned that a reported consecutive annual jump in the quantity of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere might be an anomaly, without ruling out it was a sign of rapid global warming.
Harold Zinkin, the inventor of the widely used Universal Gym machines and a pioneer of modern bodybuilding, has died at age 82, his friends said on Thursday.
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Wrapped in tattered wool blankets, Bashiran and her neighbors trekked for three hours from their dusty rural villages to wait amid the polished offices and whirring computers in a bank here in Lahore, one of the many branches set up across Pakistan by former prime minister Ben...
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He's been seen squiring around a dazed looking Britney Spears, at times acting as her spokesman, referring to himself as her manager and friend, and insisting all the while that her best interest is his only concern.
The firebrand editor stirred up decade-old passions last month with her plans for an O. J. Simpson book.
Hungry and filthy, thousands of Indonesians queued for water on Tuesday as aid deliveries to tsunami-ravaged Aceh province hit new snags and cases of disease and infection among survivors emerged.
Anyone who stole from the U.N.'s oil-for-food program for Iraq must stand trial and the money be repaid to the Iraqi people, Iraq's human rights minister said Friday.
Bruno Mazziotti, fisioterapista di Ronaldo, parla del futuro dell'attaccante brasiliano. \
(Corrects to read the third anniversary of Arafat's death in ninth paragraph instead of fifth anniversary)
NEC Corporation and Panasonic Mobile announced that they have developed a Linux-based software platform for third-generation (3G) mobile phones.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to announce extensive anti-corruption reforms.
Justice Department says company is behind schedule in efforts to comply with consent decree requiring it disclose server protocols to rivals.
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NEW YORK  - Even when diluted, the Aventis Pasteur smallpox vaccine (APSV), which has been in frozen storage since the 1950s, yields a high rate of successful vaccination, new research shows.
EDDIE JONES had better watch the England-South Africa video from yesterday&#39;s game and start learning fast. The world champions are not so much rebuilding as rebuilt.
Georgetown's Brandon Bowman scores with 8.4 seconds left and the No. 16 Panthers fall, 67-64, in their second straight upset loss.
Two British nationals have been arrested in Afghanistan for posing a threat to national security, Afghan officials said Tuesday.
Target Corp. said on Thursday it will match Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s new, lower prices on generic drugs in all Florida Target pharmacies beginning on Friday, the second time in a month the discount chain has immediately matched the moves of its larger rival.
WASHINGTON The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.
Despite being down 2-0 in the series, the Cavaliers feel confident as they head back home to Cleveland to host the Detroit Pistons.
LONDON: Unprecedented pictures of the purple atmospheric haze on Titan have been captured by the Cassini spacecraft during its closest approach yet to Saturn&#39;s largest moon.
Questi gli arbitri sorteggiati per la ventesima giornata del campionato di serie B in programma dome...
Although its first attempt has so far generally failed to attract consumers interest, the VoIP provider is announcing 'MyVonage,' an effort to promote devices, services, and features that allow the customer to choose how he uses the service.
Johann Bruyneel, team manager Astana, commenta con fermezza la mancata ammissione al Giro d'Italia, ...
John Kerry used the situation in Iraq to question whether President Bush is the leader he claims to be. While, President Bush suggested Kerry can never achieve victory in the war on terror.
Bob Marley's family is to sue his record label and a mobile phone firm in a row over ringtones featuring his music.
The latest U2 album, How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, goes straight to number one in the UK album charts.
Doom 3 has blasted away the competition at a major games ceremony, the Golden Joystick awards.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on  Thursday European Union leaders might be able to overcome  Polish threats of a veto and agree at a bloc summit next week  on the drawing up of a new EU treaty.
Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as \
'A year from now we will see Joost in the living room' This week, Joost started publicly talking about getting equipment manufacturers to embed its video-playing software in TV sets and other consumer hardware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The $30 billion takeover of HCA marks the rise of private-equity firms--and a new buyout wave
By Omar Sofradzija  By OMAR SOFRADZIJA  (c) 2007 REVIEW-JOURNAL  A complicated compromise could expand landowners' protections against seizures of their land, while limiting the effect such limits would have on public works projects.
Princess Diana's lover Dodi Fayed bought an engagement ring in a Parisian jewellery store hours before they died, a British inquest into the pair's death heard on Thursday.
Two anti-McDonald's activists convicted of libel in Britain did not get a fair trial and should be compensated by the British government, a European court said.
A jobless Hong Kong man, detained for  weeks and denied bail in the city's nude celebrity photo  scandal was released on Friday following a public outcry that  he was unfairly victimized by police.
Korean native K. J. Choi, the man known as the Tank, who cleared his way to the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Northern Trust Open.
Former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes the London club should have stood by disgraced striker Adrian Mutu, who was sacked after he tested positive for cocaine.
Cobi Jones may be considered a little-used veteran on the US national soccer team, but thus far in World Cup qualification play, he&#39;s had a magic touch at just the right time.
The Italian Government has halted its controversial expulsion policy after being widely criticised for sending plane-loads of illegal immigrants to Libya this week.
On Thursday, the company announced it will invest US$12 million over the next five years in a new research and developmentcenter in Tokyo.
Police investigating disappearance of four-year-old to declare her mother, Kate McCann, a suspect, family spokesman says.
Judges hearing a High Court challenge to the decision to halt an arms deal inquiry have adjourned.
The fracas involving Arsenal and ManYoo players in the Old Trafford tunnel after Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s match was sparked by Arsene Wenger labelling Ruud van Nistelrooy &quot;a cheat&quot;, according to reports.
PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa  - Gordon Wassenaar has his eye on a $300,000 combine harvester to replace the 1990 model he repairs each winter in the workshop on his farm. And he just bought more land to add to his 1,600-acre spread.
A play about Spanish poet Federico  Garcia Lorca has been canceled after its proposed performance  ignited political passions still simmering over Spain's  1936-1939 civil war.

Roger Clemens was scratched from Monday's start against the Chicago White Sox because of a fatigued right groin. Clemens first experienced the pain during his last minor league outing, for Triple-A Scranton on Monday. Rather than risk additional injury, he decided to be cautious, the Yankees confirmed during Saturday's game against the Boston Red Sox.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops took control on Sunday of a Palestinian refugee camp where they had been battling militants for more than three months, killing at least 31 fighters who tried to flee, security sources said.
Australian coming-of-age film drama Somersault gets a record 15 nominations for the country's top film awards.
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Americans have turned markedly gloomier about the economy in recent months, a shift that is reshaping a presidential campaign long dominated by the war in Iraq and national security concerns.

The Celtics may have the most wins in the NBA, but as of now they will have only one representative in uniform during the All-Star Game.
A roadside bomb killed five U.S. soldiers on patrol in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing this month's death toll for American forces in Iraq to 100.
Eating fruit and vegetables does not offer protection against cancer, a major study published yesterday concluded. Researchers who analysed results from two surveys involving
An abrupt move by the federal government has clouded the future of a national treatment program for ground zero workers outside the metropolitan area.
AFP/Getty Images/File - Egyptian security forces shot and killed two Ivorians who were attempting to cross into Israel illegally on Wednesday, a security source said.
Logitech, the world's biggest computer mouse-maker, is the latest victim of the credit crunch.
LOS ANGELES  - The wave of Latin American movies is one that can be compared to other great film movements, says &quot;The Motorcycle Diaries&quot; director Walter Salles.
Mexican President Vicente Fox told hundreds of farm workers here Wednesday that his country and the United States can&#039;t go it alone in trying to fix immigration problems.
Iran told nuclear partner Russia on  Wednesday it would have to show \
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CRUDE oil futures eased below $US46 a barrel in Asia today as traders awaited the weekly US crude inventory report, which has helped bring down prices in recent weeks by showing a recovery in supplies.
Sony Place Shifting \u00e2\u0080\u0093 no, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not a Slingbox Sony launched its LocationFree media streaming system in May of this year and now it seems that Version 2 with Added Bling is on its way. The Americans have been treated to a stack of new kit today which consists of a choice of two Base Stations as well as a new Location Free TV Box. You stream media from the Base Station and receive it at the TV box, which isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t exactly a new concept but getting the process to work smoothly seems to be beyond some companies that have products in the market place.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two weeks after Hershey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chairman and chief executive said he would leave, the struggling company cut its 2007 forecast, the third such setback this year.
The federal government has stepped up pressure on Labor to support a boost to the private health insurance rebate, accusing the opposition of being insensitive to older people.
A convoy of displaced Liberians heads for home in the first wave of returns for around 500,000 people.
ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will expand a program offering some generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the deal to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the retailer said on Thursday.
Captain David Beckham has revealed that he deliberately sought a yellow card during the last ten minutes of England&#39;s 2-0 World Cup qualifier win over Wales at Old Trafford last Saturday.
President George W. Bush said on Monday said he hoped that a plan for U.S. and Russian experts to analyze each other's proposal for a missile defense shield would be beneficial.
The last time the USA went more than eight years without a Davis Cup championship was more than half a century ago and spanned a period when the
The president-elect of the European Commission has withdrawn his proposed EU executive team to avoid an unprecedented European Parliament defeat
KINSHASA, Congo, DEC. 21, 2004 .- The Kinshasa government has to resolve the causes of aggression against the country from neighboring Rwanda, says a leading Congolese bishop.
Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has refused to rule out switching his national colours to England.
Can you handle Dylan and the Devsters? The barrel-scraping netherworld of corporate anthems is agog at Salesforce.com's groundbreaking new hip-hop opus, \
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Seven years after the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, hundreds of people joined former President Clinton on Friday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a memorial honoring the 13 people slain at Columbine High School.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as early as Sunday, before a unity government with Hamas is formed, officials said on Tuesday.
Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz on Tuesday became the most prominent Republican to endorse a California ballot measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research in the state.
The calm demeanor of Timothy F. Geithner, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is being tested as he tries to monitor the $26 trillion credit derivatives market.
President Bush and John Kerry agree that the most horrifying threat facing the country is a nuclear weapon in terrorist hands, each man claiming to be best able to prevent it from happening. But securing bomb-grade material in Russia and at labs elsewhere will be a daunting task no matter who is in the White House.
MIAMI A man suspected of fatally shooting a former western New York man during a search for child pornography has told a judge that he has a mental illness caused by AIDS.
For five weeks, they put a clamp on their feelings. They wanted to grieve, knew the time would come when they would be able to grieve, but also understood the time was not yet at hand.
L'italiano Simone Maludrottu si &egrave; confermato campione europeo dei pesi gallo battendo sul rin...
Aramis Ramirez homered three times and drove in all of Chicago's runs as the Cubs edged the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in National League play at the Great American Ballpark on Thursday.
An increasing number of firms are offering web storage for people with digital photo collections.
Even as the beef industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to keep harmful pathogens out of the meat it sells to the public, it appears to be losing ground.
Comedian Paul Whitehouse tells court he had no knowledge of actor using child porn as research.
Three rabbis are to be ordained in the eastern German city of Dresden in the first such ceremony in the country since World War II.
There have been wide-ranging opinions on the enormous $51.1 million posting fee the Red Sox paid for Daisuke Matsuzaka's negotiating rights, all the way from Blue Jays CEO Paul Godfrey calling it \
Sen. Joe Lieberman, attacked by fellow Democrats as being too close to the White House on the Iraq War, on Sunday called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign but said the United States cannot \
An old-school fighter used an old-school punch to knock out the star of the new era of boxing. Bernard Hopkins delivered a devastating shot to Oscar De La Hoya&#39;s rib cage, knocking out boxing&#39;s Golden Boy
U.S. stocks are headed for a lower  open on Monday with oil prices climbing higher and a thinly  staffed Wall Street on edge as the Republican National  Convention gets underway in New York City amid heightened  security concerns.
UNITED NATIONS, New York Despite an appearance before the General Assembly that was friendlier and more optimistic than any of his previous speeches to it, President George W. Bush still faces a skeptical crowd at the United Nations.
Women will be told to consider longer acting methods including injections and implants
One down, three to go Almost as soon as the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis completed their first spacewalk, NASA announced that the mission to the International Space Station will be extended by two days to make time for a fourth excursion into hard vacuum.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La Juventus &egrave; pronta ad offrire sei milioni di euro al Real Madrid per riavere Fabio Cannava...
UK scientists are attempting to restore vision in people with a leading cause of blindness using stem cells.
Uniformed gunmen reportedly set up a phony checkpoint and pulled the victims, who were going home after training, from buses and executed them.
The European Union suspended its antitrust review of Microsoft Corp.'s deal with Time Warner Inc. to develop anti-piracy software now that technology company Thomson SA has joined the proposed venture, officials said Wednesday.
A British minister suggested a shift in  foreign policy away from the United States, telling an audience  in Washington that a country&#39;s strength depended on making  global alliances rather than military might.
A man dies following a road collision between a car and a lorry in County Tyrone, according to police.
Hundreds of people on Monday protested the proposed closure of a public hospital&#39;s trauma unit that serves a wide swath of South Los Angeles and regularly treats victims of gang violence.
Unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga thrashes world number two Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-3 6-2 to reach the final of the Australian Open.
In the latest proof that the label is at least testing DRM-free music sales, consumers can buy gift cards from physical stores and redeem digital albums online. The bad news is that the music is also \
LONDON -- The threat posed by Iran can be contained only if the use of force is kept on the table, potential GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson said yesterday. Thompson, an actor and former senator in London to address a conservative policy group , said the United States and allies must ensure that rogue nations cannot \
When  communist activist Brinda Karat showed up playing the pivotal role of Konkona Sen Sharma\u00c2\u0092s mother in Amu, everyone thought it was an indulgence that the social protestor could ill afford.
AMES, Iowa -- With a kick and a pick, Missouri knocked Iowa State out of the Big 12 championship game. Adam Crossett kicked a 25-yard field goal in overtime to give Missouri the lead and AJ Kincade intercepted
L'Orlandina ha annunciato oggi di aver ingaggiato fino al termine della stagione Leonardo Busca, pla...
Scientists have found a new way to identify a particularly deadly form of prostate cancer in a breakthrough that could save tens of thousands of men from undergoing unnecessary surgery each year.
England scrum-half Andy Gomarsall hopes he can navigate his way around the Stade de la Beaujoire in a manner reminiscent of a chess grandmaster when the struggling world champions face Samoa in Nantes on Saturday.
Clifton Seabury requests that the truth be told regarding pollution of inland waters (\
If the satellite business is so great, why is Rupert Murdoch thinking of selling DirecTV and why is John Malone thinking of buying it?
Republican Senator John McCain raised only 11.2 million dollars in campaign funds for his 2008 White House bid in the last three months, forcing top staff to take pay cuts and shake up his campaign.
John Pluthero, the combative executive chairman of Cable & Wireless, has begun his shake-up of the telecoms group's international division by replacing two key managers.
Sony Corp.'s battery problems deepened on  Friday after Toshiba Corp. joined the list of PC makers  recalling its batteries including Dell Inc., Apple Computer  Inc. and Lenovo.
Instead of wearing khakis, students this summer at Croton Point Park donned wet suits and scuba gear as they dug up discoveries beyond the reach of landlocked archaeologists.
The parents of a desperately ill baby have gone to the British High Court to challenge doctors who do not want to resuscitate her the next time she stops breathing.
TOKYO (AFX) - Firms that are supporting one of the next-generation optical DVD formats, the Blu-ray Disc, plan to release camcorders that record on smaller versions of the discs as early as 2005, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported, without citing sources.
Two members of Izzedin al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), were killed on Saturday evening in an Israeli airstrike on their car that drove
The Beethoven piano sonatas tell a story, but which story is a matter of debate.
By Ani Martinez, The Miami Herald  Jun. 7--Come rain or shine, Davie's water restrictions are here to stay.   The Town Council implemented year-round restrictions at Wednesday's meeting, ensuring that restrictions will be permanently in place.
ExxonMobil reaps the benefits of rising energy prices yet again.
MacCentral - As first reported by Macintouch last week, there's a new form of malware that specifically targets Mac OS X. Already dubbed \
Maggioranza consiglieri: toghe Napoli vanno difese da offese
Throughout the American troop increase, Iraqis have continued to flee their homes leaving uncrossable sectarian lines and shattered trust.
Gordon Brown will make science a top  priority, says Education Secretary Alan Johnson.
The four officers were shot in Cutler Bay, a suburb about 20 miles southwest of downtown Miami, after they pulled over the suspect, who opened fire with an assault rifle.
Porteon is the latest entry into the (s)low-speed vehicle market.
As every new bizarre detail emerges, it becomes clearer that the CEO has only one choice: Come clean.
The front-running candidate for next year\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s race in Nevada\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 3rd Congressional District plays keyboard in a country/rock band made up of a bipartisan combo of members of Congress. That would be Jon Porter, the district\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s relatively centrist three-term Republican incumbent.
Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.  rejected on Wednesday a A$10.9 billion ($8.6 billion) buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group .
November 7, 2004 -- Doing your own stunts. It&#39;s the mark of a truly studly actor. Tom Cruise and Russell Crowe do it. And now you can add Renee Zellweger to that list.
Scientists have found another clue to explain why red wine may be good for you, identifying substances in vin rouge that appear to be associated with increased longevity in parts of France.
Citigroup, which recently acquired a majority stake in the Nikko Cordial Corporation, said Brandon Ginsberg had resigned as co-head of equities at its Japanese investment bank. Mr. Ginsberg has already left, said Masufumi Yoshino, head of corporate communications at Nikko Citigroup in Tokyo. No further details were available. The departure is the second change of senior managers at the unit since Citigroup bought 61 percent in April.
A nibble a day of dark chocolate helped lower blood pressure without packing on the pounds, German researchers said on Tuesday.
Southampton - Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy against West Indies at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday.
ANCASTER, Ontario  - Justin Rose carded a   bogey-free five-under 65 to take a one-shot lead over four   players at the Canadian Open on Saturday, leaving the Briton on   the brink of his long-awaited maiden PGA Tour win.
Energy company Dynegy Inc. on Tuesday said it will by some of the power generation assets of Exelon Corp. for $135 million in cash plus debt assumption.
A jet from Indonesia's state carrier Garuda crashed and burst into flames on landing at Yogyakarta airport on Wednesday morning with 140 passengers and crew on board, according to Garuda officials.
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They'll huff, they'll puff -- and Hong Kong Disney hopes The Three Little Pigs will bring the house down this Chinese New Year.
Dell has announced a recall of AC adapters used with laptop computers because they pose a risk of fire and electric shock. In all, Dell&#39;s recall covers 2.9 million adapters in the US and 4.4 million
Arsenal top Champions League Group G after beating 10-man Hamburg in Germany.
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- After months of wrangling, Oracle said Monday that it has signed a merger agreement to buy rival business software maker PeopleSoft.
As Northern Ireland`s talks to revive power sharing remained delicately balanced, the DUP leader told colleagues at a dinner last night in North Antrim if the deal was to work it must include the transparent destruction of IRA weapons.
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At least five Iraqis die as insurgents target US forces in central Iraq, reports say.
Google Inc. is setting out to expand its share of the business software market with a scaled-down version of its Internet-leading search engine that will go on sale Thursday for &#36;4,995.
One of the nation&#39;s largest operators of renal-dialysis clinics has agreed to pay $350 million to settle civil and criminal charges that it defrauded the federal Medicare program, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Euro Disney plans a life-saving 250 million euro (&#36;322 million) capital increase in mid-January if market conditions permit, said its finance director, adding the French theme park operator would take time to become profitable.
The French economy will surpass European Commission estimates, figures from the Bank of France indicate.
Pope Benedict XVI felt \
Bono, center, and The Edge, right, of the band U-2, join Apple Computers Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs as they unveil Apple&#39;s new U-2 branded iPods in San Jose, Calif.
The action continued in after hours trading, where the company gained another US cent. The company saw stocks climb $2.33 during the day, a 4.86 per cent increase.
The Jacksonville Jaguars released defensive end Tony Brackens, the team&#39;s all-time sack leader, yesterday. Brackens, a second-round draft pick and eight-year team veteran, was released
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to lead the way in the fight against climate change.Comment
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There will be platform independence, this time Yahoo! has announced its intention to support third-party widgets on its mobile platform, promising platform independence and rapid development. The announcement came in a presentation at the CES event, currently taking place in Las Vegas.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Dell cautioned that its results were preliminary and subject to restatement because of questions raised by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is opening access to natural resources data for mashup.
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Actor Bruce Willis says he is glad to be back doing action films, but, at 52, admitted that surviving \
The Dutch Supreme Court is set to rule on whether ABN Amro can sell LaSalle to Bank of America.
Some news accounts have suggested Iran may have played a role in the alleged plot to blow up the fuel lines at a New York airport. A closer look finds scant support for that claim.
Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending a ceremony.
November 16, 2004 -- FALLUJAH, Iraq - US warplanes bombarded hard-core rebel areas of Fallujah yesterday as troops hunted guerrillas house-to-house in the city already devastated by the seven-day onslaught.
The United Nations and international aid agencies launched major relief operations in Haiti today, as the death toll from hurricane Jeanne rose to 700 with a further 1,000 people declared missing.
The Nikkei average rose 0.5 percent by  midsession on Monday, recovering from a four-day losing streak  on bargain-hunting in banks and some blue chips due to their  brighter earnings prospects.
Saying that they&#39;re fed up with some security vendors claiming that their products protect against application-level attacks, a group of application-firewall vendors on Tuesday will issue a challenge to Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Sport: England's cricketers fail to recover from Kevin Pietersen's contentious run out.
A US soldier was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi National Guardsman in May, the US military said Saturday.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government went on the offensive against critics on Monday, condemning opposition economic boycott plans as \
Barry Bonds hit the 748th home run of his career on Sunday. He now trails Hank Aaron by seven in the chase for the major league record.
Princess Diana&#39;s brother said at her funeral that paparazzi had hunted the world&#39;s most photographed woman to her death. Little wonder that her sons, William and Harry, so
TV host Richard Madeley interrupts his Channel 4 show to warn his daughter's mugger live on air.
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams on Sunday, engineering a shake-up in a presidential campaign struggling to overcome rival Sen. Barack Obama's financial and political strengths.
Morgan Stanley , the world's biggest securities firm by market value, is offering its top-paid traders and bankers millions of dollars of incentives to avoid defections to rival banks and to attract new hires.
A Taliban splinter group holding three U.N. workers hostage demanded a response to its demands from the government and United Nations by Tuesday afternoon and said it would kill one of the captives if they were not met.
The proposal is expected to raise $10 billion over the next five years in an effort to eliminate the deficit by 2012.
Critics have described his singing as less than kind, but \
The Turner Broadcasting System and a Manhattan marketing agency will pay $2 million in restitution and other costs for a Cartoon Network advertising campaign that set off fears of terrorism.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are set to open down a touch Thursday, as investors take some cash off the table following recent gains...
Airbus  said on Monday funding for its wide bodied A350 plane remained open and might include a capital hike but cautioned that one airline might cancel orders for the new aircraft.
In a largely invisible cost of the war in Iraq, nearly 800 civilians working under contract to the Pentagon have been killed and more than 3,300 hurt doing jobs normally handled by the U.S. military
Popular make-over show Changing Rooms is being brought to an end after eight years on television.
Leading U.S. Democrats vowed on Sunday to seek a revision in President George W. Bush's 2002 authorization to wage war in Iraq, as a way to raise pressure for a change in strategy.
Rapid response with antibiotics would be a more effective way of handling an anthrax terror attack than a pre-emptive mass vaccination program, scientists said on Wednesday.
Simone Collio e Rosario La Mastra sono stati eliminati nei quarti di finale dei 100 metri ai Mondial...
India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will play for Surrey next season, the county announced after reaching agreement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Weekly injections for pregnant women of a drug derived from the hormone progesterone could have prevented nearly 10,000 premature births in 2002, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Italian-based Parmalat is suing its former auditors -- Grant Thornton International and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu -- for billions of dollars in damages. Parmalat blames its demise on the two companies&#39; mismanagement of its finances.
Try not to smile: A top spammer may be sentenced to hard time.
Incoming EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso says he will not replace EU nominee Rocco Buttiglione as justice chief in a controversy over his views on homosexuality and marriage, an EU lawmaker says.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.  and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  are learning that it's a tough time to be in the U.S. mortgage business.
Wall Street lenders cut their credit lines to New Century Financial, forcing it ever closer to bankruptcy.
\u00c2\u00a4 Financial markets had a very tough month, characterised both low trading volumes and fears that the global economic recovery has slowed down.
Most of the North Korean funds long frozen in a Macau bank have been transferred, an official said on Thursday, raising the prospect of an end to the deadlock stalling a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
com September 17, 2004, 3:25 PM PT. There&#39;s no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.
A section of motorway south east of Glasgow reopens after an unsafe power pylon is secured.
The House of Representatives on  Tuesday approved a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence  agencies, ending weeks of wrangling over the Pentagon's power  under the reforms demanded after the Sept. 11 attacks.
More than 100 people have been questioned in Austria as part of an international inquiry into child sex abuse.
Publicis Groupe, the advertising conglomerate, and Google, the Internet giant, said they would jointly develop an innovative approach to digital advertising.
Princes William and Harry said Tuesday that they are planning a pop concert and memorial service next year to mark the 46th birthday of their mother, Princess Diana, and the tenth anniversary of her death.
Aaron Russo, who managed Bette Midler and went on to produce such films as \
A suspicious vehicle that led police to close Liverpool John Lennon Airport is removed for examination.
 tops felons at international box office
At least four people die in Somalia's capital in a mortar attack on the presidential palace.
R &amp; B star R. Kelly has been kicked off Jay-Z&#39;s &quot;Best of Both Worlds&quot; tour after the tension between the two artists boiled over at Madison Square Garden in New York.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said it was a privilege to meet with Romanian veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts October 12 in Bucharest, and he predicted that years from now they would \
Jose Mourinho hailed Frank Lampard as he led Chelsea last night into the Carling Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Fulham. Frank Lampard came off the bench at Fulham to score a late winner before next week
Croatian Foreign Minister Miomir Zuzul has resigned following accusations of corruption, which he has denied.
On Thursday, a high-powered group recommended college for some 16-year-olds and preschool for all.
parliamentary vote on October 25 despite far-right opposition that threatens to bring down his government. Ultra-nationalists heckled Sharon loudly on Monday as he opened a new legislative session.
The UK's top 100 firms show a collective \u00c2\u00a315bn surplus in pension schemes, a complete turnaround in two years.
In one of the severest penalties ever imposed on a bank in Japan, regulators ordered Citigroup to close its Japanese private banking operations because of serious violations of the country&#39;s banking laws.
Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during Atlantis' launch, extending the space shuttle's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.
Fini, Speciale ha rifiutato 'contentino' Corte dei Conti
A bomb planted on a motorcycle in a busy market in southern Thailand killed four people on Monday, the army said, the latest victims of a Muslim separatist insurgency in which more than 2,100 people have now died. \
During a day marked by sparring with reporters, Bill Clinton fielded perhaps his toughest question Wednesday from a 5-year-old.
Baron Guy de Rothschild, who managed his family's French banking empire and saw it taken over first during the Nazi occupation and then by a Socialist government 40 years later, has died. He was 98.
Eight men arrested in anti-terrorist raids two weeks ago were set to appear in a high-security court in London on charges of conspiracy to murder and plotting radioactive, chemical or explosive attacks.
Six months after his death, Ray Charles is having a career year. He's the subject of the critically acclaimed biopic \
Parents of missing girl fight back as benefactors step in to fund world-class legal team.
The software maker releases an update to the operating system designed to thwart a workaround dubbed \
Two men are jailed for life for killing a man by stuffing newspapers in his pockets and setting him on fire.
By San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 30--For the past week, residents of the Bay Area have been transfixed by the plight of the two injured humpback whales that got lost in the fresh waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Reg Hardware's first round-up of cool kit. This time, stuff for the man in your life...
After proving his mettle in Sunday, Arshad Warsi is playing an incorrigible gambler in director Leena Yadav's Teen Patti.
One Has The Chips, The Other Owns Wireless Spectrum. Together, They Aim To Bring WiMax To The US More Quickly Than Rivals Expected.
If bulls have their way next week,  U.S. stocks could extend the rebound that has some on Wall  Street hoping the worst is over after a month-long sell-off.
Newcomers led by \u00e2\u0080\u009cJumper\u00e2\u0080\u009d captured four of the top five positions when the North American three-day weekend film box-office grosses were tallied.
Presidential hopeful Ollanta Humala, sagging in the polls behind former President Alan Garcia, said Wednesday his party is preparing to defend against possible fraud in the June 4 runoff vote.
Sex, death and religion, art\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old stand-bys, its holy trinity, are alive, weird and living, at  \u00e2\u0080\u009cKeith Edmier 1991-2007\u00e2\u0080\u009d at Hessel Museum in Bard College.
Urdu Times (news) President General Pervez Musharraf will visit the Netherlands and Italy after his current visit to the United States, Foreign Office said on Tuesday.
It was Europe's worst terror attack in more than 15 years -- bombs made of dynamite and nails that ripped through four packed Madrid commuter trains, killing 191 people.Comment
The internal menace Security at the British Home Office's Identity and Passport Service (IPS) database has been compromised four times, with individuals' data used inappropriately by Home Office employees and contractors. A fifth breach has hit a Prison Service database.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il proprietario del Chelsea, il magnate russo Roman Abramovich, investir&agrave; 30 milioni di euro ...
UK supermarket chain Tesco says it will launch an online music service that it hopes will rival Apple&#39;s iTunes service. The retailer is already a major player in the UK e-commerce market, with
A helicopter operated by a private security firm came down in Iraq last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday, an incident that marks the sixth downing of a helicopter in three weeks.
The UK's first specialist drug and alcohol court is due to open in London.
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The wives of five 2008 presidential hopefuls on Tuesday traded tales of juggling their kids, marriages and self-esteem in the maelstrom of a national campaign.
Sono 29 i giocatori della Fiorentina convocati per il mini ritiro a Marbella, in Spagna. La squadra ...
Members of Congress yesterday questioned the practicability of recommendations from the Iraq Study Group about how to reverse the chaos in Iraq, but they praised the panel's stark assessment of conditions there.
Australia beat Spain 6-3 this morning to win a place in the Olympic men&#39;s hockey final. The Kookaburras will play the Netherlands, the defending champions, in the final on Friday.
By Peter Barnes, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 12--Efforts by a local nonprofit group and the City of Spokane to help keep a community-access cable channel on the air took a step forward Monday as the City Council approved $50,000 to operate Channel 14.

President Bush said Thursday that he will spend the weekend considering changes in his Cabinet for his second term, feeding speculation inside and outside the
China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support on Thursday to Australia's initiative on climate change, as a rift opened at APEC's meetings over the \
Florida voters cast  their ballots on Tuesday in a contest that could anoint a  front-runner among Republicans in the White House race and  spell trouble for onetime favorite former New York Mayor Rudy  Giuliani.
Not all of his teammates were happy with Pedro Martinez last night. Or maybe you didn't notice Derek Lowe, waiting at the top step of the visitors' dugout, after Martinez struck out looking to start the third inning.
American consumers grew more confident in December despite underlying concerns about the health of the economy, the Conference Board reported.
LONDON - Rapidly vaccinating the masses is the key to fighting pandemics, say scientists who concluded the flu pandemic of 1918 was less contagious than thought.
U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study released on Monday.
After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for people with type-1 diabetes.
Brent Geiberger hardly had time to talk, but he took the cellular phone from a PGA Tour official anyway. On the phone with him was the champion of the 1976 Greater Greensboro Open.
Rocket plane SpaceShipOne is to attempt a second space flight on Monday in a bid to clinch the $10m Ansari X-Prize. Judges officially confirmed that pilot Mike Melvill took the craft to 103km (64 miles) on Wednesday&#39;s first flight.
Estate planning won't take care of itself, take the time.
Esperti plaudono apertura a condom. Turco: fa ben sperare
BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- International relief continues to flow into areas affected by Sunday&#39;s tsunami. The Red Cross is shifting over 100 metric tons of emergency supplies from Kenya to Sri Lanka, the country hardest hit by the tidal waves.
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MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama engaged in a rancorous crossfire on Monday as their U.S. presidential campaign took an ugly turn on the Martin Luther King holiday.
China, reeling from a series of health scandals, on Friday told food and drug companies to put safety first and urged the media to paint a rosier picture as the government scrambled to quell public alarm.
Police hold seven suspected Islamic militants after raids across Spain, judicial sources say.
Scambiato a 1,3024 dollari e a 133,50 yen
BELGRADE, Dec 23 (IPS) - A new war has broken out between Serbs and Croats,  this time without casualties and bloodshed because the  battleground is cyberspace.
OFFENSE Big plays were the order of the night, and QB Mark Brunell and WR Rod Gardner provided plenty of them. Gardner had a career night with 10 receptions and, had time permitted, his last reception would have set up a game-tying field goal.
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Venezuela's parliament is set to discuss for a second time President Chavez's  call for constitutional changes.
region where it had been fighting supporters of an anti-US cleric and had the rebels on the run. government troops now controlled the northern mountainous Saada province where they had been battling his followers.
Nigeria&#39;s crippling general strike entered its third day Friday after overnight talks between labour unions and government officials ended in deadlock.
The scruffy microbudgeted film pairs two lovelorn geeks in an unlikely romantic comedy about 'little people' finding love.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the approval of a temporary artificial heart for use in patients awaiting a heart transplant.
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Nuovi aiuti per le vittime dell\u00c2\u0092alluvione Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - Per le 150.000 vittime dell\u00c2\u0092alluvione dei giorni scorsi, l\u00c2\u0092Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i Rifugiati (UNHCR) sta richiedendo pi\u00c3\u00b9 di 622.000 dollari attraverso il Fondo Centrale di Risposta alle Emergenze delle Na...
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Separatists call for a strike as Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins a visit to the troubled state of Manipur.
Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach  Jim Mora will become head coach when Mike Holmgren steps down  after the 2008 season, the team said on Wednesday.
&quot;ReBoot,&quot; one of the  earliest computer-animated episodic TV series, will be  redeveloped as a trilogy of feature-length films by Rainmaker  Animation.
ASTANA/ALMATY  - Oil-rich Kazakhstan failed to  meet a pledge to hold its first free and fair election,  international monitors said Monday, casting doubt over an  apparent victory for pro-presidential parties.
In the race to build a national defense against chemical and biological weapons, Annapolis-based PharmAthene is putting its money on an unlikely horse.
Federal Aviation Administration's high tech system will use GPS and satellite signals to let more aircraft take to the sky more safely.
Princess Kiko entered a hospital Wednesday to prepare to give birth to the first new addition to Japan's royal family in more than four years &#151; and possibly a badly needed heir to the ancient Chrysanthemum Throne.
The presidential election process in Lebanon has finally been put on track after much speculation regarding an amendment to the Constitution in order to give President Emile Lahoud another term.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a heart attack on Sunday and was given a bypass operation which his son said brought him back from the brink of death.
The number of murders dropped by nearly 6 percent in the first half of 2004, an indication that a four-year climb may be ending, the FBI reported Monday.
_ Observers of the Scott Peterson murder trial say they&#39;ve noticed the tone of the case change as jurors heard hours of recorded telephone calls between Peterson and his former lover.
JERUSALEM: A forgery ring that spanned the globe and produced a treasure trove of fake Bible-era artefacts was cracked yesterday. Police said the ring forged what were presented as perhaps the
(AGI) - Bologna, 20 set. - Il sottosegretario alla Difesa Filippo Berselli, che sabato sera era stato ricoverato all&#39;ospedale di Rimini in seguito a un malore che lo aveva colto mentre partecipava ad un convegno
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says ending terrorism is the first step toward meaningful progress in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Plans for new gutter-cleaning robot from iRobot surface on FCC Web site.
When Mike Gatting bumped into his umpiring nemesis Shakoor Rana some time after their finger wagging contretemps at Faisalabad in 1987-88, he was not best pleased.
Home Retail Group, newly-demerged owner of Argos and Homebase, sees sales rise 8% despite market challenges.
DualPhone 3088 can be used for VoIP or standard phone network calls.
Franzoni, 'legittimo sospetto su giudici Torino prevenuti'
Two former Oxford University students are getting attention in Silicon Valley for developing technology that automates aspects of the venture capital decision-making process.
Shares in Premier Foods  fall on concerns over problems caused by high raw material prices.
On the premiere of \
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili was heading for a landslide presidential election victory, early results showed on Sunday, but the opposition said the vote was rigged and vowed street protests.
European shares got off to a sparkling  start of the New Year, rallying to a 30-month high on Monday  after a broad rebound of the dollar lifted exporters such as  car giant DaimlerChrysler.
Thirty-seven years after he was forced to flee Greece, the country's last king was received yesterday in the central Athens mansion that for some six decades served as the royal palace.
Andreas Seppi &egrave; stato eliminato al secondo turno del torneo di Bucarest. L'azzurro ha ceduto ...
The Boston Red Sox advanced to the World  Series with a crushing 11-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians  at Fenway Park on Sunday, taking the American League  Championship Series by a 4-3 margin with the Game Seven  victory.
The yen edged down against the dollar on  Wednesday as Japanese stock prices slid, but it remained within  striking distance of three-month highs on persistent concerns  about the health of the U.S. economy.
Iraq will ask Iran and Turkey for border security arrangements to keep foreign militants out, similar to measures already agreed with Syria, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said on Monday.
(CP) - Steve Nash received a warm reception in his emotional first game back in Dallas. The Victoria native scored 17 points and had 18 assists, many setting up Amare Stoudemire&#39;s 34 points, leading the Suns
There was specific intelligence about an al-Qaeda threat to Parliament it emerges, after another security breach.
The average price of a gallon of gasoline has spiked 5 cents over the past two weeksin the United States, a national survey said Sunday.
A new Nikon DX lens?...Flickr hopes to revamp its user interface...price pressure on Shutterfly...A Nikon gear splurge
An Israeli missile killed a Palestinian gunman in a car in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Israel army and a Palestinian militant group said.
Carta Costituzionale e' bene comune, riforme tutti insieme
ASIA/CAMBOGIA - Nella Chiesa cambogiana soffia lo spirito del Concilio Vaticano II, per contribuire alla crescita morale della nazione: intervista a S. Ecc. Mons. Emile Destombes, Vicario Apostolico di Phnom Penh (Cambogia) e Presidente della Conferenza episcopale di Laos e Cambogia (CELAC) Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093In questa visita Ad limina abbiamo celebrato la Santa Messa sulla tomba di San Pietro. Abbiamo avvertito forte il legame con la Chiesa in Roma, ed \u00c3\u00a8 stata un momento in cui mostrare e vivere la carit\u00c3\u00a0 fraterna al...
Seven members of a British-based cell led by convicted Al-Qaeda &quot;dirty&quot; bomb plotter Dhiren Barot were jailed for a total of 136 years on Friday.
Swiss reinsurer Converium is looking for rival bidders to fend off Scor's hostile takeover attempt but has not yet received any firm offers, the company said on Friday.
WASHINGTON -- In a case that could yield a bonanza for Washington state&#39;s expanding wine industry, the Supreme Court yesterday was asked to dismantle Depression-era laws that prohibit consumers from buying wine directly from out-of-state producers.
Scolari, le hanno detto di dire quelle cose
Only a third of the public is satisfied with the job President Bush is doing and even fewer are pleased with Congress, according to a poll by The Associated Press and Ipsos released Thursday.
A new Iraq intelligence report says the troop increase is having some success. Did politics influence the findings?
Nel 1969 Vincenza Pastorelli fu regina dell'Antoniano a 4 anni con \
La Eldo Napoli ha battuto l'Armani Jeans Milano 74-73 (19-16; 38-36; 57-49) in un incontro della pri...
A Washington-based policy group says the United Nations (UN) secretary-general Kofi Annan must take responsibility for his staff&#39;s actions.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized ABC News on Wednesday for its report about CIA plans in Iran, saying it could potentially jeopardize national security and endanger lives.
Police commanders toured the Al Aqsa Mosque compound Thursday, ahead of a final decision by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on whether to restrict access of Muslim worshippers.
One of Turner's finest watercolours is  to remain in the UK after a campaign to keep the masterpiece in the country.
 controversy
Industrial conglomerate Tyco International Ltd. swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter profit on a double-digit jump in sales and on lower one-time charges compared with the year-ago quarter.
How some companies neglect simple marketing rules in Search Engine Optimization.
The rural affairs minister defends his decision to drop out of a right to roam march amid the threat of protests.
Infortunio a Simone Perrotta, che nel corso della partitella a ranghi contrapposti in corso nel riti...
La Lazio ha battuto 9-0 i dilettanti del Priverno in un'amichevole giocata a Formello. In gol Tare (...
At least 9 persons were reported to have died on the Caribbean Island of Grenada, following a direct hit from Hurricane Ivan. A report from the BBC, delayed because of damage to communications facilities, said
First-person-shooter Call of Duty 4 was last year's biggest selling game, according to sales figures.
Anche il Livorno ha ufficializzato la cessione di Cristiano Lucarelli allo Shakhtar Donetsk. Il club...
Treatment with Synagis (palivizumab), a type of antibody therapy, is not a cost effective way of preventing infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in high-risk infants, according to two new reports published in the medical journal Pediatrics.
President Bush's &#36;81.9 billion request for war and aid to U.S. allies would help start a law school in Afghanistan, improve the issuance of driver's licenses in Ukraine and build water treatment facilities in Jordan, according to administration documents obtained by The Associated Press.
The inquiry into the UK rail crash in which one person died will focus on a set of points, police say.
Zee Telefilms Limited, the country&#39;s largest listed media firm, plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against a cricket board decision to ask two rival channels to broadcast the home test series against Australia, its lawyer said on Friday.
Brock Davis' intriguing 3-D self-portrait shows off the power of the game's map-customization tool.
Police defended their use of pepper spray on rowdy tennis fans and the sport's big guns kept on blasting at Melbourne Park as the Australian Open got back on track on Wednesday.
Across the country, thousands of toddlers are joining studies that could signal new hope for a baffling childhood disorder.
L'uomo, un edile di 36 anni, da tempo importunava la vittima
World investment banks to losses of about $30bn from bad debts linked to the global credit crunch, a report says.
Six suspects appeared before an investigating judge in connection with deadly twin truck bombings in December at a U.N. office and a government building in Algiers, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Charlie Sifford was still six years away from playing in his first PGA tournament in the United States, but they let him compete in Canada in 1955.
Los Angeles, September 9: The woman accused of making death threats against actress Catherine Zeta-Jones on Wednesday was declared mentally competent to continue criminal proceedings.
Solo questo pomeriggio la Lazio sapr&agrave; se potr&agrave; schierare per il suo esordio in Champio...
&#39;&#39;The Oprah Winfrey Show&quot; was the best advertising an estimated $8 million could buy for the launch of the Pontiac G6 sedan.
Eighteen months after it began, the bitter and bizarre takeover battle is over. The new challenge: Make this $10.3 billion deal work.
Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has excited a certain amount of attention for a comment -- maybe joking, maybe not -- about recruiting Microsoft's Steve Ballmer as one of the \
The Indian and Pakistani military are to discuss troop withdrawals from the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battleground, India says.
Comment is free: Libby Brooks: To cut offences like Chris Langham's, we should treat sexual abuse as a public health issue and discuss it without taboo
Banca pronta a versare 60 mln e a garantirne altri 750
China's senior safety inspector urged the public and the media Tuesday to expose workplace accidents in a bid to end corruption and official misdeeds aggravating the country's high rate of work deaths.
The Conservative party has tabled 120 requests to government departments under a new freedom of information law, it said, a move it hopes will embarrass the government ahead of a looming election.
At 29, Amos Lee has already shared bills with Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and his first album sold nearly half a million copies, but you don\u00c2\u0092t see him sweating it.
Pakistan's forgotten all-rounder Azhar Mahmood was due to fly to South Africa as the latest reinforcement for his country's injury-hit squad, selectors said.
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Ilker Yilmaz might just hold one of the world's most bizarre world records. The Turkish construction worker on Wednesday poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out of his left eye in what he hopes will be recognized as a new world record...
BOSTON - Tens of millions of people will cast their votes Nov. 2 in one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in recent U.S. history. But voters across the U.S. will encounter different voting technologies and procedures, with many counties nationwide clinging to punchcard, lever machine and even paper ballots, and the transition to electronic voting moving slowly in many states.
NEW YORK  - Regular stretching over a few  days or weeks before sports or exercise appears to improve  performance, while performing stretches only just before these  activities may actually decrease performance, according to a  review of studies on the topic.
Female migraine sufferers who take birth-control pills are eight times more likely to have a stroke than those not using the contraceptive.
By Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 8--Chicago isn't just a theater town.   A great theater town, yes, but there's also a wealth of Windy City movie talent.
Investors have only a sprinkling of economic data on their plates in the last full week of 2007, but if the numbers come through as expected, stocks may extend Friday's early Santa Claus rally.
Le dichiarazioni rilasciate ieri dall'ex designatore Paolo Bergamo nel corso di una trasmissione tel...
Luciano Spalletti ha un'idea precisa per la ristrutturazione della Figc dopo le dimissioni del commi...
NEW YORK Since two days before the US Open began, when Serena Williams wore a jean miniskirt for an exhibition match, she has been the talk of the tournament.
NEW YORK  - Wes Anderson's comedy \
Problem gambling can show itself in the stock market.
WASHINGTON - An inventory has found another case of missing data involving nuclear weapons, this time at the Energy Department's regional office in Albuquerque, N.M., the department disclosed Thursday.    The Energy Department said that an \
Italia e Germania fanalini di coda nelle riforme
Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution Friday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring U.N. calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.
Rimini-Juventus, debutto in B dei bianconeri in programma sabato alle 16, sar&agrave; arbitrata da M...
Perhaps it's not much of a surprise that Deion Branch has blended in so well in his third season at New England, an organization structured on team play.
Time Warner agrees to pay $210m to settle charges of securities fraud involving America Online.
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The Giants signed 12 players to minor league contracts on Tuesday, including veteran pitcher Jeff Fassero.
In a leafy Tokyo suburb, a landlord visits his tenant only to discover a skeleton inside the apartment. The tenant had died three years before.
President Bush headed Monday toward his first face-off with Sen. John F. Kerry by mocking his challenger as a vacillator who could spend the whole
After only scattered problems in electronic voting's biggest day ever in the United States, with roughly 40 million people casting digital ballots, voting equipment company executives crowed.
Homing pigeons carry out their long-range navigational feat thanks to tiny magnetic particles in their upper beaks, scientists confirm.
Australia needed 168 runs to win the second Ashes cricket Test after England were bowled out for 129 at tea in a dramatic final day at Adelaide Oval.
Blog: Media files like those hosted on YouTube are becoming popular vectors for malware writers.
Six years ago, Chris Rock joked that the Academy Awards looked like the \
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Reiterated his stance on security. &quot;I&#39;ll never turn over America&#39;s national security needs to leaders of other countries.
A damaged tyre caused the crash that almost killed Top Gear host Richard Hammond last year, the BBC says.
Yahoo said yesterday that Wenda Harris Millard, its longtime chief sales officer, is leaving amid a reorganization of Yahoo's sales team.
Police arrest 15 people across north Italy suspected of trying to revive the Red Brigades urban guerrilla group.
Iranian nuclear officials and a visiting team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog held a second round of talks on Thursday to discuss ways to remove outstanding questions about Iran's disputed nuclear program.
La Sampdoria non potr&agrave; contare su Antonio Cassano nella sfida in programma domani sul campo d...
Graduation rates for Division I student-athletes increased slightly to 77 percent this year, but men's basketball, baseball and football still continued to fall below that national average.
Elan Corp. PLC, Ireland&#39;s largest pharmaceutical firm, reported widening third-quarter losses Thursday but predicted a return to profit in 2006.
EUROPA/SLOVENIA - Nomina del Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per l\u00c2\u0092Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 27 ottobre 2006 ha nominato Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie in Slovenia per un quinquennio (2006-2...
Russia introduced a draft resolution Monday calling for a new list of suspects who would be subject to extradition in a stepped-up global campaign against terrorism. China welcomed it but Pakistan and other Security Council members eyed the proposal with caution.
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With her latest album, Joni Mitchell continues her evolution, from hoping for the best to foreseeing disaster.
CINCINNATI (Sports Network) - Cincinnati Bengals  quarterback Carson Palmer is questionable for Sunday's game  against Buffalo after an MRI exam Monday revealed no serious  damage to his left knee.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers on Sunday cleared space shuttle Discovery for launch on Tuesday to attach a vestibule to the International Space Station that will serve as the doorway to European and Japanese laboratories.
Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged family photos from washed-out neighborhoods as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.
Iraq's government said one of two women  in U.S. custody would be freed on Wednesday, but insisted the  move was unrelated to the demands of kidnappers who have killed  two Americans and are threatening to kill a Briton.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on  Thursday it will begin shipping a low-cost version of its  Windows XP operating system to three Asian countries and Russia  within weeks, tapping developing markets as growth slows  elsewhere.
CHICAGO Natalie Meilinger, a teacher, has been picking up black- and-white video from the space shuttle Atlantis on her baby monitor. Live video of the mission is available on Nasa's Web site, so it is possible the monitor is picking up a signal from somewhere nearby.
A 20-year-old Estonian student who wished to register his dismay with the removal of a statue has been fined for participating in a DDoS attack that paralyzed his own country's Web sites and caused international tensions with Russia.
The search giant calls Northeastern University's patent on search technology invalid.
A former Microsoft Corp.  employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to selling the world's largest software maker's products for more than &#36;7 million for personal profit, federal prosecutors said.
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Wi-Fi hotspot owners BT Openzone, Singapore&#39;s StarHub, Malaysia&#39;s maxis, Japan&#39;s NTT Com, T-Mobile, Australia&#39;s Telstra and Telecom Italia have entered into a broad roaming agreement to allow each company&#39;s customers to access the others&#39; networks.
Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - As I write this column about my first day at the 35th Ryder Cup Matches, there is something very interesting on my television at the moment.
Oracle has again extended its $7.7 billion cash offer for PeopleSoft by two weeks. Shareholders now have until Oct. 22 to tender their shares, Oracle said Thursday.
Momentum is growing in Ukraine for last Sunday's disputed presidential election to be re-run.
An international team of scientists unveiled on Wednesday a new human genetic map, or \
Tokyo shares ended lower on Wednesday,  with chip-related stocks such as Tokyo Electron Ltd. tracking  losses in their U.S. peers after a brokerage downgrade for  computer maker Dell Inc.
The US peacekeeping mission in Bosnia comes to an end, a week before Nato hands its peace mission over to the EU.
Israel used a precision-guided  bomb to launch a direct hit on four U.N. peacekeepers killed in  southern Lebanon last July, the United Nations said on Friday  of its probe into the incident.
The pilot of a Garuda Indonesia aircraft that crashed at Yogyakarta airport killing 21 people ignored 15 warnings as he descended too rapidly, a transport safety committee report said on Monday.
North Korea said on Friday it had given an account of its nuclear arms program as required in an international disarmament deal, while separately threatening to boost \
Japan's aid agency is preparing to assist development in southern Sudan after upgrading its assessment of security in the impoverished region, the organisation's president said on Sunday.
La Barloworld ha inserito in organico Carlo Scognamiglio, 24 anni, ultime due stagioni alla Milram.
The long blond hair and sexy magazine covers that forged British rock star Peter Frampton's image as a teen idol of the 1970s are gone. That's just fine with the recently naturalized U.S. citizen, who is pouring his passion into writing and performing new music &#151; and becoming a political activist in America's heartland.
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Prevede la soppressione di circa 10.000 posti di lavoro
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Monday on the need to maintain unity in pressuring Iran to curtail its nuclear program, the White House said.
The Hokies must decide whether Sean Glennon, Tyrod Taylor or both will lead their offense next season, a story line that will dominate until the decision is made.
Tony Blair expresses \
Sidney Sheldon, an Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter who went on to become one of the world's most prolific novelists, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 89, a publicist said.
A 64-year old American soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to deserting to North Korea in 1965, receiving a relatively light sentence of up to 30 days confinement and a dishonorable
CME Group Inc.  said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose as the company focused on completing a merger between the two largest U.S. futures exchanges.
South Africa has had no contact with  Equatorial Guinea on the possible extradition of Mark Thatcher,  suspected of involvement in a coup bid in the oil-rich country,  officials said on Friday.
IT distributor Agilysys Inc. continued its strategy of growing by acquisition, announcing plans to buy Innovativ Systems Design Inc., a major U.S. reseller of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s servers and storage products.
German demonstrations against controversial welfare reforms were set to spread to 140 cities on Monday despite resistance from a broad front of governing and opposition parties to further compromises.
Sandor Marai owes his posthumous reputation in western Europe and America to the Italian writer and publisher Roberto Calasso, who chanced upon his novel Embers in an old French translation.
Apple Computer Inc. on  Tuesday began shipping a new program designed to let users  create real-time motion graphics and unveiled a discount  video-editing software bundle featuring its flagship Final Cut  Pro software.
More than 200 women have been raped in a refugee camp in Darfur in the past five weeks, a sign of the worsening humanitarian crisis in the violence-wracked Sudanese region, an aid group said Wednesday.
A member of China's parliament has  demanded the immediate closure of a Starbucks coffee shop set  up inside Beijing's Forbidden City, the Xinhua news agency  reported on Sunday.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Talks between trade powers to salvage world trade talks collapsed on Thursday, throwing the future of the World Trade Organisation's round into doubt.
A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
EBay CEO Meg Whitman is planning to step down from the company she has led for the past 10 years, The Wall Street Journal said today.
Claiming grid technology continues to expand outside its traditional scientific and research markets, IBM on Friday is announced several grid-based commercial projects built on IBM platforms have been launched, including one at the US Environmental
U.S. Treasury debt prices slid on  Tuesday, boosting short-term yields above two-year peaks after  the Federal Reserve all but promised to raise interest rates  further in minutes from its December meeting.
A man is arrested after a chase on foot in the vicinity of the Archbishop of York's official residence.
Brian Deshong has this new post on his blog today with an alternative method for doing the old standby \
U.S. Treasury debt prices cut early gains but remained narrowly higher after the government said that new claims for jobless insurance fell in the latest week.
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has added Klingon, spoken by the bumpy-headed aliens of the \
Exelon Corp., owner of the largest power companies in Illinois and Pennsylvania, agreed to buy New Jersey&#39;s Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.
RAWALPINDI: Venus and Jupiter crossed each other in the eastern skies on Friday morning with a distance of less than 1 degree. This closeness was an illusion, seen from the Earth, as both the planets are at great distance from each other.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Linde (DE:648300) is not discussing a 8.6 billion pound merger of its industrial gas operations with the UK&#39;s BOC Group (BOX) (UK:BOC) , Germany&#39;s Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported.
Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant in a clash in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Hamas sources said.
A name chosen to represent the  merger of two major U.S. brokerage watchdogs will be changed  because the acronym may be considered offensive due to its  similarity to an Arabic term.
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Wildlife rangers have made the first-ever sighting of a Sumatran rhino deep in the jungles of Borneo, taking video and photos of a single male after a decade-long search, conservationists said Friday.
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A man dies following a road collision between a car and a lorry in County Tyrone, according to police.
President Bush questioned the authenticity of documents aired by CBS News that said he received special treatment during his Vietnam-era service in the National Guard, according to a Bush interview published on Saturday.
Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain, has said that it plans to cut 4,000 jobs in the country, or 11 percent of its British workforce by 2008, and transfer 1,000 positions to India.
The event on the National Mall was part of an effort by Christian evangelical leaders and lobbying groups to mobilize religious conservatives.
Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- New Hampshire Senator John Sununu said he won&#39;t campaign with George W. Bush next year ``in this climate&#39;&#39; because of the president&#39;s low job-approval ratings.
Around the Shawangunk Mountains about 80 miles from Manhattan, the cool early-morning dew serves as a reminder that days warm enough for outdoor fun are numbered.
The meek, mopey comedy \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the Land of Women\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in the squishy pop mainstream.
JIDDA, Saudi Arabia - The daring daytime attack on Monday on the fortresslike US Consulate in the second-largest Saudi city, is calling into question one of the basic precepts of the country&#39;s security strategy: that killing or capturing enough militants
Amit Yoran, the government's cybersecurity chief, abruptly resigned yesterday after a year at the Department of Homeland Security, a move that raised questions about the Bush administration's ability to quickly improve cybersecurity.
Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally.
In a surprising online jeremiad, Steve Jobs urges the Big Four record labels to ditch digital rights management schemes. Will it work?
Forget about the Curse and all that nonsense. The real ongoing issue with the Boston Red Sox is the fact that they are eternally held hostage by what we shall call &quot;Gilda's Law.&quot; (OK, Roseanne Roseannadanna's.)
A funeral for 30 victims of a mosque bombing in Sialkot, Pakistan, became violent Saturday, with protesters setting fire to several government buildings.
Despite regulations and legal settlements, investors seem to believe the future of cigarettes is brighter than ever.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery's astronauts have rewired the space station, managed three spacewalks, and now completed the most difficult task of their mission: getting a stubborn, solar array folded up during an impromptu fourth spacewalk.
American fashion has begun to shake off the justified criticism that it has grown feeble, as marquee designers near retirement with no obvious successors.
L'azienda italiana ha offerto 1,12 miliardi di euro
From a much quieter corner of the clubhouse, Houston Astros right fielder Lance Berkman briefly glanced over at the crowd of television cameras and tape recorders encircling teammate Carlos Beltran.
Iran will only freeze its uranium enrichment activities for a few months and has no plans to permanently mothball facilities which could make atomic bombs.
Just a half hour before an avalanche outside a Utah ski resort trapped as many as five people under 30 feet of snow, skier Jess Fleig sensed that something was amiss.
A Brazilian doctor and his wife accused of manslaughter in the death of a 24-year-old woman during liposuction surgery pleaded not guilty Friday.
Babies of teenage mothers and infants who have a low birth weight have a higher risk of committing suicide later in life than other children, Swedish scientists said Friday.
NBA Commissioner David Stern is not waiting for the results of a federal investigation to defend the integrity of his league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s referees.
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tocks rose yesterday amid heavy trading on the first day of the fourth quarter as PeopleSoft and chip-related stocks sent the Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months.
Gunmen ambushed the commander of the  Palestinian intelligence service in the Gaza Strip on  Wednesday, wounding him, killing two bodyguards and fueling  fears of spreading chaos.
By MAUREEN CULLEY IN spectacular shades of scarlet and orange, they could be abstract artworks. But these stunning images are actually photographs of life beneath the surface of two of Scotland's sea lochs.
The European Union played down the threat of a US strike on Iran, saying that a diplomatic solution to Tehran's nuclear ambitions would ultimately be found.
With small caps, one indicator above all others bodes well for future performance.
The Justice Department is investigating accusations that Florida law enforcement officers intimidated elderly black voters during a probe of voting fraud last spring.
The pawnshop operator completes its acquisition of an online payday lender.
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At the Berlin International Film Festival, the subjects range from Abu Ghraib to the Rolling Stones.
A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday.
COLLEGES Boston College is tied with Wisconsin atop the USCHO.com Division 1 men's hockey preseason poll, with Boston University No. 4, and New Hampshire No. 10. The Eagles and Badgers, who met in last season's NCAA championship game won by Wisconsin, 2-1, each received 688 points, with Wisconsin garnering 17 first-place votes and BC 10. Minnesota was third and Michigan ...
Ford Motor Co. F.N is offering a $500  cash rebate, in addition to other hefty discounts, to millions  of full-time college students and recent graduates seeking to  buy or lease a Ford or Lincoln-Mercury vehicle, the company  said on Tuesday.
Sean Taylor was a warm, giving son and a brooding, suspicious man who trusted few. It was this contrast that left his vulnerable in life.
A Venezuelan prosecutor probing a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez was killed by a car bomb that the government blamed Friday on radical opponents it said were training in the United States.
Pakistani authorities searched for the country's missing ambassador to Afghanistan on Tuesday after he was feared abducted in a troubled tribal area where Taliban militants are active.
Cala la tensione nell'area della discarica in contrada Pisanima si registrano disagi per la circolazione stradale                                          Emergenza rifiuti, la protesta continua nel quartiere assediato di Pianura                                                                                  A Napoli manichini impiccati con i nomi di Bassolino e Iervolino
OTTAWA - Health Canada said it will issue a new warning about the painkiller Bextra as regulators in the US said they were strengthening warnings about the drug.
&quot;We did not expect President George Bush to come before the United Nations [on Tuesday] in the middle of his re-election campaign and acknowledge the serious mistakes his administration has made on Iraq.
George W. Bush arrived on Wednesday on his first visit to Israel as U.S. president, facing doubts about his bid to seal a Middle East peace deal before he leaves office in a year.
An intelligence reorganization bill appeared no closer to passage Sunday than it did on November 20, when objections from Republican committee chairmen pulled it from the floor.
By CUTLER, Bruce  AN INDEPENDENT study on development at Ocean Beach has rejected village development there and recommends halving the number of houses originally proposed earlier this year.
Developers look again at plans for homes, shops and a business park in Merthyr after the original idea was rejected.
The landscape has changed since Smarty Jones&#39; meteoric rise from obscurity to stardom last spring, when the colt from Pennsylvania appeared to be
Colombian rebels will hand over the corpses of 11 local politicians killed in captivity last month, allowing authorities to determine if they were murdered or died in crossfire, the Red Cross said on Monday.
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Greek Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos fired on Sunday the country&#39;s air force chief following a military helicopter crash, which killed 17 people on board including
French hope Gael Monfils is determined to keep his individuality despite being compared with some of tennis&#39;s biggest names. &quot;It&#39;s flattering but I above all
Britain's ambassador to Burma discusses the situation in Rangoon as protestors continue to defy the military junta.
Charles L. Roth and his wife, Donna, residents of Grand Junction, Colo., are recognized at Friday s ceremony honoring the late Ewell McCright.
Priyadarshan and Venus are all set for a hat-trick! With HUNGAMA first and now HULCHUL hitting the bull's eye, the Jain brothers of Venus have roped in Priyadarshan to direct yet another film for them.
A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.
Seimone Augustus scored 19 points and No. 1 LSU fought off a second-half charge by Southwest Missouri State with a late 16-0 run in a 66-54 victory in the Triple Crown Classic on Saturday.

Web surfers must share the burden with technology companies, industry execs say.
MIT researchers say that a new energy efficient chip may one day run implanted medical devices powered by human body heat.
In comments accompanying an online petition, workers are airing disappointment, anger and bitterness with I.B.M. over a salary cut affecting 6% of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s U.S. workforce.
The injury epidemic in the National Football League did not pause last weekend, with quarterback Rich Gannon of Oakland breaking a vertebra in his neck that will sideline him for six
Republican U.S. House leaders faced growing pressure over a congressional sex scandal on Tuesday, with Speaker Dennis Hastert rejecting calls to step down for his handling of sexual messages sent to teen-age boys by Rep. Mark Foley.
Democrat challenger Larry Kissell conceded defeat Wednesday to Rep. Robin Hayes, after an initial phase of a hand recount showed the result was not likely to change.
Former government undersecretary William Schneider Jr. says the United States needs better identity authentication practices.
Steve Carell is getting a little tired of being called \u00e2\u0080\u009cnice.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Alas, nice happens to be the most common adjective used to describe this comic actor with a serious side.
Eisner, one of Disney&#39;s largest individual shareholders, with 14 million shares, said Friday that he&#39;s leaving the door open to serving on Disney&#39;s board through fiscal 2007, possibly beyond.
Agricultural chemicals maker Monsanto Co. (MON.N: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a quarterly net loss on Wednesday as a drop in Roundup herbicide sales in the
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank will file for divorce from actor-husband Chad Lowe, People magazine reports.
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Nine people are killed in Burma during a violent crackdown on protests against the junta, state media says.
A group of U.S. pilots tortured in  the first Gulf War by Iraqis has hit an unexpected obstacle in  its legal fight for compensation: Bush administration lawyers  argue Iraq is no longer a pariah and should not be forced to  pay.
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander will close Labour's conference in Oban with a another attack on the SNP.
Los Angeles: Actress Sharon Stone claims a Beverly Hills doctor slandered and libelled her by allegedly telling magazines that he performed cosmetic surgery on her famous face.
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A new report on the progress of environmentally sound business practices finds that green results lag behind green marketing.
A suicide attack on an Afghan private security company vehicle killed one guard, while a second bomber targeting a US firm blew himself up prematurely, police said.
Federal Reserve policy-makers were expected to raise US interest rates on Tuesday for a third time this year, continuing to lift borrowing costs from rock
The online bellwether rings up a fivefold spike in quarterly profits with a little help from the enemy.
A proposed law would require companies to keep detailed data about people\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Internet and phone use that goes beyond a European Union directive.
Room rates at London hotels will be capped in an attempt to prevent profiteering if the capital wins the bid to stage the Olympic Games in 2012.
More than 30 people die after flash floods hit the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials say.
Low-cost airline Ryanair and Stansted Airport must provide free wheelchairs for disabled passengers, a court rules.
While shares of Apple have climbed more than 10 percent this week, reaching 52-week highs, two research firms told investors Friday they continue to remain highly bullish about the stock.
A project to build a digital camera of cosmic dimensions on a mountaintop in Chile has received a $30 million boost from a pair of software moguls and philanthropists.
It was the small car that could  park in the tightest of spots on the piazza, as Italian as  prosciutto and espresso. On its 50th birthday, the Cinquecento  is back, and Fiat  wants it to become the iPod of cars.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday strongly defended the purchase of Yukos oil company assets by a state-owned firm, saying the state was just getting its due in moving to get control of the second largest oil production facility in Russia.
Meghann Shaughnessy and James Blake lost singles matches in the United States' loss to Slovakia in a group match Thursday at the Hopman Cup, but the American team remains in contention for a spot in the final against Argentina.
It should have been a relaxing stroll in the sunshine for John Howard, a chance to press the flesh of friendly voters in Bennelong, his Sydney seat.
Move will let the company to free up development resources for other areas of its network admission control client.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the company&#39;s anti-Linux campaign to its IT executive e-mail list on Wednesday afternoon, with a 2,600-word message that restated Microsoft&#39;s well-worn case against open source software.
An afternoon of near-misses\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0deprived Tiger Woods and golf fans from\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0witnessing a monumental round Saturday, but whether Tiger makes history or not, his tournament is still an unquestionable success.
Imagine yourself sitting on a barstool with a vodka martini in one hand and a cigarette in the other, looking so darn cool. Between seductive sips you take a long, hard drag and blow perfectly shaped smoke rings into the air.
President Bush is sending his national security adviser to the Middle East next week to keep up pressure on Israel and the Palestinians to reach agreement on launching formal peace talks, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
A US tourist was found to have 70,000 euros (89,000 dollars) worth of drugs stashed in her hairstyle when she arrived in Ireland, according to the country's customs service.
Iran believes there is only a 10 percent chance the U.N. Security Council will impose economic sanctions on it if Washington succeeds in sending its nuclear case there, a senior security official said on Friday.
President Bush on Monday linked his push for democratic reform across the world with first lady Laura Bush's call for governments to embrace literacy programs to improve lives.
The political parties forming the new Latvian government reached agreement last night during talks that lasted over three-and-a-half hours.
The highest U.N. court said on Monday the Srebrenica massacre of Bosnian Muslims in 1995 constituted genocide, before it delivered a ruling on whether Serbia committed genocide in the 1992-95 war.
Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Gupta and the entire team of MUSAFIR are going to party from December 8, non-stop, till December 12. Don't believe us? Read on\u00c2\u0085 and you'll envy the guys for sure
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Hong Kong stocks surged to a seven-month high Monday as investors took their cue from gains on Wall Street. The key Hang Seng Index rose 239.
Insurgents have beheaded a Western man on the streets of Mosul today and killed two other Westerners and their Iraqi driver, witnesses told the Reuters news agency.
The parents and in-laws of an Atlanta lawyer legally isolated after traveling to Europe with a dangerous form of tuberculosis insisted on Monday that he was certain he was not contagious.
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Gunmen killed an Iraqi journalist from The New York Times as he drove to work Friday, the third staffer of a Western news organization to be killed in the past two days. In his last moments, Khalid W. Hassan called his mother on his cell phone and told her he had been shot.
The California judge in Michael Jackson&#39;s child molestation case foiled a defense team plan by ruling ample evidence existed to warrant a Neverland search.
Unlike Elmo, investors weren't tickled by the market's stumbles.
Waca groundsman Cameron Sutherland thinks the wicket for the third Ashes Test could help England's spinners.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38-yard field goal with 22 seconds left in the game, lifting the Kansas City Chiefs to their fourth straight win and a 31-30 triumph over the AFC West-rival Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium.
Rulon Gardner finally let his emotions out after trading Olympic gold for bronze, and the tears he cried weren't of sadness. Gardner, so poised and dispassionate hours before, following the biggest loss of his life, became teary-eyed Wednesday after one of the most surprising gold medalists in Olympic history settled for a bronze on his return trip to the games.
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By LEE GRAVES  John Crews wouldn't mind finishing his fishing tournament the way Stephen Carr was supposed to start his.  With hoopla befitting a hero.
President Bush highlighted anti-terrorism efforts of Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, calling the nations invaluable allies despite a surge of violence in southern Afghanistan that has provoked deep suspicions about their ability -- and appetite -- to battle extremists.
[World News]: Dhaka, Dec 26 : Bangladesh today pulled off a major upset when they beat India by 15 runs in the second One Day International at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka.
Here was a chance for voters to ask the Democratic presidential hopefuls a question, get on TV while doing it &#151; and never have to leave home.
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Toshiba is announcing that they plan to shift a portion of their TV line to the SED technology (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display).
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Energized by electoral wins, conservative Christians are pushing ahead state and local initiatives on controversial issues.
A US pathologist is due to examine the body of controversial ex-Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.
AstraZeneca&#39;s recent full-page newspaper advertisements defending the safety of its cholesterol-lowering pill, Crestor, are &quot;false and misleading,&quot; in part because
Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.
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Washington, D.C.'s City Council on Tuesday delayed its first vote on a debt and tax-funded baseball stadium proposal by two weeks so the council chairwoman could consider an alternative.
All the action from Cardiff where Wales host England in the RBS Six Nations.
NEW YORK The second-seeded Am\u00c3\u00a9lie Mauresmo, who is seeking her first Grand Slam title, overpowered Mar\u00c3\u00ada Vento-Kabchi, 6-2, 6-0, in the third round of the US Open on Friday.
Australian environmentalist and television personality Steve Irwin is killed by a stringray while diving.
Gordon Brown is meeting his French, German and Italian counterparts to discuss the global economic turmoil.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Pescara dopo la sconfitta di sabato a Verona. Seduta di scarico e r...
SAN DIEGO - Six additional dead birds infected with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus have been discovered in San Diego County, a Vector Control official announced Thursday.
England fans took over the city center, but they were looking for a good time and not a fight after their team dispatched Trinidad and Tobago with two late goals.
Pakistan and India have reported progress in their year-long peace process but they remain far apart on ways to resolve their territorial dispute over Kashmir, the cause of two of the three wars between them.
WASHINGTON -- Leaders of Iraq's religious parties have emerged as the country's most popular politicians and would win the largest share of votes if an election were held today, while the US-backed government of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is losing serious ground, according to a US-financed poll by the International Republican Institute.
Golden Globe-nominated actors are expected to snub the awards in support of striking Hollywood writers, the actors union said Friday, jeopardizing one of the entertainment industry's signature showcases.
STOCKTON, California  - Stockton, California, may be the foreclosure capital of the United States, but that is not influencing how residents like Michelle Encinias who are losing their homes will vote on \
Cavaliers owner Gordon Gund is in &quot;serious&quot; negotiations to sell the NBA franchise, which has enjoyed a dramatic financial turnaround since the arrival of star LeBron James.
Two Turkish engineers abducted by Iraqi militants were freed on Sunday after the companies they work for said they would withdraw from Iraq to save their lives, the state-run Anatolian news agency said.
Travel: Tourists to get bird's eye view of cherry blossom season from airship cruise
What happens when a talented director and actor come together?
A feared assassination attempt on Serbia&#39;s President Boris Tadic was actually a case of &quot;road rage&quot; the interior minister has said.
Iraq&#39;s interim finance minister Adel Abdel Mahdi has hailed an agreement by a group of creditor nations including Australia to write off a large chunk of debt inherited from the former regime of Saddam Hussein.
Unrest in the Netherlands, a German regional election and Spanish-US relations feature in today's papers
For months, President Bush has been courting his core conservative supporters. Now, in a New York minute, he's shifting his focus to moderates, independents and Democrats not entirely sold on John Kerry. He wants to be known as the \
A government scientist had concluded last year that most antidepressants are too dangerous for children because of a suicide risk and a new study appears to confirm his findings.
BEIJING -- Glenn Rice wants to turn China's dogs into global economic assets. Because animal rights groups make it difficult for drug companies to build or expand animal-testing laboratories in the United States, Europe, and India, Rice, chief executive of Bridge Pharmaceuticals Inc., is outsourcing the work to China, where scientists are cheap and plentiful and animal-rights activists are muffled ...
MONDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 9 percent of American children have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but only 32 percent of them are getting the medication they need.
SREBRENICA, Bosnia  - Families of victims of the Srebrenica massacre buried 465 more victims on Wednesday, at an annual ceremony that has become the main event of their lives since the 1995 atrocity by Bosnian Serb forces.
The Guinness Book of Records officially recognises the speed record set by Nasa's X-43A hypersonic aircraft.
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Kim Clijsters won the first match of her last home tournament Wednesday, beating Olga Poutchkova 6-0, 6-2 to advance into the quarterfinals of the Diamond Games.
The new version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas is not going to be released in the US.
_ At least three bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 37 people and wounding more than 50, officials said.
From the pages of The Times, holiday gift suggestions from CDs to books to mail-order eats and more.
A century after the first New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, thousands of revelers crowded the streets and sidewalks Friday to welcome 2005, even as the world mourned the devastation of the South Asian tsunami.
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The Attorney General stops the BBC from broadcasting a story about the cash for honours inquiry.
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Dutch police arrest 12 passengers from a flight turned back to Amsterdam after a security alert.
European aerospace group EADS, saddled with costly delivery delays at aircraft unit Airbus, reported a sharp widening in its third quarter net loss Thursday and lowered its 2007 forecast.
Gambians go to the polls to elect a president, with incumbent Yahya Jammeh favourite to win.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair backed  United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday in the  face of criticism over the U.N. oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
As he prepares to provide Congress and the nation a progress report on Iraq this week, President Bush has sought to reframe the domestic political battle over the war, putting himself in a position to do something his critics have long advocated: Begin drawing down the huge U.S. troop presence.
A House subcommittee approved legislation yesterday that would give US regulators new power to oversee drug safety by ordering changes on pharmaceutical labels and forcing drug makers to conduct studies of products after they're on the market.
NEW DELHI  - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has arrived for talks with Indian leaders but sidestepped controversy after New Delhi urged Washington not to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.
Kofi Annan willl seek $1.5bn to deal with what the UN calls the world's forgotten emergencies, many in Africa.
The US manufacturing sector continued to expand in November, registering the 18th consecutive month of expansion, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported Wednesday.
China's military staged its first drill on Friday to test its readiness to respond to potential terrorist attacks during next year's Olympic Games, state media reported.
American golfer Stewart Cink has the lead after completing the rain-delayed second round of the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational tournament in Akron, Ohio.
Senior Iraqi officials here on Wednesday called on the international community to make more efforts on debt relief and helping speed up the country&#39;s reconstruction process in spite of its unstable security situation.
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Pakistan vows to track down former Guantanamo inmate who leads group that kidnapped two Chinese engineers.
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US health officials shut the door Friday on the possibility of any flu vaccine from Chiron&#39;s troubled British plant ever reaching the United States this year.
Katharine Weymouth, a granddaughter of the late Washington Post Co. chairman Katharine Graham, has been named chief executive of Washington Post Media, a new division that will oversee The Washington Post newspaper and its online component, washingtonpost.com, the company said yesterday.
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A US military panel recommends a marine be involuntarily discharged for taking part in an anti-war demonstration.
Residents of Samaritan House didn't know what to expect when the bearded, middle-aged man parked his sport utility vehicle in front of the downtown homeless shelter Christmas Eve.
Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the European Union on Friday not to meddle in Turkey&#39;s domestic affairs after an EU Commission spokesman expressed concern over a delay in key penal code reforms.
FOXBOROUGH -- Troy Brown has become a regular Renaissance man. Yesterday against the Colts, it wasn't just Brown-as-defensive back. It was Brown-as-wide receiver. Brown-as-punt returner. Brown with two catches for 13 yards. Brown with a 20-yard punt return. And Brown with a key pass breakup on third down midway through the first quarter, for good measure.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential front-runner no longer, accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and \
Tiger Woods, who is due out at lunchtime in today&#39;s first round of the WGC American Express Championship at Mount Juliet, says that his morning warm-up will determine whether he is fit enough to defend his title.
The Port Authority of New York and New   Jersey on Thursday formally approved rebuilding plans for the   site of the World Trade Center destroyed in the September 11,   2001, attacks.
Jeannine F. Prevot Kennedy, 84, the Paris-born hostess for three French restaurants in Washington for almost a quarter-century, died Dec.
Microsoft will become the new provider of paid search and contextual advertising links on sites run by The Wall Street Journal, the companies announced.
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ATHENS -- I have not come to bury the Americans. I have come to praise the Argentines.
President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to send forces to join the U.N. peacekeeping operation in Sudan, Russian news agencies reported Thursday.
Former presidential candidate Howard Dean, once the early front-runner for the Democratic nomination whose candidacy stumbled, has decided to seek the party's chairmanship.
After a slight delay, Everex has started shipping its Cloudbook ultraportable PC and will follow up with future models that support touch-screen applications, the company announced Friday.Priced at $399, the Cloudbook is designed to compete with inexpensive ultraportable computers like Asustek&#39;s Eee PC. The Cloudbook runs a version of the Linux OS, includes a 7-inch screen and weighs 0.22 kilograms (0.49 pounds).The company has already shipped 20,000 of the notebooks to retailers including Wal-Mart, Newegg, and TigerDirect, said Paul Kim, director of marketing at Everex. Wal-Mart will start selling the product on its Web site on Thursday, he said.ZaReason, which distributes Everex products, said on its Web site Friday that the Cloudbook had sold out. Everex had shipped a few hundred Cloudbooks to ZaReason, Kim said. As of Friday, the PC was not yet available on TigerDirect or Newegg.The Cloudbook was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show last month in Las Vegas. It was originally due to ship in January, but last-minute tweaks to the GNOME interface software caused the delay, Kim said.The computer is powered by a 1.2GHz Via Technologies C7-M processor and runs on the gOS, a flavor of Linux based on Ubuntu. It includes a 30GB hard drive, 512MB of RAM, wired and wireless networking, a DVI (Digital Video Interface) port, a 4-in-1 media card reader, and a lithium-ion battery.The company is also developing a Cloudbook with a touch-screen interface that it plans to make available worldwide by the end of the year, priced at $499, Kim said. It hopes to enlist the open-source community to help it create touch-screen applications for that product. It said it plans to put about 2,000 of the touch-screen Cloudscapes on sale to developers at the end of March for this purpose.Everex may also incorporate solid-state drives in future Cloudbooks as the price of flash storage drops, he said.The Cloudbook will compete with Asustek&#39;s low-cost Eee PC, which has sold around 350,000 units to date since its launch late last year. Acer and MSI are expected to launch low-cost PCs later this year.
UNITED NATIONS (CP) - President George W. Bush defended his Iraq invasion Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations as he called on the world body to do more to help the chaotic country and establish a fund to spread democracy elsewhere.
Japan considers joining the US in filing a complaint with the WTO against China.
Republicans struck back at John Kerry after the Democratic presidential candidate criticized President George W. Bush for sitting in a Florida classroom for seven minutes after being informed about the September 11, 2001, attacks.
The maelstrom engulfing the US housing market and threatening to throw millions onto the streets is soaring up the agenda in the race for the country&#39;s most prestigious address, the White House.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair says there was no rift in his Cabinet over his government's handling of the conflict in Lebanon, and a British lawmaker publicly backed him on Sunday.
Germany's finance ministry denied a report in the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that it plans to curb tax rebates for commuters and begin levying taxes on weekend and nighttime work in order to keep the 2005 budget ...
The British and Irish prime ministers are publishing their proposals to restore devolution in NI.
Downwind from the cotton candy, the caramel apples and the deep-fried Oreos, carnival worker Robert Weaver stepped into a mobile dentist&#39;s office on the state-fair midway
European Union  foreign ministers warned on Friday against a partition of the  breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, arguing it could reignite  conflicts across the Balkans.
Heading down the stretch in the first half, it seemed as though the University of Illinois-Chicago Flames were poised to take a second ACC team to the wire.
The fate of Kenneth Bigley is a vivid reminder that the Prime Minister&#39;s policy in Iraq is a terrible failure. No one quarrels with Tony Blair&#39;s refusal to concede to the hostage-takers&#39; demands.
An 11-year-old boy is charged with attempted murder after a baby is assaulted in Immingham.
Is the ball game finally over? Well, yes. Doug Mientkiewicz, who closed his glove around the ball tossed to him by Keith Foulke for the final out of last October's World Series and didn't let go, has finally parted with it.
Londoner admits planning to fly to Pakistan 'with the intention of committing acts of terrorism'
Actress Janet Leigh, whose dozens  of starring roles were eclipsed by a single movie moment -- the  motel shower stabbing scene in Alfred Hitchcock's \
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What happens if the Dodgers, Giants and Astros all finish the season with the same record, leaving the NL West and the NL Wild Card winners undecided?
The U.S. servicemen have been logging 24-hour shifts in sweltering humidity, but their voices bubble with enthusiasm as they describe the welcome they've received in the most conservative Islamic province of this Muslim country.
The writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike threatens another beloved Tinseltown institution \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the swag bag.
Roma, 28 novembre 2004 - Confindustria e sindacati hanno scritto una lettera al premier Silvio Berlusconi per chiedere un incontro urgente per parlare di Finanziaria e Meggiorno e poter illustrare le proposte delle organizzazioni sul tema.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his government have clawed back some support but are still facing a likely defeat in elections next month, a new opinion poll showed Tuesday.
New watchdog could close hospitals within 24 hours.
Qualcomm Inc. said Monday it is expanding its wireless semiconductor capabilities with the acquisitions of a company that develops Wi-Fi technology for laptops and hotspots, and a business that specializes in Bluetooth connections between mobile devices such as a cell phone and headset.
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MIAMI - For the San Francisco Giants, it was better luck this time in Miami. Brett Tomko pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and San Francisco beat the Florida Marlins 5-0 Thursday night...
Troubles buffeting the U.S. mortgage market could get worse as resurgent crude oil prices squeeze the finances of already hard-pressed borrowers, analysts say, and that could spell more trouble for Wall Street.
As the country recovers from the near collapse of its fifth-largest bank this week, economists ponder how other vulnerable nations can learn from its experience.
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Stocks opened lower on Monday on the last day of 2007, with investors jittery ahead of existing home sales data.
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Congressional investigators say that Medicare&#39;s toll free telephone line is giving the wrong advice 29% of the time. In other words, out of every three people who call, one is getting the wrong advice.
acing mounting accusations of brutality, Japan's National Police set their first-ever guidelines for questioning methods Thursday in an attempt to rein in agents who go too far in pressuring suspects to confess
Calling it &quot;the biggest thing we&#39;ve done&quot; in nearly a decade, Sun Microsystems&#39; chairman and chief executive Scott McNealy yesterday officially launched the Solaris 10 operating system.
The Big Easy is the Big Breathe Easy as New Orleans dodged another one when Hurricane Ivan made landfall about 175 miles to the east early Thursday. It shook the trees with tropical storm-force gusts of up to 53 mph.
President Bush came to the snow-topped Blue Ridge Mountains on Wednesday to rally public support for a plan to pump hundreds of millions of dollars into national parks.
Energy experts urged nations to move swiftly away from the use of coal and provide new options for the two billion people who still mostly cook in the dark on wood or dung fires.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran into a jam trying to fold up one of the station's solar wing panels on Wednesday, a key step in the mission to rewire the outpost's electrical system.
This company outsources its data center hosting, so to ride herd on one finicky application, a pilot fish and his team get several admin IDs to manage it remotely. That works well -- for a few months.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said troops will be ordered to shoot anyone trying to disrupt general elections due on February 18.
The former ABC executive, who was ousted in a management shakeup at the network in April, has been appointed to oversee Yahoo&#39;s media and entertainment properties.
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EBay, the world&#39;s largest Internet auction house, is making a purchase of its own, increasing its stake in South Korean affiliate Internet Auction.
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Agency asked manufacturers not to labeling drugs as ineffective in children, citing information might scare public away from the drugs.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s party was routed in elections in the small western state of Saarland, where public anger over his cuts in social programmes also boosted a small far-right party that benefited from the national mood of protest.
Microsoft Corp. has patched critical flaws in Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Visual Basic with its last \
The European-built Smart-1 spacecraft has sent back its first close-up images of the Moon, showing the cratered landscape in glorious detail.
A security breach and a flashlight battery explosion shut down four terminals at Los Angeles International Airport for nearly four hours on Saturday, delaying dozens
THE REGION President Bush is nominating a Boston-area businessman as ambassador to Saudi Arabia. If confirmed by the Senate, Ford M. Fraker, 58, of Belmont, will succeed James C. Oberwetter. A Harvard University graduate, Fraker is a consultant to Intercontinental Real Estate Corp., a Boston real estate investment and management firm. A firm he established, Fraker &amp; Co. , raised ...
On the 30th anniversary of his death, a look back at rare and unpublished Life pictures from the King's glory days
As valuable as Mike Lowell has been in helping the Red Sox surge into the World Series, there is a chance he could be playing his final games with the team.
World number one Tiger Woods is named the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for the eighth time in 10 years.
Deepak Chopra, the spiritual guru, is part of an effort to bring Western comic-book titles like \u00c2\u0093Batman\u00c2\u0094 and \u00c2\u0093Superman\u00c2\u0094 to India\u00c2\u0092s booming youth market.
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JERUSALEM, July 4 -- The kidnappers of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston released him Wednesday to a Hamas-run security force in the Gaza Strip, setting him free after 114 days of captivity.
A British man suffering from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), the human form of mad cow disease is no longer terminal ill, thanks to an experimental medical treatment, his father said.
JERUSALEM - Tunisian specialists examined Yasser Arafat on Saturday night after the 75-year-old Palestinian leader complained of a stomach disorder and high temperature.
The United States and Britain said on Tuesday Iran could soon face sanctions because it showed no sign of halting sensitive nuclear work, while the EU said the latest talks had been helpful but had brought no breakthrough.
The state takes full control of one of Zimbabwe's main food processors by buying out US firm HJ Heinz.
Efforts to refloat a massive, 45-million-euro (55-million-dollar) luxury yacht which ran aground on the French Riviera were proceeding with difficulty, French coast guard officials said.
Speaking from France, Palestinian officials say leader Yasser Arafat took a turn for the worse late Wednesday. He&#39;s been in a Paris hospital since last Friday.
KIEV -- The Ukrainian prosecutor-general's office announced yesterday that it had reopened an investigation into allegations that presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned, after doctors in Austria confirmed he had ingested dioxin.
More people may tune in to two or three 90-minute debates than will actually vote. By Usa Today. Washington - A presidential election that has lasted a year and more, cost a billion dollars and divided the
Scotland needs to boost productivity across both the private and public sectors, according to ministers.
Ukraine&#039;s pro-Russian parties formed a new governing coalition in a stunning move that promises to slow the pro-Western course taken by the ex-Soviet nation after the &amp;quot;orange revolution.&amp;quot;
Ernie Els proved himself the master of the World Match Play championship here when he won a record breaking sixth title - beating England's Lee Westwood 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final.
The one thing that can be said with certainty about &quot;A POW Story: Politics, Pressure and the Media,&quot; a special report Friday night from the Sinclair Broadcast Group, is that there was nothing
Description: The Labor Party begins its conference in Brighton, England. British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in danger of losing his job over his controversial Iraq policy.
By CHET BROKAW  PIERRE, S.D. - The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft report with proposed plans to curtail prairie dogs on national grasslands through poisoning and other means.
U.S. stocks were little changed on  Thursday after a report showed a larger-than-expected rise in  weekly jobless claims, but a continued drop in oil prices  boosted investor sentiment.
The United Nations mission in East Timor  may be extended by another five years from 2008 to oversee the  revamp of the young nation&#39;s fragile security forces, its chief  said on Monday.
Relief workers in northern Sumatra have begun collecting and burying thousands of anonymous corpses - a task that has spiked the death toll from Sunday&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis to more than 119,000.
Thrilling explorations of other worlds and a dispiriting trudge through political trenches formed the science highs and lows of 2004.
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James used to bring his birth certificate along to AAU games to prove his age. &quot;They questioned me because of the level of my game,&quot; the Cleveland Cavaliers forward recalled last week.
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Hanging stockings by the chimney with care? Retailers hope that St. Nicholas soon will be there &#151; to hang a 42-inch plasma-screen TV. As prices drop for high-end televisions, sales are leaping. Retailers expect to sell twice as many plasma-screen televisions and three times as many LCD televisions this year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
BAGHDAD One of the two women imprisoned by the US-led forces in Iraq was recommended for release two weeks ago, according to a senior military officer, and will probably be released within a couple of weeks.
More than a third of Chinese people who fall ill do not go to a doctor because they cannot afford to, a survey finds.
Lewis Hamilton has dedicated his maiden Formula One race victory to his father Anthony after cruising to an assured triumph in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Sun Microsystems Inc. will pay Eastman Kodak Co. $92 million to license patents originally filed by Wang Laboratories, a former minicomputer maker in Lowell.
DeMarcus Nelson and Duke turned Virginia's knack for quick shooting against the Cavaliers.
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Militants piled more pressure on the  United States' military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a  Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under death threat.
Emergency talks on a key arms control pact began in restrained fashion on Tuesday with Russia, the United States and NATO states all at pains not to escalate East-West confrontation, the U.S. and Russian delegations said.
The European Union agreed on Monday to implement U.N. sanctions on Iran while holding the door open to new talks with Tehran.
Lebanon's defense minister issued an ultimatum Wednesday to Islamic militants barricaded in this Palestinian refugee camp to surrender or face a military onslaught
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San Diego has six games left, and it could be a tough road for the Padres to reach the playoffs for a third straight year.
A TV company announces controversial plans to air a documentary attacking John Kerry days before the US election.
Randall W. Harding sang in the choir at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, Calif., and donated part of his conspicuous wealth to its ministries. In his business dealings, he underscored his faith by naming his investment firm JTL, or \
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Indian Ocean tsunami survivors soldier on through the wreckage of their lives as an army of aid teams rushes to their rescue.
Delegates on Sunday attended the opening ceremonies of an international conference on eradicating land mines. The first five-year review of the international treaty to ban land mines
Mahendra Dhoni is India's one-day captain following the resignation of Rahul Dravid last week.
Sport: Football: Derby agree fee with Blackburn for Robbie Savage and set sights on Laurent Robert and Hossam Ghaly
E&#39; sul tavolo del procuratore della Repubblica di Roma Giovanni Ferrara il fascicolo contenente la documentazione sulla cosiddetta &#39;&#39;spesa proletaria&#39;&#39; avvenuta nei giorni scorsi. Prima di affidare il fascicolo
MINNEAPOLIS -- The NBA suspended Timberwolves swingman Latrell Sprewell on Tuesday for one game without pay after reviewing comments he made to a female heckler during Minnesota&#39;s overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.
Courtney Love, the widow of Kurt Cobain, the Nirvana singer, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct yesterday for hitting a club-goer on the head with a microphone stand during a performance.
Blog: The new system will mesh with Nielsen's new GamePlay Metrics to provide data on in-game advertising on Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network games.
New U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon urged Bosnian Serb genocide suspects Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic to surrender to the U.N. war crimes tribunal as the court comes under pressure to wrap up its work by 2010.
InfoWorld - Microsoft updated and renamed its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) software, now called Mediaroom.
The Health Ministry announced on Monday the season&#39;s first two cases of West Nile virus, which is spread by mosquitoes. Both patients are well.
With about $25 million remaining on his contract, the Rangers&#39; Bobby Holik has about as much to lose as any NHL player if Commissioner Gary Bettman cancels this season.
Former US vice president Al Gore has ruled out a bid for the White House in the 2008 elections and will carry on his fight against global climate change.
NEW YORK - IBM Corp. said Friday that it has settled part of an employee lawsuit claiming that the world&#39;s biggest seller of computers and related services violated age-discrimination rules when it changed pension plans.
LOS ANGELES  - Michael Jackson is hoping to have his child molestation charges dismissed, or short of that, to delay his Jan. 31 trial date.
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Not even the friendly confines of Philips Arena could reverse the fortunes of the Atlanta Hawks. The winless Hawks suffered another double-digit loss, absorbing a 93-79 setback to the Cleveland
A woman transplant patient came face to face with her old heart Tuesday at a British exhibition she hopes will increase public awareness about organ donations.
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Russia announces a new security structure for the North Caucasus to prevent Beslan-style terror attacks.
Victor Klemperer (1881-1960) was a professor of French literature at Dresden University from 1920-1935. For many years, he kept a diary that reflected, among other things, the dangerous German political ...
JERUSALEM -- What -- or who -- killed Yasser Arafat? The rapid decline of the 75-year-old Palestinian leader's health, the refusal of his wife and authorities at the French military hospital where he died last Thursday to release his medical records, and Israel's threat a year ago to ''remove&quot; him have spawned a cottage industry of speculation among Palestinians. Unwilling ...
IBM Corp. disclosed Tuesday that it is taking on $11.5 billion in new debt to finance an aggressive acceleration of its stock repurchase plan, which the company believes is one of the largest such steps ever.
Simple tags to prevent shoelaces from fraying tell a tidy tale about Christopher Columbus in Cuba.
Oil prices rose on Friday, stemming five days of heavy losses as fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil infrastructure despite a peace deal in Najaf renewed concern over the country&#39;s supplies.
Mortar rounds exploded near Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Thursday as he visited this northern Iraq city, but there were no reported injuries in the attack.
Paul Hamm traded his warm-up suit for a real suit Monday and shook hands with the man who wants to take away his gold medal. He then settled in for an 11 1/2 -hour hearing that will determine, once and for
The bombing of a train from India to Pakistan which killed 68 people this week is expected to dominate talks between their foreign ministers on Wednesday, but the fact they are meeting signals a new diplomatic maturity.
A year after Steve Irwin's death, Animal Planet is airing a weeklong celebration of the exuberant \
US consumer prices increased by 0.2 percent in September following a smaller gain of 0.1 percent in August, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday.
Oil prices held steady Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian supplies lending support despite an unexpected expansion in US crude inventories.
Yesterday a new game developer company, Stardev Studios, officially announced its presence to the world.
Ray Emery earned his fifth shutout of the season to keep Ottawa's hot streak alive with a 2-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.
A summit of French-speaking countries may have opened with the Ivory Coast at the top of its agenda, but it wasn&#39;t enough to keep the West African state at the table.
(SEATTLE) - A Raleigh-based company is named in a lawsuit filed by Microsoft on claims of counterfeit and illicit certificates of authenticity, the labels on software and computers that are supposed to show the products are legitimate.
US President George W Bush has vowed to push through big reforms to the Social Security programme in his next term. &quot;Now is the time to work together to confront the problem... the crisis is now,&quot; he told
Italy's president will announce who he has chosen to lead a new government on Saturday after crisis talks.
State-by-state look at deaths and damage caused by a string of tornadoes that tore across the South:
Pesa concorrenza dei farmaci generici, -77% in 3/o trimestre
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP is being investigated by the governing body for Ontario&#39;s accounting industry over Nortel Networks Corp.&#39;s financial statements, the National Post reported.
A senior Darfur rebel figure on Sunday condemned an attack last week by rebel forces in the neighboring Kordofan region which led to dozens of deaths among Sudanese security forces.
North Korea denies that portraits of Kim Jong-il have been taken down from public places.
Four US soldiers were wounded when a car bomb detonated as their convoy was passing by in Iraq&#39;s northern city of Mosul Tuesday, the US military said.
A tearful Paula Radcliffe has revealed she has no idea what went wrong in her failed bid for Olympic marathon gold. The Briton said fans deserved an explanation but was waiting for test results from a Monday
Java has suffered as a mobile content platform, compared to Qualcomm Brew, by having a fragmented channel and a confused economic proposition for developers.
AN explosion ripped through a Shi&#39;ite Muslim mosque in an eastern Pakistani city during Friday prayers, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens of others, police said.
Cuba&#39;s &#39;legendary&#39; leader, Fidel Castro, broke his knee and fractured his right arm when he fell down behind the podium during a speech at a graduation ceremony in Santa Clara.
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New York -- A new study shows that genes from genetically engineered grass can spread much farther than previously known, a finding that raises questions about the straying of other plants altered through biotechnology.
Stocks were little changed in a whipsaw session on Monday as economic worries offset gains in shares of companies that tend to weather slowdowns.
Funds from the frozen bank accounts of  suspected terrorists should be used to compensate victims of  attacks, security officials at a Saudi-hosted conference urged  Monday.
Cisco is to introduce a line of branch-office routers that integrate basic routing capabilities with IP voice support and security tools.
The Social Democrats, equal partners in Germany's ruling coalition, voted Friday to reverse one of their signature economic reforms in a move that will increase the tension in Chancellor Angela Merkel's left-right government.
Former Japanese defense minister Fukushiro Nukaga will become finance minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled cabinet, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.
Oil major YUKOS  said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court and would seek an order from the court to halt the Dec. 19 auction by the Russian state of its main production unit.
Following the departure of PeopleSoft Inc. chief executive officer Craig Conway, the software company may be looking with fresh interest at longtime suitor Oracle Corp.
The wife of Ukrainian opposition  leader Viktor Yushchenko said on Friday she tasted poison on  his lips when she kissed him, and blamed the poisoning for  disfiguring her husband's face.
Ouija Board gave the Brits plenty to cheer about with a comfortable victory in the Alberto VO5 Breeders&#39; Cup Filly &amp; Mare Turf.
With just three games remaining before the conference tournament, Georgia is responding to coach Andy Landers' challenge to play with more aggression.
With his team in a three-way battle atop the South Coast Conference, Bourne coach Barry Wood was well aware that not only would his team have to beat Wareham on the road yesterday, but that Dighton-Rehoboth would also have to win at home against Seekonk for his Canalmen to earn a spot in the Division 2A playoffs.
The ArtBots show in New York this past weekend proved that robots can wax artistic, too -- or at least carry out the instructions of their artistic creators. Cyrus Farivar reports from New York.
A string of standout performances by female leads, playing roles ranging from Lady Chatterley to Edith Piaf, have rescued several movies at this year's Berlin film festival, critics say.
BOLTON Wanderers striker El Hadji Diouf has been banned for three matches after spitting at Portsmouth&#39;s Arjan de Zeeuw in Saturday&#39;s Premier League match, the Football Association (FA) said today.
Opposition Leader Mark Latham has accused Prime Minister John Howard of running a scare campaign after Mr Howard warned interest rates would rise under Labor.
UK law firm DLA merges with US peer Piper Rudnick to create a legal giant with the third most lawyers on board in the world.
British insurer Royal &amp; SunAlliance said Monday it plans to transfer more than 1,100 jobs to India over the next few years in a bid to cut costs.
Some of America's largest food and drink companies, such as Coca-Cola Co. and General Mills Inc., will adopt stricter controls on advertising aimed at children under 12, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Thirteen British Muslims charged in connection with an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic passenger jets are set to appear in court.
As the nation marks the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney finds the powers he has asserted under attack challenged.
Thousands of New York taxi drivers on Wednesday put on the brakes and launched a 48-hour strike over plans to introduce satellite positioning systems in the yellow cabs.
British actress Elizabeth Hurley and her Indian husband Arun Nayar were set to leave this western desert town on Saturday after their &quot;Big Fat Indian Wedding&quot; ended with tussles between journalists and police.
Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.
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Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but a day after the landmark deal not everyone is happy. Among the people likely to be looking at the $10.3 billion merger with some trepidation
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has begun shipping commercial versions of its Athlon 64 processors made using a 90-nanometer process, marking another step forward in the company's transition to the more advanced manufacturing technology.
Blog: Have the Xbox, want the HD-DVD player? This one plugs right in, and we just found you a discount.
Rick Rubin, who has worked with Jay-Z, Johnny Cash and others, has been offered a top job at Columbia Records.
Medics, aides and family rush to the West Bank as fears grow for Yasser Arafat's health.
Coinvolti Silvio Berlusconi e Fedele Confalonieri
LOS ANGELES - There will be one sure bet when awards seasons rolls around: neither of the year&#39;s most controversial films will walk away with the top prize at the Golden Globes.
Seven men implicated in a suspected  Islamic radical plot to blow up Spain's High Court remain at  large despite the arrests of 13 more people, police sources  said on Friday.  Among those still sought by police is Abdellah Hawari, believed  to be the second highest ranking member of the \
Listening to hip-hop and growing up playing pickup basketball in Shenzhen, Yi Jianlian stands as a symbol of basketball discovery that is rippling through China.
La Ternana si prepara a un lungo braccio di ferro con Luis Jimenez e Houssine Kharja. I due calciato...
Something about NBC anchors and bloggers just does not click.
If the Calendar 2004 bustled with serial virus outbreaks, increased bot programmes, spam and phishing incidences, the Calendar 2005 can also expect a similar internet-based spam and virus attacks, warns Trend Micro Corporation, an expert in anti-virus
The French parliament has opened debate on a controversial bill allowing the privatization of gas utility GDF, ahead of a merger with energy group Suez and amid a row over whether the deal would create or cost jobs.
French President Sarkozy discusses Mediterranean unity and energy ties on a North African visit.
Averting the worst impacts of a warming world is the theme of a high-level UK scientific conference starting on 1 February.
A woman who lost part of her arm when she was thrown from a car is continuing to recover in hospital.
Berlusconi, comportamento premier imbarazzante
Blog: Two Taiwanese newspapers have reported that Quanta has secured a contract to make a second-generation iPhone, as speculation continues about the launch date for the first one.
No Country For Old Men heads the Academy Awards list with eight nods, along with drama There Will Be Blood.
McAfee this week plans to announce an add-on for its enterprise antivirus products to offer increased protection against spyware. Users of McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Edition versions 7.1 or 8.0i next month
Alle 17 l'udienza sul ricorso presentato per interrompere la terapiaIl medico: \
Cracker Barrel is returning to its roots, and the move could pay off for investors.
The Search Engine Showdown  If you're anything like me, you have a favorite search engine and you're loyal to it. You never use any others (which made this research difficult for yours truly), insist yours is the be-all and end-all and you even go so far as to deny any shortcomings ...
Germany's jobless figure rises above five million, with unemployment now at its highest level since the 1930s.
Both olfactorily and opportunistically.
If an increasingly overweight America's eyes are bigger than its stomach, then placing more nutritional information in plain sight could allow shoppers to see their way to more healthy choices while scanning food labels.
NEW YORK  - As a treatment for breast cancer, radiation, even modern regimens, appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for March 7.
The European Union called on Russia on Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying row.
Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said China needs to contribute more to help end North Korea&#39;s nuclear-weapons program.
Microsoft\u00c2\u0092s online chief wants to change the way his company runs its Internet business. But he is finding that redirecting such a behemoth is slow going.
Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.
The soldier who made headlines Thursday by challenging Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on the lack of armor for military vehicles prepared his question with the help of an embedded reporter, according to an e-mail the reporter sent to his colleagues
Countrywide Financial Corp ,  the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Thursday that it had  lined up $12 billion of secured financing to help cope with a  housing slowdown that has reduced loan demand and will lead to  widespread layoffs.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Mantova. Dopo il riscaldamento a carattere tecnico l'allenatore Attilio Te...
300-plus people lineup at the EB Games in Universal City. And then the PictoChatting begins. November 21, 2004 - Who says Nintendo doesn&#39;t know how to throw a party?
Northern Ireland's police chief is challenged over reported levels of success in tackling crime.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - A pilot was questioned by  local law enforcement officials on Saturday in an incident  involving an airplane that flew nearby while President Bush was  speaking at a campaign event in Melbourne, Florida, the White  House said on Saturday.
Few places have been so thoroughly gutted by the post-election violence in Kenya as Kisumu, the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third largest city.
Fears of disease gripped Indonesia's flood-hit capital on Friday with thousands of people living in cramped emergency shelters and some streets still inundated a week after the city's worst floods in five years.

Microsoft is throwing its hat into the blogosphere, a move seen as another attempt to catch competitor Google in the services-and-search race and an effort to woo more customers to its Internet services. -washingtonpost.com
By ARIZONA DAILY STAR  The Tucson Parks and Recreation Department has received a grant to improve water quality at Lakeside Park's lake.  The lake was built to hold stormwater runoff and converted for recreational fishing in 1985.
Britain said on Tuesday that Russia&#39;s  refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoy, the main suspect in the  murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko, was  &quot;unacceptable.&quot;
ADAM GILCHRIST has learned from history and has India cornered as Australia took wobbly steps towards a watershed Test win yesterday.
Indonesian police hunting those responsible for last week&#39;s deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta said yesterday they had detained six people who might be linked to militants behind the attack.
Xing Houyuan's advice to investors who seek her out is patient and practical: do due diligence on any potential partner, clarify its ties to the government, and make sure you control any joint venture.
U.S.-led coalition airstrikes killed nearly a dozen Islamist Taliban fighters in the southern province of Zabul overnight, the U.S. military said, as the bloodiest period since the militants' 2001 ouster grinds on.
NEW YORK  - People with asthma often have  gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), but typical symptoms  such as frequent heartburn may be absent, according to Finnish  doctors.
The insurance broker Marsh & McLennan named the former head of the ACE insurance company, Brian Duperreault, as its chief executive.
A ceremony marks the 32nd anniversary of the death 11 Israelis kidnapped by Palestinians at the Munich Olympics.
Domani riprender&agrave; la preparazione dopo due settimane di riposo a causa dell'intervento allo z...
Imprisoned hotel heiress Paris Hilton has said she believes God has given her a new chance and she plans to stop acting dumb and put her influence to good use.
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N, fighting  to avoid bankruptcy, will issue up to 75 million shares to  employees and creditors. The news sparked a 5 percent drop its  stock on Wednesday.
The removal of graves pose a challenge to the multi-billion dollar oil pipeline planned to  transport oil from Azerbaijan to Turkey.
Sergio Garcia removed the flag from the 18th hole and waved it over his head. Padraig Harrington tossed his glove and cap into crowd that draped itself in European flags and sang &quot;Ole, Ole&quot; from the top of his lungs.
President Bush said Saturday that a scheme to blow up several flights between Britain and the United States was carefully planned and well-advanced, with the potential to cause \
Alternative to glass and copper appears in a POF of light Siemens researchers have demonstrated a data rate of 1Gbit/s over plastic optical fibre, a speed ten times higher than is possible with current products.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush said Tuesday his decision to send more troops to Baghdad is yielding \
NEW YORK  - Children born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) appear to be slightly taller than naturally conceived children, investigators in New Zealand report.
After rescuing more than 100 stranded travelers from a snowbound stretch of Interstate 64, authorities today turned their attention to figuring out how to clear and reopen the highway.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Sports Network) - The  Vancouver Canucks Wednesday announced the sale of 50 percent of  the team and its arena, General Motors Place.
The US says Guantanamo inmates will be tried fairly over 9/11 but some groups criticise the use of military tribunals.
Borsa premia produttrice occhiali con un +3,86%
Thousands attend the funeral of a Pakistani cleric who died in controversial circumstances.
The hurricane designated Ivan killed at least 20 people as it laid waste to the tiny island of Grenada, officials said on Wednesday as the storm swept through the Caribbean heading west.
TONY EASTLEY: Ian Thorpe now has the full set of Olympic medals, winning bronze after coming surprisingly close in trying to win the Games treble  that is the 100, 200 and 400 metres freestyle events. In winning bronze in the 100 metres final, Thorpe ...
WASHINGTON -- Several lobbying camps from different industries and ideologies are joining forces to fight an overhaul of copyright law, which they say would radically shift in favor of Hollywood and the record companies and which Congress might try to
Pharmacy chain operator Rite Aid Corp.  RAD.N on Thursday posted a quarterly loss, compared with a  profit in the same year-earlier quarter, and cut its full-year  outlook, citing worse-than-expected sales.
FrontGate Creative, a leading Southern California interactive and  graphic design agency, has launched the next generation website for the  lifestyle eyewear brand Initium Eyewear.
The Inquiry focuses how the N.Y. Senate majority leader\u00e2\u0080\u0099s private business dealings may relate to his position.
Junior the autonomous car makes its way cautiously through a street-inspired obstacle course. Here's a look at the tech under the hood (and inside the trunk, and on the roof).
President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry will meet here Thursday night for a high-stakes debate that will produce their first direct
Chiesto che il prezzo resti invariato fino a fine 2006
Scontro tra tre auto sulla Ss 115, nel Siracusano
Latin America&#39;s agricultural giant won a pair of trade victories against farm subsidies for rich countries after the World Trade Organization agreed that Brazilian farmers have been hurt by government assistance for US cotton farmers and European Union
''Lo sport &egrave; necessario, lo sport &egrave; un aiuto enorme. Nello sport il ragazzo comincia a...
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is waking up to the music. In the latest attempt to capture the fast-growing market of online music the big M is fighting to break the hold Apple&#39;s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPod has on the market.
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin declared Sunday that &quot;France will be extremely severe against those who perpetrate anti-semitism,&quot; after visiting the Jewish social
Civilian deaths due to military action by foreign and local troops in Afghanistan seriously undermine global efforts to bring peace to the war-battered nation, UN chief Ban Ki-Moon said Tuesday.
Jason Burke, the Observer's chief foreign correspondent, discusses the implications of Benazir Bhutto's death. He recently visited Pakistan and has interviewed Bhutto several times since the late 1990s
(HealthDay News) - Growing pains are common pains that occur in children between the ages of 3 and 5, and 8 and 12. They occur most often in the legs, and may be most frequent after strenuous play or exercise.
Southwest Airlines Co. , the leading U.S. discount carrier, posted a 16.5 percent drop in second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, but the drop was less than expected as demand rebounded in June.
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THE first pro opponent of Danny Williams believes the Brixton Bomber will cut 6ft 7in Vitali Klitschko down to size to be WBC heavyweight champion, writes STEVE BRENNER.
The company that makes half the flu vaccine used in the U.S. was suspended for manufacturing problems.
Officials probe reports a tribal council ordered a man to stand in freezing water to prove his son's innocence.
Tony Bastable, one of the original presenters of children's TV show Magpie, dies aged 62.
The gap between UK rich and poor is as wide as it has been for 40 years, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.
How to tell the real meaning of words you don't know.
Pennsylvania\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Agriculture Department has backed off its plan to ban milk-container labels stating that the milk comes from cows not treated with bovine growth hormone.
Ricky Hatton's light-welterweight bout with Jose Luis Castillo will go ahead after both men hit the 140lb limit.
Regal luxury is a concept foreign to New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s financially troubled early-music world. But the Clarion Music Society and its artistic director, Steven Fox, made a decent show of it at Weill Recital Hall on Thursday.
Asia-Pacific leaders recalled the late Indonesian dictator Suharto's strengths on Sunday, praising him for modernizing his country and promoting regional unity \u00c2\u0097 despite his deeply flawed human rights record.
A dozen years ago in northern Alaska, an Aleut elder approached Seattle architect Johnpaul Jones and wagged a finger in his face. She told him, &quot;I want to see some of us in that building.
The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
SEATTLE - A ferry service that has been offering scenic cruises to Canada plus a flu shot ended the package deal Thursday. The Canadian clinic that had been providing the vaccine can no longer guarantee a
Defending champion Valencia beat Espanyol 3-0 to close within 10 points of Primera Liga soccer leader Barcelona, while Real Madrid dropped to fifth after losing 1-0 at home to Sevilla.
The sun always seems to shine in Sun Valley, a pristine mountain resort in Idaho, when the top brass from media and technology companies convene every July for a deep-think retreat hosted by the investment banker Herbert Allen.
'Tema non su tavolo incontro sindacati-governo, e' grave'
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said  Sunday he was giving Israel's army free rein to battle  militants in Gaza, and the Palestinian leadership called for a  halt to attacks on Israelis.
CBS's \
For most, the new security regulations have been merely annoying. For flight attendants, it\u00c2\u0092s been just one more brick on the load.
Most people will have to pay 5.6 percent more for basic Medicare coverage next year, but more affluent beneficiaries can expect increases as high as 83.2 percent as the federal government for the first time requires wealthier seniors to pay higher premiums, Medicare officials announced today.
George MacDonald Fraser\u00e2\u0080\u0099s popular novels about the arch-rogue Harry Flashman followed their hero as he swashbuckled, drank and womanized his way through signal events of the 19th century.
Il presidente del Coni Gianni Petrucci al termine della Giunta esecutiva che precede il consiglio na...
A woman dies after being found critically injured by police called to a roundabout in the early hours.
PALU, Indonesia  - Thousands protested over the   execution of three Christians in Indonesia on Friday, torching   an official's house and setting prisoners free in the hometown   of one of the executed men.
A 24-year-old gunman opened fire in a  crowded store in upstate New York on Sunday, wounding one  person, and was caught by store employees after he ran out of  ammunition, police said.
Socket AM2+ may be key to AM3 backwards compatibility AMD looks set to implement a Socket AM2 revision spanning the processor interconnect's current specification and the upcoming Socket AM3 due in 2008. That at least is what reports coming out of Taiwan citing local motherboard-maker sources claim.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed a militant leader and a father and his son, officials said Wednesday, bringing to 75 the number of Palestinians killed in a weeklong offensive aimed at ending Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli towns.
Felix Diaz allows one run and five hits -- none to Suzuki -- in six innings to lead the White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Mariners.
PRETORIA : Hundreds of thousands of teachers, nurses, police and other public sector employees walked off the job across South Africa to demand better wages in one of the biggest strikes since the end of apartheid a decade ago.
A photo fit of a man said to be the abductor of Madeleine McCann has been revealed by the News of the World.
PROVO, Utah (Sports Network) - Gary Crowton has resigned  from his position as the head football coach at Brigham Young.
Natural and man-made catastrophes cost the global insurance sector 25 billion dollars (17.4 billion euros) in 2007, an increase of 9.0 billion dollars over 2006, Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re said Tuesday.
On a 3,500-foot-long course at the Winter X Games at Buttermilk Mountain on Sunday, Daron Rahlves won his first career skiercross race in six tries.
TOKYO - Typhoon Tokage pounds Japan moving north. As it was informed yesterday, Tokage is the 23 rd one in Japan this year. According to the information received by Wednesday afternoon, 13 people died already, 12 missing and about 100 injured.
Six Iraqi national guards, 10 civilians wounded in Mosul bomb attacks, mortar shells land near Italian embassy in Baghdad. MOSUL, Iraq - Six Iraqi national guardsmen and 10 civilians were wounded in two bomb
RESTON, Va., Dec. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- comScore Networks, a leader in measuring the digital age, today released data on consumer online non-travel (retail) spending at U.S. sites for the 2006 holiday season through December 12.
With voters jamming phone lines saying they haven't received absentee ballots in the mail, elections officials planned to mail out thousands of replacement ballots.
Blog: Apple has held iPod events in early September for two straight years. Is it about to extend that streak?
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's National Conference refused Wednesday to send a second delegation to the holy city of Najaf to negotiate an end to fighting between U.S. troops and loyalists of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a day after he rebuffed their demand for a meeting...
UC Berkeley officials issued a statement of regret about a computer hacking that may have exposed the names and social security numbers of about 600,000 people.
US crude climbed 40 cents to $43.50 a barrel, around $6 below a record peak struck last Friday at $49.40. London&#39;s Brent crude gained 42 cents to $40.
The British Formula One Grand Prix looks set to be saved with government officials optimistic of a Friday announcement.
Two of three companies aim to grow faster than their markets this year, making it more important than ever for chief information officers to shift their priorities to encompass business objectives, according to a survey from Gartner.
Strong aftershocks shook northern Japan on Sunday after the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 18 people and injured some 1,500 as houses collapsed, roads crumbled and rail tracks buckled.
In further signs of a sluggish economy, orders to factories for manufactured goods were weak for a second consecutive month and service sector activity had its worst performance in more than three years.
PC World manhandles the new Apple phone to see how much abuse it can take.
NORRISTOWN, Pa., March 5  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DEP Southeast Regional Director Joseph A.
British Telecom is buying U.S.-based Infonet Services in a deal that values the company at almost $1 Billion.
Australia's conservative government turned to wild pigs and pensions on Tuesday to woo support, as a poll showed it slipping further behind the Labor opposition ahead of a November election.
Andy Roddick staged a great escape to win his fourth Queen's Club trophy in five years with a dramatic 4-6 7-6 7-6 win over France's Nicolas Mahut on Sunday.
AUSTRALIAN motorcycle ace Troy Bayliss has made a bold bid to prove he deserves a MotoGP ride again next year. Bayliss was in flying form during the windy first qualifying session for the season-ending Valencia
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini  appealed to Arab countries Monday to help win the release of  two Italian hostages as an apparent deadline to kill them drew  near.
The software giant has started a campaign to steal, er, migrate NetWare users over to Windows Server 2003. Sheesh. &quot;Microsoft is offering US-based NetWare customers a voucher worth $600 toward channel-partner
The Justice Department will distribute to US investigators in a 2001 anthrax case a form they can sign to release reporters from confidentiality pledges.
SourceLabs, a provider of tested, certified, and supported open source systems, announced that it has secured a $3.5 million investment from Ignition Partners and Index Ventures to deliver on the promise of Dependable Open Source Systems.
Two inmates, including one who was once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, escaped Friday in a truck while working at a state prison ranch.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge today warned London and its four rivals in the race for the 2012 Olympics to stop &quot;bickering&quot; and treat each other with more respect.
While Russia and China try to convince Pyongyang not to go ahead with its nuclear test, South Korea sends a stern warning to its neighbor
Even a knee injury to Antawn Jamison couldn't mask the significance of a victory over the Detroit Pistons, a Washington Wizards win so big that even coach Eddie Jordan threw trash-talking caution to the wind &#151; at least for a second.
England are hopeful Simon Jones will be fit for the second Test after going down with a stomach bug.
A group of technology companies including Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N), STMicroelectronics (STM.PA) and Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O), on Thursday said they will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times the speed of the current generation.
A year of peace talks between India and Pakistan finally bore fruit on Wednesday when their foreign ministers unveiled several accords, including the start of a bus service across a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir.
At least 11 miners are killed and 28 are missing after a blast at a coalmine in eastern Ukraine, officials say.
Anticipating a vigorous competition for black and Hispanic votes, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign has scheduled a meeting Tuesday with some 300 \
November 09, 2004 - Gran Turismo 4 has just finished its development cycle. While developer Polyphony Digital is still hard at work on Gran Turismo 4 Mobile and, possibly, Gran Turismo For Boys, we&#39;re sure
ALI-YURT, Russia  - Petimat Tatriyeva was woken up one morning late last month by shouts and banging coming from the courtyard of her home.
Javier Zanetti a San Siro contro il Bayern Monaco segna quota 500 partite con la maglia dell'Inter.
Nepal's King Gyanendra comes under attack from a stone-throwing crowd in the capital, Kathmandu.
Laurent Beaudoin has done us all a favour. Monday&#39;s boardroom upheaval at Bombardier Inc. brings a natural opportunity to reassess the taxpayers&#39; role in this prestigious company.
Investors may snap up a planned $1 billion debt sale by a unit of MBIA Inc , after the beleaguered bond insurer was forced to ramp up the deal's yield to about 14 percent to attract greater interest, according to investors familiar with the deal on Friday.
The next round of six-party talks could make concrete progress toward persuading North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, China said on Tuesday, but set no deadline for the long-running negotiations.
: Condoleezza Rice, President George W Bush&#39;s choice to be the next US Secretary of State, has undergone surgery to treat noncancerous growths in her uterus, a White House official said.
Three years after introducing its first blade server, Dell Inc. on Monday rolled out the next generation of the dense form factor, promising greater density and price/performance than what competitors are offering.
'I will remove illegal material from internet' UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has decided to mount a push against cyber terror, in which the internet itself will somehow be modified to prevent people using it for terrorist purposes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A German singer who plays Snow White has lost her job at Dresden's Christmas market after posing for nude photos in a bathtub, Bild newspaper says.
(Refiles to correct California\u00e2\u0080\u0099s motto to \u00e2\u0080\u009cEureka\u00e2\u0080\u009d from \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe Golden State\u00e2\u0080\u009d in the eleventh paragraph)
BAGHDAD -- Iraq&#39;s top general yesterday rejected US President George W. Bush&#39;s criticism that some Iraqi troops were unwilling to fight insurgents and have deserted the battlefield, saying the president had been misinformed.
A couple in their 20s escape injury in a gun attack on their house in north Belfast, police say.
Insurgents launched strikes Saturday at US and Iraqi outposts across Iraq, killing at least 18 Iraqi police officers and national guardsmen in car bombings and wounding
The exodus of foreigners from Ivory Coast aboard emergency flights organized by France and other countries picked up on Friday after xenophobic chaos spread through Abidjan and other parts of the nation.
Operazione della Questura di Roma contro il fenomeno del turismo sessuale: in manette quattro titolari di agenzie turistiche, che organizzavano viaggi in note localit\u00c3\u00a0 brasiliane con lo scopo di sfruttare la prostituzione minorile.
Milioni di veicoli fermi.Stop a traffico in mezza Italia
SAN FRANCISCO -- Layers on Mars are yielding history lessons revealed by instruments flying overhead and rolling across the surface.
The bishop of Spokane, Wash., was elected president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday, despite his intent to declare his diocese bankrupt in the next few weeks.
Il giudice di sorveglianza ha dato parere negativo alla concessione della grazia ad Adriano Sofri. Dopo il primo no, giunto un mese fa dalla Procura Generale di Milano, e&#39; ora il Tribunale di Pisa ad opporsi alla grazia per l&#39;ideologo di Lotta Continua.
THURSDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- A recent warning that the colorectal cancer drug Avastin has life-threatening side effects seems unlikely to change its application, experts say.
BAGHDAD, Sept 22: Baghdad was engulfed in violence on Wednesday as 21 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a car bomb attack and US-led offensives on Shia and Sunni rebel pockets in the capital.
The Arab television network Al-Jazeera announced that two Italian aid workers kidnapped earlier this month were released Tuesday in Iraq.
A recall of canned meat products and dog food made at a Georgia plant due to botulism fears could involve tens of millions of cans that pose an urgent public health threat, U.S. officials said on Monday.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - The Greek government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after raging forest fires killed at least 46 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
Korea and Singapore sealed a free-trade agreement yesterday that covers nine broad areas, including electronics, finance and intellectual property rights.
(Washington-AP) Dec. 10, 2004 - Consumer Reports on Friday launched its free Best Buy Drugs Web site. The magazine says it&#39;s the first time consumers can really compare the effectiveness, safety and cost of drugs.
Stephen Gallacher clinched his first win on the European Tour after eding out Graeme McDowell on the first play-off hole in the dunhill links Championship.
Diageo PLC, the world's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, reported a 21.7 percent rise in annual earnings Thursday as strong international sales made up for weak growth in the European market.
England reach a powerful 227-1 in reply to South Africa's 337 after two days of the Port Elizabeth Test.
American descendants of African slaves should be exempted from US federal taxes for a generation or two to compensate them for the state-sanctioned exploitation of their ancestors, an aspiring US Senate hopeful declared.
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: Prime Minister-elect Shaukat Aziz will visit New Delhi later this year as the Saarc chairman, when he is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Indian leaders, official sources said on Friday.
L'ex calciatore danese Michael Laudrup &egrave; pronto a sedersi sulla panchina della squadra spagno...
CARACAS, Venezuela  - A car bomb killed a top  Venezuelan prosecutor investigating opponents of President Hugo  Chavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coup attempt against  the leftist leader, officials said on Friday.
President Bush may have received up to 260,000 more votes than he should have in Florida counties that used touch-screen voting machines, according to an academic analysis. Researchers call on Florida to examine the results. By Kim Zetter.
The West's failure to compensate Libya for abandoning its nuclear weapons programme is unlikely to prompt Iran and North Korea to do likewise, Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi has told the BBC.
Ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi rule have continued with Mass at the city's Notre Dame Cathedral.
Montezemolo: aspettavamo tagli coraggiosi, non solo entrate
A South Korean woman belted out nearly 1,000 songs at a karaoke bar in just under 60 hours to claim a world record before dropping to the floor on Valentine's Day.
Former supermodel Janice Dickenson wants to help out troubled pop star Britney Spears who is working on a comeback.
Soon you'll be able to run your kid's toy train, flip on the tube or channel surf without lifting a finger. A new Japanese technology developed by Hitachi lets you control electronic devices translates brain activity into electrical signals.
Il 15 ottobre esce il film della Fontaine. Nel cast Emmanuelle B\u00c3\u00a9art, Fanny Ardant e Gerard D\u00c3\u00a9pardieu in uno strano triangolo. Ingaggiare una prostituta per scoprire i veri gusti sessuali del proprio uomo.
Il torneo di Viareggio al via domani scatter&agrave; con le gare della secvonda giornata (12). la gg...
MARK Hughes had just finished watching Manchester United draw 2-2 with Lyon in the Champions League, when he decided the Echo would be first to hear his inner feelings about one of the most amazing weeks in his life, never mind his career.
Fifth-seeded Anca Barna of Germany defeated Suchapan Viratprasert of Thailand 6-2, 6-4 Monday to reach the second round of the Tashkent Open.
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La Juve ha ufficializzato l'acquisto dal Deportivo La Coruna del difensore Andrade. Il giocatore, co...
An implantable mesh bag meant to support the blood-pumping muscle of patients with heart failure shouldn't be approved, federal health advisers said Friday in upholding an earlier government decision.
Google Inc.  will  introduce on Wednesday a new feature that lets users create  personalized maps which plot the locations of everything from  cheap gas locally to the latest earthquakes worldwide.
Forte spinta da gettito Ires, imposta su reddito imprese
Regular cups of tea can help speed recovery from stress, researchers from University College London (UCL) said on Wednesday.
(InfoWorld) - The Cell processor sits at the heart of a high-performance computer from IBM and the PlayStation 3,\u00c2\u00a0and now Toshiba Corp. wants to put that power into mobile devices and cell phones. A roadmap for the processor on display by Toshiba at this week's Ceatec show in Japan shows a more powerful version of the chip under development for 2007. While details of the chip were not available, a source close to Toshiba said that the new device will be manufactured using more advanced 65-nanometer production technology. The current chips are being made on a 90-nanometer line and the switch will mean lower power consumption and increased performance. Looking further ahead the roadmap calls for further increases in power between next year and the end of the decade. At the same time \
Key European allies told the United States Friday they will offer Iran a package of inducements next week in an effort to persuade Tehran to end its drive for nuclear weapons.
Russian oil giant Yukos says it is about to miss a deadline on a back tax payment of more than $6bn due from 2002.
NEW YORK  - Low socioeconomic status is a strong predictor of poor survival among patients from different ethnic groups with melanoma skin cancer, new research indicates.
Turns out Ron Artest, his Pacers posse and those few dozen fools in the stands who wanted a piece of them aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only people around the NBA who know how to throw a punch.
The Apollo Group Inc., the company that owns the University of Phoenix, fraudulently misled investors in 2004 about student recruitment policies.
RCN Corp., a cable, telephone and Internet service provider that has struggled to maintain a mid-size foothold in an industry dominated by much larger rivals, hired Blackstone Group to consider a possible sale of the company, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday.
Police scuffled Wednesday with an Israeli Islamic leader and several of his followers near a disputed holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem where Muslims have been protesting excavations and repairs.
Lorena Ochoa has spent her life scaling great heights, as a 12-year-old climbing Pico de Orizaba in her native Mexico, and in her five years on the LPGA Tour toppling Annika Sorenstam as the No. 1 player.
Iran may be dueling with Washington over its nuclear ambitions, but when the country desperately needed corn last month, it turned to the United States.
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L'Udinese ha acquistato a titolo  definitivo dall'Udinese il difensore Cesare Natali. Il difensore, ...
Clashes broke out between police and an armed group following a bomb explosion in southeast Iran on Friday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Borland spinoff does RAD for PHP Borland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wholly-owned spinoff CodeGear is releasing Delphi for PHP, claimed to be the first RAD visual PHP development environment. PHP 5.0 is required. The product is jointly developed by CodeGear and qadram software and is essentially the first production version of qadram\u00e2\u0080\u0099s qstudio, which never made it past pre-beta.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Presenter Nick Ross announces he is leaving the BBC One show Crimewatch after 23 years.
If you're thinking about getting a cat -- or want to know more about the one you've got -- the new book The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know is an excellent place to start. Author Tracie Hotchner shares some secrets
For a theoretically free operating system, Linux is -- and will continue to be -- a cash cow. A research firm sees a bright financial future for the OS.
For the blue-chip prospects who will compete at the world junior championship, which begins Wednesday in the Czech Republic, a defining moment awaits.
Ris al lavoro nella zona del ritrovamento dell'auto
The family of a woman killed when the ceiling of a Big Dig tunnel collapsed on her car last year has agreed to a $6 million settlement with the company that supplied the epoxy blamed for the accident, attorneys said Monday.
Normally clannish and agressive Argentine ants have become so laid back since arriving in Australia decades ago that they no longer fight neighboring nests and have formed a supercolony here that spans 60 miles, scientists say.
Fast-moving wildfires raged across Southern California on Monday, forcing at least 250,000 people to flee their homes and destroying hundreds of buildings as desperate fire officials called for help from other states.
Home furnishings retailer Pier 1  Imports Inc.  on Thursday posted a wider quarterly loss  as the company cut prices to try to attract more business.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.  -- Gunfire erupted outside a popular South Beach restaurant early Memorial Day, leaving two men dead on one of the city's busiest weekends, police said.
US lawmakers on both sides of the US Senate drummed up support for a compromise bill slamming a hike in US forces in Iraq, saying it was the best chance of forcing President George W. Bush to drop his unpopular plan.
A majority of Pakistanis say stability would improve if President Musharraf resigned, a BBC poll suggests.
EITHER Lindsay Davenport or Amelie Mauresmo will be crowned world No.1 after defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne&#39;s shock fourth-round loss yesterday.
A couple who tortured a man they had befriended are each been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
A large wildfire raging near Malibu in California causes devastation and threatens the homes of several celebrities.
A second-grader's drawing of a stick figure shooting a gun earned him a one-day school suspension.
The European Parliament prepares to vote on whether to endorse the new executive commission team.
TEHRAN: A key Iranian nuclear facility which the UN\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.
Italian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there.
La Solsonica Rieti ha ufficializzato il tesseramento di Nelson Ingles e Filip Videnov. Gli acquisti ...
CONSTANTA, Romania  - One day after visiting Iraq, U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld toured a spruced-up military base here Monday and heard a Romanian government sales pitch for making it a new American outpost within easy reach of potential hot spots in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Vagit Alekperov, president of Lukoil, gained a new American partner Wednesday, in a deal with ConocoPhilips that was sealed by the Kremlin.
Cuba's Fidel Castro applauds voters for taking part in elections - with an official turnout of more than 95%.
Craig McMillan was an after-thought for the Australia tour and bolted into the Test team. Today he charged down the pitch and was betrayed by a cluttered mind - unsure whether to run or wait.
Donald Rumsfeld, the US Defence Secretary, is under attack from fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill for not sending more troops to Iraq, and for failing to provide enough protection for those who are there.
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The season of Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens probably was ended by the injury to his right ankle that he suffered two plays into the third quarter of Sunday's 12-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field.
NEW YORK  - An increase in summertime heat waves from global warming could mean more deaths among Americans each year, a study by Harvard researchers suggests.
Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Jonathan Babineaux denied responsibility on Tuesday for the death of his girlfriend's dog, which led to felony animal abuse charges against the player.
Flute maker David C. Williams is known among the world's finest musicians for his artistry. But for 15 long years, he found it difficult to balance the expense of buying the materials he needs to craft his instruments against the unpredictability in orders for his handiwork.
Bjarne Riis became the first Tour de France winner to admit using performance-enhancing drugs to win the sport's premier race, further eroding cycling's credibility after a series of doping confessions
Huge plumes of thick smoke and flames engulf the upper half of the 56-floor East Tower of the Parque Central block, in Caracas, October 17, 2004.
Campbell Soup turns in a good quarter, but there are better alternatives.
The players hear it and so do the coaches. The perception is out there that Syracuse football is in a downward spiral.
Greater Cleveland&#39;s normally quiet Ukrainian community, awakened by trouble back home, joined the worldwide protest against a disputed presidential election in Ukraine and asked the region to join them.
Il sindaco di Roma Walter Veltroni ha incontrato l'allenatore della Roma Luciano Spalletti nel tradi...
A defiant Iran faces the threat of U.N.  Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic  watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear  program by a Thursday deadline.
President Bush taunted Democratic rival John Kerry and tested debate lines before friendly audiences in Colorado and Arizona on Tuesday while Kerry crammed in private for Wednesday night's final faceoff of the campaign.

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Driven by an unprecedented surge in demand, oil prices crossed a long-awaited symbolic milestone.
NEW YORK Aug. 29, 2004 - Protesters poured into Manhattan&#39;s streets by the thousands Sunday to protest the war in Iraq and demonstrate against other Bush administration policies on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
President Bush yesterday hammered Sen. John Kerry for disparaging Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, whom Mr. Bush described as a hero in need of America&#39;s help, not contempt.
Google deal prompts Federal Trade Commission to recently propose a set of privacy principles for online behavioral advertising.
El Salvador on Tuesday expelled two men believed to be Jordanians who presented false documents that led some regional officials to wonder if they might be terrorists &#151; a question that remained open even as they flew off.
Huckabee bags a pheasant in Iowa ... Some South Carolina ministers on Obama's list say they didn't endorse him ... Poll says George W. Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton are the man and woman most admired by Americans ... Edwards focuses on populist themes
MacCentral - Mindawn is a new online music download service that differs from Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store and other services in a few ways: It's not only compatible with Macs and PCs but with Linux computers too, its music is available in a lossless format, and there are no Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions. Mindawn launched in September and is picking up steam, according to its founder.
Planning the funeral of China's deposed leader, Zhao Ziyang, is proving sensitive for the authorities.
Three US troops have died and 14 more have been wounded in the last 12 hours in Fallujah. Five US troops have died since the offensive against Iraqi militants in the city began.
Site owners and SEOs have the opportunity to work with the search engines to identify crawl issues, check backlinks, and get access to even more useful information.
Angry Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has vowed to stamp out childish acts of petulance at the club and warned striker Craig Bellamy to &quot;sort himself out.
NEW YORK - Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as \
US cereal maker General Mills is planning to make all of its cereals with whole grains, in an effort to cater to more health-conscious breakfast eaters.
Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks will have his first court appearance on March 20 charged with providing material support for terrorism, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday.
The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke his nose, needed stitches in his lip after getting hit with a puck, and then showed the Montreal Canadiens the true meaning of the word tough.
A Chilean court rejected an appeal by former dictator Augusto Pinochet seeking a dismissal of charges for crimes allegedly committed during his 17-year regime, a court spokesman said.
The artist Karen Kilimnik treats herself to Bluebell perfume, and keeps it in the refrigerator.
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For 18 years Tom Brennan has been has been a sidelines fixture at Patrick Gym.His 19th will be his last. Today at his news conference, Brennan admitted he was at the end.
Brad Hawpe smacked a three-run homer and the Colorado Rockies roughed up Curt Schilling in a 12-2 road win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
Opener Virender Sehwag hit his eighth test century with an unbeaten 108 to guide India to 235 for one in their first innings at lunch on day four of the first test against South Africa on Tuesday.
BEIJING, Aug 18  - China said on Wednesday it hoped all six parties taking part in talks on the North Korea nuclear crisis keep calm, remain flexible and continue negotiations despite inevitable difficulties.
Israeli forces carry out further raids on the Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinian civilians in an air strike.
As I watched thousands of people gather in Jena, Louisiana, via CNN and CNN.com, tears were streaming down my face.
Mikael Silvestre said he liked the United States \u00e2\u0080\u009cbecause everything is big.\u00e2\u0080\u009d But apparently the soccer is not yet big enough to entice him to relocate across the Atlantic.
A U.S. Air Force officer is missing after a trip to a shopping mall in Kyrgyzstan, a U.S. military statement said Wednesday.
The United Auto Workers union appears to be simultaneously crafting new labor contracts with each of the three Detroit automakers, a break from traditional tactics but one motivated by a desire to keep the financially strapped American companies alive.
With dozens of homes and cabins already destroyed by wildfire, crews worked Sunday to protect hundreds of others tucked in the hills of the scenic Kenai Peninsula.
It might just be Britney Spears' latest hit. Hours after losing visitation rights with her two young sons, the struggling pop star apparently ran over the foot of a photographer for celebrity Web site TMZ.com. Spears was driving away from a Beverly Hills medical building, her car surrounded by photographers, when the incident occurred about 5 p.m. Thursday.
Tropical storm Humberto has been upgraded to hurricane status, and carries maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (128 kph) as it heads for the coast of southeastern Texas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.
Plan to buy each others' kit Sharp and Toshiba have agreed to work together on the development of their LCD TV product lines.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Abbey Goldberg was supposed to be in France this week, vacationing in places such as Avignon and the Loire Valley - all part of a romantic trip he'd been planning with his wife for months.
On Wednesday, prime minister Viktor Yanukovich said he was resigning. However, he refused to concede his defeat to his opposition rival, Viktor Yushchenko, in the presidential poll.
US Airways today withdrew its $10 billion hostile takeover bid of Delta Air Lines after being informed that the bankrupt carrier's creditors were not interested in pursuing a deal.
The body's defence system recognises harmful invaders much quicker than previously suspected, research shows.
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IL COMMENTO                                          Attentato alla democrazia                                                                                   di EZIO MAURO
Internet hackers crashed the Web  site of Panama's National Assembly and briefly posted an  American flag there, four months after the legislature elected  as its leader a man accused of murdering a U.S. soldier.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it would decide whether cities can seize a person&#39;s property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.
Iran is preparing large amounts of  uranium for enrichment, a process that can be used to make  nuclear weapons, days before its promise to freeze all such  activities takes effect, Western diplomats said on Friday.
The Westwood company is spending $48 million to acquire Boomerang Tracking Inc., a Montreal company that operates a stolen car recovery system in Canada.
Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on Friday said it would provide up to $3.2 billion in financing for a struggling hedge fund it manages, raising concern about other funds that invested in bonds linked to subprime mortgages.
The White House on Friday played down a government report which said the war in Iraq is providing an important training ground and recruitment center for Islamic terrorists.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American Jeremy Wariner led the United States to a sweep of the medals in the men&#39;s 400 meter sprint Monday night at the Olympics.
A prominent bushman says the crocodile that attacked two people at a far north Queensland campsite yesterday may have been fed in the past by other campers.
When Brian Steik lived on the streets, the government spent tens of thousands of dollars on emergency room visits and other services to keep the alcoholic alive.
Whether or not the machines are ready for the election - or the electorate ready for the machines - there is no turning back.
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Fines of up to &#36;500,000 per violation for indecent material aired on broadcast television and radio were unveiled by a top U.S. House of Representatives lawmaker on Tuesday, renewing a campaign to clean up broadcasting that failed last year.
It was a pretty uninspiring gift to receive on your 20th birthday.
Some writers wonder whether the guild\u00e2\u0080\u0099s militant tactics are actually doing more damage than good.
US Diplomat Ed Seitz, assigned to the US embassy in Baghdad, was killed Sunday by a mortar attack near the Baghdad airport. Seitz, the assistant regional security officer, is
Fons Rademakers, the Dutch director who won an Oscar in 1987 for his film The Attack, dies, aged 86.
Consumers' renewed worries about job prospects led to a bigger-than-expected drop in confidence in August and suggested the economic expansion is fragile.
Italian soprano Renata Tebaldi, who died yesterday aged 82, possessed one of the best-loved voices of the last century: rich, controlled, powerful, its much admired natural beauty ensured many a sell-out performance on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ragazza romena violentata da un connazionale a Perugia
A consortium headed by Goldman Sachs, which lost out in the \u00c2\u00a31.6bn bidding war for Warner Chilcott last week, is considering coming back with a higher offer for the women&#39;s healthcare company.
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Turkey won a green light from the  European Commission on Wednesday to open membership  negotiations with the European Union, a watershed decision  after 40 years of on-again, off-again talks.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Reigning world No. 1 Roger Federer and former top-ranked star Lleyton Hewitt will meet in a blockbuster &quot;Red Group&quot; round- robin match Wednesday at the ATP&#39;s season-ending Tennis Masters Cup.
Premier ha stretto le mani ai familiari dell'appuntato
The FBI is examining a series of incidents in which lasers have been shone into the cockpits of aircraft.
Have you ever dreamt of smashing up that car in your neighborhood whose burglar alarm has the bad habit of going off in the middle of the night?
President Bush and two former U.S.  presidents, George Bush and Bill Clinton, made a joint appeal  on Monday for \
ATLANTA -- The nation&#39;s health department is checking companies in Canada and Germany that may be able to provide 5 million flu shots.
England soccer coach Sven-Goran Eriksson reacts to a question during a press conference in Baku, Azerbaijan Tuesday Oct. 12, 2004, following captain David Beckham&#39;s comments that he deliberately got suspended
Nick Barnett might not file a formal grievance against NFL official Jim Quirk after all.
ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the  way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already  on the market, such as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn painkiller  Vioxx.
TORONTO (CP) - Longtime youth advocate and newly minted politician Justin Trudeau says the future of water conservation in North America depends on the efforts of individuals, not just politicians and legislators.
Jamal Crawford misses the Knicks' game against Chicago on Sunday because of a bruised right hand, leaving New York -- already missing Stephon Marbury who is grieving his father's death -- without its starting back court.
All your base ... Russia will put cosmonauts on the Moon by 2025, the head of the country's space agency has said. A permanent manned base might follow.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Pakistani Taliban leader blew himself up to avoid arrest by government forces near the Afghan border on Tuesday, three years after his release from U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay, officials said.
Oscar winner Liza Minnelli fell out of bed while she was sleeping and hit her head.  Even though Minnelli wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t bleeding, her bodyguard couldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t get her up so he called 911.  She was unconscious when the EMS workers got to her house at around 3:30 a.m...
With the Cleveland Browns on the verge of forcing overtime, Ravens Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed entered the NFL record book with the longest interception in league history.
The Board of Directors of YUKOS Oil Company will call an emergency shareholders meeting to consider whether the company should file for bankruptcy or be liquidated, YUKOS Chief Executive Officer Stephen Theede told reporters on Wednesday.
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Painkillers taken by millions of  arthritis sufferers worldwide are actually of limited use in  relieving symptoms, Norwegian scientists said on Tuesday.
Don't worry. We'll fix you right up iTV Con With his opening keynote at iTV Con, a trade conference dedicated to, yes, internet television, Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s head of boob tube technology Vincent Dureau told industry players and reporters that traditional television is pretty close to dead. Of course, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s confident that the latest internet technologies can drive a new breed of TV to unprecedented heights. No one was surprised.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The trials of seven Pitcairn Island men charged with almost 100 child sex abuse crimes have been delayed till tomorrow. Prosecution police and some court officials had arrived on the island only
PRETORIA -- A judge yesterday acquitted Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of treason charges in a Harare courtroom, surprising even the defendant, who expected a conviction orchestrated by the government of President Robert Mugabe.
ATA Airlines accepted Southwest Airlines&#39; offer to buy six of ATA&#39;s 14 gates at Chicago Midway, an attorney for rival bidder AirTran Airways said late Wednesday night.
A 4,000-year-old clay tablet authorities suspect was smuggled illegally from Iraq was pulled from eBay just minutes before the close of the online auction, authorities said Tuesday
US Airways wants a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary wage and other cost cuts on its union workers, warning that it only has enough cash to operate through January.
Assailants claiming to be members of a revolutionary group opposed to the death penalty opened fire on a public bus in northern Honduras, killing at least 23 passengers and escalating an ongoing battle between gangs and a government dedicated to fighting
Roberto Donadoni non pu\u00c3\u00b2 che essere soddisfatto dopo il 3-1 al Portogallo: ''I ragazzi hanno rispost...
The Beavers (49-18) became the fifth team to win back-to-back N.C.A.A. baseball titles, and the first since Louisiana State in 1996-97.
General Electric Co.  reported earnings in line with Wall Street's expectations on Friday, citing strong demand for jet engines, gas turbines and other heavy equipment, as well as solid results at its commercial finance unit.
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On Tuesday, the Department of Water Resources found five pipe bombs in  the California Aqueduct system in Southern California's  San Bernardino County.  Two had been exploded and three were unexploded.
Shares of Williams Cos. reached a 52-week high Thursday as the natural gas giant&#39;s third quarter earnings fell 7 percent on one-time costs but beat Wall Street expectations.
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Iran accuses the US of ordering an internet service provider to stop hosting one of its online news agencies.
Justin Beaver and Wisconsin-Whitewater finally found a way to beat Mount Union in the NCAA Division III championship game.
The European Union currently has no targets for exchange rates despite the euro's recent appreciation against the yen, Finnish Finance Minister Eero Heinaluoma said here on Friday.
Only half the money requested by the UN for immediate tsunami aid has been received, says Oxfam.
Ricardo Faty ha sostenuto questa mattina le visite mediche con il Bayer Leverkusen. Il direttore sp...
Apple has taken the online movie rental business to a new level by signing deals that enable iTunes to offer first-run films.
Toshiba has joined with an IBM-led research group to extend its work on 32 nanometer chip technology.
Poland's president said Monday he wants his country to be an active broker of world peace and his government could send hundreds more troops than it has already pledged to a U.N. force in Lebanon.
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., points to a chart detailing military reserve call ups in regards to a tax bill which was passed by the Senate during a news conference on Capitol Hill Monday, Oct. 11, 2004 in Washington.
SANTIAGO An appeals court on Monday upheld the indictment and house arrest of the former dictator General Augusto Pinochet on human rights charges.
Prosecutors probing corruption in Italin football want the indictment of ex-Juventus director Luciano Moggi and seven other people.
(InfoWorld) - Acer Inc. plans to acquire Gateway Inc. in a deal worth $710 million that Acer says will make it the world's third-largest PC vendor. Under terms of the agreement announced Monday, Acer will purchase all of Gateway's outstanding shares for $1.90 per share. The deal has already been approved by the boards of directors at both companies and should be completed by the end of this year, subject to government approval, Acer said in a statement. Gateway's shares ended at $1.21 Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Orphanage,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a diverting, overwrought ghost story from Spain, relies on basic and durable horror movie techniques.
The world&#39;s first legitimate music download service, Apple iTunes, is to be investigated by a government watchdog for overcharging its British customers by up to 20 per cent.
Intel is on track to introduce work-sharing dual-core processors across all its product lines by the end of next year. The technology is part of a strategy shift at Intel away from processor speed and toward performance.
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I vigili: situazione sotto controllo, cause da accertare
Stephon Marbury set a US Olympic record with 31 points, and the team that spent the first week and a half of the Games missing jumpers finally found its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarter-finals Thursday.
President Bush has one thing in common with his predecessor: his final State of the Union addresses was his least-watched.
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As part of its new advance warning policy, Microsoft on Thursday said next week&#39;s regularly-scheduled patch day will feature five fixes for Windows, none of them more severe than &quot;Important.
The BBC, the world's largest public broadcasting company, announced plans on Tuesday for some of the biggest budget cuts in its 82-year history, slashing at least 10 percent of its staff and more than $550 million.
Get out the Oscar scorecards because next week Hollywood launches its new movie season, with a typical fall mix of adult dramas dealing with more serious topics than this past summer's popcorn flicks.
Florida voters chose from among three Democrats and seven Republicans in a hotly contested Senate primary Tuesday in this battleground state coveted by both parties as they jockey for control of the Senate and White House.
Sergei N. Khrushchev, son of the Soviet premier Nikita S. Khrushchev, recalls how the Soviet Union reacted to the success of Sputnik.
Babies exposed to plenty of daylight are more likely to sleep more during the night, a study says.
SuperMediaStore.com has a dual-port HDMI switch on sale for $22.99 shipped. You provide the HDMI cables.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jaguars quarterback David Garrard could be sidelined up to a month with a badly sprained left ankle. Coach Jack Del Rio said Wednesday that Garrard has a high ankle sprain, meaning he has ligament damage, and will sit out road games against Tampa Bay and New Orleans.
XM Satellite Radio and radio manufacturer Delphi Tuesday introduced the Delphi XM MyFi, the latest entry in the battle over digital music, pitting XM against Sirius Satellite Radio and on-line music sources like Napster.      -The Washington Post
NEW YORK -- The UN oil-for-food program chief, under scrutiny for alleged corruption and mismanagement, blocked a proposed audit of his office around the same time he is accused of soliciting lucrative oil deals from Iraq, investigators said. A UN auditing team, which was severely understaffed, said running the $64 billion oil-for-food program was ''a high-risk activity\
Notre Dame knew what it needed to do but couldn&#39;t get it done for the fourth year in a row against Boston College. &quot;We knew we had to come out in the second half and play our best football,&quot; Irish coach Tyrone
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq defended his decision to bat first in the semi-final after crashing out with a seven-wicket defeat to West Indies.
BEIJING, Dec. 20 -- China has decided to tighten rules for foreigners adopting Chinese children, seeking to rule out adoptions by unmarried, elderly or unhealthy people, a senior adoption official said Wednesday.
The head of the aeronautics division of defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. will retire next year, the company announced Friday. The division makes fighter jets and other planes for the United States and foreign armies.
Ousted and exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose supporters triumphed in a weekend general election, faces arrest on corruption and fraud charges if he returns home, a senior prosecutor said on Thursday.
Three top Japanese firms said they will team up to establish standards for using power lines in home networking, an emerging technology billed as a way to offer easy, high-speed access.
ROME - Italian air carrier Alitalia plans to cut 5,000 jobs as part of restructuring efforts aimed at avoiding collapse, news reports and an industry source said Monday.
Blog: A set of free downloads optimized for Apple's new handset are offered up by the famed adult entertainment magazine.
Diversified manufacturer Dover Corp  said on Wednesday that quarterly net profit rose 4 percent, helped by recent acquisitions, but it forecast some moderation in the current period, sending its shares down 5.8 percent.
South African Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla agreed to a request from Equatorial Guinea to interview Mark Thatcher, who has been charged with bankrolling a coup plot in the oil-rich African state, the justice ministry said.
China's leaders celebrated the traditional Lunar New Year festival by visiting poor residents in the country's backwoods and claiming their policies have begun to raise people's lives, state media reported on Sunday.
The director of the low-cost German airline Air Berlin, in remarks scheduled for publication Sunday, forecast a 30-percent increase in passenger numbers this year, contributing to a 20-percent rise in turnover.
NBC Universal announced plans today for a service that will make popular NBC programs available to download free to personal computers and other devices.
All the talk about Andre Agassi's last U.S. Open shifts attention from everyone else: from Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Serena Williams.
Berlin authorities have deported the main organizer of an Islamic conference planned in the German capital next month for his alleged radical anti-Israel and anti-US stance, authorities said Sunday.
Office Depot Inc., the world&#39;s No. 2 office-supplies retailer, said it expects earnings per share for the third quarter to fall below current First Call estimates partly because of the recent Hurricanes in Florida.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman Patricia Dunn is under scrutiny from business and ethics experts after she oversaw an invasive and possibly illegal effort to snoop into the home phone calls of fellow HP board members.
Two teenagers appear in court charged with the murder of a boy stabbed to death outside a railway station.
12/29/04- Blockbuster is stepping up the pressure in its bid to take over rival video rental chain Hollywood Video. Blockbuster says it will present its $11.50-per-share offer for Hollywood Entertainment directly
Rumours persist that Swedish truckmaker Scania is poised to make a counter-bid for its German predator MAN, a move analysts say Scania would be capable of but which might be part of an elaborate bluff.
French carmaker Renault  on Monday denied a British media report that said it was a possible bidder for Ford's  luxury UK car brands Jaguar and Land Rover.
Blog: The software maker is showing the tabletop computer to its partners on Thursday, but it will be until April before they can do much more than look at the device.
The Lemon Bay Manta Rays were not going to let a hurricane get in the way of football. On Friday, they headed to the practice field for the first time in eight
U.S. new home sales fell a steeper-than-expected 9 percent in November, but business activity elsewhere perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.
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As big Labor Day sales roll around, computer stores will tell you about laptops that now come with biometric fingerprint readers. Car companies will talk about \
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FOXBOROUGH -- Tomorrow night's game against the Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., will bring back plenty of memories for Patriots fans. After all, many of them have popped in the tape of the Patriots' 32-29 Super Bowl victory from last February, sat back, and enjoyed one of New England's landmark sports moments. Turns out, Bill Belichick has, too.
Bond prices edged higher Tuesday, following release of a report showing a dip in retail sales last month.
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Kate Allen produced a stunning run to overhaul long-time leader Loretta Harrop in the last 150 meters of the women&#39;s Olympic triathlon Wednesday and win Austria&#39;s first gold medal at Athens.
Legendary &#39;wall of sound&#39; producer Phil Spector has described prosecutors as &quot;Hitler-like&quot; for pushing for an indictment, which will see the 63-year-old face trial sooner than expected on charges of murder.
Bullish executives at Adobe Systems Inc. are predicting a blockbuster summer as the company, which produces popular software such as Photoshop, continues its biggest-ever product launch.
MPs are examining whether quiz shows are ripping off viewers with charges for phone calls.
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene  mutations can lower their risk of developing breast and  gynecologic cancers by having their ovaries removed. However,  the benefit depends on which mutation they have, researchers  have found.
The president of the writers guild and his lieutenant are deliberating a question that may bode ill for both: Is their rebellion over?
Head coach Jim Mora wants every starter, including quarterback Michael Vick, to practice this week.
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A group led by al-Qaida-linked terrorist Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility Sunday for the execution of some 50 Iraqi army recruits in eastern Iraq.
For 25 years, evangelicals have voted Republican. But the Democrats are courting, and their efforts may have a prayer.
Hugh Hefner is coming to Las Vegas, where he'll have a vertical version of his Playboy mansion &#151; a nearly 12,000-square-foot love shack on top of the Palms hotel-casino's 40-story tower that's under construction.
ERUSALEM, Aug. 17  The day before Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faces sharp debate about his policies at his own Likud Party convention, his government made an effort to pacify his critics today, issuing tenders for 1,001 new, ...
La Sampdoria ha pareggiato 2-2 (1-1) con i danesi dell'Aalborg nella gara di andata del primo turno ...
The new year started smashingly for Glenda Bailey, editor in chief of Harper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bazaar: she was named on Queen Elizabeth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s New Year Honours List.
Fulham eased their relegation worries as goals from Heidar Helguson and Brian McBride secured a 2-1 win against struggling Middlesbrough.
The NHL players' association is taking its case public.
The Braves have their replacement for center fielder Andruw Jones, competing a trade that brought Mark Kotsay from the Oakland Athletics on Monday.
Egypt sent a convicted Israeli spy  home after eight years in jail and Israel released six Egyptian  infiltrators on Sunday in a sign that relations strained by the  Palestinian uprising were warming.
Verizon Communications Inc. and  Qwest Communications International Inc. asked a federal court  on Tuesday to block temporary rules by the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission forcing the companies to lease phone  lines to rivals for at least another six months.
A no-budget Web series based on the ups and downs of three former college roommates has become a cult hit and  attracted mainstream media attention.
Home net hardware could come under attack from malicious hackers, say security researchers
A man armed with a suitcase full of knives fatally stabbed and slashed a well-known psychologist in her office.
Registrata una crescita tra le piu' alte d'Europa
Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than the government previously recognized.
An Israeli missile strike killed a Palestinian militant in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medical workers and witnesses said, a day after 11 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid into the coastal territory.
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Monday proposed a $2.3 billion spending plan, including tax rebates, to spur consumer spending and bolster job creation in a move to protect the state from any national recession.
Frank Rijkaard's legendary laid-back style deserted him for once as the Barcelona coach aimed a string of barbs at Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez on the eve of Tuesday's Champions League clash at Anfield.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd vowed Friday his nation's troops would stay in East Timor as long as needed, following assassination bids on the president and prime minister this week.
Adam Gilchrist scores the second fastest Test century as Australia take complete control of the third Test.
US President Bush is weighing an increase in the size of the military to deal with the long-term fight against terrorism.
Time Warner Inc. (TWX) and Comcast Corp. said on Monday they had agreed to a pact giving Comcast an option to cut its interest in Time Warner Cable Inc.
A majority of U.S. Hispanics plan to vote for Sen. John Kerry in Tuesday's election, possibly offering the Democratic challenger a crucial boost against President Bush, an opinion poll showed.
LeCharles Bentley will likely undergo more surgery on a serious knee injury that cost him last season, is jeopardizing another and could end his NFL career.
The bank was hurt by a spike in consumer credit costs and the poor performance of an investment banking unit.
Guerrillas tried to assassinate Baghdad&#39;s governor on Tuesday, opening fire on his convoy and then detonating a bomb in a van parked by the roadside, police and government officials said.
U.S. stocks were little changed on  Monday, as a mixed batch of earnings reports gave investors  little direction, while a slip in oil prices helped support  equities in general.
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MGM is giving a new film  an online debut, making &quot;A Dog&#39;s Breakfast&quot; available on iTunes  and Amazon&#39;s Unbox on Tuesday.
U.S. plane maker Boeing Co said on  Thursday it had finalized an order for 10 737-800 airliners  with German airline Hapag-Lloyd Flug worth $655 million.
Arlington County police thought they might have caught the plastic-bag predator yesterday morning after the latest of four attacks in recent weeks, but the suspect was released shortly before noon.
The Mountaineers open the season in The Associated Press top 10 for the first time in school history. There are great expectations in Morgantown these days.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti : UN peacekeepers and Haitian police rounded up 75 people for questioning Wednesday in a dawn sweep of the capital\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bel-air district, bastion of former president Jean Bertrand Aristide\u00e2\u0080\u0099s partisans, aimed at quelling violence
Those wireless LAN cards that insert into a laptop, Tablet PC or PDA have just gone on the endangered species list, according to a new report published this week.
Roma, 29 dicembre 2004 -Tutti lo aspettavano, ma purtroppo ha fallito. Da dimenticare la prova di Christian Ghedina che festeggia le 151 gare in discesa libera. Johann Grugger ha vinto la discela libera maschile
The crisis in the US housing market risks spreading to the whole of the nation&#39;s economy, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet said Monday on behalf of world central bankers.
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Radhia Nasraoui wakes up every morning  knowing something bad might happen. She carefully opens her  door and checks if plainclothes security agents are following  her as she sets off for her Tunis office.
The safety of herbal medicines, which are widely used on the basis of scant scientific evidence, is to be investigated by a new panel of European experts.
Japan's number two telecoms operator KDDI said it had agreed with major British carrier BT to join hands on international data communications services for corporate clients.
The National Basketball Association suspended indefinitely the four players primarily involved in a wide-ranging fight that went into the stands and resulted in nine fan injuries Friday night.
ATHENS: Fireworks lit up the sky in Athens Friday as the 12th Paralympic Games officially got under way to a chorus of drums and a sea of dancers.
STRASBOURG, France -- The European Commission recommended Tuesday that Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union next year _ but under some of the harshest terms ever faced by new members.
The History Boys by Alan Bennett is named best new play in the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards.
Joseph Cornell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s collages and shadow boxes are guileless but sophisticated as seen in the dusky retrospective at the Peabody Essex Museum.
As the Giants disseminated a pile of gaudy statistics belonging to Armando Benitez, they missed one that might reveal something about their new high-octane closer.
The Anaheim Angels will now be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Team officials admit it is about money.
The decapitated bodies of three men, their heads strapped to their backs, were found dumped in nylon bags by a roadside north of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police and US officials said.
President Bush Wednesday praised Congress for passing a massive intelligence reform bill after weeks of infighting to better protect the American people.
Levels in the Mediterranean Sea are rising rapidly, with potentially serious effects in coastal areas, a study finds.
The increase resulted from a sharp rise in sales in its business software unit, the company said.
Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem's recently released video \
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. military panel Friday  found an Army sergeant innocent of killing an Iraqi civilian,  but guilty of assault, for having subordinates force the Iraqi  off a bridge over the Tigris River, where prosecutors said he  drowned.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has reshuffled his Cabinet to try to boost his popularity and bolster his ability to implement reforms.
Under pressure from women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stars and society at large, the club said today that it would put an end to the gap in prize money.
G.M.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s international strategy isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t about focusing on a single brand. Instead, it wants its consumers to be able to choose from a fleet of them.
An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape Saturday to behead two blindfolded Americans and a Briton within two days, and insurgents carried out a new string of car bombings, killing at least 19 Iraqis and two American soldiers.
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New England manager Fabio Capello faces a big challenge to win a major tournament, warns FA boss Brian Barwick.
Brandon Webb threw a four-hitter to become the National League&#039;s first seven-game winner and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Atlanta Braves 13-0 Saturday night.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - State Sen. John Ford testified in a juvenile court hearing that he keeps two homes, living with two different women whose children he fathered.  Ford's testimony was part of his defense in a child support case.
Terrorism, human error or mechanical  mishap could have caused one of Russia's worst air tragedies in  which two planes crashed almost simultaneously and killed at  least 89 people, officials said on Wednesday.
A private intelligence firm hired by the United Nations to look into corruption in the oil-for-food program provided valuable leads to U.N. investigators, but they were ignored, the company's director says.

Nokia estimates 1.14 billion mobile phones were sold worldwide in 2007, 40 percent of them Nokia branded.
THE HAGUE -- It's not easy being Slobodan Milosevic's lawyer. Appointed two weeks ago to defend the former Yugoslav president against war crimes charges, British attorney Steven Kay's practiced poise and calm legal demeanor has, at times, given way to sheer frustration.
The euro hit a record high against the  yen on Thursday and remained within sight of this week's  all-time peak versus the dollar as its bull run continued a  thin market.
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In a series of tightly sequenced attacks, at least 25 Iraqis were killed by suicide car bombings and a barrage of missile and mortar fire in several neighborhoods across Baghdad on Sunday.
The issue of India&#39;s entry into a strategic partnership with the European Union also came up during the discussion. The Prime Minister, who is in The Hague to participate in the India- European Union Summit
Finance Minister P Chidambaram warned that central banks should be cautious when raising interest rates because inflationary pressures were supply driven.
The Justice Department Monday approved the $41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&T Wireless Services Inc., requiring the combined company to sell off some assets in 11 states in order to satisfy antitrust concerns. -The Washington Post
Brazilian soccer is in mourning after Sao Caetano defender Serginho died following an apparent heart attack during Wednesday&#39;s match against Sao Paulo.
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CHICAGO, (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears are expected  to sign quarterback Jeff George on Monday.
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Looking thinner, happier, and certainly healthier than in the past two seasons when he fought off knee and elbow injuries, Barry Bonds didn't reveal much in his first day of workouts with the San Francisco Giants yesterday.
A group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq has said it executed two Macedonian men it accused of spying for US forces, Al-Jazeera television reported.
It took five months of trial, hours of excruciating detail and seven days of deliberations to find Scott Peterson guilty of murdering his wife, Laci, and their unborn son.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has received a security report showing the Irish Republican Army is recruiting young new members and training them to use firearms, a newspaper reported.
David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, Pamela Bach, turned herself in for booking on a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge stemming from a fender-bender in North Hollywood.
CBS announced its newest batch of castaways this morning destined to be stranded on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu--Islands of Fire. And continuing a tradition the show kicked off in season six, it will be men versus women when the ...
The Tory leader reacts angrily to reports that he has been told his stance on the war means he cannot meet President Bush.
Up to 31 million Russians voted on Sunday in regional elections expected to reinforce the dominance of two big pro-Kremlin parties ahead of nationwide parliamentary polls in December.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51188)  has announced the addition of \
Police arrest two men after a seven-year-old boy is hit by a van and left lying in the road with fatal injuries.
Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.
Coming into this middleweight title bout, which turned out to be more mega-event than mega-fight, Oscar De La Hoya called Bernard Hopkins a bully.
Microsoft tells corporate administrators that it will push a new version of Internet Explorer 7 their way in February. Here's how to avoid it if you wish.
One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday he would be re-elected on October 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
By Anna Marie Kukec  Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. (www.motorola.com) and arch-rival Nokia of Finland are going to spend more on semiconductor chips this year, according to iSuppli Corp., which studies the technology industry.
The world&#39;s biggest casino opens in Macau  on Tuesday, the most ambitious throw of the dice yet in a $24  billion effort to build a Las Vegas-style &quot;neon alley&quot; in this  once-sleazy Chinese gambling enclave.
Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung may be sidelined until January because of a knee injury.
Drugmaker Alpharma Inc. on Friday said it launched its generic version of Pfizer Inc.&#39;s Neurontin for the treatment of epilepsy.
PARIS, June 23 -- A squabbling European Union has given up hope for a constitution, agreeing instead Saturday to peddle a watered down treaty to its 27 capitals in hopes of ending a two-year stalemate that has hobbled one of the world's most potent economic and diplomatic blocs.
Israel won't be able to carry out a major West Bank pullback for 2 1/2 years because it first needs a missile defense system in place to protect it against Palestinian rocket fire, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a parliamentary committee yesterday.
IBM filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Platform Solutions Inc. claiming PSI's systems allow IBM mainframe operating systems to run on Itanium-based hardware.
Blog: MySpace profile browsing was clogging store traffic, an official statement from the company says.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has no intention of cutting short his family holidays in Egypt after the tsunami disaster in Asia, his office said.
Wal-Mart has managed to come back with style, and is expected to announce that December sales achieved a 3 percent gain over sales for December 2003.
Combining the assets of NASA and the EPA with NOAA's weather information is at the heart of a new NASA project called IDEA:  Infusing Satellite Data into Environmental Air Quality Applications. IDEA will improve forecasters' ability to track regional pollution and make air quality forecasts.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A blaze in a Buenos  Aires nightclub packed with young revelers celebrating the New  Year holidays killed at least 169 people and injured 375, as a  stampeding crowd was trapped by locked exit doors, officials  said on Friday.
The French cosmetics company L'Oreal said it still expected to post double-digit percentage growth in 2004 pretax profits, after reporting annual sales that met analysts' forecasts.
Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging. The boyish-looking Depp &#151; who plays the author of \
Chinese defense Minister Cao Gangchuan arrived in Japan on Wednesday in the first such visit in nearly 10 years, hoping to ease tensions after strained ties halted top-level military exchanges.
European Union leaders have offered &quot;strong support&quot; for Iraq&#39;s interim government, including more technical assistance and the possibility of a trade deal.
There's a hole in Daddy's car where all the money goes. But there doesn't have to be.
President Bush on Friday shoehorned a plug for his guest worker program between making a joke about an award winner and listening to love songs Friday at a White House celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Thousands of armchair sky watchers are pairing computers and consumer-grade meteorological equipment to share their observations of local conditions online.
Greek doctor says that 'suicidal' John Hogan is set to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital in Britain
Australia is to send an armed patrol ship and aircraft to monitor the actions of Japan's whaling fleet.
Washington -- Two ailing Northern California women took their plea for legally tolerated medical marijuana to the US Supreme Court on Monday and ran into skeptical questioning from both wings of the court.
A Florida-style nightmare has unfolded in North Carolina in the 10 days since Election Day, with thousands of votes missing and the outcome of two statewide races still up in the air.
An Italian contact of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is well after preliminary tests showed no sign of radiation poisoning, a British hospital said on Saturday.
BEIJING, Jan. 9 -- On the heels of government pledges to reform China's failing health-care system, a government survey released Wednesday identified medical issues as the No. 1 concern of most citizens.
People who talk on their cell phones while driving aren't just dangerous, a new study has found.  They also slow down traffic.
NEW YORK - Newly optimistic investors sent stocks sharply higher Friday, propelling the Dow Jones industrials up more than 100 points, after economic data showed strength in manufacturing and construction. Wall Street greeted the departure of PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive by buying up technology shares...
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Leaders of the world's major powers will turn their attention to Africa on Friday and are widely expected to announce a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases.
Tre persone sono state sottoposte a fermo di polizia in quanto ritenute responsabili del tentato omicidio di Pavel Costel Marian, il romeno di 41 anni, cosparso di benzina e dato alle fiamme la notte tra sabato e domenica scorsi a Viterbo.
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The Kremlin front-runner in Russia's presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev, has the backing of 82 percent of voters with six weeks left before the vote, an opinion poll published on Wednesday showed.
A woman has officially denied stalking and making threats against movie star Catherine Zeta-Jones. Dawnette Knight pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to one charge of stalking and 24 of making criminal threats.
A metal strip that fell off a Continental Airlines jet and a design fault in Concorde led to the supersonic jet&#39;s crash outside Paris in 2000, which killed 113 people, an official report on Tuesday.
Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett took another step in an improbable recovery from a life-threatening spinal cord injury, visiting  and watching his teammates play against the Giants.
It&#39;s a classic pre-debate dance, maybe as important as the matchup itself: lower expectations for your candidate&#39;s performance and jab the other guy while you&#39;re at it.
Oil prices extended recent heavy losses on Wednesday ahead of weekly US data expected to show fuel stocks rising in time for peak winter demand.
Police in this western Massachusetts town say they have seized a digital camera with images of celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Africa for an investigation by Los Angeles authorities.
Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra launched a scathing attack on the generals who removed him in a bloodless coup a year ago and accused the world of turning a blind eye to \
A confident American team enters the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship on an impressive run but some familiar faces are blocking the US path to reclaiming the global throne.
Taliban militants have taken control of at least one district in southern Afghanistan and were fought back after briefly taking another, Afghan officials said.
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Michael Eugene Winsett, 31, owner of Salt Lake-based Internet service provider ArosNet, was booked into jail Wednesday for contempt of court.
William &quot;Captain Kirk&quot; Shatner is forking over $200,000 to boldly go where he&#39;s never really been before. The &quot;Star Trek&quot; thespian is one of 7,000 stargazers who have pledged
If you're an experienced programmer, have some experience with GWT, and want a guide to an assortment of practical solutions, this is a great book for you.
More than 20 US TV stations cancel a screening of Saving Private Ryan over fears they could be fined.
A huge blast three days ago in North  Korea was unlikely to have been a nuclear weapons test, South  Korea's unification minister said on Sunday.
The U.S. military plans to charge Marines in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the case.
General Motors Corp. has agreed to a $1 billion, five-year contract with AT&T to help the auto maker continue development of a global IP network supporting voice, data, video and other services.
Playbill - The new stage version of Nancy Friday's groundbreaking 1973 book of interviews, \
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Blackburn boss Mark Hughes slams referee Steve Dunn for not giving his side a penalty in the defeat at Charlton.
London equities fell on Wednesday after Marks & Spencer reported its worst quarterly sales performance for two and a half years.
President Ahmadinejad's account rejected in Iran which is second only to Thailand for sex changes.
The cane toad is growing so big and hopping so rapidly into new territory that they are developing severe arthritis.
A causa della pioggia, slitter&agrave; di almeno 20-25 minuti il primo singolare della terza giornat...
Creditors of Eurotunnel are set to vote on the debt-ridden Channel rail tunnel operator's restructuring plan.
Tiger Woods and dozens of players took advantage of the summer weather to tour Carnoustie Golf Links, site of this year's British Open.
Wildlife in Sri Lanka's biggest national park survived last month's tsunami, but it was probably keen senses and the lay of the land rather than any mysterious instinct for danger that enabled animals to scamper to safety.
GUWAHATI, India  - Suspected separatist rebels  stormed a village in India's northeast on Monday and shot dead  six people, police said, taking the toll in the worst violence  in years in the troubled region to 62.
Blog: In the 91st Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, the much-hyped 'Linux car' crashes, but since it isn't Windows, there was no blue screen of death.
Sniffing out any whiff of biology on Mars has become a scientific battle of the bands - spectral bands that is. The purported detection of methane in the martian atmosphere by Mars Express, the European
Abu Mazen, the new PLO chairman, was seeking last night to secure a ceasefire during the planned Palestinian elections, a move which would add to pressure on the Israeli government
President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised Anglican bishops from Africa for what he called their principled stand against homosexuality.
French director Catherine  Breillat typified a trend at the Cannes film festival by  casting unknowns who had never acted before in &quot;Une vieille  maitresse.&quot;
Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.   said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more  than 30 percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and  phone customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.
The request was simple enough: Lloyd's underwriters had been approached to insure the movement of seven paintings, including one by Cezanne, from Russia to London for valuation and sale.
The BBC's Caroline Wyatt goes beneath the city of Paris and finds some people's idea of cinema heaven.
President Bush &quot;absolutely&quot; will use his second term to push for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, his top political strategist said Sunday.
Being smart about how you run on race day can be as important as all the effort you put in before you reach the starting line.
Moretti, Bologna-Milano sara' pronta a settembre 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 28 -- The United States has finalized a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that would authorize a force of East African peacekeepers to intervene in Somalia to prevent the overthrow of the country's struggling government at the hands of Islamic militias. But some European...
Vice President Dick Cheney went to the hospital yesterday after experiencing shortness of breath. The visit, aides said, was a precaution, given his history of heart problems.
Frank Buckles is 106 now and not as spry as he used to be. But try to help him from a chair to his feet, and he will bellow a loud, clear \
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Amelie Mauresmo is the only French tennis player to be ranked No. 1, but she hasn't lost sight of her goal &#151; a Grand Slam tournament title.
An accident in Tennessee four years ago that killed three children and injured three others prompted the federal government to urge states to give high priority to improving safety at railroad crossings used by school buses. But only a dozen states followed through.
Humor: Hollywood's puffed-up attempt to warn kids about smoking in movies.
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Senators on Thursday urged President Bush' pick for agriculture secretary to work with farm-state lawmakers on the five-year farm bill that has stalled in talks between Congress and the administration.
Nothing was supposed to happen on the way into talks this week between Boeing and Airbus over subsidies - and not much did. The two sides growled at each other in Brussels, but they left open-ended the future
Children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to common workplace chemicals scored lower on tests measuring language skills, attention and memory, researchers said on Monday.
The British government warned Britons on Thursday against all but essential travel to Indonesia now and during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Team USA goaltender Chanda Gunn makes the save off Team Canada Colleen Sostorics as USA&#39;s Katie King looks on during first period Four Nations Tournament action Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004 in Burlington, Vt.
Mobile operators, content providers and other participants at the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment trade show this week\u00c2\u00a0in San Francisco\u00c2\u00a0will be gearing up for an expected boom in mobile multimedia in the U.S.
When we give to charity, we're picky. Learn what we look for.
MLB.com will provide a live online broadcast of the 2008 Hall of Fame announcement starting at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.
DODGEVILLE, Wis. - Iowa County sheriff's deputies have searched in the past for the occasional wandering emu or bobcat - but never a kangaroo, until now.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Salesforce.com (Quote, Chart) CEO Marc Benioff is hoping to do to call centers and help desks what he has accomplished in the CRM space.
North Korea&#39;s second-most senior leader toured a shiny new science park in Beijing Monday, a first stop on visit aimed at finding ways to help the North&#39;s moribund economy as much as jump-starting stalled nuclear talks.
NEW YORK Aug. 29, 2004 - Wall Street was poised for another quiet week as many traders and money managers prepared to leave town ahead of the Republican National Convention.
U.S. President George W. Bush will hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week focusing on improving Iraq's fragile security, the White House said on Tuesday.
By Dave Toplikar, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Feb. 18--The ring shattered the brittle 15-degree air. \
Shots are fired at a protest in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince as looting impedes the relief effort flood hit Gonaives.
The peak-time TV audience for the Live Earth gig is less than a third of that for last week's Concert for Diana.
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Crescita del 4% rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2006
A cache of privately made recordings from the late pianist William Kapell has surfaced, a find that music lovers are calling an incalculable treasure.
Microsoft's chairman weighs in on the Internet, e-business, and his retirement plans.
Oracle yesterday secured a $10.3billion (\u00c2\u00a35.34billion) takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft, ending an 18-month battle that was among the most acrimonious in corporate history.
Legge appello 'Centoautori' per centralita' della cultura
A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque Sunday in this eastern city killed four people, including two security guards who lost their lives confronting the attacker and preventing a far greater number of deaths.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Shares in UK football club Manchester United (UK:MNU) rose 2.9 percent to 280 pence after a report by The Sunday Times that said Manchester United&#39;s largest shareholders, Irish racehorse owners John Magnier and JP McManus, are willing
Thieves in Argentina steal a computer from director Francis Ford Coppola, containing his latest film script.
Despite widespread attention, Ken Dunham, Director of Malicious Code at iDefense, characterizes the Linux Trojan as a low threat. &quot;It looks like there was a low volume of e-mails that spread over a period of several days,&quot; he said.
Amstelveen (Netherlands), August 25 (NNN):India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hopes of making it to the in the Videocon Dutch cricket tri-series final were dashed after the third and last league match between Australia and Pakistan was abandoned in Amstelveen on Wednesday without
Two new offerings from Web giants this fall will test if consumers are ready to leave the paper book behind.
The nation&#39;s leading patient-safety oversight group will call Wednesday for hospitals to do more to keep patients from &quot;waking up&quot; during surgery - a sometimes horrifying experience
The IRA will be allowed to keep 15 per cent of its weapons for &quot;self-defence&quot; under secret plans to tempt republicans back into a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland, Unionists said yesterday.
Blog: Latest version still recommended only for developers.
Basta inserire fibre di leghe metalliche in tessuti
A new extra-solar planet has been identified orbiting a star 500 light years from our solar system. The discovery was made by a team using a four-inch diameter telescope to make their observations - a size
Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance debated  Monday who to choose as prime minister and which allies to seek  after failing to win an absolute majority in landmark  elections.
A British intelligence agency is seeking spies in cyberspace.
President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.
Senior envoys from the US and North Korea are to meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations.
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was on course to win a third successive term on Friday but may have to find a new coalition partner to be sure of a parliamentary majority, pollsters and political analysts said.
An Italian senator who faked illness to get an ambulance to rush him through heavy traffic to a TV appointment resigned on Monday after a roasting in the media.
Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko took the so-called Orange Revolution on the road Tuesday, piling into cars and buses for a 10-day odyssey to spread their message beyond the capital, targeting eastern provinces largely hostile to their candidate.
Computer Sciences Corporation has won a ten-year, $1.35 billion contract to manage telephone and computer networks for Ascension Health, the largest nonprofit health care system in the US
If youngsters could design their own laptop computers from scratch, what functions would they include?
Trevon Hughes scored 22 points and Brian Butch added 16 as No. 21 Wisconsin beat Illinois 70-60 on Thursday night to give the Illini their first four-game losing streak under coach Bruce Weber.
Rock recluse Axl Rose has signed a multimillion dollar publishing deal, and that isn't sitting well with his former Guns N' Roses bandmates.
Supporters of a Democratic congressman charged with bribery and money laundering harkened to their civil rights days on Wednesday as they denounced the allegations against U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.
Tim Henman faces a tough task when he meets big-serving Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the third round of the Madrid Masters on Thursday morning.
Fund managers around the world have moved towards neutral on cash from overweight, but remain cautious about taking big bets ahead of the US presidential election
Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 3-2 Friday night in the opener of a big weekend series.
The world's biggest jumbo jet was set to fly from Singapore on Thursday on its long-delayed first-ever commercial flight, as part of the Singapore Airlines  daily service to Sydney.
Decades after an Islamic revolution, an old-school cat returns to the capital, Khartoum, to start a jazz club.
By Jim Mccartney, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 7--Given the long-lamented dearth of venture capital, the news Wednesday that Thomas, McNerney & Partners has raised $375 million in fresh investment funds should cheer Minnesota's biotech industry.
Interest in the imperial family in 2004 rose sharply in Japan and other countries, prompted by a remark made by Crown Prince Naruhito in May.
LOS ANGELES - So, did she or didn't she? And is she or isn't she? Britney Spears most definitely got married last week, People magazine reports in its Oct. 4 issue filled with pictures of the pop star and her fiance, Kevin Federline, in wedding apparel and surrounded by family and friends...
Secondo il Times la scuderia inglese avrebbe in mente di fare a meno del pilotaIl manager: \
The U.N. Security Council failed  to bridge deep divisions over the future of Kosovo on Wednesday  and Western countries said they would take the lead in steering  the province to independence from Serbia.
Rebels in Chad say they will resume their assault on N'Djamena after seizing large parts of the city.
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said eliminating federal income taxes in favor of a national sales tax would help save Social Security \u00c2\u0097 an odd pitch in a state where residents pay no state income or sales taxes.
What if a Supreme Court justice became too sick to work, but didn&#39;t want to step down? The high court faced that situation in mid-1975, when Justice William O. Douglas
If Linux Standard Base 2.0 becomes the de facto guideline for companies working on open-source technologies, Microsoft may face more competition.
Top U.S. business news cable network CNBC said it plans to relaunch on Monday its Web site with a focus on adding more video and investors tools.
The US president is to thank Canadians who helped stranded US citizens in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
'Non capisco addetti ai lavori che dicono e' al tramonto'
European Union regulators said Monday they were investigating whether software giant Microsoft Corp. used its market dominance to squeeze out office software and Internet browser rivals.
Broadway's box office inched upward in 2004 and attendance also increased slightly, according to figures released by the League of American Theatres and Producers.
Walter Veltroni, presidente onorario della Lega, applaude la scelta di affidare la presidenza della ...
Jailed Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Kozulin has ended a seven-week hunger strike, his family confirmed, amid protests from Russia over a US move to raise the country's human rights situation at the United Nations.
American Express (AXP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it expects to record a fourth-quarter pretax charge of up to $120 million and cut 2,000 jobs related primarily to a restructuring of its business travel unit and the
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The investigation into Samsung Electronics and LG.Philips LCD is shaking an industry already burdened by falling prices.
Sling Media diversified its product portfolio on Thursday, introducing three new devices designed to cater to the different needs of its users. Dubbed the Slingbox PRO, AV and TUNER, the units will start at $179.99 USD.
Time Warner has agreed to pay more than $500 million to settle wide-ranging criminal and civil allegations that its America Online division improperly pumped up revenue and engaged
Women&#39;s clothing retailer Talbots Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit fell 21 percent despite a slight rise in retail sales and a gain from a tax break.
Controversial rapper 50 Cent is to make his acting debut in the \
NEW YORK  - Scientists may be closing in on  a remedy for a common degenerative condition of the retina  called retinitis pigmentosa.
Greggio con consegna a dicembre a 92,58 dollari al barile
this season&#39;s busy season of landfalling Atlantic hurricanes has seen a few less-than-perfect calls by tropical
Storage Expo WORM and a spec for LTO-4 due this year
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov protested has against US plans to set up a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic and vowed that Moscow would take steps to counter it.
WASHINGTON -- The leaders of Iraq and Jordan warned yesterday that Iran is trying to influence the Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 to create an Islamic government that would dramatically shift the geopolitical order between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims in the Middle East.
The operator of Madagascar's privatized oil refinery went on trial on Tuesday, accused of polluting the environment around the Indian Ocean island's main international port, officials said.
The FBI has added a man suspected of strangling a 5-year-old girl in Philadelphia seven years ago to its 10 Most Wanted list.
U.S. stock futures trimmed early  losses on Thursday, pointing to a slightly higher market open,  after a government report showed a larger-than-expected drop in  weekly unemployment insurance claims.
Baseball players and owners have made progress toward toughening rules on steroid testing, a move that would pre-empt congressional intervention.
An EU election observer says she is \
A referendum on loosening restrictive abortion laws has pitted the Socialist government against Roman Catholics.
Sudanese authorities finally gave permission on Thursday for aid worth R5-million to be delivered by the Gift of the Givers Foundation in Pietermaritzburg to the Sudan&#39;s war-torn Darfur area.
Disney is lining up behind Sony's new high-definition DVD format while other Hollywood players back the rival Toshiba format. Will the format wars scare consumers away from the next generation of DVD players? -washingtonpost.com
The Valley blog mogul Michael Arrington hosted a panel at New York's DigitalLife convention, and it showed promise--if only the setting had been right.
The UN police commissioner in Kosovo resigns after clashes in Pristina which left two people dead.
Procuratore Lepore, segnalazione parlava di infanticidio
A 43-year-old woman dies and an elderly woman is seriously injured after being stabbed at a house in Wigan.
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By Brian Peach, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 25-- -- The Fountain Avenue revitalization plan is being heralded by the city as the second coming of the nationally recognized Lower Town efforts that turned a dilapidated neighborhood into a haven for artists.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Augusto Pinochet, the 91-year-old former Chilean general accused of torture, killings and other abuses during his 17-year dictatorship, suffered a heart attack on Sunday and underwent emergency surgery.
Leader dell'Udeur, ora alleanza al centro ma senza personalismi
Liverpool are fortunate to emerge with a draw from their opening Champions League Group A game against Porto.
Johannesburg - The African National Congress carried an article in its online journal on Friday accusing top United States officials of treating Africans like guinea pigs and telling lies to promote the sales of a key Aids drug.
The Bosnian Serb government issued an apology Wednesday for the 1995 massacre of 7,800 Muslim civilians in Srebrenica, saying it \
Armed robberies and bandit attacks on  aid convoys are threatening deliveries of food to more than 2  million people in Darfur, the World Food Program said on  Wednesday.
Atlanta's Allen Rossum simply brushes off the concerns about Sunday's weather and says he and the return team will be as much a threat as last weekend.
Mike Sillinger scores two of New York's three short-handed goals to lead the Islanders past the Carolina Hurricanes, 6-3 on Tuesday.
Oliver Stone's new documentary on Fidel Castro was screened at the weekend at the San Sebastian film festival with the US filmmaker describing it as more &quot;politically correct&quot; than his previous film on the Cuban leader.
Multinational oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell has evacuated non-essential staff from two oilfields in Nigeria where troops are fighting a major offensive against rebel militia, a spokesman said.
SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.
Justin Gatlin could not feel his feet soaring to history, nor could he see any other runner beside him. The festival atmosphere in jam-packed Olympic Stadium, rocking only minutes
Shares of Google leaped $15.34, or 18 percent, to $100.34 on the Nasdaq exchange yesterday in an opening day of trading that harkened back to the wild run-ups of the dot-com era.
But Mr Annan played down the question of whether he should resign after what he termed an &quot;annus horribilis&quot;. In his frankest comments yet about the scandal, Mr Annan again vowed to fully investigate fraud
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By GREG CHANG Bloomberg News  LOS ANGELES -- Brian Emmett's childhood fantasy came true when he won a free trip to outer space. He was crushed when he had to cancel his reservation because of Uncle Sam.
Arts & entertainment: Any self-respecting world city now needs outlandish buildings, but what about the past? Superstar architect Rem Koolhaas explains why even he gets nostalgic.
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Actress Miyoshi Umeki, who won an Oscar for her performance as the doomed wife of an American serviceman in \
Kosovo Albanian politicians appointed a former guerrilla leader and war crimes suspect as prime minister on Friday in a parliamentary vote.
A U.N. General Assembly  committee dealt a heavy blow on Monday to Western Sahara's  hopes for a referendum on independence and energized Morocco's  push for new talks on the territory's future status.
LONDON\u00e2\u0080\u0094Rarely has a politician looked as beleaguered as Tony Blair, yet still poised for victory. Branded a liar by a majority of voters, detested by many in his Labour party and dogged by rumours of his
Britney Spears had her car towed away and her visit to a high-end hotel triggered a scuffle between a photographer and a security guard.
Poland signaled on Wednesday it could accept a European Union voting system it has battled against for months, provided it receives a stronger say in the 27-nation bloc's deliberations.
The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential Roman Catholic Church.
Pedro Martinez plans to arrive at his first spring training with the New York Mets on the voluntary reporting date. Martinez, who signed a $53 million four-year contract with New York, made a habit of reporting to the Red Sox after the voluntary date but before the mandatory deadline.
United Nations experts called on governments around the world to build early-warning systems that can cut death tolls from natural disasters like the Indian Ocean tsunami that has killed nearly 40,000.
Even as Microsoft appeals a finding that it broke antitrust rules, the company says it has spent millions to make a stripped-down version of Windows.
InfoWorld - On Tuesday, Unisys plans to announce an expansion of its relationship with Oracle to move mainframe and Unix deployments over to Linux and SOA.
British police searched houses near Glasgow, Scotland's biggest city, on Sunday after what they said was a terrorist attack on its airport linked to two failed car bombings in London.
A five-day U.N. conference on climate change ended Friday in Vienna, Austria, with significant disagreements remaining about how countries should reduce greenhouse gas emissions and daunting estimates about the ... via Buffalo News
A gold prospector has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and burying her body near his mining claim in a remote area of northwestern Colorado, police said on Monday.
Famous Elvis announcer Al Dvorin was killed in an automobile accident in California Sunday. Dvorin, who was famous for saying \
Il Catania &egrave; tornato ad allenarsi a 'porte aperte'.  Nei giorni scorsi, subito dopo i tragici...
The contract drug research company shares surged as the firm showed signs of new life.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama picked up a major endorsement on Thursday with the party's 2004 nominee John Kerry announcing he would back his presidential bid.
Locusts crawl over a giant screen at Alexander McQueen's show, tango dancers swirl over the catwalk at Kenzo, and it snows paper flakes at Chanel.
Cardinal Martini continues to embody the Catholic Church's more liberal spirit -- and he doesn't mind voicing his differences with Pope Benedict
Marine commanders in Iraq are investigating an incident in which Marines fighting in Fallujah apparently shot and killed a severely wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a mosque in the city.
Grief-stricken mothers and fathers trudged through mud and rain on Monday to bury children slaughtered in a Russian school siege as criticism mounted over the way the Kremlin handled the crisis.
A Quincy District Court judge ruled yesterday that a licensed Weymouth ticket reseller violated the state's antiscalping law in 2005 when it offered to sell an $85 Red Sox-Yankees ticket for $500.
President Bush, accused by Democrats of shirking his duty in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, wrote that he had \
Suspected Taliban militants attacked a local police commander's home early Saturday, killing five of his family members and sparking a gunbattle with police that left 10 insurgents dead, an official said.
McLaren team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso hold clear the air talks ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix.
Beverly Sills, one of the United States&#39; most acclaimed opera singers, died Monday due to lung cancer, US media reported. She was 78.
Under tight security, thousands of people gathered in Kabul on Thursday for the funeral of lawmakers who died in the country's deadliest-ever suicide attack, a strike that killed some 73 people, many of them schoolchildren.
MIAMI (Billboard) - Wisin & Yandel, the reggaeton duo with an uncanny knack for delivering hit singles, will become the first act to get its own customized Zune player, Billboard has learned.
Opec&#39;s decision yesterday to cut overproduction demonstrated that the world&#39;s biggest oil cartel will defend oil prices that are well above its official price range.
Dennis Haysbert makes no secret of the satisfaction he gets from his role on \
The state's chief elections officer, accused of mishandling the presidential vote in Ohio, sent a fund-raising letter for his own 2006 gubernatorial campaign that was accompanied by a request for illegal contributions.
Barack Obama will be able to evoke a long list of positive images when he stands outside Illinois' Old State Capitol and tells the world whether he's running for president
The families of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV will receive more than $400 million under a deal expected to help free six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting them, a source said on Monday.
The company gets a boost from its Lightspan acquisition, but will future growth be slow?
Ofoto co-founder launches self-service publishing site so people can find recipes online and print personalized, hardcover cookbooks.
Science & environment: . 'Ignorance, need and greed' depleting soil . Experts warn competition will lead to conflict.
The Viacom pop culture division, still struggling with the transition to the digital era, has announced a new lyrics-centric project that will begin rolling out in November.
Frustration is deep over Western support for independence that Russia sees as destabilizing and against international law.
Under contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Coverity seeks to establish a new security baseline for open-source applications.
On a street corner in Tetuan, a  working-class area of Madrid, hand-written &quot;for sale&quot; notices  have faded to yellow as owners hold out months for their asking  prices, refusing to believe that a nine-year property boom is  over.
La Roma ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio dal Cagliari di Mauro Esposit. Il giocatore arriva in compropri...
takes an oath together with Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud (L) and Vice President Abdul Karim Khalili during the inauguration in Kabul&#39;s Presidential Palace, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2004.
Ukraine's parliament on Friday called on outgoing President Leonid Kuchma to withdraw the nation's 1,600 peacekeepers from Iraq, where they make up the fourth-largest contingent in the U.S.-led coalition.
London - Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Wednesday his government was doing everything it could to secure the release of a Briton held by Islamic militants in Iraq, but suggested there was little hope of saving him.
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Franchise films and aggressive cosmetology have Hollywood men opting out of growing up.
The United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) report released in November 2004 indicated that there were 5.1 million people suffering from HIV/AIDS in India.
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira and Manchester United skipper Roy Keane are both battling to be fit for Sunday&#39;s Premiership showdown at Old Trafford.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  HOUSTON - Astronauts James Reilly and Danny Olivas were planning to keep their eyes on their gloves today during the first spacewalk of Atlantis' visit to the international space station.
All adolescent girls in European Union countries should be vaccinated against a virus that is linked to most cases of cervical cancer, a leading medical journal said on Friday.
The most authoritative report on climate change to date will be released tomorrow in Paris, France, and is expected to warn of rising global sea levels and temperatures.
Commerce Bancorp will end contracts with companies owned by executives and their relatives, halting a practice that has drawn the attention of regulators.
US warplanes bombed houses in the Iraqi city of Falluja for a third successive night, killing at least eight people, four of them children, doctors and residents said on Thursday.
The number of Americans filing first  claims for jobless pay fell 3,000 last week, the Labor  Department said on Thursday in a report showing no impact from  Hurricane Charley which struck Florida last Friday.
You can tear up Keith Jackson&#39;s invitation to your friendly local Friends of the Fighting Irish pub. News of Tyrone Willingham&#39;s ouster after three years at Notre Dame barely had hit the airwaves Tuesday when &quot;Mr.
I've apparently been carrying around pretty dumb cell phones over the years - and I bet many of you have as well. That's what the telecom geniuses would have us believe, anyway. These phones don't organize our lives, don't play music, don't take pictures or videos and don't handle e-mail.
Vijay Singh beat local favorite Mike Weir in a playoff to win the PGA Tour&#39;s Canadian Open, his first event since supplanting Tiger Woods as the No.
The spinoff of the investment banking division is a smart way to capitalize on the boom in the markets.
A long, strange trip gets longer and stranger when the United Nations decides to police the manufacture of hallucinogens. Compiled by Tony Long.
In just about any other place, the sight of a man and woman pushing a stroller would be welcomed as a sign of stability and safety. In San Francisco's heavily gay Castro District, some people can't help but think: There goes the neighborhood.
Virgin Group Ltd., owned by billionaire British entrepreneur Richard Branson, said it will begin selling a portable music player to compete with Apple Computer Inc.
The gymnasium at the Sonargaon Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka may seem a strange place for the renaissance of English cricket, but it was here last October, at the start of England&#39;s tour of Bangladesh
Ukraine's parliament overwhelmingly passed a bill to weaken presidential powers and change electoral law, breaking an impasse between outgoing President Leonid Kuchma and the opposition.
McLaren Mercedes\u00e2\u0080\u0099 form in the beginning of the Formula 1 season this year was so wretched that an English journalist had vowed to run naked around the Silverstone circuit if McLaren won a race this year.
A new, optional log-on service from America Online that makes it harder for scammers to access a persons online account will not be available for Macintosh
Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s News Corporation remains the sole bidder for the company, owner of The Wall Street Journal.
NOTRE DAME (1-1) at MICHIGAN ST. (1-1) When and where: Tomorrow, 7 p.m., at East Lansing, Mich. TV: ESPN AP rankings: Neither team is ranked. Last season: Michigan State won, 22-16. Comments: Both teams overcame difficult Week 1 losses and to rebound with wins. Notre Dame dropped a 20-17 decision to BYU, and followed that up with last week's come-from-behind ...
Pakistan put off its general election by 6 weeks to February 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, over the objections of the main opposition parties which fear a delay will work against them.
Under pressure from no fewer than six EU governments, Turkey began to back down yesterday on its move to criminalise adultery, indicating strongly that the plan would be shelved.
Cold war workers, sick from exposure to radiation years ago, now face a tangle of red tape between them and government compensation.
An influential UN-appointed panel challenged the Bush administration&#39;s right to use military force against an enemy that does not pose an imminent military threat.
An explosion leveled a gas station near a ski resort Tuesday morning, killing at least four people and seriously injuring at least nine others, authorities said.
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Il finlandese Mika Hakkinen, due volte campione del mondo di Formula 1, prover&agrave; domani una Mc...
Plus: Geneticist creates new life forms, legal problems. Read what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Reports suggest there are plans to force pubs and restaurants to apply for a special licence to allow smoking.
More Britons than ever are expected to  shop online this Christmas as better delivery times, greater  ease with search engines and social networking sites like  MySpace.com fuel shopper confidence.
L\u00e2\u0080\u0099informatica viene in soccorso degli esperti per scoprire i falsi d\u00e2\u0080\u0099autore. Un software \u00c3\u00a8 in grado di smascherare le opere d\u00e2\u0080\u0099arte come dipinti, disegni e stampe. Il progetto, sviluppato da alcuni ricercatori
The service allowed consumers to store credit card information for use on Web sites such as eBay. Microsoft Corp. is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival technology
By KEN DEY, MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS  Ahh, the rituals of camping: crawling out of the sleeping bag on a cool summer morning, grabbing that first cup of camp coffee and greeting the day by opening your laptop to see if Wall Street is being kind to your stock portfolio.
Fliers also forgo raises through 2009 in move that saves firm $1 billion yearly and increases stock prices. By Doug Gross / Associated Press.
The number of Iraqi civilians meeting violent deaths rose to a new high in October, according to the UN.
A robot helped police nab a murder suspect who had eluded Westomoreland County authorities for three months.
The Detroit Pistons were facing a game that, if lost, would have given them their longest losing streak of the season.
Moscow schoolchildren are to wear army-style dog tags as Russia tightens security after the Beslan school siege.
Two men charged in a series of shootings in the Phoenix area were indicted Wednesday on suspicion of setting two Wal-Mart stores on fire.
South Korean hurler Jae Kuk Ryu will compete for a spot in the starting rotation with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after the American League club acquired the right-hander Tuesday in a trade with the Chicago Cubs.
A Chadian minister says six French aid workers are likely to go to jail after trying to fly 100 children out of Chad.
The Sept. 11 attacks were horrific. But U.S. fatality statistics say terrorism is still among the least likely ways you could die. Here's our color-coded guide ranking the homeland threats. By Ryan Singel.
In 700 protestano contro giunta militare al potere dal 1962
FORMER Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic has countered charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the first day of his defence in his war crimes trial.
NEW YORK  - Laser surgery in combination with cryoablation, the application of extreme cold to destroy diseased tissue, is a suitable alternative to radiation treatment for early-stage cancer of the larynx. This strategy can cure the malignancy, while optimizing vocal outcomes, researchers report.
States have made some improvements in bioterrorism preparedness since 2001, but most remain &quot;woefully unprepared&quot; to respond to a bioterrorist attack or public health emergency, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Trust for America&#39;s Health.
By announcing on Nov. 3 that it&#39;s creating a $500 million reserve related to federal investigations into its accounting practices, Time Warner (TWX ) took a giant leap toward removing what has been a debilitating overhang on the media giant for two years.
Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag took the honours as they helped India amass a huge score of 348 for 5 in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, on Monday.
A metal strip dropped on the runway by a Continental Airlines plane was a major element in the crash of an Air France Concorde jet near Paris in July 2000, but a previously
People here expect it to be hot, but they sure wouldn't mind a cool spell. You know, maybe 107 or so.
SALFIT, West Bank  - Thousands of Palestinians  gathered at a West Bank park on Sunday, defying Islamic  militant disapproval, in the hope their pop idol would become  the first Palestinian to win an Arab song contest.
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Genoa a Catania per conquistare i primi punti. Enrico Preziosi &egrave; convinto di avere allestito ...
Tourist boat rides will resume on Monday in a Ugandan national park hit by an anthrax outbreak that has killed about 180 hippos in the last three months, officials said.
Jurors return to court to hear the case against Steve Wright after seeing where the bodies of five women were found.
A European Union (EU) court has ordered Microsoft Corp to change its business practices and immediately market a stripped-down version of Windows.
An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven United States Marines and three Iraqi National Guard soldiers and wounding several others, the US military said.
If you're waiting to add Cassie as one of your MySpace.com friends, just be patient. There are a few million people ahead of you.
It isn't easy being green. It isn't easy getting on a U.S. postage stamp either, but Kermit the Frog will manage it next year, along with his Muppet friends. New stamps also will recall the late President Ronald Reagan, singer Marian Anderson, actor Henry Fonda and songwriter Yip Harburg, notable scientists, famous Marines and sports cars, the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday.
A brown bear kills one person and wounds several in the Transylvanian forests of Romania.
Iran says it is in talks about a joint venture to build five oil refineries across Asia, its oil minister says.
Consumers are more worried about interest rate rises than at any time since November 2004, a survey suggests.
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The Sound of Music actress Connie Fisher receives a best newcomer award from the London Critics' Circle.
NEW DELHI: When you pack your bags for a holiday in London or Paris next summer, don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be surprised if your travel agent asks you if a Jet Airways or an Air Sahara flight would be convenient.
Beta's graphics are a work in progress, according to Bungie representative.
that Iraq was far too unsafe to hold elections as scheduled in January and extremists would do well in the poll if Baghdad tried to hold it.
p2pnet.net News:- Britain&#39;s Consumers&#39; Association wants to know why Apple charges its UK users 17% more for downloads that those in the rest of Europe.
Elton John has won 116,000 euros ($157,700) in damages and costs from a Paris art dealer who sold him sculptures supposedly dating from the 18th century that turned out to be fake, according to court papers.
The Lear Corporation, a supplier of automobile parts, said yesterday that it had a nonbinding agreement in principle to contribute its North American auto interiors business to a joint venture with the financier Wilbur L. Ross.
Athenians are among the edgiest city-dwellers in the European Union as far as their sense of safety is concerned, according to a new Eurostat survey made public yesterday.
Aaron Harang pitches 10 innings after returning from his grandfather's funeral, and Javier Valentin's single in the bottom of the 12th inning sends the Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Brewers.
Eight eBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly &#36;90,000 in restitution and fines after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices.
stocks of companies with a market capitalization between $100 million and $2 billion, calculated as shares outstanding times share price -- outperformed larger-cap stocks last quarter.
The Americans and their Allies invade Normandy, liberate Paris and push on into Germany.
US Democrats stepped up their attack today on President George W. Bush&#39;s military service, while a &quot;tell-all&quot; tabloid biography assailing his family values hit the stores as an instant bestseller.
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Wednesday said all conditions on its 38.1 billion US dollar takeover of Alcan Inc had been satisfied and most shareholders had accepted its offer.
Pakistan&#39;s Shoaib Malik took three wickets to help restrict Asian Champions Sri Lanka to 232 for nine in the third match of a three-nation one-day tournament on Wednesday.
EVANSTON, Ill. Noah Herron&#39;s three-yard touchdown run with 38 seconds left pushed Northwestern past 17th-ranked Purdue 13-to-10.
WASHINGTON -- Terrorists may seek to down aircraft by shining powerful lasers into cockpits to blind pilots during landing approaches, federal officials are warning in a bulletin distributed nationwide.
Ziff Davis - Opinion: Why do we need yet another grid outfit? Because the open-source model promoted by the newly formed Grid Consortium is a smart one to follow.
The pop singer may lose her children's custody battle against her former husband.
U.S. Treasury prices barely shifted on  Friday as traders took some profits even while remaining  nervous about record high crude oil prices and their potential  impact on global economic growth.
Elvis Presley's music lives on &#151; and continues to set records in Britain &#151; taking the No. 1 position on the country's singles chart.
Global chip equipment sales are expected to fall 5.15 percent in 2005, an industry group said on Wednesday in a sharp reversal from its July forecast of growth of 23.98 percent.
Facing what is perhaps the climactic election of his career, Connecticut Republican Rep. Christopher Shays insists he does not mind losing his seat because of his longstanding support for the war in Iraq \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 as long as he maintains a reputation for personal integrity that has been his political armor over his 19 years in Congress, even as his 4th District in the New York City suburbs has developed a Democratic lean.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  - Twice Olympic 10,000 meters champion Haile Gebrselassie broke the world one-hour and 20 kilometers marks at the \
Denzel Washington, the star of \
A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency on Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.
La Karbon si aggiudica la prima gara della Coppa del mondo di sci con una seconda manche perfetta. Nona la Moelgg. Seconda e terza l'americana Mancuso e l'austriaca Zettel. Calcio, la serie A in diretta: Torino - Cagliari (alle 18) e Napoli - Juventus
Jim Courier's first love may have been baseball, but instead of going to Cooperstown next summer, he'll be heading to Newport, R.I., for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by Yannick Noah , Jana Novotna , and Butch Buchholz . Courier, Pete Sampras , and Andre Agassi dominated the sport during the 1990s, Courier becoming ...
So says Santa Barbara County Sheriff Jim Anderson who was crowing publicly Tuesday about the findings of a California state investigation into Jackson&#39;s claims he was &quot;manhandled...very roughly
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted of treason Friday in a stunning decision from a court system that routinely favors President Robert Mugabe&#39;s government.
US stocks regained some stability in the past week with investors hoping the Federal Reserve will deliver fresh interest rate cuts in days, but analysts warned that markets would remain volatile.
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La Disciplinare ha multato di 10 mila e inibito per tre mesi il presidente del Brescia, Gino Corioni...
British health authorities tightened  warnings on popular Prozac-type antidepressants on Monday,  urging doctors to use them sparingly and consider non-drug  interventions, such as counseling.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday to authorize peace talks, which could begin Monday, according to the offices of both leaders.

Congress overwhelmingly passed a bill granting money and other compensation to some 28,000 former political prisoners, most of them victims of torture during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
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The last chance for a world trade deal could slip away in the next few months unless India, Brazil and other advanced developing countries offer meaningful commitments to open their market to more foreign goods, U.S. private sector experts said on Tuesday.
Following is a summary of recommendations The Register-Guard has made to voters for the Nov. 2 general election. The editors are fallible human beings who stand an average chance of being wrong.
Ashley Walker had 23 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks to lead No. 16 California to a 77-62 victory over Fresno State on Thursday night.
US grocery retailer Kroger has reported lower second-quarter net earnings, hit by the early redemption of debt and the continuing after-effects of the labour dispute in Southern California.
Maryland's stunning upset of top-ranked North Carolina has the Terrapins convinced they can play with anybody, including No. 4 Duke.
Around the day of the shootings at Northern Illinois University, Jessica Baty was sent packages in the mail by her boyfriend, shooter Steven Kazmierczak. One contained a \
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a letter to the American people that will be released at U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday, a state newspaper reported.
SAN DIEGO A San Diego surgeon is leading a challenge of a federal rule that requires doctors who receive government funds to provide translation services for their non-English-speaking patients.
Description: Countries that signed the Kyoto Protocol meet this week in Buenos Aeries. Despite little progress on Global Warming, the countries have passed the protocol and it becomes law this February.
Voters in two western German states go  to the polls on Sunday in a test for German Chancellor Angela  Merkel and her conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) before  next year's federal election.
Boeing and Northrop Grumman may work together on a spacecraft that can take humans to the Moon, Mars and possibly beyond.
OMAHA -- Chris Dominguez hit two of Louisville's four home runs, Justin Marks allowed two singles before taking a hard shot to his left leg in the sixth inning, and the Cardinals eliminated Mississippi State from the College World Series with a 12-4 victory yesterday.
Russian investigators were under pressure on Wednesday to establish quickly who was behind a suicide bomb attack on a busy Moscow street that killed 10 people and injured 51.
The most recent figures from the Federal Reserve noted an uptick of more than 9 percent in \
Il Napoli abbandona la pista Rolando Bianchi. Stanco di aspettare l'attaccante della Reggina, che se...
BALTIMORE (Sports Network) - Baltimore signed Marques  Ogden, brother of Ravens All-Pro tackle Jonathan Ogden to the  club's practice squad on Tuesday.
Although they disagree about whether it was the right decision, some Saginaw residents say they aren&#39;t surprised that a California jury Monday recommended the death penalty for Scott Peterson.
Health care and consumer products maker Johnson & Johnson is in negotiations to acquire medical-device maker Guidant Corp., sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
Social network MySpace, a popular online hangout for teens, and 49 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday issued guidelines for protecting youths on the Internet with the aim of promoting those principles throughout the industry.
DETROIT -- On a chilly October night, under a luminescent full moon, a soft-tossing 41-year-old with a horrid October record stifled the most expensive lineup in baseball and turned in the most improbable pitching performance of the year. In his virtuoso outing, Kenny Rogers struck out eight Yankees: four on dawdling changeups, one on a 94 mph -- 94! -- heater, another on a 91 mph fastball, and two on a pair of hellacious 74 mph curves.
In this photo released by the Pronatura Peninsula de Yucatan (PPY) a Bromeliad is seen atached to a branch inside the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico on Feb. 2004.
INGOGO VILLAGE, South Africa  - Thousands of fans bade an emotional farewell on Sunday to South Africa's top reggae star Lucky Dube, whose murder in an apparent botched carjacking stunned even a nation hardened to violent crime.
Muttiah Muralitharan takes his 700th Test wicket as Sri Lanka seal a 3-0 series triumph over Bangladesh.
Tony Blair tells MPs he still favours members of the House of Lords being appointed rather than elected.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - Per i Vescovi la nuova Legge Organica sull\u00c2\u0092Educazione non rispetta alcuni diritti fondamentali ed introduce nelle coscienze dei giovani il relativismo morale e l'ideologia del genere Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - La Commissione Permanente della Conferenza Episcopale Spagnola, dopo la riunione del 27 e 28  febbraio ha pubblicato una dichiarazione intitolata \
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When is a positive drug test not a  positive drugs test? When it's out of competition.
Blog: Federal Trade Commission, in 169-page study, concludes that means there's no need for extensive regulations of the sort that the Republican-controlled Congress considered, and rejected, last year.
Oxfam have put together a downloadable album featuring the likes of David Gray, REM, Badly Drawn Boy, Ash and Faithless to raise money for Sudan, but Mac users cannot contribute.
E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over  environmental regulation.
Serial numbers on pistols and other weapons in Turkey match those originally given to Iraqi security forces by the American military.
Tours of duty for U.S. soldiers in Iraq may be cut from 15 months to 12 if current improvements in security hold up, the U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday.
A student who tried to assassinate French President Jacques Chirac is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
He is short, bespectacled and lacks charisma, yet Yunus Qanooni, 47, until July the education minister, is the most formidable rival to President Hamid Karzai
Twenty people are moved from their homes as firefighters tackle a blaze in County Londonderry.
The 86-year-old Salem woman got appointments for flu shots for herself and her husband, Fred, 88, on Wednesday. \u00e2\u0080\u009cBecause I don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to die,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jeter said with a laugh.
London - A British rescue ship on Wednesday reached a Canadian submarine and its 57 sailors stranded for nearly 24 hours in high seas in the north Atlantic after a fire caused a loss of power.
WPP, the world's third largest advertising services group, has reported 15% growth in profits in the first half of the year.
For a second time in a week, protesters dumped the coffin of a Tamil politician killed by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels outside the Norwegian embassy in the Sri Lankan capital.
BANGALORE: It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s taken nine years for the current Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to visit India, and he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stunned by what he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seeing.
Alana Beard has 25 points and seven rebounds, and the Mystics rally from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Sky, 77-73.
Chinese police have detained dissident   writer Zhang Jianhong on allegations of \
CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest  broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday and drew an angry  response from President Bush, in a clash that overshadowed  their attempts to focus on the economy.
Breast cancer survivors now have another drug that can help keep the disease from coming back. Femara is prescribed to fight advanced breast cancer.
Quotes from voters, strategists, analysts on the Catholic vote:
What can you learn from the worst day in the history of the Dow?
Today's highly stressed business  travelers may need islands of respite to restore the spirit and  calm the tensions that build with security checks, crowded  flights and navigating a car in unfamiliar territory.
Three Americans charged with running a private counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan are set to reappear in court to face charges they jailed and tortured eight Afghan citizens.
A 50-year-old British man arrested while driving his lawnmower in a state of intoxication had his automobile license revoked for one year by a British court.
DAHUK, Iraq/CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes attacked an Iraqi village on Wednesday, an Iraqi Kurdish security official said, but Turkey said it wanted to hold back from a major incursion to give diplomacy a chance.
Last seen in March, current whereabouts unknown The Chileans have rather carelessly mislaid an entire lake in the Magallanes region of Patagonia, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Indonesia denies saying foreign troops involved in the tsunami relief operation must leave the country in March.
Charles Darwin&#39;s evolution theory is out of Serb schools. The Bible is in. The education minister&#39;s decision this week to drop the evolution
President Vladimir Putin gave his blessing on Friday for state energy firms to bid for oil major YUKOS&#39; assets if bailiffs put them up for sale to recover a huge back-tax bill.
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All the major incidents from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
Cheered on by tens of thousands who consider him their hometown hero, Phil Mickelson forged a four-shot lead over Kevin Na in yesterday's third round of the FBR Open, a giant party in Scottsdale, Ariz., that happens to have a golf tournament going through it.
By Gloria Campisi, Philadelphia Daily News  Feb. 27--Historic Christ Church, which included Benjamin Franklin and six other signers of the Declaration of Independence among its congregation, has received grants totaling $850,000 to help preserve its 280-year-old structure.
A blast north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills six US soldiers and injures three others, the US military says.
Refunds are promised to thousands whose holidays were cancelled when a travel firm collapsed.
Four men convicted of a conspiracy to bomb London&#39;s public transport system in July 2005 were jailed for life on Wednesday, with the judge setting them a minimum term of 40 years.
The 26th Great North Run is under way as 50,000 people take on the course from Newcastle to South Shields.
Although driven to become the best golfer possible, world number one Tiger Woods is not going to sacrifice his family for his work.
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(InfoWorld) - EMC Corp. will train more than 1,000 Wipro Ltd. staff in the use of its storage technologies as part of an alliance announced by the companies on Wednesday. EMC becomes the latest of several big technology vendors to partner with an Indian outsourcer to deliver services to customers worldwide. The partnerships take advantage of the low cost of providing services from India, as well as the considerable client base of Indian outsourcers. The partnership with Wipro, of Bangalore, is the first by EMC with an Indian outsourcing company. As part of the deal, the companies will also jointly market their products, with Wipro offering pre-sales, delivery and development services to customers. \
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.  -- A major general and two senior officers have been disciplined for their roles in investigating the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2005, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.
Qwest Communications International Inc. (QN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 4 US local telephone company, on Thursday reported a third-quarter loss as it settled
Tributes were being paid today to the &quot;enormously distinguished&quot; Lord Hanson after the millionaire businessman died of cancer at his home in Berkshire last night.
Google Inc.  has no plans  to build its own Web browser software to compete with rival  Microsoft Corp. , Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on  Wednesday.
The technology for human facial transplants exists, but ethicists are worried about using it.
As President Bush embarked on his second term last week, it was hard to escape the sense that his longtime honeymoon with the Federal Reserve may be ending.
Now we know why the Detroit Pistons made it look so easy last June. Not just because of their defense or Chauncey Billups&#39; jump shots or Larry Brown.
Doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t it always seem like the same artists win all the awards year after year? Well, we can take comfort in the fact that Canada and America aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only ones dishing out the goods to the all the same singers.
What the Dell and EMC partnerships really mean When DATAllegro announced earlier this year that it had partnered with Dell to provide node processing capabilities and EMC to be its disk provider I was not particularly impressed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JUSTIN LANGER is nervous about what Australia may strike in next year&#39;s Ashes series given the vast improvement of England, who are now rated the second strongest Test nation.
Hubris can be harmful to your health, especially if that underwarranted confidence comes from drug manufacturers concerned more about obscene profits than protecting the consuming public from potential harm.
A second prominent lawmaker said Friday that he&#39;s been subjected to extra security at airports because his name appears on a list designed to prevent terrorists from boarding planes.
About a quarter of babies born in vaginal deliveries had a small amount of bleeding in their brains, while none delivered by Caesarean section did, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Although the US Supreme Court has not indicated what type of thyroid cancer Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has, some experts in the field said they hope news of his illness will spark
A ban on hunting critically endangered black rhinoceros has been lifted by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, The Telegraph reported.
Cuba's National Assembly accused U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday of wanting to eliminate Fidel Castro, a day after Bush mused on the eventual death of the convalescing Cuban leader.
NBC feted &quot;Today&quot; show host Katie  Couric as a departing heroine on her last day on the TV show on  Wednesday as she leaves for her new role as the first female  solo anchor on network news.
Science & environment: Hi-tech camera system is to go on sale this year and could revolutionise the future of video games
India is to appoint private consultants to determine how many of its people are infected with the Aids virus.
The death toll from Typhoon Aere today rose to 34 after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan and five people were reported to have died in the Philippines.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - Tornadoes ripped across the Southern and Midwestern United States on Thursday and killed at least 19 people, most of whom had been taking shelter in a high school that collapsed in southern Alabama.
Google Inc. said on Wednesday it had created Web software that runs both online, and offline, marking a sea change for the Internet industry by letting users work on planes, trains, spotty connections and even in the most remote locations.
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The final Harry Potter novel could hit shelves earlier than expected as shops try to gain an edge over competitors.
A group representing 200 US retailers filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block any effort by the Bush administration to curb an expected flood of Chinese clothing imports.
Rebels from Ivory Coast shunned peace  talks in South Africa as hundreds more foreigners left the  former French colony on Friday after days of mob violence.
Stifling heat and blowing desert sand has taken a heavy toll on the U.S. main battle tank's engine.
Two more Thai Buddhists have been killed in Muslim-majority southern Thailand, police say, as outrage mounted over the death last week of 85 Muslims, many in military custody.
Germany&#39;s finance minister has said he and his American counterpart have worked out a deal to write off 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s $120 billion foreign debt.
The chairman of US Airways, David G. Bronner, said Wednesday that its employees must agree to a third round of wage and benefit cuts worth $800 million in the next 30 days or the airline could be liquidated.
Homes priced out of buyers' reach and unsold inventory could derail analysts' predictions that the market is near its bottom.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday rejected UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s criticism of the Iraq war as illegal, saying the Iraq war was &quot;entirely valid.
Andy Roddick wins his fourth Queen's Club title Sunday in London, saving match point in the second set before beating France's Nicolas Mahut in the final of the grass-court tuneup for Wimbledon.
Defending women&#39;s champion and top-seed Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium is out of the US Open tennis tournament in New York.
Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili claimed victory in presidential elections after an exit poll showed him winning outright, but the opposition cried foul and called for mass protests on Sunday.
Bronson Arroyo pitched eight strong innings, David Ross hit a three-run homer and the slumping Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Friday despite managing just four hits.
The US Space Agency&#39;s Cassini spacecraft has discovered two new moons around Saturn - bringing the planet&#39;s count to 33. NASA said Monday the images of the two, small moons were taken June 1.
A summit of major world leaders next week will send a message to Sudan that they expect Khartoum not to impede plans to end the conflict in the Darfur region, a senior Canadian official said on Friday.
NEW YORK  - Cardiac arrest is often   preceded by symptoms lasting for more than an hour, and usually   occurs in cases with a known history of heart disease or risk   factors, German investigators report.
The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo prepares to host its Gay Pride rally, with an estimated three million to attend.
Underweight women are 72% more likely to miscarry in the first three months of pregnancy, a study suggests.
Two months after it settled a federal lawsuit that alleged it had deceived 10 Massachusetts residents who had purchased cleaning franchises from it, Coverall North America Inc. was the target of another suit in US District Court yesterday that contended it had failed to provide a Lowell man with sufficient business as it allegedly pledged it would in getting him ...
Mecca is by far the Muslim world's most open and diverse city, a product largely of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage.
German union leaders say more than 12,000 workers have staged warning strikes at three Volkswagen plants, while a sixth round of contract talks was scheduled in Hannover.
Stone Temple Consulting's 2007 Web Analytics Shootout takes a comprehensive look at seven top Web analytics tools.
When management and unions at Volkswagen meet in a plush Hanover hotel later this week, the future of Europe's biggest car maker will be at stake.
Greek athlete Fani Halkia finished in 52.82 to win the gold medal in the women&#39;s 400m hurdles final on Wednesday. She is the third Greek athlete to win Olympic gold in an athletics event, after Voula Patoulidou and Costas Kenteris.
Tony Blair says he \
TEHRAN, Iran Shouting &quot;Death to America!&quot; Iran&#39;s parliament unanimously approved the outlines of a bill that requires the government to resume uranium enrichment.
The battle between the Kremlin and Yukos takes a twist as reports hint oil firm Surgutneftegas may be the buyer of Yukos' main subsidiary.
When it came down to business, Cosa Nostra could always count on fear.
Electricity distribution companies in Great Britain will be allowed to raise their prices by an average of 1.3 per cent after inflation in 2005-2005, industry regulator Ofgem said on Monday.
Russian prosecutors look into allegations that babies at a Yekaterinburg hospital had their mouths taped shut.
PARIS, Jan. 29 -- The 31-year-old trader accused of causing $7.1 billion in losses at France's Societe Generale bank told police investigators that his financial deals were so big that his bosses had to know about them, according to transcripts published Tuesday on two French Web sites.
With a rebuilt newsroom behind her and new theme music from an Academy Award-winning composer, Katie Couric is set to make the most talked-about debut of the fall television season Tuesday on the \
Russia's government approved the Kyoto  Protocol on Thursday and sent the climate change pact to the  State Duma, the lower house of parliament, for ratification.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A pair of high-tech construction workers ventured outside the International Space Station on Monday to hook up electrical connections on a massive girder that holds new solar panels needed to boost power on the orbital outpost.
South Africa flew home from Sri Lanka on Wednesday, with coach Eric Simons saying he had no thoughts of stepping down. South Africa lost their first test series to Sri Lanka
The Economist, the weekly bible of the world's top movers and shakers, said it is throwing its support behind Democratic challenger John Kerry in the upcoming US presidential election.
Computer Associates is releasing eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware r5, aimed at consumers and small businesses, and based on technology CA obtained when it bought anti-spyware provider PestPatrol two months ago.
A TEAM of wildlife officials has left for a global meeting in Bangkok, Thailand to oppose the lifting of the ban imposed on ivory trade.
Four employees of a British security firm are killed inside the high-security Green Zone in Baghdad.
of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and an Afghan policeman stand guard in front of a poster of President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Il presidente russo: Usa hanno cominciato la corsa al riarmo
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi of Iraq said today that a weapons-for-cash program in Baghdad would be expanded nationwide. Militiamen loyal to the rebel Shiite
Goddard Space Flight Center -- NASA scientists recently successfully radioed artificial intelligence (AI) software to a satellite. They tested the software's ability to find and analyze errors in the spacecraft's systems...
A guide to the new Bush budget's winners and losers
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Tiger Woods wasted a golden opportunity to end his wait for a title as he let the South African Retief Goosen gain four shots over the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.
Hungary's prime minister vowed to stay on after a big defeat in Sunday's local polls but his future now hinges on whether his coalition will continue to back him after an appeal by the president for it to reconsider.
EDINBURGH, December 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The key message for consumers is that they should keep eating fish. Fish and shellfish are a worldwide commodity, for example 95% of the cod we eat in the UK comes from
Multimax of Herndon said yesterday that it agreed to be acquired by Harris Corp. for $400 million in cash.
Policies to help society adapt to climate change are badly needed, says the chief of Britain's science festival.
Tucked inside a $14.4 billion blueprint for the rebuilding of New Orleans is a proposal for a Hurricane Katrina monument on a grand, \
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US drugs regulators made two trips to Capitol Hill last week to defend themselves before Congress. They are likely to return soon, after their efforts to reassure lawmakers and the public
Big-ticket executives and the  directors who bankroll them will be top targets for activist  shareholders as the proxy campaigns for next year's annual  corporate meetings get under way, governance experts predict.
A young Nigerian mother sentenced to death by stoning for having sex outside marriage was acquitted and discharged by an Islamic appeals court on Thursday.
Scientists in the United States have genetically engineered mice which can run twice as far as normal before becoming exhausted. The researchers say their finding could lead to drugs or gene
Ukrainians voted for a new president on  Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister  and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could  degenerate into turmoil.
A woman was shot in the head at a Toronto-area high school on Friday and police locked down the school with its students and teachers inside as they searched for the gunman.
D.C. United's Josh Gros, who has suffered two head injuries over the past five months, resumes working out but may not play again this season.
Hindi film veteran Dilip Kumar once remarked that Lata Mangeshkar\u00c2\u0092s Urdu pronounciation was atrocious.
Bizet's Pearl Fishers is to be  performed for the first time in Sri Lanka - the country where the love story is set.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is briefing top Pakistani officials of his talks with India's premier on Kashmir.
Iran on Tuesday refused to suspend uranium enrichment and asked the European Union (EU) to take confidence-building moves. &quot;Iran cannot be forced to discontinue enrichment process
BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.
A bill aimed at overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies was pulled Saturday because of conservative opposition, on what was supposed to be the last day of Congress&#39; lame-duck session.
Want to corrupt your iPod? Use it with Microsoft's new operating system. Apple concedes that its music software still isn't compatible with all versions of Vista. By the Associated Press.
New passenger car registrations in the  European Union in November fell 1.3 percent to 1.217 million  vehicles from a year ago but were up 0.9 percent over the first  11 months, the ACEA European car association said on Friday.
Western nations seeking tighter U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program have offered some compromises to try to overcome Chinese and Russian objections but will still face resistance when talks resume later on Monday, diplomats said.
6 November 2004 -- An Iranian negotiator says some problems remain at talks with Britain, France, and Germany on resolving a dispute over Iran&#39;s nuclear program but that he still hopes an understanding can be reached.
Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Roma in vista della gara di domenica a Firenze: il tecnico Spallett...
Six months after being grounded off the Devon coast, engineers will attempt to refloat the MSC Napoli.
As videocassettes fade into history, a full-fledged battle is on to establish the next standard of DVDs which could open up a new realm of possibilities in interactive home entertainment.
The 16th-ranked Drake Bulldogs have clinched their first Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title since 1971, which is also the last time they qualified for the N.C.A.A. tournament.
Islamists and opposition leaders meet in Eritrea to forge a common front against Somalia's government.
Gov. Rick Perry halted the execution of Frances Newton on Wednesday, one day after the state Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that she be temporarily spared while her attorneys retest crucial evidence.
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NHL officials decided Tuesday that there will be no immediate changes in regular-season scheduling or in the way playoffs matches are determined.
NEW ORLEANS Nov 9, 2004 - An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.
The Jacksonville Jaguars now have lost both starting defensive ends for the season. The Jags placed Lionel Barnes on injured reserve Friday with a shoulder injury.
The Sudanese government and southern rebel leaders pledged again yesterday to end a 21-year civil war - this time making the commitment before the UN Security Council holding a special meeting in Africa.
Uruguay&#39;s leftist candidate Tabare Vazquez won a historic victory in Sunday&#39;s presidential elections with more than 50 percent of the ballot.
London - Andy O&#39;Brien&#39;s own goal cancelled out Craig Bellamy&#39;s first half strike as Newcastle was held 1-1 by Charlton on Sunday and failed to capture fourth spot in the Premier League.
A Qatari firm could pay as much as \u00c2\u00a31bn to snap up Nasdaq's stake in the London Stock Exchange.
Association seeks monetary damages from alleged film pirates.
Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.
England's Nick Dougherty cards a superb two-under 68 to claim the first-round lead at Oakmont Country Club.
- Bridges to Mexico in this traffic-choked city began testing a new immigration security program Monday that requires some U.S. visitors to be fingerprinted and photographed as they cross the border.
As Sun Microsystems Inc. prepares to demonstrate a new high-performance computer Tuesday at a technology conference in Germany, it hopes that quad-core processors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. that will power the computer arrive on time to deliver one of the machines to its first customer.
The safety of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's controversial diabetes drug Avandia was attacked in a new analysis by German researchers on Wednesday, dealing a fresh blow to the group's second-biggest product.
Microsoft says update improves setup and overall usability. HP had said it was waiting for the update before it released its first product using the software.
At least 10 people died Friday in a fire at a home for the elderly in western Austria, according to a news agency report.
This innovative software gets students excited about words - improving reading, writing, and communication skills. Search results are presented in thought-provoking Thinkmap visual display.
Politics: 30 December 2004, Thursday. Sofia police have busted a crime gang of three men that blackmailed the mineral water bottling company Gorna Banya over the last year.
The death of an anti-Syrian legislator brings the pro-Western government's hold on parliament down to a slim three votes.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after conglomerate General Electric Co. posted  better-than-expected earnings, giving the market some positive  news as it tries to bounce back from hitting fresh 2005 lows in  the previous session.
Gus Van Sant, who was arrested on drunken driving charges in December, has agreed to an alcohol diversion program, his attorney said Friday.
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Large sections of southern Canada and the United States continued to shiver in unusually severe winter temperatures on Tuesday, with even homeless people in Toronto forsaking the streets for indoor warmth.
CAIRO, Egypt -- Viewers watching Yasser Arafat&#39;s funeral Friday got a rare glimpse of his 9-year-old daughter Zahwa, standing next to her mother and weeping as his coffin was placed on a plane.
Some of the toughest criticism of Pakistan's pro-democracy movement comes from an unlikely source: the 25-year-old niece of Benazir Bhutto, who says Pakistani party politics do nothing but support military rule. It's an environment, she said, her late aunt is partly responsible for.
Freeserve founder tilts at cookie monster Freeserve founder Ajaz Ahmed has launched an internet browser that protects against leaving details of sites surfers visit on the computers they use to access the net.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British opposition leader Michael Howard snapped back at the White House after a report that it had banned him from ever being invited to meet US President George W. Bush.
Spammers have become enthusiastic adopters of technology designed to spot and stop them.

Israeli military forces must act to prevent terrorism in the Gaza Strip so a withdrawal from the Palestinian territory doesn&#39;t take place ``under fire,&#39;&#39; Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.
Three Muslims and a Buddhist have been killed in separate shootings by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand's troubled south, police said.
Japanese automakers produce the  cleanest-burning vehicles and they were led in the 2003 model  year by Honda Motor Co., while General Motors Corp. placed dead  last, a U.S. environmental group said on Tuesday.
The Polar Express opens with snow-covered credits that melt into snow-covered streets and houses on Christmas Eve. Snow. There is no more wondrous substance to children.
Officials on both sides said they hope to avert a strike but that the prospects will hinge on whether the other side will yield on the most intractable issue on the table: the length of a contract.
For the second year in a row, the number of New Yorkers who died dipped to a historic low - fewer than 60,000. &quot;The fact that our population is aging and we&#39;re still having fewer deaths
From tattooed wild woman to humanitarian heroine -- what a difference a few years has made for Angelina Jolie, who topped a Reuters poll released on Thursday of the best celebrity humanitarians of 2007.
The annual Technology, Entertainment and Design celebrity-brainiac confab kicks off Wednesday in Monterey, California. Get ready for some high-level memes and plenty of celebrity sightings. By Kim Zetter.
Salesforce.com repackages Apex code as developer 'platform' Software as a Service (SaaS) isn't dead, but it could soon be overtaken by Platform as a Service (PaaS), according to SaaS pioneer Salesforce.com.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Springfield has languished for years in the shadow of other Northern Virginia business hubs, but that could soon change with an influx of Army jobs to the community and to nearby Fort Belvoir.
Mystery over bogus DenyHosts listing An investigation by Oracle has revealed the none of its systems were involved in launching a recent brute force attack on secure servers around the net.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iraq's largest dam is at risk of a major collapse that could devastate the city of Mosul, the US warns.
Inside I.B.M., the issue of whether to stay in the personal computer business has been debated for a decade. The issue was put to rest last week.
Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan agreed on an array of measures to promote peace in South Asia but remained far apart on their key dispute -- the future of divided Kashmir.
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The European-built space probe Huygens separated from its NASA mother probe on Friday to begin a descent to Saturn&#39;s largest moon Titan for an on-site study of the atmosphere of Titan.
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China's explosive economic growth is outpacing environmental protection efforts, leaving the country awash in \
Starbucks Corp.  on Tuesday promoted the head of its international business to the new post of chief operating officer, part of a slew of management changes focused on the rapid global development of the U.S.-based coffee shop chain.
On PHPBuilder.com today, there's a new article that's sole purpose is to guide you through using SQLite with PHP4.
NATO should be ready to play a major role in supporting any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, if the two sides ask for its help, the alliance's top diplomat said Saturday.
Canadian Immigration Minister Judy Sgro, who has a history of trying to clamp down on the sex trade, is under attack for allegedly allowing a Romanian stripper to by-pass a lengthy immigration process.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Wednesday it has processed several tons of raw \
BAGHDAD  - The US military in Iraq denied that ousted president Saddam Hussein , captured a year ago and awaiting trial for crimes against humanity, was on hunger strike in his secret American detention centre.
Rudy Giuliani's push for the Republican presidential nomination, despite his support of abortion rights, has challenged enduring assumptions about the party's politics and could help reshape its future.
Israel initiated the release of 159 Palestinian convicts today as a gesture toward the new Palestinian administration that has formed sinced the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq, Sept. 3 -- President Bush made a surprise visit to this isolated and well fortified air field in Anbar province Monday to meet with top U.S. and Iraqi officials and to showcase what he calls one of the successes of his decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Iraq.
Landon Donovan scored two overtime goals to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 3-1 victory Wednesday night over the Colorado Rapids in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup.
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A bold attempt by U.S. drug agents to arrest a former Haitian presidential candidate signals a new offensive against those suspected of using this poor Caribbean country as a narcotics gateway to the United States.
BEIJING - In what could be one of the worst coal mine disasters to hit China, at least 166 miners were trapped underground and feared dead after a gas explosion early yesterday in north-west China&#39;s Shaanxi province, state media said.
Blog: Industry leaders are worried that evolving technology may be getting a bad rap.
Lawyers behind a California ballot proposal that could benefit the 2008 Republican presidential nominee have ties to a Texas homebuilder who financed attacks on Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War record in the 2004 presidential campaign.
Unidentified gunmen kill at least nine people in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta.
A delegation of producers from the prestigious French wine-growing region of Bordeaux launched a major campaign try to convince Danes to start drinking their wines again.
People who use large amounts of skin-numbing creams and lotions, often in conjunction with cosmetic procedures, are at risk of irregular heartbeats, seizures and even death, U.S. health officials warned on Tuesday.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- After the Bulls extended their winning streak to five games with an 89-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at the Palace of Auburn Hills, veteran forward Antonio Davis
The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired slugging outfielder Carlos Lee from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for speedy outfielder Scott Podsednik, pitcher Luis Vizcaino and a player to be named later.
If Republican Fred Thompson enters the presidential race next month as expected, the actor and former senator will be aiming to add another title to a crowded resume -- blogger-in-chief.
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Calls for an extra bank holiday in October are being made in an effort to get people to do voluntary work.  What is your reaction?
 - Chavez tells Naomi Campbell
US and Iraqi forces in Fallujah wrested most of the city from insurgents, and, in one raid, unearthed an underground bunker and steel-reinforced tunnels, the US military said in an e-mailed statement.
Turns city network into Hornby set A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process. Twelve people were injured in one of the incidents.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker start on Wall Street on Monday, dropping back from a rally in the previous session as investors turn to key housing data for direction.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Monday he wanted to testify before a parliamentary commission probing the March 11 train bombings -- an appearance likely to trigger a fierce political debate.
A one-game suspension did wonders for Salim Stoudamire's attitude &#151; and his picture-perfect shooting touch. The senior guard returned to coach Lute Olson's good graces and matched his career high with seven 3-pointers, leading No. 14 Arizona a 105-75 rout of Manhattan on Tuesday night.
The former governor of Massachusetts is now consistently running first in most Iowa and New Hampshire polls.
Rockstar updates official Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas site with info on the game&#39;s soundtrack. Rockstar Games updated the official Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas site with information on the ten radio stations
U.S. troops and Shi'ite militiamen  battled in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, just hours  after political and religious leaders in Baghdad agreed to make  a last-ditch appeal for peace.
Longtime Chicago Cubs analyst Steve Stone announced yesterday he was leaving WGN-TV, less than one month after coming under fire for on-air comments he made criticizing the team.
Talks to resolve a dispute between the European Union and America over alleged unfair subsidies to plane maker Airbus ended in deadlock yesterday, raising fears of a trade war between the two blocs.
Microsoft decides to comply with EU's 2004 order to share Windows interoperability data and stop bundling its media player.
The first in a series of tales from a different time and place. This installment: Partying hard in Texas.
LONDON -- Italian hopefuls Lazio will take on Villarreal, Newcastle United faces Sporting Lisbon and two former winners will meet when Schalke 04 plays Feyenoord after Tuesday&#39;s draw for the group stage of the UEFA Cup.
Robby Gordon apologized Monday for intentionally causing an accident at New Hampshire International Speedway that involved championship contenders Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield.
A black assistant director fired from the set of the Universal Pictures film \
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The judge overseeing the $280  billion racketeering case against cigarette makers complained  on Monday that U.S. government lawyers were inundating her with  material from previous cases and said she was considering  setting limits.
Last year over 36,000 Americans died from exposure to the flu, and of those, more than 32,000 were 65 years of age or older. Another 200,000 people were hospitalized with symptoms of the illness.
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Officials say a private jet on its way to pick up former US president George Bush at a Houston airport has crashed in bad weather, killing the three crew members on board.
or about less than half what the current model weighs -- will be sold at $149 per unit in North American markets and at 149 euros in Europe starting November 1st.
By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday approved a bill to hike spending for the environment, national parks and global warming research.
Information on individuals has been collected in a scam using e-greetings that appear to come from a secret admirer.
India's ruling center-left Congress  party was heading for victory in elections in the key western  state of Maharashtra that is the heart of business and  Bollywood, television exit polls showed on Wednesday.
Il Lione vorrebbe riportare in Francia Didier Drogba. ''Sarebbe un sogno - ha detto il presidente de...
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Matee Ajavon had 21 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds to lead No. 5 Rutgers to its eighth consecutive win, a 69-47 victory at home against Seton Hall on Saturday.
Chipmaker follows recent price cuts to the Pentium M line with a new top-of-the-range model that runs at 2.10GHz.
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Masood Khan on Wednesday announced the schedule for the second round of talks between Pakistan and India, which will begin from November 29.
The Iraqi election season officially kicked off yesterday, and the mudslinging started right away. Iraq&#39;s defense minister, an ally of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, blasted
The filmmaker focused on the shameful abuse of Muslim women by Muslim men in Europe. | 15 November 2004. The slaughter of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh on the streets of Amsterdam, in broad daylight, by a young man
At 9 in the morning, Maxim Rust and Yevgeny Volk, two 16-year-olds, knocked quietly on the door of an apartment in a nondescript building and quickly slipped inside.
The public have a lack of knowledge and understanding about reproduction and sex, a survey suggests.
Masked gunmen shot dead a supporter of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday, as violence triggered by her assassination entered a third day and al Qaeda-linked militants denied killing her.
Nvidia is supplying graphics drivers for Solaris-based workstations that use x86 chips such as Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron.
WASHINGTON, July 22 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 One of President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s counterterrorism advisers said today that the United States would consider using military force inside Pakistan if it identified key Al Qaeda targets there, but the Pakistani foreign minister angrily rejected such talk as \u00e2\u0080\u009cirresponsible\u00e2\u0080\u009d and said American attacks in the sensitive border area could cause civilian deaths and enrage Pakistani opinion.
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Jacques Martin, the French television personality once married to now-first lady Cecilia Sarkozy, died Friday. He was 74.
L&#39;avv. Carlo Taormina (foto) difensore di Anna Maria Franzoni, ha presentato a Roma appello contro la sentenza con cui la donna e&#39; stata condannata a 30 anni. La donna e&#39; stata riconosciuta colpevole dell&#39;omicidio del figlio Samuele Lorenzi.
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has agreed to release a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday...
The Ritz-Carlton Boston hotel, the   longest continuously operated Ritz-Carlton hotel in the United   States, may be sold to India's Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces,   the Boston Globe reported on Friday.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick will comply with the NFL's latest request in its spying investigation and provide any notes or tapes made from video recordings similar to those that drew a stiff penalty against him and the team.
The U.S. death rate from cancer has continued a steady decline that began in the early 1990s but it will still kill a projected 565,650 Americans this year, the American Cancer Society said on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe's galloping inflation will force President Robert Mugabe from office before the end of the year, the United States ambassador to Harare said on Friday, predicting the rate could hurdle 1 million percent within months.
CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush on Monday denounced campaign commercials aired by outside groups, including an ad that accuses John Kerry of lying about his combat record in Vietnam.   \
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto visited her ancestral village Saturday and paid homage at her father's tomb, her first trip outside Pakistan's biggest city since an assassination attempt against her killed 143 people earlier this month.
Fourth seed Ana Ivanovic beats Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Announcement a remarkable twist for a candidate who raised more than $100 million last year.
Prominent Saudi religious scholars urged Iraqis to support militants waging holy war against the U.S.-led coalition forces as American troops prepared Saturday for a major assault on the insurgent hotbed of Fallujah.
President Bush must be given another four years in the White House to continue his determined war on terrorism, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said last night as the Republican
George B. Fitch has always aimed high. As mayor of Warrenton, he has increased services while dramatically reducing taxes. He mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2005. And years before, he founded the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, whose story of beating the odds was adapted into a Disney...
Bloomberg - March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Arizona Senator John McCain, both Republicans, lead Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a new poll gauging 2008 presidential preferences.
The Bush administration said on Wednesday it cannot support a Senate bill that would cut subsidies to college student loan firms and boost student grants, but said it will work with Congress on the issue.
More than 200 runners are taking part in the first Anglesey marathon for 15 years.
And confiscates segways Letters If there's one subject that's bound to divide opinion, it's the surveillance society, and Clive Longbottom's analysis of the database state certainly did just that:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Having lost the confidence of his board, E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal is expected to resign as early as Monday as chairman and chief executive of Merrill Lynch.
Risultati della 19/a giornata, ultima del girone d'andata, del campionato di serie A.
MADRAS, India -- Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble achieved his sixth 10-wicket haul in tests to raise his side&#39;s hopes of a series-equaling win in the second test against Australia in Madras.
SAN ANTONIO -- AT&amp;T Inc., the nation's largest wireless carrier, agreed yesterday to acquire rural wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. for $2.8 billion.
Amateurs Triumphs in Tarlow Frank Vana Jr. of Shrewsbury shot 3-under-par 137 to win the annual Tarlow Invitational at Thorny Lea GC in Brockton, edging John Hadges of the host club by one. Andy Drohen shot 143 to finish third. In the women's division, Karen Richardson of Haverhill CC shot 151 to roll to a seven-stroke triumph over Cheryl Krueger ...
At least 19 people were killed and 25 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew up his car in a market just outside Iraq's western city of Falluja on Tuesday, police said.
The Commerce Department said Friday US economic growth in the second quarter grew at its slowest pace since the first quarter of 2003.
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  may get up to $5 billion in a capital infusion from Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
The stand-up comedian, on a comeback after her legal woes, talks about her career and her new book
A fishing crew has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed, a fisheries official said Thursday.
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is killed as a massive explosion rips through west Beirut.
Il barile scambiato a 71,06 dollari (+1,8%)
I know it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.
The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion  project to build the world's largest computer database of  biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people  at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Wal-Mart Stores Incorporate vice chairman Tom Coughlin is retiring from the Bentonville-based retailer. Coughlin&#39;s responsibilities include overseeing Wal-Mart and Sam&#39;s Club warehouse stores.
(InfoWorld) - The Internet has an ever-growing role to play in allowing free expression across the globe, but only if attempts to reign it in are unsuccessful, Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt said Tuesday. Schmidt, speaking in Washington, D.C., warned his audience that the Internet will continue to create public policy challenges as\u00c2\u00a0another billion users move online in the coming years. One reaction to a perceived loss of privacy and to new Internet users questioning repressive governments will be to clamp down on information, he said. \
Americans are becoming more aware of  next year's switch-over to digital television, but many are  still confused about how they will be affected, according to a  pair of surveys released on Wednesday.
A day's work for Lt. Cmdr. Rendi Murphree Bacon can mean face time with lab rats, frozen specimens or a baboon-hunting trophy. It can bring refugees from far-flung nations where the crippling polio virus has resurfaced or a traveler with a human skull souvenir.
The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.
OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's special operations military unit, Joint Task Force 2, has been awarded the U.S. Presidential Unit Citation for heroism in battle.
West Anstey is a fairly ordinary rural village in the county of Devon.
By DAVID HUNT  On the banks of Sisters Creek, Jacksonville slows down.  Boats drift, insects buzz. White ibises glide through the sticky Florida heat. \
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ORLANDO, Florida  - A U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections was granted bond at her first court appearance in Florida on Tuesday.
California importer Frank Lettieri is being sued for not warning his customers that his balsamic vinegar contains lead. True enough, he says. But you would have to drink more than a pint of the vinegar every day to reach the government limit for safe exposure to lead. Most people just sprinkle a few drops onto salads or bread.
L'ex attaccante della nazionale brasiliana Romario dovrebbe giocare in Australia, con l'Adelaide Uni...
While Britney Spears struggled at the MTV Video Music Awards,   ex-husband Kevin Federline threw a pool party for their two sons' birthdays.
(InfoWorld) - Intuit's move to acquire financial services vendor Digital Insight\u00c2\u00a0this week, \u00c2\u00a0and 3Com Corp.'s deal to buy out Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd's stake in their joint venture are signs that mergers and acquisitions activity continues unabated. The question is what this means for technology generally. M&A activity is being seen as a healthy sign for technology. Mergers and acquisitions, however, can be a sign of consolidation in a mature market sector with slowing demand -- in cases where there are too many suppliers for aging technology. Or it can be a sign of a vital, competitive sector and positive macroeconomic conditions such as a liberal lending environment and a healthy stock market. In terms of transactions, 2006 is expected to yield 3,945 M&A deals, up from 3,455 in 2005 and the highest number ever, according to Eric Gebaide, managing director of Investment Advisors, a New York investment firm. The M&A market is more global than ever, according to Investment Advisors, which calculates that in terms of transactions, U.S. deals will account for 53.9 percent of all M&A activity in 2006, down from 57.9 percent in 2005. In the Internet market, M&A activity is a sign of a vibrant sector. October's announcement that Google Inc. would buy the video-sharing site YouTube Inc. in a $1.65 billion deal underscored competition to jump on exciting trends revolving around how Web sites are adopting technology that allows for user-generated content. Tuesday's announcement that 3Com would pay $882 million to buy out Huawei's stake in Huawei-3Com was met with some trepidation. Shares (COMS) closed Wednesday at $4.02, down $0.47 for the day. Much of the concerns centered around the fear that 3Com will find it tough to hang on to the local Chinese management talent, and that it's hard to analyze whether 3Com is spending too much. Local regulations and the companies' prior agreements allowed financial details to remain undisclosed. Brokerage Bear Stearns downgraded 3Com stock from \
NEW YORK/BOSTON  - Bank of New York Mellon Corp  said on Thursday third-quarter profit rose 11 percent, topping analysts' forecasts, helped by growth in fees from asset management and providing back-office services to institutional clients.
Ferrari&#39;s Michael Schumacher secured a record-extending seventh Formula One driving title by finishing second to McLaren&#39;s Kimi Raikkonen at the Belgium Grand Prix.
WHEN BARRY Bonds was a youngster, he walked among adult major-leaguers, many of them the greatest baseball players of the 1960s and&#39;70s.
The US says it is \
VENICE - One of Europe's biggest fixed-network operators is following the lead of its wireless counterparts in demanding a greater say in the design and service features of cordless phones and other wireless devices used in the home.
If Northrop Grumman Corp. gets the multibillion-dollar contract to secure America's borders, the sky above the Rio Grande would be thick with drones.
Most state leaders would consider Illinois' Democratic powerbrokers lucky to have two homegrown presidential candidates vying for the top of their party's ticket.
US Airways appealed to its employees to come to Philadelphia International Airport on their days off this weekend to help boost staffing, hoping to avoid the type of Christmas fiasco that left the airline with too few workers to fly all its planes and
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An area outside the Sheraton Hotel in central Baghdad burst into flames Thursday night after several rockets were fired and loud blasts were heard.
The San Francisco 49ers are set to  name Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Nolan as their  new coach, the team said on Monday.
The health of about 2 billion of the world's poor is being damaged because they lack access to clean energy, like electricity, and face exposure to smoke from open fires, scientists said on Thursday.
The sexiest woman alive is sitting so close to me that I can read her tattoos. And I would take the time to read them if I were not sitting so close to the sexiest woman alive.
Blog: Think got $60 million to help launch its electric town car. But will consumers take it for an expensive golf cart?
US Army Sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, who allegedly defected to North Korea nearly 40 years ago, is promising to face desertion charges against him soon.
Nearing a third straight division title, Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins aren&#39;t short on motivation. Their rivals, the fading Chicago White Sox, gave them a little more.
New Zealand scientists say they've determined complex microbial communities can become more stable as their relationship evolves.
Greece's top two athletes, facing a  state prosecutor's investigation over failed drug tests and a  motorbike crash, left the hospital on Tuesday declaring they  were innocent and should be allowed to compete in the Olympic  Games.
Signs of an improving economy may have  dashed hopes for an interest-rate cut, but the potential for  better profits may whet the appetite of stock market investors.
Half a million people's records sent unecrypted Personal details of over half a million US service personnel and their relatives may have been compromised by a Pentagon contractor.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States has agreed to hand over  to France its last three citizens held at Guantanamo Bay in  Cuba, a French government source said Tuesday ahead of a visit  by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
New York's Central Park is to be filled with 7,500 orange saffron flags on Saturday in a giant art installation.
Business owners in Belfast are urged to remain vigilant after incendiary devices were found at two stores.
The Capitals sign an agreement this week to put all 82 of the team's upcoming regular season games on WTEM (980 AM).
Faced with the growing tide of imported Christmas trees, Mexico has set a goal of growing its own. It's not so much a nationalistic stance as a tacit acknowledgment that the Christmas tree, once alien to Mexican tradition, is here to stay.
Veteran radio broadcaster and music DJ John Peel has died suddenly in Peru from a heart attack. He was 65. He was on holiday with his wife Sheila in the city of Cuzco.
A demand that the United Nations introduce a ban on cloning babies at its General Session in October will be made by the Royal Society today.
Neither admits, nor denies, wrongdoing IBM has agreed to pay $7m to settle a Securities and Exchange Commision investigation into financial statements from Dollar General in 2000. The money will go into a Dollar General general shareholder fund.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In gennaio ha ricevuto 32 milioni di dollari
Baghdad exploded in violence Saturday, as insurgents attacked a US patrol and a police station, assassinated four government employees and detonated several bombs.
Iraqi militants holding two German hostages posted a video on the Internet threatening to kill them if Germany doesn't withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.Comment
SREBRENICA, Bosnia  - Families of victims of the Srebrenica massacre buried 465 more victims on Wednesday, at an annual ceremony that has become the main event of their lives since the 1995 atrocity by Bosnian Serb forces.
Mark Butcher feels England need to take early wickets to regain the upper hand against South Africa.
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Sept. 10, 2004 - Dr. Craig Smith \u00e2\u0080-ne of the nation&#39;s leading heart surgeons \u00e2\u0080\u0094 - his wife, Trish, were headed to their vacation home in New York&#39;s Adirondack Mountains to celebrate their 34th wedding
Proposed law could prevent the government from offering broadband access.
A British major tells the court martial of three soldiers he did not order his men \
Life in a residential Alzheimer's facility through the eyes of the low-wage workers who care for these vulnerable patients when their families can't.
British police questioned British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday in an investigation into allegations that state honors were handed out in return for loans to his party.
The six men are co-workers and friends, and they are passionate about football. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, they rendezvous and ride together to spend the day at football games.
Thames Water is questioned by a London Assembly committee over its decision to pump raw sewage into the river.
Braves Manager Bobby Cox is one ejection shy of matching the career record after he is tossed from Saturday's game against the Phillies.
By JAMES KELLER  HALIFAX (CP) - The moon over parts of Eastern Canada was replaced by a dim copper glow Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in 2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bd years.
SPRING, Texas Wayne Levi and Walter Hall are first-round leaders at the Small Business Classic on the Champions Tour in Spring, Texas.
The Chicago Cubs franchise, being sold by media group Tribune Co., has attracted credible interest from about 15 parties, and a deal for the baseball team and other assets is expected to top $1 billion, according to a source familiar with the situation.
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The heated debate over the authenticity of documents aired by CBS News purporting to show an effort to &quot;sugar coat&quot; President Bush&#39;s military record grew louder yesterday, when the Los Angeles Times reported that a retired major general who was consulted
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With apologies to the World Series, much of the world&#39;s sporting interest in the United States is currently related to soccer, not baseball.
TEHRAN  - The head of Iran&#39;s hardline parliament warned that deputies would press for a resumption of a controversial nuclear fuel programme if the country comes under too much pressure at this week&#39;s meeting of the UN atomic energy watchdog.

Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the  government, declared a state of emergency and assumed power on  Tuesday, saying the leadership had failed to hold elections or  to restore peace amid an escalating civil war with Maoist  rebels.
As physical CD sales continue their  free fall, digital downloads again reached record sales figures  for the year.
Jon Lieber allowed only one hit, and John Olerud&#39;s two-run homer helped the New York Yankees build a 3-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox after six innings in Game 2 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.
Employees wonder whether their Silicon Valley 'work hard, play hard' approach would be quashed by an acquisition.
NEW DELHI: Millions of Indian cricket fans need not chew their nails with anxiety. The first Test series between India and Australia starting on home turf on October 6 will be beamed into all cable-connected and antennaed homes after all.
For most of last night's debate on CNN, the Democratic presidential candidates did what you would expect: They argued with one another and tried to separate themselves from their opponents on issues ranging from Iraq to health care to gay marriage.
France's foreign minister appealed Monday for the release of two French journalists abducted in Baghdad, saying the French respect all religions.
European leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, a diplomatic triumph they hope will give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.
The Flybe airline has grounded six of its aircraft while safety checks are carried out on their landing gear.
Egyptian forces and Hamas police exchanged fire across the Gaza-Egypt border Monday, and defiant Hamas leaders warned they would not permit Gaza's resealed frontier to remain closed for long.
A U.S. investment fund is putting pressure on NEC Corp. to give up control of its ailing chip making unit by offering $1.25 billion for a 25 percent stake, the latest foreign shareholder to apply heat on what they see as
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - DeeDee Trotter ran the fastest women's 400 meters in the world this year and ended the 18-race winning streak of world silver medalist Sanya Richards at the U.S. championships on Saturday.
Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso, the new European commission president, yesterday risked provoking an institutional crisis in the EU by defying MEPs&#39; calls to dump Rocco Buttiglione, an outspoken opponent of gay and women&#39;s rights, as justice and civil liberties
It won&#39;t go down as the &quot;Monday Morning Massacre,&quot; but the resignations Monday of four members of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet could signal his intent to chart a fresh course during his second term.
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REDMOND, Washington, Oct 21  - The world&#39;s biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said Thursday that its first quarter profits swelled to 2.9 billion dollars as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.
Ripresa della preparazione dell'Empoli in vista della gara di domenica a Roma. Il tecnico Cagni, tra...
By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 19--Richmond-area Girl Scouts who want to know why their board of directors voted to sell a beloved Northern Neck campground may learn more at an upcoming meeting.
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Ivan Rajcic ha rinnovato il contratto con il Bari fino al 2011. Il precedente accordo del centrocamp...
Britain's children are being poisoned by   a \
Warning: Suburban sprawl may be hazardous to your health. A report released Monday found that people who live in sprawling metropolitan areas are more likely to report chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis, headaches and breathing difficulties than residents of more compact cities...
GET READY FOR BROWSER WARS: THE Sequel. Six years after Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Internet Explorer defeated Netscape Navigator in the signature fight of the online age, a direct descendant of the pioneering
TechWeb - The operating system is expected to include BlackBerry-like push e-mail and take advantage of features in Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Exchange.
Embattled Gov. Ernie Fletcher's second in command endorsed an opponent Monday in the governor's race.
Maoist rebels in Nepal reject a two-month deadline for peace talks set by the government.
A MAN suspected of helping former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein commit war crimes and genocide by supplying him with materials for chemical weapons, has been arrested by the Netherlands authorities.
Sen. Tom Harkin pushed the name-calling in the presidential race to a new level, calling Vice President Dick Cheney a coward for not serving in Vietnam and cowardly for his criticism of John Kerry.
Poland&#39;s former national security  adviser said on Thursday he would sue a European investigator  for naming him in a report that accused Poland and Romania of  hosting secret CIA prisons for suspected terrorists.
All that was missing was Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neal and a little Sweet Georgia Brown. The Cardinals met Cincinnati on Tuesday at Busch Stadium, or was that the Harlem Globetrotters against the Washington Generals? The season series between the two ...
R&B singer Ashanti appears in court to give evidence in a contract dispute with her former producer.
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Austria&#39;s Michaela Dorfmeister won the opening women&#39;s World Cup super giant slalom race of the season Sunday.
President Bush defends his Iraq plan, a day after the House of Representatives begins debate on opposing it.
Tottenham's new signing, England international midfielder Michael Carrick, said the Premiership club had a \
Germany's chancellor says the leaders of the G8 nations have agreed a compromise deal on climate change.
It is no secret that the art market has become drunk with money lately, but $100 million for a diamond skull by the artist Damien Hirst? Even Russian oligarchs and hedge-fund billionaires might think twice.
The American economy has failed to give George Bush a pre-election boost as figures out yesterday showed slower than expected growth in the third quarter of the year.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A video posted Monday on a Web site showed the beheading of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong. The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed responsibility for the slaying and said another hostage - either an American or a Briton - would be killed in 24 hours...
Afghanistan has made sufficient steps to improve its economy to qualify for debt relief, the World Bank says.
Two former \
Forward Chris Simon, who took a leave of absence from the Islanders, received the longest suspension in N.H.L. history for stepping on Penguins Jarkko Ruutu with his skate.
Apple Computer Inc\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly profit has more than doubled on sales of 2 million iPod digital music players. Q4 earnings per share of the company have beaten Wall Street expectations by 50 per cent.
BILOXI, Mississippi  - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Bank Richard Fisher said on Saturday that education is key to keeping the United States competitive in a globalized economy.
Greg Rusedski, has booked himself a place in the quarter finals at Delray Beach in Florida after his straight sets 6-3, 6-4 win over Matias Boeker.
President Bush&#39;s re-election hopes suffered a blow yesterday with news that the economy created just 96,000 new jobs in September, considerably fewer than expected.
Environmental group's ranking of hardware vendors purports to show which are green, which lag ecologically.
Mahmoud Abbas will be sworn in as Palestinian president at a ceremony in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
New AT&T customers can scoop up the highly rated BlackJack II Windows Mobile smartphone absolutely free with a two-year contract. Buy.com will even ship it free.
By Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 26--The Challenger Center for Space Science Education has been chosen by NASA to have a 20-minute live question and answer downlink session with mission specialists Barbara R. Morgan and Richard A.
What do you do with a catalog of hot music? If you're Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White, you team with Tony Award-nominated actor/choreographer Maurice Hines (brother of the late Gregory Hines) for a Broadway musical.
A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people and wounded 38 at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday and the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital for months cast a pall over New Year celebrations.
Searching the skies with quasars Galaxy-hunting astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have turned up 14 previously undiscovered starburst galaxies, thanks to a new searching technique.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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An environmental activist alleged Thursday that highly toxic chemicals had accidentally spilled from weapons being reprocessed at a central Russian plant.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday night he will go into hospital Friday and stay overnight for a procedure to correct irregular heartbeats.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
World number one Vijay Singh remained on course for his fifth win in six starts when he shot a four-under-par 68 in the second round of the $4.
Ghanaian President John Kufuor is to visit Kenya next week in an attempt to break the country's political deadlock and end its explosion of ethnic violence, his foreign minister said on Saturday.
Along Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens, job seekers need one very specific skill: the day laborer dive.
The Iraq Survey Group will report that Saddam Hussein had no banned weapons before the US-led invasion.
NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Monday condemned a suicide attack on an Iraqi Shiite leader that left 13 people dead and called for national reconciliation in the country.
This is why Houston manager Phil Garner held Rogers Clemens back. And this is why the Astros lured The Rocket out of retirement last winter.
The Boston Red Sox got an extra bill after winning the World Series. Boston and Anaheim must pay baseball's luxury tax along with the New York Yankees, according to final figures compiled by the commissioner's office.
Virginia Water, England - Bernhard Langer beat Vijay Singh on the first extra hole on Friday to knock the world&#39;s top-ranked player out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round.
Spc. Armin Cruz received a sentence of eight months in prison, a demotion, and a bad conduct discharge form the Army for having tortured Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Bagdat (Baghdad).
Steve Spagunolo will not become the coach of the Redskins and will instead remain the defensive coordinator of the Super Bow champion Giants with a new, three-year contract making him one of the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest-paid coordinators.
Parma, Italy (Sports Network) - Parma fired coach Silvio Baldini Monday after a loss to Livorno on Sunday left the club near the bottom of the table.
A Syrian leader of an Islamic militant group blew himself up at a border post with Lebanon after a gunbattle with Syrian security forces Tuesday, the Syrian government said. Two security forces were wounded.
LONDON - The U.S.-led war in Iraq hasn't made the world any safer, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a British TV interview aired Sunday...
New Delhi: Winding up his five-day visit to India on &#39;optimistic&#39; note , Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri said more bilateral meetings were in the offing for normalisation of relations between the two countries.
As the U.S. Senate headed for a showdown vote on immigration, backers of a fragile compromise thwarted what they said on Wednesday was an effort to gut a provision to legalize millions of illegal immigrants and torpedo the bill.
Three men brandishing handguns escape with a \
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US Airways Group Inc. UAIRQ.OB has  given its machinists, flight attendants and ground workers  until the middle of November to reach long-term concession  agreements or the bankrupt airline will seek court approval to  throw out their contracts, court documents show.
McCain was back in stride, while Romney was off his game, says Mark Halperin of last night's Thompson-free gathering
Dura contestazione da parte della federazione degli esercenti all&#39;approvazione del provvedimento attuativo da parte della Conferenza Stato-Regioni del testo di legge contro il fumo in vigore dal 10 gennaio prossimo.
Apartment listings in New York City now routinely exclude Section 8 voucher holders, marking a significant shift in the way many landlords have come to view the program.

China has detected an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry in Tibet, a government Web site said on Tuesday.
The Nextel Cup series will be slightly different, from the introduction of the Dodge Charger to equipment adjustments and changes in qualifying rules.
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is set to undergo a second scan on his side injury.
CHICAGO -- Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer&#39;s disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.
A tsunami drowned thousands in Sri Lanka, above. People were also forced to higher ground in India, Indonesia and the Thai island of Phuket.
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Carlos Ruiz scored with four minutes remaining in regulation to give FC Dallas a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan successfully test-fired a short-range, nuclear-capable missile Monday in its efforts to beef up its national defense, a Defense Ministry official said.
Global military spending rose 3.5 percent last year to $1.2 trillion as U.S. costs for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan mounted, a European research body said on Monday in an annual study.
Rising household utility bills helped to push the UK inflation rate higher in December, official figures show.
One out of every eight U.S. federal health care dollars is spent treating people with diabetes, a study found, and advocates are calling for the creation of a government post to oversee coordination of spending on treatment and prevention among federal agencies.
There has been no shortage of targets for partisans of all persuasions this election season. But one group has come under fire from all sides: pollsters, who in these
By Anonymous  Purpose  The purpose of this standard operating procedure (SOP) is to establish the proper protocol for the destruction of bulk chemicals and finished preparations that do not conform with quality assurance protocols.
US Marines launched air and ground attacks yesterday on the rebel bastion Fallujah after city representatives suspended peace talks with the government over Prime Minister Iyad Allawi&#39;s demand to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab Zarqawi.
Sabres fans have launched fundraisers to pay the $10,000 fine against Coach Lindy Ruff for his role in a wild brawl that broke out during a game against Ottawa last week.
Charmaine and her husband tried for over a year to have a child. The day she found out she was pregnant, a doctor told her she was HIV-positive.
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TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Monday as investors weighed the impact of an expected US interest rate hike and a $10.3-billion-US merger in the technology sector.
Some of Antarctica&#39;s glaciers are melting faster than snow can replace them, enough to raise sea levels measurably, scientists have reported.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - R&B singer Rihanna's \
AT&T will raise rates for most of its major broadband plans in its 13-state legacy region starting in March, the company said this week.
The jam band used social networking site MySpace to sell out a three-night Madison Square Garden reunion benefit.
Fighting erupted in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and a Hamas gunman was killed, the first fatality in such clashes since the Islamist movement agreed with its Fatah rivals to form a unity government a month ago.
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In a year where Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store became the third-largest music retailer in the U.S., conventional album sales continued a downward trend, while the sale of digital tracks surged by 45 percent.
Stock markets ended the week with a surge on reports of a possible foreign investment in Merrill Lynch and an uptick in consumer spending.
Government vets work through the night at a UK poultry farm to contain an outbreak of bird flu.
Hurricane Frances was born in the  Atlantic Ocean on Thursday but the rapidly growing storm was  many days from threatening any populated area.
Nessun caso Doni all'Atalanta. Lo ha assicurato il presidente orobico, Ivan Ruggeri, all'arrivo in L...
Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton has been jettisoned from the cycling team he captained, but the Marblehead bike ace vowed yesterday to fight doping allegations that have damaged his reputation and put his career in doubt.
More than 8,000 people were reported dead across southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the Indonesian coast Sunday morning.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily October 13,2004- PARIS - Everyone in Paris is talking about the interview that Tom Ford gave to Canadian magazine FQ, in which he admits to getting depressed post Gucci and generally dishes about his life since leaving the luxury group.
Switzerland has decided to return to Nigeria almost $500m allegedly stolen by late military ruler Sani Abacha.
State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued the world&#39;s largest insurance broker and lodged criminal charges against two insurance executives, accusing the brokerage of taking improper payments to steer business to certain companies.
Iranian officials say a suspension of the country&#39;s uranium enrichment program will be short and temporary. The comments were made as the United Nations nuclear watchdog prepares to meet in Vienna.
One of Spain's largest banks will soon be crossing the Mexican border in search of Hispanic customers.
Joe Zawinul, the jazz keyboardist who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.
Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. said Thursday they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones.
In a move to reassure major customers and software developers, Microsoft yesterday answered one of the big questions looming over the PC industry: When will it finish the next version of Windows?
Don't panic! It's been a difficult week in the UK - a letter bomber with no staying power, alleged terrorists arrests, strange white stuff falling from the sky and destroying rail and tube networks, and the arrival of the dreaded bird 'flu on a turkey farm in Suffolk.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Clifford Ross has invented a camera capable of producing negatives containing 100 times as much data as the average professional digital camera.
His countrymen celebrated Suzuki&#39;s record-breaking hit Saturday when the Seattle Mariners outfielder broke George Sisler&#39;s 84-year-old major league mark for hits in a season.
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Phil Mickelson survived a lost ball to move one shot clear midway through the final round of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.
The company expands its server software for creating slick interfaces for Web applications.
Hollywood actor Ryan O'Neal is arrested in California for allegedly assaulting his son, Griffin, police say.
Nato's chief calls on the West and Russia to tone down their rhetoric in their row over defence and Kosovo.
AFTER more than two years of seeking opportunities in China, the Commonwealth Bank has reached an in-principle agreement to buy a stake in a third-tier bank, Jinan City Commercial Bank (JNCCB).
Jamie Murray questions his brother Andy's decision to withdraw from Great Britian's Davis Cup tie in Argentina.
In our closets, and our minds, the books, clothes and dreams.
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Former Vice President Al Gore on Sunday told blacks embittered by his narrow loss in the 2000 presidential election that \
Indonesia's military asked aid groups in tsunami-stricken areas Monday to draw up a list of international relief workers &#151; and to report on their movements &#151; as fears arose for the safety of foreigners helping survivors in a region wracked by rebellion long before the waves hit.
The ball burst on impact when midfielder Walter Baseggio scored Anderlecht's equaliser in their 2-1 home win over La Louviere in the Belgian first division.
Staff Writer. 12/21/04 The trial of Michael Jackson will begin Jan. 31, a judge said Monday after rejecting a defense request to postpone the child-molestation case.
Survey finds that one third of online teenagers in the US have been victims of cyber-bullying.
President Vladimir Putin has arrived in New Delhi for talks with leaders of India's new communist-backed government amid expectations that India and Russia will bolster trade and military ties.
With Pilobolus Dance Theater, where acrobatics are liquefied into poetry, the somersault proves as basic as the upright stance and turnout of the legs are to ballet.
Seasonal influenza is spreading widely throughout the United States, with nearly half the cases caused by strains of the virus that are not directly covered by this year's flu vaccine.
Chinese office manager Ye Lu likes   working up a sweat -- not in the gym, but in a tanning salon.
Republicans crafting the party&#39;s platform backed a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage on Wednesday in a sharp contrast to
SACRAMENTO -- The first duty of the California Highway Patrol&#39;s next commissioner will be to control widespread abuse of disability retirements and workers&#39; compensation by high-ranking officers, the governor&#39;s office and key lawmakers said in the
NEW YORK -- Irrepressible promoter Don King once again invades Madison Square Garden on Saturday night as IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd and WBA titleholder John Ruiz defend their belts in separate bouts.
Auburn, AL (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell hit Courtney Taylor on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 left and John Vaughn drilled the extra point after getting a second opportunity as 14th-ranked Auburn defeated fifth-ranked LSU, 10-9, in an
Tycho:  If you should see us on a bench - and you may, from time to time - you might buckle in for some heartwarming antics.  At least, as heartwarming as you are likely to get from two psychopaths.
The head of a popular Indian online auction site owned by the US giant eBay Inc has been arrested over the sale of a video showing a schoolgirl and boy involved in oral sex.
U.S. stocks rose, reversing earlier losses in volatile trading, on Monday as investors viewed last week's sell-off as providing buying opportunities.
Russia, which argues that its war in Chechnya is part of the global fight against terrorism, proposed Thursday that the U.N. Security Council establish a new blacklist of terror suspects that calls for the extradition of anyone on it.
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Roche Holding, the world&#39;s biggest maker of diagnostic tests, has received Food and Drug Administration approval to market the first laboratory gene test that can help doctors reduce the risk of side effects for certain medications.
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ATHENS - She did not have the magnetic power of Mary Lou Retton, or the dizzy charm of Sarah Hughes, but Carly Patterson did have one final dance in front of her, one last chance to prove that her face belonged on those 70 million McDonald&#39;s bags and
The long-running dispute between Microsoft and the European Union is set to be decided on Monday.
NEW YORK: A woman who gave birth yesterday to twins three days before her 57th birthday is believed to be the oldest woman in the US to do so.
For the second successive home game, Spurs supporters arrived at White Hart Lane in a state of shock. Last time there was sorrow at the passing of Bill Nicholson, the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest manager and the man
Business intelligence software maker touts $19 million in financing, hiring of Sun veteran Bill Cook as chief executive.

Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday as investors took profits following four straight sessions of gains. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.
Intel released its Extreme Edition Pentium 4 processor on Monday, a new platform that the chip-maker says is especially designed for people who like to push their PCs to the limit.
Yasser Arafat's condition worsened  overnight and his coma has deepened, the French military  hospital caring for the Palestinian leader announced on  Tuesday.
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s choice of Michael Leavitt as secretary of Health &amp; Human Services raised eyebrows among gay rights organizations and HIV/AIDS activists concerned about the former Utah governor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history with Medicaid reform.
Secondo accusa, ricorso del pm sarebbe inammissibile
IN AMERICA\u00e2\u0080\u0099S eyes everything seems fair game for a remake. Studio scouts pounce on the latest Asian horror sensation hoping to discover the next Ring.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Nagging corruption scandals thwarted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of clinching a first-round election victory and he now faces a high-stakes run-off against an inspired rival.
Karrie Webb shot a 4-under-par 68 Sunday for a two-stroke victory at the ANZ Australian Ladies Masters and her second straight tournament win.
U.S. warplanes blasted insurgent positions in Sadr City, and American ground troops pushed into the sprawling Baghdad slum Thursday in a new operation aimed at disarming the militia of a renegade anti-U.S. Shiite cleric.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Thousands of Palestinian  prisoners in Israeli jails began a hunger strike for better  conditions Sunday, but Israel's security minister said he  didn't care if they starved to death.
Cellphone users in China sent 429 billion text messages in 2006, while India added more mobile subscribers in the year than Britain had in total, as the two countries joined Brazil and Russia in driving growth in the sector.
 wins top prize at Roma film festival
St. Louis lets martinez off the hook. Bosox 4, Cardinals 1; Controls Game 3 with seven innings of 3-hit, shutout ball. Home-plate umpire Brian Gorman looks in as Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek tags out Cardinals
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. Aug. 18, 2004  Bill Nylander survived Hurricane Charley, but the storm still managed to hurt him days after it cut a swath of destruction through his hometown. Nylander burned his leg while trying to repair his sun-scorched roof.
Yahoo Inc. said on Sunday the  Internet media company was merging the two main parts of its  U.S. advertising business under one sales executive, David  Karnstedt, and that veteran advertising sales executive Wenda  Harris-Millard has left the company.
In a conversation with Gerd Gigerenzer, this German psychologist looks at intuition and how we use it.
Afghan interim president Hamid Karzai, having gained over 54 percent of the votes counted so far,has successfully surmounted all the barriers towards final victory,an official of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
A soldier killed in a roadside bombing Monday was the 100th British death attributed to hostile action since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, according to the Ministry of Defense.
NORTON -- When the leaders walk up the 18th fairway today at the $5 million Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, they will be faced with decisions that have repercussions.
Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as \
The FBI once regularly (and surreptitiously) broke into Americans' homes, offices. Now a Senate bill seems to offer immunity to anyone who helps the government do just that.
A builders' merchant pleads guilty to burying dead greyhounds at his County Durham home without a licence.
A double amputee was jailed for a year for having led police on a high-speed car chase in rural northeast England using wooden poles and broom handles to control the accelerator and brake.
Pete Doherty, former frontman of the acclaimed British rock group the Libertines, escaped jail when he was given a four-month suspended sentence for possession of a switchblade knife.
Lenovo has introduced a pricey special edition of its popular notebook to mark its 15th year.
Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo said Monday he will not seek re-election to his Colorado seat in the House in 2008.
Police evacuated a building in Jersey  City, N.J., which has some financial companies as tenants,  after a bomb threat was called in to a tenant, Jersey City  police said on Wednesday.
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Akzo Nobel  said on Monday it was selling its drugs unit Organon BioSciences to Schering-Plough  for 11 billion euros ($14.5 billion), dropping plans to float it in a public share offer.
The local medical community is in a quandary over how to handle demand for flu shots after British health officials pulled the license of the maker of half the US vaccine supply and suspended shipments of its product.
No wonder the lines have been so darn long. (You obviously don&#39;t want to know me in the morning!) Citing, among other things, the popularity of its holiday offerings, Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) delivered home-run same-store sales in November.
PC Magazine - Canon and Toshiba said on Tuesday they would start mass production of ultra-thin flat-panel TVs in early 2008, entering a market dominated by makers such as Matsushita Electric Industrial and Samsung Eletronics.
Gap Inc. announced plans yesterday to shutter its Forth & Towne division, which catered to women ages 35 and older, saying it would instead focus on turning around the company's struggling flagship and Old Navy brands.
Israeli police arrested nuclear  whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday on suspicion of  spilling more state secrets seven months after he completed an  18-year prison term for treason.
&quot;It&#39;s time to resurrect my career.&quot; Those were Vince Carter&#39;s words to the Toronto Star yesterday, making public his demands to be traded.
Coinvolti 4 mln lavoratori, nuovi interventi entro l'anno
(CBS/AP) More than half of car seats as currently constructed do not do a good job of preventing whiplash injuries, tests by the insurance industry show.
Two passenger trains collided in northern Egypt on Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 100, the Egyptian health minister said.
A decision is due to be taken on whether 500,000 new home should be built in eastern England.
In mostra le ultime Ferrari, Maserati e Alfa Romeo
Big Ben was back, but he wasn't back to normal. Wearing protective padding around his midsection, Ben Roethlisberger returned to Pittsburgh's lineup against the Jacksonville Jaguars last night, barely two weeks after an emergency appendectomy. He was far from effective, though, and Jacksonville's defense had a lot to with that.
The drugs used today are mostly the same as those used in ancient times, but scientists are now trying to find new ways of fighting pain.
U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday as investors were cautious a day after a rally pushed the Dow to an all-time high and before employment data on Friday.
Already hit by the absence of world number one Vijay Singh, WGC-American Express Championship organisers are preparing for a possible late withdrawal
No need to inquire about co-payments at Abu Ghraib prison facility. Rummy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s HMO will cover the whole thing. And, there\u00e2\u0080\u0099s no sense in worrying about those nagging medical malpractice suits either.
Supporters demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air yesterday, the third straight day of violent protests that have killed 12 people so far.
NOVEMBER 18, 2004  - Oracle Corp. today announced that it is moving to a quarterly patch release schedule in response to user demands for a more predictable process for applying needed security fixes to the company&#39;s software.
DAVID, Panama, Dec. 26 -- A 12-year-old American girl, the sole survivor of a weekend plane crash, was aided by rescue workers for several hours through remote mountains and then airlifted to a Panamanian hospital where she was reunited Wednesday with anxious relatives.
Latin American countries must work together to defeat drug trafficking and international terrorism as they have done in working to keep the peace in Haiti, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday.
MODERATOR: Welcome everyone to today&#39;s press conference. We have a lineup with thrilling racing that&#39;s delivered six different winners in 13 races along with an incredibly talented crop of rookies this year that will indeed be the future of our series.
Graeme Souness says Walter Smith may be on a \
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Scientists say they have discovered a   cream that may ward off skin cancer by tanning skin a golden   bronze without exposure to the sun.
(05.10.2004 ) C&#39;erano risparmiatori, avvocati, e tanti curiosi al primo atto del processo che riguarda il Crac Parmalat. L&#39;udienza, fissata per le 9.30 di questa mattina al palazzo di giustizia di Milano di fronte al Gup Cesare Tacconi era a porte chiuse.
Jonny Wilkinson is set to lead out the strongest available England team when his captaincy era begins against Canada at Twickenham next month.
An Internet statement purportedly by a group which claimed to have kidnapped two Italian aid workers in Iraq said Wednesday it had killed the women.
Once the caucus is over and the campaigns flee, residents of the state will have to adjust to normal life again -- and the hangover may be hard to shake
Music, always big in Grand Theft Auto titles, will be front and centre in the upcoming Rockstar Games title Grant Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Ukraine's opposition scored a victory on  Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged  election, when parliament sacked the government of prime  minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.
US stocks rallied Wednesday, boosted by shares of health and defence companies that are seen benefiting from the re-election of President George W. Bush, but higher oil prices checked advances.
RIYADH Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that it had recalled its ambassador from Libya and would expel the Libyan envoy in Riyadh over Libya&#39;s alleged role in a plot to assassinate Crown Prince Abdullah.
After capping Boston's nearly flawless homestand with another dominant outing, Curt Schilling was confident the Red Sox can beat any team - at home or on the road.   \
Napoli. Sono tornati in piazza i cittadini di Acerra che dicono no alla realizzazione del termovalorizzatore sul territorio dove vivono. La manifestazione e&#39; partita da piazza Castello ad Acerra e si sta svolgendo
Once the homely cousin of Broadway and Columbus Ave., a stretch of Amsterdam Ave. on Manhattan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Upper West Side is now demanding attention in its own right.
Dal congresso Ds e dal Consiglio nazionale FIrisposte positive alle richieste di Pannella                                          Radicali, entrambi i Poli &quot;pronti all&apos;ospitalit\u00c3\u00a0&quot;                                                                                  Capezzone: &quot;Siamo contenti, ora decidere subito&quot;
JPMorgan Chase may be looking to open up its wallet and make an acquisition.
According to media reports England rugby coach Clive Woodward is set to have talks today (1 September) with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) over his future.
Stocks were little changed on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light, with traders using any upward moves to take profits  near year's end.
Support staff hired to help midwives could put mothers and babies at risk by doing their jobs, claims a report.
The head of North American operations at HSBC quits a week after it warned on profits at its US housing business.
The investment ends two months of jockeying among Microsoft, Google and Yahoo for the right to invest in and forge close ties with the fast-growing social networking Web site.
MILANO - Lucido, sicuro e preciso. Ha confermato in modo &quot;granitico&quot; tutto quel che, in passato, aveva rivelato agli inquirenti, Andrea Volpe, uno dei leader delle Bestie di Satana, durante il primo round
Arrest warrants have been issued for 13 people in connection with the alleged CIA-orchestrated kidnapping of a German citizen, a Munich prosecutor said Wednesday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A cluster of Air Force research satellites rocketed into space Thursday night. The Atlas 5 rocket was carrying two satellites that are part of the Orbital Express Experiment.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia A &quot;new term in office is an important opportunity to reach out to our friends,&quot; President George W. Bush said on an overnight trip to Canada, but he remained uncompromising about the US-led invasion of Iraq and his insistence that the
U.S. stocks opened little changed on  Tuesday as oil prices hit a record high while investors awaited  economic data on the vast services sector.
Nokia  hopes to launch six  to 12 new phones customized for North American carriers in  2008, versus three in 2007, as the company aims to improve its  weak market share in the region, said Mark Louison, president  of its North American business, on Wednesday.
Time Warner Inc  said on  Wednesday it expects profit growth to slow in 2008 but possibly  exceed Wall Street estimates after it reported quarterly  earnings that reflected increases in broadband and phone  subscribers and sales of \
In the wake of America&#39;s crushing defeat in the Ryder Cup there were calls for the annexation of the Pacific island of Fiji. Having the world No 1 on their team might or might not have helped the US at Oakland Hills.
ARTHRITIS sufferers were yesterday warned that a widely-used painkiller increases the risk of heart attack and strokes and were urged to contact their doctors.
British house prices advanced this month at the fastest pace since December, bolstering the case for an interest rate increase by the Bank of England next week. The average cost of a home rose 1.1 percent from May, to \u00c2\u00a3184,070 ($368,000), according to the Nationwide Building Society, the biggest mortgage lender in Britain. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe bounce-back in June is a bit stronger than expected,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Fionnuala Earley, chief economist at Nationwide. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt looks like the bank will bring forward the decision to increase interest rates, and increase the risk that rates get to 6 percent this year.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
In addition to expected production increases, OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro cited the upcoming US presidential election in early November a factor likely to ease international oil prices.
McAfee says that a new managed email service will help small businesses handle the deluge of spam and viruses pounding their networks.
Key terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay could face military tribunals early next year, prosecutors say.
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.
As he enters Davis Cup play, Andy Roddick would like to leave his Grand Slam failures behind him. With his searing serve, Roddick leads the United States
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO  - U.S. transportation officials on Tuesday formally insisted a New Jersey importer recall up to 450,000 Chinese-made light truck tires, dismissing the company's claim it cannot financially withstand that step.
One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t.
Nottingham Forest remembered Brian Clough as the architect of &quot;one of the great football achievements of all time&quot; after their former manager died from stomach cancer on Monday, aged 69.
A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.
Suspected communist rebels have shot dead the leader of a breakaway guerrilla group that entered into a peace agreement with the Philippine government, police say.
Hooking up with a future 10 is easier when it's still a 3.5.
Americans who live on the edge of government lands in the West are living out a dangerous experiment.
Scientists have obtained their best measurement yet of the size and contents of a neutron star, an ultra-dense object containing the strangest and rarest matter in the Universe.
Madonna joined other devotees of Kabbalah, Judaism's mystical sect, at a Tel Aviv hotel Thursday on the occasion of the Jewish New Year.
Jamie Murray teams up with Serbia's Jelena Jankovic to win the mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
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Athens -- Expectations change everything. They can create entirely different universes, making seemingly identical results appear worlds apart.
Michael Vaughan is hoping that England&#39;s tour of Zimbabwe will benefit his younger players despite the controversy surrounding the series.
SALISBURY, MD. - Michael Phelps, winner of six gold medal in swimming at the Athens Olympic Games, has been charged with drunk driving.
In a divided ruling, justices strike down portions of federal guidelines, forcing a redrawing of the sentencing system.
The remains of three men who committed suicide at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay were sent to their homelands Friday, the Pentagon said.
Prosecutors reduced charges against a black high school student a day before his trial began Tuesday in the beating of a white student amid escalating racial tensions.
Princeton University has become  the 12th major library system to join Google's ambitious,  sometimes-controversial project to scan the world's great  literary works and make them searchable over the Web.
The mayor of the Czech capital, Prague, launches a floating homeless shelter on the River Vlatva.
A spoonful of bee pollen and another of honey every day, a short walk and a bit of gardening. Those were the secrets behind the long life of Fred Hale, the world&#39;s oldest man, who has died in New York state just short of his 114th birthday.
Maoist rebels fired on a crowd of spectators watching a football match and cultural show in a remote village in eastern India, killing 17 people.
The United States has received indications North Korea might be trying to test a nuclear weapon, a senior Bush administration said Sunday.
Know what you're doing before you decide to sign on the dotted line.
The maker of a controversial pill used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy - and linked to the death of a California teenager - is adding a new warning to the pill label indicating it can lead to serious bacterial infections.
HSBC , Europe's biggest bank, said on Monday it expected to remain profitable in Taiwan in 2008, as its acquisition of a local rival will help it access more clients in Asia's third-largest wealth management market.
The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a month ago arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday hoping for comfort from a meeting with Pope Benedict.
Energy bars with exactly the ingredients you want? All in a day\u00e2\u0080\u0099s work at You Bar, which makes them to order.
The &#36;10 million competition to send a private manned rocket into space started looking more like a race Thursday, when a Canadian team announced plans to launch its rocket three days after an American group intends to begin qualifying for the Ansari X prize.
Cuba will not send a boxing team to the world championships in Chicago because of Fidel Castro's fears of future defections.
Until two outs in the fifth inning Wednesday night, Oliver Perez was perfect. For the rest of the inning, he was perfectly wild. A sudden bout with control problems flared up for Perez and that led to the
Oct. 12, 2004 -- US health authorities are moving to redistribute millions of units of flu vaccine in an effort to direct doses to high-risk persons who are facing severe shortages this fall, officials said Tuesday.
David Beckham trained with Real Madrid again Friday and is expected to start in the title-deciding match against Mallorca &#151; his final game before joining the Los Angeles Galaxy.
COVENTRY, Vt. -- Two days after the final Phish concert, some fans were still trying to get unstuck from the mud and out of Coventry Tuesday morning.
Nato allies must do more to fight the Taleban in Afghanistan, the US defence secretary tells the BBC.
GEORGETOWN, Pennsylvania  - Pennsylvania's Amish began to bury the victims of this week's schoolroom massacre on Thursday amid renewed concern that their private, rural way of life was yielding to modernity.
Consumers increased their spending in July by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season got off to a strong start in August, boosting hopes that the economy will not stumble into a recession this year.
Piccola rivincita per l'ex governatore, ma Stato conta poco
Martin Scorsese, the creator of \
Between 1999 and 2000, the researchers asked questions of 132 patients with lung cancer and 187 patients requiring minor surgery at the same hospital in northwest Spain.
WPP Group (WPPGY:Nasdaq ADR - news - research) sank 3% after the British ad agency agreed to buy New York&#39;s Grey Global (GREY:Nasdaq - news - research) for about $1.
Google Inc. on Wednesday introduced a way to move its online software applications off the Internet, hoping the flexibility will encourage more people to use the free services and extend the company's clout beyond its ubiquitous search engine.
A disposizione restano Mariano e Valerio Lamancusa
Same-sex partners are to gain the same legal rights as married couples to receive survivor benefits from company pension schemes.
From LSU at No. 1 to Ohio State at No. 10, The AP women's basketball poll had no changes Monday.
Megawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia&#39;s first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far
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They regularly visit doctors' offices complaining of baffling combinations of symptoms for which no medical cause can be found: chest pain one month, gynecologic problems the next, followed by headaches or crushing fatigue. These patients, Jensen and other experts say, are much more focused on......
Fallujah: US troops with Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since last year&#39;s US-led war.
As travel has gotten harder, Web conferencing has gotten easier. All it takes is a broadband connection, a laptop and a Webcam. So why does anybody go anywhere any more?
For women who suffer recurrent bouts of vaginal yeast infections, a Diflucan pill taken once a week reduces the number of episodes they experience over the long term, according to a study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.
Nike also announced that it will suspend the release of its latest product line named after the Falcon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterback following his indictment.
Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday revealed the 113 budget items he has requested in the Senate &#151; known as \
The New York Mets squeezed out a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, the National League East leaders scoring the decisive run on Shawn Green's tie-breaking single in the eighth inning.
Software maker says it is still on track to wrap up work on the service pack this quarter, with Windows XP Service Pack 3 planned before the end of June.
French fries and other fatty and sugary foods and drinks are becoming harder to find in U.S. schools, a government report showed on Friday, but many schools are falling short on providing physical education for pupils.
GONAIVES, Haiti -- Hunger and thirst racked survivors Wednesday as Haiti dug mass graves for some of the 1,071 confirmed dead from Hurricane Jeanne.
Radical shape seems to be a theme at the couture shows this season
Simon Jones is on course to retain his place in England&#39;s line-up for the second Test against South Africa after making a recovery from his stomach complaint.
The price of oil looks set to grab headlines as analysts forecast that its record-breaking run may well continue.
The country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest bird-flu victim, an 8-year-old girl in Phetchabun, remained in critical condition at a hospital yesterday. \u00e2\u0080\u009cShe needs a respirator and her lungs remain inflamed,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Deputy Public
BAGHDAD -- Iraq indefinitely halted all flights to and from Syria and closed a border crossing with Iran as the government prepares for a new security crackdown aimed at crushing violence in the capital and surrounding regions, a member of parliament and an airport official said yesterday.
In his first statement on his health in 10 months, Cuba's President Castro says he has had several operations.
 draws another lawsuit in New York
BERLIN: Germany marked the 15th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Tuesday with fond memories of that day\u00e2\u0080\u0099s euphoric celebrations and somber ceremonies in honor of those killed in a desperate dash for freedom.
Dr. Aatos Erkko, the former chairman and the largest single owner of the SanomaWSOY media group, feels that it is important for Finlands success for Finns to enjoy life in Finland, and that they should have ...
Prende il posto di Albertazzi, il mandato durera' tre anni
Seven go on trial over the deaths of more than 100 children from the human form of mad cow disease.
ASADIQ Abdullah Hamis cuts a lonely figure in al-Fasher&#39;s main prison, where he is the only inmate serving a sentence for political crimes.
HALMSTAD, Sweden -- Par of the century, best par in history, unbelievable _ and that's just what the other team was saying about the magic act Laura Davies conjured up on the 16th hole at the Solheim Cup on Friday.
Arsenal needed an own goal to brush aside PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League Group E opener at Highbury.
By Matt Cauthron  River City Development, the management company that oversees the Philtower Building in downtown Tulsa, announced Thursday the completion of its loft apartment project.  The $5 million, 25-unit loft project has taken more than two years to complete.
The Military hearings of four US soldiers suspected of abusing Iraqi prisoners will start on Monday in the central German city of Mannheim.
I festeggiamenti in onore di Sant'Agata, patrona di Catania, saranno solo religiosi. La decisione &e...
Ward Bushee, editor of The Arizona Republic, was named executive vice president and editor of The San Francisco Chronicle, succeeding Phil Bronstein.
Microsoft says it plans to broadly release the long-awaited update to its flagship Windows operating system, dubbed &#39;Longhorn&#39;, in 2006.
Cuban state television on Monday aired the first video of Fidel Castro since he stepped down as president to recover from surgery, showing the bedridden Cuban leader joking with his brother and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Shares in troubled bank Northern Rock fell heavily on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains amid uncertainty over the group&#39;s future after two major shareholders cut their holdings.
Fluctuating gas prices may be driving away shoppers and affecting sales for discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which reported disappointing November same-store sales this week, according to a survey commissioned by the National Retail Federation.
Real estate mogul Donald Trump hired another \
SILVERBELL, Ariz. -- Among the statuesque saguaro cactuses in the desert south of this old mining town lies the remnant of a crime scene that federal authorities say signals a troubling and escalated level of violence associated with the human smuggling trade.
The anguish of a British hostage in Iraq hangs over Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday as he faces the twin test of a local election and a debate by his Labour Party about the divisive war.
AMERICA/BRASILE - Visita alle missioni brasiliane per Mons. Stanislaw Rylko e i due fondatori della Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 Missionaria di Villaregia, che festeggia il 25\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario della nascita San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) - In occasione del 25\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario di nascita, i fondatori della Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 Missionaria di Villaregia, padre Luigi Prandin e Maria Luigia Corona, accompagnati da Mons. Stanislaw Rylko, Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio per ...
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it has scrapped plans to enter the digital television chip business, marking a retreat from a major component of its consumer electronics initiative.
Author Sebastian Faulks says he wrote the latest James Bond novel, Devil May Care, in just six weeks.
Scott Styris is at peace with the realisation that only a stellar performance will be enough for New Zealand in tomorrow night&#39;s sudden-death showdown against Australia.
This week's rundown of fishing reports from around the region: Area A : Drifting and jigging seems to be the way to go for cod out of Newburyport. It has been hit or miss, but the cod schools are small, so with luck you can catch several at a time. Mackerel and stripers have also been around; keeping a few ...
The daughter of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, and a writer and artist in her own right, talks about her work, her parents and how she eventually found out about her mother's suicide
Concern over the safety of anti-inflammatory drugs such as Pfizer&#39;s Celebrex intensified on Tuesday after regulators advised 600,000 Britons with heart problems to switch to other treatments as soon as convenient.
Britain begins redeploying some 800 troops toward the restive area south of Baghdad area in a move aimed at freeing up US forces for an assault on insurgent areas north and west of the capital.
Ruth Warrick, the darling of the daytime soap opera \
Australian police are ordered to hunt and destroy a great white shark which killed a teenage surfer on Thursday.
By Busrin Treerapongpichit, Bangkok Post, Thailand  Feb. 5--Investment capital is generally accepted as an important factor  to strengthen a company, but for Morio Co, human capital in the form of  innovation and creativity is key to standing out from the crowd.
Japan opened an international whaling conference Tuesday by blasting a boycott by dozens of anti-whaling nations, saying their absence would block much-needed reforms of the commission that sets regulations.
Michael Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Championships on Thursday night, giving the world&#39;s best swimmer a chance to equal the six gold medals he won at the Athens Olympics.
Sar&agrave; l'attuale direttore sportivo Rob Baan a guidare l'Australia in occasione dell'amichevole...
roundup Plus: T-Mobile sells Sidekick II...Spyware bill moves to Senate...Supercomputer center gets new No. 2.
NOVELL Inc has announced the availability of the Novell Linux Desktop 9, powered by SuSE Linux. Backed by Novell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s extensive enterprise-level support, training and consulting services, Novell Linux Desktop
Sudanese officials said Tuesday they were investigating a shooting attack on a vehicle carrying at least one diplomat in the capital.
General Electric said its fourth-quarter profit rose 4 percent as surging overseas sales more than offset the fallout from domestic woes.
Even as border security has become a political hot potato, El Paso and Ju\u00c3\u00a1rez remain very much connected.
Islamic radicals may have been plotting attacks in Barcelona, Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Saturday, after police found bomb-making materials and arrested 14 South Asians.
LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - The 86-year-old mother of a Briton held hostage in Iraq pleaded with his captors to free him Thursday, days after they beheaded two Americans kidnapped along with him.
UK's prestigious science academy launches major investigation into the state of practical science lessons in schools
Ofcom may not allow 999 access VoIP users could soon feel the pain when it comes to contacting the emergency services via their internet connection, according to a speculative report by the Internet Telephony Services Providers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Association (ITSPA).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States declared on  Thursday that the violence in Sudan's Darfur region amounted to  genocide and urged the world to back an expanded African  peacekeeping force to halt the bloodshed.
PAKISTAN&#39;S president has warned that the war on terror has made the world a more dangerous place. Gen. Pervez Musharraf said the world was &quot;absolutely&quot; less safe because military action had done nothing to tackle the causes of terrorism.
Warning that the active-duty Army \
England defeated Poland, 2-1, in a World Cup qualifying match in Katowice, easing the pressure on Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. Jermain Defoe scored his first international goal for England, and
The deadly hurricanes that have battered the Southeast and the Caribbean this year may be a sign of things to come as climate change heats up the tropical oceans where such storms are born, scientists warned Thursday.
Lionel Hollins lost his debut as interim coach of the Grizzlies, with Kevin Garnett getting 26 points and 15 rebounds and Latrell Sprewell adding 22 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves over Memphis 115-90 Friday night.
WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Black women who routinely use hair relaxers can relax: The products will not increase their risk of breast cancer, a new study finds.
Two California women were preparing Sunday to take their medical marijuana case to the US Supreme Court Monday. The case is seen as a clash between federal power to regulate
A lawyer for a Moroccan wanted in Spain for alleged links to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States told an extradition hearing Monday that it is a case of mistaken identity.
Andrew Murray is named in the British Davis Cup team for the clash against Austria.
Laksamana.Net - Gold mining firm Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) is planning to sue the National Police for detaining five of its executives on pollution allegations, claiming the detentions are unlawful.
Chelsea have got off to a victorious start in the Premier League&#39;s busy holiday programme with a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa while champions Arsenal brushed aside Fulham 2-0.
Brazil's orange juice producers fail to persuade anti-trust watchdogs to stop accusing them of price-fixing.
by di-ve.com. The latest e mail virus to hit local Internet users is cleverly masked as a Christmas Greeting -- unfortunately, unsuspecting users who open the e mail attachment, end up infecting their computer with a virus, known as Zafi.
Top seed Marat Safin survived a  first-round scare before prevailing over his doubles partner  Max Mirnyi 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in the Kremlin Cup Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo's late winner put Manchester United in complete control of the Premiership title race as his side snatched a 2-1 victory at Fulham on Saturday.
Pakistani authorities issued a \
By Arthur H. Rotstein Associated Press  CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Ariz. -- Federal wildlife biologist Mike Coffeen is ecstatic these days. His efforts to save North America's fastest mammal -- the endangered Sonoran pronghorn - - are succeeding beyond expectations.
ATHENS, Greece -- Protesters in Greece are claiming victory after Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to the closing ceremonies at the Olympics.
NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr remained in control of a revered Shiite shrine at the center of the crisis in Najaf on Saturday, as they bickered with top Shiite religious leaders over how to hand the holy site over.    Despite the standoff, Najaf remained largely calm Saturday...
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- A team of British police investigators arrived in Moscow on Monday to begin questioning people about the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who had recently become a British citizen, in a case that is straining relations between the two governments.
By Bill Husted, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 3--QUESTION: My brother-in-law tells me his son's TiVo will pop up  the caller and telephone number on the TV screen when the phone rings. Hey, I  like that.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Cricket-Three-wicket Pathan rattles Bangladesh 12-10-2004, 09:13 DHAKA  - Irfan Pathan grabbed three quick wickets to have Bangladesh struggling on 105-5 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against India.
EUROPA/SPAGNA - L\u00c2\u0092Arcivescovo di Toledo interviene sulla materia scolastica \u00c2\u0093Educazione alla cittadinanza\u00c2\u0094 imposta dal Governo di Zapatero a tutti gli alunni: \u00c2\u0093lo Stato vuole trasmettere una visione dell\u00c2\u0092uomo dove Dio non conta, ispirata da un laicismo radicale\u00c2\u0094 Toledo (Agenzia Fides) - L'Arcivescovo di Toledo e Vicepresidente della Conferenza Episcopale Spagnola, il Cardinale Antonio Ca\u00c3\u00b1izares, in una conferenza sulla materia scolastica \u00c2\u0093educazione alla cittadinanza\u00c2\u0094, imposta dal Governo socialista a tutti ...
The joint UN - Afghan election commission has asked the United Nations to appoint a panel of independent experts to investigate claims of voting fraud in Saturday&#39;s presidential election in Afghanistan.
Filmed largely at historical locations in Spain in Super Technirama, \u00e2\u0080\u009cEl Cid\u00e2\u0080\u009d remains, even on home video, a feast of visual detail.
D.C. United has had mixed results in international competition, a trend it hopes to snap with Chivas of Mexico coming to town Wednesday.
News Corp. NWS.AX NWS.N, the media  company built by Rupert Murdoch, will join the Standard &  Poor's 500 stock index after the close of trading on Dec. 17,  S&P said on Tuesday.
RealNetworks survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft. Now it's trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.
Calo dell'11,79% rispetto al 2005, cresce raccolta globale
Australian employment rose for a 14th month in December, adding to the longest hiring boom in almost three decades.
Roughly 19 million people are expected to reap some savings from Medicare&#39;s new prescription drug benefit, according to an independent analysis released Monday.
It was splashed on the front page of Greece&#39;s mass-circulation To Vima, a left-leaning daily newspaper: &quot;Muslim blessing for the Athens Games.
Airlines have agreed to cap the number of flights going in and out of New York's John F. Kennedy airport during peak periods and are negotiating to do the same at New Jersey's Newark International airport, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday.
By Bonham, Kevin  The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is requiring the Grand Forks County Correctional Center to go beyond minimal standards in order to avoid closure, and is allowing ail extra 30 days to get the job done.
Chai Soua Vang, 36, of St. Paul, Minnesota, a member of that city&#39;s Hmong community, emptied his SKS semiautomatic rifle into the hunter.
Loss of presidential immunity reignites claims of jobs for party members during Paris mayoralty.
Apple today introduced the iPod Photo, The new device holds up to 25,000 digital photos alongside the user&#39;s music library and displays them on a high-resolution color screen.
A central bank adviser quoted as saying the government had cut its holdings of US Treasurys backtracked Friday after the speculation helped push the euro to a new all-time peak.
KAMPUNG PASIR PEKAN, Malaysia  - A teenager from  the village at the center of a bird flu outbreak has been  hospitalized with cold symptoms, Malaysia's health minister  said on Friday, as poultry farmers counted their losses.
Boeing Co. on Wednesday topped Wall  Street expectations with a 78 percent jump in quarterly profit  on strength in its defense operations, and raised its earnings  forecast for 2004.
A PLAN to import $200 million worth of ecstasy in a bakery oven has been foiled by Australian authorities, and hailed as the nation&#39;s &quot;largest ever seizure&quot; of the party drug.
which could come as early as today - they will have completed the easy part. The harder part, industry executives and analysts
Gunmen in speedboats kidnapped seven workers including three foreigners from an offshore Nigerian oilfield in a major setback to peace in the Niger Delta.
An eclectic programmer for a once-popular Los Angeles' cable station is the subject of a new documentary to be screened at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday.
The CIA believes a Pakistani tribal leader's network was behind the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, according to U.S. intelligence officials.
Cond\u00c3\u00a9 Nast Publications announced a management shake-up, including the departure of Mitchell B. Fox, one of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s highest-ranking executives.
Two months after being rear-ended by a Cambridge city councilor, Boston lawyer Edward A. Prisby -- infuriated that the politician might have used his connections to avoid a criminal investigation -- turned to his personal blog.
Research In Motion Ltd.    reported a higher than expected second-quarter profit  on Thursday, as the addition of about 705,000 BlackBerry  subscriber accounts helped boost revenue by 34 percent.
The number of HIV-positive women has increased rapidly worldwide over the past two years, with EastAsia as the most hard-hit region, according to a new United Nations (UN) study.
UK deal not past the round-of-golf stage Speculation was rife this week that O2 was about to sign a deal for UK distribution of the hypefest which is the Apple iPhone, though on Monday it seemed that Vodafone would be getting the deal, and prior to that those in the know were saying Carphone Warehouse was a dead cert.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The disk drive maker has unveiled three palm-sized portable hard drives.
Premiership football club Manchester United was today facing the possibility of a fresh bid from US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer. The Old Trafford-based club said the owner
A chemical weapons laboratory has been found in the former rebel stronghold of Fallujah, Iraqi Minister of State Kassim Daoud announced on Thursday.
Michael Crichton is a big man with big ideas, a storyteller of nearly 7 feet who turns popular science into popular fiction.
News Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Issue 3614. Page 2. AP President Vladimir Putin greeting Pope Benedict XVI before a meeting at the Vatican on Tuesday.Comment
Toronto Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay was knocked out of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning when Garret Anderson lined a single off his pitching elbow.
Nearly a year after agreeing to buy FleetBoston Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp. has found it still has a lot of explaining to do in New England.
Anti-icing chemicals meant to prevent crashes were blamed for sending trucks and cars sliding all over the road after too much of the slippery goo was shot onto interstate exit ramps in preparation for a storm.
Waikato's only Access radio station now has 24-hour streaming broadcast on the internet.   Community Radio Hamilton, which broadcasts on both the AM and FM frequencies, launched streaming broadcasts on Thursday to celebrate its 15th anniversary.
The five major credit card companies team up in the interest of better security.
U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Friday, killing seven of the militants, the U.S. military said.
Fabio Capello was on Friday appointed as the new manager of England, the Football Association announced.
Miss Alabama Deidre Downs, an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for the event.
Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Konowalchuk retired Friday after tests showed he has Long QT Syndrome, a genetic condition that can lead to irregular heart rhythms.
Russia reversed its vow that 2004 would see its first private capital inflow in over a decade, but said the movement of money out of the country had nothing to do with the Yukos affair.
In Israel's worst terrorist attack in six months, two buses were hit by suicide bombers Tuesday.
Seven hostages, including two Italian aid workers, were released by two different groups yesterday. It was the second day in a row that foreign hostages were freed, raising hopes for at least 18 others still in captivity.
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NEW YORK - Republicans sharpened their attacks on John Kerry ahead of the opening of their national convention Monday, with Sen. John McCain suggesting it was fair game to criticize the Democratic candidate's anti-war protests three decades ago...
Microsoft is now aiming at a market that Apple Computer pioneered more than a year ago with its iTunes online music store.
Home Secretary John Reid insists violent criminals will not be allowed to escape with on-the-spot fines.
Singer-cum-actress Mandy Moore has crossed out the idea of a dream Caribbean wedding from her life's wish list after shooting a mock marriage in the heat and sand of Jamaica.
Rank is planning to sever its last link with its celluloid heritage with the sale or demerger of its Deluxe film-making arm. The group yesterday said it would investigate &quot;separating&quot; Deluxe
Jerusalem, Nov 14 : Israel is divided over a US proposition to allow East Jerusalem residents to participate in elections for a new Palestinian Authority chairman, to lend it greater credibility.
La fine della procedura per infrazione possibile nel 2008
NEW YORK Oct. 6, 2004 - Torri Hunter hit a long home run off Tanyon Sturtze in the 12th inning as the Minnesota Twins took a 6-5 lead over the New York Yankees on Wednesday in their best-of-five series in the AL playoffs.
The Sloan Center for Internet Retailing is turning to a new approach to make its annual forecast for online holiday sales: ask everybody.
The Supreme Court today wades into a debate begun by California voters in 1996 when they approved the nation&#39;s first medical marijuana ballot.
President Bush said the U.S. would probably add more resources as the scope of what he called an \
Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez's best-selling book, \
The French government convoked Monday an emergency meeting over the release of two French journalists still held in hostage in Iraq, after parliamentary deputy Didier Julia&#39;s failure to secure their release.
A judicial panel flip-flops, finding that workers have constitutional rights when it comes to government searches of their employer-provided computers. In 27B Stroke 6.
Michael B. Mukasey is not a movement conservative, but he is likely to back the White House on national security.
Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League fixture.
Workers used dumptrucks to empty scores of bodies into a ditch Wednesday - the first mass grave for more than 800 flood victims - as bystanders shrieked and the government raised the toll to more than 1,070.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's top fundraisers said last night they believe her strong showing in New Hampshire will match the crush of donations Sen. Barack Obama began to collect out of Iowa, and will keep them on even financial footing as the two top Democrats sprint to Super Tuesday.
Il Genoa cerca i tre punti a Treviso per dare continuit&agrave; al pari con la Juve. Gasperini dovre...
Actress Debbie Reynolds and her son, Todd Fisher, said structural limitations of a shopping center prevented them from building a museum to display their &#36;30 million collection of Hollywood memorabilia.
Trailing the San Francisco 49ers 14-3, the Jets&#39; offense had squandered great field position early in the game, committed crucial penalties and punted on their first four possessions before
Marat Safin overpowered Argentine substitute Jose Acasuso 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a nerve-racking fifth and decisive rubber to clinch the Davis Cup title for Russia on Sunday.
In ultima settimana, i rifinanziamenti +15%
Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a female co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, his lawyers said on  Thursday.
\u00c2\u0093Malattie rare e screening neonatale: il miraggio della prevenzione\u00c2\u0094. A Roma il convegno sulla diagnosi precoce delle malattie rare Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il prossimo 26 giugno a Roma, in Campidoglio, Istituzioni, Associazioni di Pazienti e Mondo Accademico si confronteranno sul tema della diagnosi precoce delle malattie rare nel Convegno \u00c2\u0093Malattie rare e screening neonatale: il ...
With anxiety mounting over the seemingly deadlocked presidential campaign, activists streamed into the most contested battleground states yesterday for a
Dall'America al Giappone, tra zucche, travestimenti e horror party. Che non spaventano nessuno, per\u00c3\u00b2 un po' di orrore, a guardare bene, lo fanno
A previously unknown Philadelphia carved mahogany tilt-top tea table finds its way to a forthcoming Americana sale at Christie\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.
G. Michael Caggiano Jr. lies awake at night thinking about bank signs. He ponders them during breakfast, while brushing his teeth, and &quot;constantly&quot; during the day, he says.
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At the end of every month, staff columnist Rick Carpiniello gives his unique perspective on the world of sports for the previous four weeks.
In the lexicon of modern and contemporary art fairs, collectors recognize Art Basel as the biggest and the best.
Speaking to about 2,500 supporters today at the SeaGate convention center in Toledo, John Edwards said President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s administration is \u00e2\u0080\u009creckless and irresponsible\u00e2\u0080\u009d for failing to secure a huge weapons site in Iraq.
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Niente coppa d'Africa per Stephen Appiah. Il Ghana, che ospiter&agrave; la manifestazione a partire ...
Investors showed faith in the sharemarket in early trading today in the aftermath of yesterday&#39;s liquidation of Wellington-based discount broker Access Brokerage.
Procura revoca sequestro fondi ordinato nel 2004
A surprisingly big climb in U.S. retail sales in September and a larger-than-expected gain in underlying producer prices bolstered hopes for an economic revival and views the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates.
Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday denounced President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Europe and Asia as \
U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, as increased customer traffic at discount and  department stores continues to drive sales, a retail report  said on Tuesday.
More than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans seeking medical treatment from the Veterans Health Administration report symptoms of stress or other mental disorders &#151; a tenfold increase in the last 18 months, according to an agency study.
Pakistan has arrested more than five suspects in a plot to bomb several high-profile targets in Islamabad, including the US Embassy and the official residences of Pakistan&#39;s president, Gen.
A U.S. military judge rejected an argument that a former driver for Osama bin Laden is a prisoner of war beyond the jurisdiction of a war-crimes tribunal at Guantanamo Bay and said he can be prosecuted by the court, authorities said Thursday.
Students shared hugs, knelt to say prayers and wept openly Friday at the entrance of Dawson college, where a makeshift flower-covered shrine was steadily growing as the city paused to take stock of this week's school shooting.
Combinazione: 52, 58, 61, 62, 65, 69, Jolly 53, Superstar 66
Professore e'stato aggredito prima dell'inizio delle lezioni
WASHINGTON -- Liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices expressed doubt Monday that sick patients should be allowed to use doctor-recommended marijuana to relieve pain.
A programming error in Skype could let hackers use \
The upstart party of a Russian-born tycoon and right-wing opposition parties were neck-and-neck in Lithuania's parliamentary elections, near complete results showed, with the ruling leftist coalition trailing a distant third.
Europe&#39;s farm chief unveiled an  ambitious five-year plan on Wednesday that offers generous cash  rewards to winemakers to encourage them to dig up some of their  grape vines, hoping to drain the EU&#39;s substantial &quot;wine lakes.&quot;
The road to Turin, Italy, it turns out, begins here. Ben Smith, coach of the United States women's national hockey team, has gathered 28 of the country's best players this week for a training camp. In the small window open because of college vacations, Smith has invited most of the contenders for the 2005 national team and 2006 ...
Recent predictions that the death of Yasser Arafat will usher in a new era of Palestinian peacemaking are, I regret to say, a joke.
 Balance the Checkbook
HANOI President Roh Moo-hyun arrived here yesterday for the fifth Asia Europe Meeting of heads of state and a bilateral visit to Vietnam.
Alinghi ha battuto New Zealand con un vantaggio di 19'' nella quinta regata della finale della Coppa...
SCOVILLE, Idaho -- When a blackout seemed imminent after a major storm, poor cellphone coverage nearly left Idaho's governor in the dark about the news. On another occasion, the state's top military official missed a key national security warning, also because of his cellphone.
The Bill Barrett and Foundation Coal IPOs draw plenty of interest.
An Italian judge indicted six men suspected of involvement in a group to recruit militants for suicide attacks on U.S.-led forces in Iraq, news reports said Wednesday.
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When Austin Hymas got his first chance to dissect a full human body, he had to share it with five fellow trainee doctors.
Indagine Eurispes: l&#39;ingresso di Ankara visto con favore dal 34,2%. Il 28% \u00c3\u00a8 contrario, indifferente il 37%. Maggiori consensi sull&#39;ingresso della Russia nell&#39;Unione europea con il 42,5% &gt; Scheda. Il 34,2% degli
The music industry reversed a four-year decline as album sales rose slightly in 2004 while overall music sales spiked thanks to a huge increase in digital track sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The government is under pressure over plans to send UK troops towards central Iraq to assist US forces.
There had been warning signs for years before 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown died from a vicious blow to the head.
M&amp;T Bank, the US bank in which AIB has a 22% stake, said today that its third quarter profits rose by a greater than expected 19%, helped by growing fees and a drop in bad loans.
Sono 73.787 quelle accolte, l'88,58% sono uomini
Higher costs in China could spell the end of an era of ultra-cheap goods, as well as the beginning of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rise from the lowest rungs of global manufacturing.
Quarterly profits were up 55%. It's a possible takeover target. Is it a good option for investors?
Alessandra Ferri and Kyra Nichols, beloved ballerinas with more than a half-century of performing between them, are as different in style and temperament as they come.
Kobe Bryant's throat was sore and his back was tight. Good thing he was able to score most of his points standings still. Bryant made up for an off shooting night by making 21 free throws, scoring 35 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 102-94 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Mr. Bowman was a former U.S. figure skating champion dubbed \u00e2\u0080\u009cBowman the Showman\u00e2\u0080\u009d for his flair on the ice.
Apple Inc. and the Beatles ended their dispute over rights to use the Apple name and logos, potentially clearing the way for the company to distribute the group's music through its iTunes online store.
British mobile phone giant Vodafone, grappling with intense competition in Europe, has tapped into the booming Indian economy after winning control of Hutchison Essar for 11.1 billion dollars.
ADAM Gilchrist last night admitted his team had been shunted into damage control by India&#39;s remarkable Test fightback. The Australian captain had no excuses for the collapse of 10-99 which saw Australia slide
The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success Thursday by acquiring Tim Hudson from the Oakland Athletics. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees were rumored to be pursuing
Many pundits feel the underdog Chicago Bears will have to do something special to defeat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl, and Devin Hester could be the man to do it.
McGUIRE AIR FORCE BASE, N.J. - Karl Rove laid himself on the line Monday for his boss, the president of the United States...
A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy yesterday in northern Iraq, killing at least 10 people, and US troops fought persistent pockets
Germany banished their 2002 World Cup ghosts with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Japan in the first match of their three-game tour of Asia on Thursday.
A solid quarter in tough times? I'd say the glass is half full.
A moment that could have tainted Jeff Allen's freshman year at Virginia Tech has instead spurred the forward to work harder.
Private schools will have to prove how they provide a public benefit to retain their charitable status.
Electronic Arts Inc  on  Monday announced upcoming games based on popular Hasbro Inc   properties such as \
Up to 12 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed in an upsurge of violence in the Gaza Strip following the deaths of two Israeli children in a rocket attack yesterday.
WASHINGTON With public pledges and in private conversations, Britain managed over the weekend to move the United States closer to full forgiveness of the debts of the poorest countries during the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International
Tony Blair&#39;s government was left staggering months from a general election Wednesday night after the prime minister&#39;s hard-hitting ally, David Blunkett, resigned as home secretary.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Austrian counterpart Ursula Plassnik called Thursday for more women to be given high-ranking positions within the United Nations.
VATICANO - Seminario di studio per i Vescovi - \u00c2\u0093Evangelizzare le culture \u00c3\u00a8 la missione della Chiesa nella storia\u00c2\u0094 ricorda il Card. Paul Poupard Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il ministero del Vescovo in relazione all\u00c2\u0092evangelizzazione delle culture: su questo tema \u00c3\u00a8 intervenuto il Card. Paul Poupard, Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura e del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dia...
The Supreme Court made it easier Tuesday for prosecutors to win money laundering convictions, ruling unanimously in a large religious scam case that the government does not have to prove \
Blog: Thousands of Boeing employees and others rocked out under the brand-new 787 Dreamliner.
Folding chairs stood on a freshly cleared football field Thursday as a high school wrecked by a tornado prepared for graduation ceremonies, with seats set aside in memory of two seniors who died in the storm.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton praised Cambodia on Monday for its success in fighting HIV/AIDS, saying other countries should take note of its twin strategy of public education and widespread condom promotion.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran indicated Monday it may suspend some unspecified nuclear activities after European powers offered a package of incentives in return for Tehran&#39;s agreement to permanently give up uranium enrichment.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - Two car bombs exploded in the  Iraqi town of Samarra north of Baghdad Saturday, killing eight  people and wounding at least 20, police said.
Long before Richard Branson dreamed of becoming the latest billionaire with a reality TV show, before he started his cell phone company, his airline and his record label, he sold music from the Virgin Record Shop on Oxford St.
By Gerard Dziuba  As soon as the warm weather arrives, Dundee Township can reclaim one of its landmarks.  The spring winds will bring in temperatures warm enough to paint the silo in Raceway Woods. The structure already has been reinforced and sealed shut with steel doors.
Women who gain weight between   pregnancies raise their risk of suffering from complications   such as high blood pressure, diabetes and stillbirth,   researchers said on Friday.
Nicole Kidman has fuelled the rumours of an alleged romance with the billionaire film producer Steve Bing, after the two were spotted smooching during a dinner in the outdoor section of the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge.
Pubblicita' on line: un business da 10 mld di dollari annui
Discorso alle 17 italiane in risposta a presidente Abu Mazen
Inaccessible software Oracle is being taken to task in a lawsuit that complains software it sold to the state of Texas is unusable by blind employees.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned in California's farm belt on Monday, where she talked up her proposals to pass immigration reform and to boost the agricultural economy.
Indian troops shot dead two rebels who had infiltrated into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistan-controlled zone, while two separatists and nine other people were detained in the region, officials said.
Divining how to treat the ally who tried to kill you in Anbar Province.
By BETH GORHAM  WASHINGTON (CP) - Canadian activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier's zealous drive to cast global warming as a human rights issue will have an airing Thursday at a commission of the Organization of American States.
Police in Kenya charge five over child-trafficking  allegations involving a UK-based evangelist.
Michaels Stores Inc.  on  Wednesday said it expected its third-quarter same-store sales  to come in at the high end of its previously announced range,  which called for an increase of 1 percent to 3 percent.
Shortly after Kobe Bryant's arrest, the strategy his lawyers were pursuing to keep him out of prison began to take shape: Put prosecutors on the run and shift the focus from the NBA star to the woman accusing him of rape.
Bills running back Willis McGahee tells a national radio network that he expects to get the second start of his career this Sunday against Arizona.
As we all eagerly await the moment Steve Jobs comes out on stage, this is how one reporter passes his time.
Actress Sharon Stone raised $1 million to help fight malaria during an unplanned fundraiser at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. She is even donating some of her own money to buy nets to protect people in Africa against mosquitoes carryin...
The NHS has struck a money-saving deal with computer giant Microsoft amid reports of spiralling costs to its national information technology programme, it was announced today.
US President George W. Bush said Thursday US troops in Iraq &quot;deserve the best&quot; and their concerns about inadequate equipment are being addressed.
A strike by about 1,300 bus drivers in the Helsinki region began on Tuesday morning.
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It&#39;s a very special day for Pope John Paul II, and well-wishers have been showering the pontiff with messages of congratulations.
Photographer Philippe Dudouit visits the mountain hideout of a unit of the Kurdistan Workers Party
Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died today, three days after collapsing during a Primera Liga match against Getafe.
Ivory Coast warplanes bombed the largest city of the rebel-held north in wave after wave of attacks Thursday, breaking a more than year-old cease-fire in the civil war that split West Africa&#39;s one-time economic powerhouse.
A trade show exhibiting chocolate in all its forms opened to the public in Paris, packed with vendors from around the world and crowds looking to take their sweet-tooth addiction to new heights.
NEW YORK  - A new survey of the first US  community in which heterosexual sex was shown to be the main  way HIV was transmitted has found that although prevention  programs may have helped, infection rates remain high.
Shares of device maker Possis Medical (Nasdaq: POSS) are down 38% to $19.20 after the company cut its fiscal 2005 earnings outlook after a trial involving its AngioJet blood clot treatment yielded disappointing results.
A new fossil find suggests that the crocodile's crushing jaws evolved on dry land&#151;and long before its water-friendly body.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, Israeli officials said late Sunday.
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Typhoon Chaba tore across southwestern  Japan Monday, killing at least five people and knocking out  electricity for thousands as it swirled its way north, dumping  heavy rain and whipping up huge seas.
Excerpts of Republican John McCain's remarks Saturday after the South Carolina primary, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
Until this morning, not many non-Germans knew that a woman called Elfriede Jelinek existed. This state of unknowing underwent a dramatic change with an oracular announcement: The Nobel Prize in Literature
The newspaper publisher today said that while the ad market remains uneven it has seen improved trends so far in October.
India has the most number of billionaires in Asia with a total wealth of $191bn, according to Forbes magazine.
DENVER -- Janus Capital Group Inc. said yesterday it has finalized a $226.2 million settlement with state and federal regulators over allegations of improper market-timing trades.
Beijing has strongly rejected accusations of its blocking of a commercial deal for up to 1.4 billion dollars worth of Airbus planes due to the European Union's refusal to lift an arms embargo on China.
The Revolution appeared to be set offensively early this season. But during a year that was being characterized by near-misses and missed chances, the Revolution finally found reinforcements.
Rapporto Nomisma analizza 13 citta' medie e grandi
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders for a rare three-way summit.
To fight the epidemic of childhood obesity, the nation must launch a massive campaign enlisting virtually every aspect of society to reduce the amount of junk food children eat
Burma's military junta announces a constitutional referendum in May and a general election in 2010.
A contact of Alexander Litvinenko is to have more tests after testing positive for a radioactive substance.
Friends and family of Kate and Gerry McCann have rallied around the pair who have been named as official suspects.
Finally, Ronaldinho is getting the recognition long due. The Brazilian striker won the Fifa Player of the Year award beating out formidable players also in the contention like Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
WATERLOO  Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty was playing down expectations today that next month&#39;s first ministers meeting in Ottawa would yield a health-care agreement between Ottawa and the provinces.
US and Iraqi forces have shelled insurgent targets in the Iraqi city of Fallujah following a lull in fighting overnight. Witnesses say troops fired a barrage of mortar shells Saturday, in Fallujah&#39;s Jolan district in the northwest.
Thousands of homeless people will be moved from the capital to the countryside before next month's millennium celebration and provided help with food, shelter and medicine, a development group said Tuesday.
A $10 fare hike by Southwest Airlines Co, has triggered matching fare increases by rivals as the industry struggles to offset soaring fuel prices and build on a recovery that began last year.
WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will release the August Consumer Price Index this morning at 8:30 a.m. EDT...
U.S. President George W. Bush met Pope Benedict on Saturday and told the pontiff he believed the G8 summit in Germany had been a success.
Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Rajaratnam taken hostage in Iraq last October has been released along with his Bangladeshi colleague Abul Kashem, the Foreign Ministry confirmed yesterday.
For five minutes in the top of the eighth, Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s broadcast stopped being about the Red Sox and the Rockies and became the \u00e2\u0080\u009cWorld Series Presents A-Rod.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Laurel native Fred Funk turned 51 on Thursday and did it in style, shooting a 1-over 71, putting him in seventh place.
L'Udinese ha ceduto in prestito al Bologna il regista Piermario Morosini e all'Ascoli l'esterno sini...
Spain named an unchanged team on Tuesday for next month&#39;s Davis Cup final against the United States in Seville. World number five Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero, teenager Rafael
Fausto Carmona dominated the Texas Rangers for eight innings. He really got to sweat watching the ninth. The Cleveland Indians right-hander allowed three hits and didn't give up a run Friday night before he was lifted after 105 pitches with a 3-0 lead. Closer Joe Borowski gave up two runs and two hits and overcame two errors by his teammates before striking out Brad Wilkerson with the bases loaded to earn a shaky save in the Indians' 3-2 victory.
Cingular Wireless plans to sell a new BlackBerry-like device from Nokia Corp. for as low as $150, perhaps the most aggressive entry yet in an increasingly crowded market of devices with typewriter keypads for wireless e-mail and text messaging.
Often, the older a pitcher becomes, the less effective he is on the mound. Roger Clemens apparently didn&#39;t get that memo. On Tuesday, the 42-year-old Clemens won an unprecedented
Olin Kreutz is used to being in the middle of a scrum. That's his job as the Bears starting center. Still, he felt out of place yesterday at Super Bowl media day, where he was the center of attention -- or one of them -- commanding his own dais at Dolphin Stadium, along with Bears coach Lovie ...
North Korea may conduct another nuclear test or engage in saber rattling next week when it sits down at six-country talks on ending its nuclear weapons programme, South Korea's defense minister warned on Friday.
Il Siviglia si &egrave; qualificato per la fase a gironi di Champions League battendo i greci dell'A...
Pavel Nedved non crede alle dimissioni di Deschamps dalla guida della Juve. ''Finch&egrave; non lo v...
A new concept of the college campus is taking root: a small city in the country that is not for only the young.
Trump Hotels &amp; Casino Resorts Inc. (DJTC.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) has arranged $500 million in financing for when it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.
WEDNESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- A study in rats suggests that the anti-obesity drug rimonabant may also reduce liver damage and improve cholesterol levels.
Retail sales slid in August as people steered away from buying cars and shoppers kept a close eye on their spending after splurging in July.
Canadian director Sarah Polley is   riding high on rave reviews for her first feature film and a   freshly inked distribution deal, but the one-time child actor   nearly gave it all up a few years ago after failing to get an   earlier film made.
Islamabad, Nov. 1. - Amid strong protests from opposition lawmakers, Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Parliament today approved a Bill allowing President Pervez Musharraf to continue as Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s army chief, disregarding
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time.
Lisa Andrews scored 18 points to lead a balanced attack, pacing Holy Cross to a 70-53 win over Army that gave coach Bill Gibbons his 400th career victory last night in Worcester.
An Iraqi armed group calling itself Asad Allah Brigades have said they have freed a Canadian woman held captive in Iraq for 16 days.
BellSouth and SBC Partner to Buy YellowPages.com  SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. announced that their directory affiliates have created an Internet yellow pages partnership that has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the online directory publisher www.yellowpages.com, Inc. The new venture will utilize the highly recognized YellowPages.com brand and ...
Canada&#39;s premiers are hopeful that Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s tenuous grip on a minority government will give them leverage to drive a hard bargain at this week&#39;s high-stakes health-care summit.
Yahoo Inc.  and Symantec  Corp.  unveiled a joint consumer Internet security  service on Monday that will help the two companies compete  against major rivals such as Google Inc.  and Microsoft  Corp. .

The Portland Archdiocese filed for bankruptcy Tuesday because of the steep costs from clergy sex abuse lawsuits, an unprecedented step that could open the Roman Catholic archdiocese to new levels of court scrutiny.
Media & professional: After last week's CBS buyout, Last.fm's founders are the first British Web 2.0 millionaires, writes Jemima Kiss.
National Grid Transco (NGT), the UK gas and electricity distributor, announced today a sale price of \u00c2\u00a35.8 billion ($10.4 billion) in cash and \u00c2\u00a3130 million in liabilities for four of its local gas distribution networks.
Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.
New subscription service links Web mail with the desktop e-mail client.
Cuba put up several huge billboards near  the U.S. mission on Friday with pictures of abused Iraqi  prisoners and American soldiers pointing a rifle at children,  in response to a U.S. Christmas display in support of  imprisoned Cuban dissident.
Just think: Instead of exposing Janet Jackson's breast at the Super Bowl last Feb. 1, what if Justin Timberlake reached across her chest, fumbled with Jackson's top and .... The stitching holds! There is no malfunction!
A Russian newspaper shows photos of 30 corpses it says are militants responsible for the school siege in Beslan.
Attacks on Sunni mosques and homes leave 30 dead in  Baghdad, as scores of Shia bomb victims are buried.
Coach: Tom O'Brien (66-42, 10th year). 2005 finish : 9-3 (5-3, tied for first in Atlantic Division).
More than 500 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 11 people were killed in clashes.
SRINAGAR, India  - A suicide bomber rammed a car  packed with explosives into an army convoy in Indian Kashmir on  Saturday, killing four soldiers and a civilian and wounding 30  more, police said.
Whenever I go on vacation, I always bring my digital camera and a camcorder with me. But invariably, I find myself reaching for my still camera more often than for my vidcam.
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LONDON, England -- Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf has been charged with improper conduct by the English FA after spitting at Arjan de Zeeuw during Saturday&#39;s Premiership match against Portsmouth.
Sudan will not hand over two men named at the International Criminal Court as war crimes suspects in Darfur.
A Sports Illustrated bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.
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LOS ANGELES -- The Washington State University men&#39;s basketball team was picked to finish ninth in the 2004-05 Pacific-10 Conference season in the annual preseason media poll, announced Wednesday at the conference&#39;s media day.
These stocks have a shine and luster all their own.
After months of rumors, Sony has confirmed that a rumble version of the PS3 Sixaxis controller is coming soon.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry speaks at a rally Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash). SAGINAW, Mich.
In a debate highlighting broad differences in foreign-policy vision and personal style, President Bush and Sen. John
LONDON: A bag of rubbish was thrown away at London&#39;s Tate gallery after a cleaner assumed it was just that -- a bag of rubbish.
Kosovo&#39;s Albanian-dominated parliament has elected former rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj as prime minister, ignoring Western concern that he may be indicted for war crimes any day now.
An iPhone owner has hacked his device so that it can record video.
Courtney Love is given a conditional discharge after admitting hitting a man with a microphone stand.
Rower Catriona Oliver will face a disciplinary hearing next week after she slapped team-mate Sally Robbins at an Australian Olympic Committee function in Sydney last night.
Germany awoke yesterday to hear Paul Spiegel, the leader of the tiny Jewish community, say that Sunday&#39;s election results reminded him of the last days of the Weimar Republic.
Shortly after the attack on the Sheraton and Palestine Hotels bursts of gunfire could be heard echoing across the area. At least two rockets hit the hotel.
ON a grass verge in the Athens suburb of Papagou, Paula Radcliffe surveyed the wreckage of her Olympic dream through a mist of tears.
Three powerful bursts of energy from different regions of space could presage    spectacular explosions of huge stars, astronomers just announced.
Chamara Silva notched a record-making century as Sri Lanka tightened their stranglehold on the second cricket Test against New Zealand on the third morning.
By Joshua Palmer, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho  Mar. 7--TWIN FALLS -- No boys were allowed to enroll in these classes.   That's because they were part of the sixth-annual Girls in Technology event at the College of Southern Idaho.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Attorney General John Ashcroft is opposing an appeal by John Walker Lindh, the so-called &quot;American Taliban.
Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the \
The second \u00e2\u0080\u009cAliens vs. Predator\u00e2\u0080\u009d film is, like its predecessor, one very dark movie. Not psychologically dark; dark  dark, as in not very generously lighted.
Prime Minister Tony Blair vigorously denied on Wednesday that he misrepresented intelligence about Iraqi weapons before the war, rejecting growing demands for an apology from opponents in Parliament who accuse him of misleading the country.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley and teammates Marquis Daniels and Keith McLeod were involved in a fight with a bar manager after a home loss to Golden State early Tuesday, police said.
Jacques Chirac's presidential immunity expires at midnight on Saturday, opening the way for judges to question him over a string of investigations into alleged corruption and other scandals in France.
BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Confessed serial killer Michel Fourniret is mentally fit to stand trial in Belgium, according to a psychiatric report presented Friday.
THE United States advanced to the final of the 2004 Davis Cup today, taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Belarus with a victory in the doubles.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have voiced confidence that Taliban insurgents can be defeated, but pressed Pakistan to help curb a planned spring offensive.
NEW YORK - Bernie Williams stood with bat in hand, savoring the scene: bottom of the ninth inning, tie score, fans chanting, teammates ready to celebrate.    And then he gave them - and himself - a super send-off...
The rumour mill churneth Microsoft is planning to shake up its MS Works package, possibly making it available over the web.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A court cleared Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial Friday, sparing Italy the embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.
A mysterious ailment has weakened Yasir Arafat and raised concerns that Palestinian politics could be plunged into turmoil.
Talk about an anticlimax. After months of build-up, with the premiers publicly pressing for a national pharmacare program -- one of those instant, dire necessities only politicians can conjure up -- and Paul
Kentucky beats Indiana for the 12th time in the last 14 meetings on Saturday. The Wildcats overwhelm the Hoosiers inside en route to a 73-58 victory.
Elizabeth Edwards is scheduled to have more tests to determine the severity and course of treatment for her breast cancer, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Center Etan Thomas attended his first game Monday since undergoing surgery to repair a leaking aortic valve Oct. 11and hopes to play again this season.
In one his best starts this year, John Maine gave up only one run in seven and a third innings to lead the Mets to a victory against the Twins.
Mount St. Helens Puffs Out New Cloud of Steam As Mountain Vibrates With Weak Quakes. Roiling clouds part briefly Saturday morning, Oct. 9, 2004, to show a new coat of snow on the crater and flanks of Mount St.
A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.Comment
Kostya Tszyu, the Undisputed Super Lightweight Champion of the World, today held his final pre-fight press conference at the stunning ECQ Bar, Quay Grand, in Sydney, before departing for Phoenix, Arizona to defend his world title against Sharmba Mitchell
The second test between the Black Caps and Australia is evenly poised heading into the third day. Australia resumes on Saturday at 197 for 4 with Damien Martyn and Michael Clarke at the crease.
Legend says that Pheidippides ran the first marathon here in 490 BC, dying of exhaustion after heralding the Greeks&#39; triumph over the Persians in battle.
These Treasury securities can help hedge against inflation -- sometimes.
The Bill actor Jeff Stewart, who plays PC Reg Hollis, is released from hospital after being involved in an \

George Mason will try to beat Towson for the 12th consecutive time Wednesday while American hosts Bucknell and GW travels to St. Louis.
Una giornata per commemorare mons. Alessandro Rastelli, fondatore dell\u00c2\u0092Opera Federativa Trasporto Ammalati a Lourdes Roma (Agenzia Fides) - L\u00c2\u0092Associazione Medici Cattolici Italiani di Vercelli, da sempre molto legati all\u00c2\u0092Opera Federativa Trasporto Ammalati a Lourdes (OFTAL), ha organizzato, nel corso delle celebrazioni del 75\u00c2\u00b0 di fondazione dell'OFTAL, una giornata...
Old Trafford legend Peter Schmeichel has urged Wayne Rooney to go for glory with Manchester United. Everton and England striker Rooney is wanted by Sir Alex Ferguson and Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson.
VANCOUVER, Wash.  - Scientists tracking earthquake  activity at Mount St. Helens raised their alert level on  Saturday to a \
How to know which stocks to sell ... and which stocks to buy.
BRUSSELS, Nov 5 (IPS) - Incoming European Commission president Jose Manuel  Dur\u00c3\u00a3o Barroso tried to end the political crisis in the European  Union Thursday as he unveiled his new team of Commissioners.
Heiress Paris Hilton is released from her Los Angeles jail after serving 24 days for a probation violation.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it would cut about 12 percent of its 37,000-person work force as part of a four-year restructuring plan for which
The Florida Supreme Court questioned lawyers Tuesday about the extent of the power handed to Gov. Jeb Bush under a law that let him order the reinsertion of a brain-damaged woman's feeding tube.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Defense of Food\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a tough, witty, cogent rebuttal to the proposition that food can be reduced to its nutritional components without the loss of something essential.
A sharp rise in January home sales and modest price declines indicate that the Massachusetts real estate market may be recovering from its worst slump in more than a decade.
Even though the practice was common in mainframes of old, convincing today's data center operators to pipe water through racks filled with expensive servers and invaluable data is not always easy.
The Supreme Court today declined to pass an order permitting the holding of the Taj Mahotsav near the 17th century monument, which celebrates its 350th anniversary this year.
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Tommy Haas made light work of Belgian opponent Xavier Malisse to reach the second round of the Madrid Masters. The German, a semi-finalist at the CA Trophy, continued his good form to prevail 6-4 6-1, while
Oops. OK, so the big game Jan. 23 will be in Pittsburgh, after all. I mean, that's all we really care about, isn't it?
Residents tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South raked by tornadoes that killed 55 people on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.
Tiger Woods is dominating the World Golf Championship event at The Grove after adding a second round 64 to his first round 63.
By the end of the week, Novell Inc.&#39;s new Linux desktop for enterprise customers, Novell Linux Desktop 9, Powered by SuSE Linux, will be available for purchase through Novell channel partners for a suggested price of $50 per system.
And now, a look into the future: al-Qaida, out; murky and scattered new terror cells, in. Hollywood, out; India's \
BAGHDAD -- The US ambassador to Iraq warned yesterday that time is running out for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to contain the burgeoning sectarian bloodshed that threatens to plunge the country into civil war.
Off-piste skiing, snowboarding and trekking are putting Alpine wildlife under stress, a study concludes.
WASHINGTON -- NASA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s vision for space exploration received a boost in the Senate Sept. 22 when a budget panel approved $16.38 billion for the agency for next year, $200 million more than the White House requested.
Blog: If you were one of those in line on iPhone Day, Friday is the last day to return the phone to Apple or AT&#38;T for a full refund.
Javier Zanetti e l'Inter si preparano a cominciare l'avventura di Champions League. L'obiettivo &egr...
England&#39;s controversial tour to Zimbabwe next month looks certain to go ahead after the official inquiry into racism within their cricket found no evidence when it was presented to the International Cricket Council today.
Canada coach Stephen Hart slammed the selection of a Mexican referee to officiate Thursday's Gold Cup semi-final defeat to the United States after his team had a stoppage time equalizer disallowed.
US President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry drilled behind closed doors ahead of the first of three debates that could decide their hard-fought battle for the White House.
Rescuers were hoping on Monday for any chance to search for 141 Chinese workers trapped after a gas explosion in a coal mine that has killed at least 25 -- the third such accident in days.
An advanced Israeli spy satellite meant to improve the Jewish state\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surveillance of Iran plunged into the sea on Monday after a malfunction on liftoff, officials and defense sources said.
Actress Mira Sorvino has given birth to a baby girl. Sorvino, 37, gave birth to her first child Wednesday at a Los Angeles hospital, People magazine reported Friday.
Six NATO-led soldiers were killed in the past two days in violence in Afghanistan, military spokesmen said on Monday.
U.S. News & World Report - Investors putting money into the chemical industry today should know that they are, in effect, placing a bet on who has the best strategy for riding the bumpy energy landscape ahead. It&#39;s a sector in transition, since its long-favored feedstock for making a wide array of chemicals--from ammonia to plant fertilizer to adhesives--is natural gas.
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By Steve Pollick, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 12--The next 10 days or so may be all about hawks and other raptors, or birds of prey, if weather conditions are just right.
At least six Palestinians were killed Friday during the continuing Israeli attack on nortern Gaza Strip as occupation troops took control of a nine-kilometer stretch in the area.
Il presidente messinese Pietro Franza conferma il tecnic: 'Bruno Giordano non e' mai stato in discus...
The American people are more vigilant than ever. We are ready to take on anything that threatens our security, our future or our values.
The Zend Developer Zone has posted today about a new webinar from Zend touting \
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft wants to make its Dynamics business applications more immediately relevant to customers in five vertical markets -- manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and the public sector. The vendor is due to announce its Dynamics Industry Solutions initiative Monday at its Convergence conference in San Diego. Microsoft will build in additional vertical capabilities to its ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications through a combination of internal development, small-scale acquisitions and a deepening of its Industry Builder partner incentive initiative, according to James Utzschneider, general manager of Dynamics marketing at Microsoft. Future industry-specific offerings codeveloped by Microsoft and its partners can be stand-alone offerings or ISVs (independent software vendors) can build on top of them, he said. Utzschneider doesn't see the vendor's increased vertical interest as an issue for its existing partners. \
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is on pace to unseat DaimlerChrysler AG as the third-leading US seller of cars and trucks by the end of the decade, though not by much, a forecasting firm says.
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has warned his players that unless they start working harder and producing results they have no future at Anfield.
NASA will launch a craft tomorrow afternoon for a computer-controlled rendezvous in space - the first time the agency will attempt such a feat without a pilot at the controls.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Looking past Fallujah, terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (AH&#39;-boo MOO&#39;-sahb ahl-zahr-KOW&#39;-ee) apparently is urging followers to strike first against American forces in other parts of Iraq.
Criminal charges have been laid against five Indiana Pacers basketball players and five fans over a brawl at an NBA game last month.
There are plenty of odd things about   Kazakhstan but making women ride on the outside of a bus and   drinking fermented horse's urine are not among them.
The cats may glow in a lab, but don't throw away your night light.
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip, was freed on Wednesday after a deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.
Taipei - Acer, the world&#39;s fifth-largest brand-name personal computer vendor, said global sales in its core business are expected to rise 30-40 percent in 2005 from the 205-215 billion Taiwan dollars (R37.
Graeme Souness could cool his interest in Portuguese international Jorge Andrade following this week's disastrous scouting mission to Spain.
The national legislature has given Salvadoran President Tony Saca the go ahead to extend troop deployments to Iraq until the end of 2008.
Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.
THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A now-banned pesticide that still lingers in the environment could be damaging human brain cells and prompting the onset of Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum can't locate or account for tens of thousands of valuable mementos of Reagan's White House years, according to a published report.
A Romanian priest who caused the death of a nun during an exorcism ritual is jailed for 14 years.
America West Airlines, which has been considering a bid for ATA Airlines for more than a month and was widely expected to make an offer by Friday&#39;s deadline, Thursday said it will not make an offer.
Shaun Wright-Phillips's injury-time winner gave 10-man Chelsea the advantage as they beat Premier League rivals Everton 2-1 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge here Tuesday.
Esordio vincente per Fabio Capello alla guida dell'Inghilterra. Nell'amichevole giocata a Wembley, l...
Giants coach Tom Coughlin doesn&#39;t mince words and he certainly doesn&#39;t waste time on indecision. Quarterback Kurt Warner was intercepted twice, lost two fumbles and was sacked seven times Sunday
Vonage Holdings Corp. is set to go  public even as the money-losing Internet phone service provider  faces high costs and growing competition, leading analysts to  call it a risky bet whose long-term fate may lie in a buyout.
Wall Street was sharply negative Wednesday afternoon, as the Fed hinted at more rate cuts.
Two Atlantis shuttle astronauts went Wednesday on a second space walk of four planned for the mission, to retract a solar array aboard the International Space Station, NASA said.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced plans Monday to appoint an independent panel to investigate last month's twin suicide truck bombings that killed 17 U.N. staffers and at least 20 other people in Algeria.
There has been a loud explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul on the eve of the country's presidential elections.
Giving birth to a boy can increase the likelihood of severe postnatal depression, a study suggests.
Fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz captured two wickets in four balls to help Australia restrict New Zealand to 67 for two at lunch on the opening day of the first test at the Gabba on Thursday.
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Illegally selling prescription drugs over-the-counter is adding to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, according to a recent study.
Travel: Today's business passengers want top-flight meals. Jay Rayner goes in search of the best in first-class food - and sees a few disconcertingly familiar faces.
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here was a time when adding just under 150,000 jobs a month, three years into an economic recovery, would have been considered a disaster.
Peerless in Britain, unfulfilled in Europe: it was not the epithet Sir Alex Ferguson had in mind as he celebrated his 1000th game in charge of Manchester United last night with victory over the French champions Lyon and a place in the knockout stage of
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School children as young as seven in England will have to learn a foreign language, the government announced Monday after a report said it must try harder to boost the country's poor linguistic skills.
Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?
Fannie Mae executives and their  regulator squared off on Wednesday, with executives denying any  accounting irregularity and the regulator saying the housing  finance company's management may need to go.
Visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised support Friday for Moscow's bid for World Trade Organization membership, as the two countries discussed building a pipeline to transport Russian crude to China.
If Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board resists the offer, Microsoft would have to pursue a proxy contest.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on   Thursday he is seeking approval from shareholders of ImClone   Systems Inc. IMCL.O to remove six directors from its board,   including the chairman and the interim chief executive, and   bring in one of his own nominees.

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David Eckstein agreed yesterday to a $10.25 million, three-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, completing a trio of shortstop switches.
The NFL fined Minnesota Vikings Bryant McKinnie and Fred Smoot for their participation in the boat party scandal last October.
The next three to four months will be vital to determine if violence in Iraq can be cut further and security maintained with fewer American troops, the number two U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Tuesday.
Whatever decision the Court of Arbitration for Sport makes in the Paul Hamm case, it won't involve a duplicate gold medal for rival Yang Tae Young. The South Koreans, who claim Yang would have won the Olympic gymnastics all-around had it not been for a scoring error, want their man declared the sole champion.
By ZENA ALLI  PROBLEM: Where do you take a large family group of four generations with ages ranging from two to 70 - plus a couple of their teenage friends - on an affordable holiday and keep them all happy? Solution: The Isle of Wight.
Steve Bruce today revealed he was &#39;sickened&#39; by the racist taunting of striker Dwight Yorke. The Blues manager and the Trinidad &amp; Tobago star, 33, were due to meet today to decide
Jon Stewart is getting a do-over as Oscar host. America's favorite faux newscaster, who drew mixed reviews for his first stint in 2006, has been picked for a return engagement in February, the film academy announced Wednesday.
AFTER THE FEVERED speculation earlier this week about Dell using AMD microprocessors, the unthinkable nearly happened yesterday. The price of a share in AMD finished on the NYSE exchange yesterday at $21.
Reigning NHL MVP Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins led the voting for the All-Star Game for the second successive year on Tuesday.
The incoming EU Commission chief offers a compromise to MEPs threatening to veto his new team.
NAPOLI, 7 SETTEMBRE 2004 - &quot;Il Napoli \u00c3\u00a8 iscritto in C1&#39;&#39; . Ad annunciarlo il presidente della Lega Adriano Galliani alla fine del consiglio federale della Figc che ha deciso l&#39;inserimento del club partenopeo nel campionato di C1.
NASA is readying a mission to the dwarf planet Ceres and its asteroid cousin Vesta.
Television host Oprah Winfrey had a  surprise for the 276 members of her studio audience when she  opened the latest season of her daytime talk show on Monday --  she gave them all new cars.
Warmer-than-usual winters are stoking fears for the survival of New England\u00e2\u0080\u0099s maple forests.
President Bush's second inauguration will cost tens of millions of dollars &#151; &#36;40 million alone in private donations for the balls, parade and other invitation-only parties. With that kind of money, what could you buy?
A judge in the US state of  Tennessee rules its method of executing prisoners by lethal injection is illegal.
World and Olympic figure skating champion Scott Hamilton, 46, underwent a biopsy at The Cleveland Clinic, and doctors expected to release him from the hospital by Friday.
Walgreen Co.  on Monday said  quarterly profit rose 14.2 percent, aided by higher sales of  prescription medications, and said it would look at more  acquisitions as the drugstore industry consolidates.
A British soldier who died in combat in Afghanistan will be the first to be posthumously awarded the nation's highest military honour since the Falklands War, reports said.
BBVA has agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc. for $9.6 billion, the Spanish bank said on Friday, realizing a long-held ambition to gain a firm footing in the United States.
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Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists said on Friday that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers and may even make them worse.
Iran said it would test a rocket launcher on Monday that was designed to send the Islamic Republic's first homemade research satellite into orbit by March 2009, state media reported.
InfoWorld - Research in Motion held onto its spot as the world&#39;s largest PDA vendor thanks to swelling demand for wireless e-mail, according to a market report released Tuesday.
Microsoft's $44 billion bid for Yahoo translates into nearly $1,200 for each unique monthly visitor to Yahoo's web sites. You want more metrics? We got 'em. Get your red-hot data here!
From a $1.4 million Italian sports car to a turbocharged $400,000 Mercedes, these top-of-the-line wheels deliver performance and prestige.
BELGRADE, Feb 20 (IPS) - As the Albanian-dominated southern Serb province   Kosovo inches towards independence,  nationalist Serbs are  raising an economic obstacle to back the political  resistance to   independence -- an accounting of the money spent to develop  Kosovo all  these years.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27 --Flanked by his police chief and the Rev. Al Sharpton, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke Monday of his profound unease with an undercover police shooting that claimed the life of a bridegroom on his wedding day.
Federal regulators have accused University of California researchers of mistreating animals used in medical experiments over a three-year period, according to a complaint made public Tuesday by an animal-rights group.
We asked the author and 'V For Vendetta' star what he's watching, reading, and listening to.
Critics say the new council is not a sufficient improvement over the former, widely discredited, Human Rights Commission.
ATHENS -- Courtney McCool, the youngest member of the United States women's team, was the only gymnast who had competed in the Olympic Indoor Hall before, winning the all-around title at an international event here earlier this year.
China told critics on Friday not to link the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to political issues or boycotts, saying that any attempt to do so would be \
(InfoWorld) - After a break of several years, Toshiba is about to introduce a laptop computer powered by an AMD processor. The world's number-four laptop PC maker said the new machine will be available soon in the U.S. and Europe. It will be aimed at the entry-level sector of the market, said Junko Furuta, a spokeswoman for Toshiba in Tokyo. No other details about the laptop were immediately available, although Toshiba suggested its U.S. and European divisions could be making an announcement soon. The design win for AMD comes as it is stepping up the pressure against rival Intel in the expanding laptop sector. Intel has just launched its new Santa Rosa laptop platform, and in response, AMD is readying its own platform called Puma, however that isn't likely to launch until mid-2008. The two companies are locked in competition at the bottom-end of the market too. AMD scored the contract to supply chips for One Laptop Per Child's \
BRINDISI, Italy  - Two Turkish hijackers seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized a Turkish airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.
All the talk of a refreshed attitude Brigham Young&#39;s new players infused to the team was about to be wasted late in Saturday&#39;s game against Notre Dame.
The internet will have to be changed to stop it reaching breaking point, according to chip giant Intel..
Shares in the world's top brewer,  Belgium's InBev , rose 5.6 percent on Thursday on a  report in Brazil's Valor Economico that suggested the company  could merge with Anheuser-Busch , traders said.
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, visiting Israel to patch up tense relations, promised on Sunday that his country would do all it could to fight anti-Semitism.
The Palestinian and Israeli leaders accept an Egyptian invitation to a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh next week
Text of first lady Laura Bush's speech as prepared for delivery Tuesday at the Republican National Convention:
The football world was shocked and saddened yesterday at the news that Brian Clough had lost his battle with stomach cancer and died at the age of 69.
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Ex-Malaysian deputy PM Anwar Ibrahim attacks Bangkok's handling of Muslim unrest in southern Thailand.
British confectionery group Cadbury Schweppes  said on Saturday it was withdrawing a number of Easter chocolate products because they did not have the correct nut allergy labeling.
An IMF mission arrives on Wednesday in Moldova to discuss the economic and financial situation in the republic and prepare a report on its, sources at the IMF mission in Chisinau told Itar-Tass. The delegation ...
England&#39;s cricketers look set to face their toughest examination since they embarked on their record-breaking run after South Africa&#39;s selectors yesterday recalled the opener Herschelle Gibbs to their squad for the second Test, which begins here on Sunday
Beijing, Dec 7 (PTI) China has said its appeal to lift the EU&#39;s 15-year-old arms embargo does not mean the country was &quot;eager&quot; to buy weapons from EU countries, the state media reported today.
The mistreatment of Iraqis in custody was likely fueled by the death of a British army officer who was blown up by a bomb, according to testimony Thursday in the court-martial of seven soldiers charged with abusing detainees.
MSN Search Engine - Searching for ways to make Redmond rise again  What would you do if you were tasked with designing a new search engine? You have all the resources the world can offer and the certain knowledge that your project is so important to your employer that mountains, molehills, ...
By NO BYLINE  A WILDLIFE expert has warned that an oil spill in the English Channel could have disastrous effects on birds migrating to the Bass Rock.
CIT Group Inc , the consumer and commercial finance company, said on Tuesday it has closed its mortgage lending operations, resulting in the loss of 550 jobs across 25 offices.
NEW YORK  - The Academy Awards are not only a big spectacle for the Hollywood crowd, but also for Madison Avenue folks.
People with a history of migraines and other headaches lasting at least four hours are more likely to report suffering from the chest pain doctors call angina than people who do not experience such headaches, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel
The bloodiest city in the country in 2006, reeling from crime in its struggle to recover from Hurricane Katrina, got even worse in 2007.
BOSTON -- David Wells was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday night amid indications that the Boston Red Sox were close to trading the left-hander to a contender.
A blowout at the Palace of Auburn Hills is nothing new. The surprise last night was that it was the Pistons getting routed. Detroit trailed the Orlando Magic by as many as 26 points and its 10-game winning streak was snapped with a 103-85 loss.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that the No. 3 cell phone operator in the country is preparing to lay off thousands of workers to help get its business back on track.
Scientists at the University of Warwick have designed a hi-tech solution to an old-technology problem: a cellphone case made of biodegradable polymer.
Taiwan's parliament approved on Tuesday  a bill to set up an independent body to investigate the  mysterious election-eve assassination attempt on President Chen  Shui-bian, but his cabinet decided to veto the bill.
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_U.S. deaths as of Jan. 31, 2007: 3,080.
US consumer spending picks up again, official figures show, but retailers are still  concerned about Christmas spending.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida is getting a big shipment of flu vaccine from the federal government and drug maker Aventis Pasteur -- but not right away.
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A centre dedicated to murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence is vandalised a week after officially opening.
Amnesty International urges the UN to probe alleged war crimes committed in Lebanon, a year on from the conflict.
Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop cosmetics chain, died on Monday evening after suffering a major brain haemorrhage, her family said.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez looked set for re-election as Venezuelans prepared for a closely watched vote on Sunday on whether to hand the anti-U.S. leader six more years for his self-styled leftist revolution.
The online world has once again become a breeding ground for conspiracy theories, this time with allegations that last week's presidential election was rigged in favor of George W. Bush. [Missing Links]
Sport: Tour de France: Vinokourov's Tour over after he failed to complete a gruelling Alpine stage.
A number of aid agencies evacuated  their staff from a town in Sudan's Darfur region on Friday  after unidentified gunmen attacked a house used by the  International Committee of the Red Cross, aid workers said.
[World News]: Washington, Dec6 : The shampoo for your luscious locks may damage your nervous system as an antimicrobial agent found in many shampoos and hand lotions has been found to be severely harmful for the development of some particular neuron
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Rafik Hariri resigned and his Cabinet was annulled Wednesday as expected, but he surprisingly said he will not head the new government due to internal political differences.
Consumers would see little savings from a government-sanctioned system of prescription drug imports from Canada, and imported drugs carry safety concerns.
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lashed out on Sunday at U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who had called for him to be replaced.
US captain Hal Sutton made sure this Ryder Cup gets off to a dynamic start by pairing Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson - America&#39;s best two players \u00e2\u0080-or the first time in the opening match at Oakland Hills.
PESARO, 17 NOVEMBRE 2004 - La Scavolini Pesaro \u00c3\u00a8 stata sconfitta in casa dal Barcellona per 80-62 (16-24, 41-37, 62-50) nella terza giornata del Gruppo B di Eurolega. La squadra marchigiana rimane ferma a
The mother of the man who gunned down former Pantera guitarist \
Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano pitches 7 1/3 shutout innings to outduel Oliver Perez and beat Pittsburgh for the fifth straight time this season, this time, 1-0.
A Chinese history teacher beat an   11-year-old pupil senseless and threw her body from a   fourth-floor classroom window, killing her in a so-far   unexplained frenzy, a local newspaper said on Monday.
The extent of the injuries to Dick Ebersol, the chairman of NBC Universal Sports, and surviving son, Charlie, has not been revealed.
DONATING: Summer Ramson,3, gets a hand from her grandmother, Barbara Daliposon, left, and Salvation Army volunteer Donna Clark as she donates money Friday at an Albertsons store on Plumb Lane in Reno.
UK officials attempt to go to the site where five Britons were kidnapped in Ethiopia, as others meet Ethiopia's PM.
The government ordered the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) to chase an unidentified submarine that was spotted in Japan&#39;s territorial waters around southwestern Okinawa Prefecture Wednesday morning, a government spokesman said.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Candidates in Sunday's presidential election in Argentina make final bids for votes as campaigning ends.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Sunday he is ready to coordinate Israel&#39;s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to take advantage of new opportunities created by the death of Yasser Arafat.
India's efforts to show a face of shining prosperity to the outside world are bad news for the tens of thousands that sleep on the streets of its capital
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Nearly 8,000 people spent an anxious night in evacuation centers in northwestern Japan after a strong earthquake flattened hundreds of houses and killed at least seven people.
Marine Lance Cpl. June N. Ramos, 32, was studying to be a Benedictine monk when he joined the Marines in 2003. He wants to be a chaplain, but first, he said, he must live the life of a Marine grunt.
Shania Twain's track Forever And For Always is named the most-performed country track of the year.
In seconda stima, economisti attendevano revisione al 4,1%
The Sudanese government raided two refugee camps in war-torn Darfur yesterday, raising fears that the ceasefire between the government and rebel groups had ended.
The gunman who took students hostage at   a Colorado high school and killed a girl was a 54-year-old man   who lived out of his car and sexually assaulted at least one   hostage, police said on Thursday.
David Wright became the latest young player on the New York Mets to get a longterm contract, signing a $55 million, six-year extension Sunday.
PARIS -- A new technique for making human vaccines against the H5N1 avian influenza virus produces inoculations that are effective at very low doses, potentially solving the vexing problem of how the world will make adequate numbers of shots in the event of a flu pandemic. In an article published online today by the journal Lancet, Chinese researchers at the ...
A lobby group fighting to save the Londonderry rail link today repeated calls for the Government to upgrade the service.
AN Internet site has published a statement attributed to the group of Iraq&#39;s most-wanted man Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claiming a suicide bombing that killed three members of Britain&#39;s Black Watch regiment.
Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
Bosnians have elected leaders with diametrically opposing views on how to run the country after international supervision ends next year, preliminary results of Sunday's general election showed.
They were less than perfect on Friday night, but the Chicago Blackhawks have a perfect record under new head coach Denis Savard. Tuomo Ruutu scored his fifth goal in six games and Nikolai Khabibulin made 29 saves to lead Chicago to a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
The network is the airplane Only Sun Microsystems could turn scrapping its corporate jet into a product pitch.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
MEMPHIS, Tennesse People who yearn to get closer to Elvis Presley will soon be able to sleep in the Memphis apartment where he lived as a teenager with his parents.
New Sunderland manager Roy Keane says he is keen to get back into the Premiership at the first opportunity.
Cal (10-1) was left out of the Bowl Championship Series, denied one of the eight spots in college football&#39;s big-money games despite a season of statistical superlatives and dominating victories.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies Inc. is moving to collect about $230 million in controversial contingent commissions owed by insurers and will put the money toward a settlement with the New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy Monday as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq's beleaguered security forces. U.S...
SACRAMENTO, California  - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vowed to press on with legislation to provide health insurance to his state's uninsured, a day after a universal health care bill he backed died in a Senate committee.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will resume inspections in North Korea following Pyongyang's announcement that it will curb its nuclear activities, its chief Mohamed ElBaradei announced.
Viacom is suing online video provider YouTube and its parent company, Google, for more than $1 billion, saying the companies are infringing on Viacom's copyrights because almost 160,000 unauthorized video clips are available for viewing on YouTube.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands -- A bomb damaged an Islamic primary school in this southern Dutch town yesterday, the latest in a series of attacks on Muslim buildings since last week's murder of a filmmaker critical of Islam.
CHICAGO, Aug. 29 -- \
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Oscar-winning British actor Jeremy Irons  will play former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in a new play  opening at London's National Theatre in March, the theatre  announced on Wednesday.
The Santy worm with variants continues spreading on the Internet taking advantage of search engines, including Google, AOL, Yahoo to identify exploitable Web pages.
Bypassing the Legislature altogether, Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
A PETTY criminal saved from deportation by Nicolas Sarkozy, the French interior minister, paid back the presidential front- runner by driving a stolen car at police guarding the prime minister.
European stock markets were set for an uncertain start on Friday after a flat session on Wall Street overnight, but a fresh fall in oil prices were expected to provide something of a positive impact.
In this big-screen bio of Ray Charles, Jamie Foxx masterfully assumes his role as the beloved American music pioneer. The line between comic-turned-actor Foxx and singer-pianist Charles -- who
Heath Ledger's death has spiked sales and interest in late actor's films.
Parents who forbid their daughters to date older boys may be on the right track. A study published on Thursday finds that teenage girls who associate with older boys are more likely to ...
Quentin Davies defects to Labour on the eve of Gordon Brown taking over as PM.
Travel and real estate heavyweight  Cendant Corp. on Wednesday said it will buy travel Web site  Orbitz Inc. for about $1.25 billion, making it the  second-largest competitor in the online travel industry.
Drivers of New York's yellow taxis went on strike on Wednesday over plans to install tracking systems intended to provide information to riders but which strikers say will invade their privacy.
Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces killed more than 40 insurgents in a 12-hour battle in a restive southern province, taking the guerrilla death toll to nearly 200 in a fortnight, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
TABA, Egypt - Israeli officials said yesterday they believe al-Qaeda was probably behind three suicide car bomb attacks targeting Red Sea resorts filled with Israeli tourists.
Bear Stearns dethrones asset-management head as subprime losses rock the firm.
London, England (Sports Network) - An appeal by Fulham to the English Football Association was successful on Thursday. The FA scaled back its original ban on Andrew Cole from six matches to four.
Supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif petitioned the Supreme Court on Tuesday saying their leader was illegally deported, and setting up a showdown between the court and the government.
A new version of cult horror film Halloween tops the US box office, with ticket sales set to reach $30m (\u00c2\u00a315m).
England national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson wants his beleaguered captain David Beckham to keep his mouth shut. That won&#39;t satisfy the English Football Association, which
REGGIO CALABRIA - Scontro tra polizia e servizi segreti italiani. Il Sisde ha posto il segreto di Stato alla perquisizione che la polizia avrebbe dovuto effettuare nell&#39;ufficio Sisde di Reggio Calabria. Si
Samuel Eto&#39;o scored twice Saturday to help FC Barcelona beat lowly Malaga 4-0 and extend its lead in the Spanish league to 10 points.
If Sebastien Bourdais goes to Formula One next season, the Champ Car World Series will have plenty of reasons to remember him.
Ukraine's presidential rivals both stumped for votes in this eastern industrial city, a key swing constituency where liberal intellectuals compete for influence with some of the country's most entrenched business interests.
NANO, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces are driving al  Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border  but attacks such as a bomb that wounded soldiers on Saturday  could not be ruled out, a commander said.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a  slightly lower open on Tuesday as investors stay cautious after  last week's three-day rally and await results from networking  gear maker Cisco Systems Inc. which will set the direction for  technology stocks.
Intel Corp., the world's biggest   microchip maker, is set to announce sweeping job cuts later on   Tuesday, the Financial Times said, amid speculation that up to   10 percent of its staff could go.
Lo confermano i dati Audioradio sul secondo trimestre 2007
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have called for the expansion of the United Nations Security Council through the creation of eight non-permanent seats for four-year renewable terms rather than through the addition of new permanent members.
England prop Phil Vickery will be out for six weeks with an eye injury.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A rapper surrendered Friday to face charges that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr. Dre during the taping of a music awards show.
President Bush said Friday that the choice facing voters amounts to who can keep Americans safer from terrorists and that John Kerry does not measure up.
American Idol-famed Clay Aiken is set to tour again, this time in the spirit of Christmas. The singer's new tour titled \
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Bad weather forced NASA on Thursday to delay bringing the space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth at least until Friday, the U.S. space agency said.
US President George W. Bush declared an emergency in southern California due to out-of-control wildfires and ordered federal aid to be directed to the area, the White House announced Tuesday.
EU Justice and Interior ministers on Monday will discuss the future policy course on a wide-ranging security and immigration program that includes controversial proposals for refugee detention camps in Africa.
Generic auto parts retailers benefit from the explosion in the popularity of import car culture.
Iran toughened its position over its nuclear program Sunday, vowing to maintain its demand to exempt 20 centrifuges it says it wants for research despite international efforts to save a deal committing Tehran to freeze uranium enrichment and all related activities.
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U.S. forces launched an airstrike Friday in the troubled Iraqi city of Fallujah, witnesses said. A U.S. plane fired at least one missile into an industrial area of the city, located 40 miles west of Baghdad, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Britain&#39;s biggest cable company, NTL, agreed yesterday to sell its radio and television broadcasting business for \u00c2\u00a31.27bn to a consortium led by a fund managed by Australia&#39;s Macquarie Bank.
The day after a friendly town gadfly known as Cookie killed five people at City Hall, residents of Kirkwood, Mo., wondered what caused him to hit a tipping point.
Martin Petrov scored twice as VfL Wolfsburg pulled three points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a classy 3-0 win at home to title rivals VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
Amazon.com has filed a series of lawsuits against spammers who targeted its customers with e-mails trying to defraud them, the company said yesterday.
After the storm The Church of Scientology has restored it website to normal after a campaign of denial of service attacks prompted it to use DDoS mitigation service Prolexic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Trojan powered scam man heads for slammer A 23 year-old faces up to seven years imprisonment after pleading guilty to targeting AOL members via an elaborate and long running phishing scam.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
China on Monday emphasized its determination to keep its currency stable despite ongoing pressure from the United States.
secure the release of a British engineer taken hostage by Muslim extremists eight days ago. The respected Muslim Council of Britain joined a growing campaign to rescue Kenneth Bigley, 62, originally from Liverpool
Likely presidential contender Senator Barack Obama called for the removal of all US combat forces from Iraq by March 31, 2008, to counter what he called President George W. Bush's &quot;failed policy of escalation.&quot;
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany apologized to parliament for having failed to own up earlier to the state of the country's economy, ahead of a key vote of confidence.
Japanese stocks rose for a second day, led by steelmakers such as JFE Holding Inc., after Nissan Motor Co. said a steel shortage will push it to suspend auto production at three plants, boosting optimism for metal demand.
Once again, arson struck a Jewish center in Paris, and once again condemnations by French government leaders are heard in what has become a routine.
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops said Friday they will spend the next nine months deciding whether to make any changes in the policy they enacted at the height of the clergy sex abuse crisis that includes permanently barring guilty priests from church work.
A premature infant believed to be the smallest baby ever to survive was called &quot;a great blessing&quot; Tuesday by her mother, who is preparing to take the little girl and her twin sister home from the hospital.
A relatively new sexually  transmitted infection has surpassed Neisseria gonorrhea in  prevalence among young adults in the US, according to a new  study.
SAITAMA, Japan  - Sharp-shooting Spain blew away   Greece 70-47 to capture an emotional first world basketball   championship gold medal on Sunday.
During the first-half of the Super Bowl, Jim Nantz and Phil Simms did not address the mud factor and underplayed the weather conditions in a half with five fumbles.
Criminals in Britain could be barred from traveling to countries suspected of harboring terrorist camps after it emerged that the leader of a 2005 bombing plot against London's transit system had been allowed to go to Pakistan despite facing minor charges in Britain.
Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet instead were shipped a powerful anti-psychotic, sending some unwitting victims to the emergency room, federal health officials warned Friday.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry aren&#39;t the only ones whose futures are riding on Tuesday&#39;s election. Also at stake: the reputation of Diebold, the largest maker of electronic voting machines.
Giornale on line, avrebbero gia' avviato le pratiche
Myth #1: Avoid mosquito bites by applying insect repellent when spending time outdoors. Use repellent safely. Always read and follow product instructions.
More than 300 people gathered Friday night to remember a 20-year-old pregnant woman whose body was found in a shallow pit in the backyard of a fellow Marine whom she had accused of rape.
Multi-bank currency trading platform  FXall has launched a money markets service, the company said on  Wednesday.
The key could be chemicals in the fruit called procyanidins, a team from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research believe.
''Fatemelo vedere, voglio vedere mio figli''. Dolore e rabbia all'ospedale Garibaldi di Catania, dov...
President George W. Bush will address a war-weary American public next week to \
Disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley and a new spike in oil prices sent stocks lower in early trading Wednesday as investors&#39; worries over third-quarter earnings increased.
Viewers could receive rewards for watching TV as Sky makes its set-top boxes compatible with smartcards.
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi fears the club have been priced out of a move to bring Andriy Shevchenko back to the San Siro.
A Republican running for Congress has received heavy donations from industry because of expectations over posts she may receive if she loses and President Bush wins.
Toyota Motor Corp. reported a slight dip in earnings in the second fiscal quarter but marked a record profit for the first fiscal half Monday as sales growth in North America, Europe and Japan offset losses from an unfavourable exchange rate.
Microsoft Corp  beat out rival  Google Inc  on Wednesday in a battle to invest in  socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for  a roughly 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon and expand a  deal to sell advertising.
The internal investigation into its accounting practices is complete, but Dell still isn't issuing official earnings results or having a traditional call with analysts and members of the press.
BRITISH pop veteran Elton John took a foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna yesterday, saying she cheated her fans by miming on stage. But the American pop superstar was swift to rubbish his accusation, saying she does not lip-synch or criticise other artists.
The U.S. Food and Drug   Administration said on Wednesday it had approved Amgen Inc's   drug Vectibix for the treatment of advanced colon cancer.
Greece's conservatives on Monday faced the tough task of tackling reforms needed to catch up with euro zone countries after winning a second mandate with only a narrow majority in Sunday's election.
Torrential rain and ferocious winds have battered Florida once more, as the fourth hurricane in six weeks pounded the US state. Hurricane Jeanne slammed into the state with gusts of 115 mph (185 km/h), ripping
Leading faith groups, trade unions and charities in Britain have warned against any possible military action against Iran and urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to put pressure on the US to enter talks with ...Comment
N&#39;DJAMENA, Chad As Bill Frist, the majority leader of the US Senate, was interviewing Darfurian refugees in Chad earlier this month, the Sudanese government and Arab janjaweed forces attacked a number of black Darfurian villages just a few miles away
Teri Polo is set to reprise her role as Ben Stiller's wife in \
Floyd Landis, who tested positive for the banned male hormone testosterone during his 2006 Tour de France triumph, has been found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday pledged greater support for education and health care over the next year and said the government would tackle sources of social unrest such as environmental problems, land seizures and privatization of state industries.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 13 -- Gunmen in the Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis on Wednesday ambushed a commander from the military wing of Hamas outside a court building where he worked as an Islamic law judge. The daylight assassination came two days after gunmen killed the three young sons of a Palestinian...
'Giorni di gloria sono finiti, diventera' vecchia e povera'
Hezbollah and its backers, not the government, now appear in control of Lebanon&#039;s fate.
Children and the elderly in Beijing were advised to stay indoors as thick smog choked the city on Friday, a day after a top Olympic official warned that pollution could disrupt next year's Games.
A proposal for a South Atlantic whale sanctuary is defeated at the International Whaling Commission's meeting.
 expert called in Taylor trial
Oil prices gave up early gains Friday as a morning rise fueled by fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil pipelines evaporated.
Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.
Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr launched a bloody two-month uprising in April that ended after a series of truces. Fighting between US forces and al-Sadr&#39;s Mahdi Army militia erupted again on Aug. 5 in Najaf.
NORTON, Massachusetts  - One of the most dominant  runs in sport ended Monday when Fiji's Vijay Singh replaced  Tiger Woods as world number one after winning the Deutsche Bank  Championship by three strokes.
Premiums for employer-sponsored health plans rose an average of 11.2 percent in 2004, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to a study released Thursday by the Washington, DC-based Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and
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New York, NY: It was to be expected; the four main \u00e2\u0080\u009cevents\u00e2\u0080\u009d of Don King\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pay per view telecast on HBO were, shall I say, dreadful.
Carsten Ramelow, captain of deposed Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen, dismissed suggestions that his side&#39;s shock 2-0 defeat at FSV Mainz on Saturday was a result of being distracted by the glamour of Wednesday&#39;s Champions League encounter with Real
Looked at from a certain angle, the Fed's dramatic (though not unexpected) rate cut yesterday morning is a bit screwy.
SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled their way into the heart of this Sunni stronghold Friday and moved house to house in search of militants in what appeared to be the first major offensive to regain control of areas lost to insurgents before the January elections...
The FCC should not slap CBS-owned TV stations with a combined $550,000 fine for their Super Bowl halftime exposure of Janet Jackson&#39;s right breast because &quot;one cannot pander by accident,&quot; CBS said.
After the only landfill for Athens reached capacity a month ago, mountains of refuse filled the streets. Now a temporary landfill, too, is brimming.
Walking Barry Bonds intentionally to load the bases in the 10th inning turned out to be the wrong move for Florida - because Rudy Seanez then walked pinch-hitter A.J. Pierzynski on four pitches...
Logic Pro 7, the next major release of the award-winning professional music creation and audio production software, will change the way musicians and audio engineers worldwide compose, record, edit and mix music in any studio environment. In addition to more than 100 workflow enhancements, breakthrough new software instruments, new mastering plug-ins and support for Apple Loops, Logic Pro 7 also debuts distributed audio processing, a revolutionary technology which allows audio pros to tap into a virtually unlimited number of Macs to expand available Digital Signal Processing (DSP) power. [Sep 29]
THE administration of US President George W Bush will agree to write off the $US4.1 billion ($5.4 billion) worth of debt Iraq racked up during the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Elmo, the wildly popular Sesame Street character, introduced Laura Bush on Saturday as \
England loosen their stranglehold on the first Test against South Africa after being bowled out for 425.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 14 -- Afghan forces have captured two top figures of the deposed Taliban government, including the personal security chief of leader Mohammad Omar, provincial officials said Tuesday.
The scene: A diner and a jukebox. A nostalgic song. A long fade to black. It worked as a finale for \
ROMA - Claudio Gentile ha diramato la lista dei convocati per la qualificazione agli Europei Under 21. In programma due partite: l&#39;8 ottobre a Nova Gorica contro la Slovenia e il 12 a Mantova contro la Bielorussia.
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. , the number three US Web-search provider, is rolling out changes to its search engine aimed at narrowing the gap between it and market leader Google Inc.
A suicide car bomber exploded a vehicle among a crowd of day laborers in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 45 people and wounding more than 100, the Interior Ministry said.
WASHINGTON - Two men were charged Thursday with providing financial support to terrorists and recruiting terror group members, including one person identified by U.S. authorities as alleged \
ATHENS, Greece - As Bruce Springsteen&#39;s &quot;Born in the USA&quot; blared over the Olympic Stadium loudspeaker Monday night, three athletes in red, white and blue began a slow victory lap.
You can donate food to the poor, or help unwanted animals in shelters, simply by visiting various Web sites and clicking; no donation required.
Profitti conglomerata Usa scesi a 709 milioni dollari
Detailed plans for the new US embassy in Baghdad are posted online, prompting fears of a breach of security.
Hours earlier, a US military AC-130 gunship unleashed rapid cannon and howitzer fire on positions held by rebels loyal to firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who remain in control of the gold-domed shrine in defiance of the Iraqi government.
German voters handed Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a stinging defeat in elections Sunday in the small western state of Saarland, reflecting public anger over his drive to cut
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British Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered her condolences to the family of Kenneth Bigley, a hostage who has been killed by his captors in Iraq.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Three quarterbacks were among the four elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame yesterday. You know Dan Marino. You know Steve Young. But you're probably not old enough to remember Bennie Friedman.
Needs those new models, sharpish Palm says its most recent quarter's earnings will come in lower than it hoped. The company said revenue for 1H 2007, which it previously stated would come in between $380m and $385m, will fall short, between $354m and $364m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Citing concerns about journalistic standards, Dow Jones director Dieter von Holtzbrinck resigned Thursday to protest the planned sale of the company to News Corp.
The iPhone and Apple Inc.'s   desktop computers may be vulnerable to hackers due to a flaw in  their Web browser, according to a security firm, which said it  found a way to hack into the iPhone.
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ASIA/TAIWAN - I libri spirituali sono stati i pi\u00c3\u00b9 venduti alla Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Tai Pei; presenti 12 realt\u00c3\u00a0 del mondo della comunicazione cattolica Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Da otto anni la comunit\u00c3\u00a0 cattolica di Taiwan ha sempre partecipato alla Fiera Internazionale del Libro di Tai Pei. Anche quest\u00c2\u0092anno ben 12 tra case editrici, pubblicazioni, realt\u00c3\u00a0 della comunicazione cattolica, hanno parteci...
Baltimore's Aubrey Huff hit for the cycle, collecting all four types of hits, but the Orioles lost to the Los Angeles Angels 9-7 on Howie Kendrick's ninth-inning home run on Friday.
Babies born by caesarean are nearly three times more likely to die in the first month than those born naturally, research shows.
Earth's coldest regions are vital heat sinks and, eventually, hold the key to future rises in sea levels.
U.S. markets opened lower today, extending Friday's losses after an overnight sell-off in Asia and across-the-board declines in Europe.
Iran received the final shipment of uranium fuel from Russia on Monday for its first nuclear plant, state media reported, a key step toward the launch of the reactor's operations expected later this year.
Nuova perturbazione prevista dalle prossime ore
Eidur Gudjohnsen scored a hat trick Saturday to help Chelsea beat Blackburn 4-0 in the Premier League and close the gap to two points behind league-leading Arsenal, which plays Sunday.
Europe has been a cold place for American carmakers these last few years. On Thursday, the General Motors Corporation made clear just how cold, announcing it
Ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling was among scores of people Sunday at a private memorial for company founder Kenneth Lay, who died in this mountain resort town last week as he awaited sentencing for his role in one of the nation&#039;s biggest corporate frauds.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 16, 2004 - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in the heart of the Iraqi capital Thursday, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said.
MEMPHIS Eric Shelton scored on a one-yard run with 37 seconds remaining to lift 14th-ranked Louisville past Memphis 56-to-49. The Tigers went ahead by a point when Stephen Gostkowski hit a 29-yard field goal with six-19 left.
OTTAWA\u00e2\u0080\u0094A plan to open nine new or expanded MRI sites will help reduce waiting times in Ontario, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday.
Quick Step rider Cedric Vasseur wins the 10th stage of the Tour de France.
After spending the past six months trying to trade disgruntled star Vince Carter, the Raptors are finally able to move in a new direction - which they hope is forward.
Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's \
Many schools in Italy have been affected by a strike over school reforms and feared budget cuts.
Details have begun to emerge about Britons killed, or missing presumed dead, as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami. A total of 26 Britons have been confirmed dead, but this figure is set to rise.
CHIBA, Japan  - Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it will   launch its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in   Japan in December, in time for the peak of the year-end   shopping season but about a month behind rival Matsushita   Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.
Microsoft's Zune music player, a rival to Apple's iPod, goes on sale in the US, receiving mixed reviews.
U.S. benchmark Treasuries yields broke beneath 4.0 percent on Wednesday for the first time in five-months, driven in part by a jump in oil prices and a slide in equities.
[India News]: Srinagar, Nov 28 : A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper shot dead seven of his colleagues, including the company commander, before he was shot down around midnight at their camp in Baramullah, 56 km from here, Saturday.
Health premiums rose five times faster  than U.S. workers' salaries this year, according to a survey  released on Thursday, a trend analysts said is likely to throw  more people into the ranks of the uninsured.
Nasa engineers are making a second bid today to launch an unmanned hypersonic jet designed to reach a record speed of Mach 10, or 7,000mph.
Progress on its lead drug remains stalled.
An 81-year-old German dropped his trousers and lost his wallet when two young women asked him to join them in a nude photo shoot but fled with his belongings as he stripped, police say.
By Szabo, Peter S  Open-space ballot measures have been one of the most important trends in land conservation over the past decade, with voters authorizing $27.3 billion for open-space conservation between 1996 and 2004.
U.S. sanctions against two leading  Russian arms exporters mark a new low in already chilly ties  between Moscow and Washington and could hurt business deals  worth billions of dollars.
Oil prices held firm on Monday, clinging to gains made in the last week as the key heating oil consuming region of the U.S. Northeast braced for a cold snap that could test low winter fuel supplies.
New England had not had this much fun since the Boston Tea Party. The Red Sox finally won the World Series for the first time since 1918 after stunning the despised Yankees in the playoffs.
Images from NASA telescopes are jewels of the space program, marvelous to behold. But how do you behold them when you can't see? The answer lies between the covers of a new NASA-funded book written in Braille, Touch the Invisible Sky.
Procura Roma sollevo' conflitto attribuzione su indagini
Twelve-month inflation rose to 2.7 percent in November, the highest level since Labour came to power in 1997, official data has shown.
Google Maps has added the ability to view real time traffic data for 30 major US cities, highlighting traffic jams and slow moving traffic.  Traffic conditions are displayed over the highway as color coded lines. Each color represents how fast the traffic is moving:  Green: more than 50 miles per hour Yellow: 25 - 50 miles per hour Red: [...]
Pulp Fiction, the Prequel? John Travolta, who played hit man Vincent Vega in director Quentin Tarantino's blood-drenched 1994 film, said Tarantino has been considering another episode of the drama.
Angelina Jolie and Brad  Pitt are making their first joint producing effort with an HBO  series about aid workers.
THE WARNING: Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cautioned that swollen trade deficits eventually could threaten the economy by souring foreign appetites for investment in the United States.
His smile can light up a locker room, even a stadium. On Sunday, Donovan McNabb lit up the city. Break out the cheesesteaks, because this long-suffering quarterback is taking the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl at last.
HILLA, Iraq  - A cargo train collided with a large family car and killed 13 people, including 12 children from the same extended family, on Sunday, Iraqi police said.
Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy this weekend, giving the star-studded \
Thailand's banking sector is on track for further growth despite allegations of mismanagement, the availability of easy money and a bad loan crisis at the kingdom's second biggest lender, analysts say.
Non si rilevano tensioni sul mercato immobiliare
Responsabili civili dell&#39;Onu e alcuni soldati della forza di pace delle Nazioni Unite nella Repubblica democratica del Congo (Rdc) hanno commesso paese violenze sessuali. Lo ha annunciato oggi il segretario
The Florida Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a hastily passed law intended to keep alive a severely brain-damaged Florida woman is unconstitutional.
Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on higher-than-expected sales of its medicines, including strong demand for its newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. , Asia's third-largest carrier, posted a better-than-expected 49 percent rise in second-half earnings as passenger revenue rose and said it would increase fuel hedging to combat oil price volatility in 2007.
I thought it was over last Saturday night. A lopsided 19-8 Game 3 win gave my beloved New York Yankees a 3-0 lead over the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series.
After signing an accord that ends the long-running civil war in Sudan's south, the United States expects immediate progress on the crisis in the western region of Darfur, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.
Education inspectors want \
Harry Kewell has travelled with the Liverpool squad for Tuesday's Champions League clash against Olympiakos in Athens.
BT Group, the privatised former British telecoms monopoly, has sold its entire holding in the French satellite operator Eutelsat for \u00c2\u00a3363m.
Human Rights Watch urged Russian authorities on Wednesday to take action against the vicious hazing that plagues the nation's military, saying the abuse that kills dozens of conscripts every year and traumatizes thousands more can be prevented.
A European investigator says he has evidence the CIA ran secret \
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NEW YORK, December 5 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian oppositionist leader and self-proclaimed president Viktor Yushchenko told NBC television Sunday he views Russia as Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategic partner.
Iraq and the United States signed a commercial cooperation agreement Monday to move the country toward a market economy after decades of state planning.
Major powers plan to meet in London this week to discuss new U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a spat between Washington and the U.N. nuclear watchdog over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
Warner Music CEO defends use of protection technology after criticism by Jobs.
The Israeli army killed seven militants in  and around the northern Gaza Strip Saturday, raising the  Palestinian death toll to 45 in one of the biggest and  bloodiest offensives in four years of conflict.
Is there room for a kindler, gentler version of Dr. Phil on television?
PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California  remained the top team in the Bowl Championship Series  standings, but Oklahoma moved ahead of Miami- Florida for  second place.
McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said on Friday  it generated $3.9 billion in cash from its operations in 2004  due to a strong performance from restaurants open for at least  a year.
One of the three victims of San Francisco Zoo tiger attack was intoxicated and admitted to yelling and waving at the animal while standing atop the railing of the big cat enclosure, police said in court documents filed Thursday.
Federal health officials have warned Procter &amp; Gamble Co. that it is unlawfully marketing a new hand sanitizer aimed for use by children.
Microsoft intensified its legal assault on spam with the filing of seven lawsuits against alleged spammers marketing sexually explicit material, the company said last week.
A national day to celebrate British values, possibly as a new bank holiday, is proposed by two senior ministers.
A contagious stomach virus is likely to blame for sickening about 370 people who ate at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis last week, a county health official said on Monday.
The first thing a visitor will see when entering the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland's galleries for the next two months is Olga Ziemska: Mirror Matter, a series of ruminations on creation and microscopic levels of existence. Ziemska is this year's Wendy L.
Triple champion Marion Jones made a  low-key return to Olympic competition Wednesday by successfully  qualifying for Friday's women's long jump final.
Blog: For too long, technology companies have been living large by making the rest of us pay for their shoddy workmanship. Worst of all, we consumers keep playing along.
Ashland University and the University of Erfurt in Germany have agreed to pursue faculty and student exchanges.
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Former Westlife star Brian McFadden celebrates his first solo number one in the UK singles chart.
Appello lanciato dal presidente dell'Eurogruppo Juncker
French companies were counting some $5 billion in spoils Monday after President Jacques Chirac used an official visit to China to boost economic ties, in a bid to prevent France from being left behind in the emerging Asian superpower&#39;s markets.
Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Serena Williams and Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova of Russia both posted second-round wins Wednesday and moved into the quarterfinals at the inaugural $585,000 China Open.
Kevin Spacey, Laura Linney and Bryce Dallas Howard will be among the award winners at the 16th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Shares in pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca PLC and GlaxoSmithKline PLC tumbled Friday after a US safety official raised concerns over key drugs sold by the companies.
They partied in the streets yesterday in the Dominican Republic, where the president declared a national holiday after Anaheim's Vladimir Guerrero won the American League MVP award in an election that featured four Dominicans, including Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, among the top five finishers.
Swiss voters head to the polls to decide whether the country should impose more restrictive asylum laws.
British rock star Elton John ended his  whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local  media \
The High Court has ruled that the inquest into the death of Princess Diana should be heard by a jury, overturning a decision that a judge could hear the case sitting alone.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still unarmored, their commanding general said Sunday...
The U.S. economy added a modest 111,000 jobs in January, but the job picture was much brighter than first estimated in the final quarter of last year, a government report showed on Friday.
Nortel Networks said today that it will begin releasing restated and delayed financial results dating back to 2001 next week after a nine-month delay.
By last November, John McCain's presidential campaign was broke. To survive, he offered his fundraising lists as collateral for a $4 million line of credit from a local bank. But obtaining the loan required an unusual extra step: He had to take out a special life insurance policy in case he did not...
Approaching the first anniversary of Janet Jackson's famed wardrobe malfunction, a study released Tuesday criticized MTV for the \
Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30 elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
Grammy-winning pop singer Mariah Carey is trying to block porn star-turned politician Mary Carey from trademarking her similar-sounding stage name, saying that fans could get the two performers confused.
FOUNTAINTOWN, Ind. - A 6-foot-tall kangaroo that surprised residents as it bounded through rural central Indiana during the weekend died Monday after authorities used a tranquilizer dart was used to capture it.
In a new article on Sitepoint, David Mytton explains why coding standards are important not only to the individual developer or development team, but to the script users as well. He takes a problem-solution approach to creating maintainable code, peeks at different coding standards, and also has a zip file of his own coding standards that you may want to use.
A worker who attended the Suffolk bird flu outbreak is in hospital with a mild respiratory illness, officials say.
Jeane Kirkpatrick, a leading player  in former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy  as ambassador to the United Nations, has died at the age of 80.
Scotland's largest library which is home to first editions and the country's film archive is badly flooded.
Jealousy or Simplicity? The \
The family that helped create the Pequot tribe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s casino wealth says it has been cast aside.
The German aristocrat Count Gottfried von Bismarck, great-great-grandson of the Iron Chancellor, was found dead yesterday.
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Major powers are considering proposals for sanctions on Iran's nuclear ambitions that include penalties against Tehran's Revolutionary Guards as well as the Tehran's state-owned Bank Sepah.
Russia's prime minister said Thursday its civil aviation industry must be overhauled to reduce reliance on aging aircraft following three major crashes that killed more than 400 people.
Warner Bros. film studio has  delayed the release of its widely anticipated Oliver Stone film  \
Milos Forman left documentaries behind early on. Or did he?
The problem with President Bush&#39;s National Guard years is not that he took shortcuts, but that he won&#39;t come clean about it.
Republican Fred Thompson, whose entry into the presidential race has been long anticipated, will officially launch his candidacy Sept. 6 in a webcast on his campaign site, followed by a five-day tour of early primary states, The Associated Press has learned.
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The attorney for cyclist Floyd Landis criticized the International Cycling Union on Wednesday for leaking the results of the Tour de France winner's positive \
Police investigating the death of a man outside a club are treating it as a racist attack.
Plans by the European Commission to close some areas round British coasts to cod fishing will be opposed by the UK.
The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan pledged Wednesday to increase the cooperation of their intelligence agencies and tighten border controls in an effort to crack down on Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants along the two countries' chaotic border region.
The US government on Thursday confirmed that the head of Apex Digital, a US electronics distributor, had been detained in China, amid allegations of financial wrongdoing.
Description: The scramjet is a new plane that can fly at nearly 10 times the speed of sound. NASA conducted a successful test-flight Tuesday.
Afghanistan's presidential election will  be held on time, President Hamid Karzai said on Monday, despite  rival candidates' fears the lack of security was hampering  their campaigns and undermining voting legitimacy.
Amid thanksgiving hymns and the dancing  of bare-chested warriors, Sudan's government and southern  rebels forged a comprehensive peace on Sunday ending Africa's  longest-running civil war.
3M Co , whose products range  from Scotch tape to optical films for liquid crystal displays,  on Friday posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit,  helped by strong demand in international markets.
TORONTO (CP) - A single dose of flu vaccine could be stretched to protect as many as five people if split into smaller doses and delivered directly into the skin rather than into the muscle of the upper arm, two studies rushed to print Wednesday suggest.
SEATTLE/VANCOUVER  - A storm packing heavy rains and winds gusting at more than 90 mph (145 km/h) slammed into an already-soggy Pacific Northwest, killing three people, officials said on Friday.
Dal 2 gennaio con perturbazione atlantica pioggia e nevicate
The six world powers weighing possible sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program plan to continue talks by telephone next week after a &quot;productive&quot; discussion in Berlin, a US State Department spokesman said.
Two workers for a British security firm are killed in an attack in central Iraq, the US military says.
WASHINGTON -- People once again spent everything they made and then some last year, pushing the personal savings rate to the lowest level since the Great Depression more than seven decades ago.
Britain&#39;s GW Pharmaceuticals Plc said on  Tuesday its pioneering cannabis-based drug Sativex had  qualified to be considered for approval by Canadian regulators  as a treatment for cancer pain.
A follow-up study has revealed that cannabis may help loosen the stiff and spastic muscles of multiple sclerosis sufferers, besides uplifting their mood.
Children as young as four are being taught philosophy in nursery in a bid to encourage good thinking.
(InfoWorld) - Veracode launched its Software Security Ratings Service on June 25, introducing its new system for use in testing the safety of applications development among enterprise customers and third-party software makers. With the debut of the service, Veracode, which is based in Burlington, Mass., claims to have unveiled the world's first standards-based system for rating the overall security of software programs before they are put into production mode. While many companies that harbor software development departments have begun using source code analysis tools to look for potential vulnerabilities in their applications, Veracode aims to take the process one step further by offering businesses and ISVs the ability to scan binary code of their programs for problems. Testing binary code, versus scouring individual lines of source code, allows developers to scan an entire application before it is taken into production, thus increasing their likelihood of finding errors they might have missed along the way and eliminating the need to pursue code that ends up getting cut from a program before it approaches its final state, Veracode officials said. The approach also benefits efforts to develop software using the increasingly popular SOA approach by allowing workers to test code being drawn from multiple programs in their final, integrated state, the company maintains. To support its ratings service -- which customers can use to test the code of their own homegrown applications or those of third-party providers -- the company built its scoring system around the CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) classification, which has been forwarded by federally funded IT security watchdogs Mitre, as well as the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System), which has been piloted by the FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) industry group. By combining the two standards into an integrated testing tool that scans for potential problems and produces a score based on its findings, Veracode officials claim that they can offer companies a more comprehensive manner of understanding just where their programs are weakest from a security perspective. \
WASHINGTON  - Accounting firm KPMG will pay $10 million to settle charges of improper professional conduct while acting as auditor for Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. , the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Wednesday.
Inside the new classroom power struggle: What teachers say about pushy moms and dads who drive them crazy
LONDON  -  The photographs of the two men from the old days look like weathered yearbook snapshots, two fresh-faced politicians elected together to Parliament in 1983, their hair a little too long.
Il boss Mozzarella era in un auto all\u00e2\u0080\u0099interno del parco di Eurodisney, vicino Parigi, quando la polizia francese, insieme a quella italiana, lo ha arrestato. Alla sua cattura hanno preso parte, con il coordinamento
An Oracle executive testified that she expected PeopleSoft\u00c2\u0092s earnings would continue to drop in the wake of Oracle\u00c2\u0092s hostile takeover bid.
Attendees at the Office 2.0 conference say the emergence of Web 2.0 tools in the workplace is creating conflict between IT and users.
RIVERHEAD, NY -- A Long Island jury has convicted Daniel Pelosi of second-degree murder in the death of millionaire investment banker Theodore Ammon.
Consulate in Karachi two years ago, but another key member of his network remains at large, a senior official said Thursday. Naveed-ul Hassan was detained Wednesday at a clothing shop he had been running for
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Tenth-ranked California jumped out to an early 28-7 lead and never let up in a 49-7 rout of Oregon State yesterday.
BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday that North Korea had shut down its nuclear reactor and four related facilities, a major step in efforts to get it to give up its nuclear weapons programs.
BOSTON  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Talbots will close its 78 children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s apparel stores to focus on its core middle-age female customer, the company said Friday.
A man arrested on suspicion of murdering five women speaks of his relief at being told he faces no charges.
By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 2--It's even more predictable than the weather. Plenty of people,  when they hear that an international panel of scientists is saying today that  it's \
About 10-15 people were killed when a truck bomb ripped through downtown Kabul in an attack targetting a US security firm, a police officer at the scene told AFP.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Two women held captive by Colombian rebels for most of this decade were handed over to the Venezuelan government Thursday, triggering euphoria among their friends and family and raising hopes that other hostages could soon be released.
Leaders from 38 Asian and European countries are in Vietnam&#39;s capital Hanoi for the fifth Asia-Europe summit. The European delegations say they will use the meeting to protest against the
Allergan Inc. said on Monday that its Botox wrinkle treatment played no role in the case of four patients who became ill after being treated by an unlicensed physician in Florida.
The newly released Polish edition of a book by a Princeton University professor has dredged up painful memories here, forcing the country to confront a difficult chapter in its history: the deaths of Jews at the hands of Poles in the aftermath of World War II.
ANKENY, Iowa  - In Iowa's unpredictable Democratic presidential scramble, a voter's second choice can be as important as the first -- and ultimately could make the difference in a tight race.
By NANCY ZUCKERBROD and MELISSA TRUJILLO BOSTON - School principal Robin Harris used to see the clock on her office wall as the enemy, its steady ticking a reminder that time was not on her side. But these days Harris smiles when the clock hits 1:55 p.m.
The third-generation owner of Baltimore Toolworks, Downie McCarty, has improved the chisel, a tool seemingly immune to modernization. Now all he needs to do is solve his marketing problem.
The U.S. military said it had launched a major offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday involving 10,000 soldiers, in one of the single biggest operations against the Sunni Islamist militant group in Iraq.
A rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza wounded a 2-year-old girl in a community on the Gaza-Israel border, Israeli police and rescue services said Sunday.
Iraq's president is \
Jurors view CCTV footage believed to show one of five murdered prostitutes getting into the murder suspect's car.
ENGLAND clinched the Dubai Sevens title overnight with a 26-21 win against Fiji to get the new world sevens series season off to a winning start.
PARMA In sei mesi Parma ha cambiato umore e cortigiani come si conviene in una citt\u00c3\u00a0 cresciuta negli inchini delle piccole corti, vedove dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099impero o principi cadetti precipitati nei ducati di provincia.
Many second and third year students have been left penniless after the failure of the Student Loan Company's new 300m computer system.
A car burns in Mosul, Iraq after exploding next to a convoy of US forces Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
New Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections could be organized in less than 90 days but may not be possible any time soon without Hamas's consent, officials involved in election planning said Saturday.
Description: Israel announces it will free 170 Palestinian prisoners in the coming week. Officials said Israel had promised the release to Egypt&#39;s President Hosni Mubarak in exchange for the release by Egypt two weeks ago of an Israeli-Arab businessman.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President Bush warned on  Saturday that deadly guerrilla violence in Iraq and Afghanistan  could worsen in the coming weeks as the two countries move  toward national elections.
BLACKSBURG, Va. &#8212; Boston College Coach Jeff Jagodzinksi was the Green Bay Packers&#8217; tight ends coach from 1999-2003, and last year he was their offensive coordinator. Though he arrived after the Packers won the Super Bowl in 1996, he was there to see quarterback Brett Favre provide plenty of indelible moments. So, Jagodzinski&#8217;s comments following [...].
Sun also on life support, apparently Despite HP's healthy rise in Itanium server sales, IBM think its major rival and Intel will have to give up on the processor in the near future due to basic economics.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly tornado ripped through New Orleans.
It was all very well for Senator John F. Kerry to say he would open bilateral talks with North Korea should he win November&#39;s election, but the Democratic
A Royal Navy non-commissioned officer from Edinburgh has become the first registered Satanist in the British Armed Forces, it has emerged.
While various companies have tried to beat a path from consumers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 phones to their wallets, theater promoters, until now, have held back. Until now.
Your portfolio's growth doesn't have to come from capital gains alone. Check out these solid stocks that pay you to hold them.
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Investor's Business Daily - Apple Computer's   new product announcements are often presaged by buzz that the company will release a low-cost device. And every time, the rumormongers are wrong. Until now.
Thirty-five years after computer scientists at UCLA linked two bulky computers using a 15-foot gray cable, testing a new way for exchanging data over networks, what would ultimately become the Internet remains a work in progress.
The fight over the lucrative market for rheumatoid arthritis drugs is heating up. In the last five years, three similar drugs have been introduced that offer patients the promise of getting back on their feet. Now the manufacturers of all three are jockeying for market share so they can be the leader when Medicare's full prescription drug benefit takes effect ...
lue-chip stocks ended barely higher yesterday as a spike in oil prices to near-record levels pared earlier gains and renewed concerns about the effect of high energy prices on consumer spending and corporate profits.
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it  does not need or want a draft of doctors and other medical  workers even as another agency updates contingency plans for  such a draft in the event of a national catastrophe.
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Identity 2.0 company Sxip releases a new login and password management
New Delhi, October 1: The issue of telecast rights for the upcoming India-Australia Test cricket series turned more complex on Friday with the Prasar Bharati saying it was an &quot;aggrieved party&quot; as it was a higher bidder than Sony TV in the original tender
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Google announced Friday it bought FeedBurner, a Chicago-based company focused on distributing digital media through a technology known as RSS, or Really Simple Syndication.
Il commissario Ue, la fiducia pero' resta elevata
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The European Commission has opened two new antitrust investigations of Microsoft's activities.
JERUSALEM: Israel and Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s foreign ministers inked a deal Monday to step up intelligence cooperation after the Beslan school tragedy, branding terrorism as the biggest challenge facing the international community.
Chileans remember  President Allende who died in the 1973 coup, as Gen Pinochet faces abuse claims.
Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Shane Battier added 18, and Memphis won for the first time in five games this season. Kobe Bryant, guarded by a three-man rotation, had 20 points on 4-for-19 shooting for the Lakers.
September 28, 2004 9:39 AM GMT (Datamonitor) - A move to limit the portion sizes of chocolate bars in the UK is aimed at generating goodwill amongst consumers.
The Department of Health is considering introducing a new jab to protect babies against bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia.
According to Corey Dillon's agent, Steve Feldman , the Patriots have agreed to release the running back March 2, the first day of the NFL year. Feldman said yesterday he still plans to explore offers for Dillon, despite Dillon's comments about planning to retire.
MILAN MANDARIC, the Portsmouth chairman, launched a thinly veiled attack on Harry Redknapp, the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s former manager, yesterday as he announced that Velimir Zajec would take charge \u00e2\u0080\u009cfor the foreseeable future\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Ministers need a more coherent strategy on space or risk falling behind other countries, MPs warn.
Smithfield Foods Inc. (SFD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US hog and pork producer, on Tuesday reported higher fiscal second-quarter profit due to strong hog prices and the acquisition last year of Farmland Foods.
SAN FRANCISCO Intel, the largest semiconductor maker, has reported that its profit for the third quarter rose 15 percent from a year earlier, though it continued to struggle with an inventory glut that has reduced its profit margins.
ROMA 16 OTTOBRE 2004 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 La Pianura Padana ha livelli di inquinamento da biossido d\u00e2\u0080\u0099azoto \u00e2\u0080\u0094 un gas che \u00c3\u00a8 precursore dello smog fotochimico (ozono e altre sostanze) e delle piogge acide \u00e2\u0080\u0094 tra i piu alti al mondo.
The cases of those accused with roles in 9/11 represent a major part of \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe unfinished business\u00e2\u0080\u009d that President Bush talks about when he vows \u00e2\u0080\u009cto sprint to the finish.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was in intensive care with a broken skull on Wednesday following what he says was a brutal police attack while in custody, his spokesman said.
Former Baptist minister switches emphasis to the economy ahead of Republican primary in Michigan
The headless body of a Sudanese editor whose paper angered Islamists last year is found.
US warplanes pounded Mehdi Army positions in Najaf early Monday as fighting continued between US-Iraqi forces and militiamen loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
Alliance leader David Ford reveals he was interviewed by police about an alleged offer of a peerage.
Shares in Manchester United rally on Monday as the club confirms it has received a takeover approach.
Not everyone is following the lead of the Seattle Art Museum and its evocation of Spain this month with its handsome exhibition \
The U.S. military has launched a criminal investigation into photographs that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed detainees, and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.
Actress Julia Roberts and her cameraman boyfriend Daniel Moder kiss during their wedding ceremony in this Thursday, July 4, 2002 file photo, at her 40-acre estate outside Taos, NM Roberts gave birth to twins Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder
Two people are killed in an explosion at a cinema in the Pakistani town of Mingora.
Larry Bigbie had a career game with seven RBI Friday night as Baltimore ended Minnesota&#39;s nine-game winning streak, 11-2. Bigbie doubled in three runs during Baltimore&#39;s five-run
(CBS/AP) Iraq&#39;s interim government and rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have both agreed to a peace deal presented by top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
Hopefuls including Amy Winehouse are set to find out the winner of the Mercury  Prize in London.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission filed civil suits on Wednesday charging that six  former top executives at the technology company Peregrine  Systems committed massive accounting fraud.
Microsoft Corp.  and watch maker Swatch   are offering wireless data watches with faster information updates at lower prices than earlier models, the companies said on Wednesday.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Court TV legal analyst Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom, are filing for divorce after three years of marriage.
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, jailed for buying illegal weapons in 1993, returns to an Indian prison.
Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s spokesman on Thursday denied news reports that a Libyan man jailed for blowing up a US-bound passenger jet over Scotland would finish his sentence in Libya.
Risultati dei posticipi della 37/a giornata del campionato spagnolo.
Iraq&#39;s majority Shiite Muslims on Thursday unveiled a broad electoral alliance in a move likely to leave them with the lion&#39;s share of the vote in next month&#39;s landmark polls for a transitional government.
MILANO - Le azioni Fiat salgono in Borsa (+1,32%) dopo le voci di una clamorosa richiesta di risarcimento di 3 miliardi di dollari (2,25 miliardi di euro) nei confronti di General Motors (GM), in cambio della rinuncia ad esercitare il \u00c2\u00abput \u00c2\u00bb, ovvero la
Quasi dimezzato a 117 milioni, cedola a 0,032 euro
A two-day strike called by Maoist rebels in Nepal begins and closes down large parts of the country.
The Republicans&#39; nightmare was that Vice President Dick Cheney would come across as a nasty and brooding villain. The Democrats&#39; nightmare was that Sen. John Edwards would be a syrupy but unlikable courtroom performer.
European Union leaders and Turkey  agreed on Friday the terms on which Ankara will start  membership talks with the bloc next October, an EU government  official said.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Fresh from big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee said they had momentum as they swept into New Hampshire on Friday to campaign for the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.
Hurricane Ivan hurtled toward Jamaica Thursday after devastating the Caribbean island of Grenada, where up to 24 people died, and killing nine others in Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Tobago.
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ST. LOUIS - A couple who found a jar of pasta sauce inside a box where a camcorder should have been said Tuesday that Sony Entertainment Inc. is giving them a new camcorder.
More than a dozen people were injured Friday when fighting broke out in the West Bank city of Ramallah amid growing tensions between rival Palestinian factions.
Keauna McLaughlin, 15, and Rockne Brubaker, 21, hold first place after short program at the U.S. figure skating championships.
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NASA on Thursday moved up the next scheduled space shuttle mission by two days to give Endeavour more chances to lift off during what looks to be a busy month.
Denmark is now the EU's most competitive and dynamic economy, according to a report.
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Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain have agreed to commit to the production of a second batch of Eurofighter aircraft and the project is awaiting the green light from the partners' individual parliaments, a Eurofighter spokesman said.
A US missile-defense system will be built in Poland despite Russia's anger over the plans, President Lech Kaczynski of Poland said yesterday at a meeting with President Bush. Kaczynski expressed confidence over the planned system, although Poland has held off a formal agreement to host it and pressed for concessions on issues including related military contracts. \
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US captain Claudio Reyna will miss the Americans&#39; World Cup qualifiers against El Salvador and Panama because of injuries. Reyna hurt his left quadriceps Sept.
John Hinckley, left, arrives at Federal Court in Washington guarded by US Marshals in this Sept. 2, 2003, file photo. Hinckley, 48, the man who shot President Reagan in 1981, says his mental condition has
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier returned to Pairs from Amman on Saturday evening after hisMiddle East tour to gain the release of two French journalists, still held in hostage in Iraq, French radio RFI reported.
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France's Brian Joubert won his first Grand Prix final on Saturday to establish himself as the top contender for next month's European championship crown.
NEW YORK - Martha Stewart (search) announced Wednesday at a press conferecne that had decided to surrender for prison as soon as possible, citing the need &quot;to put this nightmare behind me.
EDITORS at 11 international science journals have imposed a new policy that will result in the public release of negative medical research that pharmaceutical companies often prefer to hide.
Despite Harvard's decision to stop early admissions, more students are applying for college earlier and earlier
The top magazines in the U.S. typically shortchange readers when it comes to articles on prostate and colon cancer screening, according to researchers.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- President General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan strongly defended his day-old peace pact with Taliban militants yesterday and, standing next to President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan's capital , made an impassioned plea to repair the leaders' stormy relations and combat the ``common enemy\
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Lebanese opposition leaders on Tuesday  bluntly implicated Syria in the assassination of former Prime  Minister Rafik al-Hariri, with mourners taking out their anger  on Syrian workers in the former prime minister's hometown.
HONEYWELL International, the United States industrial conglomerate, has agreed a US$1.5 billion (\u00c2\u00a3780 million) trump bid for Novar, to beef up its security business and lift 2005 earnings from the low end of forecasts.
The IAAF charges Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou with doping violations.
It has become all too familiar: the pale, shocked face of a hostage, crumpled in fear and despair, begging Prime Minister Tony Blair to concede to the captors&#39; demands and spare another Briton from the savagery of the executioner&#39;s sword.
The Kenyan opposition calls for new presidential polls, as police move to block another opposition protest
Our position is: More US troops are needed to serve until the election, but Iraq must eventually handle its own security. The Pentagon&#39;s announcement that deployments are being extended for more than 10,000
The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon restricted its staff movements and urged Americans to avoid popular areas, a day after a bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic car and killed three people in a Christian suburb north of Beirut.
EU antitrust regulators gave the green light Monday to a merger of Britain&#39;s Automobile Association with travel and insurance firm Saga after determining that the deal would not stifle competition.
In the betting world, the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl, easily covering the one-touchdown point spread to put a few bucks in their fans' pockets. In the real world, they drove those fans nuts with turnovers and mindless clock management in the fourth quarter of a game they had a chance to win.
BusinessWeek Online - With Intel  struggling to crack the white-hot cell-phone business, some pros say it has little choice but to buy its way in. Names that pop up include Qualcomm and Analog Devices , which already collaborates with Intel on cell-phone technology. But attempts with Analog \
Stress brought on by the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington in 2001 led to heart problems for some Americans, even if they had no personal connection to the events, a study released on Monday found.
With 6,000 characters to memorize, Westerners shudder at the idea reading even the most basic street signs and instructions in Chinese. A new set of brain images shows why: Reading English-style alphabets and Chinese characters use very different parts of the brain.
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Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing  North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program could move  ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday,  welcoming Pyongyang&#39;s invitation to U.N. inspectors.
Lebanon's future is at stake in a battle between \
NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
Militants in Nigeria reportedly free 10 Indians more than two weeks after their abduction near Port Harcourt.
Massive share buybacks can't quite counteract lagging net income.
The Cuban leader refused tranquilizers and general anaesthetic during three-hour surgery to rebuild his broken left kneecap. He told doctors.
The inquiry in alleged bribes paid for Saudi contracts stands to cost the UK billions in lost deals, manufacturers warn the government.
Spain launches legal action against US marine explorers over a wreck they have found laden with treasure.
Ex-President Moi's one-time strongman Nicholas Biwott is registered as leader of Kenya's former ruling party.
Militants stepped up attacks across Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 30 people in a spate of bombings and shootings that followed a threat by al Qaeda to launch a new phase of violence.
Crude oil prices surged again Wednesday, rising above $47 a barrel amid lingering concerns in supply from Iraq and Russia.
MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose unique, pristine voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71.
Britney Spears has finalized her marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, three weeks after a hush-hush ceremony that was her second wedding of the year.
KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Sudan said Sunday it was  disappointed with a U.N. resolution that threatens sanctions if  it does not stop violence in the western Darfur region, adding  it was resentful of the world body.
Blog: A positive sign for Moore is that the film is popular among file sharers. But will they hurt the movie's ticket sales?
Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Chelsea remained perfect and became the first team to clinch a spot in the knockout phase of the Champions League competition Tuesday with a 1-0 win at CSKA Moscow.
More than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian despite improvements in child mortality rates worldwide, the United Nations Children's Fund said.
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By Chris De Benedetti  FREMONT -- Oakland A's co-owner Lew Wolff wants to meet more frequently with city officials in coming months to forge an agreement to make Fremont the team's new home for as many as 40 years, according to a letter obtained by The Argus on Tuesday.
Airbus is considering a transfer of A380 superjumbo production work to France from Germany and assembly of a planned A350 mid-sized jet could also be based at Toulouse, Chief Executive Christian Streiff said in an interview published Thursday.
Peru's Machu Picchu, Jordan's Petra and the Acropolis were among the top contenders to be picked as the new seven Wonders of the World with just a few hours to go in a massive poll to pick the winners.
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A top official from Sweden's opposition party quits over a political spying row - just days before elections.
Presidential and congressional candidates can raise unlimited donations to finance recounts as President Bush and Al Gore did for their high-stakes Florida dispute in 2000.
AJAF, Iraq, Aug. 16 - Just five days after they arrived here to take over from Army units that had encircled Najaf since an earlier confrontation in the spring, new Marine commanders decided to smash guerrillas loyal to the rebel Shiite ...
Abnormal hormone levels could play a significant role in how multiple sclerosis develops, researchers suggest.
Eddie Murphy has said that he's not sure if he's the father of ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown's unborn child. Brown, however, says she's quite certain that he is.
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TWO months ago, her career winding down after a string of foot injuries and her interest in staying aboard the travelling circus of tennis dwindling, Lindsay Davenport pondered retirement and a life of being a wife and, hopefully, a mother.
As some of you may know, New York has become Conventionville, a mecca for folks who have time on their hands and decided to spend it here. These are people generally able to avoid heavy lifting and deep thought, converging on The Apple to take a few bites, have some laughs, and determine the leadership of their ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will address parliament on Monday just hours before American officials deliver a vital progress report on Iraq that could influence future U.S. strategy on the war.
Rival Sony began its worldwide assault yesterday by launching a new handheld console, PlayStation Portable, in game-crazy Japan. Sony aims to seek and destroy GameBoy and its maker Nintendo&#39;s $5billion hold
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The day after he helped the Giants win the Super Bowl, David Tyree was everywhere at Montclair High School even as he was on a plane flying home from Arizona.
over half the children in the world - suffer extreme deprivation because of war, HIV/AIDS or poverty, according to a report released yesterday by the United Nations Children&#39;s Fund.
Bilbao moved away from the relegation zone with a scarcely deserved victory. Ismael Urzaiz put the home side in front when he headed in a Francisco Yeste free kick in the 33rd minute.
The Federal Communications Commission has asked for a tape of NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics after it received at least one indecency complaint.
Reckless or repeated breaches of data security should become a criminal offence, a committee of MPs says.
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Despite the seeming ridiculousness of the whole incident, Courtney Love is going to have to face the music when it comes to her alleged assault against the friend of her ex-boyfriend, Jim Barber.
The US Supreme Court agrees to decide whether the Ten Commandments can be displayed on government property. By BRADY DENNIS, Times Staff Writer.
TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market posted a small gain Thursday, pushed higher by the gold sector, but drug company Merck &amp; Co.
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The conditions were ideal for a successful Saratoga debut for its native son Funny Cide, but the Spa&#39;s reputation as the Graveyard of Favorites prevailed again.
Former Squeeze mainstays Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook will reunite for a live acoustic performance Nov.
Investors in mobile phone giant Vodafone were rattled today by speculation the company could be drawn into a 40 billion US dollars (\u00c2\u00a320.8bn) bidding war.
American Cat Osterman proved top dog in  a pitching battle with rivals Japan, as the U.S. softball team  rallied in extra innings to win 3-0 Monday.
A life-sized Nativity scene is seen in front of the obelisk and near the Christmas tree in St. Peter&#39;s Square at the Vatican after the unveiling ceremony, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.
Ahmadinejad's account rejected in his own country, which is second only to Thailand for sex changes.
NATO peacekeepers once patrolled this Bosnian Serb rebel stronghold in armored personnel carriers, but the town is now so calm an EU force taking over on Thursday could monitor it from the bar.
THE improbable dream is almost reality. Glenn McGrath, brilliantly leading the charge in his 100th Test, yesterday joined pace partner Jason Gillespie in choking the life out of India&#39;s underachieving top order in the third Test.
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Austria uncovers a child pornography network involving more than 2,360 suspects in 77 countries, authorities say.
CLEVELAND (Billboard) - With Ashlee Simpson in the news  this week following a disastrous lip-synching appearance on  \
The combination of technologies like SATA disk drives, grid architectures, de-duplication, removable disk cartridges and asynchronous replication coupled with their faster speeds and higher reliability ratings are simply too much for tape to withstand any longer. Expect to say goodbye to tape as a backup's primary target yet in your career.
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Police on Friday said they'd uncovered &#36;74 million worth of crystal methamphetamine hidden in hollowed-out candles from China &#151; one of Australia's biggest-ever drug seizures.
Merck and Co. Inc. on Wednesday said a  federal court in Louisiana will handle pretrial matters in  product liability lawsuits around the country filed in federal  courts by former users of the company's withdrawn Vioxx  arthritis drug.
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Two nurses accused of taking part in killing patients at a hospital after Hurricane Katrina will testify before a grand jury, indicating prosecutors could be focusing on a doctor also accused in the case, a source close to the investigation said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 5: Gordon Cooper, 77, one of the seven US astronauts who made the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first manned spaceflights and became known as possessors of The Right Stuff, died on Monday at his home in Ventura, Calif.
There will be no jobs for unskilled workers in Britain within 10 years, the leading employers&#39; organisation claims today. The prediction is based on the growth in
The CIA is publishing a series of  classified reports revising its prewar intelligence assessments  of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, an intelligence official  said on Tuesday.
Children of mothers exposed to organic solvents during their pregnancies had lower scores on certain tests of language, behavior, and cognitive functioning.
Alvin Pearman ran for 104 yards, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and Virginia shut down Clemson after the opening 15 minutes in a convincing 30-10 victory Thursday night.
Most U.S. carriers profit from consumer ignorance about the locking issue. But the iPhone controversy is changing all that. It's time consumers demand unlocked cell phones from their carriers.
Three months ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. Now there might not be a season for the Lightning to defend that championship.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - An Alaskan wildfire ignited by an errant spark from a power tool has spread to 50,000 acres and burned at least 70 structures in a popular recreation area, officials said on Saturday.
The Detroit Tigers optioned reliever Roberto Novoa to Double-A Erie and called up relief pitcher Craig Dingman from Triple-A Toledo.
Iraq&#39;s US-backed leader has made an impassioned plea for European nations divided by the war to reunite to help stabilize and rebuild his country.
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A rare sexually transmitted disease  that is spreading among gay and bisexual men in Europe could be  poised to surface in the United States, the U.S. Centers for  Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who looks set to become Indonesia&#39;s next president held talks with the police about the security situation in Jakarta, which has suffered two major terror attack in the past year.
A broadcaster at the centre of a racist bullying row over Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty was ordered Thursday to make a series of on-air apologies following the controversy.
Nike was among the first organizers of women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s athletic events to award jewelry to participants and age-group winners instead of medals or plaques, and now the idea is catching on.
An Eritrean Christian singer, held without charge for two years before fleeing into exile, takes asylum in Denmark.
WASHINGTON: In his first trip abroad since winning a second term, US President George W. Bush heads to an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile hoping to revive global trade talks and kill off North Korea&#39;s nuclear programme.
Experts rank the Hokies' five-player 2007 class No. 12 in the country, a boon helped both by Virginia Tech's switch to the ACC and Coach Seth Greenberg's recruiting style.
Former bond trader Orlando Joseph  Jett, who was accused of creating false profits to hide losses,  has been ordered by a court to pay $8.41 million, the  Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday.
Rebels attacked the provincial governor&#39;s office in Iraq&#39;s third city of Mosul on Thursday, killing one of his bodyguards and wounding four more, the US military said.
The 5-year chart for Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) fails to show the fantastic success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series of films.
The Denver Broncos arrived at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday with the best defense in the NFL. Since giving up 167 yards rushing in the season-opening win
The largest polar research programme for half a century, lasting two years,  is launched on Thursday.
Pujols hit his sixth homer of the playoffs, while Edmonds hit his third and second of the LCS...Sanders also had three hits...St. Louis&#39; two runs in the first inning snapped a scoreless streak of 14 frames
Glen Cove staff laid off on Friday, Texas staff locked out of their offices; games library in jeopardy. According to numerous sources, including some former Acclaim staffers, Acclaim Entertainment&#39;s home office
An examination of the process that led to the broadcast shows that CBS rushed the story onto the air while ignoring the advice of its own outside experts, and used as corroborating witnesses people who had no firsthand knowledge of the documents.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown proposed sweeping changes to the way Britain is governed Tuesday, including moves towards a written constitution and changing the way it decides on going to war.
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The first Made-in-China Chrysler cars, built by local partner Chery Automobile Co., could reach the United States or Europe within 30 months, as ambitious Chinese rivals race to penetrate the world's big auto markets.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- In a move that could extend Europe&#39;s borders to the edge of the Middle East, the European Union on Wednesday recommended starting negotiations with Turkey on full membership.
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Veterans of World War II are to re-enact their code-breaking heroics at Bletchley Park.
Players from around the globe gather in Buenos Aires to compete in the 17th gay football World Cup.
SKOPJE, Nov 6  - The Macedonian government, buoyed by US recognition of Macedonia&#39;s constitutional name, was pulling out all the stops Saturday to scupper a referendum that could set back the peace process with the restive ethnic Albanian minority.
Even by Michael Schumacher&#39;s standards, qualifying on pole and then winning his 13th grand prix of the season in one day is a super-human effort.
Former world number one Martina Hingis thrashed Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-2 to win a record fifth Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday.
update A price war is brewing in the world of Internet telephone services, as providers try to win over consumers who now have a host of options when it comes to making calls.
com. As Boston Red Sox first basemen Doug Mientkiewicz squeezed the ball in his glove for the final out of the 2004 World Series, you could almost hear a collective
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The compounds which colour dark fruit and vegetables may fight cancer, US research suggests.
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Turkey is battling the largest recorded outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, which has killed at least 20 people this year, and experts said Tuesday more cases of the Ebola-like disease are inevitable in coming months.
Gunmen wearing camouflage uniform snatched 14 people from around a computer store in central Baghdad on Monday, an Interior Ministry official said.
John Edwards' presidential campaign is entitled to $8.8 million in federal matching funds and John McCain's could get $5.8 million, election regulators said Thursday.
BACS, the UK clearing house and operator of the direct debit system, will today announce it is changing its name to Voca and planning to muscle in on the continental European market for automated payments.
SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 15, 2004 - Oracle Corp. topped Wall Street&#39;s profit forecast, but the business software maker saw sales of its business applications software slide 36 percent with the reversal of that
Reforming the tax system is more politically risky and economically complex than the president let on during the campaign.
NEW YORK, May 26 -- An American student arrested last year in London on allegations of providing al-Qaeda fighters with equipment to attack U.S. soldiers was in federal custody Saturday.
Manchester United Manager Alex Ferguson, calls him the best English player in the last 30 years, and he&#39;s expected to debut for the club tomorrow in its Champions League match at Old Trafford against Turkey&#39;s Fenerbahce.
Sudan and Darfur rebels will hold peace talks on 27 October, the Khartoum government and the UN say.
All options, including cutting quotas, are up for discussion when OPEC ministers meet in Cairo this week to plan their response to a sharp fall in prices
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A bomb exploded under a police car at a pop concert Sunday in southern Turkey, injuring at least 14 people, the prime minister's office said.
BALTIMORE -- Undaunted by a first half in which the Baltimore Ravens failed to score against the struggling Dallas Cowboys, Kyle Boller spoke confidently to his offense about staging a comeback.
A genetic mutation that raises the risk of breast cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common breast cancer susceptibility gene, researchers reported on Sunday.
Music producer Phil Spector has been ordered to appear in court Monday &#151; a possible sign that he has been indicted by a grand jury for murder, his attorney said Wednesday.
The U.S. military is likely to wrap up its relief efforts for tsunami victims in Indonesia this month, a Navy commander said Saturday, a move that would end the biggest American military operation in Southeast Asia since the Vietnam War.
Oracle Corp. , the world&#39;s third  largest software maker, reported profit that beat Wall Street  expectations on Tuesday and gave a positive growth outlook for  the current quarter that nudged its shares higher.
Share prices tumble in London in eerie echo of Black Monday crash of October 1987.
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Japanese mobile phone firm DoCoMo is in talks to buy 3G handsets from Motorola.
The Bush administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to uphold Attorney General John Ashcroft&#39;s power to stop Oregon doctors from helping terminally ill patients
A founding father of molecular biology and a surgeon who developed the standard operation for removing cataracts are among the winners of this year's Lasker awards for medical research.
A winter storm brought near-blizzard conditions to much of the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transportation across the region, while a deadly tornado ripped through New Orleans.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures in New York will probably rise next week, after setting records every day except one since July, on concern that shipments will be curtailed as demand grows, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed.
The Red Sox' 6-0 victory may have been little more than a footnote for the home team, but it was still a matter of some urgency for the Minnesota Twins, who took the field knowing the Detroit Tigers had lost that afternoon, giving them a chance, with a victory last night, to vault ahead of the Tigers into first place ...
Oracle Corp.&#39;s 18-month struggle to gain control of PeopleSoft Inc. drew to a close this morning when PeopleSoft&#39;s board agreed to a new $10.3 billion takeover offer.
For teenagers, online harassment has become a part of life, but many schools and parents have only just become aware of it.
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Description: NPR&#39;s John Ydstie talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter, about Sunday&#39;s beatification ceremony for five new Catholic saints.
The venerable Times of London published its final edition as a broadsheet newspaper on Saturday. On Monday, it relaunches as a tabloid.
Six Detroit Lions were named to the Pro Bowl including three starters, corner Dre&#39; Bly, returner Eddie Drummond and defensive tackle Shawn Rogers.
The Los Angeles Times reported late Saturday that Roger Clemens was one of the six players whose names had been blacked out of an affidavit filed in federal court.
Hollywood directors said on Thursday they will seek to start contract talks with major film studios in January, giving striking screenwriters more time to restart their own stalled negotiations.
A judgement is due on a High Court challenge to plans for 17 regional casinos across Britain.
Tajikistan on Saturday formally granted Russian forces in the Central Asian state a permanent military base in a move Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed as a guarantee of regional security.
Although Microsoft has long been criticized for security flaws in its software, those days -- while not exactly over -- are receding, according to Scott Charney, corporate vice president of the company's Trustworthy Computing initiative. This is part 1 of a two-part interview.
Don&#39;t be embarrassed to question your doctor about that new prescription he&#39;s written, the National Council on Patient Information and Education advises.
LAURA GRANVILLE of the United States crushed fifth-seeded Denisa Chladkova of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA event here today.
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IBUSUKI - The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea agreed Saturday to work to narrow the lingering perception gap over Japan&#39;s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, while their top leaders wrapped up their two-day meeting with a stroll and a
A new round of peace talks for Sudan's  troubled Darfur region will be delayed by two days because top  rebel delegates have been unable to get to Nigeria for the  negotiations, a rebel leader said.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri-Columbia's $75 million basketball venue was formally renamed Mizzou Arena on Friday, just days after the Wal-Mart heiress for whom it originally was named was accused of cheating her way through another college.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A judge in Florida made public Anna Nicole Smith's 5-year-old will on Friday and gave the go-ahead for the former Playboy playmate to be embalmed.
For forlorn travelers, volunteers at Travelers Aid stations around the country offer a friendly face and a helping hand.
The West Nile virus is now responsible for six deaths in California, with the number of people infected with the virus at 249, according to the most recent data released by the California Department of Health Services.
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have established their northernmost base in Afghanistan, pushing further up the border with Pakistan to block militants crossing jagged mountains, train fledgling local forces and build support among wary tribesmen.
Jamie Carragher has urged his Liverpool team-mates to keep their nerve as Rafa Benitez's side battle to stay in the title race.
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Unprecedented amounts of data will need to be secured in new, untested ways. What's the best course to pursue in such uncharted territory?
The bodies of three men are found in a Glasgow flat sparking what is understood to be a major murder inquiry.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick admitted on Friday he participated in an illegal dogfighting operation and was suspended indefinitely by the National Football League.
Sheer disgust for Jonathan by his tribe mates on CBS' \
NEW YORK -- Americans lost about $49.3 billion in 2006 to criminals who stole their identities, an 11.5 percent decline that may reflect increased vigilance among consumers and businesses, a study released yesterday shows.
Swiss reinsurer Converium has confirmed in a regulatory filing that it is facing a probe by the US Securities and Exchange Commission into possible insider trading of its stock ahead of a profit warning in July.
By Anonymous  Last month, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. presented a $15,000 check to the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission (NTRPDC) to help fund a project to remove flood debris from area waterways in the Northern Tier region.
A senior executive of a Marsh &  McLennan Cos.MMC.N unit denied a newspaper report on Friday  that he would replace the insurance brokerage's chairman and  chief executive Jeffrey Greenberg.
ROMA, 2 dicembre 2004 - Ultima spiaggia. La Lazio e&#39; atterrata ad Atene, dove ha svolto l&#39;ultimo allenamento in vista della partita di Coppa Uefa contro l&#39;Egaleo. Poche le possibilita&#39; di qualificazione agli
Stocks to watch on Friday: MICROSOFT  CORP. MSFT.O: The world's largest software maker will suffer  serious harm if it is forced to provide a version of Windows  without Windows Media Player audio-visual software, its lawyer  told a European Union court.
At least 17 people died as a result of two suicide car bombs in Baghdad Sunday, CNN reported. One of the car bombs apparently exploded prematurely at a busy intersection near
The 19-hour WGA meltdown over the weekend raises questions about the reliability of Microsoft's services, analysts said today.
Miami - Hurricane Jeanne forced the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers to move their game today to primetime. The teams and the league agreed to move the starting time from 11 am MDT to 6:30 pm MDT because
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians set Jan. 9 as  the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on  Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume  Middle East peacemaking.
Singer Liza Minnelli was hospitalized after she fell out of bed and hit her head at her New York home. Her bodyguard called 911 when 58-year-old entertainer could not lift herself off the floor, People magazine reported.
Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O on  Friday said Chief Executive Richard Anderson is leaving the  company to join a health care group, as the airline struggles  with cutting costs, low fares and tough competition.
In menswear the day has come where the mixing of the brands, national and international, has arrived.
Even non-Americans can cast a vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election thanks to a Web site tracking world opinion on the race for the White House.
Demon thriller &quot;Exorcist: The Beginning&quot; debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, displacing &quot;Alien vs. Predator,&quot; which tumbled to No.
Fabio Capello left no doubt about the size of the task facing him as he tries to drag England out of the international wilderness.
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, among the most prominent Hispanic business executives in the United States, to be his new Commerce secretary, as the president continued with what Republicans said would be a broad overhaul
Mariners outfielder Jason Ellison started a four-run rally and then touched off a benches-clearing shoving match in Seattle's 7-3 win over the Athletics yesterday in Oakland, Calif.
US Airways and its pilots union agreed yesterday on a new labor contract a week after the Arlington carrier asked a bankruptcy judge to force court-ordered pay cuts on employees.
L'utilizzo dei termini tecnici e di acronimi incomprensibili per quanto riguarda la tecnologia, dai libretti di istruzioni alle pubblicazioni di settore, allontana il pubblico
ROMA - Shopping? No, grazie. A novembre dopo cinque mesi di rialzi consecutivi l&#39;indice che misura la fiducia dei consumatori italiani torna a scendere. Una flessione da attribuire alla situazione economica del Paese e ai timori per la disoccupazione.
She\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll have to move a mountain of cultural, religious and sexual prejudice to achieve this in a country where, only a few years ago, women could not work or walk the streets on their own, and
Elvis Presley scores his third No 1 in a month, as the re-released It's Now Or Never hits the top of the singles chart.
The Atlantis shuttle detaches from the International Space Station in preparation to return to Earth.
TORONTO, Nov 29 (Reuters Life!) - As temperatures drop across North America heading into winter, a seasonal creature emerges from homes everywhere -- the ice hockey mom.
If he does appear, Cuban authorities will likely celebrate it as a major victory over the leader's enemies. A no-show will likely set off a new round of speculation about his health
Passengers identified for additional security screening will now have their passes checked for explosives using document-scanning machines.
Interactive exhibits have been a mainstay in museums for more than three decades. In recent years museums have become more creative about the way they introduce technology into their exhibits.
Sentenced to three years The son of Labour MP and millionaire businessman Mohammed Sarwar has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of an \u00c2\u00a3850,000 VAT scam involving imported mobile phones.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The recent discovery of a never-published Ernest Hemingway tale may not have been much of a find after all.
Dr. Amy Marder still chokes up when she speaks of her Australian terrier, CeCe, who died last year during an operation.
A Wisconsin girl is the first known person in history to survive rabies without getting a rabies shot. Jeanna Giese, 15, was bitten by a bat while attending church in September.
It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like \
Sanath Jayasuriya took five for 17 to lead Sri Lanka to an emphatic 119-run win the triangular tournament final on Saturday and keep Pakistan waiting for their first one-day title at home.
It&#39;s a clash between the film industry and a consumer electronics company -- over a home theatre jukebox. The legal battle is over something called the Kaleidescape System.
A California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison and ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution for selling pirated software online.
CLEVELAND -- Jason Michaels hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Thursday.
The Discovery crew prepares for a fresh spacewalk to complete the rewiring of the International Space Station.
Northeastern quarterback Shawn Brady engaged in an aerial duel with Villanova's Marvin Burroughs, but the Huskies held on to win, 34-30, at Parsons Field yesterday because their defense took advantage of the lone turnover in the game.
A man is found guilty of the attempted murder of Nottinghamshire police officer Rachael Bown.
The world&#39;s highest road bridge, standing taller than the Eiffel Tower, was today inaugurated in southern France by the country&#39;s president, Jacques Chirac.
Rapper Foxy Brown was arrested in Florida and held overnight for battery and obstruction of justice, according to the arrest record and local newspaper reports on Friday.
Underwear that helps women slim or men feel cool and fresh -- purveyors of cosmeto-textiles were out in force at Paris's annual lingerie trade fair on Sunday.
Seoul, Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. said today it has set aside $100 million to cover costs associated with the price-fixing investigation by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for alleged price-fixing
After several days of anti-French mob violence, France and the US began one of the most largest evacuations of hundreds of French citizens and thousands of others from Ivory Coast.
Sprint and Nextel announced plans for a $36 billion merger Wednesday, creating a new major wireless phone power with a customer base to challenge its two larger rivals.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Est del Congo: \u00c2\u0093Si apre un timido spiraglio negoziale, anche se continuano le attivit\u00c3\u00a0 militari\u00c2\u0094 Goma (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Sembra aprirsi uno spiraglio negoziale, almeno secondo quanto riferiscono le radio locali, che riportano l\u00c2\u0092affermazione di Nkunda sulla sua disponibilit\u00c3\u00a0 a intavolare trattative con il governo\u00c2\u0094 dice all\u00c2\u0092Agenzia Fides un mission...
Norvegia, nascera' nuova societa' nel settore energia
Invito del presidente task-force Stock a investitori
A possible chemical leak aboard the International Space Station gave a brief scare after an otherwise flawless Shuttle Atlantis mission, due to wind up Wednesday.
Microsoft has released five Security Bulletins warning of several vulnerabilities that put computers running Windows at risk of attack.
It's one of the few countries that still has vast swathes of tropical rainforests left.
NAPLES - Justin Leonard and Steve Flesch combined for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead over Hank Kuehne and former Florida State standout Jeff Sluman on Friday after the first round of the Franklin Templeton Shootout.
Global health experts have warned Southeast Asia it must unite to combat the spread of bird flu. The World health Organisation says the virus has the potential to become the next human influenza pandemic.
Six-nation talks on scrapping North Korea&#39;s nuclear programme are likely to resume next week, South Korea&#39;s foreign ministry said Tuesday, as disarmament efforts gathered pace after months of stalemate.
Three Indonesian Christians on death row for attacking Muslims will be executed later this week, their lawyers say.
The carrier's chief technical officer, Dick Lynch, talks strategy as the mobile industry enters a new era.
The top Palestinian security official said the government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Fatah faction.
Only a few weeks after leaving his job on Wall Street in the spring of 2004, Lawrence Schloss found himself dealing with dirty running water and eight-hour walks across glaciers that at times threatened to collapse.
The former CEO of Computer Associates International Inc. pleaded not guilty to federal securities fraud and other charges Thursday in a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the business software maker.
Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.
PARIS - In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week.
SAN JOSE, Calif.) - Phreaks, spoofers and spammers want to invade your home computer, and the tricks of their trade include airsnarfs, wabbits and fork bombs.
A French court rules against Victor Hugo's heirs in their fight against a Les Miserables sequel.
Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, intervenendo ai microfoni di Radio Radio, garantisce ai t...
Domodedovo Airport, starting point of the two planes that crashed Tuesday, is one of three main passenger airports serving the Russian capital.
After months of unsuccessful talks, the media giant asks YouTube to remove over 100,000 unauthorized video clips from the hugely popular site. By the Associated Press.
The Ukranian government has been criticised for serious flaws in the first round of the country&#39;s presidential election. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In Missouri, a longtime bellwether, bragging rights are more important than delegates. And the Dems race is tightening
New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.
BELFAST: A decade after the Irish Republican Army&#39;s (IRA) first ceasefire came into force, negotiations open in Northern Ireland today aimed at reaching a deal to stand down the guerrilla group.
Serena Williams demonstrated that her shaky knee is holding up fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 yesterday to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.
Online search leader Google Inc. said Friday it purchased FeedBurner, which helps bloggers and podcasters syndicate and make money from their online content, for an undisclosed sum.
U.S. health officials said they do not expect a flu shot shortage after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated...
A suicide car-bomber attacked a NATO convoy on a busy road in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday wounding six people including three NATO soldiers, police and NATO said.
North Korea accused the United States on  Saturday of provoking war by carrying out an anti-missile test  over the Pacific and holding military drills with South Korean  forces on the divided peninsula.
So a \u00e2\u0080\u009cnaked\u00e2\u0080\u009d Nicolette Sheridan dropped a towel in front of Terrell Owens in the Eagles lockerroom and then jumped into his arms.
The ensemble So Percussion is gradually making its way through the ranks of composers most revered by percussionists.
Palestinian journalists on Saturday protested the kidnapping of a Fox News correspondent and cameraman, as concern about the men's safety grew.
Claudia Wallis, a TIME editor and mother of a 13-year-old, wrestles with the decision to take her daughter for the controvesial shot against sexually transmitted disease
The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil, sources say.
The lawyer for Judith Regan, whose  plan to publish a book by O.J. Simpson called \
Finisce subito, invece, l'avventura di Merlene Ottey nei 100 metri ai mondiali di atletica di Osaka....
NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - A federal judge has declared Tennessee's procedure to execute inmates by lethal injection puts them at risk of a painful death, and canceled next week's scheduled execution of a 52-year-old inmate.
THE 1904-05 Revival presented us with one major problem. We knew that the story was an exciting one.
The estranged wife of singer Lionel Richie has been charged with letting a man use her home to give illegal anti-wrinkle injections to patients including her and her former husband.
The nation's largest natural gas pipeline company agreed to pay the federal government $7.7 million to settle corruption allegations related to the U.N. oil-for-food scandal over aid to Iraq, according to a settlement announced Wednesday.
Dozens of top baseball stars including Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.
STRASBOURG, France  - European lawmakers demanded   on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of   secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted   Washington held terror suspects in jails abroad.
Software maker to set up research center in Spain, with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, to explore  \
Liverpool's Peter Crouch scored on a header in the 80th minute to send the FA Cup winners past league champion Chelsea 2-1 Sunday in the Community Shield, the traditional lead-in to the English Premier League season.
C'era chi lo voleva in Spagna e gli vedeva gi&agrave; fare le valige dal Porto. Ricardo Quaresma, al...
A big brother for every pupil A school in Doncaster is piloting a monitoring system designed to keep tabs on pupils by tracking radio chips in their uniforms.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
&#39;Simona Pari e Simona Torretta &#39;sono state rapite da organizzazioni malavitose che potrebbero averle vendute al gruppo di Al Zarqawi&#39;.Lo ha detto al Tg2 il viceministro degli esteri iracheno, Hamid Al-Bayati.
Esame di maturit&agrave; per la Fiorentina, attesa dalla delicata gara di Palermo: ''Loro hanno cari...
E' allo studio di Adusbef e Federconsumatori
La manifestazione rendera' omaggio a Giuseppe Tornatore
A newly obtained memo indicates US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had personal involvement in directing some of the fund-raising activities of a political action committee that is under a grand jury investigation.
With cold efficiency, Vice President Dick Cheney sought to eviscerate the credibility of the Democratic presidential ticket Tuesday night &#151; delivering a tough and terse message without the smirks and verbal miscues that cluttered President Bush's debate performance five days ago.
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The PGA Tour season began last January in Hawaii and ended Sunday in Atlanta. And in between? So before the season gets all silly on us, let&#39;s take a look back at 2004.
As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.
Myanmar's generals threatened military force against any demonstrators on Tuesday and parked army trucks at Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, the assembly point for monks leading the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
Two Russian passenger jets crashed simultaneously in different places after taking off from the same Moscow airport, leaving 89 people dead and raising new fears of terrorism in the heart of Russia.
(InfoWorld) - Nokia Corp. has added new features to its mobile mapping application, with a revamped user interface and a status indicator to alert users when they're connected to a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite. The new version of Nokia Maps is free and became available for download on Tuesday. Other improvements include a more refined \
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 24, 2004 - Osama bin Laden&#39;s chauffeur was arraigned Tuesday in the first US military commissions since World War II, appearing at a pretrial hearing as defense lawyers sought to challenge the process.
Vendors and researchers have detected various new trends at play in online retail shopping this holiday season, such as shoppers' increased use of search engines and comparison shopping services to make better informed buying decisions. Not all trends are encouraging, however, such as a disconcertingly high percentage of shoppers willing to buy from spammers.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia  -- A drunken driver collided Monday with a motorcade carrying Chechen President Alu Alkhanov, killing a security officer escorting him and critically injuring four others, authorities said.
An NHL lockout that is nine weeks old will not end soon unless the owners show some willingness to negotiate, agents said after a meeting with the players union.
Lo riferisce l'agenzia di stampa Pajhwok, citando la polizia
Five new moons have been discovered orbiting the giant planet Neptune.
U.S. job openings, hires and job  turnover rates were little changed in October, the Labor  Department said on Tuesday.
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The problems with Vioxx, taken off the market last week, raise questions about the Food and Drug Administration's safety review process. Observers say longer clinical trials should be required.
Those who incite hatred and mass murder are not always extremists but men of culture, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told world leaders in opening the first-ever General Assembly commemoration of the World War II Holocaust.
JEFFREY Greenberg was poised over the weekend to step down as chairman and chief executive of Marsh &amp; McLennan, the firm at the centre of New York Attorney-General Eliot Spitzer&#39;s probe into insurance corruption.

Chicago, IL, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Illinois is defying the federal government with a new plan to make it safe and easy for residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
US soldiers patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, Friday Nov. 26 2004. In Fallujah, insurgents ambushed US troops as they entered a home during house-to-house searches in the former rebel bastion, killing two Marines
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LAST week a reporter drew a parallel between Tyrone Willingham&#39;s three seasons as the head football coach at Notre Dame and Pete Carroll&#39;s tenure at Southern California.
A British firm said the U.S. military improperly excluded it from bidding on the largest security contract in Iraq, blaming the U.S. government for what it calls an \
Usually derided as teetering \
The best treatment for depressed adolescents is a combination of Prozac and talk therapy, although the antidepressant carries a risk that some patients might harm themselves or others, concluded a study released yesterday.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that ruling party lawmakers will conduct a fresh investigation into the Japanese military's use of brothels during World War II.
MONTPELLIER, France  - South African Robert Hunter won a crash-hit bunch sprint to take the 182.5-km 11th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
AIRING: National cable networks and select media markets in the 17 battleground states where Bush is on the air. Bush: &quot;I&#39;m George W. Bush and I approve this message.
Tiger Woods, now the number three ranked golfer in the world married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at an exclusive resort in Barbados on Tuesday.
I dati dell'osservatorio sul turismo procreativo. In testa alla classifica la Spagna. Flamigni contro il business: intervenga il governo                                            Bimbi in provetta Boom di viaggi all'estero                                                                                      Dopo la legge 40, quadruplicate le coppie italiane che vanno in centri stranieri
Pressure has mounted on the White House for direct talks with Tehran.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said President Bush appeared \
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The US Supreme Court gave the Republican Party the go-ahead to place thousands of representatives inside Ohio polling centers to challenge voters' eligibility.
Police in Pakistan were today braced for a violent backlash from Islamist militants after a suspected al-Qaida operative was killed in a raid at the weekend.
A child-trafficking probe in Kenya has been expanded to Britain and three African nations, police in Nairobi said.
EVERETT, Washington  - Boeing Co.  unveiled its lightweight, carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner on Sunday in front of 15,000 cheering employees, customers and suppliers, capping a weekend of hype and a flurry of orders for the new fuel-efficient plane.
Alla vigilia della sfida con il Milan, Luigi Delneri, allenatore del Chievo, &egrave; in piena emerg...
E10 doesn't have a lot of biofuel in it. E85 is tough to find. So why not E30?
Stilista, ho visto crescente entusiasmo per shopping in rete
Attesi 200mila partecipanti per il Gay pride svastiche dipinte nella notte contro il corteo                                                                                      In arrivo pi\u00c3\u00b9 di 200 pullman per partecipare alla manifestazione di oggi pomeriggio: per gli organizzatori si sfioreranno i 200mila partecipanti. Il corteo, con 40 carri allegorici, partir\u00c3\u00a0 alle 16 da piazza di Porta San Paolo per arrivare a piazza San Giovanni, una scelta simbolica come risposta al family day che in quella piazza si \u00c3\u00a8 svolto.Alla manifestazione hanno aderito oltre 50 associazioni. Tre i ministri presenti: Pecoraro Scanio, Pollastrini e Ferrero. Madrina della manifestazione \u00c3\u00a8 l'attrice Monica Guerritore che aprir\u00c3\u00a0 il corteo con Daniele Silvestri, autore della canzone scelta come inno del Roma Pride, \
Everyone's wondering which DVD format adult studios will choose. But why? The future's about interaction and video-on-demand. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
The Federation of Tour Operators launches a legal challenge to Air Passenger Duty, which was doubled at the start of this month.
San Francisco\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mayor, Gavin Newsom, remains committed to a plan to roll out a citywide Wi-Fi network despite EarthLink\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision to bow out an agreement to build the system.
The John MacLean Society and Clydeside Press have done the socialist movement a great service by republishing this excellent and inspirational biography of John MacLean by his daughter, Nan Milton.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
Cinergy Corp. of Cincinnati, Ohio, said Friday it plans to sell 6.1 million shares of common stock. The sale will be made under Cinergy&#39;s effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Stadiums which fail to adopt tougher anti-hooliganism measures could be banned from staging matches next season, Italy's top sporting body said on Sunday following the death of a policeman on Friday.
At least two rockets were fired toward  the Sheraton and Palestine hotels in central Baghdad on  Thursday and a fire broke out in the area, witnesses said.
Electronic Data Systems, the technology-outsourcing company, said Wednesday that it had offered extra retirement benefits to about 12,000 employees in the United States if they would retire early.
South Korea's request to have duplicate gold medals awarded in men's all-around gymnastics was rejected by the International Olympic Committee on Friday.
Another Justice Department official involved in the controversial firings of federal prosecutors is resigning, the department said on Friday.
The terrorists who took over a school in Beslan last month were drug addicts, says Nikolay Shepel, Deputy Prosecutor General, Russia.
At least 10 people were killed in a fire early Monday at a state-run group home for the mentally disabled in southwest Missouri, the state fire marshal said.
President Bush's re-election disappointed many in the publishing industry, a blue-state business where liberals have long predominated, but it has boosted sales for a few anti-Bush books, notably Thomas Frank's \
(InfoWorld) - Telstra Corp.\u00c2\u00a0paid $254 million for a controlling stake in SouFun Holdings Limited, which runs one of China's largest real-estate and home improvement Web sites, the company said Thursday. Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company, now owns a 51 percent stake in SouFun, and plans to use the acquisition to beef up its advertising business in China. SouFun makes money by selling advertising on its Web site. Telstra's advertising arm, Sensis, will help manage SouFun going forward, the companies said in a joint statement. The deal is also part of Telstra's\u00c2\u00a0broader plan to expand\u00c2\u00a0its Sensis business beyond Australia and carry its intellectual property and management expertise to new areas, the company said. The founder and chief executive officer of SouFun, Vincent Mo will remain in charge at the Web site and retain his 30.9 percent share of the company. SouFun's management team will remain in place after the deal, the company's said. SouFun, which is already cash flow positive, is expected to post revenue of A$52 million (US$39.7 million) in 2007, with a profit of A$18 million after excluding income tax, depreciation and amortization, according to the companies. IDG News Service is a member of the IDG group of companies, which includes IDG Ventures, a US$1.4 billion venture capital fund which holds a 14.7 percent stake in SouFun. SouFun can be found at: http://www.soufun.com/.
Pope Benedict XVI did not intend to offend Muslims with remarks about holy war, the Vatican said Thursday, scrambling to defend the pontiff as anger built in the Islamic world over his comments during a trip to Germany.
Without warning, Myanmar's military  junta has ordered a massive 166-fold rise in the annual  satellite television levy in an apparent attempt to stop people  watching dissident and international news broadcasts.
Top telecommunications service  provider AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday said its profit and revenue  grew on an adjusted basis, helped by strong growth in its  wireless business.
(InfoWorld) - United Airlines was forced to scrap 24 domestic flights Wednesday when the computers it uses to dispatch flights failed. The outage occurred between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Central Time, causing delays across the country. In total, about 268 domestic and international flights were delayed, United said. The average delay time was an hour and a half. \
A Burundian army advance guard flies into Mogadishu to join the fledgling African Union peacekeeping force.
LPGA Event: HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship Site: Wykagyl Country Club (6,237 yards, par 71) at New Rochelle, N.Y.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has undergone minor exploratory surgery in his West Bank headquarters and is in a stable condition, a senior official says.
Il presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini, intervenendo sullo scottante tema della riforma della legge elettorale, ha chiarito che se l&#39;attuale sistema verr\u00c3\u00a0 cambiato, tutti dovranno prepararsi ad accettare il verdetto delle urne.
Tax investigators probing Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. have found that employees placed fake orders and took kickbacks, compounding the problems at a company long dogged by accounting troubles and possibly facing a Nasdaq delisting.
A hot show learns to drive on the other side of the road.
Because there's no discernible point to this film about one man's plan to \
Indian conglomerate Tata is planning to take advantage of the country's booming economy with a chain of shops.
Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that UN plans to help with the upcoming election in Iraq appeared to be on track, despite months of pressure for the world body to increase its staff.
Without reserve. EBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ) on Friday said it is buying Rent.com. The latter, which is privately held, provides online listings of apartment and house rentals.
On Monday, the First Ministers will gather to discuss some of the major health-care issues and what they can agree to do about them.

by our Internet desk, 30 September 2004. The Indonesian parliament has passed a bill that changes the role of the country&#39;s powerful military, the TNI.
Nicolas Cage movie National Treasure tops the US and Canada box office for the third week in a row.
Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring  double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red  Sox to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on  Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Infineon Technologies AG (IFX) said it will build a new front-end production plant in Kulim High Tech Park, Malaysia.
Foreign Institutional Investor Warburg Pincus International will pick up 2.75 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank for Rs 75.9 crore (Rs 759 million), subject to shareholders&#39; approval.
An Indian doctor who was arrested in Queensland in relation to two failed bomb attacks in Britain but later released said he would only return to Australia if authorities assured him he would be safe.
Thailand may break more patents of Western drugmakers by adding copycat versions of four cancer medicines into the nation&#39;s generic drug programs, a health official said Monday.
Courchevel 1850 might claim to be the most charismatic ski resort - it's where Posh and Becks went in their prime, last season, along with many a diva and divo - but there is another faraway place which, ...
Democratic Sen.-elect Jim Webb avoided the receiving line during a recent White House reception for new members of Congress and had a chilly exchange with President Bush over the Iraq war and his Marine son.
By Alison Trinidad, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville  Mar. 2--In the wake of losing a national media account, Jacksonville  advertising executives insist they are more than just mom-and-pop outfits.   And at least one New York media consultant agrees.
Intel, colosso informatico americano, lancia il nuovo chipset per le nuove schede madri dei PC, il nuovissimo 925XE!!! Sempre a caccia di prestazioni superiori ed in vista dell\u00c2\u00a1\u00c3\u00a4abbattimento del muro dei
Hungry, thirsty and increasingly desperate Haitians burned tyres in protest and attacked aid trucks and people carrying scarce food and water as workers struggled to bury thousands of victims of Tropical Storm Jeanne.
Following days of rumors, IBM late Tuesday made it official: the company said it was spinning off its personal computer business with the Lenovo Group, China&#39;s biggest maker of personal computers.
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, under fire over his credibility ahead of an election expected within months, on Saturday identified interest rates and industrial relations as key election issues.
Georgian forces fired at an airplane they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry official said.
A rare genetic flaw that occurs spontaneously during development may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism, researchers report.
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FDA on Tuesday made public a letter ordering Abbott Laboratories to stop circulating two advertisements for its antiretroviral drug Kaletra because the agency said the ads &quot;exaggerat[e]&quot; the drug&#39;s benefits and omit information about possible &quot;life
Democrat Ned Lamont calls rival Sen. Joe Lieberman a \
Arabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera has reported hostage-takers in Iraq are demanding Indonesia&#39;s government release Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir in exchange for two female hostages.
The US ambassador to the UN describes the killing by security forces in Afghanistan of civilians as \
A bipartisan panel of energy experts said Wednesday that regulation of climate changing pollution and improved automobile fuel efficiency must be an essential elements of the nation's energy agenda &#151; a view that clashes with the White House and many members of Congress.
As trees across the northern United States turn gold and crimson, scientists are debating exactly what those colors are for.
Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, a race marred by late charges of dirty politics. John McCain and Mike Huckabee dueled for victory in a hard-fought Republican primary in South Carolina.
Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s labor troubles.
WASHINGTON - Former President Carter says despite changes designed to eliminate voting problems in Florida, where the disputed 2000 presidential election was decided by a few hundred votes, conditions for a fair election in that state still don&#39;t exist.

Two space shuttle astronauts ventured into open space on Tuesday to begin the first of three spacewalks to upgrade the power system on the International Space Station.
Pakistan hand debuts to four players but still thrash Zimbabwe in the final one-day international.
Nearly two decades after Air India Flight 182 exploded over the Atlantic Ocean killing 329 people, the fate of the two Sikh extremists charged with the bombing is finally in hands of a judge.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush sought Americans&#39; support yesterday for quick action on an economic agenda that would bring far-reaching changes to their lives.
Michigan did all it could to avoid giving bulletin board material to Michigan State. Seven television cameras and about 30 reporters converged on campus Monday, but the Wolverines didn't say much to incite the rivalry between the schools separated by about 65 miles.
Mr. Ruesch was a successful Swiss racecar driver in the years before World War II who later became a writer of well-received novels of adventure, two of which became Hollywood films.
By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 17--The Boise State volleyball team swept Gonzaga in Boise on Saturday morning in the Boise State Invitational, 30-26, 30-26, 30-28.   The Broncos were led by Jeanette Jenkins' 18 kills. Cameron Flunder and Arlee Tamietti each had 13 kills.
Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing resigns for personal reasons, the government announces.
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Phoenix Suns try to post their first 11-game winning streak in more than seven years when they host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
John McCain's schedule today calls for a flight from Washington to Wisconsin. A town hall meeting in Oshkosh, a second one in La Crosse and a dinner in Milwaukee. Then, the Republican presidential front-runner flies home to Arizona.
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Victims of violent crimes are being compensated too slowly, the National Audit Office says.
Tornadoes spawned by Hurricane Ivan claimed at least two lives and waves lashed onto shore as the US Gulf Coast today felt the first impact of the storm whose full fury was expected during the night.
It went down to the wire but in the end  the Russian turned up to play.
A parliamentarian from a prominent regional party in eastern India is shot dead by suspected Maoists.
Nicole Kidman accepted damages from The Daily Telegraph newspaper Friday for falsely reporting she had breached the terms of her promotional contract for Chanel No. 5 perfume.
Four times more camera phones will have been sold in Europe by the end of 2004 than last year, say analysts.
Palestinian officials disbanded a Gaza security force feared by civilians and under fire by human rights groups, taking one of the first concrete steps toward security
The Grammy Awards will be in full voice next month, with the striking writers guild agreeing Monday to allow its members to work on the show.
LAC DE GRAS, Northwest Territories -- Gold opened this northern land, attracting a rush of prospectors and miners who splayed the earth, built up towns and then, after seven decades, closed up the last exhausted gold mine two years ago.
In an autobiography being published after her assassination, Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says she was warned that four suicide bomber squads would try to kill her, one led by Osama bin Laden's 16-year-old son.
England' chief inspector of schools calls on teachers to report \
Online scammers are no longer targeting just the best-known brands, according to a new report.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent in-house study of hundreds of U.S.
Barring a miracle (which isn't coming), the National Hockey League owners will officially shut down operations Wednesday when the collective bargaining agreement expires. Jobs will be lost, arenas will be dark, and fans will be left waiting. Both sides, entrenched in their positions, deserve equal blame for not hammering out a deal. There are no bargaining sessions scheduled, and why ...
A new study found that obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born until they have lived in the United States - the land of drive-thrus, remote controls and double cheeseburgers \u00e2\u0080-or more than 10 years.
You're being traded anyway, so get a piece of the action It may be over a year since Vulture Central mentioned Paoga and it may only just be approaching launching an open Beta Test programme that anyone can sign up to \u00e2\u0080\u0093 and you can here - but the reason for founder, Graham Sadd, starting the business remains. What has changed is pinpointing why potential users should be interested. Your personal information \u00e2\u0080\u0093 or some of it at least - is already up for sale somewhere in the world, so why not grab a piece of the action yourself is now an underlying message. After all, it's you they are selling.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
China angrily rejected Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's peace overtures, saying Beijing's stance was unchanged and warning that Chen risked &quot;great catastrophe&quot; by pushing for independence.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have narrowed their list of managerial candidates to three.
President Jacques Chirac's affection for African and Asian art has resulted in the building of an indigenous art museum on the banks of the Seine.
Rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Educate customers or lose them.
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In the final days of the Supreme Court's term, the stage is set for the divisions that narrowly but decisively split the justices on social issues to be on full display.
Islamic militants claim they are holding three foreign election workers kidnapped Thursday from a UN vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.
-Yesterday's Losers: Wickedly Perfect (CBS), life as we know it (ABC), Movie: Summer Catch (WB), North Shore
The classroom building where a gunman killed 30 people and himself on the Virginia Tech campus will be reopened for offices and laboratories later this month, the university announced Tuesday.
MILWAUKEE US President George Bush and Senator John Kerry ended their presidential campaigns yesterday with a frenzied multistate push for decisive votes and with the outcome locked in a breathless dead heat.
Germany's far-right looks set to enter parliament in an eastern state as voters go to the polls in regional elections.
British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon arrived in India from Pakistan for talks with the defence and foreign ministers.
National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation&#39;s largest lender, will bear any losses arising from the theft of about 20 million pounds ($38.5 million) from its Northern Bank unit in Northern Ireland.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's highest court on  Friday ruled that independent presidential candidate Ralph  Nader must be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the  state, delivering a possible boost to President Bush's  re-election chances.
WASHINGTON - Arctic sea ice melted to its lowest level ever, continuing a trend spurred by human-caused global warming, scientists said yesterday.
SUNDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they&#39;ve moved much closer to untangling the genetic threads that raise a woman&#39;s chance for breast cancer.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half. BARCELONA, Spain--Microsoft has sucked billions of dollars out of the IT industry that could
Michael Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain since he was acquitted of child molestation charges a year ago, is moving to Europe, has fired his business managers and has hired a New York-based firm to oversee his business affairs, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Divide and blanket Analysis In the battle for the so-called 700-MHz band - a lip-smackingly juicy slice of the US wireless spectrum - somebody just pulled a fast one. And you can bet it was Verizon, yanking the rug out from under Google and a crazed Eric Schmidt.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As she lay ill last summer following a bone marrow transplant, Susan Sontag would listen to music, keep up on current events and indulge a passion seemingly too light for one of the world's leading intellectuals: Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, '40s and '50s.
The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.
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After months of discussion over source code access, it looks like U.S. project leaders are underlining their earlier \
A 2-2 Champions League draw at Panathinaikos is further proof that Arsenal&#39;s killer instinct evaporates on leaving British airspace.
Violence in Afghanistan has surged because of Pakistan's peace deals with pro-Taleban militants, a report says.
N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
Security deterioration forces rethink in election date, US President hopes date would not be changed. By Rouba Kabarra - BAGHDAD. Iraq&#39;s electoral commission said it would examine Saturday a request by 10
The National Transportation Safety Board will announce within two months the findings of its investigation into the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which killed 265 people on Nov. 12, 2001.
A 13-year-old ski racer was killed Sunday morning in a collision with a resort snowmobile on Vail Mountain.
ACTON-BOXBORO Coach: Bill Maver (21st year, 163-52-1). Last year's record : 9-2. Playing surface : Artificial turf. Football website: abfootball.net. Returning starters (11): Tim Crowley, NG/OL, 5-9, 200, Sr.; Jeff Emmons, C, 6-3, 225, Sr.; Casey Lundberg, LB/OG, 6-2, 200, Sr.; Doug Mcharey, DE, 6-3, 200, Sr.; Pat Morris, DB, 5-11, 175, Sr.; Chris O'Brien, DE, 6-4, 190, Sr.; John ...
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A US appeals court ruled this week that a lower tribunal had no right to decide a case brought against US internet giant Yahoo by two French groups trying to halt online sales of Nazi memorabilia. Documents showed on Wednesday that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ...
ROCHELLE, Ill.  - Golden mountains are rising out  of the fertile farmlands of the U.S. Midwest, a changing  landscape formed by huge piles of corn from the most bountiful  harvest in U.S. history.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Three UN workers held hostage for nearly a month were preparing to fly home after their release yesterday from an ordeal that suggested Taliban-linked militants are adopting the tactics of Iraqi insurgents.
Anxiety grows as a holy month approaches. Iraqi premier gives an ultimatum to Fallouja to turn over a militant. By Ashraf Khalil. BAGHDAD - Six US soldiers were reported killed in attacks here and in the
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Firefighters concentrated Monday on protecting mountain hamlets near a cluster of wildfires east of Los Angeles, as storms brewed that could bring much-needed rain.
The Boeing Airborne Laser (ABL) team fired a laser beam for the first time using the flight laser modules in the ABL System Integration Lab at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
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LONDON - Man\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best friend could also be a lifesaver in the fight against cancer. Scientists said on Friday dogs can be used to detect bladder cancer by smelling urine.
TORONTO (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers fined  forward Zach Randolph for missing the team flight to Toronto,  where they will meet the Raptors Sunday afternoon.
Commerce Secretary nominee Carlos M. Gutierrez is promising to aggressively fight the unfair trade practices of foreign nations and to speed up the government's handling of individual cases.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  - African leaders appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to impose sanctions on the Burundian rebel group that claimed responsibility for the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in ...
Japan insisted it would not bow to the demands of Islamic militants in Iraq who threatened to behead a young Japanese unless Tokyo withdraws its troops from the country within 48 hours.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 24,2004-Los Angeles-Call it a case of mistaken magazine identity.
West Indies captain Brian Lara announces he intends to extend his Test career into his 40s.
Stock investors will look to earnings reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.  next week as well as new soundings on consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state of the U.S. economy.
Tired and sore, Tyson Gay didn't have energy left to celebrate completing one of the most impressive sprint doubles in the history of the world track &amp; field championships.
When L.J. Smith says the Philadelphia Eagles' West Coast offense \
Stocks fell on Friday, with the Dow dropping more than 2 percent, after American Express Co  warned of mounting credit-card defaults, adding to expectations of a U.S. recession.
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Great Britain has been relegated from the Davis Cup group with the world&#39;s best teams in after losing to Austria. Greg Rusedski lost the crucial match to Stefan Koubek 7-6 6-4 7-5 to see Britain lose out in the tie 3-2.
Connecticut lawmakers debated a bill on Thursday that would require social-networking Web sites such as MySpace to verify users' ages and force minors to obtain parental consent before posting profiles.
Princess Diana's former butler told the inquest into her death on Monday that her mother had called her a whore for dating Muslim men.
ONE of two German sisters who allege they are the illegitimate children of the controversial Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan has gone to court in Austria in a bid to be recognised as ...
A suicide bomber wearing a belt packed with explosives struck a recruiting station for neighborhood patrols in Iraq's restive Diyala province, killing 12 volunteers and wounding 10 on Thursday, police said.
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Teams with aspirations of winning a national championship can't afford to wilt in the final minutes of a close game.
Al-Qaida terrorists looking for a U.S. military target might try to attack a Veterans Affairs hospital rather than a base or other high-security installation, the FBI and Homeland Security Department warn in a new nationwide terrorism bulletin.
The Hague - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic condemned his war crimes trial as a &quot;pure farce&quot; on Wednesday in a defiant finish to his opening defence statement against charges of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.
Amazon.com, the e-commerce giant, plans to take aim at the Internet search king Google with an advanced technology that the company says will take searches beyond
A health trust may have to bring in new practices to better monitor the hospital bug Clostridium difficile.
Rafael Benitez praised the captain&#39;s performance of Steven Gerrard after his dramatic late goal earned Liverpool a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
President George W. Bush was resigned to a stinging rebuke from the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over his Iraq war policy and his decision to send more troops, the White House said.
A group of Mexican artists is hoping to emulate the success of the country's filmmakers by showcasing cutting-edge works in an exhibit set to tour the United States.
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Airbus has won an order worth $6.9 billion from leasing company AWAS Ltd for as many as 100 planes, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
NEW YORK - Stocks extended their rally with modest gains Wednesday as Wall Street overlooked climbing oil prices to focus on strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint&#39;s $35 billion deal to acquire Nextel Communications.
After a group led by the Royal Bank of Scotland raised the cash portion of its offer for ABN, Barclays said it might add cash to its all-share offer.
Hamish Carter knew what he was up against when he and Bevan Docherty ran down the stretch together in the Olympic triathlon in Athens.
During the Astros-Cardinals playoff series last week, I wrote a column about the meaning of baseball for my 7-year-old son and children in general.
Sailors in the Persian Gulf have known him for years: a radio operator who taunts and insults passing ships. The rants are heard, logged then mostly forgotten.
Gonaives - Devastating floods unleashed by tropical storm Jeanne are feared to have killed more than 2 000 people in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives, the city&#39;s mayor said on Monday, as searchers keep discovering more bodies 10 days after the storm
LOS ANGELES \u00c2\u00b7 The &quot;unavoidable&quot; conflict between coach Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant led Jackson to ask the Los Angeles Lakers to trade Bryant in January and hampered the team&#39;s shot at the 2004 championship, Jackson wrote in a soon-to-be-released diary
A 37-year-old Egyptian woman tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus and European officials on Wednesday debated whether they needed to take more action after an outbreak of the virus in British turkeys.
Two new variants of the Cabir mobile phone virus have been discovered, indicating that the source code for the virus is available in the malware underground.
A new daily newspaper will hit Spain&#39;s already crammed newsstands on Wednesday which will cost half of its paid competitors in an effort to steal readers from both paid and the hugely popular free papers.
Kevin Brown pitched six innings and Derek Jeter notched three hits and drove in three runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series Friday.
Canada and the United States have announced plans to decrease border wait times at the Detroit-Windsor, Ont. border crossings. Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan and US Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge
The UK is in danger of being less competitive because of its complex tax regime, Ernst & Young warns.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday the U.S. needs help from Syria and Iran in stabilizing Iraq and he called the Iraqi prime minister a weak leader.
U.S. financial authorities will likely take disciplinary action against Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)  for slack monitoring of suspected money laundering, a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.
The European Commission is taking all the time it needs to rule on Banco Santander Central Hispano's bid for Abbey National, competition spokeswoman Amelia Torres said.
TWO Jamaican dancehall acts - Elephant Man and Vybz Kartel - who had been nominated for British black music awards despite protests by gay rights groups, were dropped from the nominations on Tuesday.
BERLIN, Feb 21 (Reuters Life!) - German hospitals are braced for a surge in births nine months after the host country of soccer's World Cup 2006 enjoyed an uncharacteristic wave of feel-good patriotism and parties, doctors say.
Passengers flying from some regional airports are being charged twice for services, an air watchdog says.
As baseball finds itself struggling to control the steroid issue, its past serves as a cautionary tale.
Justin Marshall will go where few New Zealand rugby players have gone before when he faces up to the haka at Twickenham on Saturday rather than issuing the All Blacks' famous pre-match challenge.
By Tom Miller, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Dec. 9--On the basketball floor, 4-of-11 shooting isn't too bad. On ice, it's nearly unheard of.
The Web challenges the region's authoritarian governments with a freer exchange of information and ideas.
Ingrid lost strength Saturday and was downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it moved through the open Atlantic.
President Bush said on Thursday he earned &quot;political capital&quot; from the 59 million people who voted for him and will use it to advance a broad agenda that includes protecting
More evidence that hormone replacement therapy could be harming the hearts of older women is published.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said today she was willing to lose support from voters rather than make an apology she did not believe in.
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EU teams with industry to promote safety tech The European Union is teaming up with car manufacturers to promote automotive accident-avoidance technologies.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important commander  of Colombia's largest rebel army ever captured was handed to  U.S. authorities at a Bogota airport to be extradited to the  United States Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.
Producer prices surged at a 34-year high rate of 3.2 percent in November on a record rise in gasoline prices, the Labor Department said on Thursday.
ANCONA - Il Papa e&#39; partito da Loreto, qualche minuto dopo le 16, con circa un&#39;ora di anticipo rispetto all&#39;orario previsto. L&#39;anticipazione e&#39; stata resa possibile dal fatto che Giovanni Paolo II ha fatto
Striking Atlantic City casino workers on Tuesday said they have reached a tentative five-year labor deal that increases pay and benefits but fails to make their contracts expire at the same time as those of workers in Las Vegas
Officials representing 14 major Washington hotels and Unite Here Local 25 yesterday gave mixed reports of progress in negotiations for a new contract for 3,800 hotel workers.
Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea's win over Manchester United in their Premiership opener was proof of the spirit already instilled in his expensively-assembled squad.
TAMPA, Fla. - After being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court, the family of a brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die case still has several legal options as they try to save her life, their attorney said Friday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. warplane bombed near Najaf's vast cemetery as fighting with Shiite militants intensified Tuesday...
As the city has disintegrated around them, ambulance workers are often overwhelmed, and have increasingly become targets themselves.
Buy quality, be patient, and leave trading to the traders.
Chittagong, Dec 18 (UNI) India&#39;s most successful Test captain Sourav Ganguly achieved another milestone when he became the highest run-getter for the country as skipper in the Test matches abroad.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Fingerprints belonging to both Michael Jackson and the boy accusing him of child molestation were found on pornographic magazines seized from Jackson's Neverland ranch last year, the Santa Barbara News-Press reported Saturday, citing sources it did not identify.
A total of 34 British nationals are now confirmed as having died in the Asian tsunami disaster, the Foreign Office in London said.
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Margaret Truman Daniel, the only child of former President Harry Truman who was known for her series of crime novels, died on Tuesday in Chicago at age 83, the Truman Library said.
Key facts about Kosovo, which is preparing to declare independence from Serbia:
Crouched alone in the silence of the locker room, a pro tennis player no more, a red-eyed Andre Agassi twisted his torso in an attempt to conquer the seemingly mundane task of pulling a white shirt over his head.
The Louisiana Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated the anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in September.
Despite threatening weather, NASA has decided to go for a second attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery tonight.
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Amid thanksgiving hymns and the dancing  of bare-chested warriors, Sudan's government and southern  rebels forged a comprehensive peace on Sunday ending Africa's  longest-running civil war.
The TUC says some unnamed employers are trying to water down the government's pension reform proposals.
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Hong Kong to mark the 10th anniversary of its handover from Britain.
Keith Tkachuk scores on his team's first two shots Tuesday night and the St. Louis Blues end a seven-game winless streak with a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A newly revealed summit of terrorists raises fears of a fresh plan to attack the U.S. This bombmaker and pilot could be a key player
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire
Plaxo has debuted the newest version of its syncing application. It allows a user to federate their information across a variety of services, although not everybody's having a good experience.
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Reshuffle after demerger Morse has shaken up things at the top with a number of board changes including the appointment of Kevin Alcock as its new chief executive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
FAIR PLAY &quot;Prima che Capello intervenisse avevamo affrontato l&#39;argomento in Consiglio Federale e avevamo gia&#39; deciso di prendere un provvedimento che entri in vigore all&#39;inizio del girone di ritorno&quot; cosi&#39; il presidente della Federcalcio, Franco Carraro
A teenager who survived an apparent suicide pact in which her friend died had been excluded from school.
Migliaia di palestinesi si sono riversati oggi nelle strade per piangere la morte di Yasser Arafat, mentre governanti mondiali lo hanno celebrato come icona della sua gente, la cui morte potrebbe ciononostante aprire la strada a un nuovo processo di pace
Nuovi locomotori saranno 78, in servizio da luglio 2007
By Paul Burgarino, STAFF WRITER  SAN RAMON -- The Planning Commission will be holding a pair of public hearings today, both having to do with contentious development issues.
ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks shut down the Ottawa Senators 1-0 on Wednesday to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup final.
Palestinians hoping for a morale boost after four years of bloody conflict with Israel were disappointed Sunday, when their contestant in a much-watched contest for the Arab world's best singer lost to a Libyan.
Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I. pleaded not guilty on Friday to three charges of illegally possessing silencers and machine guns.
The biggest shock along the road to becoming a doctor is the revelation that you can ask and the patient will tell anything.
Scores of Iraqi civilians and police officers were killed in Baghdad Friday in separate attacks on police stations and a mosque. Senior government officials say the attacks are intended to weaken security and ignite a civil war.
Microsoft and Amazon.com are teaming up to sue a Canadian-based company that they say ran a phishing scheme. &quot;They are going to crush this guy legally,&quot; Panda Software CTO Patrick Hinojosa Hinojosa gleefully observes.
It's been 14 years since first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care reform plan sank like a stone, swallowed by fears of a big-government power grab. In the years since, wary presidential candidates at first avoided the issue altogether, then gingerly dipped one toe, then another, back into the pool.
Pieces of Britain's past, including a second-century silver ring and a 500-year-old Tudor trade weight, are among artifacts being peddled daily on the Internet to the alarm of experts at the British Museum.
Heavy losses on Wall Street see turbulent trading in Asia, though Japan's key index claws back losses.
Initial reviews of the nation's largest accounting firms have turned up numerous rule violations and shoddy recordkeeping practices, as regulators embarked on a new effort to regularly examine auditors' work.
A new mobile service called Blyk will offer subscribers some free calls and text messages in return for their agreeing to accept advertising on their phones.
A day after closing at a record high, the Dow Jones industrial average retreated Friday after disappointing quarterly reports from Google and Caterpillar.
By Dan Higgins, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 15--GILBOA -- The scaffolding is gone. The construction companies are down to skeleton crews. And following a tense year on the edge of unprecedented disaster, people who live in the shadow of the Gilboa Dam can relax.
Greek Olympic 200 meters champion Costas  Kenteris said on Wednesday he was withdrawing from the Athens  Games \
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices expressed doubt on Tuesday that a law barring child pornography could be applied to popular award-winning movies like \
BOGOTA, Colombia  - The most important rebel  commander ever captured by Colombia was sent to the United  States on Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping  charges.
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he saw signs of progress in Iraq on both the military and political fronts and again held out the possibility of a reduction in U.S. troop levels.
Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis is disputing a claim that he owes money to a former teammate in exchange for a jersey number.
John LeClair understands that the financial landscape in the NHL has to change, the Philadelphia Flyers forward just doesn't like the way the owners propose to fix things.
Canadian scientists uncovered a new steroid designed to avoid detection in standard drug tests, but say they found no evidence it was used by athletes.
Champions Arsenal opened a five-point  lead at the top of the Premier League after a 4-0 thrashing of  Charlton Athletic at Highbury Saturday.
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Pharmaceutical stocks were long seen as a safe bet for investors, because patients' aches and pains are largely independent of the ups and downs of economic cycles.
Sudan said Sunday it was disappointed with a U.N. resolution that threatens sanctions if it does not stop violence in the western Darfur region, adding it was resentful of the world body.
Tens of thousands gather in Moscow and other Russian cities as the nation mourns victims of the school siege.
Google Inc. has opened an office just down the road from rival Microsoft Corp.&#39;s headquarters in Seattle&#39;s suburbs as it seeks to lure local engineering talent, the No.
The way a girl grows during her early years may influence her risk of breast cancer, research suggests.
Porto Rotondo. Nessun cambio di programma per Silvio Berlusconi dopo il ritrovamento nella notte di due ordigni a Porto Rotondo. Il premier, a quanto si apprende, &#39;&#39;e&#39; tranquillo&#39;&#39; e proseguira&#39; il suo soggiorno a Villa La Certosa in Sardegna. Appresa la ...
The City Council certified the results of a hotly contested mayoral election on Wednesday, and Mayor Dick Murphy was sworn in for a second term.
Actress Reese Witherspoon is starring as the consummate social climber in a film adaptation of 19th-century novel Vanity Fair, directed by well known India-born film maker Mira Nair.
Myanmar&#39;s new prime minister was involved in a decision to attack an opposition rally last May led by Aung San Suu Kyi, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said, citing reports received by the US at the time.
It went down on their records as a 1-1 tie, but Austin Prep got the last laugh against BC High in the Cape Cod Classic boys' hockey tournament last night at Falmouth Arena. After a scoreless overtime period, the Cougars took a 2-1 decision in a shootout on goals by David McDonald and Danny Ellis.
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday named Lloyd Braun, a former chairman of Walt Disney Co.&#39;s (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) ABC Entertainment Television Group, as
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Symantec has issued a warning that computers running Microsoft Windows XP can be infected by a new trojan horse, even though it is patched with Microsoft&#39;s latest Service Pack 2. The Trojan.
He sent them home deliriously happy -- even if the feeling is destined to last only a few hours.
The nation's chief communications regulator on Thursday defended a public statement in which he said he wouldn't enforce some conditions imposed on AT&amp;T Corp. as a condition of approving its buyout of BellSouth Corp.
And so on the first day of Year One A.T. &#151; After Tony, that is &#151; the \
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David Healy's hat-trick helps NI claim a shock win over Spain in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier.
Firefighters extinguished a blaze that tore through a chemical storage depot at Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, the second fire in two weeks at a cargo port in the Gulf Arab oil exporter.
WASHINGTON - It&#39;s one of the biggest technical changes in television since color TV: the digital transition. And because many Americans remain in the dark about it, federal regulators began an education campaign Monday to enlighten them.
Il Torino ha presentato questa mattina il giapponese Misashi Oguro, primo orientale ad indossare la ...
Leading newspapers and groups opposed to President Gloria Arroyo expressed anger on Saturday over her decision to pardon her disgraced predecessor Joseph Estrada despite his conviction for massive graft.
Ken Bates has bought back fallen football giants Leeds United after heading up a consortium which has purchased the club from administrators.
From the time her daughter was very young, Briana Vartanian knew something was wrong.
Details of London&#39;s bid to host the 2012 Olympic games were unveiled today, with the bid team pledging that the capital could host &quot;the best games the world has ever seen&quot;.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will meet US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Friday, Brown's office said Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Feb. 5 -- Russian prosecutors have leveled new charges against imprisoned oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and one of his partners, accusing the fallen businessmen of money laundering and embezzlement in the theft of $20 billion from Yukos, the company they ran.
President Bush, preparing for this week's much-anticipated campaign debate on foreign policy, is insisting Iran will not develop a nuclear weapon on his watch.
Militants took hostage up to 250 Pakistani school children in the northwestern town of Bannu on Monday, the interior minister said.
Nato says a two-week operation has driven Taleban militants from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
GIAKARTA - Una potente esplosione all&#39;esterno dell&#39;ambasciata australiana di Giakarta, probabilmente provocata da una autobomba, ha fatto stamattina sei morti, nessuno dei quali fra il personale della sede diplomatica.
Kellogg Co. K.N, the world's  largest cereal maker, on Monday reported a quarterly profit  that exceeded Wall Street estimates and raised its full-year  earnings outlook, helped by strong sales of new products.
Dr. Robert Jarvik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s appearance in television ads for Lipitor has helped rekindle a smoldering debate over aiming ads for prescription drugs directly at consumers.
Peru appeals for more tents for the 200,000 people made homeless by an earthquake two weeks ago.
The Dallas defense came into the matchup with the Bears giving up an average of 28.2 points per game, but Chicago&#39;s only points came on an RW McQuarters interception return for a touchdown.
Global health leaders meeting in Mexico this week want nations of the world to spend more on medical research, not only to develop new cures but to make those now on the market available to the poor.
Yahoo Inc's  board of  directors is to meet on Friday to discuss Microsoft Corp's   $44.6 billion buyout offer, the TechCrunch blog said,  citing unnamed sources.
Jim Press, who became the first non-Japanese on Toyota's board earlier this year, is stepping down to run Chrysler LLC's sales and marketing operations.
InfoWorld - The key to Sun&#39;s success going forward is increased adoption of its Solaris 10 operating system, company CEO Jonathan Schwartz said Tuesday.
The Justice Department said Monday it has found evidence of civil rights violations at a New Jersey center tasked with caring for developmentally disabled people.
RODRIGUES, Mauritius  - Louis Emanuel has been fishing off his tiny Indian Ocean island home for 23 years.
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Expanding on his anti-Washington theme, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would take back tax breaks from monied interests to provide $80 billion annually in relief for workers, seniors and homeowners.
The Jazz announced Tuesday that the club will retire John Stockton's No. 12 on November 22, 2004, when Utah hosts the New Orleans Hornets.
US gambling ban reverberates through sector Party Gaming, the world's biggest online gambling business, is axing its interim dividend, worth $115m, previously due to be paid on 31 October.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italians are bracing themselves for   blood on the red carpet as Rome launches its own film festival   next month in what many see as a challenge to Venice.
LAS VEGAS Caesars Entertainment Incorporated announced today that it has agreed to sell its Bally&#39;s Casino New Orleans for about 24 (m) million dollars.
XICHANG, China  - China launched its first moon orbiter on Wednesday amid a blaze of live-to-air patriotic propaganda celebrating the country's space ambitions and technological prowess.
NEW YORK - Gus the dog was living a luxe lifestyle: He had his own agent and was training for work as an advertising model. That is, until the rare, cream-colored dachshund disappeared a few weeks ago.
NEW YORK - NBC Universal is trying to find profitable ways to make its TV programs available online after discontinuing sales of new shows on Apple Inc.'s iTunes, chief executive Jeffrey Zucker said.
Observers say the contest between Dick Cheney and John Edwards has taken on added significance amid what has become a closer race for the White House.
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said.
Mozambican Prime Minister Luisa Diogo has warned that torrential rains could wreak more havoc than heavy floods in 2001 when nearly 1,000 people died, as authorities urged people to start evacuating.
DOMANI SUL VENERDI'                                            Dove le vacanze vanno a gonfie vele                                                                                      di LUCA FRAIOLI
A man accused of dragging a woman's body under a minivan for several miles will be charged with murder when he is returned to Florida, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
NEW YORK - It demonstrates how much confidence Karl Rove has in his candidate that he left so much of the necessary work of the Republican National Convention to be accomplished by President Bush&#39;s acceptance speech on the final night in Madison Square
A British fertility organisation raises concerns over a clinic in Romania that produces \
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A high-speed train crash which killed  seven people including a nine-year-old girl and injured scores  more in southern England may have been caused by a car driver  committing suicide, British police said on Monday.
The former Fannie Mae employee who assisted federal regulators in an investigation of the company&#39;s accounting will not testify at a congressional hearing next week.
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe,  whose tenure has been shadowed by the 2003 Columbia disaster,  plans to resign as head of the U.S. space agency, an official  familiar with the decision said on Sunday.
A judge on Tuesday found two men guilty of murdering a Roman Catholic archbishop, though the magistrate said the motive for the assassination and who ordered it remained a mystery.

Guards at a riverfront Army ammunition plant in Tennessee report that boaters have entered restricted areas, holes are often found in a perimeter fence and a government contractor steps up security to impress inspectors.
President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic is sworn in, vowing to slash government spending.
A novel set in 19th century Paraguay, a work of history about an early civil rights struggle and a children's story about a boy's religious faith were among the winners Wednesday night at the National Book Awards.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft tried to dazzle the antitrust regulators in Brussels on Thursday with new research that illustrates how immense the effect of Windows Vista will be next year on Europe's IT industry and the broader economy. Microsoft warned\u00c2\u00a0earlier this week that the launch of Vista might be delayed in Europe because of the regulators' concerns about its impact on competition. On Thursday it used research conducted by IDC -- and sponsored by Microsoft -- to illustrate how much Vista is set to benefit Europe in terms of revenues and jobs next year. Within a year of going on sale, IDC said, Windows Vista will be installed on more than 30 million computers in the six E.U. countries included in the study: Germany, France, the U.K., Spain, Poland and Denmark. More than 100 million computers worldwide will run Vista within a year of its launch. The predictions come from a research paper titled \
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday offered a dozen proposals for issues from energy to education, echoing standard political promises and providing few specifics.
On a mission to cure the disease that claimed his wife 21 years ago, business guru Lee Iacocca is urging ordinary Americans to each donate a few bucks to back promising juvenile diabetes research in Boston.
United Artists in its new incarnation is a basket of contradictions and question marks.
Milwaukee, WI -- Craig Biggio hit a sacrifice fly to score Willy Taveras in the 10th inning, lifting the Houston Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series at Miller Park.
Princess Diana's former butler told the inquest into her death on Monday that her mother had called her a whore for dating Muslim men.
Jerusalem - The United States-backed roadmap is the only viable blueprint for peace with the Palestinians, the Israeli prime minister&#39;s office said on Wednesday.
Morgan Stanley's  real estate unit agreed to buy Australia's Investa Properties Ltd.  for A$4.7 billion ($3.9 billion) on Thursday, the nation's third-largest property trust takeover.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Amazon.com entered the Chinese market with the $75 million acquisition of Joyo.com, the nation&#39;s biggest retailer of books, music and videos.
By reaching travelers, the cable channel Showtime hopes to attract more home subscribers.
The pitching-thin Mets acquired Orlando Hernandez from Arizona on Wednesday, welcoming El Duque back to New York and hoping he can help them now &amp;#151; and maybe later, when even more is at stake.
The space shuttle Atlantis has been successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Voters in Belarus have overwhelmingly endorsed constitutional changes to allow authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko to seek a third tem in office, according to provisional results of a weekend referendum, the electoral commission chief has announced.
In a rare honour, a British soldier who died saving seven comrades during combat in Afghanistan has won the Victoria Cross, the nation's highest award, the Ministry of Defence told AFP Wednesday.
Russia urged ending the isolation of the anti-Israeli militant group Hamas and including Syria in Middle East peace talks, exposing fissures in a high-level diplomatic group that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gathered yesterday in Washington to validate her new effort to end the...
It only took 11 of Vermont\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 260 precincts to report in for Rep. Bernard Sanders to be declared the winner of Tuesday\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s Democratic Senate primary. That is what happens when the popular eight-term incumbent of the state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s only House seat runs up more than 90 percent of the vote over four virtually unknown opponents.
Our story from May 30, 2007 headlined &quot;Man eats dog in protest against Britain&#39;s royals&quot; contained a reference to Yoko Ono. This was inaccurate and Reuters has apologised to Ono for the error. There follows a repeat of the corrected story published on June 4.
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Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks after having surgery on his left hand, the team said on Thursday.
NEW DELHI : Powerful aftershocks have been reported in India following the massive quake off Sumatra on Sunday. Scenes of devastation and debris remain
Tony Hunt ran for 143 yards and a touchdown, A.J. Wallace scored on a 76-yard reverse and No. 25 Penn State bullied Youngstown State in a 37-3 win Saturday.
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U.S. and Iraqi forces raided the Health Ministry building in central Baghdad on Thursday and arrested the deputy health minister, a ministry spokesman and witnesses said.
Paramount Pictures is close to  naming a key producer of HBO mob hit \
A TOUGH away tie at Reading in the FA Cup third round awaits Stockport if they manage to win their replay against Swansea. The managerless Hatters battled out a 0-0 draw with Swansea on Saturday, and if they
South African striker Benni McCarthy has been told he is not for sale despite being dropped by Blackburn manager Mark Hughes.
Hits replay on CD debacle A USB fingerprint authentication device from Sony contains rootkit-like technology, according to security watchers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Viewers watched the live television broadcast in horror: Plainclothes policemen begged for their lives before a mob accusing them of being child kidnappers burned two of them to death in front of cameras.
Stocks in east Asia rise sharply, with investors buoyed by a newly-agreed plan to stimulate the US economy.
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile ata group of militants near the Palestinian town of Beit Lahya in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday evening, killing one of them, witnesses said.
Venus Williams needed a third-set tiebreaker to defeat 87th-ranked Yuliana Fedak, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Advanta Tennis Championships on Thursday night.
Organized gangs have adopted \
This tale of childhood buddies turned hit men is the kind of film where flames roar, waves crash and dropped bullets thud like bowling balls.
CLEVELAND The New Orleans Hornets are not going down without a fight, but they keep going down nonetheless. Tonight the Hornets turned in a gutsy performance at Cleveland only to see Jeff McInnis score six
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TORONTO -- A Canadian student dubbed the \
ISLAMABAD: As the second round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) between Pakistan and India starts today, the government says that the recent statements coming from New Delhi are &quot;disturbing&quot; and sound &quot;paranoid&quot;.
President Bush on Tuesday refused to rule out an eventual pardon for I. Lewis \
Many marketers assume that an external media blitz requires an increase in search bids or budgets. But can lowering your bids actually be a better plan?
A family of six is killed in the Iraqi city of Falluja in a continuing campaign against militants.
Penn State erases an early 14-point deficit to beat Texas A&M, 24-17, at the Alamo Bowl, and give Joe Paterno a win in his 500th game as coach.
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a verdict that Vonage Holdings Corp  infringed two patents held by Verizon Communications Inc , the latest legal setback for the loss-making Internet phone company.
Shia militias in Baghdad should start handing in weapons on Monday, under a deal with the Iraqi government.
Saying the nation's flagging economy urgently needs \
British civil servants were staging their biggest strike in a decade, with union officials predicting that around 200,000 people would take part in the one-day stoppage.
STANFORD, Calif. - In another harrowing trip to the Bay Area, Matt Leinart passed for 308 yards and LenDale White scored on a 2-yard run with 6:15 left, capping the Trojans' comeback from an 11-point deficit for a 31-28 victory over Stanford on Saturday night...
Bush has no plans to add troops in Iraq, but questions persist about whether the US force has been big enough.
Tony Parker has sued a celebrity gossip Web site that published stories claiming he had an affair with a French model.
A children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s charity says it wasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t told of mortgage debt risks.
In a move that could further chill ties between the two Asian powers, an advisory panel to Japan's prime minister will say China should be described as a military threat in a defense review, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Despite reports to the contrary, Microsoft has confirmed to BetaNews that it has made no changes to its Windows Genuine Advantage program to lock out users with invalid or pirated keys. \
President Bush told supporters in Pennsylvania Thursday that he would work to reduce the cost of health care if elected to a second term.

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Derek Jeter had a chance on Wednesday to give his endorsement to the idea of Pedro Martinez joining the Yankees, but, unlike teammates Mike Mussina and Jorge Posada, the Yankees&#39; captain chose not to do so.
Kendry Morales hit a go-ahead, two-run triple to help Ervin Santana win his sixth straight decision, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Sunday for a strong finish to the first half.
(AGI) - Naples, Italy, Dec. 8 - A fire attack took place last night in an apartment on Via Monte Rosa, at the border between the quarters of Secondigliano and Scampia on the northern suburb of Naples where a bloody camorra feud is under way.
In the best-of-five Davis Cup final against Spain on the slow red clay at Olympic Stadium, Andy Roddick lost both of his matches in the United States&#39; 3-2 loss at Seville, Spain.
Former PeopleSoft chief executive Craig Conway has admitted that he lied to Wall Street analysts about the health of the business during his defence against the hostile bid from rival Oracle.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Air China Ltd.&#39;s (0753.HK) stock gained 8% on its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange Wednesday, and analysts said there is scope for slight further
Key elements of rival House and Senate economic stimulus bills:
China says its eastern provinces and Shanghai face more power shortages this winter and spring.
Campaigners threaten the government with legal action after a probe into arms deals with Saudi Arabia is dropped.
Shares on Wall Street are expected to open higher on Tuesday, taking a cue from a strong performance in European and Asian markets, while bid talk takes the top slot in a thin day for company events.
A court in Indore has issued an arrest warrant against film producer Boney Kapoor in a cheque bounce case.
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Maverick Tory MP says campaign is opportunity 'too wonderful to miss'.
On Monday, Microsoft announced it has agreed to acquire Danger, whose software powers the popular Sidekick and Hiphop devices.
China manufactured every one of the 24 kinds of toys recalled for safety reasons in the United States so far this year.
By Kristopher Hanson STAFF WRITER  Port authorities in Long Beach are designing what they envision will be the greenest shipping terminal in California, built on 160 acres of undeveloped land on Terminal Island.
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Refines upgrade path VMware has embraced the world of 64-bit computing via a pair of point releases to its flagship products.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Diciassette i fermi per saccheggi e lancio di oggetti contro la polizia. Distrutti 3 MacDonald'sLa visita in Sudamerica porter\u00c3\u00a0 il presidente americano anche in Guatemala e Colombia                                            Bush arriva a Montevideo proteste anti-Usa e arresti
Hamas said on Sunday it received assurances from Egypt that Cairo has not reached an agreement with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's government that would exclude the Islamist group from running Gaza's border.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's recent speeches have ventured into some surprising territory, with the staunchly conservative father of nine joking about sexual orgies.
Like his voice, Mick Jagger's wardrobe is still rocking after all these years. His sexagenarian frame has not missed a beat when it comes to fashion. Whether it's tight shirts or jeans, Jagger never fails to impress audiences with his style.
At least three American nationals involved in the training of Afghanistan&#39;s new police force were killed Sunday in a powerful blast in Kabul that also killed at least two Afghans, a defense ministry official told Reuters.
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Filmmaker Michael Moore said he will return to the Republican National Convention where delegates roundly booed his presence on opening night.
Doctors arrive at ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah.
MIAMI (Sports Network) - Due to the approach of Hurricane  Ivan in the South Florida area, the Marlins have rescheduled  two of their contests against the Montreal Expos slated for  next week to U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.
The FCC is looking for consultation on whether it should change the rule that currently forbids Sirius and XM from merging, a necessary move if it is to approve the proposed deal.
What was Dan Snyder thinking? No, I&#39;m not referring to the whole Steve Spurrier fiasco. This has nothing to do with his Washington Redskins team -- though one can argue that it&#39;s a reasonably brisk jog between
IT can play a major role in reducing the world's energy consumption, Technology CEO Council says.
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. on Monday said it agreed to buy Stasys Ltd., a Britain-based technology and consulting firm specializing in network communications and defense interoperability.
The Bank of England said Friday it had approved emergency funding for British bank Northern Rock PLC to help the company overcome a liquidity crisis
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A bishop whose diocese plans to seek bankruptcy protection from millions of dollars in clergy sex abuse claims was elected Monday as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
NEW YORK - John Kerry's $50 million post-Labor Day advertising effort will start in seven states before expanding to an additional 13, creating a coast-to-coast presidential battleground map by Nov. 2...
Australian leaders on Friday ruled out Prince William becoming the country&#39;s governor-general, with one commenting that the best place for British royals was half-a-world away in the United Kingdom.
Jordan began on Wednesday the trial of three Islamists accused of plotting to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush when he visited the kingdom last year.
1,440 of them in Montreal -- as it slows the production rate of its 50-seat Canadair regional jet to face the realities of the struggling US airline industry.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- While Buck Showalter wasn't the only person to blame for the Texas Rangers missing the playoffs again, the manager got fired for it.
Home construction rebounded in the United States in November after a big drop the month before, but permits for upcoming building fell to a nine-year low, suggesting weakness persists in the new-home market, government figures released today showed.
After coming home from a months-long tour in Iraq, Curtis Mills recalls driving his daughter to a recital and panicking when he saw a radio tower's blinking red lights.
A 21st century visionary? A failed adventurer abroad? Six scholars suggest how history will judge George W. Bush's first term in office -- and compare him with his predecessors
The number of students accepted by UK universities is down by 3.7% compared with this time last year.
A mutated gene named Bik can shrink or kill tumors in the pancreas of mice, US researchers said in a study published Monday, offering hope for one of the deadliest human cancers.
Shares fluctuated as Wall Street searched for any insights that could indicate how consumers are faring amid an economic slowdown.
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Sebastien Loeb non correr&agrave; il Rally di Gran Bretagna, ultima prova del Mondiale in programma ...
Manila tightens security ahead of the verdict in the corruption trial of ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada.
In a remark reminiscent of its more confrontational days, a Microsoft representative argues that pure open-source software companies can't sustain innovation.
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ATHENS -- Makis Yerassimakis, a Greek Gypsy who has spent a lifetime on society's margins, thought he could join the rest of Greece and cash in on the Olympics. So last Friday, he took about $600 worth of Greek flag trinkets to sell outside the opening ceremony.
The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on Friday on starting talks on admitting  the large Muslim nation to the bloc after last minute haggling  over Ankara's relationship with EU member Cyprus.
Microsoft settled litigation with Sendo, a privately held British mobile phone maker, over a contract dispute between the two companies, Sendo said Monday.
IL COMMENTO                                          Il doppio altol\u00c3\u00a0 degli irriducibili                                                                                   di MASSIMO GIANNINI
Travel: Sean Dodson: Look beyond the 'Wild East' reputation and you'll discover a thriving cultural underbelly.
Emperor Nicholas and his family were executed in 1918. But with newly discovered remains, they're making headlines again in Russia
Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.
WE talk about Olympic moments: the torch, the record-setting performances. But some of the great moments are unrecorded ones, the inspiration shared between the athletes themselves.
Antonio Matarrese ha scritto a Roberto Reggi, sindaco di Piacenza che ha chiesto la convocazione del...
On the PHP Security Blog today, Stefan Esser points out an interview he did with BlogSecurity concerning the current state of security on the WordPress software.   In the Interview they talk about several different aspects and security-related concerns including:   a previous critical SQL injection vulnerability in WordPress Esser's general thoughts on the software his recommendations for the WordPress team improvements and suggestions for other blogging software he has   Check out this post on the BlogSecurity site for the complete interview.
Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 16/a giornata di serie A in programma domenica alle 1...
Hungarian protesters clashed with   police and attacked and occupied the state television building   to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in   the first such violence of the post-communist era.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on Friday  said it plans to exclusively back the Blu-ray high definition  movie format, the latest blow to the rival HD DVD camp backed  by Toshiba Corp .
WASHINGTON - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed sharply and frequently Wednesday night over jobs, health care, tax cuts and the ability to keep America safe as the two candidates squared off in their third and final debate.
Mayra Nieve is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe.
Research in Motion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fiscal third-quarter profit more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.
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NEW YORK  - A type of non-surgical  \
Even in the immediate afterglow of her bronze medal in the Olympic marathon in August, Deena (Drossin) Kastor was thinking of Sunday&#39;s New York City Marathon.
It was a &quot;distressed&quot; Baroness Thatcher who spoke to her troubled son on Friday. Anticipating the media scrum outside her Belgravia home, the former prime minister was surrounded by no fewer
Pregnant teenagers smoke to try to reduce the size of their babies, and make delivery less painful, a minister claims.
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A teenage cyclist dies after his bike is hit by a car in the Highlands, according to Northern Constabulary.
A TAM Airline passenger plane carrying as many as 170 people crashed Tuesday while attempting to land at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport, the airline said. There was no immediate word on survivors.
Although no one is quite certain of what Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid cancer means for this election, everyone is clear that it ups the political ante: Following a month
Oil prices steadied on Monday as OPEC member Saudi Arabia cut exports, helping to pull the market back from a five-month low hit earlier amid a bout of fund selling.
Employers added a solid 132,000 new jobs in June and boosted payrolls more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.
Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.
To avoid another round of holiday travel havoc, US Airways called for volunteers from its nonunion workforce to give free helping hands at its troubled Philadelphia operations over the New Year&#39;s weekend.
ARLINGTON, Va. - An Arlington based engineering and construction company has become the first major US firm to withdraw from a reconstruction contract in Iraq.
Washington Redskins cornerback Shawn Springs said yesterday that his ailing father, Ron, has found a match for a kidney transplant, and it happens to be an old friend.
Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. (VIAb) said Wednesday its exchange offer to split off its Blockbuster Inc. (BBI) unit, which expired at midnight Tuesday, was successful, based on preliminary results.
The film in which Dame Helen Mirren portrays the Queen is being premiered at the Venice festival.
Israel has decided to scale back its bloody two-week military operation in northern Gaza, its largest operation there in four years of fighting.
A plan to blanket San Francisco with Wi-Fi fell apart last year, but now a startup named Meraki says it plans to deliver free, ad-supported Wi-Fi access in in the city.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australia&#39;s economic growth likely slowed sharply in the third quarter, economists said Monday, with data showing a record current account deficit and foreign debt.
The U.S. government has reversed its decision and is saying \
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Sudan said on Sunday the African Union would need Khartoum&#39;s agreement and a new resolution before increasing the number of forces protecting monitors of a shaky ceasefire in the troubled Darfur region.
President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.
President Bush questioned Sen. John Kerry&#39;s fitness to lead and the Democrat said Bush had ignored the middle class as they took their close presidential race on Saturday to two crucial states.
After launching three new cars last year, Ford Motor Co.  will boost its sedan lineup this year with the Mexican-built, mid-size Fusion, which is expected to be on sale in the fall.
ATLANTA -- There's never much interest in the Hawks here, but on the eve of the NFC title game involving the local 11, you can imagine what it was like. Sort of like what it is in Boston.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell spyware-blocking software.
Starent Networks, Corp. today announced it has filed a registration  statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.
A proposal by Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration to shore up Maryland's medical malpractice insurers is so flawed that it could have a \
After speaking at the Florida Linux Show on February 11th, I return ever-so-briefly to the New England area to re-pack my bags and head for Sao Paulo, Brazil to attend Campus Party (February 11th to 17th, 2008). read more
On its way to Oz via Kazakhstan It didn't take long for George Bush's wristwatch - allegedly swiped on Sunday by Albanian former godless Commies - to pop up on eBay.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday the government had made progress in responding to U.S. goals for improved security and political reconciliation ahead of key reports soon to be delivered to the U.S. Congress.
A coroner asks internet shop Amazon to stop selling a book about suicide after a teenage girl killed herself.
A stranger to Odessa, Texas, might think every young man in the small town is a war hero. The 17 year olds there - most with buzz cuts, all of them clean-shaven - are hailed by the local townsfolk wherever they go.
Si era lanciata di fronte a punta Mesco.In azione soccorsi
Fido may not be able to say where it hurts, but veterinarians at Angell Animal Medical Center in Jamaica Plain will be able to peer into his brain with an MRI being installed this month.
The title character of \u00e2\u0080\u009cCharlie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an impulsive, abusive, self-destructive lout. But he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s also magnetic and funny, and more self-aware than his swagger suggests.
Hryhori Omelchenko, member of Ukrainian parliament's BYT faction, claims that 'Donetsk thugs' bought firearm from the Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet to disrupt the election.
VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Canada's Erik Guay was fastest in Thursday's final downhill training run for this weekend's Saslong Classic World Cup race.
Sir Mark Thatcher is waiting to find out when he will be questioned over his alleged involvement in an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea.
L'incremento medio sara' quest'anno del 33%
Mike Baker questions the obsession with comparing exam results with those of yesteryear when there are other issues at stake.
Shares of Citigroup Inc  rose 3.4 percent on Friday on hopes the largest bank in the United States was close to securing new outside capital and preparing other moves to shore up its strained balance sheet.
JAKARTA OPEC is doing all it can to stabilize the world oil market and will increase spare output capacity by about one million barrels per day in the next few months, the cartel&#39;s president said Monday.
The police arrested six people at a police roadblock near a beach in Oaxaca, where the eggs are a delicacy believed to have aphrodisiac powers.
Also: New Zealand teen runs internet banking scam. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
The Bush administration will announce today that states will have more than five additional years to comply with its controversial nationwide Real ID program, the second such delay in a year, people briefed on the plan said yesterday.
Merck & Co. Inc.  shares could rise to $70 by 2010 if the drugmaker continues to deliver on its promise of double-digit earnings growth, Barron's said in its October 29 edition.
TORONTO (CP) - A cold snap that stretched across southeastern Ontario on Tuesday prompted Toronto officials to issue an alert and kept police busy and school busses off the roads in Orillia.
Australian actress Nicole Kidman accepted damages Friday after a British newspaper claimed she had promoted a rival perfume while acting as the face of the Chanel Number 5 scent.
Iran has slowed the expansion of its disputed uranium enrichment program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, after Western powers threatened to hit Tehran with harsher sanctions.
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Winning trophies will ensure that England midfielder Steven Gerrard stays at Liverpool, according to the Premiership club's chief executive Rick Parry.
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South African Cyril Mazibuko is a professional paraglider, one of the few black practitioners of a predominantly white sport. After seeing gliders in the air as a kid, he makes a glider out of plastic bags and baling wire, catches the attention of the pros, and flies in the face of apartheid.
Kournikova, 23, was seen with a wedding band on her finger at a Florida charity tennis event on Sunday. When asked about her relationship with Iglesias, she was heard telling onlookers: &quot;Enrique is great.
Appello presidente per rinnovo del contratto dei giornalisti
Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  has asked potential suitor, a partnership of Carl Icahn and Macklowe Associates, to pick up the pace in making a definitive bid for the New York office building owner.
2007 whisked off in black helicopter Those among who feel that the bog-standard century is just, well, too damn long will be delighted to learn that the FBI has decided to shorten it by one year by effectively cancelling 2007 and cutting straight to 2008:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russian and US crew members begin their return to Earth, leaving two men on the International Space station.
A black man living in a high-crime American city can expect to live 21 fewer years than a woman of Asian descent in the United States. The man's life expectancy, in fact, is closer to that of people living in West Africa than it is to the average white American.
Dropping a last-minute demand yesterday, Iran agreed to fully suspend its nuclear programs and won some additional concessions from Europe for a resolution that excludes many of the Bush administration&#39;s
An image of stylish Lebanese youths driving through a Beirut neighborhood devastated by Israeli bombing, taken by U.S. photographer Spencer Platt, won the World Press Photo of the Year award, the jury announced Friday.
In a bid to compete with Apple and Microsoft in the online music services market, online giant Yahoo announced yesterday that it would purchase MusicMatch for $160 million.
SYRACUSE, NY -- Lockheed Martin announced Monday that its Maritime Systems &amp; Sensors unit has received contracts worth $625 million for radar development.
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It will be a long way from West Lakes when Lleyton Hewitt takes on his younger sister&#39;s boyfriend. Robert Lusetich reports. IT is a US Open semi-final that has been previewed many times before -- in Adelaide.
A man charged with kidnapping a teenager from a parking lot and strangling her appeared in court on Thursday, sitting within feet of the victim's parents.
In its continuing effort to rout out North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, the United States government is now trying a new tactic: banning the sale of iPods and other high-tech items to the country.
Eric Mangini had a surprise sit-down with Tony Soprano. The New York Jets coach made a cameo on HBO's \
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Credit Suisse First Boston overnight cut its rating on German mobile phones-to-turbines conglomerate Siemens (SI) (DE:723610) to neutral from outperform and cut its price target on the stock to 65 euro from 70 euro.
The CSA steps up efforts to recover some of the \u00c2\u00a33.5bn it is owed, as it nears the end of its troubled history.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says Colombia's Farc rebels have said they are ready to release hostages.
A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Monday defended the Iraq war and criticized Al Gore's global-warming movie.
The system of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has ascended to the chairmanship of the Chinese Communist Party&#39;s Central Military Commission, will strengthen pragmatism in the Sino-North Korean relationship and bring gradual changes to bilateral ties
The inquiry by the Federal Bureau of Investigation into whether a Pentagon analyst passed classified information to Israel grew out of a longstanding
AOL is blurring the lines of news with a makeover that gives its traditional news sites the look and feel of blogs, a shift that is part of its efforts to change from a subscription-based service to a free, advertising-based Web business.
Crime has soared in Venezuela. Yet President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez appears headed to re-election on Sunday.
Anxious about buying a house? Here's the best places to ride out a rough market.
Highlights of the latest version of an Iraq war resolution by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., that is winning support from Democratic leaders and some Republicans and is expected to be debated next week by the Senate.
President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry delivered impassioned appeals yesterday to the dwindling legion of undecided voters, with
Federated Department Stores Inc.   is near a deal to sell its Lord &amp; Taylor unit to private  equity firm Apollo Real Estate Advisors and shopping center  developer NRDC Real Estate Advisors LLC for about &#36;1.2 billion,  a published report said on Thursday.
com October 27, 2004, 8:05 AM PT. ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
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Alex Ovechkin agreed to a $124 million, 13-year contract extension Thursday with the Washington Capitals, working out the details himself in negotiations with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager George McPhee.
The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, will retire at the end of his term later this year and be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
First there was Clinton time. Now there's Obama time.
A Lenovo executive told BetaNews his company's strategy for its new PC brands will differ according to continent.
MINNEAPOLIS -- A woman who allegedly sold flu shots then fled when her credentials were questioned was giving people the real vaccine, and was trying to raise money for her daughter&#39;s school fund-raiser, her ex-husband said.
Chi ha chiesto all&#39;FBI di &#39;spegnere&#39; il server angloamericano che ospita i siti internet dell&#39;organizzazione no global Indymedia? &quot;L&#39;operazione \u00c3\u00a8 stata condotta per conto di Paesi terzi da responsabili del
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NEW YORK, Sept. 30 -- When Citigroup Inc. chief executive Charles O. Prince III learned of allegations that the firm's private bankers in Japan had violated anti-money-laundering laws and overcharged customers, he could not believe his ears.
The \
Pakistan conducted another test of a  nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on  Wednesday as part of its efforts to boost defenses, an official  statement said.
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Wednesday&#39;s final news conference to promote Saturday night&#39;s middleweight championship fight was moving along at the pace of weekend traffic on The Strip until Hopkins intervened.
Senegal's presidential poll was free and fair, say regional observers, as counting continues.
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com European Bureau Chief. (Brussels) Embattled incoming European Justice Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione has moved to head off a full scale crisis for the EU Parliament.
Pending sales of existing U.S. homes in April unexpectedly fell to its lowest since February 2003, data from a real estate trade group showed on Friday.
Turkey has been the most persistent supplicant at the European Union&#39;s gates and its passage through them will be protracted and tortuous.
Unisce tre stazioni e riporta un po' di belle epoque
Palermo, Italy (Sports Network) - Top-seeded and defending champion Nicolas Massu of Chile advanced, but third-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco and sixth- seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal were not as fortunate Wednesday at the clay-court Palermo
Nottinghamshire Police make an arrest following the shooting of a 14-year-old girl.
SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s biggest supermarket group, Woolworths Ltd, won a fierce $A1.33 billion battle for pubs chain ALH yesterday, beating out rival Coles Myer Ltd which conceded defeat.
BEREA, Ohio, (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Browns  Tuesday placed center Jeff Faine on injured reserve with a left  ankle injury.
A growing market of magazines that is tapping into an underserved market is also presenting an alternative image of beauty.
The driver of a minivan who interrupted a local TV newscast while it was on the air by crashing into the station's glass-walled studio, was charged on Monday with reckless driving, authorities said.
Contestazioni questa mattina a Milano al funerale della soprano Renata Tebaldi. Nel mirino \u00c3\u00a8 finito il soprintendente Carlo Fontana, reo di non aver fatto entrare il feretro della cantante all&#39;interno dello
U.S. stock markets and the electronic trading platforms that compete with them enter a new era Monday as regulations take effect to level the playing field for all types of exchanges.
WASHINGTON -- Intensifying a high-altitude trade war, the United States and the European Union filed dueling legal complaints at the World Trade Organization yesterday, charging each other with showering illegal subsidies on The Boeing Co.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hinted on Saturday in unusually strong terms that failure to secure extension of Japan&#39;s military support role for US troops in Afghanistan risked his job.
On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present -- a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank.
Khartoum, Sept. 26 (NNN): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) has said more than a million people displaced by the Darfur conflict are living in a &quot;climate of fear&quot; and described refugee camps as &quot;prisons without walls&quot;.
A double suicide car bomb attack  devastated a police station just outside Baghdad's fortified  Green Zone on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 57 in  the latest strike against Iraq's beleaguered security forces.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday trade protectionism was on the rise despite strong global prosperity and warned it was a potentially dangerous trend.
The dollar extended its losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected but signaled that both inflation and inflation expectations were easing.
OPEC will increase its official oil production target by one million barrels a day later this year in a move widely viewed as more symbolic than significant, given that the cartel has been exceeding the new output limit all year.
U.S. coal mining companies, which for years have been branded the bad guys of global warming, are fighting back.
Gaza militants struck the border with  Israel and launched barrages of rockets into the Jewish state  on Wednesday, defying calls for a halt to attacks from the  frontrunner to succeed Yasser Arafat.
Italian football will resume, a week after a policeman was killed, but many stadiums remain closed.
Gasolio scende sotto 1,3 euro al litro
The boss of Italian energy firm Eni, Paolo Scaroni, is under investigation as part of a police probe.
A majority of US Hispanics plan to vote for Sen. John Kerry in Tuesday&#39;s election, possibly offering the Democratic challenger a crucial boost against President Bush, an opinion poll showed.
L'associazione calciatori concorda con la linea dura intrapresa dal Governo contro i violenti nel ca...
SolarReserve forecasts $1 billion market in next ten years for storing electricity made with concentrated solar power.
Forrester Research analyst says that VMware has a good head start in virtualization, but says that Microsoft has a broader vision that is more compelling, if Redmond can deliver.
Blog: A set of free downloads optimized for Apple's new handset are offered up by the famed adult entertainment magazine.
The accounting firm KPMG asked a federal appeals panel yesterday to rule that a district judge could not compel the firm to pay the legal fees of former executives facing criminal charges in a tax-shelter fraud investigation.
Australia's government refuses a request for reparations by Aborigines taken from their families.
Omega-3 fatty acids, found in soy, fish and other oils and known to provide a range of health benefits, may help protect against Alzheimer&#39;s disease, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
A former Florida judge who appears on daytime television as \
(Sports Network) - Rodrigo Lopez tries to make it three straight wins this evening when the Baltimore Orioles conclude their three-game set with the Toronto NBlue Jays at SkyDome.
Shares of Circuit City Stores Inc.  CC.N surged 19.5 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the  consumer electronics chain said it had received an unsolicited  buyout offer valued at $17 per share.
The US defence secretary is pressed over security at the Iraq military base where a \
By Steve Bonser, Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif.  Feb. 13--Jim Wooster, a retired investor, brings up a Web page on his  laptop in his New York high-rise condo. After a few mouse clicks, he's viewing  the activity log of the security system that's protecting his upper Riviera  home.
A compromise slowly taking shape may soon redirect the &quot;orange revolution&quot; from the streets to the polling booths, but many here
This is Part 2 of a five-part series covering the experiences of key participants in the Mars Exploration Rover mission. JPL and NASA have developed a structured way of doing business over the years. When you have a schedule crunch like we had, it puts a lot of pressure on that approach and it's almost impossible to do.
A U.S. insurer is handing over  its entire electronic infrastructure to IBM and AT&T, giving it  access to the latest technology while shedding tens of millions  of dollars in upfront investment and long-term costs.
NYMEX crude oil futures jumped 36 cents in electronic trading on Monday evening to the psychological &#36;50 a barrel level, the highest in the 21 years oil futures have traded on the exchange, as Nigerian rebels decided an \
Financial stocks pulled European equity markets sharply lower on Tuesday after German lender Hypo Real Estate reported a net trading loss in 2007 after taking hits on US debt investments.
Il risultato \u00c3\u00a8 drammatico: il rischio di ammalarsi del morbo di Gehrig nei calciatori \u00c3\u00a8 cinque volte superiore rispetto alla media. Sono questi i risultati dell&#39;inchiesta epidemiologica realizzata dalla
The Democratic presidential hopeful has created a profile on the business social-networking site. Or at least someone on his staff has created one for him.
Remarks by United States President George W. Bush on Tuesday that he would not rule out the possibility of war against Iran have generated serious criticism in Germany.
JERUSALEM -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that the United States is ``very concerned\
The nation's shoppers  -  taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours  -  jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items
Marchionne ribadisce impegno del Lingotto su stabilimento
British police say initial post-mortem results on a Georgian tycoon show he died from natural causes.
Hollywood star Paul Newman gives $10m (\u00c2\u00a35m) to the college he attended to start a scholarship fund.
Temperatures soared into the upper 90s and higher Sunday from coast to coast, bringing out heat warnings, wilting athletes and driving others into the shade.
Anyone who obstructs emergency workers could face a fine of up to E5,000 under new legislation.
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Italian newspapers were trying to pierce the mystery surrounding the execution of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, with the daily Corriere della Sera suggesting that he might have been killed the day he was kidnapped.
Hanno steso un rotolo di 50 metri con firme contro viaggio
p2pnet.net News:- In a different kind of &#39;royalties&#39; fight, a lawyer representing one of the kids from north London \u00e2\u0080\u0098s Islington Green School who were in the background choir for Pink Floyd&#39;s The Wall album, says the Floyd owe the kids money.
Citing the urgent need to protect its users from online threats, America Online will begin bundling antivirus software from McAfee with the latest version of its software, AOL 9.0, according to a statement from the company.
A U.S. soldier was killed in clashes with the Mehdi Army in Diwaniya on Tuesday when violence flared in the southern Iraqi city which was the scene of a major U.S. operation in April.
Paul Hamm became the first American man  to claim the Olympic gymnastics men's all-round gold medal on  Wednesday.
Rivals CVS and Rite Aid have a bitter pill to swallow as Walgreen stays strong.
U.S. soldiers killed at least six Iraqi policemen and seven suspected militants during a dawn raid in east Baghdad on Friday to arrest an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of militant links, the U.S. military said.
(InfoWorld) - Dell began polling customers about their software preferences on Tuesday as part of an effort by the struggling PC vendor to meet a popular request for desktops and notebooks that run on Linux instead of Windows. Dell posted the survey on a company blog, asking PC users to choose between Linux flavors such as Fedora and Ubuntu, and to pick more general choices such as notebooks versus desktops, high-end models versus value models, and telephone-based support versus community-based support. The company plans to collect votes through March 23, then use the feedback to begin selling Linux-based consumer PCs. Dell already uses Linux in certain server models. \

PODOLSK, Russia, Aug. 29 -- Heavily guarded trucks rolled up to the Luch nuclear institute here on Tuesday night and unloaded five green reinforced containers holding a total of 21 pounds of uranium, about a third of it highly enriched, which had been quietly removed from a research reactor in...
Baroni, Jasmine, Pquadro e Centomo nella finale dei giovani
[World News]: COLOMBO, Dec 30 : Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga said today that the threat of a war with Tamil Tigers was &quot;remoter&quot; after destruction of key rebel military bases by Sunday&#39;s tsunamis.
Three weeks after Christopher Reeve's death, his family and friends celebrated him Friday at a place that was central to his life: The Juilliard School, where he first honed his acting skills and later returned to receive an honorary doctorate.
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry and Silverware won court approval on Wednesday to sell its business for $80 million in cash to the private equity firm NRDC Equity Partners, barring higher offers at auction.
New Delhi: The prices of petrol and diesel would remain unchanged for another fortnight with the Government directing oil companies to put on hold any plans for a hike.
A US envoy is set to meet a North Korea negotiator face-to-face ahead of new six-party talks on nuclear issues.
WASHINGTON - A vaccine may work to protect women against a virus that causes most cervical cancer cases, US researchers say. So far the vaccine seemed to have protected women from precancerous changes for three years, said the team at Merck and Co.
An emerging technology known as broadband over power lines may soon provide a new channel for high-speed data into homes through ordinary electrical outlets.
Kofi Annan rejects claims that France and Russia might have been willing to ease sanctions on Iraq in return for oil.
Britain's manufacturing output slipped in November, official data showed Friday, prompting analysts to warn of a potential recession in the sector this year.
WASHINGTON - Consumer prices in October posted their biggest increase in five months, pinching people&#39;s pocketbooks at the gasoline pump and at the grocery store.
The stock market broke records last week, but what do new highs for the Dow Jones industrial average of 30 stocks really mean for individual investors?
Sri Lanka's military says it has seized a base of the Tamil Tigers' naval wing, as part of operations in the north-west.
Brace yourself for a $2,000 phone bill AT&amp;T and Apple have announced what the iPhone will cost customers over the two-year contract they'll be obliged to sign - and it's pretty-much what AT&amp;T charges customers already.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The pace of growth at U.S. factories picked up in December, boosted by an increase in new orders and despite a decline in employment, a report showed on Monday.
Puerto Rico&#39;s protracted election came to a close Tuesday after nearly two months of recounts and legal disputes with the certification of Anibal Acevedo Vila as the US territory&#39;s new governor.
A small boat packed with Africans trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands capsized Friday in rough seas, leaving one person dead and 32 missing, authorities said.
A popular Japanese comic announced yesterday that it would censor one of its own stories after nationalist anger about its portrayal of Japanese brutality during the Rape of Nanking.
Reese Witherspoon makes an appealingly crafty Becky Sharp in Mira Nair's bland but color-drenched adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel.
E' finito 16-0 il test della Nazionale con gli juniores della Settignanese. Alle reti di Inzaghi (6)...
Brad Penny pitched seven sharp innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke open a tight game with consecutive three-run innings against Jorge Sosa, beating the slumping New York Mets 9-1 on Wednesday night.
Missouri's Republican Party wants a Democratic-aligned group to stop circulating a get-out-the-vote flier that includes a 1960s photograph of a firefighter hosing a black man that reads: \
Insurgent leaders in Falluja probably fled before the American-led offensive and may be coordinating attacks in Iraq.
DaimlerChrysler AG reported third quarter profits of almost 1 billion euros on Thursday, rebounding from a year-earlier loss, thanks to a strong performance from a Chrysler division rejuvenated by new models like the 300C sedan and Dodge Magnum wagon.
Attorney General John Ashcroft defended FBI interviews of some political protesters around the country before last month's Democratic convention in Boston, which critics described as an intimidation tactic.
Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Pakistan on Monday to press President Pervez Musharraf for help in combating a new Taliban offensive in Afghanistan and a resurgent al Qaeda.
Medicines for young children often contain additives banned from food for under-threes, research shows.
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By Cunningham, Aimee  Sensing systems that mimic noses and taste buds  Whether bulbous, Roman, or pug, the nose gets all the credit. But the actual star of smell is an unassuming patch of tissue, several centimeters square, tucked up inside each nasal cavity.
Just call this steamy video, not streaming video. On an island in the Gulf of Alaska, cameras are providing streaming video and sound of some of the most intimate moments in the lives of endangered Steller sea lions.
Bernard Matthews, the owner of the farm where the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu was found last week, is under investigation for apparently transporting turkeys from a restricted zone in Hungary to its British farm, it was reported.
British Airways introduces its new excess baggage charges, but says some rules will not be enforced until September.
Former President Bill Clinton will  have heart surgery early next week, his wife said on Friday.
For the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympians, Beijing\u00e2\u0080\u0099s air is a performance issue. For the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
LG Electronics  has won a contest organized by the GSM Association to produce a low-cost handset for third generation mobile phone networks, a source close to the contest told Reuters on Tuesday.
Britain's Mark Foster defended his 50m freestyle title as home star Markus Rogan claimed two gold on the opening day of the European short course championship.
Belarusians' decision whether to scrap presidential term limits in a referendum this weekend could determine if this East European nation will remain an isolated Soviet-style throwback or slowly turn toward the ...
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IBM has formed an industry consortium of 15 companies from the software, consumer electronics, automotive and networking industries to open up the process of building Power processors.
BERLIN - Al-Qaida&#39;s chief ideologue said in a videotape broadcast on Arab television Monday that the United States needed to change its policies toward Islamic countries or &quot;we will continue fighting you until the last hour.
Reviled elsewhere in the world, the former Secretary of State is a Confucian sex symbol.
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Women who drink non-diet soda or fruit punch every day gain weight quickly and face an elevated risk of diabetes.
A long-necked sea reptile that lived millions of years ago in what is now China may have used its stiff neck to sneak up on unsuspecting prey and suck them in, scientists said on Friday.
Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has received a $500 campaign donation from a white supremacist, and the Texas congressman doesn't plan to return it, an aide said Wednesday.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Marine charged with desertion after he claimed to have been kidnapped last year in Iraq was again declared a deserter yesterday after he failed to return from a holiday leave.
A federal judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina
OWLS HEAD - The Knox County Regional Airport is seeking a federal permit to fill 7.6 acres of wetlands as part of an expansion project.
(AGI) - Gerusalemme, 13 set. - Con una mossa a sorpresa, il ministro delle Finanze israeliane Benjamin Netanyahu ha chiesto un referendum nazionale sul progetto del governo di ritirare soldati e coloni dalla Striscia di Gaza.
With a week to go until the election, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of hiding embarrassments in Iraq

Protesters disrupt Tony Blair's conference speech despite a security operation aimed at stopping terrorism.
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GUWAHATI, Oct. 2. - At least 30 people were killed and over 50 injured as suspected extremists triggered twin explosions in Nagaland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s commercial hub of Dimapur this morning.
MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and one of the promoters of Reliance Infocomm, will forego the Rs 50-crore worth of sweat equity given to him in the company, in a stunning development that removes a serious bone of contention between him and his
MONTREAL - Despite a jump of 19 percent in world air traffic this year, airlines are expected to lose as much as $4 billion in 2004 because of high fuel costs, the International Air Transport Association said Monday.
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Bulgaria's ancient Thracian heritage has been thrust into the spotlight this year with a number of key archaeological discoveries in the so-called Valley of the Thracian Kings.
Buddy Bell's 100th victory as Kansas City's manager kept the Royals from getting closer to another triple-digit milestone &#151; one they don't want to reach.
India orders an investigation into reports it may have received contaminated blood from Britain.
Rafael Benitez refused to abandon hope of guiding Liverpool to the Premier League title this season, after a goalless draw away to Manchester City here on Sunday left the Merseysiders ten points behind leaders Arsenal.
A senior House member wants to know how an infected man managed to get through U.S. Customs and Border Protection even though his passport was flagged in the agency's system. Lawyer Andrew Speaker is being treated at a Denver hospital as officials track down travelers who may have been exposed to the illness. Speaker's father-in-law is a microbiologist who studies TB at the CDC.
Odalis Perez, who took a deer-in-the-headlights countenance to the mound for the opener of this National League Division Series, stuck with the same, somewhat flawed plan for Game 4. The Dodgers
US blue chips edged down on Tuesday as oil jumped to another record and government data on the services sector showed that growth was slower than expected last month.
Two astronauts conduct the first spacewalk of the latest shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
Batsman Kevin Pietersen says he hopes to be lifted in the World Cup by England's new-found confidence.
Established security players profit from the rush to look for bad things in luggage and spot faces of evil-doers in crowds -- without real technology breakthroughs. But some little guys with the right products may get in on the homeland-security market, as well.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Egypt to begin implementing a series of measures it says will help economic recovery, spur growth and raise the standard of living.
Female sheep are found to use their horns to fight over food during a new study by Edinburgh scientists.
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Verso il prolungamento del mandato presidenziale. Le organizzazioni per la difesa dei diritti umani denunciano gli abusi commessi dalla forze di sicurezza Harare (Agenzia Fides)-\u00c2\u0093Il governo dello Zimbabwe ha adottato il sistema di controllo dello Stato dell\u00c2\u0092era coloniale\u00c2\u0094 ha affermato Mons Pius Alick Ncube, Arcivescovo di Bulawayo, commentando la presentazione di un rapporto sugli abusi commessi dalle ...
A Pakistani soldier dies in fighting between security forces and militants, the military says.
Campbell Soup Co.  posted higher  quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher prices, and raised  its full-year profit forecast.
Sen. John McCain enters to the sound of Chuck Berry's \
PARIS, Feb. 1 -- The European Union said Friday it had postponed the deployment of a peacekeeping force to protect Darfur refugees because of an upsurge of rebel activity in neighboring Chad.
Un altro e' ferito, sparatoria a confine Israele-Libano
A 105-year-old Bosnian granny, has been treated by a doctor for the first time in her life, a Bosnian news agency reported Wednesday.
Paul McCartney's lyrics. Jimi Hendrix's guitar. Bob Dylan's personal poems and love letters. Memorabilia from some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century went on sale Monday.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - Two U.S. Marines pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder, kidnapping and other charges in the April death of an Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania.
MEXICO CITY The new head of the Mexican oil monopoly Petr\u00c3\u00b3leos Mexicanos was forced to deny corruption allegations Tuesday on his first day in the job, after local media reports alleged that he was a partner in a firm that rented property to the oil
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to mark progress in the company's strategy to provide digital content...
The speaker of the Lebanese parliament postpones the election of a new president for the 14th time.
Toyota Motor Corp.&#39;s Prius hybrid has been voted 2005 European Car of the Year, Japan&#39;s top auto maker said Monday, after the fuel-sipping sedan picked up the corresponding title in North America in January.
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has said &quot;key&quot; players were belatedly realising that ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was central to broader Middle East peace, ahead of a European tour.
Afghanistan&#39;s program to disarm militiamen began in the southern city of Kandahar, the ousted Taliban&#39;s former stronghold, as President Hamid Karzai announced his new Cabinet.
As some of you may know, New York has become Conventionville, a mecca for folks who have time on their hands and decided to spend it here.
Web search leader Google  Inc. saw its volatile shares reach an all-time record closing  price of $518.84 on Tuesday, as recent momentum in products and  partnerships have offset regulatory setbacks.
The only senator from President   George W. Bush's Republican party to vote against the Iraq War   battled for political survival on Tuesday as voters in nine   states chose candidates for an election that could shift   control of the U.S. Congress to the Democrats.
The prospects for hybrid electric vehicles were bolstered Monday when General Motors and DaimlerChrysler, two automakers long skeptical about hybrids, said they would develop them by working together.
Ex-US footballer OJ Simpson is bailed after appearing in court over an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas.
Imagine your car warning you of an icy   road ahead, reading aloud the text messages arriving on your   phone and sending you an e-mail that your fuel pump needs   replacing soon.
Here's how to take your documents, bookmarks, preferences and system settings along when you switch from Windows to Linux.
If India's Tata Group drives off with US auto giant Ford's iconic British brands Jaguar and Land Rover, it would be another feather in its cap after buying European steelmaker Corus earlier this year.
NEW YORK - While Oracle Corp. awaits a judge's decision on whether it can continue in its quest to acquire PeopleSoft Inc., the company faced a setback in an unrelated case. An appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a three-year-old shareholder lawsuit charging Oracle and several of its top executives with misleading investors about Oracle's performance may proceed, overturning a lower court's dismissal.
GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll from a tropical storm that devastated parts of Haiti rose to 573 late Monday as search crews recovered hundreds of bodies carried away by raging weekend floods or buried by mud or the ruins of their homes, officials said.    The bodies of at least 500 people killed by Tropical Storm Jeanne were filling morgues in Gonaives, according to Touissant Kong-Doudou, a spokesman for the U.N...
BAGHDAD -- Private security companies, funded by billions of dollars in U.S. military and State Department contracts, are fighting insurgents on a widening scale in Iraq, enduring daily attacks, returning fire and taking hundreds of casualties that have been underreported and sometimes concealed,...
Women who work are healthier than women who don&#39;t have jobs, suggests a study presented this week at the American Sociological Association meeting in San Francisco.
It looks like the social-networking world has moved on from Google's yet-to-launch developer initiative, but top engineers and partners say give it time.
Figures show Japan's trade surplus grew again in October but analysts warned of a tougher environment ahead.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Authorities are looking for a missing 6-foot-tall fork. It is one of about 50 in an \
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27,4 mld per bolletta petrolifera (+5 mld), pesa crisi gas
Palaeontologists, reporting an extraordinarily rare fossil find, say they have uncovered a nearly complete skeleton of a hominid child who lived at a key stage in primate evolution more than three million years ago.
As some Palestinians returned to their Gaza homes to survey the damage after a deadly incursion, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to win support for his withdrawal plan from angry Jewish settlers.
Dozens of schoolchildren went down on the farm yesterday to help launch a new campaign aimed at improving safety in the Northumberland countryside.
Mascara scatenato nella galoppata amichevole che i titolari del Catania hanno perso con le riserve. ...
Serkan Ozkaya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most recent scrivener project grew out of a fascination with the interplay between the idea of the original and the copy in an ever more mass-produced postmodern world.
At his first conference speech David Cameron is expected to resist calls for more detailed policies.
Opposition supporters in Kenya will again try hold a rally in Nairobi, after police stopped Thursday's attempt.
European Union foreign policy chief   Javier Solana said on Thursday he had failed to reach a deal   with the chief Iranian negotiator on Tehran's nuclear   ambitions, but said they would hold another round of talks   soon.
NEW YORK -- Investigators for Hewlett-Packard Co. sought private telephone records of board members while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential company information, the computer maker said in a regulatory filing Wednesday.
Arsene Wenger declared his Arsenal team better equipped to win the Champions League than at any time in the last two years following a &quot;near perfect&quot; start to the group stage.
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest Wednesday after the country's top court ruled that murder and kidnapping charges against him can move forward.
At least five people die at a construction site Azerbaijan's capital Baku, as a 14-storey building collapses.
An elderly woman and her pregnant daughter are rescued after their home in Cushendall flooded.
Seven years after Dana Plato's death, a new legal battle is being   waged among her survivors.
Crude oil futures were little changed after rising yesterday as a decline in US heating oil supplies raised concern about shortages this winter, which is expected to be colder than normal.
Nine NHS Trusts admit losing patients' details in the latest missing data crisis to strike the government.
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SEC charges four execs The SEC today threw the book at four former Nortel execs for cooking the books. Frank Dunn, ex-CFO and CEO at the Canadian telecoms equipment maker, Douglas Beatty, ex-controller and CFO, Michael Gollogy, ex-controller, and MaryAnne Pahaphil, ex-assistant controller, are accused of manipulating secret cash reserves and recognizing revenues earlier than they should have done to meet Wall Street expectations and to line their own pockets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
US STOCKS rose yesterday as a higher price target for the shares of Apple Computer generated enthusiasm for technology stocks and investors waved off worry about a decline in the dollar.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- A 41-year-old local man has accepted a plea agreement in the beating death of his girlfriend&#39;s stepfather.
The Defense Ministry remains anti-Scientology, but the government's film fund will give Cruise's production $6 million
A visual recap of the annual pre-Halloween zombie flash mob.
Rieti, anziano deceduto dopo sette ore di attesa
StarOffice plug-in for Office 2003 translates Word and ODF Writer files; spreadsheet, presentation translators set for April.
Osservatorio da' via libera a Empoli, Bologna e Lecce
Mozilla's Firefox browser continues to gain market share.  However, the launch of Internet Explorer 7 by Microsoft may have acted to temper some of the alternative browser's gains.
The president of Spain's Canary Islands made a desperate appeal Tuesday for more help from European leaders to halt a record-breaking wave of poor Africans seeking to reach his archipelago to gain a toehold in Europe.
In a meeting of the cinematic with the scientific, Hollywood helicopter stunt pilots will try to snatch a returning NASA space probe out of the air before it hits the ground.
GENEVA : Humanitarian organisations expressed alarm over worsening security in Sudan&#39;s conflict-wracked Darfur region, where the UN refugee agency has been forced to cancel several missions.
A double suicide car bomb attack has devastated a police station just outside Baghdad&#39;s fortified Green Zone, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest strike against Iraq&#39;s beleaguered security forces.
Benazir Bhutto's party challenged official versions of the opposition leader's assassination and accused Pakistan's government on Saturday of trying to cover up failures just days before planned elections.
The United States would spend more  to combat illegal immigration and prepare for terrorist and  weather-related disasters under legislation approved on Tuesday  by a House of Representatives panel that ignores a White House  veto threat.
Nearly 20 years ago, the World Health Organization and its partners launched an ambitious program to eradicate polio by the end of the millennium. That deadline passed and another was missed in 2005 &#151; and polio still strikes about 2,000 people a year, mostly children.
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge on Monday to block the March 4 presidential primary in Ohio's biggest county if it switches to a paper ballot system that doesn't allow voters to correct errors.
A top rival to Afghan election  frontrunner President Hamid Karzai called off his boycott of  the process on Wednesday, making it likely that the historic  poll's result would be recognized by all despite voting  irregularities.
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U.S. evangelist Jerry Falwell has been laid to rest but it is premature to write the political obituary of the conservative Christian movement he once led.
ONLY one of the three long-range missiles being considered for a $500 million contract has even been tested on aircraft used by the RAAF.
Life & style: In extracts from her new book about a year spent eating only local food, Barbara Kingsolver describes the agonies - and the unexpected joys.
Republican Rudy Giuliani sought to reassure the National Rifle Association of his support for a constitutional right to bear arms as rivals Fred Thompson and John McCain focused on the former New York mayor's past calls for tough gun control.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- US commercial inventories of crude oil and gasoline decreased last week, according to a survey by the Energy Department on Wednesday.
A TIME correspondent finds himself on a rest top in the Indian Ocean military base that has long been a journalistic holy grail. But all he got was a lousy T-shirt
Pavel Nedved scored on a late disputed free kick and Juventus beat Bologna 1-0 on Sunday to preserve a four-point lead over AC Milan in Serie A ahead of their showdown in Turin next weekend.
Questa mattina incidenti a Kibera, bidonville di Nairobi
Israeli Ambassador Daniel Ayalon criticized the Council on Foreign Relations on Friday for providing a forum for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and what he called abhorrent views.
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international of a five-match series against England at Lord's.
Now that Laura Diaz is starting to see progress, the LPGA Tour season is about to end. But at least she gets one more week, which is all she wanted.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in Florida.
By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. A forecast that the personal computer industry could experience shrinkage over the next couple of years came as no big surprise.
Stewart Cink doesn't know why so many top Americans turned down a chance to play in this year's World Cup. He's just thrilled they did &#151; it gave him another chance to represent his country.
A U.S. Marine offered a guilty plea to conspiracy charges on Tuesday in connection with the April 2006 killing of a 52-year-old Iraqi grandfather in the village of Hamdania.
CAIRO : Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi revealed he had escaped four attempts on his life since his interim government took over from the US-led occupation forces almost three months ago.
Federal lawmakers aim to close a legal loophole that has left the electronic energy markets to pretty much regulate themselves.
Embattled Republican Sen. Larry Craig will announce his resignation from the Senate today, a GOP source in Idaho said Friday. Craig has been under pressure to quit after widespread calls from fellow Republicans to resign over a men's room sex sting.
Stocks fell on Friday, giving Wall Street its worst week in more than four years, as a diminishing appetite for riskier assets fueled a further rout in global equity markets.
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Amnesty calls on Indonesia's president-elect Yudhoyono to investigate human rights abuses in Aceh province.
Wal-Mart has crafted a smart deal to capitalize on India's many growth opportunities.
Steven Spielberg reveals he is giving $1.5m to the tsunami relief effort  to encourage others to contribute.
Cincinnati s mayor is planning an economic-development trip to Germany that is to be paid for by private businesses.
One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual endorsement in the 2008 White House race on Thursday, backing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee for their parties' presidential nominations.
Doug Mientkiewicz does not pitch, and his speed is below average. But he may be the best-fielding first baseman in the majors.
Now you see it. Soon you won't. In a  trend sure to be a relief to some and a disappointment to  others, women will cover up instead of baring it all next  season as the \
Bitmicro's flash drives have capacity approaching that of conventional hard drives, but they're designed more for the military than for high-end PCs.
LONDON: Oil&#39;s record-breaking rally has taken US crude over $US52 a barrel, fuelled by the impact of Hurricane Ivan on US winter inventories.
The Bush administration on  Friday urged quick U.N. action on a global treaty to ban all  cloning of human embryos, including for medical research, but  diplomats said the measure would go nowhere before the Nov. 2  U.S. elections.
Belarus jailed on Friday for three years an editor of an independent newspaper who reproduced cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad which first appeared in Denmark in 2005 and caused mass demonstrations across the Muslim world.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will stress the need for Europe and the United States to put differences over Iraq behind them and work together to tackle issues such as Middle East peace in a speech on Monday.
The death toll caused by devastating floods in Haiti has climbed to over 1,600 people. Another 800 remain missing. Hurricane Jeanne is the latest tragedy to hit Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas.
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Otto Preminger became one of Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first and most successful producer-directors.  A retrospective at Film Forum celebrates his work.
Lawmakers stood side by side on the steps of the Capitol and belted out an impromptu rendition of \
Bob Barker will pledge $300,000 toward housing an elephant from the Los Angeles Zoo in an animal sanctuary.
Eastern Germany s former communist party will gain support in two state elections Sunday, attracting voters angered by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder s welfare cuts 14 years after reunification, opinion polls ...
HEMPSTEAD, NY - He was drafted in the first round in 2000 out of Marshall, at the head of the same quarterback class that yielded Tom Brady, but Chad Pennington&#39;s road to success has been more deliberate.
OPEC will increase its official oil production target by one million barrels a day later this year in a move widely viewed as more symbolic than significant, given that the cartel has been exceeding the new output limit all year.
Minsk Mazowiecki, Poland, has roundabouts, but that's just one of many similarities it has with Lacey, its new Sister City.
British retail sales fell in July for the first time in over a year, official figures showed, providing further evidence that higher borrowing costs are dampening consumer activity.
As of Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at least 3,616 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,969 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Growing appetite for forums feeds public sector Cabinet Office minister Hilary Armstrong has emphasised the potential of independent web forums in supporting public services.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Traditionally, many IT specialists have seen networks as an open channel. They allow an infinite variety of devices to communicate, and the best networks make communication simple, free, and instantaneous -- like the air we breathe. Back in the early days of the Internet, shell accounts were gratis for the asking. Few people used passwords. It was an easy and altruistic era.
Karen Stupples claims one of her many rewards for an outstanding season when she lines up in the 20-strong field for Wednesday&#39;s Samsung World Championship at Bighorn in Palm Desert, California.
Microsoft on Friday added copyrighted books to its online library, saying it has permission to offer the works to searchers on the Internet.
A poll identifies the strong lure of a widescreen plasma TV.
Chip maker rolls out energy-efficient processors AMD is to sell low-wattage processors in a bid to join the campaign of many IT companies to be seen to be green.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Some of the 20,000 Iraqis who have benefited from projects set up by kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan are to demand her release in Baghdad tomorrow after televised pleas from her colleagues and husband drew no response last night from her still
House leaders are holding up action on a defense policy bill unless unrelated measures on immigration and court security are attached.
Detroit's Justin Verlander pitched the first no-hitter of his career on Tuesday to guide the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
After US Airways, it now appears to be the turn of Delta Airlines. The Atlanta-based carrier has announced that its independent auditor has raised doubts about its financial viability and a revised annual
Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, an advocate of warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to be the next prime minister, but the 71-year-old lawmaker faces a likely policy deadlock in a divided parliament.
Officially, he's retired, but Garth Brooks admits you might not know it by watching him.
Controversial hip-hop rapper Eminem will launch his widely expected satellite music radio channel called Shade 45 on Oct. 28 with a live broadcast of a concert from New York, the Sirius network said on Thursday.
Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez may return to the mound on Monday, although there is still a chance the Mets will be cautious and ask him to pitch once more in the minors.
In Camden, N.J., the stigma of being seen as a snitch prevents many from talking about even the worst crimes.
Celebrato Kristian a Bormio per la 151\u00c2\u00aa discesa della carriera. Sulla pista mondiale domina il Wunder Team con quattro atleti nei primi 4 posti. Vince Grugger. BORMIO (So), 29 dicembre 2004 - E&#39; stata una festa per Kristian Ghedina.
Turkey's ruling AK Party won a resounding election victory on Sunday, giving the pro-business, Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but potentially setting the stage for renewed tensions with the secular elite.
JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 21 -- Rep. Jerry Weller (R-Ill.), facing questions about his ethics, announced Friday that he will not seek an eighth term.
As Torii Hunter stood in the middle of the Minnesota Twins&#39; raucous clubhouse, two teammates sneaked up from behind and threw a cooler full of water on him.
Wales claim their first win at Twickenham for 20 years as they stage an astounding second-half comeback to defeat England.
A merger of the New York Stock Exchange and European counterpart Euronext could pave the way for setting up a London bourse to rival the long-established London Stock Exchange, NYSE chief executive John Thain said.
Advanced Micro Devices hopes its new Opteron server chips will help lift the company out of the doldrums.
The plaintiffs in more than a third of the remaining suits filed by relatives of September 11 victims seeking compensation from airlines and their security contractors have agreed to settle a week before the first case was to be heard in court.
Washington's top nuclear envoy said on Wednesday stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program are likely to resume in early July, but Pyongyang must keep its promise to shut down a nuclear reactor.
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Compagnia assicurativa britannica accetta offerta 4,9mld
A prisoner at large since October is found inside the lining of a sofa at his home in East Sussex.
The First Minister urges more self-confidence and for Wales to embrace a positive 'can-do' attitude in a speech in Cardiff.
JERUSALEM -- The government of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert issued bids yesterday to build 700 homes in the West Bank, its largest settlement construction project since taking office in May.
The sudden boost trillions of cicadas dying en masse give to North American forest soils is apparent from a new study.
L'organismo controlla l'attivita' della guida suprema
Militia fighters in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City are to begin surrendering their mortars, grenades, machine guns and other weapons Monday under an accord with the interim Iraqi government, both sides announced Saturday.
SWITZERLAND HAS managed to stage what it thinks is the first legally binding internet vote in a national referendum. More than 2720 people in four Geneva suburbs, about one in five voters in the region who
The Royal Shakespeare Company reduces its debt from \u00c2\u00a32.8m to \u00c2\u00a3400,000 in the last financial year.
A Shia cleric known for his stance against Wahhabism, a strict version of Sunni Islam, is killed in south-western Iran.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Iraq on an unannounced stop in his Middle East tour and pledged his continued support for the new Iraqi government against those who seek to derail it.
Stem cells that normally make sperm can be taught to make other tissues as well, perhaps offering men a medical repair kit, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
DETROIT: New York real estate mogul Stephen Ross has made a $100m donation to the University of Michigan, a gift the school hailed as the biggest in its 187-year history.
The Red Sox will either complete an amazing comeback as the first team to rebound from a 3-0 deficit in postseason history, or the Yankees will stop them.
One of the things that annoys me most about the liberal media machine and the Democratic candidates is their mischaracterization of George Bush&#39;s position on stem cell research.
Keeper Ben Foster, who will earn his first England cap against Spain at Old Trafford, has been tipped by Watford manager Aidy Boothroyd to become the best in the world.
BESLAN, Russia - Wails of mourning echoed through the streets of this southern Russian town on Sunday, and the region's top police officer offered his resignation in the wake of the school hostage-taking that left at least 350 people dead.    Families were beginning the first of what will be a long and wrenching series of funerals - with the death toll still unsure and liable to rise...
Trump Hotels has reached a preliminary agreement with its investors to restructure $1.8 billion in debt, fending off a possible bankruptcy filing.
The first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy has been pushed back by NASA. This is due to hurricane damages and implementation of new safety measures.
The EU reached a settlement today of its long-running antitrust case against Coca-Cola under which the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest soft drinks company agreed to change sales practices that helped it win roughly half of the market in Europe.
Oil prices fell more than one dollar to sit just above $43 a barrel Monday as unusually mild winter weather in the United States eased fears that thin heating fuel stockpiles might prove inadequate.
Canada confirms a third case of mad cow disease has been found in a cow in the western province of Alberta.
NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 yards of a holy shrine at the  center of a near three-week insurgency.
By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 6--Jake Verburg has been running a dairy labor camp for years -- he just didn't know it. And now that he knows, he's not too happy about it.   Verburg operates Verburg and Son dairy west of Modesto, with 320 acres and 800 cows.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said   on Thursday that he will seek approval from ImClone Systems   Inc. IMCL.O stockholders to remove some directors from its   board and to fill one of the vacancies with his own nominee.
Business activity in the U.S. Midwest  grew in September at a faster-than-expected rate, hinting that  the economy is climbing out of its summer slow patch, a report  showed on Thursday.
United Airlines, a unit of UAL Corp., on Wednesday said a systemwide computer failure prevented flights from being dispatched between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Central time (9 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT).
Two Democratic congressmen on Thursday asked Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge to provide Congress written communications between his department and a lobbying firm run by a longtime friend.
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Advocates for victims of abuse by Catholic clergy on Friday urged presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani to fire a priest who was suspended from the church and then hired by the ex-mayor's security consulting business. A spokeswoman for Giuliani said the firm had no plans to fire Monsignor Alan Placa.
The Yankees continue to struggle to qualify for the American League playoffs for the 12th consecutive year. And it may already be too late.

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Nicolas Anelka scores his first goal for Chelsea to help beat Wigan in the FA Cup fourth round.
The parents of Madeleine McCann arrived in Casablanca late Sunday to ask the Moroccan authorities to help find their four-year-old.
New York - A US Army deserter said the one thing he did right during his 40 years in North Korea was to leave the country that was training his daughters to be spies, in an interview published on Sunday.
The United Nations and Brazil moved on Monday to break a months-long deadlock over inspections to verify Latin America's largest nation is not diverting enriched uranium for weapons.
In un centro commerciale, primo bilancio 3 morti e 10 feriti
Maybe the most unpleasant Ankara-Brussels meeting since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002 was held in The Hague last week.
If you've ever come out of the cinema hankering after a Pepsi, a Whopper burger or a spin in a Mercedes without knowing why, help is at hand.
Risks still remain for  Hewlett-Packard Co.  in the wake of its board leak  investigation scandal even as Mark Hurd's job at the helm of  the No. 2 computer maker appears secure, analysts said.
OAKLAND, Calif. - Texas reliever Frank Francisco threw a chair into the right field box seats, hitting two spectators in the head, as Oakland A's fans taunted the visitors after a two-out, top-of-the-ninth homer tied the game...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin says US plans for a missile shield are as risky as the 1960s Cuban missile crisis.

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Bangkok: The Thai government has begun dropping an estimated one hundred million paper origami birds in an unusual peace bid. The birds are being dropped by military planes over the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Muslim south after a surge of violence in the area.
Israeli troops pushed deep into the largest Palestinian refugee camp on Thursday, a first in four years of fighting, after a Palestinian rocket killed two preschoolers in an Israeli border town.
Israel's parliament ratified Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a  pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from  occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
The Italian government and fashion industry joined forces Saturday in a campaign against anorexic models, which includes attention to the \
NEW YORK  - Oliver Stone is fighting the Vietnam war again, this time recruiting Bruce Willis to star in a film revolving around the infamous My Lai massacre.
A packed calendar awaits President Bush after his vacation in Texas: filling a gaping hole in his Cabinet, preparing his inaugural and State of the Union speeches, finalizing a new budget, keeping close watch on the upcoming elections in Iraq and promoting his second-term agenda.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to New Hampshire voters Thursday, then headed west to seek a victory in the Iowa caucuses that would allow him to return with a winner's momentum.
Will Smith returned to his hometown to participate in a march against violence Saturday.
Bolivia's President Morales formally receives a new draft constitution, as some regions seek autonomy.
For a small cap, Jacuzzi has a megabrand. But it's probably not enough to excite investors.
It was hard to imagine the situation getting worse for the Giants defense in the aftermath of the Eagles torching it with 330 passing yards, but the news that
'Sulla crescita la Confindustria e' fuori linea'
Jason Wahler was arrested this weekend and charged with underage drinking and resisting a public officer, authorities said Monday.
The chief executive of tobacco holding company Vector Group Ltd. backed away from past admissions that smoking is a proven cause of disease during testimony on Monday in the government's racketeering trial against the industry.
A man and a woman die in hospital following an incident at a museum in Liverpool.
(CBS/AP) The attorney general for the only holdout state in the US antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. is praising dramatic sanctions imposed this week by European regulators against the world&#39;s largest software company.
Actor Martin Sheen did some real-life politicking for a congressional candidate who used to work on his television series \
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Jurors in the perjury trial of ex-White House aide I. Lewis \
Ray Charles' posthumous duets album  won six prizes in early ceremonies at the 47th annual Grammy  Awards on Sunday, boosting its prospects of winning the top  categories during the televised portion of the event scheduled  to be held later in the day.
The NHL canceled next week's meeting with its board of governors on Thursday because the league has nothing new to report in the stagnant collective bargaining process.
Fifth seed Tim Henman of Britain defeated Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty 6-1, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in his career.
Micron Technology Inc. is currently in the process of planning its first factory in China and hopes to begin construction in the middle of next year, the company said Monday.
An effort to save a troubled hedge fund at Bear Stearns hit a major hurdle when Merrill Lynch threatened to sell off its collateral.
More effort should be put into simple falls-prevention measures to stop fractures among the elderly, experts say.
Leo Fiyalko, 92 years old and legally blind, got his first hole-in-one last month after playing golf for more than 60 years, a Florida newspaper reported on Friday.
An alliance of technology and media companies releases a set of principles for promoting user-generated content while protecting copyright online.
Tim Hudson was traded from the Oakland Athletics to Atlanta, a blockbuster deal Thursday that further bolstered the Braves' revamped rotation.
Glen Johnson was supposed to leave the ring without the IBF light heavyweight championship belt he&#39;d taken to Memphis. Not too many people doubted that.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The apparent slaying of CARE head Margaret Hassan by her kidnappers deepened the chill among aid agencies already fearful of operating in Iraq.
The question late in Tuesday&#39;s Michigan State-Duke game became: Would JJ Redick and Daniel Ewing wear down while the Spartans&#39; depth became the difference?
Divo Gronchi, primo azionista, si dice 'sereno'
The U.S. government must respect Venezuela's sovereignty and stop meddling if it wants to improve ties with its fourth-largest oil supplier, Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said on Wednesday.
The Russian Duma (parliament) approved the Kyoto global warming treaty on Friday, prompting congratulations from environmentalists who blast the United States for not following suit.
Giuri', 'strumentalizzazione a fini commerciali'
A neo-Nazi party nudges ahead of the Social Democrats in east Germany, rekindling the debate about far right extremists.
Depending on how you look at it, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThree Lost Chords\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a single work in three loosely related acts, or three short, single-character operas yoked together.
Actor Johnny Briggs - Coronation Street's Mike Baldwin - says reports he has been sacked are \
A man opened fire on a heavy metal band  during a performance at a crowded bar in Columbus, Ohio on  Wednesday night, killing four people and wounding two others  before he was killed by police, officials said.
Variety - TORONTO -- Deposed press baron Conrad Black will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual World Congress of History Producers, skedded for Oct. 27-30 in Toronto.
Electronic Arts has cornered the market on PC and console football games with one swift stroke of the pen. It was announced today that EA has been awarded the exclusive rights to players, teams and stadiums of the NFL for the next five years.
The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on U.N. membership, while China urged Washington to help oppose the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
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NASA has redesigned the space shuttle`s fuel tank, marking a big step in returning to space. The new tank has been designed to prevent chunks of insulating foam from breaking off during launch.
American Suzuki rider John Hopkins and World Champion Valentino Rossi spoilt Honda&#39;s homecoming by leading the way in the first qualifying session for the Camel Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi this afternoon (Friday).
NEW YORK - U.S stock futures were moving into negative territory early Monday at the start of a quiet earnings and a noisy political week.    Dow Jones futures were down 28 points recently, while Nasdaq futures declined 8 points and S&P futures were down 3.4 points...
THAM KRABOK, Thailand  - An obscure Buddhist monastery in central Thailand that advocates a secret herbal potion and ritual vomiting for drug addicts has become a final source of hope for thousands of Thais and Westerners. Since its foundation in 1959, Wat Tham Krabok, 140 km (85 miles) north of Bangkok, has put nearly 100,000 addicts through its \
Plus: At 80, fractal discoverer Benoit Mandelbrot says he has much math work left to do. [News.com Extra]
The Russian government will ask parliament to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, bringing the treaty into force if lawmakers agree, something that ``could happen within the next couple of months
Spain's former prime minister Jose Maria Aznar appears on Monday in front of a parliamentary commission investigating the Madrid bombings.
A US judge rules ex-Panama President Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France on laundering charges.
Marco Antonio Barrera retains his WBC super featherweight title with a unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez
Shigeki Maruyama started with a double bogey, recovered with a hole-in-one and finished in the same place he started &#151; with a one-shot lead Saturday in the Sony Open.
Australia&#39;s Centro Properties Group (CNP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) and Watt Commercial Properties have agreed to buy Kramont Realty Trust (KRT.
Per un uomo sentimentale, ricercato ma non dandy
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won 97.62 percent of the vote in a referendum that handed him a second term in office, officials said on Tuesday.
Pfizer Inc. on Friday said two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn
Bidding goodbye to the gold robot after  almost 30 years, Anthony Daniels shed a nostalgic tear for the  mechanical manservant who changed his life.
ADTRAN(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading global provider of networking and communications equipment, today announced the introduction of the NetVanta(R) 3400 Series of Multiservice Access Routers.
White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, a former Houston lawyer, is expected to face tough questions on a variety of issues including abortion and the treatment of war detainees
A budget row dominates the final day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species forum.
Three days before the presidential election in Ukraine, the White House said Thursday the initial round of voting did not meet a basic test of a truly democratic process and that the government should ensure ...
Playbill - The original Broadway cast album of the Lincoln Center Theater production of Stephen Sondheim's The Frogs, starring Nathan Lane and Roger Bart, is on sale exclusively at the PS Classics website as of Jan. 7.
The death of a man near a bar in the Waterside area of Londonderry is being treated as murder, police say.
BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip Sept. 29, 2004 - A large force of Israeli tanks, armored vehicles and troops pushed into northern Gaza in an overnight raid aimed at militants who have fired rockets against nearby Israeli towns.
Microsoft Corp. is starting to ramp up distribution of its massive security update for the Windows XP operating system, but analysts say they still expect the company to move at a relatively slow pace to avoid widespread glitches.
Sgominata dai carabinieri di Reggio Calabria un&#39;organizzazione operante in Campania e marche. Sequestrati quattro canili. REGGIO CALABRIA - Organizzavano anche via Internet combattimenti di cani e un relativo giro di scommesse.
What you need to hear to make money in stocks.
Congressman moved by ignorance Hailed as a savvy business executive, former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn has come off as not terribly bright, during testimony today in front of a congressional subcommittee. That is at least if you take Dunn at her word \u00e2\u0080\u0093 given under oath.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union&#39;s head office Wednesday expanded its probe into whether EU governments are illegally requiring that the computers they buy must contain microprocessors made by Intel Corp.
IBM has released a corporate social networking visualization and analysis tool designed to help people better navigate their personal and corporate social networks.
An Islamic Web site claimed militants beheaded a second American hostage, 49-year-old Jack Hensley. The claim could not be confirmed, authorities said.
Some experts are recommending that virtually all Americans be tested routinely for the AIDS virus, much as they are for cancer and other diseases.
Secondo l'emittente radiofonica Onda Madrid, i due giocatori argentini, Javier Mascherano e Carlos T...
A Bangladeshi women's group was awarded a  cash prize of $20,000 on Monday for its work in preventing the  spread of HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Development Program  (UNDP) said.
A new production method can ensure an ample vaccine supply this flu season.
The unexpected windfall from DVD sales have become the wild card in Hollywood\u00c2\u0092s negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild.
Il Messico ha conquistato il terzo posto nella Coppa America battendo l'Uruguay 3-1. Il Messico ha r...
Viacom Inc.  on Friday  demanded that Google Inc.'s  online video service  YouTube remove more than 100,000 video clips after they failed  to reach a distribution agreement.
Tired of feeding the meter? Dial your cell phone. That's just what students and faculty have been doing at the University of California-Santa Barbara, in the year and a half since the campus, with help from IBM, overhauled its parking system.
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An Italian judge effectively froze on Monday the trial of U.S. and Italian spies charged with kidnapping a terrorism suspect in Milan in 2003 and then flying him to Egypt, where he says he was tortured.
Heidi Gill says she was in extreme pain after a Warren, Ohio, police officer used a Taser gun on her multiple times. \
Politics: 29 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's Premier Simeon Saxe-Coburg will attend Friday the signing of the European Union's first Constitution.
The ninth floor of the Miami-Dade pretrial detention facility is dubbed the \
Seventy-year-old Homer Fink spent eight hours sitting next to a supermarket Halloween display for a flu shot that he wasn't able to get at five other places. The scene was repeated across the country as the nation's suddenly limited supply of flu vaccine was drained.
BOSTON (Sports Network) - Game Three of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox has been postponed because of rain.
A lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation the ground has simply opened up and swallowed it whole.
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse sets out its proposed  530p-a-share bid for the London Stock Exchange.
Captain Michael Vaughan salutes England's all-round strength after their 3-0 series win over the West Indies.
BRUSSELS  - European finance ministers are to meet for regular talks Monday again clouded by the euro&#39;s record surge and amid growing speculation about possible Japanese or European currency market intervention.
Oil prices inched up from a three-month low on Monday as traders caught their breath after last week&#39;s 14 percent dive and considered a possible output reduction at OPEC&#39;s upcoming meeting.
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US film professionals name The Passion of the Christ as one of the most significant cultural milestones of 2004.
Suspended NFL player Adam \
A small plane crashed into an airport fence Saturday during an air show, killing two men and an 11-year-old boy on board.
Cambodia approves a law to choose a new monarch, after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, is launching an Internet search engine based on the same voluntary collaboration that drives the online encyclopedia.
Until recently, Julie Amero says, she lived the quiet life of a small-town substitute teacher, with little knowledge of computers and even less about porn.
Vikings Pro Bowl center Matt Birk was downgraded from probable to out Thursday morning, while receiver Randy Moss took another step toward returning to action.
Landslides and floods caused by  torrential rains have left up to 81 people dead or missing in  Indonesia's Central Java province, police and rescue officials  said on Wednesday.
By AJ HOSTETLER  Astronauts are people, too.  The pilots, doctors, engineers and scientists who become astronauts go through stringent psychological evaluation in addition to rigorous training in the years before their space missions.
One of the most agonising dilemmas ever to come before a judge - whether a baby should live or die - was outlined starkly and emotively in the high court yesterday.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - North Little Rock police and animal control officers spent part of Monday afternoon holding a roundup in woods bordering Interstate 40 after four cows escaped from a cattle truck...
The co-designer of the original OLPC now has plans for its chief competitor, including integrating low-cost cameras and top-notch displays. Her goal is for the Pixel Qi to be as technologically and aesthetically compelling as an iPod Touch.
Blog: Google has acquired GrandCentral. Changes are afoot.
Il belga della Davitamon Serge Baguet ha vinto la terza tappa della Ruta del sol, 163,7 km da Vegas ...
Opening statements were set to start Monday in the court-martial of Spc. Charles Graner Jr., the alleged ringleader of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal
A rare baseball card, issued by the American Tobacco Company in 1909, has been bought for a record $2.8 million a little more than six months after it was sold for a then-record $2.35 million.
Oil group BP is close to giving up its stake in a vast Russian gas field to state monopoly Gazprom, potentially tightening the Kremlin&#39;s grip on its energy reserves, a report said Friday.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered tougher oversight of private guards in Iraq, including tighter rules on the use of force, following deadly shootings involving U.S. security contractor Blackwater.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday lifted an order that kept Anna Nicole Smith's body from being buried, saying that DNA required for a legal battle over her baby daughter had already been obtained.
L'Uefa ha designato gli arbitri che dirigeranno le partite dei prossimi campiuonati Europei in Svizz...
Confidence in the strength of the European economy lifted the euro to a record high against the yen on Tuesday, with European stocks also outperforming as energy stocks rallied on oil above $60 a barrel.
The Reds\u00e2\u0080\u0099 big trade came on Tuesday, one day after the Winter Meetings ended, when the club obtained starting pitcher Ramon Ortiz from the Anaheim Angels in exchange for pitching prospect Dustin Moseley.
DAVID Blunkett\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pregnant former lover and her family believe he colluded with Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most salacious tabloid newspaper in a desperate attempt to break up her marriage.
The Net giant's board has decided to formally reject Redmond's offer, The Wall Street Journal says. Move could be an effort to get Microsoft to substantially hike its offer.
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For Europe, it was a glorious start to the 35th Ryder Cup. For the United States, it was a nightmare.
As the Bucs began preparations for Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s playoff game, there was perhaps more optimism surrounding the team than at any point since it won the Super Bowl nearly five years ago.
Contestants for I'm a Celebrity include former royal butler Paul Burrell and ex-All Saints singer Natalie Appleton.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Amid singing and whoops of joy,  Sudan's government and southern rebels signed the final  chapters of a peace deal Friday, paving the way for a  comprehensive accord ending Africa's longest-running civil war.
Israeli leader Ariel Sharon said on  Thursday conditions were right for a \
By Sonia Krishnan, Seattle Times  Feb. 10--Advocates for Lake Sammamish State Park are lobbying state lawmakers for funds to give the aging park a face-lift.   Gov.
Stock index futures rose before the  start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday, with financial stocks  likely to be in focus after news of further write-downs on  risky assets at two big European banks.
A little over a month ago in Munich, when it was too late to make the team, Graeme McDowell scored a 62 on the final day of Ryder Cup qualifying.
The Israeli parliament is set for a second tempestuous day of debate ahead of a vote on whether to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Monday saw Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urge the Knesset to back the planned
L'Inter ha vinto per 2-0 a catania nel posticipio della 22a giornata di serie A. Dopo un primo tempo...
Doppia seduta per il Livorno dopo tre giorni di riposo. Assenti solo i nazionali Amelia, Knezevic, D...
Carl Elliott has the first triple-double in GW history with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as George Washington tops Temple 84-72 on Saturday.
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has shifted to a lower growth track and that she is concerned about downside risks to an already weak outlook.
At least 14 people have been killed in an explosion at a crowded market in the southern Philippines. Around 60 others are said to have been injured in the blast in the port city of General Santos, on the southern tip of the island of Mindanao.
A leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas announced Wednesday that its members will boycott presidential elections scheduled for January 9, reports the Associated Press.
Pork processor Smithfield Foods Inc. said Thursday that improved profitability in the hog production segment, combined with strong results in pork, offset lower earnings in the beef segment to push first-quarter profits above revised expectations.
Jason Varitek found the deepest part of Fenway Park with his first-inning line drive, and the Red Sox were off to another fast start.
Maruti Udyog Ltd. said on Tuesday that the Directors have approved a proposal that the forthcoming Diesel Engine Manufacturing Plant will be controlled and managed by Suzuki Metal India Ltd (proposed to be
CON quella di ieri alla Camera \u00c3\u00a8 almeno la quinta volta che la maggioranza tenta di proporre una versione &quot;accettabile&quot; del suo progetto di revisione costituzionale. E ogni volta cerca di recuperare ragioni
Chauncey Billups hits the game-winning jumper over Gilbert Arenas to rally the Pistons to a 107-105 victory over the Wizards.
DeMarcus Nelson scored 19 points Tuesday night as No. 11 Duke held on to beat Indiana 54-51 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
An explosion has occurred outside the British Embassy in Chile, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was in surgery Sunday fighting for his life a day after breaking his right rear leg in three places at the Preakness, and the colt&#039;s surgeon said he&#039;s never worked on so many catastrophic injuries to one horse.
From the state that brought you the hanging chad, now comes the crying judge. Some members of the bar and other court-watchers are cringing over the way Judge Larry Seidlin wept &#151; no, sobbed &#151; on live, national TV as he announced a ruling Thursday in the dispute over where Anna Nicole Smith should be buried.
Team chief Jean Todt vowed on Sunday Ferrari would bounce back after star driver Michael Schumacher suffered a catalogue of setbacks that kept him out of the points at the Chinese Grand Prix.
ATHENS : Weightlifting was reeling from the latest crisis to hit the perennially drug-tainted sport here as six more athletes were kicked out of the Olympics for failing dope tests.
The student who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech before committing suicide had no prescription drugs or toxic substances in his system, state police said Thursday.
Despite legal barriers, business is still good.
President Bush &quot;absolutely&quot; will use his second term to push for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, his top political strategist said Sunday.
Taiwan&#39;s two best hopes to break the country&#39;s historical Olympic gold medal drought handled the pressure and advanced to the finals of their respective taekwondo events yesterday.
A pod of dolphins were being praised for providing a protective barrier around a group of swimmers who were being threatened by a great white shark off the northeastern coast of New Zealand.
Tiger Woods has two trophies he can use as bookends for a year like no other.
Runner-up in National League Most Valuable Player voting the last two seasons, Pujols was an obvious choice as MVP of the NL championship series after the St.
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Coach Tom O'Brien said yesterday he was no closer to naming a starting quarterback for tomorrow's Atlantic Coast Conference opener against 18th-ranked Clemson at Alumni Stadium, even though hobbled junior Matt Ryan practiced for the second day in a row.
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The United States accused Iran in talks on Tuesday of increasing support for militias involved in bloodshed in Iraq but, in a rare sign of cooperation, agreed with Tehran to set up a panel to improve security.
Six-time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has publicly apologised after his arrest for drink-driving. The 19-year-old ran a stop sign in Salisbury, Maryland.
The injury-hit Pittsburgh Steelers  added two offensive linemen to their squad on Wednesday ahead  of their AFC wildcard playoff game on Saturday against visiting  Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced.
Oil futures prices have jumped 5 percent higher, climbing above $44 a barrel in the United States Wednesday after US government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as colder weather in the Northeast drove up
Members of Britain&#39;s upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, have been exchanging valuable parliamentary access for money, The Times reported on Tuesday.
Myanmar&#039;s military rulers extended the house arrest of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, defying an international outcry demanding her freedom and dashing the hopes of her supporters.
wild pitch by Pirates reliever Salomon Torres scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Aramis Ramirez&#39;s two-run homer helped the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory in Pittsburgh last night.
Description: International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge calls the 2004 Games, held at their historic birthplace, &quot;dream games.
Defending champion Roger Federer won through to Sunday&#39;s final at the Masters Cup with a 6-3 7-6 (20-18) win over Marat Safin.
Business & money: A decision is expected within weeks about whether Britain is to build the first coal-fired power station for more than 20 years.
The NHS has launched a crackdown on verbal attacks on staff in its latest bid to combat rising levels of abuse.
Indonesia has captured the head of Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), police said on Friday, marking what appears to be a major blow for a group blamed for a string of deadly bombings.
Industrial output in Germany rose by 1.9 percent in January, after edging up by 0.1 percent the previous month, data published by the German Economy and Technology Ministry showed on Thursday.
The UK should support  a European Commission proposal to close fishing grounds to save cod stocks, a former fisheries minister says.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden _ Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday called on world donors to help his country recover after Israeli bombing wiped out '15 years of postwar development' in 34-day fighting with Hezbollah ...
Six VCs to rule them all A woman named Jane is preparing an oil painting that \
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder began a three-day visit to China Monday seeking further trade and to have the country revalue its currency.
Un capannone scoperchiate e strade bloccate da alberi e pali caduto questa notte a causa di una tromba d&#39;aria che ha colpito la zona tra Matera, Altamura, provincia di Bari e Santeramo, sempre nel barese. Non ci sono vittime.
Indagato per morte ispettore, interrogato in carcere Bicocca
SYDNEY : After a crushing fourth-term victory in the October election, Prime Minister John Howard will pass another milestone in his 30-year political career when he becomes Australia&#39;s second-longest serving prime minister.
Japan's NTT DoCoMo says it willwork with several other firms to develop television content for cellphones.
An all-party report by AMs finds the performance of the Welsh ambulance service 'unacceptable.'
Dutch police have detained a man on suspicion of participating in the kidnapping and killing of Natalee Holloway last year in Aruba, the suspect&#039;s lawyer said Sunday.
Avrebbe sterminato sua famiglia con complicita' fidanzato
The Italian team Lazio was ordered Friday to play its next European game without fans as punishment for a game last month marked by racial taunts from the stands.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 -- A British hostage threatened with death by a militant Islamic group appealed to  Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday to save his life by ordering the release of all women held in Iraqi prisons.
French schools have expelled three more students for flouting the controversial ban on Islamic headscarves. The latest expulsions brought to five the total number of girls so far expelled under the new \u00e2\u0080\u009csecularity
President George W. Bush headed toward a showdown with the Senate over his domestic spying program on Thursday after lawmakers approved subpoenas for documents the White House declared off-limits.
Catch 27 is a mini-festival that features a bunch of talented artists over two weekends at Performance Space 122.
NEW YORK Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery today to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
Bombers in various parts of Afghanistan kill at least 17 people, including four Nato troops, and injure children.
CBS News on Monday said it had been misled over the authenticity of documents it aired in a story challenging President Bush's military service and it was mounting an internal investigation.
The authorities in Syria release 112 political prisoners under a presidential amnesty.
Afghanistan's government said it had no information on Tuesday about the fate of a kidnapped U.S. female aid worker, but added a search was going on to find her.
Eighteen friends who rented a Spanish mountain hostel for a birthday party were found dead on Sunday, apparently killed by a gas leak, officials said.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on Sunday for intensifying cooperation between Asia and Europe to enhance political dialogue and better respond to security threats.
Thailand says a woman has died from bird flu and signaled the possibility she may have caught it from her daughter, raising concern the virus can be passed between people.
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Last call for vocab, me old china plates Microsoft is calling for final contributions to its UK dialect dictionaries - due for free release in July.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A new \u00c2\u00a3300 million programme over three years, to modernise and transform sexual health services in England, was announced today by Health Secretary, John Reid.
The nation's cellular companies have agreed on a common standard for multimedia messaging that should enable mobile phone users to exchange photos, video and audio clips just as they do e-mail, regardless of their wireless carrier.
And that's too bad, because it looks as though 100 million of them are being wasted here.
Britney Spears's latest lawyer, Sorrell Trope, filed a request Wednesday to withdraw from the singer's custody case, court documents show.  \
CHISINAU (Moldova) - Alessandro Del Piero sar\u00c3\u00a0 in campo dal primo minuto nel match di domani a Chisinau contro la Moldova, valido per le qualificazioni ai mondiali 2006. Lo ha annunciato Marcello Lippi al termine dell&#39;allenamento di stamani.
Throughout his career, New Hampshire International Speedway has been kind to Kurt Busch .
A man is arrested after the discovery of the bodies of an elderly couple at a scrapyard in Staffordshire.
In the recent vigorous discussion about decentralizing Twitter, a frequently asked question was What's the diff betw that and IRC. Now I could be missing something, if so, I apologize in advance, but I think the answer is No. Something that's fascinating about Twitter is that everyone's experience is different. Some people subscribe to 100 people, others 5000, I've even seen people who follow 0 people. No one subscribes to exactly the same people you do. And just because you listen to someone doesn't mean they listen to you, and vice versa. There's a tremendous variety of different experiences. Yet each of us feels as if we're in a chatroom. That's the paradox of Twitter. It kind of feels like IRC while it is nothing like IRC. What Twitter is most like, imho, is an RSS aggregator. The people who work on Twitter call it a micro-blogging system, because to them, that's what it's like, even if the users don't see it that way. I understand what they're saying, as I think through the possible ways to decentralize it, invariably I'm led down paths I've already walked in implementing blogging software and RSS software.  But IRC is very symmetric -- if I listen to you, then you listen to me. And vice versa. There are ways to block someone in IRC, but it's an opt-out, where in Twitter listening to someone is by default off, and you have to opt-in. Very different experience. In IRC it would be considered a drastic measure to block someone. In Twitter, there's nothing offensive about not subscribing to someone.  Further, you rarely see trolls or flaming in Twitter, because it doesn't work, just as it doesn't work in blogging. Unless you flame someone in an interesting or funny way, you're not going to get many followers. So guys like Loren Feldman, who is funny, gets a lot of followers on Twitter. And the normal grouchy and anonymous trolls who dominate mail lists rarely gain followers on Twitter (or blogs). Twitter is fascinating, it's like the elephant and we're all blind men feeling our way around unaware that other people see it completely differently.
Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat met yesterday for the first time with some of the Palestinian officials who accompanied him to Paris, where he is hospitalized, in what seems to be a clear indication that his health is improving.
The United States Trade Representative's office on Thursday sent out letters to key American business establishments seeking feedback on China's commitments to crack down on copyright piracy.
But bigger displays and WiMax coming in Q2 CES Asus today committed itself to expanding its Eee PC line-up not only with WiMax wireless broadband-enabled versions but also machines with 7, 8 and 8.9in displays. They'll appear in Q2, Asus said.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced its nominees for the best foreign film of 2007, the BBC reported. They are: \u00e2\u0080\u009cLust, Caution,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cLa Vie en Rose,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Lives of Others,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The Bafta ceremony will be held on Feb. 10 at the Royal Opera House in London.
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Si' con i 16 voti della maggioranza, in aula in 20 giorni
A court ordered the YouTube Web site blocked throughout Turkey because of a video deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The ban followed a week of what the news media termed a \u00e2\u0080\u009cvirtual war\u00e2\u0080\u009d of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube. The largest Internet provider, Turk Telecom, complied with the ban and cut off access to the site. Insulting Ataturk is a criminal offense in Turkey.
Russia is backsliding on democracy and  the EU must take Moscow to task while bringing other former  Soviet republics closer to the West, the bloc's incoming  External Relations Commissioner said on Tuesday.
Rashidat Junaid came off the bench to score 10 points down the stretch, and No. 4 Rutgers rallied from 8 points behind in the second half to beat No. 14 Pittsburgh, 64-60.
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President Bush called for realism and took the long view Monday on Mideast peacemaking and development of democracy among Palestinians.
Now every girl awaiting  her sweet 16 can plan the special day to a tee with the  expected launch Saturday of MTV&#39;s latest Web tie-in.
By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 15--SAN FRANCISCO -- Opening of a 3-mile trail into coastal lands north of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant will take an additional six to 12 months to complete because of disagreements over the extent of access.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Overshadowed after Panthers forward Richard Zednik sustained a deep gash across the neck, Derek Roy scored twice to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over Florida on Sunday night.
BEING THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO, according to one former team-mate, would eat himself if he were a chocolate drop, Graeme Souness might be rather peeved to learn that his picture is absent from
A former US interpreter says Washington pressed Indonesia to secretly hand over Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.
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University and college funding in England rises 6.4% on last year to \u00c2\u00a37,137m to provide extra student places.
French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in \
Shares of Boston technology services firm Keane Inc. tumbled by nearly 20 percent yesterday as investors reacted to a double dose of unsettling news: the firing of a top executive and a warning of lower-than-expected revenues and profits.
A UK soldier dies and five others are injured in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, the MoD says.
BEIJING - US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a mission to restart talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program, on Sunday branded North Korea a &quot;terrorist state&quot; that shows &quot;no respect whatsoever for human rights.
The chairman of a congressional committee contended Monday that U.N. officials \
Troops are deployed in Beirut ahead of a mass opposition rally calling for the Lebanese government to quit.
Jordan&#39;s Queen Rania is fronting a televised fundraising campaign for the UN children&#39;s agency UNICEF that is airing on pan-Arab television stations through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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Known as one of the Senate's more moderate Democrats, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana undertook a fiery defense Sunday of military reservists that threatened to delay passage of a corporate tax bill and keep lawmakers in the Capitol rather than out campaigning.
(HealthDayNews) -- Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the chickenpox virus that remains dormant in people who had the virus as children or young adults.
SAN JUAN -- The US military has ordered three detainees at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be freed and 25 others to remain as secret hearings were held for the cases of more terror suspects.
At the request of Interstate Bakeries Corp., US Bankruptcy Judge Jerry Venters ordered the company to keep making Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and the rest of its product line and approved temporary loans to finance the company.
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The open-source app already has a cult following, a major portion of which like it because no one has written viruses to attack it yet.
Adm. William J. Fallon also warned about Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009csupport\u00e2\u0080\u009d for terrorism beyond its borders.
Devin Hester tied an NFL record with  his fourth touchdown return of the season to help the Chicago  Bears beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-13 and clinch the NFC North  Division title on Sunday.
Marriott International Inc. MAR.N,  the largest U.S. hotel operator, on Thursday said third-quarter  profit rose 45 percent as business travel continued to perk up  after three years of stagnation.
As he signed autographs for more than 45 minutes outside of PNC Field last night, the man who is perhaps the greatest pitcher of his generation said he very much would like to start against the Red Sox this weekend. The reality is that he probably won't start until Monday against the White Sox in Chicago.
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North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to declare its nuclear activities needs to be confronted with patience and perseverance, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday.
A Republican Party campaign committee that received $20,000 in 2003 from a man now accused of helping terrorists has donated the money to a foundation that comforts families of wounded soldiers.
NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media.
Rome rolled out the red carpet to welcome  back Valentino Garavani, decking out a historic museum with his  sweeping gowns and restoring an ancient temple by the Colosseum  to host festivities celebrating the Italian designer.
A roadside bomb targeting a police convoy killed nine officers, including a local commander, and left one critically wounded Monday in western Afghanistan, officials said.Comment
Dimension Data\u00e2\u0080\u0099s IP telephony services were growing at more than 100 percent per year. But instead of hiring the 30 to 40 new IPT engineers it needed to keep up with demand, the $2.7 billion IT solutions provider decided to invest in training programs to get more out of the people it already had.
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Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti  struck back at his detractors Wednesday, blaming \
LONDON, Nov 24 (IranMania) - US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Tuesday played down the importance of a conversation he had with Iran&#39;s Foreign Minister at a dinner in Egypt, dismissing speculation that the chat might have signaled a diplomatic thaw

A federal judge scheduled a hearing next week to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by Republicans aiming to block the recount of some ballots in the cliffhanger governor's race.
Devra Davis spent part of her growing-up years in a Pennsylvania steel town that became famous for a lethal industrial fog that settled over the community and killed 20 people over five days in 1948.
California receiver Jonathan Makonnen expects to play in the regular-season finale Saturday at Southern Mississippi after missing the last four games with a bruised liver.
Take That singer Howard Donald is in hospital after receiving a chest injury during the group's tour of Europe.
Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas may not have the lineup, the rotation or the style he envisioned in training camp. But fate has formed a team that may yet save his job over the next two months.
The Security Council on Friday weighed a report on a planned UN-African Union (AU) joint peacekeeping mission in Darfur, including a call on Khartoum to allow a mobile force of up to 23,000 troops and police in the war-torn region.
HP will focus its efforts on security services, security management integration, data security and the intersection of security and corporate governance.
The celebrity gossip blogger says he feels jilted by YouTube, which disabled and then reinstated, some video clips after a copyright \
Reagan National Airport has a major impact on the economy of Arlington County -- just not the same kind of impact that Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International have on their regions.
Investigators said Saturday some military personnel implicated in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal were involved in deaths and abuses of detainees in Afghanistan.
U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under attack during a series of raids in southern Iraq overnight, the U.S. military said on Monday.
Prime Minister Martin has appointed Doctor David Butler-Jones as the new Chief Public Health Officer. Butler-Jones will co-ordinate a national response team in Winnipeg, should Canada face another outbreak of a major disease like SARS.
A group of 250 mainly European tourists was stranded for four days in the Bolivian Andes after indigenous protestors blocked roads amid a territorial dispute, the Interior Ministry said.
Private spending, supported by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on public investment.
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International police agency Interpol is helping coordinate the investigation into the poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, with a trail now running through Germany, Russia and Britain.
BRUSSELS -- Europe yesterday embarked on a bold path to fight climate change, agreeing that a fifth of the energy used by the 27-nation bloc by 2020 will come from renewable sources such as the sun and the wind, and challenging the rest of the world to follow.
News Corp.'s  MySpace said on  Wednesday a federal court dismissed a negligence lawsuit filed  by the family of a teenage girl who was sexually assaulted by  someone she met on the popular Internet social network.
Russian aluminium producer Rusal could put some of its shares up for sale on the London stock market as soon as November, in the biggest global initial public offering (IPO) this year, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Kiefer Sutherland has been released from jail after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, People magazine reported.
The very best small companies give you obscene gains. And then they become large companies.
Japan's Toshiba Corp  waved the  white flag in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday,  giving up on its HD DVD format after losing the support of key  studios and retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony  Corp .
Google will introduce a new feature that lets users create personalized maps which plot the locations of everything from cheap gas locally to the latest earthquakes worldwide.
When Mike Thibault was coaching the Omaha Racers, he always seemed to find a way to get the best out of them when you least expected it.
President Bush will be the first president in 72 years to face the electorate with a net job loss. The Iraq war has deeply torn the nation. National polls show a neck-and-neck race. Yet economy-based projections still show a decisive Bush victory on Nov. 2.
With the arrival of two innovative new systems about two months away, the video game world is as unsettled as it has ever been. On Nov. 17, market leader Sony will launch its high-priced PlayStation 3 ($499-$599, depending on size of hard drive), having given a year's head start to challenger Microsoft's Xbox 360.
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Gaza City: Hamas will not field a candidate for next month&#39;s election to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority, a spokesman for the radical Islamist movement said on Wednesday.
Arcelor Mittal , the world's  largest steelmaker, said on Sunday it has terminated an  agreement to sell its Sparrows Point, Baltimore facility to E2  Acquisition Corp due to E2's inability to secure financing.
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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said here Sunday that Moscow was opposed to seeing Iran referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme.
Halliburton's move to the United Arab Emirates shouldn't have been a surprise. It spotlights a major shift in the global oil industry
Cgia: 48 mld euro mancate imposte, pari a 840 euro a persona
Following a meeting Tuesday with US Airways Group Inc. president and CEO Bruce Lakefield, US Sen. Rick Santorum laid blame for the airline&#39;s second bankruptcy filing on four pilots&#39; union representatives from
Police in Indonesia say they have arrested a man suspected of having a direct link to last week&#39;s deadly car bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.
Novell Inc. is reporting a big turnaround in its financial picture. The networking company is reporting a third-quarter profit of $23.4 million on sales of $304.6 million. A year ago, Novell reported a loss of $12.4 million on sales ...
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Ethnic clashes killed at least 19 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday, overshadowing a meeting between former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis.
This season on \u00e2\u0080\u009cCriminal Minds,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a crisis is averted as a familiar face steps into a new starring role.
Three soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland are arrested in Kent on suspicion of stealing munitions.
Just a day before an international deadline, Iran agreed Sunday not to test any centrifuges as part of a total suspension of nuclear activities that can yield uranium for atomic weapons.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico  - It was fear of the hefty bill as much as fear of the drill that kept American musician Don Clay away from U.S. dental clinics for 30 years.
By designing accessible variations of last season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s creative storms, the Elie Taharis of Fashion Week are a shopper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and a merchant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u0094 best friends.
Andre Iguodala scored 21 points and the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to a season-high four games with a 99-86 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.
Microsoft Corp chief executive Steve Ballmer has called for financial analysts to cool down their predictions on how many copies of Windows Vista the company will sell.
A Soyuz spacecraft with a replacement crew for the international space station docked safely with the orbiting complex early Saturday.
Long or short-term mobile phone use is not associated with increased risk of cancer, a major study finds.
Un parco commerciale con impianti energetici e idrici
Grisly footage of militants beheading an American hostage was posted on a radical Islamic Web site last night, and the group that carried out the execution, Tawhid and Jihad, warned
Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if allegations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.
Richard Gere  launched a broadside at the Bush administration when he picked  up a lifetime achievement award during the San Sebastian  International Film Festival on Sunday.
At the helm of Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz became \
L'australiano Chris Guccione e il russo Dmitry Tursunov sono i finalisti del torneo Atp di Sydney (m...

Kathy Farrell could be forgiven for entertaining the possibility that her beloved Boston Red Sox might be cursed. During an April game at Fenway Park, she stumbled in the
A federal court rules that the government doesn't need probable cause to obtain a warrant allowing it to use a person's cell phone to track his past movements.
Stocks rallied on Tuesday, bolstered by confidence the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week, another round of upbeat outlooks from technology companies, and solid sales from McDonald's Corp.
As much as Bobby Labonte wants to liken finishing 11th in NASCAR&#39;s revised points system to winning a table centerpiece, he finds consolation in spoils such as a $250,000 points fund
Underwear, construction debris, a washing machine -- Carin Miller and her many volunteers have picked them up and much more while cleaning canyons in southern Utah.
Republican state Assembly Speaker John Gard and Democratic allergist Steve Kagen won their primaries Tuesday and will face off in a competitive open-seat race in Wisconsin\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 8th District. The well-funded candidates already are well on their way to setting what is expected to be a state record for spending on a House campaign.
Confidential company documents obtained by a leading medical journal suggest that drug giant Eli Lilly &amp; Co. was aware that its antidepressant Prozac was linked to troubling
Pop star Prince hires a firm to remove unauthorised copies of his music, merchandise and videos from the internet.
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Experts said the study provided a glimmer of optimism in the face of bleak scientific assessments of the vulnerability of ecosystems.
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The issue of political overseers modifying information from federal scientists that conflicts with policy goals has arisen periodically in recent years.
Construction spending edged up slightly in November as a continued steep slump in housing was offset by record spending on government and business projects. But a key gauge of manufacturing activity fell in December to the lowest point in almost five years.
STUDENTS who are keen on biology, chemistry, mathematics and computer science will find that Nilai International's Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology's opens doors to a dynamic profession which continues to evolve with new scientific and medical discoveries.
Fannie Mae, the largest US mortgage finance company, will be the subject of an Oct. 6 hearing by the House Financial Services Committee over its accounting and management, said Representative Richard Baker, a Louisiana Republican.
Carlos Lee was traded from the Chicago White Sox to the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday for outfielder Scott Podsednik, reliever Luis Vizcaino and a player to be named.
President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, standing shoulder to shoulder at the White House, vowed yesterday to cleanse the war-torn country of insurgents
It may be the ultimate in narcissism. Forget about personalized license plates, credit cards, or T-shirts. Now you can have your face immortalized on a postage stamp.
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By Compiled by Thavamani S Retnam  TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd is leading a consortium of 17 major international telecommunications providers to build the first high- bandwidth optical fibre submarine cable system linking the Southeast Asian region directly to the United States.
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EAGLE, Colo. - The criminal case against Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors dropped the sexual assault charge against him, saying they had no choice because the NBA star's accuser no longer wanted to participate...
Candidates from both parties are getting help from their family members on the presidential campaign trail. A sampling:
Curbing inflammation of the arteries appears to be just as important for fighting heart disease as lowering cholesterol, according to a pair of new studies.
The Foreign Office on Wednesday said the abduction of a five-member embassy group in Ethiopia last week was likely linked to local rebel groups in the remote northeast Afar region.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. will invest in Chinese electronics maker Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. as part of a project to link televisions and consumer entertainment devices with the Internet. Microsoft China agreed to buy 15 million newly issued Changhong shares at a price of 6.27 renminbi per share, according to a Changhong filing (in Chinese) with the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Microsoft's planned stake in the company is worth 94.1 million renminbi (US$12.3 million). Changhong's announcement follows an agreement between the two companies, signed Friday, to cooperate on a project called Media Galaxy. The goal is to develop, manufacture, and sell televisions, computers and digital entertainment products that connect to the Internet, Changhong said. It did not offer further details. Terms of the investment deal require Microsoft to hold on to its Changhong shares for at least three years.
John Kerry's Democratic presidential campaign, still seeking a consistent voice 46 days before the election, said it would hammer away on Iraq after earlier vowing to keep the focus on the economy.
Australia faltered in the last 30 minutes of the first session of the third Test against India at Nagpur and the hosts took full advantage to emerge with their necks out in front.
REAL Madrid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League hang in the balance, but they might have been close to elimination had they not produced another fine comeback.
Republican Senator John McCain has moved into the national lead for his party's nomination for the presidency, according to a poll released Wednesday on the eve of the first voting.
The European Union on Thursday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes Boeing Co. and warned it would counter any U.S. challenge targeting EU rival Airbus SAS before the World Trade Organization.
Archival images tell the stories of President Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby and their deadly dates with destiny.
At an elegant faux French villa that is the latest hot spot for this city&#39;s young and beautiful, the bewitching hour has passed but the night rages on.
German investment bank Deutsche Bank challenged the right of Yukos to claim bankruptcy protection under US law. It will place adverts and in a court filing on Tuesday it said the oil giant has few Texas ties
Michael Vaughan pays tribute to England's \
Tight oil supplies could leave the global economy worryingly vulnerable for years to come, a senior International Monetary Fund official said on Thursday.
Maverick Tube Corp., a maker of welded tubular steel products, on Monday said it expects to exceed previously announced third-quarter earnings guidance of $1.
Stock futures edged higher on Friday, helped by optimism about takeover activity and private equity deals.
The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros hope Texas will be the swing state in their National League division series after both teams&#39; bats resembled toothpicks for much of Games 1 and 2 in Atlanta.
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Prince matches his career high as the Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks 108-100 Friday for their eighth straight victory.
The Sudanese army and police surrounded several refugee camps in the war-torn region of Darfur on Tuesday and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said.
In her new book, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky explains everything from the mechanics of racing engines to the molecular properties of the drivers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 fire-retardant suits.
Scientists looking for a cure for skin cancer have stumbled on something else: the reason why hair turns gray. It turns out that one of the most-common signs of aging occurs because of
The European Commission urged member states to beef up the fight against unwanted Internet &quot;spam&quot; messages and malicious spyware, citing the Dutch approach to the problem as an effective model.
Investing the wrong way can cost you dearly.
Ministro: operazione strutturale, non con 'tesoretto'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right allies were headed for a parliamentary landslide after a first round legislative election on Sunday, bolstering his chances of implementing wide-ranging reforms.
The weeklong slide in the price of oil from a record of almost $50 ends with a slight rise in New York and London.
Health experts are investigating a surge in the number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease in England and Wales.
Vonage, which offers low-cost phone service over the Internet, has partnered with UTStarcom to introduce a portable Wi-Fi handset by the middle of the year.
The site of the UK's first super-casino is some way from being decided, the government's advisor insists.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of Iran&#39;s powerful Expediency Council, said on Friday that the maximum duration of Iran&#39;s suspension of uranium enrichment activities was six months, the official IRNA news agency reported.

The outgoing chief executive of Australian telecommunications giant Telstra said Friday his departure was prompted by differences between him and the company&#39;s board of directors.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga vowed to defy police and hold a million-strong rally on Thursday against Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, which has sparked violence that has killed more than 300 people.
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, NS - Nova Scotia Power officials continued to keep the sluice gates open at one of the utility&#39;s hydroelectric plants Wednesday in hopes a wayward whale would leave the area and head for the open waters of the Bay of Fundy.
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Lo afferma il presidente della Confartigianato Guerrini
Jazeera said eight soldiers were wounded on Sunday and a ninth was missing in addition to the four dead. Israeli sources said there were.
By Vesna Peric Zimonjic  BELGRADE, Dec. 9, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Construction of a major highway in western Romania that threatens to destroy the precious Retezat and Domogled natural reserve parks has been stopped, at least for now.
THEY are the hottest Christmas seller this year and promise to fit entire CD collections into the palm of your hand. Retailers say that MP3 digital audio players are flying off shelves in electrical stores
England on Sunday eased transport restrictions imposed after the latest outbreaks of foot and mouth as the culling continued in an attempt to contain the disease.
Blackstone Group LP , which is  preparing to go public, said on Friday that proposed U.S.  Senate legislation on the taxation of private equity firms  could materially increase its tax liability and lower the  partnership&#39;s value.
Two goals in the last five minutes from Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard see Liverpool beat Inter Milan and ease the pressure on boss Rafael Benitez.
Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson promises to turn the new Airbus A380 into an airborne gaming hall.
PC Magazine - With Palm&#39;s surprise release of a $600 Linux-based sub-notebook on Wednesday, the company certainly appears to be wandering away from comfortable smartphone territory. The question is: is it too far?
U.S. and Iranian envoys will hold talks in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss Iraq's worsening chaos, following up on a landmark meeting in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.
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The first trial of a suspect implicated in the March 11 train bombings in Madrid opens on Tuesday with a 16-year-old in the dock facing up to eight years in detention for allegedly handling the explosives used in the attack which killed 191 people.
A hijacker who diverted a flight to Italy was a Christian convert facing arrest in Turkey for fleeing the army.
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British hopes of claiming an historic yellow jersey in the shadow of Big Ben took a nosedive into the nearby river Thames as Fabian Cancellara sped to victory in the Tour de France prologue Saturday.
A poll of investor confidence in Germany underscored fears Tuesday that shock waves from the US subprime mortgage crisis could ripple throughout the eurozone&#39;s biggest economy.
Richard Branson, Britain&#39;s best-known entrepreneur and part-time daredevil, plans to launch the world&#39;s first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds ($198,600).
Thousands of cheering onlookers gathered outside the royal palace in Stockholm Saturday to greet Crown Princess Victoria, the heir to the Swedish throne, on her 30th birthday.
New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown named a rising star and reported critic of the Iraq war, David Miliband, as foreign minister on Thursday in a wide-ranging government shake-up.
In a gathering of Indian nations, some 20,000 native peoples of this hemisphere took to the National Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the official recognition of their cultures
Georgetown is off to an 0-2 start in the Patriot League and plays Bucknell, which is playing its first conference game of the season.
Approval was expected and would mark the first time the Knesset agreed to the uprooting of Jewish settlements in lands claimed by the Palestinians for a state.
Russian President Vladimir  Putin harshly criticized the United States and other Western  nations on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force  their will on the rest of the world and make it \
Just last week, Enron Corp. founder and convicted felon Kenneth Lay told his pastor he was at peace with his future, even if it included prison. Lay maintained that he was innocent of fraud and conspiracy in Enron&#039;s searing scandal that left thousands jobless and wiped out billions from investors.
You can find long-haul wealth-builders on the market's sales rack.
Iconix and NetPickle are supposed to keep confidential info under seal in a federal lawsuit over who is the rightful owner of the tech at the heart of Rockmyspace.com. So why is the inside scoop available in court documents? In Epicenter, a Wired News blog.
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Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.
Unioncamere: tante e poco efficienti, forte il gap Nord-Sud
The out-of-nowhere success of Soulja  Boy&#39;s debut single, &quot;Crank Dat (Soulja Boy),&quot; has become the  latest Internet phenomenon to catch radio and record labels off  guard.
ROMA - Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi e il premier olandese Jan Peter Balkenende hanno accolto sulla piazza del Campidoglio, a Roma, i capi di Stato e di governo che parteciperanno alla cerimonia della firma della Costituzione europea.
A teenager who is the first person known to survive rabies without a vaccination went home Saturday after nearly 11 weeks in the hospital.
Zambian elections officials are counting the votes cast after a closely contested presidential election.
California air-quality regulators  on Friday adopted the nation's first-ever rules to reduce car  emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt  tough pollution standards in other states and a legal challenge  by the auto industry.
A passenger plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to the northeastern US state of Maine on Tuesday after the name of a passenger appeared on a US government watch list, authorities said.
HP is offering a 16GB drive with its dc7800 PC, which it said will greatly reduce the computer's energy consumption, start-up time and application load and execute much faster when disk access is needed.
Children who grow up with alcoholic parents bear emotional, behavioural and mental scars, experts say.
Blog: Move follows company's previous announcement that Wal-Mart will sell its desktops.
SHELBY - County and state health officials have been investigating an E. coli case in Cleveland County in connection with the outbreak linked with the NC State Fair.
Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion.
In media 33 euro in piu' al mese per 3,4 milioni pensionati
Future MacBooks could take commands from unique combinations of fingertips, if technology contained in a recent Apple patent application comes to light.
It started out listening for enemy submarines, once plied the oceans searching for drug traffickers and recently ran aircraft surveillance for ships gearing up for duty in the Iraq war.
Explosions rocked containers in two  coastal cities in northwestern Spain on Saturday after a Basque  newspaper received a telephoned warning in the name of the  armed Basque separatist group ETA, state radio said.
The Associated Press reports that the first October weekend of box office swept away the September doldrums. The animated fish story &#39;Shark Tale&#39; starring Will Smith and Jack Black swam to the top of the heap with a healthy showing of $49.
Khartoum's peace deals with former rebels looked more fragile than ever after deadly incidents in the south and west of the country threatened to revive old enmities.
A massive eagle which became extinct five centuries ago was once New Zealand's chief predator, scientists believe.
The United States and the European Union took their fight over billions of dollars in subsidies for Airbus and Boeing to the World Trade Organization on Wednesday.
Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko warned yesterday that the runoff election tomorrow could still be disrupted, but said he expected to win.
Blue Gene/L, A supercomputer developed by IBM (IBM:NYSE - news - research) and the US Department of Energy, has clinched the title as the world&#39;s fastest, beating out a previously top-ranked computer from Japan&#39;s NEC.
Rapporto Abi: in crescita sofferenze, frena raccolta
An agreement to boost the voting   power of emerging nations in the International Monetary Fund is   just the start of a difficult process, the IMF's head said on   Wednesday, as the World Bank signaled it was ready to go the   same route.
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Congolese world music star Papa Wemba admitted in a French court on Monday he had taken part in a scam to smuggle hundreds of Africans into France using his band as a cover.
Before a jury was even seated, a judge declared a mistrial Thursday in a sex-assault case where he had barred the words \
EBay Inc. plans to announce soon  that it will shut down its main Web site in China and replace  it with one run by a joint venture with Beijing- based Tom  Online Inc., a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend...
Is President Bush likely to see Al Gore&#039;s documentary about global warming?
Mobile media company Zingy on Monday said it signed deals to deliver voice recordings by Grammy-nominated rapper Kanye West and songs from the late R&B singer Aaliyah to mobile phone users.
Investigators have determined that back-to-back coal-dust and gas blasts ripped through a mine in northern China killing at least 50 workers and leaving more than 110 trapped and feared dead, said reports on Tuesday.
George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday designated rocky stream banks and privately owned land in southeastern Puerto Rico as critical habitat for a threatened species of the coqui frog, a national symbol of the Caribbean island.
The Marlins postponed today&#39;s game against the Cubs as Hurricane Frances crept ashore on Florida&#39;s east coast. The first two games of the three-game series already had been delayed because of the Category 2 hurricane.
A top Chechen official warns his forces may enter Georgia to eliminate alleged Chechen militants.
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AOL is still a big moneymaker but its subscription service is declining and no longer seems to fit with Time Warner\u00c2\u0092s plan for more growth.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spill of toxic   liquids aboard International Space Station on Monday set off a   short-lived emergency and fears of a fire aboard the outpost.
KATMANDU, Nepal, Sept. 1 -- Thousands of demonstrators stormed the main mosque in Katmandu on Wednesday and charged through the streets of the capital chanting &quot;Down with Islam&quot; in protest of the killing of 12 Nepalese hostages in Iraq.
MoD will not raise payout for son described as one of the most seriously wounded soldiers ever to survive.
Josh Shipp scored a career-high 24 points, Arron Afflalo added 20 and UCLA defeated Long Beach State 88-58 Tuesday night in its first game as the nation's No. 1 team since 1995.
Republicans use the internet, books and a film to try to derail Clinton's White House campaign.
Tussle between Britain and Russia over London-based billionaire tycoon Boris Berezovsky takes a new twist.
Larger sellers are benefiting from discounts that for the first time in the site\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history, treat high-volume merchants better than mom-and-pop sellers.
Major shifts in the British marine environment are being partially driven by climate change, according to a new report.
Online bookmaker Sportingbet Plc SBT.L   said on Thursday its chairman, Peter Dicks, had been detained   by U.S. authorities.
Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller star in  a new film exploring the relationship between the media and  celebrities in a re-make of a Dutch version by slain director  Theo van Gogh.
Armed men killed a policeman in an overnight attack and kidnapped the wife of a prominent politician in southern Nigeria's oil hub Port Harcourt, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Il Brasile ha vinto la World League 2007 battendo in finale a Katowice (Polonia) la Russia 3-1 (18-2...
In a new post on the PHP 10.0 Blog, Stas mentions his posting of a beta version of the Internationalization extension for PHP.   I've posted the first beta of PHP Internationalization extension, bringing support for some ICU functions to PHP. Documentation can be read in PHP manual, and the downloads are available on PECL site.   His goal is to have it all ready and waiting (and included) for when PHP 5.3 is set to roll off the line. The extensions consists of four major parts that do the work for you - the collator, number formatter, normalizer and a locale component.
Kenny Rogers returned to action with a flourish on Friday, pitching the Detroit Tigers to a interleague 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in his first start of the season.
There was an uncharacteristic gravity wrapped around the West Indies yesterday. Gone was the carefree, calypso approach to their batting, while the bowling was clinical
BERLIN: German construction firms yesterday slammed plans by the Paris Club of creditor nations to wipe out 80 per cent of Iraq&#39;s debt, warning that individual companies might seek to seek legal action against the German government to protect their claims
Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge Sunday  offered gold medals all round to Athens for organizing a superb  Olympics after years of doom and gloom leading up to the  opening.
TAYLORVILLE, Ill. Authorities in central Illinois are still investigating a parachuting accident that killed a 38-year-old Springfield man.
MOSCOW. Sept 5 (Interfax) - It is necessary to partially amend Russia's legislation on the use of mineral resources, said Russian presidential aide Igor Shuvalov. \
PRAGUE/GENEVA- The Czech Republic will release another half a million dollars in immediate aid of southeast Asia, hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on December 26, Industry and Trade Minister Milan ...
PARIS  - France tightened security around embassies in its capital Friday after a bomb outside the Indonesian Embassy slightly injured nine people in a pre-dawn explosion that shattered neighbourhood windows and puzzled police.
Polls opened Sunday in Thailand's first national election after a military coup, with loyalists of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expected to capture the most votes, The Associated Press reported
The yield-cutting soybean rust fungus was found in the \
Palestinian militants burst into a Gaza City mourning tent set up for Yasser Arafat on Sunday and fired shots in protest at the presence of his moderate successor Mahmoud Abbas, but he was unhurt, witnesses said.
Virginia offers the perfect matchup for Fresno State coach Pat Hill: a Top 25 opponent and another chance to knock off a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference.
Tommy G. Thompson resigned today as secretary of health and human services, becoming the eighth member of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet to quit as Mr.
Gamer-friendly XPS M1710 gets next-gen optical format Dell has brought the Blu-ray Disc next-generation optical disc format to its XPS M1710 gamer-friendly notebook offering. The PC giant is now allowing buyers to configure the machine with a dual-layer, 50GB BD-R burner.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The CEO of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom visited Iran on Tuesday for talks on joint projects in Iran and cooperation on natural gas sales by Moscow and Tehran, the company said in a statement.
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Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Mantova in vista della gara di luned\u00c3\u00ac prossimo contro la Triestina....
Director Nikhil Advani and his wife Suporna Advani are going to adopt a 5-month old baby girl late in
New estimates for Medicare's prescription drug benefit prompted members of Congress to demand changes in the law before the benefit becomes available next year.
As Apple continues to grow its worldwide market share and the company's products find their way into more business environments, attackers are certain to follow and create greater volumes of exploits aimed at vulnerabilities in the company's software, security experts contend.According to industry analyst firm Gartner, Apple shipped just over 1 million Mac OS X-based computers during the fourth quarter of 2007, a gain of 227,000 over the fourth quarter of 2006. The analyst firm reported that Apple's U.S. market share for 2007 jumped by 28 percent compared to 2006, rising to just over 6 percent.And with Apple CEO Steve Jobs stating at last week's Macworld Expo and Conference that the company has already sold 4 million iPhones and 5 million copies of Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5), its latest OS, since launching the products last year, the company's prospects look stronger than ever.However, malware researchers and industry analysts warn that as the sheer number of Apple end-point devices in use worldwide rise, so will the security concerns tied to the company's products.\
When Gerry Adams and the Rev. Ian Paisley first clashed, Northern Ireland was marching toward chaos. In 1964, Paisley led protests against the display of an
Katharine McPhee, who struggled with bulimia for five years, says she's not counting calories on the \
By MERRILL SHINDLER  * * * *  - Excellent  * * *  - Above average * *  - Good  *  - OK our ratingsI think the thing that really got to me about the new Salt Creek Grille in the snappy Plaza El Segundo is the blankets.
At the start of the season, they were in the also-ran bin. Not on anyone's radar screen nationally, or even in the Big 12, for that matter. But a month into the 2004 season, look at what the Colorado Buffaloes have done.
Contratto sul Dow cede 11 punti base, male Citigroup
Apple ha annunciato oggi il nuovo iMac G5, caratterizzato dal processore G5 ad alte prestazioni e di un nuovo straordinario design che integra l&#39;intero computer all&#39;interno del display flat panel. L&#39;iMac G5
Robert Vamosi talks with data loss expert Dan Geer about identity theft.
Job creation proposals of President Bush and Democrat John Kerry according to their campaign Web sites:
Unusually severe winter weather besieged China's business and farming heartland on Tuesday amid the country's worst power crisis, with one mountain road accident blamed on snow killing 25 people ahead of a major holiday.
Maybe it&#39;s old-fashioned, but shouldn&#39;t the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation&#39;s highest civilian honor, have something to do with extraordinary achievement or even an act of physical or moral courage?
Points: The 19-day extravaganza continues with the first of two nights with Conference USA in the spotlight. Neither team left the field happy last time out.
India health officials are alarmed by growing HIV/Aids infection rates in two key northern states.
More than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year because of flu-related illnesses, far more than the 114,000 annual hospitalizations previously estimated, researchers at the
A UK minister says Britain and Saudi Arabia are working to tackle terrorism, despite criticism from King Abdullah.
President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa said Sunday that he was ready to make concrete proposals to revive a peace process in Ivory Coast after visiting the rebel-held north of the country on a mediation mission.
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This is a gadget that&#39;s likely to eventually become a worldwide household hit. That holds true especially if your household includes, as mine does, a young man who grew up with the original PlayStation.
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By Amy Sherman, The Miami Herald  May 29--Dania Beach residents will gather at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the proposed expansion of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.   The meeting will be held at City Hall, 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd.
Saranno incrociati i dati dei proprietari di case con quelli di chi paga la Tarsu. Se i nomi non coincidono e non c'&egrave; un contratto di affitto registrato, scatter&agrave; il controllo
The US space agency, NASA, launched a satellite Saturday that scientists hope will help them locate the sources of mysterious gamma ray explosions, the
The World Health Organization has invited Sanofi-Aventis SA, the world&#39;s biggest maker of flu vaccine, and 15 other companies to join government health officials in planning how to produce
A prominent Polish cleric known for preaching against communism and for his anti-Semitic remarks said on Tuesday he planned to launch perfumes, clothing and cafes branded with his image.
Might one of these be the next great multibagger?
NAGAOKA, Japan  - More than 100,000 exhausted  survivors of Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade huddled  in makeshift shelters for a third day on Tuesday as rain  threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper rescue  efforts.
Eighteen wickets fell for 290 runs as this final Test moved along swiftly on a pitch as dusty as an ancient library. Of the batsmen only Rahul Dravid and Damien Martyn tried to survive
The UK and other nations are to set up a fund to speed the development of new vaccines for poorer countries.
Falling inflation and strong growth forecasts lift Irish shares to record highs.
The troubled Northern Rock bank extends its opening hours to cope with customers wishing to withdraw savings.
A hamstring and a pair of hurricanes have left United a little short-handed Saturday for their match against Dallas at RFK Stadium.
BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 7, 2004 - Rockets struck a Baghdad hotel housing foreign contractors and journalists late Thursday, drawing return fire and underscoring the precarious security in the heart of the Iraqi capital.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken steps on two fronts to protect corporations, executives and accounting firms from investor lawsuits that accuse them of fraud, the New York Times reported in a story published on Tuesday.
SAO PAULO, Oct 23  - World champion Michael Schumacher was involved in a high-speed crash in Saturday&#39;s practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.
ANKARA, Turkey Sept. 6, 2004 - A Turkish driver taken hostage in Iraq was freed by his captors on Monday, Turkey&#39;s foreign minister said.
In another step toward emulating international soccer, MLS will being allowing every team the option of selling advertising space on the front of team jerseys.
Gunmen killed 11 Iraqi policemen and wounded six when they stormed a police station in southern Baghdad, survivors of the attack said.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was loyal to goalkeeper Jerky Dudek, refusing to blame his goalkeeper for the fumbled cross that enabled Portsmouth to snatch a last-gasp equaliser through Lomana LuaLua\u00e2\u0080\u0099s header at Anfield on Tuesday night.
Lebanon's parliament adjourns a crucial session to elect a new president until 23 October.
Blog: Microsoft's game guru leaves the company for EA--interesting, since he made a big deal about EA Sports title Madden NFL 2008 at his E3 address.
An Ethiopian immigrant suspected of  torturing and murdering more than a dozen political opponents  of the Ethiopian government in the 1970s was arrested on  Tuesday at his home near Atlanta, federal officials said.
Soltanto 6 mesi fa era morta la sorella, modella, di 16 anni
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday as President Hamid Karzai welcomed London's pledge to send 1,400 more troops ahead of an expected surge in Taliban unrest.
Angry opposition protesters tried to push their way into the Ukrainian parliament building Tuesday after lawmakers appeared to backslide on their support for efforts to overturn the results of last week&#39;s disputed presidential election.
Israeli missiles pounded the Gaza Strip on Friday, one of which hit near the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, as Palestinian factions argued among themselves over whether to stop firing rockets into Israel.
Eight-term Republican Rep. Charles H. Taylor of North Carolina\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 11th District faces a seriously threatening challenge this year from Democrat Heath Shuler, a first-time candidate whose fame as a former football star offsets his lack of political experience. So Taylor \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 with a powerful assist from national Republican campaign officials \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 have tried to knock Shuler off his stride by raising questions about his personal finances.
Nessun pezzo pregiato lascer&agrave; il Catania a gennaio. Lo ha garantito il presidente etneo, Anto...
Spills beans during mobo announcement. Whoops. Exclusive Nvidia is developing a standalone games physics processing card, motherboard maker Asus has let slip. Announcing a new mobo equipped with three PCI Express x16 slots, the Taiwanese firm said the third connector was specifically for \
The European Union (EU) said on Tuesday that it regretted US move to bring their custom policy dispute to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
French media giant Vivendi turns in wider than expected first-half losses, blaming the impact of a weaker dollar.
The World Economic Forum on the Middle East comes just days after police arrested hundreds of pro-reform demonstrators in Cairo.
Scottie Pippen may have been the most significant figure in the history of the NBA. Nah, lots of guys refuse to go into games. Heck, Carmelo Anthony made the Olympic team after he did it last season.
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Farrah Fawcett has completed cancer treatment and is doing well, her publicist said Tuesday.
US troops and combat aircraft unleashed artillery and precision strikes yesterday on terrorist hide-outs in Fallujah, shaping the battle space for what is designed as a final ground assault
NASA managers delayed  filling the space shuttle Atlantis' fuel tank early on  Wednesday to give technicians time to trouble-shoot a problem  with one of the ship's three onboard fuel cells, a spokeswoman  with the U.S. space agency said.
Better the enemy you know Online poker firm PartyGaming is in talks with the US Department of Justice (DoJ).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The head of a Republican environmental advocacy group was charged Wednesday with tax evasion and obstructing a Senate inquiry as part of the Jack Abramoff corruption probe.
Spain&#39;s right-winger Joaquin Sanchez will remain at Real Betis, said the club&#39;s president, quashing speculation the player will join Chelsea.
 has critics buzzing
Dates for announcements of the 2004 Nobel Prizes. All winners except for the peace prize will be announced in Stockholm, Sweden. The peace prize will be announced in Oslo, Norway.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on injured reserve Monday with a knee injury.
Online holiday spending, excluding travel and auctions, was &#36;8.41 billion between Nov. 1 through Dec. 5, up 23 percent from the year-ago period and on track to meet estimates, comScore Networks said Friday.
Police say a 13-year-old girl from south Wales has died after she and another teenager were taken to hospital early on Saturday.
Part hat, part mask, part visor, it's a new piece of bicycle headgear.
(Corrects date ban goes into effect to June 15 from July 1 in paragraph 7 after New Mexico\u00e2\u0080\u0099s senate office revised date)
See video and pictures of a bullet-tracking camera in action.
Lo dice il segretario generale della Nato al Financial Times
A sostegno della vertenza generale del comparto
Makers of The Passion of the Christ are tempting US churches with bulk orders, says  The New York Times.
The UN Security Council will hold a closed meeting on Kosovo, set to declare independence from Serbia.
 tarnishes new cabinet
The United States said it had invited a team of experts from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to observe this year's US presidential election in line with commitments the group's members have made to each other.
Turku, Finland-based metallers BLIND STARE have inked a deal with Arise Records.
Apple Computer Inc. , which  is undergoing an independent investigation into its historical  stock option practices, filed with the U.S. Securities and  Exchange Commission on Friday to delay its 10-K annual report  filing.
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday to protest against the war in Chechnya, an action that coincided with the second anniversary of the seizure of a crowded Moscow theater by Chechen rebels.
Confetti rained down on a sea of New York Giants blue on Tuesday as fans celebrated the team's surprising Super Bowl victory with a parade up New York City's fabled \
It is barely a drop of ink in the gargantuan omnibus spending bill that Congress just passed. But a provision that would give the public free access to the results of federally funded biomedical research represents a sweet victory for a coalition of researchers and activists who lobbied for the l...
Redskins rookie Chris Cooley, an obscure third-round pick from Utah State, finds himself starting at H-back, a critical position in the offense installed by Joe Gibbs.
A panel of retired senior military and police officers recommended Thursday the United States lighten its footprint in Iraq to counter its image of an \
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British mobile phone group Vodafone announced Tuesday that it slashed net losses last year as its growth strategy in emerging markets such as India and Turkey began to pay off.
The first visit by Arab League envoys to Israel has been postponed for two weeks, Egyptian and Israeli officials said Tuesday.
Scotland back row forward Allister Hogg sees no reason why England coach Sir Clive Woodward cannot make the switch from rugby to football.
A change to the system of rotating World Cup finals between continents due to be announced by FIFA on Monday would open the way for England to launch a bid to host the 2018 tournament.
Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning &#151; in a black box on the label &#151; that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.
U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and did not signal a shift in policy for now.
Activity in the service sector of the US economy slowed moderately in September from the previous month&#39;s pace, but it still expanded at a healthy clip, according to a private research group&#39;s survey.
Investigators are probing whether oxygen tanks, among other possible causes, may have started a fire at an adult care home that killed one person and put more than a dozen in the hospital, authorities said Tuesday.

Anti-smoking ads can have the opposite effect of what is intended and encourage the habit, a study says.
Brazil calls for more UN troops to be sent to Haiti to curb a wave of violence in which dozens have died.
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt each won straight-set matches Saturday to set up a blockbuster final in the US Open.
InfoWorld - Security vendor Kaspersky Lab has sued a Chinese antivirus software company for allegedly making false claims about Kasperky&#39;s products and business practices.
Mavericks forward Josh Howard sprained his right ankle midway through the first quarter of the Western Conference finals opener against Phoenix on Wednesday night.
Umaru Yar'Adua took office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday promising to tackle a catalogue of crises in Africa's most populous nation and conceding that his own election was \
European Union leaders called on Syria to pull its troops out of neighbouring Lebanon in line with a UN Security Council resolution as they wound up a two-day summit here.
A company specialising in stag and hen weekends suspends trips amid safety fears.
PRISTINA, Serbia - The United Nations has agreed to a Serbian request to delay final talks on the fate of breakaway Kosovo province by a week to give Belgrade time to appoint delegates, a U.N. ...Comment
A documentary about last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.
President Bush's upbeat tour of Africa shifts to haunting memories in the capital city of Rwanda \u00c2\u0097 the site of the most grisly slaughter in modern times.
The marathon produced a range of different emotions as the athletes battled with each other and the heat of Athens. Mizuki Noguchi of Japan took the Gold in 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds, followed by Ndereba of Kenya 49 seconds behind.
Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.
One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, the clarinettist Artie Shaw, has died. He died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.
As hard as it might be for Yankee fans to finally disentangle themselves from Game 7 - it&#39;ll be known as just that, Game 7, now and forever - there really are reasons to get out of
The trial of 13 people accused of carrying out train bombings in India's western city of Mumbai begins.
BERLIN, N.H., Feb. 10 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y) faced tough questions over her 2002 vote to authorize the war in Iraq during a town hall gathering Saturday in this small mill city tucked away in the far northeastern reaches of the state.
The variety of jerseys on hand at Wembley Stadium gave the afternoon the feel of an international convention, not an intense contest between two particular teams.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen has been charged with driving under the influence for the second time in five months.
Il prezzo d'offerta e' di 24,55 euro per azione
The officials released few details and refused to say where the possibly diseased animal was found. They said it would be four to seven days before more could be confirmed, a delay that livestock industry
Once a semiconductor company, always a semiconductor company--but now it's known as NXP.
Islamic preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri is to be extradited to the US to face terror charges, the Home Office says.
If front-runners Nicolas Sarkozy or Segolene Royal stumble in their race for the French presidency &#151; and that's a very big \
Rocked by political and street chaos since the slaying of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan faces further danger as it braces for crucial February 18 elections, analysts warn.
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An overview of The Motley Fool's Foolanthropy charity drive.
MILANO - Sono oltre un migliaio i risparmiatori che hanno presentato richiesta di costituirsi parte civile al processo Parmalat. Il gup Cesare Tacconi si e&#39; riservato di comunicare il 25 ottobre, alla riapertura
Sprint Corp. announced plans yesterday to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a deal that could give consumers better service but leave them with higher bills due to less competition.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 21 -- The last time President Bush visited this state, last September, it was to campaign with GOP Senate hopeful Bob Corker against the Democrats. Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Corker was in the audience and the state's Democratic governor was on the stage at the convention...
Adolescent boys are far more likely to suffer high blood pressure than girls in the same age group, setting the stage for other health problems such as hypertension as they get older, researchers reported on Monday.
By Monica Mercer, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Dec. 10--The owners of the historic Block House say they don't mind  inviting strangers into their home when a curious knock comes.
When the turnover count hit 20, the Boston Celtics were in trouble. Now the team that had been dominating the N.B.A. has lost two of its last three games.
The Bush administration said Wednesday it will appeal a NAFTA dispute panel's finding that imports of Canadian softwood lumber pose no threat to American companies.
Description: Shoppers and retailers are in the thick of the buying season. But at stores in the Washington, DC, area, retailers are keeping their expectations realistic.
Jessica Simpson&#39;s plans for world domination continue apace: The reality pop diva will play countrified hottie Daisy Duke in the big-screen remake of &quot;The Dukes of Hazzard.
Jaret Wright couldn&#39;t get much lower: Waived by a last-place team, he stood outside Houston&#39;s Minute Maid Park with his luggage stacked beside him, waiting for a cab that would take him to the airport.
Best Buy Co. Inc. on Thursday said it   will introduce a new music service with digital music player   maker SanDisk Corp. SNDK.O and music software company   RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O to create the latest competing   service to Apple's iPod and iTunes combination.
San Francisco -- Unionized hotel workers in San Francisco agreed Saturday to return to work following an eight-week lockout, dealing a major boost to the city&#39;s tourism industry on the eve of the busy holiday season.
The cost of health care in Memphis increased by 22.6% this year, topping the list of major metro areas surveyed by Lincolnshire, Ill.
House Democratic leaders and several outside groups called for Majority Leader Tom DeLay to resign his post yesterday, saying that three admonishments by the House
Cut off their connection to the Web and people have moments of &quot;withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration, and disconnectedness&quot; according to a report released Wednesday by Yahoo.
Jordan's King Abdullah II left on working visits to France and Italy for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Iraq and &quot;terrorism&quot;, the state-run Petra news agency reported.
The majority believed raising the age at which teenagers could buy cigarettes would deter them from taking up the habit, according to an ICM poll commissioned by the BBC.
NATO and U.S. airstrikes have killed scores of Afghan civilians this week, residents and officials said on Saturday, deaths likely to deepen discontent with foreign forces and the Western-backed Afghan government.
A flood of Google Inc. shares that could dwarf the size of the Internet search company&#39;s initial public offering will become free to trade in the next few months
Iraq. Dubbi e angoscia dopo l&#39;annuncio web dell&#39;uccisione delle due italiane in ostaggio. Palazzo Chigi: prudenza. Il messaggio web nel quale un gruppo islamico ha affermato di aver ucciso Simona Pari e Simona
Police will grill the hardcore  activists who docked in Australia on Saturday amid pressure  from Japan for Canberra to take stronger action over recent  anti-whaling protests in icy waters near Antarctica.
Lifeboats and rescue helicopters are called out to search for a boy missing in the sea off Norfolk.
Mike Ashley raises his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2% - allowing him to remove the club from the stock market.
By Steve Lawson  MORE than a million copies of Apple's Safari 3.0 internet browser for Windows XP and Vista were downloaded within the first 48 hours of it being made freely available last week.
BAGHDAD, Sept 28  - Egyptian telecom giant Orascom said Tuesday that one Egyptian employee and two Iraqis who were among a group of eight kidnapped in Iraq last week had been freed.
The leading contender to replace Yasser Arafat was caught in a chaotic gun battle in the Gaza Strip yesterday, foreshadowing the dangers ahead as Palestinian officials urgently
Arsenal dropped goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and gave a first Premier League start to Manuel Almunia who had little to do. Robert Pires opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with his 50th goal in the Premier League
Some mutual funds invest in stocks; others invest in bonds. Now a new breed of funds is offering the chance to own fine art.
Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.
TRENTON, NJ A Kansas company&#39;s yearly ranking has Camden, New Jersey, as the nation&#39;s most dangerous city. The rankings based on crime statistics are detailed in Morgan Quitno&#39;s &quot;City Crime Rankings,&quot; an annual reference book.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents around the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Sunday after two American soldiers died when their helicopters crashed south of Baghdad...
A British man, one of eBay.com's Titanium PowerSellers, has been permanently removed from the Web site for alleged shill bidding.  Shill bidding is when the seller artificially drives up the price of an auction, The Sunday Times of London said.
Rwanda bans French broadcasts as diplomatic tensions escalate over a French inquiry related to the 1994 genocide.
The NOAA satellite picture taken at 2:45 pm EDT on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 shows tropical Depression Matthew is located in the north-central Gulf of Mexico.
Now, going into the Republican convention, after weeks of controversy over John Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military service in Vietnam, where do things stand?
SEC halts trading in 35 penny stocks to stop e-mail scams that cost investors millions.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa  - The son of former  British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was planning to leave  South Africa before his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a  coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, police said  Thursday.
WASHINGTON - U.S. President George Bush on Friday signed tax legislation that provides $145 billion in new tax relief to U.S. corporations over the next 10 years, including a provision giving a tax break to companies that return income to the U.S. from operations located overseas.
The weather put a damper on the 411,000-dollar ATP tournament here Tuesday, with top-seeded American James Blake among those who had their matches disrupted by rain.
A 34-year-old man is remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with raping his niece.
Il presidente della Juventus, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, confessa la speranza di battere l'Inter: \
At least 19 people were killed and 25 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew up his car in a market just outside Iraq's western city of Falluja on Tuesday, police said.
Petrol-driven cars could be banned across Britain by 2040, under radical Liberal Democrat plans to tackle climate change.
The man chosen to replace Ismail Khan as governor of Herat vows to restore order in the riot-hit western Afghan city.
The 20-year veteran, George A. Keyworth II, disclosed confidential information about Carleton S. Fiorina\u00c2\u0092s ouster as chief executive last year, the company said.
President Bush said Friday that if Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry &quot;had his way Saddam Hussein would still be in power&quot; and criticized his rival&#39;s stand on the war.
Iraq's first free election in more than half a century may stiffen the resolve of ordinary Iraqis to fight in cooperation with American forces, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday.
Sar\u00c3\u00a0 Le chiavi di casa, l&#39;ultimo film di Gianni Amelio, a rappresentare l&#39;Italia nella corsa all&#39;Oscar per il Miglior Film Straniero. Il film, che vede come protagonisti Kim Rossi Stuart, Charlotte Rampling
Indiziato tentato omicidio e rapimento, e' pregiudicato
Israel and the Palestinians opened their most serious peace talks in seven years on Monday, urged by President George W. Bush to reach a deal within a year despite deep public skepticism.
US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick raised a host of bilateral trade irritants ranging from exports of oranges to autos with his South Korean counterpart.
Sprint (NYSE: FON) will spend US&#36;3 billion over the next three years to upgrade its U.S. wireless network, including the development of high-speed Internet services.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday, as candidates fanned out across the country and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.
On Wednesday, playing their patient, opportunistic game, Detroit crossed the schedule\u00e2\u0080\u0099s halfway mark with a victory over Dallas, a distant second to the Red Wings in the Western Conference.
Rescue workers are rushing relief aid to tens of thousands of wet and hungry survivors, as heavy equipment moves in to clear debris from two storms that are feared to have claimed 1,100 lives in the northern Philippines.
Microsoft bolstered its set of I.T. management tools this week by acquiring DesktopStandard, a firm that designs software to help network administrators manage access between groups of company computers.
New York, September 28: British tycoon Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group has said it was jumping into the market for online music, with a &quot;digital megastore&quot; offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.
Love could not conquer all for a rare, 10-year-old Komodo Dragon who plunged to her death at London Zoo after she scaled a dividing wall to reach her mate.
Israeli troops have found a body they   suspect is that of a Jewish settler whom Palestinian militants   claimed to have abducted earlier this week, security sources   said on Thursday.
Nintendo's Wii video game system hit Japanese stores Saturday with long lineups and shortages, following its sellout U.S. launch last month.
A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency on Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.
Any final agreement brokered on the Cyprus issue should be voted on in a referendum, the Prime Minister said. Turkey is to commit itself to finding a solution to the dispute on Cyprus, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
With the U.S. economy picking up  steam, the year's fourth straight interest-rate hike looked  like a certainty at Wednesday's meeting of the Federal  Reserve's Open Market Committee, economists said.
A school caretaker charged in connection with seven letter bombs sent over three weeks is to appear in court.
British scientists have created human embryos containing DNA from two women and one man, a procedure that could potentially prevent conditions including epilepsy, diabetes and heart failure.
Companies in sectors without obvious connections to housing are starting to feel the sting from subprime mortgages.
A judge in the nation's deadliest human-smuggling attempt said she will tell jurors that prosecutors ignored her order to show why they are seeking the death penalty for the man accused of driving and abandoning the tractor-trailer.
Finnish voters searching for trustworthy politicians to elect in March polls can now use an Internet Web site to summon up photographs of candidates who resemble themselves.
India&#39;s ruling Congress party, flush with an election win in the state that is the heart of finance and film, will now be better armed to deal with demanding communist allies, newspapers and analysts said on Sunday.
The UK's public finances were worse than expected in August,  adding to Chancellor Alistair Darling's problems.
The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent this summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an exploding trade deficit, soaring oil
Canada&#39;s prime minister has announced a financial package to help improve the health of the country&#39;s indigenous people, the Inuit.
President George W. Bush, left, walks with Canada&#39;s Prime Minister Paul Martin at the Parliament Building before their meeting in Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004.
The British Broadcasting Corporation   BBC.UL is teaming up with Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O to help   develop the next generation of Internet services for the   world's biggest public broadcaster.
The listing of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest real estate investment trust (Reit) by Hong Kong\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Housing Authority descended into chaos on Monday after the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyers admitted
A wanted Islamic militant leader has blown himself up in south-western Pakistan to avoid arrest, police say.
This week's big selloff showed investors suddenly realizing that things can go wrong. But why now?
An investment firm run by former Walt  Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner has launched a studio  that will produce and distribute videos for the Internet,  portable media devices and cell phones, as Hollywood strives to  reach tech-savvy viewers online.
Riforme possibili in 12 mesi, al voto almeno con nuova legge
A high-level Army investigation has found that military intelligence interrogators played a major role in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - News of Sergei Zholtok&#39;s death sent shockwaves through the Latvia and hockey communities on Thursday. The 31-year-old died while playing with Latvian club Riga 2000 in Belarus on Wednesday night.
Rent-A-Center, a chain of appliance and furniture rental stores, offers a deal that is much like a sub-prime mortgage for pull-out sofas and television sets.
De Benedetti, a tali condizioni nessuno disponibile
La Federazione internazionale dell'automobile (Fia) ha reso note le motivazioni della sentenza relat...
The US and European space agencies signal their desire to co-operate on the biggest missions.
Tech bellwether cites drop in demand for PC processors and flash memory.
U.S. cable channel The Weather Channel is to be put up for sale and could fetch more than $5 billion, The New York Times said in an online report on Thursday, quoting people briefed on the auction.
The companies are hoping that the combined heft of their Web sites will encourage large advertisers to spend more money.
Gestori, si' a dialogo ma se precettati pronti a disobbedire
In a shift in strategy, Nintendo plans to begin selling its next generation of hand-held video game devices in the United States in time for the coming Christmas season.
The three favourites for this year&#39;s Sydney to Hobart yacht race are battling for the lead along the New South Wales south coast.
By Stacy Shelton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 15--Clare Hindman's family thought she'd had a stroke. When she  spoke at a community meeting in a church, a friend thought she'd been  drinking.
Sellers worry that their costs will rise and they will have less protection against malicious buyers.
The BBC's Mike Baker looks back at 2004 - a momentous year for education in England.
A 24-year-old man from Clogher is killed in a two car collision in Fermanagh, according to police.
Universal Studios's release of \
People who lost money in the collapse of the Farepak savings scheme are being targeted by loan firms, an MP claims.
Hospital officials apologise to the family of a cancer patient who was charged for an ambulance to take her home.
PARIS/MUMBAI  - Three bidders for Ford's Jaguar and Land Rover marques remain in the process, said a person familiar with the matter on Friday, but India's Tata still looks favorite to seal a deal which may not come until the new year.
Per 'incarnare al meglio' i rapporti tra Francia e Italia
LessWatts.org is a collection of tips and code Linux experts can use to cut power consumption.
Hamas is to halt attacks on Israelis in the run-up to elections for a successor to the late Yasser Arafat, a senior leader of the militant group said yesterday.
The unpaid mayor of a small English town has reportedly applied for unemployment benefits, but been rejected since he spends too much time at mandatory civic events.
Nortel Networks Corp.  NT.N  NT.TO said on Monday the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told  the company it will begin a criminal investigation into  Nortel's financial accounting.
The family of missing toddler Madeleine McCann have been using the services of a private security firm because of fears that Portuguese police were not properly searching for their child, according to a report published Monday.
The government needs to do more to rehabilitate Britain's youth, says Ed Miliband.
JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders are reportedly close to agreement on a six-year contract that will guarantee the quarterback more than $30 million in the richest contract ever for a rookie.
New sensors can detect objects in the roadway even when the sun is glaring in your face. The technology could aid collision avoidance and make air bags more effective. In Autopia.
A Sunni Muslim group affiliated to al  Qaeda has said it was behind planned attacks in Germany that  were foiled by police last week, Germany&#39;s Interior Ministry  said on Tuesday.
What a shocker! The great Roy Jones lying unconscious on the canvas for five minutes. And who was the man who put him there? Unlikely light-heavyweight journeyman Glen Johnson - who, by his own admission, isn&#39;t that flash.
Late tax law changes may delay refunds for very early filers.
The new Czech government loses a confidence vote, prolonging the country's political stalemate.
A US Army Bradley armoured vehicle burns next to a junction on the airport highway in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004. A roadside bomb exploded near an American military convoy in Baghdad, injuring six soldiers, the US command said.
Egypt's Mohamed Aly will not contest the Olympic super heavyweight final after failing a pre-fight medical.
The world's best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died aged 84, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon's office said on Sunday.
A number of U.S. states are setting up  funds to help homeowners with risky subprime mortgages  refinance to more affordable loans in a bid to slow the rate of  home foreclosures, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web  site.
(New York- AP, October 30, 2004 ) - Singer R. Kelly, at a Madison Square Garden stop on his tempestuous tour with Jay-Z, walked off stage after claiming two audience members waved guns at him - and was then hit in the face with pepper spray by a member
The merger deal between Sprint and Nextel, which reportedly has not been finalized, is being described as a merger of equals that would create the third largest US cellular carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers.
A top New York heart surgeon who was doing a mercy-mission operation on an 8-year-old boy in El Salvador had to scrub out in the middle of the procedure so he could donate his own rare-type blood to the patient.
Daryl Hannah said she planned to meet with Ecuador's president Tuesday to discuss a lawsuit by Indians and settlers against Chevron Corp., a day after she trudged through the jungle to visit the polluted site.
Why women are dissatisfied in IT, and why theyre more likely to be on the East Coast.
Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinian gunmen in Gaza on Tuesday as they approached a border fence with a bomb, an army spokesman and Palestinian security sources said.
LONDON -- The FBI is joining the British probe into the poisoning death of a Kremlin critic, the agency announced yesterday as investigators found traces of radiation at a dozen sites in Britain and a Russian former prime minister reported symptoms consistent with poisoning.
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NEW YORK - Deepening investor pessimism over the economy sent stocks lower Friday as investors registered their disappointment over the government's latest jobs report and as oil moved past $53 per barrel. The major indexes ended the week lower...
Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state funeral.
Vigilia di coppa Uefa per la Fiorentina, chiamata a gestire il vantaggio ottenuto in terra norvegese...
Homer Simpson-style rage attack A sys admin last week pleaded guilty to attempting to disrupt the power grid in California by shutting down a data centre that managed the state's electrical supply.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Science Applications International Inc. on Wednesday neared an agreement to sell its telecommunications software company, Telcordia Technologies Inc., to two private equity firms for &#36;1.35 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter.
MONTREAL (CP) - An act of mass murder at a Montreal university 15 years ago continues to have a profound impact across Canada, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Sunday, as Vancouver residents built a peace symbol to remember the women killed by a gunman.
Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy chief, was on Thursday forced to issue a retraction after saying he had made &quot;direct contact&quot; with Hamas, listed by the EU as a banned terrorist group.
Tuomo Ruutu, A-plus: What a player. Hits, scores, etc. Evaded three checkers to beat Marty Brodeur and tie it 2-2 with one minute left in second period.
The Committee of the International Red Crosss condemnation and barely concealed anger over what it calls the utter contempt for humanity shown by all sides fighting in Iraq is a criticism you do not expect to ...
THE NEWS that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, is suffering from thyroid cancer has properly moved the issue of Supreme Court appointments to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
Hollywood is poised to end the year  with a record $9.7 billion in domestic movie receipts, up 4  percent from 2006, but the gain will be fueled largely by  higher ticket prices, box office tracking service Media By  Numbers said on Thursday.
An Iranian Sunni Muslim rebel group said it kidnapped four Revolutionary Guards and issued a video purportedly showing the hostages, Al Arabiya television reported on Thursday.
The United States attorney&#39;s office has opened an investigation into last week&#39;s closure of a Liverpool factory that led to a drastic shortage in flu vaccines in the US and Britain.
Senior military officers have threatened to leave the Israeli army in protest at Ariel Sharon&#39;s proposals for disengagement from Gaza.
U.S. stock markets looked set to open higher on Tuesday after an extended weekend, with eyes on merger and acquisition (M&A) action as well as a raft of economic data.
NATO's estimate of Taliban killed this month has created skepticism and worry in Afghanistan, with local officials saying that either the militant force has grown bigger than imagined &#151; or too many innocent Afghans are being killed.
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger's new guidelines on workplace injuries go into  effect within days, but critics threatened lawsuits on Monday  to prevent them from become permanent.
As more firms look to drill in the Amazon, observers say one project properly balances the needs of the people and the environment.
DUTCH police have arrested a 62-year-old chemicals dealer suspected of involvement in war crimes and genocide committed by the regime of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, the Dutch national prosecutor&#39;s office said today.
Il premier: il governo non manifestera' contro se stesso
Australian opener Justin Langer is congratulated on his innings of 191 by teammate Glenn McGrath while returning to the pavilion on day two of the First Test between Australia and Pakistan played at the WACA in Perth, Australia on Friday.
NASA declared that it's back in the space-station assembly business Thursday after shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts safely returned from a 12-day mission to install a big new piece of the orbiting outpost.
Arab governments have reminded US President George W. Bush of his commitment to Middle East diplomacy, in the hope a second Bush administration will pay more attention to one of their top priorities.
E' scattata la seconda fase della procedura d'infrazione
In the latest shakeup in Italy's government, the prime minister is ousted after a heated foreign policy debate
A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.
A plane carrying a team of doctors and a patient for pioneering zero-gravity surgery landed Wednesday after the flight, although officials did not immediately disclose any information about the procedure.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
Using cameras in its eyes, the robot can determine if the driver is under stress or tired and suggest a rest.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set  to say on Thursday he will step down within a year, rejecting  growing calls from within his ruling Labor Party for a new  leader to revive its fortunes.
The call came a few hours before Carnegie Hall's season-opening gala concert &#151; Thomas Quasthoff, one of the stars of the night, had an inflamed vocal cord and couldn't sing.
In a fitting end to the PGA Tour season, U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen closed with a 6-under 64 to win the Tour Championship on Sunday by four shots and become only the third player to overtake Tiger Woods in the final round.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has promised that Israel will work to ensure the Palestinian presidential election is both free and fair.
Motorsport.com. Ford has announced that Jaguar will be withdrawn from Formula One at the end of the 2004 season and the F1 business will be put up for sale.
Lo sciopero della polizia olandese ha portato alla cancellazione di due gare del massimo campionato ...
A high-calorie diet combined with life in the cell block &#151; almost around the clock in some cases &#151; is making detainees at Guantanamo Bay fat.
Cisco Systems and Microsoft are headed for a collision over network security, with customers caught in the middle. The two companies have each proposed competing &quot;end to end&quot; security architectures, marking
President Bush on Tuesday thanked Canadians who waved a welcome to him &quot;with all five fingers&quot; on his first official visit to their country, but he also appeared defensive
A five-year-old victim of a Tunisian bomb attack brings a case against  Europe's biggest travel agency, TUI.
Top seeds Roger Federer and Andy Roddick reached the Thailand Open semi-finals with straight-sets wins on Friday. Federer overcame Swedish number eight seed Robin Soderling
Extraordinary advances in unmanned aerial vehicles signify progress in the field of robotics.
Russia will file a claim to the gigantic mineral wealth of the Arctic seabed with the United Nations by the end of the year, Russia's natural resources minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- An alternative sedation method for major dental procedures may help patients avoid potentially risky general anesthesia and relieve pressure on hospitals, says a British study in the September issue of Anaesthesia.
The founders of Band Aid are planing a new version of the single &#39;Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas. Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, who produced the original, have approached top British acts including Coldplay, The
The damage done to trees by the October Surprise storm was heart- wrenching, and it was clear from the beginning that many resources would have to be pooled to help the urban forest recover. That effort got a huge boost recently, HSBC Bank sent $100,000 to the Olmsted ReLeaf campaign.
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya&#39;s envoy in resposne to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.
Microsoft opens Xbox development to the masses today, and plans summer workshops to teach middle-schoolers to make 360 games. In Game|Life.
so goes an old musical number -- the major political parties haven&#39;t changed their positions: The Democrats here are soaring, while the Republicans are dwindling.
School-voucher proponents state that the voucher program will mainly help the poor and low-income students. However, I imagine that most of the low-income families won't have sufficient income to make up the difference between the voucher amount and the total tuition cost.
AT&amp;T Wireless on Monday seemed to be trying to turn back the clock on cell phone design trends when it introduced the Ogo, a messaging-only handheld.
Auto parts maker Tower Automotive Inc. (TWR) said on Tuesday its third-quarter loss would be twice as deep as previously expected because of lower vehicle production in North America and higher steel costs.
Chief information officers (CIOs) are being given a little bit of wiggle room from the intense cost-cutting pressures that have tethered them over the past few years, and expect to increase their IT budgets by an average 2.5 percent this year, according to Gartner.
Darren Collison scored 14 points, Kevin Love added 13 and No. 6 UCLA defeated Southern California 56-46 Sunday night to remain atop the Pac-10 standings by a half-game.
A U.S. court has ruled that Dell Inc.   personal-organizer products did not infringe a patent  held by Alcatel-Lucent , according to a court  document filed on Thursday.
Blog: In Los Angeles, fans of the sci-fi classic get down to some serious watching.
The far-right Swiss People's Party (SVP) shrugged off charges of racism in Switzerland's general election to consolidate its position as the strongest party in the country, preliminary results showed Monday.
A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, British Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded Saturday.
Burma's military leaders release nearly 4,000 prisoners ruled to have been jailed using \
Figure skater Angela Nikodinov, who was a passenger in the shuttle van crash that killed her mother, Dolores, Wednesday morning, escaped with abrasions, contusions, and lacerations to her right wrist.
A Malaysian minister admitted on  Tuesday he was featured in a widely circulated sex video,  triggering a fresh scandal that could deeply embarrass the  government ahead of snap elections.
Scientists are using a giant computer-controlled pavement to help re-design the pedestrian environment.
The Texas attorney general launches a lawsuit against two men it says are spammers.
Aumento sui 125-130 euro per dipendenti Inps e altri
Shares in French automaker Renault plunged more than 7.0 percent on Friday after weak sales figures from its Japanese partner Nissan overshadowed its own broadly positive trading update.
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Ma Bell finds new ways to make you pay for TV.
The Shi'ite alliance expected to win a commanding victory in Iraq's election will insist one of its members is appointed the country's next prime minister, a senior official in the alliance said on Saturday.
After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds returned to the line-up against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday and belted a pair of home runs to move within two homers of tying Hank Aaron's career mark of 755 roundtrippers.
ORLANDO, Fla.  - A fired NASA safety inspector  accused of falsifying space shuttle inspection reports pleaded  not guilty to 166 criminal charges on Friday and a trial was  tentatively set for Dec. 1.
The result was no surprise, as the Kremlin backed selection was always expected to win. Alkhanov is a Kremlin replacement for Akhmad Kadyrov who was assassinated in May of this year.
An illegal immigrant from Ecuador changed his story and pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Adrienne Shelly, a filmmaker.
WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - Despite its clear risks and bad press, hormone therapy remains the best treatment for some women suffering miserable menopause symptoms and it is inappropriate for doctors to withhold
ENGLAND have won every Test match that they have played since Andrew Strauss started opening the batting with Marcus Trescothick against New Zealand at Lord\u00e2\u0080\u0099s last May, and the left-handers gave them the opportunity to make it nine victories in
Crises in the markets come with volatility. Think the financial media wouldn't create another crisis if trading dried up?
as one of the country&#39;s most dangerous cities. Despite double-digit reductions in several major-crime categories, Richmond ranks
Forty people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a surge of militant violence which officials said could be aimed at avenging the commando assault on a radical mosque in the capital last week.
The Organization for the Rights of American Workers, a group formed by unemployed IT workers in Connecticut to lobby against the H-1B and L-1 visa programs, is disbanding, its leader said.
Can the &quot;Iggles&quot; finally get to the Super Bowl after three consecutive losses in the NFC championship game? If this regular season were a book, the first 16 chapters would be a foreword.
The Antikythera Mechanism contains \u00c2\u0093an unexpected degree of technical sophistication,\u00c2\u0094 scientists said.
Leslie Law gets gold and the British team silver after Germany are stripped of their three-day event medals.
Real Madrid&#39;s Luis Figo of Portugal, right, and Roma&#39;s Traianos Dellas of Greece, top left, and Philippe Mexes of France reach for the ballr during their Champion&#39;s League Group B soccer match between Roma and Real Madrid, in Rome&#39;s Olympic stadium
Corner shops in the UK are suffering because of the cigarette smuggling trade, a new survey reveals.
Drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk, Spanish scientists said Thursday. They examined the effects of different types
Brett Lee, one of the quickest bowlers in world cricket, is struggling to regain his place in the Australian team because of the wicket-taking performances of his slower and older colleague, Michael Kasprowicz.
Description: NPR&#39;s Scott Simon has some thoughts on the red-tailed hawks that have been evicted from their space high atop a New York City apartment building.
African Union-sponsored talks between rebels from Sudan's Darfur region and government officials from Khartoum resumed, focusing on the key issue of restoring security in the war-torn area.
On Sunday night, New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller told Jeff Fager, executive producer of CBS's \
For years, as its longtime song asserted, the winner of the Miss America Pageant was the ideal American woman, a paragon that included Lee Meriwether, Bess Myerson and Phyllis George.
A breakthrough on climate change deadlock is being sought in a meeting at the US senate.
WASHINGTON - President Bush and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue - whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program...
By Bill Mcgraw, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 13--You've heard of bike trails, hiking trails and nature trails.   It's time to get acquainted with water trails, specifically the Detroit Heritage River Water Trail.
Berlusconi afferma di aver 'convinto' governatore Lombardia
The Taliban threatened Monday to launch  attacks during the swearing in of Afghan President Hamid Karzai  while the U.S. military said every precaution was being taken  to protect a ceremony to be attended by top U.S. officials.
The Italian nominee had been heavily criticised for his alleged comments on gays, single parents and the role of men and women, and these led Commission president-designate Jose Manuel Barroso
BAGHDAD -- When Specialist Matthew Curll left basic training for Iraq nearly a year ago, he traded a bland diet of MREs for burgers, pie, and Fudgsicles.
U.S. consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the government said on Thursday in a report suggesting an inflation spike earlier this year was an aberration.
SOUTHAMPTON, England -- West Indies captain Brian Lara had to quit after being struck on the neck by a bouncer as his side beat Pakistan by seven wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final.
Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.
New report on offshoring's implications from the British Computer Society.
It's the first day of trading for Blackstone. Should you pile on?
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Orion Multisystems has come up with a new type of workstation that can hold several processors clustered together for greater power.
An economic slump has prompted some Republicans in this western state to consider abandoning President George W. Bush and cast their vote for Democratic challenger John Kerry in Tuesday's election.
Two Metrolink commuter trains derailed early Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, authorities said.
&quot;Vincere in Champions League contro il Valencia \u00c3\u00a8 stato il modo migliore per preparare l&#39; incontro con il Milan che ci attende domenica&quot;: Adriano ha ancora negli occhi la visione del pubblico del Mestalla che lo applaude e parla del 5-1 di ieri sera
The deal, for $350 million in cash and stock, is the second sizable acquisition Yahoo has announced this month.
Conservative Republican Mike Huckabee, seeking to repeat the success of another former governor from Hope, Ark., said Sunday he is taking the first step in what he acknowledged is an underdog bid for the White House in 2008.
Advanced Medical Optics makes an offer to buy its US eye care rival Bausch & Lomb for $4.23bn.
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A key gauge of future economic activity weakened for a third straight month in August as costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a report from a business research group showed on Thursday .
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Google made the list of the World's Most Ethical Companies, but Microsoft, Apple and Sony did not. In response, Don asks a simple question: why?
Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins moved a step closer to a new $525 million home in downtown Miami after Miami-Dade county commissioners approved in principle a multi-billion dollar development plan.
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JARNAC, France  - On Francois Mitterrand's grave, one wreath stands out among those marking last month's anniversary of his death. Bigger than all others, it is made up of dozens of roses and a label saying simply \
The dollar shaved some gains  on  Thursday, but remained higher on the day, after a report showed  a jump in U.S. jobless claims on the eve of Friday's  influential monthly U.S. jobs report.
Microsoft has decided to remove a key feature of its next major Windows operating system, codenamed Longhorn, in order to keep its 2006 shipping deadline intact.
The Chicago Bears played defense the way coach Lovie Smith envisioned, swarming to the ball and making the New York Giants cough it up. Seven sacks and five takeaways brought a 28-20 victory and produced a modest two-game winning streak that didn't appear possible for a team that dropped five of its first six games.
Don't roll the dice until you read this.
The model work spaces are used by the staff, to show function as well as form.
President George W. Bush next month will attend a ceremony to award the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama, an event likely to annoy China which views Tibet's exiled spiritual leader as a separatist.
As picture-taking mobile telephones and digital movie cameras grow ubiquitous, Internet users worldwide are being recruited as citizen news reporters.
MedImmune's shares sank nearly 9 percent yesterday after the company reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue for two high-profile products and disclosed a delay in filing for federal approval of a new version of Synagis, its lead drug.
Geoff Hurst has condemned David Beckham&#39;s ploy of deliberately picking up a booking against Wales on Saturday, saying it would have cost the captaincy had it happened in his day.
On Nov. 1, 2004, Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services placed its &#39;AAA&#39; corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Merck &amp; Co.
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Another GMail Notifier: GMNotifier  Google already released their own version of GMail notifier. However, people find it to be pretty basic. So, the market of unofficial notifiers is still hot. And here is another one of those nifty utilities that makes GMail more fun than it already is! What is different ...
European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
Tomas Rosicky caps a stunning late comeback from Arsenal as Wigan hearts are broken at the Emirates.
Cosi' l'ex First Lady risponde al 'yes, we can' di Obama
Proposals are set to be unveiled to turn environmental offences over to the criminal courts across the EU.
US stocks advanced slightly on Monday as investors were optimistic that corporate earnings reports may exceed expectations, but oil at a fresh record near $54 a barrel curbed gains.
Deutsche Bank wants a US Bankruptcy Court in Houston to dismiss the filing of Russian oil giant Yukos for lack of jurisdiction, contending the company has no American presence beyond
In a village not far from Tyre, mine-clearing teams worked to destroy unexploded bombs, mortars and other weaponry scattered across the landscape.
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NEW DELHI, Nov. 26. - In a major thrust to India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cLook East\u00e2\u0080\u009d policy, Dr Manmohan Singh will leave for Laos on Sunday to attend the 3rd India-Asean summit scheduled to be held in Vientiane on 30 November.
There are no training camps in Malaysia , Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said, firing off the latest volley in a row over &quot;militants&quot; in southern Thailand .
(HealthDay News) - When you're pregnant, it's important to eat healthy, regular meals to provide plenty of nutrients for your developing baby. But morning sickness can make that a tough task.
PARIS  - Nearly three months after a deadly collapse of its futuristic roof, a Paris airport terminal reopened to commercial jet traffic on Tuesday, officials said.
On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac has said he is &quot;not at all sure&quot; that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
John Kerry woos them, but perhaps not enough. George W. Bush does too, and even Laura Bush. Even so, small-business owners rarely make headlines as a political target group even
Security is a very big and growing tech business. Cumulative private and public sector security spending in the U.S. is forecast to exceed &#36;1 trillion over the coming decade. The punditocracy has analogized this post-Sept. 11 trend to Cold War-era military spending; homeland security will be a short-term economic stimulus but, ultimately, like military spending, a drag on the nation's domestic production.
Families of workers killed in the Stockline explosion voice disappointment at the fine imposed on the operators.
Flights resumed at Reno-Tahoe International Airport Wednesday night after the Federal Aviation Administration repaired balky equipment that had caused numerous delays and cancellations over more than five hours.
Homeownership in the United States dropped for a fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting that more Americans will miss their best chance of building wealth.
Famed American composer Elmer Bernstein passed away at his home in Ojai, Calif on Aug. 18, 2004, his publicist said on Thursday. The family said Mr.
President Bush might have been able to say it was simply a slip of the tongue when he confused two terrorists in a campaign speech Monday in New Hampshire. Trouble is, he's made the same misstatement at least 10 times before.
Mr. Alvin created memorable images for movie posters, billboards and advertisements, including the two fingers touching above the Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s surface for \u00e2\u0080\u009cE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The retrial of Peruvian guerrilla leader Abimael Guzman is halted for a second time in a week.
The sequel to Disney's cash cow premi&#232;res tonight. How does the franchise play with actual drama teachers?
Traffic congestion may be worsened by motorists chatting on cellphones, a new study suggests.
La cellula di Al Qaeda in Egitto e Siria, \u00e2\u0080\u009cLe brigate del martire Abdallah Azzam\u00e2\u0080\u009d, rivendica, per la seconda volta, la paternit\u00c3\u00a0 degli attentati sul Sinai del 7 ottobre che hanno provocato la morte di 34 persone, tra le quali numerosi turisti
It's not like Steven Van Zandt doesn't have enough to keep him busy.
In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an \u00e2\u0080\u009cill-treated world\u00e2\u0080\u009d in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.
November comps were the same-old same-old, but change is likely on the way.
A Somali minister and two deputies resign from the new government, tasked with ending years of anarchy.
 leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations
Crude oil climbed more than $1 in New York on the re-election of President George W. Bush, who has been filling the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Prosecutors are expected to ask for a continuance in the case of Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco at a preliminary court hearing scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
MANAMA : Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Bahrain, a subsidiary of Kuwait&#39;s first Islamic bank, announced plans to develop a 1.3-billion-dollar combined petrochemical, power and water generation complex in this tiny Gulf kingdom.
Sales on the High Street grew unexpectedly fast in November, official figures show.
For many of us, the latest mobile telephones on the market are simply cool gadgets for making calls, with a few nifty electronic extras -- MP3, agenda, e-mail, image capture -- tacked on.
As a participant in National Engineers Week, ExxonMobil is sending our  engineers into eight Fairfax County Public Middle Schools to raise  awareness of engineering career opportunities for everyone, especially  young women.
The cost of caring for aging Americans will add 25 percent to the nation's health care bill by 2030 unless people act now to stay healthy, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
The bright lights of the new Jordan's Furniture mega-store on the Reading-Wakefield line is attracting more than customers. It's bringing in a stream of complaints from residents in both towns, who say the nighttime glare is intruding upon their lives.
The US movie industry says it is launchjing legal action to sue people who facilitate illegal movie downloading.
Iraq's interim Prime Minister told British media in an interview published on Monday he wanted elections to go ahead as planned in January even if violence prevented some Iraqis from voting.
Tim Cahill's header cancels out Shola Ameobi's controversial opener to earn Everton a draw in a match marred by two red cards.
NBC revealed plans on Tuesday to break  with the traditional way TV networks sell commercial time,  saying it will unveil its prime-time schedule in a series of  one-on-one meetings with advertisers in April.
LOS ANGELES  - Jimmy Griffin, an  Academy Award-winning songwriter and former guitarist for the  1970s pop group Bread, died Tuesday in Nashville of  complications from cancer. He was 61.
About 90 green sea turtles that nearly died from a sudden cold snap last month have been rehabilitated and returned to the waters near South Padre Island.
John Kerry can&#39;t do comedy. The world kind of knew that already, but Kerry can do bemused politician. This talent might help him in his television appearances.
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, who is more conservative than many of the other Democratic White House hopefuls, said on Sunday he will form a presidential exploratory committee within a few days.
The California-based group has challenged the European Commission\u00e2\u0080\u0099s finding from March that Microsoft abused its dominance of PC operating systems, but its top counsel said negotiations remained the preferred course.
Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif is held by the authorities after returning to Pakistan after years of exile, officials say.
The New York Giants had the perfect answer for the suddenly imperfect New England Patriots: a big, bad defense and an improbable comeback
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PHOENIX - Pharmacists stopped dispensing Vioxx and patients began asking their doctors about alternatives to the popular anti-pain drug after Merck & Co. pulled it from the market because new data found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes...
The US insists developing states must take their fair share of cuts under the Bali climate change process.
NEW YORK - John Kerry will begin his post-Labor Day advertising blitz in seven states from New Hampshire to New Mexico, his political Ground Zero for a $50 million campaign scheduled to expand into another 13 states by Nov. 2...
The commission that proposed three presidential candidate debates says time is running out for the Bush and Kerry campaigns to agree on details so organizers can finalize their plans.
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Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors' attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman.
The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still unarmored, their commanding general said Sunday.
There really is no choice on Nov. 2. President Bush has a record of achievement and accomplishment. He inherited an economy in recession, further hit by a high-tech burst and 9/11, and turned it around.
User contacts this pilot fish with a problem: One of the shift keys on his laptop has fallen off, and needs replacing. But since it's no rush and the user is leaving for two weeks, there's plenty of time.
Seventeen people were killed and some 50 others wounded in heavy clashes overnight between US-Iraqi forces and insurgents in Iraq&#39;s northern town of Tall Afar, witnesses and medical sources said Thursday.
Auburn faces a big test this week in its quest for a spot in the national title game. Auburn is third in the BCS standings and will probably need help to reach the title game.
U.S. airstrikes on a Shi'ite neighborhood in Baghdad overnight killed at least 14 people and destroyed 11 houses, Iraqi police and residents said on Thursday.
Amir Khan has been named Britain&#39;s Young Boxer of the Year following his heroics at the Athens Olympics. The lightweight silver medallist is the first amateur to win the Boxing Writers Club award since it began in 1951.
Torture outsourcing never had it so good The US government argued vehemently yesterday in District Court that government contractors engaged in confidential activities are covered by the controversial state secrets doctrine to the extent that litigation would require disclosure of government secrets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United Nations European headquarters, where a listening device was discovered in a ministerial meeting room, is probably rife with secret spying equipment, a UN security source said on Friday.
Your office desk harbors far more bacteria than your workplace restroom, and if you're a woman, chances are your workspace has more germs than your male co-workers, a new research report shows.
Somali government troops clashed with rival pro-Islamist fighters in a brief but fierce battle early on Tuesday in the south of the chaotic Horn of Africa country, a resident and the Islamists said.
AKRON, Ohio - Having closed the gap to a mere one-tenth of a point, Vijay Singh needs only to finish ahead of Tiger Woods at the NEC Invitational, starting today, to end Woods&#39; record run as the No. 1-ranked player in the world.
GE is selling a 60% stake in GE Capital International Services, its business process outsourcing subsidiary in India, for about $500 million.
At his home in East Los Angeles, Francisco Castaneda of El Salvador faces a grim truth: His cancer is spreading, from his groin to his lymph nodes and toward his stomach, a progression that could soon end his life.
Sony&#39;s anticipated PlayStation Portable (PSP) has virtually sold out on its debut day in Japan - the launch outside Japan will follow next year.
BELLEVUE, Wash. - A grocery store closed and cleaned its produce section and inspected all of its other merchandise as police arrested a 23-year-old homeless man accused of leaving human feces on the produce...
The Kyoto Protocol, which requires 35 nations to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, takes effect on Wednesday amid worries about its fairness.
Recovery effort will buoy some industries, but many are hit hard by the hurricanes.
US anti-doping officials plan to question Victor Conte after the BALCO head claimed he saw sprinter Marion Jones taking banned drugs, world athletics body the IAAF said Saturday.
Heather Mills McCartney says she was \
The Prime Minister's spokesman says BP will announce shortly that it is returning to Libya.
Bank of America  sold 230 billion  yen ($2 billion) of global bonds on Friday, sources said,  joining a handful of major banks that have sought to raise cash  in Japan&#39;s stable credit markets.
The government ordered stronger label warnings for an injected asthma medication Wednesday because of reports some patients taking the drug, marketed as Xolair, had suffered a delayed and potentially life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis.
Japan's central bank decided Thursday to keep monetary policy unchanged to continue efforts to spur an economic recovery.
Data transfer speeds increased by two thirds Samsung has increased the data transfer speed of its fast graphics memory card by two thirds. Using 80-nanometer technology, the 4Gb/s GDR4, which runs at 2.0Ghz, is 66 per cent faster than other \
Israel is to free 170 Palestinian prisoners within days after the move wins ministerial committee backing.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 8 -- Scotland Yard investigators have concluded that Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was killed by the impact of a suicide bomb blast, not gunfire, according to a report released Friday.
When the Justices began the Supreme Court term on the first Monday in October 2000, they had no way of knowing that the term, and their lasting legacy, would be dominated by a case that wasn&#39;t even on the docket.
A group headed by Sony Corp.  6758.T agreed in principle to buy Hollywood film studio  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM.N for nearly $5 billion on Monday,  sources close to the deal said.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as Afghanistan&#39;s first elected president in a ceremony attended by several foreign dignitaries, including US Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld, report agencies.
Charles Kennedy accuses the home secretary of using terror fears to push through illiberal measures.
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In a victory for the gun industry, the  Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed two suits against  firearms makers, distributors and dealers which had sought  damages for gun-related deaths and injuries.
Two days after a grueling papal pilgrimage which left some wondering if Pope John Paul II could still travel, the Vatican on Tuesday announced details of the ailing pontiff's next trip.
The elaborate effort to supply cut flowers to the world also aims to bring jobs and wealth to China\u00c2\u0092s impoverished heartland.
MOSCOW, Jan. 29 -- In mid-January, the publication Kommersant First Rating released the results of its annual poll, in which Russians were asked to name the country's elite in 2007. Heading the list of 200, as in previous years, was President Vladimir Putin, followed by one of the country's most...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - About three-quarters of a million residents of Florida's east coast were urged to evacuate - again - as Hurricane Jeanne churned westward Friday and threatened the state with its fourth pounding in six weeks...
European shares pushed higher on Monday after Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems lifted alternative energy stocks by raising its outlook for 2007 sales and profit margins.
Jason Varitek , who struggled offensively even before undergoing arthroscopic surgery in August to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, ended the season on a dismal note, striking out a startling 13 times in his last 18 at-bats.
Dodici Taleban uccisi nei combattimenti di martedi' a Zabul
Thousand Oaks, CA (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie eagled the 16th and birdied the 17th Saturday en route to a four-under 67 and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Target World Challenge.
His gut was twisted into a knot, his head pounding, his leg searing in pain from a gunshot wound. Ibrahim Mohamed Doud, a village elder in an African tribe, remembers the day an
NEW YORK - While the Yankees cynically scour that fine print in Jason Giambi&#39;s contract, hoping to disengage themselves from a steroid pariah, we would do well to consider their moral outrage in the context it deserves.
Pay up, please A small Beijing software firm is taking Microsoft to court, alleging that it hasn't been keeping its end of a bargain to license technology for converting the Roman alphabet into Chinese characters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 14-2 rout against the visiting San Diego Padres yesterday.
Shoe sales have jumped this holiday season, but they haven't been enough to kick up holiday sales growth overall, according to a MasterCard Advisors survey.
Strong holiday sales of computer and cell phone chips boosted Intel Corp.'s fourth-quarter sales to a record &#36;9.6 billion, but the world's largest chip maker saw profits slip 2 percent from the same period last year.
British troops have begun arriving at their new base south of Baghdad, where they are filling in for US forces being sent to fight insurgents, the Ministry of Defence in London said.
Police in Delhi prevent thousands of landless farmers and indigenous people from marching to parliament.
The top US official in Afghanistan called on the Taliban to give up their three-year insurgency, pledging Thursday that most who surrender will be left in peace
Motorola executives said demand for the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s cellphones had slowed and the company was losing market share.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
The New York Jets signed punter Ben Graham to a contract extension Monday.
Doppio allenamento per il Modena: in mattinata seduta atletico-tattica al campo Zelocchi, nel  pomer...
The British and Irish prime ministers are expected to discuss the Northern Ireland political process at a meeting on Friday.
England&#39;s recovery from a first innings debacle has seen them dampen the home side&#39;s fire in what has been a remarkable match.
After a lightning visit to Iraq where he hinted at possible U.S. troop cuts, President George W. Bush arrived in Australia on Tuesday for an Asia-Pacific leaders' meeting amid heavy security and anti-war protests.
Jon Oltsik explains why a new computing security conundrum presents CIOs with a problem that's not given to an easy solution.
Hundreds of British soldiers being deployed to provide cover for U.S. troops have arrived at their base near Baghdad, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.
Iraq war veteran and failed congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth has a new mission: directing the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday.
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Deutsche Boerse's takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange is criticised by one of its own shareholders.
The U.S. Homeland Security Department said on Thursday it was investigating how a newlywed lawyer with a dangerous form of tuberculosis slipped through borders despite orders to detain him.
HIALEAH, Fla. -- The Food and Drug Administration is advising women who received mammograms at a Hialeah Clinic to be tested again, since the facility did not meet federal standards.
Michael Vaughan will return to lead England in Tuesday's vital match against New Zealand.
As any cell-phone user knows, background noise, including traffic jams and bustling streets, can be a nuisance. The cacophony becomes even worse when the caller insists on yelling over the noise.
Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed about the arrest of her son Mark in South Africa but &quot;very confident&quot; that he will be cleared of charges linking
Cott Corp., the biggest maker of store-branded soft drinks, said 2004 profit may fall below forecasts because of higher plastic and aluminum costs to make containers.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. , a leading supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced that Peter V.
Prosecutors do not have to prove race  played no role in seeking the death penalty against the truck  driver charged in the nation's deadliest human smuggling  disaster, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
A federal judge on Wednesday reluctantly allowed Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano to take over as his own lawyer in his trial on charges of illegally wiretapping celebrities.
A decade after singling out the Spice Girls as fashion atrocities, Mr. Blackwell put just one of them \u00c2\u0097 Victoria \
HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England, July 7  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 Harvard defeated Brown by two lengths Saturday to advance to the final of the Ladies Plate for elite eights at the Henley Royal Regatta.
Voters in recent surveys are more frequently describing themselves as Republicans, a shift that could affect November elections up and down the ticket if it continues.
She wanted to impress him with her bohemian views, but the prim, pearl-and-sweater-clad \
NASA's new Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, scheduled for completion in May, could help scientists learn more about the mysterious gamma rays generated in \
The World Health Organization urged poor countries yesterday to offer deworming pills to pregnant women after a recent study in Nepal showed a 41
Ukrainian authorities opened a criminal  probe on Tuesday into the death of the transport minister,  found with a gunshot wound to the head a day after the  opposition candidate won a controversial election re-run.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Friday that Iran would defend its nuclear program, describing his country as a potential role model for others trying to develop advanced technology
Staff at Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, are to share a \u00c2\u00a3148m windfall as part of its Save As You Earn scheme.
Under pressure from President Bush and family members of the Sept. 11 victims, congressional Republicans agreed Monday on a deal to give military commanders in combat first
NABLUS, West Bank, Jan. 3 -- Israeli forces launched military operations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank early Thursday, hours before a Katyusha rocket fired from Gaza crashed down harmlessly near the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
A forest fire has led to a chance discovery of debris from the impact of a meteorite 1.85 billion years ago, more than 450 miles away at Sudbury, Ontario.
Series of Storms Along West Coast Leaves 7 People Dead in Calif., Colo.; 2 Missing in Ariz. LOS ANGELES Dec 30, 2004 - A slow-rolling series of storms that battered much of the West this week had more punishment
An American and a British law firm, both of which have expanded rapidly, announced a merger yesterday to form one of the largest corporate law firms.
The association of Serbia and Montenegro does not have a historical perspective and it is not a perfect solution either for Montenegro, or for Serbia, announced Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic in ...
Second-seed Lleyton Hewitt moved into the quarterfinals of the Washington Open with a routine 6-3 6-2 win over Colombian Alejandro Falla.
Prime Minister Tony Blair returned to work after a minor heart operation that has boosted his popularity but also fueled speculation that he will step down sooner rather than later.
Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet their new special envoy Tony Blair in Lisbon Thursday, amid a renewed US push for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Paola di Florio's poignant documentary tells the freshly outraging story of Viola Liuzzo, a white woman who was killed while volunteering with the civil rights movement.
An Italian contact of poisoned former  Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused \
Why Iraqis may be targeting people who are helping them
Tribunale Roma accoglie ricorso Telecom Italia
Apple's much-anticipated iPhone is finally hitting the market. So, was it worth the wait?
ROME  - Oscar-winning director Roman  Polanski, a fugitive from American justice, will be honored at  the Turin Film Festival in November.
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ROME: Former Italian Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti, a victim of in-fighting in Silvio Berlusconi's government, came back with acidic vengeance yesterday in an interview in which he blasted the government's ...
White trash part two IDF Rackable continues to wear its wife-beater with pride, shipping a second take on the white trash data center concept.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
House buyers and sellers will be given clearer information by estate agents as a firmer code of conduct is introduced.
Behind Firefox The beta 3 version of Firefox 3, released this week, will probably be the last version of the browser based on the original Mozilla platform, celebrating its tenth anniversary next week. Work is already underway on a revamp of Firefox's underlying platform - Mozilla.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS ANGELES - Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, in a surprise ceremony, it was reported Sunday.    The wedding was held Saturday evening at a private home in the Studio City area with 20 to 30 people attending, \
Baseball's Angels have a new name, and it's a mouthful: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The Brazilian Football Confederation officially launches a bid to host the 2014 World Cup.
Eight druglords in Myanmar have been charged in absentia in a US court with operating one of the world's largest heroin producing and trafficking groups in Southeast Asia's notorious Golden Triangle area.
Ken Griffey Jr. tied Mike Schmidt on the career home run chart and Bronson Arroyo pitched a complete game to lead the Cincinnati Reds past the New York Mets 4-2 Monday night for their eighth straight victory on the road.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped his summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday would project a new spirit of peace after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip in a civil war.
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Sovereign Bancorp Inc. on Monday said chief financial officer James D. Hogan will retire from the position after helping the northeastern regional bank grow dramatically through a succession of acquisitions and other financial deals.
President Bush&#039;s selection of a savvy Wall Street veteran to be his third treasury secretary is winning widespread praise, but Democrats say it will take a change in policies &amp;#151; not just personnel &amp;#151; to deal with budget and trade deficits and other economic problems.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. , the largest U.S. tire maker, reported a wider quarterly loss on Friday due to a nearly three-month strike by union workers in North America that cost the company $367 million.
A test of the planned US anti-missile defence shield fails in the first mission in almost two years.
Indicators like high oil prices and the slumping stock market have voters concerned.
MELBOURNE, December 29 (Online): Australia took control of the second Test against Pakistan after an innings of 142 by Damien Martyn.
Dorell Wright leaped for the first-quarter defensive rebound, colliding with Udonis Haslem as his hands brushed the basketball.
The US-European spacecraft Cassini has begun beaming close-up images of Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan to Earth. Cassini reached the point of closest approach, 1,198 km, at 10.
What is Danone up to with its big purchase of Dutch baby-food maker Numico?
A year ago, even a week ago, another Jeff Van Gundy would have looked like he was munching on locust on a stick with a side of octopus balls.
Wal-Mart is shelving its \
Nonostante le voci su un suo possibile esonero si rincorrano, Walter Novellino va avanti, consapevol...
Willie Pep was one of boxing\u00c2\u0092s pre-eminent figures and a longtime featherweight champion remembered most for his four title bouts against Sandy Saddler.
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The BBC is looking for videos and photos of people commuting to work, all over the world. We'll be using these pictures to create a special short film.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she would ask the U.S. Congress for tens of millions of dollars to strengthen the security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
MOSCOW, December 26 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian junior ice hockey team had an unsuccessful start at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in the USA after giving away the game to the US team 4:5.
The Houston Astros, down two games to none heading into Game 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Championship Series, knew they could absolutely not
Gunmen killed a Fatah member in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and a supporter of rival group Hamas was critically wounded in a separate incident amid an escalating power struggle between the two Palestinian groups.
British patients who claim they suffered heart attacks after taking the drug Vioxx have lost the right to fight for compensation in the US
Nappy-wearing mission was 'completely out of character' Astronaut Lisa Nowak was released on $25,500 bail after appearing in court in Orlando on charges of attempted first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping, and three other offences.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
La Sisley Treviso ha battuto Cuneo 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-23) nel ritorno dei playoff a 12 della Cham...
Stephen Gallacher beat Graeme McDowell with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the Dunhill Links Championship on Sunday to score his first European Tour victory.
Michael Ovitz was a consummate dealmaker who just couldn&#39;t adjust to the corporate culture or financial strategy of the Walt Disney Co.
Two days after Wendy Scurr had her weekly chemotherapy session in her homeland of South Africa, she was in Singapore rowing a traditional Asian dragon boat with other breast cancer survivors, training for this weekend's race.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA postponed the   launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on Wednesday because of a   problem with a power system aboard the ship, officials with the   U.S. space agency said.
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U.S. stocks rallied on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted rival Oracle  Corp.'s ORCL.O $10.3 billion sweetened buyout offer and other  big deals fueled expectations for more takeovers.
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's top auto  maker, reported a surprise 21 percent slump in fourth-quarter  profit on Friday, hit by a stronger won and higher steel  prices.
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The kidnapping of two French journalists  in Iraq has injected new tension into France's debate over  banning Islamic headscarves in schools just as Paris was hoping  for a smooth start to the school year this week.
The Federal government is promising to investigate claims the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories knowingly released contaminated polio vaccines containing a virus that can cause cancer.
DHAKA: Bangladesh was brought to a standstill yesterday by the fourth general strike in a week called by the opposition. Security was tightened for the shutdown called by the Awami League, which coincided
Micros Systems Inc., which makes technology for hotels, restaurants and retailers, said yesterday it acquired JTech Communications, a Boca Raton, Fla., firm that makes wireless paging devices used by restaurants to alert patrons when their table is ready.
Iran and Syria, who both are facing pressure from the United States, said Wednesday they will form a \
A symphony by a 14-year-old composer gets this writer all riled up. But what can one do but applaud?
Oil prices eased on Monday, tracking a  big sell-off in sky-high heating oil futures as dealers  expected rising production and a stretch of mild U.S. weather  to boost winter stockpiles.
FOXBORO, Mass. -- C&#39;mon, did anyone really think a New York team had a prayer of ending a historic winning streak by a Boston team this week?
InfoWorld - WSO2 is upgrading its open source application server, which has been centered on Web services rather than being of the usual Java variety most common in this product space.
Employers' payrolls grew by just 96,000 in September in a weaker-than-expected government report that provided a final snapshot before Election Day of a lackluster jobs market.
COMMERCE, Texas  - The Hale family has embraced organic farming because it is healthy, good for the environment and less cruel to animals. But do not mistake them for nature-worshiping New Agers or back-to-basics hippies.
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Erasmus James will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
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Now it only has to worry about disgruntled punters Retailer TJX has reached a settlement with all but one of the seven banks and bankers' associations that sued it after a security breach put millions of customers' credit data at risk of fraud.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Londra la moneta nipponica e' calata a 158,87 euro
The man who claims Princess Diana and his son were killed in a wide-ranging conspiracy led by Britain's royal family said Monday that dark forces within the country's establishment would not accept a marriage between a princess and a Muslim.
US mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) met affordable housing goals in
Eight former staff members of a Florida juvenile boot camp have been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 14-year-old boy whose beating by guards was captured on videotape, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Description: Scientists say the arthritis drug Bextra may pose increased risk of cardiovascular troubles. Bextra is related to Vioxx, which was pulled off the market in September for the same reason.
Domani confronto su Dpef e destinazione 'tesoretto'
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - In a tradition that has become as venerable as the 103-year-old Nobel Prizes themselves, the guessing game over who will take home the world's most coveted awards this week has entered full swing.    The first announcement of 2004 winners comes Monday with the physiology or medicine prize, followed by a week of announcements of winners for physics, chemistry, economics, peace and possibly literature...
NEW YORK  - Physical activity programs that involve the school and the family or community appear to have the greatest beneficial effect in getting adolescents off the couch and up and about, a review of published studies indicates.
Britain will seek action at top government level after England&#39;s black soccer players were racially abused by the crowd during Wednesday&#39;s friendly international against Spain in Madrid.
MANNHEIM, Germany -- Wladimir Klitschko successfully defended his International Boxing Federation heavyweight title last night, dropping Ray Austin with a flurry of left hooks and stopping the American challenger in the second round.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Vancouver residents took to the polls in record numbers Saturday and voted not to adopt a ward system used by every other major Canadian city to elect its municipal politicians.
This undated photo supplied by Universal Studios and Dreamworks, shows three of the stars behind the sequel to &quot;Meet the Parents,&quot; who appear iin the follow-up comedy, &quot;Meet the Fockers.
The European Union is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, according to the EU&#39;s Dutch presidency. The EU warned last month that it would take action against Burma unless human rights improved before
AFTER an slow start as Wall Street took a breather after Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rally, a late surge saw the Dow finish almost 70 points ahead, topping the significant 10,500 mark.
Snacks sold in schools will have less fat, sugar and salt under the latest crackdown on junk food won by former President Clinton.
Ducking into a Starbucks for a  caffeine fix could lead you to a harrowing tale of child  soldiery in the tangled jungles of Sierra Leone.
The Hungarian parliament condemns Monday night's violent anti-government protests in Budapest.
Esortazione post-sinodale, no comunione divorziati risposati
Is optimisation the root of all evil - or, at least, many bugs There was a time in my career, in the 1960s, when optimisation wasn't optional. System memories were measured in kilobytes, instruction times in tens or hundreds of microseconds. We planned our programs around those limited resources.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ROMA - Con &#39;&#39;doverosa&#39;&#39; cautela, il ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini continua ogni giorno, dalla maledetta domenica dello tsunami, a rendere note le cifre italiane del disastro: oggi ha comunicato che il numero delle vittime accertate e&#39; ancora 14
At least 13 people, mostly women and children, were killed and scores are missing in Nepal on Tuesday after a suspension bridge collapsed into a river in the west of the Himalayan country, police said.
Airbus plans to challenge Boeing Co. by offering a new aircraft as early as year-end, its chief executive says. The Toulouse, France-based plane maker is &quot;reflecting&quot; on whether to introduce an all-new plane
Advanced Medical Optics Inc.   plans to make a takeover bid for Bausch & Lomb Inc.   in a move to wrest the eye-care company away from its  existing pact to be acquired by a private equity firm,  according to a report on Thursday by cable news channel CNBC.
Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to  propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the  Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.
Dell plans to report its third quarter financial results later today once the U.S. stock market closes, after delaying the announcement by nearly a week due to accounting troubles.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
Napoli a caccia del riscatto. Dopo il ko di Piacenza i partenopei cercano punti ad Arezzo. ''Vogliam...
Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman was cut by a missile thrown from the crowd after scoring in last night&#39;s 3-0 Carling Cup victory over West Ham.
The Croatian media are abuzz about the continued employment of a journalist reportedly outed as a MI6 (British overseas intelligence) agent and disinformation agent.
Saranno i messicani dell'America a sfidare il Barcellona nella semifinale del Mondiale per club in c...
China and Japan made no major breakthroughs in resolving a row over natural resources in the East China Sea on Friday, but a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signaled a new warmth in bilateral relations.
Madhur Bhandarkar\u00c2\u0092s films remain in news right from the time they are announced till they are finally released. The maverick director\u00c2\u0092s next film Fashion stars big names like Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse and Arbaaz Khan among others.
Defending champions Germany reach the Women's World Cup final with a comfortable win over Norway.
A dispute over whether diplomacy can rein in Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear program pits Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice against hawks in Vice President Dick Cheney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office.
Few figures in American politics arouse as fierce a reaction as Ralph Nader.
At a time when conventional retailing has been sluggish at best, e-commerce is flourishing.
Per la prima volta quest'anno il Rapporto Istat dedica un ampio approfondimento agli stranieri residentiSono quasi tre milioni, le nazionalit\u00c3\u00a0 prevalenti quella romena, albanese e marocchina                                          Gli immigrati lavorano pi\u00c3\u00b9 degli italiani In aumento gli arrivi dall'Est Europeo                                                                                  Tendono a stabilizzarsi invece le comunit\u00c3\u00a0 \
Sequestrate oltre 200 confezioni a Piana degli Albanesi
The Ministry of Defence releases the names of three RAF servicemen killed in a mortar attack in Iraq.
Evidence collected on the deaths of 24 Iraqis in Haditha supports accusations that U.S. Marines deliberately shot the civilians, including unarmed women and children, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.
Pearl Harbor veteran Andrew Hlusak of Phoenix was fresh off a 12-hour shore leave on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when he heard a fateful call that signaled the entire world was about to change.
A Russian cargo spaceship carrying vital food and water has taken off from Kazakhstan to two astronauts whose supplies have been rationed because they were running so low.
The always provocative Brad Templeton, who hung out with a large cadre of geeks at the Internet Identity Workshop (IIW, or IIW2007) last week, has some cautions about new identity systems, even if they are all &quot;user-centric&quot;. These cautions lie in a paradox: &quot;The easier it is to give somebody ID information, the more often it will be done. And the easier it is to give ID information, the more palatable it is to ask for, or demand it.&quot; The italics are his.  Here he hits on the problem of market power asymmetries (vendors strong, customers weak) that have been with us for the whole Industrial Age, and are with us still. I think we have a way to overcome those, and that Brad's Paradox may provide exactly the conceptual hurdle we need to see before we can make progress. \\
Senator Norm Coleman says he has concerns about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s leadership because of the lack of armored vehicles in Iraq.
By Stan Finger, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Mar. 1--The man who crashed into car driven by KWCH reporter Alana Rocha has been added to the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department's Ten Most Wanted list.   Albert T.
NEW YORK -- The judge overseeing a criminal tax fraud case against 16 former KPMG LLP executives said he won't dismiss charges until he learns how the defendants were allegedly harmed by illegal government conduct.
Fondo aumenta l'offerta a 39 miliardi di dollari in contanti
Private investment firm Carlyle Group,  which has a reputation for making well-timed and occasionally  controversial plays in the defense industry, has quietly placed  its bets on another part of the market.
President Bush&#39;s support of the massive intelligence reform bill is key to ensuring that the legislation passes. Last week in a visit to Canada, the president said he was in favor of the bill, which will create
As a rule for the first six games, the Bruins' top two defensive pairings ( Zdeno Chara and Aaron Ward as the first, Andrew Alberts and Andrew Ference as the second) have drawn the assignments of squaring off against the best opposing gunners.
Few commuters will be surprised to hear that driving in traffic is bad for their health. A new study illustrates exactly how dangerous the roads can be.
New Sheffield Wednesday manager Paul Sturrock is adamant he has learned from mistakes he made during his troubled time at Southampton.
DaimlerChrysler said that its net income fell during the 2nd quarter and that it would take a charge of nearly $3.4 billion for the sale of the Chrysler Group to Cerberus Capital Management.
A top North Korean official has told U.S.  legislators that the communist state possessed nuclear weapons,  Radio Free Asia reported on Friday.
Michael Schumacher promuove il giovane connazionale Sebastian Vettel che corre nel circus con la Tor...
Ralph Nader will not appear on Oregon's general election ballot, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday, overturning a lower court decision.
FOXBOROUGH -- Fullbacks are dropping like flies. The Patriots have lost the top two fullbacks on their depth chart, Patrick Pass , who was out of yesterday's game with a thigh injury, and Dan Klecko , who started at fullback and was assisted off the field in the third quarter when John Abraham hit him so hard it made Klecko ...
Hillary Rodham Clinton is learning to play nice with the Drudge Report and the powerful, elusive man behind it.
Kenseth finished 0.119 seconds ahead of runner-up Kyle Busch for his third victory of the season and 17th of his Busch career. At the 100-lap mark, Atlanta area native Reed Sorenson
Still purging Intel found a suitor for another one of its less flashy business lines. The chipmaker today revealed that Cortina Systems has bought its optical-networking components operation.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Flessione a 572 milioni di euro, -29% l'operativo
Palmone has introduced the Treo 650 smartphone, the successor to its Treo 600. The new model includes a brighter screen, Bluetooth connectivity, support for next-generation GSM/GPRS networks
President Bush has a fresh mandate to  pursue an \
Astronomical quantities of arms and  ammunition have poured into Darfur in the last two weeks and  the government appears to be preparing for a major military  offensive, the African Union (AU) said on Friday.
A tremendous amount of confusion has arisen in recent days over whether security firm Symantec actually discovered a new vulnerability in Microsoft Word three days ago, or simply uncovered a new exploit of an existing problem that Microsoft already acknowledged. In what appears to be an effort at backtracking, Symantec today appears to be saying both simultaneously.
U.S. black men aged 65 and older run  twice the risk of dying from prostate cancer than comparable  whites, but they are less likely to have a common blood test to  detect the disease, a study said on Monday.
The Football Association is to introduce a test for the banned drug erthropoietin (EPO) in response to drug claims by Arsenal&#39;s Arsene Wenger.
Gunmen kidnap many people from the Iraqi office of the Red Crescent aid agency in Baghdad.
David Cameron says the development of \
AMSTERDAM - Posthumously awarding Dutch nationality to German-born diarist Anne Frank would be tactless, a spokesman for the Dutch Institute for War Documentation (NIOD) said on Monday.
Scott Rolen's second error of the game allowed the go-ahead run to score in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Thursday night.
Angry that people around the league are calling his offensive line dirty, Mike Shanahan set out to prove the Broncos are really no different from anyone else.
Internet music download company Napster launched a Japanese service Tuesday aimed at tapping the growing demand for music-to-go and catching up with Apple's iTunes in one of the world's biggest music markets.
NBC Universal announced plans today for a service that will make popular NBC programs available to download free to personal computers and other devices.
A leading US anti-war movement, MoveOn.org, opts to support Barack Obama for the presidency.
The Irish aircraft leasing group AWAS has ordered 75 medium-haul Airbus A320 planes, worth 5.2 billion dollars (3.5 billion euros) at catalogue prices, Airbus announced on Wednesday.
U.S. factories picked up their pace in  December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing  industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment,  a report showed on Monday.
The Post Office apologises to thousands of pensioners after 120 card account statements were sent to the wrong customers.
Another dominating triumph against another unbeaten team raises the stakes: These Steelers just might be the class of the NFL. By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Computer users could be open to attack from malicious hackers because of the way that Windows displays some images. Microsoft has issued a warning about a critical vulnerability in Windows that could let carefully
Dutchman Christian Albers is to test for Jordan at Jerez on December 1. The 25-year-old was due to run for the team in September but had to postpone the test in order to concentrate on the German touring car championship.
The attacks on New York and Washington stun the world. In the aftermath, technology musters to launch a war on terror.
The U.S. can look back with content on 2007 as the year it put al-Qaeda on the run in Iraq. But Shi'ite militias have  consolidated their power and may be bigger long-term threat
Bode Miller won his fourth World Cup ski race this season and Daron Rahlves was second Friday -- the first 1-2 finish for the United States in the downhill.
According to the Denver Post, Spurs assistant coach PJ Carlesimo is on the list of candidates to possibly replace recently fired Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik.
AMERICA/CUBA - Cuba si prepara a celebrare il decimo anniversario della storica visita di Giovanni Paolo II: \u00c2\u0093La Chiesa si manifest\u00c3\u00b2 alla nostra societ\u00c3\u00a0 e al mondo intero; la Chiesa cattolica era l\u00c3\u00ac, era viva, vicina al suo popolo\u00c2\u0094 L'Avana (Agenzia Fides) - La Chiesa di Cuba si prepara a celebrare un grande avvenimento ecclesiale il prossimo 21 gennaio: il decimo anniversario della storica visita del Servo di Dio Papa Giovanni Paolo II al Paese, che ebbe luogo dal 21 al 26 genn...
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to approve a controversial plan to loosen media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest U.S. cities, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some U.S. senators to revoke the action.
Some Mac users who have installed the Safari 3.0 beta say several applications won't work after installing the new software.
Tens of thousands of mourners marched in the rain to a cemetery yesterday for the burial of 15 students killed in a bus crash as they were returning from a field trip to neighboring Albania.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. posted a fiscal third-quarter loss of $3 million on costs to close stores after same-store sales fell for the first time as a public company.
ORLANDO, Florida  - A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into two houses in Sanford, Florida, on Tuesday, killing at least five people and causing an intense fire, investigators said.
American sprinter Jerome Young was banned from competition for life Wednesday by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. For the second time, Young tested positive for a banned
Recount results make Democrat Christine Gregoire the apparent and unofficial winner in the Washington governor's race.
Despite a high-profile rift in recent months, the leader of the NAACP says he had a frank, man-to-man meeting with President George W. Bush Tuesday at the White House.
Yemen denied on Sunday media reports that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 had been set free.
The dollar lost ground against the euro  and the yen on Wednesday ahead of U.S. trade data that could  put the market's focus back on structural problems in the U.S.  economy.
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\u00e2\u0080\u009cEven after being on the market for less than half a year,\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports Nancy Gohring (IDG News Service), \u00e2\u0080\u009cmore iPhones sold in the fourth quarter than Windows Mobile phones in the U.S., according to research from Canalys.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The research suggest that \u00e2\u0080\u009ciPhone had 28 percent of the U.S. converged-device market in the fourth quarter of 2007\u00e2\u0080\u009d with Research in Motion coming in with 41% and Windows Mobile phones with a 21% share.
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is in a hospital recovering from a minor stroke, a day before court is to rule on a human rights case against him.
Will Smith usually brings audiences in at gunpoint. This time, he did it with hugs and kisses. Starring in his first romantic comedy, the action hero scored a No. 1 debut with \
A formula proposed by Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s President General Pervez Musharraf for solving the long-running issue of Kashmir has been rejected by opposition groups.
Troy Smith booked his trip to the Heisman Trophy ceremony before the invitations went out. Why wait?
Sony on Tuesday showed a smaller, book-sized PlayStation 2 that will go on sale worldwide next month and help the Japanese electronics giant cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price.
Sony Corp. (6758.T) said it expects at  least 380 new PlayStation 3 software titles to become available  in the current business year, on top of more than 100 titles  currently on the market, driving demand for its latest console  that saw a slow start.
Even before Goodman Griffin and his girlfriend began house-hunting a month ago, they sat down with a mortgage broker and were pre-qualified for the non-traditional loan they needed to purchase the kind of home they wanted.
General Motors Corp. faces an investigation and potential recall of 69,000 Hummer H2 luxury sport-utility vehicles because of reports about a flawed steering part.
Robinson Secondary marketing students turn Washington into a second classroom in fight for a bill that would dedicate $90 million to hepatitis C research and education.
Manchester United fans still celebrating yesterday&#39;s victory over Arsenal received what most would regard as even better news today - the club has ended takeover talks with Malcolm Glazer.
Options traders have been building bullish positions in PeopleSoft Inc.  (PSFT.O) as investors bet a federal judge will approve Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid of the business software maker, traders said on Monday.
Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was arraigned Tuesday at the first U.S. military tribunal since World War II, appearing at a pretrial session as defense lawyers sought to challenge the process.
Christopher Reeve, the cinematic Superman who became a real-life inspiration for people with spinal injuries through his painstaking struggle to overcome total paralysis while continuing to speak out for stem-cell research as a possible cure for his
Might yet go for obedient droid butlers, though One of the main drivers of the Japanese - and hence the world's - robotics industry is the increasingly elderly population in the land of the Rising Sun.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The core business of Internet search engines is being threatened by the evolution of new generation of content providers. The search engines like Google or Yahoo make money by indexing the web sites all over
New lead-acid batteries could achieve high performance.
ZAGREB, Croatia Iceland-based Actavis Group HF filed a new offer to take over Croatian drug maker Pliva on Thursday, topping an earlier bid from the rival U.S.-based Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc.
A militant anti-whaling group on Saturday said it attacked a Japanese whaling vessel with \
SCITUATE -- All-America senior midfielder Gary Crowley had five goals and one assist as the second-seeded Scituate boys' lacrosse team topped third-seeded Dover-Sherborn, 12-6, yesterday in a Division 3 East semifinal.
The automaker predicts better profits in 2005.
Japanese investor Advantage Partners Inc. and trading house Marubeni Corp. are in talks to team up in a bid to sponsor the rehabilitation of ailing retailer Daiei, a report said.
Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.
A blast tore through a crowded Baghdad market close to a police station yesterday and witnesses said at least 39 people were killed.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. military said its forces killed more than 20 Islamic fighters on Tuesday in eastern Afghanistan but denied reports it had killed up to eight villagers in the same operation.
New Delhi: To help customers identify original Nokia batteries from the counterfeit ones, Nokia has introduced hologram labels with authentication codes in all its new batteries.
Kate Walsh has officially bagged her McDreamy.  The \
Southwest Airlines on Wednesday reported a 17 percent decline in second-quarter profits as rising fuel costs weighed on results.
Vietnam, fearing new cases of the bird  flu virus that killed more than 30 people across Asia last year  and ravaged the region's poultry industry, is urging consumers  to exercise caution in buying chicken.
A novel set in 19th century Paraguay, a work of history about an early civil rights struggle and a children's story about a boy's religious faith were among the winners Wednesday night at the National Book Awards.
Irish airline Aer Lingus prices its initial public share offering at 2.20 euros, valuing the firm at 1.13bn euros.
Washington, Oct. 2: In the face of growing international pressure, Chinese officials told top US officials on Friday that they would continue to push ahead with plans to float or revalue their currency, but
Mark Thatcher, the son of the former UK prime minister, is officially charged over an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
One reason Wall Street is poised to turn in a solid performance in 2006 may surprise you.
Australian police scour schools for missing children after a dead boy is found in a suitcase in a Sydney pond.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook Manila on Friday night, sending high rises swaying, knocking out power to some areas and sending frightened residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The U.S. Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
HP and IBM jockey for first place The server wars are heating up again, with HP and IBM both scrapping over the number one spot in the first quarter of 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SIR Elton John last night led a celebrity guest list at David and Victoria Beckham\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home as the England football captain and his wife hosted a christening for their two young sons.
GROZNY, Russia  - The Kremlin candidate won  Chechnya's presidential election but now faces a struggle to  keep the warring region under control and subdue a resurgent  separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russia for a decade.
Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work.  A summary of the proposed deal was posted on the Writers Guild of America's Web ...
The budget that President Bush will submit to Congress today shows the federal deficit falling in each of the next four years and would produce a $61 billion surplus in 2012, administration officials said. But to get there, Bush is counting on strong economic growth, diminishing costs in the Iraq war and tight domestic spending to offset the cost of his tax cuts....
Visitors to the Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, Ark., should allow at least two hours for a visit, according to library director David Alsobrook.
The German mobile phone arm of Taiwanese group BenQ has filed for insolvency as unions and politicians protested at the company's treatment of 3,000 employees who are set to lose their jobs.
A rare outbreak of cholera in Singapore has killed an 89-year-old man, among nine people infected, and authorities are trying to trace the source of the disease, the government said Monday.
The Chinese press on Thursday hailed power forward Yi Jianlian&#39;s signing with the Milwaukee Bucks but warned the teenager would find it tough early on in the world&#39;s best basketball league.
Victoria Beckham has made her debut on US television as the subject of a spoof fly-on-the-wall documentary.
HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - EU President Finland said on Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and it expected the bloc to approve a partial freeze of accession talks with Ankara next week.
Researchers have identified another way that babies can be infected with H.I.V. \u00e2\u0080\u0094 through food pre-chewed by an infected parent or caretaker.
Blog: Even before getting to the battlefield, high-tech upgrades for ground troops must maneuver through tough political terrain.
President Bush has been gaining ground among overall voters as a leader and the man to fight terrorism, but swing voters have been less impressed, a tracking poll suggests.
The state's probe into sexual abuse allegations in the Texas youth prison system has resulted in the firing of a correctional officer who is a convicted sex offender.
Some 75% of the Indonesian capital Jakarta is now affected by floods that have killed 25 people, officials say.
Per partecipazione ad azioni violente e sanguinose
Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Cryer will announce the top nominees for the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on July 19.
WHAT MICROSOFT DID: Paid $536 million cash to rival Novell Inc. to settle potential antitrust complaints over Microsoft&#39;s alleged actions toward Novell&#39;s Netware operating system, which competes with Windows software.
Pakistan&#39;s stand-in captain Yousuf Youhana revelled in the increased responsibility with a superb hundred as Pakistan edged the opening day of the second Test against Australia here.
It&#39;s got to be the Bobby Bowden, good-ol&#39;-boy drawl and the fact that Hal Sutton is now so beefy he looks as if he could have played linebacker at one time for LSU.
NEW YORK  - A short screening test, developed by a Belgian team, which measures four clinical variables can accurately predict the fitness of patients with Parkinson's disease to drive, according to findings published in the current issue of the journal Neurology.
Republican Rudolph Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, announced his official entrance into the 2008 presidential race on CNN\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s Larry King Live show Wednesday night.
A goalless draw at Olympique Lyon helped  10-man Monaco stay one point clear at the top of Ligue 1  Saturday while Paris St. Germain grabbed its first win of the  season by defeating RC Strasbourg 1-0 at the Parc des Princes.
Some throws fell woefully short, skittering across the turf and rolling to the feet of receivers. Others sailed over the heads of the intended targets, fluttering
Description: Secretary of State Colin Powell tried to mend fences with Latin America&#39;s biggest country at a time when Brazilian popular opinion is adamantly hostile to the United States on issues of trade and foreign policy.
The director of Israel's Holocaust memorial has said he was \
A union representing some of the paper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s employees is using the campaign to highlight its disagreements with the paper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s management.
U.S. home builder optimism grew in  October to its strongest level in 2004 on low mortgage rates  and heavy traffic of potential buyers, rebounding from a  decline in September, an industry report said on Monday.
The dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday morning. Gold prices fell.
Nielsen/NetRatings has changed the way it rates Web sites and in the process has upended the rankings of the top online destinations, vaulting AOL and Yahoo over rival Google.
Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat on Monday when a European Union court upheld a landmark ruling that the world's largest software maker had abused its dominant market position to crush rivals.
SpiralFrog, a new music download  service, on Tuesday said it would make Vivendi's   Universal Music Group's catalog available for free legal  downloading in the United States and Canada.
On again, off again. Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) has canceled a project to create a chip for projection TVs. The announcement perhaps wasn&#39;t much of a surpise.
Maria Sharapova loses her cool and her fourth-round match at Indian Wells to Vera Zvonareva.
Russian oil major YUKOS denied on Wednesday reports it planned to sell its Lithuanian refinery Mazeikiu Nafta to help cover its huge back tax bill.
The United States crashed to its second  defeat in the Olympic men's basketball tournament Saturday when  a late shooting spree by Sarunas Jasikevicius propelled  Lithuania to a 94-90 victory.
The last of five lawmakers indicted in an undercover public corruption probe dubbed the \
Palestinians hoping for a morale boost after four years of bloody conflict with Israel were disappointed Sunday, when their contestant in a much-watched contest for the Arab world's best singer lost to a Libyan.
Halliburton Co., the U.S. oilfield  service giant, said on Sunday its chief executive plans to open  a corporate headquarters in the United Arab Emirates in an  effort to expand business in the Eastern Hemisphere.
OAKLAND, Calif., (Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders  have agreed to a trade with Seattle that will send Jerry Rice  to the Seahawks in exchange for a conditional draft pick.
Israel's foreign minister on Monday asked France to use its influence in the Arab world to help promote better relations between Israel and Persian Gulf and North African nations.
President Bush&#39;s commander in the Texas Air National Guard concluded that Bush was failing to meet standards for fighter pilots, but the commander felt
At least 11 people were killed and  nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter  trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the  tracks in what authorities called an aborted suicide attempt by  a \
Julie Andrews hosts the six-part, six-hour PBS documentary series &quot;Broadway: The American Musical,&quot; which airs Oct. 19-21.
HIGH ISLAND, Texas - Making an encore appearance in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Ivan swirled toward the Texas coast Thursday with a potential for up to 10 inches of rain over the weekend.    Florida residents also had that oh-no-not-again feeling as 105-mph Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be zeroing in this weekend for what would be the state's fourth thrashing this season...
A 15-year-old boy drowns in a pond in St Helens while playing with friends on a raft late at night.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney won Nevada's presidential contests on Saturday, and Republican voting ended in South Carolina as an unpredictable White House race moved to the U.S. South and West.
President Bush on Thursday punished two perennial adversaries \u00c2\u0097 Myanmar and Cuba \u00c2\u0097 for alleged \
Rafael Benitez has joined championship rivals Chelsea and Manchester United in criticising the Premier League over their handling of the post-international fixture list.
Exit polls projected an easy victory Sunday for opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko in a bitter campaign that required an unprecedented three ballots and Supreme Court intervention to pick a new ...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on  course Tuesday for an outright victory in the country's  historic presidential election with more than a quarter of the  votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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ASIA/VIETNAM - Nuovo focolaio di influenza aviaria nel nord del paese; centinaia di polli soppressi nella zona per evitare la diffusione del virus Hanoi (Agenzia Fides) - Le autorit\u00c3\u00a0 sanitarie vietnamite hanno confermato un nuovo focolaio di influenza aviaria nel nord del paese. Il contagio ha colpito un centinaio di polli in una fattoria della provincia di Hai Duong, 50 chilometri ad est di Ha...
One of the researchers involved in the methylisothiazolinone study said, &quot;I would be particularly concerned about occupational exposure in pregnant women and the possibility of risk to the
Ford Motor Co  said on Tuesday it plans to invest $500 million in India to double manufacturing capacity by 2010 and make a small car and engines to compete more effectively in the fast-growing market.
Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who made a fortune buying mills from Algeria to Mexico, agreed to acquire Wilbur Ross&#39;s International Steel Group Inc.
SINGAPORE: Oil prices held steady yesterday near seven-week lows on forecasts of colder-than-normal weather in the US\u00e2\u0080\u0099 northeast.
Forget the Fockers. Thursday night, it was all about The Barbra. Yes, as in Streisand, marking her return to the screen after an eight-year absence in the \
A bomb destroyed a truck carrying chlorine north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and spewing out toxic fumes that sickened nearly 140 others in an apparent dirty-bomb attack, Iraqi police said.
Walter Mazzarri &egrave; deluso dopo la sconfitta interna patita dalla sua Reggina contro la Sampdor...
Camion bomba e' esploso in un mercato nel nord del Paese
A man forced his way into a primary  school in northeast China Friday and stabbed and injured 12  grade-one pupils, the latest in a wave of recent school attacks  in China, Xinhua news agency said.
Andre Stolz of Australia celebrates after winning the Michelin Championship in Las Vegas. Photo: AP. Struggling Australian rookie Andre Stolz secured his future on the US PGA Tour with a surprise victory in
L'ad del Milan era stato condannato dalla Caf a due annidi inibizione, passati a nove mesi dalla Corte federale                                            Scandalo calcio, per Galliani squalifica ridotta al 23 dicembre                                                                                      Ammenda di 25 mila euro da versare alla Federazioneper i tre mesi e mezzo che avrebbe dovuto ancora scontare
''Sapevano di affrontare una squadra che sta bene, abbiamo disputato una buona gara in un campo molt...
Kenyan riot police patrolled the capital on Saturday after at least 23 people were killed mostly by police, in three days of protests called by the opposition over a disputed election.
Israeli helicopters have launched fresh missile strikes on the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinians and wounding four others. Witnesses said an Israeli helicopter fired a missile into the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza killing the two.
Top seed and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo reached the final of the 585,000-dollar WTA indoor tournament here Saturday without lifting a racquet when Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova withdrew.
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A national day to celebrate British values, possibly as a new bank holiday, is proposed by two senior ministers.
(InfoWorld) - Efforts to establish security standards for mobile devices were boosted Tuesday with the release of the Mobile Trusted Module (MTM) specification. The specification offers a set of standards for mobile phone manufacturers and software developers to\u00c2\u00a0store data securely in mobile devices, such as smartphones and wireless PDAs (personal digital assistants). The standards, issued by the Trusted Computing Group industry association, have been years in development. They are backed by numerous companies, such as Nokia, Samsung Electronics, and France T\u00c3\u00a9l\u00c3\u00a9com, which are members of the Trusted Computing Group's Mobile Phone Work Group. Like the Trusted Platform Module used in PCs, the MTM stores information in a secure area of the device to ensure the device's operating system, applications and data haven't been virtually or physically tampered with. It uses a system of \
European shares opened weaker on Tuesday, tracking a late dip on Wall Street as Colgate sparked fresh earnings fears and on strong oil prices, but Tesco rose after thumping first-half profit expectations.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday set a May Day deadline for the world's biggest oil firms to surrender their control of multibillion-dollar crude projects, speeding up nationalizations a day after receiving powers to rule by decree.
Scientists find four big lakes under the ice of Antarctica which may help explain how ice flows into the sea.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he had ordered the halting of all accords and business deals with Colombia to protest a Colombian police operation in which a top Colombian Marxist rebel was kidnapped from Venezuelan soil.
New Century Financial Corp. , whose shares fell 25 percent on Thursday amid speculation it would seek bankruptcy protection, said it has received $265 million in financing, but stopped accepting loan applications after some lenders blocked its credit lines.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed at a meeting in Cairo, Friday to cut production by about four percent. The cut is aimed at halting the recent slide in prices.
Sept. 6 issue - Russian officials confirmed what the rest of the world suspected: that terrorism was a likely cause of two nearly simultaneous crashes of airliners that took off from the same Moscow airport one night last week.
An angry peasant pushes his clenched fists through the gates during a protest outside the gates of Hacienda Luisita in Tarlac, 17 November 2004, where police broke up a protest by striking workers and sympathisers a day earlier, leaving as many as seven
France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.
Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete.
IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  on Tuesday made a sweetened merger proposal for CBOT Holdings  continuing the saga for control of the parent of the No. 2 U.S. futures exchange.
It has been the \
As the fate of a British hostage remains unclear, two Egyptian engineers have been kidnapped from their Baghdad office Thursday night, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official says.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger didn&#39;t bare his biceps when he met Japan&#39;s leader on Friday but he did pledge to flex his muscles to promote trade.
InfoWorld - Microsoft has agreed to settle a multimillion dollar lawsuit brought by thousands of Iowa consumers and businesses who say the company&#39;s anticompetitive practices forced them to pay inflated prices for software including Microsoft&#39;s Windows, Word and Excel.
More than a half-million overweight trucks are allowed onto the nation's roads and bridges &#151; an increasingly routine practice that some officials say is putting dangerous wear and tear on an already groaning infrastructure.
Pope Benedict sets off on Tuesday on one of the most delicate trips by a Pontiff, visiting Turkey, where resentment is seething over his comments on Islam and opposition to Ankara's EU bid.
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Actors Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen emerge as the front-runners to be the next James Bond.
A car bomb exploded next to a truck full of pilgrims returning to the capital from the southern holy city of Karbala, the Interior Ministry said.
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A new study offers some relief to parents of picky eaters: It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not your cooking, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s your genes.
A new study out of Norway concludes that it's unlikely lobsters feel pain, stirring up a long-simmering debate over whether Maine's most valuable seafood suffers when it's being cooked.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  will now personally sign letters of condolence to families of  troops killed in action, after the Pentagon acknowledged  signing machines had been used in the past.
The number of waivers granted to recruits with criminal backgrounds has grown 65 percent in the last three years.
AMERICA/BRASILE - Simposio Brasiliano di Pastorale Mariana, dal 9 all\u00c2\u009211 marzo, in preparazione alla V Conferenza del CELAM: riuniti con Maria per invocare lo Spirito Santo, discernere i progetti di Dio e lanciarsi in missione con grande fede e coraggio Bel\u00c3\u00a9m do Par\u00c3\u00a1 (Agenzia Fides) - Dal 9 all\u00c2\u009211 marzo si celebrer\u00c3\u00a0 nel Santuario-Basilica di Nostra Signora di Nazaret a Bel\u00c3\u00a9m do Par\u00c3\u00a1 (Brasile), uno dei due principali Santuari del Brasile per importanza e devozione, il Simposio Brasiliano di Pastorale...
Iran's president held talks Monday with Belarus' authoritarian leader, who has been courting other vehement opponents of the United States
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has asked the Justice Department to investigate how lawmakers handled allegations that Rep. Mark Foley exchanged sexually explicit messages with teenage congressional pages. The move comes after Democrats questioned whether the House's GOP leadership had squelched concerns about Foley, a Republican who now has resigned.
Sam Moore, part of the legendary `60s soul duo Sam &amp; Dave, doesn't mind singing classic tunes.
Taiwan launched its latest bid to join the United Nations in dramatic fashion -- not with a knock on UN doors but in a message beamed through outer space.
SRINAGAR, India - India will begin withdrawing some of its troops from Kashmir on Wednesday, an important step toward easing long-standing tensions with rival Pakistan over the restive Himalayan region.
Federal and state governments usually promote competition for telecom services, but some states are blocking free Wi-Fi access.
Burglars broke into the English country mansion of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, early Monday and stole a \
President Boris Tadic on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica to stop obstructing Serbia's state institutions in a damaging political rift over European Union integration.
Forecasters cautioned Wednesday that Hurricane Ivan could pose a third consecutive threat to Florida\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coast, leaving millions of residents thinking to themselves, \u00e2\u0080\u009cnot again.
Another hurricane headed toward Florida has prompted the NFL to begin formulating plans for possibly rescheduling Sunday&#39;s game between the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers, according to published reports.
Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has said that he will be a candidate in the elections next month. The move has thrown the upcoming election into confusion, as it had seemed interim leader Mahmoud
An economy with blue skies, happy workers and prosperity for all, just around the corner. That's the sunny picture painted Wednesday at President Bush's economic conference, where nary a discouraging word was uttered and Bush's second-term priorities were resoundingly praised. In reality, Bush will have a hard time getting any of his major proposals through a skeptical Congress.
Washington State's Mount St. Helens volcano is primed to erupt any day now, scientists say. They predict the blast will be weaker than the 1980 explosion that killed 57 people.
Yesterday&#8217;s Thanksgiving was a good one with about 15 family members, a pit smoked turkey, an accompanying Butterball, two pumpkin pies, and all of the trimmings. If you&#8217;re like me, you probably tried to sample everything on the table, they devoured the smoked turkey, only to end up dozing off by halftime of the Cowboys [...]
The Forth Rail Bridge closes to both passenger and freight services, bringing disruption to commuters.
Voters began casting ballots Monday in Florida, encountering long lines at the polls and a few ballot box glitches four years after the 2000 presidential election fiasco.
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has agreed to launch a process meant to result in a withdrawal of its 30,000 troops from the divided island of Cyprus.
By JESSICA WEHRMAN COMMENTARY  A moderate Republican with a strong pro-business voting record, Rep. David Hobson has never been confused for a hippie-dippie tree- hugger, though environmentalists would certainly say he's been on their side on a few key issues.
Cricket has a colorful vocabulary, with terms worthy of Monty Python. Bail -- one of the wooden crosspieces that sit atop the set of stumps to form a wicket.
Thousands of people crowded Love Park in Philadelphia's Center City and watched Bill Clinton and John Kerry walk onto a stage.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Rio Ferdinand had a calming influence on the team during yesterday&#39;s 2-1 victory over archrival Liverpool, the defender&#39;s first match after a drug ban.
Swiss voters endorsed restrictive legislation on stem cell research Sunday that forbids the cloning of human embryos and put Switzerland on a par with some other continental European countries.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is forcing Windows Live and MSN Messenger users to upgrade to the newest version due to a security update included in that release, according to a posting on a Microsoft blog. Anyone using 6.2, 7.0 and 7.5 versions of MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger 8.0 will be guided through the upgrade process to Windows Live Messenger 8.1 when they try to log in to their chat client, according to a blog posting by a security product manager at Microsoft calling himself \
The pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Monday called for the release of two French hostages held captive in Iraq. In a statement, the channel condemned &quot;all acts that threaten the safety and security of journalists
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) said it will begin selling big appliances -- such as dishwashers, washers, dryers, refrigerators -- online.
The dollar sank and Treasurys drifted Tuesday following the Labor Day weekend, as the market remained cautious ahead of comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Wednesday.
Deb Shops has cash in the bank and more on the way.
Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle has joined Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  employees to try to counter a $5 billion bid for the company from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , a union official said on Tuesday.
As Americans get older and heavier, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke
Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit more than quadrupled, and its shares topped $100 in regular trading, but the stock fell back to $90 as concerns over margins overshadowed an otherwise strong quarter.
CHICAGO - Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanour for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.
European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet is \
Michigan's presidential primary took a legal hit Wednesday when a lawsuit was filed asking a judge to keep the Jan. 15 contest from going forward until questions about access to voting records are resolved.
Cedar Fair turns to water park additions to help salvage a struggling property.
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Opera CTO H&#229;kon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft's Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test.
Ukraine's Supreme Court moves on Wednesday  into the final phase of prolonged legal challenges to liberal  Viktor Yushchenko's presidential election victory, with a  ruling likely to clear the way for his inauguration.
A senior Hamas official expressed hope Sunday that the United States and European Union would be \
Australian PM John Howard says he \
On Thursday night, Sakari Oramo conducted the New York Philharmonic through a number of works by his fellow Finns.
The 12th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure made its way through the streets of Baltimore to benefit breast cancer survivors.
Yahoo Inc. said today it has closed the beta testing of its new e-mail service and plans to  roll it out to some 254 million users over the next six weeks.
Launches in-depth investigation The European Commission (EC) has launched an in-depth investigation into the merger of Sony and Bertelsman AG, despite having given the deal its blessing back in July of 2004.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Television stations in two Arab states have abandoned plans to broadcast a soap opera set in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, after an internet threat to &quot;strike&quot; against the actors and executives involved.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and two Latin American allies accused the United States on Tuesday of conspiring to undermine the region's leftist governments.
Operation Screaming Fist is go The threat of military cyber attack must be taken seriously, according to NATO: but the alliance isn't sure what to do about it. Meanwhile, the USA is preparing not only its cyber defences, but the ability to mount network assaults.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Five mortar bombs exploded in northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of post-war violence, witnesses said.
Experts called the move by the Commerce Department a big step toward private-sector control.
Reduce da quattro sconfitte consecutive tra campionato e coppe, il Palermo cerca il riscatto a Parma...
The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
Japan's JVC will launch new flat-panel LCD TVs in the U.S. this year that it says are the world's thinnest.
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London - South Africa flanker Schalk Burger won the player-of-the year award on Monday as the Springboks dominated the International Rugby Board&#39;s top honours.
Maxi rissa la notte scorsa a Poggio Rusco, nel piazzale antistante una discoteca, tra ultras del Man...
SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 5, 2004 - Hot dry winds hampered the efforts of firefighters battling a 9,200-acre wildfire in California wine country on Sunday, and promised no respite for the next two days.
Democrats cited the economy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s downturn as a reason to expand a health insurance program for children, but the House sustained President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s veto of the measure.
Thousands of bleary-eyed Red Sox fans  showed up for work on Thursday still stunned and giddy after a  night of celebrating something many thought impossible: a World  Series victory for baseball's perennial also-rans that put an  end to an 86-year-old curse.
In the absence of the NHL, let's call this one for what it was, eh? A 4-pointer.
Il Cagliari ha acquistato in prestito dalla Reggina il centrocampista Davide Biondini, 23 anni. (...
Michael Redd scored 19 points, Joe Smith added 17 and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 91-86 on Tuesday night.
Un tunnel minato \u00c3\u00a8 esploso oggi sotto un check-point israeliano nella Striscia di Gaza, nei pressi della citt\u00c3\u00a0 di Rafah. Lo riferisce l&#39;esercito israeliano. Il check point colpito si trova nei pressi del confine con l&#39;Egitto.
Former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, who was dogged by allegations of a Nazi past, dies aged 88.
MILWAUKEE - Midwest Airlines is turning to dogs and cats in hopes of wooing more consumers. Midwest announced a new program Monday that gives pets a free round-trip ticket for every three domestic round-trip flights they take with their owners.
Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey had surgery on his broken left hand Thursday and is expected to be out for about six weeks.
Damien Martyn struck his second straight Test century for Australia before India spinner Murali Kartik helped to restrict the tourists to 362-7 on the first day of the third cricket Test at Nagpur.
To gaze across Hong Kong's harbor at  the city's glittering skyscrapers and soaring peaks is to take  in one of the world's most spectacular urban vistas.
LONDON, England -- UK-based advertising giant WPP Group says it has won the bidding to acquire US agency Grey Global. WPP, the world&#39;s second-largest advertising company, said Sunday it had reached agreement
Dopo i due gol di ieri al Livorno, Suazo torna in panchina in vista della partita di Champions a Liv...
With a Jan. 8 election now clouded with uncertainty, Benazir Bhutto's assassination  threatens to fracture the country
U.S. lawmakers and the White House have reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus plan, an aide close to the negotiations said on Thursday.
The NFL, after spreading its Week 16 schedule over four days of Christmas weekend to maximize ratings, wraps up its regular season this Sunday with a rarity: all 32 teams playing on the same day.
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A bomb exploded under a police car at a pop concert in southern Turkey, injuring at least 14 people. A hospital official, however, said that at least 17 people, including two police officers, were injured
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Marat Safin overpowered Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 with the help of 16 aces Sunday to win his record-tying third Paris Masters title.
Consumers lost a little of their enthusiasm for auto purchases last month but spent like mad in a number of other areas including clothing and gasoline, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
Prosecutors charged that former  basketball great Calvin Murphy molested five of his daughters,  but his attorneys said he was the victim of a family money  dispute in opening arguments on Friday in Murphy's sex abuse  trial.
The arthritis drug Vioxx, used by 2  million people around the world, is being pulled off the market  after a study confirmed longstanding concerns that it raises  the risk of heart attack and stroke, the manufacturer, Merck &  Co. MRK.N, said on Thursday.
Bernie Ecclestone lost the first stage in his efforts to retain control of Formula One after a judge ordered that a ruling on the management of the sport be held in the UK rather than Switzerland.
Intel has created a more powerful memory chip without increasing its size, wrong-footing warnings that the firm had hit its technical limits.
In a move he says is necessary to trim the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.
Man Utd score twice in a minute after the break to earn a crucial win over Aston Villa.
A truck bomb in a busy market in northern Iraq kills at least 20 people and injures dozens more, officials say.
John Brownlee talks with silent theater director about Lulu, a play about the murder of a flapper at the hands of Jack the Ripper. In Table of Malcontents.
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German authorities said Wednesday they have approved the extradition of a Syrian-German businessman indicted by Spain on charges he is a key al-Qaida figure after a court cleared the way for his deportation.
Manga sales in the United States have tripled in the past four years. Titles like Fruits Basket, Naruto, and Death Note have become fixtures on American best-seller lists. In the United Kingdom, the Catholic Church is using manga to recruit new priests. Yet in Japan, its birthplace and epicenter, manga's fortunes are sagging. Young people are turning their attention away from the printed page and toward the tiny screens on their mobile phones.
After 45 years as a leading designer, Valentino said goodbye to the fashion world with a haute couture fashion show in Paris. Givenchy and Jean Paul Gaultier also presented their couture shows.
Thousands attend the funeral of an ethnic Albanian youth killed by a Serbian border guard, raising fears of civil unrest.
A federal judge temporarily has barred the government from publicizing its free credit monitoring offer to veterans whose personal data was stolen and wants to see if they might get a better federal offer.
MOSCOW -- Russia's top general threatened yesterday to strike terrorists ''in any region of the world,&quot; and the Kremlin offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders.
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Oil picked up over $63 a barrel on  Monday as two OPEC members trimmed production in an effort to  tighten swollen supplies and halt a slide in prices.
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The U.S Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will not allow imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood until suppliers can prove the shipments are free from harmful residues.
The companies are accused of paying bribes to secure lucrative contracts in Iraq while Saddam Hussein was in power.
Giorgio Armani pulled out all the stops for his ready-to-wear show for next summer in which Italian cinema icon Sophie Loren had pride of place, flanked by Simon Le Bon and the rest of the 1980s band Duran Duran, on the crest of their successful comeback.
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The state's earliest caucus ever means that neither the candidates nor Iowa voters will get much of a holiday break
If Yahoo rejects the Microsoft bid and finagles a deal with Google, it could open itself up to a slew of shareholder lawsuits, experts say.
The head of the House Middle East subcommittee protested on Wednesday the Bush administration's decision to let former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami visit the United States for speeches and conferences.
Company alleges patent infringement by rival disk maker GS Magicstor.
The EU presidency says Turkey's offer to open a port to Cypriot traffic is not enough to break the deadlock.
US troops stepped up pressure on the rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, cutting roads and reinforcing positions around the town as jets criss-crossed the sky ahead of an expected assault.
South Korea criticises Japan's PM for questioning whether women were forced to be sex slaves in World War II.
The United Nations said on Tuesday  Arab militias were still attacking villages in Sudan's Darfur  region despite government pledges, and Secretary-General Kofi  Annan said Khartoum must do much more to protect civilians.
Crop research groups agree to ensure long-term funding of the world's largest repository of rice samples.
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir said Monday that his government and the country&#39;s main southern rebel group will sign a peace agreement by the end of the year to end more than 20 years of civil war.
A man who crashed his car through a McDonald's restaurant at about 100 mph, killing three workers, pleaded guilty Thursday to vehicular homicide and agreed to serve 10 years in prison.
Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3  million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months  of 2007, helped by hit titles such as \
PARIS, Aug 23 (IPS) - A highly profitable industry has blossomed in  &quot;the Pearl of Africa&quot;, yielding not only exceptional  returns on investment but helping raise labour standards. Rising  from nearly zero production ten years ago, Uganda has emerged as  a global power in the floricultural world and is now Africa&#39s  fifth largest exporter of cut flowers.
: At least 28 people were killed and dozens missing and feared drowned after a tsunami triggered by a huge earthquake struck Malaysia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s northern coast today.
Damir Dokic, padre della famosa tennista Jelena, &egrave; stato intervistato dal quotidiano \
Ex-cricketer Ian Botham and novelist Salman Rushdie are among the new knights in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Nicaraguan police said officers thwarted a plan Tuesday to free 21 jailed members of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel convicted of cocaine trafficking.
Texas reliever Frank Francisco needed just one dangerous throw to overshadow an exciting back-and-forth game with a playoff atmosphere.
A possible gas explosion at a hotel on the border between Egypt and Israel causes several casualties.
Ellen DeGeneres says she's done talking about her canine dilemma and is pleading for calm, saying on her show that the controversy surrounding an adopted dog has \
Rafael Nadal, whose record streak on clay was stopped by Roger Federer last weekend, believes the world number one will beat him again on the slow surface and just hopes it will not happen in the French Open final.
Russian oil giant Yukos is very close to insolvency, Yukos&#39; CEO Steven Theede was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying on Wednesday.
Many children with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be taking dietary supplements that are not part of their prescribed treatment, a new survey shows.
November 10, 2004 \u00e3\u0085\u00a1 If you&#39;ve needed an excuse to buy a new phone, now you&#39;ve got one, provided that you have some extra cash lying around: SK Telecom and KTF said yesterday that they will begin offering video phone services in Korea within a couple of
Despite his fourth-place finish in Iowa, Democrat Bill Richardson said he'll keep campaigning as the only candidate who will get the troops out of Iraq next year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill ratifying a protocol with Ukraine that lifts certain travel requirements for the two countries' citizens.
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Voters in Sierra Leone go to the polls on Saturday in the decisive second round of a close presidential election.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez of Venezuela shadowed his political foil President Bush on a tour of Western Hemisphere nations, stopping yesterday in Haiti after passing through Jamaica to promote aid packages and discuss development projects.
Are you ready for some football? Allow me to tell you who is most assuredly ready: Tennessee coaches, players and fans are ready, and Auburn coaches, players and fans.
Yasser Arafat was in intensive care Saturday in a French hospital, as former US envoys said his death would open up opportunities for peace, especially if pragmatic Palestinian leaders emerge.
Also, Iraq\u00c2\u0092s prime minister was quoted as saying he would call for a regional conference to search for solutions to the violence in Iraq.
Colts coach Tony Dungy said some football fans may be surprised that his memoir \
A Brazilian airliner crashed and burst into flames on Tuesday at Brazil's busiest airport, and as many as 200 people were feared dead in the country's second major air disaster in less than a year.
Tony Blair is to hold his first talks with Iraq's interim prime minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street.
Homeland Security ditches a 2003 data-mining program created to monitor immigration, customs, border protection and biological defense after investigators find it was tested with data about real people without meeting privacy requirements. DHS says the Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement program was too time-consuming to use.
UNITED NATIONS Oct. 5, 2004 - The United States said Tuesday a draft Security Council resolution by Arab states demanding and end to a large-scale Israeli offensive in Gaza was not balanced and vowed that the measure will not go forward.
The death toll from a devastating coal mine gas explosion in central China&#39;s Henan province has risen to 77. Efforts are continuing to recover 71 others still listed as officially missing, although officials
Iran must tell the United Nations  nuclear watchdog in writing that it will suspend its uranium  enrichment program from a specific date to help it avoid  sanctions, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
News Corporation, the company which owns the Sun and The Times newspapers, has today announced that it is to move away from its Wapping headquarters to a new production plant in Enfield, north of London.
Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was knocked out in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open on Wednesday, losing 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 to Cyril Saulnier.
By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- City officials are hopeful that fear of development in Manteca during a sluggish housing market is draining away.   On Monday, the City Council continued to modify city sewer capacity to provide relief for developers.
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Sudan said yesterday it ordered the military to stop fighting in the bloodied Darfur region even as rebels alleged new attacks and said they&#39;d uphold a boycott of stalemated peace talks.
A survey conducted by York University researchers shows that conditions in Ontario\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nursing homes will only improve with the introduction of enforceable standards for care.
MOJAVE, CALIF. - A privately built and operated spacecraft roared out of the atmosphere on Wednesday with a historic flight that brings the team one step closer to winning a $10-million US prize.
NATO is likely to scale back plans to send instructors to train Iraq's military, the alliance's top operational commander, U.S. Gen. James L. Jones, said Friday.
A surprisingly big climb in U.S.  retail sales in September and a larger-than-expected gain in  underlying producer prices bolstered hopes for an economic  revival and views the Federal Reserve will keep raising  interest rates.
Zee Telefilms Limited, the country&#39;s largest listed media firm, plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against a cricket board decision to ask two rival channels to broadcast the home test series against Australia, its lawyer said on Friday.
Sainsbury\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive Justin King today unveiled his long-term plan to return the UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third largest supermarket chain to its former glory.
IT managers looking to boost storage efficiency will embrace online storage services and adopt solid-state disk drives to help fuel hardware consolidation strategies and green initiatives.
A hostage on a hijacked Greek bus said  in a mobile phone call from the vehicle Wednesday that her  captors wanted to fly to Russia and were armed with guns and  explosives.
Bullitt County Judge-Executive Kenneth Rigdon has only one problem with plans for Jewish Hospital to build a $35 million medical center in his county.
NEW YORK  - For some people, chronic insomnia may be a sign of broader mental health problems like depression and anxiety, according to a new study.
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The deal will create a 550-store $11 billion supermarket chain, the latest merger in the quickly consolidating grocery industry.
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US Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers lead Iraqi men suspected of insurgent involvement from the scene of a joint raid by Iraqi National Guard and US forces near a mosque in central Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004.
Democrat John Edwards on Sunday waded into a dispute between his rivals, criticizing comments by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband that some have considered disparaging to Barack Obama and black people generally.
According to published reports, the troubled pop star finally gave testimony in her custody dispute with ex-husband K-Fed over their two boys.
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Diana Ross and film-maker Martin Scorsese are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center awards.
-- Consolidated cash-flow from operations(4) of EUR1,369 million. On a comparable(1) basis, consolidated cash flow from operations was up 42%.
49ers -- Wilson 19 pass from Dorsey (Peterson kick), 13:41. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05. Dorsey 1-yard run on 4th-and-1 to San Francisco 35; Hicks 15-yard run to 50; Jackson 11-yard run to Arizona 19.
Iraqis trapped in the besieged rebel city of Falluja face a humanitarian disaster, aid agencies warn.
Countries around the globe urged North  Korea Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear programs  after it said it had nuclear weapons and had pulled out of  disarmament discussions.
Prosecutors seeking a 30-year prison term for a lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists have called her behavior \
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday proposed skipping two subway and bus fare hikes planned for 2007 and 2009 because the strong real estate market pumped up its revenues, according to a new budget plan proposed by its staff.
The headline on Friday&#39;s edition of the Boston Herald read &quot;Go Yanks!,&quot; indicative of how badly the Red Sox faithful yearn for a rematch of last year&#39;s ALCS...Prior to the game, Scioscia announced that suspended outfielder Jose Guillen would not be
Japanese stocks rose a second straight day Friday, lifted by steel companies with strong earnings expectations.
The $3.7 billion deal will form the Nasdaq OMX Group which will list more than 4,000 companies with a combined market value of $5.5 trillion.
The White House on Monday voiced displeasure with recent decisions in Egypt to crack down on dissenting voices within the media and to close a human rights group, saying it is \
Childhood obesity is as much a threat to American health as smoking, a national panel of health experts said Thursday, and it will require a full-blown national commitment to mini-size the X-Box generation.
Verizon Wireless has agreed to drop its opposition to the FCC&#39;s decision to realign the 800 MHz spectrum band, including Nextel&#39;s receipt of 1.9 GHz spectrum, and Nextel has agreed to relinquish

By Nick Jackson  The rise of social networking sites such as MySpace among office workers looks set to become responsible for more lost working hours than the flu. For schools, the sites pose more serious problems.
Britain's highest court dealt a blow to the government's anti-terrorism policies on Thursday by ruling that the detention of foreign terrorist suspects without trial is illegal.
Katharine Jefferts Schori, the first female presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, is used to hostility from the right wing of her denomination. Now, she faces a rebellion among her longtime allies on the left.
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The town of Yusufiyah was among the most dangerous places in Iraq as Sunni fighters clashed regularly with coalition troops. But new tactics have changed the dynamics. Car bombings are down, the capture of insurgents is up. And Col. Michael Kershaw now greets his former enemies with kisses and shares meals.
SOLO, Indonesia: Emergency workers retrieved the body of the pilot of an Indonesian low-cost airline that crashed after skidding off the runway, as officials blamed stormy weather for the county&#39;s worst air accident in six years.
World number one Vijay Singh faces a first-round encounter with victorious European Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer in the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth.
NEW YORK - Stock prices were expected to drop after the opening bell Friday as investors stay cautious on the corporate earnings picture, with Alcoa Inc. likely casting a shadow in early trading...
Zimbabwe's parliament passes a compromise bill to amend the constitution, allowing elections in 2008.
Pakistan's parliament passed a bill  Tuesday tightening controls on the export of nuclear and  biological weapons technology and missile delivery systems,  part of efforts to curb proliferation of weapons of mass  destruction.
Some Republicans in Congress are second-guessing a government intelligence report that Iran has abandoned its nuclear weapons program. They want a second opinion.
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Pro-hunt campaigners gather at the Commons leader's home to try to stop him heading to the Labour conference.
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Barry Bonds didn't play in San Francisco's 6-5 loss to Washington on Thursday, and he's not sure whether a mildly strained right hamstring will keep him out of the lineup Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  failed Monday to persuade his security cabinet to speed up a  Gaza withdrawal agreed in principle by the government two  months ago, political sources said.
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois (Ticker) -- No. 13 Michigan tries to avoid its first road loss to Illinois in 21 years when the Big Ten Conference foes meet Saturday.
Delta Air Lines Inc , the No. 3 U.S. carrier, on Wednesday posted a quarterly net loss on soaring fuel prices.
Anti-Iraq war protesters clashed with police in Australia's biggest city on Thursday ahead of a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, underlining divisions within one of Washington's firmest allies over the unpopular war.
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With her dyed-brown long hair and tight designer jeans, Shoko Tendo looks like any other stylish young Japanese woman -- until she removes her shirt to reveal the vivid tattoos covering her back and most of her body.
TOKYO -- During her many years working for a major Japanese trading company, Michiko Koseki said, she and her female co-workers have suffered a series of indignities both small and large. But the 59-year-old clerical worker was nevertheless shocked a few years ago when her company suddenly decided...
The dollar rose slightly against major  currencies on Tuesday, its broad decline arrested somewhat and  even reversed by a much better-than-expected U.S. consumer  confidence report.
MILAN, Italy -- Alessandro Del Piero gave Juventus a 1-0 win at Lecce as the Serie A leaders maintained their six-point advantage over nearest rivals AC Milan in Italy.
Snaps from the red planet Jim Bell, the lead scientist on NASA's Mars Rover photography, has put together what is surely the perfect Christmas gift for the space geek in your life*: a book of 150 of the best images the rovers have sent back from the Red Planet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Like many Heisman Trophy voters, Herschel Walker is waiting until after this weekend to fill out his ballot.
The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.
Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The opposition called Friday for three days of rallies to protest Kenya's disputed presidential election, igniting fears of more deadly violence. Police said they would not allow the demonstrations.
Appointments via telly Doctors' offices across the country are beginning to offer appointment bookings via TV set-top boxes and mobiles, adding to a list of network services for non-surfers or those not owning a computer.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former world champion Nigel Mansell has spoken of his disgust at the decision to drop the British Grand Prix from Formula One&#39;s provisional calendar for 2005.
The Redskins get off to a fast start -- scoring 46 seconds into the game -- but now trail the Eagles, 17-14, in the fourth quarter at FedEx Field.
Porter Goss would bring experience to top spy role, but must face down critics.
With partnerships like this, who needs competition? Analysis On Monday, Dell said it will acquire iSCSI storage vendor EqualLogic for $1.4bn. That's no small chunk of change even for a company with Dell's deep pockets. And the price is even more significant when you consider Dell's historic aversions to meaty acquisitions.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PHILADELPHIA A commemorative plate in honor of Princess Diana is now leading to a 25 (m) million-dollar court case against the late princess&#39; memorial fund.
Three powerful bursts of energy from different regions of space could presage spectacular explosions of huge stars, astronomers just announced.
Sen. John Kerry, in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement.
European stock markets mostly reversed early losses despite oil prices racing to fresh high points above 50 dollars per barrel.
Rookie Chinese professional Fan Zhipeng took the lead for the first time in a China Tour event on Friday when he returned a second-round three-under-par 67 in the circuit&#39;s Xiamen Leg.
At least 30 people are reported to have been killed in a bomb blast at a gathering in the Pakistani city of Multan.
In a meeting with BetaNews, Ericsson said that HSPA is a more compelling wireless broadband solution than WiMAX.
Still, it&#39;s careful to follow TV&#39;s new rules: Shows can be as smart as they want, but only if they solve a straight-ahead case each hour.
As a bullpen catcher for the Yankees, Joe DiGangi was present for Gehrig\u00e2\u0080\u0099s farewell speech and DiMaggio\u00e2\u0080\u0099s consecutive hitting streak.
A new class of diabetes drugs touted by drugmakers was moderately effective in controlling blood sugar levels without adding extra weight, but more long-term data are needed before the drugs should be widely embraced, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Hollywood movie studios are eyeing a  bigger presence in India, going beyond just distributing and  dubbing English films in the world's most prolific film  industry.
By Arshad Mohammed, Washington Post Staff Writer  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin yesterday dropped plans to vote this week on whether to require cable companies to carry extra digital channels produced by TV broadcasters, suggesting he could not muster the votes.
Pope John Paul II's latest book, which includes his account of surviving an assassination attempt in 1981, will go on sale in Italy on Feb. 23, the publisher said Wednesday.
Novell has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, charging that the software giant thwarted sales of its WordPerfect software by withholding technical information and by making the Windows OS inhospitable to the application.
DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded on board a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday, in an apparent attempt to sabotage a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.
Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Pink Sheets:LINK), a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of intuitive interface products and technologies, announced today the availability of ePad LS--the industry's first full color LCD signature capture device.
STOCKHOLM/ZURICH  - Some seasonal influenza viruses are resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu, a study showed, but Roche said no doubts had been raised about the drug's power to combat any deadly bird flu pandemic.
The schools secretary writes to head teachers telling them to improve literacy, maths and classroom discipline.
HARTFORD, Conn. - A Juvenile Training School detention officer raced motorcycles in New Hampshire while collecting more than $10,000 in disability benefits from the state, investigators said Thursday.  Investigators said Mark W.
France, Pakistan and the United States have said a report Osama bin Laden has died of typhoid was unconfirmed, while Paris was probing how the intelligence brief it was based on came to be leaked.
Spain may have been a stopover for   secret CIA flights but there is no evidence that violations of   international law were committed on its soil, Spanish Foreign   Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Thursday.
Saudi King Abdullah oversaw the signing Sunday of a reconciliation agreement negotiated by several Somali factions in an attempt to stabilize their country and battle the Islamic opposition.
If the fans in the stands start yawning, Finland will know it&#39;s doing something right in the World Cup finale. In fact, tedium will be just fine for Finland if it means the suffocating checking style it has used to get this far is working against Canada.
Here's a look at the mileposts in Arizona Sen. John McCain's quest for the Republican nomination and the presidency.
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The British Government&#39;s crisis command unit, Cobra, is monitoring tension levels to guard against extremists using the plight of the British hostage in Iraq, Ken Bigley, as an excuse to attack Muslims.
Hollywood braces itself for the Golden Globe winners list which is being announced at a news conference later.
Most of American journalism pays at least lip service to the idea that news reporting should be impartial. But New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tabloids do not always feel bound by that rule.
Sri Lanka posted 234/2 and trailed Pakistan by 36 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test in Karachi. Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara resumed the Sri Lankan second innings on Sunday.
The match started at about 4 pm on Louis Armstrong Stadium Court with plenty of empty seats and a lazy, late-summer loginess to the game.
NEW YORK/LONDON  - The Federal Reserve on Friday reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages.
International Olympic Committee (IOC)  president Jacques Rogge has praised Athens Games organizers for  setting new standards for 2008 hosts Beijing.
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The Transportation Department acknowledged Tuesday encouraging members of Congress to weigh in with the EPA on California's request to implement global warming controls on automakers.
On Saturday, November 20th 2004, Apple will open its first European Retail Store on Regent Street in the West End of London. There those with an interest to do so will be able in a kind of adventure shop to
A new and perhaps final report from the international consortium of laboratories that decoded the human genome has revised the estimated number of human genes sharply downward.
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin is downplaying the federal-provincial gulf over health funding, saying the first ministers meeting is more than just a numbers game.
Anelka expressed his wish to play for a &quot;big club&quot; in a recent interview with French magazine But, and the club now says it is only too willing to oblige.
Chicago (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs are reportedly  on the verge of trading slugger Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore  Orioles.
Iraq pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish rebels who are launching attacks on Turkey from mountain hideouts near the border after Ankara threatened to send forces into Iraqi territory to confront the guerrillas.
Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame has added Richard Armitage to her lawsuit over the 2003 leak that exposed her secret status with the agency to journalists, her lawyers said Wednesday.
By By Jesse James DeConto, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 27--CHAPEL HILL -- Two separate investigations led to the arrests of five teenagers on rape charges Friday.   Chapel Hill Police Lt.
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By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS) In a CBS News/New York Times poll out Sunday, President Bush has the support of 49 percent of likely voters to 46 percent for John Kerry.
Prince Charles has led commemorations in northern France to  mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme -- the bloodiest engagement of World War I, and a conflict seared forever in to Britain&#039;s collective memory.
A new world record has been set by Rumaisa Rahman: She is the tiniest baby in the world -- 8.6 ounces (260 grams) at birth. Doctors who are caring for the little girl and her comparatively robust twin sister
The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, a native of Birmingham, says he is resigning from his position as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Google has doubled the number of Web pages it indexes from 4 billion to about 8 billion, according to a posting on the company&#39;s Web site.
If they\u00e2\u0080\u0099d lost a game, they would understand. If they hadn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t won their conference championship game, they wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t argue. If they\u00e2\u0080\u0099d even ever really struggled to win, they could see being left out on the championship picture.
Marie Jordan Speer and Jessica Byrd each sent a husband to war. Each became a widow in her early 20s. Speer had a 1-year-old son. Byrd was pregnant with her son. Suddenly on their own, both women were again dependent on their families. The biggest difference between their plights is 60 years &#151; Speer's husband died in World War II, Byrd's in Iraq.
Even as international aid arrives in the disaster zone, aid workers remain unsure of the size of their task.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell pledges America's full support for the tsunami aid effort, as he visits Thailand.
As usual, Vince Carter and Jason Kidd provided a remedy for the Nets struggles, leading New Jersey to a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies and Kidd recorded his 79th career triple-double.
MOSCOW -- Russia tested new missiles Tuesday that a Kremlin official asserted could penetrate any defense system, and President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans for an antimissile shield in Europe would turn the region into a \
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A technological revolution is making it possible not just to track down escaping bank robbers but to find missing things and people far more quickly and precisely than ever.
The actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York medical examiner said.
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The first genetic map of colon and  breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of  them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,  U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
A father who repeatedly raped and sexually abused one of his daughters is jailed for 17 years.
Liverpool\u00e2\u0080\u0099s captain and goalscoring hero Steven Gerrard admitted he thought the Reds were exiting the Champions League before a stirring late revival saw them overhaul Olympiakos to win 3-1 and qualify for the knock-out stages on goal difference.
Sales stall as a tough April affects another retailer.
The United Nations&#39; relief agency in the Palestinian territories say nearly 40 Palestinian homes have been destroyed in an Israeli military operation.
Even if New York State legalized the use of medical marijuana, buying, selling or possessing it would remain a federal crime.
U.S. retail sales rose modestly as expected last month, but the underlying message from the consumer was strong at the start of the fourth quarter after record oil prices failed to deter shoppers.
HAYS, Kan. - Like most students at Fort Hays State University, Nola Ochs plans to spend some time reading and studying during this week's fall break. But she'll take time out on Wednesday to celebrate her 95th birthday.
Merck &amp; Co. forecast higher profit next year as it cuts jobs and boosts revenue through sales of a new diabetes drug and cervical cancer vaccine.
Four Islamic militants were killed in a clash with Indian troops along the disputed border in Kashmir on the eve of a summit between the two countries' leaders, an army spokesman said.
Sunday's Super Bowl has triggered questions that haven't been asked here in years. Like, if the Chicago Bears were 14 inches tall would they still win? And would a big bus loaded with Bears cross the finish line first in the Indianapolis 500?
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In many cases, product specifications may mean something different from what they appear to, or mean nothing at all.
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Comcast for months has denied blocking BitTorrent traffic, but new tests show that it takes aggressive filtering steps that AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision do not.
Egyptian rescue workers on Tuesday pulled a young woman from the rubble of a block of flats that collapsed in the port city of Alexandria as the death toll from the disaster rose to 12.
Speculators return them to stores Some were boasting from their camps outside Apple stores before the iPhone rush began, of how much money they would make on eBay auctions; and apparently, at least one optimist let it be known that $2,000 would be needed to buy a $600 iPhone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Kofi Annan tours tsunami-hit Sri Lanka but a visit to rebel-held areas is vetoed by the government.
India's Supreme Court names two prosecution lawyers for the retrial of a notorious Gujarat riot case.
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the  Richter scale shook an island in eastern Indonesia on Friday,  killing six people and injuring at least six more, a government  official said.
ow could something that feels so right be so wrong? Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood are dream casting, the trashy version of Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen.
Stanford has started the season with a 9-1 mark and a No. 5 ranking in the Associated Press poll. The Cardinal has been on the road for the last half of December, playing five-straight games away from home.
ESPN, the sports television network that offers viewers shows like ''Around the Horn&quot; and ''Pardon the Interruption,&quot; soon will be letting fans get on the horn and interrupt someone.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Phil Mickelson skipped a practice for the second straight day on Thursday, 24 hours before the Ryder Cup gets under way at Oakland Hills.
Or it could be that double-digit declines in mobile phone sales in the first quarter suggested that they go with the country&#39;s largest wireless service provider instead.
A 29-year old Indonesian woman has died of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the virus in the Southeast Asian country to 103, the health ministry said on Monday.
BUDAPEST Hungary&#39;s ruling Socialist Party on Wednesday chose Ferenc Gyurcsany, a charismatic millionaire, to be the country&#39;s new prime minister.
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The Indian Ocean tsunami killed at least 2,230 foreigners in the southern Thai province whose beaches include devastated Khao Lak, the provincial government said on Thursday.
Aventis-Pasteur and Chiron Corp are due to start human testing of a vaccine against bird flu as early as this month, a World Health Organization official said on Saturday, to try to prevent a pandemic that could kill millions of people.
As the summer doldrums  continue in terms of high-profile video releases, the  family-friendly &quot;The Last Mimzy&quot; took the top spot on the  national DVD sales chart for the week ending July 15.
Democratic Party chief Terry McAuliffe says his party doesn't need to help the thousands of protesters who will descend on New York in anticipation of next week's Republican National Convention.
Navy will try an unprecedented shoot-down of an out-of-control satellite expected to crash to Earth.
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With Ty Law joining fellow starting cornerback Tyrone Poole on injured reserve, the Patriots are left with eight defensive backs (plus practice squader Omare Lowe), including two playing out of position. Here's a look at each player's role at the start of the season and now.
A moderately strong earthquake struck along the San Andreas Fault in Central California this morning, rattling the town of Paso Robles and nearby communities still recovering from a deadly earthquake last year.
FEDERAL Opposition Leader Mark Latham will leave hospital this morning, but doctors are unable to guarantee his pancreatitis will not recur.
President Bush apparently mixed up his words Monday while delivering his usual campaign speech about the rising cost of health care.
The University of Missouri renamed its new sports arena with the school nickname Friday, just days after the original namesake, a 22-year-old Wal-Mart heiress, was accused of academic cheating at another college.
Following launch of corporate telephony software, Microsoft's chairman discusses how speech recognition has made inroads and where it has yet to go.Video: Gates' crystal ball
SAN ANTONIO Dec 8, 2004 - A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
Limited Brands meets same-store sales growth expectations for June.
A blaze in a skyscraper in the Spanish capital lights up the night sky but no-one is thought to have been inside.
Birds and bats have a powerful advocate in the new Congress, and he is making the wind energy industry nervous.
TORONTO (CP) - A Canadian-based security expert will tell a panel on Internet pharmacies this week that mail-order drug companies could become targets for terrorists.
Austrian Stefan Koubek, the world number 60, said on Wednesday he had been banned from competition for three months for doping. Koubek blamed an injection from an Austrian doctor
Patricia C. Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, and four other people will be named in indictments being filed by California\u00c2\u0092s attorney general today in the spying case at the company, according to lawyers involved in the case.
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Fall marks start of more than cold and flu season    HealthDayNews -- Not only is fall the start of the cold and flu season, it's also the time of year when sinus infections become more common.    \
Inventories at wholesalers rose more than forecast in November and sales increased, reflecting rising prices for oil and farm products.
E10 doesn't have a lot of biofuel in it. E85 is tough to find. So why not E30?
The Vatican on Friday condemned the cloning of human embryos, calling it the \
By Susan Williams  susanwilliams@wvgazette.com  TWO friends used the Internet to find each other after years apart, and now they use it to earn their daily bread.   Pamela Garza and Marilyn Jeffries lost touch following marriage and relocations.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left for visits to Germany and Italy, two of the impoverished country's key development donors, the official SABA news agency reported.
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Wednesday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...
NEW DELHI, NOV 7: India has welcomed the European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposal for a strategic partnership, to be finalised at the fifth Indo-EU summit at the Hague.
In a recent AP article, IAC&#8217;s Chairman of the Board Barry Diller was quoted as saying that not only is Ask.com the glue which keeps IAC together, but Ask.com&#8217;s search technology is also better than Google. Diller said the company would use its Ask.com search engine, which claims about 6 percent of the search market, as [...]
A judge ignored a former teacher&#039;s sobbing pleas for mercy Friday and sentenced her to seven years in prison on charges that she sent explicit photos to a young teenager while on probation for having sex with him.
Chantelle Newbery became the first Australian to win the Olympic women&#39;s platform diving title with a clearcut victory in the final on Sunday.
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The Orthodox archbishop of Cyprus is offering himself as a mediator to try to set up a groundbreaking meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow, an Italian newsweekly reported on Thursday.
Chatter about President Bush and Democrat John Kerry was going strong above the whir of spin cycles at the Soapbox laundry, the debate reflecting the presidential race in a must-win state for both candidates.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  accused far-rightists on Sunday of trying to incite civil war  over his plan to withdraw from the occupied Gaza Strip and  called for measures to curb such groups.
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LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy -- Pope Benedict XVI reasserted the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released yesterday that says other Christian communities are either defective or not true churches and Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation.
Existing sabres don't rattle noisily enough Reports are emerging that Chinese thruster-boffins are mounting a major push to perfect supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) technology, in a move that could stimulate American research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - Experts gathered for the ongoing InfoWorld Enterprise Data Protection Forum in New York today said that companies need to get a better handle on all the factors that make their sensitive information susceptible to attack and become more proactive with their overall defensive strategies if they are to improve on their current security status. In a panel presentation featuring leading security executives and consultants, experts highlighted a need for businesses to study all the elements that contribute to classifying their most valuable information as truly sensitive. Protecting records whose value is immediately apparent -- such as social security and credit card numbers -- isn't enough as companies must also shroud any related data that can be used to create an individual profile that could be used to carry out identity theft or other forms of fraud, the speakers said. By defending all the contextual data that can be used to create such a picture, enterprises can greatly reduce their risk and move beyond more obvious strategizing, said C. Warren Axelrod, chief privacy officer at financial services giant U.S. Trust. \
Genuine Advantage not proven Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage is being updated today, in what the company claims is response to customer feedback.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in  Iraq's highest-profile assassination in eight months and a  suicide bomber killed 11 people at a police checkpoint on  Tuesday in an escalating campaign to wreck the Jan. 30  election.
We're back to bow to three more cash-flowing rulers of Fooldom.
An assault on Fallujah was Iraq&#39;s &quot;least damaging choice&quot; for providing security for civilians in the rebel-held city, Baghdad&#39;s UN ambassador
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK  Utility crews were working to restore power to thousands of residents in Westchester County, Long Island and parts of New York City on Sunday in the wake of Ernesto.
The UK government's new head of all things electronic sets out what he hopes to achieve.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and Richfield, OH- Ispat International N.V. announced that it has agreed to acquire LNM Holdings N.V. Following completion of the transaction, the company will be renamed Mittal ...
Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys a major head start over Barack Obama in wooing Hispanic voters, who could prove crucial in Tuesday's 22-state Democratic presidential showdown.
The results of a new study confirm that using the contraceptive Depo-Provera is associated with bone loss.
Attackers have posted a malicious Jpeg image file to Internet newsgroups that distribute pornography. The infected Jpeg file attempts to exploit a critical vulnerability Microsoft announced and issued a patch for on Sept.
The storm that&#39;s been dumping rain on California since Monday spawned a tornado in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday. By Stefano Paltera, AP.
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cJimmy Carter Man From Plains,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jonathan Demme points his camera at the tribulations of a former president.
Ministers have spent more than \u00c2\u00a3430m on making staff redundant in an efficiency drive, the Lib Dems say.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said Friday it has agreed to pay $198.1 million to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy, the second-largest payment by a diocese.
The Earth's shadow will creep across the moon's surface early Tuesday, slowly eclipsing it and turning it shades of orange and red. The total lunar eclipse, the second this year, will be visible in North and South America, especially in the West. People in the Pacific islands, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand also will be able to view it if skies are clear.
Brit boy band Blue edged Irish rock group U2 to a top honor at France's biggest music awards on Saturday night, with hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas and pop band Maroon 5 scooping awards of their own.
Former President Clinton says he's learned a lesson from the dustup over his remarks on the campaign trail \u00c2\u0097 he can promote his wife's presidential candidacy, but he's not free to defend her.
&quot;Ladder 49,&quot; a Hollywood action-melodrama in Hollywood&#39;s biggest, brawniest tradition, is structured like an old-fashioned western, with lots of showdowns and chases and men being men.
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Oil prices continued to fall Wednesday amid a growing belief that a faltering U.S. economy will lower energy demand.
InfoWorld - Cisco Systems&#160;has&#160;expanded&#160;a&#160;range of security mechanisms for wired LANs&#160;to the&#160;wireless side of enterprise networks.
The well known English habit of betting would vanish if, instead of the lottery agencies, we had just as many betting agencies.
If a technology currently in development pans out, one handset could work on multiple cellular networks.
Most seasoned travelers know that their watches and belt buckles can set off airport metal detectors. A new study also shows that patients who have certain medical procedures might
Burlesque is back. Fans of the fancy  form of striptease that first flourished in Depression-era  downtowns can find swiveling hips and spangled lingerie weekly  in at least 12 U.S. cities.
Torna su Rai2: a 'Quelli che' altri sport oltre il calcio
WASHINGTON - Republicans will be much stronger on Capitol Hill next year, almost in a position to give President Bush whatever he wants on taxes, limits on legal damages, drilling in the Arctic and nominations to the US Supreme Court.
Islamabad, Oct 16. (PTI): A senior opposition lawmaker in Pakistan&#39;s National Assembly resigned on Friday to protest the approval of a bill authorising President Pervez Musharraf to continue as President and
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The record trade deficit, a sign of the growing imbalance of the U.S. dollar against other currencies, raised new concerns about the country's indebtedness.
U.S. consumer prices rose more than  expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical  costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on  Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
Former Germany coach Rudi Voeller took charge of AS Roma on Tuesday following the resignation of Cesare Prandelli. Voeller flew into Rome and immediately assumed control of the Serie A team&#39;s training session.
Researchers have found that there is no way to know for sure which blows will lead to a concussion.
Israel is denying allegations that it spied on the United States to obtain information on Iran&#39;s nuclear program. David Siegel, spokesman for the Israeli Embassy in Washington, called the allegations &quot;completely false and outrageous.
Rogue Pictures and  Random House Films have picked up the rights to Scott Sigler&#39;s  upcoming thriller novel &quot;Infested&quot; and its untitled sequel.
New eating guidelines issued by the  U.S. government on Wednesday stress that most Americans are  overweight and need to eat more vegetables, fruits and whole  grains.
Tokyo's Nikkei average sank 1.13 percent  to hit a five-week closing low on Friday as worries about high  oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market  outlook hit a broad range of stocks.
Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble will attest his acting skills on screen with a debut in yet another cricket-based flick Meerabai Not Out.
Playboy magazine founder Hugh  Hefner&#39;s wild life is being turned into a feature film that  will look at his social activism as well as his sexual  exploits, Daily Variety reported on Monday.
'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' will probably reap a fresh fortune. And as summer franchise superhero flicks go, it's mostly tolerable.
PADANG, Indonesia - A second powerful earthquake in as many days shook western Indonesia today, collapsing buildings in a coastal city and triggering tsunami alerts around the region.
Two employees of a British charity were killed in Sudan&#39;s troubled Darfur region yesterday after their convoy came under fire, the aid agency has said.
The UK asks train firm GNER to surrender its franchise on the main London to Edinburgh route after weeks of talks.
Tens of thousands of commuters, holidaymakers bound for Heathrow and last minute Christmas shoppers suffered travel chaos today as striking Tube train drivers crippled services on the Piccadilly line.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  reached a deal with Shimon Peres on Thursday to name the  opposition leader his senior deputy, clearing a key obstacle to  a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.
Blog: AT&T and Apple are both banking on the iPhone, but will people switch subscribers to get it?
Pop star Britney Spears was removed from her home by Los Angeles police and rushed to a hospital early on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Cuban President Fidel Castro appeared Thursday walking in public again, after an accident he suffered two months ago which produced a fracture in his left knee-cap.
The owner of what's billed as the world's only drive-thru strip club is selling it on the Internet. Bidding for the Climax Gentleman's Club opened at $299,000 this week on the auction site eBay.
Telstra Corporation has announced details of its plan to invite all shareholders to participate in a $750 milion off-market share buy-back.
Turkey says it will end cooperation in Iraq if the US continues its offensive in the northern town of Talafar.
US Olympic officials Friday rejected as \u00e2\u0080\u009cdeplorable\u00e2\u0080\u009d a suggestion by the International Gymnastics Federation that men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s all-around individual champion Paul Hamm
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Young Chinese couples should think twice about getting too affectionate in public in the Chinese capital -- the chances are they are being watched, state media said on Wednesday.
FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania  - Ben Curtis hung on to   earn a hard-fought two-stroke victory at the 84 Lumber Classic   on Sunday.
Stocks finished mixed in a volatile session Monday as investors worried that the continued fall of the US dollar would spur inflation and hurt the overall economy.
Jordanian police exchanged gunfire with a small group of armed men suspected of stealing electricity and water in a town near the Israeli border, the official Petra news agency reported. One of the gunmen was killed and several were arrested.
Holders of about 8 million shares in  Magna International (MGa.TO) class A stock, or about 8 percent  of the total outstanding, have confirmed they voted against a  plan to sell 20 percent of the auto-parts maker to a Russian  billionaire, the Globe and Mail newspaper said.
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The European Union executive sued Britain for repeatedly seizing cut-price tobacco and alcohol brought back legally by Britons from other EU states.
Kak&agrave; promosso, Ronaldinho rimandato. Questo il pensiero del ct del Brasile, Carlos Dunga, sui...
The flamboyant young pianist has been called the 'Tiger Woods' of classical music.
Asian and European shares take another hit from the credit crisis after big dips in New York.
LONDON The dollar went for a see-saw ride Friday, plunging after a comment from a Chinese policy maker appeared to undermine already fragile market sentiment toward the US currency, but rebounding after the official retracted the remark.
Unmanned aircraft are to help scientists with research flights that are too dangerous or difficult for human pilots.
NAIROBI, 30 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - Clashes between Sudanese government forces and rebels in North Darfur state have subsided and several thousand internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled their camps, have returned over the last few days, the UN said.
If Phil Mickelson continues to be paired with Tiger Woods on Friday afternoon in the alternate shot portion of the Ryder Cup program, he&#39;ll have to
Prime Minister John Howard refused to bow to renewed pressure to back the Kyoto Protocol on global warming after Russia ended years of hesitation by moving to become the latest signatory to the pact.
He was a movie star who resided on  Manhattan's tony Upper East Side, drawing a devoted crowd of  followers who gathered daily to catch a glimpse of him.
The number of former workers continuing to receive state unemployment benefits fell by 16,000 to 2.79 million in the week ended November 6. The four-week average of continuing claims rose by 500 to 2.8 million.
The aluminum maker said second-quarter profit slipped nearly 4 percent as outage costs at two smelters weighed down results.
Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 11-17. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.
Three men are detained in Germany on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks, the defence minister says.
Tony Blair pays tribute to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after his death in a French hospital aged 75.
NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The Bureau of Prisons has assigned Martha Stewart an inmate register number, 55170-054, and its inmate locator Web site says Stewart is &quot;in transit.
The city of Stockholm plans to rename a street after the late Swedish cinema legend Ingmar Bergman, who died last July at the age of 89.
Anche a New York greggio vicino ai 50 dollari al barile
A television cameraman held prisoner for years at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has issued an impassioned plea for the release of a fellow journalist kidnapped in Gaza.
Sudanese president Omar al-Beshir, in a letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon seen here Friday, insisted that the African Union (AU) must remain in control of any joint peacekeeping mission with the UN in Darfur.
MUMBAI: Media moghul and billionaire chairman of News Corp Rupert Murdoch has, according to agency reports, offered to buy a penthouse in New York&#39;s upscale Manhattan area for cool $44 million.
Two French hostages in Iraq urge France to lift a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools to save their lives.
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A bookshop manager is jailed after pornographic pictures of babies being abused were found on his computer.
Imagine making an emergency call not for help getting to the hospital but after you've already arrived there. That's what Ray Clement and his wife did last year at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Shadyside Hospital, where he had gone with a suspected blood clot. When Clement thought...
More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.
By all rights, Nick Young wasn't supposed to be a college basketball star. He flunked out of two high schools. His oldest brother died in a drive-by shooting. Now, the Southern California player is set to be chosen in this week's NBA draft and earn millions of dollars.
Sure, there were hours-long lines, temperamental electronic machines and some old-fashioned misplaced ballots, but America's democracy worked well enough on Nov. 2 to elect a president.
(AGI) - Roma, 28 ott. - E&#39; tutto pronto, sul piano della sicurezza a Roma, per la firma della Costituzione europea tra i 25 capi di Stato che domani mattina prenderanno parte alla cerimonia prevista in Campidoglio.
The prime minister tells the BBC tackling Aids in Africa will be a priority when Britain takes the helm of the G8.
English Premier League sides Tottenham and Bolton took tentative steps closer to the UEFA Cup last 16 on Thursday while Aberdeen maintained Scottish pride with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich.
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank , gestures during a press conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 8, 2007.Comment
Reigning Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has hinted that he may not contest the cycling race in 2005. The six-time Tour winner has not raced since his victory in Paris earlier in the year, choosing not to compete at the Athens Olympics.
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency travels to South Korea to investigate secret nuclear experiments.
An independent Palestinian state could be established within four years, President George W Bush says.
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Forest fires that have swept through Greece in the past two days have killed 46 people and more are feared dead, the fire department said on Saturday.
The majority believed raising the age at which teenagers could buy cigarettes would deter them from taking up the habit, according to an ICM poll commissioned by the BBC.
A woman who said she left her 3-year-old daughter behind with relatives after moving from California 35 years ago has been accused in the girl's death.
While many works may have fallen short of the auction house's expectations at Thursday's sale, there were still several high, record-breaking prices.
International hip-hop star Xzibit urged  artists on Wednesday to try harder to communicate through their  music, saying they should stop glorifying violence and get back  to being the voice of rebellion and protest.
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ABU KAMAL, Syria  - Across the frontier in Iraq,  U.S. soldiers eye the Syrian checkpoint with suspicion,  checking for danger on a border Washington says has let through  too many militants.
Sympathy vote for Pakistan People's party expected to give it the edge in election beset by worries of attacks
Eye care products maker Advanced Medical Optics Inc  on Wednesday fired back at its third largest shareholder, ValueAct Capital, which opposes the company's takeover bid for Bausch & Lomb Inc .
Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.
President Bush has decided to implement a plan to pressure Sudan's government into cooperating with international efforts to halt the violence in its troubled Darfur region, where his administration said almost three years ago that genocide was  taking place.
As lucrative as the global  mobile music business is today -- projected to be worth $9  billion by the end of the year -- times are tough for the  companies that started it all.
Militant Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir is escorted from prison after being re-arrested at the end of his 18-month sentence for minor immigration offenses in this file photo from April 30, 2004, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
US President George W. Bush is expected to appoint Bernard B. Kerik to replace Tom Ridge as Homeland Security Director. Kerik was New York City&#39;s Police Chief during the September 11th attacks.
In any aspect of life you would like to think that eventually - in some way, shape or form - that justice will be done, that the right thing would happen to the right people.
Walking reduces the risk of dementia and boosts mental function, two new studies show. Both reports touting the health benefits of regular strolls appear in the Sept.
Hiromasa Murakami went to see Clint Eastwood's \
ENGLAND boss Sven Goran Eriksson wasn&#39;t in the least surprised to see Michael Owen reply to his critics by netting his first goal for Real Madrid.
Marketing Daily In what appears to be a first for a food marketer, one of the biggest global advertisers, Masterfoods, the makers of Snickers and Starburst, has decided to end marketing to children under 12 by the end of the year. Masterfoods claims this &#145;&#145;will impact magazine and TV advertising in the US,&#146;&#146; but that it represents less than 5 ...
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that flu vaccine manufactured in Britain by Chiron Corp. is not usable. The announcement ended hopes that at least some batches of the vaccine were salvageable.
A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit Iran on July 11-13 to discuss how to resolve questions about Tehran's disputed nuclear activities, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Bloomberg - Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, involved in a dispute with China over the safety of its exports, said today he would ban all toys ``with more than a trace amount of lead.''
Democrat Bob Kerrey said Wednesday that he won't enter the race to replace retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel.
By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.
Telephone calls from flabergasted friends back home have helped install a sense of urgency in the United States Olympic basketball team in the wake of their stunning loss to Puerto Rico.
Playbill - Tony Award-winner Brent Carver teams with another famed Canadian player, Martha Henry, for Morris Panych's play, Vigil, at CanStage in Toronto Oct. 18-Nov. 13.
Nokia, the world&#39;s top mobile phone  maker, said on Tuesday it would buy U.S.-based photo-sharing  social networking site Twango (http://www.twango.com/), but did  not disclose the price.
November 16, 2004 - BFG Technologies today has announced that it will be releasing cards based on NVIDIA&#39;s GeForce 6600 GT. Dubbed the BFG GeForce GT OC, the cards come overclocked out of the box and feature
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A conservation project hopes to prevent a rare species of red ant from becoming extinct in mainland Britain.
A small, fully functional, 70-megabit static random access memory computer chip crammed with more than 500,000,000 transistors has been developed by researchers at Intel Corp.
Ahmadinejad, falliranno tentativi di dividere il Paese
Arresti domiciliari per due finanzieri per corruzione
As of yesterday, the conclusion of the three-day general managers' meetings in Naples, no trades had taken place.
A private buyout firm that had said it was seeking to take control of MCI Inc. has sold its 5 percent stake in the long-distance giant for a $20 million pretax profit.-The Washington Post
After a shaky first half, Eli Manning showed why the Giants mortgaged their future on draft day. Manning led New York on two second-half drives that turned a one-sided game into a thriller in a 14-10 loss to Atlanta on Sunday.
ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon without fanfare on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire deal that ended a costly war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
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Programma sara' riformista, non sono un novellino
Coach Duncan Fletcher questioned the Durban pitch but admitted England were profligate in being dismissed for 139 on day one of the second Test.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.
Microsoft&#39;s latest step into the enormously profitable search sector is unlikely to win any first-stop commitments from users, but the signs are promising.
San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs Tuesday signed point guard Tony Parker to a multi-year contract extension.
THE OLYMPIC Games have their anthem, their rings, their heroes, and their sponsors. Now, with the Beijing 2008 games, they have their prisoners. The Chinese government is not just building fine stadiums, it is also arresting those who dare to condemn human rights violations in China. The political police are getting ready for the Olympics in their own way, bringing ...
Two years after experimenting with subscriptions, newspaper announces all content is available free of charge.
The Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.
Herceptin could cut the need for mastectomies in breast cancer patients, research suggests.
Twenty European Union countries are  opposed to compromise proposals on agriculture floated by a  World Trade Organisation mediator as part of a bid to rescue  global trade talks, France said on Monday.
Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government, a move Hamas dismissed as \
KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadians Mike Weir and Stephen Ames, playing in the final pairing, were tied for the lead midway through Saturday's third round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.
Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.
The 200m euros (\u00c2\u00a3135m) needed to cover cost overruns on Europe's Galileo sat-nav system has materialised just in time to meet a crucial deadline.
The man considered Texas' most powerful district attorney faced intense pressure to resign Wednesday following the release of sexually and racially charged messages he sent and received using his county e-mail account.
US consumers are expected to spend more on home-related merchandise and consumer electronics, this holiday season, while new fashions should keep clothing flying off the rack, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
because Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had not bowed to demands to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq. were &quot;unreliable&quot; and was treating them with &quot;total suspicion&quot;.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is a connoisseur of baseball history, so he knows what he&#39;s getting into. Sure, Schilling was a co-MVP in helping the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series title over the New York Yankees three years ago.
Takeover target Rio Tinto unveils a profit of $7.44bn for 2007 - 1% higher than a year earlier.
British billionaire Richard Branson said  on Wednesday he was hoping to trace missing U.S. adventurer  Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by  Internet data provider Google.
: Iran speaker
JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, speaking on the eve of a visit by the Russian foreign minister, called Sunday for an international anti-terrorist alliance after the deadly seizure of a Russian school by militants.
Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger is happy the NCAA is coming to the university's campus Monday to investigate allegations made by former Buckeyes star Maurice Clarett.
Fourth-quarter earnings rose 3 percent as record levels of political advertising on its broadcast outlets helped offset higher newspaper costs.
Housebuilder Barratt Developments is to buy rival developer Wilson Bowden in a \u00c2\u00a32.2bn deal.
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A peace deal for eastern DR Congo is close, as talks between rebels and the government are due to end.
palmOne has licensed Microsoft&#39;s Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol for use on future Treo devices, allowing for wireless server synchronization.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to push for democratic reforms in Malaysia - a freer media, fair elections and an independent judiciary - as he savored
Despite its flaws, the Jamestown Settlement\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exhibition does much to spur a greater understanding of the history behind the first English colony in the Americas.
DaimlerChrysler  unveils its latest restructuring plan for ailing U.S. arm Chrysler on Wednesday, almost six years to the day after its first try at shoring up profits from across the Atlantic.
AMSTERDAM -- City officials say they will turn off the red lights and shutter one-third of the prostitution \
The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called &#39;&#39;the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands&quot; after
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - More than 50 homes in Lake Tahoe went up in flames on Sunday as a fast-moving forest fire hit this resort community, prompting U.S. Forest Service officials to order residents out.
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Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.
Variety - (Variety) &#151; After a huge drop over Halloween week, Broadway grosses recovered 6.8% to &#36;11,861,299 during Week 23 (Nov. 1-7), with attendance up 3.4% to 182,759.
Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity is closing in on what may be the richest scientific \
Authorities closed the Lincoln Memorial on Monday after finding suspicious bottles in a restroom and a note reading \
Si vedono i 'dirigenti di Al Qaida' mentre si addestrano
Emirates Computers, Intel and Dell announced that they are jointly participating as silver sponsors in Higher Colleges of Technology's international student conference  Education without Borders 2007, which is being held in Abu Dhabi.
The loser of last month's presidential  election in Ukraine again delayed his opponent's inauguration  on Thursday by failing to deliver a promised court appeal,  infuriating the president elect's team.
ABUJA, Nigeria  -- With oil prices recently dipping to seven-month lows, OPEC's president said Thursday that the group is considering an emergency meeting to discuss the possibility of cutting output.
Two Palestinian children were killed Friday in the explosion of an apparent roadside bomb near Khan Younis in Gaza, reports said. But Palestinian sources said the children, an 8
An experimental diet drug helped  people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.
The vice presidential debate was must-see TV for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who cleared their schedules Tuesday night to watch their running mates.
President Bush will ask Congress for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs, The Associated Press has learned
By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 21--U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., has acquired $300,000 for the Greeley-based Central Colorado Water Conservancy District that will help district members gauge their well flows.
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A British archaeologist claimed to have found a large cave just west of Jerusalem which might have been occupied by Saint John the Baptist, the biblical figure who baptised Jesus Christ.
Fannie Mae&#39;s accounting scandal is already provoking louder calls for stronger regulation of the mortgage-investment company and clearer financial reporting.
A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday  lifted an order that kept former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole  Smith's body from being buried, saying that sufficient DNA  required for a legal battle over her infant daughter was  obtained during the autopsy.
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Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  may have to bail out a second troubled hedge fund that it manages, Merrill Lynch analyst Guy Moszkowski wrote on Monday.
Ron Artest has some time off now to assess where his life and his career are going. He can get some help. He is only 25 and it&#39;s not as if he can&#39;t revive his career next season.

When a band teacher was arrested here and charged with sexually abusing 16 students, jaws dropped at the allegations: Police said the teacher had tied young girls to chairs with duct tape and rope and then re-enacted bondage scenes from his porn collection. Investigators now say the school district in this blue-collar Chicago suburb had received complaints about the teacher years earlier and had warned him in 2001 against \
The school-located vending machine has become the symbol of an alarming rise in childhood obesity in France.
Shut out of elections and  barred from television screens, Russia's tiny band of die-hard  Kremlin opponents now believe street protests are the only way  to make their voice heard.
Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding, and the best medicine is large quantities of clean water
The Saks Fifth Avenue store in the Carmel Plaza in Carmel is being closed as the upscale fashion retailer adjusts its portfolio. It&#39;s one of eight Saks stores and three Off 5th stores being shut down by Saks
An operation is underway to rescue the crew of a burning fishing boat off the coast of Donegal.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will moderate the growth of its supercenter stores as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores, sending shares of the world's largest retailer up 4 percent.
Real Madrid, who began this season with high hopes of winning the European Cup for the 10th time, will need to show some real class against Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday if they are to keep that dream alive.
Belgrade overturns a ban on the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in schools.
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For many, the words Russia and  nuclear conjure up fear and loathing. But Russia's state  nuclear company Rosatom sees only beauty.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills faced off in one of the biggest-ever showbiz divorce battles on Monday, with a slice of his massive Beatles fortune at stake.
25 October 2004 -- With nearly all the votes counted, Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai appears on his way to an outright victory in the initial round of Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever direct presidential election.
If a movie wins a Golden Globe, but there's no ceremony, does the prize still count?
The Irish Republican Army is no longer a security threat in Northern Ireland, a ceasefire watchdog said on Wednesday in a report Britain and Ireland hope will lay the basis for restoring self-rule in the province.
They are a bloody dictator, diamond smuggler, crack-smoking school teacher, lecherous old man, and self-centered dad. But when it comes to winning an Oscar for best acting, the more human flaws, the better.
When you're a UK company trying to buy US computer gear Microsoft's shameless assumption of a 1:1 exchange rate when re-pricing Vista for the UK market brought back memories of the bad old days when most IT companies simply swapped the dollar sign for a pound sign when preparing their UK price lists.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Talks between US Airways UAIR.O  and the airline's pilots union over a new round of concessions  broke down on Monday, the union said.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did receive a CIA briefing about terror threats just about two months before the Sept. 11 attacks, but the information was not new, her chief spokesman said.
The Bush administration said Tuesday that it will investigate reports that equipment with possible nuclear weapons applications was looted after the US-led invasion of Iraq.

London - Women with breast cancer were offered new hope this week by research hailed as the biggest advance in treatment for the disease for 30 years.
Microsoft is partnering with Norwegian performance management specialist ProfitBase to build a turnkey business intelligence system for retailers.
No carryover for Kansas. One week after beating defending national champion Florida, the Jayhawks stumbled against DePaul, a team looking for an identity of its own.
Prospettiva e' quotazione in Borsa entro 3-5 anni
The government was seized with anxiety for a short period Friday when it was reported that the body of an Asian was found in a northern Iraqi city only hours after the passing of a 48-hour deadline for the life of a Japanese traveler being held hostage by
Jeff Zucker and Philippe Dauman will address anti-piracy summit next week in Washington D.C.
Blog: It's finally released in the good ol' U. S. of A.
Karachi: Pakistan plundered Sri Lanka&#39;s bowling line-up on Saturday to secure a commanding 270-run lead after the first innings of their second Test, before Sanath Jayasuriya led a blistering counter-attack.
By Smith, Steve  buying traffic is the easy part. Keeping those eyeballs is where things get dicey. Back in the day, when sock puppets and indecipherable dotcom ads dominated Super Bowl Sunday, we bought traffic the old fashioned way: We got VC investors to pay for it.
Obsession with cleanliness kills Manchester recluse A coroner has recorded a verdict of death by misadventure on a reclusive Manchester man whose obsession with cleanliness led local children to dub him \
Today's souped-up electronic gizmos double as brushing coaches.
Diventera' 'Culla di Bolivar e Regina del Mare fatto Terra'
The last 12 months have seen a huge rise in the number of so-called phishing attacks, say security experts.
Some days it is difficult to know exactly where to begin a column.
Voters trying to beat the rush turned out early to cast ballots in many precincts as Election Day opened, forming long lines that snaked out the doors, waiting in rain and even taking along chairs for expected long waits.
com. A number of local relief efforts from a wide variety of local communities have sprung up around the island for victims of the Asian tsunami catastrophe.
The young Republican congressman cruises to victory as the nation's first Indian-American governor
IRAQ&#39;S interim Prime Minister yesterday delivered another blow to President Bush just a week before the US election when he blamed American-led forces for
A series of demonstrations rippled across Manhattan when protesters tried to converge on the Republican convention.
SARNIA -- A Shell Oil petroleum refinery spilled only about 24 kilograms of toluene into a creek Friday, not 100 kilograms as was previously thought.
The longtime relationship between Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner and ex-Disney President Michael Ovitz underwent a &quot;slow deterioration&quot; beginning in early 1996 that eventually lead to Ovitz&#39;s
Furniture maker and retailer Ethan   Allen Interiors Inc. ETH.N on Monday forecast revenue for the   current quarter below Wall Street estimates amid weak consumer   confidence and volatility in its business.
New systems deliver broadband Internet connections through fixed antennas without digging up streets to install cables.
DANVERS -- On an almost perfect day, on an almost perfect campus, Chris Zardas and the St. John's Prep Eagles played an almost perfect game. Zardas rushed for 188 yards on 10 carries as the host Prep took a 28-0 win over Barnstable.
Frees up thousands of pink slips Texas semiconductor manufacturer Freescale is cutting jobs across the company as part of a strategy to reduce costs during a sluggish year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The first time Denver and Kansas City met this season, the final score seemed more like a baseball score than one fitting of these ancient rivals.
myShape.com records the measurements of women, who can then shop from clothing collections matched to their body dimensions.
Germany has arrested three men it suspects of planning \
A widely anticipated White House report on Iraq, set for release today, argues that the Baghdad government has made \
Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion in 2003, but nerves were frayed on fears of a new wave of blood-letting.
DC Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the man is believed to be about 60 years old, and that he suffered burns over about 30% of his body.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Lindsay Davenport had comfortable victories while Serena Williams looked nowhere near the top of her game in gutting out a win Wednesday on day one at the WTA Championships.
A Camp Pendleton Marine from Warren, Mich. was killed in a non-hostile accident in Iraq. Cpl. In C. Kim, 23, was involved in a vehicle crash near Falluja, a Pentagon official announced Wednesday.
In a skilful performance during his confirmation hearing before the European parliament, Mr Frattini also immediately quashed concerns about his personal beliefs and allegiances by denying outright recent ...
The embattled European Union claimed progress in charting a way out of a year-old constitutional limbo, but offered little concrete beyond extending a &amp;quot;period of reflection&amp;quot; on resolving the impasse.
The German PHP publication PHP Magazin has taken a bold step to show their support of things like the Go-PHP5 Project with their latest announcement:   With the beginning of issue 1.08 (coming to the newsstands in November 2007), PHP Magazin won't accept any articles or source codes that cover PHP4 topics or PHP4 sourcecode. Sourcecode delivery must cover PHP 5.2 or greater.   You can find out more information about submitting to this German publication on their website (including several topic suggestions to help get you started).
Apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc.   is planning job cuts that could total as much as 10  percent of its workforce, the New York Post reported on its Web  site on Tuesday.
Bulgaria's minority government chances to win Parliament's blessing for the next year state budget looked slim Tuesday as a crucial splinter group from the ruling coalition said it was not likely to back the ...
Tessa Jowell 'determined' to rope in flyboys The Red Arrows will (probably) fly at the 2012 Olympics, the Sun has announced.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The two teenagers were short of nearly everything when they kick-started their Chicago T-shirt business seven years ago. Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart each chipped in $500. They ran it out of Nickell's apartment since DeHart still lived with his mother. For shipping, they enlisted friends to carry...
SEOUL (AFX) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed the industry&#39;s first 2-Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 SDRAM utilizing 80-nanometer (nm) process technology.
Gaza withdrawal is part of Israel&#39;s effort to thwart Palestinian statehood, a Sharon adviser says. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley's grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire's estate.
A family farm near the Delaware River abandoned cows for Douglas firs, but the risks of farming remain.
BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- The IAAF announced that Greek sprinters&#39;s explanations for missing tests in Tel Aviv, Chicago and Athens were unacceptable.
A memorial service will be held near the Faslane naval base today for the sailor who died on the stricken Canadian submarine the Chicoutimi.
Russian experts removed a  large quantity of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era  atomic reactor in eastern Germany early on Monday and were  preparing to fly it to Russia for processing, officials said.
At least 16 wind-driven wildfires burned from the Mexican border to areas north of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing more than half a million people from their homes and claiming a second life on the third day of fire calamity.
Sod the planet, I must have a juicer... Britain is a nation of gadget addicts, according to a report from the Energy Saving Trust (EST). The environmental think tank says over the next six months Brits will buy around 30m electric or electronic gadgets, with many describing their purchases as \
LOS ANGELES - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated a pioneering hydrogen fuelling station on Friday, calling it the first stop in a &quot;hydrogen highway&quot; that would some day stretch across the state as drivers switch to the cleaner-burning fuel
As she tries her hand at comedy, Urvashi Dholakia, one of Indian television's most famous vamps, says 'saas-bahu' soap operas are only meant for entertainment and not for real life emulation.
Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano intends to cut about 3,000 jobs at Britain&#39;s Abbey National if its proposed acquisition of the British bank is completed.
OTTAWA - More Canadians are quitting smoking, but the number who eventually return to the habit has remained the same, according to a Statistics Canada study.
Former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre, an economist who also served as a European commissioner, died on Saturday, his family said. He was 83.
Tottenham striker Robbie Keane said he will not shirk penalty-taking responsibilities despite missing a crucial spot-kick in the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal last weekend.
Andrew B. Mitchell was named C.E.O. of the California-based hedge fund firm Pacificor, succeeding Michael Klein, who was killed in a plane crash in Panama.
An Italian court on Thursday dropped a murder trial against a U.S. soldier who killed an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq for lack of jurisdiction, removing a thorn from relations between Rome and Washington.
NEW YORK Art Howe will finish out the season as manager of the New York Mets. He announced today that he will finish out the campaign and manage the Mets for the final 17 games of the season.
On his new recording released by Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden said, &quot;The ones who participate in the elections in Iraq are ungodly&quot;.
Entering the final weekend of their long campaign, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry turned Friday to the closing arguments they hoped would seal victory \u00e2\u0080-he
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan security forces found a sophisticated roadside bomb of the type used in Iraq in the center of Kabul last month, the first time such a device has been discovered in the capital, an Afghan intelligence official said yesterday.
Intel and Microsoft are reportedly teaming up for a year-end marketing blitz to educate consumers about new digital entertainment-oriented PCs and other associated gadgets.
LOS ANGELES  - Bonnie Hunt is developing a syndicated TV talk show for fall 2008.
Dopo l'infortunio al ginocchio destro del 18 novembre in Canada, Giorgio Rocca &egrave; tornato oggi...
Il Torino si ricompatta attorno ad Ezio Rossi. La societ\u00c3\u00a0 granata ha deciso di non cambiare tecnico....
A laptop containing the details of 600,000 people has been stolen, the Ministry of Defence announced Friday, in another staggering loss of personal data in Britain.
German carmaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it has sold its 10.5 percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motors Co.
A Namibian tourism official said Saturday he may have been duped into believing that Britney Spears was considering having her baby in Namibia.
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora's Cabinet reaffirmed Tuesday its approval of a U.N. plan for an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of a former prime minister &#151; a fresh challenge to the Hezbollah-led, pro-Syrian opposition, which has been waging street protests to oust the U.S.-backed prime minister.
Symantec Corp. will kick off its annual Symantec Vision conference next week with the first public release of its next-generation corporate antivirus software, called Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.
L'ex arbitro Mario Mazzoleni &egrave; stato deferito alla commissione d'appello federale della Figc ...
For most 20-year-olds a night on the town ends with a long wait for the last bus home. Not so Prince Harry. His latest fracas concluded with him being bundled into a limousine by royal protection officers
The US dollar sank to a new all-time low against the euro Tuesday amid concerns over the US trade and budget deficits and worse-than-expected US employment data.
The body of murdered backpacker Karen Aim is flown to the UK from New Zealand for her funeral next week.
A helicopter chartered by conservation group World Wildlife Fund with 24 people aboard including an American aid worker, a Finnish diplomat and a Nepalese minister went missing Saturday in Nepal's mountainous east, officials said.
SAN CARLOS CITY -- Officials, relatives and supporters of Fernando Poe Jr. grieved upon knowing the death of the movie actor Tuesday.
Ford Motor Co.  is selling  British luxury car maker Aston Martin to a group fronted by  former Benetton and BAR motor racing boss David Richards in a  deal worth 479 million pounds ($925 million).
Military officials and family members attended funeral services on Wednesday for a Canadian naval officer who died as the result of a fire on a second-hand submarine that Canada bought from Britain.
The boots, socks and other accessories to help you stay warm while looking presentable.
Adobe will demonstrate its new Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac at Macworld Expo in San Francisco next week.
Stamane il quotidiano economico MF scrive che la Roma Calcio starebbe per essere rilevata dal Gruppo...
SPRINT and Nextel Communications are expected early this week to announce a $70 billion (\u00c2\u00a336 billion) telecoms merger that will create America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third-largest mobile-phone company, with 39m customers.
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Former Oklahoma lineman Dusty Dvoracek's bid for a medical hardship was denied by the Big 12. He can now appeal to the NCAA, which could grant a waiver allowing him to play next season.
GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Michael Eisner, the chief  executive of the Walt Disney Co., on Thursday said it was  \
Rescue teams are sent to Sumatra in Indonesia, where a strong earthquake has reduced buildings to rubble.
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The pinstripes were a brighter blue, the cap featured an orange NY, but Willie Randolph, a Yankees icon, seemed right at home yesterday when he was introduced at Shea Stadium as the new manager of the Mets.
Saddam Hussein&#39;s defense minister, who surrendered to US forces last year, will appear alongside another notorious general - known as Chemical Ali - when investigative trials open next week, an official said Friday.
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Padre Bossi,originario Lombardia, da 10 anni nelle Filippine
The first home international action of the Australian summer sees the visit of New Zealand for a brief two-Test series. The last time the teams met on Australian soil it resulted in one of the most even contests
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The dollar pared some gains on  Thursday after December U.S. retail sales, excluding autos,  were slightly below expectations, while jobless claims rose  more than expected.
Audiotape of Iraq&#39;s most wanted man tells supporters to brace for more battles against US forces after Fallujah assault. DUBAI - An audiotape on an Islamist website Monday purportedly from Iraq&#39;s most wanted
Many-headed whistleblower site still standing The US site for Wikileaks, a website that makes it easy for whistleblowers to leak documents, has been knocked off the internet after hosting evidence that claimed a bank located in the Cayman Islands engaged in money laundering and tax evasion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 409th career double-double, leading San Antonio to an 88-80 victory over Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.
Arianna Follis ha vinto la Sprint a tecnica libera di Praga, terza tappa del Tour de Ski di sci di f...
A British resident released after more than four years at the US-run prison camp at Guantanamo Bay will face a court hearing on an extradition warrant to Spain, police said Thursday.
Harley-Davidson Inc. HDI.N. on  Thursday said its quarterly earnings rose 14.5 percent, as  rising motorcycle sales in the United States offset a decline  in Europe.
RANGERS manager Alex McLeish has hailed Alex Rae and Dado Prso as the pillars of strength who have helped turn around the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s derby-day fortunes.
The British and French ministers for European affairs met Tuesday in London for talks ahead of next month&#39;s European Union summit, diplomatic sources said.
LACOR CAMP, Uganda  - Refugees forced into crowded  camps by northern Uganda's two-decade civil war need many  things: food, doctors, toilets, bore holes for drinking water,  schools -- and computers?
Ofcom promises to think about it The GSM Association, trade body of the mobile phone industry, is calling for regulators around the world to allow the use of 3G technology in the 900MHz band.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
President Bush stepped up his attack on Democratic rival John Kerry on Monday by saying the Massachusetts senator would prefer to reduce terror to an \
LUBBOCK, Texas (Sports Network) - Darryl Dora's  three-pointer with 3.6 seconds left in double overtime lifted  Texas Tech to a thrilling 80-79 upset of No. 2 Kansas in a Big  12 showdown at United Spirit Arena.
A look at the top 100 retailers finds a minority with well-optimized sites.
Five newly discovered short plays by Tennessee Williams are shedding light on the troubled life of one of America's greatest playwrights more than 20 years after he died in a hotel room surrounded by wine bottles and pills.
PHILADELPHIA -- Rattled, hurried and battered for 2 1/2 quarters, Donovan McNabb kept his poise, stayed in the pocket and picked apart Washington's secondary.
A renegade Afghan militia commander and a  spokesman for the governor of the western province of Herat  said on Wednesday their forces were honoring a cease-fire  brokered a day earlier by the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan.
People are having to wait up to five years for the latest digital hearing aids, a report has found.
An audit of Venezuela&#39;s referendum results has confirmed President Hugo Chavez won the poll fairly and found no evidence to support the opposition&#39;s claims
Record high oil prices sent quarterly  profit up 53 percent at ConocoPhillips COP.N and fueled  results at other oil giants Amerada Hess AHC.N and Kerr-McGee  Corp. KMG.N
Company is developing a fiber network that will deliver TV and data to homes.
The US House of Representatives approved legislation to create a national intelligence director to oversee the nation&#39;s 15 intelligence agencies and to establish a counter-terrorism center to evaluate threats.
General Motors, the biggest car maker, said it has started negotiations with unions to cut jobs in Europe. Car giant is going to cut as much as 12,000 jobs in its Europe unit that suffered losses recently.
The creators of a private rocket plane will go ahead with plans for another launch next week in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize, despite a harrowing flight in which the spacecraft rolled dramatically while hurtling toward
The wife of an Argentine man who disappeared during his country's \
Heinz Radaelli figures he's a very lucky man, even though he's got scrapes, cuts and bruises from his swollen toes to the tips of his ears.
Trans-Tasman beer and wine group Lion Nathan is selling its Chinese beer business to the second largest brewer in China for $US154 million, or $A219 million.
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers held a short-term interest rate steady yesterday, saying that inflation remains too high but should drift lower over time as energy prices fall and the economy slows.
The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British hostage, despite a video message  from the captive pleading for his life.
HE crisis at British Airways deepened after the airline cancelled 14 flights yesterday and warned it was ready to axe more over the Bank Holiday weekend.
LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in San Francisco has ordered Sony Computer Entertainment Inc and its US unit to pay Immersion Corp, a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, $82 million in compensation for patent infringement
Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award for best actor on Sunday for a critically hailed performance as Ugandan ruler Idi Amin in \
Tropical activity is possible in a couple of days in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Tuesday.
About 270,000 people on Friday attended a Mass by Pope Benedict XVI in the same Warsaw square where his predecessor had inspired Poland&#039;s Solidarity movement against communist rule a quarter-century before.
Bill Guerin collected the rebound of a shot by Mike Comrie and beat Kevin Weekes with 3.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Islanders
NEW YORK  &#151; Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Renee Fleming wrestle each other to the stage, spitting out ardor and anger, faces twisted with torment. She sprints off, leaving the dashing baritone with the striking white hair alone on the stark set, crying out in agony.
A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives in an outdoor market Saturday, killing at least 23 people and wounding at least 86 others in a village of Shiite ethnic Turkomen north of Baghdad, police said.
An Islamic militant cell broken up over the weekend had planned a suicide attack in Barcelona, a Spanish judge said Wednesday.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 20,2004-Hollywood-These have really been the dog days for reality stars in Hollywood.
U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N, the world's biggest retailer, offset the effect  of easing oil prices.
Government troops arrested about 100 people in a search for militants suspected of taking oil industry workers hostage in Nigeria's petroleum-rich south, the army said Saturday.
The report was less scathing about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert than expected, and he is likely to keep his post.
Democrats called for a new war strategy after a report found the conflict in Iraq has invigorated Islamic radicalism.
Sport: David Triesman named first independent chairman as FA gives green light to Burton national HQ
Singer James Brown was released from an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday after surgery to treat prostate cancer. Doctors expect a full recovery and say if Brown takes proper care of himself he should be cured of the disease.
Private security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.
Michael Dell has moved up a spot on Forbes&#39; annual list of the 400 richest Americans. Dell, founder and chairman of Round Rock-based Dell Inc.
A doctor cannot get back to London after discovering his Boxing Day train tickets are for a non-existent service.
Beijing marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late supreme leader, Deng Xiaoping.
Ali Larter is engaged to her boyfriend, actor Hayes MacArthur.
Pronto un documento dell'Associazione Bancaria Italiana per autoregolamentare gli istituti di credito e snellire le procedure. E poi: &egrave; vero che le banche funzionano meglio dopo il decreto Bersani?
The woozy, sinking sensation this Christmas comedy produces suggests a movie slapped together after the consumption of far too many gallons of spiked eggnog.
Steven Spielberg is ending his involvement as an artistic adviser for the Beijing Olympics.
Coronation Street becomes the first soap to triumph at the highbrow South Bank Show Awards.
Mexico's electoral court will name   ruling party conservative Felipe Calderon president-elect on   Tuesday, rejecting claims the fiercely disputed July 2 vote was   unfair, sources said.
FBI agents have seized nearly $2 million in cash from a Las Vegas warehouse owned by illusionist David Copperfield, local media reports said on Thursday.
I had the honor of being a panelist for the 2nd (now) Annual Yahoo! Searchlight Awards. Also on the panel were Brad Berens, iMedia Communications, Jon Fine, BusinessWeek and Brian Morrissey, Adweek. The four finalists were:  Sprint-Talladega Nights, presented by NeoSearch Special K,  presented by Starcom Lexus All-new LS Launch, presented by TeamOne Chase Freedom, presented by Avenue A [...]
For months, Shira Barlow's cell phone was flooded with wrong-number calls and text messages, mostly between 2 and 4 a.m. on weekends. Told they had reached a college student, callers refused to believe it.
Spanish security forces defused Monday an ETA car bomb targeting a government building, officials said, the day after the armed Basque separatist group warned it would &quot;keep striking.&quot;
Dec 21, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Overcoming the threat of avian influenza is the single most pressing agricultural and public health issue facing Southeast Asia, Singapore&#39;s minister of state for national development, Cedric Foo, said yesterday in opening a
Bangladesh, still struggling to overcome the devastating effects of cyclone Sidr late last year, will build 2,000 new storm shelters in 2008.
A drug kit to treat cyanide poisoning won federal approval late Friday.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as  inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not hurry to  raise interest rates encouraged investors and oil prices  slipped as some refineries restarted after Hurricane Ivan.
A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace yesterday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions.
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Approvata la richiesta avanzata dai residenti al Comune
Ten people were injured yesterday when a parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris, the first such attack in the French capital for nearly a decade.
&#39;&#39;E&#39; un&#39;opinione che condivido, e non da oggi&#39;&#39;. Il segretario dell&#39;Udc, Marco Follini, si dice d&#39;accordo con il presidente della Camera, Pier Ferdinando Casini, che ieri ha lanciato un appello alle forze
Jim McLeod has a great day job, but a seasonal sideline is his &#39;&#39;tree&#39;&#39; calling. Throughout the year, he&#39;s president and owner of a software company called InfoCode Corp.
The violence in the once-model east African nation is exacerbated by the personal enmity between the president and his main rival
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The dynamics of the Ryder Cup in the 21st century have changed. The presumption by most Americans that the United States has the better team, and therefore should win the Ryder Cup, has long since evaporated.
December 29, 2004 - The US Small Business Administration today implemented a new policy that enables the federal government to more accurately monitor contract awards when a small business is purchased or merged with a large business
 starlet joins indie comedy
A man admits at the Old Bailey attempting to fly to Pakistan for terrorist purposes.
France still has Brazil&#039;s number. And on Saturday, the French had all the flair, too. The experienced and savvy French ousted the five-time World Cup champions 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game. Tacked onto France&#039;s 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match &amp;#151; the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup &amp;#151; it&#039;s clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer&#039;s highest level.
Rescuers said 141 miners remained trapped in a coal mine filled with toxic gas in China&#39;s Shaanxi province Monday after an explosion the day before killed 25.
Today's hottest cell phones feature full keyboards.
Business leaders are applauding the DC Council&#39;s revised plan to build a stadium for the soon-to-be Washington Nationals. They say Council Chairman Linda Cropp&#39;s amendments Tuesday will help
Oil prices surge to fresh record highs in London, with Brent crude reaching the $50-a-barrel mark for the first time.
A blast killed and wounded several people less than 1 km from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's army headquarters in Rawalpindi, according to a witness and a security official on Tuesday.
Toyota Motor and Chinese partner Guangzhou Automobile reportedly will invest 3.8 billion yuan ($US459 million) to build a new plant in China, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 vehicles.
Blog: Esmee Denters, 18, got her start by making low-tech karaoke videos and is the first artist to be signed to the new label.
A man who secretly filmed women in his university halls bathroom is given a suspended sentence.
Jon Stewart is getting a do-over as Oscar host. America's favorite faux newscaster, who drew mixed reviews for his first stint in 2006, has been picked for a return engagement in February, the film academy announced Wednesday.
Crude oil futures rose on concern Hurricane Ivan may disrupt production, refining and the arrival of shipments as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.
Hollinger Inc. said on Friday that an Ontario Superior Court judge had ordered an investigation of the company now mired in controversy over the conduct of its major shareholder, press baron Conrad Black.
The United States has asked Japan not to arrange a meeting between Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, an apparent response to Kyuma's criticism of U.S. policy, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.
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A French diplomat with the European Union in Ivory Coast was shot to death in his home overnight, a spokesman for the French embassy said Wednesday.
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.  - Democratic presidential  candidate John Kerry has accused his Republican critics of  having launched their offensive against his Vietnam war record  in a bid to sabotage what he called growing voter support for  his strategy to fight the war on terror.
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has contested U.N. plans for deployment in Darfur, dashing hopes for a beefed up peacekeeping force in the near future, according to a letter obtained on Friday.
Iran will not stop uranium enrichment despite opposition from the EU, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator says.
The golf playoff can inspire us to retire better, even with only a fraction of its $10 million prize.
The first trial in France over a major environmental disaster will open on Monday  to decide whether oil giant Total and other parties bear responsibility for the massive oil spill from the Erika shipwreck in 1999.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - After getting a first look at the widespread damage left behind by Hurricane Charley, Florida residents were faced with the arduous task of sorting through the wreckage, and for some, starting over again...
InfoWorld - Facebook&#39;s safety controls and procedures are deficient and fail to properly protect minors from adult sexual predators in the company&#39;s social-networking site, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Monday.
BURLINGTON, Ky. -- Life is cramped at the Condit household. Dale and Sharon Condit and their two young sons need more room but can't seem to sell their current home -- on the market now for three months.
Traditional fish and chips along with cherished pub grub remain the dishes of choice for Britons outstripping Chinese or Indian take-aways, a study said.
JERUSALEM  - Israel inched closer to a new coalition government that will enforce next year&#39;s planned pullout from the Gaza Strip, where nine Palestinians were killed in an upsurge of violence.
Nokia, the world's largest cell  phone maker, sees content for the wireless Internet as key to  snapping up more cell phone users, including in emerging  markets, the head of its key unit said on Tuesday.
Yahoo adds a search feature for cell phones, following a similar move by Google. Also:  Start-up Seven gets addicted to Java.
Nintendo Co Ltd's  Wii game  console outsold Sony Corp's  PS3 by the ratio of 3 to 1  in Japan in August, but Nintendo's lead has become smaller over  recent months, industry data showed on Monday.
By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 14--On Tuesday, the sheriff of Lincoln County resigned, pled guilty to embezzlement and began two years of probation.   Normally, we do not comment on the local affairs of a county as far away from the Coast as Lincoln (where U.S.
ST. PAUL - Evan Lysacek had been freaking out all day. Defending his US figure skating title, he'd realized, was much tougher than winning it. Johnny Weir could have told him that.
Regional elections in March will preview coming national elections in which choices will be severely limited at best.
A specific combination of drugs produced such encouraging results in black patients with heart disease that the trial was halted early so all the participants could take advantage of the therapy.
Blog: Tucked inside Microsoft's agreement to change Vista's desktop search is word that a beta of the first service pack for Vista will come this year. No word on when the final version will ship, however.
Russia's lower house of parliament adopted a far-reaching anti-terrorism plan on Wednesday that calls for broadening the powers of all agencies involved in the fight against terrorism and threatens officials with punishment if they fail to prevent attacks.
America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.
Forget the gentile aura of golf. It's party time! The FBR Open &#151; formerly known as the Phoenix Open &#151; begins a four-day run Thursday. It's the rowdiest stop on the PGA Tour, with big, boisterous crowds creating a spirited scene that irritates some golfers and invigorates others.
It's not just cell phones taking advantage of a time standard. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., sends out a radio signal that any properly equipped device in much of North America can pick up and use to set itself to the proper time.
A suicide car bomb devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze, sending a thick plume of choking black smoke over the city.
There was a clutch shot and a virtually flawless performance by US Open champion Retief Goosen, and a rare final-round collapse by Tiger Woods.
U.S. and German scientists say they have, for the first time, observed DNA being damaged by ultraviolet light.
Ecuador's Congress backs a call by the president for a referendum that could bring constitutional reform.
People who pay for whole-body X-ray scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer, doctors warned on Tuesday.
Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian teenager in Rafah, as militants fire injure an Israeli boy with homemade rockets.
In un incontro valevole per il ritorno dei 16' di finale di coppa Uefa il Parma &egrave; stato sconf...
David Cone was casually monitoring the Congressional hearing and was surprised when he heard his name mentioned on television.
Turista ignaro del pericolo in fondo a un cunicolo buio
Despite sales that lag market-leading Apple by a significant margin, Microsoft continues to put up a brave front in its continuing fight for relevance in the digital music player market.
The I.R.S. and private tax preparers have agreed that the free tax-filing program will be offered for 2006 tax returns without solicitations for refund loans.
A British archeologist has dug up evidence linking John the Baptist to a cave used for bathing rituals in hills near Jerusalem in what he said could be one of the biggest recent finds for Christian history.
Lawyers for John Mark Karr argued that the child pornography case be dropped since crucial evidence has gone missing
Canada may have to toughen up rules on Internet pharmacies' sales of medicines to the United States, Industry Minister David Emerson said on Friday, amid public concerns of shortages or price spikes despite controls.
Lo spagnolo Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) ha vinto la 15/a tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, da Villacarril...
BP Plc BP.L this week will conduct   safety tests and seek government permission to restart part of   the eastern Prudhoe Bay oil field pipeline in Alaska that was   shut due to corrosion, the company told Congress on Tuesday.
England&#39;s new captain Jonny Wilkinson last night welcomed the appointment of Andy Robinson as the national team&#39;s head coach, describing him as &quot;outstanding&quot;.
NAPOLI, 9 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Uno scambio di cazzotti, fra maggioranza e opposizione, e il consigliere Moretto Vincenzo di An finisce all&#39;ospedale Loreto Mare di Napoli per un rigonfiamento iugolare: e&#39; il bilancio tristissimo, come sottolinea il sindaco Rosa
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon posts a rise in annual profits but warns the smoking ban could crimp future growth.
Masters champion Zach Johnson hoped to jump into contention at the John Deere Classic on Friday. Instead, he missed the cut.
The international space station's three residents bade farewell to one set of houseguests Sunday and prepared for the arrival of more visitors.
Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new reorganization splits responsibility for its online offerings between four executives, most of whom also are responsible for parts of the Windows operating system.
Dolby announced that its Media Encoder software will run natively on Intel-based Macs.
Celebrex, the nation&#39;s leading painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at very high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said Friday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely touted drugs.
Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the U.S.-led war on Iraq.
HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 27 -- The United States was smashed from the Women's World Cup on Thursday night by a Brazilian team that displayed the skill, speed, composure, class and finishing prowess of its celebrated men's squad.
ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - A new attempt to break an impasse over offshore energy royalties is an opportunity for Prime Minister Paul Martin to \
Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system spurred a 67 percent increase in personal-computer sales at U S retail stores in its first week on the market, according to research firm Current Analysis Inc.
Serginho &egrave; pronto a riprendersi il Milan. Fermo da un po' per problemi alla schiena, il brasi...
Stanford University biochemist Roger D. Kornberg won a Nobel Prize last year for work he began in the 1970s, but he is pretty sure that if he had been born a generation later, he never would have had the chance.
Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.
TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.
Democrats control both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Public opposition to warrantless wiretapping is growing, and recent disclosures suggest it started even before 9/11. So why can't the Democrats curb the Bush administration's wiretapping?
TABA, Egypt -- Israeli tourists flock to this idyllic stretch of coastline between Taba, on the Egyptian-Israeli border, and Dahab to the south.
U.S. consumer sentiment fell in December, a prelimiary report showed on Friday, as consumers pared back their views of future financial conditions.
Israeli officials predicted Sunday that allegations the government spied on the Pentagon would prove false, but analysts said damage had already been done the Jewish state&#39;s image and that of its lobbying ally in Washington.
To be or not to be, that is not the question. The question is &quot;How optimistic are thee?&quot;. Or in other words, &quot;Do you live life thinking the glass is half empty or half full?
Presidente: nessun dialogo con militanti Hamas golpisti
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
[Health India]: Washington, Nov 30 : A new study by researchers at the University of California and San Fransisco has indicated that Psychological stress can take off several years from your life as it makes your cells age faster.
This is the time of the year when procrastinators everywhere want to know: When is the latest I can ship packages and still get them delivered by Christmas?
roundup Plus: Phone defect could affect hearing...OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office...Ex-Palm CEO Yankowski to head Majesco.
Republican convention organizers have crafted a stage lineup aimed at showing a diverse party, giving a spotlight to Education Secretary Rod Paige, who is black; Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, an Asian American; and minority musical groups.
La Rai deve &quot;conservare, rafforzare e migliorare la sua attivita&#39; di servizio pubblico&quot;. Lo ha chiesto il Presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, durante la consegna dei premi Saint Vincent di giornalismo al Quirinale.
BUCHAREST, Romania Change is coming to the country of Romania after voters backed an opposition candidate for president. The election signals an important shift for the Eastern European nation, breaking the
The state and city of New York on Monday filed suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker concealed the risks of the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx.
TV reality star Duane \
Ora &egrave; ufficiale. Fabio Capello non ha convocato David Beckham per l'amichevole che l'Inghilte...
Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again.    Wright set a career high with his 13th win and drove in the go-ahead run with a surprise bunt Friday night, helping the Atlanta Braves overcome Bonds' 694th homer in a 5-3 victory over visiting San Francisco...
US military officials in Iraq say a bomb blast that hit a military convoy on the outskirts of Fallujah has killed some American troops.
Two women were found dead inside a car in a swollen creek, increasing the number of people killed in storms across Ohio this week to four, authorities said.
A monument to the Beatles will be constructed in Hamburg, where the Fab Four launched their international career 45 years ago.
Cuba announced Monday that U.S. dollars will no longer be accepted at stores or other businesses on the communist island starting next month in a move that will radically change the way business has been done there over the past decade.
 spurs rush of Saudi novels
The U.N. Security Council will need until mid-September before acting on its threat to punish Iran if Tehran's leaders flout a Thursday deadline to suspend uranium enrichment as is widely expected, Britain's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday.
By Lauren Klein, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Sep. 19--NORWALK -- After several years of stagnating state funds for clean water projects, three officials pledged yesterday to obtain $70 million in bonds for the Clean Water Fund in the next legislative session.   State Sens.
SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a software patent lawsuit brought against it by Eastman Kodak Co., Sun announced Thursday. The settlement comes just six days after a New York jury found Sun guilty of violating Kodak's patents, but before any damages had been awarded. Kodak had been seeking $1.06 billion in lump sum royalties in the case.
The founder and chairman of Apex Digital, which imports cheap electronic items into the US, is arrested by Chinese authorities.
The movie is frivolous, unfunny and totally avoidable.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms, said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts and urged efforts to correct \
One of the defining features of working life, huddles of smokers enjoying a quick fag break outside the doorway, has become the latest target in the war against cigarettes.
Anastasia Myskina won the Kremlin Cup for the second straight year, running off 10 straight games to defeat Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-0 Sunday in the tournament&#39;s first all-Russian final.
The Nokia Corporation said it would lay off up to 700 people globally, mostly in its enterprise business operation, to increase efficiency and improve competitiveness. The layoffs, expected within the next few months, include 340 workers in Finland. The cuts will affect research and development, related sales and marketing, as well as internal information technology operations, the company said. Nokia said it would try to transfer some workers to different posts.
Sport: Football: Bendtner left with bloodied nose after spat with Adebayor during Carling Cup defeat at Spurs
CAT Stevens was deported from the United States because of a spelling error, with American officials confusing the former pop star with a man with a similar name on a &quot;no-fly&quot; list, Time magazine reported today.
State sales taxes - as much as $1-billion over five years - might help to rebuild hurricane-ravaged communities.
Pdl non e' confluenza An, se ne discutera' per tempo necessario
The Washington Redskins can earn a playoff berth by beating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Presidente Copaco, l'abbiamo gia' sentito piu' volte
Diego e Andrea Della Valle, proprietari della Fiorentina, e Sandro Mencucci, amministratore delegato...
When you lose two straight games, and allow 17 runs in those two games, more than one thing went wrong. But one big thing has gone wrong for the Cardinals thus far in the World Series: they&#39;re not throwing strikes.
The African Union has set an ambitious agenda for a political solution to the two-year-old Darfur conflict at the opening of peace talks in Nigeria, but says continued fighting is poisoning the atmosphere.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWe did not overlook some of the challenges that we are all facing in the region and uppermost in that list of challenges is the situation between the Israelis and the Palestinians,\u00e2\u0080\u009d he told a news conference at the close of the one-day conference.
Israle ha battuto Andorra 4-1 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del 2008 (gir...
Share the dosh, says Culture Minister BBC executives may be demanding emergency supplies of jelly as they digest the latest statement from the Culture Minister today. The corporation should share revenue raised by the TV license fee with other media companies, James Purnell said yesterday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.
Israel vowed on Tuesday to respond  against militants who launched a cross-border rocket attack  into the Jewish state from southern Lebanon, but said it would  act with restraint to avoid inflaming the situation.
: Indonesia&#39;s incoming president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won last month&#39;s election in a landslide, but a stubborn incumbent is stopping him doing something that poll
December 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Opera Software  announced on Wednesday that it has released the beta version of its next browser for the Windows platform.
Robert J. Ulrich is donating millions of dollars to establish the decidedly unglamorous Musical Instrument Museum.
The player lets the listener choose MP3 or WMA music, ripped from CDs or downloaded from online music sites. The Zen Micro provides intuitive vertical scrolling to allow users to move through easy-to-use menus
Nessuno sconto previsto per i mercati europeo e giapponese
Yemen steps up security following a suicide bomb in which nine people died, mostly Spanish tourists.
A Chicago-based National Guard unit ferried a Canadian woman to freedom yesterday after she said she was missing for 16 days in northern Iraq, the Chicago Sun-Times reported today.
 Amato: darlo a chi abbandona gli sfruttatori
Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
MADRID, Oct 4 (IPS) - The Basque separatist group ETA in Spain is on the   verge of disappearing, according to political and social leaders  in Spain  who commented on the arrests of the organisation's  top leaders in France.
Europe and the United States reached an 11th-hour compromise late last night at the UN climate change conference in Buenos Aires. The two sides were locked in disagreement on future efforts to reduce harmful
\u00c2\u0093I see you are having a party. How do I decline your invitation? Let me count the ways.\u00c2\u0094
Just hours after a deadly army raid on a Gaza refugee camp, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked Israeli lawmakers to approve his plan for a unilateral withdrawal from the disputed coastal strip.
Manufacturing growth in the 12 countries sharing the euro accelerated for the first time in five months in December after oil prices retreated from records.
Former New York Gov. George Pataki told supporters in the first primary state he is not ready to jump into the presidential race and won't object if they get behind other candidates.
BEIJING -- China has ordered judges to use the death penalty more sparingly by showing leniency for murderers who cooperate with authorities and white-collar criminals who help recoup their ill-gotten gains, the government said Friday.
France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.
Mark Brunell opened the game with a touchdown drive and was done for the night. Michael Vick opened with an interception and never did produce a play for positive yardage.
LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels...
The trial of Father Athanase Seromba, a Catholic priest accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda opened Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) without his presence.
Designer and architect Ettore Sottsass, the figurehead of 20th-century Italian design and founder of the influential Memphis Group, died on Monday aged 90, the ANSA news agency reported.
The wife of British hostage Ken Bigley has pleaded with Tony Blair to help save her husband&#39;s life. &quot;Tony Blair could help him hugely,&quot; said Sombat Bigley.
KHAO LAK, Thailand (AFP ) - More than 4,500 people have been confirmed dead in Thailand&#39;s tidal wave disaster and almost half of the total were foreign holidaymakers.
IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems.
Longtime \
A village in the Ligurian hills is home to one of Italy's first envrionmentally friendly schools.
IL COMMENTO                                          La sconfitta della politica politicante                                                                                  dal nostro inviato VITTORIO ZUCCONI
The Munch Museum in Oslo could be shut until next summer while it introduces drastic security measures after the theft of its most famous painting.
Tycho:  It's hard to imagine not having access to a deep reservoir of supernatural knowledge to enrich and inform my daily life.  As early as age thirteen I was already curating a collection of incredible facts, highly granular assessments of wicked and ancient lizards, up to and including notes on their diet, sleep habits, and taste in home decor.  From the demure to the diabolical, I have sought to build a robust profile of the hidden world.  My very mind is an arsenal.
Gruppo immobiliare americano comprato per 3,7 mld di dollari
Raytheon is gone. The suburban office market is anemic. And yet the site, tucked within walking distance of 10,000 white-collar workers, beckoned to be redeveloped. So Burlington officials have taken a first step toward allowing a trendy concept in suburban shopping: A &quot;lifestyle center.&quot;
UK banks have welcomed the chancellor's plans to protect people's savings, in the light of Northern Rock.
Britain's Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has apologised for false government intelligence information about weapons of mass destruction that was the basis for Britain joining the Iraq invasion last year.
Da domani giro di vite anche in Germania e Francia
Medaglia di bronzo per l'Italia nella staffetta a squadre agli europei di slittino di Cesana. Gli az...
Singer Rihanna contines to dominate the UK charts spending her seventh week at number one with Umbrella.
Computer animation company Dreamworks  SKG has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  for a $650 million initial public offering, applying to list on  the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol \
Germany's music industry has switched efforts to sell music over the Internet to Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) Web unit T-Online (TOIGn.DE) from a previous collaboration with another Telekom division, it was announced on Monday.
Love is a many-faceted, if not splendored, thing in the romantic comedy set on the tennis courts of Wimbledon. The movie is about a love match between a pair of lanky racket-wielding
Scott Hartnell scores three consecutive goals and Antero Niittymaki wins his fourth straight start for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rally to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
In a major policy about-face, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh announced yesterday that he&#39;s considering compensating more people who contracted hepatitis C through tainted blood.
Pakistan's prime minister has disputed a news report that said Osama bin Laden would not face capture if he agreed to lead a \
Indonesia has sentenced four more Australians to death by firing squad for drug smuggling in Bali, a ruling that sparked an immediate call for clemency from officials in Canberra.
French President Jacques Chirac considered committing up to 15,000 troops to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq until a dispute over U.N. support scuttled prospects for cooperation, according to a new book.
 film gets massive release
Defending Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia has advanced to the semifinals of the China Open women&#39;s tennis tournament in Beijing.
Blog: The PCS 2 uses attic heat to warm the pool.
Canada is to protest formally to the US over the case of a Canadian deported to Syria over alleged terror links.
General Motors Corp  on Friday said it had terminated a $4.1 billion standby credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, saying it had sufficient liquidity without the borrowing arrangement.
LANDSTUHL, Germany A US Marine who was wounded in the battle for Fallujah says the fighting is intense -- &quot;house to house&quot; and &quot;rooftop to rooftop.
The ritual baths that Jewish women take to fulfill purity requirements are getting a makeover
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Insurgents continued to strike against coalition targets in Iraq Saturday, resulting in the deaths of one US soldier and four government employees in Baghdad.
An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for
Rebalancing a portfolio works best when it's linked to performance.
Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter returned to practice yesterday, less than three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, and was optimistic he'll play in the season opener Sept. 9 at Washington.
Forward J. P. Dumont signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Nashville Predators on Friday.
Delta Air Lines officials were said to be in negotiations Saturday that could help settle the No. 3 carrier&#39;s fate within a week.
Factory production shrank in December  for the first time in nearly a year as tighter lending  conditions and a slowing economy took their toll, according to  a national survey published on Wednesday.
Business & money: Homeowners may have to provide their buyer with a home information pack as early as September 1.
The median price of a single-family home declined 1.8 percent to $217,800, the first annual decline since reliable records began in 1968.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Clocks at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began ticking down on Saturday toward Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a construction mission to the International Space Station.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair undertook a passionate defence of the transatlantic alliance but called on the United States to &quot;reach out&quot; to its international partners for the sake of world order.
L'Italia ha battuto il Portogallo 3-1 (1-0) in un'amichevole giocata a Zurigo. Per gli azzurri in go...
Men jailed for taking part in largest organised dog fight uncovered in England since 1867.
A COUPLE of weeks ago, Sir David Attenborough went on the BBC - an establishment double act that's hard to top - and explained exactly what global warming would mean for Britain.
Not even a club with no rules...yet Microsoft may be going gangbusters on Web 2.0-related technology, but the arrival of tools such as Expression and WPF means little unless they are out there being used.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Detective Andrew Sproule of the Police Service of Northern Ireland speaks to the media outside the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004.
British rocker Pete Doherty is following   in the steps of model girlfriend Kate Moss and is close to   sealing a deal to design clothes for trendy Manchester label   Gio-Goi.
TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Among prostate cancer patients undergoing a high-tech form of radiation therapy, exposure to a higher amount of radiation over a shorter time span poses no added risk for impaired sexual function, new research reveals.
Chiusura-record per il film tv &#39;Paolo Borsellino&#39;, la cui seconda puntata e&#39; andata in onda ieri in prima serata su Canale 5. Il programma e&#39; stato visto da 11 milioni 694 mila spettatori con il 41,94% di share.
US warplanes have pounded Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City only hours after car bombs killed at least 26 people in two Iraqi cities. Heavy fighting also erupted in the suburb overnight on Monday.
(InfoWorld) - A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has joined the debate surrounding Apple Computer's proprietary digital music technology by criticizing European antitrust activities, but\u00c2\u00a0groups attacking Apple\u00c2\u00a0are defending their actions. Speaking in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Thomas Barnett, assistant attorney general at the DOJ's antitrust division, warned that forcing companies to reveal their intellectual property stifles innovation. He used Apple as an example, in a nod to\u00c2\u00a0growing discontent in Europe\u00c2\u00a0regarding the way that music purchased from iTunes is tied to the iPod. Architects of complaints against Apple in Europe say he's got it wrong. \
N'DJAMEMA  - France's defense minister flew to Chad on Wednesday in a show of support for President Idriss Deby who survived a weekend assault on the capital N'Djamena by rebels.
The White Sox are sending for pitching help, only the call isn&#39;t going out to replace Jon Garland in the rotation -- not yet, anyway.
Revenue and profit at NTT DoCoMo, Japan&#39;s number one cellular operator, dropped during the first half of its financial year because of discount schemes offered to win and keep subscribers to its 3G mobile cellular network.
With a new &#36;136 million NBA contract, Kobe Bryant will be making jump shots for years to come &#151; provided, of course, he stays out of prison. Whether he will ever hoist a can of Sprite in front of a camera again is another question altogether.
Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
The Bank of England&#39;s governor on Wednesday defended the bank&#39;s arms-length approach to the instability sweeping the world&#39;s financial markets.
It seems bad on the surface but a deeper inspection shows the Gator season will still go on. But not season-ruining or job-costing for Ron Zook as some have suggested.
Opec is under pressure to lift official production levels at a critical meeting today as global crude prices rose again on the back of pipeline attacks in Iraq and hurricanes heading for the Gulf of Mexico.
New Delhi, Oct. 3 (PTI): Overnight rains came as a blessing in disguise for Chinese runner Yingjie Sun, who crushed Irish star Sonia O&#39;Sullivan&#39;s dream of completing a rare triple of world titles by winning
Nortel Networks released audited financial statements and said that an inquiry showed that executives had manipulated the initial results to obtain bonuses.
Curtis Strange was born in Norfolk, Va. and went to college at Wake Forest , but feels right at home in the Boston area, where he will play in the Bank of America Championship starting tomorrow. Winning the 1988 US Open at the Country Club in Brookline can have that effect.
Sfilata ricca di spunti e di creazioni particolari
Gossip from the South Indian film industry.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Fort Lauderdale drug wholesaler accused of overcharging for the flu vaccine is turning over its vaccine inventory.
Mancanza ormone scatena malattia, aperta strada a nuove cure
At least 15 die in a suicide bombing near Falluja as the US admits serious threats to its Iraq security \
L&#39;ex braccio destro del giudice antimafia era accusato dal pm Massimo Russo, anche lui ex collaboratore dell&#39;ex procuratore di Marsala, di concorso in associazione mafiosa e corruzione: &quot;il fatto non susssite&quot;.
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas continue talks for a second day  in an effort to avert civil war.
Ministers deny inappropriate involvement over a threatened \u00c2\u00a380m Highland holiday resort development.
Shares of Chiron Corp. CHIR.O fell 7  percent before the market open on Friday, a day after the  biopharmaceutical company said it is delaying shipment of its  flu vaccine, Fluvirin, because lots containing 4 million  vaccines do not meet product sterility standards.
Il centrocampista esterno Martin Jorgensen ha rinnovato il contratto che lo lega alla Fiorentina fin...
L'ex dittatore cileno e' ricoverato da ieri
Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s board decided that Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues the company, people involved said.
Overriding the defendant&#39;s objections, the UN war crimes tribunal appointed two lawyers to represent Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, hoping
Tre tifosi della Lazio, Yuri Alviti, Fabrizio Toffolo e Fabrizio PIscitelli, sono stati condannati d...
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - After more than a century on the fringe of America's consciousness, Mormons are riding a wave of media attention and public scrutiny -- and say they welcome the chance to set a few things straight.
Pantheios is an Open Source C/C++ Logging API library, offering an optimal combination of 100% type-safety, efficiency, genericity and extensibility. It is simple to use and extend, highly-portable (platform and compiler-independent) and, best of all, it upholds the C tradition of you only pay for what you use.   Pantheios supports logging of message statements of arbitrary complexity, consisting of heterogeneous types.  Pantheios supports filtering of log messages based on severity level including (but not limited to) the eight levels defined by the SysLog protocol.  Pantheios supports back-end output, individually and in combination, to stderr/stdout, SysLog (including a custom implementation of the SysLog protocol for Windows), Windows debugger, Windows event log, COM Error Object, Speech, or any custom back-end extension you care to write. Importantly, Pantheios is readily extended to use the existing transport mechanisms of feature-rich logging libraries such as ACE, log4cpp, log4cplus, log4cxx.  Pantheios does not contain any compiler-specific or platform-specific constructs. It supports UNIX (including Linux and Mac OS-X), and Windows, and should work with any operating system. It is known to be compatible with Borland (5.5.1+), Comeau (4.3.3+), Digital Mars (8.45+), GCC (3.2+), Intel (6+), Metrowerks (8+), Microsoft Visual C++ (5.0+), and should work with any reasonably modern C++ compiler.  Pantheios is completely free and includes source released under a BSD-style license.  Release 1.0.1 beta 89 incorporates:  * refactored example directories and file-names  * enhanced makefiles to incorporate all examples   Note: this release of Pantheios requires STLSoft 1.9.17, or later. Download from http://stlsoft.org/  Download from: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=141831&package_id=155759  Discuss at: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=475313  Pantheios website: http://pantheios.org/
New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush and his family appear to have accepted gifts, money and other benefits worth more than $100,000 from two marketing agents while the Heisman Trophy winner was still playing at Southern California, according to a report posted Thursday on Yahoo.com.
Two Estonians are to go on trial here for allegedly siphoning off hundreds of thousands of euros from the country's state-run post office using computer fraud, the prosecutor's office announced.
The meeting of the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers produced an 8.0 preliminary overnight Nielsen rating, a 78 percent leap from the comparable broadcast last year.
South Africa's government warns striking nurses they will be fired unless they return to work by Monday.
Beijing, Dec 6 : China and Germany today signed 22 cooperative documents here to boost bilateral relations and trade cooperation after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held wide-ranging talks and established a &#39;hot line
Will the world finally learn more about the FBI&#39;s tailing of counter-culture icon John Lennon? A federal judge ordered the FBI to release their files on late Beatles singer John Lennon to a California professor
Gordon Brown praises a joint plan by some of the world's main central banks to ease credit problems.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
Air traffic controllers blamed a military pilot for a near miss over Morecambe Bay yesterday in which a plane carrying the Princess Royal had to go into a steep descent to avoid a Eurofighter Typhoon.
ATA Holdings Corp. (ATAH), parent of struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as falling fares and soaring fuel prices drained it of cash.
Briton Jenson Button will drive for BAR next year but is likely to join Williams in 2006 after Formula One&#39;s Contract Recognition Board (CRB) ended a tug-of-war between the teams on Wednesday.
Whole of In Rainbows plus 'other bits' Radiohead will perform the whole of their latest album In Rainbows plus some \
British police are currently trying to monitor &quot;thousands&quot; of potential security suspects, the head of the anti-terrorism unit at London's Metropolitan Police said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.
Marxist rebels have abducted at least eight Colombian tourists celebrating Christmas at a lakeside spa in the northwest, officials said Saturday.
After a lengthy auction stretching over two days, a federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the sale of California-based Tower Records to Great American Group, which plans to liquidate the music retailer.
John Lewis and Waitrose top the Which? shopper satisfaction survey, but no-frills grocers do well too.
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed early on Wednesday after a late-night deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.
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Nigerian consortium Bluestar, led by tycoon Aliko Dangote, pulls out of a deal to take stakes in oil refineries.
British police said an eighth suspect had been arrested in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland and police sources said two of those held were doctors.
United Auto Workers members at a major Chrysler LLC assembly plant in St. Louis have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract with Chrysler, delivering a setback to union leadership in early voting on the four-year deal.
It's running out of cash and losing in court, and now SCO tells the SEC that things look bleak.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he will present his controversial Gaza Strip withdrawal plan to parliament on October 25.
Il Livorno ha svolto solo un allenamento mattutino, con esercizi atletici sotto la direzione del del...
Opposition hopeful Viktor Yushchenko said Wednesday a parliamentary vote to root out cheating in elections opened the way for him to win a re-run of a rigged presidential poll.
SINGAPORE : A five-year-old Indonesian girl critically injured in last month&#39;s bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta flew to a new life in Italy on Monday after making a spectacular recovery at a Singapore hospital.
Server shipments and revenue increased in the second quarter as Sun Microsystems Inc. and Dell Inc. gained market share at the expense of Hewlett-Packard Co.
African monitors should deploy in camps for the almost 1.5 million displaced by the conflict in Darfur and should also monitor police to help build trust with the local community, the United Nations says.
The 1991 Persian Gulf War and subsequent U.N. inspections destroyed Iraq's illicit weapons capability and, for the most part, Saddam Hussein did not try to rebuild it, according to an extensive report by the chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq.
United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has termed the US-led invasion of Iraq &quot;illegal&quot; as it contravened the world body&#39;s charter and said he feared &quot;credible&quot; elections in that country as planned were unlikely to take place given the present
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vodafone has given Verizon Wireless the green-light to make a bid to buy Sprint. &quot;Verizon Communications Inc.
The film stars the hot Arya, whose Pattiyal was a surprise hit.
ELIZABETH EDWARDS, the wife of the Democrat vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, was given a diagnosis of breast cancer on Wednesday, the day her husband and John Kerry conceded the US election to President Bush.
You forget about Mark Bellhorn. He lulls you to sleep with those droopy eyes and that droopy hair and his insistence on examining every pitch as though it is a rare piece of art. He'll drive you crazy, this second baseman, who takes and takes and takes pitches until he either walks or strikes out. Or hits incredible clutch home ...
Violence is anathema to modern German sensibilities. That pacifism applied to video games could mean legal repercussions. By Bruce Gain.
When Saturday's Live Earth concerts bring focus to global warming, millions around the world will hear about Live Earth New York.
Mayor Ray Nagin says the state could take over the New Orleans district attorney's office as early as Monday as the agency faces a multimillion-dollar civil judgment.
Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is  set to report a drop in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as  its focus on lower-priced phones puts pressure on margins,  analysts say.
The United States wants recruit Britain and other countries to share biometric data on terrorists and criminals, a British newspaper reported Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, 24 September 2004 - The British government yesterday ruled out negotiations with the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley in Iraq despite a personal appeal from the captive to Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life.
Pakistan may consider granting   permission for the shooting of a film about slain U.S. reporter   Daniel Pearl, an official said on Thursday.
Consumer spending rebounded in September while manufacturing activity expanded in October, though at a slower pace than the previous month, providing further evidence of continued but moderating economic growth on the eve of the presidential election.
MI6's former chief denies that the service murdered Princess Diana at the inquest into her death.
The Taliban are on the move again in Afghanistan. And, in   other news, Suri Cruise has two eyes, a nose and a full head of hair.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday stopped the execution of a Texas convict scheduled to be put to death for the 1998 killing of his parents, two days after the court said it will consider whether lethal injection violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
A senior Irish bishop denied that he was the clergyman who christened the sons of British soccer captain David Beckham and his pregnant pop star wife Victoria.
Hundreds of Canadians will be celebrating the holidays far from home as they monitor elections in the Ukraine. Five hundred observers are in the country with hopes of keeping the voting fair after the last
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, flanked by Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, and Cabinet Secretary Yisrael Maimon, right, begins his weekly cabinet meeting, at his office, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004.
POTSDAM, Germany  - Russia and the United States sparred over Kosovo and U.S. missile shield plans on Wednesday, souring a meeting aimed at preparing the ground for next week's Group of Eight summit on the Baltic coast.
Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
From tattooed wild woman to humanitarian heroine -- what a difference a few years has made for Angelina Jolie, who topped a Reuters poll released on Thursday of the best celebrity humanitarians of 2007.
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The software giant says it will release five sets of security patches next Tuesday, including a critical update for users of Windows 2000.
He was against it before he was for it. The same president who mocked the idea of talking with Iran and Syria as recently as two weeks ago is now sending emissaries to a regional conference to talk with Iran and Syria.
Blog: Although rare, a sophisticated attacker could perform a man-in-the-middle attack using Google Desktop.
Soddisfatto del pari si Reggio Calabria il tecnico dell'Atalanta Stefano Colantuono: \
Comedian Al Franken, known for his lacerating satire of the American right, discarded his customary wisecracks as he announced soberly he would run for the US Senate.
Low-cost air travel has brought the British in droves to snap up cheap French real estate as retirement or vacation retreats.
The company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares plunged 15.9 percent to a nearly four-year low of $10.36 in morning trading after its net profit fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter.
(InfoWorld) - Extending its developer outreach, complex event processing software maker StreamBase is making a development environment available as a free plug-in to the Eclipse platform. StreamBase on Monday is unveiling this capability with the StreamBase Developer Edition. The package features the StreamBase Studio developer tool and a non-production version of the StreamBase stream processing engine. Developers can plug the tool into the Eclipse IDE. Developer Edition is available free over the Web. StreamBase Studio previously was based on Eclipse. \
Business: 27 January 2005, Thursday. Bidding for state-owned shares in former telecom monopoly BTC started on the non-cash segment of the Bulgarian bourse at 6am on Friday morning.
Key Security Council members  reached agreement on Wednesday on a resolution authorizing an  additional 5,900 peacekeeping troops to help Democratic  Republic of Congo keep a shaky peace on track.
MIAMI - Hurricane Helene was downgraded to a Category 1 storm early Thursday as it remained in the open Atlantic well east of Bermuda, forecasters said.  At 5 a.m.
PADANG, Indonesia  - Aid began to flow on Wednesday to survivors of deadly earthquakes in Indonesia's West Sumatra as rescue teams searched frantically for victims who may still be trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Why do producers blow up money on films like Dil Bechara Pyaar Ka Maara?
The European Commission plans to announce a formal proposal settling the long-running Coca-Cola antitrust case later on Tuesday, a source close to the situation said.
Computer shipments rose this summer at the fastest rate in nearly two years, and Hewlett-Packard Co. pulled still farther ahead of Dell Inc. as the world's largest maker of PCs, two technology research firms reported Wednesday.
U.S. telephone carrier customers of Samsung Electronics saw slowing sales of cell phones towards the end of the 2007 holiday shopping period, which was a strong sales period for Samsung, a top executive for the phone maker said on Sunday.
Explosive cutting charges are to be used to separate the hull of the stricken MSC Napoli off the Devon coast.
Per il 2008, analisi prevedono mercati in crescita
SPRING HILL, Tenn. - Katherine Williams says the yellow ducky sponge she put on sale at a flea market is merely a child's toy...
Il direttore organizzativo del Milan Umberto Gandini dopo il sorteggio di Champions League a Nyon: '...
Seven U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said on Friday.
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Prosecutors dropped Medicaid fraud charges against former Gov. Don Siegelman and a top aide Tuesday after a judge threw out a conspiracy charge that was the linchpin of the case.
Salma Hayek is returning to her telenovela roots with a one-hour project for ABC, an American version of the phenomenally successful Latin American soap opera \
The Canadian government signaled on  Thursday it was ready to crack down on Internet pharmacies that  send cheap medicine to the United States, often without  Canadian doctors having seen the patients.
Dozens of Taleban fighters die in clashes with Pakistani forces, the military says - but militants dismiss the claim.
A British detainee at Guantanamo Bay has revealed how he saw two prisoners die at the hands of their American captors, before making a plea for his release in the first letter from a serving prisoner at the camp to be made public.
Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29  percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls  in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and  prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.
Michael Moore says he won't submit \
(CBS) Three studies are out with new information about both detection and treatment of breast cancer. The Early Show Dr. Emily Senay offers the details.
Developments Tuesday in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon:
A bride is fined after admitting assaulting her new husband with a stilleto heel on their wedding day.
An H.I.V. test is about to become as routine as an ultrasound for pregnant women in New Jersey.
Rumours were flying this morning about an arsenal explosion near Khao Lak National Park in Phang-nga province this morning . Rear Adm.
Shortstop Angel Berroa, last season's AL Rookie of the Year, was recalled by the Kansas City Royals on Monday after a brief stint in the minors.
US Airways Group Inc. (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , squeezed severely by low-cost rivals and soaring fuel prices and failing in its drive for new
The North Korea State Symphony Orchestra is to play two concerts in Britain, including one in the city where the country's football team was based at the 1966 World Cup, The Guardian said Saturday.
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A pilotless U.S. spy plane crashed near its military base in southern Pakistan on Sunday but there were no casualties or damage, police said.
The demise of Librer\u00c3\u00ada Lectorum comes as a particular blow to the Hispanic literary community in New York.
Livestock in England can now be taken to slaughter as foot-and-mouth crisis rules are relaxed.
The education of LeBron James, rising N.B.A. star, took on a decidedly rougher look Thursday night, right around the time that he encountered the San Antonio Spurs.
The Vatican held the biggest mass  beatification in history on Sunday, putting nearly 500  Catholics killed during the Spanish civil war on the path to  possible sainthood.
Fidel Castro is stronger, obviously improving and increasingly getting back to work, Cuba's Foreign Minister said Monday.
The cable network&#39;s &quot;Sopranos,&quot; &quot;Sex and the City&#39;&#39; and &quot;Angels in America&quot; dominated the 56th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday.
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An strike at India's state-run domestic airlines enters its second day, with more cancelled fights.
League One side Bristol Rovers will join Barnsley and three other Championship clubs in the FA Cup quarter-final draw on Monday.
Five Seattle players score in double figures Tuesday as the Storm earn an 81-69 win over the Sky.
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Magma that has been rising inside Mount St. Helens after weeks of earthquakes and steam eruptions finally pushed its way to the surface Tuesday, forming a new lava dome just behind the existing one in the volcano's crater.
Frank Foley was posted to the German capital by the Secret Intelligence Service, now better known as MI6, in the early 1920s.
Los Angeles Lakers Coach Phil Jackson is inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
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Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is near an agreement to sell its Canadian telephone directory business to private equity firm Bain Capital, the New York Post said on Wednesday.
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com). ST. VENERA, Malta (di-ve news)--December 14, 2004--1900CET-- For the third time, local agency Sedqa took part in the international study ESPAD, a European school survey project on alcohol and other drugs.
LONDON, Jan 12 (IPS) - Will the world do for Africa now what the United  States did for Europe after World War II? One continent had been  devastated by a dramatic war, the other has been laid low by  grinding poverty. There are new signals for change, but whether  change will follow is another matter.
The United States and European  nations circulated on Wednesday a draft U.N. Security Council  resolution that would pave the way for independence in Kosovo  if further negotiations fail in four months time.
Yasser Arafat, the man who embodied the cause of the Palestinian people for four decades, died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday at a hospital outside of Paris, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. He was 75.
THE REGION Retail real estate investment trust Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. said it will buy six shopping centers, including two in Massachusetts, from Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based WP Realty for about $32 million in cash. Cedar Shopping Centers will also assume about $86 million in debt. The shopping centers include West Bridgewater Plaza in West Bridgewater and Kings Plaza in New ...
Ailing Fidel Castro is no longer   bed-ridden and is working the telephone giving orders but   whether he will make his first public appearance since falling   ill and show up at a summit hosted by Cuba is still anyone's   guess.
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- French Agriculture Minister Herve Gaymard will replace Nicolas Sarkozy as finance minister, le Monde reported Monday.
Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.
Jim Leyritz, a World Series hero for the Yankees in 1996, faces manslaughter and drunken driving charges in connection with a car accident early Friday morning that killed a 30-year-old woman.
The oil ministers of Opec heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have pledged to maintain output after prices hit new peaks at the end of last week.
''Stasera dovevamo stare tranquilli, abbiamo fatto un'ottima gara con la Sampdoria, e questa sera un...
Hummer shows off the HX concept at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.
Two proposed resolutions condemning widespread rights abuses in Sudan and Zimbabwe failed to pass a UN committee, mired in debate between African and western nations.
Sri Lanka have virtually secured their place in the final of the Paktel Cup against Pakistan after easing to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday.
MONTREAL -- Frank Cotroni, a reputed crime boss who rose to prominence during Montreal&#39;s Mafia heyday of the 1950s, &#39;60s and &#39;70s, reportedly died yesterday although authorities wouldn&#39;t confirm it. He was 72. Cotroni and his brothers Vic and Pepe were ...
Britain, France, and Germany to offer Iran nuclear technology if it ends uranium enrichment efforts. Agence France-Presse reports that Britain, France and Germany are &quot;ready to promise Iran nuclear technology
ATHENS, Greece -- Just so you know, my first Olympic moment wasn&#39;t my best -- it was my worst. It wasn&#39;t the food on my flight from New York to Athens on Aug. 8. It was watching Adam Sandler in &quot;51 Dates&quot; with Greek subtitles.
No. 1 Illinois seeks to match its best start since the 1989-90 season when it meets Missouri at the Savvis Center on Wednesday. All five starters scored in double figures in Illinois\u00e2\u0080\u0099 93-56 victory over Valparaiso on Sunday.
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon is likely to succeed Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general after cementing his lead in an informal poll on Monday with no opposition from the five council powers.
Asthma rates among UK children have quadrupled since the 1970s and more than doubled in the past decade, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Torn between family photos and a stack of periodicals.
A Bulgarian prosecutor is to file charges against 11 Libyan police officers for allegedly torturing five Bulgarian nurses who have been sentenced to death in Libya.
PARIS\u00e2\u0080\u0094Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lies in a deep coma &quot;between life and death,&quot; says the Palestinian envoy to France.
Bill Nicholson, who died on Saturday at the age of 85 after a long illness, was a legend for what he achieved as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, taking on a struggling team and within 18 months turning them into Double winners.
Also: When iPods die. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
The dollar drifted in a tight range on  Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data did  little to alter investors' expectations that the Federal  Reserve would continue to raise interest rates at a measured  pace.
Yahoo investments aimed at offsetting the company's 2006 greenhouse gases.
VIENNA, Austria - Organizers of a campaign trying to clear Vienna's streets of dog droppings urged residents Thursday to record how many turds they see in the space of five minutes and report the figure as part of an impromptu census.
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Three children from a care home are missing on the Lancashire moors after they are separated from a group.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov pledged Friday that Russia would keep meeting its oil export commitments to China, an apparent reference to fears that a cut in production at the beleaguered Yukos oil company could harm Beijing.
Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.
Amichevole infrasettimanale per il Modena, che ha affrontato al campo Zelocchi la formazione degli A...
Four Iraqi civilians were killed and one wounded when a car bomb exploded 60 miles north of here in Samarra this afternoon, while American and Iraqi troops continued
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The first two direct flights from China to Taiwan since the end of a civil war 55 years ago landed in Taipei, carrying Taiwanese businesspeople home for the Lunar New Year holidays.
French director Philippe de Broca, who worked as an assistant to Claude Chabrol and Francois Truffaut before becoming known for his own eccentric comedies, has died.
Agency gives phone companies more leeway in sharing connections. Also: Broadband over power lines gets green light.
Unknown men assailed a public bus in northern Honduras on Thursday, killing at least 23 passengers, the Honduran La Prensa newspaper reported on its Web site.
AL HADIDIYA, West Bank  - Al Hadidiya means \
GONAIVES, Haiti - Officials involved in the search for victims of the devastating floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne said they have found hundreds more bodies, raising the death toll in Haiti to nearly 2,000 people.    Almost 900 others were listed as missing and presumed dead - washed out to sea or buried in debris...
Large increase in Apple hardware shipments for Q3 put it at number three in the U.S., behind Dell and HP.
Battered by a string of  political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da  Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election  victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized  opposition candidate.
NAPOLI - Si e&#39; conclusa con il ferimento di un 39enne una tentata rapina a Frattamaggiore, nel napoletano. L&#39;uomo si trovava in centro in compagnia di un&#39;amica, quando e&#39; stato avvicinato da due persone in
Major Japanese electronics makers posted higher profits in the six months to September but reported mixed forecasts for the year to March on uncertain US economic prospects and high energy costs.
Patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a flaw that could cause patients or caregivers to overdose on the potent drug inside.
Ken Livingstone refuses to retract a comment made to a Jewish reporter which likened him to a concentration camp guard.
Canta canzone Monroe in spot per nuovo profumo stilista
Scientists have found that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting so rapidly that most of it could be gone by the end of the century. Low-lying lands could be flooded and polar bears could go extinct, among other possibilities.
The traditional party of the year will  be a somber affair across the globe.
Imam Roma, 'tempi maturi dialogo tra religioni'
The last time things were this good for the Cincinnati Reds, frosty winds and freezing temperatures had fans bundled up in their ballpark.
TRIESTE, 23 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Piccoli &#39;difetti&#39; ai genitali fin dai 13 anni, segnali di impotenza fin dai 17 e infezioni contagiose fin dal primo rapporto. La vita sessuale di un adolescente italiano su tre \u00c3\u00a8 a rischio.
MOJAVE, Calif.  - The world's first privately  funded manned spacecraft soared through the blue fringe of  Earth's atmosphere to the blackened frontiers of space on  Monday for the second time within a week to win a $10 million  prize designed to spur commercial space travel.
Genes newly linked to an increased risk of multiple sclerosis have bolstered understanding of the incurable nerve disorder and may lead to added treatments, researchers said.
Formula 1: oggi a Parigi la Fia dovr&agrave; decidere se punire o meno la McLaren per la vicenda spionaggio che vede coinvolta anche la Ferrari. C'&egrave; anche il leader del Mondiale Hamilton
Connie Cominsky, a suburban businesswoman, has become the archetype disillusioned Republican and made it her mission to vote the US president out of office.
A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates.
Space  shuttle Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California  on Friday after a fiery descent through the Earth&#39;s atmosphere  that capped a two-week mission to the International Space  Station.
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas lawmakers should revisit the issue of eminent domain reform to protect Texas property owners, announced the Property Rights Organization of Texas today.
The northern city of Manchester unexpectedly won the fight to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino on Tuesday, beating off challengers including nearby Blackpool and London's Millennium Dome.Comment
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon will write \
Harry Redknapp has quit as manager of English soccer Premiership club Portsmouth and said he wants a ``complete break&#39;&#39; from the game, the club Web site reported.
BOMBS exploded at five petrol stations in the Madrid area yesterday after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA.
With housing woes weighing it down, the furniture maker swings to a loss for the quarter.
In an escalating legal battle, Microsoft and Amazon.com are bringing their combined weight to bear on spammers and phishers. The Seattle-area companies disclosed Tuesday that they are collaborating
Tom Brokaw&#39;s last turn in the &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; anchor chair Wednesday crushed the competition and was the largest total audience to see the newscast since Jan. 16, 1997.
The world of football will honour the victims of the Munich air disaster on Wednesday, 50 years after it killed 23 people.
Spain is seeking the extradition from  Switzerland of the suspected leader of a Muslim cell police  believe was planning a truck bomb attack in central Madrid.
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 13 -- For millions of years, the Chinese river dolphin  basked in the waters of the mighty Yangtze, a gray phantom more than six feet long with a sharp snout and tiny eyes. The endearing creature, which the Chinese call baiji, was the stuff of legend, a goddess to some, and the...
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Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the world-famous but debt-laden maker of luxury homewares, issued a profits warning Thursday as it unveiled a &#36;72 million plan to acquire British rival Royal Doulton.
Pfizer Inc.  said on Tuesday it would cut its U.S. sales force by about 20 percent, or some 2,200 jobs, as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting program.
Roma, 23 settembre - Svetoslava ed Elena, Angela e Laura, Lucia e Vera o Paola e Noemi. Da una di queste quattro coppie usciranno le eredi di Giorgia Palmas ed Elena Barolo alla corte del Gabibbo. Sono state
Desperate to get answers from a terrorism suspect who is refusing to talk, steely eyed U.S. intelligence agent Jack Bauer bursts into an interrogation room and shoots the prisoner in the leg.
Living in the least sprawling areas, compared with living in the most, is likely to add 4 years to life span.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Fannie Mae to restate its earnings for the last four years after concluding that it had violated accounting rules.
Tickets for this &#39;more than a cricket match&#39; sold out in three hours when placed on sale back in May. But while most appeared to have gone to India&#39;s supporters, it was Pakistan&#39;s
Dhaka: New Zealand rode on fast bowler James Franklin&#39;s hat-trick to seize the initiative on the second day of the the opening Test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
European regulators said on Tuesday they do not intend objecting to the proposed merger of Euronext and the NYSE, removing a hurdle to the completion of the $10 billion transatlantic alliance.
Irish rock band U2 will soon discover  whether the Internet leak of its first studio album in four  years will harm sales of \
A European Union court will decide on  Monday whether Microsoft abused its near-monopoly position on  the world&#39;s 1 billion computers and servers to push smaller  competitors out of the marketplace.
Christmas came early for fans of the fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that author JK Rowling has finished the sixth book in series, &quot;Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Dell on Monday&#160;added a new series of blade products to its PowerEdge server line, expanding its presence in a market dominated by rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard.The PowerEdge M-Series of blades includes the fastest-performing and most power-efficient blade servers the company has, said Mike Roberts, senior product planning manager for Dell.The PowerEdge M1000E, a 10U enclosure, will support the new Intel-based PowerEdge M600 and Advanced Micro Devices-based PowerEdge M605 blade servers, also announced Monday.The M1000E enclosure supports a range of network connectivity options, including modules for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and InfiniBand connectivity. The enclosure allows customers to upgrade or stack up on network hardware to boost networking speed.The PowerEdge M600 blade server is a dual-socket server that supports up to two quad-core Intel Xeon processors, including processors in the Xeon 5400 series running at up to 3.16GHz. The dual-socket PowerEdge M605 servers support dual-core Opteron 2000 series processors running at up to 3GHz. Both blades support Windows Server 2003 and Linux OSes.Targeted at data centers, the PowerEdge M1000E enclosure is priced at $5,999, and the blades start at $1,849. The products will be available worldwide starting Monday.Dell&#39;s OpenManage systems management technology, which will be bundled with the blades, includes energy management tools. Capabilities include real-time power reporting and the ability to set power usage by blade.Power efficiency in blade servers is an important consideration for those looking to upgrade data centers, said Richard Doherty, cofounder and director of Envisioneering Group. Energy costs have become a big factor in considering hardware for data centers, and companies are taking a closer look at reducing their carbon footprints, Doherty said.&quot;Going greener can be a reason for an upgrade,&quot; Doherty said.The new blade server gives Dell an opportunity to catch up with HP and IBM blade products, especially in small data centers, Doherty said. Dell&#39;s PowerEdge M-Series will compete with IBM&#39;s BladeCenter H and HP&#39;s BladeSystem c-Class blades.In addition, the new blade servers will need strong management tools in order to succeed, Doherty said. Dell in the past has announced service and support initiatives that haven&#39;t panned out, and the company&#39;s OpenManage system management tools are not as strong as autonomic computing offerings from HP and IBM, Doherty said.System management is a big concern for data centers, and customers are looking for the ability to manage systems without the need for additional IT engineers, Doherty said.
MONTREAL (CP) - A city councillor who is a retired school principal was charged Wednesday with sexual assault and sexual touching.
If you were expecting a sneak peak of an open source Solaris or to buy the new commercial version next week, don&#39;t hold your breath.
(KAAL) -- Last week it was announced that IBM might be selling part of it&#39;s company, and now that appears to have happened. China&#39;s biggest computer maker says it&#39;s acquired a majority stake in IBM&#39;s personal
Have you ever purchased a refurbished item? If so, did it turn out to be the great deal you expected, a total disaster, or something in between? Share your stories and read one by The Cheapskate himself.
Il comando Usa ha confermato il raid aereo di questa notte su un edificio della citt\u00c3\u00a0 sunnita di Fallujah, a ovest di Baghdad, in cui sono rimaste uccise 10 persone e altre 17 sono rimaste ferite. L&#39;esercito
It's OK if the iTunes Store breaks even, just as long as it pushes sales of players, Apple execs acknowledge.
Scientists identify a protein that helps detect DNA damage in developing eggs.
Nel 2007 il gruppo conferma la previsione di miglioramento
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc.  today announced that it is transitioning its worldwide sales leadership with the appointment of Helmut Wilke to senior vice president of worldwide sales.
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Accettata proposta Italia, pericolo maggiore dalla Cina
Palestinian militants blew up an Israeli army base at the Gaza-Egypt crossing Sunday by sneaking more than a ton of explosives through a tunnel, killing four
More innovation needed, and quickly The GSM Association (GSMA) thinks mobile innovation is ticking along too slowly, so has launched a programme to help smaller companies pitch their ideas to operators.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has given his unequivocal backing to Iran's nuclear programme, saying it was the &quot;future and destiny&quot; for a country whose fossil fuels would one day run out.
The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
Enterprise: The Early Years A teaser trailer for much-anticipated new Star Trek film has finally found its way onto the web.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Investors focused instead on uncertainty about the health of the economy, third-quarter earnings pre-announcements, and fiscal policy.
Turkish Cypriots begin trading with Greek Cypriots in the south  for the first time in three decades.
President Bush is weighing a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, his spokesman said on Tuesday as he denied reports of a rift between the White House and resistant Pentagon chiefs.
China introduces tough measures against internet pornography, including possible life imprisonment.
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Gordon Brown is set to hold talks with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.
India&#39;s five-month-old governing coalition received a major boost Saturday when the ruling Congress Party won a solid victory over Hindu nationalist parties in a state
An economic forecaster has found a $2 billion black hole in Labor&#39;s Medicare Gold plan to cover the hospital costs of elderly patients.
The long-term economic health of the United States is threatened by $53 trillion in government debts and liabilities that start to come due in four years when baby boomers begin to retire.
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Whether the good times keep rolling or slow to a crawl as second thoughts emerge may soon become clear.
The analogy fits Mike Vrabel well. Fellow linebacker Rosevelt Colvin calls him a Swiss Army knife on the football field.
At half past noon Friday, Donna Cheatham placed a rose on her mother&#39;s grave at Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, then, fresh from work in a short jacket and her waitress uniform dress, hunkered down for a visit.
Israel killed five Palestinian militants in a West Bank raid on Wednesday, keeping up pressure on armed factions as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for a partial pullout from occupied lands moved forward.
Continental Airlines said Friday it will not make any pension contributions this year, taking advantage of changes in funding rules enacted by Congress that permit carriers to skip certain payments.
But researchers say data based on analogue phone usage may not yield same results as digital phone usage.
The top American general in Iraq said   on Wednesday he foresaw Iraqi forces assuming control of the   country's security within 12 to 18 months with \
Aventis' exit leaves the pharmaceutical company in dire straits.
It's been ten years since Radiohead released \
The deal to buy Freescale Semiconductor, if completed, would be the largest leveraged buyout ever in the technology sector.
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They've bought the penthouses, country homes and yachts and secured their future, and now Russia's super-rich have found a new outlet for their seemingly limitless funds -- Russian art.
Often outsourced to developing countries with low-paid workers and few regulations, clinical trials are cheaper to conduct -- but there's a downside. In Bodyhack.
NASA said an assessment of hail damage to the space shuttle Atlantis during a late February thunderstorm is nearly complete.
The company's stock has had a rough few months, but the business still looks strong.
Nov. 1, 2004 - If the shortage of flu vaccine was not enough to keep seniors worried, we now have the \u00e2\u0080\u009cflu pandemic,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which the UN\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Health Organization says is \u00e2\u0080\u009ccloser than ever.
More than half of the many Americans with a relative who is at high risk of danger from getting the flu say they're worried about the vaccine shortage, according to an Associated Press poll about the crisis that has health officials scrambling for solutions and politicians blaming each other.
Major powers sought to narrow   differences over sanctions against Iran on Friday as a new   deadline ticked away for it to agree to suspend sensitive   nuclear work.
The United States ambassador to Afghanistan denies allegations he is meddling in the country&#39;s first direct presidential election, to be held on October 9. US ambassador to Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad, says that
In an Oval Office ceremony, Porter Goss was sworn in today to head the CIA and lead an intelligence community that has faced intense criticism for failures and faulty information before the Sept.
At a disused airfield on the outskirts of Moscow, Yekaterina Karenina hits the accelerator of her BMW and speeds past a row of broken, faded military jets.
Cheer up, it may never happen A senior Ingram Micro Europe exec has said that the channel is paying too much attention to fears of an economic downturn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
'Non credo senatori vita si macchieranno sostegno a Prodi'
An investment adviser set to go on trial in a tax shelter case involving KPMG pleaded guilty to conspiracy for his role in selling the shelters.
Silverstone owners the British Racing Drivers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Club and Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s FOA announced Thursday that they have signed a contractual and financial agreement to secure the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next five years.
In a leafy Tokyo suburb, a landlord visits his tenant only to discover a skeleton inside the apartment. The tenant had died three years before.
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters Life!) - Panting behind the instructor, about 20 bankers, teachers and other professionals sprint across a field in London then drop to the ground for 10 push-ups.
Good things come to those who wait. And to those who threaten to beat down a costar for publicly offending their best friend.
BERAHILE, Ethiopia  - Like his father, grandfather and generations before them, Berhe Amare has spent his life walking camels along treacherous caravan routes from Ethiopia's Afar desert to the Tigray highlands.
Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces to take legal action against US and Canadian-based companies for allergy sending fraudulent e-mails to Amazon and Hotmail users, claiming to represent these companies.
Fourteen men suspected of preparing an Islamic terrorist attack in or near Barcelona are due to make their first appearances before a judge Wednesday at the anti-terrorism court in Madrid.
The last minute will be a crucial one for U.S. retailers looking to make holiday sales as data released on Tuesday, one week before Christmas, show that consumers continue to procrastinate and that last week's wicked weather stymied holiday shopping.
Strong winds and heavy rain from Typhoon Aere pounded Taiwan on Tuesday, disrupting air and sea traffic and forcing financial markets, schools and businesses in Taipei and nearby counties to close.
You could tell why University of President Bernie Machen and athletic director Jeremy Foley wanted Urban Meyer almost immediately after the coach started talking.
Pakistan&#39;s President Pervez Musharraf is backing out of his promise to step down as army chief at the end of the year. Yesterday&#39;s announcement by the Information Ministry has infuriated the political opposition.
Squat, homely, dwarfed by the stately oaks and poplars nearby and unnoticed by the tourists passing in horse-drawn carriages, it's a tree that only birds and nut-hungry squirrels could love.
The entire United States should warm and see above-normal temperatures by this weekend and remain above normal for at least the next two weeks, ending the season's first arctic blast that began last week.
NEW YORK, Sep 10, 2004 (PANA) -- In spite of Sudan&#39;s rejection of the US description of the Darfur crisis as genocide, Washington said it had received a &quot;very positive&quot; response at the Security Council late Thursday to a draft resolution aimed at
EDMONTON (CP) - The push to convince the United States to reopen its border to live Canadian cattle shouldn't be affected by Monday's resignation of U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman, industry leaders say.
Stuart Broad is included by England in a squad of 13 for Thursday's first Test against India amid doubts over Steve Harmison's fitness.
The president won the backing of 58 percent of voters, officials said, but the opposition said that the government had cheated.
Il tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, ha convocato 21 giocatori per la gara in programma domani ...
The nominations for the 77th Academy Awards are just six weeks away, and critics are buzzing about Alexander Payne\u00e2\u0080\u0099s film, Sideways.
The next time the PGA Tour trots out its \
GEERT WILDERS, the Dutch MP and controversial critic of Islam, has two policemen by his side even when in his high-security parliamentary office in case someone tries to decapitate him.
Long the dregs of college football, little ol' Wake Forest proved last year wasn't a fluke.
Chris Brown had touchdown runs of 37 and 29 yards and the Tennessee Titans stormed to a 34-13 lead over the stumbling Green Bay Packers after three quarters on Monday night.
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LAGOS, NIGERIA - Streets in the Nigerian capital of Lagos are deserted Tuesday as the country enters the second day of a general strike to protest a 25 per cent hike in oil prices.
PENTAGON Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is offering thanks to American men and women in uniform in his annual Christmas message.
The London Stock Exchange, the largest in Europe, quickly rejected Nasdaq\u00c2\u0092s $5 billion cash offer.
Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip was set for a narrow win in a parliamentary election on Sunday, leaving him in pole position to form a coalition in the Baltic state.
A suicide attacker, probably wearing an Iraqi military uniform, breached the most basic security inside an Army mess hall, raising concerns about weaknesses in screening Iraqis allowed onto the base.
The tumult at the University of Nebraska demonstrates how quickly fortunes can change even at a traditional football power in a state that venerates the sport.
Six months before the Games begin in Beijing, Speedo staged its version of an \u00e2\u0080\u009cupfront\u00e2\u0080\u009d to introduce what the company is describing as \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fastest swimsuit.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
The new public pay toilet in Madison Square Park uses a large amount of water to clean itself, compared to the low-flush and even waterless units now in vogue for environmental reasons.
Il popolo italiano vuole unanimita' del Parlamento
Grav-busting maglev lounger It may not be the flying car we've been waiting for since the mid 1950s, but Brit firm Hoverit has come up with what may prove to be the next best thing: a Newton-snubbing maglev lounger.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Beijing - Sixteen people, including five children, have been confirmed dead while 49 others remained missing after a landslide hit a remote mountain village in south-west China on Friday, state media said.
Junko Furusawa, left, and Daisuke Nakata, both PR staffs of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., display how to compete racing game with Sony PlayStation Portable in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004.
Japan put on hold the long-awaited announcement that Princess Sayako would become the last of the emperor's children to marry after the oldest royal, Princess Kikuko, died at age 92.
President George W. Bush said Thursday US authorities would probe security implications of a proposed deal which would see Borse Dubai take a stake in the New York-based Nasdaq stock exchange.
After a wave of ethnic violence, Kenya has been in the process of segregating itself.
Bernhard Langer will not return as Europe's captain for the 2006 Ryder Cup, though he hopes to be back as a player.
Apple did the right thing from an economic standpoint with its iPhone pricing this year, if not from a PR view of the world.
By Elise AckermanFor Col. Harland Sanders, it was pressure-cooked chicken. For William Rosenberg of Dunkin' Donuts, it was fresh-baked doughnuts and coffee. Mike Nero hopes it's sea kelp.
PRAGUE, Nov 16 (IPS) - The relocation of Roma people from the centre of a  town in the eastern region of Moravia has sparked a debate over  minority rights and served as a stark reminder that actions  against Roma can be politically rewarding.
Florida pulls back from high-tech electoral reforms  -  and critics cheer
Kosovo&#39;s Albanian-dominated parliament has elected former rebel commander Ramush Haradinaj as prime minister, ignoring Western concern that he may be indicted for war crimes any day now.
Europe&#39;s main stock markets dropped in morning trading on Wednesday in the wake of heavy falls to Chinese equities.
Mary and Ray Smith can't make heads or tails of a new presidential dollar coin they found last week. It doesn't have either.
The former treasurer of NBC Universal was arrested Thursday on charges that he stole more than $800,000 from the company
The Islamic Resistance movement(Hamas) has threatened to kidnap Israelis in exchange for thousands of Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails, Palestinian sources said Saturday.
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Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.
Shares in Warner Music Group Corp.  fell 8.6 percent on Wednesday after rival record company EMI Group Plc  issued a profit warning on slowing sales in the North American music market.
The software maker is considering upping its ad budget as it tries to take on Apple's iPod.
A German tax official who stole more  than $230,000 from the state by inventing taxpayers and  claiming money owed to them has been handed jailed for three  years and three months, authorities said on Tuesday.
The brother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley says he&#39;s heard his brother may have been handed over to a new group in Iraq. &quot;I am getting communiques from dear friends of mine -- business friends and personal friends -- who are based in Kuwait .
With the latest update to Microsoft Corp.&#39;s Windows XP operating system, personal computers will soon join parents, bosses, teachers and spouses as a source of nagging in your life.
Leonard Lindquist, who helped NFL players form their first union and served as the first general counsel of the NFL Players Association, died at 92.
Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  on Thursday said it would stop wholesale mortgage lending amid a continued slump in credit and housing markets, a move that will impact 1,300 jobs and result in a $40 million charge.
The Christian Science Monitor - Amid the roar of machinery, a quarter-mile slab of red-hot steel races through the hot rolling mill, midway through its transformation from coal and iron to sheets of galvanized steel.
A top White House aide's guilty verdict in an investigation tied to the Iraq war is likely to haunt President George W. Bush for the rest of his term, experts say.
Michael Leavitt, President Bush's choice to be secretary of Health and Human Services, may have to cut billions of dollars from the government's mammoth health programs for the elderly, poor and disabled to pare the budget deficit.
Envisaged as secondary characters for a single cartoon album, the blue gnomes widely known as the Smurfs will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with a movie deal and an invasion of new female characters.
The U.S. Marines have dismissed charges against one of the officers accused of dereliction of duty for failing to report accurately the U.S. killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.
Behind closed doors, a lot of Americans are inexperienced in matters of money. Are you?
known simply as Check 21 \u00e2\u0080-oes into effect today and is expected to cut down the amount of time it takes for checks to clear the bank.
THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Physically active preschoolers are on to a good thing, but exercise alone won't keep obesity at bay as they get older, British researchers report.
British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.
The author of an \
'Ludicrous American drawl' hits album sales Joss Stone is apparently paying the price for her sensational appearance at this year's Brits, at which she adopted an inexplicable US accent and alienated just about everyone in the UK.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bloomberg - Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, a Republican, won&#39;t seek re-election and doesn&#39;t intend to run for any office in 2008, a person close to the senator said.
Code analysis row after tool identifies 611 defects Security researchers that carried out a code analysis of popular open source browser Firefox using automated tools, have discovered scores of potential defects and security vulnerabilities despite coming to the conclusion that the software was generally well written.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British Prime Minister Tony Blair made  a surprise first visit to Baghdad on Tuesday to meet Iraqi  Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and show support for Iraq's  elections scheduled for January.

Despite not being able to practice Wednesday, Philip Rivers said he remained confident that he would be in the lineup Sunday when the Chargers play the Patriots.
Risk-taking general manager Bryan Colangelo and laid-back power forward Chris Bosh, above, have carried the Raptors from the outhouse to the penthouse of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division.
SCHEVENINGEN - The French public deficit is expected to come to 3.6% of output this year and around 3% or slightly less in 2005, Finance Minister Nicholas Sarkozy predicted.
When loudspeakers atop the golden minarets of the Imam Ali shrine broadcast orders Friday morning demanding that fighters in Najaf surrender their weapons, Saad Muslim promptly complied.
Sixth seed James Blake survived a tough test at the U.S. Open on Tuesday when he beat fellow American Michael Russell 7-6 6-3 7-6 to reach the second round.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has reached a tentative deal to buy Dow Jones & Co. Inc. for $5 billion, though its controlling Bancroft family remained divided on the deal, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The board of Nordic and Baltic stock exchange operator OMX on Wednesday advised shareholders to accept a bid from Emirates-based Borse Dubai and a subsequent planned acquisition by Nasdaq.
MANNY PACQUIAO was piqued when told about the statements made by Marco Antonio Barrera and his promoter, Oscar dela Hoya, moments after Barrera\u00e2\u0080\u0099s thrilling win over Erik Morales at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The online jeweler's customer-friendly buying experience has succeeded in making the company a financial success.
Pittsburgh Steelers running backs are supposed to be big and strong, rugged and durable, perfect symbols like Jerome Bettis and Franco Harris of a tough-as-it-gets franchise. Willie Parker is much different, and he finds himself in their record book because of it.
Italy's highest criminal court acquitted former Premier Giulio Andreotti Friday of charges he colluded with the Mafia during a long political career, the final judgment in a decade-long case that had gripped ...
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AS IF ending Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s unbeaten run were not enough, Manchester United supporters had more reason to celebrate yesterday when the club rejected a possible \u00c2\u00a3800 million takeover by Malcolm Glazer.
Australia have wrapped up a 2-0 win in the series by bowling out New Zealand for 250 on the fifth day of the second and final test.
The Bank of England is widely tipped to keep interest rates on hold at 5.25% on Thursday.
Police were called to Britney Spears' neighborhood after someone reported that a swarm of paparazzi were trespassing in her gated community.
Iraq&#39;s footballers have refused to join their Olympic bronze medal opponents Italy in donning black armbands as a mark of respect for murdered Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni.
LOS ANGELES -- After months of studying rocks and searching for water, the Mars rover Opportunity is taking a look at some of the junk it left behind during its fiery descent last January.
Army National Guard Specialist David Qualls and seven of his comrades filed suit against the Defense Department over what they charge is the unfair extension of their active duty obligation beyond the term they agreed to.
One glass of red wine a day lowers the risk of developing lung cancer in men by 13 percent, according to the findings of a study published in the November issue of Thorax.
Demetris Nichols and Eric Devendorf led fifth-seed Syracuse to a first-round Big East tournament victory over Connecticut, bolstering the Orange\u00e2\u0080\u0099s run to the N.C.A.A. tournament.
New DVD's for the library, including a W. C. Fields collection, \
Muslim tycoons should buy stakes in   global media outlets to help change anti-Muslim attitudes   around the world, ministers from Islamic countries heard at a   conference in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Police have raided properties in two Irish Republican Army strongholds of Belfast in search of the \u00c2\u00a322 million ($42.5m) stolen this week from a bank&#39;s underground vault.
When the Formula One team bosses meet on Tuesday in London they will have do so without Ferrari present. Ferarri have announced that they will not attended Tuesday&#39;s meeting, despite being asked to.
mPhase Technologies (OTCBB: XDSL) today announced that it has formed a  new media subsidiary that will provide targeted advertising services for  IPTV providers. The new company, Granita Media, Inc.
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Unquestionably, these were the most glorious back-to-back days in the history of USC athletics. Sunday brought an Orange Bowl and a large check.
Authorities in Florida were looking for 58,000 absentee ballots whose disappearance stirred renewed controversy in the state that held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks.
The UK needs to plan well ahead for the 2012 Olympics to ensure a lasting legacy, two leading think-tanks warn.
No. 2 discount chain posts third-quarter profit up from a year ago, boosted by strong sales. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Target Corp. on Thursday posted a third-quarter profit that rose from a year ago, driven by solid sales at its namesake discount stores.
Arabs rate improving quality of life  issues as more important than political reform in their  countries and are mostly cool to U.S. involvement in their  internal affairs, according to a new poll released on Monday.
The Democratic Unionists must meet Sinn Fein face to face if they want their claims about achieving a lasting deal in Northern Ireland to be taken seriously, they were told today.
Now it's Pat Summitt's turn. Tennessee men's coach Bruce Pearl painted himself orange and cheered in the student section for the women's game against No. 1 Duke on Jan. 22. Pictures and video of Pearl were very popular online and on highlight reels for several days afterward.
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Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and responses:
It's noon on a weekday, and Kosovo fashion designer Krenare Rugova's sewing machines are strangely silent.
Women who have been treated for early signs of cervical cancer, have a high risk of the disease decades later, say Swedish researchers.
The Pentagon announces charges against six Guantanamo Bay inmates over the 9/11 attacks.
The Cornell University junior was in his dorm between classes when the text message came in from a friend. Check out JuicyCampus.com, it said.
NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker has said the General Electric Co.-owned media group was constrained from matching News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. Inc. due to the size of the premium.
Hurricane Frances battered the Kennedy Space Center, a top NASA official said Tuesday, blowing gaping holes in the Vehicle Assembly Building and ripping open the
Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley emphasized the importance of IRA disarmament to the peace process Tuesday.
DARAGA, Philippines -- The Red Cross estimated yesterday that up to 1,000 people may have died in the typhoon that unleashed walls of black mud on entire villages in the Philippines. The country's president declared a state of national calamity.
Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - Beginning a major push for one of his signature economic plans, President Bush on Thursday called for urgent action to revamp the Social Security system.
All nine members of the Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee voted to leave base interest rates steady at 4.75 percent earlier this month, though some
Hollywood actress Mia Farrow says she will ignore a deportation threat and pursue plans to light a symbolic Olympic torch in Cambodia's \
Sono state designate le terne arbitrali per dirigere le partite della prima giornata di ritorno del ...
An investor group seeking to acquire TXU Corp.  pledged that if its $32 billion buyout bid is successful it will hold on to the utility for at least five years and will not load any acquisition-related debt onto the utility, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The number of Palestinian women used as suicide bombers now stands at seven, following Wednesday?s terrorist attack at French Hill in Jerusalem.
A new report by Audit Scotland warns local authorities could fail to meet European waste guidelines.
AMMAN, Jordan -- Jubilant Iraqi exiles around the world cast their ballots yesterday in Iraq's parliamentary election, coping with tight security and other hardships to take part in the historic event.
Despite an agreement for a Palestinian unity government, the question of who gets to run internal security is still a stumbling block
Gold hit a 28-year high in Europe on Friday as the dollar's continued slide to record lows versus the euro raised the metal's appeal to speculative investors.
A much-vaunted plan to revive the fortunes of the struggling European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, unveiled four months ago in response to damaging production delays, is taking its time getting off the ground.
New questions arose on Friday about a cluster of deaths believed to be from a rare brain disease in a single county in upstate New York when tests
Health officials yesterday said 22.4 million unshipped doses of flu vaccine will be made available to people who are most at risk of getting the virus.
The battle to rewrite Bolivia's constitution has come down to a math problem, a question that is anything but academic. What hangs in the balance is not only the direction the nation takes, but perhaps whether it remains a whole country at all.
The world's largest chipmaker, Intel, boosts its prediction of sales for the final three months of the year to $9.3-9.5bn.
La norvegese Astrid Jacobsen ha vinto la 10 km in linea disputata a Liberec, in Repubblica Ceca, val...
Shanty-towns blazed, ethnic gangs fought and the opposition planned further protests as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term in office on Monday after a disputed election that has convulsed Kenya.
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By Lisa Black, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 10--An art teacher at Lake Forest Academy smiled broadly in surprise after learning during an assembly Friday that she had won a 2007 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.
An embuggerance Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, as he announced yesterday with a post to the web. The best-selling author of the Discworld fantasy books is 59 years-old.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Speaking to analysts and investors yesterday the CEO of soft drinks giant The Coca-Cola Company said there were no immediate plans for any major acquisitions.
She wanted Connecticut. She would have settled for Florida. But on Wednesday, Martha Stewart drew the short straw. She was assigned to serve her sentence at a federal
Those caught for &#39;serious offenses&#39; could now face life imprisonment while less serious cases could result in compulsory surveillance, detainment, taking into custody by the police.
By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK  - Thailand is braced for a leap into the unknown this week as a court decides whether to disband the country's top two parties and ban their leaders from politics for breaching election laws.
Roma, 27 ago. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Noi stiamo seguendo tutte le strade per recuperare la salma di Enzo Baldoni il prima possibile&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri, Franco Frattini, entrando alla riunione
Ramallah: Yasser Arafat was laid to rest amid scenes of chaos at his West Bank headquarters as thousands of Palestinians packed into the compound to catch a last glimpse of their leader.
An exhibition of contemporary art owned by the billionaire heir of a Nazi-era arms supplier opened to the public Wednesday with none of the controversy that accompanied the decision to show the collection in Berlin.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is alerting e-mail users about a possible phishing attack using messages that claim to be from the DOJ. In a news release Thursday, the DOJ said the e-mails may have the subject field or be addressed \
Il presidente del Coni Gianni Petrucci critica la Rai per i dubbi sulla copertura televisva della fi...
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A JAPANESE volcano which burst into life earlier this month with its biggest eruption in 21 years, erupted again today, the Meteorological Agency said.
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Washington. L&#39;ex &#39;&#39;governatore&#39;&#39; americano in Iraq Paul Bremer ha affermato che gli Stati Uniti commisero due errori: non inviarono abbastanza truppe nel paese arabo e non fermarono le violenze ei saccheggi dei primi giorni dopo la caduta del regime.
Hundreds of companies offering CT scans without a doctor's referral have opened, but the medical gold rush is ending abruptly.
It was trial by television as half the population of the Netherlands tuned in to watch a bizarre twist in Natalee Holloway's case
Excessive washing with harsh soaps and abrasive skin care products is blamed for a rise in allergic diseases such as dermatitis.
British security services thwarted planned September 11-style terror attacks on Heathrow Airport and skyscrapers in London&#39;s Canary Wharf financial district, according to two media reports.
Russia successfully launched a rocket on  Tuesday carrying the last three satellites to complete a  navigation system to rival America's GPS.
Two American Christian volunteers say they were beaten and robbed by masked Jewish settlers.
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Internet giant Amazon.com Inc. is to buy China's biggest online retailer, Joyo.com, sources familiar with the deal said on Thursday.
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has signed definitive agreements to acquire Sybari Software, an Internet security company that provides software embedded in the server infrastructure.
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says prescription drug companies should have to wait two years to begin advertising their new products to consumers.
British entertainment company 57 Productions launched a new Web site Tuesday which allows users to download and listen to poetry on their MP3 players and iPods.
The fracas involving Arsenal and ManYoo players in the Old Trafford tunnel after Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s match was sparked by Arsene Wenger labelling Ruud van Nistelrooy &quot;a cheat&quot;, according to reports.
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Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is asked constantly about his 71 years on earth. First, he responded with jokes. Now, he talks about judgment.
Top UK supermarket chain Tesco says it plans to run 75% of its delivery fleet on biodiesel from January 2007.
On September 30, 2004, Merck &amp; Co. announced the immediate recall of one of its COX-2 inhibitors, the anti-inflammatory drug VIOXX\u00c2\u00ae, because, in Merck&#39;s own words, a study it had been conducting showed that:
Fort Worth, TX (Sports Network) - Gino Guidugli passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns, leading Cincinnati to a 32-14 victory over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl.
The bleak outlook of a major new report on climate change shifted the onus onto governments, even mankind, to take action, with dire warnings Friday from around the world that drastic, rapid change is needed &#151; not least from the United States.
Yemen has received information that foreign terrorists are planning to attack its sea ports, a security source said on Wednesday.
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An investigating officer has recommended that a Marine Corps general drop all charges against a Marine accused of murdering civilians in Haditha, Iraq, finding again that the 2005 shootings were \
An appeals court upheld the murder convictions of two white men for killing a black woman during 1969 race riots, saying the defendants failed to show they were harmed by the 32-year delay in the case.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States women&#39;s water polo team took a giant step toward a getting a medal Friday, with a victory over previously unbeaten Russia, 8-4, at the Summer Olympics.
The Sundance Film Festival on  Tuesday named dozens of films featuring stars from Sandra  Bullock to \
News.com reports in the article: Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool, that the company will offer up a beta release of a desktop search by the end of this year.
Heavy thunderstorms flooded portions of the central United States again on Friday, knocking out the water supply in one Iowa city and disrupting a major transcontinental highway.
KABUL, Afghanistan - An explosion tore through the office of an American security contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing seven people, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said.    The explosion hit the office of Dyncorp Inc., a U.S...
European stocks gained, paced by banks. HBOS Plc and Deutsche Bank AG rose. The Dow Jones Stoxx 50 Index rose 0.3 percent to 2694.
Washington state&#39;s highest court has agreed to review a key issue in a contentious lawsuit that could determine whether Seattle continues to have two daily newspapers.
The U.S. declaration that Sudan government-allied militiamen have committed genocide in the Darfur region is a \
Advertisers for this year's Super Bowl game hark back to the familiar in new commercials for TV's biggest event, dusting off celebrities from decades ago and putting childhood icons in the spotlight.
By Diane Stafford, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 15--Instead of roses, maybe she should have received disinfectant wipes for Valentine's Day.   Women pile up far more germs in their workplaces than men, according to a study released Wednesday by a team of microbiology researchers.
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East Timor's military has pulled out of a hunt for rebels accused of assassination attempts against the nation's two top leaders, its chief Brigadier General Taur Matan Ruak said Wednesday.
U.S. employers added a scant 51,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, but the job count for prior months was revised up and earnings moved higher, dimming financial market hopes for interest rate cuts next year.
Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens told reporters in Tokyo Friday that he is close to retirement, but no final decision has been made.
When Minnesota played in Green Bay last month, the University of Wisconsin marching band's horn section spelled out a special taunt.
By Nicole Radzievich, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 17--The trees, their charming name aside, choke the banks of the historic towpath, blocking gorgeous views of the Lehigh River on one side and drying up parts of the canal on the other.
The Indonesian military officers were busy arresting looters who ran amuck in local markets Thursday to get food as relief supplies still didn&#39;t reach most ofrefugees in the tsunami-hit Aceh Province.
NEW YORK -- American International Group Inc., one of the world&#39;s largest insurance companies, is the target of a probe by the Department of Justice into possible securities violations.
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - U.S. Republican presidential contenders ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday and Democrat Hillary Clinton drew rebukes in combative back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's nominating contest.
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Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko calls for a general strike as he rejects the presidential poll result.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon gave  the go-ahead on Thursday for troops to withdraw from parts of  northern Gaza, media reports said, shortly after they killed  the 100th Palestinian in the largest Gaza offensive in four  years.
Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said Thursday it plans to cut 575 jobs, or a little more than 2 percent of its US workforce, in a move to streamline its operations.
Scotland's justice secretary rejects a claim that a prisoner exchange deal does not cover the Lockerbie bomber.
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen lower at the open Thursday as traders get a handle on Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony Wednesday...
Michael Phelps led all the way in winning the 200-metre freestyle at the World Short Course Championships on opening night on Thursday, giving the world&#39;s best swimmer a chance to equal the six gold medals he won at the Athens Olympics.
West Indies' Daren Ganga says his team will prove stronger opposition for England in the one-day series.
The Tri-Nations Championship has not been going that long, but when its champions come calling on Europe, the aura of the southern hemisphere in all its rugby majesty tends to come with them.
China and Argentina signed five agreements in Buenos Aires Tuesday that will allow them to expand cooperation in the areas of trade, space, education, tourism and railways.
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Despite a thriving local economy, Atlanta has one of the highest foreclosures in the nation, leading experts to fear similar problems in other U.S. cities.
Once seen as the tacky, last-minute substitute for pen and paper, e-cards have become more acceptable this holiday season.
New Delhi, November 8: General Electric Co said on Monday it had sold a 60 per cent stake in its pioneering Indian business process outsourcing unit for $500 million, making it the largest deal in the country&#39;s booming back-office industry.
Roger Clemens is still heading to the Hall of Fame, even though his Houston Astros team will not be going to the World Series following a 5-2 defeat by the St Louis Cardinals Thursday.
By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 18--MANTECA -- Apartment dwellers: Step out to your communal garbage bin and take a look inside.   Ninety percent of what has been dumped there, according to city officials, could have been recycled.
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January starts data throw cold water on hopes for recovery.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said he had approved the candidacy of his arch-rival Viktor Yanukovich for prime minister, ending a four-month political stand-off.
Times Square is crammed with tourists, and not just for New Year's Eve. These days, they're eager to gawk at the glittering lights of Broadway and visit attractions like Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and the MTV studios.
The Spanish government Monday called general elections for March 9, launching what is shaping up as a close race between Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez's ruling Socialists and opposition conservatives.
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England&#39;s Paul Broadhurst has sunk seven birdies to shoot a 65 and lead the Madrid Open by one shot after the second round. The former Ryder Cup player, who has not won on the European Tour for nine years, is
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone insists McLaren are facing a ban or points deduction if they are found guilty of issuing team orders during Sunday&#39;s Monaco Grand Prix.
A 73-year-old Swede fended off an attacking bear by pelting it with stones during a quiet Sunday stroll in the forest, local media reported.
America Online is putting out a call to developers to bring its instant-messaging software to more cell phones. The AOL Mobile Developer program, announced Monday, is meant to reduce the time manufacturers
Chief fire officers say they are increasingly worried about black market trading in dangerous fireworks.
The Chinese firm, Minmetals, owned by the Chinese government, has taken over the biggest mining company in Canada, Noranda Mining.
Southern Californians, fond of their private pools, golf courses, garden sprinklers and the ubiquitous car wash, are being urged to reform their water-guzzling ways after the region's driest year on record.
LUBBOCK, Texas  - A former Texas narcotics agent  named state lawman of the year for a controversial drug sting  that later ended with pardons for many who were falsely  convicted, was found guilty of perjury on Friday.
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The latest studies on Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster diabetes drug, have raised enough questions about the drug's safety to worry the American Diabetes Association.
Larger-than-life likenesses of Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard \u00c2\u0097 a trilogy of NBA giants \u00c2\u0097 adorn one side of a downtown hotel. They tower over trolleys and tourists on Canal Street along the French Quarter's fringe.
An estimated 118,000 cases on salmonella illness occur each year due to contaminated eggs. Symptoms can lead to mild to severe gastrointestinal illness, short term or chronic arthritis, or death, the FDA said.
Osama bin Laden called on insurgent groups in Iraq to unify their ranks, in an audio recording aired by Al Jazeera television on Monday.
The president is delivering a \u00e2\u0080\u009cstay the course\u00e2\u0080\u009d message today in Cleveland as his Iraq policy comes under intensified criticism.
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Stephon Marbury, concerned about his lousy shooting in Athens, used an off day to go to the gym and work on his shot. By finding his range, he saved the United States&#39; hopes for a basketball gold medal.
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BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Many Washington County residents are a major step closer to having more choice for their cable television services, thanks to a vote Thursday (Feb. 8) by the Metropolitan Area Communications Commission (MACC) Board of Directors.
Former PeopleSoft chief executive Craig Conway has admitted that he lied to Wall Street analysts about the health of the business during his defence against the hostile bid from rival Oracle.
Doctors say they have developed a screening test for deadly Menkes disease so patients with the genetic defect can receive life-saving copper injections.
Hundreds of prisoners serving life  sentences in Italy call on the president to reinstate the death penalty.
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's interior minister, formally announced his bid to represent his centre-right party in presidential elections next year, in an interview.
Russia warned that the Security Council resolution authorizing an international tribunal to try those suspected of killing Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri could have serious repercussions.
A new power-sharing deal for Northern Ireland could be \u00e2\u0080\u009cweeks\u00e2\u0080\u009d away, after the British and Irish prime ministers expressed cautious optimism following talks with Protestant and Catholic leaders.
A company that made contaminated pet food that killed dozens of dogs nationwide will pay $3.1 million in a settlement with pet owners, an attorney said Friday.
After more than 55 films, Nicolas Cage plans to cut back on acting to pursue other interests, such as helping develop independent cinema in his new home of the Bahamas.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.
A full moon, and the arrival of a devout sister, mark a shift for our reporter.
Rasmussen Reports - New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads Illinois Senator Barack Obama by fourteen percentage points in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of the Ohio Democratic Presidential Primary. Clinton currently earns 51% of the Buckeye State vote while Obama attracts 37%.
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The commission will vote Wednesday on a proposal that could allow the ballots distributed by companies to include competing candidates for director.
Norway, Australia, Brazil and host China reached the women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s World Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, completing the eight-team field for this weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s showdowns.
The ExoMars project to land a European robot rover on the Red Planet moves forward with an enhanced design.
London's Royal Court is considering staging a play which outraged Sikhs in Birmingham.
A TIME correspondent recalls his strange encounter with Carlos Casta&#241;o, the former death-squad commander whose remains were finally identified last week
New voters are flooding local election offices with paperwork, registering in significantly higher numbers than four years ago as attention to the presidential election runs high and an array of activist groups recruit would-be voters who could prove critical come Nov. 2.
The WPP Group, the giant advertising company, bought Blast Radius, a leading interactive agency, as part of a digital shopping spree.
World oil prices shot higher on Monday  as companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico braced for output  disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.
More shoppers say they are happy to own fake goods, but would be deterred if the proceeds funded terrorism.
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Japan's financial regulator may suspend  or even end some private banking operations at the Japanese  commercial banking unit of U.S. financial services firm  Citigroup Inc. due to lost customer data and questionable  securities transactions, local media said on Thursday.
A convicted sex offender was sentenced Friday to death for kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, raping her and burying her alive in his yard.
Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), the top US electronics retail chain, posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, just above expectations, saying it managed to build market share despite fierce competition.
They have names like Wisk, Revok, Panic and Oiler. They work mostly in the dark, often above six lanes of hurtling freeway traffic, and their spray-can creations sometimes last only a day.
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he would not hesitate to order pre-emptive strikes against terrorist bases overseas as he unveiled a plan for anti-terror police flying squads.
Two British animal rights campaigners clad in nothing more than bikinis made of lettuce leaves braved freezing temperatures on Tuesday to urge the people of Kazakhstan to stop eating horses and go vegetarian.
Children who were given a heart transplant in infancy score in the low-average range on tests of neurological development and IQ, according to a report in the Journal of Pediatrics.
U.S. actor Danny Glover was arrested on Wednesday on the steps of Sudan's embassy in Washington during a protest against the humanitarian crisis in the country's Darfur region.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Police have invited women who might be missing some underwear to view photos of about 1,300 articles that were stolen from various laundry rooms near the Colorado State Unversity campus.
Several data center hosting vendors are building new IT facilities that meet government security standards in the Washington area, a trend that coincides with an increase in outsourcing by federal agencies.
The United States chided its allies for not doing more to force Sudan to accept the deployment of UN peacekeepers in its war-torn Darfur region.
David Whelan, the founder of JJB Sports, promised in January that he would not sell his 29% holding.
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Kosovo has asked NATO to  secure a large reservoir in the north out of concern Serbs  living there might cut vital water supplies if the Albanian  majority declares independence from Serbia within weeks.
Police investigate two shootings, one involving a 14-year-old boy, on day two of the carnival.
NEW YORK  - African Americans are less willing than whites to have an epidural to ease pain following surgery, a new study suggests.
WASHINGTON  - Lung cancers among US veterans of the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites) could be linked to exposure to damaging substances from oil well fires or missile propellents, according to a report.
For the second successive day it was nightmarish start for Bangladesh in the first Test against New Zealand at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The New York Yankees donated $1 million on Wednesday to a fund to aid the healing process at Virginia Tech following the mass killings last month.
The Australian state of Tasmania&#39;s long- term local and foreign currency credit ratings have been raised one level to AA+ because the state government is reducing debt, Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Corp.
India is taking bids for an independent evaluation of the country&#39;s National AIDS Control Organization to identify ways to improve HIV prevention and treatment in the country, Indian health minister Anbumani Ramadoss announced Thursday.
The deaths of four young people on football pitches must not put off children from sport, a GAA official says.
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Images of four people are released by police hunting the killer of French student Amelie Delagrange.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will be admitted to hospital today for an operation to correct a heart flutter. He committed to serve a full third term in office if he wins the next general election, and ruled out a fourth.
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HUGE tidal waves struck southern Thailand&#39;s popular resort island of Phuket today, sweeping at least four foreign tourists out to sea, sinking boats and forcing the evacuation of hotels, officials said on state radio.
Sixteen dead bodies were found on Thursday in a ditch in a town north of Baghdad within Iraq's most violent province, police said.
President Bush said on Saturday Democrat John Kerry's debate remark that U.S. preemptive military action should be subject to a \
Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, has described the Football Association disciplinary system as &quot;flawed and immoral&quot;.
A project taking English teenagers to Auschwitz is to receive \u00c2\u00a34.65m funding for an extra three years.
The rain-swollen Rio Grande River threatened to push through an earthen dam and cause flooding in El Paso, prompting evacuation orders for residents, officials said.
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The Islamist militant group barricaded in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon pledges to fight on.
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The interim prime minister of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, has told a joint session of the US Congress, elections scheduled for January will go ahead, saying the Iraqi people are determined not to allow insurgent and terrorist attacks to spoil election plans.
Manchester United, the world's richest football club, said it had received a preliminary takeover approach, following reports that American sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer was plotting to seize control.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  gives his troops a free hand to crack down on Palestinian militants.
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
The analytics and reporting software maker will begin selling IBM's mainframe access software.
It might be possible to make a pill that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer&#39;s disease, US researchers said Thursday.
Tony Blair said Tuesday he is ready to help bring about a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, amid claims he is to become an envoy to the region after stepping down as British prime minister.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting rules that govern listed companies are too much for Creative Technology, which has renewed plans to delist its shares from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
European shares inched up to fresh two-month highs on Monday as optimism grew that the U.S. economy was doing well, helping to lift beaten-down sectors such as technology and insurers.
The dollar steered a steady course against other major currencies on Friday after falling sharply in the previous session as U.S. trade data failed to dispel concerns about structural problems in the U.S. economy.
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BERLIN  - Finance officials from the Group of 20 industrial and developing countries called Sunday for more flexible exchange rate practices in Asia, a step European officials believe might slow the euro's rapid rise.
The world needs sporting heroes. They provide inspiration, a person whose feats others can seek to emulate. Twenty years ago, in a small village in Morocco with a magnificent view, a small
Witnesses to gun crime should be guaranteed anonymity if they give evidence in court, police chiefs say.
MONTROSE, Colo. -- Investigators probing the crash of the jet that killed NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol&#39;s son and two other people are studying the deadly January 2002 crash of a similar plane in England under nearly the same conditions.
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Crude oil futures prices tumbled more than a dollar to settle at less than $48/bbl on the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday after a week that saw prices swing up and down frequently.
MOBILE, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan and its 135-mph winds churned toward this historic port city with frightening intensity Wednesday as the storm began its assault on the Gulf Coast, lashing the region with heavy rain and ferocious wind, spawning monster waves that toppled beach houses and spinning off deadly tornadoes...
NEW YORK -- Rising fixed-income and investment-banking revenue combined to help boost earnings in the latest quarter at two of Wall Street&#39;s biggest firms, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
TONY EASTLEY: In the United States Presidential election campaign, the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry&#39;s opposition to the Vietnam war in the 1970s is about to be thrust once again into the election spotlight.
The dollar slumped across the board,  plunging to four-and-a-half-year lows against the yen on  Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said  demand for U.S. assets could decline at some point given the  size of the current account deficit.
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Arthouse and foreign films have taken \u00c2\u00a315m at the box office thanks to National Lottery funding to help with wider distribution.
TOKYO - A typhoon pounded western Japan, killing 10 people, leaving several others missing and knocking out power to more than a million households.
A new law pushes the door open a bit toward reconciliation but contentious issues remain, including the freedom of thousands of Sunni detainees
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  began her first foreign tour as America's top diplomat by  saying Friday that Washington had no immediate plans to attack  Iran and was pursuing a diplomatic approach.
Bosses of trouble-hit British Airways today vowed to put their recent difficulties behind them as they joined airport staff to help cope with the Bank Holiday exodus.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., (Sports Network) - New York Jets  quarterback Chad Pennington missed practice Wednesday because  of flu-like symptoms, but is expected to be ready for  Saturday's AFC Divisional Playoff game against Pittsburgh.
Russian President Vladimir Putin today wrapped up his three-day visit to India. On his last day, he visited the country&#39;s second largest software exporter Infosys Technologies in of Bangalore.
The EU is expected to tell the UK that 15% of energy needs must be met from renewable sources by 2020.
HUNDREDS of federal agents have stormed a town on the Mexican capital&#39;s outskirts, breaking down doors to collar the leaders of a mob that burned two police officers to death.
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President Leonid Kuchma, bluff and given to crude talk, is not a man noted for his spirit of compromise, and his proposal of negotiations to end Ukraine's accelerating political crisis was out of character.
Russian and Ukrainian leaders settled a gas debt row at last-ditch talks in the Kremlin on Tuesday, just minutes before a Moscow-imposed deadline on Ukraine to pay up or face supply cuts.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The National Football League  handed down $10,000 fines on Tuesday to linebacker Joey Porter  of the Steelers and running back William Green of the Browns  for their parts in a pre-game fight this past Sunday.
If the movie business is to keep making smart dramas in which actors and filmmakers aim for awards, it will have to sharpen its message and narrow the targets.
Men who use Viagra or Cialis for erectile dysfunction (ED) have increases in levels of testosterone, Italian researchers report.
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Columbus lab finally clamped to ISS Europe finally gained its long-awaited foothold in space yesterday when astronauts attached the Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The world-famous black London taxi cab will soon be seen on the streets of China after its maker has announced a multi-million-pound deal to build 20,000 vehicles per year in Shanghai.
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Exelon, which owns utility companies in Illinois and Pennsylvania, has said that it will buy Public Service Enterprise Group of New Jersey in a deal valued at about $12.8 billion that would create the largest power company in the United States.
World number two Andy Roddick will  lead the U.S. against Spain in the Davis Cup final next month.
SONATA ARCTICA, MNEMIC and FINNTROLL are among the bands confirmed to perform at the Finnish Metal Expo, set to take place at the old Cablefactory in Helsinki, Finland, on January 28-29, 2005.
USA Ryder Cup wildcard Stewart Cink increased his lead to five shots after three rounds of the WGC Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Ohio.
It only took one exhibition game and 10 days of workouts for Allan Houston to end his National Basketball Association comeback bid with the New York Knicks.
Andy Roddick surged into the third round of the Paris Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Armenia&#39;s Sargis Sargsian on Wednesday in his first match since late September.
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday rejected calls from Jewish settlers to hold a nationwide referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, escalating an increasingly bitter dispute between the one-time allies.
Commissioner Bud Selig met for the first time with Miami city and county leaders, hoping that his influence would help the Florida Marlins\u00e2\u0080\u0099 quest for a new ballpark.
U.S. Catholic bishops, facing the  financial aftermath of a pervasive child sex abuse scandal,  elected a president on Monday whose diocese plans to seek  bankruptcy protection from dozens of alleged victims.
Heavy fighting between Sudan's army and former rebels in the south has forced the United Nations to evacuate staff.
A right-winger jolts the blogosphere by declaring a jihad on soy, claiming it's to blame for homosexuality. In Bodyhack.
Dow Jones won out over a list of competing media bidders to gain control of MarketWatch with its $18-a-share offer. If the buy is approved by shareholders, Dow Jones will gain a valuable foothold in the fast
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The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but signaled that it could raise it pre-emptively if generous wage deals threaten to ignite inflation.
An Iraqi court sentenced a Libyan member of al-Qaida in Iraq to death after he admitted taking part in eight attacks on U.S.-led coalition forces and Iraqi targets, the U.S. military said Saturday.
The Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reached an agreement with the European Commission on Tuesday to settle a five-year antitrust case that
The proportion of UK auto firms that believe moving production to low-cost countries is needed has fallen, an SMMT survey shows.
Linux maker acquires security, authentication tools from AOL.
Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 U.S. bank, posted a much larger-than-expected 32 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by mounting credit losses and dismal investment banking results.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. The Detroit Pistons opened their NBA title defense with an 87-to-79 win over the Houston Rockets. Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead five Pistons in double-figures.
Never-before-seen NASA footage boosts In the Shadow of the Moon to Sundance success. Jason Silverman reports from Park City, Utah.
Rod Brind'Amour banked a shootout shot in off the crossbar to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
A two-year-old Indian girl  born with four arms, four legs and extra internal organs left  hospital smiling on Saturday, nearly six weeks after doctors  removed her extra limbs in a grueling operation.
Three Marines who were wounded in action during the Fallujah offensive later died at American hospitals in Germany and the United States, the Pentagon said Monday, raising the U.S. military death toll in Iraq for November to at least 101.
Kellogg Co., the nation&#39;s largest cereal maker, appointed a board member with decades of branding experience to succeed chairman and chief executive Carlos Gutierrez, a dynamic leader who guided the maker of Pop-Tarts, Frosted Flakes and Cheeze-It
ATHENS - To understand the moment of triumph, one must understand the 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds of cruelty. The favorite, the world-record holder in the women&#39;s marathon, Paula Radcliffe, led a pack
Pratt & Whitney's EcoPower Engine Wash bathes the compressor, turbine and fan of jet engines to improve fuel efficiency by 0.5 to 1.5 percent, an amount that if applied industry wide, could help airlines save more than 2 billion pounds of fuel each year.
The U.S. Congress on Wednesday gave  final approval to the biggest overhaul of U.S. spy agencies in  more than 50 years, sending the bill to President Bush for his  signature.
Northern Rock shares surge almost 14% in early trade after the troubled bank says it is in takeover talks.
MONCTON, NB (CP) - Despite divisions over equalization and a looming population crisis, Atlantic Canada&#39;s future is bright, the region&#39;s four Conservative premiers said Tuesday.
BAGHDAD, 14 November 2004 - US troops yesterday prevented emergency aid from reaching the residents of Fallujah after allowing it as far as the main hospital, a spokeswoman said.
If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.
Goodwill missions could become the Navy's chief strategy in the war on terror.
Dopo la liberatoria di Mediaset, il conduttore firma per la manifestazioneUn \
Nuvelo Inc.'s experimental blood clot dissolver restores function in patients with blocked catheters faster than existing therapy, the company said on Saturday.
Eighty-five seconds left, no timeouts, 75 yards to go and down by four. It&#39;s situations like that when Bill Parcells feels comfortable having Vinny Testaverde as his quarterback, not some unproven youngster.
BEIJING: China is targeting an urban jobless rate of 4.6 per cent in 2005, slightly higher than this year&#39;s expected jobless rate, the Economic Daily newspaper said on Saturday, citing the country&#39;s labour minister.

'Tutelare lavoro giornalisti, si tenta di creare polveroni'
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cNice Bombs,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Usama Alshaibi, a Chicago-based filmmaker, adds his noncommittal voice and unsteady camera to the conversation, returning to his native Iraq in 2004 after an absence of almost 24 years.
Who&#39;s the sports figure one most wanted to feel sorry for this past week, but simply couldn&#39;t? Who turned us off most? He&#39;s one and the same - Hal Sutton, the US Ryder Cup captain whose team was almost obliterated
La decisione in una circolare pubblicata sul sito e voluta dal sindaco Letizia MorattiDura protesta di don Colmegna: \
Singapore said on Friday that it has  chosen Las Vegas Sands Corp.  , the world&#039;s  largest casino operator, to build and run the city-state&#039;s  first casino, which is expected to cost more than &#36;3 billion.
Tony DeMaria, an assistant at Willow Ridge, posted the biggest victory of his professional career with a wire-to-wire triumph for a one-under-par 215 total in the 2007 Lincoln Met P.G.A. Championship at The Stanwich Club om Greenwich, Conn. DeMaria started with 70-68 in the first two rounds and then held on as Rick Hartmann of the Atlantic Golf Club came charging from 10 shots behind. DeMaria parred his final five holes to hold on with a 77 by one stroke while Hartmann had birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 en route to a tournament-low round of 67. Keith Dicciani of Metropolis finished alone in third place at one over. DeMaria won $15,000.
MEEDHUPPARU ISLAND   BEST FOR: A-LISTS   THERE are some things in life you just can't manage without. Marmite on toast, perhaps, or Sunday roast round at your mum's place.
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Jacques Chirac, the French president, is to miss an EU summit meeting today with the interim Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi. Aides to Mr Chirac, an opponent of the US-led war, denied the move was a snub
Srinagar witnessed widespread public anger on Wednesday over the alleged rape of a woman and her daughter by an army officer. Youths took to the streets burning tyres in the morning.
Sydney: Even as Australians in the length and breadth of this vast continent celebrated Christmas yesterday with characteristic gusto, Ricky Ponting\u00e2\u0080\u0099s world champion team observed it quietly at a Melbourne restaurant with partners and families
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L'attaccante lituano del Bologna, Tomas Danilevicius, passa al Grosseto. Le due societ&agrave; hanno...
MacCentral - RealNetworks will tout its new Windows-only Harmony technology, which allows files from its music store to be played on Apple's iPod, in a series of print, radio and online advertising, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. In addition, Real will hold what it calls the biggest music sale in history selling songs for US&#36;0.49 and albums for &#36;4.99.
Michigan Tech will continue one of the most improbable comebacks in college football history on a grand stage Saturday when it plays two-time defending NCAA Division II champion
He's not on the ballot but Bill Clinton seemed to dominate the South Carolina presidential campaign, disparaging Barack Obama and journalists and predicting that many voters will be guided mainly by gender and race loyalties.
Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage in Iraq as a barbaric act, but vowed that Italy would stay the course in Iraq.
Thousands of people seeking flu shots swamped public health clinics, overwhelmed telephone help lines and were turned away by hospitals, doctors and other health care providers yesterday
The singer-actress wants to put on a new hat now.
President Bush tried on Tuesday to repair U.S.-Canada relations strained by years of bickering over trade and Iraq, although he stood by policies that have irritated Canadians.
President Alvaro Uribe&#039;s administration is campaigning behind the scenes to silence the U.N. human rights monitors who have verified thousands of abuses in Colombia in recent years, foreign diplomats and rights groups say.
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Reggae and rap homophobic lyrics are stoking the spread of HIV, a UK minister warns on a Caribbean visit.
The North Carolina State Bar has billed disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong nearly $9,000 for hearings that led to his disbarment in the wake of the discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
As the election approaches, Congress abandons all pretense of fiscal responsibility, voting tax cuts that would drive 10-year deficits past $3 trillion.
The number of first-time home buyers in the UK has sunk to its lowest point since 1980, mortgage lender Halifax says.
Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Friday the Jewish state should not agree to a truce with Hamas unless the Islamist group first stops rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.
Stocks fell on Friday, capping their worst week in more than four years, as a rapidly diminishing appetite for risk fueled the latest leg of a global equities sell-off.
Purchaser is digital music distributor Yeahronimo, but future PC production is not ruled out.
The Tories attack the government after it says its \
He returns to the US Open as its defending champion and is ranked No. 2 in the world. He&#39;ll turn 22 on Monday and already he has achieved pop culture status -- which means Web sites and magazines
Albert Pujols belted his major-league leading 43rd homer and Jim Edmonds followed with a two-run shot as the St Louis Cardinals eased to a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres in National League action Thursday.
By Gupta, Neal S; Briggs, Derek E G; Pancost, Richard D  Graptolites are important fossils in Early Palaeozoic assemblages. Preserved graptolite periderm consists dominantly of an aliphatic polymer, immune to base hydrolysis.
Adam Dunn and Ken Griffey, Jr. homered and Cincinnati starter Elizardo Ramirez struck out seven straight hitters, leading the Reds to an 8-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
The Bank of England also left its benchmark rate unchanged at 5.75 percent.
Apple reported a 57 percent jump in first-quarter profit, but it also gave a forecast that missed analysts' estimates, sending shares down.
The dollar hit eight-month lows against  the euro and six-month troughs versus the yen on Monday on  continued worries about the U.S. economy and the yawning trade  deficit, and traders say it could fall even further.   Dealers  said the dollar's outlook against the Japanese currency had  worsened because it dropped below the closely watched 107 yen  level -- the lower end of the five-yen range in which it had  moved for the past five months.
ARLINGTON - The Texas Rangers are back within two games of the AL West lead following another big comeback win. Michael Young&#39;s tying triple sparked a two-run rally in the seventh inning Saturday night, and
The Gulf of Mexico discovery, which could boost US reserves by half, set a new depth record.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso brilliantly won the European Grand Prix on Sunday as confusion reigned at the Nurburgring.
U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers  started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected  to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a  renewed warning about inflation risks.
Through his camera lens, photographer Phil Noble has seen some of the wackiest sports on the planet.
Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened 0.36 percent higher on Monday as bargain hunters scooped up miners and other recent laggards following a 3.5 percent drop in the key gauge in the previous six trading days.
Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal returned to practice Sunday after missing eight games with a hip injury.
Impegno all'acquisto del 10% per piazzetta Cuccia
Sydney - The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) on Wednesday said Perth and Melbourne were the only two cities invited to bid for the country&#39;s fourth &quot;Super 14&quot; franchise.
A Directors' Guild agreement and the approaching Oscars seem to have broken the logjam on Hollywood's labor impasse
Although she&#39;d initially blamed her band, Ashlee Simpson took full responsibility Sunday for her lip-synching snafu on &quot;Saturday Night Live,&quot; saying that her voice was ragged from too much work.
The benefits of the US recovery are not trickling through to many working families, a report from an American think tank claims.
La Sardegna brucia. Una giornata di panico, di morte, di fughe di turisti, di allarmi tutti legati ad alcuni vasti incendi. Una situazione purtroppo non nuova, nell&#39;isola: ancora una volta sembra esserci una
All'Aquila Festa delle 'malelingue' che fu bandita dal Duce
A young California man who converted to Islam is wanted for questioning in connection with a threatening videotape found in Pakistan, CNN said Wednesday.
Cameo Hicks scored 14 points to help Washington upset No. 14 Minnesota 72-67 in overtime Monday night.
Somali authorities have announced plans to impose a curfew on the capital, where at least five people were killed on Thursday in the latest violence to undermine government attempts to restore law.
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The Antikythera Mechanism calculated astronomical information, including phases of the Moon and planetary motions.
Didier Deschamps si prepara alla sfida interna di domani contro il Rimini, squadra che impose l'1-1 ...
Anti-depressants are frequency over-prescribed and should not be given as the first treatment for patients with mild depression, experts said today.
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie will decide in the next two months whether to run in the endurance event at this year's Olympics despite fears that Beijing's air pollution will damage his health.
UN investigators strongly criticise Sudan for gross human rights violations in a report on the violence in Darfur.
French prosecutors investigating the manslaughter of the 113 people killed in the Air France Concorde crash four years ago are to summon senior executives of the US airline Continental.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry Monday said we need a fresh start on health care in America, and he outlined his plan to help middle-class families by cutting costs and expanding access to quality care.
(InfoWorld) - Two senior security veterans from Trend Micro are trying to get the industry to change how it classifies malicious software. They argue that today's classification system, which tends to focus on the technical way the software works, neglects a far more important metric that matters more to users: how\u00c2\u00a0it tries to steal your money. \
ELEANOR HALL: For the second time in less than a year, News Corporation boss, Rupert Murdoch, has modified his plans to stave off the anger of Australian institutional shareholders.
Non sta nella pelle il presidente del Catania, Antonino Pulvirenti, dopo la qualificazione alle semi...
Thailand prepares to bury the final bodies of those killed in one of the  regions hardest-hit by the 2004 tsunami.
A group of women wants equality in Pamplona's San Fermin bull running festival &#151; they are demanding cow runs.
American and Iraqi troops yesterday fought to reclaim police stations from insurgents who seized control of broad swaths of this sprawling
U S Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson confronted mixed signals as he arrived in China yesterday for trade talks, with Beijing disclosing a renewed crackdown on pirated goods but also running up a record trade surplus with the United States.
This year's hurricanes spread citrus canker to at least 11,000 trees in Charlotte County, one of the largest outbreaks of the fruit-damaging infection to ever affect Florida's citrus industry, state officials said.
Brussels decides to retain import tariffs on Chinese-made energy-efficient light bulbs for another year.
KHARTOUM : Sudan&#39;s military-backed government imposed a security clampdown after announcing that it had foiled a coup attempt by supporters of its now jailed former Islamist ally Hassan al-Turabi.
NBC expressed regret Monday for an Emmy Awards comedy skit that included a mock plane crash and aired on the network the evening of a fatal Kentucky jetliner accident.
BERLIN, Oct 16 (IPS) - The 4th International Literary Festival ended in   Berlin at the weekend (Oct 2). For 12 days,150 writers and poets  from 46  countries participated in more than 350 book readings,  poetry recitals  and literary debates staged in a variety of  different venues, including  theatres, cafes, schools, libraries,  cemeteries and city prisons.
Talks to break the ice of Northern Irish peace progress intensified Monday with positive signs comingout of the meeting between the province&#39;s police chief and Sinn Fein, the
A Lutheran congregation is grappling with how to deal with a convicted sex offender who says his church attendance is an important step toward rehabilitation.
Pakistani security forces fired a series of \
Wellington, December 27: Sri Lanka cricket officials have put off until tomorrow a decision on whether its tour of New Zealand will continue following devastating tidal waves which killed more than 6,000 people in the island nation.
Israeli President Moshe Katsav has asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad via European intermediaries to repatriate the remains of an Israeli spy executed four decades ago, a Katsav aide said on Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12  /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology today released some of the vendors making significant announcements at The Enterprise 2.0 Conference. The event takes place June 18-21, 2007 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. Registration is now open at http://www.enterprise2conf.com/.
BRIGHTON, England British Prime Minister Tony Blair is admitting some of the country's intelligence on Iraq was wrong.
The United Nations should find ways to demonstrate political independence, regain the neutrality it lost after the Sept. 11 attacks and better communicate with the world's 1 billion Muslims, a top U.N. official said Monday.
The former chief executive of Comverse Technology has formed a company in Namibia that will invest in construction, tourism and agriculture.
British investigators visiting Moscow to probe the death of Russian former intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko are to meet key witness Andrei Lugovoi, Lugovoi said, as newspapers predicted the mystery would not be resolved quickly.
Radio microphones used in the entertainment industry could be under threat from plans to sell off airwaves.
About 30 gunmen ambushed a car Sunday in central Baghdad carrying employees of the Iraqi organization running next month's elections, killing three of the workers while two escaped unhurt, an official from the election body said.
Two-time Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says he no longer cares about his movie career and is loving his current job of an artistic director at London's Old Vic Theatre.
Study lists New York, Detroit and Los Angeles as the cities with the highest occurrence of identity fraud.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Marine sergeant kicked an aging, overweight Iraqi in the chest out of anger and frustration when the handcuffed and hooded prisoner failed to follow orders, a guard at the same detention facility testified yesterday.
Germany's ailing Social Democrats, partners in the ruling coalition, said Sunday they would put their call for a national minimum wage at the heart of their campaign in key state polls early next year.
Bruxelles bacchetta i partners e prepara piano d'azione
John Smoltz was part of some talented starting rotations in Atlanta before becoming the team&#39;s closer. Now he&#39;s back as a starter, and with the addition of Tim Hudson on Thursday, the rebuilt
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Chauncey Billups hit a pair of free throws with 2.6 seconds remaining to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 94-93 come-from- behind win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Fra le varie dichiarazioni dei protagonisti, dice Scajola
BANGKOK, Thailand  - A retired rebel soldier from the jungles of eastern Myanmar has been plucked from obscurity to play a brutal Burmese officer opposite Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone in his latest \
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Thanks to some new developments in document standards, Office 2007 users will be able to share files with open-source office apps and online productivity suites from the likes of Zoho and Google. In Monkey Bites.
Washington should address \
WASHINGTON - Legislation to extend several popular middle class tax cuts cleared a House-Senate conference and could be on President Bush's desk within days, handing him a major legislative victory in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign.    The $145.9 billion package marked the fourth significant tax cut package that the president has championed since taking office...
President Bush today signed the bill that will revamp the country&#39;s intelligence community more dramatically than any measure in more than a half-century.
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Transportation Security Administration is denying allegations that an airport screener seized a toddler's sippy cup and mistreated his mother, taking the unusual step of posting security camera footage on its Web site.
ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.
Banks were reeling from a credit crunch. Mortgage firms were collapsing. A steep recession was looming. So the U.S. government set up a corporation to buy troubled home loans and distressed properties, stabilizing the financial system.
Police begin a search at the scene of the rail crash in which two people died on an unmanned crossing.
An African Union mission to resolve a political crisis in Kenya that has killed 500 people ended in failure on Thursday as the president and opposition leader accused each other of wrecking talks.
PARIS : French business tycoon Francois Pinault, targeted in complex civil action over the collapse of California insurance company Executive Life, was questioned here by a US lawyer under the supervision of a French judge.
As expected, Rod Stewart&#39;s latest becomes his first No. 1 album in more than 25 years, but the seasoned British singer also accomplishes a rare trifecta: three simultaneous
Paula Radcliffe says winning was all that mattered on her marathon return in New York.
Ukraine's opposition steps up its campaign to overturn the disputed presidential vote by launching a general strike.
Gun battles in Mogadishu killed at least six people early on Friday and residents said they feared Ramadan would bring no let up in a months-long insurgency that has battered the Somali capital.
BAGDAD - Continuano gli scontri tra i ribelli e le forze di sicurezza irachene e americane. Nel nord di Bagdad sono in corso combattimenti nel distretto sunnita Sunni Muslim Adhamiya; nei pressi di Abu Ghraib
Stocks dropped yesterday as Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever cut profit forecasts, fueling concern that earnings growth is slowing at a time when borrowing costs are headed higher.
President Bush (news - web sites) told senior citizens in Florida on Tuesday he was doing everything possible to ensure they get flu shots and his campaign accused Sen.
The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.
Tatiana Totmianina, a Russian figure skater who was knocked unconscience when she fell onto her head from a lift by her partner during pairs competition at Skate America on Saturday, makes a joke during a news conference before being released from Mercy
U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and other retail stocks rose  following better-than-expected January spending data, while  tech shares were buoyed by Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O.
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Authorities on Friday called for the release of two Indonesian women held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq, expressing hope that the kidnapping was ``a mistake&#39;&#39; since Indonesia&#39;s government never supported the war.
Before leaving the St. Pete Times Forum after Boston College's 71-56 loss to North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday, Jared Dudley was asked to project where the Eagles would be seeded in the NCAA Tournament.
M&T Bank Corp , the first large U.S. bank to report fourth-quarter results, said on Monday that profit tumbled 70 percent, hurt by debt write-downs and turmoil in residential real estate markets.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Kohl&#39;s Corp. posted a 19 percent jump in quarterly profits, powered by sales of new lines of merchandise. Free!
The Denver Nuggets have fired coach Jeff Bzdelik after two-plus seasons at the helm. Denver has struggled to a 13-15 start and is in the midst of a six-game slide.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  Monday submitted his Gaza withdrawal plan for a crucial  parliamentary vote, while tanks and troops killed 14  Palestinians in a raid in the coastal strip.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to Iraq next month in the first such visit by a leader of the Islamic Republic, Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that Iran had postponed a fourth round of talks with the United States to discuss Iraq's security.
President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Russian government on the request of the prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday, a major political shakeup that comes less than three months before crucial parliamentary elections
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - University of Michigan economics professor Jan Svejnar will run in the upcoming presidential elections in the Czech Republic, saying Friday he had support from several lawmakers. via Lansing State Journal
Kirk Rueter allowed just three hits  over seven innings and J.T. Snow homered as the San Francisco  Giants scored a crucial 4-2 win over Los Angeles in National  League play at Dodger Stadium Friday.
Maria Elena Camerin &egrave; stata battuta al secondo turno degli Australian Open. L'azzurra ha cedu...
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Britain&#39;s teenage boxing sensation Amir Khan is guaranteed at least a silver medal after winning his semi-final match by 40 points to 26.
Pop star Christina Aguilera is to marry long-time boyfriend and music executive Jordan Bratman.
InfoWorld - In a broad discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)\u00c2\u00a0Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday confirmed that the deadline for the country's switch to digital TV next year will not be postponed, explained the rationale behind the requirements for the current 700MHz auction, and gave hints about his thinking regarding various communications megamergers.
The European Parliament gave its approval to the reshuffled 24-member European Union executive under new EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday, ending a political showdown over the objections to his team.
&#39;&#39;Per lo sviluppo dell&#39;economia el&#39;impulso all&#39;occupazione dobbiamo tutti impegnarci, ciascuno per la propria parte, in spirito di coesione e compenetrazione con gli interessi generali&#39;&#39;. E&#39; quanto afferma
Support grows for the use of phone-tap evidence in terror court cases after remarks by England's top police officer.
The nationalization of Northern Rock, the ailing mortgage lender, was the first such action in more than a decade and a huge blow for Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
An arrest warrant was issued Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, for Nebraska offensive lineman Darren DeLone, shown in this undated handout photo.
Republican Mike Huckabee Wednesday personally apologized to rival Mitt Romney for comments he made in an upcoming New York Times Magazine article that appear to disparage the Mormon faith.
Terna scozzese per la sfida di Coppa Uefa tra Palermo e Celta Vigo in programma mercoled\u00c3\u00ac sera al Ba...
Late Friday, the Federal Communications Commission's general counsel, on prompting from the chairman, ruled that a commissioner who had recused himself from proceedings on the proposed AT&T/BellSouth merger may now participate in the vote. Commissioner Robert McDowell was formerly an employee of the lobbying group CompTel, that has been on record as opposing such mergers.
The hooded killers of the Chadian president's son were filmed on video surveillance cameras in the underground car park in France where his body was found, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
This horror film, spun off from an old Atari video game, is so inept on every level you wonder why the distributor didn't toss it directly into the trash.
Nato allies must do more to fight the Taleban in Afghanistan, the US defence secretary tells the BBC.
Domenico Giamp&agrave; ha chiuso (consensualmente col club) il contratto che lo legava all'Ascoli an...
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards honored the legacy of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King on Monday and said his work paved the way for this year's precedent-shattering White House candidacies.
Cuban President Fidel Castro, seeking to rid his country of the currency of his arch-enemy, said on Monday Cuba was ending circulation of the US dollar as of Nov. 8 in response to tightened American sanctions.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 23 -- Just in time for Christmas, Oregon taxpayers have gotten some extra spending money from an unlikely Santa Claus: their state government.
La sedicente branca di Al Qaeda in Europa ha minacciato gli americani per aver rieletto George Bush, affermando che verranno trascinati &#39;&#39;in un inferno insostenibile&#39;&#39;. &#39;&#39;I prossimi giorni vi proveranno che
About 1,100 U.S. soldiers and Marines were wounded during August, by far the highest combat toll for any month since war began.
Banks are accused of seizing on a court victory to urge customers to drop claims for repayment of charges.
Marion Jones&#39;s fading reputation took another hit last night when the International Olympic Committee launched an investigation into the doping allegations against her.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cPersepolis,\u00e2\u0080\u009d austere as it may look, is full of warmth and surprise, alive with humor and a fierce independence of spirit.
L'Iran non ingagger&agrave; un commissario tecnico straniero. Fallita la trattativa con lo spagnolo ...
The U.S. trade deficit climbed to a record high for the fifth straight year, with  2006 imports exceeding exports by $764 billion, the Commerce Department reported yesterday. The gap reflects higher oil prices, which increased the nation's import bill, and American consumers' rising appetite for foreign-made goods....
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 5 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the first quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
The SpaceShipOne team will attempt to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday, the 47th anniversary of the start of the first space race when the Soviet Union launched its Sputnik satellite.
Blog: With patience wearing thin because of iPhone's bugs, I consider restoring the iPhone's settings.
A German manufacturer of technology commonly used in personal computers has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $160 million fine for engaging in an international price-fixing conspiracy that drove up computer prices, the Justice
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At the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Scotland Sunday, J.K. Rowling revealed some snippets of information about the upcoming sixth book, \
First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America.
La struttura sara' inaugurata domani a Finale Emilia
Turkey's Alevi Muslims have been branded \
A US talkshow host explains the importance of her state's presidential primary
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Secondo Simposio Internazionale di Missionolog\u00c3\u00ada in preparazione al Terzo Congresso Missionario Americano - CAM 3 ed alla Grande Missione Continentale Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Dal 30 luglio al 3 agosto si celebrer\u00c3\u00a0, nella citt\u00c3\u00a0 di Quito (Ecuador), il Secondo Simposio Internazionale di Missionolog\u00c3\u00ada con il titolo \u00c2\u0093Antropologia e Pastorale della Missione\
Steve Coll, The Washington Post&#39;s managing editor since 1998, is stepping down to focus on writing books, the paper reported Wednesday.
Homes in the north of England are more energy efficient than those in the South, a survey reveals.
MONTREAL (CP) - The Quebec wing of the Liberal Party of Canada overwhelmingly adopted a resolution Saturday calling for Canada to abstain from participating in the American ballistic missile defence plan.
The food at the Federal Corrections Camp in Alderson, W.Va., apparently is nothing to write home about &#151; unless one is eating it with Martha Stewart.
FedEx Corp. (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its earnings forecasts, citing strong demand in several of its businesses despite concerns about the slowing growth in the US economy.
Former champions Andy Roddick and Svetlana Kuznetsova moved safely into the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Monday.
Mentre i complici facevano irruzione nella villetta
Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono  was declared the runaway winner of Indonesia's first direct  presidential election on Monday, but faced an immediate problem  when his opponent refused to concede defeat.
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Take-Two Interactive Software said Tuesday that it cut its quarterly net loss in half, but gave an outlook that fell short of Wall Street\u00e2\u0080\u0099s expectations.
Maurice R. Greenberg, former chief executive of the American International Group, said a group he represents did not intend to solicit proxies from A.I.G. shareholders.
By Larry Avila, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Sep. 19--MADISON -- The new operators of Berbee Information Networks has  plans to expand its local presence.
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Con una marcia di protesta un gruppo di 50 bambine impedisce il matrimonio di una loro coetanea nel sud ovest del paese Nuova Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Un gruppo di 50 bambine ha marciato per le strade di un paese del sud ovest del Bangladesh per protestare contro il matrimonio forzato di una delle loro amiche, Habiba Sultana, di 13 anni, obbligata dal padre a sposarsi ...

RealNetworks has kicked off what it claims is the biggest online music sale in history. For a limited time, every song in the firm&#39;s RealPlayer Music Store can be downloaded for 49 cents, with most albums available for $4.99.
The traditional party of the year will  be a somber affair across the globe.
Michael Vaughan celebrates the \
When a friend's mega-wealth has you seeing green.
Shares of CommScope Inc. fell more than 20 percent in the extended session Monday after the maker of coaxial and fiber-optic cables revised its sales outlook and announced plans for cost reductions and price increases.
A Pakistani man arrested in North  Carolina after he filmed banks and public transport systems in  a half dozen major U.S. cities was indicted on Monday by a  federal grand jury on immigration charges, justice officials  said.
Prosecutor Rick Distaso leaves after the verdict was read in the Scott Peterson trial in Redwood City, Calif, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2004.
Thousands of fans gather in Los Angeles for a convention to mark 30 years since the cinema release of Star Wars.
The brother of murder victim Rhys Jones visits the floral shrine created where Rhys was killed.
At Bloomingdale&#39;s in New York, a sign in the women&#39;s department offered a $100 gift card for any coats bought Dec. 2 through Dec. 4th at the regular price of between $500 to $999.
_ An 83-year-old man from Westchester has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first human case recorded in the county this year, the county health commissioner said Wednesday.
Andy Roddick benefited from the replay system at Queen's Club on Thursday, then held on to beat Alex Bogdanovic of Britain 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the third round of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
A hairdresser was \
The European Union, the heavyweight in the fight against global warming, will push for mandatory cuts in emissions after the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012 despite fervent opposition from the United States.
New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.
The Capitals fail to cling to a lead in the final minutes of regulation and then give up a goal to Sergei Gonchar in overtime as the Penguins win, 4-3.
World number one Annika Sorenstam will miss the women's World Cup of Golf to be held at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City in January 2007.
Insurgents fire mortars at the Somali president's residence, a few hours after his arrival in the capital.
MEXICO CITY, July 13 -- The San Antonio Express-News, a 230,000-circulation daily, this week withdrew its U.S.-Mexico border reporter after learning of what appears to be an unprecedented plan to assassinate American journalists who frequently write about drug cartels in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
More than 1,000 Zimbabwean businessmen and women have been fined for breaking price controls, police say.
Iraqi police suffered two mortal blows today in attacks that left at least 59 people dead and more than 120 injured. The major attack - a car bomb blast near a Baghdad police station, was claimed by an al-Qaida linked terror group.
THURSDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Behavioral therapies can be an effective means of dealing with bedtime problems and nighttime awakenings in children, a new review of the data finds.
La Juventus ha firmato un accordo con l'azienda Dsquared2, appartenente ai gemelli canadesi Dean e D...
The alternative browser, developed (and continually re-developed) by a network of programmers, is available for free download from the non-profit Mozilla Foundation website.
Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Thursday, as investors awaited data that could shed more light on the health of the economy.
Support for President Bush's management of the Iraq war has dropped to an all-time low even as his overall approval remains tepid but steady, according to a CNN poll released Monday.
Legislation introduced in the Senate to implement 9/11 Commission recommendations would create an executive-level board to investigate and advise on civil liberties and privacy issues. President Bush recently created a similar board with fewer powers. By Ryan Singel.
Online music sales in Europe and the United States rocketed in 2004, with a tenfold increase to more than 200 million downloaded tracks purchased, a recording industry body said.
Several Supreme Court justices suggested Monday that federal sentencing guidelines violate the Constitution&#39;s guarantee of a jury trial because they allow judges
_The Food and Drug Administration is advising women who recently received mammograms at Ecumed Health Group in Hialeah, Fla., to seek another screening or an independent review of past film to ensure breast cancer warnings weren&#39;t missed.
OCTOBER 18, 2004  - IBM last week completed its lineup of servers based on its Power5 chips by adding high-end pSeries and iSeries models that can support up to 64 processors, double the previous threshold for CPUs.
A shoulder injury could rule Aston Villa striker Luke Moore out of the remainder of the season.
A meeting between Catholics and Muslims is planned in Rome this spring to start a dialogue between the faiths after relations were soured by Pope Benedict XVI's 2006 comments about Islam and holy war, Vatican officials said.
Oil giant BP sees its latest profits slump 45%, hit by a slowdown in production and refinery problems.
How a person responds to a partner\u00c2\u0092s good fortune is the most crucial factor in tightening a couple\u00c2\u0092s bond, or undermining it, a new study suggests.
Free and independent Ajax developers are turning away from commercial development tools and opting for free, open source alternatives.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Mexico will start the final  stage of CONCACAF's marathon World Cup qualifying competition  with a tough fixture in Costa Rica.
Android has problems. That's the word from developers, according to an article in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal. The article indicates that the early version of the software development kit is full of more bugs than one would expect.
Government counterterror experts say the threat of an attack by al-Qaida remains a significant concern, perhaps even this year, although the nation safely passed the benchmark of the Nov. 2 election.
Reducing the cost of networking car cameras could result in more safety systems in a vehicle. In Autopia.
Midfielder Joe Cole is hoping his Chelsea form will earn him an England place in this weekend&#39;s opening World Cup qualifier in Austria.
Heath Ledger's family remembered the actor as \
UN helicopters fire on troops loyal to a dissident general near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma.
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault   and Nissan (7201.T), said he was still eyeing an  alliance with a North American partner, according to a  newspaper interview released on Sunday.
Antitrust officials are looking for evidence that the chipmaker broke the rules to guarantee its chips would be competitive on the European market. Intel says it is cooperating with the investigation.
Moldova is one of Europe's poorest states, despite its rich farmland and renowned vineyards that during communism earned the country the status of the breadbasket of the former Soviet Union.
CustomFlix Labs, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.,  (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its support for Amazon.com's  video download service, Amazon Unbox, by adding video downloads to its  current DVD and CD on Demand services.
CANBERRA, Australia Aug. 29, 2004 - Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the US-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9.
Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in the murder trial of a sex offender accused of kidnapping 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford from her Florida home and burying her alive in trash bags.
Britain's Cadbury Schweppes Plc  rejected a private equity bid for its North American drinks unit over the terms rather than price after it was asked to finance a third of the deal, industry sources said on Friday.
A human rights group issued a report Wednesday accusing Hezbollah of firing rockets indiscriminately at civilian areas in Israel during last summer's war, prompting swift condemnation by the militant group and even its Lebanese opponents.
Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs, a day after U.S. military officials in Baghdad said they had traced the weapons to Tehran.
Linking success in Iraq with the future safety of America, President Bush said Wednesday that withdrawing U.S. troops too quickly would lead to a terrorist state more dangerous than Afghanistan in the grip of the repressive Taliban regime.
Pop star Britney Spears is granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer says.
At the halfway point of the N.F.L. season, the adjustments - personal and professional - are still being made by the rookie class.
A European banking consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland will present a formal takeover offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro on Monday, the chairman of ABN said on Friday.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas Islamists on Monday to agree to early elections and to open a \
The building trade could be asked to pay more for providing water supplies to developments, it emerges.
Berlin, Germany (Sports Network) - Schalke came back from a goal down on Sunday to win its Bundesliga matchup against Hamburg 2-1 and move level on points with Wolfsburg atop the league table.
The Dallas Cowboys released Mike Vanderjagt on Monday, apparently tired of his inability to live up to his reputation as the most accurate kicker in league history. Martin Gramatica was signed as his replacement.
PalmOne has announced a new version of its Tungsten-class personal digital assistant designed to protect data even when its battery dies.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has rejected Russian charges that the West is trying to win influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics by pushing its own interests in the name of democracy.
Benedetto XVI, primo obiettivo e' difesa famiglia naturale
The dollar hit a two-month high  against the euro on Thursday, buoyed by expectations for higher  U.S. interest rates.
A little more sleep could go a long way to keeping off that extra weight. Two studies find that people who don&#39;t sleep enough have imbalanced levels of hormones that regulate appetite.
Militants stepped up attacks across Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 30 people in a spate of bombings and shootings that followed a threat by al Qaeda to launch a new phase of violence.
Expert witnesses have a problem the moment they step foot into a courtroom. They try to radiate integrity and the kind of honesty that comes with an intellectual devotion to their chosen field. But everyone knows they are on the stand to collect a check.
Seven years after vowing to respect Hong Kong&#39;s vaunted autonomy, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Politburo have been working overtime to grind down the city-state&#39;s feisty democrats, and to tighten the mainland&#39;s autocratic grip.
PLAINS, Ga. - Willie Nelson visited former President Jimmy Carter, a longtime friend, to tape a television special and a free concert for residents of Carter's hometown...
Apple offers compensation to customers who have already bought an iPhone after the firm cut $200 off the price.
 gives sweet emotion to Aerosmith fans
Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as &quot;loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs,&quot; the British government announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places
A growing number of Brazilians are finding it increasingly difficult to get good jobs in big metropolitan areas like S\u00c3\u00a3o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and are looking elsewhere.
Israeli helicopters targeted two buildings in the Gaza Strip overnight following a massive explosion under an Israeli army post on the border between Israel and Egypt.
HSBC  (0005.HK) is not  considering acquisitions in Japan and will instead focus on  growth by itself as it rolls out retail banking in the world&#39;s  second-largest economy, HSBC Chairman Stephen Green said on  Thursday.
Friends say Franklin Raines overcame race and class barriers only to plummet into an American nightmare. \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Experience: Chairman and CEO, Fannie Mae, 1999-2004; director, Office of Management and Budget, 1996
Here's a great idea: A New York-to-Paris automobile race, staged in the dead of winter. Compiled by Tony Long.
Pierre Omidyar named a new leader for his personal philanthropy as he explores ways to play a bigger role in shaping public policy.
BOGOTA -- Colombia's president quickly named a new foreign minister yesterday , hours after Maria Consuelo Araujo resigned amid a growing scandal linking the political establishment and far-right paramilitaries.
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Mike Ribeiro scores the lone goal in a shootout and Marty Turco makes 33 saves as the Stars edge the Kings, 4-3, on Saturday.
A leading Shiite Muslim cleric Friday criticized the heavy use of force by the US military against insurgents in a northern Iraqi city, saying
Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Chelsea completed their first signing of the January transfer window with Czech Republic midfielder Jiri Jarosik moving to Stamford Bridge from CSKA Moscow.
Three Americans who helped describe the force that binds together the atomic nucleus were named winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
La procura di Marsala ha aperto un fascicolo con l&#39;ipotesi di reato di sequestro di persona contro ignoti nell&#39;ambito dell&#39;indagine per la scomparsa di Denise, la bimba di 4 anni di mazara del Vallo che manca da casa da ieri alle 12.
InfoWorld - Market reaction to BEA Systems&#39; stock options backdating inquiry this week provided a clue to investor psychology, while RealNetworks and Microsoft offered a look at the future of aspects of the software and services business.
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William Gaillard, advisor to UEFA president Michel Platini, clearly laid the fault of incidents before the European Champions League final on to the Liverpool fans, describing the Milan spectators as &quot;exemplary.&quot;
Scientists believe they have found a target in the body that could stop gallstones from being formed.
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. - A driver allegedly so drunk that he was \
McDonald&#39;s Corp.  on  Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a  plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009,  sending its shares up more than 2 percent in extended trade.
Astronomers find water in the atmosphere of a giant planet outside our Solar System.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has sounded a note of optimism about peace prospects in the coming year provided Palestinians stop violence against Israel.
Jordan has charged 13 suspected militants, including fugitive Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, for an al Qaida-linked terror plot in the kingdom.
Suddenly and shockingly, Belgium came to an end. State television broke into regular programming late Wednesday with an urgent bulletin: The Dutch-speaking half of the country had declared independence and the king and queen had fled. Grainy pictures from the military airport showed dark silhouettes of a royal entourage boarding a plane.
Students and professors from different disciplines are collaborating in the study of the environmental ramifications of production and consumption.
Tom Coughlin can play it good and safe Saturday night. Or he can send a message to his team that he believes it can do what no one else in the N.F.L. has done: beat the Patriots.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger vowed to fight his Football Association misconduct charge as he defended his right to criticise Ruud van Nistelrooy in public.
com. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel talks with running back Maurice Clarett during the 2002 Michigan game. With apologies to immortal running back Red Grange, at least
BAGHDAD, Iraq - American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by the militant group of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, and the military said its frequent strikes have taken a toll on the leadership of the Jordanian-born terror leader's network.    But in a sign of strength, dozens of militants - some waving banners of al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group - drove freely through the streets of another central Iraqi city, Samarra, where U.S...
Due novit&agrave; nella top ten della classifica Atp. L'americano James Blake, finalista a Delray Be...
Tom Boonen wins stage 12 of the Tour de France in Castres.
Romania striker Adrian Mutu, banned for seven months for taking cocaine, is to hold talks with Serie A leaders Juventus, an Italian club official says.
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes the club are suffering a more serious problem than just a bad spell.
A California environmental activist on Wednesday became the first customer to take delivery of a Ford Escape Hybrid. Ford Motor Co.
Israel withdrew its tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on late Friday, ending its bloody operation in the area.
DSEi - toys for the homicidal boy Pictures Today sees the opening of DSEi, the UK's biggest weapons and kill-tech trade show. The whole ExCel centre in the Docklands is full of exhibitors showing off their guns and gadgetry. The place is packed with generals and admirals looking to snap up the latest must-have piece of kit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A double-bogey six on the treacherous 17th hole at the Gary Player Country Club cost Lee Westwood the outright lead after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge yesterday.
The next big thing in cell phones has arrived. Now you'll just have to figure out what to do with a 1.5-gigabyte handheld.
The only copy of the Magna Carta in the United States is about to go on sale. The document laid the foundation for fundamental principles of English law.
Will it blend? We have some absolutely splendid news today for those among your who are heartily sick and tired of the bloody iPhone - those very silly people down at Blendtec have done the decent thing and stuck the infernal device in the blender:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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European and Asian leaders, representing nearly half the world's population, began rounding up talks here with calls to help workers profit more from globalisation, promises to keep up the battle against terrorism and pledges to tackle global warming.
Nonostante il successo ottenuto nel Gp della Repubblica Ceca, Loris Capirossi non fa proclami per il...
Cornerback Nate Clements, a key to the Bills' defense, plans to test free agency next month.
 ask locals in Indian city
In Washington State, ballots are being recounted in closest statewide race in history.
Britain's Paula Radcliffe, trying to bounce back after her Athens Olympic dreams ended in tears, will return to competition here Sunday at the New York Marathon.
Yesterday being Wednesday and Colin Montgomerie's day to appear in the media center, inquiries were made to determine what mood could be expected of the Scotsman.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, the leading  liberal voice in Congress, said on Wednesday that Democrats  \
It was an impressive home victory, even though the tournament, which Woods hosts, doesn&#39;t count as an official victory. After the triumph at the Target World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in California, Tiger
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may come under further investigation in Italy in relation to his trainer&#39;s drug charges.
Over the next five weeks, Americans will indulge like no other time of the year. Here's how to keep the pounds off.
Stock arrows point higher as retail sales Friday total more than $8 billion. But Wal-Mart&#39;s November sales stumble. After listless holiday trading last week, buyers are back in force this morning.
Turkey's prime minister rejects a truce call from the jailed leader of Kurdish separatists, Abdullah Ocalan.
Si ferma personale Alitalia e Aeroporti di Roma
Salvage and cleanup operations of a freighter that wrecked in the Aleutian Islands have been shut down until spring, the Coast Guard said Monday.
Niente ultima chance. Il Torino ha esonerato Alberto Zaccheroni e richiamato in panchina Gianni De B...
The judge in the Scott Peterson case ruled Friday that the jury will be allowed to consider a lesser murder charge that would spare the former fertilizer salesman a possible death sentence if convicted.
Britain faces a &quot;major escalation&quot; in Islamist attacks, a senior official said Sunday, after the national threat level was raised to &quot;critical&quot; following three failed car bombings in two days.
International troops kill 70 Taleban during a four-hour battle in southern Afghanistan, Nato says.
Three men admit attacking a 'peacemaker' who intervened in a row arising from the murder of Robert McCartney.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. Ryder Cup  team, wounded after a first day mauling, were losing a fight  for survival Saturday.
Three al Qaeda-linked militants were killed and three were wounded on Wednesday in a clash with Pakistani security forces in a troubled tribal region near the Afghan border, the military said.
New York City banned most artificial trans fats from restaurants on Tuesday, forcing national fast-food chains and mom-and-pop diners alike to phase out artery-clogging oils from their cooking.
Tim Duncan scored 19 points and Manu Ginobili added 13 with 10 assists as the San Antonio Spurs pounded the New Orleans Hornets 101-78 Wednesday to reclaim a share of the best record in the standings.
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JERUSALEM -- Shimon Peres -- the octogenarian former prime minister, Nobel laureate, and perennial loser of elections -- handily won Israel's presidency yesterday, in his second bid for what is likely to be his last job in public life.
Here's a city with a parking crisis, crippling traffic jams, and unaffordable rents.
Millions of children in primary schools in England and Wales are missing out on subsidised milk, the dairy industry claims.
Nokia said Monday that its E-Series line is now available 'broadly' through a variety of off- and online retail partners and carriers.
Larry Bowa was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, a day before the end of yet another disappointing year.
A judge in Yemen sentenced two men to death and four others to prison terms of as long as 10 years for the deadly attack in 2000 against the warship USS Cole.
Oil-rich Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc, which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.
Treating genital herpes can also help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections, and might reduce the spread of HIV, too, the first major study to test this strategy suggests. Many people with HIV are also infected with the herpes type 2 virus, and scientists have long known that herpes sores on the genitals can make it easier to become infected with the AIDS virus and could increase the risk of transmitting HIV to others.
A new video game to be released on  Monday allows players to simulate the assassination of U.S.  President John F. Kennedy.
Circuit City has the Samsung S730 digital camera for $90.99. You can also add an Epson R280 photo printer and get it free after a $75 mail-in rebate.
By Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 11--At 12:30 Friday afternoon, Feb. 2, Paul Jepsen, an Oak Park police sergeant, got an e-mail from Kevin Landeck, a Wheaton soldier in Iraq.  \
FORT LEWIS, Washington  - A military judge declared a mistrial on Wednesday and set a new trial date for the court-martial of a U.S. Army officer who publicly refused to fight in Iraq and criticized the war.
ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Armed Venezuelan bank robbers fled in an ambulance with a handful of hostages from a police siege in a deal that freed dozens of other captives on Tuesday after a two-day standoff.
For patients weary of scary headlines about popular treatments like the heart drug Vytorin, a new report issued on Thursday by U.S. Institute of Medicine may offer welcome relief.
Roger Clemens made his first start of the season for the Yankees on Saturday and left after six innings with a 4-3 lead after throwing 108 pitches.
Clint Eastwood, that most American  of actors and directors, has a film nominated for a  best-picture Oscar, \
Michael Bradley scored his first international goal for the United States men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s soccer team in the 86th minute against Switzerland to end the U.S. team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s five-game losing streak.
House and Senate lawmakers have agreed to increase fines on broadcasters who air indecent material, and are trying to include the measure as an amendment to a defense bill, Sen. Sam Brownback said on Tuesday.
Cesar Gutierrez, a Venezuelan shortstop who set a major league record for consecutive hits in an extra-inning game with seven while playing with the Detroit Tigers in 1970, has died. He was 61.
European shares trimmed earlier losses on Wednesday as investors sought a floor in a global stock slide that saw Wall St record its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Hollywood movie star Janet Leigh has died peacefully at the age of 77 in her Beverly Hills home. \u00c2\u00a1\u00c2\u00a1. It is reported that Leigh died with her two daughters, Jamie Lee and Kelly
Ralf Schumacher is adamant memories of his horror crash at Indianapolis three months ago will not hamper his comeback in this weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Chinese Grand Prix.
shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, December 21, in this image made from television.
TruSecure Corp., a Herndon provider of network security systems, agreed to merge with Betrusted Holdings Inc., a New York company that offers similar services.
Teams search for adventurer's aircraft Rescue teams are scouring tracts of Nevada in the hope of locating missing millionaire adventurer Steve Fosset, who took off on Monday in a single-engined aircraft to scout possible locations for a planned attempt on the world land-speed record, AP reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JAPAN was on edge last night after its worst earthquake in almost a decade killed at least 20 people, including three children, and injured 1500.
North Korea said on Monday the United States had agreed to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism, a move Pyongyang has long sought to receive more aid and hopefully end its status as a global pariah.
Fifteen people convicted of corruption charges in the oil giant Elf Aquitaine scandal are appealing.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.  Ltd.  and Sweden's Ericsson  on Monday  signed a mobile telecommunication cross license deal and agreed  to drop ongoing patent suits between the two companies.
Limousines filled with television's biggest stars rolled up to the red carpet on Sunday for the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, a night many pundits expect to be dominated by the premium cable network HBO.

Disposto il sequestro delle cartelle e l'autopsia
Researchers are discovering that major illnesses like heart disease and lung cancer are influenced by gender and that perhaps treatments for women ought to be slightly different than for men.
Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations that they had accepted ads for illegal gambling.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thursday he would take charge of efforts to end violence in the largely Muslim south, where nearly 360 people have been killed since violence erupted in January.
PHILADELPHIA -- Undefeated Kansas never stood a chance once Allen Ray, Curtis Sumpter, and the rest of the spirited Villanova Wildcats got rolling.
Swarovski crystals have created a trend in consumer technology.
There was contrasting starts for the two  Irelands when their World Cup campaigns kicked off on Saturday  with Northern Ireland crashing to a 3-0 defeat in Belfast and  the Republic winning by the same scoreline in Dublin.
Russia&#39;s top oil exporter, YUKOS, slid closer to collapse after it lost its main production unit to a mystery buyer in a forced auction and acknowledged on Monday that its crude shipments were slowing.
Two female Italian hostages seized in  Baghdad three weeks ago were freed on Tuesday and are safe,  Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said.
President Bush paid tribute to the  Rev. Martin Luther King as an American idealist of intellect  and courage on Monday to mark the anniversary of the slain  civil rights leader's birth.
The government says there are no plans to make it compulsory for all UK residents to be on the national DNA database.
More politicians have been giving pointers to Web sites during speeches and appearances, particularly during this presidential election cycle.
BEAVERTON, OREGON  - Nike Inc.'s  President of Global Operations, Gary DeStefano, said on Tuesday that Nike would open 100 stores globally in the next three years, with half in the U.S.
The relatives of an Iranian ex-deputy defense minister who went missing in Turkey accused Iran's arch enemies the United states and Israel of kidnapping him, state radio reported on Monday.
Si sblocca a vicenda dei terreni per la costruzione del nuovo stadio del Napoli a Miano, quartiere p...
TORONTO (CP) _ A night after being called out by their coach, the Toronto Raptors were at their best. &quot;I think for ourselves we wanted to turn it around and play better,&quot; Raptors star Vince Carter said Wednesday
Sebastien Loeb &egrave; al comando del Rally del Giappone dopo 5 delle 10 prove speciali in programm...
Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel and was close to a record in New York after hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico curbed US production for more than three weeks, slowing the accumulation of supplies to meet winter needs.
La Football Association (FA) ha aperto un'inchiesta a carico di Arsenal, Chelsea e dei calciatori Eb...
TUESDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Using a combination of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to target treatment can help prevent erectile dysfunction in prostate cancer patients after they receive radiation therapy.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft\u00c2\u00a0 has bolstered its group-policy desktop management offering with the acquisition of New Hampshire software vendor DesktopStandard. Under the terms of the cash deal, Microsoft is acquiring the company's GPOVault, PolicyMaker Standard Edition, Registry Extension, Software Update and Share Manager products. Microsoft plans to integrate them into its Group Policy Management Console (GPMC), which sets standard policies -- such as which users have access to certain information or applications -- for desktop and laptop computers across an enterprise, said Praerit Garg, a senior director in the Microsoft Windows Enterprise Management division. The acquisition is especially important in providing GPMC better change-management functionality, Garg said. Managing changes in group-policy objects created by different administrators in an organization is one of the \
A political group supporting President Bush's Iraq war strategy with a multimillion dollar ad campaign is airing a new TV ad denouncing a liberal group's sharp criticism of Gen. David Petraeus.
A report finds a series of failings in the care of a psychiatric patient who killed a stranger on a beach.
Going store-to-store hunting for bargains holds no appeal for Wang Qin, a busy securities industry employee who says he would rather spend his time and energy on work.
It took a few days longer than expected, but the Brewers officially closed a two-year deal with free agent catcher Damian Miller late Monday.
On the one day every year when Nascar officials announce the changes coming to the sport, a news conference was held Monday to declare there would be no changes.
A US House of Representatives ethics panel launched an investigation into a sex scandal that rocked President George W. Bush's Republican Party a month before legislative elections.
Ukrainian parliamentary leaders agreed after a week of talks to vote on a package of electoral changes to avert fraud that led to a political standoff, opposition lawmaker Victor Kapustin said late today.
Attesa per Greenspan, dati Usa e trimestrali Hp e Coca-Cola
The shoes may be cute, but there's a scary stock lurking behind them.
Five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya have been moved to a special facility in their prison, the Trud newspaper reported Thursday.
As Boston aims for a first-round playoff sweep over the Anaheim Angels on Friday at Fenway Park, the Red Sox are positively giddy.
Egypt has sent a high-level protest to dozens of European nations expressing \
Costs linked to recalls and quality problems at DaimlerChrysler&#39;s Japanese truck and bus unit will hit third-quarter operating profits by $493 million, according to the company.
A growing number of programs use taxpayer funds to pay for evangelism aimed at prisoners, recovering addicts, job seekers and teenagers.
Come succede a tutti i nuovi virus, anche Santy (scoperto qualche giorno fa), sta continuando a diffondersi tramite le sue varianti, Santy.Ce Santy.E. A quanto pare, le nuove varianti sono pi\u00c3\u00b9 pericolose
South Korea's latest assessment of a  widely reported explosion in North Korea last week is that  there was no blast at all at the suspected site, a vice  minister said on Friday.
England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the manner of the win over Poland holds the key to qualification for the 2006 World Cup finals.
President Bush, right, greets Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, left, during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in Washington.
Origin Energy Ltd.&#39;s NZ$3.2 billion ($2.1 billion) offer for Contact Energy Ltd., New Zealand&#39;s biggest publicly traded company, is too low and doesn&#39;t reflect the company&#39;s earnings potential, Contact said.
The risk of a flu pandemic remains high despite possible public fatigue with the issue, but the World Health Organization is hopeful the bird flu virus will do less damage than in past years during Asia's upcoming colder months, an official said Sunday.
AUSTIN, Texas - A retired Texas National Guard official mentioned as a possible source for disputed documents about President Bush's service in the Guard said he passed along information to a former senator working with John Kerry's campaign.    Also, a White House official said Saturday that Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously...
Carl Pavano and the Yankees are closing in on a four-year contract for just under $40 million, pending a physical, and Manager Joe Torre made the difference.
Sudan said on Saturday the United  States was wrong to try to label the conflict in Darfur as  genocide and that recent hardline U.S. statements on Sudan were  aimed at domestic constituencies and the U.S. elections.
Thieves have stolen a 12-kg (26 lb) bar of gold from an art installation by a U.S. artist in Paris, the Fondation Cartier art center said on Friday.
The city of Anaheim was denied a temporary restraining order Friday in its attempt to keep the Angels from adding Los Angeles to their name.
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.  - The 19-year-old girlfriend  of jailed former hockey player Mike Danton was acquitted by a  jury on Monday of conspiring with him to murder his agent.
An extremist Sunni group took responsibility today for killing an aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
WASHINGTON - Two of the world&#39;s media titans may be getting set to square off in a clash that will have a wide impact across the industry.
Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.
ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell practiced Friday for the first time this week and plans to start Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The The government will back any potential bid by the English Football Association to host the 2018 World Cup, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is to say in a speech.
A public test of Palm Beach County's electronic voting machines was postponed because a computer server crashed.
New Zealand names were absent from the list of five nominees for the International Rugby Board&#39;s player of the year announced on Wednesday.
A high-speed magnetic train ran off the track during a test Friday in western Germany, injuring more than 20 people, police said.
Islwyn MP Don Touhig, says the speculation over Tony Blair's future is costing Labour votes.
JERUSALEM\u00e2\u0080\u0094As soft targets go, the bus stop servicing the bland and boxy apartment blocks of French Hill is the down pillow of Israeli vulnerabilities.
The league also for the first time levied a substantial fine \u00e2\u0080\u0094 $500,000 \u00e2\u0080\u0094 on both teams for their players\u00e2\u0080\u0099 actions.
Se Spalletti considera la sfida con lo Sporting Lisbona decisiva per la qualificazione, dello stesso...
Politics, science and the law The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear the arguments in the case of Massachusetts vs the Environmental Protection Agency.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.
A Vietnam zoo admits breaking international rules by auctioning dead tigers to animal trafficking gangs.
Il Ministro degli Interni, Giuliano Amato, riferir&agrave; il 6 febbraio alla Camera dei Deputati su...
Russia abolishes a number of key public holidays including the Soviet holiday marking the Bolshevik revolution of 1917.
The Washington Post Co. today is launching LoudounExtra.com, an aggressive online push into hyperlocal journalism, combining traditional reporters and photographers with bloggers, videographers and extensive databases on schools, businesses and churches.
WARSAW, Poland  - Polish lawmakers narrowly voted Friday against reintroducing the death penalty following a series of killings that outraged the nation, including the case of a young woman who was tortured and killed on a train, then dumped out the window.
A new product from Swarmcast monitors data flow to optimize video quality.
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Rookie tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., out for the season with a broken right leg, was placed on the Cleveland Browns' crowded injured reserve list Thursday.
Nessun caso Emerson nel Real Madrid. Il brasiliano ha smentito di essersi rifiutato di entrare in ca...
France's President Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet, naming a new number two to replace Alain Juppe.
Severe weather warnings are issued across the UK, as heavy snows bring a white Christmas for many.
When a retired Serbian general, Vladimir Lazarevic, agreed to surrender to the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague last month, he was treated here like a national hero.
North Korea armed with nuclear weapons is still no match for the South, and Pyongyang knows better than to attack its neighbor because it cannot win, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was quoted as saying on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The Federal Open Market committee is meeting behind closed doors on Tuesday and the most that financial markets can muster is a collective yawn.
The career of Richard Ellis advances the maxim that scientific knowledge is often moved forward by the work of committed amateurs.
Stop paying a bucketful of cash for a thimble's worth of coverage.
French police on Saturday detained accused rogue trader Jerome Kerviel and investigators said the junior dealer wanted to explain his role in the seven billion dollar loss at Societe Generale.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL           Children may romp in the outdoors to their hearts' delight when THE TABLE COMMUNITY CHURCH presents Camp Willow from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday. The vacation Bible school will meet at the home of Dale and Marcia Mylin, 163 West Willow Road, West Willow.
Microsoft, the world's largest maker of computer software, reports a doubling of quarterly profits.
Pat Burrell snapped out of a slump by doing what he does best &#151; breaking the hearts of the New York Mets.
China's president head to Namibia on an African tour aimed at boosting economic ties between China and the continent.
Hostel director Eli Roth is asked to write an episode for Heroes: Origins, according to a report.
Larry Brown braced himself against the scorer&#39;s table, reaching for support on a sinking ship. His best player, Tim Duncan, walked past him toward the bench, having fouled out of the game.
Geoff Simmonds is in charge of managing all the spare parts at the races. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a key role \u00e2\u0080\u0093 here\u00e2\u0080\u0099s an explanation of what it involves\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Colombia's foreign minister resigned on Monday after her senator brother was arrested on charges he conspired with illegal paramilitary groups in a political scandal hurting U.S. ally President Alvaro Uribe.
LOS ANGELES -- Karl Malone, the second-leading scorer in NBA history, has informed the Los Angeles Lakers he won&#39;t play this season.
Nikon added several new digital cameras to its lineup on Tuesday, including a new entry-level line, two new style-influenced models, and a new top-of-the-line 10-megapixel camera aimed at photography enthusiasts.
The Detroit Lions have been looking for a running back since Barry Sanders suddenly retired five years ago. Their search may have ended when they drafted Kevin Jones.
Ten years later, Peter Forsberg was back in the Swedish Elite League as his hometown team Modo tied Brynas 3-3 on the road in their opener Tuesday.
Citizens Bank customers might be getting some more initials in their lives. Royal Bank of Scotland, parent of Citizens Financial Group of Providence, has been asking customers what they think of identifying the New England bank as RBS Citizens, according to people who have seen an online survey from the bank.
Christopher Reeve will be remembered as a hero to many people, a hero for being a driving force behind spinal cord research and advancing stem cell research and therapeutic cloning .
George Steinbrenner was noticeably silent after Tuesday night&#39;s 22-0 loss to the Indians, but the Yankees&#39; owner had some words for his club less than 24 hours after the worst defeat in franchise history.
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Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis praises festival-goers' spirit after heavy rain blighted the event.
85 persone sono state denunciate dai Carabinieri
Enablex, also known as darifenacin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) had purchased the drug from Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) for $225 million
Due complici sequestrarono pilota e istruttore velivolo
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Pascal Leclaire made 30 saves for his league-leading eighth shutout and Jared Boll scored in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 1-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Analysts turn gloomy, lowering their predictions on new technology spending as the nation slides into what may be a long economic recession.
The release of Solaris 10 11/06 is intended to make Solaris the most secure operating system in existence, Sun officials said.
Ford Motor Co.  had preliminary talks with Cerberus Capital Management about selling Cerberus its Jaguar and Land Rover brands, but the discussions have been inconclusive, according to a report on the website of The Wall Street Journal.
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Four Britons released from Guantanamo Bay are expected to be questioned by UK anti-terror police.
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The Redskins' search for a head coach continues into the weekend with former Giants coach Jim Fassel considered to be the front-runner.
The former chief executive of American International Group lost a bid to file claims against past and present company officials as part of a lawsuit originally filed against him, a judge ruled yesterday.
'Yorkfield' back on roadmap IDF Intel's first monolithic quad-core processor will ship in H2 2007, a variety of reports from Asia citing Taiwanese motherboard maker sources have claimed. The part, codenamed 'Yorkfield', will have four cores stamped on a single die of silicon, what AMD likes to call a \
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In ultima settimana 72,61 euro a megawattora (-5%)
MOSCOW  - Shares in the Russian oil group Yukos plunged by more than 30 percent in midday trading on the Moscow stock exchange to below a dollar per share.
A French army vehicle in front of a large convoy observes pro government demonstrators while civilians look on in the outskirts of the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Monday Nov. 8, 2004.
Iran said Sunday an international conference in Baghdad where it held direct talks with the United States for the first time in four years was a constructive \
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the  last three Asian countries where polio is endemic, are on track  to halt its spread by year-end after halving cases in 2004, the  World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
LOS ANGELES -- Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
Delphi Corp.  laid out a road map for its reorganization on Monday that includes up to a $3.4 billion investment from a private equity group in the bankrupt auto parts maker, potential creditor recoveries and an executive succession plan.
Queen Elizabeth II, in her annual Christmas Day message to Britain and the Commonwealth, on Tuesday urged people to take responsibility for vulnerable individuals excluded by modern society.
The US military publishes its first manual on fighting counter-insurgencies in 20 years, drawing on Iraq.
What, in the name of Dan Fouts, is going on here? The Denver Broncos head into December facing a key game against a tough division opponent. That's nothing new. The opponent is the San Diego Chargers. That certainly is.
Two people were hurt on Tuesday when a suspected letter bomb exploded at a business center in Berkshire, southern England, police said.
A gas explosion in a state-owned mine in China has left 166 miners trapped underground with no means of contact. Nearly 300 miners were in Chenjiashan mine in Shaanxi province when the blast happened on Sunday morning, but 127 escaped, said state media.
Makers of computer software report that piracy rates, while still high, declined slightly in both China and Russia last year, but that global losses from the use of illegal computer software rose to &#36;34 billion.
Two investors have sued a filmmaker for allegedly misleading them about plans for a documentary on the life of presidential candidate John Kerry.
Yugoslavia's ex-leader should be quietly satisfied after finally beginning his defence at The Hague, says Jon Silverman.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Big gains in technology stocks helped the Nasdaq close Monday just shy of its high for the year, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the red after a spate of brokerage downgrades.
Who will take home the coveted \u00e2\u0080\u0098American Idol\u00e2\u0080\u0099 trophy: Jordin or Blake? The cases for and against--and a thorough debunking of the myth that kids today don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t vote.
Up to 100,000 people are said to have visited the 450 farms across the UK that opened their gates to the public on Open Farm Sunday earlier this month.
Rapper Timbaland confirms he is to appear on long-running US soap opera One Life to live.
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Supporters of ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide have begun to imitate the insurgency in Iraq, using machetes to decapitate officers in their clashes with police.
Il dibattito dovrebbe toccare anche il nodo rete
The strength and grace and dignity of Ossie Davis' life were honored   this weekend in New York.
InfoWorld - IBM said Monday that it is partnering with ACI Worldwide, an electronic payment software vendor, to create a payments system based on service oriented architecture (SOA) principles.
YESTERDAY Close $123.80 Change +$1.35 52-WEEK High $124.26 Low $76.96 Boston Properties Inc., the real estate investment trust run by Mortimer Zuckerman, said fourth-quarter net income fell 53 percent from a year ago, when it sold properties in San Francisco and Boston.
A decades-old system for paying residuals ignites a new fight.
Arab nations back Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas after fighting forces his Fatah militia out of Gaza.
SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Saturday to order an incursion into northern Iraq against Kurdish guerrillas after the failure of talks with Iraq aimed at averting a cross-border raid.
NAJAF, Iraq - Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accepted a peace plan Wednesday for Najaf that would disarm his militiamen and remove them from a holy shrine where they are hiding out, according to a spokesman. However, Al-Sadr wanted to negotiate how the deal would be implemented...
More than 1,000 people have paid tribute to Iraq aid worker Margaret Hassan at a service in the Irish town where her mother was born.
By Crayton Harrison, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 16--Affiliated Computer Services Inc. is cutting an unspecified number of jobs in its technology outsourcing business.
Pakistan has given American officials custody of a key Al-Qaeda figure wanted for the 1998 bombing of US embassies in East Africa and the suspect has been flown out of the country.
Storage and backup application vendor Veritas Software Corp. said today that it is acquiring e-mail archiving vendor KVault Software Ltd. in a deal expected to wrap up next month.
Former US vice-president Al Gore reiterated here that he does not intend to run for president in 2008 -- though he did not entirely rule out doing so further in the future.
Israeli police arrested nuclear  whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday on suspicion of  spilling more state secrets seven months after he completed an  18-year prison term for treason.
European Union leaders were locked in intense talks on the second day of a summit Friday seeking to break a deadlock with Britain and Poland over a new reform treaty.
By Allyson Bond, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 5--ASHEBORO -- The changing global environment and its impact on Americans is not that far off, according to North Carolina Zoo Director David Jones.
Israeli and Palestinian security officials planned to meet late Wednesday to discuss ways of stopping Palestinian rocket fire in the northern Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said.
Graphics card giants ATI and Nvidia are working on new chips to improve the quality of mobile displays.
A woman was seriously injured after colliding with a minibus carrying Tory aides on David Cameron's tour of India.
Superstar Didier Drogba scored the opening goal as Ivory Coast overwhelmed Benin 4-1 Friday in a 2008 African Nations Cup Group B match.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Wildfires have scorched over  5 million acres in Alaska as of Tuesday, forestry officials  said, a new record that signals possible changes in climate  conditions and the composition of the vast forests.
Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday but he faces a rough reception from leftist opponents who claim he stole July's election and plan to stop him from being sworn in later in the day.
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Locusts crawl over a giant screen at  Alexander McQueen's show, tango dancers swirl over the catwalk  at Kenzo, and it snows paper flakes at Chanel.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed informally on the need to cut output by at least 1 million barrels a day (bpd) to keep the price of its crudes above $50-$55, the Financial Times reported on Thursday without naming sources.
Saket Choudhary's first film is a pleasant surprise.
Federal prosecutors on Monday said they  believe they now know how natural gas traders manipulated index  prices by reporting false trades.
By Preston Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 8--The world of digital music downloads is, put mildly, one of  blindingly rapid change.
A Pakistani paramilitary trooper and two students were killed when gunfire erupted during clashes on Tuesday at a mosque run by a Taliban-style movement in Islamabad, police and a hospital doctor said.
The first signs of a possible economic slowdown in the euro area emerged in the fourth quarter despite strong growth in the previous quarter, European Central Bank's executive board member Juergen Stark said on Tuesday.
The new Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas? is released today. What do you think of it? Have you bought it?
CHICAGO, Dec 11 (Reuters Life!) - He murdered 17 young men and boys in a sexually driven orgy of necrophilia and cannibalism. Then, in prison, Jeffrey Dahmer found God.
Now that they know their opponent, the Rox are ready to take on the Sox. \
Kenny Loggins, who segued into a successful solo career after being half of the hit duo Loggins and Messina in the 1970s, was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Wednesday.
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TOKYO, Nov 29, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won support from four US film studios for its next-generation DVD format called HD DVD.
Author John Steinbeck often  chronicled the struggle of the common man in times of economic  hardship. Now, a modern-day tale of financial struggle is  playing out in Steinbeck's hometown of Salinas, California.
The United Nations atomic watchdog agency was set to hear a report on Iran Wednesday that could bring Tehran one step closer to a third round of UN sanctions against its nuclear programme.
Japanese whalers detained two activists accused of throwing acid at and illegally boarding their vessel in Antarctica on Tuesday. An official denied claims the men were assaulted and tied to the mast.
Scottish champions Celtic have clinched the transfer of Massimo Donati from AC Milan on a four-year deal worth around three million pounds (4.5 million dollars), the club website announced on Saturday.
The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed Glen Wesley to a one-year, $1.4 million contract Friday, bringing back their alternate captain for a 13th season with the franchise.
SEATTLE, May 25  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Kelvin N.
Managers should act promptly (and creatively) to keep the best people after a deal.
In earthquake's 'ground zero', halting relief work begins amid tales of survival.
An East German flag from a street vendor for tourist items flies over the replica of the former U.S. Army Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin.
Jean Coutu Group Inc. (PJCa.TO)  reported a 34 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday  despite an increase in sales at the pharmacy chain's U.S. and  Canadian networks.
Sprint Corp., FON.N  the No. 3  U.S. wireless telephone service company, on Monday said its  2004 results would meet its prior estimates, and the company  released its outlook for earnings and revenues in 2005.
La Russia &egrave; la prima finalista delle Final Six di World League, in corso di svolgimento a Kat...
Nine years ago, Seth Goldman walked into a Whole Foods Market Inc. store with an empty bottle bearing a mocked-up label and five thermoses of iced tea he brewed in his kitchen.
They were home to Detroit this week, coming off a bye, and did nothing to improve on the record. Joey Harrington completed 18 of the 22 passes he threw.
SANTIAGO  - Leaders of the Asia-Pacific axis promised a hard crackdown on terror and united against North Korean nuclear weapons program at a summit in Chile, but they ducked a radical new plan for region-wide free trade.
The Los Angeles Lakers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Kobe Bryant might or might not have cleaned out his locker this week, but no trade is imminent and, indeed, one may never occur.
Joey Porter wasn't unemployed for long. The trash-talking linebacker, cut last week by Pittsburgh to save salary cap room, agreed to a five-year, $32 million contract with Miami, giving the Dolphins a potentially devastating pass rushing tandem with Jason Taylor, the defensive player of the year.
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A young walrus is exploring new surroundings at the Alaska SeaLife Center after first appearing without its mother about a month ago near the Red Dog Mine port facility south of Kivalina.
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Israel ordered its embassies on high alert and the FBI put U.S. terror squads on guard to protect Jewish institutions after Hezbollah's leader vowed Thursday to retaliate anywhere in the world for the assassination of one of its top commanders.
Thanks to such free mapping sites as MapQuest and Yahoo Maps, it's been a while since road warriors have had to sketch out a route with a yellow highlighter, guessing which shortcuts to take or avoid. Instead, they can just type in start and destination addresses and print out crisply labeled, turn-by-turn directions, with the only cost being some printer ink.
Positive earnings and hopes for another Fed rate cut give stocks a boost.
A gas explosion that tore through a coal mine in central China trapped 166 workers in underground shafts filled with noxious smoke in the latest and apparently the deadliest of a series of Chinese mining disasters, officials said Monday.
U.S. stocks rose modestly on Thursday  as another slip in oil prices offset a decision by China's  central bank to raise interest rates.
Western and developing nations broadly accept a U.N. nuclear agency plan to cut almost half its aid projects in Iran, diplomats say, easing fears of a row over how strictly to apply U.N. sanctions against Tehran.
Buzz off, says sex toy supplier Hardware Widow Apple has set the lawyers on the makers of the iBuzz iPod-driven vibrator. The company claims the website established by UK supplier LoveHoney to promote the stimulatory accessory violates its copyright.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nations agree the UN should begin work on an tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean.
Iran must \
The World Health Organization (WHO) said  on Tuesday that Indian drug maker Ranbaxy had voluntarily  withdrawn all of its antiretroviral AIDS drugs from the U.N.  health agency's approved list.
SOTOGRANDE: Sergio Garcia showed the consistency that has lifted his game this year with a four-under 67 in difficult conditions to share the Volvo Masters lead with Spanish compatriot Jose Manuel Lara yesterday.
After 18 months of conflict, a friendly merger deal has been struck between Oracle Corp. and PeopleSoft Inc. after the former raised its &quot;final&quot; offer by 10 per cent.
London's New Year's Day Parade wound through the city streets Tuesday with thousands of entertainers and performers welcoming in 2008 with singing, dancing and carnival floats.
Seven of the 10 bestselling dailies are in Asia, a result of rising incomes and literacy levels.
The Arab League condemned the United Nations Security Council\u00e2\u0080\u0099s resolution that threatened possible oil sanctions if the Sudanese government does not take action to bring to an end the crisis in Darfur.
An eyewitness account of the vicious battle to retake the  Iraqi city
 in own contest
New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.
NEW YORK, June 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Zap2it recognized 20th Century Fox Television for outstanding interactive program promotion at the Promax/BDA 2007 Promotion and Marketing Awards in New York tonight.
China stocks tumbled 8.3 percent on Monday in their second biggest drop this decade, erasing $340 billion in market value and extending big losses from last week after the government hiked the share trading tax to cool a feverish bull run.
Billionaire Wilbur Ross is in serious talks to take over Ambac Financial Group Inc , according to a media report, but broader efforts to rescue the sector will take some time, a New York state regulator said on Thursday.
Was it just sore knees and the unforgiving hard court surface that caused Rafael Nadal to struggle in his four-set victory over Alun Jones? Or could he have been brooding about something inside the tender recesses of his mind, buried deep within his muscular armor? Take a look for yourselves. In his blog on the Web site [...].
Georgia, acting to defuse its worst crisis with Russia for years, said on Monday it would hand over to European mediators four Russian army officers arrested on spying charges.
Media group Bertelsmann agrees to sell its BMG Music Publishing to Vivendi's Universal Music for 1.63bn euros.
Frank Lampard's dramatic late winner settles a superb London derby and sends Chelsea into the last four of the Carling Cup.
A 16-story building collapsed while under construction in Azerbaijan's capital, killing eight people, authorities said Wednesday.
Federal regulators are stepping up their pressure on television stations to give up billions of dollars worth of airwaves in major markets around the country, saying the spectrum is urgently needed by local public safety officials.
The Jets came up with four turnovers by Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler in the second half, including an interception returned 66 yards for a touchdown.
Iraq's interim president says Ghazi al-Yawar the 30 January poll must go ahead, despite continuing violence.
Lawmakers on Wednesday requested additional independent tests to determine whether standard-issue body armor for U.S. soldiers is more effective than an alternative.
U.S. historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Schlesinger Jr. died of a heart attack in Manhattan on Wednesday night, the New York Times reported on Thursday. He was 89.
An Indian detachment of U.N. peacekeeping troops is bringing yoga to the heart of Hizballah country
it will miss its revenue target for the July-September quarter after it failed to finalize a small number of software sales, resulting in a quarterly net loss of up to $2 million US.
Apple Inc  has significantly  increased its orders for touch screens for its keenly awaited  iPhone at German supplier Balda , German daily  Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.
Prince William, along with 220 other Sandhurst Royal Military Academy cadets, is being toughened in Cyprus before earning his pips as an officer, army officials have told AFP.
Mylan Laboratories Inc. was one of the few drug makers whose stock closed up Friday with the sector down for a second day as fresh squabbles between veteran financier Carl Icahn and the company&#39;s board erupted.
The U.S. economy has come through  its recent soft patch and the Federal Reserve still has some  way to go to restore interest rates to more normal levels, Fed  officials said on Monday.
Stocks may come under pressure next  week as investors sell shares at year's end to prepare for tax  season. But crude oil prices, earnings outlooks and moves in  the dollar will also be closely watched.
The competition for the final spot in the Mets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 rotation figures to intensify, with Mike Pelfrey eclipsing Chan Ho Park.
May Department Stores Co. is nearing completion of a plan to shut down 32 underperforming Lord &amp; Taylor department stores, saving the company &#36;50 million annually, the retailer said Tuesday.
English photographer Alastair Daly was in the market recently for an affordable digital music player capable of storing enough songs to pass the time on his hour-long commute through the capital city's clogged streets.
Deutsche Telekom's  mobile  phone division, T-Mobile, will sell Apple's  iPhone in  Germany for 399 euros ($558) each, the companies said on  Wednesday, but kept silent on details of the deal.
A Greenpeace vessel trying to disrupt Japan's annual whale hunt in waters near Antarctica has run low on fuel and is returning to port, the group said.
Isae: deficit-pil +2,5% nel 2007 in rialzo rispetto a stime
Ministro Difesa conferma impegno per ricostruire la nazione
Investors sent stocks sharply lower yesterday as oil prices continued their climb higher and new questions about the safety of arthritis drugs pressured pharmaceutical stocks.
Comment is free: Tristram Hunt: Ruth Kelly is joining a long line of transport secretaries to be beguiled by the road crusaders
World and Olympic figure skating champion Scott Hamilton has a benign brain tumor. The 46-year-old Hamilton underwent a biopsy at The Cleveland Clinic, and doctors
Microsoft's memory-hungry Vista operating system, along with falling DRAM prices, boosts semiconductor sales.
Six-time All-Star Nomar Garciaparra and the Dodgers agreed yesterday to an $18.5 million, two-year contract.
The mayor wanted a picture with him. The owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars wanted a word with him. Civic leaders simply wanted to shake his hand.
Otto mesi a un tossicodipendente, altri 40 sono fuggiti
Under a little-known project called Xenon, several nations are deploying sophisticated bots to troll web businesses in search
Un'altra amichevole di lusso nel precampionato del Milan. Il prossimo 9 agosto allo Stadio Manuel Ru...
Markus Frind\u00e2\u0080\u0099s site, Plenty of Fish, is angling for visitors, not Web design awards.
Trying to avoid vertigo, falls and other hazards of lost equilibrium.
The Finnish government announced Wednesday it will reduce its stake in TeliaSonera, the Nordic region's largest telecommunications operator, by at least 5.3 percent with the sale of some 250 million shares, valued at about 1.15 billion euros (&#36;1.5 billion).
There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a growing sense of urgency among educators that  every student should be on a college track.
MILANO - Da medico qual era, non poteva sbagliare: un colpo secco, inferto con un coltello nella parte sinistra del torace a cogliere in pieno il ventricolo sinistro. Un taglio di cinque centimetri. Senza scampo.
New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
Emirates Airline and Arsenal Football Club have signed the biggest club sponsorship in football history, collectively worth about \u00c2\u00a3100 million (Rs 816.
Sam Keller showed remarkable poise in his first collegiate start, throwing a 19-yard touchdown pass to Rudy Burgess with 44 seconds left to lead Arizona State to a 27-23 victory over Purdue in the Sun Bowl on Friday.
Taliban opposition to NATO forces in   Afghanistan is far tougher than was expected when alliance   troops were initially deployed, British Defense Minister Des   Browne said on Tuesday.
London equities bounced back after benign US employment data cooled worries that the world's biggest economy could be poised for a damaging slowdown.
A So Solid Crew member is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting, a source at Scotland Yard says.
Not so Universal any more Universal Music Group (UMG) has dealt a serious blow to Apple's music ambitions by refusing to renew its contract with the iTunes Store.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Defence co-operation is an important pillar in bilateral relations with Russia, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said today while addressing reporters along with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Locazioni a studenti e non, cambio del mutuo e sgravi fiscali per chi taglia i consumi di energia. L'esperto risponde caso per caso. Scrivi
Yao Ming snatched a season-high 40 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Chinese star center had 10 rebounds en route to recording his eighth double-double of the season.
New Mexico offensive coordinator Bob Toledo is taking over at Tulane, a school desperate to rejuvenate its fan base in a city that will be rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina for years.
Dopo l''annuncio del ritiro di Michael Schumaher, David Coulthard ha dettto: ''Indipendentemente da ...
Former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Monday there is an increased risk of a recession but cautioned that the Fed must still be on guard for a rise in inflation.
Prime Minister Tony Blair said he believes that it is possible to secure a deal to restore a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland at a summit next week.
Gary Payton is running the show again after playing a supporting role in the Shaq and Kobe drama in Hollywood. Any doubts that family concerns would keep the aggressive point guard from reporting to the Celtics
With the new fiscal year just a week away, President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress are far from an agreement on the proper level of spending for myriad federal programs.
A teenager is jailed after an Old Bailey jury found him guilty of having a terror-related explosives manual.
Fiammata del Dow Jones (+0,52%) dopo intervento Bernanke
Moseying out onstage  Wednesday at Downtown Disney's House of Blues in Anaheim, Jerry  Lee Lewis looked like, well, a slow-moving senior citizen. Then  he took a seat behind the piano, his fingertips ran over the  keys and he took charge with a singing voice that sounded at  least a couple decades younger. The Killer had arrived.
THE Indian Ocean tsunami killed at least 2230 foreigners in Thailand, most of them in the devastated Khao Lak resort and on other southern beaches, officials said today.
Jason Shellen to be VP of product development at LiveJournal, a social network and blogging platform.
Children from the most deprived areas of England are falling further behind in school achievement.
The Spice Girls ditch four shows from their world tour, blaming \
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Santiago: US President George W. Bush said Saturday after meeting with leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and Russia, that they had a joint message for North Korea: &quot;Get rid of your nuclear weapons programs.
Europe and the US have agreed to moves to curb Iran&#39;s nuclear ambitions, but divisions emerged with so-called non-aligned nations objecting to parts of the text.
Bounty hunter Duane \
RENO-- Vancouver-based Goldcorp and Toronto gold-producer Wheaton River Minerals have scheduled a telephone conference Monday morning to announced that Goldcorp will buy Wheaton River for $2.09 billion in stock.
ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Thursday   posted lower quarterly profit from continuing operations as   costs for ingredients and energy increased and it spent more to   ramp up marketing and overhaul its business.
Rasheed Wallace had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 100-95 win over Miami on Wednesday night, a few hours after the Heat traded Shaquille O'Neal.
Cassano in coppia con Inzaghi e Marchionni. Questo l'inedito tridente provato da Donadoni nel primo ...
By Jim Hopkins  SAN FRANCISCO -- The tech quandary  for many small businesses isn't about building a better website or when to buy Microsoft's new Vista operating system. It's an old problem managers thought they'd already licked: spam.
A move to lift the ban on gays in the military is gaining support. But change is unlikely anytime soon.
Rwanda and Burundi join the East African Community, freeing them from customs tariffs within the region.
A 14-year-old boy is treated for a wound to his shoulder after a shooting in an east London street.
Bud Selig, the commissioner of baseball, promised Tuesday to impose \u00e2\u0080\u009cvery serious discipline\u00e2\u0080\u009d on club officials who failed to act on evidence of illegal steroid use.
KHOST, Afghanistan  - A suicide blast at a restaurant wounded three people on Wednesday in the southeastern Afghan town of Khost, a police official said.
The archives of Cormac McCarthy, below, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, have been bought for $2 million by the Southwestern Writers Collection of Texas State University-San Marcos, The Associated Press reported. The university said the archives included correspondence, notes, drafts and proofs of 11 novels by Mr. McCarthy, 74, who won the Pulitzer for his 2006 novel, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Road,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and a 1992 National Book Award for \u00e2\u0080\u009cAll the Pretty Horses.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Norwegian broadcaster NRK and Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB on Wednesday announced what they called the world's first test of customized advertising for mobile phone television.
One unfortunate outcome of Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential election is that it has brought into stark relief an east-west divide within that large country.
Conventional silicon based microchips have been known to be problematic at high temperatures, often due to heat generated by the circuit within while operating at high frequencies.
He put it together and he can take it apart. When the dot-com bubble burst, Barry Diller scooped up the pieces and formed them into an e-commerce travel and entertainment empire, IAC/InterActiveCorp (nasdaq: IACI - news - people ).
The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic has resumed at The Hague after a month of delays, the BBC reported Tuesday.
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Women who undergo mastectomy for breast cancer can have their breast rebuilt at the time of surgery without delaying chemotherapy, if this treatment is also needed, new research shows.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical Iraqi cleric leading a  Shi'ite uprising agreed on Wednesday to disarm his militia and  leave one of the country's holiest Islamic shrines after  warnings of an onslaught by government forces.
A study slated for Monday released sifts through Secret Service closed-case files concerning identity crime. The Utica College project is expected to reveal significant new data on victims, perpetrators, and the methods used for committing such frauds.
American forces unleashed a strike yesterday against a suspected hide-out used by associates of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah and troops battled insurgents on a main thoroughfare in the Iraqi capital, authorities said.
Blog-stealing columnist disses his source Tech Digest Oh how I love the Daily Mail. What a splendid newspaper. No, really. Its online offering is now very good to the point where a US-exiled liberal friend of mine confessed to me the other day that after the Gruniard, it is his first online stop for UK news.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Opposing sides in the disputed presidential elections are due to meet, outgoing president Leonid Kuchma says.
U.S. soldiers serving repeated Iraq deployments are 50 percent more likely than those with one tour to suffer from acute combat stress, raising their risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to the Army's first survey exploring how today's multiple war-zone rotations affect soldiers' mental...
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds will be in the National League starting lineup when the 78th All-Star Game is played in San Francisco on July 10, Major League Baseball announced on Sunday.
A document condemning Dante - one of Italy's greatest poets - to exile from Florence is released to the public.
Good thing so many Germans are tied up with that World Cup thing. Dirk Nowitzki wouldn&#039;t want the fans back home to be seeing him this way.
New Orleans, the \
By JAMES STEVENSON  CALGARY (CP) - If the federal government wants to criticize Alberta over its emissions levels from the oilpatch, it needs to pony up with more than per-capita investment dollars to find a solution, Premier Ed Stelmach said Tuesday.
A coalition of technology and telecommunications vendors will oppose a plan to give U.S. public safety agencies a new wireless spectrum.
Crude oil futures settled above $50 for the first time ever on Friday, fueled by concerns about supply in Nigeria and the continuing slow pace of production recovery in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf of Mexico, traders said.
A record number of readers visited  U.S. online newspaper sites last year, according to figures  released on Thursday, confirming the Web as one of the few  bright spots for the struggling newspaper industry.
As television viewers paid increasing attention this year to the presidential race, they often sought out more politically opinionated talk, at least on cable.
The education secretary is giving schools more time to agree plans for dealing with disruptive pupils.
German airline Lufthansa reaches a deal with unions on pay and working hours for its ground staff.
Caffeine-filled products are creating a buzz at the drug store.
Former presidential candidate Howard Dean is considering a bid to become chairman of the national Democratic Party.
L&#39;Italia politica e sociale resti unita per combattere la minaccia terroristica. L&#39;esortazione e&#39; rivolta dal presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, dopo aver consegnato al Quirinale le medaglie
At least 100 passengers are feared dead as a boat sinks off the shore of the DR Congo on Lake Tanganyika.
Two blasts rocked a wholesale market in the northern suburbs of Ukraine's capital Kiev on Friday, wounding 13, two seriously, an Emergencies Ministry official said.
ARIEL Sharon won a striking victory yesterday when the Knesset approved his plan to evacuate Israeli settlements from the Gaza Strip by a 67-45 vote, a wider margin than supporters had hoped for.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has accused Adrian Mutu of lying about a clash between the pair over the striker&#39;s availability for Romania&#39;s World Cup qualifiers earlier this month.
On television, the revenge of the nerd has reached its apex on shows such as 'Heroes,' 'Chuck,' and Reaper.' What's driving this trend?
the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad&#39;s fortified Green Zone, an attack claimed by America&#39;s top enemy in Iraq. suicide bombings inside what is supposed to be the safest place in Iraq.
Crude futures sold off sharply for a second day in row Thursday, falling below $44 a barrel, as traders focused on rising fuel supplies and the lack of cold weather.
WASHINGTON - President Bush typically closes his campaign speeches by saying \
TORONTO (CP) - The president of the Canadian Islamic Congress says he personally does not believe that all Israelis over the age of 18 are legitimate targets of suicide bombers, despite saying so on television last week.
Thousands of Argentines angered over safety lapses at a nightclub where a fire killed 183 people, many of them teenagers, marched through capital streets Monday holding pictures of the victims and demanding the resignations of key city officials.
Thousands of video-game fans waited all night for the Japanese debut of Nintendo's next-generation Wii, brightening the company's hopes of wresting market share from troubled Sony's PlayStation.
A federal panel delayed a vote yesterday on whether to recommend MedImmune's nasal influenza vaccine, FluMist, for children under 5 years old, a key market for the Gaithersburg biotechnology firm.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will restart efforts to widen his coalition after parliament voted late yesterday against approving a speech supporting his Gaza Strip withdrawal plan, the government said.
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Description: Because of the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States, 260 people from northern New York crossed the border into Canadain and paid $25 each to get their shots at a private clinic.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with thyroid hormone  enhances the replacement of myelin -- the insulating sheath  around brain neurons -- in rats with a chronic demyelinating  disease, researchers report
In control of every statewide office, Republicans are targeting illegal immigrants by proposing to cut their benefits and even deny citizenship to their U.S.-born children
Consumer spending was flat in August even though incomes rose, the Commerce Department reported yesterday, providing more mixed signals about the economy's recent strength.
A man who shot a football fan in Edinburgh is sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Blog: EBay takes the top spot as web services provider although Microsoft continues to have developer loyalty.
Italy's president gave Romano Prodi another shot Saturday, asking him to remain as premier and face a confidence vote in parliament, while Prodi supporters courted outside senators in a frantic effort to end ...Comment
Today at 3GSM, PixSense announced that it is the first company enabling  carriers to easily transfer high resolution media files from  mobile-to-mobile and mobile-to-web, with no perceptual loss in media  quality.
Saudis streamed into a stadium to load bundles of clothes into trucks and stuff glass boxes with cash Thursday as the government launched a public campaign to help southeast Asian tsunami victims.
The killing in Iraq is now worse than a civil war, outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says in a BBC interview.
Hungary&#39;s new prime minister looked to have scored a major victory on Sunday when the opposition failed to garner enough votes to pass a referendum giving citizenship to millions of Hungarians abroad.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva kicked off his campaign for re-election by promising to help Brazil&#039;s poor and uneducated working class.
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp., whose software runs about 95 percent of personal computers worldwide, has delayed the next version of its Windows PC operating system until late 2006 because engineers took time away from the project to improve the security of
Unemployed people living in social housing should actively seek work or risk losing their homes, the new housing minister is expected to say in her first major speech Tuesday.
After three straight losses, the latest an unhinged collapse against the Titans Sunday, the Giants are closing ranks behind Coach Tom Coughlin who is under increasing scrutiny.
A high-level panel on reforming the United Nations has proposed two models for enlarging the U.N. Security Council, according to a major report obtained by Reuters on Monday.
Liberia imposes economic sanctions on two people with connections to exiled president, Charles Taylor.
I was with a group of 30 reform rabbis who had joined to support the nascent peace process that had been chiseled out at Oslo and ratified on the White House lawn.
WINNIPEG - A group of boisterous federal workers involved in rotating strikes crashed Prime Minister Paul Martin&#39;s party yesterday at a Winnipeg fundraiser.
President Lech Kaczynski appointed his identical twin brother Jaroslaw as the new prime minister, the presidential Web site said. Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and his government formally resigned earlier in the day, paving the way for Jaroslaw Kaczynski to form a new government.
Climate change is having a major impact on Britain's coasts, coastal seas and sea life, a report concludes.
com December 14, 2004, 11:07 AM PT. Toshiba, whose tiny hard drives power Apple Computer&#39;s hit iPod music players, announced that it has produced an 80GB model.
Princeton University on Monday became the second elite university to drop its early admissions program, following Harvard in a move the Ivy League schools say will benefit disadvantaged students and reduce anxiety.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson yesterday denied California's petition to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, overruling the unanimous recommendation of the agency's legal and technical staffs.
Emergency exits at a nightclub packed with teenagers were padlocked or wired shut when a flare ignited the foam ceiling, sparking a blaze that killed 175 people and injured more than 700 in one of Argentina's worst disasters, survivors and officials said Friday.
Lo ha detto ricevendo il nuovo ambasciatore dell'Ecuador
Hillary Clinton,  Barack Obama and six other Democratic presidential contenders  wrestled with questions of race, war and gender on Monday in a  debate starring a parade of questions posed in YouTube videos.
 talks in Pyongyang
More than 60 nations launch the broadest scientific investigation yet of the Arctic and Antarctic on Thursday to chart polar regions on the front lines of global warming.
A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn child.
Jets speedster Leon Washington starts every kickoff return with the same thought: Touchdown.
By Anonymous  Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics. Second Edition. J. Cordon Leishman. Cambridge University Press, 40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011-4211. 2006. 826 pages. $120. ISBN 0-521-85860-7.
President Bush appealed to NATO allies on Tuesday to provide more troops with fewer national restrictions for the alliance's most dangerous mission in Afghanistan, hours before a summit of allied leaders.
Cancer is killing millions in Europe - and more must be done to prevent its most common forms, experts warn.
A University of California, Davis bus carrying students and health workers overturned on a busy freeway interchange Thursday, injuring at least 20 people and snarling rush-hour traffic around the state capital.
Time Warner said yesterday that it had set aside $500 million to pay for potential penalties stemming from a government investigation into accounting practices at America Online, a step that
Lleyton Hewitt reached the  quarter-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2  victory over unseeded Slovak Karol Beck.
WASHINGTON, Nov 17  - France&#39;s BNP Paribas received hundreds of millions of dollars from the scandal-plagued UN Oil-for-Food programme in Iraq, apparently while ignoring rampant abuses in the programme, a top US lawmaker charged Wednesday.
In a hotel suite in Las Vegas a couple of days ago a fighter unpacked the bags he had carried down from the drab suburban bungalow that had been his rented home.
A custom-built early warning radar  installed in an Israeli border town passed its first live test  on Wednesday, alerting residents to incoming Palestinian  rockets in time for them to take cover.
A Roman Catholic diocese has asked priests to refrain from using the communion chalice and parishioners to avoid shaking hands until the end of the flu season.
AN ANNUAL event that pairs drummers of distinctly different genres will kick off like it always has.
The desperate last years of Caravaggio's tumultuous life and genius are on show in a unique exhibition which brings together some of the greatest works of the artist who revolutionized painting in the 17th century.
Oil prices closed above $50 a barrel for the first time yesterday as concerns linger about damage to oil production in the Gulf of Mexico from Hurricane Ivan.
Saranno tutte quotate, sede restera' a Mortsel in Belgio
Massive pay rise wows staff Keele University big cheese Janet Finch has given the troubled seat of learning something to celebrate, by securing a whopping 31.7 per cent pay rise last year.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As Paris wound up a frenetic fortnight of fashion shows, hip social networking site MySpace announced the launch of a new fashion channel offering a showcase for designers and fashion makeovers for users.
MOSCOW - Russia&#39;s Yukos oil company is suspending oil exports to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it cannot afford to pay transport expenses, a news agency reported Sunday.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
In una lunga intervista alla Stampa, Dino Zoff parla anche dello scandalo di Calciopoli. \
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You have to give Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) credit for trying. The company has not sat idly by while a changing competitive landscape slowly chips away at its core movie rental business.
A British adventurer who reached Timbuktu in a truck fuelled by chocolate said Tuesday he now wants to travel to China on a rubbish-powered aircraft.
Sunday&#39;s Chinese grand prix promises to be the biggest payday of Bernie Ecclestone&#39;s 25-year career as the controller of formula one.
The director of Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July is making his fourth movie about the Vietnam War. But this one, he tells TIME, is just as much about Iraq
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania  - A Pennsylvania sportsmen's club was fined $400 on Friday for cruelty to animals after using live turkeys as targets, prosecutors said.
Following up on yesterday's release of PHP 5.2.0 RC4 from Ilia, Edin Kadribasic has posted the corresponding Windows builds.   This build is featuring the new installer contributed by John Mertic so testing it before the final release would be appreciated.   He's linked to various packages:  php-5.2.0RC4-Win32.zip php-5.2.0RC4-win32-installer.msi pecl-5.2.0RC4-Win32.zip php-debug-pack-5.2.0RC4-Win32.zip
A surprise finding in a major federal study calls into question a long-held tenet of diabetes care.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - Mexicans began cleaning up on   Sunday the wreckage left by Hurricane Lane, which killed two   people and knocked down flimsy homes before it slowed into a   tropical depression.
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - The U.S. military has ended an inquiry into who smuggled unauthorized underwear and a bathing suit to two prisoners at Guantanamo Bay without learning the source of the contraband skivvies, an attorney said on Wednesday.
The trial of radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir on charges of planning and/or inciting terrorist bombings has begun in Jakarta.
French President Jacques Chirac, continuing his official visit to Britain, hailed &quot;a very strong historical link&quot; between London and Paris, while arguing his case for a &quot;multipolar and interdependent world&quot;.
Un albanese di 30 anni, Paloka Shend, \u00c3\u00a8 morto la scorsa notte a Roccapriora mentre tentava di fuggire alla cattura della polizia che era sulle sue tracce nell&#39;ambito di un&#39;indagine su un traffico di stupefacenti.
Craig Austrie dribbled nearly the length of the court, penetrated the lane and made a 14-foot runner to give No. 17 Connecticut its ninth consecutive victory.
RAMALLAH - Al Fatah, la principale fazione politica dell&#39;Olp, ha vinto le elezioni muncipali che si sono svolte ieri in 26 localit\u00c3\u00a0 della Cisgiordania, secondo risultati ancora non ufficiali. Il partito del
Former South African President Nelson Mandela, surrounded by rock stars, launched a book of photographs of a major anti-AIDS concert on Thursday with a call to ordinary
By GAVIN MADELEY  A COUPLE arrested over an Internet-based drug ring had enough chemicals to produce three-quarters of a ton of the deadly drug crystal meth, a court heard yesterday.   Brian Howes, 43, and his partner Kerry-Ann Shanks, 28, both face extradition to the U.S.
Typhoon Chaba heads north up Japan's archipelago after killing at least seven people further south.
George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.
Arrigo Sacchi, ex allenatore del Milan, critica i rossoneri: \
Ufficiale della Marina Militare, rientrava da ricognizione
thanks to an amazing new experimental drug. A third of the people taking the drug lost at least 10% of their body weight and were able to keep it off for two years.
Google has acquired GrandCentral Communications, which lets users manage their phones and voice mailboxes over the Web.
A Swiss euthanasia group was suspected Saturday to have participated in more British attempted suicides than previously thought, the BBC reported.
Roger Federer cranked up his U.S. Open  challenge with a majestic victory over Fabrice Santoro on  Saturday to move into the last 16, while there were shock  third-round exits for Carlos Moya and Maria Sharapova.
Neven Vision acquisition expected to bolster portal's Picasa photo management software and service.
Two students at the Durham NC School of Science and Mathematics will split $100,000 in scholarship money for their cancer research.
The UN General Assembly&#39;s legal committee begins a two-day debate today that will focus on the contentious issue. There is support among member states for a treaty banning human cloning, but divisions remain
MINNEAPOLIS -- Justin Morneau returned to the Minnesota Twins starting lineup Thursday, six days after bruising his right lung in a home plate collision.
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By GENE JOHNSON  SEATTLE - A federal jury found Tuesday that the city of Seattle violated the constitutional rights of a group arrested during the World Trade Organization meeting in 1999, a ruling that could cost the city millions of dollars.
The price of music downloads has been a contentious issue among fans in the UK, who are quick to point out the pricing scheme often means that downloading a full album costs more than buying the CD.
Towns in need of inexpensive housing are turning to garage apartments, mother-in-law units and cottages in the backyard.
Attentati ma attribuiti a ribelli separatisti
Computer giant IBM said its fourth-quarter profit rose 12.2 percent from a year ago to 2.7 billion dollars, topping most Wall Street forecasts.
The Organization of the Petroleum  Exporting Countries has no plan to hold a meeting before its  scheduled conference in December, an OPEC official said on  Friday.
Despite his Jay Leno look, a soulful voice that recalled another era and a manic, rhythm-less dancing style, Taylor Hicks beat the odds (and a comely Katharine McPhee) to become this year&#039;s &quot;American Idol.&quot;
Blog: How easy is it to get a missile-zapping aircraft off the ground? It depends on how much Congress is willing to pay.
HAT-TRICK hero Alan Shearer is aiming to fire Newcastle all the way to the UEFA Cup Final this season. After his treble and a double from Patrick Kluivert polished off their Israeli opponents, Shearer said
CBS is asking a three-judge panel to reverse a finding by the F.C.C. that the company was liable for broadcast indecency during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
A software glitch has delayed the deployment of the new solar arrays recently installed by Atlantis astronauts on the orbiting International Space Station (ISS).
Ivan strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane Saturday after brushing past Jamaica and battering the island with heavy rain and strong winds.
The CNET Reviews team offers the straight scoop on these highest-rated goodies including the Apple Mac Pro, Quicken 2007 and a BMW.
Demand for air travel in Latin America will see the region buy some 1,700 planes in the next 20 years, Boeing says.
Il consorzio guidato da Eni cerca l'accordo con la Exxon
Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day, and in anticipation of this event, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization has released a report documenting the increase in the spread of AIDS worldwide.
President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq in a speech to the United Nations, saying the US-led coalition had enforced &quot;the just demands of the world&quot; by ousting Saddam Hussein.
Si ricomincia con Empoli - Reggina (diretta alle ore 18). Cosa ci riserver&agrave; il 2008, aspettando gli europei, con il Capello l'Inghilterra, la Champions e il fair play
More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.
Azienda rinuncia all'accordo bocciato dai lavoratori
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, says \
Consumers kept a watchful eye on their debt and boosted their borrowing at an annual rate of 1.8 percent in December, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.
Christopher Jones talks today on his blog about a bug he's just corrected and integrated into the release of the Oracle Instant Client that lets PHP correctly take advantage of the temporary LOBS functionality.   When PHP is done with the temporary LOB, it needs to tell Oracle to destroy it. If this isn't done, then the temporary LOB will hang around using DB space until the connection is closed. I just merged a fix worked on by Krishna Mohan and myself for bug 43497.   Example code is included showing two instances of its use - a normal use that frees the memory correctly and the other showing how to create the temporary lob to hold the data as needed.
Pro-Moscow Alu Alkhanov, the front-runner in Sunday&#39;s presidential race in Chechnya, reaffirmed his stand on Monday that no negotiations will be held with Chechen separatist
Supermodel Naomi Campbell, accused of assaulting her maid with a cell phone, failed to show up in court Wednesday, puzzling the judge who asked for but never got a reason for her absence.
By VAUGHAN, Gareth  THE new centrepiece of Telecom's Internet strategy, YahooXtra, is aiming to grab a dominant chunk of the Internet advertising market as it takes on former partner Microsoft's MSN in a battle for eyeballs and revenue.
EVEN before he took the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Tiger Woods was having a good day. Mark O&#39;Meara, his neighbour and PGA Tour mentor, was the leader in the clubhouse when he teed off in the afternoon.
On the eve of a Security Council session in Kenya to galvanize talks to end the long-running civil conflict in southern Sudan, the top United Nations envoy for Africa&#39;s largest country, Jan Pronk, has discussed the world body&#39;s role with rebel leader John
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins announced on Saturday they have re-signed manager Jack McKeon to a one-year contract through the 2005 season.
By Womack, Brian  TECHNOLOGY: Roberts to get $24M; other suitors  Lee Roberts, who started seeking buyers for FileNet Corp. more than a year ago, will see his patience rewarded with a compensation package of $24 million when the software company becomes part of IBM Corp.
Scotland's first minister demands clarification from the UK Government over the fate of the Lockerbie bomber.
President Bush emerged from the  Republican National Convention with an 11-point lead over  Democrat John Kerry, according to a Newsweek poll released on  Saturday, the second straight survey showing him ahead by  double digits.
Annunciata ieri la vendita di Ysl Beaute' a L'Oreal
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Also: MySpace founder aims to thwart Murdoch's WSJ bid.
GREENWOOD, South Carolina  - U.S. presidential candidates competed on Tuesday to look strong on the economy after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and shaky markets worldwide exacerbated fears of a U.S. recession.
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Recognizing that tomorrow's engineers and scientists must come from today's high school students, Washington Group International  announced today a $25,000 contribution to the Mike Crapo Math and Science Scholarship Fund.
Muslims and Jews, a tiny slice of the U.S. population, are looking for new ways to get along that could set a worldwide example for two ancient but often alienated faiths, religious leaders and experts say.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming of China was voted into the National Basketball Association All-Star Game by fans for the sixth straight year in balloting for the starters announced on Thursday.
At first glance, it might seem as if Computer Associates International Inc. has cleaned up its act. Its former CEO and another top executive were indicted Wednesday for securities fraud and
Forty hours after he arrived in the San Bernardino National Forest, firefighter Peter Stanton stepped gingerly over a sleeping colleague and wondered what his next assignment was going to be. \
Azienda, ancora da decidere struttura finanziaria newco
President Bush scoffed on Saturday at Democrat John Kerry&#39;s claim he has had only one position on Iraq and would not raise taxes on middle-class Americans as Bush sought
The last time Bill Janklow appeared before the South Dakota Supreme Court, he asked the justices for the early return of his law license &#151; which he had lost after his conviction of manslaughter for causing a fatal traffic crash.
Two explosions have rocked northwestern Spain following warnings sent to a newspaper from Basque separatist group ETA. Four other small bombs have exploded at holiday resorts on Spain&#39;s northern coast this month.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry battled over who can best make the United States  safer on Sunday, the Bush camp accusing Kerry of wanting to  treat terrorists like gamblers and the Kerry side saying his  Republican opponent was soft on homeland security.
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A CEO reveals some horrible news.
A militant anti-whaling group on Saturday said it attacked a Japanese whaling vessel with \
This way of discussing politics outside the courtyard and on the side of the road is no novelty.
Key U.S. allies are debating the idea of a nuclear compromise with Iran that would call for only a partial freeze of Tehran's uranium enrichment program &#151; a stance that could put them at odds with Washington, officials said Friday.
Private-sector job growth slowed in December and the number of people receiving jobless benefits hit a two-year high in late December, reports released on Thursday showed.
Description: US and Iraqi forces report more progress on the sixth day of their joint offensive in Fallujah. But insurgents have occupied large areas of Iraq&#39;s third-largest city, Mosul, the scene of more violence.
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it is making the design of its &quot;blade&quot; computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider
Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights of her two sons, her attorney said Sunday.
Pedro Martinez , welcome to New York. Martinez passed his physical yesterday, and the Mets finalized their $53 million, four-year contract with the pitcher they hope will take them to the postseason.
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His speeches cause outrage in the West and critics at home say his economic policies are failing, but President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad still rallies Iran's poor with his common touch and promises of state handouts.
A large Lockheed Martin   contract to build a fleet of helicopters for the president  could be in trouble, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday,  citing people familiar with the situation.
Temporary workers who clean Oriole Park at Camden Yards plan to begin a hunger strike Labor Day to draw attention to their demans for a living wage.
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Armenia's main opposition candidate alleged widespread violations in a presidential election Tuesday shadowed by tension with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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A centre-right alliance headed by  Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt will start forming  Sweden's new government on Monday after its weekend election  victory ended 12 years of Social Democrat rule.
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TechWeb - IBM and Red Hat will work together in helping independent software vendors get application certification on Red Hat's Linux server software.
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Keeping an astronaut crew in tip-top shape during lengthy treks to and from distant Mars may demand portable gravity.
ZURICH/LONDON  - Moody's Investors Service cut its ratings on Citigroup Inc  debt by a notch, the latest embarrassment for the largest U.S. bank, and putting it under renewed pressure to shore up its shrinking capital base.
Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick is impressed with what former Rams assistant Urban Meyer has done in just two years at Utah.
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The United States has stripped millions of dollars in military aid from its ally Thailand, in protest at the coup by top generals that ousted civilian prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Representatives of two dozen nations and international organizations attending a conference on the future of Iraq pressed the country&#39;s interim government
Iraqi troops backed by US Marines have seized Falluja&#39;s main hospital, the first step in what is expected to be a major push to retake the city from insurgents, hours after a 60-day state of emergency is imposed across most of the
Media analyst Paul Kagan announced today the launch of a new media  business research and information website, www.pkworldmedia.com.
Russia has sold the heart of the Yukos empire in an auction reminiscent of the country&#39;s notorious privatizations of the 1990s, analysts said Monday, as the former CEO of the oil company offered bitter season&#39;s greetings to the Kremlin from his courtroom
Gruppo di cittadini li accusa: crimini di guerra per l'Iraq
MEXICO CITY &#151; The world's third-richest man, Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim, poked gentle fun at the philanthropy of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, and said businessmen can do more good by building solid companies than by \
Microsoft is turning the software into what it hopes will be a one-stop shop for e-mail, voice mail and faxes.
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Hutch Parker, a longtime executive at Twentieth Century Fox, has been promoted to president and has also signed a long-term deal with the studio, Fox announced Tuesday.
Il Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha consegnato oggi al palazzo del Quirinale i &quot;Premi Saint Vincent di Giornalismo - 39\u00c2\u00b0 edizione&quot; e nell&#39;occasione ha fatto alcune considerazioni che in parte non condivido, contrariamente ad altre
months of seclusion as the palace released home videos of her two-year-old daughter. of Tokyo, along with Crown Prince Naruhito, television footage showed on Friday.
Appuntamento alle 16 al Quirinale e alle 17 a Palazzo Chigi
Brian Binnie, a veteran US Navy aviator and one of four pilots trained to fly SpaceShipOne, piloted the spacecraft. &quot;Flying this vehicle is literally a rush,&quot; he said after the historic flight.
Ah, teamwork. The Rite Aid Pro Cycling entries sure knew their role yesterday in Stage 2 of the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic.
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Counting in Northern Ireland Assembly election is to conclude on Friday with the DUP and Sinn Fein on top.
Tropical Storm Felix could become a Category 3 hurricane in the northwestern Caribbean Sea by the middle of next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.
President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
Evidence that mobile phones can interfere with vital intensive care equipment has been strengthened.
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A Romanian man whose penis was mistakenly severed by a surgeon will have a new organ made from skin on his forearm.
Virginia&#39;s stars weren&#39;t around so sophomore JR Reynolds stepped up in overtime to take the game-winning shot. Reynolds&#39; driving layup with 1.5 seconds remaining gave the 25th-ranked
By The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 6--A Plano software company that lets smart-phone users create, read and edit Microsoft Office files said Monday that it has secured $7 million in venture capital and named former PalmSource chief executive Patrick McVeigh to its board.
Tyler Hamilton's title from the Athens Games is \
Xmod makes compressed audio sound better than CD. Allegedly Creative yesterday said it plans to offer an external sound module incorporating its X-Fi audio enhancement system, a technology it claims can make even lossy compressed audio formats like MP3 and AAC sound better than the CDs they were ripped from - and, indeed, the studios they were recorded in.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Talks between the EU and Turkey over Cyprus break down without agreement, EU officials say.
Wot Apple, no SDK? Building on the momentum of the first demos of prototype Android handsets at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the internet's favorite search engine has released a new version of the Android software development kit (SDK).\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Microsoft is urging Web designers to take more responsibility for content filtering, after forming a partnership with ICRA (the Internet Content Rating Association).
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When their fourth childhood musketeer is struck down in the middle of a life they all wish they&#39;d been leading, a group of newly-30 buddies  Seth Green&#39;s dweeby, ashmatic doctor Dan; Dax Shepard&#39;s aging slack-stud Tom; and Matthew Lillard&#39;s button-down ...
A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan said Friday that it would execute the hostages if the authorities pursued their search for the kidnappers.
GLASGOW, Oct 15 (SW) - British media have tipped Scotland manager Berti Vogts to make his way out of Hampden, as the Scottish Football Association is set to review the tactician\u00e2\u0080\u0099s position on Monday.
President Bush urged Pacific Rim nations Wednesday to band together on tackling global warming, saying all major polluters must be part of any solution. But finding consensus among Asian leaders at their annual summit has proven elusive.
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Procura revoca sequestro fondi ordinato nel 2004
An Army specialist, saying that it was &quot;a question of fairness,&quot; filed a lawsuit yesterday with seven other soldiers challenging a policy forcing them to serve in Iraq beyond their terms of enlistment.
England soccer captain David Beckham is set to kick off his film career with a movie trilogy called &quot;Goal!,&quot; about a player from Los Angeles who signs for British club Newcastle United.
FOXBOROUGH -- For the third straight year, receiver Troy Brown has bailed out the Patriots' banged-up defensive backfield by playing cornerback, mostly on third down in the slot. He gains a greater appreciation for the task each season.
A straw poll at the UN puts Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon ahead in the race to succeed Kofi Annan.
Abito e cravatte dei bresciani Boglioli e Roda
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday cut its fares by up to 50 percent for travel in the continental United States, prompting fears of a new fare war and sending airline shares sharply lower.
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Russia and Iran have settled all differences over the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power station and agreed on a time-table for its completion, the Russian contractor building the station said on Thursday.
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Chris Coleman still believes Chelsea will win the Barclays Premiership this season after watching his side put a further dent in Manchester United\u00e2\u0080\u0099s own title aspirations at Craven Cottage last night.
A man crawling on his elbows, looking for a spot to watch from, was spotted by police near the fields where the Giants were scheduled to practice for the Super Bowl.
Ed Burns says it took hard work to woo Christy Turlington. \
In Maryland, the Wye House plantation offers a time capsule to archaeologists reconstructing the culture of slavery in America.
German police on Friday arrested three Iraqis suspected of plotting to assassinate visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. The three men were detained after police stormed
The Islanders prolonged the Rangers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 preholiday swoon, getting three goals from forward Jason Blake and riding a dominant second period to a victory Tuesday night.
A top Sudanese official on Tuesday defended an accused ringleader of Arab militia attacks on African villagers as a legitimate tribal leader and warned any attempt to go after such men could ignite warfare that would tear the country apart.
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The increased zeal among copyright holders to clamp down on any hint of piracy by online video sites puts the notion of user-generated content at risk.
The head of a British charity&#39;s operations in Iraq was seized by kidnappers today, as four Iraqi National Guard soldiers and an American civilian contractor were killed in separate attacks.
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This week you'll learn about the basics of implementing SOA components using the REST paradigm. REST stands for Representational State Transfer. For simple applications, REST is an easy way to get started. By Mark Hansen. 0618
The head of China&#39;s central bank said on Sunday Beijing&#39;s efforts to curb excessive credit growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country&#39;s booming economy would achieve a &quot;soft landing.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in the northern English city of Liverpool to attend a memorial service for engineer Ken Bigley, who was beheaded by kidnappers in Iraq last month.
A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash and $1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM (MGM) announced Monday evening.
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President Hugo Chavez rejected a U.S. government report accusing Venezuela of funding efforts by Cuba&#039;s Fidel Castro to subvert democracy in Latin America, saying it indicated Washington&#039;s aggressive intentions toward Havana.
Three times in their history the Patriots have traveled to this charming city to play in the Super Bowl. But yesterday they came here for a much more solemn occasion -- to honor the memory of teammate Marquise Hill.
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Actress Pamela Anderson and her husband, recording star Kid Rock, filed for divorce from each other on Monday after just four months of marriage, according to court papers.
Germany is reportedly stripped of its three-day event team gold medal after a joint appeal was upheld.
Canada's foreign ministry has put the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured and also classifies some U.S. interrogation techniques as torture, according to a document obtained by Reuters on Thursday.
Persuading Washington to support global efforts to tackle climate change is Britain's main challenge over the coming months, Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Saturday.
VoIP services are cropping up all over the place. We answer your questions about this new breed of phone services.
The DUP and Sinn Fein are holding further meetings on the proposals to break the political stalemate.
Two years after opening in China, the martial arts thriller \
Official report is in Astronauts do not fly drunk, and that's official. NASA has released details of its safety review, which found no evidence to support claims that spacefarers were hitting the bottle before heading for the stars.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scientists prove stem cells are not necessary for cloning and find other cells may even be better candidates.
The Microsoft chairman thinks there are some powerful tasks the computer can tackle once it knows whether--and how--you are available.
Better Life Technology has developed unique roll-out garage flooring that beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes up to 10&#39; wide available. Helps prevent concrete damage.
Yemen stepped up security around government buildings and foreign interests on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist spot.
Derby County sign Blackburn midfielder Robbie Savage on a  two-and-a-half year deal.
Health plans with high patient-paid  deductibles, embraced by many Republicans as a market-based  solution to quell soaring medical-care costs, lead to poorer  quality care and increasing patient debt, a study released on  Thursday said.
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Twenty years after the release of one of the biggest singles of all time, leading artists are set to re-record the Bob Geldof-inspired charity hit &quot;Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?
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Defensive end Phillip Daniels and defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin both return to the practice field Tuesday after missing extended time with injuries.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is backing his players to rise to the challenge against Arsenal on Sunday in a match he admits his side must win to stay in the Premier League title race.
Train drivers at South West Trains are to hold two one-day strikes in a dispute over working rosters.
District of Columbia Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp reached agreement last night on a stadium financing package that they said will satisfy Major League Baseball by guaranteeing construction of a permanent home for the Washington Nationals along the Anacostia waterfront.
After beating the Cardinals in St. Louis in Game 3 of the World Series five weeks ago, Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez sounded like someone who had just been reunited with a long-lost friend.
US President George W. Bush hailed the Paris Club agreement to write off 80 percent of Iraq&#39;s debt and called on other nations to join as well.
MOSCOW _ US oil giant ConocoPhillips paid nearly $2 billion for a stake in Russia&#39;s second-largest oil producer Wednesday, a deal touted as Russia&#39;s biggest post-Soviet privatization and
GROZNY. Aug 30 (Interfax) - Alu Alkhanov, who according to initial vote counts is believed to have won Sunday&#39;s Chechen presidential election, said he is going to concentrate on accelerating the restoration
A truck carrying Tibetan Buddhist pilgrims overturned on a mountain road in western China Monday, killing at least 54 people and injuring 41, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez was favored to win re-election on Sunday as Venezuelans decided whether to give the former soldier six more years to broaden his promised socialist revolution.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he wants to hold a jirga (council) among Pashtun tribes  to end Taleban violence.
Christopher Reeve died Sunday of heart failure at 52. In this article from 1996, TIME looked at Reeve's struggle to walk again after his debilitating accident
A little-known Islamist group has threatened to carry out attacks in the Netherlands following a series of attacks on Muslim buildings there, according to an Internet statement posted on Tuesday.
Stocks fell sharply at the open on Friday after data showed monthly hiring contracted for the first time in four years, fanning recession fears and adding pressure for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.
The remains are being unearthed as part of an investigation looking for evidence to use against Saddam Hussein in his future trial.
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ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan strengthened early Thursday to become a Category 5, packing sustained winds of 160 mph with higher gusts as it passed north of the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao...
The International Criminal Court prosecutors named the first two suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday, a former state minister of interior and a militia commander.
Syria told a visiting U.S. State Department official Monday that it is willing to engage in \
The European Union agreed to increase its last year financial aid for Bulgaria's farming to EUR56.5 million from initially planned EUR56.1 million under a financial memorandum officials signed Tuesday.
This week's news that a big drop in breast cancer cases might be due to millions of women going off menopause hormones may lead even more of them to abandon the pills.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced that he would travel to Sudan, Chad and Libya to press for an end to fresh violence in Darfur.
OIL prices rose from three- month lows yesterday as political unrest overseas renewed concerns about supplies, while some Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries members started talking about cutting production to protect their incomes.
WASHINGTON - Il compositore Elmer Bernstein, autore delle colonne sonore di film classici come &#39;I Dieci Comandamenti&#39;, &#39;I Magnifici Sette&#39; e &#39;Il Buio oltre la Siepe&#39;, e&#39; morto questa notte a Los Angeles. Aveva 82 anni.
Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in County Antrim.
The video game company Take-Two Interactive Software has found a way to get back into the lucrative business of publishing football-oriented games.
Airbus is designing an aircraft to compete with Boeing Co.'s planned 7E7 wide-body jetliner that would carry more passengers and fly further than the U.S. plane, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plans.
Internet TV, mobile TV and video on  demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it  comes to buying decisions at this week&#39;s IFA electronics fair,  television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.
TEHERAN, Oct. 5. - Iran today said its missiles now have a range of 2,000 km, a substantial extension of their previously declared range.
It was just two days after President Bush's reelection in 2004, and Condoleezza Rice was planning her move back home to California and to the tranquility of life at Stanford University.
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Automaker Ford Motor Co. has signed a new contract with San Antonio-based SBC Communications Inc. for the deployment of an advanced Internet protocol (IP) telephony network at Ford facilities in Michigan, the telecommunications firm said Tuesday.
The Miami Dolphins surprisingly won the game, 29-28, but it was the play of the New England Patriots that shocked the pro football world.
When Apple said it was going to make an announcement at the Moscone Center in San Francisco next week, it triggered an elaborate and familiar guessing game.
Former Wales striker Dean Saunders believes the new national team boss should be a Welshman. He has called on the Football Association of Wales to examine the credentials of the
The Dow industrials briefly fell into negative territory, led down by banks, in midday trading on Friday. Stocks sharply pared gains earlier in the day after weaker-than-expected data on new home sales.
Celebrex continues to sell, while Vioxx got yanked. Courts, doctors, patients, and investors will decide which approach is better.
President George W. Bush plans to announce on Monday he has chosen former federal judge Michael Mukasey as his nominee for attorney general, the White House said.
The kids have spoken, and it's Sen. John Kerry with a convincing victory over President Bush on Nov. 2.
Typhoon &quot;Ma-on&quot; has forced the qualifying for Sunday&#39;s Japanese Formula One Grand Prix to be rescheduled, F1 officials said Friday.
Bared breasts, binge-eating and  boozing, but no vomiting please -- it's Super Bowl weekend in  Philadelphia and the party starts with an eating contest that  draws more than 20,000 rowdy sports fans.
Johnson and Johnson is in negotiations to acquire Guidant, one of the largest American makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses.
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The Jets and Bengals hold similar records (Bengals 1-4, Jets 1-5), similar total defense rankings (Bengals 30th, Jets 28th) and similar grumbling in their locker rooms.
Al Gore is waging a fierce campaign for recognition and an Oscar statuette for his global warming documentary, while reviving talk that he's pursuing a bigger prize: the presidency.
One by one, the St. Louis Cardinals have honored their departed World Series players and then gotten beat by them.
MIT Dean Richard Schmalensee says the key role of software in this year's crop of toys underscores a bigger shift.
Gil Cates will produce next year's Academy Awards, marking the 14th time he'll have done so &#151; adding to his growing record. He passed the previous most-prolific producer, Howard W. Koch, with eight shows, in 1998.
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan is hoping Michael Owen can rediscover his goalscoring touch as he tries to avoid a second Magpies defeat by Arsenal in four days.
Setting ground rules for competition is one thing, but seeking to determine outcomes is another. In European antitrust, there is more a doctrine of \u00e2\u0080\u009creining in\u00e2\u0080\u009d powerful companies than in the United States.
McCain promises to work with Democrats if he wins GOP nomination, presidency ... Romney campaigns coast-to-coast on way to Super Tuesday finish line
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty three-quarters of a percentage point, the biggest rate cut in more than 23 years, in an emergency bid to lend support to a U.S. economy some fear is on the verge of recession.
Oil prices rose for a third straight  session on Friday as OPEC agreed to curb leakage over official  output limits to stem a price slide from October's record  highs.
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday ahead of the climax of a holy festival for Shi'ite Muslims, security officials said.
South Africa's government long  ignored warnings about drug-resistant tuberculosis, putting  millions of HIV-positive people at risk now that a dangerous  new strain of TB has emerged, AIDS activists say.
The LG Voyager for Verizon Wireless was the most shopped cell phone in November
Classical music is asserting its  populist credentials, with the 2007 edition of the prestigious  Gramophone Awards having conducted the genre's biggest public  vote.
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The Treasury Department added a Peruvian airline Wednesday to the U.S. government's list of entities suspected of links to drug trafficking.
Archaeologists have discovered more than 40 mummified dogs in a thousand-year-old Peruvian cemetery, yielding vital clues about the ancient culture that revered them.
Upcoming chip set will support 802.11a, b, and g networks.
WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The United States and its major economic allies struggled Saturday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
The US Federal Reserve holds interest rates at 5.25% as evidence grows of a slowing economy.
How a 19-year-old actress and a few struggling web filmmakers took on TV. A Wired magazine exclusive by Joshua Davis.
Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men&#39;s marathon Sunday after an intruder dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd.
Description: Shoring up Social Security for the wave of retiring baby boomers is a top priority at President Bush&#39;s economic summit taking place at the White House.
Shoe company Crocs Inc. said on Monday it will launch a line of clothing for men and children using a form of the resin material it uses in its brightly colored clogs.
Boston Wharf Co. sold two of its remaining 19 historic buildings in the Fort Point Channel area, including its own company headquarters at 253 Summer St., for $34 million.
BAGHDAD -- At least 60 Iraqi civilians were killed and scores more wounded yesterday in a series of ferocious bomb and gun attacks targeting mostly Shi'ite areas of the capital, ending days of relative calm since the start of the latest US-Iraqi effort to quell violence and restore order.
Factory activity in the US Mid-Atlantic region slumped in September to its lowest level in more than a year, a survey showed on Thursday, spurring fears the economy&#39;s
Thousands of protesters have gathered in Union Square park on the edge of the city's Greenwich Village neighborhood.
Beijing will clear out subterranean hotels in old air-raid shelters near venues for the Olympic Games, fearing fallout from potential accidents at the guesthouses.
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The TV chef once drafted in to revamp NHS menus says ministers are not taking patients' nutrition seriously.
A Delaware Chancery Court judge  ruled on Friday that Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a  shareholder vote on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.   until at least 20 days after it provides more details  on the transaction.
Singer-actress Brandy was sued for $50 million on Tuesday by the family of a woman killed in a four-car freeway crash which police have blamed on the 27-year-old performer.
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The NHL and the players' association will resume talks next week in an effort to end the 78-day lockout and save the season.
Election Day is less than two weeks away, but so far technology has yet to make more than the occasional cameo appearance on either presidential candidate's priority list.
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BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Germany's beloved polar bear Knut helped the Berlin Zoo where he lives bring in five 5 million euros ($7.36 million) in 2007, the zoo director said on Wednesday.
LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomb attack killed at least 22 people, most of them policemen, in Pakistan on Thursday, deepening a sense of insecurity weeks before an election that could weaken President Pervez Musharraf's grip on power.
Wide receiver Terrell Owens said he had a few end-zone celebrations prepared for Sunday&#39;s game against the team he shunned in the offseason, the Baltimore Ravens.
City kids, like their country cousins, are struggling with weight problems, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Sarah Ruhl\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tender-hearted comedy opened at the Second Stage Theater in a rhapsodically beautiful production.
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A house explosion injured five people early Saturday, including three children, and fire officials were investigating whether someone had tampered with the gas service.
Treasuries plunged on Thursday as fears of tighter monetary policy globally fueled a break in yields above 5 percent, unleashing another round of heavy selling.
A European investigator probing alleged CIA abuses of detainees intends to visit the controversial U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and meet inmates, he said on Tuesday.
Police investigate after the body of a newborn baby is found in the garden of a house in Cardiff.
In his first public appearance since an Iraqi judge ordered his arrest three weeks ago, the Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi announced his return to Iraq&#39;s political scene
The Federal Communications  Commission has approved new rules giving broadcasters more  flexibility in making the switch to digital television from  traditional analog signals.
Police have arrested a third person in a foiled Columbine-style plan to bomb and shoot students at a high school, investigators said Saturday.
A doctor says the death of baby, allegedly poisoned by salt, could have been an accident.
America West Airlines AWA.N on  Friday said it has reached a tentative agreement with the  Transport Workers Union for a new contract for the airline's  dispatchers.
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The government must acknowledge that thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 Gulf War are suffering serious illnesses as a direct result, a heavyweight inquiry has concluded.
WASHINGTON &#151; The Bush administration, bowing to an uproar over its firing of eight federal prosecutors, won't oppose legislation changing the rules for replacing them, senators said Thursday.
TechWeb - Global Logistics Technologies Inc. plans to launch next week an upgrade of its logistics and transportation system.
Britain&#39;s BP said Friday it had agreed to sell its stake in a Siberian gas field development to Russian monopoly Gazprom for up to 900 million dollars (669 million euros), as Moscow tightened its grip on its natural resources.
SYDNEY Woolworths&#39;s second-half profit rose 12 percent after Australia&#39;s biggest grocer cut the cost of getting goods to its shops and opened 37 new supermarkets and liquor outlets.
Text of US Ambassador John Danforth&#39;s resignation letter to President Bush, as released by the US mission to the United Nations.
VIENNA -- Young girls born in Europe to immigrant families from Africa are subjected to ritual genital mutilation, and authorities are doing little to discourage it, a leading activist for women's rights warned yesterday.
NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094A few weeks ago, some family members visited me in New York, where I&#39;ve lived for the last six years. They took in the usual attractions and then decided they wanted to check out Ground Zero, the
Allarme lanciato dal procuratore nazionale Vigna
Strada alternativa per sfiduciare ministro in modo indiretto
ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new version of Santoprene(TM) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) that complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for food contact and bonds with engineering thermoplastics (ETPs).
Lifeguards closed part of Cocoa Beach because of dangerous riptides that resulted in 200 rescues in a three-hour period.  Brevard County Ocean Lifeguard assistant chief Jeff Scarbozi told WKMG-TV that there were 200 rescues at Shepard Park beach between noon and 3 p.m. Saturday.
Thousands of Japanese fans rocked  to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act as a global concert  aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the  environment moved onto a venue near Tokyo on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson is throwing the gates of his Neverland Valley Ranch - the place where he is accused of molesting a young boy \u00e2\u0080-pen to dozens of children for a holiday party Friday.
The UN refugee chief says US willingness to take up to 7,000 Iraq refugees is \
Despite speakers at the EPCglobal US conference talking up the benefits of radio frequency identification, many US companies are still waiting to see a clear reason to adopt RFID technology.
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McDonald's Corp. has a new music partner: Destiny's Child.
A soldier has pleaded guilty to accepting a $50,000 bribe to influence a foodservice supply contract for military in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, and then trying to smuggle the cash back into the United States from Kuwait.
Porterebbe a piu' importante compagnia regionale europea
The state of emergency will last for 60 days throughout all of Iraq except for the northern Kurdish region.
The gangster cartoon \
Reply by M. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister, to a question in the National Assembly.
A woman whose burning corpse was found in a seafront shelter had been stabbed 16 times.
When told that several observers had already picked the Patriots to defeat the Steelers - who beat New England on Oct. 31 - Bill Belichick smirked.
Palestinian officials this weekend begin signing up voters across the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem in what US diplomats describe as one of the clearest signs yet
Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell its Gulf of Mexico shelf properties in two deals that total $1.312 billion.
Dozens of homes and businesses looked like they were shredded by \
The chief White House spokesman today announced plans to leave his post on Sept. 14.
Dubai International Capital group tried to \
Six days ago Jay McKee buoyantly strolled into his living room and proudly informed his wife there would be an NHL this season. The Buffalo Sabres&#39; union representative had just finished
Clothing retailer Gap Inc.  reported on Thursday a 26 percent drop in quarterly profit due to increased markdowns at Gap stores and losses at its failed Forth & Towne business.
Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog  arrived in Seoul on Sunday to conduct a second inspection of  South Korea's nuclear experiments, a day after the South said  it had no plans to develop or possess nuclear weapons.
After a huge buildup about the commercial prospects of this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Sundance, buyers have their hands jammed deep into their coats.
Erasure singer Andy Bell, 40, reveals he was diagnosed with HIV in 1998 on a trip to Majorca.
One of the most talked about freebies at this summer's political conventions &#151; macaroni and cheese shaped like political mascots &#151; has ended up on auction giant eBay.
Taxpayers have just a day left to pay any outstanding tax and file their returns or face hefty fines.
The United States does not oppose  releasing some of the 50,000 metric tons of heavy fuel oil due  to North Korea under a nuclear disarmament deal before its  Yongbyon reactor shuts down, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Ministro: immodificabile emendamento governo a Finanziaria
UAL Corp. on Monday won court approval  for wage cuts for United Airlines' pilots and flight attendants  worth $311 million annually, clearing a hurdle in its bid to  exit bankruptcy protection by the year-end.  The rulings by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Eugene Wedoff move  United UALAQ.OB a step closer to achieving $725 million  in  annual labor savings it says it needs to exit Chapter 11.
The president of Harvard University angers women academics by saying men may naturally be better at science.
David Beckham thanks England fans for helping to make his international return a special one.
Darrell \
Start++, an unofficial add-on to Vista's desktop search that lets users type single-letter shortcuts to speed up Web searches or even launch applications, has been posted online by a Microsoft engineer.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 4 -- The Sudanese government has dramatically intensified the war in Darfur in a bid to finish off a tenacious, three-year-old rebellion before a U.N. peacekeeping force can deploy there, say analysts, rebels and officials from the African Union monitoring mission.
Critical Opera and Firefox bugs menace IE-refuseniks There's bad news for users of alternative browsers this Friday, with both Opera and Firefox subject to security vulnerabilities.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Business & money: 11 factories to close despite three years of cost-cutting drive at Cadbury Schweppes.
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, Nova Scotia - A hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia remained closed Tuesday after a wayward humpback whale swam through the underwater gates connecting the facility with the Atlantic Ocean.
Partito di Musharraf ha intanto sospeso campagna elettorale
 writer charged after fatal crash
Real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley left $12 million in her will for her dog Trouble but cut out two of her four grandchildren entirely.
Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich announces his retirement from cycling.
A UK biotechnology firm is developing a robot to grow hair follicle cells for use in treating baldness.
Oil major BP  on Thursday agreed to pay $373 million to settle U.S. charges stemming from a deadly Texas refinery explosion, an Alaska oil spill and allegations it manipulated the propane market.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 6 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Charlotte area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the first quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
With Apple releasing threats of 'bricked' iPhones and Amazon's music download service making its debut, Don Reisinger can't help but wonder if Apple is heading down a slippery slope.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in as  Afghanistan's first popularly elected president Tuesday,  promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and end the  economy's dependence on narcotics.
UNITED NATIONS, New York The new Indian prime minister met with his Pakistani counterpart Friday for the first time and the two men promised to work together to gradually ease tensions between their nations and explore a peaceful settlement for the
MOSCOW, Sep 9 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to  build new bridges with Africa on a tour this week - with  development among its main pillars.
Tidal waves sent literal shockwaves through two regions riven by among the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s longest-running civil wars, raising hopes that the devastation would force a change in the political landscape as well.
Larry and Drew Nelson combined for a 12-under 60 on Saturday take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Father-Son Challenge.
New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to climb Mount Everest and the first to drive a vehicle to the South Pole, described a U.S. highway to the pole as \
A proposed new media law here could weaken Silvio Berlusconi's long-held lock on Italian television, and in the process help Rupert Murdoch.
India's prime minister vowed on Thursday to step up government efforts to fight HIV/AIDS as top media firms pledged to start a campaign against the disease in the country with the world's second-highest number of infections.
Designated hitter Ruben Sierra agreed Saturday to a &#36;1.5 million, one-year contract to stay with the New York Yankees.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud   Selig sent an open letter to baseball fans on Thursday, telling   them he will not tolerate the use of human growth hormone or   any other performance-enhancing drugs.
Los Angeles -- James Doohan beamed his way through the first of a series of events honouring him in what are expected to be his final public appearances.
Officials are confident of rescuing 54 miners who were trapped underground by a fire in an Australian gold mine, a mining company said.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, will pay &#36;135,540 to settle federal charges that it broke child labor laws, the Labor Department said Saturday.
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A group of Germans kicked out of Poland after World War II want restitution for lost property, arguing in a complaint that their human rights were violated when Eastern Europe's boundaries were redrawn and they were driven from their homes.
Indian police killed the country&#39;s most wanted bandit, Veerappan, in a jungle shootout in Tamil Nadu Monday night, ending a thirty-year hunt.
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New regulations are keeping some fancy foods out of stores
The leading Democratic presidential contender is in a tight race in Iowa, one of only two states never to have elected a woman to the governor's office or Congress.            Presented By     From Dell? Home!      &nbsp;&nbsp;The new Dell? Inspiron? 1520 notebook with hi-def widescreen and long-range wireless for only $799. Add mobile broadband for $150. Limited time offer. Click here. www.dell.com    Ads by Pheedo
NEW YORK  -Caterpillar Inc.'s warning that the housing slump was infecting the wider economy sent U.S. stocks tumbling by the most in more than two months on Friday, in a drop that was made more unnerving as it marked the 20th anniversary of the 1987 market crash.
Ernie Els finally looks to be over the disappointment of not winning any of this year&#39;s major championships. The South African fired an 8-under-par 64 Friday
Eric Maynor scored nine straight points to erase a five-point deficit in the final 2 minutes and Virginia Commonwealth stunned George Mason 65-59 to win the Colonial Athletic Association tournament championship Monday night.
Japanese communications firm Softbank is to buy the Japanese unit of Cable &amp; Wireless for $132 million (72 million pounds), making it the No
Paolo Cannavaro chiede ai tifosi napoletani di mantenere i piedi per terra e frenare l'entusiasmo Sa...
Philip Shenon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s book chronicles the human frailty and folly that went into \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe 9/11 Commission Report.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
By From news reports  Toshiba issued a worldwide recall Tuesday of 340,000 batteries made by Sony for its laptop computers, citing recharging problems. The recall is the latest in a series of embarrassing manufacturing slips for Sony.
La Siviglia Wear Teramo ha rinnovato fino al 2011 il contratto del play Giuseppe Poeta, 21 anni, 6.4...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances' wind and water whacked swaths of Florida with fire-hose force Sunday, submerging entire roadways and tearing off rooftops before weakening to a tropical storm and crawling inland with heavy rain...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the international community must use all diplomatic options, including sanctions, to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.
Florida's got the South Beach diet. Now Minnesota's got the \
Canada bid a final adieu to the  Montreal Expos who disappeared from the country's sports scene  on Wednesday in a wave of bitterness and nostalgia.
Jurors were unable to decide Friday whether to impose the death penalty on two convicted leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, prompting a federal judge to declare a mistrial and giving the pair life in prison.
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A Jamaican judge released Grammy winning musician Beenie Man on $21,100 bail Monday after he appeared in court on tax evasion charges.
The Australian Democrats has not changed its position on the full sale of Telstra and will continue to oppose any moves by the federal government to sell its remaining 51.8 per cent stake in the telco.
KHARTOUM, Aug 21  - Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail Saturday dimissed a UN warning that some 30,000 people displaced by the civil war in Darfur were poised to join a mounting exodus to neighbouring Chad.
WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - The Justice Department has agreed to release a US citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.
Two days after Hurricane Charley tore across the state, the death toll was inching up, but far slower than officials had feared.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - Under pressure from Democrats  and Republican Sen. John McCain, President Bush on Monday  called for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be  stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said  Kerry should be proud of his war service.
Portuguese clubs Benfica and Porto are set to put a dent in Manchester United and Arsenal's hopes of reaching the second round of the Champions League.
The week the regular-season  \
: Pakistan said its arrest of up to 10 al Qaida suspects had foiled a plot to kill hundreds in bomb attacks on its cities, officials and a government minister said today.
IBM Corp. plans to release the final version of DB2 Viper 2, a major upgrade to its DB2 9 database software, before the end of this year, a company spokesman said this week.
Jason Riley, who calls himself &quot;a truck driver and general dogsbody&quot; for the Renault Formula One team, says his job is easier when the team is successful.
The U.S. government made public yesterday the 100 questions that will be on the new citizenship test, an exam that officials said is meant to more deeply assess aspiring Americans' grasp of democratic values.
At PMA 2008, the camera and video industry's annual tradeshow, manufacturers will be showing new products that promise to give consumers better pictures -- and HD video.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld &#151; scarred by postwar violence and prison scandal in Iraq &#151; accepted President Bush's request that he remain for the second-term Cabinet. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson resigned Friday, warning as he left of a possible terror attack on the nation's food supply.
The government plans to give pregnant women a \u00c2\u00a3200 handout to help them eat healthily.
13th over: Australia 50-6 (Gilchrist 1, GIllespie 1) This is seriously reminiscent of England&#39;s crack-papering victory over Australia at The Oval in 1997: delirious atmosphere and, ultimately, an utterly meaningless result.
Impossibile solo tagli, con Cdl crescita di 90mld di spesa
(InfoWorld) - Linspire Inc. has signed an intellectual-property agreement with Microsoft Corp. that shields the Linux company's customers from patent claims. Microsoft Corp. has\u00c2\u00a0claimed Linux and related open-source software violate 235 of its patents, but the company has not provided information to back its claims, including offering a list of its patents allegedly infringed upon. But that hasn't stopped Linux companies, such as Novell\u00c2\u00a0and Xandros, from signing\u00c2\u00a0interoperability deals with Microsoft that guarantee protection for their customers from future patent claims. As part of the agreement between Linspire and Microsoft, the companies have agreed to cooperate in several areas. Linspire will work with Novell and Microsoft to develop open-source \
PALERMO - &quot;La Sicilia \u00c3\u00a8 sempre nel tunnel dell&#39;Aids. Non si deve abbassare la guardia&quot;: l&#39;appello \u00c3\u00a8 di Fernando Aiuti, Mauro Moroni e Tiziana Ferrario alla Conferenza stampa di presentazione del Congresso
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s United Talent Agency and the Internet-based advertising agency Spot Runner have started a mini-studio for digital entertainment.
: A suicide car bomber ploughed into a Shia mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers today, killing 14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.
The military operation around the town of Beit Hanoun and the Jebalya refugee camp near Gaza City came amid reports that Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel.
Candidates focus on terrorism in reaction to assassination of Bhutto ... Poll: Many voters still bouncing among presidential candidates, especially on GOP side
Cox Communications has begun rolling out faster versions of its cable Internet service to compete with increased speeds from Comcast and Verizon's FiOS, as well as a cheaper plan to fend off low-cost DSL. Cox customers will now see up to 15Mbps download speeds.
Bouncy Castle Hamlet, Macbeth with a  Sinatra soundtrack, Shakespeare for Breakfast with free coffee  and croissants.
Justine Henin allunga al comando della classifica Wta. La belga, vittoriosa ad Anversa, consolida il...
In a topsy-turvy Republican race for  the 2008 U.S. presidential nomination, conservative favorite  Mitt Romney suddenly found himself under threat in the key  states of Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, less than two weeks  before voting begins.
Pop Quiz: On the occasion of National Chocolate Cupcake Day, City Room wonders how well you know your New York cupcakes.
The government must review the help it gives manufacturing firms in a bid to stem job losses, says the TUC.
BARCELONA--The director of technology for RSA Security said businesses need to move their online customers toward a federated identity policy or security threats could bring people to lose confidence in trading.
Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to
South Africa coach Jake White said on Sunday that his players believed Samoa would cause an almighty upset and beat world champions England in their World Cup clash next Saturday in Nantes.
Non-aligned nations rejected on Tuesday  any &quot;interference&quot; in Iran&#39;s nuclear transparency deal with  U.N. inspectors, in a rebuff to the United States and European  Union.
Anche tre feriti, le vittime tutte di origine albanese
For two days, watching Michelle Wie meander around Bulle Rock Golf Course was reminiscent of Dean Smith's infamous \
TORONTO - A former US Marine staff sergeant testified at a hearing Tuesday that his unit killed at least 30 unarmed civilians in Iraq during the war in 2003 and that Marines routinely shot wounded Iraqis and killed them.
LAS VEGAS - Oscar De La Hoya lost to Bernard Hopkins when he was knocked out in the ninth round with a punch to the liver. It was the first time De La Hoya had been stopped inside the distance.
The Canadian launch of Apple&#39;s iTunes music-download service, which was expected to take place by the end of November, has been postponed.
ROME: AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini (pic) believes adversity will bring out the best in his faltering team when they visit high-flying Lazio tomorrow.
Wal-Mart, the largest U.S. retailer, on Friday said it would phase out the sales of HD DVD offerings and exclusively offer high-definition Blu-ray hardware and DVDs by the middle of this year.The decision was based on U.S. customers&#39; preference for Blu-ray movies and hardware in purchases, Wal-Mart said in a statement.The retailer will phase out HD DVD offerings in Wal-Mart and Sam&#39;s Clubs retail stores, as well as online offerings, by June, the company said.Wal-Mart&#39;s rejection of HD DVD is a sign that Blu-ray is catching on with retailers. Best Buy earlier this week said it would recommend users to buy Blu-ray products, though it would continue offering HD DVD products. Movie rental chains Netflix and Blockbuster recently abandoned HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray DVD offerings.Six of eight major movie studios publish Blu-ray DVDs, including Walt Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Sony, and Warner Bros. Only two major movie studios, Paramount Home Entertainment and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, publish in the HD DVD format.The Blu-ray format has also seen a spate of victories in the gaming and consumer electronics industries with companies like Philips adopting the format over HD DVD.Blu-ray supporters include Sony, Panasonic, and Samsung, while Toshiba, Microsoft, and Intel are among the companies supporting HD DVD.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with a U.S. academic who called him a \
South Africa escape with a hard-fought win over Tonga in an absorbing Pool A game in Lens.
The international response to a  catastrophic tsunami in Asia has been quick and generous, a  senior U.N. official said on Tuesday, playing down his earlier  comments that wealthy nations were stingy.
Sri Lanka's government has decided to formally annul a ceasefire pact with the Tamil Tigers, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
Chief fire officers say they are increasingly worried about black market trading in dangerous fireworks.
Halloween might be a week away, but Hollywood is beginning its annual horrorfest on Friday when \
Madeleine McCann's parents deny they are planning a movie about their daughter's disappearance.
Il kazako Alexandre Vinokourov ha vinto la 20/a tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, la cronometro Rivas Fu...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to send aircraft into Colombia on Friday to pick up three hostages from Marxist rebels and score a diplomatic victory after recent setbacks for his socialist revolution.
England captain Jason Robinson boycotts interviews because of \
Thailand's roller-coaster politics of the past year and a half, which saw a popular civilian government toppled by a military coup, heads for another treacherous turn Wednesday, when a court considers whether to disband the country's two largest parties.
Padre Lombardi, non ci sono ancora le condizioni
A truck driver already serving life in prison for the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced Thursday to lengthy terms for conspiracy and transporting illegal immigrants.
Iraq&#39;s foreign minister says his country is doing what it can to secure the release of two Americans and a British national taken hostage in Baghdad Thursday, but will not give in to kidnappers&#39; demands.
A New York-bound Olympic Airways flight with 295 passengers on board is being diverted to Shannon airport in Ireland after an Athens newspaper received warning of a bomb on board, the airline said early today.
FIFA has banned international games from being played at high altitudes. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the decision to ban games more than 8,200 feet above sea level was made Sunday after a review by the medical team for world soccer's governing body.
The risk of suffering a heart attack soars by six times in the 24 hours following a high pressure work deadline, researchers have warned.
Britney Spears' manager denies claims that the pop star is on suicide watch while in a rehabilitation centre.
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Santana announced Saturday the resignation of his government, one day after Portuguese president said he would dissolve parliament and call an early vote.
Comedian George Burns found that instruction in papers his wife and sidekick, Gracie Allen, left for him when she died. For Buford, the simple rule was a powerful wakeup call -- literally.

For Billie Jean King, opportunity means everything. On Tuesday, she honored Purdue, Tennessee Tech, Washington State and SUNY at Buffalo for making gender equity a priority. The four schools were winners of the Women's Sports Foundation's inaugural \
Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta was sworn in as East Timor&#039;s new prime minister Monday, pledging to end the violence that has wracked Asia&#039;s newest nation and sent 150,000 people fleeing their homes.
David Pauley , who has an outside shot at landing the fifth starter spot in the Red Sox rotation, was one of two players who represented the team at Major League Baseball's Rookie Career Development Program last month in Virginia.
When it comes to Internet usage, cell phones, and creating Web content Americans are leading the wired pack.
Thousands of cyclists brought traffic in midtown Manhattan to a virtual standstill on Friday in the first significant protest ahead of the Republican convention at which President Bush will be nominated to run for a second White House term.
Gasparrini passa al partito di Mastella, Boselli critica Cei
The new Band Aid 20 single sold more than 72,000 copies on the first day of its release, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. Sales figures show the charity record is the fastest-selling single of the year and
A bishop in northern England hopes to draw worshippers back to church with chocolate bars and invitations, a British newspaper reported.
Judge says retailer must complete merger with Genesco.
Dental records have shown that a mutilated body found in Iraq is not that of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan, but British officials say they still believe the British-Irish citizen is dead.
SEATTLE -- It was a record that stood for 84 years, and Ichiro Suzuki wasted no time in breaking it. Needing two hits to pass George Sisler&#39;s record of 257 in a season, Suzuki got them in his first two at-bats Friday night at a festive Safeco Field.
Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes will miss the remainder of the season after being placed on injured reserve Thursday.
A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.
Paris, France (Sports Network) - Sixth-seeded Marat Safin advanced to the semifinals of the $3.092 million BNP Paribas Masters after upsetting second- seeded Lleyton Hewitt in Friday&#39;s quarterfinals.
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Blog: Start-up will use series B funding to build out 20-megawatt solar-cell manufacturing plant.
Iraq began compiling election results  from around the country on Tuesday and eased security measures  surrounding its historic poll despite al Qaeda's vow to pursue  \
Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said.
In Italia prima visita ufficiale del presidente israeliano
Il poeta Giovanni Raboni \u00c3\u00a8 morto questa mattina a Parma in seguito ad un attacco cardiaco. Raboni era ricoverato dal giorno di Pasquetta al Centro cardiaco dell&#39;ospedale San Raffaele della citt\u00c3\u00a0 emiliana. Giovanni Raboni era nato a Milano nel 1932.
Colore dominante per prossimo autunno-inverno e' il nero
With more and more users opting for &quot;alternate browsers&quot;, Firefox and Opera have been getting a fair deal of attention. Firefox 1.0 has already been downloaded 10 million times since its release in November.
RICHMOND, Feb. 6 -- Circuit City chief executive Philip Schoonover is hoping he can make more out of less in the latest attempt to turn around the big-box chain.
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The singer with the stratospheric falsetto and the long string of \u00e2\u0080\u009960s hits is a hot property again.
The French President looks set to win the freedom of six improperly imprisoned foreign medical personnel. But some suspect he's grandstanding
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - An aging U.S. population  will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift  fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for  full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan said Friday.
PARIS : Thailand&#39;s Paradorn Srichaphan set up a Paris Masters second round showdown with defending champion Tim Henman after beating Argentina&#39;s Mariano Zabaleta 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 in his opening match.
JERUSALEM On Monday, Israel&#39;s Parliament, the Knesset, will debate one of the most important decisions in the country&#39;s history.
Apple is suing three men it says shared preview versions of its latest operating system online.
Unlike cranial radiation,  chemotherapy for children with a certain type of leukemia does  not appear to have harmful long-term effects on intelligence,  even at high doses, a new study shows.
Visiting Indian delegation gets earful from U.S. workers dislocated by outsourcing.
Trevor Hoffman earned his 477th career save to pull within one of tying Lee Smith's all-time record and Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple for the San Diego Padres, who beat Arizona 3-1 Thursday night to keep their slim lead atop the NL West.
A powerful typhoon targeted China's booming eastern province of Zhejiang and the nation's financial capital, Shanghai, on Tuesday, prompting evacuation of over 1.6 million people as ships were recalled to port.
The 11th Star Trek movie will be released on Christmas Day 2008, Paramount Pictures announces.
Retailer GUS will float part of its South African business, the Lewis Group, it says, against a backdrop of investor pressure to release more cash through demergers.
Risultati di gara-2 della prima giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 di baseball, giocata ...
Singapore says it hopes to double manufacturing output in 15 years as regional competition heats up from lower-cost rivals such as fast-growing China and India.
Two people die as Hurricane Ivan wreaks havoc across Jamaica and heads for the Cayman Islands and Cuba.
Esteemed readers, here's what we recommend for gadget freaks who also happen to be ATHF junkies. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
HAVANA: President Fidel Castro, recovering from a fall that broke his kneecap and an arm, has received get-well wishes from the leaders around the globe, state media reported Saturday.
Large majorities of people across the world agree that humans are causing global warming, a BBC poll indicates.
HAVANA -- Cheered by hundreds of lawmakers, a smiling Fidel Castro walked in public yesterday for the first time since shattering his kneecap in a fall two months ago.
Soddisfatto, Professore? \u00c2\u00abMolto. \u00c3\u0088 andata bene. Ma io lo sapevo che si cominciava\u00c2\u00bb. L\u00e2\u0080\u0099avr\u00c3\u00a0 anche saputo, Romano Prodi, che con il vertice di ieri sarebbe partita la marcia verso Palazzo Chigi della cosiddetta Grande alleanza democratica.
This year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s big story was mainstream marketers embracing new technologies like podcasts, video-on-demand, blogs, social networking and video sharing.
Bosnia and Turkey agreed to abolish double taxation to boost economic ties, visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
US manufacturing expanded at a slower pace in August as fewer companies reported an increase in orders and production. Construction spending rose to a record in July, private and government reports showed.
Jason Simontacchi allows 10 hits and 10 earned runs in his three innings of work, and the Detroit Tigers pound out 17 hits in all during a 15-1 rout of the Nationals.
A political row has broken out in Australia over election campaign suggestions that Australia would consider a &quot;pre-emptive strike&quot; against terrorist operations in neighboring countries.
Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says his country will not take part in an expected Middle East conference.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.
A 14-year-old boy who admitted setting his friend on fire did not intend to do it, a jury decides.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels accused government forces of launching psychological warfare to sabotage annual celebrations to honour some 17,800 guerrillas who died fighting for a separate state.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Thursday it was sending investigators to probe the latest death at BP Plc.'s giant Texas refinery.
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Il ritorno a Torino dalla trasferta di Catania della Juventus &egrave; coinciso con il rientro in gr...
18.09.04 - Former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm maintained his reputation as one of the top-3 fighters in his weightclass with a unanimous decision victory over American Robert Frazier.
Reporters who tail US President George W. Bush around the world were surprised by a &quot;Pied Piper&quot;-like method for minimizing protests at a rally in the crucial state of Ohio.
Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday sent North Korea a two-pronged  message, insisting the United States has no plans to invade the  isolated communist state but stressing it does have a deterrent  against hostile actions by Pyongyang.
MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and
US first lady Laura Bush on Thursday dismissed as unimportant a comment by the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry that Mrs.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas won European and Arab backing on Monday for taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt, intensifying his power struggle with the Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave.
U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday before Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's congressional testimony, which could give a hint about the outlook for interest rates, and retail sales data.
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Srinagar today ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh&#39;s rally in the city.
THE aspirin-styled bar stools, towering medical cabinets, DNA-themed sculptures and molecule inspired ashtrays which lined Damien Hirst&#39;s famed, but short-lived, London restaurant Pharmacy has sold for \u00c2\u00a311.
The Knicks competed early, kept it respectable in the third quarter and then faded badly on a night full of distractions at Madison Square Garden.
French striker Thierry Henry on Monday passed a medical and prepared for his official presentation to Barcelona fans at the Nou Camp after completing a four-year deal reportedly worth 24 million euros (32 million dollars).
Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson (3) drives around San Antonio Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic (8), of Slovenia during the first quarter in San Antonio Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004.
Hoping to head off the kind of rampant online piracy that has plagued the record industry, Hollywood&#39;s major movie studios said yesterday that they would begin filing lawsuits
Forget those chariots, this was Rowing Boats Of Fire. The heart-stopping, edge-of-the-seat, photo finish victory for the men&#39;s coxless four was without a doubt one of the Great British Sporting Moments.
Britain has launched a reconciliation drive in Afghanistan in an effort to undermine the radical Islamist Taliban militia, The Guardian reported in an early edition of its Tuesday newspaper.
The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom. By Richard Luscombe | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor.
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Al Fatah schiera ostenitori, ma hamas si prepara ad azioni
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sudan&#39;s government is sponsoring atrocities in its western Darfur region that amount to genocide, buttressing the US case for the United Nations to levy economic sanctions on the African nation.
The value of UK commercial property fell by a record amount in the last three months of 2007, according to IPD.
MIAMI -- Pitcher Al Leiter has been high atop the Florida Marlins wish list for a while. Wednesday morning that wish came true at Pro Player Stadium during a conference call between team officials and the press.
The violent crisis in Gaza has led the White House to reconsider tentative plans for President Bush to give a major address this month on his hopes for Mideast peace.
Good news for the nation's babies: Nearly 90 percent of newborns are getting tested for a host of rare but devastating genetic disorders.
The United States is the fastest-growing market in the world for wind power. Despite a patchwork of laws and regulations, many European energy companies would like to plant their windmills here.
Company's recent acquisition will improve its competitive advantages.
British Chancellor Gordon Brown believes action must be taken to protect economic growth. Photo: AP. The global economic recovery is at risk unless governments tackle growing trade imbalances
TIRVINE (Calif. US): Hop-on Wireless Inc. said it has shipped an initial order of its tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) HOP1806 GSM handsets to a distributor in Karachi, Pakistan.
Lake Shawnee was built as a Work Progress Administration project. Construction of the lake's 2,200-foot-long, 55-foot-high dam above Deer Creek began in 1935 and was completed in May 1938. The $1,047,000 federal dam project employed an estimated 400 workers.
Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from jail on Thursday for medical reasons after serving just three days of a three-week term, but was confined to her home with an electronic ankle bracelet for 40 days.
Microsoft RAMPs up, while Google flies Radio Reg Talk to a computing legend like Dave Patterson, and you're bound to happen on some unexpected discoveries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In the first televised debate of the race for the United States Senate seat in New York, the Republican challenger, Assemblyman Howard D. Mills, accused Senator Charles E. Schumer yesterday
Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have been challenged to work towards fulfilling the dreams and hopes of the people they represent.
As a record 25,000 officers march on Westminster, their union accuses ministers of a breach of trust
Nokia Siemens Networks  said on Tuesday it had won a long-term maintenance order from Deutsche Telekom  for Juniper Networks'  routers in Deutsche's broadband network.
US tanks pounded insurgent positions Sunday in eastern Falluja following airstrikes on a northern neighborhood where the military said terrorists were operating a checkpoint.
An estimated 1,000 people have been killed throughout Iraq in the past week due to gunbattles, drive-by shootings and bomb attacks, an Interior Ministry official said. On Sunday morning, gunmen, bombs and mortar attacks in Baghdad killed 12 people and injured 35, police said.
Foreign shrimp producers have denied they are selling shrimp at artificially low prices as a way to win a larger share of the US market.
Franklin Brown, former Rite Aid chief counsel convicted of accounting fraud, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a judge who rejected his arguments that the term would be a death sentence as he&#39;s 76 and ill.
John Edwards predicts his financial disadvantage against Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama would be quickly overcome if he were to pull off a victory in the Iowa presidential caucuses Thursday
An international team of researchers reported that female monkeys whose vaginal surfaces were coated with an experimental drug shortly before exposure to the simian version of HIV were protected from infection.
Playbill - Tickets for Signature Theatre Company's new Off-Broadway production of August Wilson's King Hedley II went on sale Jan. 22, and within 48 hours, the entire run was sold out.
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Jet Propulsion Lab -- Scientists examining Saturn's contorted F ring, which has baffled them since its discovery, have found one small body, possibly two, orbiting in the F ring region, and a ring of material associated with Saturn's moon Atlas.     A small object was discovered moving near the outside edge of the F ring, interior to the orbit of Saturn's moon Pandora...
with two newborns in tow -- are heading south for the fall &quot;chum festival,&quot; says a whale researcher in the San Juan Islands.
Microsoft Corp. has filed 20 lawsuits in nine states against resellers accused of distributing unauthorized copies of its software.
The Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 victory over the Cowboys was the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ninth consecutive win on the road and sends them to Green Bay to play the Packers next Sunday in the N.F.C. championship.
BAGHDAD, Iraq  Iraq&#39;s national conference sent a delegation bearing a peace proposal to Najaf on Tuesday, hoping to end the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which has marred the ...
GLENDALE, Arizona  - Two-times All-Pro defensive tackle Osi Umenyiora is keen to see the New York Giants make a return trip to London.
Following a meeting Tuesday with US Airways Group Inc. president and CEO Bruce Lakefield, US Sen. Rick Santorum laid blame for the airline&#39;s second bankruptcy filing on four pilots&#39; union representatives from
Indie filmmaker Henry Jaglom has cast newcomer Tanna Frederick and Justin Kirk in his next film, \
La Francia ha battuto la Polonia 74-66 in un incontro valido per la prima giornata del gruppo D degl...
In vista della sfida all'Olimpico contro la Juve, il tecnico sardo Ballardini &egrave; molto chiaro:...
Continuano ancora questa mattina gli scontri a Falluja, con le forze americane e irachene impegnate contro quelle che vengono definite sacche di resistenza. Gli scontri si svolgerebbero nell&#39;area sud, che
Actress Tia Mowry, who starred with twin sister Tamera on the 90's WB series \
David Duffield has resigned as PeopleSoft Inc.&#39;s chief executive officer and chairman less than three months after taking over again as CEO at the company he founded and which is in the process of being acquired by rival Oracle Corp.
A new poll suggests people around the world prefer US Democratic challenger John Kerry to President Bush.
Although Canada&#39;s high-flying dollar is a blessing for snowbirds, there are growing concerns manufacturers could soon find they simply can&#39;t compete on the world market.
A top-flight match in the Cypriot league was thrown into disarray even before a ball was kicked because one of the goalkeepers had no spare shirt.
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Hip teens are hitting the Tokyo Lash Bar in the city's Omotesando district for eye-poppingly over-engineered fake lashes.
Each year on Dec. 1, World AIDS Day is commemorated around the globe. It celebrates progress made in the battle against the disease and brings into focus the challenges that remain.
Notre Dame accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix against a Pac-10 team on Dec. 28.
Detectives investigating the murder of Rhys Jones believe they have found the gun which killed the 11-year-old.
A drunken soldier sparked a major security alert after leaving a regimental party dressed up as a caricature of an Arab suicide bomber, police said.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Convicted sex offenders in Sweden are free to read pornography in their cells following a court ruling that has angered the prison service.
An attack in Lahore, the first since Bhutto's assassination, raises fresh worries about security for Feb. 18 elections.
European foreign ministers are expected to confront China over the Darfur conflict at a meeting of top diplomats from 46 EU and Asian nations that gets underway here on Monday.
Barcelona striker Henrik Larsson marked his return to Celtic with his side&#39;s third goal in an impressive 3-1 win against the Scottish champions in Tuesday&#39;s Champions League Group F opener.
After nearly two years, thousands of truck miles and $12.5 million in storage costs, a cold relic of the flawed Hurricane Katrina relief effort is going down the drain.
Islamabad: As Islamabad and New Delhi resume back channel diplomacy with the visit of a senior Pakistani official to India for talks with National Security Advisor JN Dixit, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf declared his country would not give up Kashmir
The leadership of a party key to keeping embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in office was up for grabs on Monday in an election that could mark the political comeback of one of Israel's best known figures.
The Israeli army on Monday said it will not press charges against officers who ordered the use of cluster bombs during last year's war in Lebanon
A patchwork of post-September 11 health screening programs will not detect increases in more serious, long-term illnesses like cancer, experts told Congress Wednesday.
The government must act quickly to announce what it will do to end the detention of 12 foreign terrorist suspects if it is to avoid an embarrassing defeat at the European court of human rights, a leading human rights QC said yesterday.
FRANKFURT : Germany, the biggest eurozone economy, risks running foul of the EU's tight budget rules again next year, even if Berlin insists it will be able to meet its deficit commitments in 2005, the ...
Software group Microsoft  will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple Inc's  iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
As UEFA threatened to take soccer&#39;s 2008 European Championships away from joint hosts Austria and Switzerland, other European countries started dusting off their defeated bids.
If G.P.S. made it harder to get lost, new cellphone services are now making it harder to hide.
VIENNA, Austria Austrian scholars say California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to brush up on the history of his homeland.
SBC Communications Inc. has agreed to acquire AT&T Corp. in a $16 billion deal that would create the nation's largest communications company, the companies said early Monday.
Property prices are falling at rates not seen since the 1990s housing recession, warn surveyors.
Investors are wowed by the firm\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first quarterly earnings report since it became a publicly-owned company, which showed sales and profit more than doubled in the third quarter.
Here's one place to start your search for for ultimate growth companies.
Struggling to get back to basics, Charles Schwab Corp. on Tuesday said it is selling its institutional investment and research division, Schwab SoundView Capital Markets, for $265 million.
Phil Garner insisted bringing in Brad Lidge in the seventh inning was business as usual. For the Houston closer, the result was quite unusual.
Il ministro degli Interni di fronte alla commissione Rifiuti
Seeing a rare and probably fleeting opportunity to influence the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, the Bush administration is preparing financial assistance to help Palestinians
The RAF military planes that escorted the Greek Olympic Airlines Airbus until it made an emergency landing at Stansted Airport in Essex, east of London, had orders to shoot it down in the case of a bomb attack or hijack, according to British newspapers
Stocks finished lower on Monday -- the  first trading day of the new year -- after a report indicated  job growth may be moderating and another showed an unexpected  drop in construction spending.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland unveiled a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for ABN AMRO that included its disputed U.S. bank and a higher cash component than indicated.
Mexico's top electoral court begins a long-awaited session to rule on the 2 July presidential poll.
More than half the respondents to a poll say Japan&#39;s government should withdraw its troops from Iraq next month when the mandate for their reconstruction and humanitarian mission expires, the daily Mainichi Shimbun says.
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a crowded market in Tel Aviv yesterday, leaving three dead and dozens more wounded.
A showdown idles plants and forces a plastics maker into bankruptcy.
Cardinal James A. Hickey, head of the Roman Catholic church in Washington, D.C., for 20 years, died on Sunday, the city's regional church body said. He was 84.
We can now add Bristol-Myers Squibb and Hewlett-Packard to the record number of major U.S. companies that have forced out their chairmen or chief executives in the past two years, either under a cloud of suspicion or because they had failed to deliver a decent return to shareholders.
The U.S. military said on Monday it had charged a U.S. soldier with the murder of an Iraqi and of trying to cover up the crime by placing a weapon by the body.
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A majority of fans say players who test positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs should be banned from baseball and think such players should be barred from the Hall of Fame, a poll found.
Weeks after losing its CEO, the biodiesel maker withdraws plans for its public offering.
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen's world title is in doubt following an inquiry into the cars of Williams and BMW Sauber.
The Sims 2 University will ship this March and gives players of The Sims 2 the ability to watch their Sims become young adults and put childhood behind them as they settle into an all-new university town.
How Hutch called Skype's bluff Analysis Business-wise, Skype is a basketcase. But that's just one of the things that makes it one of the most emblematic companies of our time - a real, Ur-Web 2.0 company.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner on Tuesday said Michael Ovitz&#39;s troubles were rooted in a sense of elitism, pointing to a corporate retreat at which
A federal judge says Stonewall Jackson may pursue claims of age discrimination against the Grand Ole Opry.
The Lark Quartet offered a glimpse of its own ambitious reconfiguration plan on Thursday when it presented itself, and friends, as the Lark Chamber Artists at Merkin Concert Hall.
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Oil prices plunged by $3.64 a barrel Wednesday-- a drop of more than 7 percent -- after the release of government data that showed a larger than expected increase in fuel supplies.
Former Indonesian president Suharto, rushed to hospital in critical condition on Friday, is showing some signs of improvement but requires constant monitoring, hospital and medical officials said on Sunday.
Institutions like the Guggenheim and Lincoln Center are trying to lure hedge fund executives to join their boards.
DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it had been notified that it was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over alleged violations of a federal anti-bribery statute after a fired employee complained to labor officials.
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Washington: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said that US and Iraqi military forces fighting together in Fallujah are &quot;well along&quot; in their task of freeing the Iraqi city from insurgent forces &quot;and they will finish it successfully.
 chases down $9.1 mil in opening day
Virgin&#39;s digital music service, Virgin Digital (VD), opened its virtual doors today, offering US consumers a Napster-style mix of a la carte downloads and an &#39;all you can eat&#39; monthly subscription package.
Here's your game plan for finding the best funds out there.
The new breed of pop singers loves to tell us about the burdens of stardom. Their music is better when they don't.
Another New York-bound Olympic Airways jet is diverted after a bomb alert - this time to Ireland.
Older people can significantly reduce their chances of suffering a mixture of deadly risk factors that lead to heart disease and stroke by taking just a moderate amount of exercise, researchers say.
The SuperPretzel and ICEE company looks like a solid performer that can grow.
The government confirms it is to review the laws banning parents from smacking their children.
John Edwards is pinning his presidential hopes on Iowa, a place where he and the voters really do see eye to eye
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has decided to make a quarterback change and will give rookie Eli Manning his first NFL start this Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Saturday threatening Sudan with sanctions if it did not stop atrocities in the western Darfur region where Arab militias are terrorizing African villagers.
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KABUL -- Early results showed interim leader Hamid Karzai far ahead of his chief rivals yesterday in Afghanistan&#39;s first democratic presidential election after 25 years of war.
By Anonymous  Portable 3D seismic acquisition system  The new Geode DZ is a 24 bit, portable 3D distributed seismic acquisition system that brings ease-of-use, economy, and GPS synchronized continuous monitoring to high resolution petroleum and research surveys.
NEW YORK - EchoStar Communications Corp. , the second-largest US satellite television service, rose the most in more than three years after saying it may split the Dish network from its technology and equipment business.
Three federal judges reacted with skepticism Monday to a call by some local officials from Texas to overturn a section of the Voting Rights Act.
The Republican committee working to retain GOP control of the House has $36 million in the bank going into the final stretch of the congressional campaign.
The star of &quot;Dances with Wolves&quot; and &quot;Bull Durham&quot; wed his girlfriend of five years, Christine Baumgartner. The two got married at Costner&#39;s Colorado mountain ranch.
A notorious bandit has been shot dead by police in India after evading them for more than 30 years
RICHMOND, Nov. 15 -- The nation's largest cigarette maker is asking Hollywood not to put its products on the big screen, citing studies that have shown cinematic portrayals of tobacco use can entice children to smoke.
Sony Corp (6758.T) will launch a  cheaper model of its PlayStation 3 in the United States, hoping  to attract more buyers as it goes up against rival game  consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo this holiday.
President-elect Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinians intended to start carrying out security commitments under a U.S.-backed \
Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky has come to terms with the idea of parting with his property and spending time in jail, he said in a letter from prison published Tuesday.
City Public Service (CPS) has reached an agreement with American Electric Power&#39;s Texas subsidiary to buy an additional 12 percent equity stake in the South Texas Project for $160 million.
Record oil prices and a decline in the dollar have stocks dropping. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 20 points in today&#39;s early going.
The number of new U.S. jobs climbed by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May on a surge of hiring in service businesses while hiring in the factory sector continued to decline, Labor Department data showed on Friday.
Some St. Louis voters weighing uniqueness of a black president versus an affinity for the Clintons.
For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection and death. The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, hardly performed perfectly
Phi Phi Island, Thailand  - Rescue workers  recovered more than 300 bodies on Thailand's remote Phi Phi  Island on Tuesday, two days after a series of powerful waves  devastated the tourist paradise.
Russia unveiled its  first all-new airliner since the fall of the Soviet Union on  Wednesday, hoping to curb dependence on oil and gas exports and  restore pride in its teetering aviation industry.
Australian John Allwood smashed 40 watermelons with his head in just one minute.
The implications of a report on paramilitary activity are likely to be discussed by the Policing Board.
ABC and NBC are planning to turn  the best-selling \
AirAsia, one of Southeast Asia&#39;s biggest low-cost airlines, said Thursday it would buy 40 Airbus A320 aircraft and take options on 40 more.
Amazon.com Inc. launched on Wednesday  a service that lets users watch video purchased on the Internet  and sent to a home television hooked up to a TiVo set-top box.
PepsiCo Inc.  plans  to introduce a new, energized version of Diet Pepsi that  includes more caffeine, as well as ginseng, a PepsiCo spokesman  confirmed on Wednesday.
Lawrence Tynes had a slow start to the regular season, and so did the New York Giants. But coach Tom Coughlin maintained faith in his kicker, the Giants rallied, and they are on the way to the Super Bowl, thanks to Tynes's 47-yard field goal in a 23-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers Sunday night.
Colorado State University, plagued by  drinking binges that led to the death of a student and a  weekend of rioting, has banned all beer sales at the football  stadium starting with the homecoming game this weekend,  officials said on Friday.
Delta Air Lines DAL.N on Tuesday said  it would reduce the pay of executives and frontline employees  by 10 percent as of Jan. 1 as part of its drive to slash costs  and avoid bankruptcy.
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Ai microfoni di Repubblica Tv il presidente del Livorno Aldo Spinelli assicura che Cristiano Lucarel...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has always rejected international criticism of events in Chechnya calling them an &#39;intervention in internal affairs,&#39; but lately Putin has been gradually softening on this position.
Japan's Nikkei share average was lower at  midsession on Monday as caution over the yen's rise offset  optimism about the post-election outlook for Wall Street.
Arm Holdings shares slumped 18pc yesterday after the semiconductor designer unveiled a surprise cash and shares deal to buy US technology firm Artisan Components.
MOSUL, Iraq  - Gunmen murdered a Catholic priest and three assistants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which Pope Benedict condemned as a \
While there has been progress in protecting nuclear materials in Russia, the threat of terrorists stealing a nuclear device remains high in many parts of the world, a private study concluded Wednesday.
Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, the South African breezed through a wacky day of weather at the WGC American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc.  on Tuesday posted a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit due to high fruit, fuel and transportation costs, although both sales and earnings exceeded analysts' expectations.
HONG KONG The biggest vote winners - pro-democracy forces - in Hong Kong&#39;s Legislative Council elections on Sunday are destined to lose.
Your secret shame is over. A start-up in Pennsylvania says it can cure foot-odor problems with nanosocks.
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A camera-equipped robot, a three-wheeled car and avatars were the subjects of some of this week's video highlights.

TORINO, 24 settembre 2004 - Non ce la faceva pi\u00c3\u00b9. Tra infortuni e dolorose sconfitte maturate a un passo dai prestigiosi traguardi, Pavel Nedved ha detto basta alla nazionale. Una scelta dolorosa per un uomo
War, disease and malnutrition are  killing 45,000 Congolese every month in a conflict-driven  humanitarian crisis that has claimed 5.4 million victims in  nearly a decade, a survey released on Tuesday said.
They had a glitzy, jet-setting courtship, but when it came time for the wedding, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former supermodel Carla Bruni opted for a simple, classic ceremony \u00c2\u0097 and the bride wore white.
Center Marek Zagrapan, the Buffalo Sabres' first-round draft pick last year, was among four players signed by the team.
Mark Balduzzi isn't old. He isn't sick. He isn't paranoid, either. But he's seen enough shootings, car accidents, and 52-car pile ups to know his life could end at any moment.
Lebanese actor Rafik Ali Ahmed says his country's sectarian politics is like a torn pair of trousers -- it needs to be changed.
Sudan&#39;s Darfur region could fall into anarchy unless the 15-nation Security Council takes bold action and thousands of African Union troops arrive quickly, a senior UN official warned on Thursday.
A much-anticipated ceremony to transfer   operational command from U.S-led forces to Iraq's new army was   postponed on Saturday at the last minute amid confusion, a U.S.   military spokesman said, citing poor planning.
Al via la nuova struttura organizzativa di Fiat Auto. A poco piu&#39; di un mese dall&#39;annuncio, il 26 luglio, dell&#39;amministratore delegato Sergio Marchionne alla comunita&#39; finanziaria, le &#39;business unit&#39; sono
Sony Corp. next week will launch a marketing blitz in Europe for its new Connect music download store, its latest effort to derail the runaway momentum of Apple Computer's iTunes service.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he wants to increase opportunities for older Americans to contribute to society by creating new volunteer programs.
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Operations to treat obesity such as stomach-stapling may work a little too well, causing some patients to develop nerve damage -- a symptom of malnutrition, doctors warned Thursday.
Lee Nailon scores 30, and Dan Dickau's 17 includes a late go-ahead free throw that helps the Hornets to an upset of the Pacers, 90-87.
Retailer Home Depot Inc. confirmed on  Tuesday that it plans to hire current and former members of the  U.S. military at its home improvement stores.
HBOS yesterday appealed to the European competition authorities to examine the relationship between Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which has bid \u00c2\u00a38bn for Abbey National.
The protracted legal battle over Russian oil giant Yukos appeared to enter its final phase Friday when the government set a date to auction off a majority stake in the company&#39;s
NBC plans to replace the executive producer of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cNightly News With Brian Williams,\u00e2\u0080\u009d after a ratings loss.
Nepalis woke on Wednesday to the promise of peace and an end to a decade of civil war, kidnappings, murders and fear, seven months after mass street protests overturned royal rule.
Celebrating the gory glory of the Toronto International Film Festvial's marvelous Midnight Madness series
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SYDNEY: Australian newspaper job advertising had its largest monthly gain in six months in August, a private survey said, supporting expectations wage inflation could rise and interest rates will increase in coming months.
A European court confirmed on Tuesday  that it will rule on September 17 on whether software giant  Microsoft  broke European Union antitrust regulations.
Why HBO isn't sweating over the death of everyone's favorite mobsters.
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MIAMI (Billboard) - Three tall glass candles with religious  icons, each representing one of his three solo albums, sit on  Juanes' recording console.
By Carla Meyer, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 23--\
RICHMOND, Feb. 19 -- A small group of Virginia lawmakers began a final round of negotiations Monday on a transportation deal that could fix the state's roads without taking money from other core services such as health care, public safety and education.
Seconda uscita stagionale e seconda vittoria per la Lazio, che a Kapfenberg ha battuto per 2-0 (0-0)...
A Seattle federal court jury found six people guilty yesterday of conspiring to cheat the government out of $32 million through the use of an overseas tax shelter that ended up siphoning millions of dollars from investors.
Lloyd Jones's novel Mister Pips wins the Commonwealth Writers Prize, which recognises authors from ex-British colonies.
As the war-weary Afghans are getting closer to the first-ever presidential polls, the spiraling violence is going to hamper the ongoing stabilization process in the post-war nation, observers here believe.
Fusione degli enti entro un anno e nomina di un commissario
Mobile software provider PalmSource is leaping into a market with a potentially huge upside with the acquisition of China MobileSoft (CMS), and at the same time is giving a big boost to the open source developer commmunity.
Il pm di Tivoli ricorre contro il provvedimento del tribunaledel Riesame che aveva revocato gli arresti di 5 dei 6 imputati                                            Rignano, la procura impugna la scarcerazione delle maestre                                                                                      Il Garante della privacy: \
JP Morgan Chase is in talks with British-based Cazenove to create a joint venture that would in effect combine the 181-year-old independent investment bank with the US giant, the Financial Times reported.
Moscow is still considering selling missiles to Syria despite Israeli and US opposition, says President Vladimir Putin.
A year ago, Mornay was a pleasant little town at the foot of a hill in the heart of West Darfur. It was home to 5,000 people who ambled in its central market and worked green fields at its edge.
A Weymouth ticket reseller yesterday was ordered to identify who supplied it with tickets to seven Boston Red Sox games in 2005 and how much it paid for them.
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is being closely monitored after developing complications this week requiring more surgery and treatment of an abscess.
NEW YORK -- RealNetworks Inc. survived the dot-com collapse and an assault from Microsoft Corp. Now it&#39;s trying to remake itself into a provider of paid Internet content.
America's newest governor, Democrat Christine Gregoire of Washington, chided President Bush on Saturday for shortchanging the states and urged the former Texas governor to remember their financial needs.
NEW YORK  - In people with diabetes and  heart failure, treatment with the beta-blocker metoprolol CR/XL  (controlled release/extended release) safely reduces the risk  of hospitalization and death, research shows.
AFRICA/KENYA - \u00c2\u0093Non ci pu\u00c3\u00b2 essere riconciliazione senza giustizia, ma non vi pu\u00c3\u00b2 essere la pace senza il desiderio e la disposizione al perdono\u00c2\u0094 affermano i Superiori religiosi del Kenya in una dichiarazione sulle origini delle violenze che stanno sconvolgendo il Paese Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- Almeno 50 persone sono state arrestate a Nairobi, capitale del Kenya, in relazione alle indagini sulla sparatoria avvenuta domenica 27 maggio nella bidonville di Kariobangi, che ha provocato la morte di 5 persone, compresa un...
Almost regardless of what happens in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Bush is very unlikely to fulfill his promise of reducing the federal budget deficit by half
Music fans injured as a storm hits a Venice musical festival, bringing down heavy stage equipment.
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No way Notre Dame loses Saturday, barring the reincarnation of Roger Staubach, which would defy theological logic since he&#39;s still alive.
In a nation with more bicycles than  people, two Dutch entrepreneurs are selling the concept of a  company bike, as an alternative to the much more expensive  company car that clogs up roads and cities.
The disciplined hitters on the Boston Red Sox are adept at making pitchers toss strike after strike and at turning talented pitchers into tired pitchers.
A hawk found in Vigo County has tested positive for the West Nile virus, a county Health Department official said Tuesday. &quot;It&#39;s here.
President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry began a 19-day sprint to the Nov. 2 election on  Thursday in the swing state of Nevada, where the White House  rivals renewed their fight over who offered the best leadership  for the middle class.
Floppy disks, one of the most popular forms of storage for many years, will no longer be sold in PC World shops.
Italia 15/a, Germania leader sul potenziale totale
A Russian space cargo craft docked late on Saturday at the International Space Station (ISS) and delivered Christmas gifts and much needed supplies, avoiding an evacuation due to dwindling foodstuffs, NASA officials said.
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Apple beat Wall Street expectations with its earnings report, but shares of its stock fell more than 11 percent in after-hours trading as investors fretted over its future.
The decision by Google to limit the retention of identifiable search data to a flat 18 months (as opposed to the 18-24 month range announced earlier) earned the company some rare praise from the European Union, which has been critical of Google&#39;s privacy policies.
Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms - flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics and horror flicks - are terrorists plotting their next move? The government certainly isn't discounting the possibility.
A University of Florida student was Tasered and arrested Monday when he attempted to speak at a forum with U.S. Sen. John Kerry during a question and answer session, university officials said.
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KEY WEST, Fla. - Streets, bars, hotels and shops in this normally bustling island resort town were mostly empty Sunday, even as officials in the Florida Keys said they were \
Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.
Five men were convicted Monday over country's biggest cash robbery, which saw some 53 million pounds stolen from a depot in southeast England.
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A flash flood triggered by torrential rain swept through six villages in Pakistan's storm-hit Baluchistan province killing 30 people and forcing more than 10,000 from their homes, a relief official said on Sunday.
A blood test that can tell within   three minutes if a person may have been exposed to high amounts   of lead won U.S. clearance for use by thousands of schools and   clinics, officials said on Monday.
Nov. 18, 2004 -- An FDA scientist who says he was pressured by superiors not to warn the public about the cardiovascular risk of Vioxx urged lawmakers Thursday to create an independent safety office free of
Jered Weaver struck out Troy Glaus with the bases loaded to help preserve his 11th victory, and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of a first-inning injury to Toronto ace Roy Halladay in a 4-3 victory Sunday over the Blue Jays.
HOUSTON - Carlos Beltran met with Astros officials on Wednesday, Houston&#39;s latest effort to keep the All-Star center fielder who led the team within one win of its first World Series berth.
A Dutch reality television show in which a supposedly dying woman had to decide one of three contestants to whom she would donate a kidney was a hoax, the program makers said on Friday.
Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., contends that just months into combat in Afghanistan, Gen.
Duffy Waldorf rolled in eight birdie putts, didn't make a bogey, and still had lots of company atop the leaderboard.
Following up on Steve Jobs' pledge, early iPhone buyers--those who bought the device before August 22--can get a $100 credit via text message.
Anna Nicole Smith spent much of her life in front of the cameras, and more pictures of the model/reality star are likely to surface now that she's dead. But a law passed after a race car driver's death should ensure that her autopsy photos are never published.
A Category 2 hurricane Jeanne, which devastatively hit Haiti, now is moving towards Florida and may strike south-eastern coast of the US in two days.
A White House e-mail argues the case for cutting Social Security benefits promised in the future and says support must be built for investment accounts by convincing the public the system is \
Under pressure from women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stars and society at large, the club said today that it would put an end to the gap in prize money.
Charges against a U.S. military policewoman from Northern Virginia who was accused in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal were reduced Wednesday as a set of pretrial hearings wrapped up at an American base in Germany.
Jay Bazuzi: &quot;I work for Microsoft. I own plenty of Microsoft stock. I want Microsoft to succeed. But right now Google is kicking our butt.
Over the summer, rising oil prices meant higher gasoline costs for drivers in the United States. This winter, as crude oil touched $53 a barrel today, they will translate into higher heating bills for American households.
By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press Writer. making a commitment says a lot, not just to me, but to our team. It means a lot. Vick confirmed that the deal is worth over $100 million.
Single parents should be paid to stay at home and look after their children, says Scotland's children's tsar.
Jets Coach Herman Edwards said Monday that defensive end John Abraham would most likely be listed as questionable for Sunday&#39;s game at St.
A Pacific island butterfly makes a comeback, in one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed.
TOKYO (CBS.MW) - The yen fell against the dollar and the euro on Monday, as investors weighted the impact of a major earthquake that hit Indonesia and surrounding countries on Sunday.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reacts angrily to criticism about his behaviour from Sir Alex Ferguson.
ACUPUNCTURE can reduce pain and improve mobility in patients suffering from arthritis by 40 per cent, scientists have found. The news comes from one of the biggest scientific trials of the
Iranian police arrest two men suspected of murdering several children and burying their bodies in the desert.
Car bombs at two Baghdad churches and outside a hospital treating the victims of those attacks killed at least eight people and wounded dozens on Monday night as a wave of blasts struck the Iraqi capital.
Health officials in New York City reveal a new highly drug-resistant strain of HIV in  a local resident.
[Sports India] Shanghai, Sep 25 : World Formula One champion Michael Schumacher led a Ferrari one-two in Saturday&#39;s final practice session ahead of qualifying for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, reports Xinhua.
ROME -- Italy playmaker Francesco Totti has been left out of AS Roma&#39;s squad for its Champions League match against Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The Milwaukee Brewers rode key performances by young players to a 5-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday to get back to within half a game of the losing Chicago Cubs in the National League Central.
Deutsche Telekom, Europe&#39;s largest phone company, will pay a dividend of 0.62 euros per share for 2004, soundly beating forecasts with its first payout after two years of focused debt cuts.
Model Elizabeth Hurley was trounced by her husband Arun Nayar in a cricket match on the grounds of a lavish Indian palace as the couple began formal wedding festivities, a source said Thursday.
Vaccines, taxes on tobacco and   condom distribution are among the \
VIENNA  - Iran denied that it had carried out any nuclear-related activity at the Parchin military site which is the subject of US and UN concern.
The Italian government approved exclusive talks between Alitalia and Air France-KLM, paving the way for the sale of the troubled national carrier.
As it seems to be the story every season, Alex Escobar is a highly touted hitting propsect if he can just stay healthy.
The $1.5 billion security bill did little to comfort Vanderlei de Lima, a Brazilian runner who was pushed off course and into the crowd nearly 22 miles into the Olympics marathon Sunday.
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The flashing smile, the patrician wave of  the hand for the cameras as he stepped into his bullet-proof  car belonged to a man who had just won Afghanistan's  presidential election.
Fred Thompson, who is weighing a Republican presidential bid as a social conservative, \
COLLEGE PARK, Md. The Red Sox won a World Series, so why can&#39;t Maryland beat Florida State. The Terrapins got their first victory over FSU, holding off the fifth-ranked Terrapins 20-to-17.
Advertisements made by amateurs were part of this year's slew of Super Bowl commercials, which also included many familiar symbols of selling power.
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Dell Inc. became the world's biggest personal computer maker through hyper-efficient simplicity. All Dell machines used Intel chips, ran Microsoft Windows and came direct from factory to customer.
-- The Cavaliers&#39; re match against the Phoenix Suns was similar to the previous meeting last month. That&#39;s when the Cavs fell behind by 19 but rallied and won in overtime.
Only machines unaffected by vendors' recalls Exclusive Virgin Atlantic has updated its restrictions for the use of Apple- and Dell-branded notebook computers on its flights. The good news: the ban on battery use is no longer total - the company is now restricting only those batteries whose serial numbers are covered by the vendors' product recalls.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
SINGAPORE, DECEMBER 28: The tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia and killed more than 28,400 has affected companies, economies and markets across the globe.
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Authorities accused an opposition party yesterday of plotting to kill more than three dozen senior government officials and to blow up key sites in the capital. Heavily armed troops were out in force in Khartoum for a second day.
History is being made in Afghanistan, as the country takes part in its first-ever presidential election. But while most Afghans are enthusiastic, the candidates challenging interim President Hamid Karzai claim
OSAKA, Japan  - Triple world champion Tyson Gay will try to duplicate his golden feat at next year's Olympics.
Pakistani forces have cleared militant strongholds from three parts of the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border and 40 militants and eight soldiers have been killed in fighting, the military said on Thursday.
Families of Libyan children infected with AIDS said on Thursday they had reached an agreement with Britain&#39;s outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair which could save five Bulgarians and a Palestinian doctor from the death sentence and bring medical help to the sick infants.
Asthma experts have condemned as a &#39;shabby half measure&#39; the government&#39;s decision not to implement a complete ban on smoking in public places.
Sheryl Crow, who had breast cancer surgery last year, has wished Luciano Pavarotti well in his own battle against cancer.
There ain't no stopping this raging bull.
A French court has barred the proposed repatriation of the mummified and tattooed head of a Maori warrior.
She has a title and a famous father, but among Asia's political princesses Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir is something of a rebel.
Nokia continues to ship more cell phones than any other company.
United Food Group has expanded the recall of ground beef products sold in 11 states to nearly five times the original amount, the company said.
Michel Mayer is leaving his dual role as chairman and CEO for the semiconductor company.
Lawmakers on Thursday demanded the resignation of the head of NASA's internal watchdog office for appearing too cozy with space agency management and bullying his staff.
By Jean-Michel Belot and Michael Smith TOULOUSE, France  - Planemaker Airbus threw a hugemedia party Tuesday for the A380 -- overweight, overbudget andstill on the ground, but hailed as the world's largest airlinerwhich its designers say will reshape aviation.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp   offered to buy Yahoo Inc  for $44.6 billion, in a bold  bid to transform two ailing Internet businesses into a worthy  competitor for market leader Google Inc .
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Men in military uniforms held up a United Nations vehicle in Kabul yesterday and abducted three election workers at gunpoint. It was the first kidnapping of UN or aid workers
CNBC Monday took the wraps  off a newly designed Web site that brings together several  streams of live and on-demand video with graphics, data and  analysis designed for a financial-news audience.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says at least 73 members have been arrested in overnight raids.
Industry body calls for customer awareness The Open Mobile Terminal Alliance, a mobile-phone industry body which counts Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and 3 amongst its membership, has published guidance for network operators and handset manufacturers on provisioning and maintaining VoIP settings on new handsets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW ORLEANS Ralph Nader today charged that President Bush is using a group of Vietnam War veterans as &quot;proxies&quot; to smear Democrat John Kerry&#39;s war record.
Viedo game companies, trying to cope with declining sales, are intensifying efforts to lure women to gaming.
The UN Security Council yesterday adopted a resolution threatening possible sanctions against Sudan and establishing a UN commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in
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President Bush is trying to encourage more recreational fishing in state waters and adding more federal rules limiting commercial fishing of two overfished species \u00c2\u0097 striped bass and red drum.
Hezbollah on Monday released footage of an drone aircraft it had sent into Israeli airspace a day earlier, a flight which the United Nations said violated the U.N.-drawn border between Lebanon and Israel.
By JONATHAN PRYNN; BO WILSON  THAMES WATER has been fined Pounds 50,000 for poor maintenance which resulted in thousands of gallons of sewage flowing past schools, allotments and back gardens.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened the debate on his disengagement plan in the Knesset (parliament) on Monday by telling lawmakers that his plan would &quot;strengthen
I have a tape recording of Arafat, sitting with me on a cold, dark mountainside outside the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli in 1983 where the old man - he was always called the old man, long
Former Department of Homeland Security secretary nominee Bernard Kerik said Saturday withdrawing from consideration for the post &quot;was the right thing to do&quot; after he found out a person he employed as a nanny and housekeeper had a
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Former Gov. James McGreevey, who announced he was gay in 2004, filed for divorce Friday from his wife of seven years.
Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the \
At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
The Federal Reserve at its May 9  meeting believed that inflation was still the main worry, and  felt that risks the U.S. economy would decelerate abruptly had  diminished, minutes released on Wednesday show.
2004 in review Market booms, busts - all in one year
This week saw further escalation in the violent confrontation between Damascus and Jerusalem.
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BENIN CITY, Nigeria  - A family friend arranged for Gloria to leave Nigeria to work as a prostitute in Italy. Blessing was approached by an aunt. A next-door neighbor organised the trip for Adeyinka.
A young boy is in hospital after he was hit by a pellet from an air weapon, say police.
Written and directed by Mark Brown, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Salon\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a battlefield of finger-snapping, head-thrusting attitude.
When it comes to helping the environment or saving money at the pump, it's hard to beat one of the new mini-cars, like the Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris and Mini Cooper.
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CAIRO - A top Hamas leader rejected a call by PLO chief Mahmud Abbas for Palestinian militant groups to lay down their arms in the fight against Israeli occupation, in an interview published Tuesday.
The world has pledged $2  billion in aid for stricken areas in South Asia and U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan will probably visit Indonesia next  week, a senior U.N. official said on Saturday.
Faced with a decline in the number of overseas visitors and unpopular entry requirements, the U.S. government is turning to the Walt Disney Co. and other theme park operators to brighten the country's battered image.
Britain honored Nelson Mandela on  Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa&#39;s first  black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston  Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.
The government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was thrown into crisis last night after Israel&#39;s parliament rejected the proposed 2005 budget and Sharon
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As the Pentagon\u00c2\u0092s search for soldiers grows more urgent, gay rights groups are pushing to win repeal of the policy.
Former President Clinton Monday told supporters in Philadelphia they should chose hope over fear by choosing Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.
TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Viagra, commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, may also protect men against altitude-induced pulmonary problems, according to a French study in the February issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Israel would like to sever its  remaining connections with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip  after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt,  a top Israeli defence official said on Thursday.
Jason Giambi and Kevin Brown were linked earlier this season because they both contracted an intestinal parasite, and now they&#39;re linked for a different reason.
Startups help customize media preferences for getting the information you actually want online.
The federal government has money for more than 1,000 Minnesotans - about a dozen of them in Winona County. The Internal Revenue Service released a list of people who have unclaimed refunds of $1 to more than $23,000.
Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from antivirus software.
Harry Redknapp, attuale manager del Portsmouth, ha rifiutato l'offerta del Newcastle, a caccia di un...
HONG KONG: China hopes to avoid any new SARS outbreaks with a preventative plan that is likely to include a ban on the consumption of civet cats in Guangdong province restaurants.
BEIRUT - Un attentato all&#39;ambasciata italiana a Beirut \u00c3\u00a8 stato sventato dai servizi segreti della Penisola. Contro la rappresentanza diplomatica doveva piombare un&#39;auto con 300 chili di esplosivo, guidata da un kamikaze.
Argentina's former President Carlos Menem returns home for the first time in almost a year from self-imposed exile.
Archaeologists discover more than 250 examples of prehistoric rock art carvings in Northumberland.
An adviser to the Iraqi PM says radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr is in Iran, but says he will be back soon.
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The imprisoned leader of Fatah&#39;s Tanzim in the West Bank, Marwan Barghouti, announced on Friday that he will not run for the post of Palestinian Authority chairman.
Almost all the deaths come from hunger and disease, signs that the country is still grappling with the aftermath of a war that gutted its infrastructure.
Defender Aitor del Horno scored in the ninth minute to earn Spain a 1-0 victory over England in their friendly at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
A police investigation which found no evidence of UK collusion with the CIA is backed by the government.
Nicholas Jake Barton sentenced to three years in an Australian jail
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''La scomparsa di Facchetti &egrave; un gran dolore, era un vero uomo di sport, un atleta mai odiato...
The U.S. Justice Department has opened  a criminal probe into whether American International Group  Inc., the world's largest insurer by market value, helped a  major banking client move bad loans off its books, AIG said on  Wednesday.
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Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned in London thought he would be safe in England as an outspoken critic of Moscow, his widow has said.
Respinta richiesta archiviazione sulle presunte pressioni
Osama bin Laden&#39;s right-hand man vowed in a videotape broadcast Monday al-Qaida would fight the United States until it changes its policies toward Muslims.
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Government officials urged parliament Thursday to keep Germany's 3,000 troops and six reconnaissance jets in Afghanistan for another year, saying a pullout now would endanger progress made since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.
Athens, Greece -- LeBron James snuck behind Australia&#39;s zone defense in the fourth quarter and quickly made eye contact with Stephon Marbury, who lobbed the ball high above the rim. James catapulted into the air and jammed it home with both hands.
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President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will meet in February in the Slovak city of Bratislava, in a summit that will take place against the background of recent tensions
BEIJING (Dow Jones)--A week ago, third-quarter data showed China was failing to get its sky-high economic growth rate under control.
MADRID - Spanish police and the FBI arrested two Pakistani nationals in Madrid and Barcelona on suspicion of being involved in financing international terrorism, the Interior Ministry said yesterday. The men, Anar Muhammad Shan and Preces Mehmood Sandhu, were also held on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organization.
IBM Corp. said it has shipped the first microprocessors that will be used to power Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii video game console.
JAKARTA - Authorities have arrested four people allegedly connected to last week&#39;s deadly bombing at the Australian Embassy, Indonesia&#39;s police chief said on Saturday.
Longtime veteran Bill Veghte will head a new Windows Business Group, overseeing marketing and product management for the OS.
Do safe-haven laws that let women abandon their infants actually protect babies or encourage parents to desert them?
Scientists say new images from the US-European Cassini spacecraft support the view that Saturn&#39;s giant moon, Titan, has conditions similar to that of early Earth before life appeared.
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Solid's embedded database can store and retrieve data from main memory, giving faster performance than traditional disk-based systems.
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino expressed concern yesterday about steam utility Trigen-Boston being taken over by a French energy conglomerate, saying it underscores the need for state regulation to crack down on Trigen steam leaks that have hurt people and snarled traffic.
A new poll shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans favor allowing the government to negotiate prescription drug prices for the Medicare program, suggesting there will be considerable political pressure on the next Congress to do so.
Pinning down a prophet is lonely work. Just ask Mohave County, Arizona, investigator Gary Engels.
Second-quarter profit rose 16 percent as higher prices overshadowed an increase in advertising costs.
Dozens of protesters were arrested Monday for blocking the doors and streets outside congressional buildings near the U.S. Capitol, according to Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol police.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy rules out pardoning prisoners on Bastille Day, breaking with the past.
Il numero uno del mondo di tennis, Roger Federer, torner&agrave; a giocare in Coppa Davis il prossim...
The Deepcut army barracks, where four young recruits died between 1995 and 2002, is to be sold off.
Nepal&#39;s Maoist rebels have temporarily called off a crippling economic blockade of the capital effective on Wednesday, saying the move was in response to popular appeals.
A huge car bomb blast tore through a  crowded market close to a Baghdad police headquarters building  Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single  attack in the Iraqi capital in six months.
The Dollar hit fresh lows against the euro and the pound yesterday after European finance ministers launched a direct challenge to the US to tackle its financial deficits.
About 100,000 civilians have died as a result of the war in Iraq, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. The findings are the first scientific study of the effects of war
Two new studies suggest that exposure to sunlight might not be as risky for cancer as is generally believed.
The CIA was in turmoil last night as supporters and critics of its new director fought a bitter and very public war of words over his efforts to overhaul America&#39;s main intelligence service.
Celebrities were doing last minute primping as they prepared to walk the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Jamie Foxx led the contenders with an unprecedented three acting nominations, including best musical or comedy actor for his uncanny portrayal of singer Ray Charles in \
Thousands of civilians were on Thursday fleeing clashes near the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Goma between Rwandan Hutu rebels and unidentified opponents, a senior UN official told AFP.
The European Union threw its weight behind Britain on Wednesday in a row with Russia over its refusal to extradite a man suspected of killing a former KGB agent in London last year.
Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington will likely miss Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys after a flare-up of a knee injury.
Teachers, tax collectors, railway workers and other public servants went on strike Thursday in France to protest job losses and demand higher pay.
After the Department of Veterans Affairs told them to wait their turn, veterans who bear the psychological scars of fighting the war on terror now have the chance to sue
Creaky banking and postal systems are conspiring against Chinese shoppers snapping up books and cosmetics over the internet, holding back a market that has lured the likes of eBay and Amazon.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- News Corp. (NWS) announced that its UK newspaper unit News International will cut its production staff by two thirds and invest 600 million pounds ($1.
A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a wholesale vegetable market in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing five people and wounding 19, police said.
Citing security concerns, the U.S. Embassy on Thursday banned its employees from using the highway linking the embassy area to the international airport, a 10-mile stretch of road plagued by frequent suicide car-bomb attacks.
Geomview is an interactive 3D viewing program for Unix. Geomview lets you view and manipulate three-dimensional objects, and can also be used as a display engine by other programs to animate objects. Geomview supports OpenGL and uses a Motif X interface.  Just a bug-fix release, have a look at the release notes in the down-load area.
The Bank of England has offered an emergency loan to Northern Rock after the mortgage lender became the biggest British casualty so far of the credit squeeze sparked by the crisis in U.S. subprime mortgage markets.
In the end, after all the mind-bendingly tough answers like Leif Ericson, Johannes Kepler, George III and Ecuador (the clue: &quot;a Spanish dictionary defines it as &#39;Circulo maximo que equidista
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Democrats enter the fall campaign   with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the   U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them   positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make   significant gains in the Senate.
[Technology India]: New York, Oct 19 : The world&#39;s leading computer chipmaker Intel has jumped off the chip speed roller coaster by yanking its four giga hertz (4 GHz) Pentium 4 processor off the drawing board.
Adults in Chicago are much more likely than those in Miami to have recently purchased a prepaid gift card, according to results of a survey by Scarborough Research, a consumer research firm.
(Undated) Oct. 20, 2004 - There are several methods available to detect breast cancer, but new research finds one may not be effective.
Shimon Peres, the elder statesman of Israeli politics, confirmed today he would stand for election to be the country's next president.
Every day, in hospitals all over the country, biology clashes with medicine. Biology demands sleep; medicine dictates long hours without it.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign criticized President George W. Bush's handling of national security, saying the United States still has \
US Rep. Bob Menendez, DN.J., Saturday castigated the Republican House of Representatives leadership for stalling passage of an intelligence reform bill.
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Microsoft has released an update to Internet Explorer to fix a security flaw that was discovered a month ago and has since been exploited to attack users.
The E3 Expo gets under way this week - one of the biggest events in the gaming calendar.
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Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.
Pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of Jesus\u00e2\u0080\u0099 birth with prayers for peace on Saturday, lifted by fresh hope following Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the new (if temporary) home of \u00e2\u0080\u009cArtemis and the Stag,\u00e2\u0080\u009d below, the 2,000-year-old classical bronze sculpture that sold last year for a record $28.6 million at a Sotheby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s auction in New York. The sculpture, sold by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo to an unidentified private collector for the highest price ever paid for a sculpture or antiquity at auction, will be on view for six months in the Leon Levy and Shelby White Court (the central atrium in the new Greek and Roman Galleries).
British troops should be withdrawn from Iraq once Iraqi forces have been trained, regardless of the security situation, the co-chairman of a commission looking into the policy said Sunday.
Oklahoma has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the five worst \
By Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle  Sep. 15--Teal and tarpon made big splashes over the past week, with waterfowlers enjoying a generally good opening of the 16-day teal season, while a handful of anglers found themselves in the middle of some of the fastest tarpon action of the year.
General Motors Corp. GM.N will continue   talks until mid-October with Renault-Nissan aimed at creating a   global alliance, both sides said on Wednesday after their chief   executives met.
Kidnappers abducted six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country&#39;s mobile-phone company, authorities said yesterday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth
This show is an entertaining but sometimes too earnest primer about the politics of food.
Allenamento pomeridiano del Messina in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Udinese. Il tecnico Gio...
The World Health Organization is warning countries experiencing outbreaks of bird flu (H5N1) in poultry to be aware that domestic ducks may be infecting humans, as well as other poultry with the bird flu virus.
As Hewlett-Packard's embattled board resumed deliberations Sept. 11 on a growing scandal involving a controversial probe of press leaks, the fallout is quickly migrating to the East Coast.
With her red velvet hooded cape, Cybill Shepherd could have been Little Red Riding Hood.
As of Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at least 3,910 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,178 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Question: If government and business leaders do their part to lower the cost of health insurance, should people be required to sign up?
England close at a worrying 95-4 in reply to South Africa's formidable 441 on day two of the third Test.
PHOENIX -- Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead yesterday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids.
The Arab television station Al-Jazeera said Friday it would broadcast a tape from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on an evening newscast.
Russia offered on Wednesday to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.
Almeno 6 collezioni l'anno, ormai e' un ciclo continuo
British Airways yesterday moved to cut its massive debt and prepare for acquisitions when it raised \u00c2\u00a3425m by selling its stake in Australia&#39;s Qantas Airways.
SdL non firma, si riserva di aderire in un secondo momento
Sunni insurgents from Iran used Pakistan as a base to plan a bombing that killed 11 people, the Iranian Foreign Ministry charged.
A tsunami crashed into beach resorts and fishing villages on Java island Monday, killing at least 86 people, leaving scores missing and sending thousands climbing trees or fleeing to higher ground to escape.
Two U.N. peacekeeping soldiers were slightly wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in south Lebanon on Tuesday, a spokesman for the United Nations force said.
A U.S. military commander said Friday that militants used a mock-up in Iran to help plan for a deadly operation in the Iraqi city of Karbala earlier this year.
Microsoft indicated that the defendants used compromised computers around the world, using so-called zombie computers. By Thomas Claburn.
The quirky seaside expanse of Coney Island, which draws visitors from throughout the U.S. seeking out its colorful rides and freaky entertainers, may soon be losing one of its key attractions.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog said it won&#39;t refer South Korea to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions after the country cooperated with the agency and stopped undeclared nuclear activity.
A suicide car bomber plowed into a  Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers on Friday, killing  14 people and fueling fears that sectarian divisions over when  to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.
Under the advertising slogan &quot;Digital Joy,&quot; Microsoft and Intel plan a national television advertising campaign in the US, with plans to take the campaign to other countries next year.
A private health care firm criticised for the way it runs its out-of-hours GP service is to take on more doctors.
OutKast receive five MTV Europe Award nominations,  while Usher gets four ahead of next month's show.
Iran-China trade is expected to reach US$7 billion by the end of this year, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. Ali Hamzeh-Nejad, official of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce was quoted as
VIENNA: France, Britain and Germany failed to reach a deal with Iran on Wednesday under which Tehran would scrap its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for nuclear power technology, but the two sides agreed to meet again.
New EU proposal to fast-track immigration process for highly skilled Asian, African and Latin American migrants is fueling more calls for additional green cards and H-1B visas at home.
One of the enduring controversies of the World War II is whether the Allies should have heeded calls to bomb Auschwitz when they learnt the full horror of the Nazi Holocaust.
NHS fertility treatment for cancer patients must be improved, leading doctors say.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jason Williams had a season-high 27 points and six assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to an 89-to-84 win over the New Jersey Nets.
A District Court judge declared a mistrial on Monday on almost all of the counts against an Islamic charity accused of illegally funneling money to the militant Palestinian group Hamas.
A fast moving brush fire sent flames leaping into backyards and forced more than 1,200 southern California residents out of their hillside homes on a sweltering Sunday of gusty winds after months of drought.
Barack batte Hillary quattro volte. Schiaffo a McCain
THE near-15-per-cent jump in William Morrison\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares yesterday shows the City is looking well beyond the short-term pain of the first fall in profits at the group in its 37-year history.
Mr. Barr was best known for representing the International Business Machines Corporation in a 13-year antitrust battle with the federal government.
Previste grandi celebrazioni per il parco californiano
Dopo 8 mesi di infortunio, il centrocampista tedesco del Chelsea, Michael Ballack, &egrave; pronto a...
New Internet applications allow shoppers to use their cellphones and PDAs to search the inventory and prices at the local mall.
L'esterno difensivo della nazionale portoghese e del Pacos Ferreira Antunes, ha smentito sulle pagin...
NAJAF, Iraq - Plumes of black smoke rose above the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday after American warplanes bombed insurgent positions overnight and supporters of a radical cleric charged that shrapnel from a U.S. attack had hit parts of the Imam Ali Shrine...
FoTW Inability to follow a story by reason of anger, part 73
The holiday shopping season got off to a modest start after bargain-hunters jammed malls on Friday for early bird specials but did less buying the rest of the weekend after the sales ended.

Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday for using a cell phone to try to set up a cocaine deal about 4 1/2 years ago.
The planned handover by Nigeria to Cameroon of the disputed region of Bakassi looks set to be delayed.
The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.
The art world is wondering how volatile financial markets might affect its own specialized market.
Iraq's defense minister on Wednesday accused neighboring Iran and Syria of supporting terrorists in his war-ravaged country.
TORONTO (CP) - Arctic governments must cut emissions of carbon dioxide immediately or face the extinction of species, damaging storms and flooding, says the World Wildlife Fund.
Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in Europe by 2012 or face big fines, under proposals released Wednesday by the European Union.
The commander of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, is leaving for a new assignment after six months at the U.S. naval station in Cuba, the Pentagon announced Friday.
FOXBOROUGH -- It is logical, if you coach offensive football for a living, to look at the Patriots secondary as presently constituted and see opportunity.
NASA hinted that it might rely on Russian rockets to deliver crew and cargo to the international space station when the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010 if private space companies fail to fill the gap.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decided to delay a report on Iran&#39;s nuclear program, which is scheduled to be made public on Friday, diplomatic sources said.
Pregnant women must boost their vitamin D intake during winter to ward off rickets, says the government.
(Ramallah, West Bank-AP) Nov. 14, 2004 - Palestinian officials are pushing forward with steps to a secure a new leader after the death of Yasser Arafat, scheduling presidential elections for January ninth.
Not too many years ago, the opening of trout season in Washington was the biggest event of the outdoor recreation year.  It was a massive show with elbow-to-elbow fishing in a carnival- like atmosphere at almost every lake in the state.
Australia's Parliament on Thursday debated a bill that would lift the country's ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research.
Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.
Mexican leftists will relax a huge   sit-in protest in the center of the capital to allow an army   parade, their leader said on Sunday in a concession that lowers   the chance of violent demonstrations over vote fraud   allegations.
Sri Lanka, December 26 - An earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean on Sunday, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that came crashing down on beaches in eight Asian countries across thousands of miles, smashing seaside resorts and
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has blasted David Beckham for shaming the game for his decision to seek a yellow card during England&#39;s clash with Wales on Saturday.
Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell today welcomed the handling of the Legislative Council Elections in Hong Kong on Sunday 12 September 2004.
Clashes broke out between Congo&#39;s army  and fighters loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda on  Monday, threatening to shatter a fragile three-week ceasefire  in the troubled east, U.N. and army officials said.
Pakistani forces killed a rebel Islamist leader and more than 50 militants on Tuesday after 15 hours of fighting in an Islamabad mosque compound to end a week-long siege.
High red meat consumption could be linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis, say  researchers.
InfoWorld - Ingres Corp. Monday announced a global sales and marketing alliance with leading Indian consultancy and IT services company Satyam Computer Services Ltd. to attract more customers for its open-source database.
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE  SAN FRANCISCO - Battling to keep her job, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Doctors found a blood clot in Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg on Monday but he was not admitted to a hospital and will be treated with blood thinning medication, his office said.
By George Kelly, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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A massive 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia&#39;s Sumatra island on Wednesday, toppling buildings and triggering a tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean region.
Hurricane Frances battered the Kennedy Space Center, a top NASA official said Tuesday, blowing gaping holes in the Vehicle Assembly Building and ripping open the
MOSCA - E&#39; cominciata oggi a Mosca la manifestazione promossa dal Comune e dai sindacati per la coesione nazionale e contro il terrorismo, dopo i fatti di Beslan. Il raduno si svolge dinanzi alla chiesa di
JERUSALEM, Nov. 15. - Israel on Monday offered its first indication that it was reassessing relations with the Palestinians after Yasser Arafat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, suggesting it might coordinate a planned withdrawal
Luminaries from Hollywood to Washington increasingly view microfinance as the best way to use their wealth and celebrity to help the poor.
It is just one piece of a golf course puzzle nestled into property that sprawls for more than 300 acres, but on the eve of the fifth Deutsche Bank Championship, it is the fourth hole at TPC Boston that figures to generate the most compelling storylines.
Police identify a British oil worker killed during an attempt to free seven men seized by Nigerian militants.
A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital on Saturday and wounded two soldiers.
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MINNEAPOLIS A nurse who allegedly ran an unauthorized flu shot clinic at a Minnesota college says she had permission from an administrator to be there.
After blowing a 17-0 lead, Darnell Docket recovers a fumble by Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck and Arizona hits a 41-yard field goal with one second left for a 23-20 win.
Arrivato al Real Madrid, Bernd Schuster sposa subito la politica del presidente Calderon quando si t...
Residents of the northern Bavarian town of Wunsiedel temporarily stopped a neo-Nazi march to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the death of Rudolf Hess, Hitler&#39;s deputy, who had been jailed for life in 1946.
Amazon.com Inc  has  tentatively set a mid-September target for the launch of its  music service, the New York Post reported in its online edition  on Friday, citing sources familiar with the situation.
Merck &amp; Co. pulls the drug when a study finds it doubles the risk of heart attack and strokes. Tucsonan Carolyn White feels the pain of rheumatoid arthritis in just about every major joint in her body - shoulders
The unconventional Dutch auction for the most hotly anticipated dot-com IPO in years is likely to end Tuesday afternoon, paving the way for a stock called GOOG to make its market debut.
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team&#39;s ballpark, for about $21.24 million. The 50,000-seat stadium, which opened in 1989, cost about $375 million to construct and was mostly funded by taxpayers.
Kathmandu, Aug 22. (PTI): More than 25,000 protestors comprising industrialists and labourers held a rally in Nepal&#39;s capital today to denounce the closure of 12 multinational companies, including Indian firms
In a new exhibition in Paris, the artist Thomas Hirschhorn offers a biting critique of democracy in Switzerland, taking aim especially at the ultranationalist politician Christoph Blocher.
BOSTON (Ticker) -- David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox a little life in the American League Championship Series, forcing a Game Five vs.
Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Tommy Kane, the Montreal native who played wide receiver in the NFL and CFL, pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday in connection with the death of his former wife.
They&#39;re looking for 50,000 women between the ages of 35 and 74 who have had a sister diagnosed with breast cancer. It&#39;s called Sister Study and is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Donatella Versace's latest collection summed up the elegant look Milan is offering up for the fall-winter 2007-2008, marked by a return to top-drawer fashion reminiscent of yesteryear couture.
EPA officials told the agency's administrator that California had \
Twenty crew have been rescued from a Greek ship which is listing in the English Channel off Devon.
Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, attempting to quell the latest furor plaguing the ruling camp ahead of an election this month.
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James Levine conducted the Juilliard Orchestra in the \u00e2\u0080\u009cSymphonia: sum fluxae pretieum spei\u00e2\u0080\u009d and the Cello Concerto, a very large mouthful of Elliott Carter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s art.
Former Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald, convicted 25 years ago of the stabbing deaths of his pregnant wife and two daughters, will seek parole but will continue to proclaim his innocence, one of his attorneys said Monday.
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Tim Rattay discovered on Monday that he suffered a second degree separation of his right shoulder during Sunday&#39;s 21-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
When Gladys Morales heard that Fidel Castro had temporarily given up power, she woke her 70-year-old mother to celebrate with other Cuban exiles dancing in the streets.
A judge ordered an execution delayed for 60 days Monday so psychiatrists can evaluate a man who wore a Superman T-shirt while representing himself at trial and pleaded with jurors to sentence him to death.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli a Castelvolturno. Si sono riaggregati al gruppo Lavezzi e Hamsik, r...
BEIJING, Dec. 17 -- China and the United States have signed an agreement that paves the way for Westinghouse Electric Co. to build four civilian nuclear reactors in China, a multibillion-dollar coup for U.S. business over French and Russian competitors.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - The death toll in Pakistan due  to the heaviest rains and snowfall in more than a decade rose  to as many as 51 on Friday, and a burst dam in the southwest  raised fears that many more people may have died.
All their lives, Eva Baer's Hungarian parents looked to Britain as a beacon of freedom, safety and sophistication in a turbulent Europe. They didn't complain when the government seized their London bank account under a law that made no distinction between the perpetrators of Nazi crimes and their victims. And Baer didn't challenge a British lawyer who told her a few years afterward the money was gone for good, even though her mother was Jewish and her father had helped Jews get false documents.
The first cloned-to-order pet sold in the United States is named Little Nicky, a 9-week-old kitten delivered to a Texas woman saddened by the loss of a cat she had owned for 17 years.
US Airways could be forced into liquidation unless staff agree to wage cuts worth $800m (\u00a3450m) within the next 30 days, chairman David Bronner has warned.
Tutto a posto per quanto riguarda l'ordine pubblico al Castellani per Empoli-Palermo. Dal commissari...
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the Northridge earthquake in 1994 were two watershed natural disasters that prompted significant changes in homeowners&#39; insurance.
Gentiloni firma decreto, seguito incremento tasso inflazione
Care International says its staff are &quot;profoundly distressed&quot; after a new video of aid worker Margaret Hassan was released by her kidnappers in Iraq.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld  flew into Iraq on Friday to inspect U.S.-trained Iraqi security  forces and said they must accept responsibility for defeating  the country's insurgents.
Using helicopters to count endangered orang-utans gives very accurate estimates of the great apes' numbers, researchers report in Plos Biology.
The company's Desktop Search utility is an impressive way to find information on your computer.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chadian rebels fighting to overthrow President Idriss Deby on Thursday attacked the eastern border town of Adre on the main road route into Sudan's Darfur region, the government and rebel spokesmen said.
Madrid's regional government unveiled an electronic surveillance system designed to enforce restraining orders on the partners or ex-partners of victims of domestic violence.
Cazzola, stima e' di 3,75 miliardi in cinque anni
Terra Firma, the private equity firm that recently acquired EMI Group, announced a major restructuring of the music company, saying it would eliminate close to a third of the staff.
Pete Kendall&#39;s New England accent is as thick as his 6-5, 292-pound frame. So there&#39;s no hiding his roots or his allegiance to Red Sox Nation.
As the Wizards prepare to play the Charlotte Bobcats, newcomer Mike Wilks adjusts to the league's goofiest locker room
Episcopal leaders, pressured to roll back their support for gays to keep the world Anglican family from crumbling, affirmed Tuesday that they will \
Delta Air Lines DAL.N on Thursday  said its fourth-quarter loss mushroomed as it struggled with  high fuel prices and low fares, and analysts warned they see a  wider loss in the first quarter of 2005.
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 -- The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife Sunday, as first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President N\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00bfstor Kirchner one of Latin America's most popular...
Now that the Ryder Cup is over, golf returns to normal.
Dow Chemical plans to sell a 50 percent interest in five of its global businesses to a Kuwaiti company for about $9.5 billion to form a joint petrochemicals venture.
Roma have paid a high price for the violent incident midway through their Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev last week. UEFA have acted severely in defence of their injured referee
Scientists claim a drug can reverse some early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - with effects seen within 10 minutes.
Letter from Chile: The former dictator's supporters rally at his funeral, but can't reverse his defeat
Il Giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha diramato le sue decisioni in merito alle gare di serie A disp...
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers made progress at the bargaining table yesterday but still faced significant hurdles and weren't expected to agree on a new contract until later in the weekend.
Italy's Enrico Fabris surprised the powerful Dutch men Sunday by winning his first speedskating World Cup title, setting a course record for 1,500 meters.
The fate of two local retail stores may not be known for months in the wake of the announcement Wednesday of the $11 billion merger of Kmart and Sears.
CUPERTINO, California\u00e2\u0080\u0094October 19, 2004\u00e2\u0080\u0094Apple\u00c2\u00ae today unveiled the fastest, most affordable iBook\u00c2\u00ae G4 ever for consumers and education customers, featuring built-in AirPort\u00c2\u00ae Extreme 54 Mbps 802.
French film director Philippe de Broca, who made his name in the 1960s with comedies starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, has died at the age of 71 from cancer.
The family of a mother and her two children who were murdered pay tribute to \
Four Royal Navy aircrew who died when their Lynx helicopter crashed in the English Channel on December 8 were named by the Ministry of Defence.
In programma a Vasto dal 21 al 24 settembre
Miguel Tejada and Chris Gomez drove in two runs apiece and the Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 6-5 Saturday to snap the Athletics' 10-game home winning streak.
Dunes Technologies' virtual machine automation tools will become part of VMware's management portfolio.
A record 97.5 million Americans tuned in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.
Australia's foreign minister is due to visit North Korea for talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
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NEW ELLENTON, S.C. &#151; Years ago, engineers for the federal government here studied hydrogen for its bomb-boosting capabilities. Now, scientists are working toward developing an economy that runs on the element.
A federal agency has banned U.S. imports of new cell phones made with Qualcomm semiconductors because the chips violate a patent held by Broadcom.
Aviation executives are sharing a list of steps they can take to make passengers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lives a easier the next time a blizzard or another event strands planes on the ground.
Nellie Connally, the former Texas first lady who was riding in President Kennedy's limousine when he was assassinated, has died, a family friend said Saturday. The 87-year-old was the last living person who had been part of that fateful Dallas drive.
Washington - About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction, according to researchers who carried out a global census.
All of a sudden, the New York Jets defense looks ordinary. A unit that posted seven second-half shutouts and led the NFL in scoring defense just last month is coming off its worst performance of the season heading into the wild-card game in San Diego tomorrow.
Trucks and city buses shuttled in and out of poor, coastal neighborhoods in this tourist city Monday night, carrying residents to higher ground as the secondary effects
The game that&#39;s turned a quiet brainiac named Ken Jennings into America&#39;s newest television hero - &quot;Jeopardy.&quot;. The mild-mannered software designer from Salt Lake City returns to the classic
A confessed serial killer was put away for the rest of his life Tuesday after being convicted in a murder case brought by Michigan prosecutors in a desperate bid to keep him from getting out of prison less two years from now.
NASA is hoping to break new speed records later today when it will set loose its third X-43A &quot;scramjet&#39;&#39; over the Pacific Ocean.
All adults 50 and older in Massachusetts are now eligible for flu shots, state public health officials announced yesterday. The change in state guidelines
NEW YORK, 2 October 2004 - An estimated 55 million Americans watched President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry spar over national security issues during the first televised presidential debate on Thursday night.
Microsoft has unveiled its Windows XP Media Centre Edition 2005, its media-centric computing offering, which allows users to access the usual capabilities of a Windows XP-based PC but focussed on delivering media content such as music, digital photography
Sri Lanka's government lifts a 30-year moratorium on capital punishment, following the killing of a high court judge.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez was favored to win re-election on Sunday as Venezuelans decided whether to give the former soldier six more years to broaden his promised socialist revolution.
A car bomb explodes in the Algerian town of Thenia, apparently outside a police station, reports say.
Indagine Confesercenti: 16 miliardi per battere il caldo
New Jersey Democrats want Senator Jon S. Corzine to run for governor, while Washington Democrats want him to help win back the Senate.
E il missionario esprime la sua riconoscenza al Pontefice
It's a low power thing Chip start-up PA Semi has taken another semi-prominent scalp by revealing that NEC's storage division will use its processors.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Researchers said they have found a way to crack the code used in millions of car keys, a development they said could allow thieves to bypass the security systems on newer car models.
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon were awoken at their country mansion early Monday by burglars taking jewelry, and a scuffle sent one of the intruders plummeting from a second-floor window, police said.
IOWA CITY, Iowa - Ding! Time to throw your drawers in the dryer. That's the message University of Iowa students can now receive by e-mail.
com. Lleyton Hewitt has climbed three spots in the ATP Tour&#39;s entry rankings to return to the top five and has gotten there by playing his best this year.
Sacramento Kings coach Eric Musselman  was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA on Thursday  for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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The sports minister Richard Caborn joined Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Football Association in condemning the racist chanting that marred the friendly between Spain and England last night.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Bill Nylander survived Hurricane Charley, but the storm still managed to hurt him days after it cut a swath of destruction through his hometown...
An Eritrean Christian singer, held without charge for two years before fleeing into exile, takes asylum in Denmark.
McGrady sank two free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the game, 82-82, then hit consecutive baskets in the opening two minutes of overtime to give the Rockets an 86-82 edge.
Louisville is ranked the 14th worst city in the US for ozone pollution. The city is one of 95 with increased deaths due to such pollution.
Webroot has launched a software-as-a-service e-mail security offering designed for small and midsize businesses.
Jacoby Ellsbury, a left-handed center fielder of Native American descent who looks and plays like a younger, faster Johnny Damon, has started off his year by hitting .452 at Portland.
The Oracle Corporation reported Tuesday that first-quarter earnings had risen 16 percent on strong demand for its flagship database programs, enabling the company
President Bush had planned to push during the current lame-duck session of Congress for the confirmation of John R. Bolton. But today\u00c2\u0092s announcement suggests that the White House realized it was not going to receive the votes.
Charles Schwab Corp. SCH.N, the  largest online brokerage, on Friday said it would cut online  stock-trading commissions by 35 percent for small investors,  the latest volley in a price war among brokers and a move that  will reduce the firm's revenue.
Stocks to watch on Friday:  BOEING CO. :
The pilot of a US military Black Hawk helicopter died when the aircraft crashed near Afghanistan's western city of Herat, a United Nations spokesman said.
NEW YORK CITY - Colgate-Palmolive Co. announced its plans on Tuesday to axe about 4,400 jobs and close one third of its 78 plants worldwide.
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Steve Earle called himself a \u00e2\u0080\u009crecovering folk singer\u00e2\u0080\u009d at Town Hall on Wednesday, and luckily the recovery is far from complete.
For some security researchers who uncover flaws in leading computer programs, a nod of appreciation from software companies is no longer enough.
IBM has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers.
Tech is still cheap to this triumphant trio.
Self-conscious about what you wear while working out? A Dutch gym plans to introduce \
Ex imam di Milano al legale, ho fiducia nella sua giustizia
Apple is to open its first retail store in Europe on Saturday, a state-of-the-art boutique in central London selling the latest products from the US computer and technology group.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats and Republicans in New Hampshire.
Sony BMG is the last major record company to do away with the programs, which prevent illegal copying and distribution of songs on the Internet.
OPEC is leaning towards keeping oil output steady at its September 11 meeting, ministers said on Monday, wary the U.S. economy may be headed for a slowdown that would undermine forecasts for strong oil demand growth.
The subprime mortgage industry was far from an unmixed good, but it helped some people realize the American dream.
The House committee is postponing a hearing featuring Roger Clemens and other players until Feb. 13.
Surrey, England (Sports Network) - Retief Goosen posted a record-setting win over Jeff Maggert on Thursday at the HSBC World Match Play Championship.
Pakistan's ousted chief justice denounces president as an 'extremist general'
The otter population in England and Wales is \
The California Supreme Court approved class-action status Thursday for a suit accusing Sav-on Drug Stores of illegally denying overtime pay to some of its employees.
A U.S. delegation will begin formal negotiations with Chinese officials in Beijing this week on deals to improve food and drug safety following a series of health scares that have shaken confidence in Chinese-made goods.
Dallas, TX - Sport utility vehicle (SUV) registrations increased by 56 percent between 1997 and 2002, from 15.5 million to 24.2 million, according to a US Census Bureau report released today on the nation&#39;s registered trucks and vans.
Taiwan's High Court on Friday cleared opposition presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of graft charges, rejecting an appeal by prosecutors.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Arriving today, about a year later than originally planned, new rules for corporate reporting will likely show a weakness of internal controls at financial services firms.
Business activity in the US Midwest expanded in December but at a slower rate than expected, with hiring down after four months of growth, a report showed on Thursday.
A Cooper City, Fla., high school student has been arrested and charged with changing the grades of 19 students.
Facebook.com, stung last week by the wrath of members who want to sever their relationships, tripped again when it tried to let them do so.
Even though U.S. cable companies have had success in winning customers with all-in-one packages of video, Internet and phone services, they still struggle with a reputation for poor customer service.
Former motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi agrees to hand over 19m euros in unpaid taxes.
Web search leader Google (GOOG) Thursday posted a rise in quarterly profit that beat expectations and showed the company dodged the slowing growth trend that has hurt rivals Yahoo and eBay.
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Belgians head to the polls Sunday in legislative and senate elections widely expected to dash Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt&#39;s hopes for a third four-year term in office.
Viewpoint: The newest twist to London's congestion charges -- announced by Mayor Ken Livingstone -- hits where it hurts
Iran warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday against slapping more sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear work, saying it was like \
Inserting an artificial  sphincter around the outlet of the bladder can improve the  urine leakage that many elderly men experience following  removal of the prostate gland for cancer and other diseases,  according to a report in the journal Urology. The results  suggest that age in itself is not a barrier to this treatment.
SUNRISE, Fla. - President Bush on Saturday questioned Sen...
Six countries reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on initial steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament that could usher in the first concrete progress after more than three years of talks marked by delays, deadlock and the communist country's first nuclear test explosion.
Facing his 40's, Tommy Lee has decided to undertake an image intervention, in particular with his book, \
A search is under way for a civilian helicopter that went missing in bad weather on Saturday while ferrying supplies for foreign forces in southern Afghanistan.
Brazil striker Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award on Monday, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
Abuse and neglect was so rampant at a South Side nursing home, two former employees dubbed it &quot;the house of death, terror and filth,&quot; a whistleblower lawsuit unsealed Monday alleged.
The ex-wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday lost an attempt to hold up publication of a book in which she is quoted as describing her former husband in unflattering terms.
Scientists have discovered how we can hear a pin drop: a molecule that also enables us to feel cold and to savour pungent flavours such as mustard and cinnamon.
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, with the Dow hitting fresh all-time closing and intraday highs, as stronger-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , and robust September sales at some department and clothing stores increased optimism about corporate profits.
After the first half of Thursday night&#39;s nationally televised game, Lawrence North junior Greg Oden didn&#39;t look like the top player in the nation.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Wednesday said he plans to call on the Paris Club of aid donor nations to initiate a debt moratorium for tsunami-hit Somalia and Indonesia.
The Army will examine as many as 18,000 contracts awarded over the past four years to support U.S. forces in Iraq to determine how many are tainted by waste, fraud and abuse, service officials said yesterday.
Rasmussen Reports - In one of the country&#39;s most closely watched races, incumbent Senator Joseph Lieberman (I) continues to sustain a bare lead, now 45% to 43%, over Democrat Ned Lamont.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 9  (IPS) - The European Parliament and a coalition of civil  society groups are urging the European Union to appoint a special  representative to combat the growing use of child soldiers in  developing countries.

An Islamic group threatened to behead female TV broadcasters if they don't wear strict Islamic dress, frightening reporters and signaling a further shift toward extremism in the Gaza Strip.
Intel may have lots of PC software developers at the ready for new mobile devices, but software for handhelds requires a different train of thought, according to ARM.
The attorney general is looking into whether insurers forced patients to overpay for out-of-network doctors.
Crude oil futures surged Wednesday as the US Energy Department reported US oil supplies fell more than expected. Crude oil for October delivery rose 1.68 dollars to 43.
Even while the public's ambivalence about the war has steadily grown, the will to help troops has steadily risen.
Odd, I don&#39;t recall registering as a Republican ... : Looks like the e-voting machines used in Tuesday&#39;s election weren&#39;t as problem-free as their manufacturers would have us beleive.
The youngest brother of Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich was found dead at his home Wednesday.
MIDDLEBORO Coach: Dave DeFelice (fifth year, overall 17-26). Last year's record: 9-2. Playing surface: Grass. Returning starters (4): Justin Wilson, QB, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Nick Bean, SE-FS, 5-11, 175, Jr.; Matt Barrett, LB-G, 6-0, 225, Sr.; Derek Resler, OT-DT, 6-1, 240, Jr. Strengths: Passing game, running game, strong sophomore class. Concerns: Depth, injuries. Outlook: How well the Sachems fare against ...
Sergio Garcia was a little giddy and who could fault him? It was Saturday night and his European team had sprinted away to what would prove to be an insurmountable lead in the 35th Ryder Cup.
Al Qaeda warned in a video aired on the   fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks that U.S. allies   Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be its next target in a   campaign that would seal the West's economic doom.
THE Irish are known for being well-versed in their own literary heritage, but actor Patrick Brennan was still surprised when the landlord of his local held forth about the latest Tricycle Theatre production.
Wireless technology and chip  developer Qualcomm Inc  closed its headquarters, where  the bulk of its 11,200 employees work, on Tuesday because of  raging California fires, a spokeswoman said.
Kabul, Afghanistan -- An estimated 10 million Afghans lined up outside schools, mosques and hospitals to take part in the first direct presidential election in the nation&#39;s 200-year history.
LAS VEGAS, PHOTO MARKETING ASSOCIATION 2007, March 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Smith Micro Software, Inc.  Consumer Group today announced it has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with MediaRECOVER, LLC., a leader in data recovery solutions.
Blood taken from four Vietnamese survivors of the H5N1 bird flu virus protected mice from several strains of the virus, researchers reported on Monday.
Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has appealed for the British hostage in Iraq Ken Bigley to be freed, reports say.
The bill aims to raise the same amount of money by closing tax shelters, raising customs fees and dropping a tax benefit.
Bemoaning an increasing tendency of parents to \
Britain wants some of its NATO allies to start pulling their weight more in Afghanistan, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander said Sunday, ahead of crunch talks on the issue.
Five steps to figuring out if refinancing your mortgage is really necessary right now.
Claudio Lotito blinda Rocchi. ''E' un giocatore della Lazio fino al 2009'', ha detto il presidente b...
MILWAUKEE, June 1  /PRNewswire/ -- You might be the next music video star. Unsigned singers everywhere can now upload original music videos at http://www.algeka.com/, the Web's home for the coolest new music around the globe.  On June 15, fans will begin casting their votes.
Georgian opposition leaders, alleging President Mikhail Saakashvili's re-election was rigged, marched into the offices of the election authorities on Tuesday and accused their chief of stealing half a million votes.
The United States likely has another case of mad cow disease after an animal tested &quot;inconclusive&quot; in two preliminary tests, but a false positive was also possible, experts said on Thursday.
Yesterday, in one of its boldest moves, the European Commission agreed to begin talks on admitting Turkey to the EU. But fears run deep of a country of 70 million straddling Europe and Asia.
LONDON For a company that had just reported a 26 percent increase in its quarterly earnings, sharply beating market expectations, Telekom Austria found itself with an awful lot of explaining to do as its top executives met with analysts and investors in
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 11 -- A top Taliban commander in Afghanistan who claimed close ties to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was captured Monday in southwestern Pakistan, according to a Pakistani military official.
Top-ranked Roger Federer made 38 unforced errors in losing to David Nalbandian 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the Madrid Masters final Sunday.
The Iraq Study Group will recommend the U.S. military shift away from combat and toward more of a support role in Iraq over the next year or so, a source familiar with the panel's recommendations said.
DOHA (Qatar): The group of suspected al-Qaeda operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has threatened to execute two Americans and a Briton, it is holding unless Iraqi women held in two prisons are freed within 48 hours, according to a video aired by an Arabic
The ability to download complete tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is becoming a reality in Europe.
Preparing for the Yankees is now a task for Detroit Manager Jim Leyland, whose team has been ragged down the stretch.
Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville has agreed in principle to a new seven-year contract worth $16 million.
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Two struggling retailers with dismal sales merge, and how do investors react? They send the stocks of both companies soaring. With last week&#39;s surprise announcement that Kmart Holding Corp.
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The Toronto International Film Festival, which opened on Thursday, has been all but overrun with films attacking President Bush or the protracted war in Iraq.
France faced the threat of legal action at the world court following its destruction of Ivorian military aircraft, as an Ivorian police chief said he saw French troops fire directly at unarmed demonstrators at a rally in Abidjan.
Tony Blair is to address leaders at conference of centre-left leaders in Hungarian capital Budapest.
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MSN, Microsoft Corp.'s Web portal, said  it will make a big push to stream live concerts to its
A Chinese court has jailed two officials after they let a blind contractor build a bridge which collapsed during construction and injured 12 people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Ziff Davis - Feeling the pressure from rival browsers such as the open-source Firefox, Microsoft holds a secret Webcast with its closest partners to brainstorm on ways to improve Internet Explorer.
TIME.com talks to sculptor Robert Berks about creating Johnny Carson out of clay
Eager to ensure a supply of fuel for the fleet of flex-fuel ethanol-capable vehicles it is building, G.M. has invested in a start-up bio-fuel producer,  Coskata, Inc.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it is launching a desktop application that aims to seamlessly integrate e-mail, instant messaging, video conferencing, traditional phone service and Internet-based calling.
Nigeria&#39;s crippling general strike entered a third day Friday with labour leaders and government officials deadlocked after all-night talks ended in failure.
Impresario Robert FX Sillerman said yesterday he agreed to buy 85 per cent of Presley\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estate, including rights to his name and management of his famed Graceland mansion, in a deal worth $100 million.
AT&T launches a service giving parents wide-ranging control on most all its 63.7 million subscriber lines. Parents can limit when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrict text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads.
The company said its net loss in the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 1 was $84.8 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with a net profit of $1.1 million.
The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Germany is set to rise this month as a result of labour market reforms that came into effect on January 1, German Economy and Labour Minister Wolfgang ...
By David Lieberman  NEW YORK-- TiVo and Amazon will unveil today a service that lets customers buy and download movies and TV shows to their TiVo DVR for viewing on their TVs -- one-upping rivals offering such downloads only to computers.
With forecasters predicting heavy rain, the Red Sox said tonight's game would be made up Monday if it can't be played tonight. Tickets for tonight's game, marked either &quot;Home Game #1&quot; or &quot;Friday, October 15&quot; would be good for Monday's game, which likely would be scheduled to start at 5:10 p.m.
A videotape posted on an Iraqi Islamist web site shows what appears to be the beheading of three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which cooperates with the Baghdad government.
British soldiers operating south of Baghdad were targeted in two bomb attacks, including one suicide car bombing and another attack that left one soldier injured.
Country music outcasts The Dixie Chicks, who jeopardized their career by criticizing President Bush, won all five Grammy Awards for which they were nominated on Sunday, including the coveted album of the year.
Environmentalists yesterday said they were extremely disappointed by a deal struck in Brussels on fish catches in the North Sea, which they claimed would do nothing to help stock recover.
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2005 - ' Senator John McCain, in an exclusive interview with the Voice of America (VOA), discussed his nomination of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Georgian President ...
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Europe tightened its stranglehold on the Australian Open when America's sole survivors were blasted out of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Target Corp  cut its outlook  for October sales at stores open at least a year on Monday, the  second month in a row the discount retailer has lowered its  same-store sales forecast, while warning of disappointing  sales.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan   repeated on Wednesday his criticism of comments made by Pope   Benedict about Islam that sparked Muslim protests and said even   a politician would not have spoken in such a way.
Aloha Airlines becomes the latest US carrier to seek bankruptcy protection, citing escalating fuel costs and tough competition.
Jose Lima pitched a complete game shutout and Shawn Green stroked two homers to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 4-0 to stay alive in their National League Divisional Series Saturday.
Blog: New bill backed by parents' groups includes proposal that cable and satellite TV operators let subscribers buy a \
&quot;We have seen indications that they have no other option,&quot; Lieutenant-General David Barno told a news conference in Kabul on Saturday.
Two or three explosions and a fire   in the basement of an office building rocked central   Philadelphia on Thursday, leading to evacuation of about 5,000   workers but causing no injuries, officials said.
ASPEN - Kristina Koznick finished sixth Saturday to lead four US women into the top-16 in the first World Cup slalom of the season.
If you donated an XO laptop to the OLPC with the expectations of getting one back for yourself, you've probably been on hold for several months amid shipping snafus.
Czech supermodel Eva Herzigova unveiled  her first clothing collection in Paris on Tuesday, joining the  growing ranks of celebrities seeking to parlay their famous  names into fashion brands.
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By Hilary Burke BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A blaze in a BuenosAires nightclub packed with young revelers celebrating the NewYear holidays killed at least 169 people and injured 375, as astampeding crowd was trapped by locked exit doors, officialssaid on Friday.
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The United States has recorded its second biggest trade deficit in history, fuelled by high oil prices and imports from China. The deficit grew six-point-nine percent in August to 54 billion US dollars...several billion more than predicted by analysts.
Penn National Gaming Inc. has offered to buy Argosy Gaming Co. in a deal valued at $2.2 billion that would create the third-largest gaming company in the United States, the companies said after the market closed Wednesday.
BAGHDAD - A Sunni Muslim tribal leader who was one of the highest-profile US allies in Iraq was killed in a bomb blast yesterday, an assassination that could undermine US attempts to recruit former foes to stabilize the country.
Relatives of a woman killed by a mental patient call for a public inquiry into why he was freed by a hospital.
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ:NYSE - news - research) unveiled a new line-up of consumer products Friday aimed at the back-to-school and holiday shopping season, including its own branded version of Apple&#39;s (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research) iPod digital music player
Sudan may consent to a U.N.   peacekeeping force in its Darfur region sooner than expected   once the Security Council adopts a resolution authorizing it,   U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Wednesday.
Murder inquiry detectives arrest a man after a woman carer dies after a stabbing in Bedfordshire.
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Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that it has agreed to a cross-licensing agreement on patents with Sweden's LM Ericsson in wireless communications technology.
Wireless tower company Crown Castle  International Corp.  on Friday said it will buy smaller  rival Global Signal Inc.  for about $5.8 billion in  cash, stock and debt.
Russia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday ruled out any extraditions to Britain over the poisoning to death in London of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko but said he would help British police in their inquiries in Moscow.
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A consortium led by investment bank Macquarie Bank won aA$2.5 billion ($2.68 billion) contract yesterday to build Australia&#39;s longest toll road, edging out a rival bid led by Transurban Group.
IBM  shares could easily rise  above $120, financial newspaper Barron&#39;s said in its May 28  edition, citing the company&#39;s forecast for higher earnings per  share due to software sales, stock buybacks, and growth in  emerging markets.
It could be magic for some, but the use of loud Barry Manilow music to drive away late-night revelers from a suburban Sydney park is getting on the nerves of nearby residents.
Still, the questions about the California governor's memories of his homeland aren't likely to dampen his enduring popularity among Austrians who admire him for rising from a penniless immigrant to become an ...
HE may be one of boxing&#39;s youngest ever silver medallists with a glorious future ahead of him but yesterday teenage sensation Amir Khan told how he had more pressing things on his mind - homework.
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Brandon Backe and Woody Williams pitched well last night even though neither earned a win. But their outings will show up in the record books.
European soccer authorities opened an investigation into racist abuse by Spanish fans at this week&#39;s Champions League game. UEFA said Thursday that at the game between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen fans
early results from a tense poll marked by a bomb blast in which only the attacker was killed. &quot;The presidential candidate Alu Alkhanov, according to preliminary results... has already passed the 50-percent barrier.
Circa 100 ordinanze di custodia cautelare vengono eseguite da stamane a Brindisi, Taranto e in altre province italiane nei confronti di altrettante persone ritenute appartenenti alla Sacra Corona Unita, la mafia pugliese.
Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan has urged China to &quot;have a heart for dogs&quot; after thousands of the animals have been killed to fight rabies outbreaks, the animal rights group PETA said.
Pop star Britney Spears has left a rehab centre after just one day for the second time, according to US reports.
Amid growing worries about a  worsening of the U.S. economy, Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama proposed a $75 billion economic stimulus  plan on Sunday that includes worker tax credits, a one-time  pension supplement and help to homeowners facing foreclosure.
Leading independent refiner Valero  Energy Corp. VLO.N on Tuesday said quarterly earnings nearly  tripled on lower prices for the high-sulfur crude oil it  specializes in refining, sending its shares up 8 percent.
A car bomb exploded in the Christian eastern part of Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least five people and wounding four in an attack that may have targeted a political figure, security sources said.
Rock singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has cut short her North American concert tour to undergo surgery, her publicist said on Friday.
Workers in factories that make flat screen televisions could suffer long-term health damage, say scientists.
You could say it&#39;s been quite a ride for Harley-Davidson&#39;s (HDI:NYSE - news - research) Jeffrey L. Bleustein. The motorcycle company said Thursday that Bleustein, 65, will retire as CEO, effective April 30, but continue as chairman.
Bomb attacks at crowded markets in central Baghdad killed at least 76 people on Monday as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that pitched the country to the brink of civil war.
It would be the grandest finish to any of the 104 seasons of Boston Red Sox baseball, and Johnny Damon had a most electric way to start it off last night -- a rope into the Cardinals' bullpen on the game's fourth pitch from Jason Marquis.
House Democratic lawmakers on  Wednesday ramped up the pressure on the Justice Department to  fight a federal court ruling that could allow energy companies  to avoid paying the government billions of dollars in oil and  natural gas royalties.
The death of a marine after a battle in Afghanistan raises questions about \
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a case that ruled that terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to try drugs that have not received federal approval.
Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford played videotapes of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate \
On a day when they decided Tim Couch will not be their starting quarterback, Chicago Bears brass more quietly settled on who will be atop the depth chart for Sunday night&#39;s home game against the San Francisco 49ers.
A scandal-tainted minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet committed suicide on Monday, compounding problems for the Japanese leader whose support has slumped ahead of a July election.
Suicide bombers hit targets that included the Australian Embassy, the latest attacks in an intensified campaign of violence.
Denzel Washington will next direct The Great Debaters, a film based on a true story about an all-black high school debate team in 1935, MTV reports.
New home sales plunged in 2007 by the largest amount on record while home prices tumbled sharply in December. Analysts forecast more trouble in 2008 as housing tries to emerge from its worst slump in more than two decades.
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A University of Idaho professor is devising a new form of solar cell she says could lead to a breakthrough that would make solar energy commercially feasible.
The jury system in China, where a defendant's guilt is often presumed before cases come to court, is a work in progress after a year's trial but reforms are needed, senior officials said.
Antoine van Agtmael was ahead of the  curve in 1981, when he saw the potential rewards of investing  in the Third World countries. He also was clever enough to  rename those places &quot;emerging markets.&quot;
In his opening remarks to the meeting of the board of governors of the UN&#39;s International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on September 13, IAEA director-general Mohammed ElBaradei said that Iran had made \u00e2\u0080\u009csome progress\u00e2\u0080\u009d in accounting for small traces
It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to b...
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There\u00e2\u0080\u0099s an inherent conflict of interest when the government conducts comparative-effectiveness studies and then uses those studies to determine which pills are worth buying.
Electronic Data Systems Corp. , the world&#39;s second-largest technology services provider, on Monday said it has postponed its earnings announcement until Nov. 3 to evaluate a possible assets impairment of its problematic Navy contract.
Democrat John Edwards placed second in Iowa, third in New Hampshire and faces even longer odds of pulling off a win in upcoming states.
The G24 group of developing nations demands a bigger say at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
La Fortitudo Bologna ha annunciato la conferma di James Thomas (contratto triennale), l'arrivo del c...
Fruit of the Loom, once the largest textile employer in Ireland, announced Wednesday it plans to close both of its plants on the island and transfer production to Morocco.
KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count has passed one million ballots with incumbent Hamid Karzai firmly in the lead, according to the electoral commission website.
Singh grabbed the first-round lead with a tournament-low 8-under par 64, and although he had company a few times, never stepped down from his perch in winning the 84 Lumber
WASHINGTON -- The National Children&#39;s Study announced locations Tuesday where it will recruit 100,000 infants for the nation&#39;s largest long-term study of children&#39;s health and development.
Amelie Mauresmo will be keeping her fingers crossed for a dry spell at Wimbledon on Tuesday when she begins her title defense against American Jamea Jackson.
Madonna travels to Israel and the Palestinian territories with her family as part of her interest in the Kabbalah faith.
Thirty-eight European and Asian leaders ended a Helsinki summit with lofty statements on global warming, world trade and the battle against terrorism but they stopped short of making firm promises.
QUETTA, Pakistan : Pakistani authorities stepped up security in the southwestern city of Quetta as investigators probed a bomb blast which killed 11 people in a busy market, police said.
Angola extradited to Nigeria a man accused of leading a militant group that attacked foreign workers and installations in Africa's largest oil nation, an official said Friday.
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Former Hearts midfielder Gary Mackay has backed new manager John Robertson to continue the success enjoyed by the departed Craig Levein.
By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  Stephens Washington Bureau   WASHINGTON - Rep.
E-mail users inundated with unsolicited spam messages have reason to hope Microsoft will develop better tools for tackling the problem: Bill Gates is suffering more than anyone.
The Bush administration says it&#39;s trying to confirm the latest declaration from the most feared militant group in Iraq. In a statement posted on a Web site Sunday, the group led by terror mastermind Abu Musab
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won Indonesia&#39;s presidential election after the former general garnered support from three-fifths of voters, the General Election Commission said.
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By Arellano, Jonah  Videos account for more than half the Internet traffic currently. This phenomenon is projected to soar as the market for video \
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Despite more than a decade of experience with e-commerce, many major online retailers continue to experience outages, slowdowns and outright glitches on their websites. Why can't they get it right?
The OECD cut its 2005 economic growth forecast for the euro zone and other major economies on Tuesday, blaming a &quot;surge in oil prices&quot; and the slide in the dollar.
MADRID, Feb 13  (IPS) - Spain is among the countries most heavily affected  by human trafficking, yet it has still not signed the Council of  Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,  although the socialist government has promised to do so.
From collaboration tools to database apps and more, these next-gen Web applications keep the Computerworld newsroom humming.
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... but I am as confident as I am   that the Sun will rise tomorrow that it will be safe from terrorists.   After all, we have the children to think about.    It seems that David Clark, who led the development of  the Internet way back in the '70's - did you know there  even was a '70's? -  wants to     create a whole new Internet that will fix many of the problems the   current Internet is plagued with.  The New Internet's engineers will be  much more careful this time around to make sure it works better than  the first one did.    I'm afraid, though, that the engineers are not the only ones  who will be deciding how our New Internet will work.      If one is able to find any   privacy or anonymity in this New Internet,   it will be because of some undiscovered     security hole, which will be   quickly repaired, rather than any kind of conscious design decision.    Probably one reason they are accepting proposals before rolling it out   is to avoid the sort of accidental security holes that enable pr0n,   peer-to-peer filesharing and   left-wing political activism.
made in tandem with the progress on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir,&quot; Aziz told reporters on Wednesday. Ties could not be normalised overnight, he later told business leaders of the two countries.
Martina Hingis's appeal against a positive doping test is rejected and she has been banned for two years.
EBay buys StumbleUpon, a site that recommends other websites and has almost 2.5 million registered users.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - Central banks should focus on house price swings only if they risk causing harm to the broader economy, and keep their eyes on ensuring stable prices and employment, Federal Reserve Governor Frederic Mishkin said on Saturday.
MADRID - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators protested at an opposition rally in Madrid on Saturday to vent their rage at what they say is the Spanish government's \
Hundreds of Indians demonstrated on  Friday to demand new anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs, while health  workers in Muslim-majority Indonesia marked World AIDS Day by  handing out condoms to prostitutes for safe sex.
Hoping to make entertainment history, Microsoft plans to release the latest video game in its hit Halo franchise on Tuesday.
By Paul Rolly, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 11--Sometimes, it ain't easy being Greek in Utah.    Father Michael Kouremetis found that out recently at a Holladay City  Planning Commission meeting.
Liverpool's League Cup semi-final win over Watford has come at a heavy price with striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle picking up a serious knee injury in Tuesday's game.
The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent
He should save the tears: Unlike most senior quarterbacks at Harvard, he might not be saying good bye to football after The Game against Yale on Saturday.
ROSSO, Senegal  - The first of thousands of black Mauritanian refugees returned home from exile in Senegal on Tuesday, nearly two decades after they fled bloody ethnic purges in their Arab-dominated Saharan nation.
US boffins are developing mobile phones which learn user&#39;s daily habits so that they can become &quot;mobile digital secretaries&quot;.
Harry Redknapp and Mark Hughes on Friday both played down reports linking them with the vacant manager's job at Newcastle United.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)\u00c2\u00a0needs to step up its regulation of the telecommunications and broadband industries and reverse its current opposition to net neutrality rules, two consumer groups said Wednesday.
A majority stake in the embattled Russian oil company Yukos' main production unit will be sold at an auction scheduled for Dec. 19, an announcement in the official government newspaper said Friday, confirming the country's largest oil producer will be broken up as part of a politically charged battle for control over the strategic resource.
Blog: Though the devices still seem hard to spot in the wild, Microsoft says its market share is holding steady and reiterates its plans to sell 1 million of the devices by June.
Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo called, in a radio interview aired in Paris on Thursday, for French businessmen to return to Ivory Coast, the divided West African state hit recently by anti-French and ...
La superstar Jason Conti, arriva alla Fortitudo Bologna, che ha ufficializzato oggi il colpo grosso....
Analysis of bones in the cathedral of Seville in southern Spain leaves open the possibility that they are those of the explorer Christopher Columbus, a lead
There was a serious chill in the air, the weather more suited for downhill skiing than baseball, but being the Fall Classic and all, preparations were being made to the diamond at Fenway Park yesterday. Bases were 90 feet apart and the mound 60 feet 6 inches from home plate -- surely the recipe for a conformity to make it ...
Mahmoud Abbas, on the first visit by a  top PLO official to Kuwait in 14 years, apologized to the Gulf  state for the Palestine Liberation Organization's failure to  condemn Iraq's 1990 invasion of its small neighbor.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations warned  on Wednesday Asia's tsunami death toll could double to about  300,000 unless survivors received clean water and other basic  services by the end of the week to prevent disease.
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Cancer patients were urged not to worry today following a shortage of the common painkiller used to treat those suffering from the disease.
MANCHESTER UNITED new boy Wayne Rooney has insisted he does not need the advice of his new team-mates on how to behave. Rooney signed a \u00c2\u00a327m deal with the Old Trafford outfit on Tuesday to become Britain&#39;s costliest teenage footballer.
Another piece fell in place Saturday for the Colorado football team in what began weeks ago as a complicated and unlikely route to the Big 12 Conference North Division title.
Hewlett-Packard Co.HPQ.N on  Wednesday ousted Chairman and Chief Executive Carly Fiorina,  the architect of a controversial $19 billion merger with Compaq  Computer that never produced the results she promised.
About 100 distraught parents and grandparents of children who were killed in a school massacre last year blocked a key highway in southern Russia for a second day Friday to underline their demand that the regional president step down, a police official said.
Health care was the topic of the day Saturday, but Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards made sure New Hampshire voters gave him another chance to say he was wrong as a senator to authorize the use of force in Iraq.
PSV Eindhoven beat Vitesse Arnhem 2-0 in the Dutch first division on Sunday but the game was marred by a 15-minute suspension after the referee was abused by Arnhem supporters.
An 18-year-old man is charged with the murder of a 30-year-old man in County Tyrone last week.
Steve McManaman, 34enne centrocampista ex Liverpool, Real Madrid e Manchester City fermo da un anno,...
BOOSSA, Sri Lanka  - Huddled outside a detention camp in Sri Lanka's far south, relatives of civilians held for months without charge say lives are being ruined by emergency regulations amid renewed civil war.
Did she or didn&#39;t she? In a war of celebrity gossip mags of a magnitude that hasn&#39;t been seen for some time, Us Weekly and People magazine are running conflicting stories speculating on the validity of Britney Spears&#39; weekend wedding.
The Scottish Executive brings an end to the Skye Bridge tolls after buying the span back from its owners.
Sprint Corp. said Tuesday it reached multi-year agreements totaling $3 billion with Lucent Technologies Inc., Motorola Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp.
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Difficile arrivare oltre un bronzo nei tuffi alle Olimpiadi di Pechino. A sostenerlo &egrave; il ct ...
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released 12 security fixes for its Windows operating system and Office business software.
Popular diets such as Atkins and South Beach recommend eating few or no carbohydrates to lose weight. But not all carbs are created equal, and now evidence suggests that using the &quot;glycemic index&quot; may be the way to shed pounds and boost health.
The Republican governor of Massachusetts  on Monday expressed frustration with the way the federal  government tells states about possible terrorism threats that  might involve them.
French author Francoise Sagan, who shot  to fame with her first novel \
Global Financial Services Group p.l.c. have once again supported the Malta Charities Association by presenting a donation to Mr.
A Stanford University professor whose father received a Nobel 46 years ago completes an American sweep of the 2006 Nobel science prizes, winning the chemistry prize for cell research.
Although they avoid each other in public, Israel and the Islamist militants are quietly negotiating the release of an Israeli soldier held in Gaza
Fitch on Monday revised the outlook on the debt of Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and its subsidiary PSEG Power LLC to positive from stable, citing the group&#39;s merger with Exelon Corp.
E.ON, the biggest German power supplier, said Wednesday it would scale back its ambitions for a planned takeover of Endesa following a new setback in its long-running battle to acquire the Spanish electricity generator.
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WASHINGTON-The Justice Department late this afternoon said Cingular Wireless LLC agreed to sell mobile-phone properties in 13 markets to win approval of its $41 billion acquisition of AT&amp;T Wireless Services Inc.
Royal Mail workers are to hold a 24-hour strike on Friday 29 June, the main postal union confirms.
A Kazakh judge starts to deliver the verdict in the case of 21 medics accused of infecting children with HIV.
A new investor lawsuit against Dell  Inc. accuses the computer maker of improperly accounting for  hundreds of millions of dollars in payments from long-time  partner Intel Corp., a plaintiffs' attorney said on Friday.
RICHMOND, Virginia  - U.S. football star Michael Vick pleaded guilty and publicly apologized on Monday for his role in a dogfighting case that will land him in jail and already has prompted his suspension from the sport.
Lauryn Williams never saw her coming. Not as a contender in the weeks and months leading up to the Olympics. Not as a blur whooshing up on her right.
Looking to make Web development easier for Java developers, the Apache Software Foundation began offering this week Apache Wicket 1.3, an open-source, component-based Web framework.
 gets Web peek
MADRID: Spain will host England for a friendly on November 17 in Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the profits from which will go towards the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE), the Spanish Football Federation announced yesterday.
Chicago Tribune - The European Union's governing council opened the door Wednesday for Turkey to join the group, recommending that the 25 member states begin formal membership negotiations with their poor and populous neighbor to the south.
Executives and lobbyists from some  of America's richest and most influential companies are walking  the halls of Congress, buttonholing senators to argue for  strong patents to preserve U.S. innovation.
Who needs technology when you can make beautiful drawings in dirt on the windows of an ordinary car?
Lleyton Hewitt staged a mighty  comeback to beat American James Blake 4-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-3 in the  second round of the Australian Open Thursday.
Yale University normally concerns itself with issues such as global warming and genetic research. But lately it is in a protracted battle over a restaurant that just wants to continue serving chorizo encrusted cod and lobster cassoulette.
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Oil steadied near $63 a barrel on   Thursday, holding onto the previous day's gains supported by   investment fund buying and speculation that OPEC could trim   output to bolster prices.
PERM. Feb 12 (Interfax) - The trial of a school director accused of using unlicensed computer software has been postponed until February 14.
Kurdish guerrillas ambushed a Turkish military convoy in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday evening, killing one soldier and injuring another three, military sources said.
Samsung Electronics agrees to pay $90m to settle price-fixing allegations in the US.
A man has been remanded in custody, charged with withholding information about a potential act of terrorism following anti-terrorism raids in Birmingham last week.
L'ex attaccante di Udinese, Parma e Milan, Marcio Amoroso giocher&agrave; fino al termine della stag...
President Bush proposed the biggest  overhaul of Social Security since its 1935 creation on  Wednesday night in his State of the Union speech, and for the  first time said he would consider limiting future retirement  benefits as part of a solution.
U.S.-led troops searching for three U.N.  hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on  Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold  the U.N. workers warned the government against any tricks.
By Geoffrey Lean  Nearly 400 of Britain's most wildlife-rich lakes are being stifled by pollution, an official study has found. They include most of the country's best-known and best-loved expanses of water.
Grunge rocker Courtney Love may not have found Nirvana Wednesday but she did find some solace. Love, 40, was allowed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct for throwing a microphone stand at a Manhattan club in March.
The site tweaks a privacy setting that had revealed personal information from private profiles after a Wired News inquiry, and explains its philosophy on users' privacy. Threat Level talks with chief privacy officer, Chris Kelly.
The women's fashion retailer decides to ditch a failing high-end line.
Sen. John Kerry, who has &#36;45 million left from his record-breaking Democratic campaign, hinted on Tuesday that he may try again for the presidency.
The actor Max von Sydow in his most paternal role.
Steve Irwin pulled a poisonous stingray barb from his chest in his dying moments, his longtime manager said Tuesday, after watching videotape of the attack that killed the popular \
Like it or not, Rupert Murdoch is a New York City staple. As chairman of News Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people ), the billionaire is a part of Gothamites&#39; lives.
The National Association of Securities Dealers on Wednesday charged American Funds Distributors Inc., a unit of The Capital Group Cos., with violating a rule by directing approximately &#36;100 million in kickbacks over three years to about 50 brokerage firms that were the top sellers of American Funds' mutual funds.
Nikkei -0,28%, euro in rialzo su dollaro e in calo sullo yen
There will be no imminent takeover of Birmingham after the English Premier League club on Thursday terminated talks with Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung.
Two were kidnapped from their Baghdad office while four others were abducted west of Baghdad, an Egyptian diplomat said. The attacks follow the kidnapping of two Americans and a Briton last week from their
These miniscule PCs can fit in your pocket, a deck of cards, or a bottle of whisky.
Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stressed that Singapore will not change its long-held&quot;one-China&quot; policy, and if Taiwan provokes a conflict, Singapore will not support Taiwan.
A disgruntled Palestinian who worked as a driver and was bent on killing as many Israeli tourists as possible organized the bombings of three resort
Life & style: Rose Elliot: Traditional Christmas vegetable is latest victim of wet summer.
Ring tones on mobile phones were once  considered cool if they simply sounded musical. Then phones  starting ringing to the tune of a pop song, giving way to \
CAPE TOWN: Mark Thatcher, who was arrested early yesterday for an alleged role in a coup plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, and his twin sister Carol are the only children of Lady Thatcher and Denis Thatcher.
Chelsea beat visiting Norwich 4-0 to extend its lead atop English soccer&#39;s Premiership to six points as second-placed Everton was held to a 0-0 draw at Blackburn.
Shares of Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. fell after their combined August US sales declined for the first time since 2002.
Developers are dissapointed that Apple is currently only helping them to create web apps for the iPhone.
Attacco lanciato dalle 'Forze di resistenza dell'Islam'
Gold traded in a tight range above the previous day's 15-week low and platinum touched its lowest in nearly six months on Thursday, as investors were hesitant to make big moves because of general nervousness in the market.
Il principe Don Felipe di Borbone, figlio di re Juan Carlos I, erede al trono della corona spagnola,...
Caminiti died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of cocaine and opiates, a spokeswoman for the New York City Medical Examiners Office told ESPN.
Italy has kept the European Union waiting for a new executive Commission while Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took his time naming a replacement for the controversial Rocco Buttiglione.
The Dow closed down 366.94  today as earnings reports from Wachovia and Caterpillar disappointed investors.
Australian Federal Police said on Saturday they had charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor for his alleged involvement with attempted bombings in Britain on June 29 and 30.
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Australia's top-ranked women's tennis player Samantha Stosur will miss next month's Australian Open after failing to recover from a lingering illness, Tennis Australia said Monday.
A military judge in Germany says the government has to speed up investigations of Iraqi prisoner abuse. Col. James Pohl told prosecutors to make sure three investigative reports on
The deal, valued at $35 billion, will create a large wireless service provider to compete with wireless rivals Cingular and Verizon.
By Mike Snyder, Houston Chronicle  Jun. 22--The Houston Planning Commission recommended Thursday that two iconic shopping centers be designated as landmarks, making them eligible for tax breaks intended to discourage their expected demolition.
Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's Waziristan region announce an end to their truce with the government.
An AT&T building was evacuated and   20 people were being treated following an incident involving   hazardous materials in Van Nuys, California, near Los Angeles,   Fox News said on Monday.
Johnson & Johnson won clearance to promote its schizophrenia drug Risperdal for treating irritability in children and adolescents with autism, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Investor's Business Daily - The National Retail Federation said 33.4% of shoppers plan to spend less this year than last year while only 16.4% plan to spend more. The NRF has forecast the smallest sales gain in 5 years as falling home prices, higher food and energy costs and the credit crunch sap spending. Holiday sales account for 25% to 40% of retailers' annual revenue.
UNITED NATIONS  - The United Nations rushed disaster teams to Asian countries worst hit by the tsunami wave devastation as governments and aid groups sent money and emergency specialists to answer desperate pleas for help.
La Snaidero Udine &egrave; stata eliminata negli ottavi di Uleb Cup. Dopo il successo di tre punti d...
The United States has made progress in the last five years in trying to shut down avenues for terrorists to raise and move money but challenges remain, Bush administration officials told Congress Tuesday.
Questi i convocati del ct della nazionale maschile di pallanuoto, Paolo Malara, per l'amichevole del...
Afghanistan's presidential vote count is expected to conclude but several procedural steps remain before any declaration of incumbent Hamid Karzai's landslide victory in the historic ballot.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Acer Inc. plans to acquire U.S. computer maker Gateway Inc. for $710 million in a deal that will push the Taiwanese company past China's Lenovo Group as the world's third largest vendor of personal computers.
Affianchera' Armeni da prossima settimana in 'Otto e mezzo'
Afghanistan&#39;s Taliban guerrillas reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the kidnapping of three UN workers and said they opposed the use of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.
Borse Dubai said Wednesday it had sweetened its takeover offer for Nordic market operator OMX and had secured 47.6 percent of shares in the group.
The sudden flu shortage in the United States has become a political issue, causing a headache for the Bush camp and a fever in the Kerry one.
Record oil prices widened the United States trade deficit in November as the cost of imported petroleum outpaced a modest rise in exports.
Chile&#39;s Supreme Court stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution on Thursday in one notorious human rights case, raising hopes of victims
Stay away from Fox's monstrous new soap about wedding planners--especially if you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re planning a wedding.
Minnesota's attorney general has sued  credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp. COF.N,  accusing the big U.S. credit card issuer of falsely advertising  low rates and defrauding consumers.
House prices grew by 1.3% in September, the Nationwide says, lifting the annual growth rate to 8.2%.
LifePoint Hospitals has agreed to acquire rival Province Healthcare for $1.125 billion in cash and stock to broaden its geographic reach.
An activist of radical Palestinian movement Hamas was killed and another wounded late on Wednesday night in an Israeli air raid in the north of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical and security sources said.
Likud and Labor Party officials said Sunday they hope to sign a coalition agreement Monday or Tuesday. The head of the Likud&#39;s negotiating team, Yoram Raved, told
Most physician-owned specialty hospitals are poorly equipped to handle medical emergencies, federal investigators will report today, underscoring a long-standing concern about the rapid rise in the number of such hospitals.
A strong earthquake rocked the Greek capital Athens on Sunday, a Reuters witness said.
A scheme enabling school pupils to do vocational courses in colleges is not at risk, it is promised.
The prime minister, Tony Blair, flew into the Iraqi capital today and praised the electoral workers of Iraq for their bravery in risking their lives for democracy.
A mobile home fire early Saturday killed two adults and three children, authorities said.
I was reading LWN where there were reports of security holes in a dozen different packages based off Mozilla's Gecko. Someone complained about the lack of a universal library that they should all use so that users would only need to update the library and not each program separately. Apparently such a library exists as libxul, but its use is uncommon enough that the bugs were reported as being for the several separate programs and not for \
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 109-107 in double overtime on Thursday to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
MacCentral - Quark Inc. on Tuesday introduced QuarkXPress 6.5, a new version of their flagship desktop publishing software. New features have been added including the QuarkVista image editing plug-in, native multi-layer Photoshop file import and layer editing and an upgrade to the QuarkXClusive XTensions module used for variable data publishing that's available only to Mac OS X users.
Rescuers were desperately searching for survivors after floods and landslides unleashed by a tropical storm in the Philippines killed more than 300 people and left at least 150 others missing, many buried alive under tonnes of debris.
KOHLER, Wisconsin  - Fiji's Vijay Singh held his  composure to win the 86th U.S. PGA Championship in a three-way  playoff on Sunday, clinching the third major title of his  career.
In the wake of this week's military coup in Thailand, former central bank Governor Chatumongol Sonakul is favored to become the country's interim civilian leader, The Bangkok Post newspaper said Saturday.
Engaged tennis stars Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters end their relationship.
This is how serious Bill Parcells is taking the Dallas Cowboys' stretch drive: He cut inconsistent kicker Mike Vanderjagt on Monday.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was hailed by her husband Saturday as the best Democratic choice for the White House at a rally just uptown from his Harlem office where they were greeted by the sweet sounds of the Abyssinian Baptist Church choir and the handclaps of its congregation.
The Bush administration claimed progress Tuesday toward establishing an international peacekeeping force for Lebanon but said no quick cease-fire seemed likely in the three-week-old war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea appears in court to appeal against his detention by a genocide tribunal.
The International Monetary Fund said Friday China remains reluctant to float its currency. In its discussions with Chinese authorities about the country&#39;s economy, the IMF said
French wine exports are continuing to shrink this year, confirming a six-year trend that has brought gloom to the sector, experts and industry bodies say.
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Arjen Robben teased and tormented Portsmouth as Chelsea moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premiership following a 3-0 win.
Assistant head coach-defense Gregg Williams was formally interviewed for the Redskins' head coaching vacancy Saturday, according to sources.
Julia Roberts has welcomed her third child, a boy named Henry Daniel Moder.
An army captain, who was presumed dead after he disappeared more than three years ago, was found alive chained to a tree after skirmishes with leftist rebels Thursday, the military said.
After more than a decade running Paramount Pictures, Sherry Lansing surprised Hollywood Tuesday by announcing that she plans to step down when her contract expires at the end of next year.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kathie Salemme and her family are die-hard NASCAR fans, planning their vacations around the racing schedule. Wednesday, the family traveled to pay their respects to NASCAR trailblazer Bill France Jr., a man Salemme never met but considered an integral part of her family's...
Ratcheting up the pressure on Tehran, the United States on Thursday designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Qods force a supporter of terrorism.
The Harry Potter series becomes the biggest in film history, beating James Bond and Star Wars.
The nation's largest drugstore chains say they are working to better protect patient privacy after an investigative TV report turned up sensitive information about hundreds of customers in trash bins in cities around the country.
Intel Corp. has agreed to hire the team of Hewlett-Packard Co. engineers that helped design the chip giant&#39;s Itanium microprocessors for server computers, both companies said Wednesday.
By FRANK ELTMAN  GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - A Long Island county is dealing with the not-in-my-backyard problem by housing sex offenders in trailers away from residential areas.
U.S. consumers overwhelmingly support stricter food labeling laws, with 92 percent of Americans wanting to know which country produced the food they are buying, a consumer magazine said on Tuesday.
Description: The US government is working to redirect remaining supplies of the flu vaccine as it tries to ensure it reaches people who need it most: children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases.
Pakistan accused al Qaeda of killing opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, whose assassination has plunged the nuclear-armed country into crisis and triggered bloody protests.
FORT WORTH, Feb. 23 -- The Army's highest-ranking officer said Friday that he was unsure whether the U.S. military would capture or kill Osama bin Laden, adding, \
For two weeks before MTV debuted U2&#39;s video for the new single &quot;Vertigo,&quot; fans had a chance to see the band perform the song on TV -- in an iPod commercial.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday rejected bilateral talks with President Mwai Kibaki, dimming hopes for a breakthrough to end turmoil that has led to almost 500 deaths.
Scientists at West Virginia University will study thick black diesel smoke and other air pollution particles over the next five years to determine how they might be affecting cardiovascular health.
Cellegy Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares lost nearly half their value in Monday trading after the Food and Drug Administration rejected the company&#39;s ointment for treating pain from chronic anal fissure.
CHARLOTTE - Michael Vick head-butting an opposing linebacker may not have been the smartest thing for a National Football League quarterback to do.
PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Masters champion Phil Mickelson, known for his meticulous approach to the majors, plans to use two drivers in his bag for the second year in a row at Augusta National.
Three men arrested in connection with the killing of a doorman in Londonderry are released without charge.
Scientists win approval for controversial research from the fertility and embryo research watchdog
Actor Heath Ledger, the gifted leading man acclaimed for his role as a gay cowboy in the film \
US stocks looked to open higher on Monday, helped by lower oil prices, with a lightly staffed Wall Street hoping to extend a year-end rally.
La perizia su alcuni reperti biologici comincera' l'8 giugno
Ben Bernanke says Federal Reserve is ready to act aggressively if needed to support growth
Advanced Medical Optics on Thursday offered to buy rival eye care maker Bausch and Lomb, in an attempt to break up a previous buyout offer by a private equity firm.
Paramedics, it turns out, face a high risk of being injured on the job.

A cabinet sells for \u00c2\u00a319m at Christie's, making it the most expensive piece of furniture sold at auction.
governments and the European Parliament, partly due to weak leadership since Jacques Delors retired in 1994. which forced changes in its composition, and lingering embarrassment over French commissioner Jacques Barrot.
elections on two national assembly seats, that was must for him to assume the office of Prime Minister.
Partenza in rosso in Borsa per titoli compagnia di bandiera
A man who used an Internet chat room to try to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day had been trying to persuade women for at least five years to engage in sex acts with him and then kill themselves, a sheriff said Sunday.
Retail theft and fraud cost U.S.  retailers a record $41.6 billion last year, although the  percent of sales the industry lost through activities like  organized crime and employee theft remained almost flat,  according to a survey released on Monday.
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A group of 29 people, thought to be North Koreans,  enter a South Korean school in Beijing.
Armenia's highest court on Tuesday formally began considering President Robert Kocharian's request to allow the dispatch of a small unit of non-combat troops to Iraq which is facing strong domestic opposition.
Twelve Islamic militants were convicted of terrorism-related charges, including eight with alleged ties to al-Qaida who had volunteered to fight in Iraq, Morocco's official news agency reported.
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (L) talks with his aides after a rally at the tarmac of Toledo Airport in Ohio, early 02 Nov 2004.
Andrei Kirilenko signed a 6-year, &#36;86 million contract extension with the Utah Jazz, a deal that took three months of negotiations.
Cluster a Go Go Longtime acquisition suspect PolyServe has been eaten by HP.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Pakistan published pictures of six \
Australia win the toss and bat first at Brisbane, while Ashley Giles is included ahead of Monty Panesar for England.
The much-anticipated top-secret 10th-anniversary Elmo, code-named \
One in an occasional series about the Boston Red Sox and their 86-year quest to win it all. BOSTON - It comes up just shy of bloodcurdling, but this one man, this one sports-radio czar, has
Investors might want to wait a while as this company digests its large acquisition.
By Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 13--OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City lawmaker said Monday that she won't press her bill that would require all girls entering the sixth grade to be immunized against the human papillomavirus, which is said to lead to cervical cancer.
The sweeping changes of 2003 pushed gays more toward the mainstream than ever. If the revolution was coming, Oklahoma aimed to stop it.
A stone marking a pet cat&#39;s grave fetched more than \u00c2\u00a3200,000 at Sotheby&#39;s yesterday after experts said it was a 1,100-year-old Anglo-Saxon carving.
As was widely expected, Armonk, NY-based IBM and Lenovo also said they will enter a strategic alliance and IBM will hold a minority stake, at 18.9%, in the Beijing-based company.
Motorola Inc , the world's No. 3 mobile phone maker, said on Thursday it is exploring strategic alternatives including a possible separation of its mobile devices business from other units.
LAS VEGAS -- Joe Louis was once told that an opponent, &quot;Didn't like it to the body,&quot; to which he replied, &quot;Who do?&quot;
Kobe Bryant had 27 points and 10 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 111-104 Friday night to snap a two-game losing skid.
Siebel Systems wants to cut the costs of tending its software by teaching the programs to manage themselves.
American Beauty director Sam Mendes is to oversee a Broadway musical version of Shrek.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday they would release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have held for nearly six weeks provided Seoul pulls out its troops and stops Korean missionary work in Afghanistan by year-end.
Tabloid articles naming footballers allegedly involved in a rape broke contempt of court laws, a court rules.
Playboy Enterprises Inc.PLA.N, the  No. 1 U.S. adult entertainment company, could be alluring to  value investors with its strong brand and solid balance sheet,  according to Barron's.
PBS has moved up the premiere of a one-hour documentary on Julia Child that had been set to air next year. The 6-foot-2 kitchen icon, who shared her delight of French cuisine through her TV show and cookbooks, died Friday, just two days before her 92nd birthday.
Dai 3,5 miliardi del 2003 a 6,7 miliardi nel 2006
In the face of heavy demand for flu shots, the province advised health care officials Friday to temporarily allow only those at high risk to have access to the public vaccine supply.
The Bruins opened free agency in a big way Saturday. Boston signed two of the top free agents on the market as it moves to revamp its entire lineup, inking 6-foot-9 defenseman Zdeno Chara and center Marc Savard. Chara, the tallest player in the NHL, got a five-year deal worth &#36;37.5 million dollars, while Savard signed a four-year deal worth &#36;20 million.
Countries around the world should try Rwandan exiles suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide instead of sending them to face trial in their own country, Amnesty International said Friday.
Fashion Wire Daily - Designer Tommy Hilfiger and Thierry Henry, international soccer&#39;s classiest goal scorer, are tag teaming to create a new fashion collection One 4 All, whose proceeds go to the anti-racism foundation, One 4 All, recently created by the sport star.
Insurgents unleashed a wave of five car bombings across the capital Wednesday, killing about a dozen people, despite stepped-up U.S. and Iraqi measures to protect this month's elections. North of Baghdad, insurgents killed a British security officer and kidnapped a Japanese engineer, officials said.
US food company Interstate Bakeries has said that it has had to delay filing its fiscal year report. The company had previously obtained an extension to last Friday for filing its Fiscal 2004 Form 10-K with
The Israeli prime minister congratulates Mahmoud Abbas on election victory, and hopes to meet him \
The headless body of a Ukrainian poet, night-time raids on railway depots and the theft of priceless works of art. The ingredients of a Cold War thriller?
The man who took the photo of Australian soldiers posing as Ku Klux Klan members says it was not racially motivated. The photograph has more than 20 soldiers dressed in white hoods standing behind some Aboriginal members who are not hooded.
&quot;Frankly, it&#39;s the most beautiful week of my life,&quot; admitted Phelps. &quot;I came here to enjoy myself and do my best.
Turkey&#39;s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is leading with 50.1 percent of the vote in Sunday&#39;s general elections, with almost 35 percent of the vote counted, the CNN Turk news channel reported.
Sgt. David E. Lambert, a Virginia Army National Guardsman who died Friday after an explosion in Baghdad, was a dedicated soldier, active in his church and engaged to be married at the time of his death, a soldier from his former unit said.
Even with 20 feet of water between them, Plymouth fisherman Daniel Holmes spotted the albino lobster in the trap rising to the surface of Cape Cod Bay.
Despite Alan Milburn holding his first press conference as Labour&#39;s election strategist yesterday, it&#39;s unlikely Tony Blair will be able to escape the shadow of Iraq at today&#39;s session of PMQs.
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Vicino a Stazione Centrale, nella notte bora a 120 km/h
China's ruling Communist Party said on   Tuesday a corruption scandal that has toppled Shanghai's party   chief could claim other officials, while the city's acting   chief warned subordinates to obey President Hu Jintao.
A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an $11,000 settlement...
Moscow, Aug. 30 (VNA) - Chechnya&#39;s Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov gained 72.2 percent of the total vote in the republic\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first-round presidential election and was assured of being elected president, local media reported on Monday.
Jurors at a trial over events leading to the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes are told the police are not \
Derrius Thompson caught a 21-yard  touchdown pass from A.J. Feeley with 1:29 remaining as the  Dolphins stunned the New England Patriots 29-28 in Miami on  Monday.
By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 11--No juice.   No coffee, either.   Mix in an early morning practice, a tipoff just past noon and a half-serving of Greg Oden and it was a recipe for a wake-up call at the least.
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday shrugged off rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's support in Nevada, arguing that he'll enjoy the same success in attracting the state's rural voters as he did back home in Illinois.
Ford Motor Co.'s F.N Land Rover luxury   unit is on track to set a fresh record in global sales, helping   the brand attain sustained profitability, the unit's managing   director said.
A mine blast killed a British soldier and wounded five others in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defence said on Monday.
A man who claims to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's newborn daughter has filed a lawsuit demanding the reality TV star and baby girl return to California for paternity testing, his lawyer said Tuesday.
JOHN Howard has promised to implement key elements of a reform agenda that has been frustrated by the Senate in recent years, while promising not to ride roughshod over the electorate despite an overwhelming mandate.
CHIP GIANT INTEL is expected to announce today that it has succeeded in producing an SRAM using 65 nanometre technology. The chip circuit gates are also a third smaller than using the current 90 nanometre process technology, Intel will claim.
Israel charged on Thursday that Iran had replaced Saddam Hussein as the world&#39;s primary exporter of &quot;terror, hate and instability.
The threat of widespread power cuts across southwest England has diminished overnight, while over 43,000 homes left powerless by the worst flooding to hit Britain in decades have had their supplies restored, power companies said on Tuesday.
Il comune si accorda con le richieste del quartiere e dei residentiSaranno isolati i civici 37 e 39 e l'accesso sar\u00c3\u00a0 riservato su via Grassi                                          Padova, ancora un muro contro lo spaccio La recinzione contro lucciole e pusher                                                                                    di CRISTIANA BOGGIAN
NEW YORK  - Children who eat goodly amounts of whole grain products and fish seem to have a reduced risk of developing asthma, according to findings published in the medical journal Thorax.
Pop producer Phil Spector is indicted on a charge that he murdered an actress at his home 19 months ago.
L'incremento di novembre e' stato il maggiore da 32 anni
Monster Worldwide Inc., parent of jobs  Web site Monster.com, will form an online recruitment alliance  with the New York Times Co., the companies said on Wednesday.
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN.- The Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea, (Galician Centre for Contemporary Art) presents A Galicia moderna (Modern Galicia), through March 20, 2005.
Il quotidiano cambia 'pelle' con servizi e approfondimenti, news, link e multimedialit&agrave;. Spazio ai cittadini, invitati a intervenire
Although relief organizations are distributing medical supplies to prevent the outbreak of disease following the Indian Ocean tidal waves, the main focus is still on dealing with the wounded, said Jamie McGoldrick, an emergency relief coordinator of the
Germany firmly believes that Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s meeting with the Dalai Lama here on Sunday will not harm its ties with China, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Wangari Maathai has made a typically combative start to her first full day as a Nobel laureate, defending a recent suggestion that the HIV virus might have been made in a laboratory as a plot against Africans.
(InfoWorld) - Dell will open a second call center in the Philippines early next year to provide additional tech support for its U.S. customers. The center is expected to take its first calls in February 2007, Dell announced on Thursday. It follows the opening of another call center in the country earlier this year. Dell announced in March that it would increase the staff at that call center from 700 to 1,400 employees. The staffing level for the new center has not yet been set, it said. Dell also said it will will invest more than $150 million in customer service this year. The company has opened 10 call centers over the last two years. Other investments include using broadband connections for support teams to remotely troubleshoot problems with PCs. Dell has borne the brunt of an increasingly tough PC market. Earlier this month, the company reported a profit of $502 million for its second quarter, down by more than half from the same period a year before. Dell blamed a slow market and continued pressure on prices. At the same time, the Round Rock, Texas, company said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is\u00c2\u00a0investigating its financial reports\u00c2\u00a0prior to its 2006 fiscal year.
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--A High Court ruling later Wednesday may decide the fate of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust&#39;s plan to partially float its fully-owned Vector Ltd.
IBM has brought the title of the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer back to the United States for the first time in three years... IBM&#39;s still incomplete Blue Gene/L system was officially named the fastest in the
Singer-songwriter Billy Joel married his 23-year-old fiancee, Kate Lee, in a ceremony today at his Long Island mansion. The 55-year-old Joel has been married twice, including once to supermodel Christie Brinkley.
A painting by El Greco is unveiled in Poland on Friday, 40 years after it was first discovered.
It's hard to remember a significant player who was trashed by Boston fans and media long before he arrived or swung a bat in anger. But outfielder J.D. Drew, who became a member of the Red Sox yesterday (pending a physical) after agreeing to a five-year, $70 million deal, will arrive with some segments of ...
In an era of offense, batters came up blank for a night. Tuesday marked the first time in 34 years that there were seven shutouts in the major leagues on a single day.
Un operaio e la figlia di quest&#39;ultimo sono stati aggrediti da un pitbull che li ha feriti gravemente. L&#39;operaio stava lavorando sul tetto di un&#39;abitazione, quando e&#39; scivolato a terra ed e&#39; stato azzannato dal pitbull.
Georgians pay their last respects to the late Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who died earlier this week.
A US study finds significant numbers of people in their 70s and 80s say they are having sex regularly.
Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams appear in an episode of Neighbours as Lou and Andy.
An experimental diet drug helped  people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.
InfoWorld - Apple&#39;s&#160;iPhone launch&#160;has been marred by delays in AT&amp;T&#39;s phone activation system, leaving some people unable to use their new toy throughout the weekend.
The New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and St Louis Cardinals struck the first blow in their division series on Tuesday, as some of baseball's most feared sluggers opened the post-season with a bang.
La Lega di serie C ha disposto che la gara di C1/A tra Sassuolo e Cremonese, in programma domenica p...
S&P 500 stock index futures pointed to a higher opening on Monday, with stocks attempting to squeeze out some gains on the last trading day of 2007, but data on existing home sales could limit any advance.
A U.N. mini-summit convened to  set a future course for the peace process in divided Ivory  Coast flopped on Wednesday when the West African nation's  president carried out a threat to boycott it.
Jalen Rose scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, and the Toronto Raptors won their third straight game with a 98-81 victory over the struggling New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Sulla questione degli immigrati il ministro Pisanu ha detto che il governo &#39;sta fronteggiando l&#39;emergenza nel rispetto della legge&#39;. Il ministro, riferendosi agli ultimi sbarchi a Lampedusa e al rimpatrio, ha
L'INCHIESTA/Chi comanda nelle citt\u00c3\u00a0                                          La ricca Aosta, piccola Cuba del Granturismo                                                                                   dal nostro inviato CURZIO MALTESE
British men are abandoning their stiff upper lips but still do not wear their hearts on their sleeves like Americans, a new survey shows.
The shock wave that hit yesterday Southeast Asia yesterday claiming over 30,000 lives may have a lasting effect on the region. Government-led aid efforts offer a possibility for political reconciliation in
Investor's Business Daily - Even before Tuesday's 0.75% slash in the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve, mortgage rates had been sliding. Last week's cut pulled down home loan rates more.
A big overhang of property will bring U.S. house prices down further, but it is too early to say if the economy will plunge into recession, former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan was quoted as saying on Friday.
The U.S. Army Reserve, tapped  heavily to provide soldiers for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,  is \
Lebanon's parliament voted on Friday to  extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud,  despite a U.N. Security Council resolution warning Damascus  against interfering in Lebanon.
Suicidio o caduta accidentale le ipotesi piu' probabili
A US Marine commander in Fallujah is warning it may be some time before it is safe for residents to return to the Iraqi city, after nearly two weeks of fighting there to flush out insurgents.
Britain called Sunday for an end to the violence which has broken out following presidential elections in Kenya and urged its leaders to \
IT hasn't been able to show how it can apply strategic technologies to save lives and, in the process, cut costs. If IT is always considered a cost center, it will never change.
Ziff Davis - IBM's decision to sell its PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd. is offering lessons both in how to expand into emerging markets and how federal regulators will view such deals.
Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong for a would-be Canadian robber this week and led to his quick arrest.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon today began offering its FiOS TV service to more consumers on Long Island and in Rockland County, offering a true choice for subscription television and on-demand programming via the company's all-digital, fiber-optic network.
Producer Phil Spector was indicted by a grand jury yesterday (Sept. 27), clearing the way for his trial in the death of an actress.
The president of a group set up to support people affected by the September 11 attacks has been voted off the board after failing to verify details of her own dramatic survival story, the organization said on Thursday.
A jury in Texas has ruled that Boston Scientific\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug-coated stents infringed a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million.
A WWII plane taking part in a re-enactment during an airshow has crashed, according police.
Pakistani troops attack a religious school in South Waziristan thought to house foreign al-Qaeda suspects.
SAN FRANCISCO Thousands of hotel workers remain locked out of their jobs after hotel operators defied a call from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for a 90-day cooling-off period.
Our position is: US troops need equipment redesigned from the ground up for fighting a new kind of warfare. Spc. Thomas Wilson was blunt with Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld this week during an open forum involving US troops in Iraq.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle strengthened slightly as it neared the North Carolina coast on Sunday but it was not expected to reach hurricane strength as it passed over the Outer Banks and curved back out into the Atlantic, U.S. forecasters said.
Roger Clemens, arguably the greatest pitcher of all-time with seven Cy Young Awards to his name, will take the mound for the first time since 2003 on Saturday to help rescue the Yankees' season.
Il neo-laziale Pasquale Foggia parla ai microfoni dell'agenzia radiofonica GRT ed esperime tutta la ...
The new rules, proposed more than a year ago, will allow electronic proxy notification without making it mandatory.
Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling U.S. dollar.
Didier Deschamps giudica pesante la squalifica di Trezeguet, fermato per tre turni dal giudice sport...
Ottawa would never agree to the kind of national pharmacare program proposed by the premiers because it would cost too much and makes no sense, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said today.
Foreign tourists are keeping brokers busy with their eagerness to buy up Manhattan apartments.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms was taken to a hospital for an undisclosed reason after Sunday's 26-24 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
Developer Richard L. Friedman has both the financing and an operator for a $100 million hotel in the old Charles Street Jail at the foot of Beacon Hill, and he plans to begin construction next month.
PARIS/LONDON  - Sanofi-Aventis shares rose on   Friday after a U.S. judge blocked further sales of generic   Plavix, but gains were capped as it warned cheap supplies of   the blood-thinner already in the market would hit 2006 profits.
Even as prices fall, neither Sony\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Blu-ray nor Toshiba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s HD DVD, has gained an advantage.
Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.
The European Parliament is to vote on legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.
L'ex crotonese Zeytulaev si &egrave; rimesso velocemente dalla lesione muscolare che lo aveva costre...
Spain has arrested flamboyant  Syrian-born arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar on U.S. charges of  terrorism, Spain&#39;s National Police said on Friday.
The merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States.
(CBS) Cincinnati was a major junction on the Underground Railroad, the secret network that helped runaway slaves in this country flee north to freedom.
As the Palestinians&#39; main donor and Israel&#39;s top commercial partner, Europe could be a major player in pushing to restart the stalled Middle East peace process in the post-Yasser Arafat era.
I'm a lady! IBM and SAS Institute might not seem obvious sources of information for those interested in developing iPhone web applications, but - such is the appeal of Apple's little wonder and its perceived applicability to business users - that these hoary old giants are getting in on the act.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Israeli troops entered a southern Gaza town late on Wednesday in what the army called a search for firing posts used by Palestinian militants, hours after gunmen launched rockets toward nearby Jewish settlements.
Roger Federer, Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis will try to complete their opening matches at Wimbledon today after yesterday&#039;s rain suspended some in-progress matches and postponed some others entirely.
(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants continue a monumental three-game series against the Houston Astros this evening at SBC Park.
La polizia della sezione anticrimine della questura di Frosinone ha arrestato 4 tifosi del Ferentino...
Four people were killed and many hurt on Tuesday when an Indonesian commercial jet operated by a local carrier skidded off a runway after landing in heavy rain in the central Java city of Solo, local media said.
Opposition candidates in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential elections have called for a repeat because of irregularities. It&#39;s a demand that could seriously harm the country&#39;s budding democracy, according to DW&#39;s Karen Fischer.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority and a New York developer yesterday reached an agreement that should speed construction of housing and a marina at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
SHAKHTINSK, Kazakhstan  - A methane explosion tore   through a coal mine belonging to Mittal Steel in Kazakhstan on   Wednesday, killing 41 people in the country's worst mining   accident on record.
Competition to publish the nastiest, most breathless and up-to-the-moment celebrity gossip has always been fierce, but the Internet has pushed it to a new level.
The seven days of Operation Days of Penitence have \u00e2\u0080\u009cproduced\u00e2\u0080\u009d the death of more than 80 Palestinians, most of whom were militants and some of whom were civilians; hits at cells of Qassam rocket launchers, and tremendous damage to the civilian
The men's and women's winners of this year's Boston Marathon will each receive $100,000, an increase of $20,000.
The post-mortem examination is due to be held after a two-year-old girl died at her home in Leeds.
With Black Friday in the rear-view  mirror -- complete with eye-popping bargains and frenzied  shoppers lining up overnight to buy that \
For his next adventure, Superman will take flight with Bobby Darin   and Sandra Dee.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling voiced confidence Monday that the country&#39;s economy could weather the storm surrounding the Northern Rock bank.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he had ``high hopes&#39;&#39; for Ruud Van Nistelrooy before yesterday&#39;s Champions League game against Sparta Prague.
This is a Barry Bonds story that starts in the Learys' swimming pool. There are other places it could begin.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of FedEx Corp. pulled back early Thursday after the Memphis, Tenn., package delivery company reported second-quarter results that showed a strong year-over-year increase in profits and lifted its outlook for fiscal 2005.
Pugni e calci ad auto con giornalista e due operatori
Succumbing to cheapskate fatigue Tiscali customers and employees can look forward to more turmoil in the next two years. The Italian-owned group's boss Tommaso Pompei says he's expecting to sell up to rivals as it struggles to compete with richer players in the broadband market.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Catania in vista della gara con il Parma. Il convalescente
An arbitrator awarded Boston Bruins captain Joe Thornton $6.75 million for 2004-05, increasing his salary from last season&#39;s $5.5 million but not allowing him to break the arbitration record of $7 million.
Backup quarterback Jeff Garcia orchestrated a late scoring drive to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 27-24 win over the Carolina Panthers that moved them back into post-season contention on Monday.
Scientists nab prize for work on sense of smell just days after a spoof \
Paris - The Paris Club of creditor nations, with the exception of Russia, has reached an agreement in principle to slash debts Iraq owes to the group by up to 80%, a well-placed official said on Sunday.
This story really takes the cake for being the most hilarious.
Genetic factors may help reveal which multiple sclerosis patients are likely to benefit from a widely used therapy and explain why some are not helped, according to a report published on Monday.
U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $26 billion cash, the richest in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.
The US State Department relaxes some of its passport rules after a surge in demand creates long delays.
ATHENS, Greece - Despite the controversy surrounding his gold medal in the all-around, Paul Hamm has a chance to win two more golds Sunday. The American will compete in the finals of the pommel horse and the floor exercise - the latter against his twin brother, Morgan...
Story in full THE Home Secretary put security at the heart of the forthcoming general election campaign yesterday, as he promised sweeping new anti-terror laws if Labour wins a third term.
Defending Israel's massive incursion into the northern Gaza Strip, the United States vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding that the Jewish state immediately end military operations and called the resolution \
Apple is to cut the price it charges in the UK for music downloads from iTunes within six months.
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L.L. Bean is offering free holiday shipping after strong sales during the spring and summer months, the outdoor sports retailer said. L.L. Bean said sales were up 8 percent during the \
Laksamana.Net - Police have made their first arrest in direct connection with last week&#39;s deadly bomb attack on the Australia Embassy in Jakarta.
In spite of Google's annual revenue growth of 52%, many Wall Street analysts are now advising their clients to hold off on buying Google stock. Has Microsoft's bid for Yahoo made that much of a dent, or are there other factors at play?
EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will cut by up to 50 percent the fees it charges sellers to list their goods online, in an effort to boost listings and keep pace with other burgeoning e-commerce sites.
San Francisco stores selling high-calorie sodas should pay millions of dollars a year to offset the health-care costs related to obesity, the city's mayor said on Monday.
WASHINGTON - Arizona Republican John McCain is a man seemingly stuck in the middle this presidential election year: a friend and sometimes defender of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and a loyal party wingman for President Bush who is a
It was announced yesterday that the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his aides started a hunger strike in protest of their detention conditions.
ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm's gold medal just lost some of its luster. A mistake in scoring of the all-around gymnastics final cost Yang Tae-young the gold that ended up going to Hamm, the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday...
A filmmaker who was behind documentaries that bashed Rupert Murdoch and Wal-Mart is now focusing on Rudy Giuliani, creating an \
EXPECT to see and hear Creative Technology everywhere as it embarks on a worldwide marketing campaign to snatch dominance of the digital music player market from Apple Computer.
&#39;&#39;E&#39; importante che vengano salvaguardate quelle figure di garanzia come la presidenza della Repubblica&#39;&#39;. Il presidente della Camera, Pier Ferdinando Casini sceglie questo particolare momento, &#39;&#39;in cui c&#39;e
Amid growing concerns about the stability of Iraq, the Pentagon yesterday announced that it will boost the number of troops there to the highest
The Long mystery surrounding whether or not linebacker Channing Crowder and safety Jarvis Herring would serve their suspensions now or later has been resolved.
An aide to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed in an air strike in Iraq, the US military says.
The company releases new applications aimed at amateur photographers and video shooters.
Belgian King Albert II was undergoing emergency surgery Tuesday after breaking his hip in a fall at a royal residence on the outskirts of Brussels, the director of the hospital where he was taken said.
With Jeffrey having led the production of leading titles including Knights of the Old Republic and Rogue Squadron III, Martin said the experience would be invaluable not only in Europe but also to help see ...
Rebels released six Sudanese aid workers early Wednesday in Darfur, four days after they went missing during a trip to register refugees fleeing a brutal campaign of killings in the war-ravaged region, a U.N. official said.
Microsoft Corp. , the world's biggest software company, is adding technology to its Windows operating system software that prevents pirated copies from working properly, starting with the Vista version due out in November.
Outrage as Malawi's president moves into a palace near Lilongwe, which previously housed the country's MPs.
Rising demand for fuel derived from plants has brought about the clearing of huge tracts of Southeast Asian rainforest for palm plantations.
A US pathologist is due to examine the body of controversial ex-Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.
By Bob Downing, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 22--The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour will be in Northeast Ohio tonight.   The film festival, being staged by Patagonia, the outdoor clothing company, will begin at 7 p.m.
Risultati delle gare del campionato di basket Nba disputate nella notte.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Tuesday said it would be unwise to appoint a new director of football in the coming days because it could jeopordize his team&#39;s preparations for the new season.
Three months after a power shifting election, a majority of Americans still disapproves of Congress &#151; a sign of public impatience with the new Democratic majority even among party loyalists.
TEL AVIV  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he would press ahead with his Gaza disengagement plan despite a vote by his Likud party a day earlier blocking efforts to broaden the governing coalition.
Robert H. Knight was a Wall Street lawyer who played behind-the-scenes roles in sensitive political situations like the Bay of Pigs.
Kenneth Bigley made a last, desperate appeal to Tony Blair to save his life before he was beheaded, a videotape revealed yesterday.
Crude oil prices have jumped to $50.00 a barrel in after hours trading in New York. The psychologically significant level was reached in electronic trading after the close of the markets Monday.
Life & style: My partner's memory is failing and he is staying with his sons. Should I demand he shares his wealth and allow him back, or leave his family to cope?
The founder of Slashdot introduces a new Web service, Idle, and takes aim at a rival, Digg.
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton crossed campaign paths for the first time Sunday as they paid homage to civil rights activists who they said helped give them the chance to break barriers to the White House.
Filippo Inzaghi &egrave; stato sottoposto ad accertamenti all'American Hospital di Dubai per un epis...
Stocks slid sharply on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession and pushing the Nasdaq into bear market territory.
ST. LOUIS  - A feisty President Bush said on  Friday Democrat John Kerry's record on Iraq was proof he shifts  according to the political winds and Kerry shot back in their  second debate that Bush has launched a \
Midfielder Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing during team's match against Dundee United
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Gino Guidugli&#39;s swollen right hand hurt every time he threw a pass. The broken bones and bitterly cold weather combined to make for a difficult night.
CHICAGO - Catching Nokia has been an obsession at Motorola. But is the Schaumburg, Ill.-based handset maker catching the Asian flu?
Scientists have discovered a genetic variation that may help explain why some people who develop the condition get no relief from drug treatments.
The machine began life as a research project in 2000, is presently the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer, and has only four publicly announced customers.
Jennifer Gooch's mission was to create a simple Web site where people could go to find their lost gloves. Even if no happy reunions ever took place, she was just content to spread a little goodwill.
Un rialzo inatteso, contro le previsioni di calo dello 0,4%
Australia have levelled the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series after claiming a 17-run win over New Zealand in their one-day international in Sydney.
U.S. banking regulators plan to  issue eagerly awaited guidance on the subprime mortgage market  as early as Thursday afternoon, two sources familiar with the  matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers finally got Drew Gooden's autograph. Almost one month after he agreed to terms of a three-year, $23 million contract, Gooden signed the deal Monday, giving the club a power forward it believes can get it further into the playoffs.
Ryan Howard hits his 55th and 56th home runs, and Jamie Moyer pitches eight solid innings to help the Phillies beat the Marlins, 3-2.
Nine Iraqis allegedly abused by British soldiers were thought to be linked to the killings of six Military Police, a court hears.
BEIJING  - Former president Jiang Zemin turned over his last major post as chairman of the commission that runs China's military to his successor Hu Jintao, the government said Sunday, completing the country's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.
After playing a key role in derailing a bill to reform the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies, Rep. Duncan Hunter was feeling pressure yesterday to drop his objections - but he doesn&#39;t appear to be budging.
Hotels in northern Israel sent guests packing. Hospitals moved patients to the basement. Schools shut down. And residents of Haifa, Israel&#039;s third-largest city, were warned to stay near bomb shelters.
Japan said on Wednesday it found   radioactive matter from water samples taken around a U.S.   nuclear-powered submarine off its eastern coast, but the amount   was small and posed no harm to humans or the environment.
Britain's Andy Murray beats Kevin Kim 6-3 6-1 in the opening round of the San Jose Open.
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New Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann said he was encouraged by his team&#39;s brave 1-1 draw with world champions Brazil in a friendly international on Wednesday.
Russia did its best to learn lessons from the drugs shame that hit its Winter Olympics team two years ago but the Athens summer Games have turned into a doping &quot;Hiroshima,&quot; its anti-doping chief said Monday.
An Orange hall is attacked by arsonists at Portadown in County Armagh, according to the organisation.
Con maggioranza 'trasversale', non votano due membri Cdl
When George Graham was guiding Arsenal to domestic and European success over a decade ago, &#39;boring, boring, Arsenal&#39; was a popular taunt from envious opposition fans; 1-0 victories and the raised arm of Gunners&#39; legend Tony Adams characterising his
Antique golf clubs, from the collection of Jeffery B. Ellis, will be sold at Sotheby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s in New York on Sept. 27 and 28.
Coach Scott Linehan said that unless he had a setback during the week, Steven Jackson would be on the field when the winless Rams played host to Cleveland on Sunday.
Iran rejected European demands that it halt all uranium enrichment activities and described a proposal aimed at ending Tehran's nuclear standoff with the international community as &quot;unbalanced.&quot;
An  EU delegation reports a \

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - A weakening Tropical Storm  Jeanne left Florida on Monday after pounding areas of the  beleaguered state's east coast ravaged by Hurricane Frances  three weeks ago.
Iraq's top Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders announced on Sunday they had reached consensus on some key measures seen as vital to fostering national reconciliation.
Nella prima seduta del 2008. Intanto record per l'oro
Sprint Nextel Corp.  said on  Tuesday it would let customers change rate plans over the first  six months of a contract without having to sign a new one, as  the No. 3 U.S. wireless service provider looks to attract new  customers and keep existing ones.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - UEFA&#39;s suspension and fine of Villarreal&#39;s Marcos Senna was upheld on Thursday after an investigation into the player&#39;s positive drug test.
Non si accetteranno buoni pasto per protesta a sentenza Tar
The detention of foreign terrorist suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK's highest court rules.
Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw by Valencia on Wednesday but the result, earned by &quot;an almost perfect performance&quot;, was enough to send the Italians through to knockout stage of the Champions League.
Enron Corp. will pay $321 million from  the proceeds of its sale of its pipeline arm to fund pension  plans for thousands of former employees, a government pension  agency said on Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday it was time for Iran to change its nuclear course or be isolated, but Tehran remained defiant hours ahead of talks on the issue with the European Union.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  -- Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Kansas City Royals reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $5 million, one-year contract.
NOVEMBER 12, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Novell Inc. today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp., accusing the software vendor of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications
State officials are picking new targets in their efforts to stop illegal immigration in Arizona: the \
Tiger Woods has it. So does Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney. Mickey Mantle certainly had it. And Magic Johnson still does.
Lane Kiffin calls a timeout as the Browns attempt a field goal in the final seconds and Cleveland's second attempt is blocked, giving the Raiders a 27-26 victory.
England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is urging his men to keep a cool head in what he expects to be a passionate World Cup qualifier against Wales on Sunday.
KUALA LUMPUR AirAsia said Wednesday that it aimed to raise as much as 864 million ringgit, or $227 million, in Malaysia&#39;s biggest share sale this year and that it might have to lift fares as fuel costs surge.
Intel Corp. INTC.O cut prices on its chips for mobile computers by as much as 34 percent this week, a move that could lower PC prices from the likes of Dell Inc.
Japan's space agency launched its much-delayed lunar probe Friday, beginning what it calls the largest mission to the moon since the U.S. Apollo flights.
David Chase offered his version Tuesday in federal court of dealings 12 years ago with a former New Jersey municipal court judge who claims he supplied ideas for \
Perquisizioni in cinque regioni,indagine partita da Cagliari
ATLANTA - The supply of chicken sandwiches and french fries inside the visiting locker room at Philips Arena was severely diminished because the two Sonics with the largest appetites got first dibs at the postgame spread.
Rural areas are missing out on healthcare, according to a report by the British Medical Association.
Samsung is now the world&#39;s second-largest mobile phone maker, behind Nokia. According to market watcher Gartner, the South Korean company has finally knocked Motorola into third place.
Arsenal hold off West Ham comfortably to maintain their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.
The EU's historic deal with Turkey to  open entry talks with the vast Muslim country was hailed by  supporters as a bridge builder between Europe and the Islamic  world.
&quot;Chief Executive Kevin Rollins said the company was considering using Advanced Micro Devices chips for some future server products, but stressed that Dell had no formal plans as yet to embrace AMD.
Merrill Lynch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s directors may be weighing E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s future, but one thing is already guaranteed: at least a $159 million payday if he steps down.
Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Tuesday:
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Once again pushed to the edge of elimination, the Detroit Pistons stepped up like champions.
Rischio sanzioni, teme congelamento transazioni in dollari
The International Red Cross has made an unprecedented appeal for an end to human rights abuses in Iraq, saying it is &#39;deeply concerned&#39; at the impact of the fighting in the country and at apparent failures by all sides in the conflict to respect
Il Celtic ha ingaggiato il 30enne centrocampista danese Thomas Gravesen. Il giocatore ha firmato un ...
The government has advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to go ahead with the matches in Chittagong on the basis of its security team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s report, Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Navtej Sarna announced today.
US Treasury Secretary John W. Snow on Sunday said record-high oil prices baffle the development of US economy. &quot;It&#39;s creating headwinds for the otherwise very strong economy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA scrubbed Friday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis again, this time because of a problem that has bedeviled the space agency before: a faulty fuel tank sensor.
TD Bank Financial Group and Banknorth Group Inc. said Thursday that they signed a definitive agreement for the Canadian bank to purchase a 51 percent stake in Portland, Maine-based Banknorth for about $3.
A teenager dies from a suspected drugs overdose after apparently making a suicide pact with her best friend.
Fin RDD driver Kovalainen scored a new podium and a new victory last weekend in Barcelona. He now increases his lead in the World Series championship. Looking good!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A five-year whaling quota for indigenous people in the United States and Russia was renewed by an international whaling body on Tuesday, allowing Native Alaskans to keep hunting bowhead whales for subsistence purposes.
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut  - James Blake warmed up for next week's U.S. Open in perfect fashion by beating fellow American Mardy Fish 7-5 6-4 on Saturday to win the ATP event in New Haven.
Officials have not reached agreement on either the breadth or the financing of a proposal to extend health coverage to all uninsured Californians.
The strength of festive takings will be revealed this week as UK retailers start to disclose their figures.
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THE local stock market was trading steady today with a number of companies going ex-dividend and investors a little nervousness ahead of the federal election.
Bergamo, Italy (Sports Network) - Atalanta wasted little time hiring Delio Rossi Tuesday as its new coach. The last-place Serie A side fired Andrea Mandorlini Monday after going winless in its first 14 matches this season.
At Maker Faire, the safety officer's job is done best when no one notices he's there.
Intel, Fannie Mae and Cisco Systems  top the U.S. government's list of FORTUNE 500 companies that  have the best commuting benefits for their employees.
Police in Peru arrest the leader of a band of army reservists who seized a police station and took hostages.
FRANKFURT/LONDON  - Shares in German drugs group Merck KGaA  jumped 6 percent on Tuesday on news Erbitux improves overall survival in lung cancer patients, offsetting earlier doubts about the drug's value in treating the disease.
Some students face increased tuition fees of more than \u00c2\u00a37,000 because of funding cuts, universities warn.
Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko on Monday clamed victory in the re-run of Ukrainian presidential election, after early results and exit polls showed his victory.
South and North Korea held  formal ministerial talks on Wednesday for the first time since  Pyongyang sparked a crisis with missile tests as a rift among  regional powers widened despite U.S. calls for unity.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Erik Ainge threw three touchdown passes and Cedric Houston ran for 160 yards and two more scores, leading No. 11 Tennessee to a 42-17 win over Louisiana Tech last night.
The Justice Department has started a criminal investigation of Fannie Mae in response to a report accusing executives of sloppy accounting practices.
(InfoWorld) - Open-source database vendor Greenplum had cause for celebration Tuesday, announcing both $15 million in venture capital financing and the appointment of a new CEO. The startup named Sun veteran Bill Cook as its new head. He spent 19 years at Sun and held a variety of positions there, including, most recently, a three-year stint as senior vice president of sales. After leaving Sun, Cook took on a similar role in heading up sales and services at Linux hardware and clustering company Penguin Computing. In August 2006, Greenplum announced a partnership with Sun to develop dedicated data warehousing appliances using the startup's database and the Sun Fire X4500 hardware server running Sun's Solaris operating system. Tuesday, the two companies unveiled their first customer for the Sun Data Warehouse Appliance, Smart Communications, the leading wireless service provider in the Philippines. Greenplum has developed its commercial open-source databases based on the open-source PostgreSQL database\u00c2\u00a0and has\u00c2\u00a0aimed at users of data warehousing software and Bizgres to support BI applications. Sierra Ventures led the $15 million financing round in Greenplum. Three previous investors in the startup, venture capital companies Mission Ventures, Dawntreader Ventures, and EDF Ventures, also contributed. Greenplum will additionally benefit from the $4 million line of credit that Comerica Bank is making available to the company, the vendor said. Greenplum, which is based in San Mateo, California, plans to use the funds to continue development of its database as well as to expand its sales and marketing efforts around the world. That expansion is already underway with Greenplum on Tuesday also announcing the establishment of its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore under the leadership of former Netezza\u00c2\u00a0executive Vinay Samuel. Netezza is a player in the data warehousing appliance market. \u00c2
Voting began on Saturday in some overseas French territories in the final round of parliamentary elections expected to give conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy a big majority for his reform plans.
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First of all: Happy 94th birthday to my mother, Evelyn Sims McNeil.
ATLANTA -- He has been a fixture at the last three NBA All-Star Games. Will the streak end next month for Paul Pierce ?
You didn't get our email? IBM hit Lenovo with a jarring share sale, unloading $123m of stock in the PC maker.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
InfoWorld - Google Inc.&#39;s acquisition of security company GreenBorder Technologies Inc. is a sign the search giant wants to bolster confidence in its browser-delivered applications amid growing threats from malicious software on the Internet.
Angel Raich smokes marijuana every two hours to control pain from an inoperable brain tumor and other ailments, and she sees only one outcome if the Supreme
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The moment Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TEVA; TASE:TEVA) investors feared but also impatiently awaited has arrived.
NEW YORK - Slipping an emerald-hued suede coat over her shoulders, Cathy Tchorznicki stood before a long mirror, oblivious to 1,400 frenzied bargain-hunters in the background.   \
Still running like a train The Indian IT industry is on track to hit revenues of $64bn, up 33 per cent, by the end of this year and to employ some two million people.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The Yankees are always supposed to get whatever they want whenever they want it, so of course they ran around telling people they had Randy Johnson before they actually did.
SAMARRA, Iraq - Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where the American military said 125 rebels were killed and 88 captured in two days of fierce fighting...
By Rourke, Chris  What an exciting 10 years of digital user experiences we have had. The extent of this evolution becomes clear when you compare today's web sites with those from Revolution'5 early days.
La Commissione disciplinare ha assolto il presidente del Cagliari Massimo Cellino ed ha inflitto all...
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A jury Thursday found Harold Berbick, 21, guilty of murder and Kenton Gordon, 19, guilty of manslaughter in the death of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick, 54.
In so many ways, French politician and presidential aspirant Nicolas Sarkozy is a breath of fresh air in French and European politics.
Five Iraqi civilians were wounded by US tank fire in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City early today, a hospital official said. The injured were being treated at al-Sadr Hospital, the hospital director Abdel-Jabar Solag said.
FOUR Israeli antiquities collectors and dealers were charged yesterday with running a sophisticated worldwide ring forging biblical artefacts.
Officials in the US are cracking down on an alleged distributor of Internet &quot;Spyware.&quot; In the first suit of its kind, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims Seismic Entertainment and SmartBot, secretly installs programs on a users&#39; computer without
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----       Greek Athletes Who Missed Drug Test Quit Games      The two Greek athletes who missed a drug test on Aug. 12 have withdrawn from the Olympic Games...
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan has worsened in the last year and civilians are bearing the brunt of suicide attacks and aerial bombing raids, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.
Which actress looks best starring opposite the megastar?
Five crew members from a Plymouth-based warship are dismissed from the Royal Navy after routine drug tests.
Accogliendo una richiesta del prefetto di Napoli, Alessandro Pansa, il sindaco Rosa Iervolino ha con...
Entertainment giant Viacom Media says it will sue Google and video-sharing website YouTube for $1bn.
Per la sfida di Uefa contro il Fenerbahce, Guidolin non ha convocato gli infortunati Biava, Bovo, Ca...
ABU SHOUK CAMP, Sudan  - Darfuris who have waited almost five years in miserable camps have high expectations for a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force due to deploy by the end of the year.
'Alle famiglie macchinisti cordoglio Governo e personale'
The Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected a staff recommendation to bring civil charges against former Global Crossing Ltd.
The Chicago Bears-New  England Patriots weekend matchup gave Fox the most-watched NFL  game so far this year, the network said Tuesday.
NEW YORK - When Microsoft decided to throttle back on some of the features of its Hotmail Web-based e-mail service, it didn&#39;t affect me one bit.
Jennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video-game making.
DUBLIN, Nov 24  - Northern Ireland's feuding political parties meet on Friday to take what London and Dublin hope will be a critical step towards restoring self-government in the British-ruled province.
Natalia Bessmertnova, a Soviet-era prima ballerina who danced with the Bolshoi Ballet for decades, died Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the ballet said. She was 66.
It is easy to dismiss J\u00c3\u00a9r\u00c3\u00b4me Kerviel, the rogue trader at Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us.
A bridegroom and 15 of his guests die after their vehicle plunges off a cliff in central China.
By Michael Grabell, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 9--Police and religious experts say that a pot containing a human skull, found near the bodies of a missing couple last week, appears to be a shrine of the Afro-Caribbean religion Palo Mayombe.
Hamas accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of launching a coup after he announced a plan for early elections in an attempt to break a political deadlock and have crippling international sanctions lifted.
The son of Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary-General, lobbied for business contacts at gatherings of UN officials on behalf of a company in the same year as it won an oil-for-food programme deal, it has emerged.
Bayer AG could face a criminal investigation if allegations that it knew, downplayed or withheld information on the dangers associated with their cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol prove to be true.
A private jet clipped a light pole and crashed Monday as it approached Hobby Airport in thick fog, killing all three people aboard.
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would have preferred to stay on the Supreme Court for several more years until she was ill and \
Apple's got the iPhone, but what do its competitors have? Nokia, Motorola and Research In Motion show off their latest at the giant 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Iraq's president on Wednesday insisted  elections should go ahead next month as planned and the United  States said it would send thousands more soldiers to provide  extra security for the ballot.
Scent of a woman came before sight of her at the spring and summer shows of Gucci and Emporio Armani on Wednesday, as both designers took the opportunity to show the audience advertisements for their latest perfumes.
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Campaigning is under way in upper house polls seen as a key test for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Many patients stop taking their medicine far sooner than they should, researchers say, and that decision can be deadly when the drugs treat heart disease or diabetes.
Washington, 7 ottobre 2004 - Saddam Hussein non era in possesso di arsenali chimici, biologici e nucleari. E&#39; quanto e&#39; contenuto nel rapporto finale redatto dalla commissione Usa sulle armi di distruzioni
Substitute Eddie Johnson scored three goals and Landon Donovan netted two as the United States advanced into North American final round qualifying for World Cup 2006 by beating Panama 6-0 on Wednesday.
Miramax Films is seeking compensation from the former head of its Italian unit, claiming that the executive, a friend of the company\u00c2\u0092s co-chairman, also held another job.
IT HAS been hailed as the female Viagra - a panacea for women who have lost their sex drive. But the testosterone patch is now facing a battle for regulatory approval amid claims that its effect is minimal and it may have fatal side effects.
A relatively uneventful day at the Australian Open turned nasty after dark with the match between Lleyton Hewitt and Juan Ignacio Chela.
What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favor in the new year.
With only 34 shopping days until Christmas - and a 10-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter to shop for - Lisa Smalley knows where she&#39;ll be doing her toy shopping.
A firefighter died and more than a dozen houses in two states were razed by wildfires that flared across south-eastern Australia yesterday as high temperatures and blustery winds whipped up massive firestorms.
Potent winter storms caused dozens of vehicle crashes with injuries in Colorado and Washington state Wednesday, prompting the closure of two major highways in both states.
Before Saturday, Scott Spiezio's numbers as a pinch-hitter from the left side were just as futile as the St. Louis Cardinals' record the last few weeks.
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth group was Sen. John Kerry's albatross in 2004. Now, the Democrat is warning his party about suffering the same fate in a fundraising letter.
The head of the World Bank said on Monday he was worried very high rates of HIV/AIDS infections and related tuberculosis in Mozambique could spread as new transport routes are developed to meet growing economic activity.
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The United Nations World Food Programme  (WFP) has joined forces with Vodafone  to work on a  standard telecommunications system for aid agencies around the  world to improve logistics and response times to disasters.
Colombia's main rebel group asked followers to mount an assassination attempt against President Bush during his visit to Colombia last week, Defense Minister Jorge Uribe said. There was no evidence Saturday that rebels even tried to organize such an attack.
After more than 15 years with New York City Ballet, Nikolaj H\u00c3\u00bcbbe danced his farewell performance on Sunday not as if he were delivering the last word on his roles, but as if they were brave new worlds he was still exploring.
Google engineers must have breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when rival Microsoft Corp. rolled out a new search engine that proved glitchy and failed to wow reviewers.
By Deseret Morning News  A federal judge has ordered that a 24-year-old decree limiting the scope of strip searches at the Salt Lake County Jail be lifted, finding it is no longer necessary given changes to the jail's policy.  In an order issued Monday, U.S.
 probe into suspect's death in custody
David Letterman introduced her as the biggest movie star in the world.
birmingham, september 19: Players write the story not me, was what Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said before the India-Pakistan game.
The flu vaccine shortage shows how unprepared the world is for what could be a global flu epidemic percolating in Asia, experts said here Sunday.
LONDON  - England coach Andy Robinson was in upbeat mood despite a 21-19 Twickenham defeat against Australia that was the team&#39;s first loss since the resignation of World Cup-winning supremo Sir Clive Woodward.
A muscular appliance Red Hat last week continued its appliance assault via a partnership with Symantec.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A federal judge has ordered the Navy to adopt stringent new safeguards intended to improve protection of whales and dolphins during its sonar training exercises off Southern California.
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New Orleans Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn will sit out the 2004-05 season due to a patella femoral irritation of his right knee.
Microsoft said Wednesday it would pay $240 million for a small slice of Facebook in a deal that values the red-hot social networking website at $15 billion.
All the action as Great Britain's Amir Khan faces Serik Yeleuov in the Olympic lightweight semi-final.
TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, directed by Trey Parker, written by Pam Brady, Parker and Matt Stone, 98 minutes, rated R. The new puppet satire, &quot;Team America: World Police,&quot; opens in Paris with a cell of turbaned
SYDNEY: An expert on weapons of mass destruction warned Prime Minister John Howard last year against going to war with Iraq, arguing it would make Australia a bigger terrorist target, a press report says.
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec 9  - Six Iraqi national guardsmen and 10 civilians were wounded in two bomb attacks in the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, police said.
Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 33 people in Pakistan on Thursday, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of radical mosque in Islamabad earlier this month.
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Fifteen foreigners, including 11 French nationals, a Briton and an Italian, are believed to have been kidnapped in a remote and inhospitable area of Ethiopia where separatist rebels operate.
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath will headline Denmark's Roskilde Festival this summer.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Leaving the orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday to plug in new antennas and replace a worn-out piece of cooling equipment...
A single change in a human gene may hold the key to preventing people living with HIV from progressing to full-blown AIDS, researchers said on Monday.
Tomorrow morning, the Valentine's Day rush begins for David Winston, co-owner of Winston Flowers, which has seven stores in G reater Boston. He'll be working long hours, coordinating the logistics of hundreds of flower orders, preparing blossoms and foliage, and lining up deliveries.
Tom Coughlin was never one to sit in the stands at the Super Bowl, the way some coaches do. If there's no one to coach, to harangue, to lead, what's the point?
Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell is travelling to North Korea - the first visit to the country by a British minister.
Thailand says at least 473 foreigners are among the dead from Sunday's sea surges, with hundreds missing.
Employees at an Opel plant in western Germany abandoned work again early Friday after parent company General Motors announced a plan to shed 12,000 jobs across Europe, a union spokesman said.
At the Conversational Marketing Summit, marketers and publishers talk about a new strategy for reaching customers.
Fiji's military chief said on Wednesday his troops would quickly suppress any uprising, as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests against the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
Il Cagliari ha guadagnato solo un punto dal match interno contro il Parma, ma Marco Giampaolo non se...
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Spank a really virtual plank CES on Video Who needs a fancy electronic axe to slam out power chords? Guitar Hero the way it's really meant to be played...\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Lo ha comunicato con una lettera al presidente Marini
A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray picture of the breast. Along with a breast exam, it&#39;s the best way to find breast cancer in its earliest stages when it&#39;s easiest to treat, the National Cancer Institute (news - web sites) says.
Microsoft claims its new MSN search engine indexes more web pages than any of its rivals.
A deputy interior minister in southern Russia's Dagestan region is gunned down in his car.
Floodwaters engulfed homes and farms and swept through areas north of Sydney on Monday while disaster workers began a massive clean-up following deadly storms which battered Australia&#39;s east coast.
Silvio Berlusconi resigned as president of AC Milan on Tuesday to conform with Italian laws that prohibit the country&#39;s premier from running private enterprises while in office.
Wachovia Corp. , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, said on Friday that second-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 24 percent, as growth in every major business line offset a decline in credit quality.
Pakistani security forces fired a series of \
A US-Russian crew got some belated Christmas turkey and vital supplies Sunday when an unmanned cargo ship docked at the international space station, ending a shortage that had alarmed officials at home and forced astronauts to ration supplies.
Two Palestinian teenagers are dead and three others wounded after an Israeli strike in northern Gaza. The Israeli military says the incident began when an unmanned drone aircraft spotted a flash from two suspicious
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New York: Popular internet search engine Google has reached an agreement with four universities and one public library to scan their books and make them available the digitised contents of the same, aiming to challenge competitors Yahoo and Microsoft.
Laksamana.Net - Less than a week into his job, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono has had to drop the rhetoric being spouted by fellow ministers and take swift action to deal with an anthrax outbreak that has now killed six villagers in Bogor regency
Ukraine&#39;s Supreme Court is expected to convene again on Tuesday to continue reviewing the political opposition&#39;s claims that the recent presidential elections should be invalidated because of fraud.
ROMA - Si e&#39; concluso da qualche minuto l&#39;incontro negli uffici di Villa Pacelli del presidente della Roma Franco Sensi con il tecnico Luigi Del Neri. L&#39;allenatore ha lasciato gli uffici accompagnato dal direttore
Il Catania ha presentato ufficialmente Cristian Ezequiel Llama e Giacomo Tedesco.
London's Science Museum canceled a Friday talk by Nobel Prize-winning geneticist James Watson after the co-discoverer of DNA's structure told a newspaper that Africans and Europeans had different levels of intelligence.
The presidency comes with powerful tools that can help incumbents keep their jobs: a mighty public-relations machine, a bully pulpit, a famous airplane. Yet President Bush has been powerless to halt a recent tide of bad news, from surging violence and missing weapons in Iraq, to missteps by his own campaign, to a potentially damaging new probe by his own FBI.
In Silicon Valley, the bandwagon is now electric-powered, as a who's who of IT stalwarts reinvent themselves as cleantech entrepreneurs. This map presents a small sampling of the companies, causes, and familiar faces behind the greening of the Valley.
Japanese hepatitis patients on Thursday rejected a government compensation proposal in a high-profile scandal over tainted blood, a move that could further erode Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's falling support rate.
Scientists believe they may have   finally identified the part of the brain that deals with the   critical issue of matching words to everyday objects.
Italy ROME -- Police in Milan and London yesterday arrested four Tunisians who allegedly provided logistical and financial support to an Al Qaeda group and who were linked to the April bombings in Algiers that killed 30, Italian officials said. Three men were picked up on terrorism charges in Milan, and one was arrested in north London, according to police ...

Dozens of British Muslims gathered outside a mosque Friday to denounce the government's decision to honor author Salman Rushdie with a knighthood, noisily renewing calls for his death and setting fire to a poster depicting an English flag.
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Jamal Crawford had a game-high 29 points to pace the Knicks, who followed their victory two nights earlier by beating the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Europe's Darren Clarke insists his focus is firmly on golf as he prepares for the start of the Ryder Cup.
The timing of Notre Dame&#39;s firing of Tyrone Willingham makes no sense . . . unless the board of trustees had a replacement not only in mind, but in hand.
VANAKBARA, India  - Tears well up in Parvatiben  Solanki's eyes as she listens to her 11-year-old daughter  reading a letter from her father.
Appearing on the Super Bowl can be just as much of an honor &#151; and a harrowing experience &#151; for an advertiser as it is for a football player. With some 90 million people watching and the cost for a 30-second spot reaching as high as $2.6 million, big-time money and bragging rights are both at stake.
As happy as Utah coach Urban Meyer was to hear his team was ranked seventh in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, he didn&#39;t want to talk about it much.
Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens told CBS's \
The United States urged NATO countries on Wednesday to assume a bigger role in Afghanistan and to come up with a plan to take over all military operations there, possibly as early as next year.
Police receive 60 calls from the public after CCTV footage is issued of one of the five women murdered in Ipswich.
Stocks tumbled across Asia as panicky investors feared a U.S. recession could derail global economic growth, and a sharp drop in U.S. stock index futures pointed to heavy selling in New York later on Tuesday.
Is it just us, or are these two mobile social networks pretty much identical to each other, and to Yelp?
Wojtek Wolski scored the go-ahead goal 1:41 into the third period, extending the Colorado Avalanche's winning streak to five games with a 3-2 victory over the Sabres last night in Buffalo.
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The family of a Saudi student murdered in the United States by three compatriots said Saturday they have pardoned the culprits, enabling two of them who were facing execution in this conservative Gulf state to walk free.
ANKARA, Dec 13  - Turkey was cautiously optimistic Monday that it would obtain a favorable result from this week&#39;s crunch summit of European Union leaders who will decide on Ankara&#39;s membership bid, but warned the 25-nation bloc not to cross Ankara&#39;s
Thankfully, PHP code is some of the easiest to write (of the web scripting languages I've worked with). Unfortunately, documentating it is just as much of a pain as it is with any other language. And, this Builder.com article puts it well: Developers and documentation are like oil and water - they just don't mix well. Many developers find writing documentation to be a boring waste of time. It's no wonder, then, that most companies hire separate personnel to create technical documentation rather than try to persuade developers and programmers to do it themselves.
Online auction giant eBay is set to ban ivory trade from its websites, as pressure mounts to eradicate illegal traffic in endangered species from the Internet, participants at the world forum regulating wildlife commerce said Tuesday.
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Pope Benedict has given his  backing to Beijing&#39;s new state-approved Catholic bishop, the  official Vatican newspaper L&#39;Osservatore Romano said on Friday,  hours after Li Shan was installed in the Chinese capital.
Celebrity adulterers have human rights too A wronged husband bent on revenge who threatened to reveal the identity of his wife's celebrity lover on the internet has been barred from doing so. An interim injunction has been served on human rights grounds.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
L'uomo, del quale \u00c3\u00a8 stato diffuso il nome, Andrew Speaker, un avvocato di 31 annisostiene che non gli era pervenuto alcun divieto di viaggiare, solo una raccomandazione                                            Tbc super resistente, il turista americano chiede scusa ai compagni di viaggio
Police arrested a second man on Tuesday  on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's  most dramatic suspected serial killings.
The discontinuation of Exubera, an inhaled insulin, is another black eye for Pfizer, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest drug company, which has recently sustained a series of reversals.
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AMSTERDAM/LONDON  - Intel and Nokia will jointly  develop smart phones that run on the Symbian operating system,  the two tech giants said on Tuesday, unveiling their first  major cooperative effort in cell phones.
Sometimes, risky stocks are just plain fun.
Home run record holder Barry Bonds, the biggest name in baseball, will leave the San Francisco Giants at the end of this season, the player said on Friday.
A trespassing deer hunter in Wisconsin opened fire without warning on other hunters when they asked him to leave, killing five and wounding three, police said on Monday.
A former secretary for Britain's Prince Charles who was dismissed earlier this year has filed a legal complaint alleging sexual discrimination, the prince's office said.
Replace MP3 players and PDAs with AIBO. With the advanced new AIBO MIND 2software, AIBO gains the ability to record moving pictures through wirelessconnectivity, recognise patterns, voices and faces, obey
By Dave Pidgeon  Pennsylvania joined 12 other states and the District of Columbia Monday in a lawsuit to force the federal government to enact stricter air-quality standards.
By Katharine Houreld in Malabo and Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg. Eight men accused of plotting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea&#39;s government confronted their alleged torturers yesterday in a court in the capital, Malabo.
What's an uprising these days without a mega pop star? In Kiev's wired world of the Orange Revolution, there's Ukraine's darling -- Ruslana, the one-named singing sensation who won the 2004 Euro Idol ...
Nate McMillan looks at the standings of the new Northwest Division and sees something a little odd &#151; the SuperSonics are in first place.
CHELSEA launched their Champions League campaign in style in France last night as John Terry opened the scoring and Didier Drogba struck twice in a 3-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in Group H. Frank Lampard
The tale of him caddying for a $1 a day at Nadi Airport Golf Club in his native Fiji to becoming the PGA Tour&#39;s first $10 million man with a five-shot victory Sunday at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor is utterly amazing.
Shared research produces fast, tiny memory ideal for consumer devices.
Look at the field at the WTA Championships, it looks more like the Kremlin Cup than a tennis tournament in Los Angeles. Wednesday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first day of action had four of the five
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will reunite this fall and tour the United States and Europe, Columbia Records announced on Tuesday.
Two disaster movies visit ancient history and the near future to tell disquietingly relevant stories
The administration said legalizing imported prescription drugs would probably hurt the development of new drugs for Americans.
Roma non firma il Rapporto, 'seri dubbi' su adeguatezza dati
The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat early Thursday morning reignited the debate over the future of Israel and the Palestinians worldwide, but even locally residents admitted an answer remains elusive.
Virgin Atlantic is to tow planes to take-off areas in a move designed to cut carbon dioxide output.
Processo si svolgera' in camera di consiglio
WASHINGTON - President Bush is now in a statistical dead heat with Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry for the Nov. 2 election, in a tightening of the race after the first debate last week, a pair of new polls show.
Google faces mounting criticism on issues from copyright to click fraud. But the search giant isn't the only player in the industry with a dirty record.
Purchase of RTLinux technology--used for devices like animatronic robots--opens new markets for Wind River's embedded Linux efforts.
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday will release its latest \
Missing the deadline by about seven weeks, the US House of Representatives passed a 388-billion-dollar budget that contains massive military aid programs for Pakistan and Afghanistan, both key US allies in the war on terror.
A campaign urging people to be more aware of human trafficking is being formally launched.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Wednesday urged further dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve issues, including the question of Jammu and Kashmir.
Spero che nessuno rida guardando Fahrenheit 9/11 di Michael Moore, nonostante il susseguirsi di gag, di battute, di trovate apparentemente comiche in questo film che non lascia neppure un fotogramma senza una netta intenzione politica.
Studio del Fondo monetario su competitivita' della imprese
Telemarketers will be able to use  prerecorded \
BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and nearly 100 wounded, officials said.
Top virologists called on Monday for a greater effort in developing effective vaccines against a potential flu pandemic and warned that all contingency plans would be in vain without them.
OPEC, pumping oil at the fastest pace in 25 years, has little ammunition left to reduce near- record prices at a meeting this week, and some analysts are forecasting crude above $40 a barrel for the rest of the year.
Forget the apology and deal with the issues. That&#39;s the word from the ANC in response to Treatment Action Campaign leader Zackie Achmat on Monday after he and other TAC members said they
By the beginning of next term, there will only be about 340 \
Home prices in 20 metropolitan areas fell in November for the 11th consecutive month, as foreclosures and a slump in sales added to the glut of unsold properties.
Global grocery retailer Ahold NV has agreed to a settlement of civil fraud charges over an alleged $1 billion overstatement of earnings in a deal with US regulators that does not fine the company.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Frances crawled toward the Florida coast Saturday, bringing a potential for 20 inches of rain and heavy flooding and prompting tens of thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate during the Labor Day weekend...
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- The firefighters could see the blaze flickering over the hill before they even reached the church camp.By the time they got to the five-room cabin, it was already too late. Ji Yun Lee lay curled in a ball on the floor.
In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.
The Chinese government releases data showing China will likely pass the United States in 2007 or 2008 as the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter. Plus: DIY EV. In Autopia.
India&#39;s largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services, Wednesday reported strong growth in revenue and profit, despite earlier concerns that the&#160;Indian outsourcing industry would be badly hit by a weak dollar, and a crisis in the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
The Oakland Raiders are close to signing placekicker Sebastian Janikowski to a five-year contract extension.
The three major US online travel sites fare worse than their European counterparts in finding the cheapest international air fares, according to a study released Friday.
SRI LANKA, thanks to a double-century of growing ferocity by Sanath Jayasuriya and Dilhara Fernando\u00e2\u0080\u0099s four-wicket burst, tightened their grip on the opening Test against Pakistan in Faisalabad.
A best-selling author who is the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading spokesman for child soldiers strongly defended himself against an Australian newspaper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s accusation that he had distorted the account of his service in Sierra Leone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s civil war during the 1990s. In a statement released on Tuesday, the author, Ishmael Beah, above, said: \u00e2\u0080\u009cI am right about my story. This is not something one gets wrong.\u00e2\u0080\u009d His publisher, Sarah Crichton Books, a Farrar, Straus & Giroux imprint, also defended the accuracy of his book, \u00e2\u0080\u009cA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The Weekend Australian reported that his ordeal had lasted one year, not the three that he had stated. Mr. Beah, now 27, said the newspaper may not have understood that rebels first attacked his village in 1993, two years before they closed a village mine.
A massive telephone service outage is affecting thousands in West Virginia, after FiberNet had a network failure that affected both its primary and backup systems. The problem began at 5:30am and continues to persist five hours later. Hospitals, fire departments, businesses and homes are affected.
Iniziato incontro capigruppo maggioranza con Prodi
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving gifts of $1 million each to two humanitarian organizations, an adviser to the couple said Wednesday.
The UN launches a global initiative to tackle the growing mountain of electrical and electronic waste.
JOHANNESBURG, Oct. 19 -- South African reggae star Lucky Dube was shot to death in an apparent carjacking attempt, prompting grief and anger Friday that the country's high crime rate had claimed yet another renowned victim.
The N.C.A.A. granted a waiver Wednesday for an extra year of eligibility to 33 members of Duke\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lacrosse team, a surprising and controversial decision.
More than half the world&#39;s children are suffering extreme effects of poverty, war and HIV/Aids, denying them a healthy and safe childhood, according to a report published today.
LLEYTON HEWITT was supposed to be playing defending champion Andy Roddick in the US Open semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, not the longtime boyfriend of his little sister.
IDITAROD, Alaska -- Lance Mackey was the first to reach the halfway point in the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, putting him on course to join his father and his brother as Iditarod champions. But surprise contender Zack Steer, who finished 14th in 2000, beat Mackey out of the checkpoint by...
Il tecnico dell'Udinese Pasquale Marino  a fine gara &egrave; deluso. \
NASA Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe, who led the US space agency&#39;s reorganization after the space shuttle Columbia disaster, applied to be chancellor of Louisiana State University&#39;s main campus in Baton Rouge, a school spokesman said.
British model and actress Elizabeth Hurley married the Indian businessman Arun Nayar in a private ceremony one day ahead of a star-studded event to be held in a country castle on Saturday.
Many closed-end funds trade at the biggest discount to net asset value in years. And yields are sky-high.
TANI, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber struck Monday at a funeral for a provincial governor assassinated by the Taliban a day earlier, and four senior members of the government at the service escaped unhurt, officials and witnesses said. Five people were killed and at least 30 wounded.
Churchgoing may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study published in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.
Idled television talk-show hosts  Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien are likely to return to work in  early January, even if the Hollywood writers strike is not  settled by then, Daily Variety reported in its Friday edition.
Sport: Premier League: Zat Knight, Ricardo Carvalho and Ashley Cole sent off as Aston Villa battle to 4-4 draw
BEIRUT: Will Lebanon be able to weather any possible US and European economic sanctions in the future if the US Security Council pushed for sanctions against this country in the coming months?
Mel Gibson completed the probation requirements from his DUI arrest, with the judge telling him Wednesday: \
Companies don't seem interested in building public broadband infrastructure for small cities, so municipalities will have to get creative.
XPlanner is a web-based project planning and tracking tool for eXtreme Programming (XP) teams. XPlanner is implemented using Java, JSP, and Struts, and MySQL (user contributed support for other databases). XPlanner 0.6.2 provide many improvements and bug fixes including sortable tables, object ID quick queries, improved page printing (image-based progress bars), improved interfaces (history, role editing, time entry, iterations, and developer/customer tasks), dynamic attribute support for enhanced SOAP integration, and contributed functionality for NTLM authentication and WackoWiki-compatible text formatting.  You can find the latest release here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=49017&package_id=42226
Three British soldiers who had recently been deployed to provide cover for US troops in Iraq have been killed in an attack, according to the government.
Simon Cowell meet your namesake &#151; Simon, the bush baby. \
When it comes to causing death and  disability, alcoholic drinks are as bad as tobacco and high  blood pressure.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne tore a fresh path of destruction and despair as it marched up storm-ravaged Florida, where the fourth major hurricane in six weeks shut down much of the state and prompted recovery plans on a scale never before seen in the nation...
Prosecutors may not call Berkshire Hathaway Inc  Chairman Warren Buffett as a witness in a criminal trial of former officers of its General Re Corp reinsurance unit, according to a court filing.
NEW YORK -- Husband-and-wife filmmakers Chris Kentis and Laura Lau -- whose shark-infested &quot;Open Water&quot; is in theaters via Lions Gate Films -- certainly haven&#39;t let overnight success go to their heads.
Palestinians in 26 West Bank towns and villages voted in orderly municipal elections today, an encouraging development before the presidential vote in just over two weeks.
US stocks soared at the open on Wednesday as investors bet that George W. Bush would soon be declared the winner in the tight presidential race despite disputed results in the key state of Ohio.

Protesters sever key road links in Pakistan in more unrest over the army's killing of tribal leader Akbar Bugti.
Chieti. Filomena Masci, 33 anni, e il piccolo Pierluigi, il suo bambino di un anno, sono morti per soffocamento in un incendio che e&#39; divampato, durante la notte, nella casa dove abitavano a Ripa Teatina in provincia di Chieti. Sul posto sono intervenuti ...
Detectives are searching for clues in a London hotel bar that will help them find answers in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
An alleged gang member accused of killing the half sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams was in a \
The sisters will appear in Simi Garewal's TV show this weekend.
At least 40 Iraqis were killed on Saturday in fierce clashes near the southern city of Najaf, where Shi'ite militias are involved in a standoff with U.S.-led forces, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Al-Qaeda called on Islamists to sow terror in the West to create a climate of fear, in a third video marking the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States which was posted on the Internet on Monday.
An author who has written books on grizzlies has survived an attack by one of the bears in America&#39;s famed Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said on Thursday.
Vice President Cheney is being treated for a blood clot that his doctor discovered in his left leg, his office announced yesterday.
Leaked classified documents could point to a Skype and SSL intercepting system that could be launched in southern Germany next month.
British bands swept the NME music awards  on Thursday, with last year's champions the Arctic Monkeys  doing it again in 2007 with two more prizes.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills had their chance, and now it is up to a judge to determine a divorce agreement and financial settlement for them, The Associated Press reported. As legal teams left the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday after no deal was reached between the parties, Mr. McCartney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyer, Nicholas Mostyn, said that Justice Hugh Bennett had reserved his ruling and would spend several weeks working out a settlement. Ms. Mills smiled as she departed. Mr. McCartney did not attend. The terms of a settlement will not become public unless it is challenged in the Court of Appeal or if one of the parties elects to disclose its contents. The couple, who separated in 2006 after four years of marriage, went to court to decide how much of Mr. McCartney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fortune, estimated to be as high as $1.6 billion, Ms. Mills would receive.
Accompanied by several members of his family, embattled US pop star Michael Jackson arrived in a court Friday morning for a face-off with the mother of a boy who accused him of molestation.
CALGARY -- Trying to tame an early election tempest, Premier Ralph Klein grudgingly apologized yesterday for offending valid recipients of disability benefits.
The writer Daniel Handler, a k a Lemony Snicket, was in New York this week to promote three projects, including \
Mobile gaming users already play games an average 5.1 hours per week on various devices in the home, including PCs, game consoles and handhelds, versus 2.9 hours per week for all wireless users.
Beijing, Nov 21 : All the 53 passengers and crew and one person on the ground were confirmed dead today when a small commuter plane crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia in north China, a latest official report said.
El Paso Corp. (EP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday disclosed the full damage from its drastic cut in reserves earlier this year, saying
A coroner has agreed to a request from the US authorities not to show in public a videotape of a British soldier being killed in a &quot;friendly fire&quot; incident in Iraq.
One of the world&#39;s leading medical journals has blasted China&#39;s first-ever Grand Prix, due to take place in Shanghai on Sunday, for bringing Formula One and Big Tobacco together in &quot;a race to the death.
ASIA/PAKISTAN - L\u00c2\u0092Istituto Tecnico \u00c2\u0093Don Bosco\u00c2\u0094 di Latore: un seme di speranza per i giovani che hanno abbandonato la scuola Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - L\u00c2\u0092Istituto Tecnico \u00c2\u0093Don Bosco\u00c2\u0094 per i giovani a Lahore ha passato a pieni voti la visita di controllo degli ispettori governativi. La relazione esprime parere favorevole per il rinnovo e il completamento dell\u00c2\u0092iter di iscrizion...
Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho denied in his arrest interview that he was trying to engage in lewd behavior in an airport bathroom and suggested he was entrapped by the arresting officer, according to audiotape of the interview released Thursday.
Up to 20 houses and at least one lorry are swallowed when a giant sinkhole opens in Guatemala City.
Microsoft Corp. is forcing Windows Live and MSN Messenger users to upgrade to the newest version due to a security update included in that release, according to a posting on a Microsoft blog.
By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 21--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Mission managers declared shuttle Atlantis fit to return to Earth today, but a higher authority -- nature -- might give the seven astronauts an extra day in space.
A leading Croatian daily was deeply embarrassed when it published an interview with the prime minister that turned out to be a hoax by a journalism student who answered the editor's questions by e-mail.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, an author and filmmaker who was one of France\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most important avant-garde writers in the 1950s, died on Monday. He was 85. He died at a hospital in western France where he had been admitted over the weekend for cardiac problems, o...
Manchester United&#39;s plc board on Monday confirmed that they have received a &#39;preliminary approach&#39; regarding a &#39;possible offer&#39; for the company.
The BBC has many red-faces. The details of how the corporation was duped into reporting that victims of the Bhopal Gas disaster were to receive $12 billion compensation from Dow have finally emerged.
The U.N. refugee agency appealed Thursday to the European Union to do more to protect refugees fleeing Iraq, saying the war was the cause of the biggest displacement of people in the Middle East in recent history.
The question has dogged him for two weeks now in four different interviews at the National Tennis Center. How does Lleyton Hewitt&#39;s US Open run compare to the title surge he made three years ago?
In a cathedral ankle-deep in mud and overturned pews, Haitians prayed for 1,500 killed by Tropical Storm Jeanne and gave thanks for their lives -- though most lost homes and belongings -- while the United Nations rushed in hundreds more peacekeepers to
Bernard Kerik&#39;s withdrawal from his nomination as Homeland Security director raises many questions for which answers may be elusive.
A portrait of an angry Moqtada al-Sadr greeted visitors to the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf. The militant Shiite cleric and hundreds of armed followers were effectively
Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday jabbed at President Bush, saying the image of the United States has suffered globally based on the perception that it invaded Iraq unilaterally.
Particle physics experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), currently under construction at CERN in Geneva will produce around 15 Petabytes of data each year - 15 million, billion bytes.
The top executive at General Motors Corp said Sunday that the woes of the economy were a concern to the automaker but predicted that the second half of 2008 would be better than the first.
A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a potential danger from its debris, officials said Saturday.
ROMA - Al via una settimana difficile e decisiva per la riforma fiscale, che coincide con l&#39;inizio di un vero e proprio autunno caldo. Il governo dovr\u00c3\u00a0 fare i conti anche con questo malessere diffuso che
Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.
LONDON, December 2  - Samsung Electronics (SSUN.FSE) has projected a significant increase in its mobile phone sale volumes and margins for 1Q05, after having emerged as the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second largest seller of mobile handsets, ahead of
Jan Ullrich vuole correre ''ancora un grande Tour de France per dimostrare a certe persone che si so...
Baghdad, Nov 03 - Car bombs killed at least a dozen people in Baghdad and another major city as pressure mounted on interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to avert a full-scale US attack on the insurgent stronghold Fallujah.
A blaze erupted Sunday on the set of the latest James Bond movie west of London, but no injuries were reported, fire officials said.
A rift has erupted in the council charged with preparing next year's crucial presidential elections in Haiti, with two main members swapping charges of deception and misappropriation of funds.
Philadelphia wide receiver Terrell Owens was forced out of the Eagles&#39; NFL game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, limping off the field with a sprained ankle.
U.S. airline stocks rallied on Tuesday on falling oil prices and a Wall Street Journal report that Delta Air Lines Inc  was in merger talks with Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp .
When President Bush mentioned the words \
Pope Benedict, in a decree issued on Saturday, authorized wider use of the old Latin mass and told the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics that his nod to Church traditionalists was nothing to be afraid of.
Ad Enel, se nuova crisi russa rischio cedimento sistema
TV channel for seniors uses the same name, trademarked for all media categories.
Il Lens ha annunciato oggi il suo nuovo allenatore. Si tratta di Guy Roux, 68 anni, che non allena d...
JERUSALEM -- The health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat deteriorated yesterday, and Palestinian doctors were rushed to his Ramallah compound in the West Bank to treat what has so far been diagnosed as a stomach disorder, according to senior Palestinian officials.
Britney Spears may live the charmed life of a pop-star princess, but she is not a fairy-tale stepmother. Or is the evil, ugly stepmonster just a figment conjured up by kids ticked off when their father remarries?
Gordon Brown backs report stressing need to break the 'vicious cycle' of poverty, instability and conflict.
A lot has happened in the other world since Friday. That would be the world outside of Florida. Maybe by sometime today, this area and this state will get back to feeling more like part of that world.
Supernatural thriller &quot;The Forgotten&quot; soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-usual seasonal slump.
Five days after a Dutch-Moroccan man killed the outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh in broad daylight here, intelligence officials say they are investigating a possible
Hyperion Resources, a closely held Dallas investment firm, said it might build an oil refinery in South Dakota to capitalize on record gasoline prices.
Imagine you come up with a name for a new issue-advocacy group, one you think will send a powerful message to lawmakers that they need to remain accountable to the people who elected them. Something like, say, \
The Earth's climate is out of balance and warming as a result of human activities, a leading scientific society warns.
Southern Illinois nearly lost much of what it had built during the season with a lackluster start against unheralded Indiana State.
A four-day strike against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, begins.
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A woman accused of digging up and taking her boyfriend's cremated remains more than a decade ago - and drinking the beer that had been buried with them - won't face federal charges, a prosecutor says.
Presentata la relazione annuale della Direzione nazionale antimafia da cui emergonocollusioni tra esponenti della criminalit\u00c3\u00a0 organizzata e amministratori pubblici                                          Forti infiltrazioni della mafia nelle amministrazioni del Sud                                                                                  Indagini in corso su scambio elettorale tra boss e politici meridionali
Many fingers make light work, etc... If Pitman's typing courses only came with one of these: a Japanese-mase USB lamp that shines with varying intensity and hue according to how fast your fingers are cruising over your keys.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New York, Sep 24 (UNI) In their first face-to-face encounter, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is understood to have told Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that terrorism should firmly be kept under control for the success of the composite dialogue process
Former \
ASIA/NEPAL - La scuola salesiana di Lubhu ha ottenuto il riconoscimento che permette agli studenti di completare il livello secondario di istruzione Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Il Consiglio per l\u00c2\u0092Educazione del Nepal ha conferito alla scuola salesiana di Lubhu (vicino a Kathmandu) un riconoscimento formale che consente agli studenti di completare il livello secondario di istruzione. Secondo quant...
Novell has given its recently acquired Linux distro, SuSE, a push, by signing an agreement with Dell to offer SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 on select PowerEdge servers worldwide.
Google is experimenting with a new search service for mobile devices based on text messaging, also known as \
Spain's authorities take the family of former military ruler Franco to court to gain access to his holiday home.
Spanish police have arrested two people with possible links to Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who vanished nearly two months ago during a vacation in Portugal, the Portuguese police chief in charge of the case says.
Bill Gates claims nearly 1 million users for MSN Spaces  In an interview with News.com, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has claimed that MSN Spaces has \u00e2\u0080\u009cclose to a million people\
Former president Bill Clinton angrily defended his administration's counterterrorism record during a Fox News interview to be aired today, while accusing \
Ottimo esordio per nazionale Casiraghi nelle qualificazioni
MILANO - \u00c2\u00abMusulmani, andate nelle piazze italiane sabato 11 settembre e manifestate per la liberazione delle due italiane rapite in Iraq\u00c2\u00bb. E&#39; questo in sintesi il senso dell&#39;appello dell&#39;Ucoii (L&#39;Unione
By Andrea Kelly, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 16--The committee that backed the voter-approved Regional Transportation Plan violated election law by not revealing they paid for many of the statements of support in the sample ballot, the Yuma County Attorney's Office found.
EUGENE, Oregon  - Jamaican 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powel will be hoping to continue his rehabilitation from a knee injury when he competes in the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic grand prix on Sunday.
Gli svizzeri: ''Vogliamo disputare l'America's cup tra due anni''Bertelli: ''Tempi stretti. Non \u00c3\u00a8 certo che la sede sar\u00c3\u00a0 Valencia                                            Alinghi snobba NZL e pensa al 2009 Luna Rossa attende, Trapani vuole la coppa                                                                                      di GIUSEPPE BOI
US actor Bruce Willis signs up for director Oliver Stone's next film, which will be based on Vietnam massacre My Lai.
The future of Paul Hamm's gold medal has nothing to do with tumbles and flips, and everything to do with the judgment of three arbitrators. The Court of Arbitration for Sport held an 11 1/2-hour hearing Monday to determine whether Hamm should again be declared the winner of the Olympic gymnastics all-around competition, or the victory should go to Yang Tae-young of South Korea.
HOUSTON - Seven Texas children were discovered abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, suffering from disease and malnutrition, and have been brought back to the United States.    Child Protective Services, which received emergency custody of the children Monday, is investigating accusations that the children's adoptive mother abandoned them in Nigeria in October and later went to work in Iraq as a private contractor...
Norway&#39;s rally ace Petter Solberg in his Subaru lost seconds on every curve in Rally of Corsica at the weekend, and Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion on Sunday after finishing second behind Ford&#39;s Markko Martin.
Princess Diana&#39;s sons stage a charity  concert in her memory on Sunday which they hope will quell her  critics and celebrate her humanitarian achievements.
L'Angola ha battuto il Senegal 3-1 in un incontro del gruppo D della Coppa d'Africa. Senegal in vant...
New Zealand secret service hints that Chinese government is responsible for recent attacks on the country's networks.
Stop a confronto su scalone e coefficienti
PARIS A French lawyer is asking the Red Cross to check into reports that Saddam Hussein has begun a hunger strike. The attorney says he represents Saddam and that there are indications from Iraq that the former
The plan for a dialogue between high-level teams meant that immediate progress on currency and trade issues was unlikely.
Sua carriera artistica su web: ecco il regalo di Rai Teche
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the Asian  tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was  stingy were \
Gains in U.S. tech stocks and  increasing economic confidence pushed Asian stock markets  higher on Monday, while a surprisingly large jump in Japan's  current account surplus sapped the dollar.
Four California county and city governments, including those of Los Angeles and San Francisco , sued Microsoft late last week for abusing its monopoly market power and overcharging them for Windows and various Microsoft Office products.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan said on Tuesday he was hoping for \
The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, a new study by the UN finds.
ROME - Two cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and block of ice, are the mascot for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.
Scotland ran up a century of points at McDiarmid Park as they crushed Japan 100-8 to earn their first Test win on home soil since Matt Williams took over as coach.
The Target Corporation expanded its $4 generic drug program to all of its pharmacies Monday, moving beyond states where it was matching a plan offered by its rival, Wal-Mart Stores.
At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week.
Combinazione: 3, 6, 7, 30, 67, 89, Jolly 11, Superstar 7
HONG KONG: More than 1.5 million people voted yesterday in a record turnout for the third Legislative Council (LegCo) elections since Hong Kong&#39;s reunification with the motherland.
An Estonian town erects a contentious monument honouring Estonian soldiers who sided with the Nazis during World War II.
Dario Bazzoni, vicepresidente della Fisi, passato alla guida della federazione dopo le dimissioni di...
Google&#39;s public share offering is expected to go ahead as early as today following a request for final regulatory approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
A Sri Lankan truck driver held hostage  by militants in Iraq for six weeks was reunited with his wife  and three sons on Sunday, saying he had been beaten up at first  but was then treated \
President Hosni Mubarak, whose Arab country was the first to sign a peace treaty with Israel, warned Monday that the entire Middle East peace could collapse because of Israel's fighting in Lebanon.
BERLIN - A senior German minister &#39;s comments, which appeared to soften Berlin&#39;s hardline opposition to sending troops to Iraq sparked a round of diplomatic activity across the Atlantic.
The longtime general manager of a defunct city nightclub says his former boss is not telling the truth about the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s role in a computer spyware operation.
Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in Darfur will resume in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, today. The talks are aimed at resolving the conflict which has left thousands of people dead and more than one million destitute.
(AGI) - Berlino, 29 dic. - Il Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), la radio pubblica bavarese, ha riferito di avere appreso dalle autorita&#39; thailandesi che sono 50 i turisti tedeschi rimasti vittime del maremoto. Il
Ministro,centrodestra ha avuto 5 anni per applicare sue idee
Premier, in agenda rinnovo missioni pace e base Usa Vicenza
Russia says it wants to restore normal ties with the UK after tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.
PITTSBURGH -- Two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players outside a school dance were ordered Wednesday to stand trial.
 brings summer box office to close
Nessuna notizia sulla loro destinazione attuale. Il padre della Pari: \u00c2\u00abNon so nulla. Non ho nessuna novit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u00bb. SIENA - Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, rapite in Iraq e successivamente rilasciate, hanno ripreso la loro attivit\u00c3\u00a0 umanitaria all&#39;estero.
A new service, supported by advertisements, will let consumers download a huge catalog of songs from the world\u00c2\u0092s largest record company for free.
HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker. It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.
The leaders of Finland, Norway and Sweden stood yesterday at what one called 'the doorstep to the realm of death,' viewing refrigerated containers believed to store some 900 foreigners killed in last month's ...
American commanders described the operation as a taste of large-scale sweeps intended to take back some measure of control from militias.
Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for US crude on Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals.
NEW YORK  - Moderately happy people are wealthier -- and maybe healthier -- than extremely happy individuals, according to a psychologist who has researched happiness for more than two decades and his associates.
A few days after Northwest Airlines Corp. imposed charges on travel agents and independent Web sites that sell tickets on its flights, business travelers are being left to sort out the impact.
Please replace the release dated Sept. 6, 2006 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.
The nation's retailers are hoping furry ponchos, fur-lined flip-flops, and sweater sets adorned with multiple broaches will excite shoppers this holiday season and lure them into stores and malls earlier than in previous years.
Even when the spine is damaged almost to paralysis, the PEG solution prevented the cells from rupturing irrevocably. &quot;Nearly 75 percent of the dogs we treated with PEG were able to resume a normal life,&quot; said Richard Borgens of Purdue.
Booksellers are enjoying brisk business since the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, with sales starting the week of Thanksgiving up sharply over 2003.
As soon as Betty Alderson heard Martha Stewart was coming to town, she got the ball rolling on a money-making deal.
The United Auto Workers union set a Monday morning deadline for reaching a contract deal with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.
With \u00e2\u0080\u009cDescent,\u00e2\u0080\u009d first-time feature filmmaker Talia Lugacy explores the psychic aftershocks of a rape. The movie is hard to watch but essential to see.
It was an unwanted intruder on a sunny afternoon: a chunk of ice from a jetliner toilet that broke free and slammed into an Austrian family's garden.
SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 2 -- Computer maker Gateway Inc. said Tuesday that it had agreed to repurchase stock held by America Online Inc.
Andrew Motion, Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s current poet laureate, has written a childhood memoir that is Arcadian in the golden sense, though not without pain.
Voli slittano di almeno 15 minuti, esasperati i passeggeri
Five French banks have agreed to set up a \
GEORGETOWN, Delaware Michael Ovitz, the former president of Walt Disney, has vigorously defended his 14-month tenure, saying his efforts to expand and improve the company were undercut at nearly every turn by recalcitrant senior executives and the man who
TEHRAN  - Iran is still unable to accept some positions of European countries in crucial talks on its nuclear programme at the UN atomic agency, but an agreement remains possible, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi says.
Il Piacenza calcio, attraverso una nota ufficiale, \
Cricket: Australian tour suspended pending outcome of appeal for banned spinner Harbhajan Singh
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted his war crimes trial again Monday, drawing an accusation from a prosecutor that he was manipulating the process from his jail cell.
San Francisco Giants&#39; Barry Bonds connects for a solo home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Dohmann during the sixth inning in Denver, in this June 6, 2004 file photo.
Blog: Quit whining and take constructive steps toward a fulfilling career, consultant Steve Tobak writes. First piece of advice: don't get a self-help book.
ROMA - Lo slogan potrebbe essere quello dello spot televisivo che lo vede protagonista: George not included. Perch\u00c3\u00a9 il super-divo Clooney, atteso oggi a Roma per l&#39;anteprima europea del film Ocean&#39;s twelve, all&#39;ultimo minuto \u00c3\u00a8 costretto a dare forfait.
Home computer users are now the favourite targets of hi-tech criminals, reveals research.
Rain played havoc with the schedule makers at the US Open yesterday. After eight days of ideal weather, rain forced significant revisions in the schedule, scuttling the day
A truck bomb exploded near the Australian Embassy in Bagdad on Wednesday, and a half-hour later a car bomb shook a police station also in the Iraqi capital, with the blasts killing a total of eight people, police and officials said.
Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them \
When Office Depot, Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received.
Growth has slowed in the United States, but economies in Asia and Europe are surging and snatching up more and more American exports.
No one ever is going to suggest he was a great ballplayer, but around here we loved our Trot.
NEW YORK DEC 13, 2004  - Ethanol seems to promote cancer progression by inducing angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, according to a report in the January 15th issue of Cancer.
A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case on Wednesday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked, but prosecutors quickly vowed to put the legendary rock music producer on trial a second time.
A booming construction sector means Spain is growing at its fastest annual rate in five years, figures show.
Bloomberg - Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called overhauling the U.S. health-insurance system a ``moral imperative&#39;&#39; and said that raising taxes on the wealthy along with cost savings would be enough to pay for the proposal she unveiled last week.
BERLIN: Turkey's bid to become the first predominantly Muslim country to gain membership of the European Union has sparked a wider debate about integrating immigrants into European countries.
Bank of America Corp. chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis reaffirmed his bank's commitment to New England yesterday in a round of meetings in Boston with state and city officials, but he still declined to specify how many Massachusetts jobs the bank will cut as a result of its $48 billion acquisition of FleetBoston Financial Corp.
Major oil companies operating in Nigeria&#39;s oil-rich southern region say they will not give in to threats of attacks on their facilities and employees by militias.
The chairman of a House Armed Services subcommittee yesterday announced that he plans to hold hearings into allegations that the Navy sidestepped procurement rules while purchasing hundreds of floating boat barriers and underwater sensors to protect U.S. ships from attack.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford\u00e2\u0080\u009d feels more like a novelty than it would have in the 1950s when westerns were as ubiquitous as tumbleweeds.
Johnny Carson's death came as Madison Avenue re-examines its past - as symbolized by his decades as a pitchman - to determine the future of branded entertainment.
Disputes about what is tough or soft must stop dominating debate over law and order, says Lib Dem Nick Clegg.
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz wrapped up its 20th annual jazz competition on Sunday with an emblematic scene.  Herbie Hancock, sported a shoulder-slung synthesizer and a high-wattage smile.
From the camera flashes on the red carpet of a Hollywood awards show to the walls of a jail cell -- what a difference a day makes when you're Paris Hilton.
Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.
The Fusion processor will be based on a microprocessor used in  desktops currently shipping to enthusiast PC users such as gamers.
It appears competition is starting to heat up in this insurance sector.
Leftist Colombian rebels have dragged out efforts at recovering the bodies of 11 hostages killed in June and may be using the safe haven established for the search to regroup and plan attacks, the government said on Friday.
While the debut of the Microsoft music store inevitably conjures up images of Apple and Microsoft going head-to-head for the hearts and wallets of consumers, Microsoft has made it clear that
Lobbyists and members of Congress have managed to hold off the enforcement of a five-year-old law that required country-of-origin labeling on meat, fish and produce.
Black Watch soldiers have come under attack within hours of moving into Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rebel-held badlands, although none was injured. Troops and vehicles were halted in the searing desert by a series of roadside
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Scares ruled theaters this Halloween weekend, but Hollywood fired its largest Oscar salvo yet with Ray, the biography of music legend Ray Charles.
High-flying canines and their disc-flinging humans compete for glory in the national championships.
The effectiveness of an anti-malarial herbal drug could be damaged by overplanting of the Chinese shrub from which it is derived, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Tokyo's Nikkei hit a two-week closing  high on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies such  as drug maker Eisai Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while  steel makers gained on an expected rise in steel sheet prices.
Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.
Investor's Business Daily - Steadfast or just stubborn? A day after the Federal Reserve slashed rates in an emergency move, the European Central Bank tried to squash any talk that it would follow suit.
Tuesday the US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a monument engraved with the Ten Commandments stays on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.
Who's afraid of a little risk? Certainly not the swashbuckling executive cowboys lionized on the cover of business magazines for galloping hard and throwing caution to the wind.
A contraceptive that blocks male fertility has come closer with a study showing that it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.
The Free Standards Group (FSG) on Tuesday will release Version 2.0 of its Linux Standard Base (LSB), a key standard that enables developers to rally around a common programming framework and keeps Linux from fragmenting into competing camps.
Prosecutors on Wednesday ordered two men to face retrial over a failed plot to bomb London's transit system in 2005, two weeks after suicide bombers killed 52 commuters in the city.
'E' una giornata storica' dice Montezemolo
HANOI : Vietnam&#39;s foreign investment community has called on the communist government to improve transparency, enforce the rule of law and ensure a level playing-field for all investors.
President Bush today named Robert B. Zoellick, a career diplomat and trade negotiator, to head the World Bank, seeking to dispatch the leadership crisis that has gripped the institution under Paul D. Wolfowitz.
Mac users seem quite excited about Microsoft's long-awaited-but-little-anticipated Vista. The new Intel Macs are great machines for running it. In Cult of Mac.
Green Bay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s much-improved special teams have been a key piece of its turnaround this season. But with the playoffs approaching, the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s punting and kicking have not been at their best.
When the chanting mob descended on the strip mall that Jean Bobue Nguessam is paid to guard, he stood his ground, though not out of courage.
U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third  on lower bond trading revenue and higher expenses, falling  short of Wall Street's low expectations and pushing its shares  down as much as 8 percent.
Phil Garner savored the taste of champagne and the wild celebration going on in the Astros&#39; clubhouse. Garner had known nothing but bitter endings after spending 10 mostly terrible seasons as a manager in Milwaukee and Detroit.
Rivoluzione rosa nel cinema. Mai pi\u00c3\u00b9 eroine romantiche, ma donne guerriere come Scarlett Johansson. Regine e dive al Festival di Venezia
An Amtrak derailment at Washington's  Union Station disrupted rail service for thousands of  passengers along the East Coast on Thursday, rail officials  said.
THOUSANDS of British troops were committed to a big expansion of the European Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military capability by Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, yesterday.
New Orleans saxophonist Branford Marsalis didn't even check his ticket to see where he'd be sitting for Monday's New Orleans Saints-Atlanta Falcons game at the Louisiana Superdome.
China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan and said new sanctions would only complicate efforts to implement a U.N. peace plan for strife-torn Darfur.
The Blackstone Group had also bid for U.S. apartment owner Archstone-Smith Trust  in the weeks before Archstone agreed to acquired by affiliates of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  and Tishman Speyer for more than $15 billion, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Thursday.
Qualora Ronaldinho decidesse di lasciare il Barcellona a fine stagione, il brasiliano ha gi&agrave; ...
Governments agree a faster phase-out of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer and warm the Earth.
You&#39;d think Sharper Image (Nasdaq: SHRP) would be a shoo-in for holiday shoppers -- and holiday sales -- what with its assortment of gee-whiz gadgets.
Over the past century, Highland sports have found a niche in the United States, which now produces some of the top competitors in the world.
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto accused the government Sunday of failing to crush Islamic militants, days after a suicide bombing killed 56 people during prayers in a mosque.
ROMA, 18 NOVEMBRE 2004 - &quot;A tutti i violenti, a chi li sostiene, a chi definisce gli &#39;espropri proletari&#39; gesti belli o simbolici, e anche a chi in qualche modo li giustifica, dico con la massima chiarezza che si tratta, invece, di atti incivili e illegali
Hopes were high, with the likes of Kenneth Branagh, Harold Pinter, Michael Caine and Jude Law at the helm. But the result's a disaster.
European equities were flat in early trade on Friday as losses for telecoms stocks offset gains for banks in cautious trade ahead of US jobs data later in the session.
Lo ha detto il direttore, Osvaldo De Paolinis
O&#39;Neal lashed out at his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate again during a photo shoot in Florida. &quot;The guy&#39;s a joke,&quot; O&#39;Neal was quoted as saying in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Friday.
Saboteurs on Saturday set fire arefined oil products pipeline in northern Iraq as they kept uprelentless attacks on Iraq&#39;s oil production industry, Dubai-basedal-Arabiya TV reported.
BANGALORE:Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said he was excited about the work going on in India on the technology front. &quot;I think Indian IT majors like Wipro and Infosys are doing an incredible job.
An Italian judge - s decision to drop terrorism charges against five Islamic militants prompted indignation and outrage among government politicians on Tuesday as the country buried its latest soldier killed in ...
La russa Elena Soboleva ha migliorato il proprio record del mondo nei 1500 metri indoor correndo in ...
U.S. shares are expected to open  slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony  from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from  Coca-Cola  will dominate a thin earnings calendar.
An Arab-American comedy troupe tries to get the Middle East laughing over some of the things it often fights about
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Thursday that the United States join Russia in developing a missile defense system he hopes will replace U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in central Europe.
Al ritorno in serie A dopo tredici stagioni, il Genoa vuole regalare una vittoria nel derby ai suoi ...
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Iran made Europe an offer Tuesday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we&#39;ll guarantee not to make a bomb. European and US governments were discussing an alternate proposal - to buy Iran out of its nuclear ambitions.
DAKAR, 26 Aug 2004 (IRIN) - Hit by power cuts and administrative hitches, the Darfur peace talks in the Nigerian capital Abuja made slow progress on Thursday, a spokesman for the African Union (AU) which is sponsoring the negotiations said.
James Webb's eye is lookin' good After a rather difficult week, some good news for NASA: its engineers have just finished making the mirror that will be the eye of its next space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). All that remains is for it to be ground and polished.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Il vincitore del Lombardia: &quot;Uno dei giorni pi\u00c3\u00b9 belli della stagione, non speravo tanto&quot;. Il trionfatore 2004: &quot;Con la terza coppa ho chiuso bene, d\u00c3\u00a0i&quot;. COMO, 16 ottobre 2004 - Ha iniziato la settimana che era fuso dal fuso.
ARSENAL pulled clear at the top of the English Premier League table for the first time this season after producing a devastating change of gear to sink London rival Fulham 3-0 yesterday.
Reports surfaced Tuesday that Naproxen, commonly known as Aleve, could increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 50 percent.
A Southern California school district where 92 percent of the students are Latino has extended its winter break an extra week, in part to give immigrant families time to travel home to Mexico and Central America for Christmas.
Vince Young threw for two touchdowns  and Vincent Fuller raced 61 yards with an interception return  to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-14 come-from-behind  victory at New Orleans on Monday.
(InfoWorld) - Intel said Tuesday it will ramp up performance and energy efficiency in its microprocessors by using a 32-nanometer process technology starting in 2009. During a keynote at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini showed a 300mm wafer built using the 32-nm manufacturing technology. The chip will house more than 1.9 billion transistors and its increased performance will enable \
Five policeman and two state coca workers are killed in an ambush in the coca-growing region of Peru.
Crude futures were little changed in Asian trade Monday, holding onto sharp gains that came Friday amid a resurgence of jitters about a possible supply crunch over the coming winter months.
MIAMI, 30 ago - Grande festa l&#39;altra sera a Miami per la consegna degli &quot;Mtv Video Awards&quot;. Ma alla consegna dei premi per i migliori video musicali (&quot;Hey ya&quot; Outakast) a trionfare \u00c3\u00a8 stato il trash: bando
Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocked shots and No. 13 Connecticut rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat DePaul, 65-60, Tuesday night.
Canada's national police chief publicly apologises to a man who was deported on false terrorism charges.
Classic British comedy To The Manor Born is to return to the BBC for a one-off Christmas special.
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd. (CGF.AU) on Monday reported a net loss of A$235.4 million for the period Nov. 6 to June 30.
Feds push for new, zestier Fourth Amendment A federal judge today struck down provisions of the Patriot Act as unconstitutional, adding fuel to the politically charged debate over the controversial law.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The chairman of the Federal Reserve told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are temporary.
The U.S. economy is growing robustly   despite a slowing housing sector, although inflation remains   above the central bank's comfort level, two top Federal Reserve   officials said on Monday.
U.S. intelligence and law  enforcement officials say they have found no direct evidence of  plans for an election-related terror attack after a five-week  investigation, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday  edition.
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Adding only six months of follow-up hormone therapy to radiation treatment for prostate cancer saves as many lives as three years of the hormone regimen does, researchers report.
Can wearing a face mask and regularly cleaning hands stop the spread of deadly bird flu? Students at the University of Michigan started a living experiment on Tuesday to find out.
This year's staging of annual race from Lisbon to Dakar called off due to security fears in Mauritania
A cold front moved over most of Mexico Wednesday, leaving coastal cities chilly and windy, and dusting mountaintop towns with snow.
Voucher scheme error provokes festive carnage UK toy retailer Hamleys website was ransacked over the weekend after sharp-eyed web shoppers spotted \
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Former Oakland Raiders Center Barret Robbins has been released from jail and now faces criminal charges following an alleged assault at a San Francisco nightclub.
First to market, but a pricey solution to lost-tapes IBM has built public key encryption into its TS1120 tape drive, allowing the 500GB drive to encrypt and decrypt data on the fly in hardware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It speaks of grateful grannies and bowing bread-earners as Munificence plc divides between its investors excess booty earned from triumph on commerce&#39;s high seas.
Thousands of Red Sox fans began descending on Boston on Saturday for a parade many began to doubt they&#39;d ever witness in their lifetimes: a toast to a team of World Series champions.
TOKYO A leading executive at Citigroup, which was forced to shut its private bank in Japan in September, said Tuesday that the bank would review all past transactions with individual customers in Japan.
A Congress derided as do-nothing has a week before breaking for the elections to do something, and the prospects are cloudy.
Soldati sarebbero profondamente penetrati in campo profughi
President Bush withdrew the nomination of a top industry lobbyist to be chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday, after the nominee had come under renewed attack by Democratic lawmakers wary of his close connections to manufacturers.
MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Health experts see great promise in an experimental blood test designed to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages.
Britain's top policeman ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during the recent Israel-Lebanon conflict, police said.
PITTSBURGH -- When Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher looked for an offensive coordinator in January he didn&#39;t start by asking candidates what they thought about Tommy Maddox, Hines Ward or Plaxico Burress.
As coach Leo DeSimone confidently put it, \
WASHINGTON Sept. 10, 2004 - Congress may keep up the focus on the prison abuse scandal following the disclosure that the military has concealed as many as 100 &quot;ghost detainees&quot; from the Red Cross.
Finance ministers on Monday endorsed   a controversial new World Bank strategy for tackling corruption   in developing countries but said they would keep a close eye on   how it is carried out.
Israel decided on Monday to allow Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to leave his Ramallah compound and receive medical treatment in a hospital in the West Bank city.
Marco Tronchetti Provera, azionista e sponsor dell'Inter, sa che il campionato che sta per iniziare ...
The head of the International Monetary Fund says markets cannot solve the problem of the sliding dollar without intervention.
Internet file sharing, commonly referred to as peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, allows individuals to trade copies of their digital files over the Internet.
Bangladesh's crime force Rapid Action Battalion, is responsible for more than 350 deaths, Human Rights Watch says.
Abbattere barriere che si frappongono a imprese private
Blog: The lensmaker says it's signed distribution partnerships to reach most major photography markets.
Sued by Motorola in August over four WLAN-related patents, Aruba is now countersuing, arguing that its use of the patents had gone unchallenged for years.
MULTAN, Pakistan Oct. 7, 2004 - A bomb attack on Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan Thursday killed at least 39 people, wounded more than 100 and prompted the government to ban religious and political gatherings nationwide.
U.S.-based Fox Entertainment Group Inc. on Monday joined a group of companies promoting Blu-ray Disc, one of two competing formats for next-generation DVDs.
So now, the second wave of reaction has set in to last Friday night&#39;s Pistons-Pacers-Fans brawl at the Palace. At first, the reaction was shock, dismay, outrage.
A government-appointed board of inquiry investigating the partial collapse of a Paris airport terminal found serious errors in construction, including concrete that had not been sufficiently reinforced, a newspaper reported Monday.
Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT), provider of Linux software and support, has issued a security alert to its customers. E-mails are circulating, says the company, that appear to come from Red Hat but actually are phishing hoaxes.
A brief power outage darkened a large swath of Manhattan and the Bronx on Wednesday, knocking out traffic lights, cutting subway service and forcing the evacuation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on one of the hottest days of the year.
The body of a missing woman is found in her home, despite the property being searched by police when she vanished.
One Palestinian is killed and several are injured in clashes between unpaid police and forces loyal to Hamas.
HARTLEPOOL, England  - Britain's ruling Labor  Party clung to an important parliamentary seat Friday, while  the rival Conservatives were forced into a \
Re-emerging with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two injury-shortened seasons with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, Nomar Garciaparra was voted NL Comeback Player of the Year.
Irish coast guards and the navy rescued  over 100 children on Thursday after a sudden squall swept them  out to sea during a regatta close to Dublin.
Britain's Tony Blair pledged on Tuesday to force international action on global warming, despite the reluctance of big powers like the United States.
Six Hollywood studios have settled charges that they curtailed price competition in the sale of films to pay-television channels in the European Union, the European Commission announced on Tuesday.
The ending was so sudden on the crowded back curve, so unexpectedly futile, that it seemed only fitting to Marion Jones after the year she has had.
SAN ANTONIO -- A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
A 48-year-old man is remanded in custody accused of attempting to murder a woman during a burglary.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton admits her fashion sense is not nearly as sharp as her political instincts in the latest issue of Us Weekly.
JERUSALEM: Days after a Russian school siege by Chechen separatists ended in a bloodbath, Israel and Russia signed a memorandum to co-operate in fighting international terrorism, an Israeli spokesman said.
Hundreds of naked cyclists, some sporting strategically-placed body paint, toured the streets of London and other cities around the world on Saturday to protest oil dependency and the car culture.
The chief executive of Freddie Mac   warned that the U.S. economy faces a 40 percent to 45  percent risk of recession induced by the housing market  downturn, the Financial Times reported on its Web site.
Comedian Dane Cook is taking his \
The announcements coming out of Macworld Expo from Steve Jobs range from \u00e2\u0080\u009cgotta have it\u00e2\u0080\u009d to \u00e2\u0080\u009cwe\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll see.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya&#39;s envoy in resposne to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.
Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery. But the soybean field where the Towson University anthropologist has been digging for more than a decade is yielding hints that someone camped there, on the banks of the Potomac River, as early as 14,000 B.C.
Blackburn Rovers, without a league win this season, appointed Wales coach Mark Hughes as manager yesterday and will hold a news conference today to detail his position, the English Premiership soccer club said.
As of Sunday, May 28, 2006, at least 2,466 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,943 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military&#039;s numbers.
The Oakland A's have clinched the American League West title, while the St. Louis Cardinals' lead in the National League Central is down to 1 1/2 games.
Murdoch is battling Malone to keep a tight grip on News Corp. -- and benefit heirs, if not shareholders
One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual endorsement in the 2008 White House race on Thursday, backing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee for their parties' presidential nominations.
New Windows, plus Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, now available to corporate customers in Asia.
A man in custody shot a small-town police chief to death Wednesday from the back seat of the chief's cruiser in Eastern Kentucky, a county official said.
NASA is hoping techniques that would enable a crew to repair damages to a space shuttle in flight will be ready for the shuttle's planned May 2005 return to space, officials with the agency said on Monday.
US Airways lost the financing for nearly 100 regional jets that were to be a key part of the bankrupt airline&#39;s restructuring plan, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Symantec Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion in the second major Silicon Valley software merger in four days.
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.
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NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
Investors were optimistic that former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a landslide victory in presidential elections and would kick-start needed economic reforms.
Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English.
Jason Bohn wasn&#39;t having much success in Las Vegas -- &quot;Been getting killed,&quot; he said with a laugh -- until he picked up his golf clubs.
Hollywood had a wide-open horse  race on Tuesday as Oscar nominations pitted two hard-hitting  dramas by veteran directors Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood  against the charm of films about wine drinking, Peter Pan and  Ray Charles.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Public School student, who allegedly shot the video clippings of his amorous activities with his classmate, was arrested in the case in which two others who circulated the photos on the Internet have also been booked.
Software maker Compuware has charged IBM with keeping back key evidence in a long-running legal battle over copyright and anticompetitive practices.
Linux and identity management will be Novell&#39;s biggest strengths, according to its chief executive Jack Messman. Messman told delegates at this year&#39;s Novell Brainshare Europe event in Barcelona
Senate Republican leader Bill Frist asked House leaders for help reducing taxes on inherited estates, conceding that the GOP cannot eliminate them during this election year.
Iraq News, Baghdad - A suicide car bomber killed 13 people Monday next to the heavily fortified area in central Baghdad housing the interim government and US embassy, and eight US Marines died in combat in western Iraq.
Scott Peterson's defense lawyer promised jurors during opening statements three months ago that testimony would show police found \
By GENARO C. ARMAS  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - These creepy critters enjoy nice long picnics in the woods. The leaf-eating gypsy moth caterpillars are out in force in parts of the mid-Atlantic following a warm, dry spring - just the kind of weather that can make the insects thrive.
The credit-card company offers a hybrid rewards program for savers.
New Health and Human Services  Secretary Mike Leavitt on Tuesday called for changes in the  Medicaid program for the poor, including an end to overpayment  for some prescription drugs.
The Chicago Bulls, struggling in the NBA's Eastern Conference, have fired coach Scott Skiles.
British Airways  announced a  plane order worth $8.2 billion at list prices on Thursday,  including 12 A380 planes from Airbus  and 24 787  airliners from Boeing Co .
Democrat Barack Obama on Monday sharpened his critique of lead rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, warning against a return to \
The Japanese electronics giant struck an agreement to buy the fabled movie studio yesterday after rival Time Warner dropped out of the race.
Maybe you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve heard the joke about Dick Cheney, his three heart attacks and the fact he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s only a &quot;heartbeat away.&quot; &quot;Yeah,&quot; goes the rejoinder, &quot;God forbid something should happen to him - George W. Bush could become president!
Mudslides caused by monsoon rains buried bamboo and straw shacks in shantytowns and collapsed brick houses in southeastern Bangladesh Monday, killing at least 80 people. Another 11 died when they were struck by lightning, rescue officials and witnesses said.
Realizzati 16 cinque, ognuno ha vinto 35.630 euro
French oil group Total reported on Wednesday a 3.0-percent fall in net adjusted profit to 12.203 billion euros (14.57 billion dollars), blaming weakness of the dollar.
Poisoned Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield himself from justice, Litvinenko's widow said in an interview.
(AGI) - Roma, 29 ott. - Terminata con la classica &quot;foto di famiglia&quot; la cerimonia della firma della Costituzione europea i 29 capi di di stato e di governo presenti si sono recati al Quirinale dove il presidente
Washington, Oct. 20 (NNN): A American commuter plane crashed in woods near Kirksville, in north-east Missouri, as it approached a Missouri airport, killing at least eight people on board, according to officials here.
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry stepped up a fierce campaign fight over US security on Friday, with Kerry accusing Bush of irresponsible
Rival Indian telecoms firms greet Vodafone's purchase of Hutchison Essar as good news for the country.
A car bomb exploded in a west Baghdad neighborhood Friday night, causing casualties and sparking a large fire just hours after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld left Baghdad, police said.
A US army reservist today pleaded guilty to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison as a two-day court martial began at a US base in Baghdad.
Risks have been rewarded by diving into Bangladesh, Ukraine, and other small developing nations.
Asians and Europeans left Hanoi Saturday after a summit that renewed economic coordination, but deadlocked over Myanmar&#39;s human rights situation.
There&#039;s hardly a spot on Cuba untouched by its slavery past, not unlike most Caribbean islands.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cMusic clips on television all day long \u00e2\u0080\u0094 who was going to watch that?\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Cellphone cameras and text messages, social networking Web sites, e-mail and instant messaging, all give teenagers a wider range of ways to play tricks on one another.
STOP any Bruneian in the street here today and chances are he will tell you he has just had the experience of his lifetime, namely, witnessing the sultanate&#39;s 19-day celebration of its Crown Prince&#39;s wedding to secondary school student Sarah Salleh.
Let&#39;s pretend for a moment there is no election and that last week&#39;s meeting between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry was just an elevated chat, akin to the question-and-answer sessions British
Take a moment -- just a minute! -- to contribute to your retirement.
People who take high doses of vitamin E to improve their health may not be getting any benefits and may, in fact, be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier, researchers reported yesterday.
Eugenio Corini ha scelto. Niente Roma, il 37enne centrocampista ex Chievo e Palermo (ma anche ex Bre...
The heads of General Motors and Nissan plan to talk over the possibility of a linking between the two companies
Brian Mitchell, one of football's top all-time return men and holder of nine NFL records, will sign a one-day contract next week so that he can retire with the Redskins.
Customers who use the dual-core processors that Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to begin shipping next year will not need to buy extra licenses for Microsoft software, the software maker will announce next week.
European Union ministers adopted on  Thursday rules that will slash the price of making mobile phone  calls abroad in the 27-member bloc, after a year of wrangling  and heated debate, the EU's German presidency said.
Stefan LeFors grew up deciphering body language and expressing himself without words.
Jane Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, clinching her first U.S. Golf Association title when Amanda McCurdy bogeyed the 36th and final hole.
Little risk management evident in YouTube vid NSFW It has come to the attention of Vulture Central that Charles White, MD of Information Risk Management shows a more fluid awareness of risk management when he's feeling particularly relaxed. Cue obligatory YouTube video, which we should note contains more than its fair share of effing and blinding:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
La Lampre-Fondital ha reso noto la formazione per la Vuelta al via dopodomani col cronoprologo di Vi...
KLERDEY, Burma -- For a repressive police state, Burma has borders that are curiously porous.
Google Inc.'s e-mail service is almost ready to accept all comers, nearly three years after the online search leader shook up the Internet by offering users an unprecedented amount of free storage and displaying ads based on the content of the correspondence.
Olof Mellberg will move from Aston Villa to Juventus at the end of the season, the Sweden defender announced Monday.
NEW super maxi Nicorette took the initial bragging rights after a controversial start to the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race yesterday, but fancied overall contender Targe became the first casualty.
Officials are confounded about the best way to respond to the growing nuisance, according to city officials.
The dollar hits yet another record low against the euro, causing concerns about the German and wider eurozone economies.
The US Food and Drug Administration Thursday said people should limit their use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug products. The FDA issued a Public Health Advisory about the use of NSAIDs, including
The UN Secretary General calls for efforts to try to end escalating violence in the Gaza Strip.
As sports becomes a measure of success in America, young athletes are training ever harder.
MP George Galloway wins libel case against the Telegraph over claims he took money from Saddam Hussein.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce  Committee will ask wireless company executives and the head of  the Federal Communications Commission to testify Friday on the  use of deceptive measures to obtain personal information, known  as pretexting, the panel said on Monday.
'Ovviamente la stessa cosa dovra' farla Fi'
Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba secure Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 win over injury-hit Schalke.
With Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, speculation is mounting that prosecutors are looking for a way to dismiss the charge after a series of setbacks.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to  sell oil properties in the Gulf of Mexico to Apache Corp. for  $537 million and a royalty interest to Morgan Stanley Capital  Group Inc. for $775 million as part of a plan to slash debt and  buy back stock, Anadarko said on Friday.
Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, wanted in California on a 15-year-old felony theft conviction, agreed Wednesday to return to the state without a fight.
Zimbabwe's state-run media has published what it said were photos of Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube in bed with a woman, a day after the outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe was sued for adultery.
Apple said it sold its one millionth iPhone on Sunday, some 74 days after its debut. The sales numbers for the device make it the best selling phone model debut ever, and ranks near the top debuts of any electronic device in history.
Most Asian and European markets fell Friday following on a tumble in the U.S. a day earlier amid growing speculation a U.S. interest rate cut was unlikely. Declines in Europe were muted, however, and Chinese stocks bucked the trend and rose for a fourth straight session.
The No. 2 and No. 3 U.S. tobacco companies have taken down their Web sites following a Washington ruling on deceptive marketing of light cigarettes.  R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. shut down www.rjrt.com and Lorillard Tobacco Co.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, considered the biggest prize in the government&#39;s case against a California laboratory that allegedly distributed illegal steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, became the latest star stained
When you're a UK company trying to buy US computer gear Microsoft's shameless assumption of a 1:1 exchange rate when re-pricing Vista for the UK market brought back memories of the bad old days when most IT companies simply swapped the dollar sign for a pound sign when preparing their UK price lists.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Shoe and hat retailer Genesco Inc. said on Thursday that it rejected a sweetened takeover bid of $1.2 billion from rival Foot Locker Inc.  and hired Goldman Sachs Group  to help it explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the company.
Radio frequency identification tags contain more information than standard bar codes and several hundred can be scanned at once.
The Duchess of York says people should stop criticising her nephew.  But the Prince is still under pressure for wearing a Nazi symbol. Breakfast discusses at 7.39am
Newly-crowned world champion Valentino Rossi is already looking forward to a bigger challenge next season. Rossi, who clinched his fourth straight world MotoGP title on Sunday, expects former team Honda to provide an even sterner challenge than this year.
MOUNT HARIF BORDER OUTPOST, Israel  - At a signal  from their guide, the women halt, hunched uncertainly in the  dark no-man's-land.
Market discipline will protect investors and the economy from problems with hedge funds, regulators said today.
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&quot;I don&#39;t really have any regrets. I think I learned a lot from a lot of experiences that I dealt with over my career. There&#39;s nothing for me to look back and regret.
For an actor who has been called unpatriotic and even treasonous, Sean Penn is not backing away from controversy.
Hundreds of people protested British Prime Minister Tony Blair's arrival in Beirut on Monday, angry over his perceived backing of Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.
Fears of a management bailout at the embattled oil giant Yukos loomed large Thursday after the company&#39;s chief financial officer said he had delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.
Some 90 million viewers tuning into  Super Bowl XLI were served up commercials featuring an  accidental kiss, a lonely dog and one questionable hairstyle by  advertisers looking to cash in on the year's biggest TV event.
SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Michelle Wie withdrew from the U.S. Women's Open after nine holes of her second round on Saturday because of her injured wrist.
MARISSA, Ill. - A southern Illinois man led a sheriff's deputy on a bizarre tractor chase that ended with his arrest on a felony charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.  The case began when St.
NEW YORK  - Habitual coffee drinking seems  to be associated with a lower risk of developing liver cancer,  according to a study conducted in Japan and reported in the  Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
COLOMBO: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has apologised to Sri Lanka&#39;s protesting Buddhist monks for the timing of his mega concert here, which coincides with the death anniversary of a popular priest, but said the show will go on.
In honor of Vista's release, we look at the BSOD phenomena and how it has so dearly touched our lives. By Michael Calore.
Tutto secondo pronostico nei gironi chiusi oggi. Avanzano Torino, Atalanta, Triestina, Livorno, Salernitana e Messina. Mercoled\u00c3\u00ac i gruppi 5 e 6. MILANO, 29 agosto 2004 - Si sono giocate le partite valide
Ex rapito da Farc prende il posto di Maria Consuelo Araujo
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Staff admit to widespread mistakes with English and maths - and a growing reliance on spell-checkers.
Valentino Rossi &egrave; soddisfatto del terzo posto raccolto nelle qualifiche del Gp d'Australia: '...
'Cultura e divertimento con 400 spettacoli e 1.000 artisti'
Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin receives a four-year ban for doping, says the United States Anti-Doping Agency.
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Hurricane Ivan has picked up strength. It is now a Category Five storm -- the largest, rarest and potentially most catastrophic class.
Roy Oswalt got his National League-best 19th win Monday as Houston erupted for six runs in the second inning and posted a 10-3 win over St.
'Squirting Gun' NASA today unleashed its \
The Coast Guard plans to use dozens of buoys bobbing off United States coastlines to extend the reach of a security system that monitors large vessels heading in and out of ports.
Martin Brodeur didn't practice Saturday morning with Team Canada, and is doubtful for the World Cup of Hockey semifinal game against the Czech Republic. Brodeur was injured late in Wednesday's 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Slovakia when he made an awkward glove save on a shot from center ice by defenseman Jaroslav Obsut.
The Indian army says planes have delivered supplies to tsunami survivors on  all the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC member states believe the group should cut oil output again to balance markets but others may be reluctant with crude prices firmly above $60, a senior OPEC delegate said on Saturday.
PARIS : Italian driver Jarno Trulli, who has signed to drive for Toyota next season, will now be driving for the Japanese constructor in the final two races of this season, Toyota revealed.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Saturday where barricaded al Qaeda-inspired militants fired eight Katyusha-type rockets, a military source said.
Residents of Australia's storm-battered northwest on Sunday braced for more destruction as another maelstrom approached land, days after a powerful cyclone claimed two lives.
U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a lower  dollar, high oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S.  presidential election made investors cautious.
US President George W Bush criticises Russia for \
Fashion Wire Daily - If Jennifer Hudson's recent Oscar win gave a boost to full-figured women everywhere, then Helen Mirren's golden statue victory certainly gives women over 40 a chance to hold their heads up high.
Pi\u00c3\u00b9 che un museo \u00c3\u00a8 il museo. Praticamente un mito. Una collezione gigantesca, quasi un secolo di vita alla spalle. Conclusi i lavori di ristrutturazione, il MOMA di New York torna alla sua vecchia sede di Manhattan, sulla 53esima strada.
 Iran cooperation ahead of talks
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry face off in their first debate later Thursday at the University of Miami in the southern state of Florida.
A federal judge ruled yesterday that a portion of the Patriot Act is unconstitutional, the first time one of the anti-terrorism law&#39;s police surveillance provisions has been struck down.
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The World Health Organization still lacks half the funds it needs to help countries fight bird flu as more human cases are expected in the coming months, the acting director-general said Tuesday.
Supermodel Claudia Schiffer gave birth to a baby girl in London Thursday. \
PONTIAC, Mich. - Five members of the Indiana Pacers and seven Detroit Pistons fans were criminally charged yesterday because of their roles in the Pistons-Pacers brawl last month - a fight that captured national attention.
Smantellata da GdF di Venezia rete tra Italia e Spagna
Spalletti replica con garbo ma in maniera decisa a Pizarro. Il cileno &egrave; stato sostituito nell...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.  - The stars of the video  game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their  peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the  Hollywood playbook with red carpets, glittering gems and a live  nationwide broadcast.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  told Congress on Thursday Iraq would hold elections in January  despite the flaring insurgency, and urged the U.S.-led  coalition not to bow to terrorist forces.
Iran, whose president has described the Holocaust as a \
A train driver is injured and services are disrupted when a lorry hits a footbridge in Leicestershire.
The New Jersey Nets have re-signed eight-times All-Star guard Vince Carter to a new multi-year contract, the club said on Friday.
Bored with your current universe? Sony Computer Entertainment has the answer: create your own. At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, the PlayStation 3 manufacturer announced its planned release of Game 3.0, a system of online collaboration and user-created content.
Nokia has introduced three new phones at their Mobility Conference, the 7710 widescreen multimedia smartphone, the 3230 megapixel smartphone and the 6020 camera phone.
Inventors patent disc that can hold versions of films in two rival high-definition formats.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Canadian John Kucera stunned the mighty Austrians with a surprise win on home snow in the first men's World Cup super-G of the Alpine ski season on Sunday.
Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann was left red-faced in Athens as two costly mistakes ensured that a Champions League victory slipped through his side\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fingers again.
A car bomb struck a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, leaving at least five dead. In southern city of Basra, rockets slammed into a British base and killed a number of Iraqi civilians lining up for work.
Bolivia&#039;s first Indian president, Evo Morales, is hoping for a big win by his socialist allies in elections Sunday to choose an assembly that will rewrite the constitution.
Gay couple Michael Sabatino(L) and Robert Voorheis(R) from New York state attend a rally at the US Capitol Hill, Washington Oct. 11, 2004.
Moritz Volz will escape punishment for accidently kicking a pensioner in the head during Fulham&#39;s 4-3 defeat at Portsmouth last night.
New Delhi - Indians from all walks of life led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi Sunday paid tribute to former premier Indira Gandhi on the 20th anniversary of her assassination.
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Hurricane Jeanne lashed the Bahamas with violent winds and torrential rains Saturday, making a direct hit on Abaco island and threatening the country's second-largest city, Freeport. Hundreds of people took refuge in emergency shelters...
(Corrects second paragraph to make clear the $3.5 million is  not entirely for the new History Center.)
(Source: Nexsan)  Can your data center meet your growing storage needs without breaking the bank? Do you have the power and cooling capacity neccessary to meet the demands of today's high-density equipment? Is is necessary to trade off performance and accessibility for storage density and energy efficiency?Attend this live Webcast, featuring Nexsan CTO and co-founder Gary Watson, for expert insight on \
Ancora tensioni e scontri in Costa d&#39;Avorio fra truppe francesi e fedeli del presidente ivoriano Laurent Gbagbo mentre Parigi annuncia l&#39;invio di numerosi aerei per rimpatriare i francesi che vogliono lasciare il paese.
French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Tripoli to pave the way for a visit &quot;before the end of the year&quot; by President Jacques Chirac -- the first by a French head of state to the north African country for more than two decades.
Disciplined batting by VVS Laxman helped India take control of the first test against South Africa on Sunday.
one straight, punt-and-fumble encounter at 3 am 30 years ago was enough for me -- but I&#39;m quite aware of the image that goes with having the butch name of ALEXANDER!
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told the nation's leading gay rights group in an unpublicized speech that she wants a partnership with gays if elected President
After years of low-priority time slots, CBS's late-blooming reality show will have its sixth-season premiere with a two-hour special on Tuesday.
A Hamas militant leader who has topped Israel&#039;s most-wanted list for a decade was badly wounded and underwent four hours of spinal surgery Wednesday after being wounded in an Israeli airstrike, security officials said.
MOSCOW, Russia -- None of the 10 Russian school siege terrorists identified so far are Arabs, despite Moscow&#39;s assertion that about a third of the attackers were from Arab countries.
Clusters for everyone HP and Microsoft have agreed to continue cooperating on plans to take supercomputing to the mass enterprise and mid-sized markets.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
After detaining dozens of influential leaders in raids across the country, the army-backed interim government has further restricted political activities for an indefinite period, officials said on Friday.
Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens is no closer to deciding whether he'll play a 24th major league season but does show up at Astros training camp.
The Kremlin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favoured candidate for president of war-battered Chechnya overwhelmingly won an election that opponents claimed was riddled with fraud, Russian news agencies reported today.
The European-built Smart-1 spacecraft has sent back its first close-up images of the Moon, showing the cratered landscape in glorious detail.
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia&#39;s budget carrier AirAsia is expected to make a solid debut on the stock exchange Monday, with gains to be made from its retail initial public offer (IPO) price of 1.16 ringgit (0.31 dollars) a share, fund managers and analysts said
How you can help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster.
An opposition politician in Singapore and social activists have welcomed a promise from Singapore&#39;s new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, to ease restrictions on political debate.
The military shows its love for unmanned aerial vehicles.
HASHTGERD, Iran, Oct. 4 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Wednesday that sanctions will not stop Iran from enriching uranium after a European negotiator conceded that \
La Lottomatica Roma ha esonerato il coach Piero Bucchi. La decisione \u00c3\u00a8 stata presa in seguito alla p...
U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.
Viacom wants cash Some of the world's biggest media companies have announced a copyright protection pact with a group of video-happy net businesses that doesn't include Google and YouTube.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

At CES, chief Kevin Martin says agency plans to determine whether Comcast's reported interference with file-sharing traffic is \
Over the last two weeks, Mount Saint Helens captured worldwide attention as it came to life, spewing clouds of steam and ash. But it has also drawn
Marco Giampaolo, tornato alla guida del Cagliari al posto di Franco Colomba, racconta i retroscena d...
La Lube Banca Marche Macerata ha battuto il Cimone Modena 3-2 (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11) ne...
German anti-smoking activists are trying to bring charges against 89-year-old former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and his wife for breaking a new smoking ban in Hamburg, the group said on Friday.
New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drug\u00e2\u0080\u0099s risks to the liver.
The actress makes an appearance at the Toronto film festival.
WASHINGTON, Jun 4 (IPS) - An ever-deteriorating situation in Iraq, a hostile  Democratic Congress and a changing of the guard in some key  allies may all combine to bring about a more cooperative, and  perhaps more subdued, President George W. Bush at the summit of  the Group of Eight most industrialised nations.
U.S. shares are expected to open slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from Coca-Cola  will dominate a thin earnings calendar.
There's only four people left on CBS' \
 draws another lawsuit in New York
The Miami Heat recorded a 104-102 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first match between the two teams since centre Shaquille O&#39;Neal switched clubs in the off-season.
Milano, 7 dicembre 2004 - L&#39;Inter, gi\u00c3\u00a0 qualificata agli ottavi di finale, legittima il primato nel girone battendo per 3-0 l&#39;Anderlecht nella sesta ed ultima giornata del gruppo G di Champions League. A San
The odds of a recession in the United  States are \
The meeting, 12 years in the making, may not accomplish much, as many consider migration a domestic issue.
SunGard, which provides software and services to top financial companies, said Monday that it would spin off its disaster data recovery business into a separate publicly traded company through a tax-free distribution of shares.
U.S. illusionist Criss Angel began a 24-hour stunt on Monday that will end with him trying to escape from a small cement box strung up above New York's Times Square before it crashes to the ground.
Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has nearly erased the commanding lead Republican Sen. George Allen held six weeks ago, before Allen's insult of a man of Indian descent, according to an independent statewide poll published Sunday.
The massive Valentine's Day sleet and ice storm that triggered the closure of most schools and many local governments in the Washington area today has left more than 124,000 homes and businesses without power and prompted weather forecasters to predict an icy commute tomorrow morning.
Chad's army fought to drive off  rebels who pushed to within 100 km (60 miles) of the capital  N'Djamena on Friday and the clashes delayed the deployment of  European peacekeepers to the African country.
La nomina sara' forse ratificata domani dal plenum del Csm
Four months after Nicolas Sarkozy became France&#39;s new president, a cool wind is blowing between Paris and Berlin as tensions appear in his pivotal relationship with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
A merger between Avaya Inc.  and Canada's Nortel Networks Corp.  could create a leading vendor of Web-based phone systems, analysts said on Tuesday, as talk swirled over a possible buyout bid for the U.S. telecommunications equipment maker.
During his opening keynote at TechXNY on Tuesday, Computer Associates&#39; interim CEO Ken Cron threw out a number that struck me kind of funny: $20 billion.
Crown Prince Frederik made Chilean novelist Isabel Allende a goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Hans Christian Andersen bicentennial, presenting her with a gold pin and plate in a ceremony fit for a fairy tale.
Fears grow for a 23-year-old Polish woman who went missing in Glasgow at the weekend.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland  - Stephen Gallacher beat  fellow-Briton Graeme McDowell in a sudden-death playoff for the  Dunhill Links Championship title on Sunday, his maiden European  Tour victory.
A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.
Democratic Sen. Joe Biden, a White House hopeful, said Thursday that the al-Qaida terrorist network clearly wants to strike the United States again, perhaps with an attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Sirius Satellite Radio agreed to buy larger U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock on Monday in a deal that gives all subscribers access to entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern.
The crisis at Airbus is to feature in a top-level Franco-German meeting in Paris this week amid a blur of uncertainty over cuts to pull the flagship A380 superjumbo out of trouble.
Hundreds of friends and relatives of six Stryker brigade members killed in the bombing of a dining tent in Iraq filled the seats and bleachers in an Army gymnasium Wednesday to honor the fallen soldiers.
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Two senior pro-democracy leaders jailed in 1995 for distributing anti-government pamphlets were freed in military-ruled Myanmar on Sunday, part of the junta&#39;s latest release of more than 5,000 prisoners.
The film and music industries yesterday again lost a legal battle to hold file-sharing companies liable for copyright infringement, setting up an expected confrontation in the Supreme Court.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Sports Network) - Rasheed Marshall  completed 12-of-20 passes for 138 yards with a touchdown and  added 110 yards rushing on 18 carries, leading 17th-ranked West  Virginia over Connecticut, 31-19, in a midweek Big East clash  at Rentschler Field.
Punk legends The Sex Pistols are to play a one-off concert in London in November, their first gig for four years.
Democrats yesterday seized upon new documents about President George W. Bush&#39;s Vietnam-era National Guard service to accuse Bush of shirking his duty and then deceiving the public about it.
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd  said it planned to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp for at least $1.48 billion to expand its network and increase its access to U.S. Midwest markets.
More than 80 people died after being either suffocated or crushed while in police custody in south Thailand. The deaths followed the breaking up of a demonstration outside a police station in Narathiwat province.
The D.C. Council gives its blessing to a deal to bring the Washington Nationals to the city, approving financing to build a baseball stadium along the Anacostia waterfront.
A fire damaged Vice President Dick Cheney's ceremonial office in a building overlooking the White House on Wednesday and forced hundreds of government workers to evacuate.
Business & money: British Gas owne signals that household energy bills could have to rise in the new year
Two brothers from Australia and Argentina who lost contact for 53 years were reunited by chance after recognizing each other on a trip to their native Portugal.
A helicopter crashed in thick woods early Sunday during the search for a missing hunter, killing all three people on board, according to the company that owns the aircraft.
From one less-than-ultimate experience to another After ending its relationship with Apple, NBC has jumped in bed with Amazon.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WIN a double album of The Police's greatest hits!   That's the prize offer from the Preview team today.   We have TEN copies of The Police: Greatest Hits up for grabs.
Bank of America Corp  said on Friday it would buy battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp  for $4 billion, a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.
A dispute over water rights has caused outsourcers to tell their staffers to stay at home because of expected trouble and even violence from protesters.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- The only thing the Bears were silent about after Sunday&#39;s 28-21 upset of the New York Giants was the condition of quarterback Craig Krenzel.
A powerful House committee chairman released new details yesterday about a widening investigation into allegations of \
After the horrendous hostage-taking in Beslan and the killing of more than 300 people, an end to the bloody cycle of retaliation tied to the Chechnya conflict seems farther away than ever.
One minute you're a contender, the next  you're all washed up.
The California wildfires are going to cost only a fraction of the $41.1 billion that insurance companies paid out for Hurricane Katrina.
E' il nuovo eroe azzurro. Le prime pagine dei quotidiani sportivi sono tutte per lui, ma Fabio Quagl...
As the election approaches, Congress abandons all pretense of fiscal responsibility, voting tax cuts that would drive 10-year deficits past $3 trillion.
'Contro speculazioni, governo proclami stato emergenza'
Two poisoning cases 10 years apart illustrate what happens when nations fail to police the global pipeline of drug ingredients.
For two weeks the Eagles have talked about how this is the time of year when they need to be peaking, building momentum for the playoffs.
Two moments in World Cup history are guaranteed to start arguments between soccer fans -- Geoff Hurst's winning goal for England in 1966 and Diego Maradona's \
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President George W. Bush, trying to counter Iran's growing military clout, made clear his commitment on Monday to go ahead with a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia as he began his first visit to the Islamic kingdom.
Woody Williams and Brandon Backe had shaky starts in Game 1 of the NLCS, each pitcher allowing a two-run homer in the first inning to the opposing team&#39;s star.
Jason Giambi of the Yankees is believed to be the first active player to work with George J. Mitchell\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investigation into steroids in baseball.
There are some indications that statins aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t all they\u00e2\u0080\u0099re cracked up to be.
Suburban Chicago meat processor  Quantum Foods was voluntarily recalling 406,000 pounds of  frozen beef products, including hamburger patties and steaks,  that may be contaminated with disease-causing E. coli bacteria,  the government said.
Rick Ankiel's return to the major leagues might not be just a September cameo.
Tobacco-related diseases including cancers and heart disease will kill 6.4 million people a year by 2015, 50 percent more than AIDS, a study said on Tuesday.
Tough food safety precautions and produce-tracking systems implemented last year after a fatal E. coli outbreak were put to the test when spinach from a produce company came up positive for salmonella bacteria, prompting a new recall.
Sergio Campana commenta la direzione di gara di Inter-Parma, prima di entrare nella sede della Feder...
By RASHA MADKOUR, Associated Press WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two astronauts stepped outside to begin rewiring the international space station Thursday after NASA powered down large sections of the orbiting lab for their own safety.U.S.
Will Adamsdale, who was unknown on the comedy scene until weeks ago, scoops the Perrier Comedy Award.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates met his top military commanders in Iraq on Monday to discuss the pace of U.S. troop reductions, a day after militants killed more than 50 people in a spate of attacks.
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The Super Bowl champs ended their exhibition season with a three-game losing streak and a 31-0 setback. Hey, at least they should be rested for their regular-season opener.
Prime Infrastructure this morning did little to indicate the New Plymouth District Council&#39;s lock-in agreement for payment for its stake in lines company Powerco will hold water.
BERLIN, Dec 20 (IPS) - For the European Union, 2007 was a year rich in  events, but poor on results. Next year promises to be as  turbulent as this one, and probably as unremarkable in its  outcome.
THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with cancer who don't have health insurance are more likely to die because they are less likely to get screening tests and so are typically diagnosed with advanced disease, a new study from the American Cancer Society finds.
Pay a premium, get password protection Review Hands up who doesn't own a USB Flash drive, purchased or acquired as a freebie? No one? We're not surprised. These things are everywhere, leaving manufacturers keen to come up with novel ideas to sell us more. SanDisk's approach: push data security with a pair of password-protected products.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A gaggle of geese runs riot in the Hof van Delft Park. They honk, they hiss, they harass and &#151; it's hard not to notice &#151; they scatter droppings everywhere.
Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight - getting women to use it...
Intelligence agency GCHQ targets a new generation of recruits with advertising in computer games.
EASTERN  DAHLGREN - King George County residents can learn more about proposed improvements to the Gov. Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge early next month. An informational meeting will be held June 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Potomac Elementary School in Dahlgren.
The proposal by the Premier League to stage matches across the world leads to fears of player burn-out.
The US House of Representative was entering a second day of debate over President George W. Bush's war policy in Iraq, with opponents calling a symbolic measure being discussed a &quot;charade&quot; that comforts terrorists and US enemies.
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Obiettivo riduzione costi di circa un mld entro il 2010
Treasury Secretary John Snow has signaled to the White House he is ready to resign once President Bush has picked a successor, administration officials and people close to Snow said Thursday.
Aluminium giant Alcoa is to close its Swansea factory by the end of March, leading to hundreds of job losses.
Hollywood actress Kathleen Turner is named best actress at this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
ARSENAL\u00e2\u0080\u0099S LONG UNBEATEN RUN came to an abrupt halt last weekend. It was like watching an exquisite timepiece being dropped and the effects were there for all to see against Southampton.
Never mind that the LOX never actually broke up. Never mind that the group never quite became a household name, even in hip-hop households. For a certain kind of listener, Thursday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s concert was a very big deal.
Accusations of dirty tricks are rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader's presidential campaign has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.
Six years after declaring she was  giving up live performances, Barbra Streisand returns to the  stage on Wednesday to launch her first proper concert tour in  well over a decade, and the biggest of her career.
This winter, rising oil prices will translate into higher heating bills for households.
World No. 8 Richard Gasquet has withdrawn from next month's ATP Adelaide International with an injury, making Australian Lleyton Hewitt the tournament\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u0082\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0092s top seed, organisers said Thursday.
Corrects paragraph 12 to read &ldquo;...a sweeter bid from Microsoft.&rdquo;, not from Softbank.
Nearly 50 Pittsburgh-area businesses that have financial ties to Germany and western Europe say they'll purchase $10 million worth of airline tickets if German airline Lufthansa will serve the ...
The late Beatle John Lennon&#39;s childhood stamp collection goes on display for the first time in Europe on Friday in an exhibition at the Stockholm Postal Museum, organisers said.
Ministero lavora in stretto coordinamento con Londra
WASHINGTON (BP)--The federal government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opposition to the medicinal use of marijuana appeared to find a receptive audience at the US Supreme Court Nov. 29.
Three years after becoming the first Indian to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, director Mira Nair is back at the scene of her 2001 triumph with another film that is in the running for best picture.
LONDON - The founder of Virgin Atlantic Airlines is spreading his wings. No longer content with conquering the skies, Richard Branson has set his sights higher-- much higher.
Blog: It's just a few hours until the press events start. Right now, we reporters are just soaking up the shock factor.
Singer Britney Spears' father has been given the power to fire her business manager, according to court papers.
In one of the most politically charged election years in US history, the majority of musicians speaking their minds seem energised to vote President George W Bush out of office but a number of notable performers are bucking the left-leaning industry trend
Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to descend on New York during next week's Republican convention to vent their anger at President George W. Bush over Iraq and a host of other issues.
A 21-year-old man was recently released from jail for a murder he committed when he was 11. Nathaniel Abraham was on Oprah  where he got help in apologizing to the victim\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family.  The murder victim was Ronnie Greene Jr., 18, was shot with a ri...
Allison Frenkel is one of a dozen women who work for Wingwomen.com, earning up to $30 an hour to accompany single men to bars and help them chat up other women.
Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy  U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock to  bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard  Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would  face a tough time winning approval.
A millionaire businessman says he is providing financial support to Madeleine McCann's parents.
Detectives are given an extra 36 hours to question a man about the murder and sexual assault of a two-year-old girl.
Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf collapses and is flown to Ethiopia for treatment.
That&#39;s the question confronting Auburn&#39;s football team after the Tigers eased past Tennessee 38-28 in last night&#39;s Southeastern Conference Championship game.
President Vladimir V. Putin warned Russia&#39;s business elite on Tuesday to &quot;get used to paying taxes and observing the law,&#39;&#39; but he also sought to allay investor fears
Boston College officially will introduce its new football coach tomorrow morning. The words of praise for 43-year-old Jeff Jagodzinski will flow like holiday libations at The Heights. Jagodzinski is the young, energetic offensive coordinator with the Green Bay Packers, a former position coach with the Atlanta Falcons, and, of course, a former offensive coordinator at BC under Tom O'Brien, who ...
A powerful group of Sunni Muslim clerics threatened on Sunday to call a boycott of Iraq's first free elections in decades if U.S. forces launch a widely-expected assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah.
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Schoolfriends of murdered Rhys Jones mark the new term at his old school with a minute's applause.
Health officials report that some consumers buying sleep aids and antidepressants over the web receive powerful anti-psychotics that send some to the ER. By the Associated Press.
The former roommate of one of the nation's most prolific child molesters was sentenced Friday to at least 800 years in prison for sexually abusing three boys.
Two ships with plutonium from scrapped US nuclear warheads arrive in the French port of Cherbourg.
Mitch Kupchak and Jerry Buss issued a four-point statement through the Lakers&#39; staff. Rudy Tomjanovich offered words of praise outside the locker room.
'What Yash Raj is doing is to prove that they are even more persistent and relentless against piracy than the culprits.'
A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Noel in the Caribbean Sea south of Haiti on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The Dow closed at its highest level in seven months, the Nasdaq in nine months and the S&amp;P hit a fresh three-year high. The US stock market has been on an upward path since the re-election of President George W Bush.
Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product announcements Tuesday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.
Stock indexes hardly budged on Monday as the reemergence of turmoil in the subprime mortgage market kept investors cautious despite a fresh round of corporate takeovers.
From Jacksonville to Miami, weary residents prepare for Hurricane Jeanne. In Tampa Bay, the storm could bring winds up to 40 mph. By JAMIE THOMPSON.
US government researchers recommends that married people are healthier than those who keep the single condition. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows
Is the \u00e2\u0080\u009cmidlife crisis\u00e2\u0080\u009d the newest excuse for poor behavior?
Microsoft's chief software architect is expected to detail the company's long-term plan for trimming systems administration costs.
Samsung&#39;s advanced 60nm process technology is two thousandths the width of a piece of human hair and achieves approximately 30 percent reduction in cell size over the 70nm 4Gb NAND Flash memory developed last year.
To call it genius, frankly, is putting it mildly. When the nation sank back on the sofa last Saturday afternoon, and everyone rubbed the eye that had been accidentally punched by his neighbour's gesticulation, ...
SAN FRANCISCO - What Babe Ruth was to the first half of the 20th century and Hank Aaron was to the second, Barry Bonds has become for the home run generation.

Britain, France and Germany circulated in the UN Security Council a revised draft resolution that would mandate a suspension of all Iranian uranium enrichment activities.
Stop a finanziamenti se non ci sara' soluzione stabile
Toronto - Hockey Hall of Fame members Lanny McDonald and Peter Stastny were riding in a limousine Monday, talking about old times, some of which involved the old Colorado Rockies and the Quebec Nordiques, who later moved to Colorado.
With increasing frequency, the mind wanders, and what consumes me so often is this: Just what is it about golf that ignites a passion that I have no desire to extinguish?
Torre ospita uffici, operazione da 1,2 mld dollari
Facing growing competition from LCDs and coming OLEDs, it goes after the more affordable 32-inch market.
Peace talks on Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region are deadlocked, one mediator said Monday, as the African Union's chief appealed to the Sudanese government and rebels to compromise.
AMERICA/CANADA - Sono 2,3 milioni i bambini affetti da HIV in tutto il mondo. Presentati a Toronto i nuovi dati che dimostrano come i trattamenti pediatrici funzionino nei paesi poveri Toronto (Agenzia Fides) - Due nuovi studi presentati da Medici Senza Frontiere (MSF) alla 16\u00c2\u00b0 Conferenza Internazionale, tenutasi di recente a Toronto, dimostrano buoni risultati ottenuti nel trattamento antiretrovirale (ARV) per i bambini affetti da...
DHAKA : Riot police patrolled a tense Bangladeshi capital and a number of schools and colleges were closed in protest at a weekend grenade attack on a political rally that killed 19 people, witnesses said.
Iraqi forces have captured a key al-Qaida suspect wanted in the bombing of a Shiite shrine that brought the country to the brink of civil war, the country&#039;s national security adviser said Wednesday.
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Carlo Ancelotti parla del momento dei rossoneri: \u00e2\u0080\u009cLa squadra \u00c3\u00a8 in crescita. Stiamo ritrovando la condizione migliore, soprattutto quella individuale, e la solidit\u00c3\u00a0 difensiva che \u00c3\u00a8 un po\u00e2\u0080\u0099 mancata a inizio
ORLANDO, Florida  - Rookie Ryan Palmer fired a  final-round 10-under-par 62 to seal his first PGA Tour victory  in the Funai Classic on Sunday.
IBD defends its list of investing mistakes -- do you agree?
Pakistan's Election Commission has postponed general elections until February 18, saying polling was not possible on January 8 because of disturbances following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
&quot;The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has decided today that prices of all petroleum products will be held at the same level,&quot; said Mani Shankar Aiyar, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended his European tour Saturday without persuading any country to end crippling economic sanctions based on his power-sharing deal with the rival Islamic militant Hamas.
Cosi' D'Alema, serve soluzione che non laceri i Balcani
The Los Angeles Lakers put on a strong team performance to register a 103-91 road win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the visitors getting double-digit tallies from six players.
Polymer Vision plans to launch Readius,&#160;an e-reader with a flexible screen&#160;weighing little more than a cell phone, in the middle of this year, it said Tuesday.The long-awaited gadget will be a boon to those who now get their daily news fix by scanning the headlines on an e-reader -- but who miss the way they could roll up their old newspaper and tuck it in a pocket when they had finished reading.The key feature of the Readius is its flexible screen, 5 inches across the diagonal, with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels (QVGA) in 16 shades of gray.It has mutated a little since Polymer Vision showed early prototypes of the wrap-around flexible screen a year ago: &quot;The concept is the same, but we have added mobile phone functionality,&quot; said Thomas van der Zijden, vice president of sales and marketing.The latest device, now ready for production, functions as a triband phone with a high-speed mobile wireless connection. Unlike Amazon.com&#39;s Kindle e-reader, which can only connect to U.S. wireless networks, the Readius will operate almost worldwide, as it works with the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G (third-generation) service favored by European, Asian and some U.S. operators.Although the device will function as a phone, dialing unfamiliar numbers will be awkward, as it has only eight buttons. That&#39;s not a problem, according to Van der Zijden, as mobile phone users make most calls to numbers already in their address book -- and the Readius can be synchronized with a PC through its USB 2.0 connection or Bluetooth 2.0 wireless interface.In addition, the wireless connection can be used to download e-mail using the POP3 and IMAP4 protocols, or from Web-based services such as Yahoo mail, Google&#39;s Gmail or corporate servers using the Webmail function of Microsoft Exchange, according to Polymer Vision.The Readius weighs 115 grams and measures 115 millimeters by 57 mm by 21 mm when closed. It has a slot for Micro-SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) memory cards up to 8GB in capacity. One battery charge will allow up to 30 hours of continuous reading, and for those with tired eyes the device will even play audio books -- and podcasts and MP3 music files, the company said.Polymer Vision is seeking content providers willing to sell material through a dedicated Internet portal offering wireless downloads for the Readius, and is also looking for mobile networks and retail outlets to provide additional distribution channels.Content will have to be adapted to the small screen resolution, but there are no obstacles to that: the platform is open and can display PDF, HTML and ASCII text files, said Van der Zijden. The devices run the Windows CE operating system with a custom user interface, and can use the OMA 1.0 DRM (digital rights management) to prevent copying of content. Polymer Vision may add other DRM systems depending on demand from content providers, he said.The company expects to have the Readius available to partners by the end of the second quarter, so that they can sell it early in the third quarter.The price will depend on operator subsidies and contracts, but Van der Zijden expects it to be comparable with that for high-end smartphones such as Nokia&#39;s N95 8GB or Apple&#39;s iPhone.One operator that expressed an early interest in the Readius is Italy&#39;s Telecom Italia. Polymer Vision is developing a special version for Italy that will include support for the DVB-H broadcast protocol, said Van der Zijden. While this is normally used to broadcast television signals, Telecom Italia plans to use it to deliver large quantities of data to a wide audience -- such as a daily newspaper that subscribers can then unlock.
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in a violence-wracked southern Thai province Friday, a day after a powerful bomb ripped through a bustling market killing one person and wounding dozens.
Vice President Cheney said today that the ongoing national debate over the war in Iraq is emboldening adversaries to believe they can undermine the resolve of the American people to complete the U.S. mission in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Phil Savage's ultimate goal is to bring the Cleveland Browns back into living color.
The European Union will resume partnership talks with Serbia, probably this month, after a Bosnian Serb general accused of genocide in the 1992-95 Bosnia war was delivered to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
The owner of the All Bar One, Harvester  and O'Neills pub chains, Mitchells & Butlers, says government plans to ban smoking in many pubs could backfire.
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The Air Force has decided to relieve at least five of its officers of command and is considering filing criminal charges in connection with the Aug. 29 \
The Indian government on Thursday said 13,230 people were dead or feared dead across the country after the tsunami that struck at the weekend, killing more than 80,000 people from Asia to Africa.
On a Friday afternoon in August, a few donors trickle in to the Baltimore Red Cross donation room, filling only a small fraction of the dozen or so steel-blue beds.
Following is a list of winners at the 21st annual Soul Train Music Awards, which were held on Saturday at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Highlights will be broadcast in national syndication from March 17 through March 24.
From the moment she met John Kerry, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi knew she wouldn't be making \
The tears, the joy, and the euphoria that ushered in the liberation of Paris 60 years ago Wednesday were on the agenda of a grandiose fete to help Parisians relive the day they threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
MINGORA, Pakistan  - A suspected roadside bomb attack killed 18 soldiers and wounded 25 on Thursday in a northwest Pakistan region where a Taliban-style movement has taken root and the military has boosted its presence, officials said.
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Rubens Barrichello has warned Ferrari team mate Michael Schumacher that he is out to steal the world champion&#39;s thunder in Sunday&#39;s inaugural Chinese Formula One Grand Prix.
Thunderstorms threaten to disrupt  the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday,  American weather forecasters say.
New York City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s obesity experts.
Lambasts DCA's 'unnecessary' focus on reducing costs Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee has categorically rejected the government's case for new arrangements in handling Freedom of Information requests\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Newark\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mayor Cory A. Booker has staged multiple \u00e2\u0080\u009coffice hours\u00e2\u0080\u009d sessions, but the problems persist.
An explosion at a coal mine Saturday in remote northeast Colombia buried at least 31 miners in two tunnels, a rescue official said.
New York has launched a program to welcome demonstrators coming to the city at the end of the month to protest the Republican presidential nominating convention. City officials hope the effort will ensure that the rallies are calm and, at the same time, ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of strong explosions shook central Baghdad near dawn Sunday, and columns of thick black smoke rose from the Green Zone where U.S. and Iraqi government offices are located...
JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - Pakistani Prime Minister   Shaukat Aziz arrived in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday to   open a Pakistani-funded road project hours after two rockets   were fired into the area.
The FA has confirmed that it will be looking into the trouble that surrounded yesterday&#39;s clash between Leeds and Millwall. Police made ten arrests in relation to the ill-tempered 1-1 draw at Elland Road after fighting broke out inside the stadium.
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Spain and Britain have been squabbling over Gibraltar for the past 300 years, but two simple one-hour flights could be the first practical signs that all three parties are willing to say goodbye to all that.Comment
British defence company BAE Systems has won a major contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia's ageing Tornado fighter jets.
Iraq's electoral commission is expected to certify results from the country's Jan. 30 elections and allocate seats Thursday for the new 275-member National Assembly, officials said.
Burundi weighed into neighboring  Rwanda's row with France on Thursday, saying it backed Kigali's  decision to sever diplomatic ties with Paris.
Cutting into someone's chest to perform heart surgery is not yet an accepted medical practice. But without it James Cornish is doomed, so the surgeon goes in.
CHENNAI, India  - Police arrested the head of the animal rights group PETA for a breach of public peace and insulting religious feelings while protesting against a bullfighting festival in south India, officials said on Friday.
Supporters of both sides in the debate over the war in Iraq have gathered in a Delaware town every week since September 2004, sharing a faith in the power of silence.
By Jeremy Harrell  Suffolk County is poised to become the new home of CanonUSA after a mediation session Wednesday produced an accord between developers whose feud threatened to scuttle the move.
British actor Jude Law has become  engaged to actress Sienna Miller after proposing to her on  Christmas Day, The Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee does not plan to act on President Bush's re-nomination of an agency head accused of misusing government money.
Film collaborations between real-life   partners are not always happy affairs, but Rachel Weisz and   Darren Aronofsky say it is 'so far, so good' after making \
L'Argentina ha battuto la Colombia 4-2 nella seconda giornata del gruppo C di Coppa America qualific...
Police confirm a convicted killer is missing from  Prescoed jail  in Monmouthshire, the seventh absconder in three months.
The BBC announces a \u00c2\u00a33 million package of investments to raise the profile of current affairs on BBC One.
Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a drug that may eventually be used to treat children with a severe and fatal type of muscular dystrophy.
Carlo Mazzone allenava il Bologna nel campionato 2004-2005, che sanc\u00c3\u00ac la retrocessione in B dei ross...
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Manchester City stand firm to deny United in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
Britain is facing an &#39;obesity time bomb&#39; with only three percent of 11-year-old children meeting the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, according to a study released on Thursday.
Russian prosecutors to charge 10 people in connection with killing of investigative reporter.
THE death toll in a Chinese coal mine blast rose to 64 yesterday, with 84 people still missing. The explosion, on Wednesday in Henan province, was the deadliest this year in the country&#39;s mines.
A UK police officer is in Hamburg after radiation is found at addresses connected with a contact of Alexander Litvinenko.
Belo Corp. has set aside $23 million to compensate advertisers for exaggerated circulation figures at The Dallas Morning News.
Thin sheets of cheek tissue can be used to replace the damaged corneas of people blinded by certain eye diseases, Japanese researchers reported on Wednesday.
Britain's Ministry of Defense said Friday that it was discussing coalition troop deployments in Iraq with the country's interim government and U.S. officials.
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Sweden, which has welcomed far more Iraqi refugees than has the U.S. or the rest of Europe, said Friday that it is tightening its asylum rules and will forcibly deport Iraqis who are denied refuge.
Human rights group Amnesty International called on US law enforcement agencies on Tuesday to suspend use of Taser electric-shock weapons, demanding an independent inquiry into the devices, which Amnesty says have contributed to more
Rep. Porter J. Goss of Florida said on Tuesday that rebuilding the CIA would take more than five years and that American spies needed to be encouraged to take more risks.
A former Montana gubernatorial candidate and investment adviser was sentenced Friday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a Ponzi scheme authorities say bilked investors out of $6.8 million.
A man who had two children with his former sixth-grade teacher said the two have been meeting daily since her release from prison last month and would like to marry.
John Mark Karr, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and handcuffs chained around his waist, waived extradition to Colorado on Tuesday to face murder charges in the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey.
Epson has long been engaged in the research and development of microrobots and in the development of applications for their enabling technologies.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Just hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the 1970s, the county prosecutor refused to pursue the case because the statute of limitations has expired...
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi forces on Sunday captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted fugitive from Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, Iraq's top information official said. Iraqi officials were conducting DNA tests to confirm the prisoner's identity...
A journalist posing as a workman triggered a security scare at the Queen&#39;s official residence in Scotland, police confirmed yesterday.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis on Sunday was stripped of the bronze medal he won last week and banished from the Athens Games for failing an antidoping test.
Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'Marca', Fabio Cannavaro, che stasera ricever&agrave; il Pallone d'Or...
Il Lilla pareggia 2-2 in casa nel match della 17/a giornata di Ligue 1 contro il Saint Etienne. Per ...
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Il centrocampista della Roma, Amantino Mancini &egrave; pronto a tornare in campo. \
Hillary Rodham Clinton wants YouTube viewers to pick her campaign theme song &#151; and the response, so far, has been music to her ears.
The United Nations headquarters in Europe, where a listening device was discovered by workmen recently, is probably rife with spying equipment, a UN security source has said.
Ronaldo ha lasciato l'istituto ortopedico Galeazzi di Milano con un tutore applicato sulla gamba sin...
Tim Henman ends his professional career by partnering Jamie Murray to doubles victory over Croatia in their Davis Cup tie.
With Britain's red-hot housing market showing signs of cooling and consumer spending slowing, the Bank of England looks certain to leave interest rates at 4.75 percent on Thursday, analysts said.
Mark Butcher feels England need to take early wickets to regain the upper hand against South Africa.
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Cancer-focused biotechnology firm Hana   Biosciences said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug   Administration had accepted Zensana Oral Spray for review.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday this week's sharp stock market drop had not changed the Fed's view that the U.S. economy was sound, remarks that helped shaken markets regain confidence.
The European Union, United States and Japan said they were willing to give ground to save global trade talks provided all parties in the negotiations also offered concessions.
British telecom regulator Ofcom said its approach to VoIP and release of new telephone numbering for it was aimed at encouraging the services through reduced costs and increased competition.
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Electronic document giant Adobe Systems said that it was partnering with digital certificate company GeoTrust to provide technology that will allow documents that use Adobe&#39;s popular PDF (Portable Document Format) to be digitally certified.
The United Nations rebuffed on Friday what appeared to be Taiwan's final attempt of the year to have its long-standing quest for membership considered by the General Assembly.
Tens of thousands of people joined Buddhist monks on marches in Myanmar's former capital on Monday in the biggest demonstration against the ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests nearly 20 years ago.
Details from chip-and-pin cards could be stolen while shoppers make purchases, scientists say.
Alexander the Great may have  conquered millions in his march across the Persian Empire 2,400  years ago but moviegoers in North America easily repelled his  advances over the weekend.
A think-tank calls for more water metering after reporting that efforts to conserve water are not having much impact.
A Russian court on Monday halted the  retrial of three men accused of the 2004 murder of U.S.  journalist Paul Klebnikov, because one of the defendants was  still at large, court officials and a defense lawyer said.
Protesters and onlookers arrested  during the Republican National Convention sued New York City on  Thursday and said police had violated their free speech and  other constitutional rights.
Smiling models skipped down Romeo Gigli's catwalk on Tuesday under instruction from designer Gentucca Bini to think of a happy day out shopping.
The brokers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 customers did reasonably well. The brokers did not. How could that happen?
If Apple enters the video rental market, it may not change the landscape.
A Botswana court is to decide whether the Kalahari bushmen were evicted illegally from their ancestral lands.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.
On a cash-raising trip for Republicans, President Bush said Thursday that Americans will have less money in their pockets if Democrats win control of Congress.
By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Feb.
U.S. oil prices touched a new  three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the  United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks  kept the downward pressure on the market.
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WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that a \
Marat Safin overpowered Argentine substitute Jose Acasuso 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a nerve-racking fifth and decisive rubber to clinch the Davis Cup title for Russia on Sunday.
After bringing the fight to North American shores last month, the world's top console makers have slowly been releasing their wares around the globe, hoping to gobble up customers the way their products did in the United States over Thanksgiving weekend.
LONDON - Exposure to fumes emitted by cleaning products in the home could cause asthma in children, a study published Thursday shows.
Ricky Ponting goes into Friday's World Cup warm-up against England still unsure of his best bowling line-up.
The dollar extended its losses on  Tuesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as  expected but signaled that both inflation and inflation  expectations were easing.
ST. MARY'S CITY, Maryland  - The CIA's harsh questioning of terrorism suspects was legal and saved lives, the U.S. National Intelligence Director said on Wednesday, as Congress questioned a CIA lawyer about the agency's destruction of interrogation videotapes.
Hip-hop duo OutKast have won four prizes at this year&#39;s MTV Video Music Awards, held in Miami on Sunday night. The pair won Best Video of The year and Best Hip-Hop Video for Hey Ya!
A 58-year-old Belgian dies in an accident during a tractor pulling competition in Lancashire.
SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Tangela Smith and the Sacramento Monarchs tried to undo years of playoff frustration against the Los Angeles Sparks in 40 minutes.
Hundreds of NHS workers are set to protest against plans to close blood centres across England.
An engineering firm has unveiled ambitious plans to nearly triple its workforce after its parent company agreed to invest pounds 20m in its expansion.
Public consciousness leads to the most sweeping environmental protection legislation in U.S. history.
Greek police surrounded a bus filled with passengers that had been seized by gunmen in the Athens suburb of Marathon early Wednesday, Greek police said.
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Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  said  on Thursday it plans to create an equity and index options  market in the third quarter of 2007, pitting it against  arch-rival NYSE Group Inc. , which recently boosted its  presence in the options market.
She's already a pop diva, a major  movie star and gossip column favorite -- now Jennifer Lopez is  set to make her debut as a fashion designer, in the most sought  after show at New York's fashion week.
The 73-year-old wife of Italy's president was hit by a car as she crossed a street outside the presidential palace Thursday evening, injuring a leg and an arm, the palace said.
The randomized clinical trial, widely considered the most reliable biomedical research method, can have significant drawbacks, a new study suggests.
Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would \
Oil-covered birds are rescued at a Devon beach where the stricken container ship MSC Napoli is being broken up.
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Make sure your wheels are sending the opposite sex the right message.
An intricate scheme that included a \
Saudi security forces have arrested 28 al Qaeda militants suspected of planning \
Adults who grew quickly as children are less likely to have high cholesterol later in life, claim scientists.
Allenamento con amichevole oggi per l'Inter di Roberto Mancini in vista del match di sabato pomerigg...
Paul Hamm thought his fantastic finish was too good to be true. Maybe he was right. The International Gymnastics Federation ruled Saturday that Yang Tae-young was unfairly docked
Henkel KGaA has agreed to sell back a 29-percent stake in U.S. cleaning products maker Clorox Co.
Senator Barack Obama will be asked to answer a question about supporting Net Neutrality in an MTV interview on Monday.
As expected, Yahoo Inc   began carrying out lay-offs up to 1,000 employees on Tuesday,  as part of job cutbacks announced last month, several employees  at the company's headquarters said on Tuesday.
 progress made in trade talks with SKorea
Colin Montgomerie and Tiger Woods both shot 66s to hold a two-stroke lead over the rest of an elite field at the Target World Challenge in California.
TEMPE, Ariz. (Sports Network) - The Arizona Cardinals  placed running back Marcel Shipp and fullback James Hodgins on  injured reserve Wednesday night, effectively ending their  seasons.
Paul Lo Duca returned to Dodger Stadium on Monday night for the first time since getting traded, eager to see his former teammates &#151; and to face record-setting closer Eric Gagne.
L'ex 'schedina' segue le orme di Sabrina Ferilli
Myanmar&#39;s military rulers will free 5,311 more prisoners, state media has reported, after the government said earlier this month thousands of others would also be released.
Stronger-than-expected orders for U.S.-made durable goods in December suggested the economy retained some life and might not need a heavy dose of interest-rate cuts, even though house prices fell a record amount in November.
YESTERDAY Close $501.50 Change +$7.18 52-WEEK High $513.00 Low $331.55 Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid another burst of breathtaking growth that enabled the online search leader to sprint past analyst expectations -- a habit that has helped propel its stock price above $500.

Islamabad, Nov 14 (UNI) A day after External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh expressed India&#39;s readiness to look at President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s radical formula for resolving the Kashmir issue if mooted formally, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood
Doug Varone, commissioned by Summerscape Festival at Bard College with Susan Marshall to create works set to Edward Elgar\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music, goes against the grain of our expectations.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  - A pilot was taken into  custody on Saturday in an incident involving an airplane that  flew nearby while President Bush was speaking at a campaign  event in Melbourne, Florida, the White House said on Saturday.
British scientists said on Wednesday they had received permission to clone human embryos for medical research, in what they believe to be the first such license to be granted in Europe.
A French court case shining light on the gray area where free speech and religious sensitivities overlap opens on Wednesday when Muslim groups sue a satirical magazine that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
Micron Technology Inc. MU.N,  the No. 3 computer memory chip maker, on Wednesday reported a  quarterly profit on stronger pricing, reversing a year-earlier  loss.
Afghanistan's parliament has granted  immunity to all Afghans involved in the country's 25 years of  conflict, lawmakers said on Thursday, despite calls by human  rights groups for war crimes trials.
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Crude oil futures rose Wednesday ahead of an extended weekend for traders, even though weekly government data showed rising domestic inventories of crude and distillate fuel, which includes heating oil.
UBS , struck with billions of dollars of writedowns on subprime exposures, is trying to persuade investment bankers to stay with the company by allowing them to sell some of their share-based bonuses after just one year, the Financial Times reported.
No one likes taxes, but the most unpopular are those you can't see.
The owners of a Chinese restaurant are ordered to repay \u00c2\u00a31.5m after carrying out money laundering.
U.S. drug safety regulators are  coming under fire for their response to years of suspicions,  confirmed last week, that arthritis drug Vioxx increased the  risks of heart attacks and strokes.
At least 2,800 people have died in insurgency-related violence in Afghanistan in the first six months of the year, according to a count by The Associated Press. The following breakdown is based on AP figures unless otherwise stated.
Boston fans finally had reason to cheer again. Too bad it had nothing to do with the Celtics. Instead, it was Kobe Bryant of the hated Lakers who heard \
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.
HSBC Holdings Plc  said on Friday it will close its U.S. subprime unit, Decision One Mortgage, and record an impairment charge of about $880 million, saying the mortgage business is no longer sustainable.
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In the 1970s, rape crisis counselors celebrated when states began to pass laws designed to stop lawyers from discrediting victims with salacious details about their sex lives.
Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.
TAMPA, United States : Each claiming victory in their first debate, President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry courted voters in key up-for-grabs states 32 days before the election.
Teams scouring the Nevada desert find no trace of US adventurer Steve Fossett but several other crashed planes.
NEW DELHI: Microsoft said on Wednesday that starter edition of Windows XP (XP SE) operating system (OS) will be available in India from early 2005, a move that is expected to bring down prices of entry level PCs.
(HealthDay News) -- Many children are finicky about what they&#39;ll eat. If you&#39;re attempting to coax a picky eater to try more foods, follow these suggestions from the University of California, San Francisco:    Give your child a variety of foods to choose from, including a fruit, vegetable, protein and starch. Don&#39;t only offer foods you know your child will eat. Don&#39;t give your child too many high-calorie drinks, which could fill her up and keep her from wanting to eat. Stick to a meal schedule, so that your child will be hungry at mealtime. ...
BERLIN -- Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare, but ground controllers made a last-minute course correction early Saturday that kept the craft from hitting the surface earlier than planned.
The leading theory of how planets form is being revised because of new observations from the US Spitzer Space Telescope. The process is not as smooth and quiet as once thought, but rather the result of violent collisions between massive space rocks.
By HAZEL MOLLISON  A CITY woodland is being given a GBP 200,000 makeover with a network of paths, new wardens and thousands of trees.   Work will begin on improving Colinton and Craiglockhart Dells next month thanks to the grant from the Forestry Commission Scotland.
With three weeks remaining before a new governor takes over, the Romney administration yesterday launched a major change in the state's auto insurance system that will take three years to implement and could affect one of every four drivers in the state.
The new Marc Ecko Cut & Sew store in Chelsea is a safe space, where a man can try to step up his style without going too far and freaking him out.
Every exchange student experience is different, but there are a few comforting things for Josef Burian, a student from Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, staying with Tim and Donna Vanecek and their ...
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Maroni: 'non siamo disponibili a sostenere Prodi'
By Joseph Guyler Delva in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Andrew Buncombe in Washington. Armed gangs roamed Haiti yesterday, stealing food from the hungry and hope from entire communities as the poorest country
Investigators were trying to determine Wednesday if a device strapped to a bank employee's chest contained explosives, and whether the man was a victim or a participant in a robbery.
It's no surprise that Symantec and Adobe are wary of Microsoft bundling its own security software and electronic document format in Windows Vista, but the companies had yet to lodge official complaints about the operating system until now.
Pacific Rim nations have agreed to set minimum standards for two-country free trade pacts proliferating across the region, a consolation prize for business leaders pushing for a 21-nation free trade area to rival the European Union.
A growing number of contemporary musicians and techno enthusiasts have reignited interest in the Moog, which can synthesize any sound imaginable.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- French researchers have identified two new ways that blood platelets help breast and ovarian cancer spread to bones.
Bodies being exhumed as part of an investigation into seven deaths at a care home will be checked for signs of drugs.
Five Western governors agreed yesterday on a plan to cut their states' emissions of gases linked to global warming and to establish a regional carbon-trading system, though they stopped short of saying how drastically they will seek to reduce greenhouse gases.
short for &quot;Dual Screen&quot; \u00e2\u0080-* * 1/2 out of four, $150) was designed to bring innovation to the portable video game market, so far only developer Sega has completely caught on.
An armed masked man who wounded three people when he broke into their home is given an indefinite term.
Stephen White: Dr. Alan Gregory's life is a mess, but things are about to get a lot worse.
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NEW YORK/TAIPEI  - A private equity consortium led by The Carlyle Group  is planning to make a $5.5 billion bid for the world's biggest microchip packaging firm, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE)  , the companies said on Friday.
Blog: Computer images designed to help study damage done to North Tower include no casualties but are chilling nonetheless.
Copies of the final Harry Potter book have already been shipped to customers by one U.S. online retailer, U.S. publisher Scholastic said on Wednesday, and purported copies of the novel have flooded the Internet.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will re-examine patents covering embryonic stem cell discoveries made by University of Wisconsin researchers.
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Google is said to be in discussions to acquire the popular video-sharing Web site that has yet to turn a profit, for $1.6 billion.
I gol dei campioni persi e oggi ritrovati portano il Milan avanti in Europa: Rui Costa ispira Kak\u00c3\u00a0 e Crespo che si divertono nella difesa dello Shakhtar e danno la qualificazione agli ottavi con un turno di anticipo ai rossoneri.
The San Antonio resident set up the Web site, did a little research and recently launched his Internet service that allows registered users to shoot actual .22 rifles at paper targets via their computer.
Michael Phelps&#39; itinerary in Indianapolis will be nearly as crowded as it was in Athens, Greece. Phelps is to compete in all 10 sessions -- and on each of the five nights -- during the World Swimming Championships from Oct.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia  - Pressure to persuade aging  and ailing Norodom Sihanouk to reverse his decision to abdicate  the Cambodian throne mounted Friday, but parliament prepared  the way for a successor to be chosen.
Singapore&#39;s new prime minister says he would not support Taiwan if it provoked a war with China over independence. Lee Hsien Loong visited Taiwan before he was sworn in earlier this month, causing
Lt Gen Talib al-Lahibi, who previously served as an infantry officer in Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s army, was detained on Thursday in the province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, said Lt Col Steven Boylan, a spokesman for coalition forces in Iraq.
IBM has unveiled a major reorganization in its Systems and Technology Group that shifts the emphasis away from the product lines towards more of a go-to-market focus.
By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Investors once again shrugged off volatility in the oil patch Friday and pushed stock prices modestly higher.
Pfizer Inc.  abruptly replaced  Chief Executive Hank McKinnell on Friday, selecting its top  lawyer, Jeffrey Kindler, to run the world's largest drugmaker.
Striker Adrian Mutu has vowed to rebuild his career and reputation when his seven-month ban for failing a drugs test ends. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon last night stressed the club\u00e2\u0080\u0099s opposition to

Christopher Conte turns machined metal, faux bone and vintage machinery into bizarrely beautiful works of biomechanical art.
BARCLAYS has started talks with Absa, South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest retail bank, in one of its first moves under the leadership of John Varley.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan remembers looking to the Boston bench during his 63-point game in the 1986 playoffs and seeing Celtics rookie Sam Vincent cheering on his extraordinary performance. Two years later, Vincent became Jordan's point guard in Chicago.
Legislation that would increase retirement benefits for more than 5,000 assistant U.S. attorneys -- putting their pensions on par with federal law enforcement officers -- has been introduced in Congress.
President Bush attacked John Kerry on Iraq, taking a more aggressive approach than he had during the debate.
GLASGOW, Scotland -- A British company says it&#39;s releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.
China, reeling from a series of health scandals, told food and drug companies on Friday to put safety first and warned the growing problem could threaten social stability in the world's most populous nation.
HONG KONG  - At least 1,000 people have been killed and hundreds more are injured or missing as tsunami tidal waves unleashed by a massive earthquake off Indonesia hit the region.
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday described a European proposal aimed at ending a nuclear standoff as unbalanced and rejected its demands that the Islamic republic halt all uranium enrichment activities, a foreign news agency reported.
Croatia's Janica Kostelic failed to  finish the first leg of a World Cup slalom event held on her  home slope Thursday.
President George W. Bush  travels this week to Africa, one of the few regions where he can claim globally recognized successes for efforts on AIDS and development in a foreign policy legacy dominated by the Iraq war.
SANAA, Yemen -- Yemen's former interior minister helped the alleged mastermind of the attack on the USS Cole to pass through security checkpoints in the months before the 2000 bombing, according to a document read out in court yesterday by a lawyer for five of the accused plotters.
Chairman Kevin McCabe is hopeful Sheffield United can overturn their relegation from the top flight after the first day of an arbitration tribunal.
Ernie Els scored tight victories over Scott Drummond and Angel Cabrera Friday to stay on course for a record sixth World Match Play title.
Brokerage earnings so far this quarter have been positive, but few Wall Street firms are making big predictions for the year ahead, leaving investors to wonder just how well the markets will do.
Elliot Greenebaum's hardheaded comedy has the guardedly facetious tone of a fake documentary.
his third of the week dominated by Eli-mania - someone at last asked Tom Coughlin about a matter largely lost in the hysteria: the standings.
More than 1,700 state workers recently learned that some of their personal information, including their names and Social Security numbers, had been inadvertently posted on the Internet.
U.S. stocks rose on Friday as tame consumer price data reassured investors that inflation was under control and the economy will still grow strongly enough to support the equity market.
Ricardo Mello of Brazil upset third-seeded Mario Ancic of Croatia 7-6 (2), 6-3 Saturday, advancing to the final at the Millennium International Tennis Championships.
(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. has developed new tools it says will make it easier for webmasters and publishers of news sites to control how the search engine indexes their content for inclusion in the Google News portal. As of Tuesday, publishers of English-language news sites indexed by Google News will be able to include them in Google's Webmaster Tools service . This means that publishers and webmasters will be able to specify through a site map the articles they want Google News to index. A site map is a file that webmasters and publishers put on their sites to guide search engines' automated Web crawlers in properly indexing their Web pages. Webmasters and publishers will also be able to see a list of their latest articles featured on Google News, as well as a list of indexing errors made by the automated Google crawler, so that the problems can be addressed. Previously, publishers' control over Google News' indexing was more rudimentary, limited mostly to including an instruction to prevent the crawler from accessing certain pages. Before launching the new site map tools, the company tested them with several news organizations, said Nathan Stoll, Google News product manager. Stoll said publishers had asked for more \
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.
Residents of Australia's largest city are being urged to create survival bags to prepare for terrorist attacks and other emergencies under a campaign launched by city council Tuesday.
It should hire Eddie Money for a spokesman, now that Johnny Cash is gone.
MONTERREY, Mexico - Governments throughout Mexico and Central America are on alert as evidence grows that al-Qaida members are traveling in the region and looking for recruits to carry out attacks in Latin America - the potential last frontier for international terrorism.    The territory could be a perfect staging ground for Osama bin Laden's militants, with homegrown rebel groups, drug and people smugglers, and corrupt governments...
Defense lawyers and human rights activists praised Thursday&#039;s Supreme Court decision rejecting military war crimes trials for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, but most felt it likely won&#039;t force a quick shutdown of the prison.
A suicide car bomber targeting a Canadian military convoy killed 35 civilians at a busy market in southern Afghanistan, a police official said.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.
SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Brazilian teenager Angela Park added a two-under 69 to her opening 68 to take the second-round lead in the storm-delayed U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles on Saturday.
Konstandinos Kederis relinquished his Olympic 200m title in absentia here yesterday - but it was almost as if the stadium was filled with his angry spirit as the 70,000 crowd jeered
Our position is: United Nations must be more open about mistakes made in oil-for-food scandal. When the United Nations in 1996 began allowing Iraq to sell oil to raise money to buy food and medicine, the program
Two suicide car bombings Saturday killed at least 20 Iraqi police officers and National guardsmen. And, a mortar attack in central Baghdad killed at least two civilians.
Description: The two Mars Rovers, Opportunity and Sprit, are showing signs of wear... not surprising, since their mission was expected to end in April.
Vasyl Shymonyak rose before dawn and drove five hours from his home in Raleigh to Washington to participate in a presidential election that he thinks will cleanse his native Ukraine.
EMI and retailer Fnac face legal challenge over antipiracy technology that blocks discs from playing on some devices.
Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where
BAGHDAD -- US-led forces killed 20 suspected insurgents during a raid targeting fighters from the group Al Qaeda in Iraq northwest of Baghdad yesterday, the US military said. Two women were among those killed, the military said.
Ramallah, 24 dic. (Adnkronos/Dpa) - Al Fatah, la principale fazione politica dell&#39;Olp, ha vinto le elezioni muncipali che si sono svolte ieri in 26 localita&#39; della Cisgiordania, secondo risultati ancora non ufficiali.
Thirty-eight people died and 200 were  injured Monday when a faulty electrical heater started a blaze  in a Tehran mosque crowded with worshippers for a major Shi'ite  Muslim festival, Iranian state media reported.
A scientific-religious debate is shaping up over near-death experiences. A look at the dangers for both sides.
Tariffe ferroviarie pronte ad un ritocco dei prezzi, probabilmente gi\u00c3\u00a0 entro la fine dell\u00c2\u00b4anno, stando a quanto annunciato da Elio Catania, presidente e amministratore delegato delle Fs, nel corso di una conferenza stampa al Meeting di Comunione e
Chinese police arrest nearly 600 people for involvement in online gambling as part of a crackdown on betting.
MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace.
As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the
The co-chairman of an independent panel investigating problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center said yesterday that the hospital may lack adequate funding and staff for rehabilitative services.
As mentioned in this new article on the International PHP Magazine's website today, PHP has come in fourth (once again) in the TIOBE Programming Community index's rankings.    PHP stands at fourth place in the October 2006 edition of the TIOBE Programming Community index. Its position has jumped a notch since last month, while Java continues to hold the top spot.   In long-term trends, PHP shows a significant jump from October 2001 to February 2002. As the graph on TIOBE's web site indicates, PHP has been charting an uneven course, facing ups and just as many downs. However, PHP's position as of Feb 2006 is significantly higher than that of 2005.    You can check out either their post or the actual index to get more information.
A 30-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were found dead inside a home in what investigators believe is a murder-suicide, Arenac County authorities said in a statement.
Technology investors and entrepreneurs are starting a host of new social networking sites aimed at baby boomers and graying computer users.
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A constable is shot in the legs after answering a routine police call in south London.
The first findings from a massive collection of health data at Ground Zero were made public yesterday, showing that residents and emergency workers have more psychological
Royal Bank of Canada  subsidiary RBC Centura Inc said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Alabama National BanCorporation  in a $1.6 billion deal that will add to the Canadian bank's presence in the U.S. Southeast.
I vigili hanno tratto in salvo due persone
Time on the tarmac has been underreported, a federal agency admits, as the summer travel season reaches crunch time
Real Madrid has named former Brazil manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo as their third coach of the season on Thursday. Luxemburgo, who has just guided Santos to the Brazilian title
Hollywood heavy Kevin Costner wed Christine Baumgartner, a Texas real estate agent, Saturday in a Western-themed affair complete with a rodeo, tractor-pull and a canoe ride, ET reports.
Canada says it will wait until an inquiry is held, before considering whether to demand compensation from Britain for a second-hand submarine that caught fire in the Atlantic, killing one crewman.
Il premier Silvio Berlusconi ha affermato ieri in una conferenza stampa che il potere d&#39;acquisto reale delle famiglie pu\u00c3\u00b2 crescere nel 2005 del 2,25 grazie all&#39;aumento spontaneo dei consumi, agli accordi sul contenimento dei prezzi e all&#39;attuazione del
Global software makers are looking to China as a new center for research efforts, seeking to take advantage of cheap programming talent despite nagging intellectual property concerns.
Economic recovery in the euro zone is firmly established and inflation poses no threat, Otmar Issing, a European Central Bank executive board member, said Sunday.
An Iraqi arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting an al Qaeda suicide attack in Iraq said he was sent on his mission by Osama bin Laden himself, a German magazine reported Saturday.
A major NATO offensive killed more than   200 Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan and four NATO   soldiers died in Sunday's fighting, the organization said.
Three Hollywood studios have announced their support for the high definition DVD (HD DVD) standard, raising the likelihood of a tough standards war with Sony&#39;s rival Blu-ray technology.
Internet search engine Google has announced Google Print, a new book search service at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Google has already secured deals with major publishers, including Oxford University Press.
Germany and Turkey are to discuss the case of a German boy jailed in Antalya for alleged molestation.
November 1, 2004 -- Who would think the outcome of a football game could mean so much to the race for the White House? But that&#39;s what John Kerry was saying yesterday after the Washington Redskins took a beating at the hands of the Green Bay Packers.
England squandered a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw against Austria yesterday in its opening match of qualifying for the 2006 soccer World Cup.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in the latest bout of heavy fighting against al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp, a military source said.
Lawyers on Monday challenged a coroner's decision to preside without a jury over the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed, arguing that her decision to act alone gave the appearance of impropriety.
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Kline becomes the latest star to be honoured on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
BRUSSELS: The European Commission president last night urged Turkey to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; to show Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared to approve them despite misgivings by many voters.
Singer Jimmy Buffett has settled his trademark infringement suit against an online merchandise retailer who agreed to stop selling Buffett-related items after a brief stay in jail, the performer's lawyer said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of protesters demanding that a local leader step down clashed with riot police Wednesday in an impoverished region of southern Russia, authorities said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - As the search for six victims of a rescue helicopter crash was scaled back, officials on Friday turned to a growing problem stemming from the break up of a cargo ship off Alaska: a major oil spill near a sensitive wildlife refuge.
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday called for an international role in finding a just and comprehensive solution to the Mideast conflict, the official Petra News Agency reported.
Allianz AG, Europe&#39;s largest insurer, said a New York court ruling that defined the World Trade Center terrorist attacks as two separate events may cost it as much as 80 million euros ($107.6 million).
Protesters disrupt Tony Blair's conference speech despite a security operation aimed at stopping terrorism.
The radio industry plans to promote itself via high-profile print and on-air ads in a bid to fight back against satellite radio.
For decades, scientists have suspected Crohn&#39;s is caused by bacteria that cause a similar intestinal disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, but there was little evidence.
OSLO, Norway -- A group of deep sea divers sued the government Monday, saying that working at extreme depths in the early years of Norway's offshore oil boom ruined their health and violated their human rights.
State by state and poll by poll, surveys of US voters suggest today&#39;s election between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry will be a repeat of 2000, one of the closest in US history.
Repeated ultrasound examinations during pregnancy do not pose a risk to the baby\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health, according to a study published on Saturday in the British medical weekly The Lancet.
A forgotten figure most of the week despite his No. 1 ranking, Vijay Singh showed up when it counted Sunday with a routine birdie on the final hole to cap off a 5-under 65 and win the Sony Open.
November 29, 2004 - After months of momentum for Blu-ray, HD-DVD has shot back with a big gain - studio support. Toshiba Corp., which has been developing the HD-DVD format, announced it has lined up Warner Bros.
International oil companies have launched voluntary efforts to train Iraq's oil workers and provide technical assistance, hoping to generate goodwill and eventually get access to the country's huge oil reserves.
London, Nov. 30 (NNN) : The world has failed to help survivors of the Bhopal gas leak in India 20 years ago or to punish the guilty, Amnesty International has said.
Tatiana Golovin of France needed only 52 minutes Monday to beat Yan Zi of China 6-1, 6-4 in a first-round match at the Australian women's hard-court tennis championships.
At least nine people have died and  dozens more are injured, after a trio of bomb attacks in the Philippines.
BERKELEY, California  - British oil major BP Plc on Thursday announced that universities in California and Illinois will join company scientists in a $500 million energy research program focused on cleaner, alternative fuels.
An impasse among pilot negotiators over blending seniority lists put a $20 billion deal to combine Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines in \
Dollar General leads the pack of discounters.
Jaromir Jagr scores twice to end a goal-scoring slump and Brendan Shanahan sets up a pair of third-period power-play goals to help the Rangers beat the Hurricanes, 4-2.
ALMATY, Dec 5: Twenty-three coal miners died on Sunday when a methane gas blast tore through a mine owned by a global Indian steel producer in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, the latest accident to strike the Soviet-era industry.
LOS ANGELES  -- Despite an ongoing investigation and charges of of child molestation, Michael Jackson continues his Christmas tradition of inviting dozens of underprivileged children to his Neverland Ranch just outside Santa Barbara, Calif.
Warner Music Group Corp. has agreed to distribute and license its copyrighted songs and other material through online video trendsetter YouTube Inc., marking another significant step in the entertainment industry's migration to the Internet.
In addition to a holiday-season push, the software giant says it is time to revisit its plans for its ambitious major update.
NEW YORK: Upbeat over his meeting with President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he did raise the issue of terrorism with him and made it clear that Pakistan has to control the menace as a &quot;pre-condition&quot; for moving forward on the
By Julian Isherwood, Scandinavia Correspondent, and Will Bennett, Art Sales Correspondent. Lax security and a series of mishaps are being blamed for the theft of two paintings by Edvard Munch from a Norwegian art gallery on Sunday.
The Motion Picture Association of America will begin suing online file traders this month, pursuing a strategy similar to one employed by the recording industry during the past year.
Microsoft Corp. , whose shares  have fallen nearly 20 percent since its last quarterly report,  will seek to assure investors this week that it is programmed  for growth in its 2007 business year.
Barclays said it had struck a deal with China Development Bank and Temasek Holdings of Singapore.
NEW YORK  - A new red blood cell substitute improved the survival of mice with sickle cell disease that were subjected to conditions to simulated a sickle cell crisis, Canadian researchers report in the medical journal Anesthesiology.
Finland, current holder of the EU presidency, is to propose talks on a renewed peace plan in the Middle East.
POTENZA, 3 set - Torna la paura in Basilicata dove a Potenza e provincia, dopo la scossa di terremoto registrata intorno alle ore 2.04 della scorsa notte, pari al quinto-sesto grado della scala Mercalli, la terra continua a tremare.
STUTTGART, Germany  - Cycling's road world championships will begin on Wednesday with Alejandro Valverde's participation still in doubt and no clear favorites for the rainbow jerseys in the men's elite races.
The number of West Nile virus cases in Illinois has topped last year&#39;s total, but remains far below the record set in 2002, state officials reported Monday.
Senior aides to the powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warn US of end to freeze if attacks do not stop
The death toll from yesterday&#39;s car-bomb attack in Afghanistan has climbed to eleven -- including three Americans. Taliban rebels are claiming responsibility for the blast outside
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NEW YORK\u00e2\u0080\u0094Vice-President Dick Cheney led an evening of withering assaults on Democratic challenger John Kerry here last night, prompting thousands of Republicans to sway back and forth, mocking their opponent with chants of &quot;flip flop.
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Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has appealed for order amid the violence that erupted in the West African nation over the weekend.
An employment report leads a slew of data Thursday, as investors look to rally from '08's rough start.
ATLANTA, June 13 -- For the second time in less than six months, a whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium, the only facility outside Asia to display the  rare fish, has died.
Blog: Alienware offers up its chassis as a bare-bones kit.
A Superior Court commissioner gave Britney Spears' father the power to fire the singer's business manager, according to documents released Friday.
San Diego Padres right-hander Chris Young carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
The Chinese facility that supplies the active ingredient of the widely used blood thinner heparin was never inspected by the Food and Drug Administration because the agency confused its name with another just like it, agency officials said yesterday.
AMERICA was on the brink of another sporting humiliation last night after Spain stormed into a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final. After the US Olympic &#39;Dream Team&#39; mustered only a basketball bronze medal, the
More than an inmate a day died violently in Venezuela's crowded prisons last year, as riots and weapons trafficking ran rampant behind bars, a human rights group said in an annual report.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O), the world's largest maker of equipment to direct traffic on the Internet, on Monday said it will buy privately held software developer P-Cube for about &#36;200 million in cash and options.
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The folk at eBay were unbelievers in the cheesy miracle: one half of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich, the owner of which claimed it bore the image of the Virgin Mary.
The Christian Science Monitor - As a matter of logic, Mitt Romney would seem to have an edge going into Florida's Republican primary on Tuesday. The economy is the No. 1 issue, and the former Massachusetts governor clearly has the strongest economic portfolio of the Republican presidential candidates, as a megawealthy businessman, turnaround artist of the 2002 Olympics, and a state chief executive.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Monday condemned what he called international indifference to Palestinian suffering in the face of a broad Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip aimed at halting rocket attacks on Israel.
Fire investigators comb through debris to determine the cause of the blaze which swept through London's Royal Marsden Hospital.
The pro-independence party of Taiwan  President Chen Shui-bian suffered a surprise defeat in weekend  legislative elections that could ease tensions with China but  paralyze government on the democratic island.
Armed men opened fire on a U.N./African Union supply convoy in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, the first attack on the newly formed joint peacekeeping mission, officials said on Tuesday.
Online hipster hub Flavorpill hosts a party at New York's Rose Center for Earth and Space, featuring DJs, dancing and a billion-year-old space rock.
The number of people looking for work in Germany has risen to its highest level in seven years as bad weather and sluggish growth caused dole queues to swell at the end of last year.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has always rejected international criticism of events in Chechnya calling them an &#39;intervention in internal affairs,&#39; but lately Putin has been gradually softening on this position.
By Warren Cornwall, Seattle Times  Dec. 16--Jim Pitts was in the basement of his Normandy Park home, vacuuming half an inch of floodwater off the floor, when the call came Thursday night shortly after 7 o'clock.
Forget about Tivoization. How about adding a clause to the next version of the GPL that counters Novellization? The clause would say (in proper legalese), that if any code infringes on intellectual property or patents held by third parties, and the third parties take legal action, the contributors of the offending code assume 100% liability.  In short, if Novell injects Microsoft IP into open source and Microsoft wants to sue, it must sue Novell and nobody else, because Novell assumes liability under this new license.  This would render any \
It was a blunt question for Hillary Rodham Clinton at the end of a long campaign day. A young man said he knew a lot of people who just didn't like her, and he wanted to know what she could do about it.
By Dusty Ricketts, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 2--NAVARRE -- Progress has slowed recently on studying the benefits and drawbacks of incorporation, but work is expected to pick back up this month.
Bee Staff Writer. LOS ANGELES - Dallas Sartz is so good, he&#39;s liable to line up all over the field today against Cal. The USC junior from Granite Bay High School is a starting strong-side linebacker for the top-ranked Trojans.
Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... diet! Two companies are ready for this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s round of resolutions, sponsoring electronic billboards in Times Square.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - At least nine peoplewere killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowdednightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said on Friday.
Express Scripts Inc.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Wednesday after suffering two setbacks in its battle to wrest the rival pharmacy-benefit manager away from a $22.8 billion deal with CVS Corp.
UNITED NATIONS - The head of the Senate's Environment Committee called on the White House Friday to hold a summit grouping the 12 largest greenhouse-gas emitting nations.Sen.
Overland Park, 15.10.04 - Sprint Corporation announced it will record in its third quarter financial results a pre-tax non-cash impairment charge reducing the value of its long-distance network assets.
By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  What looked like a normal year on the Colorado River took \
Settlement is latest in a string of patent cases against Internet phone company. Vonage has settled disputes with Sprint, Verizon in recent months.
An Italian judge is deciding if three people can be kept in custody over the death of Briton Meredith Kercher.
Blog: The recent stories like this one out of the Sony camp are becoming pathetic at best.  The company who formerly touted its dominance over the video game industry is left touting a 50,000 unit sale for March and a sales lead \
province of Quezon. Track and fittings in the area had been stolen in the past and sold as scrap. Estimates of the number of people on board ranged from 312 to more than 400.
Interstate Bakeries Corp., the largest US wholesale baker whose products include Twinkies and Wonder Bread, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization early Wednesday, according to a published report.
WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday announced an initiative to create a &quot;culture of safety&quot; in health care.
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The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Sunday he was making progress in finishing an inquiry into Iran's nuclear past ahead of his next report awaited by those powers mulling new sanctions.
Britain said Tuesday it has contacted ailing US automaker Ford amid concern for 19,000 British jobs following a report that Ford sought to sell its British luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover.
After registering music and copyright information in Snocap&#39;s database, labels and artists can manage online distribution through Snocap&#39;s copyright management system, which lets them set rules for each track on a global basis.
OASIS standards group ratifies a tamper-proof method for handling electronic timestamps, postmarks or official corporate imprimaturs.

BERLIN. Defense Minister Peter Struck on Wednesday backed away from comments he made about the possibility of sending German troops to Iraq some day.
KIEV -- Ukraine's prime minister was leading the nation's runoff presidential election, according to partial vote tallies released today, but his Western-leaning challenger held the advantage in an exit poll funded partly by the United States.
Indonesia ordered a nationwide security crackdown Thursday after Australia, Britain and New Zealand warned terrorists were preparing to attack ahead of Christmas.
Nine more countries offer China  incentives to invest in oil and gas projects as it steps up its hunt for new supplies.
RUDOLPH GIULIANI, the former Mayor of New York, is creating a new investment bank called Giuliani Capital Advisers, in a canny move that is thought likely to bolster his political aspirations.
It's not as if the athletic department spent a few million bucks on FieldTurf strictly for Mr. Dawson's benefit. But after the way Harvard's best-ever running back broke it in yesterday, it hereafter should be called ``Clifton's Carpet.\
Nato is to expand its peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan with more troops being sent to western regions.
Reality TV star Nicole Richie on Tuesday won a more than two-week postponement of her trial on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, but the judge in the case said he would grant no further delays.
&quot;And that&#39;s the way it is,&quot; Walter Cronkite, the venerable anchorman of CBS News, used to say. Here&#39;s the way it is now: Americans don&#39;t take the news on trust.
Senior diplomats in Jerusalem strained to contain their pleasure Tuesday at US President George W. Bush&#39;s appointment of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state and Steven Hadley as national security adviser, replacing Rice.
Pakistani police released a photograph on Saturday of a suicide bomber who killed at least 139 people, as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto worked out her next step after the bloody start to her comeback campaign.
LOS CABOS, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared toward   one of Mexico's most exclusive beach resorts on Friday, forcing   hundreds of foreign tourists to flee ahead of howling winds,   angry seas and lashing rain.
Ken Burns, one of America&#39;s  greatest visual historians, unveils his most ambitious  television project yet on Sunday, a seven-part, 15-hour  documentary that tells the story of World War II &quot;from the  bottom up.&quot;
The withdrawal of Vioxx may take a bite out of Merck &amp; Co.&#39;s revenues, but it isn&#39;ta setback for arthritis patients, doctors said Friday, because dozens of other drugs offer the same symptom relief.
Austrian energy drink firm Red Bull has  taken over the Jaguar Formula One team from Ford, Red Bull's  owner told a newspaper Sunday.
Iraq's security forces could take over fully from foreign troops within 18 months, the  interior minister says.
The top U.S. product safety regulator on Tuesday urged manufacturers to remove lead from children's products now and not wait for congressional action that would essentially ban the toxic substance from toys.
The wife and children of Mark Thatcher, who is charged over an alleged coup plot, have landed in the UK on a flight from South Africa.
A maneuver called 'splash and dash' cost US taxpayers perhaps $30 million last year, but the charges are rising fast.
By TACON, Terry  TARANAKI will host one of nine Window to Dairying career days being held throughout New Zealand in March.
The agreement will allow passage of a bill to enact the major recommendations of the independent Sept. 11 commission.
A new global trade deal can be struck by the end of 2006, WTO director general Supachai Panitchpakdi says.
LOS CABOS, Mexico  - Hurricane Lane rapidly gained   strength as it churned along Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday,   killing a boy in a rockslide and threatening to become a major   Category 3 storm over the weekend.
Japan&#39;s NTT DoCoMo has released a dual-mode phone that works on both 3G FOMA cellular networks and wireless local area networks.
CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) - Hearings on whether Prince Edward Island should ban the use of genetically modified organisms in its agriculture industry has international experts on both sides of the debate digging in for a fight.
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PARIS, Nov 15  - French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie Monday demanded that Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo stop his &quot;calls for an anti-white witch-hunt.
Serbia was politically paralyzed on Wednesday over an invitation from the European Union to sign a pact that nationalists say is simply a trap to get the government to concede the independence of Kosovo.
Roll over Sid, and tell Joe Strummer the news: whereas the kind of British musicians who attracted words like &quot;alternative&quot; were once duty-bound to affect a mixture of rage, debauchery and indolence, their modern heirs are a terrifyingly well-adjusted
Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday most of the 27 people killed in a bus ambush were shot by rebels as the passengers tried to flee rather than in the blast that struck the vehicle.
Government clampdown on VAT-free mobile phone racket HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers arrested 10 suspected multi-million pound \
Israeli police re-arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu seven months after he was released from an 18-year jail term for leaking secrets about Israel&#39;s nuclear program.
Hamas yesterday promised vengeance against Israel for its assassination of one of the Palestinian group&#39;s members in the Syrian capital of Damascus.
A man identified as Osama bin Laden bitterly criticized the Saudi regime in an audiotape posted on an Islamic Web site on Thursday.
Families of Colombian hostages on Monday welcomed a proposed October 8 meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and guerrillas as an advance in talks to free kidnap victims held for years in rebel jungle camps.
The expansion of cities beneath the ground exposes them to flood, fire and other risks, the UN says.
A drug to treat a common eye disease that damages vision produced promising results in a major trial, researchers say.
Sun Microsystems Inc.&#39;s plan to give away the latest version of its Solaris operating system highlights the technology giant&#39;s bid to roll back the gains of Linux in the corporate technology market, analysts say.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Bush&#39;s slim victory over John Kerry became official yesterday, with the margin put at 119,000 votes.
Wyatt Sexton will make his first start at quarterback for FSU, replacing injured Chris Rix for Saturday's game against North Carolina.
After months of intense campaigning about Iraq, terror, taxes and jobs, the future of the Supreme Court has finally entered the public discourse.
Arab satellite television Al Jazeera said  Friday it would broadcast a video tape from al Qaeda leader  Osama bin Laden addressing the American people, four days  before the U.S. presidential election.
The survival of the British grand prix is &#39;still under discussion,&#39; Sir Jackie Stewart vowed Wednesday. The Scot, president of Silverstone&#39;s owner (The British Racing Drivers&#39; Club), thus denied F1 supremo
Tbilisi/Brussels, 18 August 2004: Tbilisi&#39;s latest round of violent brinksmanship with South Ossetia may well not end as peacefully and successfully as it did with Ajara in May 2004.
Some assembly required Intel is punting a new modular server kit that's based on standardized parts for system builders and OEMs who cater to small and mid-sized businesses.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Orlando Hern\u00c3\u00a1ndez failed to protect a 3-0 lead, so the Yankees lost a chance of clinching at least the wild card.
Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's \
Newcastle won 4-0 at Sochaux in European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup to advance to the round of 32, while Sporting Lisbon, Schalke and Dnipro also progressed.
The biggest challenge for the open source community is that there are too few open source developers, according to Michael Tiemann, vice president of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc.
Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.
Argentines appeared certain to choose their first elected female president on Sunday, with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner favored to win by a wide margin over her closest rival, another woman.
The Egyptian government has summoned the  ambassador of Denmark in Cairo to protest at the reprinting of  cartoons lampooning the Prophet Mohammed in Danish newspapers,  the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Anti-war demonstrators marched in a dozen U.S. cities on Saturday to call for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and a cut-off of funding by Congress.
The U.N.'s highest court ruled on Thursday that a 1928 treaty that awarded three isolated Caribbean islands to Colombia was still valid so it could not rule on a bid by Nicaragua for sovereignty over them.
With one of the most coveted individual prizes for an NFL quarterback almost in hand, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is thinking team.
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General Motors Corp.  on Thursday  said it reached a deal to sell its Allison Transmission unit  for $5.6 billion to private-equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex  Corp.
Emerging sovereign debt investors will look to core market movements for direction in the coming week, with some analysts expecting a further tightening of credit spreads, albeit not all at once.
British troops could be moved to Baghdad to cover for U.S. soldiers battling insurgents in the rebel-held city of Falluja and elsewhere in Iraq, British media reported on Saturday.
Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated double trap shooter Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on becoming the first Indian to win a silver medal in an individual event at the Olympics.
Spearheaded by Microsoft, Sun, and other high tech vendors, The Green Grid is generating support among industry groups, users, and government agencies for building standards for efficient data center energy management.
The IPO market now enters the post-Google era. And the outlook isn&#39;t pretty. The attention and fanfare over Google Inc.&#39;s $1.
BT Group confirmed this morning it is to buy the Californian telecoms group Infonet Services Corp for \u00c2\u00a3965 million. The news followed reports which said that the UK telecoms
Can you fake authenticity? Probably not, but it might be worth a try if you're running for president at a time when voters think leaders lack integrity.
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Cragnotti, Fiorani e Geronzi e altri in aula dal 14 marzo
Kevin Youkilis runs hard after every at-bat, and sometimes it pays off with an extra base.
Cazenove&#39;s investment banking unit, which advises nearly half of Britain&#39;s leading companies, is to be merged with the rival operation run by JP Morgan, ending 181 years of independence.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services has placed its ratings on Dutch-registered steel consortium Ispat International NV (Ispat) and US-based International Steel Group Inc.
Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is questionable for Sunday&#39;s game against Houston because of a sprained ankle.
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If, as reported, Tom Lehman will be named today as captain of the 36th US Ryder Cup team by the PGA of America, one thing is likely for the 2006 Cup matches in Ireland: The recent move toward civility will come to an abrupt end.
Visiting Seattle stops Miami's 14-game winning streak, 98-96, on Monday. Ray Allen paces the Sonics with 35 points and Rashard Lewis chips in 17 points.
Tony Blair tries to persuade the US to cut greenhouse gases amid concerns over climate change.
An inquiry into a man's death from anthrax concludes he contracted it from playing or handling West African drums.
FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 gene variant -- associated with an increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer&#39;s disease and other types of dementia -- are more likely to develop postoperative delirium after major surgery than those without the gene variant, a U.S. study finds.

The Bush administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to toss out lawsuits seeking to unearth information about the U.S. telecommunications industry's alleged participation in a warrantless government eavesdropping program.
The Messenger spacecraft dashed past Mercury on Monday, getting a glance at the solar system\u00e2\u0080\u0099s innermost planet, which it will eventually orbit for detailed studies.
Rivisto sistema sanzionatorio, tempi certi per processo
Government forces drove the Tamil Tigers from a key town Monday, adding to rebels' diplomatic woes.
A police officer was killed Friday when fans rioted at a Serie A game between Sicilian sides Catania and Palermo, prompting the Italian soccer federation to postpone all league matches this weekend and cancel next week's national team exhibition game against Romania.
A former U.N. procurement official on trail for helping secure contracts for a friend in exchange for kickbacks is the victim of a \
US scientists develop tiny energy-generating fibres that could be used to create self-powered smart fabrics.
FLORENCE, Italy  - After 32 years on the trail of Leonardo da Vinci's lost masterpiece \
In a Nov. 15 story about Italians learning English, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the percentage of Cypriots who speak English as a second language. The correct figure is 57 percent, not 27 percent.
Reporter Ahmad Taufik caught a break as he looked for a follow-up story after a fire devoured a centuries-old garment market in the heart of town last year. A city official had told him anonymously that plans to renovate the market were submitted by a powerful businessman three months before the fire.
Travelers and airport employees face random checks following last week's security breach, and the feds promise to expand the security boost. In 27B Stroke 6.
England may be riding high in world cricket after winning seven successive Test matches but the country's greatest post-War team unveiled in the October edition of Wisden Cricket magazine contained no members of the current side.
Oltre 20mila persone per il concerto e l'intervista a Luca Nesti nel mondo parallelo di SecondLife
Written and directed by Andrew Bujalski, this wonderful independent film won\u00c2\u0092t save or change your life, but it may make your heart swell. Its aim is modest and true.
Police are \
Bloomberg - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her counterparts from the United Nations Security Council converged on Berlin today to try and forge a consensus on pressuring Iran to halt its nuclear program.
Britain is rethinking its decision to stay out of the manned space race, the country's science minister said Thursday as the government outlined plans to build an international space research facility.
The U.S. economy has escaped a  recent soft patch and seems to be picking up steam, Federal  Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday in remarks  economists saw as cementing a September rate rise.
Google is developing an online publishing platform where people can write entries on subjects they know, an idea that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s close to Wikipedia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s user-contributed encyclopedia.
Sudan Sunday said it would immediately and unconditionally cease hostilities in the remote Darfur region, and asked the United Nations and African Union to request that rebel forces do the same.
The next Harry Potter book has just been announced, and it&#39;s rocketed--or broomsticked--to No. 1 on Amazon.com&#39;s best-seller list.
China launched its first lunar probe on Wednesday as the Communist Party moved a step closer to fulfilling its ambitions of one day reaching the moon.
Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her \
A new drug identified by researchers at Johnson &amp; Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development may revolutionize the way tuberculosis is treated around the world.
CBS Corporation has announced it will enter into a partnership with TiVo, utilizing the DVR pioneer's Stop||Watch viewer metric. DirecTV announced it will launch a similar ratings system later this year.
A Tory MP fails in her bid to give parents the right to know if underage daughters are being advised on abortion.
A Firenze il marchio tra tradizione e ricerca continua
Juventus newly-signed Adrian Mutu has reportedly returned to London, home of his former club Chelsea, to undergo a two-week drug rehabilitation course.
PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - The mother of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann left a police station in Portugal early on Friday after being interviewed for 11 hours, a lawyer for the family said.
Rodney Carney scores a career-high 33 points and Memphis ends the surprising tournament run of Saint Mary's with an 81-66 victory.
The commercial arm of the British Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday is expected to announce that it will make some of its content available on MySpace.
Right now nearly a third of one of the Florence\u00e2\u0080\u0099s greatest glories can be seen without leaving town, by visiting \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Renaissance Masterpiece\u00e2\u0080\u009d at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s producers as early as Nov. 1.
A top rival to Afghan election frontrunner President Hamid Karzai called off his boycott of the process on Wednesday, making it likely that the historic poll&#39;s result
Dozens of Palestinian officials are being held in Israeli jails, and five cabinet ministers are behind bars.
A dozen years ago, when Craig Newmark started sending out e-mails to friends about local events in San Francisco, he didn't realize his idea would grow into what is now Craigslist.
BAIJI, Iraq  - A car bomb in a crowded market  north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18  Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by.
Shoppers will pay a premium if re-assured about personal privacy, suggests US study.
The New York Yankees became on Monday the first Major League Baseball club to sign a sponsorship deal with a Chinese company through an agreement with the country's largest dairy company Yili.
Russia prepares for the forced auction of a prize oil asset - the main production unit of beleaguered oil giant Yukos.
Talk about bad timing. At the start of a media blitz to support her new album, \
Argomento passera' a gruppo di contatto per i Balcani
Wall Street was set for a soft start on  Friday as rosy results from Internet search engine Google  GOOG.O fails to dispel disappointment over software giant  Microsoft's MSFT.O downbeat outlook.
La Roma ufficializza, dandone notizia sul suo sito Internet, il colloquio chiarificatore avvenuto oggi a Trigoria tra l&#39;allenatore Gigi Del Neri e Cristian Panucci. &quot;Purtroppo - la testimonianza del difensore
By Dan Gearino, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 13--DES MOINES -- Iowa's government and economy are in tip-top financial shape, Gov. Tom Vilsack said Tuesday.
When is a cult not a cult? Exclusive Think of it as Wikipedia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s police department hotline. The \
A suicide bomber hit foreign troops in the Afghan capital on Thursday, causing some casualties, a police official said.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cKid Nation,\u00e2\u0080\u009d CBS\u00e2\u0080\u0099s much-disputed reality show, is not about watching children build a new society in a ghost town in the New Mexico wilderness.
More than a quarter of New Yorkers   infected with the AIDS virus are now dying of other causes,   researchers said on Monday.
Prism, a new Windows-only beta release from Mozilla Labs, lets users run web applications in separate, stripped-down browser windows, making them look and act more like desktop applications. Compiler has a first look.
KABUL, Afghanistan The Afghan government is blaming drug smugglers for yesterday&#39;s attack on the leading vice presidential candidate .
L&#39;Under 21 ha battuto la Norvegia 2-0 (2-0) nella prima partita del girone 5 di qualificazione agli Europei 2006. Nei primi 5&#39; i ragazzi di Gentile confezionano un paio di occasioni, poi al 16&#39; un colpo di
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said on Friday third-quarter profit fell sharply
The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Thursday to take a two-game lead in the best-of-seven World Series and move a step closer to their second Fall Classic crown in four seasons.
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Former National League Most Valuable Player Ken Caminiti, who in 2002 admitted he used steroids, died of a heart attack in New York on Sunday, Major League Baseball reported on its Web Site.
Twelve French soldiers were arrested for a robbery of a Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) branch in Cote d&#39;Ivoire, a spokesman for French military said Monday.
By Net Savvy Mum  DEAR Editor,  THE dangers of allowing teenagers unlimited access to the Internet was highlighted in your report about the 16-year-old girl who ran away from home with her on-line friend.
It was 25 years ago today and he was all of 15 years old, full of future, with no doubts on his mind. Darryl Williams had just caught his first pass as a varsity wideout for Jamaica Plain High School and he was going all the way to the NFL.
Billionaire Wilbur Ross is weighing  the merits of investing in an existing bond insurer or starting  his own firm, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
Second seed James Blake waltzed into the second round of the San Jose Open with a 6-3 6-1 win over Sam Warburg on Tuesday.
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CERLER, Spain  - Russian Denis Menchov of the Rabobank squad took the overall lead of the Tour of Spain after finishing second to Italian Leonardo Piepoli on Sunday's mountainous ninth stage.
ATTICA, N.Y. - John Lennon's killer will remain in prison for at least two more years after being denied parole Tuesday because of the \
Just off Interstate 395 in Springfield, past a shopping mall and a strip of big-box stores, a chain-link fence wraps around a huge, light brown warehouse.
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Ten, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ... diet! Two companies are ready for this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s round of resolutions, sponsoring electronic billboards in Times Square.
A day after he suspended two guards for violating team rules, Jim Calhoun watched the Huskies turn in their grittiest performance of the season.
GALVESTON -- Galveston County has sued former Enron Corp. finance chief Andrew Fastow, claiming he and his wife Lea owe more than $17,400 in back taxes on a beach home in a posh subdivision.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks ended higher Friday, buoyed by a raft of positive corporate news, including a raised earnings outlook from Ford, but a near 4 percent rise in crude-oil prices kept a lid on gains.
This month you will be able to choose from four competitors to Apple's iPod Mini, courtesy of Dell, Rio Audio, Virgin Electronics and Creative. How do they compare?
Shares of UK&#39;s Kidde were higher on speculation that a deal with United Technologies could be close. LONDON  - Britain&#39;s Kidde Plc Wednesday said it received a revised offer of $2.69 billion from
SYDNEY : Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said that British Airways had sold its 18.25 percent shareholding to a range of investors, as its shares surged on the news.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Byron Leftwich will miss four to six weeks with torn ligaments in his left knee, ESPN&#39;s Chris Mortensen is reporting.
TEHRAN Iran on Sunday rejected a proposal by Britain, Germany and France that it suspend its uranium enrichment program and urged the three countries to offer a &quot;more balanced&quot; proposal.
By MARCUS FRANKLIN  NEW YORK - Harley-Davidson enthusiasts who take the motto \
Some of those accused of \u00c2\u0093insulting Turkishness\u00c2\u0094 say the law is forcing a national debate about what it means to be a democracy.
Two studies shed new light on the link between diet and cancer, bolstering evidence that red meat may raise colorectal cancer risks but casting doubt on whether fruits and vegetables can help prevent breast cancer.
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The United States reopened its consulate in Mumbai on Wednesday after closing it the previous day saying that it had information about a terrorist threat.
British bank Barclays says it will table a formal \u00c2\u00a345bn offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro within six weeks.
Torino o Brescia: dovrebbe essere una tra queste due la prossima destinazione di Andrea Caracciolo. ...
Australia&#39;s dominant airline, Qantas, has nearly doubled its annual profits after recovering from the previous year&#39;s Iraq war and SARS induced downturn.
Dopo le affermazioni in pellicole dolceamare come &#39;l&#39;Ultimo bacio&#39; e &#39;La finestra di fronte&#39;. Giovanna Mezzoggiorno festeggia i suoi trenta anni (\u00c3\u00a8 nata il 9 settembre 1974) con una bella parte di trentenne
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Ulster Unionist MLA Basil McCrea says his party should quit the power-sharing executive.
The petroleum and chemical company posts solid results on the back of higher prices.
Sen.  Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that she followed all Senate rules when she accepted rides on a private jet from a longtime benefactor.
By exploiting the physics of how light reflects off of pits in a plastic surface, researchers have come up with a method for storing 1,000 gigabytes of data on a DVD-size disk.
Terrorism, atrocities, hostage-taking. None of it makes much sense unless you take into account the element of psychological manipulation, which is often played out more covertly than most realise.
OK, not exactly. But with Jude Law seemingly reprising the womanizing bounder he plays in the fast-fading \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlfie\u00e2\u0080\u009d and with Julia Roberts emanating icicles as a chillier-than-usual version of her patented
Russia's parliament was due to vote on Friday on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, the last hurdle before the long-delayed climate change treaty comes into force worldwide.
Two Egyptian women die of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 19.
For cultural envoys, it's about calypso and James Bond - not the clash of civilizations.
Europerformance: in alcuni casi volatilizzato 60% asset
Aging but still on the go, climbing in and around craters, tapping into the mysteries of strangely cracked rocks, the two roving vehicles Spirit and Opportunity have explored Mars about three times as long as originally scheduled.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez was favored to win re-election on Sunday as Venezuelans decided whether to give the former soldier six more years to broaden his promised socialist revolution.
A unit set up to trace foreign criminals is closed by the Home Office, despite seven remaining at large.
Wall Street was set for a flat start on  Monday in a shortened Christmas Eve trading session after an  explosive rally on Friday.
NEW YORK : UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday welcomed a Malaysian court decision releasing ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim from prison, and expressed the hope that his health would recover soon.
The former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, goes on trial for war crimes after a conflict in which thousands died.
Gov. Jeb Bush said Sunday he will not run for president in 2008 and defended his brother from critics who say the president refuses to acknowledge his mistakes.
they had not already entered the giant country, they would soon do so and attack Hutu rebels there. there if Kinshasa and UN forces fail to disarm the rebels, some of whom took part in Rwanda&#39;s 1994 genocide.
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Home buyers and owners were warned yesterday by two separate surveys of the property market that house prices were continuing to fall.
Newcastle&#039;s John Hall, who holds the major stake in the Premiership club, said he has been approached by a third party who wants to buy his shares.
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Despite the talk of a housing collapse, the real estate tycoons of the Forbes 400 are as wealthy as ever.
CHICAGO The Reverend Jesse Jackson says the US government should immediately halt distribution in Africa of an AIDS drug that reportedly poses serious risks.
The head of an organization of former Russian spies was quoted as saying on Thursday Stalin-era policies of Moscow assassinating enemies had ceased, and ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko was probably murdered by criminals.
Sales of music-related DVD's are on the rise, a welcome piece of news for major labels still suffering from declines in CD sales.
HABBANIYA, Iraq -- As winter sets in, Iraqi families who fled the US-led attack on Fallujah for a lakeside resort upriver wish their holiday there would come to an end.
Description: Two studies report that sleep loss can contribute to obesity. Researchers found that when men slept 10 hours, they awoke with normal appetites.
The Monterey County Health Department has announced that the State Department of Health Services will provide Monterey County with 8,500 additional doses of influenza vaccine.
Democrats acknowledged that a vote on the $161 billion economic stimulus package might have to be delayed.
Although Joe Gibbs signed a five-year contract in 2004 to coach the Washington Redskins, football is his work. Nascar is his life.
At their annual summit, European Union leaders also said they wanted to strengthen the 25-nation bloc&#39;s relationship with the newly re-elected President Bush, which was deeply strained by the Iraq war.
Nhem En, who was a photographer at the most notorious torture house of the Khmer Rouge regime, was called to be a witness at a coming trial of Khmer Rouge leaders.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania  - African leaders appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to impose sanctions on the Burundian rebel group that claimed responsibility for the weekend massacre of at least 160 refugees at a UN camp in ...
For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal around an athlete's neck come the Beijing Olympics.
The sales of more than a million acres of timberland in Northern Michigan have caused many people to worry about their jobs and their ability to hunt and fish.
Blog: Linden Labs chairman and PC industry pioneer Mitch Kapor sees virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet, as a disruptive technology, like the PC once was.
JAKARTA Jusuf Anwar, Indonesia&#39;s new finance minister, must extend the deficit-reduction policies of his predecessor to spur job growth and increase investment in the economy, according to analysts.
The Detroit Pistons maintained their home-court hoodoo over the Los Angeles Lakers with a 93-78 win on Thursday.
DAXING, China -- Sun Jiting spends his days locked behind metal bars in this military-run installation, put there by his parents. The 17-year-old high school student is not allowed to communicate with friends back home, and his only companions are psychologists, nurses and other patients. Each...
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The Royal Academy of Arts in London announced on Wednesday that it had received official approval from Russia for the loan of its art for the exhibition \u00e2\u0080\u009cFrench and Russian Master Paintings 1870-1925 From Moscow and St. Petersburg.\u00e2\u0080\u009d The show is scheduled to run from Jan. 26 through April 18. Russia had cast the show in doubt while seeking assurances that none of the 120 paintings would be seized to satisfy possible claims that they had been confiscated by the state after the 1917 revolution.
Vaclav Prospal tallied a goal and two assists to power the Czech Republic to a 7-2 rout of Germany at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Six suspects including a former army officer being held on allegations of plotting a coup to oust President Robert Mugabe have denied charges of treason, official media reported Saturday.
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The European Union said Friday it &quot;hoped to reach a conclusion&quot; at a meeting of foreign ministers on the participation of military-ruled Myanmar in an upcoming summit of Asian and European nations.
The defending Champions League winner, A.C. Milan, was given a relatively easy draw for the group stage of this season\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tournament.
The Indian government says it&#39;ll keep the retail cost of petrol and diesel steady despite rising global crude oil prices. The announcement follows a series of weekend meetings between Prime Minister Manmohan
Shares of Merck and Co. plunged almost nine per cent Monday after a media report said that documents show the pharmaceutical giant hid or denied evidence for years that its blockbuster
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President George W. Bush was open to options on a package to stem troubles in the U.S. economy that have sent global financial markets plummeting, the White House said on Tuesday.
In New York's small town courts, part-time judges with little or no qualifications are the final word in law.
Opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti is to make his first public appearance since having treatment for cancer.
A suicide attacker detonated grenades on a commercial street in central Kabul today, killing himself and injuring seven other people, including three foreign peacekeepers, officials said.
Vittima Franco Spiritoso, ritenuto a capo della 'Societa''
US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson has urged local officials to investigate reports of companies raising prices to exploit a flu vaccine shortage.
Allen Iverson made a nifty pass to Marc Jackson for the winning layup with a second left, and the 76ers moved back to .500 and into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with the Celtics after a 106-105 victory over the New York Knicks last night in Philadelphia.
NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media.
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., Feb. 26 -- In a light-filled lobby of a hospital for sick children, an American mother talked on Monday with an Iraqi father about how their lives had been altered and entwined by a war thousands of miles away.
New coach. Same old Brian Brohm. The Louisville quarterback threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and the 10th-ranked Cardinals sparkled in coach Steve Kragthorpe's debut, drilling overmatched Murray State 73-10 on Thursday night.
Talk of a united front against extremists rings a little hollow while key Middle East allies are engaging with those the U.S. wants to shun
On August 30, in an unprecedented freak incident during the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympic marathon in Athens, the frontrunner Vanderlei De Lima of Brazil was tackled by a man who suddenly launched into him and knocked him into the crowd.
A month and a half before US midterm elections, only 25 percent of Americans approve of the Republican-controlled Congress, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll published.
From well-heeled businessmen with briefcases to mothers carting weather-beaten baggage, passengers streamed through Domodedovo Airport on Thursday &#151; business as usual at the terminal from which two doomed airliners departed.
The X Prize Foundation and the World Technology Network announced today the formation of a joint venture to launch a series of technology incentive prizes to help spur innovation
Comic-book publisher Marvel Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to appeal a court decision giving a share of its film and television profits to former editor Stan Lee, who created Spider-Man and a host of other popular Marvel characters.
The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific pushed China on Tuesday for more transparency over its military build-up and suggested its growing might was aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its territory.
PARIS, Jan. 27 -- French bank Societe Generale said Sunday that the junior trader accused of perpetrating one of the largest banking scandals in history stole computer access codes and created fraudulent e-mails to bet more than the bank's entire market worth on risky investments.
Dame Helen Mirren is among the favourites to pick up an award at the Bafta ceremony later.
The price of a cellphone might soon get higher because of a strange-but-true lobbying battle that took place over the past few months.
Most investors envy Jack R. Meyer with his double-digit returns over the past year, but even he says he will have trouble making much money in the years to come.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia offered talks  with separatist rebels in tsunami-hit Aceh province on  Wednesday, hoping to calm security fears for foreign relief  workers helping the disaster's victims.
Unless you work for UK.gov Analysis The UK government granted us ownership of our own DNA yesterday with the launch of the new Human Tissue Act.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The United Nations nuclear agency warned yesterday that nearly 400 tons of missing explosives could be in the hands of insurgents who have been targeting US-led forces in Iraq for months.
The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda.
A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event.
This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
Oil-rich Brunei is gearing up for a royal wedding which will see a guest list of Asian leaders and Middle East royalty but decidedly less bling than previous events.
In rialzo Parigi, in flessione principali piazze asiatiche
Blog: Newsweek has the story, and there's two games in the works.
Germany denied allegations on Friday  that prominent al Qaeda prisoners, including an accused  mastermind of the September 11 attacks, may have been secretly  questioned at a U.S. base on its soil.
A militant convicted of role in the bomb attacks on Bali island and Jakarta was sentenced to a relatively lenient jail term of 10 years by the South Jakarta District Court here Tuesday.
NORTON, Mass. - Tiger Woods shot a 6-under 65 at the Deutsch Bank Championship to tie for the lead with Ryan Palmer, one stroke ahead of Mark O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Meara and two others.
The outgoing Secretary will not be a tough act to follow. But many veterans feel they need someone who will more effectively push their interests
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Last week&#39;s two-page advertisement in the The New York Times paid for by fans of Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser is bringing in more downloads.
Si votera' nel pomeriggio alla ripresa dei lavori del Senato
The theme is reconciliation after insults traded in the run up to the war in Iraq strained transatlantic relations.
BBC News website readers discuss  a US resolution labelling the mass killing of Armenians by Turks in World War I as genocide.
European Union leaders Friday dangled the prospect of a lucrative trade pact to Iran if the Islamic republic suspends its nuclear programme.
Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday hailed a pledge to tackle climate change by leaders of the Group of Eight, describing it as a &quot;major, major step forward.&quot;
Alexander Semin notches a hat trick and Alexander Ovechkin nets two goals of his own as the Capitals defeat the Hurricanes, 5-2, in their home opener Saturday night.
Worried about radio-frequency radiation, Fairfax parents urge school board to ban placement of antenna poles near campuses.
Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.
Fans will be able to pay their respects to former Damageplan/ Pantera guitarist &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott on Tuesday night during a public memorial service.
Dave Wannstedt has accepted the head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh, as a late change of heart ended up in a whirlwind 24 hours, it was disclosed today.
The more overweight a child, the more likely he or she is to be absent from school, a new report suggests.
Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic, with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a health official said.
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Targeting gaming notebooks Intel is said to be preparing a pair of dual-core Core 2 Extreme processors specifically developed for gamer-friendly notebooks, the first coming in Q2/Q3, the second arriving as a follow-up in Q4.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
JERUSALEM -- Former US envoys say that the passing of Yasser Arafat would open up new opportunities for Mideast peace, especially if new, pragmatic Palestinian leaders emerge.
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he valued his partnership with President Bush but voiced suspicion that Washington might be behind what the Kremlin sees as efforts to isolate Russia - and even destabilize it.
Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is about to be lifted, more than three weeks after fighting ended.
Australia&#39;s Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer, says members of a logistics team are heading to Iraq, in case any Australians have been taken hostage.
MIAMI : Hurricane Ivan barreled into the Gulf of Mexico toward the US coast after slamming western Cuba on a devastating rampage that killed more than 70 people across the Caribbean.
Oracle has finally won its prize, the rival BEA Systems, after sweetening the offer by 14 percent, just three months after BEA rejected its original bid.
Using a solarium to gain a suntan  increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 98 percent if  you are under the age of 35, with one visit heightening the  chance of developing a melanoma by 22 percent, said an  Australian study.
Dozens were injured in the suicide attack on a building crowded with Shiite Muslims in eastern Pakistan. SIALKOT, PAKISTAN -- A suicide attacker detonated a bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China&#39;s largest chip maker, fell short of its bid to turn a profit in 2007, ending the year with a $40 million loss. But that&#160;won&#39;t stop the company from expanding in 2008.SMIC saw revenue of $1.5 billion during 2007, an increase of 5.8 percent over the previous year. But higher sales weren&#39;t enough to offset a slide in DRAM prices and the company ended the year with a loss, albeit one that was slightly narrower than the $44.1 million loss recorded by the company in 2006.SMIC turned in a fourth-quarter loss of $22.2 million on revenue of $395.3 million. By comparison, the company reported a profit of $143,000 for the fourth quarter of 2006, thanks to an exceptional one-time gain from the sale of used equipment.Once seen as a potential rival to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world&#39;s largest contract chip maker,&#160;SMIC has struggled to turn a profit. Part of the problem is that, as the company built a series of new chip plants in China, it turned to DRAM companies for orders in a bid to fill these production lines. But DRAM is a brutal business with razor-thin margins and&#160;recent declines in memory prices&#160;have hurt SMIC&#39;s bottom line.SMIC is trying to wean itself off DRAM as a source of revenue, but the switch to production of more logic chips, which generally command higher prices and have better margins, hasn&#39;t happened fast enough to pull the chip maker out of the red.DRAM represented 23.6 percent of SMIC&#39;s revenue during the fourth quarter, compared to 38.6 percent during the same period last year. By comparison, logic chips represented a greater percentage of SMIC&#39;s fourth-quarter revenue, rising from 57.4 percent in 2006 to 67.4 percent last year.Despite reporting another annual loss, SMIC continues to expand. The company announced plans to build a 200-millimeter production line and a 300-millimeter fabrication plant in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city that lies next to Hong Kong. Construction will begin during the first half of 2008, the company said.
LONDON -- Roger Federer tied Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis Monday.
Barry Bonds closed to within two home runs of tying Hank Aaron's all-time career record in the San Francisco Giants' 9-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs in National League play on Thursday.
Investors appeared to put aside their concerns about tighter credit availability, signs that the economy may be slipping and uncertainty about what the Fed\u00e2\u0080\u0099s next move will be.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Il tecnico del Treviso Ezio Rossi ha convocato 20 convocati per la gara con il Crotone:
PRAGUE- Czech Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda has demanded the immediate release from prison of Azeri professor Sadai Nazarov who has been granted political asylum in the Czech Republic in an official letter to ...
The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in US interest rates this year.
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Pyxis Technology, the DFM (design for manufacturability) routing  company, announced today that Phil Bishop, most recently president and  CEO of Celoxica Holdings plc. (AIM:CXA), has been named president and  CEO of Pyxis Technology.
Three Rockets notch double-doubles in Houston's 119-113 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, on Friday.
Japanese electronics maker Sony (6758.T)  said on Saturday it is investigating a fire incident on a  Lenovo (0992.HK) laptop PC that reportedly used a Sony-made  battery.
NEW YORK  - The final excuse for smoking --  that it might reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease  -- has just been stubbed out, findings from an animal study  suggest.
Lenovo Group, the world's third- largest personal computer maker, sued rival Clevo Computer, claiming the Taiwanese company infringed on two patents for PC functions and owed millions of dollars in licensing royalties.  The lawsuit was filed March 2 in federal court in New York.
L'allenatore del Boca Juniors, Miguel Angel Russo, &egrave; pronto alla finale del Mondiale per Club...
By Mark Boslet, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 4--In a move that will consolidate overcapacity in the contract manufacturing industry, Flextronics International agreed to buy Solectron of Milpitas in a $3.6 billion deal announced today.
By Lisa Smith Daily Herald Staff Writer  AT&T wants to install equipment to offer its controversial Project Lightspeed video-over-Internet service to residents of unincorporated Kane County.
In Pennsylvania, charges have flown about a lack of concern for the public and past environmental abuses by the National Guard.
The US government&#39;s latest supercomputer, BlueGene/L, has been officially crowned the most powerful number cruncher on the planet.
U.S. forces in Iraq stormed a house in  Baghdad on Monday and freed Egyptian telecommunications  engineers kidnapped since Sunday, the head of their Egyptian  parent company said.
The Christian Science Monitor - One country's motivation is political, the other's pragmatic. Venezuela is seeking a strategic geopolitical alliance, China a steady supply of energy.
Russian oil company Yukos, with shares near all-time lows and its bosses in exile, warned last night it is being driven toward bankruptcy.
Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal will not have to serve the final 10 games of his 25-game suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 melee in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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A group of Greeks seeking compensation from Germany for a Nazi massacre in 1943 suffered a setback Thursday when the European Union's high court said the claim was not covered by an EU convention on civil and commercial law.
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As with sport utilities, the popularity of pickups is in decline.
The active video games played on the Nintendo Wii console are not a substitute for the real thing, a small study suggests.
KARLSRUHE, Germany - Three Iraqis arrested in Germany on suspicion of plotting an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi were Saturday brought before an investigating magistrate, the state prosecutor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office said.
Liverpool city councillors decide to push for a new law outlawing smoking in public spaces.
IBM announces interoperability with AOL, Google, and Yahoo IMs--but not Microsoft.
A new fund is the first exchange-traded fund listed in the United States to focus exclusively on mainland Chinese companies.
A stock market debut by India's biggest power producer, National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC), sells out in minutes.
RAMADI (Iraq) - Sette persone sono rimaste ferite in scontri a fuoco fra truppe statunitensi e milizie irachene a Ramadi, a ovest di Bagdad. Lo riferiscono fonti ospedaliere locali. Non e&#39; ancora noto se si
The Mozilla Foundation released the final version of Thunderbird 1.0, the standalone open source e-mail client application, which is available for public download.
Al Jazeera television has aired footage of the British-Iraqi woman working as the head of Care International in Iraq who was kidnapped earlier on Tuesday.
A Danish supermarket chain is free  to ban employees from wearing religious headscarves at work,  Denmark's High Court ruled on Friday.
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By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - There's something about last-place Penn State that brings out the worst in No. 2 Ohio State.
A Palestinian woman suicide bomber  wearing a veil blew herself up near a hitch-hiking post in  Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding 15 in  the first such attack in the city in seven months.
The writer Susan Sontag\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair met the moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to lend him support after a shaky truce between Abbas's forces and the Hamas government took effect in the Gaza Strip.
Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying US efforts to curb Muslim extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand&#39;s Telecom Corp. (NZT) may yet team up with Australia&#39;s Telstra Corp. (TLS) in building a third-generation mobile network in New Zealand, but analysts
French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that France would vote on the European Union's first constitution \
With the victory, the New England Patriots kept pace with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the A.F.C. race for home-field advantage.
HOLLIS, N.H. - A house painter accused of taking a $7,000 diamond engagement ring from the condo he was working at apparently swallowed the evidence during a break from questioning at the police station - and it was caught on tape, police said Tuesday.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Ratings Services on Tuesday (Sept. 28) lowered its long-term ratings on Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) BellSouth Corp.
Critics aside, Romero Britto is Super Bowl-bound.
Bush Tells Supporters in Colo. That Kerry Cannot Pay for Plans Without Middle Class Tax Hike. President Bush is cheered by supporters during a campaign rally at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colo.
NEW YORK The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers reported Wednesday.
Ramadan is bringing little cheer to the   Palestinian youth of Gaza this year.
Just one week removed from a devastating home loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Detroit Lions responded offensively and defensively in Sunday&#39;s 28-13 victory over the previously 4-1 New York Giants.
The QE2 has broken down after suffering a mechanical fault in Croatia during a Mediterranean cruise.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The International Space Station's main computers remained shut down on Friday following a critical systems crash, while visiting astronauts prepared to fix insulation damage on the space shuttle Atlantis.
A couple jailed for killing former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi win the right for their daughter to visit them in jail.
Five hours of color footage of writer Eudora Welty has been found in the National Endowment for the Arts media archives and returned to Mississippi.
U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a manufacturing index showed its weakest reading in more than three years and a Federal Reserve official said more rate hikes may be required to control inflation.
The levee system that was designed to protect New Orleans, but failed catastrophically during Hurricane Katrina, was completed under severe financial and political pressure, including opposition from local officials and environmentalists, according to a federally sponsored report set to be releas...
Three ethnic Albanians went on trial in an unprecedented case at the UN war crimes court, charged with murder, torture and inhuman acts allegedly committed against Serb and Albanian civilians in Kosovo in 1998.
Sadiq al Mahdi, a former prime minister of Sudan, has called for an all-parties agreement that would settle his nation&#39;s 21-year-old civil war and address the grievances of black Africans in the western region of Darfur.
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A piece of software used by Apple's iTunes has accidentally sparked a scandal in the classical music world -- and cast a shadow on the reputation of an obscure, deceased British pianist now accused of plagiarism.
A British coroner demanded that former British defence secretary Geoff Hoon give evidence at an inquest into the death of a soldier in Iraq forced to surrender his body armour because of shortages.
Republican John McCain asked disgruntled conservatives to support his presidential bid on Thursday, shortly after Mitt Romney ended his struggling campaign and made McCain the all-but-certain nominee.
Shares of Kos Pharmaceuticals Inc. sank 13 percent in heavy trading Thursday after an investment bank suggested that the company&#39;s key cholesterol drug may face generic competition as soon as April.
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TEHRAN: Iran has increased the range of its missiles to 2,000km a senior official was quoted as saying yesterday.The range would put parts of Europe within reach for the first time.
Winning behind Quincy Carter - who completed 11 of 20 passes for 116 yards - might have assuaged the Jets' concerns about him as the backup quarterback.
JACKSON, Mississippi  - A former Ku Klux Klansman was sentenced to three life terms on Friday for his role in the 1964 killings of two black men in a case that highlights white supremacist violence during the civil rights era.
The American public is deeply ambivalent about President Bush as he begins his second term and his approval rating is lower than any recent two-term presidents, a troubling sign for his ambitious agenda, an Associated Press poll found.
Stocks slid on Tuesday as the subprime mortgage crisis escalated, undermining banking shares while Home Depot Inc.  and other housing-related companies lowered their outlooks.
WASHINGTON - Many of the nation's scarce remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for high-risk patients, under a plan negotiated between the government and maker Aventis Pasteur.    The targeted shipments come as health officials struggle to ensure the people who most need flu shots get them, now that the nation's supply of influenza vaccine has been slashed in half...
Yahoo said its net income for the second quarter was $161 million, or 11 cents a share, almost unchanged from the same period a year ago, as revenues rose to $1.7 billion.
The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was in a serious condition last night after a sharp deterioration in his health, Palestinian officials said.
Stocks tumbled at the open on Tuesday, joining a global equity rout on fears of a U.S. recession.
Hospital company Universal Health Services Inc.  on Monday said it has hired nurses and other temporary workers to replace employees involved in a contract dispute at two medical centers in Las Vegas.
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- James Franklin became the second New Zealander to take a test hat-trick, on the second day of the first test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Myanmar's military junta tightened the net on leaders of a rare string of protests on Thursday, raiding homes of known activists and their friends and distributing their photographs in a manhunt around Yangon.
Google Inc.  has agreed to  acquire in-game advertising company Adscape Media Inc. for $23  million, according to technology site Red Herring, which cited  sources familiar with the matter in a report late on Thursday.
 film gets massive release
Virtually alone in a deserted sprawl of 5,000 mobile homes in what may become ground zero when Hurricane Frances makes US landfall, James Olyslager is clearly beginning to feel a bit foolish.
Roma, 10 novembre 2004 - Quasi dodici milioni di spettatori con il 41,94% di share della seconda e ultima puntata di &#39;Paolo Borsellino&#39; su Canale 5 rappresentano il record della stagione 2004-2005. I valori
Nasa gives details of a space mission to crash a projectile into a comet and peel away its outer skin to look inside.
Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s teammate for now, has had the best run of his budding career, surging to 10th place in the driver standings.
The attending physician for US lawmakers, their staffs and others who work at the US Capitol received additional doses of the flu vaccine and is donating them to city medical officials, top US Republican lawmakers said on Friday.
Seven men implicated in a suspected Islamic radical plot to blow up Spain's High Court remain at large despite the arrests of 13 more people, police sources said on Friday. Among those still sought by police is Abdellah Hawari, believed to be the second highest ranking member of the \
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MANILA -- About 20 Filipinos were found alive today in the rubble of a collapsed building, 10 days after fierce storms and landslides devastated several eastern and northern provinces, a radio station reported.
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Politicians in France increased calls for the resignation of top executives at Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale, ahead of the board\u00e2\u0080\u0099s regular meeting, scheduled for Wednesday.
A defrocked Irish priest, Cornelius Horan, 57, who attacked the Olympic marathon leader Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima, was given a one-year suspended jail sentence yesterday by a court in Athens.
Starting Oct. 9, Zero Gravity will offer twice-a-month flights on planes that carry 27 passengers and are scheduled to fly out of its home base of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The Pentagon is not adequately equipping the National Guard and has not adapted to the increasingly important security role it plays in the post-September 11 environment, an independent commission said in a report to Congress on Thursday.
California's attorney general says Michael Jackson's claims of a vendetta held by authorities are \
A Russian cosmonaut will travel to the International Space Station with the outpost&#39;s next two-man crew when it launches aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft next month, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
Il Treviso comunica di aver raggiunto un accordo di marketing con il Gruppo Grigolin, che a partire ...
Text of report by Norway-based Burmese Democratic Voice of Burma on 9 March  It has been learned that computer users have expressed their anxiety over the press scrutiny office officials' inspection and questioning of a computer training centre and an individual's residence in Rangoon.
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Billy Connolly is criticised for making a joke about Iraq hostage Kenneth Bigley at a London show.
NBC Universal television chief Jeff Zucker -- longtime heir apparent to chief executive Bob Wright -- will be promoted to the network's top job early in the coming week, taking over an operation making massive cuts on the television side to beef up its Internet presence.
VMware and Cisco see a data center operating system coming, in which a data center cloud would be populated by servers, storage and Cisco's \
Liza Minnelli collapsed after finishing a song during a performance in Sweden, and she was seen by a doctor at her hotel and then flew Thursday to the United States for medical treatment, a concert spokesman said.
(Hartford, Connecticut-Dow Jones/AP) Aug. 20, 2004 - Health-insurance giant Aetna says it&#39;s agreed to buy Strategic Resource Company of Columbia for $250 million.
LONDRA, 19 ott - Torna l&#39;ansia in Gran Bretagna. A due settimane dall&#39;uccisione di Kenneth Bigley \u00c3\u00a8 stata sequestrata in Iraq Margaret Hassan, direttrice delle operazioni della Ong Care International. La
Over the past 14 years there have been 114 deaths from cancer in Huangmengying, a village with a population of more than 2,400 in Shenqiu County, Central China&#39;s Henan Province.
A soldier serving with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Iraq has been killed in a road traffic accident, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
It looks like a clump of soiled sheep's wool, a cottony green or white mass that's turning up on rocks and river bottoms, snarling waterways. Already a scourge in New Zealand and parts of the American South and West, the aquatic algae called \
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A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking \
HUNTSVILLE, Texas  - Texas executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday by lethal injection, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court said it will decide whether that method violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman   already knows his pairings for Friday's opening fourball   matches and would like his entire team to play at least once   before the last-day singles.
A new configuration of owners are investing in a reinvigorated Web site and a new look for the magazine, which will publish every two weeks.
Donor hearts could make good scaffolding for new organs.
Seven men were charged on Friday with   conspiring to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and   the FBI building in Miami in a mission they hoped would be   \
E' stato archiviato il caso che riguarda il ciclista belga Frank Vandenbroucke, accusato di detenzio...
Legal wrangling over President Gen. Pervez Musharraf 's re-election bid intensified Monday after exiled former leader Benazir Bhutto accused the general's allies of pushing Pakistan toward a dangerous crisis by refusing to restore democracy and share power.
Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty of helping to finance an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea, reports say.
Yahoo! goes local by rebroadcasting local news video clips from Belo.
Long before the concession speech and the victory address Wednesday, Wall Street celebrated President Bush&#39;s re-election and the Republican Party&#39;s continued control of Congress with a rally.
Kristen Foht calls herself an \
Little Miss Sunshine makes fun of self-help gurus, beauty pageants, Proust and other wide targets
Amid all the problems that New Orleans has faced, relieving black-white distrust has proven to be one of the toughest
The goal is to let users add enhancements such as security or VoIP more quickly, without having to reinstall IOS images on routers and switches.
With Red Sox pitchers and catchers due to report on Valentine's Day, the endgame appears at hand for Twins pitcher Johan Santana, who should know before the start of spring training what uniform he will be wearing in 2008.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.
Tyra Banks marks a modeling milestone next week, and is donning a decade-old bikini to celebrate the special anniversary.
Iraqi delegates are heading to Ankara in an effort to avert attacks by Kurdish rebels over the Turkish border.
NEW YORK The dollar rose against most European currencies on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve on Tuesday will lift its overnight lending rate and signal plans for more increases.
The Maltese Church said a law regulating assisted reproductive technology should be passed in Malta.
Two newest members of OpenSEA Alliance will only bolster open-source alternative to 802.1X protocol, says Jon Oltsik.
A raven-haired Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 on Monday in a contest marked by protests, a banned dress and the withdrawal of one beauty queen on the ground the pageant degrades women.
Internet service provider EarthLink  Inc. ELNK.O on Tuesday posted higher quarterly profit,  boosted by cost controls, but sales fell short of analysts'  expectations.
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British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says he is 'shocked' at being refused entry to the US.
Princess Diana's former butler Paul Burrell admitted to lying to the ongoing inquest into the late royal's death, Monday's edition of The Sun tabloid reported.
Here's one for nostalgia buffs: the Franco-American brand -- best known for SpaghettiOs -- is no more.
Barry Larkin homered in his final at-bat on a noteworthy night &#151; perhaps one of his last in a Cincinnati Reds uniform &#151; and got a curtain call that capped a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
Sherri Steinhauer shot a five-under-par 67 and held off a late charge by Christina Kim for a one-stroke victory at the L.P.G.A. State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill. The 44-year-old Steinhauer, who led after every round, finished at 17-under 271 for the four-day tournament. The title is her eighth in her 22 years on the Tour.
HERE in the land of myth, that familiar god of sports -- karma -- threw a bolt of lightning into the Olympic stadium yesterday. Marion Jones lunged desperately with her baton in the 4 x 100m relay final, but couldn&#39;t reach her target.
Iraqis trapped in the besieged rebel city of Falluja face a humanitarian disaster, aid agencies warn.
Kangana is all set to do the unthinkable at the Bollywood Movie Awards 2007 on 25 May at Long Island, New York.
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said.
Six people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed into the front yard of a home while attempting to land in fog and low visibility in Mount Airy, North Carolina, authorities said.
Almost a half-hour after Jay-Z appeared on Hot 97 to discuss R. Kelly\u00e2\u0080\u0099s abrupt departure from their Madison Square Garden concert, the singer appeared on the station, with his side of the story.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to meet EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen this week, officials said as Ankara seeks to defuse a spat with Brussels ahead of a crunch EU report.
By THOMAS B. LANGHORNE, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7432 or langhornet@courierpress.com  Vanderburgh County is poised to buy nearly 74 acres of heavily wooded, often flooded state surplus land -- but county officials aren't sure what to do with it if they get it.
A substance found in a Navy ship's mess room is being tested, amid suspicions it could be ecstasy.
New York -- Few things stir the heart of stock investors like a huge merger deal. And last week&#39;s shotgun wedding between Kmart and Sears, two limping retailers, was no exception.
Cond\u00c3\u00a9 Nast, home to Vanity Fair and Vogue, among other magazines, announced the departure of its editorial director on Wednesday.
RAMADI, Iraq  - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki travelled to the city of Ramadi on Tuesday on his first visit to the heartland of Sunni Arab insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government.
Weather forecasts raise hopes of some respite from the fires raging across southern California in recent days.
Despite a neutral stance on semiconductor stocks in general, Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s has found a few names to recommend, says S&amp;P senior industry analyst Amrit Tewary, who rates Microchip Technology (MCHP ) a buy because of its leadership in the 8-bit
French bank BNP declines to rule out a bid for rival Societe Generale, which is struggling after a trading scandal.
A day after NBC late-night TV hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said they would return to the airwaves despite the Hollywood writers strike, ABC rival Jimmy Kimmel said on Tuesday he would follow them across picket lines.
INDONESIAN officials today confirmed two of its women citizens were among 10 people kidnapped by an Islamist militant group in Iraq.
Where&#39;s &quot;Extreme Makeover&quot; when you need it? After all, the mask the Phantom of the Opera wears covers only a quarter of what is an otherwise fetching mug.
Japan on Friday extended the current parliament session by a month as the ruling parties fight to ram through legislation to resume a naval mission supporting the US-led \
(InfoWorld) - One of the survivors of the early days of Linux has changed its name and folded its software division in favor of doing business entirely on the Web. VA Software said Thursday it has changed its name to Sourceforge Inc. and will focus the company exclusively on its Web properties, such as the SourceForge.net site that hosts open-source projects and the Slashdot news aggregation site, which is popular with technology enthusiasts. The company said the moves are in response to the dynamics of Web 2.0, the new business model in which traditional software is beginning to give way to advertising-funded Web-based services. VA Software last month quietly sold its enterprise software business to CollabNet, a company that offers development software for geographically distributed teams, in consideration for an equity ownership in that company. The newly branded Sourceforge will make its revenue from advertising sales and product sales from its geek merchandise e-commerce site, ThinkGeek. Other properties that are part of Sourceforge include another open-source project site, Freshmeat, and enterprise Linux resource site Linux.com. VA Software began its life as VA Research in 1993 and later (and more notoriously)\u00c2\u00a0became VA Linux Systems, one of the early distributors of Linux whose stock jumped to $299 on the day of its December, 1999 IPO. But its Linux business soon flagged, and the company had more success in software development and acquiring the Web properties that still operate today. SourceForge.net in particular is a successful site for the company and one of company's the most recognizable brand names. The site hosts more than 100,000 open-source projects and has more than 1 million registered users. Sourceforge also reported is third quarter fiscal 2007 financial results Thursday. Revenue was $10.3 million for its third quarter of fiscal 2007, a 30 percent increase from the $7.9 million the company reported for the same period last year. The company reported net income of $6.5 million mostly from the sale of its software business. After years of not turning a profit, VA Software recorded its first quarter of profitability in its second fiscal quarter of 2006, which ended Jan. 31, 2007.
NEW YORK - Homemaking icon Martha Stewart says she wants to start serving her jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her &quot;nightmare&quot; behind her and be home in time to plant her (northern) spring garden.
Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, was boosted by the news yesterday that kidnappers had released his cousin, but countrywide unrest underlined escalating chaos and violence.
Cologne, Germany (Sports Network) - Graeme McDowell carded a three-under 69 on Saturday to maintain a three-shot advantage after the third round of the Linde German&#39;s Masters.
Fewer American teenagers are having sex, and those who do are using contraceptives more often, according to a new survey from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
London equities fell in opening trade on Tuesday, as British Energy tumbled after cutting its annual output targets and Vodafone lost ground on news of planned capital expenditure on its 3G network.
eonard Robinson, who put in 30 years as a mechanic at Pan American World Airways, has a message for his counterparts at US Airways, Delta, United and other struggling airlines pressing
Chlorine tanks are everywhere -- and now, Iraqi insurgents are using 'em as weapons. It's time to learn more about the deadly gas. In Danger Room.
No one ever accused Bill O'Reilly of being a wilting flower.
The study shows that a small group of early humans returned to Africa after first migrating to the Middle East.
An estimated 14 million viewers watched the triumphs of HBO&#39;s The Sopranos and Angels in America on the Emmy Awards on Sunday night on ABC - an alarmingly low number for what is supposed to be television&#39;s big night.
 U.S. report on Iran
Lucious Harris signed Friday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who hope the New Jersey Nets veteran can strengthen a backcourt weakened by injuries during the playoffs last season.
Qwest Communications International  Inc. Q.N offered more than $7 billion for MCI Inc. MCIP.O,  topping an earlier bid by Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N,  Bloomberg News said on Sunday.
NatWest bank suspends some online banking facilities after bogus e-mails ask customers for their account details in a 'phishing' scam.
World powers are debating the idea of offering Iran a pause in seeking further sanctions over its nuclear program if Tehran stops expanding uranium enrichment, a senior diplomat said.
Israeli forces began leaving southern Lebanon on Sunday in the last phase of their withdrawal under a U.N. resolution to end a war with Hizbollah guerrillas, an Israeli security source said.
There is a quotation on the front of the Manchester United ticket application book from Sir Alex Ferguson which reads: &quot;It is amazing the difference the fans can make.
Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the No.  2 U.S. cigarette maker, on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit,  compared with a year-earlier loss, helped by a restructuring  and cost savings following the merger that formed the company  last year.
The NFL Players Association filed a grievance Monday against the Dallas Cowboys on behalf of Quincy Carter, claiming the quarterback was released by the team for reasons not permitted in the NFL collective bargaining agreement.
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Germany&#39;s papers report extensively on the opening in Berlin of a controversial exhibition featuring artworks bought by the grandson of a top German industrialist who worked for the Nazis.
The Nationals yield six runs in the second inning and Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny does the rest as the Nats fall, 7-2, Saturday.
Roger Federer will have Bjorn Borg&#39;s record of five successive Wimbledon titles in his sights when he starts the defence of his All England Club crown on Monday.
The idea behind Snocap, Napster creator Shawn Fanning&#39;s new endeavor, is to give rights holders the level of comfort they need to make their content available on P2P networks.
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A judge Thursday acquitted the only man charged with murder in the 1998 Omagh bombing that killed 29 people, which was Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack.
In a new post on her blog today, Elizabeth Smith talks about her \
With the Security Council expected to meet today, South Korea and China warned North Korea that a nuclear test would lead to a chill in relations.
Stock index futures signaled a lower open on Monday as investors worried that rising inflation and signs of holiday retail weakness darkened the outlook for the economy.
FOXBOROUGH -- It didn't take a middle-of-the-night hacking raid of the Patriots' computer system to unearth New England's defensive strategy last night against the Bills.
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North Korea poses &quot;a serious challenge&quot; to non-proliferation of nuclear material, and Iran must suspend uranium enrichment in order to calm concern about its nuclear program, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Exelon and PSEG have agreed on a merger that would create a new firm called Exelon Electric &amp; Gas with revenues of $27 billion and assets of $79 billion.
Sport: Rugby union: Former England captain Martin Corry declines offer of place in Six Nations squad
President Bush's choice to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission withdraws. It's a rare setback for the Administration's crusade to turn lobbyists into regulators
The U.S. military has begun an  investigation into possible war crimes after a television pool  report by NBC showed a Marine shooting dead a wounded and  unarmed Iraqi in a Falluja mosque, officials said on Monday.
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Insurance broker Coyle Hamilton Willis is to stop accepting controversial contingent commissions from insurers, according to a report this morning.
European Union foreign ministers reaffirmed Saturday that they would push for UN sanctions against Sudan, including a possible oil boycott, if the country does not move to end the fighting in its western Darfur region.
Facing a backlog of millions of passport applications, the US government yesterday agreed to ease partially -- until Sept. 30 -- strict new requirements for citizens flying back into the country from Canada, Mexico, and Caribbean nations from which travel hasn't normally required a passport.
A teenager pictured giving a gun sign behind David Cameron is sentenced to 18-months in a Young Offenders' Institution.
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Sunday blasted Hillary Rodham Clinton for talking about what she would do on the diplomatic front between her possible election and inauguration.
A car bomb exploded Tuesday near the Ministry of Education in a busy Baghdad commercial area, killing at least eight people and wounding 29 others, officials said.
Rival Palestinian factions fought their most intense battles in weeks on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, raising the weekend toll to five dead and 53 wounded.
The US&#36;41 billion merger of Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE: AWE) is the largest so far in the U.S. wireless telecom industry.
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Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to extend its deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.
A previously unreleased film of John F Kennedy's motorcade shows new details of the final moments before his killing.
The United States would cut off funding to the U.N. Human Rights Council under a bill passed by the Senate, the latest action by Washington to target an agency it has harshly criticized since its creation last year.
Watching 'The 1/2 Hour News Hour,' Fox's answer to 'The Daily Show,' leads to only one conclusion: Surely conservatives can do better than this.
US President George W. Bush is on the verge of a re-election victory, but Democratic challenger John Kerry is not conceding defeat, at least not now.
Three Danish journalists who published classified intelligence reports on Iraq's former weapons program were acquitted Monday on charges of endangering national security.
U.S. unions, taking lessons and tactics learned from the effort to arrest organized labor's long decline, say next year's presidential election will be crucial to their resurgence.
MANCHESTER, Aug 25 (SW) - Within the past hour, Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United, has confirmed that the club had made a \u00c2\u00a320m bid to sign 18 year old England International Wayne Rooney from Everton.
The White House on Sunday disagreed with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's claim that the Iraq war was \
Climate change in Sydney will cause a  significant rise in heat-related deaths of people over 65 years  of age by 2050, as Australia's biggest city suffers more heat  waves, bushfires and floods, a new environment report says.
SO, JUST the nine days to go. Nine days for the Sudanese government to clean up its act, disarm the Janjaweed militia and make Darfur safe for the 1.2 million people driven from their homes by the campaign of ethnic cleansing it unleashed against its own ...
NASA should be able to meet all requirements for resuming space shuttle flights next spring, but some solutions, like repairing damage to heat shields, will be open
North Korea on Tuesday accused the administration of US President George W. Bush of using a dispute over its nuclear weapons program to gain votes in next week&#39;s presidential election.
(InfoWorld) - Garmin International\u00c2\u00a0has published some APIs for connecting to its GPS devices, making it easier for Web developers to write applications that use information about where consumers are located, the company announced Tuesday. The Garmin Communicator Plugin API (application programming interface) will allow developers to transfer information about a user's location between a Garmin GPS (Global Positioning System) device and a Web site. That means a user could build a fitness Web site, for example, that uses the location data to track how much exercise a person has done. Garmin already offers such a service, called MotionBased, but it's been difficult for third-party Web sites to build similar services, and the APIs will now make that easier, the company said. It's also hoping that developers will come up with new, more innovative services. If developers take to the APIs and build more Web sites that link to Garmin devices, it could help Garmin stave off the increased competition from cell phone makers, who have been adding GPS functions to more of their products.\u00c2\u00a0Nokia's N95, for example, which began shipping in March, is the first of many devices from the Finnish company that will include GPS. Garmin hopes Web sites that depend on its GPS systems will help to spread its name more widely among consumers, it said. Developers can also benefit because they can have a new market to develop services for. Garmin is one of the biggest makers of GPS devices. The APIs and other tools are available now on the new Garmin developer Web site. Some are available free and some must be licensed, the company said. Other tools include the Content Toolkit, for creating services that send information about \
A U.S. judge has ordered a Las Vegas company to stop making weight-loss and anti-aging claims and to stop sending unsolicited e-mail, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Monday.Judge David Coar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has also ordered Sili Neutraceuticals and owner Brian McDaid to pay nearly $2.6 million for allegedly making false advertising claims and sending e-mail messages in violation of the FTC Act and the&#160;CAN-SPAM&#160;(Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing) Act.In the Jan. 23 ruling, Coar also ordered the operation, doing business as Kaycon, to stop misrepresenting any products or services, including products made from the hoodia plant and human-growth-hormone-related (HGH) products. In August 2007, the FTC charged the defendants with CAN-SPAM violations and making false and unsubstantiated claims about hoodia weight-loss products and HGH anti-aging products.Coar found that the defendants violated the FTC Act by falsely claiming that the hoodia products cause rapid, substantial and permanent weight loss, and that the HGH products will turn back or reverse the aging process. The company had claimed that users of hoodia products could lose up to 40 pounds in a month, according to the FTC complaint. The HGH products could supposedly reduce cellulite, improve vision, cause new hair growth and improve emotional stability.The FTC accused the defendants of sending commercial e-mail messages that had misleading subject headings, that failed to include opt-out provisions and that failed to include the senders&#39; valid postal address.Sili Neutraceuticals didn&#39;t have a listed phone number in Las Vegas.
American International Group, the world&#39;s largest insurance firm, yesterday agreed to pay $126m (\u00c2\u00a367m) to settle allegations that the company helped clients to commit accounting fraud.
Japan's top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo said it was launching its i-mode Internet service in Russia and three other former Soviet republics through an agreement with Russia's largest provider Mobile TeleSystems (MTS).
More than 250 people have reported  becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in  Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on Friday,  a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was  declared over.
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Dozens of poor and minority pregnant women were put at risk when they were given dummy pills instead of a drug believed to prevent outbreaks of genital herpes, consumer watchdogs charged Friday.
About half of businesses surveyed are in some phase of updating to Windows Vista, according to a study commissioned by reseller CDW and based on information collected from 772 IT decision makers.
Presidente, 'Canova Finanziaria' non e' un venditore
(Mount St. Helens, Washington-NBC-AP) Oct. 8, 2004 - At Mount St Helens scientists suspect magma continues to push up to just a couple hundred feet from the crater floor.

Insurgents have killed a U.S. Marine in  western Iraq, the U.S. military said on Friday.
A Swiss referendum to cancel the law on root cell use taken from human embryo, resulted. The 66 percent of Swiss participants in a public survey said they supported a law passed by the Swiss government in
Lavrov, documento ha risposto a preoccupazioni russe
In the biggest upset of the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tournament thus far, Andy Roddick lost to Germany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Philipp Kohlschreiber while 2006 women\u00e2\u0080\u0099s champion Amelie Mauresmo fell to Australian Casey Dellacqua.
U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened  to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.
Agency publishes secret documents detailing plot as 702 pages reveal illegal activities up to 1973.
Polls open in Turkey's general election, which is seen as a key test of the country's secular tradition.
Quota detenuta da soggetti esteri al 15,2% (11,9 in Francia)
Rival trans-Tasman airlines Air New Zealand and Qantas have far from abandoned their dreams of an alliance, despite it failing to clear yet another hurdle.
Former top Bush administration aide I. Lewis \
Retail sales rose only 0.2 percent in October after a 1.6 percent increase in September, the Commerce Department said. Automobile sales declined 2.2 percent after climbing 4.3 percent in September when buyer incentives were restored.
Last year a man in Canada was arrested for downloading child pornography onto his laptop, but he used someone else's wireless access point to access the illegal material.
The bureau&#39;s three-year, $1 billion IT-modernization plan said to need a big-picture view. By Eric Chabrow. Despite some improvements, the FBI still lacks a coordinated plan to modernize its IT systems, increasing
Israeli troops kill four Palestinians near the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, officials say.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- President Bush thanked the people of Canada\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Atlantic provinces on Wednesday for taking in Americans whose flights were diverted there after the Sept.
The production capacity of Alcoa Inc.&#39;s proposed aluminum plant in Trinidad is being expanded by 29 percent, the prime minister said.
MIAMI \u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0080\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0094 In choosing a tough stand against illegal immigration yesterday for his first major policy rollout, Fred Thompson seized on a pivotal issue that sets him apart from his major rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
When the 5-foot-8 rapper Flavor Flav met the 6-foot-2 former action-film star Brigitte Nielsen, a battle of bling versus brawn began.
Jack Nicholson ha messo gli occhi su Kate Moss. E ha intenzione di fare sul serio. L&#39;attore di &#39;Qualcuno volo&#39; sul nido del cuculo&#39;, 68 anni, starebbe corteggiando da qualche settimana la modella, 31 anni.
Per l'ottava volta nella sua storia la nazionale juniores azzurra ha raggiunto la finale del campion...
BERLIN: A global corruption index released by watchdog organisation Transparency International has ranked Pakistan along with Kenya and Iraq 129th in a perceived corruption index of 146 countries.
Rock group Coldplay are to preview new songs during a tour of Latin America in February and March.
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Four leading Internet service providers announced yesterday that they had filed a new round of lawsuits against senders of junk e-mail, or spam.
BAGHDAD -- American and Iraqi forces seized control of key sections of the northern city of Samarra yesterday, killing about 100 insurgents and capturing 37 in fierce street-to-street combat, an Iraqi minister and the US military said.
Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.
Dell Inc.  said on Friday  it will start selling consumer notebook computers at more than  500 of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.&#39;s  Sam&#39;s Club stores  starting next week, its latest move to sell computers in retail  chains.
The United States announced here Monday that it will eliminate its non-detectable landmines by the end of this year. In a statement issued at the ongoing Nairobi Summit on a
Former Iraq viceroy L. Paul Bremer, President Bush&#39;s close pal, sure kicked up a bit of a fuss Monday when he talked about how &quot;we never had enough troops on the ground&quot; to effectively occupy Iraq.
The BBC should carry out its plan to relocate some offices to Manchester, the culture secretary tells MPs.
A huge explosion rocked an area in North Korea near the border with China three days ago and appeared to be much bigger than a train blast that killed 170 people in April, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Cirrhosis of the liver, AIDS, a blood disorder and poisoning are frequently mentioned in unconfirmed reports - all consistent with what little is publicly known about the medical condition that landed the Palestinian leader in a French hospital.
Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato will each be a queen at the Metropolitan Opera \u00c2\u0097 but the company can't find anyone to wear a third crown.
It&#39;s comical, really it is, to lose twice to this particular Dallas Cowboys outfit, particularly Sunday&#39;s game here in Big D. It&#39;s comical because the Cowboys aren&#39;t any good.
Designer Giorgio Armani has blamed  stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession  with ultra-thin women.
A woman who says she is a former girlfriend of KISS rocker Gene Simmons is suing him for slander, saying the bass guitarist made her sound like a \
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Risultato netto negativo per cessioni Virgilio e Tin.it
Sniffing out any whiff of biology on Mars has become a scientific battle of the bands - spectral bands that is. The purported detection of methane in the martian atmosphere by Mars Express, the European
Jaguar e Land Rover nel mirino della societa' indiana
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(InfoWorld) - CA Inc. caused some headaches this week after its antivirus software inadvertently flagged part of the Windows OS as malware. The SANS Internet Storm Center\u00c2\u00a0reported the problem Friday saying that an overnight update to CA's eTrust Antivirus signatures had caused the software to flag a security-related process in Windows as malicious. The faulty update caused some Windows 2003 servers to crash and become unusable, SANS said. The problem was that eTrust Antivirus was mistakenly flagging the Windows Lsass.exe process, said Bob Gordon, a CA spokesman. \
England reduced South Africa to 219-7 at tea on the final day of the second cricket Test at Durban as the tourists pressed for a record-extending ninth straight victory and a 2-0 lead in the series.
New versions of the iPod are unveiled including one with a touch screen and a wi-fi connection.
Hamid Karzai's main rival for the Afghan  presidency conceded defeat Sunday with less than six percent of  the vote count remaining.
As air force jets screamed overhead, French President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's tallest bridge, a stunning masterpiece of engineering that will carry drivers 270 metres (885 feet) above ground.
Ammiraglio Di Paola: non necessario rafforzare sicurezza
The US warns Afghanistan could become a failed state unless Nato countries remain actively involved.
As President Bush begins a new year's effort to rebuild ties with European allies, one good place to start would be in the heart of Europe, with Kosovo.
The US Supreme Court examined whether the United States can indefinitely detain two Cubans who face deportation but remain in legal limbo because Cuba refuses to take them back.
The high number of preventable injuries in children is a 'disgrace', a report has warned.
Target Corp  on Thursday said August sales at stores open at least a year rose 6.1 percent, beating expectations and sending its shares up more than 2 percent.
The son-in-law of the Kazakh president mounts a challenge to his rule after being sacked as an ambassador.
FOR all the polls that show how football is now America&#39;s most popular game, the Yankees-Red Sox showdown for the American League pennant is this year&#39;s sweet reminder that October baseball
Mozambicans on Thursday began a second and last day of voting to choose a successor to outgoing President Joaquim Chissano, and election officials continue to appeal for more
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Maybe none of us should be surprised that Reggie White&#39;s heart gave out today. Maybe it was just overworked. In 21 years covering the NFL, I&#39;ve seen few hearts as big and as generous as White&#39;s.
Tony Blair looks \
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Three kidney brokers are arrested in what just might be the largest organ-selling scandal in history. In Bodyhack
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's high court delivered a stinging rebuke yesterday to President Pervez Musharraf, reinstating the country's chief justice four months after Musharraf tried to oust him and jeopardizing the president's plan to hold onto power.
Detroit Lions rookie running back Kevin Jones will be sidelined at least two weeks with a high right ankle sprain. Since the Lions have a bye this weekend, coach Steve Mariucci is hoping that Jones will just miss the October 10 game at Atlanta.
Germany's Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder meets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on a historic visit to Tripoli.
Is the world ready to see Hollywood honey Nicole Kidman taking an onscreen bath with her 10-year-old leading man? In ``Birth,&#39;&#39; the Oscar gal&#39;s latest film that debuted
Online ticket levy wins MPs' blessing Analysis Why is the Recording Industry Ass. of America still Diablo Numero Uno for so many people? The major record labels are at an advanced stage of terminal illness, sit on a diminishing asset base, and unable to make more than token gestures at preventing online file sharing. Perhaps it's because some people now make it a point of moral principle not to pay for music online. Or perhaps it's because \
Circuit City Stores Inc. , which has lost market share to Best Buy Co. Inc. and continues to report disappointing sales, received a $3.25 billion cash buyout offer from a Boston investment firm known for rattling management at underperforming companies.
Ditta italiana fornira' prototipi e parte della produzione
Jim Leyland, who led the Marlins to the World Series title in 1997, will interview for the Phillies managerial vacancy. Leyland, a scout for the Cardinals the past four seasons
Two separate reports indicate that Dell has continued to hold--and even extended--its lead in the PC market, defined as desktops, mobile computers (not PDAs), and x86 servers.
WSJ.com may follow the NYTimes.com's lead in making its content free, in hopes of boosting overall revenue through advertising, News Corp head Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday.
Jawad Williams scored a season-high 25 points, Sean May added 16 and No. 4 North Carolina had no problems after a weeklong layoff, beating N.C.-Wilmington 96-75 Tuesday night.
HE is jowly, uninspiring and favours shiny, wide-knotted ties. He has served for six quiet years as President, yet his modest proposal last week that he be re-elected was enough to unleash a constitutional and political crisis.
Avram Grant admits he can't wait to get John Terry and his African stars back in action because Chelsea's title challenge is in danger of running out of steam.
A return to violence in Northern Ireland would be \
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Diversified manufacturer 3M Co  reported higher operating earnings on Tuesday as the industrial and consumer bellwether saw growth in its health-care and international businesses.
The government ordered US airlines Friday to turn over personal information about passengers so it can test a system for identifying potential terrorists.
Flaunting bunnies, booze and  blackjack, the first Playboy Club in nearly two decades opened  in Las Vegas on Saturday night with high hopes that its  time-tested combination of sex and celebrity will attract a new  generation of high rollers.
Bode Miller wants what he hasn't got &#151; a slalom world championship. To get it, Miller might not defend his downhill title at the upcoming world championships so he can avoid the demanding jumps on which he injured his left knee last year.
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RICHMOND, Va. - Giant sections were taken out of roads where the earth had given way to rushing water beneath the concrete...
The ever-widening Balco scandal has sent new shockwaves through baseball, as it emerged that Barry Bonds, arguably the best player in the game, had used suspicious substances
Russian President Vladi mir Putin visits a victim of the besieged school at a hospital in Beslan, September 4, 2004. Putin ordered a crackdown in seething southern Russia after a school siege killed at least
Microsoft said Thursday that it had surpassed $50 billion in annual revenue, while saying quarterly profits were up seven percent on brisk Vista sales.
RIYADH: Saudi security forces have killed seven militants suspected of involvement in twin car bombing attacks in Riyadh, reports Xinhua .
Prime Minister Tony Blair dodged questions Sunday about who he favors to succeed him, saying the public was angry with his Labour Party for getting bogged down in political intrigue rather than running the country.
Singer Russell Watson says he thought he \
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Coleen Rowley, the FBI agent who famously challenged her agency's pre-Sept. 11 intelligence gathering, is retiring this year with some parting advice for the bureau: Don't get overwhelmed by trying to track down every lead.
Roger Federer tied Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis Monday.
Just seven weeks before Election Day, President Bush addresses the United Nations on Tuesday seeking the international community&#39;s help in Iraq for the third time in two years.
Before Friday night&#39;s semifinal in the World Cup of Hockey, Coach Raimo Summanen of Finland and Coach Ron Wilson of the United States discussed different opponents.
Francis Jacques Sherman, wearing a tricorn hat and a Revolutionary War-style uniform, regularly handed out U.S. flags and words of welcome to newly naturalized American citizens at the federal courthouse in ...
Wall Street stocks were set for a lower start on Tuesday, as investors returned from the Labor Day long weekend, and faced continued tight money market conditions and uncertainty over whether the Federal Reserve will cut rates this month.
Boston College is preparing to hire Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski as head coach, a school official told The Associated Press on Monday.
Bangalore, Oct 19 (UNI) &#39;&#39; The beast is gone.&#39;&#39; This was how Kannada Matinee idol Raj Kumar reacted to the news of death of forest brigand Veerappan in an encounter in Papparapatti, Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu late last night.
At least 19 people have become sick with suspected cases of E. coli after eating at a fast food restaurant in eastern Iowa, local health officials said on Saturday.
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial   Co. 6752.T said on Wednesday it would start selling two new   Blu-ray DVD recorders in Japan on November 15, heating up a   format battle for next generation optical disc technology.
A thunderstorm knocked out power at SkyDome on Sunday, an hour before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees were to play.
Poor living conditions at the main US army hospital are part of a pattern a congressman tells a hearing.
AUGUST 23, 2004  - The UK&#39;s largest satellite TV broadcaster sued Electronic Data Systems Corp. last week over a $109 million CRM development contract that was signed in late 2000 and then terminated two years ago.
U.S. financial news network CNBC may  not have to look far for its next insider trading feature.
What are the chances you're a terrorist? The Home Office has started testing how it might pick potential terrorists and criminals out of immigration queues by using computers that which give them risk scores generated from their personal details.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
They don&#39;t call it the Grand National Drunk for nothing. Temptations abound during Grey Cup Week and it&#39;s easy for players on both sides to get caught up in all the hoopla.
Tony Blair agrees with the incoming US defence secretary's view the war in Iraq is not being won.
It's shaping up to be a very  merry holiday season for online retailers.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Saturday called the war in Iraq a \
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Hollywood studios are going into business with one of their biggest tormentors: the peer-to-peer pioneer BitTorrent.
According to the deal worth $35 million, it will supply and install human resources software to help the US Postal Service manage its staff of about 700,000.
Emerging LED technology will boost the colors in a flat-panel display.
The pound was under pressure against the US dollar from weak housing data and comments by the Bank of England in a written submission to the parliamentary Treasury Committee which indicated that a weaker pound may be necessary to balance the current accounts.
Not good news for the HD DVD camp Blu-ray Disc pre-recorded media sales have sailed past the two-and-a-quarter million mark in Europe, the format's promotional body said this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Keep an eye out for it Sony has finally announced that its PS3 Eye camera will hit European shop shelves next week, bundled with an interactive board game.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini surged ahead with two miles to go and won the Olympic marathon Sunday while American Meb Keflezighi finished a surprising second in a
Risultato in crescita di 5 volte da 301 mln a 1,57 mld
A jumps race at Tramore in south-east Ireland on Monday ended in farce with nine of the jockeys banned for five days.
A blast at an Iraqi ministry building killed six people and slightly wounded Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi during a ceremony on Monday, police and a senior political source said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Oct. 10, 2004 - A bomb exploded Sunday at a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Lahore, killing at least four people and injuring others, officials said.
Google has launched Google AdSense for mobile devices, which is now undergoing beta testing by select mobile publishers.  Scott of Self Made Minds reports that Google has sent an email out to mobile publishers inviting them to try Google AdSense contextual advertising on their mobile sites. We have successfully conducted initial testing on the product and [...]
Investor's Business Daily - They may once have looked like the Keystone Cossacks. But Russia's troika of top wireless operators -- Mobile Telesystems  , Vimpel Communications   and Megafon -- have delivered mobile phones to most of the country's 143 million citizens in a few years.
Dell Inc. DELL.O on Tuesday said it  will open a third U.S. manufacturing plant, a plant in North  Carolina employing 1,500 workers, marking a rare example of a  U.S. high-tech company expanding domestic production.
A FORTNIGHT ago University of Wollongong scientist Bert Roberts was on the Indonesian island of Flores with stegodon expert Gert van den Bergh.
The Miami Heat made their first trip to the finals a memorable one by defeating the Dallas Mavericks to claim the National Basketball Association&#039;s biggest prize.
Amid high concern over rebel attacks, voters in Russia&#39;s war-torn republic of Chechnya began on Sunday to elect a successor to their former slain president.
The Mac Mini is Apple's first desktop computer to sell for under &#36;500. It's also the first desktop from Apple -- or any other source -- that comfortably fits in my car's glove compartment.
LONDON - Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar is regarded by some as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered
Burmese PM Khin Nyunt, who was dismissed last month, threatened army unity, a top military official says.
DHAKA, Aug 21: Fourteen people were killed and more than 200 others wounded in a series of bomb attacks on a rally of the Awami League here on Saturday afternoon.
Despite an expected cyclical downturn in sales, the video game industry is poised to enjoy a record-breaking holiday season.
Patients taking a common drug to prevent blood clots to reduce heart attack and stroke risk now rely on a doctor's determination that they will not suffer excessive bleeding.
Da 'stabile' a 'negativo' dopo investimenti in Endesa
Republicans expanded their hold on Congress in Tuesday&#39;s elections and Democrat Tom Daschle became the first Senate leader in a half century to be voted out of office, according to network projections.
Liverpool are matched against Champions League holders Barcelona in the draw for the last 16.
(InfoWorld) - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, demanding the agency turn over information about an \
President Bush, facing election-year criticism that the Iraq war is a distraction from efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, insisted on Friday allied forces were making headway against a resurgent Taliban.
GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have  accused the army of colluding in the killing of a top member of  its political arm and said a two-year truce that silenced the  guns after two decades of civil war faced serious threat.
In the final week of 2007, Mary J. Blige\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cGrowing Pains\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Geffen) took the top spot on the Billboard chart from Josh Groban\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cNo\u00c3\u00abl\u00e2\u0080\u009d (Reprise), which had five straight weeks at No. 1 and was the best-selling record of the year.
A fishing boat capsized in rough seas in the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday, leaving three crew members dead and five missing, Spanish maritime rescue officials said.
Expect absolutely full flights, making it next to impossible to quickly get on another flight if you are bumped, miss your flight or otherwise have to make new arrangements.
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In the defining decision of his career, Ernie Accorsi traded away quarterback Philip Rivers and a three draft picks to the Chargers for Eli Manning.
Violence and a lack of preparedness spur calls to postpone the Jan. 30 election.
Fiumicino, non e' in pericolo il ragazzo che era alla guida
The Pentagon says the past two days of fighting in Iraq have claimed 14 American lives. Yesterday&#39;s count of eleven dead is the highest one-day total in more than a-half year.
President Bush leads Sen. John Kerry by 6 percentage points among likely voters in a three-day poll taken partly after the release of a videotape by Osama bin Laden, Newsweek magazine said.
The pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV channel showed a videotape Thursday of 10 hostages held by Islamic militants in Iraq. An extremist Islamic group calling itself the Islamic Army
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Deaths among women due to cardiovascular disease are down, but too many still ignore signs of heart trouble. How to stay vigilant and healthy.
Seattle\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 14-0 first-quarter lead, which evaporated among Ryan Grant\u00e2\u0080\u0099s runs, Brett Farve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s improvisation and the swirling snow, was forefront for the players as they packed up their lockers.
Il Levante ha annunciato di aver ceduto in prestito fino a giugno al Siena l'attaccante Christian Ri...
Sudan's president rejected a proposal yesterday to send UN peacekeepers to Darfur to boost a beleaguered 7,000-member African Union force, crushing hopes for a quick solution to the violence spreading across central Africa. Sudan, the UN, and the AU had agreed to a hybrid mission, but there was confusion, with some Sudanese officials saying they only want ...
Soldiers fired warning shots in the air to break up hundreds of Buddhist monks protesting in central Myanmar against a massive hike in fuel prices, media reports and a resident said Thursday.
Michelle Wie wants to make the cut against the men. Right now, it's a struggle on the LPGA Tour. In one of the most scrutinized rounds of her career, Wie was 4-over par through six holes Thursday at the LPGA Championship before rallying with a pair of birdies to make the turn in 2 over.
Long before there was Napster, there were concert tapes, live recordings made and swapped by fans of groups like the Grateful Dead and Country Joe and the Fish.
The number of Americans known to  have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and  hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin  Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia  approached 40,000 people.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Aug. 20, 2004  Michael Jackson&#39;s elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star&#39;s Neverland estate.
After dumping iTunes as an outlet for its TV shows, NBC Universal says it will sell new fall shows through Amazon's Unbox digital download service. Customers can buy a whole season of Heroes at once, or purchase one at a time for $2, beginning the day after an episode airs.
 Oscars cause Hollywood to ponder hype
Renegade soldiers are continuing to battle troops loyal to the Congolese government in fighting that has displaced at least 100,000 people in eastern Congo over the last week, UN officials said.
Haitian police backed by UN peacekeepers raided a slum stronghold of supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Wednesday and arrested
In the first and largest event of its type, Indian and Pakistani filmstars and artists performed together in a six-hour concert to raise funds for tsunami survivors.
(InfoWorld) - Intel Corp. is set to announce next week that Hewlett-Packard Co. and other vendors are ready to ship the chip company's vPro technology bundle in business desktops, according to sources. Intel first\u00c2\u00a0announced the vPro system in April, when executives described the benefits of this combination of hardware and software. A desktop PC with vPro technologies will offer lower IT maintenance costs, higher security and better energy efficiency than the average business desktop, Intel says. The linchpin of the system is the \
A shooting at a tent set up for mourners of Yasser Arafat in Gaza City has left at least one security guard dead and five others injured.
NABLUS, West Bank -- The anonymous call on Hafez Shaheen's mobile phone came as an impolite reminder.
U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Monday  as Dow component 3M Co. MMM.N posted results slightly below  Wall Street estimates and oil prices held near $55 a barrel.
Russian President Valdimir Putin says terrorist attacks in Iraq are aimed at preventing the re-election of US President George W. Bush and
Chelsea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lack of firepower is beginning to worry manager Jose Mourinho - and that could spell bad news for Aston Villa during January\u00e2\u0080\u0099s transfer window.
President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists
Islamic militants claim they are holding three foreign election workers kidnapped Thursday from a UN vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul.
Just days after the Mozilla Foundation released the final version of its standalone Firefox browser, a security firm Thursday said that earlier editions were buggy and should be replaced.
Having dealt with grinding poverty and mental instability, Antonio Mancini produced some of the weirdest, most conflicted paintings of the 19th century.
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Tiger Woods begins a much-anticipated season with a 5-under 67 on the tougher South Course at Torrey Pines, putting him two shots behind leader Troy Matteson.
NEW DELHI: Petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar and Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid M Kasuri began a new chapter on co-operation in the energy sector.
A senior British diplomat defends Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working.
Royal Mail staff discover eight suspicous packages addressed to Policing Board members and the Police Ombudsman.
It was almost noon on Wednesday by the time Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty rang up Prime Minister Paul Martin to convey the provincial $18-billion bottom line required to salvage his medicare summit.
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BAGHDAD : Shiite militia leader Moqtada Sadr has agreed to disarm and quit a holy shrine in Najaf as demanded by Iraq&#39;s key national conference, one of the organisers of the meeting said.
His playful but subtly cutting lyrics about growing up in an Islamic state have made Mohsen Namjoo the most controversial figure in Persian music today.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Former Miami Dolphins running  back Ricky Williams will remain retired after declining the  NFL's reinstatement offer.
Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit consecutive homers in the bottom of the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 6-4 to take a two-games- to-none lead in the National League Championship Series.
Tokyo's Nikkei lost 0.81 percent by  midsession on Friday after Toyota Motor Corp.'s earnings failed  to impress investors, while Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group  fell on a report of a management change.
MILANO - E&#39; iniziata la prima ondata di rientri verso le citt\u00c3\u00a0, dopo le due settimane a cavallo di Ferragosto, quelle in cui si sono concentrate come da tradizione le ferie di milioni di italiani. Secondo
Too little has been done, too late, to end rape and killing in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region, Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel said on Wednesday and urged a more vigorous international response.
Two humpback whales may have found their way back into the Pacific Ocean through San Francisco Bay after wandering off their migration path for more than two weeks.
No one likes to frame it this way around here, but among the things the hometown Steelers will be playing for today is Bill Cowher's reputation.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The president of Pakistan's ruling party, one of President Pervez Musharraf's closest political allies, said yesterday that Musharraf will resign from his post as chief of army staff before parliamentary elections scheduled for the first week of January, but said he will run for reelection as president in the coming weeks, while still in uniform.
Japan is set to agree on a resumption of  U.S. beef imports, suspended for five months due to concerns  about mad cow disease, when senior officials of the two  governments hold talks later on Tuesday, Japanese officials  said.
X-ray source catalogue released The largest ever catalogue of X-ray sources has been released by the team behind the XMM-Newton observatory. The newly released data-set contains more than a quarter of a million entries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Distinct differences in the brain activity of paedophiles have been found using scanners, scientists say.
A cricket match is expected to break out this morning at the Oval, ending a week of tediously phoney contests and sparking the ICC Champions Trophy into belated life.
We have recently been reminded by our friend in Italy Antonio Tregnaghi about the upcomiming Lucca Comics and Games festival.
Forum participants focus on improving accuracy and standards for statistics on U.S. broadband penetration.
Public fears over young people carrying knives could prompt new government restrictions.
By Jennifer Thomas, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep. 5--A mix of tiny, uniformed men, cleverly named \
Six people have died and dozens wounded, 12 seriously, in a train crash in southern Australia.
The Internal Revenue Service is auditing Marriott International's federal tax returns for fiscal 2000 through 2002 over $1 billion in deductions the hotel chain took related to its employee stock-ownership plan.
Jimi Hendrix&#39;s breakthrough  performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, when he  transfixed the American rock cognoscenti with a set that  climaxed with the immolation of his guitar, will be released on  DVD for the first time on October 16.
MEXICO CITY -- A leftist opposition leader who says he was robbed of victory in a July election was sworn in as Mexico's \
'Ma lo sforzo deve continuare per confermare tendenza'
NEW YORK - Hoping to lure away PeopleSoft customers nervous about Oracle's acquisition of their vendor, Microsoft is launching a migration program offering PeopleSoft customers licensing and support discounts on Microsoft's rival business applications.
GREEN BAY, Wis.  - Vice President Dick Cheney on  Friday tempered comments he made earlier this week that warned  of the risk of another terrorist attack if Democratic Sen. John  Kerry were elected president.
Two children and two women were killed early Monday in a fire at an apartment complex in suburban Detroit. The overnight fire seemed to have started in the kitchen on an electric stove, Southfield Fire Chief Peter Healy said.
President Karzai cuts short a trip to south-eastern Afghanistan as a rocket strikes as he comes into land.
A pornographic incident involving a high school student has recently touched off a nation-wide debate in India on the ethical use of camera phones and on combating cyber crimes.
Virus writers are attempting to take over computer users&#39; PCs by enticing them to click on a malicious programme masquerading as lurid photos of England soccer captain David Beckham, according to a security firm.
The proposed move of the Montreal Expos to the US capital was close to falling through Wednesday after the District of Columbia Council amended legislation to require private financing for at least half the cost of building a new stadium.
Napoli, barboni dovevano pagare per sistemazione di fortuna
Washington Post Company holdings Newsweek and Kaplan Inc. are teaming up to offer an online M.B.A. degree program.
A series of tactical errors, with peculiarities in the voting process, prevented democracy advocates from winning as many seats as expected in Sunday&#39;s legislative elections, politicians and political analysts said on Monday.
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Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown and  Root, the U.S. military's biggest contractor in Iraq, could not  account for over a third of the items it handled in Kuwait  under a work order for the U.S. occupation authority in Iraq,  said an audit released on Thursday.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder costs Americans suffering from the condition about $77 billion in lost income a year, more than the total costs of drug abuse or depression, a Harvard researcher said on Thursday.
Annual sales of organic food and drink in the UK have hit \u00c2\u00a32bn, the Soil Association reports.
Despite the big overall increase, shipments of standalone chips for desktop graphics cards grew just 2.3 per cent, JPR said. Shipments of integrated desktop graphics chips were up 25.1 per cent, while their
Buried in the IAEA report on Iran's nuclear activities are a few encouraging facts. In Danger Room.
SAN DIEGO (Sports Network) - The San Diego Chargers have  acquired wide receiver Keenan McCardell from Tampa Bay in  exchange for two picks in next year's draft. The deal was made  roughly an hour before the NFL's trading deadline on Tuesday.
Despite a solid outing by Matt Chico, the Nats fall, 3-2, in Pittsburgh as Jose Bautista drives in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.
Richard Green holed two chip shots on Saturday to close within one stroke of fellow Australian Rod Pampling going into the final round of the centenary Australian Open golf championship.
Michael Dell replaced Kevin Rollins as CEO of Dell Inc. on Wednesday as the No. 2 PC maker struggles with missteps in the U.S. consumer market and lost market share to Hewlett-Packard Co..
Five explosions hit gas stations in outlying areas of Madrid as residents streamed out of the city Friday evening ahead of two holidays.
The initial public offering by Blackstone Group today could reshape the booming buyout industry, spurring other firms to register for IPOs while provoking a backlash that might boost the taxes of wealthy managers of \
Left for dead a week ago, legislation to strengthen border security while bestowing legal status on millions of illegal immigrants is showing signs of life.
Why are they missing the boat? Small firms are falling behind in outsourcing IT functions, a new survey has revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Representative Paul Gillmor, a Republican, was found by members of his staff after he did not show up at his office.
Project could generate enough electricity for 7,500 homes, saving 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over 25 years.
Oliver Kahn lascer&agrave; il Bayern Monaco a fine stagione e continuer&agrave; la sua carrierain As...
Prior to the tour of the Caribbean at the start of 2004, England had only played West Indies three times in six years at one-day level.
A report suggests maths A-levels have become easier and no longer stretch the brightest pupils.
Congress is ending a promise to banks that has allowed them to reap billions of dollars in profits from a federal college aid program.
A British prisoner at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says he has been physically abused during his detention, and that he has witnessed the deaths of two other inmates.
This image taken by cameras on the US-European spacecraft Cassini on Sunday Oct. 24, 2004, reveals Saturn&#39;s moon Titan&#39;s bright &quot;continent-sized&quot; terrain known as Xanadu.
Online sales of untaxed cigarettes are provoking a stampede of protests from a disparate collection of antitobacco groups, cash-strapped state governments and local retailers.
Veteran US comic Rodney Dangerfield dies in hospital, weeks after undergoing  heart surgery.
Saldo positivo a 1,1 milioni rispetto ai 5,6 di novembre
Saudi Arabia warns it will sue global tobacco firms unless they pay the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses.
EMERGENCY workers have retrieved the body of the pilot of an Indonesian budget airliner that crashed after skidding off the runway, as stormy weather was blamed for the county\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worst air accident in six years.
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Millions of Americans who are already trying to fight off unwanted electronic mail from direct marketers are about to get deluged by another source: politicians and lobbying groups.
BAGHDAD: At least 23 people were killed in Iraq overnight and on Sunday as US Secretary for State Colin Powell acknowledged that organising elections throughout the country in January could be difficult.
Una ricerca Nielsen/NetRatings registra un incremento di untenti del 60% europeo e 120% in Italia. Anche un rapporto annuale della Commissione europea promuove la broad band italiana. L&#39;indagine Nielsen/NetRatings
In Baltimore and elsewhere around the country, subprime mortgages, which are driving the foreclosure rate, have gone disproportionately to women.
After their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the Giants were faced with a riddle: How can a team that has lost five of its past six games still hold a playoff spot?
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers bargained for a fourth day as the automaker seeks a cost-saving healthcare accord. The UAW told members it may set a new deadline.
New penalties against drivers who use hand-held mobile phones at the wheel have come into force.
Europe&#39;s equity markets jumped on Friday after Wall Street soared higher overnight, with Frankfurt&#39;s DAX 30 index of leading shares surging to a historic record above 8,150 points.
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The first medicine to treat the disease fibromyalgia has been approved, but some doctors dispute the very existence of the condition.
The recent woes of Citigroup   have encouraged some investment bankers to talk up the chances  that the biggest U.S. bank might feel pressure to buy a major  U.S. rival, with Wells Fargo & Co.  and even Goldman  Sachs Group  touted as potential merger partners.
US Democrats urge the Bush administration to release in full a report linking the Iraq conflict and global terrorism.
ISN SECURITY WATCH (14012/04) - The Israeli army has responded to a massive explosion that killed five Israeli soldiers on Sunday by launching an attack on two buildings in Gaza City allegedly being used by Palestinian militants to manufacture weapons
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former soldiers who ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a revolt said Wednesday that reinforcements are advancing on Haiti&#39;s capital to stop violence that has killed at least 46 people.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands -- Dutch international Dirk Kuijt scored twice as Feyenoord Rotterdam beat Hearts 3-0 in a UEFA Cup Group A encounter.
Number plates in Shanghai now cost more than a small car in China.
Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Mantova, con il tecnico Di Carlo che al mattino ha fatto lavorar...
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Linux maker hints it may convince Microsoft to honor its patents, as with other Linux vendors.
French President Jacques Chirac announced on Sunday he would not seek re-election next month, bowing out of frontline politics after a 45-year career that consisted of symbolic gestures as much as concrete policies.
GAZA CITY, Oct 13  - A Palestinian teenager was shot dead and two others were wounded by Israeli army gunfire in the Rafah refugee camp of southern Gaza late Wednesday, Palestinian medical sources said.
The White House said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's prostate cancer diagnosis was no reason to postpone a US-hosted international Middle East conference set for next month.
Scientists have discovered a genetic variation that may help explain why some people who develop the condition get no relief from drug treatments.
A suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked Canadian troops handing out candy to children in southern Afghanistan on Monday, an Afghan official said. A NATO spokesman said the blast killed four soldiers.
President Bush&#39;s speech before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday was the verbal equivalent of a &quot;greatest hits&quot; album, repackaging and summarizing the key foreign
The European Commission said it had approved the acquisition by Spain's Repsol YSF of most of the Portuguese products and businesses belonging to Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union made progress toward a new contract before taking a break late Saturday, people familiar with the talks said.
Blog: Novell takes a lot of heat for its patent deal with Microsoft and rightfully so. But there is much that the company is doing to advance the cause and state of open source in the industry.
Britain&#39;s Prince Harry told a US television interviewer that he still feels the presence of his mother Princess Diana nearly 10 years after her tragic death in a Paris car accident.
Montreal Expos first baseman Nick Johnson was hit on the side of the head by a hard grounder and was carried off the field on a stretcher Friday night.
FORT SILL, Okla., Oct. 23 -- After returning in September from a 16-month tour with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan, Capt. Michael Vieira was hoping to settle down here, where his fiancee has a good job.
Hollywood hearthrob Jude Law is to star as William Shakespeare&#39;s Hamlet in London&#39;s West End, one of the city&#39;s best-known theatres announced Tuesday.
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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged alliance countries to take action to lower civilian casualties from fighting in Afghanistan on Friday, saying such incidents could undermine the mission.
Damiano Cunego &egrave; intenzionato a disputare un importante Giro d'Italia, il suo vero grande obi...
A decade of satellite surveys of the oceans has revealed that warmer years cause a decline in phytoplankton, the vast clouds of tiny drifting plants that are a fundamental component of marine life.
Sondaggio Ipr, partito piu' centrista con il sindaco di Roma
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La Calabria resta la regione piu' colpita dalle fiamme
With oil reaching a record-high &#36;54 a barrel and natural gas doubling in price in the last two years, renewable energy is looking a lot better &#151; not just on environmental merits but on price.
Franck Montagny and Jacques Villeneuve in action for Renault today. The Frenchman conducted tyre development while the Canadian continued learning about the R24.
German inflation looks set to slow slightly this month, regional consumer price data showed on Friday.
Player Paulo de Oliveira, &quot;Serginho,&quot; of Brazilian First Division club Sao Caetano, Wednesdaynight died of a heart attack during the second half of a match against Sao Paulo
Kyle Lohse pitches seven sharp innings as the Twins beat the White Sox, 10-1, Thursday for their ninth straight victory.
Pari tra Palermo ed Inter, ma i nerazzurri hanno molto da recriminare per le tante occasioni sprecate. Mancini mischia ancora le carte per la terza uscita in una settimana della sua squadra, inserendo in difesa
SYDNEYSIDERS got a half portion of Harry Kewell last night when the rarely-sighted Socceroo star made a cameo appearance for his country, as they completed the formalities of qualifying for next year&#39;s Confederations Cup.
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Per la partita di domani a Parma, il tecnico Luigi Del Neri potr&agrave; contare sulla rosa quasi al...
Andrew Symonds&#39; unbeaten 104 anchored Australia to a challenging total of 269 for six off 50 overs on Saturday in the NatWest one-day cricket international against Pakistan at Lord&#39;s.
Fatale il ko interno con il Napoli di sabato: il presidente della Triestina, Fantinel ha esonerato o...
U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday offered a double-barreled campaign message for the struggling U.S. auto industry: accept tougher fuel economy standards in exchange for federal help with the costly burden of retiree health care.
There's no doubt about the main topic at Friday's annual meeting of Manchester United shareholders: Malcolm Glazer.
La Commissione Disciplinare ha inflitto ammende a Fiorentina, Livorno, Sampdoria e Udinese per viola...
Nei primi 8 mesi 2007, immatricolate 1.736.377 vetture nuove
- RealNetworks Inc. RNWK.O on Tuesday said it   agreed to acquire South Korea-based mobile music services   provider WiderThan Co. Ltd. WTHN.O in a cash tender offer for   $17.05 a share, or about $350 million.
Four US Navy Seals are charged with abusing prisoners in Iraq, one of whom later died in Abu Ghraib prison.
On Tuesday November 24, Mark Webber will undertake his first testing duties for the team in Barcelona, together with the team test driver, Antonio Pizzonia.
A British teenager was arrested Thursday after tying herself to a staircase at the Japanese embassy in London in a protest over whaling, she said.
Staff who struggle into work when they are ill risk potentially shortening their lives, researchers believe. Some workers who do not take time off when ill had twice the rate of heart disease, the 10-year study of 10,000 civil servants showed.
King County public health officials warned yesterday that a nationwide shortage of influenza vaccines would leave many local residents without access to flu shots this fall.
Bicycle lock maker Kryptonite, stung by revelations that some of its locks can be pried open with nothing more than the hull of a ballpoint pen, yesterday offered to provide free upgrades to customers who purchased the vulnerable locks.
Russian prosecutors said on Monday they had detained 10 suspects in the murder of reporter Anna Politkovskaya, but that the killing was masterminded from abroad by anti-Kremlin forces trying to discredit Russia.
Twenty-five European leaders returned to the European Union&#39;s founding home here on Friday to sign the union&#39;s first constitutional treaty, hailing it as the next important step for integration.
The fire ravaging two markets in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta  continues to rage for the third day, officials say.
The UK's third biggest bank Barclays sees annual pre-tax profits rise to record levels boosted by a sharp rise in business at its investment division.
Blog: Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says 'no thanks' to patent protection deals like the ones Microsoft has signed with other Linux distributors.
Prosecutors prepare to issue arrest warrants for 18 suspects over attacks on the country's two top leaders.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean judge on Monday  formally charged Augusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping  in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses  committed during his 17-year rule, and ordered house arrest for  the former dictator.
The price of crude oil ends above $50 a barrel for the first time in 21 years of trade on New York's Nymex exchange.
Organizers of a benefit concert for the Lebanon war's victims found themselves in the middle of controversy.
Tre tifosi dell'Empoli, di 36, 35 e 27 anni, sono stati stamattina all'alba dalla Digos di Firenze. ...
Manchester United fans have been urged to snap up shares in the club to scupper a projected takeover bid by American billionaire Malcolm Glazer.
A 3-year-old boy reported missing for three days from a campground was found safe and unharmed.
The Pittsburgh Steelers protected their rookie quarterback's head &#151; and his perfect start. Ben Roethlisberger became the first rookie QB to begin 7-0 since 1970 as Jerome Bettis had two short touchdown runs, leading the Steelers to a 24-10 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The alleged mastermind of a kidney transplant scheme in India will be presented by authorities at a news conference in the capital of Nepal on Friday, police said.
India planned to verify United Nation&#039;s estimates it had overtaken South Africa as the country with the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world, a government official said on Friday.
Con 430 imprenditori italiani, lo annuncia Montezemolo
Microsoft launched an online library in a move that pits the world's biggest software company against Google's controversial project to digitize the world's books.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the issues at Wednesday's debate:
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to put independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in the key battleground state of Ohio, handing him his third setback in the past month.
Description: The New England Journal of Medicine publishes a study that finds a connection between medical errors and sleep-deprived doctors.
After five years of preparation, the federal government expects to take the nation&#39;s tobacco industry to court today, alleging massive fraud and seeking a $280 billion penalty
A $280bn (\u00c2\u00a3156bn) government lawsuit against the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States begins on Tuesday with both sides confident of victory.
Follow what the Brits have been doing for over 350 years, the Japanese for 1,200 years and the Chinese for over 5,000 years. Drink tea.
Anche latitante Denaro coinvolto in attivita' nel Trapanese
Indagato per falsa testimonianza sui fatti della Diaz
MADRID : Spain&#39;s teenage raging bull Rafael Nadal stampeded over an Italian nearly twice his age, ploughing into the second round of the 2.425-million-dollar Madrid Masters 6-2, 6-1 against Davide Sanguinetti.
International Data Security aims to have 22 container ships housing data centers around the U.S. coastline and 28 elsewhere around the globe, targeted initially at the disaster recovery market.
The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHomecoming,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.
Japanese stocks edged lower by midday on Monday with confidence in the domestic economic outlook failing to offset profit-taking that hit recent gainers such as insurers and telecom stocks including KDDI Corp.
New version turns off security, attempts to download malicious programs from Net--but it's not likely to get far.
Travelers to parts of Africa and Asia   are returning with a new mosquito-borne virus and the U.S.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday   it could become entrenched in new areas.
Per presidente Federal Reserve mercato e' ancora in affanno
While the public waits for results of tests that will determine whether there&#39;s another case of mad cow disease in the United States, new government procedures have been designed to eliminate as much speculation as possible.
Iran on Monday suspended its uraniumenrichment activities under a commitment in an agreement reached with the European Union, the state TV reported.
KIRKUK, Iraq Sept. 18, 2004 - A car bomb exploded outside the Iraqi National Guard headquarters in the northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 20, officials said.
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Five thousand of the world's rarest animals were found by fishermen in a known smuggling area adrift in an abandoned boat near China's coast.
Witnesses to gun crime should be guaranteed anonymity if they give evidence in court, police chiefs say.
Iran said on Wednesday it had conducted tests on a more accurate version of the Shihab-3 missile, which is capable of reaching Israel.
Zimbabwe has lost half of its public   health professionals in the last few years and is the African   country hardest hit by a \
Even if it's never crossed your mind to want a radiator-Slinky mashup, you might still agree with the view that radiators need to be prettier. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Iraqi authorities have detained 50 suspects in connection with Sunday&#39;s explosion in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Governor Adnan al-Zurufi said on Monday that cars have been banned from entering the downtown area to prevent future car bombings.
Sudan on Monday denied Darfur rebel  reports that its troops had attacked their camps, breaking a  ceasefire and a peace deal signed this month to end the  conflict which has killed tens of thousands.
Justine Henin salen a quota 5.200 punti e conserva la prima posizione nel ranking Wta. Al secondo po...
Australia's Ricky Ponting is named cricketer of the year, ahead of England's Kevin Pietersen.
Today, we are announcing that none of the influenza vaccine manufactured by the Chiron Corporation for the US market is safe for use.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has publicly criticized some fellow NATO forces in Afghanistan, saying they do not know how to fight a guerrilla insurgency.
Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) took the wraps off its new iMac family with a design that puts the entire computer into the flat-panel display.
Seeking to diversify beyond its sales-force-automation roots, Salesforce.com on Wednesday introduced a new on-demand call center and help desk application service called Supportforce.
CHARLOTTE, NC Jermaine O&#39;Neal scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as Indiana outlasted the Bobcats 74-to-71 in Charlotte.
United Airlines said it is laying off about 825 customer service employees, ramp workers and other airport staffers as it tries to slash costs and get out of bankruptcy.
Two gunmen thought to be Albanians  hijacked a Greek bus with 24 passengers on Wednesday and  demanded a $1 million ransom and a plane to fly them to Russia.
Tra il 2001 e il 2004 diminuito di 316.600 unita'
Buy.com is offering a $50 rebate, plus free shipping, on the Lexmark X8350 multifunction printer.
Premier da New Delhi conferma sintonia su necessita' riforma
The designer Tucker Viemeister is still very attached to a well-worn set of wooden blocks he has had since childhood.
A husband who killed his terminally ill wife as part of a suicide pact walked free from a London court Friday with the judge saying he acted as a \
InfoWorld - German software maker SAP said a stronger euro significantly slowed the growth of its revenue and profits during the third quarter.
L'indice Nikkei si e' attestato a 16.435,74 punti
Residential heating costs are projected to soar this winter to more than &#36;1,000 on average because of higher fuel costs and expected colder weather, the government said Wednesday.
Gunmen opened fire on a Haitian hospital with a top French official inside Monday, sparking a battle that left at least one gunman dead and two people wounded, officials said.
Fighting in Gaza City between militant group Hamas and a rival Palestinian clan leaves at least four dead.
Homes and businesses in England could be put at risk because flood defences need more work, a watchdog warns.
Late Tuesday night, in the 11th hour of a marathon DC Council meeting, chairman Linda W. Cropp blew to smithereens the deal that MLB thought it had in place with Washington to build a ballpark on the Anacostia waterfront.
Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearing legal challenges to President Pervez Musharraf's rule on Wednesday, adding to the woes the embattled U.S. ally faces as he prepares to secure another term.
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Rival Indian telecoms firms greet Vodafone's purchase of Hutchison Essar as good news for the country.
The former Treasury secretary is having second thoughts about how to make globalization work for the middle class.
Advertising by Cubist Pharmaceuticals  Inc. for one of its key drugs downplays its risks and implies  it will treat infections it is not proven to treat, according  to U.S. regulators.
Whirlpool Corp.  said on Thursday it would sell the Hoover vacuum cleaner business to Asia's Techtronic Industries Co.  for $107 million to focus on its core appliance business.
Celebrity gamer wants his virtual armor back Hackers have hijacked the Xbox Live account of a celebrity gamer and made off with a prized piece of virtual armor in a brazen act that suggests the online Microsoft service still puts the security of its users at risk.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS ANGELES -- Former President Jimmy Carter, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East, said yesterday he would head an observer mission to monitor the Palestinian presidential elections next month.
Tokyo's Nikkei lost 0.81 percent by midsession on Friday after Toyota Motor Corp.'s earnings failed to impress investors, while Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group fell on a report of a management change.
PARIS: France's 2005 budget will cut the public deficit by about 10 billion euros and push it below the European Union's 3 percent ceiling, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said in an interview to be ...
The District will receive more than 5,400 adult doses of flu vaccine, a major shot in the arm given the national shortfall that has left many medical providers in the city with virtually no inventory.
WASHINGTON : An alliance of labor, industry and farm groups filed a complaint charging China with creating unfair trade conditions and undermining US workers and industry by manipulating its currency.
Republican Mike Huckabee spoke from the pulpit Sunday, not as a politician but as the preacher he used to be, delivering a sermon on how merely being good isn't enough to get into heaven.
Andrew Speaker, the tuberculosis patient who sparked an international public health scare in May, said he is preparing to undergo surgery Tuesday to remove the diseased portion of his right lung.
RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.
You might think that very little could furrow the brow of dermatologist Nicholas Perricone. Yet lately the namesake behind the &#36;90 million (sales) empire of exquisitely expensive skin care products has looked like an ideal candidate for his 2002 book, The Wrinkle Cure, which lasted 25 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. What's plaguing the good doctor? \
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Diritti di esportazione in esclusiva a Rosoboronexport
European share indexes opened steady near 32-month highs on Tuesday, mirroring a flat performance from U.S. blue chips overnight, but home appliance maker Electrolux jumped as results topped forecasts.
Here are the stocks CAPS investors unanimously think will win.
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JENIN, West Bank  - Israeli forces disguised as Palestinians killed the local leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group in the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, Palestinian security sources said.
Speaking slowly and focusing on past memories rather than his recovery and future, a healthier looking Fidel Castro appeared on Cuban television Tuesday, giving the world its first long look at him since he fell ill and gave up power last summer.
Dopo sospetto coinvolgimento della Br Nadia Lioce
Leading members of President Bush's  Republican Party on Sunday criticized mistakes and  \
Sport: Cricket: Phil Mustard could be England's Test wicketkeeper in New Zealand after impressing in the opening one-day games
The basic scenario has gone unchanged for days. Hurricane Jeanne, after making landfall along Florida\u00e2\u0080\u0099s east coast early Sunday, should turn northeast, heading toward the mid-Atlantic coast early next week.
A notorious Northern Irish paramilitary cut short an already chaotic debate on the province's political future on Friday by throwing what he said was a bomb into the building where parties were meeting.
Known for her glamorous roles, Tanushree Dutta is now all set to do an action film. The film is yet untitled and   will be directed by a new director, Hadi Abrar.
Separate bomb attacks took at least 22 lives in Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.
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A high-tech bomb, similar to the ones used by militants in Iraq, is found in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday pledged to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel tightened the diplomatic and economic embargo on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
Scotland needs to move to an \
Plenty of cash for big tanks though The US Army's planned budget for the 2008 financial year is in excess of $130bn \u00e2\u0080\u0093 more than double the budget of all three UK armed services combined \u00e2\u0080\u0093 but even so the American soldiers believe they are short of what they need.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Concentrations of water vapor and methane gas in certain regions of the red planet strengthen speculation that Mars could be a haven for microbial life.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber killed two Canadian soldiers in an attack on an alliance convoy in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar on Monday.
Crude oil in New York rose to a record $53.80 a barrel after the US said some production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan may last as long as six months.
Brazil agrees new measures to tackle Amazon deforestation at an emergency cabinet meeting.
Just yesterday popular item girl Nigar Khan was asked to leave India by the immigration department and was flown back to her hometown Norway.
Liverpool chief Rick Parry says there is no way captain Steven Gerrard will be sold next month. Parry said: &quot;There is no chance of Stevie going in January.
If any of the presidential candidates are thinking seriously about tax reform, they have kept the information to themselves. And that is a pity.
Futures point to lower open for US markets as investors look to catch their breath. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks looked to open lower Friday as investors appeared ready to consolidate the gains of the past three weeks.
Four remaining Britons and an Australian  being held at Guantanamo Bay will be released soon, officials  said Tuesday, amid reports the number of prisoners at the U.S.  military base would be radically reduced.
President Bush told a conference of the National Guard Association today that he was \
Stocks should stay firm next week if  the Federal Reserve says the economy is recovering and if  corporations entering the heart of the so-called confession  season go slow on profit warnings.
German authorities have released a Lebanese man arrested in connection with an alleged plot against Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.
South Africa will be rejoining the Formula One Grand Prix circuit, SABC radio news reported on Wednesday. Formula One boss Bernie Eccleston, throwing his weight behind a South African bid to join the prestige
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The U.S. military deployed 10,000 soldiers backed by attack helicopters in a big offensive against al Qaeda north of Baghdad on Tuesday as a truck bomber struck in the capital, killing 75 people near a Shi'ite mosque.
China responded to Iraqi insurgents' demands that it ban Chinese from going to Iraq saying on Friday it had already warned its nationals against traveling there and called for the safe release of eight Chinese hostages.
The Twentieth Century Fox studio, a veteran of the big screen and the TV screen, is about to break into an entirely new realm: the really little screen, the kind that comes on a cell phone.
SAN FRANCISCO : EBay announced late it has agreed to buy three million shares of South Korea&#39;s Internet Auction for 325 million dollars in cash.
Republican Fred Thompson assailed Democrats and emphasized conservative stances Saturday, testing out a potential campaign pitch a day after taking a formal step toward a likely presidential candidacy.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said yesterday that there was no evidence Osama bin Laden is hiding in the country, and denied it allowed CIA agents to set up bases along the border to search for the Al Qaeda leader.
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Young went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Kyle Denney, who lost in his major league debut. It was the fourth five-RBI game of Young&#39;s career, the first since May 6, 2003, at Baltimore.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 27, 2004 - The United States says Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi was an accountant and paymaster for al-Qaida and a longtime associate of Osama bin Laden, the terror network&#39;s chief.
Frequently Asked Questions about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
ALICANTE, Spain  - Teenager Rafael Nadal sent  Spain through to the Davis Cup final against the United States  with a scintillating 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 victory over France's Arnaud  Clement on Sunday.
As Barry Bonds spoke Friday night about strength and concentration, his 5-year-old daughter, Aisha, clutched his bulging right biceps as if she were squeezing her favorite stuffed animal.
A female hostage in a \u00c2\u00a320m bank raid  raises the alarm after scrambling through a forest, the BBC  learns.
The kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston renew their threat to kill him if Muslim prisoners are not freed.
The federal government has been looking in the wrong direction for signs that bird flu has arrived on the U.S. mainland, research suggests.
A Korean-American who spent seven years in prison for spying for South Korea Tuesday said he had returned to his homeland to help clean up the country's worst oil spill.
Many thought Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa might never get the hang of the marathon.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s illness underscores the importance of the presidential election in shaping the US Supreme Court.
US stores post mixed results for the holiday season, with luxury retailers faring well and others forced to slash prices.
Australian cricket legend Keith Miller passed away peacefully today, aged 84, in a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne.
By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--DURHAM -- A local developer's vision to turn Heritage Square shopping center into a mixed-use hub might hinge on contributions from city and county government.
The Nigerian film Ezra takes the top prize at the biennial African Film Festival, Fespaco, in Burkina Faso.
BUENOS AIRES, July 17 -- As many as 200 people were feared dead Tuesday night after an airplane skidded off the runway of a Sao Paulo airport, crossed a nearby avenue, slammed into a fuel depot and burst into flames.
Areas of the health service in Wales are performing worse since being run by the Welsh assembly, a report says.
Hollywood heavy Kevin Costner wed Christine Baumgartner, a Texas real estate agent, Saturday in a Western-themed affair complete with a rodeo, tractor-pull and a canoe ride, ET reports.
ROMA - Il Real Madrid e&#39; a Roma, dove stasera si giochera&#39; la qualificazione in Champions League contro i giallorossi, ma pensa sopratttutto al futuro. Secondo il sempre informato quotidiano spagnolo Marca
Israel gave Yasser Arafat permission Monday to briefly leave his compound to receive medical treatment in the West Bank city of Ramallah, heightening concerns the Palestinian leader is seriously ill.
Allen Iverson's swollen right ankle doesn't have any structural damage, but he still stayed home while the Denver Nuggets left for a two-game trip to the Midwest.
Joey was the voice and the most recognizable face of the Ramones -- the first, the most influential and arguably the best of America&#39;s punk-rock bands -- and bassist Dee Dee was its strongest songwriter and most genuine street tough.
Shock jock Howard Stern will head to satellite radio, where listeners will have to pay to hear him.
Forte domanda di combustibili per l'ondata di gelo negli Usa
It would be an overstatement to say that former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., scheduled for Friday, is a make-or-break moment in his bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Microsoft has announced the availability of Digital Image Suite 10 which is a combination of Microsoft Digital Image Library 10 and Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10. The software giant positions the suite as an easy-to-use solution for organizing, editing, sharing and safekeeping digital photos.
The second major outage of BlackBerry service in less than a year is an embarrassment for Ontario-based Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry devices.
Napster on Wednesday said that Napster to Go, its fledgling portable music service, is now available to AT&amp;T Wireless subscribers who use the Audiovox SMT5600 smart phone.
Torino, 13 set. (Adnkronos) - Grave incidente ferroviario sulla linea Cuneo-Torino. Un treno regionale 4441 e&#39; deragliato alle 7,20 di questa mattina, in localita&#39; Madonna dell&#39;Olmo. Il bilancio e&#39; di due donne morte e 23 feriti.
Garda\u00c3\u00ad and PSNI officers have broken up a major operation involving the manufacture of counterfeit and unauthorised veterinary medicines.
BUCHALKI, Russia - Russian investigators labored Wednesday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jetliners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading anxieties about a possible bloody escalation of the Chechen conflict.    Officials stressed that no evidence of a terrorist attack had yet been found among charred wreckage and said they were looking at other possibilities like bad fuel, equipment malfunction and human error...
There's a sophomore at UMass-Boston with a familiar last name and the scoring touch to match it.
A nonprofit group in Mumbai is spearheading an effort to place keyloggers -- which many computer users would regard as spyware -- on public machines in cybercaf&eacute;s. Reaction is mixed, and police have yet to give their assent to the plan.
As he languished in a federal prison in 2003, John \
More than half the world's countries are falling behind in a U.N. campaign to reduce child deaths by two-thirds by 2015, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF reported on Thursday.
Il Siena, attraverso una nota ufficiale, esprime il proprio dolore per la scomparsa dell'ex presiden...
German sports goods firm Adidas   expects a turnaround in sales at U.S. subsidiary  Reebok by the end of the year, a German magazine quoted the  group's chief executive as saying.
When they were told to get off their western Kentucky farmland in 1941 to make room for a sprawling World War II training camp, hundreds of families were given as little as two weeks to get everything out.
Europe has made little progress towards equal pay for men and women, the European Commission says.
ROMA, 10 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Jonah Lomu, la grande icona globale del rugby moderno e protagonista dei mondiali 1995 e 1999, e&#39; stato insignito oggi nel salone d&#39;onore del Coni, alla presenza del presidente Gianni Petrucci, di tutta la Giunta e del presidente
Report: Soft PhDs no way to earn hard currency The UK's top scientific body has warned that the swarms of new PhDs being churned out by British universities include a falling proportion from scientific or technological disciplines. It is feared that this lack of knowhow may render Blighty uncompetitive in the hi-tech, value-added sectors which alone can support Western levels of affluence.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion and would cap a
Citigroup said that Sallie L. Krawcheck, the former equity analyst recruited to the bank to clean up its research department, would become its chief financial officer.
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The Takeovers Panel said today the Woolworths bidding group had offered two undertakings on its proposed $1.2 billion bid for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group that resolved concerns from rival bidders.
Oil prices continued their downturn on Friday, retreating from recent highs to their lowest level in five weeks, as rising US stockpiles ease supply fears.
Twenty-nine people, believed to be  North Koreans seeking asylum, broke into a Japanese school in  Beijing on Wednesday by climbing on stools and cutting through  the wire perimeter fence.
By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 26--California electricity customers have paid $1 billion to the federal government to permanently store high-level radioactive waste, but the fate of a proposed storage facility at Yucca Mountain remains uncertain.
Allstate Corp. (ALL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US home and auto insurer, warned on Wednesday its third-quarter profits would fall well short of expectations due to more than $1 billion in hurricane-related payouts.
Jorge Posada drew a bases-loaded walk from Jorge Julio in the ninth inning Sunday, giving the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Gianni Letta, non ho mai seguito l'operazione Rcs
TRIPOLI -- President Jacques Chirac arrived in Libya yesterday to turn the page on the two countries' thorny past and boost commercial ties, the first French head of state to visit Libya since it won independence in 1951. Chirac is the latest in a series of Western leaders to visit leader Moammar Khadafy after Libya agreed to pay compensation for ...
The opening round of the three-million-US-dollar Paris Masters has produced some spectacular scenes as players displayed their strength at the last tournament of the Masters series.
A British soldier, Sergeant Paul Connolly, is found dead with a gunshot wound in Iraq, south west of Basra.
A projectionist at a  Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an  unauthorized early review of &quot;Fantastic Four: Rise of the  Silver Surfer&quot; for the Web site Ain&#39;t It Cool News.
Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka each had a goal and an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves in the New York Rangers' 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
Bulldozers move in to demolish houses in the Egyptian village of Qurna which sits on top of pharaonic tombs in Luxor.
People suffering from the most common form of diabetes could sharply cut their risk for heart attacks and strokes by taking a cholesterol-lowering drug even if they have normal cholesterol levels, according to a major new study.
Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd.  raised its full-year net profit forecast by 20 percent on  Monday, citing a stronger dollar and solid demand for software  titles for its handheld GameBoy Advance machine.
Giants left-handed reliever Jason Christiansen, who created a mild controversy last season when he taped a hand-lettered sign complaining he&#39;d gone 15 days without
A video tape posted on the Internet  Sunday showed British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a final  appeal to the British government to meet his captors' demands  before he was beheaded by a militant group in Iraq.
Attention Red Sox season ticket holders: Those precious postseason tickets could be at risk -- and it has nothing to do with the current state of Tim Wakefield&#39;s knuckleball.
Three-year-old Victoria, from St Petersburg, has been living at the Schr\u00f6ders&#39; family home in Hanover in northern Germany for several weeks.
Diego Della Valle, presidente onorario della Fiorentina, intervistato da Repubblica Radio Tv, torna ...
A distasteful comment about Chelsea Clinton by an MSNBC anchor could imperil Hillary Rodham Clinton's participation in future presidential debates on the network, a Clinton spokesman said.
Caffeine-filled products are creating a buzz at the drug store.
Stocks dropped on Thursday as gains in the yen raised concern that investors were being forced to unwind risky trades based on borrowing yen, in a repeat of a trend that sparked Tuesday's global market rout.

Tiger Woods and Geoff Ogilvy will play together the first two rounds next week at Oakmont, continuing a recent trend of the U.S. Open and British Open champions in the same group.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Kris Smith called it \
The armed Basque separatists Eta made their first conciliatory gesture for seven years yesterday, saying they were ready for talks, but the group's proposal fell short of an agreement to lay down arms.
A Chilean judge has questioned Gen. Augusto Pinochet about former dictator's U.S. bank account containing as much as &#36;8 million, judicial officials said Friday.
London mayor Ken Livingstone has demanded that the Evening Standard sack reporter Andrew Gilligan. By Stephen Brook
Riflessione in corso su concelebrazioni e grandi adunate
Jose Guillen had tears in his eyes, Raul Ibanez said the whole team was in shock and Ichiro Suzuki had no idea why his manager quit.
Prime Minister John Howard, responding to the Iraq Study Group report, said Friday he would like to see Australian troops out of Iraq but refused to set a deadline for their withdrawal.
Matt Damon finds himself on the run once again while the teen wizard finds himself in trouble with the law - and his new teacher.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - The Calpers board, the  biggest U.S. pension fund, said on Monday it wants major car  makers to meet with it and defend their lawsuit against  California's new rules for reducing exhaust emissions.
China&#39;s economic boom is still roaring despite efforts to cool sizzling growth, with gross domestic product climbing 9.5 per cent in the first three quarters of this year, the government reported Friday.
Senate Democratic leader says more time is needed to finalize proposed legislation that would make telephone and Internet companies immune to lawsuits alleging illicit spy aid to the feds.
ARM Holdings Plc, whose chip designs are used in iPod digital music players, agreed to buy Artisan Components Inc. for about $913 million.
Shiite Muslim politicians backed by Iraq&#39;s most prominent religious leader announced a powerful coalition of candidates Thursday that is likely to sweep January&#39;s parliamentary elections.
Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.    A team of researchers led by Lian Pin Koh of the National University of Singapore studied some 12,200 plants and animals considered threatened or endangered, and calculated that an additional 6,300 dependent insects, mites, fungi and other species could be considered endangered...
Just five months ago, amateur opera singer Paul Potts was mired in debt and selling cell phones in Britain. Now he has a hit album and is due to tour the world.
One big challenge, analysts say: building a developer base and overall ecosystem for its products.
You may have no idea where you\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099re going be the first week of September in 2008. But thousands of Republicans, political activists, journalists and others learned Wednesday morning they\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099ll be spending that time in Minneapolis and St. Paul \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 thanks to an announcement by Republican National Committee (RNC) officials, made much earlier than expected, that they have selected the Twin Cities as the site of their next presidential nominating convention.
Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
Microsoft's popular Internet Explorer has a serious rival in the Firefox browser.
Making imported drugs safe for Americans would be so expensive that US consumers would see a price break of only about 1 percent, a Bush administration advisory task force declared Tuesday.
La Lottomatica Roma ha ufficializzato gli acquisti di Roberto Chiagic e Jon Stefansson. I due giocat...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Videotapes of riot squads subduing troublesome terror suspects at the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay show the guards punching some detainees, tying one to a gurney for questioning, and forcing a dozen to strip from the waist down, according to a secret report. One squad was all female, traumatizing some Muslim prisoners.
LOL:) Look who&#039;s podcasting! No, it&#039;s not your teenager. It&#039;s your senator.
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 6  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today said a record level of grant funding would be made available to help Pennsylvania's rural communities better guard against the threat of fires in forested, undeveloped and unprotected areas.
Sitting behind a table at the Celtics' practice facility yesterday, draft night additions Glen \
While his statements often rile the West, Iranians say the attention drawn by their president abroad exaggerates the extent of his power at home.
Gov\u00e2\u0080\u0099t officials, IDF officers report that Israel could reduce level of responsibility by creating Palestinian state or involving multi-national force.
The New York Yankees beat the slumping  Chicago White Sox for the second straight time on Wednesday,  riding Chien-Ming Wang&#39;s complete game to a comfortable 5-1  victory.
Nearly one in three Americans abuse or become dependent on alcohol over the course of their lives, and most never seek treatment, according to a study published on Monday.
Eastman Kodak&#39;s patent-infringement lawsuit against Sun Microsystems now moves into the penalty phase, as the jury considers whether to award Kodak as much as $1 billion in damages.
Columbus lab finally clamped to ISS Europe finally gained its long-awaited foothold in space yesterday when astronauts attached the Columbus laboratory to the International Space Station, Reuters reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Buon secondo tempo per l'azzurra Isolde Kostner nell'unica prova cronometrata effettuata oggi a Sant...
The attorney general of Oregon, Hardy Myers, has proposed a $36 million nationwide settlement among the pharmaceutical manufacturer Organon USA, consumers and states over the antidepressant drug Remeron.
World champions Ferrari abandoned plans  for a rival Formula One series on Wednesday with a surprise  deal to extend the sport's existing commercial agreement until  2012.
A time-released medication used to prevent heartworm in millions of dogs was recalled after thousands of dogs suffered adverse reactions.
Maxim Iglinsky, ciclista kazako dell'Astana, ha vinto la sesta e penultima tappa del Giro del Delfin...
Cisco executives told analysts this week that the company plans to take data center virtualization into areas such as application-aware switching and will partner to provide systems management software.
The plunge in US insurance stocks widened to include companies such as Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. on concern New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer&#39;s probe of the industry will drag down profits.
Rain has delayed the start of the fourth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series between India and Australia at Mumbai&#39;s Wankhede Stadium.
Il presidente della Fifa, Joseph Blatter sgombra il campo dalle perplessit&agrave; sulle capiacit&ag...
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Carlos Beltran smacked a pair of solo homers and drove in five runs, Jeff Bagwell added a two-run blast and the Houston Astros advanced in the postseason for the first time ever with a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game
The British government came under pressure today to have all House of Commons allowances and privileges withdrawn from Sinn Fein MPs following claims that the IRA carried out the 26.5 million Northern Bank ...
By Dirk Perrefort, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Dec. 14--MILFORD -- Peace, love and globalization.
SANGRADOURO INDIAN RESERVE, Brazil -- When the sun sinks behind the palm and mango trees, candlelight flickers throughout a tiny village of thatched huts where about 100 Xavante Indians live.
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The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.
Team news ahead of Sunday's Carling Cup final.
After violent protests that drew support from across Europe, the end comes for a Copenhagen refuge for rebellious young malcontents
Sadly, the punk and rock world suffered another loss with the passing of a third Ramones member in the past three years. Founding member/guitarist Johnny Ramone (real name: John Cummings) died this past Monday (Sep.
Il filo della speranza si fa sempre piu&#39; sottile per ritrovare in vita Jessica e Sabrina.Ma a Dronero, la cittadina della provincia di Cuneo dove le due ragazze vivono, sono in molti a confidare in un miracolo a 48 ore dall&#39; attentato all&#39; Hotel Hilton a
Jobs at Northern Rock will be cut if Virgin Group ends up controlling the troubled bank, the BBC learns.
Diversified manufacturer Emerson  Electric Co.  on Tuesday reported higher quarterly  earnings on strong industrial demand and improved profit  margins at four of its five divisions.
David Cameron demotes Francis Maude and moves David Willetts as he shakes up his shadow cabinet team.
Global real estate investment is still buoyant but a few cracks are starting to show as higher borrowing costs begin to bite, making 2007 a pivotal year after an extended bull run in property prices.
com. Bay Area sportswriters talked with baseball legend Hank Aaron at Atlanta&#39;s Turner Field prior to Sunday&#39;s game, when Aaron watched as Barry Bonds hit career homers 695 and 696.
Heath Ledger died as the result of an overdose of prescription medication, the New York City medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
The US and Venezuela say they have made a positive start to improving relations, after talks in Caracas.
British police defused a bomb in an abandoned car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation.
A naturally occurring hunk of magnetite in human noses helps people make their way in the world. In Bodyhack.
Risultati della 25/a giornata, 8/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie D.
China's banks will suffer a rise in non-performing assets due to the U.S subprime crisis and domestic credit tightening, a senior economist said in remarks published on Tuesday amid mounting concern about the industry.
Iraq&#39;s majority Shiites have unveiled a major alliance ahead of next month&#39;s landmark elections that is backed by their highest religious leader - but which excludes radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
The for-profit, post-secondary education industry is ripe for consolidation, and Arlington has a letter of intent to buy another school in the western United States and anticipates more deals in the next year.
A U.S. court has suspended Britney Spears' visitation rights with her two young sons until the pop star complies with all court orders, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Thursday.
Two Cubans in a boatload of people being smuggled to the United States drowned last week when their craft capsized off the island's coast, authorities said Thursday. Nine other passengers and two smugglers managed to swim to shore.
The auto industry is debating whether it can change the incidence of fatalities by designing cars and trucks that are less deadly in collisions with pedestrians.
Powell the elder has come to his son Michael&#39;s defense after Stern said the Federal Communications Commission chairman got the job because of his famous father.
Jennifer Canada knew she was entering a boy's club when she enrolled in Southern Methodist University's Guildhall school of video game making.
Lucinda Antal, of Liverpool, England, right, tests lipstick shades on her hand at the Face store in New York Sunday Nov. 28, 2004, assissted by salesperson David Kalahiki.
London - Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Wednesday his government was doing everything it could to secure the release of a Briton held by Islamic militants in Iraq, but suggested there was little hope of saving him.
Cavalcata positiva degli scooter in aumento del 6,7%
Insurance broker Coyle Hamilton Willis is to stop accepting controversial contingent commissions from insurers, according to a report this morning.
It is nearly five months since Ernie Els won a tournament, but the South African has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Amex World Golf Championship.
Iran on Wednesday called video and audio released by the Pentagon showing Iranian Revolutionary Guards boats confronting U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz \
The government is violating the First Amendment by embarking on a \
Stocks fell after a report said factory activity shrank in the mid-Atlantic region in September for the first time in more than three years.
London, September 5: Heaping ridicule on the Indian team, thrashed by a resurgent home side in the first two Natwest Challenge matches, former England captain Mike Atherton has said \u00e2\u0080\u0098Sun King\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Sourav Ganguly has now been reduced to pauper status.
The NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Monday said it was investigating a report that US and Afghan soldiers tied a detainee to a military vehicle and threatened to drag him across a road.
Firefighters are battling to contain a blaze at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, one of the world's leading cancer treatment centers.
Democrat John Edwards on Friday released a plan he said would demand corporate responsibility, including limits on executive compensation packages and requirements that big businesses operate more openly.
The Football Association won&#39;t take disciplinary action against Arsenal striker Robin van Persie for throwing an elbow at Manchester United&#39;s Kieren Richardson in a Carling Cup game.
The first products supporting a wireless version of the USB communication technology are beginning to hit the market.
A US judge backs a Supreme Court ruling that inmates at Guantanamo Bay are entitled to constitutional rights.
BRUSSELS, Dec 21  (IPS) - African governments have signed economic  partnership agreements with the European Union \u00e2\u0080\u0098\u00e2\u0080\u0098under duress\u00e2\u0080\u0099\u00e2\u0080\u0099,  according to Dr Rob Davies, South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deputy trade and  industry minister.
Elizabeth Taylor, who has been thin and not-so-thin, says she won&#039;t starve herself to be like Hollywood&#039;s size-zero starlets.
A US delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of President George W. Bush, will travel to southern Asia Sunday to assess humanitarian needs, a White House spokesman said Thursday.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres dominated  the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, winning awards  for best talk show and best host for the fourth consecutive  year. But she said the combative Rosie O&#39;Donnell should have  been honored in her stead.
Dozens of children were killed yesterday when three car bombs exploded in a coordinated attack in Baghdad that left 44 people dead and more than 200 injured.
Kelli Kuehne shot a bogey-free 5-under 67 to take the early first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's season-opening SBS Open.
BERNE, Switzerland  - Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde has been banned from next month's world championships because of his possible implication in the Operation Puerto doping investigation.
Penn National Gaming, Inc., and Argosy Gaming Co. say their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Penn National will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Argosy Gaming for $2.
Il procuratore del centrocampista della Lazio Cristian Ledesma, Vincenzo D'Ippolito, ha affermato ai...
When it comes to investing, the general rule is the younger you are, the more risk you should be willing to take on.
Lo ha deciso il consiglio direttivo a Francoforte
Dalle ore 13 Ramazzotti sar\u00c3\u00b2 ospite di Albertino, Dj Angelo e Roberto Ferrari. Seguilo via web e 'on air'
Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.
Membri da 13 a 15, verso combustibili alternativi
Faithful to Islamic law's prohibition against representing its title character, this movie gives a prophet's-eye-view on the story.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson was released from jail on Tuesday after being held for a week while police investigated allegations he punched a judge on a beach in Aruba.
Bookmakers are convinced a betting coup took place surrounding Tuesday&#39;s UEFA Cup match between Greek side Panionios and Georgia&#39;s Dinamo Tbilisi.
Dave Cross goes back to basics to show how using Perl's special variables can tidy up file-handling code.
Samsung Electronics , the world's top memory chip maker, reported a smaller-than expected 5 percent drop in quarterly profit on Friday as a steep fall in computer memory chip prices overshadowed improvements in flat screens.
US Airways&#39; gate, ticket and reservation agents have approved a seven-year contract lowering their pay by an average of 12.9 percent and cutting some jobs.
Fisher tossed back Overstock.com appears to have a lost a board member due to its $3.4bn lawsuit against Wall Street.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A slew of private equity deals already under financing pressure from the credit crunch now face added concerns over a potential recession.
TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Nikkei rose 0.54 per cent on Tuesday to post its highest close in five months after economic data supported the view that Japan&#39;s economic slowdown is temporary, giving a boost to banks such as Mizuho Financial Group.
Will George W. Bush be able to answer any questions tonight before the red light comes on? I ask this based on how long it usually takes Bush to respond to any non scripted question.
&quot;E&#39; un fatto epocale&quot;. Cosi&#39; il Presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi ha definito la riduzione delle tasse in una conferenza stampa a Palazzo Chigi. &quot;L&#39;opposizione ha cercato in tutti i modi di non farci
COLUMBUS, OHIO - John Kerry appealed to African-American voters on Sunday, as he pushed ahead with his campaign to unseat George W. Bush.
A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can allow to let a seriously ill baby to die if she stops breathing again. The parents of 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt, who was born three months premature, asked
Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday  called for completing a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by the end of  2008 and said if elected president he would start an effort to  help Iraqis bridge sectarian differences.
SRINAGAR, India  - Twenty people were killed by avalanches and 15 others were missing in Indian Kashmir as the heaviest snowfall in recent years brought the Himalayan region to a standstill, officials said on Saturday.
Stocks gained on Friday after rising oil prices lifted energy shares and a strong jobs report reassured investors about the economy.
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. - State Game and Fish officials will help staff members at Carlsbad Caverns National Park remove exotic fish and amphibians from the pond at Rattlesnake Springs.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian police have warned residents to expect more suicide attacks in the capital after a truck bombing Thursday killed nine people and wounded more than 170.
The biggest test yet of an experimental drug that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking found that it helped people not only drop
Smart meters can help identify where energy is being wasted, but only if the devices offer meaningful information.
(InfoWorld) - An attack this week that targeted online customers of at least 50 financial institutions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific has been shut down, a security expert said Thursday. The attack was notable for the extra effort put into it by the hackers, who constructed a separate look-alike Web site for each financial institution they targeted, said Henry Gonzalez, senior security researcher for Websense Inc. To be infected, a user had to be lured to a Web site that hosted malicious code exploiting a critical vulnerability revealed last year in Microsoft's software, Websense said. The vulnerability, for which Microsoft had issued a patch, is particularly dangerous since it requires a user merely to visit a Web site rigged with the malicious code. Once lured to the Web site, an unpatched computer would download a Trojan horse in a file called \
Russia wants more concrete reasons from Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Oakland's Chad Guadin and Rich Harden combine to one-hit the reeling New York Yankees as the A's  come away with a 7-0 win.
The Bruins expected they'd be without one-third of their No. 1 line. But now they're missing two of their top-line forwards, without much hope of either returning in the near future.
ASIA/PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA - I giovani della Papua Nuova Guinea lamentano al vescovo ausiliare di Melbourne il problema dilagante dell\u00c2\u0092Aids che colpisce il paese Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Con un tasso di infezione di Hiv di oltre il 30% nelle aree pi\u00c3\u00b9 remote della Papua Nuova Guinea, i missionari impegnati nell\u00c2\u0092area sono preoccupati per il fatto che l\u00c2\u0092Aids sia diventata un\u00c2\u0092altra grande sfida per le comunit\u00c3\u00a0 loca...
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said it was his intention to solve the economic problems his administration covered up.
Thousands of Bolivian miners march on La Paz, throwing dynamite on their way, to protest against tax plans.
In both novel and film form, \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d recounts a simple yet shrewd story about that favorite American pastime: self-improvement.
Verizon Communications Inc. on  Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. in a deal worth $6.75 billion, giving  Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.
A former top-level State Department official illegally took a secret, unauthorized trip to Taiwan last year and met with Taiwanese intelligence officers, according to a criminal complaint.
The Tories order a probe into alleged \
Data logging? Nein danke Privacy activists have filed a constitutional complaint against Germany's data retention laws.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ROMA - La Chiesa italiana propone a se stessa e al paese una nuova \u00c2\u00abgrande sfida culturale\u00c2\u00bb: quella delle comunicazioni di massa, \u00c2\u00abaropago del tempo moderno\u00c2\u00bb, che al loro interno hanno pericoli e insidie, ma che rappresentano la nuova frontiera del
Reformer Viktor Yushchenko, whose victory in Ukraine's presidential election was all but assured Monday despite his opponent's threat to appeal the outcome, is expected to move quickly to bolster ties with the West while trying to ease tensions with Russia.
Prince Hans-Adam II formally handed over day-to-day governing powers to his son Crown Prince Alois on Sunday &#151; and then invited all 33,000 of Liechtenstein's people to a garden party.
Precisazione dopo polemiche su risultati politiche
Iran yesterday announced the resignation of its chief nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, a move that signals deepening internal divisions on the eve of critical international talks about its nuclear program.
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com October 28, 2004, 1:15 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
William Clay Ford Jr. took the highly unusual step, for Detroit, of turning to an executive with no auto industry experience.
The funeral has taken place of one of the mid Wales men killed in a road crash in the Netherlands on their way to the Belgian Grand Prix.
A Turkish judge acquitted a prominent   author on Thursday in a case seen as a fresh test of freedom of   expression in the European Union candidate nation.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday British troops would stay in Iraq \
As two Republican Senators announced their retirement, Democrats eye their empty seats.
Microsoft Corp. settled legal disputes yesterday with two of its largest remaining antagonists, ensuring that its antitrust deal with the Justice Department will not be appealed to the US
A French magistrate orders the trial of two senior Djibouti officials over the death of a French judge.
Whitehall saves taxpayer cash Whitehall has acted on the recommendations of a parliamentary committee by improving services and value for money, according to its chair.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For anyone keeping up with the PHP 5 Programming Contest that Zend hosted - the final results have been posted!
Expedition 10, the latest crew to take up residence on the International Space Station, is set to launch from Kazakhstan.
Revisione al ribasso dello 0,1% del Pil di Eurolandia
The head of the Palestinian authority says work on a coalition with Hamas will have to start again from scratch.
Reported layoffs at Sony may serve as another wake-up call to the company's current struggles in today's gaming market, but an executive denies that PS3 sales are to blame.
Surveyors examining the cargo ship Horncliff, which got into difficulty off Cornwall, find a hole in her side.
THE CHINESE government, while ignoring web calls to clean up corruption of officials, is offering rewards to people who shop web porn makers.
Sara Lee Corp. SLE.N on Tuesday  posted a 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, as a fee  related to the 1999 sale of a tobacco business helped offset  higher costs for meat and cotton.
WASHINGTON - John Kerry says re-electing President Bush would create \
The North American research and development arm of Toyota Motor Corp. is eyeing land for expansion near its Ann Arbor campus that could strengthen the Japanese automaker&#39;s presence in southeast Michigan.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Hollywood production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, is developing a new comedy for HBO TV.
On the face of it, those -- including this newspaper -- who have called for a public inquiry into the hostage crisis in Beslan should have been heartened by Sergei Mironov&#39;s announcement on Friday that the Federation Council would create a commission
The operator of a nuclear power plant where a long-neglected cooling pipe burst and killed four workers last week said Monday that four other pipes at its reactors also went unchecked for years.
In occasione della partita Ascoli-Parma in programma domani alle ore 15, lo stadio Del Duca potr&agr...
After nearly seven months rigging convoys for runs through the desert around this remote base in western Iraq, Lance Cpl. Bobby Elsworth was hoping that returning to his home camp in southern Japan would mean an easier life.
Tropical Storm Lane gained strength  as it pounded Mexico's Pacific coast with rain and high winds  on Friday and forecasters said it could become a hurricane  later in the day as it heads toward tourist resorts.
Cosmetically, BALCO is the blemish that won&#39;t go away. Competitively, it&#39;s barely a blip. The drug case that continues to cloud American track and field has had no discernible impact on the US medals count.
As Marines prepare for a military offensive,  their plan aims to establish rule of law peacefully with promise of reducing the insurgency.
South Korea is stepping up security along  the Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea after a hole  was found cut in a border fence, the South Korean Defense  Ministry said on Tuesday.
Iran's foreign minister defends the right to pursue nuclear technology for peaceful aims in a speech at the UN.
PESHAWAR, Sept 25: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday announced lifting of economic blockade on various tribes of South Waziristan Agency so that they could continue their economic activities freely.
Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie sees Yahoo acquisition as a way to grow Microsoft's developer community.
A missing San Francisco father, who set out on foot during the weekend to find help for his stranded family in Oregon's snowy coastal mountains, left clothing and other items that appeared arranged to guide searchers, officials said Wednesday.
Lucia Vignale, gup di Genova, ha rinviato a giudizio il presidente della Sampdoria Riccardo Garrone,...
EVERTON are up to heady heights in the Premiership, challenging Arsenal and chasing Chelsea, after their first victory in 10 attempts over local rivals Liverpool.
Police have warned businesses and the public to be alert when opening letters and parcels after seven postal devices were received in three weeks.
Ever wish you could see inside more than one folder at a time? You can. Here&#146;s how.
Jerry Orbach, the versatile stage and film actor whose portrayal of the sardonic, seen-it-all Detective Lennie Briscoe helped make NBC&#39;s long-running &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; show a hit for a dozen
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Surrounded by members of  his famous family and dressed in white, Michael Jackson arrived  in court on Friday for a key face-to-face encounter with the  mother of the boy he is accused of molesting.
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International troops appeared to have quelled violence in East Timor&#039;s capital after sword-wielding youths battled in the streets and torched buildings and cars.
Wireless technology firm Qualcomm Inc.   said on Monday it was buying two micro-chip businesses  to boost its core wireless technology product offerings.
A woman in New York City is more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than by a stranger, especially if she is young and foreign-born, a new study has found.
Ten people were killed and 36 wounded when a car bomb exploded near a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in western Baghdad before Friday prayers, police and hospital sources said.
Dutch investment firm Van der Moolen Holding NV on Friday said James P. Cleaver Jr. will retire as chairman and chief executive of Van der Moolen Specialists USA LLC at the end of the month.
(InfoWorld) - Industry associations from India and Taiwan have signed an agreement to work more closely in the future on semiconductor technology, including building better business ties and finding further areas for collaboration. The India Semiconductor Association and Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association pledged in a memorandum of understanding signed Monday, to host more meetings, organize more events, seek out business opportunities, help companies from each place find partners, create an information database and more as time goes on. The agreement ties together one of the world's largest semiconductor producing economies, Taiwan, to one of the fastest growing markets in the world, India. India is also keen to build up its semiconductor prowess, officials said. Taiwan is home to the world's two largest contract chip makers, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), as well as the biggest chip packaging and testing company, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. The island also boasts the second biggest chip design industry by revenue, behind only the U.S., and recent investment in computer memory chips has also transformed Taiwan into a DRAM powerhouse. The island makes nearly a fifth of the world's DRAM, and companies are fast moving into NAND flash memory. Some Taiwanese companies have already taken advantage of opportunities in India. MediaTek Inc., Taiwan's largest chip design firm and the biggest maker of chips for optical drives such as DVD players, has already set up a software development center in Noida, India. The center is key to one of MediaTek's top selling products, mobile phone chips. Not only does the Indian office create the user interface for MediaTek mobile phone products, but it is also a point from which the company can tap India's fast-growing mobile phone industry. MediaTek is already one of the top mobile phone chip makers in the China market. India boasts the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world, making it an important place for chip makers to set up shop. The nation added 8.06 million new subscribers in July, raising its total to 192.98 million, according to the according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). By comparison, the number of mobile phone subscribers in China rose to 508.56 million at the end of July, an addition of 6.9 million new users in the month, according to China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII). A number of chip companies from around the world have established research centers in India. Qualcomm Inc., the largest chip design house by revenue and a major U.S. mobile chip company, has also opened a software and chip development lab in India. The company uses it as a base for research and development as well as a place from which to promote its CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) technology, according to its Web site.
U.S. crude futures soared to a record  &#36;75.40 per barrel on Wednesday amid a rally in gasoline prices.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - Jurors heard secret phone  recordings on Wednesday in which murder defendant Scott  Peterson lies to his mother, scoffs at efforts to find his  missing wife and asks a real estate agent to quietly sell the  couple's house.
For weeks, Roger Clemens and his expensive legal team and agents have been denying his former personal trainer Brian McNamee's charges that the seven-time Cy Young Award winner used steroids and human growth hormone, as detailed in the Mitchell Report. Those denials have come in something of a vacuum because of a lack of documentation or physical evidence.
Alex Seropian&#39;s Stubbs the Zombie in &quot;Rebel without a Pulse&quot; uses Halo engine in new third-person action game. October 29, 2004 - Aspyr Media and Wideload Games today dug up their newest creation, revealing
Attorneys for country singer Mindy McCready filed a motion Tuesday to withdraw her guilty plea in a probation violation case because of new evidence.
They say the best things come to those who wait. &quot;Halo 2&quot; lives up to the billing, but it sure took long enough. The release date was changed, and changed some more, but Bungie met the expectations.
The Palestinian elections committee said Saturday that Israel&#39;s arresting of a Palestinian presidential candidate is unconcealed interference.
Pavel Nedved scored on a late disputed free kick and Juventus beat Bologna 1-0 on Sunday to preserve a four-point lead over AC Milan in Serie A ahead of their showdown in Turin next weekend.
Il ct della Nuova Zelanda, Graham Henry, ha annunciato il XV che sabato, ad Auckland, scender&agrave...
Microsoft Corp.  said on  Thursday it will delay the release of its Office 2007 business  productivity software to improve product performance in the  latest setback for the world&#039;s largest software maker.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common congenital (existing  before birth  or at birth) disorders of childhood. About 500,000 children and adults of all  ages in this country have cerebral palsy, and the overall incidence is rising  because premature babies who once would have died are surviving. A preemie's  risk of cerebral palsy is much higher than that of a full-term baby. Premature  babies who weigh less than 3.3 pounds (1510 grams) are up to 30 times more  likely to develop cerebral palsy than full-term babies.
A partial list of the countries pledging aid for tsunami victims totaling more than &#36;1 billion. The figures are based on U.N. data and official announcements by the nations.
Mobile telephone operator mmO2 raised its forecasts for British revenue growth but would not be drawn on an exact date for the launch of third-generation services in its domestic market.
A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia&#39;s threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces
The Nikkei average ended nearly flat on   Tuesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen, but gains were   capped as Lehman Brothers lowered its rating on Takeda   Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 4502.T and the drug sector.
The 6 Egyptian students who arrived from Israel, arrived in their houses in the outskirts of Cairo, amid joys and happiness of their families after they had spent one full day of investigations with the Egyptian security and intelligence forces.
Though still seeing its profits shrink, Kraft Foods boosted its quarterly dividend -- or payment to shareholders -- by 14 percent, the company said Tuesday.
The mostly Greek crowd might have seen an &quot;even more spectacular&quot; 200-meter race, Justin Gatlin said, had it not contributed to a six-minute delay with its chanting, hooting and whistling.
28 mln quelli che decidono di passare da 1 a 3 notti fuori
Si chiama 'Spoletosfera' di oltre 400 posti auto
The net brings sex-friendly stores to consumers, but nothing beats personal attention to your intimate shopping desires. Commentary by Regina Lynn. Plus: Japanese services recognize special needs  in Sex Drive Daily.
Jerusalem -- Palestinians detonated a massive bomb underneath an Israeli military checkpoint on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt late Sunday afternoon, killing at least four Israeli soldiers and wounding eight others, Israeli military officials
If the world had listened to the  horrors of the Nazi death camps, perhaps genocide in Cambodia,  Bosnia and Rwanda could have been prevented, speakers told the  first-ever U.N. General Assembly session on the Holocaust.
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Outspoken feminist writer Nawal Saadawi says she will run in Egypt's presidential poll but does not expect to win.
Michael Kasprowicz&#39;s match-winning form has given Australia a happy selection problem for the ICC Champions Trophy. Kasprowicz took 5-47 in Saturday&#39;s 10-run one-day international warm-up victory over Pakistan at Lord&#39;s.
Social critic and author Susan  Sontag, one of America's leading intellectuals, died on Tuesday  at age 71 at New York's Sloan Kettering hospital after a battle  with leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.
A closer look at the data from Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s race shows Fernando full deserved his third place at the Hungaroring after a flawless drive.
A Sterling woman has set up an eBay auction to help fund a costly biopsy for her 9-year-old son.
Tiger hits 10.4.9 Apple has updated Mac OS X to version 10.4.9, offering patches for both Intel and PowerPC versions of the operating system, taking in its server and client forms. The company has also updated its iPhoto application, and beefed up the security of Mac OS X 10.3.9.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As job growth has picked up in many areas of the country, employment has continued to falter in some crucial battleground states.
U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman won a unanimous endorsement Tuesday from the Senate Budget Committee to head the White House budget office.
The state of Ohio said on Wednesday that it had reached a $144 million settlement with Time Warner Inc. on behalf of six state funds that claimed they were defrauded after the media conglomerate merged with the online service AOL.
A US soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the US military said last night.
New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey on Thursday made his first appearance at a gay event since publicly acknowledging he is \
Pennsylvania should be a hotbed of competition in U.S. House races this year, as the roster of candidates who met a Thursday afternoon qualifying deadline makes clear.
German security officials are searching for 10 men they believe provided support for a foiled plot to attack U.S. installations in the country, a senior government official said.
Richard Jefferson, who missed 21 games because of surgery on his right ankle, played 16 minutes off the bench for the Nets, who have lost four games in a row.
At the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Ringtones chart: Snoop Dogg and Pharrell's \
L'Associazione Altropallone ha assegnato il premio 2007 a Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, per l'attivit&agrave...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - U.N.-led climate talks in Bali agreed on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after the United States dropped last-minute opposition.
EDMONTON - Oilsands giant Suncor has hired one of Premier Ralph Klein&#39;s most trusted advisers to help change the Alberta government&#39;s mind in a controversial battle between the company and the province over hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty breaks
Hollywood star Kevin Spacey on Tuesday launched his new creative career at The Old Vic, one of Britain's most famous theaters, and audiences were under strict orders to behave.
DAVIE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Miami Dolphins quarterback  A.J. Feeley will miss Sunday's season-finale against Baltimore  because of a rib injury and Sage Rosenfels will make his first  NFL start.
A dozen people are killed in another day of violence across Iraq, as the country prepares for Sunday's poll.
LOS ANGELES, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Sharon Stone may be an international movie star and sex goddess, but she's also \
A similar phenomenon is also found in India, which has a population of nearly a billion people. A rise in oil consumption is also found in the United States, the world&#39;s biggest oil-consuming country, accounting
Private insurers in the Medicare  insurance program were paid 12.4 percent more by the government  than the health care provided would have cost under traditional  Medicare, a report released on Thursday said.
A study of an ancient human pest -- head lice -- suggests that the ancestors of today&#39;s American Indians may have met and fought with
A group of Palestinians unleashed deadly bursts of gunfire as Mahmoud Abbas arrived at a service for Yasir Arafat.
Red Bull Racing team boss Tony Purnell is refusing to speculate about their 2005 drivers, although it looks as if Christian Klien will be one of them.
The story of the Holy Grail has spawned numerous works of fiction and fantasy, including popular films.
Baltimore has more than its share of urban woes, which city leaders are tackling with a unique approach -- the experience and perspective they share as the first all-black, all-female team to hold the most powerful jobs in town.
Alla vigilia dell`esordio dell`Inter in Champions League contro il Werder Brema, Roberto Mancini nasconde le carte per non dare vantaggi agli avversari. Certo il rientro in difesa di Cordoba, squalificato
The resignation would be effective Feb. 1, unless a successor was confirmed before then, Tom Ridge said.
L'amministratore delegato del Milan Adriano Galliani ha annunciato le iniziative che la societ&agrav...
South Africa reach 99-2 at stumps on day three - a lead of 11 - after bowling England out for 425.
Makybe Diva became the first mare to win the Melbourne Cup twice, successfully defending her title Tuesday in Australia&#39;s most famous race.
Thomas Jones had yardage to gain and a game to win. He was not worried about what would happen to him or the Jets after they played the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
Calling her untruthful, selfish and a \
Six men, who comprise half the adult male population of tiny Pitcairn Island, received up to six years in prison for rapes and sex attacks dating back 40 years on the
Aumento inferiore alle attese degli analisti
The FTSE rallied on Friday as buyers returned to the market seeking bargains after Thursday's 150-point fall.
Liverpool are locked in an increasingly bitter war over the future of Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes, despite the player\u00e2\u0080\u0099s demands to be allowed to move to Anfield.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi clashed over Iraq during their first-ever meeting in Tripoli while German business leaders touted for business in the oil-rich former pariah state.
Before the tragedy of Beslan, Vladimir Putin lived in a vibrant young democracy. Voters gave a Kremlin-backed party an overwhelming mandate in parliamentary elections in December, and
Roberto Donadoni, ct della nazionale italiana, amplia la rosa azzurra convocando per i match contro ...
NEW YORK  - People who take medication to reduce stomach acid seem to be at increased risk of developing pneumonia, the results of a population-based study suggest.
Gordon Brown is set to appear at his first prime minister's questions session since taking over as Labour leader.
Blog: The early results are in. For the third year running, the University of Florida has the No. 1 underwater autonomous vehicle.
Russia's national hockey team played on with heavy hearts, stung by the horror of the school hostage siege back home which killed at least 330 people.
Tour of Spain favourite Roberto Heras lost ground as Spanish compatriot Jose Gutierrez came home alone to win the penultimate stage, a 178-km stretch ending at the summit of Puerto de Navacerrada.
Dr. Lederberg was one of the 20th century\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading scientists, whose work in bacterial genetics had vast medical implications and led to his receiving a Nobel Prize.
This week, UK government agencies got the go-ahead to use Linux and other open source products in a report published by the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
Meeting on the grounds of the former Confederate Capitol, the Virginia House of Delegates voted unanimously Saturday to express \
(InfoWorld) - Cisco announced a pair of additions to its Network Admission Control (NAC) product line on Monday, launching new tools that promise to extend the authentication system to a greater variety of devices and office environments. The introductions were timed to coincide with the start of the Security Standard Conference in Chicago, which is owned and operated by InfoWorld's parent company, IDG. They come hot on the heels of Cisco's late-August announcement that Intel will arm computers using its vPro and Centrino microprocessors with the ability to communicate their security posture to corporate networks, even before they have been booted up. \u00c2\u00a0 Cisco unveiled its Network Module for NAC, which will give customers the ability to implant the authentication system into the vendor's Integrated Services Router (ISR) hardware, along with its NAC Profiler, which is meant to allow users to monitor a greater number of non-PC devices using the security tools. Executives with the San Jose, Calif.-based company said the latest products evidence the company's ongoing work to mature NAC aggressively. \
In aumento i ricavi, piu' che raddoppiati a 86,1mln di euro
WASHINGTON - Record global oil prices should have little long-term impact on the US recovery, nor should it even spark a new round of inflation, says Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman.
There is a disconcerting scene in Mark Haddon's new novel, \
Second-year player Nicklas Backstrom, 19, a native of Sweden, may be having difficulty overcoming the language barrier but no interpreter is needed when he steps on the ice.
A Mexican judge has temporarily  halted the extradition of six Spaniards arrested a year ago on  suspicion of having links with the Basque separatist group ETA,  their lawyer said on Monday.
McDonald's Corp , the world's largest fast-food chain, plans to open 150 outlets in China in 2009, the company's top China executive said on Tuesday, as competition heats up in the rapidly expanding market.
By July, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq should be down to about 130,000, according to the U.S. commander in Baghdad, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus -- about the same number as before President Bush sent additional combat forces there last spring.
Isaiah Washington, bouncing back from his \
Dopo voto super martedi', Hillary attinge a fondi personali
Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared on television Monday with an arm sling to give weight to an announcement on the ban of transactions in US dollars in his country.
Giancarlo Abete ha definito l'incontro al Viminale sulla sicurezza ''molto positivo. Abbiamo avuto n...
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tells GQ magazine that marijuana is not a drug.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fierce fighting broke out around a  shrine in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf Monday, and pieces of  shrapnel landed in the courtyard of the mosque held by  followers of a radical Shi'ite cleric, Reuters witnesses said.
German doctors have given a man the ability to have his first solid meal in nine years, by growing him a new jaw bone on his back.
THE INVENTOR of the World Wide Web has got a job as a professor at the University of Southampton. That&#39;s according to the This is Southampton web site, which said Sir Tim Berners-Lee will become chair of computer
Travel: Stuck at home between Christmas and the new year? Rory MacLean discovers the perfect book to go globetrotting without leaving the sofa
Officials say the policing power for the U.N. force in Lebanon is limited as their tasks are dictated by the political will of Beirut.
A human rights group in the US sues Yahoo for alleged complicity in rights abuses and acts of torture in China.
Scientists examined the corpse of a former Russian spy in Britain on Friday to try to discover when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.
Rescuers are  winding down their hunt for  Steve Fossett two weeks after his plane vanished over Nevada.
WASHINGTON -- Government documents made public Thursday provide fresh details about allegations of abuse by guards at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other detention facilities in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Excerpts from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's book, \
Pakistan's opposition parties differ on how to interpret remarks by US officials on President Musharraf's future.
Julie Taymor has conquered Broadway and won respect in Hollywood, and the groundbreaking director now risks rattling Beatles purists by adapting their beloved songs for a new movie, \
The atmosphere at the HD DVD booth Monday at CES was anything but enthusiastic. Demonstrators forced smiles while politely answering questions from visitors, but their attempts to mask the appearance of utter defeat at the hands of an ally proved challenging.
Two of 15 candidates who wanted the election redone said they would accept the results of an independent investigation.
Dunes Technologies' virtual-machine automation tools will become part of VMware's management portfolio.
NEW YORK - It certainly sounds like bad news when a company fires seven executives for financial malfeasance, lays off 3,500 employees and advises investors that it expects sluggish market growth for the year. But for Ontario-based Nortel Networks, it&#39;s ...
At least 54 people were killed Friday in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northwest Pakistan targeting a former interior minister and close ally of President Pervez Musharraf.
Some 8,000 Congolese refugees have fled to neighboring Uganda following clashes between Congo's army and dissident general Laurent Nkunda, the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday.
Venus Williams stayed on course for a fourth Wimbledon crown when she breathtakingly demolished Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 in a brutal fourth round triumph on Wednesday.
Anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday ordered his Al Mahdi Army gunmen to halt all hostilities for six months so he can restore the militia to credibility in the eyes of Iraqis shaken by a deadly outbreak of Shi'ite-on-Shi'ite violence.
For Google, buying a piece of Facebook would have been, well, nice. But for Microsoft, sealing the deal was an absolute necessity.
Time Warner Inc. agreed yesterday to pay $210 million to settle criminal securities fraud charges brought by the Justice Department against the company's America Online unit. The media giant also is prepared to pay $300 million to end another probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
L'azienda italiana ha investito 250 milioni di euro
NEW YORK : The National Hockey League was in the deep freeze, with no indication that the league&#39;s labor woes could be resolved in time to save any of the 2004-05 season.
President Evo Morales on Friday proposed shutting down the opposition-controlled Senate, the latest step in a drive to expand his legal powers and push through further populist reforms.
There are a lot of positives at Taser -- and a large short position.
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  reported a 27 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by lower ad sales at The Wall Street Journal and higher stock-based compensation expenses after its share price surged following News Corp.'s  bid for the company.
Stolen Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet works worth $160m (\u00c2\u00a382m) may have been found, Swiss media report.
Derek Dooley, son of longtime Georgia football coach Vince Dooley, was hired as head coach by Louisiana Tech on Monday.
LAS VEGAS - President Bush said Thursday the trio of prime-time debates with Sen. John Kerry demonstrated he is running on his record - and his opponent away from his own - even as the Republican campaign acknowledged that Kerry had gained from the confrontations viewed by tens of millions of Americans...
Schools face a shortage of maths and English teachers next year after new figures show a dramatic drop in the number of teacher trainee applicants
The latest round of tests show that a toxic algae bloom on Geist Reservoir continues with little change in the toxin's levels in the lake, a state health official said.
In an attempt to increase book sales, HarperCollins Publishers will begin offering free electronic editions of some of its books on its Web site on Monday.
Television's \
PARIS Hopes for a quick resolution to the crisis in the European Union receded Thursday as the incoming commission president, Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso, acknowledged that he would have to make several changes to his team before seeking the blessing of
Rilevante anche Deutsche Bank, oltre la soglia del 2%
The white collar, office-bound workers aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only ones turning to high-tech devices to escape from tedium at work.
FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-gain worries may help drive women who quit smoking during their pregnancy to start up again after delivery, new research shows.
CAN-SPAM and other new laws help combat cybercrime, an FBI agent reports.
This year in IT has been anything but dull as industry titans Bill Gates and Scott McNealy prepared to exit stage right, long-time bitter foes Novell and Microsoft cuddled up and Hewlett-Packard saw a spying scandal shred its reputation.
A series of major oil company  mergers in recent years have left U.S. households vulnerable to  higher gasoline and natural gas prices, the Consumer Federation  of America said on Tuesday.
Here they go again: Terrell Owens and Donovan McNabb have their signals crossed.
A nightclub manager claims that Doors frontman Jim Morrison died in a toilet cubicle in a Paris nightclub.
Boston&#39;s victory over St. Louis in Game 1 of the World Series last night attracted the best television ratings for the opener of Major League Baseball&#39;s championship round since 1999.
Older Americans will have to pay  about 17 percent more next year -- the largest increase in  Medicare's history -- for their government-run health  insurance, U.S. officials announced on Friday.
The legal battle over the future of Yukos, the troubled Russian oil giant, intensified yesterday as first Deutsche Bank filed to dismiss Yukos&#39; claim of bankruptcy protection in the US and then
British police said on Wednesday they  would investigate video footage of soul singer Amy Winehouse  allegedly smoking crack cocaine.
Las Vegas, which will host this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s N.B.A. All-Star Game next weekend, wants to showcase itself as worthy of becoming a full-time major league city.
LOS ANGELES  - &quot;Miss Congeniality&quot; star Sandra Bullock isn&#39;t feeling too friendly these days.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s security strategy looks to be in trouble after a landmark legal ruling against a vital part of his anti-terror policy.
Siglati 3 accordi, per pmi arrivano i fondi da Ice e banche
By Joseph Marks, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 15--UND's athletic department may be putting the old Ralph Engelstad Arena up for sale one seat at a time.
Ethiopia's former Marxist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam is found guilty in absentia of genocide after a 12-year trial.
Marion Morrison was just 4 years old the last time he lived in Winterset, but this picturesque community plans a rousing celebration this weekend for what would have been his 100th birthday.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, signaling a weaker market open, after data showed housing starts fell more than expected in January.
Donald Trump is humming a Broadway melody as \
By Associated Press  WASHINGTON - When Congress targeted Nevada as the nation's nuclear waste dumping ground, the state didn't have the political power to say no.
Eli Lilly & Company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $854.4 million, or 78 cents a share, compared with $132.3 million, or 12 cents a share, a year ago.
An immigrant whose deportation for petty crimes was blocked by Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy was involved in a shootout with police in a town the French prime minister was visiting, authorities said.
King-sized Mars and Snickers chocolate bars will be cut down to size in Britain next year as a leading food manufacturer responds to growing pressure about portion distortion and rising levels of obesity.
A sexually explicit spoof music video starring Justin Timberlake wins an Emmy for its creators.
The electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. reported an 18 percent gain in profit for the third fiscal quarter Tuesday on healthy demand for liquid crystal display television sets and mobile phones with digital cameras.
Virgin Blue Holdings Ltd., Australia&#39;s second-biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soars.
 charge infuriates blogosphere
Premier Wen Jiabao promised Monday to spend more on boosting incomes in China's poor, restive countryside and protecting the environment as he announced budget plans for 2007.
Growth among Indian companies, contracts for financial and other business services helped sector bounce back, report says.
A member of iPhoneSimFree, another group that claims to have unlocked the iPhone, answers some questions.
The previously ice cold Jay Gibbons sparks a five-run rally that leads Baltimore to a 9-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
Britain's weekend handover of Basra province will have a limited effect on security in Iraq's biggest oil region because rival Shiite warlords and local officials have been wielding the real power in the area.
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Cammie Dunaway will join Nintendo of America as executive vice president for sales and marketing.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retail store chain, on Thursday tendered a bid to sponsor the rehabilitation of Daiei Inc., industry sources said.
The board of Societe Generale was expected to decide on Wednesday whether to ditch its chairman in the wake of rogue trading losses, with the future of France's second-biggest listed bank at stake as the government warned off predators.
UNITED NATIONS Dozens of countries are lining up to support UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (KOH&#39;-fee AN&#39;-nan) after Senator Norm Coleman called for Annan&#39;s resignation.
SpiralFrog, a new online music  service, said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with EMI  Music Publishing to authorize SpiralFrog's use of EMI's music  catalog for legal downloading in the United States via  SpiralFrog's advertising-supported service.
The potential transmission of bird flu between humans is the World Health Organization&#39;s worst fear, said Francois Xavier Meslin, the group&#39;s chief of animal diseases.
General Motors cut its fourth-quarter production schedule by 10 percent as a tightening credit market caused sales at other major automakers to decline in August.
The package courier reported that its second-quarter profit fell 6 percent from a year ago, largely due to high fuel costs and a sluggish U.S. economy.
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Luca Pancalli, neo commissario straordinario della Federcalcio, &egrave; giunto a Coverciano per inc...
Education, chastity and sexual fidelity are the responsible methods to combat AIDS, Pope John Paul II said Saturday, reiterating Vatican policy days after Spanish bishops supported condom use to fight the disease but then quickly reversed their position.
Vista relief is here With speculation building that Microsoft will bring Windows 7 forward by a year, ostensibly to staunch the loss of the Vista weary and Vistaphobes to alternative operating systems, now is a good time to look at the state of development tools for Linux.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Before we talk about the possibility Rick Majerus is the greatest coaching hire in USC sports history, let&#39;s acknowledge that his arrival Wednesday raised a number of questions.
The Tamil Tigers' nascent air wing dropped two bombs on an air force base in north Sri Lanka before dawn on Monday, the military said, the latest daring land and air assault amid renewed civil war.
Study confirmed concerns that the drug significantly raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
In a blizzard of confetti and a storm of cheers, Bill Clinton walked back onto the political stage in Philadelphia yesterday to tell Americans that good times will return if they give John Kerry his old job.
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In what was certainly the darkest day for American men&#39;s tennis this year, Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi were sent packing out of the US Open quarterfinals Thursday by a classy Swiss and a cool-headed Swede.

Scotland manager Berti Vogts has expressed his confidence that his team will win in Moldova on Wednesday. There have been calls for his resignation after Saturday&#39;s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat by Norway.
Catholic experts are expected to advise the Pope to abolish the state of limbo for babies that die before baptism.
A study of the arthritis drug Celebrex made more than four years ago by Pfizer Inc. casts doubt on the company's insistence that it had no hint of the drug's potential heart and stroke risks until recently.-The Washington Post
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Three more members of an elite Navy  SEAL unit have been charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners, one  of whom died in custody after he was beaten, the Naval Special  Warfare Command said on Friday.
Collaborazione in vista tra il movimento calcistico tedesco e quello statunitense.  La Lega Calcio t...
Microsoft's attempt to get EU antitrust penalties against it suspended turns to the question of its media player.
Facing a flood of imports, Bush appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission have voiced few objections as their staff was pared to the bone.
 triggers Boston security scare
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U.S. consumers have grown more cheerful so far this month as the hotly contested presidential election drew to a close and job prospects seemed to improve, according to a survey released on Friday.
Philippines police say they have arrested 16 people planning a suicide attack on a Roman Catholic festival.
THE City\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most venerable institution has effectively put itself up for sale, as the 300-year-old London Stock Exchange offered to renew merger talks with the Deutsche B\u00c3\u00b6rse, its long
Film director Roman Polanski is awarded a lifetime achievement prize by the European Film Academy.
Secondo il medico legale il quadro patologico e' grave
Researchers have solved the mystery of the boy in the iron coffin. The cast-iron coffin was discovered by utility workers in Washington two years ago. Smithsonian scientists led by forensic anthropologist Doug Owsley set about trying to determine who was buried in it, so the body could be placed in a new, properly marked grave.
The Catwoman game is a major disappointment that feels like a pointless tie-in with the film.
Crude oil futures may fall on increased global production and speculation that demand growth is slowing, a survey has shown. Crude oil for December delivery fell US$2.
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NASA's top lawyer said Thursday that he destroyed several DVD recordings of a talk between the space agency's boss and the staff of its internal watchdog office because he wanted to make sure the meeting details weren't made public.
Northwest Airlines has ended its controversial attempt to raise the cost of air travel when it&#39;s booked through third parties.
VATICANO - Seminario di studio per i Vescovi - Sua Ecc. Mons. Sarah illustra l\u00c2\u0092impegno del Dicastero Missionario per la solida formazione ed educazione del clero dei territori di missione Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Segretario della Congregazione per l\u00c2\u0092Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, Sua Ecc. Mons. Robert Sarah, \u00c3\u00a8 intervenuto luned\u00c3\u00ac 11 settembre al Seminario promosso dal Dicastero Missionario per i Vescovi ordinati negli ulti...
Jimi Mistry is at the Ibiza and Formentera film festival to promote his new film, Partition.
Veerappan might be history in real life but not really in the reel life.
IBM&#39;s decision to sell its PC business to China&#39;s Lenovo caught many by surprise. To get the Chinese company&#39;s perspective on the deal, BusinessWeek Beijing Bureau Chief Dexter Roberts spoke with Lenovo Chief Financial Officer Mary Ma by phone on Dec.
Procedura di infrazione avviata da McCreevy resta aperta
Kerry Wood returned to Chicago on Wednesday to be examined by a doctor because of back problems that nearly forced the Cubs pitcher to miss Tuesday&#39;s start against Pittsburgh.
Security is tight in New York for the opening day of the US Republican Party convention, where delegates will back President George Bush for a new term.
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has hailed the failure of a nationalist inspired referendum on Hungarian citizenship as a victory for common sense.
The word &quot;Blog&quot; is the word of the year by Merriam-Webster, the renowned American dictionary publisher. According to Merriam-Webster, the word &quot;blog&quot;, short for Weblog, is a
prostoalex writes &quot;The patent dispute between Eastman Kodak and Sun Microsystems in regards to three patents that EK claimed Sun was violating with Java, came to an end.
Oil prices rebounded slightly Thursday as traders took advantage of a drop in prices the day before sparked by a surge in U.S. distillate supplies.
London:After a weekend's rest in the English countryside after a minor heart operation, Prime Minister Tony Blair was preparing to return to work yesterday amid fevered speculation about his future as leader of ...
Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and Vincent Fuller raced 61 yards with an interception return to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-14 come-from-behind victory at New Orleans on Monday.
Police acknowledge the assistance of Sinn Fein in a murder investigation after a stabbing in Newry.
Bernard Lagat gave Kenya a silver medal in the men&#39;s 1,500m race, marginally losing out to race favourite Hicham El Guerrouj in a dramatic final on Tuesday night.
Bayern Munich strengthened their grip at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-2 victory at home to FSV Mainz on Saturday as faltering Wolfsburg went down 3-2 at home to Hertha Berlin.
Stocks slid on Thursday afternoon, with financial shares hurt by rising bond yields.
Tokyo -- Former US Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins believes his conviction and sentence of 30 days in jail for desertion after nearly 40 years in North Korea is &quot;very fair,&quot; his defense attorney told The Associated Press on Thursday.
THE principal of a Spennymoor day nursery is one of only fourteen people in the country to achieve a leadership childcare qualification.  Leah Hornsby, principal of Pixley Dell Day Nursery, Spennymoor, reached level five in effective leadership and management in early years this month.
Oscar-winning Australian actor Nicole  Kidman won a restraining order against two photographers on  Thursday after a listening device was found outside her Sydney  home and after a reported high speed car chase.
Two new Internet domain names \u00e2\u0080-quot;.post&quot; and &quot;.travel&quot; \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -ld appear online as early as next year as the Internet&#39;s key oversight board announced preliminary approval on Wednesday.
Morgan Stanley follows Lehman Brothers' lead and reports a small fall in three-month profits.
SPANISH striker Nacho Novo proved the inspiration as Rangers out-classed Motherwell 4-1 at Ibrox yesterday to narrow the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprise messaging security solutions, today announced it is holding a free, educational web seminar about image-based spam and the new technologies available to combat this growing threat.
India and the European Union have signed a &#39;strategic partnership&#39; deal which officials say will significantly boost their relationship.
The HBOS banking group says it will lose \u00c2\u00a360m in income this year after being forced to cut credit card default charges.
Troops in Uvira in eastern DR Congo put down protests at the return of refugees from Burundi.
About a quarter of US women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said
ANTWERP, Belgium  - Top seed Amelie Mauresmo moved closer to a million-euro prize on Thursday with a 7-6 7-5 victory over compatriot Virginie Razzano in the second round at the Diamond Games.
Jeremy Crouch's jumper with 11 seconds left capped Bradley's 12-2 run that gave the Braves a 72-71 victory over No. 16 Drake on Tuesday night, the Bulldogs' first home loss of the season.
Prosecutors said Wednesday they had arrested two Italian intelligence officers and were seeking four more Americans as part of an investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003.
Israel's justice minister has warned  that far-right rabbis who urge religious soldiers to disobey  orders to evacuate Jewish settlements in Gaza could face  prosecution, saying such calls risk sparking civil war.
ATHENS, 20 August - Slovakian twins Pavol and Peter HOCHSCHORNER won their second consecutive gold medal in the Men&#39;s C2.
Sono 350mila su una popolazione straniera di circa 4 mln
British actor David Morrissey will star opposite Sharon Stone in \
Cisco Systems Inc. announced a broad set of security capabilities to bring wireless LAN networks into the same security compliance as wired networks, in a bid to help companies comply with federal regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley.
Spain begins running TV  adverts in West Africa to try and deter migrants making dangerous boat crossings.
The breast cancer pill tamoxifen helped treat the \
Internet firm Pipex sells its broadband and phone business to Italian rival Tiscali for \u00c2\u00a3210m.
Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima was tonight involved in the first high-profile security breach of the Olympic Games as a spectator watching the men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s marathon accosted the long-time race leader.
Archiviato il derby con il Genoa, la Sampdoria si prepara per la trasferta di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac a Milano con...
THE POLITICAL CRISIS in Ukraine has produced crowds that now number over a million people here in the streets of the capital (Kiev's total population is only 2.6 million) and demonstrations in the thousands by ...
US President George W Bush says he is committed to reviving talks with North Korea over its nuclear programme.
New figures show violent crime rising in the third quarter of last year and an increase in firearms offences.
RENO, Nevada  - Air crews planned to search a vast area of the Nevada and California desert for a fifth day on Friday in the hope of spotting missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett.
A technique originally designed to analyse DNA sequences is the latest weapon in the war against spam. An algorithm named Chung-Kwei (after a feng-shui talisman that protects the home against evil spirits) can catch nearly 97 per cent of spam.
Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame an early bout of nerves to beat compatriot Anna Chakvetadze 3-6 6-1 6-1 and reach the U.S. Open final on Friday.
Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo.
CHENNAI, OCTOBER 12: Optimism is what drives Indian cricket, whether or not it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rooted to ground realities. So Laxmipathy Balaji, who sits out his home Test in Chennai against the Australians with an injury
A Palestinian official says his &#39;ability to resist and the will of God&#39; will decide the leader&#39;s fate. PARIS -- A deeply comatose Yasser Arafat clung to life yesterday after suffering another downturn, his
L'italiana Flavia Pennetta &egrave; stata eliminata ai quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Hertogenbo...
Singapore criticised Friday Taiwan&#39;s plan to go ahead with a referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name as &quot;provocative and irresponsible&quot;.
The case of the Teamster's pension fund illustrates that what may appear to be a sensible approach to investing workers' pensions isn't always so sensible.
La societa' punta a ottenere almeno 21 dollari per azione
Andrew Flintoff will return for England as a fully-fledged all-rounder and not a specialist batsman after his latest bout of ankle surgery, according to chairman of selectors David Graveney.
Sport: Kevin McCarra:  Manchester City youngster wants a central role in England's long-term future.
Thailand's revered king voices concern over a court ruling on whether the two main parties should be disbanded.
Il Manchester United &egrave; vicino all'acquisto dell'attaccante Carlos Tevez dal West ham. Lo ha c...
Northern Rock will not pay the interim dividend it announced in July, BBC business editor Robert Peston learns.
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Imagine adding a super-sized course to your meal that actually trims calories from the bottom line. You probably think it's too good to be true.
The deal marks the last chapter in the history of two of Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most famous names - Metro Goldwyn Mayer, once best known for its musical hits like Singing in the Rain and its subsidiary, United Artists, the studio founded in 1919 by Charlie
The small British community living in Istanbul paid tribute to the memory of dozens of people killed in suicide bomb attacks on the British consulate and British bank here a year ago.
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Hundreds of tearful mourners have paid homage to &quot;Crocodile Hunter&quot; Steve Irwin following his shocking on-camera death as his family prepares to reveal details of his funeral.
If there were such a thing as a third-place play-off in Grand Slam tennis, you can rest assured that the American television networks would have opted to screen it yesterday evening
England captain Michael Vaughan marked his comeback to Test cricket with a century as the hosts built a sizeable total against West Indies at Headingley here Friday.
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Turkey's PM returns from talks to a warm welcome and says Turkey will change markedly with EU entry in sight.
IBM has introduced new procedures to evaluate its staff in India with an eye to improving quality, with staff that don&#39;t make the grade being asked to leave.
Oscar season is only just getting under way, but a presumptive front-runner would have to be Clint Eastwood\u00c2\u0092s the World War II epic about the men who raised the flag on Iwo Jima.
A federal judge has blocked the Bush administration from allowing development on 50 million acres of backcountry.
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Brian Helgeland has been  brought on board to rewrite &quot;Nottingham,&quot; Universal Pictures&#39;  revisionist take on the legend of Robin Hood, starring Russell  Crowe.
Sworn testimony in the perjury trial of I. Lewis \
BAGHDAD, Iraq - In Iraq tonight, another American has lost his life, but the victim was not a soldier. Kidnappers who had promised to execute one British and two American hostages made good on part of their threat.
Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks will next  year launch its first local channel in Africa, the final global  outpost for the music video and kids' broadcaster and its 100th  channel worldwide.
ROD Pampling struggled on the back nine to slip six strokes behind runaway leader Stewart Cink after the third round at the $US7 million ($9.
SANTIAGO, Chile President Bush is starting a weekend of summitry with Pacific Rim leaders in Chile. After arriving late last night from Texas, the president begins this morning with a round of individual meetings in the Chilean capital of Santiago.
Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc.   said on Thursday it has agreed to pay $38.1 billion, or $101 per common share, for Canadian aluminum company Alcan Ltd. .
I&#39;ll never forget what a young girl said on my radio show - to warn other teens not to make the mistakes she did that left her HIV-positive from unprotected sex with her boyfriend - &quot;A tisket, a tasket, a condom or a casket.

LONDON -- They call themselves \
A car bomb exploded in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 8 people and wounding another 48, police said.
A German state court has rejected a suit filed by a homeowner who complained against noise from Alemannia Aachen's Tivoli stadium.
Thomas M. Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart Stores executive convicted of stealing from the company, may have to go to prison after an appeals court ruling that his house-arrest sentence was too lenient.
Scientists are set to release new details of data sent back by the Huygens probe from Saturn's moon Titan.
BP  said on Wednesday  production at its Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska, the largest  in the United States, fell to 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) due  to a technical fault. A company spokesman said the reduced  output would last for several days. Production had previously  been about 200,000 bpd, around half the field's normal output.
L'annuncio nell'intervista a 'Porta a porta' di stasera
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Today is World AIDS day, and across the globe, events are being held to draw attention to the disease and promote its eradication.
The Formula 1 circus spent Saturday morning holed up in various hotels in the Suzuka area, a number of people nursing sore heads after a little too much time off on Friday night.
Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.
The RSPB launches a project to halt the decline of the lapwing, a bird traditionally known as the \
China's ruling Communist Party on Monday unveils a new leadership line-up to steer the world's fourth-biggest economy for the next five years, with President Hu Jintao likely to promote younger potential successors.
BRUSSELS Microsoft said Monday that it had reached legal settlements with two of its biggest adversaries in the software industry, Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
The Syrian leader denies plans to buy Russian missiles as he embarks on a visit to Moscow.
Transcript of chat with Talat Aziz on Dec 1, 4 pm.
A ban on patients and doctors using mobile phones in English hospitals is to be lifted, the government announces.
Hezbollah sent a reconnaissance drone into Israeli territory over northern Jewish settlements Sunday in the first hostile aerial incursion from Lebanon since a hang glider attack 17 years ago killed six soldiers.
The US Food and Drug Administration is pushing for an expanded review of MDS Pharma&#39;s generic drug studies at its Montreal laboratories, and has requested a meeting with the company to discuss its concerns.
 dilemma -- ratings up, sales down
User satisfaction with U.S. government Web sites has declined slightly from the last quarter, according to a survey.
Retail sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista in the first week after its launch were almost 60% below sales of boxed copies of Windows XP in the same time frame after its launch in 2001, according to the NPD Group Inc., a leading market research group.
An Afghan militant group that kidnapped three UN workers over a week ago told the government and United Nations on Thursday to stop stalling negotiations, adding the hostages were cold and sick.
New York City's health care system is not prepared for a major disaster such as a large-scale attack, hurricane or pandemic, health care and disaster planning experts said.
CHICAGO - William Kennedy Smith said Monday he has resigned from the humanitarian group he founded while he fights sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee.   \
THE REGION US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Representative Michael Capuano, Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and other state and local officials joined executives and medical staff of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at the formal start of construction of the $250 million, 275,000-square-foot Yawkey Center for Cancer Care in the Longwood Medical Area. Funded with $30 million from the ...
A doctor may have performed the wrong type of gastric bypass surgery on more than 50 patients at a Wilmington hospital, officials said.
Andre Agassi would be quickly restored to the United States&#39; Davis Cup team if their captain Patrick McEnroe was granted his wish.
A 33-year-old woman who had been missing for eight days was found alive Thursday in her car at the bottom of a steep ravine after searchers traced a signal from her cell phone.
Il Codacons lo chiede per settori energetico e alimentare
The State Department nominee faced tough queries from Democrats, including John Kerry, on Iraq and the fight against terror.
One of the longest-running curiosities in sports is why fans in Atlanta don&#39;t come out to professional sports events. And many fans who showed up at Philips Arena last night
Technology stocks were given a lift on  Thursday when bellwether Nokia raised its earnings forecast,  but blue chips were lower as oil prices moved higher,  increasing concerns about future corporate profits and consumer  spending.
Nella sede della Lega calcio a Milano sono cominciati i primi incontri fra il comitato di presidenza...
Lo rileva l'Isae, segnali contrastanti negli Usa
Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.
By H. JOSEF HEBERT  WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Friday he has scrapped a proposal that critics said would protect fewer rare plants and animals from extinction.
Rupert Murdoch&#39;s global media conglomerate News Corp. took another step away from its Australian roots Tuesday when shareholders approved a measure to shift its main share listing to the New York Stock Exchange
The white-clawed crayfish  feared extinct in Essex  is found to be thriving in the River Chelmer.
How much does it cost to become a lion on the social scenes in New York, London and Toronto? Not as much as one might think.
(October 20, 2004) - Eastman Kodak Co. made more money than Wall Street expected during the third quarter as the company continues to post strong increases in businesses centered on digital imaging.
Sheer will has taken John Edwards far, but only so far. His is the storybook life, still waiting for the storybook ending.
Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK For years, editorial page editors at newspapers across the country have battled \
Bales of a record haul of cocaine spilled from a smuggling boat that capsized off the coast of Ireland are washing up on the shores of County Cork, officials said Tuesday.
One person is dead and another seriously injured after a car involved in a police chase crashes.
L'ex-allenatore del Chelsea Jos&egrave; Mourinho &egrave; arrivato ieri notte a Lisbona ed &egrave; ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a formal investigation into whether flu vaccine maker Chiron Corp.  violated securities laws, the company said on Friday.
Fitch Ratings has placed Dell Inc.'s (Dell) ratings on Rating Watch Negative (RWN) following the company's decision to delay the filing of its Form 10-Q for the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 4, 2006.
A proposal to ban the planting of a genetically modified corn strain  sets up a bitter war within the European Union.
The kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq has injected new tension into France&#39;s debate over banning Islamic headscarves in schools just as Paris was hoping for a smooth start to the school year this week.
LONDON, England -- Spanish Primera side Athletic Bilboa produced the performance of the night to rout Standard Liege 7-1 away from home to book their place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Thursday.
Vijay Singh&#39;s magical season marches on after the Fijian claimed claimed his ninth win of the season last night - the most on the PGA Tour in 54 years - as he cruised to a five-stroke victory at the Chrysler Championship.
A major Los Angeles hotel locked out laundry workers Thursday in a move the general manager said could lead to a strike by union employees that, in turn, threatens to spur action in two other major US cities.
To get the medication he needs to keep his heart beating regularly, 34-year-old Kyle Robinson has to take a day off work, leave home at 7 am and travel an hour and a half by van to the closest place with a doctor willing to see him.
Espressa solidarieta' a Marini, dopo dichiarazioni di Bossi
When star-crossed astronaut Lisa Nowak stood before an Orlando magistrate facing scandalous criminal charges, she had an aggressive, square-jawed &quot;hired gun&quot; at her side.
Indonesia urged military-ruled Myanmar on Tuesday to take more credible steps towards democratization, including releasing political prisoners.
Italian officials debate the future of football as Sicily buries a policeman who died during violent post-match riots.
Blockbuster Inc. threatens Hollywood Entertainment Group with a hostile takeover if the board does not decide on negotiating over the its tender offer for the purchase of all outstanding shares at the price of $11.50 a share in cash.
Blog: In an acquisition announcement-heavy day, the auction giant reports it has coughed up $75 million for the \
China rejected an overture from Taiwan for talks on direct charter flights and stepped up accusations that President Chen Shui-bian is plotting to declare the island&#39;s independence.
Un fiume di gente ha fatto ala alla salma dell'ex premierIl Libano accusa Damasco di essere il mandante della strage                                                  Beirut, un milione in piazza per i funerali di Hariri
The Prince of Wales last night launched a robust defence of his &quot;old-fashioned&quot; views in a dramatic escalation of his row with Labour cabinet ministers.
Operaio italiano cinquantenne precipita da nove metri
You are the lone gunman, and from the window of the school book depository, there is a clear view of President John F. Kennedy&#39;s motorcade, ABC reported.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that being predictable was the cornerstone of running a successful central bank policy.
Reducing the levels of a certain protein may be as powerful a tool in preventing cardiac-related death as lowering cholesterol.
If rising sea levels force the people of the Maldive Islands to seek new homes, who will look after them in a world already turning warier of refugees?
Operazione avverra' tramite emissione nuove azioni
This week's World Conference on Disaster Management bought together security managers from all areas of government and commerce. Among those faced with unique challenges in case of trouble: the people in charge of getting the juice to the rest of us.
Former Samsung Semiconductor Inc executive Thomas Quinn has pleaded guilty to price fixing, and expects to serve eight months in prison, the US Department of Justice said.
Lessons from two world-traveling retirees.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Friday to draft a new, liberal constitution and focus on reforms to strengthen both the economy and Ankara&#39;s bid to join the European Union.
TechWeb - The PC maker begins selling the first of new brands and products recently promised by founder Michael Dell.
Australia decrees a nationwide replacement of incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient flourescents, one step, it says, in the battle against global warming. By the Associated Press.
Vince Carter was the main topic of conversation, and the five-time all-star wasn&#39;t even in the building when his new team played his old team.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy late Tuesday said the EU backing for former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn to lead the International Monetary Fund was &quot;good news for France, good news for Europe.&quot;
Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain came from six strokes behind to take the lead in the WGC World Cup third round on Saturday.
Point guard&#39;s late play is difference vs. Raptors; Heat&#39;s O&#39;Neal surpasses 10,000 rebounds in win. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Jason Kidd couldn&#39;t have scripted a better ending, except perhaps for a flashier assist on the winning basket.
Milos Forman left documentaries behind early on. Or did he?
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two  Palestinian militants near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza  Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Sunday condemned the beheading of a young Japanese backpacker in Iraq and vowed that Japan would not withdraw its troops from the US-led coalition.
Blog: GM awards two battery contracts for the Chevy Volt's E-flex power train
Somalia's newly elected president,  Abdullahi Yusuf, has asked the African Union to send 20,000  peacekeepers to disarm militias controlling his lawless Horn of  Africa country, an AU spokesman said on Saturday.
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Karl Jacob has a car that goes to 220 mph on ethanol.
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Twice champion Tiger Woods achieved his primary objective in the U.S. Open third round on Saturday with an immaculate display from tee to green.
Militants who had kidnapped two relatives of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazim al-Shalaan have released one of them, Al Jazeera television reported Friday.
London - Britain agreed on Thursday to meet a United States request and redeploy a battalion of British troops into volatile central Iraq, despite strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
The last time Louisiana Tech visited Starkville, in 1999, they left with an upset defeat at the hands of Mississippi State. Five Novembers later, the Lady Techsters returned to Humphrey Coliseum...and the Lady Bulldogs ready to do it again.
The company promotes from within--Chief Operating Officer David Mitchell is appointed CEO.
The White House Conference Center, the temporary press corps headquarters near the U.S. presidential residence, was evacuated on Friday, witnesses reported.
Some Americans are suspicious that recent steep declines in gasoline prices might be the result of political manipulation, since the savings at the gas pump come just weeks before critical midterm US elections.
British supermodel Kate Moss got into a fight with actress Sienna Miller and accused her of stealing her style.
U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Dirk Nowitzki still hadn&#039;t spoken with Steve Nash to congratulate his pal for reaching the conference finals.
The U.S. Air Force is rethinking its  plan to end purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s LMT.N C-130J  Hercules cargo aircraft in the coming fiscal year, notably  because of higher-than-expected contract cancellation costs,  the service's chief of staff told senators on Thursday.
A judge strikes down a law which bans the sale of bootleg recordings of live music in the United States.
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SAN FRANCISCO\u00e2\u0080\u0094The co-founders of early search engine and portal Excite.com are bringing a new concept to the Web: the wiki as an application development platform.
The last time Adam Vinatieri faced the Miami Dolphins, in a 24-10 victory Oct. 10 at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots kicker missed a 47-yard attempt wide right to end a string of seven consecutive successful field goal tries.
By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 19--VICTORVILLE -- Sometimes golf can bring people together. This time, it is highlighting their differences.
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New antispam technology standards are on the way that promise to hit spammers where it hurts the most--their wallets. At issue is the ability to authenticate the original source of e-mail messages, a major
1 David James (Man City): After losing his starting place in the England national team, James has begun to rebuild his shattered confidence with a series of sparkling performances.
CAIRO, Dec. 14 -- Police arrested the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood's chief strategist along with at least 140 others Thursday after a protest by uniformed students raised fears the Islamic political group is creating a military wing.
What makes the human heart sing? Researchers are taking a close look. What they've found may surprise you
A 6.2 magnitude undersea quake jolted eastern Indonesia on Monday, damaging some houses and sparking panic among residents but causing no deaths, a meteorology agency official said.
Providence moved into sole possession of the eighth and final playoff spot for the Hockey East tournament by stunning No. 3 New Hampshire, 7-1, last night at Schneider Arena.
Israel's possible release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners would be welcome, the US State Department said, just days ahead of a landmark Middle East peace summit.
Conservative leader Michael Howard has accused the Government for going to war with Iraq devoid of a comprehensive plan to restore stability to the country.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Two relief workers and a Lebanese soldier were killed in fierce fighting on Monday between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp.
The Black Santa appeal for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster is on course to raise more than \u00c2\u00a31m.
Little more than a week after projecting an image of confidence to customers, PeopleSoft Corp.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chief executive officer Craig Conway is out of a job.
David Blunkett&#39;s former lover has asked to put her side of the story to the inquiry into his professional conduct, a newspaper has claimed.
The European Union has ordered member states to change laws and regulations before August to allow use of wireless ultra-wideband technology.
Global banking giant HSBC Holdings announced on Monday a 35.5-percent surge in bad debts during 2006 owing to increased defaults on home loans by high-risk US borrowers.
A bomb planted in a mini van detonated Sunday outside a hotel in downtown Baghdad, killing at least six people and injuring 16, police and witnesses said.
Ball State apologizes to former basketball coach Ronny Thompson after an outside review finds \
A meeting of Asian leaders in the Philippines is postponed because of a coming tropical storm, officials say.
Mexico's wireless giant offers value and growth.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat.
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Cablevision Systems Corp. CVC.N on   Thursday restated years of financial results to account for an   additional $89.24 million in expenses for stock option grants   dating back to 1997.
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Chinese police have intensified a crackdown on trafficking of women and children as increasing numbers of females are sold into marriage in areas where gender imbalances are growing, state press said.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell expresses the sympathy of the American people and President Bush for the loss of life in the tsunami tragedy, as he visits the Embassy of Thailand, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004.
Microsoft has fixed a critical flaw in the Windows operating system that could be used by criminals to create a self-copying computer worm attack.The software vendor released its first set of patches for 2008 on Tuesday, fixing a pair of networking flaws in the Windows kernel. Microsoft also released a second update for a less-serious&#160;Windows flaw that would allow attackers to steal passwords&#160;or run Windows software with elevated privileges.The critical bug lies in the way Windows processes networking traffic that uses IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) and MLD (Multicast Listener Discovery) protocols, which are used to send data to many systems at the same time. Microsoft says that an attacker could send specially crafted packets to a victim&#39;s machine, which could then allow the attacker to run unauthorized code on a system.Security experts say that there is no known code that exploits this flaw, but now that the patch has been posted, hackers can reverse-engineer the fix and develop their own attack code.Because IGMP is enabled in Windows XP and Vista by default, this bug could be used to create a self-copying worm attack, Microsoft said Tuesday.&quot;Theoretically this is wormable, and that&#39;s why this is rated critical,&quot; said Tim Rains, security response communications lead with Microsoft. However, Microsoft does not believe that hackers will have an easy time developing attack code that will work reliably. &quot;We&#39;ve done a thorough analysis of the vulnerability, and we&#39;ve come to the conclusion that there are several technical mitigating factors that make it unlikely to get reliable remote code execution,&quot; Rains said.Windows uses the IGMP protocol for many popular consumer applications such as streaming video, multiplayer games, and universal plug-and-play, but the protocol is usually blocked at the router. A derivative of IGMP, MLD is the multicast protocol used by IPv6 systems and is enabled on Vista by default.&quot;If it became a worm it could take over an internal network pretty quickly, or at least all the machines where multicast is enabled,&quot; said Eric Schultze, chief technology officer with Shavlik Technologies. &quot;But this one is going to be mitigated because a lot of people have blocked multicast.&quot;The critical MS08-001 update that fixes this flaw also patches a second, less-serious bug in the Windows networking stack that could be leveraged to launch a denial-of-service attack against a Windows system. This vulnerability lies in the Internet Control Message Protocol Router Discovery Protocol (ICMP RDP), which is used by Windows to find out how to communicate with the network. Because this capability is not turned on by default, Microsoft considers this to be merely an &quot;important&quot; bug.Microsoft&#39;s other Tuesday update, MS08-002, fixes an elevation of privilege flaw in the Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), used to manage account credentials in Windows.This flaw could be exploited by attackers to steal passwords or run their code with a higher level of privilege on Windows, said Schultze. &quot;The primary concern is Johnny who is a user becoming Johnny admin,&quot; he said. But if attackers were to combine an attack that exploited this flaw with another exploit that would allow them to run code on the system, then &quot;that could become a critical issue,&quot; he said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi judges have started interrogating Saddam Hussein&#39;s former defense minister and the notorious general known as Chemical Ali, who is accused of gassing thousands of Kurds in the 1980s, the head judge in charge of investigating
In municipal elections Thursday, voters chose between the moderate Fatah party and the militant Hamas.
Two days of hard politicking on Iraq have left the US presidential candidates locked into opposing visions: George W. Bush sees a country marching towards democracy, John Kerry sees one descending into chaos.
The death toll from a massive bomb blast Friday at a Manila shopping mall rose to eight with at least 70 others injured, police said.
US COMPUTER maker Dell will shed more than 8,000 jobs, including 450 in the Irish Republic, over the next year as part of restructuring.
On Sunday, the first valid second-guess of Tom Coughlin took nearly all day to materialize.
A chip configured with magnets levitates minuscule droplets, offering a new approach to labs-on-a-chip.
Seeking calm and unity, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia asked militant factions to refrain from attacks inside Israel, an Israeli newspaper reported Sunday, as the Palestinians awaited word on their critically ill leader, Yasser Arafat.
US comedy series Desperate Housewives attracts an average of 4.4 million UK viewers on Wednesday.
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President George W. Bush on Wednesday will veto legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, aides said, triggering an uphill battle in the Democratic-led Congress to override him.
IBM has added features and simplified management of its storage portfolio, ranging from the DS8000 down to the DS3000 drive arrays and including tape products.
Shoppers now crowd Venezuela's shopping malls, two years after they were padlocked during a national strike against President Hugo Chavez. The economy is robust once again. The mass demonstrations that paralyzed the capital are no more.
British ecologists say conservation strategies focused on maximizing species richness might be missing the evolutionary potential of an area.
Applications to university have not dropped as a result of higher tuition fees, according to a new analysis of variable fees from Universities UK.
Rockets star Tracy McGrady is out indefinitely with back spasms and was scratched from Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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A new Internet worm was spreading quickly, threatening to overload computer systems around the world by generating copies by e-mail, security experts said.
By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Dec. 13--OSAKA -- Struggling Sanyo Electric Co. said Wednesday it will  sell off all of its 45 percent stake in liquid crystal display maker Sanyo  Epson Imagining Devices Corp. to Seiko Epson Corp., a joint owner of the  company.
US presidential candidates scramble to get out the vote as final polls show dead heats on each side
BRUSSELS - The 25 European Union and Turkey though agreed on starting membership talks on 3 October 2005 said that it should not be taken as a guarantee whether Turkey would be taken as an EU member or not.
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The toll from Sunday&#39;s car bomb blast in Kabul rose Monday with different accounts from Western security forces and Afghan officials suggesting as many as a dozen people may have been killed.
Rivals are stalking its consumer-electronics star, and history shows its strategy still has old weaknesses. But catching Jobs &amp; Co.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has brushed aside fears that a projected joint security declaration with Japan would harm his country's ties with China, press reports said.
Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a  Briton from a house in an affluent central Baghdad neighborhood  on Thursday, the latest in a nearly six-month campaign of  abductions of foreigners in Iraq.
India claim the last two Bangladesh wickets to seal an innings win in the first Test.
Stepping up his legal and political battle, state Sen. Richard Alarcon endorsed a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday that challenges the 11 percent water-rate increase the Department of Water and Power imposed this year.
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More than 20 years after a pregnant woman was found strangled in a roadway, a high school classmate who served time for killing another woman has been charged with her murder.
Comic book hero Tintin never aged during his 50-year career because the repeated blows he took to the head triggered a growth hormone deficiency, according to an analysis in the Christmas edition of a Canadian medical journal.
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Business & money: Around 1,000 jobs slashed across Co-operative Group's financial arm, with Manchester-based staff expected to be badly hit.
Beijing, December 24 KAZINFORM -- China has asked foreign diplomatic missions in its territory to hand over North Korean asylum-seekers when they take refuge there, a Chinese media said Friday.
Red Bull will not be rushed into any decision about drivers after buying the Jaguar Formula One team on Monday, says team boss Tony Purnell.
BRASILIA, Brazil  - Military searchers parachuted down on Saturday to the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane that crashed a day earlier in remote Amazon jungle with 155 people on board.
Security firm Kaspersky confirms a variant of the Fujack worm was loaded on some DVD players shipped for the holidays.
Tens of thousands march in Taiwan to back a government plan to hold a controversial referendum on joining the UN.
Rasmussen Reports - Incumbent Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano is maintaining her comfortable lead in Arizona&#39;s gubernatorial contest.&nbsp; The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Napolitano leading Republican challenger Len Munsil 56% to 38%.
An escalating dispute between Airbus and jet-engine supplier General Electric Co  could delay deliveries of the European airplane maker's A350 extra wide body jet, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday.
LONDON  - Chinese company Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. may be ready to step in to save ailing British car manufacturer MG Rover, a media report said.
At one of the most desperate moments of her captivity in Iraq, fearing she was about to be beheaded, reporter Jill Carroll pleaded with one of her captors for a quick death by pistol, saying: \
Italian Filippo Volandri beat Albert Montanes of Spain 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday in the clay-court Campionati di Sicilia tournament. The fifth-seeded Volandri, who won his first ATP title at St.
West African leaders refuse to recognise Togo's new leadership and threaten to impose sanctions.
Peer-to-peer IP telephony startup Skype yesterday released a version of its software designed for mobile devices running Microsoft&#39;s PocketPC operating system.
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Yesterday afternoon, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said he had four coaching prospects in mind, with one candidate leading the pack.
A Sudanese journalist specializing in the war-torn Darfur region has been held incommunicado for five days without charge, journalists said on Wednesday.
RadioShack Corp.  on Tuesday posted a 22 percent rise in its third-quarter profit due to strong wireless sales and cost control, and reaffirmed its goal to grow 2005 earnings by as much 21 percent.
Quake Activity Increases at Mount St. Helens; No Reason to Raise Alert Level, Scientists Say. Roiling clouds part briefly Saturday morning, Oct. 9, 2004, to show a new coat of snow on the crater and flanks of Mount St.
Mr. DeDomenico Sr. and his brothers invented Rice-A-Roni, one of the classic kitchen helpers of the 1960s.
England Ryder Cup star Paul Casey has lost his sports contract with a U.S. company that helped sponsor him days after making anti-American comments in a newspaper interview.
Teen clothing retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc.  said on Wednesday sales rose in February, helped by the popularity of its early spring fashions.
Andrew Strauss says England are only looking to bat once in Port Elizabeth after his hundred puts them in a strong position.
Florida A&amp;M won&#39;t extend the contract of football coach Billy Joe beyond the 2005-06 season. Sports information director Alvin Hollins said Monday the school would release a statement Tuesday explaining its decision.
Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish served 19 aces to defeat Max Mirnyi in the second singles match 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Roddick&#39;s serve in the final game of the match eclipsed his own record of 153 mph set at the Queen&#39;s Club tournament in England in June.
Aida Yespica, Ana Laura Ribas e Alessia Fabiani avrebbero reso false dichiarazioni su spaccio di cocaina in alcuni locali del milanese. Sotto inchiesta anche Francesco Arca

Over 700 participants from 50 countries will meet from 6-10 September in Salzburg, Austria, to review and discuss the early results of the ENVISAT and ERS satellite missions.
Two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq have pleaded for Paris to meet their captors&#39; demands and reverse a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls in public schools.
U.S. stocks look set to open higher  on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's   better-than-expected third-quarter results, while  investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.
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Blog: Pink Floyd fans are helping to make The Dark Side of the Moon a best seller again--this time at Apple's iTunes.
The Senate on Thursday rebuffed a   call to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq this year as both   chambers of Congress engaged in high-stakes election-year   debates over the unpopular war.
Blog: Sometime after the next inauguration, the White House will replace its helicopter. Shakedown cruises are now under way.
A new row flares over speed cameras, with a denial that North Wales Police Authority is 'in the pocket' of the chief constable.
A Tucson company and its owners were barred yesterday from selling or advertising a Botox knockoff that may have hospitalized four people in Florida.
LOS ANGELES  - Alan Alda is returning  to series television.
President Hugo Chavez charged Thursday that the United States had been aware that dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002.
When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them. On Sept. 27, Branson&#39;s Virgin announced a partnership with Paul Allen&#39;s Mojave Aerospace Ventures and SpaceShipOne
DETROIT (Ticker) - The five Indiana Pacers involved in the November 19 brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills will face misdemeanor assault charges, the Oakland Country district attorney&#39;s office announced Wednesday.
Citigroup Inc is likely to announce on Tuesday a significant dividend cut, at least $10 billion of new capital and a writedown of as much of $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Le elezioni regionali in Brandeburgo e Sassonia hanno punito i partiti di governo, socialdemcoratici e cristiano democratici, e hanno premiato quelli di protesta, neonazisti e post- comunisti. Il voto era
Microsoft, Starbucks and other prominent symbols of American dominance have found other ways to fight the anti-U.S. sentiment that goes to the heart of how to conduct business in Europe.
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As new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flew out on Sunday for visits to China and South Korea, his wife didn't just accompany him -- the two held hands going up the steps of the government plane.
Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday Sunday at a concert they organized.
They're big fish in the little pond of the U.S. Capitol. But House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist are just bit players on the public stage of this week's Republican National Convention.
Out-of-practice coder Bill Thompson looks forward to programming his own games for the Xbox 360.
The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-largest oil exporter imports 40 percent of its gasoline due to sanctions and booming consumption.
If anyone should wonder why Americans should care about the Czech Republic, Bill Cabaniss can give them some reasons.
The deal will allow MTV to offer its Web site visitors the ability to play along with, or remix, their favorite songs.
Providence goaltender David Cacciola expected to face a lot of shots when the Friars visited Boston College on Saturday. But he did not expect about three games' worth.
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LONDON - A report on Gulf War syndrome released Wednesday urges the British government to acknowledge the illness is real and calls for compensation for veterans who became sick following the 1991 conflict.
His Detroit Pistons down five points in the third quarter, coach Flip Saunders was livid. Saunders' screaming and wild gestures several feet onto the court earned him a technical foul, but it gave the Pistons the jolt they needed to pull out a 94-89 win against the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
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Real stars never die\u00e2\u0080\u0094or retire. Meet the country legends who are taking Nashville's kids to school.
A BBC survey finds most Scottish MPs oppose plans to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Yaser Esam Hamdi, a Saudi-American citizen who was captured on the Afghanistan battlefield and held without charges for nearly three years, has been freed and returned Monday to Saudi Arabia.    Interior Ministry spokesman Brig...
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Their discoveries may be hard for many to comprehend, but this year's Nobel Prize winners Wednesday did their best to explain what they did and how they did it.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - It was a one-in-a-million find. Literally. Most of the 17-year cicadas that have emerged in recent weeks in parts of the Midwest have red eyes. But a 6-year-old boy in this Chicago suburb found a rare blue-eyed one in his backyard Friday.
Less than two years ago, the Houston Astros were celebrating their first National League pennant. On Monday, they were starting over.
If the New York Jets were in the NFC, they would probably have a playoff spot already. Instead, they still have a fight on their hands as they play host Sunday to Seattle, which has won two fewer games, but leads the NFC West.
He may not be Vince Wilfork , but second-year defensive lineman Mike Wright has the right stuff to play the nose tackle position, according to Patriots coach Bill Belichick .
UNITED NATIONS, New York North Korea says its effort to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons is meant to serve as a deterrent against increasing US nuclear threats and to prevent a nuclear war in northeast Asia.
Ex-Manchester United striker Denis Law believes Wayne Rooney will shatter his goalscoring records at Old Trafford. Law holds the United scoring record for a season with 46 goals and also has a club-best 18 hat-tricks.
In cutting across-the-board subsidies for biofuels, governments in Europe are discovering how difficult it can be to figure out whether a particular fuel has been produced in an environmentally friendly manner.
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The family of Peter Neesley had one wish to fulfill after the Army sergeant died in Baghdad on Christmas Day.
Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as part of a clinical trial for young people who have attempted suicide.
Following are brief profiles of the leading candidates in Afghanistan&#39;s first direct presidential election to be held on Saturday.
Yahoo Inc. is making it easier  for Web surfers to find videos by upgrading its search system  to become more like saving favorite TV channels with a remote  control, the company said on Wednesday.
Fidelity Investments is welcoming new shareholders into its venerable Magellan fund after shutting them out for a decade. But, should you accept the invitation?
If the United States is to remain a global economic leader, we must foster an environment that enables innovations.
Concerns about a spending slowdown continue to make IT investors nervous.
Zimbabwe's government has set up a state company to seize control of private local and foreign firms that President Robert Mugabe's administration says are engaging in \
Two business school academics who have disagreed over the viability of social networking in enterprises touched gloves once again Friday during a Webcast debate.Andrew McAfee, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, is often associated with the phrase &quot;enterprise 2.0,&quot; and is bullish on the impact of wikis, blogs, and other Web 2.0-era software within a business context.In contrast, Tom Davenport, the president&#39;s chair in information technology and management at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., has been skeptical of Web 2.0 software&#39;s value on its own, and argues the functionality may not be all that new.&quot;A lot of things in wikis could have been done in Lotus Notes,&quot; Davenport said during Friday&#39;s debate. &quot;Should we get hyped up about a new generation of technology when the old technology could do a lot of the same things?&quot;Davenport also quibbled with the very phrase &quot;enterprise 2.0,&quot; calling it far too dramatic.&quot;There are some applications for which enterprise 2.0 technologies ... are well suited, but overall the organizational environments in which they&#39;re rooted haven&#39;t changed very much,&quot; he said. &quot;Maybe a better name would have been knowledge management 1.5 or groupware 2.0. It&#39;s certainly not the second iteration ever of enterprises, so we ought to make it a higher number or change the first word.&quot;McAfee said it was never his intention to equate social software with sweeping changes in the way companies are organized. &quot;I think that hierarchy and structure are not going to go away, and should not go away,&quot; he said. &quot;This is not the magic bullet that&#39;s going to sweep away bureaucracy in organizations.&quot;&quot;I would never say it was impossible to collaborate before 2004. That would be ridiculous,&quot; he added at one point. &quot;My only point is that the toolset for doing so is much better.&quot;The debate&#39;s focus eventually turned to cultural barriers facing Web 2.0 adoption in enterprises, such as the ingrained reluctance company leaders may have over ceding some control over the flow and movement of business information.&quot;That is a very common mindset for execs,&quot; McAfee said. &quot;If you are willing and able to give up control, what you end up getting out is very rarely negative and very often positive.&quot;Fears about security aren&#39;t unwarranted, but hardly new, either, McAfee suggested: &quot;A Xerox machine is a proven way of stealing secrets.&quot;McAfee said a senior human resources manager at one company told him that, due to concerns about whether younger workers were talking about the business through their social-networking accounts, the firm did a sweep through its user profiles. The worst thing the company found was a photograph of a training session in which some dummy account numbers could be seen on a board, he said.But Davenport had a ready retort, saying such anecdotes are merely &quot;further evidence these tools are not a big breakthrough. The fact you&#39;re not finding a whole lot of changes in negative behavior? It&#39;s the other side of the coin, you&#39;re not finding a whole lot of changes in positive behavior.&quot;Davenport also criticized the notion that an internal blogosphere can be good for all types of companies. Installing one assumes that a firm&#39;s senior officials are actually interested in hearing from the rank-and-file, he argued.&quot;I think that&#39;s why walk-around management was invented. ... you&#39;re going to pay much more attention to the people you talk to than the words you get from someone&#39;s blog, sitting at your desk browsing around one night,&quot; Davenport added.&quot;I&#39;m never going to argue that enterprise 2.0 makes face-to-face discussion irrelevant,&quot; McAfee replied. &quot;What it makes you able to do is keep tabs on a lot more of what is happening in an organization.&quot;Friday&#39;s debate was sponsored by&#160;Fast Search &amp; Transfer, the enterprise search company. Davenport and McAfee initially debated the topic last year.
The US government launched a campaign Monday encouraging Americans to learn about their family health history. The campaign, called the &quot;Family History Initiative,&quot; is aimed to help promote personal health and prevent disease.
Reliance Industries Ltd., India&#39;s biggest non-state company, approved a share buyback plan disregarding opposition from Vice Chairman Anil Ambani amid a spat between the brothers running the company.
Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rebuff of the $44.6 billion takeover bid raises the stakes in a battle involving two of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most prominent technology companies.
Spanish builder ACS confirmed Tuesday it had held talks with French power giant EDF over their joint interest in Iberdrola, Spain's second-biggest energy utility, but said no agreement had been reached.
Rescuers used a front-end loader to pluck a woman and three children from the roof of a sport utility vehicle that strayed into floodwaters on a rural road. But they were unable to reach her other two young children trapped inside the SUV.
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) will  charge further into emerging car markets aiming to achieve  another year of record sales in 2008, likely cementing its  title as the world's biggest automaker ahead of General Motors  Corp .
Only glimpses of the monster are seen in Stephen Kay's supernatural thriller. Unfortunately, the same is true of the movie's plot and character.
TOKYO -- Sony Corp.&#39;s PlayStation Portable isn&#39;t in US stores yet but that&#39;s not stopping Sony from putting a price tag on the much anticipated item.
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Drunken driving is bad, but drunken driving while naked could be worse. A Washington State Patrol trooper pulled over an SUV on Interstate 90 in this Seattle suburb after observing it driving erratically about 1:20 a.m. Friday.
President Bush, third from right, and Secretary of Commerce, Don Evans, second from right, take part in a Economic Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, in Washington.
The US military in Iraq has denied reports that the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is on hunger strike. But a spokesman told the BBC that some of his former aides who are also in custody, including &quot;Chemical
Medicare&#39;s new prescription drug coverage should help most elderly, including some of the poorest beneficiaries, save money, but nearly a quarter will pay more for medicine
US President George W Bush pledged on Wednesday to work with Congress to reduce the US&#39; huge deficits, to assure markets that his administration supports a strong dollar.
AFRICA/CONGO RD - \u00c2\u0093Rispettate la volont\u00c3\u00a0 degli elettori\u00c2\u0094 chiedono i rappresentati delle principali confessioni religiose della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, che invitano la popolazione a non cedere alla propaganda di chi semina l\u00c2\u0092odio Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - La Repubblica Democratica del Congo rimane in attesa di conoscere i risultati definitivi delle elezioni legislative che si sono tenute il 30 luglio scorso. Dopo le tensioni delle scorse settimane con i combattimenti tra le ...
p2pnet.net OT News:- A &quot;cold landscape carved by winds and perhaps puddled with organic lakes&quot;. &quot;The take-home message, although preliminary, is that Titan may be sculpted by fierce winds and cradle vast lakes of organic chemicals.
BANGKOK  - Two people including a suspected bomber were killed and at least seven wounded in the latest blast blamed on Islamic separatists in insurgency-hit southern Thailand, police and hospital officials said.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories saw demand for their products rise in December by the largest amount in five months, a spot of welcome news that failed to change the picture of an economy struggling to stay afloat.
A better solution than netting to catch falling concrete must be found to cure safety problems at Wrigley Field, Chicago Buildings Commissioner Stan Kaderbek said Tuesday
Jamie Lee Curtis found the bikini scene she had to do for her hit Christmas movie \
Crude oil was little changed in London after falling 12 percent from a record two weeks ago as rising US inventories, steady imports and mild temperatures generated optimism refiners will make enough heating oil for the winter.
The restatement is one of the biggest in recent memory, although it falls short of the $11 billion charge taken by WorldCom in 2002.
GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca are co-operating with a probe into breaches of Iraq's oil-for-food programme.
Strong growth across Africa helps make up for a decline in sales of the black stuff in its home country.
Ministers are planning to introduce a complete ban on smoking in eating establishments in England. The White Paper on Public Health, being unveiled on Tuesday, will propose a ban in restaurants, offices and pubs that serve prepared food.
MANAMA - Gulf leaders have decided to regulate all economic agreements their states forge with a third party, following a Saudi-Bahraini row on the issue, a minister told AFP yesterday.
While most of Italy decamped to the beaches and the mountains for their summer break, one man remained holed up crunching numbers in his office in Rome. The task facing Domenico Siniscalco, Italy's new finance minister, is daunting. He will try to win support for an immense round of budget cuts &#151; totaling at least &#36;29 billion for 2005 &#151; to contain Italy's ballooning deficit and cut back its mountainous debt.
Interventi annunciati grave pericolo per il Paese
Ernesto, downgraded to a tropical   depression after a Thursday night landfall in North Carolina,   left more than 243,000 utility customers from North Carolina to   New Jersey without power late Friday.
The Sweet Solera at Shorty\u00e2\u0080\u0099s.32 is a mixture of Glenfiddich 15-Year-Old Solera Reserve, Lillet Rouge, and a winsome dash of caramel syrup, and bespangled with a maraschino cherry.
Hema Malini will be seen in Pradeep Sarkar\u00c2\u0092s forthcoming film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag - Journey of a   woman. She has a done a special appearance in the film.
Amyloo was digging around the NY Times code weblog and found this OPML file, weighing in at a monstrous 3.3MB that contains some mysterious but rich data about the NY Times and a guide to using the Times to cover special topics that I don't think anyone outside the Times knew existed, but there it is, in a public folder, so lets have a look.  1. There are 10522 top-level headlines. There's no structure to the OPML, it's absolutely flat. Here's an HTML rendering of the list: timestopics.html.  2. It's a subscription list. Each item has four attributes, type, title, htmlUrl and xmlUrl.  3. The htmlUrl for each element points to a page of stories for the topic. For example, here's a page of stories about table tennis. On that page is a link to an RSS 2.0 feed containing the same information.  4. The xmlUrl links for at least some of the elements are broken, the error appears to be very simple, if you replace the ampersand with a question mark, it works.  If you look around at the topics you'll see it's an incredibly rich set of data. Here are just some of the topics that begin with the letter T: Tableware, Taste, Tattoos, Tax Credits, Tax Evasion, Taxation, Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers, Tea, Teachers and School Employees, TED Conference News, Teflon, Telephones and Telecommunications, Television, Television Sets, Table Tennis, Terra Cotta, Terrorism, Tests and Testing, Textbooks, Thanksgiving Day.
A major winter storm that dropped more than 10 inches of snow across parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, with snow, freezing rain and forecasts for winds as high as 50 miles per hour.
Police urge office workers to be alert to suspicious packages, after seven letter bombs in three weeks.
Hong Kong said on Monday it may ban shopkeepers slaughtering poultry after world health experts issued strong warnings that the deadly bird flu virus may trigger the next pandemic.
accused of sheltering fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Washington&#39;s main foe in Iraq. which involved US air strikes on targets in the city.
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Topshop denies reports that the departure of its top executive is down to a dispute over Kate Moss's tie-up with the firm.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet remained stable but seriously ill following a heart attack over the weekend, his doctors said on Monday.
Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes Saturday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace coexist with worries over over Iraq, the Holy Land and several tragic conflicts in Africa.
Passengers could soon be using their mobile phones on planes flying through European airspace.
James Blake has been as hot as any competitor at the Australian Open, but now he's facing the toughest task imaginable: a quarterfinal against champion Roger Federer.
BRUSSELS -- European Union environment ministers agreed yesterday on an ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 in one of the boldest moves yet to contain global warming -- a goal likely to lead to mandatory limits for cars and pollution allowances for airlines.
High-flying oil prices eased for a  second session on Monday as Iraq resumed exports from both its  northern and southern outlets after lengthy disruption, despite  fierce fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
Blog: E-mail supposedly from the I.R.S. hides a malicious attached file.
Text of report by Iraqi TV station Al-Iraqiyah TV on 21 February  A medical report issued by Ibn-Sina Hospital revealed that the claims made by the so-called Sabrin al-Janabi proved to be false after the necessary medical tests were conducted.
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Lebanon's presidential election scheduled for Tuesday will most likely be postponed to give room for rival Lebanese factions to agree on a consensus candidate, parliamentary deputies said late Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is given a copy of the Winograd inquiry into the 2006 war with Hezbollah.
ATHENS -- Many of Greece's most valued ancient statues are wearing chains and padded vests, ready for a rare outing.
&quot;I&#39;m very close to retirement,&quot; Clemens told reporters Friday. &quot;Obviously, I haven&#39;t made the decision for the upcoming season yet.
Rebates are getting easier. Instead of making it as difficult as possible for a consumer to claim a rebate, some retailers are simplifying the process, figuring fewer hassles along the way will build customer loyalty and raise sales.
While assembling a new national security team, President Bush is confronting what could become the biggest challenge of his second term: how to contain Iran&#39;s
Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, inching his way back into form after a long injury layoff, crushed Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Los Angeles Classic on Wednesday.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas  - Texas executed a former deputy sheriff on Wednesday for the murder of a Houston woman during the robbery of a wedding chapel and flower shop she owned with her mother.
The Manic Street Preachers have rearranged two concerts they cancelled because singer James Dean Bradfield was ill.
Most of the world's biggest gains won't happen here.
Museum curator Salvatore Casillo eagerly awaits the arrival of hundreds of modern art masterpieces.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) reported today that she and her husband have between $10 million and $50 million in the bank, thanks in large part to former president Bill Clinton's lucrative speech-making career since he left office.
At least 70,000 people took to the streets in Germany in what have become regular weekly demonstrations against government labour market and social security reform plans, organisers said.
British pop veteran Elton John took a  foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna Monday, saying she cheated her  fans by miming on stage.
In un'intervista al quotidiano indiano Times International
AC Milan beat an emotional Sevilla side in the Super Cup in Monaco.
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Update: E.U. joins U.S. and Japan in investigation of anticompetitive behavior in the flat-panel display market.
Roma, 6 dic. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Ormai siamo vicini alla soluzione&#39;&#39;. E&#39; in dirittura d&#39;arrivo, secondo Romano Prodi, la definizione dei candidati e le modalit\u00c3\u00a0 dell&#39;eventuale presentazione della lista unitaria alle prossime regionali.
ATHENS - Russian Yelena Slesarenko deprived Hestrie Cloete of the high jump gold medal by soaring to the title with a display bordering on perfection.
Dropping into one of Amsterdam&#39;s trademark brown cafes, I found myself lulled for a moment by the illusion that things were as they always had been.
America Online today released AOL 9.0 Security Edition features a suite of safety and security features, marking the Internet service provider&#39;s first version to focus specifically on safety and security.
The Orange Order in Portadown  confirms it is prepared to talk to nationalist residents of Garvaghy Road.
How deep does the rabbit-hole go? TJX, the US retailing giant,says a hacker intrusion against its credit card transaction processing system is more serious than first reported.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A teenager dies after an attack outside a railway station in West Yorkshire, police say.
Is the teen retail stock just a victim of circumstance?
Decine di arresti, cubiste portavano cocaina in discoteca
The Federal Reserve&#39;s staff predicted in August that the US economy would grow at a &quot;solid&quot; pace through next year, in part because interest rates would remain relatively low during that time.
Jacques Chirac and Angela Merkel are trying to get the Airbus restructuring plan back on the runway.Comment
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Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of police dog handler Katie Johnson on New Year's Eve.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) predicts global economic growth to be at 3.6% in 2004. The OECD lowered its forecast in the wake of a rise in oil prices and drop in consumer confidence.
La Copra Piacenza ha ingaggiato con un contratto quadriennale il centrale Paolo Cozzi, 26 anni, prov...
Understanding the balance sheet can help you understand your investments.
Iraq's main Sunni Muslim party, which had threatened to boycott Iraq's first free election on Jan. 30, is among 79 parties and blocs that have registered lists for the poll, election officials said.
The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.
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Iw di Colonia conferma stime, +1,9% per il 2008
KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Austria's Thomas Graggaber  is recovering in hospital after suffering fractured ribs and a  collapsed lung during a training crash for this weekend's  Kitzbuehel downhill event, race organizers said.
Dry thunderstorms forecast for most of central California on Tuesday could hamper firefighters' efforts to contain massive wildfires burning by the coast and in the Sierra foothills, officials said.
Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris , who made the Pro Bowl a year ago, could miss the remainder of the season with a severe hamstring injury.
Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.
Former Bellingham High volleyball teammates Jeanette Arnold and Lauren Benson are now juniors at Mount Ida College of Newton, where they helped lead the women's varsity volleyball team to its third consecutive North Atlantic Conference championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Division 3 Tournament.
With decisive victories in Wisconsin and Hawaii, Barack Obama cut into Hillary Rodham Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s support among women and union members.
European stock markets made steady gains on Monday, led by advances in the banking and automotive sectors.
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga., has sent three medical investigators to Crawford County to help health officials isolate the bug that is responsible for biting
President George Bush signs into law the country's most radical overhaul of its intelligence agencies in nearly 60 years.
Per il 2008 gruppo francese prevede ricavi del 10% in piu'
A chained British hostage in Iraq  begged Tony Blair for help on Wednesday, cranking up the  emotional pressure on the prime minister as Italians celebrated  the release of two women aid workers after paying a ransom.
After 10 years of focusing on product development and delivery, CEO Michael Lawrie says Siebel had to recognize that technology is only one part of the CRM equation.
'Ho ricevuto tante proposte e da tutte la parti'
Dopo la notte nuovi combattimenti sono scoppiati a Falluja stamani, mentre i Marines USA prendevano posizione per lanciare l&#39;offensiva contro la citta&#39; ribelle sunnita. La citta&#39; e&#39; assediata da 20mila soldati
TechWeb - Hydrastor&#39;s DynamicStor software makes it possible to build a cluster of standard x86 servers that are presented as one large storage pool.
United Parcel Service Inc. reported a 7.5 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, but said that profit growth would slow this year.
Clooney e Pitt si ritroveranno al Moulin de Mougins
Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan who has worked tirelessly to protect the environment, improve the lives of women, and fight crime, Friday became
Sony Corp swung to a quarterly operating profit as it booked strong sales of liquid crystal display TVs and digital cameras and benefited from a weaker yen, and it slightly raised its full-year forecast.
The Maintenance Repair and Overhaul system from the two companies will quickly deliver critical repair information to aircraft maintenance technicians.
The murder of controversial moviemaker Theo van Gogh has triggered a series of anti-Muslim attacks in the Netherlands, according Dutch media.
BERKELEY: The US has nothing to fear from rapidly growing technology markets in India and China, Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft said.
Andy Roddick needed less than an hour to defeat Britain's Arvind Parmar 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday and advance to the second round of the Thailand Open.
ANKARA Turkish troops have killed 11 Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey during the past three days, an official said Tuesday. It was biggest offensive against autonomy-seeking Kurds in five years.
A search for six coal miners trapped in the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah is over after 25 days, an official with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said on Saturday.
Procter &amp; Gamble said Friday its chairman received a $3.5 million bonus because of the company&#39;s strong performance. The bonus payment is in addition to AG Lafley&#39;s base salary of $1.
OTTAWA - A Boeing 747 cargo jet registered in Ghana crashed and burned on take-off from Halifax airport in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Thursday, killing all seven crew on board, police said.
Anxious Europeans were flooding official hotlines in their home countries or calling embassies overseas in search of news of loved ones feared missing from the tidal wave disaster that swept Asia.
A Czech minister says a BBC report on caged beds in children's care homes is \
Sul volo da Lagos anche i colleghi croato e statunitense
An al-Qaeda-backed group on Friday released an Internet video of what it said was the shooting down of a U.S. helicopter in Iraq this week, which killed seven military personnel.
MADRID, Spain Spain&#39;s second-largest bank says it has agreed to buy Texas-based Laredo National Bancshares for 850 (m) million dollars in cash.
U.S. consumer spending rose a  sharper-than-expected 0.7 percent in October, but rising food  and energy prices ate up much of that gain, a government report  showed on Wednesday.
By Andrew D. Smith, The Dallas Morning News  Feb.
Phil Mickelson holed a critical 7-foot putt for par on the final hole Saturday to cling to a one-stroke lead over Jeff Quinney at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.
By James Amos, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 14--Southern Colorado forests are not affected by the widespread bark-beetle infestations seen in Northern Colorado's lodgepole pine forests.
The record company's response to dwindling CD sales is cutting up to 2,000 jobs worldwide in an attempt to save $400 million
Australian Robbie McEwen dominated a bunch sprint to win the first stage of the Tour de France held over 203km from London to here on Sunday.
Highly touted freshman Sean Singletary scored 15 points and made several other huge plays Sunday night, leading Virginia to a 78-60 victory against No. 10 Arizona.
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Malaysia's prime minister responded to the biggest crisis facing his three-year-old anti-corruption drive on Monday by dismissing 85 percent of graft allegations as baseless.
AVSI AFRICA: mostra fotografica che documenta l\u00c2\u0092impegno dell\u00c2\u0092ong italiana in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda e Repubblica democratica del Congo Milano (Agenzia Fides) - Una mostra fotografica che documenta l\u00c2\u0092impegno dell\u00c2\u0092ong italiana in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda e Repubblica democratica del Congo. Immagini in bianco e nero che il fotografo Francesco Fantini ha catturato nel cuore dell\u00c2\u0092Africa dur...
Jose Canseco's forthcoming book implicates Orioles Miguel Tejada, Sammy Sosa and Tony Saunders as steroid users.
U.N. peacekeepers stormed the residence of former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Friday to evict rebel former soldiers who took over the compound two days before in defiance of the authorities.
InfoWorld - IBM wants to encourage more of its business partners to use its open-source, low-end application server and free entry-level database by giving those companies access to IBM sales, marketing and technical expertise at no charge.
Diversi operai intervenuti nel corso degli incontri hanno chiesto un atteggiamento maggiormente critico nei confronti del governo                                          Mirafiori, alle assemblee sulla Finanziaria contestati Epifani, Angeletti e l'Ugl
CableLabs, the cable television industry's  technology development consortium, announced it is working on an  initiative to develop cable interface specifications for receipt of  off-air digital broadcast signals.
(HealthDay News) -- Babies and young children satisfy the natural reflex to suck by sucking on pacifiers, fingers or thumbs. However, thumb sucking can affect the alignment of permanent teeth as they grow in.
Oil futures reached their highest level in two weeks Friday as investors who had expected lower prices were forced to cover their bets amid colder weather and rising fuel demand.
Hamas leaders have apparently quit Damascus following Israeli threats to target them for assassination in retaliation for a Palestinian double suicide bombing last week, Israel's defense minister said on Monday.
Actress Scarlett Johansson is vehemently denying reports that she is engaged to boyfriend Ryan Reynolds.
A former high-ranking Enron Corp. executive was sentenced to 2 1/2  years in prison yesterday by a federal judge who acknowledged the official's cooperation with prosecutors but refused to give him the substantial break he requested.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 The Angels are applauded for making a stand, for sending a message, for demonstrating there are consequences when a player refuses to play the game the way it should be played.
Hamid Karzai named a new Cabinet on Thursday, sacking the prominent defense minister and removing other warlords from top posts in a major reshuffle weeks after being sworn in as the nation&#39;s first democratically elected
Barclays&#39; credit card business in the U.S. has struck a five-year deal with Indian outsourcer Firstsource Solutions to run a call center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Environmental activists on Thursday said more stringent air-quality regulations are needed for oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, a region densely populated with petroleum industry plants.
(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 13 OTT - Nuove speranze per le vittime di ustioni e ferite con il viso sfigurato dall&#39;incidente: un gruppo di ricercatori e clinici hanno reso noto nel corso di un convegno tenutosi negli Stati Uniti di essere riusciti a realizzare il
EU and US competition bodies clear the Thomson's purchase of news and information provider Reuters.
More Sudanese refugees flee across the border into Chad following reports of renewed violence in the Darfur region.
David Cameron is to use his end-of-conference speech to put the NHS top of his political agenda.
Quattro minorenni sono stati denunciati dai carabinieri di Monza perch\u00c3\u00a8 questa mattina, alle 9.30, avevano incastrato una poltrona con la base in ferro tra i binari della ferrovia in via Osculati, nei pressi di un passaggio a livello, nella citt\u00c3
The Oct. 3 editorial &quot;As Darfur Waits&quot; used the term &quot;genocide,&quot; although people involved with the situation in Sudan, such as Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the chairman of the African Union, refuse to use such characterizations.
Shares in Ryanair Holdings PLC plummeted Monday after Europe's top no-frills airline reported flat third-quarter profits and warned of tough times ahead because of high fuel costs and fears of a recession.
Yesterday's market is today's road map.
John Kerry is criticizing President Bush for letting a decade-long ban on assault weapons expire while unveiling his own &#36;5 billion plan to fight crime.
Sinn Fein calls for an explanation why one of its offices in Londonderry was attacked with petrol bombs.
There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.
Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman.
An Oklahoman who used to be married to the woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb says she often faked pregnancies to get attention.
WRENTHAM -- By 4:30 a.m. yesterday, Cheryl Labate was three hours deep into her holiday shopping.
Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Bob and Mike Bryan teamed-up for a doubles win over Belarus on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Davis Cup final for the United States for the first time in seven years.
No need for disaster recovery NEC has announced the imminent arrival of its grid storage system which it claims will remove the need for planned downtime, amongst other things.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Greek Olympic Airlines flight is allowed to fly again after a bomb threat diverted it to a British airport.
The Hornets are one of the surprises of the NBA. But in post-Katrina New Orleans, fans aren't coming, and the franchise may be on the move again soon
Six Ways To Create a Keyword-Rich Domain Name  An effective domain name can help to brand your site. It can also communicate to your customers the types of products you sell online. An easy to remember domain that describes your services should be the goal of every site owner. Here are ...
NEW YORK - Select Comfort Corp. stock fell after the bed maker lowered is sales forecast, citing slow sales during the Thanksgiving weekend.
Una doppietta e l'assist per il gol di Cambiasso. Il 2008 di Ibrahimovic e dell'Inter &egrave; inizi...
What they thought would be a routine physical for her volleyball team found 14-year-old Amanda Zaborowski and her mom facing a big question: Did they want Amanda to get a new vaccine that would protect her against the common and serious sexually transmitted disease HPV, or human papillomavirus?
Gordon Brown and explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes pay tribute to Everest  mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, who has died.
Two brothers involved in a deadly tainted-water scandal that killed seven people in the small Ontario town of Walkerton were sentenced on Monday, one to a term in jail and the other to house arrest.
A U.N. physician is being  allowed to keep his job after losing it over writing a book  exposing alleged sex, drugs and incompetence in U.N.  peacekeeping missions, his lawyers said on Friday.
LONDON - Saudis opposed to the royal family will try again to stage illegal street protests on Friday, a day after blanket security precautions foiled attempts to gather in Riyadh and Jeddah, a London-based dissident said.
A Japanese hostage has been beheaded in Iraq, Japanese officials said on Sunday, but Tokyo vowed it would keep its troops in the country on their reconstruction mission.
DAVID Moyes has warned Chelsea and Arsenal that his Everton side are capable of pushing them all the way in the Premiership title race.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cDi fronte al parere di magistrati, avvocati, professori di diritto costituzionale, e direi di fronte a un\u00e2\u0080\u0099opinione diffusa che avanza critiche alla proposta di legge del governo sotto il profilo sia della costituzionalit\u00c3\u00a0 che della funzionalit\u00c3
In Per\u00c3\u00b9 &egrave; stato paragonato all'argentino Messi. E' Reimond Manco, 17enne attaccante per il qu...
Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ:NYSE - news - research) said Wednesday night that it would acquire medical equipment maker Guidant (GDT:NYSE - news - research) for $23.9 billion in cash and stock.
Play is abandoned for the day with England 118-3 against Sri Lanka.
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Roma, 25 ago. - (Adnkronos) - Saranno 280 le sale in cui uscira&#39; venerdi&#39; prossimo &#39;Fahrenheit 9/11&#39;, il film anti-Bush di Michael Moore, vincitore della Palma d&#39;oro a Cannes. Solo a Roma le copie del film
If they're lucky, the Bruins will find out in a couple of years if Zach Hamill, whom they selected last night as their first pick (No. 8 overall) in the draft, is a player. The smooth-passing center, who won't turn 19 until September, will need at least two years to grow his game a little, bulk up his frame (5 ...
Russia won an incremental victory in the legal struggle for what remains of the foreign subsidiaries of Yukos. A Dutch court approved a request by the Russian bankruptcy administrator, Eduard K. Rebgun, to represent Yukos in court in the Netherlands. While most of Yukos\u00e2\u0080\u0099s assets have been unraveled and sold at auction, a company bank account in the Netherlands holding about $1 billion from the sale of a Lithuanian refinery is still in dispute. A Dutch court has yet to rule on Mr. Rebgun\u00e2\u0080\u0099s claim to the property, according to a statement by Yukos shareholders. The money is also claimed by Yukos shareholders and creditors.
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul refuses to rule out a presidential bid after his AK party's election win.
It may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of the usual site, a muscle, researchers are reporting.
A suicide car bomber killed at least 13 Shi'ites northeast of Baghdad and gunmen shot dead nine people in a Shi'ite bakery in the capital in the latest sectarian attacks following the Jan. 30 election.
Iraq pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish rebels who are launching attacks on Turkey from mountain hideouts near the border after Ankara threatened to send forces into Iraqi territory to confront the guerrillas.
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Hours before the polls opened in Illinois and minutes before Barack Obama glided into the ballroom of a downtown hotel, his supporters already
Falsified docs on his own. Honest A Best Buy lawyer has admitted to falsifying court documents in the longstanding racketeering case against Microsoft and Best Buy, which recently reached a Superior Court in Seattle.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
CONCORD, NH -- Federal health officials posed several questions to the state Thursday about proposed Medicaid changes. Health authorities want to know how the state would set limits on care, how it would decide
Jackie Robinson helped to make Carl Erksine better, beginning in 1948 when he was still with the Dodgers' farm team in Fort Worth, Tex.
JORDAN, Ontario -- It's almost midnight. Snow flurries ride down on the breath of a starless sky, and the 15-degree air pricks at bare skin. It's a perfect time, Len Pennachetti concludes, to go out in a field and pick grapes.
On Wednesday morning Sachin Tendulkar was at the Brabourne stadium, to egg on his Mumbai teammates. Not only did he have a chat with the Mumbai captain and coach and see the practice session through, but also
Ofcom, the United Kingdom&#39;s regulatory agency for telecommunications, revealed plans to facilitate voice over IP in the residental market, including a new prefix for broadband numbers.
THE Northern Ireland peace process was on the brink of total collapse after police investigating the \u00c2\u00a322 million Northern Bank robbery raided the homes of senior republicans on Christmas Eve.
An injured manatee and her calf, fitted with a satellite tracking and monitoring system, were released Tuesday in the Florida Keys more than a year after being rescued.
By DAVID DISHNEAU  HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban a class of toxic chemical compounds that are found in industrial and household detergents and are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics.
The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.
Albuquerque, New Mexico - An American T-shirt company has a solution for its fellow citizens who want to holiday in Europe without having to answer questions about US politics.
Ankara insisted yesterday that it would not recognize the Republic of Cyprus before the December 17 European Union summit which will determine whether to grant Turkey a date for the start of EU accession talks.
The Food and Drug Administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.
Ken Urban\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new play is mystifying and frustrating. But there are satisfying elements in the production, which are rendered with wit and feeling by the versatile cast.
By David Betancourt, Washington Post Staff Writer  At 26, I'm still pretty close to that prime age demographic -- you know, the one that marketing and advertising teams see as the cutting-edge consumer, the one that every technology company wants to reach.
The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  said on Wednesday that it received regulatory approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to open a representative office in Beijing.
Russell Baze became the most successful jockey in horse racing history when he broke the all-time win record of Laffit Pincay Jr. with a victory at Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California on Friday.
Travelocity Europe, a joint venture of Sabre Holdings Corporation's (NYSE:TSG) Travelocity(R) and the Otto Group's Otto Freizeit und Touristik GmbH (OFT), has announced a restructuring that will further ...
LOS ANGELES  \u00c2\u0097 Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.
The Tory leader in the House of Lords has said the house \
The European Union's head office was set to approve proposals Friday to inject more flexibility into the oft-flouted budget rules behind the euro.
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Lenovo retook the number three place among PC vendors, but Acer could soon leapfrog back into the spot.
Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus believes Ukraine will have to carry out fresh presidential elections.
We&#39;ve known about &quot;strained silicon&quot; for a while--but now there&#39;s a better way to do it. Straining silicon improves chip performance.
Plus: My GPS proves your radar gun is wrong. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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A federal judge has halted the ban on mobile phones containing chips made by Qualcomm that was imposed after a court earlier determined that the chips violated a patent held by Broadcom.
Sri Lanka will introduce tough emergency regulations to curb terrorist activities but will not impose a ban on Tamil Tiger rebels, the island's government said on Wednesday.
The Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reached an agreement with the European Commission on Tuesday to settle a five-year antitrust case that
European MPs condemn member states which turned a blind eye to secret CIA prisoner flights.
Jelena Jankovic leaves plenty of room for improvement as she beats Jarmila Gajdosova in the first round of the US Open.
AFTER more than half a century of disappointments, the Australian men&#39;s hockey team has finally struck Olympic gold, when striker Jamie Dwyer slammed a golden goal penalty corner into the Dutch net at the end of the first period of extra time.
Resistance dwindled in the last rebel redoubt in Falluja on Sunday, US officers said, but explosions still shook the smoke-wreathed city as an Iraqi
Republican state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro has been told she is under federal investigation for allegedly plotting to secretly record her husband to find out whether he was having an affair, two people familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests across her native Sindh province.
Scottie Pippen played the sidekick to the game&#39;s greatest star, creating a partnership the Chicago Bulls parlayed into a virtual dynasty with six titles in the 1990s.

Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday for his first direct talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on November 11.
The D.C. Council put its frustration and concern over Greater Southeast Community Hospital to a vote yesterday and authorized legislation allowing the city to seek a court-appointed receiver for the troubled facility.
Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, U.S.-based researchers reported on Thursday.
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Shares in France's Alstom jump 6% on strong results and a high-speed train deal in Argentina.
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U.S. stocks slid on Monday, with the Nasdaq losing more than 2 percent, amid concern about Google Inc.'s  valuation and doubts about holiday spending after a disappointing sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. .
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The wife of murdered bank manager Alistair Wilson makes an emotional appeal to track down his killer.
Telecoms group Cable & Wireless is facing legal action over claims that it blocked competition in the Caribbean.
Tiger Woods fired a six-under par 64, Friday&#39;s best round, and leaped into contention at the PGA Tour Championship despite fellow American Jay Haas clinging to a two-stroke lead.
Millions of airline passengers are stuck in planes on the ground every year at U.S. airports with nearly 60,000 departures delayed between one and two hours in 2006, government figures show.
The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is &quot;not a health crisis,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, and he urged people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Plc, the UK&#39;s biggest publicly traded insurance broker, said Chief Executive Steve McGill quit and profit will decline this year because of a ``difficult&#39;&#39; second half.
The jury in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against the legendary rock producer, and the judge dismissed the jurors for the day.
One person has died and another has been injured in a shooting in Manchester city centre.
James Rodgers considers whether the Russia-UK spat signifies a deeper Russian suspicion of foreigners.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has changed out the gallery lights, put mirrors on the ceilings, created a small fog bank, filled a room with a pool of water, and turned a skywalk into a trippy disco kaleidoscope -- all for a major new art exhibit by the tech-inspired, internationally celebrated artist Olafur Eliasson.
The Christian Science Monitor - Europe has desired greater unity for decades &#8211; answering Henry Kissinger&#39;s famous question, &quot;What&#39;s Europe&#39;s phone number?&quot;
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Britain's Prince Harry was captured in fits of laughter in a picture released Monday to mark his 20th birthday this week.
Insects in the UK are less common than many of us think, a simple test by birdlovers suggests.
And Eric Schmidt will die in 2039 As the US Federal Communications Commission auctions off the coveted 700-MHz \
UK mini-conglomerate Novar has unveiled an \u00c2\u00a31.2bn ($2.3bn) bid from Honeywell of the US, a month on from rejecting another offer from Melrose.
It's not necessarily time to sell when a company rolls out the pink slips.
Two years ago, a knock on Fatima and Mansour al-Timani's door shattered the life they had built together.
Lower summer temperatures and more winter snowfall could be contributing to glacier growth, a surprising find that may shed light on the regionally varying effects of global warming.
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SuperPuppy writes &quot;Hardcoreware.net has rounded up three 2500+ Socket A processors from AMD. An AthlonXP, based on the Barton core (this particular one predates the locked multipliers we&#39;ve been seeing lately
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his treason acquittal could help heal deep political divisions.
With hundreds of twiggy models  strutting the catwalks at New York&#39;s Fashion Week that ended on  Wednesday, EvansLondon hopes to clothe the women fashion tends  to overlook -- those who wear larger sizes.
Mortgage and vehicle fleet company PHH Corp  said on Tuesday it terminated its nearly $2 billion sale to General Electric Co  and Blackstone, after the private equity firm failed to obtain required financing for the deal.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Judy Salvador, a retired American Airlines ticket agent, recently typed two words into Google's search engine: \
Starbucks Corp  replaced CEO Jim Donald with founder and Chairman Howard Schultz and said it would slow an aggressive U.S. expansion in a shake-up that sent its battered shares up nearly 9 percent.
George Michael films a sketch for hit comedy Little Britain. Plus more entertainment news in brief.
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The latest official preliminary results from Afghanistan&#39;s 9 October 9 presidential election show transitional leader Hamid Karzai has won the clear majority needed for an outright first-round victory.
Sending a letter or finding a friend's house in Albania is not that simple as much of the country doesn't have street names thanks to petty bickering between intractable politicians.
Apple announced here Tuesday that Britain would be the first European country to get its much-vaunted iPhone, when mobile phone operator O2 launches the gadget on November 9.
With underfunded pensions threatening to become the U.S. taxpayer's next multibillion-dollar headache, lawmakers are working on a long-term fix for struggling traditional retirement plans.
Louisville coach Bobby Petrino signed a new contract Tuesday that will pay him $1 million a year and a $100,000 bonus if the Cardinals win the national championship.
The price of college again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in the financial aid that lowers what most students actually pay.
Germany's Federal chancellor Angela Merkel , whose country currently holds the European Union presidency, and Germany's Foreign Minister Franck-Walter Steinmeier wait for the arrival of Eurpean leaders ahead of ...Comment
Employers take heed: Baby boomers might have been content to put work above all else, but that's not necessarily true of Generations X and Y.
None of the 21 women who ran in Oman's elections won seats in the 84-member advisory Shura council, a symbolic body with no formal say in state affairs in the Gulf Arab country, results showed on Sunday.
A closer view of the Cassini image of the Huygens Probe after its successful release. The image was taken about 12 hours after the probe&#39;s release from the orbiter.
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PITTSBURGH World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina (taht-YAH&#39;-nah toht-MYEN&#39;-ih-nuh) says she doesn&#39;t remember what caused her to fall during a competition this weekend.
The chief U.S. envoy to nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea said he had \
MySpace, the online social networking site owned by News Corp, is in talks with music companies to launch an advertising-supported free music service, according to several reports on Wednesday.
California will vote on a broad campaign-finance measure that includes limits on corporate donors.
EXPLOSIVE allegations of election bribery have engulfed Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson and a senior National Party senator. In a serious embarrassment for the Howard Government, Mr Anderson and Senator
Egypt invites the Palestinian group Hamas to attend talks in Cairo \
The New England Patriots waived linebacker Justin Kurpeikis and defensive back Omare Lowe on Wednesday.
Putin looks to deliver on his promise of an 'energy empire' by claiming vast swathes of hydrocarbon-rich polar territory
Shares in DreamWorks Animation surged as much 41 percent on their first day of trading Thursday as investors bet that the producer of computer-animated movies could use cash from its initial stock sale to challenge Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney.
Continental Airlines Inc., the No. 4 U.S. carrier, said on Tuesday that domestic air fares are coming under pressure even as demand strengthens.
A television network's marketing campaign went badly awry on Wednesday, causing a day-long security scare in Boston that closed bridges, shut major roads and put hundreds of police on alert.
ROME Sept. 17, 2004 - Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, UN officials warned Friday.
Two Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.
Senate Republicans who earlier this week helped block deliberations on a resolution opposing President Bush's new troop deployments in Iraq changed course yesterday and vowed to use every tactic at their disposal to ensure a full and open debate.
British social workers decided on Tuesday to allow an eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kg) to remain at home with his mother, who has refused to stop feeding him junk food.
Cans digital-only radio format GCap Media said it will axe the home of Planet Rock and theJazz because the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform has not been a money spinner for the firm.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ChevronTexaco Corp.CVX.N, the No. 2  U.S. oil company, on Friday reported a rise in quarterly  profit, pumped up by record oil and gas prices and gains on  asset sales.
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Premier incontra senatori dell'Ulivo al Senato
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Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer (P2P) (define) networks.
LOS ANGELES  - Lea Thompson is on the  case for \
Beverly Sills showed Americans an approachable face of a sometimes-forbidding art form.
China starts surfacing an unmade road leading to Everest base camp to aid the Olympic torch procession.
Ministers press IT firms to bring down costs but parents of school students will have to contribute
 letter to theaters
VIENNA : The United States and three major European nations have reached agreement in Vienna on a draft resolution on Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear weapons program in a breakthrough that could lead to the text being adopted Friday by the UN nuclear watchdog, a
Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Thursday that the outlook for the German economy in 2005 remained promising, but that the persistent weakness of the dollar and volatile oil prices were a source of ...
HAMISH ROBERTSON: Now to new claims this morning linking the deadly cancer mesothelioma to a commercial organisation. But in this case it&#39;s not James Hardie that&#39;s under the spotlight, but the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories.
Last Christmas Day in Baghdad, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad received a furious phone call from Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi. An American -- drunk, armed, wandering through the Green Zone after a party -- had shot and killed one of his personal bodyguards the night before, Mahdi said. He...
By George Parker in Brussels, Raphael Minder in Strasbourg and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin. European leaders will on Thursday hold last-minute talks to hammer out terms under which Turkey can finally embark on the road to joining the European Union.
Democrat John Kerry sounded a warning to Americans on Social Security as he headed to Florida on Sunday, a critical battleground state where early voting was
Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents today in the Gaza Strip, the army and Palestinian doctors said.
Donald Rumsfeld, the US Defence Secretary, is under attack from fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill for not sending more troops to Iraq, and for failing to provide enough protection for those who are there.
Several government studies released Thursday find that Hispanics are in much poorer health than other racial groups, and especially whites, in the United States.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CP) - Aid officials said Monday that among the victims of the tsunami are the people most needed now: health-care workers.
An accelerated primary calendar gives Mike Huckabee little time to savor his Iowa win and Mitt Romney a fleeting chance to stage a comeback in New Hampshire, all while John McCain angles to seize the conversation with a reprise of his 2000 primary victory.
The retailing company Kmart Holding Corp. has appointed Aylwin Lewis, formerly an executive at the restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc.
WASHINGTON -- Hoping to boost voting in the Iraq election, the United States is setting up polling places in five American cities -- Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Nashville -- to give expatriates a voice in choosing an interim assembly in Baghdad.
The United Nations began distributing about 40 tons of food from two different places in Gona\u00c3\u00afves today.
Iraq announces the arrest of an alleged militant accused of involvement in several car bombings in Baghdad.
The pioneer in pay-to-play enterprise software has seen its stock more than double since going public in August.
Publishing-software giant Adobe Systems reported on Monday a slight seasonal decline in sales and profit amid strong overall growth.
Katzenberg is taking the animation unit public in a year that has seen box office success for the studio: &quot;Shrek 2&quot; has brought in $876.
By ANDREA SCHOELLKOPF Journal Staff Writer  The city on Tuesday announced the $2 million purchase of another 40 acres for the Petroglyph National Monument.
Two start-ups are coming that will lease, rather than sell, batteries to consumers. Isn't this what big, bad GM did?
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  on Wednesday the international community was closer than ever  to making North Korea and Iran accept its demands to halt  nuclear programs.
In a troubling report on the execution of minors in Iran, Amnesty International said yesterday that at least 71 child offenders are on death row and more than 24 have been executed since 1990, more than in any other country.
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Hopes for an end to pre-election turmoil in Bangladesh dimmed on Wednesday as rival political groups again took to the streets and the country's legal system was virtually paralyzed by feuding lawyers.
Singer and songwriter James McMurtry took home album of the year and song of the year honors, and veteran rocker Neil Young was named artist of the year Friday at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards.
The two spacecraft disconnected as they passed over New Guinea, a quiet end to a busy, tumultuous 10-day visit.
Wales pounced on a pair panicky errors by the English to score two tries in three minutes. It held on comfortably for the last 10 minutes against a dazed home team to win.
A rare mint condition First Folio  edition of William Shakespeare&#039;s plays fetched 2.8 million  pounds (&#36;5.2 million) at an auction on Thursday.
Alcott's young-adult classic Little Women has been turned into a musical that even grownups can like
Liverpool officials have stepped up their attacks on European governing body UEFA for its claims that the club&#39;s fans are the worst behaved in Europe.
Blog: One of Google's units removes bootleg versions of documentary but copy remains at Google Video
An IRA suspect wanted in connection with a NI bomb attack on soldiers in 1996 is arrested by Spanish police.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today signalled that the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s promised referendum on the new European Constitution would not be held until early 2006.
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Microsoft says if a judge won&#39;t suspend a European Union antitrust ruling, the company is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market.
The board \
The British Open qualifying event in the United States next year will be held in Summit, N.J., to make it more convenient for American golfers on the PGA Tour.
Advisers to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, projected winner of Indonesia's presidential election, said Tuesday he would move quickly to prosecute several major graft cases to counter Indonesia's reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries.
American Jimmy Walker banished unhappy memories of previous visits to Waialae Country Club by charging into an early one-shot lead at the Sony Open on Thursday.
When Danny Williams suffered a form of crucifixion here in the small hours of yesterday morning - his pain was slow and relentless at the hands of the defending champion, Vitali Klitschko, and the outcome was never in doubt - it seemed that heavyweight
HAVANA - Cuban President Fidel Castro broke his left knee and right arm in a fall Wednesday night, but urged the Caribbean country&#39;s 11 million people to stay calm.
Argentina striker Carlos Tevez insisted Friday that he is determined to complete his &quot;dream&quot; move to Manchester United despite fears the deal could yet be blocked by the Premier League.
An international court has ordered Guatemala to pay a record sum of almost &#36;8 million in compensation to survivors of a 1982 army-led massacre of hundreds of civilians in the country's Maya Indian heartland.
Pope John Paul has told the world&#39;s one billion Roman Catholics that a troubled world needs the message of Jesus more than ever.
An internal CIA investigation  concluded that former CIA Director George Tenet and other top  officials failed to allocate adequate resources to combat  terrorism before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should be held  accountable, intelligence officials told The New York Times.
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The boss of Aer Lingus confirms that its Irish rival and hostile suitor Ryanair has increased its stake in the firm to 25%.
TONY Blair was facing a new Iraq crisis last night after explosive evidence emerged from within his own government that he was warned the country would be plunged into chaos after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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An Ethiopian administrator accused Eritrean forces of kidnapping a group of five Europeans and 13 Ethiopians in a remote part of Ethiopia, and taking them to a military camp near the Eritrean border.Comment
High oil prices, combined with surging demand for oil products such as petrol, land BP another jump in profits.
Unions at Alitalia called a plan to cut a quarter of the workforce &quot;unacceptable&quot; Tuesday and urged the Italian government to step in to ease the pain of restructuring the ailing state-controlled airline.
A resurgence in sales helped push the brewer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s profit to $214 million in the fourth quarter.
U.S. stocks should maintain their 3 1/2-year highs next week as they ring out 2004, helped by investor interest in large-cap stocks and a steady rebound in beaten-down drug companies.
Microsoft Corp. has overtaken rival PalmSource Inc. in the handheld-computer software market, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
Blog: Several people offer to sell their spots in line for several thousand dollars; another, determined to stay, brings a portable generator to power his laptop.
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Higher levels of an enzyme that makes  estrogen may be the hallmark of a more aggressive type of lung  cancer in older women, a finding that could lead to earlier  diagnosis and treatment, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Austrian Stefan Koubek has been handed a three-month ban by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after testing positive for a banned substance.
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Reactrix Systems unveils a gaming system made for LCD TVs that mimics the Wii game console.
Il procuratore Claudio Pasqualin, intervenendo ai microfoni dell'agenzia radiofonica GRT, ha lanciat...
Forget Bill. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic presidential leader, has become the Republican candidates' favorite punching bag.
TechWeb - Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc. could bring a buyer a decade's worth of digital assistant design and mobile phone know-how, but at a hefty price for a company no longer viewed as cutting edge.
Microsoft  will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's  iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
It wasn&#39;t as bad as I thought it would be, but neither is it a great horror movie -- definitely not of the stature of David Friedkin&#39;s &quot;The Exorcist,&quot; the film that started it all.
The White House said Monday it was revising its proposal for dealing with terrorism suspects as indications grew that President Bush's plan was meeting increased resistance among Republicans in both chambers of Congress.
The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation&#39;s emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan.
Where there is Steven Gerrard, there is hope. England&#39;s warrior of a midfielder flew into this unglamorous Silesian conurbation last night promising to turn all the headlines of
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By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 10--Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has removed Wisconsin from a group of states that are challenging the Bush administration over pollution controls on aging industrial plants.
Oil exports from southern Iraq have been brought to a complete halt, a senior oil official said Monday, following a spate of pipeline attacks launched by insurgents trying to undermine the nation's interim government.
Buffeted by concerns about a weakening economy, the stock market fell last week after two weeks of gains.
Manchester United stand-in skipper Rio Ferdinand tonight claimed the controversial penalty given after Wayne Rooney went down in the box against Arsenal at Old Trafford was \u00e2\u0080\u009ctouch and go\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Jason Ellison, Marquis Grissom and Deivi Cruz had two-run homers Sunday to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 10-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pope John Paul II today said he was praying for the Iraqi people after militants bombed two churches in Mosul, the latest anti-Christian violence in the country.
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Surfers Paradise and Mexico -- remaining on the Champ Car circuit this year, is the former bastion of American open-wheel racing finally out of gas?
New Delhi, Aug. 27: ONGC is worried about the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s emphasis on core competence, an issue that has figured in the brainstorming session on the restructuring of public sector oil majors apart from the merger option.
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The online advertising firm has launched a new program for serving ads to third-party developer applications on Facebook--but what will Facebook's own advertising announcement next week mean for this sort of strategy?
By DANIELLE SOTTOSANTI, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  The Oro Valley Town Council recently voted to filter for pornography all Internet access at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive.  Proponents of the filtering say it helps protect children from pornography.
Rebels stepped up attacks on Iraq&#39;s fledgling security forces, killing seven police and guardsmen Monday in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint hours after storming a police station north of the capital.
LONDON : The dollar reversed early gains against the euro and held steady against the yen in the wake of cooling oil prices and comments by US central bank officials suggesting confidence in the American economic recovery, analysts said.
The US agrees to hand over three Frenchmen from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, officials say.
A Danish supermarket chain says it will invest over \u00c2\u00a3200m in 70 new stores in south and west Wales.
Arabs said on Thursday they doubted former British Prime Minister Tony Blair could succeed as Middle East peace envoy because of his unpopularity and because he is too close to Israel and the United States.
Security firms are warning about smartphone viruses that can spread much faster than similar bugs.
Wi-Fi enabled phones, like the iPhone, will drive demand  for fast wireless broadband networks like the ones cities want to build using Wi-Fi, say experts.
Business: 8 December 2004, Wednesday. Willi Betz, international leader in forwarding business, has invested BGN 15 M in Bulgaria's biggest logistic center, which was inaugurated Wednesday in Sofia district of ...
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, giving the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year, the Kremlin said Friday.
BEIJING (dpa) - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il said Pyongyang was waiting to see how US policy might change following the re-election of President George W. Bush before agreeing to new six-party talks on its nuclear weapons programme, a
AS per this announcement on the Zend Developer Zone, Zend has released the latest version of their Zend Core product updating it for PHP 5.2.3.   The Zend Core team has just released PHP 5.2.3 as an automatic update, so you should be able to upgrade your Zend Core environment with the latest PHP \u00c2\u0096 in one easy step. (Zend Core 2.0.3 Windows packages are also available).   Updates in the latest release include improved Windows performance and reliability, a bundled Zend Framework and universal database support. You can download the latest version from the Zend Core page on the Zend website.
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HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire  - Republican John McCain won the endorsement of independent Sen. Joe Lieberman on Monday as he tries to mount a comeback in his presidential bid.
Houston center Yao Ming sat out a game for the first time in his NBA career, missing the Rockets' contest against Milwaukee on Friday night because of the flu.
Viewers expecting to observe Veterans Day Thursday night by watching ABC-TV&#39;s telecast of the World War II classic &quot;Saving Private Ryan&quot; on Detroit affiliate WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) instead got
Russia could make early repayment next year of up to $10bn worth of its $48bn of foreign debt to the Paris Club of sovereign lenders, Alexei Kudrin, finance minister, announced on Monday.
By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Sep. 20--GILROY -- Before the public ever learned of Westfield  Corporation's plans to build the biggest shopping center in Gilroy history, a  small circle of local officials knew about the effort.
Investment in manufacturing plant in Lodz could reach $321 million and include 1,000 workers.
President Bush unleashed a new assault on Senator John Kerry&#39;s health care proposals on Tuesday, signaling one of his main lines of attack when the two candidates
EU-Russia summit to begin in Helsinki but a Polish veto means talks on a strategic partnership will not happen.
U.S. homebuilder optimism sank for an  eighth consecutive month in September to the lowest level in  more than 15 years, with a surge in the backlog of unsold homes  putting development on ice, an industry survey showed on  Monday.
First in mice, now in Rover, scientists have developed vaccines that reduced or eliminated allergic reactions to peanuts, milk and wheat, offering new hope for millions of people who suffer from food allergies.
Hilly Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club CBGB served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads, has died. He was 75.
BOSTON - Manny Ramirez singled and scored before leaving with a bruised knee, and the streaking Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Friday night for their 10th victory in 11 games.    Ricky Gutierrez singled three times and drove in two runs, and Mark Bellhorn had a pair of hits to help the Red Sox win for the 13th time in 16 games and improve to a season-high 21 games over .500...
The Iraq war has done little to increase security across the world or halt the activities of international terrorists, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Sunday.
A former globe-trotting investment manager remains jailed on one of the longest-running charges of contempt.
BERLIN: A communique from the G20 group of rich and developing countries made no explicit reference to currency swings on Sunday, despite mounting concern in Europe and Japan over a slide in the US dollar to multi-year lows.
Testing of a computer screening system for air travelers may be delayed because the program has not yet received required approvals from the Government Accountability Office. -The Washington Post
Hillenbrand Industries Inc. HB.N,  which makes medical equipment and caskets, on Tuesday said  quarterly earnings rose ten-fold, capping a year that saw sales  helped by acquisitions.
Given medical advances, it&#39;s no wonder that heart disease patients expect doctors to address coronary problems with drugs, medical devices or both.
Prior to this, Blu-ray had the greatest backing, while HD DVD&#39;s support was limited. &quot;Before, you could say that every major player was supporting Blu-ray.
U.S. forces said they killed two Shi'ite militiamen, including one wearing a suicide vest, during a raid north of Baghdad on Saturday to capture a rogue leader of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army.
Google is going to RSVP for the RSS party PDQ.
These five mobile social networks are all vying to be the next hot thing. See how they stack up.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to visit Kenya amid efforts to end post-election violence.
Siemens (SIEGn.DE) Chief Executive  Klaus Kleinfeld denied any knowledge that the German  engineering conglomerate was paying bribes in exchange for  contracts, German magazine Focus reported on Saturday.
Stagione finita per l'italiano del Levante, Damiano Tommasi. Il 33enne centrocampista, da tempo alle...
The trader blamed for a $7 billion fraud at French bank Societe Generale is not on the run and will be questioned at an appropriate moment, the Paris prosecutors' office said on Saturday.
DUBLIN'S Scottish expat community has increased dramatically in the past decade due to the economic boom in Ireland.
The ZigBee Alliance, an industry standards group dedicated to promoting low-power wireless networks, ratified the first ZigBee specification this week.
OTASH CAMP, Sudan  - Displaced Darfuris in a dusty, squalid camp in Sudan's war-torn west have demanded a seat at peace talks between Khartoum and Darfur rebel groups, warning negotiations could fail without their participation.
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WASHINGTON - The president of Major League Baseball called Washington DC&#39;s legislation for a new stadium &quot;wholly unacceptable&quot; on Wednesday night and halted all business and promotional activities for the Washington Nationals until further notice.
George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge this year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president's likeness are being introduced in time for the festivities.
Bollywood has of late become extremely pet friendly. From Urmila   Matondkar to Sushmita Sen to Rani Mukerji - they all dote on their pets.
Pat White ran for 150 yards and threw for 176 and two touchdowns for the 11th-ranked Mountaineers, who rushed for 349 yards, most allowed by Oklahoma in a bowl game.
L'ex direttore tecnico della Ferrari Ross Brown, in una intervista al settimanale tedesco 'Kicker', ...
A high-tech scammer may have used an easily obtained default pass code to reprogram an ATM into giving out free money. With 75,000 cash machines in service, the manufacturer says it's coding a software update to force careless operators to change their codes before the cash scam gets out of hand.  By Kevin Poulsen.
US Airways is at risk of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which has frequent fliers thinking about cashing in miles, Boston.com reports.
Less than two weeks ago, some of the most senior loyalist paramilitary figures in Northern Ireland walked through the doors at Stormont and into a dialogue with the secretary of state.
Securities regulators yesterday won court approval to freeze the assets of a Hong Kong business and its owner, accusing them of trading in the stocks of at least a dozen companies using information they may have gained by hacking into computer networks to view forthcoming news releases.
LSU coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position. In a statement issued by LSU on Wedensday, Saban described the talks as &quot;a preliminary conversation with the
The BBC News website and Radio 1 were among the winners at the internet's most glamorous awards night of the year.
By Marc Freeman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--Gay resource sites on the Internet now are just a click away for computer users at public schools.
Global stock markets face an uncertain week after the biggest sell-off in more than four years.
Rwanda warns it will intervene to prevent genocide, as more than 150 Tutsi  refugees are buried in Burundi.
Hezbollah will take to the streets next week to try to topple the government, political sources said on Friday, in a move that would stoke tension in a country already reeling after the assassination of a minister.
The Los Angeles Lakers&#39; Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points but it was not enough to defeat his adversary and former team-mate Shaquille O&#39;Neal, whose Miami Heat ran out 104-102 winners after overtime in one of the most eagerly anticipated regular
A top Democratic senator on  Wednesday said lawmakers were concerned about a slide in the  value of the dollar and urged the Bush administration to step  up pressure on China to move to a more flexible exchange rate.
LOS ANGELES  - The specter of Phil Spector will haunt Hollywood well into 2008.
DEFENDING TERRITORY: GW is 5-1 at home this season, while Saint Joseph's has the Atlantic 10's best road record at 7-3, with the losses at Syracuse, Creighton and Charlotte. The Colonials are trying to avoid their fifth straight loss. In their last game, a 92-67 loss at Duquesne,
Sweden's Joachim Johansson clinched  his second ATP title of the year at the Marseille Open on  Sunday, unleashing 19 aces on his way to a 7-5, 6-4 victory  over Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic.
Mayra Nieves is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe. Nieves is among hundreds of Puerto Ricans who have a rare type of albinism that leads to a deadly lung disease.
Amid Romney's hopes and Huckabee's surge, he's the forgotten conservative in Iowa's race. But a 15-day campaign blitz is keeping the former Tennessee senator optimistic
Sudan underlined their growing strength in African football when their second-string team beat Rwanda on penalties to retain the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup on Saturday.
A federal panel recommended Friday that anyone over 50 be allowed to get a flu shot, hoping to avoid widespread waste of the previously sought-after vaccine.
The most wanted Saddam Hussein aide  still on the run in Iraq, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has not been  captured, Iraq's interior ministry said, adding that medical  checks on a man in custody showed he was not Ibrahim.
The father of a British woman jailed in Greece on suspicion of drug offences today spoke of his daughter - s four-month nightmare behind bars.
By Huang Zhiling  CHENGDU: Continued droughts have left nearly 4 million people in Southwest China's Sichuan Province short of drinking water.  Since early last month, Sichuan has witnessed a rise in rainfall.
Junior Jimmy Howard and freshman Matt Lundin combined to make 24 saves yesterday as Maine blanked New Hampshire, 3-0, in a Hockey East game before a sellout crowd of 5,641 at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine.
Convicted in a jewel heist, Napoleon Cardenas was convinced that evidence to exonerate him was buried in the flesh of his left hand.
Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, too. And with the obesity epidemic showing no signs of waning, specialists say they need to better understand how fat cells fuels cancer growth so they might fight back...
The Moscow Arbitration Court on Monday upheld the tax authorities&#39; demand that the embattled oil giant Yukos must pay nearly 1.34 billion US dollars in fines as part of a 4.1-billion-dollar claim for 2001.
Brits are finding a home away from home in RVs.
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Hundreds of Britons held a candlelit vigil on Tuesday for a hostage threatened with beheading in Iraq amid reports that his abductors had killed a second U.S. captive.
American Taylor Dent has been fined $1,500 for swearing. That came down Friday during his loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu. Olympic gold medalist Nicolas Massu has been fined $1,000 for throwing his racket during a loss at the Open.
Displacement effect Card fraud in the UK fell three per cent from \u00c2\u00a3439.4m in 2005 to \u00c2\u00a3428m last year, according to figures from payment association APACS released Wednesday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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De Beers, the world's biggest diamond company, said Friday its 2007 sales fell three percent to 6.84 billion dollars (4.71 billion euros) and flagged a \
Stone-throwing youths attacked refugee camps and torched homes in East Timor, raising tensions as thousands of supporters of ex-premier Mari Alkatiri waited outside the capital Dili.
She is a latecomer to the information superhighway, but 75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg is now cruising the Internet with a dizzying speed. Lothberg's 40 gigabits-per-second fiber-optic connection in Karlstad is believed to be the fastest residential uplink in the world, Karlstad city officials said.
Christian Oberstolz e Patrick Gruber sono giunti secondi nella terza prova di coppa del mondo di sli...
LONDON Vodafone Group, the world&#39;s largest mobile phone operator, said on Tuesday that it had doubled its six-month dividend and extended a stock buyback by \u00c2\u00a31 billion to increase shareholder returns after sales fell for the first time.
Since June 2003, NASA has been investigating the possibility of using a robotic spacecraft to service Hubble. Such a mission would not put the lives of astronauts in jeopardy.
Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters&#39; focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive.
Shares in consumer goods giant Unilever rise 4% amid rumours of a possible bid from Colgate-Palmolive.
The Seattle Seahawks placed tackle Chris Terry on injured reserve because a shoulder injury that will require surgery.
GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared past 175,000 Monday as Sri Lanka confirmed thousands  more dead, while fears re-emerged over the safety of aid  workers in Indonesia's shattered Aceh province.
Three car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded 86 as they shopped at a fruit and vegetable market on Saturday.
FIFA has extended the seven-month ban on ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu for drug abuse worldwide. The Romanian international was banned by the English Football Association (FA
Before football games hit the airwaves, the broadcasters and producers study up on the teams they'll be watching. They view tapes, read articles, and memorize jersey numbers. Then, in the two days before the game, the network team sits down with coaches and players to get their takes on the game.
Resistance to the South\u00e2\u0080\u0099s elaborate system of racial segregation long predated the onset of traditionally celebrated civil-rights initiatives in 1954-55.
Turn over in vista nell'Inter in vista della gara di Champions League contro il Valencia. Contro il ...
NEW YORK - A day after sacking its chief executive, Marsh &amp; McLennan (MMC) announced Tuesday it will stop accepting fees at the heart of a lawsuit by New York&#39;s attorney general accusing the world&#39;s largest insurance broker of rigging prices.
Oil prices slid 4 percent on Monday on  expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the  New Year will limit heating oil demand.
Il giocatore dello Schalke Gerald Asamoah sta pensando di dire addio alla maglia della Germania. Mot...
Bear Stearns Cos Inc  posted a much bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime mortgages.
By TOM GROENING; OF THE NEWS STAFF  SEARSPORT - A new committee charged with creating borders on Sears Island between a conservation area and a parcel that could be developed into a port has formed, according to an announcement issued Friday by the Maine Department of Transportation.
Purdue University students are making some extra cash through a project that might turn some of their classmates' stomachs \u00c2\u0097 by sniffing livestock excrement. Students earn $30 per session as they take whiffs of a variety of smells collected from barns filled with hogs, cows and chickens for odor research being conducted by Albert Heber, a Purdue professor of agricultural and biological engineering.
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On the ITJungle website, there's a new article about an award presented to Independent Computer Services for their OOP development efforts.   One of the attractions to PHP on System i is the low skills barrier to entry. Anybody who has written a lick of procedural PHP on any other platform can develop System i applications. But one of the lesser known advantages of PHP is its capability to scale up into the realm of object-oriented (OO) development to create more sophisticated applications. OO development was the basis for an award given to System i consultancy Independent Computer Services (ICS) by Zend, the company behind PHP.   The article goes on to talk about who ICS is, what they do in the technology market, why they chose PHP and what they developed to deserve the award.
The Senate pressed ahead Tuesday with a $106 billion transportation and housing bill rejecting President Bush's proposed cuts to Amtrak, housing programs and community development projects.
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing has said in Tehran that Beijing opposes US efforts to refer Iran to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear programme.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,  with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall  Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to  accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.
The showdown at Disney (DIS ) may not happen after all. Dissident former board members Stanley Gold and Roy Disney said on Sept. 28 that they support the board&#39;s accelerated search for a new CEO, making it
What if they put Michael Jackson on trial, and a former child star   reunion broke out?
Our food likes and dislikes may have more to do with genes than choice, UK researchers believe.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 THE LAST TIME: Broncos 30, Bengals 10; Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at Paul Brown Stadium. The first game in the Marvin Lewis era went about as bad as it could for the new coach and his team as the Broncos jumped
Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp agreed to a break in contract talks on Monday after a marathon 16-hour bargaining session that raised expectations the union and the top U.S. automaker were nearing an agreement.
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Colgate-Palmolive, the consumer products company, said yesterday that it would close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years as part
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas agreed on Wednesday to bring their unity government to parliament for a vote on Saturday.
Although the Sacramento Monarchs' first-round grace was gone, they still had the grit and grind they needed to stay with their biggest rivals. And then Kara Lawson and Nicole Powell provided just enough graceful moments against the Los Angeles Sparks to put the Monarchs on the verge of a return trip to the WNBA finals.
Sorry for frightening you in any way Lisa Nowak, the former NASA astronaut now most famous for facing changes of attempted kidnapping, and accusations of nappy-wearing, has apologised to the woman she is accused of attacking.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
rank P. Quattrone, the Wall Street banker whose pay and deals made him a vivid symbol of the 1990&#39;s technology boom, was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for obstructing a government
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush flew to Iraq with his security chiefs on Monday to meet the U.S. commander for a final review of the war before a showdown in Congress over troop levels.
Vitali Klitschko will make his first defence of his World Boxing Council heavyweight belt on Saturday against a beefed-up challenger Danny Williams who weighed in at a record-equalling 270 pounds (122 kg).
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said the key for simplifying system management lies in the company's Dynamic Systems Initiative, which he described as a long-term vision that needs broad industry cooperation.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., the most popular driver in Nascar, said on Wednesday he would race next season for Hendrick Motorsports, replacing Kyle Busch on the sport's leading team.
A North Carolina state judge ruled against Wal-Mart Stores in a tax shelter case involving the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paying itself rent and later citing that amount as a tax deduction.
The UK inflation rate remains steady at 1.6% in January as higher food and utility bills are offset by lower petrol prices.
The Weinstein Co., one of Hollywood's largest independent filmmakers, said Thursday it expects to reach a deal with striking Hollywood writers that would allow the company to resume production.
The office of British Prime Minister Tony Blair denied newspaper reports that a plan was set for US President George W. Bush to visit Britain in February.
Police rounded up dozens of suspects  Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in  Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of  sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.
A popular Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate has been hospitalized with a sudden illness.
A Berlusconi replica: non tutti in Italia sono in vendita
English Premiership clubs donate \u00c2\u00a31m to the victims of the tsunami disaster, as the world of sport pledges its support.
Novartis AG's asthma medication Xolair  effectively controlled even very severe cases of asthma,  according to results of a clinical a study released on Monday.
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UBS does not need a new capital hike after Singapore helped plug a 10 billion dollar (6.8 billion euros) hole caused by the bank's exposure to the troubled US subprime home loan market, the bank's CEO Marcel Rohner said.
Wayne Gretzky, perhaps the greatest player to lace on skates, sat in front of a large gathering of reporters from many of the world&#39;s hockey-playing nations yesterday at the World Cup
Clark Haynes is hoping for a wet spring and more money from Congress. If both fail to materialize, the assistant director for the state Department of Agriculture's forest health protection programs says next year's gypsy moth season could be the state's worst.
Bram Cohen didn't set out to upset Hollywood movie studios. But his innovative online file-sharing software, BitTorrent, has grown into a piracy problem the film industry is struggling to handle.
A team of entrepreneurs will try to blast a rocket plane into space Wednesday in the first of two flights required to win the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million award aiming to boost commercial space travel.
As the Pentagon weighs whether to put more boots on the ground, TIME examines the reasons behind the U.S.'s chronic manpower shortage
TWO bombs exploded today in two coastal towns in northwestern Spain, after a tip-off by a caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist organisation ETA, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.
A new version of Office Live Small Business adds new features and a new pricing scheme to Microsoft's online service.
InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to release 13 sets of security patches next Tuesday fixing critical vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including the company&#39;s new security software.
Luciano Spalletti &egrave; dispiaciuto per l'assenza di Totti (influenzato) ma con6tinua ad aver fid...
Forecasters are predicting an 80 percent chance of good weather at space shuttle launch time tonight, and the fueling of the huge external tank began on time shortly before 10 a.m. EDT. The blastoff of Atlantis is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. EDT Friday on a mission to continue construction of the international space station.
Three Palestinians are killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli troops, local sources say.
LECCE, 25 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il governatore della Banca d&#39;Italia Antonio Fazio interviene all&#39;&#39;inaugurazione del resturato edificio della filiale di Lecce e tocca tutti i temi caldi dell&#39;economia, non risparmiando una stoccata nemmeno alla politica e ai
Crocker set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the Short Course World Championships on Sunday night, earning his second gold medal in the 25-meter temporary pool.
The Bush administration plans to  propose cuts in funds to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope,  a U.S. official said on Saturday, as the head of the telescope  project said he hoped Congress would approve money for repairs.
&quot;Il ministro Siniscalco ha svolto una relazione sulle linee guida della prossima Finanziaria e il Consiglio dei Ministri ha preso atto condividendo i contenuti ei principi espressi dal ministro&quot;. Lo ha detto
Long used by farmers as a guard against grazing animals and erosion, a plant called jatropha is now being hailed as a potentially ideal source of biofuel.
In his odyssey to seek freedom for Colombia's most famous hostage, Juan Carlos Lecompte has traveled to the mosquito-infested Amazon, met with dangerous criminals at a Bogota prison and shared the anguish of thousands Colombians whose loved ones have been kidnapped by rebels.
SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 15, 2004 - Oracle Corp. topped Wall Street&#39;s profit forecast, but the business software maker saw sales of its business applications software slide 36 percent with the reversal of that
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Dolly Parton visited former duet partner and longtime Opry performer Porter Wagoner in the hospital and pledged to sing with him again.
The economy nearly stalled in the first quarter with growth slowing to a pace of just 0.6 percent. That was the worst three-month showing in over four years.
Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday whose run-up has seen the opposition hold a small lead in opinion polls over President Mwai Kibaki.
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Until US forces overran and pummeled it into submission over the past two weeks, Fallujah was a death zone of clandestine prisons and human slaughterhouses operated by shadowy militiamen whose reign of terror now grips other parts of
New Mexico State basketball coach Lou Henson has been in the hospital for six days after coming down with what his wife described as a viral infection.
Getting back to limelight is probably causing problems to Aamir Khan. The star is reported to have receiving threatening letters.
With money pouring out of its jet engine exhausts, Delta Air Lines secured one union agreement, and worked toward another, which might yet allow the third largest airline delay or avoid bankruptcy.
Pakistan has successfully test fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit most cities in neighbouring India. Defence officials said the exercise was not intended as a message to the South Asian rival.
By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  May 24--For the first time in six years, the state is reporting that the amount of toxic waste in Ohio is on the rise.   In Franklin County, the amount more than doubled from 2004 to 2005.
Scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is set to make his first Test start for England after being named in Brian Ashton's team for Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international away to France.
Soaring Eurotunnel shares prompt an unusual warning from the French stock market regulator.
Il marchio torinese festeggia a Milano 10 anni di passerelle
The US and Russian leaders agree to work together to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, after talks in the US.
For many suburbanites, life without garage door openers is unimaginable.
HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will try to set a franchise record for consecutive home wins and inch closer to the National League wild card lead when they wrap up a three-game set with the St.
In an election year with a tight, fiercely partisan race, hold the Republican convention in a city where it&#39;s never been held before, where Gore outpolled Bush 4 to 1, where Democrats
Blog: There aren't a lot of Visto users in the U.S., where the BlackBerry is king, but if you want secure corporate e-mail on your iPhone, they're the guys to see.
Work and Pension Secretary Peter Hain is given unanimous backing  from his local party amid the donations row.
Drawing a bead That hugely popular office time-waster, the USB Missile Launcher, has been upgraded again, this time with an integrated webcam and the ability to be targeted using Microsoft's MSN instant messaging app.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
About 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan, military officials said Monday, in an effort to boost combat troop levels and get ready for an expected Taliban offensive this spring.
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Foreign Ministry now fears several Finnish deaths in Asian earthquake zone It is highly likely there will be several Finnish fatalities from the effects of the tidal waves following the massive earthquake in ...
The Maria Sharapova express almost  came off the rails Tuesday when she was pushed to the limit in  the U.S. Open first round by American Laura Granville.
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BAGHDAD, Oct 13  - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened Wednesday a military assault on Fallujah if the rebel bastion does not surrender Iraq&#39;s most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, while the war-ravaged nation pleaded for aid at an international
US President George W. Bush may meet Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero during an upcoming trip to Brussels, a move that could help repair relations damaged by Zapatero - s decision to pull ...
FBI agents recently spent a day interviewing the Army contracting officer who raised concerns that the Pentagon improperly awarded contracts without competition to Halliburton Co., Vice President Dick Cheney's former company.
STRASBOURG, France  - European lawmakers demanded   on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of   secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted   Washington held terrorist suspects in jails abroad.
Greek lawyers are threatening to sue the Hollywood makers of the new film Alexander the Great for depicting the king as bisexual. Oliver Stone&#39;s casting of Colin Farrell as
BELGRADE, Dec 30 (IPS) - The Tito train will remind many in the Balkans of  good old times as it resumes its run Dec. 31 after almost a  quarter of a century in the shed.
Beefed-up air patrols designed to intercept terrorists, drug smugglers and illegal aliens along the nation&#39;s northeastern border will be launched from a base commissioned Friday.
ELEANOR HALL: Hundreds of French reinforcements have been sent to stop escalating violence in Ivory Coast. On the weekend, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the commercial capital Abidjan to
Prior to the preseason, the NBA instituted new rules about the amount of time each team can actively practice each day. Not including teaching, stretching, shooting, weightlifting, and film review, coaches are limited to three hours of practice per day.
President Bush's national security adviser touted the president's foreign policy to a Jewish group on Monday in a speech Democrats said was as a blatant foray into Bush's re-election campaign.
HONG KONG An already heated legislative election campaign here took an unexpected turn Tuesday with an announcement by the Democratic Party that one of its candidates has been arrested in mainland China and sentenced without trial to six months in ...
From his prison cell, Marwan Barghouti, a charismatic Palestinian figure, has overturned expectations for an easy transition of leadership to replace the late Yassir Arafat.
European stocks were higher on Monday as gains, driven by takeover speculation, offset falling oil producers as crude prices weakened.
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Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.
Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions were hopeful of forging agreement on Thursday on a deadline for crippling the North's atomic facilities and exposing its trove of nuclear secrets.
As the dollar has slumped this fall, many investors have started to worry that people in Asia who own U.S. stock will be tempted to pare their holdings.
The man convicted of killing Southern California\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Ryan Francis was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. Louisiana District Judge Richard Moore III also sentenced the killer, 20-year-old DeAnthony Ford, to 10 years for aggravated battery in a shooting two days before the one that killed Francis.Francis, 19, was in Baton Rouge visiting his mother when he was shot and killed while riding in a car on May 13, 2006. Francis was the starting point guard for U.S.C. his freshman year.
Microsoft and watch maker Swatch are offering a smart wristwatch that receives news, sports, weather and other information using Microsoft&#39;s MSN Direct broadcast technology.
Just five months ago, amateur opera  singer Paul Potts was mired in debt and selling cell phones in  Britain. Now he has a hit album and is due to tour the world.
Police sprayed tear gas to disperse  demonstrators who hurled debris and tried to break through a  security fence keeping protesters away from President Bush's  inaugural parade on Thursday.
India's Tata Motors on Thursday unveiled its much anticipated $2,500 car, an ultra-cheap price tag that brings car ownership into the reach of tens of millions of people
Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, the televangelist who helped lead the PTL ministry before its collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died at age 65, her Web site reported on Saturday.
PARIGI - La Francia si scopre coinvolta in un conflitto che non ha voluto, anzi che ha condannato, opponendosi l&#39;anno scorso, sul terreno diplomatico e dei principi, alla bellicosa America di Bush. Le disastrose
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Police released yesterday a grainy photo taken by a security camera of a white delivery truck just before it blew up outside the Australian Embassy and said they suspect two suicide bombers in the vehicle set off the explosion, killing seven other people.
The Chicago Cubs declined an $11.5 million mutual option on the outfielder Thursday and will pay him aa $2.5 million buyout. The Cubs also declined a $2.

An Israeli Arab politician said Sunday that a second group of foreign doctors has determined Palestinian president Yasser Arafat is suffering from the flu.
Analysis: Rather than help the U.S., the APEC summit showed how Pyongyang has driven a wedge between Washington and its usual ally, South Korea
Su operazioni Autostrade ed Endesa, il governo e' neutrale
Taser International Inc.&#39;s chairman, two co-founders and five other insiders sold more than $68 million of their stock between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11, regulatory filings show.
Fashion icon and award-winning singer   and actress Cher is clearing her Malibu home of its Gothic   contents and reshaping her life in a giant garage sale.
Under pressure to withdraw troops from Iraq, the White House this week will try to iron out differences among top U.S. officials over how large a force the U.S. military can sustain into next year, a key Republican senator said on Sunday.
A bomb killed 11 people and wounded 23 others in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday, hospital sources said.
A former Enron assistant treasurer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to the energy firm's collapse and agreed to co-operate with prosecutors.
British Black Watch troops in central Iraq come under rocket attack for the second time in 24 hours.
The royal family of the Gulf kingdom of Qatar raises its stake in supermarket group Sainsbury's to 25%.
Ernie Els was up to the challenge against one European Ryder Cup hero Saturday but will have to fend off three more of them in the final round of the WGC-American Express Championship.
Trial judge discharges jury during eighth day of deliberations at Woolwich crown court.
The French foreign minister was expected Sunday to begin negotiations for the release of two journalists taken hostage in Iraq. President Jacques Chirac confirmed Sunday he
A 2.37-minute clip of a sexual act shot by a New Delhi teenager along with his classmate has unleashed a serious debate over India&#39;s cyber laws, and the arrest of eBay&#39;s India unit
LONDON - More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers say that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not help people stay slim.
The mocked-up handsets had a distinctly BlackBerry-like look, but the ARM9 processor technology inside them is actually used on lower-end, mass-market handsets.
Support for an independent Scotland has risen by five percent in the last three months, according to the findings of a poll published by the Sunday Herald newspaper.
Scientists believe a faulty battery may have led to the high-speed crash to Earth of Nasa's Genesis space capsule.
The Italian tennis player Giorgio Galimberti was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000 Monday for betting on matches.
A UN-appointed panel has reached Sudan to determine whether genocide has taken place in the western region of Darfur. The United States has alleged that genocide occurred in Darfur but the Sudanese government
The Friends star moves out of the mansion shared with Brad Pitt.
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Twice in the past two years, Alaska lawmakers lost congressional earmarks to build two \
An FBI agent says federal investigators warned Major League Baseball about 10 years ago that some of its players were using steroids, but baseball executives failed to act on the information, the Daily News reported.
MOSCOW : A blast at a Siberian mine killed 13 men in the latest disaster to strike Russia&#39;s accident-prone industry that has been chronically short of funds following the Soviet collapse.
TUESDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Small doses of the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) can benefit children under age 2 with heart problems, a new study says.
Alistair Darling tells the FT he plans to give the Financial Services Authority more power over banks.
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, right, gets a pass away from his brother, Cam, during a weekend game of touch football in Boston.
Oil prices stabilise near $58 a barrel, influenced by warm US weather and Canadian refinery troubles.
BRUSSELS: The United States sees no reason to offer Iran incentives to ensure its nuclear programme remains peaceful, a US government official said on Tuesday.
Britney Spears avoided a criminal hit-and-run trial by paying for damages in a fender-bender but still faces a charge of driving without a license, a court commissioner ruled Thursday.
ISRAELI PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon succeeded this week in taking an important step toward the removal of Israeli settlements and soldiers from the Gaza Strip -- only to be overshadowed by the potentially grave illness of his old nemesis.
Nicollette Sheridan&#39;s towel fell to the floor and Terrell Owens said he&#39;d rather frolic between the sheets with the actress than play football with his teammates.
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Today\u00e2\u0080\u0099s warning by the World Health Organization and the World Heart Federation is more sad news for overweight kids. Worldwide, the WHO says, there are 18 million overweight children under the age of five
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez refers to President George W Bush as \

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Standing in the rough at the bottom of a steep slope behind the sixth green, Tiger Woods was getting perilously close to missing the cut in his own tournament. He needed a terrific shot just to have a chance for a bogey that would put him nine shots behind the leader.
The flurry of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens intensified further Thursday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent.
The Red Sox publicly have said Curt Schilling's status remains day to day, though they expect him to start a potential Game 6 Saturday despite the risks involved in suturing his dislocated right ankle tendon in place for the third time this postseason.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday reversed a decision to deny aid to victims of Christmas Day tornadoes in Florida, saying the state needed more help after a series of deadly tornadoes last week.
SAN FRANCISCO/OXNARD, California  - California's farming industry is girding for another potential black eye after a second outbreak this year of a potentially deadly E. coli strain linked to its crops.
U.S. Marines clashed with insurgents on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Fallujah and launched airstrikes at militant targets, the U.S. command said Friday, ignoring a call from the city's leaders to halt new attacks.
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Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders.
The CA executive who managed the company's eTrust line of security management software has taken the reins at database security vendor Application Security.
A study carried out by doctors from the University of London showed that 50 percent of the Viagra sold over the Internet was fake.
Russia&#39;s president has signed the Kyoto Protocol ensuring the global climate pact will take effect, Novosti reported Friday. Putin had delayed signing the treaty until he gained
NC State playing at home, rolling over a hapless opponent powerless to stop the onslaught. But Wednesday night, Towe watched things from the other end.
[World News]: Islamabad, Dec.27 : Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan are meeting in Islamabad in a shorth while from now to try and take the composite peace process forward.
Leading German lawmakers demanded a  crackdown on violent computer and simulated war games on  Tuesday over concerns that they may have helped inspire a young  man to attack his former school with guns and explosives.
Playing Rani Mukherjee as a child, the nine-year old Ayesha Kapoor has been given the job of performing what\u00c2\u0092s debatably the most difficult character ever written for a child.
November 22, 2004 - Eight square miles of Moroccan desert, hundreds of armor clad extras at war, and director Oliver Stone puts Colin Farrell in the middle of it.
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After days of footdragging, the African Union (AU)-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending a 20-month-old crisis in Sudan&#39;s Darfur began to discuss a political settlement
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Roger Clemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099s agent released a statistical report to refute allegations that the pitcher\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career rebounded around the time period he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A loud explosion on Tuesday hit the southern Afghan province of Kandahar where more than 140 people, most of them civilians, were killed in two suspected suicide raids in the past two days, witnesses said.
By Allen Thomas, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 14--Fall chinook salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River will end beginning Friday.   Washington and Oregon officials on Wednesday closed chinook retention effective at 12:01 a.m.
Rubens Barrichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, taking advantage of Formula One champion Michael Schumacher&#39;s disastrous weekend and outlasting runner-up Jenson Button by just over a second.
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China had 19.87 million Internet bloggers at the beginning of November -- a 24 percent increase over the past 12 months.
American officials claim 'serious provocation' from Iranian warships at sea
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Nine police and two civilians were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor said on Thursday, but the coalition said Taliban fighters had been killed.
The British boxer Amir Khan was cleared of dangerous driving today after speeding through a red light and knocking down a pedestrian.
Iraq&#39;s interim president, Ghazi Al Yawar, said that the United States and Britain made a huge mistake when they dismantled the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s security apparatus after removing Saddam Hussein.
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This tender portrait of late-1960s French youth stars Louis Garrel as Fran\u00c3\u00a7ois, a 20-year-old Parisian struggling through the fires of revolutionary promise and its smoldering remains.
Controversial game publisher Take-Two gets a cleaner \
EU trade chief Peter Mandelson wants clarification of the US stance in threatened WTO action over aid to Airbus, his spokeswoman said Friday after a US official indicated Washington was delaying such action.
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The international community pledged more relief efforts for tsunami-devastated South and Southeast Asian countries Thursday as the death toll from the worst earthquake and tsunamis climbed to over 115,000.
Animal rights campaigners are asked to call off a protest following the theft of a woman's body from a grave.
NBC's two late-night franchises are coming back. Will the laughs come with them?
A two-year-old boy was yesterday rescued from underneath rubble four days after he, his sister and mother were buried in their car by a landslide set off by an earthquake in north-west Japan.
(AGI/REUTERS) - Beslan (Ossezia del Nord), 2 set. - Una forte esplosione di natura sconosciuta e&#39; stata udita oggi pomeriggio in prossimita&#39; della scuola di Beslan, dove centinaia di ostaggi sono nelle mani di terroristi armati.
Vice President Dick Cheney challenged lawmakers Monday to prove their support for U.S. troops and the war on terrorism by approving the Bush administration's requests for financing military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Israel on Sunday released six Egyptian students arrested in August and charged with conspiring to kill Israeli soldiers, sources close to their families said.
More than 500 writers deliver a letter to Gordon Brown calling for a \
PERTH, Australia  - The United States booked their place in the Hopman Cup final by moving into an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in their Group B match on Thursday.
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The leader of the Hizbullah group on Saturday rejected a UN resolution calling for his guerilla army to be dismantled, saying the world body&#39;s call served Israeli interests.
KRESTENA, Greece  - Greek firefighters backed by EU teams battled raging forest blazes that have killed 63 people and opposition parties accused the government of incompetence in handling the crisis.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that his country would write off 90 percent of the debt owed it by Iraq, making it clear
In a move designed to bridge the gap between the offline and online worlds, Corel has incorporated several Web 2.0 capabilities in the first public beta of WordPerfect Lightning, a free version of the longstanding WordPerfect word-processing app.
NEW YORK  - Comcast CEO Brian Roberts will try to show the cable industry has embraced innovation by unveiling initiatives today to promote new technology, speed Internet connections, help customers manage video options and expand HDTV selection.
Hamas and President Mahmoud Abbas voiced   conflicting views on Wednesday on unity government policies   central to resumption of international aid to the Palestinian   Authority.
The Palestinian National Authority(PNA) on Thursday warned the Israeli government not to carry out any action that would hurt Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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TONY EASTLEY: The Red Cross has refused to publicly confirm whether the memo leaked to the New York Times accurately reflects its concerns, citing its longstanding policy of confidentiality.
In the land of tequila, U.S. President George W. Bush steered clear of the fiery potion during a lunch on Tuesday with Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Stung by its loss of market share to Hopkinton's EMC Corp. , IBM Corp. fought back yesterday with a pair of major new data storage offerings, including one that occupies less than one-twentieth as much space as EMC's rival Clariion storage system.
MacCentral - Apple Computer is out in full force at the NAMM music show being held this week in Anaheim, Calif. Highlights of the company's booth -- which is modeled after a large Logic Pro box -- are its consumer-level GarageBand, intermediate Logic Express and professional Logic Pro applications.
A suicide attacker has detonated grenades on a commercial street in Kabul city centre, killing himself and injuring seven other people, including three foreign peacekeepers, officials said.
Ten people with suspected links to al-Qaeda are arrested in raids across Turkey, police say.
A Nepalese Sherpa fears his mountain valley will be flooded by melting glacier runoff high in the Himalayas. A Fiji islander frets about rising sea levels, while villagers cope with the destruction of mangrove swamps in India.
New Delhi, December 24: US Ambassador David C Mulford today laid a wreath at the body of late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao on behalf of President George W Bush and the people of his country.
With Monday's announcement of four Cabinet resignations, at least six Cabinet members are leaving the Bush administration.
European Union officials Monday rejected a French proposal to cut funding to poor nations in Eastern Europe with low tax rates that tempt investment away from their richer western neighbors.
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.
Shares in LG Electronics and LG Chem fall on reports of an exploding laptop, which had an LG Chem battery.
To the traditionalists, the idea of drinking wine through a straw may indeed be the last straw.
The leaders of France and Brazil warned Monday that poverty leads to violence and urged the international community to find ways to narrow the gap between rich and poor, casting a spotlight on the more than 1 ...
Images showed black man being decapitated An email showing a man being decapitated has led to disciplinary action for 100 Herfordshire police officers and staff after a \
Some Net phone users who are also broadband subscribers aren't receiving incoming calls. AT&#38;T plans to release patch.
Crystal Palace were triumphant last night (Oct 4) over 10-man Fulham at Selhurst Park, lifting themselves off the bottom of the Premiership.
Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.
Robert Allenby made a hole-in-one during a torrid stretch that took him from the middle of the pack to the top of the leaderboard Saturday in the Deutsche Bank Championship.
It is illegal to display a swastika in Germany, but one would never know it from walking around the hall housing English-language publishers at the Frankfurt book fair.
Another dating  competition series is coming to television, but this one has a  new twist: MTV&#39;s &quot;A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila&quot; will  feature the bisexual MySpace phenomenon choosing from among  both male and female suitors.
BAGHDAD, Nov 2  - An American, Filipino and Nepalese and at least one Iraqi working for a Saudi company were among a group of people kidnapped at gunpoint from their Baghdad offices on Monday, a US embassy spokesman said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles City Council on  Wednesday gave final approval to a measure designed to  discourage Wal-Mart Inc. from locating its Supercenters within  city limits.
Blog: The software maker names Craig Eisler, a former Softie who rejoined the company in February to head its Apple efforts. Roz Ho shifts to an unspecified role in Robbie Bach's Entertainment and Devices unit.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWoman on the Beach\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a bittersweet accounting of the geography of desire.
North Carolina closes with a 16-5 run to upset Connecticut, 71-65, the three-time defending national champions' earliest loss since 1995.
The Patrick administration's chief housing official yesterday called for better regulation of mortgage brokers and the establishment of a $5 million fund to assist the escalating number of Massachusetts homeowners facing the loss of their homes through foreclosure.
Apple Computer's chief executive, Steve Jobs, apologized yesterday for a stock options scandal that he said \
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Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in tomorrow&#39;s debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
In the wake of America&#39;s crushing defeat in the Ryder Cup there were calls for the annexation of the Pacific island of Fiji. Having the world No 1 on their team might or might not have helped the US at Oakland Hills.
E-commerce sites have been dabbling in catalogs for the past few years, but now they\u00c2\u0092re getting more serious, with more sites mailing more catalogs than ever.
Evander Holyfield and Sultan Ibragimov will fight for the World Boxing Organization title Oct. 13 in Moscow.
Mixes-up mid-market merchandise Hewlett-Packard is pushing four new ProLiant servers destined for the wiring closets of mid-sized businesses. According to HP's Proliant marketing director John Gromala, the new systems will revamp the company's SMB gear with more compact systems and lower prices.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The suicide of a woman in Maghaberry prison in March 2004 could have been prevented, a jury finds.
1. The 76ers and Warner Bros., as part of the NBA&#39;s Read to Achieve program, hosted an advance screening Thursday of the upcoming Tom Hanks film, The Polar Express.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Aug. 31 -- A Marine testifying under immunity Friday said he saw Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich shoot five unarmed Iraqi men moments after a roadside bomb exploded in Haditha in November 2005, a week after Wuterich said that if such an attack occurred, \
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US President George W. Bush has opened up an 8-percentage-point lead over Democratic candidate John Kerry in the world&#39;s most prestigious popularity contest.
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The Iraqi Oil Tanker Co. launched its first new ship in 27 years Monday, and delivery of two more tankers is expected within three months.
The wife of a soldier killed in an ambush in Iraq says he was a hero to everyone who knew him.
Given the circumstances, the Reliance Industries management had hardly any option but to announce a buy-back of shares at a substantial premium.
Jyoti Dave is pregnant, but when the 30-year-old gives birth in March the baby will not be taken home to bond with her other child, but will instead be handed over to an American couple unable to conceive.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 10 -- Almost everywhere nationwide, the midterm elections are but a distant memory, supplanted by Christmas shopping and holiday parties. But here, candidates are still battling to determine the makeup of the House and the fate of Texas's first Hispanic Republican elected to...
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Schwarzenegger goes from ridiculed novice to GOP's second-most visible national figure.
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's  disease and other neurological diseases may be far more common  than most people had believed, according to new estimates  published on Monday.
The Dodgers left Los Angeles a week ago as a team starting to emerge from a nasty post-All-Star break slump. They return home with a nine-game winning streak.
WASHINGTON Nov 15, 2004 - As Congress returns from its election break to wrap up work for the year, a key focus will be on whether moderate Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.
Nashville - Thanks to a quick-thinking robbery victim and his camera-equipped cellphone, police had a photo of the suspect and tracked him down in 10 minutes, police said.
A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
Unless, that is, you follow a few simple steps.
TORONTO - Lawyers for Stelco and the companies involved in the restructuring of the steelmaker were due back in a Toronto court on Thursday for a hearing to approve Deutsche Bank&#39;s $900-million refinancing offer as a benchmark bid.
The Roman Catholic diocese of Palm Beach, Fla., and national sex abuse victims' groups called today for former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) to give police the name of the clergyman who allegedly abused him as a teenager.
Combined print and online advertising  revenue at U.S. newspapers slid 1.5 percent to $11.8 billion in  the third quarter, hurt by falling automobile and help-wanted  classified sales, an industry group said on Tuesday.
SALMON, Idaho  - Chicago Bulls draft pick JamesOn Curry was arrested in Boise, Idaho on Thursday for urinating in public and resisting police arrest.
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Washington - The senior US marine commander in Iraq said on Thursday that the US-led offensive in Fallujah has &quot;broken the back of the insurgency&quot; by seizing their main base of operations.
A bomb attack on U.S. diplomats, the first since 1990, has sent shudders through the small but growing American community
Group net profit at Nintendo totaled $2.43 billion for the nine months ended Dec. 31, up 96.3 percent from the same period in fiscal 2006.
Closed-end mutual funds offer more bang for your investing buck as long as they are trading at a discount.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is heightening his flirtation with a White House run Sunday during his first trip to New Hampshire, where over 2,000 people had snatched up tickets to see him speak.
Sir Ian McKellen's debut as a panto dame is put on hold for one night due to problems with the show.
Arsene Wenger has claimed that some of Arsenal&#39;s overseas players could have used performance-enhancing drugs before they joined the club.
Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, came the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, allowing scientists to gather data about its trajectory and features, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration said.
Police officers in Britain were questioning five suspects in connection with failed car bombings a week ago as detectives in Bangalore revealed they had discovered CDs containing extremist material in the homes of two detainees.
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Windows Operating Systems must be some of the most pirated applications in the world. And the sad thing is that some computer dealers sell pirated versions packaged to look as originals to unsuspecting buyers.
Israel and an international   peacekeeping force have yet to agree on rules of engagement in   south Lebanon that would enable Israeli troops to complete a   planned pullout, Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Tuesday.
France dismissed accusations made in an official US report that French businessmen and politicians received bribes from Saddam Hussein in order to influence government policy on Iraq, with the foreign ministry describing them as &quot;unverified.&quot;
Popular German TV cook Rainer Mitze opened the doors of his Maltese Cooking College at Ir-Razzett L-Antik in Qormi on 28th September.
Australia&#39;s conservative prime minister, John Howard, is celebrating a decisive victory over the Labor Party in general elections.
Attorneys for NBA star Kobe Bryant have asked the judge to dismiss the sexual assault charge against him with opening statements less than a week away, a court official said Wednesday.
Sprint Corp. reported Tuesday a $1.91 billion net loss for the third quarter, due to a previously announced re-evaluation of its long distance network assets, but beat analysts' expectations for the quarter.
SERENA Williams took a leaf from the Andre Agassi book of fashion yesterday, donning denim in her first-round match at the US Open.
Drea de Matteo, formerly of The Sopranos, picks up where she left off
MANILA -- A typhoon killed at least 146 people in the Philippines after heavy rains and howling winds triggered landslides from a volcanic mountain, Richard Gordon, the head of the local Red Cross, said today.
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer to right field in the first inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 2-0 lead over the New York Yankees after one inning of play in Game 7 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.
Labour and the Tories are both promising to tackle the petty disruption hampering some of England's schools.
Even though Ozzy Osbourne became a household name by starring in one of MTV&#39;s most popular reality TV shows to date, he has no intentions of doing another series of &quot;The Osbournes&quot;, according to Reuters.
Drug wholesaler says earnings to come below Wall Street estimates; cites slower drug price hikes. NEW YORK  - AmerisourceBergen Corp.
BERLIN - Bayer AG, the German drug and chemical company, has agreed to sell its plasma products business for $590 million in cash and stock to the private US investment groups Cerberus Capital Management and Ampersand Ventures.
More than 2,000 Scandinavians were among  more than 3,500 foreigners still unaccounted for three days  after deadly walls of water slammed into coastal communities  and resorts around the Indian Ocean.
Young Ivorians embrace anti-French sentiment and struggle to break ties with the colonial master.
LSU quarterback Marcus Randall hopes the NFL scouts took note that he's a quick study. After being introduced to a new offense five days ago, Randall completed 7 of 11 passes for 88 yards to earn MVP honors at the Gridiron Classic and lead the South to a 24-21 win over the North yesterday in Lady Lake, Fla.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis ended a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Sunday, slipping into a berthing port to deliver more solar-powered panels and a new crewmember to the orbital outpost.
The recent separation of Christie Brinkley and her fourth husband, Peter Cook, exploded in scandal Monday when a 19-year-old former employee of Cook&#039;s claimed he seduced her with lavish gifts while married to Brinkley.
A 25-year-old man from Georgia who was apparently distraught over President Bush's re-election shot and killed himself at ground zero. Andrew Veal's body was found Saturday morning inside the off-limits site, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A shotgun was found nearby, but no suicide note was found, Coleman said.
President Bush and his Democratic rival, Senator John Kerry, have more campaign stops scheduled in hotly contested states Thursday, with the US presidential election just five days away.
InfoWorld - IBM Rational on Wednesday plans to flesh out complete plans for the upcoming IBM Software Development Platform, code-named &#8220;Atlantic.&#8221;
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France's crusader of the far right, who rallied flag-waving followers at a National Front party congress Sunday, is making his sixth long-shot bid for France's presidency.
ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday it has obtained up to $600 million in new financing as the struggling carrier seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
SYLVESTER Stallone was detained by airport officials after prohibited imports were found in luggage belonging to him and his entourage.
Ukraine's pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich scrambled to save his faltering reputation by denying that he supported the use of force against pro-Western opposition demonstrators now poised to carry their leader to power.
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CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Salvation Army&#39;s annual bell-ringing campaign gets under way this week, but the charitable organization is concerned that it might not be able to raise enough money this holiday season.
China National Petroleum Corp. is in talks with Yukos in an effort to convince the Russian oil supplier to renew needed shipments of crude oil, an executive of China's state-run oil giant said Monday.
GENEVA, Jan 25 (IPS) - The international business and political leaders  who will gather this week in Switzerland for the World Economic  Forum (WEF) will be called upon to \u00e2\u0080\u009dtake responsibility for tough  choices,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said the event's founder and executive chairman,  Klaus Schwab.
BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (IPS) - The U.S. is leading efforts to resist a complete  ban on cluster bombs, human rights activists have complained.
Players have missed games for silly reasons. Just look at a few days off earned by the Cubs. Kicking an electric fan in the dugout -- Cubs reliever Kyle Farnsworth was lost for 22 games.
A US Army Bradley armoured vehicle burns next to a junction on the airport highway in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004. A roadside bomb exploded near an American military convoy in Baghdad, injuring six soldiers, the US command said.
Nearly half of patients suffering from  manic depression, or bipolar disorder, may have been abused as  children, scientists say in a new report.
The UN's Kosovo envoy is set to recommend the province be allowed to separate from Serbia, the BBC learns.
A court in Ghana on Wednesday sentenced two teenage British girls found guilty in November of cocaine smuggling to one year in prison, a spokesman for the British High Commission said.
Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of Turkish trucks in Mosul on Saturday, killing two Turkish drivers and wounding two others, hospital and police officials said.
Scientists in Singapore create a device that can detect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in 30 minutes.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Sunday, officials said, but both sides sought to play down the chances of progress.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 7 -- An Indonesian jetliner carrying 140 people burst into flames as it landed on Java island Wednesday, trapping a number of people inside the burning plane, the airline and witnesses said.
E-Trade Financial Corp. on Monday slashed forecasts for 2007 profit as the discount brokerage exited the wholesale mortgage business because of a slew of bad home loans.
At least two people were killed and three others wounded in a car bomb blast targeting Iraqi Minister of Education Sami al-Mudhaffar early Tuesday in Baghdad, an interior ministry spokesman said.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Corrects paragraph 8 to show Dow at 12,449.05     NEW YORK  - U.S. stocks rose on Friday as tame consumer price data reassured investors that inflation was under control and the economy will still grow strongly enough to support the equity market.
Andy Bean shot a 4-under 67 in cold and windy conditions Saturday for a share of the lead with Wayne Levi in the suspended second round of the Champions Tour's Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.
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A couple of musical iPhone apps and a Nintendo DS game take the place of guitar, keyboards and more in the hands of tuneful gadget freaks.
A baby who had a lung tumour removed in the womb and was born at 28 weeks has been allowed home.
As the choir of Army soldiers sang a spirited \
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Floods that swept across North Korea earlier this month killed at least 600 people, double the previously known toll, the country's official news agency said Saturday.
A Yom Kippur appearance at a synagogue. A trip to Washington's Holocaust museum. A circumcision? Ever since Mel Gibson said he wanted the Jewish community to help him make amends for his anti-Semitic comments, suggestions have been pouring in, some in jest and some quite serious.
In a normal working day, US criminal investigator Flint Waters will surf the Internet, chat online with someone whose acquaintance he made a few weeks earlier, and exchange photos and videos.
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QPR confirm Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone have made a recommended offer for the club.
The United States may eventually  spend billions of dollars to help Asia recover from last week's  devastating tsunami, a leading Republican U.S. senator said on  Sunday as the Bush administration battled criticism it had been  slow to respond.
Airlines which offering cheap fares but add on extra charges will be penalised under rules backed by MEPs.
Surface numbers disappoint, but that's as far as Wall Street looks.
Office Depot Inc , the world's  second-largest office supplies retailer, said on Monday it  would delay its third-quarter earnings release due to an  independent review of its vendor program funds.
SRINAGAR, DEC 29: National Conference leader Farooq Ahmad Zargar was today shot dead by militants in JK. The militants shot at Zargar, the provincial president of Youth National Conference, at Kawdara on Nallamar
The left made more inroads into Latin America in four elections this weekend as crisis-weary voters tired of decades of US-backed market reforms warmed to pragmatic
Security in Iraq was the focus of the first US-Iran talks in nearly 30 years on Monday.
Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of racketeering, money-laundering and soliciting more than $400,000 in bribes in connection with years of trying to broker business deals in Africa.
A police inspector is due to appear  before magistrates on Saturday charged with drink driving.
The settlement worth $31.5 million resolves accusations that the companies promoted illegal Internet gambling, the Justice Department said.
Former champion Serena Williams hammered Patty Schnyder 6-4 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open on Sunday and then said she was surprised to have the crowd on her side.
By The Associated Press  HOUSTON - Space shuttle Discovery looks to be in good health so far, NASA managers said Sunday, although it will be at least two days before engineers can rule out any possible damage from the program's first night launch in four years.
Executives and lobbyists from some  of America's richest and most influential companies are walking  the halls of Congress, buttonholing senators to argue for  strong patents to preserve U.S. innovation.
Pronto il progetto della Ue che affronta i rischi provocati dal surriscaldamento globale. Intere citt\u00c3\u00a0 spostate, dighe pi\u00c3\u00b9 alte e case anti-caldo                                            Clima, ecco il super-piano dell'Europa Ecco come affronteremo la sfida                                                                                      di ALBERTO d'ARGENIO
A native version of the free OpenOffice.org productivity suite for OS X may ship next year.
Nasa officials scrutinising the launch of space shuttle Atlantis say debris did hit, but  there was no visible damage.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) today launched its mobile display advertising  platform on the company's Yahoo! Mobile Web  service (m.yahoo.com) in 19 countries across Europe, Asia and the  Americas instantly enabling advertisers to reach consumers around the  globe on their mobile phones.
The best-selling cartoonist talks about making the drawings for her new film, why graphic novels should really be called comics and the problem with being a woman.
Roberto Mancini non riesce a godersi appieno la 15/a vittoria consecutiva dell'Inter e il solido pri...
Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community pressures El Al to sign a legal pledge to not fly on the Sabbath.
A British terrorism suspect was charged by police with intending to kidnap and kill a member of the British armed forces, prosecutors said on Friday.
A House of Representatives committee issued a subpoena to force former New York Yankees slugger Chuck Knoblauch to testify at a deposition on baseball doping after he refused to respond voluntarily.
Dozens of families evacuated from a FEMA trailer park that had been plagued by sewage leaks and power outages were in temporary homes Monday, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it had requested work permits to dismantle the site this week.
The Church of England will unveil a blueprint aimed at avoiding a rift over the ordination of gay bishops tomorrow, with the release of the Windsor report.
Mahmoud Abbas apologises to Kuwait for the Palestinians' support of Saddam Hussein's invasion in 1990.
SYDNEY - Australia is considering signing a new defence and security agreement with Indonesia to replace a treaty that was scrapped after Canberra led United Nations peacekeepers into East Timor in 1999.
In December 2005, it looked like a fairy  tale. Croatia had won their first Davis Cup title and had four  top-class players in the ranks.
Ever since it took over the public housing projects of New Orleans more than a decade ago, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been itching to tear them down.
Sale of red roses and red gifts has been banned by Saudi Arabia's religious police in the run-up to Valentine's Day, reports a local newspaper
South Korea's Charlie Wi birdied his last two holes to grab the early first-round lead on five-under-par 65 at the $5.5 million Honda Classic on Thursday.
Con il caldo il box office cala del 25%
John Edwards, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004, says he would not seek the presidency in 2008 if his wife&#039;s health were to worsen.
Two French journalists freed from captivity in Iraq arrived home, describing a harrowing four-month ordeal during which they feared for their lives but never lost hope.
Prime Minister John Howard says he would consider inviting Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister to visit Australia. Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is visiting America, where he has addressed a joint sitting of the United States Congress.
Former British home secretary David Blunkett was exonerated when an inquiry said it could not ascertain whether he personally gave instructions to speed up a visa application for his ex-lover's Filipina nanny.
Thousands of residents evacuated from their homes after chlorine gas leaked from a train wreck more than a week ago were back in their homes Saturday, but hundreds more waited to return.
At least two people have died Monday and scores more had to be plucked to safety by helicopter as a fire swept through a packed office block in the Bangladesh capital.
Iran is likely to be given an ultimatum to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, top UK officials say.
The salon where Britney Spears shaved her hair off is seeking bids of more than $1m for the singer's locks.
Russian president stokes diplomatic row over murder of Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko.
If money can indeed buy happiness, then Chelsea may celebrate its first league title since 1955 when the Premiership season ends next May.
Novita' dalle modifiche a piano industriale 2005-2008
United States Olympic officials have accused the gymnastics world body of putting &quot;outrageous and improper pressure&quot; on Paul Hamm to hand over his gold medal to a South Korean rival.
A group led by Jordanian terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for Saturday&#39;s bloodshed in the Iraqi city of Samarra.
A national autism advocacy group is demanding an apology from CBS over a disparaging remark a contestant on the reality show \
Yes, no, maybe. Can you repeat the question? Xerox has become the latest established IT company to join a chorus of complaints about how the credit crisis has begun to rock spending in the tech sector.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A senior Labour MP specialising in education matters says women are \
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has told Burma it needs to improve its record on political reform. Mr Thaksin noted that Burma was to host the 2006 summit of the Association of South East Asian nations
Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset &#151; his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.
India bowl out Australia for 93 to win the fourth Test by 13 runs, but the tourists take the series 2-1.
There was a question mark hanging over Hewlett-Packard Co chair Patricia Dunn after revelations that an investigation she launched violated the privacy of her fellow HP directors, several journalists and their families, and probably broke the law.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cAtonement,\u00e2\u0080\u009d adapted from the Ian McEwan novel and starring Keira Knightley and James McAvoy as suffering lovers, was named best film at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (popularly known as the Baftas) on Sunday night in London, The Associated Press reported. Daniel Day-Lewis, above, came away with best actor honors for his performance as the oilman in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThere Will Be Blood,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and Marion Cotillard was named best actress for her portrayal of \u00c3\u0089dith Piaf in \u00e2\u0080\u009cLa Vie en Rose.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Joel and Ethan Coen won the award for directing for \u00e2\u0080\u009cNo Country for Old Men,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and the prize for best original screenplay went to Diablo Cody for \u00e2\u0080\u009cJuno.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
Boston finishes off a sweep of Chicago with an 11-1 victory on Sunday. In the four-game series, the Red Sox outscored the White Sox, 46-7.
Pierre Pierce, one of four Iowa starters benched at the beginning of the game, scored 25 points to lead the Hawkeyes to a 72-57 victory over Indiana on Saturday.
Even though we spend about $5 billion a year in tax dollars on airport security, why do airport checkpoints still look like garage sales?
CBS News fired four employees on  Monday after an independent report critical of legendary anchor  Dan Rather found a \
The No. 1 golfer in the world is on his way to Glen Abbey for this week&#39;s Canadian Open. No, Tiger Woods hasn&#39;t changed his plans.
Sir Paul McCartney will provide the half-time entertainment at the Super Bowl - the slot filled by Janet Jackson last year.
Questi i risultati delle partite giocate oggi e valide per la prima giornata di Champions League:<br...
Jason Ricks kicked a 28-yard field goal with 55 seconds left and No. 22 Oklahoma State rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Missouri 20-17 on Saturday.
International Business Machines Corp., seeking to exit an industry it helped pioneer two decades ago, hired Merrill Lynch &amp; Co.
YANGON  - Military-ruled Myanmar freed several prominent opposition party figures as part of a mass prisoner release one month after a power struggle ousted the country&#39;s premier.
- Commercial truck maker Navistar  International Corp. NAV.N on Monday said it expects higher  fourth-quarter earnings and revenue as the recovering U.S.  economy spurs orders for its trucks and engines.
Ever since the election in Ukraine, reformers have won just about every tactical political or public relations battle. A key reason for this is paradoxical.
Roger Clemens filed for a record &#36;22 million in salary arbitration on Tuesday, and the Houston Astros offered the seven-time Cy Young Award winner &#36;13.5 million.
TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Montreal and US subsidiary Harris Bank are paying $197.4 million for Indiana&#39;s 19-branch Mercantile Bank as they bolster their successful operations in the US Midwest.
The US economic embargo of Cuba jumped to the top of the Castro government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s agenda on Thursday. For the 13th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution condemning the US embargo.
Total domination of a race by one driver - inevitably Michael Schumacher - does not mean that it was a bad race. Far from it. Races happen all the way through the field and keep those of us who visit the circuits amused.
In his first game since breaking his left wrist May 11, Hideki Matsui went 4 for 4 as designated hitter, while starter Mike Mussina worked six and a third innings and gave up no runs.
India's Tata Communications Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to invest $2 billion over the next three years to fuel global expansion.
The funeral for Gen Francois al-Hajj, who was assassinated on Wednesday, have begun in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Oct. 1, 2004 - About 10,000 casino hotel workers from more than half the city&#39;s 12 casinos went on strike Friday, even though negotiators had reached a tentative agreement with three of the casinos.
Transport and communication problems hamper the relief effort for Sri Lanka's devastated coastal communities.
A New York a 67,87 dollari al barile (-1,8%)
Arsenal opened a five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League with a 4-0 thrashing of Charlton Athletic at Highbury on Saturday.
Israel will slow a planned pullback  from West Bank cities because of Gaza violence that has frayed  a de facto cease-fire and raised doubts Palestinians can keep  militants in check, officials said on Tuesday.
Dow Jones a -1,87%, Nasdaq a -1,86%, SP -1,69%
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Gordon, downgraded from a hurricane Wednesday, approached portions of Spain and Portugal as it moved rapidly away from the sparsely populated Azores Islands.
Fewer workers signed up for unemployment aid last week, underscoring stability in the labor market, and inventories at U.S. wholesalers picked up in April in a sign businesses are preparing for more demand later this year.
Foreign investment in South Korea decreased for the third consecutive year to slightly above 10 billion dollars in 2007, government data showed Sunday.
Kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges today against three former executives of what is now Kmart Holding Corp. and five former and current managers at vendor companies, alleging they conspired
Fannie Mae , the embattled U.S. home financing company, on Wednesday said it agreed to sell &#36;5 billion in preferred stock to institutional buyers as part of an effort to comply with regulatory demands to increase capital.
Taiwan test-fired a cruise missile capable of hitting Chinese territory last month, a newspaper reports.
Italian football clubs have celebrated the release of the two Italian aid workers who were held hostage in Iraq for three weeks. Simone Pari and Simone Torretta returned to Rome on Tuesday evening after being set free by their captors.
A coroner orders a marine accident report after a fisherman drowned trying to board his trawler after a heavy drinking session.
UK inflation stays at 2.1% in November, official figures show, as lower utility bills offset higher petrol prices.
Doppio accordo tra Vicenza e Atalanta. L'intesa prevede l'arrivo a titolo definitivo alla societ&agr...
A security breach and a minor explosion caused by decaying batteries at Los Angeles International Airport forced the closure of four terminals Saturday morning, delaying dozens of flights for several hours on the second day of the Labor Day weekend.
President Bush will impose new economic sanctions against Sudan and call for a U.N. resolution to compel the country to stop stalling international efforts to halt the bloodshed in Darfur, senior administration officials said.
The movement to ban artery-clogging trans fats from food has a new venue: cooking schools.
Researchers at Vertex Pharmaceuticals use Macs to discover small molecules that have the potential of solving big problems. Having phased out their aging SGI workstations in favor of Macs, they&#146;ve streamlined their workflow by unifying all of their tasks on a single platform.

Nortel Networks Ltd. has renewed a contract with Sprint Corp. to deploy wireless infrastructure equipment and provider support services as Nortel continues expanding in Sprint\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nationwide wireless network.
EU leaders, fresh from signing a treaty that overhauls the way the bloc runs, will strive Friday to present a united front on Kosovo as the Serbian province prepares to move to independence.
Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Jim Mora will become head coach when Mike Holmgren steps down after the 2008 season, the team said on Wednesday.
The Daily Reel is increasing its users\u00e2\u0080\u0099 social networks and job opportunities, while trying to remain a little exclusive.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  &#151; A trial date has been set for September 30 for Courtney Love, who faces two felony drug charges for illegal possession of painkillers.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw insisted that his government was right to join the US-led invasion of Iraq even though &quot;some of the intelligence was wrong.&quot;
Bocciato emendamento soprressivo presentato da Magri
The US Supreme Court rules that the race of a child cannot be used to determine the school he or she goes to.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured never-before-seen views of Saturn from perspectives high above and below the planet's rings.
Police and Roads Service are to discuss the traffic chaos that followed a fatal accident on the M2 near Belfast.
KIRKLAND, Wash., Jan. 3 -- The first time was a shock. Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander lay flat on the turf of his home stadium earlier this season, a failed running play having knocked him three yards for a loss and, as he began to pick himself up, there came from around him a stra...
WASHINGTON DC -- US Secretary of State Colin Powell repeatedly warned about the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test Sunday.
The symphony has taken up a prominent residency in a Maryland suburb in an attempt to find new audiences and plow new fund-raising territory.
The prosecutor in the trial of a group of suspected foreign mercenaries accused of plotting a putsch in Equatorial Guinea said he will call for the death penalty for the coup-plotters' alleged leader, South African Nick du Toit.
Plenty. Technical glitches, lawsuits and counting difficulties could gum up the works again
Last week we looked at a brief overview of Ajax, relevant JavaScript 1.3 enhancements, how to run the example and using the script within your own Web page. This week we look at additional functionality that you'd like to add to scripts and an in-depth explanation of the JavaScript code. By Rob Gravelle. 0130
Astronomers detect a torrent of water ice pelting an embryonic star system.
Wireless chip maker Atheros  Communications Inc  could see increased demand for its  products with the spread of Wi-Fi technology in popular  products like Apple Inc&#39;s  new touch-screen iPods, the  financial newspaper Barron&#39;s reported in its September 10  edition.
Moscow\u00e2\u0080\u0094As Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s summer of terror unfolded, it might have been easy to forget the long and agonizing prehistory to the headline-grabbing horrors that included exploding airliners, suicide bombs and schoolchildren taken hostage.
The US Supreme Court on Monday will begin hearing arguments in a case that will decide whether patients in 11 states can legally use marijuana for medical reasons.
A US team wants to clean up a river estuary by improving living conditions across the Mexican border.
JNBridge will bridge the Microsoft .Net and Java Message Service (JMS) worlds Tuesday with the release of adapters linking the two platforms.The adapters connect JMS systems to .Net applications and Microsoft's BizTalk Server integration software.Adapters include: JNBridge JMS Adapter for .Net, to integrate any vendor's JMS implementation with a .Net application, and JNBridge Adapter for BizTalk, to connect to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 or BizTalk Server 2006 R2.\
A police watchdog is to look into the supervision of a paedophile who went on to abuse a four-year-old girl.
British wholesale prices, or the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose by 0.3 percent in September from August, driven up by record high crude oil prices.
China faced diplomatic pressure from   rich countries on Saturday to let its currency rise faster to   ease imbalances in trade and capital that pose one of the   biggest risks to the health of the global economy.
Aside from professional traders, speculators, and hobbyists, I think most people invest only when they have to.
The Black Coaches Association&#39;s latest report card finds that most Division I schools are increasing their efforts to include minorities in the search process.
Sudan has urged the UN Security Council to support the African Union\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peace efforts in resolving the crisis in its western Darfur region.
Reja, allenatore del Napoli, ha convocato 22 giocatori per la gara contro la Roma in programma doman...
A third Iraqi suspected of planning an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Germany has been remanded in custody, the German federal prosecutor revealed.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton desperately wants meaningless wins in Florida and Michigan to turn into votes she can count on. It won't be easy with the Democratic National Committee rules standing in her way.
Stockholm -Teleopti today announced that they won the contract to supply a new workforce management solution to Elisa, one of the leading telecommunication services providers in Finland.
Il presidente di Confindustria torna a parlare del futuro
Scientists believe they have found a novel function for the tiny involuntary movements our eyes make all the time.
Microsoft, Yahoo and Ask Jeeves are all set to jump into the desktop search space, two months after internet search leader Google offered a test version
Samuel Eto&#39;o scored two goals against his former club Sunday as FC Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-1 in the Spanish league to remain at the top of the standings alongside defending champion Valencia.
Dozens of orangutans forced to box each other in a Thai amusement park returned home Wednesday to start a new life in a jungle reserve on their native island of Borneo, officials said.
Australia's opposition Labor Party promises big tax breaks if it wins October's elections, as polls indicate a tight race.
Telecom Italia announced plans for a major operational shift that will allow it to concentrate on providing broadband services and media content in Italy and elsewhere in Europe.
BERLIN  - Germany was the world's largest exporter for the second year in a row in 2004 despite the skyrocketing strength of the euro, according to preliminary statistics released by the government Tuesday.
Ukraine's Supreme Court overturned the results of the country's disputed presidential election Friday, saying they were marred by \
From his hospital bed, Yasser Arafat swiftly condemned a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on Monday - a sign the ailing Palestinian leader wants to convey the impression he is still in charge despite deteriorating health.
This time, however, they hope to take a 2-0 lead back to Minnesota as they continue their best-of-five AL Division series with the New York Yankees.
Ministro non e' spaventato da rischiesta di risarcimento
Orange, chestnut, rose, daisy, velvet, singing - peaceful, popular demonstrations in Eastern Europe get the best names
Quentin Richardson had one of those rare nights. The Phoenix guard scored 37 points and made eight 3-pointers, including a key run of four straight 3s, in the Suns' 121-99 victory over Portland on Sunday night.
Il Palermo ha battuto 3-0 il Modena in un'amichevole giocata allo stadio Braglia. Per i rosanero in ...
WASHINGTON - None of the nearly 50 million doses of Chiron Corp. flu vaccine being held in a plant in England can be safely used, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
The recent philanthropic moves by Warren E. Buffett raise the question of exactly what the other billionaires have in mind for their money.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Vikings receiver Randy Moss tested his strained right hamstring on Friday, but his status for Minnesota&#39;s game against Tennessee this weekend remained uncertain.
About 30 gunmen ambushed a car Sunday in central Baghdad carrying employees of the Iraqi organization running next month&#39;s elections, killing three of the workers while two escaped unhurt, an official from the election body said.
THEY took 40 minutes to get into their majestic stride, but once they did so there was no stopping Australia as the world champions secured an opening victory in the Gillette Tri-Nations with a rousing defeat of New Zealand.
AMSTERDAM - A UN inquiry has found UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers guilty of sexually harassing a female worker \u00e2\u0080-ut Secretary-General Kofi Annan rejected the charges.
ANKARA, Nov 11  - Turkish leaders Thursday expressed sorrow at the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and pledged their country&#39;s continuing support to the Palestinian struggle for an independent state.
The world's top cellphone maker Nokia   said on Tuesday the U.S. International Trade  Commission has decided to start investigating Qualcomm Inc's   trade practices and alleged patent infringement.
World oil prices rose on Thursday as OPEC ministers gathering in Cairo raised the prospect of cutting output. New York&#39;s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in January, climbed 59 cents to 42.53 dollars a barrel.
Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that Bob Wayman, the company's longtime chief financial officer who briefly served as interim CEO, plans to retire at the end of the year.
Five months after answering those who questioned his resolve with a one-shot victory at the Masters, Phil Mickelson is facing the critics once again this week at the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.
US Senate leaders agree to revive debate on a controversial immigration bill after it stalled last week.
Further evidence has been published that house prices are slowing down in England and Wales.
Carrefour SA&#39;s shares dipped Tuesday amid reports that the world&#39;s second largest retailer was to issue a profit warning when it posts third-quarter revenue later in the day.
ROMA, 5 OTTOBRE 2004 - Antonio Cassano ancora nell&#39;occhio del ciclone. Dopo polemiche e contestazioni, il bomber barese \u00c3\u00a8 adesso alle prese con la febbre che lo ha costretto a letto. Ma nel caso dell&#39;attaccante
Global fund managers have become increasingly risk averse and significantly more pessimistic about corporate profits and the US stock market, according to the latest monthly Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc. survey.
Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a German aid worker in the northern Afghan province of Sar-e-Pul.
A tanker carrying fuel oil docked at a North Korean port on Saturday as a team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency headed for the country ahead of a planned shutdown of its atomic reactor under a disarmament deal.
AMMAN - E&#39; in Giordania, secondo fonti di servizi segreti internazionali, il carcere top secret e di massima sicurezza dove la Cia ha rinchiuso 11 presunti terroristi sospettati di appartenere ad al Qaeda.
Solo sei anni fa, Google non era che un&#39;idea di due giovani ricercatori di Stanford e una casa in affitto da 1.700 dollari al mese da dividere a meta&#39;. Oggi e&#39; diventato il marchio piu&#39; noto a livello mondiale
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act mandates a company&#39;s auditor to identify &quot;any material internal control weakness&quot; or &quot;significant deficiency,&quot; in verifying that management has sufficient
Coles Myer has branded the new Woolworths bid offered for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group as unacceptable. Coles Myer, which has teamed up with Macquarie Bank through joint venture vehicle CMM Hotel
The yen hit a fresh four-week high  against the dollar and edged up against the euro on Friday as  stronger-than-expected Japanese data gave the currency a  belated boost.
A David Beckham free-kick gives stand-in Real Madrid coach Garcia Remon a winning start against Osasuna.
Maj. Sean Stinchon stands at the base of Hill 362A and scans a map drawn up by Navy Seabees in 1948 that is deeply creased and covered in reddish brown dirt. The map shows a labyrinth of caves and tunnels that runs through the brush-covered hill like the cross-section of an ant colony.
NORTH BONNEVILLE, Wash. - A man who said he used a stun gun on his wife's 79-year-old grandmother was arrested for investigation of domestic assault.
Sourcefire says hackers could potentially execute malicious code on a system running earlier versions of Snort.
As President Bush mulls what to do after winning re-election, voters say his first priority should be resolving the situation in Iraq, where the fighting is growing more intense.
Wireless telephone company Nextel Communications confirmed Wednesday it is being bought by rival Sprint in a cash and stock deal said to be worth more than $35-billion US.
WASHINGTON - In a sharp rebuke of a new administration policy, the House moved Thursday to block the Labor Department from carrying out overtime rules that critics argued could deprive millions of workers of their overtime pay.    The 223-193 vote in favor of blocking the rules defied the White House...
New social networking site lets users share photos, videos, and more.
A British woman who attempted to row across the Pacific Ocean alone has been rescued after her boat capsized several times amid high waves and gale-force winds, she said on Friday.
ROME Pope John Paul II on Sunday put the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, on the road to sainthood in a solemn beatification ceremony in St.
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waves two-stories high crashed on Jamaica's eastern shore Friday, flooding homes and washing away roads as Hurricane Ivan's ferocious winds and pounding rains began to lash the island and threatened a direct hit on its densely populated capital. The death toll elsewhere in the Caribbean rose to 37...
THE dollar sell-off gained fresh momentum in latest trading with the greenback tumbling to its lowest level for nine years against the currencies of its main trading partners.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.\u00e2\u0080\u0094Driven by demand for flash-memory chips used in cellphones, Intel Corp.&#39;s third-quarter profits rose as the chip-making giant struggled to overcome lacklustre PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition.
InfoWorld - Microsoft will participate in a meeting later this month with vendors and organizations that are backing several different identity management systems, an indication that&#160;cooperation between the software giant and its peers&#160;is improving.
As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
Health insurance premiums rose five  times faster than U.S. workers' salaries this year, according  to a survey released on Thursday that also showed slippage in  the percentage of American workers covered by employer health  plans.
Assegnati ai loro film i 'People's Choice Awards 2004'
This is what passes now for perspective in college football. Where the fire-the-coach Web sites pop up by his third game, and the boosters circle like sharks.
Singer Rod Stewart is ordered by a Los Angeles court to return $780,000  (\u00c2\u00a3420,000) to promoters of a cancelled tour.
Twelve Roman Catholic bishops in Poland were secret police informers during the communist era, the Church says.
NASA (news - web sites) Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe has applied for a new job, as chancellor of Louisiana State University, and he is among the search committee&#39;s top candidates.
A woman accused of stalking Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones must stand trial, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled. Judge Patricia Schnegg ruled after a lengthy preliminary hearing that there was
Gunmen stormed into a coastal village early Saturday and shot dead 11 people, President Bharrat Jagdeo said \u00c2\u0097 the worst mass killing in this small South America nation in more than 30 years.
SO THERE will be no \u00e2\u0080\u009crocking up\u00e2\u0080\u009d for Lleyton Hewitt in February next year. The Australian former world No 1 and Kim Clijsters, his Belgian fianc\u00c3\u00a9e, who were to marry in Adelaide in three
TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's environment minister says the federal government's environment plan doesn't go far enough and that Canada should do more to reduce greenhouse gases.
The Gibson SG Standard, which was was also played by John Lennon, was sold off at a special auction of rock and roll memorabilia with telephone bids coming in from across the world.
MICHIGAN - Tiger Woods finished the 35th Ryder Cup on a personal winning note in the last-day singles, but the enigma of his relationship with the biennial team competition remains.
An arbitrator heard six hours of testimony Thursday in a grievance hearing that the NBA refused to attend about the Pacers-Pistons brawl-related suspensions issued by commissioner David Stern.
Sales from online advertising hit $4.6 billion in the first half of 2004, up more than 40 percent from the same period the previous year, according to a new US study.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, who distributed the first federal funds for stem-cell research and expanded the Medicare health-insurance plan, resigned today.
Google has thrown another bone to critics of its privacy practices, announcing it would no longer set cookies to expire in the year 2038. Now, Google will set cookies to expire two years after a user last visits the site, with the expiration date auto-renewing to two years after each visit.
Archaeologists unearthing the remains of George Washington's presidential home have discovered a hidden passageway used by his nine slaves, raising questions about whether the ruins should be incorporated into a new exhibit at the site.
Billions of dollars worth of bribes paid each year go into pockets of public officials in rich countries, study finds.
Jonathan Byrd birdied three of the final five holes and shot a 5-under 66 Sunday to win the John Deere Classic and qualify for the British Open.
Ireland have set up a summer tour to Japan to coincide with the Lions trip to New Zealand. The Irish will play two Tests in Tokyo plus one warm-up game which has still to be decided.
KEY WEST, Fla. - Many businesses were shuttered and streets were largely deserted Saturday as residents fled from this normally bustling island resort town amid concern that Hurricane Ivan was heading for Florida...
Several cable networks  were blessed Sunday night with strong ratings from a range of  high-profile shows, including Lifetime Television&#39;s &quot;Army  Wives.&quot;
A growing clamor among rank-and-file Democrats to halt President Bush's most controversial tactics in the fight against terrorism has exposed deep divisions within the party, with many Democrats angry that they cannot defeat even a weakened president on issues that they believe should be front and...
Royals manager Buddy Bell was scheduled to have surgery Friday to remove his tonsils after a growth was discovered earlier in the week.
It's hard to be a successful elder statesman when you're only 51 and your party crashed to electoral defeat after a devastating terrorist attack blamed on al-Qaida.
North Korea says it is committed to resolving the nuclear crisis through six-party talks, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, appearing to reverse statements out of Pyongyang over recent months.
Deep divisions over the war in Iraq and intense voter registration drives pushed the 2004 presidential election turnout to 60.7 percent, the highest level since 1968, the Center for the Study of the American Electorate said Friday.
LONDON [MENL] -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that several hundred tons of conventional explosives have gone missing from an Iraqi military facility.
The US Supreme Court on Monday opened a new business frontier for MBNA Corp. by clearing the way for the Wilmington-based credit card giant and American Express to jointly issue a credit card for the first time.
Fed up with spending too many weekends going to weddings, an Argentine couple took out a paid announcement on the social pages of a major newspaper expressing their desire for some social neglect.
Survivers of the war in former Yugoslavia protest outside the Peace Palace in The Hague, against the verdict of the International Court of Justice.Comment
The pop star and fiance Kevin Federline married Saturday in a private ceremony at a Studio City, California, home, according to wire reports.
Suspected Muslim rebels storm a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing at least 46 inmates, officials say.
UNITED NATIONS, June 29 -- The U.N. Security Council voted 14 to 0 Friday to immediately shut down the U.N. weapons-inspection unit for Iraq, drawing to a close  16 years of international scrutiny of Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs.
InfoWorld - The One Laptop Per Child Foundation (OLPC) has teamed up with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to launch a pilot project in Haiti, the first time the group will be able to comprehensively evaluate the idea of giving laptops directly to students as a learning tool.
Mahmoud Abbas, newly-named chief of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, denied the shootout in Arafat&#39;s mourning tent in Gaza on Sunday was aimed at him.
Looking to the future of the internet, voice over IP, streaming video, and other applications, Nokia has developed a prototype handset that supports Mobile Internet
An ex-police worker who conned his way to an MBE from the Queen may have the accolade taken away.
A group led by Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for four car bomb attacks that killed more than 30 people in the Iraqi city of Samarra yesterday, according to an Internet statement.
Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.
As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama paid homage to former President Clinton Wednesday, but said voters upset with partisan division in Washington want more than \
ISN SECURITY WATCH (16/11/04) - Macedonia&#39;s Prime Minister Hari Kostov resigned on Monday over disputes within the ruling coalition of Macedonian Social Democrats, the Albanian minority\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Democratic Union of Integration (DUI) party, and Macedonian
Owners of clubs opening this month in Manhattan are offering a range of amenities to make patrons with money to burn feel red-carpet-worthy.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   will hold his first peace summit with Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas if gunmen in the Gaza Strip release a captive   Israeli soldier, Olmert's senior deputy said on Tuesday.
Computer animation pioneers Pixar  and Dreamworks have set the stage for a potentially bruising  box office battle after both studios changed their schedules  this week to target summer releases, analysts said on Thursday.
In-depth look at U.S. struggle to defeat improvised explosive devices used by insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2002.
and the Lakers for the first time since he was traded to Miami. The Heat have. Philadelphia&#39;s Allen Iverson leads the NBA in scoring with a 28.7 average.
Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.
President Bush smirked and winked and chuckled to himself. He jumped from his stool, chopped at the air and interrupted the debate moderator. As he fought to keep his emotions in check in a testy, personal debate with Sen. John Kerry, the president asserted, \
Web search leader Google Inc is  planning to boost its presence in China by tying up with a  Chinese online music company to provide free music downloads,  The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
BP's annual profits rise 26% to $16.2bn (\u00c2\u00a38.7bn) as the company benefits from soaring oil prices.
Their gaze was frozen for mere seconds all those years ago, in a dimly lit alley, at a distance two men might keep were they having a game of catch. But it was seared into Joseph Foy's memory: the face of a serial killer.
NEW YORK - CBS apologized Monday and said it was misled about the authenticity of documents used to support a \
Complaints by the Women's Institute prompt the BBC to make changes to hit comedy show Little Britain.
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Orthodox church objects to muso's 'untraditional sexual orientation' Elton John is once again taking some stick from true believers in the run-up to his planned 16 June charity gig in Ukraine's capital Kiev, Pravda reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fifa boss Sepp Blatter says he would have backed England's players if they had walked off against Spain.
Consumers report greater satisfaction with call centers that they believe are based in the United States, according to CFI Group.
(InfoWorld) - Americans aren't the only ones going crazy over news about\u00c2\u00a0Apple's iPhone. The impending launch of the phone topped technology news headlines in China on Friday, hours before the handset was due to hit store shelves in the U.S. China's three largest Internet portals, Sina.com, Sohu.com, and Netease.com, all set up sites dedicated to the U.S. iPhone launch, offerings links to news reports, photos, reader comments, and other information. The high profile of the iPhone launch in news headlines halfway around the world from the U.S. is testament to Apple's skillful building of the hype around the smartphone. \
Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next month\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.
Recipients of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes, which honor the best in oddball research, run the gamut from a nudist library to a psychology experiment featuring a man in a gorilla suit to a recent finding that herrings communicate by farting. By Mark Baard.
The 12th Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders&#39; meeting will be held in Santiago, Chile from November 20 to 21, with the theme &quot;our community, our future.
A South Korean embassy official who met with John Kerry fund-raisers to talk about creating a political group for Korean-Americans was in fact a spy for his country, raising concerns among U.S. officials that he or Seoul may have tried to influence the fall presidential election.
Essay: When resorts are tailored to comfort tourists by offering familiar experiences, it can be hard to remember just where you are
Four victims of Montreal's college shooting remain in critical condition, with one in a coma, officials say.
Thanks to another solid performance by Mike Mussina, the Yankees took another step toward the playoffs and now trail the Red Sox by a game and a half in the A.L. East.
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Running back Emmitt Smith is expected to announce his retirement Thursday, according to several media reports.
The United States is heading toward  a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population  ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring  oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.
At this time of year,  Morocco resembles Los Angeles with its pleasant days and cool  nights. But when it comes to filming, the country is hotter  than ever.
Don King has promoted dozens of interesting fights in the past but tonight&#39;s heavyweight extravaganza at Madison Square Garden in New York promises to be something very special.
Motorist surveillance goes orbital Analysis London Mayor Ken Livingstone wants to clean up the capital's air. But at what cost to motorists?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
News International is to move printing operations out of Wapping, east London as part of plans to invest more than \u00c2\u00a3600 million in new plants.
Benazir Bhutto visited victims of the devastating October 18 suicide blasts on Sunday, as the former Pakistan premier kept up a tightly secured trip to her ancestral home.
They say the clean vehicles' silent nature poses real threats to pedestrians, blind and otherwise, and call for laws to encourage--or, better yet, require--minimum noise output.
Tobias Schlitt passed along a note today that they've formed the eZ Components announcement mailinglist for those that want the latest information and updates about the eZ Component system.   We've created the eZ Components announcement mailinglist, which will inform you about all eZ Components releases, as well as other important news regarding eZ Components. It would be great if you subscribe there and post some news on your website about our releases.   You can subscribe to the list yourself by signing up here.
Some experts said the measure, which is opposed by the restaurant industry, would be a model for other cities.
Svetlozar Nestorov&#39;s Mobissimo aims to make the Web&#39;s massive travel deals and info much more accessible. He&#39;s off to a good start.
Crude oil prices tumbled again Monday, sliding to an 8-week low, under $46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.
In electronic form, the popular hymnal Mission Praise can be searched, downloaded, and shared.
Dopo l'arresto di ieri a Reggio, il capo dei capi stamani \u00c3\u00a8 stato trasferitoNel covo champagne e pizzini. \
The woman who claimed the gold all of Canada thought would be Perdita Felicien&#39;s said the hurdler might not have been wearing gold even if she hadn&#39;t fallen.
Artificially boosting demand for initial public stock offerings and ramping up related commissions would be restricted under rules proposed yesterday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kenyans across the political divide prayed for peace on Sunday while aid workers sought to bring relief to nearly 200,000 refugees from post-election violence that has killed hundreds.
Staff Sgt Ivan Frederick, 38, admitted eight charges of humiliating and abusing the inmates at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad. In one incident he punched a prisoner so hard in the chest that he needed resuscitation.
East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Tom Brady rebounded from one of his worst games as a pro, completing 21-of-32 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns to lead the New England Patriots to a 23-7 win over the New York Jets at the Meadowlands.
Concern over falling profit margins at Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. grew on Thursday as the company said it was spending more on handset marketing and a top broker issued a &quot;sell&quot; rating on its stock for the first time in years.
He was the Spielberg of sex, the Kurosawa of carnality, the Orson Welles of mammary-mad cinema. Russ Meyer, who died last weekend at 82, was a Hollywood outsider who crafted a formula for soft-core skin flicks
California files a lawsuit against the US government, in a dispute over greenhouse gas regulations.
NEW YORK -- Already hit with an automatic one-game suspension and a $250 fine for drawing a red card, Kansas City Wizards defender Alex Zotinca has been issued an additional fine and suspension.
A strike by customs officers on Friday slowed passenger traffic at airports across Australia, but a last-minute contingency plan averted major strife at the nation's largest airport, Sydney, customs officials said.
Barclays, the UK's third-biggest bank, has said that interim net profits soared 25.3 percent, with strong investment banking offsetting a jump in bad consumer-loan write-offs.
Britney Spears\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new album arrives in shops as something of a mystery.
'Sulla crescita la Confindustria e' fuori linea'
The Jimmy Wales-founded organization, which encompasses Wikipedia and a number of other wiki-based sites, is appealing to its reader for donations to help expand its language reach (among other things).
Home Depot Inc. said on Wednesday it  had unrecorded expenses of about $200 million from errors tied  to stock option grants, but correcting the problem would have  no material effect on financial statements.
newsmaker Greg Papadopoulos, Sun's chief technology officer, foresees large-scale consolidation in computing services.
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Ad's CO2 claims go up in smoke A TV advert for the Toyota Prius has been banned for misleading viewers about the car's green credentials. The Saatchi and Saatchi-produced ad has been taken off air by regulators over its misleading claim to emit one tonne less CO2 than other cars.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Natural Selection Foods of California recalled its brands as the cases of a virulent strain of E. coli grew to 94 in 20 states.
WASHINGTON - A gap in the airline passenger-check system permitted the former Cat Stevens to board a London- to-Washington flight even though he was on a federal no-fly list for suspected ties to terrorists, a Bush administration official said yesterday.
eBay has announced that its users no longer will be able to sign in to its Web sites using Passort, Microsoft&#39;s identity-management technology.
The media conglomerate is trying to expand the global reach of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHigh School Musical\u00e2\u0080\u009d to squeeze even more money from the franchise.
Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has secured his gold after being cleared of any doping offense at the Athens Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.
President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed yesterday about whether conditions are improving in Iraq as the president continued to question his opponent&#39;s ability to lead.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he would create an international organization to fight terrorism through shared intelligence, cooperation he says would combat the dangers facing the United States where President Bush has failed.
Ukraine&#39;s two rivals for the presidency are preparing to face off in their only nationally televised debate later Monday. Meanwhile a convoy of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko&#39;s supporters
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The US secretary of state is to meet the new Palestinian leadership in the West Bank next week, an official says.
A record 514 people have so far conquered Mount Everest in this year's main climbing season, the biggest number since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first climbed the world's highest mountain in 1953, a top mountaineering official said.
The EU and Serbia are to resume talks on closer ties, which Belgrade hopes will open the door to membership.
The vast majority of British voters believe it is more important for Britain to have good relations with Europe than with the United States, according to an opinion poll.
Tens of thousands of Hamas members crammed into a Gaza stadium on Friday in a show of support for the movement's government after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened this week to dissolve the administration.
Blog: A Chinese newspaper reports that nearly half of pregnant teens in Shanghai met their partner on the Web.
At least 10 men are now known to have been involved in the \u00c2\u00a322m robbery at the Northern Bank headquarters.
Devices that monitor and correct abnormal heart beats could prevent thousands of epilepsy-related deaths, experts believe.
One man drove seven hours on his motorcycle to attend the ceremony. A 15-year-old girl also showed up, hoping to understand the deaths of 40 airline passengers and crew. Another visitor was a flight attendant.
Google has launched a service for book publishers that will make book contents searchable through the web. Google Print is open to publishers of all sizes.
Iraq's plans to hold elections in  January gained traction on Saturday after a Shi'ite militia  agreed to disarm in Baghdad and delegates from rebel-held  Falluja said the Sunni Muslim city wanted to vote in the polls.
A 10-year-old ban on assault weapons  expired across the United States on Monday with a political  firefight but no apparent rush to rearm by gun fanciers.
The Coors Brewing Company is offering consumers a chance to win tickets for the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl by submitting video clips to its Web sites.
Leading Wall St shares surged overnight after a bounce in Pfizer&#39;s shares and an upgrade for Intel, sending the Dow to a three-and-a-half year high.
New findings suggest that the plague selectively took the already ill, while many of the otherwise healthy survived the infection.
Exxon Mobil Corp.  is in discussions with Russia's Gazprom  about the sale of gas from the next phase of Sakhalin-1, Robert Olsen, chairman and production director at Exxon Mobil said on Tuesday.
Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (MSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped about 5.5 percent on Wednesday, ahead of an expected news conference by company founder Martha Stewart.
A fuel cell for notebook PCs that is smaller and more powerful than competing technologies could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around $90, its Japanese inventors said this week.
A court martial clears two soldiers of failing to ensure their men did not abuse Iraqi civilians in Basra.
The President of the Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, escapes unhurt after an attempted knife attack.
Medical device maker Medtronic Inc.  on Monday said it will spin off its market-leading external defibrillator business as it looks to focus its resources on high-growth treatments for chronic diseases.
There was a time when knocking out Mike Tyson was boxing&#39;s equivalent to beating Ken Jennings at Final Jeopardy. It was the most Heruculean of labors and when it finally happened, it was an international event
A lawyer for Andy Pettitte's former personal trainer said Tuesday he believes the pitcher will tell Congress he discussed human growth hormone with Roger Clemens between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
Saku Koivu scored the winner with less  than four minutes to go, giving Finland a surprise 2-1 victory  over the United States in the semi-finals of the World Cup of  Hockey at St Paul, Minnesota on Friday.
Investigators have found the chassis  number of the van used in the Jakarta embassy attack, the same  breakthrough that led to the identification of the Bali  bombers, a top Australian policeman said Monday.
 Anna Nicole Smith in documentary
U.S. regulators have begun a formal  probe into stock option practices at Activision Inc. ,  the No. 2 U.S. video game publisher, according to a company  filing.
The differences in the employment rate between Europe and the U.S. are narrowing, if not vanishing, for those in the prime working ages.
Robert Blake\u00e2\u0080\u0099s attorney said the case against his client is weak, arguing there is no scientific evidence linking the actor to his wife\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death and pointing out that the prosecution relies on witnesses who were addicted to drugs.
The investigation into the Lord Lucan murder case reopens - almost 30 years after his disappearance.
Ethan Hawke and his girlfriend, Ryan Shawhughes, are expecting a baby. \
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NEW YORK Sept. 28, 2004 - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.
Introductions were made and playbooks disseminated Wednesday morning. Thus began the Nets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 life after Jason Kidd.
A woman could be jailed for abandoning her teenage daughter for six weeks to visit her lover abroad.
L'Aia ha ufficializzato la nomina di Roberto Rosetti a nuovo rappresentante degli arbitri in attivit...
The Genesis space capsule carrying solar wind particles will be plucked from nearly a mile above the Utah desert by stunt helicopter pilots who've replicated the retrieval, without fumbles, in nearly a dozen practice runs.
This is one mess even the Wolf might not be able to clean up. Oscar-winning \
The current record highs in oil prices are unjustified and a cause for concern, European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Friday.
Splurging shoppers helped the economy hum along faster than first thought in the third quarter, but high energy prices could weigh on consumers in the months ahead.
After torrential rain caused flash flooding in southern England and a landslide in Scotland this week, meteorologists on Thursday forecast more heavy downpours and urged people to heed bad weather warnings.
Iraq&#39;s interim National Council convened for the first time on Wednesday, taking what one delegate called &quot;the first steps in a democratic journey.
He was commonly known as &quot;Alexander the Great,&quot; but Oliver Stone&#39;s epic drama Alexander sure isn&#39;t. It&#39;s large and it&#39;s charged - and it short-circuits because of unachieved ambitions and grim bombast.
Hindu extremists burned down the house of a prominent Christian politician in eastern India Thursday, officials said, as violence by gangs from both sides continued despite a curfew imposed after two days of attacks against Christians by Hindu hard-liners.
Long Island's utility company intends to dump plans to build a $700 million wind energy park in the Atlantic Ocean, a top official said.
A man leaped over a barricade during Pope Benedict's weekly audience on Wednesday and tried to jump on to his moving, open-topped popemobile but was stopped by guards.
A woman is accused of using a computer at a national laboratory to hack into a cell phone company's Web site to get a number for Chester Bennington, lead singer of the Grammy-winning rock group Linkin Park.
: Bloated corpses and weeping relatives filled morgues in Haiti after Tropical Storm Jeann left more than 600 people dead, another tragedy on this Caribban island in a year marked by
Performance monitoring group WatchMouse tracked load time and error tallies for 104 social media sites, and has deemed Facebook the top culprit for poor performance. But it's just one survey, and results may be suspect.
Rashidat Sadiq, who grew up playing basketball with older boys in her Lagos, Nigeria, neighborhood, looks like she belonged on the court at Gampel Pavilion.
Australia's largest city, Sydney, geared up Monday for its biggest night of the year, with around one million revellers expected to turn out for its harbourside fireworks spectacular.
Ephox, a leading provider of enterprise-wide content authoring solutions, has beaten more than 100 other exhibitors to win the Best in Lotusphere Showcase Award.  Ephox won the accolade for their web authoring application EditLive! for IBM Workplace Web Content Management.
A consortium led by RBS outlines its proposed offer for ABN Amro to rival the agreed offer from Barclays Bank.
WASHINGTON, Oct 10  - Congress has killed a proposal by aerospace giant Boeing to lease, then sell, to the US Air Force dozens of its 767 tanker jets, paving the way for European rival Airbus to muscle in on a possible deal.
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The House of Representatives  Committee on Energy and Commerce has subpoenaed Chiron Corp.  for certain documents and materials relating to its Fluvirin  flu vaccine, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.
More than 100 charities, trade unions and campaign groups join forces to urge Tony Blair to fight poverty.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu swept through 10 Asian countries early this year, resulting in the death or slaughter of over 100 million chickens and the deaths of more than 20 people.
Clinton needs a Dairy State win to prevent him from winning nine primaries in a row.
The onus now falls on EU leaders to resolve the crisis over the incoming European Commission in the wake of the dramatic showdown between its president Jose Manuel Barroso and the European Parliament.
At least seven children have been killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike in a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.
As the stock prices of companies like Google and eBay soar, happy days are here again for the Internet analyst.
President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts on Monday to quell rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered \
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In a showbiz showdown for the ages, Bruce Springsteen and Arnold Schwarzenegger will test their celebrity muscle on opposing sides of the partisan divide in the final days of the US presidential campaign.
After much speculation that it would raise its bid yet again, Oracle Corp. Monday morning announced its latest offer for PeopleSoft Inc.
NEW YORK  - This weekend's Live Earth extravaganza aims to bring awareness of global warming as well as music to the world, and NBC Universal wants to make sure its wall-to-wall television coverage doesn't strike a sour note.
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Il ministero studia alcune variazioni della riforma Maroni
Chiedera' al Congresso di portare fondi a 515,4 mld dollari
Rodney Carney scored 21 points and No. 24 Memphis had six players finish in double figures in a 102-40 victory over Savannah State on Thursday night in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
GREENSBORO, North Carolina  - Brent Geiberger  followed his father Al in winning the $4.8 million Greensboro  Classic Sunday, the first time ever that father and son have  won the same PGA Tour event.
Michael Stone's sister vows to clear his name after he loses an appeal against a conviction for the Russell murders.
Roger Clemens strained his right calf in the Houston Astros' 9-8 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night, but the injury isn't considered serious.
GENEVA, Oct. 21 -- A Swiss nationalist party rode an anti-immigrant wave Sunday to the best showing of any party in parliamentary elections since World War I, while the Greens made gains by appealing to environmental concerns, according to projections.
A decision on whether to protect Alaska's polar bears under the Endangered Species Act might not come before the government opens a major bear habitat to oil leases next week, although staff recommendations are completed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chief said Wednesday.
Wayne Rooney admits the pressure is on Manchester United to maintain a 100 percent record through the Christmas period if they are to make progress in their bid to overhaul league leaders Arsenal.
Just days after Microsoft settled outstanding claims regarding Novell Netware with a $536 million cash payout, Novell has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Utah seeking unspecified damages for what it says is unfair competition in the productivity applications market. The suit alleges that Microsoft withheld critical technical information from Novell when the company owned WordPerfect.
A little-known festival turns Charles Darwin's birthday into an international tribute to the glories of scientific thought. By Wired News staff.
Relief workers in Haiti are warning about the growing desperation of flood victims in the aftermath of a tropical storm, Jeanne, that devastated the city of Gonaives a week ago, killing more than 1,100 people and leaving as many as 250,000 homeless.
Fears of a new El Nino, a phenomenon that brings extreme weather patterns, are unfounded despite unusual ocean temperatures which often herald the devastating weather anomaly, the World Meteorological Organization said Thursday.
They represent the absurd notion that there is no sacrifice too great - as long our children and their children end up doing all the sacrificing.
eBay is back on Google, but this is far from a mutually satisfying ending.
The X-Series from 3, developed in partnership with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), marks a turning point in mobile services - making popular internet applications available on mobile handsets on the 3 network in the UK.
Leading European stock markets have showed mixed fortunes, with the focus once again on German power producer E.ON's bid for control of Spanish peer Endesa.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- The divided voters of Northern Ireland held the fate of power-sharing in their hands as they began deciding Wednesday which parties should control a Catholic-Protestant administration.
A top Palestinian security leader who is a related to Yasser Arafat escaped unharmed on Tuesday when a booby-trapped car exploded near his convoy in Gaza City.
GROZNY, Russia -- Unofficial results show the Russian government&#39;s choice for Chechen president already has enough votes to claim victory.
When comedian Jon Stewart blasted the hosts of CNN's \
BORMIO, Italy -- Whether the Nations Team Event -- tried for the first time in championship competition here yesterday -- is destined for Olympic glory or the trash, only time and more races will tell.
The U.N.'s nuclear agency plans to send a team to North Korea as early as next weekend and keep two staff there to supervise and verify disarmament of the North's atomic programme, Yonhap News reported on Sunday.
The Iraqis, who still suffer from the worsening security situation, are hardly interested in an international conference on Iraq to be held in the Egyptian Red Searesort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov 22-23.
Next-generation gadgets like the iPhone are turning your mouse into a dinosaur and introducing hands-on computing
India's Narain Karthikeyan has accepted an offer to drive for Jordan in 2005, according to his manager.
La Federazione dei medici pediatri presta il suo marchio a una famosa ditta ovicolaMa la sponsorizzazione solleva polemiche: \
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller met with Austrian officials Thursday to discuss last week's arrests in Vienna of two suspected al-Qaida operatives and assess the threat of terrorism during next summer's Euro 2008 soccer tournament.
TOKYO NEC, Japan&#39;s biggest seller of personal computers, said Wednesday that it had developed the world&#39;s fastest supercomputer, with almost double the speed of International Business Machines&#39; fastest machine.
NBA on Sunday suspended nine players for involving in a melee during Friday&#39;s game between Detorit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, with Ron Artest suspended for the rest of the season, 73 games.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 4-10. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
Pressing a judge to stop suits against top telecoms, the government cites national security interests. Plaintiffs argue everybody knows the government spies on Americans and the suits should continue. In 27B Stroke 6.
Scientists investigate a vast underwater valley the size of the Grand Canyon - just off the coast of Portugal.
India unveils a 27bn rupee ($628m) reconstruction package for mainland areas hit by December's tsunami.
The increased spending on the military helped drive a sharp increase in profits at plane-maker Boeing and defence contractor Northrop Grumman during the third quarter.
Camera phones may make great Christmas gifts, but people better not use them for peeping-Tom photos on federal property.
Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing&#39;s minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention.
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SHANGHAI, China -- Chinese stocks rebounded in volatile trading Tuesday following their sharpest one-day drop in three months as strong buying by institutions offset selling by retail investors.
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Syria has cleared away all traces of a large building that experts say was bombed by Israeli jets last month because it was suspected of housing a partially finished nuclear reactor, according to a new satellite image that shows only freshly groomed dirt at the site.
It didn&#39;t look good when it happened on the field, and it looked worse in the clubhouse. Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy left the Angels&#39; 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners
Ugandan MPs approve the deployment of peacekeepers to Somalia as part of an African Union force.
Post office workers, bank clerks, university teachers, public transport staff, employees of state television and many thousands of other Italians stopped work for four to eight hours

Pakistan's cricketers arrived in India on Wednesday for their first visit in more than five years for a ground-breaking one-day international with political overtones.
MACAO President Hu Jintao of China arrived here Sunday for celebrations of the fifth anniversary of this territory&#39;s transfer from Portugal to China, proclaiming the small gambling enclave a success under Beijing&#39;s rule.
British tycoon Richard Branson announced a plan for the world's first commercial space flights, saying &quot;thousands&quot; of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.
SEPTEMBER 16, 2004  - Martin Taylor recently marked his one-year anniversary as Microsoft Corp.&#39;s chief Linux strategist.
By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI Associated Press  Famed for baptisms since biblical times, it's now heavily polluted over a large stretch. Israel, Jordan and Syria are all blamed.
Home Depot Inc , the world's top home improvement retailer, said on Thursday it will cut 500 jobs at its Atlanta store support center, or about 10 percent of the headquarters staff.
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Sierra Leone's transport minister is suspended as three days of mourning are declared for Sunday's helicopter crash.
For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death.
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The talk in the computer world seems to be whether or not to get Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Service Pack 2. Both sides of the argument offer pros and cons as to whether or not computer users should proceed with this upgrade.
Nov. 2,2004 - The Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers not to purchase or consume Actra-Rx or Yilishen, two products promoted for sale on Web sites as &quot;dietary supplements&quot; for treating erectile
Peyton Manning made NFL history with two touchdown passes Sunday, setting the single-season record of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers.
Stephen J. Hadley, who President Bush yesterday named his new national security adviser, has had a prominent role in many of the Bush administration&#39;s bigger mistakes, just as the under-reaction to al Qaeda threats before Sept.
American Matthew Emmons fired at the wrong target on the verge of victory in the Olympics men&#39;s 50-meter rife three-position target event to surrender an almost certain gold medal to China&#39;s Jia Zhanbo on Sunday.
Four Russian soldiers were killed and  three others wounded when rebels attacked a military base in  Chechnya, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.
Iran on Sunday announced a further  substantial delay in the long overdue project to complete its  first nuclear power plant, part of a program which Washington  says could be used to make atomic arms.
RAMALLAH, West Bank Two unlikely factors - the maneuverings of Hamas, a group the United States considers a chief sponsor of terrorism, and a widespread fear of chaos among Palestinians - are combining to create some hope in the run-up to next month&#39;s
Tesco and Disney join forces to launch a range of co-branded food products, starting with fruit.
PowerPoint threat to PCs and Macs Business users are being encouraged to be more cautious when opening PowerPoint files following the discovery of an as yet unpatched flaw in Microsoft's office application.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A German telecommunications company said on Tuesday it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells.
Lloyds TSB has tapped IBM as the key provider for its massive new VoIP infrastructure project. The new project will make Lloyds TSB the owners of one of the largest converged voice and data networks in Europe
Spain levelled up their Davis Cup semi-final with France on Saturday when Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3 in a match which had been halted by bad weather on Friday evening.
By James Fuller Daily Herald Staff Writer  Hubble Middle School in Wheaton is not one of the 10 most endangered historic places in Illinois for 2007, but it might earn a future listing as the building's fate heads to a referendum in 2008.
Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online. A hospital in Denver originally postponed the operation amid worries that the recipient might have paid the donor for his organ.
Nora Bannerman checks the pristine white uniforms made for American pharmacist Walgreens in her factory in the humid heart of the Ghanaian capital Accra.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is attempting to win back political support by recalibrating his policy in the Middle East, but it is likely to prove too late to save his job.
(AGI) - Citta&#39; del Messico, 12 set. - Viene smentita decisamente dal produttore esecutivo del film &quot;La Leggenda di Zorro&quot;, Lloyd Philips, la notizia del presunto tentativo di rapimento di Catherine Zeta Jones in Messico.
Electronics conglomerate Sony Corp. unveiled eight new flat-screen televisions on Thursday in a product push it hopes will help it secure a leading 35 percent of the domestic market in the key month of December.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   joined a chorus of critics of Bush administration proposals for   treating suspected terrorists, saying it would be unnecessary   and wrong to give broad approval to torture.
Morgan Stanley fixes its credit card website after a BBC investigation revealed that users could gain access with just the first digit of a card number.
A bomb exploded near an overpass on a busy road in a mainly Christian suburb of Beirut on Friday, killing at least three people, security sources said.
MARK COLVIN: Meanwhile, the Opposition leader has marked the end of three days&#39; campaigning in Brisbane with a $300-million aged care policy.
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REAL, Philippines -- Rescuers were yesterday digging through the rubble of a collapsed building for more survivors as the number of dead and missing from two storms rose to nearly 1600.
The U.S. has not offered a guarantee against attacking or undermining Iran&#039;s hard-line government in exchange for having Tehran curtail its nuclear program, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
Palestinians reacted with tears and tributes to the death of their leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday.
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The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge to lethal injections that has halted executions for months.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia sought to  reassure Western relief workers after a gunfire incident on  Sunday in a major tsunami aid base, but some organizations said  they were being vigilant in what they termed a zone of  conflict.
Israeli troops killed four Gaza  Palestinian gunmen Monday, two of whom had slipped across the  fenced border from the territory in a rare case of its kind,  military sources and Israel Radio said.
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday it was a mistake for him to join the Iraq Study Group, on which he lasted just two months and failed to show for any official meetings. The former New York mayor has tried to tamp down criticism in recent days after Newsday reported that Giuliani was a no-show for two of the group's meetings and instead attended paid public appearances.
Shocked European sunseekers began to trickle home from Asian resorts hit by massive tidal waves, as travel companies began to compile information on dead, injured and missing among their clients, and to bring survivors home.
The single-engine plane that crashed into a Montana mountain, killing three people, was in flames before it came to rest, one of the two survivors told authorities.
THE BETMOBILE continues its travels today and I'll be handing out pounds 100 of Ladbrokes vouchers at their shop at Great Western Road, Knightswood between 12.30pm and 1.30pm.
Brian Laing scored 22 points and Jamar Nutter had 19 as Seton Hall won its third consecutive game and earned its first Big East road victory in two years, 88-75, against Providence.
The incoming European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is in a race against time to revamp his team of Commissioners, amid warnings that his own job could be on the line if he fails to pull off a swift deal.
World number one Vijay Singh believes Tiger Woods has fallen down the rankings because of his failure to change his golf swing. Singh replaced Woods as the world&#39;s best after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship
After hours of wiretapped calls between Scott Peterson and his mistress, the former fertilizer salesman appears to become aware he is being taped, according to recordings played for jurors Tuesday at his murder trial.
Foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi today to review the progress on the composite dialogue between the two countries.
Mozart's year-long 250th birthday party  is ending on a high note with the musical scores of his  complete works available from Monday for the first time free on  the Internet.
The Commerce Department says personal spending was flat, while incomes surged four-tenths of one percent, marking the biggest increase in three months.
President Bush is not ruling out raising taxes on people who earn more than &#36;90,000 as a way to help fix Social Security's finances.
MUMBAI State Bank of India, the nation&#39;s largest lender, and its 26 state-owned rivals face a nationwide walkout on Tuesday by about one million employees who are demanding that banks double a proposed wage increase.
The Law Lords say film director Roman Polanski can fight a libel case in the UK from France via video link.
Democrat Barack Obama promised better days to disenchanted voters, Bill Clinton debuted as Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign sidekick, and Mitt Romney reminded people about the laundry list of Clinton pardons &#151; all of them crowding critical Iowa on Tuesday.
Albert Pujols hit a tie-breaking single in the ninth inning Monday night, and the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-4, for their 98th victory.
London, September 22: Britain&#39;s leading insurance company Aviva on Wednesday announced plans to shift another 760 jobs to India, in addition to the 3,700 jobs already created in the country.
Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.
HOUSTON Continental Airlines has finalized wage and benefit cuts and changed some work rules -- to save money. The action comes as Houston-based Continental seeks to achieve 48 (M) million dollars of 500 (M) million dollars in labor cost cuts.
(St. Louis-AP) Oct. 27, 2004 - Curse? What curse? The Boston Red Sox have lifted the Curse of the Bambino by completing a four-game sweep in the World Series, beating the St.
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Express Scripts Inc.   sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Wednesday  after suffering two setbacks in its battle to wrest the rival  pharmacy-benefit manager away from a $22.8 billion deal with  CVS Corp.
More than two months after Gov. James E. McGreevey said he would resign in the wake of an extramarital gay affair, federal investigators have interviewed the former aide who was reported to have been the man he had the affair with.
Americans are already among the fattest people in the world and they just keep packing on the pounds. A new report finds that obesity rates have swelled during the last year in 31 states with not one state reporting that its obesity rate shrank. And, for the first time, more than 30 percent of residents in one state -- Mississippi -- are classified as obese.
There's only one problem with the storyline proclaiming that the country swung to the right on cultural issues in 2004. It is fiction.
Children are entitled to a childhood and parents need help to realise this right, the Conservatives say.
The government called an emergency meeting of health officials to try to control an outbreak that has left 14 dead.
Oracle Corp  withdrew a $6.7 billion bid for business software maker BEA Systems Inc  on Sunday, setting the stage for a proxy battle between activist investor Carl Icahn and the BEA board.
Over five films and four decades the director George A. Romero\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slack-jawed undead have been our tour guides through a brainless, barbaric America.
THE war between two of South Africa\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest gold companies is set to intensify this week as the battle moves from the stock market to the courts.
A former assistant federal prosecutor easily won a Democratic special primary Friday to face U.S. Rep. Mike Turner in November.
A few weeks back, I had a pretty dim view of Twinkie and Wonder Bread maker, Interstate Bakeries (NYSE: IBC). I even suggested -- shudder -- that the firm might
Already, Jeff Gordon has been rewarded for being NASCAR&#39;s points leader heading into the inaugural 10-race playoff. With qualifying rained out Friday at New Hampshire International
YIWU, China -- For more than three years, Khaled Rasheed and his family spent the nights huddled in fear as bombs exploded near their home in Baghdad. Like generations of would-be emigrants before him, he dreamed of a better life elsewhere. But where?
Certain batches of Peter Pan brand peanut butter may contain salmonella and are being recalled by maker ConAgra Foods Inc., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
A new type of breast cancer drug is superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and should now be the first drug used to treat
A Senate Judiciary Committee divided along partisan lines advanced Alberto Gonzales' nomination as attorney general to the full Senate Wednesday despite Democratic complaints that he is too close to President Bush to be effective as the nation's top law enforcement official.
A gang held the families of two Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before stealing about 20 million pounds (&#36;39 million) in one of Britain's biggest robberies, police said on Tuesday.
An Iraqi woman who spent decades helping her homeland as a humanitarian aid worker, only to be abducted in Baghdad last month, is believed to be dead.
US and Iraqi forces secured more than three quarters of Mosul&#39;s police stations as calm prevailed after last week&#39;s flare-up in violence that saw rebels raid the city&#39;s police buildings, the US military said.
It's safe to eat spinach grown outside California's Salinas Valley, federal health officials say, and the leafy greens could return to produce shelves in a few days.
U.S. shoppers, come out, come out, wherever you are. \
ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico -- Andr\u00c3\u0083\u00c2\u00a9s Sauzo collects newspapers, astoundingly grisly newspapers.
U.S. Rep. William Jefferson won a  ninth term to Congress in a surprising landslide on Saturday as  loyal black voters shrugged off a federal bribery investigation  into $90,000 found in his freezer.
Motorola is to shed an extra 4,000 jobs this year, as it continues efforts to reverse a fall in profits.
By CARL BUTLER  A CRIMEWATCH-STYLE scheme to catch poachers, fly-tippers and polluters on two of North Wales' major rivers, was launched yesterday.
Afghan militants claiming to hold three UN hostages said they would decide today whether to kill them after declaring that talks on their demands had broken down.
Barry Bonds&#039; legal team is preparing for the San Francisco slugger to be indicted as soon as next week and has begun plotting his defense.
Around 40% of the UK will still be without internet access at home by 2025, warns a study by telecoms giant BT.
The New Jersey Devils have named Brent Sutter as head coach, the National Hockey League (NHL) team announced on Friday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Thousands of corpses  rotted in Indonesia's tropical sun on Wednesday as rescuers  scoured isolated coasts across the Indian Ocean for survivors  of Sunday's giant waves that killed more than 68,000.
There are a lot of N.F.L. stars playing in Sunday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Super Bowl, but none of them are on the Giants\u00e2\u0080\u0099 offensive line.
The creator of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync was back in the mainland U.S. and should return to Florida within two weeks to face bank fraud charges, authorities said Monday.
It might be possible to make a pill that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer&#39;s disease, US researchers said Thursday.
Piercing the sky above the verdant hills of southern France, a roadway bridge hailed as the tallest in the world was officially inaugurated Tuesday.
Five intruders tried to steal a safe from a fashionable private address west of Paris but left empty-handed when it proved too heavy to handle, police said.
Learn about the plethora of security enhancements included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, as well as how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.
NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker has said the General Electric Co.-owned media group was constrained from matching News Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. Inc. due to the size of the premium.
By Jerry F. Rutledge, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Sep. 16--From the sitting room inside her home at 721 Ninth Ave. South in Phenix City, Rechedene Jackson can see through her kitchen, across her patio and into her backyard.
Downed Israeli Air Force Navigator Ron Arad is dead, former German intelligence chief Bernd Schmidbauer flatly told German Television in an interview set to broadcast Monday night.
Australian police make more arrests in a child pornography crackdown, as the first people charged appear in court.
France's Defense Ministry said on   Saturday it could not confirm a newspaper report quoting French   secret services as saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had   died but would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret   papers.
Wrapped in a luxurious skin of colorful cast-glass panels, the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision is the most gorgeous work to date by Willem Jan Neutelings and Michiel Riedijk.
It was just last week that UMass&#39; own Professor Sheldon Goldman of the Political Science Department gave his distinguished lecture on the process and importance of judicial appointments.
A licensing dispute over cell phone ring tones between the estate of Bob Marley, the Universal Music Group, and Verizon Wireless took an ugly turn on Thursday.
Stock index futures fell before the start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday with the focus on Citigroup's  earnings as well as economic data for clues about the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.
The Scottish Government comes under fire for failing to give priority to the healthcare needs of military personnel.
Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, British warn experts.
German truckmaker Man launches a 9.6bn euros takeover bid for Swedish rival Scania.
David Cameron says the Tories must look at ways to encourage couples to \
Doppio colpo di mercato della Fiorentina. Il club viola ha annunciato l'acquisto a titolo definitivo...
With almost 70 percent of the vote counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, interim President Hamid Karzai appears to be holding on to his solid lead in the race.
Despite some confusion over a recent press release, the next major update for Windows XP is still on track for 2008.
Terrorists are ready to carry out an attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel, Australia said Wednesday, and Britain warned of an increased threat of terror attacks in Indonesia during the Christmas holidays.
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Democratic Senator John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of using a front group to do the \
NEW YORK  - Smokers with knee arthritis suffer quicker joint deterioration than non-smokers with the condition, a new study suggests.
The popular online hangout MySpace said Monday it will experiment with a video-filtering system designed to block clips containing copyright materials
Don Reisinger tackles Mac OS X Leopard and helps you decide if an upgrade is in order.  And while he can't stand \
Companies need to develop secure file transfer as a core business process. Among secure file transfer solutions a dedicated appliance that can benefit IT through its low maintenance and management requirements while allowing end users easy access to file transfer capabilities that include audit-ability and ease of use.
A Romanian woman is jailed for killing an Italian woman with an umbrella in a case that pressured bilateral ties.
Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday, only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to take such a step, and prayed silently in another gesture of reconciliation to the Muslim world.
LOS ANGELES: A homeless man who demanded he be allowed to pray with Mel Gibson was yesterday ordered to stand trial on charges of stalking the Australian movie star.
Diego Maradona and his 1986 World Cup-winning Argentina teammates have agreed to an unofficial rematch with their England counterparts. The teams will meet in Birmingham on Oct. 14 more than 21 years after Maradona struck two of soccer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most talked about goals for Argentina to win a quarterfinal, 2-1.
The Austrian skier Josef Strobl has received his Slovenian citizenship, and may race for that nation in the first races of the season.
The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as  the new CIA director on Wednesday amid a clamor for  intelligence reform, constant terrorism threats and a  persistent insurgency in Iraq.
(Sports Network) - Peja Stojakovic scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Sacramento Kings over the Chicago Bulls, 113-106, on Tuesday at ARCO Arena.
Intel plans to increase focus on WiMax connectivity and multicore processing, two innovations that the chipmaker believes will drive future industry growth.
KERBALA, Iraq  - A major Shi'ite ritual ended peacefully in the southern city of Kerbala on Saturday after Iraqi forces imposed tight security around 2.5 million pilgrims, but attacks in the north killed nine worshippers.
(InfoWorld) - Third-party software developers can create Web 2.0 applications to run on Apple's forthcoming iPhone, company CEO Steve Jobs said Monday. [ For the latest from the show, read\u00c2\u00a0Tom Yager's Enterprise Mac blog. ] Jobs told an enthusiastic audience at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2007 in San Francisco that developers could write applications that work and look like iPhone applications from Apple, including those for making calls, sending e-mail, and other functions. The iPhone, a combination cell phone, Web browser, and video and music player, goes on sale June 29. Developers will be able to create applications for the iPhone by using Web 2.0 programming tools\u00c2\u00a0such as\u00c2\u00a0AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) and taking advantage of the full version of Apple's Safari Web browser incorporated into the devices. A separate, special software developer kit is not needed, Jobs said. The software development announcement was the last item in a 90-minute keynote address devoted mostly to the new OS X version 10.5 operating system, code-named Leopard and scheduled for release in October. Jobs highlighted 10 of what he said were 300 new features for Leopard, an upgrade from the present Tiger OS. Leopard will sell for $129. Also, Apple's updated Web browser, Safari 3.0, will be available to run on Windows Vista and Windows XP, Jobs said. Apple is releasing a public beta of Safari 3 for Mac OS X and Windows Monday, said Jobs. Jobs said the company took a cue from its experience enabling the iTunes Web music and video store to run on Windows. Safari has only 5 percent of the market for Web browsers, compared to 78 percent for Windows and 15 percent for the Firefox browser. Jobs said running on Windows could increase Safari's market share. Some in the audience of an estimated 5,000 literally oohed and ahhed as Jobs demonstrated new features of Leopard, including a feature called Stacks. In order to reduce clutter on computer desktops, Stacks can hide application icons behind the main icons on the application dock at the bottom of the screen. Click one of those icons, and others behind it shoot up toward the top of the screen in a stack. Leopard will also run 32- and 64-bit applications side by side, Jobs said. He also demonstrated a new Leopard feature called Core Flow in which images of files flip quickly across the screen from side to side, allowing users to find the image they want, click it, and see that file open up full screen. \
WALKERTON, Ont. (CP) - The man who will serve a year in jail for his role in the tainted-water tragedy that killed seven people hopes the devastated Ontario community can one day forgive him, his lawyer said Monday.
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A suicide bomber killed two Iraqi  police and a U.S. soldier when he blew up his car west of  Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
A Grammy-winning singer whose role in a Barack Obama campaign event riled gay activists served as master of ceremonies of a gospel concert promoting the Democratic presidential hopeful Sunday night.
MOSCOW : A deal between French energy group Total and Russian gas firm Novatek shows that oil majors have an appetite for Russia&#39;s energy riches despite the Yukos affair, but also the limited role now possible for foreigners in this strategic sector
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Chris Bosh erased the memory of his worst effort of the season by producing one of his best as the Toronto Raptors pounded the Milwaukee Bucks 106-75 on Friday, stretching their home winning streak to a season-high five games.
PERRY, Iowa  - White House hopefuls honed their closing messages and traded jabs over their records in Iowa on Monday, three days before the state opens the presidential nominating battle in a too-close-to-call race.
Richard Zednik, who sustained a serious cut on his neck from a skate blade, benefited from \u00e2\u0080\u009cluck,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said one of the doctors who performed emergency surgery to repair Zednik\u00e2\u0080\u0099s common carotid artery.
Under heavy police security, Croatia removed two plaques commemorating Nazi-era officials on Friday in the first such action since independence in 1991.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday suspended all ground travel for its diplomats across Iraq following a deadly shootout over the weekend involving its private security guards from Blackwater USA.
NEW YORK--President Bush may or may not get a &quot;bounce&quot; out of his convention here this week, but one suspects John Kerry is grateful for a respite after weeks of pounding by Vietnam veterans
Opposition protests in Kenya faltered on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a court ordered re-run of an election whose disputed result unleashed a wave of bloody violence.
Real Madrid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Michael Owen refused to contemplate what his role will be in next weekend\u00e2\u0080\u0099s showdown with arch-rivals Barcelona after mixed news for the England forward in Real Madrid\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 6-1 rout of Albacete.
The success of the Wii helps Nintendo to treble its half-yearly operating profits to 188.78bn yen.
A 23-year-old Indonesian woman from East Jakarta has died from bird flu, taking the country's death toll to 100, according to a report from Indonesia's bird flu information centre on Monday.
EverNote doesn't search everything on the desktop, but it will grab the stuff you want to see again.
Cisco Systems&#39; collaboration with Microsoft to target the SMB market is starting to bear fruit as the networking vendor Monday launched a new application that integrates Microsoft CRM with its VoIP platform.
Third seed Novak Djokovic takes on local hero Lleyton Hewitt in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Uncapped Wasps flanker James Haskell is named in a 28-man squad for the Six Nations clash with France.
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A teenager in New Jersey has broken the lock that ties Apple's iPhone to AT&amp;T's wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones.
Jose Canseco admits in an interview with \
Wild weather was tonight hampering an operation involving British forces to rescue a Canadian submarine. Five British vessels are en-route to the stricken HMCS
Risultati e classifica della 21/a giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5.
Two Muslims charged over the 2002 train attack on Hindu pilgrims that sparked religious riots in Gujarat are freed.
PeopleSoft&#39;s board ousted Craig Conway as chief executive last week after learning why he misled Wall Street analysts about the impact on his company&#39;s business of Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid.
ISLAMABAD/KABUL  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai  on Tuesday dismissed a call he resign as unconstitutional, but  said it was the right of a group of challengers who made the  demand to withdraw from the Oct. 9 presidential election.
The offspring of expensive stallions owe their success more to nurture than nature, a study suggests.
New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  said on Sunday he was close to a deal with militants to cease  attacks on Israelis, a step needed to relaunch Middle East  peacemaking.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an anti-spyware bill on Tuesday banning unauthorized installation of deceptive software that hides in personal computers and secretly monitors user activity.
Though reactions to it vary, the combover's importance in hair history is undeniable. For their contribution, the father and son who patented this baldness-beater 26 years ago were awarded an Ig Nobel prize in engineering this week.
A British wedding guest who sparked a bidding frenzy when he offered for sale a pair of invitations to a wedding he did not want to attend admitted that the bride was a former girl friend.
Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert in France this week &#151; and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion of Honor.

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China went on the global warming offensive on Monday, unveiling a climate change action plan while stressing it will not sacrifice economic ambitions to international demands to cut greenhouse gas pollution.
Everton say they \
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&quot;I think the game played out probably the way I thought it would play out,&quot; he said. &quot;I can&#39;t say that I&#39;m really, really that surprised.
NEW YORK - Engineers in charge of setting technical standards for the Internet have rejected a preliminary spam-fighting proposal from Microsoft Corp.
Six foreign medics jailed for life in Libya for infecting children with the AIDS virus were freed and flown to Bulgaria on Tuesday, after the European Union pledged to improve ties with Tripoli.
ATHENS, Greece -- I could see Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil running almost straight toward me. The 5-5, 119-pound marathon competitor had started with the rest of the men in the hill town of Marathon, the place where it all began 2,494 years ago.
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The Supreme Court ended Monday the telemarketing industry&#39;s attempt to abolish the do-not-call registry by letting a lower court&#39;s ruling stand, according to an Associated Press story.
For years, tickets to plays, sporting events, rock concerts and opera performances have been badly mispriced.
The US intelligence community considers authentic a message on an Islamic Web site in which Abu Musab Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist who has asserted responsibility for bombings and assassinations
Oil prices on Monday continued a  retreat from record highs after tropical storm Ingrid faded in  the Atlantic over the weekend, soothing fears it could hit Gulf  of Mexico crude production and refining.
In tutto, 522 mln di euro. In rialzo in Borsa dopo dati 2007
Democratic challenger John Kerry on Saturday claimed victory over President Bush in their second debate, mocked his rival's \
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TOKYO - Electronics conglomerate Sony have unveiled eight new flat-screen televisions in a product push it hopes will help it secure a leading share of the domestic market.
Diaz was born to a second-generation Cuban-American father, Emilio Diaz, who worked as a foreman for an oil company, and her mother, Billie Early who worked as an exporting agent.
Chancellor Gordon Brown says he is upbeat about baby son Fraser, who has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a four-year, billion-dollar competition that can restore or ruin reputations and turn deep eccentricity into high entertainment. Batten down the hatches for the America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Cup.
Crude oil prices tumbled again Monday, sliding to an 8-week low, under $46 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.
'Ci sono dei segnali positivi, puntare sul capitale umano'
US clothing retailer Gap Inc. said Sunday it will not sell garments that were allegedly produced by Indian child labour following an undercover expose by a British newspaper.
John Wolyniec scored on a header in the first half and reserve goalie Jon Conway recorded his third shutout of the season as the New York Red Bulls beat D.C. United 1-0 on Sunday.
Hurricane Ivan, one of the fiercest Atlantic storms recorded, has grown even more powerful and is heading toward Cuba after it pummelled the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Grenada, killing at least 65 people.
ISLAMABAD: Courts will decide cases of the imprisoned political leaders, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz when asked about PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposal for release of Asif Ali Zardari, Javed Hashmi and Yousal Raza Gilani.
Having fast-food restaurants in children's hospitals influences patients' families to eat fast food and to think that it's relatively healthy, new research suggests.
A small package bomb exploded outside the  Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn Friday, slightly  injuring 10 people and shattering nearby windows.
Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday canceled plans to introduce its highest-speed desktop computer chip, ending for now a 25-year run that has
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PHILADELPHIA -- With its inside game stifled, Pitt got its transition offense going just in time.
NATO countries signaled at a summit in Latvia on Tuesday they could free up more troops to battle Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan by easing restrictions on their forces in emergencies, officials said.
FRANKLIN, Mass., Sept. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Speedline Technologies will host short presentations at the company's booth # 5702 at ATExpo 2006, September 26-28, in Rosemont, Ill. This is an excellent opportunity for visitors to tap into the broad process knowledge of Speedline experts.
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Mortgage interest rates remained at low enough levels, it seemed, to continue enticing buyers worried about future rate hikes.
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Orchid Cellmark, a Montgomery County-based laboratory that has analyzed DNA for such high-profile cases as the OJ Simpson trial and the JonBenet Ramsey murder, has fired an analyst for allegedly
LOS ANGELES - Comedian George Carlin is going into rehab because he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s dependant on wine and a painkiller. His publicist released a statement quoting Carlin as say he uses \u00e2\u0080\u009ctoo much wine and Vicodin.
U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova struggled against a Chinese qualifier backed by a wildly cheering crowd, defeating Li Na 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3) Thursday to reach the China Open quarterfinals.
Wall Street is expected to open slightly  lower on Monday after rallying on Friday after Microsoft Corp.   bid for Internet media firm Yahoo Inc. .
Communist Cuba's military is rolling out its olive green Soviet-era hardware this weekend, summoning 300,000 troops and citizen soldiers for a show of strength in times made uncertain by Fidel Castro's illness.
A chilling new book provides an inside account of the Bush administration, revealing its obsession with expanding presidential power and its arrogant unilateralism.
Prodi: 'per riforme dello Stato occorrono decisioni forti'
Search technology for images may lead to a way to search handwritten manuscripts.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the endorsement of film producer and director Steven Spielberg, ending a tug-of-war between Clinton and Barack Obama for the Hollywood heavyweight's affections.
Latest versions of the Bagle worm have appeared in the internet, prompting anti-virus companies to warn customers about the threat and to push out software updates to spot the new worms.
A Japanese woman who plans to marry chess  grandmaster Bobby Fischer and help him avoid being deported to  the United States declared herself on Thursday to be a pawn  seeking to become a queen.
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi militant group said on its web site Thursday that it had killed 11 Iraqi troops taken hostage south of Baghdad and posted video of the bound men being shot or beheaded.
European stocks climbed for a fourth day Monday, as national benchmarks advanced in 13 of the 18 Western European markets.
SEATTLE -- A man who gained refuge and later citizenship in Canada after fleeing Bosnia 10 years ago has been accused by U.S. immigration authorities of being a war criminal.
A Mozart opera featuring a beheaded Prophet Muhammad and other religious figures is scrapped over security fears.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice takes her shuttle diplomacy to the Palestinian leadership on Thursday as she works to narrow their differences with Israel before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
The new feature will direct users to both paid and free digital content on publishers\u00c2\u0092 Web sites, but will not directly generate revenue for Google.
Kraft Foods Inc  on Wednesday posted a lower quarterly profit as higher costs for dairy products and other ingredients weighed on results at the largest North American food company.
A Nobel Prize-winning scientist from the United States who reportedly claimed black people are less intelligent than whites said Friday he was \
Police investigating this week's 22 million pound (&#36;42 million) bank robbery in Northern Ireland have carried out raids on commercial and residential properties.
Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.
A suspected new case of foot-and-mouth is investigated in Hampshire.
Crude oil futures prices rose above $43 a barrel Monday after an attack at the US consulate in Saudi Arabia and amid growing concerns that OPEC may try to firm-up oil prices after last week&#39;s sharp sell-off.
Ken Griffey Jr. walked down the practice range Wednesday morning and stopped to watch Vijay Singh, two world-class athletes with not much else in common.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The first of three 2004 presidential debates has begun, giving Americans get their first chance to see President Bush and John Kerry side-by-side in a high-stakes discussion about terrorism
A motorist who killed a pregnant mother and her young son as they crossed a road is jailed for seven years.
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Your mobile phone may be one of the last  spots around that's relatively free of advertising -- but not  for long.
Microsoft's Virtual Server product is getting support for AMD's virtualization technology with an upcoming service pack, the company announced Thursday. Beta 2 of Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 introduces the feature, which means improved performance for virtual machines running on AMD systems.
The White House on Saturday announced reinforced security at US airports after two car bombs were found in London and a blazing vehicle crashed into a terminal at Glasgow&#39;s airport.
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The new commandant of the US marines says the force may need to increase to meet commitments.
Two American soldiers are killed by a homemade bomb in central Afghanistan, the US military says.
FAO Schwarz, the venerable upscale U.S. toy retailer, on Monday said it would reopen its flagship store on New York City's Fifth Avenue this Thanksgiving, nearly a year after its previous owners filed for bankruptcy.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 26 -- The United States will have to wait until next year to see its fight with the European Union over biotech foods resolved, as the World Trade Organization agreed to an E.U. request to bring scientists into the debate, officials said Thursday.
Lance Bass, band member of 'N Sync, says he's gay and in a \
Ukraine&#39;s feuding president and prime minister were to renew crisis talks Saturday as thousands of interior ministry troops loyal to the president were said to have attempted to move on the capital Kiev.
British national charity worker Margaret Hassan, murdered in Iraq, is honoured posthumously with a peace award.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the Security Council urged Rwanda on Thursday to refrain from any military action in Congo after reports as many as eight battalions of Rwandan troops may be in Congo.
The chief executive of state-controlled French electricity giant EDF said Tuesday that the sale by the government of a further stake in the group would be &quot;good news.&quot;
Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Kansas City Royals reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $5 million, one-year contract.
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Google Inc.  said on  Friday it is acquiring Feedburner Inc., bolstering the Internet  advertising leader's capacity to distribute both media and  advertising to blogs via Web syndication technology.
Pakistan will not allow any country to conduct military operations on its territory, officials said on Monday, rejecting a report that said the United States was considering authorizing its forces to act in Pakistan.
Scooter McDougle ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and Toledo took control of the Mid-American Conference West race with a 31-17 victory over Northern Illinois on Tuesday night.
New research suggests that internet users are increasingly relying on search to find local service businesses, potentially taking mind-share away from traditional print yellow pages and classified advertising.
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- President Emile Lahoud appointed staunchly pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami as prime minister on Thursday and asked him to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on
US producer prices rose 0.1% last month while home starts fell 6%, as the economy continues to cool.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest insurance broker, on Tuesday said it will reform its business practices and stop
U.S. and British forces battled Mehdi Army fighters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra after their leader, Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, made a rare public appearance and called on U.S. troops to get out of Iraq.
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Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell for a second consecutive month in August, marking the first back-to-back declines in more than two years.
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Thousands of Marine families who lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina over three decades drank and bathed in water contaminated with toxins as much as 40 times over today's safety standard.
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CBS Corp. has launched a new recorded music label &#151; reviving the name of long-defunct CBS Records &#151; through which the company plans to release music and promote artists on its networks' stable of television shows.
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A deal on sharing EU passenger data with the US will help fight terrorism, says US security chief Michael Chertoff.
Some believe that simpler rules may be more effective than computer models when it comes to protecting the environment.
Two days after senior Lane Jackson will be counted on heavily to lead Navy to its first victory over Notre Dame since 1963, the inside linebacker be interviewed by a panel of SEALs.
1700CET--The European Commission&#39;s president designate Jose&#39; Manuel Durao Barroso insisted he will not change
A commuter plane that crashed near the Kirksville, Mo., airport lacked an updated version of a warning system that alerts pilots if they fly too low to the ground, officials said Friday.
After years of stalemate, Washington decision makers are poised this year to impose new federal requirements aimed at curbing air pollution from power plants that each year cuts short the lives of 24,000 Americans.
A man who was shot opposite a school in the Galliagh area of Londonderry, is in a stable condition in hospital.
A Tasmanian company has developed a poppy that produces a commercially useful drug precursor instead of full-fledged morphine, and an international research team has now reported how the plant does it.
Who'sgot money riding on the outcome of the great pharmaceuticals debate? You and I do, if we have our retirement accounts invested in any of the hordes of mutual funds that own shares of Pfizer Inc. , Eli Lilly &amp; Co., Schering-Plough Corp. , and other titans of the medication trade.
More than 30 people died in a string of attacks on Monday in and around Baghdad as militants kept up pressure on a U.S-backed crackdown aimed at improving security in the capital.
Director Alfred Hitchcock is the best film-maker never to have been handed an Oscar, according to a poll of British movie viewers released a day before the 2005 nominations come out.
Deutsche Bank smentisce partecipazione a cordata
A Russian commission has backed a plea  for pardon by an army colonel jailed for 10 years for the  murder of a Chechen girl, prompting anger in the restive  province, Interfax news agency reported Friday.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday that a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the  Asian tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions  America was stingy were \
The Boston Red Sox are gaining ground on the New York Yankees in the AL East, and they&#39;re brimming with confidence. &quot;I think we can beat any team right now,&quot; outfielder Johnny Damon said after the Red Sox
A consumer&#39;s group said Wednesday it has complained to government regulators about the cost of downloading music from Apple&#39;s iTunes system.
The electronics retailer reported a $54.6 million first-quarter loss and withdrew its financial guidance for fiscal 2008 as it cut jobs and revamped.
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Human therapeutic cloning has moved a step closer after U.S. researchers said they had successfully created embyonic stem cells from monkey embryos.
The threats posed by inflation and   unbalanced trade and capital flows point to testing times ahead   for the global economy, IMF chief Rodrigo Rato said on Friday.
Jakarta, Sept. 21 (VNA) - Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has affirmed that if the presidential election run-off is carried out in a democratic and fair manner, it is the result of the crucial
Ruud van Nistelrooy added another brace to his incredible European goals collection as Manchester United put their Premiership woes behind them at Old Trafford.
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Most consumers would end up paying more for cable and satellite television if they were allowed to pick only the channels they wanted to watch instead of being forced to buy large packages
Fifteen years and over 100 strangers since its debut, MTV's \
Paul McCartney's lyrics. Jimi Hendrix's guitar. Bob Dylan's personal poems and love letters. Memorabilia from some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century went on sale Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO - Shock jock Howard Stern&#39;s jump to satellite radio could create a $180 million windfall for Europe&#39;s biggest chip maker, STMicroelectronics, which becomes the new chip supplier to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson.
OPEC is keeping its foot to the pedal on production in a bid to drag down oil prices but may be reluctant to rubber-stamp extra supplies by lifting official output limits, Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday.
Victor Willis, the original policeman in the '70s disco band The Village People, plans to enter a treatment program following his no contest plea to drug possession charges, his publicist said.
The worst typhoon to hit China in seven years killed at least 164 people and another 24 were listed as missing, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
Iraq's political process could collapse   if sectarian death squads are not reined in, a Sunni political   leader said on Thursday, after more than 80 corpses were found   in and around the capital in the past two days.
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BAGHDAD, Sept. 25 -- A U.S. soldier was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi National Guardsman in May, the U.S. military said Saturday.
August and September mark the peak season for West Nile virus in humans and New Jersey health officials are urging residents to remain vigilant in guarding against mosquitoes carrying the deadly disease.
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Researchers have calculated just how many years you can add to your life by adopting healthy habits.
Romano Prodi, the outgoing European Commission leader, says EU plans to become the world's most competitive economy are a \
Andrea Yates, the Houston mother  serving a life sentence for drowning her five children in 2001,  had her murder convictions overturned by a Texas state appeals  court on Thursday because of flawed testimony by an expert  witness.
A nationwide polio vaccination campaign begins in India as part of the global UN drive to eradicate the virus.
Hedgehogs and house sparrows are on an updated list of species and habitats which need protection.
Ministro Smith presiedera' riunione emergenza comitato Cobra
Dozens of tubes of toothpaste contaminated with diethylene glycol are seized at a car boot sale.
\u00c2\u00a31.8m has been paid to consultants looking into a new NI stadium, an Alliance assembly member says.
The Washington Redskins broke the 20-point barrier for the first time since Joe Gibbs returned as coach.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc  has bought  global rights to Danish biotech company Genmab's  most  promising new drug, a treatment for leukemia, in a record deal  worth up to $2.1 billion, the two firms said on Tuesday.
Department of Veterans Affairs doctors are furious over a recent decision by the Pentagon to block their access to medical information needed to treat severely injured troops arriving at VA hospitals from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Senior Hindu cleric Jayendra Saraswathi, facing charges of  murdering a temple worker, is denied bail.
British police have charged a 36-year-old man with three terrorism offences following raids last week in the central English city of Birmingham in connection with an alleged &quot;Iraq-style&quot; kidnap and beheading plot.
Four people are reported to have been killed in clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.
BOGOTA - Colombia's cocaine trade has never been controlled by a single cast of characters.
Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and  Katerina Thanou won a two-day reprieve at the Athens Olympics  Monday so they could appear in person at a disciplinary hearing  into their missed drugs tests and protest their innocence.
Sunny Deol was quite thrilled on seeing the rushes of Rok Sako To Rok Lo last Friday at the Film City while he was shooting for an ad film.
Prime Minister Paul Martin denied on Friday that Canada was trying to drive Internet pharmacies out of business, despite Ottawa&#39;s recent complaints over drug sales to the United States.
Israel plans to build more than 530  new settler homes in the West Bank after Washington signaled it  would accept growth in Jewish enclaves in the occupied  territory, Israeli political sources said on Monday.
Mother of 17-year-old who was found dead near Essex railway line, found on same stretch of track.
The Oakland County prosecutor will announce Wednesday the charges from an investigation into a brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills that captured the world&#39;s attention.
KABUL (AFGHANISTAN) - Sono incominciate in Afghanistan le prime elezioni politiche presidenziali democratiche della sua storia. Elezioni che probabilmente non avranno un risultato definitivo prima di 3 settimane.
Starbucks has thrust its weight behind the growing palate for premium chocolate with plans to enter the market.
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Prospects for a speedy settlement in the  tit-for-tat transatlantic clash over aircraft subsidies  appeared dim on Wednesday as a case involving Boeing Co   resumed at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
While it's relatively common for licensees to neglect to share their code, parties typically work through the issue without having to go to court.
EL FASHER, Sudan, March 3 -- In this dusty market town in northern Darfur, a lucky few with satellite dishes can get news of the war surrounding them from CNN or the BBC. Others rely on a tree.
Rock band Genesis will perform their biggest concert ever with a free gig for more than 400,000 fans in Rome.
Police recovered 60 bodies over the   past day across Baghdad, most bound and tortured, officials   said on Wednesday, highlighting how sectarian death squads are   still plaguing the Iraqi capital despite a major security   drive.
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TRENTON, NJ -- The race for New Jersey&#39;s 15 electoral votes has tightened as the issue of terrorism continues to influence voters, according to a poll released Sunday.
Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins has signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension, his agent said Monday. The deal will pay Jenkins a signing bonus of about $6 million, agent Cary Fabrikant said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
European drug regulators are concerned that the antidepressant Prozac is unsafe for children, contrary to UK advice.
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Around sixty commuters had to be ed along tracks to safety after a \
In the end, the winner was a man behind the wheels of a Ferrari, just not the Ferrari driver whom tens of thousands of Chinese had come to see.
North Korea declared on Thursday for the  first time it possessed nuclear weapons and pulled out  indefinitely from six-party talks on its atomic ambitions,  saying it needed a defense against a hostile United States.
Internet bookmaker BETonSPORTS   has removed David Carruthers from his job as chief executive  following his arrest in Texas on racketeering charges.
In a new attempt to get some of the estimated $40 million O.J. Simpson owes it, the family of Ron Goldman subpoenaed several Hollywood groups Monday for information on payments he may have received for \
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In his role as CTO at Lucasfilm Kerris will oversee the technical operations and help develop and execute the company's technology strategy.
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The authorities announced a nationwide ban on all political and religious meetings except Friday prayers after a car bombing early yesterday in the central city of Multan killed 40 people and wounded at least 100.
Major League Baseball's new policy, spurred by controveries over a federal inquiry, also bans human growth hormone.
Tiger Woods is confident he can see off golf's younger guard and win his 13th major at the US Open on Sunday.
An Ohio company has long been adding the industrial toxin melamine to animal feed ingredients, and those feeds have been eaten by livestock and fish meant for human consumption, officials with the Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday.
Rising energy prices and slow job growth make buyers cautious as the nation heads into the holiday season.
RS600 debuts as Radeon Xpress 1250 ATI last night rolled out its latest chipset for Intel processors, pitching the part at both desktop and notebook systems. The launch marks the arrival of the chip maker's RS600 North Bridge and features not only its Avivo video processing pipeline but full HDMI and HDCP support.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
American forces went on the offensive against concentrations of militants in southern Fallujah who tried to break out of a security cordon, as guerrillas launched attacks in one of Iraq&#39;s major cities in what could be a bid to
The Arabic language TV news network Al-Jazeera on Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda&#39;s No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.
An Iraqi militant who planned blasts that killed more than 400 Yazidi minority members is killed, the US says.
Drea de Matteo won the Emmy Award as best supporting actress in a drama series Sunday for her role as the naive, ill-fated girlfriend of a murderous Mafia underling on HBO's gangster hit \
While pushing his new film, Michael Moore is also calling on a single-payer health care system with the federal government serving as the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insurer.
Sri Lanka appealed for international help and declared a state of disaster after its eastern coast was struck by tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Singer Russell Watson is out of intensive care and is \
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Prospects of losing half of the US flu vaccine came as a surprise to the US Food and Drug Administration last week, the Washington Post said Tuesday.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Sen. Barack Obama won the Iowa Democratic caucus on Thursday, dealing a setback to national front-runner Hillary Clinton in the first nominating contest of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, NBC News reported.
The aftermath of holiday fever may be a few extra pounds. But dieting may not be the answer, say local fitness experts and a study of several weight-loss programs.
US warplanes and tanks bombarded targets in the volatile city of Fallujah on Saturday, witnesses said. US forces also exchanged gunfire with insurgents on the city&#39;s eastern outskirts, and
Thousands of people protested against U.S. soldiers involved in humanitarian missions in Muslim areas of the southern Philippines on Monday, saying the troops' presence could be provocative.
Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who has built an international following during 38 years in exile, left France to return to his home country for the first time since 1967.
On his final night as anchor of &quot;NBC Nightly News,&quot; Tom Brokaw was watched by about as many people as was &quot;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&quot; on Wednesday.
Silverstone's owners say the British Grand Prix will only go ahead if a contract dispute is resolved.
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Tom Shannon's massive spherical blimp design boasts 7 million LEDs. Now the challenge is to get it built. In Gadget Lab.
Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gases as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
The line between real and simulated sports continues to blur with Electronic Arts's 15-year deal to incorporate ESPN's brand and personalities in its video games. -washingtonpost.com
Greek sprinter Kostas Kenteris said he was thrilled by the boos that greeted his absence from the 200m final. Kenteris, who won gold at the distance in Sydney, pulled out of the Athens Games after missing a drugs test in unexplained circumstances.
Illegal immigration and progress in the Iraq war headed the agenda for the Republican debate Wednesday pitting eight candidates who knew they likely would share the spotlight with a potential ninth &#151; Fred Thompson.
NBC's Tim Russert deflected criticism of his ethics and credibility as the prosecution rested its case Thursday in the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis \
An estimated \u00c2\u00a360,000 is spent clearing up eleventh night bonfires, an assembly minister says.
Residents of Usk demand an end to a policy of housing sex offenders at an open prison following a inmate's escape.
Can't get an iPhone? Here's how some hot cell phones from other manufacturers measure up.
Microsoft and Cisco Systems will collaborate to make their emerging products for network security compatible. The vendors had been working independently in the area of PC access to networks but say customers
A portrait of President Bush using  monkeys to form his image led to the closure of a New York art  exhibition over the weekend and anguished protests on Monday  over freedom of expression.
Oil prices abruptly ended a losing  streak on Wednesday, jumping nearly $1 after a U.S. government  report showed heating oil stockpiles down 16 percent from last  year ahead of winter.
A European medicines regulator will today order a safety review of four powerful painkilling drugs taken by more than 750,000 people in Britain amid fears that they could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon wasted no time returning to the track after NASCAR inspectors approved their cars.
KOCHI, Japan  - Michelle Wie missed the cut for the 11th time in 12 professional men's events after a nervous 80 left her at 17 over par at the Casio World Open on Friday.
Thousands march to show support for the Venezuelan president's refusal to renew a TV station's license.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said  on Friday there were still problems to be solved on a reform  treaty for the European Union but she was working hard and  everyone was doing their best.
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The head of the nation's largest collection of television stations insists that he rarely watches the shows his stations air, including parts of the anti-John Kerry documentary that brought so much controversy to his doorstep over the past two weeks.
While shoppers are still lining up to buy Nintendo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Wii, its older portable sibling, the Nintendo DS, is the best-selling game machine in the United States.
Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki won a second five-year term on Sunday in a disputed election victory that triggered deadly riots by tens of thousands of opposition supporters.
TORONTO -- Canada 3, Russia 1 It&#39;s a good thing Marty Brodeur and his teammates were not as lifeless as many of the stuffed shirts sipping their sparkling water in the Air Canada Centre stands last night.
Flying to Minnesota on Air Force One last week, White House press secretary Scott McClellan held a &quot;gaggle&quot;\u00e2\u0080\u0094that is, a mini-press conference\u00e2\u0080\u0094with reporters in the back of the plane.
Ministro: confermata bonta' strategia Governo e Viminale
A genetically engineered protein can help close to half of patients with painful ulcerative colitis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Mapuche Indians in Chile are  trying to take global software giant Microsoft  to  court in a legal battle which raises the question of whether  anyone can ever \
Joe Gibbs said Monday he doesn't plan any significant changes, least of all a quarterback switch from Mark Brunell to Patrick Ramsey.
Angela Hewitt is traveling the world this season bearing great armfuls of Bach, gifts to be bestowed on places as distant as Macao, Colombia and South Africa.
Reality television programs were under renewed fire in Portugal after the winner of the nation's first edition of the popular \
Media & professional: Director general Mark Thompson accuses ITV shows including Tycoon and Grease is the Word of mimicking BBC formats.
Peru&#039;s former spy chief said Friday that presidential candidate Ollanta Humala helped him escape from the country six years ago by staging a fake military rebellion.
Douglas M. Steenland, appointed as Northwest Airlines&#39; new CEO and president on Friday, faces the job of leading the airline through the most turbulent times in the industry&#39;s history.
Potomac Cannons right-handed pitcher Jeff Austin said he thought we was a head case after several horrendous outings with the  big league club in Cincinnati last May.
SEOUL South Korea&#39;s deputy foreign minister said on Thursday that progress in resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis is unlikely until after the US presidential election in November.
Former world figure skating champion Kimmie Meissner of the United States dumped long-time coach Pam Gregory on Monday in a bid to salvage her season.
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it will introduce the newest version of its popular BlackBerry wireless email device in Europe and
The 7,200-RPM drives are available in 200-GB, 250-GB, 300-GB and 400-GB capacity points, with either a native Serial ATA or parallel ATA interface.
The Celtics know how quickly fortunes can change in the NBA. In two days, Boston went from first place in the Atlantic Division to fourth. In the span of 48 minutes last night at Air Canada Centre, the Celtics were up in the first quarter, down in the second, on the way up in the third, and back ...
China's worst winter in more than half a century showed no signs of abating Wednesday as forecasters told citizens to brace for three more days of snow and sleet.
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Although Forrester analyst Noel Yuhanna believes Sybase has a firm foothold in its market, the company faces competition from some large players.
Nearly 400 tonnes of conventional explosives that could be used in missiles has disappeared from an arms depot in Iraq that was not being patrolled, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.
Tom Brady threw a dumb pass and A.J. Feeley threw a beauty, finally giving the Miami Dolphins something to savor in this long, miserable season: an upset of the New England Patriots.
Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped dozens of people in their campaign to drive out coalition forces and hamper reconstruction:
HARARE - Zimbabwe&#39;s government will soon demand half the shares in all the country&#39;s privately owned mines, President Robert Mugabe has said, quoted by the state-run Herald.
The European Space Agency&#39;s Mars Express Orbiter has taken new images of Mars that suggest there has been recent volcanic activity on the surface of the red planet.
The pope's top aide said Wednesday that Benedict XVI's reason for canceling a visit to a Rome university was that he did not want to create a pretext for further \
There has been a huge rise in demand for fertility treatment among women in their forties, figures show.
Rischio sanzioni, teme congelamento transazioni in dollari
LONDON, September 20  - Russian oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA.FSE), has partly suspended its rail shipments to China, leading to increased supply disruption risks in the global oil market.
By Mackenzie Carpenter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Feb. 7--It's February, the weather stinks, and your moods -- and those of  your spouse or co-workers -- are swinging more than the Golden Gate Bridge  during a windstorm.   Before the Internet, you needed a ring to broadcast your mood.
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By Richard Dymond, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 9--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The Sarasota Polo Club's Bermuda grass is so soft people sometimes just flip off their shoes and socks to feel it on their bare feet.
Nikkei a 16.814,37 punti (-1,71%). Euro a 1,4306 dollari
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A videotape of the beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared Sunday on an Islamist Web site, showing the civil engineer pleading that he wanted \
Two Derry republicans found guilty of murder in 1979 have their convictions quashed at the Court of Appeal.
China has threatened to veto a revised US draft resolution that would consider UN sanctions against Sudan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oil industry if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in its Darfur region, diplomats reported on Wednesday.
Perhaps the Buffalo Bills should wear their charging buffalo logo on just one side of their helmets this week. It would be a fitting homage to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Telstra today announced the price range for its $750 million off-market buyback, which was part of its capital management program.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Ohio State athletic  director Anthony Geiger retired at an afternoon press  conference Wednesday.
President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol, calling it \

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It was activities galore as the world celebrated the World HIV/AIDS Day. The celebration explores how gender inequality fuels the AIDS epidemic and is conceived to accelerate the global response
Australian actresses Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett have been nominated for Golden Globe awards, putting them into position to compete for the United States film industry&#39;s highest honour, the Oscars.
IRVING - They never trailed and had no turnovers. They had five sacks and strong play from a rookie cornerback forced into action when a starter was hurt.
Having an in-house SEO team can be beneficial, and is especially important for large organizations with large and complex sites. But you need to lay a strong foundation in order to be successful.
A state of emergency declared in the  Nigerian state of Plateau six months ago will end on Thursday,  the government said in a statement on Tuesday.
KABUL - A man with six grenades strapped to his body killed himself and a 12-year-old girl on a busy street in Kabul Saturday, police said.
The heavily armed militants behind a deadly school raid in southern Russia passed through a region dotted by checkpoints whose chief purpose is to keep violence from spreading outside the breakaway Chechnya region.
A small bomb damaged the office of Spain's governing party in a Basque town an hour after authorities received a warning call from the armed separatist group ETA, an official said Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon&#39;s coalition faces possible collapse over a vote likely to force him to remake his government or call elections that would imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan.
Mother Nature washed out the NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying yesterday at New Hampshire International Speedway and the 10 drivers competing in the 10-race Chase for the Cup were not complaining.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 20 (SW) - Louis van Gaal has left his position as technical director at AFC Ajax, because he did not have enough freedom at the reigning Dutch champions.
BOSTON -- Although Red Sox nation was relatively subdued following this weekend&#39;s World Series games at Fenway Park, four men were arrested after Saturday&#39;s game.
Sport: Football: Manchester City claim rare away win as Newcastle manager endures another torrid night
Nokia today announced its latest addition to its collection of megapixel imaging smartphones. It also announced its first Bluetooth GPS receiver.
Venezuelan police on Sunday used water cannons and what appeared to be tear gas to break up thousands of demonstrators protesting the government's decision to close the country's most-watched television station.
Germany's government Friday proposed new laws to combat far-right demonstrations, timed to include a planned May march in Berlin on the 60th anniversary of the Nazi surrender in World War II.
NEW DELHI: Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Wednesday that progress on resolving the Kashmir issue would have to be made in tandem with progress on other issues.
An American jailed in Romania for paedophile offences is freed early after writing a Dracula book.
John Edwards willed himself through a 36-hour marathon, Barack Obama dispatched canvassers onto frigid streets and Hillary Rodham Clinton hand-carried bagels and coffee to volunteers Wednesday, vying for victory in the Iowa caucuses and priceless momentum in the race for the White House. Leading Republicans exchanged routine unpleasantries on a final day of campaigning.
Travis Garrison scores a career-high 21 points, and No. 15 Maryland thumps Jackson State for a season-opening 93-57 victory Friday.
SHREWSBURY, Mass. - A carnival ride broke apart during a church fair Sunday, killing a man and injuring two other people...
National Collector&#39;s Mint - serving all your collecting needs for unique coins. Ronald Reagan commemorative coins, Freedom Tower tribute coins, limited edition coins, and much, much more!
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections...
Boeing says that the first test flight of its 787 Dreamliner has been delayed by about three months.
Andrew Flintoff believes England can recover from 95-4 against South Africa in the third Test at Cape Town.
Man Utd will meet Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup, following Wednesday's draw.
Sony's game unit is discontinuing two PlayStation 3 game machine models sold only in Japan to streamline its lineup and boost software development, a company official said Thursday.
You know it makes sense Site news It may have escaped your notice that El Reg's US editor Ashlee \
In aumento dell'8,3% anche il fatturato, boom per le auto
Apple upgraded its Xserve 1U rack optimized server to deliver dual 64-bit 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 processors with over 35 gigaflops of processing power per system. With the industry&#146;s fastest front side 1U server system bus, running at up to 1.15 GHz, Xserve offers up to 9.2 GBps of bandwidth per processor and up to three 400GB drives, achieving a groundbreaking 1.2TB of hot-plug storage. With configurations starting at just $2,999, it is the ideal server for everything from file and print serving to computational clusters. [Jan 04]
With lucid dreaming, if you can dream it, you can do it. At least while you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re asleep.
-- The role of traumatic brain injury _ blamed for symptoms plaguing thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq _ might be overstated, contends a provocative military study that offers hope for successful treatment.
The price of crude oil reaches new record levels amid concerns about possible unrest in Venezuela and the threat of sabotage in Iraq.
Barcelona were held to a one-all draw at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, but the result still increases their lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga to six points - for a day at least.
Pensionato 72enne accusato di violenza sessuale aggravata
As rising health costs erode profits, U.S. corporations are expected to warm up to health care reform under the next president -- a prospect that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Could gingko help slow the early signs of dementia seen in Alzheimer's patients? Researchers at Imperial College London say they're launching a study to find out.
'The History Boys,' a Tony Award-winning play, gets a literate treatment on screen.
Russia called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday on the hostage-taking at a school in a region bordering Chechnya.
In 35 years as Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat raised billions of dollars. He spent the fortune to wield power, to pay militants who attacked Israel and to invest in the United States and the Middle East.
Dopo Palmeiras di San Paolo e Atletico del Minas Gerais, anche il Cruzeiro apporr&agrave; sulla sua ...
Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume Soro welcomed a UN arms embargo on Tuesday but said the West African country could not be reunified with President Laurent Gbagbo&#39;s &quot;fascist regime&quot; in power.
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment from Jackson for the family's participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson's reputation...
Dawn Puglisi has been in medical treatment for her breast and liver cancer since 1999. She said part of her therapy has been spending time with her horse, Joe.
President Bush will make a prime-time address from the Oval Office on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The attempted attacks in London and Glasgow bore the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operation, but they lacked a key ingredient: professional execution.
Train maker Bombardier cuts over 700  jobs in the UK, with the axe falling on workers in Derby and Ilford.
The vice president underwent tests at a hospital after complaining of shortness of breath. His doctor said there was no evidence that he had suffered a heart attack.
The struggling maker of the Treo smart phone reportedly lets go 100 employees to trim expenses, although the company isn't talking.
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Hearing scheduled for next week may be first step in addressing widespread complaints about new federal spying powers signed into law earlier this month.
Three members of Iraqi interim prime minister Ayad Allawi&#39;s family were abducted from their Baghdad home, police said Wednesday.
Alex Tanguay scored the tying and go-ahead goals, and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota on Wednesday night, handing the Wild their first regulation loss in nine games this season.
Jose Mourinho aspetta Cech per gennaio: ''Ci scommetto - ha detto il tecnico del Chelsea - Cech non ...
Finance ministers say the global economy is now recovering after the recent turmoil in worldwide markets.
A teenager dies from a suspected drugs overdose after apparently making a suicide pact with her best friend.
U.S. health officials on Tuesday proposed new warnings about liver and stomach risks on the labels of over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen and acetaminophen.
There are a number of risks to the  inflationary outlook, European Central Bank President  Jean-Claude Trichet said on Tuesday in remarks that signaled  the ECB is likely to keep to its slight bias toward eventually  raising interest rates.
Greg Ryan is out as the U.S. women's soccer coach less than a month after his top-ranked team lost in the World Cup semifinals following a contentious goalie switch.
Dell will sell only two models of multimedia computers at Wal-Mart, the first step toward transforming its sales strategy.
Iraqi tanks and helicopters are being sent to the northern city of Mosul and troop reinforcements should arrive later on Sunday for a big offensive against al Qaeda militants, Iraqi security officials said.
A train plowed through a bus Tuesday at an unmanned railway crossing in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 33 people and injuring about 15 others, an official said.
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Pat Green: He's not just for Texas  anymore.
Presentati questa mattina i candidati che appoggiano il sindaco nella capitaleCi sono big della politica e del cinema. Ma anche il pi\u00c3\u00b9 giovane capolista: un sedicenne                                          Pd, le liste romane di Veltroni tra spettacolo e impegno civile                                                                                  In prima fila Pietro Terracina, un superstite di Auschwitz. In platea anche Scola, Lizzani e Scarpelli
A recall of 39,400 laser printers made by Lexmark International Inc. and sold by Lexmark, IBM and Dell Inc. is due to a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said yesterday.
North Korea's neighbors rushed Wednesday to forge a common front against Pyongyang's threat of a nuclear test, announcing a series of summits over the next week to coordinate policy and soothe frayed relations.
Stefano Colantuono ha rinnovato il contratto con l'Atalanta fino al termine della stagione 2008-09. ...
Margaret Hassan, the aid worker kidnapped after years of helping Iraqis, is believed to have been slain by her captors, a British government official said yesterday, based on a video that showed a hooded militant shooting a blindfolded woman in the head.
Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner plans to quit the company's board when his contract expires in 2006, but said he won't leave Disney before then as some prominent shareholders have demanded.
The big difference between us and the Palestinians is that for us every dead Palestinian civilian is a failure while for them every dead Israeli civilian is a victory, Israel&#39;s Ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday.
Tuareg-led rebels in northern Niger kidnap a Chinese national in 'warning' to mining companies
The European Commission is still in talks with Oracle Corp  over its plan to take over rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. , but aims to take a decision before the end of October, a Commission spokeswoman said on Friday.
Rising energy costs drove up U.S.  consumer prices a larger-than-expected 0.6 percent in October,  while industrial output and housing starts rebounded strongly  from the prior month.
The Mayor of Boston was among the hundreds of people at the funeral of a 21-year-old college student. Victoria Snelgrove was killed during a Boston Red Sox victory celebration.
SAN FRANCISCO - As Barry Bonds' numbers rise, the words to describe them become less adequate. When the slugger hit his 700th homer, only daughter Aisha could sum up the history and majesty of the blast...
Enriched from the sale of its wealth management subsidiary, Charles Schwab will buy back more than 100 million of its shares and paying a one-time dividend.
NEW YORK/CHICAGO  - Kristian Gundersen flew from  Norway to New York to be among the first people to buy Apple's  media-playing iPhone. He described the day as one of the best  of his life.
French technology group Thomson (TMS.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it had purchased 750,000 of its own shares, or 4.8 percent of a stake in it being sold by British commercial broadcaster ITV (ITV.
The SNP puts forward a motion at Holyrood calling for an end to tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges.
Eddie Layton, the Yankee Stadium organist and ballpark fixture for more than 35 years, has died after a brief illness.
Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar  urges supporters to continue the fight for Afghan 'independence'.
Russia&#39;s Irina Korzhanenko was stripped of her shot put gold medal Monday, the first athlete of these games to lose an Olympic title because of doping.
U.S. State Department investigators looking into the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last month offered immunity deals to Blackwater security guards, The New York Times reported on Monday.
The announcement by the Iraqi government today follows the banning of Blackwater USA, an American contractor, after a shooting that left eight Iraqis dead.
The world's leading toymaker, Mattel Inc, on Tuesday announced a third recall of Chinese-made toys, saying it would take back more than 800,000 units globally that contain \
A growing number of couples are screening embryos to detect a predisposition to cancers that may or may not develop later in life, and are often treatable if they do.
The PalmSource chief financial officer jumps ship. Does that mean it's sinking?
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBecause I Said So\u00e2\u0080\u009d is an exercise in deliberate mediocrity, with chuckles and heartwarming moments distributed as carefully as nuts in a factory-made brownie.
Quarterback Alex Smith is set to return to the San Francisco 49ers' lineup for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.
Il responsabile della comunicazione dell'Uefa William Gaillard prende posizione sulla notizia dell'e...
Mount St. Helens may have eruptions in coming days similar to yesterday&#39;s 25-minute flare-up as the Washington state volcano endures up to two earthquakes a minute.
As Ted Kennedy hits the campaign trail with Barack Obama, GuardianFilms looks at how Bill and Hillary misplayed the race card, particularly in their own backyard, Harlem
Motorists are being warned as snow showers across much of the country are predicted.
WASHINGTON - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel said he will propose a tax increase on executives at buyout firms and hedge funds to pay for a temporary fix to the alternative minimum tax that lawmakers agree must pass this year.
Services and software companies IBM   and SAP , longtime technology partners, will  bring out their first joint software product in the fourth  quarter of this year, the two companies said on Monday.
ASIA/CINA - Oltre 3.000 fedeli alla celebrazione per il 10\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario del Santuario mariano del Monte di Nostra Signora di Tie Ling nella diocesi di Liao Ning Liao Ning (Agenzia Fides) - Dieci anni fa il Santuario mariano del Monte di Nostra Signora di Tie Ling, nella diocesi di Liao Ning, veniva aperto al pubblico. Oggi, oltre 3.000 fedeli hanno celebrato il 10\u00c2\u00b0 anniversario dell\u00c2\u0092apertura del Santuario pa...
IBM lancer\u00c3\u00a0 sul mercato dei nuovi chip per incrementare la sicurezza e la protezione dei pc. Le nuove soluzioni che adotter\u00c3\u00a0 IBM si avvarranno della tecnologia SafeKeeper Trusted I/O Device di National Semiconductor.
China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit approval from the Vatican.
The folded piece of paper in Rick Carlisle&#39;s right hand yesterday morning had scribbled basketball plays on one side and a list of largely unknown names on the other.
The United Methodist Church defrocked a lesbian minister this week for the first time in 17 years. In a sermon to her congregation, the Rev.
DENVER -- An Army appeals court stopped a key hearing yesterday for three soldiers charged with killing an Iraqi general during an interrogation and ordered the military to explain why the proceedings have been closed to the public.
Friendster will launch a developer program in November to ease the process of building applications for the social networking site.
Russian oil major Yukos is expected to face the auction of its main subsidiary by the end of the month at a price far lower than its estimated worth, a move analysts say could ruin the company and destroy the equity of minority shareholders.
Instead of the beach or mountains, more tourists now spend their vacations at sites of disaster and depravity
Bosses at ntl got wet and wild when their colleagues pelted them with water bombs.   Staff based at Preston Park Business Farm in Stockton have been raising money all year for the Make A Child Smile charity.
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A day after Indians pitcher Paul Byrd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s name emerged as a recipient of shipments of human growth hormone, George J. Mitchell said he played no role in releasing the information.
David Hicks, an Australian who is the only person convicted on terrorism charges at a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, walked free Saturday after more than six years behind bars.
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president, will meet in Egypt on Monday for talks with two neighboring Arab leaders alarmed by Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
LOS ANGELES  - Oscar beckons: The musical \
After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo.
Ricky Hatton&#39;s promoter Frank Warren opened negotiations last night for a fight next year, possibly in March or April, against Kostya Tszyu for the International Boxing Federation light-welterweight title.
Ben Affleck is preparing for his role as a Congressman for his upcoming movie State of Play by meeting people on Capitol Hill.
Major indexes rose today as investors were assuaged by solid earnings results from blue-chip names.
African nations have made surprising strides in carrying out changes that make it easier to start and run a business, a new report says.
Picture this: You're watching the Patriots on TV. Your wife is upstairs, listening on the radio. Suddenly, she hears you scream, \
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Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has  pulled out of its partnership with Carl Icahn and Harry  Macklowe in their bid to buy office building owner Reckson  Associates Realty Corp., exercising its option not to  contribute $400 million to the deal, Reckson said on Saturday.
A union-backed group is to launch two television ads today that feature Wal-Mart workers calling on their employer to improve working conditions and make company health insurance more affordable.
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Bill Ford, who struggled for five years to steer Ford Motor Co. toward financial stability, is stepping down as chief executive of the company founded by his great grandfather and is being replaced by Alan Mulally, a top executive from the airplane maker Boeing Co.
As nominations draw to a close,  Dominique Strauss-Kahn is tipped as new IMF leader.
North Korea wants the United States to  free its overseas bank accounts and for countries to drop  sanctions imposed after Pyongyang tested a nuclear weapon,  South Korea's Yonhap news agency on Wednesday quoted its envoy  as saying.
A MAJOR Sunni political party has quit the interim Iraqi Government in protest over the US assault on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, the party&#39;s leader said yesterday.
UK music and book retailer HMV reports a healthy rise in Christmas sales and rising profits, but says it remains cautious on future prospects.
A general strike against President  Robert Mugabe collapsed again on Wednesday with Zimbabweans  apparently too worried about keeping their jobs and avoiding a  police crackdown to take part.
Il comico torna su Raidue dal 20 settembre con 'Artu''
US-led forces swept hotspots south of Baghdad on Wednesday in a push to capture the area before key January polls. The launch of the huge operation on Tuesday came as the international community threw its
The BBC apologises for faking the results of a competition on children's programme Blue Peter.
MASN\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0will announce a deal today to become the official network of Georgetown University men's basketball, which will include televising 10 games this season.
A murder-suicide by the son of a 60's cult leader has prompted former members to come forward with claims of abuse.
No, not by hopping the next flight out of Athens, which was what all the US men&#39;s basketball players no doubt felt like doing after shooting bricks and playing like strangers in their miserable first week of the Olympics.
The ceremony to sign the European Union's first-ever constitution began, in the same hall in Rome where the 1957 pact which founded the EU's predecessor was agreed.
Il Presidente della Lega nazionale dilettanti di calcio Carlo Tavecchio, ascoltato questa mattina al...
Britain's trade unions opened their annual conference amid threats of strike action ahead of a general election expected in 2005, urging Prime Minister Tony Blair's government to tackle concerns about pensions and job cuts.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. said Monday that it&#39;s getting into the candy business via a $1.48 billion acquisition of the Life Savers and Altoids brands, among others, from Kraft Foods Inc.
Daniela Iacoboni, a genetic counselor, seeks to balance information about risk with caution about passing on serious diseases.
Sono arrivate ieri sera a Pratica di Mare, trasportate da un boeing dell&#39;Aeronautica militare, le salme di Jessica e Sabrina Rinaudo, le due sorelle cuneesi rimaste vittime dell&#39;attentato di Taba, nel Mar Rosso.
BenQ has launched as a new corporation, focusing on digital projectors, computer monitors, and other electronics.
Blog: Dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular services could make it big this summer as Cincinnati Bell Wireless and T-Mobile both launch new services.
In the middle of a media-saturated political season, The New York Observer is pulling together 50 Web sites, one for each state, into a political hub called Politicker.com.
A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad killed at least four National Guards and injured 80 others, officials said Tuesday.
Up to 100 people were injured in an explosion at a sugar refinery in the U.S. state of Georgia, the Savannah-Chatham police department said.
Lo comunica l'Istat sulla base della stima preliminare
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Iraq imposed a total daylight curfew on Baghdad on Saturday, banning all movement, as U.S. forces said they had foiled a possible suicide plot to attack the city's sprawling \
A new fund is the first exchange-traded fund listed in the United States to focus exclusively on mainland Chinese companies.
Cisco Systems Inc   gave a disappointing outlook on Wednesday and warned  of a rapid slowdown in U.S. and European orders, driving its  shares down 8 percent and adding to broader fears of a U.S.  recession.
More than eight hours after polls closed in Hong Kong, leading pro-democracy candidates running in legislative elections have demanded to know why the vote count was taking so long.
Bloomberg - Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The battleground for the Democratic presidential nomination is shifting as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each push proposals to rejuvenate an economy that may be on the brink of recession.
One-third of disk drives die with no warning at all. The average percentage of disks failing per year is much higher than the manufacturer's estimate - an average of 3% vs. the estimated 0.5% - 0.9%. There is a clear trend showing that lower temperatures are associated with higher failure rates.
Stephen Holden's picks for the best films of 2004 include \
Police say they are making no assumptions at this stage that a car driver committing suicide caused the rail crash in which seven people died.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept 19: England captain Michael Vaughan is confident his team can put an end to their miserable losing streak against Australia when they clash with the world champions in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy.
The left-hander David Wells passed a physical and was introduced at a Fenway Park news conference, and the timing could not have been more striking.
NEW YORK  - People who want to cut down on calories might be wise to trade in their regular soda for a diet version, a study suggests.
Los Angeles - US software behemoth Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new technological assault that will bring music, movies and television into consumers&#39; living rooms via their home computers.
Nutritional supplements tested by a  World Anti-Doping Agency-accredited laboratory and approved by  men's tennis body the ATP will be available to players from  next year's Australian Open, officials said Tuesday.
The EU insists it will not remove Colombia's Farc rebels from its \
A company making stationery and filing products goes into administration, threatening 150 mid Wales jobs.
Brazilian authorities charge two US pilots with endangering air safety over the country's worst aviation disaster.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  announced Monday the appointment of a U.S. general as security  coordinator to protect budding Middle East peace moves and that  Israeli and Palestinian leaders would visit Washington.
South Korea and Austria agreed on Friday (November 19) to strengthen and enhance cooperation in science and technology and also exchange technology as well, officials said.
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NASA&#39;s X-43A unmanned experimental research jet nosed its way into the record books again on Tuesday as it flew close to Mach 10.
By IOAN GRILLO MEXICO CITY - For most people, even the smallest bite of a raw chili pepper means a flushed face and a rush for a gulp of water.
Melbourne, December 9: New Zealand batsmen Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum are free to play in Friday&#39;s third and deciding Chappell-Hadlee One-Day Series match after being cleared of charges from Wednesday&#39;s loss to Australia.
New York - The Web portal Lycos Europe on Friday terminated a spam-fighting campaign that had been criticized as a breach of Internet civility.
AMREL announces the release of their Fully Rugged ROCKY RK886EX Notebook Computer.

Berlin (IANS) More and more Germans are turning their backs on the economic problems plaguing their homeland in the hope of better pay and working conditions in other countries.
Was the recent downtick a short-term stumble or the shape of things to come?
Roadside bombs and other attacks Friday killed 10 Iraqis and wounded 26 people, including a U.S. soldier riding through Baghdad in a minesweeper.
By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 21--FOR JetBlue, it was an Icarus moment.   Accustomed to basking in the glow of customer satisfaction, the upstart airline's reputation for service melted away amid the strandings and groundings and cancellations of one winter storm.
Description: An Islamist Internet site says a radical group has killed two female Italian aid workers kidnapped in Baghdad. The women&#39;s employer says it has doubts about the claim.
THE Thai military turned to the power of origami yesterday in its attempt to bring peace to the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s restive south. Air force planes dropped 100 million paper birds over the area, where fighting between
Turner Classic Movies  has launched an online video destination devoted to classic  films.
TORONTO, May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- Mature, confident, fun-loving single Baby Boomers seek modern day online dating site that actually caters to the 45+ age group.
Nearly a third of UK food and drink contains pesticide, a government advisory body says.
Caucus results shake up the race for the White House in both parties.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - The Sudanese government and southern rebels signed landmark deals Friday on how to implement a series of agreements on ending a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan.
U.S. health officials issued an alert on Monday to highlight the possibility of severe bone, joint and muscle pain in patients who take certain osteoporosis medicines.
&quot;It&#39;s accurate to say she is not cheerful,&quot; Peter Ayrton, the English publisher for Elfriede Jelinek, said yesterday.
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Japanese stocks fell by mid morning on Tuesday following a decline in U.S. stocks, with chip maker Elpida Memory Inc. pulling down technology issues after it cut its profit outlook for the year.
Reserve forward Cornell Glen scored in the 68th minute to help the MetroStars to a 3-2 comeback win over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.
An increasing number of Polish Jews who  hid their background because the Nazi occupation and the  communist government's anti-Semitic campaign are now  rediscovering their identity, Poland's chief rabbi says.
Only about 10 percent of people who are suitable candidates for two drugs received one of them last year.
BRUSSELS  - EU leaders were set to resume talks on the details of a landmark offer to launch membership talks with Turkey, with the vexed issue of Cyprus clouding the historic decision.
Vietnam&#39;s President Nguyen Minh Triet kicked off his landmark visit to the United States Tuesday by visiting the world&#39;s largest stock market in a bid to demonstrate his country&#39;s economic reforms.
Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday Britain's first large-scale cut of troops numbers in Iraq, with nearly a quarter set to return home within months.
A forest fire has led to a chance discovery of debris from the impact of a meteorite 1.85 billion years ago, more than 450 miles away at Sudbury, Ontario.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude-oil futures fell under $52 for the first time in more than two weeks Thursday, reflecting concerns that China&#39;s first interest-rate hike in nine years will ease energy demand.
HOUSTON -- Two spacewalkers working outside the International Space Station (ISS) shook a troublesome solar array late Saturday to help fold it away, but ultimately ran out of time during an extended spacewalk to finish rewiring the orbital laboratory.
Crude oil for delivery next month settled at $46.05 a barrel, down 53 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after briefly trading at a new high of $46.91 early in the day.
U.S. Open champion Svetlana  Kuznetsova has defended herself after a Belgian sports minister  announced that she had failed a drugs test, saying she was  deeply offended by the accusation.
Yahoo has offered about $900 million to woo Mark Zuckerberg, the 22-year-old founder of Facebook.com and says it will keep him in charge.
With its eyes on the future of home entertainment and a relatively uncluttered band of radio spectrum, Cisco Systems Inc.&#39;s Linksys division on Wednesday unveiled a line of IEEE 802.
By Jude Webber and Tania Mellado LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities detained aformer army major who led a three-day uprising in a southernAndean town and will storm the police station where some of his200 supporters remain unless they surrender, Prime MinisterCarlos Ferrero said early on Tuesday.
New listings on the Shanghai and Shenzen bourses are on track to raise an astonishing $52 billion this year. But how long can the money rush last?
Georgian authorities detained four Russian military officers on spying charges Wednesday, and security forces surrounded Russia's military headquarters in Tbilisi to demand that another suspect be handed over, the interior minister said.
BELSAN, Russia - More than a dozen militants wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a southern Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hostage about 400 people - half of them children - and threatening to blow up the building if police storm it. As many as eight people have been reported killed, one of them a school parent...
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The coach whose kicker missed a pair of potentially winning field goals last Saturday wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow's AFC Championship game between the Steelers and Patriots comes down to a special teams play.
Biotechnology giant Amgen is selling the Japanese rights to some drugs to Takeda Pharmaceutical of Japan in a deal that might bring Amgen more than $1 billion.
Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines, sister carriers that fly between Boston and Cape Cod and the islands, are canceling all flights today through tomorrow afternoon while mechanics attempt to determine the cause of three recent engine failures.
Negotiations to transfer North Korean funds held at a Macau bank, central to the reclusive state moving on a nuclear disarmament deal, are in their final stages, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
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Foreign Minister Sylvan Shalom cautioned the European Union Sunday to not back any Palestinian moves to condemn Israel at the United Nations for its controversial West Bank separation barrier.
That&#39;s when Arsenal and Manchester United are set to meet again in the Premier League. The bitter rivalry between the two giants of English soccer grew even nastier after Sunday&#39;s 2-0 United victory at Old
Tamil Tiger rebels have admitted losing a key stronghold in eastern Sri Lanka to government forces and said they would revert to guerrilla tactics in the troubled region.
OPEC was meeting on Tuesday to consider a modest rise in oil output proposed by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states in a gesture to consumers worried by the economic impact of $77 oil and rapidly diminishing stocks.
A massive but still-developing storm brought a variety of weather to a vast swath of the nation Saturday as it churned eastward.
Poland said on Thursday it would send   1,000 troops to Afghanistan next February in the first offer   since a NATO appeal for reinforcements, but it was unclear   whether any would go to the heartland of a Taliban insurgency.
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US inflation fell slightly in August, dipping by 0.1% after a sharp drop in energy prices, figures show.
A European investigator probing alleged CIA abuses of detainees intends to visit the controversial U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and meet inmates, he said on Tuesday.
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An Iraqi militant group said it had assassinated the chief of police in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil and threatened to kill Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, according to an Internet statement posted on Sunday.
Two more people are arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Belfast, the police say.
Relatives wait desperately for news as the Russia school siege toll passes 320 and workers sift the rubble.
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David Blunkett&#39;s difficulties deepened last night after the Conservatives finally decided to capitalise on his relationship with the married publisher, Kimberly Quinn, and called for his resignation.
At least one Palestinian was killed and   two other people were wounded in an Israeli air strike in the   southern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, hours after Israeli   missiles killed four militants, witnesses said.
Oct. 21, 2004 - The world&#39;s population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organization WWF International warned Thursday in its &quot;Living Planet&quot; report.
Questions have been renewed over the role of a businessman who some have considered a likely suspect in the murders of a Long Island couple.
Spain took a major step to becoming the third country to legalise gay marriage when its Socialist government approved a draft law on Thursday to give gay couples rights to marry, divorce and adopt children.
Astronomical quantities of arms and ammunition have poured into Sudan&#39;s Darfur region in the last two weeks and the government is poised for a major military offensive, the African Union said on Friday.
When scientists wanted to explore what kind of life might exist on Mars, public television's \
The EU should abandon its biofuels targets because they are damaging the environment, MPs say.
MUMBAI: Electronics and entertainment major Sony has reported a 61 per cent increase in net profit for the second quarter ended 30 September.. Sony&#39;s net income rose to 53.2 billion yen ($500 million) from
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THE Ministry of Health has collaborated with the Sandals resort chain to install condom-dispensing machines at its properties across the island, as government continues to put measures in place to fight HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs
A 71-year-old woman and a 73-year-old man die after accidents in County Tyrone and east Belfast.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Jamaica Cancer Society will be intensifying its efforts to increase the level of awareness among women about the disease.
The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's senior nuclear negotiator tentatively agreed to meet Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to bridge differences over Tehran's atomic program, U.N. and European officials said.
Rafael Lopez has just walked 530 miles, he's lost count of the blisters on his feet, he's been queuing for three hours in pouring rain to get into a church -- and he's ecstatic.
China is to allow a critic of its HIV/Aids policy to receive an award in the US - a reversal of its earlier stance.
Boeing fuori controllo in fase di atterraggio, sei vittime
Marilyn Manson has struck back against his former bandmate by countersuing for breach of contract.
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A month before the video game's scheduled release this coming Tuesday, illegal copies of the hot sci-fi action title \
The focus of the US presidential campaign is moving to Miami, Florida, the site of the first debate between President Bush and his Democratic opponent John Kerry.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - David Lane was only 20 when he died and little-known outside a close circle of family, friends, and fellow soldiers in the U.S. Army.
The African Union has approved plans for a big increase in its military intervention force in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur.
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Australia's southern state of Tasmania  was rocked by the world's largest earthquake in  three-and-a-half years when it struck under the sea half way  between Australia and Antarctica on Friday, seismologists said.
Two soldiers of the US-led coalition have been killed in a gun battle in south-eastern Afghanistan, the US military says.
A security firm has warned of a vulnerability in Safari that allows hackers to hijack confidential data entered into Web sites. Secunia says the flaws affect Safari, Mozilla and Firefox, Opera
An ingredient in a blood thinner linked to four deaths was made at an uncertified plant in China that was not inspected.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether Internet file-sharing services are responsible for their customers illegally swapping songs and movies, a multibillion-dollar case testing the limits of copyright law in the digital age.
I will turn down free beer software in favor of freedom software when both exist. If you don't know the difference, that's OK. You cannot see the source code for the video drivers from ATI, for example. You can get them for free but they are not freed. The same with Adobe Acrobat Reader and plugins for the Firefox web browser.
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Lithuanians rejected the ruling coalition in favor of the populist Labor Party in parliamentary elections -- a sign that many voters liked Labor&#39;s promises of lower taxes and higher pay.
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its unit&#39;s application to market a generic versions of Bristol-Myers Squibb&#39;s Videx EC delayed-release HIV treatment.
The United States and its allies on Monday found common cause with opponents of the invasion of Iraq, encouraging Iraq to hold elections on time in January even
Senior Arab officials attending a U.S.-sponsored conference in the Middle East rejected the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy would help end terrorism, arguing that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reforms or halt extremists driven by hatred of U.S. policies.
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Two campaigners sued for libel by McDonald's will take their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Mostrava perizie su bambini della scuola, trasmesso ieri
WASHINGTON -- Spending on construction projects unexpectedly edged up in August as the best gain in nonresidential activity in 11 months offset another big decline in home building.
The demand for wireless chips takes a turn for the worse for this company.
A second public consultation into whether new nuclear stations should be built has \
Colleen Hiltbrunner spent two years researching her dream trip to South Africa. But she wasn't looking for the perfect safari lodge. She was hunting for the right cosmetic surgeon.
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Toronto-Dominion Bank is in the final stages of negotiations to take a controlling interest in New England regional bank Banknorth Group Inc. in a transaction worth as much as $3.5 billion, according to executives involved in the talks.
Now that Steve Ballmer and company have given you all the facts you need to compare Windows and Linux, allow me to add just one little tidbit.
Denmark's Billund airport will be the first to aim for certification under the new quality management system drawn up by the Cool Chain Association (CCA). Jan de Rijk Logistics, whose MD Willem Heeren sat on ...
On Saturday, Virginia Tech's new, unwanted identity blended with its old one of being a football power in an authentic, if awkward, coupling.
In Berlin on Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a product package aimed at local and regional e-government initiatives, in the midst of growing government opposition in Europe to proprietary software.Microsoft&#39;s Citizen Service Platform includes applications and templates designed for local and regional governments primarily in Europe and the United States. It is built on products, including SharePoint, Office Live, and Windows Server.While Microsoft has been selling software to the public sector for years, it has recently begun focusing on local governments after discovering that many people interact with their local governments more often than the federal government, said Ralph Young, vice president of Microsoft&#39;s Worldwide Public Sector group.Europe alone has more than 80,000 local and regional governments, Young said.Governments can use the Citizen Service Platform to create portals, manage documents, deploy alert systems in the case of emergencies, and create and manage citizen information databases that can be shared among different agencies.Microsoft is introducing the product as it faces&#160;mounting opposition Europe. Some governments there are migrating to open source products as a way to avoid being locked into a single vendor of proprietary software.Others, such as the Netherlands, are taking a more extreme route. Late last year, the Dutch parliament mandated that government organizations choose open source over proprietary software if a viable product is available. Agencies must also use open standards. The national government must comply with the new rules by May, with local governments following by the end of this year.Young was unfazed by the mandate. &quot;We have many opportunities in the Netherlands to work with local and regional governments,&quot; he said. &quot;We don&#39;t see any federal mandates having real impact locally because of local jurisdictions&#39; ability to make decisions in their best interest in terms of how to better serve citizens.&quot;Microsoft could be counting on local governments having autonomy from such federal mandates, said Mark Anderson, a consultant and founder of the Strategic News Service. &quot;There are a lot of times when a government will posture, and it doesn&#39;t really intend that posture to be carried through the rest of the country,&quot; he said.Still, some European government agencies may be predisposed to choose software other than Microsoft&#39;s, more so since the software giant began pushing its Open XML document format there, Anderson said. Microsoft is in the process of&#160;attempting to have Open XML be accepted as a standard&#160;by the International Organization for Standardization. Open XML competes with the Open Document Format promoted by IBM. Critics of Open XML accused Microsoft of stacking votes in the standardization process, souring some in Europe on Microsoft even further.Microsoft thinks that cost will determine decisions for many local governments. &quot;It&#39;s much less a religious discussion about open source and commercial software as it is about what are the solutions available that governments can see value from,&quot; said Young. &quot;Local governments are empowered to make decisions and if they say &#39;This is the best value for the dollar I spend over the life of a service capability, that will govern my decision-making process.&#39;&quot;
Investors suffer when communications companies can't communicate.
Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.
The FBI is investigating envelopes containing suspicious powder that were sent to several newspapers in the last several days.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Technicians at Sweden's public television have unearthed an unexpected delight for music lovers - a complete original recording of a Jimi Hendrix concert in Stockholm from 1969 on a tape long thought to have been destroyed.    The unmarked tape was recently found stashed on a shelf deep inside the station's enormous archives during a project to transfer archived material from tape and film to digital, SVT spokeswoman Catarina Wilson said Friday...
Future collaboration NASA and Virgin Galactic announced this week they'd agreed to work together on future projects such as \
COMPIEGNE, France  - A late burst of speed gave overall leader Fabian Cancellara a dazzling victory in the third stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES - An estimated 14 million viewers watched the triumphs of HBO's \
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No one could blame Purdue coach Gene Keady if he just rode off into the sunset after this game, never to be heard from again. In a stunningly sloppy
President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar on Tuesday as world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly focused on rising protests against military rule in the Southeast Asian state.
Former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor said that virulent criticism was threatening the judicial independence of the nation's highest court.
U.S. business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first thought, a government  report showed on Tuesday, while chain store sales fell in the  crucial shopping week after Thanksgiving.
Canada has no intention of apologizing for one of its diplomats after the Sudanese government expelled Ottawa&#39;s charge d&#39;affaires, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier said on Sunday.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.
The state Supreme Court today promised a speedy decision after hearing arguments over the fate of hundreds of mistakenly rejected ballots in Washington&#39;s incredibly close governor&#39;s race.
A doctor accused of murdering four critically ill hospital patients with injections in the harrowing days after Hurricane Katrina is defending herself publicly for the first time, saying in a TV interview that she gave them drugs simply to ease their pain.
Nokia (NOK1V.HE) unveiled on Monday  three new mobile phone handsets, the 7390, the 7373 and the  7360, to boost its new fashion lineup.

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If the unemployment rate stays at current levels until the election, President Bush stands a much better chance at winning another four years in the White House, a job placement firm reported Monday.
A French judge issues arrest warrants for nine close aides of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
The Iran nuclear issue has again become the focal point for discussion by the countries attending the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board meeting.
L'ex ct azzurro, Marcello Lippi, ha dichiarato al quotidiano inglese 'The Sun' che l'avventura ingle...
The Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal could effectively end the careers of four Army generals who are linked indirectly to the misconduct but face no criminal charges.
Juergen Kohler, ex difensore della Juventus, rinuncia ad allenare la Costa d'Avorio; questo per moti...
The British police arrested a man on suspicion of plotting to murder the Russian exile Boris A. Berezovsky.
Patients who are violent to NHS staff could be made to pay for their treatment, under Lib Dem proposals.
What was a 50-50 market split in 2007 for the high-definition players shifted sharply in Blu-ray\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favor in the new year.
The largest flu vaccine maker in Canada says talks are under way to sell excess influenza vaccines to the US government, but federal health officials Wednesday would not acknowledge such discussions.
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Five attackers thought to be linked to Al Qaeda staged a daytime raid on the American Consulate here on Monday, storming through a fortified gate into the
The death of an amazing guitarist, icon of the music world, but an even better human being, &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott, has proven that we, as a society, have learned nothing from the past.
A pain management doctor charged with drug trafficking acknowledged Monday he prescribed unusually high doses of opiates for some patients, but maintained it was always for a medical reason.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso began a new adventure on Tuesday with his first test for Renault since his ill-fated move to McLaren at the end of 2006.
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Peruvian forward Claudio Pizarro returned after a three-game injury absence with two goals Tuesday to lead Bayern Munich to a 2-0 win over Bundesliga leader VfL Wolfsburg.
Leading Web search engine Google launched a new site for book lovers at the world's largest publishing show that will provide a new avenue for sales.
The former NFL star is questioned in a Las Vegas robbery just as his 'confession' hits bookstores.
ANKARA, Oct 30 (IPS) - Clashes between Turkish army units and Kurdish  Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas intensified during the weekend  along Turkey's borders with northern Iraq and in the  country's eastern province of Tunceli. Twenty suspected  Kurdish rebels were killed, according to Turkish NTV network.
Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up casualties Friday as flash floods began to recede in the northern Philippines, revealing the magnitude of a disaster
U.S. inflation remains well  contained but the Federal Reserve is on high alert for signs of  any pick-up in prices, top policy-makers said on Wednesday.
Defending champion Colin Montgomerie  started his season with a superb seven under par 65 opening  round in the Singapore Masters Thursday.
What would happen if all the women were  to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but  also take care of the family and the home?
Hamas vowed on Friday to hit back hard for  Israel's assassination of the \
Oil prices fell to their lowest level   in five months on Thursday, after energy giant BP said it could   bring its huge oil field in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, back to full   production by the end of October.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police on Saturday released security camera images of a truck bombing outside the Australian Embassy, and investigators found traces of explosives in a room rented by two Malaysian militants wanted in the blast.    Also Saturday, around 1,000 members of a hardline Muslim group rallied in downtown Jakarta against Thursday's attack, which killed nine people, two of them suspected suicide bombers...
Terrorism will triumph  at the North American box office this weekend.
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Throughout the chilly Moroccan winter, one dream burned bright for Hicham El Guerrouj as he trained in the thin air of the Atlas mountains.
The capital of tiny East Timor was quiet  but tense on Tuesday, a day after thousands of supporters of  rebel leader Alfredo Reinado burned tires and threw stones to  protest a raid by international troops on the fugitive's  hideout.
Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Al Gore and to a United Nations panel for their work on global warming.
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When the Dodgers contacted him, Joe Torre was stunned to find that he was intrigued.
French tyre-maker Michelin reported on Friday a 35.3 percent surge in 2007 net profit as workers at a company factory in eastern France scheduled to be shut down next year were holding two managers at the site.
US agricultural authorities announced tissue from a possible mad cow was being tested, triggering a dip in beef-related businesses.
Rapper Foxy Brown was summoned to court unexpectedly Monday after being accused of violating probation stemming from a fight in a nail salon more than two years ago.
MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax) - Russia is successfully destroying its chemical weapons stockpile, and the Federal Board for Safe Storage and Elimination of Chemical Weapons plays a major role in the process, said Army General Yuri Baluyevsky, head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
A tiny telescope has spotted a giant planet circling a faraway star, using a technique that could open a new phase of planetary discovery, scientists say.
A much wider audience will be introduced to Afghan kite culture with the American release of the film \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Much-maligned video site that offers TV shows in their entirety provides high-quality viewing experience.
Several libraries in Westchester have, or are planning to install, systems which use the earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s constant temperature below the frost line to heat and cool their buildings.
Lord Forte, the hotel and catering magnate, has died at his London home, a spokeswoman says.
Playbill - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced a new program on Dec. 21, aiming to help \
By Axel Bugge BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's new Resende nuclearplant has the potential to produce enough enriched uranium forsix nuclear bombs every year, U.S. researchers said on Friday-- a claim Brazil rejected as disinformation.
(ASCA-AFP) - Londra, 16 set - Il segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite, Kofi Annan, ha affermato in un&#39;intervista diffusa stanotte dalla radio BBC, che la decisione americana di invadere l&#39;Iraq nel 2003 e&#39; stata &#39;&#39;illegale&#39;&#39;.
Buy more, get more The beefier your Windows Server license the less copies you'll need for running Microsoft's operating system in virtualized environments.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Serbia is heading for a showdown next  month between a nationalist who leans towards Russia and a  liberal favoring the West following the first round of a  presidential election.
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Nomina del Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per l\u00c2\u0092Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 25 luglio 2007 ha nominato Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie in Bangladesh per un quinquennio (25.7....
Oil prices will only fall if global conflicts are resolved, the boss of oil prducers&#39; organisation Opec has warned. Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said its members were increasing production to meet high
A 22 year-old from London, England has made life a little difficult for computer company Apple. In an effort to secure the rights to the .
Philips Electronics beat expectations  with strong cash flow and fourth quarter earnings in most units  and unveiled a share buyback, but warned on Thursday that the  world economy made it cautious.
A textiles graduate from Edinburgh has missed out on glory after competing in the 54th Miss World contest. Lois Weatherup, 21, was Scotland&#39;s contender in the beauty pageant held on south China&#39;s Hainan Island.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- A federal judge found Monday that new rules from the Federal Election Commission did not follow the intent of lawmakers who wrote a sweeping new law designed to change the way politicians raise money, creating uncertainty for
Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.
Pentagono, le prime truppe partiranno in primavera
The Nikkei share average edged up 0.20   percent on Wednesday as Advantest Corp. and other chip stocks   rose but consumer loan companies such as Credit Saison Co. fell   on a report of tighter accounting rules.
Tony Parker scored a season-high 29 points in just 30 minutes, and San Antonio shot 52 percent in a 115-94 victory that ended Phoenix&#39;s 11-game winning streak and amplified the ongoing chatter over just how good the Suns really are.
Top news: 3 January 2005, Monday. Bulgaria's EU-affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva has garnered most of the vote in Sofia News Agency's Personality of The Year survey for 2004.
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Jim Bowden, the former general manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has been named GM of the major league team that will play in Washington next season.
The deaths of Iraqis, particularly those of civilians, have become an increasingly delicate topic.
It wasn&#39;t the kind of line Sen. Lloyd Bentsen used on Dan Quayle in the 1988 vice presidential debate, but it was close. In Tuesday night&#39;s debate, Vice President Dick Cheney seriously damaged Sen.
Exxon Mobil wins the right to appeal $2.5bn in damages relating to a 1989 Alaskan oil spill.
The dollar edged down against the euro on  Monday toward its lowest level in seven and a half months,  pressured after it fell through key technical levels on weak  U.S. economic data on Friday.
Ma secondo il presidente Bouton, uscira' dalla crisi
An environmental action group urged the European Union on Tuesday to boost testing on chemicals and halt pollution in the Baltic Sea because the fish there are so toxic.
Two All-Stars are leaving, a third probably won't be ready to play on opening day, and the Houston Astros might have to deal with the loss of Roger Clemens before the month is over.
Growing embarrassment at senior levels within the Bush administration over Guant\u00c3\u00a1namo Bay is driving an intensifying internal debate on how and when the camp should be closed.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  - British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq, Abu Dhabi television reported Friday. Britain and the U.S. military in Iraq said they could not confirm the report.
Police confirm the names of the people killed in Saturday's rail tragedy in Berkshire, including a nine-year-old girl and the car driver.
DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs at its Chrysler operation in North America and indicated it could sell or spin off the money-losing unit, which would unwind a troubled 9-year-old merger between Chrysler and Mercedes.
Raleb Majadele marked a milestone for Muslim Israelis when he was sworn in Monday as a minister.
The Milan-based artist and satirist writes about the actress Monica Vitti.
The US Federal Trade Commission last week filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell their owners spyware-blocking software.
It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition.
(InfoWorld) - That explosive H-1B YouTube video offering advice on how to hire foreign workers instead of Americans has gotten the attention of U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who called it evidence of abuse of the visa program. Both men want a federal investigation and are seeking answers from the law firm that posted the original video on YouTube. In a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Grassley and Smith characterized the video as \
Bond film Casino Royale has already been illegally downloaded 200,000 times, an internet monitor claims.
Variety - SYDNEY -- When Des Monaghan was head of drama for Australia's Seven Network, he teamed up with the U.K.'s London Weekend Television to pitch to CBS a miniseries about a female convict transported from Blighty to the penal colony of Australia in 1788.
Current management get clean bill of health The fall-out over the All-American Stock Options Scam continues, with Apple's former chief financial officer, Fred Anderson, resigning today from the board.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Chinese President Hu Jintao began a 12-day tour of Africa, his third since coming to power in 2003, stepping up China's campaign to win a larger share of Africa's oil and energy resources.
AVIVIM, Israel  - Lebanese troops and an Israeli army patrol exchanged fire on their shared border on Wednesday in the first such incident since Lebanon deployed regular forces after Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.
MARK COLVIN: The Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks is to face trial in January next year. Dressed in a grey suit, instead of his regular orange prison uniform, Hicks fronted a military commission
Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn&#39;t likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.
Alex McLeish's Birmingham boosted their prospects of Premier League survival after beating fellow strugglers Middlesbrough 3-0 at St Andrews on Wednesday.
Scotland's justice secretary today labelled as 'ludicrous' Westminster's claim that a prisoner exchange agreement with Libya did not cover the Lockerbie bomber.
Andruw Jones homered, Chipper Jones and Brian McCann added RBI singles and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Wednesday night to stop a three-game losing streak.
Oil retreated further from its $53 per barrel threshold in early Asian trade Friday, but players in the market remained edgy about tight supplies heading into North America&#39;s winter heating season.
Flanker Schalk Burger was named the International Rugby Board (IRB)&#39;s player of the year as South Africa swept the top honours at a ceremony in London.
Tim Henman reaches the US Open quarter-finals for the first time after Nicolas Kiefer retires injured.
Oil steadied at below $69 a barrel on  Wednesday, hovering near its lowest in three and a half months  as dealers feared oil stocks may quickly build up now that the  northern hemisphere summer season has ended.
A small passenger plane crashed in an ice-covered lake in northern China seconds after takeoff Sunday, killing all 53 people aboard and two others on the ground, the government said.
Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey&#39;s eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris&#39;s backing.
I was pretty amazed to see 3D graphics coming to mobile phones, and now it looks like TV is coming to them too! Texas Instruments has started work on a chip that
North Korea will receive no further incentives to return to stalled six-nation talks on its nuclear program, Christopher Hill, the top US envoy on the issue, has said.
In this novel, the elderly writer C. \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a stand-in for the author himself \u00e2\u0080\u0094 squares off against Anya, his reluctant muse. She\u00e2\u0080\u0099s one of J. M. Coetzee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s best fictional inventions: a blend of Marilyn Monroe and the Wife of Bath.
Touring and promotion company Live  Nation Inc said on Monday it has elected Michael Cohl as  chairman of its board, effective immediately.
The speaker of Greenland's parliament has resigned amid allegations that he groped a female civil servant.
InfoWorld - The CA executive who managed the company&#39;s eTrust line of security management software has taken the reins at database security vendor Application Security.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2004 -- A US soldier was killed today and another wounded by an improvised explosive device, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.
The judge who sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in prison ordered her to return to court today and may send her back to jail.
Two young Cornish boys in Thailand appeal for news of their parents, missing following the Asia quake disaster.
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy opposition figures gained more clout in Hong Kong's legislature with three new seats, but they fell short of expectations and resumed grumbling Monday about a system they call unfairly rigged.    Although the opposition remains stuck mainly with the power to criticize, it gained a loud new voice with the stunning election win by Hong Kong's top protester, \
Ocean&#39;s Twelve scored another major heist this weekend, taking No. 1 at the box office with a strong $40.9 million opening. (Related chart: See the weekend&#39;s top 10 films).
More proof that if Mama's not happy, nobody's happy: Watch an alpha female diplay her power in a troupe of bonobo apes, and learn how such mighty moms raise their babies.
Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.
WASHINGTON - More than two dozen soldiers and contractors attached to a military intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq approved or took part in abuses of Iraqi detainees, an Army investigation has found in one of the most comprehensive looks to date at the scandal that damaged America's image around the world.    A few of the abuses amounted to torture, Maj...
German doctors have given a man the ability to have his first solid meal in nine years, by growing him a new jaw bone on his back.
Google&#39;s Desktop represents a privacy disaster just waiting to happen, a rival has warned. David Burns, Copernic CEO, says users should know that the giant ad broker intends to mix public and private queries
Police are investigating a series of hoax e-mails sent to those with loved ones missing after the Asian tsunami.
Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur left Cornwall on Saturday afternoon to begin her bid for a new world record.
COMMENTO / La crisi di governo                                          La spinta del Quirinale                                                                                   di MASSIMO GIANNINI
San Diego Chargers linebacker Steve  Foley will miss the NFL season after being shot by an off-duty  police officer on Sunday, the team announced Monday.
JBoss, owners of the popular JBoss open source development community, added another piece to its middleware product portfolio with the addition of the Java Business Process Management (jBPM) Project, officials announced Monday.
America came out charging as they attempted to stage the biggest comeback in Ryder Cup history here.
Jack Coulter, left, and Basil Conroy stand in the library they created at their inn The Irish Cottage in Galena.
WASHINGTON: The United States is extremely keen to see how Indian courts handle the case against Avnish Bajaj, CEO of baazee.com , who is imprisoned in India over charges his portal sold pornographic VCDs involving two high school students.
The Oakland Raiders deny a report  that owner Al Davis asked head coach Lane Kiffin to sign a letter of resignation two weeks ago.
Hot Topic Inc. on Monday said its sales came in below expectations in November, prompting the clothing retailer to cut its earnings forecast for the fourth quarter ending Jan. 31.
Like a midlife crisis, some money milestones can be easily anticipated.
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work at a US ammunition dump near Tikrit yesterday, killing 17 and raising the toll from three days of intensified and bloody terrorist
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The chief executive of Citigroup said he expected to name a successor quickly to Sallie L. Krawcheck as Citigroup\u00e2\u0080\u0099s finance chief.
The head of Massachusetts' social services on Monday called for the release of about 20 factory workers arrested in an immigration raid, saying many have children with no one else to care for them.
Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if allegations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.
TOKYO - It&#39;s an idea that was popularized by Princess Leia&#39;s plea for help in Star Wars: sending a 3-D hologram. Now, two Japanese scientists have developed technology they hope will one day turn the humble
Attorneys for undocumented immigrants who have suffered violent crimes sued the federal government Wednesday for failing to issue protective visas approved by Congress more than six years ago.
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The actor-director talks about his latest project, Thaang or The Quest.
Twenty-three prisoners at the Guantanamo  detention camp staged a mass protest in 2003 in which some  tried to strangle themselves, but the U.S. military said on  Tuesday it did not publicize it at the time because it did not  consider most of them genuine suicide attempts.
The Tennessee Titans already have one quarterback recovering from surgery. They aren't in a hurry to operate on backup Billy Volek's throwing shoulder if they can avoid that.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops pounded Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire Sunday, and the Iraqi government appealed to residents to expel \
Thieves have stolen a device which allows a woman to switch off an implant in her brain so she can sleep.
The actor is recuperating in California while his new movie, The Darjeeling Limited, enjoys its world premiere in Venice
The UK&#39;s global trade deficit in goods widened to a nine-month high in October as imports rose to a record and exports to countries outside of the European Union declined.
Let someone else supply the savings bonds and sweaters this holiday season. You&#146;ll be the hero with your gifts of new robots, arfid blockers, video games, and other tech nonessentials. Here&#146;s Globe Personal Tech columnist Mark Baard&#146;s personal wish list.
George Carlin says he recognized his problem and is entering a drug rehabilitation facility to beat his dependence on alcohol and painkillers.
The former deputy leader of the Scottish National Party Douglas Henderson dies after a short illness.
Film studio DreamWorks SKG, behind the hit animated movie \
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took a shot at Miami coach Pat Riley during an appearance Wednesday night on CBS&#039;s &quot;Late Show with David Letterman.&quot;
SA&#39;s largest gold producer, Harmony, is expected to launch a hostile bid for rival gold company Gold Fields today, in concert with Gold Fields&#39; largest shareholder, Russia&#39;s Norilsk.
A smooth integration will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mind-sets.
NORTHWESTERN (3-3) vs. WISCONSIN (7-0) When, where: Tomorrow, noon, at Madison, Wis. TV: ESPN.
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Grazie al successo di Sydney, Justine Henin ha consolidato la prima posizione nel ranking Wta. Nella...
The Idaho senator pleaded guilty, while other senators who are under investigation have not been charged with wrongdoing, said GOP leader Mitch McConnell.
It's storming in the security world this week, as one worm and one Trojan horse emerge to trouble I.T. administrators. The infamous Storm worm is busy posting dangerous links on forums around the Internet and a new Solaris worm is targeting Sun's operating system.
Times remain tough for IT workers looking for jobs across the U.S., according to a new employment study of the IT marketplace.
The far right BNP is planning to recruit in Northern Ireland during the marching season, a UUP member claims.
Manchester United plan to sit down with their two biggest shareholders and put an end to months of speculation over the ownership of the world's richest soccer club.
President Alvaro Uribe signed the final order Friday to extradite Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever face trial in the United States.
Seven Iranians working for the Iranian Electricity Ministry are arrested by US forces in Baghdad.
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More than 10,000 people die across Asia in massive waves triggered by the largest earthquake in 40 years.
The researchers found that chronic stress had a significant impact on telomeres, a DNA-protein that cap the ends of chromosomes and promote genetic stability.
The class of 2007 averaged the lowest math and reading SAT scores since 1999, the College Board reported Tuesday.
Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony became a father Wednesday afternoon when his fiancee, actress La La Vazquez, gave birth to a son, Kiyan.
Amnesty international says human rights are systematically abused by authorities in Mexico.
Terry Hoeppner won nine games as Indiana's coach, but he will always be remembered as the program's rock. The man hired to revive Indiana's foundering football program in 2004 &#151; and had a 3-ton limestone boulder placed in the north end zone of Memorial Stadium &#151; died of complications of a brain tumor Tuesday morning at Bloomington Hospital with his family at his side. He was 59.
Makers of official 2008 Beijing Olympics merchandise are using child labour and abusing workers, campaigners say.
Boris Johnson is expected to run against Ken Livingstone for London mayor, it is reported.
Worker productivity grew at a slower pace than initially estimated in the first quarter, driving up labor costs and reinforcing concerns about inflation.
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin  - Shocked Packers fans spilled into the frigid Green Bay night on Sunday still reeling from a 23-20 loss to the New York Giants and wondering if it was the last time they had seen Brett Favre at Lambeau Field.
[Health India]: Washington, Nov 11 : Taking vitamin E health supplements in excess can be a health hazard rather than a benefit, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University use of high-dose vitamin E supplements, in excess of 400 IU
Syria agreed in talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials to take \
Kilkenny, Ireland - British Open champion Todd Hamilton eyed another million dollar pay-day after shooting a blistering six-under 66 in the first round of the $7m WGC American Express Championship here on Thursday.
A U.S. military review tribunal heard the cases of two prisoners accused of links to the fallen Afghan Taliban regime and al-Qaida on Friday as it considered whether they are properly held as \
Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan held onto its secrets despite a close reconnaissance by the Cassini spacecraft&#39;s cameras and instruments.
The Brazilian Olympic Committee will lodge an appeal against the result of Sunday&#39;s Athens marathon, after it was disrupted by a spectator.
Jerome Bettis is often a broken-down Bus by now, weary and worn out after all those games of 20-plus carries and all the contact that goes with being an NFL power running back.
R&B star Rihanna tops the UK singles chart for the third week, holding off a challenge from Mutya Buena.
A key suspect in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison voiced fear he was being made a scapegoat when he was asked to turn over a laptop computer and other
Wednesday's papers assess the Spanish prime minister's performance at the UN and a near miss for President Putin.
Opposition street protests over the disputed re-election of Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki will end after demonstrations planned for Friday, a spokesman said.
Air France-KLM reveals that its offer for the Italian airline Alitalia is to be structured as a share swap.
They are part of the tapestry of the National Football League. In any discussion of the history of the NFL, the Rooney family, which owns the Steelers, is sure to be mentioned.
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Jail looms A notorious American spammer is heading for jail after a Virginia Appeals Court upheld his conviction and sentence to nine years' imprisonment for junk mail offences.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ARSENAL are proving even more adept at throwing leads than pizzas. This was the third time in as many Champions League matches that they have allowed two points
A battle on Hewlett-Packard\u00c2\u0092s board is the latest episode in a soap opera that began with the C.E.O.\u00c2\u0092s ouster in 2005.
The first baby conceived after an ovarian tissue transplant was born Thursday in Belgium in a procedure that could one day allow women to delay motherhood beyond menopause.
Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer off Bartolo Colon in the sixth inning to bring Boston from behind, and the Red Sox and Anaheim Angels were tied 3-3 after six innings Wednesday night.
A deported Mexican migrant who holed up in a Chicago church to fight for immigrants' rights rallied support Tuesday for another woman now seeking refuge in the same building.
Derrius Thompson caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from A.J. Feeley with 1:29 remaining as the Dolphins stunned the New England Patriots 29-28 in Miami on Monday.
The universities suggest taking along a sample ballot, among other election tips.
U.S. handling of Iraq's oil  money after the defeat of Saddam Hussein was marked by  weaknesses including problems tracking oil production and cash,  a watchdog told the U.N. Security Council on Friday, diplomats  said.
A   recent report  filed by the Associated Press contained a startling bit of information:      About 15 percent of the 4,800-plus delegates and alternates to the convention in New York are veterans, organizers said Monday. An additional 3 percent are active military personnel.      This report was   displayed prominently  on the Republican National  Committee's website, and   lauded gleefully  by the fine folks at Free Republic, among others    As it turns out though, it's actually not such a good thing to have active-duty military anywhere near a political convention - if you value your democracy.  In fact, up until just a few days before the convention, it was quite illegal for active-duty military even to attend.  And yet, there it was in black and white.  Active duty military members were not only attending, but participating as delegates in the RNC.  How could this happen?
David Beckham's much trumpeted move to LA Galaxy this week has thrown the spotlight on the financial impact he is likely to make on the game in the United States.
Some 90 million viewers tuning into Super Bowl XLI were served up commercials featuring an accidental kiss, a lonely dog and one questionable hairstyle by advertisers looking to cash in on the year's biggest TV event.
Dan Rather asserts that CBS violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on \u00e2\u0080\u009c60 Minutes.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Alphabet Kisses, the third longest shot in a field of 10, scored the biggest win of her brief career in Monday&#39;s $250,000 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita.
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Hoodies, wags, carbon footprints and muffin tops have entered the English language, according to the ninth edition of the Collins English Dictionary launched Monday.
Putnam Investments begins this business day as a company that is very publicly up for sale. Just a block away in Boston's Financial District, a much smaller firm will spend the day discreetly looking for asset managers it can buy into or finance.
AMSTERDAM - Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who had received threats over a controversial film he made about Islam, was shot and stabbed to death while cycling on an Amsterdam street, officials said Tuesday.
MIAMI (Sports Network) - The Florida Marlins solidified  their catching position on Wednesday by agreeing to a  three-year contract with Paul Lo Duca. Financial terms were not  disclosed.
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By David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 20--Imagine a computer understanding everything you say, regardless  of how fast you speak or the words you use.    And while you're talking to that computer, it's also turning your words  immediately into type.
Experts in Nepal study a site thought to contain the buried or cremated remains of up to 49 people.
Melbourne-based biotechnology company Metabolic Pharmaceuticals says it has successfully completed a Phase 2b human trial on a drug which stimulates the metabolism of body fat.
Microsoft Corp.'s software platform for personal digital assistants took over the market lead from PalmSource Inc. for the first time in the third quarter, according to market research released Friday.
Disappointing sales contribute to a sharp fall in profits at Dr Reddy's, the Indian drug producer listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Clive Owen predicts Daniel Craig's first film as James Bond will silence fans who criticised his casting.
With voting wrapping up at Chrysler, the union is about to turn its attention to Ford Motor, the last Detroit company that must reach an agreement on a new labor contract.
Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather sued  the network on Wednesday for $70 million, saying CBS violated  his contract by depriving him of air time and made him a  scapegoat to &quot;pacify the White House.&quot;
The United States warned Iran on Tuesday the international community would have no choice but to impose sanctions if it did not halt sensitive atomic work.
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Starting Oct. 9, Zero Gravity will offer twice-a-month flights on planes that carry 27 passengers and are scheduled to fly out of its home base of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Employees at US Airways, Delta and United are facing the stark realization that the security they hoped their jobs would provide is being taken away.
Late August generally is a time when Hollywood's studios dump movies for which they have low box office expectations, and this week continues that old philosophy with four new films crowding theaters nationwide.
Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole at Kauai to become only the fifth player in golf history to go round in a 59 as he charged to victory at the PGA Grand Slam in Hawaii.
What makes a company more likely to create jobs - its size or its age?
An American man was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison Thursday for murdering a wounded British policeman who was pleading for his life.
Opposition activists in Bangladesh attacked railway stations and battled police across the country on Tuesday on the first day of a two-day strike called to protest against a deadly grenade attack at the weekend.
German auto giant Volkswagen on Sunday said it had sold a record number of 3.37 million VW vehicles in the first 11 months of 2007.
Javier Saviola &egrave; ormai un giocatore del Real Madrid. A rivelarlo &egrave; stato il nuovo tecn...
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a social democrat   member of the European parliament and former foreign minister,   was elected Estonian president on Saturday at the end of a   month-long wrangle.
Tales of a family of superheroes  and a green ogre are expected to dominate U.S. entertainment  this week with the Friday releases of \
The company is expected to increase spending in India by $500 million, as it focuses on making the country a regional hub for small-car manufacturing.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others on Sunday in an ambush in mountains near the Iraqi border, security sources said.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signaled yesterday that a temporary suspension of Iran's nuclear programs might be enough to pave the way for the first direct negotiations involving the United States and Iran in more than a quarter-century.
Marcel Marceau, 84, the world's greatest mime, who single-handedly revived the ancient art with his eloquent but wordless interpretations of complex emotions, died quietly in Paris on Sept. 22. No cause of death was reported.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday expressed his satisfaction at bilateral relations with Italy after meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the Kremlin, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Four executives of PeopleSoft Corp. were replaced by officers of Oracle Corp., which is working to complete a &#36;10.3-billion acquisition of its business software rival, according to a regulatory filing Thursday.
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Twenty seven years ago, Raj Kapoor created a furore when he called his brother Shashi Kapoor a \u00c2\u0093taxi\u00c2\u0094 for hire.
The families of three schoolgirls win a court battle to get into a Londonderry school.
As if the heavy rain weren&#39;t unusual enough, something else occurred yesterday that&#39;s even more rare in San Diego. In fact, more than one current Charger wasn&#39;t born the last time it happened
President Vladimir Putin has signed Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, formally joining the international environmental pact aiming to limit industrial emissions and thus curb climate change.
Global sales of recorded music slid 1.3 percent in the first half of 2004, but the rate of decline was slower than in previous years, a leading industry group said Thursday.
Angels in America soared to lofty, record-tying heights at the 56th Annual Emmy Awards. Frasier and Sex and the City were honored for their swan-song seasons, while Friends was ignored.
At least 28 people are killed in an explosion as Iraqi police raid a house in Baghdad, police say.
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Drugstore.com Inc. Monday widened its third-quarter loss projection and lowered its revenue forecast. The company said sales from its Vision Direct Corp.
The Baltimore Ravens will not designate all-pro linebacker Adalius Thomas their franchise player before today's 4 p.m. deadline, a decision that significantly increases the likelihood that his seven-year tenure with the team has ended.
buildbot-0.7.5 is now available. The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. It builds and tests the tree each time a change is committed, providing status updates through a web page or other protocols. Please visit http://buildbot.sf.net for more details.   This release features new support for Monotone and Tinderbox, and adds an SVN repository poller, new BuildSteps to transfer files between master and slave, and multi-owner Locks. Builder reconfiguration is now far less destructive than before, and the useful portions of the logfile are displayed as output of the reconfig/restart command. All buildsteps have been renamed and reorganized, and of course a number of bugs have been fixed.
President Bush holds a slim three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry one week before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
The CallBlocker gives salesmen the brush off so you don't have to. In Gear Factor.
A critical Senate committee plans to vote this week on legislation that would require broadcasters to abandon their current analog TV channels and switch solely to digital transmissions by 2009.
False dawn, or new era for bandwidth benefactor? Warner Music Group (WMG) has broken ranks with its fellow music majors and is climbing into bed with YouTube. The record label will use the video hosting phenomenon to distribute music videos and extras such as interviews with bands, and documentaries. Also, YouTube users can tap WMG\u00e2\u0080\u0099s music catalogue for backing on videos they make and upload onto the service.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It joins the battle for mobile users with Google.
New orders for costly and long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods rose by a weaker-than-expected 0.6 percent in April following strong upward revisions to March figures, a Commerce Department report showed on Thursday.
Experts say the feel-good factor of Scotland's victory over France will benefit the whole country.
Turkey's parliament voted Saturday to lift a ban on Islamic headscarves at universities, handing victory to the Islamist-rooted ruling party as tens of thousands protested the deeply controversial move.
Poland and Germany must rely on quiet diplomacy to close the book on the divisive issue of World War Two compensation, Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said on Saturday.
The Los Angeles Galaxy boasts a legion of Latino fans, wowed by generations of high-profile Latin American players from Pele to Diego Maradona to Hugo Sanchez.
The prospects of surfing the Internet  and receiving e-mail at 35,000 feet took a knock on Thursday as  Boeing Co. said it will wind down its service for offering  Internet access on board planes.
The European Union accused Croatia of deliberately failing to act to arrest a fugitive general whose fate is central to the country's EU membership bid.
Double-overtime games can be exhausting for running backs. But not for Boston Latin senior Garo Yessayan. He had plenty left in the tank last night, scoring on a 4-yard run and a 2-point conversion rush to push Boston Latin (1-2) to a 36-34 victory over Catholic Memorial (0-2) in a nonleague football game.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who refused orders to drive a dangerous route were members of one of a few supply units whose trucks are still unarmored, their commanding general said Sunday...
A professional wrestling superstar, Chris Benoit, was found dead alongside the bodies of his wife and 7-year-old son and police are treating the case as a possible murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a short ago announced he would not be implementing his ultimatum which would lead to his resignation from the cabinet.
Dozens of players are linked to banned substances, as a report on Major League Baseball alleges a serious drug culture.
REDWOOD CITY (BCN) -- Scott Peterson&#39;s mother took the witness stand this afternoon and testified that she gave him a large amount of cash the day before he was arrested in April 2003.
Drinking 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, research suggests.
Execs tell analysts that though AMD has some interesting products in the pipeline, the Barcelona fiasco will ensure the company loses money during the first part of 2008.
In town to testify on bid rigging and price-fixing in the insurance industry, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi yesterday said ongoing investigations might reveal
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said   on Tuesday he expected four French tourists held hostage by   tribesmen to be freed within a few days.
Iranian Nobel Peace prize winner and lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, has been told by officials that a detained U.S.-Iranian academic charged with spying does not need her counsel, an Iranian news agency reported on Monday.
Radiohead are to broadcast a performance of their album In Rainbows on TV and the internet on New Year's Eve.
GTech Corp. has signed a five-year contract with Veikkaus Oy, the operator of the Finnish national lottery, worth up to $67 million.
_ In Baghdad, militants attacked two churches with car bombs and set off blasts at a hospital, killing at least six people and injuring about 80 others.
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Sam Buntrock, a 32-year-old British director, is making his Broadway debut with the revival of the musical \u00e2\u0080\u009cSunday in the Park With George.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
World oil prices bolted up to new record summits beyond 52 dollars on markets nervous about tight global supplies with winter looming in the northern hemisphere.
Accounting flaws at the insurance giant that understated the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s losses raised new questions about the deteriorating health of financial companies.
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Following music industry measures to clamp down on illegal song piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) are launching civil suits seeking damages of up to $30,000 (\u00e2\u0082\u00ac23,200) per film.
Four of the biggest U.S. public  pension funds said on Tuesday they would press for the right to  have shareholders nominate directors to Walt Disney Co.'s  DIS.N board of directors.
Iraq for six weeks, offering a ray of hope to a dozen other foreign nationals still in captivity. scrap a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools apparently passed without incident.
Shares shuffled to a mixed finish yesterday, rebounding from earlier lows as oil prices retreated after surging past $50 a barrel.
Alessandro Gamberini, difensore della Fiorentina, analizza la stagione dei viola: \
Fifty-eight years removed from pitching a shutout in Game 3 of the 1946 World Series, Mississippi&#39;s Boo Ferriss was in St. Louis for Game 3 of the 2004 Series Tuesday night.
Euro zone economic indicators for release this week would show that business and consumer confidence was falling and that inflation was on the rise again, economists said.
Life & style: Award-winning Guardian sport expert Tom Jenkins selects readers' best action shots.
XENIA, Ohio  - Democratic Sen. John Kerry tore  into President Bush's economic record on Saturday and accused  him of turning his back on millions of working Americans while  pandering to the rich and powerful.
Two people are killed and many injured in an explosion at a concert by an Indian star Shahrukh Khan in Sri Lanka.
The jury in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against the legendary rock producer, and the judge dismissed the jurors for the day.
American Express Co , a credit card and travel services company, said on Monday that third quarter-earnings rose 10 percent, helped by increased spending among its consumer and corporate clients.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard will begin work on implementing his fourth term agenda today, after winning an increased majority in the federal election.
London - Arsenal boss Peter Hill-Wood has told manager Arsene Wenger he can continue to say what he believes and rejected suggestions he should put a &quot;gagging order&quot; on the Frenchman.
Everything starts, again, with Shaq, Kobe and Phil. They didn&#39;t win either of the last two NBA titles. They were dismissed from the Finals by the Pistons in June.
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry rescues a point for his side after they were reduced to 10-men at Middlesbrough.
After clearing Department of Justice and FCC hurdles, Cingular Wireless and AT&amp;T Wireless have completed their $41 billion merger, creating the nation&#39;s biggest wireless carrier in terms of subscribers.
The framers of the Constitution may not have created the perfect system for electing a National Executive, but the Electoral College works. However, just as we still debate the virtue of a Direct Election today, so too did the framers at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.  Among the framers that spoke on the subject were James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, Gouverneur Morris, and Charles Pinckney. The latter three served on the committee responsible for discussing the powers of and the election of the National Executive. What did they have to say about a Direct Election and how did they come to choose the Electoral College instead?
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Fresh from big wins in Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee swept into New Hampshire on Friday for a four-day battle for the next prize in the U.S. presidential race.
Saddam Hussein's regime made more than &#36;21.3 billion in illegal revenue by subverting the U.N. oil-for-food program and other sanctions &#151; more than double previous estimates, according to congressional investigators.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bitter memories of the Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s insults and hypocrisy are undermining efforts to restrain Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuke program--and have now led to the collapse of Italy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Prodi government.
A man dies in a house fire which is believed to have been caused by cooking being left unattended.
A TEENAGER who battered his younger friend to death as he allegedly acted out scenes from the computer game Manhunt has been detained for life by a court in Leicester, central England.
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Software maker Oracle Corp.   said on Wednesday that it is developing a group of standards  that businesses can use to help control and monitor the flow of  sensitive personal data within corporate computer systems.
SACRAMENTO, June 4 -- A former Laotian  general and a former California National Guard officer were among nine people charged Monday with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos's communist government.
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Democrat Bob Olson, the latest contender in Minnesota\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 2008 Senate race, is far lesser known than the party\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s other candidates to challenge Republican Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman. He is entering a field already occupied by popular entertainer Al Franken and wealthy lawyer Mike Ciresi, who is widely recognized from his role in state lawsuits against tobacco companies and an initial Senate primary bid in 2000.
Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was honored for citizenship by a patriotic organization on Friday as peace protesters outside criticized his role as one of the architects of the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
An aerospace research group says trying to fix the famed space telescope using a robot would cost two (b) billion dollars and take at least five years to get things ready.
Marine researchers have discovered the deepest coral reef ever found in the United States in about 250 feet of water off the Florida coast.
A white grand piano used by Frank Sinatra sold for more than four times its estimated value Tuesday as London's famous Savoy Hotel began selling its furniture before a massive restoration, auctioneers said.
However, goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek&#39;s failure to deal with an inswinging cross from Matthew Taylor allowed Lua Lua the simplest of headed equalisers.
General Motors Corp.  shareholders are set to vote on Tuesday on proposals concerned with how investors vote for board members and how executives are paid when financial results are restated.
Friday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s concert confirmed that conservatism, for better or worse, is still in play.
Tropical Storm Earl weakened to a tropical wave over the Caribbean Sea on Monday after unleashing heavy rains and winds that tore off roofs in Grenada and St. Vincent.
Global competition can be a drag. It all but guarantees a steady stream of restructuring, outsourcing, and the nagging insecurity that comes from knowing someone out there may be trying to take your job.
John David Booty arrived at Southern California three years ago with expectations so high many thought he would beat out Matt Leinart during the 2003 season.
Jenny Craig, the weight management company, has started a WAN upgrade for its 500 locations in North America to improve security and reliability.
Talks to resolve post-election turmoil in Kenya are set to resume amid continuing clashes in western Kenya.
Mahatma Gandhi's grandson resigned from the peace institute he co-founded after condemnation of his comments that Israel and the Jews are the biggest players in a culture of violence that \
Online, an army of consumers is spreading advertisers\u00c2\u0092 messages well beyond the Manhattan crossroads.
: U.S. report
Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) on Wednesday announced his bid for the White House in 2008, and also reintroduced his Truth in Video Game Rating Act, which proposes to overhaul the way that video games sold in the United States are currently rated.
World Cup champion Italy began training again Monday with new goals in mind.
Wake Forest finally won with defense, even if it wasn&#39;t how coach Skip Prosser would like to draw it up. His man-to-man didn&#39;t work, and neither did a triangle-in-two.
Known for its Internet search engine, Mountain View-based Google Inc. on Thursday announced a beta desktop search application that it says enables users to search their e-mail, files, web history, and chats.
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Spanish-owned mobile phone operator O2  has yet to sign any deal to bring iPhone mobile phones -- Apple  Inc.&#39;s latest &quot;must-have&quot; gadget -- to Britain.
NASA's departing boss, Sean O'Keefe, said Friday he does not regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope &#151; or anything else during his three years on the job.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA skipped its first opportunity on Friday to bring the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis back home to Florida because of continuing bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center.
Trying to save the famed Hubble Space Telescope with a robot would cost $2 billion with just a 50-50 chance of success, an aerospace research group is advising NASA in the coming days.
Saudi Arabia sought to regain some control of oil markets Tuesday, promising to make available 800,000 barrels a day of new oil by the end of the month and to keep pumping crude vigorously.
Stocks turned negative in volatile trading on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, as Intel Corp's  disappointing earnings and profit outlook fueled more recession talk.
DHAKA: Angry Opposition protestors set fire to a passenger train and clashed with police in southern Bangladesh on Sunday amid general strikes in several cities, to protest the series of explosions on an Awami league rally that killed 18 people and
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israel freed 159  Palestinian prisoners Monday as a gesture to Egypt and moderate  new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, but he called for a  \
The Dow Jones index moves closer to  hitting a record high as worries about US inflation ease.
A man who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight on Tuesday was unarmed, working alone and threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy, Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said.
With ZTE phone and terrestrial channels Comment Movio, the impending disaster that is British Telecom's approach to mobile TV, announced it has signed up ZTE to make 3G phones for the service. It also said its strategy would be largely built on showing existing UK TV channels \u00e2\u0080\u0093 BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and E4, on the phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
American Lindsey Kildow took the first World Cup downhill win in her career in Lake Louise, Alberta,Canada. Hailed as the bright young hope of American women&#39;s downhill, the 20
At least nine children and one adult have been killed when a blast ripped through a school in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, a US military spokesperson says.
Palestinian officials are downplaying a shooting incident at an event attended by interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. On Sunday evening, militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for
BUDAPEST, Jan 11 (IPS) - The introduction of some of the most wide-ranging  austerity measures in the recent history of Central-Eastern  Europe is forcing Hungarians to endure a period of hardships, but  an opposition-initiated referendum and the resistance of the  middle classes are endangering the socialist government's  plans.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Muscle damage caused during vaginal childbirth is associated with a serious gynecological condition called pelvic organ prolapse later in life, U.S. researchers report.
NEW YORK  - Fish oil could potentially save   more lives than cardiac defibrillators, devices used to revive   individuals whose hearts have stopped beating and to prevent   and treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias, researchers   estimate in a new report.
The United Steelworkers union on Monday  said it has given Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  a required  72 hours notice to terminate its existing contract, increasing  the possibility of a strike at its U.S. plants.
Luciano Spalletti non vuole mollare la Coppa Italia e punta sulla Roma migliore per ribaltare il 3-1...
Take a look on e-bay, and you&#39;ll find some cheesy items up for sale. But probably none as &quot;cheesy&quot; as this one. The on-line auction website, e-bay, took a grilled cheese sandwich listing.
A painful credit crunch is taking its worst toll on the already ailing housing market, while its impact on the rest of the economy so far seems limited, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
Vodafone, the UK-based mobile phone giant, has denied reports that it might be preparing a joint bid with Verizon for Sprint, the third largest US mobile operator.
Passengers may be passed the cost if airlines are given permits to emit greenhouse gasses, say two reports.
The Pentagon unveiled a plan on  Tuesday to nearly double to about $500,000 the cash payments  for families of U.S. forces killed in combat, responding to  demands from the U.S. Congress to improve benefits for troops  in Iraq and Afghanistan.
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey  - A New Jersey jury on Tuesday found that Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG failed to adequately warn a patient of the bowel disease risks associated with its acne medicine Accutane and awarded him $2.5 million in damages.
Heidi Snow lost her fiance on July 17, 1996, when TWA Flight 800 exploded off Long Island. The Red Cross helped loved ones of victims for a short time, but her grieving continued.
After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Kite Runner\u00e2\u0080\u009d has whisked to safety four young actors.
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Nearly one in four consumers has had a legitimate claim denied by a health insurer. In the new consumer health feature Empowered Patient, CNN's Elizabeth Cohen shares advice on what to do when your insurance company says \
The Bushehr nuclear power plant Russia is building for Iran will operate under the strict control of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, a senior Russian official was quoted as saying on Thursday.
SYDNEY: More than four times Australia&#39;s population are expected to see local painter and documentary film maker George Gittoes&#39; film about the Iraqi war when it screens in the US tonight.
The Toronto Raptors dealt four-times NBA All-Star Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets Friday for three players, including Alonzo Mourning, and two first-round draft picks.
Playbill - Jonathan Freeman and Brooks Ashmanskas will take the place of Gary Beach and Brad Musgrove Aug. 31 as the new Roger DeBris and Carmen Ghia in the Broadway production of The Producers.
NEW YORK  - Newer drugs like Enbrel and  Remicade have been a boon to many arthritis sufferers, but  researchers now report that such drugs may lead to the  development of an inflammatory disorder of blood vessels,  usually affecting the skin.
Viagra, the blockbuster impotence pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced on Monday.
A U.S.-led team of geologists says a phenomena known as sediment folding may have added to the exceptionally large 2004 tsunami that struck Sumatra.
Health officials in Vietnam on Friday confirmed a farmer has been infected with the deadly bird flu virus, the first human case in the country since late 2005.
World oil demand will rise faster than expected to 2012 while production lags, leading to a supply crunch, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.
Secondo sondaggio di Eurobarometro, con tedeschi e olandesi
Networking giant Cisco Systems posted solid financial results Wednesday, crediting the company&#39;s broad customer base and new products for strong sales growth.The company&#39;s earnings were in line with financial expectations. Excluding charges, earnings were $2.4 billion, or $0.38 per share, on $9.8 billion in revenue. Financial analysts had been expecting earnings of $0.38 per share on $9.78 billion in revenue, according to a survey by Thomson Financial.Sales were up 16.5 percent year over year for Cisco&#39;s second fiscal quarter of 2008, which ended Jan. 26.Cisco, the world&#39;s largest router manufacturer, has benefitted from the growth of Internet traffic over the past decade and -- more recently -- from the flurry of investments in Web 2.0 technologies. But there have been signs recently that growth may be slowing in this area. Just last week, Google alarmed Wall Street by&#160;falling just short of expectations, and worries of a U.S. recession may have caused jitters in U.S. stock markets recently.In a statement, Cisco chairman and CEO John Chambers expressed optimism for the months ahead, however. &quot;Our innovation pipeline is in excellent shape,&quot; he said, &quot;and execution against our long-term strategy remains unwavering.&quot;
The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.
Merle Haggard sometimes misses the old way of making records, when fixing an off-key note wasn't so simple and all the little mistakes were captured on vinyl.
Walter Mazzarri ritrova il sorriso. Quando si vince 3-0 con un gioco convincente come ha fatto oggi ...
Defying a veto threat from President George W. Bush, the House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to expand a health care program for children in low-income families and raise tobacco taxes to pay for it.
Fifty years after his Carnegie Hall debut, Sonny Rollins revisits jazz history with the help of just bass and drums.
Johnny M. Horne, Jr. was sentenced to a three-year prison term Saturday for the murder of a severely wounded Iraqi youth in Sadr City in August.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani, virtually tied with John McCain in a January poll, held a 25-point lead over the Arizona senator in a Newsweek magazine survey released on Saturday.
Chelsea complete the signing of Lokomotiv Moscow defender Branislav Ivanovic for an undisclosed fee.
Slovenia, the first country to quit Yugoslavia in 1991, becomes EU president on January 1 and will play a lead role in maybe the last act of the old Balkan federation's demise when Kosovo secedes from Serbia.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tim Robbins will be this year's recipients of the annual Hasty Pudding awards, given by a student drama group at Harvard University.
Hedo Turkoglu hit a fadeaway jumper with seven-tenths of a second remaining in overtime Monday to lift the Orlando Magic to a 112-110 victory against the host Chicago Bulls.
These groups have mobilized the largest number of U.S. poll watchers in recent history:
Pitcher Carl Pavano and the Florida Marlins sent the San Diego Padres packing with an 8-3 victory Sunday afternoon at PETCO Park. Pavano allowed two runs on
PARIS - French troops killed more than 30 Ivory Coast nationals and wounded at least 100 others in the ongoing crisis in the west African country, Ivorian parliament speaker Mamadou Coulibaly said on French public radio France Inter on Sunday.
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Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.
Bolivia's Senate passes a controversial land reform bill pushed by President Morales after a week of deadlock.
More frontline police officers start to carry Taser stun guns in a 12-month trial.
GENOVA - L&#39;economia italiana sta male. A lanciare l&#39;allarme e&#39; stato il presidente di Confindustria, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, intervenuto all&#39;assemblea di Confitarma a Genova. Il presidente degli industriali
Roger Federer is forced to produce some of his best tennis to beat Japan's Takao Suzuki at the Australian Open.
CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp  and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on  Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while  President Bush touted his tax reform.
LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Officials warned residents  of a California hamlet on Wednesday that the steep hills  overlooking their community could collapse again as the death  toll from a mudslide rose to 10 with three still missing.
Organizers of a national benefit for tsunami victims on Sunday awaited the final fund-raising tally from the two-hour televised concert that featured a constellation of movie and music stars.
Yasser Arafat has suffered brain damage and kidney and liver failure, the Palestinian prime minister said Wednesday, but a top Muslim cleric ruled out any possibility of life support being turned off.
Azureus is a powerful, full-featured, cross-platform bittorrent client.   Azureus 3.0.3.0 brings the version numbering back into line and should reduce confusion over which 2.x version maps to which 3.x version.  Existing 2.x users will get the classic UI, while new and existing 3.x users will get the Vuze client UI, with the option to switch back to the 2.x UI if you choose.  1. What's new in Azureus 3.0.3.0     Noteable changes in this version:     1.1 Experimental Support for LibTorrent Extension Protocol Handshake    * Provides a bridge between Azureus' Peer Exchange and LibTorrent's     1.2 Disk Space Indicators on the Torrent Open Dialog    * Requires Java 1.6     1.3 (Vuze User Interface) Embedded Media Player    * With an embedded media player, we can better guarantee that content downloaded from vuze.com can be played on your system.     1.4 Other Noteables    * Speedup hash-checking by ~30% / less CPU usage    * Bug fixes!
Egypt, Israel and the United States on  Tuesday signed a partial free trade deal described as the most  important economic agreement in two decades between the  original Middle East peace partners.
An Israeli Arab woman who got off a  bus because a Palestinian suicide bomber told her to shortly  before he blew it up was acquitted Monday of failing to prevent  the attack.
Iraq's oil exports were still running at half their normal rate Sunday as instability due to an anti-U.S. uprising prevented the re-opening of a main pipeline feeding the country's terminals in the Gulf.
New Hampshire House is set to open. In London. A seven-day trade mission to help New Hampshire companies begin or expand export operations to Europe is scheduled to depart the state on Saturday for visits to ...
 stirs anger over Boston Irish mob boss
India News, New Delhi,Sachin Tendulkar has come out in support of wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel after criticism of his work behind the stumps in the first two Tests against Australia, saying the teenager has done a &quot;good job&quot;.
La fiction italiana punta al premio tv piu' prestigioso
Computational biologists at IBM develop an anti-spam filter that works in the same way scientists analyse DNA.
MUMBAI: Another American bastion falls to the Chinese Dragon. China has announced today the launch of the first backbone network of the next-generation Internet, Cernet2 (China Education and Research Network).
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Lunar New Year has started with a bang as China's 1.3 billion population ushered in the Year of the Pig with food, drink and massive firework displays.
The Olympic torch will not pass through Taiwan as it makes its way to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games, officials said Friday, after Taiwanese authorities turned down Chinese proposals on a route because they said it threatened the island's sovereignty.
Merck &amp; Co. is helping bankroll efforts to pass state laws requiring girls as young as 11 or 12 to receive the drugmaker's new vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.
Adusbef, aumento si tradurrebbe in maggiore esborso 547 mln
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, is launching an Internet search engine based on the same voluntary collaboration that drives the online encyclopedia.
A senior US Federal Reserve official said Thursday the recent spike in oil prices would almost certainly impact on the US economy, although it may not be as significant as the shocks of the 1970s and 1980s.
A computer game that allows users to play the role of Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was released Monday by Traffic Games, a Scottish software company.
Top-seeded Lindsay Davenport of the  United States advanced to the finals of the Cincinnati Open on  Saturday when her scheduled semifinal opponent, Marion Bartoli  of France, withdrew with a hand injury.
Producer Pierre Cossette, who initiated the live Grammy Awards television broadcast in 1971, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The woman who accused basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape apologized to police at one stage for providing confusing information, according to court documents released on Friday.
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Il cantante si esibira' all'Olimpico il 27 e 28 giugno
Analysis: The Midshipmen have grown all too used to agonizing losses during Notre Dame&#39;s 40-year streak. But Navy&#39;s offense will present a unique challenge for the Irish.
Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris spends more than $1bn strengthening its presence in the Mexican market.
The ordeal taxed and tested the man New Jersey had come to regard as a successfully ambitious but impulsive character.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for about 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure another day of waiting and worrying...
Copies of the final Harry Potter book have already been shipped to customers by one U.S. online retailer, U.S. publisher Scholastic said on Wednesday, and purported copies of the novel have flooded the Internet.
Pakistani security forces arrested more terrorist suspects yesterday, a day after killing the country&#39;s leading al-Qaida figure and most wanted terrorist.
About 50 large bond investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds and other managers, have banded together to lobby companies for better investment-grade bond contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Intel, the world's largest computer chip manufacturer, will cut 10,000 jobs, or about 10% of its total staff.
Iraq&#39;s interim deputy prime minister Barham Saleh held talks with the Iranian officials in Tehran in a visit described as aiming to pave the way before the prime minister of the interim Iraqi government Eyad Allawi to Iran.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Police, Roger Waters, Kanye West, and the Smashing Pumpkins led an all-star lineup of environmentally conscious rockers and rappers at yesterday's Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium, performing for a sold-out crowd of 52,000.
FBI agents witnessed \
San Francisco - Researchers are using the latest in biotechnology to chart the genetic map of turkeys, which have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations in the United States that the big-breasted birds sometimes have trouble
Blog: AT&T has released pricing information for the new iPhone, with plans starting at $60 per month.
Women bosses in technology get plenty of bragging rights in a new Wall Street Journal ranking of the \
Barry Bonds knows he's going to enjoy his home run chase much more if the San Francisco Giants start winning regularly.
Se habla Espaol. That's what some museums are saying lately. On the first Sunday of every month, Spanish-speaking docents at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, will lead tours of the permanent ...
The video game Halo 2 is expected to gross $75 million US in sales over the next 24 hours, with a &quot;midnight madness&quot; release similar to the opening of a blockbuster film.
The average person in the Western world takes the Internet for granted, yet fewer than 20 percent of the 6 billion people living on this planet have access to it. Web-enabling 50 percent of the world&#39;s population by 2015 may sound ambitious, but that&#39;s AMD&#39;s goal for its 50x15 initiative, which will stress the use of alternative sources of sustainable, affordable power.
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GAZA, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) condemned on Wednesday the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to build 1,000 housing units in the West settlements.
At least six people were killed and nine wounded when a powerful bomb exploded near an army truck in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta on Friday, police said.
Just off the Senate floor, a dozen Democratic and Republican senators huddle twice a day to decide whether proposed changes to a bipartisan immigration compromise are acceptable tweaks or fatal blows to their fragile agreement.
US Airways Group Inc.'s UAIR.O  chairman said employees must agree to $800 million in new wage  and benefit cuts within 30 days or the airline might be  liquidated, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing an  interview with Chairman David Bronner.
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A surprise choice for Wednesday&#39;s friendly against Brazil, 20-year-old Robert Huth made full use of his debut in Germany&#39;s starting team to impress Juergen Klinsmann and his Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.
By David R. Sands THE WASHINGTON TIMES December 6, 2006 Ukraine will reject any effort to be used as a pawn in any struggle for influence between Russia and the West, Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych ...Comment
Stocks were mixed in post-holiday trading yesterday as Wall Street meandered through a shortened session. The major indexes ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the
Children exposed to passive smoking are likely to do worse at school than their peers, research suggests.
The opposition vows to keep up the pressure on PM Viktor Yanukovych after he survived a parliamentary no-confidence motion.
A 50-year study of breast cancer was launched today with the aim of pinpointing the causes of the disease, which kills 13,000 women in the UK each year.
PAKISTANI President General Pervez Musharraf has come up with a radical new plan to resolve the Kashmir dispute. One of the options he presented was joint rule by both India and Pakistan, who both lay claim to the Himalayan region.
China's trade surplus has surged to an almost record level in February, official state figures show.
Arrestato a Ferrara, i vicini hanno dato l'allarme
Dell Inc. will install Novell Inc.'s Suse Linux operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers as part of a worldwide agreement, the companies announced Wednesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
Sam Holman started making maple baseball bats in his garage in Ottawa 10 years ago because he was trying to win a bar challenge. Now he\u00c2\u0092s trying to sell his business for $3.5 million on eBay.
Previsioni degli esperti dell'istituto economico Diw
An ex-minister calls for an independent body to monitor and publish statistics about immigration in the UK.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  has become the first major studio to license niche and older  DVD titles for production and distribution through HP's   year-old DVD manufactured-on-demand service, the two companies  said on Thursday.
Rescuers struggled in rugged   Himalayan terrain on Tuesday to recover the bodies of 24 people   who were killed when a helicopter chartered by conservation   group WWF crashed in bad weather in eastern Nepal.
Manchester United defeated archrival Arsenal 1-0 to advance to a semifinal with Chelsea in English soccer&#39;s League Cup. Liverpool beat Tottenham in a shootout and will play Watford for a final berth.
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Armed police forced tens of thousands of reluctant residents to leave the slopes of one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanos Friday amid warnings that an eruption was imminent.
A top European Union official said Monday that recent Turkish reforms would be considered in the country's bid for bloc membership, and appealed to the nation's leaders to avoid violence in dealing with the Kurds.
Make friends with your plumber IBM's CoolBlue scheme to bring back water-cooled computing has been boosted by a licensing deal with networking manufacturer Panduit.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ayatollah lancia appello dopo le parole del Pontefice
LOS ANGELES  - Donal Logue, who recently starred in ABC's short-lived comedy \
Barry Bonds went 3-for-3 with a walk but failed to hit his 700th career home run Thursday as the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 in National League play at Miller Park.
(InfoWorld) - In an extension of a cost-cutting program it began in January, Motorola said Wednesday it would lay off 4,000 more workers. The move will help the company to save $600 million annually starting in 2008, including additional money-saving measures like prioritizing its investments, continuing discretionary-spending controls, cutting general and administrative expenses, and site rationalization. Although it trails only Nokia in sales of wireless handsets, Motorola has struggled to translate its sales into profits. The company began this restructuring program after watching its profit drop sharply, from $1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005 to\u00c2\u00a0$624 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. The results were even worse for the first quarter of 2007, as Motorola posted a loss of $366 million compared to its profit of $849 million for the same period a year ago. In a search for change,\u00c2\u00a0the company replaced its CFO in March. At that time, chief executive Ed Zander blamed the problems on dropping prices for low-end cell phones, and Motorola's decision to give up market share instead of entering a price war with competing vendors. Also on Wednesday, Motorola said it would finish making the 3,500 job cuts it had previously announced by June 30, contributing to an estimated $400 million in annual savings. The restructuring will also incur its own costs. Motorola will subtract a one-time charge of $300 million from its savings, to pay for severance packages and other costs of the workforce reductions. \
At a remote outpost in northern Greenland, an international team of scientists is attempting to resolve the critical mystery of global warming: how quickly will sea levels rise?
Giorgio Armani tapped a Mediterranean  vibe for his womenswear collection for next spring and summer  on Monday, while D&G found inspiration in Glastonbury Festival  for hippy flares and flounces.
Hundreds of human rights campaigners have held a vigil outside a prison to protest against Britain&#39;s detention without trial of 11 foreign terror suspects.
Patients with depression often have physical symptoms such as pain or stomach problems, and these are less likely to clear up with antidepressant treatment than is
Afghan President Hamid Karzai escaped an assassination bid on Thursday when a rocket was fired at his US military helicopter as it was landing in the southeastern town of Gardez.
Flowing fabric the color of sunrise was unfurled Saturday as \
Microsoft's  compliance with a  landmark European Union antitrust decision has opened  competition for servers, where one rival says it now has a  fighting chance to take on the software giant's dominance.
The trial of two nursing home owners charged with negligent homicide in the deaths of 35 patients after Hurricane Katrina will probably be held outside of St. Bernard Parish.
The HowTo Forge website has a new tutorial posted showing how to get the popular PHP-based content maagement system, Xoops installed and working on your Ubuntu linux machine.   I want to show you how to install Xoops on Ubuntu. I used the Ubuntu 6.10 Server Edition, but it will probably work on other systems as well. Xoops is a modern Content-Management-System which can be extended with a variety of modules. Further information about Xoops can be read on the official Website.   The process is pretty simple, there's basically only four or five main steps to the process, but some have several substeps (like the Xoops install screens that take up a lot of step four).
Sono 21 i convocati dal tecnico della Lazio Giuseppe Papadopulo per la gara di campionato contro il ...
To hear the top business types of Prince George's County tell it, the only reason the county hasn't become a technology hub or defense-contracting corridor is that it hasn't been marketed that way.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy won a solid majority for political and economic reforms in parliamentary polls on Monday, but the defeat of a top minister in a late Socialist surge soured the right's celebrations.
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has decided to have surgery in the United States, a close ally said Sunday amid news reports that the ailing media mogul would get a pacemaker.Comment
Kidnappers seized the British-Iraqi head of an international charity group in Baghdad on Tuesday and later she was shown sitting anxiously and alone in a video broadcast by an Arabic television station.
South Texas awoke to a rare blanket of snow Saturday, when up to 13 inches shattered records for the region. The deep freeze brought Victoria, Texas, its first white Christmas in 86 years
New national Democratic Chairman Howard Dean promised Saturday to rebuild the party in the most conservative regions of the country, help develop state and local organizations and let congressional Democrats set the tone on policy.
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Stock futures pared losses in volatile trading before the opening bell on Monday as investors positioned themselves for bargains in a beaten-down market and oil prices slid about 2 percent.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers, says a suicide bomber apparently caused the explosion that killed 22 people, including 13 American troops, on a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
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TORONTO (CP) - Zach Randolph scored 34 points and snared 17 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 88-85 pre-season victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
China has voiced its anger over a Nike advertisement in which a US basketball star fights off a series of ancient Chinese characters.
Teenage boxing sensation Amir Khan tonight produced a gutsy display to set up a final showdown with Cuba\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Olympic champion Mario Kindelan - the man widely regarded as the best lightweight on the planet.
Joining the south in carbon un-sinking A decade-long study of the oceans has shown they are soaking up less and less carbon dioxide.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A possible new case of mad cow disease surfaced Thursday, reviving interest in giving consumers more details about tainted meat and in tracking cattle from barnyard to slaughterhouse.
Polar bears could be decades from extinction, a survey into global warming has found. Steve Connor reports on the crisis that threatens the polar ice-cap.
A baby girl has died after being attacked by two rottweiler dogs.
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DESPITE what the song says, you have to be pretty chirpy to love Paris in the autumn when it drizzles, as it&#39;s done all week, especially when the tennis often matches the grey and lifeless skies.
Resist those impulses to lose money and take advantage of stocks on sale.
Sri Lanka said on Saturday it was reactivating its dormant death penalty for murder, rape and drug trafficking after a near 30-year lull following the murder of a top high court judge in the capital.
Five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for allegedly infecting more than 400 Libyan children with HIV-contaminated blood will be spared, the son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Thursday.
Tim Wakefield finished off the Tigers on Sunday. Now comes the real challenge for the streaking Red Sox. Boston beat Detroit 6-1, ending a stretch of 26 games - 23 against teams below
La pellicola sar\u00c3\u00a0 diretta dal regista Marco Risi. Nel 2006 ancheun documentario biografico sulla carriera del grande calciatore                                                  Maradona, il mito diventa un film tutta la storia del 'Pibe de Oro'                                                                                                   E in Grecia l'argentino chiede 60 mila euro per una intervista
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Michael Owen still has a future at international level.
American, British and Iraqi troops are continuing their effort to root out insurgents south of Baghdad, in an operation aimed at clearing the way for elections to be held in January.
We reported yesterday that the smallest baby ever known to survive is on her way home from her Loyola University Medical Center NICU soon, and the press had a chance to photograph Rumaisa Rahman and her \u00e2\u0080\u009cbig\u00e2\u0080\u009d twin sister, Hiba, in a press conference
Joe Calzaghe now has two options following his somewhat laboured points victory over Egypt&#39;s Kabary Salem in a 15th successful defence of the World Boxing Organisation super-middleweight title
PLEA DEAL: Ending a two-year federal investigation, former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland pleaded guilty to a felony count of conspiracy to steal honest services.
Aug. 17, 2004  SAN FRANCISCO  - Applied Materials Inc.
The United States will lose more than 400,000 jobs this year to Mexico, China, India and other Asian nations as multinational corporations restructure operations and shift production overseas, a study showed.
After nearly a four-year absence, Connecticut is back at No. 1. The Huskies received 49 of the 50 first-place votes Monday in The Associated Press poll after being ranked second all season. Tennessee had been No. 1 since the preseason poll, but lost to Stanford 73-69 in overtime Saturday night.
The centuries-old search for the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt&#39;s most famous female pharaoh, may finally have ended.
Nella regione di Khan Beni Saad, 3 morti e 13 feriti
An exhibition featuring artist Banksy has been cancelled amid fears that works could be stolen.
Boris Johnson is officially named on the Tories' shortlist of possible candidates to become London mayor.
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A northern Kentucky man wearing only a thong and carrying a knife allegedly videotaped himself attempting a burglary, then left the tape behind, police said. That evidence ultimately led to his arrest, Fort Mitchell Police Chief Steve Hensley said.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cStill Life,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the blood and the sweat run directly into the Yangtze River, where they mingle with more than a few tears.
A U.S. judge says she favors an agreement on desktop search between Microsoft and antitrust plaintiffs.
Two former executives at America Online were among six people charged Monday with fraud and making false statements to auditors as part of the federal government's ongoing investigation into illegal accounting practices at AOL. -AP
The wireless-infrastructure leader is connected to a profitable future.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said Friday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley.    Meanwhile, U.S...
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger's nominee to assume the post of state finance  director adamantly ruled out on Wednesday any tax increase to  help fill the state's budget shortfall.
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The IBM Global Business Security Index will compile threat information from some 2,700 IBM security professionals and half a million monitored devices so the severity of any threats can be analyzed.
Folic acid should be added to flour to cut the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida, experts have recommended.
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Inediti e grandi ritorni in rassegna su pittura del duecento
Dentists who fail to be upfront with patients about their treatment options could face disciplinary action.
On one island visited by Sinbad during his travels, he found a giant bird with the wingspan of a whale, while Odysseus, according to Homer, discovered an island race of one-eyed giants who ate humans.
In a room of mostly white male high-tech players, Anita Brown was the say-it-like-it-is black woman in red high-top sneakers. A social networker and blogger long before anyone heard of those terms, Brown died Sept. 8 of cardiac arrest at age 63.
Ancora volatilit\u00c3\u00a0 e timori, ma il Dow Jones guadagna l1,45%e il Nasdaq cresce dell'1,02%. Attesa per le decisioni della Fed                                          Wall Street crede nel taglio dei tassi La Borsa Usa chiude in buon attivo
BUDAPEST, Nov 23 (IPS) - Memories of the 'orange revolution' that  brought western-minded Viktor Yushchenko to the presidency are  slowly fading away as Ukraine returns to a more Russian friendly  foreign policy, without neglecting its western aspirations.
Republican former New York  Mayor Rudy Giuliani, finishing a distant third in Florida's  primary where he staked his entire campaign, gave strong hints  on Wednesday he might soon end his quest for the White House.
BERLIN : Bayern Munich tasted their first home defeat of the season with Schalke 04 grabbing a late 1-0 victory at the Olympic Stadium.
BAGHDAD - Il cadavere dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099ingegnere britannico Kenneth Bigley, 62 anni, decapitato dai suoi rapitori dopo 3 settimane di prigionia, \u00c3\u00a8 stato gettato in un luogo a sud di Baghdad. Lo hanno detto fonti anonime.
It knows what you want Score one for Yahoo! in the ongoing battle for online ad dollars. Yesterday, the beleaguered company unveiled a new banner ad platform that allows marketers to target web users according to their online behavior, a talent typically reserved for text-based ad engines. The new platform, known as SmartAds, could give Yahoo! at least a temporary leg-up on DoubleClick, the ad serving company that Google recently agreed to purchase in a deal worth $3.1bn.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - With help from a judge, David Kite got five years in prison and a life partner. After sentencing Kite on Wednesday to prison for stealing a lawnmower from a home, St.
Lancet calls for drug to be available over the counter after study suggests effects last for decades
MANCHESTER UNITED confirmed today to the Stock Exchange that they had paid a fee of up to \u00c2\u00a31.5 million ($3.85 million) to football agent Paul Stretford for organising the transfer of Wayne Rooney from Everton.
- Payless ShoeSource  said it plans to buy privately held Collective International LP for about $91 million to enter the brand development, management and licensing business.
Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  named on Monday James Keyes as its new chairman and chief executive to replace current CEO John Antioco.
A group of investors led by Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is negotiating to buy a significant stake in Roush Racing, and it wouldn't come as a surprise in the garage area if other outside investors begin taking a serious look at NASCAR teams.
Two bomb blasts minutes apart have killed at least 26 people and wounded at least 86 others in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, home to a long-running separatist conflict.
US lawmakers are nearing a fast-track plan aimed at boosting the economy and avoiding a possible recession.
Israel's opposition leader warns that the prime minister risks being assassinated over his Gaza disengagement plan.
A Birmingham theatre at the centre of a demonstration by hundreds of Sikhs said it did all it could to prevent trouble.
The U.S. Congress on Friday moved to   block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S.   military bases in Iraq or controlling the country's oil sector,   as it approved $70 billion for funding the wars in Iraq and   Afghanistan.
U.S. inflation pressures have  stabilized but are still too high and may warrant further  interest rate hikes to bring them back down, Dallas Federal  Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said on Tuesday.
Touts 'second-generation wireless' against health hysteria 3Com has decided to fight the hysteria over WiFi in schools. The company has hooked up with a reseller that specialises in the education market called 802.UK to promote \
Preparing Athlon 6400+ to fill the gap? AMD is gearing up to launch its fastest dual-core Athlon 64 processor yet, it has been claimed. Such a product would be handy: last week, the chip maker admitted its Phenom won't appear in significant volumes until Q1 2008, later than previously thought.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - The newest version of Parallels Desktop for Mac \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the software that enables Intel-based Macs to run Windows without having to reboot first \u00e2\u0080\u0094 will be released on Tuesday. The software has undergone an extensive public beta test for the past couple of months. A free upgrade for registered users, Parallels Desktop for Mac costs $79.99. New features in Parallels Desktop for Mac include Coherence, a feature that lets Windows applications operate much like Mac applications by appearing in the Mac OS X Finder\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Dock. Also new is a migration tool called Transporter. It helps users move settings, applications, files and profiles to a virtual machine running on Parallels without having to reinstall Windows. Transporter also works with VMware Workstation and Microsoft Virtual PC (on PowerPC-based Macs). Another new feature of Parallels Desktop for Mac is plug and play support of USB 2.0 devices, including external hard drives, printers and scanners running at full native speed. One of the most important changes for Parallels Desktop for Mac is the ability to work with existing Boot Camp partitions as virtual machines. That means you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have to install Windows twice on Macs that you\u00e2\u0080\u0099d prefer to use Boot Camp with sometimes, and Parallels for other times. Other new features in this release of Parallels include drag and drop support, Windows Vista compatibility and full-feature virtual CD/DVD drive use.
In Terrorism and Security daily update: Europeans offer nuclear technology if Tehran ends uranium enrichment efforts.
The dispute over President Mwai Kibaki's re-election in Kenya moved to parliament on Tuesday as the government and opposition prepared to wrestle for control of the east African nation's legislature.
Iraq's beleaguered prime minister lashed out Sunday at his U.S. critics, saying they don't appreciate the country's achievements and fail to understand how difficult it is to rebuild after decades of war and dictatorship.
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Beijing authorities have seized nearly 30,000 fake Olympic souvenirs, some made from toxic materials, state media reported on Thursday.
LONDON: Subsea rail operator Eurotunnel unveiled yesterday a &quot;Project Dare&quot; plan to cut jobs and services as it tries to dig its way out of a mountain of debt in the face of falling revenues and market share.
Efforts to raise the legal hurdle that determines whether a shelter is legitimate are again gaining traction in Congress.
Advance copies of the aliens-versus-space marines video game \
Iraqi insurgents who have threatened to kill eight Chinese hostages told the Chinese government on Friday they would treat them \
Saudi Arabia says it has detained men suspected of planning militant attacks in the Hajj pilgrimage.
President Bush said on Wednesday he  expects the new Congress to limit economy-damaging lawsuits by  passing curbs on class action, asbestos injury and medical  malpractice cases.
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Boeing's huge Delta 4-Heavy rocket, set for lift-off on Saturday, may play a role in life after the space shuttle.
Conflicts with European law, they say A group of small British businesses has mounted a challenge to changes made by the Intellectual Property Office's (formerly known as the Patent Office) to the scope of the monopoly a patent holder can be granted for a software patent.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
International Business Machines Corp.   said on Tuesday that it agreed to buy privately held  software maker Vallent Corp. to boost its line of software  offerings.
As much as Derek Roy would rather be wearing a Buffalo Sabres uniform, the forward was happy to be back on the ice &#151; even if it's in the minors.
The singer Rickie Lee Jones talks about her new album, which derives much of its content from the life and words of Jesus.
More than 800 homes were evacuated  in Southern California and flash flood warnings were issued on  Friday after a dam began leaking following more than two weeks  of heavy rain.
Microsoft Corp. surprised the computer world this week with the purchase of a small, New York-based based software company known for its anti-spyware technology.
Five people ranging in age from 16 to 19 were killed in a street shooting early Saturday, the most violent crime reported in this slowly repopulating city since Hurricane Katrina hit last August.
U.S. media conglomerate Viacom has   teamed up with private equity group Apollo to submit an offer   for BMG Music Publishing in a bid battle that could top 1.5   billion euros ($1.92 billion), sources close to the matter   said.
SEOUL, Oct 19 Asia Pulse - LG.Philips LCD Co. (KSE:034220), the world&#39;s second-largest maker of liquid crystal display (LCD), said Tuesday it has developed the world&#39;s largest organic light emitting diode
Rafael Soriano of the Atlanta Braves has been banned for four games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally hitting Dan Uggla of the Florida Marlins with a pitch, Major League Baseball said on Thursday.
Racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone today described the withdrawal of Jaguar from Formula One as no surprise. The struggling team&#39;s future was in doubt after fears that it had struggled to find the money needed to compete in the cash-driven sport.
Reporters from The Associated Press visited mosques around the world Friday to take the pulse of the faithful at a time of upheaval in Islam. They found believers who, for all their cultural and geographical diversity, share an anger over Iraq and the Palestinians and a feeling that their religion is under threat from the West.
The removal of a Soviet soldier\u00e2\u0080\u0099s statue in Estonia prompted a series of cyber attacks that nearly crippled the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government.
Alitalia's board of directors met on Tuesday to debate which of two rival bidders -- the Italian airline Air One or the European giant Air France-KLM -- is better placed to rescue the near-bankrupt national flag carrier.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 23 -- As critical elections in Pakistan approach, President Pervez Musharraf is increasingly losing support from major constituencies, including his traditional military base, amid growing questions in both Pakistan and the United States about his ability to govern.
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Speranza per il dialogo avviato tra Governo e Prefetture; i Vescovi invitano a compiere ogni  sforzo per raggiungere risultati positivi Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Dialogo per il consenso\u00c2\u0094 \u00c3\u00a8 il titolo del comunicato diffuso dal Consiglio Episcopale Permanente della Conferenza Episcopale Boliviana al termine della riunione svoltasi questo fine settimana a Santa Cruz. Nel loro comuni...
A U.S. anti-terrorism official warned Swiss banks not to do business with Iran on Saturday, saying Iranian officials sought to conceal their identity in deals designed to fund Iran's uranium enrichment program.
The Saints' triumphant return to New Orleans now includes the franchise's first playoff berth since 2000 -- not that they're in any mood to celebrate.
ATHENS, Greece -- Calling South Korean Yang Tae Young &quot;the true winner,&#39;&#39; International Gymnastics Federation president Bruno Grandi has written a letter to American Paul Hamm, asking him to voluntarily turn over his Olympic gold medal to Yang.
See a roundup of the week's news and events, from turmoil in Iraq and dinosaur eggs at auction to elephant polo.
Bacteria levels in DC tap water exceeded federal health standards this month for the first time since 1996, city and Environmental Protection Agency officials announced yesterday, but they said most people are not at risk.
Amber Valletta has  joined the cast of CBS' drama pilot \
The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success, getting Tim Hudson from Oakland. And the Seattle Mariners added another slugger, grabbing Adrian Beltre off the free-agent market.
An Iraqi police officer searches through a destroyed police car after a car bomb exploded, Friday, Oct 15, 2004, near a police station in southwest Baghdad, Iraq, killing one and injuring at least 11 others, the Interior Ministry and hospital officials
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 30  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation  announced it will host a conference call, in conjunction with Bear Stearns, beginning at 4:15 p.m. (ET) on June 6, 2007. On that call, Mike George, President and CEO of QVC, Inc., will discuss QVC's operations.
England go into day four of the second Ashes Test knowing a placid surface is likely to thwart their victory chances.
Just 10 percent of Ohio State's basketball players receive degrees at the school, according to a study that examines the freshman classes entering from 1996 to 1999.
At first, the innovation sounds simple enough: Representative- elect Kirsten Gillibrand has decided to post details of her work calendar on the Internet at the end of each day so constituents can tell what she is actually doing for their money.  In fact, it is a quiet touch of revolution.
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VILLA NUEVA, Guatemala  - Slum dwellers armed with shotguns have taken to Guatemala's streets to hand vigilante justice to youth gangs as voters sick of crime increasingly back a hardline ex-general's run for president.
Le donne del secolo scorso in passerella, tra ricordi e passione per le pellicce. E la Westwood si richiama alla preistoria
WAGON MOUND, NM Friends say a man who grew up near Wagon Mound, New Mexico, was among seven soldiers killed in today&#39;s crash of an Army helicopter in Texas.
LONDON/HONG KONG  - Vodafone Group Plc VOD.L   launched its first own-branded 3G handsets on Thursday, as the   mobile phone giant tries to expand in the market for   higher-paying third-generation services by luring more pre-pay   users.
The classic American midlife crisis has found a new outlet: garage-band rock \u00e2\u0080\u0099n\u00e2\u0080\u0099 roll.
A Chinese actress who played Hollywood  movie star Zhang Ziyi&#039;s naked body double in &quot;The Banquet&quot;  wants her name in the movie&#039;s credits, state media reported on  Friday.
Stocks ended higher on  Friday after  Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts but gains on  the Nasdaq were checked after wireless technology provider  Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O said an accounting review may reduce  pretax income.
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Renault\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Engineering Director expects a two-stop theme tomorrow\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 but what might the variations be?
MONZA - Rubens Barrichello ha vinto il gp d&#39;Italia 15/a prova del mondiale di foirmula 1. Il brasiliano della Ferrari ha preceduto Michael Schumacher in un arrivo in parata. E&#39; la 13/a vittoria della Ferrari
The Panthers score three times in the third period to rally past the Capitals, 4-2, on Friday and bring Florida into a third place tie with Washington in the Southeast Divsion.
Three children and a woman were found shot to death Thursday morning in a sport utility vehicle parked on a road just off an Illinois highway, authorities said.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will on Wednesday announce a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.
President Bush on Monday proposed a &#36;2.57 trillion budget that slashes domestic programs from farm aid to housing grants for the poor, as he sought to curb budget deficits that have soared on his watch.
The German army has discovered that more and more of its rank-and-file soldiers are unable to keep up the pace because they are too fat, according to next Monday's issue of magazine Der Spiegel.
OTTAWA (CP) - Most of the nearly two million immigrants who arrived in Canada during the 1990s settled in one of the country's 27 census metropolitan areas, but still found it harder to find work than natural-born citizens, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
China's Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC), which owns MG, says it will bring back the iconic British racer Austin Healey.
A British soldier killed by a bomb near Basra in southern Iraq on Friday is named as Private Luke Daniel Simpson.
[India News]: Imphal, Nov 21 : Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz&#39;s visit to India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sought to lower the tempo of rhetoric between the two countries and asked Pakistan not to be swayed by &quot;stray words&quot;.
Sara Jane Moore, one of two women who tried to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford in a three-week span in 1975, was freed on parole on Monday after almost 32 years in prison, a U.S. government spokesman said.
Terry Francona made official yesterday what had become increasingly apparent: Curt Schilling will not return to the Red Sox' rotation until after the All-Star break.
Aid destined for thousands of people cut off by fighting in eastern Sri Lanka finally begins to arrive.
MOSCOW, Aug. 28. - Experts probing the twin air crash in Russia have found traces of explosives on the wreckage of the second plane also, proving that both the airliners went down as a result of terror attacks
Sasa Ilic hits a hat-trick for Partizan Belgrade in a 4-0 win over Egaleo, plus Thursday's other matches.
Treviso, la giovane, coordinatrice dell'Unione degli studentitornava a casa in treno. Vittima di due militanti di Forza Nuova                                          Dopo aver aggredito studentessa le disegnano croce celtica sul braccio
US consumer prices rose more in September than a month earlier, reflecting higher costs for services such as hotel stays and medical care, a government report showed.
 at Russia treaty pullout
Unidentified gunmen kill a top women's affairs official in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, police say.
What you hear before taking prescription drugs versus what you learn afterward may make you feel like a lab rat. Before: Bayer&#39;s Baycol lowers cholesterol.
YouTube is set to announce a partnership with the BBC to create two entertainment channels and one news channel on YouTube.
CASINOS across Britain were reviewing their security last night after three gamblers who used a mobile phone to win more than a \u00c2\u00a31 million at the Ritz were allowed to keep their takings.
Lambeau Field is now a desired destination, as Chris Brown and the Tennessee Titans were the latest to learn. Brown rushed for 148 yards and two long touchdowns and Tennessee cruised to a 48-27 rout of the stumbling Green Bay Packers last night, scoring more points than any visitor ever had at the famed stadium.
China's state sports system certainly has its critics but many of those who have benefited from it are convinced it remains the secret of their country's sporting success.
The Ford Motor Company won a ruling Thursday that barred the import of copycat grilles, headlamps and other parts for its top-selling F-150 truck.
Shortly after the stand-off reached its bloody finale on Friday, at least two Russian officials said several of the hostage-takers were Arabs.
A man is charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and trespass over the death of a Pc.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. said on Thursday counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical had been found in discount stores in four U.S. states.
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Three months after a power shifting election, a majority of Americans still disapprove of Congress &#151; a sign of public impatience with the new Democratic majority even among party loyalists.
Rahul Dravid wins the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy as Player of the Year at ICC Awards. India&#39;s Rahul Dravid claimed the most prestigious individual honour in world cricket after being named Player of the Year at the ICC Awards in London.
A Nigerian brothel becomes the test site for a new AIDS treatment pill.
A senior professional criticises a screening programme started after a dentist tested positive for hepatitis C.
Life on Mars, Spooks and other BBC shows are made available to download from digital store iTunes.
SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of  the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Labour will lose the next general election if MPs continue sniping over the party's leadership, John Prescott says.
Many babies are being overfed in the first few months of life, says the World Health Organization.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.
The US Food and Drug Administration, under fire for its alleged failure to monitor the safety of drugs after they have been approved, is now facing criticism over its lack of leadership during the Bush administration.
If men ever needed a reason to justify that extra cup of coffee, here it is: four or more cups of coffee a day appear to reduce the risk of gout, Canadian researchers said on Friday.
European stock markets have risen as the mining sector here was bolstered by strong metal prices, and despite slight overnight losses on Wall Street.
Leaders at an Asia-Pacific summit appeared deadlocked on Thursday over what their \
In Pakistan, a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite Muslim mosque has killed at least four people and injured several others. In the past two weeks violence against religious groups has killed 80 people.
The Bank of England held its key interest rate at 4.75 percent, opting against a further rise after last month's surprise quarter-point increase, the central bank announced.
Prof. Avram Hershko and Prof. Aaron Ciechanover - who identified a process responsible for the dissolution of cell proteins \u00e2\u0080-re the first Israelis to receive a Nobel Prize in science.
One of two war commanders who suffered possible food poisoning last week was sick enough that he was hospitalized for three nights, not one as officials previously reported.
Council tenants should look for work or risk homelessness, the new housing minister is expected to say in a speech.
The music industry has targeted 459 prolific &quot;uploaders&quot; in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, who they accuse of illegally providing their music collections to others on online file-sharing networks.
Stocks extended losses on Wednesday, as recession concerns intensified after Intel Corp , the world's largest chip maker, gave quarterly earnings and a profit outlook that missed Wall Street estimates.
By Dave Lieber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 11--Kim Vaughan's nickname on eBay, America's largest Internet auction Web site, is Momof4kidsathome.   It should be Detective Columbo.
The U.N. refugee agency on Tuesday called for $261 million this year to help hundreds of thousands of Iraqis driven from their homes by violence.
Doctors can reduce the risk of gonorrhea  patients reacquiring the sexually transmitted disease by  arranging to provide antibiotics to their sex partners,  researchers said on Wednesday.
Fannie Mae&#39;s privileges as a government-chartered company are likely to survive congressional scrutiny following the ouster of the housing lender&#39;s chief executive because of accounting mistakes.
Crude oil prices will top $US50 ($A69) a barrel for the first time this week, despite a slight fall in New York on Friday night, some analysts have predicted.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shareholders voted overwhelmingly on Friday to approve the film studio's sale to a Sony Corp.-led consortium that includes cable television giant Comcast Corp.
With just three days to go before historic elections, President Hamid Karzai urged Afghans on Wednesday to follow the example of their warrior ancestors and become heroes -- but of the ballot box and not the battlefield.
China's purveyors of counterfeit goods may bode ill for the country at large
Atalanta al lavoro in vista della sfida con la Roma. Lavoro differenziato per Centi, Conteh e Loria,...
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday swore in a new Cabinet which sidelines powerful warlords and brings in reformers to battle drugs and rebuild the shattered country.
A major rescue operation is launched off the west of Scotland to assist the crew of a German cargo ship.
NEW YORK - Arizona guard Salim Stoudamire tried all he could to get Arizona the upset win against No. 1 Wake Forest. No. 18 Arizona tried to go to him one last time in the waning seconds and trailing by one
The company placed new executives in charge of operations facing fierce new competition from Google, Apple and cellphone makers.
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron      73  Producer-writer Stephen J. Cannell     66  Actor Christopher Guest                59  Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh           45  Singer Bobby Brown                     38  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
The Yankees are a game and a half behind first-place Boston in the American League East and lead Detroit by five and a half games for the wild card.
Garciaparra has said he&#39;d consider returning to Chicago, but he also wants to test the free-agent market for the first time in his career.
PARIS The open-source computer system known as Linux won a tough battle over Microsoft earlier this year when the city of Munich decided to change the operating software of 14,000 government computers, despite the personal intervention of Steve Ballmer
Wearing a black brace on his injured right hand, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant sat out the Western Conference's light practice on Saturday but still expects to start in Sunday's NBA All-Star game.
Shaquille O&#39;Neal and the Miami Heat are cruising in the Eastern Conference, but are they really among the league&#39;s elite if they struggled with Kobe Bryant&#39;s Lakers?
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Israel to try and restart peace talks, after meeting British soldiers in Iraq.
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 31  /PRNewswire/ -- AdventNet Inc., the leading provider of affordable network management software announced that Building Materials Holding Corporation (BMHC) is using OpManager for its network management.
U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 criminal counts including soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official, a U.S. Justice Department official said.
Reports of three deaths and 600 cases of problems such as excessive bleeding and infections in women who took RU-486, the so-called abortion pill, have led to new, stronger warnings
Oracle said it had raised its bid for for the bulk of Indian banking software firm iflex Solutions to 1.3 billion dollars in what was its final offer.
By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 10--Situation: Pat Hanzlick frequently drives past a county storage yard near South Houghton Road and East Irvington Road. But inside the yard, she sees only recreational vehicles, boats and jet skis -- but no county equipment.
A resolution supporting Iraq&#39;s political democratization, territorial integrity and reconstruction is expected to be the main result of an international conference
New drugs that are to be tested in connection with a phenomenon called RNA interference have excited scientists with their versatile and powerful ability to affect genes.
audizione al opaco, ex capo servizi nega tutto
Nikolaj H\u00c3\u00bcbbe will retire from the New York City Ballet to become artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, a position he applied for nearly 10 years ago.
The speaker of Poland&#39;s Parliament, Jozef Oleksy, offered to resign on Wednesday, a party spokesman said, after a court said he had worked for the country&#39;s Communist-era secret services.
DETROIT _ As Northwest Airlines passengers continued to cope Tuesday with widespread flight cancellations, the outlook for the next few days was shaping up into four bad words:  More of the same.
Oil extended a retreat from record highs on Monday, sliding towards $78 a barrel after tropical storm Ingrid faded in the Atlantic and as concerns about the global credit squeeze took centre stage.
Pamela Anderson wins with a full house. In an online survey conducted by EmpirePoker.com, 42 percent of the Web site's VIPs selected model-actress Anderson as the celebrity they would most like to play against.
The pan-European stock market operator Euronext said that its shareholders were to vote on December 19 on whether to approve a merger with the New York Stock Exchange.
Alla vigilia della partita di ritorno del primo turno di coppa Uefa contro il Palermo, l'allenatore ...
U.S. Federal Reserve  officials expressed guarded confidence on Wednesday that  inflation will ease, but Jeffrey Lacker, the Fed's most  outspoken hawk, was unconvinced.
Patient deaths from experimental cancer drugs during initial human studies declined dramatically from 1991 to 2002, suggesting that better oversight and less-toxic medicines have made cancer research safer, a study found.
A new type of breast cancer drug is superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and should now be the first drug used to treat
A day after Jenna Bush gave Republicans a pop-culture lesson by dropping OutKast's name, half the hip hop duo showed up at the GOP convention to encourage young people to vote.
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Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti may run in the upcoming presidential elections, aides say.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Thursday he expects to hold nuclear talks with Iran 'in the coming days.'     Solana told The Associated Press that a planned meeting in Vienna, ...
Riccardo Zampagna, attaccante dell'Atalanta e domenica protagonista di un battibecco col tecnico del...
The Cassini spacecraft reveals a faint, previously unknown ring around the giant planet Saturn.
A drunk broke off his rendition of a Charles Aznavour song to ask rush-hour Paris commuters for 50,000 euros (37,109 pounds) on Wednesday, inspired by the scale of the trading scandal at French bank Societe Generale.
Viacom buying Sirius makes sense, but it doesn't make dollars.
FIGHTING raged on in the western Sudanese region of Darfur today, with an African Union helicopter fired on despite promises by both the Government and rebels to respect a ceasefire, an AU spokesman said.
Volunteers sorting through donated books for a book sale found an abolitionist text and a slave's memoir, both dating back to the 1800s.
When the violent video game \
Northern California&#39;s Adreamisborn rallied from last place in a field of 12 to win the Grade 3, $250,0000 Longacres Mile by one length over Demon Warlock on Sunday at Emerald Downs.
GNC Corp. , the leading retailer of vitamins and nutrition products, agreed to be acquired by Ares Management LLC and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in a deal with a total enterprise value of $1.65 billion.
E rivedere politica a favore delle energie rinnovabili
Country music star Ronnie Dunn testified that he killed a 12-point buck while hunting with an Indiana farmer on trial for allegedly violating wildlife laws.
Motorola is chosen to initiate a line of mobile handsets costing less than $40 to drive take-up in developing countries.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.
GHANAIANS weighed stability against a lack of prosperity at elections today for president and parliament, with a record turnout anticipated despite disturbances that left at least one person dead after partisan tensions erupted in the north.
Andy Cole, 34 anni, secondo bomber della storia del campionato con 185 gol, passa dal Manchester Cit...
A Florida man who claims Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 scratches game discs has sued the company, saying the consoles are \
Graham Thorpe acknowledges that England need to raise their game ahead of the first Test against South Africa.
U.S. lawmakers squared off on Tuesday over President George W. Bush's troop buildup in Iraq, with Democrats declaring Americans had lost faith in the war and Republicans warning against undermining the U.S. struggle with terrorism.
On Scene: U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's grip on power is further eroded as hundreds of thousands in Beirut demand his ouster
The dollar barely moved on Tuesday as  most investors were reluctant to take positions ahead of an  address by the Federal Reserve chief that is expected to point  to further rises in U.S. interest rates this year.
A causa della pioggia &egrave; stata annullata l'ispezione prevista oggi della pista che ospiter&agr...
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections...
A European Union court upheld a landmark 2004 European Commission antitrust decision against Microsoft  on Monday in a crucial victory for the European competition regulator over the U.S. software giant.
Both of Washington's potential new governors have experienced the uncomfortable sensation of reading their own political obituaries.
SOL Campbell came to Arsenal\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rescue on the south coast yesterday just as it looked like their their chances of catching Premiership leaders Chelsea had been sunk.
com October 8, 2004, 8:28 AM PT. Most IT Managers won&#39;t question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.
New Orleans Hornets: Guard Alex Garcia will miss the remainder of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
The United States modified its  call for U.N. sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday but still kept  up the threat of punitive measures if Khartoum did not stop  atrocities in its Darfur region.
A Bologna la finale nazionale di 'Drummer of tomorrow'
Japanese insurer Millea Holdings Inc.  said on Thursday it will voluntarily have its shares delisted from the U.S. Nasdaq market and stop reporting its earnings under U.S. accounting rules to save costs.
Washington - Phone calls made over the Internet cannot be regulated by states, the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday.
An innings of the utmost brilliance from a novice, a superb exhibition from a temporary captain, a precise burst from a returning paceman and a robust contribution from an underestimated
Growing numbers of children say they carry knives and bottles as a defence against bullies, a report states.
Schiacciante maggioranza di contrari al ritorno all'atomo in un sondaggio IprSoddisfazione dei Verdi: \
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger didn&#39;t bare his biceps when he met Japan&#39;s leader on Friday but he did pledge to flex his muscles to promote trade.
The Microsoft Corp.  executive  in charge of closing the gap on Web search leader Google Inc   is leaving the company, a source familiar with the  situation said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON -- US troops walled off the Iraqi city of Fallujah yesterday and stepped up airstrikes, as Pentagon strategists entered the final stages of planning the largest battle since the invasion of Iraq, defense officials said yesterday.
Yoga is like coffee -- stimulating, but you can't just say you want some: You can order it fast, slow, hard, easy, with in-your-face meditation or with nary a word of Sanskrit. There are a half-dozen or more major forms, and while that provides the benefit of choice and change, it also increases the...
Yasser Arafat's medical records show no sign he was poisoned but are inconclusive as to the cause of his death, his nephew said Monday.
Google Inc. on Wednesday plans to offer free, high-speed Internet access to everyone in its Silicon Valley home town &#151; a hospitable gesture that the online search leader hopes to see spread to other parts of the country.
AMSTERDAM: Dutch Muslims rallied on Tuesday to condemn extremism and call for unity after a wave of attacks on mosques in apparent revenge for the murder of an outspoken filmmaker by a suspected Muslim extremist.
The amount of time people spend  sleeping may affect their weight, study results suggest.
Though much blood is shed, Milos Forman's new movie is surprisingly bloodless.
LONDON -- British police arrested 16 people, including three jockeys and a trainer, Wednesday as part of a major crackdown on corruption in horse racing.
A 21-year-old German man has been convicted of sending a photograph of his penis to an unknown woman via mobile phone, authorities said on Wednesday.
A sheriff calls for the way prisoners are monitored by police to be improved after a death in custody.
Jarrett Jack hit two free throws with 4.4 seconds left and Chris Paul missed a shot at the buzzer as No. 22 Georgia Tech ended a three-game losing streak with a 102-101 overtime victory over No. 5 Wake Forest on Thursday night.
A bill that would allow terrorism suspects access to federal courts to challenge their imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
EUROPA - L'Istituto di Politica Familiare (PF) chiede ai politici europei di passare da un discorso solo teorico di sostegno alla famiglia ad un impegno attivo perch\u00c3\u00a9 essa sia considerata priorit\u00c3\u00a0 politica nelle rispettive nazioni Bruxelles (Agenzia Fides) - \
Analysts say long-term energy trends, coupled with short-term disruptions, are changing oil market psychology.
The U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue is a process, not a negotiation.
Comment is free: Mark Lawson: Clinton's ad offers a fascinating insight into the tactics and tensions within her campaign.
Encouraging phase II results of a trial to test the efficacy of a malaria vaccine for young children is published in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (pp 1380, 1411).
The sentencing of Brocade's CEO shows that the race is almost run -- and shareholders have lost.
TOKYO - The competitive eating world is already chewing on this bit of breaking news: The champ may not be able to chomp. Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, the six-time champion of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, may be sidelined for next week's event by an arthritic jaw.
Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum expects quarterback Chad Pennington to compete with Kellen Clemens for the starting job next season.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has rocked northern Japan near the area where the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in years struck in October.
A 2,06 miliardi di euro, profitto a +11,9%
CINCINNATI - President Bush on Monday announced plans to shift as many as 70,000 U.S. troops who are now stationed in Western Europe and Asia in one of the largest realignments since the end of the Cold War...
An anti-nuclear protester  dies after his leg is severed by a train carrying atomic waste from France to Germany.
A longtime local government worker is fired after she cooperates with an investigation of sexual harassment allegations against a high-ranking official. The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether federal civil rights law protects employees from such retaliation.
On Tuesday, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lifted its forecasts for the world largest economies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 growth.
Wikia Inc, the commercial arm of the nonprofit organization that runs Wikipedia, announced yesterday the opening of a new free service for hosting any community-sponsored content, such as blogs, social networking or other Web 2.0-like content that promotes interaction.
Shooting for a movie featuring John Malkovich as Austrian art nouveau painter Gustav Klimt began Tuesday in Vienna, a publicity company said.
Paraguay declares a state of emergency to deal with dengue fever, which has killed 10 people this year.
Republicans open their national convention Monday with a tribute to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and a salute to President Bush by two of the party's best known moderates, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Arizona Sen. John McCain.
By guest contributor Josh Pereira. Kyocera, a leading manufacturer of CDMA phones, has announced a voluntary and precautionary recall of the batteries found in their KE/KX 400 Series, 3200 Series, and Slider Series phones.
Newspaper publisher Knight Ridder Inc. on Monday named Steve Rossi, who had been president of its newspapers division, as its new chief financial officer.
Cesare Prandelli resta con i piedi per terra nonostante nelle ultime 13 gare la Fiorentina ha lascia...
A suicide bomber in a Daihatsu minivan  packed with explosives was responsible for an attack at the  Australian embassy in Jakarta on Thursday that killed nine  people, Indonesian police said on Friday.
Decesso forse per malore, anni fa un fratello mori' in moto
The online service-turned media company will be Silicon Alley's latest emigre, taking up space new New York University.
On a frigid day at Soldier Field, four football fans had a front-row view of the action.
Severely clogged arteries, obesity and other factors caused a 68-year-old grandmother&#039;s heart attack &amp;#151; not her use of Vioxx, lawyers for the drug&#039;s maker told jurors during closing arguments Tuesday in New Jersey&#039;s latest case over the withdrawn painkiller.
Alla periferia sud di Roma, ignote le cause dell'incendio
There are a lot of different ways to look at Mike Ditka. Hard-nosed, Hall of Fame tight end. Fiery coach of the Chicago Bears whose oversized personality rivaled that of the Punky QB, the Fridge and anyone else on those '85 Bears.
U.S. blue-chip stocks slid lower on Thursday, pulled down by industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc. , but technology shares remained higher after eBay Inc.  posted strong earnings.
The wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards has been told that a cancerous lump in her breast has not spread.
Day one at Wimbledon, with Andy Murray having pulled out, is set to be hit by weather delays.
With the new Linux-based OpenPower line, IBM serves notice that Intel may not be the best choice for all business-related tasks, says IDC analyst Dan Kusnetzky.
JAKOBSHAVN GLACIER, Greenland If Manhattan floods, it may start here, on an ice field that stretches in frozen silence to every horizon.
The Braves&#39; Rafael Furcal hit the game-winning homer Thursday night during Game 2 of the National League division series. Really, he could have been watching the game from a jail cell enjoying three squares a day.
Christopher Cox defended the agency\u00e2\u0080\u0099s record in pursuing corporate misconduct, rebuffing accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests.
Landing under the cover of darkness, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in northern Iraq early Friday for an unannounced Christmas Eve visit with US troops at a base where 22 people died at the hands of a suicide bomber this
A choreographer who inspired her company and a dancer who inspired audiences is retiring from the stage after a pioneering career.
Sales of previously owned homes in November posted their best month on record as low mortgage rates enticed buyers to live the American dream.
Russian oil giant Yukos files for bankruptcy protection in the US in a last ditch effort to stop the Kremlin auctioning its main production unit.
The General Election Commission (KPU) officially announced here Monday that retired army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono wins Indonesia&#39;s presidential election ina landslide.
The Pitcairn public prosecutor says the sex abuse trials in which five men have been found guilty of rape and indecent assault were only the tip of the iceberg.
Otto Preminger became one of Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first and most successful producer-directors.  A retrospective at Film Forum celebrates his work.
The days of piece-meal patching and shipped updates are over as Microsoft Singapore urged users to take advantage of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2).
John Lynch met LaDainian Tomlinson head-on early in the first quarter, a collision of two star players following a simple 2-yard run.
In an upcoming version of WordPerfect due in 2007 users will have the options of reading and writing in both Microsoft Office Open XML format (introduced in Office 2007) and OpenDocument Format (ODF). Will WordPerfect become the ODF word processor of record? Corel's answer was surprising.
At least 78 people died from suffocation while being transported in overcrowded military trucks after a violent demonstration in Thailand&#39;s largely Muslim south, government officials said today.
Sun Microsystems Inc. today is expected to unveil the much-awaited \u00e2\u0080\u0098free\u00e2\u0080\u0099 version of its Operating System, Solaris 10, which the company is betting on to help neutralize the open-source threat and increase profitability.
The city faces financial woes reminiscent of the 1970s, but resurgent football team offers relief.
President Bush has vowed to lead a bipartisan effort to overhaul the personal income tax and make it \
The new access regulator for English universities reminds them about bursaries for poorer students.
A veteran of the first Persian Gulf War is suing the Army after it ordered him to report for duty 13 years after he was honorably discharged from active duty and eight years after he left the reserves.
Al primo posto nel mercato degli intermediari
Inquirenti,possibile gesto paziente per intervento sbagliato
Chelsea have asked the Football Association to hold on to Adrian Mutu&#39;s registration while the club investigate ways of gaining compensation for sacking the player.
Tim Henman has booked a place in the semi-finals of the US Open after seeing off Dominik Hrbaty in four sets. The British number one finally beat the Slovakian 6-1 7-5 5-7 6-2 when their game resumed on Thursday, after getting rained off the previous day.
By Anita Stackhouse-Hite, The Porterville Recorder, Calif.  Jun. 19--TULE RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION -- The Tule River Natural Resources department struck a heavy blow for farmers and ranchers Monday in the fight against noxious weeds on the reservation and in the Central Valley.
The U.N. secretary-general called Wednesday for an end to \
Country music singer Skeeter Davis, a veteran of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, died on Sunday, according to a family friend.
THE HAGUE : Three ethnic Albanians went on trial in an unprecedented case at the UN war crimes court, charged with murder, torture and inhuman acts allegedly committed against Serb and Albanian civilians in ...
Music and movie joy Sony has confirmed that the next release of the PlayStation 3 firmware, version 1.9, will be available in the US \
Turkey's parliament resoundingly approved on Saturday controversial constitutional changes aimed at lifting a ban on female students wearing the Muslim headscarf in universities, the assembly's speaker said.
The Bank of England offers to inject \u00c2\u00a310bn into money markets to bring down three-month interest rates.
BonkEnc is a CD ripper, audio encoder and converter for various formats. It can produce MP3, MP4 / M4A, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Bonk and FLAC files.  BonkEnc supports freedb protocol level 6 (Unicode), CDText and ID3v2 tags. and is available in several languages.    BonkEnc is a new CD ripper, audio encoder and converter for Windows. The program is available in 28 languages and can be translated to other languages easily using XML language files.    The program is available at http://www.bonkenc.org/   Version 1.0 of BonkEnc has been released today. Reaching v1.0 marks an important milestone for the BonkEnc project. We finally have a stable release!  Future development will continue in two branches. The 1.0 branch will see mainly bug fixes and some minor feature additions. Development of new features will focus on the 1.1 branch which will eventually lead to BonkEnc v1.1.  The following things have been added or changed in this release:   - added Romanian language support - added a user manual - fixed crash when clicking \
HarperCollins announced on Wednesday  it would publish a new novel by James Frey, the author who  admitted fabricating key parts of his best-selling drug and  alcohol memoir &quot;A Million Little Pieces.&quot;
Flush from such past successes as 'Macbeth,' Tiny Ninja Theater returns with Shakespeare's tragic antihero.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left with injured ribs and a large clump of grass sticking out of his face mask. He returned for the next offensive series, but then left Sunday's game against Baltimore for good early in the fourth quarter.
Nutritional supplements are generally not taken into account when health researchers try to get a snapshot of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nutritional habits, a new study finds.
When NASA\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Genesis solar-wind sample return capsule skyrockets from space next week and drops into the Utah Test and Training Range, that landmark in civilian space draws upon a once classified satellite snooping program.
New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer, who is probing bid-rigging in the insurance industry,  expects to file suit against health insurance consultant  Universal Life Resources as early as Friday, a spokesman for  his office said.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre is leaning toward returning for another season with the Green Bay Packers, according to comments he made to his hometown newspaper.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA makes its fifth attempt to get Atlantis off the launch pad at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Saturday.
Search patterns provide a surprising window into the minds of buyers and sellers in the current unsettled market
Moscow, Aug 21 (VNA) - Russian Roskosmos space agency will help Malaysia build a space and satellite controlling centre and will help develop Malaysia&#39;s space programme, said Russian Federal Space Agency head Anatoly Perminov while meeting his Malaysian
Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Friday Middle East peace cannot be rushed, as Palestinians  must first elect a president and both sides must begin to carry  out the U.S.-backed \
TRAVERSE CITY -- President George W. Bush took the occasion of a boisterous re-election rally Monday in Traverse City to pledge his protection of Great Lakes water.
The European Union on Thursday set a new deadline of Nov. 9 to conclude its antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s &#36;7.7 billion takeover bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc.
Giovane si e' sparato con la pistola del genitore
The Pittsburgh Steelers capped a superb second-half defensive performance with a safety and completed a sweep of the Cincinnati Bengals with a 19-14 victory.
AllofMP3 said Monday that it was taking the necessary steps in order to resume service for its customers.
Militants ambushed a bus carrying construction workers in volatile southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 19 of the laborers, the Interior Ministry said. The attack occurred shortly after noon in Kandahar province when a roadside bomb exploded near the bus, said Zemeri Bashary, the Interior Ministry spokesman.
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the owner of the Dubai stock exchange, is mulling a rival bid to Nasdaq's  agreed $3.7 billion takeover of Nordic markets owner OMX , the Sunday Times reported.
Iran vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with its nuclear program, in defiance of a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.
InfoWorld - Microsoft is enlisting Linux distributor TurboLinux to help tailor work being done to translate documents between Open XML and ODF file formats for Japanese and Chinese users.
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Police found martyrdom videos and bomb-making components during the investigation of the alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound jetliners, prosecutors said Monday in announcing 11 people had been charged with terrorism offenses.
Brutte notizie per il Milan e per Carlo Ancelotti in vista della sfida di Champions League di mercol...
Vice President Dick Cheney had stayed the night at the base, but the explosion was far away from where he was staying, and he was not injured.
State lawmakers who reconfigured congressional maps to benefit one party over another have drawn themselves into a corner in some House districts.
Four British men filed a lawsuit against the United States Wednesday -- alleging they were abused while imprisoned at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The USS Texas, the Navy's newest attack submarine, was commissioned at the Port of Galveston Saturday as first lady Laura Bush gave the traditional command: \
The White House has acknowledged recycling its backup computer tapes of e-mail before October 2003, raising the possibility that many electronic messages \u00c2\u0097 including those pertaining to the CIA leak case \u00c2\u0097 have been taped over and are gone forever.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuffed a European Commission plea on Friday to make a gesture toward recognition of Cyprus before EU leaders decide next week on opening membership talks with Ankara.
Top seed Carlos Moya crashed out of the China Open yesterday, losing to French qualifier Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-3, 6-3, in the first round.
By Karl West, Daily Mail, London  Feb. 15--Troubled software firm Torex Retail has been thrown a \u00c2\u00a315m  financial lifeline by its lenders, and has appointed former Railtrack chief  Steve Marshall as non-executive chairman.    Marshall was drafted in at the behest of auditor Deloitte.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  on Monday said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc , an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion in cash and stock to expand its climate control business.
The seemingly inexhaustible supply of Beethoven performances, and the seemingly inexhaustible public demand for them.
Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has a new message for the team: sign him to a new contract before the season starts or he'll leave and become a free agent after it's over.
A Los Angeles Times report claims that federal authorities are looking for cooperation from the News Corp.-owned social-networking site surrounding the cyberbullying-related death of a 13-year-old girl in 2006.
The Rasmus are forced off stage after just one song at the Reading Festival under a barrage of mud and bottles.
America West Holdings Corp., of Phoenix, the parent company of America West Airlines, declined to bid for bankrupt ATA&#39;s assets Thursday, America West said.
Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, reaches to return a shot against Carlos Moya, of Spain, during the third set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 in Houston.
The Basque separatist group, Eta, says it will continue its violent campaign for self-determination.
A Nokia executive claims that its ongoing patent battle with Qualcomm may slow adoption of 3G cellular data technologies.
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BEIJING, Aug. 28 -- In a country eagerly preparing to host next summer's Olympic Games, little Zhang Huimin seemed destined to become an early champion for the Chinese public.
Nicolas Cage&#39;s National Treasure manages for fight off an underwater sea sponge to take the top spot at the national box office this weekend.
The Liberty Media Corporation has sued IAC/InterActiveCorp in a dispute over IAC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plans to split into five companies.
The two top ethanol producers announce an international effort to draft biofuel-production standards and expand global markets. By the Associated Press.
Jeremiah Trotter signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday, two weeks after he was released in a surprise move by the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Basque separatist group ETA struck on Monday for the second time in four days, exploding seven low-intensity bombs in seven cities, the Interior Ministry said.
Jimmie Johnson beats teammate Jeff Gordon on Sunday to win his third straight Nextel Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Two years after he tried &#151; and failed &#151; to convince the United Nations of the need to go to war in Iraq, President Bush will deliver a strikingly different message when he speaks to the 191-member world body this week.
Northern Rock says its full-year profit will at least meet analysts&#39; consensus forecast due to continued strong lending. The bank NRK.
Vacationing action star Jet Li injured his foot as he protected his daughter from tsunami waves that flooded his hotel in the Maldives, Hong Kong newspapers reported Tuesday.
The road to EU membership for Romania began in 1999. On Tuesday, the European Commission assured it and neighbouring Bulgaria that they will join as scheduled on 1 January 2007 -- but with the strictest ...Comment
At least four foreign oil workers have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region, officials say.
The chip maker Texas Instruments said Friday that it had expanded its share buyback program by $5 billion, or about 10 percent of its market capitalization, sending shares up.
The retail giant said it would shift capital away from its American stores and into overseas expansion, which will account for the bulk of its growth in the years to come.
SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled their way into the heart of this Sunni stronghold Friday and moved house to house in search of militants in what appeared to be the first major offensive to regain control of areas lost to insurgents before the January elections...
R E G I O N: KABUL: Visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Monday welcomed Afghanistan's first ever presidential election as a 'breakthrough' for the war-shattered land, struggling with a crippling drugs ...
Iraq's neighbors including Iran and Syria have agreed to join U.S. and British representatives to discuss the Iraqi security crisis at a regional conference March 10 in Baghdad, the government said Wednesday.
Oil prices rebounded to above $66 a  barrel on Tuesday, with bargain-hunting traders ending a  six-day retreat after Iran sounded a softer note on its atomic  program and OPEC agreed to keep production steady for now.
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Ever since she claimed to lose that winning lottery ticket, Elecia Battle's reputation has been on the ropes.
OIL prices fell again yesterday as forecasts of mild weather in the United States prompted traders to take profits from a rally that has added more than 30 per cent to the cost of crude this year.
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The body of work is not substantial enough to consider Chad Pennington a victim of the Belichick factor. Fair or not, Pennington&#39;s five-interception game against the .
Palm Inc. PALM.O on Thursday   posted a lower quarterly profit as the maker of the Treo   smartphones spent more money to fend off rivals and sales in   retail stores fell short of expectations.
Southampton manager Steve Wigley breathed a sigh of relief after earning his first league victory at the 11th attempt in the 2-1 defeat of rivals Portsmouth.
GLASGOW, Scotland Nov 1, 2004 - Berti Vogts resigned as coach of Scotland&#39;s national soccer team Monday, citing rude fans. Vogts, a German, held the job for 2 1/2 years, going 9-16-7 and failing to qualify for this year&#39;s European Championship.
NEW YORK  - Three months after the death of Robert Altman at age 81, several tributes have been announced for the maverick director.
About 50 Airmen from the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron here, along with four from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, low crawled and convoyed their way to becoming an 'Army of One.' This prepared them to deploy ...
Spike Lee announced plans Tuesday to make a movie about the struggle against Nazi occupiers in Italy during World War II that he hopes will highlight the contribution of black American soldiers who fought and died to liberate Europe.
Mark Thatcher paid two million rand (250,000 euros/ 300,000 dollars) in bail to end a nine-day house arrest imposed after he was charged with bankrolling a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said.
Today, Brickfish, the first Digital Engagement Company, announced the  debut of its consumer web site Brickfish.com. The Brickfish.com site  works in conjunction with the Company's viral  propagation technology and real-time analytics systems to form its  Digital Engagement Platform.
President Bush will nominate Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to be the next US agriculture secretary, farm industry and administration sources said on Thursday.
The Entertainment Software Association is starting a political action committee.  And as Don Reisinger explains, this is great news for all parties involved.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi blames the UN for playing a damaging role in the Somali crisis.
But, if the digital music player becomes as ubiquitous as the VCR, at least there won&#39;t be thousands of us forever cursing: &#39;I bought a bloody Sony.
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIFORNIA - Oracle Corp. plans to finally ship the next version of its E-Business Suite of enterprise applications on Monday Nov. 8, company executives said Thursday.
American cyclist Tyler Hamilton can keep his Olympic gold medal, but his reputation and the balance of his career are in serious jeopardy.
Sachin Tendulkar was ruled out of the whole of the triangular cricket event featuring Australia, India and Pakistan because of the onset of 'tennis elbow' in his left arm.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali   Khamenei said on Monday Iran would press ahead with its pursuit   of nuclear energy, indicating it will not heed a U.N. demand it   stop enriching uranium or face possible sanctions.
When director Peter Bogdanovich  decided to update his 1971 documentary \
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An opposition member of parliament has alleged that a government scientist who cast doubt on intelligence about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction may not have taken his own life.
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Starting next year, International Business Machines Corp. will exclude new workers from its contested cash-balance pension plan and offer them only a 401(k) savings plan.
U.S. regulators said on Friday they  would review whether to take action over Merck & Co Inc's   and Schering-Plough Corp's  popular cholesterol  medicine Vytorin after a study showed it was no better than a  generic drug in preventing the build-up of fatty plaque.
By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President HugoChavez criticized the United States on Sunday for backingColombia in a dispute over the abduction of a top Colombianrebel and said Washington was trying to divide Latin America.
ZHUHAI, China : China will push for a rapid reform of its aviation industry to meet the demands of its fast-growing economy and to boost competitiveness, a senior official said at an aerospace forum in this southern Chinese city.
Voters in East Timor went to the polls on Saturday to choose a new government tasked with uniting the population of the tiny fledgling state, shattered by violence, poverty and soaring unemployment.
President Morales dons his cleats to challenge an international soccer ruling that would bar Bolivia's national team from playing home games
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Attorneys for the father of murder victim Ron Goldman subpoenaed several Hollywood industry groups on Monday, seeking money O.J. Simpson was paid for TV appearances and work in such movies as \
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted higher quarterly earnings as revenue rose 12 percent, but its shares fell after the world&#39;s
Jerome Young, the world 400 metres champion, has been banned for life, the United States Anti-Doping Agency announced last night. The Texan-based sprinter tested positive for the blood-boosting drug erythropoietin
Militants holding three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them unless all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are released from US custody by noon (0730 GMT) on Wednesday.
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Eight people have been arrested under anti-terrorism legislation during early morning raids in Birmingham, west central England, police said.
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_ Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the US Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said.
Microsoft Corp. is investigating yet another critical flaw in one of its products, this time in two versions of its popular word processing software, Microsoft Word 2000 and Word 2002.
INDIANAPOLIS - After receiving some of the harshest penalties in NBA history for one of the worst brawls in US sports history, the Indiana Pacers&#39; roster has been reduced from a title contender to rubble.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, sounding a lot like a 2008 presidential candidate Monday, accused President Bush and the Republicans of making a mess of the economy and failing to ensure affordable services for the nation's middle class and poor.
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday said it plans to cut between 6,000 and 6,900 jobs during the next 18 months, implement a 10 percent across-the-board pay reduction and reduce employee benefits in a bid to avoid bankruptcy.
(HealthDay News) -- Fruit juice, soda and other drinks that are high in sugar can add lots of calories to a young person's diet, causing children and teens to pack on the pounds, not to mention the added risk of tooth decay.
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President Bush pressed the U.S.  Congress on Monday to renew the anti-terrorism law as he  officially welcomed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who was  confirmed despite accusations he sanctioned torture of  terrorism suspects.
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Bernanke, Bush and Congress officially agree the economy needs help. Now what?
THE HAGUE -- The International Criminal Court's prosecutor yesterday linked Sudan's government to atrocities in Darfur, naming a minister close to the president as a war crimes suspect who helped recruit, arm, and bankroll the murderous desert fighters known as the janjaweed.
The government has until Monday to protect the redacted names of baseball players who were supplied performance-enhancing drugs by a former Mets clubhouse attendant.
North Korea fired up to two short-range missiles off its west coast on Thursday, Yonhap news agency quoted government officials as saying, the second launch in as many weeks, drawing quick criticism from the United States.
01/10/2004 The Big G cereal division of General Mills, known for Cheerios, Wheaties and Trix cereals, is announcing it will become the first leading food company to make all of its breakfast cereals with whole grain, providing Americans with more than 1.5
Ruth Graham, the wife of U.S. evangelist Billy Graham, died on Thursday after slipping into a coma, the popular preacher's office said.
Arctic Monkeys have scored a record seven nominations for this year's NME Awards, including best British band.
Titans on offense: Vince Young's ailing right quadriceps limited his practice participation this week, but it's hard to imagine him not making his first career playoff start even on one good leg. Running Young wasn't in the Titans' game plan when they faced San Diego Dec. 9 - he had just two carries for 2 yards. Tennessee might want to ...
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Houston Astros players celebrate their NL wild-card-clinching win over the Colorado Rockies. The Astros finalized the playoff pairing by beating the Colorado Rockies 5-3 Sunday in Houston to edge the San Francisco Giants for a playoff berth.
French President Jacques Chirac on Monday issued a new appeal for the liberation of two French hostages held by militants in Iraq.
At least nine people are killed in a major gunbattle between police and squatters in the Philippines.
A federal judge has approved a roughly $30 million judgment against eBay Inc. more than four years after a jury concluded the online auctioneer had infringed on the patent of a small Virginia company.
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South Korea's National Pension Service is interested in buying a majority stake in Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) from Lone Star, but has had no formal talks with the U.S. investment firm, a senior fund executive said.
Croatia's Supreme Court has ordered a  retrial of eight former military policemen acquitted in 2002 of  killing and torturing Serb prisoners a decade earlier, state  radio reported on Thursday.
The United States and Japan may be  on opposite sides of the whaling debate but they have a common aim -- gaining support for whale hunting by their indigenous and coastal communities.
Election fever looked set to dominate the Labour party conference again today as Gordon Brown's top cabinet ally inadvertently fuelled speculation.
Islamabad, Dec. 28: India has proposed five spots along the Line of Control and the international border where members of divided families could meet, in a move to bring the people of the two Kashmirs together.
It's no 86-year championship drought, but after suffering three consecutive season-ending losses to King Philip in the Division 2 South tournament, the Duxbury girls' soccer team had started to feel cursed. Last night the eighth-seeded Dragons (12-1-6) exacted revenge with a 1-0 first-round tournament victory in Duxbury. King Philip entered as the No. 9 seed.
The government has said that it is &quot;extremely concerned&quot; at the forced relocations of people in camps in Darfur over the past few days.
A New Zealand envoy and the brother of an American reporter made separate televised pleas Sunday urging militants to release two Fox News journalists kidnapped last week in the Gaza Strip.
BERLIN -- Sebastian from Germany is looking for a high definition (HD) television set, IT engineer Armin is after a media-centre computer, software developer Jens wants a digital photoframe, and Italian civil servant Anna a new phone.
Pitt wants Damon to top the People Sexiest Man Alive 2005.
Computer giant IBM says 500 of its software patents will be released into the open development community.
The Indians have added an infielder and brought back their closer, but their pursuit of a starting pitcher has not gone according to plan.
Live commentary and discussion of the San Dieg0 Chargers and New England Patriots on the Fifth Down blog.
Scheme offers freebies and discounts to academic institutions, as HP chases a slice of the already-crowded educational market.
Most surgeons fail to mention the possibility of breast reconstruction before their patients choose between mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery, researchers have found.
North Korea took possession yesterday of about $25 million in funds previously frozen by a Treasury Department investigation, potentially clearing the way for Pyongyang to fulfill its commitment to shut down an aging nuclear reactor.
Firefighters continued making progress today in taming the wildfires that devastated Southern California this week, but thousands of homes remained imperiled and officials said they had found two burned bodies in a home outside San Diego.
NYSE Euronext Inc.   has entered the competition for the Borsa Italiana by submitting a preliminary bid to rival the London Stock Exchange Group's  offer, according to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.
Researchers are devising new (and hopefully better) ways to interact with Tablet PC's and other pen-based computers.
A car bomb in the south Russian region of Dagestan kills three people near the border with Chechnya, officials say.
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Never dull, the Overstock.com conference call gave reason for conspiracy theorists everywhere to salivate.
French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the founder of the school of deconstructionism, has died of cancer at the age of 74, France Info radio said on Saturday.
Six world powers abandoned attempts Tuesday to issue a joint statement criticizing Iran's nuclear defiance after China and Russia refused to endorse U.S.-backed tough language, diplomats said.
GAZA STRIP - Israel&#39;s offensive in Gaza could continue for weeks, a senior military officer said after four more Palestinians were killed in a helicopter strike Monday.
The Premier says Ontario is set to go with a public inquiry into Project Truth. Dalton McGuinty says the attorney general will meet with officials in Cornwall today to determine if they still want an inquiry.
Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard felt Sweden striker Henrik Larsson made a &quot;great impact&quot; by scoring against his former club Celtic in Tuesday&#39;s 3-1 Champions League Group F win at Parkhead.
Investor's Business Daily - Though new rumors have surfaced that IBM might buy chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices, many analysts doubt it will happen.
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Janice Malaszenko, vice president and chief technology officer of strategy, architecture and standards for Xerox Information Management, has combined global understanding with technology knowledge.
NEW YORK  - Low doses of pamidronate   increase bone mineral density (BMD) in children with spastic   cerebral palsy with severe movement impairment, according to   results of a preliminary study reported in Developmental   Medicine and Child Neurology.
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Stocks rose on Monday as data on existing-home sales landed near analysts' forecasts, allowing investors to focus on the recent decline in bond yields and the Federal Reserve's next policy-setting meeting.
Late singer Ray Charles' final album of duets goes platinum after sales of more than one million.
TUCSON - The Arizona football team is sticking with quarterback Kris Heavner, but Wildcats coach Mike Stoops wants the sophomore to improve.
Apple Computer Inc.  on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit more than doubled as it sold more than 2 million iPod digital music players and said results for the current quarter would top Wall Street estimates.
Thousands of tourists who hoped to ride the city's famed red-and-tan cable cars were left disappointed after a frayed cable line prompted a shutdown of one of the system's most popular routes.
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SHAWNEE, Okla. - Some in boxing were worried Riddick Bowe would get hurt making a comeback after eight years outside the ring...
Two people vomited, two wet their pants, another suffered signs of hypothermia &#151; all for the cameras &#151; after volunteering to spend 48 hours locked up in cages and subjected to sexual humiliation, forced nudity and sleep deprivation allegedly like prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent  by midday on Wednesday, erasing initial gains, as exporters  like Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. declined on concern over the  possible impact on the global economy of surging oil prices.
Cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson finishes another gruelling challenge to meet her \u00c2\u00a31m goal.
Barry Brust was grateful he had no time to contemplate the enormity of stopping Joe Thornton and his fellow San Jose Sharks. For the Kings' young goalie, simply doing it was much easier than thinking about it. Anze Kopitar scored two goals and Brust made 34 saves in his first NHL victory, leading Los Angeles to a 4-2 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night.
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday  approved Wyeth&#39;s drug Torisel for patients with an advanced  form of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma, saying it  significantly helped them live longer.
There was a clutch shot and a virtually flawless performance by US Open champion Retief Goosen, and a rare final-round collapse by Tiger Woods.
Investigators expect to rule out arson as the cause of a fire that killed 10 people at a group home for the elderly and mentally ill, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
The tsunami which killed hundreds of people in southern Thailand may also have killed the coral reefs which attract large numbers of foreign tourists, a Thai marine scientist was quoted on Tuesday as saying.
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Russia on Monday called for an emergency conference next month on a key Soviet-era arms control treaty that has been a source of increasing friction between Moscow and the NATO alliance.
An MP's elderly mother was burgled by a teenager who had committed almost 1,400 other crimes, he says.
Britain's top policeman ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during the recent Israel-Lebanon conflict, police said.
By Jason WebbMADRID - Threats by hooded gunmen and torched buses have not yet derailed Spain's planned peace talks with ETA, but may show the Basque separatist guerrilla group's patience is beginning to wear ...Comment
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney  opened a big poll lead on Friday in Nevada's lightly contested  Republican nominating race, where support from the state's  large Mormon community could be pivotal.
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Police beat back anti-government protesters in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia.
Carmakers wasted no time trying to show off their new-found \
South African icon Nelson Mandela  challenged leaders of rich nations on Thursday to ease the  plight of the poor by slashing debt, boosting aid and making  world trade fairer.
New US charges that it is working with Hizbullah in Iraq.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Floridians mopped, shoveled  sand and lined up for water and ice on Monday as the remnants  of Hurricane Jeanne left the storm-beaten state and whipped  through Georgia after taking six lives.
Bird sleep is so mysterious that scientists are considering several answers, all intriguing.
HAMBURG, Germany  - Turning ocean winds into gold while cutting greenhouse emissions in the process might sound like some sort of alchemy for the 21st century.
Dell's  disappointing  quarterly earnings report is the latest event to highlight the  differences between it and competitor Hewlett-Packard ,  whose results beat Wall Street expectations, analysts said.
With a blast of hot wind at his back, Stuart Appleby sent a 6-iron towering into the blue sky over Royal Liverpool and toward the 14th green, squinting in search of a puff of smoke on the ground that would indicate his shot came back to earth.
Republicans belittled Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a shift-in-the-wind campaigner unworthy of the White House on Monday at the opening of their national convention, lavishing praise on President Bush as a steady, decisive leader in an age of terrorism.
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Texas A&M University has developed a habanero pepper with considerably less kick than the fiery original and some chili pepper enthusiasts are outraged.
China confirmed on Tuesday that the  country's first human case of the H5N1 bird flu virus was in  late 2003, two years earlier than originally reported,  prompting the U.N.'s health agency to call for greater  transparency.
Arts & entertainment: The 13th Floor Elevators were the first psychedelic band, and their singer was one of the 60s' first acid casulaties. Now Roky Erickson is back.
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President Bush on Tuesday nudged OPEC powerhouse Saudi Arabia and other cartel members to produce more oil, recognizing that soaring prices are straining the US economy
Delta Air Lines Inc  has  started merger talks with Northwest Airlines Corp  and  United Airlines parent UAL Corp , and hopes to reach an  agreement with one of them over the next two weeks, The Wall  Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The impending launch of the iPhone in Great Britain has had many paying rapt attention to see which mobile network would support the device. With the launch date set for tomorrow, it appears no one was paying closer attention than the carriers themselves.
Airbus faces the possibility of crippling A380 order cancellations after its parent company confirmed Thursday that the flagship superjumbo program will be delayed a third time. Emirates, the biggest A380 customer so far, said its 45-plane order was now \
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By Ryan Huff, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 25--A Contra Costa County fire communications technician has been called up to a staging area for Lake Tahoe's Angora Fire and some of his colleagues may be joining him if the blaze continues to burn out of control.
As video games become more popular than ever, hard-core gamers and the old-school critics who represent them are becoming an ever smaller part of the audience.
The number of U.N. staff killed  in a bombing that wrecked two U.N. buildings in Algiers three  days ago has risen to 17 after several bodies were found in the  rubble, the United Nations said on Friday.
A Bosnian Serb general indicted for war crimes is to be transferred to The Hague, the chief UN war crimes prosecutor says.
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Forget the high-def DVD format war; the Coby upconverting DVD player, available from Buy.com for $34.99 shipped, will make your movies look a lot better on your HDTV.
BOULDER, Colorado -- Now heading outward on its lengthy trek to tiny Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on course to zip by gigantic Jupiter early next year.
However, Dobrev combined a lift of 187.5 kg in the snatch with 220 kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 407.5 kg. Russians occupied the other two places on the podium, Khadjimourad Akkaev taking
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Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings  has ousted the head of its North American operations, Bobby Mehta, in the wake of this month's shock profit warning from its troubled U.S. mortgage business.
Atlanta left-hander Mike Hampton was not able to pitch for the Braves on Wednesday, still bothered by a stiff neck that kept him out of his scheduled start Monday.
Cornell won the first game of its weekend road trip by erasing a 5-point deficit in the waning moments beating Harvard 72-71.
The OECD says that the rebalancing of the world economy is proceeding, with Europe taking over from the US.
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What horrors &quot;The Ring&quot; hath wrought. When the American remake of that Japanese horror film grossed more than $128 million in 2002, producers went searching for other imported spook shows that might also stand a translation.

Ruth Graham, the ailing wife of evangelist Billy Graham, fell into a coma Wednesday morning and appears to be close to death, a family spokesman said. \
President George W. Bush said $35 million in aid the US has pledged to help Asian nations deal with this weekend&#39;s earthquake and tsunamis is ``only the beginning&#39;&#39; of the US recovery effort.
A Chinese firm accused of manufacturing tainted toothpaste said it has stopped using a chemical found in antifreeze, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday amid a row about the safety of Chinese products.
Kenya's opposition wins a key vote in parliament as bitter clashes mar the body's first meeting since disputed polls.
Scientists planned to examine oil samples and the Coast Guard issued subpoenas in an investigation into who caused at least 1,000 gallons of oil to spill in Puget Sound, officials said.
Patricia C. Dunn came under scrutiny because of her role in ordering an investigation of news leaks from the board.
Nearly 50 players from the National Basketball Association, about one of every six participants, will take the court for their homelands when the FIBA World Championships begin Saturday.
Jerry Heinrichs says that because of the long-running drought across the West, his cattle had to compete with prairie dogs for the grass. And the prairie dogs won.
Piles of trash building up in Naples  have filled the air with a putrid stench and spoiled the view  for tourists, but the city's waste crisis may also be killing  its people.
Lawmakers return this week for a  pre-election push to overhaul U.S. intelligence services as  Republicans strive to strengthen their hold on a closely  divided Congress and Democrats battle to retake control.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger apologized Friday for saying during a closed-door meeting that Cubans and Puerto Ricans are naturally feisty and temperamental because of their combination of \
WASHINGTON -- Sales at the nation's retailers edged up by 0.1 percent in February as bad winter weather in many parts of the country kept shoppers away from the malls.
A 2-year-old dachshund barked chained to its dingy, wooden house Tuesday, unaware of its fate as South Korea began slaughtering hundreds of dogs, cats and pigs in an effort to stem the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay nailed the sprint double, Irving Saladino's long jump gave Panama a first world championships gold medal and Jana Rawlinson salvaged Australian pride by winning the 400m hurdles on Thursday.
Media & professional: Ofcom to amend TV and radio stations' licences to make them directly responsible for lapses.
Playbill - Basil Twist's underwater spectacle Symphonie Fantastique ends its Off Broadway run at the Dodger Stages Jan. 2, 2005.
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Blog: Suspicious of the guy who is just blowing everybody away in Quake 3? Your future PC might be able to tell who is cheating.
KIEV, Ukraine -- Opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko took a symbolic oath of office in his country's parliament yesterday as supporters whose numbers swelled into the hundreds of thousands rallied in the frigid capital to challenge official vote counts that gave an unassailable lead to his opponent, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
ST. MARKS, FLA. - Florida, suffering from a spiraling five-day nightmare named Frances, is anxiously watching Ivan, a major hurricane that could be destined for its shores.
Pakistani security forces captured and wounded top Afghan Taliban commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah in southwestern Pakistan early on Monday, a police chief said.
Liverpool eliminated defending champion Barcelona from the European Champions League, advancing to the quarterfinals despite a 1-0 loss at Anfield on Tuesday night.
Calling all rehabbing starlets: Jean-Marc Houmard of Indochine has cordoned off a significant section of his beverage menu for nonalcoholic drinks.
European stock markets started the week on an upbeat note as dealers responded positively to gains in New York and Asia and digested a flurry of company takeover news.
At Scientology\u00e2\u0080\u0099s request, several Web sites took down a  video of Tom Cruise talking passionately about the church, but Gawker isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t budging.
Three years ago, the best reason to go to a George Washington basketball game was to watch first-year coach Karl Hobbs throw a tantrum.
With two new office suites going free, can Microsoft maintain its high price tag on Office?  Don thinks it can -- and will.
Like his buddy Preity Zinta, Hrithik Roshan is \u00c2\u0093voluntarily unemployed\u00c2\u0094.
HDR-FX7 has CMOS sensor technology, which Sony says yields higher resolution with lower power consumption.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 273-149 on Wednesday to slash federal subsidies paid to college student-loan companies, such as Sallie Mae and Citigroup Inc, by $19 billion and boost grants to students, ignoring a White House veto threat.
Better IT security and identity management is needed if online commerce and egovernment services are to succeed, according to RSA Security chief executive Arthur Coviello.
Won't affect operating results, apparently Nvidia has said it will take a $127m non-cash hit as a result of the past stock-option irregularities the company earlier this year announced it had discovered. This month the graphics chip maker said the impact could be as much as $150m.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A summerlong crackdown on cybercrime has resulted in arrests or convictions of more than 150 individuals, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Thursday.
Volkswagen AG said Tuesday it would stop production of its Golf model at its Belgian plant, shocking workers and government leaders who fear more than 3,500 jobs could be lost.
DENVER -- Sam Adams, a 350-pound defensive tackle and three-time Pro Bowl player, signed with the Denver Broncos after spending last season with Cincinnati.
As Thomas Dimitroff begins his tenure as Falcons general manager, he will lean on his experience the last six years with the Patriots.

Nearly half of the pregnant teens in China's financial hub, Shanghai, met their partners on the Internet, state media said on Tuesday.
MESA, Ariz. - The night manager of a Christian bookstore foiled an armed robbery by slamming the man's hand in the cash register drawer, then wrestling with him before he fled, police said.
Blog: One Laptop per Child (OLPC) announces final beta version for its $100 XO laptop.
No true fans of the coveted  iPhone could be found standing in line outside Apple's flagship  store here a full day before the gadgets go on sale. There were  just exploiters, exploited and a few clowns.
A trash bin and a car resembling the one in which Bonny Lee Bakley was shot were placed on a street near Vitello's restaurant Thursday in preparation for a visit by jurors in Robert Blake's murder trial.
A spokesman for the parents of missing Madeleine McCann calls for the investigation to focus on finding her.
Iraqi officials say insurgents fired mortars at an Iraqi National Guard headquarters in al-Mushahida, north of Baghdad Tuesday. Iraq&#39;s Defense Ministry says four National Guard soldiers were killed and as
The government has responded to calls to make the BBC's iPlayer work on computers that do not run Windows.
Seduta di rifinitura per l'Empoli in vista della gara di ritorno degli ottavi di Coppa Italia contro...
BBC Sport says the 56-year-old was interviewed on 19 November and made demands about the structure of the job within the SFA. The details of those demands have been thrashed out over the last week and his
Chelsea's top stars are pondering their futures after Jose Mourinho's departure.
Plus: Technology helps firefighters by land, air and space. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Hurricane season is here, and the American Geriatrics Society offers advice to seniors to help them prepare for any potential natural disaster.
all of them -- in the limelight. He&#39;s been on stage and on camera, acting in television and movies, as well as behind the cameras directing.
Mindful of the need to curb carbon-gas emissions, Californian cities are opening bicycle commuter hubs that offer everything from secure parking to showers - and, of course, valets
Gasping for breath after long exchanges, Serena Williams ran out of energy and shots against Amelie Mauresmo.
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in November following a 0.6 percent gain in October, according to data released Friday by the US Department of Labor&#39;s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday ordered that residuals earned by O.J. Simpson for his past film and TV work be paid to the father of murder victim Ron Goldman to help satisfy a $33.5 million judgment.
Eight men have been remanded in custody for a further two weeks at a court appearance in London over charges related to an alleged plot to blow up aircraft bound for the United States.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - After watching fellow receiver Randy Moss haul in two long, high-arcing touchdown passes while being smothered by defensive backs, the words rolled off the tongue of Donte' Stallworth.
Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.
VIENNA, Austria -- Shrugging off calls to pump more oil, OPEC ministers decided to keep output at present levels at their meeting Friday out of fear that a softening global economy will translate into weakened demand.
Apple will be getting some stiff competition in the coming year. A slew of manufacturers will soon offer players utilizing small 1&quot; hard drives that help propel the iPod and allow them to compete more favorably in the market.
Una delle ultime visite quella di monsignor Fisichella
(InfoWorld) - The Big Wait continues: Xudong Wang, Minister of China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII), spoke about the growth of the country's communications sector, about the rollout of telecommunication infrastructure to rural areas and about the need to fight cybercrime. But the high-ranking official, in his keynote speech Monday at the opening of the Telecom World event in Hong Kong, avoided discussing an issue of huge interest to many attendees: when and how the government plans to issue 3G (third-generation) mobile telecommunications licenses. Manufacturers, operators, and millions of consumers in China eagerly await the arrival of high-speed mobile phone service in the world's largest wireless market. But the government, despite growing pressure to unveil its 3G plans ahead of the Olympic Games in 2008, remains tight-lipped. At present, WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), which dominates Europe and huge chunks of Asia, the U.S.-supported CDMA 2000, and China's self-developed TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) are the three potential 3G standards for China. TD-SCDMA has secured extended financial and policy support from the Chinese government. Insiders\u00c2\u00a0expect the government to begin issuing 3G licenses\u00c2\u00a0in early 2007 after the TD-SCDMA standard is ready for commercial deployment. While Wang preferred to sidestep 3G in his keynote, Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media at the European Commission, chose to address the issue directly in her speech. \
Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq conclude that there were no weapons stockpiles but say there are signs that Saddam Hussein had dormant programs that he hoped to revive, according to people familiar with the findings.
New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici acknowledged Sunday that he called a federal prosecutor to ask about a criminal investigation, but insisted he never pressured nor threatened his state's U.S. attorney.
Global semiconductor sales growth slowed to 1 percent in August as electronics makers reacted to growing inventories in Asia by limiting orders of chips, an industry trade group said on Thursday.
Disarticolata rete spacciatori cocaina operante sulla costa
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - American Bode Miller won his first World Cup super-giant slalom race Sunday, giving him his third consecutive victory of the season and moving him into an exclusive club.
LONDON : British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion Australian dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia&#39;s Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.
My husband and I struggle to stay in sync financially, but we get stuck in a rut whenever we look toward the 5-, 10- or even 20-year horizon.
The 2-day-old nationwide strike against General Motors Corp by the United Auto Workers union was already being felt across borders on Tuesday, threatening production in Mexico and shutting down Canadian plants, as both sides resumed bargaining.
Heavy rain and flash floods claim more lives in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina, media reports say.
The Commonwealth, an association of mostly former British colonial territories, suspended Fiji on Friday after a bloodless military coup this week that has been widely condemned.
Microsoft Corp joined the battle for supremacy in so-called desktop search, introducing software for quickly locating files on personal computers that challenges Google\u00e2\u0080\u0099s two-month-old rival product.
Investigators working on behalf of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) masqueraded as telecom employees to obtain phone records of Verizon Communications (VZ) customers, BusinessWeek has learned.
Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers were making significant progress on Saturday on a new labor contract, but major issues remained unresolved, a person close to the talks said.
United Nations troops are free to leave  Ivory Coast if they want to, President Laurent Gbagbo said in  an interview published on Tuesday, adding he was drafting an  alternative to a U.N. peace plan for his divided country.
Deroga nella capitale per i tifosi diretti all'Olimpico
The protesters came, and the leaders talked. But increasingly the annual gathering looks like an anachronism
By Cyndy Cole, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff  Dec. 14--Arizona Snowbowl has administratively renewed for another five  years its contract with the city of Flagstaff to buy reclaimed wastewater for  snowmaking, city officials said Wednesday.
A U.S. border security program that photographs and fingerprints visitors from most foreign countries has apprehended just one terrorism-related suspect since its 2004 inception, officials said on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya's envoy in response to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.
Nuova manifestazione e spari di avvertimento a Yangon
The Bush administration on Tuesday upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers.
Stock index futures extended losses on Tuesday after data showed a surprise decline in December retail sales.
As the International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s governing board prepares for its meeting today - during which it will discuss Iran&#39;s nuclear weapons program \u00e2\u0080-he radical Iranian regime&#39;s defiance is growing.
A noncommissioned officer at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq said Wednesday that accused ringleader Spc. Charles A. Graner Jr. flouted instructions, undercutting his defense that he was a man dutifully following orders.
BELFAST - A bank in Northern Ireland hit by a massive robbery said on Friday it was considering the drastic measure of taking several denominations of notes out of circulation as a means of preventing the criminals enjoying their haul.
It&#39;s always a festive time of year at Sun City when the Nedbank Golf Challenge gets underway, and defending champion Sergio Garcia, always an enthusiastic participant in South Africa&#39;s premier golf tournament, joined the spirit of proceedings with a
Bomb attacks in Baghdad have hit an all-time high, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, as one of the capital's frontline police units was pulled off the streets on suspicion of involvement with sectarian death squads.
By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 11--Nearly 600 students in grades four through 12 participated in the 23rd annual Kentucky American Water Science Fair yesterday at Bryan Station High School.
DECEMBER 08, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Perhaps it isn&#39;t quite as surprising as if Ford suddenly decided to sell its Mustang sports car brand to Hyundai.
At least 42 people were injured, four seriously, in two strong offshore quakes that rattled the Kii Peninsula-where the deadly Tonankai Earthquake struck in 1944-on Sunday night.
SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - After months of delays and  intense pretrial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in  court on Monday as the task of selecting a jury began in the  child molestation case that has put his career, reputation and  freedom at risk.
When was the last time you heard about the browser wars? Well, they&#39;re back. The reason: For the first time in more than seven years, Microsoft (MSFT ) is losing Web browser market share.
Civil rights leaders told a packed church on Saturday to have patience in the legal process and to pray for the recovery of a black woman who was allegedly tortured and sexually assaulted by a group of whites.
GE Jenbacher (Jenbach, Austria), a division of GE Energy (Atlanta, GA), a leading supplier of power generation and energy delivery technology, has received its first order in Romania from the Romanian ...
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: Buffal...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- There&#39;s been a death of a leader in the Arab world. State-run media say the president of the United Arab Emirates has died.
Four Britons, a German and two Zimbabweans were killed when a cargo plane crashed during takeoff from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian police have reported.
Al-Qaeda has reestablished its central organization, training infrastructure and lines of global communication over the past two years, putting the United States in a \
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The former husband of Tamara Mellon, the founder of the Jimmy Choo shoe empire, was today found not guilty of hiring a detective agency to hack into her computer.
PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - It's hard to make a  best-selling story into a successful computer game. Unlike a  book or even a movie, the narrative of a game can be halting  and convoluted because the player, not the author, controls the  action.
One of London's best-known hotels is to close for 16 months while a \u00c2\u00a3100m refurbishment takes place.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, encouraging volunteers as they busily packed supplies Wednesday for hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean, said she was concerned the effort was too focused on sending clothes instead of essentials like water and electric generators.
It is almost weird to see these big corporations trying to enter a field so soon one after the other that was ruled by small companies just few weeks ago.
The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that disease in the aftermath of southern Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.
Un bambino finlandese di 20 mesi, disperso a Phuket, in Thailandia, \u00c3\u00a8 stato ritrovato grazie a internet. Sul sito della Phuket Gazette era apparsa una foto del piccolo Hannes Bergman, in braccio a un&#39;infermiera del posto.
VANCOUVER (CP) - Ballard Power Systems Inc., the hydrogen fuel cell maker, has exercised its right to claim a $55-million investment from DaimlerChrysler and Ford Motor, part of an agreement signed last Dec. 31.

An Italian woman journalist is seized from a Baghdad street by a group of armed men, Iraqi police say.
Sri Lanka's government decided on Wednesday to annul a six-year ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers which would allow a full-scale military campaign to recapture the rebels' de facto state in the north of the island.
In the eyes of the public, Congress is doing even worse than the president.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) Wii  was the best-selling video game console in the United States in  January, and the Japanese company also boasted four of the top  10 games, data released on Wednesday showed.
Harmony Gold Mining Company yesterday bought a 10.8% stake in Gold Fields in the first phase of its $6.6bn (\u00c2\u00a33.5bn) takeover bid.
Microsoft&#39;s entry into the blogging realm with MSN Spaces will cause an exponential growth in popularity for the Web-based communications technology.
KaDee Strickland has  come on board the upcoming &quot;Grey&#39;s Anatomy&quot; spinoff, &quot;Private  Practice.&quot;
People born in May in the northern  hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing  multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.
Sport: Cricket: ICC drops umpire amid India-Australia race row, but denies bowing to pressure
COLUMBUS, Ga. - A cache of cash found in the Columbus landfill was the result of a bank error, police said...
Weather conditions are set to ease after three people die in severe flooding across England and Wales.
Apple may dominate the MP3 market, but other players have their fans and laudable features.
Prince Charles suggested Tuesday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates that banning McDonald's fast food was crucial for improving people's diets, a British news agency reported.
Telling his audience \
The District told the Supreme Court yesterday that even if the Second Amendment affords an individual right to possess firearms, the city's ban on handguns is a reasonable restriction to prevent the \
China, where strict family planning  rules allow couples normally to have just one child, has broken  up a baby-trafficking ring, arrested 40 people and rescued 44  infants, state media reported on Thursday.
Wall Street's roller coaster ride continued yesterday as investors wondered whether the economy is heading up or down.
The insurance giant MetLife Inc. announced Monday that it was acquiring Travelers Life & Annuity Co. from Citigroup Inc. for at least $11.5 billion.
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the U.S. Congress must fund the additional troops he is sending to Iraq as part of a strategy that Democrats, who are in the majority, and some Republicans have opposed.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is \u00e2\u0080\u009cleading the nation to a split that could end up as a civil war,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and refuses to even consider taking steps that would maintain
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.
Railway officials say a train collision in northern India that killed at least 37 people apparently was caused by a communications lapse between stations, and that the two stationmasters face criminal charges in the disaster.
E' scontro tra tifosi del Torino e due vecchie glorie granata come Cereser e Rampanti circa la rinas...
An Israeli inquiry into the failings of last year's Lebanon war will issue interim findings next month that will draw conclusions about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's performance, a spokesman for the panel said on Tuesday.
Allergan Inc. (AGN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday that its Botox wrinkle treatment played no role in the case of four patients who became ill after being treated by an unlicensed physician in Florida.
Tammi Houton, like a lot of parents yesterday, found herself surprised that peril could lurk behind some of the most familiar faces in children's toys. Elmo? Dora the Explorer? SpongeBob SquarePants?
It used to be said that there was so little camaraderie on the Boston Red Sox that they needed 25 cabs for 25 players after their games.
LONDON  - An investigation has been opened into crowd trouble at Chelsea&#39;s League Cup match with West Ham at Stamford Bridge.
Rio Ferdinand has said he was ready to come off the field after Spanish fans hurled abuse at England&#39;s black players in Wednesday&#39;s match.
TOPEKA - Kansans will be able to buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada and Europe under a program Gov. Kathleen Sebelius outlined this morning.
Stocks jumped on Tuesday after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc earnings allayed worries about the depth of credit market turmoil and as investors anticipated a cut in interest rates.
The U.S. embassy in Jakarta received a bomb threat on Thursday relayed by police, an embassy spokesman said.
North Korea said on Saturday it would not  return to six-country talks on its nuclear program until  President Bush spelled out his second term policies and ended  what it called his hostile attitude.

British troops are under investigation for allegedly firing indiscriminately at bystanders in southern Afghanistan, killing at least two people and wounding five others, a daily said.
US Treasury debt prices swung lower once more on Wednesday as investors bet President George W. Bush was likely to win reelection despite a still contested vote in Ohio.
N.B.A. Commissioner David Stern said Tuesday that the league made a mistake by not closely consulting with players about the new ball introduced this season and the league would talk to the manufacturer.
'Vogliamo diventare il numero 1 al mondo del lusso maschile'
Social network sites look like they will be a popular target for hi-tech criminals in 2008, say security experts.
A quarter of a century into their career, most rock bands are content to wheel out a greatest hits album every now and then. Not Ireland's U2, who, according to their manager, are still getting better.
City managers and planners say traffic must be managed in a crowding world but how do you have a prosperous city and not have it choke on its own wealth?
Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven rocketed into orbit Tuesday in pursuit of the international space station, where a formidable construction job awaits them
 on cause of Ukrainian candidate's face disfigurement
British second seed Tim Henman came through an unexpectedly tough second round match with South Africa&#39;s Wesley Moodie to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tournament Thursday.
Josip Skoko scored two goals Saturday to lead Australia to a 5-1 win over the Solomon Islands in the first leg of the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup home-and-away series.
TV networks are desperate for a return to cameras in the courtroom
African Union mediators at peace talks for Sudan&#39;s Darfur region say there has been an escalation of cease-fire violations during the past three months, and that these must stop before a comprehensive peace accord can be reached.
FIRENZE, 3 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Lippi e&#39; stato chiaro in conferenza stampa. &quot;Del Piero domani sera a Palermo non gioca. Nell&#39;allenamento di domani mattina valuter\u00c3\u00b2 se portarlo in panchina&quot;. Il ct azzurro ha poi
By Emma D. Sapong, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb.
Olympic hero Amir Khan overwhelms Michael Evans 35-13 in his first competitive outing since Athens.
FTC says pretexting violates federal law, targets companies involved in HP scandal.
Noting fears of recession in the U.S. and declining iPod growth, analyst Shaw Wu has cut his target price on Apple stock.
Fred Thompson advised a colleague representing two Libyan officials charged in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
The US House of Representatives voted to raise the debt ceiling by 800 billion dollars, helping Washington avoid running short of operating funds.
Blog: Popular add-ons could have their update process hijacked by man-in-the-middle attacks.
Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal can play against Detroit on Christmas after a federal judge upheld an arbitrator's decision to reduce the forward's suspension for fighting with fans during the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl.
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This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
The world's geologists are to bring together all their maps, producing the first truly global resource on rocks.
A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Technip vola a Parigi dopo voci su interesse Eni
By Douglas Turner Citing serious gaps in protecting Buffalo Niagara chemical plants, and the failure to properly fund the region's first responders, Sen. Charles E.
MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7 -- Only a few months ago, New Hampshire's reputation for delivering spellbinding primary elections was in danger. But if trend lines hold, a pair of contested primaries Tuesday will deliver outcomes with potentially enormous significance.
Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday that sales forecasts for its new Vista operating system may be \
MCI Inc. MCIP.O has offered to pay  states from 2 cents to 30 cents on the dollar to settle charges  it owes them as much as $2 billion in back taxes, people  familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Afghanistan's opium cultivation jumped 64 percent to a record 324,000 acres this year and drug exports now account for more than 60 percent of the economy, the United Nations drugs office said Thursday.
U.S. stocks surged on Friday as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors they would do what was needed to shelter the economy from market turmoil.
Madonna, Diana Ross, Maroon 5 and Mary J. Blige are among the performers who are joining the NBC Universal benefit special \
L&#39;Or\u00c3\u00a9al, the world&#39;s largest cosmetics firm, yesterday reported a near 22% profit gain in the first half, after a push into Asian and east European markets.
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. (CP) - Party Quebecois stalwarts and rookie members of the legislature rallied to the side of embattled leader Bernard Landry on Sunday, blasting dissidents who have called on him to quit.
A provocative new study claims hurricanes such as Katrina and Rita actually help stabilize wetlands by depositing tons of silt and sediment.
The eight Supreme Court cases still to be decided:
The vote rejecting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposal was a blow to universal health care coverage in California and possibly to its prospects nationwide.
Mostly, these lists give me an excuse to remind readers of good and great films that they may have missed.  But in some respects, the actual list is the least of it.
The question of who is best qualified to lead the US war on terror and douse the flames of insurgency in Iraq has taken over the presidential debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry.
Ipotizzato abuso d'ufficio, nonostante annullamento
Ukraine&#39;s top court convenes on Monday to try to end an election crisis that threatens to break up the country and is straining relations between Russia and the West.
The Bucs went on to win seven, Buffalo and Pittsburgh six, Houston five and the Giants four. The five losers made the playoffs. The Patriots, you might recall, had a pretty decent year.
Blog: Camera Armor is expanding its range of tight-fitting body suits for SLR cameras.
The main opposition bloc stepped up its pre-election rhetoric Thursday, accusing the government of mounting a \
By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Forget about a better mousetrap...
The number of U.N. staff killed in a bombing that damaged two U.N. buildings in Algiers three days ago has risen to 17 after several bodies were found in the rubble, the United Nations said on Friday.
Briton Jenson Button will have to wait until mid-October to find out whether he drives for Williams or BAR next year. Button has spent the past three seasons with BAR, but in August revealed he has signed
NASA&#39;s experimental X-43A, a sleek unpiloted forerunner to a routine space launcher or a blindingly fast airliner, streaked above the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday to establish a speed record for jet aircraft of about 6,600 mph.
Police seal off suburban Hertfordshire home in which ambulance crews discovered bodies.
A metal band from Taiwan, is timing its New York concerts to advocate for its county\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quest for recognition before the world.
For Westerners living in the Afghan capital, the attack on a prized social sanctuary may mark the end of their access to streets and the people they're here to help
(InfoWorld) - The researcher who developed Blue Pill, an attempt at developing undetectable malware for computers running Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, is working on a stealthier version that could be finished within the next few months. Polish malware specialist Joanna Rutkowska, who works as a senior researcher for Singapore's Computer Security Initiative Consultancy\u00c2\u00a0(COSEINC), unveiled a\u00c2\u00a0prototype of Blue Pill earlier this year. \
Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix, taking his maiden victory in only his sixth race.
It used to be that rock bands lived for the present and didn't worry about the future.
Scandinavian Airlines cancels most of its Tuesday flights to and from Sweden as a strike enters its fifth day.
Alejandro Canizares captured the individual title, the fourth of his career, to lead Arizona State to a fourth-place finish in the inaugural Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge on Tuesday at Bandon Dunes in Bandon, Ore.
Shannon Schonrock scored a career-high 25 points and No. 11 Minnesota played its trademark stellar defense in a 58-38 victory over No. 20 Purdue, the Gophers' first win in Mackey Arena in 20 years.
MEKELE, Ethiopia  - A search party scouring a remote northeastern region of Ethiopia looking for five kidnapped Europeans on Monday found two shrapnel-damaged vehicles that had belonged to the group.
VAL GARDENA, Italy  - American Bode Miller faces a  challenge to his domination of the men's World Cup when the  speed events return with three days of racing in the Dolomites.
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Nicolas Sarkozy has resigned as France&#39;s finance and economy minister to concentrate on his new job leading the ruling UMP party of President Jacques Chirac.
Taipei - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Taipei Saturday afternoon, urging the local government to scrap a historical high US weapons package, which the protesters complained would trigger a bitter arms race with the Chinese mainland and
Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center's University Campus in Worcester voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, raising the stakes for hospital and union negotiators trying to reach a new contract.
Probiotics, the potentially beneficial bacteria and yeasts available as diet supplements, may not be as helpful as widely believed.
Sudanese President Omar Hassan  al-Bashir has contested U.N. plans for military deployment in  Darfur, according to a letter circulated on Friday.
LIFETIME exposure to lead from paint in older houses, water pipes and other sources appears to increase men&#39;s risk of cataract development, researchers said yesterday.
In relazione alle gare della seconda giornata di serie B, il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per du...
Tension mounts among rival supporters as Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki battle for the leadership of South Africa's ruling party
President Bush has confidence in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, despite accusations that he botched the Iraq war and earlier efforts by top Bush aides to replace him, the White House said on Sunday.
ASIA/MYANMAR - Accordo di pace fra la giunta militare e un gruppo dell\u00c2\u0092etnia Karen Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - La giunta militare al potere in Myanmar ha annunciato di aver raggiunto un accordo con i ribelli di etnia karen che da oltre mezzo secolo combattono nel territorio birmano rivendicando autonomia, giustizia, rispetto dei dirit...
Mexican flight attendants now serve  fistfuls of salted snacks, carbonated drinks and, for about $5,  iPods.
Head teachers in England launch \
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The Lebanese government must fully implement a recent U.N. resolution requiring the disarming of the militant Shiite group Hezbollah or Israel will be less reluctant to attack the Lebanese state if Hezbollah resumes hostilities, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said yesterday.
The United States, Germany and other G7  nations agreed on Saturday to write off up to 80 percent of  Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt in a move that could pave the  way for a wider international accord, officials said.
Nintendo has created what could be the ultimate house party video game with \
Samsung became the latest manufacturer of MP3 players to open its own online music store today, following in the footsteps of Apple and Microsoft and further fragmenting the online music market. In Listening Post.
Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, positioning himself as a Washington outsider with heartland appeal.
Tyler Radkey and other second-graders at Emma E. Booker Elementary School didn't know what to think when an aide leaned in and whispered something to President Bush on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
Zygmunt Solorz-Zak, one of the richest men in Poland, said that he was thinking of acquiring TV Biznes, a business news channel.  Solorz-Zak said that a company he was cooperating with was in talks to buy the channel.
Orca Interactive, a unit of Israel&#39;s Emblaze Ltd, has won a contract from Atlas Interactive India to provide software used in bringing digital television to broadband customers.
Actor Aamir Khan, who has lately been in the media spotlight for slamming the award winning film   Black, says his upcoming directorial debut Taare Zameen Par is the most important film   on children to come out in India
Oil prices extended gains over &#36;71 on  Friday, buoyed by healthy U.S. economic growth that hinted  recent record prices may not hit robust demand.
The Security Council on Wednesday quickly approved a request from Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora for U.N. help in investigating the assassination of Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage pleaded for his government to save his life in a new video aired Wednesday on Arab television after the release of two Italian women and 10 other hostages. In Baghdad, U.S...
SAN FRANCISCO  - Baseball star slugger Barry Bonds told a grand jury that he used a clear substance and cream from a firm embroiled in a doping scandal, but never thought they were steroids, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Nvidia and AMD both win share AMD grew its graphics market share in Q4 2006, despite a market that was largely static as a boom in mobile GPUs was effectively balanced by a slide in desktop products, figures from market watcher Jon Peddie Research (JPR) reveal.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Firefox remains vulnerable to attacks exploiting protocol-handling bugs, even with two recent patches, security researchers say.
A man, in a coma for two years since a Valentine's Day attack in Cardiff, is said to be showing signs of improvement, police say.
The man who cleans backstage at New York's fashion week says there is a problem with the claims of stick-thin models that they are naturally skinny.
Infermeria piena per il Livorno e mezza squadra resta a casa a vedersi la gara con l'Atalanta in tv....
Jay Leno has maintained his customary position atop the ratings in late-night television despite the Hollywood writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike.
Around 350 local residents and former hostages were taken to hospital after being wounded in the hostage siege here, Inferfax reported.
NICE, France -- Several NATO nations, encouraged by the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, are offering to train Iraqi security forces in their own countries, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday.
Text of Vice President Dick Cheney's speech as prepared for delivery Wednesday at the Republican National Convention:
CKE Restaurants Inc., parent of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's fast-food chains, sued rival Jack In The Box Inc. on Friday over new television commercials it says misleads customers into confusing CKE's Angus hamburgers with meat from a cow's anus.
Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center this evening and has returned to his home in Chappaqua, where he is with his family and continuing to recuperate from quadruple bypass
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Oil and gas producer Noble Energy Inc. (NBL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to buy Patina Oil &amp; Gas Corp. (POG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in a cash and stock deal, helping it expand
Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Tuesday called on foreign forces to withdraw from Afghanistan and taunted NATO about its capture of the southern town of Musa Qala, saying celebrating such a small victory only showed its weakness.
A Kmart employee pushes shopping carts into the store in the Northridge section of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Kmart is acquiring Sears, one of the most venerable names in US retailing, in a surprise
Baghdad. Smentito l&#39;accordo per un cessate il fuoco tra Moqtdada al Sadr e il governo iracheno annunciato qualche ora fa. Abdel Hadi al Daraji, portavoce del leader radicale sciita, ha affermato che i negoziati
A senior Anglican Church commission Monday urged US church leaders to apologize for consecrating a gay priest as bishop and called for a moratorium on the blessing of same-sex marriages.
Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defense plans as misleading and insulting, and said China had to pursue military modernization to avoid falling further behind the United States.
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4 October 2004 -- Diplomats of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) say that an Iraqi militant group has handed over two Indonesian women hostages to them at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad.
Bloomberg - Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- New York Senator Hillary Clinton was named the winner of the Democratic presidential primary in New Mexico, as vote counting was completed nine days after the Feb. 5 election.
John Markoff in the New York Times reports that a computer science professor and two of his students have discovered a &quot;composition flaw&quot; in Google&#39;s desktop search application.
BUENOS AIRES - Germany&#39;s environmental minister is attempting to promote bilateral discussions to wrangle down greenhouse emissions at the 10th United Nations conference on climate and global warming.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted Friday to wait until after next month's election to discuss a report critical of the Bush administration's civil rights record. Republican members had objected to the report's timing. The report remains posted on the commission's Web site, however, despite objections from GOP commissioners who sought to get it removed.
Defending champion Roberto Heras grabbed the lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday by winning the tour's toughest stage to the Calar Alto mountain pass.
European Union aid commissioner Poul Nielson said Tuesday he was &quot;appalled&quot; at the abduction of the British-born head of CARE International&#39;s Iraq operations, Margaret Hassan.
This December is the first month in  over a decade that no U.S. prisoner will be executed,  reflecting what experts say is a gradual shift in America's  views toward punishing its most violent criminals.
WASHINGTON - The nation will face &quot;abrupt and painful&quot; consequences unless the government moves quickly to fix the finances of Social Security and Medicare, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.
Matthew Emmons is a trained accountant but he got his numbers terribly wrong at the Olympics. The American sharpshooter was just one shot away from a second Olympic gold
The comprehensive and chilling account of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, written by the U.S. government's 9/11 Commission, was nominated for one of America's top literary awards on Wednesday.
President Bush granted four pardons Tuesday, bringing to just 31 the total of pardons and sentence commutations he has issued during his first term, the Justice Department announced.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she cannot recall then-CIA chief George Tenet warning her of an impending al-Qaida attack in the United States, as a new book claims he did two months before the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Previsti nuovi segnali di rallentamento economia Usa
DILI, East Timor, March 5 -- East Timor's president invoked emergency powers on Monday to quell unrest after hundreds of young men demanding a withdrawal of foreign troops blockaded roads with burning tires and concrete blocks. The United States issued a travel warning, and Australia said it would...
South Korea&#39;s industrial output growth plunged to a nine-month low with 5.7 percent growth rate in October due to cooling exports and protracted weak consumer spending, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said Monday.
There's upside to buying in a choppy market.
A federal judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA officer Valerie Plame  and her husband against Vice President Cheney and other top  officials over the Bush administration's disclosure of Plame's name and covert status to the media.
Workers at Ford Motor Co.&#39;s luxury British car unit, Jaguar, voted against a strike over plans to cut jobs and scale back production, unions said on Monday.
Top singer Elton John joined other top entertainers signing a petition calling on G8 leaders to stick to their promises to help poor countries, the Global AIDS Alliance announced Thursday.
Finance ministers and central bank  chiefs from the world's 20 biggest economies voiced concern on  Saturday over sudden currency swings, venturing for the first  time into the territory of the more influential Group of Seven.
The Associated Press  MECHANICSVILLE  Fire struck the Richmond Times-Dispatch printing plant in Hanover County on Saturday as today's edition was being printed.  The fire started shortly after noon, apparently in a folder on one of the newspaper's three presses.
Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and  the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the  host Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win  Sunday.
Fernando Morientes claims Liverpool have contacted him over a move from Real Madrid to Anfield. The Spaniard is frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities at the Bernabeu, and has been linked with a New Year move to Merseyside.
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Can Sven-Goran Eriksson's side put their faltering league form behind them at Bramall Lane? Find out with Tom Bryant
The move to play the men&#39;s final at the Australian Open under floodlights next year was aimed at showcasing the tournament to the Asian and European markets, chief executive Paul McNamee said on Tuesday.
Charly Travers offers advice on withstanding the volatility of the biotech sector.
A lack of communication and bad driving contributed to the deaths of four cyclists, an inquest jury decide.
Almeno trenta morti e venticinque feriti, primo bilancio
Gaza, Gaza, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Palestinian officials have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s statements that Israel will expand Jewish settlements on the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority president said that he had reached a tentative agreement with Hamas meant to end the Palestinians\u00c2\u0092 international isolation.
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After decades of research and development, speech recognition is finally moving toward mainstream use. Advances in statistical modeling, pattern matching algorithms and processing power have
AOL partner offers new version of Central kit that connects to online giant's instant messenger.
com October 21, 2004, 5:09 AM PT. ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha received here yesterday Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki, minister of national economy and deputy chairman of the Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council.
By James Ashton, Daily Mail, London  Feb. 10--The new boss of crisis-hit software supplier Torex has already  secured an emergency cash advance from its lenders, but admitted its recent  boardroom bust-up and fraud probe had caused problems.
U.S. home loan refinancing  applications surged last week, industry trade group figures  showed on Wednesday, as consumers sought to lock in rates ahead  of a widely expected interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve  at the end of June.
Ivory Coast's president signed a peace accord with the country's main rebel leader Sunday calling for a new government to hold elections by the year's end, and for the dismantling of a vast buffer zone separating the two sides.

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An eighth-inning, two-run single by Corey Koskie lifted the Twins to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Indians on Friday, keeping alive Minnesota&#39;s hopes of home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
ISLAMABAD: Dr. Waqar Masood Khan Secretary Economic Affairs Division and Christoph Brummer, Ambassador of Germany signing loan agreement at the Prime Minister's House.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, is greeted by interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as he arrives for meetings at the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's former headquarters in the West Bank ...
Efforts to clinch a long-sought  international broadcasting treaty have suffered a setback from  lingering disagreements over signal piracy and the Internet, a  top U.N. official said on Monday.
Electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. on Friday reported a wider-than-expected loss for the third quarter, driven by lower extended warranty sales and restructuring costs.
A woman who murdered her husband with drugs disguised in a curry is told she must serve at least 16 years in jail.
In Afghanistan, seven people including two US soldiers died in explosions as early results from historic elections gave President Hamid Karzai a strong lead over his rivals.
GAZA CITY, Sept 27  - Seven Palestinians were killed in a series of violent incidents across the occupied territories Monday as Israel warned Syria to stop harbouring &quot;terrorists&quot; after the slaying of a Hamas leader in Damascus.
Motorsport.com. When Honda announced it is to become part owner of BAR, it was also made known that team principal David Richards will be leaving.
Burma's military has cancelled talks with the Karen rebel group just days after dismissing the prime minister.
U.S. News & World Report - The Bush administration's $75 million effort to promote democracy in Iran over the long run is likely to backfire, stiffening the resolve of the Islamic regime to hold on to power and landing democratic-minded activists in jail, a senior European diplomat tells U.S. News.
State and federal officials on Saturday blamed each other for allowing nearly two dozen water-dropping helicopters to sit idle while deadly wildfires ravaged Southern California, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged to improve the state's response to battling wildfires.
The whole of the Commons is thinking of kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassan, Prime Minister Tony Blair said.
A rash of arrests just weeks before planned elections has Pakistan wondering if the president's hold on power is slipping
For 10 months, the windows at FAO Schwarz, the once-fabled toy store and tourist attraction on Fifth Avenue, have been shrouded in paper, disappointing out-of-town visitors, intriguing retail
Former prime minister Tony Blair is to join Wall Street bank JP Morgan as a part-time advisor, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
Gunmen wearing police uniforms kidnapped at least three Western lecturers and several of their bodyguards from a Finance Ministry building in central Baghdad on Tuesday, a witness told Reuters.
&quot;The world gave me eight minutes, and I will give the world a surprise,&quot; said Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who is gearing up for a show at the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics.
Lens, fewer than 50 miles from the Channel tunnel in north-east France, is to be home to an \
Tens of thousands of people joined streams of Buddhist monks on marches through Yangon on Monday in the biggest demonstration against Myanmar's ruling generals since they crushed student-led protests 20 years ago.
On a day when the Denver Broncos honored the greatest quarterback in franchise history - John Elway received his ring from the Pro Football Hall of Fame during a halftime ceremony \u00e2\u0080-he
NEW YORK - Amelie Mauresmo played much more like someone serious about winning her first Grand Slam title and reaching No. 1...
Armin Zoeggeler si &egrave; laureato campione d'Europa di slittino, nella specialit&agrave; del sing...
Dopo tre anni di restauri, riapre stasera il tempio della lirica milanese. Fissata alle 18, l&#39;inaugurazione del teatro alla Scala si terr\u00c3\u00a0 sulle note dell&#39;&#39;Europa riconosciuta&#39; di Antonio Salieri, per la
Parts of Australia's Outback could soon be overrun by wild camels if drastic measures are not taken to cull them, a wildlife scientist said Wednesday.
LONDON - The owner of the 15th-century White Hart pub in sleepy Fyfield, near Oxford in southern England, was not amused this week when 14 well-dressed young men showed up, ate salmon and steak, and started to brawl. \
''Sar\u00c3\u00a0 una partita molto delicata e per noi \u00c3\u00a8 importante cominciare l'anno con una vittoria''. Il ce...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients at risk for undergoing surgery now have a successful option to open clogged arteries. A study reported in this week\u00e2\u0080\u0099s The New England Journal of Medicine finds a less-invasive
Israel transferred to the Palestinians on Sunday a portion of the hundreds of millions of dollars in tax funds it had frozen for 17 months, hoping to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas while isolating Hamas.
Iniziativa per riavvicinare le famiglie allo stadio ideata dal Genoa, che predisporr&agrave; una tri...
Costume shops rake it in during September and October. It's the rest of the year that's tricky.
Salon 94 Freeman, a gallery on Freeman Alley on the Lower East Side, has a new exhibit that focuses on jewelry, including pieces of \
Republican John McCain can claim the most eclectic overseas portfolio among presidential candidates: He has ties to a Cambodian reality TV show, a Bolivian law-and-order guide and rock concerts in the former Soviet Union.
Clear Channel Communications said it had sued a unit of Providence Equity Partners to force a completion of a $1.2 billion purchase of 56 television stations.
Plans to give Holyrood ministers more say on the railways are being outlined in the Queen's Speech.
HE HAS always put his career first, listening to his father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s advice not to marry because a wife would only get in the way of his golf.
The price of crude oil moves back above the benchmark $50 a barrel mark as production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico remain down.
A new study shows that impaired pulmonary function is linked with an increased occurrence of diabetes.
Austrian Natascha Kampusch will show her   face to the world on Wednesday to describe her eight-year   kidnap ordeal in her first television interview, her adviser   told Reuters.
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Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Sunday North Korea should realize that time was running out before Japan and the international community would begin discussing slapping it with economic sanctions.
Michael Finley had 26 points and Dirk  Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas  Mavericks crushed their state rivals, the Houston Rockets,  102-78 in National Basketball Association play Saturday.
European equity markets were poised for opening losses on Thursday following a weak session on Wall Street overnight, while caution was likely ahead of results from Nokia, the leading mobile handset maker.
Dell (Dell:Nasdaq - news - research) and Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) are partnering to develop and sell software that makes it easier for large businesses to manage their servers, the two companies announced Monday.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell gave a modulated endorsement today to the latest United Nations efforts to bolster the coming elections in Iraq, and he again expressed
A Malaysian man must pay film studios $23.8 million for running a Web site that allowed paying members to watch pirated movies, the Motion Picture Association said.
U.S. and Iranian officials began rare talks in Baghdad on Monday to discuss Iraq's spiraling violence, which Washington says Tehran is fuelling by giving arms, funding and training to Shi'ite militias there.
Kelly Taylor and Mike Dexter have really matured over the   years.
Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defence plans as distorted and insulting, and said the gap between wealthy countries' military might and China's is growing, not shrinking.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will step down as army chief only after he is re-elected as president, a government lawyer said Tuesday. The plan was denounced by exiled opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party as unconstitutional.
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The Green Bay Packers overcame a disastrous start to rally past the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 in a driving snowstorm on Saturday, advancing to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1997 season.
By Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 9--The statewide volleyball tournament unfolded on the gym floor Friday, but for a team of kids from the Bering Strait School District, the real action was 25 feet in the air, on a second-story indoor track circling the room.
Opposition politicians attack the Serious Fraud Office's decision to drop a corruption probe into defence deal with the Saudis.

Paris did not pay a ransom to secure the  release of two French journalists freed by Islamic militants in  Iraq, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told party  leaders Wednesday.
Diane Lane and Josh Brolin are married, but their publicist is under orders not to say when, where or how.
BAGHDAD (Aljazeera) -- Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi has survived an assassination attempt while mortar rounds have exploded near the Green Zone where Iraq&#39;s new National Council is meeting for the first time.
New world number one Vijay Singh completed an impressive turnaround despite bad weather interrupting his first round at the Bell Canadian Open.
NINGBO, China  - The $1.5 billion, S-shaped bridge that will link Ningbo and Shanghai is graceful testimony to the huge sums that China is investing in infrastructure to keep raising the potential of the world's fourth-largest economy.
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia is developing a new type of nuclear missile system unlike those held by other countries, news agencies reported.
Some experts said the measure, which is opposed by the restaurant industry, would be a model for other cities.
Aerei militari americani hanno nuovamente attaccato questa mattina posizioni dei miliziani del predicatore ribelle Moqtada al Sadr a Najaf. *L&#39;ASSEDIO - Numerose esplosioni sono state udite nell&#39;area della
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Camera phones may make great Christmas gifts, but people better not use them for peeping-Tom photos on federal property.
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer is in two minds over his playing future.
O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as president of Serie A champions AC Milan. Berlusconi has been forced to step down due to legislation passed in July which prevents him running private businesses while in office.
Ivory Coast's parliament start to debate proposed laws which lie at the heart of the two-year conflict.
Two of the UK soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' attack in Afghanistan were on first tour of combat duty.
LOS ANGELES  - Leave it to Jack Valenti to have the last word.
''L'Uefa voter&agrave; per l'Europeo a 24 squadre, ne sono sicuro''. Lo ha detto il presidente dell'...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice travels from Israel to meet Palestinian leaders on Thursday to try and break a logjam between the two sides before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.
Singapore's drive to increase its population should not leave the city-state as crowded as Hong Kong, Lee Kuan Yew, the country's former prime minister, was quoted as saying in local media on Saturday. The Singapore government said last year it wants to add another two million people to expand the island's population to 6.5 million over the next 40 to 50 years -- mostly through immigration -- to drive economic growth in the city-state, where there is a low birth rate and a
Precious paintings worth over 100 million Swiss francs (46.6 million pounds) were stolen from a Zurich museum in an armed robbery on Sunday, police said on Monday, the second dramatic art theft in the area in recent days.
The browser market lives, and IT executives should be open-minded about using Firefox and other alternatives. The browser market lives.
In order to prove he should be the Nationals center fielder of the future, switch hitter Nook Logan needs to keep improving his hitting from the left side of the plate.
LUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O  was ordered by a European Union court to change its business  practices and immediately market a stripped-down version of  Windows after it lost an appeal to delay sanctions imposed  earlier this year.
Arsene Wenger has hailed his side's 4-0 thrashing of Charlton as the perfect response to the critics who questioned the unity of his record-breaking squad.
San Francisco based, Free Standards Group, a nonprofit organization that develops and promotes open source software standards, announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0.
Iraqis chant anti-US and anti-government slogans in front of a US tank after a car bomb exploded killing at least one person in central Baghdad Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004.
Ex sindaco di New York invia richiesta alla Federal Election
David Beckham could miss the rest of the Los Angeles Galaxy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s season after being found to have a sprained right knee.
A right-leaning party that won weekend elections promised Monday to maintain Slovenia's pro-Western course after taking power from the Liberal Democrats who led the former Yugoslav republic into the European Union and NATO.
Lindsay Davenport got her first taste of defeat in a year when she lost 6-3 7-5 to second seed Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals of the China Open on Saturday.
Swin Cash had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Deanna Nolan scored 7 points in a key third-quarter run, leading the Detroit Shock to a 77-74 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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A year and a half after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, FEMA is auctioning off at fire-sale prices thousands of trailers used by storm victims, raising fears among mobile-home dealers that the government will flood the market and depress prices.
Plans for a \u00c2\u00a350m power plant run on renewable sources such cooking oil from McDonald's are shelved.
Dutchman Robert Doornbos will drive Jordan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s third car in Friday testing for the rest of the season. He takes over from Timo Glock, who has replaced the axed Giorgio Pantano in one of the team\u00e2\u0080\u0099s race seats (see separate story).
Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for discovering how to control the flow of genetic information in a cell.
Mike Weir of Canada fired a 6-under 65 Friday to take the second-round lead at the Canadian Open. Play was suspended because of darkness after five hours of action were lost Thursday because of heavy rains.
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in his home country, Germany, to begin a personal six-day pilgrimage to the Bavarian places that shaped him as a child.
Nearly all doctors, nurses and managers think their hospitals need to be made safer for patients, a poll suggests.
Hindu nationalists call for a general strike in India over the arrest of a Hindu cleric who faces murder charges.
Brooklyn, NY - Kingsway Trading Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling the dietary herbal supplements DOUBLE DEERS FORMULA brand EXPELLIN EXTRACT (CONCENTRATED) and CARDIOFLEX as they contain Aristolochic Acid, and present a serious health risk to consumers.
The unusually harsh sentence comes at a time of concerns for the quality and safety of China\u00e2\u0080\u0099s food and drug system.
BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- China is carrying out a nationwide campaign to crack down on &quot;phone sex&quot; services, paralleling another sweeping operation against Internet pornography, Minister of Information Industry Wang Xudong said here Tuesday.
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The families of three schoolgirls win a court battle to get into a Londonderry school.
Manager Art Howe met with Mets owner Fred Wilpon and GM Jim Duquette yesterday, one day after saying that if the team planned to fire him, it should do it now.
They bathe together in a jacuzzi, tell intimate stories and compete for a million kuna (about R1,2-million) prize.
American gadget lovers are already lining up for the tech event of the year: Friday's release of Apple's much-ballyhooed iPhone. By all accounts, it's a spectacularly cool gizmo -- a single, sleek device that, at the poke of a finger, lets you surf the Web, watch a movie, take a picture, listen to a...
FALLUJAH: US forces cornered insurgents Wednesday in a small pockets of Fallujah after a stunningly swift advance that seized control of 70 percent of the militant stronghold and claimed to get hold of the entire city within two says.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cFrom Where You Are,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a song written for an Allstate commercial, is the first jingle in years to make the charts.
(InfoWorld) - Two NEC desktop computers in Japan have caught fire since late last year and NEC is now offering to replace faulty power units at the root of the problem, the electronics giant said on Monday. The first Valuestar computer caught fire in October 2005 and the second in November this year, said Akiko Shikimori, an NEC spokeswoman. The culprit is a component within the power unit inside the computer. The component and the power unit are not manufactured by NEC but she could not reveal which company makes them. The power unit overheats and if the customer continues to use the desktop it can cause a fire, she said. No one was injured in the two reported cases, she said. NEC manufactured the computers between November 2003 and June 2004 and 14,600 are in use, mainly by consumers, in Japan. The company will exchange the faulty power unit for a new one for all users of the computers, she said. Millions of laptop computer batteries, made by Sony, have\u00c2\u00a0recently been recalled\u00c2\u00a0due to a problem that could cause fires but that issue has been confined to laptops and battery power. Sony is replacing 9.6 million laptop computer batteries in a recall\u00c2\u00a0expected to cost\u00c2\u00a0it \u00c2\u00a551.2 billion ($433 million).
British Airways announced plans to join the new boutique premium-class airline game across the Atlantic. But it isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t bringing a lot of money to the table.
New polls suggested tightening races in both the Democratic and Republican fields as the candidates made their last appeals.
Actress Kate Winslet accepts a \
Conservatives target plasma TVs in radical report on how to tackle global warming.
Inhabitants of the Iraqi city of Najaf enjoy their first night of peace in several weeks after a ceasefire deal.
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Anti-spam activists disagree about whether a $1.08 billion judgment Friday against three spammers in Iowa will discourage others from sending unsolicited bulk e-mail.
Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.
HER-2-positive, hormone  receptor-negative breast cancer patients have a high risk of  treatment failure after chemotherapy -- and the most common  site of cancer recurrence after treatment failure is the brain,  Mayo Clinic researchers reported at the San Antonio Breast  Cancer Symposium.
Nuova sconfitta in parlamento per il premier israeliano Ariel Sharon. Il parlamento israeliano ha bocciato stanotte il discorso del primo ministro il quale aveva promesso di mettere ai voti il 25 ottobre il
com October 22, 2004, 1:56 PM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
MOSCOW -- One of the two planes that crashed almost simultaneously in the Russian countryside this week fell apart in midair just moments after sending a distress signal, a senior official said yesterday, adding that the plane might have been destroyed by
At least 13 people were killed in Kenya on Friday when police opened fire in a Nairobi slum and ethnic groups clashed during protests against the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.
Unused frequencies means even more to ignore 3GSM IP Wireless has announced the successful end of its Bristol-based broadcast TV trial, which has been running for the last few months in conjunction with Vodafone, Telefonica, Orange, and 3.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Stocks were flat on Friday as General  Electric Co.'s GE.N higher earnings offset news of  slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in September and high oil  prices.
It is lucky for Michael Phelps that he  is blessed with broad shoulders and an arm span like the wings  on a jumbo jet. Not only does it enable him to swim like a fish  but it also helps him to carry the burden of his own great  expectations.
MANCHESTER, England -- American teenager Freddy Adu began a two-week trial with English Premier League club Manchester United on Monday.
The UN is unveiling the results of a major report into potential solutions for world poverty.
A cargo boat laden with 500 tons of garbage from Naples docked at the island of Sardinia on Thursday as the government worked to undo a weeks-long trash emergency that left heaps of waste piled up on the streets of Naples.
OKLAHOMA CITY , March 3 -- Cherokee Nation members voted Saturday to revoke the tribal citizenship of an estimated 2,800 descendants of people the Cherokees once owned as slaves.
Rientro tranquillo a Milano nella notte per l'Inter, eliminata dalla Champions League dal Valencia. ...
Southwest Airlines Co., the leading U.S. discount carrier, said on Monday it raised fares by up to $10 each way, sparking ticket increases by other carriers.
BAGHDAD -- The US command yesterday announced the arrest of an Al Qaeda leader it said served as the link between the organization's command in Iraq and Osama bin Laden's inner circle, enabling it to wield considerable influence over the Iraqi group.
I'll be back with the news about Howard Stern's planned departure to satellite radio. But first, this endless block of commercials and station promotions.
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Hedo Turkoglu made his first five shots and finished as one of six Orlando players in double figures Wednesday night as the Magic finished their preseason with a 109-103 victory over the Miami Heat.
Republican Jeanine Pirro's disclosure that she is under federal investigation for plotting to secretly tape-record her unfaithful husband has had little effect on the New York attorney general's race, a poll released Thursday found.
Britain&#39;s former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world retired last year after retaining his WBC title against giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko.
TechWeb - IBM would provide Indiana with intake processing services and set up an automated welfare eligibility application system that will be accessible online 24 hours a day.
Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
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SANTIAGO, Chile - President Bush warned Saturday that Iran&#39;s reported move to accelerate its alleged nuclear weapons program &quot;is a very serious matter&quot; and called on the Iranians &quot;to give up any nuclear ambitions they may have.
US consumer spending rose by the largest amount for six months in July, Commerce Department figures indicate.
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Billions of emails are sent around the globe each day but are their true meanings getting across? Maybe not.
A federal plan announced yesterday to distribute the nation&#39;s 10.3 million remaining flu shots will direct about 380,000 doses to Pennsylvania.
So Burt Rutan&#39;s SpaceShipOne has grabbed the $10 million Ansari X Prize. What&#39;s next for Peter Diamandis and the organization he started in the mid-&#39;90s to promote development of private spaceships?
A panel of lawmakers have called for government and others to urgently join forces to fight a rising tide of anti-Semitism, which they said surged again during Israel's war in Lebanon.
COLES Myer chief John Fletcher yesterday declared the company on track to reach $800 million in annual profit by 2006 after handing down the highest result in the company&#39;s history, with all key divisions firing.
Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.
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Forget genetic engineering. The new idea is synthetic biology, an effort to rewire the genetic circuitry of living organisms.
ST. LOUIS _ An independent panel of scientists evaluating the safety of a chemical found in plastics failed to reach a conclusion Wednesday.
MBIA Inc,  a bond insurer  struggling to maintain the top credit ratings necessary for its  business, posted a quarterly loss on Thursday after a $3.5  billion writedown.
The U.N. General Assembly thwarted Taiwan's bid for membership in the world body Friday, with a majority of countries speaking out against its inclusion during a marathon debate.
PARIS -- In a strange Rugby World Cup, England is making it seem like anything is possible.
Elvis Presley's single One Night makes history by becoming the 1,000th  number one - his 20th UK chart topper.
Rangers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 European adventure has come to a disappointingly early conclusion after the Scottish giants crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Auxerre tonight.
LOS ANGELES  - Queen Latifah and Emma  Thompson are joining Will Ferrell in \
New York Times Co. (NYT) on Monday forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall Street&#39;s average estimates, citing lower-than-expected revenue so far in September.
BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - With championship belts to go with their rings, the Detroit Pistons scored a late unanimous decision in their first title defense.
Perceived changes in the political climate in the Middle East continue to dominate the attention of papers in Europe.
THE REGION A union contract for Boston hotel workers, which had been scheduled to expire at midnight yesterday, has been extended through Feb. 1 by agreement between union workers and hotel managers. Talks will continue over the next few months between Hotel Workers Union Local 26, also called UNITE HERE, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc., which operates four ...
Employers trimmed jobs from their payrolls in January, according to a much anticipated government jobs report Friday that showed the first decline in employment in four years and raised new concerns about the risk of recession for the weakening U.S. economy.
Somalia's MPs are to meet for a confidence vote on the new cabinet, after rejecting the first nominations.
The Daily and Sunday Telegraph are cutting 90 journalist jobs in order to fund investment in colour printing.
Oil company Chevron has provided an all-expenses-paid day out at Wimbledon for Jim Campbell, the civil servant in charge of regulating Britain's oil and gas industry.
Judge Won&#39;t Consider Delays in Michael Jackson Case That&#39;s Scheduled to Start Trial Jan. 31. Defense attorneys Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr.
The New York Times revealed Saturday that Google was the unidentified party mentioned in a US Dept. of Justice status report last March as having lodged a \
It&#39;s been more than three years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but it&#39;s only on leaving office that Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson tells us how vulnerable the nation&#39;s food supply is.
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Memory manufacturer Spansion said it has developed new Flash memory technology supporting the Serial Peripheral Interface communication standard.
Manchester United survived a jittery start to advance to the Champions League knockout stages as winners of group F after a 3-1 win over Benfica.
Six Apart, the maker of Movable Type, software for publishing Web logs, said that it had acquired Danga Interactive, which operates the popular blogging site LiveJournal.com.
NEW YORK  - The results of large study of  US residents infected with HIV show that the majority of them  refrain from sexual activities likely to spread the virus to  others who are not infected.
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Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Randy Johnson, who six months ago underwent his second back surgery in less than a year, threw off the mound yesterday in Tucson and Manager Bob Melvin was more than a little impressed.
Isley Brothers lead singer Ronald Isley has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for tax evasion.
Somalia's government orders a night-time curfew in the capital as it struggles to end a wave of violence.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Broadening the scope of Eric  Clapton's recent album of Robert Johnson interpretations, \
Thousands rallied Saturday outside Paris to decry a recent European Union decision to keep an Iranian opposition group on a terror blacklist, while a group leader insisted Iran is \
In recent years, exchange-traded funds focused on individual countries or regions have come to span the globe.
North Korea needs to take concrete steps toward dismantling its nuclear weapons program at six-way talks next week in China, the chief U.S. envoy to the discussions said on Saturday.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan took on Tuesday, September 21, a fresh, though an implicit, jab at US President George W. Bush in a clear sign that world opinion was still far from making peace with the war in Iraq.
NEW YORK After coming off the bench for Tom Brokaw the past eleven years, Brian Williams has moved into the starting lineup, taking over as anchor for the most-watched evening newscast.
It can be a case of too many cooks in the kitchen, but the frequent practice of writing television by committee has some advantages, according to a group of Emmy-nominated writers.
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, says America may someday  amend the U.S. Constitution and elect a foreign-born president  -- but it won't be her husband.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomes Nelson Mandela to Downing Street, ahead of the unveiling of his statue.
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NABLUS, December 2 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Fatah West Bank leader Marwan Barghuti\u00e2\u0080\u0099s u-turn decision to vie in the presidential race triggered angry reactions from the mainstream movement.
A second militant group claimed on Sunday to be holding two female Italian aid workers in Iraq and threatened to kill them if Italy's government did not withdraw its troops from Iraq within 24 hours.
JEFFERSON COUNTY - A preliminary investigation shows faulty switches caused the parachute system of NASA&#39;s Genesis mission to fail.
Just when it appeared Michael D. Eisner, the chief of Disney, could begin enjoying his final years in charge, a lawsuit threatens to dredge up embarrassing details of his two-decade reign.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One day after their fierce debate in Ohio, Vice President Cheney and Democrat John Edwards on Wednesday took their argument south to Florida, where their words had hardly cooled from the night before.
Three Canadian soldiers serving with NATO   forces have been killed during a major offensive that wiped out   scores of Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan   Defense Ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Condoleezza Rice, the White House national security adviser, is giving a flurry of speeches in political battleground states in the closing days of the campaign, bringing allegations from Sen. John Kerry's camp that she is injecting herself into the presidential race.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who  has monitored elections throughout the developing world,  predicted on Monday the U.S. presidential vote in Florida would  be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.
The European Commission plans to open  an in-depth, four-month probe of plans by Microsoft Corp. and  Time Warner Inc. to acquire joint control of U.S. ContentGuard  Holdings Inc., a source close to the situation said on Tuesday.
Meteorologists warned on Wednesday that 2004 would be one of the hottest years since records began as environment ministers tried to crack US resistance
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Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new look European Commission is to be fast-tracked by MEPs following a reshuffle. The incoming Brussels chief has unveiled a minimalist redesign of his delayed EU executive tailored to suit the European Parliament.
Building tycoon Steve Morgan&#39;s long and painful battle to buy control at Liverpool turned personal at a turbulent annual general meeting.
Citadel Security Software Inc., a security management and policy enforcement solutions provider, said its automated vulnerability remediation (AVR) solution, Hercules, is designed to assist with managing the rollout of Microsoft\u0019s XP Service Pack 2 update
Over 40 delegates from the breakaway Somali territory of Puntland on Monday threatened to quit peace talks in Kenya, posing a new trouble to Somalia which has just inaugurated a new assembly to unite the country.
The United States supports launching negotiations on a global treaty to reduce civilian casualties from cluster bombs, but does not back a ban on the weapons, a U.S. official said on Monday.
A poll published Sunday shows the race for Michigan governor is about even.
Surrey, England (Sports Network) - Retief Goosen posted a record-setting win over Jeff Maggert on Thursday at the HSBC World Match Play Championship.
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Looking beyond Election Day, first lady Laura Bush said Tuesday that if her husband is elected to a second term she would like to help juvenile delinquents with substance abuse problems.
Up to four million Muslims end three days of prayers in Bangladesh, for Islam's second largest event after the Hajj.
Jabaliya - Palestinians on Saturday surveyed the widespread devastation inflicted by Israeli troops during an 18-day military operation in the northern Gaza Strip, after the troops redeployed overnight - comparing the scene to the aftermath of an
President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst U.S. natural disaster.
TJX has revealed that a breach of its credit card transaction systems occurred a year earlier than previously disclosed and that many more customers may have been affected.
A huge bomb exploded near the Australian embassy in Indonesia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s capital today, killing at least four people and injuring nearly 100.
President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.
Sven-Goran Eriksson insisted he would keep private any criticism of David Beckham for missing next week&#39;s World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan as he pondered how best to replace his captain in Baku.
An explosion in a Christian suburb of east Beirut killed at least five people including a prominent police officer
An Israeli aircraft fired a missile ata group of militants near the Palestinian town of Beit Lahya in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday evening, killing one of them, witnesses said.
December 1 is World Aids Day. Global attention is focused on women and girls with the day&#39;s theme: &quot;Women, Girls, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and Aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)&quot;.
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About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.
From Montana to Maine, Puerto Rico to Canada, John Gibbons tagged along wherever the military deemed his father should live. The constant travel gave him a taste of the nomadic life of a baseball manager, his future profession. It also gave him an accent all his own, a Texas twang inflected with tinges of New England.
A Mountain View, California, company is launching a platform designed to let developers create telephony applications they can embed in Web pages and existing Web-based services.Ribbit&#39;s back-end technology includes a software switch that essentially connects Internet-based voice communication services with mobile phones, landline phones and text messages. On top of that connection is the Ribbit API (application programming interface) that lets developers build applications that unify the wide variety of communication methods.Developers can build applications that include functions such as recording, sending and receiving voicemail, and making and receiving calls. The applications can be built using Flash, embedded into any Web site, and integrated into existing Web-based services. The platform supports many existing Web-based calling services, such as Skype, GoogleTalk and MSN.Developers can charge end-users for the applications, and Ribbit can handle the billing for them. There are several ways developers can offer and charge for their products, and in some cases Ribbit will share revenue with developers.Ribbit showed off one application a developer has created that embeds phone capabilities into Salesforce.com. By keying a code into a mobile phone, users essentially replace their current voicemail with Ribbit for Salesforce. Then users can listen to or see text transcripts of their mobile voicemail messages within Salesforce. They can send the messages to colleagues and tag them for easy sorting later.Users can also make and receive phone calls through their Salesforce page. Such calls are automatically logged in their Salesforce application.Ribbit for Salesforce will cost $25 per user per month for end-users. It is currently in a private beta with more than 90 companies, and should be widely available in February, Ribbit said.Salute America&#39;s Heroes, a veterans&#39; association, has built essentially a call center application that lets veterans who work for the group make and receive phone calls while at home through a browser. The capability is integrated into a Web site that also hosts tools they use while making the calls. The capability allows the association to take on the cost of the calls rather than reimbursing workers for the use of their home phones.Ribbit designed its own softswitch, which runs on Linux blades and has been certified in an Alcatel-Lucent lab to meet the capabilities and reliability that telecommunications providers typically require, said Ted Griggs, CEO and co-founder of Ribbit. Ribbit&#39;s network operations center is hosted by a third party in Virginia, and the company is working on opening one on the West Coast to offer geographic redundancies. It can add capacity simply by adding more servers.Another, more consumer-oriented application is available to try on the Ribbit developers page. The AIR iPhone is essentially a software-based voice over IP phone that looks just like Apple&#39;s iPhone. Users can make and receive calls to mobile and fixed-line phones, including from the contact list in the phone, on their computers.Ribbit hasn&#39;t quite yet configured its offering in terms of pricing for such consumer applications, but expects to in the first quarter of next year. In the case of the AIR iPhone, Ribbit would share revenue from end-users with the developer.Ribbit says that more than 650 developers are working on new applications, although on Friday only two were listed on the developers site. &quot;Dozens&quot; are near release, a few additional applications should be available on Monday, and many more should be available in the early months of next year, Ribbit said.Ribbit opened its offering to developers in August but plans to officially launch the company, along with details about how its technology and business model work, on Monday.&#160;
Multiple forest fires sweeping across southern Greece have claimed at least 37 lives, destroyed numerous homes and put a damper on political campaigning ahead of next month's national elections, according to officials.
NEW YORK  - High blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which belongs to the class of nutrients called essential fatty acids, may protect against the development of dementia and perhaps Alzheimer's disease, Massachusetts-based researchers report in the Archives of Neurology. DHA is an abundant in the brain and fish is the primary dietary source.
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By Tal Abbady, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 4--Taking a cue from the Cuban-American exile community, Venezuelans in South Florida are turning to radio to slam their homeland's controversial leader and unify their community.
The Dutch Cabinet said Friday it wants to ban burqas from all schools and prevent government employees from wearing the head-to-toe Islamic robes, but said it was impossible to outlaw them altogether.
Biomet Inc.  on Thursday accepted a sweetened takeover bid of $11.4 billion from a group of private equity firms after a influential shareholder advisory firm urged the orthopedic device maker's shareholders to reject a previous $10.9 billion offer.
Three members of a Pakistani religious group are killed in a shooting in the southern port city of Karachi.
Swiss bank UBS said that it expected 2008 to be a difficult year after it unveiled $26.6 billion in new exposure to risky American mortgages.
Lebanon prepared to bury anti-Syrian legislator Walid Eido on Thursday, a day after he was killed in a car bomb attack his allies blamed on Damascus.
Dr. Frank Fisher's ordeal lingers as a cautionary tale of what can happen to doctors who treat pain aggressively.
Ford Motor Co's  strategic  overhaul will not lead to a big revamp in its profitable  European operations, Ford of Europe President and Chief  Executive John Fleming said on Thursday.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Al-Jazeera television says an &quot;armed group&quot; announced it kidnapped the director of CARE International&#39;s operation in Iraq.
With zero titles in an otherwise storied career, Mark Martin again heads into the Chase for the championship as the sentimental favorite. This is supposed to be his final full-time season, his last chance to make a desperate grab at an elusive NASCAR crown.
Cupertino is still a far cry from Hollywood.
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 13 -- Iraqi officials on Tuesday announced the temporary closure of checkpoints at the Syrian and Iranian borders, as well as an expanded nighttime curfew in the capital, as part of the new Baghdad security plan.
San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Caron Butler scored 18 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-91 preseason victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.
Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscience\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.
Natural interfaces such as touch, speech and ink will play a much bigger role in the successor to Windows Vista, Chairman Bill Gates tells CNET News.com.
Microsoft issued 11 security bulletins on Patch Tuesday covering a total of 17 vulnerabilities, 10 of them critical. The 11 patches address the Windows operating system, the Internet Explorer Web browser, Microsoft Office and other programs.
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Only three months after their first meeting, the super-model-turned-pop-singer Carla Bruni married the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy.
By Steve Neavling, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 4--Dangerous levels of contaminates are threatening wildlife and the water quality of Lake St. Clair, one of the most popular bodies of water for boaters and anglers in the Great Lakes region, data released today shows.
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. expect their merger to close by the end of 2007, according to presentation slides for an analysts' conference call on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - National security issues such as the war in Iraq and terrorism are dominating voters' attention in the final weeks before Election Day, Associated Press polling found.    Along with security issues like war and terrorism, the economy and health care were near the top of the list of the nation's most important problems in an AP-Ipsos poll...
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[World News]: New York, Oct 25 : Global steel major Ispat International Monday announced it was acquiring LNM Holdings of the Netherlands to become the world&#39;s largest steel producer.
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Where is Osama bin Laden? We have heard from him via video and audiotape. But despite one of the most aggressive manhunts in history, his capture has proven elusive.
Barry Larkin , a 12-time All-Star shortstop who spent his entire 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, announced his retirement yesterday and joined the Washington Nationals in their front office as a special assistant. \
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Liam Finn will be a 24-year-old unknown to most Americans when his debut solo album is released in the United States on Tuesday, but Crowded House fans have already heard his work -- nearly two decades ago.
Oil prices fell below $61 on Friday as easing U.S. supply concerns spurred a bout of profit taking.
America Online, the world's largest  Internet service provider on Monday launched an overhauled  online shopping center it hopes will help it keep pace with  competitive offerings by Yahoo Inc.YHOO.O, Google Inc.  GOOG.O and Shopping.com, executives said.
Kenya's Anti-Corruption Commission says its ability to investigate corrupt politicians has been sabotaged
Tony Benn was asked to quit by PM James Callaghan in 1977 , according to the National Archives.
A bus trying to pass another vehicle on a winding mountain highway collided with an oncoming truck and taxi Saturday, killing 29 people and injuring 30 others, the official news agency MAP reported.
Lawsuit alleges IBM efforts to clean up contamination are inadequate and problems persist.
The Prime Minister claims his drawdown of troops will actually help Bush's war plan. And maybe bolster his own legacy
Less than a week after a standards-setting group rejected Microsoft&#39;s scheme to stymie spam, America Online added to the company&#39;s woes by dumping the software giant&#39;s proposed Sender ID.
By Shawntaye Hopkins, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  May 29--There are signs of improvement in Lexington mobile home parks: sealed skirting, repaired porches and mounds of trash that have been replaced by litter and light debris.
The ninth Cricket World Cup begins on Tuesday - with holders Australia favourites once again.
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Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday a proposed resolution in Congress to condemn as genocide the early 20th century killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians would harm Turkish-American relations if it passes.
Iraq's electoral commission on Thursday detailed what would be considered crimes during this month's election process, ranging from carrying weapons in or around polling stations to forgeries and bribes.
Members of the U.N.'s new human rights watchdog formally agreed Tuesday to continue their scrutiny of Israel while halting investigations into Cuba and Belarus &#151; a move that immediately drew fire from the United States.
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania  - The United States urged  NATO on Wednesday to produce plans to take control of all  military operations in Afghanistan, possibly from next year, in  a call which spooked some of its alliance partners.
The son of bluegrass music pioneer Bill Monroe and a Kentucky foundation &#151; fighting over ownership of the legend's prized mandolin &#151; reached a settlement Friday, just days before a trial was to have opened in the dispute.
Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke said on Friday that Chinese policy-makers risk losing  control of their economy unless they let their yuan currency  rise in value and strengthen their financial system.
Europe's bourses are seen slipping slightly at the start of trade on Thursday after Wall Street trimmed its gains late on overnight and the dollar further weakened against the euro and the yen.
The European Union opened negotiations  with Turkey on two more reform areas on Wednesday as part of  Ankara's bid to join the bloc.
Volkswagen said it would stop production of its Golf model at its Brussels plant, shocking workers and government leaders who fear more than 3,500 jobs could be lost. The company said it would move all Golf production to plants in M\u00c3\u00b6sel and Wolfsburg in Germany as part of plans to cut production in Western Europe because of falling demand. A VW spokeswoman, Evelyne Helin, said 1,500 jobs could be salvaged of the 5,300 at the assembly plant.
The murder trial of a nurse accused of killing 10 elderly patients with drug injections will be moved and delayed a few weeks because the two sides could not find enough unbiased prospective jurors in Archer County.
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Chief Executive John Thain said on Friday that the exchange had not decided whether to change its hours but that an 8:30 a.m. EST opening would be a \
Iraq's Foreign Ministry accused Turkey of \
A record sixth-wicket stand lifted England to 263 for six off their 50 overs in the second of four one-day internationals against Zimbabwe here.
Alex Ovechkin's big week got even better Friday when the super scorer received his second straight selection to the NHL All-Star game.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday said his country would not beg world powers to allow Iran to have a nuclear program.
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John Force Racing had a better weekend than John Force did. And John Force the father had a better weekend than John Force the racer.
Handing over more greenfield land to housing will not curb rising prices, say campaigners.
LONDON, June 30 -- Two men rammed a jeep into the entrance of the main terminal at Glasgow Airport on Saturday, sending a burst of flames into the air and terrifying bystanders. Authorities said the attack was linked to two attempted car bombings Friday in London and raised the national alert to...
Bangladeshi children and women face acute malnutrition after the worst floods in 15 years swept the impoverished country, the United Nations has warned.
Boston Communications Group Inc.  , which sells billing systems to mobile phone  companies, said on Thursday it would restate certain past  financial results to reflect charges for stock-based  compensation costs.
Mike Lamb went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to their ninth straight win with a 10-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
The wife of John Edwards, the Democrat vice-presidential candidate, has had a biopsy revealing that a lump in her breast has not spread, a spokesman said.
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., whose founder is scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence Oct. 8, said it had agreed to work with the television producer Mark Burnett to create
Barcelo Crestline Corp., a privately held McLean hotel company, said yesterday it plans to acquire a Missouri-based firm that is one of the country's largest independent owners and operators of hotels.
By DREW DIXON  An island is literally being removed just south of Atlantic Boulevard between the Intracoastal Waterway and Neptune Beach to make way for a return of wetlands.
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - A Pakistani military plane left for China on Saturday carrying the body of a Chinese engineer who was kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked militants and then killed during an attempt to rescue him and another hostage.
Scientists at St Andrews University are pioneering credit card sized, disposable medical detection kits.
A Spanish supercomputer built by IBM has captured the world speed record for a machine using standard blade servers.
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President Bush and first lady Laura Bush leave &quot;Richardson&#39;s Cuisine of New Mexico&quot; restaurant in Phoenix with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.
All of her life, Zoila Meyer believed she was an American. She even won election to the City Council of Adelanto.
Flood-hit communities in England and Wales are warned to prepare for the threat of further heavy rain.
Three British artists are nominated for the Shortlist Prize - the US equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize.
Rising wages on China's more prosperous eastern coast are pushing some factories inland where labor is cheap.
Martin Brodeur made 27 saves, and Brad Richards, Kris Draper, and Joe Sakic scored to help Canada beat Russia, 3-1, last night in Toronto, giving the Canadians a 3-0 record in round-robin play of the World Cup of Hockey.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul  Wolfowitz vowed any new plan to replace the Air Force's aging  fleet of KC-135 mid-air refueling tankers would require  competition, according to a letter released on Monday.
Blog: Garmin offers some APIs so Web sites and its GPS units can communicate, while MapQuest announces a beta version of an ActionScript interface for Flash fans.
By Lily Gordon, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Dec. 8--Tiffany and Norman Washington of Columbus sat hopelessly amazed Wednesday night as they watched their apartment go up in flames.
Computer Sciences, an information technology company whose biggest client is the U.S. government, said yesterday that it would restate financial results back to 1996 to correct mistakes made in accounting for stock option grants.
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A suspected Russian mobster is believed by U.S. law enforcement to be behind a series of phishing scams.
BCN Systems&#39; routing architecture will be used to to speed development of converged networks for data, voice, and video. By Networking Pipeline News.
KATHMANDU, Nepal  - Nepal's army vowed Friday to  strike decisively to force Maoist rebels fighting to topple the  monarchy to begin peace talks just days after the king sacked  the government, arrested political leaders and seized power.
Chanting demonstrators carried photographs of a teenager who died at a juvenile boot camp as jury selection began Monday for the manslaughter trial of seven guards and a nurse charged in his death.
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Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government went on the offensive against critics on Monday, condemning opposition economic boycott plans as \
The San Diego Padres traded one of their extra outfielders, Terrence Long, to Kansas City for left-hander Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich on Monday.
Everyday smokers are told numerous reasons why they should quit smoking. They are told repeatedly that smoking is bad for their health and that it is bad for the people around them.
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General Motors Corp  on Friday said it had terminated a $4.1 billion standby credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, saying it had sufficient liquidity without the borrowing arrangement.
All people have tried to keep children out of harm&#39;s way because they represent the future. But the hostage-takers shattered the futures of so many children.
Sri Lanka&#39;s bid to forge lasting peace with Tamil Tiger rebels after two decades of civil war is at its most critical ebb since a 2002 truce, Norway&#39;s peace envoy to the country said on Wednesday.
Exercising is a problem for Tokyo gals. Manga club meetings and cram school fill up their free time, and there's no money for a gym membership after paying for cell phone bills and Pocky snacks.
Chinese education officials have scrapped a job cut plan that allowed single-parent teachers with children to stay in work after it prompted a rash of divorces, a Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday.
Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis faces Andre Agassi on the tennis court Thursday night.
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A furious China has shut down over 1,600 Internet cafes and arrested people in a bid to curb the menace of content which is harmful to public morality.
SINGAPORE : Crude oil prices slipped below US$50 a barrel in Asian trading on Tuesday as the market waited for the outcome of the US presidential elections, dealers said.
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US health regulators say they found quality-control problems at a flu vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, in June 2003 but did not begin a full inspection of the plant again
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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson often schedules walking tours during stops in small Iowa towns, and he didn't let deep snow change his plans Friday.
The commander of the Army Reserve unit that failed to report for a planned fuel convoy in Iraq has been relieved of that duty at her own request, the Army announced Thursday
NEW DELHI : India&#39;s most wanted criminal, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, has been shot dead after driving into a police trap. Veerapan, who has been accused of more than 100
Last cheque's in the post The Post Office has lost its \u00c2\u00a38m contract for Amazon.co.uk's second class deliveries.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Former star technology banker Frank Quattrone has asked a federal appeals court to seal some letters written in his support in order to protect his family&#39;s privacy.
Hundreds of locals rallied in the town of Stavropol in southern Russia on Tuesday, demanding the eviction of ethnic Chechens, witnesses and media said, reviving memories of racial riots in other parts of the country.
Mavericks forward Josh Howard is suspended for the first two games of the regular season as punishment for a fight with Kings center Brad Miller.
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Key logging app exposes child abuse offender Keylogging software helped a UK mum warn police about a US-based predator who was grooming her 15-year-old son for child abuse.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt are disappointed they are not shooting \
Israel will release within hours six Egyptian students arrested in August and charged with conspiring to abduct and kill Israeli soldiers, the Egyptian state newspaper al-Ahram reported on Sunday.
A dizzying somersault on the markets left traders and everyday investors biting their nails, and wondering  what lies ahead.
I had dinner recently with a well-known pollster who had often worked for Republicans. He told me that when he went to see &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11&quot; he got so distraught he twice had to go out in the lobby and pace during the movie.
If recent results continue, look for these dozen rising companies to contend for future appearances on our Fab 50 listings.
New Turkish President Abdullah Gul on  Wednesday approved a pro-EU cabinet, reflecting Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan&#39;s determination to push ahead with stalled  political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.
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(AGI) - Madrid, 19 ott. - Con l&#39;arresto di sette presunti miliziani islamici, la polizia spagnola ritiene di avere sventato un attentato dinamitardo che era stato programmato contro la Corte Suprema. Un comunicato
Steganography is the science of hiding one message inside another message - hiding in plain sight, so to speak.  Think of steganography as the soft-spoken yet elegant sister of cryptography. Where cryptography scrambles a message to prevent unauthorized people from reading it, steganography opts instead to hide the message in such a way that it is not obvious that there is anything there to see.  Read on for a description of steganography, with examples.
Two former British European Cup winners Liverpool and Celtic suffered another blow to staying in the competition after both lost in the latest round of Champions League matches on Wednesday.
Film star Owen Wilson asks to be allowed to 'heal' following reports he was taken to hospital in Los Angeles after a suicide attempt.
Staring down Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and the rest of the Americans, Europe got off to a stunning start Friday in the Ryder Cup.
The Liberal Democrats want to change \
IQUIQUE, Chile/SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia  - At first glance, the only thing Chilean about the sprawling duty-free car zone in Iquique, set between the Pacific ocean and the Bolivian border, is that it is in Chile.
The Yankees say they will move quickly to find a replacement for Joe Torre, who turned down a salary of $5 million with a possible $3 million in bonuses.
An explosion that damaged a pipeline near Russia&#39;s war-torn province of Chechnya and halted gas supplies to neighbouring Azerbaijan was an act of sabotage, local police said on Thursday.
By Randy Reinhardt  Representatives from North Dakota State and South Dakota State universities will make presentations at the Gateway Conference's annual meeting in St. Louis on Monday with the hope of being extended an invitation to join the football-only conference.
Steve Finnan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s recall to the Liverpool starting line-up for Tuesday night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Premiership clash with Portsmouth at Anfield was one of six changes made by displeased manager Rafa Benitez, but the Reds were hit by an injury time equaliser from Pompey
A man has lost his wife and sister to a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) which strikes one in a million people. Barry Harper&#39;s wife Phyllis, from Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, died last month after battling
Santiago: US President George W Bush sharply warned Iran about reports that the Islamic republic has accelerated production of uranium material that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
A proposed summer amphitheater tour  by a reunited Van Halen that was derailed when guitarist Eddie  Van Halen checked into rehab now could be resurrected as a fall  arena run. Several arena holds are in place in major markets  for potential Van Halen dates, Billboard.com has learned.
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 has shaken northern Japan in the same region that was hit by a deadly tremor last month, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.
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Alitalia, ancora in una fase 'iniziale e non esclusiva'
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Monday his group possesses an arsenal of rockets that can reach all of Israel, including Tel Aviv.
A transport system used by the malaria parasite to infect blood cells could be a target for new treatments, scientists hope.
The duel between Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant stretched into a ninth straight season Saturday afternoon, though the stakes had changed considerably since they last saw each other at the Staples Center.
The Founding Fathers keep earning interest on their loot. Nicolas Cage's \
The sun was finally out over South and Central Texas on Sunday after days of torrential rain that left an Amtrak train stranded, flooded roads and sent Boy Scouts on a camping trip fleeing for their lives.
Arsenal's out-cast German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann says he will make a decision on his future within the next week as he weighs up offers to leave the north London giants.
Soybean rust disease was confirmed  on Friday in Georgia, making it the fourth U.S. state to be  infected with the devastating crop fungus in nine days, state  officials said.
Beyond snapping extraordinary pictures of faraway nebulas, the revolutionary Hubble Space Telescope has completely transformed our view of the universe since it was launched in 1990. By capturing the clearest, deepest images of the cosmos ever, Hubble has shed light on some long-standing mysteries perplexing scientists-while uncovering far deeper ones that have yet to be solved.
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ASPEN, United States  - Croatian Janica Kostelic won a women&#39;s alpine World Cup slalom ahead of Sweden&#39;s Anja Paerson and Finland&#39;s Tanja Poutiainen.
The Federal Aviation Administration told its employees yesterday that they would receive a 3.08 percent pay raise and a geographic-based increase that will average about 1 percent plus an additional raise based on individual job performance.
All the sheep on a farm in southern  England will be slaughtered after blood tests suggested they  had contracted foot and mouth disease, the British agriculture  ministry said on Monday.
with &quot;Shark Tale,&quot; an amusing, computer-generated cartoon about life on a coral reef where the sharks are gangsters and every other sea creature tries to stay out of their way.
Suspected arsonists set an Islamic elementary school on fire Tuesday amid a string of attacks following the killing of a Dutch filmmaker by an alleged Islamic extremist.
Cadbury Schweppes, the British confectionery and soft drinks giant, has set a deadline of Friday for bids for its US beverages arm amid interest from private equity consortiums, a report said Thursday.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus won a second five-year term Friday when lawmakers chose him over a University of Michigan economics professor.
any landing you walk away from is a good one - might have to be amended: &quot;but you have to be able to afford the fuel to fly in the first place.
MOSCOW, Sept. 6 -- On a one-day visit to Indonesia on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin witnessed the signing of a $1 billion arms deal that many analysts here see as part of a broader Russian effort to restore diplomatic and military clout in the Asia-Pacific region and make some money as well.
A due giorni dalla partenza del Tour de France da Londra, alcuni corridori di Milram, Euskaltel, AG2...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Quarterback Eli Manning said the New York Giants had an extra bounce to their step on Thursday as they got back to work in preparation for a Super Bowl clash with the unbeaten New England Patriots.
Fire crews tackle a chemical blaze at an industrial estate at Andoversford near Cheltenham.
The International PHP Magazine has posted the results from their latest poll conducted over the week. This time they asked developers what they looked for in a framework.   The options this time were:  An O-O MVC structure ORM / Active Record Good Controller Structure Ajax Interoperability Ability to Incorporate Testing Open Source/Free License Security Good Helpers Scaffolding  With the first option \
A cordless phone borrows a trick from its cellular cousins, shrinking toward the vanishing point.
Via Technologies is not likely to ship its supersmall&#160;Mobile ITX motherboard, aimed at ultramobile PCs (UMPCs) and other light portable devices, in production volume until next year, company officials said here at the CES show Monday.The company attracted industry attention when it unveiled the board at Computex in Taipei last June, declaring that it would find its way into markets this year.But &quot;manufacturability issues&quot; will likely prevent the board from being used in commercially launched devices this year, according to Alp Sezen, a sales director for Via based in Fremont, California. Via expects to announce the Mobile ITX production schedule at this year&#39;s Computex, and will probably just manage to ship sample boards by the end of the fourth quarter, he said.&quot;It&#39;s normal to take about a year between announcing a board to production,&quot; he said. He acknowledged, however, that ultimately in the case of the Mobile ITX, the time between its unveiling and production is going to be more than 18 months.Like prototypes running last year, current Mobile ITX boards use 1GHZ CZ-M ULV (ultra low voltage processors) and CX700 chip sets. The board measures 7.5 centimeters by 4.5 cm -- smaller than a credit card -- and to get it that small, the spaces between the pins underneath the processor need to be shrunk to 0.5 millimeters from the current 1.0 millimeters in the company&#39;s current Pico ITX board, Sezen said.It&#39;s not easy to do this and ensure more than 90 percent of the boards coming off production lines are error free, Sezen said.Chip packaging technology needs to improve, he added. Via is a fabless chip developer and, on its own, faces difficulties developing new, cost-effective packaging technologies.In a sense, Via is dependent on Intel ramping up volume of new generation, 45-nanometer process chips. As Intel does so, new surface-mount technology for chips will be developed that can also be used to manufacture the Via Mobile ITX boards.Although the Mobile ITX is not likely to appear in UMPCs and other light portable devices until next year, the reduced package chip set incorporated into the board will likely be used in com modules for embedded systems by the end of this year, Sezen said. A manufacturer for these embedded systems is likely to make a public announcement this month, he said.Some would-be makers of new lightweight mobile devices, however, are chomping at the bit to get their hands on the new Via board. The MTube project, a research and development project sponsored by the Taiwan government&#39;s Science and Technology Group (STAG), was showing off a Linux-based, prototype Mobile Internet Device (MID) that incorporates the Mobile ITX board and measures 3.3 by 3.3 by 0.8 inches. It sported a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and supports full rate video playback.The project wants to spin off from STAG and deliver a commercially available product as soon as it can get its hands on a motherboad with the specs that would make it viable, according to H.T. Kung, the project&#39;s advisor. However, to date, neither Via nor Intel could promise to deliver a commercially usable board within that timeframe, he said.&#160;
Recipe sites experience the doubling of traffic during the Thanksgiving holiday week according to a recent Hitwise study, which shows that traffic to online recipe sites was up 17.5% last week. The bulk of the recipe searches are centered around traditional deserts such as pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie. A bit of irony as [...]
People who are prone to kidney stones should limit their caffeine intake, new research suggests. When investigators gave people with a history of kidney stones
No decision was reached on the DHL crises on Tuesday after a long and tense day of discussion, when a Belgian parliamentary deadline had been laid down.
Jessica Yu's excellent documentary explores the life and work of Henry Darger, one of the world's best-known outside artists.
A design for a futuristic glass building with a giant plasma video screen landed Cesar Pelli the job as architect for the new science center at Adriaen&#39;s Landing.
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Iran Saturday to discuss Iraq and other Middle East issues with President Mahmoud Ahmadinajed, state-run television reported.
The pound crept up against the dollar and euro on Monday after a slight rise in producer prices was interpreted by investors as a sign that the Bank of England (BoE) will be forced to raise interest rates.
Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic raises blood pressure even while people sleep, research suggests.
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(InfoWorld) - The specter of moderate global IT growth continues to hang over vendors' financial news, which this week includes IBM's stock buyback, distributor\u00c2\u00a0CDW's plan to go private, and\u00c2\u00a0layoff news from Motorola. These moves are examples of how tech companies are dealing with global IT growth that most analysts say will be moderate -- somewhere in the 6 percent to 7 percent range. That's not a bad growth rate for a mature industry but nowhere near the double-digit growth rates that IT saw in the late 1990s. In this climate, organic sales alone are often not enough to achieve the kind of growth that inspires investors and instills confidence in volume buyers. The types of moves announced this week often provide temporary excitement but leave questions about long-term consequences. IBM announced Tuesday it completed part of its previously announced stock buyback program, purchasing 118.8 million shares for $105.18 per share. That equals about $12.5 billion. IBM shares closed the day of the announcement at $105.91, up by $0.73. One reason investors like this sort of news is that with fewer outstanding shares on the market, companies find it easier to report robust per share growth. The long-term question, though, is whether companies would be better off spending money on product development, equipment, acquisitions, or other investments. IBM is considered an R&D leader, so in this case, the stock purchase was not criticized. Another way of dealing with the pressure of having to show steady growth quarter after quarter is to simply get out of the public stock market altogether. CDW's announcement this week that it entered into a pact to be acquired by private-equity investment firm Madison Dearborn Partners\u00c2\u00a0for $7.3 billion is one such move. With the announcement, on Tuesday, CDW followed in the footsteps of similar moves to go private by companies, such as electronic payments company\u00c2\u00a0First Data\u00c2\u00a0and customer information management software developer\u00c2\u00a0Acxiom. The advantage of going private is that it's easier to focus on long-term strategy when company managers have to deal with a small cadre of investors. But new owners sometimes strip company assets and sell them off or enact drastic cost cutting measures. To assuage customers (and employees) John Edwardson, CDW chairman and CEO, said in a conference call Wednesday that he didn't expect layoffs and that CDW management would stick around. CDW shares jumped to $83.11 on the day of the announcement, up from $75.56 the day earlier. Cost cuts are another way of dealing with a tight market and falling profits. On Wednesday, Motorola said it will lay off 4,000 workers, expanding previous plans for layoffs. The company, which lost money last quarter, said the latest move would save $600 million annually. While investors often applaud cost control measures, staff reductions ultimately do nothing for the central issue facing tech companies: product development and marketing. Addressing this issue Wednesday in an investors meeting, CEO Ed Zander said the company will\u00c2\u00a0increase profits by developing an array of multimedia mobile devices rather than rely on single blockbuster products like its Razr phones. Investors took a \
The National Hockey League Players&#39; Association has invited the NHL to the bargaining table next week in Toronto in order to present a new proposal and end an almost three-month stalemate in negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.

Scottish Football Association chief executive David Taylor has defended the length of time taken to appoint new national manager Walter Smith.
The Japanese electronics giant threw in the towel on its HD DVD technology, announcing that it would no longer develop, produce or market disc players for the format.
LATHEN, Germany  - A high tech magnetic train smashed into a maintenance vehicle on a test run in northern Germany on Friday, killing 23 people, authorities said.
Nokia, the world's largest cellphone  maker, started to roll-out its online gaming service N-Gage on  Tuesday as it expands into mobile Internet services.
The UN Secretary General calls for efforts to end escalating violence in the Gaza Strip.
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Fast Forward columnist Rob Pegoraro hosted the final discussion on The Washington Post's holiday tech buying guide and answer your personal tech questions.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank Israel is passing out candy as it allows people to freely travel into Bethlehem this Christmas Eve. Officials say they expect some five thousand people today and tomorrow to visit the town where Jesus was born.
Iraqi authorities say 50 suspected insurgents have been detained in connection with Sunday&#39;s suicide car bombings in the nation&#39;s two holiest Shi&#39;ite cities, Najaf and Karbala.
Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips refused to sign deals Tuesday to keep pumping heavy oil under tougher terms in Venezuela's Orinoco River basin, signaling their departure from one of the world's largest oil deposits.
Even as Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected any dialogue with Chechen separatists, blamed for at least 335 deaths in the school hostage siege, hundreds of thousands joined rallies against terrorism.
By Howard Fischer, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES  PHOENIX - Home builders have won a crucial victory in their effort to defeat an initiative to set aside up to 690,000 acres of state trust land as off- limits to development.
Mauritania seizes a boatload of Africans heading for Europe for the first time.
Nortel plans to cut about 3,500 jobs, most of them affecting middle managers, in a move to save $450 million to $500 million per year.
Welsh hospices say they are facing a financial crisis which threatens the future of their services.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.
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It&#39;s easy to beat up on Target and other retailers who shout in flyers trying to get us to spend, spend spend, but refuse to let the Salvation Army set up collection kettles outside their doors.
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The San Francisco 49ers are set to name Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Nolan as their new coach, the team said on Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Yahoo Inc  would  consider a business alliance with Google Inc  as one  way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a  source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday.
The pro-West president called Saturday's snap polls after beingcriticized for authoritarianism. With early results giving him 48 percent ofthe vote, opponents protest fraud.
Michael Vick backed out of a scheduled appearance on a nationally syndicated radio show Tuesday morning, a day after pleading guilty to a federal dogfighting conspiracy charge.
Merck &amp; Co Inc. should have pulled the arthritis drug Vioxx off the market in 2000, because there was enough evidence that showed it was associated with an increased heart attack risk, according to researchers.
Thousands of people fled Central America's Caribbean coast on Monday to escape the powerful winds and torrential rains of Hurricane Felix, but many others were left to ride out the approaching storm.
MIAMI -- It appears Hurricane Ivan is finally making its turn more to the northwest, while its outer bands lash the Florida Keys. Ivan is now centered about 85 miles south-southwest of the western tip of Cuba, heading into the Yucatan Channel.
Worries about the global economy rattled stock markets around the world this week, paring billions from the value of investors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 holdings.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to brief members of the U.N. Security Council about his country's nuclear program, state television reported on Sunday.
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SINGAPORE Aug 30 - Singapore has questioned a US government assessment that it has become a sex slave centre and asked Washington to back its charges with evidence.
The pilot of a civilian World War II stunt plane died Friday after the plane crashed while practicing just hours before an air show, officials said.
GALVESTON, Texas  - New York real estate heir  Robert Durst pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two criminal  charges in a plea bargain that will get him out of jail in two  years or less.
President Bush is piling up strategy sessions on Iraq, aiming to reverse the course of the war and energize his final two years in office.
NEW DELHI, July 6 -- India's HIV population, thought to be the largest in the world, is actually half what experts had previously estimated, according to new figures released Friday by the country's Health Ministry.
President Bush is in Estonia seeking more help from allies amid growing impatience at home with the war
Hungary's ruling Socialist Party approved two alternative candidates to replace outgoing prime minister Peter Medgyessy who resigned after a row with his liberal coalition partners.
Gonaives - Devastating floods unleashed by tropical storm Jeanne are feared to have killed more than 2 000 people in the northern Haitian city of Gonaives, the city&#39;s mayor said on Monday, as searchers keep discovering more bodies 10 days after the storm
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged the world's biggest polluters Thursday to \
Hobbyists uncover some of the deepest of the government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s secrets and share them on the Internet.
Langdon Gilkey was a prominent Protestant theologian who argued for a rational, even satisfying, co-existence between science and faith.
Fulham manager Chris Coleman has supported European football's governing body UEFA who say anyone convicted of receiving money illegally in transfer dealings should be banned for life.
A new scheme is launched where women are trained to offer parenting advice to new mums.
The prime minister has thrown his weight behind beleaguered secretary general of the United Nations as Kofi Annan faces stringent criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
FOOTBALL was plunged into mourning yesterday with the news that Scotland keeper Bill Brown has died at the age of 73. He began his success-strewn career with Dundee and made 274 appearances for the Dark Blues.
A Canadian report offers rare insight into the flimsy evidence used by the U.S. to deport a Canadian man for his alleged ties to Al Qaeda.
Former US Open champion Corey Pavin finished third Sunday in the inaugural Vietnam Masters, which was won by Angelo Que of the Philippines.
NEW YORK  - One half of a cup of soy nuts each day may work as well as anti-hypertension medication to lower blood pressure, a new study in postmenopausal women demonstrates.
Nurses are not given enough help and support from their bosses in dealing with violent patients, researchers say.
Francis Mayer, chairman and chief executive officer of French state-owned bank CDC, has died at age 56 in Paris.Comment
Stock in AK Steel Corp. and other publicly traded US steel companies posted large gains Monday on news of a three-way merger that&#39;ll create the world&#39;s largest steelmaker.
The government is raising billions of pounds more in green taxes than it needs to cut the UK's \
A technique that helps heal spinal injuries in dogs may lead the way to future methods of preventing paralysis in humans who&#39;ve suffered spinal damage.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has teamed with public relations and marketing agency Burson-Marsteller on a campaign to garner industry support for asking regulators to scrutinize and potentially block\u00c2\u00a0the proposed merger of Google and DoubleClick. [ Plus:\u00c2\u00a0DoubleClick launches mobile ad platform\u00c2\u00a0] Called the Initiative for Competitive Online Marketplace, or iCOMP, the group's mission, according to its Web site, is \
Consistency isn&#39;t sexy. It&#39;s not a quarterback throwing bombs, or backs bursting into the secondary, linebackers in their wake.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Sports Network) - Stefan LeFors threw for a  pair of touchdowns and ran for another as seventh-ranked  Louisville put an end to the nation's longest win streak with a  thrilling 44-40 victory over No. 10 Boise State in the Liberty  Bowl.
Robbie Keane hit a stunning brace as Tottenham marched into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 4-0 win at Fulham.
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A police officer stands outside the home of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, in Chalfont St Peter, England, Monday Nov. 22, 2004.
Cheri Kenah, the five-time runner-up at the US Indoor 3,000 meters who gave birth to twins less than a year ago, will be running. So will last year's BAA Half Marathon winner, Marie Davenport.
The head of Sudan's delegation to African Union-sponsored talks on the conflict in the western province of Darfur said there was no need for the AU to send peacekeeping force to the troubled region, insisting that Khartoum could handle the security situation.
Unlike last year when health officials urged more people to get flu vaccines, authorities are asking the public to save the supplies for those most at risk after half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of vaccine became unavailable last week.
Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated in Vicenza, Italy, against the planned expansion of a US military base, an issue which has split Italy's centre-left government.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group on Wednesday said it will spend $45 billion and sell off up to $12 billion worth of assets to reinvigorate its underperforming oil and natural gas business.
Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday it will offer a \
The video game industry has a lot in common with the movie business, in that both industries bank heavily on special effects, big releases and even glamour.
President Bush on Monday mocked his Democratic rival John Kerry for shifting his positions on Iraq so many times he could \
M&T Bank Corp. MTB.N, which counts  billionaire Warren Buffett as its third-largest shareholder, on  Tuesday said quarterly profit rose a greater-than-expected 19  percent, helped by growing fees and a drop in bad loans.
THE MISSION: The European Space Agency's Huygens probe entered the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan in a mission to provide clues to how life arose on Earth.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- A Saudi-American released after being held by the US military for three years in solitary confinement without charge said in an interview broadcast yesterday that he cooperated with his jailers, calling himself ''an innocent man.&quot;
Maria Sharapova has remade her service swing and begun to incorporate serving-and-volleying into her game and it produced a second straight demolition of an opponent.
Starbucks Corp. said its earnings rose 49 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter as the coffee retailer benefited from aggressive expansion.
Students from a radical mosque on Saturday raided an acupuncture clinic they said was used as a brothel in Pakistan's capital and kidnapped nine people, including Chinese women, police said.
The German chancellor recalls the Nazi horrors of Auschwitz and urges vigilance against anti-Semitism.
Renee Nicole Shelkin graduated from West Potomac High School on Thursday afternoon in a white dress. The 18-year-old waved to her family in the audience, excited to be in the spotlight with her friends.
Nokia Corp. will further expand a digital GSM mobile network for Chinese Henan Mobile Communications Corporation Ltd., in a deal valued at $200 million (euro150 million).
Team USA failed miserably in the team performances of the Ryder Cup golf tournament this weekend. For those of you unfamiliar with golf, the Ryder Cup is the Davis Cup of golf, where the US takes on Europe in a series of different match-types.
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China&#39;s thirst for oil has created boom times for tanker companies. And despite Beijing&#39;s efforts to cool the economy, demand for oil isn&#39;t likely
A city agency voted Tuesday to revive a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu, hoping the fat-filled truth will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier.
Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull.
Investor's Business Daily - Flat-panel TVs, notebook computers and video game consoles are hot items this holiday season. And apparently, Best Buy stores are where consumers want to buy them.
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc  so  dominates the online search and advertising market that  regulators are unlikely to challenge a merger of Microsoft Corp   and Yahoo , two antitrust experts said on  Friday.
Investment bank Bear Stearns & Co.   Inc. BSC.N on Thursday said third-quarter net income rose,   helped by strong sales and trading results.
German Defence Minister Peter Struck said in an interview published Thursday that the Berlin government would approve the delivery of two submarines to Israel.
PepsiCo Inc. PEP.N, the world's No.  2 soft drink company, on Thursday said quarterly profit rose  due to tax benefits and strong earnings at its key Frito-Lay  snack and North American beverage units.
Evgeni Malkin tied the game late in the third period after Pittsburgh wasted a multiple-goal lead for the third game in a row, then teamed with Erik Christensen to score in the shootout as the Penguins rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 Wednesday night.
Intel Corp. will shift to a second-generation strained-silicon technique within its forthcoming 65-nanometer process technology, the company will announce on Monday.
Israeli prime minister rules out ceasefire saying his military is fighting 'true war' with militants
Enron Corp.'s ENRNQ.PK former  director of investor relations has agreed to pay $1.49 million  to settle fraud charges related to the bankrupt energy company,  U.S. securities regulators said on Wednesday.
Pfizer Inc. plans to release a new version of Sudafed that eliminates an ingredient used to produce the highly addictive drug methamphetamine in homemade labs.
A child with diabetes and a paralyzed 23-year-old joined Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday in urging President Bush to loosen restraints on money for embryonic stem cell research.
Let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not lose the plot. In defense of \u00e2\u0080\u0098bad\u00e2\u0080\u0099 words in children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s books.
President Bush said yesterday that the leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and Russia are united in their determination to get North Korea and Iran to abandon their nuclear-weapons programs.
Too many people with mental health problems end up in prison when they need specialist care, a report says.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli missile strikes hit a succession of militant targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing two, while Hamas fired more rockets toward Israel. Palestinian factions met to discuss a possible truce with Israel.
Media owner Belo Corp. said yesterday it would cut 250 jobs, more than half of them at its flagship newspaper, The Dallas Morning News, and that an internal investigation into circulation overstatements showed the projected circulation decline at the newspaper would be slightly steeper than forecast last month.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's No. 2 official apologized yesterday for leading a staged news conference Tuesday in which FEMA employees posed as reporters while real reporters listened on a telephone conference line and were barred from asking questions.
It will be the tech Sector&#39;s most closely watched court ruling since US Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corp.
Florida basketball staff assistant Major Parker and a co-defendant were indicted Tuesday on drug charges.
Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and the Bryan brothers hope to add to Davis Cup lore this weekend when they assume the monstrous underdog role, facing Spain on their home red dirt in front of an expected record-setting crowd in Seville.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said negotiations for the release of an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants are in their final stage, according to a newspaper report on Wednesday.
Graeme McDowell, possibly a Ryder Cup player of the future, could prevent a third successive victory for a member of Bernhard Langer&#39;s team, who head to the States tomorrow.
An audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden suggests the al-Qaida chief has accepted Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s offer to unite the world&#39;s most famous terror group and the bloodiest
Jessica Simpson says she was stung when ex-husband Nick Lachey jumped back into dating after their high-profile breakup.
A series of grenade blasts has rocked an opposition party rally in the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, killing at least 13 people. There were seven or eight explosions at the Awami League headquarters, as leader Sheikh Hasina addressed a crowd.
Chinese President Hu Jintao sent a message to Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday to congratulate him on his election as the king of Cambodia.

Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping foreign fighters and weapons entering the country, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said on Thursday.
The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would provide $23.5 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority to help conduct elections
At least four people were killed and 30 wounded in an explosion which ripped through an open market in central Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli rescue workers and police said.
The European Union is considering making concessions to Iran ahead of a nuclear meeting next week in order to get it to abandon uranium enrichment but the hardline United States is unhappy with such a compromise, a Western diplomat told AFP.
McDonald's Corp. MCD.N on Tuesday  said sales at its hamburger restaurants open at least 13 months  rose 5.2 percent in January, as strong sales in the United  States and Europe helped it beat some analysts' expectations.
NAPOLI - Una rapina a un furgone portavalori a Napoli e&#39; fallita questa mattina per la prontezza del conducente. Un gruppo di malviventi armati, forse 8-10 auomini, ha tentato di bloccare il mezzo, ponendo
The dollar falls below the $1.35 level to a new record low against the euro as data fuels new concerns about the US economy.
Just because Katrina was the perfect storm &#151; a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time &#151; doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving another city obliterated by another tempest. It can.
Men driving donkey carts to the market and refugees crouching in the shade finally have something to break the boredom of life in this arid Darfur border village &#151; news, hip-hop and Arabic music coming in on cranky transistor radios.
Hezbollah military commander Imad Moughniyah was killed by a car bomb in Damascus on Tuesday, the Lebanese group said, announcing the death of the man believed to be behind Western hostage taking in Lebanon in the 1980s.
Barry Bonds is headed back to the All-Star game. If Tim Lincecum keeps this up, it won't be long before the rookie right-hander is there, too. Lincecum struck out a career-high 12 batters and got a key hit &#151; and rare praise &#151; from Bonds as the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-0 on Sunday.
A MONTH after becoming a father for the fourth time Paul Broadhurst is hoping to have something else to celebrate tomorrow night - his first European Tour victory since 1995.

Despite Warner Bros. set back, the HD DVD maker vows to renew its efforts marketing the hi-def video players.
Little in &quot;Ladder 49&quot; can be called groundbreaking or startling, but the movie about a firehouse of Baltimore smoke-eaters nevertheless manages to cause a lump in the throat.
I went into this week&#39;s PeopleSoft Connect user conference expecting to find the shadow of Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid casting a pall over the proceedings.
La cifra si avvicina sempre piu' ai 9 milioni di unita'
West Bromwich Albion are refusing to comment on reports they have approached Bobby Robson to take over at The Hawthorns from sacked Gary Megson.
The number of people dying from cancer and cardiovascular disease has fallen in the last decade in England, according to government figures.
The world's first 45nm gaming CPU Review Intel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 45nm 'Penryn' update for its Core 2 microprocessor family has been an open secret for many months. It's first desktop incarnation, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, is due to be formally introduced on 12 November, but today we can tell you how it will perform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Auto insurer posts strong earnings, but a down cycle may be about to begin.
Office-supply retailer OfficeMax Inc.  said on Wednesday the president of its retail division resigned, but the departure was unrelated to a probe into improper billing.
NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical Iraqi cleric leading a  Shi'ite uprising agreed on Wednesday to disarm his militia and  leave one of the country's holiest Islamic shrines after  warnings of an onslaught by government forces.
In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Apple\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new iPod Touch.
Yahoo&#39;s product will use licensed technology from Pasadena, California-based X1 Technologies to help users search e-mail and a variety of files -- from photos and music to PDF-format documents -- on their hard drives.
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Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on   Wednesday to a baby boy, the first imperial male heir to be   born in more than four decades and the answer to the prayers of   conservatives keen to keep women off the ancient throne.
Rafa Benitez believes that the return to action of Steven Gerrard will give Liverpool the impetus they need as they prepare for the crunch Champions League trip to Monaco.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - Anaheim Angels second  baseman Adam Kennedy will miss the remainder of the season  after tearing ligaments in his right knee during Monday's 5-2  victory over the Seattle Mariners.
American Brent Geiberger, under pressure to retain his PGA Tour card for next year, charged into a tie for the early lead at the Greensboro Classic in North Carolina on Thursday.
Roger Clemens\u00e2\u0080\u0099s lawyer has hired private investigators to try to challenge the credibility of Brian McNamee, who said that he had injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone.
Monaco&#39;s new loan signing Javier Saviola is keen to emulate Spain striker Fernando Morientes who helped the principality team to the Champions League final during a spell with them last season.
Iraq's government on Sunday renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
NASA will attempt to launch the Atlantis shuttle next Wednesday as the orbiter successfully weathered Tropical Storm Ernesto this week, the US space agency said.
Russia: scelta ritiro 'intelligente e coraggiosa'
Circa 2000 persone affrontate da polizia davanti a La Moneda
A prototype satellite  repair robot that can refuel, upgrade and repair satellites was  launched from Florida on Thursday night to begin a three-month  orbital field test.
La serva Ana Ivanovic, testa di serie numero 6, si &egrave; qualificata per le semifinale del singol...
Lew Ford homered and drove in a pair of runs and Brad Radke pitched seven strong innings to lead the streaking Minnesota Twins to a 5-3 road win over the Detroit Tigers in American League action on Monday.
Blistering heat and hot dry winds have fanned the fires. Forests fires that have ravaged southern Europe during the past month were some of the worst on record, the European Commission has said. via Jackaranda
Detectives reveal the last man to see a missing Polish student was a registered sex offender.
All-Pro left tackle Jonathan Ogden signed a new seven-year contract Thursday with the Baltimore Ravens.
Alexander Netkachev has an update posted about the PHP IDE package and a new version that includes debugger support - 0.1.6.   This is, probably, the first PHP IDE that supports debugging for state-of-the-art PHP 5.2. To turn on debugging on your web server just add ZendDebugger.dll in PHP.ini   You can grab the latest download of the IDE from here or here (win32).
A federal judge today overturned a Pennsylvania law aimed at restricting access to web sites hosting child pornography. Pennsylvania Statute 7330 required ISPs to block access by the customers to child porn sites.
Microsoft unveiled plans Wednesday to integrate business intelligence reporting into the next version of SQL Server, placing new reporting tools in the hands of end users.
The learning curve toward victories over good to very good teams has been a slick hairpin turn this season for Wake Forest, a point that was again painfully evident after last night&#39;s 20-17
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has given his backing for a plan to revive power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas resigned on Thursday in a procedural move aimed at launching a unity government with President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, an official in Haniyeh's office told Reuters.
Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in  Japan on Tuesday on a visit to reassure America's close ally  that a troop build-up will help quell violence in Iraq, just  weeks after Japan's defense minister said starting the war was  a mistake.
NEO-NAZI parties made sweeping gains in vital regional elections in Germany last night to further tarnish the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s image and plunge Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ruling coalition party into fresh crisis.
KATMANDU, Nepal -- The government and Maoist rebels signed a peace agreement yesterday to end a 10-year insurgency, marking the start of an uncertain political era in this Himalayan nation, the world's last Hindu monarchy.
US car giant Ford is expected to tell Jaguar workers on Friday that it will close the firm's historic Coventry factory
Amazon.com Inc., Coca-Cola Co., FedEx Corp. and Pfizer Inc. are among US companies that have taken steps to provide aid to the survivors of the earthquake and tsunamis that struck South Asia on Dec. 26.
Jacob Goldfield has resigned as chief investment officer of George Soros&#39; $8.3 billion hedge fund to start his own investment management company.

Mr. Roberts was a prominent arbitrator best known for his ruling that major league baseball owners had improperly colluded to prevent free-agent players from obtaining richer contracts.
In the summer of 2003, shoppers in Southern California began getting a break on the price of milk.
The makers of the best-selling Grand Theft Auto games are \
President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry are tied nationwide in a tense race for the White House, but Kerry leads in six of 10 battleground states, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Sunday.
Approvato l&#39;emendamento del governo alla Finanziaria (ANSA) - ROMA, 2 DIC - Via libera dalla commissione Bilancio del Senato al nuovo fisco. La commissione ha approvato l&#39;emendamento del governo alla Finanziaria
Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.
Asked how the battle was going, Commander Abu Mohammad Hilu showed off his latest trophy - a blood-drenched American boot. There was a large bullet hole in the middle.
Richieste sussidio disoccupazione invariate a 311.000
Is there too much kissing going on at the White House? President Bush has bussed two women in public in the past two days. First, Condoleezza Rice, whom he kissed on the cheek twice when he nominated her for secretary of State on Tuesday. He went even further with Margaret Spellings, whom he smacked on the lips when he nominated her as secretary of Education on Wednesday.
MADRID, Feb. 15 -- Twenty-nine suspects went on trial Thursday for the March 11, 2004, bombings of four commuter trains in Madrid, but Spain's political parties and news media have turned the investigation of the attack into a partisan battle, fraying the country's traditional solidarity against...
WASHINGTON - Doctors are advised to limit their use of anti-inflammatory drugs linked to a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, US regulators said Thursday.
A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said on Thursday   it would cut the price of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per   prescription starting in the retirement haven of Tampa,   Florida.
After months of rumors, Sony has confirmed that a rumble version of the PS3 Sixaxis controller is coming soon.
The main political rival to Afghanistan&#39;s President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday he was forming a new political party to contest a parliamentary election in April after refusing to take a cabinet post.
Al Campidoglio gli interventi di Berlusconi, Balkenende, Borrel, Prodi, Barroso e Veltroni. Ciampi: &quot;E&#39; un evento unico nella storia del nostro continente. Una svolta nella storia dell&#39;umanit\u00c3\u00a0&quot;. ROMA - A
A nine-year-old boy died after his mother spiked his hospital feed with salt, an Old Bailey jury is told.
Poker camps have become hot commodities, offering amateur players a chance to improve their games with advice from the pros.
An Italian judge temporarily suspended on Monday the trial of U.S. and Italian spies charged with kidnapping a terrorism suspect in Milan and then flying him to Egypt, where he says he tortured.
A new application from Raketu Communications Inc. aims to integrate IPTV (Internet Protocol television) with social networking, two of the Internet's hip technologies.
An Afghan militant group repeated a  threat to kill three foreign U.N. workers held hostage since  late last month unless Taliban prisoners were freed, but said  it was willing to be flexible on other demands.
Barcelona debacle not implicated From the gossip files: We've learned that AMD has canceled an analyst extravaganza meant to be held next week in Silicon Valley.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Swiss bank UBS seeks backing to sell stakes in the firm as it tries to assess the impact of the US sub-prime crisis
Six French aid workers convicted by a  court in Chad of trying to kidnap 103 children arrived in  France on Friday following a deal that will allow them to serve  their eight-year sentences in a French prison.
Seduta di rifinitura per l'Empoli in vista della gara di domani sera con il Siena. Il tecnico Cagni ...
Banca di Francia, governo e' stato informato mercoledi'
Bill Parcells&#39; players have tried to hit him \u00e2\u0080-nd that&#39;s just fine with the two-time Super Bowl-champion coach. &quot;We&#39;ve had a few&quot; players take a swing at him, Parcells
The European Union&#39;s normally yawn-inducing institutions raised eyebrows on Wednesday when a spat over comments about homosexuality made by an Italian bureaucrat led to the
1. Us Weekly magazine reports that tennis vixen Anna Kournikova has secretly married her boyfriend, singer Enrique Iglesias. The wedding is considered just the latest fallout from the prolonged NHL lockout.
ASIA/INDIA - Il Vescovo del Kashmir riceve il premio Mahatma Gandhi, per la prima volta assegnato a un leader cattolico New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. Celestine Elampassery, Vescovo di Jammu- Srinagar, nella travagliata regione del Kashmir indiano, ha ricevuto il Premio Mahatma Gandhi per il suo notevole contributo alla societ\u00c3\u00a0, in particolar modo per le iniziative...
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with special health-care needs have health-care costs three times greater than other children, says a study in the January issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
In a blow to human vanity, researchers now say that people have about the same number of genes as a small flowering plant or a tiny worm. The new estimate is down sharply from just three years ago.
Rudy Giuliani boasts that he reined in crime, welfare and taxes in a city once considered ungovernable.
Argentine first lady Sen. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is seen winning the October 28 presidential election by a wide margin, taking almost 48 percent of the vote, a poll showed on Friday.
InfoWorld - Several class action lawsuits and a revolt by the founder threaten to derail a proposed $732 million acquisition of IP communications company Inter-Tel.
Swedish researchers say short but intense workplace pressure boosts by a factor of six the chances of a heart attack within the following 24 hours.
TUNCELI, Turkey  - Kurdish rebels killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others in an ambush on Sunday, prompting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to call crisis talks to consider a military strike against rebel bases in Iraq.
German officials are growing concerned about a conference for Arabs and Muslims on \
Wall Street stocks are set for a firmer start to Thursday's session as they claw back some of the previous session's sharp losses, but a cautious tone could prevail as bond market worries continue to grip investors.
Santagata: accordo entro Finanziaria.Ferrero:serve volonta'
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling for the U.S. and NATO to cut back on airstrikes in the battle against Taliban and al-Qaida militants, saying too many civilians have been killed.
Bombs exploded on packed commuter trains   and stations in India's financial hub, Mumbai, on Tuesday,   killing over 160 people and wounding hundreds, officials said.
NEW YORK - Howard Stern, the controversial talk radio host who is the scourge of conservative Americans, is quitting Viacom to host his show on the satellite radio service Sirius as part of five-year, multimillion-dollar deal.
On a continent that absorbs 75 percent of the world&#39;s UN peacekeeping forces and budget, Ivory Coast&#39;s violent downward spiral threatens hard-won gains against West Africa&#39;s devastating civil wars of the 1990s.
Dr. Dale Sandler said women who share the same genes, have similar experiences and have twice the risk of developing breast cancer offer a better chance of learning what causes it.
A merciful easing of the winds fueling Southern California's sprawling wildfires finally gave fire crews a chance to fight back against some blazes Wednesday, and weary residents could take solace in an overriding sign of hope: Just one person has died from the flames.
One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, clarinettist Artie Shaw, dies aged 94.
La banda che ha sequestrato la donna a Treviso potrebbe sfruttare le notizie pubblicate sui giornali                                          Tassitani, momento delicato la famiglia chiede il silenzio stampa
President Bush asked Congress on Saturday for $3.2 billion to pay for at least 4,000 extra combat support troops and military police forces that commanders told the president they need in Iraq.
Mortgage lending has declined for the second consecutive month as a result of the slowing housing market, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
France votes in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with President Nicolas Sarkozy's party expected to strengthen its hold on power, clearing the way for him to push ahead with reforms.
Indonesian police have made their first arrest in connection with last week&#39;s bombing at the Australian embassy in Jakarta. Police chief Da&#39;i Bachtiar said a man had been arrested for carrying explosives for
Known as Pigeon Hill, the Lake Michigan dune towered 30 stories high on the south side of Muskegon. Formed over thousands of years, it disappeared in three decades as its sand was mined for industrial use in the mid-20th century.
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Fuji Photo Film, better known by its FujiFilm brand name, will begin selling 16X DVD+R media and double-layer DVD+R media later this year.
This is the week of the season when every Giants defensive back needs to have shoulders as sturdy as snowplow blades. But safety Gibril Wilson reported Wednesday that he still had only one good shoulder.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this \
A settembre riprendono le proteste dei lavoratori. Saranno diversi i dipendenti che incroceranno le braccia in segno di protesta gi\u00c3\u00a0 a partire da luned\u00c3\u00ac 6: le Ferrovie dello Stato hanno proclamato infatti
Agli Arcimboldi Milano con Royal Philarmonic il 2 ottobre
Dance fans can look forward to exotic cross-genre experiments, timely revivals, and tours by international troupes.
Manchester United have today announced a pre-tax profit of \u00c2\u00a327.9m (\u00e2\u0082\u00ac41.1m) for the financial year ended July 31, 2004. The figure represents a fall of \u00c2\u00a311.
Vietnamese officials release leading dissident Nguyen Vu Binh, who was convicted of spying in 2003.
A Darfur rebel group says it has seized two workers at an oilfield in Sudan operated by a Chinese company.
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians had an unfavourable view of US President George W. Bush, even though most Canadians said they had a good opinion of Americans, suggests a poll done for The Associated Press.
Spain has ditched plans to build a  300-km motorway across the country&#39;s sun-baked plains because  it would have threatened the Iberian lynx, one of the world&#39;s  most endangered animals.
At least seven people were killed in ethnic fighting in Kenya's Rift Valley overnight which sent tens of thousands of people fleeing and dealt a blow to hopes of ending weeks of unrest.
Host Depot announced today that they are launching a new next generation dedicated server offering. The new products will be powered by Dells' new PowerEdge(TM) server line.
An international team of researchers reported that female monkeys whose vaginal surfaces were coated with an experimental drug shortly before exposure to the simian version of HIV were protected from infection.
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records would be given to Nasser al-Kidwa, Arafat&#39;s nephew and the Palestinian representative at the United Nations. The 75-year-old Palestinian leader died of an undisclosed illness at a French hospital on November 11.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has hit out at television companies for sabotaging his preparations for the crucial Champions League last 16 first leg trip to Lille.
During a visit to Saudi Arabia, President Bush urged OPEC to consider the impact high oil prices were having on the American economy, and promised to discuss the issue with the Saudi king.
Troy Brown didn't play any defense against Carolina in Saturday night's exhibition game. Thing is, he didn't play much offense or special teams, either.
Huge crowds in social networking sites draw money-minded malware authors.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s health is shrouded in mystery, the extent of his thyroid cancer a closely guarded secret. Several coming events could give the public an idea about the seriousness of his condition.
Stricken Indian Ocean nations worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as the 60,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday&#39;s tsunami.
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia coach Ken Hitchcock signed a new three-year contract with the Flyers through 2008-09.
Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju, one of the most senior leaders in China, dies aged 68, official media say.
Cubans rushed to change dollars into  local pesos on Tuesday as President Fidel Castro's communist  government prepared to pull the U.S. currency from circulation  more than a decade after it was legalized here.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Canadian scientists have found cancer stem cells that seem to fuel the uncontrolled growth of malignant brain tumors.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the   second round of the U.S. Open a day later than originally   scheduled when she beat German qualifier Kristina Barrois 6-1   7-5 on Wednesday.
Although Google Inc. says privacy issues are behind its plan to shorten the life span of cookies placed on a user's computer, the move is being dismissed largely as hype.
Any Russian citizen suspected in the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko will be tried in Russia, not Britain, Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday.
Non si fida della Lazio, Luciano Spalletti. ''L'ho vista giocare - ha detto l'allenatore della Roma ...
Stocks rose on Friday after data showed strength in the economy while an inflation measure moderated, putting the stock market on track to end the quarter on a strong note.
IBM's (NYSE: IBM) donation of some US&#36;10 million worth of software to the open-source community to help developers build speech applications was, of course, not completely altruistic.
An armed man took two girls hostage at a   Colorado high school on Wednesday, fatally shooting one of the   students and then himself when police stormed the classroom   where he was barricaded, authorities said.
Israeli troops killed three Palestinian gunmen in separate clashes in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army mounted raids into the coastal enclave, Palestinian medical and militant sources said.
Israel ruled out on Tuesday negotiations \
McLaren will decide on Friday whether to appeal against their \u00c2\u00a349.2m fine and the deduction of all their points from the constructors' championship.
Former major league general manager Bob Watson yesterday turned down the chance to become general manager of the franchise set to relocate to Washington in the spring.
Annika Sorenstam got off to a good start in the opening round of the State Farm Classic. Another Swede had an even better finish.
Discrimination against women is stopping economic and social development in the Arab World, the UN reports.
Oil prices held firm just above &#36;47 a barrel on Friday, bolstered by a tightening outlook for market fundamentals and sliding U.S. temperatures.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Migration of the Negro,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jacob Lawrence\u00e2\u0080\u0099s series of small pictures, is most effective when seen complete.
US online seller Amazon said Thursday it will increase its investment in Joyo.com, one of China&#39;s leading online shopping websites.
American Express  on Monday said quarterly earnings rose 14 percent, matching analysts' expectations, as cardholder spending and borrowing increased while loan losses fell.
Mobs in Kenya's opposition heartland beat up and killed at least three policemen accused of taking part in a plan to rig Thursday's elections in favor of President Mwai Kibaki, authorities said on Wednesday.
Ulster Unionist MLA Basil McCrea says his party should quit the power-sharing executive.
A delegation of senior Iraqi officials is holding high-level talks with the Turkish government in Ankara today to try to avert an incursion by Turkey\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas.
As I listened to President Bush and Senator Kerry debate the war in Iraq, I felt I was hearing a variation on whether the beer &quot;tastes great&quot; or is &quot;less filling.
Welcome to the Jersey Shore! Have a great time, but please don't dig too deeply in the sand in Surf City (you could get blown up), feed the seagulls in Ocean City (you could catch a disease), or draw dirty pictures in the sand in Belmar (it's rude).
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine  - Ann Hayes says she is  surrounded by angels.
Women are being infected with HIV at increasing rates in all regions of the world, and their numbers are now nearly equal to men, according to the United Nations and World Health Organization&#39;s annual report on AIDS released Tuesday.
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Days before Lisa Montgomery allegedly killed another woman and stole her unborn baby, an effort was under way to revoke custody of two of her own children.
Basketball Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden , the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery this week because of pain in his right knee. An MRI taken last week showed Oden may have some cartilage problems, general manager Kevin Pritchard said. A timetable for Oden's return will be set following the surgery, which will ...
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Another game, another postseason classic. It will be news if the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a yawner. Last night certainly does not qualify.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 28 -- Most days, the skies are quiet over the Szymany airport, a mothballed runway in rural Poland. So the airport director took note when strangers showed up on at least six occasions in 2002 and 2003, offering to pay large sums of cash to land planes from faraway places such as...
InfoWorld - Microsoft will release six sets of security patches next Tuesday, four of which will fix critical flaws in the Windows operating system.
Crime and punishment The leader of one of the world's most prolific ID theft gangs was sentenced to six years imprisonment at a hearing in London's Harrow Crown Court on Wednesday. Two other members of the same gang have been jailed for five years and eighteen months respectively.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Donald Rumsfeld, architect of the US plan to invade Iraq and a target of critics of the war, will remain in the cabinet, a senior administration official said.
Tour leader Fabian Cancellara takes an an amazing sprint victory in the third stage.
By The Associated Press. A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street some relief yesterday, with stocks edging higher on news that oil production soared in September.
BAGHDAD -- News that a US Army reservist had been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for physically and sexually abusing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison drew scorn yesterday from Iraqis who thought he should have been tried in Baghdad and punished with death.
FOXBORO, Massachusetts  - Jake Plummer hit Javon   Walker with two touchdown passes and the Denver defense stymied   New England on Sunday, leading the Broncos to a 17-7 victory   over the Patriots.
The London Stock Exchange last night looked likely to be taken over by one of its overseas rivals, after more than 300 years as one of Britain&#39;s key institutions.
By JAMES MILLS HIS home is a rickety shack surrounded by junk. Yet this 70-year-old Irish tramp is the unlikeliest of property millionaires.
While it's no Yahoo, mobile phone maker Danger apparently fetched quite a steep price from Microsoft.
Bismillah, Abdul! It looks just the same as out the window Reporters trawling un-indexed FTP servers have recently been able to download large amounts of secret US military data, it has been revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
European equity markets were volatile on Wednesday in the face of deepening US recession fears, which dragged Wall Street and Asian indices sharply lower.
US stocks futures tumbled on Thursday after drug company Merck &amp; Co. (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) announced it was recalling a key drug, indicating the market would open lower.
By Milbauer, Michelle L Leach, Mark K  MILBAUER, M. L., AND M. K. LEACH (University of Wisconsin- Madison Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, Wisconsin 53711). Influence of species pool, fire history, and woody canopy on plant species density and composition in tallgrass prairie. J.
October means Flu season is coming. But unfortunately for a lot of people, Flu vaccines are not. There&#39;s basically a 50-50 chance that your doctor won&#39;t have the vaccine.
Drape black bunting over the holiday decorations. Carve an ice sculpture of a pinstriped Satan. The Evil Empire has struck again. The Yankees last night inched
Spaniard Sete Gibernau won a controversial inaugural Qatar MotoGP on Saturday after multiple world champions Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi were forced to start from the back of the grid.
Due to a drought in Utah, Glen Canyon is on its way back \u00c2\u0097 viewable in much of its former glory.
Speculation on who will win the Nobel Peace Prize has been hotly focused on the battle against one of the great threats to world peace: weapons of mass destruction.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, an avant-garde author who dispensed with conventional storytelling as a pioneer of the postwar \
NASA says it has joined with Red Planet Capital Inc. of San Mateo, Calif., to gain access to new and innovative scientific technologies.
Iran on Tuesday defied international calls for it to stop enriching uranium, a day before a U.N. deadline for it to back down.
Williams Scotsman International, a Baltimore-based provider of mobile storage containers for the construction industry, agreed yesterday to be bought by the parent company of Algeco, a privately held French modular construction firm, for about $1.24 billion.
Catholic bishops criticized on Friday Brazil's plan to hand out millions of free condoms in the world's largest Catholic country when its famously bacchanalian Carnival begins next week.
A courageous documentary shows kids trying to escape Calcutta brothels. Some make it, some don't
The lobbying arm of the film studios files lawsuits against the operators of sites and servers that help users of file-sharing networks locate movies and songs. By Xeni Jardin.
Domains of several new phishing sites are cropping up with known Storm worm domains. F-Secure researchers think phishers are leasing parts of the larger botnet.
The United States, Germany and France called Friday for presidential elections in Lebanon to be free, based on the constitution and staged without foreign intervention, a
The International Atomic Energy Agency says several hundred tons of high explosive material have disappeared in Iraq. The agency says a lack of security has led to looting from several sites.
By MATTHEW FORDAHL     SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- New software at Hewlett-Packard Co...
Mantova, 12 ottobre 2004 - L&#39;Italia under 21 ha battuto a Mantova i pari eta&#39; della Bielorussia per 2-1 nella quarta giornata del Gruppo 5 di qualificazione alla fase finale degli Europei di categoria. Primo
No. 4 Cal overcomes a 14-point defecit to keep their BCS bowl hopes alive with a 28-27 triumph over the Oregon Ducks on Saturday.
The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian multi-millionaire were far more likely suspects.
A trial offers hard evidence to back the assumption that the opiate morphine can calm a long-standing cough.
Mind control, game announcements, and graphics cards--the gaming elite flocks to the annual Game Developers Conference to discuss what you'll play in 2008.
Two Pakistani journalists were killed and two others including an AFP reporter were injured when gunmen opened fire on their car in the turbulent tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.
The fishermen in this southern Lebanese port city are back at work now that the Israeli sea embargo has been lifted. But so far their catch has been disappointingly small, and some of them contend their nets are often filled with bombs and missile parts.
Actor Henry Winkler has described for a Los Angeles court what happened the last time he saw deceased actor John Ritter.
London - The piracy-battered music industry said on Thursday it will sue British, French and Austrian music fans as it intensifies its legal crackdown on Internet song-swappers.
Pope Benedict announced on Tuesday he had changed the rules to elect his successor, in a move meant to ensure that future pontiffs have broad support before white smoke rises again from the Sistine Chapel.
Although the works of Edwin Lutyens in New Delhi can serve as reminders of imperialism, some architects want to rescue his vision from looming destruction.
com October 18, 2004, 9:58 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.
The earliest editions of Shakespeare&#39;s plays provide a fascinating insight into how the playwright reworked his masterpieces over time, but until now, due to their age and
Once considered relatively harmless, doctors now recognize that atrial fibrillation may make patients more prone to heart attacks and strokes.
The CIA ran secret jails in Poland and Romania to interrogate key terror suspects, shackling and handcuffing inmates, keeping some naked for weeks and reducing contact with the outer world to masked and silent guards, a European investigator said Friday.
Miroslav Klose non giocher&agrave; l'amichevole che la Germania disputer&agrave; questa sera contro ...
A new report ranks Minnesota as one of the top states in being prepared for a health-related terror attack. The Trust for America&#39;s Health places Minnesota among the top six states in the
SYDNEY - At least 79 people were injured, two of them seriously, when a high-speed train carrying more than 160 passengers and crew derailed in eastern Australia early today, police said.
With Arsenal set to meet Manchester United in the quarter finals of the Carling Cup, the Football Association is keen for the two clubs to call a truce following their fiery league game last month.
The search for two escaped convicts, one of whom was once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, focused Wednesday on an area where the duo apparently had been camping. Authorities said the men are considered armed and dangerous, but they might not have much to wear.
Global military spending is   expected to hit $1.06 trillion this year, topping the record   set during the Cold War era, an international aid agency   reported on Friday.
World News &gt; Dhaka, Dec 10 : A Bangladeshi truck driver, who was abuducted by an Iraqi militant group nearly two months ago, has been freed, his brother said today.
China shares may decline after the government took over Hantang Securities Co. and three brokerages controlled by failed investment company Xinjiang D&#39;Long Group Co.
Intel gave its Centrino laptop package a speed boost this week with the release of a new, faster Pentium M processor. The Centrino package includes a Pentium M processor, a PC chip set, and a WLAN (wireless LAN) chip set.
TORONTO (CP) - Two members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council are calling for international support for the democratic movement in their region.  Albert Ho and Margaret Ng are both representatives of democratic opposition parties in Hong Kong.
Kobe Bryant had 34 points and eight rebounds, Lamar Odom just missed a triple double, and the Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs, 106-99, last night in Los Angeles for their fifth win in six games.
Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical.
I funerali di Simone Cola a Ferentino, forse martedi'
Capeggiato da boss Palermiti arrestato il 2/10
The European Union has proposed that car advertisements shown in member countries carry tobacco-style labels warning of the environmental impact they cause.
Costo del lavoro in forte aumento +6,6%, si attendeva +3,2%
Paula Radcliffe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s response to those who doubted her ability to bounce back from her Olympic disasters could not have been more emphatic on Sunday when she triumphed in a thrilling New York Marathon.
Millions of children live in poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia despite economic growth there, a UN report says.
Secondo la BBC, il Liverpool &egrave; ad un passo da Ryan Babel, 21enne talento offensivo dell'Ajax....
The Blackstone Group sold the majority of its property holdings in Germany to institutional investors for about 1.6 billion euros ($2.1 billion), the company said yesterday. Blackstone said it had sold a majority stake in its Vitus subsidiary to a consortium including Round Hill Capital and Morley Fund Management, the wealth-management unit of the British insurer Aviva. Blackstone bought Vitus, which has more than 31,000 apartments, from a German holding company, WCM, at the end of 2004.
La conferma dell'Eliseo dopo le indiscrezioni
MARJAYOUN, Lebanon  - Israel ousted Hizbollah   guerillas from a stronghold just inside Lebanon on Saturday   after several days of fierce fighting, the army said, as it   bombarded targets across the south of the country.
Japan's parliament elects Shinzo Abe as the country's new prime minister, replacing Junichiro Koizumi.
LOS ANGELES Punitive damages of 100 (m) million dollars awarded to the family of a man who sued tobacco giant Philip Morris have been slashed in half by a state appeals court in Los Angeles.
A Chechen crime boss and career officers from the police and intelligence services were among those arrested for roles in the contract killing of Anna Politkovskaya.
Seven Afghan children have been killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike, the coalition said on Monday, the latest civilian deaths by foreign troops amid rising anger in Afghanistan.
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and South Korean Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung agreed to establish a Strategic Policy Initiative (SPI) to discuss long-term alliance tasks, during the annual Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon on Friday
France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday.
PARIS, Nov 30  - The French economy is set for growth in the next two years and unemployment should begin to fall once oil prices ease, the OECD said here Tuesday.
An orange flag marks where Gary Lisle planned to put up a 33-foot windmill behind his house. But that's about as far as his green idea got in this Dallas suburb.
The Internal Revenue Service has been auditing more high-income taxpayers but may not be effectively going after one of the biggest problems &#151; wealthy people who evade taxes by reporting too little business income or overstating business expenses.
ROMA - E&#39; prevista per oggi pomeriggio alle 15, nella sede di &quot;Un ponte per...&quot; in piazza Vittorio a Roma, una conferenza stampa sul rapimento delle due operatrici italiane dell&#39;Ong, Simona Torretta e Simona Pari.

US health officials are checking shipments of toothpaste from China for a potentially lethal chemical.
PONTIAC, Mich. The man accused of sparking a brawl at an NBA game is no stranger to the man who brought charges against him today.
Proof that there still is more to do. On Saturday I got an email from Sylvia saying that a friend of mine had bought her first iPod. It took me a few minutes to figure out that she was talking about herself. Funny, I had never thought about whether she had an iPod or not, but I have been on her case to get a digital camera. So she brought her iPod over, it's one of the new \
Bombings killed seven U.S. soldiers in Baghdad and a southern city, the U.S. military said Sunday
Medical software developer uses Web services to answer the call to do more with less.
Lord Coe will take part in a televised debate with rival bid leaders in the campaign to win the 2012 Olympics.
'Cultura e divertimento con 400 spettacoli e 1.000 artisti'
India has become the fastest-growing cellular market in the world, adding 5.9 million subscribers in August and outstripping China\u00c2\u0092s increase of 5.19 million subscribers.
France is approaching a crossroads on the painful and devious road to economic and social reforms.
This year has been one of the warmest globally since reliable records began, a preliminary analysis concludes.
Steven Gerrard will join Jamie Carragher on the sidelines Tuesday as Liverpool bid to reach the Champions League group stages.
Bulgaria in Brief: 15 February 2005, Tuesday. Bulgarian journalists willing to test their knowledge in the country's taxation system were gathered at the Sofia Central Taxation Directorate on Tuesday.
By JONATHAN SIDENER Copley News Service  If you asked most Americans in 1985 whether they had any use for a PC with a modem and a hard drive, you would have met with a lot of laughter and blank stares.
Doctors, nursing homes and other private health care providers in Florida can expect about 370,000 new doses of flu vaccine to arrive soon.
The great and gloomy Lemony Snicket&#39;s A Series Of Unfortunate Events is going to start a lot of unfortunate discussion about whether it&#39;s too dark for our little holiday moppets.
The restoration of Germany's famed Anna Amalia Library, a UNESCO World Heritage List site gutted by fire three years ago, has been completed, and the building will reopen next week, officials said Thursday.
 tops Golden Globes
When 2012 hits, stores will no longer be able to sell the cheap but inefficient incandescent light bulbs that are fixtures in most homes.
U.S. stocks rose on Friday after robust results from software maker Oracle Corp  brightened the outlook for technology, helping the Dow and S&P turn in their best weekly performance since March.
In the wake of American sports investors\u00e2\u0080\u0099 incursion into English soccer, the powerful N.F.L. arrived in London talking about globalizing and branding and showcasing the sport.
TicketNews.com announces its exclusive Weekly Top 10 Primary and Secondary Live Event Ticket Sellers Rankings for the week ending 6/19/07.
The number of mobile phones in use in the Czech Republic is greater than the population with one million more SIM cards being sold last year alone, the operators said.
La produzione di bestiame mondiale \u00c3\u00a8 responsabile di pi\u00c3\u00b9 gas dell'intero sistema dei trasportiIl consumo di carne raddoppier\u00c3\u00a0 entro il 2050, se non varieremo l'alimentazione                                          La bistecca fa male alla Terra l'effetto serra ci cambia la dieta                                                                                  di MARK BITTMAN
THE brother of British hostage Ken Bigley said last night he had received information that he is still alive. Paul Bigley said he had received news which gave him cause for hope.
Comunit\u00c3\u00a0 di Sant\u00c2\u0092Egidio: Giornata di studio il 27 giugno su il \u00c2\u0093caso zingari\u00c2\u0094 Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Mercoled\u00c3\u00ac 27 giugno alle ore 15.30 presso la sede della Provincia di Roma, Sala Luigi Di Liegro, Palazzo Valentini, Via IV Novembre, 119/a, si svolger\u00c3\u00a0 una Giornata di studio sul tema: il \u00c2\u0093caso zingari\u00c2\u0094. Presiede: Mario Marazzi...
Lagos Island Hospital lost two of its best surgeons and several nurses to Gulf nations, Europe and America last year, leaving it in a dire situation shared by hospitals across the developing world.
A handful of Web sites have taken amateur restaurant critiquing to new levels, and chefs are taking notice.
ASIA/MYANMAR - Nonostante le campagne informative registrato il primo caso umano di influenza aviaria nel paese Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - Una epidemia di influenza aviaria tra i volatili dello stato birmano orientale di Shan, al confine con la Tailandia, ha fatto registrare il suo primo caso umano. Si tratta di una bambina di sette anni contagiata in seguito a...
AN acoustic guitar made for Johnny Cash has sold for $US131,200 ($189,000) at an auction of the music star&#39;s estate. The buyer, Sharon Graves, already has an extensive collection amassed by her husband, Terry
Stock futures pointed to a weak start on Wednesday as investors waited for a Federal Reserve statement on the potential direction of interest rates and for earnings from heavyweights such as Boeing .
The Re:Framing column last Sunday about accounting for intangible assets referred incorrectly at one point to the Social Venture Technology Group, which specializes in developing nonfinancial valuation methods. It is known as the S.V.T. Group, not the S.V.P. Group.
Muddin gently tries to lift  his injured two-year-old daughter from the hospital trolley she  shares with her injured mother and five-year-old brother.
Georgetown men's basketball coach John Thompson III signs a six-year contract extension, which will keep him at the university through 2013.
Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said on Sunday.
After three games, Bears quarterback Rex Grossman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s numbers are unsightly: 1 touchdown, 6 interceptions, 9 sacks and a 45.2 passer rating.
Google automatically expands the list of friends that users of Google Reader share some blog posts with, and some users don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t like it one bit.
Bangladesh created history at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, beating India by 15 runs in the second match of the three-match one-day international series.
Indiana guard Reggie Miller broke a bone in his left hand in the Pacers&#39; preseason finale Friday night, a 98-79 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
Trains into London's Paddington station are suspended due to a fire near the line in Berkshire.
There are reports that British hostage Kenneth Bigley was killed after he attempted to flee his captors in Iraq.
Dow Jones & Co. , which has  been in talks for a takeover by News Corp. (NWSa.N), will meet  with supermarket magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its  options, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
As tuition has soared past the limits on federal aid, more students are relying on barely regulated private loans.
OAKLAND, Calif. -- An attorney for Barry Bonds said he won&#39;t acknowledge that Bonds used steroids and neither will Bonds. The San Francisco Giants star testified a year ago before a grand jury that has indicted
Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said any deal between rival Protestant and Catholics in Northern Ireland would include the release of the Catholic IRA paramilitary killers of an Irish policeman.
By DYLAN T. LOVAN  LOUISVILLE, Ky. - With a dozen people dead from weekend flooding in the Midwest and South, residents were busy shoveling mud from homes and businesses that were inundated with water.
Alibaba, partly owned by Yahoo, is said to want greater participation in debate on the potential acquisition.
Tribunale riesame minorenni ripristina l'ordine restrittivo
People in the UK are spending more time and money going digital, says communications watchdog Ofcom.
Access denied Mobile operators across Europe are teaming up against the use of mobile internet services to distribute child pornography images.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Snow fell on Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, for the first time in 63 years on Wednesday, stirring excitement and curiosity among residents and their children.
The discovery of a tomb filled with  decapitated bodies suggests Mexico's 2,000 year-old \
Three men in Taiwan are charged in connection with the shooting of President Chen Shui-bian.
World number one Vijay Singh fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a three-shot lead when the first round was suspended for the day at the $4.
Immatricolazione aumentano in Francia +1,5% e Giappone +0,5%
WASHINGTON : With little doubt about the Federal Reserve&#39;s plans for a quarter-point rate hike, financial markets were focusing on another question: When will the Fed stop?
When English soccer fans take to the  terraces next season, there's every chance they won't just be  watching the game, they'll be being watched watching the game  too.
Tribune Co. said last night it would unwind partnerships with its biggest shareholder, the Chandler family trusts, and look for ways to lift the stock price.
Up to a point, Lord Copper A US company has filed a lawsuits against both Nintendo and Sony, alleging that the controllers that go with the companies\u00e2\u0080\u0099 games consoles trample over its intellectual property rights for console to controller connection.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Microsoft released its Windows Server 2008 virtualization technology Hyper-V ahead of schedule.
Just when tourists thought it was safe to go back to the Princess Diana memorial fountain, the mud has struck.
Britney may still be Miss Spears after leaked papers seem to prove her wedding was a fake. The singer and boyfriend Kevin Federline are thought to have staged their nuptials in a
His head dropped, his eyes welling with drops of disappointment, his shoulders heavy with disbelief.
For those rock 'n' roll fans on your gift list this holiday season, there are plenty of new offerings to keep their heads bopping along happily into the new year.
La Sampdoria ha troppi giocatori nel reparto offensivo. E' l'opinione del direttore generale doriano...
A German court acquitted the suspected right-hand man of international guerrilla \
Risultati della seconda giornata della seconda fase del torneo di qualificazione alle Olimpiadi di P...
Vice President Dick Cheney said that the United States risked suffering another terrorist attack if voters make &quot;the wrong choice&quot; in the November 2 presidential election.
Carl and Clarence Aguirre, the 2-year-old twins who were joined at the head until five weeks ago, should be walking by Christmas, their pediatrician says.
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Five U.S. soldiers were killed and seven others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near their combat patrol in southern Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday.
MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- A major advance in using saliva to detect oral cancer is outlined in a study funded by the U.S. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Tim Henman suffers a straight-sets defeat to Latvia's Ernests Gulbis in the first round at Roland Garros.
The steroid known as &quot;the clear,&quot; which in recent days has been linked to Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and Marion Jones and is at the center of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) scandal
Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results.
NEW YORK -- Ghostzapper, by a neck. In a thrilling stretchlong duel down the middle of the track, a gallant Ghostzapper held off Saint Liam and won yesterday's $500,000 Woodward Stakes, one of three Grade I races at Belmont Park leading up to the Breeders' Cup Oct. 30.
Orbital gravy train off the rails The British government has responded to MPs' concerns regarding the ongoing Galileo Euro sat nav programme. In the view of Her Majesty's ministers the scheme can't be stopped, so there isn't much point arguing about it.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

Paul Byrd pitched his best game of the season without his best stuff.
A study finds a polyester mesh stocking pulled up over the wide bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better and even shrink back to a more normal size.
A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the kidnapping in 2003 of a terrorism suspect, who was flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.
By Brian McIver THE world's superpowers have always dominated the space race. But with companies and agencies all rushing to attract tourists and commercial passengers to the heavens, Europe and Britain are now leading the way.
Microsoft and entertainment broadcaster Viacom have agreed to a five-year deal to share content and partner on advertising initiatives, the companies announced Wednesday.It&#39;s the latest agreement between content and technology companies seeking to make money by mixing premium content with advertising on the Web. The two companies valued the deal at $500 million.Microsoft will have a nonexclusive license to use TV programs and other content from Viacom, which owns MTV Networks, Comedy Central, BET (Black Entertainment Television) and Paramount Pictures, among others. The content will appear on Microsoft&#39;s MSN Web site, as well as through its Internet-connected XBox 360 games system.Viacom will also use Microsoft&#39;s Atlas AdManager digital advertising technology for its U.S. Web sites. The technology came from&#160;Microsoft&#39;s $6 billion acquisition of aQuantive, which was completed in August. AdManager can serve graphical and video ads on Web sites and has ad reporting and management features.Microsoft will also have an exclusive right to sell some display advertising inventory on Viacom&#39;s sites, and both companies will share the revenue.Microsoft and Viacom previously worked together on MTV&#39;s&#160;Urge digital music store, which was closed&#160;in August after low interest.In March,&#160;Viacom filed a $1 billion suit against Google&#39;s YouTube&#160;video service for displaying clips the network owns that were posted by users without permission.&#160;
Better Life Technology has developed unique roll-out garage flooring that beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes up to 10&#39; wide available. Helps prevent concrete damage.
The withdrawal of 1,600 British troops from Iraq follows military advice but also shows Tony Blair's desire to minimise the damage the conflict has caused his premiership, analysts said Wednesday.
California air-quality regulators on Friday adopted the nation&#39;s first-ever rules to reduce car emissions linked to global warming, an action likely to prompt tough pollution standards in other states and a legal challenge by the
Bear Stearns earned a big slice of Wall Street's growing pie.
His sunglasses were heavy and so was the theme when Sean Penn met the press at the Toronto International Film Festival after screening a dark look at the Nixon era that
By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 5--GAUTIER -- George Carbo said he is looking forward to working with city employees and residents to help bring Gautier back after recovery efforts of Hurricane Katrina.
Il Sun omaggia la cantante australiana che quest'anno festeggia due decenni di successo, con una immagini che la ritraggono Kylie dall'87
Processors specially developed by Intel for Apple's new MacBook Air laptop will soon be used by other PC vendors in systems, possibly creating competition for what Apple calls the world's lightest and thinnest notebook.
Tony Blair rejects Tory claims that he went to war without a comprehensive plan to restore normality in Iraq.
SLM, the parent of Sallie Mae, which for years profited from placing large bets on its own stock going up, now faces a possible loss of more than $1 billion.
Eating half of a grapefruit three times per day before meals appears to help people shed unwanted pounds, according to new study findings reported this week.
Ivory Coast rebel leader Guillaume  Soro arrived in South Africa Saturday for talks with President  Thabo Mbeki on ending renewed fighting that has sent thousands  of foreigners fleeing the West African country.
OPEC will take one million barrels of oil a day off oversupplied world markets as soon as possible with its first output cut in more than two years, OPEC officials said on Thursday, sending oil prices back above $60.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 2004-11-22 \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Oracle has won a key victory in its battle to acquire PeopleSoft, with PeopleSoft&#39;s investors agreeing to sell Oracle 60 per cent of PeopleSoft&#39;s outstanding shares.
Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon is about to start. The unmanned, solar energy driven SMART-1 spacecraft has entered the orbit around the Moon.
Forget about the Curse and all that nonsense. The real ongoing issue with the Boston Red Sox is the fact that they are eternally held hostage by what we shall call &quot;Gilda's Law.&quot; (OK, Roseanne Roseannadanna's.)
BAGHDAD: The general who gained notoriety as Chemical Ali for the gassing of thousands of Kurds and once regarded as one of Saddam Hussein\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most feared cohorts, looked haggard and leaned on a cane while facing a judge on Saturday, in the first
Despite the disappointing outlook, the company said it planned to invest aggressively in advertising technology as it tries to capture a larger share of online ad dollars.
Democrats could have a chance at seizing a crucial Republican U.S. Senate seat in Colorado in a neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a Hispanic from humble origins.
Foreign ministers from Africa&#39;s Great Lakes nations gathered Sunday to discuss regional insecurity following weeks of fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo&#39;s eastern region.
Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise has been blamed for fuelling an increase in obesity.
WASHINGTON - The White House released memos Wednesday night saying that George W. Bush was suspended from flying fighter jets for failing to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard...
Middlesbrough were denied the point they needed to move into the knockout stage of the Uefa Cup by a classy Villarreal side. A defensive Boro were soon on the back foot and keeper Mark Schwarzer made three fine first-half stops.
Concerti e manifestazioni di celebrazione a Roma
Neo-segretario di Stato si insedia nel suo ufficio
The ex-Iraqi general known as Chemical Ali, accused of using poison gas to kill thousands of Kurds, will be the first official in Saddam Hussein&#39;s deposed government to stand trial next week, a government official said yesterday.
Radeon X1200-based integrated 690G arrives AMD today introduced its first chipset products to be released only under its own brand rather than ATI's: the integrated 690G and 690V.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Well, not every agency can be popular with the public.
The Food and Drug Administration told Merck &amp; Co. that it requires further safety and efficacy data before it will approve its successor drug to now defunct pain reliever Vioxx, the pharmaceutical maker announced Friday.
President George W. Bush insisted on Thursday he did not learn until recently that the CIA destroyed videotapes of harsh interrogations, and said he would not speak any more in public about the issue currently under investigation by the administration and Congress.
Partiti deboli, sede decisioni restano le istituzioni
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Aerial hunters have claimed the first wolf kills of the season as Alaska officials renew predator-control efforts to boost moose and caribou populations.
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl had nothing else to say to his team. So before yesterday's game against the Celtics, he chose to show the Nuggets what is driving him crazy.
Chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, Iran's main contact with the West over Tehran's atomic program, has resigned, the government said on Saturday.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates endorsed the concept of a pause in troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer.
Guadagnano i minerari trainati da oro, argento e platino
Major international expansion to roll out nine local services for countries including the UK and Ireland.
Veteran newsman Dan Rather, embroiled in a pre-election scandal over a story challenging President Bush's military service, said on Tuesday he will step down as the CBS television network's top news anchor.
PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's wife accused Palestinian leaders hoping to travel to France today to visit her critically ill husband of plotting to ''bury him alive.&quot;
08.2004. Last night, Scotland&#39;s Franz Ferdinand picked up the prestigious 2004 Nationwide Mercury Prize for its debut self-titled LP in a ceremony held at the Grosvenor House hotel in Central London.
The wood furniture maker uses a niche strategy to work around industry problems.
Democratic challenger John Kerry on Friday scoffed at President Bush's tough talk on terror and said if he had been in the White House he would have used U.S. troops to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.
A Guernsey GP who had affairs with patients pleads to be struck off the medical register.
The Tolkien Trust joined a private family trust of Tolkien heirs and the British arm of HarperCollins Publishers in suing New Line Cinema for breach of contract.
Peter Dicks, chairman of the online gambling site Sportingbet, resigned after a court ruling that he could leave the United States.
Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd have abandoned their proposed alliance in its current form after it was stymied by New Zealand authorities.
Some Israelis would like Egypt to take ongoing responsibility for the Palestinian territory.
UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, said on Friday it raised fares for domestic flights by $3 each way -- $6 round-trip -- to offset the cost of jet fuel.
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An online role-playing game is to be built by a community of ordinary gamers.
SHAKHTINSK, Kazakhstan  - The death toll from an   explosion on Wednesday in a mine owned by Mittal Steel in   Kazakhstan rose to 41, a Mittal official said.
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West Ham manager Alan Curbishley has insisted there are no problems with his relationship with Dean Ashton and hinted the striker could be recalled for Saturday's FA Cup clash with Manchester City.

After the FDA voices safety concerns about certain Chinese exports, some Americans are beginning to look more closely at restaurant selections.
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The banking company is holding up in a tough market.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cJust like the iPod redefined portable digital music players, the new iMac G5 redefines what users expect from a consumer desktop,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Schiller told the audience.
Emmanuel Adebayor scores the winner as Arsenal beat Man Utd at Old Trafford to earn their first Premiership win of the season.
Britney Spears avoided a criminal hit-and-run trial by paying for damages in a fender-bender but still faces a charge of driving without a license, a court commissioner ruled Thursday.
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By Sam Lagrone, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--On a recent trip to my local game-monger, I noticed something odd  in the window: PlayStation 3s for sale.   No line, no hysteria, no clawing, no unwashed people waiting for days.
These Lakers were no match for the Detroit Pistons, either. Rasheed Wallace had 23 points and a season-high 15 rebounds, and the Pistons routed Los Angeles 103-81 Thursday night in the first meeting of last year's NBA finalists.
Lo ha annunciato Kofi Annan, mediatore dell'Unione Africana
After being plagued by injuries since moving to the Big East last season, the Louisville Cardnials are finally all healthy and looking forward to hosting No. 22 Georgetown on Wednesday night.
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A series of earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan yesterday, killing at least 13 people. More than 700 were injured as buildings crumbled, a bullet train derailed and roadways were torn apart.
The United Nations is investigating  reports that Rwandan soldiers carried out human rights abuses  against civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo last month, a  spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
In the cold, dark hours before dawn  Wednesday, Sweden's king and prime minister somberly welcomed  home the bodies of six Swedes killed in the Asian tsunami, the  first of many expected in the days to come.
At first blush, the treatment given to Michael Dobbs&#39; page-one swift-boat article in Sunday&#39;s Washington Post seems at least vaguely reassuring.
An experimental vaccine can slash the risk that children will get malaria, apparently offering the first effective inoculation against the deadly disease, researchers report.
The mayor has asked the federal government to end its supervision of police that began after the city endured several nights of rioting in 2001, suggesting the Justice Department \
Local broadcast business reporter Bonnie Kirchner Bleidt said she didn't know anything about the alleged 20-year investment scam by her husband, Bradford C. Bleidt, before she received Bleidt's taped confession last Thursday at her office at radio station WBIX-AM, which he owns.
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba  - Deadly Hurricane Ivan  ripped off rooftops, downed trees and power lines and flooded  coastal areas as it grazed the western tip of Cuba on Monday  and headed toward U.S. Gulf shores.
After a deadly fire, Nicholas Scoppetta finds himself under harsh scrutiny from without and within his agency.
Studies have shown that sexual phobias are rarely the explanation for a condition known as vulvodynia.
China has banned the use in toothpaste of a chemical linked to the recall of Chinese made products across the globe as it tries to reassure consumers its good are safe.
JOLO, Philippines  - The United States handed over $10 million in bounties to four Muslim men in the southern Philippines on Thursday for their role in the killing of two leaders of the country's deadliest Islamic militant group.
A group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said yesterday that it had executed a second American hostage in as many days and threatened to kill a British man
Fans of the iconic rock band Aerosmith will get a chance to see singer Steven Tyler's famous vocal cords in a new television documentary.
Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.
The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that a third conservative columnist was paid to assist in promoting a Bush administration policy.
This story is a follow-up to our report from Tuesday, October 12, about the posting of The Ten Commandments on government property.
U.S. proven crude oil reserves fell last year for the first time in five years, as energy companies replaced just over half the oil they took out of the ground, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
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Many Britons would give up sex and their favourite food to reach 100 years of age, a poll suggests.
Dr. Robert Pai is optimistic about the fluorescent industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s chances of developing light bulbs that please everyone and meet the efficiency standards that Congress has mandated for 2012.
British Airways has completed the sale of its stake in Qantas Airways Ltd, with shares in the Australian carrier to resume trading on the stock market on Thursday.
Games guru Peter Molyneux says he felt a duty to explain why some features are missing in his latest title.
Thanks to the Razr fad, there are plenty of thin phones out there by now. But in terms of sheer smallness, the options remain slim.

South Africa's ruling ANC is to choose between bitter rivals Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma for the party leadership.
THE image of soldiers dressed as the Ku Klux Klan betrayed the Australian Army&#39;s commitment to a &quot;fair go&quot; and destroyed the memory of black and white soldiers who fought together in war, the Department of Defence said yesterday.
NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters Life!) - U.S. author James Grippando says e-mail has opened the way for readers to take an active part in novels, with everyone an armchair critic.
A French court grants Eurotunnel bankruptcy protection as it aims to reduce its debts.
BOBIGNY, FRANCE - Three Sikh students who wore turbans to school will face a disciplinary hearing sometime in the next 15 days, a French court ruled Friday.
An Illinois congressional candidate who lost both her legs during combat in Iraq said Saturday that President Bush has no real strategy for securing the war-ravaged nation, just political talk designed to appeal to voters.
Following on rumors that a deal was in the works, Google acquired GrandCentral Communications for an undisclosed sum.
The Pentagon's most senior civilian and military officials share a portion of blame for creating conditions that led to the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq, according to a new report.
Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.
China wants to resume talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program next week, media said on Tuesday, with a session likely to coincide with Pyongyang starting to shut its reactor and weapons-grade plutonium source.
The British government on Wednesday approved plans to allow women to donate eggs for stem cell and cloning research &#151; and said they will also be entitled to compensation for costs incurred.
KERBALA, Iraq  - Police killed three people on Monday night in clashes with pilgrims in Iraq's city of Kerbala, where tens of thousands of Shi'ites have gathered for one of the holiest days on the Shi'ite calendar.
Ticketmaster and Apple said Wednesday that they had formed a partnership where digital albums of artists would be sold alongside concert tickets on Ticketmaster.com.
Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N suffered  a setback this week when a committee of creditors scotched one  of the company's early debt renegotiation efforts, but the  struggling airline still has a chance of restructuring its debt  without filing for bankruptcy, analysts said on Friday.
Tom Ridge, who shepherded the largest reorganization of federal government since the World War II era, will leave behind a Homeland Security Department that has
Hurricane Ivan skirted the western tip of Cuba on Monday and arced into the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 160 mph, bearing down toward landfall on the US Gulf Coast later this week.
Comparing the state of security in 1994 versus 2004, has anything really changed over the course of ten years?
An Afghan militant group that kidnapped three UN workers over a week ago told the government and United Nations on Thursday to stop stalling negotiations, adding the hostages were cold and sick.
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Opera&#39;s latest browser release (Opera 8 Beta) features some new things like speech recognition and support for RSS: While the next release had been on track to be Version 7.60, the Oslo, Norway, company announced a change in plans.
A car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.
American jets bombed targets in Falluja in the first stage of a long-expected invasion aimed at the center of the Iraqi insurgency.
An apparent Israeli missile attack on a Hamas activist in Gaza City leaves five dead.
A security guard has been arrested in connection with the fires that destroyed 10 homes under construction in a Maryland subdivision outside Washington last week, federal law enforcement sources said Thursday.
'School for paedophiles' The Dutch prosecutor's office is considering legal actions to test the law against child porn in the popular virtual game Second Life. With no clear litigation, it is difficult to act against perpetrators.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a feast for the eyes, the works of 40 eminent Italian artists will be on display at an exhibition in the Indian capital from next week.
Microsoft reported Thursday that first-quarter net income rose 11% and revenue 12%, due to strong server-software demand and steady sales of PCs that run its products.
Europe's papers look ahead to today's signing of the new EU constitution in Rome
Australian Prime Minister John Howard  expressed concerns about Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee  David Hicks directly to President Bush on Tuesday, urging the  President to push for a speedy trial.
Sudan's government is accused of deploying weapons to Darfur in defiance of a UN arms embargo.
Former President Clinton said Sunday that having to choose between his wife and Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination is a God-given dilemma.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- With the counting effectively &quot;over and done,&quot; incumbent Hamid Karzai is the clear winner in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, a senior official has said.
27 September 2004 -- An Iranian diplomat was freed by his captors in Iraq today after spending more than a month as a hostage. Iran&#39;s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Faridoun Jahani, the Iranian consul in
Deduction for couples on rise; car donations, business break for SUVs to get more restrictive. By Sandra Block. Holiday decorations mean it&#39;s that time of the year again -- time to take whatever year-end steps you can to lower your tax burden.
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Martin Scicluna, executive president of Din l-Art Helwa, last Wednesday launched the year-long programme of celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Foundation.
Arron Asham\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tie-breaking goal with 9 minutes 22 seconds left gave the visiting Devils a 5-4 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.
An excerpt from lyricist Sameer's biography, A Way With Words.
As a well-funded insurgency stiffens, US officials worry about lack of inside knowledge of resistance cells.
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This is where the Florida Gators were supposed to prove that they&#39;ve turned the corner and, for the first time in the post-Spurrier era, were ready to make their first real run at a Southeastern Conference title.
An untimely bout of cramp for Sania Mirza cost India any chance of a win against the second-seeded United States in the opening tie of the mixed teams Hopman Cup on Saturday.
Hurricane Frances weakened as it moved slowly across Florida, causing massive power outages and flooding across the state. Frances is expected to move out into the Gulf of Mexico and then cross back into northern
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As the Olympic Games headed into the  home stretch, Argentina won its first Olympic gold medal in  more than half a century when its soccer team beat Paraguay  Saturday.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for a contempt citation against Karl Rove and Josh Bolten on Thursday
The New York Yankees won their seventh straight game with a 4-1 road victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, pitcher Mike Mussina leading the way with five shutout innings.
The Sporting News - Questions to ponder while wondering if Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire really can put their petty differences aside to give the Suns their best chance at a championship:
One of Japan's best-known businessmen pleads not guilty to charges of financial crime as his trial begins in Tokyo.
President George W. Bush said on   Tuesday in a message to the Iranian people that the government   of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is using their resources to   fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons.
Bank C.D.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s, bonds and money market funds may offer peace of mind to nervous investors.
Verizon today announced it now offers the Venturi Mini, an A2DP bluetooth FM transmitter that can broadcast music and voice calls through in-car audio systems.
John Edwards said it would be fine if his health care proposal evolved into a federalized system.
Commerzbank is almost halving the number of people in its London securities operation in a drastic effort to boost the profitability of the loss-making operation.
Police chiefs defend two community support officers who stood by as a boy drowned in a pond.
Eastern Europe&#39;s largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a democratic one who wants closer ties to the West.
Eclectic pop singer Rufus Wainwright  bridged musical generations on Wednesday with a daring  re-creation of Judy Garland&#039;s legendary 1961 concert at  Carnegie Hall.
CULIACAN, Mexico  - Powerful Hurricane Lane   thrashed western Mexico on Saturday, threatening tens of   thousands of people with flash floods and causing a second   death on the Pacific coast before losing some of its punch.
Coach Tom Coughlin has made only slight adjustments for an otherwise unique week as the Giants prepare to play the Miami Dolphins in the first regular-season N.F.L. game played overseas.
Welcome to The Show! On Wednesday, Miami Hurricanes cornerback Antrel Rolle will stop by to take your questions! Rolle has been a consistent force in the Miami secondary, helping hold opposing offenses to just 15.
BEIJING - Authorities in Central China are holding out little hope of finding alive the 116 men trapped in a coal mine in Shaanxi province.
Peyton Manning was unstoppable on the field this season, and in the All-Pro voting, too. The record-setting Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a unanimous choice Thursday for The Associated Press 2004 NFL All-Pro Team. Manning received all 48 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasts who cover pro football, the only player to sweep the voting this year.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said substantial steps toward creation of a Palestinian state could not be considered until after Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip next year.
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(September 20, 2004) - OAKLAND, Calif. \u00e2\u0080-ike Mularkey had his back against a cement block wall deep inside Network Associates Coliseum late Sunday.
Vince Carter rained 3-pointers and dunks, leading the Nets past the Knicks Sunday, taunting the local rivals with what might have been.
Nov. 24, 2004 -- An ingredient in chocolate may provide sweet relief from constant coughing, according to new research. The study showed that theobromine, an ingredient found in cocoa, was much more effective
Procter &amp; Gamble Co.&#39;s &quot;passion patch&quot; needs more testing before it can be prescribed to women who experience low sexual desire, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted Thursday.
Maria Hjorth, in search of her first LPGA Tour victory in seven years, shot a 2-under-par 70 yesterday to forge a one-stroke lead after the third round of the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., - Intel Corporation has built fully functional SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) chips using 65 nanometer (nm) technology, its next generation high-volume semiconductor manufacturing process.
World champion Michael Schumacher had to take second best to Anthony Davidson when Formula One returned to his favourite track on Friday in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.
So much for Cecil Cooper's managerial debut with the Houston Astros. Chris Duncan shook off an August slump with a three-run homer and an RBI single to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night, ruining Cooper's first game as Phil Garner's successor.
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BOSTON\u00e2\u0080\u0094 With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday and the Red Sox uncertain whether they\u00e2\u0080\u0099d enjoy a dramatic come-from-behind victory or endure a crushing defeat, Doug Mirabelli glanced at the teammate sitting next to him on a water cooler
Soaring demand for copper and other metals from China sends mining giant Rio Tinto's profits up 86%.
Israel says it will allow some fuel and medicines into Gaza as its blockade is condemned abroad.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Revolution have turned late-season rallies into a combination of an art form and a habit. Clint Dempsey and Steve Ralston scored in a three-minute period early in the second half as the Revolution edged the Chicago Fire, 2-1, to qualify for the MLS playoffs for the third successive season.
SAN JOSE, Calif. Health officials hope to be able to open another trauma center in San Jose to replace one that is due to close next month.
October 03 2004 1800CET - Schools all over Malta and Gozo will be celebrating Animal Awareness Day on Monday 04 October 2004.
IAC's comparison shopping site Pronto gets a Web 2.0 makeover.
Soon to be in charge of Congress, Democrats are looking to chip away at billions of dollars in payments to the health insurance companies that run Medicare's managed care programs.
Over 80% of people want subsidised fruit and vegetables to encourage healthy eating, a BBC survey has shown.
To the rhythm of thumping bass  lines, thousands of Bob Marley fans gathered in the Ethiopian  capital Sunday for a concert to honor the 60th anniversary of  the reggae icon's birthday.
The Palestinian Cabinet agrees the terms of a ceasefire to put to Israel to end cross-border attacks.
A lengthy fight, in the courts and on Capitol Hill, has come to an end.
AT&amp;T hasn&#39;t decided whether it will bid for the highly desirable 700MHz band because it doesn&#39;t know if it can build a profitable business, given the open-access rules set for the wireless spectrum by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July.Calling the rules &quot;interesting,&quot; AT&amp;T&#39;s CEO Randall Stephenson said the company is hard at work crunching numbers and analyzing business scenarios, but hasn&#39;t reached a conclusion yet.&quot;Is there a business model there? I&#39;m not sure if there is or not,&quot; he said Friday at the&#160;Web 2.0 Summit, where he answered questions from conference chair John Battelle and from audience members.The FCC conditions, which include&#160;open-access rules on a third of the spectrum, have been a major source of controversy.The winner of 22MHz of spectrum must allow any wireless devices to connect to the network, permitting wireless telephone customers to use handset devices from other carriers. The winning bidder also can&#39;t block or slow down wireless and Web content from competitors.Some telecom carriers wanted no conditions, while some consumer advocacy groups and Google wanted the FCC to require that winning bidders also resell the spectrum at wholesale rates to competitors, something the FCC didn&#39;t adopt.The FCC is scheduled to auction 62MHz of spectrum in the 700MHz band beginning in January. The spectrum is ideal for long-range wireless telephone and broadband services, with signals that travel up to four times farther than in higher spectrum bands.&quot;It&#39;s a huge opportunity. It&#39;s beachfront property. When it comes to buying spectrum, it&#39;s the best you&#39;re going to find for a long time,&quot; Stephenson said.Data consumption on wireless networks is growing fourfold year over year, so a company&#160;such as&#160;AT&amp;T needs to bulk up on spectrum to keep up with the demand, he said.&quot;It&#39;s very obvious we&#39;re going to have to add to our spectrum holdings,&quot; he said.That&#39;s why AT&amp;T earlier this month reached an agreement to&#160;buy 12MHz of high-speed wireless spectrum&#160;in the 700MHz band from Aloha Partners for $2.5 billion.&quot;It&#39;s the first time, I think, that we&#39;ve ever paid $2.5 billion for a company that had no revenue,&quot; Stephenson said.The Aloha spectrum covers 196 million U.S. residents, including 72 of the 100 largest markets in the United States.In other matters, Stephenson said he was very satisfied with the&#160;iPhone deal between his company and Apple.&quot;I&#39;m not sure I could have asked for much more out of it than what we got,&quot; he said.Asked to comment on the decision to use the slower EDGE network for the iPhone, Stephenson said it was a request from Apple CEO Steve Jobs.&quot;He wanted a broad ubiquitous data network. The EDGE network is the only data network that covers the entire United States,&quot; he said. The situation will improve as AT&amp;T upgrades markets to 3G, he said.Stephenson acknowledged that AT&amp;T&#39;s directory assistance business is being challenged by ad-supported options from Internet companies&#160;such as&#160;Google.&quot;We better get our advertising-supported [directory assistance] model up fast,&quot; he said, adding that AT&amp;T is building such a service internally.On a lighter note, he said he&#39;s &quot;envious&quot; of Google and the success it has had with its business model. &quot;It&#39;s a great gig if you can get it,&quot; he said.(Grant Gross in Washington, D.C. contributed with this story.)
Actress Lindsay Lohan is arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after spending a second stint in rehab.
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China plans ratings systems for online games, books and movies to protect children from violence and sexual content in the nation's latest effort to tighten controls on various media, reports said Friday.
A heavily armed gang seized up to 400 hostages at a Russian school near Chechnya Wednesday and threatened to shoot dead 50 children for any one of their comrades killed, a senior local official said.
Oil prices soared Friday as worries about heating fuel supplies and technical trading factors pushed prices sharply higher.
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A doctor and a nurse go on trial in southern France accused of poisoning a terminally ill cancer patient.
An Islamic group behind much violence in Egypt in the 1990s says the attacks in Egypt's resorts were  \
CAIRO, Nov 15  - The Arab world is abuzz with suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned, a theory fuelled by the lack of an official report on the cause of death of the veteran Palestinian leader despite a host of denials.
David Wright hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning to help the New York Mets beat the Florida Marlins 7-6 Sunday.
Johnson &amp; Johnson's drug-coated Cypher heart stent may be better than Boston Scientific's Taxus for repeat procedures to unclog some arteries, according to a study in the Jan. 12 Journal of the American Medical Association.
The 36th Ryder Cup matches will commence on Sept. 22 at the K Club in Dublin. That leaves 732 days to second-guess the Americans in the wake of their record-setting loss to Europe at Oakland Hills.
Afghanistan's historic presidential  election closed on Saturday without any of the feared  large-scale violence but the vote was thrown into turmoil  instead by a boycott called by most of the candidates.
Description: Registration began today for Palestinian presidential elections on January ninth. Palestinians face difficulties as they try to organize a free and fair vote.
One of the two freed Italian aid workers said Wednesday that their abductors in Iraq taught them about Islam and reassured them they would not die.
Insurance firm Norwich Union is fined \u00c2\u00a31.26m after customers lost \u00c2\u00a33.3m through identity fraud.
This maudlin melodrama about prostitutes in Madrid is not, alas, the new film by Pedro Alm\u00c3\u00b3dovar, but a dilution of his manner by the writer-director Fernando Le\u00c3\u00b3n de Aranoa.
Singer Pete Doherty is arrested on suspicion of theft and assault after an alleged hotel incident.
Rick Ankiel and the St. Louis Cardinals put together a memorable home finale at the expense of Houston closer Brad Lidge.
More and more open-source developers these days are employees of companies, paid to work on open-source projects, rather than independent programmers doing it for fun. The change raises issues for projects, programmers and employers alike.A number of corporations are moving into the free software arena, and this has resulted in legions of programmers, paid by companies, moving into free software communities, Simon Phipps, chief open source officer at Sun Microsystems said Friday at FOSS.IN, a conference on free and open-source software in Bangalore, India.This development has thrown up questions about how open-source developers on corporate payrolls can protect their freedom and rights from the demands of their employers, and resist corporate influences that may run counter to the free software community&#39;s interests.At the conference, an employee of an Indian government lab complained that his employment rules require him to turn in to the company any software developed by him, including what is done outside office hours.In this context, Danese Cooper, a member of the board of directors of the Open Source Initiative (OSI), who also advises Intel on its open source strategy, dedicated an entire session Friday at the FOSS.IN conference to outlining strategies employees can use to protect their autonomy from the &quot;corporate elephant&quot; that is both powerful and resistant to change.Historically, companies claimed rights to any software code written by their employees, but there are some changes, for example in California where employee agreements now allow the employee to retain the right to his work outside office hours, according to Cooper.&quot;Corporations are profit-driven, and are required to do well for their shareholders,&quot; Cooper said. To make profits, companies are going to shift their strategies quarterly, and employees may often find that projects they work on are cancelled, she said.&quot;Companies tend to like to think of their employees as interchangeable plug-ins, that can be renewed in different jobs,&quot; according to Cooper who added that this perception is slowly shifting as companies find that they are losing their employees.Companies also tend to want to manage open source projects, rather than facilitate them, to serve their business objectives, Cooper said. They demand, for example, that their staff work on open-source projects that are of interest to the company. Companies have created a pattern of working that lets them predict how much it is going to cost to do, and when it is going to get done, and though they have to change, it is taking them time to do it, she added.It is a lot harder to make money from offering support on open source software than from licensing software, according to Cooper. That is the reason employees should watch out for companies that have only halfheartedly embraced open source, she said. &quot;You see that specially in companies that throw code over the wall without any resource tree,&quot; she added.&quot;The open-source brand has become so powerful that people are trying to wear the brand, without wearing the behavior that goes with it,&quot; Phipps said.Employees are also likely to get caught up in ownership fights on contributions, on whether the contribution should be recognized on behalf of the employee, or the company. Even when employee contributions are recognized, it may be a figurehead rather than all the contributors that are recognized, Cooper said.The best path ahead for open source developers is to get more assertive when identifying the companies they would like to work with, and in negotiating agreements with companies that protect their rights.Employees should assert, for example, the right to blog and continue to participate in the projects they have been involved with, because these activities give them visibility beyond the company they work with, and also helps them if there is a dispute with an employer, Cooper said. &quot;Having a well-read blog is the best defense you can have against any problems you may encounter,&quot; she added.
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Getting someone to mind a weapon will be an offence from next month, the Home Secretary says.
Also, US intel report shows &#39;dark prospects&#39; for Iraq, as Bush&#39;s postwar policy takes other hits. In an interview with the BBC Wednesday, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said the decision to launch
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The White House on Tuesday played down prospects of major troop withdrawals from Iraq in the near future. &quot;We&#039;re not going to sort of look at our watches and say, oop, time to go,&quot; presidential spokesman Tony Snow said.
Yasser Arafat&#39;s increasingly imminent passing from the scene points to the end of a long and complex era that is best left for historians to assess.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf Monday called for a national debate on ways to resolve the Kashmir dispute, with options to include independence or joint control of the region, Dawn reported Tuesday.
Classical music labels faced the challenges of 2003 with a series of innovative steps in 2004 that have produced promising results.
One of the fiercest Hurricanes ever has passed the western edge of Cuba on its way towards the United States. Hurricane Ivan and its 260 kilometre an hour winds toppled power lines, uprooted trees and caused extensive flooding across Cuba.
Eleven years and one week after he made his debut on the Billboard Hot 100, Snoop Dogg scores his first No. 1.
JACQUES KALLIS, too often forgotten when the best batsmen in the world are discussed, commanded the scene here yesterday. Utterly in control of himself, the pitch and the bowling, never hurried except when

Australia&#39;s cricketers will wear black armbands in this week&#39;s Test in India as part of the nation&#39;s tribute to one of its greatest sporting heroes in Keith Miller.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed a reducing tensions in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and U.S...
Survivors of a deadly militant attack on the U.S. consulate said they fell to the floor and tried to hide after hearing gunshots and seeing men carrying weapons in the inner courtyard of the compound, known as one of the most secure in this Red Sea port city.
Tahoe City&#39;s Julia Mancuso proved she was podium worthy in a World Cup women&#39;s giant slalom on Wednesday, but the results didn&#39;t reflect it.
A GANG of robbers have stolen millions of pounds from a bank in the centre of Belfast, police said. Raiders targeted the vault in Wellington Street after holding two senior bank officials hostage in their own homes.
Mr. Capra Jr., the son of the noted Hollywood director Frank Capra, never wanted to go into his father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s business but found in the end he could not resist its pull.
Most of the turkeys gracing the nation's dinner tables Thursday have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations that simply walking can be a problem for many of the big-breasted birds and sex is no longer possible.
Militants stormed Kabul's most popular luxury hotel Monday, killing at least six people as they hunted down Westerners who cowered in a gym \u00c2\u0097 a coordinated assault that could signal a new era of brazen Taliban attacks.
Wally Backman's firing came three days after The New York Times reported that he had been convicted of driving under the influence and had pleaded guilty to harassment charges.
Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with Miles Davis and helped create the sound of jazz fusion, died from cancer in Vienna on Tuesday, local news agency APA reported, quoting his son Erich.
Insurance giant Allianz said Thursday it would post a record net profit for 2007 despite a fourth-quarter loss at Dresdner Bank, which took a huge write down in connection with US subprime housing market losses.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has hired a former top aide to Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) as a consultant as it continues to explore the possibility of building a store in the District and attempts to navigate the city's zoning rules and neighborhood politics, the retailer said.
Ex-US Vice President Al Gore launches a UK TV channel that will feature programmes made by viewers.
It&#39;s a girl and a boy for Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder. Publicist Marcy Engelman said Roberts, 37, gave birth to Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder yesterday at a Southern California hospital.
The worst drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - The U.S. Air Force's former No.  2 weapons buyer was sentenced to nine months in prison on  Friday after telling the court she had given Boeing Co. a  rival's secret data and inflated weapons deals to ingratiate  herself with the company, her future employer.
ROME, Ga. Aug. 26, 2004 - An $80 million settlement was reached Thursday in a lawsuit against a crematory operator by nearly 1,700 relatives of deceased people whose bodies were found strewn across the business&#39; grounds.
The scene from Dan Mundy's living room window is worlds away from the normal urban views of New York City.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says he&#39;s most proud of Medicare reform and the prescription drug benefit being offered for seniors.
An explosion damaged an Islamic school in the southern Dutch town of Eindhoven Monday, police said, the latest attack on a Muslim institution following the murder of a filmmaker critical of Islam last week.
Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown was fined &#36;15,000 by the NBA on Thursday for verbal abuse of an official, a day after he had to be restrained during a postgame argument with referee Anthony Jordan.
2 November 2004 - Security breaches have been increasing in the camps housing Sudan&#39;s Darfur refugees and internally displaced people on both sides of the Sudanese-Chadian border, the United Nations said today.
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Rebels urge Russia to peace talks before Feb. 22 cease-fire deadline.
After shutting down the city, shouldn't Boston officials just swallow hard and hope the embarrassment fades away? James Poniewozik on the Aqua Team brouhaha
Market analysts from both In-Stat and iSuppli have told BetaNews they will soon be issuing reports which cut the overall market outlook for Sony's PlayStation 3, and one analyst is cutting his estimate for the entire market.
Households have paid \u00c2\u00a31,500 more in cumulative council tax rises since Labour took office, Tories say.
Federal health officials are preparing stronger warnings for some anti--depressants prescribed for children after new analyses back a possible link to suicide.
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LOUDON, N.H. -- When Rick Hendrick studied the points standings after yesterday's Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway, he spotted an ugly sight: two of his three cars sitting in ninth and 10th place.
Bangalore, Oct 19 - Within hours after the jungle terror unleashed by Veerappan was brought to an end with his killing, Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh today announced that a probe would be conducted to uncover the political patronage and
WOLFSBURG, Germany -- On the surface, globalization is about as popular in Germany as cheap imported beer.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard is secretly planning to begin withdrawing Australian troops from Iraq by February 2008, Australian media reported on Sunday.
Dynamics family of business applications are refined for specific industries.
Blogs and the Web may hurt or change newspapers.
President George W. Bush will  announce on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary John Snow is  resigning and that he will nominate Goldman Sachs   chairman Henry Paulson to replace him, a senior administration  official said.
Nicole Kidman plays a woman on the run from gangsters in Lars von Trier's \
: Indonesian police announced Friday the identity of the suspected suicide bomber who attacked the Australian Embassy last month killing nine people, including himself.
Il Palermo ha perso ancora ma questa volta Francesco Guidolin non ha molto da rimproverare ai suoi r...
Daniel Day-Lewis paid an emotional tribute to Heath Ledger during a taped appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show.
The new film's all-star cast sit down for a talk with TIME's Josh Tyrangiel about politics, paparazzi and Pacino
Ernie Els went into lunch one-down against Angel Cabrera in the quarter-finals of the World Match Play at Wentworth on Friday. The world number two went as much as three-up by the sixth but was hauled back
Kobe Bryant thinks Chris Bosh is an MVP candidate. Bosh had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Bryant missed a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds, and the Raptors won their season-high fifth straight, 96-92, over the Los Angeles Lakers last night in Toronto.
Coalition talks are going nowhere  following Serbia's inconclusive election on January 21 and  there may have to be a re-run of the ballot this summer, as the  issue of breakaway Kosovo province dominates political life.
Sen. John Kerry to debate organizers: Let's go light on the lights.
Denmark defeat South Korea in penalties to win their third straight title in the women's Olympic handball competition.
Milan-Celtic, gara valida per la 2.a giornata del Gruppo F di Champions League, \u00c3\u00a8 terminata 3-1. Alla rete di Shevchenko del primo tempo (grande la giocata in coppia col ritrovato Kak\u00c3\u00a0), si aggiungono quella di Inzaghi (il bomber \u00c3\u00a8 a un goal dal record
Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd have abandoned their proposed alliance in its current form after it was stymied by New Zealand authorities.
Flessione dopo ritorno a normale attivita' in Golfo Messico
Outfielder Jay Gibbons, stuck in an 0-for-22 slump, is trying to simplify his swing.
A breakthrough deal between Iran and the EU aimed at defusing an international crisis over Tehran&#39;s alleged nuclear ambitions was thrown into uncertainty last night when diplomats said Iran was rushing to process feed material for the manufacture of bomb
The South Korean military is trying to find out whether North Korean agents might have infiltrated the country after the discovery early Tuesday of a hole cut in a fence on the southern edge of the demilitarized zone separating
As Iraqis voted, Egypt was cracking down on political dissidents.
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Production resumed Monday at a General Motors plant in Ruesselsheim that was idled by a lack of parts after workers at another factory staged a six-day walkout protesting threatened job cuts.
Despite severe shortages of the in-demand video game console, prices on the online auction site never got too high thanks to clever maneuvers by Nintendo.
In a largely symbolic decision, OPEC agreedto increase its formal production ceiling. But the move will have no impact on the physical oil market.
Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
Sun City - Look out for golfers who drive well and hit high lofted irons on to the greens. Those, says South African Ernie Els, are the criteria needed to win this year&#39;s Nedbank Golf Challenge which will
PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon made a dramatic entrance into Israel&#39;s parliament today surrounded by a large phalanx of bodyguards.
British police were questioning Monday suspects involved in three failed terror attacks and hunting for others involved in the Al-Qaeda-linked attempted car bombings that have put the country on maximum alert.
HARMONY Gold, which has managed to acquire only 10,8% of Gold Fields in the first stage of its hostile takeover bid, put a brave face on its offer yesterday, saying it would immediately launch the second part of its offer for the remaining shares.
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Serbia  - From the vantage point of a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter, the new road to Debelde cuts a tidy yellow line through tilled farmland on Kosovo's southern border with Macedonia.
(12/07/04) Recent research find that we&#39;re sleeping less than we used to and that has an affect on involuntary weight gain. Lack of sleep causes an imbalance in the hormones leptin and ghrelin which can cause
New England Patriots e New York Giants si sono qualificati per il Super Bowl, la finalissima del cam...
EU leaders in Brussels are expected to offer Serbia a fast track route to candidacy in a deal linked to Kosovo.
Tre creazioni d'alta moda in seta, ricamate e dipinte a mano
The Phillies ended months of speculation when they announced the dismissal of manager Larry Bowa before Saturday&#39;s game against the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
Shane Doan scored 34 seconds into the  third period to break a 2-2 tie and give Canada a 3-2 win over  Finland in the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey on  Tuesday.
War crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte is confident that Ratko Mladic will soon be handed over for trial. That's because Serbia's government wants to get on with joining the EU
The National Football League has had discussions with National Amusements Inc. and other movie theater chains about screening live sports in digitally equipped theaters, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Wednesday.
Murder isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t funny. But you wouldn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know it from the next offering at the Hudson Stage Company in Briarcliff Manor, Jeffrey Hatcher\u00e2\u0080\u0099s acidic hit comedy \u00e2\u0080\u009cMurderers.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Pilots at US Airways Group Inc. have ratified a contract that will cut their pay by 18 percent and increase their flight load through 2009.
Barely a year removed from his best pro season, forward Jamal Mashburn&#39;s career could be over. Mashburn and the New Orleans Hornets announced yesterday
IBM has introduced three new POWER5 processor-based servers that the company says outpace Sun and HP in performance records and establish a new standard for server virtualization capabilities.
Top Japanese finance officials gave conflicting economic assessments Friday, with the central bank chief predicting a slowdown in Japan while the economy minister said she saw no sign of one.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip voted in  their first-ever municipal elections on Thursday in a test of  support for President Mahmoud Abbas and rival Islamist groups  ahead of Israel's withdrawal from the occupied territory.
Fisher tossed back Overstock.com appears to have a lost a board member due to its $3.4bn lawsuit against Wall Street.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Crude oil prices fell Thursday after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its forecasts for growth in global demand this year and next.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday that Australia&#39;s policy is aimed at keeping good relations with both the United States and China.

KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai's main challenger yesterday backed off a boycott of Afghanistan's landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Tiger Woods has not  won a major in two years and lost his world number one ranking  but U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton says reports of his  demise will prove badly exaggerated this week.
Comps still look good, even if the Mimi Cafe chain does need some help.
The company's $41 billion merger with AT&T Wireless poses it with the challenge of stitching together networks, billing systems and customer-care operations without inconveniencing customers.-The Washington Post
Israeli troops killed five Palestinian militants in gun battles Monday as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sought to dampen rising pressure for a referendum on his plan to withdraw from occupied Gaza.
MONTPELIER, Vt. The Food and Drug Administration has postponed its response to Vermont&#39;s first-in-the-nation lawsuit over the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
The funeral is expected to take place on Tuesday of the Dutch film maker, Theo van Gogh, who was shot and stabbed to death in Amsterdam a week ago.
L'esponente religioso e' sotto processo a Milano
On Monday, Virgin Group subsidiary Virgin Digital launched an online store designed to leverage the name recognition of its brick-and-mortar Virgin Megastore while competing with a subscription-based model.
Browns wide receiver Andre' Davis sat out Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles because of an injured left big toe.
The top Republican on the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Thursday introduced legislation that would create a national registry and set new standards for mortgage originators in response to the subprime mortgage crisis.
The ideal DVR kit for low-horsepower Macs? Review When we reviewed Elgato's EyeTV Hybrid almost a year ago, we found it a darn fine analogue and digital TV tuner. With its analogue input port, it's a pretty good way to digitise your old VHS tapes and feeds from set-top boxes. The company has now released the EyeTV 250 Plus, which replicates the Hybrid's feature set. Did it need to bother?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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The places where cultural history was made in New York City have largely disappeared, and on Friday another institution was lost.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Argentina will issue up to $41.8 billion in new bonds as part of its world-record swap of $100 billion in defaulted debt, Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna told reporters on Monday.
GILMORE, Ark. -- The body of a 7-year-old girl missing since Sunday was found Thursday night in a northeastern Arkansas field not far from where her shoes and pink bicycle had been recovered days earlier.
A senior Anglican clergyman with many years experience in Iraq believes British hostage Kenneth Bigley was sold by the men who seized him to the hardline Tawhid wal Jihad (Unity and Holy War) organisation, The ...
DUBLIN -- Voters decided yesterday whether to stick with the 10-year-old government of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern or dump him, amid rising concern over Ireland's painful cost of living, crime, and overwhelmed hospitals.
World number one men&#39;s tennis player Roger Federer has reached the quarterfinals of the Thailand Open tournament in Bangkok, but defending champion Taylor Dent is out of the event.
The Bush administration today criticized the decision by military judges to dismiss war crimes charges against two men being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and defended the system of military commissions set up to try detainees at the facility.
All'azienda islandese Actavis Group, leader del settore
Shares of EMI Group PLC, whose artists include Coldplay and Robbie Williams, dropped more than 8 percent Thursday after the music company said it had ended takeover talks with an unidentified suitor.
Japan's economy has marked its longest economic expansion since World War II, according to a government report released yesterday.
Thanks to global warming, nuclear energy is hot again. Its promise of abundant, carbon emissions-free power is being pushed by the president and newly considered by environmentalists. But any expansion won't come cheap or easy.
MGANDUZWENI, South Africa  - He's blown up buildings in the name of justice and partied with Clint Eastwood.
European Union ministers endorsed a plan to make permanent joint patrols that pick up migrants on the high seas Thursday, moving to end internal divisions over dealing with a surge of illegal immigration from Africa.
Lisa Ray is a revelation, while Seema Biswas steals the show.
 to fight warming
Parodies of Chancellor Angela Merkel's stiff, monotone podcast performances make a splash on YouTube, but can they help sway policy? Andrew Curry reports from Berlin.
Gavin Henson has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations due to his nagging knee injury.
Allenamento mattutino per la Roma, con il tecnico Spalletti che ha lavorato su possesso palla, rapid...
Rock star Bono urges Labour to \
NEW YORK  - Breast cancer patients who take  a multivitamin or extra vitamin E experience a smaller decrease  in important immune cells, a common side effect of  chemotherapy, new research suggests.
A disgruntled Tiger Woods has lashed   out at an Irish magazine for falsely linking his Swedish wife   Elin, a former model, to pornographic websites.
Russia's foreign minister on Thursday urged Iran to show good will in resolving the dispute over its nuclear program, as a senior Iranian envoy held talks in Moscow.
BEIJING  - The Chinese government's aspiration to see Chinese technology defining digital television is losing appeal among TV makers and broadcasters after Beijing failed to announce its standards, industry executives say.
PARIS, Sept 17  - France on Friday backed UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s description of the US-led war on Iraq as &quot;illegal&quot;, with Foreign Minister Michel Barnier saying that long-held stance was why his country had opposed joining the conflict.
Asian telecommunications carriers are rushing to restore service to customers in areas hit by Sunday's tsunamis and set up centers from which people can make calls at no cost.
China has executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog for corruption, state media says.
Mobs in Kenya's opposition heartland beat up and killed at least three policemen accused of taking part in a plan to rig Thursday's elections in favor of President Mwai Kibaki, authorities said on Wednesday.
A car bomb exploded outside the education ministry in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the interior ministry said.
For the first time in 264 weeks, someone other than Tiger Woods is the No. 1 player in the world. Needing only to finish better than Woods, Vijay Singh did much more than that on Monday.
Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.
The US Secretary of State welcomes a deal with North Korea over its nuclear programme as a 'good start'.
A second search operation continues for the skipper of a fishing vessel, missing off the Dorset coast.
Delta Air Lines&#39; pilot union has agreed to negotiate the early retirement issue that the company says could lead it into bankruptcy if it is not settled by the end of this month.
President George W. Bush faced new pressure on Thursday to explain the legal basis for his warrantless domestic spying program when a Senate panel authorized subpoenas to obtain administration documents.
Officials from Cambodia's genocide tribunal held a town hall-style meeting Wednesday in the Khmer Rouge's former heartland to persuade neighbors of the regime's ex-rulers to help with the trials.
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BAGHDAD: A key step towards peace in Iraq was taken on Saturday when the militia of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr agreed to lay down their arms in the capital.
The spread of polio to Guinea and Mali brings to 12 the number of previously polio-free African countries that have experienced an outbreak.
General Motors Corp. GM.N will offer  its broadest and longest spread of interest-free loans later  this month when it holds a three-day sale to clear inventories  of 2004 model-year vehicles, dealers said on Tuesday.
CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
The Canon-recertified ZR830 is a well-equipped entry-level model with an impressive optical zoom (35x). It's perfect for weekend videographers.
IM, VoIP create biz security risk Illicit workplace \
Murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko was killed because of an eight-page dossier he had compiled on a powerful Russian figure for a British company, a business associate told the BBC on Saturday.
Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O upcoming   Windows Vista computer operating system will include technology   that is designed to prevent pirated copies from fully   functioning, the software giant said.
Allen Iverson was finally trapped in a corner, so he made a nifty pass for the winning basket.
Children from across Russia have imagined President Vladimir Putin releasing doves from a hilltop, relaxing by the fireside or on holiday in the Black Sea in pictures drawn to celebrate his 54th birthday on Saturday.
Six months before the San Jose-Cisco Systems controversy went public, Leon Nix knew the city risked violating its own rules by favoring the networking company's products in its new City Hall. But he feared speaking out, thinking his bosses might come after him.
Plus: Geneticist creates new life forms, legal problems. Read what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, pushing May to the brink of becoming the deadliest month for U.S. forces this year.
A group in Iraq released a videotape that describes the attack on the US army base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The group posted the video on its Web site on Sunday.
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The world&#39;s biggest cockroach was among a rich and exotic menagerie of new species discovered by scientists exploring caves deep inside Indonesia&#39;s teeming jungles.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Former St. Louis Blue player Mike Danton was sentenced to 71/2 years on Monday for a murder-for-hire scheme. The native of Brampton, Ont.
Saddam Hussein met for the first time since his capture a year ago with a defense lawyer Thursday, two days after Iraq announced it will soon bring top figures of the fallen regime to court.
Lack of parts from a strikebound General Motors plant in Germany halted production at two other auto factories Tuesday, while GM workers across
Il ministro, potrebbero esserci problemi ma non black-out
Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between Sudan's former north-south foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a senior former rebel officer said on Thursday.
The New York Jets didn't sound like losers when they left Pittsburgh with a 17-6 loss last month, openly wishing for a postseason rematch and another chance to beat the team with the NFL's best record.
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Iran is prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran&#39;s chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday.
THE INVESTIGATION: The FBI is looking into whether a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. improperly received lucrative federal government contracts for work in Iraq without competitive bidding.
NBC's decision to settle the future of the \

TORONTO,  - A Canadian oil-field worker, stunned  to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill, has had the  charges reduced to C$3,400, but is still fighting them.
Fans plan to protest at a tribute to Johnny Cash at next week's Republican convention in New York.
Is There a Future for LookSmart?  Former search giant LookSmart has reissued investor guidance numbers for the last quarter of 2004.  Posting lower revenues than expected, the beleaguered firm admitted it overestimated potential revenues by about $2million and underestimated quarterly losses by about $700,000.   The erroneous projections, originally issued in ...
Russia may delay work on an Iranian nuclear plant because Iran is late with payments, Russian officials say.
The first drug to treat fibromyalgia has been approved, but some dispute the very existence of the condition.
A sports court allowed Fiorentina and Lazio to rejoin Italy's top soccer division and reduced the points penalty against Juventus in Serie B after successful appeals Tuesday in a match-fixing scandal.
The electronics retailer said it swung to a third-quarter profit, overcoming lower revenue by cutting costs and selling more high-margin items.
Environmental activists in India hold protests against soft drinks giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
A pathologist hired on behalf of reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith was arriving in the Bahamas on Saturday to perform a second autopsy on her son, the island chain's head coroner said.
ASIA/IRAQ - Ancora nelle mani dei rapitori i due sacerdoti rapiti a Mosul dei quali il Santo Padre ha chiesto la liberazione Mosul (Agenzia Fides)- P. Pius Afas e p. Mazen Ishoa, i due sacerdoti cattolici iracheni di rito siriaco rapiti a Mosul, nel nord Iraq, sono ancora nelle mani dei rapitori, ma sono vivi e stanno bene. Lo afferma Mons. Basile Georges Casmoussa, l\u00c2\u0092Arci...
The layoffs are a result of Bank America&#39;s merger with FleetBoston Financial Corporation.
The Pakistani PM files papers nominating President Pervez Musharraf to contest the  presidential elections.
The trial of seven people accused of forming a child sex ring in Portuguese care homes is set to begin.
Republicans must give up violence and unionists must share power for devolution to be restored, says Tony Blair.
Jailed Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorovsky says he expects he will lose control of the giant oil firm Yukos because of the company&#39;s current tax bill totaling more than $7 billion.
COLES Myer was weighing up its options last night as the ding-dong auction for pubs group Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality got dirty.
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Hundreds of people shifted from room to room in a makeshift registration center at a high school here Wednesday to report damage to their homes from Israel's bombing attacks. Hezbollah agents with pens and notebooks promised to help them rebuild.
By Steve Neavling, Detroit Free Press  Mar. 1--The teenager who escaped the Juvenile Justice Center in Mt.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a legal challenge to the warrantless domestic spying program President George W. Bush created after the September 11 attacks.
L'imbarcazione e' stata intercettata al largo di Lampedusa
Mohanlal talks about the experience of acting in Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay in the role immortalised by Sanjeev Kumar and more.
The ball Barry Bonds hit for his record-breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Robbie Williams has made perhaps the most effective anti-drug statement ever: taking narcotics can make you fat. According to the BBC, the 30-year-old British pop singer made the comment during a recent interview with a radio station.
Weak US retail sales figures spark debate about whether the Federal Reserve could cut rates in June.
Opinion: According to its president, Oracle has a clear idea of how it&#39;s going to slice up PeopleSoft to retain the choicest assets and send the rest to the corporate rendering yard.
Tycho:  There was so much news, we had to poke it with a schtick.  I'm allowed one or two puns like that a year.  At least, I hope.    The value of each leisure minute has increased exponentially since the holiday deluge began, that's not precisely news, but the games that are losing out over here are of such a high caliber that it's a little scary.  I downloaded the demo for PGR4 and loved it, in fact I still play it - I'm playing it right now, and you would be horrified if you knew how.  This said, I have no idea where I would fit this game into my life.  This is patently ridiculous - a game of this obvious polish and pedigree would command that tray for weeks at any other time of the year.  We're both in love with Zelda, but can so rarely consummate this love as bright baubles are constantly rolling in.  Gabriel doesn't even make time for nightly Halo - his evening is entirely routed to The Lion War.  When Call of Duty 4 hits on the fifth of November, I have plans to betray our collective in a similar fashion.    The time I did have yesterday wasn't even invested in the long-form retail games that I see as the core of my responsibility to you.  Every moment not devoted to Halo was soaked up by Every Extend Extra Extreme, an XBLA game I had already played on the Playstation Portable and the PC, only to find that its true calling was on the console.  Another game with a strong audio focus from the creators of Lumines and Meteos, the entire objective is to blow yourself up in such a way as to create the most casualties - I can't wait until Jack gets ahold of this one.  It has other modes, but that's the basic idea, and of course it's all very abstract.  Like other games from Q Entertainment, how much you derive from it is often a function of how open you are to its audiovisual synergies.  It's fun, but that fun is not a result of complex systems.      I also picked up Everyday Shooter for the PS3, in further dereliction of my duties, having a series of profound experiences with it that might be too strange to describe.  The game's author expresses a debt of gratitude toward Q's Mizuguchi and others, but he's accomplished something wholly his own here.  Superficially it's one of these dual analog, robotronian shooters every platform is weighed down with now.  Don't be fooled by that trope, and certainly don't think you can come to any conclusions based on screenshots.  Where Lumines or Every Extend Extra draws from electronica, a great match for their style of presentation, Everyday Shooter disarms the player with a suite of earnest, analog songs played on guitar.  At times, during the course of ordinary play, I felt as though I were interrupting him.     In gameplay terms, each level apparently plays around with the idea of chains and combinations, and I say \
A genetically engineered protein can help close to half of patients with painful ulcerative colitis, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Freed from sanctions, Libyans are  rushing to the shops. Goods long denied are flying off the  shelves as pro-market reforms and a petrodollar windfall  combine to turn those with sufficient savings into compulsive  consumers.
The second Bridget Jones outing, &quot;Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,&quot; is as poor a sequel to a pretty good movie as Hollywood has managed to give us for a while.
A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.
A former sales rep for Diebold Election Systems becomes a county election official in California. She sold the state millions of dollars worth of untested machines, which led to a scandal. Critics are asking, 'What's wrong with this picture?' By Kim Zetter.
Machete-waving mobs looted and burned in Ivory Coast's largest cities Sunday, laying siege to a French military base and searching house to house for French families after a day of ground and air clashes ...
Johnny Kelley, a two-time Boston Marathon champion who became a beloved figure in the history of the race by running it a record 61 times, died at 97.
Went up 'like fireworks', family claims A Leicestershire family was this left in shock after their Dell laptop exploded \
A senior US commander says marines are making final preparations for an imminent offensive against Iraq&#39;s rebel bastion of Fallujah and are awaiting orders to strike.
Coach Jon Gruden is rewarded Tuesday for Tampa Bay's turnaround in the NFC South with a three-year contract extension.
ROMA, 28 OTTOBRE 2004 - Inflazione ancora in frenata a ottobre. Secondo i dati delle citt\u00c3\u00a0 campione i prezzi al consumo dovrebbero registrare nel mese una crescita del 2% a fronte diun calo mensile dello
From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation to preventing it altogether, a stroke is a litany of missed opportunities.
A County Antrim man says he is lucky to be alive after  a bolt of lightning 'passes through' his body.
Un pino \u00c3\u00a8 caduto colpendo in pieno un uomo a San Giorgio a CremanoUn'altra vittima in un incidente in mare a Pescara, la terza su una strada calabrese                                          Freddo e vento al Centro-Sud il maltempo causa tre morti                                                                                  Problemi per i collegamenti stradali, marittimi e ferroviari
Clinton is more qualified and Obama would be more unifying, Democrats say.
Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen two years ago, are about to go on public exhibition.
Gol record del Bayern Monaco in Champions League. I tedeschi sono passati in vantaggio sul Real Madr...
Militants beheaded a British hostage  near Baghdad despite secret 11th-hour efforts by London to free  Kenneth Bigley from kidnappers whose video messages had played  on British emotions on the war in Iraq for three weeks.
As Army invests in massive modernization, watchdog questions software's viability.
Outplayed and unnerved by someone a decade younger, Amelie Mauresmo walked off Centre Court yesterday with head bowed and nary a wave to the crowd, her Wimbledon title defense done in the fourth round.
Registrato ad agosto crescente pessimismo in Usa e Europa
buildbot-0.7.5 is now available. The BuildBot is a system to automate the compile/test cycle required by most software projects to validate code changes. It builds and tests the tree each time a change is committed, providing status updates through a web page or other protocols. Please visit http://buildbot.sf.net for more details.   This release features new support for Monotone and Tinderbox, and adds an SVN repository poller, new BuildSteps to transfer files between master and slave, and multi-owner Locks. Builder reconfiguration is now far less destructive than before, and the useful portions of the logfile are displayed as output of the reconfig/restart command. All buildsteps have been renamed and reorganized, and of course a number of bugs have been fixed.
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Police investigating the 10 counts of child abuse charges against the singer searched his estate in California. The raid came just days before a deadline for prosecutors in the case against Jackson to share evidence with the defence team reports the BBC.
Israel has agreed in principle to let Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas send a security force loyal to him into Gaza, where a fragile truce is in effect, an Israeli diplomatic source said on Tuesday.
Miss your chance to buy some water from a cup once used by Elvis Presley? Don't be disappointed &#151; now you can bid on a chance to see, but not own, the cup that held the water.
Survey finds that one third of online teenagers in the US have been victims of cyber-bullying.
November 2, 2004 6:48 PM GMT (Datamonitor) - From next Monday, British viewers will be able to see a five-week long televised advertising campaign intended to promote Spam to consumers aged over 45 years.
Already dealing with a gambling investigation, the men's tennis tour is confronting another issue facing the sport by instituting fines and suspensions for players who fail to show up at top tournaments without a good excuse.
French magistrates search  offices formerly used by ex-PM Dominique de Villepin amid claims of a smear campaign.
$2,500 limit on multi-stream stations Music industry taxman SoundExchange is offering a new deal to internet radio broadcasters who say upcoming royalty hikes will kill online broadcasting.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
With Osama bin Laden's ability to grab attention undiminished six years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda is bleeding the U.S. military in Iraq while regrouping with aims of another strike on the United States.
LONDON, Oct 18  Britain is considering a U.S. request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony ...
Gerald Williams singled twice in a six-run first inning and the New York Mets broke out of their offensive funk in a big way, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.
Iran will not accept any preconditions   for talks on its nuclear program, the Foreign Ministry   spokesman said on Sunday, and also dismissed the idea Iran   would accept suspension of its atomic work.
The Chevron Corporation said it had restored normal production levels at its Pennington oil fields in Nigeria after a militant attack forced the company to cut output earlier this month. Chevron shut off 15,000 barrels a day on May 1 from its offshore Funiwa oil field, which is connected to the Pennington export terminal, after the kidnapping of foreign oil workers by militants.
Johnson & Johnson will buy Guidant  Corp. for $23.9 billion in cash and stock, giving the  health-care products maker a foothold in the fast-growing  market for implantable devices that regulate heartbeats, J&J  said on Wednesday.
MITROVICA, Serbia  - There are some new faces in the Serb-controlled slice of northern Kosovo, the breakaway province where 2 million Albanians will declare independence from Serbia within days.
In a reversal of 30 years of policy, the World Health Organization endorses DDT spraying for malaria control.
Maryland's men's soccer team has won a pair of ACC titles, gone to the top of the polls and made four trips to the final four, but it is still seeking its first national title.
LONDON, Oct 4 (IPS) - The decision announced by the European Union to    pursue bilateral trade deals in the absence of a comprehensive  world   trade agreement can mean disaster for poor countries.
The deal will allow David Letterman to resume his show next Wednesday with his team of writers on board.
Valentino Rossi vede il bicchiere mezzo pieno dopo il terzo posto nel Gp d'Australia. ''Ho guadagnat...
Stati Uniti e Messico sono le finaliste della Gold Cup, torneo tra le nazioni della Concacaf (Americ...
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Three Venezuelan government  ministers said on Monday President Hugo Chavez had easily  survived a referendum on whether to recall him but their  comments conflicted with heavy opposition hints they had won.
North Korea blamed the United States on Monday for blocking six-country talks on scrapping its nuclear programs, denying it had stalled the talks itself to await the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.
The Knicks' ticket brochure reads: \
OTTAWA (CP) - An Ottawa man accused of terrorist links denied Wednesday that he ever assisted Islamic extremists.
QASMIYEH, Lebanon  - Israel's government   authorised on Wednesday what it called a severe response after   the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah captured two soldiers   and killed eight others in cross-border attacks.
Hamid Karzai has been sworn in as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president at a ceremony attended by US Deputy President Dick Cheney and Defence Minister Donald Rumsfeld.

I carabinieri del Nucleo Radiomobile di Palermo hanno arrestato 4 persone. A finire in manette tre palermitani e uno cittadino extracomunitario. Per detenzione di sostanze stupefacenti, al fine di spaccio, sono stati fermati Diego Ceraulo e Giovanni ...
Somalia's weak government bans cars travelling from Islamist-held Mogadishu after two car bombings.
Consumer sentiment took its sharpest plunge in nearly two years during August while home prices swooned in the second quarter, according to reports that show the housing crisis taking its toll.
The RIAA said Wednesday that it had sent some 400 letters to individuals at 13 universities offering an opportunity for students accused of piracy to settle with the recording industry.
Industrial output in Japan shows a surprise drop of 0.7% in July, as export growth slows, the government says.
Seven NATO soldiers died when their Chinook helicopter crashed on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the site of some of the heaviest recent fighting between Western forces and the Taliban.
Primary schools in England are sent resources to teach children to read using phonics.
'Gli offerenti esprimono sempre piu' scetticismo'
Huge development around Moosehead Lake would create 500,000 tons of CO2 over 50 years, environmentalists say.
Roy Oswalt allowed five hits in seven strong innings for his sixth victory in his last seven decisions and Aubrey Huff and Morgan Ensberg homered to help the Houston Astros stay close in the NL wild card race with a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
A New York businessman was indicted on terrorism charges on Friday, accused of transferring $152,000 to fund the purchase of equipment for use in a militant training camp in Afghanistan.
(InfoWorld) - Yahoo Inc. has added sections for Flash and Ruby to its Web site for external developers. The goal is to promote the creation, using those two popular programming languages, of third-party applications that interact and integrate with Yahoo online services. Yahoo announced on Thursday the addition of the Flash Developer Center and Ruby Developer Center to its\u00c2\u00a0Yahoo Developer Network. Each center contains how-to articles, downloadable components, access to mailing lists and links to external resources. Promoting Flash and Ruby makes sense, because both languages have become very popular for building next-generation applications, said David Smith, a Gartner Inc. analyst. \
It can be considered undiplomatic, and none of them actually gets to vote. But some foreign leaders and political figures haven't been able to resist the question: Bush or Kerry for U.S. president?
Chargers linebacker Steve Foley has sued the city of Coronado and the off-duty police officer who shot him three times outside his home, accusing the rookie officer of negligence and excessive force.
Dozens of Liberian police officers are wounded in clashes rival groups at Monrovia's port.
Andrew Morton, author of \
Adriano Galliani sostiene che in queste ore l'Inter sta parlando con il Barcellona per Ronaldinho, m...
The N.B.A.'s latest fashion trend of colorfully patterned, collared dress shirts comes at a time when the league is in need of an image makeover.
LONDON, NOVEMBER 29: Opec will not consider switching from dollar-denominated oil sales despite the decline in the value of the US currency, the oil minister for the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s leading crude producer Saudi Arabia said.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards yesterday issued a blueprint aimed at providing health-care coverage for all Americans and said he would raise taxes to help pay the roughly $100 billion annual bill.
The Internet search company Google plans to put millions of library books online and make them searchable. This week, Google announced a project with the New York Public Library and the libraries of four universities.
A new report out of Hollywood suggests the data explosion could turn into data extinction through the loss of valuable digital content.
Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) is reconsidering his announced intention to resign, if he can clear his name of criminal and ethics charges before the end of the month, a spokesman said last night.
Last week, Mac loyalists had gathered for an announcement they have been waiting for months to hear. Sitting at the Paris Apple Expo or crouched in front of a computer screen in a Mac chat room, thousands
LOS ANGELES  - Paramount Classics is  acquiring distribution rights to the documentary \
Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong has been offered the top job in a government advisory body, dimming his allies' hopes that he might one day become president, sources with ties to the leadership said on Thursday.
Il presidente russo, Vladimir Putin, attacca l&#39;Occidente per il ruolo &#39;&#39;quasi coloniale&#39;&#39; adottato nei confronti di milioni di persone coinvolte nella crisi elettorale dell&#39;Ucraina. Da Ankara, dove \u00c3\u00a8 arrivato
US inflation fell slightly in August, dipping by 0.1% after a sharp drop in energy prices, figures show.
&quot;Questo consiglio di amministrazione della Rai, non \u00c3\u00a8 quello che i presidenti di Camera e Senato hanno scelto&quot;. Lo ha detto il presidente della Camera, Pier Ferdinando Casini. &quot;Noi - ha aggiunto Casini durante
Eating BSE-infected meat could lead to people developing different types of CJD, research suggests.
Japan's baseball players meet fans in Tokyo to try to boost support for a strike - the first in the country's history.
Endangered sea turtles were also casualties of the tsunami, with the monster waves possibly hastening their extinction, a marine expert said Saturday.

Indian officials have ordered a probe into alleged political and financial support given to forest bandit Veerappan, killed Monday in a shootout with police.
Il laziale Tommaso Rocchi &egrave; soddisfatto per la grande prestazione della squadra, ma un po' af...
The Warner Music Group\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement is the recording industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest move away from its reliance on digital locks to reduce piracy.
A searing abortion drama from Romania takes the festival's top prize, while the Americans are largely ignored
The ballots have been cast and counted. But Felipe Calderon isn&#039;t Mexico&#039;s president-elect until the nation&#039;s highest electoral court says so.
A small bite of Apple has become a mouthful--the iPod has helped the stock double since January.
Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.
Contrary to some published views, the Dutch auction process of Google&#39;s initial public offering (IPO) last week was a success for the internet search engine and its investors despite being undertaken in a &quot;horrendous&quot; market, a legal commentator has
The Prince of Wales describes global warming as the \
David Miliband, Britain\u00e2\u0080\u0099s foreign secretary, told Parliament he acted because the Kremlin had failed to properly respond to the '\u00e2\u0080\u0098horrifying and lingering\u00e2\u0080\u0099' death of Alexander Litvinenko.
Twenty-eight people have been arrested as campaigners protested against government plans to renew the country's Trident missile nuclear deterrent system.
The Russian oil giant Yukos said Monday that its crude oil production would be 4.5 percent less than expected for 2004, the first time the company&#39;s conflict with the
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The United States does not believe that a large explosion in North Korea was related to the communist country's suspected nuclear weapons program, President Bush's foreign policy advisers said Sunday.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday as growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market dragged down shares of Bear Stearns Cos.  and Goldman Sachs Group .
The Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year deal with outfielder Todd Hollandsworth on Monday, avoiding arbitration.
Thousands of colleagues from around the country gathered Monday to honor the first female firefighter from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to die in the line of duty.
Fifteen soldiers aged 17 were deployed to Iraq in the first two years of the conflict, the government discloses.
LONDON : Disgraced Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu will undergo counselling in an effort to save his career after he tested positive for cocaine.
Hollywood studios plan to file hundreds of lawsuits this month against people who illegally share movies online, industry representatives said Thursday.
November 22, 2004 - It was, of course, inevitable: given the success (both in excellence of design and pure sales) of The Sims 2, not to mention that it&#39;s the sequel to the biggest-selling PC game ever, Electronic Arts was going to give us expansions.
After more than two centuries as a broadsheet newspaper, The Times of London has gone strictly tabloid. On Monday, The Times moved to a totally compact format after almost a year of dual publication.
The U.N. copyright agency that arbitrates more than half the world's \

Hopes faded today for the safe release of aid worker Margaret Hassan after the British government said it appeared her captors in Iraq had executed her.
La moneta unica ha aperto a 1,3061 dollari
The chief executive of US aircraft giant Boeing, James McNerney, said in an interview that his company has not been in such good form &quot;for years.&quot;
Istituito un conto corrente a favore vittime sisma
Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games.
Police in Iraq say they have found the body of an Egyptian man reportedly kidnapped by militants nine days ago.
At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic games last night Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, issued the traditional invitation to &quot;the youth of the world&quot; to reassemble in four years&#39; time.
The Bush administration announced Thursday it would provide U.S. refineries with \
The head of Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies Inc., the nation&#39;s largest insurance broker, resigned Monday, clearing the way for the settlement of bid-rigging charges brought by New York&#39;s attorney general.
La stilista milanese gioca sullo stile classico
L'Atalanta ha ingaggiato l'attaccante Davide Sinigaglia, classe 1981. Il giocatore arriva dall'Arezz...
Aveva 90 anni, era cieco e gravemente malato di diabete e con problemi cardiaciCondannato a diversi ergastoli, da un anno ai domiciliari per motivi di salute                                            Morto Geraci, il boss di Partinico  mandante della strage di Capaci                                                                                      Sua anche la responsabilit\u00c3\u00a0 di via d'Amelio e degli omicidi degli esponenti dc Salvo LimaPiersanti Mattarella e Michele Reina, e del capitano dei carabinieri Mario D'Aleo
Spending hours staring at a computer screen may raise the risk of glaucoma, a progressive eye disease that can lead to blindness, scientists believe.
Ford Motor Co.  said on Tuesday it was working with financial advisers on the best options for its European luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover.
Something about playing the Ottawa Senators brings out the best in the Washington Capitals.
Is the Defense chief dragging his feet on intelligence?
Rileva 19% di JetBlue, investe 300 mln dollari
Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl worked out hard to look good in time for her honeymoon.
As of Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at least 3,921 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,183 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Apple Inc. will sell television programs  in Britain via its iTunes store as part of its push to become a  one-stop shop for digital entertainment, the U.S. company said  on Wednesday.
A BRITISH general is taking over in Bosnia, where the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s two most-wanted indicted war criminals have evaded capture for nearly a decade.
Manchester cops will visit both dressing rooms ahead of tomorrow&#39;s blockbuster between Manchester United and Arsenal. Cops fear a repeat of last season&#39;s unruly scenes could see the tension spill over into the stands.
Jerry Rice isn't surprised that Randy Moss is threatening his record for touchdown receptions in a season. Moss has 21, one shy of Rice's mark set in the 12-game, strike-shortened season of 1987.
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3  /PRNewswire/ -- As automobile dealers across the country gather in Las Vegas Feb. 3 - 6 for the National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and take a look in their rear view mirrors at 2006 sales, one thing is clear ... Internet sales are larger than they appear.
The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn&#39;t only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team&#39;s chances this season.
La Milram non parteciper&agrave; alla Parigi-Nizza del prossimo 11 marzo dopo la decisione dell'Uci ...
Cingular Wireless is now offering the Sony Ericsson Z500a handset. The Z500a is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE clamshell phone, offering high-speed data transfers for MMS, web browsing, and either POP3 or IMAP4 e-mail access.
A 34-year-old is charged after a man was arrested with an axe just yards from where the Queen was due to begin a walkabout.
The new documentary \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the Shadow of the Moon\u00e2\u0080\u009d tells the story of the Apollo program and the race to reach the moon.
A couple speak of their relief at being reunited with their toddler who was in a car stolen from their home.
Almeno 280 persone sono state giustiziate dall'inizio 2007
Zimbabwean authorities have charged four men including senior figures from President Robert Mugabe&#39;s party with selling state secrets to foreign agents, the official Herald newspaper has reported.
WASHINGTON -- Local businesses won&#39;t be alone in helping to pay for DC&#39;s new baseball stadium. The Washington Post reported a utilities tax paid by the federal government will contribute about $6 million per year to cover the stadium bonds.
A mountain biker on Togwotee Pass fought off a grizzly bear that repeatedly charged him until a companion drove the animal off with pepper spray. Kirk Speckhals escaped his encounter without a scratch; he had only four dirt marks from the bear's claws on his forearm, a punctured bicycle tire and a bent rim.
By David Carrick  The recent heavy rains have been welcomed by North East rods as the refreshed River Tyne has provided sport on the Bywell Syndicate beat.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronauts working to bring to life a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station lost another bolt to the void during a spacewalk early Wednesday.
Granted, the new MSN (http://beta.search.msn.com) is still in the &quot;beta&quot; phase -- testing a work in progress. Microsoft is expected to make the technology part of its main MSN site early next year.
Indonesia's health ministry puts the number of people killed by the tsunami at more than 166,000.
BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass promoted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers as a chance to highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
BOSANSKI SAMAC, Bosnia  - A Bosnian Serb who was  convicted of war crimes and who preached reconciliation between  Serbs, Croats and Muslims after leaving jail is running for  mayor of his war-scarred town in this weekend's election.
Eight months after President Bush signed a bill authorizing the CIA to resume using  \
Stocks edged lower at the open on Friday, after data showing a drop in retail sales and a gain in import prices in June revived worries about economic growth and inflation.
President George Bush criticized Senator John Kerry as a liberal trying to hide from his own record Thursday as the two men entered the last, post-debate lap of a close race for the White House.
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi yesterday met the leaders of the Sunni Muslim Waqf (religious endowment) ahead of the country&#39;s first free elections in decades.
An Islamist group that claims  responsibility for kidnapping three foreigners in Afghanistan  said on Friday it would execute the hostages unless authorities  called off their massive manhunt for the kidnappers.
The \u00e2\u0080\u009cBlack List\u00e2\u0080\u009d has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.
President Bush on Saturday defended Pakistan's cooperation in the hunt for Osama bin Laden despite the inability of U.S. and Pakistani troops to find the al-Qaida leader who, Bush once declared, was wanted dead or alive.
L'Inter sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 vicina al centrocampista Maniche. Il club milanese ha fissato un appuntamento per...
The Director's Guild of America  pitted legendary filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood  against each other on Thursday when it unveiled its nominees  for best director.
The primary camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has shut down and is likely to be only marginally restored, NASA said yesterday, a collapse one astronomer called \
Of all medical specialties, psychiatrists are the least religious, a survey has found, and the most religious doctors are the least likely to refer their patients to psychiatrists.
Ministers are to reveal proposals to overhaul the legal aid system in England and Wales.
By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 12--Onalaska Hilltoppers and La Crosse Central's Grand Central Station won show choir grand championships over the weekend.
Oracle Corp. may have won a major antitrust fight with the Justice Department last week over its proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc., but that doesn't mean the company is on the verge of closing the deal. -The Washington Post
Industrial fishing from Europe is crippling coastal African economies and creating a surge of illegal migrants.
Croatia&#39;s Janica Kostelic won her first World Cup race in nearly two years, charging through steady snow and choppy conditions to beat Anja Paerson by more than a second Saturday in this season&#39;s first World Cup slalom.
LOS ANGELES - After creating \
Vice premier incontrera' Cheney e presidente Banca Mondiale
African duo Nwankwo Kanu and Lomana LuaLua fired Portsmouth to the top of the Premiership.
Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 907,10 dollari l'oncia
Seve Ballesteros has retired from golf at the age of 50.
Shares in stun gun maker Taser fall 17% as securities regulators begin an probe into statements the firm made over the safety of its products.
Yasser Arafat slipped deeper into a coma  overnight and his health worsened, a doctor treating him said  on Tuesday before Palestinian officials arrived at a French  military hospital for a visit Arafat's wife adamantly opposed.
(Sports Network) - Two of the top teams in the American League tangle in a possible American League Division Series preview tonight, as the West-leading Oakland Athletics host the wild card-leading Boston Red Sox for the first of a three-game set at the
com. A tropical depression that began forming Friday afternoon could develop into a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center says.
Sprint Nextel Corp.  said on  Tuesday it would let customers change rate plans over the first  six months of a contract without having to sign a new one, as  the No. 3 U.S. wireless service provider looks to attract new  customers and keep existing ones.
Oakville, Canada - Joey Sindelar&#39;s five-under par 66 kept the American atop the leaderboard here Friday after the conclusion of the opening round of the rain-plagued PGA Canadian Open.
America Online said that spammers were starting to give up - at least when it came to sending junk to its subscribers.
Actor Ossie Davis, who brought dignity  and a passion for racial equality to the stage and screen in a  career of more than 50 years, was found dead early on Friday at  the age of 87.
The boards of directors of SBC  Communications Inc. SBC.N and AT&T Corp. T.N were to meet  on Sunday to vote on a more than $15 billion stock deal in  which SBC will buy AT&T, according to sources familiar with the  situation.
While Wayne Rooney&#39;s debut hat-trick against Fenerbahce made all the headlines, it was not the only reason for Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson to be cheerful.
Eric Gagne faced hitters in a game for the first time this year, throwing 11 pitches in a \
By Joe Baird, The Salt Lake Tribune  Dec. 12--Environmentalists and outfitters are asking the Bureau of Land  Management to shelve a proposed gas drilling project near the White River in  eastern Utah.
News Corp  has not seen signs of a business slowdown due to U.S. economic weakness and the company is in good shape to withstand the Hollywood writers strike, its chief operating officer said on Wednesday.
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A top aide who helped bathe Benazir Bhutto's body after her death said the former Pakistani prime minister clearly had bullet wounds to the head, calling a lie the government's conclusion that a sunroof lever was involved.
British Airways struggled Tuesday to accommodate thousands of passengers affected by technical problems that canceled 21 flights, The Times of London reported.
Ministro visita osservatorio regionale su sicurezza stradale
Undernutrition is to blame for 3.5 million deaths among children aged under five each year, but most of the fatalities occur in 20 countries, where targeted aid programmes could swiftly address the problem, researchers say.
TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials insisted Tuesday that medical evidence, and not political pressure from conservative groups, prompted their decision Monday to order the most stringent safety labeling for RU-486, the abortion pill.
The International Monetary Fund has lowered its 2004 economic growth forecast for Korea to 4.6 percent, citing weak domestic consumer spending amid rising household and corporate debt.
Which Facebook apps make your circle of friends a better place? The apps are rolling in to the social networking site's new platform, launched several weeks ago. Use our open-submission tool to tell us about your favorite.
The Ambassador is unlike most of the bars in Tenderloin, a section of San Francisco where many bars are dives.
Victim sues for 'humiliation, embarrassment' A Texan former porn star has been slapped with a lawsuit for \
LONDON, England  - Andrew Symonds blasted a quickfire 71 not out as Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy here at the Oval yesterday.
No English council is zero-star-rated for adult social services - but there is concern about those failing to improve.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is considered a steady, broadly educated man who supports the secular tradition of Indonesia.
One of the deadliest risks for boaters this summer doesn't have anything to do with water.
Hollywood Entertainment Corp.  on Thursday said founder and Chief Executive Mark Wattles has resigned, and the movie rental chain is considering a takeover bid from rival Blockbuster Inc. .
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The Seattle Seahawks had a bad fourth quarter against St. Louis two weeks ago, then a bad first quarter last week in New England.
Couples in Singapore may face mandatory HIV tests before marrying, Singapore media report, a week after the government said all pregnant women would be screened for HIV/AIDS to stem a rise in new infections.
Inail, 1.206 casi nel 2005 contro i 1.328 del 2004
(HealthDay News) - Safety gates are an important way to prevent injuries among children in the home.
After long being dismissed as the sick man of Europe, Germany is currently enjoying its strongest economic boom in 16 years, re-establishing the country's role as the main locomotive of growth in the 12-country eurozone.
Attendees get a glimpse of the new MacBook Air, and peripherals and accessories abound.
The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships were in upheaval last night as Ariel Sharon&#39;s government faced collapse after the prime minister broke with his main coalition partner, and a popular Palestinian military commander launched a strong challenge from
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - DeeDee Trotter ran the fastest women's 400 meters in the world this year and ended the 18-race winning streak of 2005 world silver medalist Sanya Richards at the U.S. championships on Saturday.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (Sports Network) - Green Bay Packers star  quarterback Brett Favre and top running back Ahman Green both  missed Thursday's practice with injuries.
Email users inundated with unsolicited &quot;spam&quot; messages have reason to hope Microsoft will develop better tools for tackling the problem: Bill Gates is suffering more than anyone.
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C  - Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John Edwards appealed for votes in South Carolina on Wednesday, while Hillary Clinton campaigned in the Northeast -- taking heat for leaving the state before its nominating contest this weekend.
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A Russian military helicopter has crashed in the North Caucasus, Russian news agencies report.
A police community support officer is stabbed in the neck as he assists with an eviction in Greater Manchester.
By JUDITH INGRAM  MARADYKOVSKY, Russia - Engineers covered in head-to-toe protective gear inserted a neutralizing solution Friday into bombs filled with a nerve agent, officially starting the work of Russia's first plant for destroying the deadly chemicals.
Optimistic NASA scientists said today they have recovered some intact materials from the wreckage of the Genesis space capsule, offering hope that the mission to gather solar
Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest  soft drink maker, said on Friday it plans to launch non-diet  Coca-Cola with Lime in the United States in the first quarter  of 2005.
&quot;Nanking,&quot; a U.S.-made film documenting  eyewitness accounts of atrocities committed by Japanese troops  in China during World War Two, opened in Beijing on Tuesday, as  the two countries struggle to mend strained ties.
The Washington Capitals' collective confidence received a considerable boost after Tuesday's drubbing of the Ottawa Senators, their second win over the Eastern Conference's best team in three days.
Russia was targeted by terrorists for the second time in a week Tuesday, when a bomb exploded near a subway station and shopping mall in central Moscow, killing nine people.
Microsoft said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose sharply, beating Wall Street estimates, amid strong demand for the company's server products and heavy holiday sales of its Halo 2 video game.
La Benetton Treviso ha ingaggiato la guardia-ala statunitense Richie Frahm, 29 anni, 196 cm, nell'ul...
It&#39;s about 45 minutes  before Korn is scheduled to take the stage at Los Angeles rock  station KROQ&#39;s annual Weenie Roast y Fiesta, and the band&#39;s  roadie needs an iPod bad.
The major question hanging over them is which will be the first to tumble from the plank of wood which is the pursuit of the SPL Championship.
Old is the new...er, new. Valves are back baby, oh yes Review The iTube is a valve amplifier (yes valves, those retro glowie things that TV's used to have) with an iPod dock encased in chrome and black metal. It's really two separate systems, a power amplifier, which is the analogue bit and the actual dock.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Google Inc , the world's  largest Internet company, will propose at a meeting of  international policymakers in France on Friday that national  regulators agree on a basic set of global privacy protections.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist introduces a bill that combines the controversial military commission bill with a bill radically expanding government spying power. But has this election year strategy been torpedoed by rogue Republicans? In 27B Stroke 6.
The FBI has opened investigations  into 14 corporations as part of a crackdown on improper  subprime lending, agency officials said on Tuesday.
The British government on Thursday announced support for the construction of new nuclear power plants, backing atomic energy as a clean source of power to fight climate change.
Ballots from Afghanistan's first direct  presidential election poured into collection centers across the  country on Tuesday, brought by donkey, road and helicopter.
The recent death of poet Czeslaw Milosz robs the world of one of its most prophetic and powerful voices.
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Israeli troops killed two Palestinian  teenagers and a gunman in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as the  Israeli army pressed ahead with its biggest and bloodiest  offensive in Gaza for four years.
China's surging trade surplus jumped 67 percent in January from the same month last year to $15.88 billion, the General Administration of Customs said Monday.
Washington -- The Justice Department has begun an espionage investigation into whether a top policy analyst working for the Pentagon&#39;s third-ranking official may have passed classified information to Israel through a powerful pro- Israeli lobbying group
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PSV Eindhoven defender Andr\u00c3\u00a9 Ooijer is expected to miss upwards of a month due to an injury suffered during their weekend romp over Heerenveen.
Britain's cities are preparing to mark  the New Year with firework displays, concerts and sports  events, but the celebrations will be overshadowed by the Asian  tsunami disaster.
The 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night scored the franchise&#39;s smallest audience -- about 14 million viewers -- since the disaster of 1990.
Dubbed by the National Science Foundation as a modern-day journey to the center of the earth, a $250 million project uses a drill to explore the San Andreas fault.
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Web-surfers outside the US have been blocked from visiting the official George W. Bush campaign website. UK-based internet monitoring firm Netcraft first noticed the blockage Monday morning.
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - The number of people killed when Hurricane Felix tore into the border area of Nicaragua and Honduras this week has jumped to at least 130, a Nicaraguan rescue official said on Friday.
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Prostitutes and their clients hold the key to finding the killer of three women in Ipswich, say police.
No, that&#39;s not a typo. After the bell yesterday, Electronics Boutique (Nasdaq: ELBO) reported that earnings had increased fivefold to $7.3 million, or $0.30 per share, beating analysts&#39; estimates by a penny.
A bill to let General  Musharraf stay as both Pakistani president and army chief  goes before parliament.
SADO ISLAND, Japan  - A former U.S. army sergeant  who deserted to North Korea 40 years ago said in his first news  conference since leaving the reclusive communist state that  North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was an \
The Exelon Corporation, the owner of utilities in northern Illinois and eastern Pennsylvania, said yesterday that it would buy the Public Service Enterprise Group of New Jersey in a deal valued
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced extra financial support Saturday for parts of northern England hit by floods which have killed at least four people.
With one of the best-equipped militaries in Asia and the world's second largest economy, Japan spreads its wealth around the world generously with foreign aid. Tokyo now says there's a perfect way to acknowledge that clout &#151; by giving it a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.
Britain's manufacturing industries experienced an unexpected drop in output in August, the first time since January 2002 that output has fallen for three months in a row.
Egypt has refused to allow images of its Pyramids to be used on a Portuguese postal stamp featuring sites in a competition to name the new seven wonders of the world, the state-run news agency said on Sunday.
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Two students were shot and wounded early on Friday on the Delaware State University campus and police were hunting for a gunman, the university said.
European nations, Canada and the US government reacted swiftly and angrily to Wednesday night&#39;s announcement that the government-backed candidate had been declared the official winner
It's been a month since control of Congress was decided, but Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla and Democrat Ciro Rodriguez are still campaigning as if the balance hangs on the outcome of their runoff.
An expert with the Food Drug Administration has accused the agency in Congress of having pressed him to withhold results of a study showing potential dangers of the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx.
Growth-stock funds are back in vogue. Fools should take care.
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Children as young as 12 buy alcohol by ordering it over the phone with takeaways, a government adviser says.
Greek Olympic 200 metre champion Costas Kenteris, the focus of an Olympic doping scandal, has withdrawn from the Athens Games &quot;out of a sense of responsibility&quot;.
Attorney General John Ashcroft&#39;s letter of resignation didn&#39;t say when he&#39;ll be leaving but that he believed &quot;that the Department of Justice would be well-served by new leadership and fresh inspiration.
Gunmen have assassinated the deputy governor of Baghdad and wounded four of his bodyguards, police say. They said the drive-by shooting that killed Hatem Karim on Monday occurred in the southern Dora district of the Iraqi capital.
Jim Carroll, president of Virtual Media Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: VMHIF), is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive advertisement agreement with Mamma.com to sponsor their new video platform. The agreement will run for seven (7) months with an option to extend the agreement.
The militant Iraqi group which last week released two Italian hostages is bartering with the terrorists holding British hostage Ken Bigley in order to release him for a ransom.
Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Wednesday:
Art Technology Group Inc. , which makes software to help companies process Internet orders and manage customer service, fired 125 workers as it combines with Primus Knowledge Solutions Inc. Payroll was reduced to about 350 employees from 475 as of June 30, and some offices were combined, chief financial officer Ed Terino said. Cuts after the $19 million Primus purchase ...
The enterprising Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, Berkeley, is presenting a season in which three of America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s foremost companies are  each presenting programs of post-1950 choreography, and each showing one or more works by Twyla Tharp.
UK inflation slowed to 2.5% in May, the weakest in seven months, as gas and electricity prices fell.
Soon after the battle for Fallujah ended in November, U.S. Marines brought their Xbox consoles, Gameboys and laptops forward and started fighting the Covenant hordes in \
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Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment   plans to buy rival Radian Group Inc.  for about  $5 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, a move that will  allow them to cut costs.
Apple introduces an iPod capable of storing and displaying photos in an effort to stay ahead in the market for digital music players.
PARK CITY, Utah  - There were many times when  director Alex Gibney said he was urged to rush his documentary  \
Thousands of children are suffering because of a severe shortage of foster carers, a charity warns.
Collegial relations between Harvard  University and the Nazis in the 1930s were a \
A vaccine developed to protect woman from a virus responsible for most cervical cancer cases has shown promising results in clinical trials.
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Leonardo Da Vinci\u00e2\u0080\u0099s masterpiece joins a large and growing population of virtual art.
Two battles killed more than 165 Taliban fighters and a U.S.-led coalition soldier in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai prepared to discuss the escalating violence with President Bush in New York.
Elvis Presley is poised to claim the 1,000th chart topper, according to the latest retail figures.
The top human rights official at the United Nations urged the U.S. to abolish its use of CIA secret prisons for suspected terrorists, her spokesman said Friday.
England announced an unchanged team for the second Ashes Test against Australia, meaning there is no place for spin bowler Monty Panesar.
Sunni fighters in Baghdad fight militants linked to al-Qaeda in a sign of growing splits among insurgents.
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MANDERA, Kenya  - Election time, and a bus ambles across the sand, dodging potholes and rattling plastic milk-containers on its roof as it slowly comes into view. The capital letters on its side spell out a single name: Lampard.
Oil slid to a six-week low on Friday,  continuing a fund-led selling spree that has knocked 13 percent  from last week's record highs as rising stockpiles have eased  worries of a winter supply crunch.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan \u00e2\u0080\u0094 A powerful bomb hidden underneath a fruit cart detonated among fruit shoppers at a rush-hour market in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday evening, and officials and local news reports said it killed at least 10 people and wounded at least 45, four of them critically.
Milano, liberi 32 islamici accusati di aver contribuito ad inviare in Bosniamujahedin provenienti da vari paesi mediorientali e di  propaganda jihadista                                          Terrorismo, prosciolto per prescrizione l'imam della moschea di viale Jenner                                                                                  Altri tre imputati condannati a pene tra i 4 anni e mezzo e i 6 anni
The Russian president says he would welcome EU involvement in efforts to resolve the Chechnya conflict.
Crude oil futures fell nearly a dollar today in New York, as the focus shifted to expectations of across-the-board builds in US petroleum-inventory data due out tomorrow.
Hosts France open the Rugby World Cup against dark horses Argentina at the Stade de France.
Wal-Mart moved closer to cracking open one of the last lucrative frontiers for Western retailers today when it announced a joint venture to open stores in India.
You may have thought you&#39;d already heard everything bad about hormone replacement therapy, but now comes something new. In this case, the danger is to the millions of women who stopped taking the drugs after
EUROPA/ITALIA - Online anche la pagina in inglese di www.comboniane.org, il sito ufficiale delle Missionarie Comboniane Roma (Agenzia Fides) -  \u00c2\u0093Se il mondo oggi viaggia sul web anche la missione imbocca questa \u00c2\u0093strada\u00c2\u0094 da percorrere per portare la Parola\u00c2\u0094. Con queste parole, il 15 marzo scorso le Missionarie Comboniane avevano annunciato l\u00c2\u0092apertura del sito ufficiale...
FOSTORIA, Ohio - An attorney challenging the authority of the city's police chief wants the department's police dog to appear in court as an exhibit, because he says the dog and the chief have criminal justice degrees from the same online school.
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It seemed so simple and familiar: Spring forward, fall back. For 20 years, that's what Americans -- and their technology -- have done with their clocks on the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October.
GENEVA, Nov 17 (IPS) - The British government has submitted a report to  the  U.N. Committee Against Torture acknowledging 17 possible  cases of torture  committed by its troops in Iraq, a source close  to the committee told IPS.
Democrat John Kerry will dispatch two fellow Vietnam veterans to President Bush's secluded Texas ranch on Wednesday to press him to condemn television advertisements accusing Kerry of lying about his wartime service.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President Alvaro   Uribe's U.S.-backed plan to disband right-wing militias has   been hit by charges he is too easy on paramilitaries and that   drug smugglers are posing as fighters to win short jail terms.
Shark Tank: Spam is heavy at this mortgage company, so a consultant is brought in to review six months of accumulated spam and set up an antispam appliance that should kill 98% of the junk. Everyone's happy. Then it goes live.
Mats Sundin scored his 20th goal of the season to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the Rangers in New York on Wednesday.
Upcoming leadership changes at this top growth fund might make selling the best option.
British charities have launched a mammoth aid effort for victims of the sea surges in south and east Asia.
A jungle bandit gunned down by police earlier this week was still tantalising India from beyond the grave yesterday. Treasure hunters were said to be scouring the southern jungles
Bank of America Corp. , the nation's largest retail bank, reported yesterday that third-quarter earnings plummeted 32 percent because of problems in mortgage and credit markets. But analysts said the bank's woes are unlikely to have an effect on consumers or businesses in Massachusetts, a market the bank dominates.
One day in the hospital, Vladimir Atryzek overheard a nurse mention that his daughter, Molly, needed to have some bone marrow extracted. The nurse said she would be preparing Molly immediately for the potentially painful procedure.
Publisher Pearson announced the sale Wednesday of its 50-percent stake in joint venture Financial Times Deutschland to business partner Gruner + Jahr, a division of German media giant Bertelsmann.
Kyle MacLachlan and his wife, Desiree Gruber, are expecting their first child.
Arthouse studio United Artists, which has already undergone its share of turmoil in the past few years, now faces further uncertainty in the wake of Sony Corp.'s &#36;5 billion agreement to buy its MGM parent.
Fighting raged for a second day in the Somali capital on Sunday as Ethiopian troops clashed with Islamist-led rebels in the heaviest battles for weeks.
Paul Casey helped England into a three-stroke lead at the World Cup in Seville today - but he was not being allowed to forget his verbal attack on the United States.
A truck exploded near a restaurant in a town just north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 75, police said.
The UN Security Council agrees to help investigate the murder of Lebanese politician Pierre Gemayel.
Novell has announced its latest Linux offering for desktop computers. Christened the Novell Linux Desktop 9, the software will be the first &quot;Novell branded&quot; Linux desktop offering supplied by the company following
When IBM (Quote, Chart) unveiled its new, high-octane storage server at an event in New York Tuesday, it became apparent the company made some headway in taking virtualization features from its mainframe systems and dropping them into its storage line.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 -- Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians on Thursday in the Gaza Strip, while gunmen there fired rockets into Israel during the day.
Republicans added US Senate seats in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and replaced a retiring Republican in Oklahoma. Democrats claimed a seat in Illinois.
Voters turned out in large numbers on Tuesday to deliver an unpredictable verdict on President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry as the long, bitter and deadlocked White House race drew to a close.
Junior running back Ryan Moats ran for 236 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Louisiana Tech University Bulldogs past the No. 17 Fresno State University Bulldogs in a thrilling 28-21 upset at Joe Aillet Stadium on Saturday night.
Polls have closed in Estonia where voters were asked to elect a new parliament. It's widely believed that they will return to power the coalition made up of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's centre-right Reform ...Comment
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they had proposed penalizing three wireless carriers which the government says failed to meet new stricter standards for being able to locate cellular telephone callers in an emergency.
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English doctors used the anti-impotence drug Viagra to save the life of a severely premature baby, media reports have said.
Seven Israelis were wounded, one  seriously, Wednesday by Palestinian rockets fired from the Gaza  Strip, the army said.
Scientists in China have found a 120 million-year-old fossil of a baby bird which is believed to have died just before it hatched and which could shed light on the relationship between dinosaurs and birds.
The scene at the end of Colorado's victory Saturday night probably was not what the university was looking for after a tumultuous off-season.
The biggest takeover battle in Japanese history got even bigger as the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group sought to disrupt a rival's expansion plans with a $29 billion hostile bid for UFJ Holdings.
To casual consumers of campaign news - and that would be most voters - the past week may have been particularly perplexing.
House Democratic leaders on Thursday sought removal of two recently appointed Republicans from the ethics committee, questioning whether their judgment would be influenced by contributions to Majority Leader Tom DeLay's legal defense fund.
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The Bears offense continues to be more offensive than anything else, but the defense and special teams each chipped to lead the Bears for their third straight win.
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A four-year package of $6 billion to $8 billion would be forthcoming, donors said, if Palestinian elections occurred successfully.
Etta Moten, a pioneering black actress-singer who was featured in the show-stopping Carioca number in the 1933 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers film Flying Down to Rio and played Bess in 1942's Porgy and Bess.
US Senator Joseph Biden launched his 2008 White House bid and sparked a media storm, after describing Barack Obama, who hopes to become America's first black president, as &quot;clean.&quot;
Comedian Soupy Sales, who once said a pie in the eye was worth two in the sky, saw his proclivity for pie-tossing pay off Friday with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
A 20-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14-year-old Danielle Beccan who was gunned down as she walked home last week from a funfair in Nottingham.
Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice, in a rare acknowledgment of mistakes, said on  Wednesday the Bush administration had made some bad decisions  in Iraq and was unprepared for stabilizing the country.
Demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its Halo 3 video game helped lift Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s quarterly profit to $4.29 billion.
(InfoWorld) - The failure of a DNS (domain name system) server at Comcast caused problems for some Web surfers in the northeast section of the U.S. Tuesday, making several Web sites, including Google, inaccessible. The server failure caused connectivity problems for a \
Old concerns about big cyclical swings continue to have drillers trading at crazy discounts.
President Bush, under election-year pressure on the economy, said on Sunday that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry&#39;s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy would hinder the creation of jobs.
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Police were holding eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them foreign doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot against Britain that has triggered a manhunt stretching as far as Australia.
The open-source database company plans to launch a test version of MySQL 5.0 later this month.
You might be sleeping on a bull market.
Just when it seemed like the competition was encroaching on the iPod&#39;s turf, Apple has broken away from the pack with a new and improved version of its hugely popular portable media player.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flew to Sudan on Monday to keep up international pressure on Khartoum to comply with UN demands to end the conflict in Darfur that has already killed up to 50,000 people.
Brewer and pub firm Greene King says preparations for the smoking ban in England have left it in \
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Brown bears migrated south through North America much earlier than first thought, new research suggests.
 in suspending atomic work: TV
Schering-Plough Corp.  said on  Tuesday it will pay $435 million and plead guilty to one count  of conspiracy to make false statements to the government to  settle an investigation into its sales, marketing and clinical  trial practices and programs.
I READ with great interest your Oct. 27 news story suggesting that the amenities of living on cruise ships are a practical substitute for life in an assisted living residence (&quot;Sailing through the golden years,&quot; Page A3).
Science & environment: Experts welcome drop in unfounded claims, but gaffes still cause concern
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Baghdad. E&#39; iniziato il ridispiegamento delle truppe britanniche da Bassora, nel sud dell&#39;Iraq, alla zona di Baghdad. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della Difesa di Londra Geoff Hoon, precisando che 850 militari
Mozilla has tapped John Lilly to become its new chief executive officer. Lilly, who served as the CEO of software-maker Reactivity prior to becoming Mozilla's vice president of business development in 2005, will be responsible for leading the Firefox developer's ambitious plans to dramatically extend the reach of its Web-based applications into the mobile and services arenas.
Money transfer agencies have delayed or blocked thousands of cash deliveries on suspicion of terrorist connections simply because senders or recipients have names like Mohammed or Ahmed, company officials said.
Ethiopia will try to remove tens of thousands of beggars from the streets of Addis Ababa to create a more \
Major American banks are expected to unveil substantial losses and secure more cash from abroad in what is shaping up to be a pivotal week for the global credit crisis, with central banks also poised to weigh in again.
Obese individuals are at  increased risk for suffering a heart attack or other \
Europe is warming up more quickly than the rest of the world, and cold winters could disappear almost entirely by 2080 as a result of global warming, researchers predicted Wednesday.
Stock index futures fell on Friday ahead of monthly employment data seen as critical to the Federal Reserve's next policy decision, while former Fed chief Alan Greenspan signaled alarm about financial markets.
A woman once acquitted in the death of her boyfriend has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to charges she killed another boyfriend, whose body was found stuffed in a freezer.
Prime Minister Adrian Nastase said Monday he had conceded defeat in Romania's presidential runoff in a telephone call to opponent Traian Basescu, whom he called \
Pop star Britney Spears was removed from her home by Los Angeles police and rushed to a hospital early on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Fueled by strong demand from China, three of Asia's top exporters revealed robust trade data for July, but economists said the outlook was darkening.
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Conference calls and e-mail messages to Congress have mostly replaced antiwar demonstrations and street theater. But it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not clear if that makes for a more effective protest movement.
Some large health insurers are feeling vindicated after Merck&#39;s decision to withdraw its painkiller Vioxx from the market because long-term use raises the risk of heart attack or stroke.
The vice-president goes to court to keep his list of visitors a secret
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U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday,   putting the Dow Jones industrial average within view of its   all-time closing high after data showing an unexpected rise in   August new home sales.
JERUSALEM -- Israeli officials yesterday offered to transfer control over security in several West Bank towns, part of a series of Israeli and Palestinian initiatives marking the most serious attempt yet to halt more than four years of fighting.
ATLANTA - Jim Mora watched the Atlanta Falcons lose almost every statistical battle but the one that mattered most Sunday afternoon.
Attorneys for undocumented immigrants who have suffered violent crimes sued the federal government Wednesday for failing to issue protective visas approved by Congress more than six years ago.
Naomi Watts, who co-starred with Law in &quot;I (Heart) Huckabees&quot; understands why. She said he is &quot;the most beautiful man who&#39;s ever walked the earth.
U.S troops just don't have the means to stop Iraq's death squads. Why the Baker proposals could turn into a nightmare.
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After moving on from Mindquarry, Sandro Groganz has decided to start up a new venture to help out the Open Source community - an Open Source Marketing Consultancy.   Due to solid demand, I will officially start my own business offering marketing consulting services to Open Source software creators and contributors in February. Clients will be able to choose from a broad range of marketing services, including strategic as well as operational tasks and social media as well as traditional marketing.   He will be offering services to help Open Source projects become more visible and profitable including creating marketing strategies, branding, positioning, public relations, collaterals and working with social media. He's also providing some of the basics behind it all in entries to the wiki on his site.
Michael Jordan averaged 20 points and six rebounds for the Washington Wizards in the 2002-2003 season, the last time he suited up.
The first lawsuit in a deadly Arkansas tour bus crash was filed by a man whose wife was killed, while investigators were still working to determine a cause.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 6 -- U.S. officials say they are evaluating a request from Argentine authorities to extradite a Florida-based businessman whose mysterious suitcase full of cash has driven an awkward wedge between the governments of Venezuela and Argentina.
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Chechnya's rebel leader said on Friday  that warlord Shamil Basayev would go on trial for the mass  hostage-seizing at a Russian school that ended with more than  320 people being killed, half of them children.
A California judge is likely to order a Berkeley city initiative back on the ballot because of local officials' mishandling of electronic voting machine data, a public-interest lawyer arguing the case said Friday.
The UK government has suspended the manufacturing licence of major flu vaccine maker Chiron.
At least 4,000 refugees flee from Sudan to Chad after attacks on Darfur villages, according to the UN.
It was the summer of Reggie, the summer of Sam, the summer when the lights went dark and the Bronx burned bright.
KHARTOUM, Sudan Sept. 19, 2004 - A US-backed United Nations resolution threatening oil sanctions for the violence in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region will only make it harder for the government to calm the insurrection there, a Sudanese official said Sunday.
Jason Varitek delivered a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning to give the Boston Red Sox a 7-6 road victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
Time Warner Cable sued rival DirecTV  Group Inc. late on Thursday in Manhattan federal court,  alleging the satellite television service issued deceptive ads  to get customers for its football programming.
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan were engaged in a war of words on Sunday before a key meeting of their foreign ministers on Kashmir, with New Delhi accusing Islamabad of being &quot;unifocal&quot; in its approach to the decades-old dispute.
(InfoWorld) - Google violated the copyright of Belgian newspaper publishers when it posted extracts from their stories on its Google News Web site, a Belgian court ruled on Tuesday. The judgment upholds\u00c2\u00a0an earlier decision\u00c2\u00a0from the Court of First Instance in Brussels, which required Google to remove the content from Belgium's French- and German-language newspapers from its site. It could open the door to further lawsuits and limit the ability of search engines in Europe to display copyright material on their Web sites. The Belgian newspapers, represented by the trade group Copiepresse, had argued that Google profited unfairly by posting short extracts of their stories on its Web sites. Google appealed the initial judgment and the result of that appeal was announced on Tuesday. \
Next came &quot;semsox,&quot; who used all caps to yell, &quot;Bring it on, Yankees!&quot; A minute later, &quot;Rocco Graziosa&quot; added, &quot;Armageddon 3. Bring it on.
After weeks of stalled trade talks, the Yankees could soon make the deal they have pushed for since last summer. There is new life in their effort to acquire Randy Johnson, who would suddenly give them an imposing pitching rotation.
Former WorldCom CEO Bernard J. Ebbers has been charged with conspiracy, securities fraud and making false regulatory filings in connection with a US$11 billion accounting fraud at the company, the largest in US history.
Una trentina di persone ancora nelle mani dei malviventi
Leading Wall St shares surged overnight after a bounce in Pfizer&#39;s shares and an upgrade for Intel, sending the Dow to a three-and-a-half year high.
Description: The world&#39;s economic leaders indicate support for the idea of forgiving the debt of the world&#39;s poorest countries.
AT&T Inc.  said on Tuesday it  will invest more than $750 million in 2007 to accelerate the  delivery of global Internet Protocol services and solutions to  businesses and multinational companies in key markets  worldwide.
BEIJING - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday met Chinese President Hu Jintao, as part of a three-day visit focused on building economic ties with the two sides planning to double trade over the next six years.
LOS ANGELES -- Reviewers from a national accrediting agency are in Los Angeles for unannounced inspections of four hospitals run by Los Angeles County, it was reported Tuesday.
Voters are torn between competing cravings: Change or experience in 2008? They are demanding something new, but there is comfort in the tried and true.
According to Swiss authorities, history was made Sunday when 2723 people in four communities in canton Geneva, Switzerland, voted online in a national federal referendum.
Two of the Bush administration&#39;s chief architects of the war on terror offered words of caution along with congratulations on Tuesday, a historic day for this one-time al-Qaida haven.
UNITED KINGDOM - The process of property market weakening has been recently observed due to declining mortgage lending for the last two months in a row in the UK.
U.S. Treasury debt prices eased on  Thursday as investors worried a looming report on the labor  market could show a renewed burst of hiring.
A plane of uncertain origin went down over Abkhazia, a senior official of the separatist region said Saturday, a day after Georgia reported that its forces fired on a plane believed to be Russian that had violated the country's airspace.
Mao said 'women hold up half the sky.' But only today are urban women making big gains.
Blog: New legislation has been introduced in the Senate that could help expedite the process of transferring your existing phone number to another voice provider.
India's Railways Minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, faces legal proceedings over allegations of bribery.
Privately held UltraDNS Corp. says it had struck a deal to provide domain name system services to online retailer Amazon.com Inc. .
Giorgio Rocca &egrave; finito fuori nella prima manche dello slalom speciale di coppa del mondo di B...
InfoWorld - U.S. consumers should be allowed to take phones along with them when they switch wireless carriers, and spectrum to be auctioned through the U.S. Federal Communications Commission should include rules requiring the winning bidders to sell access to competitors at wholesale rates, some U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday.
A small chemical explosion at News Corp headquarters in midtown Manhattan on Monday injured one person, a New York Fire Department spokesman said.
Qualcomm posted a profit of $767 million, or 46 cents a share, for the period that ended Dec. 30, compared with $648 million, or 38 cents a share, in the year-ago quarter.
The judge in the Michael Jackson  child molestation case refused on Wednesday to lower his $3  million bail, citing evidence that the pop star once planned to  flee to Brazil with his young accuser's family.
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Howard Schultz, the chairman of Starbucks, discusses his company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s global expansion, relationships with suppliers and health care reform.
Mediobanca e Goldman Sachs disponibili ad assisterla
The armed Basque group ETA has claimed responsibility for the killing of two Spanish Civil Guards in southern France earlier this month and warns it will attack Spain's security forces \
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Luigi Del Neri was named the new head coach on Wednesday at troubled Italian side AS Roma. Del Neri, who was in charge of Serie A club Chievo Verona last season, left to take
President Bush has chosen his National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Secretary of State Colin Powell as America&#39;s top diplomat.
A Milano sta per iniziare un'attesa Assemblea di Lega, incentrata sul problema diritti tv di serie B...
The European Commission proposes closure of dangerously depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and off the west of Scotland.
Robert Krughoff can't remember the last time he used the Yellow Pages to find a plumber or a dentist.
Twenty-three US groups launched an effort Tuesday to stop a US deal aimed at providing India with civilian nuclear fuel and technology, saying it would instead beef up New Delhi's atomic weapons capability.
NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher in light Columbus Day trading Monday, rebounding after two sessions of heavy selling driven by surging oil prices and a disappointing employment report.    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 32.00, or 0.3 percent, at 10,087.20...
By Lou Kesten Associated Press  Here's the problem with setting a video game in outer space: There's nothing to do out there. It's a vacuum. No one can hear you scream.  So most science-fiction games don't actually spend much time there.
Ricardo Kak&agrave; ha definitivamente superato i problemi al ginocchio, e al termine dell'allenamen...
European countries have softened proposed U.N. sanctions against Iran's nuclear program in an effort to resolve Russia's objections, but no final deal is in sight, diplomats said on Friday.
Marriage royally flushed down the pan A Murmansk gambler lost his wife in a poker game when he ran out of cash and laid his other half on the table, Ananova reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One, Monty, a man of astringent candor and near misses who lets his emotions show and occasionally lets his shots fly; the other, Tiger, who despite recent stumblings, has been the model of control, both in the game he has played so successfully and the
Ieri sera un&#39;esplosione nella parte occidentale di Baghdad ha causato la morte di almeno 12 persone e il ferimento di 19. In precendenza lo stesso giorno, il segretario alla Difesa Donald Rumsfeld aveva visitato le truppe americane in Iraq.
All-Star third baseman Troy Glaus agreed Thursday to a four-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who hope the 2002 World Series MVP will rebound from a season cut short by an injured shoulder.
Jumaa Saqqa, a senior physician at Gaza&#39;s Shifa Hospital, shuffled through a thick stack of photographs like a deck of playing cards.
U.S. Treasury prices fell on Thursday  as an upbeat ring to the Federal Open Market Committee's August  minutes offset support from rising energy prices, which could  act a drag on economic growth.
On the eve of the AL Championship Series, Major League Baseball recalled a T-shirt it had previously sanctioned because it rubbed Red Sox fans the wrong way, according to the Associated Press.
Sara Lee Coffee & Tea said Wednesday  it was raising its retail coffee prices to keep pace with 14  percent hikes by other major roasters as global bean supply  next year shifts from surplus to deficit.
US regulators are set to investigate possible violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation on accounting and corporate governance by Fannie Mae&#39;s former senior management.
Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation
England reveal dates for the Zimbabwe  tour and want all players to be available for the five one-day internationals.
A Berlin chef has developed a German version of the Atkins diet - based on pork knuckles, sauerkraut and beer.
Somali insurgents launch a rocket attack on an army base in southern Mogadishu, killing at least two civilians.
A train carrying &quot;Castors&quot; of nuclear waste from France to Germany ran over a protestor who had chained himself to the tracks, severing both of his legs.
Ex-soldiers who ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a deadly revolt said reinforcements are advancing on the capital to halt violence that has killed at least 48 people - a move that threatens conflict with
Opec e Iraq spingono Brent a -1,7% e greggio USA a -1,4%
ACAPULCO, Mexico  - A man's chopped up body was discovered in the Mexican city of Acapulco dumped in plastic garbage bags, police said on Sunday, in the latest grisly killing to mar the once glamorous Pacific resort.
TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug called axitinib shows promise for treating people with what's known as cytokine-refractory metastatic kidney cancer -- a group of patients who typically have a poor response to drug treatment.
La 14.ma edizione della Maratona della Citt&agrave; di Roma si svolger&agrave; il 16 marzo 2008, nel...
After the clobbering Italian fashion has taken of late, Isabella Rossellini is making a stand for Milan.
Police and coastguards are considering whether to prosecute an amateur diver who faked his disappearance at sea, reports have said.
Deploys new VoIP prefix, then steps back
Sudan has rejected a declaration by the US that the alleged atrocities in the country&#39;s troubled Darfur region was genocide. &quot;This is just another sort of pressure brought against the government of Sudan by
In a move that seems likely to shake up its contemporary art programming, the Museum of Modern Art has hired Kathy Halbreich, the adventurous director of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, as an associate director.
The fugitive East Timor rebel leader attacked overnight in his mountain stronghold by an Australian-led international security force has disappeared, witnesses said Sunday.
A huge study found that patients on antidepressants rarely get the psychiatric therapy needed right after they start the drugs, a time when risk of suicidal behavior can rise temporarily.
There is no basis for believing that insurgents' recent success in shooting down U.S. helicopters in Iraq means they have developed new attack methods or discovered new U.S. vulnerabilities, the Army's vice chief of staff said Saturday.
The senior Bush administration official who briefed anonymously on Vice President Dick Cheney's visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan sounded suspiciously like, well, Cheney himself.
There is no strong evidence that house prices will fall, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Higher interest rates might slow the growth of house prices, but the IMF does not see a fall in house prices, it said in its biannual report.
Despite Britney Spears' erratic behavior, most people think the troubled pop star should be allowed to see her two sons a few times a week under supervision while ex-husband Kevin Federline retains custody, according to an E-Poll/Reuters survey.
In a move to provide more cable television choices for residents, County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) has recommended that the Montgomery County Council approve a franchise agreement allowing a fourth company to operate in Montgomery.
Like Bill Haselman , then the catcher behind the plate, now the Red Sox first base coach, Trot Nixon was wearing a Red Sox uniform Sept. 18, 1996. You might have missed him, on the end of the bench during that night's game in Detroit, as Roger Clemens pitched. Nixon was a rookie, a self-proclaimed quiet one at that, who ...
The Munch Museum in Oslo, where thieves stole The Scream last month, is to upgrade its security in the wake of the raid.
Alberto Iannuzzi presenta denuncia e scrive al Csm
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The majority of households in the United Kingdom now have a broadband Internet connection, official statistics out Tuesday showed.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a 12 point lead over Barack Obama among Democrats likely to vote in California's February 5 primary, according to poll results released on Tuesday.
Minister John Junor, who yesterday said he had not yet been briefed on the details of the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s concerns about the pain reliever Celebrex, has promised to speak on the issue this week.
Ukraine's presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko is having tests in Austria into his mystery illness.
Picture a parent anxiously checking a sick child's thermometer or hauling the kids to the doctor's office and the image that usually comes to mind is of mom. But with rising numbers of stay-at-home dads, father-only households, shared-custody arrangements and other cultural changes, men are increasingly getting involved in their children's health care.
Alla vigilia dell'andata degli ottavi di Champions con il Lione, il tecnico della Roma Luciano Spall...
A group of nine unsecured creditors of Delta Air Lines Inc.  have formed an unofficial committee to represent their interests, as the bankrupt carrier faces a takeover bid, according to court filings on Thursday.
The 20th anniversary of the stock market's brutal 1987 crash has triggered explosive debate about whether today's raging, yet dubious, bull market in world stocks is headed for the same fate.
NEW YORK - Soaring oil prices trumped positive earnings news Wednesday, sending stocks skidding as investors rushed to take profits on new fears that the market is in the midst of a commodities bubble.    Stronger than expected profits at chip bellwether Intel Corp...
Sparks flew at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Monday as Washington launched a thinly veiled attack on Moscow for using economic clout to pressurize small neighbors.
Ernie Els will attempt to win a record sixth World Match Play Championship today after overwhelming Padraig Harrington 5 &amp; 4 in the semi-final yesterday.
Europe's two biggest steelmakers, ArcelorMittal SA and ThyssenKrupp AG, were upbeat about weathering any global downturn this year, saying Wednesday they expected strong steel demand and higher prices to cover soaring costs.
FORT BRAGG, NC Sept. 27, 2004 - Pfc. Lynndie England will be court-martialed in January on charges stemming from the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, the Army announced Monday.
U.N. nuclear inspectors are welcome to  return an Iraqi minister said on Tuesday in response to  concerns of an \
Even thousands of miles across the  Atlantic Ocean, Maureen Dowd cannot escape Bushworld.
Having a strong circle of friends can help teenage girls avoid abusive relationships, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
The Motley Fool - Knowing the responsiveness of huge, monopolistic organizations, it should be heart-warming news as we approach the cold winter months that Chicago-based Exelon (NYSE: EXC - News) plans to buy Newark, New Jersey-based Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG - News) to create the country's largest utility, serving some 18 million customers stretching across Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Bud Shootout was billed as a 70-lap dash involving the previous season's Bud Pole Award winners and previous active Shootout winners. But it proved to be a high-speed tuneup for next Sunday's Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
Some 20 million people tried to register to see Led Zeppelin soon after they announced their reunion, promoters say.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - U.N.-led climate talks in Bali agreed on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after the United States dropped last-minute opposition.
Il ministro degli Esteri incontra Mubarak in Egitto
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Blog: Several Lenovo X-, T- and R-series computers qualify for Energy Star 4.0, including its new T61p notebook.
About 35 percent of teen girls online blog compared to 20 percent for boys, but 19 percent of boys post video, nearly twice the percentage for girls, according to Pew Internet study.
Palestinian officials say Yasser Arafat&#39;s health has improved since Friday, when he arrived in France for treatment for a still-mysterious illness.
Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf collapses and is flown to Ethiopia for treatment.
Rinbot, the on-again, off-again threat that exploits a pair of long-patched vulnerabilities, may be back. But security researchers differ over how serious a threat it actually is.
The Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano is seeking to represent himself in his trial for illegally wiretapping celebrities.
Myanmar&#39;s state radio and television announced yesterday that Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt has been replaced by a hardline member of the country&#39;s ruling military junta, Lieutenant General Soe Win.
[World News]: London, Nov 15 : &quot;God genes&quot; are responsible for creating religious fanatics, says new scientific research - much to the chagrin of church representatives.
How its customers and channel will 'knife the baby' At times you can feel sorry for Nokia. The company is damned when it dares to plan for the future, and it's damned if it doesn't.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet fired five ministers on Tuesday in a major cabinet reshuffle to steady her embattled government, hit by low approval ratings despite strong economic growth.
President Bush defended restrictions on stem-cell research on Wednesday and reaffirmed support for nuclear-arms development, but Democratic challenger John Kerry accused Bush of putting ideology over science.
Bank of America acquired Boston-based Fleet Financial Corporation last Spring -- promising at the time there would be no job cuts from the merger.
As Apple's iPhone blitz increases demand for mobile music services, European provider Orange is making plans to cash in.
Uganda's Anglican bishops will boycott a once-per-decade gathering of church leaders from around the world because of a fierce debate over homosexuality and scripture in the 77 million-member fellowship.
The Purchasing Manager&#39;s Index (PMI) in the UK on Monday did little to alter expectations, which has helped the pound sustain a move above 2 dollars.
The Bush administration announced an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations of its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and of the elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism.
The Seau punch has finally run out of juice. Junior Seau retired from the NFL on Monday after 13 seasons as the live-wire leader of his hometown San Diego Chargers and three less-productive years with the Miami Dolphins.
com December 7, 2004, 4:22 PM PT. SAN FRANCISCO--Top Dell executives disparaged the &quot;big iron&quot; approach of building large, powerful servers on Tuesday--a dig at rivals IBM, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard.
The first service pack for Windows Vista could be out as early as Feb. 15, according to sources close to Microsoft.
Anja Paerson &egrave; al comando della supercombinata di Tarvisio dopo la prova di discesa. La svede...
A novel fabric mesh sleeve that works like a girdle to reshape enlarged hearts showed promise in treating patients with heart failure and will be submitted for U.S. regulatory approval this year, according to researchers and the company that makes the device.
FILDERSTADT, Germany  - An irritated Amelie  Mauresmo hit back at critics who claim she is an unworthy world  number one because she has never won a grand slam title.
ritain&#39;s government proposed banning smoking in most public places yesterday, setting off debate over what one smoker decried as the brainchild of a busybody &quot;nanny state.
E' stato presentato a Firenze, Zdravko Kuzmanovic, nuovo centrocampista viola. \
After rushing to write a ban on gay marriage into the state constitution last year, Utah legislators are in no hurry to repair damage the law could deal other kinds of domestic partners.
Real Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon would like Liverpool target Fernando Morientes to stay at the Bernabeu but admits he may not be able to satisfy the striker\u00e2\u0080\u0099s desire for first-team football.
Ibm, il maggior produttore di computer al mondo, ha riconquistato la posizione di leadership nella lista dei 500 migliori supercomputer, distaccando la rivale giapponese Nec, ha riferito oggi la societ\u00c3\u00a0.
Beginning in December, NEC will rent out SX-8s for about $11,000 per month. The single-node model, with up to eight CPUs, has a peak performance of 128 gigaflops.
British engineers unveiled plans Tuesday for a hypersonic jet which could fly from Europe to Australia in less than five hours.
Relief trucks are heading towards the war-torn Iraqi city of Falluja - but they do not have permission to enter.
Corrects first name of doctor in paragraph 5 to Robert, not Richard, as previously sent

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's government and  U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips COP.N have agreed to go ahead  with a plan to develop the Corocoro oil field, Venezuelan state  oil company PDVSA said Saturday.
Cesare Gussoni aspetta di parlare con Stefano Farina per capire il perch\u00c3\u00a9 della decisione dell'arbit...
Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. The software maker also announced Wednesday it will launch the Xbox 360 in India this week and in Africa next week.
The Dutch have voted themselves Europe's third most loutish, bad-mannered nation behind Russia and France, according to a survey in Dutch daily De Telegraaf on Saturday.
German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have issued arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents who allegedly abducted a German citizen in an apparent anti-terrorist operation gone wrong, in the latest European legal challenge to U.S. treatment of terror suspects.
Prosecutors in Italy issue 140 arrest warrants over the decades-old South American plot Operation Condor.
If you've heard it once, you've  heard it a thousand times: The most important aspect of  investment planning is asset allocation, or deciding how much  of your portfolio to invest in stocks and how much in bonds.
: British hostage Ken Bigley has been beheaded in Iraq, three weeks after he was kidnapped by militants demanding the release of women held by US-led forces, a video seen by Reuters showed today.
President Bush talks with reporters before having lunch at a local coffee shop in Crawford, Texas Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson).
New applications for U.S. home loans  fell last week as 30-year mortgage rates declined to their  lowest level since late March, an industry group said on  Wednesday.
Burma&#39;s military regime has scrapped a law that gave intelligence officers loyal to deposed premier Khin Nyunt widespread powers, state media reported on Friday.
ROME - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees is calling for authorization to monitor the forced removal of asylum seekers from Italy to Libya.
The journey has been long and often arduous but the rewards in 2004 have been priceless for world golf number one Vijay Singh. The globe-trotting Fijian, who
Plans for the biggest overhaul of the education system for more than 50 years has been unveiled, with a proposal to replace GCSE and A-level exams with a single diploma system.
What was billed as a pleasing  alternative to exhaust fumes at San Francisco bus stops ended  after officials Tuesday ordered the removal of advertisements  that gave off the scent of baked cookies.
Barrington Irving shunned the drugs and gangs of his Miami neighborhood for his dream of flying \u00e2\u0080\u0093 now he helps other kids soar.
The Bears insist Chad Hutchinson&#39;s 43-yard pass to Bernard Berrian with 1:33 to play should have counted as 6 points. Referee Terry McAulay ruled no score after a video review.
Celtics greats Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Danny Ainge reunite in grief Friday along with about 1,000 other mourners at Dennis Johnson's funeral.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies re-signed righthander Cory Lidle to a two-year deal worth $6.3 million Tuesday.
A Sony-led group has a deal in principle to buy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash and $1.95 billion in assumed debt, MGM (MGM) announced Monday evening.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- All-Pro Michael Strahan will miss the rest of the season with a torn muscle in his chest, leaving the New York Giants without both starting defensive ends.
The state of Virginia has joined Maryland in blocking Metro Dream Homes from offering homeowners mortgage-free living through a complex investment program, citing concerns about potential consumer \
Democrat Barack Obama on Sunday confronted one of the persistent falsehoods circulating about him on the Internet.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- A booster seat is not a baby seat. That's the safety message that a Detroit-based rap group is trying to convey to kids between eight and ten years old.
SHANGHAI, China - Wales&#39; Stephen Dodd overcame a triple bogey to shoot a 2-under 70 on Saturday and maintain a three-stroke lead after the third round of the China Open, the first event of the 2005 PGA European Tour schedule.
Boston- Curt Schilling has become a true red sock legend. A bleeding ankle was only the start of it. Fifty years from now - or next week - tales will tell of Schilling beating the St.
An ingredient of chocolate could put a stop to persistent coughs and lead to new, more effective cough medicines, research suggests.
Rossi, nessuna banca dubita' della sua sostenibilita'
N&#39;DJAMENA, Chad -- The UN high commissioner for refugees proposed autonomy for the troubled Darfur region of Sudan - a solution the government has resisted.
Police in Baghdad find 47 bodies in locations around the city, most tortured or killed by gunshot.
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Richard Myers, says a suicide bomber apparently caused the explosion that killed 22 people, including 13 American troops, on a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
Walter Samuel says Real Madrid will not be affected by playing their decisive Champions League match against AS Roma behind closed doors at Rome&#39;s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Pakistani tribal elders overseeing a pact between the government and pro-Taliban militants have resigned over a government raid on a militant camp launched without their consent, an elder said on Friday.
Sottosegretario agli Esteri, 'situazione controllabile'
Developing co-operative relations between China and Cuba suits the interests of both countries and will contribute to world peace, visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao told his Cuban counterpart on Monday.
Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.
US downhiller Lindsey Kildow, of Vail, wasn&#39;t about to let history be made only at Beaver Creek on Friday, where Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves became the first American duo to finish 1-2 in a World Cup downhill.
EL FASHER, Sudan  - Tribal clashes, banditry and  troop movements are blocking crucial deliveries of food aid in  North Darfur state despite recent peace agreements, African  Union and United Nations officials said Sunday.
A possible playoff precursor will be on tap at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles play host to the red- hot Green Bay Packers.
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne wins the icon gong and Amy Winehouse takes best song at the Mojo awards.
To judge by the accented conversation and hearty glad-handing among audience members, there were a lot of Texans in attendance on Saturday night for the Carnegie Hall debut of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, while two British Muslim leaders came to Baghdad to try to convince his followers to release a British hostage...
So, how much would you pay for an empty dog-food can if you thought it was snatched from Paris Hilton's trash?
Blog: Stock photo site continues its push into the digital media market by purchasing the independent music licensing company for $42 million.
Every year before the annual Texas-Texas A&amp;M game, Longhorns students, players and coaches gather for the campus 'Hex Rally' to put the voodoo on the Aggies. Recent history bears evidence of some pretty strong magic.
The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits rose sharply last week but the overall level of applications still points to a recovering job market.
PHOENIX - Bob Melvin spoke to the Arizona Diamondbacks about becoming the team&#39;s manager on Monday, joining Mark Grace and Al Pedrique as candidates interviewed for the job.
Franco Semioli non sar&agrave; nemmeno in panchina durante la gara di stasera a Firenze contro il Mi...
By next month, all American medical schools will have stopped operating on dogs to examine their beating hearts.
MSPs are calling for the way Holyrood scrutinises red tape to be simplified in a report out on Friday.
Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse was arrested on Tuesday as part of an investigation into perverting the course of justice, London police and her publicist said.
An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.8 and several aftershocks rocked northern Japan  on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more  than 200 while knocking out power and phone services, media  said.
The mayor and five other men on the small Pacific island of Pitcairn were sentenced to as much as six years in prison for a string of rapes and sex attacks dating back 40 years on the remote and isolated home of the HMS Bounty
DALLAS -- Oklahoma&#39;s dominance of Texas is reaching infomercial status. Less annoying, maybe, but more effective. It has become a rite of fall.
Il Siviglia ha prolungato fino al 2011 il contratto del portiere Andres Palop. Il precedente accordo...
NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. marines prepared on  Friday to storm the Iraqi cities of Falluja and Ramadi to crush  Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab fighters.
Hardline Hindu groups in India plan a third day of protests against the arrest of a top religious leader.
Spanish police arrested 10 people in an  operation against \
Check Point and McAfee unveil products designed to help companies protect their networks.
Japanese and North Korean officials began a third round of talks in Pyongyang Wednesday over the fate of 13 Japanese citizens abducted decades ago by North Korean spies, reports The China Post.
Actor Richard Griffiths says he is against any attempt to make a stage version of his cult film Withnail and I.
Lazard&#39;s board will meet Tuesday to discuss plans for a possible initial public offering for the independent investment bank, sources close to the matter said.
A teenager who stabbed a 16-year-old on his birthday and then shouted \
TORONTO (CP) - Royal Bank is refunding about $9.2 million to 152,000 customers who were charged a separate fee for a service that should have been included in their banking package fee.
TORONTO (CP) - Flush with cash, Onex is looking to make a large investment, but CEO Gerry Schwartz refused to speculate on any possibilities Wednesday as the conglomerate reported it turned around a year-ago loss to earn a hefty third-quarter profit of
It was difficult for Tim Henman to be overly disappointed after losing his Paris Masters title yesterday. After all, he still has two major events to look forward to in the next few
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NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Chris Farnworth, CEO of 3P Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TPNW), an emerging telecommunications company, will be featured live on Market News First (www.mn1.com) for an exclusive interview with MN1's Saul Albom. The interview is scheduled for Thursday, Feb.
Police Chief James Walters gave Diana Ross special treatment while the singer served her sentence for an Arizona drunken-driving conviction, the town's police union said.
Jiang, whose term was to have run until 2007, resigned at a meeting of the ruling Communist Party\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Central Committee that ended yesterday.
While Virgin Media promises great things on-demand Customers of Virgin Media sitting down to watch Ultimate Volcano on Sky One last night were shut off a minute into the programme and presented with the following message:\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Biovail Corp  has agreed to drop a former Banc of America Securities analyst and the bank itself as defendants in a lawsuit accusing nearly two dozen parties of conspiring to drive down its stock price, the New York Post reported in its online edition on Monday.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan election officials agreed Sunday to create an independent commission to probe opposition charges of fraud in this nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s first-ever presidential poll, while ballot-boxes stuffed with the aspirations of the people of this
The Turkish Parliament on Sunday approved a sweeping revision of the country&#39;s penal code to bring it closer to European Union norms, a step aimed at enhancing the prospect of Turkish membership in the 25-nation bloc.
Stellent on Tuesday rolled out a new version of its Universal Content Management platform along with an update to its Stellent Sarbanes-Oxley Solution.
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In this nation beset by violence, disease and environmental devastation, weary relief workers struggled yesterday to gauge the magnitude of the latest disaster
The coldest, snowiest winter in decades has left millions of Chinese without heating and running water, leading the government on Friday to order a suspension of coal exports as the country struggles to meet its power needs.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Manchester United&#39;s title challenge would be strengthened by the signing of England striker Wayne Rooney.
The United Nations' top human rights body, scorned by the U.S. administration and shunned by the only two countries it has sought to scrutinize, is still trying to set the rules for combatting atrocities a year after its creation by the General Assembly.
Oil prices fell more than $1 to just over $44 a barrel Wednesday, dragged down by heavy losses in US gasoline futures after summer driving demand failed to meet expectations.
The RIAA must pay P2P defendant Debbie Foster more than $68,000 for accusing her of sharing copyrighted music over the Kazaa network, by order of Oklahoma Judge Lee R. West.
Even though the government's 43,000 airport screeners do not have full civil service rights, they still can file claims under the Constitution, a U.S. appeals court has ruled.
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According to Serena Williams, at least three doctors told her not to play this US Open because her surgically repaired left knee was acting up of late.
Embattled Minnesota Timberwolves player Eddie Griffin was suspended for the first three games of the 2004-05 season, the National Basketball Association announced.
On the opening day of the free agent signing season Sunday, Pittsburgh's divisional rivals Philadelphia (which added Daniel Briere ) and the Rangers ( Chris Drury , Scott Gomez ) made headline news. Yesterday, the Penguins, one of the most improved teams in NHL history last season, also got stronger on another busy day of market activity during which the ...
British military scientists tested mustard gas on hundreds of Indian soldiers during more than a decade of experiments that began before World War II, a British newspaper reported Saturday.
Tony Blair heads to Germany this week for his last G8 summit as prime minister, hoping to secure greater commitments on aid to Africa and movement on a new deal to tackle climate change.
The European Commission&#39;s report on Turkey next week will recommend that the European Union open accession negotiations with Ankara, the German daily Bild said Sunday, quoting sources at the EU executive.
Americans are being subjected to more sex, violence and profane language during the traditional, early-evening \
Police in Michigan said a fourth member of the Indiana Pacers was involved in the fight with fans last week. Authorities said reserve center David Harrison, punched an elderly man in the stands.
A mortar attack on the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses the US Embassy and the Iraqi government killed four employees of a British security firm and wounded
The crew of the Atlantis began preparations to deorbit and land at Cape Canaveral, after a successful 12-day mission to the International Space Station.
Warm up to some real winners this year.
The last time Pedro Martinez came off the mound in the postseason, the Red Sox were trying to pull out a Game 7 win over the New York Yankees in the ALCS.
NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - King Kong climbed it, thousands have proposed at the top of it, and its lights change color to match special events.
OTTAWA - As many as 5,000 protesters thronged the streets around Parliament Hill Tuesday, some scuffling with police as they demonstrated against the visiting US president, George W. Bush.
Ten pharmaceutical companies said on Tuesday that they were joining a program to cut the prices of prescription drugs for the uninsured.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  on Friday invited the opposition Labour Party to begin talks to  form a unity government, a move that would avoid early  elections and pave the way for a withdrawal from Gaza.
Several shareholders of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  have banded together to try to oust Chief Executive Paul Eibeler, sending the video game maker's shares up 18 percent on Wednesday.
(CP) - One night after being stifled, Canadian Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns shot the lights out. Nash scored 22 points and Quentin Richardson set a new Suns mark for three-pointers in a game with nine and
Boxers relish the idea of fighting in front of their hometown crowd. It's an opportunity for them to soak up the adoration of a throng of loving fans, while showing all those past doubters why they were wrong.
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Rockstar has released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas just before its release next week. The trailer shows more of the same drive-by shootings, but one tid-bit of information we didn&#39;t know
More security will be placed around the fields of play at the Olympics after a man who wanted to send &#39;&#39;a loving message to his wife&#39;&#39; jumped into the diving pool, the Athens Organizing Committee said.
A newly restored and uncut version of Michael Cimino's epic 1980 western, the financially disastrous \
WASHINGTON -- New technology such as alcohol-detecting devices in cars may hold the key to eliminating drunken driving, according to a campaign begun Monday by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
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The Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears all recorded victories on Sunday to remain the only unbeaten teams in the NFL after a quarter of the regular season.
A tip led police to six handguns in a high school locker and the arrest of three students early Tuesday, said police who were investigating why the weapons were brought into the building.
Pakistan's National Assembly brings in the death penalty for extreme cases of so-called honour killings.
The Duchess of York says people should stop criticising her nephew.  But the Prince is still under pressure for wearing a Nazi symbol. Breakfast discusses with commentators: Deborah Orr and Kim Fletcher at 7.39am
This song is my song, this song is your song. That's the agreement reached between the publishers of Woody Guthrie's classic \
The deaths of five labourers at the construction site of the new airport terminal in Dubai will renew questions about conditions in which migrant workers toil in the United Arab Emirates.
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India and Pakistan today began separate talks in Islamabad on nuclear and conventional confidence building measures. The five-member Indian delegation is headed by Additional Secretary (International Organisations
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The Philadelphia Phillies ended their seven-game losing streak Thursday night, using an outstanding pitching performance by Ryan Madson to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0.
Supporters are breathing a sigh of relief that two new bios of Hillary Clinton don't deliver any salacious new nuggets. But they might expose something worse.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said the US Securities and Exchange Commission requested information on insurance policies that may help companies smooth earnings.
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Partners HealthCare , the parent of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital , reported a 75 percent increase in operating profit to $133 million in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, up from $76 million the year before. Nonoperating revenue was $492 million, including investments, private philanthropy, and a $186 million payment from Amgen Inc. to ...
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Senior police officers accept that the chief constable's decision to reduce reservists was not politically motivated.
India and South Africa should work  together to build a world order modeled on the life and  teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan  Singh said on Sunday.
FBI investigators trailed a 1960s student protest leader for more than a decade despite having no evidence he broke any federal laws, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Militants piled more pressure on  Washington's military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a  Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under threat of death.
The suit is back, and America's  boardrooms and bars are looking smart again.
Author Larry Brown, who wrote about the often rough, gritty lives of rural Southerners, died Wednesday at his home, his publisher said. He was 53.
Orders for durable goods, a key gauge of consumer and business demand, fell in the US by 0.5 per cent last month, a greater decline than the market expected.
Washington \u00e2\u0080\u0093\u00e2\u0080\u0093 The government announced Tuesday that Aventis Pasteur, the influenza vaccine manufacturer, will reallocate its unshipped vaccines to help ease the supply shortage caused
The Public Broadcasting Service said yesterday that it signed a deal to move its headquarters from Alexandria to Crystal City, where Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty has renovated offices and retail space to make the area more pedestrian-friendly and attract non-government tenants.
NEW YORK  - In a new study, researchers  present molecular evidence to show that malaria parasites in  Africa that are resistant to the drug pyrimethamine actually  originated in southeast Asia.

US troops smashed into Fallujah under the cover of darkness last night and battled Iraqi insurgents in their biggest stronghold. One force pushed into the Askari district after tanks, and
One man dies and two other people are injured in a blaze at a block of flats in the centre of Dundee.
Spanish toll road group Abertis has agreed to buy airports operator TBI for 551.3 million pounds in cash, giving it ownership of Luton Airport.
A 16-year-old Spaniard pleaded guilty on  Tuesday to charges that he helped steal and transport the  dynamite used in the March 11 Madrid train bombings and was  sentenced to six years in a juvenile detention center.
The head of one of Europe's top rights bodies has joined the European Union and the United States in welcoming key electoral reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament.
Get out the Oscar scorecards because next week Hollywood launches its new movie season, with a typical fall mix of adult dramas dealing with more serious topics than this past summer's popcorn flicks.
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Christian Klien says Red Bull have offered him a deal - but not guaranteed him any races.
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Home Counties feel the Force Wannabe Jedi Knights are advised to brush up on their lightsaber techniques, dust off their copy of the Jedi Handbook, and get down to Surrey, where two Star Wars aficionados have announced their intention to open a training centre dedicated to promoting the popular alternative religion.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Film studios producing Rambo and The Incredible Hulk reach an interim deal with striking writers.
Ricky Williams&#39;s representatives apparently are close to completing an agreement with the NFL that could make the retired Miami Dolphins tailback eligible to play at the outset of the 2005 season.
WASILLA, Alaska - A suspect in the theft of handguns from a Wasilla home didn't get far, according to Alaska State Troopers. He was found asleep in a vehicle parked in the home's garage, wearing a sweat shirt belonging to the woman who lives in the home.
A change in an agreement with health advocates will allow beverage makers to sell enhanced water products in schools.
PARIS - Madonna drew massive applause from a sold-out crowd at Paris' Bercy stadium when she dedicated a cover version of John Lennon's peace ode \
TechWeb - Kerio Technologies, a vendor that specializes in perimeter and messaging security, has rolled out a new channel program and a new software-based firewall.
Bangladeshis preparing for Ramadan said they hoped the holy Muslim fasting month would calm political tempers and lead to talks to end a row over electoral reforms that has polarised the nation.
The Kremlin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s favoured candidate for president of war-battered Chechnya overwhelmingly won an election that opponents claimed was riddled with fraud, Russian news agencies reported today.
Grocer says sales rose 15%, helped by acquisitions, puts full-year earnings at low end of forecast. NEW YORK  - Albertsons Inc.
MOSCOW, December 29 (Itar-Tass) - Seventeen booster rockets blasted off from Russia&#39;s launch pads this year, sending into orbits 27 satellites, including eight that soared aloft by means of converted intercontinental ballistic missiles, the press service
Newly released US Navy documents portray a series of abuse cases stretching beyond Iraq&#39;s Abu Ghraib prison where photos surfaced this year of US troops forcing prisoners
MILWAUKEE, United States : John Kerry sought to shore up lagging support among women while a new Republican television spot warned that a vote for the presidential challenger would invite attack by terrorist &quot;wolves.
The company will sell computers in 50 stores operated by Gome Electrical Appliances Holding in major Chinese cities, starting early next month.

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France will send its first troop battalion and a shipment of tanks and heavy armor for the strengthened U.N. force in Lebanon next week, the French defense minister said Thursday.
A probe begins into whether a missile downed an RAF Hercules plane in Iraq, with the loss of up to 15 lives.
North Korea threatened today to double the size of its nuclear deterrent if the United States did not drop what Pyongyang sees as a confrontational policy aimed at unseating the communist leadership.
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are ready to shell out 100,000 pounds as a reward to anyone who catches the burglars who stole jewels worth 2 million pounds from their Buckinghamshire mansion.
In the loose sense that is. Karan Johar\u00c2\u0092s debut hit film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai will now be seen in a different light. It will be remade but this time the outcome will be quite different.
MUNICH, Germany  &#151; It's outrageous at times, boring at others, masterfully melodic in parts and deafeningly discordant elsewhere. And at just under two hours, \
LONDON -- England's Premier League could be going global.
Public outcry in Egypt greets the exchange of a convicted Israeli spy for six Egyptian students detained in Israel.
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The biological mother of a girl who authorities say suffered severe brain injuries at the hands of her adoptive parents sued the state on Monday, demanding that she be allowed to visit her daughter in the hospital.
Weird black and white moon Cassini has sent back a mountain-load of work for its mission scientists, having shot literally hundreds of pictures of Saturn's moon Iapetus on its fly-by this weekend.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The high-wattage gala for Barack Obama at Oprah Winfrey's estate was billed as a gala \
The Republic of Ireland&#39;s World Cup qualifying tie in Switzerland hardly needed an extra edge but Clinton Morrison added to what is being billed as a revenge match with accusations of racism against Alexander Frei.
After setting the record for touchdown passes in a season, and after engineering the kind of comeback drive for which quarterbacks are remembered, Peyton Manning stood in the bar at St.
Children who take the anti-depressant Prozac are at greater risk of attempting suicide, say US experts. The drug is currently the only anti-depressant which doctors can prescribe to under-18s in the UK.
Pomp and controversy attend the opening of Clinton's presidential archives.
A fragile cease-fire between Palestinian factions in Gaza teetered on the edge of collapse Tuesday after Hamas and pro-Fatah forces battled inside a Gaza City hospital and near the Palestinian presidential compound.
Few in the automotive industry are betting that the latest drop in gas prices will undo the damage done to Detroit.
The mayor of Falluja tells the BBC that Iraq's central authorities are starving the town of vital resources.
In the UK, iTunes charges consumers STG0.79 per song, or around EUR1.20. In France and Germany, however, the cost of downloads is just EUR0.
ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry, shifting away from the sharp debate over war and terrorism, return to bread-and-butter economic issues in campaign stops in two closely divided states...
To say forward Tom Gugliotta walked gingerly around the court during shootaround yesterday morning would be an overstatement. Dealing with lower back pain, he could barely shuffle across the paint. So, it was a no-brainer when coach Doc Rivers decided to place Gugliotta on the injured list. The tougher decision was who would take Gugliotta's place.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - South Carolina Democrats voted on Saturday in a bitter presidential nominating race, with Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton in polls and counting on heavy black support to carry him to a needed victory.
Reporter Alexander Gelfand has his likeness immortalized with new 3-D printing technology. Photographs by Ryan Brenizer.
Dozens were injured in the suicide attack on a building crowded with Shiite Muslims in eastern Pakistan. SIALKOT, PAKISTAN -- A suicide attacker detonated a bomb inside a crowded Shiite Muslim mosque in eastern
DENVER, Sept. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Environmental Defense slammed the State of Colorado for joining Alabama and some of the biggest polluters in the nation in fighting against cleaner, healthier air for America by filing a brief today in the U.S.
One vagrant died and three were badly beaten in overnight attacks in Brazil&#39;s biggest city of Sao Paulo, raising the number of victims of a suspected death squad to 14 in four days.
ANOTHER LOSS meant another sleepless night for New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. It was 3 am Monday morning, less than 12 hours after his team had lost to the Arizona Cardinals
St. Louis forward Dallas Drake was suspended for two games by the NHL on Friday for hitting Detroit defenseman Brett Lebda in the head Thursday night.
A gun in a high school student's pocket accidentally discharged during class Thursday, injuring the teen, police said.
Shares of Biomet Inc.  rose about 4 percent on Monday following weekend reports that European rival Smith & Nephew  would make an $11 billion bid for the company.
Earl Boykins scored 22 points to help the Denver Nuggets overcome the absence of Carmelo Anthony and defeat the New Orleans Hornets 76-67 on Monday night.
Martina Hingis reached the Rogers Cup final when Anna Chakvetadze quit during the second set Saturday because of an injured right arm.
PALESTINIAN Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei condemned Israel today, saying their continued military raids were hampering efforts to restart the peace process.
GALLE, Sri Lanka  - The number of people killed in  Asia's tsunami disaster soared past 175,000 Monday after Sri  Lanka raised its death toll, while Denmark warned of possible  terror attacks against aid workers in Indonesia
The rise in retail sales was the best showing since March. Also, producer prices rose 0.1 percent in September.
Russia is poised to undertake an ambitious rearmament program to beef up its intercontinental ballistic missile stocks and nuclear submarine fleet. By the Associated Press.
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Lawmakers are questioning whether a French bank failed to comply with U.S. money-laundering laws, possibly helping Saddam Hussein manipulate the &#36;60 billion U.N. oil-for-food program. The bank denies any wrongdoing.
A California woman outwitted a software engineer who had crushed 148 opponents to become US television&#39;s winningest quiz show contestant, but his reign ended in the last clue of the popular &quot;Jeopardy!
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenged U.S. President George W. Bush to a debate on global issues at a U.N. summit in New York, state TV reported on Sunday, repeating a call rejected by Washington last year.
Network equipment maker Cisco Systems  Inc.  and Apple Inc.  said on Wednesday they  had reached an agreement that allows both to use the \
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Stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American Express Co  of mounting credit-card defaults and a slowdown in consumer spending.
Lawyers for George W Bush and John Kerry have taken weeks to hammer out a 32-page document laying out the ground rules for the upcoming US presidential election debates.
Woolworths Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest grocer, increased its stake in takeover target Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group to 16.
Drivers and businesses in most of the United States will have more cash in their pockets in 2007 and 2008 as a result of lower insurance costs, an industry group forecast on Tuesday.
Schools which open their doors out-of-hours can expect improved results, research suggests.
In Nevada, they've been holding hearings over a   $2 billion plan to pipe water to Las Vegas from wells in the boondocks to the north.
Comair put some of its planes back in the air Sunday, a day after the regional carrier canceled all 1,100 of its flights because a computer system crashed.
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BAGHDAD, July 4 -- As U.S. troops in some bases marked the July 4 holiday, two Americans were reported killed in separate incidents, one when a helicopter \
The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction \u00e2\u0080-he birth control pill \u00e2\u0080\u0094 -safe.
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday that law enforcement agencies had arrested nine people including Farooq Usman and Ghulam Mustafa in connection with the plot to blow up key buildings in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The Irish Republican Army has disbanded units for weapons making, arms smuggling, recruiting and training, an expert panel reported Wednesday in dramatic findings that could boost chances for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland.
Orthodox Christianity is made a compulsory school subject in four of Russia's regions.
Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite
Four men were indicted by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn on Friday for an alleged plot to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
McDonald's Corp., which has been   criticized for marketing calorie- and fat-laden food to   children, said on Wednesday it is partnering with leading   biomedical scientists to fund research and programs aimed at   preventing childhood obesity.
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European aerospace group EADS, saddled with costly delivery delays at aircraft unit Airbus, reported a sharp widening in its third quarter net loss Thursday and lowered its 2007 forecast.
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi troops may raid the holy Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf today in an attempt to force militants loyal to Shiite Muslim Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr out of the area, the Associated Press reported, citing Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem ...
Engineers expect the networking standard to hit new speeds by 2010.
Blog: Hewlett-Packard is selling the long-time employee getaway spot to two non-profits, which will work the the California state government to operate the land as a state park.
Microsoft has been warned by the UK's advertising watchdog about misleading Windows vs Linux adverts.
ATLANTA A former CDC vaccine expert says the government may have to ration available flu vaccine after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of a major supplier.
Kelly Liggan will be the first one to tell you that her tennis story hasn't been typical.
The Canon D50 records to a mini-DVD but uses a 5.39-megapixel picture sensor to improve the picture quality.
Apple Inc's  chief Steve  Jobs said on Tuesday the company had sold 4 million iPhones.
The British regiment which suffered its first combat deaths on a US-requested mission to hostile terrain near Baghdad paid tribute to the three dead soldiers and an Iraqi translator.
Iraq holds a national conference on Saturday designed to halt mounting sectarian violence that has raised fears of civil war and been a major issue behind U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to review his strategy.
BLUFFTON, Ind., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE) announced today that a settlement has been reached in litigation filed by ITT Water Technology, Inc.
A 50-year-old San Jose man is the Bay Area&#39;s first human case of West Nile Virus, Santa Clara County health officials confirmed Thursday.
Naked children ran screaming in the confusion and carnage while some of their captors tried to escape with Russian soldiers in pursuit.
Scientists who synthesized two genes from the virus that caused the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic said on Thursday they have a found new clues about what made it so deadly.
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RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.
Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas is a self-made marketing machine and though his methods may be somewhat unorthodox they have helped him become one of the most popular players in the NBA this year.
A White House privacy board is giving its stamp of approval to two of the Bush administration's controversial surveillance programs
Thailand&#39;s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says Burma&#39;s government intends to carry out democratic reforms, despite a leadership shakeup that strengthened the power of hard-line generals.
TEHERAN - Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top security official on Monday suggested Teheran may agree to extend its freeze on uranium enrichment but warned it could not be forced to scrap its nuclear technology for good.
The Symantec Corp, a leader in security software and one of Silicon Valley&#39;s oldest companies, announced early Thursday that it would acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data storage programs, to create the world&#39;s fourth-largest software company.
Lily Allen has announced the creation of her new limited-edition Nike sneaker. Her custom shoes will be called Lily Allen Air Max 90. Allen plans to have red, white and blue shoes with stars on the laces as her design, and they should be ...
The head of the Cartoon Network resigns after a marketing stunt causes a terror alert in Boston.
The African National Congress, South Africa&#39;s ruling party, has accused US government of promoting the use of the anti-Aids drug &quot;nevirapine&quot; in this country.
U2 and Apple Computer are expected to announce next week that they have inked a deal to sell custom iPods. According to a source, the band&#39;s upcoming Interscope album &quot;How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,&quot; due Nov.
Romania's ruling Social Democrats have emerged ahead in a general election but may be deprived of a clear majority needed to keep the Balkan country on track towards the European Union, exit polls showed.
Tech stocks such as flat-screen maker LG.Philips drove Asian markets higher on Monday, while optimism about the Japanese economy lifted Tokyo shares and kept the yen at a five-year high against the dollar.
Sony Corp. posted a 13 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday due to sliding prices of TVs, DVD recorders and video cameras and its failure to overtake Apple Computer's iPod in the portable audio market.
All those Tony wins for  &quot;The Coast of Utopia&quot; definitely add oomph to &quot;Forbidden  Broadway: The Roast of Utopia,&quot; the special summer  retrospective edition of the &quot;Forbidden Broadway&quot; franchise  that debuts Wednesday and runs through August 22 at the 47th  Street Theatre.
The Revolution are apparently prepared to fight to extend their season. Clint Dempsey and Pat Noonan shoved each other and flailed away briefly yesterday at the Gillette Stadium practice field, while the team prepared for tomorrow's playoff game against the Columbus Crew.
&quot;Superman&quot; actor Christopher Reeve, paralyzed when he fell from a horse nine years ago, has died in a New York hospital of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday.
Former Super Bowl-winning coach Bill  Parcells has agreed to join the Miami Dolphins as executive  vice president for football operations, the Miami Herald  reported on Thursday.
Namibia&#39;s ruling SWAPO party scored an overwhelming victory in official election results on Sunday, bolstering the former guerrilla movement as it grapples with sensitive issues such as land reform.
Costs for elite prep schools are staggering, but parents say they're worth it.
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A Dallas company that specializes in  underwriting prize money will not pay a $5 million bonus to  Lance Armstrong until it investigates claims the Tour de France  champion used performance-enhancing drugs.
A supermarket cashier wins \u00c2\u00a3100,000 on the lottery after being given a scratchcard by her boss.
Dogged by opposition to the Iraq war, Prime Minister Tony Blair tried to focus attention on domestic issues as the governing Labour Party's annual convention opened Sunday and insisted he hadn't considered resigning earlier this year.
A 68-year-old woman who uses cannabis to relieve pain is found guilty of growing and possessing the drug.
Lo ha detto il presidente Usa George W.Bush nel suo primo commento sulla tragedia dei tsunami che ha colpito l&#39;Asia. &quot;Il segretario di Stato Colin Powell sta lavorando sodo e ha preso contatti con i colleghi
By Norm Wood, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 4--CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Before his players took the floor Saturday against Boston College, Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg told them there were three keys to stopping forward Jared Dudley.
News Corporation shareholders have approved the company&#39;s decision to move its headquarters from Australia to United States. At a extraordinary meeting in Adelaide, more than 90% of shareholders voted to support
Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve a patient's recovery, research suggests.
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Sherwin-Williams Co. SHW.N, the  largest U.S. paint maker, on Thursday reported a 10 percent  rise in third-quarter profit, helped by acquisitions and   demand for architectural paint.
A handful of giggling Japanese women wearing devil's horns and cat costumes gather under a giant neon-orange pumpkin outside a Tokyo shopping mall.
Across his tsunami-devastated island, his relatives, friends and teachers lay dead, lost in water that submerged his home. As Koshi Mackenroe John hunkered down on a hill with his parents, there was little he could do except wait for rescuers.
NVIDIA, graphics card manufacturer, has reported that it&#39;s partnering up with Sony on the graphics hardware for PlayStation 3. The companies have been developing a custom graphics processing unit (GPU) incorporating next-generation GeForce technology
If it didn&#39;t cross your mind while watching video footage of SpaceShipOne streaking into space over California&#39;s Mojave Desert on Monday, there were plenty of commentators on hand to jog your sense of history.
If emotion is the key to great football, tomorrow&#39;s showdown between Alabama and Tennessee should be a classic. That&#39;s because the Vols are coached by Phillip Fulmer - insultingly
Not much va-va-voom, but very economical NASA has confirmed that the \
How high can Housewives fly? Sunday's episode of ABC's hot Desperate Housewives drew a record 24.9 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsens. And nearly 15 million of them were young adults, making the soapy suburban saga last week's top show among that crucial audience.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) -If you're gazing enviously at the bouquet of roses on your colleague's desk this Valentine's Day, remember there's a chance they're not from a secret admirer or even a significant other.
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Throughout his career, Philip Roth has imagined alternate fates for characters very much like himself: bright, sensitive boys who grow up to become self-conscious, conflicted men, torn
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A body washed up last year on the Isle of Wight is believed to be that of Charanjit Kaur, mother-in-law of killed millionaire Amarjit Chohan.
Tokyo, June 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.  said Monday its joint company with trading firm Mitsui & Co.  will start operating an Internet site for mobile phone users in September.
NEW YORK - Their voices breaking, parents and grandparents of those lost on Sept. 11 stood at the World Trade Center site Saturday and marked the third anniversary of the attacks by reciting the names of the 2,749 people who died there...
Senate Democrats are changing management, their ranks reduced to a 74-year low and their longtime leader defeated for re-election back home.
A substance removed from the United Nations office last week is not a toxic chemical agent, police and a U.N. official told CNN on Thursday.
EastEnders star Ray Panthaki, who plays Ronny Ferreira, is hurt in an alleged attack at an Essex nightclub.
But whether in Parliament or in the newspapers, there&#39;s no escaping the perception here: British troops would be redeployed nearer Baghdad to help George W. Bush, not American soldiers.
Researchers cautioned that the dream of growing new human hearts, if it is ever realized, remains years away.
VENICE, Italy  - Hollywood diva Nicole Kidman made  waves in Venice Wednesday as a fragile young widow who believes  a 10-year-old boy is the reincarnation of her dead husband in  the world premiere of \
Justine Henin won the latest battle in the most fierce rivalry in women's tennis with a 6-4 3-6 6-3 quarter-final victory over seventh seed Serena Williams at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The brawl that erupted last week at a basketball game has exposed the weakness of a common assumption: that anger can be treated almost as if it were an infection.
Hollywood actor Ben Stiller attends the UK premiere of his latest film Dodgeball in central London.
Authorities blamed youth gangs yesterday for an attack on a public bus that killed 28 people returning from work or Christmas shopping
With a gold medal dangling from her neck, Dawn Staley said Saturday that she won&#39;t play basketball in the Olympics again. She sure would like to coach in one, though.
A hostage who was being forced to withdraw money at her bank managed to tip off a teller to call police, authorities said, before she was found dead at her family home.
Double-digit earnings appreciation -- that's delicious!
In the space of barely more than a week, the two teams believed to be the best in baseball -- the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals -- lost a combined six consecutive games.
A closely watched survey of business activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region showed evidence of some slowing in the country's economic expansion on Thursday, but an index used to gauge future growth gave more hopeful signals.
A terminally ill baby in Britain whose life-saving treatment was withheld in a high-profile legal case has died, prompting angry calls for an inquiry from the baby's family.
Employers watched their health insurance premiums jump 11.2 percent in 2004, lower than last year&#39;s hike of nearly 14 percent but about five times the rate of inflation and the increase in workers&#39; earnings, according to a closely watched annual survey of
Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their lawsuit over whether Sun infringed on Kodak&#39;s patents in creating the Java platform.
Anaheim got help from Seattle errors and scored four runs in the eighth inning Thursday in a 6-1 win over the Mariners. The Angels stayed two games behind first-place Oakland in the American League West.
Two men will appear in court today accused of racial public order offences involving Birmingham striker Dwight Yorke. Yorke complained to police that he was taunted with monkey chants and other racist abuse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Floods from Tropical  Storm Jeanne killed 57 people in Haiti and many more were  missing in the Caribbean nation on Sunday as the storm swirled  in the Atlantic east of the Bahamas, a civil protection  official said.
Beijing, Sept 14 (PTI) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned governments, especially those in Asia, that they may face more diseases originating in animals in the future, posing a threat to the health of human beings.
A group of Internet security and instant messaging (IM) providers have teamed up to detect and thwart the growing threat of IM and peer-to-peer (P-to-P) viruses and worms, they said Tuesday.
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Roger Clemens, fighting to save his tarnished reputation as a great baseball pitcher, issued a fresh denial on Tuesday that he used steroids and urged the public \
The race for the first carbon-neutral, zero-emissions community is on, from Costa Rica to Libya to an island in San Francisco Bay.
A blast from a suspected car- bomb kills at least one US soldier and an Iraqi in Baghdad, the US military says.
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Apple Inc  on Tuesday  introduced models of its iPhone and iPod touch devices with  double the memory available in previous versions.
the former Daily Telegraph publisher -- and his wife Barbara Amiel used corporate credit cards to pay for their every extravagance.
Sir Clive Woodward says his former assistant Andy Robinson is the right man to lead England.
WALTHAM -- The Celtics are on a slow roll, the kind that comes with a three-game winning streak and days off between games. Boston is biding its time until Wednesday, when it plays Washington at the MCI Center. Until then, there remains momentum to sustain. Coach Doc Rivers gave players Saturday off, then conducted an open practice yesterday for select ...
By Jeff Tucker, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jun. 14--Pueblo residents will have one final opportunity to look at options for a large piece of open space on Pueblo's west side. The plan will be submitted to the planning and zoning commission and the Pueblo City Council.
Afghanistan&#39;s historic presidential elections are due to take place in just two weeks. Senior US military officials are warning that Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters are increasing their efforts to undermine the vote.
Description: Monday is the deadline set by the UN for Sudan&#39;s government to disarm the militias accused of killing more than 30,000 African farmers while looting and burning their villages.
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South Korea fired warning shots on Saturday after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into its side of their heavily defended border, adding to mounting tension after Pyongyang said this week it planned a nuclear test.
Bloomberg - May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Matt Lavin, an Iowa City graduate student, says nothing he has heard so far -- not the reports of $400 haircuts, the $44,000 fee for a speech on poverty, the $500,000 hedge-fund salary -- has shaken his support for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.
American Steve Reich won Japan's   Praemium Imperiale award for music on Thursday, but the   influential minimalist composer said it took time for his work   to be widely accepted.
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Port ELIZABETH, December 19: Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini inspired a middle-order collapse that left the first Test between South Africa and England delicately balanced after the third day on Sunday.
United Airlines hopes to complete a new business plan within two months, including a decision on whether to terminate its pension plans, the company told employees yesterday.
Rifts in the Anglican Communion appear to be growing in the wake of a church commission report that asks US Episcopalians to apologize for installing gay Bishop V. Gene Robinson in New Hampshire last year.
Maximus or minimus? Review Intel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new X38 chipset sweeps aside the elderly 975X and storms to the front of the queue as the natural choice for anyone building or upgrading a Core 2 Duo, Quad or Extreme PC. In essence, the X38 is a souped-up P35 with added support for the next-gen 1600MHz frontside bus (FSB) as well as Intel\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 45nm 'Penryn'.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Software allows users of personal digital assistants to make free calls using Wi-Fi networks.
President Bush has signaled that he intends to hit the ground running with an aggressive second-term agenda by replacing a majority of his first-term Cabinet with leaders more in tune with his conservative line of thinking.
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Cancer Research UK scientists in Oxford have found a new way to make prostate cancer succumb more readily to currently used treatments.
Romania's opposition candidates has called for election results to be annulled amid claims of widespread voter fraud.
Owen Wilson, hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt, has dropped out of the upcoming ensemble comedy \
Milwaukee officials warn that a court order to line a deep tunnel with concrete could cause sewage to dump into the city's rivers and Lake Michigan.
WASHINGTON - The World Health Organization is about to hold a summit to prepare for what it says it the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
Wilting heat, deadly storms, flash floods, coastal erosion, more days with unhealthy air &#151; those are just some of the effects of rising temperatures on the Northeast, a group of scientists reported Wednesday. They urged governments and citizens to take steps now to avoid the most devastating consequences of global warming.
Intel czar Mike McConnell told Congress a new law helped bring down a terror plot. The facts say otherwise.
PeopleSoft Inc. , which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp. , on Friday said its board had ousted President and Chief Executive Craig Conway due to \
NEW YORK : A 56-year-old US woman became the oldest American to give birth to twins Tuesday in New York, also going down in the history books as one of the oldest new mothers in the United States.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan was questioned twice last year by the commission  investigating the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, a U.N. spokesman  acknowledged on Tuesday.
Aymeric Jeanneau has become one of those understudy-makes-good stories. The man who had to replace the injured Tony Parker as the starting point guard for France, led his country into the quarterfinals of the FIBA world championships for the first time in 43 years. Jeanneau scored 16 points, including six free throws in the final 36 seconds, and France held off Angola 68-62 on Sunday in a second-round victory.
Seafood chain Landry's Restaurants Inc.  LNY.N said on Friday it would jump into the gambling business  with the purchase of the storied Golden Nugget Casino in  downtown Las Vegas for $140 million.
US trade officials said on Tuesday that former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy would be a &quot;strong candidate&quot; to lead the World Trade Organization, but stopped short of formally endorsing him.
STRASBOURG A backlash against an Italian commissioner with conservative social views steered the European Union into crisis Wednesday when Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso was forced to delay the vote on the new European Commission.
he second leg of the 2004 Rally Australia ended with two consecutive rounds of the Perth City superspecial stage. Petter Solberg won the two rounds of the superspecial yesterday but this time Harri Rovanpera was the best, finishing first in both events.
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London equities made strong gains on Friday,as fresh bid activity energerised the mining sector and Wall Street futures took off after Microsoft made an offer for Yahoo.
By Chastity Pratt, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 15--The 30 children in Thoris Marie Walton's fourth-grade class at Detroit's Fairbanks Elementary get homework every single night.
Bob Dylan reached the top of the  U.S. albums chart for the first time in 30 years, and only the  fourth time in his career, according to sales data issued on  Wednesday.
Top men&#39;s seed Roger Federer and defending champion Andy Roddick each will face strong tests early in the 2004 US Open, and defending women&#39;s champion and top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne will
The Government of Japan has decided to provide support to the UNDP Project 'Support to the establishment of War Crimes Chamber in BiH' by utilizing US$ 500,000 from the Japan/UNDP Trust Fund for BiH, was ...
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman criticises the BBC's plans to make 15% cuts in its news budget.
Pope John Paul, a sick man among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him.
Continental Airlines Inc. said yesterday it would cut about 425 jobs, or 1 percent of its work force, through staff reductions, attrition, and elimination of unfilled vacancies as part of an effort to trim expenses by another $200 million.
DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls barnstormed across Iowa in a frenzied plea for support on Wednesday, with polls showing deadlocked races in both parties the day before the state's contest kicking off the process of choosing presidential candidates.
Britney Spears has filed for divorce against husband Kevin Federline. Filing yesterday, Spears cited \u00e2\u0080\u009cirreconcilable differences\u00e2\u0080\u009d as the reason of their split.   The couple has what sources have cited as an \u00e2\u0080\u009ciron-clad\u00e2\u0080\u009d prenup which prevents Federline...
One of the five former Whitman High athletes charged in connection with the robbery of a Smoothie King store in Bethesda yesterday pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Juvenile Court to a charge of being an accessory after the fact to a robbery, according to his attorney, Barry Helfand.
Dow Jones board members are meeting with billionaire Ronald W. Burkle in an effort to hunt for alternatives to a takeover by Rupert Murdoch\u00e2\u0080\u0099s News Corporation.
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The company said the decision was a &quot;major step&quot; towards implementing its controversial rescue plan. Major shareholders are opposing the deal, which hands control of
French troops in Ivory Coast have been accused of over-reacting and killing up to 30 unarmed civilians in retaliation for the killing of nine French peacekeepers.
BARCELONA, Spain  - There is often talk of two Spains, right and left or traditional and modern; the debate will go on for years but one issue was settled long ago.
When data breach investigator Bryan Sartin gets a call to check into an incident involving customer records loss at a retailer, he knows that the situation most likely involves information that has been lifted from a company's point-of-sale systems.
Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.
Joe Worsley returns to the England side for Saturday's game against South Africa.
Free-agent reliever Antonio Alfonseca signed a one-year contract Friday to rejoin his former team, the Florida Marlins, who revised their offer when a routine physical disclosed a herniated disc in the right-hander's back.
North Yorkshire man dies after being assaulted by a group of youths when he went to look for the family dog
Bear Stearns Cos Inc  on Thursday reported its first quarterly loss in the company's history, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime mortgages.
Sing Tones won't do miracles, but it'll give it a go A new service from Synchro Arts, better known for its professional audio work in the film industry, will take your voice and attempt to change the pitch, tone, and timing to match a wide range of popular songs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
BARSTOW, Calif. - An 11-year-old attacked her baby sitter with a machete during a struggle that included attempts by the girl to grab a baseball bat, a shovel and a BB gun, investigators said...
Discovery of 130-year-old state Supreme Court ruling slows repeal of Va. abusive-driver fees.
Palestinian security prisoners ended their hunger strike yesterday as they declared their 19-day protest succeeded in achieving most of their demands.
It's crunch time for Europe's mobile telephone giants. After spending billions of euros on third-generation licences, they now hope to persuade millions of customers to make the switch to the new 3G services with high-speed Internet access and video and music downloads.
PartyGaming plans to expand aggressively  outside the United States, but sees no risk of being dragged  into the U.S. indictment of a rival for racketeering, the  world's biggest online gaming firm said.
MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- In the lobby of Alien Technology, giant statues of Robbie the Robot and Klaatu from &quot;The Day the Earth Stood Still&quot; stand guard over the reception area. Hanging on one doorway leading to the inner sanctum is a sign that reads: &quot;Area 52. Restricted Area. Secret Research Facility.&quot;
The Web site of AvSoft Technologies attempts to install a virus on visiting PCs, security firm warns.
That&#39;s what the producers of the syndicated game show aim to find out with a recently announced &quot;Super Tournament&quot; that will take place over 15 weeks starting early next year.
Relatives of missing Madeleine McCann are to launch another advertising campaign to publicise her disappearance.
If the 8,276 at the Everett Events Center wondered just who they were watching last night, it&#39;s understandable. The Everett Silvertips unusually wore their white uniforms in a home
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The contentious debate over paid admission at t
The head of Formula One has told the BBC Silverstone will definitely not be included in the 2005 racing calendar. Bernie Ecclestone and the British Racing Driver&#39;s Club (BRDC) failed to reach a financial agreement
ASIA/CINA - Il mondo cinese, insieme alla Chiesa universale, prega intensamente per l\u00c2\u0092unit\u00c3\u00a0 dei Cristiani Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il mondo cinese partecipa intensamente alla Settimana di preghiera per l\u00c2\u0092unit\u00c3\u00a0 dei Cristiani insieme alla Chiesa Universale, raccogliendo l\u00c2\u0092invito lanciato dal Santo Padre domenica scorsa all\u00c2\u0092Angelus. Secondo le informazioni in...
It's all in the media Virtual teams need to choose their communications tools carefully if they want to be effective, new research has revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The U.S. embassy in The Hague and  several restaurants in the area were evacuated on Friday, Dutch  police said.
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was placed under house arrest on Monday in connection with the kidnapping of two of his political opponents in 1974, a judicial source said.
Oil was steady on Tuesday after new supply disruptions in Nigeria and renewed geopolitical concerns about Iran rekindled supply worries, offsetting growing talk of a U.S. recession that would hurt oil demand.
A TINY unmanned jet has soared above the Pacific Ocean at nearly ten times the speed of sound - almost 7000mph - in a record-breaking demonstration of a radical new engine technology.
The judge presiding over the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) attempt to block Oracle Corp.'s proposed takeover of rival software maker PeopleSoft Inc. ruled in Oracle's favor on Thursday, removing one obstacle preventing the hostile acquisition.  The decision means Oracle's fifteen-month campaign to buy PeopleSoft through a $7.7 billion cash tender offer to PeopleSoft's shareholders will continue.  \
Longtime securities regulator Paul S. Atkins is under serious consideration to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, according to two people briefed on the process.
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Forty-five days and some 13 million downloads after its official release, Mozilla&#39;s Firefox browser is showing undeniable momentum--but does it signal the beginning of the end to Microsoft&#39;s monopoly over the basic software used to access the Web?
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A prominent Sri Lankan opposition Tamil parliamentarian was shot and killed on Tuesday, the military said, as the opposition charged that a lack of security made the government responsible for the death.
An insurance agent who beat out 122 others to win Florida&#39;s annual &quot;Papa&quot; Hemingway Look-Alike Contest says he has little in common with the Nobel Prize-winning U.S. author.
Often, a patient's \u00e2\u0080\u009chave you ever ...\u00e2\u0080\u009d question is less a therapeutic riddle to be solved than an expression of genuine skepticism that they can indeed be helped.
Thousands of supporters of former Maoist rebels are expected to hold a mass demonstration in the Nepali capital on Tuesday to press the government to ensure key elections occur on time, a Maoist spokesman said.
Blog: A Cisco engineer behind the promising new DomainKeys Identified Mail standard warns it isn't immune to exploitation by cybercriminals, but is instead more like \
EMPEROR Akihito has joined the controversy surrounding his daughter-in-law Masako&#39;s depressive illness by describing criticism of the Japanese imperial family as painful and untrue.
Treasuries prices clung to modest  gains on Wednesday as the market looked past mixed data on U.S.  business investment to focus on high oil prices and an auction  of new government debt.
DaimlerChrysler AG sold its 10.5-percent stake in South Korea&#39;s Hyundai Motor Co. for $912 million after CEO Juergen Schrempp&#39;s plan to win more of the Asian market failed.
WASHINGTON : The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case to determine whether music-swapping services can be held liable for copyright infringement if their networks are used for illegal digital copies.
DENNIS JOHNSON was a calm 24-year-old when he sat up in his bed in his hotel room in Washington. It was after the first game of the 1979 National Basketball Association finals. The calm might have seemed peculiar. His Seattle Supersonics had lost the first game to the Washington Bullets. The year before, the Sonics lost to the Bullets for ...
The band R.E. M. releases its 13th major album, \
A JOURNALIST posing as a workman has managed to breach security at the Queen&#39;s official residence in Scotland, less than two weeks after an intruder climbed onto Buckingham Palace in London.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone is to sign an oil deal with the Venezuelan government giving cheap fuel and cut-price travel.
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JavaPolis 2006 -- GigaSpaces(TM) and Lightstreamer today announced they have completed a joint development effort that streamlines the integration of the two organizations' complimentary products.
Alla manifestazione organizzata dai sindacati autonomi anche slogan su ProdiLa Margherita chiede provvedimenti: \
Crisis-hit bank's stock hits all-time low after Treasury warns it will not protect new customers.
A powerful explosion has killed at least one man in a district of Kabul housing international aid agencies and accommodation for their staff.
Il tecnico del Parma, Claudio Ranieri, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara contro la Reggina in pr...
Telrex today announced that its CallRex version 3.1 is the first VoIP call-recording product verified by an independent third party to support the recording of encrypted VoIP phone calls occurring in Cisco Unified CallManager, version 5.0.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai's rivals said Sunday it was too early to call Afghanistan's inaugural presidential election, despite the interim leader's dominant showing after three days of vote-counting.    The U.S.-backed incumbent's main challenger, Yunus Qanooni, insisted that a full count and a proper investigation by a panel of foreign experts on fraud allegations could yet put him in the running...
Witnesses in the trial of a US soldier charged with abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib have told the court that the CIA sometimes directed abuse and orders were received from military command to toughen interrogations.
Microsoft&#39;s long-planned new file system is likely still many years away from being a part of the company&#39;s server operating system.
French President Jacques Chirac today spoke of the \u00e2\u0080\u009ctrue friendship\u00e2\u0080\u009d between his country and Britain but again stressed his opposition to the kind of military intervention which started the war in Iraq.
IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have announced that they have produced a silicon chip with a marked improvement in speed by using strained silicon technology.
AFRICA - I piccoli impianti idroelettrici chiave di volta per elettrificare l\u00c2\u0092Africa rurale Roma (Agenzia Fides)- L\u00c2\u0092Africa ha un enorme potenziale idroelettrico ancora tutto da sfruttare. Lo afferma Wim Jonker Klunne, un esperto in energie rinnovabili, in uno studio apparso di recente. Solo il 7% del potenziale idroelettrico africano \u00c3\u00a8 sfru...
Traian Basescu took office Monday as Romania's third president since the Communist regime fell in 1989, and he pledged to clean up rampant corruption and carry out reforms that will ready the country for European Union membership.
Pakistan's military president, Pervez Musharraf, registered on Thursday to run in an October 6 presidential election as the Supreme Court prepared to rule on whether his bid for power is legal.
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From the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries, New York City's world famous eateries are preparing for kitchen scrutiny as the board of health moves to ban trans fats.
The US Senate confirmed Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state to replace Colin Powell.
The internet service disruption plaguing the Middle East following damage to an undersea cable spreads to India.
By Amanda Ricker, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 17--Kryptobot VI, a robot designed by the Cando (N.D.) Cub Robotics Team 877 will be demonstrated at a soup, sandwich and pie supper 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the Cando School.
By TONI-LYNN ROBBINS; OF THE NEWS STAFF  HERMON - The town has received a community planning grant to research extending public water and sewer into the village area.
Away from the ocean, in the Florida Panhandle's interior, the imprint of Hurricane Ivan not only was visible on Friday but also hung pungently in the air.
China struggled on Sunday with transport havoc and threats to energy and food supplies caused by snows and freezing cold, with forecasters warning of more harsh weather across eastern and central areas in coming days.
U.S. NAVAL BASE, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba  - A  Sudanese man described as an al Qaeda paymaster was formally  charged on Friday with conspiring to commit terrorism.
MOSCOW -- On Nov. 15, the Russian Interior Ministry and Gazprom, the state-controlled energy giant, announced three new senior appointments. Oleg Safonov was named a deputy head of the ministry. Yevgeny Shkolov became head of its economic security department. And Valery Golubev was appointed a...
A multiyear study involving more than 100,000 participants provides added support that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for the heart.
WASHINGTON -- Adelphia Communications has offered $300 million to resolve investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Justice Department, the company said.
SUNNYVALE, California  - Yahoo Inc. is set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the Web has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a company's products for it.
Tales from the Underground Russian authorities have identified the authors of the notorious Pinch malware creation toolkit. Arrests are expected to follow.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Postal clerk Selvin Butts started working before a lot of people even went to sleep last night. Arriving at the Bowling Green Post Office at midnight, he began sorting packages as most of the area started tossing and turning in bed.
(InfoWorld) - Strong demand for semiconductors has prompted chip makers to spend more on production line equipment than anticipated so far this year, an analyst from Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) said Tuesday. The chip equipment market is on pace to grow 20 percent this year to over $39 billion, said Dan Tracy, senior director of industry research and statistics at SEMI. That figure is higher than the 18 percent year-on-year growth the industry organization forecast in July. The growth rate will make 2006 the second strongest year ever for the industry, after its peak year in 2000. Sales of materials used in the chip making process, such as silicon wafers, are also growing faster than anticipated, Tracy said, and will likely reach a 10 percent year-on-year growth rate, higher than the 7 percent rate SEMI had previously forecast. Japan remains on pace to be the biggest spender on chip equipment this year, accounting for around a fifth of all purchases, followed by Taiwan and South Korea. Around half of all new chip factory projects are in Asia, Tracy said. But there is danger in the strong spending trend. Around 40 percent of all new production lines currently being built will start churning out chips in late 2007, potentially flooding the market with supply, Tracy said. SEMI predicts spending on new chip equipment in 2007 will be flat compared to this year.
Joey Barton, the Manchester City midfield player, has been handed a record fine of six weeks&#39; wages after being found guilty of gross misconduct by an internal investigation into
Nasdaq launched its 2.7 billion pound ($5.3 billion) hostile bid for the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, needing just over a fifth of LSE shareholders to accept for it to take control of the bourse.
Antoine de Caunes's densely plotted costume drama suggests that Napoleon's demise might have been an elaborate hoax through which he escaped into anonymity.
Schalke 04 coach Jupp Heynckes became the first casualty of the Bundesliga season as he was sacked by the German first division soccer club on Wednesday after leading his team to a dismal start for the new season.
An abattoir is evacuated after three workers and a paramedic suffer lung problems.
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CAIRO/GAZA  - The militant Islamist group Hamas warned Israel on Saturday of a third uprising unless there was progress toward a Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.
Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses, witnesses and medics said.
STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend...
Toyota, General Motors and seven other automakers filed suit to block California's new greenhouse gas regulation, which was approved by the state in September.
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The Fins&#39; offensive explosion against the Rams was shocking for a team that hadn&#39;t scored more than 13 points in a game before Week 7. They hadn&#39;t had four offensive touchdowns in a game since 2002, and for the first time in 23 games they had no turnovers
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A Las Vegas-based magician who was mauled and dragged from the stage by his white tiger during a show last October said in an interview to be aired on Thursday that the animal was actually trying to help him.
Utility Consolidated Edison on Thursday blamed a pressure buildup caused by a faulty repair and excessive rain for July's steam pipe explosion that killed a person and created panic in Manhattan.
Votes, Bits Bytes Meetup founder puts Pugs against Repubs
_Nov. 17, 2004 - That cheese sandwich in Florida that some people think has an image of the Virgin Mary on it is back up on E-Bay.
Bangalore, India - Australia launched its test series campaign in India with a thumping 217-run victory in the opening match on Sunday.
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At least five people and a suicide bomber were killed in a Monday attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, while six others were wounded, officials said.
Workers at a General Motors plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has disrupted output at three other GM factories.
Danish brewer Carlsberg is to put up beer prices, despite good sales in Eastern Europe and other regions.
Actor Adam Sandler said Thursday he would like to work alongside gay-rights groups after starring in this year's \
Actually, most of the reporting coming out of Ukraine is coming in blog form. While the AP has a three-man bureau in Kyiv and the New York Times has a couple of stringers in the country, the vast majority of ...
Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.
Southeast Asian nations, Australia and New Zealand hope to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) by 2007 after beginning formal negotiations next year, Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Sunday.
PAKISTAN President Pervez Musharraf said today he believed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was alive, but he was unsure where he was hiding.
Chronology of key events in the disappearance of 4-year-old Madeleine McCann.
The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation ...Comment
Pietro Lo Monaco, amministratore delegato del Catania, ha confermato che il Catania sta trattando co...
VIENNA, Austria Austrian scholars say California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to brush up on the history of his homeland.
Primo allenamento al Torino per Giovanni De Biasi. Tantissimi tifosi hanno riempito la tribuna del c...
Gianfranco Fini, ministro degli Esteri italiano, in visita ufficiale nei territori palestinesi. Scopo del viaggio diplomatico \u00c3\u00a8 la ripresa del dialogo per giungere alla pace in Medio Oriente. Il titolare
President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters Life!) - Britain's royal-watchers are on red alert -- is Prince William, the future king, about to ask his college sweetheart to marry him?
SYDNEY/PHILADELPHIA  - Centro Properties Group , Australia's second high-profile victim of a global credit crunch, is attracting interest from U.S. hedge fund Citadel Investment Group, a source familiar with the situation said.
SAO PAULO, Brazil, Jan 31 (Reuters Life!) - Peter Parker is a New Yorker without doubt, but the process of transforming into Spider-Man takes place far away from Manhattan.
You might think the folks at Microsoft (MSFT) have bigger fish to fry than a tiny Bay Area startup named ThinkFree. The company, which offers Web-based word-processing and spreadsheet programs, counts about 60,000 active users, none of whom even pay for the service yet.
The chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata confirms that he is interested in making a bid for Jaguar and Land Rover.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp , created this month from the merger of Bank of New York Co. and Mellon Financial Corp., on Thursday said rising fees from holding securities and processing trades helped boost operating profit at the former Bank of New York and Mellon.
BAGHDAD, Iraq It&#39;s been the bloodiest day in almost six months for US forces in Iraq. The military says eight Marines have been killed and nine wounded by a car bomb outside Fallujah, where American forces have been pounding guerrilla positions.
By Simon Cambers MELBOURNE  - World number one Roger Federer showedhe was hitting top form at the right time as he demolished TimHenman 6-4, 6-2 at the Kooyong Classic Friday to set up amouthwatering final with Andy Roddick.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss will be a game-time decision for Sunday's game against Tennessee because of a hamstring injury.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- New information about how mutations occur in the parkin gene and how that leads to Parkinson's disease is outlined in a Canadian study in the current issue of Neuron.
The second-largest published tax settlement to date has been made by the chairman of a large insurance group based in Cork.
Police said Sunday they have arrested five men in the killing of reggae star Lucky Dube, who was gunned down in an apparent carjacking attempt.
Union leaders representing about 4,000 United Nations employees in Geneva on Monday expressed full confidence in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but backed the union's New York branch in strongly criticizing the world body's senior management.
A female hostage in a \u00c2\u00a320m bank raid raised the alarm after scrambling through a forest, the BBC  learns.
A bomb blast in the war-wracked Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two school boys and wounded a man on Sunday, the manager of their school said.
Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials. Fueled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks.
A portable sensor array measures air quality to discern the causes of asthma attacks.
TOKYO/LOS ANGELES  - Microsoft Corp. said on   Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360   game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177),   matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition   DVD functions.
Britain's Prince Charles has ordered his son Harry to visit Auschwitz after he caused outrage around the world by wearing a Nazi uniform to a party, the Sun newspaper reported on Friday.
Four of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest makers of artificial joints will pay a total of $310 million in fines to settle accusations that they paid kickbacks to surgeons.
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Federal prosecutors on Monday charged  five former natural gas traders with reporting fake prices to  industry publications in a bid to manipulate commodity prices.
Many Iraqis will be too scared to vote, the interim president says, as a rocket strikes the US embassy in Baghdad.
US ambassador predicts Mugabe will be driven out.
Jenny Thompson will take the  spotlight from injured U.S. team mate Michael Phelps at the  world short course championships Saturday as she brings down  the curtain on a spectacular swimming career.
Four Palestinian top leaders arrived on Monday evening on board a private plane to visit Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in Percy military hospital since Oct. 29.
Two armed hijackers released another two men from a bus in Athens in a fourth batch, bringing the total number of the released hostage to 12 , including 6 men and 6 women, police said Wednesday.
Poland eases restrictions on workers from Eastern Europe and Turkey to fill jobs after a Polish exodus to the West.
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The devastation from Hurricane Charley in Florida's orange groves strikes at one of the state's signature industries, the ubiquitous \
La perizia di tre esperte stabilisce se i piccoli sono in grado di testimoniareIn caso affermativo, le loro parole avranno valore di prova al processo                                          Rignano, oggi l'incidente probatorio con i diciannove bimbi dell'asilo
For journalist-turned-brewer Steve Hindy, a renaissance in the popularity of niche beers is just one of several reasons to raise a glass.
Researchers find higher levels of certain chemicals in people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome and similar conditions. By Randy Dotinga.
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Bodies of Miskito Indians killed by Hurricane Felix floated in the Caribbean off Central America and washed up on beaches on Thursday as the death toll from the storm rose to over 60.
A typhoon churned on Tuesday towards China's booming eastern province of Zhejiang and financial hub Shanghai where tens of thousands of people were evacuated and ships and boats ordered to return to port.
CHIP GIANT INTEL is expected to announce today that it has succeeded in producing an SRAM using 65 nanometre technology. The chip circuit gates are also a third smaller than using the current 90 nanometre process technology, Intel will claim.
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Marvel Enterprises has filed suit against NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, claiming that the companies violated Marvel&#39;s trademark characters in the MMORPG City of Heroes.
Broadband mass migration to Telefonica UK

Zane, a 37-year-old pseudonymously named author and suburban mother of three, has succeeded in giving voice to a new type of genre fiction: post-feminist African-American erotica.
A drug manufacturer has been found to infringe patents licensed by the maker of a rival drug.
Light wrist slap for Channel 4 The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that the controversial Big Brother golden ticket draw was not fixed, but upheld complaints that it was not properly conducted \
L'andamento ha risentito del calo nel prezzo dei prodotti energeticiImpennata invece del costo per tabacchi e bevande alcoliche                                            L'Istat rivede l'inflazione al ribasso a febbraio +1,8% rispetto al 2006
Russia's Central Election Commission  said on Thursday it had grounds to disqualify opposition  candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running in a presidential  election on March 2.
Il presidente del Genoa Enrico Preziosi ha annunciato l'imminente acquisto di Borriello: \
President Bush says he will continue to work with other nations to increase pressure on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.
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London, England (Sports Network) - Jaguar Racing made the announcement on Friday that it would no longer be competing in the series at the end of the 2004 season.
American teenager Michael Phelps, one of  the superstars of the 2004 Athens Games, added a seventh medal  on Friday night to his collection of Olympic keepsakes but new  doping scandals tarnished world sporting's greatest event.
KITENGELA, Kenya  - A short distance from the slums and skyscrapers of Nairobi, Naanyu Ntirrisa pulls thorn bushes around her Maasai village to keep out marauding lions that have killed a cow and two sheep.
Crude oil prices surged past the $50 per barrel milestone in overnight trading in response to the triple threat of turmoil in the oil-rich countries of Nigeria and Iraq and a decline in production in the hurricane-battered Gulf of Mexico.
Chinese imports and soaring crude oil prices fuel an 8.9 percent rise in October for a record $55.5 billion gap. By Jeannine Aversa.
Franz Beckenbauer &egrave; entrato nell'esecutivo della Fifa. Il 61enne ex campione tedesco prende i...
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Opium production in Afghanistan is soaring out of control, the annual UN report on illegal drugs warns.
Producer and rapper, Kanye West and the self-proclaimed \u00e2\u0080\u009cKing of Crunk\u00e2\u0080\u009d, Lil\u00e2\u0080\u0099 John both won three awards each at the Source Awards on Saturday in Miami.
Two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players outside a school dance were ordered Wednesday to stand trial.
A spacewalker manually shaking a stubborn solar array has managed to free two stuck grommets Saturday, but a third problem grommet is still stuck.
Supporters of the bill were unable to convert a single House Republican who voted against the bill last month.
Ford Motor Co.  heads into a round of contract talks with its major union as the automaker seeks sweeping changes worth billions of dollars that would transform it into a strong contender, according to people familiar with the upcoming negotiations.
The long blond hair and sexy magazine covers that forged British rock star Peter Frampton's image as a teen idol of the 1970s are gone. That's just fine with the recently naturalized U.S. citizen, who is pouring his passion into writing and performing new music &#151; and becoming a political activist in America's heartland.
Practices and technologies from the public-facing Internet have great potential but face challenges, executives say.
Iraq lacks any true spirit of reconciliation despite parliament's decision to let former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, the United Nations' Baghdad envoy said on Wednesday.
A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.
E-Loan Inc. , an online lender, on Monday said it entered into an agreement with eBay Inc.  to provide financing to consumers who buy cars and motorcycles through the online auctioneer.
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Baghdad - Followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday trickled in to police stations in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district to hand in weapons under a deal seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with US and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant
Former Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK Chairman  Ken Lay and former chief executive Jeffrey Skilling asked a  federal court to move their trial out of Houston, arguing in a  filing on Monday that any jury in Enron's hometown would be  biased.
Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday proposed legislation that would bring American combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008 at the latest.
Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers &#151; and someday, even limbs &#151; with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel.
Back at No. 1 for the 29th straight week, it's everybody's favorite ringtone. The music market tracker Billboard will begin ranking the customized mobile phone sound snippets beginning next week &#151; another sign that ringtones are fast becoming a staple of recording industry sales,
A pitched battle for the No. 2 U.S. futures mart rages on, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  on Thursday beefing up terms of its offer for CBOT Holdings Inc.  for the second time in a month.
Chip injunctions force the company to alter its plans.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will  call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he  calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking  between Israelis and Palestinians.
A white marble sarcophagus believed to be the final resting place of St. Paul has been unearthed from beneath the altar of Rome's second-largest basilica after centuries hidden from view, but those curious about its contents will have to wait still longer.
The Justice Department has launched an espionage investigation into whether a Pentagon aide may have passed classified information to Israel through a powerful
Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker arrived in Beijing here Thursday afternoon, continuing his six-day working visit to China as guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
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Republican presidential contenders focused their energies on South Carolina's GOP primary just four days off with still no clear front-runner after a critical Michigan victory for Mitt Romney and with John McCain facing what could be a make-or-break battle.
A rampant Australia thrash Great Britain at Elland Road to win the Tri-Nations trophy.
Luca di Montezemolo sperava di vedere Schumacher al volante della Ferrari ancora per un anno: ''Sinc...
India require 117 to win the second Test against South Africa.
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com. The Randy Johnson saga rolled on into Day 3 on Saturday with multiple sources, including Major League Baseball&#39;s No. 2 official, saying that details of the three-team deal had yet
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22 August 2004 -- The US-led coalition forces said that troops fired on a truck that attempted to run through a joint Afghan National Army and coalition checkpoint near Ghazni, killing three and wounding two others.
UK online auction firm QXL Ricardo faces a hostile bid from Dutch company Florissant after rejecting its takeover offer.
Volkswagen  bought a 15.06 percent stake in German truckmaker MAN AG , it said on Wednesday, underscoring its intentions to build a three-way truck alliance between VW, MAN and Swedish rival Scania  .
Financial markets may be all ears on Thursday night for hints about August job growth from President Bush, but they will be listening in vain since he plans to purposely avoid an early peek.
LOS ANGELES - This week CEO Michael Eisner tells a court his version of how Walt Disney Co. paid a severance package of $140 million - yes, that&#39;s for not working - to a former close friend after only 14 months at work.
Renault couldn&#39;t have chosen to better driver to replace Jarno Trulli than Jacques Villeneuve, as there is nothing the Canadian wants more than revenge on his former team, BAR.
Two more newspapers are ordered to pay libel damages to an Ulster rugby fan who was assaulted at a match.
Which cinematic spaceships make filmcritic.com's list of coolest of out-of-this-world vessels? In Table of Malcontents.
Google Inc.  is making a  concerted move beyond search and advertising into the business  software market, starting with a set of Web programs for  e-mail, scheduling and communications, it said on Sunday.
At the start of the 20th century, a wave of European immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean, seeking a better life in the land of opportunity.
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With intensity that matched the heat, Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards continued his scorching criticism of special interests Saturday, telling voters his trade policies would work for them, not big corporations.
The Lakers have always been the more Hollywood basketball team in town, the one that draws the celebrities to those pricey courtside seats to see and be seen.
On his blog today, Felix Geisendorfer has a release announcement posted for the latest version of Drake, and Drulap-CakePHP hybrid, has been released (version 1.0.1b).   This is just a quick announcement that a completely new Drake has has been released by Mariano Iglesias. For those of you who don't remember: I used to have some fun with integrating CakePHP with other PHP applications around such as drupal which in term created a project called Drake. I only released a couple versions and by looking at Mariano documentation for Drakes none of them were as easy to set up.   You can more details on the project from its homepage on Sypad.com as well as the full documentation and downloads.
The number of certified air traffic controllers is the lowest in more than a decade, raising concerns from members of Congress and outside analysts about the possibility of fatigue.
President George W. Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation to expand federally funded embryonic stem cell research, triggering an uphill battle to override him in the Democratic-led U.S. Congress and likely pushing the issue onto the 2008 election agenda.
At the risk of breaking down its rough-and-rugged reputation, &quot;Halo 2&quot; for Xbox is the Mary Poppins of video games, &quot;practically perfect in every way.
BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday Iran\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pledge to freeze uranium enrichment activities can open a \u00e2\u0080\u009cnew chapter\u00e2\u0080\u009d in bilateral ties, confirming that the EU will resume trade talks with Tehran.
Confermata la protesta dei gestori contro le liberalizzazioniRespinto il tentativo di dialogo del ministro Bersani                                            Benzinai, 48 ore di serrata a partire da marted\u00c3\u00ac sera                                                                                      In Sicilia la chiusura scatter\u00c3\u00a0 luned\u00c3\u00ac, con 24 ore di anticipo
Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.
The European Parliament was expected to endorse the 24-member European Union executive Thursday after new European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso moved to solve the legislature&#39;s objections to his lineup.
NEW YORK  - As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.
WASHINGTON - President Bush marked the \
Record-breaking Thai flyweight Pongsaklek Wongjongkam plans to fight outside Asia for the first time in his career if he gets past Japan's Daisuke Naito in seven weeks time, local media reported on Tuesday.
SEATTLE -- Boeing Co. has snagged hundreds of orders for its new 787 with a sales pitch that leans heavily on the light, sturdy carbon-fiber composites replacing most of the aluminum on the plane, meaning less fuel and fewer maintenance costs.
Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, said Monday he's \
The New York State attorney general said on Thursday he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp. over a decades-old oil spill in New York City.
Retail chains reported sales gains in May as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but the results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.
U.S. and Iraqi forces detained a leading member of the Muslim Clerics' Association on Friday in what the influential Sunni group described as a campaign against opponents of the U.S. presence in Iraq.
President Pervez Musharraf launches his memoirs in the US a day after rumours of a coup gripped Pakistan.
When Jerry Porter joined the Oakland Raiders, the team had Tim Brown and Andre Rison. Later, Jerry Rice came aboard.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has pleaded with supporters to have patience after his side made hard work of a 1-0 win against injury-plagued Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
FOR decades, the chummy inner circles of Chicago&#39;s business and political worlds have been marked with the footprints of men steeped in very muscular, very Irish traditions.
(Aug. 22, 2004) -- The Miami Dolphins desperately needed a receiver. The Chicago Bears desperately needed a defensive end. But take a closer look, and it seems clear that the Bears came out on top in the deal -- by a lot.
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Bank of New York Co. Inc.  on Monday announced plans to buy Mellon Financial Corp.  to create the world's largest securities servicing and asset management firm.
President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 in recent days.
Le salme dei cinque italiani morti nel naufragio avvenuto in Myanmar saranno trasferite domani da Moruk, villaggio nel nord del Paese, a Yangoon, capitale dello Stato, con un aereo speciale messo a disposizione dal locale ministero del Turismo.
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Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is charged with 16 alleged offences including incitement to murder Jews, appeared briefly by video link in court.
An Israeli attack on Hamas activists training near Gaza City killed at least 13 people early today. The raid came a week after Hamas murdered 16 Israelis in twin suicide bombings on buses in Be&#39;er Sheva.
The Irish Republican Army (IRA) said it remained committed to the peace process in Northern Ireland, but not if that meant \
Manchester United legend Denis Law has tipped Wayne Rooney to obliterate his Old Trafford scoring records. Law was the ultimate United marksman and is still widely acclaimed as \u00e2\u0080\u0099The King\u00e2\u0080\u0099 for his amazing goalscoring feats.
It's hairy and smells and will butt you, given half a chance.
Amid intense lobbying, Microsoft is expected to squeak out a victory this week to have its open document format, Office Open XML, recognized as an international standard.
A report from technology research and analysis firm Gartner, Inc. reveals that while the installed base of personal computers running the Linux operating systems
The wife of a rural panhandle sheriff, a deputy and two suspects were killed Tuesday evening in shootings outside the sheriff's home.
As for why the service pack is so huge in the first place, Microsoft says several technical decisions come into play.
President Bush spending yet another weekend at the White House? It's true, even though he has made no secret of his dislike for Washington.
ANTIGUA, Guatemala  - A U.S. congressman married  the daughter of Guatemala's most notorious former dictator on  Saturday in a controversial wedding that took place in a  high-walled compound ringed with razor wire.
Ray Emery lived up to the No. 1 on his back. He made the start in goal for the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night and left after one shot against, one save, one injury, and yes \u00c2\u0097 even one win.
Householders may face the lowest council tax increase since the creation of the Scottish Parliament.
China has sharply increased inspections of imported U.S. food, escalating a dispute with Washington over product safety and leaving American beef piling up in warehouses and delaying shipments of black pepper and other goods
Despite the flu, Coach Wayne Gretzky enjoys a return to Madison Square Garden with a 5-1 rout by his team, the Coyotes, against a team he once starred for, the Rangers.
On Wednesday, when they ensconce themselves and assorted politicians from Northern Ireland in a St. Andrews hotel, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain and his Irish counterpart, Bertie Ahern, may be feeling the hand of history on their shoulders, if not hearing the ticking of a clock in their ears.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Mikhail Youzhny of Russia won the St. Petersburg Open on Sunday, defeating Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 for the second title of his career.
The situation is deteriorating  in the western Sudanese region of Darfur and an existing  peacekeeping force is too small to deal with it, U.N.  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.
The United States insisted on Thursday it was serious about global warming and tried to reassure skeptics that President George W. Bush's gathering of major polluting nations would not undermine U.N. efforts.
A lawyer for one of three men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby asked a judge Tuesday to order the late Playboy model's partner, Howard K. Stern, to come to California and provide a DNA sample.
Swedish truck maker Volvo  said on Tuesday it will offer 540 yen ($4.51) in cash per share for all the Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd.  shares it does not own, planning to make the Japanese truck maker a wholly owned unit.
Responding to a worldwide stock sell-off and fears about a U.S. recession, the Federal Reserve slashed its benchmark interest rate before the opening of the U.S. markets.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has turned down two approaches from England manager Steve McClaren to come out of international retirement.
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France coach Raymond Domenech called up Juventus defender Jonathan Zebina for the first time to his squad for next month&#39;s World Cup Group Four qualifiers against Ireland and Cyprus.
Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match.
A year ago, the Twins lamented the day off that followed their victory against the Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France's constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a ...
A hard-won disarmament pact that the U.S. and four other nations struck with North Korea on Tuesday requires the communist nation to halt its nuclear programs in exchange for oil while leaving the ultimate abandonment of those weapons projects to a potentially trouble-filled future.
While the American forces are preparing to launch a large- scale attack against Falluja and al-Ramadi, one of the chieftains of Falluja said that contacts are still continuous yesterday between members representing the city&#39;s delegation and the interim
Belgian soldiers with links to extreme-right groups were among 17 people arrested for allegedly planning attacks aimed at &quot;destabilising&quot; the country's institutions, the Belgian prosecutor's office has revealed.
Hundreds of people gathered for the funeral of Jane Tomlinson, who completed a string of punishing physical challenges for charity after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - You may know actor Keith David for starring opposite Kurt Russell in the 1982 horror film 'The Thing', or for his Tony Award-winning role in the 1992 production of 'Jelly's Last Jam'.
Afghanistan's defense minister on Thursday dismissed claims by a top U.S. State Department official that there was \
The key points from prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, from 1200 GMT.
LAS BARRANCAS, Mexico -- Year after year, beach season brings accounts of harrowing shark attacks as people around the world plunge into the surf to escape summer's heat.
Foreign Minister Nicolas Sarkozy says he will stand for the leadership of France's main governing party.
Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu starts his rehabiliation after admitting taking cocaine.
Era accusato di aver vinto le elezioni di due mesi fa grazie a brogli elettoraliOra si teme la reazione dei sostenitori del candidato sconfitto Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador                                                  Messico, i giudici hanno deciso: Felipe Calderon \u00c3\u00a8 presidente
In a challenge to TiVo, the company that created the market for digital video recorders, DirecTV announced that it would offer its own brand of digital video recorder.
Michael Jackson has asked the judge in his child molestation case to allow him to make a public statement reacting to the California attorney general's conclusion that Jackson was not mistreated as he claimed when he surrendered to authorities last year.
UN peacekeepers rushed to this storm-ravaged city Monday to guard against looters stealing food aid while military doctors performed operations on howling patients and hundreds of weary victims, after a miserable night spent out in
People climbed onto the roofs of their houses while others fled in cars away from the coastline Thursday after authorities urged residents to move to higher ground as fresh quakes sparked fears of new tsunamis.
Argentina&#39;s leftist president called IMF head Rodrigo Rato an old-style &quot;plantation owner&quot; for trying to force the South American country to swallow free-market reforms as a condition for aid.
With his Miguel Cotto\u00e2\u0080\u0099s successful welterweight title defense, many people will undoubtedly be calling for his next opponent to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said  France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the  Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French  troops his Christmas greetings.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. warned Monday that second-half earnings will fall well short of Wall Street forecasts due to higher marketing spending.
A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.
Winn-Dixie ousts CEO in corporate office shakeup.
U.S. customs officials will still seize prescription drugs imported from Canada through the mail but will hand over enforcement to federal health officials in a policy reversal that one lawmaker said would benefit consumers seeking cheaper medicines.
BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels on Wednesday  denied government accusations they plotted to kill President  Bush during a visit to the port of Cartagena last week.
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Friedrich Flick, who made his fortune as an arms supplier to the Nazis during World War II, once presented old master paintings to Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief Hermann G\u00c3\u00b6ring as a birthday gift.
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq guided Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the second test in Karachi on Monday.
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HAGA-GUN, Japan  - Honda Motor Co. 7267.T said   on Monday it has developed a new and simple diesel powertrain   that is as clean as gasoline-fuelled cars, unveiling plans to   mount it on a car for the U.S. market by 2009.
US insurance broker Marsh &amp; McLennan looks set to escape criminal charges after it announced a wide-ranging reform of the way it does business.
That&#39;s assuming the Scottish Association for Marine Science is correct in its conclusion that the tiny fish communicate via strategic gas releases, one of the scientific breakthroughs recognized in the 2004 &quot;Ig Nobel&quot; Prizes.
The e-mail offers are coming fast and furious. \
Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was was set to leave London Sunday, will return home to &quot;play his part in Pakistani politics,&quot; his spokesman said.
Police on Friday formally accused two U.S. pilots in connection with Brazil's deadliest air disaster, saying their \
The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 is found dead in the Alps.
ANDO&quot; That&#39;s what the tabloids should be saying this morning, and that&#39;s what it comes down to. Is the deputy Prime Minister, a high profile family man fond
A new and perhaps final report from the international consortium of laboratories that decoded the human genome has revised the estimated number of human genes sharply downward.
NEW YORK - We may soon add IBM to the long, long list of companies exiting the thankless business of selling personal computers. According to a report in The New York Times, IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people
Hillary Rodham Clinton\u00e2\u0080\u0099s victory was a surprising show of strength after her loss in Iowa. John McCain reprised his 2000 primary win, beating Mitt Romney.
Boston College would clinch its first Bowl Championship Series berth by beating Syracuse on Saturday. The Orange have a very different kind of goal &#151; saving their coach's job.
Celtic crashed to their first ever Champions League defeat at Parkhead when they went down 3-1 to Spanish giants Barcelona in their Group F tie.
As the mortgage mess grows, we are learning more and more about just how sloppy things were in the mortgage-issuing business.
Schabir Shaik&#39;s trial on two main charges of corruption and a third of fraud is due to start in Durban today. The charges relate to what the State has described as the &quot;general corrupt relationship&quot; between
Many in the state of Utah have decried the callous and often ridiculous comments made by legislators over SB190, Henry's Bill. We have an alarming rate of child abuse and domestic violence in the state.
Intelligentias, Inc. (OTCBB:ITLI)  and Retentia, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, announced today its  intention to significantly increase its sales and marketing presence in  the United States in anticipation of the successful passage of the \
England captain David Beckham today said sorry for his recent behaviour on the football pitch. Beckham hoped his rapid apology would get him out of a hole he had dug for himself
Underneath the deceptively quiet surface of \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn the Valley of Elah\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a raw, angry, earnest attempt to grasp the moral consequences of the war in Iraq.
Fox\u00e2\u0080\u0099s combination of \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican Idol\u00e2\u0080\u009d and \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Moment of Truth\u00e2\u0080\u009d lifted it far ahead of its rivals in the Wednesday night ratings.
he evidence is increasing that revenge in fact brings pleasure. In the latest study, players who were unfairly treated in a game involving money, trust and cooperation got a measurable kick out of punishing their partners.
. (antiMUSIC) R&amp;B singer R.Kelly has reportedly filed a $75 million lawsuit against Jay-Z and his production company for pulling the plug on the co-headlining tour (see story) and accused them of deliberately sabotaging the tour.
The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is deeply dividing an already torn Middle Eastern country. As Palestinians mourn the loss of their leader
Hobbyist-oriented Photoshop Elements gets some DNA from Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom, while Premiere Elements gets a YouTube connection.
Iran would respond militarily if the United States attacks the country to disrupt its nuclear program, Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted a senior official as saying on Wednesday.
Palestinians lit a four-story Christmas tree in this biblical town Saturday, kicking off a holiday season free of fighting with Israel that officials say will bring the most pilgrims since hostilities broke out seven years ago.
PM refuses to be drawn on prospect of early election.
Crew members of Kurt Busch work on the car during a pit stop during the NASCAR Ford 400 at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Lindsey Kildow of Vail, Colo., won her first World Cup downhill race Friday, continuing the American domination of the early part of the ski season.
By MATTI FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM - The Museum of Tolerance started off with good intentions, over $100 million in donations, an eye-catching design by architect Frank Gehry, a 2004 kickoff ceremony attended by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a great piece of Jerusalem real estate.
They'll help you shop too Nokia has developed prototype cameraphone applications that\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll not only make ordering dinner from foreign restaurant menus easier, but which also promises to take window shopping online.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- On September 18, 2006, the popular news and interview show \
France is keeping the United States, Britain and the Iraqi interim government at a distance from its efforts to free two French hostages in Iraq to avoid complications with their suspected Muslim extremist ...
Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag fails to live up to the original.
United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Friday avoided any pronouncement on the future sovereignty of Kosovo, but handed Serbia a plan that sets its breakaway province firmly on a path to independence.Comment
Barcelona&#39;s Brazilian player Ronaldinho, is seen in this Sept. 29, 2004 file photo taken in Barcelona, Spain. Ronaldinho won FIFA&#39;s World Player of the Year award on Monday Dec. 20, 2004, ahead of France&#39;s Thierry Henry and Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko.
Life & style: Only three days into the menswear shows in Milan and already two rather improbable trends are emerging: gold and see-through clothes.
Ukrainians today cast ballots for president, choosing between a Western-leaning reformer and the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a runoff election that many fear will erupt into unrest and violence.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday he wants to phase out the army's role in fighting drug traffickers as the country works to reform its notoriously corrupt police forces.
What do you call a secure overcoat? Blue Coat reckons its new SSL VPN appliance could be the most secure remote access device yet. Not only does Blue Coat RA encrypt the traffic between the client and the host, it also blocks keyloggers and framegrabbers, and encrypts the files it caches onto the client's hard disk.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Injured French rider Olivier Jacque announced his retirement from MotoGP on Thursday after being replaced at Kawasaki by Australian Anthony West.
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros re-signed free agent infielder Jose Vizcaino to a one-year contract on Friday. Vizcaino appeared in 138 games for the Astros in 2004, his fourth season with
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.  - President Bush arrogantly  ignored the advice of his top generals about the need for more  equipment to fight the war in Iraq, Democrat John Kerry said on  Monday.
Times Online tried Microsoft&#39;s new search engine, and it broke. Here&#39;s a selection of reader experiences with the new service.
The latest computer in the iMac family literally puts Apple's trademark minimalism on a pedestal. The processor and drives are built into a sleek flat-panel display.
The government is set to announce plans to ease the rules on the opening of new pharmacies.
Saranno gli scozzesi del Celtic Glasgow gli avversari del Milan negli ottavi di Champions League. Il...
GlobalSpec, a 10-year-old specialized vertical search engine, recently launched PartFinder, a service that allows users to search for parts by number.
UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday he was &quot;very disappointed and surprised&quot; that his son had continued to receive payments until this February from a firm that had a contract with Iraq&#39;s oil-for-food program, the subject of numerous
Cassini-Huygens, the joint NASA/ESA/ASI space mission has successfully made a close encounter with Saturn\u00e2\u0080\u0099s moon, Titan. This was confirmed in the early hours of this morning as the first information and
A Sunni Muslim group affiliated to al Qaeda has said it was behind planned attacks in Germany that were foiled by police last week, Germany's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group \
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Howard K. Stern, the companion of Anna Nicole Smith and executor of her will, has filed court papers seeking 6 percent of whatever the model's estate might recover from her late husband's fortune.
Iowa State&#39;s Cyclones did their part Tuesday. They won their second bowl game in school history, using the strong legs of Stevie Hicks and quarterback Bret Meyer - each with more than 100 yards rushing \u00e2\u0080-o
Lucent Technologies has averted a potentially embarrassing delay of its shareholder vote on a merger with Alcatel,\u00c2\u00a0settling two suits by shareholders\u00c2\u00a0who said the deal doesn't maximize shareholder value.
Wireless carrier Sprint Nextel Corp   plans to lay off several thousand employees, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Monday.
After smashing their previous attendance mark, set in 1988, by having 3,379,551 pass through the Shea turnstiles, the Mets are aiming even higher in 2007.
It's news that would make Jackie Gleason shout out his trademark \
Peru&#39;s 20-year-old Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia began her reign as Miss World 2004 on Sunday after beating 106 other women to the title in China&#39;s second staging of the international beauty pageant.
Liverpool had to overcome a nervy final few minutes before running out 2-1 winners away to relegation-threatened Norwich in Monday's early kick-off Premier League match here at Carrow Road.
ISLAMABAD : Pakistani forces have killed &quot;a few&quot; militants in operations to flush out Al-Qaeda linked rebels in the northwestern tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, the military said Saturday.
com. The Patriots clinched a first round bye through the playoffs with a 23-6 win over the New York Jets. The Patriots took care of business with a 23-7 win over the New York Jets
Apple Computer has announced that its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled because of continued strong sales of iPod music players, beating Wall Street estimates by a wide margin despite a shortage of semiconductors used in its computers.
NAJAF, Aug 22: Heavy clashes flared between US troops and militiamen in Najaf on Sunday after the suspension of a proposed hand over of the militia&#39;s shrine stronghold to Iraq&#39;s religious leadership.
Gallaher Group, the maker of the Benson & Hedges brand in Europe, said it had received an offer of \u00c2\u00a37.5 billion ($14.7 billion).
SALT LAKE CITY - Police found Lori Hacking's body in a landfill Friday after picking through the trash for weeks in a search for the young Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.    The state medical examiner's office used dental records to identify the remains about six hours after they were discovered...
The United Nations warned nearly 90 countries including the United States and most of Europe on Thursday to prepare for more deaths from heroin overdoses because of surging opium production in Afghanistan.
SAN FRANCISCO - Steve Trachsel lasted only four innings and the Mets committed three errors in a 7-3 loss to the Giants last night at SBC Park.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily October 22, 2004 - NEW YORK - Slogans, warnings and theories don't do much these days. A guarded, jaded population, especially regarding sexual politics, makes it such that the war of opinion has depleted its spoils.
(Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics try to strengthen their hold atop the American League West this evening when they start a four-game series with the Texas Rangers at the Coliseum.
An Akon concert in the US is cancelled after part of the stage collapses, injuring three people.
Seven mines are open so far in five Western states, including one in Utah.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger left practice early Wednesday with an injury to the thumb on his throwing hand.
Bill Clinton, the former American president, should be sufficiently on the mend within a few days to leave hospital. Once a quadruple heart bypass patient has climbed a flight of stairs, he is usually deemed fit for discharge.
A reconnaissance team has studied the prospects for British troops moving north from their relatively calm base. Until now, the British were concentrated in Basra.
Former baseball National League MVP Ken Caminiti died of an accidental drug overdose, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner said Monday.
Microsoft on Thursday cited \u00e2\u0080\u009can unacceptable number of repairs\u00e2\u0080\u009d to its Xbox 360 for the charge, and announced an extended warranty for the video game console.
Attorneys general from every U.S. state except Texas reach an agreement with the social-networking site over how Web companies can work to protect children's safety.
Apple and AT&T defended a decision not to use a faster but more limited network for the phone\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wireless Internet connection.
Rudy Tomjanovich resigned as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers today, less than seven months after he was hired.
Australia&#39;s Federal Opposition Labor party leader has seized on the question of whether the Prime Minister, John Howard, will serve a full three year term if the Coalition wins the October election.
Nokia plans to release next month a new smart phone with a built-in megapixel camera, as part of an effort to expand its product portfolio.
New Orleans' Superdome stadium hosts its first game since Hurricane Katrina victims found refuge there last year.
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Northern Ireland's new Skills Strategy should include a cross-border element to help the North-West, according to the president of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce.
For the second time in two days, Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. was hit with bad legal news Wednesday when a federal appeals court upheld a jury verdict and injunction against it for patent infringement.
Sallie Mae said yesterday that the Education Department is investigating its billing practices and that its business of issuing loans subsidized by the federal government will be significantly less profitable because of changes by Congress.
While celebrating unprecedented success at the Athens Olympics, China has its sights firmly set on the Beijing Games in four years when they hope to present the country&#39;s new face to the world.
The company's lead drug will enter phase 1 trials, bringing potential good fortune to investors.
There could be enough computing ability in just one brain cell to allow humans and animals to feel, a study suggests.
Castelli: una parte magistratura lontana da comune sentire
 on Iran's nuclear progress
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After low turnout at the Boston Convention &#38; Exhibition Center, IDG World Expo moves the confab to the Hynes Convention Center.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday announced a second review in two years into whether to reclassify cannabis from class C to its previous class B status, hinting at a return to tougher cannabis controls.
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LIMA, Peru  - Wine maker Carlos Rubini still  recounts with a shiver how soldiers burst into Peru's Ocucaje  vineyards one day in 1972, held a gun to his father's head and  told the family the land was no longer theirs.
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As the Electoral College prepares to certify President Bush's re-election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the nation's voting system &#151; particularly in Ohio, where details continue to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded polling stations in minority and poor neighborhoods.
The European Union's foreign policy chief and Iran's top nuclear negotiator on Wednesday abruptly postponed talks on easing tensions over the refusal of the Tehran regime to suspend uranium enrichment.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, March 7 -- In a blow to the Darfur peace accord, gunmen believed to belong to rebel groups that signed the agreement have killed two African peacekeepers and threatened staff at a peacekeeping office, the African Union said Wednesday.
Arab League chief Amr Moussa began the difficult task on Wednesday of getting rival Lebanese leaders to agree details of an Arab plan to end Lebanon's presidential crisis.
afrol News, 23 August - The trial against 14 foreigners, allegedly plotting a &quot;mercenary invasion to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema,&quot; started today in Equatorial Guinea&#39;s capital Malabo.
Blog: Google hosting party at eBay Live for merchants who are opposed to eBay's ban on Google Checkout.
The public rupture this  week between Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise generated plenty  of dramatic headlines.
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Music mogul Louis Walsh is invited back as a judge on The X Factor, months after he left the ITV show.
Bargain-hungry shoppers raced to malls as early as midnight to be the first in line to grab the best of retailers' so-called doorbuster deals on Black Friday, the kickoff of the 2006 holiday shopping season. Impatient shoppers chanted \

A test currently available on the market can predict which breast cancer patients are at risk for their cancer to recur, which could be a vital tool for deciding if further treatment, such as chemotherapy will be useful or safely avoided.
By Mary Milliken BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A fire tore through aBuenos Aires nightclub packed with young New Year's revelersand killed at least 175 people as a stampeding crowd wastrapped by locked exit doors, officials said Friday.
''Non abbiamo parlato di niente con la Roma, anche perch&egrave; c'&egrave; un altro anno di contrat...
The call came one evening a few weeks ago. No major crisis. Just a call from a freshman in his first semester of college, looking for some homeland security from a parent. Dennis Wolff picked up the phone and heard his son Matt say, \
The Normandy museum only wanted to do what was right: It offered to return a preserved, tattooed Maori head to New Zealand, an attempt to restore dignity to human remains that were long put on display as an exotic curiosity.
Investigators found testosterone in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and son last month before hanging himself. A high level of Xanax was found in the couple's son, 7, leading authorities to believe he was \
PeopleSoft board members on Wednesday rejected Oracle&#39;s &quot;best and final&quot; offer in the often contentious 17-month hostile takeover battle--but the database software giant remains on the hunt.
A top official in Zimbabwe's ruling party denounced South African Nobel peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday, saying his criticisms of the government played into the hands of white racists.
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says his party will not back a Tory bid for a referendum on the EU reform treaty.
Robert Downey Jr. is ready to become one serious metalhead--the   actor has signed on to play the title role in Iron Man, Paramount   Pictures' feature film based on the famed Marvel superhero.
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The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth advert has been grabbing the headlines lately, but then, that&#39;s the whole purpose of the ad.
Dennis Rivera , president of the New York-based 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East , recently rose to the job of chief of all SEIU healthcare workers in the country. He spoke with Globe reporter Christopher Rowland about the union's efforts to organize workers at Boston's teaching hospitals. Q Why are you having success organizing healthcare workers when other unions are ...
Wi-Fi TV Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WTVI) is opening an iTunes(R) store which will feature free video downloads for the video iPod(R) and iPhone(R), will provide live video coverage of the iPhone launch, and is the first company to announce live TV station delivery for the iPhone.
NEW YORK - A grim combination of higher oil prices and lowered outlooks from companies including Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever PLC and The New York Times Co. sent stocks sliding Monday...
In a disappointing setback, a promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study. Merck &amp; Co. said Friday that it is ending enrollment and vaccination of volunteers in the study, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Shares in Unilever fall after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant issued a surprise profits warning.
Roberto Mancini attacca dalle colonne dello spagnolo 'El Pais' il ricorso alle moviole ed i programm...
Connecticut moves a big step closer to its first regular season Big East title in three years with an 84-56 victory over No. 20 Louisville on Tuesday.
From screens that mysteriously black out to search that's limited by default, here are the things that really bug us about Microsoft's new operating system.
In a rousing warmup for President Bush, retired Gen. Tommy Franks on Thursday called his commander in chief \
The World Economic Forum &#151; the global business meeting that attracts world leaders and Hollywood stars &#151; opened Wednesday in Switzerland, where the weakening dollar, the rising euro and amazement at China's rapid growth were on many minds.
U.S. auto parts maker Lear Corp.   said on Friday that it has accepted top shareholder and  billionaire investor Carl Icahn's $2.31 billion cash buyout  offer and may solicit alternate proposals for 45 days.
Scientists have reengineered cottonseed, adding to hopes of turning more poisonous plants into human food.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an extensive search for Jim Gray, a senior manager with Microsoft's Silicon Valley research organization, who failed to return from a sailboating trip Sunday off of San Francisco. The Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was continuing to search 4,000 square miles of Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and the Farallon Islands, where Gray was reportedly headed in his 40-foot sailboat Tenacious Sunday morning. He was reported missing by his wife that evening when he failed to return to their home in San Francisco as expected. Gray, 63, was hired in 1995 to run Microsoft's Bay Area Research Center, also based in San Francisco, where he researches databases and transaction processing systems, according to a biography of him on a Microsoft Web site. His particular focus is on using computers to make scientists more productive in the fields of astronomy, geography, hydrology, oceanography, biology, and health care, the site explains. Gray, who has also worked at such technology companies as IBM, Tandem Computers, and Digital Equipment, won the ACM Turing Award in 1998 for his work on transaction processing. The Coast Guard said it has deployed a C-130 fixed-wing aircraft, an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter, three 87-foot coastal patrol boats, and other equipment to continue the search. It has been assisted by the Alameda County (California) Sheriff's Office. No signs of Gray or the vessel have been found, the Coast Guard said. The phone at the eScience Group's office went unanswered when IDG News Service called for comment.
Online media company Yahoo Inc.  late on Monday rolled out tests of redesigned start pages for its popular Yahoo.com and My.Yahoo.com sites.
The team behind Beagle 2, the failed mission to land on Mars and search for life, has unveiled potential plans for a successor, it emerged today.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Jeanne reached hurricane strength and made landfall Thursday on the evacuated eastern tip of the Dominican Republic, leaving behind a blacked-out Puerto Rico still counting the damage from a hit that turned roads in raging rivers and killed two people.   \
Washington, Nov. 20 : After a bitter 18-month battle, Oracle has succeeded in taking control of more than 60 per cent of outstanding shares of rival business software group PeopleSoft, but obstacles to the hostile takeover remain.
Respinta istanza avvocati ex capo antiterrorismo Sismi
Under an agreement with the attorneys general for 49 states, MySpace will make changes aimed at protecting children using its site from sexual predators.
Treo smartphone maker Palm has hired a former Apple engineer who developed the foundation for the iPod operating system after he left the Cupertino company in 1996 and founded Pixo. Paul Mercer will help Palm develop future products.
Former Costa Rica president Miguel Angel Rodriguez submitted this Friday his resignation as Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS.
Roma senza Totti contro il Catania. Il capitano giallorosso non ha recuperato dall'influenza. Spalle...
By Nicole Radzievich, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 13--The Historic Hotel Bethlehem is challenging other downtown businesses to raise money for the \
Advocates for the poor are criticizing Tennessee&#39;s plan to curtail its supplemental Medicaid program, including raising premiums and requiring doctors to use the cheapest alternatives for treatment.
A Nigerian judge rejects the inclusion of more cases in a $7bn Nigerian lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
American officials say Al Qaeda has re-established significant control over their once battered worldwide terror network.
A wanted Taliban insurgent leader in Afghanistan, Mullah Brother, was killed on Thursday in a U.S.-led raid in the southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defence Ministry said, citing ground commanders.
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was in good spirits Saturday, walking around his hospital room in street clothes and buoyed by thousands of get-well messages as he awaited heart bypass surgery early this coming week, people close to the family said.    Clinton was expected to undergo surgery as early as Monday but probably Tuesday, said Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe, who said the former president was \
InBev SA, the world's largest brewer by volume, said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on increased sales of brands like Stella Artois, Beck's and Bass across all regions except its home base in Western Europe.
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The war on terror has made the world a more dangerous place, Pakistan&#39;s president has said. General Pervez Musharraf said the world was &quot;absolutely&quot; less safe, because the war was not addressing the causes of terrorism.
ANTWERP, Belgium  - Second seed Kim Clijsters cruised into the semi-finals of the Diamond Games with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Serbia's Ana Ivanovic on Friday.
Typhoon No. 15 moved northwest through the Sea of Japan late Thursday and was expected to hit the Tohoku region or Hokkaido this morning, the Meteorological Agency said.
Guillermo Coria displayed his growing  maturity on fast surfaces with a swift 6-2, 6-4 first round  victory over local favorite Raemon Sluiter at the World Indoor  Tennis Tournament Monday.
The Texas A&amp;M University System Board of Regents in a special meeting Wednesday named Robert D. &quot;Bob&quot; McTeer, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the sole finalist the chancellor position, the university system said Wednesday.
Indiana forward Jermaine O&#39;Neal has been given a 10-game reduction in his ban for fighting with fans during the 19 November game against Detroit.
The full inquests into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed are to be delayed until October.
The underdog in the microchip business says its new line of chips is the fastest on the market. Five days after Intel announced it would abandon development of 4-gigahertz (Ghz) chips, its archrival pounced
Lo scorso anno sono state rubate 171.293 vetture, contro le 188.540 del 2005 (-9,1%) ed i 182.470 del 2004. Nel 2001, erano stati denunciati 222.872 furti                                            Sorpresa: furti d'auto in calo Nel 2006 sono diminuiti del 9%
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25: Pakistan has said that the next cycle of talks scheduled to begin in the latter part of next month will include discussions between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan
Clinton Morrison and David Dunn score the goals as Birmingham beat Aston Villa 2-1.
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The Scottish Executive takes steps to seek powers from Westminster over firearms legislation.
A leaked White House memo on Social  Security suggested on Thursday that President Bush may favor  cutting benefits for future retirees as part of a plan to  privatize the popular federal program.
A Maine couple accused of tying up their 19-year-old daughter, throwing her in their car and driving her out of state to get an abortion were upset because the baby's father is black, a Maine sheriff said Tuesday.
A Microsoft Corp. security executive released data Thursday showing that, six months after shipping Windows Vista, his company has left more publicly disclosed Vista bugs unpatched than it did with Windows XP.
Japan has some of the most congested, confusing and cramped streets in the world. It also boasts some of the latest technology in zapping computerized data to millions of cars, delivering what may be the world's smartest way to drive.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell says he sees the situation in Iraq \u00e2\u0080\u009cgetting worse\u00e2\u0080\u009d as planned elections approach. And the top US military commander for Iraq says he expects more violence in the months ahead.
Iraq News, BAIJI, Iraq - A car bomb in a crowded market north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18 Tuesday as a US military patrol passed by.
British police bolstered patrols and scoured CCTV footage on Saturday after foiling a possible al Qaeda plot to detonate two car bombs packed with fuel and nails in the heart of London.
Security guru calls for integrity Malware protection needs to be built into operating systems rather than bolted on as an afterthought if the industry stands any chance of dealing with the evolving threat of targeted attacks, according to a senior security researcher.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain hopes to gather steam from his New Hampshire victory and begin picking off rivals with wins in Michigan, South Carolina and beyond.
Private schools could lend teachers to state schools under proposals by Education Secretary Alan Johnson.
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For Johnny Depp, there are films and there are Tim Burton films. The Hollywood actor has teamed up with director Burton for the sixth time in \
The actor and head jackass talks about his new film, when stunts go right and why he reaches out to gay audiences
Eminem goes back to the top of the US album chart a month after Encore first took the number one spot.
A federal appeals court handed  Google  a setback in a patent fight on Wednesday,  tossing out part of a summary judgment in Google's favor in a  lawsuit filed by Hyperphrase Technologies, LLC.
American Gary Hall Jr., the defending Olympic champion, and teammate Jason Lezak qualified for the 50-meter freestyle semifinals Thursday, but two of their biggest rivals failed to advance.
Bum note Musicbrigade, a Swedish company that provided websites including Channel4.com with music video content, has gone titsup.com.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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School kids aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t the only ones returning from vacation. Dog-eared speculation about a potential deal between Yahoo and Microsoft is back as well. Rumors flew about a possible transaction between the two companies in May, after various reports suggested that Microsoft was considering a joint venture with Yahoo, an acquisition of Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s search business or an [...].
Not enough resources are being allocated to deal with the rise in sex infections  a specialist says.
Federal officials have stepped up the alert level on Mount Saint Helens in southwestern Washington state. The Level Three alert indicates a possible threat to life and property.
HBOS yesterday appealed to the European competition authorities to examine the relationship between Royal Bank of Scotland and Banco Santander Central Hispano, the Spanish bank which has bid \u00c2\u00a38bn for Abbey National.
It did not take long for Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to pique the interest of the club&#39;s presumptive new owner. &quot;On my way down here, Doug said he wanted to talk
 host Reynolds back at Court TV
A woman who ran away as a teenager and lived for a decade with a school security guard sued the city and school district Thursday, claiming that they failed to fully investigate her disappearance.
Five people in Japan may have been  infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among  chickens in February, but there is no risk they will develop  symptoms and no chance of more infections, the government said  on Saturday.
The developing countries will enjoy the strongest economic growth in three decades this year andshould continue to enjoy solid expansion in 2005 and 2006, the World Bank predicted on Tuesday.
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Microsoft introduced a beta version of its new MSN Toolbar Suite, with desktop search functionality. The new MSN Toolbar Suite includes an updated version of the popular MSN Toolbar for Microsoft Internet
Sono i responsabili del pestaggio del romeno che si era lamentato per la paga, come aveva raccontato il giornalista nel suo reportage. L'apprezzamento del ministro Amato
Justin Gatlin's coach Trevor Graham says the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency was alerted to repeatedly test the star sprinter until \
Filippo Inzaghi &egrave; stato sottoposto ad accertamenti all'American Hospital di Dubai per un epis...
Pittsburgh head coach Walt Harris will go from the Fiesta Bowl to Stanford after accepting their head coaching position on Sunday.
Despite Microsoft&#39;s many woes, the honchos got a bump this year. Considering the company&#39;s outlook, their next may be a ways off.
Nicole Kidman&#39;s new movie, Birth, has given life to a good deal of controversy, but the star was all smiles at the film&#39;s premiere Tuesday night.
Wants your huddling masses IBM is introducing paid support for users of development tools using Eclipse, while expanding its own products running on the open source framework.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Two physicists\u00c2\u0092 work provides a new twist in the mystery surrounding a group of small drip paintings discovered several years ago in a storage locker in Wainscott, N.Y.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 -- San Francisco -- Nearly 1,200 workers at four hotels here went on strike today after contract negotiations broke down yesterday when hotel owners filed an unfair labor practice complaint against their union.
In a powerful speech at the party&#39;s annual conference yesterday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair confronted the opposition to the Iraq war within his own ruling Labour Party and promised a third term in office.
A senior al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, senior Western officials say.
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Defending Israel&#39;s massive incursion into the northern Gaza Strip, the United States vetoed an Arab-backed resolution demanding that the Jewish state immediately end military operations and called the resolution &quot;lopsided and unbalanced.
Google Inc.'s  Web search  advertising is said to be promoting deceptive business  practices, according to Australian legal proceedings brought by  the country's competition authority, the agency said on  Thursday.
Israel said Friday that it had begun to redeploy troops in Gaza and remove some of them altogether as it scales back its 17-day military operation in the northern Gaza
By The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 14--Richland 1 is accepting applications for the 2007 Dr. John R. Stevenson Music Scholarship.
Tidal energy is more than conscientious 'green tech.' Market forces are also driving the transition.
The Cleveland Indians finally finished off their prolonged, snowed-out series from April, then watched a major postseason concern flare up yet again &#151; closer Joe Borowski.
KYIV, UKRAINE -- Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pledged yesterday to prosecute crimes of the previous regime, including the beheading of an investigative reporter, if he wins the Dec. 26 presidential rerun.
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Descendants of the storied American Indian warrior Crazy Horse want an upscale Paris strip club to stop using his name, saying it's disrespectful to him and his offspring.    The nightclub, Crazy Horse Paris, was established in 1951 and is well-known for adult entertainment similar to that featured at casinos in Las Vegas...
Although Republicans made significant gains on Election Day, their majority of 55 senators still falls five votes short of the 60 needed to break a Democratic filibuster.
The UK saw unemployment fall in the last three months of 2006 according to the Office for National Statistics.
A Who&#39;s Who of venture capitalists, Silicon Valley executives, along with golf pros and even a few NFL football greats filed letters in federal court seeking a lenient sentence for convicted star technology banker Frank Quattrone.
PARMA, Ohio  - President George W. Bush will emphasize on Tuesday that his strategy in Iraq is aimed at eventually bringing U.S. troops home, as he seeks to stem growing Republican defections from his war policy.
An MP says comments by the Chief Constable of North Wales Police that ecstasy is safer than aspirin are \
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday it has obtained up to $600 million in new financing as the struggling carrier seeks to avoid bankruptcy.
A GP threatened to kill himself if a patient told the authorities about their affair, a hearing is told.
Gli Stati Uniti accorciano le distanze nella semifinale di Coppa Davis contro la Russia. Il doppio f...
As the United States was rolling through play in the world championships, Dwyane Wade couldn't help but notice that something seemed missing.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government would be willing to intercede with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop its charges againstthe Lord&#39;s
Amazon begins selling storage, computing power and other behind-the-scenes data center services. Its new web services may keep the company strong if an economic downturn hits retailers.
The media crowned a study as the answer to the Boy Crisis-but the study's \
US Airways Group Inc., operating under bankruptcy court protection, may agree with pilots as soon as today on $300 million in wage and benefit cuts, the head of the Air Line Pilots Association said.
Following up on Steve Jobs' pledge, early iPhone buyers--those who bought the device before Aug. 22--can get a $100 credit via text message.
The State Department has added Saudi Arabia to its list of Countries of Particular Concern with regard to violations of religious freedom.
Chris Penn, George Clinton, Chuck D, Ice-T, Peter Fonda, join a diverse mix of voice talent in Rockstar&#39;s crime epic. With Grand Theft Auto already on its way to retailers, Rockstar has finally revealed the
Tributes are paid to a schoolgirl who died after being swept away on a training expedition on Dartmoor.
It was the morning after the night before, and Paula Radcliffe was pondering the big decision - &quot;probably the biggest decision she will have to make in her running life&quot;, the Independent on Sunday described it at the time.
President Nicolas Sarkozy is to outline a more assertive role for France on the world stage when he delivers on Monday his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.
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Space cooperation between China and the U.S. may finally be getting off the ground a year after China put a man in orbit, with the two countries holding their first talks and planning a series of exchanges.
For the third straight week, DreamWorks&#39; animation hit &quot;Shark Tale&quot; was the biggest box office fish, according to final weekend figures released Monday.
Islamabad: Pakistan&#39;s parliament is due to elect ex-finance minister Shaukat Aziz as prime minister on Friday in a rubber-stamp vote in the final stages of a two-month transfer of power to President Pervez Musharraf&#39;s chosen man.
Americans aren't more inventive than other people, but they innovate. A PBS documentary airing this week details how Americans create new industries with their inventions -- an additional step that makes all the difference. By Jason Silverman.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes launched fierce  attacks on the rebel-held Iraqi town of Falluja on Thursday,  witnesses said.
TOMORROW AUTO RACING 8 a.m. -- Formula One: Italian Grand Prix qualifying, Speed 2 p.m. -- ARCA: SK Hand Tool 200, Speed
The US actor Christopher Reeve - star of the Superman films - has died aged 52. Send us your tributes.
Scott Peterson strangled or smothered his pregnant wife not simply to be with his lover, but to be free to live a life of bachelorhood and to cut the strings that tied him
The head of the Federal  Communications Commission has recommended it reject indecency  complaints against ABC television stations that recently aired  the film \
Comment is free: Peter Tatchell: Radio 1 needs to develop a consistent policy to cover all forms of bigoted language in song lyrics
An explosion has occurred outside the British Embassy in Chile, the Foreign Office has confirmed.
com October 5, 2004, 10:57 AM PT. ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired &amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.
CINCINNATI University of Cincinnati quarterback Gino Guidugli (guh-DOO&#39;-lee) has a broken bone in his throwing hand, and may miss Saturday&#39;s game at number-seven Louisville.
What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
A London gallery has decided not to show some works of art because it fears they would upset Muslims, a curator said on Friday, a week after a German opera house canned a Mozart production for the same reason.
Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair plans to resume a normal flight schedule today, while management and union leaders at US Airways blame each other for their carrier&#39;s weekend &quot;operational meltdown.
It's a retirement account! It's an emergency fund! It's the amazing Roth IRA!
The subcommittee chairman's opening remarks included an expression of sympathy for the family and friends of Steven Thomas Stefani , a U.S. Forest Service employee on assignment in Afghanistan, killed by a roadside bomb near Ghazni on Oct. 4 while serving as an agricultural adviser to a provincial...
US rates of diabetes have soared alongside soft drink consumption, and scientists said Tuesday the spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels triggered by the sugary drinks may be at least partly to blame.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Unusually high tides  again swamped parts of India's tsunami-devastated Andaman  islands overnight and Indonesia told aid workers it could not  guarantee their safety in many parts of Aceh province.
Sir Elton John has given an apology of sorts to fans, over his four-letter-word tantrum as he arrived at Taipei airport in Taiwan this week.
Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 U.S. and  Iraqi troops were involved in the ground assault to take  control of the rebel-held Iraqi city Falluja on Monday, the top  U.S. commander in Iraq said.
Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Siena, Andrea Mandorlini, per la gara di Coppa Italia ...
Israel has turned away a Lufthansa passenger plane bound for Tel Aviv due to a bomb threat. The plane landed safely in Cyprus on Tuesday after it was escorted by Israeli air force fighters.
Mancava l'ufficialit&agrave;, ora c'&egrave; anche quella: Christian Vieri ha firmato un contratto a...
A growing rift between east and west Germany, fuelled by government spending cuts, is poisoning the nation's atmosphere 14 years after German reunification, two top diplomats say.
General Electric Co  on Friday posted a profit that met expectations on strong demand for heavy equipment such as jet engines and electricity-producing turbines.
LOS ANGELES Boeing and defense contractor Northrop Grumman say they&#39;ll bid as a team to compete for NASA&#39;s manned and robotic space exploration program.
Twenty Iraqi women who are candidates in that country's Jan. 30 elections told a congressional delegation last weekend that because of threats to their lives they are not campaigning and  will not let their pictures be displayed or their names listed publicly on candidate lists.
Producer Ravi Walia has ambitious plans for his new film ALLAH KE BANDE, directed by debutante Faruque Kabir.
PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
People indicted on terror charges will have a much harder time getting free on bail under a provision in the new intelligence bill. The provision also broadens the government's authority to spy on terror suspects.
Chris Carpenter and Roy Halladay were in top form Sunday. Daisuke Matsuzaka could hardly say the same. Boston's $103 million pitcher with the winning smile allowed homers to two non-roster players, struggled with his control and even threw away a potential double-play grounder in his home debut against a major league team.
Twin earthquakes rattled the western Greek port of Patras, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, officials said Tuesday.
MySpace takes personal profile-advertising matchmaking program for a walk.
Danny Williams' bid for the WBC heavyweight title ends in defeat to Vitali Klitschko.
UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei heads Sunday towards North Korea to discuss how to implement a landmark agreement on dismantling the communist state's nuclear weapons programme.
Meanwhile, British Muslim officials arrive in Baghdad to try to win a British hostage&#39;s freedom. BY BASSEM MROUE. BAGHDAD, Iraq - US warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hammered Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s
Farnesina in contatto con famiglie italiani dispersi
Report says agency set limits to line up with the administration's free-market approaches to power plant pollution.
Pakistan&#39;s Shoaib Malik could play in the first Test against Australia starting on Thursday as he waits for results of tests on his bowling action.
Union and business leaders seek reassurance after the UK's biggest brewer accepted a takeover offer.
The world's top AIDS donors, including the U.S. president's fund, need to link the fight against the deadly virus to preventing the rape and abuse of women and girls, rights groups said on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sounded a note of optimism about the prospects for Middle East peace, crediting the new leadership of the Palestinian Authority for the brightened outlook.
OPEC ministers yesterday agreed to increase their ceiling for oil production to help bring down stubbornly high prices in a decision that traders and analysts
Michael Phelps is named to the 4x100-meter freestyle relay team that will compete in Sunday's final, keeping alive his quest for a possible eight Olympic gold medals.
IBM and two other companies have developed a greenhouse gas meter that measures carbon output across various industries and devices.
Three US marines will face a military tribunal for murder of an Iraqi civilian in Hamdaniya, the US military says.
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe  plans to resign as head of the U.S. space agency, an official  familiar with the decision said on Sunday.
Frightened Westerners - many of them longtime residents of this former African economic success story - piled into buses, boats and planes Saturday as a French-run evacuation built, despite government promises to protect the expatriates from a surge of
Scientists at a U.S. weapons laboratory say they have trained bees to sniff out explosives in a project they say could have far-reaching applications for U.S. homeland security and the Iraq war.
Among abused and neglected children who are genetically prone to develop depression, the risk of doing so may be reduced if they have someone to talk to, share good news with and get advice from, new study findings show.
A House subcommittee investigating the United Nations oil-for-food program expanded its inquiry on Tuesday to the Bush administration&#39;s postwar stewardship of Iraq&#39;s oil money.
A Pakistani court has directed the government not to deport a 12-year-old Scottish girl at the centre of a custody row between her parents.
The US space agency NASA says one of its two rovers on Mars has found possible fresh evidence that liquid water existed there in the past.
The U.S. economy grew at an annual  rate of 4 percent in the second quarter, as strong business  investment led the fastest pace of expansion since early last  year, the government reported on Thursday.
Dolby technology built in bundled Review You have to admire Hauppauge's brass. The company best known for its TV tuners is marketing its XFones as wireless headphones with Dolby Headphone technology. That's all true: they are headphones, they are wireless and, yes, they do feature Dolby Headphone. But this smart sound system comes not from the hardware but the bundled DVD playback software.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6

Per rinnovo contratti, 10/2 la proclamazione ufficiale
''Cosa &egrave; successo con Arrigoni? L'ho criticato e a fine partita gli ho detto che gli &egrave;...
Amelie Mauresmo plotted strategy, practised and prepared for her semifinal match at the Advanta Championships. Then she got an unexpected hitch - her match was off.
After 798 career wins, it was difficult for Eddie Sutton to admit he was walking away from coaching basketball for good. Even as he announced his plans Friday to retire from Oklahoma State at the end of June, Sutton still wasn&#039;t entirely ready to call it a career. He talked about his desire to return and coach two more games so he could reach the 800-win plateau &amp;#151; a thought he dismissed out of fairness to his son who will succeed him.
Directors at scandal-hit Societe Generale begin talks to decide the fate of the bank's head, Daniel Bouton.
Despite its recycled  title, HBO's new late-night series feels reasonably fresh.  \
Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of playing badly when they travel south after Alex Ferguson reignited a war of words with the former Porto boss.
Un'ora e mezza prima della partita Cagliari-Juventus, all'arrivo del pullman con una cinquantina di ...
US Olympic Committee officials angrily denounced gymnastics\u00e2\u0080\u0099 international federation for sending a letter to Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm asking him
LANSING, Mich. -- An attorney for Jack Kevorkian asked the state parole board Monday to recommend that the assisted suicide advocate be released from prison for health reasons.
A statement from the US-led military coalition in Iraq said interviews are going on but troops who refused convoy duty are not in custody.
A federal judge in Albany upheld a state law that would penalize airlines failing to provide adequate services to passengers trapped on the tarmac for more than three hours.
When a movie does well at the box office despite bad notices from critics, it's called \
Here&#39;s what Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Jim McNally sees when he looks at the Patriots [stats, news]&#39; defense: ``They&#39;re sound and have terrific coaching.
A man is due to appear in court following the deaths of two people at a bungalow in Fife.
Johannesburg - South Africans can call the Nelson Mandela Foundation&#39;s toll-free number to donate their talents, time and skills to help in the fight against HIV/Aids.
SANTA ROSA, California  - Argentina's Juan Jose Haedo broke clear in the waning meters to capture stage one of the Tour of California by more than two bike lengths on Monday.
Alezandra Russell and James Guzman immediately bonded when they met at a barbecue in May 2004. Both grew up in suburban Maryland. Both have Latino parents. Both love to travel, go to the theater and eat out.
Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko will begin their canvassing trips on Saturday ahead of the presidential runoff scheduled for November 21.
IBM  reported better-than-expected preliminary quarterly results on Monday on strong performances in Asia, Europe and emerging markets, driving its shares up 10 percent and spurring a broader tech rally.
LAKE LOUISE, Alberta -- American Bode Miller held off the legendary Hermann Maeir to win his third successive World Cup race and join a select ban of skiing greats.
Elizabeth Smith has a new post today points out some Windows builds of some of the more popular PHP-GTK2 widgets she's compiled (including GtkSourceview, GtkHtml, and LibGlade).   I have these extensions building on windows, or have found someone else who is building them for windows. You can find downloads that are either the full distributions (if no one else is building them) and/or the runtimes + items needed to build with PHP-GTK2 at my callicore build site with the other gtk libraries.   She uses the rest of the post getting into some detail on how she compiled the modules, issues she had with some, and what widgets/packages are on the horizon.
Portugal's prime minister said legislation relaxing the conservative Roman Catholic country's strict law on abortion could be approved by the end of March, a newspaper reported Saturday.Comment
Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
Intel (Quote, Chart) has built a new chip with 500 million transistors using the latest advancements in nanotechnology, the company said Monday.
Nintendo says its new two-screen portable gaming device will first go on sale in the US in November.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sounded a note of optimism about the prospects for Middle East peace, crediting the new leadership of the Palestinian Authority for the brightened outlook.
Sono novemila in piu', pari a 48.693, il 95,7% uomini
If Adobe goes through with its plans, finding photo fraud will be far simpler.
It's the big moments, maybe, but it's the little moments as much or even more.
Bad news for Shrek fans--a certain green ogre will not be emerging from his swamp anytime in the near future. On the heels of Pixar and Disney&#39;s decision to push back the release of Cars from
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec. 14 -- An elite security force in Bangladesh has become little more than a government death squad, employing torture and killing more than 350 suspects in custody, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday.
U.S. health officials said on Monday they were not ready to declare an end to an E. coli outbreak, linked to Taco Bell, that sickened at least 64 people, saying they could not confirm that green onions were the source of the bacteria.
European stock markets eked out modest gains in early trading with little corporate news to spur trading and US markets closed for a public holiday.
The price of a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped 14 percent during the past month across the United States and in the Washington region to its lowest level since early spring, according to the AAA Mid-Atlantic automobile club.
A transformer explosion injured two men Friday at the Quecreek Mine, where a celebrated rescue of nine trapped miners made international headlines. One of the injured miners also was part of the July 2002 rescue drama.
Health insurer Cigna Corp has agreed to make changes to its doctor-ranking system following a probe by New York state regulators into whether such programs are really for the benefit of patients.
Bonanni: dialoghiamo, Epifani: si tratta di mezze verita'
Here&#39;s an obvious word of advice to Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley as he kicks off another search for the Gators football coach: Get Steve Spurrier on board.
E' subito polemica, ma ministro precisa: no attacco a Parisi
Cosi' il segretario Ds Fassino in un'intervista a Repubblica
Tulane football coach Chris Scelfo received a contract extension through 2009, his reward for winning more games at the school than any football coach in more than a half-century.
A new, highly drug-resistant strain of the \u00e2\u0080\u009cflesh-eating\u00e2\u0080\u009d MRSA bacteria is being spread among gay men in San Francisco and Boston, researchers reported on Monday.
WWDC 2007 - At its annual Worldwide Developer Conference Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs provided the final look at Mac OS X 10.5, code-named \
The German train drivers' union GDL called off an impending strike Saturday evening, the country's Transport Minister Wolfgang Teifensee announced -- although a final deal with the state-owned operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has yet to be finalised.
OIL prices retreated in New York and rose marginally in London today as worries about the impact of Hurricane Frances subsided. New York&#39;s reference contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, tumbled
TORINO, 13 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Un treno passeggeri e&#39; deragliato a stamane a Cuneo. Secondo le prime informazioni, due persone sono morte e vi sono anche alcuni feriti. L&#39; incidente e&#39; avvenuto poco prima delle 7.30.
China on Saturday opened the first train service to Tibet across what it called the world&#039;s highest railway, a controversial engineering feat meant to bind the restive Himalayan region to China.
With food stores running low, the two astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are cutting back their meal intake and awaiting a critical cargo delivery expected to arrive on Dec. 25.
IL COMMENTO                                          Quando il sindacato si accord\u00c3\u00b2 con Maroni                                                                                   di EUGENIO SCALFARI
Ex presidente Fed ha parlato in videoconferenza a Tokyo
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon launched new efforts Tuesday to widen his shaky coalition after a stinging setback in parliament that complicated his plan to withdraw from some occupied territory.
Bank of America Corp  said on  Friday it would buy battered mortgage lender Countrywide  Financial Corp  for $4 billion, a move that could avert  one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.
I lavori iniziano luned\u00c3\u00ac e fra quattro mesi il progetto sar\u00c3\u00a0 gi\u00c3\u00a0 completatoPer il futuro Pechino pianifica un'affluenza di massa sul tracciato sull'Everest                                            La Cina mette l'asfalto sul tetto del mondo Un'autostrada per la torcia olimpica                                                                                      dal nostro corrispondente FEDERICO RAMPINI
Australian Bradley Hughes leads by four shots after round two of the Australian Masters in Melbourne. Hughes, who won here in 1993 and 1998, carded rounds of 64 and 66 for 14-under 130 to lead defending champion Robert Allenby.
SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Saturday to order an incursion into northern Iraq against Kurdish guerrillas after the failure of talks with Iraq aimed at averting a cross-border raid.
The chance of rubbing  shoulders with celebrities such as Kevin Costner and Bill  Murray is a major attraction for fans at this week's Pebble  Beach National Pro-Am.
The Federal Reserve pushed US interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.
Ever since we got into the thick of the presidential race, reporters, anchors, pundits, columnists and writers have spent a considerable amount of time on the fact that nearly 50 percent of the people who will vote in the South Carolina primary are black.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Thursday witnesses the first anniversary of the bombing on UN headquarters in Baghdad, which stired no interest in the Iraqi capital, as it is busy with the fighting in Najaf, 180 km south of ...
Peru names a date for the retrial of Abimael Guzman, imprisoned leader of the Shining Path rebel group.
Poi i Telegatti ma in progetto ha anche musical con Disney
\u00e2\u0080\u009cI can confirm British Ambassador, David Slinn and other foreign diplomats (Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Mongolia) were today taken by North Korean officials to Samsu in the north-east of the country, where a hydro electric power
Reality television's survivors and junior Trumps have been bumped from the top of the water-cooler agenda &#151; and all it took was four volatile homemakers.
Striker Michael Owen was stunned by Jose Antonio Camacho's decision to quit as Real Madrid boss.
U.S. regulators have issued a public health alert for about 14,800 pounds of missing ground beef products that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.
A look at the NHL lockout through Friday, Oct. 29:
Former President Clinton defends his administration's attempt to reshape the nation's health care system in a new book, saying the effort \
The popular online dating service  eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its  services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
Arts & entertainment: Matthew Macfadyen on preparing for the Royal Court and playing a naked John Birt in a Hollwood movie.
The waiters, bartenders, room cleaners and cooks who struck seven Atlantic City casinos for a month will all but certainly approve a settlement tonight that will give them much of what they
Government efforts to tackle child poverty are failing to help poor parents who work, a think tank says.
PRISTINA, Kosovo Casting aside international concerns, Kosovo&#39;s Parliament on Friday chose as prime minister a former guerrilla leader who is under international investigation for alleged war crimes.
The Hollywood director resigned this week as artistic adviser to the Beijing games to protest China's Darfur policy.
A battle over copyright infringement on the Internet heats up. No, not over music. Over the classic 'Gone With the Wind.'
Lo champagne non c'&egrave; stato. \
Use Benjamin Graham's famed margin of safety to buy and sell stocks profitably.
U.S. stocks surged ahead on Friday,  boosted by a rise in cigarette makers after a favorable court  ruling and a weaker-than-expected jobs report that eased  concerns about faster interest-rate hikes.
Charred bodies, mangled fuselage and an airplane seat with a woman and child still strapped inside were among the gruesome discoveries rescue workers and witnesses found Wednesday in wreckage strewn across the sites of two separate plane crashes in Russia.
Fiom a Uilm: premature affermazioni su lodo ministeriale
The Washington International Horse Show will remain in its namesake city for at least two more years, allowing it to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008.
SANAA, Yemen, May 31 -- An explosion tore through a market in northwestern Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least six people, officials said, in the latest bloodshed of a simmering war that has pitted followers of a Shiite rebel leader against government forces.
Snuggles up to dealers and talks prices Dell is gunning to sign up a select bunch of channel resellers to the certification part of its two-tier programme over the next few months.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The State Department issued a reminder Monday that ongoing terrorist threats in Kenya present a safety and security risk for American citizens in the area.
The United Auto Workers is expected to announce results of a member vote on Friday on a deal that auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  says it needs to exit bankruptcy, with initial results from the union's local voting units pointing toward support.
Steve Carell proved not nearly as all-powerful as Jim Carrey. \
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Veteran record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. He was 65.
Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president.
The West Indies cricket team has defeated Pakistan by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, and reached the finals of the International Cricket Council&#39;s Champions&#39; Trophy tournament.
BRIGHTON, England Sept. 28, 2004 - Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged that the war in Iraq has divided Britain but said he had no apologies for helping topple Saddam Hussein in a speech Tuesday to his
The dollar gained ground against the yen  in lackluster trade on Friday, but it stayed mixed versus  high-yielding currencies as surging oil prices fueled concerns  about a U.S. economic slowdown.
Unexpected difficulties have apparently impeded the hoped-for release of two French journalists being held captive in Iraq. The staging of a joint Iraqi-US counter insurgency raid in Latifiya, southern Iraq
Aston Villa have scotched reports suggesting Chelsea are to recall on-loan striker Carlton Cole. The rumours came after Chelsea&#39;s Adrian Mutu had a row with Blues boss Jose Mourinho over his fitness for Romania&#39;s World Cup tie with the Czech Republic.
When it comes to land for development, gasoline stations clean up nicely. As a result, they are steadily disappearing from New York City.
Lefthander Jon Lester will make his 2007 spring training debut in a B game against minor leaguers Monday at 10 a.m.

Shoppers swarmed America&#39;s malls and stores yesterday, even before the sun rose, to grab early-bird deals on such hot items as flat-screen TVs and DVD players as the US holiday shopping season officially began.
KIEV - C&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 voluta la ripetizione del ballottaggio per dare a Viktor Yushchenko la vittoria nelle presidenziali in Ucraina. Con oltre il 95% delle schede scrutinate alle 7 di mattina (ora italiana), il candidato
Over a million Bangladeshi children will face acute malnutrition if immediate actions are not taken during post-flood rehabilitation efforts, two UN agencies warned yesterday.
NBC Universal is holding discussions to buy Sparrowhawk Media, which owns the international operations of the Hallmark Channel, for around $350 million, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - A military judge  denied a motion to dismiss spy charges against a  Syrian-American airman on Monday despite defense arguments the  government had failed to make a case over the past year.
Dines Mikaelsen steadies a .22 rifle against the bow of his gently bobbing boat, loads the chamber and whispers to his companions to keep quiet.
Sarebbe stato avvelenato tre settimane fa a LondraMa i medici escludono il tallio. E il mistero resta fitto                                             Morto l'ex 007 russo avvelenato Litvinenko stroncato da un infarto
The Labour Party could lose the next election if Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister, according to a poll.
Exclusive: A warlord tied to some of Baghdad's worst atrocities talks to TIME about the roots of Iraq's hate
Republican presidential candidate  Mike Huckabee has made dramatic gains in California but still  trails front-runner Rudy Giuliani, according to a poll released  on Thursday.
A detailed breakdown of NHS spending shows money is reaching key health priority, the government says.
On Sunday, Russia plans to auction the jewel of what used to be its most profitable, high-profile and well-run private company - the oil giant Yukos.
Investor's Business Daily - Jobs and factories continued to expand at a modest pace as the U.S. economy showed resilience despite crumbling housing activity.
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Animal-rights activists demand a boycott of a Toronto screening of a film about killing a cat.
A Senate committee voted yesterday to transfer airwaves used by dozens of television stations to spectrum-starved public safety organizations but included a provision that critics say
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned home on Monday from seven years in exile, sparking an immediate stand-off with authorities in which he refused to leave the plane unless accompanied by his supporters.
A federal judge slammed former Wall Street banking star Frank P. Quattrone with an 18-month prison sentence for obstructing a federal securities investigation, ruling that the
BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao was named Sunday to replace elderly leader Jiang Zemin as head of China&#39;s powerful Central Military Commission, state press said.
A new study from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and America Online (AOL) paints a dire picture of the state of security in the land of the home PC.
A spokesman for the 75-year-old says Clark had the stroke this week and is hospitalized in the Los Angeles area. The entertainer is due to host ABC TV&#39;s &quot;Dick Clark&#39;s Primetime New Year&#39;s Rockin&#39; Eve 2005&quot; and
It was Adrianna's day to go shopping at the mall, and her mom was looking forward to it. Mother and daughter alone together.
A United Methodist minister who has changed gender since being chosen to lead a congregation in Baltimore will be reappointed there, church officials announced
Radiocor - Roma, 02 dic - Il Presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, ha firmato il decreto con il quale, su proposta del presidente del Consiglio, vengono accettate le dimissioni rassegnate da Luigi Mazzella dalla carica di ministro della
AS MUCH as \u00c2\u00a330 million was believed missing today after a gang raided the headquarters of the Northern Bank in Belfast, in what is believed to be the biggest bank heist in Northern Ireland history.
Torino, 23 ott. (Adnkronos) - Neppure di fronte ad un&#39;altra testa coronata il principe Carlo d&#39;Inghiltera ha perso il proverbiale aplomb inglese. E&#39; cosi&#39; e&#39; fallito l&#39;&#39;agguato&#39; che Enrico Lucci delle Iene
Right-to-die issues receive a lot of attention, but less is known about those with A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig's disease, who want to live.
A series of bombs went off at a UN voter registration office in western Afghanistan, injuring six Afghan police, setting vehicles ablaze and shattering windows, police and the United Nations said today.
Prime Minister Tony Blair began his whirlwind Middle East peace mission today in talks with Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon. He arrived at Mr Sharon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s official
The same techniques as those popularized on the television C.S.I. series are being used to diagnose elder abuse and neglect.
DAVID COULTHARD is set to join a short list to drive for the new Red Bull team. The Scot is looking for a drive after McLaren axed him.
Russia's Federal Security has promised up to &#36;10.3 million for information that helps \
Nearly all of the terrorism-related statistics reported by the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI from the September 11 attacks until early 2005 had some inaccuracies, the department's inspector general said on Tuesday.
Colpo di scena al rally del Giappone, terz'ultima prova del mondiale. Il finlandese Marcus Gronholm,...

In this photo released by NASA, the X-43A &quot;scramjet&quot; is seen attached to a modified Pegasus rocket under the wing of a B-52 aircraft before its release off the Southern California coast Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004.
Il manuale per creare la suspense di Patricia Highsmith, gli incubi \
Hospital A&amp;E departments would need three times the number of consultant doctors they had at present if they were to offer patients the best possible treatment, the NHS director of emergency care in England conceded yesterday.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi confirmed on Tuesday that two female Italian aid workers who had been taken hostage in Iraq had been released and turned over to the Italian Red Cross.
Contestato il possesso e tentato uso di sostanze proibite
It has often fallen short of its aims when taking on presidents over military matters.
Hundreds of plaintiffs&#39; lawyers who say that people in the United States have been injured or killed by the painkiller Vioxx plan to meet in the coming week to lay groundwork for a nationwide legal drive against the drug&#39;s maker, Merck.
Medicare said it will soon fund  implantable heart devices for thousands more patients, after  publication of a landmark study finding the devices can save  more lives, top agency officials said in a medical journal on  Wednesday.
An incident this week in which British former pop star Cat Stevens was deported from the United States to London as a &quot;no-fly&quot; terrorist risk was caused by a spelling error.
Israeli bulldozers have destroyed 35 Palestinian homes in the Gaza refugee camp of Khan Yunis a day after mortars fired from the camp killed an Israeli woman in a nearby settlement.
It was a one-two encounter between Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Massachusetts senator has already called big Democratic donors in a bid to build a political organization that will give him a voice in national affairs and position him to make another run for the White House.
Importante scambio in NBA: Shaquille O'Neal lascia i Miami Heat e approda ai Phoenix Suns di Mike D'...
At least one person is killed apparently heeding a top Iraqi cleric's call to march on Najaf, where a stand-off continues.
President Bush is weighing a short-term U.S. troop increase in Iraq, a spokesman said on Tuesday as he denied reports of a rift between the White House and resistant Pentagon chiefs.
Sept. 16, 2004 -- Voter opinion in the presidential race has fluctuated dramatically in the first two weeks of September, but according to a new Pew Research Center poll, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are again in a statistical dead heat.
CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman have cancelled their scheduled visit to Israel next week, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.
Yellow Peril causes wet knickers among excited scribes Unnamed Pentagon figures continue to get big ink for their thesis that Chinese military cyber assault is a threat of trouser-moistening magnitude. Last week's media bandwagon, initiated after Financial Times hacks in Washington obligingly got things rolling, is now thundering along unstoppably as foaming tech-dunce scribes pile aboard.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
An Iraqi driver of the international Red Cross was killed near Baghdad, the organization said Saturday.
Detroit holds Cleveland star LeBron James to 4-of-21 shooting and dominates the Cavaliers, 81-69, on Thursday. Richard Hamilton paces the Pistons with 21 points.
Myanmar's Internet shutdown shows how governments control the Web--and when they can't.
Al Qaeda will be replaced by  increasingly decentralized Muslim militants over the next 15  years who will feed on globalization to find recruits and stage  attacks, a new U.S. intelligence report said on Thursday.
Computer Associates International announced on Wednesday that it plans to cut 5 percent of its work force as part of a restructuring effort, a move that comes as the company seeks to rebuild itself after a long-running accounting scandal.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  accused the West of double standards on terrorism in the wake  of his country's bloodiest hostage crisis.
Priorita' e' servizio ai cittadini, non vendere compagnia
Britney Spears was reported to have left a Malibu rehabilitation center on Wednesday just 24 hours after checking herself in following weeks of troubling behavior culminating in shaving her own head.
BAGHDAD US forces battled insurgents loyal to the rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday, in clashes that killed at least 34 people, including an American soldier, and wounded almost 200, US and Iraqi authorities
This time, Hollywood really has gone to the dogs.
Worldcom's Directors settle a landmark case by paying out of pocket. Meanwhile, Walter Forbes skates.
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It is axiomatic of presidential politics that while many people are concerned about the future of the Supreme Court, the issue mainly influences narrow groups of voters at either
North Korea says it will not return to stalled talks on its nuclear programme until the US clarifies its position.
Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers claimed off waivers the contracts of outfielder Byron Gettis from the Kansas City Royals and outfielder DeWayne Wise from the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
A conference has opened in Kenya to try to eradicate the use of landmines around the world. Dozens of people are killed or injured by landmines every day and many of them are civilians.
As America's appetite for coke fades, Guinea Bissau has become a key transit point for Colombia's narcotraffickers with an eye on the growing European market
OPEC will increase its official oil production target by one million barrels a day later this year in a move widely viewed as more symbolic than significant, given that the cartel has been exceeding the new output limit all year.
By Nikki Voigt, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 26--In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the United Way of the Grand Forks-East Grand Forks area has set its 2007 local fundraising goal at $1 million.
MOSCOW The Russian government said Thursday it would auction its 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil next month with an opening price of $1.
Supporters of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched through Haiti's capital on Sunday, demanding the ousted leader's return and accusing President Rene Preval of turning his back on his one-time ally.
Almost 80 Muslims died in military custody in southern Thailand, suffocated while being transported in trucks to an army barracks after a violent demonstration, officials said on Tuesday.
A roadside bomb tore through a Sri Lankan bus killing 24 people and wounding dozens on Wednesday, officials said, as a six-year ceasefire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels formally expires.
Spanish researchers on Friday said they had unearthed a human tooth more than one million years old, which they estimated to be the oldest human fossil remain ever discovered in western Europe.
The head of the Federal Communications Commission has recommended it reject indecency complaints against ABC television stations that recently aired the film \
Businesses get real about network convergence Comment Fifteen years ago a plethora of different network communications protocols were being used for computer communications. Getting computers to talk to each other was a complex business and vendors like Novell made a good living enabling them to do so.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Blog: MySpace has quietly licensed a new series of original programming called QuarterLife from Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz, the writer-director Hollywood duo behind such blockbuster films as \
Compresi in una fascia di prezzo tra 400 e i 3000 euro
Financial institutions are devising new products on &quot;longevity risk&quot; faced by pension funds that could mushroom into a multi-trillion dollar global market based in London.
Amr al-Far, the suicide bomber of the attack in Tel Aviv was identified as an 18-year old young man from Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus.
Comment is free: Max Hastings: As leader, his toughest challenge will be energy - specifically winning the nuclear debate.
AFTER a two-month delay, Apple has unveiled its new iMac desktop computer which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches (5cm) thick.
Raising their hands to the sky, about 2 million Muslim pilgrims prayed for salvation Wednesday at Mount Arafat, where Saudi Arabia's top cleric said the greatest test for the nation of Islam comes from its sons who are \
Larry Brown was in the building, he brought a suit, and a special high-backed chair was set up at the end of the Pistons&#39; bench.
By Melodee Hall Blobaum, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Jun. 22--\
An IBM supercomputer still under development has set an unofficial new world speed record during testing, the company announced on Wednesday.
A former bodyguard for Britney  Spears offered on Monday to testify at a custody hearing about  nudity and drug use at her home and his fears for the safety of  her two young sons.
In a sharply worded internal memo, Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo's senior vice president of communications and communities, said his company is spreading itself like \
Germany&#39;s finance minister said Saturday that he and his US counterpart have reached an agreement under which Iraq&#39;s creditors would write off up to 80 per cent of the country&#39;s debt.
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More than 40 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug and one-in-six takes at least three, the government reported Thursday.
U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
The studio behind the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is being sued for $20m (16.2m) by movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz in regard to alleged unpaid royalties.
'Sono stato io', il falegname ha sezionato anche il cadavere
Greece signed an agreement with the  world's biggest software company, Microsoft , on Monday  to establish IT development centers in an effort to boost the  country's competitiveness.
Doc Rivers told the rent-a-refs at practice yesterday to call scrimmages tight for two reasons. First, he wanted players to learn the importance of running back on defense and not waste time debating calls. Second, he hoped to encourage better overall defense with players more attentive to proper positioning.
Mark Burnett will produce a prime time TV show with Martha Stewart when she gets out of federal prison, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
Universities and colleges have to compete in the global education market, Education Secretary Charles Clarke says.
VIENNA, Sep 1 (IPS) - Utopias have always inspired humankind -- from the  defence of enlightenment against religious fanaticism during the  Middle Ages, to reconstruction after last century's wars, to  the end of colonialism.
Paris Hilton was put in handcuffs and taken from her home in a sheriff's car for a court hearing on Friday that could end with the socialite being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the 28th anniversary of Iran's revolution on Sunday pledging to pursue the country's nuclear program but announcing no new atomic work that would have riled the West.
Lo ha dichiarato il direttore Jean-Francois Theodore
I SEE from last Thursday's Evening Times that Network Rail hasn't given priority to the excellent Crossrail project to link rail lines south of the Clyde to those in the north and east.  I live in the Merchant City and would dearly love to use the proposed station at Glasgow Cross.
Millions of Mexicans had their  cellphone conversations put on hold for much of Tuesday after a  wireless network belonging to the world's third richest man,  tycoon Carlos Slim, temporarily crashed.
Bisogna riaprire una discussione molto forte in Parlamento
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CHARLESTON, S.C.  - Tropical Storm Gaston swept  ashore in South Carolina on Sunday with near-hurricane force  winds and sheets of rain that knocked down trees, downed power  lines and left low-lying streets waist-deep in water.
A senior Chinese official has urged the United States to take action to stop the slide of the dollar and restore equilibrium to global currency markets, China Radio International reported Saturday.
L'ex arbitro Mario Mazzoleni domani dovr&agrave; deporre davanti alla Procura della Repubblica di Na...
BAR, waiting for a ruling on Jenson Button&#39;s future, hope to crown their most successful Formula One season with a first win on Sunday.
Il presidente del Siena, Paolo De Luca, &egrave; disposto a vendere la societ&agrave;. ''Stiamo cerc...
An anticipatory buzz fills the room. Six crisp American flags, erect as soldiers, line the dais. More than an hour before the vice president's arrival, the GOP faithful stand at the ready.
Sesta societa' slovacca del settore con quota mercato del 6%
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A U.S.-led coalition solider killed, another wounded as bases come under attack in eastern Afghanistan, coalition says.
The ProSafe Smart Switch line from NETGEAR is positioned between their unmanaged and fully managed switches and offers basic Web (browser) based management capabilities primarily for small to medium sized businesses.
The company was found guilty of infringing three patents owned by a smaller rival, the Broadcom Corporation.
Norilsk Nickel, the world&#39;s largest  nickel and palladium miner, said on Friday 2006 net profit more  than doubled on record prices and the sale of a stake in South  African miner Gold Fields Ltd..
French President Jacques Chirac sharply criticized the international community's failure to help put an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the world should \
Rattled by the poor performance of George W Bush in the first US presidential debate, top Republicans yesterday attacked his Democratic rival, claiming that John Kerry would give
Shredded lettuce is the most likely source of an E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell restaurants in the Northeast, federal officials said yesterday as Taco Bell executives tried to reassure customers that it was safe to eat at the fast-food chain.
Shares of eBay fell nearly 12 percent in after-hours trading because its quarterly earnings missed Wall Street's expectations by a penny a share.
China&#39;s Olympic athletes, who won a record 32 gold medals in Athens, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to a hero&#39;s welcome from dozens of dancers, drummers, a brass band and throngs of wellwishers.
KANO, Nigeria  - A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the arrests of three of the defendants in a trial over a drug test conducted by Pfizer in 1996 which Nigerian authorities say killed 11 children and left others disabled.
Aumentato del 15% nel quarto trimestre dell'anno
Reche Caldwell was driving to the home of Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, his teammate, but he was talking about his former team, the Patriots. He said he still watches them on \
A three-year contract has been ratified by union workers at Berenfield Containers in Forks Township. Workers will receive a 2.5 percent wage increase the first year and a 2.9 percent increase in the second
The agreement on expanding a popular children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s health insurance program sets the stage for passage by Congress next week \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and a showdown with President Bush.
Palestinians looked to their leadership  to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a French  hospital on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the  icon of their fight for statehood. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain  hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from  the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials  insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said  privately that he was dead.
A team of eight Republican comedians rolled into New York on Thursday, beginning a two-week stand at the Laugh Factory in Times Square.
A discount grocery chain&#39;s offer of Botox treatments at bargain prices has sparked an outcry from critics who claim the campaign is unethical.
Group seeks to make Web access for mobile device users as easy as it is for desktop users.
MURRAY, Ky.  -- A middle school teacher trying to buy pot was arrested after she sent text messages to state trooper instead of a dealer, police said.
What was the last sound your computer made? It may have emitted a chime when e-mail arrived, or a heraldic swish when you started up Windows.
As the president was speaking, Democrats denounced his anti-terrorism policies on Capitol Hill.
: Urban Communities, Eminent Domain and the Socioeconomics of Just Compensation
New research finds that low fat beats low carb if you want to lose weight and keep it off. The findings were presented Monday at an obesity conference in Las Vegas.
Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault and Nissan, appeared upbeat ahead of a meeting with General Motors chairman and chief executive Rick Wagoner on a potential global automakers&#039; alliance.
The Mozilla Foundation celebrated the worldwide release of Firefox 1.0 Tuesday as new Mydoom variants exploited yet another Internet Explorer vulnerability.
Russian authorities have searched the homes of dozens of managers working for the embattled Yukos oil company in what one board member described as a massive campaign reminiscent of the Stalinist purges, a news agency reported Sunday.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Senior quarterback Gino Guidugli completed 24-of-36 passes and threw two touchdowns to lead the University of Cincinnati to a 32-14 win over Marshall University in the second annual PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl, Thursday.
Polls showed that more than 8 in 10 of Mike Huckabee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s supporters described themselves as evangelicals.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi chose a new group of top leaders for his ruling party Monday, ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle aimed at boosting his ability to carry out reforms.
Acclaimed British violinist Tasmin  Little will give her next recording away for free as a digital  download in an attempt to popularise classical music.
Einstein, Plato and other big thinkers grappled with the concept of time. Now it's your turn. In the Wired Wiki.
For Brandon Bochenski , a first-period sequence indicated redemption. Bochenski made his return to the Boston lineup last night, seeing action on the top line alongside Marc Savard and P.J. Axelsson .
Goldman Sachs has promoted a record 299 people to managing director, the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s second-highest rank.
AT LEAST 10 per cent of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s population over the age of 40 may have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The new statistics, released today for World COPD Day, suggest that
Mel Gibson obtained a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly showed up at his estate and the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together.
A woman is given a suspended jail sentence after pretending to have died in a car crash to avoid a speeding conviction.
The phone company reported an 89 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, bolstered by a benefit related to income tax.
Corey Koskie knows baseball history, but his comes wrapped in a Maple Leaf flag. The Canadian-born third baseman, who spurned other suitors to sign a three-year
Apparently anyone who thought there was a major scandal at insurance brokerage Marsh &amp; McLennan is mistaken. That, at least, was the claim yesterday of new chief executive Michael Cherkasky.
Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers in Wales cannot find work because too many of them have been trained.
The penalty phase of Scott Peterson&#39;s double-murder trial was delayed yet again today while lawyers and the judge in the case met behind closed doors with a man and his attorney.
The Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden claims it takes 15 cubic metres of water, or 15,000 litres, to produce one kilogram of grain-fed beef.
Intel plans to offer WiMax and 3G support as options for ultraportable devices running Windows or Linux.
American superstar Michael Jackson has postponed a pricey Tokyo Christmas event to next year so he could add another date to his schedule to meet fans, organizers said.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.
GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.
The University of Colorado Hospital will use a robot to mix drugs for patients, which its developers say will eliminate human error and protect technicians from potentially dangerous drugs.
Former Pro Bowl linebacker LaVar Arrington was hospitalized Monday with serious but not life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle crashed on a highway ramp.
U.S. forces killed at least 23 insurgents suspected of having links with al Qaeda during a fierce battle in Iraq's western Anbar province over the weekend, the military said on Tuesday.
Idea di Naomi Campbell e del direttore creativo di Burberry
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Since the beginning of the year, NASA has endured an astronaut's arrest in a bizarre love triangle, a workplace murder-suicide and a freak hail storm at the launch pad.  What it hasn't had is a space shuttle launch.
Paris' subways slowed to a halt and rail lines were disrupted Thursday during a massive strike in France that was expected to give President Nicolas Sarkozy his first real test after five months in office.
Shaun Wright-Phillips has been placed on standby to make his senior England debut if Steven Gerrard is ruled out of tonight\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria.
Microsoft prepares to release a new application for delivering \
It could have been the Candlestick crowds crooning &quot;Deuuuce&quot; instead of those in New Orleans. The 49ers were enamored with Saints running back Deuce McAllister before the 2001 draft, when McAllister went to the Saints with the 23rd overall pick.
Tony Blair will fight to keep Peter Mandelson as Europe&#39;s trade commissioner when leaders gather in Rome today to discuss the crisis gripping the European Union.
CULEBRA CREEK, Colo  - As the snow melts from the towering peaks in the distance, Culebra Creek runs fast and the trout are biting. But Van Beecham, a fourth generation fishing guide, is uneasy.
Republicans took over from Democrats the seat in the key battleground state of South Carolinain the Senate races Tuesday, making it even harder the uphill fight by Democrats for the Senate control.
Il premier ucraino, Viktor Yanukovich, \u00c3\u00a8 in leggerissimo vantaggio sull&#39;ex governatore della Banca centrale, Viktor Yushenko, nel ballottaggio delle elezioni presidenziali in Ucraina. Con il 75 per cento
Scientists show what happens when an infection-fighting antibody attacks a gap in HIV's formidable defences.
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The White House unveiled a long-term strategy on climate change on Thursday, with plans to gather the countries that emit the most greenhouse gases and to cut tariff barriers to sharing environmental technology.
South Carolina&#39;s Lou Holtz retired, ending his 33-year career as a college football coach and making way for Steve Spurrier to take over the program.
B K S Cine Circuit's Sivi is all about a ghostly spectre that haunts a man who conceals a shady past -- and her ultimate revenge on him.
or simply desperate - umbrella-carrying shoppers kept right on shopping, after crowds on Friday enlivened retailers into thinking
A Tamil Tiger assault on a strategic naval base in northern Sri Lanka was part of an attempt to re-capture their former bastion on the Jaffna peninsula, a state-run daily reported Friday.
Tired of his image as all-action hero,  Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan said on Friday he wanted to be  taken as seriously as Robert De Niro.
A national day of mourning is planned across Finland on Thursday, one day after police say an 18-year-old student apparently opened fire on classmates and school principal before turning the gun on himself.
NASA is set to launch a spacecraft carrying five satellites on a mission to unveil the secrets of the origin of the aurora borealis.
L'aumento e' di un quarto di punto, ai massimi da 6 anni
TechWeb - Among the new features is support for IBM's Virtualization Engine, a slice-and-dice technology that splits processors into as many as 10 virtual CPUs.
Canada is poised to become the first country to endorse a cannabis-based medicine after issuing final terms for the approval of a painkiller for multiple sclerosis patients.
Italian fashion designer Rocco Barocco put a broken mirror effect on clingy cocktail dresses for his spring and summer 2008 show on Sunday, while Clips used feathers to finish long, slim evening gowns.
Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara con il Napoli ha affrontato i dilettanti...
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim said that the neighborhood patrols in Sunni areas must submit to government authority.
Move over, Robin Hood. Bill Gates has a new plan.
Le nomine decise dal cda dopo le dimissioni di Perissich
Literally putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.
\u00c2\u00b7  Survey calls for churches to work with police\u00c2\u00b7   Clergy can be 'honest brokers' for young people
Legal observers are sceptical of the significance of a ruling by a European court that Microsoft must comply with anti-trust remedies imposed by the European Commission.
Music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes Music Store. The 200 millionth song, part of &#147;The Complete U2,&#148; was purchased by Ryan Alekman from Belchertown, MA. iTunes has made it easy to give the gift of music this holiday season with $15 and $25 iTunes prepaid cards available from retailers including Amazon.com, Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Kroger, RadioShack, 7-Eleven, Target, as well as the Apple online store and Apple retail stores. [Dec 16]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Sunday Egypt would take steps to control its border with the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson said on Monday that moves by some banks, including  Citigroup , to bring off-balance sheet investments tied to  subprime mortgages back onto their books would help ward off a  widespread credit crunch.
As is invariably the case when an NBA head coach is fired, the media has lined up behind deposed Denver Coach Jeff Bzdelik, who, after months of speculation, was fired yesterday and replaced on an interim basis by assistant Michael Cooper, who joined
Jim Rassmann, saved by John Kerry after being blown off Kerry&#39;s boat during a 1969 Vietnam firefight, said Friday a Sinclair Broadcast documentary critical of Kerry&#39;s
The U.S. military believes that five Britons, a computer expert and four bodyguards, kidnapped in Baghdad in May are still alive, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged the United States and Europe on Friday to agree a common line on Iran ahead of a summit next month aimed at relaunching transatlantic ties.
Nel daytime lotta tra Domenica In e Buona Domenica
All or part of four North American plants will be closed, and its parent company did not rule out selling the unit.
NEW YORK  - Polyethylene wrapping can help  prevent heat loss by very premature infants when they're born,  a Canadian group of researchers report.
An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.
I didn't plan the party right: By the time it was underway, I had to get to work. That's when the breakfast I left on the stove caught fire and the guests fled. No one bothered to call the fire department. When I got home at 6 p.m., my kitchen was a pile of ash.
British scientists probing the death of  Alexander Litvinenko are carrying out tests on Saturday on one  of his contacts who has been contaminated with the same  radioactive poison that killed the former Russian spy.
(InfoWorld) - A bogus e-mail message supposedly sent by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission contains spyware and targets corporate and banking executives as well as consumers, the FTC said Monday. The bogus e-mail poses as an acknowledgment of an FTC complaint filed by the recipient and includes an attachment. E-mail recipients who open the attachment to this e-mail can download malicious spyware onto their computers, the FTC said. Recipients shouldn't open the e-mail; instead they should delete the message, the FTC advised. The hoax e-mail is personalized, containing the name of the recipient and their business. The bogus message explains how the complaint will be used and says, \
LAS VEGAS, Nevada  - Tom Lehman is poised to grab  his first victory for four years after claiming a one-shot lead  following the third round of the $4 million Las Vegas  Invitational Saturday.
Italy's president accepted Prime Minister Romano Prodi's resignation on Wednesday following the government's defeat in a Senate vote on foreign policy.
By David Robinson, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 15--Stronger sales of its imaging chemicals helped CPAC Inc. turn a small profit during the third quarter, the Leicester-based specialty chemicals manufacturer said Wednesday.
Il fatturato delle imprese e' cresciuto del 7%
The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to ask appropriate questions of potential donors and not following test procedures, said the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it had no evidence of serious health consequences resulting from the violations.
WASHINGTON: A respected panel of US scientists has urged schools, food companies, government agencies and families to work together to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
By PETER B. LORD  An expert on invasive species in marine waters will give the first lecture this year in the 2006-2007 Mark D. Gould Memorial Lecture Series sponsored by the Rhode Island Natural History Survey.
ow much does it cost to become a lion on the social scenes in New York, London and Toronto? Not as much as one might think, particularly if you take public credit for donations made with corporate funds.
Finland&#39;s Aki Riihilahti scored one goal and set up another as Crystal Palace beat 10-man Fulham 2-0 on Monday night for the Eagles&#39; first victory since their return to the Premier League.
Iraqi soldiers clashed with gunmen in a Shiite district of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least seven people, officials said.
Grant Hill posted 23 points and seven  assists to hand Mike Fratello his first defeat as team coach as  the Orlando Magic downed the Memphis Grizzlies 96-91 Saturday.
The US House ethics committee&#39;s rebuke of Majority Leader Tom DeLay this week focused on an issue never raised publicly before: the appearance of impropriety created by an exclusive
WASHINGTON _ Forget the polls, the football verdict is in and it goes to John Kerry. In every presidential election since 1936, the Washington Redskins&#39; last home game before the election has accurately predicted the winner.
The criminal case against Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge because the NBA star's accuser no longer wanted to participate.
Every good general knows that even the biggest army is useless if you can&#39;t get it on the battlefield.Microsoft and Adobe will both experience a version of this dilemma in 2008, as they wrangle for market and mind share in the burgeoning RIA (rich Internet application) space, according to close observers of the companies.&quot;They both have their own power positions,&quot; said Forrester Research analyst Jeffrey Hammond, citing Flash&#39;s installed base, which has been pegged in the 90 percent range.&quot;The one place that Microsoft holds a wild card is with developers. There still are not that many&#160;Flex&#160;developers out there,&quot; Hammond added, referring to Adobe&#39;s toolset for RIA applications. The company is also&#160;developing the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), which lets Web developers build RIAs that can run on the desktop.Of course, Microsoft&#39;s worldwide legions of programmers don&#39;t pose a great advantage if not enough users install&#160;Silverlight, its cross-platform browser plug-in for RIA applications.&quot;They need to get Silverlight on 70 to 80 percent of the Internet-connected machines,&quot; said Greg DeMichillie, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft.One of the quickest ways to do that would be to ship the next version of Internet Explorer with Silverlight already embedded. But Hammond said this is unlikely, because doing so would likely prompt cries of outrage from competitors and perhaps antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft.Microsoft has instead has tried to seed usage of Silverlight through other tactics, such as getting high-traffic Web sites like NBA.com to use it. That in turn compels site visitors to install the plug-in.Silverlight 1.0 focuses largely on streaming media and therefore has more relevance for consumer-facing projects than enterprise IT shops.That all changes with the next version, which is expected in beta form early next year. &quot;Silverlight 2.0 is where it gets interesting,&quot; Hammond said.The next release includes a subset of Microsoft&#39;s .Net Framework, meaning the company&#39;s vast base of developers can program against it using familiar .Net languages as well as tools like Visual Studio.The company has also aimed at Adobe&#39;s sweet spot -- graphic design applications -- with its Expression line of products.Adobe, on the other hand, may not have an adoption problem for its plug-in, and already has won the hearts and minds of graphic designers everywhere, but is not nearly as strong in tools as Microsoft.&quot;The biggest thing Adobe needs to bring FlexBuilder up to date with modern developer tools,&quot; said DeMichillie. &quot;I would say they are two years behind Visual Studio.&quot;&quot;The other thing not to underestimate is the value of Microsoft&#39;s programming languages,&quot; he added. &quot;C# and VB -- they are real programming languages,&quot; he said. &quot;[Adobe&#39;s] ActionScript has certainly grown up in the last year or two, but you won&#39;t find people building industrial-strength applications with it.&quot;While a wealth of smaller companies and startups have crowded the RIA platform space, DeMichillie said he expects only Adobe and Microsoft will emerge as true players.&quot;When you build a platform you need so many pieces,&quot; he said. &quot;The other player trying to do this is Sun [with its JavaFX platform], but I don&#39;t think they have all the pieces.&quot;Hammond is somewhat more conservative. He also sees Adobe and Microsoft as the eventual leaders, but joined by between five and 10 smaller RIA vendors.For all the gamesmanship that is sure to unfold between Microsoft and Adobe in 2008, there is an overarching issue the firms must overcome, DeMichillie said: Convincing corporate developers that user interface development is just as important as the mainline systems that power their organization&#39;s core business processes.&quot;Their biggest problem is the backlog of applications they&#39;ve got to build,&quot; DeMichillie said.
The Colorado Rockies beat the Giants 6-1 on Saturday to earn their fourth successive win, while San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds found no escape from his recent slump at the plate.
How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they&#39;ve forgotten some important event or errand?
Life on Mars, Little Britain and Vincent are among the winners at this year's International Emmy awards.
Japan&#39;s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Tuesday it proposed to UFJ Holdings Inc. that the two banks merge on an equal basis in its latest attempt to woo UFJ away from a rival suitor.
Citing technical challenges due to hurricanes, NASA officials said that the initial space shuttle mission for Return to Flight will slip from March to May 2005.
Monthly security updates include IE, Windows Media, and Visual Studio fixes.
Mel Gibson's \
Digital media firm RealNetworks Inc. reacted with glee to a European Union judge&#39;s order that Microsoft Corp. immediately strip the Windows Media Player from its operating system in Europe, saying that compliance
France marks the 100th day in captivity in Iraq of French journalists Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot.
Prevista apertura punti vendita a Londra e Los Angeles
A bench trial is set to begin Monday to determine how much The SCO Group must now pay Novell to compensate for Unix System V revenue collected by SCO.
Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri  said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to  attack the United States until Washington changed its policies  toward the Muslim world.
RIYADH: Militants tried to storm the Saudi interior ministry in Riyadh but were blocked and detonated their car outside the gate last night, a security source said.
Gas giant BG Group has said that net profits leapt 23 percent last year on rising production and increased energy prices.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of   up to 6.9 hit near the South Pacific nation of Samoa on   Thursday but there was no tsunami alert.
CINCINNATI - Democrat John Kerry yesterday paid tribute to the 1,000 US troops killed in Iraq and blasted President Bush over his handling of the war - a subject he barely mentioned during campaign stops in Ohio just a few days ago.
The Republican expected to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee next year bluntly warned newly re-elected President Bush on Wednesday against putting forth Supreme Court nominees who would seek to overturn abortion rights or are otherwise too conservative to win confirmation.
By Jon Swartz  SAN FRANCISCO -- In his swan song to an annual gathering of 15,000 computer security experts here Tuesday, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said the software giant has made giant strides in security.
From a distance, the bridge looks too slender and too graceful to be real, like a row of giant storks standing on abnormally long, fragile legs.
Reigning champions Egypt play Cameroon in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
John Howard was sworn in today for his fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister at a ceremony in the official residence of the British Queen&#39;s representative, Governor General Michael Jeffery.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop in many parts of the U.S. on Tuesday, as a cold front pushes through the East and South.
A Fabio Cannavaro basta anche solo essere tra i possibili vincitori del Fifa World Player per sentir...
A sharp increase in sales tax and slowing oil prices had mixed effects on headline inflation in Germany this month, regional consumer price data from the eurozone's biggest economy showed on Tuesday.
Italy's highest court has blocked the extradition to Morocco of a Moroccan cleric suspected of involvement in the 2003 Casablanca bombings, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday.
Internationalizing a website can bring all sorts of challenges, as Markus Wolff found out when working on a recent project:   When you're building international websites, there's always something new to learn. Especially if one of the languages your website is available in uses a character set different from anything you're used to. For jimdo.com, the greatest challenge as of yet is the chinese version.   His focus isn't so much on the content of the page but on one small character that caused him headaches - the comma. Unfortunately, it seems that Unicode has its own commas that don't quite adhere to the \
Until recently, they were able only to detect the presence of planets equivalent in size to our own neighboring gas giant Jupiter.
La linea sara' commercializzata dal prossimo autunno
A car bomb has blown up in the western Iraqi town of Anah, killing several people, a witness says. A resident contacted by telephone said the bomb had gone off near a civil defence building
China will no longer give giant pandas to foreign countries as a way of improving international relations, the domestic media has reported.
TORONTO -- A former US Marine staff sergeant testified at a hearing yesterday that his unit killed at least 30 unarmed civilians in Iraq during the war in 2003 and that Marines routinely shot wounded Iraqis and killed them.
After a particularly anemic year that saw double-digit declines in album sales and no true blockbuster CDs, the recording industry is looking to its fall releases to deliver some much needed multiplatinum magic.
Relatives of many of the 202 people killed when terrorist bombs ripped through nightclubs on Indonesia&#39;s Bali island two years ago have gathered at the attack site to remember the dead.
Where the frenetic pace of technological change is concerned Asia's general dominance in the race to provide the next must-have gadget seems only too apparent to many a European.
FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have won 20 games in a row, and yesterday they tied the NFL record for most consecutive regular-season wins (17). Those are feats that take all the emotion the players can muster week after week.
Expected to make concessions for small biz The chancellor Alistair Darling is today expected to make a U-turn over plans to bring a single rate of capital gains tax (CGT) into play, following pressure from small business (SMB) lobby groups that deeply opposed the reform.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
By Ed Mendel, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Feb. 20--SACRAMENTO -- A surge of new highway money from a $19.9 billion  transportation bond has renewed political infighting over whether Caltrans  should use government or private engineers, bringing warnings of possible  project delays.
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Science & environment: A demonstration by supporters of animal testing may reignite bitter row over the use of animals in medical research
Tottenham crashed out of the Carling Cup on penalties tonight to Liverpool, after the teams had finished deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Man Utd reach an \
FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. soldier at the center  of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal was said in court on  Wednesday to have often flouted instructions, undercutting his  defense that he was following orders when he humiliated and  beat prisoners.
A major assault by US forces to wrest control of the rebel-held town of Falluja loomed closer yesterday after Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, warned that his &quot;patience was running thin&quot; with talks to find a peaceful solution.
Jason Kreis scored his MLS record 107th goal to cap off a second-half rally for Real Salt Lake and keep its playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday night.
King Abdullah of Jordan says it will be impossible to hold elections in Iraq in the current state of chaos there.
Chemotherapy treatments for children with brain tumours reduces long-term damage, say researchers.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad on Saturday, defying the odds of poor weather and ending the ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks to end faction fighting which an envoy said had created a \
President George W. Bush repeated his attacks against European subsidies to Airbus Industry, but stopped short of threatening again to take action at the World Trade Organization.
What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?
Airbus expects air passenger traffic to treble in the next two decades, creating global demand for 24,300 aircraft.
Sophomore Dre Smith emerged from the confines of the end of the bench to score 20 points Monday in George Mason's 65-39 rout of Florida International.
The US House of Representatives has voted to deny all aid to Saudi Arabia, despite repeated assurances by the administration the desert kingdom was cooperating with the United States in the war on terror.
Hold onto your hats, Seattle SuperSonics fans. The 2004-05 NBA season is bound to be a roller-coaster ride. That&#39;s our guess, anyway, following the team&#39;s wacky first week.
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A predicted collision between the world's biggest iceberg and an Antarctic promontory may now never happen.
London - British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a plan on Monday for the world&#39;s first commercial space flights, saying &quot;thousands&quot; of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.
A warning for us all A prominent IT security consultant has issued a mea culpa after learning an blog he set up on Blogspot and later abandoned was being used to push crudware.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
 puts model trains back on track
Larger sellers are benefiting from discounts that for the first time in the site\u00e2\u0080\u0099s history, treat high-volume merchants better than mom-and-pop sellers.
A new variant of the Santy worm, which attacks Web pages usuing the PHP bulletin board software, appeared this week. Earlier variants used Google to find vulnerable Web pages; the new
That bouncing smiley-face thing over at Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is at it again -- this time the little critter is rolling back the cost of the Arkansas retailer&#39;s online DVD rental program.
The letter to the editor was printed over nine months ago but its effect is still reverberating through Arizona. The Dec. 2 letter in the Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen made a suggestion on how to end \
Supersize purses imperil backs and clog sidewalks.
India's batsman Virender Sehwag was fined 65 percent of his match fees for misconduct during the first Test against Australia here.
Continua ad aggravarsi il bilancio delle vittime nel sudest asiatico, sconvolto tre giorni fa da un violento maremoto: secondo le ultime stime fornite questa mattina, i morti sono oltre 65mila. In Indonesia
Ireland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s government has granted British hostage, Kenneth Bigley, an Irish passport; responding to his family&#39;s calls which hopes that stressing his Irish origin will convince his kidnappers to release him.
Micro power FM transmitters legal from Dec. Ofcom today announced that \
By JOE WILHELM JR.  Potatoes don't normally look too threatening.  People may worry about the fried variety when it comes to counting calories, but it was the type that can quickly grow into a vine 60 to 70 feet tall that was targeted for removal Jan.
Coffee, tea or . . . salami? Starting next Tuesday, American Airlines will sell food on most of its flights of three hours or longer. On the menu are $3 \
Dal 2 gennaio obbligo di ticket per chi entra nella Cerchia dei BastioniFinora attivati meno di 3000 tagliandi, in panne il sito del Comune                                          Milano, scatta l'ora dell'Ecopass multe salate per chi sgarra                                                                                  Chi entra nell'area limitata senza biglietto rischia da 70 a 275 euro di contravvenzione
Superman film star Christopher Reeve, who became a vocal advocate for spinal-cord research after a disabling horse-riding accident nine years ago, died Oct. 10 of complications from an infection caused by a bedsore, the Associated Press reported.
TORONTO (CP) - Stock markets moved higher Monday as investors showed growing optimism about the US economy. Lower oil prices also helped take indexes higher, with the price of crude slipping 49 cents from Friday&#39;s record close to $49.
Sierra Leone's failure to improve prison conditions threatens the country's peace, a UN report says.
Oil prices fell nearly 2 percent on  Wednesday after U.S. crude supply rose while distillate fuel's  slip in inventory was within market expectations.
Teams from minor conferences are increasingly closing the gap on college football's elite.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton won heated presidential nominating battles in South Carolina and Nevada on Saturday, picking up strength in an unpredictable White House race where no candidate has been able to sustain momentum.
Suicide bombers in Afghanistan may be recruited from Pakistan, a Pakistani minister says in a rare admission.
In an effort to pressure Iran into suspending uranium enrichment, six key U.N. ambassadors began a week of negotiations on possible new sanctions but agreement was still elusive.
Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, just hours after being called up by the Boston Red Sox.
UPDATE, SUN 9PM: More than a million people have left their homes in Cuba, as Hurricane Ivan approaches. The ferocious storm is headed that way, after ripping through the Cayman Islands, tearing off roofs, flooding homes and causing general havoc.
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A bomb tore through a government office in the Nepali capital on Tuesday, wounding at least 38 people in an attack police suspect was carried out by Maoist rebels.
Pressure is building against the widely reported gifts and other potential conflicts between drug companies and doctors.
SAN DIEGO - For two days last week, companies from around the globe converged near San Diego to showcase their best products and services using mobile and wireless technology.
John Kerry accuses President George W Bush of incompetence over Iraq in a hard-hitting TV campaign ad.
A US TV network edits BBC Films' Dirty War to avoid showing a nude woman during a fictional chemical attack.
The prospect that \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe curse\u00e2\u0080\u009d might be a source of stem cells to sustain life was a surprise to some experts.
United for urgent action, the White House and Congress raced toward emergency steps Thursday to rescue the national economy from a possible recession
Some types of blood pressure drugs that penetrate the brain may slow the deterioration of Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, according to a new study.
Mike Chisholm was so disgusted that he couldn&#39;t even finish his beer. Sure, the drink could have eased the Florida librarian&#39;s pain.
Panasonic will sell the first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder in Japan in November, a company official said, months after rival Toshiba released a comparable product in a feud for the next standard of DVDs.
A South African trade union mission is being deported from Zimbabwe after defying a ban to enter the country.
An environment blog at The Wall Street Journal?.
More than 50,000 people in Addis Ababa demonstrate against government plans to renew border talks with Eritrea.
Three militant insurgent groups in Iraq have warned Iraqis not to vote in the 30 January election. Describing the election as a &quot;dirty farce&quot;, a statement posted on a website said anyone who took part in the election would not be safe.
John Howard blasted for 'clogging up the Internet' with a mass e-mailing campaign
Prodi e D&apos;Alema hanno parlato di una sola forza&quot;socialista, laica, cattolica, ambientalista&quot;                                          Il matrimonio dei riformisti: l&apos;increbile al congresso dei Ds                                                                                   di MASSIMO GIANNINI
Texas high school students yearning for athletic fame or a chiseled physique are easily obtaining and using steroids as many coaches look the other way and parents seem unaware, a Dallas Morning News investigation has found.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Even when he&#39;s more focused on sharing, LeBron James continues to help the Cleveland Cavaliers win big.
Plus: Are you having an identity crisis? [News.com Extra]
Motorola Inc. may have gotten a  Christmas present from rival cell phone maker Samsung -- the  Asian company was slow to beef up its product portfolio in time  for the holiday season, giving Motorola's newest feature-rich  phones an edge, analysts said.
Thousands of couples got Valentine's Day celebrations going early, locking lips at midnight Saturday in what organizers dubbed \
Blog: AT&T's iPhone activation numbers disappointed many--especially Apple investors--but it's not a perfect measure of iPhone demand.
Coach: Marnie Dacko (third year, 20-36). Last year: 6-22, 2-14 (sixth place in Atlantic 10 East).
Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac  , still recovering from a 2003 accounting scandal, on  Tuesday said 2005 net income fell 27.6 percent from the  previous year to &#36;2.1 billion.
In his five years as president, Alvaro Uribe has repeatedly denied accusations that he's been cozy with Colombia's murderous right-wing militias, whose thousands of victims include suspected rebel sympathizers and union activists.
Viktor Yushchenko, fresh from his victory in Ukraine&#39;s disputed presidential race, called on his supporters Tuesday to blockade the Cabinet of Ministers building to prevent his opponent from holding a government session.
Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as &quot;loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs,&quot; the British government announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places
U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.
An ex-pilot is jailed for 20 years for the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib in 2004.
The Defense Information Systems Agency describes itself as providing \
Ford Motor Co  on Thursday posted a narrower fourth-quarter loss after cutting costs and boosting margins on vehicles and said it would offer broad buyouts to union workers in the United States.
 le graduatorie diventano a esaurimento
Northern Ireland midfielder Michael Hughes today insisted his challenge on Robbie Savage merited only a booking, not a red card. Hughes is due to miss the next World Cup qualifier against
Federal food safety officials said fresh spinach is \
Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.
: independent review
Judge rules against BitTorrent indexing service; harnessing power from the ocean, and Sprint Nextel names CEO.
A request from Kenya's leader for the Somali government to leave their exiled home in Kenya falls on deaf ears.
Sony BMG will pay $750,000 in penalties and costs and reimburse California consumers whose computers were harmed by anti-piracy software on some CDs sold by the record company, California officials said on Tuesday.
A Roma, carabinieri ritengono sia un atto dimostrativo
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it will ship the next version of Windows in 2006, but scaled back plans to include a new system for finding
President Bush has been gaining ground among overall voters as a leader and the man to fight terrorism, but swing voters have been less impressed, a tracking poll suggests.
British police have charged eight terrorist suspects with conspiring to commit murder and use radioactive materials, toxic gases, chemicals or explosives to cause &quot;fear or injury&quot; in a case involving an alleged top al-Qaeda operative at the centre of a US ...
Health care providers would get smaller pay increases when caring for the elderly, poor and disabled under President Bush's budget plan submitted to Congress on Monday.
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LIMA, Peru  - The top human rights court in Latin  America has upheld a 20-year sentence for Lori Berenson, an  American imprisoned in Peru on terrorism charges, President  Alejandro Toledo said on Thursday.
An expert witness in dozens of cases related to child pornography is charged with committing perjury.
Un aereo passeggeri della compagnia greca Olympic Airways e&#39; stato deviato sull&#39;aeroporto londinese di Stansted a causa di un allarme bomba giunto telefonicamente ad una testata greca. Un portavoce del ministero
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) announced the locations and times for Saturday's Eastern Mass. Super Bowls. Home teams will be decided by a coin flip during the playoff organizational meeting today.
People with cystic fibrosis could be treated with genetically tweaked versions of their own stem cells. Researchers say that for the first time they have shown that human bone marrow-derived adult stem cells
SpaceDev does things that the big boys can't afford to do. Unfortunately, that includes losing money for a long time.
Nello spettacolo 'Alice, una meraviglia di paese'
By Mary Ann Milbourn, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Jan. 31--Ceradyne Inc., the specialty ceramics maker, announced today it  received a $113 million delivery order from the Army for body armor, its  biggest single delivery order ever.
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who has been battling cancer, plans to step down on September 14 and he will be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, a U.S. official said.
A politician who tried to ease hurt feelings instead faced angry criticism Wednesday when he traveled to the hometown of a man beheaded in Iraq to apologize for his magazine's assertion that Liverpool residents were \
NASCAR is not expecting any immediate changes to its top-tier racing series following the merger between telecommunications giant Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.
A report says that NBC Universal and Paramount are backing away from their exclusive commitment in the wake of Warner Brothers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 endorsement of the rival Blu-ray format.
Like humans, Diana monkeys possess a complex vocal tract whose shape can be adjusted to articulate sophisticated sounds.
A deputy to U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan on Monday, just four days after Karzai himself was targeted as he tried to hit the campaign trail for landmark Oct. 9 elections.
At Lawrence Livermore lab in northern  California and other national labs, U.S. scientists are hard at  work devising new inventions to monitor unlikely but horrific  dangers that could stem from future terrorist attacks.
Together with a fine and quirky singer, Nancy King, Kurt Elling performed under the auspices of Jazz at Lincoln Center as part of a Valentine-weekend charm offensive.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cRambo,\u00e2\u0080\u009d directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cStep Up 2 the Streets\u00e2\u0080\u009d posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clich\u00c3\u00a9s aren\u00e2\u0080\u0099t clich\u00c3\u00a9s.
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International Development Secretary Hilary Benn on Tuesday called on world leaders to make a priorty the concluding of a treaty regulating the trade of weapons.
NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ACE  inhibitor, a type of blood pressure drug that includes Zestril  and Accupril among others, appears to reduce the risk of  pneumonia in patients who've suffered a stroke, new research  suggests.
Former board member Tom Perkins alleges the computer giant hired consultants to pose as himself and other board members to fraudulently obtain private phone records. By Kim Zetter
Hoping to head off the kind of rampant online piracy that has plagued the record industry, Hollywood&#39;s major movie studios said yesterday that they would begin filing lawsuits
The Justice Department is using secret evidence in its ongoing legal battles over secrecy with the American Civil Liberties Union, submitting material to two federal judges that cannot be seen by the public or even the plaintiffs, according to documents released yesterday.
Israel's air and sea blockade of Lebanon is about to be lifted, more than three weeks after fighting ended.
NEW YORK - Rising oil prices and a disappointing wholesale report offset a sharp drop in initial unemployment claims on Thursday, keeping stocks mixed in light trading.    Investors welcomed the latest Labor Department report, which showed 319,000 new claims for the past week, down 44,000 from a week ago...
Rail fares are set to rise by 4% on average next year, but some passengers will have to pay up to 7% more.
Democrats said on Friday that warnings about former Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate contact with young congressional aides were \
MANCHESTER United supporter groups are believed to have met Keith Harris, the City financier, last night to discuss a fan-led restructure of the club with a view to blocking an \u00c2\u00a3800 million takeover by Malcolm Glazer.
The climactic 1994 midterm elections offer some new old strategies for the Congressional battle this fall.
A Briton who claims he was tortured while he was held at the US naval detention camp at Guantanamo Bay is set to sue Britain&#39;s intelligence services over the tactics they used to question him, The Guardian reported on Wednesday.
Malcolm Mays, 17, always said he\u00e2\u0080\u0099d be a film director.  Now powerful people are listening.
Who's fallen hardest? Who can bounce highest?
Job hunters using Monster.com, the employment Web site owned by Monster Worldwide, received fake job offers by e-mail that asks for their Bank of America account information.
More than 700 businesses are calling on the chancellor to scrap a planned rise in fuel duty of 2p per litre.
An E. coli outbreak that has sickened 59 people in the Northeast is prompting concern among West Coast farmers after officials announced that scallions suspected as carriers of the bacteria came from a Southern California farm.
EU environment ministers agree to include airlines in the emissions trading scheme a year later than MEPs wanted.
Oscar-nominated actress Kate Winslet has donated libel damages she won over a magazine report saying she sought help for a weight problem to an eating disorder charity.
Nicolais: 'tetto di 272.000 euro pone in svantaggio azienda'
Africa's poor millions, already  suffering grinding poverty and rampant disease, risk bearing  the brunt of the global warming crisis unless urgent action is  taken now, a leading Nigerian scientist said Wednesday.
An election planned for DR Congo in June may have to be delayed, the head of the electoral commission admits.
Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one  attempt a day. The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures.
A poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims.
Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his \
The two power plants would use advanced technology intended to capture carbon dioxide before it escapes into the atmosphere.
Altria Group said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its international tobacco unit but will not give details on the timing on the much anticipated move until January.
Employers cut 4,000 jobs in August,  the first time in four years that monthly hiring contracted,  the government said on Friday in a report certain to boost  pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to cut interest  rates.
LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...
The Haemophilia Society has issued an information pack to its members about vCJD today to allay fears over the Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement that they will be sending letters
Walter Dix completed a triumphant week at the NCAA track and field championships in Sacramento, by repeating as 200-meter champion yesterday and leading Florida State to its second consecutive team title.
Oscar Peterson, who sat atop  the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed  swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, has died, a  friend of the musician said on Monday. He was 82.
An investigation team from the US Army Safety Center at Fort Rucker has been sent to the scene of a fatal helicopter crash in Central Texas.
An execution deadline for two Americans  and a Briton kidnapped in central Baghdad by militants  demanding the release of women prisoners by U.S. forces in Iraq  expired Monday with no word on their fate.
A videotape shows a huge supply of explosives still at Al Qaqaa munitions complex nine days after the fall of Baghdad.
Cola Enterprises, Pez International, Grohe, Cargill, Heinz, Heineken, xpdex, Godiva, Valvoline, 3M Unitek, GlaxoSmithKline, and Bristol Myers Squibb.
POTSDAM, Germany -- A crucial meeting of the World Trade Organization's four most powerful members has failed, officials said Thursday, dealing a major setback to efforts at reaching a new global commerce pact.
By CHARLOTTE FERRELL SMITH  A church may seem like an unusual place for a concert featuring the music of silent movies.   But it's all part of getting the most from the 2,600-pipe organ at Hurricane's Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church.
Decisione dopo il crollo, il peggiore degli ultimi 16 anni
Harvey Levin and Jim Paratore, shown in September, are the executive producers of \
The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped  would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently  failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
World leaders and Palestinian representatives gathered in Cairo Friday morning for Yasser Arafat&#39;s military funeral service. The funeral came hours before chaotic scenes in the West Bank
According to Danny Williams it won&#39;t be a fist that ends his boxing career. It will be his faith. Since embracing Islam five years ago Williams has gone countless rounds with his conscience.
The Labour Party will hold its 2006 autumn conference in Manchester and not Blackpool, it is confirmed.
Bulgaria asks for six medics convicted of infecting Libyan children with HIV to be returned.
What it doesn&#39;t have is a front office for said team, a permanent stadium, an actual owner, or a radio-television contract to broadcast games.
Global pledges of aid pass $2 billion, but supply snags keep many survivors waiting.
A German judge is to rule whether two men suspected of planning an al-Qaeda suicide attack can be held.
The dollar recouped losses after  Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. current  account gap cannot widen forever.
When they were growing from girls to women on playgrounds around the United States, they were the ones who weren&#39;t offended but complimented by the suggestion that they played basketball &quot;like a guy.
NASA is bringing high-tech satellite images and visualization tools to bear on the unique environmental problems of Central America.
UK water firm AWG  said on Monday it had received new bid approaches after agreeing a 2.2 billion pound ($4.1 billion) offer from Osprey, an investment group including Canadian, Australian and British firms.
Last week, I had the privilege to address the North Texas Linux Users Group. Ralph Green asked me to present information on my upcoming book called \
Terry Bowden joked this past week that his loyalty in Bowden Bowl VI would go to the highest bidder. If that were the case, the winning bid must have gone to one Ann Bowden.
Syria has failed to meet a UN Security Council demand that it pull its troops out of Lebanon and has given no timetable for when it would do so, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.
Rescuers are scouring the sea for missing tourists and soldiers are racing to recover bodies amid fears of disease as Asia counts the cost of a tsunami that has
Jupiter&#39;s Fredrik Jacobson couldn&#39;t have come any closer to making his first Ryder Cup team. The Swede just missed out on qualifying as one of the top five European players on the World Points list that was finalized last week.
Via libera della Consob olandese per il rinvio: 23 luglio
Much has changed in the year since a  haggard-looking Saddam Hussein was pulled from a hole in the  ground and taken into custody by jubilant U.S. troops.
Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own daily talk show &#151; and she won't have to worry about Barbara Walters this time.
Shhh, do you want to wake the baby? IDF Supermicro is showing off a new ultra quiet and low energy server blade at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Nebraska football star Lawrence Phillips attempted to run over a group of boys with his car because he was upset about losing a pickup game, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.
Police searching for a missing make-up artist get more time to question an arrested 51-year-old man.
ATHENS - Bronze is better than nothing. That&#39;s one Olympic lesson the US men&#39;s basketball team was able to understand. The Americans took the third-place game seriously Saturday night, earning some revenge
Dara' consulenza legale al centro Ceis di don Picchi
A man who had been quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis for nearly a year was being transferred Thursday to a hospital in Colorado.
The Basque separatist group ETA set off bombs in cities across Spain Monday, slightly wounding five people and escalating their renewed fight for independence on the day Spaniards celebrate unity.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says security in Sudan's Darfur region is rapidly deteriorating, and violence could intensify.
Former Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt accepted the coaching job at alma mater Pittsburgh on Thursday, exactly a week after he turned the Panthers down and said he wasn&#39;t ready to coach again.
Merrill Lynch co-president Ahmass Fakahany, one of people behind its  sub-prime investments, leaves the firm.
EU ministers are to meet to decide how to punish Turkey for barring Cypriot ships and planes from its ports and airports.
Germany will be the hardest hit, the paper said, with 6,000 workers facing redundancy at it's Adam Opel business.
Stepping up the heated battle of online search and services, Yahoo Inc and Adobe Systems Inc have joined forces to tap each others&#39; customers and put Web search features into Adobe&#39;s popular Acrobat Reader software.
Detroit&#39;s signing of closer Troy Percival to a two-year, $12 million contract Wednesday could prompt the Tigers to put Ugueth Urbina on the market.
FedEx Corp. FDX.N  said quarterly  profit nearly quadrupled on in its international, ground and  freight businesses, but the stock slipped on disappointment  over the margins.
Africa's first amputee football cup is kicking off in Sierra Leone on Friday when the hosts meet Nigeria.
Jewish groups and politicians in Italy criticise a decision to grant day release to a convicted Nazi war criminal.
Germany has urged the Philippines to compensate German airport operator Fraport AG for the expropriated Ninoy Aquino Terminal 3, warning that failure to do so would discourage future foreign investment, the ...

A body resembling a Japanese hostage has been found in Iraq and will be flown to Kuwait or Qatar for identification, officials said on Saturday, after Tokyo refused a demand by his captors to pull out its troops.
U.S. producer prices edged up a  smaller-than-expected 0.1 percent last month and core prices  posted a surprise drop of 0.4 percent, the biggest since April  2003, on the back of sliding car prices, the government said on  Tuesday.
Capo Stato invita Lorenzo Conti a sospendere sciopero fame
A federal judge Thursday ordered former de facto president Reynaldo Bignone arrested in connection with human rights abuses stemming from Argentina's 1976-83 dictatorship, local media reported.
Company hasn't said when the device will be available.
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Manchester, England (Sports Network) - England beat Wales 2-0 Saturday in an intense World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford. The victory was bittersweet for England as captain David Beckham fractured a rib late in the win.
Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open Wednesday but a knee injury could hamper his chances of dethroning top-ranked Roger Federer.
Ingram Micro Inc. (IM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest computer products distributor, on Monday said it would acquire Australia-based Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt.
Sondaggio Eurispes: solo il 25% degli italiani \u00c3\u00a8 convinto del convinto'Tiene' solo il presidente della Repubblica, 'approvato' dal 58,5%                                          Crolla la fiducia nelle istituzioni Sotto il 50% anche la Chiesa                                                                                   di ROSARIA AMATO
Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) officials indirectly confirmed what many suspected: Linux is not its open-source panacea.
E' accaduto tra l'isola di Zannone e San Felice Circeo
Obese pregnant women may have  an increased risk of losing their baby relatively late in  pregnancy, and black women appear particularly at risk, a large  study suggests.
William H. Rehnquist, the US chief justice since 1986, is suffering from thyroid cancer, a Supreme Court spokesman said. Rehnquist, 80, ``was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital on Friday, Oct.
Toshiba Corp, Japan&#39;s second largest chipmaker, has agreed to start selling a type of semiconductor known as flash memory to Apple Computer Inc, maker of the best-selling iPod digital music player.
Apple's notebook share jumped almost two percent in May, according to market research firm NPD.
The Boston Red Sox are beating up on the National League while the Pittsburgh Pirates keep losing to every team they face.
Chubb Corp. CB.N, a large insurer of  businesses and wealthy individuals, said on Tuesday its  quarterly earnings rose, helped by an increase in property and  casualty net premiums written.
The Chinese author of a book about  long-dead Peking Opera stars has become the latest challenger  to the ruling Communist Party's censors, daring them on Friday  to explain their secretive ways before the law.
LOS ANGELES - Actress Janet Leigh, best known for her bloodcurdling in-the-shower death scene in Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s Psycho, died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.
It was effectively a tie, but General Motors emerged from last year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hard-fought global sales race with Toyota feeling like the winner.
Using new technology, injured or disabled workers can talk their way to productivity.
The Inland Revenue is allowing an extra two weeks for some people to fill in their tax returns online if their first attempt has been rejected by the website.
Jo Wilfried Tsonga, finalista a sorpresa degli ultimi Open di Australia, &egrave; stato convocato da...
LOS ANGELES Nov 4, 2004 - A man was charged with trespassing after he stripped naked, scaled a airport fence, ran across the tarmac and climbed into a plane&#39;s wheel well before firefighters talked him out, officials said.
Azy and Indah are heading to school this week &#151; a unique experience for two clever orangutans whose classroom will eventually encompass more than 200 acres of lowlands, river forest and lakes.
Austria's Kate Allen wins the women's triathlon title with a stunning final leg on the run.
Carlo Ancelotti potrebbe sedere sulla panchina del Barcellona o del Real Madrid. Lo scrive il quotid...
A total of 134 countries have  given up capital punishment, 10 more than had done so at the  start of 2003, a campaigner against capital punishment reported  on Friday.
MR SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON was told that he was looking weary yesterday. England had drawn 2-2 against Austria the previous night in their opening match of the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign and the head coach was asked if he had considered resigning.
The campaign poster was blatant in its xenophobic symbolism: Three white sheep kicking out a black sheep over a caption that read \
Defiant lawmakers - shouting &quot;Death to America&quot; - unanimously voted Sunday to approve the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment, a move likely to deepen an international dispute over Tehran&#39;s atomic activities.
A singles victory Sunday sent Spain into the December Davis Cup finals against the United States. Rafael Nadal beat French player Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to clinch a berth in the finals for the Spanish team.
TORONTO (CP) - A tussle between actor Russell Crowe and a bodyguard/friend on a Toronto movie set unfolded Sunday in letters to the editor published by an Australian newspaper.
From videogame documentaries and British sci-fi to U.S. presidential-campaign-tracking websites, a look at what's hot right now.
Eduardo Romero and Angel Cabrera come from the same country, but their bond goes well beyond that.
Flooding slowly subsided Wednesday in several northeastern Oklahoma communities but meteorologists predicted more problems because lakes and reservoirs were already filled to capacity.
Companies may still be trying to trim  costs and job cuts remain a threat, but in one area  belts are  being loosened a bit -- there are more holiday parties for  staff this year.
England captain Paul Collingwood is proud of his team's efforts despite their defeat to India in the sixth one-day match.
Burma\u00e2\u0080\u0099s military junta released at least 19 political prisoners today, including pro-democracy party members, as part of a group of nearly 4,000 inmates it said were wrongly charged by an intelligence agency.
The usually heated rivalry between the Raiders and Broncos didn&#39;t have the same fire this Sunday after Denver waltzed into Oakland and embarrassed the Raiders, 31-3.
The number of DSL subscribers worldwide exceeded 78 million as of 30-June-2004, up by 30 million in 12 months, according to the latest data produced for the DSL Forum by industry analyst Point Topic.
Jackson is one of the first to take advantage of Time Warner Cable&#39;s new venture into Voice over Internet Provider (VoIP) telephone service here and she says it works great.
Manifestazione era stata sospesa a livello nazionale
French oil giant Total posts a record 12.58bn-euro net profit in 2006, but fourth-quarter earnings slip as oil prices fall.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
African Union-led crisis talks on Kenya failed Thursday but mediators said President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition had agreed to work with former UN chief Kofi Annan to end unrest that has left hundreds dead.
Theo van Gogh, un controverso regista e scrittore olandese noto per aver girato un film sulla violenza contro le donne nella societ\u00c3\u00a0 islamica, film per il quale aveva ricevuto minacce, \u00c3\u00a8 stato ucciso ieri mattina ad Amsterdam con diversi colpi di pistola
The influential French film  magazine Les Cahiers du Cinema is to get an English remake  after nearly 60 years in print.
The directors of Four Seasons Hotels endorsed a $3.37 billion cash bid to take the company private, quashing some investor hopes for a higher offer.
Researchers say they have found the most effective treatment for a bad back.
Sottosegretario Gobbo, possibile decisione dell'azienda
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- South Korean businessman and influence peddler Tongsun Park was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for his role in the bribery scandal surrounding the United Nation's oil-for-food program for Iraq a decade ago.
Ties-up Virgin deal Carphone Warehouse is offering a music download service as an adjunct to its MyMobileLife website.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
OPEC oil producers on Saturday said they had already moved to rein in excess supply, a day after doubts over the group's resolve to cut sent prices into a tailspin.
Two months after the release of Irrfan Khan's latest international film Darjeeling Limited, which   was shot in India, the verdict is out.
The jury trying four men accused of murdering a Bradford policewoman starts its fourth day of deliberations.
RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees.
Andy Murray eased his way into his third US Open campaign on Monday saying his straight-sets, first-round win over Uruguay Grand Slam debutant Pablo Cuevas was a timely shot in the arm.
Ford Motor Co. President Nick Scheele, who postponed his retirement three years ago after being called to the US to help stop losses, will retire Feb. 1. He turns 61 next month.
Three weeks after Christopher Reeve's death, his family and friends celebrated him Friday at a place that was central to his life: the Juilliard School, where he first honed his acting skills and later returned to receive an honorary doctorate.
Dopo il ko di Messina ed in vista della sfida contro il Torino del grande ex Zaccheroni, il centroca...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures headed higher Tuesday to close at a new historic level near $47 a barrel, following news that a Russian court has rejected a plea from oil giant Yukos to suspend government efforts to collect a $3.4 billion tax ...
SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after launching what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...
No, not the Jilly Cooper tome Yahoo! has bought college and high school sports site Rivals.com.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Just a few days after the start of the free agency period, the Tigers made their first big splash in free agency, coming to terms on a 2-year deal with former Angels closer Troy Percival.
By JOHN ANTCZAK     LONG BEACH, Calif.  -- It was billionaire Paul Allen's $20 million that allowed Burt Rutan to build SpaceShipOne, the first privately financed manned rocket to reach space...
The union for striking Hollywood writers said Wednesday it is pursuing agreements with several small independent producers that would allow at least some of its members to begin returning to work.
Mass vaccination programs aimed at protecting most or all Americans against anthrax are impractical and would save fewer lives than a speedy, localized response in the event of an attack, a new report concludes.
Baudo, parlare con discografici, complici di stesso progetto
Rasheed Wallace earned the plaudits with 24 points and 10 rebounds to help Detroit beat the Indiana Pacers 110-104 on Tuesday, earning the Pistons their third win in a row.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is the clear front-runner in the crowded GOP presidential field and has a substantial lead on the closest competition, according to a CNN poll released Monday.
U.S. consumers' mood brightened in  early December, which may bode well for retailers in the key  holiday shopping season, a survey showed on Friday.
Londra, 28 novembre 2004 - Il principe Harry si \u00c3\u00a8 infatuato di una studentessa bionda dicannovenne sudafricana, il cui padre gestisce una riserva di caccia nello Zimbabwe. Secondo quanto ha scritto oggi il
Ricerca Demos, guidano protesta autonomi e giovani
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., an investor favorite whose fortunes have soured in recent months, reported disappointing second-quarter earnings yesterday and saw its stock price drop by 10 percent.
Anthony Gonzalez considers himself a quick study. But even he was confused by the Indianapolis offense. Three weeks ago, Gonzalez, the Colts' first-round draft pick, acknowledged he was still struggling to pick up Peyton Manning's repertoire of audibles and hand signals.
Assuming Australia bat first at the Waca ground against Pakistan, you can be sure the blood will be pumping through my heart and veins faster than on most occasions that I face the first ball in a Test match.
Vendera' a Enel e Acciona la sua quota del 9,9%
In a message released Monday, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader called on Muslims to unite under Taliban leader Mullah Omar and stop attempting to form secular governments.
President George W. Bush Monday set out a modest 2.9 percent rise in funding for the US space agency, just as NASA is racing to finish the International Space Station in 2010.
Small caps have the most growth potential.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida  - Democratic presidential candidates wooed Hispanic voters on Saturday with pledges to keep working for immigration laws that would allow more of those already in the United States to become citizens and voters.
Scotland&#39;s Stephen Gallacher won for the first time on the European tour, beating Northern Ireland&#39;s Graeme McDowell on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Dunhill Links Championship.
Police arrest two men in connection with the deaths of three people in a fire at a Cornish hotel.
A brawl involving players and fans at  Friday's game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in  Auburn Hills, Michigan may result in serious punishment from  the NBA.
MANHASSET, NY - Disk drive supplier Maxtor Corp. (Milpitas, Calif.) has announced that Paul Tufano has resigned as president, chief executive and acting chief financial officer, effective immediately, with
By Lee Graves, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 6--They'll be catching stripers -- not catfish -- but the winning  margin might be just a whisker.   That's the prediction of David Dudley of Lynchburg.
President Bush and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan outlined sharply different world views in speeches kicking off the 59th General Assembly debate.
South Korea and Poland agreed to increase exchanges and cooperation in the information and technology (IT) sector, Seoul officials said Saturday.
Blog: Educational software company Blackboard offers Scholar as a social-networking site for academics.
Analysts say Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s energy exports.
Tracy McGrady hit a running 3-pointer  with 1.7 seconds left on the clock to give the Houston Rockets  a dramatic 81-80 win over the San Antonio Spurs in National  Basketball Association play Thursday in Houston.
Johnny Podres became a celebrated figure in the storied history of the Brooklyn Dodgers in October 1955 when he pitched them to their only World Series championship.
Florida, which ended the regular season with an upset of Florida State, on Wednesday accepted a bid to the Peach Bowl. The Gators (7-4) will be making their 14th straight bowl appearance, extending a school record.
Variations in the performance of Scotland's schools are \
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to seek a permanent UN Security Council seat for India in a speech in New York.
Patients may not be given a choice of hospitals by the end of the year as ministers promised, a report says.
Il ministro, \
The new BlackBerry Curve is small, sexy and full-featured, making it one of the most appealing smart phones available. The one thing it isn't is curvaceous.
Palermo, \u00c3\u00a8 accaduto a un 17enne che ha avuto uno choc anafilattico dopo averle ingoiate. Ma lo specialista ha dubbi: potrebbe essere un caso. Mangia una patatina e finisce in coma a causa di uno choc anafilattico.
IF you're in Central London or an airport Vodafone will be pushing its HSDPA network to a possible 7.2Mb/sec download speed and introducing HSUPA to increase uploading to a possible 1.44Mb/sec, during the autumn as it tries to boost corporate data usage.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. Senate confirmation hearings  for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep.  Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate  intelligence committee said on Sunday.
Nearly half of District residents, many with chronic diseases, live in areas with a critical shortage of doctors to provide basic care.
The four English teams in the last 16 of the Champions League learned this morning that if they are to make it to Istanbul next May they will have to take a particularly torturous route.
Il vicecapo della Polizia, Antonio Manganelli, presidente straordinatio dell'Osservatorio riunito st...
Authorities decided soon after the Columbine High School massacre to withhold a document showing deputies knew one of the killers had been accused two years earlier of making death threats and building pipe bombs, according to a grand jury report released Thursday.
OTTAWA (CP) - Two days of friendly banter couldn&#39;t bridge the chasm separating George W. Bush and Paul Martin in style, substance and worldview.
A pilot program in the Pacific Northwest shows significant promise for saving homeowners on energy costs, and participants in the Pacific Northwest GridWise pilot said they liked the remote home-management capabilities, too.
Thousands more tsunami deaths recorded on the tip of Sumatra brought the death toll to just over 156,000 as the world's top economic powers agreed to freeze the debts of disaster-hit countries to free up money for the massive reconstruction effort.
With over 90 percent of the vote counted by late last week, it appeared likely that Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai would become the country&#39;s first directly elected president.
Valencia coach Claudio Ranieri believes that his side&#39;s Champions League win at Anderlecht on Wednesday will be a turning point for his team, but believes they have to improve further if they are to qualify for the last sixteen.
Invertito trend primi tre mesi, -4,6% in secondo trimestre
The South Korean government acknowledged Thursday that it extracted a small amount of plutonium during a 1982 research experiment, a declaration that came
KATMANDU, Nepal -- King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's government and declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, saying leaders had failed to restore peace or hold elections. It was the second time he has taken direct control of the Himalayan kingdom in three years.
Key figures in Pakistan's parliamentary elections who could emerge as candidates for prime minister.
Three Marines from Camp Pendleton will face courts-martial on murder and kidnapping charges in the death of an Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania, the Marine Corps said Monday.
BlackRock Inc. BLK.N, one of the  largest U.S. fixed income managers, on Thursday said it will  buy its far smaller competitor State Street Research &  Management Co., marking the biggest takeover in the asset  management business this year.
 Spunta una lettera shock di Diana
AN Australian executive of gold mining giant Newmont will be free for Christmas, as will five other Newmont managers, after an Indonesian court ruled their detention was illegal.
Credit Suisse bank said on Tuesday it had suspended a \
Congress intends to send President Bush legislation next week to ease restrictions on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, inviting his second veto in as many years on the subject.
To prevent a winter return of the  deadly SARS virus, a senior Chinese health official will visit  southern Guangdong province this month to map out measures such  as banning civet cat from menus, a newspaper said on Monday.
Colombia offered to extradite a jailed paramilitary chief to the United States on Friday after kicking him out of a peace accord with the government on charges he organized drug trafficking from his prison cell.
Many advanced countries face collapsing populations. Making it easier for women to work may be the best way to increase birthrates.
CAIRO, Egypt - Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in an interview published Monday that a \
French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to go further in easing France's maximum 35-hour working week.
&quot;We are dispelling the industry notion that blade servers are only a large enterprise play,&quot; Jeff Benck, vice president for IBM eServer BladeCenter, said.
European stocks touched two-month highs on Monday as tech shares rallied after STMicroelectronics   stuck to its full year forecast while government bond yields firmed on continued speculation about interest rate increases.
Professional wrestling superstar Chris Benoit was found dead along with his wife and 7-year-old son in what police believe was a murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday.
The health benefits of regular walking might include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s disease, research in patients age 70 and older has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t be strenuous to be good for you.
The iPod is knocking the car stereo business on its ear. Looking to capitalize on the digital music player's sales success over the holidays, auto electronics makers are rushing to develop plug-in adapters that let drivers pick tunes from their iPods using the controls of their car stereos.
Europe's Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva is celebrating 50 years of its work.
World Cup hero Jonny Wilkinson was named Monday to captain England for three rugby test matches in November. Wilkinson, who takes over for Lawrence Dallaglio, will lead England in matches against Canada, South Africa and Australia.
30 August 2004 -- Oil exports from southern Iraq have completely ceased following a series of pipeline attacks by saboteurs. Two senior officials from the South Oil Company, speaking on condition of anonymity
YASSER ARAFAT\u00e2\u0080\u0099S widow took possession of his widely sought medical records, and was deciding whether to release the information publicly, her lawyer said today.
Lehman Brothers's  lagging stock price offers the chance to buy into a rising power as it seeks to join the company of larger investment banks like Goldman Sachs  and Morgan Stanley , Barron's reported in its June 18 edition.
Per esplorazione di idrocarburi,gara del ministero petrolio
WASHINGTON - Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient&#39;s medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient&#39;s movements.
The scientist who attracted the world's attention by cloning Dolly the Sheep is about to take another major step for medical research: cloning human embryos and experimenting on them with the British government's permission.
What is surprising this year are the lists from publications that usually do not write much about commerce.
Alex Zampier scored a career-high 18 points and Caleb Holmes added 16 as Yale snapped a three-game losing streak and defeated Harvard, 83-70, last night in New Haven.
Bulgaria's National Bank said it was raising its base interest rate to 2.37% from 2.36% effective Wednesday.
When President Bush and the first lady come looking for votes in New Jersey, Sue Niederer vows to be nowhere near them. She doesn't want to risk finding herself in handcuffs again.
PARIS, Dec 19  - French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Sunday announced stepped-up security procedures in hospitals, as police continued to hunt for the killer of two nurses who were murdered in a horrific fashion two nights earlier.
&quot;Superman Returns,&quot; which opens in the  United States next week, is receiving knock-out first reviews  from critics, with newcomer Brandon Routh tipped to win over  audiences as the latest crime-fighting &quot;Man of Steel.&quot;
David Beckham wore a light grey suit and his wife Victoria looked posh in a purple dress on Friday as a throng of fans in soccer shirts reflected the storied life of one of the world's best-known players.
Militants bombed mourners arriving at a Kashmir graveyard on Sunday for the funeral of a murdered opposition party leader, killing one and wounding six, police and witnesses said.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - A Kansas military cemetery has run out of space after two burials in the last week, including that of an Iraq war casualty, officials said on Thursday.
Consumer prices unexpectedly dipped 0.1 percent last month and new home construction hit a 12-year low, data on Wednesday showed, underlining concerns about the country's economic outlook.
com September 13, 2004, 7:51 AM PT. This fourth priority&#39;s main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.
Only the pop tart&#39;s committed audience will enjoy this grating musical flick, as she attempts to become America&#39;s sweetheart in song and screen, writes Jay Stone.
It's been more than two months since EMC officially exchanged rings in the $2.1 billion courtship of RSA Security, but former RSA chief Art Coviello says the honeymoon's still going on, and that he's happy to take a step down from the CEO's post \u00e2\u0080\u00a6for now.
After 35 years of giving away prizes, newly retired Bob Barker picked up one of his own at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday night. The 83-year-old former emcee of \
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The head of the United Nations food agency on Thursday asked South Korea to donate more food to ease shorages in its impoverished northern neighbor.
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More Americans have their high blood pressure under control, reducing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association on Monday.
Serena Williams says she has no regrets about going against doctors&#39; advice to participate in the US Open where she is dominating opponents and enjoying unprecedented crowd support.
As an interpreter for the US Army, Khalid Ahmed faces constant taunts and death threats from fellow Iraqis.
The Canadian government signaled on Thursday it was ready to crack down on Internet pharmacies that send cheap medicine to the United States, often without Canadian doctors having seen the patients.
Latvian lawmakers have elected medical doctor Valdis Zatlers the third president of Latvia since the Baltic state won independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
A long-necked sea reptile that lived millions of years ago in what is now China may have used its stiff neck to sneak up on unsuspecting prey and suck them in, scientists said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush on Wednesday received a rap across the knuckles from the Los Angeles Times which observed that he might have done better at wooing broader international
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho hailed his Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech on Wednesday after the Czech international&#39;s saves helped them to a 2-0 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.
A Berlusconi replica: non tutti in Italia sono in vendita
Labor leader warns current situation very much resembles the public atmosphere that preceded the Rabin murder. About two weeks before the ninth anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
ATHENS, Greece - A US women&#39;s sprinting corps missing some of its biggest names got off to a strong start Friday on the first day of Olympic track competition, with three Americans  including 37-year-old Gail Devers  advancing from their ...
Two French journalists freed after being held hostage in Iraq for four months returned to Paris on Wednesday and had an emotional reunion with their families, while telling of their &quot;very difficult&quot; time in captivity.
There is a good deal of nail biting going on at the mostly picture-perfect campaign rallies held for President Bush. Terry Buck, a first-grade teacher from Cleveland, feels the nervousness.
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The Knicks appeared headed in the same direction as Jeff Van Gundy&#39;s team, which nowadays isn&#39;t such a good thing. &quot;I&#39;m so sick of losing, I can&#39;t stand it,&quot; Van Gundy said.
Yahoo has snapped up privately-held e-mail software company Stata Labs, which develops technology that allows users to quickly search through mail and attachments.
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The gymnasium at the Sonargaon Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka may seem a strange place for the renaissance of English cricket, but it was here last October, at the start of England&#39;s tour of Bangladesh
An inquest is to start into the deaths of six tourists, including two from south Wales, in an Australian hostel fire.
No great differences remain between the lengths of rape convictions of different courts of appeals, shows a recent report by the National Research Institute of Legal Policy (Optula). Municipal courts, however, ...
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In areas such as CRM software and portals, open source gained a foothold because users were willing to compromise -- less could be more, because the price was right. In security, open source rushed in because commercial vendors fell down on the job. As security problems in the enterprise outstripped the capabilities of commercial solutions, a number of talented security researchers stepped into the breach via the open source model.
Six people are found dead and a child badly injured after a shooting incident at a house in south Wisconsin.
Two Britons were shot dead by unknown gunmen near the famous Bridge over the River Kwai in western Thailand, police said.
Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more than 30 percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and phone customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.
AFTER a two-month delay, Apple has unveiled its new iMac desktop computer which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches (5cm) thick.
A majority of Americans say they feel hopeful about President Bush's second term, but those hopes are clouded by doubts about when the bloodshed in Iraq will end.
Advertising spending will climb faster than the global economy in 2005, two leading forecasters said on Monday, driven by marketing battles in competitive sectors and increases in online and interactive ads.
Dante Calabria, guardia italo-americana della Upim Fortitudo Bologna, ha riportato la frattura nasal...
AOL co-founder Steve Case has offered a qualified apology for his role in architecting the online company's disastrous combination with Time Warner Inc.
(InfoWorld) - Though security industry experts were openly referring to the death of spam several years ago, the arrival of image-based attacks has resulted in a stunning renaissance in the volumes of unwanted e-mail reaching end-users' inboxes. And while filtering technologies have improved significantly and can thwart the ability of most image spam to force its way onto corporate networks today, some experts believe that the fight against the use of such AI (artificial intelligence) tactics on the part of spammers is only just getting underway. In a new report published on May 30, analysts at Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research extrapolate on their theory that image spam is merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to spammers' use of AI. The only way to prevent a repeat of the image spam surge as new models using AI come to light, Forrester analysts said, will be for technology vendors and enterprise customers to abandon their current approach of trying to filter out every type of campaign that the mass-mailers conceive and instead battle the roots of the problem. Just as Web sites and anti-spam providers have utilized techniques such a CAPTCHA -- the challenge response tests found in many different online applications that ask users to input characters planted into obfuscated image files -- to beat back unwanted bot-driven activity, so too will spammers utilize AI to create seemingly endless variations on their message campaigns to circumvent the latest filtering tools, the experts said in their report. CAPTCHA is an acronym for \
Ukraine&#39;s parliament Saturday declared the nation&#39;s contested presidential election invalid, adding its weight to the huge protests that have paralyzed the government for a week.
Clayton Anderson has been living aboard the International Space Station since June, and will hitch a ride home on Discovery at the end of its mission.
By seeding 32 players for the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Open has created the phenomenon of the mini-upset.
An ad association thinks doctors should keep out of advertisers\u00c2\u0092 business, even when those doctors think that advertisers are harming children.
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Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was confirmed as Indonesia's next leader as final counting from the country's first direct presidential polls gave him a landslide victory over his predecessor.
The charges of accounting improprieties at AOL date back to 2000. Some analysts had been expecting Time Warner to pay $500 million to $600 million to settle all of its criminal and civil charges with the Justice
Six-time Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps apologized Monday for his arrest last week on charges of driving under the influence in Salisbury, Md.
Conferenza stampa dell'avvocato Giuseppe Lipera e Roberto Speziale, rispettivamente legale e padre d...
Gold hit an 11-day low on Monday as a weaker euro versus the dollar encouraged investors to lock in profits from last week's run to record highs, but broader financial market uncertainty was seen limiting losses.
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Blog: Underneath the software-as-a-service hype, large organizations have a real concern. Yup, security jitters again.
Modern foreign language lessons could become compulsory for the first time in England's primary schools.
The death toll among National Guard and Reserve troops in Iraq has plunged this year as citizen soldiers play a smaller combat role against an insurgency that increasingly targets Iraqis.
Is now the time to own a piece of the dominant search giant?
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is due in China to start an Asian tour  to discuss trade and bilateral ties.
Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's \
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - The average price of gasoline fell nearly 3 cents per gallon for the first time in two months, according to a national survey released Sunday.
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou said on Friday he would launch a music download service in the coming weeks, a year after he lost a music copyright infringement lawsuit to the British music industry.
A series of blasts rocks bank branches in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, killing a security guard.
Bryan Robson has warned his players they are in for a long-hard season - but he wants them to work with a smile on their face. That&#39;s the formula new manager Robson sees as vital
On the recent rare occasions when opponents have trailed the Celtics, the casual conversation during timeouts probably has been similar whether the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, or Detroit Pistons have been doing the talking. No team wants to enter the books as the opponent that ended Boston's franchise-record losing streak. Just as a team on a long winning streak motivates ...
With costs inching up and a spin-off's effects, Duke's quarter demonstrated some slippage.
A Danish court Wednesday jailed two men on preliminary terror charges, but said five others must be released within days unless investigators submit stronger evidence against them.
Car bombs explode in three Iraqi cities as the interim PM says he has new plans to crush the insurgency.
Fatturato semestrale pari a 903,3 mln, in aumento 10,9%
Russia's President Vladimir  Putin drew a parallel on Friday between U.S. plans for a  missile shield in Europe and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962,  widely regarded as the closest the world came to nuclear war.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes bombarded hard  core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday as troops hunted  insurgents house-to-house in the city already devastated by the  ferocity of the military's seven-day onslaught.
Sedici denunciati dopo l'irruzione dei militari in una villa bunker nel BareseLa \
Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9, the date that her husband, John Lennon, was born in 1940.
Israeli-Palestinian talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended on Monday with little sign of progress on reviving long-stalled peace negotiations beyond a vague promise to meet again.
Earlier this week, Microsoft unveiled its vision of \
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday he was confident the U.S. and global economies were resilient but welcomed an emergency rate  cut by the Federal Reserve as a helpful move.
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Democratic New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey came out of the closet Aug. 12, acknowledged an adulterous same-sex affair, and resigned, effective Nov. 15.
Recently, Sushmita returned the advance money to producer Vijay Galani who had signed her up for a movie.
After building the San Diego Chargers into a consistent playoff contender - if not yet a postseason success - general manager A.J. Smith received a five-year contract extension yesterday that will keep him with the team through 2014.
Theo Van Gogh was fatally shot outside a city government office today. The shooter was arrested after exchanging gunfire with police.
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GUWAHATI: A string of powerful bomb blasts rocked Nagaland and Assam on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi Saturday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 50.
Jimmy Carter, whose presidency was marred by a hostage crisis, said Wednesday he is saddened by the kidnappings and killings of Americans in Iraq.
Wind-driven brush fires endangered the campus of Pepperdine University and homes near Malibu canyon northwest of Los Angeles.
Federal prosecutors on Monday charged  five former natural gas traders with reporting fake prices to  industry publications in a bid to manipulate commodity prices.
Floodwaters lingered in coastal towns, debris ranging from household knickknacks to entire boats littered the streets and a missing 12-foot alligator named Chuckie hindered cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.
At least 110 people were killed across Iraq on Sunday in gun battles, car bombs and bombardments. The Iraqi Health Ministry said the worst casualties were in Baghdad, where 37 were killed, and in Tal Afar near the Syrian border where 51 people died.
For all the Dallas Mavericks have done right this season, from the NBA's best record to 16 straight home victories, they're still a long way from completely satisfying coach Avery Johnson &#151; or themselves.
Buoni risultati per l'Italia ai campionati europei di cross di San Giorgio su Legnano: Andrea Lalli ...
Considering its 5,000 stores worldwide, you might be tempted to think that Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has saturated every corner of the globe with its big boxes, much as Starbucks
While parks and leafy lanes are getting cleaner, a survey published on Wednesday showed that London still holds the ignoble title as the dirtiest place to live in England.
Cuban infielder Yuniesky Betancourt agreed Wednesday to a contract with the Mariners, roster, bolstering Seattle's depth at shortstop.
A singles victory Sunday sent Spain into the December Davis Cup finals against the United States.
A Hindu wedding ceremony of 18 dogs has been called off in India after hard-line religious groups and animal rights activists said it was a mockery of the religion and cruel to the canines, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
MyNetworkTV is returning  to the scripted arena with a new half-hour comedy series  starring rap artist and reality-TV star Flavor Flav.
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Smokers taking the Pfizer drug Chantix to help them quit might have missed a Food and Drug Administration report in late November that the drug has been linked to drowsiness and suicidal thoughts. That's because while a drugmaker may issue a press release and the FDA an advisory when a drug is...
The sons of two of Australia's greatest entrepreneurs make a joint offer for Consolidated Media Holdings.
Demands that Ronnie Flanagan be held to account after man is acquitted of charges
Il cileno David Pizarro si prepara ad affrontare da ex l'Inter e lo fa con un certo rispetto nonosta...
FRANKFURT - An earnings stumble at DaimlerChrysler&#39;s Mercedes flagship tarnished higher profits at the world&#39;s fifth-biggest automaker on Thursday and stoked questions about the loss-making Smart compact&#39;s future.
Online auction website eBay said Wednesday chief executive Meg Whitman will step down in March, handing the company's reins to its marketplace unit head John Donahoe.
Deutsche Bank AG&#39;s C$900 million ($759 million) proposal to provide financing to Stelco Inc. was approved by an Ontario judge over the objections of rival bidders and Stelco&#39;s unions.
LYON, France -- Lyon&#39;s march towards a fourth consecutive French league title continued unchecked with a 2-0 home win over Nantes.
Travel: Audio slideshow: Kevin Rushby climbs England's first Via Ferrata in the Lake District
Two Rwandan men wanted for their alleged role in the 1994 genocide are arrested in France, police say.
North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said after a team of U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in Pyongyang.
The basis for laughter may have originated in an ancient primate ancestral to both humans and modern apes, a study suggests.
Andrew Speaker and his physicians have decided that the 31-year-old lawyer who is infected with drug-resistant tuberculosis should undergo surgery to remove infected and damaged lung tissue.
Croatian President Stipe Mesic, who has criticized President Bush's foreign policy but has pledged to pursue strong relations with the United States, overwhelmingly won a second term in a runoff election.
Britain's new Foreign Secretary David Miliband outlines the foreign policy challenges facing the Brown government.
Updated safety standards for laptop batteries should be in place within the next 12 months, a working group says.
A report states that Steve Spurrier would take over at the University of South Carolina if Coach Lou Holtz should retire. Spurrier decided to turn down the job at University of Florida after Coach Ron Zoock
After reading about laws around the country banning panhandling, I think it is a wonderful idea for our state.  It would be great to make it retroactive to when Dave Checketts came begging.  Jeff Ayers  Kaysville  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani criticized Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in a full-page ad in Friday's New York Times, accusing her of assailing Iraq war commander Gen. David Petraeus' character.
HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Trendsetter guru Martha  Stewart, serving a five-month prison sentence for lying about a  suspicious stock sale, is in trouble with tax authorities in  Connecticut for missing a property tax payment.
TURIN, Italy  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon headed for Sudan on Monday to lay the groundwork for a solution to the festering Darfur conflict through talks and deployment of thousands of peacekeepers.
InfoWorld - Jeff Jonas, the chief scientist and distinguished engineer at IBM Corp.&#39;s entity analytic solutions group, has developed a means of sharing corporate data without revealing what that data contains.
More weaknesses appear in the Diebold electronic voting system that activists say could be used to rig the November election. The company says auditing procedures would catch any vote fraud. By Kim Zetter.
NEW YORK, NY - Thousands of people lined the streets of New York City over the weekend to take in the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art.
Well, probably not US spooks will not get access to English and Welsh census information even if the census contract is won by US defence firm Lockheed Martin.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Argentine Angel Cabrera birdies the last to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US Open.
Five days after a Dutch-Moroccan man killed the outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh in broad daylight here, intelligence officials say they are investigating a possible
US President George W Bush is likely to send more troops to Iraq next year, an administration official says.
President George W. Bush called on Congress on Friday to give the U.S. economy a \
More than half the delegates to next week's Republican National Convention were willing to suggest a new running mate for President Bush if Dick Cheney leaves the ticket, an Associated Press survey found.
People who take high doses of vitamin E to improve their health may not be getting any benefits and may, in fact, be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier, researchers reported yesterday.
Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding, and the best medicine is large quantities of clean water
A global early warning system for threats to public health is now able to search for risky developments and send out alerts in six languages rather than English alone, its sponsors announced on Wednesday.
NEW YORK -- The nation's retailers, once hopeful for a strong spring selling season, are being forced to ratchet down their expectations after sales stalled amid the chill of February.
Pop diva Madonna has decided to extend   her charity work in Malawi to the country's water supply when   she visits next month to set up an orphan care center in the   southern African country, local officials said.
Ballistic brylcreem boys for Blighty The head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has said the UK should have a manned space programme, and that his organisation should provide astronauts.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has warned U.S. banks and financial institutions of a threatened cyberattack by the al-Qaeda terrorist organization. The group called on allies to attack the Web sites of U.S. financial institutions in December in retaliation for the U.S. holding suspected terrorists at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison camp, according to a U.S. government source. US-CERT, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sent out the alert Thursday, but it has \
Steven Gerrard has told Joey Barton he will be welcomed into the England squad for Wednesday's Old Trafford friendly against Spain - despite his recent criticisms of the Liverpool midfielder and Chelsea star Frank Lampard.
Wachovia, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fourth-largest bank, said Friday that its profits fell 10 percent in the third quarter due to losses related to turmoil in the credit markets.
Two home secretaries were warned of conditions in a prison where an Asian inmate was  battered to death.
LONDON : Fulham striker Andy Cole, manager Chris Coleman and West Bromwich Albion&#39;s Neil Clement had disciplinary charges brought against them by the Football Association(FA).
US Vice-President Dick Cheney blames Saddam Hussein for the slow progress in Iraq.
Three Marines will face courts-martial in the death of an Iraqi man near Hamdaniya in April, the Marine Corps said Monday.
Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.
The main oxygen generator for the International Space Station has failed, and the two astronauts on board will tap into an attached cargo ship&#39;s air supply this weekend, NASA said Thursday.
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U.S. Postal Service says the cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12.
When Tropical Storm Isabel dumped itself on Hooper's Island, the damage to the 114-year-old Hoopers Memorial United Methodist Church seemed beyond repair.
The head of the BALCO lab charged with distributing steroids to top athletes has vowed to tell all in an upcoming television interview as defence lawyers in the case privately expressed dismay.
KIDNAPPED aid worker Margaret Hassan, in a video aired on Friday, begged British Prime Minister Tony Blair to save her life by scrapping a planned redeployment of troops and pulling them out of Iraq.
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Every British citizen and all visitors to the country should have their DNA logged on the national database, a top judge proposed Wednesday, sparking protests from civil liberties groups.
Acting under pressure from Congress, the CIA has decided to trim its contractor staffing by 10 percent.  It is the agency's first effort since the Sept. 11, 2001,  attacks to curb what critics have decried as the growing privatization of U.S. intelligence work, a circumstance that has sharply boo...
CRAWFORD, Texas  - Former Sen. Max Cleland on  Wednesday rolled up to President Bush's ranch in his wheelchair  to deliver a public protest against what he called  \
International Business Machines Corp. is selling a majority stake in its pioneering personal computer business to China's biggest computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., for &#36;1.75 billion in cash and stock.
November 19, 2004 - NVIDIA Corporation and Intel Corporation today announced that they have entered into a multi-year, cross-license agreement.
The death toll in the plane crash in central Indonesia on Tuesday has risen to 31, with dozens more injured, Indonesia&#39;s Metro TV reported.
Today is Saturday, Oct. 9, the 283rd day of 2004. There are 83 days left in the year.
CHICAGO - Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight - it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    The research - an analysis of 136 studies - found that such operations are more than cosmetic...
This sweet-natured coming-of-age story manages a neat trick in our increasingly ``edge&#39;&#39;-obsessed television world: It&#39;s old-fashioned without seeming irrelevant.
OKLAHOMA CITY Chesapeake Energy has agreed to buy natural gas exploration and production rights in North Texas from Hallwood Energy.
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has expressed grave concern over a recent increase in violence in the Darfur region of Sudan and called on both sides to honor a cease-fire.
China&#39;s parliament passed a law Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS (news - web sites) and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, state media said.
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J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 20 points, including two key free throws with 6 seconds left, helping short-handed Missouri overcome recent suspensions in the wake of a nightclub altercation to shock No. 22 Kansas State 77-74 on Saturday.
An Israeli air strike which killed   four United Nations military observers at their base in Lebanon   was due to an error with military maps of the area, an   investigation by Israel said on Thursday.
A US envoy hopes to hold talks in Nairobi to try to end a political crisis after last week's disputed Kenyan election.
MILANO - Piazza Affari in rialzo sulla scia del riassetto Telecom-Tim, con il Mibtel in crescita dello 0,35% (a 22.906) e lo S&amp;P/Mib in progresso dello 0,23% (a 30.236). Cede lo 0,61% a 1.295 punti il Numtel del Nuovo Mercato.
The expectations have been tempered by a season filled with \
Three Democratic White House  contenders promised on Friday they would not campaign in states  that violate party rules by holding early nominating contests,  siding with Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina in a  growing dispute over the 2008 election calendar.
Yankees slugger Jason Giambi still wants to keep his medical situation private, even though a newspaper report yesterday detailed the location and treatment of his benign tumor.
Higher oil and food prices push up inflation in the eurozone to its highest in more than six years.
DANIEL VETTORI captured six wickets as New Zealand completed a hat-trick of victories over Bangladesh after clinching the opening Test by an innings and 99 runs in Dhaka today.
US gold mining company Newmont admitted that it released mercury into the environment at one of its Indonesian mines, but denied that it had any health impact on its employees or nearby residents.
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Insurgents fired a rocket into a hotel in Tikrit on Sunday evening, killing 15 Iraqis and wounding 8, as Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued repeated warnings that negotiations
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, seeking to repair strained ties between the United States and Europe, on Monday urged Washington to reach out to its allies and not depend on military force alone in the ...
A record number of Americans will hit the road for the July 4 holiday despite high gasoline prices and the fact it lands in the middle of the week, automobile and travel group AAA said in a press release Monday.
(HealthDayNews) -- A mammogram is a low-dose X-ray picture of the breast. Along with a breast exam, it's the best way to find breast cancer in its earliest stages when it's easiest to treat, the National Cancer Institute says.
Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday that violence was a problem on both sides of the border and that U.S. officials need to work on their own rising crime rates.
Democrats charged on the offensive as crude oil futures soared over 50 dollars a barrel handing White House hopeful John Kerry what experts said was a chance to sell consumers on his energy policy in his race against President George W. Bush.
The United States on Wednesday rebuffed a recent offer by Cuba for talks and said Havana had become even more hard-line since Raul Castro stepped in for his ailing brother Fidel Castro.
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OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an emergency court hearing to stop the Russian government&#39;s auction of its biggest unit.
Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins Sunday morning, her publicist told CNN. Roberts, who is married to cinematographer Daniel Moder, delivered Hazel Patricia Moder and
Jane Fonda praised a studio executive's recent scolding of Lindsay Lohan for her absences on the set of their film, \
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An explosion rocked the Hilton Hotel in Egypt&#39;s Red Sea resort of Taba Thursday night, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 160 others, Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite TV channel reported.
Stock futures rose on Monday, boosted  by a flurry of deal news including a report that BHP Billiton  has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum  producer Alcoa Inc. .
Dell has announced a massive recall of notebook computer power adapters, saying the components -- made by a company whose products caused a similar recall last month by IBM -- could overheat and spark fires or electrical shock.
Best-selling British thriller writer Ken Follett unveiled Thursday a life-size statue of himself in the northeastern Spanish town of Vitoria whose cathedral he says inspired his latest book.
US and Iraqi forces have launched a major offensive against a town suspected of harboring insurgents in northern Iraq. At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured in the fighting in Tal Afar Saturday.
Afghanistan&#39;s historic election was plunged into crisis on Saturday after 14 of the 18 candidates demanded voting be stopped because of irregularities, casting a pall over the enthusiasm of voters who turned out in force across the troubled country.
Thousands of people are to be told they may have been exposed to vCJD through contaminated blood products.
Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
China will oppose any effort to refer Iran to the UN Security Council over the issue of Tehran&#39;s nuclear program, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Saturday.
While Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told \u00e2\u0080\u009cLikud loyalists\u00e2\u0080\u009d, members of the party\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Knesset faction that oppose the Gaza plan, that Prime Minister Menachem Begin did not hold a national referendum ahead of the peace agreement with Egypt
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The Palestinian president urges Gaza militants to end \
For at-risk species, sport fishing accounts for one-quarter of the catch. Regulation could rise.
Travel: Roller coasters are getting bigger, faster and scarier - which is what we all love about them. Mat Smith picks out some of the most hair-raising.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi religious authorities took control of the Imam Ali Mosque in the southern city of Najaf from militiamen loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, said Sabah Kadhim, senior adviser to the Iraqi Interior Ministry, in a ...
The World Health Organization (WHO)  launched a training campaign on Wednesday to help reduce the  number of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing  countries.
Five thousand people protesting high  job losses formed a 3 mile unemployment line in Manhattan on  Wednesday and AIDS activists disrupted a Republican meeting on  the third day of the party's convention to nominate the  president to a second term in office.
Britain said it would deploy six Royal Air Force Harrier jets to Afghanistan, the first time it has sent combat planes to the country following the fall of the Taliban regime.
RealNetworks this week said the three week cut rate promotion on its online music store garnered sales of more than three million songs.
Rocco Buttiglione should be replaced as Italy&#39;s candidate for the European Commission to defuse a crisis in the EU executive, outgoing commissioner Chris Patten said on Saturday.
The Indiana Pacers signed forwards Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen to fill gaps left by the suspensions of three players involved in a brawl at Detroit last week.
In a major setback for public health groups, congressional tax negotiators on Tuesday blocked a plan to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco, but a &#36;10 billion package for tobacco farmers was set to be approved.
In the first moments after a commuter train plowed into an SUV parked on the tracks, some feared it was a terrorist act. The truth &#151; that the deadly wreck was caused by one man bent on suicide &#151; was at once reassuring and chilling. Chilling, because the disaster illustrated just how vulnerable the nation's passenger trains are.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft&#39;s first server OS aimed at helping Windows users organize and share files on a home network is nearly ready for prime time.
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If -- as Einstein proclaimed -- nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, then a supercharged Internet based entirely on light might be a great way to move mounting reams of digital data.
The American men&#39;s basketball team bounced back from a defeat by Puerto Rico to beat Greece 77-71 Tuesday while Lithuania, China and Australia were among the other winners.
A man whose family forged statues and paintings and then passed them off as priceless pieces of art to museums including the Art Institute of Chicago received a two-year suspended sentence Monday.
A Belgian man is arrested after a dinner guest finds the bodies of the host's wife and stepson in a freezer.
About a quarter of Britons may suffer from a winter deficiency of vitamin B which can increase the risk of muscle weakness, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and certain types of cancer, health experts said on Thursday.
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first birth control pill that  eliminates a woman's monthly period.
STUTTGART, Germany  - China's Yang Wei retained his all-round title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday and 15-year-old American Shawn Johnson charmed the judges to win the women's event.
DS rules the roost Nintendo's DS Lite continues to dominate the attention of Japanese consumers, notching up ever increasing weekly sales through the past four pre-Christmas weeks - even as Sony's PSP pushed ahead of Nintendo's other star, the Wii.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
PORT HARCOURT, 28 Sep 2004 (IRIN) - An ethnic militia group in Nigeria&#39;s southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.
An experiment using two orbiting satellites has proved that as the Earth turns it drags space and time around itself, like a spinning top in treacle.
Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians, at least four of them gunmen, in raids in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local medical workers said.
Microsoft Corp.  started  testing on Monday a new computer server software that allows  corporate customers to make Web-based phone calls through its  Office suite of business software.
Better known for his trademark anti-U.S. tirades, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes on a more delicate role on Friday when he tries to broker a deal to free hostages held by Colombia's Marxist guerrillas.
It won't be that long before President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair will both be out of office, and Bush is already looking back with some longing.
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Microsoft Corp. is fighting a rejection by US patent authorities of a patent for its FAT (file allocation table) file system, the company said Thursday.
The first official benchmark test results for Intel's Tigerton series and AMD's Barcelona series were released by the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. From a pure prowess perspective, neither the new quad-core Xeon MPs nor the new quad-core Opterons walk away with an all-around victory, with Intel's X7350 stealing the show in integer throughput, and AMD's 8350 winning the race in floating-point throughput.
US Open and French Open runner-up Elena Dementieva reached the quarter-finals of the Gaz de France Stars tournament Thursday, beating Michaela Pastikova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2.
A huge oak tree crashed onto the roof of Mr. James&#39;s house during the storm a week ago. Because he needed the money to make ends meet, he had let the insurance lapse.
Amazon, the biggest online retailer, starts a TV and film download service.
NEW YORK - Dow Jones &amp; Company is buying the business news service MarketWatch, owner of the website CBS.MarketWatch.com, in a $519m (\u00c2\u00a3280m) deal after a bidding war for the company.
Jordan began on Wednesday the trial of three Islamists accused of plotting to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush when he visited the kingdom last year.
The 2-day-old nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. by the United Auto Workers union spilled across borders on Tuesday, threatening production in Mexico and shutting down Canadian plants, as both sides resumed bargaining in Detroit.
(Source: LeftHand Networks)  Combine LeftHand SAN/iQ clustering software with the world's top selling enterprise server platforms like the HP DL380 to create a cost-effective, yet powerful iSCSI SAN.
Christopher Reeve, the ``Superman&#39;&#39; actor who was paralyzed in a fall from a horse nine years ago, died yesterday of heart failure.
Alex Ovechkin scores two goals but Mike Green nets the game-winner in overtime Saturday as the Capitals score a 5-4 victory over the Canadiens.
Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc.  could bring a buyer a decade's worth of digital assistant design and mobile phone know-how, but at a hefty price for a company no longer viewed as cutting edge.
InfoWorld - Mobile operators meeting next week at the 3GSM World Conference in Barcelona are expected to discuss how they can work together to boost new mobile advertising services.
- Game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software  Inc.  said it sold its video game accessories unit,  Joytech, to Mad Catz Interactive Inc  for about  $3.7 million, as part of its efforts to divest non-core  businesses.
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Friday to send another 5,900 peacekeepers to the Congo, less than half of what U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan had requested.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met several top officials in Beijing Friday, winding up two days of official talks that were rich in symbolism but left unanswered many key questions about energy supplies to China.
Police are called to Limavady Borough Council following reports of a disturbance and assault at its offices.
NEW YORK - A drop in oil prices and reassuring words from the Federal Reserve sent stocks higher Monday, raising hopes that Wall Street would be able to extend its recent rally.    Investors were cheered by a dip in oil prices, which backed off of the $50 per barrel mark at Friday's close of trading...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - At least nine people  were killed and 200 injured when a fire erupted in a crowded  nightclub in central Buenos Aires, police said on Friday.
In her second surprise wedding this year, Britney Spears, 22, married Kevin Federline, 26, Saturday evening, a spokeswoman for the singer&#39;s record label confirmed Sunday.
Collaborators became competitors when the nominations for the 47th annual Grammy Awards were announced yesterday in Los Angeles. Kanye West received 10 nominations by working multiple jobs: as
A rural doctor pleaded guilty Monday to secretly videotaping teenage girls during pelvic and breast exams.
A Swiss Internet start-up is raising the ire and eyebrows of the computer security community with the launch of an online auction house where software vulnerabilities are sold to the highest bidder.
Two infusions of the cancer drug Rituxan given two weeks apart slowed the progression of multiple sclerosis for nearly a year, researchers reported on Wednesday.
BAGHDAD\u00e2\u0080\u0094Saturday began here with pre-dawn blasts at five empty Christian churches and ended with two US helicopters crashing over the city, killing two soldiers and wounding two others.
Russia is &quot;seriously&quot; preparing to carry out preventive anti-terror strikes, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, as he denounced calls for talks with Chechen rebel leaders as similar to appeasing Hitler in 1938.
Social critic and author Susan Sontag, one of America&#39;s leading intellectuals, died on Tuesday at age 71 at New York&#39;s Sloan Kettering hospital after a battle with leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.
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The media giant is resurrecting the dormant CBS Records music label
Blog: Video-sharing company sees CEO Steven Starr move to chairman. Company best known for paying videographers has seen employee exodus in last six months.
The much-delayed extortion trial of the former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, formally begins.
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq -- When Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno first came to Iraq in 2003, the division he led was quickly accused of overly aggressive tactics that did more to fuel the insurgency than quell it.
Honda said it will make a four-cylinder car that will meet E.P.A. standards as well as stricter California diesel rules.
Shawn Green hit two home runs Saturday, including a grand slam, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Up to seven supporters of an ousted Afghan governor have been killed and 20 wounded in clashes with police and US troops in the western city
Italy's foreign minister said he was still hopeful that two Italian women held hostage in Iraq would be released, as a purported ultimatum by the kidnappers was about to expire.
Back in sole possession of the NL Central lead, Milwaukee faltered again. Ronny Paulino singled in the go-ahead run during a three-run eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the division-leading Brewers 7-4 Wednesday.
Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday it agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell Inc.  and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle.
Barry Bonds hit his 700th career home run on Friday, drilling a 0-1 pitch from Jake Peavy into the left field seats in the third inning of a game against the San Diego Padres.
Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  board member David Li, a prominent Hong Kong banker, may face civil charges in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation linked to News Corp.'s  $5 billion bid for the U.S. media company.
Blog: eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and initial investor Bob Kagle see eBay's potential fulfilled in global online trade and communities.
Drives in PCs and media centres from 2005
Citigroup Inc.  on Friday said it is cutting jobs in its corporate and investment bank to save money, and a person familiar with the decision said more than 1,000 positions may be lost.
Two diamonds together worth over 11 million euros ($20.3 million) disappeared from an antique dealers&#39; show at the Paris Louvre museum in an apparent mid-afternoon robbery.
Dr. Thomas R. Russell, the executive director of the American College of Surgeons, discusses medical innovation, the health care crisis and more.
U.S. counterterrorism officials are paying renewed attention to an increasingly dangerous incubator for extremism: a swath of northern and sub-Saharan West Africa, from the Atlantic coast of Morocco and Mauritania to the harsh deserts of Chad.
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A detainee was forced to kneel so many times he was bruised, a barber gave reverse mohawks and a female interrogator ran her fingers through a prisoner's hair and sat in his lap, the U.S. government says in the most detailed accounting of eight abuse cases at its Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects.
Karrie Webb holds off a hard-charging Annika Sorenstam, who fires a 65\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0on Sunday, to win the Longs Drugs Challenge by one shot.
The Exelon Corporation warned that it might be unable to complete its acquisition of Public Service Enterprise Group because of problems getting approval from New Jersey regulators.
Gateway is expected to announce a new lineup of business desktops based on a new PC chassis design that removes heat from the system and can help extend the life of a PC, according to the company.
Parents regret not discussing death with their children who are terminally ill, a survey shows. Many who could not bring themselves to raise the issue later wished they had, Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute found.
Office Depot Inc. lowered its earnings expectations for the third quarter and for the year, citing lower sales because of hurricane disruptions and soft European business. The price of its stock fell more than 7 percent on the news.
DES MOINES, Iowa  - Actor-politician Fred Thompson began an autumn scramble for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, pushing themes espoused by the late Ronald Reagan to try to generate excitement in his long-delayed campaign.
Pope Benedict XVI is to meet the parents of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old girl who went missing over three weeks ago from a Portugal hotel room, a Vatican spokesman announced Tuesday.
By Wang Xu  ChinaCache, a Beijing-based Internet content delivery network (CDN) operator, has secured $31.5 million from overseas investors such as Intel Capital and Ignition Partners, thanks to the rapid development of China's Internet industry.
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LeBron James had 30 points and nine assists and Zydrunas Ilgauskas made two big baskets in the final 1:43 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began an important stretch at home with a 101-92 win over the Orlando Magic last night. Taking over when he had to, James had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds in the second half to help ...
Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga led on Saturday in the race to govern east Africa's largest economy but tempers flared over the slow pace of vote tallying in the incumbent's strongholds.
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The Hungarian National Boundary Control Supporting System (HTTR) was presented at the National Headquarters of Border Guard (NHBG) accompanied by a press conference, at which the national deputy commander of ...
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That was the message sent by Oracle Corp. on Monday as the company made a &quot;best and final&quot; offer to take over PeopleSoft Inc.
Randy Moss's days as a prodigious wide receiver appeared to be behind him when he came to the Patriots, but he has resurrected his career and is again dominant.
On the Mark: The blame game within IT can slow the resolution of problems reported by end users. But there are tools that can put a stop to all the finger-pointing, Mark Hall writes.
Members of the Indiana Pacers who clashed with Detroit Pistons fans in one of the most violent melees in NBA history might be reunited  --  in a courtroom.
Corey Perry and Chris Kunitz scored in the first and last minutes of the opening period, leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.
WASHINGTON -- President Bush called yesterday on Democrats and Republicans to work together on a new strategy for the war in Iraq after a high-level group said the administration's current approach was not working.
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US health officials have confirmed that the entire stock of flu vaccine from a British producer is unusable. The US had hoped to salvage some of the doses made by Chiron, which account for nearly half of its annual supply.
French bank Societe Generale is mulling a combination with bigger domestic rival BNP Paribas, a French newspaper said on Friday, in a deal which could create a French national champion in banking.
Associated Press reports that Janet Leigh, the beauty whose shocking shower murder scene in the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho has passed away.
The Brisbane Lions will draw on past failures, rather than recent successes, as motivation in their bid for a record-tying fourth Australian Football League premiership tomorrow.
Sweden's prime minister meets Muslim envoys in an effort to defuse a row about a Prophet Muhammad cartoon.
The United States has failed to guard against torture and inhuman behavior since launching its &quot;war on terror&quot; after Sept.
Virginia Tech Coach Seth Greenberg is frenzied, hyper and emtional. His brother and assistant coach Brad is much more balanced and together the two have led the Hokies near the top of the ACC.
In his new role as U.N. messenger of peace, George Clooney was playing himself.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday that a new message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in which he scolds his followers in Iraq proves that U.S. efforts there are succeeding.
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Add the hospital as another place where cell phones may soon become even more common: a new study contradicts claims by some that the devices create interference with hospital equipment.
Australia's Adam Groom fired a 64 to  take a one-shot lead over European Ryder Cup trio Padraig  Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez and David Howell in the first  round of the Hong Kong Open Thursday.
Britain is planning a \
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Textile importers and retailers have sued the US Government to block a proposed limit on imports from China. Producers have asked for textile quotas because they say Chinese imports will damage the domestic industry.
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, a promising left-handed rookie diagnosed with cancer last season, will end chemotherapy after one last treatment, the Red Sox said on Tuesday.
U.S. orders for long-lasting durable goods rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, held back by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft, government data showed on Wednesday.
Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned today in the Jenin refugee camp.
When Siebel (Nasdaq: SEBL) rolled out version 6 of its OnDemand application earlier this week, it proudly announced that this latest iteration of its hosted offering -- which first became generally available in Q4 2003 -- largely closed the functionality gap with competing vendors, such as Salesforce.com, NetSuite, Salesnet and RightNow.
A passenger jet flying diverted to Manchester Airport following a bomb scare has been cleared to continue its journey. The Singapore Airlines flight from Frankfurt to New York was re-routed to Manchester where it landed safely without a military escort.
The duel between Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant stretched into a ninth straight season Saturday afternoon, though the stakes had changed considerably since they last saw each other at the Staples Center.
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MECHELEN, Belgium  - Belgian cable operator Telenet  reported on Monday a rise in core profit that was slightly above analysts' expectations and its own guidance, boosted by sales of Internet broadband and television services.
Visitors swarming by the hundreds to watch Mount St. Helens blow off steam may be in for a disappointment, not from the volcano but the weather.
People should not use mobile phones outdoors during thunderstorms because of the risk of being struck by lightning, doctors said on Friday.
A spacecraft made of folded  paper zooming through the skies may sound far-fetched, but  Japanese scientists plan to launch paper planes from the  International Space Station to see if they make it back to  Earth.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Runway Model held off Kota in the Grade 2 $215,400 Golden Rod at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Ridden by Eddie Martin Jr.
The requirement was praised by health advocates but caught many by surprise in a largely conservative state where sexual politics is often a battleground.
The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it will launch a criminal investigation into the CIA's destruction of videotapes depicting the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects.
Ferrari abandon plans for a breakaway series and commit to Formula One for the next eight years.
Five Christian churches in Baghdad were firebombed early Saturday morning in coordinated attacks, the latest effort by insurgents to terrorize the relatively small community of Christians in Iraq.
The writers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 strike is on the brink of ending in true Hollywood fashion: through connections.
Fannie Mae, the mortgage finance giant, said yesterday that its regulator would review the benefits the company planned to pay its former top two officers, Franklin D. Raines and J. Timothy Howard, after their ouster last week.
Description: It&#39;s been a week since details leaked out about a suspected spy for Israel operating at the Pentagon. Still, there have been no charges and no arrests made.
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RBC, 14.09.2004, Moscow 16:47:50.News about Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s approval of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov&#39;s proposal to exchange a stake in Gazprom for Rosneft assets spurred an upward trend on the stock market, traders say.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - New Hampshire voters stood in lines and swarmed polling places to choose candidates for U.S. president on Tuesday, with Hillary Clinton fighting to keep her once high-flying Democratic campaign alive against rival Barack Obama's surge.
North Korea was awash with patriotic festivities on Saturday as the impoverished nation celebrated \
European leaders urged President Bush to work closely with America&#39;s allies on issues like terrorism and the environment in his second term, while critics of the president worried re-election would embolden him to pursue conservative policies
Dogster Inc., creator of the  Dogster.com and Catster.com pet-related online communities,  said on Wednesday it has closed a $1 million initial financing  round from a syndicate of angel investors.
Argentina rations energy supplies as cold weather blamed for 17 deaths strains the country's power system.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Typically, when an initial public offering is priced below the proposed price range, it&#39;s considered a disappointment.
Running back Maurice Clarett finds himself in a netherworld between college and professional football, keeping a low profile.
Slovenia&#39;s center-right oppositionwon a majority of votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to reports from Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia.
It's crunch time for many Spanish bars, restaurants and nightclubs, the hearths of national life: They must create sealed-off smoking areas or ban the butt altogether.
MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- In an indication that the power of mind over body isn't limited to grownups, researchers report that advanced relaxation techniques help kids endure a grueling medical procedure.
One investor group has labeled 10 companies as 'laggards' in responding to climate change.
The Red Sox [stats, schedule] can bash with Manny Ramirez [stats, news] and David Ortiz [stats, news]. The Angels can do the same with Vladimir Guerrero and Troy Glaus.
MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Worldwide, 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women are now overweight, and 24 percent of men and 27 percent of women are obese, say researchers who looked at data from 63 countries.
The urgent needs created by three major natural disasters &amp;#151; the tsunami in Asia, earthquake in Pakistan and hurricanes Rita, Katrina and Wilma &amp;#151; drove American philanthropy to its highest level since the end of the technology boom, a new study showed.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Authorities have arrested one man over a suicide attack at a mosque in northwest Pakistan that killed 48 people, and said they suspect Islamic militants in an Afghan border region were involved.
The Bush administration Tuesday upheld a decision to impose penalty tariffs on shrimp imported from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers from Florida and other states.
Relief, a reprieve and joy unconfined for Arsenal. And for their suffering fans, tortured by the thought and taunts of losing their 49-game unbeaten run to Man U, the message could have been

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(CBS/AP) Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Wednesday the economy has &quot;regained some traction&quot; after a late spring slowdown that was triggered by a sharp spike in oil prices.
A US marine who claimed he was abducted by anti-coalition forces after he went missing from his unit in Iraq has been charged with desertion.
Americans stormed the nation&#39;s shops the day after Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys and consumer electronics.
Google has decided to pull the plug on Google Answers, which allowed people to pose questions that researchers answered for a fee.
Voting rights are not denied to those who use punch-card ballots, a federal judge ruled in the nation's first trial to challenge the system blamed for woes in Florida in the 2000 presidential election.
Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil, accused of raping young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia and unmasked by a unique Interpol Internet appeal, was arrested in Thailand on Friday, police said.
Gordon Brown's plan to reward teenagers with \
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Notes left by a trio of climbers missing on Mount Hood show they have supplies that could help them survive in the blizzard conditions on Oregon's highest peak, officials said Friday.
The threat of a cold winter in the United States ended a slide in oil prices on the New York market on Wednesday and put the spotlight on US heating fuel reserves.
Ukraine's influential parliament speaker called on Monday for a scandal over the poisoning of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko to be kept out of the country's presidential election campaign.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger claims Wayne Rooney's contract with Manchester United could lead to match-fixing.
A panel of doctors and scientists recommended  at least three one-ounce servings of whole grains a day and called for Americans to control their weight by being physically active.
JAKARTA, Indonesia Police in Indonesia report finding a grenade near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta. A gardener found it near a fence surrounding the sprawling, five-star complex in the Indonesian capital.
US health officials Monday denied reports that they knew before last week that there were major production problems with a key American manufacturer&#39;s flu vaccine, which
LONDON, England -- Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Mazri has appeared in a British court charged with a string of offences including soliciting to murder non-Muslims, stirring up racial hatred and possessing terrorist documents.
The mission has revived fears of war between Israel and Syria. But the Israelis are keeping an uncharacteristic silence
TONY Blair faces a mauling in the Commons today from Labour backbenchers furious at a plea for British troops to bail out the Americans.
Russian prosecutors seize financial documents for the last two years  from oil producer Yukos, raising fears of fresh tax demands.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair  began talks with Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday  about steps to revive Middle East peacemaking after the death  of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
A Council of Europe report has found no evidence of torture or serious abuse at Zurich airport's detention centres, but claims conditions could be improved.
Liverpool and Deportivo Coruna produced a lively match but no goals, drawing 0-0 in Champions League Group A at Anfield on Tuesday.
The former head of a district in Chechnya has been arrested on suspicion of organizing the execution-style murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian newspaper reported Saturday.
The assets of an NI businessmen allegedly involved in a property scam in Turkey are frozen.
After a three-month delay, NASA entered the final day of a launch countdown for space shuttle Atlantis Thursday with no major technical problems looming and a forecast for promising weather.
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Paris Hilton can add host of \
Didier Deschamps applaude la Juve dopo il 4-1 al Lecce: ''Abbiamo avuto occasioni anche nel primo te...
Prosecutors rested their case yesterday in the perjury trial of I. Lewis \
Cingular, the largest U.S. wireless phone carrier, will offer a version of popular Internet social network MySpace on its phones in an expansion of their partnership, the companies plan to announce on Monday.
Carnegie Mellon professor and telecommunications expert David Farber explains what's at stake in the January 2008 FCC auction of spectrum in the 700-MHz band -- spectrum that Google has expressed interest in.
President Bush handed out hugs to residents who survived killer tornadoes that ripped through Alabama and Georgia and offered encouraging words Saturday at Enterprise High School where students grieved the loss of eight classmates.
By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 18--VIRGINIA BEACH   Other developers have passed on the boomerang-shaped lot that overlooks speeding cars on U.S. 264.
Sept. 10, 2004 - One has to go all the way back to 1964 to find a year when Florida had three major hurricanes. Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House.
Billionaire industrialist Len Blavatnik  is expanding his media portfolio with a deal to buy Premium TV,  which operates digital services for clients ranging from  Britain&#39;s Chelsea soccer club to Warner Music.
The ensemble is well tuned, reasonably together and certainly not lacking in enthusiasm. Its size was not right for the space.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 -- Maps in future Israeli public school textbooks will show the boundary that existed between Israel and the West Bank before the 1967 Middle East war, Israel's education minister announced Tuesday. The move drew sharp protest from lawmakers, settler groups and religious leaders...
Experiments with the brain cells of rats show that contact with an ingredient found in shampoos, hand lotions and paint causes neurons to die.
Shareholders in Australian equipment hire firm Coates Hire Ltd  voted on Monday to approve a A$1.7 billion ($1.5 billion) private equity-backed offer from rival National Hire Group Ltd .
The Muslim woman adjusted her head scarf and gazed wearily at her daughters' elementary school Friday, one of many Islamic sites attacked since a Muslim radical allegedly murdered a Dutch filmmaker who criticized Islam.
By AMY WOLD  NEW ORLEANS - The federal system for large water-related projects - including portions of Louisiana coastal restoration - is broken, speakers at the 3rd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration said Wednesday.
IN Israel/Palestine, pessimism is close kin to commonsense: hope, to naivety. No commentator has ever sounded foolish by emphasising the obstacles to peace.
Veneers, porcelain shells bonded to the front side of the teeth, may not provide smiles as pretty as expected.
Children's Place Retail Stores Inc.  reported on Monday a 4 percent decline in June same-store sales and forecast a net loss of 94 cents to 98 cents per share for the current quarter.
Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards.
Segolene Royal, a popular Socialist, launches her bid to become France's first woman president.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday Washington's agreement to use a military air base in Kyrgyzstan was necessary to support the war in Afghanistan.
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Marc Jackson scored 18 points as Utah beat High Point 78-69 in the second round of the Great Alaska Shootout on Friday. Andrew Bogut added 16, Bryan Markson had 13 and Justin Hawkins 12 for the Utes (2-1), who shot 25-for-51 from the floor.
Parmalat agrees a settlement with Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo over the bankruptcy of the dairy group in 2003.
The Spice Girls are expected to announce a reunion tour on Thursday, ending months of speculation about the five-member band that brought \
One of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s closest advisers learned five months ago of allegations that a clandestine military task force in Iraq was beating
More than 50 percent of California residents said in a survey being released today that they are very concerned that fast-rising home prices will lock out younger generations from the housing market.
The chancellor is considering devolving day-to-day control of the NHS to an independent board, should he become PM.
Cities that try to set up their own broadband networks are facing staunch opposition from cable and phone companies, who see publicly funded fiber-optic networks as a threat to their own bottom line. By John Gartner.
Dato, riferito a novembre, superiore ad attese economisti
PARIS - World renowned thinker Jacques Derrida, a founder of the school of philosophy known as deconstructionism, has died, the office of French President Jacques Chirac said Saturday. Derrida was 74...
Israeli forces destroyed two five-story apartment buildings in a Gaza refugee camp early Thursday after evacuating thousands of Palestinians from a neighborhood, said residents and the military.
InfoWorld - Yahoo's fourth-quarter revenue grew, but net income fell as the struggling Internet giant tried to put its house in order and improve its ability to compete against Google and other rivals.
Plans for two major offshore wind farms in the Thames Estuary are given the government go-ahead.
Novartis AG chief executive Daniel Vasella yesterday said that he ''wouldn't be surprised&quot; if US regulators ease rules limiting the importation of cheaper drugs from Canada, but cautioned that would damage the industry's financial footing and wouldn't help patients much.
Nokia said the head of its networks  unit had resigned and another senior networks executive left,  marking the second round of departures of top management in two  weeks at the world's top mobile phone maker.
Pope John Paul II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity's speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.
BAGHDAD - Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their &quot;final phase&quot; and said he will not hesitate to launch &quot;a military solution&quot; to end Sunni insurgents&#39; hold over the city
Pop singer Britney Spears, 24, gives birth in Los Angeles to a second baby boy, according to US media reports.
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Flyers center Jeremy Roenick is expected to undergo further neurological examinations to determine whether or not he is still suffering from the aftereffects of a concussion suffered last spring.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Former ArgentinePresident Carlos Menem ended 10 months of self-exile onWednesday, aiming to stage a political comeback in his homeprovince after assurances he would not be arrested on arrival.
Il Cagliari ha ufficializzato, attraverso il proprio sito internet, le dimissioni di Nedo Sonetti. \
The US has seen the first decline in employment since August 2003, in a fresh sign that a recession is looming.
InfoWorld - More than a year after claiming to have found a way to take over a Macintosh computer using a flaw in the system&#39;s wireless card, David Maynor has published details of his exploit.
With demand soaring abroad and droughts crimping supply, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wheat stockpiles have fallen to their lowest level in 30 years.
THOUSANDS of construction workers and victims of asbestos were today making their way through central Sydney to rally outside a general meeting of James Hardie shareholders.
Eight marines were killed and nine others wounded west of the capital on Saturday when a suicide car bomb rammed into their convoy, military officials said, resulting
Per economisti riduzione non e' drastica, ora e' a 105,0
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the China Open on Friday when Jelena Jankovic retired in the first set because of an ankle injury.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe want African leaders to agree next month to unite Africa under one government to help it solve its own problems, state media said on Thursday.
A sobbing Paris Hilton was sent back to jail on Friday as a judge overturned a sheriff department's decision to place the heiress under house arrest after just three days behind bars.
In devastating testimony before a Senate panel yesterday, a whistle-blower at the Food and Drug Administration shocked a packed hearing room when he listed five drugs now on
Scoperto giro fatture false da 200 milioni di euro
CALGARY (CP) - A three-week-old baby elephant that had been rejected by its mother has died at the Calgary Zoo. Zookeepers and veterinarians had been providing round-the-clock care to the unnamed Asian elephant
The presidential candidates yesterday battled over who is best qualified to lead the nation in the war on terrorism, with President
Prime minister Manmohan Singh&#39;s visit to Kashmir has not cleared the air on the scope of the Indo-Pakistan composite dialogue.
Hundreds of Palestinian youths scuffled with Israeli police at a Jerusalem holy site Friday, after police barred them from prayers amid fear of riots and unrest during the funeral and burial of Yasser Arafat.
Epson's Photo Fine technology promises vivid, crisp colors on digital camera LCDs.
Google Inc. said third-quarter profit and sales more than doubled as it sold more advertising and attracted more Internet surfers to its Web sites.
CRAWFORD, Tex., June 16 -- Even while trying to reach out to Democrats to fashion a new immigration  bill, President Bush lashed out at the opposition party Saturday for its budget policies and served notice once again that he plans to veto bills with \
Smoking not only damages health, it is bad for the brain too, according to a Scottish study spanning nearly 60 years.
Ryan Newman wins the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in a frenetic finish off a restart, giving team owner Roger Penske his first win at NASCAR's biggest event.
The DGB confederation of German trade unions called Thursday for a boycott of Nokia, the world's leading maker of mobile telephones, in response to the planned closure of a western German factory.
The patriarch of Alexandria, the spiritual leader of the estimated 300,000 Orthodox Christians in Africa, died Saturday when a helicopter taking him and fellow churchmen
Beware a temper tantrum when the kid's holding nukes.
TV network CBS fights the record $500,000 fine imposed following Janet Jackson's breast-baring incident.
Gordon Brown, who has refused to  rule out calling a snap general election, will promise new  policies to create a &quot;fairer, stronger Britain&quot; when he  addresses his Labour party&#39;s annual conference on Monday.
L'ex centrocampista del Torino, Cesare Gallea, &egrave; morto all'et&agrave; di  91 anni. Gallea nel...
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says the US is on track to stabilise and even reduce the trade deficit.
Liz Podominick scored 20 points and Janel McCarville had 14 to lead No. 18 Minnesota past Creighton 79-71 on Sunday.
Bleak and brackish, the film finds Jim Carrey sunk in yet another silly role.
AT&T said Tuesday that calling plans for the iPhone will start at $59.99 USD per month and include unlimited data, 200 text messages, rollover, mobile-to-mobile, and Apple's \
WORLD champion driver Michael Schumacher escaped uninjured after a high-speed crash during a testing session in Monza, Italy, yesterday.
By The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 21--A new law prohibiting the intentional feeding of wildlife goes into effect today and running afoul of the measurecould result in a $300 fine.   The purpose of the law, which was sponsored by state Sen.
(InfoWorld) - Duke University said Friday that widely publicized\u00c2\u00a0problems with its campus wireless network\u00c2\u00a0it had originally blamed on Apple iPhones had instead been traced to Cisco Systems hardware. A fix has been applied, the school added. For their part, Apple supporters blasted Duke for falsely accusing the new iPhone for playing a part in the flap. First reported last Wednesday by Computerworld's sister publication Network World, the problem involved failures of up to 30 wireless access points at a time across Duke's Durham, N.C. campus. The cause, school IT administrators thought then, was the built-in Wi-Fi adapters on iPhones, which were pinging the hotspots with thousands of address requests each second. The relatively small number of iPhones registered to Duke's wireless LAN -- just 150, according to the Network World story -- were nevertheless hogging bandwidth with endless address requests and taking down access points for 10 to 15 minutes at a stretch. Friday, Duke's chief information officer, Tracy Futhey, posted a note on the university's Web site that\u00c2\u00a0fingered\u00c2\u00a0an unspecified Cisco issue for the trouble. \
A village chief and two other Buddhists were shot dead in southern Thailand in one of the bloodiest days of violence in recent weeks in the Muslim-dominated region, police said.
NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters Life!) - Older people are able to take bad news more in their stride than their children or grandchildren which can make them more risky gamblers as losses don't scare them, according to a U.S. study.
Fabio Capello risponde a Francesco Totti dopo l&#39;intervista rilasciata dal capitano giallorosso alla Gazzetta dello Sport. E lo fa da par suo, senza peli sulla lingua. L&#39;allenatore della Juventus, nel corso
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this \
He was known as Barry Obama, and with his dark complexion and mini-Afro, he was one of the few blacks at the privileged Hawaiian school overlooking the Pacific.
Prince Charles' wife Camilla will undergo a hysterectomy next month, her office has said, adding that the operation was &quot;routine&quot; surgery.
Unions began a four-day strike against  rising fuel prices in Nigeria on Monday, helping drive world  oil prices to record highs even though shipments from Africa's  top producer were unaffected.
Martha Stewart set a news conference Wednesday to discuss &quot;matters related to her sentencing.&quot;. It was not immediately clear what would be discussed specifically at the news conference
Jeff Francis rebounded from a rare bad outing and struck out a career-high 10 batters in the Colorado Rockies' 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of their doubleheader Tuesday.
The new science minister meets the head of Nasa to discuss possible UK involvement in future moon landings.
Citigroup said in a research note that UBS  could face up to 20 billion Swiss francs ($18.10 billion) in new writedowns in 2008 after revealing it has $80 billion in exposures to subprime loans and other debt.
InterContinental Hotels today said it had begun the search for a new chief executive after a change in strategy forced out present boss Richard North.
Cornerback Ty Law passed his physical and officially signed a five-year, $30 million contract with Kansas City on Monday, adding an established star to a defense that could be on the rise.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a radical overhaul of state bodies in response to recent attacks.
Bahrain yesterday offered to host a national conference for Iraq as the interim Iraqi government came under international pressure to broaden dialogue
A cruise operator ferrying U.S. residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
Sen. Sam Brownback pronounced himself \
Flimm has worked throughout the German theatrical landscape in various positions during a career that has spanned nearly forty years.
Troy Tulowitzki and Yorvit Torrealba each hit two-run homers in a decisive fifth inning, as Colorado rallies to beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers, 10-6.
The United Nations broke with years of protocol and commemorated the 60-year anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camps, directly linking its own founding with the end of the Holocaust in some of the strongest language ever.
West African leaders held a crisis summit  on Sunday over unrest in Ivory Coast as the country's president  took a tough stance, sacking his army chief and installing a  more hardline officer in his place.
Rafael Nadal's shots were off the mark and, more shockingly, even his boundless energy seemed to fail him. After one miss-hit, the man usually in perpetual motion hunched over, hands on knees, to catch his breath.
PETALING JAYA: Virus experts at British software security firm Sophos Plc have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a Trojan horse which infects cellphones.
If you rely on technology to run your small business, you know how easily a virus can destroy your data - and potentially years of hard work.
A former US serviceman accused of deserting while serving in South Korea in 1965 turned himself in on Saturday to the US military at a base near Tokyo.
A top aide to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, the latest fallout from the firing of federal prosecutors that has embarrassed the Bush administration and prompted calls for Gonzales to step down.
 to Debut in Seattle
Domani 4 ore per due turni, non si esclude blocco su A1
Confcommercio, tirano i tecnologici con asciugatrice e ipod
The set of rules \u00e2\u0080\u0094 a kind of jihad etiquette \u00e2\u0080\u0094 that seek to guide and justify the killing that militants do is growing more complex.
Angry French fishermen lay siege to the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior II outside Marseille in a tuna fishing row.
A FORMAL hearing into allegations of racism in Zimbabwe cricket, set up by the International Cricket Council (ICC), collapsed in disarray when the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) and the rebel players refused to budge on witness procedure.
At least two Tory MPs are believed to have called for a voted of no confidence in party leader David Cameron.
Choreography by committee seldom works, and it did not in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Other Side,\u00e2\u0080\u009d as seen on Wednesday at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
By Thomas J. Morgan; Journal Staff Writer  Lawrence P. Filippelli talks to area students and parents about MySpace and other youth-oriented Web sites.
A British actress found dead in her bath may have taken the wrong medication, her fiance's mother says.
The US space shuttle Atlantis prepared to descend back to Earth Wednesday, leaving the way clear just in time for US Navy ships to aim missiles at a rogue satellite.
As the Mets have moved toward a postseason spot, Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez has been one of their most vital players, but right now he is their biggest question mark.
(AGI) - Roma, 17 dic. - Anche sul decreto legge &quot;taglia-deficit&quot;, ovvero la manovrina, potrebbe essere messa alla Camera la fiducia, cosi&#39; come sulla Finanziaria. E&#39; quanto prevedono fonti di maggioranza, secondo
Belfast's two airports issue advice to Glasgow-bound passengers in the wake of the latest terror attack.
Arjen Robben approfitta del suo primo giorno al Real Madrid per sparare a zero contro il suo ormai e...
Startup Diligent Technologies has raised $22 million in new equity. The financing round was led by US venture capital fund Matrix partners, which made its first investment in Israel, and Accel Partners.
A career-high 22 points by Breona Gray helps Notre Dame overcome an 11-point deficit in the second half to beat No. 10 Purdue, 67-58.
Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S. bank, said on Tuesday it will rebrand itself as \
President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind sectarian violence racking Iraq, and he would not pull troops out \
Italian design triumphs again in this combination mirror, radiator and digital clock. From CNET's new gadget blog, Crave.
Fans who grew up listening to Americanized versions of Beatles' albums will find \
ROMA, 26 DICEMBRE 2004 - Solo domani la Lazio ufficializzera&#39; il nome del nuovo tecnico. Esonerato Caso, anche se non c&#39;e&#39; nessuna conferma ufficiale, alla ripresa degli allenamenti dovrebbe essere Giuseppe Papadopulo a guidare la Lazio.
Hizbullah chief on Saturday rejected a UN resolution demanding for his movement military wing to be dismantled, saying the world body&#39;s call served Israeli interests.
By the time things mercifully came to a conclusion last night -- or was it early morning? -- the dominant story for the first two-thirds of Game 1 of the ALCS, a 10-7 Yankees victory, had been reduced to a footnote.
SIX people died Friday when hurricane-strength winds lashed Paris and large areas of northern and eastern France, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes and disrupting air, rail and road traffic.
The man who fatally shot former Pantera guitarist &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott and three other men at a nightclub was obsessed with the heavy-metal band and made bizarre
Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman was cut by a missile thrown from the crowd after scoring in last night&#39;s 3-0 Carling Cup victory over West Ham.
When an opportunity presents itself to weaken the Sunni insurgency, which is Iraq&#39;s biggest security threat, US forces and the interim Iraqi government must act on it, press the advantage and not wait for a more politically favorable moment.
Corporate researchers working outside controversial federal restraints said on Thursday they had engineered human stem cells that they believe could be used to repair eyes.
The first planned launch attempt on Friday December 14 was pushed back due to poor weather conditions. The launch team is now awaiting the first available date on the range to reschedule the launch.
KAPALUA, Hawaii  - American Brandt Snedeker has set his sights on golf's biggest events in 2008 after being voted PGA Tour rookie of the year in his maiden campaign.
The US military said tonight it had captured two senior terrorists linked to Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most feared Islamic militant group. The arrests came as police uncovered more bodies under the rubble a day after a suicide
Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke down at the start of the Preakness on Saturday, galloping only a few hundred yards when his right rear leg flailed out and he veered sideways while his eight rivals passed him.
Police investigate the suspicious deaths of a mother and her two sons at a property in Birmingham.
After a decade-long crusade, Sheila Rauch Kennedy said on Thursday the Roman Catholic Church had overturned its annulment of her 12-year marriage to former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy.
Nicole Kidman premieres her film Birth at Venice, after attending a frosty press screening with Lauren Bacall.
Two senators are asking Congress to find out whether the federal agency that insures private pension plans for millions of Americans has enough money and the right approach to do its job.
The hottest rock acts and videogame technology are coming together for the second Nintendo Fusion tour.

BRUSSELS, Feb 15  (IPS) - Central African countries have committed themselves  to finalising an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the  European Union by June this year.
Fans of Bob Dylan, the songwriter who  has been called the conscience of the 1960s generation, will be  able to see items from the artist's early career and listen to  rare recordings at an exhibit opening in Seattle this weekend.
Merrill Lynch & Co. MER.N, the  biggest U.S. brokerage, said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter  profit fell 1.8 percent as increased banking and brokerage  revenue was offset by higher compensation and other costs.
Gary Neville has warned that the Football Association&#39;s decision to charge Wayne Rooney could turn Manchester United fans against England.
&quot;Looks like you were right on about Cal getting passed over for the Rose Bowl bid. I don&#39;t think it would have made a bit of difference if Cal had won by 110 points instead of just 10.
Utah quarterback Alex Smith will announce Tuesday whether he's leaving a year early for the NFL draft.
Sep. 15, 2004. Less than a month after its rival KDE rolled out its newest open-source desktop, the Gnome Project Wednesday debuted out Gnome 2.8, the latest iteration of its graphical interfaces for Linux.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - The storm that was Hurricane Ivan extended its deadly march across the South on Friday, destroying homes, swamping streets and leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power from the Gulf Coast to the Carolinas...
Sudan must do a lot more to make its Darfur region safer, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday, adding that Khartoum had failed to improve security since the United States last week accused it of committing genocide there.
As the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the United States has come under heavy criticism, including from people who live almost on top of the world.
Jenson Button should learn his Formula One fate prior to the final race of the season in Brazil. The Contracts Recognition Board has adjourned its hearing into the messy contract affair between BMW-Williams
Blog: Various people hiding behind pseudonyms are fueling news about a supposed worm for Mac OS X.
Taiwan is attracting interest as perhaps the last place to find affordable shares in companies with extensive Chinese operations.
Blog: Article saying climate change may lead to centralized international control
A spokesman for Sen. Edward Ken- nedy had an apt description of a video game that shamefully exploits the assassination of John F. Kennedy: The release of &quot;JFK: Reloaded&quot; on Monday -- the 41st anniversary
A controversial special damages claim that threatened to cripple the Financial Times (FT) has been struck out by the High Court. Mr Justice Tugendhat ruled that a record \u00c2\u00a3230.
Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily January 28, 2005 - PARIS - Limpopo, Zambezi and Kalahari were the names of the looks in the Jean-Paul Gaultier's African influenced haute couture collection, which, surely, confirms him as the most inventive designer in fashion today.
Give thumbs up to price hikes for enviro-friendly kit Results of a survey released Tuesday show that a majority of European consumers are willing to pay that little bit extra for environmentally friendly technology.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The European Union and United States moved a step closer to an aviation trade war after failing to reach agreement during talks on subsidies to Airbus Industrie.
The media giant is a star on YouTube.
A text messaging service to provide young people with sexual health information is being launched by a charity.
NEW YORK  Morgan Stanley on Friday said Chief Executive John Mack received compensation valued at about $1.5 million in fiscal 2007, a year when the investment bank's profit plunged 57 percent.
Police arrested four men in London under Britain's anti-terrorist law, as a Sunday newspaper claimed it had infiltrated a gang trying to buy radioactive material for a &quot;dirty bomb&quot;.
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A 17-member Army Reserve platoon with troops from Jackson and around the Southeast deployed to Iraq is under arrest for refusing a &quot;suicide mission&quot; to deliver fuel, the troops&#39; relatives said Thursday.
LOS ANGELES\u00e2\u0080\u0094New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson urged UC to compete for continuing its management of the national Los Alamos weapons laboratory\u00e2\u0080\u0094but to partner up with an industrial company
U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces killed scores of Taliban insurgents in two separate battles in southern Afghanistan, the U.S military said on Wednesday.
Armed Palestinians kidnapped an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN television network from a car in Gaza City on Monday after asking for him by name.
The Holocaust memorial in Berlin is  showing signs of serious wear and tear just three years after  its completion, with cracks in more than half of its concrete  blocks, according to a study published on Monday.
In what their lawyers are characterizing as the first test of the legal mettle of the General Public License in the US, the developers of a multipurpose UNIX-style utilities package have sued Monsoon Multimedia - which makes a competitive product to SlingBox called Hava.
Questo pomeriggio il Mantova ha ripreso gli allenamenti sul campo Centrale Te, con il tecnico Di Car...
Some of London&#39;s key landmarks and top hotels are to go dark for an hour on Thursday evening as the capital does its bit for the fight against global warming and turns off its lights.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - A prominent Muslim activist who admitted participating in a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's crown prince was sentenced Friday to the maximum 23 years in prison for illegal business dealings with Libya.
South Africa&#39;s parliament has approved a bill formally recognizing traditional healers as heath care professionals. The National Assembly passed the bill Thursday to regulate the country&#39;s 200,000 traditional healers.
BOSTON It is a show that has gone on for 86 years, so why shouldn&#39;t its potential final act be dripping with panache? Nine hours and 22 minutes of baseball, a pair of dugout-emptying
A final peace deal between the Sudanese government and rebels should be signed next month, officials say.
Media group Emap has agreed to sell its trade magazine and exhibitions businesses for \u00c2\u00a31bn.
Google Inc. , the No. 1 Web search company that recently went public and said it will not issue financial forecasts, expects to add 372,050 advertiser accounts by 2008, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday.
The European Union began its biggest-ever military operation today, formally taking over Nato\u00e2\u0080\u0099s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia with 7,000 troops.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined Western nations on Wednesday in criticizing the world body's own Human Rights Council for picking on Israel as part of an agreement on its working rules.
AFRICA - La mortalit\u00c3\u00a0 infantile in Sudafrica aumenta del 5,8% ogni anno a causa dell\u00c2\u0092Aids Roma (Agenzia Fides) -  L\u00c2\u0092Aids \u00c3\u00a8 la causa principale della morte tra i bambini del Sudafrica. La mortalit\u00c3\u00a0 tra i minori aumenta del 5,8% ogni anno. Nonostante i significativi progressi raggiunti nella eradicazione della povert\u00c3\u00a0 e i miglioramenti nel ...
Even as disagreement between R. Kelly and Jay-Z continues to rage, their new album, &quot;Unfinished Business,&quot; is poised to enter the Billboard charts at No.
Britney Spears was taken from her house by ambulance early Thursday, a police officer told The Associated Press.
An Italian court throws out a case against a US soldier charged with killing an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq.
Ma gli ordini sono stati inferiori al rivale americano
New Delhi: India and Germany have put trade firmly on top of the agenda for this week's visit by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in a bid to beat last year's five billion euro (6.16 billion dollars) record ...
U.S. Army investigators recommended  disciplinary action against about two dozen reservists who  refused orders to deliver fuel along a dangerous convoy route  in Iraq, officials said on Tuesday.
SIMI VALLEY, California  - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ended his White House campaign on Wednesday and endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain's Republican presidential bid.
Green campaigners staged a protest at the Tate Britain gallery over a sponsorship deal with BP.
U.S. stocks were up slightly on  Thursday in light trading ahead of the Christmas holiday amid a  year-end rally.
_ Insurgents lured police to a house in west Baghdad with an anonymous tip about a rebel hideout, then set off explosives, killing at least 29 people and wounding 18 in the latest in a series of deadly strikes against Iraqi security
Premier: abbiamo parlato di Iraq e questione palestinese
Microsoft Corp. created the world's most popular operating system &#151; one that's also heartily embraced by hackers and virus writers. And it begat the world's top Web browser, which makes it all too easy to mistakenly download and install spyware, adware and other garbage.
By Fredreka Schouten  WASHINGTON -- Retired naval officer Joe Sestak out-raised incumbent Republican Curt Weldon to seize a House seat in suburban Philadelphia -- aided by nearly $900,000 in Internet contributions. \
Midnight Mass was celebrated at the Vatican. People there waited in line for hours to get inside St. Peter&#39;s Basilica for the Christmas service.
Memories were all that lingered from behind the 18th green at Winged Foot on the morning after a debacle that brought ridicule to Phil Mickelson, a major setback to Colin Montgomerie and a U.S. Open title to Geoff Ogilvy.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will release frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.
Numero occupati sale a 23,1 milioni, tirano stranieri
Fatturato a 20 mln, attive tre nuove societa'
By Sarah Brock, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Jun. 19--Trees along part of Interstate 185 are safe for now, following a  Monday decision in Muscogee County Superior Court.   Judge Doug Pullen issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit concerning  tree-cutting along I-185.
La Norvegia ha vinto le staffette sprint di Liberec, in Repubblica Ceca, valide per la Coppa del Mon...
Less is more scary The number of software vulnerabilities discovered last year dropped last year after several years of growth.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Fifteen political groups called today for a six-month postponement of elections scheduled for Jan. 30, giving a huge boost to a movement largely led by Sunni Arabs aimed at delaying the vote.
Artists of the 1980's and 90's dominated the offerings at the Phillips, de Pury & Company auction, which totaled $25.5 million.
Ford Motor Co. said it would see an increase in U.S. retail sales in May for the first time in six months, but overall sales were expected to decline as the automaker continued to cut low-margin sales to daily rental companies.
A car bomb killed three Iraqi National Guards and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq&#39;s insurgency was worsening.
A man and his wife have been arrested in the Indonesian province of East Java with possible link to the last week&#39;s bombing outside the Australian Embassy here, police said Thursday.
THE emotional return of the aid workers Simona Pari and Simona Torretta to Italy after their kidnap ordeal in Iraq was a joyful sight to behold.
Sen. John McCain&#39;s support for a  fragile immigration compromise puts him in a familiar spot --  at odds with another leading Republican presidential contender  and with the conservative voters he has feverishly courted.
Esiti degli esami a meta' pomeriggio, leader FI sereno
Five men were handed jail sentences of between 10-15 years for staging Britain's biggest cash robbery, in which 53 million pounds were stolen.
US actress Brigitte Nielsen has checked herself into a rehabilitation clinic, her manager confirms.
RAND is not unique among government contractors in continuing to do business with the government after being found in violation of labor law.
England end day four of the third Test on 151-5, facing a big loss to South Africa.
Denise Richards has asked a court to stop allowing ex-husband Charlie Sheen to have overnight stays with their two young daughters.
Hollywood stepped up its battle against internet pirates yesterday when the Motion Picture Association of America launched a legal battle against the filesharing networks BitTorrent and eDonkey.
Turbolinux, Inc., a global leader of Linux-based solutions, announced  last week in Japan that they will release the new product \
Royal Mail workers will stage a second 24-hour walkout over pay and jobs, their union says.
Israeli official accuses UN's top humanitarian envoy of putting Israel on a par with terrorists
Before last night's game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona could not have been more pointed in refuting any suggestion the Sox are thinking of keeping rookie Jacoby Ellsbury as an extra outfielder. In case anyone didn't catch his drift, Francona announced after last night's 15-4 victory that Ellsbury had been returned to Triple A Pawtucket. The Sox did not announce ...
Clamorosa gaffe della storica pubblicazioneDue forchette a un locale belga, non ancora aperto                                          Due forchette a un locale chiuso ritirata la Guida Michelin
The11th-hour wage concession deal struck between Delta Air Lines Inc. and its powerful pilots union meets the $1 billion mark sought by management, through a combination of wage and benefit cuts plus new work rules that will increase productivity.
One of the best teams in Cavalier women's soccer history sees their dream season brought to a screeching halt as Duke scores a 3-0 upset on Sunday.
LORETO, Italy : Pope John Paul II defied the elements and debilitating illness to pray for the victims of the Russian hostage crisis at a giant open-air mass in Italy before hundreds of thousands of ecstatic followers.
Dopo 30 anni il marchio sceglie la sfilata in passerella
A couple who sexually abused a boy and girl 20 years ago face sentence at Mold Crown Court.
ATHENS  Four-time judo world champion Noriko Anno broke her Olympic jinx by winning gold in the women&#39;s 78-kilogram event Thursday at the Athens Games but defending Olympic champion Kosei Inoue was dealt shock defeats to miss out on a medal in the ...
The Army has frozen a $280 million contract with a Chicago-area robot maker that is being sued by iRobot Corp. of Burlington.
Didier Deschamps ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara di domani con il Modena. Torna a disposizione...
For the first time since 1998 neither Venus nor Serena Williams will end the year with a grand slam singles title in her possession.
The White House on Thursday accused former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, of hypocrisy for criticizing President George W. Bush's decision to spare ex-aide Lewis \
Miguel Cabrera, Josh Willingham and Hanley Ramirez homered, and Josh Johnson threw five solid innings to lead the Florida Marlins past the New York Mets 3-2 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.
Dal 16 al 21 luglio contro testo di riforma ordinamento
The world&#39;s biggest cockroach was among a rich and exotic menagerie of new species discovered by scientists exploring caves deep inside Indonesia&#39;s teeming jungles.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cWalk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,\u00e2\u0080\u009d fashion is the clock that helps the audience mark the time.
At BookExpo America, the publishing industry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual convention, the battering ram of technology was back.
SAN DIEGO ---- Byron Leftwich, welcome to the Left Coast. The quarterback who leads the Jacksonville Jaguars into Sunday&#39;s game at Qualcomm Stadium is no stranger to the Chargers, however.
Vicepresidente Mediaset, non chiederemo limiti per Sky
Rangers manager Alex McLeish has revealed he will consult with his own bosses before deciding whether to fight Nacho Novo&#39;s Old Firm suspension.
LOS ANGELES  - The weekend after the extended Thanksgiving holiday is typically dismal at the box office because holiday shopping is usually on the minds of most would-be moviegoers.
(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems says its new UltraSparc T1 microprocessor, nicknamed Niagara, is creating a big splash. Sun was set to report Monday that 60 percent of the trial units of Niagara, an open-source product, have been ordered by new customers. This indicates that the company is gaining market share from rivals such as IBM's Power and Intel's Itanium high-performance microprocessor architectures. Sun is\u00c2\u00a0offering Niagara\u00c2\u00a0to the market through its OpenSparc program, in which specifications of the microprocessor are being\u00c2\u00a0shared in an open-source community\u00c2\u00a0with hardware and software developers. Sun has also formed an independent OpenSparc governance board to set the direction and ensure adherence to open-source standards for the UltraSparc T1 platform. The OpenSparc community introduced in July a new Linux distribution, Gentoo Linux, which\u00c2\u00a0supports UltraSparc\u00c2\u00a0T1 in the latest release of its open source operating system. Sun introduced UltraSparc T1 in December 2005 and released the chip design code, known as the Register Transfer Language (RTL), in March of this year. Since then, Sun said there have been 3,500 downloads of the RTL and 2,600 downloads of code for designing an application to run on the T1. Fadi Azhari, director of marketing and business development for Sun's OpenSparc program, attributes the strong interest to the T1's capabilities. \
Health authorities in Canada and Massachusetts are warning consumers of the risk from China-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products were found, deepening concern about the safety of Chinese goods.
Undici i feriti in attacco suicida nella moschea
Il collaudatore della McLaren Mercedes, lo spagnolo Pedro de la Rosa, &egrave; arrivato nella tarda...
Capo dipartimento Sviluppo Economico proposto da Bersani
L&#39;Udinese ha vinto 2-1 (1-0) sul campo del Livorno nel primo anticipo della 13/a giornata del campionato di serie A. I friulani sono passati in vantaggio al 13\u00c2\u00b0 del primo tempo con Iaquinta. Nella ripresa
BESLAN, Russia  - Residents of this grief-stricken southern city on Tuesday marked the end of the formal, 40-day mourning period for the hundreds of victims of a school massacre, lighting thin prayer candles and propping up small icons and photographs among the flowers piled in the shattered gymnasium at the centre of the tragedy.
Syria calls for a \
Seven Palestinians, including two police officers, have been killed in a series of Israeli air attacks on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.
MADRAS, India - He was India&#39;s most wanted bandit, a brutal smuggler who murdered police officers, slaughtered elephants and kidnapped a movie star.
LONDON : The Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano said it still expects to complete its acquisition of British home-loan specialist Abbey National by the end of this year.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cSummer Love\u00e2\u0080\u009d has been called the first Polish western and the first Polish spaghetti western, though the truer description might be the first deconstructed art western.
Thierry Henry ha intenzione di chiudere la carriera negli Stati Uniti. ''Credo che tutti sappiano qu...
Sondaggio, per 91% il rischio e' guerra dei prezzi
Microsoft&#39;s web browser, Internet Explorer, is continuing its slow but steady slide in market share. According to fresh numbers from web metrics firm Websidestory, IE&#39;s share has slipped 1.8 per cent in the last three months.
WASHINGTON  \u00c2\u0097 The General Dynamics Corporation, the military contractor, said Wednesday that higher sales of combat vehicles to the Army and of corporate jets pushed fourth-quarter earnings up 42 percent.
Leeds chairman Ken Bates has been reported to the police after he published the address of a former director of the Championship club.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - Carolina Panthers  running back Stephen Davis will miss the remainder of the  season after being placed on injured reserve Saturday.
US retail sales and industrial output slow as the economy is hit by the housing slump and credit squeeze.
Tutto esaurito a Catania per l'arrivo della Juve. Il tecnico degli etnei Silvio Baldini, deve rinunc...
Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee Hwa officiated Monday a grand reception in Government House to welcome the Olympic gold medalists who are paying a three-day visit here.
UAL Corp. UALAQ.OB, parent of United  Airlines, on Friday said it would lay off up to 825 ramp and  customer service workers as the airline continues its fight to  emerge from bankruptcy.
The House of Lords will on Monday begin hearing a case put forth by the families of troops who have been killed in Iraq challenging the government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into Britain's decision to invade invade the country in 2003.
The European Union on Monday ended 11 years of sanctions against Libya and eased an arms embargo to reward the North African country for giving up plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
A court in Equatorial Guinea has given sentences of up to 34 years to a group of South Africans and Armenians convicted of trying to overthrow the government.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat's West Bank grave on Thursday and said talks with new Palestinian leaders gave him optimism about a revival of Middle East peacemaking.
South Korea's relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.
She was a young Pitcairner, a teenage girl tending watermelons in an isolated spot on the island where she grew up. Len Brown was old enough to be her father.
ROCKVILLE, Maryland  - In a nondescript office park tucked between a hospital and a strip mall thrive hundreds of thousands of the most infectious malaria-carrying mosquitoes ever born.
Looking to push its brand beyond the PC, Hewlett-Packard today launched a major product effort into consumer electronics, including the much-anticipated rollout of its HP-branded iPod music
The board of Societe Generale met on Wednesday to decide the fate of its chairman after rogue trading losses as fellow French bank BNP Paribas ducked questions on whether it would bid for its wounded rival.
At least seven people are killed in fresh US air strikes on the volatile Iraqi city of Falluja, local medics say.
Michael Owen, whose summer move to Real Madrid is rapidly turning into a nightmare, has been warned by national coach Sven Goran Eriksson his England place could be under threat.
A small plane crashed in Atlanta, capital of the southeastern US state of Georgia, on Tuesday killing the two people aboard, media reports said.
This week&#39;s Golkar Party congress will feature rich, deceptive and powerful people bidding to win the chairmanship of the party, which controls the most seats in the House of Representatives.
Apple&#39;s iPod music player is becoming one of the hottest must-have items this holiday season. device has become this year&#39;s &quot;can&#39;t-find&quot; item.
Israeli author Moshe Shamir, an extreme-right proponent of a Greater Israel expanded to its biblical borders, has died at the age of 83 at Rishon Le Tzion, near Tel Aviv, his family said.
By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\\\ Staff Writer  NEWHALL -- Firefighters made quick work Thursday of a brush fire that broke out at the mouth of Whitney Canyon in Newhall, but the region was under a blanket of smoke all day from the much larger forest fire burning to the north.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador  - Leftist candidate Rafael Correa pulled ahead in a poll on Saturday, hours before voters decide whether to elect him or his conservative rival as Ecuador's eighth president in a decade.
A newly reported security problem in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser allows attackers to create a fake website that looks exactly like a genuine site.
The story of Vikram's rise from a struggling actor to a National Award-winner itself has all the dramatic ingredients of a film.
The Royal Kingdom of Denmark has, in view of the close and friendly ties between Pakistan has decided to upgrade its Embassy in Islamabad from Charge d' Affaires' level to Ambassadorial level with effect from ...
Police investigate a cabinet minister in connection with the death of a Canadian woman in Pakistan.
As an actor playing Superman, Christopher Reeve could never really fly. But, somehow, after a spinal chord injury left him unable to breathe or move a limb on his own, Reeve - the man - learned to soar.
India and France will discuss a range of bilateral and global issues during this week's visit by French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
The United States urged a reluctant Russia and China on Tuesday to agree quickly on a sanctions plan against Tehran and its nuclear program as officials from six world powers prepared to seek a breakthrough at talks in Paris.
INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Peyton Manning and Brett Favre duel for the second and perhaps last time Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts stage their home opener against the Green Bay Packers in an interconference matchup.
Troubled British retailer Marks &amp; Spencer Group PLC announced a management shakeup Tuesday as it reported lower profits in the six months ending Oct. 2. Chief executive Stuart Rose, who recently fought off
French President Nicolas Sarkozy met his prime minister on Monday after securing an unexpectedly small parliamentary majority and losing a senior minister -- setbacks that nonetheless left his reform program on track.
Joe Zawinul, the jazz keyboardist who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.
In the wee hours of last Sunday morning, when the nation&#39;s collective clicker had long since abandoned the Yankees-Red Sox debacle
Investors care more about the drugmaker's future than its Q4 results.
Dossier Legambiente-CFS, emergenza in Calabria e Sicilia
The European Central Bank president warns that rising inflation fuelled by oil prices remains a concern.
The two gatherings, less than 200 miles apart, seemed to be separated by whole worlds. In this isolated village deep in the pine and cedar woods of
Teams of prosecutors are to be deployed in the UK's honour killing 'hotspots' following the murder of a Kurdish woman by her family.
Bright, deafening explosions and thick smoke covered China's capital at midnight, as Beijingers celebrated the beginning of the New Year and the end of a firework ban in exuberant fashion.
Scott Podsednik, coming off a down year, agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal on Friday to return as leadoff man for the Chicago White Sox.
Blog: Financial Times reports Yahoo, Microsoft to reveal Web search data retention policies at urging of European Union group.
News reports said British counterterrorism officers were planning to fly to Moscow to interview witnesses.
Altimo wants to expand by buying phone assets in Asia and Western Europe.
Israeli troops shot at Hamas militants about to fire an anti-tank missile Saturday, setting off an explosion that killed one man and wounded three, the army and hospital officials said.
Former Crystal Palace and Charlton boss Iain Dowie has been named as the new coach at Coventry City taking over from caretaker manager Adrian Heath.
Red tags marked &quot;75% OFF&quot; have an effect on shoppers the way toys and games have on children: They serve as magnets, especially at the traditional start of the holiday shopping season this Thanksgiving weekend.
The ensemble So Percussion\u00e2\u0080\u0099s studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is an experimental sound factory, where ceramic pots, metal objects and typewriters are crammed in among an array of traditional instruments.
Hundreds are expected in the centre of Leeds for the funeral of inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson.
Yasser Arafat remained in a critical  condition as uncertainty mounted over who might succeed him and  where he might be buried should he die.
NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw will meet next month with Commissioner Roger Goodell and several retired players to discuss medical benefits.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's historic presidential election turned sour Saturday when all 15 candidates opposing U.S.-backed interim President Hamid Karzai withdrew in the middle of voting, charging the government and the United Nations with fraud and incompetence.    In the end, faulty ink - not Taliban bombs and bullets - threatened three years of painstaking progress toward democracy...
Ukraine confirmed Western-oriented Viktor Yushchenko as winner of the presidential election on Monday, paving the way for an historic change of power that his opponent denounced as \
The presidential candidates and their running mates fanned out across the Midwest with Labor Day messages promising job creation, appealing for votes in the territory pivotal to winning November's election.    President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were heading to three states between them Monday; Democratic candidate John Kerry and running mate John Edwards were venturing to six...
The New York attorney general&#39;s investigation into abuses in the insurance industry escalated yesterday with a lawsuit accusing a California broker of fraudulent practices that led to higher
The end of Miguel Tejada's consecutive games played streak reminds Hall of Famer Cal Ripken of how much good luck he had.
Superior Court Judge Judge Rodney Melville has tenatively ruled that 39 pieces of evidence seized at Michael Jackson&#39;s Neverland Ranch can be admitted at trial, although other items may be thrown out.
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A national day of mourning is being held in Finland after a student shoots dead seven fellow pupils and a teacher.
Genetically altered immune cells   wiped out tumors in two men with a deadly form of skin cancer   and kept the patients disease-free for at least 18 months, U.S.   scientists said on Thursday.
The latest batch of images from the Cassini spacecraft has established that the speculations made by scientists from the Space Science Institute were true after all.
Software maker Computer  Associates International Ltd. , on Wednesday posted better-than-expected quarterly results and said full-year earnings will exceed Wall Street estimates, aided by cost-cutting.
A death sentence handed to a Tibetan  monk over a spate of bombings could be commuted to life in  jail, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Ukrainian Transport Minister Heorhiy Kirpa, a supporter of the trailing candidate in Sunday's presidential election, was found dead in his house from a gunshot wound Monday, a spokesman for the nation's railways said.
Billy Dee Williams groans getting out of his chair, lumbering a bit as he walks to the set. His hair is thinning at the top, and he complains about needing to lose weight. Not that he feels 70.
As 5,000 delegates prepare to leave Buenos Aires after ten days of high-level talks on climate change, floodwaters in Argentina&#39;s northern state of Chaco have forced twice that number out of their homes in recent weeks.
VARANASI, India  - Shiwajatan Rajbhar spends his days weaving golden and silver flowers across exquisite silk saris on a rickety handloom in his mud hut.
Nikola Tesla offers his explanation of the phenomenon known as ball lightning. More than a century later, we're still not sure it's real. Compiled by Tony Long.
The Polish government signed a deal Wednesday with U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. paving the way for the transfer of technology and investment to a Polish weapons producer.
Green Bay, WI (Sports Network) - Packers quarterback Brett Favre left Sunday&#39;s game against the New York Giants after suffering an apparent head injury in the third quarter.
By JANET CAGGIANO  As a graphic artist, Joan Scoville spends most of her time behind a desk, designing business cards and brochures on a computer.  The monotony can be overwhelming.
Every once in a while, Terrell Owens seems put off by the tempest that seems to constantly swirl around him. He&#39;ll act like he wishes it would go away, so he could just play football.
Imagine watching TV on your handheld while sitting around a campfire. Or making a free telephone call over the Internet from your mobile phone while strolling down the street.
Former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey has apologized to Barack Obama for any unintentional insult he committed by raising the Democratic presidential candidate's Muslim heritage while endorsing rival candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Gunmen firing rocket-propelled grenades and machineguns rampaged through a Sunni enclave in a mainly Shi'ite district in Baghdad on Friday, killing 30 people and setting mosques and homes ablaze, Iraqi police said.
Ministro non vuole raiders per compagnia bandiera nazionale
ProSiebenSAT1, the German commercial television group, is to cut jobs as part of its 3.3-billion-euro (4.6-billion-dollar) deal to buy rival SBS Broadcasting, chief executive Guillaume de Posch revealed on Tuesday.
Prosecutors have essentially dared a judge to dismiss charges against former KPMG employees so that they can appeal the ruling and get the case moving again.
A letter left on the body of a Dutch film-maker murdered in Amsterdam contained death threats against a Dutch politician and was signed by an unknown group, the justice minister said tonight.
Continua incessante omaggio catanesi a camera ardente
Flashes Silverback at Emulex and QLogic Brocade intends to muscle in on more of the networking market by expanding its product catalog to include host bus adapters (HBAs) and intelligent server adapters.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Several nations and groups are trying to break into the US military&#39;s computer system, the Pentagon said Tuesday after reports China&#39;s military had successfully hacked into the network.
The on-going investigation into allegations of race-fixing has taken a further twist with the arrest of three men from the North West of England.
Men are abandoning their stiff upper lips but still do not wear their hearts on their sleeves like Americans, a new survey shows.
Rescuers were hoping Monday for any  chance to enter a colliery and search for 141 Chinese workers  trapped with scant hope of survival after a gas explosion in a  coal mine that has killed at least 25 -- the third such  accident in days.
&quot;That&#39;s an excuse for people,&quot; Shockey said. &quot;That&#39;s for coaches to make you practice more. Either you have it or don&#39;t.
By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 14--STOCKTON -- A $10 million bubble blower perched on the edge of the Stockton Deep Water Channel could improve water quality when it becomes operational next spring.
L'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto Mancini commenta la partita con la Juventus di domani al Trofeo Tim,...
The tourism industry in the north of Scotland had a successful summer, new figures show.
: Buffett
Barack Obama hit back at rival  Hillary Clinton on Saturday before a Wisconsin showdown next  Tuesday in their Democratic presidential battle, as Clinton  headed to the state for the first time.
US computer giant Apple, which launched its online video service in the United States 15 months ago, is about to take its first step into conquering the European market, Luxembourg's economy minister said.
A MASTERPIECE by painter El Greco, discovered accidentally 40 years ago by two young art historians and concealed by the Catholic Church, has finally gone on display in Poland.
My husband and I hate haggling, but I have friends who always seem able to strike a great deal in unexpected areas.
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland  - Hilde Gerg shook off  bad memories of St Moritz when she won a women's World Cup  super-G in the resort on Tuesday as the Austrian favorites  failed to make the podium.
TechWeb - Six Apart released a new version of its popular blogging software only three months after Movable Type 3.0.
Intervening for the second time in three days, President Bush on Sunday telephoned Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in an effort to advance negotiations toward a power-sharing agreement between Northern Ireland's Catholics and Protestants.
Russia's president puts Moscow's interests first as he starts his China visit to discuss key oil projects.
Momento di stallo per il processo di canonizzazione
In getting European automakers to adhere to new limits on carbon dioxide emissions, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will have to take on the industry at home.
Seven Venezuelans, including six soldiers, were killed near the border with Colombia, and Venezuelan authorities suspect that Colombian rebels could be behind the shootings, an official said late Saturday.
Web developer David Poteet of New City Media reports on the User Interface 9 Conference.
Australian and Indonesian scientists have discovered a species of tiny human beings who lived on the remote Indonesian island of Flores 18,000 years ago.
An explosion leveled a two-story apartment building in southern Italy early Saturday, killing eight residents and injuring six others, and firefighters were investigating whether a gas leak was to blame.
The U.S. economy slowed more sharply  in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and  the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a  report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.
PRIME Minister John Howard said he would not be swayed by more public servants coming forward in relation to the children overboard scandal.
Chrissie Hynde took a ride on an Akron city bus to show her support of a countywide sales tax increase for mass transit.
Microsoft has said the next release of Windows will still be worth the upgrade, even though Longhorn has been stripped of its unified file system and some of its other key technologies will be available for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
On Monday, Fannie Mae, the US largest government-ruled mortgage organisation, agreed to meet regulator\u00e2\u0080\u0099s demand and restate its results as well as modify its accounting practices and lift capital reserve to 30% above the required minimum.
Kingfisher, Europe's largest home-improvement retailer, posted an 18 percent surge in interim headline profits driven by rapid expansion in its international operations.
If you&#39;re sick of smooching the boss&#39;s derriere, start puckering and consider yourself lucky. At least you&#39;re not forced to get up close and personal with the infested hind ends of people you don&#39;t know.
SAN FRANCISCO -  Philip Rosedale didn't create Second Life to be a game or a toy. He thinks he is remaking the Internet - taking it on a giant leap forward, much like the invention of the Mosaic browser or World Wide Web. \
(CBS/AP) A new national clinical trial will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
Sono diciassette le norme che non potranno essere inserite nella prossima manovra Finanziaria. Lo ha annunciato ieri il presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini, spiegando che, secondo i rilievi della
 on Iran's nuclear progress
Local search site launches nationally, adding user reviews to implicit recommendations based on transactions in the neighborhood.
SIA receives offers from both Airbus (the A330-200) &amp; Boeing (the 7E7) for its regional routes. Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday said it would buy up to 31 long-range Boeing 777s in an order worth up to
Seven suspected neo-Nazis go on trial in eastern Germany over the burning of a copy of Anne Frank's diary.
Film giant Disney says it will produce its future DVDs using Sony&#39;s Blu-ray Disc technology, but has not ruled out a rival format developed by Toshiba.
Only the quintessential Black-and-Gold optimist would look at the two goalies the Bruins have pinned their hopes on for 2006-07 and not feel, shall we say, some level of concern.
RIYADH - Saudi security forces have killed 10 suspected Al Qaeda militants in two days of clashes in the capital, which was rocked by twin car bombings that left two people dead and injured 100 more, reports said yesterday.
Bertinotti, occorre una riforma vera della societa'
A gun and ammunition are found by police at a house in Greencastle on the outskirts of north Belfast.
A judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Navy that was filed by the family of a Naval Academy student who died in a fall from his dormitory window.
The trial of a Chinese researcher for The New York Times who is accused of fraud and leaking state secrets ended Friday after one day, his lawyer said.
By Malcolm Moore, Economics Correspondent (Filed: 04/12/2004). House prices fell in November for the third time in the past four months and will fall by around 2pc next year, according to the latest figures.
In the high-pressure atmosphere of the Chase for the Championship, any issue that arises will get more than its share of scrutiny from drivers, fans and media.
The judge in the Michael Jackson molestation case Thursday rejected a defense bid to throw out the indictment in a ruling that for the first time publicly detailed the conspiracy charge against the pop star.
Even a limited nuclear exchange would cause global famine and destroy much of the ozone layer for years, a new study says.
After years of falling readership, journalists at Lib\u00c3\u00a9ration proposed that readers help finance the newspaper for a share of ownership.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider a technology patent case that could have far-reaching ramifications for computer makers and other industries with global supply chains.
Convegno Anaao-Assomed, rischio differenze diritti col Nord
The borrower&#039;s pain is not necessarily the saver&#039;s gain. The cost of mortgages, home equity lines and credit card debt has gone up with each bump in interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Savers, for the most part, have not seen comparable increases in their returns.
A man was stabbed in a fight at the Vibe hip-hop awards, where rapper Dr Dre was also punched in the face. Police said Dr Dre was hit as he waited to go on stage at the ceremony, which was held in a hangar at Santa Monica Airport on Monday night.
Eric Green had a chance to be a member of the Miami Hurricanes. Now, he wants to beat them. Green and Virginia Tech will come into the Orange Bowl today with a chance to claim the Atlantic Coast Conference championship all to themselves.
Slobodan Milosevic sits in a jail cell at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, but his political allies are back in power in many Serbian towns, and are consolidating key positions in the army and police.
Iraq: US forces launched air strikes on Fallujah Monday after eight US marines were killed in weekend clashes with Iraqi rebels in Al-Anbar province despite claims that the insurgency was being defeated.
President Bush on Friday named seven more members to the commission investigating the treatment of wounded veterans. Bush has ordered a comprehensive review of conditions at military and veterans hospitals, which have been overwhelmed by injured troops from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The family of a County Durham holidaymaker who died in Rhodes faces an appeal hearing.
India's industrial production growth slowed to a 6.2 percent pace in October, its lowest growth rate in 10 months, the government said Tuesday.
Tim Hudson pitched seven sharp innings, Edgar Renteria hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth and the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 6-5 on Saturday night.
VIENNA, Va. -- AT&amp;T Government Solutions and its team of subcontractors have been chosen by the Treasury Department to build and deploy the largest civilian agency network, serving more than 1,000 domestic
KYIV, Ukraine  - An exit poll and early returns from abroad Sunday showed opposition challenger Viktor Yushchenko heading to a commanding victory in Ukraine's presidential run-off, which pitted the western-leaning reformer against the Kremlin-praised prime minister in a vote many feared would turn violent.
Agenzia entrate, ma nessuna multa a carico dei clienti
Ships from Japan, the United States, Australia and France steamed out to sea under cloudy skies on Tuesday for Asia's first naval exercise to clamp down on weapons of mass destruction, a drill that communist North Korea has called hostile and provocative.
Arts & entertainment: Organisers say actor-director and Bush critic is 'the face of the America we like'
The northern spotted owl, the bird at the center of the Pacific Northwest logging wars, will stay on the threatened species list, the government said Thursday.
A &quot;9.11&quot; tragedy in Pakistani version has been averted, as security agencies arrested at least five terror suspects who were planning a major attack in the past week.
Italy&#39;s small Muslim community took part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.
Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who started the namesake U.S. company Liz Claiborne Inc., has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.
Google blasted for opt-out sharing feature in Google Reader just like Facebook was criticized for Beacon ad service.
British Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon held talks here with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and praised his army's operations against Al-Qaeda fighters along the Afghan frontier.
NEW YORK  - The most important factor in the successful treatment of eating disorders is improving the patient's perception of their body -- and that's not an easy task, says a psychologist with the Eating Disorders Program at The Menninger Clinic in Houston.
ATHENS, Aug. 19 -- Worried about the potential for a terrorist catastrophe, Greece is spending about $1.5 billion on security for the Olympic Games. The biggest threats so far? Foreign journalists and a Canadian guy dressed in a tutu.
Prudential, the second-biggest British insurance group, has published solid half-year results but sharply raised its cost-savings target in a bid to halt losses at online banking division Egg.
Would-be rock gods get to play awesome riffs using a new gizmo on show in Las Vegas
 road tour passes through LA
OSLO. \u00c2\u00ab\u00c3\u0088 un&#39;esperienza travolgente, esaltante. Qualcosa che nella vita non mi aspettavo di ricevere, sono onorata\u00c2\u00bb. Entusiasta e sorpresa, l&#39;ecologista kenyota Wangari Maathai \u00c3\u00a8 diventata la prima donna africana a vincere un Premio Nobel per la Pace.
For Saturday's crucial primary, the GOP candidates are busy reframing the issues and shoring up their conservative credentials
Gadget-loving dieters will soon have no excuse for giving in to temptation while traveling. The big diet brands like Weight Watchers are coming out with calorie counters and nutritional guides for PDAs and mobile phones.
Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, the  only writer in Arabic to win the Nobel Prize for literature,  died on Wednesday in Cairo aged 94, doctors said.
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned in London three weeks ago, died on Thursday, the hospital treating him said.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio - The city's tax superintendent has been suspended without pay for a week for trying to inject some humor in the city income tax filing instructions.
A leading museum has cancelled a talk by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist from the United States who reportedly claimed that black people are less intelligent than whites, it said Thursday.
ATLANTA - Nasa&#39;s Atlanta-based Institute for Advanced Concepts has a new field of futuristic dreams to nurture - from engineering organisms that could live on Mars to swarms of microscopic satellites to map the Earth.
Dopo ordinanza che ha differito stop del 17 gennaio
Unit, a big operator in Iraq, will be separated if it doesn&#39;t perform after restructuring. NEW YORK  - Halliburton Co.
David Beckham says England manager Steve McClaren has told him his England future is safe.
Il Consiglio Europeo dir\u00c3\u00a0 &quot;s\u00c3\u00ac&quot; all&#39;inizio dei negoziati di adesione della Turchia alla Ue. Un &quot;s\u00c3\u00ac&quot; sofferto e condizionato, e tuttavia storico. L&#39;accordo, che verr\u00c3\u00a0 reso noto nei particolari oggi, dovrebbe
A big UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.
By Wayne Heilman, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo.  Sep. 9--Fewer investors are pumping money into Colorado technology  startup firms at the earliest stages, a principal with a Boulder venture  capital fund said Friday.
Hundreds of people blocked Greece\u00e2\u0080\u0099s main motorway today in protest at the lack of central crash barriers along a stretch where seven teenagers were killed in a bus crash yesterday.
In Norway, children sold their Christmas presents to raise money. French pupils and Danish inmates took up collections, and mobile phone users are giving via text message.
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Michigan-based Logicalis paying $15.7 million for Indianapolis IT firm; MindGent spinoff not included in deal. By Norm Heikens. Solution Technology Inc.
Mezzo della coalizione avrebbe avuto 'problemi al motore'
Center-left candidate Alvaro Colom and right-wing retired general Otto Perez Molina were set for a tight finish in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, a new public opinion poll showed.
The UK government is misleading people by failing to report all the carbon emissions it is causing, campaigners say.
The detainment is a major step in a wider government investigation into corruption in the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fast-growing pharmaceutical industry.
Rhythm and blues singer Bill Pinkney,  the last surviving member of The Drifters, was found dead in  his hotel just hours before he was due to perform in a July 4  celebration, police said on Thursday.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Baghdad on Friday to shut down camps run by separatist Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and to hand over guerrilla leaders.
MADRID, Spain -- Paradorn Srichaphan earned his first victory against Alex Corretja 7-6, 6-3 to end the popular Spanish wildcard&#39;s run at the Madrid Masters.
Mike Huckabee called Mitt Romney a dishonest politician who couldn't be trusted with the presidency, turning up the heat Sunday in a close-and-getting-closer Republican race in Iowa. Romney's camp accused hard-charging Huckabee of \
Qwest Communications International Inc., the regional telecommunications company, agreed Thursday to pay $250 million to settle allegations that it engaged in &quot;massive financial fraud&quot; by improperly booking $3.
The Boston College women's soccer team doesn't want to wait a year to begin a rivalry in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Today the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, the ECJ, is expected to give his opinion regarding the European snus ban.
ST. GEORGE, Utah  - The young woman who accuses the leader of the largest U.S. polygamous sect of being an accomplice to rape testified on Friday that she had never been kissed before learning that a marriage had been arranged for her at the age of 14.
Sport: Cricket: A comeback to savour for the England captain at Headingley.
LA CROSSE, Wis. - In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida...
Andre Stolz wondered what his caddie was doing when he took the flag out of the 18th hole and began carrying it off the green. Turns out his caddie was better with numbers than he was.
Militants claim they have killed 11 Iraqi national guardsmen after seizing them on a road near Baghdad.
Doctor Who star David Tennant denies he is planning to quit the show at the end the next series in 2008.
Sir Paul McCartney will provide the half-time entertainment at the Super Bowl - the slot filled by Janet Jackson last year.
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany  - Iranian weapons are entering Afghanistan on such a scale that it is hard to believe Iran's government is not aware of the movement, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Lindsay Davenport had comfortable victories while Serena Williams looked nowhere near the top of her game in gutting out a win Wednesday on day one at the WTA Championships.
Warsaw rejects poll monitors from Europe's main security watchdog, saying Poland is a solid democracy.
Two decades after it virtually invented the personal computer industry, IBM yesterday sold out to the Chinese government. The deal, which IBM hopes will leave
Conservative party licks its wounds after Labour enjoys double byelection victory.
The discovery of a new way that H.I.V. attacks human cells could provide fresh avenues for the development of additional therapies to stop AIDS, scientists say.
CHICAGO - Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight - it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    The research - an analysis of 136 studies - found that such operations are more than cosmetic...
Lleyton Hewitt sent a warning to his rivals for the US Open by beating Luis Horna 6-3 6-1 in the final of the TD Waterhouse Cup in Long Island.
The success of Tommy John surgery among major leaguers has prompted young pitchers to push for it.
Amichevole a ranghi contrapposti per la Nazionale a Coverciano. Da una parte il ct Donadoni ha schie...
Seventy-seven drummers, arranged in a coil, will play a piece called \u00e2\u0080\u009c77BOADRUM\u00e2\u0080\u009d in the Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges.
Scientists at a conference in Spain are looking at the benefits for health of a diet rich in olive oil.
Julie Adkins-Gasque never worried when she spotted a fresh bruise on her 1-year-old son. He just played rough with the baby sitter's son, she thought.
The principal author of Roller Weblogger will gather support for the online journals inside and outside Sun.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Friday said he was \
Ex-Prime-Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych calls not to force entering of Ukraine to NATO, \
President Bush on Tuesday thanked Canadians who waved a welcome to him &quot;with all five fingers&quot; on his first official visit to their country, but he also appeared defensive
Germans are agonising over whether decades of multiculturalism are coming to an end, reports the BBC's Ray Furlong.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a tough third quarter, Bank of America Corp. has become the latest bank to slash jobs due to poor results brought on by the unrest in global credit markets.
A Philippine army general pleaded not  guilty to graft at a court martial Tuesday, while the  government filed criminal charges against junior officers who  led a brief, bloodless mutiny last year.
From the blockbusters you know about to the art exhibitions you should know about, the pop culture events to look for
Motorsport.com. The dispute between Bernie Ecclestone and the banks continued in court on December 6th, where the judge ruled that the banks, known collectively as Speed Investments, were correct in their &quot;contentions&quot;.
Motorola Inc  expects a  challenging year, with recovery in its money-losing mobile  devices business taking longer than expected, Chief Executive  Greg Brown said on Wednesday.
The US military has opened an investigation into whether a US Marine used illegal force in the fatal shooting of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi insurgent inside a mosque in Fallujah.
Collins, the amiable backup quarterback who repeatedly has promised to be ready when needed, replaced injured starter Rich Gannon and calmly directed the Oakland Raiders to an emotional 30-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.
Nella lista dei convocati per la sfida con il Bayer Leverkusen di mercoled\u00c3\u00ac non c`\u00c3\u00a8 il nome di Antonio Cassano. Dopo il litigio di domenica nell`intervallo della gara con il Cagliari \u00c3\u00a8 arrivata la &quot;punizione&quot;.
Mortgage company raises financing using mortgages as collateral.
Leaders of an Afghan tribe tell its members to vote for Hamid Karzai or their houses will be burned down.
DeMarcus Nelson has seen No. 1 rankings and ACC championships during his career at Duke, experience that has made him probably the Blue Devils' most valuable player on a young squad.
Palestinian fighters sneaked onto an Israeli military post at a small Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip early yesterday under cover of darkness and a thick morning fog
NEW DELHI: India test-fired a supersonic cruise missile yesterday, launching it off the Indian coast, a local news agency reported.
BASRA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomb killed three people in an attack targeting a police station in the southern Shi'ite city of Basra on Tuesday, Iraqi police and a health official said.
A Bush administration task force recommended strongly Tuesday against letting US citizens import lower-cost prescription drugs from other countries, saying &quot;it
Indonesian police on Wednesday said DNA tests had successfully identified a suicide bomber involved in a deadly attack this month on the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.
Oil prices edged lower in thin early trade on Wednesday, keeping within sight of &#36;50 a barrel on supply worries in the United States, where weekly data is expected to show a draw in distillate inventories.
-- One of Brian McNamee's lawyers predicted Roger Clemens will be pardoned by President Bush, saying some Republicans treated his client harshly because of the pitcher's friendship with the Bush family.

Jarrod Washburn is a starter by trade, not a closer, a man more accustomed to easing his way into games rather than nailing doors shut.
President Hu Jintao Monday called onthe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government and people from all walks of life to focus on HK&#39;s overall and long-term interest as well the interest of the whole nation.
SOFTWARE giant Oracle&#39;s stalled $7.7bn (\u00c2\u00a34.2bn) bid to take over competitor PeopleSoft has received a huge boost after a US judge threw out an anti-trust lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice to block the acquisition.
National Basketball Association players will stage their first event in India next July in New Delhi as part of the Basketball Without Borders global development and community outreach program.
A new type of breast cancer drug is superior to the old standard, tamoxifen, in older women and should now be the first drug used to treat
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cMap Me,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the compactly built Kurt Vandendriessche and Charlotte Vanden Eynde lie on their sides on top of each other so that their joined naked backs form a blank screen for a series of video projections.
Federal court jury awards $19.6 million in damages for infringement of three Broadcom patents.
Mammals took to the skies at least 70 million years earlier than previously thought, scientists say.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed the idea Monday of a new national intelligence director with budget authority over the nation's nonmilitary intelligence agencies, noting that authority comes with the power to control money.
The bureau adds video clips to its Web site, puts up billboards and arranges for international outreach, but it  seems that somebody forgot to call in the Web designers.
Hamas fighters launched a fierce offensive on Gaza City Wednesday, firing mortars and rockets at Fatah's main security bases and the president's compound as the Islamic group appeared close to taking control of the entire Gaza Strip.
Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL) on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit on stronger demand for computers, cellphones and other electronic products.
In a move to expand its role in the online music business, Yahoo will buy Musicmatch, a company that sells music online, for $160 million.
Symbol Technologies SBL.N, a bar  code scanner and handheld computer maker, said on Monday it  will delay filing its third-quarter results, and it revised  downward results for the first nine months of the year because  of errors in how inventory levels were reported.
An Algerian-born pilot wrongly jailed in Britain on accusations that he trained the Sept. 11 hijackers lost a legal bid for compensation Thursday at London's High Court.
Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s on Monday said it may cut its ratings on Merck &amp; Co Inc.(MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , citing increasing concern about possible litigation relating to Merck&#39;s arthritis drug Vioxx.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 -- President Bush, on the first visit here of his administration, demanded Wednesday that Israelis shut down unauthorized settler outposts on Palestinian territory, called on Palestinian authorities to take steps to halt rocket attacks against Israel and issued a sharp warning t...
MF Global agreed  to pay more than $77 million to settle federal charges it had failed to watch over a hedge fund charged with fraud.
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By Anonymous  A chemical used in packaging inks that can cause gastro- intestinal irritation if ingested in large amounts could transfer to food, The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned.
Soul singer Natalie Cole spoke out against Amy Winehouse's haul of Grammy awards on Monday, saying the British star's multiple wins sent a \
Ace costume designer Vikram Phadnis who of late designed costumes for Salaam-E-Ishq and Namastey London has finally zeroed down on the leading lady for his film.
A 15-year-old girl faces assault and affray charged in connection with the killing of Harry Holland.
By BOB BUEHN  Slipping along in a kayak on one of our many creeks is a great way to see wildlife or do some stealthy fishing.
Paulo Roberto Falcao &egrave; sicuro che quest'anno la Roma sar&agrave; competitiva sia d'Italia sia...
Militant group's leader accuses Israel of assassinating Imad Mughniyeh in car bombing
Forget controversial films like &quot;The Passion of Christ&quot; and &quot;Fahrenheit 9/11.&quot; When it comes to nominating the best of the year, Golden Globes voters are far more
MOSCOW  - Russia's Tax Ministry raised its tax bill for 2001 against the floundering Yukos oil giant by some &#36;700 million US, bringing total back tax claims against the nation's biggest oil producer to &#36;7.4 billion US, the company said Friday.
A Pakistani minister says wanted militants, including some from abroad, are inside a besieged Islamabad mosque.
Amr al-Far, the suicide bomber of the attack in Tel Aviv was identified as an 18-year old young man from Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus.
Wall Street was expected to edge higher  at Thursday's opening as oil prices receded from record highs,  easing fears spiraling costs will crimp firms' profits.
Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  declared war on Iraq's landmark elections Sunday in a warning  intended to scare away voters a week before they go to the  polls amid a raging insurgency.
The divorce battle between Paul  McCartney and former model Heather Mills looked set on Friday  to run into a second week.
A senior British Army surgeon said troops injured in the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan faced delays of several hours before being transported to field hospitals, newspapers reported Sunday.
A Pakistani and a US citizen who shared a hatred of the United States were arrested for planning to blow up a New York subway station near the Republican national convention site, police said.
At the MTV Europe Music Awards, no one can hear you scream. Because everyone else is screaming MUCH LOUDER.
SEOUL -- Trained as a military propagandist in North Korea, Kim Seong Min has turned his skills against the government that once forced his allegiance. From a small radio studio in Seoul, he and a handful of other North Korean defectors deliver daily broadcasts to people who remain behind in the...
Blog: Kodak will use its own 5-megapixel CMOS sensor in the new $99 Easyshare C513 camera, due to ship this month.
Jurors began deliberating on Monday in Phil Spector's murder trial, going behind closed doors to weigh the evidence after an often bitter, five-month court fight over the shooting death of an actress at his home.
President Bush signed into law yesterday a student loan bill that will provide more than $20 billion in federal aid to college students and is being likened to the G.I. Bill, which helped millions of World War II veterans attend college.
Sven-Goran Eriksson will be offered the Man City manager's job if Thaksin Shinawatra takes control, BBC Sport understands.
A vaccine manufacturer whose license was suspended in October, plunging US supplies of flu shots into crisis, will remain on hold for another three months to allow the firm more time to take remedial action, the British government said Tuesday.
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday gave the green light for ski cross to make its debut at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
The CIA worked with two of the country's most-wanted criminals in a botched \
And so it goes for poor, poor Notre Dame in the aftermath of losing its dream coach -- Pope Urban IX -- to those soul-less sinners down in Florida.
Three new models of digital S.L.R. cameras will demonstrate just how fast single-lens reflex technology is advancing.
In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?
Drinking red wine could protect against lung cancer, but white wine may increase the risk, Spanish scientists say.
Joining forces with JAXA The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the go ahead for a mission to explore Mercury, the inner-most planet of our solar system. The mission was formally adopted at the agency's Science Programme Committee (SPC) meeting last Friday.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Current talks on North Korean disarmament will end without a crucial deadline for the hermit nation to declare and close all its nuclear facilities, US chief envoy Christopher Hill said Thursday.
A powerful earthquake of 8.2 magnitude struck Indonesia's Sumatra region on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, sparking panic in coastal areas across Southeast Asia and causing at least two deaths.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to arrive in Cape Town for the first ever visit to South Africa by a Kremlin leader as Moscow bids to reassert its superpower status.
Military officers from North and South Korea engaged in a shoving match and a war of words Thursday over their disputed sea border, on the second day of talks dominated by the thorny issue.
Damien Atkins\u00e2\u0080\u0099s occasionally provocative drama is about a mother who must learn how to take care of her autistic daughter.
The commander of the African Union&#39;s observer force in Darfur, Sudan, says the Sudanese government appears to be preparing a major military offensive against rebels in the region.
The advertising market will be stronger in 2005 than previously thought, ad industry experts say.
Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. A BILL seeking to classify phone calls made over the Internet separately from conventional voice calls has been filed in Congress.
Taliban insurgents have kidnapped two foreign officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Afghan province of Wardak, the provincial police chief said on Thursday.
Somehow, Nicolas Massu of Chile summoned the strength and the shots to win his second gold medal of the Olympic Games. That is twice as many medals as the entire United States tennis team won.
The Philippines put the toll at more than 1,000 dead or missing in four storms in two weeks but, even with a break in the weather on Saturday
SAN JOSE, Calif. _ For nearly a year, a legal document charges, Google employees aided a Missouri-based company that provided software and tech support to people who downloaded pirated software and movies.
You know those racy photos you threw out in 1994? Maybe they are in a new book of found art.
A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.
A jilted Malaysian bride is suing her groom for damages after he called off their wedding with a mobile phone text message just hours before the ceremony, media reports said.
Microsoft Corp. said in court Thursday that it had been prepared during settlement talks to share more software code with its rivals than the European Union demanded.
Oracle is one step closer to taking over rival PeopleSoft now that a federal judge has ruled against the federal government&#39;s effort to thwart the $7.
YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Nigerian militants freed 12 foreign hostages in the oil producing Niger Delta on Monday as a prelude to peace talks with the incoming government of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
A human rights group has accused government forces of aiding a militia in the kidnapping of children.
Ancora apertissima la lotta per l'accesso alle semifinali
Some Super Bowl advertisers used their 30 seconds to drive visitors to their Web sites, while others made it difficult to find their online presence.
LANDOVER, Md.  -- Eagles rookie linebacker Omar Gaither, in the right spot at the right time, snagged the first interception. Michael Lewis got the second, cradling the ball after Williams James' perfectly timed hit and returning it 84 yards for a touchdown.
Celebrities like actress Angelina Jolie, football star David Beckham and singer Kylie Minogue are more influential than historical figures, a new study has revealed.
CD-burning stations located inside Starbucks Corp. stores finally made their debut in Seattle Monday after six months of design and other delays.
Two U.S. warplanes briefly violated Turkish airspace near Iraq last week, the military General Staff said on its Web site.
More than 1,000 biological detectors are sniffing mail across the country for dangerous contamination as the hunt goes on for whoever put anthrax in letters and killed five people just after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Western powers meet in London on Monday to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a flurry of tough and sometimes colorful talk between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Russia and the US blocked the arrest of most-wanted Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, an ex-UN aide says.
Franklin Raines, Fannie Mae's former  chief executive, who retired last week after regulators exposed  accounting errors expected to force a massive earnings  restatement, stands to get an annual pension of $1.37 million,  the No. 1 U.S. mortgage finance company said on Monday in a  regulatory filing.
Four crew members were missing from a boat found adrift and two passengers, one of them a fugitive from Arkansas, were being questioned by federal authorities Tuesday after they were rescued in the Florida Straits near Cuba.
Arts & entertainment: Massive Attack enter new territory to become first band to curate Meltdown Festival
NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series threw some real punches on Tuesday.    Fox's \
Big brother is moving into the e-mail business. But could it be a good thing?
An agreement has been reached on the sale of the portfolio of SIV Portfolio, a structured investment vehicle, to bidders including Goldman Sachs , the fund's receivers Deloitte & Touche said on Monday.
Denver took an early lead and the Huskies couldn't catch up as Northeastern fell, 4-0, in the final of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup at Magness Arena yesterday. It was the fifth straight Denver Cup title for the seventh-ranked Pioneers. Denver goalie Peter Mannino made 37 saves for the shutout.Defenseman Matt Carle gave the Pioneers the lead at 3:03 of ...
After two long days of seemingly endless baseball, Melky Cabrera and the Yankees finally nudge a little closer to a playoff berth with an extra-innings win.
Saudi men started voting in municipal elections in the capital Riyadh on Thursday, the first stage in an unprecedented nationwide vote in the absolute monarchy which is inching toward reform.
A high-ranking US government official tells the BBC that it is up to private parties to reach a solution to the credit crisis.
Iran will only hold direct talks with the United States on Iraq if Washington announces plans to pull its troops out, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday.
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Robots may be used as home health care workers in Norway in coming years.
Two astronauts slipped outside the   International Space Station on Tuesday for a high-flying   construction job to double the power available aboard the   orbital outpost.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cAfter all the ink that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been spilled describing, previewing and hyping the Apple iPhone, does it deserve the attention? I\u00e2\u0080\u0099d have to say yes,\u00e2\u0080\u009d reports Ryan Kim (San Francisco Chronicle). \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe lure of the iPhone is that it makes you want to use it. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s actually fun. Do we say that about any phones? Hardly. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not really the physical design, which is a marvel of simplicity. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s what happens when you pick it up and use it. There is nothing intimidating about it. Rather, it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s inviting.\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe cell phone, the most personal of technology devices,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Kim concludes, \u00e2\u0080\u009chas just gotten a whole lot more personal.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
European leaders, looking to set the pace in the race against global warming, consider tough new targets.
Though Congress approved a &#36;1.2 billion subsidy for Amtrak, the money-losing passenger railroad still is careening toward a major disruption in service.
KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan expelled the top Canadian and European Union diplomats from the country yesterday for what was described as \
Romania demanded Sunday the United States return an embassy guard involved in a deadly car accident to face trial in the country after he returned home.
President Hugo Chavez warned that the U.S. government, allegedly frustrated by failed assassination plots against him, was now planning to sabotage the oil-producing country's economy.
So, in between Jamba Juices and bird-cage cleanings, Nick Nolte   has been digging the David Bowie tune \
The Sundance Film Festival on  Thursday unveiled a roster of over 120 movies set to screen at  January's event, with a slate of world premieres featuring  stars ranging from Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman to pop  queen Lindsay Lohan.
OTASH CAMP, Sudan  - Displaced Darfuris in a dusty, squalid camp in Sudan's war-torn west have demanded a seat at peace talks between Khartoum and Darfur rebel groups, warning negotiations could fail without their participation.
Three new crew members have reached the International Space Station after a Russian spacecraft docked successfully. Salizhan Sharipov and Yuri Shargin and US astronaut Leroy Chiao are all now on board the
HAVANA: President Fidel Castro, recovering from a fall that broke his kneecap and an arm, has received get-well wishes from the leaders around the globe, state media reported Saturday.
The Yahoo-owned photo sharing site throws a party in New York to commemorate the release of its \
Eilat, Israel -- Two explosions ripped through a resort hotel Thursday evening in an Egyptian border enclave that caters to Israeli tourists, killing at least 18 to as many as 30, in what Israeli security officials called a terrorist attack.
Pressed about whether bin Laden&#39;s trail had gone cold, Musharraf told the Post: &quot;Yes, if you mean we don&#39;t know, from that point of view, we don&#39;t know where he is.
TORONTO -- Law firms in Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary filed more class-action lawsuits yesterday against Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.
The French already enjoy a 35-hour work week and generous vacation. Now the health minister wants to look into whether workers should be allowed to sleep on the job.
A French rock goddess (Emmanuelle Seigner) unwisely allows her biggest fan (Isild Le Besco) into her life in this film by Emmanuelle Bercot.
China's biggest oil and gas producer could be offered a 20 percent stake in a Russian state company that will control Yukos' former key subsidiary, a Russian minister said Thursday, in an apparent attempt by authorities to avoid legal fallout from the disputed auction of the Yukos unit.
The asteroid belt&#39;s largest bodies have drifted virtually alone since their creation about 4.5 billion years ago, but each will soon receive a visit from NASA&#39;s Dawn spacecraft.&nbsp;
A key element of the stimulus package aimed at jump-starting the ailing U.S. housing market may have the unintended consequence of raising mortgage rates, said analysts studying the plan.
With perhaps his team&#39;s best player limited by an ankle injury, JP Batista came off the bench to lift No. 12 Gonzaga to another big victory.
Ex-diplomats, military men and academics write to Tony Blair calling for an inquiry into civilian deaths in Iraq.
VIENNA, Sep 20 (IPS) - Instead of providing positive incentives to  tropical nations to conserve their rainforests and so reduce  greenhouse gases emissions, the world indirectly gives  \
(AGI) - Torino, 19 ott - &quot;Era da tempo che lo inseguivamo, il principe Carlo e&#39; noto per la sua grande attenzione ai temi dell&#39;ambiente e dell&#39;alimentazione. Siamo felici che abbia finalmente accettato di
The study found some gastroenterologists were 10 times better at finding the polyps that can turn into cancer.
The Houston Astros needed Brad Lidge for a two-inning save, and he delivered. But he had to throw 42 pitches in saving the Astros&#39; 5-2 victory over the St.
Sir: I am a British Muslim citizen of Bangladeshi origin. My 19-year-old student son is in the London Regiment as an infantryman and now serving in Iraq.
David Beckham ormai si comporta da divo. Secondo quantoscrive il Times, il giocatore del Real Madrid...
Mary Bono, who was married to late singer-turned-politician Sonny Bono and replaced him in Congress after his death, married U.S. Rep. Connie Mack on Saturday, according to Bono's sister.
It was the defining moment of his presidency, and for his first stop in the convention city, President Bush chose a New York audience that will evoke memories of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Qualche problema per Novellino in vista della gara di domani con il Livorno. In porta, al posto dell...
President Bush nominated as his new  attorney general on Wednesday the top White House lawyer,  Alberto Gonzales, a son of migrant workers who rose to become a  Bush confidant and helped shape legal opinions about prisoner  treatment in the war on terror.
Kuwait spares no efforts to help restore stability and security in Iraq, Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah said here Saturday.
Four people are being questioned after a 16-year-old dies two days after being stabbed in a street.
A Malaysian blogger sued by a newspaper for defamation denied Thursday that his articles were anti-government.
Rolling Stone magazine has named the top 500 songs of all-time, and, well, the No. 1 song isn't exactly a complete unknown.
A woman is injured when a letter bomb explodes at the DVLA centre in Wales, the third attack of its kind in three days.
The U.S. military announced Thursday that the courts-martial of three Army reservists charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison would be transferred from Baghdad to Fort Hood, Tex.
TOKYO Hoping for a turnaround, Mitsubishi Motors instead hit a wall on Monday as the ailing automaker reported a huge loss for the most recent quarter and said vehicle sales had plunged in Japan and the United States.
Si \u00c3\u00a8 concluso il vertice della Casa delle Libert\u00c3\u00a0 sulle proposte del ministro dell&#39;Economia Domenico Siniscalco per il taglio alle tasse e che prevede tagli per 6-7 miliardi di euro. L&#39;importo verr\u00c3\u00a0 recuperato
UK tissue engineering experts are teaming up with NASA to find treatments for diseases back on Earth.
The president wanted to give a new national intelligence chief \
U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made only limited progress but put off considering a change of course in the unpopular war until a crucial September report.
By Bloomberg News. WR Grace &amp; Company, a producer of chemicals and building material that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001 amid thousands of asbestos-related claims, said yesterday
The NASD said Morgan Stanley made false claims that millions of e-mail messages in its possession had been lost in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center.
(AGI/DS) Milano, 18 set. - Sono in programma due anticipi della seconda giornata del campionato di A: Inter-Palermo e Lecce-Brescia. - Dopo la brillante prova di mercoledi&#39; in Champions League (2-0 al Werder
Zimbabwe faces the challenge of ensuring that people infected with HIV/AIDS get access to anti-retroviral drugs, Health and Child Welfare Minister David Parirenyatwa has said.
U.S. pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc.  said on Monday it was offering to buy rival Caremark RX  for about $26 billion, threatening to break up a deal struck last month with drugstore chain CVS Corp. .
Some high school biology classes are using real human cadavers to teach students anatomy in a different way.
Struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle said Tuesday it plans to sell nearly half of its department stores and raise about &#36;615 million through a share offering as it restructures in response to Germany's persistent retail slump.
Wide receiver Terrell Owens said he had a few end-zone celebrations prepared for Sunday&#39;s game against the team he shunned in the offseason, the Baltimore Ravens.
Kazakhstan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s iodized salt campaign is an example of how a country can achieve a remarkable public health success.
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By Henry Eichel, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 17--Lancaster County Council members want to hire a consultant to help them protect a rare little shellfish that sits in the way of continued growth in Indian Land.
One of the tourism enclaves badly affected by the calamitous Asian earthquake was Phuket, an island located off the Southern part of Thailand.
Only Google can save the airwaves Frontline Wireless, the uber-startup that was poised to lay down a bid for a prime portion of the US wireless spectrum, now says it's \
Online retailer Amazon.com is offering a 1.57% shopping discount to registered users of its new A9 Web search service as a way to increase A9 use and promote buying on Amazon, the company&#39;s Web site showed Friday.
Cost to British taxpayer of investigating claims that Diana, Princess of Wales, was murdered have reached an estimated \u00c2\u00a36m
Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed yesterday when armed Palestinians penetrated an army outpost in southern Gaza. A fourth soldier and a Yedioth Ahronoth reporter were subsequently lightly wounded in the incident.
Pankaj Parashar has directed several big-budget movies, handling the biggest of stars in the process. But he's all out to try his hand at something novel now.
A jury has convicted four former Merrill Lynch (MER) executives and a former midlevel Enron (ENRNQ) finance executive of conspiracy and fraud for helping push
Fujitsu and Cisco Systems announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers and enterprises to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks.
Taking the gloves off Software is unstable, full of bugs and bloated. Developers spend so much time adding new features that software testing is a last minute thing. Even the mantra of \
\u00c2\u00b7 Britons among dead, says deputy governor\u00c2\u00b7 Survivors scrambled over burning bodies
New York real estate mogul Harry Macklowe has reached a tentative deal with Deutsche Bank  to turn over seven Manhattan office buildings he bought last year for $7 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
A roadside bomb targeting a police convoy killed nine officers, including a local commander, and left one critically wounded Monday in western Afghanistan, officials said.Comment
Emboldened by their Election Day successes, some Christian conservatives around the country are trying to put more Christ into Christmas this season.
Michael Tiemann, a Red Hat executive with years of open-source experience, says soon-to-be-CEO Jim Whitehurst understands the open-source movement.
Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.
A New York woman who delivered twins by C-section Tuesday, three days before her 57th birthday, would not have been accepted at many infertility clinics because of her age.
The British government has suspended  the manufacturing license of Chiron Corp. CHIR.O, which makes  nearly half the U.S. supply of flu vaccine, cable television  station CNBC said on Tuesday.
World News &gt; New York, Sept. 25 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has clarified that he forcefully raised the issue of cross border terrorism in his meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf here.
The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to the federal do-not-call registry, ending telemarketers' bid to invoke free-speech arguments to get the popular ban on unwanted phone solicitations thrown out.
Williams, seeded 23rd, defeated Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1, becoming the lowest-seeded woman to win Wimbledon.
Sebastien Loeb si &egrave; fratturato un braccio durante una escursione in mountain bike e salter&ag...
Up to a fifth of Scotland's schools and colleges are poorly led according to a report by inspectors.
Rotte nella notte le trattative tra Enel e Ipse. Il colosso elettrico ha deciso di dare uno stop all&#39;acquisizione del consorzio per la telefonia mobile nella controllata Wind dopo il parere espresso ieri sera dall&#39;Agenzia delle Entrate.
(CP) - Daniel Nestor and Mark Knowles shook off their past record in Grand Slam finals Friday, winning the men&#39;s doubles title at the US Open in style.
Development of a new A350 Airbus jetliner set to rival the future Boeing 7E7 will cost four billion euros ($5.2 billion), the planemaker&#39;s sales chief said on Friday.
MARION, Ark. - The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers, many of them family and friends of the tour company owner...
LONDON John Kerry is trying to take down George Bush -- but someone else may be trying to take Bush down from the Web. President Bush&#39;s campaign Web site is inaccessible from outside the US and Canada.
The judge in the Robert Blake murder case delayed opening statements Monday for two weeks because of the theft of his defense lawyer's computer, and a defense lawyer disclosed that a key prosecution witness was admitted recently to a psychiatric ward following an episode of paranoia.
Stocks dropped sharply on Friday as recession worries mounted after data showing weak job growth in December and rising unemployment.
US jets pounded parts of Fallujah today, targeting insurgents in a city where American forces were said to be gearing up for a major offensive.
Hurricane Jeanne forced the postponement of Saturday&#39;s football game between Illinois State and Florida Atlantic. The hurricane is expected to reach Florida&#39;s east coast by Sunday.
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Mexico warned the United States  not to interfere in its affairs on Thursday after criticism by  Washington over lawlessness along the border.
Customers of mobile-phone carriers shouldn&#39;t have to pay early termination fees if they&#39;re called to overseas military service or have their contracts automatically extended every time they call customer support, critics said Wednesday.Several lawmakers called for the U.S. Congress to pass a mobile-phone subscriber bill of rights during a hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.Last month, Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, and Senator Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, introduced the Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act, , which would require mobile phone carriers to give customers more complete information on their coverage, prorate early termination fees, and prohibit carriers from misidentifying their own fees as government taxes.More information about coverage and dropped calls is needed, Klobuchar said. Verizon Wireless currently has a billboard near Fosston, a town in northwestern Minnesota, that says, &quot;Count on Verizon Wireless to keep you connected.&quot; Yet, Verizon phones don&#39;t get a signal near the billboard, she said.&quot;I believe you can have a competitive industry when people have full knowledge and are able to make decisions based on price comparisons ... or the service-quality comparisons,&quot; Klobuchar said. &quot;It&#39;s very difficult for my middle-class people in Minnesota, who don&#39;t have a lot of disposable income, to make their decisions if they don&#39;t have full information.&quot;The Minnesota Attorney General&#39;s Office has fielded complaints from military members headed overseas who have to pay hundreds of dollars to get out of their mobile phone contracts, said Lori Swanson, the attorney general. In another case, customers who made small changes to their service, such as buying batteries, had their service contracts extended without their knowledge; one woman who called Sprint Nextel to complain that she had been overbilled had her contract automatically extended, Swanson said.&quot;The burden should not be on the consumer to figure out the rules of the cell-phone shell game,&quot; Swanson said. &quot;There needs to be more transparency and more fundamental fairness.&quot;Sprint Nextel denied that it was extending contracts without letting customers know. &quot;We dispute every single one of her allegations,&quot; spokesman John Taylor said of Swanson.Klobuchar&#39;s bill would limit customer choices, he added. Service contracts help pay the subsidies for phone handsets that would otherwise cost $300 or more, he said.But Lowell McAdam, CEO of Verizon Wireless, and some Republican senators questioned the need for more regulations. Verizon Wireless publishes its coverage maps, gives customers a 30-day trial for new service, and prorates early termination fees, McAdam said.The U.S. mobile-phone industry is extremely competitive, McAdam said. The Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act would &quot;slow down a very innovative and dynamic industry,&quot; he said.Many of the provisions in the bill are already being adopted by mobile-phone carriers, added Senator Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican. &quot;For us to suggest that somehow we are going to be able to design a system that more effectively protects than a competitive market is well-intended but very naive,&quot; he said. &quot;Once we create a format here that everyone has to follow, that&#39;s the end of competition and best practices.&quot;But some senators complained that competition isn&#39;t protecting consumers enough. Although Verizon Wireless prorates termination fees and AT&amp;T just announced it would also do so, many other carriers do not, senators said. And published coverage maps can be inaccurate, Klobuchar said.Carriers should publish information on coverage and dropped calls on a county or Zip-code level, she said. &quot;We&#39;re not forcing you to put up towers,&quot; she added. &quot;We&#39;re simply saying, give the people the correct information.&quot;Verizon&#39;s McAdam suggested customers should look for other ways to determine whose service they should subscribe to. &quot;Like any consumer product, I think the best thing is to ask your friend and neighbors and try the service yourself,&quot; he said.
By GARY PERILLOUX  When Ambrosia Bakery moves from Perkins Road to Siegen Lane early next year, the new 8,000-square-foot bakery won't be the only construction project that commanded the Sherman family's attention throughout much of 2006.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned nursing mothers who are taking the painkiller codeine to be vigilant for unusual drowsiness or other signs of overdose in their babies, because a significant fraction of women carry a gene that leads to high concentrations of narcotic substances in...
German investor confidence falls faster than expected in September, hit by fears of higher interest rates.
(InfoWorld) - As part of its ongoing bid to target telecommunications providers, Oracle took the wraps off Virtual PBX, an important new piece of its planned service delivery platform (SDP). Generally available Monday, Virtual PBX (public branch exchange) is one of the deliverables Oracle committed to back in April when the database, applications and middleware vendor first\u00c2\u00a0laid out its SDP plans. Those in the telecommunications industry are coming under increasing pressure to rapidly adapt their businesses to mirror the ongoing convergence of data, voice, and video services. To cope with the speed of change, carriers, network operators and systems integrators are moving their IT operations to a SOA (service-oriented architecture) approach. Oracle's SDP aims to offer telecommunications developers a single programming environment based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) so they can build new services quickly as well as integrate and manage those offerings with existing services. An operator-hosted PBX service for small, medium and larger enterprises, Virtual PBX includes functionality to enable the handling of incoming calls without requiring major changes to the telecom network's underlying architecture as well as the ability to offer specific bundles of telecom features to individual customers. Back in April, Oracle sketched out its SDP strategy, explaining that some pieces of the platform already exist like its Fusion middleware and its Oracle 10g relational database, while pledging to release others, including Virtual PBX, later in the year. As part of SDP, Oracle is expanding its middleware so that users can access newer mobile, voice services and enterprise applications through traditional communication networks and networks based on Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem also known as IMS and VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol). Oracle has yet to commit to an exact time for when SDP will be complete.
There's a new calculation taking hold in corporate suites: Identify a company's core competencies. Outsource everything else.
WASHINGTON - An appeals court ruled Monday that the government can seek to execute Zacarias Moussaoui if he is convicted on terror charges but said he must be given fair access to al-Qaida witness statements that might support his defense.    Moussaoui, the only U.S...
Taliban guerrillas made a failed attempt to kill Afghan President Hamid Karzai with a rocket attack on Sunday, narrowly missing a building where he was giving a speech, Taliban and the government said.
Christopher Reeve, known for his role as ``Superman&#39;&#39; in movies and later as an advocate for spinal cord research after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago, died yesterday of heart failure.
President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry traded sharp accusations over Iraq and the war on  terror on Monday, with Bush condemning Kerry's \
Many shops, banks and offices are shut in Guinea, as unions resume their strike, saying the president must go.
E' il Siviglia la miglior squadra del mondo nel 2007. Questo il parere dell'Iffhs, la Federazione in...
Officials of the European Union and the South America's Mercosur trade bloc will meet in Lisbon on Oct. 20 in a last-ditch effort to save stalled talks on a free-trade agreement ahead of a deadline at the end of the month, Brazil's foreign minister said Saturday.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 22. - A female Palestinian suicide bomber killed two Israelis and wounded at least 16 others today when she blew up at a crowded intersection in Jerusalem.
A once-powerful state senator at the center of a corruption scandal was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking payoffs from the health care industry.
 il ristorante pagano 9 euro per pranzi che costano 90
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on   Wednesday said its entire line of iMac computers would feature   Intel Core 2 Duo processors, speeding up the performance of the   personal computers.
Condoms should be given away free in taxis, clubs and pubs to help young people protect themselves against sexual diseases and unwanted pregnancy after a heavy-drinking night out, doctors said yesterday
The campaign for a third round of voting in Ukraine&#39;s bitterly fought presidential contest officially opened Sunday, with activists signing up to monitor the election and a top ally of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko speaking
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MacCentral - Alpine Electronics of America Inc. on Tuesday announced it is shipping its Interface Adapter for iPod, model KCA-420i. The &#36;100 product enables Alpine's 2004 Ai-NET in-dash head units to interface with Apple's iPod and iPod mini. First announced in January, the Alpine Interface Adapter for iPod enables Alpine users to navigate their iPod's playlists, search for songs and more using the front panel buttons or remote on compatible Alpine head units. The interface kit can be installed anywhere in the car and charges the iPod's battery when it's connected. ...
No matter where he happens to fall in the rotation, and he admits he has slipped a spot, Pedro Martinez insists he still is No. 1 on the day he pitches.
Eco-friendly shopping may be fashionable, but critics argue it won\u00e2\u0080\u0099t reduce global warming.
BOGOR, West Java (JP): Indonesia&#39;s president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday began interviewing candidates for the cabinet with which he hopes to push through his ambitious agenda of economic reform.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - In a modern update of \
This is where computers go to die a green death. Inside Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cavernous recycling plant in the Sacramento suburbs, truckloads of obsolete PCs, servers and printers collected from consumers and businesses nationwide are cracked open by goggled workers who pull out batteries, circuit boards and other potentially hazardous components.

The Pentagon on Friday released more  documents on President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard  Service, including a letter from his then-congressman father  George Bush thanking a general for \
Roger Federer -- and the summer&#39;s best performer -- Lleyton Hewitt -- play off for the year&#39;s final Grand Slam. It&#39;s difficult to imagine a better matchup than Federer and Hewitt.
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Rilevera' la quota di maggioranza del retailer HomeWay
The man who made &quot;The Exorcist&quot; and &quot;The French Connection&quot; figures he and Hollywood are quits.
The insurance industry planned to propose a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage.
Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes yesterday in Thomastown, Ireland, and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title beginning today in the
The Kyoto accord takes effect this week, with  new obligations to reduce greenhouse gases. For the plan to work, here's what Europe must do
A judge had valid reasons for sentencing a 5-foot-1 sex offender to probation, even though she cited the offender's height as part of her rationale, the Nebraska Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired &amp; Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. Telecommunications equipment maker Motorola said Tuesday that it would cut 1,000 jobs and take related
Former world chess champion Bobby Fischer has died of an unspecified illness, a spokesman for the late champion said on Friday. He was 64.
WASHINGTON - Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq conclude there were no weapons stockpiles, but say there were signs that fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people
Nel posticipo della 26/a giornata del campionato inglese, il Manchester United ha vinto 4-0 sul camp...
Microsoft has issued a patch to fix the security flaw, and urges its customers to use a new utility to locate the computer applications that are vulnerable.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her mother jousted over her corpse on Tuesday, making little headway in legal skirmishing over where she should be buried.
Fabio Capello ha gi&agrave; fissato l'obiettivo, portare l'Inghilterra sul tetto del mondo. \
Arsenal&#39;s 1-nil win has put the club into second place at the Premiership and cuts Chelsea&#39;s lead to just five points. Sol Campbell was the unlikely match-winner for Arsenal on Sunday as they beat Portsmouth 1-0.
US toymaker Mattel is set to announce a third product recall in a month, according to a report.
LONDON : Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P and O) -- the ports, shipping and logistics group -- announced sweeping cuts to its ferry operations to refocus the business in the face of competition from low-cost airlines.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Problems loom for the presidential election including voting equipment changes that could delay the outcome past Nov. 2, a group of international observers said Tuesday in a report.
Japanese electronics makers JVC   and Funai Electric Co Ltd  will jointly develop and  supply LCD televisions, the latest move as the sector  consolidates in quest of economies of scale.
Anyone who complains  about the length of awards shows would have been thrilled with  the 65th annual Golden Globes, where faux journalists joyously  rattled off nominees and winners for a faux 30-minute show at  the Beverly Hilton Sunday.
Oracle's  search for a  smoking gun to prove the truth of its allegations that rival  SAP  stole its software is likely to be long and  arduous, making an out-of-court settlement attractive for both  parties.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Obese children and those at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease -- similar to that seen in obese adults, U.S. researchers say.
CAMERON, La. - Ivan, the one-time hurricane that made a second appearance in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, moved toward the southern Texas-Louisiana border Thursday, threatening high tides and
People immunised against hepatitis B are at increased risk of multiple sclerosis, a study shows.
\u00c3\u0088 ancora Russia nella finale della Fed Cup di tennis: contro l'Italia i russi si portano sul 4-0. Do...
Stock futures pointed to a mixed  start on Wall Street on Tuesday, with investors set to eye a  flood of quarterly earnings updates.
Five men and a youth are due in court charged in connection with an alleged network of terrorist recruiters.
Former ImClone Systems Inc. Chief  Executive Sam Waksal has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to  settle charges in the insider trading that put his friend,  style entrepreneur Martha Stewart, in prison last year, U.S.  regulators said on Wednesday
New York state will get an extra $1.5 billion over five years in federal funds to help cover the cost of closing or improving its hospitals, which now fill only about 62 percent of their beds, officials said on Tuesday.
Western-leaning reformer Viktor Yushchenko's long and tension-filled drive to become Ukraine's president cleared its final hurdles before dawn Thursday when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the losing candidate and government newspapers printed election results.
NEW YORK  - Some people prone to allergies keep their homes pet-free, a study shows -- but such \
The phenomenon of so many people visiting Hong Kong to see uncensored films has highlighted changing attitudes toward government censorship of the arts in China.
A top level report on artic climate change spurred by global warming has outlined possible oil industry benefits, but also many potential pitfalls.
Another high-ranking Israeli official said Saturday that he would support a conditional cease-fire with Hamas if the Islamic militant group that controls the Gaza Strip halts rocket fire into Israel.
The party of Benazir Bhutto insisted Friday that she had been killed by gunfire and continued to demand a United Nations investigation.
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Con nuovo incarico rispondera' a vice-dg Bottelli
CBS is auctioning off everything but the kitchen sink to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation &#151; and promote the network's new fall season.
Former PGA champion David Toms and journeyman Jay Williamson were tied for the lead at eight-under-par 132 after Friday's second round of the Travelers Championship in stormy Cromwell.
MARABA, Nigeria  - A short drive away from Nigeria's capital Abuja, with its air-conditioned villas and ministers in luxury cars, life for many in the town of Maraba is a daily struggle to eat.
Scott Peterson's lawyers persisted Wednesday in trying to show that police narrowly focused on their client while ignoring other possible leads in the murder case.
ALTAR VALLEY, Ariz  - U.S. Border Patrol agent Galen Huffman leans over the saddle to look at faint tracks in a cattle trail leading up from the Mexico border.
Il patron del Bologna Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara dice no alla presidenza della Lega. &quot;Io l&#39;alternativa a Galliani? &quot;Non sono disponibile&quot;. &quot;Serve una figura esterna al calcio - spiega, comunque restando sulla
Brazil is the global capital for computer hacking and internet fraud, say experts at a conference in Brasilia.
L'Inter ha definito il programma della preparazione per la prossima stagione. I nerazzurri rientrera...
The PIMCO mutual fund group's adviser and two affiliates will pay &#36;11.6 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges involving improper \
The UK's first deep-sea remote operated vehicle returns remarkable images of life on the ocean floor.
New Delhi, Aug 21.(PTI): The indefinite nationwide truckers&#39; strike protesting the imposition of service tax today evoked mixed response with a section of transporters in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu staying away from the protest.
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Luis Scola scored 27 points and Argentina, playing without four N.B.A. players from the team that won the gold in 2004, beat Brazil, 91-80, in the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament yesterday in Las Vegas to earn a berth in the Beijing Olympics.Teams that have earned berths in Beijing include Argentina; the winner of yesterday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s United States-Puerto Rico semifinal; China, the host; Spain, the reigning world champion; and the zone champions Iran, Angola and Australia. Two European entrants will be decided this month.
Manifestazioni di protesta in varie zone della citta'
BASRA, Iraq  - British troops quit the Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, leaving the southern oil hub without British forces for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.
AT&T reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, with net income rising 63 percent, due in large part to the growth in wireless communications.
Big Day: This is probably the Marlins&#39; last chance to get back in the wild-card race in earnest, their final Hail Mary play. If they sweep this doubleheader -- rescheduled, because of Hurricane
ST. LOUIS - Inevitably, Marshall Faulk will call. And Shaun Alexander will resist the temptation not to answer his phone if he knows it&#39;s his friend Faulk on the line.
The cull of 159,000 birds at a farm in Suffolk where bird flu was found is now complete, the government says.
Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong on Tuesday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary.
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Roma, 30 set. (Adnkronos) - &#39;&#39;Non so quanti canali di trattativa abbia attivato il Governo. Io so che il mio e&#39; quello che e&#39; andato a biuon fine e che noi non abbiamo pagato nessun riscatto&#39;&#39;. Cosi&#39; il Commissario
(Source: Symantec)  One common mistake that organizations make is by using Identity management solutions in isolation. Doing so risks access inflation, workarounds and coverage gaps. This white paper shows how comprehensive access management deploys identity management within a framework that includes disciplines for data protection, integration with hiring and promotion, and especially monitoring.
Jeremy Bloom got the bad news Monday night while in Chile, where he is in training with the United States ski team.
The Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide whether the death penalty can be imposed for the crime of raping a child, expanding its review of how capital punishment is carried out in the United States.
Arsenal turned on the style to beat Portsmouth 3-1 on Sunday and underline why Arsene Wenger believes he can succeed without help from any Russian billionaires.
L'Internacional di Porto Alegre ha vinto il mondiale per club battendo in finale il Barcellona 1-0 (...
Police in Minsk broke up a 1,000-strong crowd demonstrating against a referendum that approved allowing Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko to stay in power for another term, a Reuters witness said.
The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, an 18-piece band led by the pianist Arturo O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Farrill, is starting over, and its programs this year are re-introductions to the things the band did best at its old home.
Pakistani Prime Minister ShaukatAziz Sunday said he expected &quot;substantive dialogue&quot; on all bilateral relations including the issue of Kashmir in his talks with the Indian
Iranian officials have hinted in recent days that they sped up their enrichment of uranium in the past year to put Iran in a better position to negotiate with the West.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress yesterday that more than 40 percent of nearly 300 State Department positions to be added in Iraq as part of President Bush's new strategy will have to be filled by military personnel.
Rower Matthew Pinsent will announce his future plans at 1000GMT.
Vijay Singh leads from start to finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic and eclipse Tiger Woods' season earnings record.
Oklahoma quarterback Jason White had no idea he was going to win the Heisman Trophy last year when he showed up at the Yale Club for the ESPN awards show, so he never bothered to prepare an acceptance speech.
Most of this firm&#39;s 70,000 seasonal, white-collar employees work only four months a year. The correct question: What is H&amp;R Block?
A number of cities are seeing a rise in drug users taking heroin and crack together, a charity says.
N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children were being flown to France on Friday to serve their terms there, a Chadian justice ministry official said.
Allawi&#39;s office confirms that his cousin&#39;s wife and his cousin&#39;s pregnant daughter-in-law were released Sunday. There&#39;s no word on the cousin, 75-year-old Ghazi Allawi.
Southampton are planning to appoint a director of football to work alongside the new head coach, Steve Wigley, after the abrupt sacking of Paul Sturrock yesterday.
Norwegian telecoms company Telenor have formally taken over Serbia's biggest mobile operator Mobi 63, a month after paying 1.5 billion euros (1.9 billion dollars) for it.
A British man held in Pakistan without charge for more than a year on suspicion of links to al Qaeda was arrested immediately on returning to Britain on Friday.
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German prosecutors said Friday they have charged a U.S. citizen with attempted treason for allegedly trying to sell German military secrets to a country outside NATO.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States on Wednesday reacted cautiously to reports that Iraq&#39;s radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had accepted a peace plan to end fighting in Najafand withdraw his forces.
Some sour day, the world will look at our deficits and at our dollar and say it doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t want to hold our greenbacks as reserve currency any more.
Iraqi and American commanders are preparing for a prolonged \u00c2\u0097 and possibly pivotal \u00c2\u0097 fight against al-Qaida in Iraq in this vital northern hub. But they are missing an essential tool used to uproot insurgents elsewhere: groups of local Sunni fighters.
In Thailand, speakers at the opening of an international conference on endangered species appealed for measures to protect natural resources and stem illegal trade in endangered wildlife.
Bobo Vieri ritorna, ma in panchina. In sua attesa la coppia d&#39;attacco dell&#39;Inter sar\u00c3\u00a0 Adriano-Cruz, quasi una prova generale del rientro di Bobo. Contro il Basilea stasera basterebbe uno 0-0 per superare
XM and Sirius are inching closer to being fruitful and multiplying.
The first microprocessor to pack more than two billion transistors is launched by silicon giant Intel.
Two years after Columbia's demise, excitement over the space shuttle fleet's return to the skies in just a few short months is finally overtaking the agony of the accident.
Primo giorno da giocatore del Messina per Mark Iuliano. Il difensore cerca il riscatto dopo le non f...
Tony Blair says the government would respond \
Paul Hamm became the first American man to claim the Olympic gymnastics men&#39;s all-round gold medal Wednesday.
Will the credit storm soak the tech channel Analysis Unless you live in a bunker, you will have noticed the sub-prime credit crisis that has sucker-punched the US, pushing interest rates down, weakening the dollar and battering stocks and shares worldwide.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 47 percent of U.S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselves through a search engine.
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Even Lia Edwards is beginning to think that wherever her husband goes, something bad happens to quarterbacks. Last year, Chad Pennington lasted only three games, and by the end of the season coach Herm Edwards had played five New York Jets quarterbacks. The Jets finished a dismal 4-12.
The International Criminal Court's  chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of  committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and  human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.
Sen. Barack Obama is making some campaign promises we can be pretty sure he won't keep.
Ben Roethlisberger leads three Pittsburgh scoring drives Sunday night and the Steelers overcome several mistakes to top Philadelphia, 27-13.
Spain are focusing on the threat posed by US doubles duo Mike and Bob Bryan ahead of the season-ending Davis Cup final, starting in Seville on Friday.
Two former auditors at Parmalat were ordered to stand trial for false accounting and market rigging under a fast-track procedure, the first indictments since the masssive fraud scandal at the Italian-based dairy giant.
JANDI MERIAH, Indonesia -- Dowes Ginting, the most wanted man on Sumatra island, lay dying. He had abandoned the hospital where he had seen his relatives succumb one after another, and he had fled deep into the mountains, trying to outrun the black magic he feared had marked him next. For... When...
A 'In mezz'ora': obiettivo e' costruire Partito Democratico
The Bank of England has held its key interest rate at 4.75 percent for the second consecutive month.
French officials say they will release the medical files of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to his nephew.
Cash from chaos The market for software vulnerabilities just got even more complex with the arrival of a firm that offers security researchers a chance to profit from their work by patenting security fixes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Americans have the warmest feelings about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, according to a poll released Monday that scores the popularity of national leaders.
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A Mexican judge has temporarily halted the extradition of six Spaniards arrested a year ago on suspicion of having links with the Basque separatist group ETA, their lawyer said on Monday.
Mexico has some of the highest and the lowest standards of living in the world, such is the extent of the gap between rich and poor, a UN report says.
Serena Williams Ends Mauresmo&#39;s Bid for Year-End No. 1 Ranking, Will Face Sharapova in WTA Final. Serena Williams waves to the crowd after beating Amelie Mauresmo of France 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4 in their semifinal
A US army officer who ran the interrogation unit of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail avoids being imprisoned.
FRANKFURT/LONDON Oct 11  - Germany sold a 6.3  percent stake in phone operator Deutsche Telekom on Monday,  raising up to 4.5 billion euros ($5.6 billion) to help it curb  a burgeoning budget deficit.
Experts say that importing drugs from countries that control their prices would not make drugs cheaper in the U.S.
Europe battled weather extremes late Monday as heavy rain sparked the worst flooding in England in 60 years, while the south and east of the continent was roasting in a heatwave that claimed several lives.
Sondaggio,al secondo posto Franca Florio,3/a Monica Bellucci
There may be no stronger emotional current running through men\u00e2\u0080\u0099s fashion now than that offered by Tim Hamilton: personal nostalgia, a longing for what men wore as boys.
Two people appear at a special court charged in connection with a major drugs find in County Antrim.
(InfoWorld) - French IT services company Capgemini\u00c2\u00a0will have more staff in India than any other country by the end of this year, as it expands its offshore services delivery from that nation. With about 19,000 staff, the company's largest operation by headcount is currently in France, but that will change as Capgemini plans to have over 19,000 staff in India by the end of this year, said Salil Parekh, executive chairman of Capgemini India on Thursday The company, which has 15,000 staff in India currently, plans to expand further in the country to employ 40,000 workers by 2010, Parekh said. The majority of the staff will work in IT services with the rest in BPO (business process outsourcing), he added. A number of large Indian and multinational IT services companies, including IBM and Accenture, have been hiring significant numbers of staff in India to take advantage of lower employment costs. Accenture, for example, said in January it will have\u00c2\u00a0more staff in India\u00c2\u00a0than in any other country by the end of its fiscal year on Aug. 31. The company's staff in India will increase to 35,000 in August, up by 52 percent from a year earlier, with the number of employees more than those in the U.S., which will have a little over 30,000 staff. The large-scale hiring by services companies has led to a shortage of quality staff and an increase in average salaries in India. However, Capgemini does not anticipate any obstacles to its hiring plans. The company's recruitment team is equipped to hire about 1,000 employees a month, both from university campuses and the services industry, Parekh said. \
Senato: arriva via libera per attuazione Protocollo di Kyoto. Legambiente: \u00e2\u0080\u009cIl voto \u00c3\u00a8 tardivo e insufficiente\u00e2\u0080\u009d. 28/12/2004 - Il Senato ha dato oggi il via libera definitivo al decreto con il quale il governo
Leaders at an Asia-Pacific summit appeared deadlocked on Thursday over what their \
Sudan promised to protect civilians in Darfur yesterday, responding to Saturday&#39;s UN security council resolution threatening the regime with oil sanctions and ordering an inquiry into whether the atrocities in the region constitute genocide.
Allenamento mattutino dell'Empoli in vista della trasferta di domenica prossima a Torino: il tecnico...
In true Donald Trump style, no expense was spared when the billionaire real estate mogul married Slovenian model Melania Knauss at a lavish ceremony Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla.
The foreign community&#39;s fragile sense of security took another blow Friday as news spread of the latest kidnapping of foreigners in the Iraqi capital
Britain failed to challenge the US government on one of the most controversial aspects of its disastrous post-invasion policy in Iraq in crucial meetings, according to a memo from a senior American adviser to the Coalition Provisional Authority.
Oil rose on Tuesday as expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again this week and OPEC would maintain output cuts offset concerns of a potential U.S. recession.
Criminals are exploiting the chaos caused by Japan's deadliest earthquake in a decade by stealing and defrauding vulnerable residents, particularly the elderly, police warned.
Federal Reserve policymakers today held their key short-term interest rate steady and indicated they remain concerned about inflation pressures.
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People with Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news
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Raise prices. Ease production. For weeks ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, hawks in the organization have been talking tough about the need to keep oil revenues high - and lowering output.
The death toll from a fire at five connected iron ore mines in northern China rose to 57 on Monday after more bodies were lifted out of the smoke-filled shafts, state media reported.
After hours of partisan warfare and delay, the House easily approved a new version of legislation to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program yesterday, but the vote failed to get any more Republicans to override another promised veto from President Bush.
Because the Republicans delayed their convention so much that they ran right into the start of the Labor Day weekend, that end-of-the-summer holiday came and went with minimal attention to working Americans.
The players in black and gold hugged and screamed and raced to the southeast corner of Notre Dame Stadium, where a group of Purdue Boilermakers had never celebrated in the last 30 years.
Swiss teenagers smoke more cannabis than their peers in every other European country, a survey has said, casting a pall over the country's prim and wholesome image.
NEW YORK - Staking out new ground on Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Monday he would not have overthrown Saddam Hussein had he been in the White House, and he accused President Bush of \
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NEW YORK - New York City&#39;s Olympic boosters revealed their last and best plan Wednesday before making their final efforts to convince the International Olympic Committee that the city should hold the 2012 Summer Games.
Angel Cabrera joins Justin Rose at the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Championship at Wentworth.
New claims for U.S. jobless pay  surged unexpectedly last week to the highest level since late  September, but analysts shrugged off the jump as a holiday blip  and looked to Friday's payrolls report for a better look at the  labor market.
The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial said he is considering giving jurors the option of finding the record producer guilty of a lesser charge than second degree murder after the panelists reported a 7-5 impasse following seven days of deliberations.
More famous for Learjets and limousines than green living, pop stars performing at Saturday's Live Earth environmental concerts face widespread cynicism from fans, commentators and campaigners alike.
Seven staff working in a London hotel  bar where former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko drank before  he died from radiation poisoning have been found to have traces  of polonium 210, a public health agency said on Thursday.
Thousands of embittered car workers rallied across Europe against mass job cuts planned by General Motors, the world&#39;s biggest automaker, as labor unrest disrupted output at more GM plants Tuesday.
A fine mese in aula le eco-misure approvate dalla commissione ambienteTra gli scopi: attivare un'economia a basso impatto ambientale                                            2012, addio vecchie lampadine alla Camera il piano salva clima                                                                                      di ANTONIO CIANCIULLO
The Sept. 11 hijackers should be understood as human beings, the makers of a controversial television drama that charts their story said on Thursday.
The Sudanese government and the UN migration agency here Saturday signed an agreement ensuring right of return of Darfur displaced.
What students must learn to be deemed proficient varies drastically from state to state, a report said.
Pfizer Inc. said it would immediately stop advertising arthritis drug Celebrex to consumers after a study showed that high doses were associated with an increased risk of heart attacks, according to a published report.
Russian special forces stormed a school Friday ending a three-day hostage crisis and freeing hundreds of children, parents and teachers held without
As hard as the numerous NHL players gathered here tried to maintain focus on tonight&#39;s World Cup of Hockey final, it was impossible to ignore the larger issue rumbling through their midst.
Bosnian Serb leaders apologise for the first time to relatives of up to 8,000 Muslims killed in Srebrenica in 1995.
Pupils taking GCSEs will have to sit a new battery of mini-exams as traditional coursework is axed because of the temptations to cheat, plagiarise from the internet or seek unfair help from parents.
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The rules for using military force will be a key focus for an international panel working to update and reform the United Nations, a member of the panel said on Monday.
EDS: 'badly designed, badly developed, badly tested, badly implemented'
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Friday he was confident that Iran's nuclear energy case would be resolved through diplomatic ways.
Chipmaker ST Microelectronics is doubling its Indian workforce to 3,000 and making the country a centre for R&D.
ROMA - Ore di ansia per la sorte di Enzo Baldoni, il giornalista freelance di cui non si hanno notizie da 48 ore: si teme sia stato rapito da una banda di balordi nei pressi di Najaf, in Iraq. Un timore alimentato
The chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog held the agency's first negotiations with North Korea in more than four years in Pyongyang on Wednesday but was told the North's top nuclear negotiator was too busy to meet him.
Rick Majerus apologized Monday for backing out of the Southern California coaching job less than a week after accepting it, saying he realized his health wasn't up to working 18-hour days.
Exxon Mobil  and ConocoPhillips , two of the world's top oil companies, have refused to sign a deal to stay in multi-billion dollar Venezuelan projects that are being nationalized, officials said on Monday.
District officials launched an expanded 311 call center yesterday aimed at making customer service more efficient. But the new system angered a key D.C. Council member who warned that it could slow the city's response to emergencies.
St. George is the fastest-growing metro area in America largely due to an influx of senior citizens.
R&B singer Alicia Keys edged past  Ray Charles to claim the lead at the midway mark of the Grammy  Awards with four prizes, but leading nominee Kanye West stole  the show shortly after being snubbed in one of the biggest  shocks in the event's recent history.
A French lawyer acting for 100 small shareholders said on Monday he had sued French Societe Generale  over the way it unbundled billions of dollars in allegedly fraudulent share deals earlier this week.
The United States and Europe's three main states reached agreement after days of talks on a UN draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, a US official said.
Air China shares are suspended on rumours it may team up with Cathay Pacific to buy a stake in China Eastern.
Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong may come under further investigation in Italy in relation to his trainer&#39;s drug charges.
The United States is seeking a full investigation into the death of 78 Thai Muslims in military custody after violent protests in the south of the country.
Companies to help you cope with market volatility.
In pacchetto Finanziaria patto ambiente-crescita economica
Business: 24 September 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's Ministry invited a tender for the concessions of the airports at the Black Sea coast cities of Varna and Burgas.
The MNVO geared toward parents and kids has called it quits.
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Tim Henman loses a deciding-set tie-break against Paradorn Srichaphan in the quarter-finals of the Thailand Open.
The listing of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, the Kazakhstan-based mining group, on the London Stock Exchange this month was one of the largest floats of the year, but also one of the most low-key.
A Greek village seeking damages from Germany for Nazi atrocities loses its case in the European Court.
A peace deal for Burundi's Hutus and Tutsis is backed by foreign powers, who brand Hutu rebels 'terrorists'.
The founder of South Korean industrial firm Daewoo is pardoned as part of an annual New Year amnesty.
Sink your hooks into powerful growth.
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Iraq wants to tighten control over security contractors after a deadly shooting incident involving the U.S. firm Blackwater, ending their long immunity from Iraqi prosecution, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
A competing chip from rival Advanced Micro Devices will likely arrive several months earlier.
The world's biggest hotelier  InterContinental Hotels Group Plc said on Friday it was selling  13 hotels in the Americas for $450 million as part of its  strategy of selling assets while still managing the hotels.
Kenya's presidential rivals were neck-and-neck on Saturday with nearly 90 percent of official results counted and accusations of rigging that ignited ethnic violence across the east African nation.
Some 300 unemployed Palestinian laborers surrounded the parliament building Tuesday, demanding welfare payments, scuffling with police and waving empty plates in another challenge to the beleaguered Hamas-led government.
Nigerian kidnappers have released six Indian and Polish hostages seized on October 26 from an offshore oil production facility operated by Saipem, the Italian firm's parent company Eni said on Tuesday.
Michigan State coach John L. Smith has watched enough game film in his three-decade career to know when he doesn't want to see any more. That moment came early in his preparation for No. 4 Wisconsin, which visits Spartan Stadium for a Big Ten game Saturday.
As George W. Bush formulates his plans for a Middle East without Yasser Arafat, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be standing where he says he belongs: right by the U.S. president's side.
OREM, Utah - Family and friends of Lori Hacking gathered Saturday for a memorial service to remember the woman whom authorities believe was slain by her husband while she slept.    About 600 people attended the service, including the parents of both Lori Hacking and her husband, Mark, who has been charged with her murder...
Surging demand for iPods and other hot products has brought Amazon its best Christmas ever.
Oscar-winning US star Michael Douglas is hoping to sign Bollywood darling Aishwarya Rai for his next adventure flick, \
Democratic candidate John Kerry  unleashed a harsh indictment of President Bush's economic  stewardship on Wednesday and urged his Republican rival to take  responsibility instead of playing the victim.
Caduto in un dirupo, e' deceduto dopo una notte di agonia
So much for holiday cheer. Hollywood's cynicism is breeding a whole new genre of anti-holiday holiday movies.
It's somehow appropriate that the latest technology will herald the new year as part of the celebrations at New York City's Times Square, including the world's first live webcast of the event, provided by MSN.
Mallika Sherawat, above, the actress known in some circles as Bollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Bardot, has been cast as an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Aquarian Gospel,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a Hollywood film based on the legend that Jesus visited India, Reuters reported. The $15 million film, directed by Drew Heriot, deals with the life of Jesus between the ages of 13 and 30, a period not documented in the Gospels, when some believe he journeyed through India, Tibet and Persia. In a statement released by her press agent, Ms. Sherawat, whose 17 kissing scenes in her Bollywood debut, \u00e2\u0080\u009cKhwahish,\u00e2\u0080\u009d created a stir, said: \u00e2\u0080\u009cI find that in most mythological and spiritual film stories, women seem to be lacking any true wisdom or a sense of humor. I look forward to bringing both of those qualities to this character.\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
London suffered a fresh gun killing when a man was shot dead in a street in the east of the capital, as the murders of three teenage boys in 11 days continued to make headlines.
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Women are being infected with HIV at increasing rates in all regions of the world, and their numbers are now nearly equal to men, according to the United Nations and World Health Organization&#39;s annual report on AIDS released Tuesday.
Lo dice Fratta Pasini in merito alla fusione tra Bpvn e Bpi
What would Christmas time be without a big\u00e2\u0080\u0093ass Santa fantasy flick form a big\u00e2\u0080\u0093ass studio with a big\u00e2\u0080\u0093ass star. Warner Bros went all out for &quot;The Polar Express&quot; by snagging Tom Hanks and director Robert
Gordon Cooper, who as one of the original Mercury astronauts was a pioneer in human space exploration, has died. He was 77.
The dollar struggled just above this year's record low against the euro on Friday amid worries about the health of the U.S. economy but caution ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the day limited its moves.
(CBS/AP) Three consultants to a political action committee formed by US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have been indicted by a Texas grand jury and charged with making illegal campaign contributions.
DUBAI  - Dubai port, a leading world operator, signed a deal with the United States under which US officers will help screen US-bound containers that have been identified as a potential terrorist risk.
Dec. 13 -- Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Leavitt plans on leaving the post he assumed only 13 months ago to become secretary of Health and Human Services.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sent from court to hospital with a deep head wound on Tuesday as world outrage grew over the government's violent crackdown on political protests.
United Nations officials report security breaches in internally displaced people and refugee camps in Sudan&#39;s embattled Darfur region and neighboring Chad.
Shouts of joy from excited schoolboys greeted the arrival of an Israeli convoy on its entry to a Palestinian town where visitors from the Jewish state are usually soldiers searching for militants.
Severe winter storms that battered downtown Los Angeles last week dumped more rain on the city than fell throughout the whole of 2007, National Weather Service figures showed Tuesday.
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A cat whose owners thought was lost spent nearly three weeks crossing the Pacific Ocean in a shipping container with no food or water &#151; and appears to be just fine.
Verizon Wireless today announced it was granted a permanent legal injunction against a Rhode Island spammer who sent unsolicited messages to wireless phones.
Rome, Italy (Sports Network) - Luigi Del Neri was named the new head coach on Wednesday at troubled Italian side AS Roma. Del Neri, who was in charge of Serie A club Chievo Verona last season, left to take
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. journalist abducted by militants in Iraq and threatened with death said in a video aired Friday that his captors were treating him well, while an Italian journalist also was reported missing in the war-torn country...
Hafnium was unknown to nearly everyone  but a handful of scientists and engineers until late January,  when Intel Corp.  and IBM  announced their  faster, more efficient microprocessors would be constructed  using the silvery metal.
Tycho: And so, our own pilgrimage comes to a close.  Thank you!  I think we all had fun.  I should stress that \
Go ahead, call state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles a scurvy wench, a wanton strumpet, a shameless hussy. She probably won't like it, but she doesn't want you to be prosecuted for it.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent convicted of taking a $20,000 bribe was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison.
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Dresser Inc., an Addison, Texas, drilling equipment company sold by Halliburton to private equity firms in 2001, on Friday filed to raise as much as $575 million in an initial public offering.
The Miami Hurricanes were eliminated from the national championship early in the season and missed out on the conference championship late.
AIR Jamaica, the national airline, has cancelled today&#39;s scheduled flights in and out of Barbados, Antigua, Grenada and St Lucia, as Hurricane Ivan bears down on the Eastern Caribbean.
Don&#39;t blame producer Ross Robinson if the Cure&#39;s new, self-titled album is heavier than fans of the classics Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me or Wish might have hoped. According to bandleader Robert Smith, Robinson  responsible for some of Korn and Slipknot&#39;s ...
The biggest fire in Madrid's history  gutted a 32-storey skyscraper in the Spanish capital's  financial district on Sunday without causing injuries but  raising fears the charred tower could collapse.
Culkin, 24, was travelling in a car being driven by a 22-year-old New York man which was stopped by Oklahoma police for speeding. Police confiscated around 17g (0.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash of two passenger jets, which went down late Tuesday night within minutes of each other in different parts of Russia after taking off from a Moscow airport with a total of 89 people on board. No survivors were found.
3 September 2004 - Secretary-General Kofi Annan says the international presence in Sudan&#39;s war-torn Darfur region must be expanded as soon as possible because attacks against civilians are continuing and &quot;the vast majority of militias&quot; have not been
THE Williams Formula One team is confident Mark Webber and Jenson Button will give the outfit desperately-needed thrust to tackle Ferrari next season.
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Troubled airline US Airways reaches agreement on a financial package with its biggest creditor but faces a possible strike by flight attendants.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated a pioneering hydrogen fueling station on Friday, calling it the first stop in a &quot;hydrogen highway&quot; that would someday stretch across
The Bush administration imposed  penalties this month against some of China's largest companies  for aiding Iran's efforts to improve its ballistic missiles,  The New York Times reported on Monday.
Appello contro ingiustizie, guerre e dissesti ambientali
Taxpayers who file their returns electronically may begin sending those files on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service said.
Nokia said Thursday that it had extended its share of the global cellphone market to 40 percent in the fourth quarter as profit surged 44 percent on rising sales abroad.
Tokyo stocks shed more than 1 percent Friday, extending declines to a sixth straight session driven by Wall Street&#39;s weakness and worries that higher oil prices may crimp corporate profits.
Commerce said the value of imports, which subtracts from GDP, grew at a 4.6 percent rate in the third quarter instead of 6.0 percent it estimated a month earlier.
Oakland Hills, once regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.
LONDON -- More US women are choosing to have their babies by Caesarean section even when it&#39;s not medically necessary. Medical experts say that&#39;s partly because it&#39;s more convenient and gives mothers control over the birth schedule.
Adobe Systems Inc. plans to introduce a new format for digital photos on Monday in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and photo software.
SATABeast cleans up, brushes its metal Storage system developer Nexsan Technologies is releasing a new version of its SATABeast disk array designed for Apple XServe and Mac Pro systems.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Martha Stewart, the jailed founder of  media company Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., sold about  $8 million worth of shares this week, according to a regulatory  filing.
Talks on Darfur at the UN end with disagreement over the deployment of peacekeepers in the Sudanese region.
Russia's chief prosecutor said Wednesday that his office was not investigating the Sibneft oil company, controlled by billionaire Roman Abramovich, even though it had been handed back tax assessments of nearly &#36;1.75 billion.
Europeans accustomed to sneering at China as a producer of cheap shoddy goods must realize the world's most populous country is taking a great leap forward in the technology stakes, according to a new report that urges the EU to innovate or stagnate.
LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders. The sci-fi smackdown \
Apple no longer accepts cash for iPhone purchases and now limits sales of the cellphone to two per person in a move to stop people from reselling them.
Sales fall and losses double at home decor retailer.
Officials linked to Muqtada al-Sadr denied Wednesday that the radical Shiite cleric had fled to Iran ahead of a security crackdown in Baghdad.
The report ignited renewed hopes that after years of caution, businesses may be starting to hire workers more aggressively.
THE telephone rang again on the ambassador&#39;s desk, and for a minute the conversation sounded as though it could be about almost anything.
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The UN war crimes court jails a Bosnian Serb general for life over the Sarajevo siege, increasing his earlier 20-year-sentence on appeal.
WAYNE Arthurs and Todd Woodbridge struggled yesterday to complete Australia&#39;s 3-0 Davis Cup whitewash of Morocco in Perth. The win secured Australia&#39;s place in the 16-nation world group for next
Washington -- Sen. John Kerry charged Friday that President Bush was helping terrorists and caving in to the National Rifle Association by not pushing to extend the 10-year-old federal assault weapons ban that expires at 12:01 am Monday.
Hasbro Inc. agreed on Tuesday to voluntarily recall nearly 1 million of its toy Easy-Bake Ovens because children's hands can get caught in the opening, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Annelies Kruijthoff is the epitome of the happy Dutch worker.
Nevada Senator John Ensign is calling on UN secretary general Kofi Annan to resign over the growing UN oil-for-food scandal. Ensign joins Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman, who is heading an investigation into
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Scientists welcome a planned delay to European laws tightening the limits on staff exposure to scan limits.
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Description: Another suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital leaves several people dead, after seven US Marines were killed in two attacks in the western province of Anbar.
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 5--You've got to give La Crosse County officials credit for thinking out of the box. Their \
An experimental vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, first proved effective in preliminary testing two years ago, has continued to provide protection against the disease, researchers reported yesterday.
NOVEMBER 30, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - America Online Inc. today released a preview version of a new Netscape Web browser that&#39;s based on the open-source Firefox Web browser, but also supports Microsoft Corp.
Newspapers in the Arab world and Israel have reacted with caution to Syria&#39;s decision to redeploy some of its troops in Lebanon away from the capital Beirut.
number of false assumptions and that they have multiple meanings which even their author may not have understood. It is heralded as showing the multiple layers of meaning at work in language, but was described by critics as nihilistic.
At least 28 people - including 10 policeman - died in Baghdad yesterday in a huge explosion at a suspected militant safe-house that may have been booby-trapped.
A nutritional supplement  containing antioxidants, minerals and other nutrients can boost  immune function in frail older people living in nursing homes,  researchers report.
After more than two decades of research, scientists said Thursday that they had found the first effective vaccine against malaria.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Stowers Institute of Medical Research will not build its second center in Missouri if the state outlaws stem cell research, Stowers president William Neaves said Friday.
Newcastle part company with manager Sam Allardyce after just eight months.
Lungi da noi idea chiedere ad altre formazioni di affluire
THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming the recommended daily amount of vitamin D could nearly halve your risk for deadly pancreatic cancer, new research suggests.
A Soyuz spacecraft with a replacement crew for the International Space Station docked safely with the orbiting complex early today.
The Cincinnati Reds announced Monday they have signed all-star left-hander Eric Milton to a three-year contract. Milton formerly pitched for the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies.
It looks as though Jenny's ring is back on the block.
British house price inflation remained  in double-digits in June and prices in the service sector  accelerated, according to two separate surveys on Wednesday  that reinforced expectations interest rates would go up this  week.
Servers that managed global internet traffic have been subjected to a concerted attack by hackers.
Bison being moved from here to Nebraska as part of a new federal approach to managing the animals were gathered up and shipped out Thursday with no problems, an official says.
JAKARTA (Antara): Presidential front-runner Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is leading in the vote-count by a wide margin ahead of President Megawati Soekarnoputri, will likely start drawing up his Cabinet on Oct. 5., a party leader has said.
LOS ANGELES  - After weeks of Britney Spears tantalizing her fans with the promise of a personal message on her website, the official &quot;Britney&#39;s Letter to Fans&quot; is up for public perusal.
One of the most startling discoveries in the study of human origins -- the uncovering of a vanished species of dwarf proto-humans who inhabited a Pacific island just 18,000 years ago -- is being reported in today&#39;s issue of the journal Nature.
The US influenza season is starting slowly, but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage, the
WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Mike Griffin said his agency would abide by the restrictions the U.S. Congress has imposed on the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, a $500 million demonstration project aimed at fostering private-sector solutions to NASA's space station re-supply quandary.
The new heart stent from Medtronic Inc. has been assocated with more blood clots than a rival product has, federal regulators have concluded.
American Robby Ginepri defeated British wild card Richard Bloomfield 6-4, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Queen's Club grass-court championships.
Stocks were little changed after a rocky start on Friday as investors turned to blue chips like insurer American International Group Inc.  and other safe haven shares while exiting riskier assets.
With almost 25 million Africans infected, 2.8 million new infections last year and 2.1 million deaths, the statistics are as grim as ever as Africa readies for World AIDS Day on December 1.
With the heat and humidity making it feel like more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) along the U.S. East Coast, the region's power grid operators said they had enough electricity to keep the air conditioners humming.
Vice President Dick Cheney will be called to testify as a defense witness at the perjury and obstruction of justice trial of his former top aide in the CIA leak case, a defense lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Internet media company Yahoo Inc said  on Monday its music service will now be handled by Rhapsody  America, an on-demand subscription service run by RealNetworks  Inc and Viacom Inc.
A committee of the Institute of Medicine concluded there isn&#39;t enough evidence to determine whether most of veterans&#39; health problems are associated with such exposures.
update A federal appeals court has upheld a controversial court decision that said file-sharing software programs such as Grokster or Morpheus are legal.
Bill Nicholson&#39;s death has been described as the end of an era but, in truth, the era Nicholson belonged to was over long ago.
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It&#39;s not exactly a repeat performance for Jake Delhomme, but it&#39;s about as close as he can get. In the 1999 regular-season finale, Delhomme was a wide-eyed quarterback for
Delta Air Lines Inc. , which emerged from bankruptcy at the end of April, said on Wednesday that quarterly earnings surged on one-time reorganization items.
US pop group Scissor Sisters achieve a UK double, topping the album and singles charts.
The day seems to be approaching when free phone service over the Internet will be available on mobile devices everywhere. On Wednesday, mobile phone giant Nokia took a step closer to that day by making Skype&#39;s Internet phone service available on its N800 Internet tablet.
An experimental Bristol-Myers Squibb  Co. pill for the liver disease hepatitis B proved better than a  commonly-used anti-viral medicine made by GlaxoSmithKline in  late-stage clinical studies, researchers said.
He is one guy who loves to take a dig at others and having a laugh about it later on. So, it comes as no surprise that Elton John is now producing a half-hour comedy for ABC about an aging rock superstar and the relationships he has with his entourage.
US regulators found &quot;deviations&quot; from good manufacturing standards at Chiron Corp.&#39;s British flu-vaccine plant in June 2003, a newspaper reported Monday.
If you want to sell a  mansion in this upscale Chicago suburb, this is not the best  time.
The May Department Stores Co.  on Friday said Gene Kahn, its chairman and chief executive officer, has resigned.
Rasmussen Reports - When Democrats take control of Congress in January, they will benefit from low expectations among the general public. Despite talk of bipartisanship by top politicians, only 37% expect to see more bipartisan compromise. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that half of all voters (48%) expect an increase in partisan bickering.
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Proving as tough and resilient as the character she plays on Alias, a radiant Jennifer Garner shrugged off a back injury to appear at Saturday's world premiere of her action flick Elektra.
India and Pakistan Monday agreed to extend the yearlong cease fire along the border of Kashmir and pledged to resolve all outstanding disputes.
Two former executives with Gateway Inc., the nation's third-largest PC vendor, are guilty of manipulating earnings and revenues to meet Wall Street expectations, according to a verdict delivered Wednesday by a federal jury in California.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After starting the season with three straight wins, the Toronto Raptors are heading back home with a losing record.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Women whose breast cancer is detected by physical examination are about three times more likely to receive chemotherapy than women whose breast cancer is detected by mammography, a Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center study finds.
African leaders call for more funds to fight the world's deadliest diseases - Aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
BANGALORE, INDIA -- IBM Corp. has partnered with a computing and an educational institution in India to promote the development of open-source software in the region, the company said Thursday.
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Security has deteriorated in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region in the past month and violence drove a further 220,000 people from their homes, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan said on Tuesday.
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Some 200,000 workers in the tourism business in the six southern provinces that have been hardest hit by the deadly tsunami on Sunday are facing the bleak prospect of losing their jobs, according to Sontaya Kunplome, the tourism and sports minister.
U.S. stocks inched up on Wednesday   after comments from Federal Reserve official Richard Fisher   soothed concerns about inflation and shares of Apple Computer   Inc. AAPL.O jumped after news that Google Inc.'s GOOG.O CEO   joined the company's board.

Otherwise healthy children who are having ear tubes inserted do not benefit from having an intravenous (IV) line placed at the time of surgery.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair began talks with Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon on Wednesday about steps to revive Middle East peacemaking after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Advanced Micro Devices demonstrated its first dual-core microprocessors today using an HP ProLiant DL585 server running four dual-core Opteron chips.
FOUR former Microsoft employees have been charged with stealing $US32.4 million ($42.71 million) worth of software and selling it on the side.
The House on Tuesday approved a long-delayed plan to designate Bainbridge Island, Wash. &#151; where hundreds of Japanese-Americans were once forced from their homes on the way to prison camps during World War II &#151; as a national historic site.
The amount of official material translated should be cut to encourage people to learn English, Ruth Kelly says.
Australia&#39;s coach John Buchanan was forced to defend his captain Ricky Ponting&#39;s decision to delay his declaration until four overs after lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide.
Oil prices rose modestly on Wednesday, halting a three-day losing streak on profit-taking from record highs near &#36;50 a barrel.
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A total eclipse of the Moon will occur overnight Wednesday, an event that can turn Earth\u00e2\u0080\u0099s satellite to a colourful shade ranging from deep red to dark brown and sometimes an existential grey.
Over the long term, one strategy has consistently outperformed. Shouldn't you try it?
Canada, whose exports of beef products are effected by a single case of mad cow disease since may 2003, has exceeded its mad cow testing target for 2004, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported Sunday.
An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the part of a tough anti-terrorism law signed by President George W. Bush that took away the rights of Guantanamo prisoners to challenge their detention before U.S. federal judges.
With almost 25 million Africans infected, 2.8 million new infections last year and 2.1 million deaths, the statistics are as grim as ever as Africa readies for World AIDS Day on December 1.
A suspected suicide car bomb detonated  outside a police station beside the protected Green Zone in  Baghdad on Saturday, the latest strike in a guerrilla campaign  to undermine Iraq's inexperienced security forces.
LONDON, Dec 10 (IPS) - Poverty, conflict and HIV/AIDS are the biggest  threats to children's lives in developing countries, says a  new Unicef report.
Blog: Microsoft made some enhancements to its IPTV software that phone companies are using to offer TV, but the new release still doesn't offer multiroom DVR functionality.
The PIMCO mutual fund group has agreed to pay $50 million to settle fraud charges involving improper rapid dealing in mutual fund shares, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.
Secretary of State Colin Powell,  widely respected in a world often wary of America's superpower  diplomacy, resigned on Monday.
Martin Scorsese, the creator of \
The question of blood ties in boardrooms arose last week after New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer accused insurance firms run by CEOs from the same family of taking part in a widespread bid-rigging scheme.
Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an  unexpected victory in the women's 100 meter final at the Athens  Olympics Saturday.
The CIA comes under renewed pressure over why it erased tapes showing interrogations of terror suspects.
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - If you can&#39;t beat &#39;em, join &#39;em. That&#39;s exactly what free agent shortstop Edgar Renteria did on Wednesday by agreeing to a four-year deal with the Boston Red Sox.
OPEC ministers were unclear on how the cuts would be distributed. Only seven of the 10 members subject to quota had been asked to reduce supplies.
The U.S. government said on Friday it will charge $28 annually to process background checks on each airline passenger who joins a privately run traveler registry aimed at speeding the trip through airport security.
Hurricane Jeanne destroyed many of the sea turtle nests on Florida's central Atlantic beaches that had survived Charley and Frances, officials said.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon, which is adding interactive features to its fiber-optic FiOS TV service, has hired technology and cable-industry executive Rachelle Zoffer to manage interactive programming.
More than one-third of the U.S. population under the age of 65 went without health insurance for all or part of the last two years, a consumer group said on Thursday.
Three foreign U.N. workers held hostage  in Afghanistan were freed Tuesday, almost four weeks after they  were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul,  government officials said.
A record crowd of 4,800, many of them youngsters, watched Sunday as Mia Hamm and Julie Foudy were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Determined to use a week of troubling news for the White House to his advantage, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry drilled into President Bush last night
Dashing the chance for almost 200,000 youngsters to get citizenship easily, voters in this Alpine country rejected two government proposals to loosen tough naturalization rules in a referendum Sunday.
The old-fashioned letter is far from dead, especially during the holidays.
An American soldier was killed yesterday by small arms fire in Baghdad, the U.S. military announced today.
People from around the world place their prayers in Jerusalem's Western Wall or mail them to \
COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Bush's statement that a \
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BEIJING - Japan pressed North Korea to provide fuller accounts of 10 Japanese who Tokyo says were abducted by the North in their second day of working-level talks Sunday, but the North did not provide new information in the morning session, Japan&#39;s
President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.
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On his first day back under center with the first-team offense, Chad Pennington went for it all.
Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS),  already struggling with shortages of its Wii video game  console, is also seeing signs of higher-than-expected demand  for its DS handheld device, a top executive said on Monday.
President Bush expressed misgivings Thursday for two of his most famous expressions: \
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In some of the first editions of the blogging from the floor of the International PHP Conference, Stephan Schmidt as posting his initial entry covering the Using PHP in Large Projects topic presented by Bjorn Schotte.
Leroy Gordon Cooper, one of the nation&#39;s first astronauts who once set a space endurance record by traveling more than 3.3 million miles aboard Gemini 5 in 1965, died on Monday, NASA said.
Bigger is better, right? Not so fast. Corporate America appears to have had second thoughts in 2007.
A British soldier died from injuries sustained in a road accident in Afghanistan earlier this month, the Ministry of Defence said.
For the South Plaquemines Hurricanes, a fragile post-Katrina normalcy was set on edge on Saturday when their season was threatened by another tropical storm.
Google Inc. has formed a partnership with Capgemini SA, which will provide IT services to large businesses that adopt the Google Apps Premier Edition hosted suite of collaboration and communication software.
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By GARY GENTILE LOS ANGELES - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.
By Bob Spear, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 8--This time a year ago, Jonathan Johnson was focused on his fledgling business ventures. He satisfied his passion for baseball by participating in men's leagues and working with his son's youth team.
President Bush yesterday said the race for the White House comes down to &quot;clear choices&quot; between him and John Kerry on five issues: &quot;your family&#39;s security, your budget
US stocks ended the week in volatile fashion as traders weighed up the first fall in US employment in 4&frac12; years against a possible rescue plan for troubled bond insurers.
The first large-scale trial of an HIV vaccine is set to begin in South Africa, it has been announced.
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a rule to protect investors from hedge fund advisers who make false or misleading statements.
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Ukraine's pro-Western coalition Tuesday appointed Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister and named a government that favours the ex-Soviet republic winning NATO and EU membership.
&quot;Mayday, mayday we are preparing to depart the vessel ... there is a 50 per cent [chance] we&#39;ll have to abandon the vessel.
U.S. oil prices touched a new  three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the  United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks  kept the downward pressure on the market.
Voters are due to cast their ballots on Wednesday in key elections in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.
Charles Robert Jenkins, the husband of former abductee Hitomi Soga, was pressured by North Korean officials to refuse Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi&#39;s invitation to go with him to Japan, an interview has revealed.
In a setback to Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co., Lockheed Martin Corp. surprised aerospace industry observers by landing the multibillion-dollar contract to build NASA's manned lunar spaceship.
Oracle&#39;s hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft has sparked plenty of fireworks over the past 18 months. It also has highlighted a more subtle dilemma: Oracle&#39;s struggles to expand in a maturing software industry.
A quick global warming fix using pipes in the oceans is proposed by scientists James Lovelock and Chris Rapley.
Mahmoud Abbas claims victory in the Palestinian presidential election as exit polls show him well ahead of his rivals.
The army is seeking more production of the most fully armor-protected &quot;Humvee&quot; military vehicles, defense officials said on Friday, after a soldier&#39;s complaint to Defense
NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.
German publishing executive Dieter von Holtzbrinck has resigned from Dow Jones &amp; Co.'s board to protest a deal to sell the company, which publishes The Wall Street Journal, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Patricia Hewitt insists the privatisation of a health supply service is a good move for staff and the NHS.
LOS ANGELES  - Danny Sugerman, longtime  manager of the Doors and the principal caretaker of the Los  Angeles band's legend, died Wednesday in West Hollywood after a  long battle with cancer. He was 50.
A suicide bomber killed at least 18 people in a mosque packed with worshippers and wounded more than 40 during Friday prayers in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot, police said.
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Investigators want to talk to the driver of a blue van firefighters saw leaving an upscale housing development near a sensitive wetland where dozens of homes burned.
On Jan. 1, it becomes the first of the European Union's 10 newest members to adopt the euro.
Acer agrees to take over US PC-maker Gateway creating the world's third largest producer of computers.
Internet searches for bomb-making  instructions should be blocked across the European Union, the  bloc&#39;s top security official said on Monday.
Should zookeepers intervene when a mom wants to eat her offspring? That's the question being debated by Germany's polar bear lovers
Kuala Lumpur: Former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said a few elements among Umno leaders and the media are deliberately raising issues and making vicious allegations to create disharmony.
After producing some of TV\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most successful recent shows, Ben Silverman is trying to revive NBC\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slumping entertainment division.
An Iranian military aircraft crashed at a Tehran airport on Monday, killing at least 36 people, state-run television reported, the latest in a string of aviation disasters to hit the Islamic Republic.
[World News]: Yangon, Nov. 25 : Burma&#39;s military junta has told the British Television that high-profile political prisoner Win Tin is due to be freed from prison.
The top blew off Celtic&#39;s discipline in a volcanic Old Firm derby as they lost their proud record of scoring in every meeting with Rangers since Martin O&#39;Neill took over as manager in the summer of 2000.
Mobile ESPN is back on  the line. After hanging up its branded cellular phone package  in September, the Walt Disney Co. is re-entering the wireless  business with a pair of deals announced Thursday with Verizon  Wireless and MediaFlo USA.
German business morale worsened in December to its lowest since January 2006, hit by a drop in firms' assessment of current business conditions that leaves Europe's largest economy looking weak going into 2008.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat was buried on  Friday in chaotic scenes of grief and gunfire at the compound  where he spent his final years encircled by the Israeli army  and powerless to realize his dream of a Palestinian state.
Dr. Carla Pugh builds anatomical models to help medical students learn to perform exams that might make them uncomfortable.
Logitech launched a wireless laser mouse that doesn't need a surface to sit on.
Palestinians members of the youth organization, Palestinian Mini Parliament, affiliated to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s Fatah movement, dressed as Arafat and holding posters with his image at the Rafah refugee camp, southern of Gaza Strip
The Federal Reserve is moving out of a  two-year stretch of &quot;unusual certainty&quot; surrounding the upward  course of U.S. interest rates and the central bank&#039;s  communication of monetary policy, New York Federal Reserve Bank  President Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday.

Detectives are investigating the deaths of two inmates who were both found hanged at Manchester Prison.
WASHINGTON - Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi&#39;s whirlwind trip to Washington is a visit probably designed to bolster both Mr.
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Emergency services say calls to the 999 emergency number cannot be taken in Essex.
NEW ORLEANS - The largest study ever done solely on Blacks with heart failure raises the controversial prospect of the first drug that might be marketed to a specific racial group.
The electoral shorthand for a divided America and the perceived nastiness of the U.S. presidential race generated the defining words and phrases of the year, a Web site specializing in language said on Friday.
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul II denounced the \
The US Senate on Monday set its sights on passing a bill granting legal status to 12 million illegal immigrants, despite claims by opponents that the move is tantamount to a mass amnesty.
Blog: After some flase starts unlocking an iPhone now seems to be a reality.
Just two weeks after staging a defiant user conference in San Francisco , Craig Conway was ousted as CEO of PeopleSoft. Industry observers are divided on the cause: some say it was performance-related, while
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Two French journalists who were freed yesterday after being held hostage in Iraq for four months have arrived back in Paris. Christian Chesnot of Radio France Internationale and Georges Malbrunot of the daily
HONG KONG Hong Kong&#39;s retail sales rose for a 12th consecutive month in July, the government said Monday, as Chinese tourists packed stores and an improving job market spurred demand.
By JAKE COYLE  If you've been to a concert in recent years, you've seen the outstretched arms bearing digital cameras and cell phones that rise above the crowd like periscopes.  Increasingly, the footage from those concertgoers is turning up online.
The club is dark and sweaty, the beats hypnotic. The rallying cry of Bosnian hip-hopper Frenkie is \
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Sen. John McCain reiterates the committment of Congress to force Major League Baseball to address their steroid abuse policies.
A lesbian couple married in Massachusetts has filed for divorce in Rhode Island, setting up a legal conundrum for judges in a state where the laws are silent on the legality of same-sex marriage.
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Osama bin Laden purportedly said in an audio tape Tuesday that neither Zacarias Moussaoui &amp;#151; the only person convicted in the U.S. for the Sept. 11 attacks &amp;#151; nor anyone held at Guantanamo had anything to do with the al-Qaida operation.
Dreamworks Studios said on Thursday it had delayed the release of its highly anticipated animated movie &#39;Shrek 3&#39; by six months as Hollywood frantically reshuffles its cartoon debuts.
Google, the world&#39;s top search engine, is all set to offer books from five famous libraries online, unlocking a fabulous treasure of information.
Chelsea piled the pressure on to their Premiership title rivals with a 4-0 lunchtime demolition of Newcastle. Hustled out of their stride and on the back foot for much of the first half, Chelsea turned on
The last time the Miami Dolphins endured a losing season, Don Shula was in charge, Dan Marino was in his prime and Ricky Williams was in grade school.
Las Vegas, NV: In the main event of the K2-promoted card inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center, recognized world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko emphatically knocked out challenger Danny Williams.
DALLAS (CBS.MW) - Exxon Mobil on Thursday said third-quarter net income jumped 56 percent, boosted by high oil and gas prices, better refining and marketing results and record chemical earnings.
Titleholder Ernie Els moved within sight of a record sixth World Match Play title on Saturday by solving a putting problem to overcome injured Irishman Padraig Harrington 5 and 4.
 despite Warner move
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Hijacked by gangs and buried in trash, Africa's tallest apartment building gets a new look: out with the orange shag rugs, in with \
About 2 million years ago, in  lowland tropical forests of what is now China, lived an  ancestor of the giant panda that was very similar to the famed  vegetarian bear except about half the size, scientists said.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched an envoy to Ankara last weekend to try to calm tensions over his adamant opposition to Turkey entering the European Union, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Gold was little changed in London, as the dollar remained steady against the euro on expectations the US Federal Reserve will raise rates for a fifth time this year today and that the nation&#39;s trade deficit widened in October.
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Buena Vista Television, the domestic television distribution division of The Walt Disney Company, has teamed up with internet TV firm Brightcove to publish online promotional content for its television programming.
Arts & entertainment: Four English directors in contention for film festival's top prize, the Golden Lion.
China's most polluted province steps up environmental efforts    TAIYUAN, Sept.
Film star Lindsay Lohan confirms she has been attending Alcoholics Anonymous for around a year.
NEW YORK  - Weight gain above guidelines   during pregnancy is common, according to researchers, and   infants born to women with high weight gain tend to have worse   outcomes.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was admitted to hospital with a suspected chest infection on Saturday, his office said.
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 11  - The European Union agreed Monday to lift an 18-year-old arms embargo on Libya, welcoming the country&#39;s renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and movement towards &quot;responsible government.
International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday it signed a pair of outsourcing contracts worth more than US$1 billion (euro752 million) with two Danish companies, continuing the computer giant&#39;s push into northern Europe.
Eighteen British troops are being tested over fears they may have been given contaminated blood.
Thousands of fans join sporting celebrities and family to remember football legend Brian Clough.
The Giants won their sixth game in a row at a muddy Wembley Stadium. But for the N.F.L., the game will be remembered for the moment it represented, not the final score.
With some branding President Bush a terrorist, leftist activists opposed to the spread of American influence ended the fifth World Social Forum on Monday with a protest against unfettered capitalism and the war in Iraq.
Pension funds, university endowments and other groups  exempt from paying taxes  get relief from law intended to combat two notorious corporate tax shelters.
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has nominated a former New York City police commissioner to head the department that oversees the security of the United States.
The European Union\u00c2\u0092s statement cast doubt on efforts to punish Iran quickly for refusing to halt uranium enrichment.
Vogts had been the target of severe criticism following a disastrous start to the World Cup qualifying campaign. The SFA confirmed late this afternoon that the German had decided to stand down.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told a gathering of 19 foreign ministers and senior diplomats Saturday that peace in Iraq \
Notre Dame became just another football factory when it fired Willingham rather than honor the final two years of his contract. Did someone write something about how, as the pre-bowl season winds down, coaches
Having been plagued with e-bugs, Bill and the Boyz say they\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll use intellectual property and technology assets from the acquisition to provide Microsoft Windows customers with new tools to help protect them from the threat of spyware, \u00e2\u0080\u009cand other
With her single unexpectedly doing  well on the Billboard charts, Paris Hilton will release her  self-titled album on August 22.
Researchers think they have found the modern whale\u00e2\u0080\u0099s closest evolutionary ancestor.
A drive-by shooting in North Miami Beach, Fla., has left a 17-year-old girl dead.  The girl was reportedly sitting in the driver's seat of a car around 2:50 a.m. Sunday when several shots were fired.
Orders for U.S. durable goods fell  unexpectedly in August but beat forecasts once transportation  was stripped out, government data showed on Friday in fresh  evidence the economy has regained momentum.
A union backing Sen. John Kerry for president charged the Ralph Nader petition campaign with fraud and forgery Monday in its effort to place Nader on the presidential ballot in Oregon.
Northern Rock\u00e2\u0080\u0099s need for emergency funding represents a broadening of the effects of the global financial crisis.
The Teamsters Union said Wednesday it will ask a federal appeals courts to block the Bush administration's plan to begin allowing Mexican trucks to carry cargo anywhere in the United States.
Legendary Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles dies in hospital in  Barcelona aged 81.
Hopes of a breakthrough in Northern Ireland's fragile peace process were dealt a potentially heavy blow by reports the province's chief police officer is to formally blame the IRA for a massive bank raid.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It&#39;s a mad dash for the border as Canada offers weekend flu shot clinics just for Americans who can&#39;t get the vaccine at home.
It&#39;s a key court victory for Michael Shiavo who has been fighting to end his severely brain damaged wife&#39;s life. The Florida Supreme Court struck down a law known as &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; that prevented Shiavo from removing the tube.
Law-and-order President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in a landslide Sunday in Colombia&#039;s most peaceful elections in more than a decade, strengthening the U.S. ally&#039;s mandate to crack down on armed groups and drug traffickers.
Users of Nokia&#39;s 7610 smart phone and other phones running Symbian&#39;s Series 60 software should be aware of a new Trojan program on the Internet.
Michael Stone's appeal against his conviction for the murders of Lin and Megan Russell is heard.
Oracle Corp ORCL.O is likely to win  clearance from the European Commission for its hostile takeover  of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, a source close  to the situation said on Friday.
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ATHENS  - The United States men&#39;s basketball team won the bronze medal Saturday by defeating Lithuania 104-96. By Timothy Clary, AFP.
Grounded by bad weather, Hillary Rodham Clinton noshed on eggs at a diner and visited a Hispanic grocery Sunday while her advisers argued that Barack Obama had abandoned a commitment to accept public funding if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
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University applicants are using copied internet material in their \
Fewer than 15,000 of the millions of New Yorkers who filed tax returns this year checked off a box to make a donation to the World Trade Center Memorial fund, state officials said.
Pat Symonds explains why Friday in Hungary poses particular challenges to drivers and engineers alike.
Las Vegas police are questioning football star O.J. Simpson and he is expected to be charged in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling capital, a top law enforcement official said on Sunday.
Shares of Nissan Motor Co  surged 14 percent in heavy trade on Monday, posting their biggest one-day rise in seven years after Japan's No. 3 automaker reported a surprise gain in quarterly profit on a pick-up in global sales.
Up to Tuesday evening, around 600,000 Palestinians have registered for the Palestinian elections,a senior Palestinian leader of elections said on Wednesday.
Turkey was expected to insist on the unconditional backing of European Union powerhouses Germany and France for its bid to join the bloc at three-way talks, amid signs Paris is hedging its bets.
Bill Boyle, a 21-year veteran of The Daily News, guided much of the paper\u00e2\u0080\u0099s coverage of major stories, particularly the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold crisis talks on Sunday on how to limit Hamas control over Gaza's breached border with Egypt.
When they were pulled over for speeding in Missouri, the brother and sister told police they were on their way to Las Vegas. They appeared nervous to the officers and gave conflicting stories about their trip.
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Fatal fridge-frag meteor space dump shocker Litterbug astronauts have hurled almost a ton of junk off the International Space Station, including an old refrigeration system weighing 1400lb, risking a fiery meteoric death for innocent Earth-dwellers. In sharp contrast to green consumers worldwide, NASA has brazenly revealed that the fly tipping spacemen hadn't even used the fridge before throwing it overboard. Outrage is expected from the sandal-wearing, lentil-friendly elements of society.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Nine out of 10 Europeans know little or nothing about the new EU constitution, a study suggests.
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Watford keeper Ben Foster and his Aston Villa counterpart Thomas Sorensen steal the show as their two sides produce a goalless draw.
MIAMI -- Hurricane Ivan is out there. It is strong. It will hit Barbados and other distant Caribbean islands today. &quot;Florida seems to have a kick-me sign on it,&quot; said Eric Blake, a meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in West Miami-Dade County.
The Championship club have announced a press conference for noon when the news will be confirmed. The club claim they are to make a &#39;major announcement&#39; at the Walkers Stadium following the Foxes&#39; poor start to the season.
Floyd Landis, who tested positive for the banned male sex hormone testosterone during his 2006 Tour de France triumph, has been found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel, CNN said on Thursday.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez used a visit to Russia on Thursday to lambaste U.S. \
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- The vast flow of people into Florida from elsewhere in the United States has been the defining feature of the Sunshine State's 20th-century history, draining swamps and spurring development, swelling the economy and shaping politics.
Microsoft has launched its long anticipated desktop search application, and it's packed with promising features and tools that make it a strong contender coming out the gate.
Nokia Corp., the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Monday it filed a patent infringement countersuit against Qualcomm in an ongoing multinational legal battle over wireless technology.
a clear rejection of the UN atomic watchdog&#39;s demand that Iran halt such activities. Uranium enrichment can be used both to produce nuclear power and to make atomic bombs.
Police prepare to question a man arrested in connection with the killing of a former miner on his doorstep.
Maybe they had some bad chowdah on Friday night. Maybe they went hypothermic as soon as they stepped into the windy, misty chill of the Fens. Or just couldn't handle the zigzag dimensions of the lyric bandbox.
An al-Qaida linked group threatened in a videotape to behead two Americans, Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong, and Kenneth Bigley of Britain within two days.
Liberty Media (L:NYSE - news - research) said Tuesday its intentions toward Rupert Murdoch&#39;s News Corporation (NWSWI:NYSE - news - research) were not hostile.
GIAKARTA - Il ministro degli Esteri australiano Alexander Downer parte oggi, accompagnato dai capi della polizia federale e dei servizi segreti e da esperti di esplosivi, alla volta di Giakarta, dove una potente esplosione all&#39;esterno dell&#39;ambasciata
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Oil prices hurdled $47 a barrel Tuesday, with further declines in the nation&#39;s supply expected in the short-term as petroleum producers disrupted by Hurricane Ivan continue to regroup.
LOS ANGELES -- With his own party sidelined, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is working with Democrats to produce a bill that would extend health insurance to everyone in the nation's largest state if voters approve new taxes to pay for it.
While Roger Clemens continually pitched out of trouble, Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran and Jason Lane homered for the Houston Astros to lead a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their NL division series Wednesday.
Two strong earthquakes shook the African Great Lakes region on Sunday, killing at least 34 people in Rwanda and six in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to officials and hospital sources.
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Gareth Barry scores a late penalty as Villa snatch a point in an incredible game which saw eight goals and three red cards.
SEVILLE, Spain  - Teenage rookie Rafael Nadal  blunted the world's fastest serve on Friday to stun Andy  Roddick and give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the  Davis Cup final.
Britain's EMI Group Plc  rejected a 2.1-billion-pound ($4.1 billion) cash takeover proposal from Warner Music Group , saying the price was inadequate and not in the best interests of its shareholders.
On his blog today, Ilia Alshanetsky has posted an update on one of the last issues before PHP 5.2 is released - the Filter extension - and some of the problems that have surrounded it.    If you have been monitoring PHP's internal mailing list you probably know that over the last few weeks we've been locked in a stalemate in regard to the API revision of the filter extension brought to light by Dan from our documentation team. This is also the reason why despite this being early October PHP 5.2 is still not out.    Fortunately, after mediation with Derick and Pierre the two protagonists of the filter conundrum a compromised was finally reached.    He mentions the commit that was made to include it into the current build, and no complaints have been lodged against it. He also comments that, with this isse out of the way, developers can look for PHP 5.2RC5 out as soon as this Thursday (10.05.06). Ilia also gives a brief tour of the filter extension's functions.
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Some of the world's biggest companies join campaigners and governments to achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
Marvin Davis, a former oilman who acquired 20th Century Fox in the early &#39;80s and then sold it to Rupert Murdoch in 1984, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills.
In our daily audio show, Mel Preen and guests discuss Mohamed Al Fayed's claims at the Diana inquest; Martin Wainwright speaks to Northern Rock customers in Newcastle; science correspondent James Randerson assesses the scientific credentials of the presidential candidates; plus the DVD war appears to have been won
President Bush today signed the bill that will revamp the country&#39;s intelligence community more dramatically than any measure in more than a half-century.
The United States and Japan said there must be real progress when talks on scrapping North Korea's nuclear arms resume this week, warning Pyongyang that only sanctions and isolation lie down the other \
More colleges and universities are embracing music services for their students in an effort to cut down on peer-to-peer traffic that clogs school networks and puts students at risk for lawsuits. By Katie Dean.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said December sales at US stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast as shoppers stepped up holiday spending.
The government must acknowledge that thousands of soldiers who served in the 1991 Gulf War are suffering serious illnesses as a direct result, a heavyweight inquiry has concluded.
President Bush nominated Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns on Thursday to be Secretary of Agriculture, choosing a conservative Republican from far beyond Washington to fill a post presiding over key heartland concerns.
The inspiration for CrimeReports.com came a decade ago when Greg Whisenant made the mistake of letting a stranger, who turned out to be a burglar, into his apartment building in Arlington, Va.
Il cubano Ivan Perez, centro-boa dell'Atletic Barceloneta, accusa Fabrizio Buonocore in un'intervist...
After playing for 12 N.H.L. teams since his debut in October 1990, center Mike Sillinger says he hopes he will still be a member of the Islanders when the league\u00e2\u0080\u0099s trade deadline passes.
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Sichuan Changhong Electric Co&#39;s warning of an annual loss has caused many investors to worry about earnings for other listed companies this year.
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A federal judge on Wednesday reluctantly allowed Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano to take over as his own lawyer in his trial on charges of illegally wiretapping celebrities.
A proposal to stage a Welsh charity 'Band Aid' concert for the tsunami victims gets the support of assembly leaders.
Among the waste and abuses alleged in the best-selling Italian book \
The Under Armour All America Classic will give players like Landon's Connor Reilly a chance to end their high school careers on a high note.
Rarely do the worlds of stem-cell research and Native American artifacts collide. But Dr. Michael D. West, the scientist behind Advanced Cell Technology Inc. of Worcester, has made it happen.
Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Tommy Maddox will be sidelined at least six weeks after suffering a right elbow injury during Sunday's 30-13 loss to Baltimore.
Lenovo Group has signed a five-year deal with IBM\u00c2\u00a0to provide services and support to its customers. The deal, outlined in a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange Tuesday, could be worth up to $245 million for IBM over the term of the contract.
One of Dundee's oldest schools is restored to its former glory after being gutted by a fire.
TWO months ago, after Charlton Athletic had been jeered off at the end of a 2-1 defeat at home to Middlesbrough, Alan Curbishley, their manager, felt that unreasonable expectations had been
The latest email virus &quot;Zafi.D virus&quot; is certain to bring sadness and not joy to many surfers over the next few days/weeks.
An explosion hit the Marriott Hotel in the central area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Thursday, causing several casualties, witnesses said.
Former Texas National Guard officer Bill Burkett, who provided CBS News with possibly fraudulent documents purporting to show that President Bush shirked his Guard duty, is looking for a lawyer
WATERFORD, Va., Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership's campaign to be recognized as the nation's 28th National Heritage Area continues to move forward as counties and towns along the four- state corridor join their neighbors in passing resolutions of support.
The Supreme Court steered clear of a dispute over gay adoptions on Monday, energizing conservatives who want other states to copy Florida's one-of-a-kind ban on gays adopting children.
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Steelcase Inc. (SCS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest office-furniture maker, on Thursday swung back to a quarterly profit from the previous quarter, but warned that rising
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Commissioner David Stern announces that the former federal prosecutor the NBA hired will interview all 30 officials before referee training camp begins.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills returned to court Monday in an attempt to agree on terms for their divorce. The fight over the wealth of the former Beatle, who is estimated to have as much as $1.6 billion, could produce Britain's largest-ever divorce settlement.
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Sebastien Bourdais did his best to inject drama into the final Champ Car race of the 2004 season, but to no avail. The Frenchman survived a mid-race spin of his own making and
BESLAN, Russia - A numb Russia observed a national day of mourning on Monday for the hundreds of victims of the terrorist school seizure, while in this grief-stricken southern region neighboring Chechnya families continued searching for the missing.    A prosecutor said the hostage-takers belonged to a cell formed by radical Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev, the Interfax news agency reported...
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Blog: Power failure in downtown San Francisco impacts popular data center, leaving several popular Web sites offline.
Poland's prime minister faced calls to resign on Wednesday after television aired what it said were secretly filmed meetings where his top aide held talks with an opposition MP on what she wanted for switching ...Comment
Russia called on North Korea to resume talks on abandoning its nuclear weapons program, at the same time as it signed a multi-billion-dollar package of trade and investment deals strengthening ties with South Korea.
At least three people were killed and 32 others wounded in a suicide bombing at an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli police and ambulance services said.
The Bush administration today criticized the decision by military judges to dismiss war crimes charges against two men being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and defended the system of military commissions set up to try detainees at the facility.
Is Manny finally, truly on his way out? Is J.D. Drew on his way to Fenway? And what about the prospect of Julio Lugo at short? Why do the Red Sox love him so much?
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Suspended Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will have to wait at least a week to learn if his season is over. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan heard six hours of testimony Thursday from Artest and
WASHINGTON -- Oil prices fell sharply yesterday after briefly surpassing $54 US a barrel despite nagging concerns that the global supply buffer is too thin to handle a significant disruption of output.
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Bush names presidential special envoy to end conflict in Sudan, says bringing peace and democracy to Middle East a major\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0focus of his presidency.
France's cash-strapped Infogrames   IFOE.PA unveiled a restructuring plan on Tuesday aimed at   wiping out its 173.2 million euros ($220.4 million) net debt   burden and staying in the video games business.
A Florida jury has ordered Merrill Lynch to pay $6 million, finding that it took advantage of the New Jersey philanthropist George Rothman and his wife.
The eyes of the aviation industry will be on the 787 Dreamliner's unveiling on Sunday, July 8, but is the fastest selling airliner in history ready for its close-up?
The US economy picked up speed in the third quarter to expand at a 3.7 percent annual rate, the government reported Friday in the last significant look at the economy before Election Day on Tuesday.
Software transforms brainy games like chess and backgammon. Why not the brawny sport of the pigskin? By Sam Jaffe.
Everton manager David Moyes has signed a new contract that will keep him at Goodison Park until 2009. The 41-year-old Scot, who joined Everton from Preston in March 2002, has guided the Merseysiders to third place in the Premiership this season.
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SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp   made a bid to buy Yahoo Inc  for $44.6 billion in cash  and stock, seeking to join forces against Google Inc   in what would be the biggest Internet deal since the Time  Warner-AOL merger.
Notebook is about four school friends, and the story takes place in a boarding school in Ooty.
Halliburton says its scandal-hit Kellogg, Brown & Root unit will emerge from bankruptcy as a US court signs off a $4.2bn asbestos settlement.
MIAMI : Florida began yet another mop-up job after the fourth hurricane to hit the state in six weeks left six dead, countless homes smashed and a million households without electricity.
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Diana Taurasi has another award to add to her trophy case. The Phoenix Mercury guard was the runaway winner yesterday as the WNBA Rookie of the Year. Taurasi, who led the University of Connecticut to three successive NCAA championships, became the second No. 1 overall draft pick to win the award, joining Washington's Chamique Holdsclaw (1999). Taurasi was fourth in ...
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One of the soldiers in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal has agreed a guilty plea with prosecutors, his lawyer says.
Springfield, the garish home of the American cartoon family the Simpsons, is a long way from Slough, west of London.
Despite the horror stories about heat, humidity, and pollution, the whole world still wants to go to Beijing for the Olympics. With the Games more than seven months off, tickets are difficult to find. There's so much demand that the organizers, who had planned to sell three-quarters of their supply to Chinese residents, will offer half to foreigners.
Al Meazza di San Siro Milan e Roma si affrontano nel posticipo serale della decima giornata di serie A. Delneri deve rinunciare a Perrotta in mezzo al campo, schiera Dellas al fianco di Ferrari in difesa e Delvecchio esterno sinistro di centrocampo; in
General Motors is planning what amounts to a clearance sale, offering zero-percent financing for loans of up to six years to help move out its 2004 models.
President George Bush has jumped to an 11-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in new opinion polls - the widest margin since serious campaigning began.
SAN JOSE - Apple Computer has introduced its new iPod that allows users to view and share photos. At the same time it has opened nine new iTunes music stores in Europe, spurring its rivalry with Microsoft and others.
Yes, they say, it is Google's DoubleClick After suing one Google acquisition for $1bn, US media behemoth Viacom has now divorced another, leaping headlong into the arms of Microsoft.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ten months and a day after his last NFL reception, Terrell Owens had to wait through two series before making his debut with the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.
Shadow chancellor George Osborne will use a speech to the Tory conference to rebut calls for tax-cut pledges.
A United Methodist minister who has changed gender since being chosen to lead a congregation in Baltimore will be reappointed there, church officials announced
President Vladimir V. Putin suggested that the secretive buyers, as had been suspected, might transfer the assets to other owners.
The resignation of Colin Powell as secretary of state is not surprising. A general Cabinet shake-up is routine in a second term and it has long been expected Powell would only be a one-term secretary of state.
Nine fans from the Palace of Auburn Hills melee have filed assault complaints, police said Monday. Investigators have also interviewed the man who threw plastic cup at Pacers forward Ron Artest.
The Resiliency Maturity Index is a  framework that assesses the ability of an organization to recover from a variety of disasters.
By Anonymous  The Peyback Foundation run by New Orleans native and Indianapolis Colts All-Pro quarterback Peyton Manning, will hold a Christmas party for St. Bernard Parish's only elementary school at the Louisiana Children's Museum from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
World powers played down prospects for a deal on new sanctions against Iran ahead of a meeting on Tuesday aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Tehran to curb its sensitive nuclear work.
More than 100 people were injuredwhen a high-speed passenger train overturned in southern Queensland early Tuesday. The train was traveling from Brisbane, capital of Queensland
An English-speaking man, presumed to be a Millwall fan, was taken to a hospital by ambulance with life-threatening injuries, said Pal Gyorfi, a spokesman for the National Rescue Service.
The Chrysler Group, the North American arm of DaimlerChrysler AG, continued on its hot streak last month as the only domestic automaker with increasing US sales.
(InfoWorld) - In response to requests from some of its distribution partners, Oracle has changed the licensing pricing for some of its lower-end multicore servers in order to be more competitive with database rival Microsoft. Oracle made the move a few weeks ago and chose not to publicize it, unlike two previous changes in its multicore licensing that took place in July and December 2005 respectively. Details of the most recent licensing changes can be found here. An Oracle spokeswoman confirmed the move late Friday. Oracle announced distribution agreements with Tech Data and Ingram Micro in 2006 as a way to attract more SMB customers. Oracle used input from those distributors to put in place the right packaging and pricing to speed up its growth in the SMB market, according to the Oracle spokeswoman. Oracle's reseller partnership with Dell has also increased sales of Oracle's software in the midmarket. \
By Karen Attwood  The Dutch healthcare and chemicals group Akzo Nobel ditched plans to float its biopharmaceutical division in favour of a sale yesterday, triggering speculation it would next make a move on the chemicals group Imperial Chemical Industries.
Professionally led support groups may ease anxiety and depression in women who carry gene mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers, a new study suggests.
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Monday that South Korea's failure to report nuclear experiments was a \
Winds relented throughout fire-ravaged Greece yesterday, enabling thousands of firefighters to tame a wave of fires that killed at least 64 people and obliterated huge tracts of fields and forests over six days.
President George W. Bush enlisted Hollywood star turned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a bid to terminate Democrat John Kerry's White House bid four days before the vote.
US President George W Bush says the nation's social security fund is close to bankruptcy.
Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website  Asaluyeh, Bushehr Province, 8 March: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad arrived in this southern city Thursday [8 March] morning to inaugurate the newly established methanol production line of Zagros Petrochemical Facility.
I have had a frustrating few weeks with Linux. I&#39;ve lost count of the number of installations I&#39;ve done, and I don&#39;t want to think about the number of hours I&#39;ve lost to troubleshooting.
Gay teen seeks her own identity in a city where survival is part of everyday life.
European commissioner Peter Mandelson on Sunday denied being involved in discussions over the alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea as the Conservatives began to put pressure on the British government over ...
Minister of Finance Milen Velchev urged Monday a parliamentary debate on how long should Bulgaria keep its currency board, a body within the central bank guaranteeing the stability of the national currency, the ...
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Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has left Tehran to attend a conference in Munich where he plans to meet European officials, state television reported on Saturday.
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An investigation has been launched to investigate whether drug firms have been fixing the market to squeeze out copycat medicines
Sudan has decided to postpone a decision to expel the heads of two British aid agencies - Oxfam and Save the Children - citing administrative difficulties and humanitarian grounds.
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a large hole,&quot; said Parsons. &quot;Our expectation is that we&#39;ll fix the tank and there won&#39;t be anything like that we&#39;ll have to deal with.
The new version of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas is not going to be released in the US.
Paul Hamm traded his warm-up suit for a real suit and shook hands with the man who wants to take away his gold medal. He then settled in for an 11 1 /2-hour hearing that will determine, once and for all, the
Kevin Harvick nosed out Mark Martin in a frantic, wreck-filled finish to win Sunday's Daytona 500. Veteran Martin, making his 23rd attempt at a 500 win, seemed to have victory in hand when a hard-charging Harvick barreled along the outside of Martin to earn his second victory in two nights.
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The current was strong when Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill and a friend took a Jet Ski onto Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans Sunday night.
By DAVID KOENIG, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  DALLAS  Since long before leaving her native Iran as a teenager in 1984, Anousheh Ansari stared at the stars and dreamed of traveling closer to them.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , the No. 2 microprocessor maker, warned on Monday that it will likely miss its quarterly revenue target as it loses market share among computer resellers, a traditional bulwark of its business.
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit against the NBA star, saying the public's interest in open court proceedings outweighs her desire to shield her identity.
China announces plans to clean up a badly-polluted major lake after an algae bloom cut off water supplies.
If you want to get out of your cellphone contract, try calling the company a few hundred times.
The U.S. economy slowed more sharply  in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and  the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a  report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.
While boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao was enjoying his 29th birthday celebrations in the Philippines last week, his next opponent, Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez, began a grueling, three-month training regimen.
Many holiday shoppers are struggling to find one of the most explosively popular gifts in years: Apple's iPod digital music player that stores 5,000 songs in a device no bigger than a deck of cards.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Coffee drinkers may have reason to smile: Daily coffee consumption seems to reduce the risk of liver cancer, a new study finds.
Sun Microsystems plans to beef up its NAS (network-attached storage) product line with support for utility computing and its new zettabyte file system (ZFS), according to an executive of the company's network storage products group.
InfoWorld - French authorities will give out 175,000 USB memory sticks loaded with open-source software to Parisian high-school students at the start of the next school year.
The US Marine Corps admonishes one of its Generals for describing violent combat in Iraq as \
Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of Thailand's much-loved monarch, dies of cancer at the age of 84.
Republican John McCain, his campaign reeling from staff departures and money woes, accused Democratic presidential candidates of advocating a perilous Iraq policy and singled out Hillary Rodham Clinton as she and her husband courted voters elsewhere in New Hampshire.
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Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to continue, with China proposing a draft agreement.
Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of equipment that directs data over the Internet, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings rose 29 percent on rising demand for its networking gear.
An open verdict is recorded at an inquest into the death of teenage chess prodigy Jessica Gilbert.
British talent will be out in force on the Oscar red carpet on Sunday after a bumper year for UK actors, writers and directors who have made small and quirky a virtue in an industry better known for big and brash.
Two British soldiers serving with Nato have been killed fighting the Taleban in southern Afghanistan.
Clint Eastwood is the  inaugural recipient of the Motion Picture Association of  America's Jack Valenti Humanitarian Award, the trade  association announced Thursday.
Mirwais Yasini, director general of  Afghanistan's counter-narcotics department, tells the story of  how a British general asked him for a list of Afghan commanders  involved in the drug trade.
Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.
The Nationals have few scoring chances and get their only run on Alfonso Soriano's 43rd homer in the eighth as they fall to the Phillies, 5-1.
Europe's growing diabetes epidemic could   cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in   eastern countries, an expert warned on Thursday.
Overseas doctors face discrimination in light of the recent failed car bomb attacks on the UK, warn medics.
At least 17 people died as a result of two suicide car bombs in Baghdad Sunday, CNN reported. One of the car bombs apparently exploded prematurely at a busy intersection near
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The Cardinals suffered through the exasperation, the depression and the fear of a late season slide last year before recovering and winning the World Series.
Dopo quattro mesi in calo il mercato automobilistico europeo \u00c3\u00a8 in netta ripresa a novembre (+9,5%). L&#39;Italia registra un +0,9%. Altro mese in calo invece per le immatricolazioni del gruppo Fiat. Milano. Mercato
The Russian government said Thursday that it would hold an auction Sept. 29 to sell its 7.59 percent stake in Lukoil, the giant oil company, at a starting price of $1.
Former Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean, whose high-flying White House bid crashed a year ago, is poised to win the post of party chairman and tackle the job of leading Democrats back from November's election losses.
UK housebuilder Persimmon reports a 47% jump in first-half profits and says it is well placed to ride out any property market slowdown.
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A mentally disturbed soldier killed five of his fellow troopers during a shooting spree Friday at an army base in southwest Colombia, the defense minister said.
A range of options for the future financing and ownership of Irish state airline Aer Lingus are being examined by the government, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern told parliament.
The Iraq war was the dominant issue confronting Democratic presidential candidates Sunday night at their second televised debate of the campaign, this one in the leadoff primary state.
FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne ripped away  roofs, whirled debris through the air and cut power to more  than 800,000 customers as it slammed into Florida late on  Saturday, delivering an extraordinary one-two punch to a  coastal region scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Feb. 2  /PRNewswire/ -- Solid Cactus(R), a total solutions e-commerce provider, introduces its new product Feed Perfect(TM). Feed Perfect has been in development for 18 months and was funded in part by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of PA.
The coaching legacy and goodwill that Joe Paterno proudly built for five decades at Penn State are slowly unraveling with each humbling loss.
Fears about addiction and drug crime prevent millions of people from getting morphine, a drug that is cheap, effective and perfectly legal for medical uses in most countries.
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U.S. customs officials will still seize prescription drugs imported from Canada through the mail but will hand over enforcement to federal health officials in a policy reversal that one lawmaker said would benefit consumers seeking cheaper medicines.
Beijing, December 16: Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz urged booming China to help poorer neighbours, saying on Thursday that a larger role by the nascent giant could boost development and improve regional security.
In a move that beats competitors Yahoo, Microsoft, America Online and Ask Jeeves to the starting gate, Internet search giant Google (GOOG) on Thursday announced a program enhancement
Red and Blue America have spoken again, and this time Red claimed a 1.8 percent popular vote majority. Two exit-poll categories emerged as the voters&#39; most important issues: moral values and terrorism.
SK Wyverns coach Lee Man-soo did not need a home run to round the bases at Incheon&#39;s Munhak Stadium -- all it took was a pair of underpants and fake buttocks.
Oil prices eased from new highs on Friday as dealers pocketed profits from a long record-breaking run after escalating violence in Iraq took US crude close to $50 a barrel.
One of the most common types of fish in the US is enlisted in the fight against terror to safeguard public drinking water.
Profits rise at No. 1 insurer but miss forecasts; sees no big financial effect from Spitzer probe. NEW YORK  - American International Group said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose despite losses
Relations between Latvia and Russia must be built anew, from scratch, Russian ambassador in Riga told the first news conference in his new capacity.
SunTrust Banks Inc., the seventh- largest US bank, said it will restate results for the first and second quarters of this year because the company incorrectly calculated loan losses.
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Mississippi State star Lawrence Roberts must sit out one game for accepting &#151; and later repaying &#151; expenses for a pre-NBA draft workout.
The Bills, under the first-year defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, have relied on frequent substitutions, creating opportunities for several players who may otherwise be buried on the depth chart.
U.S. billionaire investor Carl Icahn  wants Motorola Inc  to return more of its $12 billion in  cash to shareholders and take on more debt, according to a  report on CNBC on Tuesday.
(InfoWorld) - Under a licensing agreement in its final stages, consumers may get the right to make several legal copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies they've purchased, a concession by the movie industry that may quell criticism that DRM (digital rights management) technologies are too restrictive. The agreement, if supported by movie studios and film companies, could allow a consumer to make a backup copy in case their original disc is damaged and another copy for their home media server, said Michael Ayers, a representative of an industry group that licenses the\u00c2\u00a0AACS (Advanced Access Content System) copy-prevention system. AACS is used on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs, the new high-definition DVD formats, to prevent unauthorized copying of the discs. The concept, called \
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Jay Kallio knew at age 4. For Justine Nicholas, the revelation came in kindergarten. Nature had dealt them a confusing anatomy. The genders they were assigned at birth were all wrong.
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GAZA CITY - Palestinian militants blew up an Israeli army base at the Gaza-Egypt crossing Sunday by sneaking more than a ton of explosives through a tunnel, killing four Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10 \u00e2\u0080-he largest Palestinian attack in the
The Weinstein Co., the film and TV  company run by media moguls Harvey Weinstein and his brother  Bob Weinstein, has reached an agreement that would allow  striking Hollywood writers to return to work for the company, a  company spokesman said on Thursday.
The Justice Department has made a series of arrests against purveyors of e-mail \
More than 100,000 Chinese died in workplace accidents last year, including on the roads and railways, but the figure was down one-tenth on 2006, a senior official said on Friday.
Ever wonder where your voice goes after you hear that ominous warning, \
Joel Madden, the lead singer of the band Good Charlotte, has been accused of battery against a female paparazzi. Lt. Mitch McCann of the Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed that the photographer came in Tuesday to file a complaint against the ban...
Suddenly the darkened room seemed intensely cold, some people felt a sense of presence and others were so terrified they had to leave.
US forces in Iraq have carried out a pre-dawn airstrike on a popular restaurant in the rebel stronghold of Fallujah, killing four people and wounding six others.
The task of securing smart phones and other mobile devices can be a thorn in the side of IT managers. Aventail's Connect Mobile can solve those problems.
Europe&#39;s biggest bank HSBC Holdings   has rejected calls from activist investor Knight Vinke  Asset Management for it to review its strategy and shake up its  corporate governance, the Financial Times reported.
As a monument to the civic aspirations of Los Angeles, Renzo Piano\u00e2\u0080\u0099s design of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum is remarkably uninspired.
The judge questioned why the government ordered the Serious Fraud Office to stop investigating claims of corruption related to a 1990s arms deal with Saudi Arabia brokered by BAE Systems.
Utah State indefinitely suspended basketball players Jason Williams and Marques Crane on Sunday for a violation of team rules, and coach Stew Morrill said the two may be dismissed from the team.
A Frenchwoman has helped Japan return as a Miss Universe superpower. But are her proteges Japanese enough?
George Clooney is in mourning for his beloved pot-bellied pig Max, who has died aged 18.
Prices came in surprisingly weak, despite surging oil costs. And since crude is likely to recede, the CPI should now stay flat. You wouldn&#39;t know that crude-oil prices spiked to their highest levels in two

China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region, as an advocacy group called on Beijing to take more action to pressure Khartoum.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Adrian Mutu has only himself to blame for his sacking. The Professional Footballers Association accused Chelsea of failing in its &quot;duty of care&quot; after they sacked Mutu for his positive test for cocaine.
Minnesota's Johan Santana continues his home unbeaten streak in a\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a012-1 win over Detroit\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0on Sunday, pulling the Twins within two games of the first-place Tigers
The cancer in Elizabeth Edwards&#39; right breast hasn&#39;t spread, according to results of a needle biopsy done on Tuesday. The biopsy of her lymph nodes found no indication of cancer, the Associated Press reported.
The commission investigating the near-simultaneous crashes of two Russian airliners last month that killed 90 people concluded that explosions in the passenger cabins brought the planes down, news agencies reported Wednesday.
AMSTERDAM The man accused of killing a filmmaker critical of Islam will also be charged with membership in a group with &quot;terrorist intentions&quot; and conspiracy to murder a politician, prosecutors said Friday.
SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Candidates in Brazil's   presidential race assailed each other over crime and corruption   in the final weekend of campaigning but opposition hopes that a   \
Iraq promised on Tuesday to close the offices of Kurdish rebels and work to prevent them launching attacks on Turkey, hoping to head off a threatened invasion to crush them by Turkish troops massed on the border.
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VIENNA, Virginia  - The head of the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision told Reuters on Friday that federal regulators will issue by the end of next week a final version of subprime lending standards for borrowers with weak credit.
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MADRID, Jun 14 (IPS) - On the eve of the 30th anniversary of Spain's  first free elections after the end of the dictatorship of  Francisco Franco (1939-1975), they remain an outstanding example  that transitions from de facto regimes to democracy can be  peaceful and orderly.
Pledging to &quot;fight a smarter, more effective war on terror,&quot; Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told a group of the nation&#39;s military veterans in Cincinnati today that the United States must begin shifting more of the ...
Torture may be worse now in Iraq than under Saddam Hussein, the UN's chief anti-torture expert says.
Manned missions will inspire the nation People must be at the heart of the UK's space exploration efforts, according to a report published today. The report's authors contradict the UK's long-held policy that robots are where it is at, both scientifically and financially, when it comes to touring the solar system. They argue that it is time for a new vision.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic criticise an 'open sky' deal aimed at opening up the EU and US airline industry.
A SOCCER fan was fined $2400 and banned from soccer grounds for the maximum five years yesterday when he pleaded guilty to racially abusing Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke.
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After rising steadily in the 1980s and \u00e2\u0080\u009990s, worldwide paper consumption per capita has plateaued in recent years.
More than half of the 426 Libyan families of children with HIV had already cashed in compensation money in a deal that would pave the way for the release of six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting the children, a spokesman for the families said on Tuesday.
By Kathy Marks  The little town of Adaminaby in Australia's Snowy Mountains was drowned in 1958 to create a massive artificial lake. Buildings were moved to higher ground, where a new settlement sprang up, and what was left disappeared into a watery grave.
Children are increasingly swapping music via mobile phone without realising they can be breaking the law.
Cribiore nominato presidente non esecutivo ad interim
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in Athens on August 23 that women&#39;s shot put champion Korzhanenko of Russia has been excluded from the 28th Olympic Games after failing a doping test.
Locusts crawl over a giant screen at  Alexander McQueen's show, tango dancers swirl over the catwalk  at Kenzo, and it snows paper flakes at Chanel.
The next presidential debate will be held October 8th at Washington University in St. Louis. The notable difference between this debate and the last is that \
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , the largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday quarterly earnings rose to a record, despite recent fears that mortgage market woes and flagging stocks would hurt results.
Florida A&amp;M had played two other ranked teams this season and was blown out both times. Mohamed Abukar scored a career-high 22 points, and No.
Stephen Werner and the Minutemen weren't easily discouraged in their Hockey East opener last night.
The American version of Ms. Hay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cO, O\u00e2\u0080\u009d had its premiere at Danspace Project two years ago, and on Thursday night the French edition rolled into town.
Israel seized a minister in Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's cabinet on Saturday and pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip as part of an expanded campaign against the ruling Islamist group.
The Indiana Pacers have told law enforcement officials in Michigan that players will not submit to interviews as part of the investigation into the Nov. 19 brawl.
The Agriculture Department has ordered the largest meat recall in its history -- 143 million pounds of beef, a California meatpacker's entire production for the past two years -- because the company did not prevent ailing animals from entering the U.S. food supply, officials said yesterday.
Photographs of Adolf Hitler taken by a British secret agent just before the start of World War II were published on Thursday.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 21 -- Mexican authorities have quietly released an 859-page report that describes how three Mexican governments killed, tortured and disappeared dissidents and political opponents from the late 1960s until 1982.
Paula Radcliffe&#39;s dream of a gold medal in the Olympic marathon ended in tears in the sweltering heat of Athens last night when she pulled out of the race with just over three miles to go.
The dollar held firm on Thursday on expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep raising rates at a measured pace, while rising oil prices undermined the yen.
French President Jacques Chirac says he is &quot;not at all&quot; sure Saddam Hussein&#39;s removal has made the world safer. In an interview with the BBC ahead of his visit to London Thursday
US TV network NBC has lost its first round fight to halt a rival reality TV series about boxing. Superior Court Judge Linda Lefkowitz turned down a request for a temporary restraining order against Fox&#39;s planned series with boxer Oscar de la Hoyer.
Texas Instruments Inc posted a higher fourth-quarter profit and gave an outlook that reassured investors who were worried the weak U.S. economy would hurt demand for its wireless and analog chips.
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Pratfalls and tumbles may be comedy staples, but they're no laughing matter to the many older Americans who experience a fall.
The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.
TWO of the world&#39;s most influential fashion editors praised Australian teen model Gemma Ward yesterday as she wrapped up a modelling marathon in Milan with Versace&#39;s marine-themed catwalk show.
Michigan prosecutor David Gorcyca says players on the Indiana Pacers basketball team will be charged for their role in the brawl at The Palace back on November 19.
Inflation rose to 2.5% in August, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
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By Magney, Reid  WEST SALEM, Wis. - La Crosse County's Lakeview Health Center continues to lose nearly $2 million a year, but a new report shows that public nursing home losses are greater elsewhere.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. A big deal in the mall sector as Santa Monica-based Macerich plans to buy private shopping center owner Wilmorite Properties.
The latest act by the 33-year-old curator has catapulted her into art\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tastemaking elite.
By Andrew Leckey  Like teenage drivers, technology firms can become more responsible with age.  In a stock market capable of sudden and severe collisions, investors may not want to take a tech ride without a seat belt.
Comic Kathy Griffin's \
Video footage posted Monday on an Islamic Web site showed the beheading of the man who was identified as American construction contractor Eugene Armstrong.
CQPolitics.com on Friday interviewed state Sen. Carl Andrews, one of four contenders in the hotly contested Sept. 12 Democratic primary to succeed longtime 12-term Democratic Rep. Major R. Owens in New York\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 11th Congressional District. (An overview story on the contest, with links to interviews of all primary candidates, can be found here).
By John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 6--Milwaukee police handed out 231 tickets for curfew violations over the Labor Day weekend, including 11 to parents, and found a robbery suspect during the stepped-up curfew effort, said Anne E. Schwartz, police spokeswoman.
&quot;Resident Evil: Apocalypse&quot; climbed over a pile of zombie bodies and came out on top of the box office with $23 million.
Sunni refugees displaced from Fallujah are struggling to come to terms with Iraq's post-election political reality.
France shed almost half of its 44 percent stake in Air France KLM on Thursday, kicking off a wider deal that could see its remaining stake cut to below
American Airlines might change the way it sets fares and restore more aircraft seats that were removed to increase leg room, as the world&#39;s largest carrier tries to stem losses.
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John Lewis plans to create 35,000 jobs over the next 10 years as part of an ambitious expansion plan.
If this year follows the pattern of recent history, the most common change most workers will see is a rise in the cost of health insurance.
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Serbia votes on Sunday in a knife-edge  presidential election that could decide whether it turns its  back on the West in response to the imminent loss of the  breakaway province of Kosovo.
Japanese gamemaker Nintendo on Friday announced the recall of 3.2 million straps for its popular Wii computer game controllers.
US President George W. Bush on Wednesday will visit disaster-relief efforts in Florida as he makes his way to the first debate of the 2004 White House race, his spokesman said.
(andPOP) - It&#39;s a week into December, but the Michael Jackson newsreel for the year is not done yet. Jackson is in the news again because his Neverland Ranch was raided Friday for the second time in about a year.
Il ministro per le Politiche Giovanili e le Attivit&agrave; Sportive, Giovanna Melandri, in occasion...
New Zealand power bills and petrol prices look set to rise, now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to back the Kyoto agreement to combat global warming.
Representatives of 21 Pacific Rim economies are in Santiago, Chile for preliminary meetings leading up to this weekend&#39;s meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Wholesale prices and retail sales jumped in November and jobless claims fell last week.
If stereos were Stetsons, this would be a ten gallon hat Review Of late, the compact Hi-Fi system has struggled to find a place in the affections of consumers keener on more sophisticated home cinema audio rigs. However, the technology that looked like it was about to drive the last nail into the compact Hi-Fi coffin is set to breath new life into the format as products like the Gigajuke deliver the playback quality of a Hi-Fi combined with the storage capacity of a hard drive.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Days after his co-headlining tour with rapper Jay-Z (news | tickets | CDs) was called off, R&amp;B singer R. Kelly (news | tickets | CDs) has filed a $75 million lawsuit that charges that Jay-Z and his production company deliberately sabotaged the tumultuous
HP employed a commercial service to track a reporter's e-mails. Here are screenshots.
As the faithful marked Christmas Day, political and religious leaders called for peace and reconciliation amid flickers of hope in places long plagued by conflict.
David Beckham made it clear Thursday he would like to play a part in England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup.
A Polish yacht which went missing on its way to Aberdeen carrying seven crew is found off Orkney.
Ever since Napoleon described Britain as a &quot;nation of shopkeepers&quot;, the golden rule for grocers has been: stock your shelves with goods that customers want, at prices they can afford.
Another sweet sports story turned sour with the news that Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton tested positive for blood doping.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorsed South African efforts to mediate a solution to Zimbabwe's deepening crisis on Friday, toning down denunciations of Zimbabwe's authoritiarian president.
Steve Ballmer has attacked Linux vendors for failing to adequately indemnify customers against potential intellectual property legal actions.
More than a dozen steel support plates suspected in a 2007 fatal bridge collapse in Minnesota were deficient in size and a routine inspection would not have uncovered the problem, safety officials said on Tuesday.
Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 21 points and Derrick Rose added 19 as No. 1 Memphis remained undefeated with an 81-73 victory over Gonzaga on Saturday.
Christine Yu of Taipei has a master's degree from Britain and experience at a multinational company in Beijing. But she has trouble paying bills in her hometown in Taiwan, squeezed by the rising cost of living.
In trying to explain the ever-rising cost of healthcare, we often fall back on easy answers: It's medical malpractice premiums, high administrative costs, excessive use of testing. Those things matter. But what matters most is progress. Technology gets better, science finds a way to deliver that technology to more people, and our bills go up.
World number one Roger Federer beats Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in five dramatic sets at the Australian Open.
Leading shares finished lower, with the UK construction sector down on concerns the Bank of England&#39;s decision to keep interest rates unchanged has upped the risk of a further hike by the end of the year.
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was described as doing well Tuesday, breathing on his own as he recovers from an operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that he was in imminent danger of a major heart attack.    He was taken off his respirator Monday night - a crucial step in his recovery, Dr...
'The Namesake' director Mira Nair explains how the parallels between Calcutta and New York affected her new film.
One in five children is predicted to be obese by the end of the decade. But efforts to turn that tide are scattershot and underfunded, and the government killed one of the few programs proven to work, specialists said Wednesday.
Security services harass British Council staff while Kinnock's son is held on suspicion of drink-driving
This year has also seen a marked increase in the number of Irish-medium schools in Northern Ireland.
Forget fish and chips \u00c2\u0097 curry is Britain's national dish.
Senate Republicans blocked Majority Leader Harry Reid's attempt Tuesday to extend the life of a surveillance law due to expire Feb. 1, raising the stakes for a vote expected later this week on a new version of the law.
In a novel approach to cracking down on knife crime, police said they were installing an airport-style scanner to check passengers boarding buses in the city.
The remains of a 230-million-old marine reptile with fangs and a long neck have been unearthed in southeast China. The creature&#39;s 1.7m-long neck was almost twice as long as its trunk which measured less than one metre in length.
A guard opened fire Saturday at employees of an international oil company in Yemen, killing an Indian national and seriously wounding an American, two Britons, a Tunisian and a Yemeni, security and local officials said.
By Sherri Buri McDonald, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.  Sep. 9--On Time Systems Inc., a Eugene-based software developer,  announced Thursday that it has been awarded a $1.43 million contract with the  U.S. Navy.
Sales of non-new houses in the US fell last month but still exceeded analyst forecasts.
The author of an exhaustive new Phil Spector biography dishes on the reclusive record producer's life and murder trial.
The world's largest cell phone maker  Nokia unveiled a new all-in-one multimedia phone and a new  slimmer model targeting U.S. consumers, at an event to showcase  its multimedia devices on Tuesday.
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The Red Cross on Sunday handed forensic experts 11 bodies believed to be the remains of Colombian lawmakers killed in rebel captivity as authorities tried to end a bitter dispute over how the men died.
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College football A football was nowhere to be found, but that didn't stop about 15,000 people from sitting in Michigan Stadium to honor late coach Bo Schembechler yesterday. Michigan football greats including Desmond Howard and Dan Dierdorf passed through the tunnel and onto the field, and many of them jumped to slap the \
MANHATTAN, Kan. - The chicken toss has been declared off limits at Kansas State. For years, Kansas State students have smuggled live chickens into basketball games against Kansas, then thrown them onto the court and behind the opposing bench before tip-off - mocking their rival's Jayhawk mascot.
The Bhutan government liked its first taste of Linux so much that it has come back for seconds, releasing an updated version of its Debian-based operating system that it launched last year.
Human rights advocates and lawyers say Iraq's hush-hush legal proceedings against Saddam Hussein's ousted regime and the secrecy leading up to the investigative hearings that began late last week threaten to undermine the legitimacy of the trial process.
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The Republican presidential race has gone from merely unpredictable to chaotic.
The new U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, said on Saturday Iraq was doomed to continuing violence if a crackdown on sectarian strife now under way in Baghdad failed.
TOKYO, Oct. 4 -- North Korea declared Tuesday that it would conduct a nuclear test to bolster its defenses against the United States, raising tensions in the region and marking the communist government's first unambiguous pledge to prove it has become a nuclear power.
Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] offered a surprising pre-debate concession to President Bush [related, bio] yesterday, saying Bush&#39;s flip-flop attacks have worked.
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England reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals as Andrew Flintoff's 104 earns victory over Sri Lanka.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has the makings of a strong president but she is losing the personal passion and authenticity that could make her a stand-out in the U.S. political scene.
WASHINGTON - Fraud is running rampant in the nation's mortgage industry, with nearly three times as many reports of suspicious activity so far this year compared with 2001, a top FBI official said Friday.   \
The judge said he gave Andrew Fastow a lighter sentence in part because he has been \u00c2\u0093persecuted\u00c2\u0094 since Enron\u00c2\u0092s collapse.
The more populist tone is one indication of a broader debate among Democrats over economic policy and how much they should break with the centrism of the Clinton years.
If you can see train tracks from your front window, you probably live on the wrong side of them. At one time, my view beyond the tracks was a line of factories nobody wanted to live near. Like the place where they make carpets. Or even worse, the wool scourers, which smell like hot vomit during business hours.  What I don't get is how they got to be classified as being on the right side. Maybe if they did some rezoning and it was the factories that were officially on the wrong side of the tracks, my life would have turned out differently.
The full details of Northern Ireland's four new victims' commissioners are due to be revealed at Stormont.
Far fewer Americans than expected applied for first-time unemployment benefits last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc.  on Wednesday posted quarterly earnings that rose 46 percent on strong sales of cell phones using its chips, but said current-quarter earnings would fall short of the average Wall Street forecast.
The Wall Street Journal, whose parent  Dow Jones & Co. is the target of a $5 billion takeover offer by  News Corp., is set to shake up its newsroom by reassigning and  replacing several top editors, the New York Times reported on  its Web site.
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree appointing a nationalist politician as Russia's permanent representative to NATO, a source close to the situation told Reuters on Wednesday.
The United States expects North Korea to  shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms  development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy  Christopher Hill said on Saturday.
Online giant Yahoo Inc. has hired a former ABC television programmer to head its media and entertainment division. Lloyd Braun, who was behind shows such as &quot;The Sopranos&quot; on HBO and &quot;Lost&quot; on ABC, will try
India on Thursday launched its first naval summit aimed at forging ties with nations that have a stake in the busy maritime lanes of the Indian Ocean.
The battle between the Kremlin and Yukos takes a twist as reports hint oil firm Surgutneftegas may be the buyer of Yukos' main subsidiary.
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The front-runners in the race for Senate and governor maintained their leads as televised political advertising increased, two statewide polls released Thursday found.
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees announced  Friday that they have signed free agent first baseman Tino  Martinez to a one-year contract with a club option for 2006.
Prostitutes in a Romanian town have decided to accept food coupons as payment. The girls from Deva said they use half of the coupons to buy food and sell the other half under its value to get some money.
Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 0.46 percent  early morning on Friday with technology shares such as Fujitsu  Ltd. leading the way, following a retreat in their U.S. peers  and on worries over record-breaking oil prices.
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According to a surprising Yale University study, older recreational gamblers seem to be healthier than non-gamblers.
BEIJING/TAIPEI  - China rejected on Wednesday  Secretary of State Colin Powell's call to resume dialogue with  Taipei, saying Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's overtures were  meaningless and no grounds existed for talks.
Attempting to fine-tune its software for use in business-critical applications, Blue Titan Software on Monday is unveiling Network Director RM (Reliable Messaging), a tool for policy distribution and messaging in SOAs (service-oriented architectures).
Scientists have uncovered the fossil skeleton of a robust bird-like dinosaur that lived 70 million years ago.
Kidman al primo posto nella classifica delle star dai cachet pi\u00c3\u00b9 alti di Hollywood stilata dal magazine Hollywood Reporter
As many as 12 Palestinians died in four separate incidents on Saturday in Gaza, another day of escalating violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of postwar violence, witnesses said.
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora denounced Hezbollah and its leader on Friday in an unusually personal attack, a day after the guerrilla group's chief renewed his pledge to bring down the U.S.-backed government.
Gallaher Group, the tobacco firm being bought by Japan Tobacco, has said that its net profit jumped by 9.2 percent to 403 million pounds in 2006.
Mourners streamed into a cramped living room where Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania's body lay in a coffin Saturday, two days after the man widely credited as one of the country's most honorable politicians was found dead.
Warsaw- Andrzej Lepper, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, on Monday denied a newspaper report alleging he and another member of his populist Samoobrona farmers' party had demanded ...Comment
Congress wants to be prepared when Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, head to Capitol Hill.
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Deadly Hurricane Jeanne loomed near the northern Bahamas on Friday on a course that would likely inflict a record fourth hurricane hit in a year on storm-weary Florida.
Controllo sulle banche passa da Bankitalia all'antitrust
Police arrested 17 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group ETA on Tuesday in a series of pre-dawn raids in northern Spain, officials said.
Servira' per verificare e confrontare dati su prezzi
Iran refused yesterday to agree to suspend indefinitely its uranium enrichment activities although it would continue talks with Britain, France and Germany on a package of incentives.
Another excuse for the kids to hire a hitman An upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update in early December will add a \
British engine maker Rolls-Royce said Monday that it has won a contract worth 1.3 billion dollars (954 million euros) with the biggest aircraft leasing company in the United States.
Figures to be released by the Home Office show the number of asylum claims is still falling.
ROMA, 19 NOVEMBRE 2004 - In Italia avrebbero fatto di tutto per poterla riprendere in tv. Soldi, soldi e sempre soldi. In Spagna invece neppure il denaro \u00c3\u00a8 riuscito a superare i problemi organizzativi che
&quot;The ability to watch TV-like content on a mobile phone is a natural next step of the advanced mobile multimedia services which are increasingly popular with consumer,&quot; says Mats Lindoff, chief technology officer at Sony Ericsson.
A bomb exploded in a mosque packed  with worshippers on Friday, killing at least 18 people and  wounded around 40 in the eastern Pakistani city of Sialkot,  police said.
US employers added 337,000 workers in October - almost twice the median forecast \u00e2\u0080-s hurricane cleanup added jobs in places such as storm-struck Southwest Florida.
Research In Motion Ltd  has shipped the first of its BlackBerry smartphones to China and aims to start selling them later this year, a major breakthrough for the company in penetrating the huge Asian market.
Masked gunmen today assassinated a Sunni cleric north of Baghdad, police said - the second such killing in as many days. Sheik Ghalib Ali al-Zuhairi was a member of the Association of Muslim Scholars, an
Juan Pablo Angel scores in the 75th minute to give New York a 1-0 win over Chicago on Saturday night.
Mother Nature has her lightning, and she used it to delay the Division 1 North softball semifinal between Acton-Boxboro and Beverly for about 30 minutes last night at Martin Park.
Plaintiffs in privacy case against government allege members of Bush administration have  confirmed existence of spy program and want the ability to pursue civil suit.
La Commissione Disciplinare ha ridotto da due a una le giornate di squalifica nei confronti di Leon,...
As of Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at least 3,901 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,175 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The tsunami catastrophe in south Asia  has caused economic damage in excess of 10 billion euros ($13.6  billion), a risk research expert at Munich Re MUVGn.DE, the  world's largest reinsurer, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Leicestershire captain Jeremy Snape played a major part in sending his side through to the Twenty20 final with a four-wicket haul against Essex.
Many architects would be happy to design a single hotel in Manhattan; Gene Kaufman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s firm is designing 36 of them.
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Nearly a quarter of follow-up studies required by the Food and Drug Administration for medical devices in recent years were never completed, according to a senior regulator who has launched a campaign to improve the ratio.
JENIN, West Bank  - Israeli undercover forces killed an Islamic Jihad commander on Wednesday, a day after a Palestinian suicide bomber he had sent to Israel was apprehended near Tel Aviv.
The general goal with model-checking is to ensure that the programming code fits with the overall design requirements.
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The chief executive of Delta Air Lines Inc. said Thursday a tentative pact the company has reached with its pilots for $1 billion in concessions doesn&#39;t mean the struggling carrier is out of the woods in terms of avoiding bankruptcy.
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In an effort to win attention for the iTunes movie category, Apple will debut Edward Burns\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest film, \u00e2\u0080\u009cPurple Violets,\u00e2\u0080\u009d exclusively on its download service.
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Four British former inmates of the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay have sued US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and others, saying they were tortured in violation of US and international law.
The first mobile phones fitted with Google's Android software platform made their debut at an industry trade show on Monday, a key advance in the struggle to bring the power of desktop computing to handsets.
Sport: A double hernia operation is likely to rule Michael Owen out of England's Euro 2008 qualifiers, but Dean Ashton is ready to fill the void.
Cattle sales dropped but held their prices Friday as the beef industry waited to learn whether the nation had its second case ever of mad cow disease.
A Picasso is among two paintings recovered by police in Sao Paulo after being stolen in December.
Thousands of schools across Wales and England are forced to close by the heaviest snowfall for years.
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Britain's Doris Lessing, too ill to attend an award ceremony last year, received the Nobel prize for literature on Wednesday saying there was no higher accolade for a writer except, perhaps, \
With Leopard's arrival later today, Apple's delivered five major upgrades to Mac OS X in six years, showing that small morsels can be more satisfying than biting off more than you can chew.
WASHINGTON Dec 3, 2004 - In a move that could chill excitement about experimental drugs to treat female sexual dysfunction, federal advisers refused to endorse a new testosterone patch for women.
Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Madrid and Real Sociedad will complete the final minutes of its match on Jan. 5. Sunday&#39;s match was suspended due to a bomb threat at Madrid&#39;s Bernabeu stadium.
Collegato in diretta da Barcellona con 'Quelli che il calcio', Gianluca Zambrotta &egrave; tornato s...
NEW YORK: Pakistan will strongly oppose India\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Pakistan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s permanent representative to the UN Munir Akram told a group of Pakistani journalists on Saturday.
Lo dice Pavanello, dell'associazione Ambiente e Lavoro
Parallels Inc. has updated its flagship virtual machine software for running Windows on Intel-based Macs, with the latest version letting users launch Windows apps without having to run the whole operating system.
British rock band Led Zeppelin enjoyed jamming together again last year in a charity concert but won't have another session before September at the earliest, lead guitarist Jimmy Page said in Tokyo on Monday.
Jeremiah Trotter, who is known as the Ax Man for the chopping celebration he makes after his insistent tackles, provides an insistent presence for the Eagles.
Oil prices held just below the $47 mark  on Monday as Iraq resumed exports from both its northern and  southern outlets after lengthy disruption, despite fierce  fighting in the holy city of Najaf.
BNP Paribas , France's biggest listed bank, said on Wednesday it expected fourth quarter profits to be lower than a year earlier as rumors swirled that it may pounce on weakened rival Societe Generale .
The government allows genetically-modified potato trials in a bid to fight blight.
Esplode in Rete il fenomeno del 'marketing epidemico'. Che usa web community e blog per far parlare di un prodotto
Not since the 1950's have the fundamentals  (low interest rates and low price/earnings ratios) so strongly favored corporations shrinking equity.
Hollywood had one of its best summers in recent history, but the studios are not quite popping the Champagne.
The UK government is taken to court over the fate of lab animals, as figures show another rise in animal tests.
A business columnist at the Seattle Times resigned after admitting that he copied the work of other journalists, the newspaper's executive editor said in a front-page article published at the weekend.
US Treasury prices fell on Monday despite a solid three-year note auction as the bearish tide that followed last week&#39;s robust jobs report continued to sweep the market lower.
With Christmas over and done with, it's time to get a look at what gadgets will be hot for next Christmas.
There are holes aplenty in this national-security 'Breach.'
British actor Sir Ben Kingsley will play the Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the  Nasdaq sliding more than 1 percent, as a larger-than-expected  drop in an economic forecasting gauge renewed concern about  slower growth ahead.
Il fotografo delle star diventa regista. Control il suo film d'esordio racconta la vita di Ian Curtis, il leader dei Joy Division, suicida a 23 anni. A ottobre nelle sale italiane
YouTube is set to announce a partnership with the BBC to create two entertainment channels and one news channel on YouTube.
Playing high-action video games for a few hours each day can improve your vision, according to U.S. researchers.
The first computer worm to eavesdrop on network traffic after it infects a computer has been discovered by security experts. The SDBot.
A bomb alert forced a Virgin Atlantic flight from Hong Kong to London's Heathrow Airport to land at Stansted Airport, north of the British capital, as a \
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took quite a dig at the iPod and its users, implying that the iPod was without significant DRM protection, and that the majority of music on everyone&#39;s iPods is stolen.
A brand of massaging mattresses has attracted a following among Hispanic customers through its marketing tactics of word-of-mouth advertising and church-style testifying.
The company said that one-time costs and a recall of Easy-Bake Ovens drove its second-quarter profit well below year-ago results.
LEVERKUSEN, September 15 (Champions League) - Real Madrid&#39;s defensive frailties resurfaced in spectacular fashion on Wednesday night as they were comprehensively beaten by Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena.
They are a political odd couple: Cass Ballenger, a conservative Republican congressman from North Carolina, and Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's mercurial, left-leaning president.
North Korean floods have left 600 people dead or missing and thousands more homeless, state media says.
South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun begins Monday a high-profile visit to Russia that is a chance for Moscow to showcase its role as a regional power in northeast Asia.
Del clan Santapaola, irreperibile dal marzo 2006
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern says he believes police intelligence that the IRA was behind a \u00c2\u00a326.5m bank raid.
Entro 2.100 livello mari +59 cm e temperature +4 gradi
The deans of Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania law schools are opposing discriminatory content that has been found on the Web site AutoAdmit.
Treatment with statins, the  widely prescribed class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, appears  to slow the age-related decline in lung function in elderly  individuals, even among those who smoke, according to a report  in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care  Medicine.
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Could the president of the United States imprison &quot;a little old lady from Switzerland&quot; as an enemy combatant if she donated to a charity not knowing that her money was
MOSCOW. Feb 12 (Interfax-AVN) - Five rocket and space industry facilities will merge into a holding with the Khrunichev space center at its core, the press service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) reported on Monday.
A Hurricane Katrina evacuee who claims rescue workers stole the dog she left behind has lost her fight for custody of the cocker spaniel.
The results of Zambia's elections are due to be announced, after being delayed by Sunday's violence.
OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Monday that Francois Rolland will take over as chief justice of Quebec Superior Court, effective Oct. 1.

Civilian deaths from violence in Iraq rose in August, with 1,773 people killed, government data showed on Saturday, just days before the U.S. Congress gets a slew of reports on President George W. Bush's war strategy.
The operator of a gambling news site on the Internet has asked a federal judge to declare that advertisements in U.S. media for foreign online casinos and sports betting outlets are protected by free-speech rights...
Egypt condemns the \
\u00e2\u0080\u009cOut of the Blue,\u00e2\u0080\u009d by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.
MELBOURNE - Lion Nathan will pursue growth in its domestic market after selling its loss-making China business. Lion Nathan incoming chief executive Rob Murray, who takes over on October 1, said the company
As the price of crude oil flirts with $50 a barrel, gasoline prices are heading up again, ending an unusual period in which gasoline prices were falling even as oil prices rose.
They may not face the segregation that once defined the lives of black Americans, but many Muslim Americans feel that they are fighting the civil rights battles of the 1950s and 60s all over again.
Thousands of Jaguar car workers will begin voting next week on strike action over plans to halt production at a British plant with the loss of over 1,000 jobs, union leaders said.
Shares of Trend Micro Inc., the world&#39;s third-largest maker of antivirus software, are set for their biggest gain in almost six months after Microsoft Corp.
Britain faces a huge pensions crisis which must be tackled immediately to avoid future generations of the elderly seeing their incomes slashed by around 30 percent compared with those nowadays, an official report warned.
One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world&#39;s first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research.
Although Columbia Records  initially planned to breathe new life into Switchfoot&#039;s current  album, &quot;Nothing Is Sound,&quot; by re-releasing it with additional  tracks, Switchfoot leader Jon Foreman says that the San  Diego-based group will instead go back into the studio to  record a new album.
Arbitri nel mirino dopo l'ennesima giornata ricca di errori. Rosario Lo Bello non &egrave; favorevol...
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's husband said on Saturday only fresh elections and an end to military rule could lead to a rapprochement between Bhutto's party and President Pervez Musharraf.
Michael Young tripled in a run and scored another during a two-run seventh inning Saturday as the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners, 5-4.
Disney is expanding its line of media players and offering movies on memory cards.
TV watchdog Ofcom upholds 55 complaints against a live broadcast of a fight on Channel 4 show Big Brother.
Democratic presidential contender Bill Richardson was discussing his health care plan recently when he paused to toss out a question and a request. \
Among the people living around this disused Polish air base, there is little enthusiasm for the missile interceptor station likely to be built here as part of a U.S. missile defense system.
MONTEVIDEO : World champions Brazil and Argentina hit out at defensive Colombia and Chile after failing to score in South American qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.
Chimanimani Member of Parliament Mr Roy Bennett (MDC) faces a year in jail for contempt of Parliament after assaulting two Cabinet ministers in the Chamber in May.
An Iraqi doctor is due in court in connection with the suspected car bomb attempts in London and Glasgow.
GM is showcasing a range of near, mid- and long-term solutions for cleaner, sustainable transportation at China&#39;s Challenge Bibendum, which is being held in Shanghai from October 12-14.
Dave Wannstedt wasn&#39;t happy with Jay Fiedler on Saturday, and the feeling was mutual. Wannstedt benched Fiedler at halftime of the Miami Dolphins&#39; 17-7 loss to the Tennessee Titans, and the quarterback said he was disappointed about the quick hook.
AT&T has placed in review its media planning and buying account as it seeks to consolidate media chores, now handled by five agencies, at one of them.
Archaeologists in northwestern England have found a burial site of six Viking men and women, complete with swords, spears, jewelry, fire-making materials and riding equipment, officials said Monday.
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BSkyB sees its share price rise after it reports better-than-expected new subscriber numbers.
L'attaccante Sebastian Ribas torna all'Inter. La punta uruguayana, 19 anni, era in prestito allo Spe...
Dwain Chambers, 29enne velocista selezionato dalla squadra della Gran Bretagna per i prossimi Mondia...
A suicide bomber killed 135 people on Saturday in the deadliest single bombing in Iraq since the 2003 war, driving a truck laden with one ton of explosives into a market in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.
Workers at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant in Coventry wait to hear from Gordon Brown after he is believed to have met Ford's president.
Drugs given to patients with multiple sclerosis can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness, scientists said on Friday.
ATHENS, Greece  With flag-waving, chanting Hungarians creating a chaotic atmosphere at the Olympic Aquatic Center yesterday morning, a young water polo team from the United States discovered something about itself.
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A passenger plane which crashed in the Amazon collided with another aircraft, Brazilian officials confirm.
Two hot issues are making the rounds.  First, Debian and Firefox are having a spat, and the end result may be that Debian will distribute Firefox under a different name.  Second, the war betwen Linus Torvalds and other Kernel developers and the Free Software Foundation over GPLv3 is continuing, with Torvalds saying he's fed up with the FSF.  Here is my take on both, and related issues.
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LOS ANGELES  - One evening last November, a handful of journalists and industry insiders eased into the plush armchairs of a Hollywood screening room to watch \
Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a Hamas site in Gaza City, killing at least 14 Palestinians and wounding 30, the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz reported, citing unidentified Palestinian witnesses.
Nella seconda partita del Quattro nazioni di Roma, le azzurre della pallanuoto battono anche la Grec...
NEW YORK Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will represent the United States in singles play at next month&#39;s Davis Cup final against Spain.
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy  Giuliani has proposed what he called a multitrillion-dollar tax  cut that would lower the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to  25 percent and reduce the capital gains tax from 15 percent to  10 percent.
Three Polish soldiers were killed and three others wounded on Sunday in an attack near the central Iraqi city of Hilla, a spokesman for the Polish military said.
President Vladimir Putin was thoroughly justified in his outrage at the Beslan atrocities, but there was an ominous tone to his suggestion that part of the problem was that Western powers were mucking around in the Caucasus, or that Russia was vulnerable
The emulation software works with Apple computers that use the G5 processor.
Coca-Cola Co.  Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell on Thursday reiterated that the soft drink maker expects solid long-term revenue and volume growth, and high-single-digit growth in earnings per share despite \
The DUP have called for the sacking of the vice-chairman of the policing board Denis Bradley after he said nationalists may have to reconsider their involvement in policing here if the current political vacuum ...
The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.
BRUSSELS, Sep 1 (IPS) - Trade between the European Union and Israel should  be halted in protest at human rights violations in the  Palestinian territories, a United Nations conference has heard.
Allenamento top secret quello di questo pomeriggio per Mazzarri e la sua Reggina. Al tenico rimangon...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state certified a 2 percentage-point election victory for President George W. Bush on Monday even as independent candidates, strengthened by a federal court ruling, prepared to demand recounts in all 88 counties.
Web giant Google is backing hybrid cars as part of its plan to make the entire firm carbon neutral by 2008.
From Salman Rushdie to Monty Python,  free speech even if offensive is worth protecting, Britain&#39;s  interior minister said on Wednesday, defending a knighthood for  Rushdie which has drawn protests from Muslims.
Tesco ends talks with Indian firm Bharti Enterprises about a retail joint venture business in the country.
Scott Peterson delivered to his lover a bag of presents on her birthday, desperately urged her to rendezvous with him in Lake Arrowhead and spent hours on the telephone praising her beauty and strength.
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Michigan's top universities can continue using race and gender in their admissions decisions for next year's incoming students, despite a voter-approved ban on affirmative action that was supposed to take effect this weekend.
The Pentagon is investigating whether an attack on a military compound in Karbala, Iraq, was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives, two officials from U.S. government agencies said. Five U.S. soldiers died in the sophisticated attack by men wearing U.S.-style uniforms, according to military reports. One official told CNN: \
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai&#39;s government Saturday replaced two governors, including a strongman in the west, in a bold step to establish control ahead of landmark presidential elections.
Description: Dutch police arrest three suspects after a counterterror operation in The Hague. The murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a suspected Islamic extremist has heightened concern about terrorism in the Netherlands.
Security men struggle with an a spectator, center, who stormed the tennis court during the Davis Cup final match between Spanish Carlos Moya and American Andy Roddick in Seville, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.
Now that both the Jets and the Rams are fighting for a playoff spot, they will be playing with the kind of intensity and consequence found during the postseason.
IRAQ:Fighting also continues in Fallujah and 60 Iraqi police recruits may have been abducted by insurgents. BY ANTHONY SHADID. BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car carrying explosives ripped into a US convoy Wednesday in

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- An upset stomach forced President Bush to skip some meetings at an international summit on Friday, but he rejoined the gathering after several hours of bed rest.
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point in a bold bid to shield the economy from a housing slump and financial turbulence, sparking a big rally on Wall Street.
VAL GARDENA, Italy - Bode Miller finished fourth Friday in a super-G while Michael Walchhofer led Austrians into the top-three places.
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BANGKOK The bird flu virus that rampaged across much of Asia this year is likely to be the cause of the next human flu pandemic, which could hit up to 30 percent of the world&#39;s people, a top international expert said on Thursday.
These days there are many high-minded options for viewers like you.
Rolls-Royce confirms it will suspend production of a top engine because of delays to the Airbus A380.
The Pentagon's inspector general says a series of commanders at the Air Force Academy failed to recognize and deal with reports of sexual assaults against female cadets on campus, officials said Tuesday.
A mother removed  from her parents as a baby in the \
IL COMMENTO                                          Attentato alla democrazia                                                                                   di EZIO MAURO
In tutto, 522 mln di euro. In rialzo in Borsa dopo dati 2007
Time Warner Cable will try selling consumers broadband service based on how much bandwidth they use, a move that could turn the home broadband pricing model in the U.S. on its head.In a trial planned for later this year in Beaumont, Texas, the service provider will offer four tiers of service at different prices. Customers who used more bandwidth would pay more.The details of the tiered pricing plan haven&#39;t yet been set, according to Time Warner spokesman Alex Dudley. The offer will only go out to new customers, he said.Some service providers charge different rates based on the speed of a service, but in the U.S. they typically allow each customer to send and download as many bits as they like in a month. Under that model, some subscribers who exchanged large files through peer-to-peer services reportedly have been cut off. Comcast, the biggest U.S. cable operator, has said it&#160;sometimes slows peer-to-peer traffic&#160;during peak demand periods.In some other countries, Internet users have long endured bandwidth caps. And Web hosting companies typically charge site owners based on how much data they exchange with visitors.Tiered pricing could help settle the ongoing argument over the fairness of certain subscribers and online content providers using up more network capacity than others, according to Ovum analyst Mark Seery. In fact, he thinks the whole industry will go down this path eventually.&quot;It&#39;s difficult to charge, appropriately, different customers if they have such widely divergent uses of bandwidth,&quot; Seery said. And trying to target one type of application, such as illegal peer-to-peer file sharing, raises political issues, he added.&quot;There&#39;s no justification for blocking legitimate uses of peer-to-peer,&quot; Seery said. &quot;The right focus is on who&#39;s using what [bandwidth] and what they should be charged for it.&quot;Many other transport industries, such as shipping, rail and courier services, charge different rates based on how much the customer uses, Seery said. Some have shifted to that system over time. For example, toll bridge operators once charged trucks based on the value of what they wanted to carry over, and U.S. railroads could arbitrarily carry goods from one customer and not from another, according to Seery. Neither model lasted.Time Warner operates in 33 states but is a relative underdog in the U.S. broadband industry, with 7.4 million high-speed data customers. Comcast has 12.9 million.&#160;
New Boston Fund Inc., a growing real estate investment and development firm founded in 1993, bought the 116 Huntington Ave. office building for $68 million in December 2002, selling it for $77 million late last year. Jerry Rappaport Jr., president, spoke recently with Globe reporter Thomas C. Palmer Jr.
London - Paula Radcliffe has set herself the challenge of reviving her career after her Athens Olympic flop by running in the New York City Marathon next month.
Last night had nothing to do with consolation. For Boston University, it had everything to do with consistency.
Retired pilots may fly planes for Delta Air Lines as part of an interim agreement as the pilots union seeks to head off Delta&#39;s potential bankruptcy deadline.
The risks of HIV/Aids are being overstated, a former World Health Organization expert says.
Three United Nations hostages have been freed after almost four weeks in captivity in Afghanistan, with kidnappers claiming that Taliban prisoners were due to be released in exchange.
U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.
BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - China's largest personal  computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992.HK, said on Wednesday  it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for $1.25  billion, capping the U.S. tech giant's gradual withdrawal from  the business it helped pioneer in 1981.
President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling war-weary Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.
Specialists make bombs from common household items to help the FBI defend against low-tech terrorist threats in the United States. By the Associated Press.
The European Union is not yet ready to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands which holds the bloc&#39;s rotating presidency, said Wednesday.
President George W. Bush will offer ideas on Friday for shoring up the fragile U.S. economy, as he and the Democratic-led Congress move forward with talks on a plan to avert a recession.
An Indonesian convicted terrorist told a court hearing here Thursday that Osama bin Laden had invited Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir to stay in Afghanistan if the cleric felt uncomfortable in Indonesia.
When Angie Benzschawel held one of her twin boys alone for the first time after they were separated, it took some getting used to.
Arriva emendamento a dl,rinvio legato a difficolta' tecniche
BAGHDAD  - Seven people were killed in a Baghdad suicide bombing after a bloody weekend which saw nine US troops killed, signalling that coalition forces remain beset by a fierce insurgency on the first anniversary of toppled dictator Saddam
The number of broadband users in the US nearly tripled in the past two and a half years to more than 48 million subscribers, according to a report released this week by the US Federal Communications Commission.
China&#39;s first network based on IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) formally entered operation on Saturday, according to the China Education and Research Network Information Center (CERNIC).
One of President Bush's top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said.
WASHINGTON Dec 6, 2004 - The government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage.
Iran will only freeze its uranium enrichment activities for a few months and has no plans to permanently mothball facilities which could make atomic bombs.
Tra le undici offerte per l'acquisto della compagnia anche la provocazione di un cittadinoE' un docente di materie aeronautiche in un istituto tecnico della provincia di Frosinone                                           Dalla cattedra in Ciociaria a Alitalia il sogno impossibile del prof. Scaccia                                                                                  \
Crowds and security gathered on Sunday  as happy but nervous actress Nicole Kidman made final  preparations for her wedding to singer Keith Urban, a match  described by a close friend as her own special love story.
The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now.
LHASA -- The Dalai Lama may only return to his homeland if he renounces aspirations for Tibetan independence, and any talks can be held only with his personal representative, a senior Chinese official said yesterday. The tough words from Xiao Bai, deputy mayor of the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, suggested that recent tentative, behind-the-scenes contacts between envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual ...
WHEELCHAIR racing champion Louise Sauvage yesterday won silver in her pet event, leaving her just one more shot at a 10th Paralympic gold medal before retirement.
NBC Universal has decided not to renew its contract to sell television shows on iTunes, becoming the second major media company to challenge Apple Inc's dominance in digital entertainment.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 16 -- Three Afghan aid workers were killed Saturday when their vehicle hit a bomb on a highway just south of the capital, while 7,000 Afghan and U.S. troops launched an operation against Taliban insurgents in five eastern and central provinces.
of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s plan to evacuate Jewish settlements in the territory next year. One makeshift Qassam rocket hit a college campus in Sderot, lightly wounding a man, police said.
Republican  presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee defended his foreign policy  experience on Wednesday despite his gaffes in the race for the  White House.
The bodies of six Swedes killed by the tsunami are sent home from Thailand, with many more expected later.
There was the slightest crack in Tiger Woods' voice when he did a TV interview after walking off the 18th green at the U.S. Open, where he finished a close second.
US regulators have fined TV network Fox nearly $1.2m (\u00c2\u00a3970,000) for an episode of a reality show which showed strippers at a stag party.
The White Stripes won some new fans during an intimate and unusual gig at a home for elderly British military veterans.
U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing at least 13 people, police said on Friday.
Per comando militare i morti nel villaggio sono cinque
Manufacturing Dissent, a documentary about Michael Moore premiers at SXSW. Made by Moore fans, it shows the filmmaker's clay feet as he stone walls the filmmakers. By the Associated Press.
Berlusconi, Tronchetti si e' sentito obbligato a dimettersi
By The Associated Press  NEW YORK - As kids keep getting plugged into the Internet, toy makers are following them online.
Gay rights protesters gather in the Latvian capital, Riga, expecting an angry reaction from conservatives.
Monster Worldwide , owner of the world's largest job-listing website, said chief financial officer Lanny Baker resigned and will be replaced by Timothy Yates as part of a management shuffle.
YOKOHAMA, Japan - Miroslav Klose scored a pair of second-half goals Thursday to lead Germany to a 3-0 win over Japan in an international friendly.
With a little help from good weather, air in the Los Angeles was the cleanest on record this year, regulators said Thursday. Still, the region&#39;s air quality remained the worst
Pitch Black CES Pioneer proudly premiered its Project Kuro \
The ruling forces Microsoft to divulge some trade secrets and produce a version of Windows without its digital media player.
Paris Hilton says her upcoming album will be a mix of reggae, pop and hip-hop, with the first single being a reggae song called &quot;Stars Are Blind.&quot;
GAINESVILLE \u00c2\u00b7 Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey has facial hair. He weighs 235 pounds and stands 6 feet 6. By society&#39;s physical standards, Harvey certainly is considered an adult.
The jingling bells, smiling face and clanking red kettle have become as much a signature to the approach of Christmas as shopping-mall Santas.
The ouster of Myanmar's prime minister,  architect of a tentative \
The world&#39;s number-two PC maker Hewlett-Packard has lowed PC prices in China with the lowest price at 4,000 yuan or 480 US dollars, seen as a response to the recent Lenovo-IBM deal.
Pete Campbell hits a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left to give 10th-ranked Butler its first lead as the Bulldogs beat Valparaiso, 71-68, on Tuesday night.
Members of New York's black community protest at the killing of an unarmed man by police, on his wedding day.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his full support for Iraq's government during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday and vowed not to let democracy be destroyed by \
EU leaders will gather in Rome today to sign an historic new constitution, but the planned celebration of European unity has been transformed into a crisis meeting over the bloc&#39;s stalled executive.
Weekend avalanches killed five people in Montana, Utah and Idaho, with one bruised survivor traveling miles by snowmobile and on foot to reach help, authorities said.
Going beyond deploying troops to manage crowds, officials have fanned out across snowstorm-hit areas to reassure residents.
NASA engineers will patch up the last of four brackets with cracked insulation on the next space shuttle fuel tank to fly Friday to help prevent the same type of foam debris that dinged the Endeavour orbiter earlier this month.
China says it will move toward a flexible exchange rate for its currency, but there is no word on how long such a transition will take.

It is becoming a monthly ritual as more people use p2p networks and the industry keeps the courts busy with John Doe lawsuits. In an RIAA press release, RIAA president Cary Sherman said: &quot;During the fall, we
Cooler temperatures and higher humidity helped firefighters Monday as they got closer to fully containing one of the largest wildfires in California history.
A boom in short skiing holidays abroad is leading to a rapid increase in knee injuries, an expert warns.
HERAT, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has won a majority of votes in Afghanistan&#39;s election, effectively clinching a five-year term and becoming the country&#39;s first democratically elected leader, according to preliminary results released Sunday.
A tense Ukraine awaited a supreme court hearing on a bitterly disputed presidential election that has split this former Soviet republic and left Moscow and Western capitals glowering at each other across a Cold War-like divide.
OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - Curlin, ridden by Robby Albarado, won the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday.
but a longer life is not one of them, researchers reported yesterday. Writing in The Journal of Clinical Oncology
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards had income of nearly &#36;39 million over the past decade, and paid more than a third of his earnings in taxes, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Kmart Holding Corp. has named a restaurant and branding expert as its new president and chief executive officer. The Troy retailer announced this morning that Aylwin Lewis would join the discount retailer from YUM!
The England rugby side suffered a setback ahead of the first Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein Saturday with the defection of David Strettle.
ROMA - Cinzia Banelli, la prima pentita delle Br, non potr\u00c3\u00a0 lasciare il carcere fiorentino di Sollicciano dove \u00c3\u00a8 detenuta dal 24 ottobre 2003 per trascorrere a casa la feste di Natale insieme al figlio di appena nove mesi.
The prognosis is uncertain, but ABC's hit medical drama \
The 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded No. 30 from Poland, sent defending champion Maria Sharapova packing with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 upset in the third-round.
Still listening to this classic Dead song.  And writing about it on Twitter... It's an MP3 that I ripped from the Mars Hotel album. Which I bought on CD many years ago. I've listened to this track about 1000 times. When I play it it puts a smile on my face. Because Cucamonga is a place with no pride, imho.  It's a joke, kind of like Truckin makes fun of New Orleans, a town that done the Dead wrong, once, a long time ago. Now if it were on vinyl I would have wore it out a long time ago. I'm sure there was a copy of the song on the disk Apple stole from me. There you have it RIAA. You can go after Apple. I'll support you because they stole from both of us. They have no right to listen to PofC. I imagine Steve Jobs and Phil Shindler sitting around smokin a doobie listening to Phil Lesh sing, thinking \
Responding to an American video game that features a tank attack on an Iranian nuclear facility, an Islamic student group offers gamers a chance to rescue two scientists kidnapped by U.S. troops.
As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies.
SAN FRANCISCO - While it has so far rejected each of Oracle Corp.'s takeover offers, PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors is willing to talk about a deal at the right price, a member of PeopleSoft's board said Tuesday.
MPs are to spend two days debating the future of the House of Lords, with a final decision due on Wednesday.
Israel's foreign minister praised France on Tuesday for working to stem a four-year wave of anti-Semitic violence but emphasized that efforts to combat prejudice against Jews need to be reinforced among the public &#151; especially French youths.
InfoWorld - Christmas means many things to many people, but the joy of giving to others as well as to oneself is universal. Sometimes, though, those presents from others don't quite fulfill your own cravings. Thus the days after Christmas often involve satisfying those unmet desires. For IT pros and technology lovers, those desires include gadgets and cool apps.
After becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, Kerry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s statements grew even more pro-war. In early August, after his nomination, Kerry explicitly stated that even had he known about the non-existence
At least 25 people die in a suicide attack on police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Baquba, police say.
Google Inc. GOOG.O, the world's biggest   Web search engine, said on Friday it is looking to hire more   engineers in Japan to develop new technologies in one of the   most advanced markets for mobile technologies.

The huge loss for Countrywide Financial Corporation was not expected to hinder its $4.1 billion takeover by the Bank of America.
E. Howard Hunt may hold a controversial niche in American history, but mourners at his funeral Monday expressed only admiration for the man who helped organize the Watergate break-in.
Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly  and the female co-worker who accused him of sexual harassment  settled their dispute out of court on Thursday, agreeing there  was no wrongdoing by either side in a scandal that O'Reilly  called a \
Rocco Marzo aveva riportato ustioni sull'80% del corpo
Risultati della quarta giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 maschile di pallavolo.
Altec Lansing's SoundBar integrated speaker system tucks underneath flat-panel displays.
CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Coca-Cola on Thursday posted a 24 percent drop in quarterly profit and said the company is &quot;off our proper growth course,&quot; hampered by weak sales growth and one-time charges.
Il Bologna ha deciso di non ritoccare il costo degli abbonamenti rispetto alla passata stagione ed h...
KPIs show network is performing Vodafone has published its key performance indicators for the last year, and things are looking good for the world's second largest mobile phone operator.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In a further reach for online video, Google Inc. will begin distributing clips from MTV Networks' shows to other Web sites through its budding video service in a model that offers content creators a new source of distribution and revenue.
Oil prices climb after a report shows a bigger drop than expected in US oil stocks, a day before a crucial Opec meeting.
At least three bombs exploded near a US convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 34 children and three adults, a hospital official said.
Ha detto di sognare una vittoria spettacolare contro il Messina. Roberto Donadoni, che domani contro...
PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Phil Mickelson, bidding for his second successive title on the PGA Tour, moved two shots clear midway through the Nissan Open third round on Saturday.
If all goes as expected, the twins glut we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re experiencing now will not be a permanent facet of life in the city.
Olympic track and field champion Marion Jones has filed a defamation lawsuit against Victor Conte, who told a US television audience he gave her performance enhancing steroids and watched her use them.
SINGAPORE : Singapore is unlikely to go the way of Thailand in the fight against AIDS, at least where public education campaigns promoting condom use are concerned.
Gordon Brown's reputation rests on one decision made 10 years ago and \
Nella gara di ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia, Livorno e Arezzo hanno pareggiato 1-1....
Lebanon's PM issues a new warning to militants holed up in a refugee camp, after further clashes with troops.
China wants Canada to hand over the 44 people, believed to be North Korean asylum seekers, who scaled the spiked fence to break into the Canadian embassy in Beijing.
Clinton is on the list and Powell too, so are lesser-known names of Hennessy, Krueger, Hills and McPherson.
During some of the bloodiest years of the drug wars of the 1980s, crack was seen as far more dangerous than powdered cocaine, and that perception was written into the sentencing laws. But now that notion is under attack like never before.
One man dies and another is seriously hurt when they jump into the sea in a stunt known as 'tomb-stoning'.
The theme from \
Israele prepara il ritiro da Gaza nel 2005, stanziando i fondi per indennizzare i coloni e addestrando speciali unit\u00c3\u00a0 dell\u00e2\u0080\u0099esercito in Egitto. E mentre continua a crescere la tensione tra il governo, l&#39;estrema
NEW YORK  - Both gay and heterosexual men  are equally likely to aspire to an unattainable body type, or  to harbor a distorted image of their actual body, new research  indicates.
Germany has barred the makers of a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler from filming at German military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.
L'indice in aumento riguarda i dati del mese di gennaio
Scientists believe measuring your waist could be a better indicator of future health than weighing yourself.
Panama&#39;s President-elect Martin Torrijos on Friday condemned the pardon granted by outgoing Panamanian president to four anti-Castro Cuba-Americans and vowed to take measures to resume diplomatic ties with Cuba.
A gecko's feet, scientists have discovered, contain a self-cleaning adhesive.
Memories of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 are burned deeply into the nation's consciousness, and Americans today are as fearful of becoming a victim of terrorism as they are of losing their job or having their home burglarized.
Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell underwent breast cancer surgery yesterday after doctors discovered the disease in its very early stages, the governor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office said.
La Phard Napoli si \u00c3\u00a8 aggiudicato il titolo di campione della West Conference di FIBA CUP sconfiggend...
ADTRAN\u00c2\u00ae, Inc.  (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading supplier of network access equipment, today  announced two new additions to its Ethernet in the First Mile over  Copper (EFMC) portfolio. The Total Access\u00c2\u00ae,  838 is the first offering of the Total Access 800 Series Network  Termination Units (NTUs).
Ethiopian troops fired  rockets at a strategic town north of Somalia's capital, Islamist officials tell a rally.
Top Bollywood musician A.R. Rahman  said on Tuesday he was working to create music that strikes a  chord with Western audiences so that Indian film music could  one day win an Oscar award.
The Detroit Tigers pulled off a major upset by knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs with an 8-3 win to clinch their best-of-five divisional series on Saturday.
Explosives that went missing from Iraq&#39;s al-Qaqaa facility were still present after the US-led invasion, according to ABC News, which aired a videotape shot at the site last year by a network affiliate.
A new study carried out by researchers from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre has revealed that women living in households with four or more people were significantly more likely to be obese than those who lived by themselves.
Richard Davey points out two new interesting PHP commands he discovered when looking through the graphics (GD) section of the manual - imagegrabscreen and imagegrabwindow.   Upon further investigation both of these commands can be used to take screen shots of the desktop of your server, or any applications window (such as a web browser). Both commands are listed as being \
George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the American co-owners of Liverpool, on Friday dismissed reports that they are preparing to sell all or part of the club to Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Gulf Emirate.
Smoking marijuana, much like smoking tobacco, may increase a person's risk for gum disease that can lead to tooth loss, researchers said on Tuesday.
Welcome to The Show! On Tuesday night, the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox will face off in Game 3 of the World Series. While you are watching the game, stay logged onto The Show to chat with other
It&#39;s the news show that pitches itself as the one &quot;that gets it wrong first&quot;, with correspondents who have &quot;zero credibility&quot;.
News Corp is reportedly considering selling MySpace to Yahoo for a 25% stake in the internet search firm.
RESTON, Va. -- Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, on Monday named veteran banking industry executive Anthony P. Terracciano chairman of its board.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Bobby Valentine likely won't be asked to interview with the New York Yankees as they search for a new manager. The Yankees began the interview process Monday, with former Florida Marlins manager Joe Girardi spending about an hour at Legends Field.
Digging into the document yields a few surprises, nasty internet rumors aside. In Monkey Bites.
Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in France for a blood disorder, has improved enough for doctors to conduct additional tests, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Some of the aggressive tactics used by American military interrogators at Abu Ghraib prison now appear to have had their origins in shadowy corners of the campaign against terrorism, following interrogation techniques developed by Special Operations
Carlos Delgado will be sidelined for a week to 10 days with a strained muscle in his right hip, a significant blow to the New York Mets as they try to protect first place in the NL East.
Understanding the new and lethal logic of violence in the Middle East - and what the world can do to find peace
Altro agguato poco dopo l'omicidio nel rione don Guanella
Napoli, 21 agosto 2004 - Stress e superlavoro sarebbero i motivi del malessere che ha costretto Massimo Ranieri ad un ricovero in una clinica privata napoletana. L&#39;artista partenopeo in questi giorni era impegnato
The wealthy Arab man, sporting a foreign accent, has just given an Iraqi teenager some cash and a bomb when police burst in and arrest him. \
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 3 -- Montana's Department of Corrections is facing stiff resistance to a proposal to prohibit all people on parole or probation from obtaining medical marijuana.
The London Stock Exchange is to open an office in Beijing on Friday to better tap the rapidly growing Chinese market, its public relations agency said.

The Republican National Convention hasn&#39;t moved voter Christopher Pfeiffer out of the undecided column. &quot;I just take (the conventions) with a grain of salt and look forward to the debates,&quot; said Pfeiffer, of Over-the-Rhine.
An online photo album showing Navy SEALS with Iraqi prisoners prompts an investigation. A military prosecutor says they're simply evidence of juvenile behavior, but they may violate the Geneva Convention, which prohibits souvenir photos of prisoners of war.
The National Archives launches an online war records resource for soldiers who served form 1914 to 1920.
VATICANO - Pace, violenza e religioni al centro della visita a Malta del Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Giustizia e della Pace, Card. Renato Martino Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Giustizia e della Pace, Card. Renato Raffaele Martino, dal 16 al 18 febbraio si recher\u00c3\u00a0 a Malta per parlare del grande tema della solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 in un mondo sempre pi\u00c3\u00b9 int...
French police said yesterday that they had ended their practice of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers&#39; luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly
Senior US and Chinese diplomats ended two days of talks Thursday that included the North Korean and Iranian nuclear issues, the Darfur crisis, energy security and climate change.
BEA is pathetically pitching itself to Oracle now, which is the worst thing it could do to get Oracle's affection.
Petr Cech looks set to be dropped for Chelsea\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions League game on Wednesday but will remain Jose Mourinho\u00e2\u0080\u0099s number one goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge.
Il direttore sportivo della Juventus Alessio Secco smentisce che ci siano offerte per David Trezegue...
Pope Benedict XVI is taking a new step in the Vatican's environmental campaign, leading a youth festival this weekend where participants will use recycled prayer books, biodegradable plates and backpacks made from reused nylon.
Senior US officials single out Iran for criticism, a day after giving a progress report on security in Iraq.
Children as young as 15 months should be screened for high cholesterol in an attempt to cut the number of Britons suffering from heart disease, doctors say today.
China&#39;s central bank raised official borrowing costs for the first time in nine years Thursday night, a step aimed at slowing breakneck economic growth and inflation
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Score one for the geezers.  \
The curtain finally fell on Greece&#39;s two-month sporting spectacle, with a low-key but emotional closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.
BEREA, Ohio (Ticker) - One day after admitting that his shaky job status was a &quot;distraction&quot; to his players, Butch Davis resigned as coach of the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday.
The Federal Reserve Board said on  Wednesday it approved an application by Japanese Internet  banking firm eBank Corp to open a U.S. representative office in  San Francisco.
Il Modena F.C. comunica di aver conferito l'incarico di Allenatore responsabile della prima squadra ...
The jury in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against the legendary rock producer, and the judge dismissed the jurors for the day.
London, England (Sports Network) - Midfielder Papa Bouba Diop&#39;s late rocket earned Fulham a 1-1 draw against Manchester United Monday night at Craven Cottage.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O and other  Internet access providers filed three new lawsuits on Thursday  to stop the spread of unsolicited e-mail messages touting  everything from home refinancing to miracle health cures.
BAGHDAD -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived here on an unannounced visit yesterday to urge on Iraq's skittish government as it seeks to restore security and shape a new national order.
U.S. stock exchange regulators on   Wednesday issued a statement meant to calm fears in Europe   about U.S. regulatory overreach related to the proposed merger   of the New York Stock Exchange NYX.N and Euronext ENXT.PA.
Secretary of State Colin Powell will represent the United States at a signing ceremony for Sudan, the State Department said Thursday. The accord ends Africa's longest-running civil war.
Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school\u00e2\u0080\u0099s debating team.
It's been a rough year for the baby Jesus in Italy. As Christmas was approaching, several schools in the northern Italian region of Veneto decided not to put up the traditional Nativity scene, or \
How a residence for formerly substance-abusing students helps them stay sober
is all smiles as released hostages Simona Torretta (R) and Simon Pari celebrate as they arrive at Ciampino Airport in Rome September 28, 2004.
Treasury debt prices eased on Friday  as a startling jump in U.S. retail sales sparked concerns the  Federal Reserve would continue to raise interest rates steadily  into next year.
Liberty Media Corp. (L) on Tuesday said a share-swap transaction that would nearly double its voting power in News Corp. was a ``friendly&#39;&#39; move, a day after News Corp.
The MDC MP for Chimanimani, Roy Bennett was arrested early Thursday morning at Harare international airport. He was on his way to South Africa to consult with lawyers dealing with his lawsuit against the Agricultural
NEW YORK - Stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors saw a surge in oil prices and disappointing earnings from Morgan Stanley as a reason to collect profits from gains of the last month. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 130 points, and all three major indexes saw their biggest losses since early August...
Frederic Riccardi is an attack dog disguised as a health insurance counselor.
Houston, TX, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Houston child welfare officials investigated four complaints against an adoptive mother before she allegedly abandoned her seven children in Nigeria.
U.S. financial markets were rattled by news on Tuesday that late payments on U.S. mortgages had reached their highest level in 3-1/2 years, while regulators began a probe of subprime mortgage lending and called for legislation.
Maggots aren't just for decomposition. Armed with newfound approval from the feds, doctors are using the creepy-crawlies to treat the most stubborn kinds of wounds. Randy Dotinga reports from San Diego.
MSN Beta - An SEO's Dream Search Engine  MSN Beta is still serving up results that make any SEO jump for joy. It is very easy for many SEOs to rank well in the new Beta Search engine by MSN. A thread at SEO Chat asks the question, How long will ...
A grim-faced Mr Bush after delivering his speech to the United Nations. Picture:Reuters. In his fourth annual speech to the United Nations, US President George Bush yesterday
Lazio di nuovo in campo, dopo la vittoria in Coppa Italia, per preparare la trasferta di Palermo. De...
London - Reports of the death of Kenneth Bigley, a British national who was taken hostage in Iraq last month, &quot;are not confirmed&quot;, a senior British government minister stressed on Friday.
By Tom Venesky, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader Sep. 25--The presence of a diminutive insect in the state has forestry officials on high alert.
GUPP Technologies, Inc., the premier technology solution provider for IP  smart mobile communication and entertainment devices, today announced  the launch of its Phreedom IP centric smartphone.
BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA&#39;s Mars rovers have uncovered more clues about how water shaped the Red Planet, scientists said Wednesday.
Cadavere trovato in camera da letto con le caviglie legate
Arsenal may be boosted by the return of captain Patrick Vieira against Man Utd.
The United States has begun to increase its troops in Iraq to provide security for January elections facing possible disruptions by insurgents, US military officials said on Monday.
Meat and milk from cloned animals is as safe as that from their counterparts bred the old-fashioned way, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday \u00c2\u0097 but sales still won't begin right away.
Brazil's government has added \
In one example, a government study of voting-machine security issues was eventually canceled because conclusions by the panel of computer scientists were so negative.
AFRICA/CONGO BRAZZAVILLE - \u00c2\u0093Rispettate la legge\u00c2\u0094: nuovo intervento dei Vescovi congolesi sul caso dei due difensori dei diritti umani che chiedevano trasparenza sui proventi del petrolio accusati di frode Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides)-  I Vescovi locali esprimono \u00c2\u0093stupore e inquietudine\u00c2\u0094 per la vicenda di due difensori dei diritti umani che si battevano per una maggiore trasparenza nella gestione delle risorse petrolifere della Repubblica del Congo/Braz...
Oil prices extended recent losses Wednesday in anticipation of that another increase in crude supplies will be accompanied by a rise in heating fuel inventories.
FREDERICTON (CP) - The New Brunswick government says there was nothing it could do to prevent the abrupt closure of a major pulp mill in the province, short of buying the cash-strapped operation.
Sar\u00c3\u00a0 l\u00e2\u0080\u0099aria del Canton Ticino a far sembrare tutto pi\u00c3\u00b9 facile. O forse a Brissago, nella stanza della clinica dove \u00c3\u00a8 ricoverato Umberto Bossi, Berlusconi vede il mondo pi\u00c3\u00b9 bello. Fatto sta che il premier
For years, Israel has feuded with the UN refugee agency for Palestinians, and recently Israel thought it had found a smoking gun to press its case.
Arsenal's home clash against Portsmouth on Saturday will have former players in attendance in the figures of Sol Campbell and Tony Adams.
Heavily pregnant Karolina Mrowiec went  to a Polish hospital in an advanced stage of labor and was  surprised when the nurse asked her what was wrong.
Two weeks ago, there was concern about whether Mike Hampton would pitch again this season. Now the only question surrounding the southpaw is just where will he fit in the Braves&#39; postseason rotation.
By Chelyen Davis, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.  Mar. 1--RICHMOND -- Republican legislative leaders yesterday defended  their transportation plan and lashed out at Gov. Tim Kaine, who has said he  will substantially amend it and may veto it.
Three NATO soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan were British and died &quot;in what is thought to have been a friendly fire incident&quot;, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
Bobby Madritsch never lived on a reservation, but every time he sets foot on one, it feels a bit like home. When the Mariners right-hander showed up on the Tulalip reservation yesterday to speak to children
DENVER - A charter plane built by Canada&#39;s Bombardier crashed in Colorado Sunday, killing its pilot and co-pilot and injuring three other people, including the chairman of NBC Sports.
A council becomes the first in England to allocate secondary places by lottery prompting a debate over choice.
This might help explain why teenagers act like, well, teenagers.
Staples Inc. , the top U.S. office products retailer, on Tuesday reported a 26 percent jump in quarterly profit due to higher sales of furniture, back-to-school supplies and a strong performance in Europe.
A major UK study of genetically modified plants finds no evidence that they harm the environment.
Recent NATO action can be seen more as a last-ditch effort than a stepped-up, organized campaign.
Two firms that conducted Election Day exit polls for major news organizations reported Wednesday that they found a number of problems with the way the polls were carried out last year, resulting in estimates that overstated John Kerry's share of the vote.
La firma del Trattato europeo \u00c3\u00a8 una &#39;&#39;prova di lungimiranza politica&#39;&#39;. Lo ha detto Romano Prodi alla cerimonia della firma in Campidoglio. &#39;&#39;Oggi l&#39;Europa riafferma la sua originale forma di organizzazione
In the Cubs' 7-2 rout of the Nats on Monday, the Alfonso Soriano reminded his former team of what they no longer have -- the charisma, firepower and confidence of a superstar.
Prosecutors dropped a murder charge against a man who claimed to have lured drug dealers to his remote western Missouri cabin, killed them and spread their remains across the property.
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A U.S. Army medic and  self-described conscientious objector goes before a  court-martial in Germany on Tuesday for refusing to return to  Iraq with his unit.
ASIA/INDIA - 200 milioni di indiani soffrono la fame, il pi\u00c3\u00b9 alto numero di persone malnutrite di tutto il mondo, e la met\u00c3\u00a0 dei bambini sono sottopeso Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Secondo il III Rapporto Nazionale Sanitario sulla Famiglia, nonostante il bilancio economico positivo degli ultimi anni, ogni giorno circa 200 milioni di indiani vanno ancora a dormire affamati e quasi la met\u00c3\u00a0 dei bambini con m...
Comedian Cyril Fletcher, a regular on TV and radio shows such as That's Life and Does the Team Think?, dies at 91.
Iraq's government on Tuesday welcomed long-awaited testimony to Congress by the U.S. commander in Iraq and said it would have less need for foreign forces to carry out combat operations in the \
MySpace, the wildly popular online  teen hangout, said on Friday it will make its first move into  the digital music business by selling songs from nearly 3  million unsigned bands.
The U.S. International Trade Commission ordered a ban on Thursday of some imported cellphones with Qualcomm chips that infringe on a Broadcom patent.
Lo ha deciso la Giunta del Coni, vice Gigi Riva
One of Australia's most popular tourist trains derailed Tuesday in the remote Outback, but no one among the 82 people aboard was seriously hurt, a spokesman said.
At least four people drowned or were electrocuted over the weekend in the northwestern desert state of Rajasthan, bringing India's overall monsoon death toll to 177, officials said Monday.
NEW YORK/PHOENIX  - America Online, cable networks  and publishing are expected to lead 2005 revenue and profit  growth at parent Time Warner Inc._TWX.N, an executive said on  Tuesday.
Board chairman of the Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom , Alexei Miller, has signed an order to found the Gazpromneft company, the RIA-Novosti news agency reports.
In the Vermont town of  Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated  with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street,  welcoming visitors to the &quot;Home of the Simpsons.&quot;
Brett Favre tied the NFL's career record for touchdown passes with a 57-yard strike in the fourth quarter to help the Green Bay Packers stay unbeaten with a 31-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
IRAN yesterday froze sensitive nuclear work, including uranium enrichment, in a move likely to thwart United States efforts to report the Islamic state to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions.
A roadside bomb kills two pro-government tribal elders in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
President Bush bowed to pressure   from leading senators in his Republican party on Thursday,   revising a bill for interrogating terrorism suspects that   critics had said would allow abusive treatment.
A veteran weather forecaster was named the new director of the National Hurricane Center on Friday, filling the void left when his predecessor was removed after his comments about a satellite angered staffers.
Authorities and aid agencies in Sri Lanka are carrying out the relief effort using maps produced by a team of Britons.
Many European leaders gasped with relief on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook more towards Brussels.
Backdating to the Future Research In Motion today placed a 'preliminary' tag beside its Q2s, warning that the results could restated, subject to an audit of option grants, also announced today.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Sono 28 i poliziotti che potrebbero finire in carcere per i fatti di Genova durante il G8. Lo hanno chiesto i pubblici ministeri Enrico Zucca e Francesco Cardone Albini, in riferimento alla sanguinosa irruzione
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Although the Blue Jays didn&#39;t win the Matt Clement sweepstakes, Toronto fans will still see plenty of the right-handed pitcher at SkyDome.
The German teen who created the Sasser worm, has been hired by Securepoint, a computer security firm based in Lueneburg Germany. Eighteen year-old Sven Jaschan was responsible for infecting nearly 18 million
And according to their lawyer, Alwyn Griebenow, they might spill the beans on their British recruiter, who allegedly plotted a coup in Equatorial Guinea.
The U.S. Tennis Association is making a multimillion-dollar investment in The Tennis Channel in hopes of promoting the sport, The Associated Press learned Sunday.
Prominent bloggers are trading barbs over whether their fellow pundits have been far too optimistic or pessimistic about the economy.
What would you do if you were tasked with designing a new search engine? You have all the resources the world can offer and the certain knowledge that your project is so important to your employer that mountains
Nearly three weeks after the brawl that left an indelible scar on the NBA, five Indiana Pacers and five Pistons fans were charged Wednesday with misdemeanor assault and battery.
A Turkish Airlines employee armed with a gun was holding a female colleague hostage at the company's headquarters in Istanbul on Tuesday, a company spokeswoman told Reuters.
Atrazine, the second most widely used weedkiller in the country, is showing up in some streams and rivers at levels high enough to potentially harm amphibians, fish and aquatic ecosystems, according to the findings of an extensive Environmental Protection Agency database that has not been made...
Fannie Mae Chief Executive Franklin Raines will tell a US House panel the largest government- sponsored mortgage finance company ``strongly&#39;&#39; disagrees with a report by its regulator
Clothing retailer Limited Brands Inc. (LTD.N) on Thursday posted a sharply higher quarterly profit, lifted by a rise in sales at stores open at least a year.
Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for spearheading a satellite program that added weight to the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe.
The Israeli government was accelerating its settlement program Monday with plans to build hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, bolstered by a US softening of opposition to new construction projects.
RIDLEY PARK, Pa.  - President Bush defended his pursuit of a costly missile defense system on Tuesday and said those who oppose the idea do not understand the dangers the country faces in the 21st century.
MIAMI Aug. 29, 2004 - An already broiling Miami had even more sizzle on Sunday as MTV brought the annual party known as the Video Music Awards to the city for the first time in the awards&#39; 21-year history.
Giovane accusa barista 61enne, violentata in uno scantinato
Lawyers for Australia's recording industry branded the popular Kazaa computer file-swapping network \
Daniel Cabrera pitched 7 1/3 strong innings to help the Baltimore Orioles mark their return to Camden Yards after a two-week road trip with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the American League Monday.
The little town of Nowra in New South Wales will be keeping a night-time vigil as their favourite footballing son stands between Manchester United and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
One hundred twenty-two levees from Maryland to California are at risk of failing, according to a list released Thursday by the Army Corps of Engineers.
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, calls for tighter controls on immigration.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 10 -- A reputed cocaine kingpin who is on the FBI's Most Wanted list was captured Monday in an army operation that government officials hailed as a major blow against drug trafficking in this Andean country.
The kingdom is placing Saudis in jobs traditionally held by foreigners, betting that greater economic opportunities will counter the rising militancy challenging the royal family.
Members of the United Automobile Workers approved a four-year contract with Chrysler, clearing the way for talks to accelerate at Ford.
Mindy Roberts watches as two scientists draw water samples into a long, clear tube while a 25-gallon aquarium is lowered upside down onto the bottom of an inlet in Puget Sound.
The software giant quietly raised the curtain for its MSN Music Web site, which offers song downloads for 99 cents. The store also has a home in Windows Media Player 10, which is slated to launch on Thursday.
The New York Yankees donated $1 million on Wednesday to a fund to aid the healing process at Virginia Tech following the mass killings last month.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother Gothabaya, who is also the island's defense secretary, narrowly escaped a suspected suicide bomb attack in the island's capital on Friday, officials said.
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NEW YORK -- Another August sweep of the Boston Red Sox put the New York Yankees in prime position for a September playoff run. Chien-Ming Wang took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Robinson Cano homered twice off Curt Schilling and the Yankees beat Boston 5-0 Thursday for their third straight...
SAN FRANCISCO -- John Walker Lindh asked President Bush on Tuesday to commute his 20-year prison sentence for aiding the Taliban. His lawyer, James Brosnahan, said Lindh was a young man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
By MATTHEW BARAKAT ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A section of the obsolete Woodrow Wilson Bridge was brought down early Tuesday, the planned demolition set in motion by a longtime commuter who won a contest for the honor.
AFC Enterprises Inc. Monday said it agreed to sell its Church&#39;s Chicken brand to a private investment firm for $390 million. Atlanta-based AFC, which also franchises and operates Popeyes Chicken &amp; Biscuits
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TOKYO  - Japan's economy shrank 0.1 per cent during the quarter ended Dec. 31, the government said Wednesday, as numbers were revised to show three straight quarters of contraction.
Did a Pentagon analyst pass secrets to an Israeli lobby group?
Two babies have been left in a controversial &quot;baby hatch&quot; for unwanted newborns at a Japanese hospital over the past week, bringing to three the number of children left there since it opened in May, media said on Sunday.
French police arrest nine on a housing estate near Paris where two policemen were beaten up.
As if to deny it is not over until the fat lady sings, there is not an extra ounce on the US soccer team. But as they sang the anthem, we came to realize that it is over, and it is gold, and it is too bad.
The Cowboys finally got the big, come-from-behind victory that had been so elusive this season, snatching a 13-10 win away from division rival Washington Redskins in the final seconds of Sunday&#39;s game.
Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis apparently hasn&#39;t come through on a jersey-number deal he made with former teammate Ifeanyi Ohalete, who filed a complaint in Maryland District Court.
Germany's opposition leader gave her backing to a senior aide in a dispute over payments he received from his former employer, a utility company.
Singolare protesta dei ciclisti alla seconda tappa del Giro di Grosseto. Il gruppo ha ritenuto tropp...
THE Institute of Directors is to lobby government to recruit more teachers and reduce classroom sizes to improve education standards.
Three lawmakers launch bids to lead Japan's ruling party, kicking off the race to succeed PM Junichiro Koizumi.
Major powers made progress on Thursday on agreeing on new sanctions on Iran and hope to have their U.N. ambassadors begin drafting a formal U.N. Security Council resolution next week, a senior U.S. official said.
Now that Donald Norman and Lab readers have analyzed the water faucets in the office building of the future, let us contemplate an even more important topic: the elevators. Dr. Norman, the Northwestern cognitive scientist and illustrious techno-critic, had no trouble dealing with the elevators in the New York Times new headquarters, but that's because [...].
The Spanish government approved a bill to legalise homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same-sex marriages -- but the move sparked fury within a still influential ...
The largest insurance brokerage company in the U.S. was accused of taking payoffs from insurance companies to send them clients.
The US civilian who formerly governed Iraq after the coalition invasion says the United States did not have enough troops there. Paul Bremer, administrator for the US-led occupation government until the handover
The new TV network from the founders of Digg will be unveiled tonight. We
The U.S. military is expected to charge at least five U.S. Marines in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and the charges could include murder, defense officials said on Wednesday.
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BAGHDAD A senior aide to the rebel Iraqi cleric Moktada al-Sadr was released from US detention on Thursday, said an aide to Sadr, Sheik Mahmoud Sudani.
New-found documents suggest that US President George W. Bush received favorable treatment during his time in the National Guard, media reports said Thursday.
German police detained 10 neo-Nazis on Saturday before a march marking the anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess.
No longer behind bars, a British citizen who spent 20 years on Ohio's death row was set to complete his long journey home Tuesday.
 roll-out puts Boeing in Europe's slipstream
Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early on Wednesday after a late-night deal with the al Qaeda-inspired group that kidnapped him in March.
There are four states holding presidential primaries on March 4, with 370 Democratic and 256 Republican delegates up for grabs.
A group that includes former Formula One champion Nigel Mansell said Thursday it had reached a deal with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to promote the race.
Authorities cancelled all horse races in four Australian states on Saturday after the country&#39;s first outbreak of equine influenza, which has set off fears of massive financial losses.
An Arabic language television station broadcast video Monday showing three hooded gunmen threatening to behead a Turkish hostage within three days unless the Americans release all Iraqi prisoners and all Turks leave Iraq.
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U.S. President George W. Bush said on Sunday the United Nations should grant independence quickly to the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, and if Russia continued to block it then the West would act.
The governing body of men's tennis has dismissed suggestions that corruption is rife in the sport after Belgian Gilles Elseneer said he was offered 100,000 euros ($141,600) to throw a first-round Wimbledon match in 2005.
Faced with &quot;significant&quot; challenges to its new military transport plane, aeronautical and defence group EADS has announced an &quot;action plan&quot; in an attempt to stick to its delivery timetable.
He's well into his 80s now, but the work continues for avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas. His latest project: Producing one film each day in 2007, blending new footage with his enormous archive of film shot during the heyday of the underground New York art scene. A Wired News interview by Jason Silverman.
Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter of Austria has announced his retirement from competitive skiing. Eberharter told reporters in Vienna that 20 years of the sport is enough for him.
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice said yesterday it is still unclear whether Iraq attempted to procure tens of thousands of aluminum tubes for a nuclear weapons program or a conventional
THE administration of US President George W Bush will agree to write off the $US4.1 billion ($5.4 billion) worth of debt Iraq racked up during the regime of Saddam Hussein.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The founding pastor of a second Colorado church has resigned over gay sex allegations, just weeks after the evangelical community was shaken by the scandal surrounding megachurch leader Ted Haggard.
The dollar moved in narrow ranges against the yen on Monday as option-related and exporter selling capped the U.S. currency and traders awaited the Bank of Japan's key corporate sentiment survey.
A Pakistani man arrested while videotaping the city's skyline pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal court to six nonterrorism-related charges.
Prima della partenza per Palermo, dove domani si gioca l'anticipo delle ore 18, il Livorno di Camole...
Police should only be allowed to keep the DNA of people convicted of a crime, a UK bioethics group says.
Kobe Bryant scores 27 points and the United States cruises into the semifinals of the FIBA Americas tournament as the No. 1 seed by beating Argentina, 91-76.
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The Minnesota Twins insisted they were a far better team than the one steamrolled out of last year's division series by the New York Yankees. And they might have been.
The chairman of Kenya&#39;s Anti-Corruption Advisory Board has resigned, accusing President Mwai Kibaki of interfering in the board&#39;s work.
South African prosecutors bring corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, leader of the governing ANC party.
Russia began counting the cost on Saturday at the end of siege of a school captured by Chechen gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast
Pianist Bill Charlap, who performed with his trio at Dizzy\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Club Coca-Cola on Tuesday, seems less interested in stylistic eras of jazz than its ever-relevant ideal of melody and efficacy.
The state of California has warned residents that their personal data may have been stolen from computers at the University of California, Berkeley, after a database used by researchers there was compromised by hackers.
As automated trading bombards equities markets, the networks connecting U.S. market centers are being tested by overwhelming volume.
Intel by any other name A shadowy organization called Larrabee Development Group has set a most ambitious goal: unseating AMD/ATI and Nvidia as the largest producers of high-end graphics chips. And it might just succeed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has described the current situation in Iraq as \
Two federal police agents were discovered wounded but alive on Friday near Cancun, a day after nine other people in the area were found slain in what appeared to be drug-related violence.
A Norwegian real estate investor tired of glowing but inaccurate property advertisements opted for blunt honesty in offering an apartment for sale.
Sophos attributed the US&#39;s ranking to the prevalence of high-capacity broadband Internet connections there. Small offices and home users with such connections are attractive targets that increasingly
I'm sorry to see that my blog entry on recent controversies over freedom turned into a thread about TiVo. But since TiVo seems to be such a hot button, I would like to address that issue directly. I made the point in the discussion that TiVo did not license its hardware under the GPL (duh, GPL is a software license, after all), or even a GPL-like license.  So all the fuss about what rights you have with respect to TiVo hardware is nonsense.  Sure, you have the right to modify the hardware because you bought it.  But you will void your warranty, and TiVo is under no obligation to provide you with the schematic, BIOS, or anything else to make it easy to modify the hardware.  Having said that, let's cut through all the posturing about what rights we have, and get to the real issue here, which is what motivated TiVo to use a digital signature, and what would motivate people to modify the TiVo software and run the modified version on a TiVo box.
Alcoa Inc. AA.N, the world's biggest  aluminum producer, posted only slightly better quarterly  earnings  on Thursday, as higher metal prices were offset by  sky-rocketing costs of labor disruptions and damage from  Hurricane Ivan.
The European Union ended two years of limbo at the weekend by agreeing new guidelines for the 27-member club&#39;s future and throwing off the shackles of the failed constitution.
HSBC (0005.HK) will receive  T$47.5 billion ($1.5 billion) in Taiwan government funds and  make a major cash infusion to rescue the failed Chinese Bank,  in the latest Taiwan acquisition by a major foreign bank.
The scandal-hit former head of the Organisation of American States is arrested in his native Costa Rica.
The economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter _ a pace slightly better than in the spring but not as strong as many analysts expected.
The government is considering a reduction in the current number of  district councils from 26 to seven.
Oslo - Per rubare due capolavori di Munch, Il grido e la Madonna, non hanno esitato ad usare le armi. I banditi, due, pistola in pugno e mascherati, fotografati casualmente da un turista, hanno fatto irruzione
Apple has taken the online movie rental business to a new level by signing deals that enable iTunes to offer first-run films.
An Italian man who has broken out of a string of prisons escapes from jail in northern Italy in his fourth escape.
BRUSSELS/PRISTINA, Serbia  - Seeking to raise pressure on Russia, the European Union said on Thursday it could withdraw the issue of Kosovo's final status from the U.N. Security Council if Moscow does not accept a resolution soon.
Fifa unanimously agrees to drop the World Cup rotation from 2018.
The Sporting News - 1. Neither starting pitchers -- Boston's Jon Lester and Colorado's Aaron Cook -- have started a postseason game in the majors. Whoever can conquer his nerves gives his team the best shot at winning. Given that Lester will be pitching with a 3-0 series lead and staff ace Josh Beckett is in line for a Game 5 start, if necessary, Lester has more reasons to relax and let it go.
Deepa Mehta's Water loses out to The Lives of Others in the best foreign film category at the Oscars.
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The Protestant extremist who triggered a dramatic evacuation of the Northern Ireland Assembly was charged Saturday with attempting to murder five people, including Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness.
Wall or no wall, eastern Germany's best and brightest still want to get out. Since 1991, the first full year of Germany unity, 2 million people have migrated to the economically sounder west of Germany and ...
The wife of British hostage Kenneth Bigley has begged his captors to show mercy and set him free. Sombat, who has been married to the civil engineer for seven years, said he is an ordinary, hard-working family man.
This is a boomtown, but it is also scattered with signs of bust &#151; namely, homeless people. And the city is taking a hard line against them.
The White House is stalling on unveiling its economics plan. Smart move.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that President Bush sent a \
An international conference aimed at supporting the Iraqi political process begins in Egypt.
Security experts have spotted the first attempts to create an Internet worm that propagates using instant messages and exploits a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft software.
Channel bids to win back trust from viewers following the spate of recent 'TV fakery' scandals.
OTTAWA (CP) - Hydro-Quebec had the right to cut power at the home of clients who refused to pay the utility money from another building they own, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.
(CBS/AP) Defying a key demand set by 35 nations, Iran announced Tuesday that it has started converting raw uranium into the gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Northern rivers are pouring more fresh water into the Arctic Ocean, UK researchers say.
Procter & Gamble Co. is near a deal to  buy Gillette Co. for more than $54 billion in stock, creating a  dominant consumer products manufacturer with unprecedented sway  over retailers, sources familiar with the situation said on  Thursday.
Top US officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country&#39;s worsening violence.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been attacked at a north London railway station.
Emerald Isle gets IPTV Italian media magnate Silvio Scaglia is to set up the international headquarters of his new internet broadcasting service in Dublin.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a 120 billion dollar Iraq war budget, after Democrats reluctantly agreed to President George W. Bush&#39;s demands to strip it of troop withdrawal dates.
Stocks rose on Tuesday after forecast-topping earnings from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  calmed investors' fears about the recent credit turmoil as investors anticipated an interest rate cut.
John Kerry will have lunch at one of former president John F. Kennedy's favorite restaurants. The superstitious Democratic presidential candidate, who is clinging to his lucky charms, is hoping fate finds him a new home in the White House.
Indonesia's former president Suharto has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator, doctors said, while the Vice President had been summoned to his bedside to witness the 86-year-old's death.
The first TB vaccine to be developed in more than eighty years has passed safety trials in the UK.
The handful of grain Abiye Omar clutches in her skinny hand has traveled a long way from the fertile fields of midwestern America to this desolate Somali seaside town.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair  kindled speculation he was running to be the first president of  the European Union by praising the bloc in a speech in Paris as  France prepares to oversee the appointment process.
Five new bluetongue cases prompt the extension of control zones in East Sussex and East Anglia.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro was detained Saturday at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport, according to a spokeswoman for the country's U.N. mission.
US-led war crimes investigators in Iraq yesterday unearthed a mass grave containing the bodies of men, women and children they hope will provide evidence to help convict Saddam Hussein of human rights atrocities.
Even before he stepped on the mound in Toronto, rookie Ian Kennedy was thinking about his first trip to Fenway Park with the New York Yankees.
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said it had taken hostage a Japanese man in Iraq and gave the Japanese government 48 hours to withdraw its forces from the country, Al Jazeera television said on Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Agriculture products company  Monsanto Co. MON.N on Monday said it will buy vegetable and  fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion from a  private equity firm to capitalize on the trend toward healthier  eating and enhance its seed portfolio.
More and more Americans are waking up Christmas morning to find Santa&#39;s presents nestled under the plastic branches of an artificial tree.
Arts & entertainment: Radio 3 DJ pleads guilty to drink-driving and breaching an order banning him from approaching his ex-girlfriend.
South Africa&#39;s justice ministry on Monday began studying a request from Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher who has been charged with bankrolling an alleged coup plot to topple the government in Malabo.
South Korea's first woman prime minister announced on Monday that she would stand in December's presidential election, seeking to represent left-leaning forces.
A PROPOSAL to settle a lawsuit brought last year by PeopleSoft shareholders has failed to clear court, after a judge found it unfairly cut off their right to sue over the company&#39;s resistance to a takeover by Oracle.
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Citigroup plans to eliminate about 1,000 jobs at its corporate and investment bank, according to a person close to the company, the latest signal that the company is placing a renewed emphasis on cutting costs and bolstering shareholder returns.
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The new card transfers at 4MB per second, with capacity to hold thousands of images.
The Giants have not announced whether first-round pick Aaron Ross would supplant either Sam Madison or Corey Webster at corner back when the Giants play at Washington on Sunday.
CAIRO, Egypt There&#39;s been a call for the release of the CARE International director in Iraq, Margaret Hassan, and it purportedly comes from the terrorist group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (AH&#39;-boo MOO&#39;-sahb zahr-KOW&#39;-ee).
YIWU, China - For more than three years, Khaled Rasheed and his family spent the nights huddled in fear as bombs exploded near their home in Baghdad. Like generations of would-be emigrants before him, he dreamed of a better life elsewhere. But where?
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U.S. and Iraqi troops backed by attack aircraft clashed with suspected Shiite militiamen before dawn Thursday in Baghdad, bombing houses and battling more than a dozen snipers on rooftops. Residents and police said at least 14 people were killed.
MONDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- If you couldn't get enough of sweets when you were young, chances are your child will share your palate's passion.
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InfoWorld - Yahoo continued its pursuit of online ad rivals with a $300 million purchase of private online advertising firm BlueLithium, the Internet giant announced Wednesday.
A disorderly intoxication charge against David Faustino was dropped, but the man who played Bud Bundy on \
Guinea's army chief partially lifts the curfew allowing people to go out between midday and 1800.
Symantec issued an alert after exploit code was posted to the Securityfocus Web site. The alert raised the urgency and severity of an earlier warning about the security holes in ARCServe Backup versions 9.01 through 11.5 SP1, as well as CA's Business Protection Suite software.
Pigeon lovers are set to take London Mayor Ken Livingstone to court to force him to let them continue feeding the birds he calls \
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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying voter ID laws hurt the elderly but aren't a problem for minorities because they often die before old age.
Al Gore, who was criticized for high electric bills at his Tennessee mansion, has completed a host of improvements to make the home more energy efficient, and a building-industry group has praised the house as one of the nation's most environmentally friendly.
Swedes worship crayfish, holding large parties every summer to celebrate the little red shellfish in a feast that is as important for its rituals as its gastronomic delight.
NAJAF, Iraq  - Fighters loyal to Iraqi cleric  Moqtada al-Sadr clashed sporadically with U.S. troops in Najaf  Saturday after talks with religious authorities to end a siege  at the city's holiest shrine ran into difficulties.
Though U.S. consumers spent the weekend setting records at brick-and-mortar stores for Black Friday, they returned to work on Monday to set \
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne tells of his struggle with a burglar who escaped with jewellery from his mansion.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N on Monday  issued its first formal profit warning in almost a decade,  citing higher marketing spending and raw-material costs,  sending its shares down 11 percent to a four-year low.
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Ford will inject \u00c2\u00a3534m into Jaguar, after the UK car maker had to cover a writedown on its investments following a drop in production.
FOLLOWING Ranbaxy Laboratories&#39; decision to withdraw all its anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs from the World Health Organisation (WHO) list, the Health Ministry is concerned about this development and is likely to ask the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI
Suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, Japan is in the midst of a growing craze for Indian education.
Ronald Reagan, in his 1988 State of the Union address to Congress, hefted a 1,000-page, 14-pound spending bill and warned lawmakers against sending him more \
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The United States will ask Israel to make \
George Clooney and a companion were injured on Friday when their motorcycle collided with a car on a narrow road across the Hudson River from New York City.  Clooney suffered a broken rib and scrapes while his passenger, Sarah Larson, broke he...
Democrat Joe Biden charged Tuesday that President Bush's policies in Iraq are designed to confuse voters and ensure that a chaotic end to the war is delayed until after he leaves office.
The candidates in Ukraine \u00e2\u0080\u0099s disputed presidential election, after mediations that lasted nearly three hours Friday, agreed to set up a working group for further talks and declared the official poll results, which handed victory to pro-Moscow Prime
\u00e2\u0080\u009cWe were saddened to hear of the death of Christopher Reeve. He has been such an effective advocate of stem cell research, as well as being an extremely courageous individual who never lost hope that the
Washington University researchers are the first to grow a common cause of diarrhea, vomiting and other stomach problems in a lab, a move that a North Carolina expert said could speed along development of a vaccine, the university said Monday.
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Saturday that it would continue its nuclear program but provide &quot;guarantees&quot; not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington that the United States cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran&#39;s help.
A minor league hockey player sitting in the stands was suspended after dropping his pants to fans in the crowd.
Belarus began implementing a project on preventive measures and AIDS treatment in the republic that is financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, aided by robust sales of televisions and computer games.
Women are being filtered out of   high-level science, math and engineering jobs in the United   States, and there is no good reason for it, according to a   National Academies report released on Monday.
Bill and Jean Lane are using a well-established open space conservation  tool in a new way that they hope others may pick up.  Bill Lane, the former publisher of Sunset Magazine and former  U.S.
An Australian soldier opened fire on a group of East Timorese attacking him with steel arrows on Friday, killing one of the youths and critically wounding two, government and hospital officials said.
Israel's PM appears to come close to admitting it has nuclear arms, but officials deny a change of policy.
Blackburn Rovers coach Graeme Souness told his players he is quitting the Premiership soccer club, fueling speculation that he&#39;s set to join Newcastle United, Sky Sports reported, without saying where it got the information.
As we bid adieu to 2007 and prepare to enter the new year, AOL is also saying goodbye to memories: the company has finally killed off the Netscape Web browser - or what was left of it, anyway.
Pen Hadow, who's preparing for a months-long trek across the Arctic, speaks on climate change, how technology has changed the life of an explorer, and the dangers of swimming with bears.
Two prominent lawmakers call a controversial program that assigns risk scores to international travelers secret and unlawful. The Bush administration disagrees, saying it's talked about the program repeatedly. In 27B Stroke 6.
WASHINGTON  - US Treasury Secretary John Snow said a strong dollar is the &quot;rock solid foundation&quot; of US policy, but its value is best set in open currency markets.
A leading Democratic lawmaker lashed out at the former leaders of Germany and France, calling former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder a `political prostitute.'
A union leader at Alitalia says for the first time that he may consider job losses to help secure the future of the troubled Italian carrier.
Mobile operator expands roaming price cuts for regular voice services--but not data--across Europe.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Pirates Who Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.
REAL, Philippines  - Flood waters receded in the  northern Philippines on Friday in the wake of a typhoon, but  thousands of people remained cut off from help, hungry and at  risk of disease after a week of severe flooding.
French police ended their practice Sunday of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers&#39; luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly ending up on a flight out of Paris&#39; Charles de Gaulle airport.
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Iran fiercely denies executing juvenile criminals or stoning people to death.
To reorganize its digital camera product line, Kodak hired anthropologists and other social scientists to study how people used cameras.
A team of Japanese scientists have found a gene closely linked to nicotine addiction, which could lead to more effective ways for smokers to kick the habit, a Japanese daily said on Wednesday.
Bank of England policymakers voted 9-0 to cut UK interest rates to 5.5% earlier this month, minutes show.
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - When Rod Stewart and Clive Davis  decided to inaugurate the singer's J Records deal with a  collection of gems from the Great American Songbook, did you  ever imagine that repertoire would become a franchise for the  British rocker? Now Stewart's third such album in three years  is on the verge of being his first No. 1 album in 25 years.
Despite a fall in sales of up to 40% Bernard Matthews - at the centre of a bird flu crisis - pledges to bounce back.
TIGER Woods will lock horns with the man who replaced him as world No. 1 when he plays his first tournament as a married man in the US PGA Tour Championship starting in Florida tomorrow.
Microsoft Corp. finally debuted its own Web search technology on Thursday, hoping to challenge Google Inc.'s long dominance of the field with results tailored to a user's location and answers from its Encarta encyclopedia.
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A Hawaiian company specializing in streaming video claims to have developed a $50 software emulator that allows a Windows PC to run Apple Computer&#39;s Mac OS X. Maui X-Stream on Tuesday announced CherryOS, a virtual PC that mimics the hardware of a G4 Mac.
In 1999, students at the University of California Irvine agreed to pay extra money to start a baseball program. Eight years later, the team is trying to make it to the College World Series.
Mistrustful of North Korea and its willingness to keep promises, Vice President Cheney worked hard in President Bush's first term to prevent talks aimed at halting that country's push to develop a nuclear bomb. At one point three years ago, he even bypassed the State Department to intervene in...
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Microsoft today made new versions of its dominant desktop programs, Windows and Office, available to business customers.
While crows have a reputation for being clever birds, research now suggests they could be as intelligent as great apes.
Sen. Joe Lieberman's primary defeat Tuesday night came at the hands of Democratic voters angry over the war in Iraq and demanding that lawmakers stand up to President Bush rather than stand with him.
MAE SOT, Thailand  - Simmering civil war, fake drugs and a non-existent health service in Myanmar are creating the perfect breeding ground for new, drug-resistant strains of killer diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark  -- Eight men with alleged links to leading senior al-Qaida terrorists were arrested in the heart of Denmark on Tuesday, the country's intelligence service said, claiming to have thwarted a bomb plot.
ABU DHABI - Opec vowed yesterday to do what it can to deflate record high oil prices that have soared above $53 a barrel, and top exporter Saudi Arabia promised to keep the world supplied with as much oil as it needs.
An elderly driver ran off the highway and was trapped and injured in her overturned car for nearly two days before a trooper saw skid marks and found her.
She won early and often, and often by overwhelming margins. She won on four continents &#151; in Australia, Sweden and Japan and in six of the 50 United States. She won a major, the most money and a remarkable 10 times in just 20 starts worldwide.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. Sept. 8, 2004 - Hurricane-ravaged Florida struggled to replenish its fuel supply and keep emergency distribution centers stocked with basic supplies Wednesday as millions of hot and weary
European ministers are to discuss the death of the former Russian agent, Alexander Litvinenko.
As a devout Muslim, Celal Hasnalcaci believes women should cover their hair and dress modestly, as the Koran teaches. As
The man responsible for selling portions of Microsoft&#39;s (Quote, Chart) Windows NT and 2000 source code earlier this year was charged with one count of unlawfully distributing a trade secret by the US Attorney&#39;s Office in Manhattan Tuesday.
A UN official who branded the United States &quot;stingy&quot; with aid backed down yesterday as the Bush administration more than doubled its contribution to nations devastated by Sunday&#39;s tsunamis.
A homeless man arrested in the city's biggest fire in a decade will not be sent to prison. Under an agreement with prosecutors, Leszek Kuczera admitted to no crime in the 10-alarm blaze at a historic warehouse complex in Brooklyn. He will go to an alcohol-treatment program for about eight months.
Tony Blair meets Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to talk about Turkey entering the EU.
U.S. stocks rose slightly after the open on Wednesday on news computer maker Dell Inc.  reported better-than-expected preliminary earnings, boosting technology shares.
United Nations forces move in to one of the most violent slums in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.
GAZA, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- At least three people were killed and 12 others wounded in a blast ripping through the home of a senior Hamas militant in Gaza early Wednesday, hospital sources said.
The U.S. budget deficit will balloon  to $2.29 trillion over the next decade, congressional analysts  said on Tuesday, a worse outlook than previously forecast and  one likely to stir election-year debate about President Bush's  economic policies.
South Africa scrapped a planned meeting with prosecutors from Malabo seeking to question Mark Thatcher about his alleged involvement in a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
A record producer has sued rappers 50 Cent and Lil' Kim and two record companies for $2 million, claiming they failed to pay him royalties on a song that sold 2 million copies.
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the National Football League&#39;s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is apparently preparing a new takeover offer for English soccer powerhouse Manchester United.
Prince Harry will definitely not apologise to the paparazzi photographer over their scuffle outside a nightclub, the communications secretary to The Prince of Wales said today.
LONDON, September 9 (New Ratings) - Santander Central Hispano (BSD2.FSE) has indicated that it is selling a 2.51% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, in an attempt to seek regulatory approval to acquire UK\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Abbey National Plc.
Serena Williams set up a potential quarter-final meeting with fellow American Jennifer Capriati at the US Open by brushing aside Swiss seed Patty Schnyder.
German police detain 110 people at a march to mark the death of Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess.
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Despite the Golden Globe Awards being reduced from a swanky dinner party to a no-frills news conference because of the writers' strike, gift suites remain in full swag.
The United States military has indicated that it will wind down its relief operations in tsunami-hit Indonesia towards the end of February, Malaysia's Defence Minister Najib Razak said.
Bill Parcells sounded like himself again on Wednesday \u00c2\u0097 the Jersey guy with a street-corner philosophy who softens his sarcasm with a smile.
A standoff between rival Palestinian factions shut down a West Bank university on Monday, reflecting the growing state of chaos plaguing the Palestinian territories.
Police in St Petersburg find explosives, detonators and a gun in a city cinema closed for repairs.
The Burmese junta has sacked Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and arrested him on corruption charges after a purge of the military intelligence headquarters in Rangoon.
At least 18 people were wounded in bomb attacks on two mosques in western India today, sparking clashes in which six policemen were hurt by an angry mob, police said.
Distraught survivors  searched piles of bodies for the faces of their loved ones in  the central Philippines on Saturday after landslides triggered  by Typhoon Durian left hundreds dead.
com. If the Braves sweep their doubleheader against the Mets at Turner Field on Tuesday, Braves manager Bobby Cox will become the ninth manager in history to record 2,000 career wins.
NEO-NAZI parties made sweeping gains in vital regional elections in Germany last night to further tarnish the country\u00e2\u0080\u0099s image and plunge Chancellor Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der\u00e2\u0080\u0099s ruling coalition party into fresh crisis.
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A man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing is due to go on trial in Northern Ireland.
Armed attackers have seized a school in town in southern Russia, and Russia&#39;s ITAR-TASS news agency says about 400 people, including 200 children, are being held.
Leading shares closed higher as gains among Wall Street technology issues added to sentiment already buoyed by Johnson Matthey's reassuring trading update.
Afghan troops have foiled an attempt to blow up a fuel truck in the city of Kandahar in what the governor says could have been a &quot;catastrophic&quot; attack to disrupt a landmark election.
Lost in Notre Dame&#39;s disappointing 20-17 loss to Brigham Young last week was the surprise start of sophomore Tom Zbikowski at strong safety.
The first minister concedes that job cuts are inevitable in efforts to cut public sector costs in Scotland.
An experiment started two weeks ago by Google to leverage its Talk application as a way of sharing news feeds from Google Reader, has been met with some derision. What may be more surprising, though, is the company's response.
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Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was set to hold talks with his British counterpart Tony Blair including on strengthening trade ties, energy policy and resolving the Iran nuclear crisis.
The Dallas Cowboys are taking their distinctive hole-in-the-roof design with them to their $1 billion new stadium.
'Radar' tracks usage, limits calls, and alerts parents to possible danger.
A few diabetics have been able to give up their daily insulin shots after getting transplants of pancreas cells, according to the broadest study of this experimental treatment. But for most patients, the results fell short of the cure researchers have been seeking.
Despite the losing record, there is plenty of optimism surrounding the Bentley College men's hockey team.
The Boston public school system won the nation's largest prize in public education Tuesday, earning $500,000 in college scholarships for making steady gains in the classroom.
Close on the heels of the&#160;appreciation of the Indian rupee against the dollar, Indian outsourcing companies are grappling with a new problem -- uncertainty among U.S. companies about a recession has made these companies delay finalizing their IT budgets.As a result many large deals between U.S. clients and Indian outsourcers will not be finalized in the first half of this year, said Sudin Apte, senior analyst and country head for India at Forrester Research.Business will however pick up for Indian outsourcers by the fourth quarter, particularly if the U.S. economy is in mild recession, Apte said.&quot;Our experience is that if the IT budgets of U.S. customers are marginally impacted in a recession, then there is an increase in business offshore, to cut costs,&quot; Apte said. If the cuts are too large, whole projects can however get canned, he warned.The U.S. is the largest market for Indian outsourcers.&quot;We believe that the recessionary nature of today&#39;s economic climate will promote the adoption of increased outsourcing,&quot; said Siddharth Pai, a partner at outsourcing consultancy firm, Technology Partners International Inc. (TPI) in Houston, Texas.TPI does not as yet see a cut in either discretionary or non-discretionary spending on IT by companies.Forrester said Monday that the IT services and outsourcing market will increase by 4 percent this year to $162 billion from a growth rate of 6 percent a year earlier.&#160;The research firm forecast slowing growth this year&#160;for purchases of IT products and services in the U.S.National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom), a trade organization in Delhi, however remains optimistic about the growth of India&#39;s outsourcing industry. The industry is optimistic of achieving its target of $60 billion in software and services exports by March, 2010, the association said Monday.In the fiscal year to March 31, the industry expects export revenues of $40.3 billion, up by 29 percent from export revenue in the previous year.Problems for India&#39;s outsourcing industry could get however compounded as its customers abroad have seen a drop in overall satisfaction and a drop in value for money from offshore outsourcing to India, according to a Forrester survey. India is still preferred as an offshore destination because it is the only country where foreign companies can&#160;hire staff in the thousands, Apte said.
By Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Jan. 31--Silicone-gel breast implants are back.
Max McGee, the free-spirited Green Bay Packers receiver who became part of Super Bowl lore after a night on the town, died when he fell while clearing leaves from the roof of his home. He was 75.
The tech move upward was led by Intel, which rose by 1.3 percent after announcing its longtime president and COO would move up to CEO next May.
By James Lyons and Andrew Woodcock, PA Political Correspondents. President George Bush and Tony Blair tonight vowed to make a renewed push for Middle East peace following the death of Yasser Arafat.
THE US Government has moved for the first time to block unsolicited circulation on the Internet of spyware, a type of software that can inundate web users with pop-up ads, secretly take control of their computers and spy on their online activities.
The desperate corporations that will do anything to unload unwanted subsidiaries.
Israel is likely to pull back its  troops from several West Bank cities within days, Defense  Minister Shaul Mofaz said Sunday, in a further sign of  cooperation with a new Palestinian leadership.
Jermain Defoe's controversial penalty earns Tottenham a narrow victory over Portsmouth.
By Eric Curl, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  May 31--The Rincon City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Tuesday  night establishing fines for violating set water-usage restrictions.
Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan early next year unless NATO sends in significant reinforcements, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as foot-dragging by allies.
P&aacute;draic Brady is back today with the latest installment (part 5!) of his look at complex views in the Zend Framework. This time, her focuses on something called the Two-Step Pattern - a pattern similar to the Layouts pattern.   Part 5 of our series takes a small time-out from approaching a Composite View solution to reusable Views to take a peek at a simpler approach useful for simpler types of web applications. As we've discussed previously Composite Views allow the nesting of reusable View elements, effectively building a View based on a hierarchy of Views. But often there are simpler solutions to simpler problems. One such solution is the Two-Step View pattern, sometimes called Layouts if implemented in a specific way (as we do below!).   He gives the example of a simple website that needs a header and footer on every page. Rather than having to duplicate the header/footer calls across all of the pages, the Layout (Step-Two) pattern defines a single template that contains the header and footer but also uses a \
Cell phone giant Vodafone Group sought on Wednesday to restore faith in its phones as it unveiled plans for 10 new third-generation (3G) handsets for Christmas to help shore up its struggling Japanese unit.
U.S. soldiers fought with suspected insurgents using a building as a safe house in Ramadi on Tuesday, killing one Iraqi man and five females, ranging in age from an infant to teenagers, the U.S. military said.
Russia is to allocate 2bn dollars to reduce prices of medicines within the framework of the implementation of the monetary benefits programme, [Russian] President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with representatives of India&#39;s business circles in
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From Africa to Russia, from Peru to China, mining companies face a problem: the workers who haul up the earth's riches are coming down with AIDS, and it is hampering operations at a time of booming demand for minerals.
DaimlerChrysler AG DCX.N  DCXGn.DE said on Thursday the U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has opened a probe into the automaker's compliance  with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which includes  anti-bribery provisions.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Hunger stalked some  tsunami survivors in outlying villages of Indonesia on Thursday  as the death toll from the Indian Ocean disaster soared above  226,000.
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Gunmen fire several shots into a taxi they had just got out of in the mainly loyalist Shankill area of west Belfast.
Some 28 people are arrested in a global operation against a website allegedly involved in identity fraud.
Version 8 of Microsoft Works, the company's low-cost productivity suite, has been released and will ship this month. Works includes a word processor, spreadsheet and database applications, along with e-mail tools. The new release adds an improved calendar, PowerPoint viewer and a new stand-alone dictionary. Works 8 will retail for $49.95 USD, with a $10 rebate available to some customers. But Microsoft's academic version of Office remains a better deal for most households.
Russian officials remain baffled after examining the black boxes from Tuesday's mystery double air crash.
DETROIT - For the last year and a half, industry observers have speculated about Kmart Holding Corp. chairman Edward Lampert&#39;s plans since the troubled retailer emerged from bankruptcy.
In Kevin Dyches' mind, the future is yellow. Dyna-Tek Industries, a company Kevin and his wife, Sandra, bought five years ago, has developed synthetic urine for the research industry.
Russian investigators labored yesterday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jetliners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading
Hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers have to retake their promotion exams after mistakes by examiners.
SCHWERIN, Germany  - A far-right anti-foreigner   party has embarrassed German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a   regional election in her home state and delivered a wake-up   call to her 10-month-old government.
Pushed by higher energy prices, US consumer prices rose in October, the Labor Department said today. The seasonally adjusted consumer price index rose 0.6 percent in October, the largest gain since May.
As rapper Prodigy prepares to begin  a three-and-a-half-year prison term for illegal gun possession,  he is using a creative marketing approach for his new solo  album, \
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By DANIEL LOVERING Associated Press Writer BANGKOK, Thailand . The African elephant has a new line of defense against poachers after a global wildlife conference approved measures aimed at wiping out the continent&#39;s illegal ivory trade.
The Bush administration is focusing on a Social Security proposal that would allow younger workers to invest nearly two-thirds of their payroll taxes in private accounts, with contributions limited to about &#36;1,000 to &#36;1,300 a year, an administration official said Tuesday.
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Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, who failed to appear at a bond hearing Wednesday in San Francisco, was taken into custody in Grand Junction, Colorado, Thursday evening, the FBI and local police said.
FDA panel's safety concerns have sidetracked P&Gs Intrinsa.
Worldwide sales of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year, a senior executive said in an interview published Saturday.
More than 150 cabin crew and ground staff at two London airports have called a new hotline to report bullying and abuse.
Apple introduces an iPod capable of storing and displaying photos in an effort to stay ahead in the market for digital music players.
The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks in upstate New York brings the outdoors in.
US chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has unveiled a low-cost Internet access device that could cost just a few hundred dollars, aimed at first-time technology users in the developing world.
Six years after the Association of Volleyball Professionals tour shrank the court, the small player has not vanished, but there are more taller athletes.
The new iPhone ad depicting a pilot, Bryce is making some people cry foul.
Detroit Red Wings star Chris Chelios and other members of the NHL Players' Association asked a federal court Monday to help them oust the union's executive director and award them millions of dollars in damages.
A top speed of 253.2 mph makes the Bugatti Veyron the fastest production car in the world. But times they are a-changin' as two rivals enter the scene boasting insane horsepower figures and ground-gripping aerodynamics.
A vehicle crashed into a school bus in heavy fog early Friday, injuring more than two dozen students, five of whom were taken to hospitals, the Ionia County sheriff's office said.
Britain said on Tuesday that Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoy, the main suspect in the murder of Russian emigre Alexander Litvinenko, was \
A U.S. military judge sentenced Staff  Sergeant Ivan Frederick to eight years in prison on Thursday  for sexually and physically abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib  jail in Baghdad.
As hardware gets more powerful, Sun expects the desktop version of Java to gradually replace the stripped-down mobile version. Will it un-fragment Java for gadgets?
The discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. is combining with one of the most venerable names in US retailing, Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.
The United Nations recently predicted that the use of robots around the home by consumers is set to surge sevenfold by 2007 as more and more people get robot-mania, CBSNews.
Marxist Colombian rebels kept three hostages waiting to be released on Monday as leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez worried that more delays could derail the hand-over he had negotiated with the guerrillas.
Daniel Travis spent many long hours swimming next to dozens of real sharks to make Open Water, this summer&#39;s scariest movie. But he doesn&#39;t consider it his most dangerous encounter with Mother Nature.
U.S. Treasury prices sagged on  Wednesday as a rebound in regional manufacturing stoked  speculation the sector as a whole could be doing better.
A lawyer for a Harvard graduate student accused of stabbing a teenager to death said Monday the scholar was defending himself from an \
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Indian stock markets rebound after falls triggered by concerns about plans to curb foreign investment in shares.
A sharp falloff in real estate advertising in California and Florida hurt the newspaper publisher, but the second-quarter results still came in ahead of expectations.
The EU imposes a record 992m euro fine on four lift and escalator firms it found operated a price-fixing cartel.
VANCOUVER : A top ally of Conrad Black savaged a report into alleged looting of the tycoon&#39;s media empire, as the Canadian newspaper world feasted on the downfall of a man it once feared.
WASHINGTON - The first radar images of Titan, the cloud-shrouded moon of Saturn, revealed a relatively young, active surface, NASA said Friday (Oct. 29).
Oil prices slipped Friday after a shockingly weak US employment report fanned worries about recession and demand in the world's biggest energy consumer.
Lachlan Murdoch and the gambling magnate James D. Packer have made an offer of 3.3 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to buy Consolidated Media Holdings.
By the time the Tar Heels had finished scoring 21 straight points, spanning 6 minutes 14 seconds of the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, the display truly dramatized the best North Carolina had to offer. And it left Boston College with no chance of upsetting the No. 4 team in ...
European powers will offer this week to support Iranian construction of a light-water nuclear reactor, as part of a deal to persuade the Islamic republic to stop enriching
A six-year run of double-digit percentage increases in Fairfax County home assessments came to an abrupt end yesterday, as notices mailed to taxpayers showed that their properties have lost value for the first time since 1998.
After Ben Gordon scored a career-high 48 points yesterday, he was being compared to some pretty impressive company in the Chicago Bulls' locker room.
Bank regulators have agreed on new standards for subprime mortgage loans and are prepared to release it Friday, several sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The US Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a controversial embryonic stem-cell research measure already approved by the House of Representatives, raising the prospect of a veto by President George W. Bush for the first time.
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Searching the skies with quasars Galaxy-hunting astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have turned up 14 previously undiscovered starburst galaxies, thanks to a new searching technique.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
U.S. Treasuries prices limped to a  second session of losses on Friday as technical selling weighed  on a thin and weary year-end market.
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&#8230;. history has the tendency to repeat itself over and over again. No, humans do not learn from past mistakes of their ancestors. They might learn from their own past mistakes, but that will be gone and forgotten by the next generation already. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if this little introduction raised an eyebrow or two [...]
Health authorities in the northern state of Chihuahua said Tuesday they are recruiting hundreds of cats to fight hundreds of thousands of rats.
A shadowy Islamic organisation yesterday claimed it had decapitated two Italian women kidnapped in Baghdad a fortnight ago, promising to show the event on the internet.
NEW DELHI: The leaders of India and Pakistan have brightened South Asia&#39;s peace hopes with a feel-good first meeting but skirted away from tough issues such as their half-century old conflict over Kashmir, analysts say.
This would have reminded Jose Mourinho of his years with Porto. The opposition came and did their best, which was never going to be enough, and an
The international community must step up the financial war on terrorism and choke off funding for extremist groups, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor has told a gathering a finance ministers in London.
The federal judge handling lawsuits against the nation's telecoms rules the companies have to answer spying allegations. But the real point is to force the feds to show their cards. In 27B Stroke 6.
The vest has divorced itself from the three-piece suit.
Richard Hamilton scored 37 points as  the Detroit Pistons out-scored the New Jersey Nets 13-3 in  overtime, leading the Pistons to a 100-90 win in Auburn Hills  Monday.
Sure, says Mayor Frank Hibbard. It can be a little unsettling sometimes &#151; throngs of Scientologists wandering Clearwater's streets in their blue or khaki trousers and crisp dress shirts.
A leap in gasoline prices pushed the overall rate of inflation higher last month, but consumer prices nationwide generally appear to be increasing at a consistently slower rate.
The surges produced by the earthquake off Indonesia hit east Africa and the islands off its coast.
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Russia warned Iran on Friday that the  Bushehr nuclear plant could face further delays unless Tehran  moved to resolve a payment row after days of talks ended with  no resolution to the dispute.
Presidential election frontrunner Mahmud Abbas said on Sunday that the Palestinians can only achieve independence through peaceful means and not with the use of weapons.
There is something almost spectral about the vision of the new bridge across the Tarn Valley at Millau. It is almost as though it is not connected to the normal laws of gravity.
After three decades as a prominent reporter in Ethiopia, the arrests and jailings -- punishment for articles deemed critical of the government -- became too much for Mulugeta Lule. He fled his country and now works for a District parking company.
ANOTHER COUNTRY is to be offered Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Starter Edition, according to Associated Press. India - a country of over one billion souls - will be offered the cut down version of Windows XP using one of its official languages, Hindi.
The awards race is on.  Not the race to position films for year-end awards  consideration -- that dance has been going on since at least  the September trifecta of the Telluride, Venice and Toronto  film festivals, if not before. No, the current race is the rush  by film organizations and critics' groups to be among the first  to anoint the best films of 2006.
The permanent Palestinian envoy in France, Leila Shahid, confirmed on Monday that Arafat does not have leukaemia or any other life-threatening illness.
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi visits Berlin to secure a German boost for his country's  reconstruction.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has urged its supporters to boycott next month&#39;s election of a new leader of the Palestinian Authority.
Twenty-eight children in eastern China  are in hospital a day after a man wielding a long knife and  homemade bombs attacked them in a kindergarten, officials and  state media said on Sunday.
By Siti Syameen Md Khalili  COME on, Malaysians. It is our country's 50th anniversary of independence and Visit Malaysia Year 2007.
Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.
Well this explains all those animal noises reportedly emanating   from Angelina Jolie&#039;s African abode last year. Apparently, she was just   getting into character.
LONDON -- Britain's new security chief warned yesterday that the battle against domestic militancy could take up to 15 years and said Britons must start sharing information about neighbors they suspect of involvement in terrorism.
Burma has been ruled by a repressive military junta for the last decade and a half, prompting economic stagnation and international condemnation.
WINNIPEG (CP) - As a Second World War spymaster, Sir William Stephenson was right at home with his life of secrecy and discretion.
Austrian Stephan Goergl of Austria won a World Cup Super-G race, ending American Bode Miller&#39;s three-race winning streak Thurday in the Colorado Rockies.
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Four men who stole $100 million from a security depot in Britain's largest cash robbery were sentenced Tuesday to at least 15 years in prison. A fifth was ordered to serve 10 years.
The value of Canadian factory shipments  dipped unexpectedly in December in another sign that the once  booming economy is starting to weaken under the weight of a  strong currency.
A showdown between the museum's chairman, Peter Lewis, and the director, Thomas Krens, resulted in Mr. Lewis's departure.
Teen drug users know better than to cross paths with police officers walking the beat or school principals roaming the hallways. Now there's a new enemy in the generational war on drugs: drug testing-parents.
I had lunch last Friday with Ian White, CEO of Urban Mapping. The genesis of Urban Mapping is a fascinating story of perseverance and timing &#8212; starting from a printed map of New   York. At any rate, Urban Mapping is a technology and B2B data provider that is collecting and normalizing huge amounts of [...]
Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin has opened up a sizable lead in the Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, and appears likely to win his party\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s nomination to succeed retiring five-term Democratic Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.
Arab leaders rebuked the United States yesterday for its policy toward Israel, saying US efforts to curb Muslim extremism and promote democracy in the Middle East could
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Workers at the Millennium Hotel where Alexander Litvinenko held a meeting test positive for polonium-210.
Russia&#39;s president, on a state visit to India, arrived in Bangalore Saturday to talk with the area&#39;s information technology executives.
Firefox attack a 'stand up comedy routine' Two presenters razzed developers of the open source Mozilla browser this weekend at the ToorCon hacking convention in San Diego with claims that the browser's Javascript implementation is flawed, but the lecture appears to have been more stand-up comedy routine than substantiative research.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
GPLv3 is either manna from heaven or fire and brimstone, depending on the survey you read.
Russia&#39;s oil giant Yukos requested to block the auctioning off of its main production unit Yuganskneftegaz in Moscow on Sunday.
TOKYO - NEC Electronics Inc. restarted production at its Yamagata, Japan, factory on Monday evening after a series of strong earthquakes over the weekend halted manufacturing. However, two factories near the epicenter of the quakes remain off-line and the companies that operate them have no estimate for when they will be back online.
GUWAHATI, India  - Separatist rebels killed 22  people, many of them school children, in India Sunday and  wounded dozens in bomb and grenade attacks on independence day  ceremonies in the troubled northeast and disputed Kashmir.
Israeli-Palestinian talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended on Monday with little sign of progress on reviving long-stalled peace negotiations beyond a vague promise to meet again.
Veteran Davis Cup player Todd Woodbridge says the introduction of synthetic grass courts has been a &quot;cancer&quot; on Australian tennis.
Virginia Tech officials might have saved lives if they had acted sooner after the first shootings, a report says.
WASHINGTON Aug. 18, 2004  Federal officials have reached a temporary agreement to ease congestion at Chicago&#39;s O&#39;Hare International Airport that calls for a reduction of 37 daily arrivals by United Airlines and American Airlines, officials said ...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Kenya promising American help if the crisis can be resolved.
WASHINGTON -- Just three weeks after becoming secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice is moving quickly to put her stamp on US foreign policy for Iraq and the Middle East, establishing a new coterie of senior advisers who report directly to her.
Del Monte Foods Co. DLM.N on Thursday   posted lower quarterly profit, hit by costs related to recent   acquisitions and higher prices for fuel and the steel used in   its packages.
STRASBOURG, France  - European governments and secret services accepted and concealed secret U.S. flights of terrorism suspects across Europe, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.
American troops in Iraq must work around a wide range of vulnerabilities: soft-skinned tents instead of concrete buildings, a shortage of body armor and open or unprotected vehicles.
Tim Duncan dominates and San Antonio's stingy defense turns a close game into a rout Tuesday night, leading the Spurs to a 116-89 victory over the Pacers.
Like fishing in a stocked pond instead of an ocean, politicians are trying to catch votes by targeting phone calls and fliers at voters who have already applied for absentee ballots.
Peters, who was a restricted free agent, is coming off his rookie season in which he had 151 penalty minutes, second highest among first-year players and 17th in the NHL.
Champions AC Milan, embarrassed by a home defeat to promoted Messina, risk falling further behind early pacesetters Juventus when they face Lazio in Rome on Sunday (1830 GMT).
Intensive shooting and shelling took place overnight in the breakaway, pro-Russian Georgian region of South Ossetia, violating a fragile ceasefire for the second night in a row, officials said.
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New York Jets quarterback Chad  Pennington will have surgery next month for a torn rotator cuff  in his right shoulder, the team announced Tuesday.
The social worker responsible for the welfare of murdered eight-year-old Victoria Climbie appeals against her sacking.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reignited a war of words with Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia on Friday, calling him a &quot;lap dog&quot; of the United States.
Los Angeles, 30 ago. (Adnkronos) - I rapper Jay-Ze gli Outkast hanno dominato gli Mtv Awards, vincendo 4 premi ciascuno. La cerimonia si e&#39; tenuta ieri sera a Miami. Due riconoscimenti ciascuno sono andati a Usher e ai No Doubt.
CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden, sporting a long gray beard, wearing traditional white robes, a turban and a golden cloak, addressed Americans this afternoon, through Al Jazeera television.
Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbollah   committed war crimes in its conflict with Israel by targeting   civilians with rockets packed with metal ball bearings, rights   group Amnesty International said on Thursday.
The closing ceremony of the Athens Paralympics will be stripped of its celebrations after seven Greek schoolchildren were killed in a bus crash on their way to the competition, organisers said on Monday.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Suspended Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will take the first steps in hopes of saving his NBA season next week.
British Airways said it planned to cancel almost 1,000 flights in the next three months.
The dollar edged up on Tuesday, pulling  away from a five-year low against the yen as the market began  to return its attention to the attraction of rising interest  rates in the United States.
The IMF warns that the global credit crunch will lower economic growth next year, with the US hardest hit.
E&#39; il problema della legalit\u00c3\u00a0 internazionale al centro del discorso di apertura del segretario generale Kofi Annan alla 59ma assemblea delle Nazioni Unite, apertasi alla presenza di 64 capi di Stato, 86 ministri degli Esteri e 15 capi di governo.
RUSAL said the move was part of an effort to build a globally competitive Russian metals and mining company.
VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI ad Assisi - \u00c2\u0093Francesco \u00c3\u00a8 un uomo per gli altri, perch\u00c3\u00a9 \u00c3\u00a8 fino in fondo un uomo di Dio. Voler separare, nel suo messaggio, la dimensione \u00c2\u0091orizzontale\u00c2\u0092 da quella \u00c2\u0091verticale\u00c2\u0092 significa rendere Francesco irriconoscibile\u00c2\u0094 Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Nella Cattedrale di Assisi, dedicata a San Rufino, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha incontrato, nel pomeriggio di domenica 17 giugno, i sacerdoti, i diaconi, i religiosi, le religiose, i superiori e gli alunni del Pontificio S...
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, through Sunday's highly dubious constitutional referendum, has predictably succeeded in removing the last impediment to his absolute and unlimited rule -- scrapping ...
Germany&#39;s dominant Internet service provider, Deutsche Telekom unit T-Online International, has launched its no-frills brand Congster in a fight back against German low-cost rivals.
David Ortiz banged his powerful paw into a stiff, black first baseman's mitt in the visitor's clubhouse at Coors Field. So, how does it feel? \
Strong results from Barclays (NYSE:BCS) on Tuesday offset news of further writedowns at Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), while a strong open on Wall Street helped European euqities to a second session of gains.
Stuart Davis\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drawings, as seen at Hollis Taggart Galleries, are prosaic but precious elements arranged in an ordered alternate world.
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso urges Britain not to hold an EU referendum.
Care for people with chronic disease must be improved, a manifesto published by leading health organisations says
Three major hurricanes in just over a month have strained the resources and staffing at the government's disaster relief agency, the director of preparedness said Wednesday.
Japanese troops in Iraq don&#39;t face increased danger after Iraq&#39;s interim government yesterday declared a state of emergency to counter attacks by insurgents, said Hiroyuki Hosoda, the Japanese government&#39;s chief spokesman.
People going onto Blackpool beach to look at a stricken ferry are putting themselves at risk, say the Coastguard.
'Editorial leaders' to be suspended from six programmes, including Children in Need and Comic Relief, that breached BBC guidelines.
Michael Moore's \
EUROPA/ITALIA - \u00c2\u0093Lottiamo con voi per liberarvi dalla schiavit\u00c3\u00b9\u00c2\u0094: ribadito l\u00c2\u0092impegno delle religiose nella lotta contro la tratta delle persone Roma (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c2\u0093Diciamo a coloro che sono vittime del traffico, in particolare donne e bambini: siamo accanto a voi, non siete soli. Lottiamo con voi per liberarvi dalla schiavit\u00c3\u00b9\u00c2\u0094. Cos\u00c3\u00ac le partecipanti al primo Seminario di Formazione \u00c2\u0093Costru...
Lives up to Dad A Stanford structural biologist has followed in his father's footsteps by bagging a Nobel Prize. Roger Kornberg was awarded the medal today for his work revealing some of the molecular jiggery-pokery which turns information held by DNA into functioning proteins.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The post office hopes to hit a grand slam by honoring a quartet of baseball&#039;s great sluggers on postage. Ceremonies are scheduled for Yankee Stadium on Saturday to release new 39-cent stamps and 24-cent postal cards honoring Mickey Mantle, Roy Campanella, Hank Greenberg and Mel Ott.
Kansas City, KS (Sports Network) - First-year driver Paul Menard captured the pole for Saturday&#39;s Mr. Goodcents 300 Busch Series event at the Kansas Speedway.
With a series of media events, President Bush is working hard to avoid the negative tag as he enters the last two years of his presidency.
The survival of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone represents a major incentive for the British motor sports industry to secure its international reputation, Sports Minister Richard Caborn this morning claimed.
It turns out that the grrrls from Sleater-Kinney barely made   it out of The Woods together.
German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom is considering selling its French Internet access provider Club Internet.
LONDON/NEW YORK  - EMI Group PLC EMI.L, the  world's third-largest music company, on Friday said it and  other music companies faced a New York probe into how music  companies influence what songs are played on the radio.
Nine wins in 10 games has helped the Phoenix Suns quiet questions about their chemistry that came up after a 1-5 start.
France urged Ukraine's new authorities under reformist president Viktor Yushchenko to take a gradual approach in preparing for eventually joining the European Union and urged Kiev to uphold good ties with Russia.
Hakim Warrick had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Syracuse to an 82-69 victory over Cornell on Monday night, the Orange&#39;s 28th consecutive win over the Big Red.
Erin Lawless had 16 points and five rebounds to lead No. 24 Purdue to a 60-43 victory over Michigan on Sunday, the Wolverines' seventh straight loss.
The US space agency says the veteran Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft is probably lost and unrecoverable.
British police stepped up their patrols  in London on Saturday after the discovery of two car bombs  packed with petrol, gas and nails in the capital&#39;s teeming  theatre district.
While Hollywood shied away from reminders of Sept. 11, 2001, Sean Penn figures the terrorist attacks added urgency to produce his film \
Ad Enel, se nuova crisi russa rischio cedimento sistema
A federal judge refused to order U.S. authorities to help in the search for a mentally disabled man whose family claims he was wrongly deported to Mexico.
Presidential contender Mitt Romney has tapped a prominent Cuban-American Republican in Florida for his first radio ad targeting Spanish-speaking voters.
Low-priced stocks can sometimes hold overlooked investment opportunities.
On the last day of a two-week march from the Atlantic to the Pacific, tens of thousands of people stood under a hot sun on a bank of the Willamette River to hear John Kerry explain why he should be elected president.
United Airlines says it&#39;ll need even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy. United told a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago today that it intends to start talks with unions next month on a new round of cost savings.
Sanyo shares fell sharply after two customers said they would recall 1.3 million handset batteries that could overheat.
Movie industry chief Dan Glickman says the firms are \
Six Palestinians were killed and 24 wounded in the Gaza Strip yesterday when Israeli forces attempting to halt Palestinian rocket and mortar fire raided the town of Khan Yunis, witnesses said.
WAITING FOR flights at Logan Airport is harrying enough without Massport insisting that travelers use a single company for wireless Internet access. The Federal Communications Commission ought to open up the airport to competition for this service.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon opened a stormy debate in parliament Monday with a passionate appeal to lawmakers to support his Gaza withdrawal plan - which has divided the country
Supporters of legislation that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples including gays rallied Saturday to urge Italian lawmakers to resist Vatican pressure against the measure.
A UK company is applying for permission to transplant stem cells made from human foetal tissue into the brains of stroke patients.
KABUL : President Hamid Karzai maintained his early lead in Afghanistan&#39;s election after nearly five percent of the ballots had been counted, the election commission said.
This actors&#39; showcase about four people making each other miserable is technically commendable but tough to like. By Robert Horton.
Bolivian President Evo Morales defends his first two years in office, saying his reforms are irreversible
The nation's chief media regulator expressed disappointment Wednesday over the steamy locker room opening to ABC's \
BEIJING, March 8 -- Responding to U.S. complaints, China charged Thursday that the Bush administration has no standing to criticize other countries on human rights because its own record is full of blemishes at home and abroad.
Again fearlessly  navigating those perilous waters known as family dynamics,  filmmaker Noah Baumbach has followed up his acclaimed 2005  drama &quot;The Squid and the Whale&quot; with another wryly observed,  giddily cringe-inducing, bracingly original winner.
For the tens of millions of heartburn sufferers, navigating the gluttonous dinner table during the holiday season can be especially tricky - especially when it may be more than heartburn.
Automakers are trying to increase sales to individuals as they reduce low-profit business with fleet customers like rental car companies.
Ducks also spread bird flu, increasing  the risk to humans from a virus that has killed 32 people in  Thailand and Vietnam this year, the World Health Organization  (WHO) said on Friday.
By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE DENVER - Colorado's top legislative leaders asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to approve California's tighter emissions standards for cars, which could open the door for a similar law to be passed here in 2008.
Financial news and information giant Reuters announced it would shift 50 percent of its data operations to India and add 860 workers by the end of next year.
New Zealand spinners Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman reduced Bangladesh to 172 for seven at lunch in their first innings on the third day of the second test on Thursday.
Ministro, 'cacciato da Commissione da pedofilo Cohn-Bendit'
Kidd played in his first game of the season for the New Jersey Nets after undergoing knee surgery in the summer. Carter came back to start for the Raptors after missing a game because of an upset tummy.
President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged on Tuesday to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as Israel sought to tighten the screws on Hamas Islamists who control Gaza.
The Rolling Stones canceled a concert Monday in the northern city of Valladolid after Mick Jagger was ordered by his doctor to rest his voice.
Mexican-Americans have about a 20 percent higher risk of stroke than do non-Hispanic whites, claims a new update on stroke and heart disease from the American Heart Association.
Researchers have shown that a  common anesthetic gas can cause fragments of a normal brain  protein called amyloid-beta to clump together, which is thought  to be the main problem underlying Alzheimer's disease.  Intravenous anesthetics have less of an effect, the team  reports in the journal Biochemistry.
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. government still needs to block or impose conditions on Google's acquisition of online advertising server DoubleClick, despite Google's call for global privacy standards, three privacy groups said Monday. Google last Friday called for a global privacy standard, and the company referred to a framework designed by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). But the APEC standard is \
Portuguese ex-Environment Minister Jose Socrates is chosen as leader of the main opposition Socialist party.
Puntare sulle boutique, scegliere bene orari e obiettivi
A five-year-old Indonesian girl critically injured in last month&#39;s Australian embassy bombing in Jakarta has made a remarkable recovery and will leave hospital this week, press reports said yesterday.
MOSCOW. Oct 14 (Interfax) - A Soyuz TMA-5 spaceship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome with a Soyuz-FG rocket at 7:06 am on Thursday, an
US scientists fear a surge in activity at the Mount St Helens volcano in Washington state might be a sign it is on the verge of erupting.
Armed officers were hitting the south London streets after three teenage boys were shot dead in less than two weeks, as police, politicians and locals discussed how to combat spiralling gun culture.
Truck operators today called off their week-long strike after an agreement with the Government to form a committee to study the vexed service tax issue.
His associates said he was in then out. Now jailed Palestinian militant Marwan Barghouti has apparently decided that he will, after all, be a candidate in next January&#39;s Palestinian presidential election.
Women who have a baby aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers have warned.
Charlton Athletic beat London rivals Fulham 2-1 to move up to seventh in the Premier League standings on Monday. Goals by winger Jerome Thomas and defender Talal El Karkouri sealed victory for Alan Curbishley&#39;s side.
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(AGI/REUTERS) - Oslo, 29 set. - Un passeggero ha assalito con un&#39;ascia d&#39;emergenza due piloti e un passeggero, a bordo di un aereo in volo tra le localita&#39; di Narvik e Bodoe in Norvegia settentrionale. I piloti
Boeing Co. Friday named Scott Carson as its new head of commercial airplane sales, replacing Toby Bright. The move follows a run of costly sales losses to Europe&#39;s Airbus.
Albania will destroy a decades-old stockpile of chemical weapons within two years, using $18.3 million ($26.5 million) of funding pledged by the United States, Defence Minister Pandeli Majko said on Tuesday.
Shares of Oracle Corp. surged more than seven per cent Wednesday after the software maker topped Wall Street&#39;s profit forecast.
This is the conclusion of a series that began on Sunday.  Since the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for governments to confiscate someone's home and sell it to a developer, 34 states have enacted property rights safeguards into law.
PUGHTOWN, Pennsylvania  - A lesbian Methodist  minister was defrocked on Thursday after being found guilty by  an ecclesiastical court of violating a church law that bars its  clergy from being practicing homosexuals.
The husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was freed on bail yesterday after his surprise arrest in a murder case, charges he said the government was using to punish
The Ukrainian opposition leader, Viktor A. Yushchenko, renewed his campaign for president today by promising not to take revenge against his political rivals or punish
Police seeking a man in connection with a number of letter bombs admit they have no concrete leads.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd has launched Facebook software designed especially for its smartphones to make it easier for users to browse the popular social networking Web site.
Chiquita Brands International Inc.   said on Monday it suspended its cash dividend and may  sell its shipping fleet, and warned that fallout from the  recent spinach scare will hurt quarterly profit, sending its  stock down more than 9 percent.
Fourth-seeded Argentine David Nalbandian  defeated American Taylor Dent 7-6, 6-3 on Friday to advance to  the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters.
TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.
Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its experimental treatment for Alzheimer&#39;s disease failed to prove effective in a large clinical trial, sending its shares lower in after-hours trading.
TAIPEI A strong earthquake in the Pacific off Taiwan rocked the island&#39;s northeast on Friday, damaging buildings and injuring several people, officials said.
Japanese Finance Minister Koji Omi gave few fresh clues on Friday on how Tokyo will respond to Europe's concerns over yen weakness at talks among the Group of Seven (G7) industrial powers this weekend.
Living in the suburbs may have once  been part of the American dream but it can lead to nightmares  such as high blood pressure, arthritis and headaches,  researchers reported on Monday.
ROMA - Ore di speranza, forse decisive, le prossime per le due giovani operatrici umanitarie italiane rapite in Iraq, ma la prima giornata di ottimismo in venti giorni di angoscia e&#39; mitigata da nuove minacce di morte, che arrivano, come sempre, via
At least 23 people died when a large motorized canoe capsized on Lake Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, the United Nations said on Monday.
Risultati della 17/a giornata, seconda di ritorno, del campionato di Legadue.
BAGHDAD, 19 October 2004 - Buoyed by the apparent success of a Baghdad arms-for-cash program, Iraq\u00e2\u0080\u0099s interim government yesterday announced plans to extend it to all of the country ahead of scheduled January elections.
Hurricane Lane roared toward   Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday after strengthening from a   tropical storm, but it veered away from a luxury resort in Baja   California popular with U.S. tourists.
The chief of London's Metropolitan Police on Thursday ordered an urgent review of a decision to excuse a Muslim police officer from guarding the Israeli Embassy.
Sospinti da Microsoft, bene anche Ambac Financial
US automotive company BorgWarner Inc. said Monday it is buying a controlling stake in German supplier Beru AG and would make an offer for the remaining shares in a nearly $800 million deal
Four people have been killed and at least 80 wounded in a mortar attack on an Iraqi national guard base, north of Baghdad. &quot;A national guard base was attacked this morning.
Nigeria has bought 15 new patrol boats from the United States to help Africa&#39;s top oil producer crack down on rampant theft of crude from its coastal oilfields, a navy spokesman says.
The United States has received indications North Korea might be trying to test a nuclear weapon, a senior Bush administration said Sunday.
Canadian singer Celine Dion will continue to perform her A New Day show in Las Vegas until 2007.
BUDAPEST, Hungary Hungary has banned the sale of its signature spice, paprika. The Health Ministry announced the ban today and says it's necessary because a moldy toxin was found in spice sold by three of the ...
Libya wants full diplomatic ties restored with the EU in exchange for freeing six jailed medics, diplomats say.
The co-founder of Nike Inc. Philip Knight has resigned from his position as chief executive officer, the company said on Thursday.
Almunia su inflazione, 'evitare effetti secondari salariali'
Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira is a major doubt for Sunday's Premiership showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford as he struggles to recover from an ankle injury.
The toll that economic uncertainty has taken on U.S. consumer electronics retailers was made very clear on Tuesday by Circuit City CEO Phil Schoonover.
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The US must make innovation the top national priority or risk ceding its role as the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s foremost economic power, an organisation of top business and academic leaders warned on Wednesday.
Manifestazione a Fieramilanocity dall'1 al 4 febbraio
Allo stadio Delle Alpi di Torino il Milan dimostra di essere la squadra pi\u00c3\u00b9 in forma del campionato dominando per tutti i novanta minuti la capolista Juventus che \u00c3\u00a8 brava a portare a casa lo 0-0. Le osservazione
The number of newly diagnosed HIV infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many US states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.
Late music legend Bobby Darin has taken centre stage at the Toronto International Film Festival with the world premiere of &quot;Beyond the Sea,&quot; Kevin Spacey&#39;s impassioned biopic of the &quot;Mack the Knife&quot; singer.
As many as 100 Pakistani paramilitary forces were reported missing Thursday in the region of South Waziristan and may have been kidnapped by local militants with suspected ties to the Taliban, an army spokesman and military sources said.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- Insurgents are stepping up a campaign of violence across Iraq during the holy month of Ramadan, staging six car bomb attacks on Wednesday that killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
I want to thank Lynne Joiner [letters, Nov. 29] for taking the time to help wounded soldiers. My brother fought for a year in Iraq with the 101st Airborne, and my cousin, a Navy pilot, flew in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, and Tehran said it held U.S. forces responsible for his safety.
A suicide bomber driving a police car  blew himself up at a police station in southern Baghdad on  Monday, killing at least three Iraqis and injuring many more, a  police source said.
Robyn O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.
The nation&#39;s top arthritis painkiller, Celebrex, raises the risk of major heart problems when taken at high doses, the drug&#39;s maker said Friday.
The documentary \u00c2\u0093Al Franken: God Spoke\u00c2\u0094 is perhaps best viewed as an investigation of the phenomenon of ideological celebrity, with Mr. Franken as a willing case study.
TOKYO Nov 24, 2004 - It&#39;s an idea that was popularized by Princess Leia&#39;s plea for help in Star Wars: sending a 3-D hologram.
Europe's Planck satellite will study relic radiation from the Big Bang to answer deep questions about the origin of the Universe.
Little remains of the once-popular Green Zone Cafe except overturned tables, body parts, shattered glass and shreds of plastic sheeting \u00e2\u0080-eminders of Thursday\u00e2\u0080\u0099s deadly
Eurostat, un terzo importazioni provenienti da Mosca
Kenneth Bigley made a final despairing plea for his life before being beheaded on video by Islamist militants in Iraq. Reuters cameraman Maher Nazih saw a video in Baghdad on Friday in which Mr Bigley, unshaven
China Mobile and Focus Media: Domestic titans selling at knock-down prices.
Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, who likely has only a few months left to live, delivers upbeat talk as part of \
Members of Congress, efficiency advocates and some businesses say the department's failure to mandate better energy efficiency is costing millions of dollars in higher energy costs, polluting the environment and increasing reliance on foreign energy.
Even as the ink dries on Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s agreement to buy Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion, it remains on the hunt for other companies that could bolster
Five Canadian men were arrested after  cocaine worth A$35 million ($26 million) was found hidden  inside computer equipment, in what was believed to be  Australia's fifth-largest illegal drugs seizure, police said on  Thursday.
COVENTRY, Vt. Police have yet to identify the body of a male concertgoer found dead after this weekend&#39;s Phish concert in Coventry.
The Pentagon is drawing up a plan that would give the military a more prominent role in intelligence-collection operations.
Recuperati i 12,5 mln di fondi tagliati dalla Finanziaria
Real Madrid&#39;s super soccer star and England captain David Beckham will reveal his talent, other than play football, in a film of $100 million soccer trilogy -- GOAL.
Cameron Diaz filed a police report Wednesday accusing a photographer of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly driving his car at her, police said.
More businesses are out to convert die-hard check writers to electronic billing by offering perks, lower interest rates or discounted prices.
Approximately 20,000 Moscow residents have converted to Islam so far this year, up from 15,300 during the same period in 2003 and 12,450 for the same time frame in 2002, according to an official at the Union of ...
LOS ANGELES  - Ever since it debuted  Wednesday, there was never any doubt that \
Un uomo di 80 anni con difficolt\u00c3\u00a0 respiratorie \u00c3\u00a8 deceduto dopo ore di attesaNello stesso ospedale nel 2007 sono morte due ragazze in sala operatoria                                          Vibo Valentia, non c'\u00c3\u00a8 il posto letto muore dopo 4 ore in pronto soccorso                                                                                  Il figlio: \
Albert Einstein said, &quot;The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
MINNEAPOLIS - The musician Prince is drawing fire for a new video that portrays an Arab-American girl envisioning herself blowing up an airport.    The video for the song \
Giving up on your mortgage might seem easy, but how smart is it?
Vienna, Sept. 17 (NNN): The United States says it has reached agreement with France, Britain and Germany on a draft United Nations resolution calling for Iran to end its uranium enrichment programme.
Brian Schneider, the Mets\u00e2\u0080\u0099 new starting catcher, has left the Washington Nationals, the only franchise he has ever known, for the privilege of catching Johan Santana and Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez.
WASHINGTON  - The United States said it will resume conditional imports of live Canadian cattle early next year, following a year-and-a-half hiatus caused by a case of mad cow disease discovered in Canada.
a indiqu\u00c3\u00a9 ce jour que la soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 a re\u00c3\u00a7u diff\u00c3\u00a9rents engagements de soutien de Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, New Line Cinema, et Warner Bros.
 star in sex scandal
U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday,  helped by Pfizer Inc. PFE.N after a study found that its  arthritis drug Celebrex carried no increased risks of heart  attacks, while gains in IAC/InterActive Corp. IACI.O and  Intel Corp. INTC.O  pushed up the Nasdaq.
Washington, Dec. 1 (NNN) : A sensational home video has shown Princess Diana telling TV audiences in the US and Britain the most intimate details of her marriage to Prince Charles.
UK scientists are calling for the UN to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of cloning.
A former White House aide tells senators President Bush was not involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Todd Galloway scored  nine of his career-high 21 points in overtime to lift Florida  State over No. 3 Wake Forest, 91-83, at the Tucker Center.
U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative  majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, suddenly  throwing a political spotlight on the highest court in the land  just eight days before the presidential election.
The Supreme Court refused Monday to clarify when police can use deadly force to stop fleeing criminal suspects but said a lower court got it wrong in allowing a lawsuit against an officer in Washington state who shot a burglary suspect.
Osama bin Laden didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t make a specific threat against the United States in his latest videotape that was aired on Al Jazeera TV on Friday, however officials said they were taking the timing of the tape, four days before the US presidential election very
for one day. But 14-year-old Liam Aiken says he&#39;s most at home among the narrow escapes and dark forebodings in &quot;Lemony
Not a single West Virginia grocery store is warning consumers of the possible dangers of mercury in fish, an environmental group says, even though the state and federal governments have been issuing advisories to anglers for at least two years.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was wounded in a gun and suicide bomb attack after an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi, a party security official and police said.
A worker at Richmond's ASB Aquatic Centre was taken to hospital on Saturday with chemical burns after spilling cleaning fluid on herself.
The camera on the Hubble space telescope responsible for taking clear pictures of the early Universe breaks down.
US troops went on the offensive overnight against insurgent strongholds west of Baghdad, pounding militant positions from the air and supporting Iraqi soldiers in raids on mosques suspected of harbouring extremists.
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The Serbian PM insists his country's courts should try war crimes suspects wanted by the tribunal in The Hague.
FORT RILEY, Kan., Oct. 24 -- The United States' exit from Iraq and Afghanistan depends on stepping up U.S. advising of those nations' security forces, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Wednesday as he visited military training teams preparing to deploy.
Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce won re-election Monday by a margin so slim that a recount will be required.
The EU congratulates Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his poll victory and urges him to relaunch reforms.
TONIQUE Williams-Darling finally secured a pay check yesterday afternoon in Berlin, Germany synonymous to the fantastic season she has had.
The Washington Post was viewed as the front-runner to buy Slate since Microsoft put it up for auction in July. Slate will continue to be available on MSN through links on the MSN portal under a separate agreement
Victor Conte, the head of BALCO  lab at the center of a global doping scandal, has detailed his  role in doping some of the top names in sport.
The United Autos Workers union said on Tuesday that bankrupt parts maker Delphi Corp.'s  management will be forced to meet with the union to reach a settlement.
A global influenza pandemic isn&#39;t something that most people think about on a day-to-day basis. But it could soon become front-page news, if the fears of the World Health Organization are realized.
Israeli investigators have found preliminary signs of bird flu in dead chickens from a kindergarten petting zoo, an Agriculture Ministry official said on Thursday.
President Bush's nephew, campaigning for overseas votes in Mexico on Saturday, called the federal policy of arming U.S. Border Patrol agents with plastic pellet guns \
The goals continued to flow at the 2008  African Nations Cup Saturday with a record created as hosts Ghana beat Ivory Coast 4-2 in the third place play-off.
WASHINGTON - The CIA hid dozens of Iraqi detainees at US Army detention facilities without registering them or letting international inspectors know of their existence, generals who have investigated the Iraq prison scandal said Thursday.
Lithuania said on Thursday it was  worried about Russia&#39;s threat to deploy new missiles in the  neighboring region of Kaliningrad.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 7, 2004 - Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training camp early Tuesday, killing at least 14 militants and wounding 30 others in one of the deadliest airstrikes since fighting broke out four years ago.
IBM CORP. announced Wednesday that it has created the most powerful computer ever, besting a Japanese machine that has held the world record for computing power for three years.
AMD's new form factor aims to make it easier for enthusiasts and system builders to create small-form-factor systems. Here's a look inside the reference design.
Insurance payments to victims of Hurricane Frances are expected to reach &#36;4.4 billion, making it the fourth most costly storm in U.S. history, an insurance industry group said on Thursday.
E' successo ad Abbiategrasso: nessun danno, ne' feriti
Characters smoke in nearly every scene of Woody Allen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s latest film, but it was given a PG-13 rating. Where has Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s get-tough stance on cigarettes gone?
Red Cross says up to 100,000 people have been displaced as violence continues to rage
BELGRADE, Jan 17  Serbia could lose World Bank and IMF assistance, miss its chance of European Union membership and slide back into isolation unless it hands over war crimes suspects to the Hague ...
Despite heading to Duke to play basketball, Greg Paulus of Christian Brothers Academy is the 2004 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year.
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says he has been stunned by David Beckham's axing from the England team.
Toyota Motor Corp. will build sport utility vehicles in Mississippi, Governor Haley Barbour announced Tuesday, creating roughly 2,000 jobs and making it the automaker's fifth U.S. assembly plant.
Ministro Interno, chiara volonta' societa' di eludere norme
No kid likes to be stuck with a needle. IVs? Forget about it.
The storm was continued today toward Florida, with the Cayman Islands and Cuba immediately in its sights.
The House's investigation of a page sex scandal has only one certainty: Former Rep. Mark Foley will escape punishment by his peers.
TORONTO -- The goaltending issue? The search for a red-hot backstop? Panic in the pipes?
PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - The highly dangerous Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, smashing up a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and threatening deadly mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.
Employers watched their health insurance premiums jump 11.2 percent in 2004, lower than last year&#39;s hike of nearly 14 percent but about five times the rate of inflation and the increase in workers&#39; earnings, according to a closely watched annual survey of
Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic won the most votes in the first round of Serbia's presidential election on Sunday but not enough to win outright, exit polls showed, setting up a run-off with pro-Western President Boris Tadic.
Alex Rodriguez is not in a full-fledged hitting streak yet, but he may finally be on his way, with two home run Friday night to lead the Yankees rout of the Twins.
NATO diplomats approved on Friday a detailed outline of their plan to send around 300 military instructors to Iraq following talks with the U.S. general leading the drive to rebuild the country's armed forces.
A U.S. servicewoman who reappeared as mysteriously as she vanished gave confused accounts of her three-day absence and refused to make further statements after consulting with the U.S. Embassy, a Kyrgyz police official said Monday.
Cisco Systems will begin offering IronPort's security filtering tools to its firewall customers after the networking giant's acquisition of the company closes on June 25.
Paul Lipton, Senior Architect and Strategist from Computer Associates, talks at length about the background to CA's flagship Web services management solution Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) -- the latest features, customers and reactions, and CA' work towards open standards.
Women soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress, such as those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are best off directly confronting their wartime experiences in therapy, a study said on Tuesday.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 12 -- Israel's high court ruled Tuesday that Palestinians have the right to sue the Israeli military for damages caused by some of its operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, overturning parts of a law that had given the security forces broad immunity to such claims.
Oct 06  - Giving blood transfusions to anemic patients who are hospitalized with severe acute heart pain or a heart attack may increase their risk of dying, according to a new report.
Russia is seeking a blocking stake in European aerospace giant EADS or representation on the firm's board in order to have a say in management, a newspaper has reported.
CELJE (SLOVENIA), 8 ottobre 2004 - Mancano 24 ore alla partita contro la Slovenia, la gara che sancir\u00c3\u00a0 il ritorno di Francesco Totti in azzurro dopo quattro mesi. Un immagine da ricostruire quella del capitano azzurro e un nuovo ct da conquistare.
FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. bombing raid on the  restive Iraqi town of Falluja, west of Baghdad, overnight  killed five people and wounded six, a hospital doctor said on  Friday.
La Reggina ha sostenuto oggi al Sant'Agata una doppia seduta di allenamento, per preparare l'anticip...
The British and Irish governments must not tamper with the fundamentals of the Good Friday Agreement, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has said.
Liz Claiborne Inc  appears to be close to a deal to sell four of its moderately priced clothing brands, the New York Post reported on Thursday.
In the last conversation Paul Thomas Anderson had with Robert Altman, his friend and mentor told him: \
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan signed the first European Constitution in Rome.
A US embassy official was wounded in a gun attack which killed an embassy driver in the Sudanese capital, the embassy said Tuesday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canadian election officials are holding a quiet conference with international experts on Sunday and Monday to discuss preparations for next month's elections in Iraq.
ALDERSON, W.Va.  - Trendsetter Martha Stewart  reported to a minimum-security prison known as \
The recent management changes in Sony Corp.'s video game division were needed to ensure the success of the new PlayStation 3 console, Sony President Ryoji Chubachi told a newspaper Friday.
Sirius Satellite Radio's deal with  controversial radio host Howard Stern should help convince more  automakers to offer its subscription radios as an option in  their vehicles, analysts said on Thursday.
By Tom Uhlenbrock  If you go Customs and government: Although it is a good idea to have a valid passport, U.S. citizens are not required to have one to enter Puerto Rico. There are generally no customs duties on items bought in Puerto Rico and taken to the mainland.
Airbus landed another blow in its battle with rival aircraft maker Boeing with an order which could be worth up to $6bn (more than \u00c2\u00a33bn).
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In a separate matter perhaps inspired by, but otherwise unrelated to, last December's discovery of how a software-based HD DVD player may have left title keys exposed, giving users access to one of the key components necessary for them to back up their content onto separate discs, another user has posted the source code that may enable HD DVD users to determine the title keys for themselves.
NASA said its systems were in good shape and the countdown was going well for Thursday's launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Sam Allardyce has admitted he cannot achieve his ambitions at Bolton but that will not stop the Trotters boss trying to take the club further than it has been for many years.
Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was born in the U.S. and raised in Saudi Arabia, will return there under the agreement.
That could be all, folks. Barring a last-minute breakthrough, Curt Schilling may have thrown his last pitch in trying to help the Red Sox end their 86-year championship famine.
It took only four hours to make and is not on sale anywhere. But it's essential listening for the young protesters on the streets of Kiev.
BOSTON -- Newborns face little risk of birth defects from antidepressants taken by many women early in pregnancy, say the reassuring findings of the two biggest studies of this controversial link.
Scientists are none the wiser about what awaits the Huygens space probe on Saturn's moon Titan when it lands, despite a close flyby by Cassini.
GENEVA, Mar 3 (IPS) - Several developing countries have sharply  criticised  fresh attempts by the European Union  and the United  States to pry open their industrial markets through a   controversial Swiss  formula.
A council becomes the first in England to allocate secondary places by lottery prompting a debate over choice.
A British Airways plane on a flight from  China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on  Thursday, officials said.
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain reached out to his party's conservative base Saturday and cast himself as the only candidate who could beat the Democrats to the White House in November.
(Oct. 5) -- British health authorities have blocked flu vaccine shipments by the company Chiron, which produces half the vaccine used in the United States.
Martin Torrijos, son of late populist dictator Omar Torrijos, will inherit diplomatic fights with Cuba and Venezuela, high expectations and government coffers low on cash when he assumes the presidency of this country of 3
Bankrupt toy seller KB Toys Inc. said on Tuesday it plans to close 141 to 238 underperforming stores by the end of January as part of its reorganization effort.
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Former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown has agreed to become the United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan, a source close to negotiations on the post said today.
Space rock syndrome is ruled out Relax: the aliens aren't using poisonous space rocks to soften us up in advance of an invasion, after all.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
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Some retailers say they are upping the price of gaming console extended warranties to protect themselves.
Il 14 dicembre un evento speciale nel museo di Manhattan
Following the lead of record companies suing small-time song-swappers, The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is representing several Hollywood movie studios in the first wave of lawsuits against individuals who have downloaded and/or are
Hundreds of patients and physicians have contacted a special information line set up by Merck-Israel in the last few days after the international pharmaceutical company voluntarily withdrew Vioxx - one of the world&#39;s most popular arthritis and acute
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L&#39;influenza 2004-2005 sara&#39; piu&#39; leggera&#39; degli anni precedenti. Parola dell&#39;infettivologo dell&#39;Universita&#39; di Milano, Fabrizio Pregliasco secondo il quale il nuovo virus &#39;&#39;colpira&#39; circa 2,3 milioni di italiani contro i 3 milioni dell&#39;anno scorso.
The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show offers an astonishing assortment of rare and exotic goodies, and plenty of stuff with a royal provenance.
Fox News Channel's star host Bill O'Reilly has canceled a series of TV interviews to promote his new children's book days after a former producer accused him in a lawsuit of sexual harassment, his publisher said on Monday.
The two movie disc formats that are competing to replace the DVD have had a rocky start, with clunky first-generation players and an audience that's been reluctant to buy them for fear of betting on the losing side.
The Chinese government gives Intel permission to spend $2.5 billion on a chip manufacturing plant on China's northeastern coast.
The Democrats are riding high, but a TV actor or a maverick could still be victorious.
One month after passing a motion to ban the race day presence of anabolic steroids in horses, the Maryland Racing Commission scraps the plans indefinitely for further study.
Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists that will allow its drug Avastin to continue to be used to treat eye diseases, boths sides said.
EUROPA/ITALIA - Legislazioni altamente aggressive, gruppi di pressione che non vedono nella famiglia un valore o un bene giuridico da proteggere, perdita della dimensione trascendente dell'uomo: i fattori che mettono a rischio la famiglia in Europa oggi Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Si \u00c3\u00a8 appena celebrato a Roma (8-10 marzo) il Congresso Europeo per la Famiglia, sul tema \
LONDON  - With the euro soaring against the U.S. dollar, some analysts say European companies on the lookout for bargains would charge into the United States, snapping up easy acquisitions.
The FBI is investigating whether Israel had a spy at the highest level at the Pentagon who obtained classified documents about Iran for the Jewish state, US government sources told Reuters on Friday.
Late payments on U.S. mortgages increased in the fourth quarter to their highest level in three and a half years and foreclosures rose, driven by subprime borrowers with weak credit, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Tuesday.
Some of Hollywood's most successful women share an unexpected by-product of success -- hairy armpits.
NEW YORK - The hits and runs kept coming, spinning by on the scoreboard as fast as symbols on a slot machine. It wasn't just a rout, it was an epic defeat, the most one-sided in the 101-year history of the New York Yankees...
Il Napoli riscatta alla grande il ko di domenica scorsa in casa con il Cagliari rifilando un poker a...
SEATTLE Fifth-ranked California ran past Washington 42-to-12. JJ Arrington rushed for 121 yards and Marshawn Lynch matched that. Lynch had TD runs of 32 and 70 yards along with a 29-yard scoring reception.
For teenagers, online harassment has become a part of life, but many schools and parents have only just become aware of it.
In the deadliest insurgent violence in weeks, militants stormed two police stations and a mosque in Baghdad on Friday, killing 30 people. In the northern city of Mosul, 11 militants died in street battles with American and Iraqi forces.
Local officials and the university have successfully bridged the once-traditional 'town-gown' divide.
The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to \
Pledging cooperation with Nepal in its fight against terrorism, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said his country would supply arms to the Himalyan kingdom on a credit basis.
ATLANTA, Georgia  - Britain's Darren Clarke shared  the lead with Jay Haas and Jerry Kelly after Thursday's wet  first round of the $6 million season-ending Tour Championship.
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Depending on how investors behave, the dollar's downward drift could cast anything from a benign breeze to a hurricane.
Rick Ankiel homered for the first time in 17 games and Albert Pujols delivered a key pinch-hit, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Houston Astros 7-4 Saturday night.
The United Nations new human rights watchdog agreed on Monday rules for working that oblige all states -- even members of the Security Council -- to submit to periodic scrutiny of their records.
United Airlines said on Saturday that  it is moving its headquarters and 350 employees from a Chicago  suburb to the city&#039;s downtown district in early 2007.
The ballroom at Mandalay Bay was decorated late Saturday night for an elaborate post-fight conference where Vitali Klitschko was to celebrate his eighth-round technical knockout over Danny Williams.
Microsoft, backed by the US government and heavyweight corporations, took its patent battle with telecommunications giant AT and T to the Supreme Court Wednesday, in a case that has wide implications for US firms doing business abroad.
A riot at a Guatemala jail ends after four police held there over the murder of three politicians are shot dead.
The Chicago Public Health Department&#39;s recent appeal to employers to donate flu vaccines has largely fallen on deaf ears. Just one company responded, saying it might give up its vaccine.
By The San Diego Union-Tribune  Sep. 6--The former owner of eMachines said yesterday he is reviewing his  options since Gateway rejected his $450 million offer to buy its retail  operations.   Lap Shun \
Il sito internet del Milan annuncia che il club \
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert signaled on Tuesday Israel might have no choice but to share Jerusalem with the Palestinians in a peace deal, citing international pressure for compromise over the holy city.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has decided to pull his advertising from South Carolina and Florida, in a sign of trouble for a campaign that badly needs a win. Romney had been hoping to challenge John McCain and Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, and Rudy Giuliani in Florida, where the former New York mayor has been spending time and money.
18.18: &quot;Il governo scommette contro il futuro del paese&quot;. Cos\u00c3\u00ac il segretario della Cgil Epifani da Milano ha bocciato la politica economica del governo e la Finanziaria nel giorno dello sciopero generale.
An Iraqi soldier deliberately shot and killed a U.S. army officer and a sergeant during a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, two Iraqi Army generals said on Saturday.
Gli studiosi: ma le teste piccole assorbono pi\u00c3\u00b9 onde, allarme per bimbi e ragazzi. Differenze anche tra maschi e femmine. ROMA - Assolti per non aver commesso il fatto? Almeno per insufficienza di prove, ma comunque assolti.
A far-right Colombian warlord participating in peace talks with the government was shot dead by his own men, police said on Monday, in another bloody incident that could undermine the negotiations.
Pop star Britney Spears got ready for the weekend by shearing all her hair off and dropping by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor, where she quickly drew a crowd.
Rileva 19% di JetBlue, investe 300 mln dollari
A user guide to Britain's new ruling class
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- UN officials said the number of tsunami relief camps in Indonesia's Aceh Province has dropped by about 75 percent in the past week, with most people moving in with relatives and a few returning to their villages along the battered west coast.
Serbia's most prominent human rights activist said Tuesday that the Serbian intelligence agency knows the whereabouts of Europe's most wanted war crimes fugitive, Gen. Ratko Mladic, and is considering whether to arrest him.
Polonium-210 &#151; the radioactive substance that killed a former Russian spy in London &#151; is one of the world's rarest elements, first discovered in the 19th century by scientists Marie and Pierre Curie.
In Italy's banking capital fashion asserts its tough, often intoxication vitality.
The Federal Reserve is expected to lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
Reward Russia with its first Winter Olympics? Take the Games to a new Asian market in South Korea? Or return to the Austrian Alps for the first time in nearly 40 years?
Gordon Brown will outline his long-term vision as a potential prime minister in his Labour conference speech.
President Bush expressed his \
Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life, a study says.
English and Irish classic winner Ouija Board (GB) more than justified the hype surrounding her presence in the $1-million Breeders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1), surging past Grade 1 winner Film Maker in the lane to capture the 1 3/8-mile contest at
The number of families who stay in homeless shelters because they do not qualify for city housing subsidies has erupted over the summer.
ISTANBUL - Prince Charles of Britain said on Monday that nearly a year had elapsed since the suicide attacks in Istanbul in November of 2003, adding, &#39;&#39;far from sowing division between us, those who planned these murderous attacks simply brought us
Il Parma ha fissato altre due amichevoli durante la preparazione precampionato. Sabato 4 alle 20.30 ...
While the Giants are enjoying their re-inherited underdog status, the Dallas Cowboys are dealing with the pressures that come with being expected to go to the Super Bowl.
Amy Winehouse's husband appeared in court Friday to face charges of assault and conspiracy, and the troubled singer blew him kisses and whispered, \
President Bush sent Congress on  Monday an $81.9 billion package to fund military operations in  Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total bill for both conflicts  to nearly $300 billion and the budget deficit to a record high.
Esonerato dalla panchina del Vicenza, Giancarlo Camolese torna sulla decisione della societ&agrave; ...
NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was moved to an operating room early Monday and doctors began preparing him for a heart bypass operation, a hospital source told The Associated Press.    Preparations began at about 6:45 a.m...
[India News]: Jammu, Nov 16 : Jammu and Kashmir goverment would voice for the scrapping of the memorandum of understanding banning creation of new jobs in government sector during the forthcoming visit of the Prime Minister, state Health minister Suman
La Fiorentina giocher&agrave; domani sera in Coppa Uefa a Trondheim contro i norvegesi del Rosenborg...
It used to be that a trip to Africa or Antarctica qualified as an exotic tourist destination. But cash-rich tourists seeking adventure are now rejecting earthly adventures for destinations that are more out of this world.
Some 100,000 tickets for dates in Manchester and London sell out in 90 minutes.
The United States has reported encouraged Israel to help strengthen the position of moderate Palestinians in the wake of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
The US and China express hope that North Korea will return to nuclear talks, despite no progress in September.
ISLAMABAD/KABUL  - Pakistani security forces captured one of the Taliban's three most senior leaders just hours after U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's unannounced visit to Pakistan earlier this week, a senior security official and Taliban sources said.
U.S. software company Beatnik Inc. is approaching mobile phone operators with a new music download system that compresses songs up to 10 times more than the MP3 format, allowing for faster downloads on lower-end mobile phones equipped with the company&#39;s software.
While many industry and internet specialists agree that a genuine convergence between technology and content for mobile has been achieved, many questions still remain on what exactly are the opportunities for local merchants and search marketers. Is now the time for search marketers to enter mobile and bring their clients with them?
Though it's been criticized for being more spit and polish than a bona fide upgrade, the new Mac OS X, due for release Friday, has an impressive set of enhancements that turn ordinary computer jocks into power users.
Sri Lanka's central bank raises interest rates by half a percentage point, taking the financial markets by surprise.
US oil prices have surged above $48 per barrel as production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan cause domestic supplies to shrink more than expected.
Blowout losses, internal disputes and two huge wins have highlighted the Terps' season and have the team playing Gary Williams's way.
A US judge halted the trial of a Yemeni man accused of being Osama bin Laden&#39;s driver until a legal hearing determines whether he is a prisoner of war under the Geneva Conventions.
New York - Investors are expected to focus on oil prices and earnings outlooks this week, and the slightest warning about revenues could weigh on stocks.
It's hard to feel sorry for a celebrity who turns up at an awards show looking like a fashion \
WASHINGTON -- A soldier who challenged an Army policy requiring him to serve past the date of his enlistment contract must return for duty in Iraq while his lawsuit is under review, a federal judge ruled yesterday.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled on Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll hit 124,000 from a devastating  tsunami that darkened the world's New Year.
When lifestyle doyenne Martha Stewart arrives at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp, the multimillionaire businesswoman won&#39;t just
After a false warning of new tsunamis, hundreds of victims of last Sunday's huge waves abandoned government refugee camps near the shore.
That crashing noise you hear emanating from your local multiplex is the sound of Pixar trying something different -- and succeeding magnificently.
The bodies of 14 policemen are found near Baghdad, hours after militants said they seized 18 men in the area.
The United States made modest progress on protecting its oceans last year, but still needs to boost funding for desperately needed reforms, a commission on ocean policy said Tuesday.
The last thing the University of Houston wanted before playing fourth-ranked Miami was its star running back on crutches. But only five days after rushing for a career-high 282 yards, Anthony
Interpretera' la damigella d'onore in un matrimonio
The freekick was majestic, but the performance was not and if Real Madrid thought their bumpy start to the season was over with the slender win over Osasuna the supporters&#39; verdict rang in their ears via regular bursts of booing.
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 has a point, but who will listen?
New Orlando Magic coach Billy Donovan said he left the University of Florida because the lure of the NBA was too strong to resist.
A year after a sweeping federal antispam law went into effect, there is more junk e-mail on the Internet than ever.
The airline\u00e2\u0080\u0099s founder said in the future JetBlue would pay penalties to customers if they were stranded on a plane for too long.
Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. Chief Executive Michael Cherkasky created a compliance unit and pledged to return money to clients as the world&#39;s largest insurance broker moves to settle claims of kickbacks and rigged bids.
Software exports from India's technology hub of Bangalore shot up 34 percent in the first five months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period the previous year, an official said.
Tokyo Sexwale, attivista sudafricano per i diritti umani e membro del comitato di organizzazione dei...
Leaving the congestion and sky-high housing prices of the San Francisco Bay area for a quiet retirement near the state capital seemed like a no-lose idea to Achilles Melendres.
Along with chaotic mourning for Yasser Arafat among Palestinians, there is calm reflection in Central Minnesota about the future of a conflicted region.
Lo ha detto il ministro delle Infrastrutture Di Pietro
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Boston Bruins captain Joe Thornton was awarded a near-record $6.75 million in arbitration Tuesday for the 2004-2005 season.
People on low incomes have similar diets to the rest of the population, a government report states.
Existing technology to resist a shoulder-fired-missile attack on a commercial aircraft is too expensive and unreliable, according to a Rand Corp. study released Tuesday.
Many are wondering when the multi-headed insurance scandal is going to tag Berkshire Hathaway. Relax, folks.
U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, while a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
(Load based on the average seating of a Greyhound bus) Rackable Systems is willing to cram the Intel 5400 chipset into pretty much any chassis it can get its hands on. Today the server n' storage firm began selling 13 new servers based on Xeon 5000 series quad-core chips.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Annika Sorenstam got exactly what she wanted -- and then some -- in the first round of the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship in New Rochelle, N.Y.
Mexican leftists decrying election   fraud will decide on Saturday whether to make their fight with   President-elect Felipe Calderon a radical struggle on the   streets or to adopt a less confrontational stance.
Some federal employees are smarting over their smart-card treatment.
KIEV - Ukraine\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hotly contested presidential election Monday headed into a second-round showdown between a pro-West candidate and his pro-Russia rival following an inconclusive first-round vote slammed by international observers.
Eight years after losing her son to a hate crime, Matthew Shepard\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mother is fighting harder than ever for gay rights.
By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN FRANCISCO - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. warned Monday that it was unlikely to meet its first-quarter revenue guidance of $1.6 billion to $1.7 billion, the latest in a series of disappointments for investors in the struggling chip-maker.
An art teacher claiming unfair dismissal from Eton College says she was asked to \
Google Inc  is planning to  expand its staff by a third, with most of the new hirings in  Europe, the Financial Times reported on its Website.
Ex ministro cultura, sacrificio per unita' del partito
LONDON - Six large technology and music companies announced Monday they have banded together in an attempt to bring some interoperability to the DRM (digital rights management) systems protecting digital content such as music and movies within the next nine months.
Il pirotecnico 4-4 con la Roma ha ridato il sorriso al presidente del Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis:...
Malcolm Glazer&#39;s intention to make a hostile bid for Manchester United was underlined yesterday as he held talks with Deutsche Bank about financing a deal.
Mozambican police have detained a  suspected human trafficker after discovering 40 children packed into trucks in inhumane conditions along the African country's main highway, an official said on Wednesday.
Chelsea defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 to become the first team to reach the single-elimination round of European soccer&#39;s Champions League.
Countrywide, the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest mortgage lenders, has been struggling to deal with the troubles in the mortgage industry.
Nearly 10 months after reports of inmate abuse first surfaced, at least one parent disputes claims of progress in reforming the agency that oversees the Texas juvenile prison system.
TORONTO - Canada&#39;s public health agency wants to commission the country&#39;s major flu vaccine maker to produce trial batches of a vaccine to protect against the lethal avian strain -- known as H5N1 -- that experts fear may provoke the next flu pandemic.
A U.S. consumer group on Monday accused Pfizer Inc. of burying a study suggesting its painkiller Celebrex boosts the risk of heart attack and stroke, a claim the No. 1 drug maker has denied.
An audit by international observers supported official election results that gave President Hugo Ch\u00c3\u00a1vez of Venezuela victory in a referendum to recall him, the secretary general of the Organisation of American States said.
THE dollar sell-off gained fresh momentum in latest trading with the greenback tumbling to its lowest level for nine years against the currencies of its main trading partners.
Most foreign aid organisations based in Iraq are preparing to leave the war-torn country following the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers, a coordinator for their activities warned.
By Palenik, Charles John  Question: My office has had a series of \
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.
By Chris Churchill, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Mar. 3--The Post-Star, a daily newspaper published in Glens Falls, is doing away with its subscription Web site and will place its news content on a newly designed, free-of-charge site.
Online video has grown up. Cue the lawyers.
Fidanzato di Chiara le indossava quando denuncio' delitto
When the United States closed its airspace after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, more than 200 airliners were diverted to airports across Canada, where stranded travelers were welcomed into homes.
With the insurgency in Iraq showing no signs of abating as US election day nears, the British government agreed to a request to redeploy 850 crack troops to a volatile area to the west of Baghdad.
Silvio Baldini, tecnico del Catania impegnato domani a Cagliari, chiede ai suoi una prova di forza c...
Rough seas halted search efforts Sunday for hundreds of people still missing in Indonesia's latest tsunami, and a powerful quake raised fears of another killer wave.
Belgium's far right Vlaams Blok faces a court ruling that could in effect shut the party down.
One school in England sticks out a mile for the number of qualifications points achieved by its students.
By NOAKI SCHWARTZ LOS ANGELES - The hagfish is a bottom feeder so repulsive it had a cameo on TV's &quot;Fear Factor.&quot; It slimes its enemies, has rows of teeth on its tongue, and feeds on the innards of rotting fish by penetrating any orifice.
Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, lawyers for Fox said  on Thursday.
Eliot Spitzer, the New York state attorney general who has built a nationwide reputation as an aggressive pursuer of white collar crime, said today he is running for governor.
New Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis expects to be miserable until the Fighting Irish are an elite team again. He's hoping the misery will end quickly.
NAIROBI  - Presidents Omar el-Beshir of Sudan and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa are due to arrive in the Kenyan town of Naivasha to witness the signing of the last accords paving the way for the conclusion of a final peace agreement in southern Sudan.
LONDON - Europe&#39;s efforts to catch up to and then outpace the US economy have been &quot;a big failure,&quot; the outgoing head of the European Union executive commission, Romano Prodi, said.
Societa' aspetterebbe quadro normativo italiano piu' chiaro
Freddy Rodriguez has gone from undertaker to A-lister. The 31-year-old actor, who played embalmer Frederico \
After an upset victory by the anti-independence camp in Taiwan&#39;s legislative elections on Saturday, Beijing is likely to conclude that its efforts to make war seem imminent
iPhone changes UK mobile operator O2 is rejigging its mobile tariffs to make them simpler and offering a flat rate data charge of \u00c2\u00a31 a day.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
DAVIE, Florida  - The Miami Dolphins have struggled to replace Dan Marino since he quit eight years ago and Trent Green, the latest quarterback charged with the task, will make his home debut against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
A report into the Lockerbie bomber's conviction is expected to recommend a second appeal.
The European Space Agency says data collected by its probe, Mars Express, has provided new evidence in the search for life on Mars.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday that prisoner abuse scandals in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay and other mistakes have damaged America's reputation, and work must be done to prove the U.S. is still a force for good in the world.
STARDATE: FUN! The Developers over at Perpetual Entertainment, Inc. are feverishly, frantically, and Ferengingly working on Star Trek Online, a massively multiplayer role-playing game where you too can be a shoulder-pinchin' Vulcan, an annoyed Klingon, or one of those blue guys with mini-satellite dishes sticking out of their heads. Many fans of the series are eagerly awaiting Star Trek Online so they can get just a little bit closer to being an actual officer of the Federation. Me, no; I'm too worried that I'll be the very first subscriber permanently exiled from the entire Star Trek universe.
United Nations employees called the attack on U.N. headquarters in Baghdad a year ago \
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir has told a court that charges linking him to the 2002 Bali bombings and other attacks were &quot;jokes&quot;.
Facing criminal child molestation charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention that would have ensued if he had gone to court.
Thousands of council staff in England are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops.
All of the human embryonic stem cells available to federally funded scientists under President Bush's three-year-old research policy share a previously unrecognized trait that fosters rejection by the immune systems, diminishing their potential as medical treatments, new research indicates.
U.S. prosecutors acknowledged on  Tuesday possible flaws in a key piece of evidence in their case  against two leaders of an Albany, New York, mosque accused of  supporting terrorism, The New York Times said on Wednesday.
Eight out of 10 youths on a punishment scheme reoffend in a year, a report says, but results are better than prison.
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An RAF Hercules transport plane is destroyed in Iraq after being involved in an \
Business & money: Figures for December are lowest since 2005, despite strongest ever year for lending
Amid the wrangling over immigration reform, virtually everyone in Congress appears to agree on one point: Filipino-born veterans who fought alongside U.S. troops during World War II deserve a break.
Former president Carlos Menem was greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters Wednesday as he returned to Argentina following months abroad to avoid arrest. Menem announced he would run again for the presidency after an Argentine judge last week dismissed a warrant against him.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Red Sox and Cardinal fans on the hunt for Red October have found it on the banks of the Mississippi River as the two teams prepare to play Game 3 of the 2004 World Series Tuesday night.
Traces of the explosive hexogen have been found in the wreckage of one of the two Russian passenger jets that crashed minutes apart on Tuesday, Russian security services have revealed.
Elections for a new president of Chechnya unfolded in ghostly emptiness here yesterday as many residents fled the city or stayed indoors to avoid potential
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett Friday won the first round of his legal battle for accessto his ex-lover Kimberly Quinn&#39;s two-year-old son, the court rejecting her plea
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's electoral tribunal has rejected his call for a recount, dismissed his claims of widespread vote rigging, and is widely expected to declare his rival to be the country's president-elect.
PARMA - Un giorno di permanenza in una citta&#39; come Milano, Palermo o Trieste deposita nei polmoni di una persona sostanze equivalenti a quelle che ha nei polmoni chi fuma 15 sigarette ai giorno. Il dato e&#39; il
After the storm The Church of Scientology has restored it website to normal after a campaign of denial of service attacks prompted it to use DDoS mitigation service Prolexic.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Obese women can ward off heart disease if they exercise. But they place themselves at a higher risk of diabetes if they don&#39;t lose weight.
Nationwide protests against the government have brought Peru to a near standstill over the last week.
Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah   said in remarks aired on Tuesday he expected a U.N. \
Russia said on Friday that it would give the Dalai Lama a visa, the first it has given the Buddhist leader in a decade, but rushed to reassure China it was not supporting his demands for Tibetan autonomy.
India said future peace talks between it and Pakistan hinge on Islamabad keeping its vow not to allow soil under its control to be used by Islamic rebels battling Indian rule in Kashmir.
Where the war was once the dominating factor in mainstream economic prognostication, lately it has become little more than a tragic sideshow.
Support for Britain's membership of the European Union is rising, according to a poll published Saturday, confounding popular opinion about the extent of Euroscepticism here.
Three high-ranking Iraqi police officers were among those killed in attacks on Saturday. Gunmen assassinated a police brigadier and a colonel in Baghdad and a police colonel was one of two officers killed in an ambush near Ash Sharqat in the north.
Gautam Gambhir scored a half century in his second consecutive innings after India suffered an early setback on the first day of the second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong today.
Former WBC light flyweight champion Choi Yo-sam dies after collapsing during a fight on Christmas Day.
Union members among Virgin Atlantic's cabin crew vote in favour of strike action in the new year.
Scientists at a small biotechnology company say they have used cloning to create human embryos from the skin cells of two men.
Documenti e testimonianze raccontano la vita dello stilista
Pages were defaced with text that erroneously implied that SCO would sue Microsoft for intellectual-property theft. By George V. Hulme.
After spending months in remote northwest Florida swamps searching for the ivory-billed woodpecker, researchers say they have seen and heard the rare bird once believed to be extinct.
Howard Stringer's honeymoon as the first foreign head of Sony has come to an abrupt end as investors dump the company's shares amid a battery defect crisis and fears its PlayStation 3 may fail to meet sky-high expectations.
Inflation continued to creep up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month.
CHICAGO -- Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who risked his life seeking to set records in high-tech balloons, gliders and jets, was declared dead Friday, 5 months after he vanished while flying in an ordinary small plane.
Campaign aides to President Bush on Saturday laughed off rampant Internet speculation about whether the president was wired to get help from advisers during his first debate with Sen. John Kerry. \
World powers agreed on Tuesday on the outlines of a new sanctions resolution against Iran, but diplomats said the draft did not contain the punitive economic measures that Washington had been pushing for.
Jodhaa Akbar deserves a round of applause for its faithful adherence to melody, vibrant lyrics and musical detailing.
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama delivered their final arguments on who is better prepared for the White House.
Nikkei conclude a -0,49%, in calo tutti i listini asiatici
LONDON, Oct 19 (SW) - Chelsea misfit Adrian Mutu has admitted that he failed a routine drugs test after taking cocaine. The Romanian international is \u00e2\u0080\u0099destroyed\u00e2\u0080\u0099 about being found out, but hopes that he
The death toll from the explosion in the southern Philippines of truck carrying compressed carbon dioxide has reached 50, a senior military official said on Saturday.
Open Source Development Lab has upgraded a key Linux kernel development tool, the Scalable Test Platform, with new features to improve simulations of enterprise data centers on the Linux kernel.
Just think: Instead of exposing Janet Jackson's breast at the Super Bowl last Feb. 1, what if Justin Timberlake reached across her chest, fumbled with Jackson's top and .... The stitching holds! There is no malfunction!
ANGOULEME, France  - For the past three years, Segolene Royal has ruled over a picturesque French region best known for its goat's cheese, Cognac and beautiful coastline.
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KOBE, Japan  - Earthquakes, floods and other  natural disasters could kill millions in the world's teeming  megacities and time is running out to prevent such a  catastrophe, the United Nations point man on emergency relief  said on Tuesday.
ATHENS, 26 August - New Zealand triathletes created history today, after 33-year-old Hamish CARTER executed the perfect tactical race to win the Men&#39;s Triathlon at Vouliagmeni, holding off teammate Bevan DOCHERTY, the fastest runner in the sport of
A long day of high-level negotiations over the state budget ended without a deal Friday, with 24,000 state workers slated to go on unpaid furlough Monday if no agreement is reached over the weekend.
North Korea and the United States appeared closer to a deal today that could, within weeks, start the process of shutting down the North\u00e2\u0080\u0099s nuclear weapons program.
Minnesota's rookie running back Adrian Peterson scored two second-half touchdowns to rally the Vikings to a 20-13 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday, their fifth victory in a row.
Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinian militants in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medics said.
Adrian Peterson decided to go to Oklahoma instead of Texas partly because of the way the Sooners always handle the Longhorns. This time, he was the reason for it. In just his fifth college game, Peterson ran for 225 yards and made many big plays when No. 2 Oklahoma needed it most, helping the Sooners grind out a 12-0 victory over No. 5 Texas and stretch their winning streak in the storied rivalry to five straight.
The Chicago-based rapper-producer and the King of Southern Fried Crunk tied with three trophies apiece to lead the way at Sunday night&#39;s Source Hip-Hop Music Awards.
com December 1, 2004, 10:30 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
The international Red Cross appealed Friday for $81 million to help victims of the fighting in Lebanon. Life is becoming \
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) warned Asian governments on Thursday they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.
The Southern African Development Community is preparing an economic rescue package for Zimbabwe which would include extending the rand monetary area into the impoverished country, reports said Sunday.
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The 23-year-old Australian continued his solid play yesterday, extending his winning streak to 11 matches. &quot;I have been able to put it together day in and day out the last few weeks,&quot; Hewitt said.
A big jump in energy costs sharply pushed up prices that U.S. manufacturers and wholesalers paid for goods last month, but outside of energy the inflation picture looked tame.
Walker Percy wrote about the South better than anyone I've ever read. What I did not know until I moved to New Orleans, though, and bought a house in the Garden District, is how spot on a portrayal of the city and its residents \
Israel's air raid on in the Lebanese town of Qana, which killed 28 people, may be part of a larger pattern of violations of international law in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report Monday.
A big UK study of cannabis-based drugs has shown evidence for a long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.
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German drugmaker Schering AG said on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had granted its breast cancer treatment bonefos \
Terror leader Osama bin Laden will release a new Internet message dealing with Somalia and Iraq, according to a Web posting Friday.
Less than a week after it launched a media blitz to boost its image, Nortel Networks Ltd. postponed yet again the release of its financial statements, underlining the company&#39;s challenges to steer out of the
While the Giants wait for Barry Bonds to hit another long ball, the Los Angeles Dodgers played small ball to beat their archrival again. The Dodgers scored twice on squeeze bunts and held Bonds without a hit all series, winning their 11th straight game in San Francisco with a 5-3 victory Sunday.
Every holiday, various organizations try to catch the attention of consumers by finding clever ways to link the special occasion to a product or service they are offering.
Heavy snowfall shut down five British airports Thursday and forced the cancellation of some train services in England and Wales.Comment
An audit of hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, found four in five children with diabetes don&#39;t reach proper blood sugar levels.
Symbian downplayed current reports of a new malware developed specifically for smartphone devices based on Series 60, a platform developed by Nokia and based on the Symbian OS.
More than 11,000 people were cleared to work in the UK who should not have been, the home secretary says.
Rasmussen Reports - All year, Iowa has been a must-win state for Barack Obama and John Edwards. Now, with just two-and-a-half weeks to go until voters finally get a say in Election 2008, Iowa is becoming more and more important to Hillary Clinton. As we noted last week and the week before, the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination is getting closer and closer.
John McCain ended the year with $3 million cash on hand and a $4.5 million debt, but he raised $7 million in the first three weeks of January and planned to capitalize on his Florida victory Tuesday with coast-to-coast fundraisers over the next three days.
InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard and Taiwanese WiMax service provider Global Mobile on Monday showed off a mobile WiMax station for use in hospitals, complete with a laptop PC, monitor, and other gear.
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Under the 10-year deal, HP will create a single, organizationwide IT infrastructure for the agency in a move aimed at saving the Department of Defense money while creating a more modern and efficient IT operation.
Shy children tend to have muted reactions to joy or anger in the facial expressions of others, inhibitions that may lead to the anxieties many experience later in life, Italian researchers said on Monday.
Maryland lawmakers are drawing up ambitious proposals to provide medical insurance to hundreds of thousands of residents without coverage, stepping into the national debate over who should pay the soaring costs of health care.
Radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al Sadr has threatened to lift by the end of the week a six-month cease-fire widely credited with helping reduce violence in Iraq
ISN SECURITY WATCH (15/11/04) - The new head of the CIA and former Republican chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee, Porter Goss, has begun a major shakeup of the main US foreign intelligence service, offending some critics, including many in
The fact that neither Kmart or Sears has faired well against Wal-Mart may leave some people wondering if the combined company can do any better.
David Beckham limps out of an LA Galaxy match with a knee injury - nine days before England host Israel in a Euro 2008 qualifier.
Investigators examined flight recorders  Thursday from Russia's mystery double air crash in which 89  people died, but one official doubted they would be of any use.
InfoWorld - Indian outsourcer Wipro&#160;is to develop open-source business software and offer system integration services around the open-source database from software vendor Ingres, which will be marketed jointly by the two companies.
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An elderly woman crashed her car into the Woonasquatucket River on Wednesday, and then clung to a tree branch until she could be plucked by rescuers, authorities said...
Spamalot creator Eric Idle rewrites a song lyric poking fun at \
Khartoum said on Wednesday the rebel  Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), which is bound by a cease-fire  in Darfur, was involved in an attack this week on government  forces near the troubled western region.
The PG-13 picture, an American remake of the Japanese horror hit \u00e2\u0080\u009cJu-On,\u00e2\u0080\u009d takes an old-school approach in telling an unnerving tale about ghosts with more bite than pit bulls.
Princess Diana denied any intention of marrying Dodi Fayed in a conversation just a few days before the couple died, a friend testified Monday.
By MICHELLE MILLHOLLON  The Blanco administration is creating an Internet money trail for the billions of dollars flowing into the state for hurricane recovery.
The first week of the third quarter will probably be a quiet one as many fund managers, having put the final touches on their portfolios last week, leave on their Fourth of July vacations.
Britain's Prince Charles and his longtime partner Camilla Parker Bowles are to marry, the prince's official residence in London said.
Coca-Cola Co. is aiming to put the fizz back into its marketing as a key part of its turnaround strategy. Coke will boost its annual spending on marketing and developing new products by $350 million to $400 million beginning next year.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- When yesterday&#39;s Ryder Cup pairings were announced, Bernhard Langer knew his team had been given an opportunity.
Bank of America Corp.  Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis pledged on Thursday to complete the $21 billion acquisition of all of LaSalle Bank from ABN AMRO Holding NV  early in the fourth quarter.
BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  ordered security forces to seal off a southern region amid  fears some Chechen hostage-takers may have escaped the storming  of a siege school which killed at least 250 people.
The U.N. commemoration of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps 60 years ago is a reminder that the evil that killed six million Jews still threatens the world today and must never be repeated, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.
Galapagos park rangers on Monday ended a strike that had blocked tourist sites in the exotic islands for more than two weeks after the Ecuadorean government accepted their demands for a change in park leadership.
Stocks rallied Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record close, after investors cheered comments on the economy and inflation from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
LONDON -- Apple Computer&#39;s three-month-old European iTunes service came under attack Wednesday from Britain&#39;s Consumers&#39; Association, which asked the Office of Fair Trading, a business watchdog, to investigate why the service&#39;s prices are higher than
The Bulls and Wizards have developed something of a rivalry since meeting in the 2005 playoffs, but personnel changes have deflated it somewhat.
Merck, the maker of the arthritis drug Vioxx is facing a nationwide legal assault as lawyers representing thousands of people injured or killed by the painkiller meet next week to set the groundwork for a massive action against the drug maker.
MONTERREY, Mexico  - Mexican troops and police fought a fierce battle with suspected drug hitmen armed with grenades in a town near the U.S. border on Monday, and one police officer was killed, witnesses and Mexican media said.
Former world number four Jelena Dokic will need to rely on an organizer's invitation for next month's Australian Open after pulling out of the wildcard qualifying tournament with a thigh injury.
The health of China's ex-Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang has deteriorated sharply, reports say.
HONG KONG, Aug. 31 -- Supporters of a Hong Kong-based reporter expressed outrage after he was sentenced to five years in prison on espionage charges Thursday, and the chief executive of Hong Kong said his administration was \
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The Dutch publisher VNU, which owns the Nielsen TV ratings service, said Monday it signed a deal to sell its World Directories unit for &#36;2.6 billion to a group assembled by the private equity firms Apax Partners Worldwide and Cinven Group Ltd.
Christian  Vieri ha sostenuto oggi il primo allenamento con l'Atalanta nel centro sportivo Bortolott...
A new heart drug targeted exclusively at blacks reduced deaths from advanced heart failure by 43 percent and reduced hospitalizations by a third, setting the stage for it to become the first drug approved for only one race.
Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin and Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas headed a list of six former players chosen for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, the NFL announced.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Laci Peterson called her mother early on the morning of June 9, 2002, and announced she was pregnant, according to testimony Monday morning in the Scott Peterson double murder trial.
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La nazionale inglese di calcio femminile ha sconfitto l'Argentina per 6-1 in una sfida valida per la...
40ft tunnel, fitted with electric lights, was 15ft short of target when it was discovered by workmen.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws meant to reconcile warring Iraqis, saying progress was remarkable even though more was needed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Hamas leader said the  militant group could accept creation of a Palestinian state in  the West Bank and Gaza and a long-term truce with Israel,  signaling a possible new overture to end hostilities.
The German astronomer launches an exhaustive study of the exploding star that will soon bear his name.
Gli ispettori accusano le toghe nella relazione a Mastella
Hundreds of people queued on Monday to pay their last respects to Sir Edmund Hillary, the conqueror of Mount Everest, whose body lay in state in New Zealand ahead of his funeral on Tuesday.
Harris averaged 7.7 points, 1.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 456 games since being acquired in June 1997 as part of an eight-player trade with Philadelphia.
BRUSSELS  - The European Commission condemned Friday a unilateral US decision to terminate a 1992 accord on trans-Atlantic air subsidies, saying the move was invalid and therefore the deal remained in force.
BUCHAREST - Romanians went to the polls on Sunday for a general election and the first round of a presidential vote, marking the end of the era of Ion Iliescu in the former Soviet state.
One of Brian McNamee's lawyers said Sunday he believed the Justice Department will open a criminal investigation into Roger Clemens' denials of doping.
A European Union summit with Ukrainian leaders will discuss progress made on democratic reforms,
As if 2007 could get any worse for Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's worst performance by an actress.
Eight businesses, seven individuals named as defendants in suit alleging distribution, sales of counterfeit programs.
Oil fell more than 2 percent on Tuesday as warm weather thawed top consumer the United States, cutting demand for heating fuel.
THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Maryland.
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Getty Images said it planned to buy the celebrity photo distributor WireImage for $200 million and is in talks to acquire another rival, Jupitermedia.
The head of China's central bank  said on Sunday Beijing's efforts to curb excessive credit  growth were bearing fruit, increasing chances the country's  booming economy would achieve a \
JACKSONVILLE (11-4) AT HOUSTON (7-8) When, where: Sunday, 1 p.m., at Reliant Stadium. TV: Channel 4. Last meeting: Jaguars won, 37-17, Oct. 14, 2007. Of note: The Jaguars have locked up the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs, meaning their starters may see little action . . . The Texans need a win to avoid going winless in the ...
Police in Ireland question two men arrested in Dublin in connection with the murder of the daughter of Malawi's chief justice.
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The US places key Middle East allies on its blacklist of countries that  fail to stop people trafficking.
NEW YORK Uncertainty over high oil prices and pharmaceutical companies kept stocks mixed Monday as investors migrated to less risky holdings, pushing blue chips and other large-caps higher while the Nasdaq fell.
TechWeb - Just days after the Mozilla Foundation released the final version of its standalone Firefox browser, a security firm Thursday said that earlier editions should be replaced.
By Jeremy Harrell  Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has proposed a mediation hearing next Wednesday in an effort to resolve a bitter real-estate fight that could cost Long Island the headquarters of CanonUSA.
As internet firms are doing all they can to combat junk e-mail, a new form of virtual irritation is emerging.
President Bush's point man for  international counterterrorism policy has quit, the first  resignation by a senior official to be made public since Bush's  reelection, a U.S. official said on Friday.
A woman, 18, who falsely accused four men of rape is given custody after a mobile video helps find them innocent.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fast track review of testosterone patches for women with low sex drive, despite concerns about insufficient data and potentially misleading marketing by their manufacturer Proctor &amp; Gamble, claim two
Scientists are testing a vaccine that could prevent heart disease and reverse damage to clogged arteries.
The son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Tuesday he was using his charity foundation contacts in Iraq to help free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who has been held by Iraqi militants for nearly three weeks.
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Ad costs hit bottom line but subscriptions grow.
Calisto Tanzi, founder of the bankrupt Italian food giant Parmalat at the heart of a huge finance scandal, apologized to savers who suffered ruin from the company's meltdown.
Insurgents in Baghdad struck a police station and a mosque at dawn Friday, killing at least 30 people and wounding nearly as many.
Daisuke Matsuzaka dined with his would-be Boston bosses and took in a Los Angeles Lakers game during a trip to the United States, then headed back to Japan and left his agent to work out a deal with the Red Sox.
Obama wins Wisconsin, Hawaii ... McCain inches closer to delegate goal ... Candidate wives' spar over remarks ... Candidates comment on Castro announcement ... ___
Bang-up job Alerts issued by the Joint Border Operations Centre (JBOC) have resulted in more than 1,000 arrests.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Microsoft's Open XML standards proposal fewer vehement foes than expected in the ISO standards committee tasked with approving to deny the spec. But document obtained by Computerworld indicate that if the vote were held today, there's no guarantee that the proposal would pass.
ABUJA, Nigeria  - Disagreement over creation of a no-fly zone in Sudan's troubled Darfur region stalled the signing of a security accord between the government and rebels, who met for another day of talks Friday in Nigeria's capital.
The big stories at this year's NCAA basketball tournament are young stars and surprising teams without basketball tradition.
Electronics giant Sony confirms a recently discovered security flaw in its products and says it will issue a fix.
Sudanese troops launched air strikes  against a Darfur village, contrary to reports Khartoum was  withdrawing its forces from the region to meet an African Union  cease-fire deadline, an AU spokesman said on Sunday.
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will moderate the growth of its supercenter stores as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores, sending shares of the world's largest retailer up 4 percent.
A fire tore through the top floor of a leading cancer hospital in London on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of all staff and patients including some already in the operating theatre.
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Matthew Pinsent won his fourth successive Olympic gold medal amid tears of joy and relief yesterday as the British coxless four beat Canada in one of the closest rowing finals ever.
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ImClone Systems Inc. IMCL.O on  Thursday posted its third successive quarterly profit helped by  strong sales of its new colon cancer drug Erbitux.
HRE's share price jumped 5 per cent as the group, spun out of Munich-based bank HVB last year, said the clean-out of its legacy German business was now complete.
British punk rock band The Sex Pistols  will reform in November for a one concert to mark the 30th  anniversary of their album &quot;Never Mind the Bollocks.&quot;
President Bush always said he would wait to talk about the CIA leak case until after the investigation into his administration's role. On Thursday, he skipped over that step and pronounced the matter old news hardly worth discussing.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o, goes back to Kenya to give evidence against four men accused of attacking him and his wife.
The European Union wants to sign a trade and aid pact to ease Syria&#39;s diplomatic isolation, but only on condition it agrees to renounce weapons of mass destruction, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said yesterday.
The introduction of a national screening programme for chlamydia will be fast-tracked in efforts to tackle soaring rates of sexual disease, the Government said today.
SPANISH heartthrob Alejandro Sanz, one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for Best Song, Best Record and Best Album.
New data from a combined analysis of four Phase II/III studies involving more than 20,000 women confirm the effectiveness of Merck &amp; Co Inc's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, researchers said on Thursday.
A rule change at the New York Stock Exchange will allow brokers on its trading floor to handle non-NYSE listed stocks, in a move meant to stem trading share losses to newer competitors.
The most infamous political prison from Argentina's 1976-1983 dirty war opens to the public next month as a human rights memorial, one of the first of its kind in Latin America.
Katie Couric isn't the only thing new at the \
Renee Zellweger isn't the only actress packing on the pounds for plum roles these days. Sarah Steele, the 16-year-old actress who plays the overweight daughter of Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni in the comedy-drama \
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The United States would be willing to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.
U.S. stocks gained on Friday, after data showed sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in July.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mike Mussina pitched three-hit baseball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees past the Kansas City Royals, 4-0, Tuesday night.
Eight Thai soldiers are killed in an attack by suspected Muslim rebels in the violence-hit south, the army says.
Dollaro ai minimi sull'euro, livello piu' basso in 19 mesi
Marriott International Inc.  on Thursday said its third-quarter net income fell 5 percent on higher taxes, but the top U.S. hotel operator's profit still beat Wall Street expectations.
Teachers call for support for staff attacked at school, after a conference hears assaults even happen in nurseries.
Valentino Rossi, centre, talks tactics with Yamaha crew members before winning pole yesterday. Photo: Reuters. World champion Valentino Rossi took pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix with a record lap
In my slightly tilted world, soup is one of the greatest culinary creations of all time. I would have to put it right up there with the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich and meatballs and spaghetti.
Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher I.Q.\u00e2\u0080\u0099s on average than those who remain in institutions.
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It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.
Up to 160,000 birds may be culled as experts try to identify which strain of bird flu killed 2,600 turkeys in Suffolk.
The body assessing new drugs and therapies for the NHS should be rejecting more treatments, say economists.
 on table to help economy
BHP Billiton has brought in more banks to help it find the $70 billion it needs to fund its planned takeover of Rio Tinto , Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.
An African Union mission to resolve a political crisis in Kenya that has killed 500 people ended in failure on Thursday as the president and opposition leader accused each other of wrecking talks.
A power plant purchase that Dynegy announced Tuesday is a signal that the company&#39;s recovery from near collapse two years ago is almost complete.
Open source JDBC 3.0 Type 4 driver for Microsoft SQL Server (6.5, 7.0, 2000 and 2005) and Sybase. jTDS is the fastest JDBC driver for MS SQL Server and is a complete implementation of the JDBC spec. For more information see http://jtds.sourceforge.net/   The jTDS Project has released version 1.2.2 of the open source JDBC driver for Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase. jTDS 1.2.2 is a bugfix release, improving over upon jTDS 1.2.1. A few new features also made it into the release.    New features:  o 64-bit support for Single Sign On (SSO) o [1491811] sqlState code for snapshot conflict.    Bug fixes:  o [1774322] Sybase nulled text fields return not null o [1592113] NTLMv2 properties on datasource   Make sure to check the changelog for detailed listings of the bugfixes and new features.    jTDS is the most performant JDBC driver for both Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase. It is a complete implementation of JDBC 3.0, it passes the J2EE 1.3 certification and Hibernate test suites and is the preferred SQL Server/Sybase driver for JBoss, Hibernate, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence, DbVisualizer and Compiere.    For more information on jTDS see:  http://jtds.sourceforge.net/    The release can be downloaded from:   https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=33291
Venezuela could sue Exxon Mobil  for not paying taxes on some of the oil it produced, President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday, amid an escalating legal battle with Exxon over compensation for nationalized assets.
(seedings in parentheses) MEN - Roger Federer (1) def. Janko Tipsarevic, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8; Novak Djokovic (3) def. Sam Querrey, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3; Marin Cilic def. Fernando Gonzalez (7), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1; James Blake (12) def. Sebastien Grosjean, 4-6, 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-2; Tomas Berdych (13) def. Juan Monaco (21), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 ...
LONDON-Parliamentarians and celebrity campaigners launched a bid yesterday to impeach British Prime Minister Tony Blair for \
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc.  and AT&T Inc.  are negotiating potentially sweeping changes that could scale back their partnership, the Wall Street Journal reported, dragging Yahoo shares down 5.2 percent.
A rift between the Ambani brothers who run India&#39;s Reliance conglomerate appeared to spill into the boardroom of power utility Reliance Energy Ltd.
Art like Romare Bearden's \u00c2\u0097 intense and intricate \u00c2\u0097 deserves close scrutiny. So here's my advice: pick a few favorites at the Whitney Museum and stick with them.
You&#39;ve read the ads, heard the buzz and seen the long lineups on the news, but does Halo 2 live up to the hype? Yes. Played from an immersive first-person perspective, the original Halo: Combat Evolved was
The head of the Catholic church in  Mozambique said on Wednesday he believed some European-made  condoms were deliberately tainted with the HIV/AIDS virus to  kill African people.
A second alleged mastermind of the 2004 Madrid train bombings has said he would only give evidence through his defence counsel.
Six British politicians call for the authorities in Bangladesh to release the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday reaffirmed Moscow's adherence to a 1956 declaration in which the Soviet Union said it was ready to hand over two of the four disputed Kuril Islands to Japan.
A former Army reservist who served at Abu Ghraib with Maryland&#39;s scandal-scarred 372nd Military Police Company testified yesterday that interrogators at the prison encouraged
MUMBAI: Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, the treasurer of Reliance Industries and one of the brains behind the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s successful fund raising moves over many years, has resigned, top company sources said.
If the drug allegations surrounding US track star Marion Jones are true, not only could she be stripped of her Olympic medals but American sprinters may also face tougher restrictions in the future, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.
Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.
Sensing technology calculates the direction in which Samsung's mobile phone is moving--and translates the data into commands.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - From the South and the Midwest, President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry yesterday traded barbs and aggressively questioned the other&#39;s qualifications to be president.
NEWARK -- Since two illegal immigrants were named among the suspects in the execution-style killings of three college students here, Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rudolph W. Giuliani and Tom Tancredo have suggested that the deaths show the consequences of failures in immigration...
A woman accused of slashing a new mother's throat and kidnapping her baby in rural Missouri was pregnant recently, confirming part of her story to police, authorities said Friday.
Coach Pete Carroll takes pride in being distinct. The same can be said for Southern California's football team, which during the past five years has produced one of the great runs in college history.
Desertion is a crime like few others. Along with mutiny, it hits at the heart of military service, violating a fundamental code of honor.
By Geoffrey Lean Mobile phone companies and the Government's official regulator are keeping information about the siting of radiation-emitting masts secret, despite rising concern about effects they may have on health.
Militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine that had already been badly damaged in a 2006 attack, Shi'ite officials said.
As Islamist gunmen mopped up his routed forces in Gaza, Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Palestinian government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency after six days of bloody faction fighting.
Mehmet Okur scored 19 of his 29 points in the second half, including a decisive 19-footer with 5.1 seconds remaining, and the Utah Jazz beat the Phoenix Suns 108-105 Saturday.
Superpippo Inzaghi &egrave; gi&agrave; carico e sente moltissimo il match Italia-Francia, in program...
Under a definitive agreement reached Thursday by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and a consortium led by Sony Corporation of America, MGM will continue to operate as a private movie-making company
Former Prime Minister Alain Juppe said Thursday he will resign his parliamentary seat before his October retrial in a party financing scandal.
An unmanned NASA jet that set a speed record of almost 7,000 miles per hour was built by a Tennessee company. The 12-foot-long X-43-A supersonic combustion ramjet, or Scramjet, flew on its
Eschelon Telecom, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESCH), a provider of integrated  communications services to small and medium sized businesses in the  western United States, today announced that the Public Service  Commission in Utah has approved the petition by Integra Telecom  Holdings, Inc.
Pakistan&#039;s main southern city of Karachi was tense with thousands of police patrolling the streets after riots the night before sparked by the assassination of a senior Shiite Muslim leader.
J im Pratt, who works for the Federal Aviation Administration in Michigan, has made 28 stock and bond trades this year through his Thrift Savings Plan account. With the trades, Pratt hopes to build a big nest egg for retirement.
By Randy Myers, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 10--In the no-holds-barred blogosphere, every voice can be raised.  But not everyone cares to listen.
The actress is expecting twins early next year
Ralf Schumacher &egrave; alla ricerca di un ingaggio per la prossima stagione considerato il diffici...
The political debates are getting some sporting competition &#151; the baseball playoffs. Tuesday night's debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic Sen. John Edwards is up against Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins.
At the end of the most maddening summer of his career, Red Sox pitcher Matt Clement has traveled to Alabama to see noted orthopedist James Andrews, with the hope that he may finally find answers to why he has not been able to pitch since mid-June, a mystery that has made him a target of innuendo both in and out ...
Photographer Matthew Pillsbury uses extremely long exposures to create eerie, ambient-light images that juxtapose technology's permanence with human transience. By Sharon Mizota.
New federal regulations designed to speed up the processing of checks went into effect on Thursday, and consumer advocates advised Americans to be more vigilant about monitoring their accounts.
Key factors driving the adoption of SATA drives are the enterprise caliber features they now include. Unlike first generation SATA drives, the drives that hit the market in Q3, 2005 offered five-year warranties, one million hours mean time between failure (MTBF) and disk speeds rated at 7,200 RPM.
Elmer Bernstein, whose eclectic film music ranged from the rousing theme of \
Dame Miriam Rothschild, a self-taught scientist from the famous banking family whose highly technical studies of parasites earned her the title \
UAL Corp. asked a US bankruptcy judge in Chicago Wednesday to let it reject contracts with its six labor unions if it can&#39;t reach agreements with the workers on
At least 43 people have died and more than a million have fled their homes as a result of torrential rains lashing parts of India and Bangladesh, officials said.
Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama appealed for the hearts and votes of female voters in Washington state Friday, part of the state-by-state struggle that could determine who becomes the Democratic nominee for president.
European share indexes were slightly  ahead by late morning on Tuesday, with gainers led by Credit  Suisse after the bank set ambitious earnings targets and as a  survey showed a pick-up in German investor confidence this  month.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan Stadium was mostly filled with empty seats. The only cheers were coming from near one end zone - the Iowa section.
The group led by wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has said it has abducted a member of Japan&#39;s armed forces and is threatening to behead him if the Japanese government does not withdraw its troops from Iraq within 48 hours.
A father is found not guilty of raping his chess prodigy daughter.
One of South Korea&#39;s top banks has rolled out a new credit card for Protestant clergy that will give them breaks on Bible purchases and allow them to gather bonus points they can turn into donations for their churches.
Eisner has said that Disney President and Chief Operating Officer Bob Iger would be his choice as successor, but the Disney board is expected to consider many candidates.
Dozens of homes are set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with several people reported killed.
Finita l'emergenza cenere, non tutti i voli ripristinati
AMERICA/PERU\u00c2\u0092 - L'Arcidiocesi di Lima e la Diocesi canadese di Pembroke unite in un progetto di solidariet\u00c3\u00a0 a favore dei bambini, per rafforzare cos\u00c3\u00ac i vincoli tra il Nord e il Sud dell\u00c2\u0092America Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Una delegazione di fedeli cattolici canadesi formata da 47 persone, ha accompagnato il Vescovo di Pembroke (Canada), Mons. Richard Smith, nel suo viaggio a Lima (Per\u00c3\u00b9), per firmare un accordo di cooperazione con l\u00c2\u0092Arcidiocesi c...
It was Bud Brown&#39;s boss at Freddie&#39;s Casino in Everett who encouraged him to get a flu shot this year. Normally that would mean little more than driving to his doctor&#39;s office and rolling up his sleeve.
LONDON British Airways and union leaders said over the weekend that they had agreed to a three-year pay deal for check-in employees and baggage handlers and that a strike scheduled for Friday had been suspended.
The Street thinks you should. A Fool weighs in.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah received a lavish welcome from Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday at the start of a state visit to Britain, though human rights protestors decried his presence.
Also: Feds slow in getting records on Web. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
It is unusual in any sport for a player to win an event three years in a row.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to retaliate against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the killing of a rebel cleric and a raid on his mosque in July, a U.S. Web site said on Thursday.
By Janet Kornblum  Brittnie Sarnes has 5,000 MySpace friends. Actually, make that 5,036.  At last count, anyhow. About 10 people a day ask to \
This French film tells a deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus.
BEIJING - US Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a mission to restart talks on North Korea&#39;s nuclear program, on Sunday branded North Korea a &quot;terrorist state&quot; that shows &quot;no respect whatsoever for human rights.
A park warden tries to stop a couple taking pictures of their own child playing on a swing.
Graeme Souness says he will be venturing into the unknown when Newcastle United meet Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin in the UEFA Cup on Thursday for his first game in charge of the English Premier League club.
Roma, 29 ottobre 2004 - Esce venerd\u00c3\u00ac 4 novembre &#39;Agents secrets&#39; con Monica Bellucci e Vincent Cassel. Sul cadavere di un uomo sconosciuto, ucciso nel sud della Spagna da dei killer russi, i servizi segreti
(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard may be on track to be a $100 billion company this year, but CEO Mark Hurd said there's a total $1.1 trillion IT market for it to pursue. Hurd, in a keynote address Monday at the HP Technology Forum in Las Vegas, told an audience of HP customers, partners, and employees that the company needs to continue to reduce costs so it can invest in innovation more. In an emotional moment in his 30-minute address, he expressed confidence his 167,000 employees are up to the challenge. \
One Fool is done complaining about this offshore overachiever -- for now.
Pakistani troops sealed off the area around a mosque in the capital and imposed a 24-hour curfew on Wednesday after 11 people were killed in clashes between security forces and militant Islamic students.
The fiancee of a young father shot dead outside his home tells a jury of her panic on seeing his injuries.
Finding a dog owner nursing daydreams of becoming a trainer has become about as difficult as finding a waiter with a headshot.
In devastating testimony before a Senate panel yesterday, a whistle-blower at the Food and Drug Administration shocked a packed hearing room when he listed five drugs now on
French President Jacques Chirac's ruling UMP party risks losing its outright majority in the upper house of parliament, the Senate, when a third of its seats are renewed in elections Sunday.
British Columbia businessman Francesco Aquilini bought half of the Vancouver Canucks and General Motors Place arena from John McCaw of Seattle.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.  - A suspected Ku Klux  Klansman pleaded not guilty on Friday to the 1964 murders of  three civil rights workers in Mississippi, one of the most  notorious civil rights-era crimes in the United States.
Nevada moderate Harry Reid was elected by Senate Democrats on Tuesday to lead their battered party and immediately warned Republicans he could either dance with them or fight them.
Medio Oriente. Anp: Abu Ala e Abu Mazen vedranno Arafat. Debka: Suha sta trattando sull&#39; eredita&#39; del rais. AParigi si discute dell&#39;eridit\u00c3\u00a0 politica, ma anche di soldi. Suha Arafat, che ieri si \u00c3\u00a8 scagliata
Democrat John Edwards is exiting the race for the White House, according to US media reports.
More post-election attacks are reported in Sierra Leone, despite assurances from the new president.
Sales of music fell at a faster rate in  2007 than 2006 despite digital sales soaring, and the  gatekeepers of the Web must act if the industry is to beat  piracy, the international trade body said on Thursday.
A cargo spaceship has taken off carrying vital foodstuffs to the International Space Station, where supplies are running dangerously low.
Senior United Nations diplomats will  seek to persuade Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir&#039;s  government on Tuesday to accept a U.N. peacekeeping force in  the western Darfur region.
Undercover agents posing as passengers will check for drivers who decline to accept credit cards and who talk on their cellphones while driving.
Tens of millions of Americans are expected to hit the road this Thanksgiving holiday in numbers not seen since before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, despite
Terra Firma plans to dismiss about a third of the staff at  EMI as it moves to streamline marketing operations and focus on the discovery of new artists.
The Army Corps of Engineers says it has finished installing instruments for measuring the stability of an embankment that separates Lake Audubon from Lake Sakakawea along the Missouri River north of here.
SEATTLE - Linux, the fast-growing alternative to Windows and other operating systems, will become a $35 billion market by 2008, technology research firm IDC said Wednesday.
Sonny Cumbie, the nation's leading passer, had a season-low 281 yards but threw for three touchdowns to lead Texas Tech to a 31-15 win over No. 23 Oklahoma State on Saturday.
DJ Howard Stern is to get his own cartoon series. Plus news in brief on Sandra Bullock, Patty Duke and Franz Ferdinand.
Iran may be hiding equipment from the UN nuclear watchdog agency, foiling efforts to police a freeze of all programs that Tehran could use to make nuclear weapons, diplomats said Thursday.
If you're lucky enough to own two homes, you may have recently packed up and moved to your summer residence. That's nice, but it can have tax consequences that are anything but a day at the beach.
Siemens AG tried Sunday to blunt fierce criticism from politicians, labor unions and the media for unloading its mobile phone business on a Taiwanese company which has failed to keep it afloat.Comment
A Chicago Tribune editor who was on the Vietnam mission for which John Kerry received the Silver Star is backing up Kerry's account of the incident.
U.S. forces in Iraq have detained more than 70 suspected terrorists, including a key associate of the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, a military spokesman said Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16. - With just two games away from ending the season in defeat, Maria Sharapova focused on holding her own serve against an injury-ridden Serena Williams and overcame the early third-set
Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Gstaad (terra battuta, montepremi 421.250 euro).
Islamist Hamas fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday as their leader ordered an end to reprisals against their routed, Western-backed Fatah rivals.
Eleven companies are teaming up to see how they can work with thousands of their suppliers to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Observing the image of a faint object that lies close to a star is a demanding task as the object is generally hidden in the glare of the star. Characterising this object, by taking spectra, is an even harder challenge.
Radoslaw Matusiak, attaccante  del Palermo, &egrave; stato ceduto dal club siciliano agli olandesi d...
K. Eric Drexler was the godfather of nanotechnology. But the MIT prodigy who dreamed up molecular machines was shoved aside by big science -- and now he's an industry outcast. By Ed Regis from Wired magazine.
COLUMBUS, Ohio  - A man charged on stage and  opened fire at a heavy metal band and fans at a crowded bar,  killing four people and wounding two others before being killed  by police, officials said on Thursday.
Microsoft Corp.  forecast on  Wednesday that sales of its Zune music player will exceed one  million units by the end of June 2007 despite a tepid start for  the device.
If this humble voter were filling out his ballot today, though, it would look like this: 1. Purdue 2. Minnesota 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan 5. Iowa 6. Wisconsin 7. Michigan State 8. Northwestern 9. Penn State 10.
Insurgents vowing total war on Sunday's Iraqi election unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Saturday, killing eight people in a suicide bombing and three soldiers in a rocket strike.
The seventh and final book in J.K.  Rowling&#39;s Harry Potter series has become online retailer  Amazon&#39;s most pre-ordered product, with almost 1.6 million  copies bought globally ahead of the book&#39;s release on July 21.
President George W. Bush signed student loan legislation on Thursday that slashes federal subsidies to lenders such as Sallie Mae, Citigroup, Bank of America and many others.
BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Satellite LLC announces that it has 175,000 subscribers worldwide as of December 31, 2006. The new figure represents a 23.2 percent increase over last year's subscriber total of 142,000.
Two years after merger talks fell apart between Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores, Federated is once again taking a look at May.
Whoever is named chief executive will run essentially two companies: a thriving wealth management operation and a beaten-down bond business that could see $10 billion in losses.
As Iraq's Sunni Muslims ponder boycotting the Jan. 30 election and some press for a delay, the majority Shiite Muslims face another threat to their expected victory: a split in Shiite ranks that could cost them the chance to dominate the next parliament.
Maryland breaks a 210-minute scoreless streak on A.J. Godbolt's goal in the 73rd minute and beats St. John's 1-0 to advance to the soccer Final Four for the third straight year.
OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - OMI: Lettera del Superiore generale alla Congregazione Roma (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Non bastano i diritti umani, insieme al bisogno di libert\u00c3\u00a0, esistono anche altre cose: la necessit\u00c3\u00a0 di appartenere, di sentirsi membri di qualcosa di pi\u00c3\u00b9 grande di noi stessi.\u00c2\u0094 P. William Steckling, Superiore generale OMI. (C....
Judges are to be exempt from a new pensions tax after a threat that many would resign if forced to pay.
The National Hockey League went on resuscitation at 12:01 am today, the right time for the fewest people possible to hear any commotion whatsoever, despite a year of blaring sirens beforehand.
Could face stiff opposition from granola tendency One of America'a top nukes-in-space boffins says it's time to consider nuclear-powered rockets again. He reckons atomic boosters could cut the cost of NASA's upcoming Moonbase plan.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
WASHINGTON - The bipartisan National Commission on Energy Policy on Wednesday urged the US Congress to end a two-year stalemate and adopt a broad package of proposals addressing climate change, oil security, natural gas supplies and fuel efficiency in
Whether their workplaces are superhealthy or stocked with candy at every turn, employees who are struggling to lose weight must deal with challenges at the office.
CBS and Fox will continue to televise NFL games on Sunday afternoons through the 2011 season. The price tag for the six-year deal: $8 billion, 25 percent and 30 percent higher than the previous eight-year contracts for the two networks.
Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya gestures during the UN Security Council vote at the United Nations in New York, Sept.
This `Yuva` is all about movies, mazaa and masti. And gorgeous co-stars are his meat\u00c2
Many nations in Europe are now feeling an autumn chill of slackening economies and warnings of further market upheaval.
Jose Mourinho has fuelled speculation of a rift with Andrei Shevchenko by claiming that the 30-million-pound striker has not been good enough to earn &quot;untouchable&quot; status at Chelsea.
The Learning Technologies Project Office of NASA is actively considering hopping on the video game bandwagon by releasing its own massively multiplayer online game.
Russia is backsliding on democracy and  the EU must take Moscow to task while bringing other former  Soviet republics closer to the West, the bloc's incoming  External Relations Commissioner said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
EMC Corp. revenue for the third quarter grew 34 percent year-on-year, driven by software and services sales, the company reported Tuesday.
According to researchers at Boston university brightly colored cups, plates spur food, beverage consumption in patients suffering from Alzheimer&#39;s disease.
Livorno e Milan hanno pareggiato 0-0 nell'anticipo della quarta giornata del campionato di serie A. ...
The cover of Sept. 11\u00c2\u0092s issue of People magazine attributes an unnamed friend\u00c2\u0092s quote of Jessica Simpson directly to the star, a tactic People has traditionally avoided.
&quot;If I Did It,&quot; O.J. Simpson&#39;s  hypothetical account of his ex-wife&#39;s slaying, has hit No. 2 on  the New York Times best-sellers list for non-fiction, topping  former U.S. President Bill Clinton&#39;s book &quot;Giving.&quot;
Hoping to harness a few million of the personal computers are not already running the SETI@home screen saver, IBM and United Devices on Tuesday launched a new World Community Grid project designed to act as a clearing house for humanitarian computing projects.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.
By now, almost everyone has heard the rumors that the Chicago Cubs and parent owner the Tribune Company would like to move Sammy Sosa to greener pastures.
News Corp. (NWSa.N) will not pull its  television shows from Apple Inc&#39;s  iTunes as rival  media group NBC Universal has done over a pricing dispute,  President Peter Chernin said in an interview on Tuesday.
For more than a decade, the remains of several boaters have been hidden in the dark, cold depths of this 26-square-mile lake high in the Uinta National Forest.
California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger will urge lawmakers to pass a sweeping overhaul  of the state's public pension systems, including Calpers, the  nation's largest pension fund, an aide said on Wednesday.
The Louisiana Superdome, a scene of   misery, frustration and death in the days after Hurricane   Katrina, came back to life on Monday as the New Orleans Saints   took the field for what turned out to be much more than a   football game.
Michael Owen may still not have tied down a regular starting spot at Real Madrid. But his recent record of five club goals in six games means he is certain to start for his country in the friendly
MOSCOW The Russian Olympic Committee has asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to strip Tyler Hamilton of his Olympic cycling gold medal and award it to Vyacheslav Ekimov.
Zimbabwe&#39;s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted on Friday of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe and seize power, in a verdict that provides a major boost for the opposition.
Steers clear of crowded market Philips has gone into reverse on plans to enter the market for personal navigation devices because of fears the sector is getting too crowded.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A federally funded group that promised flu shots on Election Day in six of South Carolina's poorest counties has drawn criticism from Republican leaders.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales sought to influence the testimony of a departing senior aide during a March meeting in Gonzales's office, according to correspondence released today.
The president of Hungary's central bank, Zsigmond Jarai, is facing off pressure from the Socialist-Liberal government and advice from economists in a fight to keep the local currency, the forint, strong.
John Lewis sees record weekly sales, as other retailers brace for poor sales for the Christmas season.
Aumento costante nel 2007, unica eccezione a dicembre
Sos infortuni per il Palermo. Guidolin costretto a rivedere la formazione contro il Parma. Oltre all...
Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner became chairman of Aston Villa on Tuesday, completing the second American takeover of an English Premier League soccer club.
Portavoce Perino esclude che sia in corso recessione
Coming to an inbox near you A day after Adobe patched a serious security hole in its Reader and Acrobat programs, miscreants are flooding email inboxes with malware-tainted PDF files that try to remotely hijack vulnerable computers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A Bedouin tribesman has confessed to selling explosives that might have been used in three deadly car bombings targeting Israeli tourists, and investigators were looking into possible Palestinian militant involvement, Egyptian security officials said Sunday.
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NEW YORK - Oil services group Halliburton said that news of an FBI probe into its Iraq contract reflected &quot;old allegations&quot; revived ahead of the presidential election.
Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed yesterday when armed Palestinians penetrated an army outpost in southern Gaza. A fourth soldier and a Yedioth Ahronoth reporter were subsequently lightly wounded in the incident.
This week, as EU heads of state meet to decide the fate of Turkey&#39;s candidacy for EU membership, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be preparing his own run for the Turkish presidency.
Nel quarto trimestre 2007 a 953 milioni (-47%)
PHILADELPHIA - Wide open or contested, the Seattle SuperSonics hit three-pointers from all over the court. Ray Allen scored a season-high 37 points, Rashard Lewis had 21 and Vladimir Radmanovic added 20, leading
French energy group Suez and state-owned Gaz de France announced their merger Monday, creating the world&#39;s fourth biggest energy company by market capitalisation.
Dal 30 marzo stop a tamburi, megafoni, sirene e bandiere
Description: The Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals face off Saturday in the first game of the World Series. It&#39;s a home game for the Sox at storied Fenway Park.
Doctors in Monmouthshire are expected to resign from Chepstow Community Hospital in a dispute over out-of-hours cover.
Il capitano del Palermo Eugenio Corini respinge ogni ipotesi di complotto anti-Palermo. \
Real Madrid are set to name Vanderlei Luxemburgo, coach of Brazilian champions Santos, as their third new coach this season, Spanish media reports said on Thursday.
Rangers failed to reach the Champions League group stage for a second successive season as CSKA Moscow progressed 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 away draw on Wednesday.
Sony and other technology companies working to launch the next generation of DVD format, Blu-ray Disc, are planning to develop a smaller (8cm) version of the disc, Sony have said.
A court convicted five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor Tuesday of deliberately infecting 400 children with HIV and sentenced them to death, despite scientific evidence the youngsters had the virus before the medical workers came to Libya.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero accused the former government of deceiving the public between the March 11 Madrid train bombings and March 14 elections and of erasing computer records concerning that period.
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Convicted killer Demarco McCullum, who grew up in Seminary, Miss., was executed Tuesday for the abduction, robbery, beating and fatal shooting of a Houston man 10 years ago.
Officers are to patrol the foot-and-mouth protection zone in Surrey after fears restrictions are being ignored.
Bloomberg - Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton&#39;s new plan to provide health care for all Americans differs more from her 1993 proposal known as ``Hillarycare&#39;&#39; than it does from ideas offered by her chief Democratic rivals in the 2008 presidential campaign.
Smaller, cheaper, more robust notebook fuel cells could be available in 2006.
A little less conversation and a little more action
While the opium poppy is the source for compounds needed to make potent painkillers such as oxycodone and other medicines, it is also the source for the illegal drug heroin.
RIGA, Latvia  - Late goals from strikers John Hartson and Craig Bellamy helped Wales to beat Latvia 2-0 in a soccer friendly on Wednesday.
Alberto Gonzales, the White House  counsel criticized for calling parts of the Geneva Conventions  on prisoner treatment \
Andy Murray will miss next week's Artois Championships with injury, fuelling fears he will not be fit in time for Wimbledon.
19 October 2004 - Concerned by reports of the dismissal and detention of the Prime Minister of Myanmar, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the country&#39;s authorities to remain committed to the process of national reconciliation
The Russian oil giant files for bankruptcy protection in the US to try to stop the sale of its main production arm.
Watching the Jonathan Woss Show last week, I was more than impressed with U2&#39;s fabulous live performance, thinking that the Irish supergroup were right back at the top of their form.
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The agent for tight end Benjamin Watson, one of two unsigned NFL first-round draft choices, said Saturday that his client is close to signing a six-year contract with the New England Patriots.
LONDON : Oil prices rallied back above 50 dollars a barrel, closing in on record high points on technical factors and persistent worries about tight global supplies, traders said.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Monday for talks overshadowed by a Palestinian unity deal that ended factional fighting but cast a new cloud over prospects for peace with Israel.
For 40 years, doctors have cleared blockages of the carotid arteries in the neck, which supply blood to the head, by surgically removing plaque from the vessels.
Michael Eisner lashed out at the &quot;clich\u00c3\u00a9d&quot; portrayal of the &quot;real&quot; Hollywood in his fifth and final day testifying in a shareholder suit over former company president Michael Ovitz&#39;s lucrative payout.

Dan Wheldon took the advantage of a fiery mishap during a pit stop by leader Sam Hornish Jr. and extended Honda's winning streak to 12 races.
Zimbabwe's main bread producer warns it only has two days' supply of flour, according to state media.
Senators from both parties tee off on the White House as evidence mounts indicating it suppressed evidence of climate change. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
Argentina's former President Carlos Menem expects a noisy welcome as he returns home from self-imposed exile.
Stricter enforcement of 40-year-old U.S. sanctions has made it harder for Cuba to do its banking and has seen Cubans evicted from U.S.-owned hotels around the world, Cuba said on Tuesday.
An assistant state prosecutor in Mexico was detained for questioning in an investigation into the killing of an opposition politician and four others, and the passing of information to drug traffickers.
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket lofts two satellites from the Kourou spaceport in its last mission of the year.
Kenyan MPs vote to give themselves a $22,000 bonus each, despite public condemnation.
The bombing of a refugee camp in Sudan's Darfur province is unacceptable, says the UN chief.
Fashion Wire Daily - A fashion show's story starts backstage, where models often undergo hours of hair and makeup prior to walking down the runway. So it was appropriate that Bumble and bumble hosted the first fashion week party of the Fall 2008 season on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at their downtown New York City salon, to debut their latest product, Spray de Mode, and new ad campaign.
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French computer services group CapGemini reported a better-than-expected 20.6 percent jump in third quarter sales.
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An NFL scout and personnel consultant with ties to LSU coach Nick Saban said Wednesday night the Miami Dolphins offered their head coaching position to Saban, who could announce a decision today.
The Bishop of Rochester speaks of the \
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A French court postponed on Wednesday its   verdict on six former Guantanamo Bay inmates who face terrorism   charges, ordering a surprise investigation into how the case   against them was built.
Una patatina di traverso e un diciassette che finisce in coma. E&#39; successo in un campetto della parrocchia San Francesco di Sales, nel quartiere Malaspina a Mirko C.: il giovane stava per iniziare una partita
Bangladeshi political activists launched protests and staged a strike Sunday as an aide said the main opposition party&#39;s leader had narrowly escaped assassination in a grenade attack which left 18 people dead.
As Hollywood's striking scribes ventured out to their picket lines over the last two months, it's been plain to see \u00c2\u0097 female writers are outnumbered by their male colleagues.
Oscar-winner Patty Duke had single bypass surgery Wednesday and was in fair condition, officials said. The 57-year-old actress was in the intensive care unit at the North Idaho Heart Center.
At least 18 people were killed and 38 injured early Saturday, when a speeding bus plunged into a ditch in northeastern Pakistan, police and hospital officials said.
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Pity Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). For all the grief we give the company about its failure to plug security holes in its software, its historical problems with the blue screen
Novak Djokovic gives a different kind of impression on the court. Most players have been asked for their impression of the new, blue Plexicushion courts at Melbourne Park.
Her name is Mary Cheney. She is the bright, loving, sensitive daughter of Lynne and Dick Cheney. In the presidential debate Wednesday, John Kerry referred to her as the vice president&#39;s lesbian daughter.
HONG KONG Mainland Chinese stock markets dropped less than 2 percent on Friday as most Asian financial markets reacted with surprising calm to the Chinese central bank&#39;s announcement late on Thursday of its first increase in interest rates in nine years.
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With flu shots in short supply in the U.S. this year, places that are able to offer them have been mobbed by vaccine seekers.
Alistair Darling tells the FT he plans to give the Financial Services Authority more power over banks.
More than three years after the World Trade Center was destroyed, city health officials released data yesterday from a two-year study showing that thousands of people in the vicinity of the towers on Sept.
VENEZUELA CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez vowed yesterday that Venezuela's intelligence services would identify the assassins of a state attorney who intended to prosecute backers of Venezuela's 2002 coup. Danilo Anderson, known to many Venezuelans as the &quot;super prosecutor,&quot; was killed Thursday night by two explosions that ripped through his vehicle in the capital. The assassination renewed the specter of ...
Brazil police have formally accused a brother of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of influence peddling after a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling, the government news agency said Tuesday.
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European consortium Airbus prepares to unveil the world's largest plane, the 555-passenger A380.
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio] thought he&#39;d been called every name in the book during his career - until airline ticket agents mistakenly flagged him as a terrorist suspect at Boston and Washington airports.
Riot police in Santiago, Chile have fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of students protesting President Bush&#39;s arrival later this week at an economic summit in the Chilean capital.
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A former Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader is sentenced to 34 years for wartime murder and rape.
L'Uefa ha parzialmente accolto il ricorso presentato dal Milan contro la squalifica di due giornate ...
Asus will unveil at next week's CES the M70S laptop that comes with 1 terabyte of storage space.
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Hundreds of people attend a vigil in west Belfast for murdered greengrocer Harry Holland.
The RSPCA is accused by Britain's largest Hindu temple of killing a sacred cow while worshippers prayed.
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With positive and negative results, it remains to be seen what type of Fossil this company really is.
Earl Snyder grew up rooting for Red Sox outfielder Ellis Burks. Now he's sitting next to him.
One woman\u00e2\u0080\u0099s career as a patient and an activist demonstrates how the understanding of sickle cell disease has changed.
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida  - Florida voters could anoint a front-runner among Republicans in the White House race and put onetime favorite and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in trouble in the state's nominating contest on Tuesday.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's largest maker of memory chips, said on Monday it would invest &#36;24 billion in its semiconductor business by 2010.
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Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has made it his personal crusade to see Malta increase its number of golf courses.
Negotiations with Turkey over possible membership of the European Union could help make Europe a safer place, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in an interview to be published Monday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - Adrian Peterson rushed  for 171 yards and three scores, as the second-ranked Oklahoma  Sooners likely punched their ticket to the Orange Bowl with a  42-3 pasting of the Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12  championship game.
DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - A space capsule holding atoms collected from solar wind was en route to a tricky rendezvous with Earth, offering scientists the first material NASA has brought back from space in nearly three decades.    A pair of helicopters helmed by stunt pilots were set to hover nearly a mile above the Utah desert, ready to help snatch the refrigerator-sized capsule's parachute with a hook as it floats down at 400 feet a minute, or more than 6 feet per second...
Medical researchers in Brazil say they have found that patients with diseased hearts can apparently regrow heart muscle and arteries after being injected with bone marrow stem cells.
Deutsche Bank, Germany's top lender, said Thursday it had stemmed losses from the US subprime mortgage debacle and made a record profit last year, putting it in a strong position for growth in 2008.
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The head of the U.N. Children's Fund said there were probably fewer orphans than originally thought in Asia's tsunami-hit areas, and efforts should be directed toward uniting children with family members.
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Heavy price cuts help deliver a stronger than expected rise in UK High Street sales, official figures show.
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Several Dutch mosques were attacked  by arsonists this weekend as tension in the Netherlands grew  after the murder of an outspoken filmmaker by a suspected  Islamist extremist, the ANP news agency reported on Sunday.
Former BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Kevin Greening has died at the age of 44, his agent confirms.
Continuing on from the previous part of his series, Stefan Priebsch has posted part two of his look at using XDebug over at the Zend Developer Zone.   Welcome to the second installment of our five-part series of articles on xdebug, the PHP developer's swiss army knife extension. The installation of xdebug and its basic features were covered last week. This week, we will explore the tracing feature of xdebug.   He details what tracing is and how it's helpful (no more repetitive var_dumps!) in finding issues in your code. He shows how to set up a trace log, add the code to your application to pass debugging information off to the log and how to add additional information to the log to make narrowing down the error even easier.
Pakistan is 85 for five in its second innings at stumps on the third day of the second cricket test against Australia in Melbourne.
Microsoft said today that it plans to give customers three days' advance notice about its monthly security updates to help them prepare to install related software patches.
NEW YORK  - Simply increasing physical activity levels alone is unlikely to reduce body weight in young children, and therefore will probably not prevent obesity, although it may set the stage for a healthier lifestyle, the results of a study conducted in Scotland suggest.
A man was sentenced to 195 years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting female mall workers and young children over several years.
The Story: Some technologies always seem to be ?just around the corner.? Seven years ago, there was a big flurry of interest in end-to-end Ethernet (aka metro Ethernet) as a brace of new ventures promised to cut through the complexities of wide area networking.[ Slideshow: 2007's top underreported tech stories ]                                                    They didn?t deliver. One big reason: building a new network that will reach into offices and homes costs beaucoup bucks. As IDC analyst Boyd Chastant puts it, ?Digging a whole in the ground never gets cheaper.?Laying fiber is still expensive, but now telcos ? including AT&amp;T, Verizon, and Qwest ? plus cable companies such as Optimum LightPath, Cox, and Time Warner that already have fiber in the ground are offering Ethernet services. LightPath, for example, boasts of 2,500 miles of fiber in the ground and says it has lit more than 2,000 buildings in its service area in the northeast.End-to-end Ethernet offers a very affordable way to connect LANs to a wide area network. After all, every router has an Ethernet interface, you don?t need much special hardware, and the technology is very familiar. So most IT staffers will have little trouble adapting, says Burton Group analyst Jeff Young. That is, if you can get it: Pricing depends on your need for speed, and not all of the providers offer it throughout their service areas.Raw bandwidth isn?t Ethernet?s big advantage. It?s not necessarily much faster than private lines. However, says Chastant, it is more scalable. Conventional private-line services offer speeds near the bottom (around 10Mbps) and the near top (around 10Gbps), but not much in the middle. End-to-end Ethernet solves that. And it can be tied to Internet access, bumping up access speeds appreciably.Availability is on the upswing too, says Boyd. In the past, carriers worried that end-to-end Ethernet service would cannibalize other data services. But now that demand has reached critical mass, that concern appears to have faded. Meanwhile, providers and equipment manufacturers are ironing out incompatibles and clarifying service definitions in the Metro Ethernet Forum, Chastant says.It looks like we?ve turned the corner and end-to-end Ethernet is right in front of us.The Bottom Line: If your carrier doesn?t provide end-to-end Ethernet, another provider likely does. It?s worth the trouble to look: End-to-end Ethernet will give you the performance you need and because it?s a familiar technology you won?t have to retrain or replace your IT staff.Complete list of 2007 underreported stories: 1.? Java is becoming the new Cobol 2.? Sun Microsystems is back in the game 3.? Hackers take aim at Mac OS X 4.? There are some threats you can worry less about 5.? Companies may have found a way around H-1B visa limits 6.? Open source?s new commercial strategy 7.? End-to-end Ethernet finally arrives 8.? Blade servers arrive for the masses 9.? BI is dead; long live BI 10. Balance of power shifts to software buyers
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SAMANA, Dominican Republic -- Slow-moving Tropical Storm Jeanne swept the Dominican Republic yesterday with fierce winds and heavy rain that triggered mudslides, collapsed walls, and forced thousands to evacuate before it weakened to a tropical depression and headed toward the Bahamas. Seven were killed across the Caribbean.
The social networking site now allows its members to upload 'professional photographs,' which it had previously nixed in favor of emphasizing its strictly-business aims.
The Arizona Cardinals honored Pat Tillman yesterday in an emotional halftime ceremony that featured the fallen player&#39;s widow and other members of his family.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and coach Jose Mourinho are convinced that Paris St Germain can bounce back from their crushing home defeat to the London side.
U.S. stocks look set to open higher  on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's   better-than-expected third-quarter results, while  investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.
Bode Miller is poised to become the first American to win the overall World Cup title in 22 years.
Chile has postponed until March its  decision about which digital television standard it will adopt  -- Japanese, European or American, government spokesman  Francisco Vidal said on Monday.
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. Jan. 25 -- With his new health-care proposals receiving a frosty reception from Democrats on Capitol Hill, President Bush ventured here Thursday to make the case that his ideas offer the best remedy for the nation's health insurance crisis.
TOLEDO, Ohio  -- Former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett has been transferred to a prison where he could spend the remainder of his sentence.
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Former major league first baseman and general manager Bob Watson has been offered what could be a temporary job as general manager of the Expos, a source said.
Orlando Bloom wants to move on to more serious and contemporary roles and is keen on ending the \
Rescue workers combed a coastal village in north Cornwall for missing persons after a flash flood sent a wall of water tearing through the picturesque tourist spot the day before.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has been cited for driving under the influence after losing control of her Mercedes convertible, the Beverly Hills Police Department said on Saturday.
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Damage limitation Nintendo has begun offering Wii owners free replacement wrist-straps for folk who become way too aggressive in their gameplay and end up snapping the straps or simply - and literally - losing their grip.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Russia's state-controlled natural gas giant OAO Gazprom said Wednesday it had obtained large stakes in two joint-venture projects to develop major gas and oil fields, the latest in its moves to become one of the world's largest energy companies.
Oil major BP Plc has shut down 10,000 barrels per day of oil production at its giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska after discovering a leaking flow line, the Anchorage Daily News reported on Saturday.
Now that the International PHP Conference 2004 and MySQL ComCon are completed, there's all sorts of coverage to look back on:  Sebastian Bergmann's summary of each day of the conference Archives from the \
Rebels said Monday they have captured another town near Central African Republic's restive Chad-Sudan borderlands and that their forces are aiming for the country's southern capital. Government officials only confirmed there was fighting.
U.S. securities regulators on Friday sued a partnership and one of its founders, alleging they made bogus offers to buy such well-known entities as Sony Corp.  and Playboy Enterprises Inc.  in an effort to manipulate their stock prices.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes he is ready to make his comeback against Middlesbrough at the weekend following a two-month injury lay-off.
NAIROBI, Kenya - On one of the more hopeful days in a long time for ending Sudan&#39;s dreadful cycle of violence, the man who has spent the past three years trying to broker a peace was voicing cautious optimism that maybe this was the time.
Storage devices such as external hard drives are becoming more popular as data protection and backup requirements get more complex.
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The brother of a pilot hijacked during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks launched his general election campaign for Congress Wednesday with a sharp attack on his opponent, the widow of one-time presidential candidate Paul Tsongas.
PRINCE HARRY lashed out at a photographer early yesterday after being confronted by cameramen as he left a nightclub. The Prince was accused of \u00e2\u0080\u009cdeliberately\u00e2\u0080\u009d striking Chris Uncle and swearing outside the Pangaea club in the West End at 3am.
As a playoff-bound football team, your 8-7 Seattle Seahawks look about as juggernautical as Titanic after the iceberg. But they&#39;re in the postseason again, thanks in large part to a pep talk from Alexander the Great.
Mexico will bring genocide charges  in March against two dozen former officials for a 1968 student  massacre, the bloodiest moment in a brutal campaign against  leftist dissidents during decades of one-party rule.
After years of conflict and a tense border dispute, Ethiopia has accepted a U.N. commission's ruling to turn over a disputed town to Eritrea.
Racial animosity and revenge are among the possible motives in the arson fires in a subdivision in southern Maryland on Dec. 6, a spokesman for federal investigators said Sunday.
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MEDFORD, N.J.  - Vice President Dick Cheney on  Monday made a play for the traditionally Democratic-leaning  state of New Jersey, hard hit by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks,  by criticizing Democrat John Kerry as naive on the war on  terrorism.
Japan&#39;s navy went on alert yesterday when an unidentified submarine made a brief incursion into the country&#39;s southern waters near Okinawa, and Tokyo was trying to determine where the vessel came from.
Hundreds of insurgents arrive from other cities amid airstrikes by the US, which sees the city as a terrorist haven. By wire services.
Palestinian gunmen kidnapped a top  security official they accused of corruption and held him for  several hours in the Gaza Strip on Thursday in a fresh  challenge to President Yasser Arafat amid a wave of unrest.
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After spending far too much time traveling across the country to face his legal problems recently, Stephen Jackson isn't going anywhere during the All-Star break.
President George W. Bush will ask Congress for $99.7 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for rest of fiscal year 2007 and more than $145 billion for fiscal year 2008, a Bush administration official said on Friday.
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Rogers Communications Inc. (RCInvb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) expects to refinance C$2 billion to C$3 billion ($1.7 billion to $2.
NBC Universal on Tuesday named two  executives to lead its entertainment division, replacing  current head Kevin Reilly in a management shake-up it hopes  will help reverse the ratings slump at its television network.
Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned in London thought he would be safe in England as an outspoken critic of Moscow, his widow has said.
When Mohammad Ali-Hassan, the governor of Al-Muthanna Province in southern Iraq, visited Tokyo last week, he thanked Japan for the aid it has given to his province, where Ground Self-Defense Force troops have been deployed.
Iraq&#39;s leading Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, reached an apparent agreement with the radical cleric Muqtada Sadr yesterday to end a three-week uprising by Sadr&#39;s Army of Mehdi militiamen in Najaf.
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OCTOBER 01, 2004  - Sun Microsystems Inc. this week released Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0, an upgrade of its programming language with more than 100 new features designed to bolster
Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending a ceremony.
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The UN should threaten to impose sanctions on Sudan because of abuses in Darfur, Kofi Annan says.
LEEDS United&#39;s Elland Road stadium is the latest football ground to be earmarked for a major casino development. Bookmaker and gaming group Stanley Leisure has bought the rights to seven acres next to Elland
PIFFARD, N.Y. - An upstate New York order of monks who don't watch TV or listen to the radio will soon be going high-tech to offer their baked goods for sale on the Internet.
Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Monday it would buy Trane Inc , a maker of heating and air conditioning systems, for about $9.4 billion in cash and stock.
&quot;It absolutely warrants jail time. These are criminal acts and criminal acts should receive the appropriate punishment.&quot; - Democratic Lt.
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ROMA - Il governo \u00c3\u00a8 stato battuto alla Camera sul decreto legge &quot;milleproroghe&quot;. Con il parere contrario dell&#39;esecutivo, \u00c3\u00a8 stato infatti approvato un emendamento della Lega che cancella la proroga per l&#39;entrata
Godzilla went Hollywood as his 28th feature film, \
U.S. aircraft mounted another air strike on the guerrilla stronghold of Falluja west of Baghdad Monday, residents said.
Express Scripts is planning a $26 billion hostile bid for rival Caremark Rx that would create the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest pharmacy benefits manager.
A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Batman breached security by protesting from a balcony at Buckingham Palace. Jason Hatch, 33, from Gloucester, managed to reach the royal residence despite the presence of armed guards, the group said.
More a mathematical anomaly than a badge  of honor, the world's No. 1 ranking in women's tennis rests  this week uneasily on the shoulders of Amelie Mauresmo.
LUXEMBOURG Microsoft warned a European appeals court on Thursday that software developers and consumers would face dire consequences should legal sanctions intended to hinder its ability to dominate the markets for desktop media players and server
Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, was taken to a hospital here late Saturday after complaining of an upset stomach, a spokeswoman said.
A North Korean official will visit the United States next month for talks with US counterparts on resuming six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea&#39;s nuclear program, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.
The onscreen heroics of presenters like Steve Irwin have shaped viewers' perceptions about the dangers of some animals.
The Big East can't impose a &#36;5 million fine on Boston College for defecting to the Atlantic Coast Conference, and it can't force BC to remain in the conference for an extra 15 months, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to \
Actor Chris Langham looked at pictures of children being assaulted because it made him feel like a better man, a court has heard.
The European Union urged Liberia,  struggling to emerge from more than 10 years of civil war, to  bring its election laws up to international standards ahead of  an October vote.
MONTGOMERY-- The Alabama Department of Public Health is encouraging smokers as well as non-smokers to recognize the American Cancer Society\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Great American Smokeout Thursday, Nov. 18.
World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on a transatlantic row over plane subsidies will bring no quick fix for what could be the biggest commercial dispute in WTO history, officials and analysts warned on Wednesday.
Four years ago, Ralph Nader had a seat on the Sunday talk shows, a spot on 43 state ballots and a gutsy low-budget campaign that was packing in supporters. Unbowed at age 70, he's back this year sounding the same pox-on-both-your-houses message. But this time he stands at just 1 percent in the polls and former allies are trying to get him to sit down.
Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers went back to the top of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) Saturday with a 3-0 demolition of Dundee.
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Egypt raised the prospect of a framework for a Middle East peace deal and said it could soon return an ambassador to Israel, a move that would revive full diplomatic ties after a four-year break.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday removed their weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf as a 2-week-old uprising centered on the holy site appeared to be drawing to an end.    Militants from al-Sadr's Mahdi Army had been using the shrine, one of the holiest in Shiite Islam, as a hideout while they attacked U.S...
An avalanche outside a Utah ski resort Friday trapped at least one backcountry skier, authorities said.
BEIJING China&#39;s Communist Party chief, Hu Jintao, said Wednesday that Western-style democracy was a &quot;blind alley&quot; for China and that the one-party state would fight power abuse and corruption by policing itself better.
An independent panel of reviewers voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the first artificial replacement for failing disks in the upper spine.
When it comes to IBM and Microsoft, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why it's a case of can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.
With a parade of tanks, military brass bands and the roar of fighter jets overhead, Sri Lanka's government on Thursday feted the capture of the Tamil Tigers' last bastion in the east.
Chinese President Hu Jintao puts clean government and sharing wealth fairly at the top of his political agenda.
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(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants not only have wild card apsirations, but they can possibly win the NL West. San Francisco will play the middle contest of a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers today in southern California.
Rafael Nadal, coming off a five-week layoff because of ailing knees, lost to David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-2 Friday in the Madrid Masters quarterfinals. It was Nadal's most lopsided defeat in three years.
By Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  May 29--Fearful parents may conjure up images of trench-coated predators trolling the Web, but the virtual world their teens actually inhabit is more like the soda shop of yesteryear or the mall -- a place to hang with friends.
The maverick Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yuan was arrested after he was found taking drugs in his Beijing home, Reuters reported.
Even a big first-day jump in shares of Google (GOOG) couldn&#39;t quiet debate over whether the Internet search engine&#39;s contentious auction was a hit or a flop.
The royal family did everything it could to make President Chirac feel at home and to celebrate the centenary of the entente cordiale at Windsor Castle last night.
New Zealand police may issue an arrest warrant for a man who took his baby daughter as his Welsh wife appeals to him.
EMC led the external disk storage market in the first quarter of 2007, according to IDC, but IBM and HP were in a \
On the third day of Christmas in Washington, my true love realized that French hens get no formal recognition from bird experts in North America.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ As Fidel Castro recovers from major surgery, many Cuban-Americans are praying for him.    To die.    \
Hospital phone firm Patientline says it is in talks to restructure its \
CHICAGO Governor Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY&#39;-uh-vitch) today says state officials have found an additional 200-thousand doses of the flu vaccine in Europe.
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Like politicians everywhere, Ukraine&#39;s 54-year-old Prime Minister likes to invoke his humble origins, telling the media that &quot;my main dream in life was to break out of poverty.
LONDON - A large, icy rock at the edge of our solar system was warm at some point, a finding that suggests planetary processes like volcanic activity, astronomers say.
In an announcement that many doctors were waiting for, Pfizer Inc. said its top-selling painkiller Celebrex -- which is similar to Vioxx -- caused an increased risk of heart attacks when used in high doses during a clinical trial.
The controversial Russian music download website allofmp3.com looks set to resume service.
John Kerry often says he loves that his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, speaks her mind. But that doesn't mean he always agrees with her. And on Tuesday he said he didn't.
LONDON -- A videotape broadcast yesterday showed a British hostage in Iraq shackled in a cage and wearing an orange jumpsuit, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life and accusing him of not doing enough to secure his freedom.
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Settimana nazionale dell'Educazione religiosa scolastica per studiare il progetto di legge che cerca di escludere l'insegnamento della religione dalle scuole venezuelane Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Sotto il Coordinamento Nazionale del Programma ERE (Educazione Religiosa Scolare) e dipendente dal Dipartimento dell\u00c2\u0092Educazione del Segretariato Permanente dell'Episcopato Venezuelano, si sta celebrando nel paese latinoameri...
Thailand&#39;s Deputy Interior Minister Sutham Saengprathum said on Tuesday that the Thai government has photographs showing Muslim militants &quot;being trained in jungle hideouts&quot; in Malaysia.
Oil futures prices rose in Europe Thursday amid concerns about heating oil supplies at the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere winter.
U.S. space agency NASA plans to launch several massive helium balloons from a northern Sweden launch pad this summer, officials said Wednesday.
CAPS investors unanimously think these stocks will win big.
Hannover Re expects 2004 net income of 300 million euros ($371 million), compared with a previous forecast of 390 million euros and 430 million euros, the Hanover, Germany-based company said in a statement to ...
For the first time in a decade, South  Korea has stopped labeling North Korea its \
Pop star Madonna visits Judaism's sacred Western Wall in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.
Drug safety measures pending in the House of Representatives may burden regulators without protecting patients from dangerous medicines, a senior Food and Drug Administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Schilling was expected to be seen by doctors on Sunday. He had originally been scheduled for an exam Friday, but a conflict pushed that date back to Saturday.
David Howell is 29, a nine-year veteran of the European PGA Tour. Paul Casey is 27, a highly publicized collegiate star here in America who has earned more
Peru shut down for business on Sunday for a controversial census after President Alan Garcia ordered everyone in the country to stay home for 10 hours.
The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in December and grew 6.5 percent during all of 2006 to a record $763.6 billion, a U.S. Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
President George W. Bush on Thursday linked future US funding of the United Nations to clear accounting of what went on under the multi-billion dollar oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
LOS ANGELES An unmanned NASA jet that set a speed record of almost seven-thousand miles per hour was built by a Tennessee company.
Commissioner Gary Bettman summed up the NHL&#39;s decision to lock out its players in five words Wednesday. &quot;We are out of gas,&quot; Bettman said in New York after the league&#39;s Board of Governors offered unanimous
By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 14--Stocks advanced broadly in modest trading volume Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its first triple-digit gain of the new year.   The Dow jumped 102.30 points, to 12,654.85.
The MCPS-PRS Alliance said that it will license more than 10 million pieces of music to Google Inc.-owned YouTube for use on the British version of the Web site.
Sri Lanka's first major peacekeeping contingent leaves to join the UN mission in Haiti.
Teaching online isn't unusual, but professors are taking advantage of Linden Lab's 3-D metaverse to shape meeting spaces to their needs and provide an added dimension to learning. By Daniel Terdiman.
The board of European defence firm EADS agrees to a long-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus.
Customers will be able to develop and deploy a wide variety of applications including video, audio/video messaging and blogging, and more.
The thing that tempered the excitement of the Bruins' 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Sunday was the win itself.
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) picked up the first significant prize in the competition for labor union endorsements yesterday, winning the support of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in what his advisers believe will be an important boost to his presidential primary...
Former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington will remain at Prince George's Hospital Center at least through the remainder of this week as a precaution following his motorcycle accident Monday, according to his lawyer, Rosalyn Pugh . Arrington already has had one surgical procedure to repair his...
Capping an intense 10-day competition for Iowa's seven electoral votes, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards accused the Bush administration on Sunday of being captured by drug and insurance interests at the expense of working families.
Contrack International Inc., an Arlington engineering and construction company, became the first major US firm to withdraw from a reconstruction contract in Iraq because the deteriorating
Children need to be dragged away from the television over the Christmas holidays and taken outside for an hour's exercise a day, the government will tell parents today
President Bush received a potential boost on Friday in his bid for re-election when a court ruled that independent candidate Ralph Nader, who experts believe helped Bush win four years ago, be placed on Florida's presidential ballot.
Jessica Davis, a 29-year-old University of Colorado senior,  finds herself falsely branded a sex offender and kicked off MySpace.
As of Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at least 3,902 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,178 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
From his pitched exchange with President Bush's father to bizarre incidents like his 1986 mugging, Dan Rather has become the news with uncomfortable frequency during his four decades at CBS.
England and Leicester captain Martin Corry would like to see Dean Richards as Andy Robinson's successor.
US researchers have given a washing machine a voice so that it can be used by visually impaired people
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Arsenal's move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium has led to an increase of more than 100 million pounds (188m dollars) in their overall net debt.
The people who hand out the Heisman Trophy were at it again Wednesday, extending invitations to a trio of top college players for an all-expense-paid weekend in New York City.
World leading microchip developer Intel says the Internet needs a radical overhaul to make itself more powerful. Intel&#39;s chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, notes that
A long-delayed upgrade to the airline watch list system faces another three-year wait, a top Homeland Security official says. But this time the government really has it figured out. In 27B Stroke 6.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50301)  has announced the addition of Forestry & Services - Portfolio Analysis  to their offering  The Portfolio Analysis - Forestry & Services is a comprehensive  evaluation of the UK market.
Soon Japanese owners of the Nintendo DS (Dual Screen), their latest handheld console, and GameBoy Advance SP will be able to play music and video with a new adaptor on their pocket marvels.
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IRBIL, Iraq -- He was promised a straight shot to heaven and 72 maidens to wait on him once he got there, but Hoshir Sabir Hasan was not ready to die.
Determined to avoid any erosion in support, Sen. John Kerry is reaching out to black voters, a core Democratic constituency, in the campaign's final month, meeting with black religious leaders and traveling with Jesse Jackson.
At the Brookfield Zoo, cicadas are a lot more than just really noisy insects: They're delicious treats.
Amid an otherwise tepid Nevada faceoff, a sign that voters are fed up with discussions of race dominating the campaign
A probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program for Iraq said the director of the  operation got oil allocations for a firm run by a friend, and  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan vowed to discipline him.
India will seek the help of private consultants to determine how many of its billion-plus population are HIV-positive after allegations its official estimate of 5.1 million is too low.
Gunmen in police uniforms abduct dozens of people from a commercial area of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Texas power company TXU Corp.  has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group  for about $32 billion in the largest leverage buyout in history, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
Michaela Dorfmeister, an Austrian, won the opening women&#39;s World Cup super giant slalom race of the season on Sunday at Lake Louise, Alberta.
Struggling US companies must not use the federal pension agency as a &quot;dumping ground&quot; for their pension plans in order to survive, a key lawmaker working on pension reform legislation warned on Tuesday.
A US District Court Judge ruled last year that Big Blue had violated age-discrimination laws by amending its pension plan in a way that would make older employees accrue retirement benefits at a lower rate than younger workers.
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New laws, new voting procedures and court fights that have changed the rules in some states may mean added confusion at the polls on Tuesday. With memories of deadlocked Florida still fresh, the lawyers are plentiful and busy this year. Here is a voter's guide to ways the partisan legal skirmishing could affect voters on Election Day.
As a rookie, Eli Manning needs the time to swat away the cobwebs of confusion, the time that almost every young quarterback has needed for one reason or another.
Il giornalista venne rapito e ucciso in Iraq 2 anni fa
NEW YORK, October 26  - Marsh &amp; McLennan Companies&#39; (MMC.NYS) Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Greenberg, has resigned from his position, in the wake of the recently filed lawsuit against the company by the New York Attorney General, Eliot
In the midst of a crisis, Max Mayfield sets his schedule in four-minute increments. That's the amount of time the director of the National Hurricane Center allots each media crew camped out in the bunker-like building where forecasts are drawn up. He sets aside an hour to help assemble regularly scheduled advisories, and pauses to take calls from higher-ups, including U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans.
A Sri Lankan fleet lands a small catch to try to disprove fears fish have been contaminated by corpses.
18 December 2004 - The tenth-anniversary United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded today in Argentina after adopting a package of measures aimed at helping countries to prepare for climate change.
Mexican Cemex, being the third largest cement maker in the world, agreed to buy its British competitor - RMC Group - for $5.8 billion, as well as their debts in order to expand their activity on the building materials market of the USA and Europe.
Even at a wrenching moment of surrender, Martha Stewart was - as always - under impeccable control. Her announcement Wednesday that she would report to prison as soon as possible came in a light-bathed studio
Il tecnico del Siena Mario Beretta, al termine del match col Catania, ha commentato cos\u00c3\u00ac l'1-1. 'Cre...
There's a new entrant in the growing on-demand movie space, but Vudu takes a slightly different take that may spur adoption or spell its doom. Customers will be able to stream movies over the Internet to their living room, but must first shell out $399 USD for the Vudu hardware.
ISTANBUL, Turkey - Ilker Yilmaz might just hold one of the world's most bizarre world records. The Turkish construction worker on Wednesday poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out of his left eye in what he hopes will be recognized as a new world record...
The Motley Fool - Pharmaceutical investors often forget that places beyond the United States and European Union have their own regulatory bodies that approve drugs -- and that some of these markets can be quite lucrative. Canada, Japan, and Australia are home to some of the biggest economies in the world, and they all have their own independent drug-regulation entities.
Eurostar will hold celebrations in three countries marking a decade of service, in which it is still yet to make a profit.
Recently retired chairman of the company that runs Bloomingdale's and Macy's department stores was indicted Tuesday on charges that he lied to state antitrust investigators.
Hallmark may have a greeting card for just about every occasion, but maybe not one for an ex-president recovering from bypass surgery a month after his birthday.
A Greyhound bus slammed into a tractor-trailer Wednesday and plunged down an embankment, injuring about 50 people, officials said. At least two people were critically injured and airlifted to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, said hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Crayton.
Troy Dreier  gives Leopard 4.5 stars (out of five). Praising Time Machine, he predicts that \u00e2\u0080\u009cLeopard will be remembered as the OS that debuted Time Machine, the backup tool that changes everything.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Equally positive about Cover Flow, Quick Look, Spaces, Mail, Boot Camp, and iChat, Dreier concludes that \u00e2\u0080\u009cLeopard is worth the price for Time Machine alone, but the sheer variety of improvements and innovation inside this OS give you much more than your money\u00e2\u0080\u0099s worth.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
As impressive as Boston College's record has been this hockey season, coach Jerry York believed there was plenty of room for improvement. He changed his lines, hoping something would click. Last night against Northeastern at Matthews Arena, the changes paid off.
Koalas in Australia&#39;s southeastern state of Victoria will receive contraceptive implants to keep their numbers down. Up to 2,000 female koalas will be implanted with a slow-releasehormone
The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson&#39;s (search) defense rested its case Tuesday, Judge Alfred A. Delucchi (search) told jurors.
Recapitata anche lettera come quella per Mieli e De Bortoli
A year after announcing it would migrate its Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows-run computers to Linux, the German city of Munich is expected to make the migration official. The city's council has scheduled a vote, which is anticipated to kick off the next phase of the Linux move.
LeBron James scores 48 points -- including 29 of Cleveland's last 30 points -- to will the Cavs to a 109-107 double-overtime win in Detroit.
She's a sensual brunette showing a flash of cleavage and lots of inner thigh. She's tugging at the necktie of a handsome executive, pulling him aggressively toward her. Eyes closed, mouth slightly open as they prepare to kiss, she's wearing a men's suit jacket and not much else.
Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog arrived in Seoul on Sunday to conduct a second inspection of South Korea's nuclear experiments, a day after the South said it had no plans to develop or possess nuclear weapons.
Confidence in the British property market has plunged to its lowest level in 16 months as investors predict a house price slump of up to 40 percent.
A renegade general in DR Congo says he will integrate 500 of his fighters into the army as a gesture of goodwill.
New research centers in Tennessee, Wisconsin and California will try to develop new ways of turning switchgrass, poplar trees and other plants into fuel under a $375 million plan announced Tuesday by the Energy Department.
Mobile phone operators and banks back a scheme to allow migrant workers to send money home.
Risultati della 12/a giornata di andata del campionato di Legadue di basket.
David Graham says he was surprised by the reception he got back at his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress the government had allowed unsafe drugs to remain on the market.
An upbeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton strode onstage Friday, leading the applause for herself and her supporters. She mocked her inability to sing and recalled her misjudgments on health care in her husband's first term.
Federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they had cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for
MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi security forces arrested suspected al Qaeda militants planning attacks during the haj pilgrimage, a Saudi-owned television said on Friday as Muslim pilgrims performed the last rituals in Mecca.
When Draft FCB won a coveted advertising account from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the new business was trumpeted as proof of a turnaround at its parent company.
Check the winning numbers from Saturday's draw for the National Lottery.
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO - A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says.
Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc.   lowered the mid-point of its second-quarter revenue  target on Monday as sales of calculators missed its  expectations, sending its shares down 2.3 percent.
Titled Kishoreda, the film will be produced by Percept Pictures Company.
BAGHDAD Two Iraqi officials said Wednesday that the government was planning to release one of two female scientists being held prisoner, accused of working on Saddam Hussein&#39;s chemical weapons program.
ATLANTA - A massive corporate merger between two health-care giants will result in $126.5 million of new funding and equipment for Georgia&#39;s medical schools and rural hospitals, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced Tuesday.
Poland and Czech Republic are in favor of hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense system, the Czech premier said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart.Comment
Joey Dorsey, Robert Dozier and Shawn Taggart scored 11 points apiece, and the second-ranked Memphis Tigers shook off the rust from an 11-day break by beating Middle Tennessee 65-41 Saturday night in the opening game of the Sun Belt Classic doubleheader.
Taiwan protested on Tuesday against some unchoreographed steps by folk dancers from China, which claims the island as its own, after they snatched a Taiwan flag from an Israeli stage.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has called him a natural, and Wayne Rooney showed that&#39;s what he is. In his first match with United after being out three months with a broken right foot, the 18-year
Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend the opening of several days of events celebrating his 80th birthday.
Federal judges no longer have to follow mandatory sentencing guidelines, thanks to the Supreme Court, but they're also left with mounds of paperwork, a backlog of sentencing hearings and uncertainty about the future.
Tre gare in sette giorni. Cesare Prandelli fa l'esame alla Fiorentina: ''Abbiamo 20 titolari e per q...
Lorenzo Bassano era stato arrestato per possesso di hashish
To discourage speeders, Australian authorities have chosen a novel approach: challenge their manhood.
Washington - The United States (US) is losing ground again in its fight against Aids with blacks, particularly African-American women, suffering most from the resurgent spread of the virus.
On Jan. 18, when the headlines in the United States focused on the war in Iraq, the new Democratic Congress and actress Lindsay Lohan's alcohol problem, the Bush administration rewrote the book on federal regulation.
Extreme weight loss and gain is today's most popular form of stunt acting, with movie stars ballooning up and down as if they've never heard of padding or special effects.
The head of the education watchdog Ofsted says too many colleges in England are under-performing.
A new report from the international consortium of laboratories that decoded the human genome has revised the estimated number of human genes sharply downward.
Si terr&agrave; domani mattina a Roma, all'Hotel Roma Airport di Fiumicino, l'incontro tra il sindac...
Tirano al rialzo i modelli F430 e 599 Gtb Fiorano
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DEAD SEA, Jordan &#151; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threw herself at two intractable Mideast problems &#151; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq &#151; during a brief trip to the region, and encountered the reality that the U.S. has few options other than patience.
A Japanese trade minister has linked the recent intrusion of a suspected Chinese nuclear submarine into Japanese waters with China's natural gas exploration near islands disputed by the two countries.
San Francisco police combed the city's zoo for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others, a zoo spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
As part of a crackdown against auto customization shops, regulators imposed a fine on the auto body shop affiliated with the MTV reality show \
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Financiers in Europe and Africa were behind a plot to overthrow the government of Africa's number three oil producer, an accused ringleader testified yesterday at the opening of the continent's biggest mercenary trial in decades.
Britain now tops the Euro-league table for cocaine abuse which has reached levels similar to the US, according to a study published last night.
IN A debut vaguely reminiscent of the dot.com boom, shares of internet search giant Google surged in their first day of public trading.
Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.
Andy Pettitte did the honorable thing late yesterday when he admitted, in the wake of the Mitchell Report, that he took human growth hormone on two occasions while recuperating from an elbow injury in 2002.
The Formula 1 circus spent Saturday morning holed up in various hotels in the Suzuka area, a number of people nursing sore heads after a little too much time off on Friday night.
Philadelphia Flyers center Keith   Primeau announced on Thursday that he is retiring after 15 NHL   seasons because of lingering effects from a concussion he   suffered last year.
Jeremy Pargo saw opportunities and openings and took charge when Gonzaga needed someone to do just that. Pargo scored 11 of his career-high 23 points in the second overtime and also had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals, lifting the Zags to a thrilling 90-86 victory over No. 23 Stanford on Wednesday night.
Spinetta, guardiamo ad Alitalia se crea valore
The rare Indian crocodile known as the gharial is turning up dead by the dozens on the banks of a river in India and forest officials don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know why.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 3, 2004 - An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles Sunday at a group of Palestinians who had just launched a homemade rocket, killing three people in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian hospital sources and witnesses said.
You know them. You see them every day. They sit next to you on the train, in church or in the cubicle next to yours. Whenever the question of the presidential election arises, they are quick
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Merck & Co's experimental AIDS drug Isentress merits approval, a panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.
There is a difference between being an inconsistent team and a team that is getting progressively worse. The Detroit Lions, who are unquestionably a young and inexperienced squad
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who remained in a deep coma and close to death at a hospital outside of Paris Wednesday, will be buried at his battered headquarters
The remnants of Hurricane John dumped heavy rain over central Baja California on Monday and caused showers in parts of the southwestern United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The question is not whether the court will overturn more, but how often, by what standard and in what terms.
Climate change is expected to raise the repair and replacement cost of thousands of infrastructure projects as much as $6.1 billion for a total of nearly $40 billion from now to 2030, the study says.
Colorado could end up writing an ugly sequel to the Florida election nightmare of four years ago.
Doctors have used thin sheets of cheek tissue to restore vision in people with damaged corneas. A team from Osaka University transplanted thin layers of cheek cells onto the eyes of four patients with a rare and painful eye condition.
Global stock markets face an uncertain week after the biggest sell-off in more than four years.
LONDON, September 9 (New Ratings) - British Airways (BAI1.FSE) has sold its 18.25% stake in the Australian airline, Qantas, to local and international investors.
MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- The sharpest image ever taken of a dust disk around another star has revealed structures in the disk which are signs of unseen planets.     Dr...
Malaysian conservation groups on Wednesday called for a halt to crocodile hunts in the wild jungles of Borneo mounted by Malaysians searching for the remains of a boy feared to have been eaten by one of the reptiles.
Rispetto al 2003 si e' fatto molto, ma non si e' indenni
For years, we&#39;ve been subjected to warnings that &quot;global warming&quot; might one day change the way we live our lives. That day, pretty much, is today.
Last year, officials at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia set out to provide a laptop computer for every student in the county's nine high schools.
A 450-year-old receipt has provided proof that Michelangelo kept a private room in St. Peter's Basilica while working as the pope's chief architect, Vatican experts said.
My birthday wish is for all of us to stop asking what the government can do for us today and to focus instead on what we can do to prepare the economy for our children.
With its upgrade to Cayman complete, AOL is focusing on adding features to its web e-mail client that will help it to catch up and surpass its competitors in features.
In manette sei dirigenti Consiglio regionale e Comune Napoli
Sport: Spanish star, who won five major championships during a stellar career, announces retirement.
Hal Sutton wanted to send a message on Friday morning at Oakland Hills Country Club, and the statement came through loud and clear: &quot;Retreat!
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day North Korea visit focusing on a stand-off over the communist state&#39;s nuclear ambitions by saying the international community faced a &quot;long, hard process ahead&quot; to solve the ...
Gunmen fired on the offices of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday, disrupting a cabinet meeting, just hours after the Islamist group and Fatah faction agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce.
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers Monday urged Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, saying Tehran could face a &quot;serious situation&quot; if it continued to defy the international community.
MADISON, Wisconsin  - A 15-year-old student   critically wounded his school's principal in western Wisconsin   on Friday after telling another student \
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show part of a heavily eroded impact crater at Solis Planum, in the Thaumasia region of the southern hemisphere.
&quot;Non \u00c3\u00a8 giusto criticare un sistema e continuare a farne parte&quot; dice il ct azzurro ed ex tecnico della Juve. Il boemo: &quot;Io voglio farlo diventare pulito&quot;. MILANO, 28 novembre 2004 - &quot;A Zeman dico che non \u00c3\u00a8
The Bush administration says it won't appeal a court decision that blocks proposed regulations aimed at loosening limits on media ownership.
Just a few miles from George W. Bush's former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote?
Veteran Rep. Jerry Lewis of California won the backing of House Republican leaders on Wednesday to head the chamber's Appropriations Committee, thrusting him to the center of this year's battle over spending cuts.
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek his help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah   group, whose chief allies are Syria and Iran.
US President George W. Bush praised presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan as &quot;two courageous leaders&quot; worthy of US help as they prepared for three-way talks next week.
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers orchestrated two three second-half scoring drives and running back LaDainian Tomlinson scored a key touchdown to lead San Diego.
A meno di una settimana dal massacro di una trentina di fedeli musulmani nella moschea sciita di Zainabya a Sialkot, nel Pakistan orientale, un nuovo grave attentato, riconducibile al fanatismo religioso, ha colpito il Paese asiatico: un duplice attacco
Lower gas prices and cannibalization eat into Costco's results.
Eva Longoria has returned to the sets of the popular television show \
Dovra' eleggere leader del partito, Zuma favorito
Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways will resume on Friday  with unions and the airline \
Al vaglio anche altre proposte 'interessanti' dell'Udeur
Su Internet le immagini dell&#39;esecuzione dei tre accusati di collaborare con gli Usa. Sequestrati 18 soldati iracheni. Alcuni camionisti turchi uccisi, un numero imprecisato rapiti. Autobomba a Samarra, tre morti.
A group of citizens in the swing state of New Hampshire, including Democrats, Republicans and one undecided voter, gave a slight edge to Democrat John Kerry in Thursday's first presidential debate.
Mortar shells rained down Sunday on a girls' secondary school in a mostly Sunni area of western Baghdad, killing five pupils and wounding 20
RICHMOND, Va. -- Gas and electric company Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it will sell most of its U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations through two transactions for a combined $6.5 billion.
Bolivians voted Sunday in municipal elections that polls predicted would see indigenous and peasant organizations gaining ground on the traditional political parties that have long dominated the nation.
SINGAPORE : Singapore Telecoms has joined hands with six other Asian telcos to form a unified regional mobile network. The Bridge Mobile Alliance will be equally owned by SingTel
Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.&#39;s former president, Monday said that protecting himself financially against an early termination from the entertainment giant was an important point during his contract negotiations.
Il Fluminense vuole Riquelme. ''Stiamo cercando di prenderlo'', ha detto il dirigente del club brasi...
British police arrested two more suspects in a hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a jeep packed with fuel into an airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.
Today, a solution to online photo albums is presented. Using JavaScript, images are displayed as thumbnails. If you wish to see more detail, click on the thumbnail and it will expand to its full size. By Guyon Roche. 0709
On reading a message on the CakePHP mailing list about the web services built into the framework, Chris Hartjes decided to embark on his own look at what functionality the framework offers and how easy it is to use.   Might I add that until I tried this, I had never built a web service with CakePHP before. I found that by turning on the debug mode and actually following the instructions that were in the error messages (best undocumented feature of CakePHP if you ask me) I was able to build.   His code, while it worked, was one-upped by another's submitted to the mailing list (Samuel DeVore) so he's included that code in his example rather than the original. His example makes a TestController, an XmlComponent, and an XmlHelper to vary the output from a normal HTML to an XML format based on if \
US President George W Bush is stepping up pressure on North Korea and Iran to abandon their nuclear weapons programmes. At the Apec summit of Pacific-rim countries in Chilean capital Santiago Mr Bush has been
A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his allies blamed on Damascus.
Oil prices rose amid expectations a report will show U.S. crude stockpiles fell last week to post the seventh straight decline in inventories for the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest energy consumer.
The highlight of Ryan Palmer&#39;s rookie season on the PGA Tour came seven months ago across town at Bay Hill, when he met Arnold Palmer for the first time.
Goldman Sachs and K.K.R. agreed to end their $8 billion buyout of Harman International, which makes speakers, and instead buy $400 million of the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bonds.
A payment system that allows users to spend cash via their handsets is launched across the UK.
Car makers are embracing fuel-efficient vehicles and bringing a new perspective to energy challenges, the chairman of the firm that bought an 80 percent stake in Chrysler said Wednesday.
\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 UPDATE 2-Martyn century give Australia upper hand v India October 26, 2004 11:46:28 NAGPUR, India, Oct 26  - Damien Martyn struck a dazzling 114 but injury-hit India clung on in the final session as Australia finished the opening day of the
An Indonesian court rejects a bid by detained cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to be released from jail.
Companies and individuals found responsible for environmental disasters should face criminal charges, the European Union's executive said
MacCentral - Virginia Tech's all-Mac System X supercomputer, installed at the university's Terascale Computing Facility, made headlines last year when it was determined to be the third-fastest supercomputer in the world. System X has been upgraded to Apple Computer Inc.'s Xserve G5 server and now runs even faster, with a sustained speed of 12.25 trillion operations per second -- 19 percent faster than before.
Prosecutor Rick Distaso leaves after the verdict was read in the Scott Peterson trial in Redwood City, Calif, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2004.
Divers are to examine the hull of a container ship which has been refloated nearly six months after its grounding off the Devon coast.

The Darfur peace talks stall over the creation of a no-fly zone, as a UN envoy warns of anarchy in the area.
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Western governments and institutions,   eager to dilute what they see as Arab radicalism, are actively   encouraging the translation of works by Malay-speaking Muslims   from across Southeast Asia.
The recent death of a middle-aged Alaska woman admitted to Harborview Medical Center for severe, unexplained dementia is being investigated by one of the nation&#39;s leading experts in prion diseases -- a category of illnesses that include so-called mad cow ...
Fourteen seconds and 1 yard. That was it. That was all that stood between Andover and the Merrimack Valley Conference title.
Tech veteran of Xerox Parc, 3Com and a VC, he\u00e2\u0080\u0099s now trying his hand in biofuels.
Corey Dillon picked up a new moniker Sunday night &#151; Super Bowl winner. Labeled as selfish and a malcontent in seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Dillon proved his critics wrong this season by meshing perfectly with a New England team that thrives on unselfishness.
CAIRO - A man believed to be Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to boycott next month&#39;s elections and endorses Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi as his Iraqi deputy in an audiotape broadcast Monday by Al-Jazeera television.
A compromise emerged this summer, but now House leaders seek to limit DHS authority to regulate such security.
FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has played down reports that Poland is considering withdrawing its troops from Iraq by the end of next year.
New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods rose by a much less-than-forecast 0.1 percent during November and a key gauge of corporate appetite for investment also unexpectedly shrank, government data on Thursday showed.
The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in historic presidential elections congratulated the Afghan leader Saturday on the formation of his Cabinet, and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.
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China&#39;s Sichuan province faced the threat of epidemics yesterday after the worst flooding in a century killed at least 172 people and
PSA Peugeot Citroen China's unit is expected to miss its full-year car sales target due to intense competition and slumping sales.
Some 56 people were killed and a further 100 reported missing in a coal mine blast in central China, state media quoted local officials as saying.
SALT LAKE CITY Urban Meyer confirms he&#39;s leaving undefeated Utah to become the head football coach at Florida. Meyer said that at Florida everything is in place to make a run at the whole thing, and that was a factor in his decision.
Voters are lining up behind Rudolph Giuliani, who became \
It is now four days since a semi-naked woman named Nicollette Sheridan, after shedding her towel, jumped into the arms of Terrell Owens, pro football&#39;s self-styled &quot;I Am the Great I Am.
Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel's profits rose as it struggled to overcome weak PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition.
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The day has arrived that everyone who cares about hockey has dreaded for many years. At midnight tonight, the league&#39;s 10-year-old collective bargaining agreement expires, and after an NHL
World leaders gather at U.N. headquarters on Monday to inject new life into a global campaign to eradicate hunger, which conference organizer Brazil denounces as \
John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott all look set for third-round wins at the UK Championship.
Disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli will soon get a movie made about their less-than-spectacular career, following in the cinematic steps of such icons as Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.
A key forecasting gauge of future US economic activity fell for a fifth straight month in October, a private research firm said on Thursday.
Vermont regulators rejected FairPoint Communications' proposed $2.7 billion buyout of Verizon Communications' land lines in northern New England, citing concerns about the company's financial viability.
This deadpan fable of colliding cultures from the urban-lore cartoonist Ben Katchor blurs the line between two and three dimensions to the point that it creates its own spatial universe.
U.S. agriculture officials said on   Friday that tests found the H5N1 avian influenza virus in   mallard ducks in Maryland but it appeared to be a   low-pathogenic strain that posed no risk to humans.
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Specialist retailer Jessops says the popularity of digital cameras has helped to boost its profits.
Europe's largest fashion retailer Hennes &amp; Mauritz has once again sealed a deal to create a fashion line with Madonna, the company said Thursday.
Prayers are being said on the first anniversary of the RAF Kinloss Nimrod crash which claimed 14 lives.
America West Airlines said Thursday it won&#39;t try to acquire ATA Airlines out of bankruptcy. ATA, which filed Chapter 11 on Oct. 26, has a tentative deal to sell its gates and routes at Midway
Mahmoud Abbas, the moderate Palestinian Authority president, has little power to carry out his decrees or his will.
DNA samples from the soldier who murdered Sally Geeson are being studied to see if he is linked to other sex crimes.
\u00e2\u0080\u009c30 Days of Night\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a series of gory set pieces that seems to have been edited with a meat ax.
Eight people are killed as a tornado hits an Alabama school, with a huge storm system threatening much of the US.
&#39;Our military is the pride of our country. We can&#39;t pay them enough to do the things that we ask of them -- the sacrifices, the separations, the heroics.
Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said one of its fast-rising executives, Sallie Krawcheck, will take over the No.
The Miami Dolphins will put their courtship of LSU coach Nick Saban on hold to comply with the NFL's hiring policy by interviewing a minority candidate.
Heading into the heart of earnings season next week the expected results look robust, but a slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.
Thousand of people wave Cuban flags during a rally to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the four-decade embargo against Cuba in Havana on Saturday Oct. 23, 2004.
Economists assembled by the White House for a high-profile summit yesterday maintained forcefully that the US economy is robust and growing.
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An independent production company was to blame for the blunder that led to the BBC apologising to the Queen, the corporation has revealed.
The United States was the 800-pound spam-spewing gorilla throughout 2004, a spot it held from wire to wire throughout the year, an anti-virus firm announced Monday.
For Sun CEO Scott McNealy, subscription-based pricing is the most interesting part of Sun s business moving forward. He claims that the model works.
Shooed the ghosts of the Bambino and the Iron Horse and the Yankee Clipper and the Mighty Mick, on his 73rd birthday, no less, and turned Yankee Stadium into a morgue.
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With the Johan Santana, and Pedro Mart\u00c3\u00adnez already on the roster, the Mets opening-day starter is anyones guess.
By Associated Press  DALLAS -- Since long before leaving her native Iran as a teenager in 1984, Anousheh Ansari stared at the stars and dreamed of traveling closer to them.
More compos coming Register Hardware reader Dave Page dropped us an email this week to show us just how good his brand new Samsung PS50Q7 50in plasma HD TV looks in his living room. Dave was the winner of last month's Register Hardware Samsung HDTV Competition, and we're pleased to report he's as pleased as punch with his plasma beast.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
ST. LOUIS - Despite minimal production from the top and bottom of the batting order, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa intimated he wouldn&#39;t shake up his once-productive lineup for today&#39;s must-win Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.
Sun Microsystems has decided to offer support for the OpenOffice.org suite, charging $20 per user per year to companies that distribute the open-source software.
The Bush administration on Tuesday upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers.
(CBN News) - Republican senators are proposing a reorganization of the nation&#39;s main intelligence-gathering agencies. The new plan calls for a major overhaul of the agencies, transferring
With so much bad economic news coming out almost daily, you may be feeling overwhelmed. You may feel there's nothing you can do to prevent your own household from crumbling financially.
Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr reportedly agrees to end an uprising in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf.
depends on whether they can rein in militants, who killed five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday. drew missile strikes in a swift reprisal and dimmed hopes for an end to decades of conflict in the post-Arafat era.
The software maker has filed a claim over its per-employee pricing plan, highlighting the tech industry's increasing focus on patents, News.com has learned.
Investigators in Russia are looking into what caused two passenger planes to crash at almost the same time while flying from Moscow to cities in the southern part of the country.
Libya's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, says it has not been properly compensated for giving up nuclear weapons.
Story in full JACK McConnell will today hand Westminster a swathe of powers to legislate over devolved matters, allowing Tony Blair - s law-and-order agenda greater reach over Scotland.
Michael Jackson's defense lawyers aim to find out whether authorities violated his attorney-client privilege when they broke into the office of a private investigator hired by the pop star.
The Space Shuttle Discovery Monday caught up with the International Space Station and docked to begin a week of construction and other tasks.  The STS-116 crew linked up with the ISS at 5:12 p.m. EST as they flew over southeast Asia.
The electric grid can be protected from big blackouts by deliberately disabling a few key power stations.
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MOSCOW - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for parliamentary ratificaion of the document, the Interfax news agency reported.    Russia's suppport of the protocol means it would be put into effect worldwide...
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Javier Vazquez says the New York Yankees would be making a mistake if they trade him. A proposed three-team deal that would have sent the right-hander to Los Angeles, Randy Johnson from Arizona to the Yankees
Angered by President Bush's policy  in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died  there is targeting the president in new television ads to be  aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
Britain agreed Thursday to a US request for troops to be moved into central Iraq, a proposal that faced strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.
Carlos Delgado hit a tiebreaking home run off John Smoltz, and Shawn Green added his first homer with the Mets.
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Will someone explain to me what in the world is going on in Iraq? Our troops are now digging around in trash heaps looking for chunks of metal they can use to improvise armor to protect their vehicles against small-arms attacks.
Carbon monoxide prevents rescuers from reaching 141 men trapped after a deadly mine blast in central China.
LenDale White runs for a career-high 133 yards and Chris Henry scores a touchdown as the Titans pull out a 13-9 victory over the Raiders.
(AGI) - Abidjian, 7 nov. - Privati della supremazia aerea e con la prospettiva di avere a che fare con i rinforzi francesi arrivati in Costa d&#39;Avorio, i soldati governativi hanno deciso di ritirarsi dalla
Top seed Justine Henin shrugged off a determined challenge from Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory on Wednesday.
Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Tuesday  reaffirmed it expects 2004 earnings to be more than 20 percent  above last year, but warned that results in 2005-2007 will be  hurt by patent expirations on over a half-dozen of its  best-selling medicines.
The Department of Labor&#39;s new rules regarding overtime, which go into effect today, have been the subject of confusion, anger and conflicting claims.
Conservative Australian Prime Minister John Howard began the formal process for calling a cliff-hanger election tipped for Oct. 9 when he arrived at Government House Sunday.
Danes went to the polls on Tuesday with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen banking on a popular crackdown on asylum-seekers and cuts in Denmark's high taxes to win him re-election despite a late opposition surge.
Agli inizi era solo un cavo lungo quattro metri che collegava due compiuter, oggi \u00c3\u00a8 Internet. Nato esattamente il 2 settembre del 1969 in un laboratorio della Ucla il Web festeggia 35 anni. Agli inizi era
The Queensland Government is calling for better leadership on Palm Island in the wake of a riot that has destroyed the police station.
The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush headed for a fresh showdown over children's health care on Thursday after the House of Representatives approved a new bill expanding a popular insurance program despite a White House veto threat.
The New York Stock Exchange is investing heavily in Linux systems and blade servers as it builds out the hybrid market trading system that it launched last year.
The Warden vs. The Governor USENIX Once upon a time, rising through the ranks in World of Warcraft was largely a matter of patience and stamina. For some beginners aspiring to online greatness, it meant spending hours in a virtual forest gathering leaves and later finding the elf who'd pay gold for them.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
As Hollywood goes nuts, maybe the audience needs to examine itself too
Alastair Cook scores his sixth Test century as England set West Indies a victory target of 455 in the third Test.
In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft this week says it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. would hold direct talks with Iran if Tehran suspended its nuclear program. Iran's president, however, pledged to move ahead with enrichment activity that Washington contends masks weapons development.
Tropical Storm Jeanne blew away Markley Maitre&#039;s concrete block house in a rush of wind and water, forcing her to dig through the mud for debris to rebuild.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (CP) - Google Inc. says its initial public shares are priced at $85 each, at the low end of the Internet search giant&#39;s downgraded estimates.
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The disclosure this week that a Singapore-listed company controlled by a Chinese state-owned enterprise lost $550 million in derivatives transactions
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin  - Four years ago the New York Giants went to great lengths to acquire Eli Manning, believing the baby-faced quarterback was the right man to lead them to the Super Bowl.
After a few weeks of flying mere recon missions, the grimly named Reaper UAV gets to launch a Hellfire missile in earnest.
Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti dropped out of the race to replace Yasser Arafat on Friday, agreeing to support the candidacy of interim leader Mahmoud Abbas in a move intended to head off a split in the ruling Fatah movement.
Rising tobacco use and poverty will fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on Thursday.
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N on  Friday said it would buy trade-management software provider  Vastera Inc. VAST.O for $129 million to bolster the bank's  logistics and trade-services business.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Faced with potential loss of black support, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said on Sunday her chief rival for the Democratic nomination Barack Obama was distorting her comments on race.
Benefits must exceed risks if COX-2 inhibitors are prescribed; patients need to stick to labeled NSAID dosages, limit use to 10 days.
By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO -- Television talk show host Maury Povich hasn't always been a big fan of YouTube Inc. because the online video sharing pioneer frequently displays unauthorized clips from his copyrighted program.
LAGOS  - The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and a coalition of civil society groups on Monday stepped up efforts to whip up support for a planned general strike, called to protest rising fuel prices in the oil-rich west African country.
A managed services provider relies on remote, proactive support when possible, and franchises onsite calls to local shops.
Einstein was right -- again. Satellites that have been pulled slightly off their orbits show that the Earth is indeed twisting the fabric of space-time as it rotates, scientists said on Thursday.
U.S. pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb  has hired three Wall Street banks ahead of a possible offer from France's Sanofi-Aventis , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
The leadership of Delta Air Lines&#39; pilot union early this morning approved a tentative concessionary agreement with the company, sending it to a vote of the entire membership.
Lily Allen, Muse, Snow Patrol and Gnarls Barkley lead the field for the UK music industry's Brit Awards.
Arts & entertainment: Subsidy withdrawn for Dedalus publishers and Centerprise literature centre
Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key victory today as his cabinet easily approved a plan to compensate Jewish settlers who would be uprooted from the Gaza Strip.
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Home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  on Wednesday said it would give stock grants  to its 10,000 assistant store managers as it tries to improve  employee performance and customers&#39; shopping experience.
India has halted all arms sales and transfers to Burma, a development that could increase international pressure on the military junta that brutally crushed the pro-democracy \
Da oggi George W. Bush pu\u00c3\u00b2 contare su un appoggio forte per la sua eventuale permanenza alla Casa Bianca. L&#39;uomo forte del Cremlino, Vladimir Putin, si \u00c3\u00a8 speso per rielezione di George W. Bush, una conferenza stampa a Dushanbe, in Tagikistan.
Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia insists he can handle the pressure if he keeps his place for Sunday\u00c2\u00b4s Barclays Premiership showdown with Chelsea.
Singapore\u00e2\u0080\u0099s white-collar crime unit on Friday launched an investigation into the financial scandal at China Aviation Oil (CAO), the Chinese jet-fuel importer that revealed this week the loss of US$550 million in derivatives trading.
Thousands of people are gathering to pay tribute to the half-million soldiers who died 90 years ago on Flanders Fields, one of World War I's bloodiest battles.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Tyler Palko did his job. Now, he and No. 19 Pittsburgh will let Bowl Championship Series officials determine where the rejuvenated Panthers will celebrate New Year's Eve.
China says the EU's decision to apply a two-year tariff on shoe exports was flawed and warns it may respond in kind.
For the past year, Interland has been in transition. In 2005, the company is looking for growth.
Lo spagnolo Alejandro Valverde (Casse d'Epargne) ha vinto la Vuelta Valenciana. La quinta e ultima t...
Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said.
Improvviso malore, ieri sera, del presidente dell&#39;Anp, Yasser Arafat. Il leader palestinese, che ha 75 anni, avrebbe perso conoscenza per una decina di minuti. Ci sono per\u00c3\u00b2 notizie discordanti su quale sia il suo reale stato di salute.
WASHINGTON  - Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning can set a National Football League record for touchdown passes in a single season Sunday and secure a playoff spot for the Colts three games before the season&#39;s end.
Thousands of British-based Iraqis were turning out to vote as overseas polling began in Iraq's historic election, with many exiles gleeful at the chance to shape their country's future.
Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.
Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb beneath a vehicle belonging to a British-based security company in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Friday, British military officials said.
Update to Apple's music player lets you carry around your computer's entire photo library as well as your music collection. -Rob Pegoraro
A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.
At least 28 people - including 10 policeman - died in Baghdad yesterday in a huge explosion at a suspected militant safe-house that may have been booby-trapped.
Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.
American lawmakers are close to outlawing the making of spyware that smuggles its way on to your PC.
EUROPA/ITALIA - \u00c2\u0093Aria nuova nella continuit\u00c3\u00a0\u00c2\u0094 per i Missionari Saveriani dopo il Capitolo generale Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il 19 luglio si \u00c3\u00a8 concluso il XV Capitolo generale dei Missionari Saveriani (vedi Fides 13/3/2007 e 12/7/2007). Per un mese, 47 missionari provenienti dai 20 paesi del mondo in cui lavorano i Saveriani si sono riuniti per conos...
A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an &#36;11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry's legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.
Officials at 3Com said today they have signed an agreement to acquire TippingPoint Technologies, a maker of intrusion-prevention systems.
The deputy governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province is killed in a bomb attack on a mosque.
Clinton campaign rhetoric less than confident
Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls, who's helped raise more than &#36;200 million for the United Negro College Fund during a quarter-century, is getting an honorary doctorate from one of the nation's oldest black universities.
MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.
By Becky Kramer, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 24--There will be no more free rides from the Potlatch Corp.   Starting April 1, Idaho's largest timberland owner will start charging for recreational access to more than 600,000 acres of company-owned property in the St.
A British company targetting the over-50s on Tuesday launched a Facebook-style social networking site aimed at older Britons on the Internet.
What we all know now is that someone was lying. And at this juncture, that someone would seem to be Roger Clemens.
Standard & Poor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s and the Moody\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Corporation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s proposals to restore the credibility of their ratings have met with skepticism from some of their toughest critics.
Daum Communications Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Celrun Co. said Tuesday they were setting up a joint venture to offer Internet protocol television services in South Korea.
AOL helped build a case that led to the conviction of one of the world&#39;s most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes. A state jury in Virginia has recommended a nine-year prison term in the nation&#39;s first felony trial of spam purveyors.
Fiducia cieca nel nuovo direttore sportivo Gabriele Martino, fiducia a tempo nell`allenatore e nei giocatori. E` questo in sintesi il pensiero del presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ribadito dopo la lunga
A radical Muslim Cleric wanted in the US has been charged by British authorities for encouraging the murder of non-Muslims. Prosecutors in London read out a 16-count indictment against Abu Hamza al-Masri.
Stocks resumed their November advance yesterday after an increase in oil prices lifted Exxon Mobil, the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s biggest energy company, and shares of Google surpassed $500 for the first time.
E' stato il primo non inglese a ricevere la carica di Lord
Explosions and gunfire echoed over this regional capital Thursday as government troops battled South Ossetian separatists over key hills outside town, after a week of near nightly clashes that escalated into some of the worst fighting in a decade.
The 49-year-old woman was awakened around midnight by an assailant who choked her, dragged her by the hair and raped her so many times before the sun came up that she lost count, police say. When she asked if she would live, her attacker allegedly told her: \
A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.
DAEGU, South Korea  - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Thursday he expected the dollar to weaken further, adding that South Korean stocks offered better value than other world markets.
STRASBOURG: A majority of the European Parliament appeared Tuesday to be preparing to reject the incoming commission proposed by President-designate Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso - the most serious rebellion against a new commission in the history of the European
were the first suicide bombings inside what is supposed to be the safest place in Iraq. personnel and a US civilian. He did not give the nationalities of the other casualties.
Aside from scoring public relations points with its latest offer, the players union has forced N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman to make a difficult decision.
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Raises forecast The phenomenal success of Nintendo's Wii games console has helped the Japanese manufacturer to double its profits during the six months to the end of September. Nintendo said on Thursday that net profit reached 132.42bn yen ($1.2bn) for the first half of its latest fiscal year, up from 54.4bn yen for the same time last year. Group sales more than doubled to 694.8bn yen ($6.1bn) from 298.82bn yen last time around.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Congress-led UPA government decided on Wednesday to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in civil aviation from 40 per cent to 49 per cent on the automatic route, ie cutting through the red tape.
Maurizio Zamparini punge Eugenio Corini sulla vicenda del rinnovo. Il capitano del Palermo ha detto ...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Its name certainly doesn&#39;t carry the recognition of Dell, Hewlett-Packard or Apple Computer, but China&#39;s Lenovo Group could climb up the personal-computer food chain if it ends up buying IBM&#39;s PC business.
Britain&#39;s Olympic heroes have begun a special lap of honour with a tickertape parade through the capital. Flag-waving fans cheered as more than 100 medallists from the Athens Olympics and Paralympics games toured London.
Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver. That was the simple pitch for \
Bode Miller won the grueling Stelvio downhill Saturday in Bormio, Italy, for his first World Cup victory since breaking away from the United States ski team.
Centrodestra in piazza contro la Finanziaria                                                                                      Forza Italia, Alleanza nazionale e Lega scendono in piazza a Roma contro la Finanziaria e contro \
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Its new enterprise search appliance has more tagging and customization.
In one study, smaller doses were injected under the skin, but the vaccine wasn&#39;t as effective in older participants. BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE.
OAKMONT, Pa. -- Tiger Woods briefly stumbled at an unforgiving Oakmont on Sunday with a double-bogey on the second hole, but he remained in the hunt at 1 over par through seven holes and was 1 shot behind leader Angel Cabrera during the final round of the U.S. Open.
eWeek says that new data shows Web site visitors paying more attention to alternative browsers, as Microsoft&#39;s share drops to 93.
LONDON - The US dollar sank Friday in European trading after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned of the dangers of America&#39;s growing trade deficit and the chance the imbalance could eventually depress foreign demand for the greenback.
Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions.
Unknown armed men in military uniform kidnapped three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday, Afghan officials confirmed.
In the latest of a string of departures of White House aides, U.S. budget director Rob Portman announced on Tuesday he is stepping down after just over a year on the job.
Johan Santana's left arm has become one of baseball's most prized possessions. So when he walked up to the podium Monday to discuss starting the Minnesota Twins' playoff opener against the New York Yankees, manager Ron Gardenhire warned him not to take unnecessary risks.
Crohn&#39;s disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.
RIYADH: The Saudi press took a swipe Thursday at Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi over Tripoli&#39;s alleged role in a plot to assassinate the kingdom&#39;s crown prince as the Arab League
Blog: A deal with Obopay will allow Verizon's wireless subscribers to use their cell phones to send money to each other.
NEW YORK - The New York Mets Tuesday said it plans to start up a New York regional sports network with Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corp.
PITTSBURGH -- Canadian business executive Jim Balsillie, whose company makes the BlackBerry wireless messaging device, signed an agreement to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Taco Bell, a division of Yum Brands Inc., said on Tuesday that it will reopen eight restaurants in New York's Suffolk and Nassau counties voluntarily closed on Sunday as a precautionary measure against a suspected outbreak of food borne illness E. coli.
Pixar Animation Studios Inc on Thursday reported that its third-quarter profit rose, driven by foreign video sales of last year's hit \
Carlos M. Gutierrez is known for turning Kellogg from a fading force into a food industry powerhouse and has established himself as perhaps the top Hispanic-American executive in the country.
It is now a known fact that the West Nile Virus has bitten its way into our state. The West Nile Virus has been discovered in two people who live in Idaho - those people live in Elmore and Gooding counties.
Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.
President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Romania on October 11-12. After private and broad meetings, the parties are expected to sign agreements in economics, education and other fields.
About 30,000 Afghans rallied at what was once a Taliban execution center in Kabul on Friday to press President Hamid Karzai to approve a blanket amnesty for 25 years of war crimes.
A Tory MP admits his assistant gave a Commons tour to a hunt protester, before Wednesday's security breach.
NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon threatened on Wednesday to take their fight to other parts of Lebanon and beyond if the Lebanese army did not stop attacking a Palestinian refugee camp.
Heavy rains, flash floods and landslides have killed more than 300 people in the storm-swept Philippines, the BBC reported Tuesday.
TOKAMACHI, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and  strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least six  people, injuring more than 500 while knocking out power and  phone services and forcing thousands to evacuate, media said.
A Colombian child born captive in a leftist rebel camp and whose release was promised last week has in fact been living in foster care since 2005, the attorney general said on Friday, citing DNA test results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 -- A freelance videographer, jailed for refusing to turn over footage of a demonstration to federal investigators, became the longest-incarcerated journalist in U.S. history Tuesday.
Israeli officials have redrawn the planned route of an unfinished stretch of Israel&#39;s separation barrier so that it will not take West Bank land, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday.
Army Secretary Francis Harvey blamed a failure of leadership for substandard conditions in a building that is part of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vowed Tuesday to move quickly to fix the problem.
Glasgow Celtic FC have been invited to make an official complaint after manager Martin O&#39;Neill claimed one of his players was the victim of racism.
Police in Peru storm an ancient Inca temple to free foreign 19 tourists taken hostage by coca growers.
MIAMI (Sports Network) - Bryan Randall threw a pair of  touchdown passes, including one to Eddie Royal in the fourth  quarter, as No. 10 Virginia Tech captured the Atlantic Coast  Conference title with a 16-10 victory over No. 9 Miami at the  Orange Bowl.
A car bomb that exploded near the  headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in  western Baghdad on Monday targeted a police checkpoint at the  entrance to the road leading to the building, witnesses said.
BANGALORE, India Anil Kumble, the Indian spin bowler, took three wickets Wednesday to reach 400 in test matches as the first day of the first test against Australia finished finely balanced.
Gay rights group OutRage! calls on EMI to cancel the contract of \
You never want to see the Federal Reserve panic, but that's what it looked like Tuesday when it cut a key interest rate in a surprise move as stock markets around the globe were tanking.
Retailers should thoroughly check their premises before closing for the Christmas break, police warn.
By Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Indochina Correspondent May Ying Welsh. PHUKET, Thailand : The Thai government will set up an inquiry into why the public was not given early warning of the tsunamis, which smashed into the kingdom&#39;s southern provinces.
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China has rejected calls from Hong Kong&#39;s pro-democracy lawmakers for a public referendum on whether local residents should be allowed full, direct democracy from 2007.
Calista Flockhart says it's time to get back to work. The former \
The world's two most populous nations  promised Wednesday to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a disease  that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined  to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.
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Before you open your holiday gifts, Eric and Gloria Sundback want you to open up your Christmas tree. Instead of buying an evenly shaped tree densely packed with
Waving tiny American flags, a crowd of several thousand people -- almost all of Central American or Mexican origin -- rallied yesterday at the U.S. Capitol on a humid afternoon to call for immigration reform and demand a fair path to legalization for the country's 10 million illegal immigrants.
Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.
Diana Ross and film-maker Martin Scorsese are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center awards.
By Heath Druzin, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 8--A week of smoke and wind has kept aircraft grounded and shifted part of a 36,000-acre fire toward the mountain hamlet of Yellow Pine, prompting residents there to gather pets and valuables for a possible evacuation.
(Source: HP)  HP-UX 11i v3 delivers new features that enhance leadership in flexible capacity, secured availability, and simplified management, and OS performance that turbocharges your applications.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 6, 2004 - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that people with kidney failure that&#39;s severe enough to require dialysis deserve some of the workplace protections offered by the Americans With Disabilities Act.
ATHENS, Greece  Take Mark Spitz off his back, and this Phelps kid is pretty fast. &quot;It is,&quot; Michael Phelps conceded, &quot;a little bit easier to get up on the (starting) block.&quot; ...
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on Gov. Kathleen Blanco to pardon Mychal Bell and five other teenagers known as the \
European Union foreign ministers urged the United Nations to \
A consumer watchdog is to investigate the Richard and Judy show's phone quiz following public complaints.
Arsenal and Manchester United will find a pair of familiar faces standing in their path towards the last eight of the FA Cup this weekend.
When US Airways made its unsolicited takeover bid for Delta Air Lines last month, it jolted the recovering airline industry and sparked talk about a wave of potential mergers.
Insurgents killed 17 Iraqi police and  National Guards Monday in a string of bloody ambushes, bombings  and suicide attacks aimed at wrecking Iraq's Jan. 30 national  election.
By Margaret Slaby, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--You've planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, the first crop of tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder.
Superstar Hollywood couple Brad  Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have separated after 4 1/2 years of  marriage, but they remain \
MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 35 points and added 18 rebounds with nine assists, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves rally to beat the Sacramento Kings, 113-105, last night.
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KARACHI: Aviation authorities were yesterday investigating after a jetliner dipped &quot;like a diver&quot;, fearing collision with another passenger plane at 37,000 feet (11,200m) over eastern Pakistan, injuring several people and leaving others in shock.
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Former royal butler Paul Burrell tells inquest princess considered private marriage to Dr Hasnat Khan
ARENA Instrumen tation is the latest company to buy its own self- contained office at the newly developed Rossmore Business Village in Ellesmere Port.
Bandoliers draped over their chests and rocket-propelled grenades slung on their backs, Afghan soldiers venture slowly out of their base of mud huts and green tents for a patrol with Canadian troops through this restive southern town.
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VIENNA -- Iran has agreed to grant access to a military site the United States links to a secret nuclear weapons program and the first UN inspectors could arrive \
At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack in Balochistan province.
Il Milan aspetta con impazienza la firma sul contratto di Nelson Dida. Oggi, l'agente del brasiliano...
England's matchday 22 for Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international with Ireland looked to have emerged unscathed even though several players took part in Premiership matches last weekend despite pleas from national coach Brian Ashton they all be rested.
CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan leftist President  Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a referendum on his  rule but the opposition called the results \
Four men have been arrested in connection with a suicide bomb attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
Sir Richard Branson tells Virgin Atlantic staff unhappy with wages to quit ahead of a planned New Year strike.
The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten regulation of tobacco and discourage smoking and states have not spent nearly enough to battle cigarettes, the American Lung Association said on Thursday.
Crude oil rose slightly on Friday to $47.57 per barrel compared to yesterday fall on expectations for inventories to be lifted. December crude oil was at $47.
Former chief UN weapons inspector  Hans Blix said Wednesday the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq had  failed tragically in its aim of making the world a safer place  and succeeded only in stimulating terrorism.
LAS VEGAS - Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales put on a classic the first time they fought four years ago. They matched it again in their third fight Saturday night.
MARTIN JOL claimed when he was appointed Spurs&#39; head coach on Monday that he wants to become the new Bill Nicholson. Emulating Tottenham&#39;s legendary Double-winning coach will take some doing
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conceded Tuesday that a new, powerful intelligence director could bring \
The College Republicans at Emory University need a new meeting room. A smaller one.
NEW ORLEANS -- Terry Tullier remembers Hurricane Betsy all too well. What worries him is that many in New Orleans don&#39;t. &quot;I was 20 years old.
The United States has seen signs in recent days that North Korea is preparing to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear complex as called for under a six-country agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, but other officials were more cautious.
Australia is now accepting more migrants from English-speaking nations than Southeast Asia for the first time since John Howard's Government came to power in 1996, new data shows.
Media & professional: Alan Johnston expected to take up a new post at the World Service following an open-ended break.
Indonesia's government confirms it is considering raising fuel prices by as much as 30%, a move critics say will hurt the poor.
Apple Inc.  said on  Wednesday that Google Inc.&#39;s YouTube Internet video site will  be available on its Apple TV set-top box.
The casual restaurant chain has endured some tough times but still has lofty goals.
Tomas Vokoun and Chris Mason shared the shutout and Scott Hartnell scored a pair of goals as the Nashville Predators blanked the Vancouver Canucks 6-0 on Thursday.
President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday met in London with British Prime Minister, Mr.
Six months after achieving Oscar  glory for his climate change documentary &quot;An Inconvenient  Truth,&quot; former Vice President Al Gore is headed back to the red  carpet for the Emmys, U.S. television&#39;s highest honors.
Portugal's economy grew sharply in the second quarter of this year, partly due to boosted business during the European soccer championship, statistics published Thursday showed.
Lo spagnolo Alvaro Bautista, fresco di titolo mondiale, ha ottenuto la pole provvisoria nella classe...
The Philadelphia Eagles made several roster moves on Tuesday, including bringing back Dorsey Levens and placing Shawn Andrews on injured reserve.
A UN envoy welcomes a move to deploy  African troops to Sudan's Darfur region, but says more are needed.
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Police investigating the discovery of a virtually naked body in 1971 use new digital technology in a new appeal.
Kosovo Albanians will proclaim independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia.
New York Yankees starter Jon Lieber, center, hands off the ball to manager Joe torre, left, as he leaves the game against the Boston Red Sox in the in the 8th inning of the game 2 of the American League championship series at Yankee Stadium in New York
GamePC have thrown up their review of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005! Here&#39;s a snip. Windows XP Media Center Edition was originally launched roughly two years ago, and was the first variant
All of Chiron Corp.&#39;s flu vaccine lots in the UK, where the company&#39;s plant was shut down by regulators, are unsafe, said Lester Crawford, acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration.
Brian Connolly, president of Furthermore Inc., an online publishing venture and a division of the Literati Group, has issued a letter to the open-source community that contends that his company owns the code behind Mambo Open Source.
By Christine Armario, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep. 11--Edith Lilie and her sons could only watch as their family's Middle Island paint store went up in flames.   For 54 years, Ben's Paint Station had been the sustenance of her father, then her own family and now her sons.
Sept. 28, 2004 -- Health insurance prices far outstripped wages over the last four years, leaving Americans with less coverage at a far greater cost, according to a study unveiled Tuesday.
The US and the EU welcome reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament which pave the way for a new election
David Beckham wore a light grey suit and his wife Victoria looked posh in a purple dress on Friday as a throng of fans in soccer shirts reflected the storied life of one of the world's best-known players.
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At one point in Jared Hutchins' young life, the Beatles were a big problem.
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A father and his brother are jailed for ordering the death of a daughter after finding out she had a boyfriend.
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Gustavo Moncayo's small-town life of quiet anonymity was marked by daily church services and a two-block walk to the public school where he taught social studies. On special days, he said, he'd play his flute.
Two Palestinians were killed Sunday as Israeli forces continued a widespread military offensive and air strikes on northern Gaza. Palestinian medics said an F16 jet fighter fired
Arts & entertainment: Buju Banton signs pledge after years of pressure over song advocated shooting homosexuals.
South Korea&#39;s National Pension Service is  interested in buying a majority stake in Korea Exchange Bank  (KEB) from Lone Star, but has had no formal talks with the U.S.  investment firm, a senior fund executive said.
A Qatari investment group said Friday that it has increased its stake in J Sainsbury to 25 percent.
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Anadarko Petroleum Corp., whose new chief executive is shedding the company&#39;s least promising assets to cut debt, agreed to sell Gulf of Mexico properties to Apache Corp. and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. for $1.31 billion.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Heavy storms, landslides, flash floods and lightning have killed at least 18 people in France, Greece, and Turkey, officials said on Monday.
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts sounds like a company that is putting itself up for sale.
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A missing property tax bill for $1.63 has given Kermit and Dolores Atwood \
Upstaged by MySpace, MTV will introduce Virtual Laguna Beach, where fans can immerse themselves in virtual versions of the show\u00c2\u0092s hangouts.
Three members of a San Francisco family missing for more than a week were found alive Monday in a remote area of southern Oregon, police said. A search continued for the father.
A prominent Saudi dissident said Wednesday that authorities had not contacted him about a move in the United Nations to impose international sanctions against him.
U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said there  was much work to be done at Wednesday&#39;s new round of six-party  talks on reining in North Korea&#39;s nuclear program but held out  the hope of agreeing to a disarmament schedule.
Two British soldiers from 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery die in a rocket attack in southern Afghanistan.
Scots DIY enthusiasts will now pay for plastic bags as a big chain tries to cut pollution.
LYNWOOD, Calif.  &#151; Paris Hilton has reported to a Los Angeles County jail to begin a three-week stay for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
Mr. Sulejman Tihic, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina will pay a state visit to Pakistan from 24-27 August 2004.
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Movie studio Lionsgate has agreed to begin selling its movies on Apple's iTunes Store, joining Disney and Paramount and bringing the number of available films up to 400. \
Our correspondent David Shukman visits the huge underground complex of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva which is 50 years old this week.
Ziff Davis - Sun Microsystems, with its StarOffice suite, and the open-source OpenOffice.org consider server-based applications as a way to boost security, portability and deployment.
A court in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, sentences four Sunni Muslims to death for killing 14 Shias in February 2002.
Global attention remains focused on Yasser Arafat -- not so much on when he will die, but what will happen afterwards, including the contentious issue of his burial site, and the future of mideast peace.
Bulldozers carried out preparatory clearing work on Sunday around the village of Beit Awwa near Hebron. The activity comes just five days after suicide bombings in the southern city of Beersheva, but officials
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A growing number of contemporary musicians and techno enthusiasts have reignited interest in the Moog, which can synthesize any sound imaginable.
Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- US and Iraqi troops recaptured police stations and secured bridges in Mosul on Tuesday in an offensive aimed at pushing out fighters supporting the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
Filmmaker Michael Moore promised to endow a scholarship at California State University, San Marcos, the same campus where administrators canceled his scheduled appearance earlier this year.
Siemens, the 161-year-old conglomerate based in Munich, has been disproving the skeptics who questioned whether an industrial giant could be a stock market star.
Lenovo and Best Buy For Business today announced that select Lenovo  notebook PCs will be available for purchase at approximately 300 Best  Buy For Business retail store locations across the U.S. beginning this  month.
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Government questions about &#39;&#39;basic data integrity&quot; derailed publication of a report raising safety concerns about arthritis drug Vioxx on the eve of a
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By Chicago Tribune  Feb. 8--Being an astronaut, even if it doesn't quite carry the romantic cachet of \
TOKYO : A strong earthquake shut down a nuclear reactor in central Japan, where the toll from an earthquake last month rose to 39.
A senior CIA officer who has become an outspoken critic of the fight on terrorism turned in his resignation this week, citing a desire to speak more freely about problems in the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the debate over intelligence reform.
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.    It was the third straight annual increase for both categories...
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A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman is removed after scaling Buckingham Palace.
tennis&#39; grandest title -- the 17-year-old Sharapova fell in the third round of the US Open to Mary Pierce 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria Sharapova wore a black ribbon in honor of the many victims in Russia.
Once the dominant Web browser, AOL has discontinued development and active support for the Netscape browser.
Sales of new US homes fall 23%, in the latest indication of the downturn in the housing market.
Blu-ray DVD recorders aren't in the states yet, but Hitachi is already looking at a Blu-ray camcorder with a new format.
PHILADELPHIA -- John Vukovich, the longest-serving coach in Philadelphia Phillies history and a member of their only World Series championship team in 1980, died Thursday. He was 59.
NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets guard  Baron Davis is expected to be sidelined one-to-two weeks  because of a lower back injury.
The announcement added momentum to calls for a regional approach to quell the increasingly anarchic war in Iraq.
UK digital music player specialist Advanced MP3 Players (AMP3) has launched a compact music and movie device fitted with Bluetooth technology not only for wireless stereo audio but also to allow the gadget to interact with a mobile phone.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
For the Olympics, some American companies are helping to design one of the most high-tech surveillance systems.
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Some sparks flew between rookie Kasey Kahne and Kevin Harvick at the conclusion of Sunday&#39;s Checker Auto Parts 500.
Police have detained an eighth suspect in the slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh and arrested two other men who called for the beheading of a Dutch politician in the name of Islam, prosecutors said Saturday.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should be stripped of citizenship in his native Austria for approving the execution of a convicted killer, a leading Austrian politician said Saturday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair met the moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday to lend him support after a shaky truce between Abbas's forces and the Hamas government took effect in the Gaza Strip.
Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco  International Ltd. TYC.N on Tuesday said Chief Financial  Officer David FitzPatrick will retire at the end of this year  \
Briana Scurry will replace Hope Solo as goalkeeper when the United States plays Brazil today with a spot in the women's World Cup final on the line.
In the announcement of an upgrade to a third-party security policy enhancement system for Windows Vista earlier this week, a key Microsoft product manager is quoted as having acknowledged Vista's own take on the solution was not quite enough, effectively reversing his company's stand on User Account Control.
Iraq's president on Wednesday insisted  elections should go ahead next month as planned and the United  States said it would send thousands more soldiers to provide  extra security for the ballot.
BEIJING, Dec. 27 -- The dollar declined against the euro for the 10th week in 11 on speculation the European Central Bank (ECB) will not halt the currency&#39;s slide.
Orders increased at US factories in August for a range of durable goods, including automobiles, metals and communications equipment, evidence manufacturing will help drive the economic expansion.
The two form an alliance to spread a little more Google in the small-business world.
PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Former major winner Fred Couples withdrew from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Thursday because of an unspecified injury, PGA Tour officials said.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
A software upgrade was inadvertently given to PCs not intended to receive it, which made payment processing systems at Britain&#39;s Department for Work and Pensions stop working, EDS&#39; investigation revealed.
Venezuela's state oil company stops selling crude oil to Exxon Mobil, amid a legal row between the two giants.
The district attorney in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying said Thursday there is \
Pig manure in Chile will keep neon lights glowing on Tokyo's Ginza in years to come. It's a grand north-south tradeoff to slow global warming: You reduce your \
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A strong earthquake jolted Manila and  other parts of the northern Philippines on Friday night,  prompting many to rush into the streets, but officials said  there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
A prominent Cuban doctor who was denied permission to travel to Buenos Aires to visit relatives was staying at the Argentine Embassy on Thursday, but her son said she does not plan to seek asylum in a case that has raised tensions between the two nations.
The leading realty trade group on Wednesday cut its 2007 forecast for U.S. home sales and prices, saying both would slide this year with sales hitting a five-year low.
com December 14, 2004, 10:45 AM PT. Samsung and Sony have entered into an extensive cross-licensing agreement that will help them fill gaps in their patent portfolios and potentially stem off lawsuits.
By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Sep. 9--Four candidates seeking state House offices this fall will debate next week in Greeley.
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: A day after India spoke of looking into President Pervez Musharraf\u00e2\u0080\u0099s new proposal to resolve Kashmir issue if it is made formally, Pakistan today said it would be discussed by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz when he visits New Delhi next
Pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was ahead in Ukraine's presidential election with 51.17 percent of the vote after 26 percent of ballots were counted, the central electoral commission said.
A federal judge in Vermont gave the first legal endorsement to rules in California, being copied in 13 other states, that intend to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by automobiles.
Residents of a Jewish community in the Gaza Strip have agreed to relocate inside Israel en masse before the planned evacuation next year of all settlers, officials said Sunday.
The dollar strengthened across the  board on Wednesday, although analysts said the move was only a  corrective rebound and does not mark any shift in fundamentals,  which still point toward continued dollar weakness.
Walt Disney Chief Executive Michael  Eisner on Friday said he will step down from the media  conglomerate in 2006, aiming to end his two-decade reign on his  own terms after a shareholder revolt nearly cut it short  earlier this year.
Authorities late Friday said a Kansas woman who had a miscarriage earlier this year confessed to strangling a pregnant Missouri woman in her home and then cutting the baby from her womb -- a crime the local sheriff described as the most gruesome
The adverse publicity surrounding the drastic overhaul of troubled retailer KarstadtQuelle dented consumer confidence and therefore made the group's third-quarter business &quot;difficult,&quot; chairman Christoph Achenbach said in a newspaper interview.
Microsoft Corp., the world&#39;s largest software maker, said first-quarter profit rose 11 percent as sales of Windows corporate network software increased.
NBC, desperate for a summer hit,  launched its much-ballyhooed &quot;America&#039;s Got Talent&quot; contest to  promising numbers on Wednesday night, with more than 12 million  viewers tuning in to the Regis Philbin-hosted show.
Paris, France (Sports Network) - Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian announced Monday that they have withdrawn from the Paris Masters because of injuries.
NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices stepped back from earlier lows, but better-than-expected earnings from International Business Machines Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc., boosted blue chips and technology shares...
Japanese glutton licked in 66-dog thriller US forces in Iraq can today console themselves that if all is not going exactly according to plan in that sun-kissed land astride the Tigris, the Land of the Free has at least reestablished world domination where it really counts - in the sport of stuffing your fat face with hotdogs.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The current turmoil on financial markets will persist for a while longer but the overall global economy remains healthy, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said here Monday.
 fur on coat at Macy's is real
Thailand and the European Union on Thursday reached a compromise over an EU proposal to send election observers for the kingdom&#39;s post-coup polls in December.
(InfoWorld) - Kannan Pashupathy, the director of Google's international engineering operations, oversees the company's growing network of international R&D centers. In that capacity, Pashupathy has grown the number of international R&D centers from three to more than 20 in less than three years. But adding new R&D centers at a pace that can match Google's rapid international growth without losing its corporate culture hasn't been easy. Google has worked hard to transplant its corporate values, hoping to recreate a small slice of Silicon Valley in each country where the company sets up shop. To achieve this goal, the company brings new hires from around the world to work at one of its larger offices, such as its headquarters in Mountain View, California, and sends veterans to work in newly opened R&D centers. During a visit to Singapore, where Google recently announced plans to open an R&D center, Pashupathy sat down with IDG News Service to discuss the challenges and opportunities that face Google's expanding international R&D operations. An edited transcript of that conversation follows. IDGNS: Why has Google built up its network of international R&D centers so quickly? Kannan Pashupathy: It's been very challenging to set these up as quickly as we've done it, partly because the industry's evolving rapidly. We know we need a lot more people than we're able to put on projects and we are developing very quickly as a global company with products in multiple languages, we're doing simultaneous releases in multiple languages, and all of these are very, very demanding engineering-wise. So it's important for us to set up these centers. IDGNS: Is there daily interaction between the various R&D centers? How do you share projects between different centers? Pashupathy: There's constant interaction. First, there are the obvious ones: telephone and video. All of our centers are hooked on to a corporate video-conferencing system and the teams are constantly engaging with each other. But as you can imagine time zones play havoc with that. We have some simple rules that we've come up with that allow us to not distribute the work across too many locations and to structure the work so that it doesn't require a lot of day-to-day communication if the teams are not collocated. We also have focus areas for the centers, which work on two to four areas where they have skill sets and are able to contribute to Google. Each of these centers also work both on global projects and on local projects, so we expect them to actually contribute to both those areas. IDGNS: Have you encountered cultural obstacles to the acceptance of Google's corporate culture and flat management style? Pashupathy: When we are hiring people we are looking for people who are actually open to stuff like that. We actually do a very strong test for culture fit, and that's something everybody looks at. In addition to your raw smarts and your analytical thinking and your problem solving and your grade-point average, we do a very strong culture-fit test. Part of that culture-fit test is to look for people who have an open mindset, people who think there is a richness in different cultures, that they can learn from everybody and hierarchy is not important and ideas are. If you're in the company, you're already somehow predisposed to thinking or at least aligning yourself in that direction. But even if you do that, there are people, particularly the more senior types, who are used to one way of doing business and have a tougher time getting used to an environment where a meritocracy rules, and the notion that a person who is fresh out of college yesterday can have the same say at the table as someone who has 20 years of experience. IDGNS: In April, Google released a Chinese software tool that included a database that was developed by one of your rivals, Sohu.com, for a competing product. What went wrong and what lessons did Google draw from that incident? Pashupathy: That was clearly something that shouldn't have happened. We went into an internal investigation of how it did happen, and took some very aggressive measures to make sure it never happens again. These sorts of things help you evolve your practices. In addition to innovating on technology, we're also innovating on processes. We're innovating on how we manage our people. As a culture, we are a very open and transparent culture, and sometimes some things slip through the cracks like this. We are also a very flat company organizationally, so there's not a lot of day-to-day attention that we're paying to people. This one was sort of an intern situation, where the oversight should have been a bit more tight. There's learning there clearly and the lesson is when you are bringing in fresh people, particularly those who have no experience with corporate life, that you can't just assume they'll do the right thing. You have to train them, particularly in places where they may have no such experience prior to that.
Il musicista e la modella per l'autunno-inverno 2007
Scientists say they have found the genetic switch that turns on puberty - a molecule called kisspeptin.
Despite missing two games with a knee injury, Vikings tailback Andrian Peterson is an overwhelming choice as the AP NFL offensive rookie of the year.
Belarussian guards on the border with Poland have stepped up security because large numbers of Chechens have been trying to go west, reports say.
The Church of England has agreed to allow researchers using radar to look beneath two churches for remains that could determine whether a skeleton found at Jamestown is that of one of the colony's founders, scientists said Monday.
Aging NFL retirees told Congress Tuesday that playing professional football left them with broken bodies, brain damage and empty bank accounts. Lawmakers said they may get involved if a better pension and disability system isn't created.
A house in Ballymena, County Antrim comes under attack twice within a five-hour period.
The European Parliament approves legislation to control the use of toxic chemicals in industry.
Arsenal and Liverpool are no strangers to Champions League disappointment in recent years, and whether they avoid an early exit from this season&#39;s competition will be decided on Tuesday and Wednesday in the final round of group matches.
Massachusetts State Police arrested a 19-year-old MIT student Friday at Boston's Logan International Airport after receiving a report that a woman had what appeared to be a bomb strapped to her chest.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon laughs during a special session in the Knesset, Israel&#39;s parliament, about his government&#39;s proposed &quot;disengangement plan&quot; in Jerusalem, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2004.
Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue will  join the cast of British science-fiction TV drama Doctor Who  for a special Christmas episode, the BBC said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka was set to launch a 3.5 billion dollar \
Microsoft has decided to drop the price of the Zune in an effort to spur sales, while indicating it hadn't completely ruled out a Zune phone. Effective Wednesday, the price of Microsoft's competitor to the iPod is now $199 USD.
Michael Vaughan is set to be fit enough to lead England against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait  - President George W. Bush said on Saturday that America's change of strategy in Iraq had sharply reduced violence and the United States was on track to complete the withdrawal of 20,000 troops by mid-year.
The M4 motorway is closed both ways by a serious accident in which it is understood people have died near Newport.
Science & environment: \u00c2\u00b7 American advice: cut out caffeine in early months\u00c2\u00b7 Warning extended to include tea and chocolate
Three people were criminally charged with taking part in a commercial bribery scheme to defraud information technology research company Gartner Inc , U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
The last four British men held as terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay are due to arrive back in the UK.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., June 22 -- Nine caskets lined the front of a coliseum Friday as thousands of firefighters from across the nation, hats in hands, honored nine colleagues killed in a furniture store blaze.
ATHENS - No question where to watch the sun set on these Olympics. It was here, on the white marble slab benches of Panathinaiko Stadium, just as the bobbing gaggle of rail-thin runners made their way from Marathon.
Transportation giant Bombardier Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit slid to $23 million from $68 million a year ago, but showed a sharp improvement from the first quarter&#39;s $174 million loss.
In precedenza il colosso dei servizi finanziari era al 62%
Many efforts to expand coverage have been blocked in court. More legal tests are likely, starting in San Francisco.
William Keegan\u00c2\u0092s new novel, \u00c2\u0093Closure,\u00c2\u0094 is a reminder of every individual\u00c2\u0092s need to re-establish some kind of internal peace, or wholeness, after something or someone has ripped it apart.
Onetime National Basketball Association star Jayson Williams, who still faces charges in the shooting death of a limousine driver, is launching a comeback.
Mira Nair found success as a marriage planner with her last film, \
The dollar crawled up from a record low  against the euro on Tuesday, though the market stayed focused  on the U.S. deficits and a growing belief that central banks  will not soon stand in the way of the dollar's decline.
First-year coach Kelly Greenberg brought her Boston University squad to Philadelphia yesterday to face the team she played for in the late '80s. After 50 minutes of basketball, Greenberg had to leave the City of Brotherly Love with a loss, an 89-87 double-overtime thriller against La Salle.
Tamara Draut does not think frustrated young adults are \
European Union finance ministers pressed for action by the United States to prop up the dollar as eurozone nations expressed their deep disquiet at the parlous state of America's national finances.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning next week for talks on the stalled effort to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear program, Iraq, terrorism and other matters, the State Department said.
Indonesian police ratcheted up security at Hilton hotels Thursday and a few guests in Jakarta said they would leave after Western governments warned that one of the establishments could be attacked by militants.
INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - Indianapolis Colts running  back Edgerrin James is questionable for Sunday's game against  Green Bay.
Microsoft's technology-laden home of the future will feature smart appliances connected by Web services and controlled by tablet PCs or cell phones.
LONDON - All children with HIV in developing countries should take a low-cost antibiotic because it could nearly halve the death rate, researchers say.
America Online (Quote, Chart) is bundling existing security features along with new ones for the Thursday launch of its AOL 9.0 software client, security edition.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber assassinated a provincial governor yesterday, and the US military warned that a terror cell has set up in the Afghan capital to target foreign troops.
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Saturday to vent their rage at what they say is the Spanish government's \
Shares of the Web search giant leapt 15.43 percent yesterday, on the heels of a 6.33 percent spurt the previous day, even as the broader financial markets continued to retreat.
By Paul Grimaldi; Journal Staff Writer  Berkeley Transportation is ordered to pay $80,000 for twice hauling hazardous chemical waste from East Providence to a freight depot in Warwick.
Considered important vulnerabilities that leave users open to attack in Microsoft&#39;s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows for desktop and server installations, the Redmond
The advertising services company reported a 13 percent rise in quarterly profit, but the company also issued cautious comments about the economy.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, \
Missouri has always been a nearly flawless barometer of presidential elections, so it was only fitting that both party's races there on Super Tuesday were incredibly tight
Russia's embattled Yukos oil giant said it was slashing its oil shipments to China, suspending deliveries to the China National Petroleum Company, because of difficulty in paying for transport costs.
When Colonel William Prescott commanded his troops not to fire until they saw \
A state judge has struck down a Montgomery County law that authorized stiffer penalties against predatory lending practices, saying the measure was beyond the county's authority under the Maryland constitution.
Scotland's council tax bills have risen by more than 50% in the last decade, according to a survey.
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Thursday said its quarterly profit tumbled by more than half  and slashed its sales growth outlook for the rest of the year,  wiping 17 percent off the value of its stock.
ELISTA, Nov. 29. - The Dalai Lama, smiling modestly at his admirers, began his first visit to Russia\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Buddhists today after Moscow abruptly reversed its refusal to grant the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader entry.
CHARLESTON, SC - The report of an Anglican commission criticizing the Episcopal Church for consecrating a gay bishop may not be a strong enough prescription for the illness, the Rev.
Joy Cheek has 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead visiting No. 13 Duke past Houston, 84-68, on Friday.
French police halt their training technique for sniffer dogs after explosives are loaded onto a flight in Paris.
Voters in two struggling east German states had a chance to voice their discontent Sunday over high unemployment and social welfare cuts in elections expected to give a boost to extreme-right and left-wing ...
com December 14, 2004, 12:26 PM PT. A new variant of the so-called Zafi worm surfaced Tuesday, disguised to appear as a Christmas greeting.
Doctors say Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet is no longer in a critical state after Saturday's reported stroke.
With security experts predicting a large-scale worm attack is only a matter of days away, Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has released a scanning tool to help users identify vulnerable versions of the GDI libraries that handle JPEG processing.
SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - U.S. health advisers considered on Thursday if over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should still be sold for young children, as pediatricians argued the drugs are dangerous and do not work.
U.S. coffee shop giant Starbucks  plans to open at least 40,000 more stores over the medium term, half of them outside the United States, according to Tuesday's Expansion newspaper.
Are you one of the millions of fashion fiends who covet Oscar red carpet styles? Sadly, the costly gowns worn by Hollywood's elite will likely never adorn your non-celebrity body -- but there may be hope for your dog.
U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster  Inc. on Monday said more customers prefer Sony Corp.&#39;s Blu-ray  DVD format to its rival HD DVD, and it will expand its  inventory of the high definition discs to a total of 1,700  stores up from 250.
Deep in Shari Klages' memory is an image of herself as a girl in New Jersey, going into her parents' bedroom, pulling a thick leather-bound album from the top shelf of a closet and sitting down on the bed to leaf through it.
PADRE BURGOS, Philippines  - Rescuers in the  Philippines smashed train windows Friday to reach 100  passengers trapped when a carriage derailed and dragged other  cars into a steep ravine, killing at least 10 people.
There are those who argue that most modern art is rubbish, but few critics take the view as literally as a cleaner at one of Britain's most prestigious galleries.
Pakistani authorities are considering banning political processions in the run-up to a general election after a bomb attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed 139 people.
Burundi&#039;s government and the country&#039;s last rebel group tentatively agreed to end hostilities and sign a comprehensive cease-fire deal in two weeks, Tanzania&#039;s presidential spokesman said Sunday.
Should a public value test be applied to the sell-off of the airwaves?
Ostensibly acknowledging that focusing on its own audio and video formats has become a losing proposition with the near-ubiquity of Flash video, RealNetworks is preparing a new version of its oft-maligned RealPlayer software that support Windows Media, Apple's QuickTime and even Adobe's Flash.
In an enjoyable but somewhat unsettling show at the Parrish Art Museum, the artist Joe Fig presents miniature, detailed models of the studios used by a few well-known artists who sometimes call the Hamptons home.
Just in time for Christmas, porn star Mary Carey is giving a gift to support breast cancer research: her own breasts.   Carey has dumped her size 36D breast implants for the larger 36DDD, and she is selling the used implants on eBay. As of Thursday a...
Ten years after the horrific genocide that killed almost a million civilians in the tiny African country of Rwanda, people gathered around the world to utter the words, &quot;never again.
As the public address announcer bellowed a high-decibel greeting to everyone in attendance Monday afternoon - &quot;Welcome, ladies and gentleman, to US Cellular Field!
A man leaped over a barricade during Pope Benedict's weekly audience on Wednesday and tried to jump on to his moving, open-topped popemobile but was stopped by guards.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is due back at work after treatment for a heart \
A proposal to position a $300 million mixed-use development on a stretch of gritty, industrial waterfront in Providence, R.I., is meeting with strong opposition from local business owners.
If love were an arms race, the wooer would now have the floral equivalent of a ballistic missile: a six-foot rose from Ecuador.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Test Director Steve Payne said he expected space shuttle Atlantis to launch as scheduled Friday.
A leading cellphone maker is taking advantage of the increasing interest in mobile marketing by offering music fans ages 18 and up a chance to play critic.
MOUNT VERNON, Virginia  - President George W. Bush linked the U.S.-led war on terrorism on Monday to the country's struggle for independence led by George Washington more than 200 hundred years ago.
'Problema non e' di persone ma di tipo di persone'
Californians told they had minutes to flee had to make fast decisions about what treasures to take. How does one decide?
Miguel Angel Jimenez and Sergio Garcia warmed up for this month&#39;s Ryder Cup with sparkling starts at the European Masters on Thursday.
WASHINGTON : The US State Department decried acts of &quot;terrorism&quot; by Maoist rebels against civilians in Nepal, after the leftist insurgents cut off roads to Kathmandu and bombed a luxury hotel in the Himalayan country&#39;s capital.
A coal mine blast killed at least 33  miners in central China, the government said on Friday, in the  latest in a grim cycle of accidents in the world's biggest and  most dangerous mining industry.
Robin van Persie scores two - including a contender for goal of the season - as Arsenal beat Charlton.
Italy won its first Fed Cup title Sunday, beating Belgium 3-2 after Justine Henin-Hardenne retired with an injury during the deciding doubles match.
Delta Air Lines, in an effort to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection, is considering giving its pilots an equity stake in exchange for pay and benefit cuts, a Delta pilot spokeswoman said yesterday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Okinawa on Saturday to commemorate a bloody World War Two battle, the day after local lawmakers blasted official plans to alter school textbook accounts of wartime suicides.
Sen. Joe Lieberman, traveling in the Middle East Wednesday, said there is strong support in Iraq for the Jan. 30 election, and postponing it would only be a victory for the insurgents.
Two planes with 89 people on board crash after flying out of Moscow, with officials refusing to rule out sabotage.
New York State Attorney General Andrew  Cuomo said on Monday his office has subpoenaed Facebook,  accusing the social networking site of not keeping young users  safe from sexual predators and not responding to user  complaints.
The results of one of the stranger environmental surveys to be conducted in Britain are in -- and there's a surprise.
By Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Dec. 19--Bowing to pressure from a wide-ranging group of critics, the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday backed off from plans to permanently conduct live fire exercises on the Great Lakes.
Star nel cinema e nella vita, si e' sposata sette volte
Unsanity Apple support drones are getting an earful from Mac users who are getting the dreaded Blue Screen of Death while trying to update to the latest and greatest version of OS X. This thread on an official Apple support forum has more than 200 posts left in 25 hours at time of writing. A large percentage of the writers report getting a persistent blue screen that forces them to abort their installation of Leopard.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Scientists at Washington University have transplanted embryonic pig pancreatic cells into diabetic monkeys, which could have major implications for the treatment of diabetes in humans.
The I.R.S. and private tax preparers have agreed that the free tax-filing program will be offered for 2006 tax returns without solicitations for refund loans.
The U.N. atomic monitor on Friday suspended nearly half the technical aid it provides to Iran, a symbolically significant punishment for nuclear defiance that only North Korea and Saddam Hussein's Iraq had faced in the past.
An Oklahoma lawsuit filed on Thursday charges that Merck &amp; Co. misled patients about the safety of its arthritis drug. The case may signal many more such lawsuits against the drugmaker
Out in the hinterlands, the Minnesota Timberwolves are readying for another season -- and another shot at the Western Conference title. They came close last year. They want more.
Lawyers for Michael Jackson say the singer's child molestation case should be dropped.
Tony Blair has said that the \
If you&#39;re one of about 200 million people using older versions of Windows and you want the latest security enhancements to Internet Explorer, get your credit card ready.
A conman who sent millions of junk emails has been jailed for nine years in the first prosecution of its kind. Jeremy Jaynes, 30, was found guilty, along with his sister
A Russian who said he wanted to kill 64 people to correspond with a chess board is charged with 49 murders.
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite scoring three nominations.
A seven-year-old boy dies in an accident involving machinery at a farm in West Devon.
Blog: Revolutionary design aside, Apple's iPhone faces an uphill battle: historically, consumers have not embraced multifunction devices...with the huge exception of the personal computer.
A bug in Microsoft&#39;s Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 can let hackers spoof Web content, such as a trusted site, with their own fake content, the Redmond
Indian officials say thousands of people are still missing following the quake that caused devastation in much of Asia.
Il quotidiano spagnolo 'Marca' scrive oggi che il Real Madrid &egrave; pronto a fare una mega-offert...
At this year\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mardi Gras in New Orleans, some of the proud high school bands are back: a rare, heartening sign for the long-term vitality of the city\u00e2\u0080\u0099s culture.
Jonny Wilkinson looks certain to miss England&#39;s three internationals at Twickenham next month after learning that he will be out of action for up to six weeks.
At 87, Arthur Laurents is part of a revival of his once-demised play \
When it was still a joking proposition, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that a rainout last night would mean ``we play three tomorrow.\
Washington, Nov. 8 (NNN): Star of American musicals on stage and screen and later in hit 80s TV series Dallas, Howard Keel, has died of colon cancer aged 85.
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So it should not surprise anyone he considers the manager who introduced him to the international squad to be anything other than a decent fellow.
Sudan on Wednesday rejected a US-sponsored UN Security Council draft resolution to punish it over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.
Trying to authenticate documents or uncover forgeries is an increasingly technical pursuit.
This year, much of the focus appears to be on tech-centric philanthropy, such as the Gates Foundation and the newly arrived Google.org.
Non-leaguers Havant and Waterlooville might have a trip to Anfield against Liverpool should both win their FA Cup third round replays, following the fourth round draw on Monday.
Forget about the robbers and murders. That dangerous criminal Martha Stewart is now safely behind bars. By Donnie Johnston. INOW SLEEP BETTER at night knowing that Martha Stewart is in prison.
Arrests at football games are down by 10% as more fans are subjected to banning orders, the Home Office says.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 7 -- Two German journalists who had pitched a tent on the side of a road outside a northern Afghan village were killed by gunmen early Saturday.
Curlin, a chestnut colt who captured the 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic and the Preakness Stakes, has been named the U.S.'s Horse of the Year, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) said on Monday.
THE US Federal Trade Commission has filed America&#39;s first case against software companies accused of infecting computers with intrusive spyware and then trying to sell people the solution.
QUETTA, Pakistan  - Three people were killed and nine wounded by a bomb blast outside a hotel in a town in the gas-rich Pakistani province of Baluchistan, police said on Saturday.
Internet criticism of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's involvement in the pardon of a castrated rapist and his heavy use of a state airplane disappeared with a mouse click.
If you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve ever felt as though you can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t keep up with the pace of life, well, it could have been worse. You could have been a computer disk.
AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist militants killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Monday in an apparent attempt to relieve pressure on al Qaeda-inspired fighters besieged by the army in the north.
Troy Tulowitzki went into spring training last year just hoping to secure a spot on the Colorado Rockies' roster. That won't be a concern this season. Tulowitzki and the NL champions finalized a $31 million, six-year contract on Wednesday that includes a club option for 2014.
(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard Co. president and chief executive officer Mark Hurd, speaking at a user conference Monday in Houston, told customers the company's goal is to listen to them more and respond to their needs more quickly. In a keynote address at the HP Technology Forum, which made only passing reference to the scandal that has rocked the company for the last two weeks, Hurd said \
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not really much of a surprise at this point, but at least we can now openly talk about the T5 and its specs. The palmOne Tungsten T5 features a Tungsten E-esque design, a brilliant 320x480 display, 256MB RAM, Bluetooth and several software updates.
A bomb explodes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least three people and injuring about 15 others.
Palestinian militants will cease firing rockets at Israel from Gaza on Sunday, President Mahmoud Abbas told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who pledged in return to halt attacks in the territory if the salvoes stopped.
Thailand's new military rulers banned all political gatherings and activities at the local level Sunday, further cementing their powers, and the wife of the ousted prime minister left the country to join her husband, an airlines officials said.
Net income increase 41%, revenue nearly doubles AT&amp;T posted a 41 per cent profit increase in the third quarter, largely attributed to iPhone sales.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Ex-Smiths singer Morrissey will have no involvement in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC says.
David Coulthard could have a Formula One future in 2005 with the new Red Bull Racing team. Red Bull completed a takeover of Jaguar on Monday and are expected to retain the services of Christian Klien.
A documentary on PBS assesses the dynamic legacy of a man who is more than just Maria Shriver's father.
La convocazione dopo lettera Cgil, Cisl e Uil a Prodi
but the risks may outweigh the benefits for older women, research has found. According to one of the largest studies
Fugitive Boston Irish mobster James  \
It was improbable that a game less than one-third of the way into the NBA season could live up to the hype. But the first head-on collision between the Corvette and the Diesel, err, the brick wall, came pretty close.
HILLA, Iraq  - Insurgents killed 149 Shi'ite pilgrims heading for the holy Iraqi city of Kerbala on Tuesday, including 115 when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in one of the deadliest attacks of the 4-year war.
Tra abiti di stilisti italiani e biciclette di Coppi e Moser
Pakistan Times Special Correspondent. WANA (South Waziristan): With fortitude to make vanish the clusters of terrorists, Pakistan Thursday gave a significant jerk and jolt to the menace
Colpite tre localit\u00c3\u00a0 nel Sinai. Salvata una giovane donna dalle macerie dell&#39;hotel Hilton. Rivendicazione di un gruppo islamico ma si sospetta Al Qaeda. E&#39; di diciannove morti e 38 dispersi il bilancio dei
President Bush this month is giving an obscure White House office new powers over regulations affecting health, worker safety and the environment. Calling it a power grab, Democrats running Congress are intent on stopping him.
Ma Islamabad ha sempre negato presenza su territorio
Dichiarazione al Quirinale in incontro delegazione Africa
Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana named Terry Hoeppner its new head football coach on Friday. Hoeppner, who comes home to Indiana after a successful stint at Miami-Ohio, takes over a program that has not had a winning record since 1994.
Shouldn't be added as an afterthought Government needs to make privacy and data protection principles a core component of its IT specifications, according to the assistant information commissioner.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Jeweller Tiffany posts a profit warning, amid fears that the cooling economy will hit high-end consumers.
A remote attacker could take complete control over computers running many versions of Microsoft software by inserting malicious code in a JPEG image that executes through an unchecked buffer
The UN chief warns against an assault on rebel-held Falluja, as US troops begin pounding the city's outskirts.
Motorola Inc. says it&#39;s cutting about 1,000 jobs, or about 1 percent of its workforce, as it winds up its spinoff of Austin-based chip company Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Arguing a legal point again Accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's final appeal against extradition edged forward on Tuesday after judges defined the two points that might merit consideration by the Law Lords.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A mechanician examines a plane of Chinese Bayi aerobatics team at an airport in Zhuhai, Guangdong, Oct. 31, 2004. The 5th China International Aviation &amp; Aerospace Exhibition during which five aerobatics teams
LANDOVER, Md., Sept. 9  \u00e2\u0080\u0094 O.K., so maybe Clinton Portis is still a No. 1 back, despite the knee injury that cost him all of the preseason.
Immersion Corp., a small California firm that develops and licenses touch-related technologies, has been awarded $82 million after winning a patent infringement lawsuit against PlayStation maker Sony Corp.
A group of Greek lawyers will have a  sneak preview of Oliver Stone's movie about Alexander the Great  Thursday to decide whether to take legal action over scenes  suggesting Greece's ancient ruler was bisexual.
It is a measure of the seriousness with which George Galloway took his libel action against the Daily Telegraph that in the run-up to the case, he mentioned that he had given
Mixing science and politics, Nobel laureates and former presidential advisers are heading to campaign battleground states with a message that George W. Bush is no friend of scientists and should be replaced by John Kerry.
Brazen attacks against Iraqis assisting the U.S. have deepened the sense of growing mayhem as January elections approach.
By Helen Bebbington Contributing Writer  There was a time when Sandy Rash, 64, of Centerville would have to ask friends to help her surf the Internet for information. Her friends would encourage Rush to get her own computer.
Thanks to New England&#39;s defense and to some costly turnovers by Indianapolis, the Patriots beat the Colts 27-24 in their NFL season opener.
DeviantArt, which hosts a wide range of user-generated artwork, may well be the most popular site you've never heard of.

People under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event, according to a study
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Il Real Madrid sogna per la prossima stagione la coppia di difensori centrali Metzelder-Gaby Milito ...
Chinese action star Jet Li escaped with minor injuries when he was caught up in the weekend disaster that saw tidal waves swamping the hotel where he was staying in the Maldives.
Thousands of Afghan and foreign security forces kicked off a major new offensive against the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan as a NATO-led operation wound down in the south.
Planktos, a California company that is trying to turn a profit by fertilizing the ocean with iron dust, canceled planned field tests on Wednesday, citing a lack of funds.
Irritated by the highest gas prices in U.S. history, John Thorner has a message for his 70 employees: Stay home.
All'alba in un locale vicino al terminal traghetti del porto
Patients could be offered therapies such as acupuncture on the NHS under plans being considered by the assembly government.
(InfoWorld) - Don't expect new mobile phone services based on the Internet Protocol to become nearly as prevalent as those running over PCs. That's the view of Hamid Akhavan, CEO of T-Mobile International, one of Europe's largest mobile phone operators. VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services provided over mobile phone networks will have \
Software maker Computer Associates  on Wednesday said it would cut 800 jobs, or 5 percent of its work force, to pare costs amid stiff competition in software and services.
President Bush took aim yesterday at domestic spending as part of a plan to balance the budget in five years without raising taxes while increasing funding for the Iraq war and permanently expanding the military.
Gold Fields has attacked Harmony Gold Mining&#39;s &quot;stretched&quot; finances and &quot;marginal&quot; mines as it urged shareholders to reject an approach from the rival gold producer.
TechWeb - Apple is reported to have turned to longtime manufacturer Quanta Computer to ramp up production.
Forget Windows Mobile 6 -- these open-source handsets might succeed while Linux-on-the-desktop flounders. In Gadget Lab.
Men who have had a vasectomy may face an increased risk of developing a rare type of dementia marked by a steady loss of language skills, researchers said on Tuesday.
Searching for the final piece to a revamped middle infield, the St. Louis Cardinals are considering switch-hitting second baseman Roberto Alomar.
ALGIERS, Algeria Oct 23, 2004 - Suspected Islamic militants killed 16 people heading to a soccer match in a pre-dawn ambush south of Algeria&#39;s capital Saturday the first bloodshed since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, an official
Government fightback derailed by unforced errors as Tories concentrate fire on Brown's leadership
Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer hired by  his family on Thursday, his first contact with defense counsel  since U.S. soldiers captured him a year ago.
You probably have never done a perp walk, been suspected of stealing or been treated as if you were a toxic agent.
The battle for dominance in online gaming looks set to take on a epic scope in 2008, say experts.
Ministri del commercio firmano quattro accordi
Consumer products company Procter &amp; Gamble Co. (PG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit jumped 14 percent, boosted by strong sales and a gain from the divestiture of its juice business.
By John Geluardi, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 9--The public had its first chance this week to comment on Chevron's plans to install a hydrogen plant for refining poor-quality crude oil.
The FTSE 100 index closed higher again, ending the last full session before Christmas at a five-week high, supported by a positive morning on Wall Street and gains by blue-chip heavyweights Shell and mmO2, dealers said.
 at Pope who urges Middle East fix
Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake &#151; and keeping her secret.
Lawyers for Guantanamo detainees held more than five years without charges asked the Supreme Court Monday to step in a third time to guarantee that they can challenge their confinement in U.S. courts.
The German suffered a tirade of abuse from travelling fans after the 1-1 draw in Moldova on Wednesday night and looks set to leave his position.
PAKISTANI PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf&#39;s Kashmir trial balloon has too many holes to float let alone fly, say observers in New Delhi.
A small parcel bomb exploded outside the  Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, slightly  injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials said  they had no clues to the motive.
Bernard Matthews says there is no risk to people from the bird flu outbreak but farmers remain wary about its impact.
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., Feb. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- United Real Estate Ventures, LLC (UREV), in partnership with The Crimson Ibis Companies and Ascot Development Group, has acquired 154 acres of entitled land in Delray Beach, Florida.
Direct flights between Spain and Gibraltar resume for the first time in decades after a landmark deal.
Eight U.S. soldiers were killed and 14 injured when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous, snow-covered area of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
Enbridge Inc.ENB.TO said on Wednesday  it will buy Shell's natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico  for $613 million, in a move that will make the Canadian company  a major natural gas transporter in the area.
United Breweries Limited has decided to enter into a partnership with Scottish &amp; Newcastle, S&amp;N. Under this agreement, S&amp;N will get 17.5% of UBL&#39;s stake through a preferential allotment for Rs 217 crore (Rs 2.17 billion), or Rs 575 per share.
Hardy Heron flies against the tide Canonical has confirmed it will use Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) as its primary virtualisation software in its latest Ubuntu Linux server release.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The world's fastest commercial supercomputer is launched by the computer giant IBM.
Surging oil pressures Bourses, but building materials sector remains a bright spot after Cemex buy. LONDON  - European stock indexes hit a two-week low Monday as record high oil prices heightened
By Ohrman, Andrew  Cell phones today are evolving in a fashion reminiscent of PC and Mac desktop computers of 20 years ago. Cell phones have gone from strictlyvoice devices to mini-computers. Mobile phone providers tout video clips, news, local weather and a range of other paid services.
The pace of sales of pre-owned homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold properties soared to the highest level in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.
Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday accused House Speaker Dennis Hastert of stooping \
Singapore's state-owned Temasek Holdings  has approached Nasdaq  to buy its 30 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , a newspaper reported on Sunday.
US 30-year mortgage rates averaged 5.84 percent in 2004, holding near last year&#39;s record low and helping drive home sales to all-time highs, Freddie Mac said.
Football lost a maverick soul yesterday, an extraordinary man whose unique style of management would give a modern-day club chairman apoplexy.
The United States is now more willing to work with other nations to achieve its global aims than when it led an invasion of Iraq in 2003, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, who opposed the move, said on Friday.
That is how Ryder Cup week has begun in Detroit, with gifts for one side from their captain Bernhard Langer and an appearance for the other from one of the country&#39;s greatest sportsmen in history.
Fans of action movies will find much to appreciate in this symphony of flying limbs, breaking bones and elaborately staged chases and confrontations.
Non e' il momento per le polemiche, isolare i violenti
Reggie Miller closed the door on a comeback, declining the Celtics' invitation to return to the NBA. Miller, who turned 42 yesterday, determined his body could handle the rigors of an 82-game schedule. But Miller told Danny Ainge he didn't want to deal with the mental grind.
Swedes began voting in the tightest election race in decades, with voter surveys suggesting a defeat for Prime Minister Goeran Persson at the hands of the centre-right opposition.
By David Williams / williams@commercialappealcom  This island's name is Mud in more ways than one.  Consider the negative outcry when Mud Island River Park was proposed as home to the city's historic Grand Carousel.
By Rowlands, Chris  Works Management has a new-look website - not just the magazine replicated on the web, but a site that is rich in functionality. Fast, comprehensive, easy to use and a primary source for manufacturing industry information, it's certain to become a favourite tool.
Police chiefs and lawmakers are concerned that ultralow pricing is fueling a rise in drink-related crime and rowdy behavior.
CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden, sporting a long gray beard, wearing traditional white robes, a turban and a golden cloak, addressed Americans this afternoon, through Al Jazeera television.
Global oil prices have rallied to fresh highs, with US crude approaching $49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson often schedules walking tours during stops in small Iowa towns, and he didn't let deep snow change his plans Friday.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 6 -- An Iraqi serviceman shot and killed two U.S. soldiers during a patrol last month in the northern city of Mosul, one of the few reported cases of an Iraqi soldier intentionally killing his U.S. counterparts since the 2003 invasion, Iraqi and American officers said Saturday.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 25  /PRNewswire/ -- TechTracker Media(TM), the leading IT vertical ad network, today announced the launch of their new \
Shelden Williams had 16 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night to help No. 9 Duke rout North Carolina-Greensboro 98-44.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Memphis Grizzlies waived guard Eddie Jones on Tuesday after agreeing to a buyout of his contract.
Solidly middle-class people are one of the fastest growing subgroups of uninsured Americans.
The Environmental Protection Agency will finish 24 Superfund toxic waste cleanups this year, far fewer than the average 76 completed annually during the Clinton administration.
Company has decided, thankfully, to make something for the living room too by partnering with Meridian to create its F80 entertainment system. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
Convinti a desistere dopo una mediazione della polizia
The price for Toshiba's HD-A2 HD DVD player has dipped below $200 at Amazon, Circuit City, and Wal-Mart.
Captain America has undertaken his last mission &#151; at least for now.
In the science wing at Enterprise High School, students huddled in the protection of an interior hallway, joking around, thinking about how hungry they were and hoping they would get a half-day off.
The C.I.A. has concluded that the assassins of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto were directed by Baitullah Mehsud, a Pakistani militant leader in hiding, and that some of them had ties to Al Qaeda.
Western powers meet in London on Monday to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a flurry of tough and sometimes colourful talk between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
Drinking non-alcoholic beer may ward off cancer, research on lab mice shows.
An emotional letdown? For the first World Series in Boston in 18 years? Ask the Red Sox if they might take the Cardinals lightly tonight in Game 1 of the 100th World Series, and they look at you like they did when they first laid eyes on Pedro Martinez's 29-inch-tall actor pal, Nelson de la Rosa.
By Andy Sher, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 8--NASHVILLE -- House Democrats backed off plans Thursday to seek another 3-cent-per-pack cigarette tax on top of a previously passed 42-cent increase.   Gov.
Pakistan says al-Qaeda suffers a major blow as the country's most wanted terror suspect is shot dead.
A French film company filed a lawsuit against Google in the Paris Commercial Court, charging the search giant with copyright infringement.
Robert De Niro has denied claims his portrayal of Mafia characters has damaged the reputation of Italian Americans.
Researchers at Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have found a faulty genetic signaling process that may help explain how Crohn&#39;s disease develops.
A sheriff rules that a woman should be extradited to serve sentences for armed robbery and counterfeiting.
Information technology workers face rising unemployment and are having mobility thrust upon them as companies change the way they staff computer-related jobs.
find absolutely abhorrent,&quot; said Thomas Shannon, chief executive of Strike Holdings which owns Bowlmor Lanes. company used by the late Palestinian leader after a Bloomberg news report on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON - Arizona Republican John McCain is a man seemingly stuck in the middle this presidential election year: a friend and sometimes defender of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and a loyal party wingman for President Bush who is a
The ongoing dome-building eruption at Mount St. Helens could last for days, weeks or months, and nighttime views of the peak now include a red glow from lava surfacing at nearly 1,300 degree Fahrenheit, scientists said today.
BBN Technologies, an advanced technology solutions firm, today announced  that Penny Ellard, Jack Marin, Prem Natarajan, and Peter Pflugrath have  been promoted to the position of Vice President.
National Australia Bank said Thursday it is &quot;testing the market&quot; ahead of a possible sale of its Irish subsidiaries, the National Irish Bank and Northern Bank.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and assist and Ty Conklin stopped 36 shots in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee called Tuesday for suspending immigration from countries that sponsor or harbor terrorists.
It's an art collection that could hold  as many as 80 works by Vincent van Gogh and nearly half-a-dozen  by Paul Cezanne, that is if the champions of a dead Dutch  furniture dealer are to be believed.
The folks at php|architect have posted their latest newscast hosted by Sean Coates and Paul Reinheimer. Topics mentioned this time include:   the PHP Quebec call for papers Why character encoding matters Open Komodo the PHP Code Sniffer the launch of the PHPPodcasts website   As always, there's two ways to get the show - either subscribe to the feed and get this and other great shows from the dynamic duo or just get the mp3 of the show in a direct download.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Craig Saddler, Boeing  chief financial officer for the 787 Dreamliner airplane program, will speak at the Gabelli 12th Annual Aircraft Supplier conference in New York on Friday, Sept. 8, at 7:50 a.m. Eastern Time.
All options, including cutting quotas, are up for discussion when OPEC ministers meet in Cairo this week to plan their response to a sharp fall in prices
On first blush, today's Division 1-AA playoff game between Massachusetts and Lafayette seems to be a mismatch of colossal proportions.
Ci sono anche Adriano e Recoba tra i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, pe...
Frank Thomas, one of Walt Disney&#39;s top artists who animated two dogs romantically nibbling a single strand of spaghetti in the 1955 Disney film Lady and the Tramp, has died.
U.S. coal mining companies, which for years have been branded the bad guys of global warming, are fighting back.
New strategic direction: Borland competes with itself Keeping up with Borland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s corporate plans is a challenge. In early 2006, it said it would see its IDE tools business, including the Delphi and JBuilder products. Nine months later it formed CodeGear, but as a wholly-owned subsidiary, saying that nobody came up with a good enough offer. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt was obvious that the positive cash flow from the IDE business was much more attractive for us,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Borland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Mike Hulme told Reg Dev here.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Journalists are being killed at a pace   of more than three a month worldwide, with Iraq the deadliest   place for media to work, the Committee to Protect Journalists   said on Wednesday.
By Richard Dymond, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 10--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Imagine strolling under a canopy of trees that stretches around Lake Uihlein, starting right behind Town Hall.
The U.S. presidential campaign between George W. Bush and John Kerry has prompted a frenzy of gossip and conspiracy theories among Internet bloggers, hybrid online sites that blend news, gossip and opinion.
Several major corporations, including one forced into bankruptcy because of asbestos litigation, are opposing a plan by congressional Republicans that would ban asbestos liability lawsuits in exchange for a multibillion-dollar compensation fund.
A lieutenant of powerful northern warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostam pledged to back incumbent Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential vote and said 149 other military commanders would join him.
Charges against a Russian school principal who maintans that he unknowingly purchased computers with pirated Microsoft wares installed have been dropped, according to official news reports, after former Soviet president Mikhael Gorbachev made a personal appeal to Bill Gates.
The managing director of cosmetics group Clarins  said on Friday that there were no talks underway with larger rival L'Oreal , but that his company was discussing several possible small acquisition targets.
Automattic, the commercial arm of the WordPress blog platform, has received $29.5 million in financing from four companies, including The New York Times Company.
England skipper Jonny Wilkinson admits his knee injury is worse than first thought.
Microsoft attorney Brad Smith, said: &quot;We will certainly be prepared to comply with the court&#39;s order whatever it may be. We have invested a tremendous amount of time and energy and spent millions
Business got better for Boston hotels last month, as events including the Democratic National Convention and Macworld brought plenty of guests and higher rates than local hoteliers have seen in recent years, according to a study released yesterday.
Attempting to break a contract impasse with screenwriters, Hollywood producers withdrew a proposal that would have retooled the fees known as residuals.
Lega al Senato, Governo esprima fiducia al corpo
The widow of murdered Alexander Litvinenko says the Russian authorities could have been behind his death.
The Zafi.d worm seems to have done its worst, security experts say, but they urged users to remain on guard through the holidays for more seasonal shenanigans.
com The Ramones were never considered mainstream. None of their singles ever really had much success on the billboards. Many music critics considered them &quot;fringe&quot; or
A sick woman in eastern India was beaten to death by her in-laws because they suspected she had AIDS and feared she would infect the rest of the family, a newspaper said on Monday.
Rumor has it that Google is planning an offline version or its popular Gmail web mail service.
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The government of Libya, flush with oil, has amassed $40 billion and is ready to put it in play on Wall Street. China recently acquired a huge stake in one of the biggest names in U.S. finance. Tiny Qatar is adding $1 billion a week to its investment coffers and is trying to buy the leading grocer...
Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists over use of  the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s drug Avastin   to treat eye diseases.
The Irish are Europe's  keenest cinemagoers, hitting the theater an average of 4.2  times a year, compared with the European Union average of 1.9.
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I medici attendono l'autopsia per pronunciarsi su malattia
Gold hit its highest level in more than 16 years on Tuesday as a steadier dollar failed to cool worries over the currency's outlook, while Asian stocks gained modestly after a solid performance on Wall Street.
The UK's inflation rate fell in September, thanks in part to a fall in the price of airfares, increasing the chance that interest rates will be kept on hold.
Contrari ai tagli della spesa per i pompieri in Finanziaria
When the board of General Motors meets Tuesday it must try to answer the question: Is the company\u00c2\u0092s turnaround real?
The Giants appear ready to sweep away the frustration of the past five weeks, during which Michael Strahan said he was mulling whether to retire or play a 15th season.
One of the net's founding fathers rejects calls for strict regulation of what people put online.
Il provvedimento anti smog a Torino, Bologna, Firenze, Mestre e altri centri. Nella capitale via libera alle omologate
Harman International Industries Inc , whose $8 billion sale fell apart last week, warned on Monday that quarterly profit would be less than half what Wall Street expected, sending its shares down as much as 8 percent.
&quot;T-Mobile has made it a priority to provide its customers with phones and services that not only meet their professional needs, but their personal needs as well,&quot; said Scott Ballantyne, vice president marketing, T-Mobile USA.
NEW YORK  - The risk of ovarian cancer  increases with increased exposure to diesel exhaust, according  to a new study published in the International Journal of  Cancer.
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William Gallas believes the fear factor can help Arsenal reach the League Cup final and extend their long unbeaten run against Tottenham on Tuesday.
The U.N. Security Council and the secretary-general expressed deep concern Thursday at the first clashes between Israeli and Lebanese forces following the summer war between Israel and Hezbollah, urging all parties to \
The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 &#151; but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears.
Four years ago, Ralph Nader had a seat on the Sunday talk shows, a spot on 43 state ballots and a gutsy low-budget campaign that was packing in supporters. Unbowed at age 70, he's back this year sounding the same pox-on-both-your-houses message. But this time he stands at just 1 percent in the polls and former allies are trying to get him to sit down.
Di agricoltore ferito nel 2002 e morto nel 2003 nel Foggiano
CHICAGO - Air France and Delta Air Lines Inc. will jointly operate trans-Atlantic flights, sharing $8 billion in revenue and adding services at Heathrow Airport in London to challenge British Airways and American Airlines.
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GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 22 (IPS/IFEJ) - \
NEW YORK  - Regular sessions of acupuncture  and daily doses of Chinese herbal medicine may help ease the  burden of seasonal allergies, new research indicates.
Kafka is alive and well Stop chemical poisoning Gloria deserves an apology What price learning?   EMILY COOK noted that 17 pesticides were tested for by the University of Granada (Mail).
Robert McTeer, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, is leaving after 13 years to become chancellor of the Texas A&amp;M System.
Despite the impressive job David Moyes has done in transforming Everton during his two-and-a-half years as manager, cult status was always going to be withheld
Security at Wimbledon was increased Friday after British police defused a bomb in central London.
Donald Trump, who has made prime-time entertainment out of firing people, proved that the real world of business can be just as ruthless when he sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy for his casino empire because of a crushing $1.8 billion in debt.
By Mark Havnes, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 1--KANAB -- The Kane County Commission has joined a growing chorus  of local-government opposition to Divine Strake.
LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - A massive pile of mud that  killed 10 people when it hit a seaside California town shifted  on Thursday, delaying efforts to remove debris while geologists  assess whether the mound could move again.
The Philippine army went on red alert Wednesday as Filipinos paid their last respects to movie actor and presidential aspirant Fernando Poe Jr.
Scientists next month will begin human testing of a vaccine to combat a possible flu pandemic that experts have warned could kill as many as seven million people, a Hong Kong newspaper reported today.
More US enforcement is one reason. But shipments from cartels may also be rising.
An early tumble gave way to a rally on Wall Street on Monday, as investors shrugged off heavy losses in the Asian markets.
President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner amid riots in Kenya\u00e2\u0080\u0099s slums and evidence of election mischief.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard  Schroeder on Thursday accepted responsibility for a case  involving a German-born Turkish man held in Guantanamo Bay that  has threatened to undermine Germany's foreign minister.
Agent Scott Boras announced that outfielder J. D. Drew had finally agreed to a five-year, $70 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, but was not as forthcoming about pircher Barry Zito.
LOS ANGELES - The Police have added stops in Oakland and Los Angeles to their reunion tour.  Promoters on Tuesday announced concerts on June 13 at Oakland's McAffee Coliseum and June 23 at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
Rick Rubin, co-chairman of Columbia Records, holds out little hope for the music industry's recovery unless it's dramatically overhauled, according to reports.
Get greedy with your savings. Your future self will thank you.
Text messages were sent and received on a 17-year-old driver's cell phone moments before the sport utility vehicle slammed head-on into a truck, killing her and four other recent high school graduates, police said.
Energy poses one of the greatest threats facing humanity this century, the world's leading academies of science warned Monday, highlighting the peril of oil wars and climate change driven by addiction to fossil fuels.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist did not return to the Supreme Court on Monday as promised, a sign that he could be suffering from a serious form of thyroid cancer.
MILFORD, Neb. -- Urban dwellers who enjoy dining on filet mignon at five-star restaurants would probably just as soon not know about David Dickinson's dilemma. Bad for the appetite, you know.
Visiting French President Jacques Chirac said here on Thursday that only by recognizing a multipolar world could a sounder and fairer international order be built.
After months of campaigning, millions of dollars spent and hundreds of speeches, Republican presidential candidates are locked in a tight bunch with none emerging as the clear-cut leader.
Digital media company signs up a new Linux partner to distribute its audio and video player.
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WASHINGTON - The House's leading Democratic tax writer will propose a sweeping overhaul of the tax code that would increase taxes on many people with incomes above $200,000 but cut them for most others.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer shook his head. He rolled his eyes. He even grimaced once or twice as he listened to Chief Justice John Roberts read the majority opinion in the school diversity case on Thursday.
Leftist rebels behind this week's crippling bomb attacks on Mexican gas and oil pipelines said they are acting in self-defense against government aggression.
Bosnia's wartime foreign minister  Haris Silajdzic leads in the race for the Muslim member of the  state tri-presidency against incumbent Sulejman Tihic,  organizers of an October 1 vote said on Monday.
Flessione del 4% nelle vendite mondiali di auto
The construction equipment maker earned $927 million in the quarter as strength in its integrated service business offset weakness in North America.
(InfoWorld) - On Wednesday, presenters at RFID World in Boston focused on using second-generation active and passive RFID tags to provide advanced security and authentication, as well as ways to broaden the reach of the technology. Among the buzz from attendees was how the average wireless device could soon become an RFID reader, or perhaps a related radio-capable device for Near Field Communication, a short-distance radio technology to give a mobile user easy access to all kinds of data. One attendee, Russ Lamer, said he was just starting early investigation into ways that fleet truck drivers could equip their standard cell phones to act as a kind of \
Police may summon for questioning Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty in connection with a three-year-old case in which her parents allegedly told a gangster to threaten a Surat-based businessman.
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cassini scientists will report on the latest results from the mission during two press conferences at the Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Louisville, Ky.
A U.S. air strike killed a senior al Qaeda militant who masterminded truck bombings on Iraq's minority Yazidi community last month that killed more than 400 people, the military said on Sunday.
U.S. regulators have decided against filing civil charges against Global Crossing Ltd.  founder Gary Winnick following a probe of its accounting practices, his attorney said on Monday.
At least 21 people were killed and some 140 wounded in a triple suicide bomb attack in Egypt&#39;s Sinai Desert resorts, which were packed with thousands of Israelis on holiday.
TechWeb - Salesforce.com introduced tools to integrate its customer relationship management service with enterprise resource planning systems, Oracle 11i, and technology from 25 partners.
Iraqi insurgents staged nearly simultaneous attacks Friday morning on police stations at opposite ends of Baghdad, killing at least 20 people, freeing dozens of prisoners and emptying a police arsenal in a demonstration of the militants' strength in the heart of the country.
The tinsel town is still talking about Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's bash.
Supporters of Haiti&#39;s ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, threw stones and fired guns on streets littered with debris and overturned cars on
For the past decade, the Salvation Army\u00e2\u0080\u0099s familiar red kettles represented the sole exception to Target\u00e2\u0080\u0099s (TGT, news, msgs) no-solicitation policy.
Internet media company Yahoo Inc.  YHOO.O on Tuesday posted a jump in quarterly profit fueled by  online advertising revenue and the gain from the sale of an  investment.
''Per ora sono concentratissimo su Fiat e Confindustria''
Drugmaker Merck has set up an independent committee to review the firm&#39;s actions prior to the withdrawal of its painkiller Vioxx from the market in September.
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A grand jury declined to issue an indictment in the 1955 slaying of black Chicago teenager Emmett Till, who was kidnapped from his uncle's home in the Mississippi Delta and shot to death after whistling at a white woman.
Winter is just starting in South Africa, and a chill wind blew all the way to Wall Street from Cape Town, where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke gave a speech Tuesday warning that inflation was still a risk.
Attentatore si fa esplodere a controllo polizia
Riot police wearing plastic helmets and Terminator-style body armor slashed the air with batons and parried imaginary blows with plexiglass shields. Others thrust out their arms and legs in martial arts training reminiscent of a Jackie Chan movie. At the pistol range, police in black fatigues blasted holes in human silhouettes at 30 yards.
South African rugby was on Thursday celebrating an early Christmas box, but a closer inspection of the $323-million deal with News reveals that Rupert Murdoch got a bargain.
Michael Finley capped his 27-point night with a 17-foot jumper with 3.2 seconds left to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 94-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
Falling production and refinery problems dents BP's second-quarter earnings, which dipped 1% to $6.09bn.
Too many late nights put paid to Kelly Holmes&#39; hopes of marking her return to the track with a win in the 1500 metres here yesterday.
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- Former NHL player Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty Friday to running a sports gambling ring, but might not have to serve any jail time.
Israel, Egypt and the United States are to set up four free-trade zones under an agreement to be signed on December 14, which will give certain goods duty-free entry to the American market, according to the office of Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon.
Plus: Geneticist creates new life forms, legal problems. Read what people are saying on News.com Extra.
SBC is banking on AT&T being deadly serious about keeping its costs down, but some analysts are skeptical.
Experts fighting a major locust outbreak plaguing West Africa will use a new technique for fighting the crop-devouring insects: attacking the flying swarms with pesticide from aircraft, a U.S. diplomat said Tuesday.
Maria Sharapova is to join the Russia squad as a practice partner for next week's Fed Cup final against Italy in Moscow, the 20-year-old said on her Web site on Thursday.
The Bank of Mexico tightened its monetary policy Friday for the eighth time this year, pushing up local interest rates to counter rising inflation expectations.
India has accused Pakistan of trying to derail its plan to begin talks with Kashmiri separatists.
Processor and chipset plan made public Desktop Roadmap AMD yesterday spilled the beans on its processor plans for the next two years, at a stroke confirming much of the info that has leaked out of the company and onto the web this year. On the desktop, the future is HyperTransport 3 and DDR 3. Chipsets will not shift to DirectX 10 until late 2007.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NatWest bank suspends some online banking facilities after bogus e-mails ask customers for their account details in a 'phishing' scam.
It leads the TV news, and everyone from  school children to the prime minister is talking about it.
How those models work Analysis At some point in the latter decades of the 20th century, someone sat down and thought: wouldn't it be nice if all the money in the world was controlled by scientists rather than accountants and nice chaps from Eton?\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has expanded rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to possible wider sanctions over fears it secretly wants to make atom bombs.
A public inquiry into controversial plans to upgrade a Flintshire bypass into a seven-lane highway is to begin.
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SAMARRA, IRAQ - At least 80 people were killed and 100 injured when US and Iraqi forces pounded the city of Samarra Friday in a major assault on the insurgent stronghold.
Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted that the aim of the latest attacks in Iraq is to prevent US President George W. Bush from being re-elected.
The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 _ but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears.
Playbill - The original cast recording of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening debuts in stores Dec. 12.
The iPaq 500 series Voice Messenger is a slim candy-bar handset that will run Windows Mobile 6 when it appears later this year.
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UN refugee chief Ruud Lubbers was cleared of sexual harassment because the UN secretary general overruled investigators, a new report says.
Somali pirates have released a cargo ship and its 16 Asian crew members they had held for 26 days, after the cargo owners agreed to pay a $100,000 ransom, a maritime official said Tuesday.
More than 300 new jobs are being created by an Antrim-based firm which makes double glazing.
A military court in Pakistan has convicted two soldiers for their involvement in assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf.
When Jackie Greene&#39;s shoulders would ache in the middle of the night, she would climb out of bed and take a Celebrex pill, the one thing that eased the pain.
Israel will not unilaterally withdraw from any other territories after carrying out the Gaza disengagement plan, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon insisted Thursday, responding to comments to the contrary that Vice Premier Ehud Olmert made to The Jerusalem Post
Paul Pierce atoned for a woeful shooting effort with a 3-pointer late in regulation and two jumpers in overtime to lift the Boston Celtics to a 96-88 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday.
Worm creates scrapbook entries on Orkut profiles and then propagates to friends on the network.
Williams-Sonoma Inc. , the upscale home furnishings retailer, on Wednesday reported lower quarterly profit, citing challenging sales in its core brands, but still beat Wall Street estimates.
Tuberculosis will kill millions in developing countries unless radical action is taken, an aid organisation has warned.
NEW YORK - Stocks moved higher Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average rising back above 10,000, as investors shrugged off volatile energy prices and a downbeat consumer confidence reading, focusing instead on good corporate news.    Light crude for November delivery surged above the psychologically important $50 milestone early in the session, but backed off that record high after Saudi Arabia indicated it would raise its output if necessary...
hristopher Pittman said he remembered everything about that night in late 2001 when he killed his grandparents: the blood, the shotgun blasts, the voices urging him on, even the smoke detectors
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Police investigate after a woman out walking her dog finds a human leg washed up on a Galloway beach.
AUGUST 27, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Siemens AG warned yesterday of a software defect in a range of mobile phones that could cause hearing damage.
They tasted like tomatoes, but in the pitch black it was hard to tell. A couple at the next table was obviously struggling with eating blind, too.
European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night.
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Ryan Longwell's 23-yard field goal gave Green Bay a 16-13 win over the Detroit Lions yesterday and lifted the Packers (8-5) into first place in the NFC North by a game over Minnesota.
Mary Mapes, the longtime CBS producer who had prepared the segment, was fired, and three executives were urged to resign.
The first exploitations of Google&#39;s (Nasdaq: GOOG) peculiar search algorithms were humorous, political, or both. I&#39;m referring the once-popular procedure of Google Bombing, a way
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A head teacher jailed after a high-speed crash left another driver in a wheelchair, is to be given his job back.
Far-right political leaders from four EU nations unveil plans to form a pan-European \
Charges against rapper Foxy Brown are dropped after an agreement is reached with her accuser.
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The number of new jobs climbed by an  unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May on a surge of hiring in  service businesses while hiring in the factory sector continued  to decline, Labor Department data showed on Friday.
European Commission President Romano Prodi, who returns to lead Italy&#39;s opposition next week as his term ends, criticized Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi&#39;s handling of the economy and said his tax-cut plan is too expensive.
Software maker Siebel Systems Inc. on Wednesday said its third-quarter results swung to a profit on improved licensing revenue, but missed analyst expectations.
Chauncey Billups scored 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter and the Detroit Pistons rallied past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 93-85, last night.
France's governing centre-right party, the UMP, holds its end-of-summer gathering in Marseille this weekend.
North Korea fired a salvo of test missiles into its coastal waters Friday, flexing naval muscles as South Korea launched its most advanced destroyer ever, armed with a high-tech U.S. air defense system.
England bowler Matthew Hoggard praised England&#39;s bowlers as his side reduced South Africa to 273-7 on day one of the first Test in Port Elizabeth.
Dr. Emmanuel Mignot has devoted his career to studying narcolepsy, a disease caused by a deficiency of the brain cells that make the neurochemical hypocretin.
Lynn Anderson, who won a Grammy for \
Calls for proportional response Google has hit out at storage, memory and networking equipment makers with a grimace, a finger wag and a closing wallet.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Researchers plan first detailed survey of the Great Wall of China to establish just how long the ancient barricade is.
Japan Tobacco Inc. has agreed to acquire Britain's Gallaher Group PLC for $18.79 billion (2.2 trillion yen) in the largest-ever corporate acquisition by a Japanese company, a business daily reported Friday.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards honored the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King on Monday and said his work paved the way for this year's precedent-shattering White House candidacies.
A Dutch online training in safer sex is so popular that the website featuring short instruction videos was overloaded Friday, the Amsterdam health authorities told the ANP news agency.
WASHINGTON - Dirty Harry had it right: Brain scans show revenge really might make your day. Planning revenge sparks enough satisfaction to motivate getting even - and the amount of satisfaction actually predicts who will go to greater lengths to do so, report Swiss researchers who monitored people's brain activity during an elaborate game of double-cross...
KIRKUK, Iraq  - Thousands of Iraqi police and soldiers swept through the restive Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday, searching homes for weapons and insurgents after all residents were ordered off the streets.
By Damien Mcelroy in Vienna and Philip Sherwell in Washington. Iran&#39;s rulers want to revise a deal part-brokered by Britain to suspend their nuclear weapons programme, throwing the agreement into doubt just
: Apparently responding to wide public dismay over last week&#39;s school hostage-taking, President Vladimir Putin on Friday agreed to formation of a parliamentary investigative commission.
Once the closest adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis \
Samsung Corp's (000830.KS) Samsung  America Inc on Thursday said it would make some improvements to  its Blu-ray high-definition DVD players ahead of the holiday  season.
Karin Knapp &egrave; stata eliminata al secondo turno del torneo Wta di Anversa, in Belgio (600 mila...
PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure on the economy, said on Sunday that  Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's plan to raise  taxes on the wealthy would hinder the creation of jobs.
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Your country needs you Ofcom has blown the horn on the long march towards a modern internet infrastructure for the UK. Today marks the start of its powwow on who should pay for the next generation telecoms network that regulators and government believe is essential to our economic and social future.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Rapper The Game appeared in a New York  court on Thursday, charged with impersonating a police officer  but a judge ruled that those charges would be dismissed in six  months if he stays out of trouble.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Beslan on Wednesday to vent anger at Russian President Vladmimir Putin and demand the resignation of regional
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Home values across the United States soared 32 percent during the first half of this decade, according to new data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The hot topic at many golf clubs is one few members could have dreamed of talking about a decade ago.
Reaction to the Super Tuesday results.
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio  -- More than 300 people appear to be linked to a mysterious illness including nausea, fever, and vomiting in recent weeks on Lake Erie&#39;s South Bass Island, health officials said Thursday.
Silver Spring's Discovery Communications is seeking to sell half of its Discovery Times channel as part of the company's reorganization under hard-charging new chief executive David Zaslav, sources said yesterday.
The number of security attacks reported by mobile phone operators in 2006 jumped fivefold over the year before, a McAfee Inc. study reported Monday.
TIPTON, Iowa Oct. 5, 2004 - John Kerry said Tuesday that Vice President Dick Cheney should acknowledge mistakes made in Iraq, pointing to remarks by the former head of the US occupation that more troops had been needed in the aftermath of war.
BAGHDAD - A militant Islamic group has killed three hostages in Iraq, a video posted on its website shows. The three men, identified as members of an Iraqi Kurdish group, were killed for helping the Americans, a statement accompanying the tape said.
Il ct della Francia, Raymond Domenech ha convocato l'attaccante del Bordeaux Julien Faubert al posto...
The man who fatally shot former Pantera guitarist &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott and three other men at a concert in Ohio is said to have been obsessed with the heavy-metal band and made bizarre accusations against the group, according to a friend.
A commonly used epilepsy drug is responsible for developmental problems and lower IQs in the children of women who take it during pregnancy, new research suggests today.
PC giant unveils consumer electronics strategy, including iPod music player, high-definition TVs and PCs that record television shows.
Monitoring and managing your online reputation is quickly becoming a common business practice for all businesses. Here's a quick set of tips to get you up to speed.
Apple Inc. sharply cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and rolled out an iPod with a touch screen that can browse the Internet wirelessly, as well as improvements to its iTunes Web store.
President Bush defended his plans for missile defenses, arguing that Iran posed a threat to some NATO allies.
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he was confident the party he backed in weekend elections could form a coalition government, unless prevented unfairly, allowing him to return from exile.
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Six Muslim clerics removed from a US Airways flight said Tuesday they were victims of discrimination and called for a boycott of the airline.
The Food and Drug Administration ordered the manufacturer of the drug Crestor to discontinue its newspaper ads which the agency says made &#39;false or misleading safety claims&#39; about the safety of the drug.
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Oil prices struck a fresh record on  Thursday, spurred higher by renewed violence in Iraq and fresh  evidence that strong demand growth in China and India has not  been slowed yet by higher energy costs.
A Roman Catholic church buried the ashes of hundreds of aborted fetuses Sunday, a day after the 32nd anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal, drawing criticism that the church was exploiting women's grief to make a political statement.
HANOI, Vietnam - What's the best way to sue my neighbor? How big is Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum? Is surgery necessary to remove a bunion? Am I pregnant? For answers to these questions, call 1080.  Directory assistance in communist Vietnam goes a lot further than America's 411.
If you lost a child, would you ever forget his or her face? Would your memories fade as months and years go by? Telly Paretta&#39;s son, Sam (Christopher Kovaleski), was presumed killed when a plane he was on disappeared.
Sandra Bullock has sued her home developer M B Benny Daneshjou. The latter is countersuing Bullock for money he claims she owes him.
The Food and Drug Administration warned yesterday of potentially life-threatening twisting of the intestines in infants vaccinated against a virus that is the leading cause of early-childhood diarrhea.
Blog: TechCrunch says Google is in talks to buy GrandCentral, which offers service that lets consumers receive calls to multiple numbers on one phone number.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern will host multiparty talks on the future of the Northern Ireland assembly on October 11-13, the Irish government has revealed.
Oil prices dipped on Thursday but held near $80 a barrel and the previous day's record high, as dealers watched a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico after a sharp fall in U.S. crude stocks.
As the unofficial star of the Macy&#39;s Thanksgiving Day Parade floated past the screaming throngs along Broadway yesterday, one particular fan could not contain his glee.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin's residence is evacuated amid claims a UVF bomb has been there since 1981.
In a sharply worded challenge to President Bush, Democratic Sen. John Kerry said emphatically Wednesday that the war on terror is a winnable one and &quot;extremism has gained momentum&quot; as a result of administration policies in Iraq.
Michael Douglas is sounding much saner  than the character he plays in his new film &quot;King of  California,&quot; but he says his turn as a manic-depressive  absentee father hits a few familiar notes from his own life.
NASA set a tentative date yesterday of Jan. 24 to launch the space shuttle Atlantis, which will carry a long-delayed European space laboratory to the international space station, while saying that additional troubleshooting may be necessary to fix a nagging problem with the external tank's backup...
Fabio Piccone, 41 anni, presidente del Celano (C2/C) &egrave; morto per le lesioni riportate in un i...
Cleveland\u00e2\u0080\u0099s win over Detroit was the ultimate reversal of fortune for a beleaguered sports city accustomed to big-game failure.
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A secret deal has been struck to allow the US to station missiles for its Son of Star Wars programme in the UK, it is reported.
It is nearly five months since Ernie Els won a tournament, but the South African has a two-shot lead going into the final round of the Amex World Golf Championship.
A top South Korean bank is sending a group of its single female employees on a blind date trip to North Korea, hoping that romance will make them happy at the office, an official said on Tuesday.
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Nip, tuck and ... tax? Lawmakers trying to plump up the bottom line are considering a \
The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously upheld a Washington state law that requires public employee unions to get permission before making political contributions using fees they collect from nonmembers.
Four Britons who were freed after being detained for up to three years at the U.S. military camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, returned Tuesday to Britain.
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Northwestern University structural biologist Wayne Anderson plans to scan 20 pathogens and upload their images to an open-access database. In exposing the pathogens, researches will look for ways to wipe them out.
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British musician and peace activist formerly known as Cat Stevens, who changed his name to Yusuf Islam after conversion to Islam, has signaled a comeback.
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Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a traditional test preparation company, is offering interactive programs for downloading to iPods with video screens.
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The 27-year-old took out bronze in the men&#39;s 20km walk -- winning Australia&#39;s first Olympic medal for walking in almost 45 years.
Sudan's leader reiterates his opposition to UN  troops in Darfur as African leaders decide on their force's future.
L'austriaca Maria Holaus ha vinto la discesa libera di St. Moritz, valida per la Coppa del Mondo fem...
The pace of existing home sales in the United States was off slightly in May to a 5.99 million-unit annual rate, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Monday that showed continued weakness in the housing sector.
Baseball&#39;s 700 Club became a trinity of revered sluggers Friday night when Barry Bonds hit an opposite-field home run through a light breeze, a swirl of steroid rumors and the thunderous cheers of an adoring home crowd.
Richieste per la liberazione 'non sono cambiate'
Mosca espellera' quattro diplomatici britannici
Rolling electricity blackouts have created a national emergency with dire consequences for the economy. And there's no quick fix
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Turkey's Alevi Muslims have been branded \
Criminal violence on trains is on the rise, with London Underground staff suffering one-third of assaults, a report says.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan's parents had to return disappointed from   the city jail Monday after authorities refused to let them meet their imprisoned son as the visiting   time had elapsed.
Airstrikes reduced entire apartment buildings to rubble and knocked out electricity in swaths of the Lebanese capital Sunday as Israel dramatically escalated the ferocity of its campaign after Hezbollah rockets hit the northern city of Haifa.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The departure of NASA&#39;s boss comes at a challenging time as the space agency struggles to ditch the mentality that lost Columbia and get its remaining shuttles flying again, while aiming for the moon and Mars.
OCTOBER 06, 2004  - Computer Associates International Inc. will acquire identity management software vendor Netegrity Inc.
U.N. nuclear officials arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to negotiate terms for inspectors to confirm the shutdown of Pyongyang's nuclear reactor and source of bomb-grade plutonium.
Somebody wants to be starting something with Michael Jackson.
A prepaid cell phone company has some Central Florida parents up in arms for previewing pictures of scantily clad women available for purchase.  The pictures available for $1.99 are intended as electronic wallpaper for the prepaid Boost Mobile phones, WKMG-TV in Orlando reports.
Conrad Black, formerly the chairman and CEO of Hollinger International Inc., and David Radler, who used to be the company&#39;s president and chief operating officer, face civil-fraud charges
NASA has agreed to search its archives once again for documents on a 1965 UFO incident in Pennsylvania, a step the space agency fought in federal court.
An 81-year-old German woman driving to a  cemetery in her electric wheelchair decided to take a shortcut  and drove the wrong way down a highway.
BAODING, China  - Dusty villages far from China's capital are paying their own price for the government's plan to stage a postcard-perfect Olympic Games, enduring shrunken crops, drained wells and contention over lost land and homes.
Iraq's fractious ethnic and religious parliamentary groups agreed Sunday to open debate on a contentious Shiite-proposed draft legislation that will allow the creation of federal regions in Iraq, politicians said.
An experimental jet engine has been  successfully tested at speeds of up to 11,000 km (6,835 miles)  per hour, or 10 times the speed of sound, during trials in  Australia's outback, defense scientists said on Friday.
Census officials sought to reassure minority and civil rights groups Tuesday that the agency keeps names, addresses and other personal information confidential from other government departments. Some critics remained skeptical.
A man who admitted destroying a house with a digger is jailed for six years.
Just half a year after throwing its support behind Nicholas Negroponte's nonprofit, One Laptop Per Child, Intel says it's dropping out of the project. This latest in a series of blows to OLPC suggests the organization is having difficulties accomplishing its goals.
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Louis Gutierrez, the Massachusetts CIO who has been involved in efforts to move state agency toward open-source software, has resigned because of concerns over a lack of funding for state IT projects.
The leaders of Thailand's military coup are given formal royal endorsement in a televised ceremony.
Democratic governors hope to wrest control of their beleaguered party and make their homegrown policies, tactics and political organizations a key to reversing Republican gains.
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On 21A of Wednesday&#39;s paper, a headline appeared above an interview. The headline, &quot;Abbas takes hard stance on refugees,&quot; should have been more visible.
MONTPELIER, Vt. The Food and Drug Administration has postponed its response to Vermont&#39;s first-in-the-nation lawsuit over the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
Uefa launches an investigation into the brawl which marred the Valencia v Inter Milan Champions League tie.
The Motion Picture Association of America has filed lawuits against operators of more than 100 servers that use BitTorrent and eDonkey to swap copyighted movie files.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.
Serena Williams marched into the third round of the US Open today, beating fellow American Lindsay Lee-Waters 6-4 6-3. The third seed, who again walked on to court wearing long black boots and a jewel-encrusted
Turkey&#39;s hopes of joining the European Union were thrown into crisis yesterday after an attempt to introduce a new penal code tackling torture, rape and &quot;honour&quot; killings was shelved amid political faction fighting.
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Wu Tang founder Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard died of an accidental drugs overdose, it was revealed yesterday. The rapper - real name Russell Jones - died suddenly last month after complaining of chest pains.
An 80th minute goal from substitute Luca Toni gave Italy a 2-1 comeback win over Norway in their World Cup European zone Group Five match on Saturday.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. and NEWARK, Del., Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students, faculty, and researchers across the state of Delaware can now access one of the most advanced computer networks in the world.
Hirokazu Kore-eda's harrowing, tender film was inspired by a real event in which four children were left alone by their mother in a small Tokyo apartment.
Diego Della Valle commenta cos\u00c3\u00ac il nuovo rinvio per la presidenza della Lega calcio: &quot;C&#39;\u00c3\u00a8 un forte malumore nei confronti dell&#39;attuale presidente, ne prenda atto&quot;. Per il patron della Fiorentina il 10 dicembre ci sar\u00c3\u00a0 anche un altro candidato.
After years of being flogged and fined by federal decency police, fed-up FM yapper Howard Stern announced plans Wednesday to give unregulated satellite radio a try when his contract expires in 15 months.
Three Dutch police personnel have been injured in a hand grenade explosion during a raid to arrest suspects in an ongoing anti-terrorism investigation, justice officials said.
Motorola Inc., the No. 2 mobile phone  maker, said on Wednesday it expects sales of phones based on  the WCDMA third-generation technology to more than quadruple  next year, helping it claw back market share.
The 12-month totals for Chinese trade balances with Europe, the United States and the rest of the world.
The former White House aide was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail, plus a fine of $250,000.
TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- VA patients with diabetes are more likely to receive recommended tests and have better outcomes than managed-care patients with diabetes, claims a study in the Aug. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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European customers can now download an unlimited amount of music to their phones thanks to a new service called MusicStation. The service debuted in Sweden on Thursday, and will launch in markets across the rest of Europe, Asia, and Africa over the next several months.
Indonesia demanded access to alleged Asian terror chief Hambali after receiving confirmation from Washington that he was alive and being detained somewhere in the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
Today is the 17th Annual World AIDS Day and this year&#39;s focus is on the number of women who contract the disease. The Dublin AIDS Alliance says women are now more likely to contract the virus and are more
U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a  second session on Thursday after a slide in oil prices was  compounded by a surprise increase in China's interest rates.
An earnings restatement driven by accounting changes doesn't change the big picture.
Sellers uhappy with higher fees are looking to Overstock.com as an alternative.
Raymond Barre, who was French prime minister for five years from 1976-81, has died in Paris, aged 83.
British hostage Kenneth Bigley was reportedly made to plead for his life tonight in the latest sick video from his ruthless abductors.
Once they get their back up, there&#39;s no backing down. They are governed by rules, regulations and, it would seem, by rockheads.
For weeks Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has generated controversy while deciding how voters in this crucial swing state can go about choosing a president. Now the Republican is being called on to usher the presidential election to a conclusion.
Josh Rose hears the brown creeper&#39;s distinctive high-pitched cry long before he actually sees it, nearly perfectly camouflaged, among the dried tree branches on
Starting Jan. 18, Oracle will provide security patches for all of its products on a quarterly basis, a schedule it believes is most convenient for customers.
A rally in U.S. stocks that pushed the Dow industrials to a record may stall next week as signs of an economic slowdown curb the appetite for equities just as the third quarter's earnings season gets under way.
SHANGHAI, China -- Chrysler lured its second high-profile executive in as many days, appointing SAIC Motor Corp.'s Phil Murtaugh as chief executive of its Asian operations Friday.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged swift international action Monday toward speeding up deployment of troops in Darfur, as key world players met to try to consolidate efforts and resources for the ravaged Sudanese region.
They were pelted with snowballs, doused with pepper spray. They were outnumbered by police and by Bush loyalists, drowned out for the most part by the fanfare of the nation's 55th inauguration.
In this new, kid-centric House of Pelosi, Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is not a bit self-conscious about trying to raise her young family from afar while serving in Congress.
NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Sudan's government and southern  rebels signed the final chapters of a peace deal on Friday,  paving the way for a comprehensive accord ending Africa's  longest-running civil war in January, witnesses said.
For more than 100 years, French families have made their homes in this tropical country, rich in coffee and cocoa.
Muslim convert and former pop star Cat  Stevens returned to Britain on Thursday after his deportation  from the U.S. over \
A palm tree at the front entrance to the Sheraton was on fire. A resident of the hotel said one rocket had hit a. first-floor room and a second exploded moments later.
A look at South Carolina, where Republicans hold their primary Saturday and Democrats hold their primary Jan. 26.
Russian First Deputy Prime  Minister and presidential candidate Dmitry Medvedev on Friday  said freedom, private property and an independent judiciary  would be the central platforms of his administration.
Leading blue chips closed at session lows, with Wall Street sliding after housing starts suffered an unexpectedly steep decline in August.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa will start on pole in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
The world&#39;s poorer nations are paying a heavy price in human lives for the failure of the rich to provide the resources they promised to fight global hunger and poverty, humanitarian agency Oxfam said in a report released Sunday.
The Ohio Supreme Court's chief justice on Thursday threw out a challenge to the state's presidential election results.
Japan has drawn up an action plan to  spearhead efforts to develop the next generation of more  environmentally friendly vehicles and batteries to help reduce  its reliance on oil.
Two car bombs shook Baghdad in quick succession today, killing at least eight Iraqis and wounding 16, police said. One American soldier was also injured.
In another sign that the hype is off the advanced television market, Intel said Thursday that it is scrapping plans to build microdisplay chips for rear-projection televisions.
Consumers may not notice for another month, but the Federal Reserve yesterday concluded that the that the economy &quot;appears to have regained some traction&quot; and raised its key
A pro-independence Chechen Web site was shut down by the Lithuanian government, officials said on Monday, two days after a message claiming responsibility for the school massacre in southern Russia was posted ...
The Hungarian cartoon feature \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe District!\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most original animated film.
A study of more than 117,000 Danish  women provides the most convincing evidence yet of a link  between a girl's growth rate and her risk of developing breast  cancer later in life, researchers said on Wednesday.
The Senate prepared to vote Saturday on whether to follow the House of Representatives and consider a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's plan to send another 21,500 troops to Iraq.
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The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment for the family's participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson's reputation.
India is unlikely to respond to any major bilateral issues during Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz&#39;s two-day visit to New Delhi starting Tuesday.
London's National Portrait Gallery is among 43 museums and galleries to benefit from grants totalling \u00c2\u00a34m.
Wellies and pizza keep servers running We're getting reports of rampant heroism from IT support staff in flooded Sheffield. The city received about two months rainfall in a matter of hours yesterday. Three people have been killed by the floods and thousands forced to leave their homes.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Justine Henin beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third straight French Open title and fourth in total.
At least 62.5 million Americans  tuned in to President Bush's debate with challenger Sen. John  Kerry on Thursday, far surpassing the number who watched either  political convention this summer or Bush's debates four years  ago with Al Gore.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said an incoming Palestinian unity government must stick to an international peace blueprint ahead of a meeting Wednesday with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
OTTAWA -- The federal government says it will open negotiations on compensating the so-called forgotten victims of the tainted blood scandal -- those infected with hepatitis C before 1986 and after 1990.
With the critical state of Ohio too close to call, election officials are focussing on as many as 250,000 provisional ballots, which could determine the outcome of the US presidential election.
Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee rookie guard Jacob Bell will miss next week&#39;s season finale -- and possibly 2005 training camp -- with a torn ligament in his right knee.
U.S. consumer products giant Procter &   Gamble Co. PG.N has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare   line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality   watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.
New services are helping appliance makers and consumers find spare components.
A note posted on Suprnova.org, which facilitated file sharing among users of the BitTorrent program, says the site is &quot;closing down for good.
WALTHAM -- Before the beginning of the 2004 season, Brockton coach Peter Colombo expressed his desire to wrest the title of &quot;Massachusetts football powerhouse&quot; from Everett and restore the Boxers to their position as the premier high school football program in the state.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until May 2008. Although widely expected to remain with the Gunners, Wenger has ended any lingering speculation about
The departure of Benjamin Ginsberg, a senior counsel, brought the row over negative adverts closer to Mr Bush than ever before. The Kerry campaign has complained formally to
The loss of Britain&#39;s Beagle 2 project can be traced to the Government wanting a Mars lander &quot;on the cheap&quot;, and tensions with the European Space Agency, MPs said yesterday.
Pop star Kylie Minogue will have a \
ConocoPhillips  expects third-quarter oil and gas production to be down about 5 percent from the second quarter, due in large part to problems at the Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska, the oil major said on Tuesday.
The man who led a bloody occupation of a police station in Peru says his followers will surrender on Monday.
Up to 380 Afghan civilians have been killed in fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan and international forces this year, the United Nations said Monday.
Lobbying and other political spending by the pharmaceutical industry includes:
Citigroup Inc on Tuesday said it is raising at least $14.5 billion and cutting its quarterly dividend 41 percent to help shore up a capital base depleted by losses on subprime mortgages and consumer credit.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida's highest court ruled  Friday that independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader must  be allowed to compete in the 2004 election in the state,  delivering a possible boost to President Bush.
Just down the road from the Magic Kingdom, major league teams toyed with trades and focused on free agents as the winter meetings began Friday.
Despite some improvements in its education system, Germany has fallen behind other western nations, a new report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. According to the OECD, 40-plus percent of young people in countries such as Denmark, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland complete university courses. The organization noted, however, that graduation rates tended to be \
DIVERSIFIED industrial group Barloworld surprised the market yesterday with a 45% jump in headline earnings a share in the year to September, exceeding I-Net Bridge's forecasts.
A bill that would make it a crime to take a pregnant girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents' knowledge passed the Senate Tuesday, but vast differences with the House version stood between the measure and President Bush's desk.
To help bolster its presence in Europe, the proponent of a North American cell phone standard goes on a shopping spree.
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 DVD boasts earth-friendly package
Virtualization, compliance, green IT and VoIP. What's left? Citrix will try to impress customers with a healthy dose of the new and old at its iForum conference taking place this week in Las Vegas. Predictably, the new bits stem from Citrix's plans with the freshly acquired XenSource software, while most of the \
Amdocs , a software maker long  known for its billing technologies sold to telecoms providers,  is launching on Wednesday new products designed to help its  clients reap more sales from new digital businesses.
An ailing Yasser Arafat \u00e2\u0080-oo weak to stand, unable to hold down food and spending most of Thursday sleeping \u00e2\u0080\u0093 -eed to leave his battered West Bank compound for
TONY JONES: Well, there&#39;s been more violence in northern Iraq and the Sunni triangle, even as US troops continue their clean-up operations in Fallujah.
A new hub for Comedy  Central&#39;s &quot;The Daily Show With Jon Stewart&quot; headlines a slate  of two-dozen targeted Web sites that Viacom&#39;s MTV Networks will  launch by the first quarter.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Comebacks\u00e2\u0080\u009d is one of those parody movies that presume that merely making reference to another film constitutes a joke.
Ukraine's president and PM agree to early elections in September, in an attempt to end a prolonged crisis.
Lastings Milledge said Saturday that he would drop his appeal of his three-game suspension and begin serving it immediately as the Mets played the Marlins in an afternoon game.
Iran will allow an American woman to travel to Tehran to get information about her husband, a former FBI agent who was last seen at a resort island off the country's southern coast, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn&#39;t only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team&#39;s chances this season.
Andre Agassi reached the Stockholm Open final for the first time, edging Germany&#39;s Tommy Haas 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) and advancing to the title match against Thomas Johansson.
Tropical Storm Jeanne brought mudslides and flooding to Haiti, killing at least 90 people in the last few days as emergency services struggle to reach families stranded in the worst hit areas.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused the United States of plotting to take control of Iraqi oil supplies and he urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a U.S.-backed national unity government.
Marco Andretti, grandson of 1978 world champion Mario and son of former McLaren driver Michael, will drive a Formula One car for the first time when he tests with Honda next week, the team said on Friday.
In what has all the hallmarks of a political set-up, Chinese police have arrested Alex Ho, a Democratic Party candidate in the upcoming Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong, on charges of soliciting a prostitute.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit has shown again its power as the primary economic forum for the Pacific Rim, with 21 top leaders from its member economies voicing strong support for the Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO
MILLAU, France  - President Jacques Chirac  inaugurated the world's highest bridge Tuesday, a creation  taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer then the Champs Elysees  and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France.
In some of the worst violence in recent weeks in Baghdad, rebels launched attacks against Iraqi security forces in the capital today, killing at least 30 people.
MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 22 - A leading Sunni cleric was killed in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Mosul on Monday, and American military officials in the city discovered the bodies of at least four more
Kiefer Sutherland, who stars on the  hit TV thriller &quot;24&quot; as a secret agent with nerves of steel,  was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Tuesday, hours  before he was due to be honored by a Canadian actors&#39; union.
The Hollywood directors' union  reached a contract deal with major film and television studios  on Thursday -- a move likely to turn up pressure to settle a  10-week-old strike by screenwriters.
The Tennessee Titans-Jacksonville Jaguars game Sunday will match the AFC South&#39;s most rapidly emerging ballcarrier against the division&#39;s stingiest defensive line.
Three new models are designed for businesses and home office users.
If you wait up to two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord during a premature birth you may be helping reduce the risk of bleeding in the brain of the newborn baby, say scientists.
JOSE MOURINHO today hailed John Terry as a lynchpin of of Chelsea&#39;s drive for Champions League glory. The England defender&#39;s third goal of the tournament helped the Londoners make light of their striker crisis with this Satmford Bridge win.
Princess Diana should be remembered as a loving, down-to-earth mother, Prince Harry said Friday at a memorial service where a bishop urged an end to a decade of bitterness over her death and her broken marriage.  The service organized by Prince William...
Admits to sending junk mail to 1.2m AOL subscribers A New York man who was snared in federal investigators' sting operation targeting senders of junk email pleaded guilty to spamming 1.2m AOL subscribers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - Just a few weeks ago, Sen. John Kerry&#39;s aides were saying the homestretch of his bid to oust President Bush would focus on the economy, health care and other domestic issues.
NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.
Eric Axley succumbed to the urge to win his first PGA Tour event with pizazz. But after a late double bogey, he got back to the original game plan and won the Texas Open by three shots Sunday.
Nigerian security forces arrested the country's top union official at gunpoint on Saturday, his union said, ahead of a general strike called for Monday which the government has declared illegal.
Investor's Business Daily - Not many 100-year-old companies face an identity crisis. Potlatch does.
Indonesian voters ousted incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in a run-off election for president Monday, awarding her former chief security minister a landslide victory, according to a projection by a local research institute.
William Shatner is to host a new US gameshow called Show Me the Money, according to reports.
Sale of on-demand set-top box service to Movie Gallery, at $10 million, is well below last year's investment of $48.5 million.
Kanye West raps about religion, his fears and his own greatness. Usher steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups.
Treasury broadens its support as fears grow that stricken bank will have to be nationalised
CINCINNATI, Dec. 26 - As running back Tiki Barber padded barefoot through the locker room after the Giants' loss on Sunday to the Bengals, his slight limp caught the eye of the running backs coach, Jerald Ingram, who gave Barber a look of concern.
Gordon Brown phones to congratulate new First Minister Alex Salmond - four weeks after the Scottish election.
Rattay accounted for 16 points in the last 4:36 of regulation, and directed a drive that led to a game-winning 32-yard field goal by Todd Peterson as the 49ers pulled out a 31-28 come-from-behind overtime win over the Arizona Cardinals in a NFC West
Inge de Bruijn, two of her three Olympic titles already lost, showed her determination to cling on to the last when she posted the fastest time in the 50 meters freestyle heats in Athens on Friday.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,  responding to mounting criticism even from fellow Republicans,  said on Wednesday he was \
A methane blast in a mineshaft in Russia&#39;s Siberia has killed 13 people and injured 23, a spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry says.
It might have raked in over a million pounds at the UK box office, but the remake of the 1966 classic &quot;Alfie&quot; is still not attracting as many fans as the original film starring Michael Caine.
The international Cassini spacecraft began unveiling Saturn&#39;s mysterious sidekick Titan with a stream of increasingly sharp pictures of the surface taken during a flyby within 745 miles of the hazy moon.
Moves to scrap tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges is expected to go forward with the publication of a bill.
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Israel relaxed travel restrictions Wednesday, allowing a few seriously ill Palestinians and all foreign nationals to leave Gaza.
Flight recorders from two planes that crashed just three minutes apart Tuesday night are providing few clues to investigators but indicate &quot;something happened very fast,&quot; a Kremlin representative said Thursday.
Both Sudan's government and Darfur  rebels criticized a U.N. report which accused Khartoum and  allied militias of atrocities in the country's western region  but stopped short of calling the violence genocide.
Italy dismisses claims that two female aid workers held hostage in Iraq have been killed.
Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday brushed off concern that Islam will be the guiding principle of Iraq's new government, saying the country has the right to shape its own democracy without becoming \
When Steve Spurrier stepped down as football coach at the University of Florida after the 2001 season, he had elevated the program to heights it had never reached.
GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.
CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. medic who helped kidnap an Iraqi grandfather later killed execution-style by an American squad was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, but will end up serving a year under a plea deal.
BURLINGAME, CALIF.-- BEA Systems is expanding the open source Beehive initiative but still has no plans to participate in the Eclipse open source tools organization, despite the embrace of Beehive by Eclipse.
Tropical Storm Jeanne formed in the  northeastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, prompting storm alerts  for Puerto Rico and a host of small islands.
Hillary Clinton easily wins her Democratic primary in New York, gaining the chance to stand for re-election in November.
A deal to end Sudan's southern war that is due to be signed on Sunday must boost efforts to solve Darfur's \
Pop star Kylie Minogue will have a \
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Sony Computer Entertainment has said that the &quot;father of the PlayStation&quot;, Ken Kutaragi, would give up the day-to-day running of the games unit which is sliding deeper into the red.
Women who went to single-sex schools have higher earnings than those from mixed classes, a study shows.
AMERICAN Lindsay Davenport won her fourth consecutive title of the year today, beating second seed Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2 in the final of the Cincinnati Open.
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The home secretary will announce plans to  build two new jails to provide an extra 1,300 prison places.
Thirty-six Florida State players won't be going to the Dec. 31 Music City Bowl against Kentucky because of an academic cheating scandal, other violations of team rules or injuries.
Red Hat said Thursday that it will pay $20.5 million for Netscape security software that will expand the Raleigh company&#39;s product offerings and boost revenue.
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The FA and the BBC meet next week to discuss the football bungs scandal revealed by the Panorama programme.
 list of next U.S. leader
BRUSSELS : Europeans accustomed to sneering at China as a producer of cheap shoddy goods must realise the world&#39;s most populous country is taking a great leap forward in the technology stakes, according to a new report that urges the EU to innovate or
To envision big gains, investors need to think small.
Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal explode two bombs in Kathmandu, on the third day of a blockade of the capital.
Asylum applications have dropped by 13% to 9,210 in the second quarter of 2004, Home Office Figures show.
The Afghan leader Hamid Karzai has said the country&#39;s rampant drugs trade is a national disgrace. He said that if it was not brought under control, it could present a more serious threat than the Russian invasion of Afghanistan 25 years ago.
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday gave the green light for ski cross to make its debut at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
Kamikaze davanti a un bar della capitale, sette agenti iracheni uccisi. Al Zarqawi annuncia sul web la morte di uno dei suo capi. Assedio americano a Falluja. Bigley, in 2 milioni scaricano il video. Ai tempi
Part of a previously unknown piano concerto by Beethoven will be given its premiere in Rotterdam.
Sudan and the United Nations have agreed on key elements of a joint African Union-U.N. peacekeeping force for Darfur, including that its commander will be African, a U.N. diplomat said Sunday.
Oil fell on Monday, extending the  previous session's decline, as the market mulled over gloomy  U.S. economic data and the impact on demand should the world's  top energy consumer slip into recession later this year.
Carl C. Icahn. who recently spent $200 million to increase his stake in Lear to nearly 16 percent, has offered to acquire the entire company.
With serious flu-shot shortages predicted in the United States this coming season, the maker of a costlier nasal-spray vaccine says it will produce another 1 million doses to help ease the shortfall, the Baltimore Sun reported Friday.
Daniel Briere had a goal and two assists, Chris Drury, Derek Roy, and Jason Pominville each added a goal and an assist, and the Sabres had three power-play goals for the second straight game in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night in Buffalo.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) upgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines from 5% to 5.5%, it was learned Wednesday.
A closely divided Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a $79.5 million punitive damages award won by the widow of a longtime smoker against Philip Morris.
Vice President Dick Cheney refused Friday to take back his charge that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's opposition to President Bush's Iraq war buildup is playing into the hands of the al-Qaida terrorist network.
Astronauts swung open the door to their new space station addition Saturday and floated into the spacious and sparkling white room, formally christening it Harmony.
It would signal that the Fed views a slowdown as a greater threat than inflation.
Yasser Arafat was as unpredictable in death as he was in life. The longtime leader of the Palestinians lingered for days, with the world unsure of the severity of his medical condition.
The US economy added 144,000 jobs in August, dropping the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly two years and handing George W. Bush fresh ammunition to claim that life is getting better for Americans.
Seven men accused of trying to blow up the Sears Tower with help from al-Qaida never actually made contact with the terrorist network and were instead caught in an FBI sting involving an informant who posed as an al-Qaida operative, authorities said Friday.
The United Nations is expected to declare a &quot;significant increase&quot; in the cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan stemming from weak eradication, alternative income and interdiction programs, the US State Department said.
The London Stock Exchange  has been left with few options to defend itself from Nasdaq Stock Markets Inc.'s  unwanted attentions after British financial markets broker ICAP's  decision not to pursue fresh merger talks, analysts said on Tuesday.
The last time the Boston Red Sox visited Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter was hurtling headfirst into the stands, Nomar Garciaparra was sulking in the dugout and New York was pulling away in the AL East.
JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders agreed in principle Monday night to a six-year contract that will guarantee the quarterback more than $30 million in the richest contract ever for a rookie.
Former culture minister Chris Smith, a Labour Party backbencher, has publicly admitted to being HIV-positive.
The tears and the blame mix uneasily in \u00e2\u0080\u009cReservation Road,\u00e2\u0080\u009d a grim, mechanistic thriller about death and suffering, life and healing among the civilized.
JERUSALEM -- The Israeli government and several banks hold assets belonging to Holocaust victims worth more than $200 million, according a parliamentary report released yesterday that harshly criticized authorities for not doing enough to locate the accounts' owners.
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A detainee was forced to kneel so many times he was bruised, a barber gave reverse mohawks and a female interrogator ran her fingers through a prisoner\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hair and sat in his lap, the US government says in the most
Facing increasing competition in the smartphone market, Palm Inc., said Wednesday that it might see a small loss in its fiscal first quarter.
A Russian dive that was the basis of a claim to nearly half of the Arctic seabed had American origins.
Investor Warren Buffett may hold the title as America's top donor, but his well-heeled competitors helped make 2006 a record year for charitable giving, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reported on Friday.
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The United States, in a major   diplomatic shift, said on Wednesday it would join key European   powers in talks with Iran if the Islamic Republic suspends its   nuclear enrichment program.
A spate of car bombs and mortar attacks killed 70 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military reported eight of its soldiers killed in the past two days.
Flextronics International (nasdaq: FLEX - news - people ) announced fiscal second-quarter earnings in-line with Wall Street estimates.
The Conservative Party has extended its lead over the Labour Party, according to an opinion poll published in The Guardian.
Jean-Claude Vrinat, who ran the renowned Paris restaurant Taillevent, has died at 71, his daughter said Tuesday.
InfoWorld - Intel will buy Havok, a provider of software and services used by videogame creators and movie special-effects teams, the company said Friday.
Iraqi police found 47 bodies around the   capital Baghdad in the past 24 hours, most of whom appeared to   have been the victims of sectarian violence, police said on   Saturday.
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Fewer children under five are dying than ever before, partly due to immunisation campaigns, the UN says.
The newest version of Mac OS X went on sale Friday night, and while it didn't match the hysteria of iPhone Day, hundreds of people still turned out to wait hours in line even though they could preordered a copy weeks ago.
A silence fell across Britain Friday as the country commemorated the moment a year ago when the first suicide bombers in western Europe killed 52 people along with themselves in coordinated attacks on the transit system.
The U.N. Security Council agreed Wednesday to an Iraqi request to extend the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force after the country's foreign minister said the troops were \
Parliament authorized the government Wednesday to send troops into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels who've been conducting raids into Turkey. The vote removed the last legal obstacle to an offensive, but there was no sign of imminent action as the United States urged restraint.
The NHS is still spending too much on costly stand-in nursing staff to cover absences, say MPs.
A French navy ship found 21 bodies floating off the coast of Malta on Friday, French and Maltese authorities said.
Oil edged lower on Thursday, but kept within sight of the previous day's all-time high above $80, as investors stayed locked into the market for the long haul.
The Royal Society launches a scientific investigation into the rising acidity of the Earth's oceans.
Even an uptick in sales of existing homes, gave no apparent lift to stocks as traders closed the books on a year that many were happy to put behind them.
Airlines have agreed to cap the number of flights going in and out of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport during peak periods to cut delays and are negotiating to do the same at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday.
The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&amp;T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car.
A strip club has hit back at Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones - by declaring she should be flattered her image was used for advertising promotion on its website.
At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.  - Google and Intel are going green, and they hope to drag the world&#39;s computer users with them. The tech giants Tuesday unveiled the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, a voluntary program they hope will make energy-saving computers the norm. A typical PC wastes about half the electricity it draws. Power-saving technology exists but costs about $20 extra per PC, or $30 per back-office server, says Intel Senior Vice President Pat Gelsinger.
Two Palestinian militants stormed on Sunday night an Israeli army post on the borders between southern Gaza town of Rafah and Egypt and clashed with Israeli soldiers,Palestinian witnesses said.
Check in with us Wednesday for live updates from San Francisco as Apple shows off new products.
Ever since Election Day, the average American news reader has been submerged in a tepid bath of post-election commentary on American values, European allies and the like.
The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week by the largest amount in 17 months, reflecting in part an increase in layoffs due to frigid winter weather.
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A Serb war crimes suspect ended his nearly monthlong hunger strike Friday after judges allowed him to conduct his own defense and granted several other demands, the U.N. Yugoslav tribunal announced.
Blog: Roadside bombs are a big threat to troops in Iraq. An armored truck called the Cougar could help protect the troops.
A new report says disabled children are not getting the care they need because too much money is spent on administration
OTTAWA (CP) - The country&#39;s premiers talked cordially with Paul Martin in front of the TV cameras at the first ministers meeting Tuesday, but behind the scenes they were preparing to attack.
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano summoned the presidents of both chambers of parliament to his office on Tuesday, an official statement said, a sign he was about to dissolve parliament and call a snap election.
Prosecutors say the trial is the nation's first felony prosecution of spammers and could lead to future litigation in the fight against spam, which experts say accounts for more than 70 percent of e-mails.
NABLUS, West Bank - Israeli forces razed the home of a teenage suicide bomber on Tuesday and those of two Palestinian militants who sent him on an attack that killed three people in Tel Aviv, the army and witnesses said.
Most NATO-member defense ministers assembled here today agreed to examine how to integrate alliance and US- coalition missions in Afghanistan and
The U.S. economy continued its  expansion over the past month, with labor market conditions  improving and business lending on the rise, the Federal Reserve  said on Wednesday.
Motorola Inc. said on Friday it plans  to invest $90 million in a new research facility in Beijing as  the U.S. mobile phone maker fights to wrest back top position  in the domestic handset market.
From printers to projectors, cameras to camcorders Today in London, Canon proudly showed off its Spring collection for 2007, comprising of no less than 43 new products.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Lions coach Clive Woodward is unlikely to select retired internationals for the NZ tour.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday that ruling party lawmakers will conduct a fresh investigation into the Japanese military's alleged forced sexual slavery of women during World War II
Allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have raised objections to a power-sharing deal he is negotiating with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, casting fresh doubt on the future of the embattled president.
Merck & Co. Inc.  will pay $2.9 billion to settle three tax disputes with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the drugmaker said on Wednesday, but another $1.76 billion dispute with Canadian tax authorities remains unresolved.
Marini: commissione chiudera' presto laboriosa discussione
InfoWorld - The wide variety of operating systems on mobile phones is hindering the growth of cool mobile Internet applications, according to Arun Sarin, CEO of network operator Vodafone.
The Montreal Canadiens yet again brought out the best in the Rangers as New York snapped its five-game losing streak with a win on Saturday.
Nearly 48,000 Britons living abroad are receiving at least \u00c2\u00a39.6m in winter fuel payments, the government reveals.
David Hasselhoff and his ex-wife, Pamela Bach, appeared in court Monday for a hearing in their custody battle, and a judge later ordered both sides back to court next week.
China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.
Somalia's exiled cabinet is discusses the security situation in  Mogadishu after the assassination of the police chief.
At Jinja pier the rusty red hull of a Lake Victoria freighter sat barely afloat in water just six feet deep &#151; and dropping. \
Google Inc. plans to announce on Thursday that it is adding a new search service aimed at scientists and academic researchers. Google Scholar, which was scheduled to
Yasser Arafat, deeply comatose after another downturn in his already critical condition, was clinging to life in a French hospital as reports came in late on Tuesday.
Iran, responding to Western debate about the possibility of war over its nuclear plans, said on Wednesday it would use any means to defend itself if attacked and could bomb Israel if the Jewish state launched a strike.
The Somerset boys' soccer team started the state tournament as an 18th seed and an afterthought in the race for the Division 2 state title. The Blue Raiders knew their coach, Whit Horton, would be retiring after their final game. Yesterday, they gave Horton the best retirement gift possible, the MIAA Division 2 state title, taking a 1-0 win over ...
Sport: Australian Open: Maria Sharapova brushed aside Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-3 to claim her third grand slam title
If the abysmal reception so far for films about the war in Iraq is any indication, \u00e2\u0080\u009cDay Zero\u00e2\u0080\u009d is the last thing movie audiences will want to consume.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Police in Missouri believe  they have found alive a baby girl who was cut out of her  murdered mother's womb and removed from the scene of the crime  and said two people were being questioned.
In a rousing warmup for President Bush, retired Gen. Tommy Franks on Thursday called his commander in chief \
''Ho 72 anni, ma come ha scritto Alberoni, &egrave; importante sentirsi immortali. Eppoi, anche Napo...
By DEIRDRE FERNANDES  BY DEIRDRE FERNANDES  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  VIRGINIA BEACH - City officials will never know if their efforts to keep Oceana Naval Air Station would have stood up in court. In the end, the city decided it didn't matter.
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Hugh Hefner's Playboy lifestyle is set to hit the big screen.
Col. Masanobu Tsuji was a fanatical Japanese militarist and brutal warrior, hunted after World War II for massacres of Chinese civilians and complicity in the Bataan Death March.
The four pieces Benjamin Levy presented were certainly professional, as were the dancers, but watching them was dispiriting.
Two police officers put the order of service for the Diana memorial on eBay, Scotland Yard confirms.
Il greggio europeo scambiato a 91,71 dollari al barile
Atlanta Hawks guard Anthony Johnson  has been suspended for one game for committing a flagrant foul  against Toronto's Jose Calderon, the NBA said on Sunday.
Trattative con Agip Kco per risarcimento 10 mld di dollari
If the video game industry is beginning to rake in revenue that rivals the movie industry, it's also beginning to accumulate Hollywood-like headaches.-The Washington Post
Another page in the saga of American soccer is turned tonight when the US women&#39;s team plays Mexico at Home Depot Center (11 pm ET, ESPN Classic) in
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For the Carolina Panthers to make the playoffs, they must beat New Orleans in their regular-season finale and get a little outside help. As it turns out, none of the playoff-bound teams have any interest in giving the Panthers an assist.
After a contentious, three-month battle with the White House over Iraq, congressional Democrats limped out of Washington Friday with their sights trained on July for the next round -- but antiwar activists are spoiling for a fight far sooner than that.
The actress Leslie Ash receives a record \u00c2\u00a35m payout after contracting an infection in hospital.
A French gendarme kills his two children and a colleague before shooting himself in Paris, officials say.
Higher-than-expected U.S. consumer prices last month chilled hopes that the Federal Reserve will drop a policy bias to hike interest rates and served a terse reminder that inflation remains a threat.
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who has been battling cancer, plans to step down Sept. 14 and will be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, White House sources said today.
Skeptical investors are trading Yahoo Inc  shares at a 6.5 percent discount to Microsoft Corp's  unofficial offer price, but some Wall Streeters expect the software giant to raise its bid.
A bad week for the Panthers got worse Friday when tailback Stephen Davis underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. Carolina will be without its top runner for two to five weeks.
Oct. 18 issue - The first warnings filtered into the offices of Israel&#39;s Shabak security service last January. Terrorists were plotting to carry out an attack on Israeli tourists in Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula
They can plumb the Internet for the latest movie times, news headlines, stock figures and gas prices. They'll even help you skirt traffic, find a parking spot or make a phone call. Oh, and they'll navigate for you, too.
Il Bayern Monaco ha battuto il San Paolo 2-1 (0-1) in un'amichevole giocata a Hong Kong. In gol per ...
War is not an option against Iran and no  one expects the standoff over Iran's nuclear program to lead to  an \
Arts & entertainment: We reveal the best comic movies, as voted by you. They range from The General, made in 1926, to this year's Hot Fuzz - with a few surprises thrown in.
Greeting card maker American Greetings   Corp. AM.N on Thursday posted a quarterly loss, hurt by costs   for rolling out a new strategy to manage inventory.
Protests against cuts in the NHS are threatening to rival the rebellion against the poll tax, campaigners warn.
Oggi era ultimo giorno di lavoro prima delle ferie
The risk of a volcanic explosion or related landslide on Mount St. Helens has prompted the mountain&#39;s managers to keep climbers off the 8,363-foot peak and close some hiking trails while scientists assess the danger.
With the New Year just around the corner, the   market will be flooded with calendars of various   sizes and shapes. This time, it's not just sizes   and shapes, but also cool concepts as well.
&quot;Super Tuesday&quot; in Toronto. Conrad Black gave up his titles as chairman and chief executive of Hollinger Inc. The holding company, based in Toronto, Canada, has voting control over newspaper publisher Hollinger International (nyse: HLR - news - people ).
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In a sign of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a flaw in Microsoft programs and begun circulating a virus hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.
Some Democrats in Congress, looking at the 17 percent jump in Medicare premiums due to go into effect next year, say there ought to be legislation delaying the increase for a year.
Bucky Lasek wins his first skateboard vert final, and Daniel Dhers takes the BMX Park Dew Cup with a win in the AST Dew Tour's season-ending PlayStation Pro.
At CES, company and Panasonic unveil co-branded gadget for playing and recording shows from any U.S. cable operator's system.
Credit crunched Amazon.co.uk is claiming this Christmas was its best ever with sales peaking on 10 December.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
I wonder if President Bush could look into the eyes of Christopher Reeve\u00e2\u0080\u0099s family and tell that that it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s because he values life so deeply that he is preserving clusters of cells
Pledging to make headway where others have failed, Tony Blair made his debut as the new Middle East envoy at a meeting in Portugal yesterday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and representatives of the European Union and Russia.
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Sidney Green could only watch from the sideline as his team got picked apart -- by his own son. Freshman point guard Taurean Green sparked No.
YOU have read about the alternative Internet browser that is known as Firefox. Here&#39;s an easy guide to it. Nothing. Firefox is the collective product of volunteer programmers in what is known as the open-source community.
The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has never been bigger, but it has become a challenging and sometimes ineffectual place to introduce new products.
PC maker expanding printer business with new photo printers. Digital cameras also a possibility.
Gallaher, the maker of Silk Cut and Benson & Hedges cigarettes, says it has been approached by a buyer.
Says improved search capabilities will return results an average of 10 times faster than before.
Extremists' rise can be traced in part to Bush policy, analysts say.
Doctors confirm claims of the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan that he was poisoned this month.
He spent three years on the Tight Lies and Hooters tours, where guys have to put down a deposit to play and some of them carry their own bag.
The scouts from nearly two dozen teams brought their radar guns and cell phones, but the more than any technological device, it was old-school baseball instincts that served as Orlando Hernandez&#39;s jury.
TONIGHT\u00e2\u0080\u0099S debate will be a duel between two delusional optimists. It pits a man who regards recent events in Iraq as \u00e2\u0080\u009csteady progress\u00e2\u0080\u009d against a man who, while accusing the President
Families of victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests have urged the government to allow open debate on the subject at next week's annual meeting of parliament and \
The destructive force of the recent tsunami is evident along coastlines throughout the Indian Ocean. But what was the impact on life beneath the waves?
Dutch  retailer Ahold's former chairman and its ex-finance officer are barred from executive posts as part of a US fraud case settlement.
The over-embellished fashion on the runway for fall 2008 is a reflection of the old mentality.
Oggi Bruxelles vara nuove norme su mercati elettrico e gas
Vodafone, which has some 330,000 customers in Queensland or about 10% of the state&#39;s mobile market, hopes the promotion will add 150,000 new customers or nearly 1% of Australia&#39;s 16 million mobile telephone users.
Two victims were killed when a missile fired by a helicopter smashed their car. Another was killed in an Israeli attack on the Jabalya refugee camp.
As the chipmaker plows profits into research, it's hoping for good things from a new design team in Massachusetts.
England skipper David Beckham sprang to the defence of tempestuous teen striker Wayne Rooney, who came within an ace of a red card during Wednesday's 1-0 friendly defeat to Spain in which he was substituted before the break.
South African police arrest a priest in Pretoria for allegedly conducting at least 600 fake marriages in the past year.
Mobile banking is slowly catching on among U.S. consumers, mainly because of efforts by the largest 15 banks, a Tower Group analyst said at a conference in Boston Thursday.
Eating just a quarter of a grapefruit every day may increase the risk of breast cancer, scientists say.
A cybersecurity advocacy group has called on President George Bush to focus more resources on computer issues and to elevate the top IT security position at the US Department of Homeland Security to the assistant secretary level.
Wanisha Smith scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half, leading No. 2 Duke to a 80-61 victory over Auburn in the final round of the Auburn Holiday Classic on Friday.
The mother of a soldier whose body was found mutilated in Iraq sobbed with her cheek against his sealed, flag-shrouded coffin Tuesday, looking at the crucifix above it and asking repeatedly in Spanish, &quot;Why? ... Why my son?&quot;
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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Financial markets, schools and businesses in Taipei and other parts of Taiwan have been shut as a strong typhoon closes in on the island.
Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during the
Voting in US elections this week was mostly fair, but the lines were too long at some polling stations, according to an international rights group monitoring the presidential contest for first time.
Bethany Donaphin didn&#39;t have time to think when she got the ball with the score tied and clock winding down in regulation. Donaphin hit a turnaround jumper with 0.5 of a second remaining to lift the host New
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday expressed \
King Abdullah of Jordan has stripped his half-brother and heir apparent of his title as crown prince on Sunday. King Abdullah announced at the state television on Sunday that the move was aimed at allowing
The U.S. holiday shopping season got  off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer  confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to  three retail indices released on Tuesday.
KOLKATA, Aug. 22. - Tata Iron and Steel Company will reduce the prices of its main products to all its direct and bona fide customers in the industry by Rs 2,000 a tonne with effect from midnight tonight
News Corp. mogul Rupert Murdoch received a $12.5 million bonus in fiscal 2004, a 40-percent increase from the bonus he received the previous year, according to the company&#39;s annual report.
NEW DELHI, India--Avnish Bajaj, chief executive officer of eBay Indian subsidiary Baazee.com was released on bail by local courts Tuesday, the company said.
Video footage showing Joran van der Sloot saying he was with Natalee Holloway when she died and arranged for a friend to dump her body shows he is \
The US Labor Department said Thursday inflation at the consumer level remained tame in August. The consumer price index rose 0.1 percent in August, reversing a 0.1 percent decline in July, the Labor Department said.
Despite an expected cyclical downturn in sales, the video game industry is poised to enjoy a record-breaking holiday season.
New York Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns won his primary election Tuesday in the state\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 10th District, but by an unimpressive margin \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 and it appeared the 12-term incumbent won only because he faced two opponents who divided the anti-incumbent vote.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States offered reassurance on Wednesday that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts but ruled out agreeing deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a G8 summit.
Dubai - Former Palestinian security minister Mohammed Dahlan said on Monday that a &quot;gang of mercenaries&quot; known to the Palestinian police were behind the shooting that resulted in two deaths in a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza.
A 15-member Indian cricket team will arrive at Dhaka on Wednesday, ending a nervy waiting of millions of fans across the border for the last couple of days due to a death threat from a little known Islamic militant group.
President Bush said Tuesday he wanted to celebrate the spirit of New Orleans. He chose to do so with Leah Chase, considered this proud, still-struggling city's Queen of Creole, known as much for her famous cooking as her warm personality.
A German who says he was kidnapped three years ago and held for months in Afghanistan by the CIA was given money by the Americans to keep quiet, a former German minister said on Thursday.
Jermaine O&#39;Neal&#39;s victory in court didn&#39;t feel as good as it should have, but he was happy to accept it. The Indiana Pacers forward was so drained from the flu that he didn&#39;t stay
Rather than discuss the revival of their World Cup qualifying campaign after a win in Poland yesterday, England&#39;s soccer players stayed silent.
The former Fannie Mae accountant who raised questions about the mortgage giant's bookkeeping said yesterday he took his concerns to chief executive Franklin Raines in 2002 and asked him to investigate.
The stars came out to see Roger Clemens last night. It was as if they'd heard this was going to be one last chance to see Baryshnikov or B. B. King.
French Socialists cast their ballots Wednesday on whether they supported the new European constitution, in a referendum that may well shape the future of the French left as well.
A project to put the Boston Public Library\u00e2\u0080\u0099s paper-based government documents online will take two years and require the hand scanning of millions of pages.
The father of a 6-year-old boy with sensory processing disorder is trying to reprogram his son's brain. By Mark Woodman. Also: Read the latest installment of Hacking My Child's Brain on Bodyhack.
A Greek judoka, who 17 days ago jumped off a balcony after a row with her boyfriend hours before she was due to go into the athletes&#39; Olympic village for the Athens Games, has died in hospital.
The European Union and its  allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to impose some &#36;150 million in sanctions on U.S. goods in a dispute that could stir trade tensions ahead of the U.S. elections.
Top Washington journalists take the stand in defence of a former key White House aide accused of lying.
L'apparecchio rileva variazioni di densita' del suolo
When Steve Ballmer wants to make a stir he makes sure that he makes a big one. At the same venue where he spoke of Bill Gates receiving 4 million emails a day he also chose the meeting of Asian Government
Former Thai Foreign Minister Surin  Pitsuwan, a Muslim with wide international respect, emerged on  Thursday as a possible last-minute candidate to replace Kofi  Annan as United Nations Secretary-General.
Former Yankee Chuck Knoblauch is being subpoenaed by a congressional committee investigating steroids in baseball.
There were hugs, handshakes, and plenty of tears. The Duke lacrosse team had run through a myriad of emotions over the past 14 months, and now it was over.
AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft&#39;s Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the e-mail.
A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of Western troops in the Afghan capital on Saturday and wounded two soldiers.
MK DONS today axed manager Stuart Murdoch with the club in the League One relegation zone. The 4-1 against Bristol City on Saturday left the club, who were relegated from the old Division One last season, 23rd in League One.
The Environmental Protection Agency today proposed reducing allowable ozone air pollution by as much as 20 percent in coming decades, setting up a battle with business and industry groups who feel current standards are adequate.
Two months after a boulder rolled loose from a strip mine and crashed into a house, killing a 3-year-old boy, the state agency that oversees coal mining is asking legislators to stiffen safety rules.
Advanced Micro Devices says its \
Ethan Coen\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cAlmost an Evening,\u00e2\u0080\u009d which recently closed, is headed for a second life at the Bleecker Street Theater.
Il governatore della Sicilia ha annunciato in aula le sue dimissioni \
BAGHDAD, Iraq - US officials said yesterday that intensified US strikes on Fallujah, which continued last night, are aimed at preparing the way for a military offensive to return the insurgent-held city to control of Iraq&#39;s interim government.
Police provided an in-depth timeline Wednesday of Heath Ledger's final moments, revealing the chaos that filled his Manhattan apartment in the moments after the Australian-born actor died.
Senator John Kerry will assail George Bush tonight as the first president since Herbert Hoover to preside over a four-year term with fewer Americans working than when he began.
Pink Floyd&#39;s anthem Another Brick In The Wall might have been on the lips of every kid wanting to break free from the humdrum of school life, but it has come under the scanner after the school choir that performed the chorus are suing to claim back
U.S. authorities told a British Airways  flight bound for New York to turn back because they did not  want a passenger on board to land on American soil, a BA  spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The French hotel group Accor said Monday it had completed the sale of its US hotel chain Red Roof Inn to an investment consortium for 1.313 billion dollars (954 million euros).
MILANO, 20 OTTOBRE 2004 - Il Milan ha battuto il Barcellona 1-0 in una partita della terza giornata del gruppo F di Champions League. Milan (4-3-1-2): Dida 6, Cafu 6.5, Stam 7.5, Nesta 6.5, Maldini 7, Gattuso
A party led by a former bodybuilder could become the first far-right group to enter Greece's parliament since the return of democracy in 1974.
A South Korean soap opera called \
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen in a cautious mood at the open as investors count the cost of oil's latest push north and await OPEC meeting outcome in Vienna...
A newly discovered fossil may be the remains of one of the first stealth hunters, a swimming dinosaur that could use its long neck to sneak up on prey and strike without warning.
Contrary to Sumner Redstone&#39;s earlier suggestions, Viacom (VIAB:NYSE - news - research) might have an interest in acquiring Midway Games (MWY:NYSE - news - research) after all.
Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start appearing on supermarket shelves, sources in contact with the agency said yesterday.
PeopleSoft's board is willing to talk about a deal if the price is right.
At least 15 people held over bombings, police official says.
NEW YORK (CBS) CBS News planned Monday to issue a statement about documents purporting to show President Bush neglected some duties when he was in the National Guard more than 30 years ago.

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, reeling from a crushing round of Senate votes and infighting by allies, demanded a clear show of unity from his fractured centre-left coalition on Thursday.
Shares of medical device maker Guidant  Corp.GDT.N jumped on Tuesday after a report saying the  company was in advanced talks to be acquired by health products  maker Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N for more than $24 billion.
Thailand approves extra troops for the country's troubled south, ahead of PM Thaksin Shinawatra's visit.
The Bush administration\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rejection of a German proposal set the stage for a battle at a Group of 8 meeting in June.
Three soldiers are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a gun battle with suspected militants, army officials say.
By Grumbles, Benjamin H  Since tlrsl setting sail in 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA'sl new ocean survey vessel (OSV) Bolii has been testing water quality, teaching students and monitoring (\
They arranged for the Foreign Office to distribute 50,000 leaflets around the streets in which he is most likely to be incarcerated.
STUART -- Hammering Florida with its fourth hurricane in six weeks, Jeanne came ashore with 120 mph winds that ripped roofs off buildings, flooded streets, hurled debris still stacked from previous storms and cut power to more than 1 million homes and
Under the broad partnership, Viacom's TV and movie content will find its way on to Xbox and MSN, while Microsoft will be able to server ads to Viacom's U.S. web sites.
Iraq&#39;s Shiite Muslims led by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Thursday unveiled a broadly based electoral alliance which excludes radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
CNN News Group on Monday said it has tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing U.S. news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local TV newsman to run its domestic operations.
Q A friend gave me an article you had written about personal finance. You used a schoolteacher as an example, showing how we can make bad choices in our attempt to save money. I have been using a manager for about 10 years, but I now know he is probably not a good choice since he has front-load investing and ...
The Russian agency has been looking to expand commercial ventures in recent years, amid dwindling budgets for space-related research.
Greg Maddux became the first pitcher in Major League history to record 10 wins for 20 consecutive seasons after the San Diego Padres crushed the Philadelphia Phillies 14-3 on Friday.
A US military judge denied a request to call US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to testify in an abuse case against former Abu Ghraib prison guards.
The new Tata Nano will sell for $2,500, making it affordable for some of India's poorer people.
Toronto (Aug. 19, 2004) -- Telecommunications equipment giant Nortel Networks Corp. announced this week that its past accounting practices, which are the subject of a criminal probe in the United States, are under scrutiny by Canadian authorities.
La moneta unica scambiata a 1,4556 dollari e 155,98 yen
A four-story building housing doctors&#039; offices collapsed and burned in an apparent gas explosion Monday after what witnesses described as a thunderous explosion that rocked the neighborhood just off Madison Avenue.
A South Korean delegation arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday to try to secure the release of 23 Koreans held hostage by Taliban guerrillas, a South Korean embassy official said.
Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the Security Council today to take swift action in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region where he said violence was on the rise, the number of displaced
Rex Humbard, a US televangelist, who enjoyed an audience of millions in his 1970s heyday, dies.
Quirky comedy Sideways was named the best film of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The US movie also picked up four other accolades including best director for Alexander Payne and supporting actor for Thomas Haden Church.
US police say they still have no idea why a man shot and killed a guitarist and three others at a rock concert.
GUERRILLAS in Iraq killed almost 50 army cadets heading home on leave, ambushing the men on a desert road and making them lie face down on the ground before methodically shooting each one in the back of the head, Iraqi officials said yesterday.
Scotland&#39;s biggest dairy firm, Robert Wiseman Dairies RWD.L , says it is in talks with farmers&#39; co-operative First Milk, which supplies Wiseman with milk, about buying a 15 percent stake in Wiseman.
Shane Warne, Test cricket&#39;s leading wicket-taker, will miss the fourth and final Test match against India in Mumbai tomorrow after breaking his right thumb while practicing his batting, a Cricket Australia statement said.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc  said on Friday that clinical trial results showed its top-seller Advair had an edge over Pfizer Inc's  rival product Spiriva in treating patients with the lung disease COPD.
The nightmarish beginning to a controversial redeployment has rekindled criticism of Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s decision to shift the 850-strong Black Watch Regiment from the relative calm of Basra to Iraq&#39;s deadliest area.
A gunman opens fire in a Utah shopping centre, killing several people before being shot dead, US police say.
Six men were set to appear in a British court on Thursday in connection with an investigation targeting an alleged terror recruitment network, police said.
TOM Hunter has emerged as a mystery investor in the consortium bidding for Big Food Group, the owner of supermarket chain Iceland.
Despite the fact that it won&#39;t be released until next summer, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series is already the number one seller on Amazon.
RAFAH, Egypt  - Thousands of Palestinians streamed home through the breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt on Sunday after Egyptian authorities choked off supplies to the area and moved to restore control.
LeBron James had his second triple-double in three games, getting 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 105-87 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
Full details of London&#39;s 2012 Olympic bid will be made public on Friday, days after they were submitted to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Seventh-seeded Michael Llodra of France upset top-seeded Marat Safin in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 as the Russian&#39;s game fell apart following a disputed line call in their quarterfinal match Friday at the US$1 million St.
Ovi will lead consumers to Nokia's newly launched Internet services, which include the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and N-Gage games.
Michael Schumacher is the only Formula One driver to have ever won pole position and a grand prix within four hours. But the German urged the sport&#39;s rule makers to ignore suggestions they should apply the two-day format full time.
New medical guidelines allow experienced nurses as well as doctors to decide on resuscitating patients.
Red and Blue America have spoken again, and this time Red claimed a 1.8 percent popular vote majority. Two exit-poll categories emerged as the voters&#39; most important issues: moral values and terrorism.
San Francisco police on Wednesday investigated whether a Siberian tiger had help in escaping its zoo habitat before it killed a teenager and injured two other people on Christmas Day.
After a week of weather delays, NASA officials on Thursday set a Wednesday launch time for space shuttle Atlantis on its mission to resume construction of the international space station.
Almost two dozen Romanians were arrested  on Thursday after police swooped on a child slave gang  operating in Britain.
An outspoken Dutch film-maker was shot and stabbed to death yesterday by a Dutch-Moroccan man in apparent reprisal for his campaign against Islam, sending
The jury in Phil Spector's murder trial met for a little more than 3 1/2 hours in their first day of deliberations, asking to see the gun that killed actress Lana Clarkson.
India and Pakistan will begin ministerial level talks from tomorrow on divisive issues, including control of Kashmir, in their latest bid to end more than five decades of hostility that has led to three wars.
European Union leaders gather in Lisbon to sign a reform treaty designed to replace the ill-fated EU constitution.
Although small businesses with blogs are still a distinct minority, blogging can be a low-cost way to market and boost a small company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brand.
An explosion at the Indonesian embassy in France injures seven people, the Paris fire brigade says.
Israeli helicopters fired four rockets at a camp in Gaza City where they believed Palestinian militants were training, killing at least 15 people, Palestinian medical sources told CNN.
Hip-hop group Outkast has landed five nominations in next month's MTV Europe Music Awards, organizers said Wednesday. Another artist from Atlanta &#151; singer Usher &#151; is up for four awards.
As of Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, at least 3,154 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,537 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Gli analisti si attendevano un rialzo a 225,0 miliardi
A recent study by the US National Institute of Health on the effects of acupuncture on arthritis patients showed significant results, though a similar
Batsman Rahul Dravid has resigned as captain of India.
Islamic militants on Monday distributed a video in Iraq showing the killings of two men who identified themselves as an Italian of Iraqi origin and a Turk.
PRINCE Harry was flying back to Britain from Argentina last night after he was at the centre of a kidnap drama in which shots were fired.
E' balzato a 26,9 punti dai 14,4 punti di dicembre
Sudan does not object to the deployment of more foreign cease-fire monitors and protection troops in crisis-torn Darfur, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said Saturday.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that Iran was \
toomanyairmiles writes &quot;The BBC has an article indicating NASA&#39;s Cassini probe has successfully launched its robot lab on its three-week journey into the atmosphere of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has cancelled her first planned trip to New Hampshire because of a serious illness in the family, her campaign advisers said today.
Mitt Romney said Saturday that criticism of his Mormon religion by rival GOP presidential campaigns is happening too frequently.
The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, environmental activist Wangari Maathai, received her award Friday to the beat of drums and
French President Jacques Chirac said that a nuclear-armed Iran was unacceptable, setting the record straight after stating that Tehran's possession of the bomb would not be &quot;very dangerous.&quot;
Harmony Gold Mining Co., the biggest miner of South African gold, made a hostile offer to buy Gold Fields Ltd. for 52.9 billion rand ($8.
Life & style: What do chefs cook up for themselves after a long shift in the restaurant kitchen? Vicky Frost asks the professionals to spill their supper secrets
Verizon Communications Inc. plans to use Microsoft Corp. technology for its rollout of television service over a new fiber-optic network, becoming the third major telephone company to help fulfill Microsoft's long-stymied bid to barge into the TV business.
Brett Favre celebrated his 200th consecutive start by throwing three touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers destroyed the St. Louis Rams 45-17 at Lambeau Field Monday.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was challenged on Thursday over the role of lobbyists in his campaign as he sought to portray himself as more of a Washington outsider than his Republican rivals.
U.N. inspectors said they had no evidence that Iraq had developed drones capable of delivering chemical or biological weapons, as the Bush administration contended in making its case for war, according a report obtained Tuesday.
The High Street is hoping for a busy weekend amid disappointing Christmas sales so far.
Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, said on Wednesday that foreclosures and late payments rose in December to the highest on record, though it made more loans than expected in the fourth quarter.
Via libera Ue acquisizione di alcune attivita' europee
Firefox use around the world climbed 34 percent in the last month, according to a report published by Web analytics company WebSideStory Monday.
A police force faced a civil lawsuit Thursday from a young woman who was punched five times by a police officer as he arrested her during a scuffle outside a night club last year.
Ireland, a mostly Roman Catholic country where divorce was legalized just seven years ago, is contemplating another leap away from its conservative past &#151; and toward greater rights for homosexual couples.
'Davanti a scenari terrorismo e violenza' che persistono
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As US Attorney General John Ashcroft is announcing he&#39;ll leave office, he&#39;s taking one last shot at the Oregon law that permits doctors to help terminally ill patients kill themselves.
Ivo Karlovic pounded 11 aces Tuesday and knocked off second-seeded Dominik Hrbaty 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-4 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open.
Thousands of Andaman and Nicobar islanders are missing, feared killed by last week's deadly tsunami, but few bodies have been located so far, Indian officials on the remote archipelago said.
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Now if your mobile telephone is stolen, you can scream &#151; and your phone can, too. A new service launched Monday is designed to deter mobile phone theft by equipping telephones with an ear-piercing scream.
Hotmar Hitzfeld lascer&agrave; il Bayern Monaco a fine stagione. Lo ha annunciato Uli Hoeness, gener...
International cycling's top official said the system where medical certificates are presented to explain the use of otherwise banned substances is being exploited.
A huge car bomb exploded near the U.S.   embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people   including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in   the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001.
The $399 set-top device offers access to thousands of movies over the Internet. But is that enough?
The reeling New Jersey Nets lost their sixth straight game as rookie Adam Morrison scored 22 points to lead the lowly Charlotte Bobcats to a 96-92 win in NBA play on Tuesday in East Rutherford.
A Nigerian judge rules that the electoral commission cannot disqualify candidates - a legal victory for the vice-president.
Film star Jude Law has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a photographer outside his west London home, police said Wednesday.
Lock up your servers Hackers have begun actively scanning for recently announced vulnerabilities in Trend Micro's ServerProtect product.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Two U.S. software firms are asking the  European Commission to take action against Microsoft's   new Vista operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported on  Thursday.
BBaiji - Three decapitated bodies were found north of Baghdad on Wednesday and are believed to be the corpses of foreigners, Iraqi security forces said.
L'italiano della Quick Step Paolo Bettini ha vinto in volata la terza tappa della Vuelta, 153 km da ...
By Lee Bowman. The ability to run long distances across the African savannah gave human ancestors an evolutionary advantage over other primates that walked upright, but could not run the mile or 20, researchers argue in a new study.
LOS ANGELES  - Fatih Akin is riding two horses as the Oscar race for foreign-language feature rounds the far bend, heading to the January 22 announcement of Academy Award nominations.
Mets General Manager Omar Minaya and three other Mets officials dined Tuesday night with the left-handed starting pitcher Barry Zito, their top priority, and his agent, Scott Boras.
Sony is trying to decide by how much it will cut the price of its PlayStation 3 console as consumers want it reduced, its chief executive said in an interview published Friday.
The Denver Post is resisting a military court subpoena for notes taken by one of its reporters about an alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old woman at an Air Force base.
DARLINGTON, SC. - Martin Truex, Jr. had a quiet day in Darlington. Consistent in the top 10 and out of trouble, he crossed the finish line fourth and in doing so, claimed the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Championship.
President Bush spoke Tuesday morning with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, the latest in a series of conversation between the two leaders on Iraq's efforts to ensure maximum participation in its Jan. 30 elections.
By Clovis News Journal, N.M.  Dec. 10--Today's focus: \
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis suffered a stinging stock market setback Thursday after a US panel said the company&#39;s obesity treatment was unsafe and should not be marketed in the United States.
Often pigeonholed as just a seller of televisions and DVD players, Royal Philips Electronics said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit surged despite
The top United States diplomat for Africa has described the violence in parts of Kenya since the disputed presidential election as 'clear ethnic cleansing'
TiVo Inc. on Tuesday said many of its  customers can now order pay-per-view movies and television  shows from Amazon.com&#39;s download service directly from their  TV, without a personal computer.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The discovery of a  new designer steroid shows anti-doping authorities need better  intelligence-gathering, the International Olympic Committee  president said Tuesday.
Roma, 29 ott. - (Adnkronos) - Passi avanti nell&#39;abrogazione della legge reg. n. 6 del 2001. Per il sottosegretario del ministero per i Beni e le Attivita&#39; Culturali, con delega all&#39;Unesco, la decisione di
The European Commission announces plans to crack down on bogus 'holiday club' scams.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian security official said on Saturday his government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.
There is so much to love about Habitat for Humanity.  The charity does remarkable work, both for the people who live in its homes and for the larger community. And it does that work efficiently and with purpose.
Ken Kennedy, a professor who founded the computer science department at Rice University in 1984 and eventually became one of the world's pioneers in parallel and distributed computing, died last week at 61. Computerworld's Gary Anthes remembers Kennedy.
Mashable data, tweaked APIs and Krispy Kreme donuts are on the schedule at Hack Day 2006. The conference for web software programmers got underway this morning with a round of developer workshops on the Yahoo campus. Live updates from Sunnyvale, California in Monkey Bites.
As the players union&#39;s executive board meets in Phoenix to consider more stringent steroid testing in Major League Baseball, the BALCO steroids scandal&#39;s latest revelations are being felt around the globe.
Printing with Lightroom on Leopard...getting Photoshopped for Christmas...cell phones with 5x optical zoom...the optical triangle illusion
Britain ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats on Monday over Moscow's refusal to hand over the main suspect in the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, escalating tension between Russia and the West.
A law student who used taxis to escape with loot from dozens of house break-ins has been jailed after police in Australia caught him red-handed in the back of a cab fleeing his latest heist.
Peter Jackson recreated 1930s downtown New York on a back lot in New Zealand, but says northeast Pennsylvania is too distinctive to replicate for his new movie, \
Denmark's consumer affairs minister resigned Wednesday after a Parliamentary audit criticized his ministry for failing to carry out food safety inspections.Comment
Mitt Romney turns 60 on Monday, a personal milestone but also a line of demarcation in the unfolding race for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Ticketmaster has joined forces with Apple to offer US music fans a free song from iTunes with every concert ticket purchased on Ticketmaster.com.
Wikipedia's English site is again blocked in China--possibly due to upcoming Communist Party Congress.
Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor who is running for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, is an ordained Baptist pastor who has made no secret of his socially conservative views.
The United Nations called on Wednesday for a quick and \
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A female soccer player banned from league games with a men's team also was excluded Tuesday from an upcoming exhibition match.
LONDON -- Doctors working for the US military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal.
Tiger Woods won the Buick Invitational by a tournament-record eight strokes for his 62nd PGA Tour victory, tying Arnold Palmer for fourth on the career list.
On a mid-morning in early August, Richard Florida -- theoretician du jour about what makes cities succeed -- wouldn't stop staring at the rows of bungalows speeding past his car window in the city's Brookland area.
Da Paperino ai Simpsons, da Cipputi a Batman: tutti personaggi di fantasia che fanno parte della nostra cultura condivisa
DUBLIN : Aer Lingus said that about 1,600 employees applied before a deadline for redundancy packages offered by the Irish state airline, which aims to reduce its workforce by 1,325 to 2,668 over three years.
(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has enhanced its Windows Live Search Maps with a 3D map of New York, the first of several cities in the U.S., U.K., and Canada that will be featured in 3D through the service. Throughout the day Tuesday, Microsoft also plans to release 3D cityscapes of U.S. cities Austin, Texas; Cape Coral, Florida; Cincinnati; Indianapolis; Savannah, Georgia; and Tampa, Florida. Northampton, England, and Ottawa, Canada, also will be featured as 3D cityscapes through the service. The free online map of New York provides a photorealistic view of New York, including landmarks like Times Square, Central Park, Wall Street, and Rockefeller Plaza. As with other locations mapped through Windows Live Search Maps, users can get Yellow Pages listing, locations of businesses and other landmarks as well as contact information; driving directions, and reviews for New York businesses, restaurants and the like. In addition, users can get real-time traffic incident information integrated with driving directions in the city and can share and access custom maps and lists of notable places in New York that other users have created. Users also can create their own lists of favorite maps and locations in New York. Users can access the new 3D maps on the Live Search Maps Web site. Windows Live Search Maps is one of the new Web-based services Microsoft has been rolling out over the past year and a half to drive its online advertising business, a segment it is hoping will become a significant source of revenue for the company. Links to businesses or locations found through Windows Live Search Maps include paid-search advertising links, one area where Microsoft is hoping to gain round on Google. In the meantime, the company recently said it would purchase digital marketing services company aQuantive \u00c2\u00a0to boost its advertising strategy. The purchase will differentiate Microsoft from Google by the acquisition of Avenue A/Razorfish, a full-service design and advertising agency owned by aQuantive.
The International Cycling Union unveils its zero tolerance anti-doping programme on Friday to clean up the sport's image.

Tinsley Mortimer is New York\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pre-eminent young socialite. Her husband, Topper, remains something of a mystery.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s largest retailer, said on Saturday it expects a 0.7 percent increase in November sales at its US stores open at least
MUMBAI: While the Congress and the NCP leadership in Delhi were struggling over the issue of the Maharashtra chief ministership, the local units of these parties did the thing they are best at doing.
The Wildcats lost a season-high six turnovers on Saturday \u00e2\u0080\u0094 all in the second half \u00e2\u0080\u0094 and visiting Mississippi State pulled off a 31-14 upset.
Step by step and bit by digital bit, Google is taking over the way PC users find, manage and receive information. The Mountain View, Calif.
Sindacato annuncia iniziative legali per bloccarla
The Arctic is being hit by melting ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, a US report on the impact of global warming says.
Supermarket group Morrisons today cheered the City with news that converted Safeway stores were reaping the benefits of their change to the Morrisons format.
Oltre a Sp. Braga-Parma 1-0 ecco gli altri risultati degli incontri di andata dei 16' di coppa Uefa ...
Officials said that six workers had died and four others had suffered injuries at Olympic venues since construction for the 2008 games began five years ago.
Australia moved on Friday to calm  Indian concerns over the detention of an Indian doctor on  terror charges as the case against him hit a new problem.
NEW YORK  - Men who regularly consume milk, cheese and yogurt may be less likely to develop a cluster of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, a study suggests.
Dale Jarrett already was preparing to walk away from Robert Yates Racing at the end of the year. Now his corporate sponsor is following him out the door.
By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Dear Diary, the astronauts write.  Well, maybe not in those exact words. But three times a week, the two U.S. astronauts aboard the international space station write down their secret thoughts in their personal journals.
Via se non schiera i giocatori che vuole il presidente. Gheorge Hagi rischia l'esonero se stasera, n...
Britney Spears' best chance of regaining visitation rights with her two sons is in court \u00c2\u0097 but whether she'll be there is anyone's guess.
Riviste al ribasso,previsti 100mila barili in meno al giorno
Microsoft will step up its investments in Asia\u00c2\u00a0over the next two years as part of a bid to strengthen its relationship with partners and corporate customers in the area of mission-critical technologies.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
Like clockwork You have to hand it to Novell for being consistent. The shrinking software maker has once again posted lackluster financial results - this time during its third quarter.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
London: Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said the team did a great job in winning the final NatWest Challenge one-day international but was still far away from its best.
PITTSBURGH -- Before Pittsburgh's 20-17 overtime win over the New York Jets yesterday, Jerome Bettis had gained 12 yards on 13 carries in the playoffs since 1997. Bettis surpassed that total on his third carry of the game and scored the Steelers' first touchdown on a 3-yard run, his second score in the postseason since '97.
(Source: HP)  This white paper provides you with a better understanding of how to trace requirements from definition to release and, by giving IT and business managers real data to support decisions, fulfill your contract with the business.
Hanuman Returns, the sequel of the animated film, Hanuman has backed out from its Diwali release.
Work is continuing to cool a gas cylinder, close to a fire at a garage workshop in County Down.
Jessie Sapp hits a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left and Patrick Ewing Jr. blocks Da'Sean Butler's layup at the buzzer, sealing No. 9 Georgetown's 58-57 win at West Virginia Saturday.
Nokia has introduced a promised Skype client for its N800 Internet tablet.
Investors in mobile phone giant Vodafone were rattled today by speculation the company could be drawn into a 40 billion US dollars (\u00c2\u00a320.8bn) bidding war.
Sono 18 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Udinese, Giovanni Galeone, per la gara di domani con ...
Australian Federal Police charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor on Saturday over his \
MOSCOW - Fight recorders have failed to provide reliable information about what brought down two Russian jetliners nearly simultaneously this week, killing 89 people, but that terrorism remained a leading possibility, a top official said today.
Two men demand a personal apology from ex-Seinfeld actor Michael Richards after the comic's racist tirade.
Ask.com became the first major search engine to promise users it won't store data on their queries, giving the privacy conscious the option of conducting research on the Internet in relative anonymity.
A senior official in Russia's justice ministry says some two thirds of the country's prisoners are ill.
SYDNEY : Australia said on Wednesday its military will buy 12 heavy-lift MRH-90 helicopters from Eurocopter for one billion dollars (US$700 million) after choosing the French design over the Black Hawk chopper from the United States, Canberra&#39;s preferred
A Chinese military expert has urged Taiwan's military to resist moves towards independence, pressing the island's soldiers to \
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Sydney, December 4: US technical experts will fly to Australia to examine whether song files swapped by users of Kazaa, the world&#39;s most popular Internet file-swapping system, can be filtered, a judge hearing a copyright case has ruled.
TORONTO -- Doctors should encourage all their patients -- sick and healthy -- to get an annual flu shot, the Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests in a statement yesterday.
A federal agency examines forensic tools to help law enforcement extract data from handheld gadgets.
BAGHDAD : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on a surprise visit to Iraq, predicted violence would increase ahead of January&#39;s elections as rebel attacks killed 11 people including a US soldier.
Torrent lovers everywhere can rejoice and pick up a new way to gather their favorite social sharing files - TorrentVolve. The TorrentVolve project is:   a cross-platform PHP-driven web-based BitTorrent client. It focuses on speed and reliability, while also providing a full feature set. It includes a user management system, a Torrent file manager, and a configurable Torrent downloader.   The project is still in beta but shows promise as a future staple in web-based torrent file gathering. They mention a few bug fixes and some new features (archive viewing, adding ETA & peer to the display, enabling/disabling automatic page refreshing).   You can get full details and the latest download of this package from their SourceForge page.
Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways are set to resume on Friday with unions and the airline \
PM promises that government housebuilding plans will be subject to stringent new guidelines.
Two university campuses were gripped by grief this morning, a day after a fast-moving fire swept through a beach house at a resort in North Carolina.
General Motors Corp. GM.N  will  recall 717,302 minivans because passengers could hurt their  arms or wrists when opening a power sliding door, U.S. safety  regulators said on Thursday.
As part of its service, Symantec will use a global network of probes and decoy e-mail accounts to collect, analyze and identify new phishing scams targeted at customers that use its Online Fraud Management services.
From the DevChix website, there's this new post that helps introduce developers (both in PHP and Rails environments) to hos to use the Yahoo! UI connection manager in their applications.   This post is geared towards folks who haven't done the \
Britain has condemned Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi over the Litvinenko murder.
Russian authorities expelled a Moldovan  journalist critical of the Kremlin on Sunday in a move  condemned by media watchdogs.
Industrial groups in Europe are about to look in detail at ideas for a new launch system to put humans in space.
afrol News, 7 October - Relative calm has returned to Guinea-Bissau after yesterday&#39;s mutiny, in which Army Chief Ver\u00c3\u00adssimo Correia Seabra allegedly was killed.
 Foley voters say of sex scandal
US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a tough first-set challenge from wild card Angelique Widjaja to reach the semi-finals of the Wismilak International with a 7-5 6-1 victory on Friday.
Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat on Monday when a European Union court upheld a landmark ruling that the world's largest software maker had abused its dominant market position to crush rivals.
Pakistani police have arrested more than 10 suspects in a series of raids following a deadly bombing in the southwestern city of Quetta that killed 11 people, police said on Saturday.
South Korea insisted Saturday it will never develop nuclear weapons, but North Korea ruled out dismantling its weapons program or resuming negotiations unless U.S. drops its policy of \
US commanders said they had established at least loose control over almost all of Fallujah on Saturday and estimated that 1,600 insurgents have been
Risultati e classifiche della 3/a giornata del campionato di serie C1.
U.S. stocks rose on Monday, after he  government said retail sales in November were better than  expected, a sign of economic strength.
Contestant Emily Parr is removed from the latest Big Brother series for using a racially offensive word to a fellow housemate.
The United Nations has called on all factions involved in several days of fighting in eastern Congo to agree to a cease-fire. Clashes continued Monday as the United Nations ordered the government to clarify
A report recommends that male rape is recognised by law and that consent is defined in the statue book.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney\u00e2\u0080\u0099s office is disinclined to charge Lindsay Lohan with three drug-related felonies, a decision that could spare the troubled actress from a prison sentence, celebrity news outlet TMZ.com reported on Tuesday...
The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.
In this photo released by Unalaska Community Broadcasting, the two halfs of the Malaysian cargo ship Selendang Ayu sit on the rocks about 400-500 yards offshore in Skan Bay on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Island chain Thursday, Dec.
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Nov. 13-19. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An \
The US Marines Corps is investigating the shooting death of a wounded Iraqi in Fallujah last weekend to determine if the man posed a threat to Marines or was a victim of the improper use of force.
Adobe and Yahoo are launching a new Internet toolbar that will provide users with access to Yahoo products -- including Anti-Spy, Pop-Up Blocker and Yahoo Search -- as well as Adobe products, such as Create Adobe PDF Online.
Blog: The FBI refuses to answer journalists' questions about its spyware that can be delivered over the Internet and implanted in a suspect's computer remotely.
Britain's leading private equity firms accept a change to the tax breaks they receive is \
Redmond steps up competition with Adobe in open source software, saying it will provide free access to its most sophisticated development tools.
Production on Law &amp; Order: Trial By Jury will continue despite the recent death of the series&#39; star, Jerry Orbach. &quot;While Jerry is irreplaceable, Law &amp; Order: Trial by Jury is an ensemble and will continue
Iraq. Rumsfeld visita la base aerea di Al Asad. Attacco vicino al ministero del Petrolio: 4 morti. Visita a sorpresa del segretario alla Difesa Usa Donald Rumsfeld alla base aerea Al Asad, vicino a Haditha, 200
Packers quarterback Brett Favre was a pallbearer and some 50 members of the organization attended Reggie White\u00e2\u0080\u0099s funeral in Charlotte, NC, on Thursday.
Burning public health issues, cloned animals and the dangers of climate change will top the agenda at a conference drawing some 10,000 eminent scientists from around the world.
Three vital undersea cables were cut last week, but India's IT sector coped well.
The extraordinary loss of life from Sunday's earthquake and tsunami waves is prompting Asian governments to consider developing a more comprehensive and effective warning system.
A motorist is arrested on suspicion of driving at 172mph on a rural road in Oxfordshire.
Supremely confident, 100 percent fit, Maria Sharapova oozes purpose and poise ahead of Saturday's Australian Open final.
Former President Clinton tearfully escorted a flag-draped casket Saturday carrying former Gov. Ann Richards into the state Capitol, where she will spend the next two days lying in state before her funeral and burial.
For a show aiming to encompass the breadth of Latin music, from Cuban to Brazilian, the Latin Grammys still rely heavily on non-Latin star power to draw television viewers.
(InfoWorld) - Capgemini\u00c2\u00a0, a major global services provider, has just partnered with Google to enable large-scale adoption of the enterprise version of Google Apps. Capgemini will provide training, support, integration, and other services to large organizations that implement Google Apps Premier. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a small but momentous event, signaling increasing enterprise interest in free Web-based apps that look and feel like Word, Excel, and other Microsoft Office software. Google Apps was added to the portfolio of products Capgemini supports because the company believes demand for SaaS (software-a-service) productivity suites will grow strongly in coming years. Steve Jones\u00c2\u00a0, a CTO at Capgemini, is quick to note that Google Apps will not displace Office, but will fill two niches: enhancing the ability of knowledge workers to create documents collaboratively and bringing Office-like capabilities to workers who would not otherwise have them. Nonetheless, adoption is bound to increase. \
In late January, eBay will no longer support the ability for members to sign in to eBay through Microsoft Passport. This means that members currently using this service will have to sign in through eBay directly.
Miglior tempo per Felipe Massa nella terza giornata di test di formula uno a Monza. Il pilota della ...
The network equipment maker reported that its quarterly net income grew 7.2 percent amid growing concern that economic weakness could affect technology spending.
Spinti dai guadagni dei titoli petroliferi e minerari
TALKS on a free trade agreement with China will begin in March, opening a porthole to the world&#39;s biggest market. An Asia-Pacific regional trade agreement, potentially worth more than $190 billion, also looks more likely than ever before.
ComputerWorld AU: Respondents to the 2004 Ernst &amp; Young Global Information Security Survey cited lack of security awareness by end users as the top barrier to achieving the required level of security.
The Nationals and their two remaining arbitration-eligible players, reliever Jon Rauch and infielder Felipe Lopez , are $300,000 apart in submitted figures for potential hearings.
A Hurricane Katrina evacuee who claims rescue workers stole the dog she left behind has lost her fight for custody of the cocker spaniel.
In \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Bruges,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes have great fun rummaging around inside Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s modest bag of tricks.
Intel has decided to cancel its project to develop a liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) chip that would bring down the cost of rear-projection televisions.
Charlize Theron is very interested in US political affairs and is planning to enter politics   soon.
Al Qaeda inspired the 2004 Madrid train bombings which killed 191 people, a public prosecutor said on Monday in concluding remarks at the trial of 29 people accused of involvement in the attacks.
Pop star Christina Aguilera can now add \
Downwind from the cotton candy, the caramel apples and the deep-fried Oreos, carnival worker Robert Weaver stepped into a mobile dentist&#39;s office on the state-fair midway
MUMBAI: Talk about content syndication. What happened on Monday (13 September) on The Oprah Winfrey Show took that to a completely different level.
In Germania sono stati i tifosi a scegliere la rosa dei 22 giocatori stranieri della Bundesliga per ...
NEW YORK - Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney's supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week's national convention.    A panel made up largely of conservative delegates approved platform language that calls for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and opposes legal recognition of any sort for gay civil unions...
Earthquakes have been rumbling more frequently deep beneath Mauna Loa, suggesting that the world's largest volcano is getting ready to erupt for the first time in 20 years, scientists said.
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The world may know that smoking is dangerous, but the world doesn't care, apparently. A WHO report says smoking is on the rise, mainly because enough work isn't being done to curb the addiction.
Several explosions ripped through Mogadishu's sprawling Bakara Market on Tuesday, killing two people in a fifth straight day of violence in the area.
HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - South Korea's Pak Se-ri officially qualified for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame after completing her opening round at the LPGA Championship on Thursday.
As a reminder, there's still time to sign up for today's Webinar Wednesday from Zend talking about the upcoming Zend Framework 1.0 release.   In this webinar, Bill Karwin, Product Engineering Manager, will provide an overview of the design philosophy, the major components of the framework and its future directions. Topics will cover MVC, Search, Data Access, Web Services, Filter, Authentication, Cache and more.   You can sign up via Zend's site on the Webex page. The conference starts at 12pm Eastern time (GMT -04:00)/6pm Europe Daylight time (GMT +02:00) and will last about an hour.
To address confusion created by ZenithOptmedia's two-pronged marketplace approach, Optimedia has just unveiled a plan to redefine its position in the U.S. with a focus on strategic planning.
Per la prima volta da 14 anni a questa parte oggi scioperano insieme magistrati e avvocati (questi ultimi prolungano la protesta fino a domani). Entrambe le categorie contestano la riforma dell&#39;ordinamento
UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand  - Thai Muslims who  have studied Islam abroad are behind the spate of violence in  the far south which has claimed almost 500 lives since January,  Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday.
Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee battles for political survival against a conservative   challenger in Rhode Island on Tuesday as voters in nine states   choose candidates for November elections.
Oil bounced back above $70 a barrel on   Wednesday, recovering from a 10-week low, as traders   anticipated Iran would fail to meet a looming U.N. deadline to   halt its atomic fuel program.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The militant Islamic group  Hamas made significant inroads against the mainstream Fatah  movement in Palestinian municipal elections held last week in  the West Bank, official results showed Sunday.
U.S. and British officials denied trying to hide the details of a friendly fire incident on Tuesday after a classified cockpit video was leaked showing U.S. pilots mistakenly killing a British soldier.
Germany&#39;s Max Rauffer won a downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory in a race in which all the favorites faired poorly.
There wasn't much more Will Blackmon could have done for his Boston College teammates in last night's 19-11 victory over Ball State.
As the two sides prepare for an economic summit, the focus is on what to do about China's persistent trade surplus
Mouse-trapped Comment Substitute teacher Julie Amero faces up to 40 years in prison for exposing kids to porn using a classroom computer, but the facts strongly suggest that she was wrongfully convicted. Many issues remain, from the need for an independent computer forensics investigation and the presence of spyware and adware on the machine, to bad or incomplete legal work on both sides of this criminal case.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
New NATO member Bulgaria and Balkan neighbours Macedonia and Albania will build a joint air defence system the ministers of defence and army chiefs of staff of the three countries agreed at a meeting in Sofia, ...
Housing construction fell in November and single-family activity dropped to the lowest level in more than 16 years as a severe housing slump showed no signs of a turnaround.
SPRINGFIELD, Vermont  - In the Vermont town of Springfield nestled in a mountain valley, a banner decorated with images of pink doughnuts is festooned across Main Street, welcoming visitors to the \
A curious thing happened to one of my psychiatric residents not long ago. One of his patients caught him off guard with a challenging question: \u00e2\u0080\u009cHave you ever been in psychotherapy yourself?\u00e2\u0080\u009d
England's universities will benefit from a new funding scheme to be announced by the prime minister.
Breakfast, that warm and comforting meal, is going prime time, as top chefs are inventing new gourmet variations on bacon and eggs
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,  his government in ruins, vowed Thursday to rebuild it by  recruiting the Labor Party to stave off snap elections and  carry out his Gaza withdrawal plan on schedule in 2005.
The general in charge of UN peacekeepers in Haiti is critical of the slow pace of aid getting to hungry and sick residents, many left homeless by flooding.
Google Inc. will try to cash in on the Internet's latest craze by distributing ads within \
The Boston Red Sox ended their 86-year championship drought with a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the World Series.
A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the
The Airbus A380 takes first class to a whole new level.
Human rights group Amnesty International warns of a dramatic rise in threats to journalists in Sri Lanka.
Knowledge Learning Corp. said it  signed a deal to buy KinderCare Learning Centers Inc.  KDCR.OB, which operates preschool and child care facilities,  for $550.3 million cash.
THE community constituency of the National Economic, Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) yesterday snubbed the MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) , Rodrigo Rato, on the first day of his whistle-stop South African tour .
Liverpool will play Watford, the only non-Premier League side in the competition, in its semifinal after the Championship side eliminated Portsmouth 3-0 on Tuesday.
NEW YORK -- The Rudy Tomjanovich Era in Los Angeles may be ending, quite surprisingly, after only half a season.
The parents of Madeleine McCann, the British four-year-old missing in Portugal, spoke of their guilt Friday but vowed not to go home without her.
U.S. shares were expected to start slightly weaker on Tuesday on caution ahead of results from networking gear maker Cisco Systems  which will set the direction for technology stocks.
SIR Alex Ferguson\u00e2\u0080\u0099s tendency to lace his public statements with hidden meaning is so well entrenched that even his most straightforward observations are open to ambiguity.
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BEIJING - Torrential floods in south-western China have claimed at least 90 lives, leaving 77 others missing. Local officials yesterday sought help from the military in rescuing hundreds trapped by mudslides and caved-in roads.
CRAGs, or Carbon Rationing Action Groups, are slowly springing up across Britain, with about 160 people active in some 20 groups, low-carbon living trends are growing.
Each year more than one million babies in sub-Saharan Africa die before they are a month old because of a lack of essential health care, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.
After an accidental death in carbon monoxide poisoning with her mother and 7-year-old daughter, Albanian pop singer Anita Bitri was mourned Saturday.
United Parcel Service posted improved third-quarter earnings but the results still missed forecasts on Wall Street.
Unless a Delaware judge clears the way for Oracle Corp. to buy PeopleSoft Inc. in the next few weeks, the Pleasanton firm&#39;s shareholders will have the final say about their company&#39;s fate on March 25.
CALGARY, Alberta  - Overweight people with diabetes have as much success dropping pounds using a colorful dinner plate that measures food portions as they do on many weight-loss drugs, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
German-U.S. automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it has sold its 10.5 percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motors Co., a move that it expects will raise more than $900 million.
The S.E.C. is now considering whether a different kind of auction will be allowed to set values on company income statements.
Bob Knight said yesterday that the US Olympic men's basketball team didn't win the gold medal in Athens last month because the players were too pampered on and off the court. The Texas Tech coach, speaking to the San Antonio Sports Foundation, said things would have been different had he been leading the team instead of Larry Brown . For ...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesian President  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono joined tsunami survivors crowding  mosques in ravaged Aceh province to pray during an Islamic  festival on Friday and pledged to rebuild the region.
A report into the failure of one of Wales' biggest inward investment projects says funding should have been more closely monitored.
Forgot scary movies. Horror video games loaded with zombies and other monsters will really make your skin crawl.
The government lowered Wednesday its threat level from &quot;critical&quot; to &quot;severe&quot;, where it had been before the weekend&#39;s failed car bombings in London and Glasgow.
The Bush administration has long insisted that a few &quot;bad apples&quot; were solely to blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
Experts have found explosives in both Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week, investigators said yesterday, making it likely that bombs brought down the aircraft before elections in volatile Chechnya.
Online retailer Woot.com offers Microsoft's digital music player for $129, but \
An arrogant rush to war in Iraq has made the country more vulnerable to nuclear attack while the Bush administration has misled the public with \
The University of Wisconsin-Stout will require athletes to undergo random drug testing, a response to December police searches that netted steroids and other drugs from the homes of two football players.
The leaders of China and India agreed Tuesday to double trade between their two countries to $40 billion by 2010 and to boost ties that have been marked by suspicions dating to a 1962 border war and rivalry over their regional roles.
Manca il quorum richiesto, pari ai tre quinti del Parlamento
The exchanges were in talks about an $11 billion merger, a union that would be the latest in a wave of consolidation among financial markets.
Roma pesca Manchester, poi Chelsea-Valencia e Psv-Liverpool
LONDON, England -- Royal Dutch/Shell plans to boost exploration and production in a bid to restore confidence in the scandal-hit oil giant.
The Citadel has postponed its home opener against nearby Charleston Southern because of the potential that Hurricane Frances could be off the coast of South Carolina this weekend.
A rash of gangland-style killings in Cancun is being blamed on a battle between rival Cuban-American gangs over the lucrative trade in bringing Cubans into the U.S.
Israel on Thursday approved a troop  pullback from West Bank cities and the release of 900  Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of a  summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.
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The imminent homecoming of the prime minister he deposed is the latest challenge to the Pakistani president's precarious hold on power
Mahmoud Abbas, the favourite to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader, has called on his people to stop fighting Israel. Mr Abbas said Palestinians had a legitimate right &quot;to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means&quot;.
Somali Islamists, who are in charge of the capital and other key areas, are becoming more radical and under growing control from an al Qaeda cell in East Africa, the top U.S. diplomat for Africa said on Thursday.
Ferocious Santa Ana winds of up to 70 mph were expected to arrive by Saturday morning as crews struggled to surround a large forest fire. \
Scientists say they have identified an area of the brain that may explain why some people are obsessed with collecting items.
After six close games, the Buffalo Sabres finally had an easy win.
Emerson Electric Co., the world&#39;s largest maker of power supplies for telecommunications systems, said fourth-quarter profit rose 28 percent as it cut costs and sold more new products.
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The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against al Qaeda, other radical groups and Pakistan-based Habib Bank Ltd over the 2002 abduction, torture and murder of her husband.
The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, a BBC investigation has found.
In confidential safety memos, pilots recount fatigue-related incidents.
Delays. Long lines. Bad service. Groping security guards. Here are our prescriptions for change.
Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan says the US trade deficit cannot be sustained indefinitely.
Marco Baghdatis reached his first final since the Australian Open, defeating Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 Saturday to advance to the title match of the China Open.
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Iraqi men inspect the debris of a destroyed house after a US air strike overnight in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, early morning Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.
The sluggish bond market took a toll on another Wall Street behemoth, as JPMorgan Chase reported a 13per cent drop in third-quarter earnings, far worse than Wall Street analysts had expected.
MySpace is about to make it possible for developers to build applications that can run, and make money, on its site.
Rescue teams in the mountainous  terrain of eastern Nepal on Wednesday recovered the remains of  24 people killed in the crash of a helicopter chartered by  conservation group WWF, officials said.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution that would give his nation until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment. Instead, Ahmadinejad insisted Tehran would pursue its nuclear program.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the maker of tropical fruit drink XanGo over claims the beverage can prevent or treat cancer, depression, infection, Alzheimer's disease and other ailments.
Britain's Gordon Brown arrived in China on Friday on his maiden visit as prime minister, with tackling climate change and boosting two-way trade and investment top of the agenda.
Israel plans to tighten a financial clampdown on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that would choke off all but humanitarian and basic supplies, senior Israeli and Western officials said on Tuesday.
NYMEX crude CLV4 futures traded  slightly higher on Sunday amid fresh violence in the holy Iraqi  city of Najaf.
In a world in which we arrive without choice, it is perhaps only fitting that all of us inevitably experience a weird melange of joy, sadness, boredom, health, sickness, love, loneliness, despondency
Alla vigilia dell'andata degli ottavi di Champions con il Lione, il tecnico della Roma Luciano Spall...
Ford will inject \u00c2\u00a3534m into Jaguar, after the UK car maker had to cover a writedown on its investments following a drop in production.
Two convicted developers of the notorious Zotob worm, designed last year to infect Windows 2000-based systems, were sentenced today to one and two years in prison, Maghreb Arabe Presse is reporting this afternoon.
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Plus: Geek squad comes to the rescue. [News.com Extra]
WASHINGTON -- NASA yesterday gave a multibillion dollar contract to build a manned lunar spaceship to Lockheed Martin Corp. , the aerospace leader that usually builds unmanned rockets.
A parliamentarian from a prominent regional party in eastern India is shot dead by suspected Maoists.
Save up to $105 next month by refusing to be an accessory in your own bank heist.
Canada beat Russia 3-1 Saturday night in Toronto. Team Canada is now rolling on all cylinders and is getting scoring from everywhere.
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EastEnders actress Jill Halfpenny wins the second series of BBC talent show Strictly Come Dancing.
ATHENS : Iran grabbed their first-ever Olympic taekwondo gold medal while world-leaders South Korea opened their campaign with one title, saying they may have lost another to a scoring mistake by the judges.
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 7, 2004 .- John Paul II called for the silencing of arms in the Ivory Coast amid the tension that followed the killing of nine French soldiers on Saturday.
Twenty-two people, most of them Togolese sports officials, were killed when a passenger helicopter exploded and crashed on Sunday at Sierra Leone's main international airport, aviation officials said.

LAKE PLACID, NY (CP) - The Canadian women&#39;s hockey team advanced to the final of the Four Nations Cup with a 4-1 win over Finland on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES  - With a chart-topping 21  Primetime Emmy nominations, HBO's six-hour, $64 million  miniseries \
Mobile communications firm Motorola   has high hopes for the mobile version of WiMAX  broadband, the company's technology head said in a newspaper  interview.
French customs officers have seized a cargo of counterfeit drinks, the first haul of its kind in France, the customs office said on Wednesday.
The way children learn may determine the building blocks of language, suggests a study of deaf Nicaraguan children. Ann Senghas of New York&#39;s Columbia University, US, and colleagues studied three generations
PeopleSoft Inc.  on Thursday reported a quarterly net profit, after a year-earlier loss, as the company saw stronger sales of its  business software than what it had forecast earlier despite its continued fight to block a takeover from rival Oracle Corp.
Rimossi blocchi, ora presidio sotto sede Assindustria
A Zimbabwe court on Tuesday ordered the release of a controversial British property tycoon who was arrested last week for breaching foreign exchange laws and possessing pornography, his lawyer said.
Two tenured art professors have resigned from the University of California, Los Angeles, because the school refused to suspend a graduate student who may have used a gun during a classroom performance art piece.
HMAS Anzac found the freighter between the Islands of Kalimantan and Sumatra. Anzac was on its way to take part in exercises with Singaporean and Malaysian forces.
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Citigroup Inc. C.N, the world's  largest financial services company, on Thursday said  fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent, helped by growth in its  consumer business.
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CANBERRA - Indonesia is on high alert after warnings from the United States, Britain and Australia of a possible terrorist attack before Christmas.
Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?
This morning you step back and remind yourself that David Carr has started a mere 39 NFL games. You remind yourself he&#39;s 25 years old and that he&#39;s not nearly as good as he&#39;s going to be.
LAS VEGAS, United States  - The oddsmakers have labelled Vitali Klitschko a strong favourite to defend his WCB heavyweight title but the scars over his left eye may be the biggest equalizer for challenger Danny Williams.
Firefighters saved Glasgow Airport from \
ATA Holdings Corp., parent of ATA Airlines, the nation's 10th-largest carrier, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization yesterday, becoming the third U.S. airline operating under court protection.
U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South  Dakota was hospitalized on Wednesday with a possible stroke,  drawing the concern of fellow Democrats preparing to take  control next month of a closely divided Senate.
Software aimed at standarizing prison sentences had been applied to more than 1,500 cases, newspaper says.
In a villa overlooking the Indian Ocean, Teresa Simoes Ferreira grew up in the segregated privilege of Portuguese-ruled Mozambique where she accompanied her father on medical rounds in poor rural areas.
Alitalia's talks with unions look set to continue into the weekend, as management struggle to reach a deal with cabin crew.
Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews/Agencies) - \u00e2\u0080\u009cThank God it&#39;s over,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. \u00e2\u0080\u009cI have to give credit to the new prime minister for not interfering with the judiciary [. .
Two elderly women were killed and at least 33 people were injured when a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, centered 17 kilometers below sea level, struck just off the northwestern Japanese coast Monday morning, knocking down several small buildings, authorities reported.
HONG KONG, AUGUST 25 : After years of steadily falling prices that dragged down salaries and destroyed the value of many apartments, inflation has finally returned here, government statisticians announced early this week.
VANCOUVER, WASH. - Scientists said Wednesday the chance of Mount St Helens in Washington state erupting soon was declining, but warned the mountain could continue venting steam and volcanic rock for several weeks.
Five Germans thought to be missing in the Sahara are safe but face charges for the alleged theft of artefacts.
Embedded Wi-Fi products are taking off, and their popularity is likely to grow at an accelerating pace, according to In-Stat/MDR. The market for embedded Wi-Fi clients -- including mobile PCs
BEIRUT, Dec. 13 -- For years, Fouad Siniora was a man of numbers more than rhetoric, as a banker, finance minister and friend to  Rafiq al-Hariri, the billionaire former prime minister assassinated last year. This week, he stood before a crowd that included more than 1,800 women at  his barricaded...
Oracle said Sunday that it was dropping its effort to acquire BEA Systems over disagreements surrounding the valuation of the company.
Unlike most teams, an NCAA berth wasn't enough for Maryland to call last year a success. Instead, the 2006 national champs are hoping to build on 2007 disappointment.
Nippy yet economical astro-peepers wanted The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Pentagon death-boffin hothouse where ideas don't have to be mad to get funding but it doesn't hurt either, has issued a new request for proposals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The Hollywood Entertainment Corp. story took another twist Friday when New York-based investor Carl Icahn announced the purchase of approximately 8.4 percent of the Wilsonville-based company&#39;s outstanding stock.
The White House is looking for ways  to sell jittery members of Congress and the public on a  controversial strategy that would revamp Social Security by  reducing future retiree benefits, analysts and Republican  sources say.
Singapore&#39;s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned Taiwan against moving toward independence, saying he supports the &quot;one China&quot; policy.
Suicide bombers, likely inspired by the Taliban, strike uncomfortably close to the Pakistani leader's military headquarters
Tango X2 provides a dock and speaker system for the Apple iPod, among other XtremeMac add-ons.
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Hoping to nullify a search warrant, Eric Rudolph's attorneys are disputing the government's claim that he planned to turn fugitive after a 1998 Alabama abortion clinic bombing.
Google cut the price of its share offering today as the new listing fell prey to worry about a slump in demand.
President George W. Bush's campaign website was inaccessible from outside the United States.
Verizon Communications announced earnings of $1.07 billion in the fourth quarter, but said its traditional telephone business remained a drag on the bottom line.
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia proposed yesterday that an existing missile-defense radar system in Azerbaijan be used to protect Europe from a possible future attack from Iran, and President Bush said the United States and Russia would begin talks to find areas of potential strategic cooperation.
At least three miners were killed when a fire broke out in a copper mine in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday and as many as 20 others were believed trapped underground.
UNITED NATIONS: A US-drafted resolution demanding Syria withdraw its forces from Lebanon and refrain from interfering in Beirut\u00e2\u0080\u0099s presidential elections narrowly went through the UN Security Council on Thursday.
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Two models for cars are designed for tough duty, and a slim hard drive for entertainment offers high storage capacity.
The United Auto Workers union said early Saturday it reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with Ford Motor Co., avoiding even the threat of a strike
Delta Airlines, operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, sees fourth-quarter net loss widened by 60%.
Comcast said it has received letters of inquiry from the F.C.C. regarding complaints that the company actively interferes with its subscribers\u00e2\u0080\u0099 Internet traffic.
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Dec. 5, 2004 - Gunmen in Iraq have killed 17 Iraqis and injured 13 others as they arrived to work at a weapons dump controlled by coalition forces.
GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Bush Administration will bring its \
The Sabres signed Thomas Vanek, who led Buffalo with 43 goals last season, to a seven-year $50 million contract, making him one of the NHL\u00e2\u0080\u0099s top-paid players.
Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday launched its iTunes online music store in Canada, the 14th country in which the popular service is available.
Augusto Pinochet , Chile&#39;s former military dictator, (pictured) has been taken to hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke on Saturday morning.
World No. 1 Roger Federer and No. 2 Andy Roddick showed why they are a level above the rest of the players on the ATP on Saturday, both gutting out three-set wins at the ATP stop in Bangkok to set up a renewal of their rivalry for the Sunday final.
Paul Casey, with another inspired putting display, and Luke Donald have earned England a one-shot victory over home favourites Spain in the WGC-World Cup of Golf.
CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 7 -- For months, Barack Obama's presidential campaign has focused its organizational abilities on the small, well-defined canvas of Iowa and New Hampshire, where the senator from Illinois has been able to make his case face to face with large proportions of the electorate and ...
Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.
India's monsoon rains have been below normal this year mainly because of an El Nino weather condition and are expected to hit growth in the farm-dependent economy, weather officials and analysts said on Monday.
While every human death from bird flu commands widespread attention, some experts are urging the world not to forget killer diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, which claim millions of lives each year.
The lack of a tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean essentially guaranteed the devastation that swept coastal communities around southern Asia.
The leader of the British National Party was arrested today following a TV documentary exposing the extent of racism in the organisation, the party said today.
The European Commission said it regretted Washington's announcement that it was filing a complaint against the European Union before the World Trade Organization over the EU's customs system.
Flyi Inc., parent of struggling low-cost carrier Independence Air, yesterday announced plans to delay acquisition of 10 new Airbus jets, a money-saving move the company hopes can help avert a bankruptcy filing.
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EcoMotors says it can hit 100 miles per gallon by 2011. So do some others.
Cod stocks in Europe's northern waters are on the verge of extinction, scientists said on Monday, calling for a blanket ban on fishing in 2005.
That&#39;s why the American Cancer Society urges all women to get a clinical breast exam each year once they reach 40. Health experts say women over 40 should also have a mammogram every year or two.
HARBORCREEK, Pa. - An Erie County homeowner returned from a Florida visit to even warmer climes - his house, where police say someone had broken in and had turned up the man's thermostat all the way.
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Rise of the machines The recent surge in use of remotely-controlled robot aircraft by US forces for the Wars on Stuff has meant that substantial numbers of American pilots are now being pulled off normal flight status and assigned to drone-driving duty, according to reports.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A three-year study into a cluster of childhood leukemia cases in Sierra Vista detected no toxic exposures that could have caused the illnesses, federal health officials said.
Some experts say that moving solar energy from niche to mainstream is unlikely without big breakthroughs.
5:1 sales ratio Sony's PlayStation 3 is falling further behind Nintendo's Wii in the Japanese sales stakes, the latest figures from local market watcher Enterbrain have revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
One of the largest and most liberal labor unions in the country is the biggest contributor to the Republican Governors Association for the coming election, even topping heavyweight GOP donors such as the National Rifle Association.
Alberto Gilardino contro il Torino ha calciato e sbagliato un calcio rigore che avrebbe potuto dare ...
NEWYORK - President George W. Bush called on Israel yesterday to enforce a freeze in the settlements and to end the &quot;daily humiliation&quot; of the Palestinians, and told the Palestinians that a &quot;commitment to democratic reform is essential to resolving the
The cadre of civilian lawyers representing terrorism suspects held by the military at Guantanamo Bay are not allowed to meet their clients in private, without video surveillance. All their mail and notes must be turned over to the military. Classified information cannot be shared with their clien...
HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd. (2618.HK) Monday closed debut trade in Hong Kong at its intraday high, as selling by investors looking to reduce exposure to
Billionaire financier Carl C. Icahn and real estate investor Harry B. Macklowe disclosed that they owned an 8 percent stake in Reckson Associates Realty Corporation.
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Jonny Wilkinson will be rested by Newcastle this weekend in response to a plea from England chiefs for international players to miss this weekend's English Premiership matches so they can be fresh for next week's Six Nations clash with Ireland in Dublin.
Germany's defense minister on Friday urged more talks within NATO on the U.S. plan to locate elements of an anti-missile shield in Europe which has raised tensions between Russia and the United States.
Kohli's repy to Bhansali's comment on Koffee With Karan.
Some Democratic senators suggested for the first time that they might oppose Michael B. Mukasey if he does not make clear that he opposes harsh interrogation techniques.
NEAR FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. troops unleashed a  fierce barrage of shelling Monday on Iraq's rebel-held town of  Falluja, where U.S. troops are poised for a major offensive, a  Reuters witness said.
Diesel-electric hybrid vans added to Italy route as part of company-wide goal toward more fuel efficiency.
The scars from the Iraq war do not heal when U.S. soldiers return home, says a powerful new film starring Tommy Lee Jones that keeps the conflict at the heart of the Venice film festival this year.
PARIS: One of the world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s widest studies into heart attacks has identified nine risk factors that account for nine out of 10 of all cardiac arrests, with cholesterol, smoking and stress topping the table.
L'Atletico Madrid ha acquistato dal Barcellona il centrocampista italo brasiliano Thiago Mott. Il gi...
The government announces improvements to the terms and conditions of Gurkhas in the British army.
Delta Air Lines&#39; pilots union said Wednesday night it had reached a tentative agreement on concessions that could save the struggling carrier from bankruptcy.
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The crowd following Tiger Woods around the TPC Boston grew steadily throughout the morning sunshine until it lined the length of the 18th fairway as he finished his pro-am Thursday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
European stock markets held steady in early deals as disappointing news from US chipmaker Intel after the close of trading in New York offset a rally on Wall Street overnight, dealers said.
The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report.
The site of a helicopter crash believed to have killed rally driver Colin McRae and three others is being searched.
A man who tried to fund an Argentine campaign was offered a bribe to hide Venezuelan sources, a US court hears.
Finnish pupils are the smartest in the world according to a survey 15-year-olds in 41 countries, closely followed by three Asian countries.
DR. JACQUES ROGGE warned world gymnastics federation officials yesterday to shape up or he&#39;d throw them out on their pointy little heads.
Leftists give tsunami relief in Sri Lanka, filling a vacuum left by the government.
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A vet who became ill after working on the Suffolk bird flu outbreak tests negative for the disease.
(InfoWorld) - Apple introduced a refresh to its line of MacBook Pro laptop computers on Tuesday, raising CPU speeds and memory capacity and improving graphics performance across the line. The new systems can accommodate up to 4GB of RAM and feature CPU speeds of up to 2.4GHz. These new MacBook Pros are the first Apple laptops to feature Intel's Santa Rosa chipset, said Apple vice president of worldwide Mac product marketing David Moody. That's increased the systems' bus speed from 667MHz to 800MHz and also explains why the new MacBook Pros can allocate an extra gigabyte of RAM. The new 15-inch MacBook Pros are also the first Apple laptops to feature mercury-free, LED-backlit displays that Apple CEO Steve Jobs first hinted at in an open letter in May discussing Apple's environmental efforts. \
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Jim Nantz remembers the scene well. The crew of CBS's &quot;NFL Today&quot; was on the set following the Patriots' 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers Feb. 1 in the Super Bowl. &quot;Deion Sanders had his arm around Dan Marino's shoulder on one side. I was on Dan's other side and just had given him a hug, wishing him well in ...
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New robust ambulances are being introduced to hoist heavy patients in the northern part of the Netherlands, Dutch news agency ANP-Reuters said on Monday.
The NFL Network has rejected two proposals from Time Warner Cable that would have allowed New York-area viewers to watch Rutgers and Kansas State in the Texas Bowl.
Profit plunged 94 percent at EADS after its main unit, the aircraft maker Airbus, reported its worst year ever.
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Tensions between rival Palestinian factions flared in the Gaza Strip on Friday after ruling Hamas Islamists detained an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas's government and three Fatah mourners were killed in an explosion.
A Pakistani agent accused of planting a bomb in North West Frontier Province is handed to police.
T. I. is one of the last rap stars standing, a dominant figure at a time when record sales are falling fast and hip-hop sales are falling faster.
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Columbia Pictures has acquired the political thriller \
Mitt Romney expressed confidence that he could quell concerns about his faith as he runs for president.
Intelligent-design advocates hijack new evidence about so-called junk DNA to support their theory.
Israel said on Saturday it had  recently seized a truck carrying chemicals used to make  explosives hidden in bags marked as European Union aid for the  Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Botox treatment to rid yourself of unsightly wrinkles may be addictive, research has found.
U.S. consumers' appetite to purchase homes and refinance existing loans fizzled last week despite a decline in mortgage rates, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
President Bush admiringly called him &quot;the Blade,&quot; for the gleam in his budget-cutting eye. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (DW.Va.) blasted him as &quot;little Caesar.
For the third time in five weeks, HBO showcases a gala event via Pay Per View. In the Main Event, WBC Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KO\u00e2\u0080\u0099s) makes the first defense of his title against Danny
Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.
The world's biggest passenger plane is set to be unveiled for the first time - with more riding on it than just the 550 passengers the aircraft can accommodate.
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The fossil of a sea reptile with a neck twice as long as its body is solving the mystery of how some ancient reptiles used their long appendages.
The FBI has opened a preliminary investigation into whether baseball all-star Miguel Tejada lied to federal authorities when he denied taking steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, The Associated Press has learned.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cNo Country for Old Men\u00e2\u0080\u009d received another major honor when it was selected best feature film by the Producers Guild of America.
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He was a philandering husband convicted of the shocking murder of his young and very pregnant wife. His name wasn't Scott Peterson, though. It was Todd Garton, and in 2001, a California jury said he deserved to die.
Michael Jackson loves children, but leprechauns? Perhaps not so   much.
The average weekly retail price for U.S. gasoline topped $2 a gallon to reach the third-highest level ever recorded by the government, the Energy Department said on Monday.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. ,  the world's number two maker of microchips for personal  computers, has sealed a deal to supply China's second-largest  PC maker with chips, scoring its latest victory in a market  share battle with bigger rival Intel .
(CBS) A spokesman for the US Marines says an investigation is underway into a videotaped incident in a Fallujah mosque, in which pool television pictures broadcast Monday appear to show a Marine shooting and killing a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi
A replica of the 19th Century ship Amistad begins a transatlantic voyage retracing the route of the slave trade.
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization has announced a two-week sale from November 12 to November 26, with the objective of catalyzing greater support from philanthropists and generous consumers, as well as emerging nations whose citizens could stand to benefit.
Cellular operators in the U.K. are expected to start testing new technology to improve indoor reception of 3G wireless signals.
VIENNA, Austria - A U.S. official expressed alarm Thursday about a possible nuclear-weapons related test site in Iran and accused the U.N...
A solar-powered hydrogen car is here, with some fine print.
Wimbledon champion MariaSharapova beat Venus Williams, 6-3, 6-4, in the Swisscom Challenge quarterfinals yesterday in Zurich to extend her winning streak to 11 matches.
Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if accusations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency Chairman Dick Pound said yesterday.
Trucks carrying aid rolled into Karachi on Monday after the death toll from violent storms and flooding along Pakistan&#39;s Arabian Sea coast rose to at least 235 people, officials said.
Two Brazilian subsidiaries of General Electric Co. that provide maintenance services to financially troubled airline Vasp are calling for the bankruptcy of Brazil's fourth-largest airline.
Description: More than 70 people -- the vast majority Iraqis -- have died at the hands of insurgents in Iraq in the past three days.
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PARIS Ensuring that relations with the United States and Britain will remain cool, President Jacques Chirac of France said in a televised interview Wednesday that the world was a more dangerous place because of the American-led invasion of Iraq.
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Major League Soccer recently refused a $1 million offer from Celtic FC for Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph, according to Joseph's agent, Ron Waxman.
Frode Johnsen scored his second goal of the match in the 61st minute Wednesday, helping Norway salvage a 2-2 draw against World Cup-bound Paraguay in a friendly.
Television footage aired over the weekend showed a group of Rwandan soldiers dancing and clapping their hands. With AK-47 assault rifles firmly strapped across their shoulders, the 150 troops sported green berets adorned with African Union badges as they ...
COLIN MONTGOMERIE enhanced his prospects of picking up a Ryder Cup wildcard with a sparkling five-under-par 67 in the first round of the German Open today.
Democrat John Kerry on Thursday challenged Republican President Bush, to weekly debates from now until the Nov. 2 presidential election.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA  - Fighting erupted in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and a Hamas gunman was killed, the first fatality in such clashes since the Islamist movement agreed with its Fatah rivals to form a unity government a month ago.
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Software maker heads to LA to show off a host of gadgets that use one or another Microsoft technology to access movies, music and video.
Diesels are everywhere at the Detroit Auto Show. What is this, Europe?
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Country star Alan Jackson is nominated for seven awards by the Country Music Association (CMA).
The British government is facing new demands to free a republican jailed for refusing to testify to an inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings.
Nel giro di un giorno si sono esauriti gli ultimi biglietti della sfida scudetto tra Inter e Palermo...
Zhang Yimou takes a pause between marital arts extravaganzas with this simple, affecting melodrama about a mournful Japanese patriarch on an odyssey through rural China.
Reviews of releases by Radiohead, Amplive, Tony Malaby, Keali\u00e2\u0080\u0098i Reichel and Cachao.
Since it arrived at Saturn in mid-2004, Cassini has already sent us back fascinating images of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest satellite.
Ron Artest had surgery on his right elbow Wednesday and will miss three to four weeks, another blow to the injury-depleted Sacramento Kings.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
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Having hit the news pages over his personal life, Colin Montgomerie set about trying to re-ignite his golf career today. But he did not make the best of starts.
48167 Days and 23 hours to create CD It's been almost nine months since we first reported on Windows Vista's inability to copy, delete and move files without stalling indefinitely, and yet the problem continues.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
A former Nazi captain serving a life sentence for war crimes took a motorbike to his lawyer's office Monday on a work-release permit, outraging Jewish residents and prompting Italy's defense minister to summon a military prosecutor for an explanation.
Basque guerrillas ETA vowed on Sunday to  keep up bomb attacks on the Spanish state, saying last year&#39;s  peace talks showed there was no point in negotiating with the  Socialist government.
China's economy will grow by 9.3 percent this year, the government forecast Thursday, amid signs that efforts to tame the economic boom may be failing to cap inflation.
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Cardiff Chamber of Commerce, which represents 1,400 businesses in south Wales, goes into liquidation.
A prominent gay rights group is stepping up its campaign against what it views as homophobic lyrics by a number of reggae acts. The OutRage organisation has attracted widespread
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Asian shares ticked higher on Tuesday  as oil paused in its near-daily record climb, providing  investors a chance to buy banks and some semiconductor shares  such as NEC Electronics Corp.
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British nuclear submarine HMS Sceptre  docks in Gibraltar for repairs, prompting protests from the Spain.
CANNES, France -- It just doesn't seem fair. We're sitting in a bungalow by the Mediterranean with Leonardo DiCaprio, and he's talking about the end of the world. Not necessarily the end of the Earth, mind you. The planetary ecosystem will continue to function (barring collision with a meteor, bu...
An audio tape attributed to Al Qaeda's  deputy leader urged Muslims Friday to organize resistance  against \
Hospitals are preparing for a surge of mums-to-be and feng shui masters are consulting their charts as superstitious Hong Kongers seek the best days to have babies in the upcoming Year of the Pig.
AstraZeneca&#39;s newest advertisements for its cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor are misleading and should be pulled from the market, consumer group Public Citizen says.
An panel on Thursday recommended that the government create a commission to promote the free flow of scientific knowledge and talent from other countries.
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Maria Tamares constantly feared the tiny, pitch-black crevice under tons of mud and logs would be her grave - and that of her 3-year-old granddaughter and three others trapped for 10 days under storm-loosened rubble.
The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu is found close to the Pakistani capital - officials say it is an isolated case.
According to the U.N.-ordered inquiry led by Paul Volcker, these are the top 10 countries that purchased oil from Iraq under the oil-for-food program from 1996 until 2003:
Confirming days of speculation, eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced that she will step down from her position leading the online auction company, effective March 31.
The father of a seriously ill baby girl fought on Friday against a hospital's request to allow her to die if she stops breathing, saying he and his wife were not yet ready to let her go.
By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 18--Lingering drought conditions could lead to more water restrictions for western growers already worried about losing crops.
An Israeli helicopter missile strike has killed a Palestinian militant in his car in Gaza City. Witnesses say six other Palestinians were wounded in the blast Sunday.
ATHENS, Greece -- It was death by a thousand cuts. If you can describe taking silver instead of gold as &quot;death.&quot; ...
Windows Mobile will continue to power smartphones produced by Microsoft partners, Gates says.
Martina Hingis's appeal against a positive doping test is rejected and she has been banned for two years.
A jury acquitted former paramilitary leader Louis-Jodel Chamblain of murder charges Tuesday after a secretive trial that began in the middle of the night, angering human rights groups who blamed the country's U.S.-backed government.
Asian shares fall sharply in Wednesday trading due to renewed fears about the health of the US economy.
Kobe Bryant practices Saturday for the first time in four days, and could play for the Los Angeles Lakers against Cleveland on Sunday.
Barack Obama will be able to evoke a long list of positive images when he stands outside Illinois' Old State Capitol and tells the world whether he's running for president.
MedImmune has cleared a significant hurdle to revive its long-troubled nasal flu vaccine, announcing yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration had approved FluMist for children 2 to 5 years old.
MOSCOW - Russian airlines will be required to document passengers more thoroughly following this week's twin plane crashes, a news agency reported Saturday, as the discovery of explosives stoked speculation that the disasters were linked to bloodshed in Chechnya.    The Federal Security Service, or FSB, declared at least one of the crashes an act of terrorism Friday after investigators found traces of the high explosive hexogen in the wreckage of a Tu-154 jet that crashed in southern Russia...
Blood donated by four survivors of bird flu seems to harbor a potent protection against the deadly virus. Scientists have long suspected that culling immune-system molecules from survivors could provide a new therapy for the hard-to-treat H5N1 flu strain. Monday, an international team of researchers reported the first evidence, albeit from tests in mice, that it really may work.
Police are still trying to track people suspected of being behind the failed London and Glasgow Airport car bombings.
The Pentagon announced steps on Tuesday to prevent the sexual assults, investigate them more thoroughly when they occur and treat victims with more consideration.
The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play a key, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests.
In Germania sono stati i tifosi a scegliere la rosa dei 22 giocatori stranieri della Bundesliga per ...
D.C. Mayor-elect Adrian M. Fenty went to Capitol Hill yesterday and Utah prepared to redraw its congressional districts as members of both parties said a plan to add House seats for the District and Utah had good prospects for approval next year.
One of America&#39;s premier cardiac hospitals is locked in a furious battle with McDonald&#39;s after its director sought to evict the fast-food outlet from the clinic&#39;s sprawling site.
Bruce Springsteen was back in familiar territory with a rehearsal show Monday night in the city that has become known worldwide through his songs.
Stock futures fell on Friday, as credit concerns lingered, and with investors cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve interest rate decision next week.
Six years from now, when Metro service is promised to jump-start the remaking of Tysons Corner into a livable city, the central crossroads of Virginia's largest business district is likely to feature no walkers, no bikers, no restaurants, no parks.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s two-day visit to Libya was crowned on Friday with the inking of big deals in the energy sector, ushering in a brand-new relationship between
Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY.N on  Monday said it is dividing its oil and gas operations around  two regions -- the Western and Eastern hemispheres.  The oil producer said it appointed John Morgan to head its  Western hemisphere operations, while R. Casey Olson has been  tapped to lead the Eastern hemisphere operations.
The actress due to share the role of Maria in The Sound of Music leaves the Andrew Lloyd Webber production.
Leap Wireless International Inc.  said on Sunday its board of directors had rejected an unsolicited bid from larger rival MetroPCS Communications Inc. .
Iran may resume uranium enrichment --  which can be used to make atomic bombs -- in March if talks  with the European Union fail to yield satisfactory progress, a  senior Iranian security official said Monday.
The death toll in the five iron mines that caught fire Saturday morning in Shahe City in north China&#39;s Hebei Province has risen to 57, said an official with the leading group in charge of the rescue operation.
A French policeman -- a black plain-clothes officer -- has shot dead a Paris-Saint Germain football fan after witnesses said he was targeted by a racist mob following the team's defeat by Israeli side Hapoel Tel-Aviv.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of the chemotherapy drug, docetaxel, to the standard two-drug regimen used for head and neck cancers improved the efficacy of the treatment while reducing the toxicity, two new studies report.
At least seven people were killed and several others were wounded Thursday in two suicide attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan, officials said.
The move by Scandinavian airline SAS to stop flying Bombardier Q400 turboprops will hurt the carrier's profits.
Gunmen in eastern Chad have prevented  the United Nations from moving newly-arrived refugees from  Sudan's Darfur region away from a volatile border area and into  camps, the world body said on Friday.
The UK Ministry of Defence is discussing the possibility of British soldiers filling in behind US forces in Iraq. Should they redeploy?
The yen hit a six-month high against the dollar on Thursday as falling oil prices boosted Tokyo stocks, while the dollar remained close to eight-month lows against the euro on concerns about the U.S. trade gap.
The United States said on Tuesday the international community would have to impose sanctions if Iran did not halt sensitive atomic work, and the EU said the latest talks on the matter had been helpful but no breakthrough.
Kirk Saarloos outduels Josh Beckett and the Athletics beat a depleted Red Sox team, 2-1, on Tuesday.
Australian PM John Howard takes on election rival Kevin Rudd in a TV debate ahead of the November poll.
Gordon Brown is due to report to MPs on the Lisbon summit at which EU leaders agreed a new reform treaty.
Nepalese rebels said today they were removing a blockade of the capital that had cut Kathmandu off from the rest of the country for a week.
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Facing a relentless tide of opposition protests, embattled President Leonid Kuchma said Monday that a new election might be the only way out of a spiraling crisis that threatens to break up this former Soviet ...
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - Taking high doses of vitamin E may do more harm than good, a new review suggests. Some people take megadoses of the vitamin in the hopes of countering the effects of free radicals, molecules
Rodney Harrison broke up a fourth-down pass from Chad Pennington with 2:14 remaining, and the Patriots held on against the Jets to extend their N.F.L. victory streak.
Iniziativa singolare e importante del Consiglio comunale di Reggio Calabria, Aurelio Chizzoniti: l'a...
The United States doesn't have much in the way of productivity in its future according to BLS projections.
Sean Harrigan, president of Calpers, California&#39;s largest public pension fund, was removed on Wednesday. The California Public Employees Retirement System, or Calpers, manages $178 billion of retirement money.
Robert Kilroy-Silk says he would bid to lead the UK Independence Party if its rules allowed him to.
Tokyo -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger paused for the cameras before putting a bite of coriander-crusted tuna into his mouth, and the room lit up with the same kind of flashes that Barry Bonds elicits when he steps to the plate.
The bizarre attack by a fashion journalist who dressed as a firefighter and assaulted a former co-worker was followed by an equally strange trial, complete with sexual intrigue and brain scans.
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet officially resign, making way for a new government.
Sinn Fein take their seats for the first time on the Policing Board, in what its chairman hails as beginning \
Eructate! Eructate! Today's dodgy robot story comes from Russia, where reports have it that a powerful wardroid under development has been given unusual duties. The deadly combat machine, doubtless more accustomed to mowing helpless fleshies like grass, has been reassigned in a cheesy sitcom-style twist as a robo-nanny in charge of looking after the inventor's baby son.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It took 13 innings and they had to overcome a dramatic home run by Alex Rodriguez, but the San Francisco Giants snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Saturday.
Obese people are significantly less likely to die prematurely if they undergo stomach surgery to lose weight, according to two large new studies that offer the first convincing evidence that the health gains of losing weight translate into living longer.
AT&amp;T&#39;s Net phone service may ultimately generate less than $2 billion a year in revenue, Chief Executive David Dorman said Friday, which is chump change to a corporate giant.
Turkey deports two North Korean diplomats for trying to smuggle drugs into the country, Turkish officials say.
RENO, Nevada  - Air crews searching for U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett four days after his plane went missing vastly expanded their search area on Thursday in a mission they likened to looking for a needle in a haystack in the vast Nevada desert.
The St. Louis Cardinals became the first major league team to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Diamonbacks, 7-0, Saturday.
Hungary's programme of austerity measures to gets its economy back on track is backed by the European Commission.
An emergency meeting for those hunting a convicted rapist who has absconded is announced by police.
Thousands of abortion-rights activists marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and demonstrators rang handbells at the World Trade Center site Saturday, the latest in a growing procession of protests leading up to the Republican National Convention.
Terry Francona is bound by organizational dictates not to give his stamp of approval on Edgar Renteria as the Red Sox' new shortstop until after the two-time Gold Glover comes to Boston, takes his physical, and has his official unveiling, all of which should take place by tomorrow at the latest. Until then, it doesn't matter what Renteria told the ...
The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.
The Stockholm stock exchange halted trade in kidney-care company Gambro on Monday after a report that the Swedish firm might be on the verge of selling its main dialysis operation in a $3 billion deal.
Global banking giant HSBC donated 50 million pounds (73.5 million euros, 98.8 million dollars) Wednesday to set up a &quot;green task force&quot; to tackle climate change worldwide.
With a state championship trophy already in his possession, Newton North senior Chris Barnicle will join other top local runners to compete at the Foot Locker Cross-Country Championships Northeast Regional Saturday in the Bronx.
The price of crude oil futures reached an all-time high Monday, closing just under $50 per barrel, due to hurricane-related production shortages in the Gulf of Mexico and political turmoil in Africa and the Middle East.
Hundreds of friends and family  attended a memorial for Christopher Reeve in New York on  Friday, paying tribute to the \
Russia and the European Space Agency (Esa) sign an agreement to allow closer co-operation.
The leading sugar substitute is under attack by competitors for deceptive advertising.
A former top CIA expert on al-Qaeda calls for a US national debate on the cost of support for Israel.
Moscow city authorities plan to reduce the number of migrants working in the Russian capital.
The US continues to work to ease airspace congestion, the head of the FAA told reporters at a Monitor breakfast Wednesday. On Thursday, the FAA is expected to award a contract for a new air traffic control system.
Who would have thought that the latest design trend for iPod docks would be tubes? And no, we don't mean the Internet(s). From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.
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Siviglia e Shakhtar Donetsk hanno pareggiato 2-2 (1-1) nell'andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa U...
Apple has released updates for its iDVD, iMovie, GarageBand and iPhoto software.
Third-seeded Guillermo Canas defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (1), 6-3 Monday on the first day of the Shanghai Open on Monday.
Blackburn Rovers has confirmed Graeme Souness has left the Lancashire club to take over the vacant position as manager of Newcastle United.
The San Francisco 49ers have  released linebacker Derek Smith, the team said on Tuesday.
Kathrin Kellenberger of Switzerland and Mattias Blomberg of Sweden won the snowboard cross events at the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix Sunday at Mount Bachelor.
Raytheon Co. RTN.N was awarded a  contract worth as much as $1.6 billion for full-rate production  of about 2,200 Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles, the company  and the U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday.
By Steve Ford, Staff writer  Goose Pond State Fish and Wildlife Area near Linton, Ind., is not exactly in our backyard, but it's definitely worth the drive.
Arts & entertainment: Anamaria Marinca, star of a Cannes winning abortion drama, tells how it is catching fire around the world
A vaccine that could be a cure for type I diabetes is to be tested on people for the first time. British researchers in conjunction with the Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre in Melbourne will conduct the trial from early next year.
A tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of fuel toppled onto a car and ignited, killing four people in a fire so hot it melted the tanker on a busy highway ramp near Fort Lauderdale, authorities said.
Walgreen Co. , one of the largest U.S. drugstore chains, posted a 19.6 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by new stores and an inventory credit.
Kerr-McGee Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit slid on a charge related to the shutdown of a pigment plant and higher environmental and capital expenses.
Hundreds of residents fled their northeastern Oklahoma homes Tuesday with all they could carry as floodwaters pushed destruction downstream. One river carried an oil slick toward a reservoir that supplies water to several cities.
Amelie Mauresmo is the only French tennis player to be ranked No. 1, but she hasn&#39;t lost sight of her goal -- a Grand Slam tournament title.
Jacobs will not play Sunday in the home opener against Green Bay, but the Giants seem unfazed. Derrick Ward is here, and he is eager.
NOVEMBER 16, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Sony Corp. and blue-laser diode maker Nichia Corp. have developed a component that they say is vital to realizing support for Blu-ray Disc and DVD discs in portable devices, they announced on Tuesday.
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Tenth-ranked California jumped out to an early 28-7 lead and never let up in a 49-7 rout of Oregon State yesterday.
The Consumer Electronics Show has always been a hardware-focused, but this year software, information and entertainment content edged toward center stage.
British police arrested a fifth person on Sunday after a fuel-loaded jeep was rammed into Scotland's busiest airport in what police said was a terrorist attack linked to two failed car bombings in London.
Uganda gets plenty of sun, making it a great spot for solar energy. There's only one problem: In one of the world's most impoverished nations, few people can afford an imported solar panel.
The Moment's fragrance expert reviews Tommy Hilfiger's latest, Dreaming ...
Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she was tired but feeling well Thursday as she left Danbury Hospital, three days after undergoing breast cancer surgery.
BERLIN : German manager Jurgen Klinsmann has brought some much-needed hope to German football with Wednesday&#39;s 1-1 draw against Brazil in Berlin widely lauded in the domestic media.
The UN is holding events across Asia to encourage the region to adopt free and open source software.
Yahoo is ready to engage in combat with rival Google by offering a new desktop search tool to help people find information on their computer hard drives.
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Italy has had enough of Guus Hiddink&#039;s mind games. Coach Marcello Lippi labeled the Dutch coach as &quot;cunning&quot; in a hot-tempered news conference Sunday heading to a second-round World Cup match with Hiddink&#039;s Australia squad.
Japan says it is checking reports that the body of an Asian man has been found in northern Iraq, following expiration of an execution deadline for a Japanese national set by militants demanding the withdrawal of all Japanese troops in Iraq.
Senior al Qaeda official Ayman al-Zawahri, in a purported audio tape, has urged Muslims to set up an organised resistance to hit the interests of &quot;crusader America&quot; and its allies throughout the world.
Disaster may not be too strong a word for Rep. Katherine Harris' Senate campaign.
KINSHASA, Congo  - President Joseph Kabila suspended six cabinet ministers and 10 directors of state-run companies Thursday after a parliamentary inquiry alleged they had embezzled government funds.
A loyalist delegation including senior UDA figures is due to hold talks with the Northern Ireland Secretary.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- US Airways Group Inc. and its pilots union reached a tentative contract agreement Friday, a crucial step that could help the bankrupt airline avoid liquidation early next year.
Part of a roof collapsed at a luxury high-rise building under construction Thursday, hospitalizing three workers. Ten more were seen at area hospitals as a precaution or for treatment.
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By Jason Gertzen, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  May 27--The amazing Apple hype machine soon could help Sprint Nextel Corp. sell bunches of music-playing wireless phones.   The debut of the much-heralded iPhone is thought to be imminent, though Apple and AT&T Inc.
Per la liberazione di Andrea Cianferoni, il cooperante di Movimondo rapito ieri nelle Filippine, non e&#39; stato pagato alcun riscatto. Lo afferma il direttore dell&#39; ong, Vincenzo Pira, che, contrariamente a
1985 &#151; The Kansas City Royals, behind Bret Saberhagen's five-hitter, beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 in Game 7 of the World Series.
Reggie Jackson is frustrated that his offer to buy the Oakland Athletics was not accepted even though his group was willing to pay &#36;25 million more than Los Angeles real estate developer Lewis Wolff for the franchise.
Grab the guacamole. Have some almonds. Drizzle a little olive oil on your salad and, go ahead, spread a pat of healthy margarine -- instead of butter -- on your whole wheat toast.
Qualcomm is showing prototypes this week at the Consumer Electronics Show of 'pocketable computers', which fall between smart phones and laptops in terms of size and functionality.
Saudi Electricity Co.  said on Sunday it had awarded U.S. firm General Electric  contracts worth 3.65 billion riyals ($973 million) to help expand three power plants in key regions of the country.
A car bomb killed 26 people in a   Shi'ite militia stronghold in east Baghdad on Saturday, hours   after Sunni Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan, which   U.S. commanders warn may see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.
Born in New York, his true name is Francesco Paolo Augusto Cal\u00c3\u00acHis father had a small shop. He worked for the \
An explosion ripped through a sewage plant outside Moscow on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring 12, officials said.
Congress members vowed on Sunday to investigate the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes despite Justice Department advice that the agency not cooperate.
Lenovo Inc. recalled about 100,000 laptop computer batteries Thursday, warning that they could overheat and cause a fire.
Amy Winehouse, right, has been questioned by the British police about a video that appeared to show her smoking crack cocaine, The Associated Press reported. The police said that no charges had been filed, but that the investigation was continuing. The Metropolitan Police in London said that detectives had interviewed a 24-year-old woman on Tuesday about allegations of drug possession. Although it is police policy not to name suspects who have not been charged, an officer read out a statement about the matter in response to a question about Ms. Winehouse. Last month The Sun published still images from a video that showed her inhaling from a small pipe. The video was said to have been made during a party at her home in London. Ms. Winehouse has since been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic in London but has said she is hoping to attend the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. She has been nominated in six categories.
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Adobe on Monday released the fourth beta of its Lightroom application for processing RAW files from digital cameras, unifying its Mac and Windows versions and rebranding the tool under Adobe's Photoshop lineup.
A top judge accused Slobodan  Milosevic of behavior verging on the \
Parents and activists voice concerns over Carmarthenshire's  \u00c2\u00a3110m education shake-up.
The raw anger of Black Watch families spilled over today after three men of the regiment were killed by an Iraqi suicide bomb. Emails posted by relatives urged
Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the day/night fourth one-day international against England at Trent Bridge here.
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania attorney general's office Monday sued an online university for allegedly selling bogus academic degrees - including an MBA awarded to a cat.
In the dog-eat-dog world of cutting-edge bicycle design, the A-Bike wants to be the Jack Russell terrier -- small, cute as a button, but as tough as they come.
The success of alternative browsers such as Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox may ultimately have an unexpected side effect, causing Microsoft to be more aggressive in leveraging its dominance of Internet client software, said Marc Andreessen, one of the
Nobiz Like Shobiz captures the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, the same race Derby winner Barbaro won a year ago, by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday.
The quartet of Middle East peace brokers backed a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian talks on Friday but voiced deep concern about violence among Palestinians that threatens to undermine the effort.
One of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower was acquitted Thursday, and a mistrial was declared for the six others after the federal jury deadlocked.
UK emergency services for children are failing to meet minimum standards set five years ago, say researchers.
Verizon, the largest US phone company, will hire as many as 5,000 workers from Massachusetts to Virginia to build a fiber-optic network to 3 million homes by the end of next year.
BUFFALO -- The Bruins lost the opener of their six-game road trip, 4-1, to the Islanders Thursday. But goalie Tim Thomas believes the team has not lost momentum going into tonight's game against the Sabres.
The New England Patriots know beating the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl means more than a perfect 19-0 season -- it could be the defining moment of their careers.
The claims were met with skepticism by several archaeologists, and outrage by some Christian leaders.
The West Virginia Mountaineers blew another chance at a decent win on national television, and left to the wel- earned chants of \u00e2\u0080\u009cOverrated,\u00e2\u0080\u009d as penalties, special teams and questionable decision making by the coaching staff once again doomed the
Mozambique is on the highest level of alert as a cyclone with winds of up to 175km/h approaches.
Prime Minister Tony Blair was set to face the anger of rank and file members of his Labour Party over the Iraq war on Thursday, as party officials tried to head off a motion calling for British troops to quit the country.
A father banned from seeing his son for months after smacking him, says his family were wrongly punished.
Cable television, phone and Internet   service provider RCN Corp. RCNI.O has hired Blackstone Group   to consider the possible sale of the company, a source familiar   with the matter said on Wednesday.
Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.
Hollywood's striking writers and major studios have narrowed their differences after a week of informal talks, raising hopes that a new contract is within reach, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.
Socialist Tabare Vazquez scored a historic victory late on Sunday in Uruguay&#39;s presidential voting as exit polls showed his coalition that includes former guerrilla fighters with more than 50 per cent of votes cast.
A staff nurse at a Northern Ireland hospital says he has been attacked four times in the last five years.
Three Danish journalists are acquitted of publishing secrets about Iraq's pre-war weapons programme.
Penelope Cruz says that when she  finished six months of work on \
US jets were in action again late Wednesday over Fallujah, striking insurgent targets in the northeastern and southern parts of the city where American forces are said to be gearing up for a major assault.
Midfielder Stephen Hunt signs a new deal to keep him at the Madejski Stadium until the summer of 2011.
A referendum to end the autonomy granted to Macedonia&#39;s ethnic Albanian minority appeared to be defeated on Sunday because of insufficient voter turnout.
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Putting the four decades he spent as a US Army deserter in North Korea behind him, Charles Jenkins was greeted Tuesday by cheering crowds in his wife&#39;s hometown on this wind-swept Japanese island.
There was no red carpet, no backstage antics, and no need to prompt chatty stars to wrap up their acceptance speeches at this year's 34th annual People's Choice Awards. Instead, after the ceremony was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike...
Airports operator BAA announced a 3.0-percent rise in passenger numbers during November against the same period last year, although growth had slowed from recent months.
French utility Suez gives its chairman permission to talk to Gaz de France about their long mooted merger.
Studies suggest many doctors and family members ignore living wills, without serious consequences.
05.50: Aperta un&#39;inchiesta sulla violenta sparatoria avvenuta ieri sera a Gaza, durante una commemorazione per Arafat, che ha coinvolto il nuovo leader dell&#39;Olp Abu Mazen e ha provocato due morti tra gli agenti della sicurezza.
Tiger Woods struggled yesterday, and Ernie Els took advantage, surging into the lead of the Dubai Desert Classic with a 7-under-par 65.
The state&#39;s East Coast hadn&#39;t been hit by a hurricane since 1999. That, and the fact that Florida hasn&#39;t had its historic share of such storms in recent decades, has led to some complacency about their effects.
Israeli troops moved into southern Gaza under cover of darkness early Saturday, rounding up two Hamas militants in the first arrest raid in the coastal strip since Israel withdrew last year.
Hosting any live television show is  fraught with peril but adding the world's top movie stars makes  taking on the Oscars seem more like a dangerous thrill ride,  comedian Ellen DeGeneres said on Friday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired  one of Major League Baseball's top lead-off hitters on  Wednesday, signing centre fielder Juan Pierre to a five-year  deal worth a reported $44 million.
Donald J. Trump may have a new project for his apprentices &#151; helping him try to figure out how to take his troubled casino company private after a proposed bailout fell through.
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Moseying out onstage  Wednesday at Downtown Disney's House of Blues in Anaheim, Jerry  Lee Lewis looked like, well, a slow-moving senior citizen. Then  he took a seat behind the piano, his fingertips ran over the  keys and he took charge with a singing voice that sounded at  least a couple decades younger. The Killer had arrived.
On the day before he played his first game as a Yankee, Jason Giambi stood in the visitors&#39; clubhouse at Camden Yards in Baltimore and talked about how he felt.
GW hosts Brown on Sunday riding a six-game winning streak and nine straight against Ivy League opponents, trends that bode well for the matchup with the Bears.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19 -- Pop singer Britney Spears married her fiance, dancer Kevin Federline, Saturday night in an unpublicized ceremony, it was reported Sunday.
New nerves grown from stem cells taken from a patient's fat could be available by 2011, say researchers.
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, facing stiff opposition, on Monday abruptly postponed until next month consideration of a measure to give immunity to telephone companies that participated in President George W. Bush's warrantless domestic spying program.
E&#39; pronta la nuova bozza del ministro per le Riforme Roberto Calderoli nella quale si definisce, a modifica del testo del Senato, la disciplina della formazione delle leggi. Ecco che cosa prevede, secondo
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Manchester United is to unveil a record gross turnover of 245 million pounds (328 million euros, 483 million dollars), a report said Monday, establishing it as one of the world's richest football clubs.
Sterling continued to post very moderate rises after being largely in the doldrums lately due to a recent spate of weak data confirming that the housing market is cooling while high street spending continues to slip.
InfoWorld - Here's a tip: If you steal a printer used to print driver's licenses, don't call the manufacturer asking for driver software.
The United States on Thursday condemned as \
FIVE people yesterday died and three others were injured in a series of shootings following a dispute among US deer hunters. It is thought the five were caught up in a dispute over treetop
Hedo Turkoglu nailed an off-balance 3-pointer with time expiring to lift the Orlando Magic to a 96-93 victory over the Kevin Garnett-less Boston Celtics on Sunday.
Indetti da Fnsi, notiziario Ansa riprende sabato mattina
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp will pay $684 million to acquire a 35 percent stake in Delta Petroleum Corp , the independent oil and gas company said on Monday.
The US isn&#39;t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
com October 14, 2004, 12:20 PM PT. Wired &amp; Wireless continues its reign at the top spot among IT priorities due to widespread IP telephony and wireless deployment.
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Princes William and Harry hope a memorial concert will remind people of the \
MILAN  - Sharp differences between the Fiat Group and General Motors over an option by Fiat to sell its loss-making auto operations to GM will be the focus of a meeting between the two companies in Zurich on Tuesday.
Alberto Aquilani rifiuta la corte dell'Arsenal per amore della Roma. Lo ha detto il procuratore del ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Atlanta Falcons  running back Warrick Dunn was named the Walter Payton NFL Man  of the Year on Friday.
A children's face-painter simulated the murders of his two daughters' school friends, a court hears.
The San Diego Chargers like what they're hearing from Philip Rivers. Forced to leave last weekend's upset win because of a sprained right knee, the mouthy quarterback is \
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - A judge sentenced defrocked  priest Paul Shanley to 12 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for  his child rape conviction last week in one of the most  high-profile cases to stem from a U.S. Catholic clergy abuse  scandal.
Flowers and a bottle of Rogue &#39;Dead Guy Ale&#39; sit on a rock outside of the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, December 9, 2004.
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Director K Madhu's latest has high ambitions but lacks content.
A shortage of natural gas besets the state's most populous area. In rural outposts, energy costs spike.
The Dow Jones industrial average hit an all-time high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate spending and lift profits even as the economy slows.
Police used pepper spray to disperse  demonstrators who hurled debris and tried to break through a  security fence keeping protesters away from President Bush's  inaugural parade on Thursday.
A Chechen rebel website is back on the internet - three weeks after its closure by Lithuania.
American officials say a streak of crashes strongly suggests that insurgents are putting more effort into shooting down aircraft.
A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.
Motorola spokeswoman Jennifer Weyrauch said the cuts would be made worldwide &quot;to better align our work force&quot; and in anticipation of the separation of its chip operations, now operating independently as Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. this week reported disappointing US sales for August, prompting the nation&#39;s two largest automakers to cut planned vehicle production in the fourth quarter, which could hurt profits.
The hot-shooting Toronto Raptors staged a late rally to stun the Boston Celtics with a 114-112 road victory on Wednesday, Jose Calderon delivering a three-point play with 10.5 seconds remaining to seal the win.
Sonic pin ball A Serbian man who went to a witchdoctor in search of a cure for premature ejaculation rather foolishly took the shaman's advice, viz: have sex with a hedgehog.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Cendant Corp. plans to move its CheapTickets.com division from Arapahoe County to Chicago as part of the travel-industry giant&#39;s planned purchase of Chicago-based Orbitz Inc.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- A former hedge fund manager has been charged with criminal insider trading for allegedly profiting from confidential information she had received from Arlington investment firm Friedman Billings Ramsey Group Inc.
Toll Brothers Inc.  on Thursday said the weak U.S. housing market drove down its quarterly profit 67 percent after write-downs for lower land values, and the luxury home builder lowered its forecast.
KULSHICHI, Belarus -- No one lives here anymore. Only radiation-danger signs stick up from the ground in this village contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl accident, and abandoned buildings gape silently, their windows broken.
Oil prices stayed close to &#36;49 a barrel on Thursday, supported by a forecast for an early cold snap in the United States that could put a strain on a thin supply cushion of winter heating fuel.
Guatemalan illegal immigrant Gladys sat down last week with her three daughters to draw up a business card for a cleaning service she plans to set up.
Vijay Singh quickly left everyone in his massive wake Friday. By the end of the second round in the season-opening Mercedes Championships, he left them a little hope.
There are enough things to admire about \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Great Debaters,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.
The leaders of Britain and France pledged Friday to step up pressure on their allies to help end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, saying it is crucial to quickly deploy more peacekeepers and maintain the threat of sanctions against combatants on both sides.
Families of several imprisoned pro-reform activists in Saudi Arabia have drafted a letter to King Abdullah asking him to either release their loved ones, jailed for over a year without charges, or bring them to trial.

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams emerges from a polling station in West Belfast. Northern Ireland headed to the polls in a make-or-break chance at building a lasting power-sharing administration between ...Comment
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber yesterday killed at least 47 people in a strike at the city's police headquarters, where hundreds of Iraqis had gathered to apply to become police cadets.
Ministero esteri in costante contatto col diplomatico
Stocks rose on Thursday as optimism about tech spending and positive broker comments on companies such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc.  fueled a technology sector advance, offsetting worries about interest rates.
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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether two Internet file-sharing services may be held responsible for their customers' online swapping of copyrighted songs and movies.
A British firm which claims to have unlocked the iPhone is holding back the software following legal threats.
The&#160;One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC)&#160;and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on laptops aimed at kids in developing countries, the head of OLPC said in an interview Tuesday.&quot;We are working with them very closely to make a dual-boot system so that, like on an Apple, you can boot either one up. The version that&#39;s up and running of Windows on the XO is very fast, it&#39;s very, very successful. We&#39;re working very hard to do both,&quot; said Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of OLPC.It&#39;s a brand new development for the XO laptops, as the low-cost notebooks are known, and came about because of Microsoft&#39;s friendlier attitude towards open source software.Microsoft has embraced the open source community over the past few years in a very different way than before, Negroponte said. &quot;And that really helps, because it&#39;s become a little bit less religious than it was a few years ago and that&#39;s really good. In the end, I think, the more people that have software and hardware out there, the better.&quot;The OLPC laptop currently runs a Fedora-based Linux OS, and&#160;Microsoft has offered a version of Windows XP for the laptop project. There had been speculation that OLPC would simply offer two separate laptop PCs, but a dual-boot system could remove the need to offer two separate laptops. Such a device could also reduce the need to have competing low-cost laptops -- running Linux or Windows -- in the marketplace. Taiwan&#39;s Asustek Computer has already launched an ultra-low cost laptop PC capable of running Windows XP, and executives at the company have touted XP compatibility as an advantage over the XO.OLPC is also working with Microsoft and possibly the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation on combining OLPC laptops with some of the educational programs run by Microsoft in developing countries.&quot;There is talk in that direction and it&#39;s directly with Bill and [Microsoft chief research and strategy officer] Craig Mundie , especially this morning, so this is really cooking at the moment,&quot; Negroponte said.Microsoft has launched programs in a number of developing countries, including Vietnam and the Philippines, where it works with governments to build computer labs and Microsoft employees donate time to train people on how to use software and write programs.The OLPC Project started as an attempt to build a $100 laptop and work with governments to pass them out to kids in poor nations, but the laptop from the group, the XO, will likely end up costing nearly double that amount at first. The organizers of the effort, led by academics and researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), hope high-volume sales of the device will drive down costs.The goal of OLPC is to make sure nobody misses out on the benefits of computing. The fear is that the price of a PC is keeping too many people in developing countries from learning how software, the Internet and communications via computing can improve their economies, job prospects and lives, or that poor countries will fall further behind the modern world due to their inability to access computers.&#160;
A new mobile phone network is launched in Libya, bringing competition to the sector for the first time.
XIAMEN: This port city in East China's Fujian Province has decided to put a highly polluting chemical project on hold, authorities said yesterday.
Remains after explosion are seen at the place where a suicide attacker hit Chicken street in downtown Kabul on Saturday, Oct. 23. 2004.
Online consumers in the United States spent $8.8 billion, excluding travel purchases, in November, a 19 percent jump over the $7.4 billion spent online a year earlier, a report released on Monday said.
The South African company Gold Fields Limited announced Friday that the New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading in its stock.
[Sports India]: London, Oct 13 : FIFA president Sepp Blatter has accused David Beckham of shaming the game by intentionally seeking a yellow card during England&#39;s football clash with Wales last week.
Playing a canny old papa bear dispensing nuggets of advice to a flock of unruly cubs in \u00e2\u0080\u009cFeast of Love,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Morgan Freeman has a role he could act in his sleep.
Flat screen televisions and digital cameras are the hottest gadgets coveted by Asian business executives, but 3G phones and MP3 players are near the bottom of their electronic shopping lists, according to a survey.
Zhang Yanping is not what you would call a big girl, but with her leggy, slender frame shown off by a small white vest bearing the legend &quot;Delightfully tacky but unrefined&quot;, high-cut orange shorts, sneakers and white socks, she is doing her best to be a
Cumuli nelle strade innaffiati per evitare roghi a Capodanno
Motorola's popular Q smartphone that debuted last May on Verizon's CDMA network has finally received a GSM counterpart, which will enable the device to be sold by U.S. carriers AT&T and T-Mobile, as well as in Europe.
Nel gruppo quattro bambini e due coppie in luna di miele
IT is undergoing the kind of cultural evolution that companies endured when they first pushed computing technology out to the bulk of their workforces.
WASHINGTON : US retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, a better than expected start to the crucial holiday shopping season, seasonally adjusted government figures showed.
Defending champion Florida, Ohio State, Kansas and North Carolina drew No. 1 seeds in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, earning those spots Sunday by winning their conference championships.
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Secretary of State  Condoleezza Rice said Monday the United States intended to  appoint a security coordinator to help Israel and the  Palestinians protect a budding peace process.
Hurricane Jeanne swept up Florida&#39;s east coast yesterday, with 120-mph winds tearing off roofs and sending huge waves crashing into buildings.
An influential bipartisan group of members of Congress, backed up by leaders of the Sept. 11 commission, announced yesterday that they were offering a bill in the House and Senate
Mozambique's winning presidential candidate Armando Guebuza urges the opposition to work with him.
Stuart Appleby of Australia was the only player to break 70 Friday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that left him with a one-stroke lead over Lee Westwood of England halfway through the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
Tycho:  Penny Arcade Armadeaddon continues - into territory more horrifying than you could possibly imagine.
Texas musician and author Kinky Friedman plans to formally launch his candidacy for Texas governor on live television in February, he announced Wednesday.
Britain's oldest serving parliamentarian, Lord Renton, dies at the age of 98.
Wales Rally GB organisers tell a public meeting in Brechfa the 2008 event might not go through its forest stage.
Russia and Japan banned British poultry  imports after Britain's first outbreak of a deadly strain of  bird flu in farmed poultry that caused it to cull almost  160,000 turkeys on Monday.
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A Foolish roundup of new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows.
IBM trails Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard in server sales, mostly because IBM&#39;s servers are too big and costly for smaller companies.
Scientists are investigating the cause of the latest UK foot-and-mouth outbreak at two farms in Surrey.
Three current and former Duke lacrosse players \u00c2\u0097 but not the ones indicted in a discredited rape case \u00c2\u0097 sued the university, a disgraced prosecutor and dozens of others Tuesday, claiming the prosecution damaged them, too.
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For a moment this week, it looked as if Moqtada al-Sadr - the leader of a Shiite rebellion against the US presence in Iraq - might
MANCHESTER, England : Michael Owen is confident of recovering from a back injury in time to line up for England against Wales in Saturday&#39;s World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford.
Servers, e-mail applications and other less-than-chic combinations of hardware and software typically inhabit the technology realm. Linen is rarely equated with LEDs, while discussing couture along with the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard is almost laughable.
A man who was present at the fatal police shooting of an unarmed groom on his wedding day denied Tuesday being the mysterious fourth figure who police say witnesses saw flee the scene with a pistol.
Stock futures cut gains to hold about little changed on Thursday after the headline U.S. producer price index showed a stronger-than-expected reading, raising concerns about higher interest rates and sending benchmark bond yields back up.
LOS ANGELES -- Christopher Bowman, the former U.S. figure skating champion dubbed \
A passenger jet was hijacked Thursday shortly after takeoff from Mauritania and flown to the Canary Islands, where security forces raided the plane and arrested a suspect, Spain's Foreign Ministry said.Comment
Linebacker Joey Porter passed his physical and signed a five-year, $32 million contract Wednesday with the Miami Dolphins.
Airfield equipment that helps pilots land planes at Reno/Tahoe International Airport malfunctioned Wednesday, forcing the cancellation or delay of at least a dozen flights and stranding passengers.
Bush administration persistence in using diplomacy to solve a nuclear weapons crisis with North Korea is coming up short as the insular regime bobs and weaves away from resuming negotiations.
Blog: Blogger adds TV to his celebrity gossip repertoire, taping a series of one-hour shows that's planned to start this fall.
TUESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDayNews) -- While there's no surefire way to prevent cancer, many kinds of foods can help lower the risk of certain cancers.
The government on Tuesday said it will resume its program to provide free \
Corus Group Plc, the UK&#39;s biggest steelmaker, reported its first profit and said earnings will rise in the second half because of higher steel prices and cost cutting by Chief Executive Officer Philippe Varin.
Citing security risks, a state university is urging students to drop Internet Explorer in favor of alternative Web browsers such as Firefox and Safari.
ASIA has fallen in love with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova - and the feeling is mutual. The 17-year-old Russian left for Europe yesterday with two more WTA titles after a successful three-leg swing
New studies show prolonged use of Depo-Povera is linked to decreased bone density, which makes women more susceptible to osteoporosis.
An international team of scientists isolates antibodies that could protect against bird flu in humans.
US television suits can&#39;t get enough of Elton John. Fortunately, there&#39;s plenty of him to go around. ABC, for instance, is working with Elton to develop a sitcom about an aging rocker diva and the toadies who cater to him.
The United States expressed \
Key members of gang that carried out \u00c2\u00a353m robbery must serve minimum of 15 years
An in-house Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. lawyer didn&#39;t support the brokerage&#39;s harried $7 million investment in Enron Corp.-owned barges at the end of 1999 and would have blocked it had she known of an alleged verbal
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Ernest Bai Koroma \u00c3\u00a8 il nuovo Presidente della Sierra Leone. \u00c2\u0093Diamo fiducia ai sierraleonesi\u00c2\u0094 dice un missionario Freetown (Agenzia Fides)- \u00c3\u0088 Ernest Bai Koroma, leader dell\u00c2\u0092All People\u00c2\u0092s Congress Party (APC), il nuovo Presidente della Sierra Leone. Lo ha annunciato nella tarda mattinata di oggi, 17 settembre, la Commissione Elettorale Indipendente. Koroma ha vint...
The Packers and Vikings play Friday in the Metrodome with the NFC North title at stake. Regardless of what happens next weekend, the winner owns the division in this 87th renewal of one of the NFL&#39;s best rivalries.
A father who ordered the killing of his daughter after finding out she had a boyfriend is jailed for life.
The Venezuelan leader seeks to recover cement assets privatized at the \
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was Thursday &quot;brain dead&quot; and breathing only thanks to artificial life support systems, a French medical source said after conflicting reports as to whether he was alive or dead.
A pair of Taiwanese companies signed a technology agreement to develop 3G (third generation telecommunications) and 3.5G smartphones around the Windows Mobile OS, adding to the growing pool of companies developing mobile phones around the Microsoft Corp. software.

Exercise is an effective antidote to long days of travel and emotionally overwhelming work for an infectious diseases specialist.
The Pope has praised an Italian nun who forgave her killers as she lay dying after an attack in Somalia.
Hee-Won Han stumbled her way into a playoff last month, then stumbled in the playoff and lost. On Sunday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, she did the opposite, making a clutch birdie on the final hole of
KUWAIT (Agencies): HH the Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent on Tuesday a cable of condolences to Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifah bin Zayed Nahayan on the demise of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al
Commerce Bancorp Inc. , under fire for its business dealings with insiders, on on Friday said that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vernon Hill is leaving the company, and that it has settled two federal regulatory probes.
European shares surged to new 5-1/2 year highs early on Wednesday as an overnight surge in oil prices lifted heavily-weighted energy shares, helping offset fears of an earnings slowdown at Credit Agricole .
Oil prices rose Tuesday, recovering some ground lost when prices fell more than $1 a barrel a day earlier as traders monitored the weather and OPEC production cuts
If there was any contact between the league and the players on Saturday, it was not made public by their official spokesmen.
Exercise can help people with large   waistlines reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes,   Finnish researchers said on Friday.
Iran&#39;s heavyweight weightlifting champion Pahlavan Hossein Rezazadeh once again won one of the olympic games&#39; most precious gold medals.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. is planning to  build a $1.8 billion headquarters in downtown Manhattan, New  York Gov. George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced  on Thursday.
Thinks modular for NetWeaver There'll be no more big updates for SAP's ERP software until 2010, as SAP entices customers and developers to adopt new products and initiatives for its NetWeaver SOA strategy.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Branson, chairman of Virgin Atlantic, disembarked from the inaugural flight from London, balancing on the aircraft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s wing carrying a surfboard and flanked by models in bikinis.
The United States on Sunday applauded the decision by the Paris Club on slashing Iraq&#39;s debts and urged other countries to follow suit.
COMMERCE, Texas  - The Hale family has embraced organic farming because it is healthy, good for the environment and less cruel to animals. But do not mistake them for nature-worshiping New Agers or back-to-basics hippies.
Oil companies won't see profits for years; instead, try companies that service the oil drillers.
A third team of researchers has found a way to convert an ordinary skin cell into valued embryonic-like stem cells, with the potential to grow batches of cells that can be directed to form any kind of tissue.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc  and AstraZeneca Plc  said on Sunday Britain's Serious Fraud Office has asked them to hand over confidential documents, following allegations bribes were paid to win contracts in Iraq.
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A top UN official hints that security may improve enough soon for 4m displaced Iraqis to begin returning.
Accused murderer Scott Peterson wept in court on Thursday as a pathologist showed grisly autopsy photos of his pregnant, dead wife and unborn baby in the closing stages of his trial.
Instead of the kind of inspired imaginative synergy that distinguished the \u00e2\u0080\u009cLord of the Rings,\u00e2\u0080\u009d \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Spiderwick Chronicles\u00e2\u0080\u009d feels more like a sloppy, secondhand pander.
Video footage of the moment bombs exploded in a Madrid train station is released in Spain.
European finance ministers said they won&#39;t attempt to halt the euro&#39;s rise, saying the currency&#39;s jump to an eight-month high is unlikely to derail the recovery and will prevent record oil prices from spurring inflation.
HAVANA - In the heart of Old Havana, at a corner of Plaza de Armas, probably the city&#39;s most beautiful ancient square, a plaque on a building on a street bearing the unlikely name O&#39;Reilly declares an unexpected affinity.
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. BUD.N, the  largest U.S. brewer, said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose on  price increases for brands such as Bud Light and strong growth  in its international business, which benefited from the  acquisition of Harbin Brewery in China.
Ieri le truppe americane in Iraq hanno intrapreso iniziative militari contro le cittadine di Falluja e Ramadi, ad ovest di Baghdad, lottando contro le milizie armate legate al terzo personaggio di Al Qaeda, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, e provocando la morte di
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kip Wells will skip his second straight start after tests Friday indicated rest would help his injured elbow.
PARIS, Aug 28 (IPS) - Concern over getting too little in return for what  they are being asked to give up has led some African nations to  say \
France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday.
Eliot Spitzer&#39;s filed a complaint against Marsh &amp; McLennan in State Supreme Court in Manhattan Thursday, alleging that the insurance broker received payments from companies to reward it for steering business their way.
Oil prices blasted higher yesterday, surging above $44 a barrel after government data showed a slight decline in crude and heating oil supplies as a Northeast cold snap drove up fuel demand.
Why should George W. Bush even want a Senate-confirmed attorney general for the remainder of his term? Given that the White House was not soon ready with a replacement nominee when Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned on Monday, you have to wonder if the president is in much of a hurry.
BERLIN  - A filmgoer who comes to the Berlin International Film Festival directly from Sundance experiences culture shock.
The winter \
The Wizards\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0appear unthreatened by\u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u00a0the rapid ascension of the Heat, who have won 13-of-17 games prior to Sunday's Atlantic Division standoff.
Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday for using a cell phone to try to set up a drug deal about 4 1/2 years ago.
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Description: A Food and Drug Administration study seems to confirm suspicions that antidepressant drugs may increase the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens.
Men's apparel retailer JoS. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. reported Thursday that double-digit same-store sales gains, as well as continued strength in catalog and Internet sales, drove second-quarter earnings up 75 percent to beat Wall Street expectations.
After three delays last week due to foul weather, the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on an 11-day mission has once again been delayed for 24 hours, this time due to a technical glitch, NASA has revealed.
Tokyo stocks opened moderately higher Monday on bargain hunting following Friday&#39;s losses. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen.
More than 200 survivors filled the hospitals in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, many with harrowing tales of how they survived.
(InfoWorld) - The Chinese government took steps during 2006 to\u00c2\u00a0increase its control\u00c2\u00a0and monitoring of Internet access by the country's growing Internet population, the U.S. Department of State said in a human-rights report released on Tuesday. \
MACAU, China -- Taiwan and China reached a landmark deal yesterday to allow nonstop charter flights over the Chinese New Year holidays, a move that could ease tensions between the bitter political rivals.
Seventeen people, including three policemen, have been killed in violent protests in Pakistan over the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, police and a provincial government minister said on Friday.
The plan calls for Iraqi troops to assume the primary responsibility for security in Baghdad early next year.
Joseph Blatter, presidente della Fifa, non gradisce la nomina di Fabio Capello come ct della Naziona...
The international space station astronauts say the recent food shortage aboard the outpost forced them to cut their food intake dramatically and eat lots of sweets for energy.
China urged the United States on Thursday not to allow Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to set foot on U.S. soil, describing his stopovers en route to Latin America as a trick to sabotage Sino-U.S. relations.
Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O may   soon launch a service that allows users to download   feature-length films, boosting its presence in the digital   home, analysts said on Tuesday.
The big, fast Power Mac G5 with a separate 17-inch screen, or the sleek iMac that resembles a small TV with a 20-inch screen?
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Rain doused the South Carolina coast early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed and pushed ashore...
24 September 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin today urged Iran to meet the demands of the UN nuclear watchdog and stop uranium enrichment activities.
MANILA - Si scava anche a mani nude alla ricerca dei sopravvissuti e dei morti nel nord delle Filippine, dove un tifone,in via di peggioramento, in sole 24 ore si \u00c3\u00a8 gi\u00c3\u00a0 lasciato dietro - secondo le ultime stime - 600 morti, allagamenti e colossali frane
THE world closely watched the US presidential election to see what the outcome might mean for the next four years of American foreign policy.
Two people escaped with minor injuries after a helicopter crashed into the Long Island Sound, flipping the aircraft and snapping off its tail, police said.
With the weather getting colder and more students staying inside in close quarters, the increase of sickness is becoming a more serious threat.
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A giugno pratic\u00c3\u00b2 l'aborto selettivo su una donna di 38 anniincinta di due gemelli. Alla fine a morire fu il feto sano                                            Aborto colposo, indagato il medico dell'ospedale San Paolo di Milano
LogicLibrary, a provider of software asset management tools, Tuesday announced Logidex 3.5 for J2EE and .NET platforms that features compliance with the Basic Profile of the Web Services
Citing a difficult market for home builders, Pulte Homes Inc.  said on Tuesday it would cut 16 percent of its work force.
France's military said on Thursday it had  transported munitions to the Chadian government army, which  repelled a rebel attack on the capital N'Djamena this month.
Al-Qaida has invited journalists to send questions to its No. 2 figure, Ayman al-Zawahri, in the first such offer by the increasingly media-savvy terror network to \
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Patients who say silver,   mercury-containing tooth fillings caused health problems asked   a U.S. panel on Wednesday to recommend a ban on their use or at   least warnings for consumers.
Norma era attesa per favorire riconciliazione nazionale
A Brazilian judge bans three types of jets from Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport because of concerns about the runway.
On the cross rates it was at 60.1 euro cents, 81.29 Japanese yen, 42.17 pence sterling, and 1.105 New Zealand dollars. On Wall Street stocks have jumped on news of a merger between retailers Kmart and Sears
Despite calls for a delay and the generally unstable situation, President Bush stands firm on the Jan. 30 date for elections. WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday flatly ruled out any delay in Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan.
What promises to be a long and bruising public relations battle ahead of Britain's panned referendum on the EU constitution began in earnest with the release of the first in a series of government missives tackling so-called \
Violence erupts in the Iraqi city of Falluja as residents return for the first time since the US offensive there.
Colori scuri, trench di camoscio, giacche di velluto
Skype said it would begin charging $30 a year for unlimited calls to landline and mobile phones within the United States and Canada.
Oklahoma State linebacker Chris Collins received a five-year prison sentence Wednesday for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, but a jury recommended probation instead.
The restaurant that radio talk show host Thom Hartmann &#151; comedian Al Franken's heir apparent on Air America &#151; has chosen for lunch speaks volumes.
Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier heads a short-list of four candidates to take over as Wales manager, the Welsh Football Association said.
ABC television, backed by Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, and others, spent much of yesterday trying to keep nervous affiliate stations from deserting a Veterans Day broadcast of the
Pope Benedict XVI is to visit a famous Turkish mosque in what is seen as a goodwill gesture to Muslims.
NEW YORK - Homemaking icon Martha Stewart says she wants to start serving her jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her &quot;nightmare&quot; behind her and be home in time to plant her (northern) spring garden.
OCTOBER 26, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - As expected, the European Commission announced today that it has ruled that Oracle Corp. can proceed with its hostile acquisition attempt of PeopleSoft Inc.
As a presidential contender, Mitt Romney has the looks, the money and the campaign machine. He also has something of a candor gap.
La Lube Macerata ha battuto a domicilio i turchi dell'Halkbank Ankara 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-18, 25-1...
About 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died since the US-led invasion, according to a study by Iraqi and US public health experts. The study, carried out in 33 neighbourhoods of Iraq and published on the Web site
MORE than 100 people were injured, five seriously, when seven carriages of a high speed passenger train derailed in Queensland early today.
Ashley Cole, the Arsenal and England left-back, last night admitted that watching Chelsea blaze a trail in the Premiership is proving to be a mentally taxing experience for the defending champions.
Despite giving up two power-play goals in the final two minutes, Anaheim hangs on for a 4-3 win over Los Angeles on Saturday.
Test Driven Development Column Perhaps one of the most interesting things about TDD is not the specification-oriented and design-centred role in which testing is employed, but the amount of explanation it requires as a term. And I don't just mean expanding the abbreviation to Test-Driven Development or Test-Driven Design, as opposed to, say, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (That said, I have heard it mistaken for Top-Down Design.)\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Irina Lashko has put Australia in a strong medal position going into the finals of the Olympic 3m springboard competition in Athens.
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is looking at buying new  businesses after its annual profits jumped by 52%.
Ekinci said as a Christian he did not want to serve in a Muslim army Human rights and pacifist groups in Turkey have distanced themselves from Tuesday's plane hijack, which was carried out by a Turkish man on ...Comment
Roma, 16 dicembre 2004 - Successo immadiato per il nuovo film di Natale del trio comico Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo. Nella prima giornata di programmazione &#39;Tu la conosci Claudia?&#39; ha incassato di pi\u00c3\u00b9 con 332.577 euro.
By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 10--The new Kootenai County Commission will delve into the local debate over affordable housing tonight when it considers whether to allow homes to be built on 290 acres of farmland on the Rathdrum Prairie.
In one week, much has changed for Virginia and Virginia Tech. The latest proof comes as the Cavaliers top the Hokies, 65-60.
US tycoon Donald Trump is used to getting his own way. But his grand plans for a mega golf complex in some prime Scottish dunes have hit a bunker, and he is struggling to get back on course.
The U.S. government is offering to help Asian nations struck by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunamis. At least three Americans were among the more than 13,000 people killed.
No longer neglected, Ohio may determine the next president.
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Officials with airline pilots unions say the government should be doing more to alert them to incidents involving lasers and to provide guidance about how best to protect themselves against beams that can blind.
Bangladesh's army chief has expressed concern at the spiralling cost of rice in the impoverished country following the destruction of crops in natural disasters last year, a report said Friday.
Detainees\u00e2\u0080\u0099 lawyers had requested a hearing to force the government to explain the destruction of the tapes.
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Movie animation has come a long way since Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke frolicked with cartoon penguins, sheep and carousel ponies in \
Reporter Judith Miller testified Tuesday that former vice presidential aide I. Lewis \
Business & money: Billionaire Mike Ashley is understood to be preparing to install himself as chairman of the chain
DENPASAR, Indonesia  - Svetlana Kuznetsova will   face Marion Bartoli in the final of the Bali International   after retaining her unbeaten record at the event with a 7-6 7-6   win over defending champion Lindsay Davenport on Saturday.
The United States said on Friday it was troubled by the case of an Afghan journalist sentenced to death for blasphemy and that the U.S. ambassador in Kabul planned to raise the matter with Afghan authorities.
The owners of Littlewoods are reported to be considering selling the group's stores after receiving an unsolicited approach from Asda.
France will donate 45 million euros (61 million dollars) toward disaster relief in the Indian Ocean, in addition to money donated privately by individuals, companies and organizations, Foreign Minister Michel ...
Private-sector job growth slowed in December and the number of people receiving jobless benefits hit a two-year high in late December, reports released on Thursday showed.
Norway, Germany, France, Britain,  Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal  chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece  counted the cost of the Games in national pride and cash.
A former follower of serial killer Charles Manson has been denied parole for the 18th time for the 1969 slayings of Los Angeles couple Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, officials said on Thursday.
OTTAWA - &quot;It&#39;s show, and we don&#39;t have the dough,&quot; Premier Pat Binns said as he headed into the first day of a summit on health care in Ottawa.
More than 10 percent of Japanese  teenagers who were screened for a sexual disease that can cause  infertility tested positive, a newspaper reported, adding to  concerns about increasing sexual activity among Japan's youth.
Greci in vantaggio con Galletti, pareggia Zauri
LONDON (CBS.MW) -- GenCorp (GY) said it has rejected an unsolicited takeover approach from Steel Partners II LP that was valued at $772 million, saying the offer was inadequate.
They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta \u00c2\u0097 they simply want to see a doctor.
Stewart Cink was amused by television analysts who speculated which two players US captain Hal Sutton was going to pick for the Ryder Cup, especially when his name only came up once.
Santy.A infects servers that host online bulletin boards.
Ford\u00e2\u0080\u0099s decision comes after its board met last week, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
Soliti Ignoti ancora da record, batte Cultura Moderna
Era stata bloccata dal corto circuito avvenuto a Roma
Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.
The National Museum of Afghanistan has opened its first exhibition in 13 years, a display of pre-Islamic idols that were repaired after being smashed by the Taliban.
Greece&#39;s extraordinary success at Euro 2004 and Porto&#39;s victory in the Champions League final brought romanticism back to international soccer in a landmark year for the sport in 2004.
Muslim inmates including terror suspects at a British jail are refusing to eat meat after receiving a menu with pork, their lawyer said on Friday.
ANAHEIM, Calif. Manny Ramirez collected two RBI&#39;s and sparked a four-run ninth as the Boston Red Sox beat Anaheim 5-to-3 to take a two-games-to-none lead in the AL Division Series.
On the first series, Joe Gibbs called a clever play that sprung Clinton Portis 64 yards for a touchdown. After that, the Hall of Fame coach's first victory in nearly 12 years was all about defense.
A footballer from Cameroon who married a Londonderry woman loses a legal action over alleged racial abuse.
A year after signing a number of linemen, Rutgers Coach Greg Schiano loaded up this year on tall, fast, versatile players.
US entertainment giant Viacom on Tuesday launched a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google and its affiliate YouTube, accusing the video-sharing website of &quot;massive&quot; copyright infringement.
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ATHENS - On a day on which both Greece and the Olympics celebrated themselves by returning the Games to their ancient home in Olympia, two popular Greek athletes withdrew from the track and field competition amid a scandal befitting that ...
Teresa Heinz Kerry says she doesn't know if first lady Laura Bush has ever had \
By Georgia Evdoxiadis Daily Herald Staff Writer  The Lake County Board on Tuesday formally approved paying $1 million toward the overhaul of the Glennshire Hawthorn Woods water system.
Elton John criticized Madonna by publicly accusing the pop diva of lip-synching during her recent re-Invention Tour, E! Online reported Tuesday.
Thirty-three people were killed and 14 injured in Egypt when a truck crashed into a bus carrying pilgrims back home from the holy Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, police said.
Brutta avventura per Bobo Vieri. L'attaccante dell'Atalanta &egrave; stato derubato ieri pomeriggio ...
David Albelda ha chiesto la rescissione del contratto con il Valencia per vie giuridiche dopo non av...
Coach Eddie Jordan's version of the Princeton offense has given the Wizards an appreciation for moving without the ball and unselfish play.
Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. joined a  growing list of computer makers recalling Sony Corp. batteries  in the latest blow to consumer confidence in Sony's reputation  as a manufacturer.
French carmaker Renault is thinking about  making a compact sports car based on its Clio city runabout, a  top company executive said on Thursday.
Iran&#39;s new pledge to halt its advance toward a nuclear arsenal is at best a gamble, more likely a deception. But the awful truth of our predicament (and, by &quot;our,&quot; I mean the world&#39;s) is that
Emergency workers located the bodies of 11 miners killed when a fire tore through a Siberian gold mine, officials said Friday. Twenty-two other miners were still missing a day after the blaze.
Attacco kamikaze ieri durante festa di nozze
Ministro Ferrero, giudice decidera' su spaccio o consumo
John Toshack takes over as Wales manager with one final point to prove after a career as both a player and manager that has seen him win most of the game\u00e2\u0080\u0099s major honours both at home and abroad.
Three films about Pablo Escobar hitting the American Film Market will create another chapter in the cinematic love story with gangsters.
Oracle said today that it has learned that PeopleSoft will reject its $8.8bn, $24 a share, &quot;best and final&quot; cash tender offer.
The Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, will claim a place in history as tremendous successes. But to get the rovers ready for launch, mission team members had to push themselves to their limits. MER Principal Investigator Steve Squyres explains how they handled the challenge.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed suit today against two distributors of the scarce flu vaccine for allegedly charging exorbitant prices to hospitals in Houston, Dallas and Sherman, in violation of state law.
The US military begins a big operation to secure police stations seized by insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
The Iraqi kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni killed him because Italy refused to heed their earlier deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq, says Al Jazeera television.
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VATICANO - Seminario di studio per i Vescovi - Il Segretario generale del Sinodo dei Vescovi, Sua Ecc. Mons. Nikola Eterovic, parla di \u00c2\u0093Sinodo dei Vescovi e comunione ecclesiale\u00c2\u0094 Citt\u00c3\u00a0 del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - \u00c2\u0093Sinodo dei Vescovi e comunione ecclesiale \u00c2\u0094: \u00c3\u00a8 stato il tema della relazione svolta ieri dal Segretario generale del Sinodo dei Vescovi, Sua Ecc. Mons. Nikola Eterovic, al Seminario di studio in corso a Roma, pro...
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has much reason to smile these days. Close on the heels of his coalition completing two years in power, came the UPA government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s announcement of reduction of troops.
As \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Odd Couple,\u00e2\u0080\u009d Jack Klugman and Tony Randall infused their alter egos with plenty of endearing quirks.
Some call it \
The Spanish football federation has been hit with a $A113,000 fine by world governing body FIFA to sanction the racist abuse suffered by England&#39;s black players in two recent friendly matches.
By Becky Pallack, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 11--Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona is opening a Job Connection Center on the North Side to offer free job- search services.
WASHINGTON - Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said yesterday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she can put her &quot;nightmare&quot; behind her.
An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in Iraq last month was released by his captors on Monday but the fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton threatened with beheading, remained unclear.
The US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, wouldn&#39;t call it the final showdown with the Iraqi insurgents. They&#39;re determined, he said, and it&#39;s going to take time to defeat them.
Any steps agreed on by North Korea at talks this week on ending its nuclear arms program should be carried out within three months, but the talks in Beijing won't resolve everything, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Tuesday.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s easy to hate viruses for their freeloading ways, but they have also repaid us in ways we are just beginning to tally.
Hollywood movie star Janet Leigh, best known as the knife attack victim in Alfred Hitchcock's \
Match the lines from inaugural speeches with the speaker:
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Carlisle United bans one of its supporters from its Brunton Park ground for smoking in the stadium.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that rich nations should pay poorer countries to preserve their forests because the rich are responsible for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
L'allenatore del Siena Mario Beretta commenta il pareggio a reti bianche con il Cagliari. ''Questa e...
The Italian energy group Eni is mulling joint investments of at least 10 billion dollars with Russian gas behemoth Gazprom in two large Russian energy projects, a company spokesman has said.
A court ruling in favor of the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has forced ISPs in the UK to hand over details of their customers when requested.
France could learn from British Prime Minister Tony Blair's openness and pragmatism, visiting French conservative presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy said.
Forza della fede e' nella forza del legame tra i musulmani
N'DJAMENA  - Troops loyal to Chad's president drove back rebels besieging his palace on Sunday, the government said, adding it had repulsed an assault by Sudanese forces in the east that it called \
SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet left the hospital on Friday under strict security, two  days after being admitted for an acute respiratory infection.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A man suspected of shooting an unarmed guard at the state Capitol is a former criminal justice student at the University of Illinois in Springfield.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Ben Wallace and the Detroit Pistons displayed the type of suffocating defense that led them to the NBA title last season.
Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Wednesday Beijing was not seeking \
Buried for many centuries, two patrician villas unearthed here recently have been brought to life through an on-site multimedia reconstruction that plunges the spectator into the heart of ancient Roman life.
Piogge torrenziali e vento con raffiche fino a 144 km orari
The NFL fined Broncos safety John Lynch $7,500 on Wednesday for a hit he made against Chiefs receiver Dante Hall in the season opener.
Plans to increase passenger numbers at Stansted Airport by 10 million a year go before a public inquiry.
Influential US news presenter Dan Rather is to stand down as the face of CBS news next year.
Radical militants on Tuesday kidnapped one man who they claimed to be Japanese and demanded the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Iraq.
How to avoid some of the key mistakes that small investors make.
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack is promising \
Kyrgyzstan's national security service  has detained a man who tried to sell weapons-grade  plutonium-239, a senior security official said on Wednesday.
Chelsea's knee-victim Ashley Cole has passed a significant test on the road back to full fitness after coming through unscathed in a midweek reserve fixture.
Under fire from the United Nations over continued violence in Darfur, Sudan's government on Tuesday accused rebels of trying to increase international pressure on Khartoum.
Japan's opposition parties on Sunday kept  up pressure on the health minister to resign for calling women  \
PHILADELPHIA - Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe stayed on message from the time they took the stage: Vote John Kerry on Nov...
Gerry McNamara scored 23 points and the Syracuse defense clamped down on Seton Hall's top scorers, leading the sixth-ranked Orange to a 75-50 victory Saturday night.
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The sometime singer-actress pleaded guilty in New York Wednesday to disorderly conduct, stemming from a March incident when she nailed a clubgoer in the head with a microphone stand during a performance at a Manhattan nightclub.
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North Wales Police's chief constable says services will be cut because funding is \
In an echo of the biblical plagues, millions of locusts swarmed into northern Egypt on Wednesday for the first time in 50 years, prompting authorities to order emergency pesticide spraying to protect the region's important agriculture industry.
Citing newly disclosed State Department documents, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) called yesterday for further congressional hearings on Halliburton Co.
PHOENIX -- Randy Johnson can't throw 100 miles per hour anymore, but that doesn't matter. The 43-year-old lefthander can still pitch, in Mike Lowell's words, at \
Anthony Edwards rushes for 124 yards and two touchdowns, including a 25-yard run with 6:03 left in the fourth quarter that helps Florida A&M to a 31-23 win over Howard on Saturday.
Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri britannico Straw
A Russian oil baron suffering from memory loss finds out he is Brazilian and his family has been killed. He goes to the tropical country to do business, seek revenge and look for his lost love.
Ernest Bai Koroma was sworn in hours after election officials declared him the winner of a tense run-off vote.
Starry-eyed companies and CEOs made big promises to rollout new gadgets and told consumers to prepare for big trends in 2007. Who was right? And who was wrong?
Gabriel Agbonlahor's equaliser ends Chelsea's 100% home record and keeps up Aston Villa's unbeaten Premiership start.
Alzheimer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s seems to strike suddenly in old age, but scientists believe it begins long before symptoms occur.
A new survey of 11-19 year olds reveals that 42% of respondents started drinking when they were 13 or younger, and highlights the ease with which they can buy alcohol
Gen. John Abizaid probably commands the most potent military force in history. The troops of his Central Command are arrayed across the jagged crescent of the Middle East, from Egypt to Pakistan, in an overwhelming projection of U.S. power. He travels with his own mini-government: a top State Department officer to manage diplomacy; a senior CIA officer to oversee intelligence; a retinue of generals and admirals to supervise operations and logistics. If there is a modern Imperium Americanum, Abizaid is its field general.
A new managed security behemoth has been created by the merger of three security vendors. Betrusted Holdings, TruSecure and Ubizen (a subsidiary of Betrusted) will amalgamate and form a new company, known as Cybertrust.
Blog: Company is also in talks with the group that has sued it, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
UN forces hold off a rebel advance in the wake of a failed offensive by government forces.
Planes started flying in and out of Miami International Airport Sunday, two days after the last flight left but not soon enough for weary travelers stranded by Hurricane Frances.
Avalanches killed at least five skiers in the Swiss and French Alps on Sunday following days of heavy snow, authorities said.
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
Warner Music Group Corp. said on Tuesday it decided against bidding for rival EMI Group Plc, two days before a deadline to submit an offer.
Companies that have not patched servers against the Windows Internet Naming Service flaw need to act fast, according to a security site.
Two 19-year-old men were jailed for life for the racially-aggravated murder of a Pakistan-born taxi driver in northern England, who was beaten to death after being lured into a trap.
A Senate committee voted Wednesday to scuttle new rules that critics say would deny overtime pay to millions of workers, as Democrats won the latest round in their election-year bout with President Bush over the issue.
By Liu Weifeng  Leave the car at home and take a bus.   That's the message being pushed by environmental experts in a campaign to clear the air in China's cities.
Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that two years after major non-cardiac surgery, 42 percent of elderly patients will have experienced a measurable cognitive decline.
Qualcomm made a clear statement about its vision for future mobile devices on Monday by buying SoftMax, a provider of noise-reduction algorithms.SoftMax&#39;s technology works with multiple microphones to suppress background noise, separate the speaker&#39;s voice from that noise, and cancel echoes, all to make voice calls more intelligible. The battle for better sound was stepped up recently when Motorola delivered a system called CrystalTalk, with a similar aim, in its Razr2 line of phones.The SoftMax Signal Separation technology broadens Qualcomm&#39;s toolset for devices, including mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, VoIP phones, and notebooks, according to a company statement. It consumes less battery life, processing power, and memory than alternatives, the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Qualcomm was not immediately able to provide more details of its plans for SoftMax.SoftMax already has deals with mobile operator SK Telecom and with communications chipmaker Broadcom, which is&#160;embroiled in a fierce legal battle with Qualcomm over various patents. Qualcomm may have acquired SoftMax as much for its engineers and intellectual property as for its current products, said analyst Will Strauss of Forward Concepts.Similarly,&#160;Qualcomm acquired wireless broadband vendor Flarion&#160;last year just for its team and OFDMA (orthogonal frequency-division multiplex access) technology, Strauss said. That company&#39;s intellectual property is expected to be valuable as OFDMA technologies including WiMax and&#160;LTE (Long-Term Evolution)&#160;become widely adopted. In addition, it would have been hard to simply recruit top-notch talent in a field as obscure as noise reduction, Strauss said. Qualcomm is probably looking both to integrate SoftMax&#39;s algorithms in its own single-chip systems for devices and to license them to other hardware vendors, Strauss said.Privately held SoftMax is based in Qualcomm&#39;s hometown of San Diego and was founded in 1998 by scientists from The Salk Institute and from the University of California at San Diego, where Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs is a former professor and endowed the Jacobs School of Engineering in 1997.
JACQUES Santini was embroiled in a furious war of words with Tottenham yesterday as the club responded angrily to the Frenchman&#39;s claims that he left because of a dispute over transfer policy.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals of the Korea Open on Friday with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win over Australian Samantha Stosur.
A former federal prosecutor who got a secret court order to bug then-Mayor John Street's office now fights corruption just a few feet from where the listening device was planted.
Tanto piu' quando e' in corso l'accertamento giurisdizionale
ANTHONY DAVIDSON could be robbed of his chance to race in Formula One after becoming the victim of the long-running row between two of the sport\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most powerful teams.
Yahoo Inc.  on Tuesday announced a reorganization that marks Chief Financial Officer Susan Decker as a potential successor as CEO and simplifies its structure as it battles faster-growing rival Google.
In a matter of a few years, Albert Pujols emerged as one of baseball&#039;s premier sluggers.
The latina superstar's first husband is not a happy man
Text messages sent to and from mobile  phones will more than double over the next five years to 2.3  trillion messages sent by 2010, a survey said on Tuesday.
An election lawyer for President Bush also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against John Kerry.
In the end it was as easy as Bernard Hopkins predicted. In round nine Oscar De La Hoya collapsed to the canvas in agony from a short, left-hook and that was how Saturday&#39;s super fight at the MGM in Las Vegas ended.
US new home sales surged unexpectedly in September, climbing 3.5 percent, as low mortgage rates attracted buyers, a government report showed Wednesday.
To guarantee citizens' environmental rights is to guarantee social stability, says an editorial in Beijing News.
France international Florent Malouda will complete his transfer from Lyon to Chelsea on Monday before joining his new team-mates in the United States.
Forget about cutting the size of bonuses: let\u00e2\u0080\u0099s start really thinking about the possibility of slashing jobs.
A pediatrician offers advice on how to protect children from frigid temperatures.
First place   Don Weller, Oakley -- \
Iraqi politicians say the U.S. claims of a clear link between Shi'ite militias and Tehran is pure scapegoating. And Tehran-bashing could further complicate U.S. efforts to end the civil war
Pakistani pacts with pro-Taliban militants on the Afghan border have facilitated attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan and allowed the militants to expand influence in Pakistan, a think-tank said.
Berkshire Hathaway said Tuesday that it would pay $4.5 billion for a controlling stake in Marmon Holdings, an industrial conglomerate owned by the Pritzkers.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday began two days of talks with allied defense and diplomatic officials on how to re-energize and reinforce NATO efforts in southern Afghanistan
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.
Suicides among soldiers sent to Iraq swung back up last year after a decline, and Army officials said Tuesday it was difficult to interpret the development.
A fire raged at a large apartment complex Friday evening, killing two people, critically injuring two others and forcing rescuers to pluck trapped residents from balconies, authorities said.
The United States promised South Korea on Friday that any North Korean use of weapons of mass destruction after a planned U.S. troop pullout \
Actress Shilpa Shetty held a closed-door preview of PHIR MILENGE for an exclusive gathering of family and friends on Wednesday, August 25 at Famous Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.
A British woman was found guilty in Britain Thursday of helping fugitive Nigerian governor Joshua Dariye to launder millions of pounds meant for the poor in the west African country.
Twenty-two African countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean want help from Europe to protect their waters from illegal fishing by foreign boats, the head of a regional body said on Friday.
In a matter of days the European Space Agency&#39;s (ESA) SMART-1 spacecraft will enter orbit around the Moon. It will adjust its position and prepare for the scientific investigation of the lunar surface that will begin in January.
The official numbers on house prices \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0097 the last refuge of soothing information about the real estate market on the coasts \u00c3\u0082\u00c2\u0097 are deeply misleading.
Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in September, but mixed data on employment on Tuesday focused economists' attention on upcoming payrolls data to get a clearer sign about the outlook.
Anaheim's 3-2 victory over Ottawa in the opener of the Stanley Cup finals got a 0.72 cable rating on Versus and was watched in 523,000 households in the United States.
Steven Spielberg is the producer.  Giant, ass-kicking robots are the stars.  So why are Transformers fans so  freaked out? Two words: Michael Bay.
With John McCain on vacation and Rudy Giuliani occupied elsewhere in the state, Mitt Romney sought this weekend to close the deal with New Hampshire Republicans who remain undecided about his presidential candidacy.
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Leaders meeting on Iraq&#39;s future will back the interim government&#39;s war against insurgents but won&#39;t set a deadline for withdrawing US-led forces from Iraq -- despite a push by France and some Arab countries.
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A $10 fare hike by Southwest Airlines Co, has triggered matching fare increases by rivals as the industry struggles to offset soaring fuel prices and build on a recovery that began last year.
By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 5--LONG BEACH -- A new group of Long Beach teens are inviting senior citizens to put their dancing shoes on at its first Senior Citizen Valentine Ball on Feb. 13.
According to IBM's Internet Security Systems, an old worm known as Slammer, which originated back in January 2003, is still going strong.
The company said most cuts would come in its network operations division, where work has become increasingly automated, and in the customer service group.
Ft. Bragg, NC (WJZ) Prosecutors say additional charges could be filed against Lynndie England, the Army reservist from West Virginia shown in infamous photos of naked Iraqi prisoners.
At least two people are killed and others injured in a fire on a train in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police say.
Colombo, Dec 27 (UNI) The toll in the devastating Tsunami that swept across Sri Lanka rose to 11,500 today while about eight lakh people were displaced.
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Children's Place Retail Stores Inc.  on Monday said weak sales at its Children's Place and Disney Store chains caused a 4 percent decline in June same-store sales, forcing the retailer to forecast a wider net loss for the current quarter than analysts had expected.
By Kathleen Quilligan, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Jun. 13--About 30 people gathered with members of the city's staff Tuesday morning at the Allen County Public Library downtown to brainstorm what to do with the 29 acres of property the city has optioned north of the St.
Regulators are set to rule on whether a fee-paying school should continue to enjoy charitable status.
Cuban ballet dancers in white glide across the floor, executing an airy blend of pirouettes and back stretches. Within seconds, spectators are captivated, quickly forgetting what at first they couldn't overlook &#151; most of the dancers weigh more than 200 pounds.
VATICAN CITY : Pope John Paul II on Sunday beatified the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, and a German mystic whose visions inspired Mel Gibson&#39;s controversial film &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot;.
ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks grabbed a pair of third-period goals to claim a stunning 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday, drawing first blood in the Stanley Cup finals.
Rwanda&#39;s president has said a military action in the Democratic Republic of Congo will target Hutu rebels and not Congolese forces, the BBC reported Thursday.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission yesterday announced its largest-ever settlement for an individual racial discrimination case -- $2.5 million -- against Lockheed Martin of Bethesda.
Triplets develop more slowly than single babies and twins, a study says.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry today said the men were seized from their house in the al-Mansour neighbourhood at dawn. Reports said that there was no fighting during the incident but neither the Foreign Office
A son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid was accused of pulling a gun on another motorist, police records show. Police later seized a shotgun and containers with white powder or residue from Britt Reid's vehicle and a pistol from the home he shares with his parents.
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith says Google-DoubleClick merger \
The consumer electronics retailer said 2nd-quarter profit rose to $250 million on strong international results and tighter spending controls.
A commuter plane that crashed while approaching an airport this week lacked an updated system that warns pilots when they fly too low, equipment that will be required next year, investigators said.
The world&#39;s largest permanent computing grid has gone online, giving scientists access to the processing power of 6,000 computers at 78 locations, including 1,000 at 12 sites across the UK.
As of Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at least 3,953 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,216 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies. A year after losing at Riviera in a playoff, Mickelson played golf as spectacular as the weather Friday in the Northern Trust Open, finishing with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a 7-under 64 and a four-shot lead.
A vaccine mist provided protection against the flu Friday for a few hundred local health care workers. With injectable flu vaccine in short supply even for people in the
CharlotteChurch.com confirmed all circulating rumors that Charlotte is pregnant.  Church released this to her website due to a lot of recent speculation, however she hoping to wait she was further into her pregnancy before announcing it.  Church...
Fran\u00c3\u00a7ois Bayrou is gaining ground in a presidential campaign dominated by a nurturing Socialist and a crime-busting conservative.
A jury has decided that the destruction of the World Trade Center was two events, meaning leaseholder Larry Silverstein can collect twice from insurance companies.
Cameron Diaz filed a police report Wednesday accusing a photographer of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly driving his car at her, police said.
_ Militants threatened to decapitate two Americans and a Briton being held hostage unless their demands were met within 48 hours, and in northern Iraq a car bomb killed at least 21 people and wounded 67 on Saturday.
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A replica of the Kon-Tiki balsa raft will sail the Pacific in 2005 to study mounting environmental threats to the oceans since Thor Heyerdahl made his daredevil 1947 voyage, organizers said on Monday.
By LOUISE NORDSTROM STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden opened an embassy Wednesday in the computer-generated world of &quot;Second Life,&quot; but it wasn't the pioneering venture into virtual diplomacy it had expected.
The chairman of Sportingbet has become the second chief of a UK-based gambling firm to be arrested in the US.
A little green artifact from Nigeria transforms normal nine-year old boy into multilingual, transcontinental cultural ambassador
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.67 percent at the opening on Monday after crude oil dropped back from record highs above &#36;49 a barrel, encouraging some investors to return to the Tokyo stock market in search of bargains.
The C.D.C. conducted its first \u00e2\u0080\u009cfull functional\u00e2\u0080\u009d avian flu exercise to prepare what public heath experts consider a major threat.
The recent debate over the number of iPhones sold in the U.S. by Apple Inc. -- which differs from the number of phones activated by AT&T -- misses the point, according to analysts. Apple is still making money, whichever number is correct.
The memory of getting blown out at Virginia Tech simmered for Georgia Tech all year. Now, the Hokies know how it feels. Reggie Ball and the No. 24 Yellow Jackets made their second consecutive visit to Lane Stadium a huge success Saturday, jumping out to a big lead and beating the 11th-ranked Hokies 38-27 at their own disruptive game.
International Place developer Donald J. Chiofaro's ownership partner said in federal bankruptcy court yesterday that it would never agree to the reorganization plan that Chiofaro has proposed to stave off a takeover of the towers by Tishman Speyer Properties of New York.
Gov. James McGreevey made his first public appearance Wednesday since his stunning resignation announcement, signing two bills to promote economic development but never mentioning the sex scandal.
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A defeated amendment would have stripped immunity from companies that aided a wiretapping program.
The initial public offering market is hoping for a big bang this week from Dolby Laboratories Inc. The San Francisco company, whose sound systems and double-D logo are ubiquitous in the movie industry as well as in consumer electronics, plans to sell 27.5 million shares for &#36;13.50 to &#36;15.50 each.
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The Montreal Expos placed right-hander Jon Rauch on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, two days after he was forced to leave a no-hit bid in the fifth inning when he strained a muscle.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Friday that the IOC had rejected South Korean requests for the awarding of duplicate gold medal to South Korean Yang Tae-Yong, who lost the men&#39;s all-around gymnastics gold to American Paul
The new commander of U.S. troops in Iraq has warned that military force alone will not be enough to quell the country's violent insurgency.
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A Philippine court found one of four U.S. Marines guilty of raping a Filipino woman inside a van at a former U.S. navy base last year, sentencing the 21-year-old sailor to life in prison for \
SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - More than 500 South Koreans braved the cold to attend a shamanistic ritual in front of the charred remains of a 600-year-old city gate ranked as the country's top national treasure.
Home Secretary David Blunkett took his battle to win paternity rights over his ex-lover's son to court in the latest chapter of a scandal that has transfixed British politics.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 23 (Reuters Life!) - The rush to get hold of Nintendo's new Wii video game console is being fueled by demand for another attraction -- the new game in Nintendo's legend of Zelda series -- but game critics were uncertain this level of interest would continue.
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Britain's Rexam Plc  said on Monday it had agreed to buy OI Plastic Products from Owens-Illinois Inc  for $1.83 billion and said it would place 58.35 million new shares to fund the acquisition.
Tishman Speyer Properties and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. are close to a deal to acquire the real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith Trust , the online edition of The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.
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ARBIL, Iraq  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will urge Iraqi Kurdish leaders on Friday to work with Sunnis and Shi'ites, particularly on the controversial issue of managing Iraq's vast oil wealth.
The leaders of Israel's Labour Party back plans for a coalition with Ariel Sharon's Likud but it may not be formed for weeks.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether the Ten Commandments may be displayed on government property, ending a 25-year silence on a church-state issue that has prompted bitter legal fights around the country.    Ten Commandments displays are common in town squares and courthouses and on other government-owned land, including the Supreme Court...
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Cheney and Sen. John Edwards are back on the campaign trail today, after their only debate of the campaign Tuesday night.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton was accompanied by the governor of a key battleground state Saturday as she raced through the final weekend before Iowa's leadoff precinct caucuses, making the case that she's the candidate who can win in November.
U.S. blue chips advanced on Friday  after Ford Motor Co. F.N raised its earnings forecasts, while  wireless technology provider Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O limited  gains on the Nasdaq after saying an accounting review may  reduce pretax income.
(Capitol Hill-AP) Dec. 8, 2004 - Congress is nearing final approval of the Nine-Eleven intelligence bill. A majority of the Senate has voted in favor of the measure, though voting will be held open for a while
By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald Feb. 11--BY MANY MEASURES -- namely, stuff spewed from smoke stacks -- the power plant that Florida Power &amp; Light wants to build in the cane fields of rural Glades County would rank among the state's cleanest.
A month after the US Supreme Court agreed to wade into the lethal injection debate, executions are effectively on hold across the nation as courts and politicians sit tight amid a legal limbo.
By Pete Bosak, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Dec. 8--SNOW SHOE -- Fifteen vehicles, including seven tractor-trailers, crashed and piled up on an ice-covered Interstate 80 Thursday afternoon as a snow squall moved through and caused whiteout conditions.
CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier, seriously injured by a car bomb while reporting in Iraq, remained in critical but stable condition Thursday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany, the network said.
The state Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to decide if prosecutors violated Rush Limbaugh's privacy rights when they seized his medical records without warning during an investigation into his use of painkillers.
The French government is calling for tighter risk-control measures and a broad review of bank rules in response to losses from the trading scandal at Soci\u00c3\u00a9t\u00c3\u00a9 G\u00c3\u00a9n\u00c3\u00a9rale.
New Orleans should embrace its   watery environment and restore wetlands as it rebuilds,   suggests a prize-winning architect hired to design a   modernistic central park in the city's downtown.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson called for a congressional investigation into reports that US health officials withheld research from the White House that showed an AIDS drug distributed to
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Following is a transcript of President Bush&#39;s remarks on Iraq today during an appearance with President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, as provided by e-Media.
Japan took a significant step away from the pacifism enshrined in its constitution yesterday when it announced new defence guidelines for the first time in nearly a decade.
Turkey&#39;s governing party has shelved a proposal to make adultery a crime after protests from women&#39;s groups and warnings from the European Union that such a law could
The 15-year EU arms embargo on China is to continue at least into next year, despite a call yesterday from the German Chancellor, Gerhard Schr\u00c3\u00b6der for the ban to be lifted.
By The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 18--Whenever a new administration names its environmental brain  trust, somebody gets nervous.   Through the 12 years of New York's Pataki administration, it was the  greens who were uncomfortable.
Europe\u00e2\u0080\u0099s largest bank plans to put about half of its 800 French consumer branches up for sale as it focuses on expanding in emerging markets.
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As many as 12 people, nine of them Britons on a spiritual tour, died in a bus accident in southern Jordan Thursday, Scotsman.com reported.
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Investigators have determined that the downtown high-rise fire that raged for 5 1/2 hours earlier this month was caused by an electrical malfunction.
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LAHORE: The International Cricket Council yesterday said that a review of the structure of the sport was never aimed at taking away the Test status of Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
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Microsoft and Cisco Systems have announced that the two companies have entered into a pact to share security and network health technologies, to better stop, isolate and eliminate viruses and other malicious codes on Windows-based networks.
Jeremy Bonderman stays unbeaten despite another shaky first inning and the Tigers defeat the Cleveland Indians, 9-2, to gain a four-game series split Sunday.
Nicolas Cage is at the top of the box office for the third weekend in row, after National Treasure hauled in an extra $17.1 million at the box office.
India said on Thursday it could consider giving a large amount of autonomy to the disputed region of Kashmir to help make peace with Pakistan, but said it was not willing
Caritas Malta, until Wednesday at noon, had collected over Lm60,000 in donations for the Emergency Asia Fund set up to assist the tsunami disaster-stricken people in the area.
No other buyer will be willing to pay more for Yahoo. Since Yahoo\u00e2\u0080\u0099s management will not be able to justify turning down that sort of premium, Microsoft is likely to win the prize.
Part of Dulles International Airport was evacuated for more than an hour on Monday after a potentially suspicious item was found at the main screening area, forcing the checkpoint's closure, officials said.
Two people die as traders and police clash over moves to close illegal businesses in India's capital.
Leader dismisses Conservatives who he claims are putting in peril the party's resurgence.
It is that time of the year when their hearts yearn for Durga Puja festivities back home
In this picture released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center, shakes hands with doctors at his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, in this Oct. 28, 2004 file photo.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., (Sports Network) - Kansas City Chiefs  quarterback Trent Green is expected to start in Sunday's game  against the Oakland Raiders despite suffering from bruises to  his ribs and hip.
Washington, Nov. 17 (NNN): Two top officials have resigned from America\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) amid reported disagreements with the new management of the spying agency.
For decades, Paul Mooney has left people howling with laughter and cringing at the same time. During a typical routine by the black comedian &#151; mostly about the screwy state of race in America &#151; the n-word could roll off his tongue dozens of times.
A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi threatened to behead a Japanese hostage in Iraq  unless Japan withdrew its troops, but Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi said on Wednesday that Japan's contingent would stay.
Freshman Mike Scott scores 15 points in his first start and forward Adrian Joseph scores 19 , lifting Virginia to a 79-65 victory over Hampton.
one being habitat - I wonder if there is a conscientious effort from the cement jungle population to give one creature a chance.
Staples Inc. is pulling its office products advertisements from news programming on Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. television stations after receiving complaints from customers angry over what they believe to be the media company's right-wing political tilt.
While family, friends, and former teammates remembered football player Reggie White--who died Sunday--as a formidable man, many GLBT Americans were remembering White&#39;s long streak of antigay activism.
Warplanes struck at winter hideouts of PKK fighters, Turkish military says
A US pathologist is due to examine the body of controversial ex-Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.
Republicans adopted a platform Monday that rallies behind President Bush's agenda while edging the GOP's social principles further to the right.
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Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir has vowed to punish anyone involved in a failed coup &quot;without softness,&quot; the Sudanese English-language newspaper Khartoum Monitor reported on Saturday.
Forward Caron Butler, whose rise to All-Star status has coincided with the Wizards' rise in the standings, is ailing and may have to sit for a game.
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SYDNEY - Humane Society International opened legal proceedings in Australian Federal Courts on Tuesday against a Japanese whaling fleet that it charges has killed more than 400 minke whales within Australia&#39;s whale sanctuary over the past four years.

A Greek bus hostage siege ended in the early hours of this morning when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered, a police spokesman said.
A humanoid robot is teaching itself to walk and eventually run around a California research lab.
Former Irish International Alan Kernaghan and his Livingston manager Allan Preston have been sacked from their positions in the clubs management team at Scottish Premier League side Livingston Football Club.
Two gunmen thought to be Albanians  hijacked a Greek bus with 26 passengers on Wednesday and  demanded a $1 million ransom and a plane to fly them to Russia.
Rich Hill allowed five hits in eight strong innings and Matt Murton and Ryan Theriot homered Friday as the Chicago Cubs ended a six-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 6-2.
Directors of the brokerage firm have begun to consider whether to replace the embattled E. Stanley O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Neal, and with whom.
The United States could cooperate with   Egypt if it decides to develop nuclear energy, the U.S.   ambassador to Cairo said on Thursday.
Lawyers for the embattled Yukos oil giant requested a new judge Monday as Russia&#39;s Tax Ministry sought to enforce $1.4 billion in fines and penalties on a $4.
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Samuel Dalembert hears of the unrest in his homeland from storms and political violence, and feels so helpless. He has donated generous sums to assist relief efforts in Haiti, but he has no peace of mind.
VMware Inc., known for its virtual machine technology for servers and workstations, is turning its attention to the client space. The Palo Alto, Calif.
Prime Minister Paul Martin welcomed on Thursday the idea of Chinese investments in Canada's natural resource sector but his comments angered legislators who said Canadian sovereignty could be at risk.
Looking for good Amazon Web Services hacks, Amazon offers money for developer customers of its utility computing services.
Israeli forces also blew up militant commanders\u00e2\u0080\u0099 houses as Palestinians fired a rocket more than 10 miles into Israel.
The country's Communist leadership convened a series of emergency meetings to manage the consequences of the death of Zhao Ziyang and confront the legacy of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.
Export growth slowed in April as shipments to the United States fell for the first time in more than two years. Exports overall grew 8.3 percent, slowing from 10.3 percent growth in March, the Ministry of Finance said in a report. Shipments to the United States fell 4.8 percent, after growing 2.4 percent the previous month. The slowest growth in four years in the United States, destination of a fifth of Japanese exports, led to reduced demand for automobiles and electronics. Japan\u00e2\u0080\u0099s trade surplus in April rose 51.8 percent, to 926.7 billion yen ($7.6 billion).
ATLANTA, Feb. 1 -- States should be prepared to keep children out of school for three months, businesses should be prepared to operate with skeleton workforces, children should be prepared to play mostly with their siblings, and parents should be prepared to lose income as they skip work and cobble...
Viacom Inc. VIAb.N Chairman Sumner   Redstone, who in August severed ties with Tom Cruise, on   Tuesday ousted Chief Executive Tom Freston, in a surprise move   to exert more control over the company amid a lagging stock   price.
&quot;It&#39;s a great question,&quot; he said after his team somehow escaped with a 98-93 victory Wednesday night over the Washington Wizards.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (CP) - France defended itself Friday against accusations by Ivory Coast authorities, and some western evacuees, that it used excessive force to protect foreigners against violent mobs during five days of upheaval in its former West
NEW DELHI: Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao, the ninth Prime Minister of India, was one of modern Indian politics&#39; most mysterious leaders.
Actor-director Mel Gibson criticized the war in Iraq while promoting his new film \
Some of the biggest players in Major  League Baseball, including Roger Clemens, were named in the  Mitchell Report, a far-reaching investigation on  performance-enhancing drugs believed to be threatening the  credibility of one the most popular U.S. sports.
A study by State University of New York researchers says heat generated from laptops can significantly elevate the temperature of the scrotum, potentially putting sperm count at risk.
Nine US Marines were killed and nine wounded west of Baghdad yesterday, the deadliest day for American forces in nearly six months.
Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty  were among six entertainment legends honored for their lifetime  contributions to American culture on Sunday.
A consumer group asked a U.S. court on Thursday to force regulators to decide if stronger warnings should be added to certain antibiotics to alert doctors and patients about the risks of tendon rupture.
Hospital workers say a suicide car bombing in Baghdad has killed at least 13 people and injured 15 others. Police say the car exploded while waiting in line at a gate to the Green Zone.
To say the Jets needed this game requires about as much thought as tying your shoes. Next week they have the ferocious Patriots. The following week they have to fly out to St.
Curt Schilling pitched 6 2/3 innings and Manny Ramirez hit a three-run homer in a seven-run fourth frame to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the host Anaheim Angels in their American League Divisional Series opener Tuesday.
Hewlett-Packard&#39;s online store, HPshopping.com, this week introduced the &quot;Apple IPod from HP,&quot; the company&#39;s long-awaited version of the IPod.
Blog: NASA, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution send robots where no man (or bot) has ever been.
The past two years have seen a rise in skirmishes over who has the right to walk up and accept an Academy Award as a named producer.
_ A brother and sister who sent junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the first felony prosecution of Internet spam distributors in the United States.
An elderly woman died after collapsing during a long wait in line with hundreds of others for scarce flu shots at a California supermarket, an official said on Friday.
Talks toward the formation an international treaty on the intellectual property rights of broadcasters over the signals they transmit, broke down today as almost everyone involved predicted.  The discussion most likely centered on whether broadcasters can claim legal rights over content that appeared on its over-the-air signals, which would have affected its ability to be shown later on the Web.
White House counsel Alberto Gonzales  will be grilled over what critics call his \
Walter Mazzarri, tecnico della Reggina, ha convocato 18 giocatori per il derby dello stretto in prog...
Should the Yankees be stripped of the Subway Series title?
As a rising number of HIV/AIDS patients turn to already over-stretched public sector facilities, the ongoing humanitarian crisis is undermining the quality of care in Southern Africa&#39;s health system.
Military leaders in Burma set up a committee to draft a constitution, after 14 years of talks, state media says.
Some months ago, enterprise applications provider JDA was all set to acquire QRS, a company that specializes in electronic data interchange (EDI), data synchronization, and catalogues, particularly for the retail vertical.
A brawl involving players and fans at  Friday's game between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons in  Auburn Hills, Michigan may result in serious punishment from  the NBA.
A detective in actor Robert Blake's murder case says he failed to take potentially crucial forensic tests.
The co-pilot of an American Airlines jet that crashed nearly three years ago in New York and killed 265 people lost control of the Airbus plane after mishandling the rudder, investigators concluded.
Hopes remained alive for the life of Briton Ken Bigley as Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to respond &quot;immediately&quot; if the hostage takers in Iraq contacted the British government.
Today's blog post discusses methods with which a non-technical user can secure their own instant messaging conversations such that an attacker is unable to listen in (be they the government or a nosy neighbor sniffing the wireless network from next door).
A banner week that began with victories against Detroit, Washington and the Nets \u00e2\u0080\u0094 all without the injured Stephon Marbury \u00e2\u0080\u0094 turned sour Friday night.
Sen. John Kerry has blue blood from all the royal houses of Europe, with even more titled relations than President Bush, Burke's Peerage said Monday.
Perquisizioni in Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia, Veneto
The Israeli government is under pressure from the supreme court and the attorney general to move its West Bank barrier closer to the 1967 frontier.
Two studies offer more evidence about  the dangers of some painkillers, adding kidney problems to  heart concerns already raised with the drug once sold as Vioxx,  researchers said on Tuesday.
Insurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs yesterday near the symbol of US authority in Iraq -- the Green Zone, where the US Embassy and
President Bush talked by telephone Tuesday with leaders in Sudan, pushing for progress in peace talks to end a 21-year civil war in southern Sudan.
Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd. on Monday offered 21.9 billion Australian dollars, or $18.6 billion, for retailer Coles Group Ltd. &#151; the largest takeover bid in Australian corporate history.
The ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament began on a dramatic note when unfancied Frenchman Oliver Patience knocked out third-seeded Rainer Schuettler of Germany in the first round.
OSAKA, Japan - A group of scientists in Japan have developed a robot that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.
JIDDA, Saudi Arabia -- The militants stormed into the compound's inner courtyard, firing their guns from behind trees, bursting into offices, and shouting: &quot;Where are the Americans? Where are the Americans?&quot;
Michelle Wie, her fractured left wrist on the mend, hopes to improve on her last-place finish in the LPGA Championship at this week's U.S. Women's Open at Southern Pines in N.C.
A smaller jury began deliberating for a fifth day on Tuesday in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis \
MOSCOW. Dec 8 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan have emphasized the unassailable central coordinating role played by the United Nations in resolving international
Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as  British prime minister on Wednesday, inheriting a Labour  government trailing in many polls because of Iraq and needing  to win back voters if it is to secure a fourth consecutive  term.
NAIROBI, Kenya - The subject of Sunday's sermon at St. Stephen's Anglican Church was repentance, and the preacher found an obvious example of the sinfulness of contemporary culture within the branch of his own denomination an ocean away in the United States.
19 October 2004 - Concerned by reports of the dismissal and detention of the Prime Minister of Myanmar, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the country&#39;s authorities to remain committed to the process of national reconciliation
Fighting between rival army factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the country.
InfoWorld - Intel, the world's top chip maker, and Nokia, the number-one mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.
Here it comes. You can feel the rumbling of anticipation now. Just two games into the American League playoffs, we already have a colossal collision coming into focus.
U.S. troops killed about 26 suspected militants in Baghdad's Sadr City on Saturday in one of the fiercest clashes in the Shi'ite stronghold since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
An elite team hunts drug traffickers in the Southwest using generations-old techniques.
Oregon attorney Brandon Mayfield, wrongly arrested by FBI agents after the 2004 Madrid terrorist bombings, has settled his lawsuit against the U.S. government for $2 million, his lawyer said Wednesday.
The next time you&#39;re sifting through the mortgage offers, cheap Rolex watches or dubious business proposals from Nigeria, spare a thought for Bill Gates.
Blog: Salesforce.com throws a confections change up, with similar results to Pavlov's dog.
European Union antitrust regulators on Wednesday approved plans by Japan's Seiko Epson Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. to merge their liquid crystal display panel operations.
Australia and China agree to hold annual security summits at talks ahead of a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders.
Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings  Ltd. WSH.N on Monday said it hired a top executive from  embattled rival Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. MMC.N
President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead.
The trial on terrorism charges of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading a regional network linked to al Qaeda, can go ahead, a Jakarta court ruled Thursday.
HP (www.hp.com) announced an investment of more than $3 billion over the next three years designed to vault Intel Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers to the leadership position in the $20 billion market currently served by RISC processors.
(InfoWorld) - SpikeSource\u00c2\u00a0CEO Kim Polese is an industry veteran who was head of the Java team at Sun in the 1990s and also founded \
La cantante ha lasciato il reparto psichiatrico dell'Ucla
In losing to the Patriots, the Giants supplied their most electric performance of the season, marked themselves as a true championship contender and lost a few starting players to injuries along the way.
COLORADO CITY, Arizona  - In a dusty neighborhood under sheer sandstone cliffs studded with juniper on the Arizona-Utah border, a rare genetic disorder is spreading through polygamous families on a wave of inbreeding.
Ramallah, West Bank -- Confounding cynics, the Palestinians have embarked on an election process that could make history as the first truly democratic ballot ever held in the Arab world.
With the acquisition of Artisan Components, ARM will get 340 employees, plus facilities in California and India.
A view shows Gaza from an Israeli guard tower at the border area of the Gaza strip and the Jewish settelment of Nissanit. Photo: AFP.
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The bad news keeps piling up on the Carolina Panthers, who learned yesterday that running back Stephen Davis will be sidelined up to five weeks by a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery.
Scientists in China have found a 120 million-year-old fossil of a baby bird which is believed to have died just before it hatched and which could shed light on the relationship between dinosaurs and birds.
With Burning Crusade, many WoW players are finding themselves in a state of transition.
Palestinians voted Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat&#39;s successor.
Global finance chiefs meet in Washington amid concerns about the world's economic outlook.
The French national team went all the way to the World Cup final again in 2006, but a shooting outside a Paris stadium has forced a reckoning with the violent racism of some of its fans
A giant panda who delivered a cub on Thursday actually gave birth to twins but one died, an Austrian zoo says.
Shares of AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the UK&#39;s two biggest drugmakers, fell after a US health official said two of their best-selling treatments need closer safety reviews.
For hip-hop stars, there is nothing glamorous about being out of control. The late rapper burned hot in a world where stars are supposed to stay cool.
Another bizarro day at the Red Sox spring training site. At 7:30 a.m., Curt Schilling went on his user-friendly radio program to announce that contract extension talks had broken off and he'll be a free agent after the season. Two-and-a-half hours later, owner John W. Henry said Schilling's announcement was news to him, but at lunchtime ...
The White House on Monday condemned  the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri  and said Lebanon should be free to pursue its political future  free of violence and Syrian occupation.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) sought on Friday to rekindle hopes of a global trade deal after talks between four major powers collapsed.
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Tottenham boss Juande Ramos says it would take a fee of more than \u00c2\u00a330m to tempt the club into selling star striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Money donated by Britons to the tsunami appeal reaches \u00c2\u00a3100m, says the Disasters Emergency Committee .
While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace
PSV coach Guus Hiddink has accused Arsene Wenger of sour grapes after the 1-1 draw in Holland on Wednesday night. The Arsenal manager was incensed that while the ref sent off both Patrick Vieira and Lauren
A former landscape gardener who cut rare maps from atlases at the National Library of Wales is jailed.
TORONTO -- A trio of defensemen with nine combined Stanley Cup championships and diverse playing styles were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.
Microsoft&#39;s chief executive has ruled out acting as the white knight for business software maker PeopleSoft, which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover from Oracle, a newspaper reported Monday.
And XenSource is annoying Virtualization player SWsoft hopes to continue its Chinese invasion via a new deal with local hardware heavyweight Inspur.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
NEW YORK  - Melatonin, which is widely used  as a sleep-aid, is also effective for migraine prevention,  according to findings from a small trial.
NOVEMBER 01, 2004  - The end may be in sight in the ongoing saga of Oracle Corp.&#39;s hostile takeover bid for embattled competitor PeopleSoft Inc.
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.
A suicide car bomber rammed into an army convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, triggering an explosion that left four people dead and 22 wounded, the army said.
Belarus says it will back Russia if the US overrides Moscow's objections to building new missile bases in Europe.
Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.
The New York Times sued Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday, seeking to block the Justice Department from obtaining records of telephone calls between two veteran journalists and their confidential sources.
Only after beating Stefano Galvani, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round did Nikolay Davydenko have the chance to slow down.
Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood played disciplined cricket against tight Australian bowling as they led England's recovery from early setbacks on day one in the second Ashes Test.
BOLOGNA, 4 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Non era mai accaduto che una Miss Italia, ad appena due mesi dall&#39; elezione, fosse chiamata ad assolvere un compito importante come quello di presentare un programma popolare come lo &#39; Zecchino d&#39;oro&#39;.
Runners older than 50 improve their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes and the benefits they get from exercise.
NEW YORK - This summer, a series of long, investigative articles explored why most US troops in Iraq still do not have vehicles that could protect them from explosives, though the vehicles were available years ago and the Iraqi military has them.
By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Dec. 9--LACEY -- A large number of salmon are swimming in Woodland Creek this year.   A former City Council member said the number of salmon is proof the city's investment in improving the creek's water quality is paying off.
More than 1,000 passports being lost in the post each year despite the use of \
Teachers across the UK are urged to wear a tie to support their colleagues working in Africa and the Middle East.
Cuban president Fidel Castro is recovering today, hours after falling as he left the stage following a televised speech. But the communist leader quickly recovered his composure and assured people he was \u00e2\u0080\u009call in one piece\u00e2\u0080\u009d.
The US secretary of state and UN secretary general are to visit Sri Lanka, where tensions have grown over tsunami aid.
A suicide car bomber has attacked a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing two civilians and wounding 18 people, hospital sources say.
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Red Reef Laboratories International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:RRLB) and JDM Capital Corp. announce the formation of JDM Reef Capital Management, LLC, a Joint Venture.  JDM Capital is a NYC-based boutique real estate finance company.
Sony Corp.'s Japanese music unit says it will no longer sell CDs with built-in copy protection, a technology it had been pushing for two years.
In typical Major League fashion, baseball executives wait until the hue and cry from the public reaches deafening levels before they act, this time on steroids.
Most physiotherapy graduates have struggled to get a job this year as NHS chiefs cut  spending.
Description: President Bush has asked Andrew Card to stay on as chief of staff, and that&#39;s expected to help make the transition to the second term smoother.
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Actor Gary Busey walked into court and handed over a check for &#36;30,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing him of falling behind on the rent for his Malibu house, court officials said.
SEVILLE, Spain  - Teenage rookie Rafael Nadal  blunted the world's fastest serve Friday to stun Andy Roddick  and give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis  Cup final.
New York -- On a rainy Wednesday at the US Open, Serena Williams got a phone call from Arlen Kantarian, chief executive of the United States Tennis Association.
Shares of Altiris Inc.  fell 7 percent before the opening bell on Tuesday a day after it posted disappointing earnings.
What if somebody had offered the Babe a magic potion to cure hangovers and help him lose weight and buff up those spindly calf muscles of his?
Facebook modified its help pages to tell people that if they wanted to remove their accounts entirely, they can direct the company by e-mail to have it done.
A S African minister says there is no need to build camps for people fleeing neighbouring Zimbabwe.
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he would resign in hope of making it easier to extend a naval mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, sending shockwaves through Japan.
BAGHDAD, June 23 -- Eight U.S. soldiers died Saturday in Iraq, including seven killed in roadside bombings, the U.S. military said, bringing to 30 the number of U.S. servicemen whose deaths were announced in the last six days.
Depression, suicide, drinking and domestic abuse are up in New Orleans, which is ill-equipped to offer much counseling help, and the hurricane's one-year anniversary only makes it worse
NEW YORK  - People who are prone to negative emotions, such as anxiety and anger, may be more vulnerable to the gradual mental decline that can come with age, a study published Monday finds.
Nine days and counting Easynet has had intermittent email problems for over nine days and is still struggling to fix them.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Microsoft is using the back-to-school season as the backdrop for its latest promotion to increase sales of its Office 2007 productivity suite.
Si e&#39; concluso ieri a Firenze il vertice fra i cinque ministri degli interni di Italia, Francia, Gran Bretagna, Germania e Spagna. La proposta di centri di transito per immigrati in Nordafrica lanciata dal
Astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita Williams started the first of three spacewalks over a nine-day period outside the international space station Wednesday.
Spanish police arrest 52 people accused of stealing 300,000 artefacts from excavation sites in Andalusia.
Two Genesee County men were among seven fans charged Wednesday in their roles in the Nov. 19 brawl at The Palace between spectators and Indiana Pacers players.
Pm, 'servitori dello Stato hanno tradito'
Almost by accident, NASA&#39;s Mars rover Opportunity has found a rock that may point to a second water event in the red planet&#39;s past.
Two US marines were killed on Thursday in the flashpoint city of Fallujah, where US marines are fighting pockets of insurgents, a US military spokesman said in a statement Saturday.
Iraq's oil exports were still running  at half their normal rate Sunday as instability due to an  anti-U.S. uprising prevented the re-opening of a main pipeline  feeding the country's terminals in the Gulf.
Billionaire financier George Soros is putting his wealth and personal reputation on the line in his quest to convince voters to cast ballots against George W. Bush in the November 2 presidential election.
Giro d'affari da 3 mld di euro, secondo la Confcommercio
More cannabis is being smoked in the European Union than ever before, with 3 million daily users in the 25-nation bloc, but consumption may have reached its peak, new figures showed on Thursday.
International observers in Kosovo have expressed disappointment at a Serb boycott of assembly elections in the United Nations-administered province.
PONCA CITY, Okla. Aug. 20, 2004  Deciding at the last possible moment not to appeal his conviction, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols brought his case to a final close, saying he hoped it would begin a &quot;long-awaited healing process.&quot; ...
Description: Iran, North Korea and Brazil all are under international scrutiny for possibly developing nuclear weapons. But those who have already joined the Nuclear Club are doing their best to stop proliferation of nuclear secrets.
WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by a higher turnout and less violence than expected in Sunday's Iraqi election, Pentagon authorities have decided to start reducing the level of US forces in Iraq next month by about 15,000 troops, down to about 135,000, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said yesterday.
An already weak holiday shopping season turned out to be even worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers, who reported Thursday they had sluggish sales results for December. The disappointing performance raised more concerns about consumer spending.
Iraqi forces have captured a senior  aide to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the government said  Monday.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after conglomerate General Electric Co. posted  better-than-expected earnings, giving the market some positive  news as it tries to bounce back from hitting fresh 2005 lows in  the previous session.
Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.
Air pollution built to unhealthy levels around the upper Midwest, a wintertime rarity caused by the absence of strong wind, and problems were expected to continue Thursday for children and other sensitive groups.
LOS ANGELES - \
Latvian Private First Class Janis Taurins, who suffered injuries in a car accident in Iraq, will return home in January, National Armed Forces' press officer Uldis Davidovs told LETA.
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Stock index futures rose, lifted by news of a General Electric deal to buy a Merrill Lynch lending unit.
What a hit movie really tells us about innovation It's almost two years since the debut of Chris Paine's documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? The movie has been a success in US theatres and often comprises one half of a double bill with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. But what the success of the movie tells us is more alarming than any conspiracy it purports to unveil: a disdain for engineering, for technological innovation, and most of all a disdain for us, the consumers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It's been a decade since a 7-year-old Bodega Bay boy was killed by bandits in southern Italy.
Il Perugia smentisce ogni tipo di contatto con una cordata giapponese per la cessione della societ&a...
Riprenderanno domani nel pomeriggio gli allenamenti del Milan. Mancheranno Kak&agrave;, Jankulovski,...
 and talk Darfur
SAN FRANCISCO  - BlackBerry smart phone maker Research In Motion said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter earnings more than doubled because of a strong uptake of the company's products and services in the business and consumer user market segments.
Eleven Iraqis have been killed and three Australian troops wounded after ongoing violence across Iraq. A car bomb near the Australian embassy in central Baghdad killed three Iraqis and wounded nine people, including three Australian soldiers.
Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson, the 2003 WNBA most valuable player, will miss three games while she visits her seriously ill grandmother in Australia.
Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.
LOS ANGELES - Summer at movie theaters was a true underdog story for Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits, who helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue, though the number of moviegoers fell slightly.    Moore's \
A member of the California Assembly has warned the pornographic-film industry that unless actors wear condoms while they work he will write a law requiring it.
Microsoft Corp. will not appeal an interim European Union ruling forcing it to strip Media Player from its Windows platform, and said the first versions of its flagship operating system without the the music and video playing program will arrive at EU retailers in the coming weeks.
Ziff Davis - Metasploit Framework 2.3 contains a host of updated capabilities and an expanded library of custom-made exploits and payloads, usable against vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux and some Unix variants.
BEAUMONT -- The family of a Beaumont woman is waiting for test results to find out if she died from a form of an affliction connected to mad cow disease.
A new cream or gel could block the transmission of HIV in heterosexual intercourse, according to new research today. The treatment is expensive, and so far has been tested only on monkeys.
Giancarlo Abete non vuol pensare ad un possibile ripensamento di Totti sul no alla maglia azzurra: '...
For the past few weeks, New York Giants co-owner Wellington Mara has wondered more than a few times what went wrong after the team&#39;s 5-2 start.
Stocks extended gains in mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 index more than 1 percent, after reassuring data on the economy and amid optimism about the outlook for technology spending.
The state of California sues six car companies for costs associated with their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.
The family of a British engineer anxiously awaited news of his fate at the hands of Islamic extremists in Iraq who abducted him eight days ago along with two Americans who have since been executed.
Rival memory, semiconductor and mobile device makers have joined forces to support the new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) specification.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Fueled by new supply worries in the United States and Nigeria, crude-oil futures made history Monday when the price topped $50 per barrel late Monday and one analyst said additional disruptions could push prices to $60 per barrel
Sudan on Sunday accused rebels in the Darfur region of killing 89 people during more than 300 armed robberies since a shaky ceasefire was signed in April.
La Somec Padova ha battuto gli ucraini del Markokhim Mariupol 3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 25-18) nella...
Democrats are examining e-mails they say prove the White House was far more involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys than it has acknowledged. The e-mails between the Department of Justice and White House were handed on Tuesday to congressional committees investigating the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and whether there was political motivation behind the dismissals.
CHICAGO -- One might think Chicago already qualifies as a \
The pressure is on for companies hoarding enormous amounts of cash. Investor activists like Carl Icahn have been hounding cash-rich companies to put their unspent dollars to use for their shareholders.
Secondo un'indagine Federalberghi-Confturismo
Although sales figures for the holiday shopping season are not yet available, analysts expect electronics to be among the best-selling categories.
Dan Haren wins his seventh straight decision, leading Oakland past San Francisco and former ace Barry Zito, 6-0, on Saturday.
Wal-Mart has managed to come back with style, and is expected to announce that December sales achieved a 3 percent gain over sales for December 2003.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Thousands of cocktail waitresses, housekeepers, bellhops and other workers returned to their jobs today, ending a monthlong strike that hit them in the pocketbook and cost this gambling town visitors.
E' il suo momento. Jonny Wilkinson, il mediano d'apertura dell'Inghilterra che decise la finale mond...
The Myanmar government released about 500 prisoners from the notorious Insein Prison Friday, witnesses said. There was no immediate word, however, on whether political detainees were among them.
The fallout was swift from one of the worst brawls in US sports history that brought the Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons basketball game to an ugly end Friday night.
Heroics and heartbreaks, diving catches and basepath blunders, hot bats and bizarre slumps, rainy days and endless nights. Already an instant classic, a short story transformed into a great American League
The husband of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri is still being questioned by detectives investigating her murder.
Three members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi&#39;s family have been kidnapped by gunmen, a spokesman for the Iraqi interim government said on Wednesday.
Il negozio e' il primo monomarca della maison a Los Angeles
Australia's Jodie Henry armed herself  with a world record while Michael Phelps targeted his fourth  Olympic gold medal backed by a Games record in qualifying for  Thursday's finals.
Palestinian leaders rushed to Paris on Monday to check on the critically ill Yasser Arafat, but hospital officials said visiting rights were restricted _ setting the stage for a dramatic showdown between the ...
The Bush administration's failure to shut down al-Qaida and rebuild Iraq have fueled the insurgency and made the United States more vulnerable to a nuclear attack by terrorists, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Sunday.
Sono tanti i fattori che rendono Mps-Maccabi una sfida affascinante. Il big match di giornata dell'i...
In the bodegas and barbershops of Washington Heights, all up and down the crown of Manhattan, the news was spreading like grease on a plate full of platanos yesterday \u00e2\u0080-edro Martinez was coming home to his people.
The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.
Science & environment: Network trebles number of free calls and texts on lower-rate tariffs
The Golden State Warriors waived forward Christian Laettner on Thursday, less than one month after acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Dallas Mavericks.
KYIV, Ukraine   - A Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate  is in hospital following a sudden illness.
MARTIN, Tenn.  - The U.S. economy is growing well,  inflation is well contained and the Federal Reserve will raise  interest rates at a measured pace to keep a lid on price  pressures, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on Monday.
Pakistan says it has strong proof that al-Qaeda assassinated opposition politician Benazir Bhutto.
The broadcast networks  have stepped up the stockpiling of scripted series in face of a  potential writers strike after their union&#39;s contract expires  at the end of next month.
Toshiba said today it will make its second generation of high-definition DVD players available for sale in the United States. The players will come in two models -- the entry-level HD-A2 and the higher-end HD-XA2 -- and offer improved player performance over the current line, said Toshiba vice president of marketing Jodi Sally.
A group of drugs called aromatase inhibitors should be used after surgery to treat postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, new guidelines recommend.
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On November 16, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Francis O'Donnel, UN Development Program (UNDP) representative, UN resident coordinator in Ukraine.
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Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world&#39;s No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a third-quarter net loss as it took $230 million in charges to fund its asbestos liability.
Per la modella italiana bisogna cambiare i canoni proposti
Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.
Si parlera' di prevenzione catastrofi naturali
Republicans could face ethics investigations for contacting U.S. attorneys about pending cases, a jarring political development only four months after ethical lapses helped cost the GOP control of Congress
ROMA - Il calo delle tasse potrebbe entrare direttamente nelle legge Finanziaria. Forza Italia calca la mano, forza i tempi e con un emendamento firmato dal vice capogruppo alla Camera, Antonio Leone, punta
Ashburn, Va. -- Joe Gibbs walked past the three Super Bowl trophies in the office lobby and stood in front of a photo, taken at the White House, of the last Washington Redskins team [1999] to win more games than it lost.
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By Jeff Smith  Terrific navigational device or over the edge?  That's a question many are asking about Google Inc.'s newest map feature, Street View, which offers panoramic images of Denver's downtown streets and those of four other cities.
A number of performers are questioning the traditional expectations of chamber music, causing mixed reactions among the purists and the newcomers.
IBM IBM.N said on Thursday its workhorse commercial computers have smashed the industry&#39;s most demanding tests, which analysts said creates a performance gap that could
ETA-watchers also say the group apparently has decided not to risk even further public backlash by killing more people in the wake of the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, carried out by Islamic militants, when 191 people died.
Bangladesh's new government vowed to stamp out corruption and restore order. But a new report outlining the arrest and abuse of a local journalist raises concerns it's pushing too far
President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao tackled contentious issues on Thursday, from climate change and Iran and North Korea to recalls of tainted Chinese food and individual freedoms in China.
JERUSALEM -- A fiery Islamic leader called on his fellow Israeli Arabs and Muslims around the world yesterday to rise up in protest of Israeli construction work near a holy site in Jerusalem.
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today announced the election of Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company, as its new Chairman of the Board.
Mistakes in Iraq 'must not derail efforts to spread democracy'
The head of the International Monetary Fund urged the United States to limit its gaping budget deficit, which he said threatens the world economy.
Government vets investigate the death of 1,000 turkeys at a farm in Suffolk.
By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 14--LINCOLN -- Water managers and irrigators in Nebraska's Republican River Valley will face gut-wrenching decisions in coming years if Gov. Dave Heineman carries out a new plan to prevent another legal clash with Kansas.
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Gannett Co. Inc.  posted higher fourth quarter profit on Friday, boosted by advertising demand at its newspapers and a rise in political ad sales at its TV stations.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - An official of a Sunni political party said Thursday the group would push forward with demands to postpone general elections despite statements the government was committed to holding the vote on Jan. 30.
Nigeria&#39;s main oil workers union threatened to shut down the country&#39;s oil industry as a nationwide general strike entered its third day Wednesday, increasing concerns about supply from Africa&#39;s biggest crude producer.
TOKYO -- Sony's upgrade video-game console PlayStation 3 will be delayed until March in Europe, but will go on sale in November as planned in the U.S. and Japan, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday.
Russian computers that control the international space station's orientation and oxygen and water supplies were partly working again last night.
Kevin Poulsen of Wired News has followed several stories this month about MySpace security breaches.  (parent.thesis) blogger Amy Tiemann asks why these reports haven't gotten wider coverage.
La Uefa ha annunciato le 60 nomination per far parte la 'squadra dell'anno' del 2006, che verr&agrav...
Adam Jones had a pinch-hit, two-run single with two outs in the 10th inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 9-7 Tuesday night.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been a good DVD year for old-movie buffs with ambitious and interesting projects from a wide range of distributors.
Human rights activists and political analysts in South Africa are welcoming the acquittal of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was found not guilty of treason by the Harare High Court on Friday.
The Big Ten is telling its technical advisers to use common sense with instant replay after a five-minute delay in Wisconsin's season opener against Central Florida riled coaches on both sides.
In a statement seen as a dampner on India&#39;s efforts, Russia today said it does not not favour veto powers for new members of the expanded UN Security Council even as the two countries agreed to work out a defence cooperation pact to protect intellectual
KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villagers encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds fanned forest fires that have swept the country, killing 63 people in three days.
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Joe Paterno couldn&#039;t wait to get back to the beach.
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The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil.
A new memory technology, programmable metallization cell, could be 1000 times more efficient than flash memory.
Angelo R. Mozilo has been criticized by Countrywide shareholders who question the timing of his stock sales in the months before the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s shares plummeted as the mortgage crisis deepened.
Scotland host Wales at Murrayfield as both teams look for a first Six Nations win this season.
Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Three Manchester United board members lost their seats on the Old Trafford Board Friday due to Malcolm Glazer&#39;s vote.
Years of dedication and efforts have paid off for China as it has made surprises and reaped successes in the Athens Olympic Games, a leading official of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said.
Matthew Pinsent sparked the gold rush becoming an Olympic legend by lunchtime. The man with the Midas touch took hisA fourth gold in successive games.
KOHAT, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces recaptured a road tunnel leading to the volatile tribal belt on the Afghan border on Sunday after killing around two dozen pro-Taliban militants in a fierce battle, the military said.
Coach Joe Gibbs says the Washington Redskins have hired Bill Musgrave, the former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator, to coach quarterbacks.
A North Korean official said his   country will soon unload fuel rods from a nuclear reactor to   make plutonium for weapons, seeking to pressure Washington into   direct talks, a visiting U.S. scholar said on Saturday.
Yasser Arafat\u00c2\u00bfs formal military funeral in Cairo was a sombre and dignified occasion.
President George W Bush calls on US firms to throw their weight behind rebuilding efforts in Lebanon.
Il Liverpool ha battuto l'Inter 2-0 (0-0) nella gara di andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions L...
&quot;Shrek&quot;, the CGI animated feature film that broke box office records worldwide and spawned an even more successful sequel, is coming to Broadway as a stage musical.
The leader of the separatist group ETA has been arrested in Southwestern France, Spanish media reports say. Mikel Albizu is thought to have been a top ETA leader for the last 12 years, since police devastated
A broad portfolio of drugs helps French pharmaceutical stay ahead of its peers.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd.  NCP.AX on Monday said it will sell its stake in Sky Latin  America to its DirecTV Group DTV.N for $579 million, creating  satellite broadcast monopolies in a region where profits have  been elusive.
Hurricane Jeanne churned toward the Bahamas and Florida with 100 mph winds Friday and could become the fourth major hurricane to hit the state in six weeks.
Dan Snyder's coaching search may not have made sense to many, but his hiring of Jim Zorn may be the best thing that's happened to the franchise in a long time.
US singer Neil Diamond is to headline Glastonbury on Sunday night, organiser Michael Eavis confirms.
Chinese rescuers have found the body of an American climber on a remote mountain eight months after she disappeared, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Supporters of the Jewish settlement movement demonstrate against Israel&#39;s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plan to remove settlements from the Gaza Strip, in front of Israel&#39;s parliament, or Knesset, Monday Oct. 25, 2004.
ROMA - Sta bene il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi: stamattina \u00c3\u00a8 stato dimesso dalla clinica Pio XI dove ieri \u00c3\u00a8 stato sottoposto ad impianto di peacemaker. Dopo l&#39;ultima visita di controllo
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular\u00e2\u0080\u009d might bring a sneer to the world-weary, but also an unspoken sense of wonder that so many people could be making so many other people happy.
The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday.
Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as  a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer,  Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset  relief from lower oil prices.
An explosion in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has injured at least six employees of the al-Arabiya television station.
Few can doubt the historic importance of the peaceful and democratic passing of executive power to Indonesia&#39;s first ever directly elected president later this month -- with the former general-turned-democrat, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the winner.
The military strikes reportedly left 16 dead, while a Web post says a British hostage has been killed. BAGHDAD -- US planes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s terror network in the
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Gordon Brown rejects claims of any split between UK and US policy on Iraq, saying both are on the \
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. The Detroit Pistons opened their NBA title defense with an 87-to-79 win over the Houston Rockets. Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead five Pistons in double-figures.
One Apprentice contestant provokes Sir Alan Sugar's ire as he picks the finalists in the BBC One series.
Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years.
School pupils are going all out to convince their elders that if everyone started composting their waste it would stop millions of tonnes going to landfill.
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is the 2nd version of the Media Center. One of the biggest and most important changes for the 2005 version is that it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not USA-ONLY anymore.
Contempt of court orders against Time magazine and one of its reporters were dismissed after the journalist agreed to give a statement to prosecutors probing the Bush administration leak of a covert CIA officer's identity.
SAN DIEGO&nbsp;-- A new study reveals that the center of our Milky Way Galaxy is loaded with black holes, as astronomers have expected in recent years.
Sources say baseball Commissioner Bud Selig underwent surgery Monday to remove melanoma, a form of skin cancer, from his head.
Arsenal and Sevilla will be hoping to continue their sparkling early season form when they kick-off their Champions League group stage campaigns at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
Kevan Barlow of the San Francisco 49ers underwent a precautionary MRI on his sore right knee Wednesday, but the running back expects to play Sunday in Seattle.
Sharman Networks has called former Napster expert witness Justin Tygar to give his testimony during the ongoing trial against the peer-to-peer software provider for alleged copyright infringement.
Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli in vista della sfida con l'Empoli. Dopo il riscaldamento gli azzurr...
Unknown assailants shot and wounded an investigative journalist from Kosovo's leading daily newspaper, a police official said Friday.
Compact speakers for personal music players have been around since the original Walkman. Now that mini-hard drive music machines can hold your entire collection, the product category is back with a vengeance.
The Boston Red Sox have formed an alliance with Bobby Valentine's team, the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League, to share player evaluations and statistical analysis.
A U.N. envoy urged Iraq's government on Saturday to halt a slide into civil war and stop the \
Veterinarians and pediatric surgeons combined their efforts to remove a cyst near the spine of a baby gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo, an operation they believe is the first of its kind.
Two to 3 percent of children treated with antidepressants had suicidal thoughts or behavior as a result of the drugs, officials said today based on the Food and Drug Administration&#39;s most
With lavish attention to detail and a powerful cast, director Oliver Stone&#39;s &quot;Alexander&quot; is a thought-provoking, although long-winded, film about a man who, by 32, had solidified a massive empire
Adams Oshiomhole, the president of Nigeria&#39;s main union body, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), is missing. He was picked up by secret police at the airport of the capital, Abuja, early on Saturday.
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Scientists clear two men of deadly skin cancer by genetically modifying their immune cells.
A man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Monday was a Yemeni federal informant on terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his case, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Woman who take estrogen and progestin, a combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT), have double the risk of developing blood clots.
President Bush has brought the oldest ally of the United States into his re-election campaign as a reason not to vote for his opponent, Sen. John Kerry.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.
Nuovo messaggio video del numero due del gruppo, al-Zawahri
Russia criticized the United States on Wednesday for its willingness to hold talks with Chechens agitating for independence and suggested the issue could harm bilateral relations.
Kevin Costner&#39;s Water World might have bombed at the box office, but the real stuff is all set to force-grab world attention. The most comprehensive scientific report to date on global warming conducted by
A Spanish woman injured in a 2 July suicide bomb attack against tourists in Yemen dies in hospital.
 series tearing up video charts
Evinci, volevo raggiungere l'Italia per timore di arresto
A U.S. border security program that photographs and fingerprints visitors from most foreign countries has apprehended just one terrorism-related suspect since its 2004 inception, officials said on Wednesday.
Bank of America absorbed more than 500 Fleet branches this week and is seeking to prove that it can continue to digest new stores successfully.
San Diego's wireless wonder beats expectations, but shares fall.
Commerce One Inc., an Internet software maker valued at &#36;20 billion at the peak of dot-com mania, is poised to go out of business as a pauper.
Di Lucio Pellegrini, 6 puntate per canale 5 sul set a luglio
Lo ha riferito la Cnn,studentessa avrebbe sparato a compagne
Smoggy, sooty, unhealthy air returned to settle over the Washington area this week, setting off Code Orange pollution alerts and signaling that -- even after decades of cleanup efforts -- summertime here can still mean irritants in every breath.
Lunga intervista a El Pais di Rino Gattuso. Il centrocampista del Milan e della nazionale racconta u...
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank  President Janet Yellen said on Friday she still sees upside  risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were now \
England captain Andrew Strauss defends his decision to omit spinner Michael Yardy after defeat to Pakistan.
Hanno vissuto tutte insieme per una ventina di giorni insieme a una troupe fotografica nei vigneti di Codroipo, in provincia di Udine, per farsi immortalare nude fra le viti o in cantina. Sono le casalinghe
TENS of thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters demonstrated yesterday against a plan to remove all Gaza settlements and four from the West Bank.
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What's a jailsick jailbird under house arrest to do when he feels homesick for prison?
Rallying a party stung by presidential and congressional losses, the incoming Senate Democratic leader reminded fellow lawmakers on Saturday of their shared commitment to help the nation.
Just hours after Bolivian President Evo   Morales said he trusted \
NBC suspended a reporter on Friday for what it said were \u00e2\u0080\u009cinappropriate\u00e2\u0080\u009d comments about Chelsea Clinton.
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State is working out the final details of a contract with Boston College coach Tom O'Brien to take over as the school's next football coach, a school official said Thursday.
Americans who don't know the difference between high-definition television and digital television are about to learn, thanks to a federal mandate that kicks in this week.
La casa deve assumere una nuova generazione di dirigenti
Not following Warner Hollywood-based Paramount Studios has denied claims that it will be dropping the HD DVD format and returning to Blu-ray Disc.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
People whose genes make them more susceptible to developing rheumatoid arthritis are even more likely to get the disease if they smoke, say Swedish researchers.
Japan and the United States will call for greater cooperation between troops of the two nations to address regional threats in a joint security statement to be released in February, a news report said.
The top Palestinian decision-making body Sunday made its strongest appeal for militants to stop attacks since Yasser Arafat's death last November and replacement by President Mahmoud Abbas.
Global AIDS funding needs to be quadrupled to fight the epidemic's spread in the developing world, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Singer Jimmy Buffett has settled his trademark infringement
Who will be this year's Omarosa, everyone's favorite reality TV villain? Who will be the apprentice to rise to the top of the business world? And importantly, who will hear the ominous utterance of real estate mogul Donald Trump, \
Time Warner Inc. has agreed to pay $210 million to settle securities fraud charges involving the company&#39;s America Online unit, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
Si arena il 'rimbalzo', Milano -1,54%, Londra -1,03%
Batasuna, the banned political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA which has ended its ceasefire, urged the European Union Wednesday to play a greater role in Spain&#39;s Basque Country conflict.
Michael Vaughan today dreamed of capping a spectacularly successful summer for England with an appearance in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Shawn Crawford of the United States left the baseball cap at home and no longer needed the showy sunglasses he wore in Saturday morning&#39;s first heat.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cThe Pirates Who Don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.
Mr. Martin served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1982 to 1986 and was the first central bank governor appointed by President Ronald Reagan.
VIENNA, Sept 17 - The UN nuclear watchdog has found no signs of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran called Parchin that several US officials have said may be linked to secret atom bomb research, Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday.
29/10/2004 - Europa: continente che da sempre ha ospitato popoli con culture, lingua, tradizioni diverse. Anche un passato diverso, sebbene frequenti e sanguinosi conflitti abbiano spesso determinato l\u00e2\u0080\u0099intrecciarsi della storia di questi Paesi.
(InfoWorld) - Managed security services companies SecureWorks\u00c2\u00a0 and LURHQ\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0have merged. The combined company is known as SecureWorks and is based in Atlanta. SecureWorks chief executive Mike Cote remains as chief executive officer (CEO) and former LURHQ CEO Tony Prince will be executive vice president responsible for product development. The companies sell consulting services to corporations that are looking for outside security expertise to help lock down their networks. SecureWorks is best known for managing intrusion prevention products, which protect the network from outside attacks. LURHQ is focused on monitoring internal threats with its Security Information and Event Monitoring service. The combined company has 1,500 clients and manages 5,000 security devices worldwide. \
The U.S. economy will slow down slightly as the once-surging housing market cools but overall growth will soon bounce back, White House economic adviser Al Hubbard said on Thursday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson joined the second-term exodus from the Bush administration Friday, but Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won assurances that he can keep his job.
Cristina Chiuso si &egrave; qualificata per la finale dei 50 stile libero agli Europei in vasca cor...
Mustafa Shakur scored 23 and Ivan Radenovic 20 - both career highs - in No.10 Arizona&#39;s 80-69 victory over San Diego on Tuesday in the first round of the Preseason NIT.
The United States economy faces a significant economic slowdown that should lead the Federal Reserve to ease interest rates, a senior O.E.C.D. official said today.
Smokers who use pills to try to kick the habit should keep trying, even if the drugs do not work at first, a U.S. researcher advised on Saturday.
Companies pay $172,000 over unlicensed software claims Two US firms have agreed to hand over significant piles of cash to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to settle claims they had run unlicensed software on their computers.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
com October 25, 2004, 6:49 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.
Four hostages are found alive in or near Falluja by US troops fighting to wrest control of the city from insurgents.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - A U.S. court has given the government permission to survey a parcel of land for a proposed fence along the Texas-Mexico border, in the first of more than 100 lawsuits threatened against recalcitrant landowners, a Justice Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
After producing \u00e2\u0080\u009cAn Inconvenient Truth,\u00e2\u0080\u009d executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral.
Gordon Brown revealed as behind Quentin Davies's shock defection from Conservatives to Labour.
The current presidential campaign, certain to be the nastiest ever - until the next one, in 2008 \u00e2\u0080-as been all about the wrong issues.
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Briton Anthony Davidson enhanced his claims for a place in the BAR team next season by going fastest in free practice for Sunday&#39;s Belgian GP.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.
Fabio Capello &egrave; soddisfatto dei primi allenamenti alla guida dell'Inghilterra. ''Sono molto c...
Niente Roma per i giocatori del Real Madrid  Robben e Julio Baptista. Lo ha detto ai microfoni di 'r...
VIENNA, Austria - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N...
At an HIV benefit organized by Body & Soul in north London, Kelly Osbourne made an announcement that shocked the audience.  While introducing the Scissor Sisters before their performance, she said the cause was special to her because a member in...
Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?
MOUNT OMINE, Japan -- At 5 a.m. on a summer day already sticky with humidity, three dozen ascetic priests known as ''yamabushi&quot; -- ''those who lie down in the mountains&quot; -- have gathered at the foot of this mountain in southern Japan to pray before climbing its sacred slopes.
Tre morti in meno rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2006
The number of US information technology workers rose 2 percent to 10.5 million in the first quarter of this year, but demand for them is dropping, according to a new report.
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Stepping up its takeover defense from predator New Zealand Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. (FCO.YY), Australian dairy target National Foods Ltd.
Shrek creators DreamWorks Animation could raise up to $725m through its US stock market flotation. The group set an estimated offer price of $23-$25 per share in a filing to US financial watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Oil prices raced to new record highs  above $50 on Tuesday, despite a pledge by OPEC producer Saudi  Arabia to increase production, as rebel threats against  Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on  global supplies.
Nov. 20, 2004 - The world\u00e2\u0080\u0099s oldest living man, Fred Hale, Sr., died in his sleep Friday, while battling pneumonia. He would have celebrated his 114th birthday on Dec. 1. He drew national attention earlier
First HD porn due in March, but producer won't reveal disc replicator amid hot competition.
The Boston Red Sox sent righty David Riske to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday for lefty Javier Lopez in a trade of relievers.
LONDON  - A Briton being held at Guantanamo Bay was tortured, held in solitary confinement for almost two years and \
People have been trying to build e-books for years. But few people have decided to become e-readers. Two technologies are improving these devices.
An eight-year-old boy helps direct an ambulance to the M5 after his father falls into a coma while driving.
Only state attorney general not to sign on with social network's proposed online kid protection measures writes open letter to the site's CEO.
Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.
Nokia, NEC, Motorola, Siemens, and Sony Ericsson have announced their tie-up to decide on a common standard to deliver TV shows straight to the mobile phone over a mobile broadcast network.
The United States must begin to  withdraw militarily and politically from Iraq to prevent  worsening violence and hand over full responsibility to the  United Nations, Sen. Edward Kennedy said on Thursday.
Parliament will pave the way for a fresh poll, after Ukraine's Supreme Court annulled last month's fraudulent vote.
A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates. It's New Year's Eve in Iowa and New Hampshire.
A mix-up between Gary Player and Mark McNulty, where they played the wrong ball, allowed the US to edge into a 6-1/2 to 5-1/2 lead over the Rest of the World in the UBS Cup on Saturday.
VIENNA, Feb. 5 -- Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex, diplomats and officials said Monday.
Seven Saudis released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay returned home on Wednesday and were promptly detained to see if they had terrorist connections, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
With eight seconds to go in the fourth quarter, Doug Brien kicked a 20-yard field goal to tie the score for the home team, and the fans booed.
China's unprecedented rise, fueled by foreign investment and technology, has put the Asian giant on a path to surpass the United States economically by 2025, the author of a new book on China said on Tuesday.
Shreveport, LA (Sports Network) - Freshman quarterback Bret Meyer passed for 113 yards and rushed for 121, leading the Iowa State Cyclones to a 17-13 victory over the Miami-Ohio RedHawks in the 29th annual Independence Bowl.
(Corrects headline to show Web traffic growth, not Web  sales, fell on Black Friday)
\u00c2\u00b7 Officials attribute fall to US-led security crackdown \u00c2\u00b7 US accuses Iran of links with Shia militants
NEW YORK Lleyton Hewitt has not won a Grand Slam title in more than two years. Despite being a top-10 player for four years, Am\u00c3\u00a9lie Mauresmo has never won a Grand Slam title.
South Africa's president called critics of his embattled health minister \
Gianluigi Buffon ha ricevuto oggi la cittadinanza onoraria di Bagnone, comune lunigianese del quale ...
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.
Your Social Security number is the link to your bank account, your credit card number, your identity. \u00e2\u0080\u009cThe fact of the matter is the Social Security number is the key,\u00e2\u0080\u009d said Jay Foley
A Baghdad uccise funzionario Sismi e feri' Sgrena e Carpani

Italy's Marco Materazzi said he insulted Zinedine Zidane's sister, revealing nearly two months after the World Cup final what provoked the French star to head-butt him in the chest.
Da gruppo ultrasionista elenco ebrei 'traditori' di Israele
Shares of The Robert Mondavi Corp. surged 30 percent Tuesday, despite the company&#39;s cool reception to an unsolicited $970 million bid from alcoholic beverages giant Constellation Brands Inc.
NEW YORK  - The \
After nine years at Linux seller Red Hat, Christopher Blizzard will become an evangelist with the company behind the open-source Firefox Web browser.
The animated fish story \
OSWIECIM, Poland  - Dusted by falling snow and  surrounded by barbed wire, world leaders mourned the victims of  the Holocaust on Thursday, the 60th anniversary of the  liberation of the biggest Nazi death camp at  Auschwitz-Birkenau.
In a bid to introduce professional standards to Hungary's growing EU financial consulting market, the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), together with two professional organizations, launched a ...
Pigeon fanciers, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched away by predators, have a plan to save them -- make them taste too nasty for other birds to eat.
L'ex ufficiale delle SS e' arrivato in motorino
An inquiry into a man's death from anthrax concludes he contracted it from playing or handling West African drums.
Five explosions rocked Madrid after a bomb warning from an anonymous telephone caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist movement ETA, police said.
Two old hands who helped Bill Ford shepherd Ford Motor Co. through the first part of a painful turnaround are retiring in February.
NEW YORK, Oct 11  - World oil prices scaled record peaks Monday, rising on concern over disruptions to supply from strike-hit producers Nigeria and Norway.
The Sundance Film Festival, which opens with \u00e2\u0080\u009cIn Bruges,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the playwright Martin McDonagh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s film debut, is one of the oddest ecosystems on earth.
When &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; premiered in Moscow, Konstantin Zemchenko started his count.
The Palestinian Authority decides to disband a security unit accused of human rights abuses in Gaza.
The best meteor shower of 2004 peaks on Dec. 13th.
Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha vinto il Premio Carlo Magno per il 2004. Il premio ha sede in Germania, ad Aquisgrana, e viene assegnato a quelle personalit\u00c3\u00a0 che si sono distinte per
The news that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer has raised a neglected but weighty factor this election: The next president will very likely choose one or more new Supreme Court justices.
The killers of an outspoken Dutch filmmaker threatened his scriptwriter a politician who renounced Islam and has criticized its customs in a letter that was pinned to the victim's body with a knife.
Shares in Manchester United have risen more than 4 percent after US financier Malcolm Glazer told the world&#39;s richest soccer club he was planning an 800 million pound takeover offer.
Bayern Munich have pleaded with Germany trainer Juergen Klinsmann to put an end to the bitter dispute between goalkeepers Oliver Kahn and Arsenal&#39;s Jens Lehmann.
KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb and two car   bombs killed 20 people and wounded 65 in the ethnically-mixed   Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, police and hospital sources   said.
A laboratory has found the Bluetongue virus in a cow in eastern England, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday, the first case in Britain and a fresh setback for the country's farming industry.
The British cabinet is meeting this morning to consider a military report on the US&#39;s request to redeploy UK troops in Iraq to a more volatile area in the Baghdad region.
Blood from a baby&#39;s umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, scientists say.
A campaign grows against an amnesty law in Senegal after it reopens old wounds about the controversial death of a judge.
The New York Yankees, having won the taut pitchers&#39; duel in Game 2, took Game 3 of the American League Championship Series to the other end of the spectrum.
Aeropostale flies higher and delivers the goods.
Sounds like a Ghostbusters game is in the works for 2008, according to Ackroyd, who will do some motion capture for it. In Game|Life.
Harvard researchers have identified the most important protein involved in hearing, which may be the first step toward eventual gene therapy for deafness.
The move by Scandinavian airline SAS to stop flying Bombardier Q400 turboprops will hurt the carrier's profits.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign donors, many of them her top fundraisers, have directed nearly $90,000 to former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to help retire the debt he incurred before dropping out of the presidential race.
Never mind that Chicago hosted the 2006 International Gay Games. Or that it has the country's first government-recognized gay neighborhood. Or that up to 400,000 people attend the city's Gay Pride Parade each year.
The fastest Power Mac yet may still be hard to find in stores, but Online News Editor Ken Mingis finds that if you really need speed, you won't be disappointed.
They say they play the devil's music but all Jet's prayers were answered Sunday night when the rockers swept the Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards with their debut album \
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In a sign that Google Inc.&#39;s initial public offering isn&#39;t as popular as expected, the Internet search giant lowered its estimated price range to between $85 and $95 per share, down from its earlier prediction of $108 and $135 per share.
Five hundred Sudanese militiamen in government service disarmed yesterday at a ceremony attended by UN envoy Jan Pronk, but denied they were Arab
A quick look at where Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry stands on key issues:
A 20-year-old woman from West Java who tested positive for bird flu died on Sunday, a health official said.
Three years after Phuket saw  the largest forensic operation in history, Thai and foreign  experts were working together again to identify the charred  bodies from Sunday&#39;s plane crash.
Barring any last-minute plea bargain, an Army reservist pictured in some of the notorious photographs of Iraqi inmates being sexually humiliated at the Abu Ghraib prison will on Friday become the first soldier tried in the scandal.
Macromedia has launched Flex Builder, a development tool for its Flex application-development platform. The new tool will help speed creation of rich Internet applications, including visual data
South African international Benni McCarthy has criticised Porto fans who taunted two Chelsea players with racist chants during their Champions League clash.
Renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday with family, friends and well-wishers in the House of the Canoas in Rio de Janeiro, one of his many creations.
The iKaraoke is a microphone that plugs into any iPod with a dock connector and processes any music that you own.
Graffiti scrawled on walls of Islamic primary school in Uden links fire to murder of flimmaker Van Gogh. THE HAGUE - A fire has caused major damage to an Islamic primary school in the southern Dutch town of
To write about Arsenal&#39;s problems in Europe is to sound like a broken record. The mystery about the Gunners&#39; inexplicable failures in the Champions League is increasingly becoming one of the most oversubscribed areas of football analysis.
The British government pledged there would be no US-style gambling free-for-all after the venue was announced for the country's first &quot;supercasino&quot; and 16 other smaller venues.
A US group advising Medicare on its new prescription drug benefit released a proposal on Thursday that could determine how likely the latest medicines are to be covered for the elderly.
The Archbishop of Canterbury says the future British monarch should not become defender of all faiths. Send us your views.
A dozen states were heeding safety questions about Vioxx two years ago, long before the FDA and drug-maker Merck &amp; Co. acknowledged there was anything to worry about.
Before the new Nats ever play a game in the District, they have already scored a stunning offseason knockdown of the Orioles.
Il difensore del Catania, Andrea Sottil, dopo il successo contro l'Udinese che ha lanciato i sicilia...
November 16, 2004 - NVIDIA today has announced an AGP version of its GeForce 6600 GT, its competitively priced, high-performance solution aimed at gamers.
Tributes are paid to Australian naturalist  Steve Irwin after he was killed by a stingray while diving off Queensland.
Il Newcastle ha esonerato il tecnico Sam Allardyce. La decisione &egrave; stata presa \
Adam Morrison has overcome odds before and the sweet-shooting hoops hero likened to former Celtics great Larry Bird sees no difference in his latest challenge -- pouring in points on the NBA stage.
North Korea has recalled its ambassador to a Southeast Asian country to protest its role in the secret airlift of more than 460 North Korea refugees to the South, South Korea&#39;s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.
MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) --  There is good  research news for women with breast cancer who carry a cancer-causing gene and are treated with breast-conserving therapy: the risk that cancer will recur in that breast is no higher than for women who don't carry that gene.
Najaf, after three weeks of fighting, has more or less settled down from a military standpoint. The sometimes-fierce combat has ended.
Auckland International Airport  rejects a Canadian pension fund's offer for up to a 40% stake in the airport.
Nancy Wilson is hardly the retiring type, even though she is trying to spend more time with her grandchildren these days.
Three House Democrats are urging colleagues to revoke key parts of new personnel rules that would curb union rights at the Defense Department, contending the rules are a \
Utile netto +8,7%, a 193,1 milioni di euro rispetto 2005
NEW YORK - Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series...
British police said they have arrested a man who launched a sledgehammer attack on the security gates at the entrance of Downing Street early Friday morning.
Colin Montgomerie was thrilled to get an invitation from Tiger Woods to play in his year-end tournament with 15 of the best players in golf. Even better was matching Woods' score.
Via libera a un ordine del giorno presentato da Folena (Rc) e Grillini (Sd)Per il bilancio significa un risparmio di oltre tre milioni di euro                                            Montecitorio hi-tech: arriva il Pinguino Linux al posto di Windows e rete wi-fi                                                                                      Folena: \
The Metropolitan Museum's groundbreaking show exhibits archaeological wonders that reveal China's creative engagement with the rest of the world.
British troops rolled north from Basra  Wednesday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up  U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on Falluja.
The adapters can overheat and cause damage to the circuit board, according to a safety agency. WASHINGTON: IBM will recall about 225,000 AC power adapters for several models of its laptop computer because
A major rescue operation begins after a yacht capsizes in the English Channel, with one crew member still missing.
NABLUS, West Bank - Five Palestinian fugitives, including a militant leader, were killed on Wednesday during a fierce gun battle with Israeli soldiers in this West Bank city, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto istanza di arbitrato da parte della ...
Jennifer McNelley's life felt like one big errand -- an endless series of Target runs and school drop-offs and commuting to two jobs from her Loudoun County home.
Officials on Friday said one of two airliners that crashed near-simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act and that explosives were found in the plane&#39;s wreckage
At least two people died when a hot-air balloon with a dozen passengers aboard caught fire and crashed into a recreational vehicle park in South Surrey, British Columbia. The bodies of two passengers, a mother and daughter, were recovered Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
And why cabbage is bad Ionian Blog Inmarsat now working nicely, thank you. A little longer on deck, and I will be too, but right now I'm a little queasy...and no, it's not the dolphins that are to blame. I only wish the cook was being a little less smug!\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.
(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems\u00c2\u00a0is going to where the carriers are to unveil new features on its platform for mobile content delivery platform. On Monday, the company is set to announce enhancements to its Sun Java System Content Delivery Server (CDS) at the International Telecommunication Union's Telecom World show in Hong Kong. Organizers expect as many as 57,000 attendees from around the world at the week-long show, which takes place once every three years. Mobile operators looking at big bills for 3G (third-generation) networks and shrinking revenue from voice minutes want to offer subscribers something new that they'll pay extra for. Sun is one of many vendors promising to help them get new money-making services up and attracting users. Sun's CDS provides a common infrastructure for delivering all types of content, including Java applications, games, ringtones and wallpaper. It also lets operators create storefronts, viral marketing tools and payment systems. It lets the carriers and other content providers set up services more easily and quickly, the company said. Among the new features coming at Telecom World is the Central Device Catalog, which lets carriers quickly aggregate content from various sources for a new device and then collect records of downloads. This lets the operator view usage patterns and segment customers, directing new content to the appropriate group. Also at the show, Sun plans to announce that Telefonica Moviles Espana and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom have chosen Sun Fire servers and the Solaris 10 operating system to deliver services to their customers. The show will also be a coming-out party for an alliance Sun announced last week with Nokia and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. In the Telecommunications Platform Initiative, the companies will jointly develop requirements for a standardized, integrated telecommunications platform. If network equipment providers follow a common set of open standards in their products, it will be easier for carriers to integrate gear from different suppliers and ultimately get revenue-producing services out more quickly, Sun said. Sun and other members of the initiative will continue to work with other groups that set telecommunications computing standards, such as PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group), the company said
The United States and Europe work well  together in the fight against terrorism despite having big  differences on other issues such as Iraq, U.S. Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in remarks published Tuesday.
BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government the Palestinians hope will   end their international isolation and revive aid.
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green will sit out Saturday afternoon's game against the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur.
The S.E.C. suspended trading in 35 stocks promoted in recent spam campaigns and said further investigation could lead to arrests.
Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. said Thursday that its profit jumped 61.6 percent in the latest quarter on improved profitability in its mobile phone
Software giant Microsoft Corp. opened its wallet again Monday to clear more of its courtroom problems, paying $536 million to rival Novell Inc.
Burani (FI):la bigenitorialita' per evitare drammi familiari
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  shares  slumped to a nine-month low on Thursday after Merrill Lynch  lowered its rating on the stock, citing concerns over slowing  sales and a tough economic outlook.
Just how much is that vacation into orbit going to cost? By Aria Pearson and Adam Rogers from Wired magazine.
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- The US military formally opened its first trial of an accused Al Qaeda collaborator yesterday, alleging that the onetime personal chauffeur for Osama bin Laden allegedly helped him ferry weapons and flee after the 1998 bombings of US embassies in East Africa and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Wall Street was expected to open slightly lower on Friday but United Technologies Corp. may climb after its chief executive gave an upbeat outlook.
Chiesto di trasmettere appello per massimo impegno
Courtney Love struck a plea agreement with New York prosecutors in her third-degree assault case on Wednesday, pleading guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct and thus resolving one of the three criminal cases against her.
This Denver comic often performs on college campuses, where he talks about his confusion about what to do with a liberal arts degree and his fondness for eating ramen noodles straight out of the bag.   His myspace page lists him as 71 years old.
Two CBS News journalists were missing in the predominantly Shiite southern city of Basra, the network said Monday.

Al-Qaeda's number two calls George W Bush a \
Qualcomm Inc  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday due to demand for its mobile phone chips, and its shares rose 6.5 percent.
The US Olympic Committee says &quot;outrageous and improper&quot; pressure is being put on gymnast Paul Hamm to give up his gold medal to a South Korean rival.
He makes it all look so easy. The team doesn&#39;t huddle. The Indianapolis Colts simply gather &#39;round Peyton Manning at the line of scrimmage and wondrous things begin happening.
A US nuclear submarine grounds south of the Pacific island of Guam, injuring several on board - one seriously.
States, localities and private investors would be allowed to cut their investment ties with Sudan under legislation passed by Congress on Tuesday and sent to the president for his signature.
Read all about it in PDF A new online newsagent is hoping to galvanise the Irish publishing market by selling magazines online.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
EU, Slovenian and Hungarian dignitaries took part in a last round of celebrations Saturday to welcome nine mainly eastern European countries into the passport-free Schengen zone.
Bristol-Myers Squibb  has strengthened its warning about the risk of possible fatal bleeding linked to its blood thinner drug, Coumadin, adding a black box to its label, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Gruppo ribadisce, trattative solo su contenuti
By Moira Sharkey  South Wales Echo  Pupils are all smiles now their classroom has been given a splash of colour.
La scorsa notte nel Trapanese nell'abitazione dei genitori
Fatma Ismail accuses Darfur's feared Janjaweed militia of killing two of her four children, but she blames her government as well for the violence and says she cannot trust it to protect her now.
Il quotidiano kuwaitiano &quot;Al-Rai Al-Amm&quot;, citando &quot;fonti fidate e ben informate&quot;, ha oggi assicurato che le donne sono ancora in vita e vengono trattare &quot;in conformit\u00c3\u00a0 con i precetti della Sharia&quot;, la legge religiosa che raccomanda ai fedeli mussulmani
In one week's time, the number of Blu-ray movies sold for every 100 HD DVD movies sold since data was first tracked, increased from 85.05 in the first week of January to 92.4 in the second, according to data made public by Nielsen VideoScan in Home Video Magazine.
Here are today's Battleground Dispatches \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, seeking to  bolster America's humanitarian image after the Asian tsunamis,  called on Saturday for flags to be flown at half-staff next  week to honor victims of the disaster.
Q: We are in the market for a new computer, which we would use mostly for e-mail, the Internet, letters and reports. I&#39;ve read about a PC sold online by Wal-Mart that runs Linux instead of Windows.
A U.S. Apache helicopter went down north of Baghdad on Sunday, local residents said, but the U.S. military said it was not aware of any such incident.
(InfoWorld) - E-mail messages from some of Intel's most senior executives are among those that should have been preserved but were not after the chip-maker was sued for alleged antitrust violations by Advanced Micro Devices, according to a court transcript released by AMD. Intel\u00c2\u00a0revealed last week\u00c2\u00a0that some internal e-mails that may be important to the case were missing as a result of errors. The transcript, from a status conference on March 7, indicates that Intel Chairman Craig Barrett and President and CEO Paul Otellini were among those not in compliance with the company's document retention policies. The executives apparently deleted the e-mail messages, including some to Intel's largest customers, because they were under the false impression that Intel was automatically backing up their e-mail, according to the transcript. \

By CHIP GUY, RICHARD SINE and TED GRIFFITH / The News Journal. Janet Selden wasn&#39;t sure she could do it this year. In the early morning hours Friday, the 50-year-old Brandywine Hundred resident thought seriously
The influential record producer, Phil Spector, famous for the \u00e2\u0080\u009cWall of Sound\u00e2\u0080\u009d technique was indicted on the murder charges of B movie actress Lana Clarkson.
Morti nei combattimenti nella provincia sunnita al-Anbar
News.com's Ina Fried leaps into the blogosphere with Beyond Binary, a look beyond the ones and zeros of technology.
President Bush, eager to show he can take advice on Iraq, embarked on a round of public outreach Monday and promised Americans the unpopular war eventually would make their lives safer.
A Kenyan television channel and the opposition have accused authorities of using policemen in disguise to rig Thursday elections likely to be the closest ever in the east African nation.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 retailer, on Monday said its September sales at U.S. stores open at least a year were tracking in line with its forecast for a 2 percent to 4 percent increase, driven by back-to-school buying.
Fannie Mae&#39;s regulators would take steps to oust top executives, including chairman and chief executive Franklin D. Raines and Chief Financial Officer J. Timothy Howard
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - Scott Peterson praised girlfriend Amber Frey for telling the press they had had an affair in tapes of their phone conversations played on Tuesday in Peterson&#39;s trial for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
Wall Street is still on course to end 2006 in the plus column, but it is too early to pop the champagne corks.
Palestinian troops are being deployed in the northern Gaza Strip to prevent rocket attacks into Israel.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Backed by the clutch performance from its English rookies and reliable play from Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood, Europe put the United States in another huge hole Saturday by taking an 11-5 lead at the Ryder Cup and making victory Sunday seem like a mere formality...
NASA released one of the best pictures ever made of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan as the Cassini spacecraft begins a close-up inspection of the satellite today.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, top lieutenant to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, said that the US will be defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan and should expect more attacks.
A referee sent off five players and a team coach in a Spanish second division match between Almeria and Xerez.
Operazione bloccata,impossibile procedere. Dialogo prosegue
Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the ``dirty farce&#39;&#39; risked attack.
Nasa postpones Wednesday's launch of the space shuttle Atlantis due to a technical problem.
The e-tailer gears up to launch its MP3 music store.
A state-owned company's sales of vibrating prophylactics has some Indian politicians accusing the national government of immorality
MELBOURNE: Islamic extremist activity poses a significant problem for southern Thailand, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Saturday.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israeli helicopters fired missiles at a Hamas training field in Gaza City early Tuesday, killing at least 13 militants and wounding 25 other Palestinians, witnesses said, in the bloodiest attack there in four months.    In a statement, the Israeli military said the air force targeted a field Hamas used to assemble a large bomb and a suicide bomber's vest, practice hijacking vehicles and train in preparing and firing mortars and rockets...
Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.26  percent by midsession on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan's  quarterly \
Kidnapped US journalist Micah Garen was recovering from his ordeal in Iraq Monday after being released on the orders of rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr.
[Health India]: Washington, Nov 16 : Activation of brain&#39;s immune system might be the real culprit behind autism, a Johns Hopkins study has found.
In U2-25 +8,8%, +2,8% a dicembre in zona euro
They could end their remarkable losing streak against the Marlins at Pro Player Stadium at a baffling 14 games entering the three-game series that began last night.
 Tribunale Cagliari d\u00c3\u00a0 ragione a una donna
Fannie Mae&#39;s privileges as a government-chartered company are likely to survive congressional scrutiny following the ouster of the housing lender&#39;s chief executive because of accounting mistakes.
The Iraqi husband of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan has pleaded with her captors to release her. &quot;I beg you, in the name of Islam and Arabism, while we are in the holiest Islamic month, to return my
John Curran, who recently directed \
Sept. 9, 2004 -- Employee-sponsored health insurance premiums rose an average of 11.2% between spring 2003 and spring 2004, now averaging just under $10,000 per year for the average worker with a family of
Amare Stoudemire scored 33 points and the host Phoenix Suns held off a strong Toronto comeback to beat the Raptors, 106-94, last night for their 11th consecutive victory. The Suns won for the 20th time in 21 games to boost their NBA-best record to 24-3 and maintain their grip on first place in the Pacific Division.
By Kent, Joan  A South Side homeowner is a step closer to being able to build and repair guns in his home.  The La Crosse Common Council's Committee of the Whole voted 11-5 Tuesday to allow Brian Smith's home at 1017 13th St.
MINNEAPOLIS This was the purpose of his winter, the vision behind all the haggling and hurt feelings. Alex Rodriguez wanted baseball to matter again.
A Russian daily ponders the president's comment on the Georgian spying row, Austrian papers voice concern over the gains for the right-wing parties in yesterday's election and the use of e-mail to spread potentially offensive messages provokes alarm in France.
TODAY PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf will break yet another of the promises he has made to his country and the world since seizing power in a 1999 military coup against an elected government.
Jelena Dokic ran true to the miserable  form she has shown this season, falling 6-3, 6-0 to Thailand's  Tamarine Tanasugarn in the first round of the China Open  Tuesday.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has been fined $500,000 for using video to tape an opponent's touchline signals, the National Football League said on Thursday.
North Korea needs to &quot;get moving&quot; on shutting down its nuclear reactor while a complicated banking dispute is being resolved, US envoy Christopher Hill said here Tuesday.
Vitali Klitschko stood at a podium in Las Vegas Friday holding a clone of the belt that Jack Dempsey once wore. It was one of the Ring magazine belts that the publication awards to its recognized champions.
Ministers have not made the case for extending the limit on holding terror suspects before they are charged, MPs say.
The list of Academy Award nominations reflects Hollywood\u00e2\u0080\u0099s bleak state of mind.
Several investment firms are exploring a joint bid for all of Adelphia Communications, in what would be the largest leveraged buyout since the RJR Nabisco takeover.
perverse comes to mind -- to create a comedy about friendship, love and flesh-eating zombies. With &quot;Shaun of the Dead,&quot; writers Edgar
The most interesting new laptop shipped so far this year isn't sold in the United States. It's also missing most of the standard parts of a computer: a modem, a CD burner, even a hard drive.
Steven Soderbergh\u00e2\u0080\u0099s rethink of the \u00e2\u0080\u009960s-kitsch caper film \u00e2\u0080\u009cOcean\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Eleven\u00e2\u0080\u009d was far better than anyone expected: slick, funny, glitzy and hip.
PARIS -- Yasser Arafat&#39;s coma deepened and his condition deteriorated dramatically yesterday according to the Palestinian leadership, who visited him at a Paris hospital and then returned to the West Bank to declare that his life was now &#39;&#39;in the hand of
U.S. News & World Report - The nation's 76 richest colleges earned a market-beating 21.3 percent on their billions of dollars in tax-free endowment funds in the fiscal year ending last June 30, according to a report issued today by the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite
Manifestanti di Action, 'Boicotta la guerra, no Bush'
The United Nations has condemned &quot;in the strongest terms&quot; rebel attacks in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region. Clashes in south Darfur were reported to have left a number of people dead, while in the north they forced the evacuation of aid workers.
: Iraqi security forces backed by US troops, have arrested a hardline Sunni cleric and about two dozen others after a raid of his Baghdad mosque uncovered weapons caches along with photographs
BEIJING  - China National Petroleum Corp. is in talks with Yukos in an effort to persuade the Russian oil supplier to renew needed shipments of crude oil, an executive of China's state-run oil giant said Monday.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug 20  - High foreign ownership of US debt is &quot;a healthy situation&quot; and the dollar will remain the world&#39;s preferred reserve currency, Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Friday.
Company says laptop-like technology will be useful in server systems, where it can help companies save on electricity and cooling costs in data centers.
A US jury found Microsoft guilty of infringing Alcatel-Lucent patents on Thursday and ordered the software giant to pay the French-US firm 1.5 billion dollars.
The Associated Press A new opinion poll suggests center-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy would beat Socialist contender Segolene Royal in a likely second-round vote in France's presidential election in three ...Comment
Toshiba Corp. 6502.T on Monday said it  had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from four  Hollywood studios, advancing its cause in the battle for the  next-generation DVD.
While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.
The dollar may fall against the euro for a third week in four on concern near-record crude oil prices will temper the pace of expansion in the US economy, a survey by Bloomberg News indicates.
The world's deadliest year yet for AIDS was marked with concerts, processions and speeches, as the United Nations focused on women, who are suffering a increasing share of new cases.
The star said he &quot;took offence&quot; when he thought Mark &quot;Spud&quot; Carroll was making an accusation about a conversation he was having with a female extra.
Album sales in the U.S. plunged 9.5 percent last year from 2006, as the recording industry had another weak year despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks.
US forces has unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on positions held by forces loyal to rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf. Hopes of a peaceful resolution to the bloody siege of a revered Shiite shrine are fast
Comment is free: Martin Kettle: Whatever his flaws, this grizzled veteran came from an era that was a world away from today's technocratic politics
A token force of U.S. Marines landed in   Lebanon on Thursday to evacuate Americans stranded by a   nine-day-old Israeli bombardment, which has killed more than   300 people but failed to stop Hizbollah rocket strikes on   Israel.
The German foreign ministry is set to issue new guidelines tightening visa regulations in a bid to crack down on people abusing the terms of their visits, a top ministry official has confirmed.
The Palestinian president and prime minister both appealed for calm, but there was no letup in the infighting.
The world's biggest music companies, including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that they have agreed to license songs for a free download service that was launched by Qtrax on Monday.
VGA screen and Qwerty keypad, anyone? Mobile World Congress Seoul-based phone maker LG has quietly shown the latest addition to its smartphone range - the LG-KT610, a clamshell handset with a 2.4in, 640 x 480 flip screen and Qwerty keypad.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The following is an announcement of Alcar Chemicals Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ACMG) on the company's new Scientific Advisory Board.  ACMG is proud to announce its newly formed Scientific Advisory Board which came into effect on February 2nd, 2007.
Il saltatore azzurro Andrea Morassi, 18 anni, ha vinto sul trampolino olimpico di Pragelato, nella C...
A website offers lists of hotels without pay-per-view porn
Several of the guests at dinner were instrumental in making Inara George's debut album, \
Prezzo acquisto determinato da capitalizzazione tasso del 6%
Embattled Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos. has lost more than a dozen brokers in the past six weeks, since Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged them with bid-rigging and the stock price fell by 40 percent.
E' cresciuto del 14% a 1.093,3 mln euro
The Hong Kong Housing Authority said bankers will devise a new plan to sell a record $2.7 billion real estate investment trust through an initial public offering after a legal challenge forced the postponement of the listing.
Con il 10% scattato a gennaio, quest'anno si arriva a +20%
All aboard Open sourcerers at Samba have signed up to GPLv3 for all future releases of the Samba software suite, describing the new licence as \
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Some 25 civilians die during aerial bombing by foreign forces in southern Afghanistan, local residents and senior police say.
An actor-turned comedian has won the prestigious Perrier Award with his first comedy show. Jackson&#39;s Way began on a week-long trial run at this year&#39;s Edinburgh Fringe, but has gone on to win one of comedy&#39;s most coveted prizes.
The dollar sinks to 19-month lows of $1.30 against the euro amid concerns for the health of the US economy.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18 -- A small Illinois town was chosen as the site of the world's first near-zero-emissions coal-burning plant Tuesday by the public-private alliance carrying out the project. Construction of the plant continues to be delayed, however, by concerns over its costs.
Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Ellen Estes scored the game-winning goal with just 2:20 remaining, leading the United States women&#39;s water polo team to a 6-5 victory over Australia in the bronze medal match Thursday.
Afghanistan&#39;s opium cultivation jumped 64 percent to a record 324,000 acres this year and drug exports now account for more than 60 percent of the economy, the United Nations drugs office said Thursday.
Stocks opened little changed on Thursday, with investors showing caution a day after the Standard & Poor's 500's biggest drop in two weeks.
Prime Minister John Howard, who has encouraged older people to keep working after retirement, is hoping Australia&#39;s voters will let him do just that.
LOS ANGELES  - The more Bob Dylan  reveals, the more he conceals.
L'immagine della Fiat e' migliorata ma molto resta da fare
Nokia Corp. said Thursday it will lay off up to 700 people globally, mostly in its enterprise business operation, in a move to increase efficiency and improve competitiveness.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri  - US President George W. Bush accused Sen. John Kerry of being dangerously fickle on Iraq, as the Democrat countered in their second debate that Bush had become a \u00e2\u0080\u009cweapon of mass deception\u00e2\u0080\u009d on the war.
Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne scraped through to the third round of the US Open Thursday but her progress was about as smooth as rush-hour traffic in downtown Manhattan.
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Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.
Before the withdrawal of its 480 combat troops from Iraq next month, Denmark has pulled out scores of Iraqi aides and their families.
(InfoWorld) - Nuance Communications will acquire MobileVoiceControl Inc., which provides a service that lets cell-phone users find and download information without pressing so many keys. Nuance has agreed to acquire MobileVoiceControl, a privately held provider of a service that lets cell-phone users dictate and send e-mail and text messages, search the Web, create calendar entries and call their contacts through speech recognition. They only have to press one key on the phone to get started, according to the companies. Although typing words with a numeric keypad is routine in some parts of the world and among younger cell-phone users, many people find it hard to do. This factor, plus the need to look at the phone and navigate a multilevel hierarchy to find all the features and content on it, may be holding back full use of new handsets and services. Carriers are starting to embrace speech recognition as a way around this barrier. Sprint Nextel Corp. already offers the MobileVoiceControl service on some devices, and users can also download it from Handango Inc. MobileVoiceControl offers versions for selected Microsoft Corp. Windows Mobile, Palm Inc. PalmOS and Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices. It requires a monthly subscription fee. Gannett Co. provides news, sports, weather and other information, along with ads, from its USA Today newspaper on the MobileVoiceControl service. Nuance, in Burlington, Massachusetts, is the maker of Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 software for PCs and a major vendor of core speech-recognition technology. It supplies that core technology to providers of mobile speech-enabled products, including V-Enable Inc., and will continue to do so, said Nuance spokeswoman Kristen Wylie. Nuance also has its own mobile system, called Nuance Mobile, in beta testing. By combining its underlying technology with the work MobileVoiceControl has already done, the company can build a complete service that is better at recognizing what end users say, Wylie said. MobileVoiceControl's employees will join Nuance but remain in the company's hometown of Mason, Ohio, Wylie said. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the agreement, which is expected to close by the end of the month.
U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  market open on Monday, following a broad sell-off on Friday, as  oil prices set new records above $55 a barrel, fueling worries  that soaring energy costs will bite into corporate profits.
It was the third month in a row that the bank&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee has frozen the rate. The decision was widely expected following indications that Britain&#39;s economy has slowed.
Domenica al Friuli di Udine si giocher&agrave; una partita-verit&agrave; in chiave Champions League ...
Struggling computer maker Gateway has added Micro Center to the list of retailers selling its new line of retail desktop and laptop computers and monitors.
It may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of the usual site, a muscle, researchers are reporting.
Look who's walking with the Mahatma!
Eckhard Cordes inherits one of the hottest seats in the automotive industry on Friday when he becomes head of DaimlerChrysler s flagship Mercedes Car Group.
Obese couples have a more difficult  time conceiving a baby than couples of normal weight, according  to a study published on Tuesday identifying another consequence  of putting on too much weight.
Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr believes Roy Keane is back to his best - and at a critical time for his side. Keane was probably looking forward to squaring up to old adversary Patrick Vieira in tomorrow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Group Four World Cup qualifier.
Il presidente incontrera' il premier domani a Gaza
The Los Angeles Clippers appear to be getting their swagger back. They couldn't have picked a better time.
However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
A matchbook-size Shuffle appears; and Samsung gives NAND flash memory chips twice their previous capacity.
Gold, frankincense and myrrh: they are a crucial ingredient in the Christmas story, but would your ordinary Joe Public have a clue what the last two were if you dished them out down the pub?
On a night when Mexican-born rock legend Carlos Santana and the late Celia Cruz were honored in a glitzy display of rhythm, fashion and pride, the big winner at Wednesday&#39;s Latin Grammy Awards was a no-show.
AUBURN, ALA. - After an eight-day break for the Christmas holiday, the second-ranked Duke women&#39;s basketball team cruised to an 89-63 victory over Rhode Island (2-8) on the first day of the Auburn Holiday
Altria announces plans to spin off its Philip Morris International tobacco arm, allowing it to focus on emerging markets.
Sophisticated rootkits can hide from even the most reliable detection method currently available--hardware-based products, security researchers say.
Our fragrance critic Chandler Burr gives three stars to an Acqua di Parma scent...
rances continued its slow but violent crawl through Florida today, dumping rain on almost the entire state as it ripped out power lines and wiped out water supplies for millions of residents
The Boston Red Sox could be without starter Curt Schilling for the remainder of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees after their ace aggravated an ankle injury in a Game One loss.
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Iraqi extremists in videotape aired Thursday by Al-Jazeera television showed what they said was a Polish woman hostage held in Iraq and demanded that Poland remove all its troops from Iraq and that Iraqi female ...
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States offered reassurance on Wednesday that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts but ruled out agreeing deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a G8 summit.
Manchester United fans were celebrating following reports that Glazer&#39;s bankers, JP Morgan, have withdrawn their support for his takeover bid.
The matchup featured two of the NFL&#39;s best quarterbacks, a former and current MVP. Sunday&#39;s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers was billed as Brett
America&#39;s Roman Catholic bishops chose Bishop William Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., as their new president Monday and elected Chicago Cardinal Francis George vice president.
The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday censured a lawmaker accused of fondling an 18-year-old legislative page in a motel bed.
A supercomputer that could help answer  some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday.
We did it my way On September 6 - Carly Fiorina's birthday - investigators involved in the HP spy scandal could hear the butcher's footsteps. Quite a few people would be sacrificed because of the public relations mess, and those closest to the probe would likely be cut across the neck first.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Eurostar will hold celebrations in three countries marking a decade of service, in which it is still yet to make a profit.
Boris Johnson backs parents \
Benoist, rafforzeremo presenza in Italia con altri players
An American and a Norwegian economist were awarded the Nobel prize for economics on Monday for their efforts to demonstrate that innovative new technologies and shocks, such as a sharp increase
European stock markets eked out modest gains in early trading as dealers shrugged off a weak performance on Wall Street overnight.
People are less alike than scientists had thought when it comes to the billions of building blocks that make up each individual's DNA, according to a new analysis.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair lost an ally in his Cabinet as Home Secretary David Blunkett resigned, embarrassing the Labour government in the months leading up to the next election.
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Pesante sconfitta della Corimec Varese nella nona giornata del girone E di Uleb Cup. La squadra alle...
Newt Gingrich suggested on Sunday he might not run for president in 2008 if a rival has all but locked up the Republican nomination by next fall.
Gilardino vuole andare via? Carlo Ancelotti fa capire che il Milan potrebbe anche decidere di cedere...
A U.S. man infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis who sparked an international incident when he fled health authorities arrived at a specialist hospital in Denver for treatment on Thursday.
A massive sweep at Swift meat-processing plants this week could lead officials to 'document rings.'
CBS Sporsline has opened registration for access to NCAA basketball tournament games via streaming video.
Take that, Luxembourg! The European Commission's reform of VAT on internet-delivered services such as software, ringtones and music has been adopted and will take effect from 2015.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
In the wake of yesterday's court decision that vindicated the European Commission's antitrust action against Microsoft, EC commissioner Neelie Kroes made some odd statements regarding  Microsoft's dominance of the digital media market.
Japan's Nikkei rose 0.97 percent by midsession on Wednesday as a rise in the U.S. Dow Jones average to its highest close in 3    years encouraged the view that Japanese shares are undervalued compared with overseas markets.
Yahoo's second biggest shareholder says Microsoft will have to raise its offer, if it wants to buy the internet firm.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for a crucial spacewalk on Thursday to reroute the outpost's power system as NASA engineers worked on plans for a possible fourth spacewalk to fix a stuck solar panel.
NEW YORK - On the heels of the Republican National Convention, New York City is being invaded by comedians. \
Those looking at Lawson Software's long-term potential will like what they see.
Cadbury Schweppes, the world's biggest maker of sweets and chocolate, said on Tuesday that net profits plunged by 65 percent last year when results were skewed by the 2006 sale of its Europe Beverages unit.
Sales of single-family homes and condominiums in Massachusetts posted sharp gains last month as consumers took advantage of low mortgage rates that are expected to rise in coming months.
Ian Bell&#39;s third fifty in as many matches was the cornerstone of England&#39;s 42-run win against India at Edgbaston here Monday as they took a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series.
Six foreign medics convicted of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed on Tuesday after a partnership deal between Tripoli and the European Union ended their eight-year ordeal.
SHANGHAI, China -- China's path to prosperity lies in opening up its financial sector, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said yesterday in a speech urging the country's business leaders to embrace Wall Street-style capital markets.
US car giant Ford will sit down with trade unions on Friday to discuss the fate of its Jaguar plant in Coventry.
Ronaldinho potrebbe ottenere il passaporto spagnolo prima della fine dell'anno. Se tutto andasse per...
Houston - There are major risks involved with treating a bowl game as if it&#39;s the season opener - of next season. If done without sensitivity, it can lead the seniors to wonder if the bowl trip is a brushoff, rather than a gratitude-laced send-off.
Scores of Hotmail users received a pleasant surprise in their inboxes this week: more free storage. The move comes as Google inches closer to making its Gmail service, which includes a gigabyte of storage, available to the general public. By Joanna Glasner.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Afghan officials say an alleged senior Taliban commander and two fighters have been killed in a raid on a village home in southern Afghanistan.
Eight coal miners were killed after a suspected gas explosion in a mine in southern Poland on Tuesday, and fears were growing as rescuers tried to reach 15 others trapped more than 3,000 underground.
The tiniest baby ever to survive at birth is now a 14-year-old high achiever, the doctors who delivered her reported on Wednesday.
&quot;Lynn and I have a gay daughter so it&#39;s an issue our family is very familiar with. With respect to the question of relationships my general view is freedom means freedom for everyone.
&quot;We are losing a lot of women. It&#39;s not fair for them to die when the drugs are there but they can&#39;t get access to them.
The costs of caring for elderly  people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to  overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care,  according to a new analysis of Medicare claims.
US beef exports to Japan are to resume soon under an agreement reached yesterday to ease a 10-month ban on the meat prompted by a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.

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Workers at Apple&#39;s Irish operations in Cork remain gloomy this morning over one European country that remains outside the reach of iTunes Europe - Ireland.
Mauresmo won the Black Group with a 3-0 record, while Sharapova finished second by going 2-1. Myskina and Williams both ended 2-1 in the Red Group, but Myskina won the group because she lost fewer sets.
That young mother with breast cancer on \
Kenya on Wednesday warned it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.
An obscure program grants speedy asylum to a small number of Iraqis who face retribution because of their ties to Americans.
At least 53 miners are killed in explosions in two coal mines in China, official media reports say, with more injured.
American tycoon Randy Lerner became the new chairman of Aston Villa after assuming full control following the purchase of almost 90 percent of the club shares.
Several of the guests at dinner were instrumental in making Inara George's debut album, \
Gwen Deforte unwinds the line connected to the hand of Spongebob Squarepants as the baloon is prepared for its&#39; first Macy&#39;s Parade in New York Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.
Blog: The graphics chipmaker has a new lineup of chips that can be plugged into servers or workstations to boost the performance of scientific computing applications.
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize  Friday for leading a campaign to plant tens of millions of  trees across Africa to slow deforestation.
Combining stented angioplasty and robotically assisted &#39;&#39;keyhole&#39;&#39; bypass surgery is safe and may help patients with extensive cardiovascular disease, researchers report.
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Staples Inc. said Tuesday second-quarter earnings rose 33 percent as the office-products retailer adjusted higher its profit growth target for the year.
Europe's three key states are to meet with Iran next week to hear Tehran's response to their offer for it to avoid possible UN sanctions and receive nuclear technology by indefinitely suspending uranium enrichment, diplomats said.
Florida again. And Ohio and Iowa and New Mexico and maybe Wisconsin or one or two other battleground states. All are possible settings for a replay of the court contests and recounts that marked the 2000 election overtime.
- Apparel Retailer Gap Inc.  said it will close its Forth & Towne store concept after an 18-month pilot, and it would affect about 550 employees.
A new federally funded project should help scientists learn how some animals regenerate body parts so well. They hope to apply the lessons to humans. By the Associated Press.
Before the withdrawal of its 480 combat troops from Iraq next month, Denmark has pulled out scores of Iraqi aides and their families.
WEST Bromwich albion manager Gary Megson was relieved of his duties with immediate effect today. It folllowed his statement a few hours earlier that he would leave the struggling Premiership club at the end of the season when his contract expired.
Georgia Tech will play in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, two people familiar with the situation told the Journal-Constitution Monday.
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By The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 9--U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns was the governor of Nebraska and a farm kid born and bred.
Israel rejected a call from U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to lift its air and   sea blockade of Lebanon, saying it would only end the   7-week-old siege once all elements of a ceasefire were in   place.
Sting operation involving tax evasion investigation results in Cisco Systems detainees but no formal charges, company says.
ANAPU, Brazil  - Thousands of Amazon peasants  flocked to the funeral of a U.S. nun on Tuesday and vented  outrage that Brazil's government has only acted to stem rising  violence in the rain forest after the murder of the renowned  foreign activist.
Francesco Totti non ha rilasciato nessuna intervista al quotidiano inglese 'Mirror', n&egrave; ha pa...
BODH GAYA, India  - Tales of corruption, looting and religious rivalry are swirling around the spot where Buddha is said to have gained enlightenment in eastern India some 2,500 years ago, sullying one of Buddhism's holiest sites.
The European Union has invited Kofi Annan as a special guest to its summit next Friday, a Dutch presidency spokesman said, demonstrating support for the UN secretary-general amid a campaign in the United States to
Investigators reported on Sunday they had identified six more gene regions associated with the severest form of lupus, a complex autoimmune disease that mainly strikes women.
Sudan&#39;s Darfur region could fall into anarchy unless the 15-nation Security Council takes bold action and thousands of African Union troops arrive quickly, a senior UN official warned on Thursday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf began a three-day visit to Italy during which he was expected to discuss global terrorism and meet Pope John Paul II.

Lo ha detto il presidente Cordero de Montezemolo
China, the closest North Korea has to an ally, on Wednesday called for restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test in a move the United States said would threaten world peace.
Britain, France and Ghana on Wednesday circulated a revised Security Council draft resolution authorizing joint African Union-UN peacekeeping in Darfur for an initial period of 12 months.
A judge on Monday refused to restore Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons, a court spokesman said, after the troubled pop star showed up outside court but never made it into the hearing.
SEATTLE, Dec. 11 -- A soldier who said she was sexually harassed by noncommissioned officers, prompting her to leave her post and refuse to return to Iraq, has agreed to plead guilty to going AWOL in exchange for a reduced punishment, the Army said Monday.
French President Jacques Chirac agreed  to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on  Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the  Middle East, when Britain heads the G8 and European Union in  2005.
Portavoce di Alumnia, si trovera' compromesso entro marzo
Ceridian Corp.,  a human resources outsourcing company recently criticized by an activist investor, said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter profit rose, helped by declining research and development expenditure.
UK police charge eight men with terror offences, including conspiracy to murder.
WebTrends Inc., a market leader for web analytics and Marketing  Performance Management solutions, today announced that Consumer Source  Inc. will utilize WebTrends On Demand&#8482;  hosted solution.
Microsoft Releases Anti-Spyware Application  As expected, Microsoft has released a beta version of their own Anti-Spyware application based on their recent acquisition of Giant Software Company. In addition, they would also be releasing another new tool for malware-removal on January 11. Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoft\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Security Business and ...
Also: What color is your cell phone, and why? See what people are saying on News.com Extra.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his opposition candidates voted for state governors and mayorson Sunday, with tens of thousands of police and soldiers deployed around the country to maintain order.
Israel killed eight Hamas militants Tuesday, firing missiles into the sandy courtyard of a Hamas police station as the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for a bold strike inside Israel, the first suicide mission in over a year.
Annuncio del comandante forze spaziali strategiche russe
Democrats turned to an evangelical  Christian to give their weekly radio address on Saturday,  citing a desire to avoid partisanship after last month's  elections that gave them control of Congress.
Eight workers were killed and many injured yesterday when a huge steel mesh wall at Dubai airport collapsed, burying labourers under the rubble.
Spanish Police investigate a crash which killed two tourists and injured dozens more in Gran Canaria.
Bail is granted to a foreign terror suspect being held without trial at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.
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President Bush vowed yesterday to use the &quot;political capital&quot; gained from his victory on Tuesday to push an aggressive domestic agenda in a second term, beginning with limiting medical malpractice
More than 20 people were killed in  attacks on Shi'ite targets Friday in violence apparently aimed  at stoking sectarian hatred days before the climax of one of  the holiest events in the Shi'ite calendar.
BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, \
Ich liebe Liebert Doing its best to imitate The Fonz, Dell has formed an exclusive partnership with data center cooling specialist Liebert to put your boxes on ice.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
Housing data and a gauge of business  spending in June released on Thursday signaled slower U.S.  economic growth ahead, leading many to believe the Federal  Reserve is less likely to raise interest rates next month.
Israel held out the prospect on Monday of coordinating a planned unilateral Gaza pullout with the Palestinians if a new leadership succeeding Yasser Arafat cracked down on militants.
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United Nations: France on Monday pressed the UN Security Council to slap an arms embargo on Ivory Coast amid an upsurge of violence in the west African nation but ran into reluctance from China, diplomats said.
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The four-in-a-row hurricanes that have disrupted lives across Florida have also delayed life's final journey for many...
President George W Bush reaffirms his commitment to a strong US dollar and pledges to halve the budget deficit.
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More than 300 demonstrators were  arrested in the Danish capital on Saturday after violent  clashes between police and youths who were protesting against  the planned closure of a youth center in the city.
A leading militant and a 13-year-old girl were among seven Palestinians killed as Israeli troops pressed a deadly week-old incursion into the northern Gaza Strip in the face of mounting international criticism.
ESSEN, Germany  - China joined the Group of Seven nations for talks on the global economy on Saturday, marking an effective expansion of the club which may also admit other emerging economic powerhouses to almost double its size.
Lo dice il tedesco Steinmeier dopo l'incontro tra ministri
The dollar may gain a bit against other currencies in 2008, Bloomberg Markets reports, but its long-term prospects are bleak.
The head of UK gaming firm Sportingbet says the government is not doing enough to help the sector in the US.
An Islamic militant group in Iraq has kidnapped a US national of Lebanese origin who works as a manager at Baghdad airport, Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite channel reported on Friday.
The head of the nation's weather and climate research agency says the biggest challenge facing the world is population growth and people's desire to live in coastal areas where they can be endangered by storms.
Brad Paisley will return to his West Virginia hometown to shoot his latest video.
WASHINGTON Sept. 6, 2004 - Democrat John Kerry accused President Bush on Monday of sending US troops to the &quot;wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time&quot; and said he&#39;d try to bring them all home in four years.
Hunter Mahan watched Jay Williamson hit two great approach shots from the 18th fairway yesterday. Mahan stepped up both times and hit his better.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, described the group's resistance against Israel's military onslaught a \
North Belfast loyalist William \
The board of European aerospace group EADS  appeared likely to approve the development of the Airbus A350, its latest design for a mid-sized jet after an earlier version failed in competition with Boeing's  future 787, sources familiar with the matter said.
Six Muslim clerics have filed a discrimination suit against U.S. Airways Group Inc. for removing them from a flight last November after passengers reported \
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE  SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s early efforts to plug a boardroom leak targeted the phone records of then-Chief Executive Carly Fiorina, according to a person familiar with one of the investigations looming over the computer and printer company.
South Korea on Friday launched a destroyer, its first with an advanced weapons system for shooting down enemy missiles and aircraft, in a move to strengthen its defenses amid an arms build-up in the region.
An army of volunteers cleared bags of litter from a popular beach during a clean-up drive.   Youngsters to grandparents headed to Saltburn beach on Saturday to take part in the Adopt a Beach event organised by the Marine Conservation Society.
By LAWRENCE LATANE III  Newport News officials introduced themselves to dozens of people yesterday who own land in the area the city wants flooded for a 1,500-acre reservoir.
Democratic presidential candidate  John Edwards on Thursday unveiled an energy proposal that  rivals plans by fellow candidates in the race toward boosting  the use of ethanol in the United States.
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Ms. Stodelle had a multifaceted career in modern dance as a performer, author and teacher.
The Australian government will take the historic step of offering a formal apology to Aborigines \
By Anderson, Mary Alice  Community involvement can increase mediaprogram visibility and help develop support that can be very beneficial to our programs.  MEDIA specialists have numerous and varied opportunities to work with staff and students in our schools and districts.
South African saxophonist Moses  Khumalo, a prominent player in the country's jazz scene, has  died at the age of 27.
US retail sales fell 0.3% in August as rising energy costs and bad weather persuaded shoppers to reduce their spending.
Anu Gopalakrishnan spoke to her mother and friends in the southeastern Indian city of Madras, but a grim uncertainty looms for many immigrant communities in the U.S. as they await word after tsunamis ravaged nine countries.
Cinque anni ai genitori se 'lasciano il segno'
The Russian parliament plans to form a commission to investigate the Beslan school siege that ended a week ago with the death of more than 330 hostages.
Doctors have cleared Lewis Hamilton to race in Sunday&#39;s European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
FIA, the governing body of Formula One, has approved new engine regulations which will see manufacturers switch to 2.4 litre V8 engines in place of the current 3-litre V10 powerplants in 2006.
Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Gerald Grinstein said Thursday that even if the carrier&#39;s pilots approve a $1 billion cost-cutting agreement, the airline may still have to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
he United States economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously stated, as it struggled under an increasing trade deficit and a slowdown in consumer spending, the Commerce Department said in a report today.
Video games could have a serious role to play in the classroom, says a survey of teachers and students.
Risultato operativo lordo aumentato del 44% a 100 mln
Arnold Schwarzenegger\u00e2\u0080\u0099s eco-friendly reputation may have taken a dent in a messy battle over the leadership of the California Air Resources Board.
Interesting tidbit that was Slashdotted earlier - Netcraft has released an anti-phishing toolbar that leverages the enormous database of web sites the organization manages.
John Gilchrist scored 20 points and fueled a second-half run that carried No. 24 Maryland past American University 82-61 on Thursday night.
Explore Mass Effect's jaw-droppingly gorgeous and lifelike worlds, adventure through tropical landscapes in search of hidden treasure and take in airy crowd-pleaser Sia's vocal charms.
The United States, European states and Israel are considering rapidly easing sanctions in the occupied West Bank to try to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Western and Israeli officials said on Friday.
By ruling against limits on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, the panel agreed with those who said the law required tighter, more expensive controls.
Rain suits and umbrellas are back in vogue at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where a six-year run of glorious weather on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula appears to be over.
MOSCOW Come 2006, Russia says it will no longer give US astronauts free lifts to the international space station. Russia has been the only link to the station since the US suspended its shuttle program after &quot;Columbia&quot; burned up on re-entry in 2003.
Mainstream gaming targeted Nvidia has taken the wraps off its 'G92' graphics chip, the foundation for the GeForce 8800 GT, as past reports revealed.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
It was a big day at the White House on Monday for retired Army Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall, also known as Old Snake.
TechWeb - 3-D printing is expensive technology used in architectural models and engineering prototypes. But the first consumer Web site using 3-D printing is in development, and prices are coming down.
Dr. Joseph R. DiFranza\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u0080\u009cHooked on Nicotine\u00e2\u0080\u009d checklist.
Sindaco Frattamaggiore, da domani riapriranno le scuole
Merck & Co. on Friday said U.S.  regulators won't approve its experimental arthritis drug  Arcoxia until the company provides more data showing it is safe  and effective.
The US Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday whether world opinion against the death penalty for juveniles should influence its decision on the constitutionality of executing
OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia&#39;s second- largest oil producer, said it sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and requested an emergency court hearing to stop the Russian government&#39;s auction of its biggest unit.
Serbia voted on Sunday in a knife-edge presidential election that could decide whether it turns its back on the West in response to the imminent loss of the breakaway province of Kosovo.
Jos\u00c3\u00a9 Manuel Barroso is ready to sign-up to a new agreement expected to boost European Parliament power to hold the EU executive to account.
A federal appeals court let stand its ruling that Zacarias Moussaoui cannot interview key al Qaeda detainees, setting up what defense lawyers have said probably would be an appeal to the Supreme Court.
A French journalist is abducted in northern Somalia by unidentified gunmen, sources say.
The old bromide that promises you can&#39;t get a computer virus by looking at an image file crumbled a bit further Tuesday when Microsoft announced a critical vulnerability in its software&#39;s handling of the ubiquitous JPEG graphics format.
Congress acted Friday to block state and local governments from taxing connections that link consumers to the Internet for the next three years.
One of the American soldiers facing a court martial for his part in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal yesterday indicated he intended to plead guilty to at least some of the charges.
The threat to orangutans from illegal logging may be greater than has previously been predicted.
European finance ministers are meeting Tuesday, with talks focusing on the thorny issue of alcohol taxes.
at Camden Yards, Baltimore Records: Boston is 84-56 (first in the American League East); Baltimore is 60-78 (fourth in the AL East, 23 games behind). Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RHP Tim Wakefield (16-10, 4.16 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Olson (1-3, 7.22). Tomorrow (7:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): LHP Jon Lester (3-0, 5.26) vs. RHP Daniel Cabrera (9-14, 5.06). Saturday (7:05 ...
Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.
Tim Henman made light of his magnesium deficiency today to maul Antony Dupuis in straight sets in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.
Bolstered by strong sales of new models, Chrysler earned $269 million in the third quarter, up from $171 million a year ago, outperforming its larger US rivals in North America.
Senior Colleen Sanborn, manning her study period job last week, sat behind the desk in Woburn High athletic director Jim Duran's office and, with practiced efficiency, answered the jangling phone. Standing behind her, looking out over the school's gymnasium, was junior Colleen Martin.
Indian cricket officials tells their players to behave following the Harbhajan Singh controversy.
The immense scope of an Iraqi effort in the late 1990s to curry political support for ending an international trade embargo is reflected in a list of more than 1,300 oil \
A judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case refuses to reduce the singer's $3m (\u00c2\u00a31.67m) bail.
Lahore, Pakistan - Pakistan foiled a sparkling hundred by Sri Lankan skipper Marvan Atapattu in a moral-boosting win over Sri Lanka here on Thursday ahead of the tri-series cricket final between the two sides.
Maya Moore had 28 points and 14 rebounds Saturday, and top-ranked Connecticut rebounded from its first loss of the season with an 82-36 victory over Seton Hall in South Orange, N.J.
Beslan, 4 settembre 2004 - Si sono concluse nel pomeriggio di oggi tutte le operazioni per la rimozione delle macerie nella scuola di Beslan, dove ieri sono morte almeno 330 persone. I lavori, ha detto all
By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON  - Intel, Fannie Mae and Cisco Systems top the U.S. government's list of FORTUNE 500 companies that have the best commuting benefits for their employees.
It\u00e2\u0080\u0099sa world exclusive all right, but not one the BBC is feeling particularly proud of. At 9 am on Friday, BBC World Service aired an \u00e2\u0080\u0098exclusive interview with Jude Finisterra, Dow Chemicals spokesperson
Ministro Esteri russo, 'dissidi all'interno del gruppo'
&quot;He just deserves it. It&#39;s been a long time coming,&quot; she told the Herald from the couple&#39;s home in Auckland soon after the race.
Diplomats from the European Union, Russia and the United States held talks with Kosovo Albanian representatives Thursday at the start of another round of diplomacy to try to resolve the future of the breakaway Serbian province.
HONG KONG, March 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments, NXP and Apexone were among the 24 semiconductor companies that won Global Sources'  Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Awards in mainland China.
It was back to business as usual for Roger Federer on Monday as he clinically moved into an Australian Open quarter-final against James Blake, with Venus Williams also working up a head of steam.
Dow Jones guadagna lo 0,32%, lo SP lo 0,22%
The main suspect in the Amsterdam slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh has links to a radical Islamic terrorist group, the BBC reported Thursday.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he will step down and give up his bruising fight to convince enough Senate opponents to back him for a post they said he was ill-suited to fill.
The fifth-ranked Wisconsin Badgers didn't have to rely on their stingy defense for a change. Anthony Davis ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback John Stocco threw for a career-high 297 yards and a touchdown, in the unbeaten Badgers' 38-14 rout of archrival Minnesota on Saturday.
It was long ago, but Steve Grogan, Pete Brock, and Steve Nelson can't help but see the spitting image of the 1985 Patriots in this season's New York Giants.
More ex-service personnel will get free mental health assessments, under plans to be announced.
The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a \u00e2\u0080\u009ca massive rollback,\u00e2\u0080\u009d and called on their members to continue their walkout.
Seven candidates running for Palestinian president, led by front-runner Mahmoud Abbas, kicked off a 15-day electoral campaign yesterday
A week ago, Mitt Romney had a grand vision of a 50-state election strategy that would catapult him from Iowa and New Hampshire across the nation and on to the Republican presidential nomination.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- Ecast, the largest broadband touchscreen media network in the United States, has appointed Joe Kennedy, chief executive officer of Pandora, to serve on its board of directors.  Mr.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  said on Wednesday it tripled the amount set aside for loan losses as even borrowers with good credit defaulted on home equity loans, hurting the bank's quarterly profit.
Leandro Barbosa scored 19 points in relief of foul-plagued Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns set a team record for best start to a season with a 121-100 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
The Atlanta Braves made another huge pitch for success, getting Tim Hudson from Oakland. And the Seattle Mariners added another slugger, grabbing Adrian Beltre off the free-agent market.
U.S. consumer Web spending rose 30 percent on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is traditionally seen as the start of the online holiday shopping season, comScore Networks said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Tony Blair has his government is doing all in its power to help a kidnapped Briton -- but he has avoided a public response to insurgents threatening to kill the man.
By THE NEW MEXICAN, PHOTO BY LUIS SNCHEZ SATURNO  Three little owlets peeked out a prairie dog burrow Friday afternoon at Santa Fe Municipal Airport while their three siblings were hiding.
NEW YORK  - Gastric surgery for obesity is  extremely effective in treating the metabolic syndrome, the  cluster of disorders that increase the risk of heart disease  and diabetes, doctors in Taiwan report.
Sri Lanka has vowed to wage more attacks against Tamil rebels but analysts warn it faces the prospect of devastating retaliation and risks international isolation over rising rights abuses.
Roma are facing a UEFA inquiry after referee Anders Frisk was injured by an object thrown from the crowd during last night\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Champions League match.
Millions of casual fishermen reel in a higher take of the nation's most prized saltwater fish than previously thought, researchers say, prompting them to urge improved regulation of recreational fishing.
A major exhibition of work by French-American sculptor Louise Bourgeois is to be held at Tate Modern.
U.S. Treasuries rallied on Friday  after a surprise drop in U.S. producer prices in August fueled  the view that the Federal Reserve might pause on its rate-hike  path after an expected rate boost later this month.
The shake-up came five months after Commerce said that federal regulators were investigating Vernon W. Hill\u00e2\u0080\u0099s business dealings.
Tape upgrades, new tape products, basically a lot of tape IBM is introducing new products to its virtual tape line for mainframe customers and enhancements to its virtual tape engine billed as low-power \
No. The man who dubbed himself the &quot;greatest of all time&quot; and had the acronym &quot;GOAT&quot; tattooed onto his right bicep was almost boasting about his bronze medal.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not attend this month&#39;s Asia-Pacific economic leaders summit in Chile, citing flaring violence in mostly Muslim southern Thailand.
The Japanese cabinet has approved a proposal to keep the country's troops in Iraq for another year.
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Delta Air Lines Inc. and the Professional Airline Flight Control Association (PAFCA), the union that represents Delta&#39;s 185 flight superintendents, have reached a tentative agreement on new contract terms.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 to keep UK interest rates on hold in January.
GORDON Bulloch, the Glasgow player, was yesterday named as Scotland captain for the forthcoming autumn internationals. The experienced hooker was included in a squad of 37 players by Matt Williams, the Scotland
Crude oil fell as OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the group may raise its spare production capacity to as much as 2.5 million barrels a day by the end of this year, reducing concern about shortages.
Jason Thompson, a forward for Rider University, is close to making the improbable leap into the N.B.A.
Prende il via domani la nuova stagione della Juve. Il primo giorno si divider&agrave; in due parti. ...
The palmOne Treo 600 may be the nation&#39;s most loved smart phone\u00e2\u0080\u0094a celebrated balance of cell phone and PDA. Rumors have swirled around the Internet for months about the next generation of Treos; today, with
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Fujitsu has joined the networking parade by agreeing to sell Cisco&#39;s high-end routers and switches in Japan. It should come as no surprise as the market for high-end routers heats up.
pinkUZI writes &quot;Intel will announce that it has crammed 500 million transistors on to a single memory chip, shrinking them in size by 30%.
A widely reported study  released earlier this year overstated the increase in obesity-related U.S. deaths by about 35,000, a the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in admitting the miscalculation.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that inventories held by businesses on shelves and backlots rose by 0.5 percent in May.
Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach had a protective order against the fellow Marine accused of killing her, but the order expired in September, military records show.
The biopharmaceutical company raised $108 million in an initial public offering that priced below a reduced forecast range.
Joining NATO should not be Ukraine's top military goal, given the state of the country's cash-strapped armed forces, the new defense minister said Saturday.
U.S. stock futures fell on Friday then  quickly rebounded, after a U.S. report showed job growth in  August came in slightly below expectations.
Ronald Goldman's father sued O.J. Simpson on Tuesday, seeking any money the former NFL star received for a canceled book deal and TV interview that told a hypothetical tale of how he would have killed his ex-wife and Goldman.
Tycho:  Hopefully you had time to grab the new Devil May Cry demo, taking an opportunity to put the new Devil Bringer to use.  The purpose of the Devil Bringer is, we believe, self-evident.  We played the demo on the 360, almost purely for novelty purposes, but since the game began life as a Playstation 3 exclusive the two are likely to be identical.
Kenyon College student Ann Shikany couldn't wait to vote for the first time. When she finally got the chance, she waited. And waited.
Air fresheners and aerosols can damage of the health of babies and their mothers, warn researchers.
Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey (NHL) giocate nella notte.
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to fight the United States and its allies around the world and praised the operations of Islamist militants in a new video released on Thursday.
American company Tupperware Corp. is rooting for the dollar to stay weak, while Irish crystal maker Waterford Wedgwood PLC wants the opposite.
The answer depends on how you see the enemy and how you define America's role in shaping the world
Con un comunicato su Internet un gruppo che si definisce di al Qaida ha minacciato il popolo americano di rappresaglie, promettendogli un &quot;inferno insostenibile&quot; per aver rieletto George W. Bush alla presidenza.
(InfoWorld) - YouTube said it is ready to discuss copyright issues with some of Japan's largest producers of video content after\u00c2\u00a0they complained\u00c2\u00a0earlier this month about the amount of their material on the popular video Web site. A group of 23 Japanese entertainment industry associations and broadcasters sent a letter to YouTube management at the beginning of December demanding the site do more to stop users uploading copyrighted material. In the letter the group\u00c2\u00a0requested a reply by Dec. 15, and that arrived over the weekend. \
But a rise in vehicle and prescription drug prices pushed the rate of core producer inflation \u00e2\u0080\u0094 excluding food and energy \u00e2\u0080\u0094 up 0.2 percent for the month, a slight acceleration from July.
In his keynote speech at PeopleSoft's Connect 2004 user conference, CEO Craig Conway acknowledged that the company made what he called well-intentioned errors in its efforts to assimilate the J.D. Edwards user base.
The US publisher of Harry Potter sues a distributor and online retailer for shipping copies of the final book too early.
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine, July 2 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin offered an expanded counterproposal to U.S. missile defense plans on Monday, challenging President Bush to build a regional European missile shield that could include a sophisticated new radar facility on Russian soil.
PARIS - Nasser al-Kidwa, nephew of the deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, arrived in Paris from Cairo Sunday to pick up a copy of Arafat&#39;s medical records.
By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Sep.
China&#39;s central bank has said that a decision to end a cap on lending rates is part of a plan to bring its banks more in line with international standards and give them greater freedom to lend.
Global telecommunications giant Vodafone on Thursday said it would retain its 45 percent stake in US company Verizon Wireless, rejecting proposals from an activist shareholder group.
Blog: As the ground shifts underneath, why is it taking the media industry so long to get out ahead of a game-changing technology curve?
A worrisome superbug seen in prisoners and athletes is also showing up in people who get illegal tattoos, federal health officials said Thursday.
Trust and inclusion foregrounded in desperate rescue plan Teachers and 16 year olds are the favoured 'soft targets' for the redesigned ID card scheme rollout, according to an Identity &amp; Passport Service planning document seen by The Register. As suggested in leaks last weekend, IPS now plans to soft-pedal fingerprints and - astoundingly - it seems on the point of abandoning the notion of forcing ID cards onto the public via passport renewals.\u00e2\u0080\u00a6
The swift demise of Bernard Kerik as President Bush&#39;s choice to head the Department of Homeland Security has left egg on a lot of faces.
Consumer prices picked up momentum in September, especially hitting the pockets of people paying for medical care, education costs and filling up gas tanks.
A board of inquiry set to work in Scotland to determine the cause of a fatal fire that disabled Canada's newest British-built submarine on its maiden voyage home.
Rescuers find the body of a US man who set off on foot to find help for his family, trapped in a snowbound car.
When US retailing giant Wal-Mart announced last November its intention to introduce Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, it pushed the retail industry into action overnight.
Using a solarium to gain a suntan increases the risk of developing skin cancer by 98 percent if you are under the age of 35, with one visit heightening the chance of developing a melanoma by 22 percent, said an Australian study.
The money needed to treat ailing ground zero workers could soar to $20 million a month by the end of this year, up from about $6 million a month now.
The British Grand Prix debacle, which we forecast yesterday, was inevitable, given the parties involved in the negotiations. The race will no doubt return one day to the Formula 1 calendar but that is not
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday married Italian former supermodel Carla Bruni after a whirlwind romance and less than four months after divorcing his second wife.
The deal, for $350 million in cash and stock, is the second sizable acquisition Yahoo has announced this month.
Fans of Japan's distinctive style of  full-length animated films gave a standing ovation at this  year's Venice Film Festival to the latest movie from Japan's  famed Studio Ghibli.
China on Thursday announced it would hike interest rates for most deposits and loans by 0.27 percentage points, the first rise in nine years.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived in Israel for two days of top-level talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials, the British embassy said.
A female suicide bomber is being blamed for a huge explosion that has ripped through Tel Aviv&#39;s main market, killing at least three people and injuring many.
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EMC Corp. and Veritas Software Corp. are building up their respective e-mail archiving offerings through development and acquisition to give customers more stringent control of enterprise content.
The first day of mourning for Pierre Gemayel, 34, was Lebanon\u00c2\u0092s Independence Day, but celebrations were canceled.
Vivica A. Fox showed she had all the right moves Wednesday when she was voted off \
Ralf Schumacher is looking forward to competing at the Chinese Grand Prix after a two-month injury absence. The Williams driver has been out of action since cracking bones in his back during a crash at Indianapolis in June.
A potential merger between US Airways Group  and Delta Air Lines  would force the combined airline to shed some overlapping services, but the sale of assets could open the door to low-cost competitors and spark a new fare war.
Research In Motion (RIM) and mobile operating-system consortium Symbian have signed a deal that will enable BlackBerry Connect to run on Symbian-based Nokia Series 80 mobile devices, such as the 9500 Communicator.
LONDON: The union of Cazenove with US investment bank JP Morgan marks the end of an era for the 180-year-old British investment bank, whose line up of prized clients range from Queen Elizabeth to England soccer captain David Beckham.
Research In Motion blamed a flawed software upgrade for shutting down wireless e-mail messages to millions of its North American subscribers on Monday.
TechWeb - TransMedia plans to launch a business and academic versions of Glide, its consumer online application and social networking suite.
Most of history aside, DNA evidence suggests that the British and the Irish have much more in common than they once thought.
Oil prices fell on Thursday on expectations that the United States might loan some crude to U.S. refiners from its strategic petroleum reserve after weather-related disruptions led to a big dip in supplies.
A baby believed to have been cut from her murdered mother's womb is found alive in the US.
The government has reacted furiously to racist chanting directed at England's black footballers during a \
Japan's Sony Corp. will begin selling a computer and home-server system in Japan with 1,000 gigabytes of hard-drive storage &#151; enough to record six TV channels for a week straight &#151; the company said.
UK banks have built up a number of risky investment positions that could trigger a financial crisis if a shock caused a sudden rush to sell up, the Bank of England warned yesterday.
Three U.N. workers remained hostages of a  Taliban faction despite hopes they would be freed by the Muslim  festival of Eid which began on Saturday, the third anniversary  of the Taliban's flight from the Afghan capital.
PalmOne has licensed technology from Microsoft to make its devices work directly with Microsoft&#39;s Exchange e-mail server, the companies said this week.
President Bush\u00e2\u0080\u0099s initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement.
Britney Spears continues to receive hospital treatment, with reports that she is on a psychiatric ward.
About 1,100 flights of regional U.S.  air carrier Comair were grounded on Christmas Day by a computer  glitch that threatens to keep the airline on a limited schedule  for some days, a spokeswoman for its parent company said on  Saturday.
Eleven works by cult British artist Banksy exceeded their estimates on Wednesday at a London auction, underlining his ongoing appeal to contemporary art collectors.
Chase Utley extended his hitting streak to 31 games Sunday night with a sixth-inning single for the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader against Florida.
Consumer spending was flat in August even though incomes rose, the Commerce Department reported yesterday, providing more mixed signals about the economy&#39;s recent strength.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli missile strike on Friday, the second day of an army raid aimed at stopping Palestinian rocket fire from a refugee camp at nearby Jewish settlements.
Sei tifosi del Napoli sono stati fatti scendere stamani a Firenze dal treno che li doveva portare a ...
From the Oracle Technology Network website, there's a new tutorial in the Oracle+PHP Cookbook series that focuses on using PHP and Oracle together with Ajax to create a simple HTML form example.   In this recipe, I discuss all the code necessary to use Ajax to go from a simple Web page to a JavaScript function to an XMLHttpRequest to a PHP script and, finally, to an Oracle database. Along with the code, I do talk about the individual pieces with respect to the whole picture: what each chunk does and why it's important. By reading this HowTo, you will acquire not only some sample code but also, hopefully, a broader understanding of the whole Ajax concept.   They step through the creation of the background database tables, including the insertion of some sample data. Next up is the creation of the query to run our check, then testing the script to ensure things are set up as they need to be, and finally, creating the front-end - writing the HTML and Javascript to make the form.    The end result is a simple form that, when the contents of the text field are changed, a message is sent back to the server to check and see if the email address entered already exists.
NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.
The government is set to unveil standards for the healthcare of children and adolescents on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON  - Muhammad Ali called yesterday for greater federal oversight of boxing which he claimed was riddled with &quot;unsavory elements&quot; who prey on young talent.
Il vicepresidente vicario del Milan, Adriano Galliani, &egrave; d'accordo con l'idea della Lega di s...
Investigators have found that  children, whose mothers had a larger body mass index (BMI)  prior to pregnancy or a large mid-upper arm circumference in  late pregnancy, also had higher levels of body fat at the age  of 9 years than other children of the same age. The amount of  weight mothers put on during pregnancy, however, had no effect  on their child&#39;s body fat.
Were early mammals timid creatures suitable only for eating? Not all of them, suggest two remarkable fossils from China
It's an odd choice for Egyptian popular entertainment: a bleak movie about corruption, torture and political stagnation in a country where cinematic happy endings are the norm. But audiences are packing the theaters.
The most recent upheaval in 23-year-old Paris Hilton&#39;s world involves the disappearance of her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, for whom the star is offering a $5,000 reward.
External storage option, TiVo To Go, and Multi-Room Viewing are finally on deck for HD TiVo models, along with progressive downloading of Amazon Unbox downloads.
U.S. blue-chips eased on Friday after data showing moderate job creation in January suggested the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates yet, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged higher.
Britain's Prince Charles visited Kuwait's joint command and staff college, which is run jointly with British military experts, after meetings with the oil-rich Gulf state's leaders.
When Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market in late September, many patients and their doctors turned to Celebrex with relief, counting on it to deal with
Doctors say Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet has suffered a stroke, ahead of a new ruling on his case.
La soubrette intervistata da Signorini e Toffanin
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Tuesday he was confident the party he backed in weekend elections could form a coalition government, unless prevented unfairly, allowing him to return from exile.
The UN asks for extra forces to police storm-hit Gonaives, amid a breakdown in law and order has collapsed.
The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 23 dead and 88 injured, an official said on Sunday, and the area is likely to experience further significant aftershocks.
Ancora fisioterapia per Francesco Totti in vista del derby di domenica con la Lazio: il capitano del...
The New York State attorney general said on Thursday he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp. over a decades-old oil spill in New York City.
LOS ANGELES  - Box office champ Will  Smith is developing the superhero drama \
The NI parties and governments are to meet in an effort to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.
ST. LOUIS (Sports Network) - Johnny Damon led off the game  with a homer and Trot Nixon delivered a two-run double, as the  Boston Red Sox lead the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 after three  innings in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series.
The firm scraps an alliance with Moxell to bring Motorola-branded plasma TVs, LCD TVs and monitors to North America and China.
Prezzo in crescita dell'1,4% a 96,43 dollari
Arizona is not a friendly state for medical marijuana users despite two successful voter initiatives. And a pending US Supreme Court ruling on pot for the chronically ill isn&#39;t likely to change things.

Belarus' authoritarian president accused opposition leaders Friday of trying to foster chaos by using terror, as demonstrators protested for a fifth straight night in the capital against the referendum extending his term in office.
The European Union (EU) Court of First Instance has upheld sanctions slapped by the European Commission against Microsoft Corporation, ordering the world&#39;s largest software company to change business practices and reveal some trade secrets.
Israeli PM Ariel Sharon&#39;s coalition faces possible collapse over a vote likely to force him to remake his government or call elections that would imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan.
The new fitness freak is the 60-year-old who lifts weights every day. Or the 70-year-old who runs marathons. For some, regular exercise becomes the organizing focus of the week, the way raising children and building a risumi used to be.
The original thoughts of Osama bin  Laden and other al Qaeda leaders will be made available in  English next year in a book, \
Musician Bo Diddley is in stable condition in a US hospital after suffering a heart attack.
FREMONT, Calif., June 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mattson Technology, Inc. , a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used to manufacture semiconductors, today announced multiple Suprema(TM) strip system orders from a major microprocessor manufacturer.
Taking a product tie-in a step further, Cisco is extending its current network management OEM agreement with IBM to support its newer Advanced Network Abstraction (ANA) technology.
com October 29, 2004, 8:21 AM PT. Cyber threats, chiefly viruses like NetSky and Sasser, make security an ongoing concern as it holds steady over software infrastructure as the third top priority.
An Islamic Web site Friday claimed two Iraqi national guardsmen were beheaded in front of a large group of people in Mosul. The claimed execution reportedly occurred in broad daylight.
NASCAR announced Wednesday morning that it will now allow sponsorship from distilled spirits for teams in the sport. &quot;We felt the time was right to allow distilled spirits companies into NASCAR,&quot; said Mike Helton, president of NASCAR.
Cold weather enthusiasts may eagerly await the snowy days of winter, but for those with seasonal affective disorder, the change from sunny to gloomy days often brings on a similar change in mood.
The globe-trotting American lawyer who caused an international public health incident with his travels while infected with a dangerous form of tuberculosis has a less severe form of the disease, a federal health official said Tuesday.
Linux vendor Mandrakesoft is teaming with a consortium of European partners in an effort to win Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5), the highest security certification for defense and other highly sensitive areas of governmental IT
Pakistan's ex-top judge makes a thinly disguised attack on President Musharraf, in a speech to supporters.
BitTorrent, the company behind the file sharing protocol of the same name, has used some of the $25 million it recently received from investors to purchase the popular uTorrent application. uTorrent is one of the top BitTorrent download programs for Windows.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings  Inc. CME.N on Tuesday reported weaker than expected earnings,  as an increase in discounted trade by members cut into revenue,  sending shares down 11 percent.
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JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 24 -- When gynecologist Samia al-Amoudi was found last year to have breast cancer, a disease that still carries an intense stigma in this conservative country where women are forced to cover in public, she decided to share the details in her newspaper column, shocking many...
A proposal to settle a lawsuit brought last year by shareholders of PeopleSoft Inc. failed to clear court Wednesday after a judge found it unfairly cut off their right to sue over the company&#39;s resistance to a takeover by Oracle Corp.
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Author Alan Hollinghurst poses with his book, The Line of Beauty, winner of The 2004 Booker Prizer Literary Prize. Photo: AFP. British author Alan Hollinghurst today won the Booker Prize, one of the world&#39;s
The United States pressed its case on Thursday for former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's extradition to France, countering objections from his lawyers that prompted a Florida judge to suspend temporarily the court-approved extradition.
Important elements of the economic plans of President Bush and Democrat John Kerry. All figures are totals for the 10 years ending in 2014 unless otherwise indicated.
Claudio Ranieri promuove la Juve al termine del girone di andata. \
Andy Johnson scored his eighth Premiership goal of the season, tying him for the league lead, as Crystal Palace beat Birmingham 1-0 away for its third straight victory.
A decade after the Irish Republican  Army's (IRA) first cease-fire came into force, negotiations  open in Northern Ireland on Wednesday aimed at reaching a deal  to stand down the guerrilla group.
Israel said yesterday it would free 170 jailed Palestinians in a gesture of gratitude for Egypt&#39;s release two weeks ago of an Israeli Arab imprisoned for spying.
A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis fled across Europe to avoid detention, taking flight after flight to stay ahead of public health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Two huge explosions hit the Saudicapital of Riyadh Wednesday evening, security sources said. A car bomb went off near the Interior Ministry as militantsfailed in forcing their
Porsche Jones scores 18 points and Cotelia Bond-Young adds 17, leading Wake Forest to a 65-57 victory over No. 19 Houston in the Paradise Classic on Friday night.
NEW YORK -- Rhonda Gaynier, a New York real-estate lawyer, was flying home from Tampa, Fla., and passing through airport security when she was asked to step aside for additional screening.
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Jack Klugman has tied the knot, at the ripe old age of 85.  The Odd Couple and Quincy star married his partner of 20 years, Peggy Crosby, at the Little Brown Church in Studio City, Calif., his manager Sid Craig confirmed to PEOPLE.  The church wher...
John McCain got here by keeping it real. A bus to drive him. A microphone when he arrived. Coffee and doughnuts to keep him going.
By Art Campos, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 1--It's been 12 years in the recipe stage, and now it's about to be served for approval to the Placer County Board of Supervisors.
Some key Democratic officials \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 including the architects of the party\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s national House campaign, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) \u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0094 made an early decision to adopt lawyer and former Republican Judy Aydelott as their ideal candidate to upset six-term Republican Rep. Sue Kelly in New York\u00c3\u00a2\u00c2\u0080\u00c2\u0099s 19th District, a Republican-leaning but potentially competitive constituency in the Hudson Valley.
Amid a thaw in relations between Pakistan and India, two leading Indian movie stars on Saturday said actors and directors from the two countries should jointly produce films.
A celebrated red-tailed hawk evicted  last week from his upscale New York digs is getting  professional design help for his bid to move back to the ritzy  Upper East Side apartment building where his nest was perched.
President Viktor Yushchenko formally called a September election on Tuesday under a deal struck with his rival to end Ukraine's political crisis, but his adversaries cast doubt on the legal grounds for the poll.
The International Monetary Fund overwhelmingly approved a plan on Monday to boost the voting shares of China and three other emerging economic giants to better reflect their clout in the world economy.
US student loan firm Sallie Mae drops its lawsuit against a consortium that walked away from taking it over.
Queue submissions being scarce, I suggest we all submit limericks for consideration.  Mod up your favorites.    I'm no poet, so I'll submit a favorite of my childhood:    There was a young woman named Bright,  Who traveled much faster than light    She set out one day  In a relative way    And returned on the previous night.    I'm afraid I don't remember the author.
\u00e2\u0080\u009cBuild a Ship, Sail to Sadness\u00e2\u0080\u009d is a deliberate affront to the very idea of slick entertainment and is all the funnier as a result.
NEW YORK  - Washington Post Co.  said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.
One year after taking office, Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi faced his first major electoral test on Sunday against a backdrop of falling popularity ratings and disenchantment with his government.
Defensive end Marquis Hill, who played three seasons, died in a jet-skiing accident last spring.
By RANDY MYERS  In the no-holds-barred blogosphere, every voice can be raised. But not everyone cares to listen.  Some visit blogs for updates on political chicanery, others to hear about a hot restaurant, movie, celebrity or technogadget.
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Oil edged above $58 a barrel on Thursday in volatile trade that has trapped prices in a narrow range.
Sir Richard Branson tells Virgin Atlantic staff unhappy with wages to quit ahead of a planned New Year strike.
Clubbers in Hampshire are warned over a dangerous batch of ecstasy after a teenager falls ill.
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THE US Federal Trade Commission has filed America&#39;s first case against software companies accused of infecting computers with intrusive spyware and then trying to sell people the solution.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first on a glorious opening morning in Durban for the second Test of the series with England.
Just a few days ago, it appeared that Time Warner (TWX ) was near an upset victory in the bidding war for famed movie studio MGM (MGM ), which owns the world&#39;s biggest film library.
Atlanta Falcons return specialist Allen Rossum was selected to the NFC Pro Bowl squad Wednesday as an injury replacement for Detroit's Eddie Drummond.
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Japan's answer to workplace sexual harassment: fetish restaurants where patrons can feel up the waitresses instead of their co-workers. By Lisa Katayama.
A lesbian Methodist minister was defrocked on Thursday after being found guilty by an ecclesiastical court of violating a church law that bars its clergy from being practicing homosexuals.
Polls opened for national parliamentary elections in Lithuania, the first since the Baltic state joined the European Union and NATO, with a controversial Russian-born millionaire's party set to come out on top.
The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, has made unusually critical remarks about his country's policy of building settlements in the West Bank.
Blog: Now comes a site for people who want to sell old electronics gear online but don't want to become eBay Power Sellers.
Singer Bobby Brown seeks custody of his teenage daughter from his former wife Whitney Houston.
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The dollar softened on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded more cautious on the US economic recovery than many investors had expected.
A Harvard student must be given extra break time during a medical licensing exam to pump breast milk, a Massachusetts appeals court judge ruled Wednesday.
Oil prices held firm on Monday, clinging  to gains made in the last week as the key heating oil consuming  region of the U.S. Northeast braced for a cold snap that could  test low winter fuel supplies.
British police have raided three properties in the area of the northern city of Manchester under Britain's main anti-terrorism law.
Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY), the top US electronics retail chain, on Wednesday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit and said it gained market share in the period.
Big boys like fast bikes and swanky cars. But AB Baby's pet is a trailer van\u00c2\u0085!
For the first time in a generation, Ford's Mustang is worthy of its name
Olympic and Paralympic medallists took part in the ticker tape event to celebrate Team GB&#39;s medal success in the games. David Davies, Wales&#39; 1500m swimming bronze medallist at the Olympics was joined by Paralympians
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  said  on Tuesday it took a $2.9 billion impairment charge in 2006,  and the largest bottler of Coca-Cola  drinks also said it  plans to cut about 3,500 jobs, or 5 percent of its global work  force.
Taliban insurgents will release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have been holding for nearly six weeks in Afghanistan, South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.
Blackwater USA, the private security company involved in a Baghdad shootout last weekend, operated under State Department authority that exempted the company from U.S. military regulations governing other security firms, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials and industry representatives.
When the Texas Rangers got off to a quick start this season, it was a nice story. They were the organization, after all, that traded away its franchise player -- and the reigning American League most valuable player -- to an organization full of franchise players.
MANILA: The storm that left more than 1100 people dead or missing from landslides and flashfloods in the Philippines has brought a new threat -- swarms of deadly cobras, a government official said Monday.
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi government plans to seal the country's borders for the last three days of this month to prevent attacks aimed at disrupting the Jan. 30 elections, the Independent Electoral Commission declared yesterday. Officials reported that two candidates for the National Assembly were gunned down in separate attacks, and a suicide car bomb killed two people and wounded ...
AMSTERDAM: President General Pervez Musharraf will travel to the Netherlands tomorrow (Sunday) on the second leg of his visit to the United States and European countries.
Mr Rude, a new Mr Men character with a French accent and a flatulence problem, is threatening to put the wind up Anglo-French relations, reports said Monday.
Da Vinci's masterpiece has been restored so many times over the years some purists argue that it's no longer a Da Vinci.
Skies were clearing Monday over waterlogged California after a week of downpours and heavy snowfall that led to avalanche and traffic deaths but only minor flooding and slides.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 19 (IPS) - By 2050, seafood lovers may have to go for the  likes of 'jellyfish soup' and 'tofu cod and  chips' for want of fish in the sea. Because, environmental  activists say, the European Union is preparing a recipe for  disaster.
The Miami Heat are atop their division, own the best in-conference record among teams in the East and have won twice as many games as they've lost.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's eyes welled up and her voice broke repeatedly Monday as she talked with voters in a restaurant about her campaign for the presidency.
Commuters are facing major delays  after a signalling failure crippples services into a central London station.
In Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt, the Houston Astros have one of the best pitching tandems in all of baseball. Only one problem going into the NL championship series: With no time to rest, those guys have been
The EU tells Romania and Bulgaria their fight against corruption is not yet showing convincing results.
Sir Menzies Campbell says he has no intention of stepping down as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
(Miami-AP Sept. 2,2004 12:30 PM) _ More than a million people are being ordered from their homes in Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Frances.
A Goth who leads his girlfriend around with a dog lead complains after being thrown off a bus.
In the fall, Harry Hurt had his George Plimpton moment with the New York Jets. Now, he faces his George Balanchine moment.
Within sight of Delhi's gleaming new metro train, Nawal Kishore slips the body of a baby into the waters of the Yamuna, one of the world's filthiest rivers.
For running back Ladell Betts, the Redsins' minicamp is about finding comfort in coming off the best year of his career knowing it will not produce an accompanying promotion this season.
The 64-year-old Brockton surveyor who slipped into a coma last week after being infected with Eastern equine encephalitis has died, officials at Caritas Good Samaritan Hospital said.
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell declares that genocide has taken place in Sudan's Darfur region.
Attorney General-nominee Michael Mukasey refused to say Thursday whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, frustrating Democrats and potentially slowing his confirmation to head the Justice Department.
The Senate minority leader and others criticized the G.O.P. on Iraq, Social Security, healthcare, the budget and taxes.
Air Avellino batte Premiata Montegranaro 73-69 (18-10, 38-31, 53-47) nei quarti di finale delle Copp...
Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis had everything to do with why Boston advanced to Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.